One line 6 month current affairs 2016

[23/10 7:03 am] : 1. Which number was approved as the single emergency
number
for India by the Telecom Commission in March 2016-
112
11. The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit concluded in April
2016 in
which of the following cities- Washington, D.C. United
States
12. Name the fastest train of India that was flagged off in
April 2016
from Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin station-Gatimaan Express
13. Which of the following was adjudged as the top
university in
India as per the India Rankings 2016 released under
National
Institutional Ranking Framework- Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore
14. In which city the 2-day National Summit on Family
Planning
concluded in April 2016- New Delhi
15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2016 launched
'Gram
Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan' from which state- Madhya
Pradesh
16. Identify the Programme under which India and Germany
signed
an Implementation agreement for Ganga Rejuvenation in
April
2016- Namami Gange Programme
17. Kachhabali village became the first liquor-free village in
which
of the following state-Rajasthan
18. Haryana Government in April 2016 decided to rechristen
Gurgaon as-Gurugram
2. Who is appointed as the head of a three-member panel
by the
Supreme Court of India in May 2016 to oversee the
functions of
the Medical Council of India- RM Lodha
3. Identify the scheme that was launched by PM Modi in
May 2016
to provide cooking gas connections to five crore below-
poverty- line beneficiaries over the next three years-
Pradhan Mantri
Ujjwala Yojana
4. Identify the state in which National LED programme
UJALA was
launched by Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal in April
2016-
Madhya Pradesh
5. The Karnataka Government in May 2016 decided to
establish
Asia's first Rice Technology Park. The park will be
established at
which of the following towns- Gangavati
6. What is India's rank in crony-capitalism index that was
released
by the Economist in May 2016- Ninth
7. Heart of Asia conference with an objective of bringing
peace and
stability to Afghanistan and speeding up its reconstruction
began in April 2016 in which city- New Delhi
8. Who in May 2016 won the Best Indian Destination for
Wildlife
Award- Madhya Pradesh Tourism
9. Union government constituted the inter-ministerial panel
in April
2016 to prepare a blueprint for doubling farmers' income by
which year- 2022
10. Who among the following is not in the six eminent
personalities
whom President Pranab Mukherjee nominated to Rajya
Sabha in
April 2016- Anupam Kher
19. Paris climate agreement 2016 was signed in April 2016
by 175
countries at- New York
20. Identify the epidemic that needs an urgent action to end
it within
the next five years, as per the new report released by United
Nations in May 2016 AIDS
21. India held the first round of Maritime Security Dialogue
with
which country- United States
27. As per the World Malaria Report 2015 released by the
World
Health Organisation (WHO) which region became the first in
the
world to eradicate malaria- Europe
29. Name the country which become the 189th member of
the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank -
Nauru
31. Name the Indo-American woman teahcer who was
honored by
US President Barack Obama for her excellent work in the
field of
education in May 2016-Revathi Bala krishnan
38. Who in May 2016 was appointed as Additional Solicitor
General
in Supreme Court-Atma Ram Nadkarni
39. Who in May 2016 was appointed as the Chief of Bureau
of Civil
-
22. The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit concluded in April
2016 in
which of the following cities? - Washington, D.C. United
States
23. In which city the 13th India-EU Summit was held in
March
2016- Brussels
24. The 13th session of the Islamic Summit Conference
concluded
in April 2016 was held in which of the following cities-
Istanbul,
Turkey
25. The Supreme Court of this country in March 2016
upheld the
1988 Constitutional provision that declares Islam as the
state
religion- Bangladesh
26. Who topped the World's Greatest Leaders list that was
released
by Fortune magazine in March 2016?- Jeff Bezos
28. India, Afghanistan and Iran finalized draft of the
Chabahar
Trilateral Agreement on Transport and Transit Corridor at a
meeting of experts from the three countries in April 2016
held in- New Delhi
30. What is India's Rank in 2016 World Press Freedom
Index-160
32. Who was sworn-in as the first civilian president to lead
the
country after 53 years of military rule by Myanmar's
Parliament
in March 2016- Kyaw
33. He took over as the Chairman of Central Administrative
Tribunal
in April 2016-Ans. Justice (retd) Permod Kohli
34. Identify the first woman who was sworn in as the Chief
Minister
(CM) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) at Raj Bhawan in
Jammu in
April 2016-Mehbooba Mufti
35. Who in April 2016 was appointed the President of the
Indira
Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, which was reconstituted
on
the same day-Ram Bahadur Rai
36. Which famous cricketer in the second week of April
2016 was
signed by the Union Government to endorse the I Support
Skill
India campaign-Sachin Tendulkar
37. Who in April 2016 was sworn in as the 9th President of
Vietnam-Tran Dai Quang
[23/10 7:04 am] : 40. Who was appointed as head coach of Pakistan Cricket
Team by
the Pakistan Cricket Board in May 2016?
