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Who on 29 June 2016 resigned as the Chairman of National Dairy T Nanda Kumar
Development Board?

The Union government on 28 July 2016 formed a District Development DISHA

Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DDCMC) in place of the
District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee (DVMC) for effective
implementation and coordination of Central government schemes,
whether it is for infrastructure development or Social and human
resource development. In short this committee will be known as?

Name the former Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) who Duvvuri Subbarao
authored the book 'Who Moved My Interest Rate'?

For which state Parliament recently passed a bill to establish a National Andhra Pradesh
Institute of Technology (NIT)?

A seven-member expert committee was constituted by Union Home TVSN Prasad

Minister Rajnath Singh on 26 July 2016 for exploring possible
alternatives to pellet guns as non-lethal weapons. Who will head this
committee?

At which place the Union Cabinet on 27 July 2016 gave approval for the Bhatinda, Punjab
establishment of a All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS) under
the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)?

With which country India recently signed $1 billion deal for procuring United States
four long-range maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare
aircraft, Poseidon-8I?

Name the Indian social activist who won Ramon Magsaysay Award Bezwada Wilson
2016 on 26 July 2016 for "asserting the inalienable right to a life of
human dignity"?

Name the Indian musician who won Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016 on Thodur Madabusi (TM)
26 July 2016 for "ensuring social inclusiveness in culture"? Krishna

What is the name of Kolkata's football club which on 26 July 2016 East Bengal
announced that the 2016 Bharat Gaurav Award, also known as Pride of
India Award, will be conferred on legendary athlete Milkha Singh?

Name the eminent writer and social activist who passes away recently Mahasweta Devi
at Kolkata at the age of 90? (She won the Sahitya Akademi award
(1979), the Padma Shree (1986), the Jnanpith (1997), the Magsaysay
award (1997) and the Deshikottam award in 1999.)

Name the violinist from Andhra Pradesh who became the first female A Kanyakumari
violinist to be awarded the Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award of the Madras
Music Academy for the year 2016?
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Name the Director General of UIDAI who has been appointed as the Ajay Bhushan Pandey
new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UIDAI?

Name the online fashion portal which was acquired by Flipkart Ltd on 26 Jabong
July 2016 through its unit Myntra in a move to maintain its position as
the market leader?

The 114-km long ............. to ............ stretch of Southern Railway in Rameswaram,

Tamil Nadu on 24 July 2016 became India's first Green Rail Corridor. Manamadurai
(This corridor ensures zero toilet discharge on rail tracks. Trains in the
section are equipped with bio-toilets to ensure zero discharge of human
waste on the rail tracks.)

Name the noted archaeologist who was on 25 July 2016 appointed as Buddha Rashmi Mani
Director General of National Museum for three years?

Name the Indian wrestler qualifier for Rio Olympics who failed in dope Narsingh Yadav
test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) recently?

Name the javelin thrower from India who on 23 July 2016 won gold in Neeraj Chopra
the IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland? (His
86.48m effort also helped India in bringing its first world record as well
as the country's first-ever gold in any World athletics championships.)

Name the Indian test team captain who on 22 July 2016 became the Virat Kohli
first Indian captain to score a double century outside India? (He scored
200 runs against West Indies on day two of the first Test at the Sir
Vivian Richards stadium in North Sound.)

With a user base of more than 335 million globally which Indian telecom Bharti Airtel
service provider is currently world's 3rd largest telecom company?

Whom did India defeated by an innings and 92 runs on day 4 of the first West Indies
Test match to register their biggest Test win outside Asia?

Name the Indian batsman who is the only batsman to average 50 plus Virat Kohli
across all the three international formats, T20, ODI and Test?

Name the modern Indian artist (painter) who passed away recently at Syed Haider Raza
the age of 94? (He was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1981 and was
elected a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Academy in 1983.)

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has made it mandatory for Aadhar
applicants to provide their........... Number while applying for any UGC
fellowship or scholarship. (From now on UGC will disburse all
fellowships and scholarships under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
mode only.)
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Which ministry was created by the Union Government by bifurcating the Ministry of Electronics
erstwhile Ministry of Communications and Information Technology? and Information
(This new ministry will deal with matters related to Aadhar, promotion of Technology
internet, IT-enabled services and National Informatics Centre (NIC),
among others.)

Who was appointed as the new Chairperson of the Central Board of Rakesh Kumar
Secondary Education (CBSE) for a period of 5 years? Chaturvedi

Name the Spanish made train which has become India's fastest train Talgo
after clocking a speed of 180 km/hour and covering 84 km in 38 minutes
during a trial run on the Mathura-Palwal route? (It broke the record of
Gatiman Express which has a highest speed of 160 km/hour.)

