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Current Affairs Quiz Collection December 2016

1. When is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery observed globally?
Ans- 2 December

2. Who has become the first woman President of the All India Tennis Association
(AITA)?
Ans- Praveen Mahajan

3. Which international organisation has inscribed Yoga in the representative list

of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
Ans- UNESCO

4. Which country recently initiated its first-ever missile test?

Ans- South Korea

5. Which Brazilian football club lost most of its team in the Columbian plane
crash?
Ans- Chapecoense

6. Which bank tied up with Bajaj Finance to launch a series of co-branded credit
cards for Indian customers?
Ans- RBL Bank

7. Who won the 2016 World Chess Championship?

Ans- Magnus Carlsen

8. What is the Indias rank in the 2016 Enabling Trade Index (ETI) of World
Economic Forum (WEF)?
Ans- 102nd

9. Which Indian company recently started health insurance arm?

Ans- Aditya Birla Group

10. Makkal Pavalar Inkulab, who passed away recently, was the legendary poet
of which language?
Ans- Tamil

11. Which male athlete has been crowned IAAF male athlete of the year 2016?
Ans- Usain Bolt

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12. The newly named King of Thailand belongs to which dynasty?

Ans- ChakriDynasty

13. Who is the receiver of the International Childrens Peace Prize 2016?
Ans- Kehkashan Basu

14. The National Pollution Control Day (NPCD) is observed on which date in
India?
Ans- December 2

15. Phulel Singh Sujlana, who passed away recently, was the former
international umpire of which sports?
Ans- Hockey

16. Who has been appointed as the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)?
Ans- J Ravichandran

17. A book titled The Modi Doctrine: New Paradigms in India's Foreign Policy
was authored by.....?
Ans- Anirban Ganguly

18. Who has been appointed as the new interim director of Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI)?
Ans- Rakesh Asthana

19. Bekal Utsahi, who passed away recently, was the renowned Urdu poet of
which state?
Ans- Uttar Pradesh

20. Which country is hosting the 6th Heart of Asia conference 2016?
Ans- India

21. Which Electronic Commerce Company has launched a Startup Programme

Launchpad in India to support Indian startups?
Ans-Amazon

22. Which Indian district became the first to pay wages to tea garden workers
through individual bank accounts?
Ans- Hailakandi

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23. When is the International Volunteer Day observed globally?

Ans- 5 December

24. Which nations Prime Minister announced his surprise resignation?

Ans- New Zealand's Prime Minister John key

25. Who was elected as President of Uzbekistan?

Ans- Shavkat Mirziyoyev

26. Who was appointed as new CM of Tamil Nadu ?

Ans- O Panneerselvam

27. Who was appointed as new PM of France?

Ans- Bernard Cazeneuve

28. Who is the oldest CM in India?

Ans- Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal

29. Who has been appointed as the CEO & Director of Airtels DTH arm?
Ans- Sunil Taldar

30. Who will host the Oscars 2017?

Ans- TV host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel

31. Who won the 2016 Turner Prize?

Ans-Helen Marten

32. Who will succeed Justice TS Thakur as Chief Justice of India?

Ans- Justice JS Khehar

33. How much amount will be provided by NITI Aayog to every district to
encourage digital payment system?
Ans- 5 Lakh

34. Who was declared as Person of the Year 2016 by Time Magazine?
Ans- Donald Trump

35. When is the Armed Forces Flag Day celebrated in India?

Ans- 7 December

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36. Which parliamentary constituency recently became Indias first to have

health insurance for all?
Ans- Vijayawada

37. The 2016 India-Arab Partnership Conference will be held in which country?
Ans- Oman

38. Which is the most powerful language according to the 2016 World Power
Language Index (PLI)?
Ans- English

39. Which Indian bank has been adjudged the Best Bank for SME Lending by
Assocham?
Ans- Vijaya Bank

40. Resourcesat-2A remote sensing satellite has been launched by which

launch vehicle?
Ans- PSLV-C36

41. The worlds largest seating capacity cricket stadium will come up in which
state of India ?
Ans- Gujarat

42. Who has won the 2016 Presidential election of the Republic of Ghana?
Ans- Nana Akufo-Addo

43. Who has become the acting president of South Korea?

Ans- Hwang Kyo-ahn

44. What is the Indias rank in the 2016 Global Terrorism Index (GTI)?
Ans- 7th

45. The tropical cyclone Vardah is expected to hit which country?

Ans- India

46. Human Rights Day was observed on which date....?

Ans- 10 December

47. Which Free to air channel launched by government to educate people about
digital payment?
Ans- Digishala TV

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48. The book Dipa Karmakar: The Small Wonder has been authored by
whom?
Ans- Bishweshwar Nandi

49. Which committee has been constituted by Internet and Mobile Association of
India (IAMAI) to fight against the menace of online piracy?
Ans- Ajit Mohan committee

50. Which committee has recently submitted its final report on digital payments
to Union Government?
Ans- Ratan Watal committee

