SHANMUGAM IAS ACADEMY
1. Who is the new
Deputy Governor of RBI? N.S.Vishwanathan (Former Executive Director, RBI)
2. Which bank
introduces “Software Robotics” ? ICICI
3. Who is Acharya
BalaKrishna? CEO of Pathanjali Ayurveda
4. What is the rank
of India in Global Innovation Index - 2016? 66th (First –
Switzerland)
5. Who is the new
Prime Minister of Tunisia? Youssef Chahed (Capital – Tunis,
Currency – Dinar)
6. Which state has
abolished stamp duty 2% levied on immovable property while awarding the power
of attorney? Punjab
7. What is the name
of the mobile app launched by Union Minister of chemicals & Fertilizers
Ananth Kumar which shows the MRP fixed by NPPA for various scheduled drugs? Pharma Sahi Daam
8. BRICS Women Parlimentarians
Forum was held in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
9. The online
library launched by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
(DEPwD) - Sugamya Pustakalaya
10. Who is the new
Executive Director of RBI? Sudarshan Sen (Succeeded
N.S.Vishwanathan)
11. Which is the
first state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbs under the Unnat Jyoti by Affordable
LEDs for All (UJALA) Scheme? Gujarat
12. Gurgaon city has
now officially renamed as Gurugram. In which state is the city located? Haryana
13. Which company
has been granted prestigious membership of Asia – Pacific Aerospace Quality
Group (APAQG) under ‘full member with voting rights’ ? Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
14. 2017 G-20
summits is to be held in Hamburg, Germany.
15. The UN Charter,
the seminal treaty of the United Nations, has now been translated in Sanskrit.
16. What is the rank
of India in Global Competitiveness Index - 2016? 39th ( First – Switzerland )
17. Association of
South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit was held in Vientiane (Capital of Laos)
18. International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has awarded Heritage Heros Award to Bibhuti Lahkar
19. With which
country Germany has signed agreement on Vocational Training between MSDE and
German International Co-operation ? India
20. India has inked
7.87 billion Euro deal to buy Rafale Fighter Jets with which country? France
21. WHO certified
which country as yaws and maternal & neonatal tetanus free ? India
22. Which country is
certified by WHO as malaria free? Sri Lanka
23. What is the
theme of 2016 G-20 Summit held in Hangzhou, China? Toward an innovative invigorated interconnected and inclusive world
economy.
24. Who is the President of Singapore? Tony Tan (PM - Lee Hsien Loong, Currency –
Dollar)
25. UN agency has repored India as the world’s top exporter of
Information and Communication Technology.
26. Who is the head
of WHO? Margaret Chan (Head Quarters -
Geneva, Switzerland)
27. The maiden Joint
Disaster Management Exercise named ‘Prakampana’ ( Cyclone in Sanskrit) has been
inaugurated at Visakhapatnam.
28. What is the full form of CEPEA? Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia
29. Subhankar Pramanick is associated with
which sports? Shooting
30. IRDAI imposed
penalty of Rs.10 lakh on SBI Life Insurance for violation of various norms.
31. Who is the
winner of US Open 2016 Women’s Single? Angelique Kerber
(German)
32. MOBIWIKI
launched one step offline payments mode called Bubble Pin
33. Who is the first
women cricketer from India to be awarded an honorary life membership of the
Marylebone Cricket Club? Anjum Chopra
34. Who is the head
of International Monetary Fund (IMF) ? Christine Lagarde (HQ
– Washington)
35. Federal Bank has
launched its second Federal Skill Academy recently in Tamilnadu.
36. India’s first
Coastal Industrial Corridor between Visakhapatnam and
Chennai.
37. Flipkart has
launched its own digital wallet called PhonePe which allows users to directly transfer funds from their
bank account and not to store in their mobile wallet.
38. Who is the
author of the book ‘Citizen and Society’? Hamid Ansari (Vice
President of India)
39. The world’s largest solar power plant
recently opened at which place in Tamil Nadu? Kamuthi
40. Who was appointed as the Indian Ambassador
to the United States of America? Navtej Sarna
41. The union
cabinet has approved a scheme to grant PRS to foreign investors. PRS stand for
– Permanent Residency Status (Note : study more about
PRS)
42. National
Institute of Ocean Technology is situated at which place? Chennai
43. Who is the
chairman of ‘GST council’? Finance Minister
44. Devendra
Jhajharia won two gold in Paralympics. He is related to which sport? - Javelin throw
45. The Guinness
World Records has declared which as the largest river island in the world -Majuli, Assam
46. The joint
military exercise held between India and Kazakhstan recently is – Prabal Dostyk 16
47. BRICS Convention on Tourism was held in - Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh.
48. “Skava Commerce”
an e-commerce platform for retailers, has been launched by which Indian
company? Infosys
49. Who is the
president of World Bank ? Jim Yong Kim (Headquarters –
Washington)
50. Who is the
winner of Women’s Doubles Title in PAN Pacific Open 2016? Sania Mirza (India) and Barbora Strycova (Czech)
