What does LEMOA stand for in the context of defense logistics?

Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement.

Which state became the 12th to pass the landmark tax reform GST
bill?
Sikkim. Eleven states -- Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat,
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra and Nagaland, have already ratified the Bill.
FICCI Economic Survey pegged Indias economy at which figure
during the current financial year?
7.8 percent.
Which famous actor who starred in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory passed away recently?
Gene Wilder.
Which eminent Dogri author won the Saraswati Samman for 2015?
Padma Sachdev.
Which country celebrated its Independence day on Aug 31, 2016?
Kyrgyzstan.
Countrys largest paramilitary force CRPF has made the decision to
appoint whom as its brand ambassador, also bestowing the
honorary rank of Commandant on the player?
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu.
Which Wipro officer has resigned from his post w.e.f 29th August
2016?
Chief Learning Officer Bhaduri.

 Poland Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk broke her world record

in hammer throw at _______.
Polands Olympic champion Anita Wlodarcyzk broke her world
record in the hammer throw on 28th August with a throw of 82.98
metres in Warsaw.
Which brain region has been implicated in carrying out complex
plans?
Orbitofrontal cortex.
India and which country has commenced extensive talks for
supporting the internal peace process and an MoU in traditional
medicine ?
Myanmar.
West Bengal assembly has adopted the resolution to rechristen the
name of the state known now as?
Bengal in English, Bangal in Hindi and Bangla in Bengali.
Sania Mirza and Monica Nicelescu won the doubles title at the
Connecticut Open on 28th August 2016. This is her ___ title this year.
7th.
US President Barack Obama expanded which marine reserve,
thereby creating the largest one in the world?
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument off Hawaii.
When was the international day against nuclear tests celebrated?
29th August.

 John Ellenby discovered innovations that led to the evolution of

____.
Laptop.
On National Sports Day, which body has been bestowed with
National Sport Award/Rashtriya Protsahan Puruskar for Sports for
Development?
Subroto Mukherjee Sports Education Education Society.
Mere Aspataal/My hospital was launched at the third National
Summit on Good and Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public
Health Facilities at which state?
Andhra Pradesh.
SAARCSTAT member nations met at which city for its 8th meeting of
its heads?
New Delhi. SAARC member states convened to achieve essential
ingredients for decision making and policy planners at the
SAARCSTAT 8th meeting of heads.
First experimental mission of ISROs Scramjet Engine was carried
out using Advanced Technology Vehicle. What was the weight of the
entire load at lift off?
3277 kg.
China is moving its largest carrier rocket to be used for lunar and
Mars probes to launch base in southern Hainan. What is its name?
Long March 5.

 Field trials of GM Mustard are complete. If approved, it will become

the ____ genetically modified food crop to be grown commercially in
the country.
First.
BCCC has appointed whom as its broadcast members in the eminent
persons category?
Sharmila Tagore,Ira Bhaskar and Arundhati Nag.
Which state is planning to set up Indias first textile university?
Gujarat.
Who has been appointed the CEO of domestic broadcast business at
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited w.e.f October?
Punit Misra.
Where has the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY) set up a Electropreneur Park?
University of Delhi South Campus.
ISRO is developing technology which will allow what action in
space?
Transferring humans from one vehicle/spacecraft to another in
space.
Which company and its IT arm have joined German component
maker Bosch and telecom operator Vodafone to develop unique
cloud based connected vehicle platform?
Mahindra and Mahindra.

 The new PM of Tunisia was sworn in on 27th August 2016. Who is

he?
Youssef Chahed.
Which states CM outlined a three-pronged action plan to resolve
Kashmir crisis?
Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti.
RBI has asked commercial and cooperative banks on 25th August
2016 to provide loans to women SHG in rural areas at what percent
per annum?
7.
PM Narendra Modi has announced a task force for comprehensive
action plan formulation for Olympic games in which years?
Task force will prepare a comprehensive action plan for effective
participation of Indian sportspersons in the Olympic Games to be
held in 2020, 2024 and 2028.
Which government signed an indefinite ceasefire deal on 26th
August 2016 to end one of Asias longest insurgencies?
Phillippine.
Which HC permitted women to enter a Dargah sanctum sanctorum
on 26th August 2016?
Bombay.
Nagaland Legislative Assembly ratified the GST Constitutional Bill,
becoming the ______ state to do so.
Eighth.

