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GK 37

1. Who is the new chief minister of Kerala? Ans. Pinarayi Vijayan 2. Where did the first Maritime Security Dialogue between India and United States held in May 2016? Ans. New Delhi 3. From which district Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will be launched? Ans. Ballia Remarks: The goal of the scheme is to provide LPG connections without security deposit to 50 million women over the next 3 years. 4. Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi released _______ to repeal the existing model rules of the year 2007? Ans. Draft Model Rules, 2016 5. Which country built the world' first Scanning Helium Microscope? Ans. Australia Remarks: The microscope will examine the material without disturbing them. 6.  Which National LED programme has been recentll launched by Madhya Pradesh? Ans. UJALA Remarks: UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) is launched in Bhopal by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd, with an aim to distribute 3 crore LED bulbs in MP in the next six mo
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GK 36

1. Which Indian-American student win the Intel Foundation Award 2016? Ans. Syamantak Payra Remarks: Symantak is of 15 years. He won this award for developing a low cost electronically aided knee brace which will help a person with weekend leg to walk naturally. 2. Which portal is recently launched by Union HRD Minister? Ans. Bharatvani Portal Remarks: The portal is launched by Smriti Irani. The portal will help the government to showcase the Indian culture and heritage to the world. 3. Which American engineer won 2016 Millenim Technology Prize? Ans. France Arnold Remarks:  Frances Arnold is an internationally recognized american scientist and engineer. The award was presented to her by the president of finland. The award is presented every two years. Frances Arnold became the first female winner of this award. 4. The first world conference on tourism is held in which country? Ans. China Remarks: The theme of the conference was "Tourism for Peace and Development"
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GK 35

1. Who was conferred with Yug Kavi Siddhicharan Prize recently by Nepal? Ans. Pawan Chamling Remarks: Mr. Pawan is the Sikkim Chief minister. The award is given for contributions in promoting literature in India. 2. The Interculutural Innovation Award 2016 is given to which Indian NGO? Ans. Routes 2 Roots Remarks: Routes 2 Roots is a Delhi based NGO (Non Profit Organization). The award is given for their unique student exchange program. 3. Which state goverment recently banned the use of light and heavy diesel vehicles which are more than ten years old? Ans. Kerala 4. Which chemical was found in bread samples by the Centre of Science and Environment? Ans. Potassium Bromate   5. Which film won 2016 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival? Ans. I, Daniel Blake Remarks: The film directed by Ken Loach is about an ailing Englishmen who fights against the bureaucracy of the healthcare system to stay on welfare. 6. Which indian artist won the award at UN Poster for Peace con
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GK 34

1. Which mobile app was recently launched by Indian president to transform President's estate into Smart township? Ans. Monitor Remarks: This app is a Residents collaboration tool of  Intelligent Operation Center and will help resident and domain supervisors to collaborate in a smarter way for their observations. The residents will be able to report issues like electricity failures, broken street lights etc. 2.  Who won 2016 Asian 6 Red Snooker title? Ans. Pankaj Advani Remarks: He won the title by defeating Malaysian Keen HOh Moh with a score of 7-5. 3. Who has been recently conferred with Othmer Gold medal for Enterpreneurial Leadership 2016? Ans. Mukesh Ambani Remarks:  Othmer Gold Medal was established by Chemical Heritage Foundation in 1997 to honor individuals  wgo have made multifaceted contributions to chemical and scientific heritage. 4. Who was recently sworn in as the new chief minister of Assam in May 2016? Ans. Sarbananda Sonowal 5. Which Indian j
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GK 33

1. Which bank has recently launched Smart Up for start ups? Ans. HDFC Bank  Remarks: HDFC in association with  ZSI (Zone Startups India), launched SmartUp for start ups to fulfill their banking needs. 2. Which tropical cyclone recently hit Western part of Bay of Bengal? Ans. Roanu 3. Who won La Liga Champions Parade 2016? Ans. FC  Barcelona Remarks: La Liga is the top football division of spanish football league system. FC Barcelona wonn this title with 3-0 score defeating Granada in the final match. 4. Which well known gujrati folk singer and Padma Award winner recently died in Junagarh? Ans. Diwaliben Bhil 5. Which Indian athelete recently made a record in women's 3000 m steeplechase event. Ans. Sudha Singh Remarks: Sudha Singh finishes in 9 minutes 26.55 seconds. 6. Which indian state govt. has recently launched the Green Passage Scheme for orphan students? Ans. Odisha Remarks: Green Passage is a special scheme to ensure that the orphan studnets get higher e
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GK 32

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1. Which state was the first to join UDAY scheme? Ans. Jharkhand Remarks: UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana) is the financial turn around and revival package for electricity distribution companies of india. The scheme was launched in November 2015 by Mr. Piyush Goyal (Minister of State for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy. UDAY has four initiatives: reduction of power cost, improving operational efficiencies of discoms, reduction in interest cost and enforcing finanicila discipline on discoms through alignment with state finances. 2. Who was awarded with the highest teaching award in US recently in May 2016? Ans. Rupa-Iyer Remarks: Rupa Iyer is an Indian-American biotechnologist. She was awarded with the University of Houston's Distinguished Leadership in Teaching Excellenec Award. This award is given to a person whoa has 10 or more years of experience and has great contribution ot the education. 3. In which city, did Uber opened its first engineering hub? Ans. Bengalur
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GK 31

1. Which state is to host 36th National Games in 2016 Ans. Goa 2. Who won Nobel Peace Prize 2015 Ans. Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet. 3. Which automobile company recently launched its first compact SUV named Creta in India? Ans. Hyundai 4. Whose self portrait is sold for Rs. 17 crore in London? Ans. Amrita Sher-Gill Remarks: Amrita Sher Gill was born 30th January, 1913. She was also famous as Frida Kahlo. Her self portrait was  sold for 17 crores at an auction by International Acuction House Sotheby's in Londoan in Oct. 2015. 5. Which of the China's taxi hailing company joined hands with Ola to compete uber in India? Ans. Didi Kuaidi 6. Which company set up its first 10 MW solar plant at Neyveli? Ans. Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) 7. Who has been awarded recently with the Pride of Britain Award in Sept. 2015? Ans. Dee Patel Remarks: Dee Patel is Indo-British Van Driver to put his life into risk to save others. 8. What is the theme for World Sight
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