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Mrilalini Sarabhai
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Q1. Which state Cabinet approved 35 percent reservation for
women in government jobs recently?
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(A) Jharkhand
(B) Bihar
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Kerala
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Q2. Name the renowned Classical Dancer who died on 21 January
2016?
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(A) Mrinalini Sarabhai
(B) Margi Sathi
(C) Kalamandalam Sathyabhama
(D) None of these
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Q3. Who has assumed charge as the executive director of
Greenpeace India on 20 January 2016?
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(A) Samit Aich
(B) Nikhil Chopra
(C) Ravi Chellam
(D) Salim Haque
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Q4. PM Narendra Modi released book titled The Z Factor written
by whom on 20 January 2016?
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(A) Subhash Chandra
(B) Rahul Verma
(C) Vivek Singh
(D) None of these
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Q5. Newly introduced train Mahamana Express will run between
which stations from 22 January 2016?
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(A) Mumbai and Chennai
(B) Varanasi and Delhi
(C) Bangalore and Ahemedabad
(D) Chennai and Varanasi
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Q6. Which Indian city will host the 19th National Conference
on e-Governance?
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(A) Kochi
(B) Pune
(C) Nagpur
(D) Guwahati
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Q7. Which country on 21 January 2016 agreed to exclusively
provide Biofarming technology to India?
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(A) France
(B) Canada
(C) Bhutan
(D) Mauritius
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Q8. National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog
on 17 January 2016 collaborated with which bank to conduct an enterprise
survey of manufacturing firms?
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(A) ICICI
(B) SBI
(C) IDFC Bank
(D) HDFC Bank
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Q9. Which team on 17 January 2016 won the 2016 Premier
Badminton League title?
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(A) Chennai Smashers
(B) Delhi Acers
(C) Mumbai Rockets
(D) Awadhe Warriors
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Q 10.Indian writer Anuradha Roy on 16 January 2016 has won the
prestigious $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel?
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(A) Sleeping on Jupiter
(B) An Atlas of Impossible Longing
(C) The Folded Earth
(D) None of these
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11. Identify the country
whose highest Islamic cleric issued fatwa against chess claiming game spreads
enmity and hatred.
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a)
Saudi Arabia
b) Ethiopia
c) Syria
d) UAE
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12. What is the name of
the ancient dragon that was found in Wales?
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a) Dracyulla Pirancsi
b) Zurraayic Dragon
c) Seazoria Dragon
d) Dragon Dinosaur
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13. Name the person of
Indian origin, who won film Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards 2016.
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a)
Rahul Thakkar
b) AR Rehman
c) Bhanu Athaiya
d) Satyajit Ray
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14. India will change
laws in the Budget 2016-17 to make country-by-country reporting mandatory for
Indian multinationals to ensure that tax loopholes are closed and no overall
corporate tax is being paid. What does this refers to?
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a) Double Tax Avoidance
guidelines
b) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
guidelines
c) OECD Tax guidelines
d) Equal Tax Treatment guidelines
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15. The Chhattisgarh
Government recently signed a share-holding agreement with a few central
government-run corporations for the second phase of which railway project?
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a)
Jagdalpur-Raoghat railway project
b) Dalli-Rajhara–Jagdalpur rail line
c) Dalli-Rajhara–Durg railway project
d) Dalli-Rajhara-Raoghat railway project
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16. A new bird species
named Himalayan Forest Thrush was discovered in northeastern India. The
scientific name of the species is named after which famous ornithologist?
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a)
Salim Ali
b) Humayun Abdulali
c) Biswamoy Biswas
d) Priya Davidar
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17. Which hotel recently
bagged the award of the world's best hotel at the Travellers' Choice award
organised by TripAdvisor?
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a) Shinta Mani Resort,
Cambodia
b) Umaid Bhawan Palace, India
c) Hotel Ritta Höppner, Brazil
d) Bellevue Syrene, Italy
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18. Who was appointed the
chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
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a) AK Jain
b) Alpesh Mathur
c) Vinayak Misra
d) Atulesh Jindal
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19. The Nai Manzil scheme
was on 20 January 2016 launched for the first time in which state?
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a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Manipur
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Himachal Pradesh
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20. The Indian Space
Research Organization on 20 January 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding
on cooperation in use of outer space with which organsiation?
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a)
Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research
b) Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency
c) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
d) Malaysian National Space Agency
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