Current affairs and Gk Questions for 2016 exams

1.Who is the present Union Railway minister?
    Answer: Suresh Prabhu

2. The venue for 2016 SAARC summit (19th)  ?
    Answer: Islamabad (Pakistan)

3. Venue for 2016 Olympics ?
     Answer: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

4. UN Observes 2016 as ________?
     Answer: International Year of Pulses

5.Who won  the 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or award ( player of the year )?
Answer: Lionel Messi

6. Who won 2016 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year ?
Answer: Carli Lloyd (USA)

7 . Who was recently appointed as Chairman of Competition Commission of India?
Answer: Devender Kumar Sikri

8. What is the full form for ASBA that was recently in news ?
Answer: Application Supported by Blocked Amount (Introduced by SEBI for applying to IPO – initial public offers )

*9. Who will be the chief guest at 2016 Republic day parade?
Answer: French President Francois Hollande

*10.Who is the First Lady chief minister in jammu and kashmir?
Answer: Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed

*11. First railway university will be in which state?
Answer: Gujarath( Vadodra )

12. Who is the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog ( National Institution for Transforming India)?
Answer : Arvind Panagariya

13. which is the 29th state of india?
Answer: Telangana

14. Which state moving it’s capital to “Amaravati” ?
Answer: Andhra pradesh

15. Which is the First Digital state in India?
Answer: Kerala

*16 First Digital district in India?
Answer: Idukki(Kerala)

*17. Who Won  2016 oscar – best actor award ?
 Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio

*18. Who Won  2016 oscar – best actress award ?

 Answer: brie Larson

*19. Who Won  2016 oscar – best film  ? 

Answer: Spotlight 

*20. Who is the winner of abel prize 2016?

answer: Andrew Wiles( Brittan )

*21. which is the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Venue ?
Answer: India

*23. The eighth BRICS Summit(2016) will be held in which country?
Answer: India(Goa)

*24. 20- twenty world cup 2016 winner?
Answer: West Indies

*25. India’s first Semi high speed train?
Answer: Gatimaan running between Delhi and agra

*26.  who is the winner of laureus award -Sportsman of the Year ?
 Answer:Novak Djokovic

*27.  who is the winner of laureus award -Sportswomen of the Year ?
Answer:  Serena Williams

*28. Newly elected assam chief minister?
Answer: Sarbanada Sonowal(BJP)

*29. Newly elected kerala chief minister?
Answer: pinarayi vijayan 

*29. Newly elected Tamilnadu chief minister?
Answer: Jayalalitha 

*30. which state is linked with jat protest?
Answer: Hariyana

*31. French open 2016 women’s title Winner?
Answer: Garbine Muguruza  from spain

*32. French open 2016 men’s title Winner?
Answer: Novak Djokovic

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