· The person who was appointed media advisor to Kerala Chief Minister - John Brittas
· Newly appointed legal advisor to the Kerala government- M.K. Damodaran
· The host country of Copa America 2019 - Brazil
· The host country of Euro Cup 2016 - France
· The Russian tennis player who has been banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation for using a prohibited drug -Maria Sharapova
· Nigerian football legend, one of only two men to win the Africa Cup of Nations as a player and a coach, who passed away recently - Stephen Keshi
· The fifth Indian Prime Minister addressed the joint session of the US congress - Narendra Modi
· The country which has topped in the list of 19 countries figuring in the 2016 Malware Infection Index (MII) in the Asia Pacific region – Pakistan
o India's rank - 8th
· The world's third-largest oil consumer - India
· The first Asian country to eliminate mother - to-child HIV transmission - Thailand
· Father of modern Nepali music and composer of Nepal national anthem who passed away recently - Amber Gurung
· A new Indian Reserve Battalion in Rajasthan will be named after Rajput ruler - Maharana Pratap
· The host city of Junior Men's Hockey World Cup 2016 - Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
· The book 'She Swiped Right into My Heart' is authored by - Sudeep Nagarkar
· Name the Indo-Korean joint coast guard exercise - Sahyog Hyeoblyeog 2016
· The country which has agreed to ban or reduce the sale of all cars running on petrol and diesel after 2025 - Norway
· The president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) who was awarded the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) - N. Ramachandran
· The winner of the Baileys Women's Prize 2016 - Lisa Mclnerney (Novel - The Glorious Heresies)
