Gurdeep Singh on 28 January 2016 was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NTPC Ltd. Singh will be the first person to be appointed to the top job at a Maharatna company through a search committee route. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the appointment of Singh for a period of five years from the date of assumption of charge of the post. The post of chairman and managing director at NTPC fell vacant after Arup Roy Choudhury completed his five year term on 31 August 2015.
29, 30, 31 January 2016 Current Affairs
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Current Affairs Questions on 29, 30, 31 January 2016:
A. Rishika Sunkara & Serena Williams
B. Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis
C. Rishika Sunkara & Martina Hingis
D. Sania Mirza & Serena Williams
Answer: B
Who was appointed as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh on 28 January 2016?
A. Ranjan Gogoi
B. Prafulla C Pant
C. Sanjay Mishra
D. Virendra Singh
Answer: C
Who on 30 January 2016 won the 2016 Australian Open women’s singles title?
A. Serena Williams
B. Angelique Kerber
C. Li Na
D. Maria Sharapova
Answer: B
In which European city the UN hosted peace talks to end the civil war in Syria opened on 29 January 2016?
A. London
B. Berlin
C. Paris
D. Geneva
Answer: D
Who of the following on 31 January 2016 won won the Australian Open Men’s Singles title?
A. Andy Murray
B. Roy Emerson
C. Novak Djokovic
D. Roger Federer
Answer: C
India GK Question Paper 203
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India GK Question Paper NO. 203:
The first woman officer who led the Guard of honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 26th 2015 is?
A. Nisha Thakur
B. Pooja Thakur
C. Punit Arora
D. Namrata Thakur
Answer: B
Paulina Vega a 22-year-old student won the coveted title of Miss Universe 2015 She from which of the following countries?
A. Colombia
B. India
C. Hungary
D. Honduras
Answer: A
Who amongst the following is the present Director of Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CARAL)?
A. D.K. Mohanty
B. P. Vijaya Bhaskar
C. H.R. Khan
D. G. Gopalakrishna
Answer: D
Which of the following is the largest stock exchange in the world?
A. New York Stock Exchange
B. London Stock Exchange
C. Shanghai Stock Exchange
D. Tokyo Stock Exchange
Answer: A
Which Bank has announced the launch of country’s first contactless debit and credit cards to enable electronic payments without swipping?
A. ICICI Bank
B. HDFC Bank
C. Axis Bank
D. State Bank of India
Answer: A
Which of the following state Govt. has recently appointed yoga guru Ramdev as its brand ambassador to promote yoga and ayurveda in a big way?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer: B
Who is the host of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015?
A. Australia and Newzealand
B. Other than those given as options
C. India and Sir Lanka
D. South Africa and Australia
Answer: A
Who is the chairperson of RBI?
A. Y.V. Reddy
B. K.L. Mohanti
C. Raghuram Rajan
D. Indra Nooyi
Answer: C
Who amongst the following is the present foreign secretary of India?
A. Sujata Singh
B. Ranjan Mathai
C. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
D. Nirupama Rao
Answer: C
Recently the Government has notified that One Rupee Currency Notes will be put it to circulation again The new notes will bear the signature of which of the following authorities?
A. Prime Minister
B. Finance Secretary
C. Finance Minister
D. Governor of RBI
Answer: B
A. Nisha Thakur
B. Pooja Thakur
C. Punit Arora
D. Namrata Thakur
Answer: B
Paulina Vega a 22-year-old student won the coveted title of Miss Universe 2015 She from which of the following countries?
A. Colombia
B. India
C. Hungary
D. Honduras
Answer: A
Who amongst the following is the present Director of Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CARAL)?
A. D.K. Mohanty
B. P. Vijaya Bhaskar
C. H.R. Khan
D. G. Gopalakrishna
Answer: D
Which of the following is the largest stock exchange in the world?
A. New York Stock Exchange
B. London Stock Exchange
C. Shanghai Stock Exchange
D. Tokyo Stock Exchange
Answer: A
Which Bank has announced the launch of country’s first contactless debit and credit cards to enable electronic payments without swipping?
A. ICICI Bank
B. HDFC Bank
C. Axis Bank
D. State Bank of India
Answer: A
Which of the following state Govt. has recently appointed yoga guru Ramdev as its brand ambassador to promote yoga and ayurveda in a big way?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer: B
Who is the host of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015?
A. Australia and Newzealand
B. Other than those given as options
C. India and Sir Lanka
D. South Africa and Australia
Answer: A
Who is the chairperson of RBI?
A. Y.V. Reddy
B. K.L. Mohanti
C. Raghuram Rajan
D. Indra Nooyi
Answer: C
Who amongst the following is the present foreign secretary of India?
A. Sujata Singh
B. Ranjan Mathai
C. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
D. Nirupama Rao
Answer: C
Recently the Government has notified that One Rupee Currency Notes will be put it to circulation again The new notes will bear the signature of which of the following authorities?
A. Prime Minister
B. Finance Secretary
C. Finance Minister
D. Governor of RBI
Answer: B
Government announces first 20 smart cities of India
Government today announced the 20 winners of the Smart City Challenge competition for financing during this financial year. Announcing the cities here today, Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu said that the winners were from 11 States and the Union Territory of Delhi and the selection was totally objective and transparent based on standardized processes. Shri Naidu further said that Smart City Mission marks a paradigm shift towards urban development in the country since it is based on ‘bottom up’ approach with the involvement of citizens in formulation of city vision and smart city plans and the Urban Local Bodies and State Governments piloting the mission with little say for the Ministry of Urban Development. He also observed that it was for the first time in the country and even in the world that investments in urban sector are being made based on competition based selection of cities.
