Current Affairs Q&a pdf

Answer – C.10

216. 
     World Bank has consented how much worth of loan for the “clean India campaign” to support the government in its efforts to ensure all citizens in rural areas have access to improved sanitation by 2019 ?
     

216. 
     Who is appointed as the next High Commissioner of lndia to the Republic of Maldives ? A.Renu Amitabh
     

C.Akhilesh Mishra

216. 
     Which of the following banks started the first IFSC banking unit in November 2015 ? A.Axis bank & Federal Bank
     

216. 
     Operation Smile-II, the successor of the earlier campaign to rescue/rehabilitate the missing children will begins its operation on which date ?
     

216. 
     14th Meeting of the Heads of Governments (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States on Regional Economic Cooperation was held in which Chinese city ? A.Dongguan
     

216. 
     American rating agency Fitch allocated which of its rank to Indian economy ? A.AAA
     

Answer – C.BBB

222. 
     MoEF gives nod to a power project being set up by state-owned NTPC in which of the following Indian States ?
     

222. 
     Which e-commerce giant has launched mobile website in Hindi & Telugu to enable consumers to shop online in their preferred languages ?
     

222. 
     Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has appointed which of the following as its Chairman ? A.Renu Amitabh
     

222. 
     European Tour Golfer of the Year award was conferred on which professional golfer ? A.Rickie Fowler
     

222. 
     Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) links commodity trade data with its surveillance systems IMSS. What IMSS stands for ? A.Integrated Mapping Surveillance System
     

222. 
     Asia Index Private Ltd, a JV between S&P Dow Jones Indices and BSE has launched 4 new indices. Which of the following is not a part of S&P BSE Factor Indices ?
     

222. 
     Goa government has approved Rs 981.11 crore proposal for which of its city for smart city plan ? A.Vasco
     

222. 
     Rajasthan becomes the first state to submit smart city plan. State proposed the smart city plan for which of its city except Udaipur, Kota and Ajmer ?
     

222. 
     In United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Report on “Rethinking Work for Human Development”, India has been ranked at which position ?
     

Answer – C.130

231. 
     UN Women Multi Country Office for India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which of the following ? A.NPCI
     

231. 
     Development Credit Bank (DCB) has announced a cut in its base rate by 15 basis points from 10.85% to 10.7%. DCB headquarters are situated at which place ?
     

231. 
     World Bank Group and FIRST Initiative announced the launch of a new tool to help governments to implement public CGS. What CGS stands for ?
     

231. 
     Who is named as the Sports Illustrated‘s 2015 Sportsperson of the Year ? A.Sania Mirza
     

231. 
     Which of the following pharma company has received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to launch Ledipasvir + Sofosbuvir combination for treatment of chronic Hepatitis C ? A.Pfizer
     

231. 
     Which IT company has invested USD 3 million (Rs 20 crore) in U.S. based wearable device startup firm WHOOP to pick up a minority shareholding in the company ?
     

231. 
     Which of the following Indian-origin politician designated as the South Africa’s Finance Minister ? A.K.L. Devaser
     

231. 
     2016 Genesis prize for exceptional human being and outstanding excellence has been conferred on which of the following ?
     

231. 
     Who has won the Grand Chess Tour 2015 ?
     

231. 
     West Bengal government honoured which of the following vetern composer with Lifetime Achievement awards ?
     

231. 
     Turkmenistan instigated 1,814 Km natural gas pipeline TAPI to reduce its dependence on gas sales to Russia and China. What TAPI stands for ?
     

231. 
     Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had visited India for talks on a civil nuclear deal and India’s first bullet train. How many agreements signed between both nations on cooperation in railway sector ? A.7