AMIT K SRIVASTAVA
DATE-26th-4th DEC 2016
International Childrens Peace Prize 2016 winnr - Kehkashan Basu
The author of the book titled The Modi Doctrine: New Paradigms in India's Foreign Policy
is- Anirban Ganguly
This Formula One player announced his shocking retirement, days after he won the world
champion title of 2016- Nico Rosberg
The total number of satellites that ISRO will be launching in one go next year is- 83
Person appointed as Secretary of Union Ministry of Minority Affairs recently- Ameising
Luikham
Indian company that recently started health insurance arm- Aditya Birla Group
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed globally on- 2 December
Company that won the Startup Karnataka Top Tech 25 Awards 2016- Aissel Technologies
National Pollution Control Day is observed in India on- 2 December
The village that became the first cashless village in Maharashtra is - Dhasai
The domestic space technology start-ups that recently signed a contract with the Indian Space
Research Organisation to send a robot to the Moon is - TeamIndus
The country to which the United Nations recently formally apologized for its role in the
country's cholera epidemic is - Haiti
Twelve eminent personalities were recently awarded with the Yash Bharti Award 2016, which
is the highest honour of - Uttar Pradesh
The country on which the United Nations recently imposed new sanctions over the countrys
nuclear and ballistic missile tests is - North Korea
The theme of the 2016 International Day of Persons with Disabilities is - Achieving 17 Goals
for the Future We Want
The Union Government on 30 December 2016 gave its approval for the inclusion of 15 new
castes in- the Central list of Other Backward CasteS
The National Commission of Backward Classes (NCBC) constitutes- Five Members
This country conducted its first-ever missile tests on 1 December 2015- Ukraine
AMIT K SRIVASTAVA
DATE-26th-4th DEC 2016
India million government-to-government deal for 145 M-777 Ultra-Light Howitzers with the
US under - the US Foreign Military Sales programme
The United Nations Department of Field Support recently launched a new strategy to Maximize its peace operations' efficiency in the use of natural resources
The UNESCO recently added rumba dance to its coveted list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The dance belongs to - Cuba
The theme of the 2016 World AIDS Day is - Hands up for #HIVprevention
The winner of the 2016 World Chess Championship is - Magnus Carlsen
The country that hosted the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Commission on
International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) is - India
Ghazipur garbage to be used for - Highway construction
The Brazilian football club which lost most of its players and officials in the Columbian plane
crash - Chapecoense
North-Eastern Space Applications Centre to use drones to assess Areas damaged by natural
disasters
The Union Cabinet recently approved the rehabilitation package of Rs 2000 crore for displaced
families from - Pakistan occupied Jammu & Kashmir
The Central Statistical Office in November 2016 announced that Indias Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) accelerated to- 7.3 percent
Head of the Committee of Chief Ministers on demonetisation that was constituted recently- N
Chandrababu Naidu
Indian Film that was invited by the United Nations for a special screening at its headquarters in
New York, USA- Pink
Bank that tied up with Bajaj Finance to launch a series of co-branded credit cards for Indian
customers- RBL Bank
The IAS officer who was recently appointed as the Chief Secretary of Delhi is - M. M. Kutty
A group of scientists recently revealed that the Great Barrier Reef suffered from its worst coral
die-off ever recorded. The Great Barrier Reef is located in - Australia
The Parliament of Thailand recently invited Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn to be the new king of
the country. He will also be known as - King Rama X
AMIT K SRIVASTAVA
DATE-26th-4th DEC 2016
The Indian snooker player has won bronze at IBSF World Snooker Championship 2016 is Pankaj Advani
The Indian short film that won the award UNESCO Salon Youth Video Competition is Magical Piano
Asias first and longest cycle highway was inaugurated in- Uttar Pradesh
Percent of tax that will be levied if the declarant voluntarily declare the undisclosed income- 30
Percent
RBI reduced the monthly cash withdrawal limit from the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
(PMJDY) accounts to- Rs 10000
Head of the Committee of Chief Ministers on demonetisation that was constituted recently- N
Chandrababu Naidu
Country that hosted the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Commission on International
Trade Law (UNCITRAL)- India
The South Indian temple that has eased its dress norms and permitted women devotees to offer
their prayers wearing salwar suits is- Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple
Wealthiest Hindu place of worship- Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple
Bangladesh Liberation war was fought in- 1971
The second Indian-American to be nominated by Trump for a top post in his administration isSeema Verma
The Court that held the son, irrespective of his marital status has no legal right to live in his
parents house. Parents house means, the house self-acquired by the father/mother is - Delhi
High Court
The winner of the 2016 Davis Cup is - Argentina
The Dictionary.coms Word of the Year for 2016 is - Xenophobia
The author of the book titled Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India's Green
Movement is - Sunita Narain
Radha Mohan Singh, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, launched e-Pashuhaat
portal to - connect breeders and farmers regarding availability of bovine germplasm
The village in Gujarat that recently earned the tag of becoming Indias first digital village in
India is Akodara
AMIT K SRIVASTAVA
DATE-26th-4th DEC 2016
Person appointed as Director of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of AdministrationUpma Chawdhry
City that will organise the first underwater festival of India- Pune
Bank that launched contactless debit card based on Near Field Communication (NFC)
technology- South Indian Bank
Bank that tied-up with Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) to digitise payment
of bus tickets for its customers- YES Bank
Person appointed as the Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO) recently- LtGeneral A K Bhatt
The Indian Dairy brand to debut online through Amazon in the United States- Amul
This state will be the first-ever in India to go completely cashless- Goa
The 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held in- Goa
The Golden Peacock for Best film at the 47th IFFI went to- Daughter
The ICFT- UNESCO Gandhi medal was awarded to Turkish drama film- Cold of Kalandar
The Bill that amends the Income Tax Act, 1961 and seeks to impose a higher rate of tax and
penalty in respect of undisclosed incomes is - Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016
The Indian golfer who won the inaugural Qatar Ladies Open is - Aditi Ashok
The Union Government recently constituted a committee to push cashless transactions. The
committee will be headed by - NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recently appointed Lieutenant-General Qamar Javed Bajwa as the
16th Chief of Pakistan Army. Bajwa will replace - General Raheel Sharif
The Board of Tata Steel voted to remove Cyrus Mistry as the Chairman of the company. He
will be replaced by - O.P. Bhatt
The National Milk Day is observed on - 26 November
N V Srinivasan was recently elected as the new National President of - Trade body IndoAmerican Chamber of Commerce (IACC) for 2016-17
The Union Ministry of AYUSH, the Confederation of Indian Industry and the State Ayurveda
Department organized AROGYA fair in - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
AMIT K SRIVASTAVA
DATE-26th-4th DEC 2016
The noted Marathi author and Sahitya akademi awardee that passed away in recent past in Pune
is - Anand Yadav
He became the third Indian boxer to bag gold medal at the AIBA Youth World Championships
- Sachin Singh
She won the womens singles title at 2016 Hong Kong Open Super Series - Tai Tzu Ying of
Chinese Taipei
He won the mens singles title at 2016 Hong Kong Open Super Series - Ng Ka Long Angus
Dilip Padgaonkar was a part of three-member interlocutors team, who were chosen by the
Union Government in 2010 to conduct dialogues with people of Jammu & Kashmir
The latest central government body to introduce the third gender column in its forms is- The
Indian Railways
The Bollywood film invited for a special screening at the UN Headquarters is- Pink
