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501.

Name the first American astronaut to Orbit Earth who passed away recently.

A. Alan Shepard
B. John Glenn
C. Buzz Aldrin
D. Guion Bluford
Answer» C. Buzz Aldrin
502.

Who has been bestowed with the Golden Jubilee Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM)?

A. Kapil Dev
B. Madhav Apte
C. Sunil Gavaskar
D. Ajit Wadekar
Answer» D. Ajit Wadekar
503.

Who has been sworn in as New Zealand's new Prime Minister, following John Key's surprise resignation?

A. Paul Bennett
B. Bill English
C. Steven Joyce
D. Jonathan Coleman
Answer» C. Steven Joyce
504.

Name the cricketer who in December 2016 became the fifth batsman in the world to score three double-hundreds in a calendar year.

A. AB de Villiers
B. Virat Kohli
C. Brendon McCullum
D. Joe Root
Answer» C. Brendon McCullum
505.

Who has been elected new President of 90th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan?

A. Vasant Abaji Dahake
B. Nagnath Kottapalle
C. F M Shinde
D. Akshay kumar M Kale
Answer» E.
506.

Tata Industries during an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) removed a person from his post of Director. Name him.

A. Natarajan Chandrasekaran
B. Cyrus Mistry
C. Pallonji Mistry
D. Noel Tata
Answer» C. Pallonji Mistry
507.

Who won the World Billiards Championships title in Bengaluru?

A. Aditya Mehta
B. Geet Sethi
C. Lucky Vatnani
D. Pankaj Advani
Answer» E.
508.

Who became the first Indian cricketer to score a century at No. 9?

A. Ravichandran Ashwin
B. Umesh Yadav
C. Jayant Yadav
D. Ishant Sharma
Answer» D. Ishant Sharma
509.

Name the person who was elected as the President of the 90th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan.

A. Mahesh Elkunchwar
B. Shripal Sabnis
C. Vijaya Rajadhyaksha
D. Akshaykumar M Kale
Answer» E.
510.

Name the person who was picked as Secretary of State by US President-elect Donald Trump.

A. Lee Raymond
B. John S. Watson
C. Jamie Dimon
D. Rex Tillerson
Answer» E.
511.

Antonio Guterres, who has been sworn-in as the new Secretary General of the United Nations, is the former Prime Minister of which country?

A. Portugal
B. Singapore
C. Malaysia
D. New Zealand
Answer» B. Singapore
512.

Name the South African cricketer who decided to step down from South Africa's Test captaincy with immediate effect in December 2016.

A. Faf du Plessis
B. AB De Villiers
C. Hashim Amla
D. JP Duminy
Answer» C. Hashim Amla
513.

Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of New Zealand?

A. Kemal Dervis
B. Helen Clark
C. Paula Bennett
D. Bill English
Answer» E.
514.

Who has won the World Billiards (150-Up format) Championships title?

A. Dhruv Sitwala
B. Pankaj Advani
C. Saurav Kothari
D. Peter Gilchrist
Answer» C. Saurav Kothari
515.

Which Indian Celebrity has been appointed as the newest Global Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)?

A. Amitabh Bachchan
B. Priyanka Chopra
C. Aamir Khan
D. Deepika Padukone
Answer» C. Aamir Khan
516.

Which Bollywood personality has been appointed as the UNICEF's newest Global Goodwill Ambassador?

A. Priyanka Chopra
B. Deepika Padukone
C. Ranveer Singh
D. Amitabh Bachchan
Answer» B. Deepika Padukone
517.

Which footballer won the 2016 Ballon D'OR award?

A. Lionel Messi
B. Luis Suarez
C. Neymar
D. Christiano Ronaldo
Answer» E.
518.

Who of the following was recently awarded with the ICFA's Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016?

A. M.S. Swaminathan
B. Ratan Tata
C. Azim Premji
D. Venugopal Dhoot
Answer» C. Azim Premji
519.

Who topped the 2016 Forbes World's Most Powerful People List?

A. Donald Trump
B. Angela Merkel
C. Vladimir Putin
D. Barack Obama
Answer» D. Barack Obama
520.

Who was conferred with the Golden Jubilee Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM)?

A. Kapil Dev
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Ajit Wadekar
D. Virendra Sehwag
Answer» C. Ajit Wadekar
521.

Which Indian singer stands a chance to win nomination in the 89th annual academy awards?

A. Salim Merchant
B. Pritam Chakraborty
C. AR Rahman
D. Shekhar Ravjiani
Answer» D. Shekhar Ravjiani
522.

Who was named as the 2016 Foreign Policy Global Thinker for Twitter diplomacy?

A. Narendra Modi
B. Mamata Banerjee
C. Arvind Kejriwal
D. Sushma Swaraj
Answer» E.
523.

Who has been appointed as the new director general of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs(IICA)?

A. Nilesh Mittal
B. K C Ahuja
C. Sunil Arora
D. Vijay Singh
Answer» D. Vijay Singh
524.

Who was recently appointed as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations?

A. Amina Mohammed
B. Antonio Guterres
C. Jan Eliasson
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Antonio Guterres
525.

Which Indian batswoman has been named in the ICC Women's team of the year 2016?

A. Vellaswamy Vanitha
B. Veda Krishnamurthy
C. Smriti Mandhana
D. Mithali Raj
Answer» D. Mithali Raj
526.

Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Indian Banks' Association (IBA)?

