GK Update 14th December 2016

Ques: In which state has Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated projects worth Rs 6 crore at his adopted village of Puttamrajuvari Kandriga near Gudur, 110 km from Tirupati?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh

Ques: Name the former Governor Lieutenant General (Retd.) of Jammu and Kashmir, who passed away after brief illness recently?
Ans: Srinivas Kumar Sinha

Ques: Which firm has launched Internet of Things (IoT) services venture named “UNLIMIT” in association with Cisco Jasper?
Ans: Reliance Group

Ques: Which word has been named international word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries.
Ans: Post- truth

Ques: Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius Anirood Jugnauth has inaugurated an AYUR Herbarium project in which state?
Ans: Goa

Ques: In Which city Bollywood theme Parks has opened with fanfare, fireworks, dance, music and simulator 4D shows based on hit Hindi-language movies?
Ans: Dubai, UAE

Ques: Who has won the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals title, after defeating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 in the final?
Ans: Andy Murray

Ques: Who has honoured with an international peace prize for his efforts in ensuring world peace?
Ans: Shri Shri Ravishankar

Ques: Name the Information and Broadcasting Minister, who has inaugurated a multimedia exhibition on the theme of ‘Aazadi 70 Saal, Yaad Karo Kurbani’ to commemorate 70 years of India’s Independence and its depiction through films?
Ans: M Vankaia Naidu
Ques: Name the former governor of Madhya Pradesh, who has passed away recently?
Ans: Ram Naresh Yadav

Ques: Who has won the 2016 International Maritime Organization (IMO) award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea at IMO Headquarter?
Ans: Captain Radhika Menon

Ques: Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was awarded the prestigious Mother Teresa International Award by the Mumbai-based NGO Harmony Foundation recently, is a minister in
Ans: UAE

Ques: What is the strike range of indigenously built nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile?
Ans: 700 metres

GK update 13th December 2016

Ques: Name the mission, which has launched by Pranab Mukherjee on his 81st birthday to end child labour, child slavery and violence against children?
Ans:100 Million for 100 Million campaign

Ques: Name the place, where the first India-China Think-Tanks Forum started?
Ans:New Delhi

Ques: Name the cricketer, who has scored three double hundreds in a 2016 playing against England?
Ans: Virat Kohli

Ques:Name the Athlete, who became the first Indian to win a medal at the 2016 Mr Olympia event?
Ans: Iqbal Sayed

Ques: Name the woman, who has became the first canadian woman to appear on canadian $10 bill?
Ans: Viola Desmond

Ques: Name the country, which has launched  a spacecraft for the International Space Station, carrying a large magnetic space junk collector to divert the space junk toward Earth’s atmosphere?
Ans: Japan

Ques: Who has been appointed as a new Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBTD) Member?
Ans: Rajendra Kumar

Ques: Name the company, which has tied up with The Department of Science and Technology (DST) to formed a public-private partnership to conduct research on water and air pollution monitoring.
Abs: Intel

Ques: Name the documentary movie, which has won the  Award of Recognition at Australian film festival?
Ans: Raising the bar

Ques: Who has been appointed as a new prime minister of New Zealand?
Ans: Bill English

GK Update 25th November 2016

Ques: Recently RBI has hit a record high of bank deposit. What is the amount claimed?
Ans: ₹4.3 trillion

Ques: Which Indian university has been named the top university for job placement?
Ans: IIT Kharagpur

Ques: Which country will chair the Energy Club of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?
Ans: Turkey


Ques: Who has been appointed as the new US ambassador to UN?
Ans: Nikki Haley


Ques: At what place was India placed on the ITU index released by the UN International Telecommunication Union?
Ans: 138th

Ques: Who has been appointed as the new chairman of NHAI?
Ans: Yudhvir Singh Malik

Ques: Raghav Chandra has been appointed as the new secretary of which governmental unit?
Ans: National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

