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

Weekly Round-Up: JANUARY: Week 5

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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