 Ratan P Watal is heading a panel to propose promotion of ________.

Cashless transactions, Online transactions and Electronic
transactions.
.
Apollo Global Management LLC has agreed to acquire which cloud
services provider?
Rackspace.
Which Airbnb executive has been hired to head Alphabet Incs
Google Self Driving Car Project on 26th August 2016?
Shaun Stewart.
Which banks have launched the UPI Payment Interface?
South Indian Bank and State Bank of India have launched UPI or
Unified Payment Interface Facility- an initiative to promote cashless
society which is one of the few banks in the nation to launch this
facility across the nation.
Which country has disbanded its National Olympics Committee on
account of poor handling of the African nations team during the Rio
Olympics?
Kenya.
Cristiano Ronaldo won which award as the best player in Europe?
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the UEFA award as the best player in
Europe last season after helping Portugal to win the European
Championship.
.

 Deputy MD and President of L&T will take over as chairman of the

engineering and construction powerhouse from October 2017. Who
is he?
SN Subrahmanyan.
Which Indian scientist has been conferred the first IEI-IEEE Award
for engineering excellence in 2015?
G Satheesh Reddy.
South Indias first childrens court was inaugurated in Hyderabad.
Which two other states in India have got child friendly courts?
Delhi, Goa.
Which Sri Lankan batsman announced his retirement from
international cricket?
Tillakaratne Dilshan.
Who was voted as Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month for July
2016?
Thongchai Jaidee.
Republic of Moldova celebrates its Independence day on which
date?
August 27.
BCCI has chaired an MoU with TERI on 26th August 2016. What does
BCCI stand for in this context?
Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
RBI has retained too big to fail status for which banks in India?
RBI has retained too big to fail status for SBI and ICICI Bank.

 Who has named chairman of the NRAI committee for monitoring the
performance of shooters in the Olympics?
Abhinav Bindra.
Who was recently appointed as Haryanas brand ambassador for
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign?
Sakshi Malik.
Worlds first self driving taxis were launched by which company on
25th August 2016?
Autonomous vehicle software startup nuTonomy has rolled out the
worlds first self driving taxis in Singapore.
Who was the writer for the famous British satire shows Yes Minister
and Yes Prime Minister?
Sir Anthony Jay.
Under which scheme has the Accessible E-Library been launched in
India for Divyang?
Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan.
Which former governor passed away on 24th August 2016?
AR Kidwai. Akhlaq Ur Rahman served as Governor of many states
including Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana.
Which scientist was appointed as Vice Chancellor of Homi Bhabha
National Institute?
PD Gupta.

 The recently launched Maitree Channel by AIR is an initiative for ?

Bengali listeners. The channel will be broadcast from a state-of-theart brand new high power 1000Kw DRM transmitter with a capacity to
reach the entire length and breadth of Bangladesh through medium
wave and will be also available globally on its website and mobile
app.
GPS enabled mobile app of Telangana Aarogyastri Healthcare Trust
bagged which healthcare excellence award?
FICCI.
Where is the first BRICS Film Festival being held?
Goa. Malayalam movie Veeram will be the opening film for the
festival. Theme : Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective
Solutions. Jury : Mr. T S Nagabharana (India), Mr. Francis Vogner
do Reis (Brazil), Mr. Kirill Razlogov (Russia), Mr. Hou Keming (China)
and Ms. Xoliswa Sithole (South Africa).
Union Cabinet cleared a DTAA with which nation/s for source based
taxation of capital gains on transfer of shares instead of one based
on residence?
Cyprus.
With which of the country did India sign an Air Services Agreement?
Mauritius.
Union Cabinet has given approvals for MOUs with which nations in
the field of traditional medicine and grassroots innovation
respectively on 24th August 2016?
Myanmar, South Africa.

