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1 v GENERAL AWARENESS WEEKLY POCKET Q.1. India and US agreed on a joint collaboration in standardisation and improving quality of AYUSH products. The highlights of the discussions was focussed on which disease? Ans- Cancer Q.2. Indian Government is planning to digitally connect all Post Offices in rural areas by which date? Ans- March 2017 Q.3. Recently Pat Conroy died in south carolina, he was a famous Ans- Writer Q.4. IMF is going to introduce the Chinese Yuan in its Basket from which date? Ans- 1 October 2016

2 Q.1. Recently Maharishi Badrayan Vyas Samman for the year 2015 was honoured by? Ans- Pranab Mukherjee Q.2. The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley and Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center in New Delhi. Ans- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Q.3. Who has been appointed as next High Commissioner of India to Fiji? Ans- Vishvas Vidu Q.4. Which country has announced that it will invest 7.3 billion to increase its investment quota in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? Ans- India Q.5. Who has been appointed as an Additional Judge of the Manipur High Court for a period of two years? Ans- Songkhupchung Serto Q.6. Which Tamil film and TV serial actor died recently? Ans- R Selvakumar Q.7. India and the have launched the Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship, in a new initiative to advance bilateral cooperation on climate change? Ans- USA Q.8. South Korea and the US carried out their largest-ever landing drill in the port city of Ans-Pohang

3 Q.9. Which Public sector lender Bank announced its tie-up with mobile payment app Chillr, to allow its customers transfer money to any contact on their phonebook instantly? Ans- Andhra Bank Q.10. India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile from a test range off Odisha coast. This missile is capable of hitting a target kms away. Ans- 700 Q.11. Who has been appointed the next Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Canberra? Ans- H Deep Saini Q.12. Moody's Investors Service has assigned a Baa3 rating to which Bank's USD denominated senior unsecured notes? Ans- ICICI Q.13. NBFC Altico Capital announced the appointment of as an independent non-executive director on its Board? Ans- Naina Lal Kidwai Q.14. Recently who has won the prestigious Maruti Suzuki ESPN Cricinfo award for the third year? Ans- Rohit Shrama Q.15. Which Sports Brand has appointed Suresh Raina as its brand ambassador? Ans- Pure Play Q.16. Who has won one million dollar Global Teacher Prize in a function at Dubai? She was awarded for her outstanding contribution to the profession. Ans- Hanan Al Hroub Q.17. What is India's Whole Sale price Index for the month of February 2016? Ans

4 Q.18. Who has won the men title of All England Badminton Championship? Ans- Lin Dan Q.19. Which private sector lender Bank tied up with marquee sports car maker Ferrari to launch co-branded credit card? Ans- ICICI Q.20. Who has been elected as the new president of Myanmar? Ans- U Htin Kyaw Q.21. Cuban and telecom firms have signed an agreement to establish direct international voice traffic, basically in incoming and outgoing calls? Ans- U.S. Q.22. Who is appointed as the first woman Chief Justice of Nepal? Ans- Sushila Karki Q.23. Which leading IT company has appointed technologist and venture capitalist Patrick J. Ennis as an independent director to its board? Ans- Wipro Q.24. According to Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development survey Corporate giants like RIL, Vedanta, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Wipro are among the top 10 companies which have emerged as India's most sustainable firms. Ans- Tata Motors Q.25. Reserve Bank Governor Atiur Rahman has resigned a $ 80 million cyber theft from the Bank's Reserve Fund Account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He belongs to which country? Ans- Bangladesh Q.26. Which Indian-origin Sikh has become the Police Commissioner of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, the first Sikh to achieve the top police post in the Muslimmajority country? Ans- Amar Singh

5 Q.27. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the to take its commitments to Responsible and Sustainable tourism to the next level. Ans- Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) Q.28. Customers with Post Office savings can now operate their accounts from branches as they have been connected with core banking facility. Ans- 20,106 Q.29. India's which State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd have agreed to guarantee payments to finance the first phase of Karnalyte Resources Inc's Canadian potash mine project. Ans- Gujarat Q.30. Indian women's cricket team thrashed which team by 72 runs in the opening group 'B' league fixture of the ICC World T20? Ans- Bangladesh Q.31. The 59th Session of Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) was inaugurated in Austria s capital. Ans- Vienna Q.32. Whom is to be canonized on September 4 as per Pope Francis, while this will also mark a special jubilee for workers and volunteers of mercy? Ans- Mother Teresa Q.33. Which Bank announced a new mobile payment solution Touch & Pay? Ans- ICICI Q.34. United Nations development programme has suspended as its Goodwill Ambassador. Ans- Maria Sharapova Q.35. Which Technology sector consultant under its Corporate social responsibility has announced that it shall provide digital infrastructure to government schools?

6 Ans- BRILIO Q.36. Recently Lok Sabha passed Constitution Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016? Ans- Scheduled Caste Q.37. Who approved the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, The bill seeks to create a set of rights and obligations for both the consumers and developers and encourage both of them to live up to the expectations of each other as per the agreement entered into by both of them. Ans- Lok Sabha Q.38. According to Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a global initiative for the United Nations, what is India's rank in a global list of the happiest nations? Ans- 118 Q.39. Which Magazine said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among The 30 Most Influential People on the Internet for the second year in a row in this year s unranked list? Ans- Times Q.40. Which Public sector lender has tied-up with taxi-aggregator Uber to provide instant vehicle finance to 'driver-partners' on the latter's platform? Ans- SBI Q.41. Which Private Sector Bank has launched SmartUp Banking Service, a dedicated solution for startups, to fulfill all their banking needs? Ans- HDFC Q.42. Who has been awarded the Abel Prize by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for solving a three-century-old mathematical mystery? Ans- Andrew Wiles Q.43. IRCTC and have joined hands under an agreement that would allow flyers to book tickets through IRCTC website?

7 Ans- Pawan Hans Q.44. Which Indian IT service company announced that it has launched a peer-topeer lending solution 'Vipps' in Norway for its client DNB, the largest financial services group in that country? Ans-TCS Q.45. Ministry of Transportation and an Indonesia-China joint venture firm for the Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway signed a concession agreement. Ans- Indonesian Q.46. India Signs USD 35 Million Loan Agreements with for Madhya Pradesh Citizen Access to Responsive Services Project. Ans- World Bank Q.47. Who inaugurated the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) minister level meet at Pokhara? Ans- KP Sharma Oli Q.48. The Reserve Bank signed a SAARC currency swap agreement with the Royal Monetary Authority of Ans- Bhutan Q.49. North Korea launched which new medium range ballistic missile into the east sea? Ans- Rodong Q.50. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) formally launched the new portal of community radio network. Ans- Jitendra Singh Q.51. Brazillian President Dilma Rousseff appointed Brazil's former president as chief of staff.

Ans- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Q.52. Recently who was felicitated in the US with the inaugural Asians in America Award in recognition of his efforts to strengthen Indo-US ties?

8 Ans- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Q.52. Recently who was felicitated in the US with the inaugural Asians in America Award in recognition of his efforts to strengthen Indo-US ties? Ans- Madhavan Rangaswami Q.53. Who has picked up the title at the World Airport Awards 2016? Ans- Changi Airport Q.54. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Sufi Forum in which city in India? Ans- New Delhi Q.55. and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding Effective Use of Space Technology and Remote Sensing. Ans- Railway Ministry Q.56. The largest nuclear security centre in the Asia-Pacific region, which was financed by China and the started operations. Ans- U.S. Q.57. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (Mahindra Finance)? Ans- Dhananjay Mungale

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