Weekly Update: INDIA: Week5, January 2016

Ques. Who has been named as the advisor to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar?

Ans. Prashant Kishor

Ques. Which language was made the official language of India?

Ans. Hindi

Ques. Where is India's tallest and largest tricolour situated?

Ans. Ranchi

Ques. Who hoisted India's tallest and largest tricolour in Ranchi?

Ans. Manohar Parrikar

Ques. Sushma Swaraj is in Bahrain to attend?

Ans. first India-Arab Ministerial meeting

Ques. AC Jose passed away recently. He was -?

Ans. Former Kerala assembly speaker

Ques. Which indiginously made helicopter took part in the international air show?

Ans. Dhruv

Ques. India's which indigenous Light Combat Aircraft took part in the international air show?

Ans. Tejas

Ques. CIC stands for?

Ans. Central Information Commission

Ques. Mahindra defence has signed an agreement with which French company to make helicopters?

Ans. Airbus

Ques. India will set up a satellite tracking and imaging centre in_____ that will give Hanoi access to pictures from Indian earth observation satellites that cover the region, including China and the South China Sea

Ans. Vietnam

Ques. How many Rafale jets will India buy from France?

Ans. 36

Ques. PM Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande inaugurated the interim secretariat of ?

Ans. International Solar Alliance (ISA)

Ques. India with which country has signed an agreement for cooperation on a coordinated grant competition for conducting basic and exploratory scientific research?

Ans. Russia

Ques. With which country has India signed a Protocol recently amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention with that country?

Ans. Armenia

Ques. Veteran actress Rekha has been honored with the Yash Chopra Memorial Award recently. Which state has conferred this award on her?

Ans. Maharashtra

Ques. Which state government has launched special weekly free clinics for women to provide free check up, treatment, tests and medicines?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Ques. Who is the chief minister of Kerala?

Ans. Oomman Chandy

Ques. Union Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched an exclusive job portal for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). What portfolio he holds?

Ans. Ministery of Social Justice and Empowerment

Ques. The list of 20 smart cities out of the 98 shortlisted for the 'Smart Cities Mission' has been released to receive funds. What is the total number of capital cities under this mission?

Ans. 24

Ques. Who headed the Expenditure Management Commission which submitted its final report to the government recently?

Ans. Bimal Jalan

Ques. Six Indian-manufactured Metro rail coaches have been exported to which country?

Ans. Australia

Ques. "Mukhyamantri Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan" is a water conservation mission of which state government?

Ans. Rajasthan Government

Ques. Who is the excise minister of Kerala?

Ans. K. Babu