- Which satellite was launched by PSLV-C31 on 20th January,
2016?
(a) IRNSS - 1B (b) IRNSS - 1C
(c) IRNSS - 1D (d) IRNSS - 1E - What is the name of the programme sponsored by the
European Union for developing methods of using nuclear
weapons to deflect asteroids and comets from colliding
with the earth?
(a) COMET Shield (b) NEO Shield
(c) ASTCOMET Shield (d) NEOWISE Shield - Which country recently agreed to transfer its bio-farming
technologies to India?
(a) Sey Chelles (b) Israel
(c) Mauritius (d) Sri Lanka - AIDS epidemic in which country, crossed the tipping point
after the number of HIV+ve people passed 1 million mark?
(a) Turkey (b) South Africa
(c) Nigeria (d) Russia - The Union government has recently formed a technical
expert group to deal with which type of virus?
(a) Zika (b) Ebola
(c) Chikungunya (d) Dengue - Who has been recently appointed as the Chairperson of the
Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)?
(a) R.K. Pachauri (b) B.V. Sreekantan
(c) Ashok Chawla (d) Ajay Mathur
7. A new genus, named Frankixalus, was discovered by a group of
scientist in jungles of north-eastern India. The genus relates to
which species?
(a) Sparrow (b) Frog
(c) Snake (d) Turtle
8. Who took charge as the Executive Director of Greenpeace
India on 20th January, 2016?
(a) Samit Aich (b) Divya Raghunandan
(c) Ravi Chellam (d) Sangeeta Ravi
9. Name the person of Indian-origin who won film Academy’s
Scientific and Technical Award 2016.
(a) Rahul Thakkar (b) A.R. Rehman
(c) Bhanu Athaiya (d) Satyajit Ray
10. A new bird species named Himalayan Forest Thrush
was discovered in north-eastern India. Which famous
ornithologist gave scientific name to the bird?
(a) Salim Ali (b) Humayun Abdulali
(c) Biswamoy Biswas (d) Bikram Grewal
11. The 19th National Conference on e-Governance was held in
Nagpur with the title
(a) Transforming India (b) Digital India
(c) Empowering India (d) Inclusive India.
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