GK Update 23rd November 2016

Ques: Who became the new president of FICCI?
Ans: Pankaj R Patel

Ques: Who was conferred the first World Sanskrit Award?
Ans: Maha Chakri Sirindhron

Ques: From when has the Swiss Bank agreed to share account information with Indian Government?
Ans: From September 2018 and onwards

Ques: Indian Government has asked NABARD to disburse _______ crore to farmers.
Ans: ₹ 21,000

Ques: Name the Indian Journalist who has been conferred with the International Press Freedom Award for her reporting from Chhattisgarh's Naxal-infested Bastar area.
Ans: Malini Subramaniam

Ques: Which renowned Musician passed away on 22 November 2016?
Ans: M Balamuralikrishna

Ques: Which renowned Hindi and Bhojpuri litterateur died?
Ans: Dr. Viveki Rai

GK knowledge 10th November 2016

Ques: A joint expedition team of Indo Tibetan border Police and Indian mountaineering had recently became the first to scale which mountain?
Ans: Mt. Kangto

Ques: Which is the highest peak of Arunachal Pradesh?
Ans: Mt. Kangto

Ques: Who is the agriculture minister of Rajasthan?
Ans: Prabhu Lal Saini

Ques: Which news channel has been banned from broadcasting for 1 day?
Ans: NDTV

Ques: What is the full form of NSG?
Ans:

Ques: Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director of RBI?
Ans: M Rajeshwar Rao

Ques: CEO of KPMG India is planning to retire. Who is the CEO of KPMG India?
Ans: Richard Rekhy

Ques: Which Bangladeshi cricket player has been acquitted in maid torture case?
Ans: Shahadat Hussain

Ques: Who is has been selected as the president of United States of America?
Ans: Donald Trump

GK update 28th March 2016

Ques. Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment' report is given by-

Ans. United Nations Environment Programme

Ques. According to BMI Research, growth of Indian Economy for the year 2016-17 is-

Ans. 7.2 %

Ques. Which country has launched its first cyber security public organization aimed at better safeguarding national cyber security and guiding internet companies in performing their duties?

Ans. China

Ques. Recently Union Health Minister JP Nadda launched Rota Virus vaccine free of cost in which city?

Ans. Bhubaneswar

Ques. Recently which country's first modern stock exchange, Yangon Stock Exchange was officially opened for trading?

Ans. Myanmar

Ques. Recently former MP Lal Muni Chaubey died due to prolonged illness in New Delhi. He belongs to which party?

Ans. BJP

Ques. Scientists working on NASA’s Cassini mission have identified the highest point on Saturn’s largest moon Titan. Titan’s tallest peak is ____ meter high.

Ans. 3,337

Ques. Northwest China's Qinghai Province has issued a regulation on protection of which remote nature reserve?

Ans. HohXil

GK update 11th February 2016

Ques. What is the new name of Shah Rukh Khan-owned Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel?
Ans. Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR)

Ques. Which state government has put a cap on the prices charged by cab companies?
Ans. Karnataka government

Ques. Which Indian businessman has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering based in USA?
Ans. Mukesh Ambani

Ques. Who has been appointed as a Secretary, Railway Board?
Ans. R. K. Verma

Ques. Ministry of Railways and Government of --------------------- for Formation of Joint Venture Companies for Development of Railway Infrastructure in the State.
Ans. Chhattisgarh

Ques. Justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the --------------------High Court.
Ans. Bombay

Ques. What route length has been proposed to be constructed for the four Himalayan shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri?
Ans. 900 km

Ques. What is the expected growth rate of Indian Economy according to CRISIL research, for 2016-17?
Ans. 7.9 percent

Ques. On which personalities London School of Economics has released archival documents to mark his 125th birth anniversary?
Ans. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Ques. Manpreeth Kaur senior won ------------- while Manpreet Kaur junior took ------------ medal in Women’s Shot Put at 12th South Asian Games.
Ans. Gold, Silver

