Current Affairs Online Test – December 2016

Which State to have India’s first AYUSH UNIVERSITY?

The picture of Mahatma Gandhi with his Charkha (spinning wheel) in the foreground is among the 100 most influential images of all time, the picture was taken at_________

Which state Chief Minister to head central committee to promote e-payments?

Nagaland’s 53rd statehood day is observed on?

The Reserve Bank of India restricts withdrawals from Jan Dhan accounts to Rs.________

World Aids Day is observed on?

Who has been named Forbes Asia’s 2016 Businessman of the Year?

Which country Interior Ministry has announced that fingerprinting will become a compulsory procedure for all foreigners arriving in the country, starting next year?

Who won the World Chess Championship title 2016?

Which Indian city got best cities award for tackling climate change?

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for inclusion of ___ new castes and modification in 13 other castes in the Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in respect of 8 states

Who has been quit as Managing Director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange?

The National Pollution Control Day 2016 was observed on?

The Hornbill festival is a celebration held every year in the first week of December in ___________

Dhasai village in ______________ has become India’s first cashless village starting December 1, as claimed by its residents

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned the first unit of the 4×30 MW Pulichintala hydroelectric project (HEP) in ________________

Who has become the first woman President of the All India Tennis Association?

The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGT) in New Delhi is the ____ most connected airport in the world, according to air travel intelligence company OAG

Who has been appointed as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?

Who has been named as one of the winners of the 2016 Champions of the Earth award from the United Nations for leading the clean-up of the city’s Versova Beach?

Who has been crowned Miss Supranational 2016, an international beauty pageant?

Who has announced his retirement from Formula One Grand Prix recently?

Who won the Reader’s poll for TIME’s Person of the Year?

Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan has been launched by

Scientists of ________ have developed a unique, low-cost method for producing high-quality nuclear fuel using electricity.

Who has become the first woman President of the All India Tennis Association?

Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been elected as the President of

What is H in HCFC-22?

Bhai Mahavi, who passed away recently, was the Former of Governor of ________.

Chapecoense, the Football Club from _________, has been awarded the Copa Sudamericana title by the CONMEBOL, the South American football association.

O Panneerselvam has sworn in as the Chief Minister of _____________.

Maha Wallet is launched by which state government?

Launchpad – A global startup program has been launched in India by ___________.

________ Bank has partnered cab aggregator Ola to set up mobile ATMs across 30 locations in the country.

India has agreed to train the which nation’s Sukhoi-30 fighter pilots?

Which state government has announced setting up a panel for prevention of child trafficking in the wake of a child smuggling racket?

Birth anniversary of ____________ will be observed as “Water Day” in the country.

India will establish a centre of Excellence in Information technology at ________.

Which country tops in Global Education Rankings?

US President-elect Donald Trump has selected Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as his incoming government’s ambassador to ___________.

Which bank has bagged the ‘Best MSME Bank Award (private sector) 2016’ instituted by Assocham?

Nana Akufo-Addo has won the Presidential Election of ________.

_________________ has launched a cargo ship bound for the International Space Station (ISS), carrying a ‘space junk‘ collector.

Who is the head of Committee on Digital Payments?

Human Rights Day is observed on ___________. 

John Glenn, who passed away recently, was a/an ___________.

John Kerry is the Secretary of State of

Who has been appointed as the Director of National Gallery of Modern Art?

Who has been appointed as new CBDT member?

Narmada Seva Yatra has been launched in

Politician Ramesh Prabhu, who passed away recently, was associated with

Who won the National Geographic ‘Nature Photographer of the Year’ award?

Paolo Gentiloni has been elected as new Prime Minister of ____________

Who is the new Prime Minister of New Zealand?

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee marked his 81st birthday by launching a 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign organized by ___________________

Which country has launched a new weather satellite marking an upgrade of its meteorological satellites in geostationary orbit?

Which country is to withdraw its largest banknote from circulation in its latest attempt to tackle the world’s worst inflation crisis recently?

Which cyclone that made a landfall near Chennai and northern coastal districts of Tamil Nadu recently?

Ace women badminton player Saina Nehwal will be provided land by the ______________ government to set up a badminton academy in the state

Paolo Gentiloni has been elected as new Prime Minister of ____________

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee marked his 81st birthday by launching a 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign organized by ___________________

Which country has launched a new weather satellite marking an upgrade of its meteorological satellites in geostationary orbit?

Which state government is set to launch an online portal for trading livestock, beginning with the auction of cattle and sheep?

The ninth edition of exercise _______________ an annual bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Navy began in the Bay of Bengal

Who has been named as the World’s Most Powerful Person by Forbes 2016? 

A bill stipulating up to two- year jail term and a maximum fine of Rs _________for discriminating against differently-abled persons was passed by the Rajya Sabha

_______________ has ranked second in the country in distribution of LED bulbs as part of country-wide campaign for reducing power consumption

____________________ and ____________________ were named ITF World Champion players of the year 2016 

Who has been appointed as Chief Executive of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)?

The Central Government has announced two new schemes ___________________ and ___________________in order to promote digital payments

Punjab National Bank launched the Bank’s Mobile wallet – PNB Kitty, Who is the MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank?

Union Cabinet approved signing of an Agreement between India and ____________on cooperation in the field of agriculture and food related industry 

Which city has topped a list of the most expensive cities for expatriates in the world?

Thomas Schelling who passed away recently, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in ____________ in 2005

Who has been appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations?

Who has been appointed as new Army Chief?

Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev is the President of

Which of the following day is observed on December 18?

Swasthya Rakshan Program has been initiated by