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1. Which campaign has been launched by Twitter for women empowerment in India?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e) None of the above

Ans:
Twitter has launched “ ” campaign for women empowerment to raise voices against any form of discrimination in India

2. Who is elected as the new President of the Republic of Kosovo?
a) Bali Muharremaj
b) Hashim Thaci
c) Isa Mustafa
d) Rafet Rama
e) All of the above

Ans:Hashim Thaci
Hashim Thaci has been elected as the new President of the Republic of Kosovo. He is the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)

3. Government has set up a high-level committee to look into the issue of missing files related to 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case.This case related to which state?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Bihar
d) Rajasthan
e) None of the above

Ans:Gujarat
The committee headed by an Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry will see how the draft of the second affidavit filed in the case went missing. It will also probe the entire chain of file movements in the ministry during the period

4. Who among the following clinched the men’s singles title of 2016 Chennai Open?
a) Alijaz Bedene
b) Borna Coric
c) Stan Wawrinka
d) David Ferrer
e) None of the above

Ans:Stan Wawrinka
The Chennai Open (also known during its run as the Gold Flake Open and the Tata Open) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour. It is held annually in January at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is owned by IMG and organized by IMG Reliance

5. Which of the following films won the best picture (drama) award at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards presented in 10 Jan 2016?
a) Creed
b) Joy
c) Room
d) The Martian
e) The Revenant

Ans:The Revenant
The Golden Globe Award is an American accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. The annual formal ceremony and dinner at which the awards are presented are a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year with the Academy Awards.

6. The 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2016 was held on 9 Jan in which of the following cities?
a) Gandhinagar
b) Patiala
c) Chandigarh
d) New Delhi
e) Lucknow

Ans:New Delhi
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas(PBD) Conference 2016 is to be held at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, Jose Rizal Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi – 110021 from 08th – 10th January, 2016. The PBD Conference 2016 is being planned differently with an objective for developing a new paradigm for engagement with the Diaspora over the next decade

7. The Italian Maria Teresa de Filippis, who died recently, was the first female?
a) Sprinter
b) Archer
c) Formula One driver
d) Cricketer
e) Wrestler

Ans:Formula One driver
Maria Teresa de Filippis, the first woman to compete in a world championship Formula One Grand Prix, has passed away at the age of 89.The Italian made three Grand Prix starts for the Maserati team in 1958, with a best result of 10th at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium

8. Which country was recently elected to the Unicef executive board, representing the group of AsiaPacific countries for the term 2016-2018?
a) Pakistan
b) Bangladesh
c) Malaysia
d) Sri Lanka
e) Nepal

Ans:Nepal
Nepal will help ensure, among other things that Unicef activities are responsive to the needs and priorities of the recipient countries, particularly from the perspective of a country emerging from conflict and reeling under the humanitarian crisis as a result of natural disasters and the vulnerabilities of being least developed and land-locked country, it reported.
Nepal recently completed its terms as a member of the UN economic and social council (ECOSOC) for 2013-2015 and as vice-president from Asia-Pacific region at the executive board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS for the year 2015.
Nepal had contributed to the Unicef by remaining in the executive board in different times including 1982 to 1985, 1992 to 1995 and 2002 to 2004

9.The 28th edition of International Kite Festival was held recently in?
a) Ahmedabad
b) Pune
c) Mumbai
d) Jaipur
e) Madurai

Ans:Ahmedabad
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Sunday(10th January 2016) inaugurated the 28th edition of International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad.Ms. Patel claimed that the festival has boosted the kite-making industry in Gujarat as well as attracted tourists in the State over the years.
“Just like this Kite Festival, our Prime Minister started many such festivals to make the people of Gujarat prosperous. Thanks to this festival, the kite-making business in Gujarat has grown from Rs 100 crore to Rs 700 crore within last 10 years. It has helped all those who are in the business of making kites and other related products,” she said

10. The 11th World Hindi Day was recently observed on?
a) 05 Sep
b) 14 Sep
c) 10 Jan
d) 12 Jan
e) 02 Feb

Ans:10 Jan
The 11th World Hindi Day was celebrated on 10 January 2016. To mark the occasion, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) through its missions/posts abroad and the Department of Official Language (Rajbhasha) conducted special events to spread the greatness of the language.The day was first observed on 10 January 2006. And, it is in addition to the National Hindi Divas that is being celebrated annually on 14 September

11. Binny Bansal was named the CEO of which of the following online marketplaces recently?
a) Snapdeal
b) Amazon
c) ebay
d) Flipkart
e) Paytm

Ans:Flipkart
India’s largest e-commerce platform Flipkart.com named co-founder Binny Bansal as its new chief executive officer (CEO), replacing Sachin Bansal, in a move that it claimed would strengthen its management bandwidth as it seeks to combat arch rival Amazon India and kick off preparations for an expected initial public offering (IPO) over the next few years

12.The staterunIndian Overseas Bank (IOB) will rationalise the number of its regional offices by closing 10 such offices to improve efficiency. The bank is headquartered at?
a) Bengaluru
b) Chennai
c) Hyderabad
d) Kochi
e) Manipal

Ans:Chennai
Indian Overseas Bank is a major public sector bank based in Chennai, with about 3700 domestic branches, including 1150 branches in Tamil Nadu, 3 extension counters, and eight branches and offices overseas as of 30 September 2014

13. A five day seed festival, aimed to celebrate seeds that feed humankind, will be held in Kannur district in which state starting 22 Jan?
a) Karnataka
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
e) Telangana

Ans:Kerala
Kannur District is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The town of Kannur is the district headquarters and gives the district its name. The old name Cannanore is the anglicised form of the Malayalam name Kannur

14. The T20 World Cup 2016 is being held in?
a) Bangladesh
b) Sri Lanka
c) India
d) Australia
e) South Africa

Ans:India
The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 International cricket tournament currently being held in India from 8 March to 3 April 2016.It is the sixth edition of the ICC World Twenty20, and the first to be hosted by India

15.The Govt of India has announced that in 2014-2015,116 Public Sector Enterprises (PSUs) have spent an amount of Rs 2447.59 cr on CSR. The term CSR stands for
a) Common Social Responsibility
b) Corporate Social Responsibility
c) Common Sectorial Responsibility
d) Corporate Shared Responsibility
e) None of these

Ans:Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility (CSR, also called corporate conscience, corporate citizenship or responsible business) is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model