SHANMUGAM IAS ACADEMY
1. After Britain’s exit ___________countries will be there in European Union? 27
2. ___________was third and last Indian African Forum Summit held? Delhi
3. The Wimbledon Champion Djokovic is ___________national? Serbia
4. Dhagrhai Jail Museum in ___________place? Himachal Pradesh
5. Cellular Jail Museum is in ___________place? Andaman
6. SEZ is always seen in news. The expansion is ___________? Special Economic Zone
7. The legendary cricket player Hanif Mohammed who passed away recently is from___country? Pakistan
8. Olympic speedster Usain Bolt is from ___________country? Jamaica
9. The world no. 1 Badminton Player Carolina Marin who got gold medal in Olympics by beating PV Sindhu of India is from ___________country? Spain
10. P.V sindhu beat Nozomi Okuhara of ___________country to grab silver in Rio Olympics to become the first woman from India who wins silver? Japan
11. Sakshi Malik who grabbed bronze medal for India in the women’s freestyle 58 Kg event(first medal of India in Rio Olympics) is from ___________state? Haryana
12. ___________ did get the first individual medal for India in the history of Olympics? Karnam Malleswari (Sydney 2000)
13. ___________is the fastest woman in Rio Olympics? Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson
14. ___________international human rights organization faces a sedition charge in India related to Kashmir issue? Amnesty
15. ___________announced Urjit Patel(present deputy governor) as the next RBI governor after Raguram rajan’s tenure? Appointment Committee of Cabinet
16. The union government decided to have ___________number of branches for Indian postal payment banks by 2017? 650
17. ___________is the highest award for sports in India? Khel Rathna
18. ___________won football gold medal in Rio Olympics by beating Germany? Brazil
19. ___________actor got Prestigious French award Chevalier de Lorde Arts et Lettres(knight of the order of arts)? Kamal Haasan
20. Kurds rebels are always in headlines. They are in ___________country? Syria
21. ___________is the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh? Pema Khandu
22. Digi locker is coming under ___________plan of India? Digital India
23. ___________yojana aims to revive energy distribution companies? UDAY
24. ___________aims to give 5 crore families LPG connection? UJWALA YOJANA
25. ___________is to provide loans exclusively for MSMEs? MUDRA bank 2
26. Fasal Bima yojana aims to ___________? To cover Post harvest loss of farming
27. ___________goals are there in new sustainable development goals? 17
28. ___________is the union minister for minority affairs? Mukthar Abbas Naqvi
29. ‘Una issue’ an attack on some Dalit men for allegedly skinning a dead cow was rocking in parliament for several sessions. Una is in ___________state? Gujarat
30. China is building a dam across ___________river as it originates from Tibet to India? Brahmaputra
31. Sutlej is the tributary of ___________river? Indus
32. According to ___________water treaty India will use the water of three rivers (Sutlej, Ravi and Beas) and Pakistan will use water of Jhelum, Indus and Chenub)? India-Pakistan Indus water treaty
33. In India there are ___________currency printing presses? 4
34. Dewas currency printing press is in ___________State and Nasik press is in ___________state? Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
35. The currency printing press in Karnataka is named as ___________ and in West Bengal it is named as ___________? Mysore and Salboni
36. India wants to join Missile technology Control regime. _______countries are already members in it? 34
37. ___________country has the highest number of new polio cases? 306 out of 359 in 2014. Pakistan
38. Satoshi Nikamoto is seen in news. His name is related to ___________Bitcoin
39. According to Human Development Report of World bank India is in __________position? 130 (first Norway)
40. Irom Charu Sharmila and her fast in Imphal, Manipur against AFSPA touched the hearts. In ___________year was AFSPA law Passed? Sep 11 1958
41. Pentrich- Pietermaritzburg railway stations are unforgettable for Indians. Its located in ___________country? South Africa
42. In _______country there was a failed attempt to uproot the government by the army recently? Turkey
43. ___________is the commonly used term for import cover? Foreign Reserves
44. Minimum Import Price aimed at ___________? Reducing imports
45. Through __________tool RBI issues or buys the bonds to the banks to control inflation? Open market operation
46. ___________is the founder of the organization Bachpan Bachao Andolan? Kailash Satyarthy
47. An aircraft of Indian Air Force went missing on the way from Chennai to ___________, the capital of Andaman Nicobar islands. Port Blair
48. New All India Institutes of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) are laid under ___________yojana? Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
49. ___________state is Gorakhnatha Temple located? UP
50. The plan ‘Start up India’ aims to give ___________for new start ups incorporated between April 1 2016 and March 31, 2019 under Finance act 2016? Tax benefits
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