1. Which is the first state in the country to implement Direct Benefit Scheme (DBS) in Kerosene supply?
Ans: Jharkhand
2. Who is the winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine?
Ans: Yoshinori Ohsumi
3. Kersti Kaljulaid has been appointed as the first woman President of which country?
Ans: Estonia
4. World Habitat Day was observed on:
Ans: October 3
· World Heart Day was observed on September 29.
· World Rabies Day was observed on September 28.
5. International Day for Non Violence was observed on:
Ans: October 2
· International Day for Older Persons was observed on October 1.
· International Translation Day was observed on September 30.
6. The Union Ministry of Tourism has declared which city as the cleanest tourism destination?
Ans: Gangtok
7. According to the Botanical Survey of India, which state tops the number of endemic flowering plants in the country?
Ans: Tamil Nadu
Kerala is the second in the list.
8. Which Telugu writer was honoured with the 2015 Moortidevi Award?
Ans: Kolakaluri Enoch
9. Who became the first Indian woman to cross 60m in javelin?
Ans: Annu Rani .
10. India ratified which climate change related international agreement recently?
Ans: Paris Agreement on Climate Change
11. The Government of India has given its approval for change the name of Gurgaon as _____.
Ans: Gurugram
12. Jeffrey DeLaurentis has been appointed as the first US Ambassador after 55 years, to which country?
Ans: Cuba
13. Name the former president of Israel, who passed away recently.
Ans: Shimon Peres
14. Who will be the chief guest for the 68th Republic Day celebrations?
Ans: Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
15. The 2016 BRICS Education Ministers Conference was held in which Indian city?
Ans: New Delhi
16. The 19th SAARC Summit, scheduled to be held in which city, was postponed recently?
Ans: Islamabad
17. Who was appointed as the president of the World Bank, for a second term?
Ans: Jim Yonng Kim
18. Which Indian airport has become the first airport in Asia-Pacific to achieve a carbon neutral status?
Ans: Indira Gandhi International Airport
19. Who was appointed as the Director General of the National Disaster Response Force?
Ans: R.K. Pachnanda
20. Who is the new Director General of the National Security Guards?
Ans: Sudhir Pratap Singh
O.P. Singh is the new Director General of the CISF
