General Knowledge Question Answer

1.Who has been appointed as the new independent director on the board of India Post Payment Banks (IPPB)?
M L Lodha R S Sodhi G S Bhatti P K Kumar

2.The novel “One Indian Girl” has been authored by whom?
Kiran Desai Jhumpa Lahiri Chetan Bhagat Amitav Ghosh

3.Who was the flag bearer from India at the closing ceremony in the 2016 Rio Olympics?
P V Sindhu Lalita Babar Sakshi Malik Leander Paes

4.Which state has become the first Indian state to draft its own internal security act?
Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Odisha Kerala

5.Who has been sworn-in as the new Governor of Punjab?
Najma Heptulla VP Singh Badnore Jagdish Mukhi Kaptan Singh Solanki

General knowledge

1.Who has been named as the chairman of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) committee on Rio 2016 debacle?
Jitu Rai Ganag Narang Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Abhinav Bindra

2.Which country will be the focused country at the 2016 International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
Iran South Korea Brazil Spain

3.The book “An Intimate History of Killing: Face to Face Killing in Twentieth Century Warfare” authored by whom?
Bhikhu Parekh Joanna Bourke Fenil Sherdiwala Kirti Rambhatla

4.Who has won the first IEI-IEEE Award for Engineering Excellence-2015?
A S Kiran Kumar G Satheesh Reddy K K Radhakrishnan Avinash Chander

5.Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is located in which state of India?
Goa Odisha Tripura Manipur

Common Quiz Questions

1.The Durand Cup is associated with which sports?
Football Cricket Basketball Hockey

2.What is the India’s rank on the 2016 World Risk Index?
77th 83rd 67th 56th

3.What is the theme of the 2017 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas?
Engaging Diaspora – The Indian Growth Story Redefined Engagement With Indian Diaspora Apna Bharat Apna Gaurav: Connecting Across Generations Connecting for a Shared Future: The Indian Diaspora, India and the Pacific

4.The world’s first self-driving taxi service has been launched in which of the following countries?
Japan Singapore Malaysia China

5.Which country will host the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit 2016?
Maldives Pakistan Bangladesh Bhutan

2016 Current Affairs

1.The world’s first hack-proof quantum communication satellite will be launched by which country?
United States Russia France China

2.Who is the newly elected President of Zambia?
Guy Scott Edgar Lungu Michael Sata Hakainde Hichilema

3.What is the theme of the 2016 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)?
Child Education Women Empowerment Swachh Bharat Nirmal Ganga

4.The sailing campaign “Jal Tarang” has been started from which state of India?
Maharashtra Himachal Pradesh Odisha West Bengal

5.T A Razzaq, who passed away recently, was a script writer of which language?
Tamil Malayalam Telugu Urdu

GK 2016

1. India’s first-ever bio-CNG plant for public vehicles has been inaugurated in which of the following states?
Odisha Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Tamil Nadu

2.India’s first Nuclear Suppliers’ insurance policy for Right to Recourse’ has been launched in which state?
Kerala Maharashtra Karnataka Andhra Pradesh

3.The book “Police and Counter Insurgency — The Untold Story of Tripura’s COIN Campaign” has been authored by whom?
Lalita Babar Kuldeep Kumar Jerry Pinto V.B. Ganesan

4.Who has won gold medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics men’s singles tennis tournament?
Kei Nishikori Andy Murray Juan Martin Del Potro Novak Djokovic

5.Who has been posthumously honoured with the Ashok Chakra on the 2016 Independence Day?
Hanamanthappa Koppad Havildar Hangpan Dada Niranjan Ek Gursevak Singh

Current Affairs Quiz

1.The first National Conference of Investigating Agencies was held in which of the following cities?
Pune Bengaluru New Delhi Chennai

2.Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Assam?
Loknath Mishra A K Singh Nikhil Kumar Banwarilal Purohit

3.Who has been honoured with the 2016 Tamil Ratna Award?
Bharathi Raja A.R. Rahman Srinivasa Varadhan M.S. Subbulakshmi

4.The book “A Book of Light: When a Loved One Has a Different Mind” has been authored by whom?
Priyank Gupta Jerry Pinto Manjulla Sen Anupama Raju

5.Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Manipur?
Najma Heptullah Prof Jagdish Mukhi VP Singh Badnore Ashwani Kumar

GK & Current Affairs

India has been ranked 66th in the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII), according to the latest released report by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The list is topped by Switzerland, followed by Sweden, the UK, the US, Finland and Singapore.

The Maharashtra government has recently launched India’s first comprehensive ‘Crime Criminal Tracking Network System’ (CCTNS) through 42 cyber labs in Mumbai on August 15, 2016. Under the CCTNS, all police stations in the state will be linked with one another for sharing information about crimes in their respective jurisdictions and pave the way for a digital police force in Maharashtra.

P Shanmugam, the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI)’s Principal Scientist, has bagged the 2016 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award for meritorious services in the Higher Education Department of Tamil Nadu at Fort St George in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is awarded by the Government of Tamil Nadu, which consists of a certificate, Rs. 5 lakh cheque and 8 gram gold medal.

The 2016 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) youth parliamentarians conference on “Peace and Harmony for Development” has started from August 16 in Islamabad, Pakistan and will continue till August 18. From India, Lok Sabha MP Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo is leading the 3-member Indian delegation.

Gurdial Singh (83), the world famous prominent Punjabi writer, novelist and short story writer and Jnanpith awardee, has recently passed away at Bathinda, Punjab. His notable works include Anhoe, Addh Chanani Raat, Anhe Ghore Da Daan, etc.

GK Updates August 2016

1.What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII)?
81 66 78 54

2.India’s first comprehensive “Crime Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS)” has been launched by which state government?
Madhya Pradesh Haryana Maharashtra Odisha

3.Which Indian scientist has bestowed with the 2016 Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam award?
RB Udhayakumar N Subbaiyan P Shanmugam Jayanthi

4.The 2016 SAARC youth parliamentarians conference on “Peace & Harmony for Development” has started in which of the following cities? [A]Karachi [B]New Delhi [C]Kathmandu [D]Islamabad
Karachi New Delhi Kathmandu Islamabad

5.Gurdial Singh, who passed away recently, was a famous writer of which language?
Punjabi Hindi Tamil Odia