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551.

Who has been appointed in place of the sacked Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao?

A. C. Chandramouli
B. K Shanmugam
C. Thiru P. Annamalai
D. Girija Vaidyanathan
Answer» E.
552.

Who of the following has won the 2016 Sastra Ramanujan award for mathematics?

A. Maksym Radziwill
B. James Maynard
C. Peter Scholze
D. Zhiwei Yun
Answer» B. James Maynard
553.

Jagannatha Verma, who passed away recently, was the famous actor of which language?

A. Tamil
B. Telugu
C. Malayalam
D. Odia
Answer» D. Odia
554.

Who of the following was recently declared the PETA's Person of the Year for 2016?

A. Anil Kapoor
B. Shashi Tharoor
C. Kapil Sharma
D. Sunny Leone
Answer» E.
555.

Which famous personality has topped the 2016 Forbes India celebrity 100 List?

A. Virat Kohli
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Salman Khan
D. Priyanka Chopra
Answer» D. Priyanka Chopra
556.

Who is the winner of the 4th Women's U18 Asia Cup 2016 hockey tournament?

A. Japan
B. China
C. India
D. None of the above
Answer» C. India
557.

Which famous personality has launched book series "Tactabet" for visually impaired children?

A. Maneka Gandhi
B. Hrithik Roshan
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Narendra Modi
Answer» C. Sachin Tendulkar
558.

Shiva Keshavan is associated with which sports?

A. Wushu
B. Luge
C. Swimming
D. Table Tennis
Answer» C. Swimming
559.

Who won the bronze in the Women's U18 Asia Cup 2016 hockey tournament?

A. India
B. China
C. Japan
D. None of the above
Answer» B. China
560.

Who was conferred with the 52nd Jnanpith Award?

A. Mahasvetha Devi
B. Raghuveer Chaudhari
C. Shankha Ghosh
D. Ampasayya Naveen
Answer» D. Ampasayya Naveen
561.

Who won the 2016 National title in 6-Red Snooker?

A. Aditya Mehta
B. Geet Sethi
C. Lucky Vatnani
D. Pankaj Advani
Answer» E.
562.

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

A. Nasira Sharma
B. Kamal Vora
C. Sitanath Acharya
D. Gita Upadhyay
Answer» B. Kamal Vora
563.

Who has won the Miss World 2016 title?

A. Yaritza Reyes
B. Stephanie Del Valle
C. Catriona Elisa Gray
D. Evelyn Njambi
Answer» C. Catriona Elisa Gray
564.

Indian boxer Vijender Singh recently knocked out which of the following boxers to retain the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title?

A. Abasi Kyobe
B. Kerry Hope
C. Egy Rozten
D. Francis Cheka
Answer» E.
565.

Chetan Ramarao, who passed recently, was the noted film actor of which language?

A. Telugu
B. Malayalam
C. Kannada
D. Tamil
Answer» D. Tamil
566.

Who won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016?

A. Steven Smith
B. Ravindra Jadeja
C. Ravichandran Ashwin
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
567.

Who has won the 2016 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year?

A. Jeje Lalpekhlua
B. Rowllin Borges
C. Uvena Fernandes
D. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Answer» B. Rowllin Borges
568.

India won the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup title by defeating Sri Lanka. Who was adjudged as the man-of-the-series of the tournament?

A. Praveen Jayawickrama
B. Rahul Chahar
C. Himanshu Rana
D. Abhishek Sharma
Answer» D. Abhishek Sharma
569.

George Michael, who passed away recently, was the famous singer of which country?

A. England
B. Germany
C. United States
D. France
Answer» B. Germany
570.

Who recently won the National title in 6-red Snooker?

A. Pankaj Advani
B. Ishpreet Chadha
C. Yasin Merchant
D. Geet Sethi
Answer» B. Ishpreet Chadha
571.

Which Indian actor's 500th film is going to premiere at the annual Sundance Film Festival in January 2017?

A. Anupam Kher
B. Amitabh Bachchan
C. Sharukh Khan
D. Salman Khan
Answer» B. Amitabh Bachchan
572.

Which bollywood personality has been conferred honorary doctorate by the Maulana Azad National Urdu University?

A. Aamir Khan
B. Nawazuddin Siddiqui
C. Shahrukh Khan
D. Salman Khan
Answer» D. Salman Khan
573.

Name the independent director of Tata Motors who was removed from the board of directors at an extraordinary general meeting. The meeting was called to favour the resolution moved by Tata Sons to remove him.

A. Nusli Wadia
B. Ness Wadia
C. Cyrus Mistry
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Ness Wadia
574.

Who won the ITF Hong Kong F4 Futures singles title?

A. Shintaro Imai
B. Yuki Bhambri
C. Pak Long Yeung
D. Karan Rastogi
Answer» C. Pak Long Yeung
575.

Samit Gohel is associated with which sports?

A. Cricket
B. Badminton
C. Boxing
D. Wrestling
Answer» B. Badminton
576.

Who is the author of the book titled 'India-US Relations in the Age of Uncertainty: An Uneasy Courtship'?

A. B M Jain
B. Shashi Tharoor
C. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
D. Romehs Thapar
Answer» B. Shashi Tharoor
577.

