GK & Current Affairs December 2016

Who has been named as the Time magazine’s Person of the Year 2016?
[A]Donald Trump
[B]Mark Zuckerberg
[C]Narendra Modi
[D]Hillary Clinton

Ans:A

The 2016 India-Arab Partnership Conference will be held in which country?
[A]India
[B]Oman
[C]Turkey
[D]Iran

Ans:B

The India-UK Conference on Ease of Doing Business has started in which of the following cities?
[A]Manchester
[B]Birmingham
[C]New Delhi
[D]London

Ans:C
 
Which city will host 2016 “Laureates and Leaders” summit for children?
[A]Pune
[B]Lucknow
[C]Bhopal
[D]New Delhi

Ans:D
 
Which high court of India has termed the practice of triple talaq (Talaq-e-bidat) among Muslims as unconstitutional?
[A]Allahabad High Court
[B]Delhi High Court
[C]Calcutta High Court
[D]Mumbai High Court

Ans:A


Which android app dedicated to Army Veterans and Veer Naris has been launched by Indian Army?
[A]Veterans Outreach App
[B]Veterans Outroute App
[C]Veterans Outbunch App
[D]Veterans Outrail App

Ans:A

Who is the newly appointed Director General of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA)?
[A]Ahmad Ngma
[B]Adwaita Gadanayak
[C]Rajeev Lochan
[D]Sabeena Gadihoke

Ans:B

What is the theme of 2016 United Nations’ (UN) International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD)?
[A]Zero Corruption, 100% Development
[B]Your No Counts
[C]United against corruption for development, peace and security
[D]Break the Corruption chain

Ans:C

The first elite men’s senior national boxing tournament has started in which state of India?
[A]Pune
[B]Guwahati
[C]Gangtok
[D]Shimla

Ans:B


The tropical cyclone ‘Vardah’ is expected to hit which country?
[A]India
[B]China
[C]Japan
[D]South Africa

Ans:A