Ans. Mickey Arthur
41. Who of the following will be taking the charge of Chief of
Naval
Staff in May 2016-Sunil Lanba
43. Name the person who was appointed as the Chief
Executive
Officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) in
April 2016-Rahul Johri
49. What was the theme of National Technology Day that
was
observed across the nation on 11 May 2016-Technology
Enablers of Startup India
50. What was the theme of the World Malaria Day 2016 that
was
observed on 25th April 2016-End Malaria For Good
53. Name the South Korean author who won the 2016 Man
Booker
International Prize for her novel 'The Vegetarian'-Han Kang
54. Which are the four countries that are internationally
recognised
as having successfully developed and flown manned stealth
jets-Japan, USA, Russia & China
55. Name the off-shore patrol vessel (OPVs) that was
launched in
May 2016 by Goa-based defence shipyard, Goa Shipyard
Limited (GSL)-ICGS Shaurya
56. The world's largest unmanned surface vessel that was
tested
by United States of America (US) Navy in San Diego in May
2016 named as-Sea Hunter
57. Name India's seventh navigation satellite of the Indian
Regional
Navigation Satellite System that was launched by ISRO in
April
2016-IRNSS 1G
42. Who on 6 April 2016 was appointed the Chairman of the
National Association of Software and Services Companies
(NASSCOM)-CP Gurnani
44. Name the co-founder of Hero Cycles group who passed
away
in April 2016-Satyanand Munjal
45. Identify the Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour that
was
conferred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2016.
Ans. The King Abdulaziz Sash
46. Who in April 2016 was crowned the FBB Femina Miss
India
World 2016 at the 53rd edition of the Femina Miss India
beauty
pageant-Priyadarshini Chatterjee
47. Identify the poet who in April 2016 was selected for the
prestigious Saraswati Samman for 2015-Padma Sachdev
48. Who was chosen for the UNESCO or Guillermo Cano
World
Press Freedom Prize 2016 in April 2016-Khadija Ismayilova
51. Who authored the book Anything But Khamosh: The
Shatrughan Sinha that was in news in March 2016-Bharathi
S
Pradhan
52. What is the name of the book that narrates the story of
actor
Emraan Hashmi life when his family dealt with the horrific
struggle as his six-year-old son Ayaan battled his way
through
cancer-The Kiss of Life
58. Google in collaboration with RailTel, the telecom arm of
the
Indian Railways, rolled out free Wi-Fi service at which
railway
station in April 2016-Bhubaneswar
59. Identify the nuclear capable undersea ballistic missile
that was
successfully test fired in March 2016 from an undisclosed
location in the Bay of Bengal-K-4
64. West Indies in April 2016 won the ICC Cricket World
T-20 Men's
Cup 2016 by defeating-England
65. What is India's rank at the April 2016 edition of FIFA or
Coca- Cola World Rankings of Soccer-162
66. Which country in April 2016 won the 25th edition of the
Sultan
Azlan Shah Cup held in Ipoh, Malaysia-Australia
67. Who in April 2016 became the first Indian gymnast ever
to
secure an Olympic berth-Dipa Karmakar
69. The Union Cabinet recently approved which of the
following
scheme for providing short term crop loan to farmers-
Interest
Subvention Scheme
60. Which indigenously developed Advanced Air Defence
interceptor missile was test fired from the complex of Abdul
Kalam Island off the Odisha coast-Ashwin
61. Who of the following won Italian Open Women's Singles
Tennis
title-Serena Williams
62. Name the snooker player who in May 2016 won World
Championship title of Snooker in Sheffield-Mark Selby
63. Who of the following was elected as the independent
Chairman
of the International Cricket Council in May 2016-Shashank
Manohar
68. Who of the following was appointed as a member of
Union
Public Service Commission (UPSC) by President Pranab
Mukherjee-Bhim Sain Bassi
70. Who headed the SC-constituted Special Investigation
Team
(SIT) on black money that submitted its fifth report to the
apex
court-Justice MB Shah
71. Who of the following will head the high-level committee
that