51. Who has been sworn as new Prime Minister of New Zealand?
Ans- Bill English

52. Gotthard Base tunnel is located in which country?

Ans- Switzerland

53. Who was sworn in as United National General Secretary?

Ans- Antonio Guterres

54. When is the International Mountain Day observed globally?

Ans- 11 December

55. Name the state which launched Narmada Seva Yatra ?

Ans- Madhya Pradesh

56. Who has became the first Indian captain to score three double hundreds?
Ans- Virat Kohli

57. Who was named as Italy's new prime minister?

Ans- Paolo Gentiloni

58. Who has been given the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest honour?
Ans- John Kerry

59. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Inter-Services
Intelligence (ISI)?
Ans- Lt. Gen. Naveed Mukhtar

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60. Who has been appointed as part-time non official directors on the board of
the directors of Canara Bank?
Ans- Mocherla Sairam Bhaskar and Sunil Hukumchande Kocheta

61. Who has won the World Billiards (150-Up format) Championships title?
Ans- Pankaj Advani

62. Fengyun-4 an advance weather satellite has been successfully launched into
orbit by which country?
Ans- China

63. Which Bollywood personality has been appointed as the UNICEFs newest
Global Goodwill Ambassador?
Ans- Priyanka Chopra

64. The Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development
(APMCHUD) has started in which city?
Ans- New Delhi

65. What is the Indias rank in the defence spending, according to the recently
published 2016 IHS Janes Defense Budgets Report?
Ans-4th

66. . The book Many Everests: An Inspiring Journey of Transforming Dream

into Reality has been authored by whom?
Ans- Ravindra Kumar

67. Who has won the 2016 Most Improved Player award by the Badminton
World Federation (BWF)?
Ans- PV Sindhu

68. The book The Other One Percent: Indians in America has been authored
by whom?
Ans- Sanjoy Chakravorty

69.Indias largest indoor sports arena will come up in which State?

Ans- West Bengal

70. Name the biography of gymnast Dipa Karmakar that released recently?
Ans- The small Wonder

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71. Which state has become the first Indian state to launch Mahila Police
Volunteer (MPV) initiative?
Ans- Haryana

72. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Indian Banks
Association (IBA)?
Ans- V G Kannan

73. Which Indian batswoman has been named in the ICC Womens team of the
year 2016?
Ans-Smriti Mandhana

74. Amina Mohammed, who has been named as the UNs Deputy Secretary-
General, is belonged to which country?
Ans- Nigeria

75. Which state government has launched the Annapurna Rasoi scheme for
underprivileged people?
Ans- Rajasthan

76. Which of the following districts will become the Indias first carbon neutral
district?
Ans- Majuli

77. Which international personality has topped the 2016 Worlds Most Powerful
People list of Forbes?
Ans- Vladimir Putin

78. Who has become the new chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India
(LIC)?
Ans- V K Sharma

79. 2016 EKUVERIN the joint military exercise has started between India and
which country?
Ans- Maldives

80. Who has been appointed as the new director general of the Indian Institute of
Corporate Affairs(IICA)?
Ans- Sunil Arora

81. Who was appointed Chief of Indian Army ?

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Ans- Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat

82. Who was appointed as the new chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB)?
Ans- Rajiv Jain

83. Who was appointed as Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (IAF)?
Ans- Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa

84. Who was appointed as new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)?
Ans- Anil Dhasmana

85. Which states has attained 100% Aadhaar saturation in India?

Ans- Himachal Pradesh

86. State Bank MobiCash digital wallet has been launched by State Bank of
India (SBI) in partnership with which telecom company?
Ans- BSNL

87. Who has won the Miss World 2016 competition ?

Ans- Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rica

88. Which countrys team has won the 2016 Mens Junior Hockey World Cup
tournament?
Ans- India

89. The International Migrants Day (IMD) is observed on which date?

Ans- December 18

90. Which Brazilian site accorded UNESCO World Heritage site status?
Ans- Rio de Janeiro

91. The International Human Solidarity Day is observed on which date?

Ans- December 20

92. The 2016 Hero Indian Super League (ISL) has been won by which football
team?
Ans-Atletico de Kolkata by defeating the Kerala Blasters

93. Who has been honoured with Legends Award by the International Boxing
Association (AIBA)?
Ans- Mary Kom

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94. Who become second Indian cricketer that scored triple century in test
match?
Ans-Karun Nair

95. The 2016 Sahitya Akademi award has been won by which author?
Ans- Tamil writer Vannadasan has been selected for 2016 Sahitya Akademi award for
his book Oru Siru Isai, a collection of short stories

