<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108</id><updated>2024-10-18T13:02:18.539+05:30</updated><category term="Daily"/><category term="Weekly"/><category term="General"/><category term="Computer"/><category term="Specials"/><category term="Article"/><category term="Banking"/><category term="Sports"/><category term="highlights"/><category term="RoundUps"/><category term="Days"/><title type='text'>General Knowledge For You</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17547186373756145677</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>136</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108.post-3405255193806954550</id><published>2016-12-14T21:45:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2016-12-14T21:45:44.196+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daily"/><title type='text'>GK Update 14th December 2016</title><summary type="text">Ques: In which state has Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated projects worth Rs 6 crore at his adopted village of Puttamrajuvari Kandriga near Gudur, 110 km from Tirupati?&amp;#13;
Ans: Andhra Pradesh&amp;#13;
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Ques: Name the former Governor Lieutenant General (Retd.) of Jammu and Kashmir, who passed away after brief illness recently?&amp;#13;
Ans: Srinivas Kumar Sinha&amp;#13;
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Ques: Which firm has launched </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/feeds/3405255193806954550/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/12/gk-update-14th-december-2016.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/3405255193806954550'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/3405255193806954550'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/12/gk-update-14th-december-2016.html' title='GK Update 14th December 2016'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17547186373756145677</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108.post-3171134312056418260</id><published>2016-12-13T18:48:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2016-12-13T18:48:15.330+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daily"/><title type='text'>GK update 13th December 2016</title><summary type="text">Ques: Name the mission, which has launched by Pranab Mukherjee on his 81st birthday to end child labour, child slavery and violence against children?&amp;#13;
Ans:100 Million for 100 Million campaign&amp;#13;
&amp;#13;
Ques: Name the place, where the first India-China Think-Tanks Forum started?&amp;#13;
Ans:New Delhi&amp;#13;
Ques: Name the cricketer, who has scored three double hundreds in a 2016 playing against </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/feeds/3171134312056418260/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/12/gk-update-13th-december-2016.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/3171134312056418260'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/3171134312056418260'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/12/gk-update-13th-december-2016.html' title='GK update 13th December 2016'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17547186373756145677</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108.post-2220506180580760112</id><published>2016-11-25T20:19:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2016-11-25T20:19:03.351+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daily"/><title type='text'>GK Update 25th November 2016</title><summary type="text">Ques: Recently RBI has hit a record high of bank deposit. What is the amount claimed?&amp;#13;
Ans: &amp;#8377;4.3 trillion&amp;#13;
&amp;#13;
Ques: Which Indian university has been named the top university for job placement?&amp;#13;
Ans: IIT Kharagpur&amp;#13;
&amp;#13;
Ques: Which country will chair the Energy Club of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?&amp;#13;
Ans: Turkey&amp;#13;
&amp;#13;
&amp;#13;
Ques: Who has been appointed as</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/feeds/2220506180580760112/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/11/gk-update-25th-november-2016.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/2220506180580760112'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/2220506180580760112'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/11/gk-update-25th-november-2016.html' title='GK Update 25th November 2016'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17547186373756145677</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108.post-8247213212773106123</id><published>2016-11-24T18:17:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2016-11-24T20:10:00.512+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daily"/><title type='text'>GK Update 23rd November 2016</title><summary type="text">Ques: Who became the new president of FICCI?
Ans: Pankaj R Patel
Ques: Who was conferred the first World Sanskrit Award?
Ans: Maha Chakri Sirindhron
Ques: From when has the Swiss Bank agreed to share account information with Indian Government?
Ans: From September 2018 and onwards
Ques: Indian Government has asked NABARD to disburse _______ crore to farmers.
Ans: &amp;#8377; 21,000
Ques: Name the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/feeds/8247213212773106123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/11/gk-update-23rd-november-2016.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/8247213212773106123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/8247213212773106123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/11/gk-update-23rd-november-2016.html' title='GK Update 23rd November 2016'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17547186373756145677</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108.post-8299865026825258297</id><published>2016-11-10T22:01:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2016-11-10T22:01:14.036+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daily"/><title type='text'>GK knowledge 10th November 2016</title><summary type="text">Ques: A joint expedition team of Indo Tibetan border Police and Indian mountaineering had recently became the first to scale which mountain?
Ans: Mt. Kangto
Ques: Which is the highest peak of Arunachal Pradesh?
Ans: Mt. Kangto
Ques: Who is the agriculture minister of Rajasthan?
Ans: Prabhu Lal Saini
Ques: Which news channel has been banned from broadcasting for 1 day?
Ans: NDTV
Ques: What is the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/feeds/8299865026825258297/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/11/gk-knowledge-10th-november-2016.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/8299865026825258297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/8299865026825258297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/11/gk-knowledge-10th-november-2016.html' title='GK knowledge 10th November 2016'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17547186373756145677</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108.post-5836253769160196554</id><published>2016-10-03T22:57:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2016-10-03T22:57:28.488+05:30</updated><title type='text'>GK Update 3rd October 2016</title><summary type="text">Which south African player became the 1st cricketer to score a century in all formats at the same venue?
Ans. Faf du Plessis
Ques. Which Indian golfer won his sixth Asian Tour title, winning the Korea Open in Incheon.
Ans. Gaganjeet Bhullar
Ques. What is the theme of The third annual White House Student Film Festival?
Ans. The world I want to live in
Ques. Who won the Malaysian Grand Prix?
Ans. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/feeds/5836253769160196554/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/10/gk-update-3rd-october-2016.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/5836253769160196554'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/5836253769160196554'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/10/gk-update-3rd-october-2016.html' title='GK Update 3rd October 2016'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17547186373756145677</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108.post-8160929389111366427</id><published>2016-03-28T20:34:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2016-03-28T20:34:54.943+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daily"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="General"/><title type='text'>GK update 28th March 2016</title><summary type="text">