List of 20 smart cities announced by Shri Venkaiah Naidu are:|
Rank
|
City
|
State
|
|
1
|
Bhubaneswar
|
Odisha
|
|
2
|
Pune
|
Maharashtra
|
|
3
|
Jaipur
|
Rajasthan
|
|
4.
|
Surat
|
Gujarat
|
|
5
|
Kochi
|
Kerala
|
|
6
|
Ahmedabad
|
Gujarat
|
|
7
|
Jabalpur
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
8
|
Visakhapatnam
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
9
|
|Solapur
|
Maharashtra
|
|
10
|
Davanagere
|
Karnataka
|
|
11
|
Indore
|
MP
|
|
12
|
New Delhi
|
Delhi
|
|
13
|
Combattore
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
14
|
Kakinada
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
15
|
Belagavi
|
Karnataka
|
|
16
|
Udaipur
|
Rajasthan
|
|
17
|
Guwahati
|
Assam
|
|
18
|
Chennai
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
19
|
Ludhiana
|
Punjab
|
|
20
|
Bhopal
|
MP
|
India GK Question Paper 202
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India GK Question Paper NO. 202:
World’s first robot-staffed Hotel is set to open in which of the following countries?
A. China
B. US
C. Singapore
D. Japan
Answer: D
In which of the following states the per capita availability of Milk is highest in the country?
A. Maharashtra
B. Haryana
C. Guajarat
D. Punjab
Answer: D
In which city is India’s first post office ATM opened?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Chennai
C. New Delhi
D. Mumbai
Answer: B
At present how many credit information companies are operating in India?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Answer: C
SWIFT was founded in which of the following cities?
A. London
B. Brussels
C. New York
D. Hong Kong
Answer: B
Who is the head of the newly formed Expenditure Management Commision?
A. Dr. Bimal Jalan
B. Dr. Anand Sinha
C. Dr. Urjit Patel
D. Dr. Subir Gorkarn
Answer: A
Vistara airline started its operations in India in January 2015 What is the tagline of this airline?
A. Fly the New Feelings
B. Now Everyone Can Fly
C. Fly at the cheapest rates
D. World’s most favourite airline
Answer: A
The NITI Aayog is headed by?
A. Minister for Planning
B. Prime Minister
C. Finance Minister
D. RBI Governor
Answer: B
According to an order issued by the Culture Ministry on January 28, 2015 Who among the following has been appointed as the new chairman of Sangeet Natak Academi?
A. Leela Samson
B. Shekhar Sen
C. Anant Nag
D. Girish Karnad
Answer: B
As per Swachh Bharat Abhiyan the aim of building a clean India is by which year?
A. 2021
B. 2019
C. 2018
D. 2020
Answer: B
A. China
B. US
C. Singapore
D. Japan
Answer: D
In which of the following states the per capita availability of Milk is highest in the country?
A. Maharashtra
B. Haryana
C. Guajarat
D. Punjab
Answer: D
In which city is India’s first post office ATM opened?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Chennai
C. New Delhi
D. Mumbai
Answer: B
At present how many credit information companies are operating in India?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Answer: C
SWIFT was founded in which of the following cities?
A. London
B. Brussels
C. New York
D. Hong Kong
Answer: B
Who is the head of the newly formed Expenditure Management Commision?
A. Dr. Bimal Jalan
B. Dr. Anand Sinha
C. Dr. Urjit Patel
D. Dr. Subir Gorkarn
Answer: A
Vistara airline started its operations in India in January 2015 What is the tagline of this airline?
A. Fly the New Feelings
B. Now Everyone Can Fly
C. Fly at the cheapest rates
D. World’s most favourite airline
Answer: A
The NITI Aayog is headed by?
A. Minister for Planning
B. Prime Minister
C. Finance Minister
D. RBI Governor
Answer: B
According to an order issued by the Culture Ministry on January 28, 2015 Who among the following has been appointed as the new chairman of Sangeet Natak Academi?
A. Leela Samson
B. Shekhar Sen
C. Anant Nag
D. Girish Karnad
Answer: B
As per Swachh Bharat Abhiyan the aim of building a clean India is by which year?
A. 2021
B. 2019
C. 2018
D. 2020
Answer: B
27, 28 January 2016 Current Affairs
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Current Affairs Questions on 27, 28 January 2016:
A. Cyber Security, Malaysia
B. Cyber Security Agency of the Republic of Singapore
C. Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center
D. All of above
Answer: D
Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was today apprised of the Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs)signed between Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) with its counterparts (i) CyberSecurity, Malaysia; (ii) Cyber Security Agency of the Republic of Singapore; and (iii) Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center on Cooperation in Cyber Security
Cabinet approves raising of --------- Indian Reserve Battalions by J&K and LWE States ?
A. 10
B. 17
C. 20
D. 3
Answer: C
Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the raising of 17 India Reserve Battalions (IR Bns) by Jammu & Kashmir and Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected States. It includes five IR Bns in the state of J&K, four IR Bns in Chhattisgarh, three IR Bns in Jharkhand, three IR Bns in Odisha and two IR Bns in Maharashtra.