Ques. Which country is at the top of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce International IP Index "Infinite Possibilities" released by GIPC?
Ans. USA

GK update 10th February 2016

Ques. According to the government, what is the number of cases pending in lower court?
Ans. 2 crore

Ques. Nepal’s former ----------------- Sushil Koirala passed away.
Ans. Prime Minister

Ques. Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been elected the President of South Asian Wrestling Federation, while Tabiur Rehman from ------------------- was elected as the Secretary General of SAWF.
Ans. Bangladesh

Ques. What is the GDP growth estimated by the Central Statistics Office of the country for the current fiscal 2015-16?

Ans. 7.6 per cent

Ques. Which stadium will host the final of the Women's Cricket World Cup in 2017?
Ans. The Lord's

Ques. Which Indian has become the highest paid CEO in the US?
Ans. Sundar Pichai

Ques. Sushila Panwar has secured gold medal at the 12th South Asian Games, she is associated with which of the following sports?
Ans. Weightlifting

Ques. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India has signed the Grant Agreement for India Aviation Safety Technical Assistance Phase II in New Delhi, with which of the following countries?
Ans. USA

Ques. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas minister ---------------------------- has released the Hydrocarbon Vision Document 2030 for North East in Guwahati.
Ans. Dharmendra Pradhan

Ques. Which institution has ruled against differential pricing for data services giving a big boost to Net Neutrality?
Ans. TRAI

Ques. New Zealand cricketer Brendon ------------------- McCullum retired from One-Day Internationals (ODIs).
Ans. Barrie

GK update 9th February 2016

Ques. Who won the women's single's title at the South Asian Games?
Ans. Joshna Chinappa

Ques. Scientists are investigating a suspected meteorite death in which Indian state?
Ans. Tamil Nadu

Ques. What is the name of the joint Indo - Nepal army exercise?
Ans. Surya Kiran

Ques. Where is Surya Kiran exercise being held?
Ans. Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand

Ques. Which Indian warship is being planned to be converted into a tourism centre after being decommissioned?
Ans. INS Viraat

Ques. Which state is constituting wakf board under wakf act 1995?
Ans. Punjab

Ques. Which refinery has again become country's top refiner after its state of the art refinery dedicated to the nation in Odisha?
Ans. Paradeep

Ques. At which place India and China conducted their first joint tactical exercise?
Ans. Laddakh

Ques. In how many languages a 24x7 Toll Free Tourist Infoline has been launched by the Ministry of Tourism & Culture and Ministry of Civil Aviation?
Ans. 12

Ques. The Central Govrnment of India has approved to set up a Sanskrit University in-
Ans. Jharkhand

Ques. Dan Hicks has died recently. He was-
Ans. a singer

Ques. Which country has won the 2016 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) after beating Mali football team 3-0?
Ans. Congo

Ques. India has bagged ----------------- medal in Compound women's archery at the 12th South Asian Games (SAG).
Ans. Gold

Ques. North Korea launched a long-range rocket from the --------------------- launch station of North Korea.
Ans. Tongchangri

Ques. Which company has won a five-year IT infrastructure management deal from Assa Abloy group, a Swedish major in door opening solutions.
Ans. Wipro

Ques. Renowned -------------- and Hindi poet Nida Fazli died recently.
Ans. Urdu

GK update 7th February 2016

Ques. Who became the costliest Indian player at the Indian Premier League auction?
Ans. Pawan Negi

Ques. Helmet for pillion rider has been made must in which state?
Ans. Maharashtra

GK update 2nd February 2016

Ques. Where is the Airtel-Economic Times Global Business Summit being held?
Ans. New Delhi

Ques. _____ doctors have separated eight-day-old conjoined twin sisters fused at the liver and chest -- the youngest ever successfully separated.
Ans. Swiss

Ques. In a landmark verdict by Delhi high court, The eldest female member of a family can be its?
Ans. Karta

Ques. Who is the author of the book "Transendence"
Ans. APJ Abdul Kalam

Ques. Who is the Governer of Arunachal Pradesh?
Ans. JP Rajkhowa

Ques. Who won the men's single title in Australian Open?
Ans. Novak Djokovic

Ques. Who has been sworn in as Lok Ayukta of Uttar Pradesh?
Ans. Justice Sanjay Mishra

Ques. The Rajasthan government has fixed minimum wages for domestic help at?
Ans. Rs 5,642 per month (overtime to be paid double the minimum fixed per hour for each hour beyond the mandated eight hours.)