was constituted to review the minimum support price (MSP)
and bonus for pulses-Arvind Subramanian
72. What is the name of the operation that was started to
evacuate
Indian citizens stranded in South Sudan's capital Juba-
Sankat
Mochan
73. Which state recorded the highest number of foreign
tourist
visits in 2015 as per the data released by the Ministry of
Tourism-Tamil Nadu
74. India's first e-court was opened in July 2016 at which
High
Court-Hyderabad High Court
75. Name the cyclonic storm over the west central Bay of
Bengal
that will strike Andhra Pradesh coast-Roanu
76. Which of the following political parties emerged
triumphant in
the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election-AIADMK
77. Who was elected as the Chief Minister of Kerala by the
Left
Democratic Front that secured majority in the Assembly
elections-Pinarayi Vijayan
78. Name the former Union Minister from BJP who opened
the
[23/10 7:05 am] : account for BJP in the Assembly Election 2016 for the first
time
in the Kerala-O Rajagopal
79. Union Cabinet gave its ex-facto approval to the
Amendment to
The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 for incorporation of
how
many IITs-Six
80. Who was appointed as the head of one-man judicial
commission by the Uttar Pradesh Government to probe
violence
in Mathura in early June 2016-Mirza Imtiyaz
81. Name the island of Gujarat that was in news recently for
getting
power after 70 years of Independence-Shiyal Bet
82. Which state on 21 June 2016 approved the minority
status to
Jew community-Maharashtra
84. Which state recently became the first Indian state to
launch a
green-concept based State Data Centre-Himachal Pradesh
85. The pound sterling fell in value with Britain voting in
favour of
exiting European Union (EU). This was the lowest since
which
year-1985
86. As per Mercer's 2016 Cost of Living Survey, which of
the
following cities topped the list of most expensive cities-
Hong
Kong
87. Which country was ranked 1st in the Human Capital
Report
2016 released recently-Finland
89. Which Company topped the 2016 Fortune 500 list of the
world's biggest firms that was released on 21 July 2016-
Walmart
90. Which historical site in Bihar was declared as the
UNESCO's
World Heritage Site-Nalanda Mahavihara
91. India's joining the Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC)
against
Ballistic Missile Proliferation increased the number of
signatories' to -138
92. What was India's rank in the biannual Good Country
Index Who
became the third Indian in 100 years to get elected to the
post of
chief of Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce-
Sunil
Mittal
93. Who was re-elected as the chairman of the ICC Cricket
Committee for another 3-year term until 2018-Anil Kumble
94. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer
of
Unique Identification Authority of India-Ajay Bhushan
Pandey
95. Who was recently appointed as the Deputy Governor of
Reserve Bank of India to succeed Harun R Khan-NS
Vishwanathan
96. Who was appointed as the Chief Economist of World
Bank in
July 2016-Paul Romer
97. Who of the following was appointed as the second
women
Prime Minister of United Kingdom-Theresa May
98. Who of the following was elected as 34th BCCI
President at the
83. Which State Government announced 14.5% fat tax on
pizzas,
burgers, sandwiches and tacos sold through branded
outlets- Kerala
88. Which European city hosted the NATO Summit 2016-
Warsaw
board's special general meeting (SGM) in Mumbai-Anurag
Thakur
99. Who was appointed by the President as the Lieutenant
Governor (LG) of Puducherry-Kiran Bedi
100. Name the boxing legend who died after a 32-year
battle with
Parkinson's disease on 3 June 2016-Muhammad Ali
103. Who was recently awarded the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize-
Margaret Atwood
105. 2016 World Environment Day was observed on 5 June
2016
with theme-Zero tolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife
106. What was the theme of World Day Against Child Labour
2016-
End child labour in supply chains - It's everyone's business!