Who was named as the Chief Adviser to the President for Homeland Security and Counter-terrorism by President-elect Donald Trump?

A. Thomas Bossert
B. Nikki Haley
C. Betsy DeVos
D. Mike Pompeo
Answer» B. Nikki Haley
578.

Name the batsman who broke the 117-year-old of first-class cricket by scoring 359 runs while carrying his bat.

A. Samit Gohel
B. K Vignesh
C. Ashwin Crist
D. T Natarajan
Answer» B. K Vignesh
579.

Name the former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh who died in the recent past.

A. Gopinath Bordoloi
B. Ravishankar Shukla
C. Chimanbhai Patel
D. Sunderlal Patwa
Answer» E.
580.

Who has won gold in the Women Elite's 500m individual time trial event in the 2016 Senior National Track Cycling?

A. Sonali Chanu
B. Kezia Varghese
C. Deborah Herold
D. Anu Chutia
Answer» D. Anu Chutia
581.

Who was appointed as the Deputy Governor of RBI recently?

A. Satya Narayan
B. Sunderlal Patwa
C. Nagraj Varma
D. Viral Acharya
Answer» E.
582.

Prafulla Haldankar, who passed away recently, was the famous player of which sports?

A. Table Tennis
B. Badminton
C. Wrestling
D. Boxing
Answer» B. Badminton
583.

Who was recently selected for the 2016 AIFF Player of the Year award?

A. Sunil Chhetri
B. Subrata Pal
C. Romeo Fernandes
D. Jeje Lalpekhlua
Answer» E.
584.

Who has been appointed as the new Lt Governor of Delhi?

A. Vishnu Sahay
B. Pradeep Sinha
C. K M Chandrasekhar
D. Anil Baijal
Answer» E.
585.

Name the person who will chair the High Level Committee (HLC) that was constituted to review institutionalization of Arbitration Mechanism in India.

A. Justice S Ravindra Bhat
B. Justice RV Raveendran
C. Justice BN Srikrishna
D. Indu Malhotra
Answer» D. Indu Malhotra
586.

Identify the British cyclist who recently announced retirement from the game.

A. Bradley Wiggins
B. Chris Froome
C. Nicole Cooke
D. Robert Millar
Answer» B. Chris Froome
587.

He was sworn-in as the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in December 2016.

A. Ajai Raj Sharma
B. Romesh Bhandari
C. Anil Baijal
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
588.

China in December 2016 blocked India's proposal at UN to list a person as a designated terrorist. Name the person for whom the proposal was made.

A. Sayeed Salahudeen
B. Masood Azhar
C. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed
D. Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi
Answer» C. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed
589.

Name the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh who was suspended from his party for carrying anti-party activities.

A. Pema Khandu
B. Dorjee Sona
C. Jambey Tashi
D. Chowna Mein
Answer» B. Dorjee Sona
590.

Who was chosen as the Captain of the Cricket Australia's ODI Team of Year?

A. David Warner
B. Steve Smith
C. Virat Kohli
D. Mitchell Marsh
Answer» D. Mitchell Marsh
591.

Who was chosen for 2016 Bihari Puraskar?

A. Hemant Shesh
B. Om Thanvi
C. Satya Narayan
D. Bhagwati Lal Vyas
Answer» D. Bhagwati Lal Vyas
592.

He was appointed as the Deputy Governor of RBI recently

A. Satya Narayan
B. Sunderlal Patwa
C. Nagraj Varma
D. Viral Acharya
Answer» E.
593.

Who of the following bowlers occupied 1st place in the ICC Rankings for Test Bowlers?

A. Ravindra Jadeja
B. Ravichandran Ashwin
C. Rangana Herath
D. Dale Steyn
Answer» C. Rangana Herath
594.

Who was appointed as the first ever female director of Vatican Museums?

A. Nusli Wadia
B. Barbara Jatta
C. Girija Vaidyanathan
D. Deepika Agarwal
Answer» C. Girija Vaidyanathan
595.

Who is the new Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army?

A. Vikram Singh Rathore
B. Bipin Rawat
C. Velu Nair
D. Birender Singh
Answer» C. Velu Nair
596.

Who of the following football players were awarded the World's Best Playmaker for the year 2016 by IFFHS?

A. Andres Iniesta
B. Lionel Messi
C. Tony Kroos
D. Christiano Ronaldo
Answer» C. Tony Kroos
597.

Who has been awarded 'Scroll of Honor' by Government of India (GoI) to promote cashless transactions?

A. Manish Jadon
B. Khusbu Gupta
C. Surbhi Kapoor
D. Gaurav Goyal
Answer» E.
598.

Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?

A. S R Hashim
B. Deepak Gupta
C. Alka Sirohi
D. David Syiemlieh
Answer» E.
599.

Who has been appointed as the President of Samajwadi Party's Uttar Pradesh unit?

A. Naresh Uttam
B. Akhilesh Yadav
C. Mulayam Singh Yadav
D. Azam Khan
Answer» B. Akhilesh Yadav
600.

Who has been named Samajwadi Party's new national president?

A. Shivpal Yadav
B. Ramgopal Yadav
C. Akhilesh Yadav
D. Amar Singh
Answer» D. Amar Singh