96. What is the current interest rate on Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for
FY 17?
Ans- 8.65%

97. Which famous personality has become the brand ambassador of Assam
tourism?
Ans- Priyanka Chopra

98. Saumitra Chaudhuri, who passed away recently, was the famous personality
of which field?
Ans- Economics

99. What is Indias rank in the Global Wind Power Installed Capacity index?
Ans- 4th

100. Senate of which country has passed a resolution seeking withdrawal of its
biggest currency notes?
Ans-Pakistan

101. The National Mathematics Day (NMD) is celebrated on which date in India?
Ans-December 22

102. Which countrys football team has won the 2016 FIFA Team of the year
title?
Ans- Argentina

103. Pratikar-I the first-ever joint military exercise will be held between Nepal
and which country?
Ans- CHina

104. Who has won the 2016 Kids Golf World Championship?
Ans- Arjun Bhati

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105. For the first time in nearly 150 years, India's economy surpassed the
economy of this country?
Ans- United kingdom

106. The book Parijat has been authored by whom?

Ans- Nasira Sharma

107. Majuli island is located in which state?

Ans- Assam

108. Indias first cashless bazaar was launched in which state?

Ans- Chattisgarh

109. Who will head the newly constituted high-level task force on Indus Water
Treaty (IWT)?
Ans- Nripendra Mishra

110. Which famous personality has launched book series Tactabet for visually
impaired children?
Ans- Hrithik Roshan

111. Which country has successfully launched a solid fuel rocket named Epsilon-
2?
Ans- Japan

112. The Union Water Resources Ministry has reconstituted a committee that
was tasked with assisting the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB). Who
headed the committee?
Ans-A.K. Bajaj

113. Which country has became the first country in the world to use drones for
national mail service?
Ans- France

114. Who will receives the Legends Award from the International Boxing
Association (AIBA)?
Ans-Indian boxer M C Mary Kom

115. Which Bank has launched EazyPay mobile application for merchants that
allows all-in-one acceptance payments platform?

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Ans- ICICI Bank

116. Indias largest lender State Bank of India has adopted a village in
Maharashtra for cashless economy. What is the name of that village?
Ans-Shirki

117. Who was chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for the year 2016?
Ans- Eminent modern Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh

118. Performance on Health Outcomes index to rank States on the basis of their
performance on measurable health indicators has been launched by whom?
Ans-NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayoga

119. The National Consumer Day is observed every year in India on which date?
Ans- 24 December

120. Which State government has launched the Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana, a
scheme to nurture the orphan and HIV-infected children residing in different
child care institutions and orphanages?
Ans- Odisha

121. Indias longest expressway connects which cities?

Ans- Agra and lucknow

122. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opened a banking ombudsman office
in Uttarakhand at which place?
Ans- Dehradun

123. Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) is developed by whom?

Ans- DRDO

124. Who was chosen by Pope Francis as the first woman to direct the Vatican
Museums?
Ans- Dr Barbara Jatta

125. Who was ranked first on the 2016 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List?
Ans-Bollywood superstar Salman Khan

126. Singer George Michael passes away recently. He belongs to which country?
Ans- Britain

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127. Dinanath Bhargava, who sketched national emblem Lion Capital of

Ashoka, was belonged to which state of India?
Ans- Madhya Pradesh

128. Nagar Uday Abhiyan has been launched by which state government of
India?
Ans-Madhya Pradesh

129. Who has won the 2016 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the
Year?
Ans-Jeje Lalpekhlua

130. The 2018 Womens Hockey World Cup will be held in which country?
Ans- England

131. Nedumkayam, which has become the Indias first cashless and digital tribal
colony, is in which state/union territory?
Ans- Nedumkayam

132. The 77th session of Indian History Congress (IHC) has started in which
state of India?
Ans- Kerala

133. Which state will host the 2022 National Games?

Ans- Meghalaya

134. Atal Amrit Abhiyan a health insurance scheme has been launched by
which state government of India?
Ans- Assam

135. Which country has successfully tested its 5th generation stealth fighter jet
FC-31 Gyrfalcon?
Ans- China

136. Bank Sakhi scheme has been launched by which grameen bank of India?
Ans- Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB)

137. Who has been chosen for 2016 Bihari Puraskar?

Ans- Satya Narayan

138. The book I am a troll has been authored by whom?

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Ans- Swati Chaturvedi

139. The book Emperor Chandragupta has been authored by whom?

Ans- Adity Kay

140. Who is the newly appointed Director General of National Cadet Corps
(NCC)?
Ans- Vinod Vashisht

141. Samit Gohel is associated with which sports?

Ans-Cricket

142. The Chardham highway project will come up in which state of India?
Ans- Uttarakhand

143. Indias first caterpillar train will be set up by which state government of
India?
Ans- Haryana

144. Indias first Digi Dhan mela has been held in which state to promote
cashless transactions?
Ans- Haryana

145. Who has been appointed as the new Lt Governor of Delhi?

Ans- Anil Baijal

146. The book Watership Sown was authored by whom?

Ans- Richard Adams

147. What does BHIM stands for?

Ans- Bharat Interface for Money

148. How much loan amount has been approved by the World Bank for rural
road projects in Bihar?
Ans- $235 million

149. The book That thing called love has been authored by whom?
Ans- Tuhin Sinha

150. Beipanjiang Bridge the worlds highest bridge is in which country?

Ans- China

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