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Filippo Grandi
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1. Jammu and Kashmir
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away on 7 January 2016. He
belonged to which party and in which year the party was founded?
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a) Jammu & Kashmir
National Conference (NC), 1939
b) Jammu and Kashmir People's
Democratic Party (PDP), 1999
c) Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party, 1982
d) Jammu Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party, 1994
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2. Who was elected as the
General President of the 105th Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
that is scheduled for 2017-18?
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a) Prana Krushna Parija
b) Achyuta Samanta
c) Krishna M Rao
d) Shailaya Kumar
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3. The National Human
Rights Commission (NHRC) on 6 January 2016 issued a notice to which state
government over the reported deplorable conditions prevailing in the prisons
of the state?
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a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Punjab
d) Bihar
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4. Which country on 6
January 2016 conducted its first hydrogen bomb test?
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a)
North Korea
b) Israel
c) China
d) Russia
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5. Which of the following
books of Harper Lee was in news on 6 January 2016 as it topped the 2015 US
Bestseller List?
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a)
Go Set a Watchman
b) To Kill a Mockingbird
c) Fifty Shades of Grey
d) Diary of Wimpy Kid
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6. Name the noted
Gujarati writer and poet who passed away on 6 January 2016. He was known for
his novel Akasmat (1968).
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a) Surendra Patel
b) Akhil Thakur
c) Ramya Ghosh
d) Labhshankar Thakar
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7. Who was appointed as
the Chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on 5 January
2016?
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a)
Kunal Shah
b) Vinodh Bhat
c) Vishwas Patel
d) Nishant Rao
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8. With which country on
5 January 2016 Sri Lanka signed 8 MoUs to deepen bilateral engagement?
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a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Nepal
d) Pakistan
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9. Identify the state in
which the 600 MW Kakatiya Thermal Power Plant Stage-II is located which was
commissioned by BHEL on 5 January 2016?
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a) Karnataka
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Telangana
d) Andhra Pradesh
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10. On 5 January 2016, it
was announced that World’s first slum museum will be set up in Dharavi in
February 2016. Against this backdrop, identify the city in which Dharavi is
located?
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a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Chennai
d) Hyderabad
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11. Identify the Indian
Wicket-Keeper who on 5 January 2016 was awarded with the 2015 Col. CK Nayudu
Lifetime Achievement Award.
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a)
Syed Kirmani
b) Farokh Engineer
c) Kiran More
d) Nayan Mongia
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12. Which scheme was
launched by Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation Uma Bharti on 5 December 2015 in Uttar Pradesh?
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a) MUDRA Yojana
b) Ganga Gram Yojana
c) SAFAL Bharat Yojana
d) Grahak Vishwas Yojana
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13. Which state signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited
(JBVNL) under the UDAY Scheme on 5 January 2016?
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a) Bihar
b) Rajasthan
c) Maharashtra
d) Jharkhand
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14. The world's largest
blue star sapphire that weighs 1404.49 carats was discovered in a mine in
which country in August 2015?
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a) England
b) China
c) Sri Lanka
d) Japan
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15. Who on 1 January 2016
took over as the High Commissioner for the United Nations Refugee Agency
(UNHCR)?
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a) António Guterres
b) Filippo Grandi
c) Thorvald Stoltenberg
d) Sadruddin Aga Khan
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