Ques. Which Afghan CEO is on its visit to India?
Ans. Abdullah Abdullah

Ques. A small device made from household materials such as paper, pencil and a teflon tape can generate enough electricity to operate a ?
Ans. Remote control

Ques. Which Indian cricketer became the no. 1 batsman in T20 format?
Ans. Virat Kohli

Ques. The MGNREGA Scheme completed how many years of implementation ?
Ans. 10 years

Ques. What according to PMO, is the value of the total assets owned by PM Narendra Modi?
Ans. Rs 1,41,14,893

Ques. Beti bachao Beti Padhao program will be expanded to how many more districts?
Ans. 61 more districts

Ques. Where is NLC is planning to set a 50MW solar plant?
Ans. Andaman

Ques. Who has been appointed as the CFO of IndiaFirst
Ans. Satishwar Balakrishnan

GK update 1st February 2016

Ques. What is India's rank on the list of nations with the most number of thinktanks?
Ans. 4(fourth)

Ques. The space agency of which country is ready to work with ISRO in putting a lander on Mars ?
Ans. France

Ques. Who has been appointed as the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD)
Ans. Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Pandey

Ques. T. N. GopaKumar passed away. He was also known as?
Ans. TNG

Ques. Which Latin American country has signed two agreements with North Korea on cooperation in foreign trade and scientific and technological development?
Ans. Cuba

Ques. Which Union Territory has launched MITRA mobile application to ensure safety and security of women by sending emergency SOS messages when in danger or emergency?
Ans. Puducherry

Ques. Which Indian cricketer has broken the most stumping record of 139 by Kumar Sangakkara in international cricket?
Ans. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Ques. Senior journalist T. N. GopaKumar passed away recently. He belongs to:-
Ans. Kerala

Ques. By how much per cent the Government has marginally revised downward the economic growth for 2014-15?
Ans. 0.1

Ques. Professor Morton Mower (US) and Sir Michael Marmot (UK) has recently been conferred with the Prince Mahidol Award 2015. This award is given in the field of:-
Ans. Medicine and public health

Ques. Angelique Kerber, has been ranked sixth in the world claimed her first Australian Open Women's singles title by defeating World No.1 Serena Williams. Kerber is a --------------- origin player
Ans. German

Ques. Vice Admiral Girish Luthra has taken over charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the ---------------------- Naval Command.
Ans. Southern

Ques. Which other film along with “Mad Max: Fury Road” has bagged two awards at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts’ International Awards (AACTA)?
Ans. Carol

GK update 31st January 2016

Ques. Who has been appointed as the new police commissioner of Mumbai?
Ans. Datta Padsalgikar

Ques. Who won the women's doubles title in Australian Open?
Ans. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis

Ques. What is the proposed amount of loan that would be provided to students under the Students Credit Card?
Ans. 4 Lakhs

Ques. The Indian women's cricket team scripted history on Friday by clinching its maiden Twenty20 series win against which team?
Ans. Australia

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

Ques. Arindam Sen Gupta passed away. He was?
Ans. Managing editor of Times of India (TOI)

Ques. Who won the women's single title at Australian Open?
Ans. Angelique Kerber

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

Ques. Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)  with which NBFC for vehicle financing?
Ans. Magma Fincorp

Ques. Excise duty on petrol has been hiked by Re __ per litre and Rs __ on diesel
Ans. 1, 1.50

