Current Affairs January 2016

Current Affairs January 2016

Q1) Mrinalini Sarabhai, who passed away recently, was related to which fields?

[A]Classical dancer

[B]Musician

[C]Journalist

[D]Sportsperson

Q2) Which of the following satellite vehicles has successfully put the Satellite IRNSS-1E in orbit?

[A]PSLV-40

[B]PSLV -2

[C]PSLV-31

 [D]GSLV II

Q3) What is India’s rank in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2015-16?

[A] 89

[B] 39

[C] 12

[D] 15

Q4) Which of the following European country has declared a state of economic emergency, recently? [A]Ghana

[B]France

[C]United Kingdom

[D]USA

Q5) Ajit Chandila is related to which sports?

[A]Hockey

[B]Handball

[C]Cricket

[D]Kabadi 

Q6) Who is the author of the book titled “She Will Build Him A City”?

[A]Mehar Annand

[B]Annand Raj

[C]J K Rowling

[D]Raj Kamal Jha

Q7) What is the India’s economic growth forecast for current fiscal as per International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

[A]7.2%

[B]7.3%

[C]7.4%

[D]8% 

Q8) The Lalitpur Super Thermal Power Project is located in which state?

[A]Arunachal Pradesh

[B]Himachal Pradesh

 [C]Uttar Pradesh

[D]Madhya Pradesh

Q9) Who has won the 2016 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature?

[A]Anuradha Roy

[B] Mehar Annand

[C]Annand Raj

[D]J K Rowling

Q10) Who has been elected as the first female President of Taiwan?

[A]Tsai chi-wen

 [B] Tsai bin-wen

[C] Tsai min-wen

[D]Tsai Ing-wen

Q11) The theater festival ‘Nandi Natakotsavam’ is celebrated in which state?

[A]Himachal Pradesh

[B]Andhra Pradesh

[C]Uttar Pradesh

[D]Madhya Pradesh

Q12) The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) is located in which state?

[A]Himachal Pradesh

[B]Andhra Pradesh

[C]Uttar Pradesh

[D]Madhya Pradesh

Q13) What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2016 as per the United Nations (UN)?

[A]7.3%

[B]7.5%

[C]7.4%

[D]8.1% 

Q14) Who has been elected from India to the board of directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?

[A]Rajan Mishra

[B]Dinesh Sharma

[C] Arjun Singh

[D]Raghu Ram Rajan

Q15) The Global Risks Report 2016 is published by which one of the following organisations?

 [A]UNCTAD

[B]IMF

[C]World Economic Forum (WEF)

[D]World Bank

Q16) The largest single-site solar power project in the world will come up in which Indian state? [A]Himachal Pradesh

[B]Andhra Pradesh

[C]Uttar Pradesh

[D]Madhya Pradesh

Q17) Which bank has launched India’s first start-up focussed bank branch?

[A]Punjab National Bank

[B]Coporation Bank

[C]State Bank of India

[D]Bank of India

Q18) The 2016 Sahayog-Kaijin military exercise has been conducted between India and which country? [A]Japan

[B] Sri Lanka

[C]Bangladesh

[D]Pakistan

Q19) Which of the following organisations is providing loan for implementation of Neeranchal National Watershed Project?

[A]World Bank

[B]Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

[C]BRICS Bank

[D]Asian Development Bank

Q20) Mabh Bihu festival is celebrated in which of the following states?

[A]Manipur

[B]Assam

[C]Sikkim

[D]Haryana

Q21) Which state has become the India’s first fully organic state?

[A]Assam

[B]Sikkim

[C]Himachal Pradesh

[D] Manipur

Q22) Which state has been conferred with the 2014-15 Krishi Karman award?

[A] Himachal Pradesh

[B]Madhya Pradesh

[C]Punjab

[D] Haryana

Q23) Which Indian state is set to fly the world’s largest tricolour on republic day?

[A] Punjab

[B] Haryana

[C]Jharkhand

[D]Madhya Pradesh

Q24) Which of the following organisations has published the 2016 World Development Report?

[A]UNCTAD

[B]World Bank

[C]IMF

[D]WEF

Q25) Which of the following panels has been set up to study 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations?

[A] A K Sinha panel

[B] P K Sinha panel

[C]D K Sinha panel

[D] S K Sinha panel

Q26) On which date, the Indian Army Day is celebrated?

[A]January 12

[B]January 15

[C]February 10

[D] January 5

Q27) What is the name of the new crop insurance scheme approved by the union cabinet?

[A] Gandhi Fasal Bima Yojana

[B] Bima Yojana

[C]Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

[D]Deen Dayal  Fasal Bima Yojana