1. Which Indian won the Belgium Open Table Tennis?
Ans: Sathiyam Gnanasekaran
2. Where in India as the 648 megawatt capacity solar power plant inaugurated?
Ans: Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu
3. Who is the new Indian ambassador to the United States?
Ans: Navtej Sarna
4. Which country launched the world’s largest single dish radio telescope?
Ans: China
5. Name the legendary golf player of the United States, nicknamed as ‘The King', passed away recently?
Ans: Arnold Palmer
6. Who became the fastest Indian to take 200 test wickets?
Ans: Ravichandran Ashwin
7. Which film is India's official entry in the Oscars?
Ans: Visarani.
The Tamil film was directed by Vetrimaran.
8. India signed agreement with which country for buying 36 Rafale fighter jets?
Ans: France
9. Name the India-Russia joint military exercise held at Vladivostok?
Ans: Indra 2016
10. Who has been appointed as the World Bank Country Director for India?
Ans: Junaid Ahmad
11. Syrian Civil Defence, the volunteer civil defence organization in Syria, also known as the White Helmets, won which international award recently?
Ans: Right Livelyhood Award
12. Name the Indian forest officials who were selected for Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement awards?
Ans: Sanjay Dutta and Ritesh Sarothiya
13. Who won the Obaidullah Khan Heritage Cup Hockey Tournament?
Ans: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
14. Who was hounoured as the 2016 Humanitarian of the Year by Harvard Foundation?
Ans: Aung San Suu Kyi
15. Name the service launched by the Indian Railways to facilitate access to wheel chairs, battery operated cars and porter services for the differently abled and elderly travelers.
Ans: Yatri Mitra Sewa
16. Monika Kapil Mohta has been appointed as India's ambassador to which country?
Ans: Sweden
17. The government of India decided to suspend talks on which water treaty?
Ans: Indus Water Treaty
18. How many satellites were launched by PSLV C 35?
Ans: Eight
19. Name the joint military training exercise held between India and the United States.
Ans: Yudh Abhyas 2016
20. Where was India's 500th test match held?
Ans: Kanpur.
India won the test against New Zealand by 197 runs.
