1).National Mathematics Day in India is celebrated on December 22. It commemorates the birth anniversary of
a) Aryabhata
b) Bhramagupta
c) C R Rao
d) Bhaskara II
e) SrinivasaRamanujan
Answer: e)
Explanation: National Mathematics Day in India is celebrated on December 22. It commemorates the birth anniversary of SrinivasaRamanujan, an Indian mathematician who made significant contributions to several fields of mathematics.
2).GoodGovernance Day will be observed on ____, the birthday of Former Prime Minister AtalBihari Vajpayee.
a) December 24th
b) December 25th
c) December 22nd
d) December 26th
e) December 21st
Answer: b)
Explanation: Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said that GoodGovernance Day will be observed on 25th December, the birthday of Former Prime Minister AtalBihari Vajpayee.
3).Creating history, Aizawl became the first free Wi-Fi city in the North-East region recently. Aizwal city is in which among the following states?
a) Manipur
b) Meghalaya
c) Mizoram
d) Madhya Pradesh
e) Maharashtra
Answer: c)
Explanation: Creating history, Aizawl became the first free Wi-Fi city in the North-East region today. Free wi-fi is a pilot project of the Aizawl Municipal Corporation.
4).Which among the following state government has announced Aerospace and Defence Policy-2016 to attract investment into fields of aerospace and defence design, development and manufacturing in the state?
a) Gujarat
b) Haryana
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Delhi
e) Punjab
Answer: a)
Explanation: Gujarat government has announced Aerospace and Defence Policy-2016 to attract investment into fields of aerospace and defence design, development and manufacturing in the state. Under the policy, investors will be entitled to get 100 per cent reimbursement on stamp duty and registration charges paid for purchase, lease or mortgage of land meant for setting up the facility in the areas of Aerospace and Defence.
5).Which among the following countries has banned internet users from posting user-generated audio or video, reportedly one of few sources of information outside state-controlled media?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) China
d) Sri Lanka
e) Pakistan
Answer: c)
Explanation: China has banned internet users from posting user-generated audio or video, reportedly one of few sources of information outside state-controlled media. China already has one of the strictest censorship worldwide, ranking only behind countries like North Korea and Syria.
6).Praful Patel was re-elected unopposed as the president of which among the following associations for a four-year term.
a) Indian Olympic Association
b) All India Football Federation
c) All India Badminton Federation
d) All India Wrestling Federation
e) All India Hockey Federation
Answer: b)
Explanation: Praful Patel was re-elected unopposed as the president of All India Football Federation for a four-year term. This will be his third successive term. The Annual General Meeting was held in New Delhi after the Delhi High Court vacated a stay on the elections.
7).In Tamil Nadu, senior IAS Officer GirijaVaidyanathan has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary. She replaces _____.
a) P. Rama Mohan Rao
b) P Sham Mohan Rao
c) P. Vijay Mohan Rao
d) P. Surya Mohan Rao
e) None of these
Answer: a)
Explanation: In Tamil Nadu, senior IAS Officer GirijaVaidyanathan has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary today. She replaces P. Rama MohanaRao, whose properties were raided by the Income Tax authorities.
8).Who has become the first Indian to be appointed as the global ambassador of the hair care brand 'Pantene'?
a) DeepikaPadukone
b) Sunny Leone
c) Priyanka Chopra
d) AnushkaShetty
e) Anushka Sharma
Answer: c)
Explanation: Actress Priyanka Chopra has become the first Indian to be appointed as the global ambassador of the hair care brand 'Pantene'.
9).Name the persons who have been jointly won the 2016 SASTRA-Ramanujan award for mathematics.
a) KaisaMatomaki and MaksymRadziwill
b) Antonio Garvy and MillindaMicholi
c) KrotiyaKillisa and Meholin Mustafa
d) MadrinaMillan and Kwitova Jokey
e) None of these
Answer: a)
Explanation: KaisaMatomaki and MaksymRadziwill have been jointly won the 2016 SASTRA-Ramanujan award for mathematics for their ‘revolutionary’ collaborative work on short intervals in number theory.
10).Who among the following has been named as the ICC Cricketer of the Year and the ICC Test cricketer of the Year at ICC awards in Dubai?
a) MS Dhoni
b) RavichandranAshwin
c) RavindraJadeja
d) ViratKohli
e) Quenton De Kock
Answer: b)
Explanation: Indian cricketing ace RavichandranAshwin has been named the ICC Cricketer of the Year and the ICC Test cricketer of the Year at ICC awards in Dubai today. Ashwin became the second Indian player after Rahul Dravid to bag the two coveted prizes in the same year.
11).Name the Indian movies which make it to Oscars long list?
a) MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
b) Sarbjit
c) Sultan
d) Both A and C
e) Both A and B
Answer: e)
Explanation: Indian biopics MS Dhoni: The Untold Story and Sarbjit have made it to the long list of 336 feature films eligible for the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the list of films in contention for the best picture Oscar.
12).SahityaAkademi announced the SahityaAkademi Awards in how many languages for the year 2016?
a) 21 languages
b) 22 languages
c) 23 languages
d) 24 languages
e) 25 languages
Answer: d)
Explanation: SahityaAkademi on 21 December 2016 announced the SahityaAkademi Awards for the year 2016 in 24 languages. Eight books of poetry, seven books of short stories, five books of novel, two books of criticism, one book of essays and a book of play have won the prestigious awards for the year.
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