Yogeshwar Dutt
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1. Name the
legendary Dutch football striker and coach who died of lung cancer at the age
of68.
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Answer: Johan Cruyff
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2. Name the
Kadhaprasangam maestro andactor who passed away at a private hospital inKottayam
at the age of 70.
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Answer: VD Rajappan
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3. What is the
name of The Fast Patrol Vessel(FPV) of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) whichwas
commissioned in Visakhapatnam
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Answer: ICGS Arnvesh
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4. Hinduja
Group’s Ashok Leyland DefenceSystems Ltd (ALDS) has tied up with whichcompany
to develop combat vehicles for theIndian Army
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Answer: Lockheed Martin Corp.
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5. Who has won
the prestigious 2016 SwissOpen Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament inthe
men’s single category
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Answer: HS Prannoy
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6. The government
has formally withdrawn therecognition of which stock exchange after it wasderecognised
by markets regulator Sebi inNovember 2014 for "serious
irregularities" in itsfunctioning
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Answer: Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE)
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7. United Nations
World Water Day was observedon
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Answer: 22nd March
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8. Who has been
named as Huawei globalambassador
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Answer: Lionel Messi
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9. Name the star
wrestler who secured anOlympic quota place for India with a gold-medalfinish
in the men's 65kg freestyle category inthe Asian Olympic Qualification tournament
inAstana, Kazakhastan.
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Answer: Yogeshwar Dutt
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10. Name the
Indian student who is the winnerof the first Noor Inayat Khan Prize for 2016.
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Answer: Geetakshi Arora
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11. Name the
American multinationaltechnology company that will invest over $100million
over the next 18 to 24 months to supportthe country's ambitious plan to
connectthousands of its villages to the internet andcreate jobs.
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Answer: Cisco Systems Inc
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12. Name the
India-born brothers who toppedthe 'Asian Rich List 2016'.
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Answer: G P Hinduja and S P Hinduja
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13. World
Forestry Day or International Day ofForests is celebrated worldwide every
year on
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Answer: 21st March
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14. Pfizer, the
pharmaceutical major hasannounced whom as its new Managing Director(MD) with
immediate effect for a period of fiveyears
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Answer: Mr. S Sridhar
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15. The Airport
Authority Of India (AAI) hasgiven the additional charge of Chairman to
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Answer:Mr. Sudhir Raheja
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16. Name the
India’s biosphere reserve that placed among 20 UNESCO world biosphere
reserves
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Answer.
Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve (ABR)
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17. Which country
will host the eighth annual summit of BRICS from October 15-16 in its
capacity as chair of the influential bloc comprising five countries — Brazil,
Russia, India, China, South Africa
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Answer. India
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18. Name the
Ex-Intel CEO who passed away recently
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Answer. Andy Grove
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19. Who was
unanimously elected as PDP legislature party leader
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Answer. Mehbooba Mufti
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20. Name the
legendary Dutch soccer striker and coach who died of lung cancer at the age
of 68 recently
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Answer. Johan Cruyff
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21. Name the
Beleaguered business tycoon who has decided to step down as the Chairman of
pharma major Sanofi India, nearly 33 years after he assumed the post
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Answer. Vijay Mallya
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22. Which country
military, backed by U.S-led coalition aircraft launched a long-awaited
operation to recapture the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS)
militants
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Answer. Iraq
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23. Fresh from
his landmark trip to Cuba, U.S. President Barack Obama will now travelled to
which country, where four decades later resentment still simmers over
Washington’s backing for its former dictatorship
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Answer.
Argentina
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24. The Union
Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) between India and which country to mobilise up to $75 billion long-term
investment in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
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Answer. United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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25. Name the
Australian all-rounder who will quit international cricket after the ongoing
World Twenty20 in India
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Answer. Shane Watson
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