Itzhak Perlman
1.Who was appointed Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) ?
Ans-Arun Kumar Jain
2. Which organisation has sanctioned $1.5 billion loan to support the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)?
Ans-World Bank
3. Who has won the coveted Order of Merit crown of Asian Tour for year 2015 ?
Ans-India’s star golfer Anirban Lahiri
4. Who will head the Judicial Committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme?
Ans- L Narasimha Reddy
5. India’s first National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) has been set up in which
city?
Ans- New Delhi
6. Which country has formed the 34 nations Islamic Anti-terror Coalition?
Ans-Saudi Arabia
7. Who has become the first state in the country to submit smart city plans?
Ans-Rajasthan
8. Which organisations launched Principles for Public Credit Guarantee Schemes (CGSs) ?
Ans-World Bank Group and FIRST Initiative
9. Who has won 2016 Genesis Prize Laureate for his accomplishments as a musician, teacher and
advocate for people with disabilities ?
Ans-Renowned Israeli-US violinist Itzhak Perlman
10. Who was appointed as new Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh ?
Ans- Justice (Retd) Virendra Singh.