 What is/are the main aim/s of the Surrogacy Regulation Bill 2016?
Establishment of National Surrogacy Board at Central Level,
Regulation of surrogacy, Prohibition of commercial surrogacy.
Greetings were extended to which nation on its National Day (25th
August 2016) eve by the President of India?
Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
Vice President of India Shri Hamid Ansari has released a book edited
by A. Sen. D. Datta and NS Roy on 24th August 2016. What is its
title?
Patriots, Poets and Prisoners:Selections from Ramanand
Chatterjees The Modern Review 1907-1947.
Which state became the seventh to ratify the GST Bill?
MP.
Who has been appointed as the head of the advisory panel to find
lasting solutions to conflict in Rakhine, Myanmar on 24th August
2016?
Kofi Annan.
RCCPL has become a subsidiary of which corporate group w.e.f
August 2016?
Birla Corporation Ltd.
Which India festival has USPS issued a postage stamp for, marking
the first time the US Postal Service is making such an initiative?
Diwali.

 Which state launched the DNA Index System for DNA profiling of
criminals on 20th August 2016?
Andhra Pradesh.
Which leading pharmaceutical company will acquire US drug
company Medivation in a deal valued at USD 14 billion?
Pfizer.
State run telecom firm BSNL has signed a strategic business pact
with which company for offering telecom and IT solutions for its
enterprise businesses?
Microsoft India.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna has been announced for which of the
athletes from India?
Olympic medallist PV Sindhu,Sakshi Malik, Ace gymnast Dipa
Karmakar and shooter Jitu Rai were conferred with the honour.
Dronacharya Award 2016 : Nagapuri Ramesh Athletics,
Sagar Mal Dhayal Boxing, Raj Kumar Sharma Cricket, Bishweshwar
Nandi Gymnastics, S. Pradeep Kumar - Swimming (lifetime), Mahabir
Singh - Wrestling (lifetime).
Dhyan Chand Award 2015 : Satti Geetha (Athletics),Sylvanus Dung
Dung (Hockey) and Rajendra Pralhad Shelke (Rowing).
Who was Singapores sixth and longest serving president and is no
more following a stroke?
Sellapan Ramanathan.
Author Sanjeev Sanyal has written which book released in August
2016?
The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History.

 Who was sworn in as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and

Nicobar Islands on 22nd August 2016?
Senior BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi was on 22 August 2016 sworn in as
the 12th Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Andaman and
Nicobar Islands.
President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee extended his greetings to
which nation on the eve of their Independence Day (August 24,
2016) ?
Ukraine.
Which breed of cattle belongs to Uttarakhand?
Badri.
What is the 3A approach to fertilisers in the country proposed by
Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers and Parliamentary
Affairs?
Authenticity, Availability and Affordability.
China has launched its first Tibetan language search engine. What is
it called?
Yongzin.
Astronomers have identified a young star located almost 11,000 light
years away which can help in advancing understanding of how
massive stars in the universe are formed. What is its size?
30 times the mass of the Sun.
Which Indian football player has been conferred with the Arjuna
award?
Indian football team goalkeeper Subrata Paul has been honoured
with the Arjuna award.

 Indian railways is collaborating with which search engine major for

digitizing and showcasing its heritage on digital platforms?
Google.
Who was elected unopposed as Assembly Speaker for Gujarat on
22nd August 2016?
Ramanlal Vora.
Chattisgarh, HP ratified the GST bill on 22nd August 2016. Which is
the fourth state to ratify the Bill in India?
HP.
Which new species of eel was discovered from the West Bengal
coast?
Gymnothorax indicus.
Who has been honoured with the Chevalier de LOdre des Arts et
Lettres (French honour) in August 2016?
Kamal Haasan.
Which noted Odia filmmaker passed away on 18th August 2016and
was known for winning the Jaydev award in 1986?
Gobind Tej.
Chinese president Xi Jingling has bestowed special honours on
which PLA battalion posted in Tibet for safeguarding borders on 21st
August 2016?
Troop 77656.
Which sprinter won his ninth gold medal at Rio on 19th August
2016?
Usain Bolt.

 Which nation won its first Olympic mens football gold medal in
August 2016?
Brazil.
Who has been appointed as chairman of Airtel?
Sunil Bharti Mittal.
Which African countrys President was elected on 20th August 2016?
Zamiban President Edgar Lungu was re-elected in a vote his main
rival said was rigged.
Which former international umpire passed away on 20th August
2016?
Subrata Banerjee.
Who is the face of the Incredible India campaign?
PM Narendra Modi.
Who is the 8th deputy governor to become governor at RBI?
Urjit Patel.
Which Middle East bank is the only branch to open belonging to the
GCC in India?
Doha Bank.
Which state is preparing an atlas for its state fish called Masher (Tor
tor)?
MP. Atlas for endangered state fish of MP- Narmada Mahseer( tor tor)
is being prepared.This is the first of its kind experiment in India.