Which bill was recently passed by the Union Cabinet which seeks to Transgender Persons
evolved a mechanism for social, economic and educational (Protection of Rights)
empowerment of the transgenders? Bill 2016

Name the 26-year old Indian model and actor who has become the first Rohit Khandelwal
Asian to win the Mr World title?

According to a Brand Finance report which company topped the India's Tata Group
most valuable brand in 2015-16 with a valuation of $13.7 billion? (LIC,
Airtel and SBI were placed 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively.)

High Court of which State opened India's first e-court/paperless court Hyderabad
(formally known as Integrated Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project)
has been inaugurated by Justice Madan B Lokur who heads the
Supreme Court's e-Committee?

What is the name of National Park of Sikkim which has been designated Khangchendzonga
as India's first "Mixed" site on the UNESCO World Heritage List by National Park
fulfilling the criteria under both natural and cultural heritage?

In which place National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered an Delhi

immediate ban on all diesel vehicles plying for over 10 years?

What is the name of recently launched autobiography of Sania Mirza? Ace Against Odds

Name the Congress leader who was appointed as the new Chief Pema Khandu
Minister of Arunachal Pradesh replacing Nabam Tuki? (At the age of 37
he also became the youngest Chief Minister of India.)

Which three Indian sites has been included by UNESCO in the World Nalanda Mahavihara or
Heritage Sites list? old Nalanda University
of Bihar, Chandigarh's
Capitol Complex and
Sikkim's
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Khangchendzonga
National Park

With the inclusion of 3 new Indian sites what is the total number of 35
Indian sites listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage Sites?

At which place in Uttar Pradesh the Union Cabinet has approved Gorakhpur
establishment of new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)?

What is the name of 3 indigenously-developed 155 mm artillery guns Dhanush

that has been handed over to the Indian Army for user trial by the
Jabalpur based Gun Carriage Factory?

Name the Indian professional boxer and Olympic medallist who became Vijender Singh
the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight champion after defeating
Austrlia's Kerry Hope in New Delhi?

What is the name of special train recently launched by Indian Railways Auto Express
for car freight which runs from Gurgaon to Nidvanda?

According to recent RBI directives to banks, how many pieces of soiled 20

currency notes with a maximum value of Rs 5,000 can be exchanged at
banks free of charge?

Name the 56 year old hockey legend and former captain of Indian Mohammad Shahid
Hockey Team who passed away recently at Gurgaon? (He was part of
the Indian team that won gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He
was awarded Arjuna award in 1981 and Padma Shri in 1986 for his
achievements in sports.)

Name the squash player who won the 73rd National Squash Dipika Pallikal
Championship women's title defeating Joshna Chinappa in the finals?

Name the squash player who won the 73rd National Squash Saurav Ghosal
Championship men's title defeating Harinderpal Singh Sandhu in the
finals?

What is the name of dedicated base for its Special Operation Forces – INS Karna
MARCOS (Marine Commandos) which was recently commissioned in
Visakhapatnam by Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba?

Name the Gujarati writer and poet who has been recently conferred the Raghuveer Chaudhari
51st Jnanpith Award by the President Shri Pranab Mukherjee?

At which place Hemis festival will be held between July 14 and July 15 Ladakh
to honour Lord Padmasambhava, an 8th-century Buddhist master
venerated as the 'second Buddha' in some places?
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Name the first woman captain of the Indian Merchant Navy who Radhika Menon
became the first woman in the world to receive the Award for
Exceptional Bravery at Sea from the International Maritime Organisation
(IMO)?

Name the Nuclear Power Project located at Tamil Nadu, the second Kudankulam Nuclear
reactor of which attained criticality on 10th July 2016? Power Project
(KKNPP)

Who sworn-in as the 18th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh recently? Tathagata Roy

In which state newly-elected Left Democratic Front government has Kerala

imposed a 'fat tax' of 14.5% on branded restaurants that sell junk food
like burgers, pizzas and pasta?

Who became the first Indian gymnast to receive 'World Class Gymnast' Dipa Karmakar
award by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)?

At which place in New Delhi world's largest Charkha (9 ft wide, 17 ft tall Terminal-3 of Indira
and 30 ft long) was recently inaugurated by Shri Kalraj Mishra, Union Gandhi International
Minister for MSME to commemorate the centenary year of Mahatma Airport
Gandhi's return from South Africa?

The Union Government has approved short-term loans of upto Rs Rs 3 lakh

............ at a subsidised interest rate of 4% per annum in the 2016-17
fiscal if repayments are made on time.

Who was appointed as the new Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Vijay Goel
Sports replacing Sarbananda Sonowal, the new Chief Minister of
Assam?

Who was appointed as the new Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar
replacing Smriti Irani who was shifted to Ministry of Textiles?