1. Who headed the committee which submitted its report on strengthening India's border with Pakistan?
Ans: Madhukar Gupta
2. Which spacecraft, launched by NASA, successfully completed a Jupiter flyby?
Ans: Juno
3. Which Formula One driver won the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix?
Ans: Nico Roseburg
4. The 2016 SAARC summit will be held in which city?
Ans: Islamabad
5. Where was the world's first self-driving taxi launched?
Ans: Singapore
6. Which footballer was crowned the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award for the year 2015-16?
Ans: Cristiano Ronaldo
7. Where was the meeting of the Ministers of Disaster Management of BRICS countries held?
Ans: Udaipur
8. Which is the first state to launch DNA profiling of criminals?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
9. Who tops the medal list in the recently concluded Olympic Games?
Ans: United States (46 gold, 37 silver and 38 bronze)
10. Who heads the committee constituted by the Union Government to suggest steps to promote card payments?
Ans: Ratan P Watal
11. Jagdish Mukhi was sworn in as the Lieutenant Governor of which union territory?
Ans: Andaman and Nicobar
12. What is India's position in the World Disaster Risk Index?
Ans: 77
13. Who heads the committee constituted by the National Rifle Association of India to probe the shooters' Rio Games debacle?
Ans: Abhinav Bindra
14. The Columbian government has signed a ceasefire agreement with which leftist rebel group?
Ans: FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia)
15. Where was the first court in South India for children, inaugurated?
Ans: Hyderabad
16. Who has been appointed brand ambassador for the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhavo' campaign in Haryana?
Ans: Sakshi Malik
17. Who became the fastest bowler in the world to take 100 wickets in One Day Internationals?
Ans: Mitchel Starc (from 52 ODIs)
18. Who recently received the 2015 Saraswati Samman?
Ans: Padma Sachdev
19. Which Indian has made into Forbes' top 10 highest paid actresses of the world?
Ans: Deepika Padukone
( She is ranked 10. The list is topped by Jennifer Lawrence.)
20. National Sports Day was observed on:
Ans: August 29
(International Day Against Nuclear Tests was also observed on August 29.)
