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191551.

President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won the Russian parliamentary election. With this, Putin becomes the _____ President of the country.

A. third
B. fourth
C. fifth
D. None of these
Answer» C. fifth
191552.

Which supercomputer was recently inaugurated by Prakash Javedkar at IIT Guwahati?

A. PARAM KIRAN
B. PARAM HANS
C. PARAM BHARAT
D. None of these
Answer» E.
191553.

Who has assumed as the first woman director of Bharat Electronics Limited?

A. AnandiRamalingam
B. Subramanium swami
C. Jesika Thomas
D. None of these
Answer» B. Subramanium swami
191554.

Which Indian-origin South African will head global organisation of medicine professionals?

A. Bablu Pandey
B. Y V Reddy
C. K R Jalan
D. Ravi Reddy
Answer» E.
191555.

Which Indian shooter gave India its first gold in the year's second and final International Shooting Sport Federation's Junior World Cup?

A. SubhankarPramanik
B. Sudarshan Patnaik
C. Subham Pramabhar
D. None of these
Answer» B. Sudarshan Patnaik
191556.

In which ocean did US president dedicate US's first Marine National Monument?

A. Indian Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Antartic Ocean
D. None of these
Answer» E.
191557.

Which state/UT's verdict has recently been published in Yale Law School journal 'Global Constitutionalism 2015'?

A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Delhi
Answer» E.
191558.

With the announcement of announcing district status to Dadri, how many total districts are now there in Haryana?

A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 24
Answer» C. 23
191559.

India ended their campaign in the Track Asia Cup at second position at the Cycling Velodrome. Where was it held?

A. Tokyo
B. Mumbai
C. New Delhi
D. Islamabad
Answer» D. Islamabad
191560.

A book named ‘Grassroots Innovation’ was recently launched. Who is the author of this book?

A. Anil Gupta
B. Arun Kumar
C. Ram Sinha
D. Jyoti Prasad
Answer» B. Arun Kumar
191561.

Pranab Mukherjee appointed Alka Sirohi as chairman of Union Public Service Commission. Whom has she replaced?

A. Ankur Vyas
B. Deepak Gupta
C. Vivek Vasvani
D. None of these
Answer» C. Vivek Vasvani
191562.

The book titled ‘Driven’ was launched by Vijay Lokpally. It is the biography of ________.

A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. M S Dhoni
C. Sania Nehwal
D. Virat Kohli
Answer» E.
191563.

US will be partner country at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit. The Summit will be organised in ______.

A. December 2016
B. January 2017
C. March 2017
D. None of these
Answer» C. March 2017
191564.

Who headed the three-member committee that was set up under the direction of Supreme Court to address issues related to Content Regulation in Government Advertising?

A. Bimal Jalan
B. Justice AP Shah
C. BB Tandon
D. Piyush Mishra
Answer» D. Piyush Mishra
191565.

Which one of the following Indian museums does not find mention in the top 25 Asia list prepared by TripAdvisor?

A. Jaisalmer War Museum, Jaisalmer
B. Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
C. Bagore ki Haveli, Udaipur
D. Patna Museum, Patna
Answer» E.
191566.

Where was the Second BRICS Environment Ministers meeting held?

A. Bengaluru, Karnataka
B. Cansaulim, Goa
C. Pune, Maharashtra
D. Vadodara, Gujarat
Answer» C. Pune, Maharashtra
191567.

How many crore rupees worth projects were sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism for integrated development of tourism in Jammu u0026 Kashmir under Swadesh Darshan Scheme?

A. 100
B. 300
C. 500
D. 700
Answer» D. 700
191568.

Union Water Resource Ministry signed a MoU with Agriculture Ministry to promote organic farming along the banks of which river?

A. River Yamuna
B. River Ganga
C. River Kshipra
D. River Son
Answer» C. River Kshipra
191569.

Which one of the following Chief Justices is not correctly matched with their respective High Courts?

