Sam Pitroda
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1. Name the India and France eight-day counter-terrorism and
counter-insurgency joint exercise that started on 8 January 2016 in
Rajasthan.
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a) Hand-in-Hand-2016
b) Mithra Shakthi-2016
c) Shakti-2016
d) Green Hunt
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2. Name the all-out offensive operation of India’s
paramilitary forces and the state's forces against the Naxalites that came in
news on 8 January 2016.
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a) Trident
b) Green Hunt
c) Cactus
d) Grand Slam
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3. What is the name of the Health care project that was
decided to be implemented by the Kerala Government on 7 January 2016?
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a) Sampoorna Arogya
Keralam (SAK)
b) Sampoorna Swastha Keralam (SSK)
c) Arogya Keralam
d) Swastha Keralam
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4. The Union Government on 7 January 2016 approved the Atal
Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) for the year
2015-16 for which two states?
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a) Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh
b) Maharashtra and Haryana
c) Punjab and Uttarakhand
d) Bihar and Kerala
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5. Who was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
NITI Aayog on 7 January 2016?
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a) Sindhushree Khullar
b) Ashok Mishra
c) Amitabh Kant
d) Gurbir Grewal
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6. Name the ex-IAS Officer who was on 7 January 2016 appointed
as Chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI).
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a) Ashok Chawla
b) AB Khare
c) Vijay Kumar
d) Devender Kumar Sikri
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7. What is the name the initiative of Union Ministry of Home
Affairs and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Government that aims to expose youth
from J&K to rest of India?
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a) Bharat Ke Rehne Walo
b) Vibhinn Bharat
c) Incredible India
d) Wattan Ko Jano
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8. The Union Cabinet on 6 January 2016 approved a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) to set border haats with which country?
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a) Pakistan
b) Nepal
c) Myanmar
d) Bangladesh
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9. Who on 6 January 2016 was appointed as the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Vedanta Limited’s metals business across India?
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a) Shikha Dhawan
b) Justin Albanese
c) Samir Cairae
d) Vipul Cairae
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10. Who on 6 January 2016 was appointed the Technology Advisor
to the Odisha Government?
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a) Sabeer Bhatia
b) Sam Pitroda
c) Ajay Bhatt
d) Vinod Dham
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11. The Union Cabinet on 6 January 2015 gave its ex-post facto
approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and
Singapore. The MoU is in which field?
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a) Information Technology
b) Civil Aviation
c) International Law
d) Conservation Measures
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12. Name the state that on 6 January 2016 scrapped the
management quota and all other quotas, in private schools for nursery
admissions.
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a) Maharashtra
b) Delhi
c) Pondicherry
d) Telangana
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13. South African Cricketer who on 6 January 2016 resigned as
Test captain of South Africa is
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a) Hashim Amla
b) AB de Villiers
c) Graeme Smith
d) JP Duminy
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14. California Governor Jerry Brown on 6 January 2016 declared
a state of emergency in the state because of
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a) Leak of Perfluorotributylamine
b) Leak of Dichlorodifluoromethane
c) Leak of Hexafluoroethane
d) Leak of Methane Gas
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15. Identify the Indian shooter who on 5 January 2016 grabbed
gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand
Prix.
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a) Apurvi Chandela
b) Anjali Bhagwat
c) Heena Sidhu
d) Gargi Narang
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