SHANMUGAM IAS ACADEMY
October Month Current Affairs 2016
1. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Press
Trust of India (PTI)? Riyadh Mathew
2. The powerful Typhoon Chaba is expected to hit which
country? Japan
3. The powerful Typhoon Haima has recently hit which
country? Philippines
4. Who will be the chief guest for the 2016 Republic Day
of India? Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (The crown prince of
Abu Dhabi)
5. Who has been appointed as the full-time member of 21st
Law Commission of India? S Sivakumar, (Professor at the Indian
Law Institute in New Delhi )
6. “Himansh” India’s remote and high altitude research
station has recently opened in which state of India? Himachal Pradesh
7. Bhumibol Adulyadej, who passed away recently, was the
king of which country? Thailand
8. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Global Hunger
Index (GHI)? 97th
9. The first-ever BRICS U-17 football tournament has won
by which country? Brazil
10. Neeraj Goyat is associated with which sports? Boxing
11. Who has been named for 2016 Lata Mangeshkar Award for
Lifetime Achievement? Uttam Singh
12. Which state has become the first Indian state to
implement Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Kerosene? Jharkhand
13. Who will be the first female President of Estonia? Kersti Kaljulaid
14. What is the theme of 2016 World Sight Day (WSD)? Stronger Together
15. Which bollywood actress has been bestowed with the
2016 ET Panache Trendsetter Award? Sonam Kapoor
16. How much fund will be provided by World Bank to Bangladesh
to fight child malnutrition? $1 billion
17. Who has been appointed as new DG of Directorate
General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)? Ajay Kumar Bhalla
18. How much loan amount has been sanctioned by World Bank
for construction of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC)-III project
of India? $650 million
19. “Abhaneri” festival has started in which state of
India? Rajasthan (Abhaneri village in Dausa district)
20. Who has become first Indian woman to cross 60m in
javelian throw? Annu Rani
21. Who has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Medicine? Yoshinori Ohsumi (Japanese scientist)
22. Which bank has became the first domestic bank of India
to open a branch in Yangon, Myanmar? SBI
23. The 2016 India International Knit Fair will be held in
which state? Tamil Nadu
24. Who is the newly elected President of the
International Gymnastics Federation (IFG)? Morinari Watanabe
25. The Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in
which state? Andhra Pradesh
26. Which of the following personalities have won the 2016
Nobel Prize in Physics? David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and
Michael Kosterlitz (British Scientist)
27. The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) is
observed on October 13
28. “Shaurya Smarak” war memorial has been launched in
which city of India? Bhopal
29. Which union ministry has signed MoU with Indian
Railways for smart railway stations? Ministry of Urban
Development
30. Who has won 2016 Malaysia Grand Prix Formula One World
Championship? Daniel Ricciardo (Australian)
31. What is the theme of 2016 World Habitat Day (WHD)? Housing at the Centre
32. Which union minister launched the Indian Bridge
Management System (IBMS) in New Delhi? NitinGadkari
33. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
is observed on which date? October 17
34. The book “Andhere se ujale ki aur” has been authored
by which union minister of India? Arun Jaitley
35. The 2016 Nobel Literature Prize has been won by whom? Bob Dylan (US musician
and poet)
36. Almatti Dam is located in which state? Karnataka (Hydroelectric project on the Krishna River at the Bagalkot
district)
37. Which Indian sportsperson has been appointed as a
member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission? Saina Nehwal
38. India’s first railway university will be set up in
which city? Vadodara
39. What is the current repo rate, as per the recently
released 4th bi-monthly monetary policy statement for the year 2016-17? 6.25%
40. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Office
for Disaster Risk Reduction? Geneva
41. The Kaushalya SETU initiative has been launched by
which state government for students? Maharashtra
42. Name the India’s first startup magazine launched by
Adhish Verma and Arunraj Rajendran? Cofounder
43. Which country is hosting the 2016 World Congress of
International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP)? India
44. Indian Railways has recently signed pact with which
country for high-speed trains? Germany
45. Which stadium is called as Fatorda Stadium? Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Goa)
46. Which leading Indian travel portal announced to
acquire Ibibo group, making it the biggest acquisition in this space in the
country? MakeMyTrip
47. Who has been conferred with the V Krishnamurthy Award
for excellence by Centre for Organisation Development (COD)? R A Mashelkar (Former Director-General of CSIR)
48. The World Polio Day is observed on which date? October 24
49. “Mitra Shakti 2016” the joint military exercise has
been started between India and which country? Sri Lanka
50. Which committee has been constituted to examine causes
of vacant seats in IITs, NITs? Partha Pratim Chakraborty committee
51. What is the theme of the 2016 United Nations Day? Freedom First
52. Which union minister has launched the Regional air
Connectivity Scheme (RCS) to enable more people to fly in smaller towns? Ashok Gajapathi Raju (for a span of 10 years)
