Weekly Round-Up: JANUARY: Week 5

We are happy to present the weekly round-up for the fifth week of January month starting from 24/01/2016 to 31/01/2016

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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

Weekly Update: WORLD: Week5, January 2016

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

Ans. Denmark

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

Ans. Thailand

Weekly Update: SPORTS: Week5, January 2016

Ques. Sait Nagjee football tournament was inaugurated by?

Ans. Ronaldinho

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. 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. 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. Who won the women's doubles title in Australian Open?

Ans. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis

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

Ans. Australia

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

Ans. Angelique Kerber

Weekly Update: FINANCE/ECONOMY: Week5, January 2016

Ques. How much is the budget Telengana government has decided for 2016-2017?

Ans. Rs 1.40 lakh crore

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

Ans. Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh

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

Ans. 4 Lakhs

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

Weekly Update: DEMISES: Week5, January 2016

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

Ans. American

Ques. Arindam Sen Gupta passed away. He was?

Ans. Managing editor of Times of India (TOI)

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

Ans. Bangladesh Liberation War

Weekly Update: BOOKS: Week5, January 2016

Ques. What is the name of second part of the President Pranab Mukherjee's memoir?

Ans. The Turbulent Years: 1980-1996

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

Weekly Update: AWARDS: Week5, January 2016

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

Ans. Sajeev Koshy

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. 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

Weekly Update: APPOINTMENTS: Week5, January 2016

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

Ans. Manish Tiwari

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

Ans. Sanjay Mishra

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

Ans. Datta Padsalgikar

Weekly Update: ABBREVIATION: Week5, January 2016

Ques. What does USFDA stands for?

Ans. United States Food and Drug Administration