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2 GENERAL AWARENESS WEEKLY POCKET Q.1. With which country India has signed a defence deal worth nearly Rs 39,000 crore to purchase five state of art S-400 Triumf air defence systems? Ans: Russia Q.2. Rosneft Oil Company has agreed to acquire India s second biggest private oil firm Essar Oil in an all-cash deal valued at about US $13 billion. Rosneft belongs to which country? Ans: Russia Q.3. Which country has won the inaugural BRICS U-17 Football Tournament 2016 held at Goa on the occasion of the 8th BRICS hosted in India? Ans: Brazil Q.4. Name the system which was launched by Union Ministry to check illegal mining using latest satellite technology? Ans: Mining Surveillance System Q.5. In which state, Union Government has launched National Seismic Programme (NSP) to trace hydrocarbon resources? Ans: Odisha Q.6. In which city The second edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM)-2016 was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh? Ans: New Delhi Q.7. UK Prime Minister will make his/her first bilateral visit to India with a delegation of small and medium-size business representatives in November.

3 Ans: Theresa May Q.8. Who has won Shanghai Masters 2016? Ans: Andy Murray Q.9. Name the first South Indian actor who's statue is placed in Madame Tussauds museum in Bangkok? Ans: Prabhas Q.10. This year Nobel Prize has been given to David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz for their outstanding work on the field of- Ans: Physics Q.11. Which country successfully launched a spacecraft carrying two astronauts, in its longest-ever manned space mission, who would later join its experimental space lab orbiting the Earth? Ans: China Q.12. Who has won Tennis Hong Kong Open title of the year 2016? Ans: Caroline Wozniacki Q.13. Who has won men's singles title at the Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix tournament? Ans: Sourabh Verma Q.14. Female cyclist and Olympic heavyweight champion Anna Meares announced her retirement. She hails from which country? Ans: Australia Q.15. Recently which country has decommissioned its first nuclear-powered submarine after more than 40 years of military service? Ans: China

4 Q.16. Who has been appointed as the chief financial officer (CFO) of Reliance Defence & Engineering Ltd? Ans: Madan Pendse Q.17. Which Sri Lankan cricketer has been named brand ambassador of the Stairs School Football League (SSFL)? Ans: Sanath Jaisurya Q.18. All-rounder Hardik Pandya became the Indian to be named "Man of the Match" on ODI debut. Ans: 4th Q.19. Which city has been nominated as one of the three European Capitals of Culture 2021? Ans: Novi Sad Q.20. Who became the second most successful captain in ODI history? Ans: M.S.Dhoni Q.21. With which country India signed four agreements in areas of investment cooperation and facilitation, cattle genomics, pharmaceuticals and agriculture? Ans: Brazil Q.22. Which country will host the ninth BRICS annual summit in 2017? Ans: China Q.23. Who has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee s (IOC) Athletes Commission? Ans: Saina Nehwal Q.24. Who has been appointed Ambassador to United Arab Emirates? Ans: Navdeep Singh Suri

5 Q.25. India has quietly completed its nuclear triad by inducting the indigenously built strategic nuclear submarine INS Arihant into service. What does ATV stands for? Ans: Advance Technology Vessel Q.26. Which island has been listed in National Geographic's 'Around the World in 24 Hours' list? Ans: Kakkathuruthu Q.27. Which Indian film has won the distinguished 'Megacity short docs, Best Film Award (report Solution) 2016' at the French International Sortdoc Indian film festival? Ans: Reclaiming the Night Q.28. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated three hydroelectric projects (HEPs) in which state? Ans: Himachal Pradesh Q.29. Who has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to the UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva? Ans: Amandeep Singh Gill Q.30. In which state Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National SC/ST Hub? Ans: Punjab Q.31. How many countries have unanimously approved India's nomination of Rajendra Shende as a senior expert to the United Nations Environment Programme's Technology and Economic Assessment Panel of the Montreal Protocol? Ans: 197 Q.32. Recently the book "Driven" was launched by Former cricketers Anil Kumble and Virender Sehwag which is based on the life of-

6 Ans: Virat Kohli Q.33. The second joint tactical exercise under the China-India Cooperation 2016 and was held at which place? Ans: Chushul Q.34. Which Indian Football club became the first Indian club to reach the final of Asian Cup? Ans: Bengaluru FC Q.35. How many agreements were signed between India and Myanmar in order to boost the bilateral relations between the two nations? Ans: 3 Q.36. What is the name of the Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) that was commissioned into Indian Navy by the Eastern Naval Command Vice-Admiral H.C.S. Bisht? Ans: INS Tihayu Q.37. N Kumar, Director of died. Ans: CIL Q.38. Who has been appointed as a member of the US Department of Homeland Security's Academic Advisory Council? Ans: Renu Khator Q.39. In the name of which former Indian PM, Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, laid the foundation stone for Akshay Urja Bhawan? Ans: Atal Bihari Vajpayee Q.40. What is India's rank according to the latest FIFA rankings 2016?

7 Ans: 137th Q.41. Which city tops the list of 2016 Global Power City Index, which was released by the Mori Memorial Foundation s Institute for Urban Strategies? Ans: London Q.42. In order to boost which scheme, Cochin Shipyard and Engineers India have joined hands for design and construction of small scale LNG carriers? Ans: Make in India Q.43. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu laid foundation stone of projects for laying broad gauge connecting Rewa- Sidhi- Singrauli districts and the new Sidhi railway station building in Madhya Pradesh. Ans: 2200 Cr Q.44. With which country, India signed an agreement for Akula-2 class nuclear-powered submarine for the Indian Navy? Ans: Russia Q.45. Mewa Ramgobin hails from which country? Ans: South Africa Q.46. WBO is the official governing body of Ans: Boxing Q.47. Which city is a Venue for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup? Ans: Kocchi Q.48. Punjab won both the boys and girls National Junior Netball Championships title by defeating. Ans: Rajasthan. Q.49. What is the name of Pakistan Prime Minister s Political Party?

8 Ans: Muslim League-Nawaz Q.50. According to IATA, which of the following country shall be the third lagest aviation market by 2026? Ans: India Q.51. According to RBI, how much FDI is permitted under Other Financial Services carried out by non-banking finance firms? Ans: 100 % Q.52. Recently New York City declared 2016 as Waris Ahluwalia day. Ans: October 19 Q.53. Who took over as the Commandant of Indian Naval Academy (INA)? Ans: SV Bhokare Q.54. Which IT services major announced the acquisition of Butler America Aerospace for USD 85 million? Ans: HCL Q.55. Bette Jane Cohen was a famous- Ans: Filmmaker Q.56. Name the India's First Female Olympic Wrestler who has been appointed DSP in Haryana Police recently? Ans: Geeta Phogat Q.57. The State Bank of India (SBI) declared which city as its 5th zone in North-East India. Ans: Silchar Q.58. Which city council bestowed honorary citizenship on the Dalai Lama?

9 Ans: Milan city council Q.59. Who has been elected the new President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)? Ans: Morinari Watanabe Q.60. As a part of its golden jubilee celebrations, the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai (SJAM) will present the Lifetime Achievement award to which cricketer? Ans: Sunil Gavaskar

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