A. Calcutta High CourtJustice Girish Chandra Gupta
B. Sikkim High CourtJustice Satish Kumar Agnihotri
C. Manipur High CourtJustice Shantanagoudar Mohan Mallikarjunagouda
D. Tripura High CourtsJustices Tinlianthang Vaiphei
Answer» D. Tripura High CourtsJustices Tinlianthang Vaiphei
191570.

Name the Indian-American physician-author who was selected for the prestigious National Humanities Medal for the year 2015.

A. Abraham Verghese
B. Ramesh Raskar
C. Dinesh Bharadia
D. Manisha Patel
Answer» B. Ramesh Raskar
191571.

Who is the first Indian actress to feature among World’s highest paid TV actresses?

A. Deepika Padukone
B. Aishwarya Rai
C. Priyanka Chopra
D. Katrina Kaif
Answer» D. Katrina Kaif
191572.

What is the name of the second experimental space lab launched by China with an aim to establish a manned space station by 2022?

A. Tiangong-2
B. Long March-2F
C. Shenzhou-11
D. Tainzhou-1
Answer» B. Long March-2F
191573.

Union Government asked the agencies in possession of Aadhar card numbers of an individual to not share the details publicly. How many digits are there in Aadhar card number?

A. 11
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
Answer» C. 14
191574.

Reliance Communications (RCom) signed definitive agreements with Maxis Communications Berhad (MCB) for the merger of wireless businesses of Aircel Limited with itself. MCB is a telecom company of which country?

A. Singapore
B. Thailand
C. Japan
D. Malaysia
Answer» E.
191575.

What is the current rank of Indian football team in FIFA rankings?

A. 147th
B. 138th
C. 148th
D. 149th
Answer» D. 149th
191576.

At which place in India will the annual meeting of African Development Bank (AfDB) be held in May 2017?

A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Chennai
D. Ahmedabad
Answer» E.
191577.

Who won the $4000 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award for his work that makes full duplex radios a reality?

A. Dinesh Bharadia
B. Ramesh Raskar
C. Ashwini Ashok Jadhav
D. P Suresh
Answer» B. Ramesh Raskar
191578.

Meranti, the third most violent typhoon on record, hit the port city of Kaohsiung, on September 14, 2016. The port city is located in which country?

A. China
B. Taiwan
C. Japan
D. Singapore
Answer» C. Japan
191579.

Who bagged the prestigious $500,000 Lemelson–MIT Prize for his groundbreaking work to improve lives globally?

A. Ramesh Raskar
B. Dinesh Bharadia
C. Ashutosh Jain
D. Romesh Thakur
Answer» B. Dinesh Bharadia
191580.

At which place the Indo-US Joint Military Exercise codenamed Yudh Abhyas-2016 commenced?

A. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
B. Chaubattia, Uttarakhand
C. Fort Bragg, North Carolina
D. Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Answer» C. Fort Bragg, North Carolina
191581.

India Blue won the Duleep Trophy by defeating India Red by 355 runs. Who captained the India Blue?

A. Yuvraj Singh
B. Gautam Gambhir
C. Ravindra Jadeja
D. Ajinkya Rahane
Answer» C. Ravindra Jadeja
191582.

Which team won the Senior National Powerlifting Championship held at Tata Nagar (Jamshedpur)?

A. ONGC
B. Indian Oil Corporation
C. Indian Railways
D. Indian Army
Answer» D. Indian Army
191583.

7 women recently got M.S. Subbulakshmi Awards. Who was late M.S. Subbulakshmi?

A. Tamil Poetess
B. Carnatic vocalist
C. Former Chief minister of Kerala
D. None of these
Answer» C. Former Chief minister of Kerala
191584.

Who won the 90th All-India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament held at Chennai, Tamil Nadu?

A. Indian Railways
B. Indian Oil Corporation
C. Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
D. Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu
Answer» B. Indian Oil Corporation
191585.