107. World Refugee Day that was observed on 20 June 2016
was
adopted by UNGA via a resolution adopted in the year-2001
108. Name the author of the book titled 'Who Moved My
Interest
Rate'-Duvvuri Subbarao
109. Identify the supercomputer that was declared as the
fastest in
the world by the TOP500 List-Sunway TaihuLight
110. The first squadron of home-grown Light Combat
Aircraft
(LCA) Tejas was inducted into Indian Air Force (IAF) at the
Aircraft System Testing Establishment in-Bengaluru
111. Identify the Land-attack version of the missile that
successfully test-fired by Indian Air Force in May 2016-
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
112. With which country India held the Desert Eagle II
bilateral
military exercise-United Arab Emirates
113. Which three countries participated in the Malabar
Exercise
2016-India, United States and Japan
114. Which country won Hero Hockey Champions Trophy
2016 at
the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London-
Australia
118. Which country is hosting month-long UEFA Euro 2016
football championship-France
119. Name the football club that won the 2016 Federation
Cup title
for the 14th time-Mohun Bagan
120. Which country won the Uber Cup badminton
tournament held
in Kunshan, China-China
121. Name the Indian para-athlete who clinched gold medal
in the
men's club throw F-51 event at the 2016 French Open
Athletics
101. Name the South African writer who won the 2016 Caine
Prize- Lidudumalingani Mqombothi
102. Who of the following was conferred the 51st Jnanpith
Award
by President Pranab Mukherjee-Raghuveer Chaudhari
104. What is the theme of the 2016 World Population Day-
Investing in teenage girls
115. Who of the following won the men's singles title of
2016
Wimbledon-Andy Murray
116. Who of the following won the women's doubles title of
2016
Wimbledon-Serena Williams and Venus Williams
117. Who of the following won the women's singles title of
2016
Wimbledon-Serena Williams
[23/10 7:05 am] : Championship-Amit Kumar Saroha
122. What percent government equity will be available in
India Post
Payments Bank (IPPB) that will be set up under the
Department
of Posts-100 percent
123. Who headed the 7th Pay Commission whose
recommendations were approved by the Union Cabinet-AK
Mathur
124. The world Hepatitis Day is observed on-28 july
125. Which Indian(s) received the Ramon Magsaysay Award
2016-Bezwada Wilson and Thodur Madabusi Krishna
126. India's first Water Metro project was recently launched
in
which of the following cities-Kochi
127. International Tiger day observed on-29 July
128. Who has been appointed as the new President of
Microsoft
India-Anant Maheshwari
129. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Central
Board of
Direct Taxes-Sushil Chandra
130. Who of the following was not selected for 2016 Rajiv
Gandhi
Khel Ratna-Shiva Thapa
131. Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of Nepal-
Pushpa
Kamal Dahal
th 132. What is the name of the Indo-Thailand exercise
started on 29
July, 2016-Maitree
133. Who won the 2016 German Grand Prix-Lewis Hamilton
134. National Handloom Day is observed on-7 Aug
135. Irom Sharmila, the Iron Lady of Manipur, who ended
her
hunger strike in Imphal, Manipur started her hunger strike
in- November 2000
136. Which operation Launched to trace missing and
Destitute
children Reunite them with their parents-Operation Muskaan
137. International Youth day observed on-12 Aug
138. Name the Indian female wrestler who won the bronze
medal in
the 58 kg category at the Olympic Games in Rio-Sakshi
Malik
139. Name the Indian music composer who was recently
honoured
with the Tamil Ratna Award-A R Rahman
140. Who won the gold medal in men's singles tennis
category in
Rio 2016 Olympic Games-Andy Murray
141. Name the author who was awarded with the
prestigious Vyas
Samman 2015-Sunita Jain
142. Who of the following was appointed as the 24th
governor of
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-Urjit R Patel
143. India ranks at which spot in the 9th edition Global
Innovation
Index that released recently-66th
144. Name the Indian female who won the Silver medal at
the
Olympic Games in Rio-P.V Sindhu
145. What was the theme of the World Humanitarian Day
that was
observed on 19 August 2016-One Humanity
146. In which Dargah, Bombay High Court on 26 August
2016
ruled that women should be Permitted to enter the sanctum
sanctorum of a Dargah set in the heart of Mumbai-Haji Ali
Dargah
147. Which state named Sakshi Malik, the woman wrestler
who
won the bronze medal at Rio Olympics, as its brand
ambassador
for Beti Bachao, Beti Padao campaign-Haryana
148. Which of the following cities will host the 2016 Kabaddi
World
Cup-Ahmedabad
149. Who was recently sworn in as the Governor of Punjab-
V P
ingh Badnore
150. Which of the follwing Country team won Mens hockey
gold
medal in Rio, Olympics 2016-Argentina