53. Varun Singh Bhati, who won bronze at 2016 Rio
Paralympic Games, is associated with which sports? High Jump
54. Who will be new chairperson of the Central Board of
Direct Taxes (CBDT)? Sushil Chandra
55. The National SC/ST hub and zero effect on environment
scheme for MSME sector has been launched in which city? Ludhiana (Punjab)
56. Who has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize? Paul Beatty (First American Winner)
57. The book “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” has been
authored by whom? Arundhati Roy
58. Which will be the official mascot of FIFA 2018 World
Cup? Zabivaka
59. The Urja Ganga gas pipeline project has been launched
in which city of India? Varanasi
60. The book “Modi’s Midas Touch in Foreign Policy” has
been authored by whom? Surendra Kumar
61. Which state government has tied up with Monetary
Authority of Singapore (MAS) to promote innovation financial services? Andhra Pradesh
62. The Colombian President who has been awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize for 2016 is Juan Manuel Santos
63. Which technological giant has launched its first Cyber
security Engagement Center (CSEC) in India? Microsoft
64. India’s First Medical Park will be set up at which
state? Tamil Nadu
65. Who has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to
the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (CD)? Amandeep Singh Gill
66. Kristalina Georgieva, who has been appointed
chief executive of the World Bank, belongs to which country? Bulgaria
67. What is the India’s growth forecast for FY17, as per
the reports released by both IMF and World Bank? 7.6%
68. India has completed its nuclear triad (capable of
delivering nuclear weapons by aircraft, ballistic missiles and submarine
launched missiles) by inducting the first indigenously built strategic nuclear
submarine INS Arihant into service.
69. Which union ministry has set up a Public Debt
Management Cell (PDMC) in New Delhi? Ministry of Finance
70. The Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting 2016 has
been held in which city? Washington
71. India’s first-ever international arbitration centre
has set up in which city? Mumbai
72. What is the India’s rank in female literacy as per
International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity? 38
73. What is the India’s rank in the WEF’s Global Gender
Gap Index for 2016? 87th
74. Which Indian shooter has clinched silver in the 50
metre pistol event of the ISSF World Cup 2016? Jitu Rai
75. “Madhubabu Aain Sahayata Sibir (MASS)” scheme has been
launched by which state government to provide legal assistance to deprived
sections? Odisha
76. Which chief minister of India has been honoured with
the 2016 Sustainable Development Leadership Award (SDLA)? Pawan Chamling (Chief Minister of Sikkim)
77. What is the theme of 2016 World Post Day (WPD)? Innovation, Integration and Inclusion
78. “Shenzhou-11” a manned spacecraft has been
successfully launched by which country? China
79. India’s first ‘Design Yatra’ has started in which
state? Kerala
80. Who will become the new Secretary General of the
United Nations? Antonio Guterres (Former PM Portugal)
81. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has
collaborated with which social networking site to register young voters? Facebook
82. Which former chief minister has been awarded by
Ugandan government for his literary work? Ramesh Pokhriyal
83. According to the notification issued to the stock
exchange, which private sector bank is acquiring BSS Microfinance for Rs. 139.2
crore? Kotak Mahindra Bank
84. Full form of AMCDRR - Asian Ministerial
Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
85. The Batukamma festival is celebrated in which state of
India? Telangana
86. PR Sreejesh is associated with which sports? Hockey
87. Which committee has submitted its report on existence
of Saraswati River? K S Valdiya committee
88. Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of Spain? Mariano Rajoy
89. The National Seismic Programme (NSP) has been launched
in which state of India? Odisha
90. Who has been elected as the chairman of the Indian
Bank's Association (IBA) for the financial year 2016-17? Rajeev Rishi
91. The Indian Air Force (IAF) Day is celebrated on which
date? October 8
92. Which bank has tied-up with Uber for cash-back of up
to 25% for hailing cabs from the app? Standard Chartered Bank
93. “Biotech-KISAN scheme” has been launched to empower
small and women farmers. What does “KISAN” stands for? Krishi Innovation Science Application Network
94. Which committee has been constituted to assess ground
situation at Cauvery basin? GS Jha committee
95. What is the theme of 2016 World Mental Health Day? Psychological First Aid
96. The Union Government on constituted a three member
expert committee to examine various issues related to audit firms. Who is
heading this committee? Ashok Chawla
97. Which Indian personality has been awarded for
‘Excellence in Technical Innovation’ by the International Society of Automation
(ISA)? Satish Pathak
98. Which corporate house entered into strategic
partnership with Dassault Aviation of France to execute offsets for the
recently concluded deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets? Reliance Group
99. “Lalima Abhiyan” launched by which state government to
make state free from anaemia? Madhya Pradesh
100. What is the name of the new smart phone series
launched by Alphabet Inc’s Google, the first phone series that has been
conceptualized, designed, engineered and tested in-house by Google? Pixel
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