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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 | |