Current Affairs 2016

Current Affairs From January’16 Onwards

Q1) What is the name of the genetically-modified (GM) mustard developed in India?

[A]BMH-11

[B]BMH-21

[C]DMH-11

[D]DMH-21

Q2) The famous Araku coffee is produced in which of the following states?

[A]Karnataka

[B]Assam

[C]Kerala

[D]Andhra Pradesh 

Q3) Which state government has launched an initiative “School on wheels” for tribal children? [A]Rajasthan

[B]Haryana

[C]Gujarat

[D]Odisha

Q4) “Udyam Aakansha” scheme has been launched by which state for promotion of SMEs?

[A]Madhya Pradesh

[B]Chhattisgarh

[C]Rajasthan

[D]Punjab 

Q5) India’s first-ever Aviation Park will come up in which state?

[A]Maharashtra

[B]Gujarat

 [C] Goa

[D]Karnataka 

Q6) The first joint tactical exercise of India and China has been conducted in which of the following location?

[A]Pune

[B]Ladakh

[C]Belgaum

[D]Dehradun 

Q7) The first-ever Global Maritime Summit will be held in which country in April 2016?

[A]China

[B]France

[C]India                 

[D]United States

Q8) Currently, how many countries are members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement?

[A]5

[B]8

 [C]10

[D]12 

Q9) Which of the following countries has launched a long-range rocket defying international warnings? 

[A]Iran

[B]South Korea

[C]North Korea

[D]Israel 

Q10) Which institute has become the India’s first fully solar-powered educational institute?

[A]Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Education (SAICE), Puducherry

[B]Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal

[C]Delhi College of Engineering, New Delhi

[D]Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur 

Q11) The Indo-Nepal military exercise ‘Surya Kiran 2016’ will be held in which of the following location? 

[A]Visakhapatnam

[B]Mumbai

[C]Pithoragarh

[D]Salijhandi, Nepal

Q12) Balram Jakhar, who passed away recently, was related to which field?

[A]Politics

[B] Sports

[C] Science

[D] Economy 

Q13) Who has won the 2016 National Snooker Championship?

[A]Aditya Mehta

[B]Siddharth Parikh

[C]Manan Chandra

[D]Mahesh Yadav

Q14) Which company has been rated as the world’s most powerful brand in IT Services?

[A]Tata Consultancy Services

[B]IBM

[C]Capgemini

[D]Accenture

Q15) In which country the 2016 Cobra Gold military exercise will be held?

[A]Russia

[B]Indonesia

[C]Thailand

[D]India 

Q16) Who is the chairman of the recently created Tax Policy Council (TPC) in India?

[A]Union Finance Minister

[B]Secretary of Department of Financial Services

[C]Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs

[D]Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

Q17) Sanjeev Rajput is associated with which sports?

[A]Cricket

[B]Swimming

[C]Kabaddi

[D]Shooting 

Q18) The World Cancer day is observed on which date?

[A]February 4

[B]February 12

[C]March 17

[D]April 9

Q19) Which state government has launched a scheme titled ‘Ashray’ to save girl child?

[A]Uttar Pradesh

[B]Rajasthan

[C]Madhya Pradesh

[D]Haryana

Q20) G Krishna Pillai, who passed away recently, was famous in which field?

[A]Journalism

[B]Biotechnology

[C]Acting

[D]Painting 

Q21) Which company has become the most valuable publicly-traded company in the world?

[A]Alphabet

[B]Apple

[C]Facebook

[D]Microsoft

Q22) Which state is the theme state for the 30th Surajkund International Crafts Mela?

[A]Rajasthan

[B]Telangana

[C]Haryana

[D]West Bengal 

Q23) Who has won the 2016 Australia Open women’s single title?

[A]Serena Williams

[B]Angelique Kerber

[C]Flavia Pennetta

[D]Johanna Konta

Q24) Nayani Krishnakumari, who passed away recently, was a writer in which language?

[A]Sanskrit

[B]Telugu

[C]Tamil

[D]Marath

Q25) Who is the first woman to be appointed as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)?

[A]Neha Singh

[B]Archana Ramasundram

[C]K Durga Devi

[D]Deepa Chauhan

Q26) Which of the following states is set to launch ‘Gender Taxi’, owned and operated by transgenders?

[A]West Bengal

[B]Kerala

[C]Tamil Nadu

[D]Himachal Pradesh

Q27) Who has won the 2016 Australian Open men’s singles title?

[A]Andy Murray

[B]Stan Wawrinka

[C]Novak Djokovic

[D]Roger Federer

Q28) . Who has been appointed from India as Senior Director in the World Bank?

[A]Amitabh Singh

[B]Saroj Kumar Jha

[C]Suvarna Kumar

[D]Nikhil Srivastav

Q29) Who has been selected for the 2016 Amnesty International Human Rights Award?

[A]Pradeep Hedau

[B]Monira Rahman

[C]Henri Tiphagne

[D]Abel Barrera

Q30) Ishika Shah is related to which sports?

[A]Snooker

[B]Hockey

[C]Kabaddi

[D]Table Tennis

Q31) Which of the following cities is hosting the ‘Bharat Parv’ festival?

[A]Mumbai

[B]New Delhi

[C]Chennai

[D]Kolkata  

Q32) Which of the following states has launched Mukhyamantri Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan scheme?

[A]Madhya Pradesh

[B]Rajasthan

[C]Chattisgarh

[D]Odisha 

Q33) The Central Institute of Buddhist Studies (CIBS) is located in which city?

[A]Leh

[B]Shimla

[C]Dharamsala

[D]Sri Nagar 

Q34) Which of the following countries is hosting the 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup?

[A]Australia

[B]India

[C]South Africa

[D]Bangladesh

Q35) In which of the following states of north east India, president’s rule is imposed, recently?

[A]Manipur

[B]Assam

[C]Arunachal Pradesh

[D]Nagaland 

Q36) . Which of the following states has been celebrating the Red Panda Winter Festival 2016?

[A]Nagaland

[B]Meghalaya

 [C]Sikkim

[D]Assam

Q37) What is the name of the 24 hour classical music audio channel launched by the All India Radio (AIR)?

[A]Classic Country

[B]Raagam

[C]Ganam

[D]Classic Tunes

Q38) . Which is the highest peacetime gallantry award of India?

[A]Shaurya Chakra

[B]Param Vir Chakra

[C]Ashok Chakra

[D]Kirti Chakra

Q39) Who has been elected as the new President of Portugal?

[A]Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

[B]Jose Manuel Barroso

[C]Fernando Nogueira

[D]Antonia Costa

Q40) On which date, the National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India?

[A]April 21

[B]January 24

[C]March 23

[D]February 11

Q41) On which date, the National Voters’ Day (NVD) is celebrated in India?

[A]January 21

[B]January 25

[C]February 10

[D]February 17

Q42) Which of the following countries soldiers created history by participating in the Republic Day parade?

[A]Australia

[B]South Korea

[C]Japan

[D]France

Q43) Who has been selected for the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award? [A]Christopher Hitchens

[B]Taslima Nasrin

[C]J K Rowling

[D]Salman Rushide 

Q44) Which of the following is the first railway station in India to have free high-speed Wi-Fi Internet facility?

 [A]Chennai Central station

[B]Mumbai Central station

 [C]New Delhi station

[D]Kolkata statio

Q45) Who is the author of the book titled “The Z Factor: My Journey as the Wrong Man at the Right Time”?

[A]Mahendra Verma

[B]Vijay Joshi

[C]Subhash Chandra

[D]Narayan Pandit