Ques. Global Trends
in Renewable Energy Investment&#39; report is given by-

Ans. United Nations Environment Programme



Ques. According to
BMI Research, growth of Indian Economy for the year 2016-17 is-

Ans. 7.2 %



Ques. Which country
has launched its first cyber security public organization aimed at better safeguarding
national cyber security and guiding internet companies in performing their</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/feeds/8160929389111366427/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/03/gk-update-28th-march-2016.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/8160929389111366427'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/8160929389111366427'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/03/gk-update-28th-march-2016.html' title='GK update 28th March 2016'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17547186373756145677</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108.post-4639287599280684191</id><published>2016-02-11T20:52:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2016-02-11T20:52:25.473+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daily"/><title type='text'>GK update 11th February 2016 </title><summary type="text">Ques. What is the new name of Shah Rukh Khan-owned Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel?
Ans. Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR)
Ques. Which state government has put a cap on the prices charged by cab companies? 
Ans. Karnataka government 
Ques. Which Indian businessman has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering based in USA?
Ans. Mukesh Ambani</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/feeds/4639287599280684191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/02/gk-update-11th-february-2016.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/4639287599280684191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/4639287599280684191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/02/gk-update-11th-february-2016.html' title='GK update 11th February 2016 '/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17547186373756145677</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108.post-3430563243760631583</id><published>2016-02-10T23:12:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2016-02-10T23:12:53.481+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daily"/><title type='text'>GK update 10th February 2016 </title><summary type="text">Ques. According to the government, what is the number of cases pending in lower court? 
Ans. 2 crore 
Ques. Nepal&amp;#8217;s former ----------------- Sushil Koirala passed away.
Ans. Prime Minister
Ques. Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been elected the President of South Asian Wrestling Federation, while Tabiur Rehman from ------------------- was elected as </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/feeds/3430563243760631583/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/02/gk-update-10th-february-2016.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/3430563243760631583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/3430563243760631583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/02/gk-update-10th-february-2016.html' title='GK update 10th February 2016 '/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17547186373756145677</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108.post-5409993377546142964</id><published>2016-02-09T20:24:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2016-02-09T20:24:24.381+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daily"/><title type='text'>GK update 9th February 2016 </title><summary type="text">Ques. Who won the women&#39;s single&#39;s title at the South Asian Games? 
Ans. Joshna Chinappa
Ques. Scientists are investigating a suspected meteorite death in which Indian state? 
Ans. Tamil Nadu 
Ques. What is the name of the joint Indo - Nepal army exercise? 
Ans. Surya Kiran 
Ques. Where is Surya Kiran exercise being held? 
Ans. Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand
Ques. Which Indian warship is being </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/feeds/5409993377546142964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/02/gk-update-9th-february-2016.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/5409993377546142964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/5409993377546142964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/02/gk-update-9th-february-2016.html' title='GK update 9th February 2016 '/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17547186373756145677</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108.post-4077107041378989513</id><published>2016-02-07T23:02:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2016-02-07T23:02:11.788+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daily"/><title type='text'>GK update 7th February 2016 </title><summary type="text">Ques. Who became the costliest Indian player at the Indian Premier League auction?
Ans. Pawan Negi 
Ques. Helmet for pillion rider has been made must in which state? 
Ans. Maharashtra 
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/feeds/4077107041378989513/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/02/gk-update-7th-february-2016.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/4077107041378989513'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/4077107041378989513'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/02/gk-update-7th-february-2016.html' title='GK update 7th February 2016 '/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17547186373756145677</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108.post-8462594383903881077</id><published>2016-02-02T22:36:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2016-02-02T22:36:52.533+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daily"/><title type='text'>GK update 2nd February 2016 </title><summary type="text">Ques. Where is the Airtel-Economic Times Global Business Summit being held? 
Ans. New Delhi 
Ques. _____ doctors have separated eight-day-old conjoined twin sisters fused at the liver and chest -- the youngest ever successfully separated.
Ans. Swiss
Ques. In a landmark verdict by Delhi high court, The eldest female member of a family can be its?
Ans. Karta
Ques. Who is the author of the book &quot;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/feeds/8462594383903881077/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/02/gk-update-2nd-february-2016.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/8462594383903881077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5837336864795979108/posts/default/8462594383903881077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://gkfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/02/gk-update-2nd-february-2016.html' title='GK update 2nd February 2016 '/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17547186373756145677</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837336864795979108.post-4988815449750702427</id><published>2016-02-01T23:16:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2016-02-01T23:16:55.683+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daily"/><title type='text'>GK update 1st February 2016 </title><summary type="text">Ques. What is India&#39;s rank on the list of nations with the most number of thinktanks?
Ans. 4(fourth)
Ques. The space agency of which country is ready to work with ISRO in putting a lander on Mars ?
Ans. France 
Ques. Who has been appointed as the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD)
Ans. Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Pandey 
Ques. T. N. GopaKumar passed away. He was also known as? 
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Ques.
Who has been named as the advisor to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar? 