Ques. Former Army Chief General KV Krishna Rao, passed away recently. He played an important role in which war?
Ans. Bangladesh Liberation War

GK update 30th January 2016

Ques. Who is the chief minister of Kerala?
Ans. Oomman Chandy

Ques. What is the name of second part of the President Pranab Mukherjee's memoir?
Ans. The Turbulent Years: 1980-1996

Ques. Who has been appointed as the spokesperson for Congress party?
Ans. Manish Tiwari

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. Ministry of Railways has signed two Separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with which two state governments for “Formation of Joint Venture Companies for Development of Railway Infrastructure in these States?
Ans. Kerala and Andhra Pradesh

Ques. Who has been appointed as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh by the Supreme Court of India recently?
Ans. Sanjay Mishra

Ques. David Warner of Australia has won the Allan Border Medal for the first time and also the 'Test Player of the Year' award. What role he has in the Australian cricket team?
Ans. Vice-captain

Ques. Indian activist Henri Tiphagne is the first Indian to receive the Amnesty International Human Rights Award 2016. Which arm of Amnesty International confers Human Rights Award?
Ans. Germany

Ques. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced Ireland's South African coach ---------------- as 2015's Coach of the Year in men's category.
Ans. Craig Fulton

Ques. A book "Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition" on the partition of India in 1947 and its fatal consequences has won a 'William E. Colby Award 2016' in US. Who is the author of this book?
Ans. Nisid Hajari

Ques. India has overtaken which country to become the world's largest rice exporter in 2015?
Ans. Thailand

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. For the capital cities of which two states Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $80-million loan agreement with the Centre to help continue improving infrastructure?
Ans. Mizoram and Tripura

Ques. Who among the following headed the Expenditure Management Commission which submitted its final report to the government recently?
Ans. Bimal Jalan

GK update 28th January 2016

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. Rajasthan has become the third State to sign the MoU under UDAY scheme, which are the other two States?
Ans. Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh

Ques. Which Indian origin dentist in Melbourne has been honoured with the highest civilian honour, the Order of Australia?

Ans. Sajeev Koshy

Ques. After how many years India has regained its No. 1 ICC Test ranking recently?
Ans. Five

Ques. Which organisation has named the Netherlands pair of Robert Van Der Horst and Lidewij Welten as the 2015 Players of the Year in the men's and women's categories respectively?
Ans. The International Hockey Federation (FIH)

Ques. Famous ------------------ Actor Abe Vigoda passed away recently.
Ans. American

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. Which country has been ranked number one in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index?
Ans. Denmark

GK update 26th January 2016

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. Sait Nagjee football tournament was inaugurated by?
Ans. Ronaldinho

GK update 24th 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. How much is the budget Telengana government has decided for 2016-2017?
Ans. Rs 1.40 lakh crore

Ques. What does USFDA stands for?
Ans. United States Food and Drug Administration

Ques. What amount has been raised Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), through Non Convertible Debenture?
Ans. Rs 425 crore

Ques. World Economic Forum is being held at?
Ans. Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.

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

GK update 23rd January 2016

Ques. What is the rank of India in the inaugural list of the world's best countries, released on the sidelines of WEF Annual Meeting?
Ans. 22nd

Ques. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed banks to sell India Gold Coins (IGC) with ------------------ manufactured by public sector MMTC Ltd.
Ans. Ashok Chakra

Ques. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
Ans. Atulesh Jindal

Ques.  'Mahamana Express' was recently flagged off by ther Prime Minister from-
Ans. Varanasi

Ques. What is the medium term and long term duration of Gold Monetisation Schemes for which the RBI has allowed depositors to withdraw pre-maturely after the minimum lock-in period? 
Ans.  5-7 year and 12-15 years

Ques. Umaid Bhawan Palace in ------------------------- has been declared world's best hotel in the Travellers' choice awards by the world's biggest travel site TripAdvisor.
Ans. Jodhpur