151. Who is Indian Flag bearer during Rio Olympics 2016
opening
ceremony-Abhinav Bindra
152. Who was honoured with the 2016 Rajiv Gandhi National
Sadbhavana Award-Shubha Mudgal
153. Who of the following was conferred with the 2016 Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna-PV Sindhu , Jitu Rai and Dipa Karmakar
2015-70
154. Who topped the 2016 list of Forbes World's 100 Most
Powerful Women-Angela Merkel
155. Identify the rank that India secured among the 163
countries
with 2.566 GPI score in the 2016 Global Peace Index-141
156. Which country hosted the 42nd G7 Summit in May
2016-
Japan
157. Identify the UK Prime Minister who announced
resignation
hours after the Brexit vote that called for leaving the
European
Union-David Cameron
158. Who of the following was appointed as the Chief
Minister of
Arunachal Pradesh in July 2016-Pema Khandu
159. Who recently became the first Indian to win the Mr
World title- Rohit Khandelwal
160. Who was officially declared to be the president-elect by
the
parliament of Philippine-Rodrigo Digong Duterte
161. CRPF recently decided to appoint which sportspersons
as its
Commandant and Brand Ambassador-P V Sindhu
162. Name the Indian wrestler whose bronze medal from the
2012
London Olympics was upgraded to silver-Yogeshwar Dutt
163. Who awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman for
the year
2015-Advay Ramesh
164. 29 August is observed as National Sports Day across
India
to commemorate birth anniversary of- Dhyan Chand
165. Which of the following won the 68th Annual Primetime
Emmy
Awards-Game of Thrones
166. Which sports personality appointed as the Brand
Ambassador of Punjab National Bank recently-Virat Kohl
167. Name the district that was recently declared as the
22nd
[23/10 7:06 am] : district of Haryana-Charkhi Dadri
168. Name the Indian shooter who clinched a silver medal in
the
50 meter pistol event of the ISSF World Cup Final at
Bologna,
Italy-Jitu Rai
169. Who was recently appointed as the Chairman of the
Union
Public Service Commission-Alka Sirohi
170. What was the theme of the 2016 International Dayfor
the
Preservation of the Ozone Layer-Ozone and climate:
Restored
by a world united
171. Joint military training exercise of Indian and US Armies,
coded as YUDH ABHYAS 2016, is being held in-Chaubattia,
Uttarakhand
172. National Hindi Divas is annually celebrated on-4
September
173. Indian para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia recently won
gold
medal in which of the following events of Rio Paralympics-
Javelin Throw
174. The first BRICS Wellness Workshop was held in-
Bengaluru
175. Which Indian athlete became the first Indian woman to
bag a
medal at the Paralympics-Deepa Malik
176. Which smartphone usage and carriage on board
aircraft
was prohibited by the Civil Aviation Ministry-Samsung
Galaxy
Note 7
177. Who won India's first gold medal at the Rio Paralympic
Games-Mariyappa Thangavelu
178. Which city hosting the 28th ASEAN Summit-Vientiane,
Laos
179. Which Indian organisation won the 2016 UNESCO
Confucius
Prize for Literacy-Jan Shikshan Sansthan
180. Which Indian Olympic gold medallist announced his
retirement recently-Abhinav Bindra
181. “ Majuli” that recently became the first island district of
India
is located in which state-Assam
182. Who was sworn in as President of Brazil in August
2016-
Michel Temer
183. Name the Syrian civil defense organization that won
the 2016
Right Livelihood Award-The White Helmets
184. Mother Teresa was recently proclaimed a Saint by
Pope
Francis in a ceremony at the Vatican. In which year she was
beatified, a first step towards canonization- 2003
185. What is the position of India in the World Economic
Freedom
th (WEF) Index 2016-112
186. Which Nobel laureate was honoured as the 2016
Humanitarian of the Year by the Harvard Foundation-Aung
San Suu Kyi
187. Theme of the International Day of Peace that was
observed
across the world on 21 September 2016-The Sustainable
Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace
188. Name the Declaration that was adopted by the World
Leaders recently at the United Nations General Assembly
Summit for Refugees and Migrants-New York Declaration
189. Which political party of Russian President Vladimir
Putin won the Russian parliamentary election-United Russia
party
190. Which state has decided to install monorail in its
capital City- West Bengal
191. Which airports was awarded the Best Tourist Friendly
Airport
under the category for State Annual Excellence Awards by
Andhra Pradesh Tourism-Tirupati Airport
192. Who was conferred with the 2015 Moortidevi Award by
Bharatiya Jnanpith Organisation-Kalakaluri Enoch
193. Recently, which of the following country declares
measles
free by WHO-Brazil
194. The Union Cabinet recently approved closure of which
Company-Hindustan Cables Limited
195. Who will be honoured with the 2016 Lata Mangeshkar
