Questions
In January 2016, who among the following was appointed as the third Prime Minister of Moldova in less than a year?
- Chiril Gaburici
- Valeriu Strelet
- Pavel Filip
- Nicolae Timofti
- Mircea Druc
In January 2016, the Nai Manzil scheme was launched for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir. The scheme was launched for _____ in Srinagar.
- boys
- boys and girls
- widows
- girls
- married working women
Who succeeded A. K. Jain as the chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex policy-making body of the income tax department?
- Atulesh Jindal
- Sushil Chandra
- R. C. Mishra
- Subrat Kumar Ray
- Surabhi Sinha
National Girl Child Day is celebrated to spread awareness about the inequalities faced by girl child in the country. It is observed on
- 24th January
- 19th December
- 11th August
- 28th March
- 11th October
In January 2016, who among the following won the presidential election of Portugal, by securing 52 percent of votes?
- Antonio Sampaio da Novoa
- Marisa Matias
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
- Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
- António Costa
In January 2016, a team of astronomers from which of the following countries discovered the second largest black hole in the Milky Way?
- The US
- Australia
- Russia
- Japan
- China
In January 2016, the government of which country approved a law permitting the police to seize valuables worth more than 1340 euros from refugees to cover housing and food costs?
- Turkey
- Germany
- Denmark
- Belgium
- Norway
Uttar Pradesh won its maiden Mushtaq Ali Trophy defeating two-time champions Baroda in the final. With which game is the Mushtaq Ali Trophy associated?
- Hockey
- Badminton
- Cricket
- Football
- Tennis
As revealed by NASA in January 2016, the global average temperature over land and ocean surfaces for 2015 was the highest among all years since modern record keeping began. In which year did modern record keeping begin?
- 1880
- 1884
- 1887
- 1900
- 1902
Who among the following took charge as Executive Director of Greenpeace India in January 2016?
- Divya Raghunandan
- Ravi Chellam
- Samit Aich
- Vinuta Gopal
- Sanjiv Gopal
Who among the following is the recipient of the 2016 Padma Vibhushan?
- Ramoji Rao
- Anupam Kher
- Tulsidas Borkar
- Ravindra Chandra Bhargava
- Saina Nehwal
In January 2016, the Union Government granted infrastructure status to the Shipyard Industry. With the granting of the infrastructure status, the shipyards will be able to avail
- fixed short-term funding at lower costs
- flexible short-term funding at lower costs
- fixed long-term funding at lower costs
- flexible long-term funding at lower costs
- flexible long-term funding at floating rates of interest
In January 2016, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar hoisted the largest flag of the country atop the tallest pole in which of the following states?
- Jharkhand
- Maharashtra
- Gujarat
- Karnataka
- Rajasthan
As per the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2015, released by Transparency International in January 2016, which country was ranked 1 as the most corruption-free country among the surveyed countries?
- Denmark
- Finland
- Sweden
- New Zealand
- Norway
In January 2016, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific released World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 report. As per the report, the world economy is projected to grow by ____ percent in 2016 and 3.2 percent in 2017.
- 3
- 2.9
- 2.6
- 2.1
- 2