Ques. To which of the following sports firm the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has signed as its marketing rights partner for the next two years?
Ans. IOS Sports & Entertainment

Ques. Which U-15 badminton player has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Life Insurance Company PNB Metlife India?
Ans. Vaishnavi Reddy

Ques. Lleyton Hewitt who announced his retirement from tennis recently belonges to which country?
Ans. Australia

Ques. Who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Moldova?
Ans. Pavel Filip

Ques. ONGC Videsh Ltd, has entered into an agreement with which African Nation for cooperation in upstream hydrocarbon sector?
Ans. Equatorial Guinea

GK update 21st January 2016

Ques. The International Monetary Fund cut its global economic growth forecast for 2016 to-?
Ans. 3.4 percent

Ques. Indian Space Research Oraganisation (ISRO) launched India's fifth navigation satellite powered by PSLV - C31 rocket. What is the name of this satellite?
Ans. IRNSS-1E

Ques. The first Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) has been inaugurated at which place?
Ans. Shilong

Ques. Which Indian neighbour has conducted a successful flight test of the indigenously developed nuclear capable cruise missile Ra’ad with a range of 350 kms?
Ans. Pakistan

Ques. Amina J. Mohammed, who will serve the next chair of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is the environment minister of which country?
Ans. Nigeria

Ques. India with which country has agreed to strengthen economic cooperation in infrastructure and financial services to address cross-border tax evasion and avoidance?
Ans. UK

Ques. How much expenditure has been approved by the Cabinet for Solar projects?
Ans. Rs. 5,050 crore

Ques. Which company has announced to launch Indo-Nepal remittance services in partnership with Nepal's Prabhu Money Group?
Ans. Eko

Ques. International Conference on “Cooperative Federalism: National Perspectives and International Experience” was held in-
Ans. New Delhi

Ques. 'The Z Factor: My Journey as the Wrong Man at the Right Time' is an autobiography of Dr. Subhash Chandra, he is the chairman of-
Ans. Essel Group

Ques. What is the rank of India among the top markets considered as most important for overall growth according to the annual global CEO survey of PwC released at the WEF Annual Meeting?
Ans. Fifth

GK update 19th January 2016

Ques. Who is the secretary of DIPL?
Ans. Amitabh Kant

Ques. What is the abbreviation of DIPP?
Ans. department of industrial policy and promotion

Ques. India has been elected to the board of directors of-?
Ans. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Ques. Who inaugurated the India-Palestine Digital Learning and Innovation Centre at the campus of the Al Quds University in Ramallah.
Ans. Sushma Swaraj

Ques. Who is the Social Justice Minister?
Ans. Thaawarchand Gehlot

Ques. V. Rama Rao died recently. He was a former governor of which state?
Ans. Sikkim

Ques. Who won the prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature?
Ans. Anuradha Roy

Ques. Where is Galle Literary Festival being held?
Ans. Sri Lanka

Ques. Who will represent Indian runners at the Rio Olympics?
Ans. Gopi T and Kheta Ram

Ques. Who became the fastest player to score 7000 ODI runs?
Ans. Virat Kohli

Ques. Who is the first female President of Taiwan?
Ans. Tsai Ing-wen

Ques. In which sector does BTI Payments operate from which the technology giant IBM has bagged a 7-year deal worth USD 40 million?
Ans. a white Label ATM (WLA) operator

Ques. How many girls are there among twenty five children, who have been selected for the National Bravery Awards for 2015?
Ans. 3

Ques. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named as captain of Rising Pune Supergiants. Who is the owner of this team?
Ans. Sanjiv Goenka

Ques. Every year, India observes National Immunisation Day in January to mark the launch of-
Ans. pulse polio programme

Ques. Which country for the first time, has launched an online system to check the “authenticity” of top Tibetan Buddhist monks, amid growing incidents of fraud involving religious leaders?
Ans. China