Ans. Prashant Kishor 



Ques.
Which language was made the official language of India? 

Ans. Hindi 



Ques.
Where is India&#39;s tallest and largest tricolour situated? 

Ans. Ranchi 



Ques.
Who hoisted India&#39;s tallest and largest tricolour in Ranchi? 

Ans. Manohar Parrikar 



Ques.
Sushma Swaraj is in Bahrain to attend? 

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Ques.
Which country has been ranked number one in Transparency International’s
Corruption Perceptions Index?

Ans. Denmark



Ques.
India has overtaken which country to become the world&#39;s largest rice exporter
in 2015?

Ans. Thailand






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Ques.
Sait Nagjee football tournament was inaugurated by? 

Ans. Ronaldinho



Ques.
After how many years India has regained its No. 1 ICC Test ranking recently? 

Ans. Five



Ques.
Which organisation has named the Netherlands pair of Robert Van Der Horst and
Lidewij Welten as the 2015 Players of the Year in the men&#39;s and women&#39;s
categories respectively?

Ans. The International
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Ques.
How much is the budget Telengana government has decided for 2016-2017?

Ans. Rs 1.40 lakh crore



Ques.
What amount has been raised Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL),
through Non Convertible Debenture? 

Ans. Rs 425 crore



Ques.
World Economic Forum is being held at? 

Ans. Davos-Klosters,
Switzerland.



Ques.
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Ques.
Famous ------------------ Actor Abe Vigoda passed away recently.

Ans. American



Ques.
Arindam Sen Gupta passed away. He was? 

Ans. Managing editor of
Times of India (TOI) 



Ques.
Former Army Chief General KV Krishna Rao, passed away recently. He played an
important role in which war? 

Ans. Bangladesh
Liberation War




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Ques. What is the name of second part
of the President Pranab Mukherjee&#39;s memoir?

Ans.
The Turbulent Years: 1980-1996



Ques. A book &quot;Midnight&#39;s Furies:
The Deadly Legacy of India&#39;s Partition&quot; on the partition of India in 1947
and its fatal consequences has won a &#39;William E. Colby Award 2016&#39; in US. Who
is the author of this book?

Ans.
Nisid Hajari






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Ques. Which Indian origin dentist in
Melbourne has been honoured with the highest civilian honour, the Order of
Australia?

Ans.
Sajeev Koshy



Ques. Indian activist Henri Tiphagne
is the first Indian to receive the Amnesty International Human Rights Award
2016. Which arm of Amnesty International confers Human Rights Award?

Ans.
Germany



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Ques. Who has been
appointed as the spokesperson for Congress party? 

Ans. Manish Tiwari 



Ques. Who has been
appointed as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh by the Supreme Court of India recently?


Ans. Sanjay Mishra



Ques. Who has been
appointed as the new police commissioner of Mumbai? 

Ans. Datta Padsalgikar
































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Ques. What does USFDA stands for? 

Ans.
United States Food and Drug Administration






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Ans. Datta Padsalgikar
Ques. Who won the women&#39;s doubles title in Australian Open? 
Ans. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis 
Ques. What is the proposed amount of loan that would be provided to students under the Students Credit Card? 
Ans. 4 Lakhs 
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