1. Which Indian political leader wrote the autobiography Courage & Commitment'?
Ans: Margaret Alva
2. Who is the new Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)?
Ans: Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi
3. Operation 'Sankat Mochan’ was launched by the Indian Air Force to evacuate Indians from which country?
Ans: South Sudan
4. Name the new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh?
Ans: Pema Khandu
5. Where was the 2016 Asia-Europe Meeting Summit held?
Ans: Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
6. Name the first state to have a 'Happiness Department'.
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
7. Name the new Chairman and Managing Director of Konkan Railway Corporation.
Ans: Sanjay Gupta
8. Name India's hospital on rails which completed 25 years of service.
Ans: Lifeline Express
9. Who heads the Inter-Regulatory Working Group set up by the RBI, to study the regulatory issues relating to Financial Technology and Digital Banking in India?
Ans: Sudarshan Sen
10. The World Health Organisation has certified India as free from which bacterial disease that affects the skin, cartilage and bones?
Ans: Yaws
11. Which Indian Chess Grand Master won the FIDE Women's Grand Prix Trophy?
Ans: Harika Dronavali
12. Who is the new CEO of National Intelligence Grid?
Ans: Ashok Patnaik
13. Peru has recently declared the outbreak of which disease as health emergency?
Ans: Zika
14. Name the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Ans: Theresa May
15. Who heads the high-level committee constituted by the Government of India, to tackle the shortage of pulses in the country?
Ans: Arvind Subramanian
16. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has rejected which country's claims over the South China Sea?
Ans: China
17. Who is the new Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited?
Ans: D. Rajkumar
18. The newly launched India-Nepal bus service connects New Delhi with which city in Nepal?
Ans: Pokhara
19. Who will lead the Indian hockey team in the 2016 Rio Olympics?
Ans: P.R. Sreejesh
20. Who is the new Director of the Kerala State Literacy Mission?
Ans: Dr. P.S. Sreekala
21. Where was India's first e-court inaugurated?
Ans: Hyderabad
22. Name the, three newly declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India.
Ans: Nalanda Mahavira (Nalanda University), Khangchendzonga National Park and the Architectural work of Le Corbusier Chandigarh. The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee was held in Istanbul, Turkey.
23. Who is the new Chairman of the Kerala State Film Academy?
Ans: Kamal
Lenin Rajendran is the new chairman of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC).
24. Name the dedicated base for MARCOS (Marine Commandos), the Special Operation Forces of the Indian Navy.
Ans: INS Karna
The base, which was commissioned recently, is located at Bheemunipatanam, Vishakhapatnam.
25. Which city in Kerala got the Clean City Award instituted by the Centre for Science and Environment?
Ans: Alappuzha
Two more cities, Panaji and Mysuru also got the award this year.
GK PLUS
Lifeline Express (LLE), the worlds first hospital on a train, was launched On July 16, 1991 with the aim of taking healthcare facilities to the people, especially the people of rural India. The LLE has regularly conducted medical projects by camping in different parts of the country.
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