A. V G Kannan
B. Mythili Bhusnurmath
C. P S Jayakumar
D. M V Tanksale
Answer» B. Mythili Bhusnurmath
527.

Identify the lone Indian cricketer who appeared in the ICC Women's Team of the Year 2016.

A. Smriti Mandhana
B. Mithali Raj
C. Thirush Kamini
D. Poonam Raut
Answer» B. Mithali Raj
528.

Who was removed as Tata Teleservices Director?

A. Ratan Tata
B. Nasser Munjee
C. Cyrus Mistry
D. Ness Wadia
Answer» D. Ness Wadia
529.

Who has become the new chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)?

A. Usha Sangwan
B. V K Sharma
C. Anita Bhavsar
D. M K Roy
Answer» C. Anita Bhavsar
530.

Who was sworn-in as the UN Secretary General in December 2016?

A. Antonio Guterres
B. Helen Clark
C. Natalia Gherman
D. Danilo Turk
Answer» B. Helen Clark
531.

India's Prime Minster Narendra Modi's position in the 2016 Forbes World's Most Powerful People List is

A. 6th position
B. 7th position
C. 8th position
D. 9th position
Answer» E.
532.

Name the famous medical researcher and inventor of Heimlich manoeuvre who passed away recently.

A. William Heimlich
B. Irene Bogachus
C. Henry Heimlich
D. Edward Patrick
Answer» D. Edward Patrick
533.

Who of the following has won the Miss World 2016 competition ?

A. Mireia Lalaguna
B. Stephanie del Valle
C. Natasha Mannuela
D. Yaritza Miguelina
Answer» C. Natasha Mannuela
534.

Name the entertainment giant that has launched Hour of Code campaign to teach computer programming to school kids in India.

A. Warner Bros.
B. Red Giant Entertainment
C. 20th Century Fox
D. Disney
Answer» E.
535.

Who will be the new chief of the Chief of the Air Staff (COAS) of the Indian Air Force (IAF)?

A. H S Arora
B. P P Khandekar
C. M K Malik
D. B S Dhanoa
Answer» E.
536.

The 66th edition of the Miss World pageant recently concluded in the United States of America. Who represented India at the World stage?

A. Sushruthi Krishna
B. Pankhuri Gidwani
C. Rajkanya Baruah
D. Priyadarshini Chatterjee
Answer» E.
537.

Who has won the esteemed title of Miss World 2016?

A. Yaritza Reyes
B. Stephanie Del Valle
C. Catriona Elisa Gray
D. Evelyn Njambi
Answer» C. Catriona Elisa Gray
538.

Who won the 2016 Indian Super League?

A. Atletico de Kolkata
B. Kerala Blasters
C. Chennaiyin
D. NorthEast United
Answer» B. Kerala Blasters
539.

Who has been named as the new director of Intelligence Bureau (IB)?

A. Rajiv Jain
B. Miland Singh
C. M S Dhanoa
D. Nishant Sharma
Answer» B. Miland Singh
540.

Which famous personality has become the brand ambassador of Assam tourism?

A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Priyanka Chopra
C. Aamir Khan
D. Lata Mangeshkar
Answer» C. Aamir Khan
541.

Anupam Mishra, who passed away recently, was the noted personality of which field?

A. Water conservation
B. Environment
C. Journalism
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
542.

Who will be the head of newly constituted high-level task force on Indus Water Treaty (IWT)?

A. Shaktikanta Das
B. Nripendra Mishra
C. Ajit Doval
D. Aditya Mehta
Answer» C. Ajit Doval
543.

Identify the Tamil poet whose statue was recently inaugurated on the bank of River Ganga in Haridwar.

A. Mamulanar
B. Agastya
C. Thiruvalluvar
D. Nakkirar
Answer» D. Nakkirar
544.

Karun Nair is associated with which sports?

A. Hockey
B. Badminton
C. Cricket
D. Chess
Answer» D. Chess
545.

Who of the following has won the BBC sports personality of the Year 2016?

A. Andy Murray
B. Alistair Brownlee
C. Kate Richardson
D. Nick Skelton
Answer» B. Alistair Brownlee
546.

Who was recently appointed as the CEO of Noida Authority?

A. Deepak Agarwal
B. P K Agarwal
C. Rama Raman
D. None of the above
Answer» B. P K Agarwal
547.

Legendary Hollywood actress Zsa Zsa Gabor passed away recently at the age of 99. Which among the following was her debut film?

A. Lovely to Look At
B. We're Not Married
C. Lili
D. Moulin Rouge
Answer» B. We're Not Married
548.

Who will head the newly constituted high-level task force on Indus Water Treaty (IWT)?

A. Shaktikanta Das
B. Ajit Doval
C. Nripendra Mishra
D. Aditya Mehta
Answer» D. Aditya Mehta
549.

Who of the following won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2016 for the Sanskrit language?

A. Nasira Sharma
B. Kamal Vora
C. Sitanath Acharya
D. Gita Upadhyay
Answer» D. Gita Upadhyay
550.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of a Cancer Center in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Name the person after whom the center is named.

A. Madan Mohan Malviya
B. Chandra Shekhar Azad
C. Rani Laxmibai
D. Mangal Pandey
Answer» B. Chandra Shekhar Azad