1. Who is the new prime minister of Nepal?
Ans: Pushpa kamal Dahal
2. Who is the chairman of the Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission?
Ans: V.S. Achuthanandan
Ans: V.S. Achuthanandan
The other two members are C.P Nair and Neela Gangadharan
3. Who was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award?
Ans: Subha Mudgal
4. The 'Yaad Karo Kurbani is a 15 day programme launched to commemorate the 75th anniversary of which national movement?
Ans: Quit India Movement
5. Which state launched 'Mission Bhagiratha' to provide safe drinking water to all?
Ans: Telangana
6. Who is the new chief minister of Gujarat?
Ans: Vijay Rupani
7. National Handloom Day was observed on.
Ans: August 7
8. Which Indian won the Commonwealth Chess Championship title?
Ans: Abhijeet Gupta
9. The Goods and Services Tax is planned to be implemented from which date?
Ans: April 1, 2017
10. What is the full form of MAA, the programme launched by the Union Health Ministry to promote breastfeeding?
Ans: Mother’s Absolute Affection
11. Who became the first Indian woman member to be member of the International Olympic Committee?
Ans: Nita Ambani
12. Which Nobel winning Egyptian American chemist and scientific advisor to US President, passed away recently?
Ans: Ahmed Zewail
13. The seventh meeting of the SAARC Immigration Authorities was held in which City?
Ans: Islamabad
14. Who is the new Head of the IOC Athletes Commission?
Ans: Angela Ruggiero
15. Who is the new president of Microsoft India?
Ans: Anant Maheswari
16. Who won the 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants?
Ans: Anita Gopalan
She got the award for the translation of Hindi novel 'Simsim' written by Geet Chaturvedi.
17. Who is the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
Ans: Rani Singh Nair
18. The Cargo Plane Service 'Prime Air' has been launched by which multinational company?
Ans: Amazon
19. Who became the first ever recipient of the Olympic Laurel Award?
Ans: Kip Keino (Kenya)
20. Who won the first gold medal in the Rio Olympics 2016?
Ans: Virginia Thrasher