The researchers of which Indian University recently developed a biodegradable energy harvester from raw fish scales, which could be tapped as a sustainable green energy source for next generation self-powered implantable medical devices?

A. Jadavpur University, West Bengal
B. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
C. Madras University
D. Delhi University
Answer» B. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
191586.

Devendra Jhajharia became the first Indian to clinch two gold medals at the Paralympics. He is related to ______.

A. Boccia
B. Equestrian
C. Javelin throw
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
191587.

The _____ edition of BRICS Urbanisation Forum Meet started in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. None
Answer» D. None
191588.

What amount of military aid did the United States (US) agree to supply to Israel for the next 10 years?

A. 48 billion dollars
B. 38 billion dollars
C. 10 billion dollars
D. 100 billion dollars
Answer» C. 10 billion dollars
191589.

India's top women bankers Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chanda Kochhar and Shikha Sharma featured among the 50 most powerful women based outside the US. Who is Shikha Sharma?

A. Chairman of SBI
B. CEO and MD of ICICI Bank
C. CEO of Axis Bank
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
191590.

Which country will soon resume work on “Giant Sea Wall” to save its sinking capital?

A. Ireland
B. Iceland
C. Vietnam
D. Indonesia
Answer» E.
191591.

With which Australian University did India's MS Swaminathan Research Foundation sign an agreement to develop a variety of salt-tolerant rice?

A. Monash University
B. University of Sydney
C. Daekin University
D. None of these
Answer» E.
191592.

Greta Zimmer Friedman, the woman in 'The Kiss' photograph died recently at the age of 92. The iconic photograph was taken during the celebrations of the end of which famous war or battle?

A. Battle of Waterloo
B. World War I
C. World War II
D. Battle of Stalingrad
Answer» D. Battle of Stalingrad
191593.

Who will be India's flagbearer in Paralympic closing ceremony?

A. Rajeev Sinha
B. Thangavelu Mariyappan
C. K V Balakrishnan
D. Suresh Chandra Tripathi
Answer» C. K V Balakrishnan
191594.

Union Government issued fresh guidelines for flexi-fund for Centrally Sponsored Schemes. For which type of CSS schemes, these guidelines are an exception?

A. Schemes enacted by Parliament
B. Schemes launched on the direction of Supreme Court
C. Schemes related to People Below Poverty Line
D. All of these
Answer» B. Schemes launched on the direction of Supreme Court
191595.

Which Indian athlete recently created history by becoming the first-ever woman from India to win a medal at the Paralympics?

A. Dipika Palllikal
B. Deepa Malik
C. Dipika Kumari
D. Deepa Rani
Answer» C. Dipika Kumari
191596.

Which ministry of Indian Government issued model guidelines for states to curb Ponzi schemes?

A. Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry
B. Home Affairs ministry
C. Trade and Commerce ministry
D. None of these
Answer» B. Home Affairs ministry
191597.

Four Indian-American entrepreneurs were awarded in the US for their outstanding work as entrepreneurs and forbuilding bridgesbetween India and America. Identify one of them.

A. Manisha Patel
B. Bhagwan Patel
C. Abezaar S Tayabji
D. Revati Patnaik
Answer» D. Revati Patnaik
191598.

India paddlers finished second in the medal tally in 'India Jr u0026 Cadet Open TT'. The medal tally was topped by which country?

A. Taipei
B. Japan
C. United States
D. Germany
Answer» B. Japan
191599.

World’s first daily driverless bus service was launched in Lyon located in __________.

A. Germany
B. Japan
C. Argentina
D. None of these
Answer» E.
191600.

WHO South-East Asia Region (SEARO) member nations including India agreed to set up a fund for health emergencies in the region at the 69th session of the grouping held at which place?

A. Vientiane, Laos PDR
B. New Delhi, India
C. Colombo, Sri Lanka
D. Kathmandu, Nepal
Answer» D. Kathmandu, Nepal