Award
for Lifetime Achievement of the Maharashtra Government-
Uttam Singh
196. Who was appointed as first US ambassador to Cuba in
55
years by President Barack Obama-Jeffrey DeLaurentis
197. What was the theme for World Maritime Day that was
observed across the world on 29 September 2016-Shipping:
Indispensable to the World
198. Name the instant messaging mobile application
launched by
Google-Allo
199. The world's largest solar power plant has recently
opened at
which of the following places in Tamil Nadu-Kamuthi
200. Who was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to the
United
States of America-Navtej Sarna
201. India wins historical 500th test against which country-
New
Zealand
202. Which film has been selected as India's entry to the
89th
Academy Awards (Oscars) to be held in 2017 in the Foreign
Language Film category-Visaranai
203. With which country India inked the 7.8-billion Euro deal
for 36
Rafale fighter jets-France
204. NITI Aayog's Target for 2024 olympics-50 medals
205. Indian Air force day is observed on-oct
206. Which city is hosting the Conference on disaster risk
reduction-New Delhi
207. Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Medicine-Yoshinori
Ohsumi
208. Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics-David J.
Thouless
along with F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz
209. Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry-Jean-
Pierre
Sauvage, Sir James Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa
210. Who was bestowed with the 2016 Nobel Peace-Juan
Manuel Santos of Columbia
211. Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature-Bob Dylan
212. IMF in its 2016 October World Economic Outlook (WEO)
projected the global growth in 2016 at-3.1 percent
213. IMF in its 2016 October World Economic Outlook (WEO)
projected the India's growth in 2016 at-7.6 percent
214. Which Indian shooter clinched a silver medal in the 50
meter
[23/10 7:07 am] : pistol event of the ISSF World Cup Final at Bologna, Italy-
Jitu Rai
215. Name the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, who will be the
chief
guest at the 2017 Republic Day parade of India-Sheikh
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
216. Who was recently selected by the UN Security Council
as the
next UN Secretary – General-Antonio Guterres
217. Which ISRO's communication satellite was launched
from the
spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana-GSAT-18
218. Who won the 2016 John F Richards Prize of American
Historical Association-Nayanjot Lahiri
219. World teachers day is observed on-5 Oct
220. Which country recently became the first in the world to
ban
disposable plastic cups and plates-France
221. Which Indian to inducted into the IAF Hall of Fame- Prof
U R
Rao
222. RBI in its 4th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement
2016-17
reduced the Repo rate by what basis point-25
223. The Union Government on 1 October 2016 gave a year
extension to the Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI).
Name
her-Arundhati Bhattacharya
224. Name the Indian Bank that became the first to open a
branch
in the capital city of Yangon, Myanmar-State Bank of India
225. What is the theme of World Space Week is being
observed
from 4-10 October-Remote Sensing: Enabling our Future
226. Which Indian wildlife film-maker was recently
appointed
Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite (Knight in the
National
Order of Merit) by the French Government-Prajna Chowta
227. Which state became India's first state to implement
Direct
Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Kerosene-Jharkhand
228. What is the theme of the World Habitat Day 2016-Ans:
Housing at the Centre
229. Who is the Chairman of 21st Law Commission of India-
Balbir
Singh Chauhan
230. The India Sanitation Conference (INDOSAN) was
recently
inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at-New Delhi
231. FARC peace plan rejected in Which country-Colombia
232. Who won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix-Daniel
Ricciardo
233. Name the tributary of River Brahmaputra that was
blocked by
China for building a dam-Xiabuqu River
234. International Day of Nonviolence is observed on-2 Oct
235. International Day of Older person is observed on-1 Oct
236. 56th Atheletics Open Nationals that ended in
September 2016
is held in-Lucknow
237. World Mental health day is observed on-10 Oct
238. Who is the author of the book titled The Ministry of
Utmost
Happines-Arundhati Roy
239. Name the person that was appointed as the India's
Ambassador to Austria recently-Rajiva misra
240. Name the person that was appointed as the China's
Ambassador to India-Le Yucheng
241. Name the two words that added to the oxford
dictionary- Aiyoh, Aiyah
242. International Day of Girl Child is observed on-11 Oct