 According to ASSOCHAM, which city has the largest share of

technology drive startups?
Bengaluru.
Who won the first Olympic gold medal for Spain in women athletics?
Ruth Beitia.
Chinese scientists have discovered a drug that can regenerate the
tissue and could make organ transplant more easier in the future.
What is it called?
XMU-MP-1.
PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to which former premier on his 72nd
birth anniversary?
Rajiv Gandhi.
MEA has launched an app to bring together various websites and
social media handles of over how many Indian missions?
More than 170.
Which mobile app has been launched by the Ministry for Power,
Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines on 17th August 2016?
TARANG.
World Humanitarian Day was observed on 19th August 2016 with
which theme?
One Humanity.
Which famous musician was conferred the Sangeet Martand Ustad
Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement award?
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma.

 Who became the second sportsperson to win an Olympic medal for

India in Rio in August 2016 after wrestler Sakshi Malik?
PV Sindhu.
IRDA has proposed outsourcing norms for insurance companies. In
what areas can they take services of individuals?
Medical Examination, Claim Investigation and Recovery.
India has become one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
Template for Scheme of Star Rating of Mines has been developed for
this sector by whom?
Indian Bureau of Mines.
National Injury Control Program has been launched by which
ministry at the third World Trauma Congress?
Health Ministry.
Which country celebrated its national day on August 20, 2016?
Hungary.
India has been ranked at which place in the list of innovative
economies according to UN WIPO Global Innovation Index 2016?
66th.
Who became the first Indian woman wrestler to win bronze at the Rio
Olympics 2016?
Sakshi Malik.

 Which chunk of ice has been discovered orbiting the earth in a

backward direction and its orbit is titled by 110 from the plane in
which all planets stay?
Niku. A mysterious 200 km wide chunk of ice discovered beyond
Neptunes orbit called Niku (which means rebellious in Chinese) has
been discovered going around the sun in a backward direction and
its orbit is titled by 110 degrees from the plane in which all planets
stay.
Terming connectivity as the most vital aspect of Digital India,
telecom regulator TRAI indicated that a PPP project would be best
for which project?
BharatNet.
What is the worlds largest aircraft launched on 17th August called?
Airlander 10. The worlds largest aircraft embarked on its maiden
flight on August 17th 2016 from an airfield in Cardington, Central
England.
Which state in India has started a new beat of city police called Pink
Police Patrol aimed at enhancing womens security?
Kerala. Kerala police has a new addition in the Pink Police. These
lady officers will move in pink coloured cars and have a special
badge.
What is the Hawking radiation?
Particles which can escape black holes.
NASSCOM has said Indias internet base will touch which figure by
2020?
730 million.

 Who has been appointed as Chief Product and Technology officer

for realty startup Housing dot com on 17th August, 2016?
Vivek Jain.
Which country launched the worlds first quantum satellite on 16th
August 2016?
China.
Who has been appointed Governor of Manipur w.e.f 17th August
2016?
Najma Heptullah.
Where has Indias first facility to produce niche metal of LME grade
from primary resource been established on 17th August 2016?
Ghatsila.
Who won the APJ Abdul Kalam Award for meritorious services on
August 17, 2016?
P Shanmugan .CLRI/ Central Leather Research Institute Principle
Scientist P Shanmugan on 15th August 2016 won the APJ Abdul
Kalam award for meritorious services in Tamil Nadus Higher
Education Department.
AR Rahman was awarded which honour on 15th August 2016?
Tamil Ratna. The award is presented by NY based Tamil Sangam and
was bestowed on the musician after his concert at the UNGA
chamber.

 Which famous Punjabi writer (also a Jnanpith awardee) passed away

on 16th August 2016?
Gurdial Singh. He was known as the Spartan of the Literary world in
Punjab. He published the novel Marhi Da Deeva in 1964. He is the
second writer after Amrita Pritam to receive the Jnanpith award. He
has penned 10 novels including Anhoe and Parsa.Two of his novels
(Marhi Da Deeva and Addh Chanani Raat) have been translated into
English.
Bihar Assembly ratified which bill becoming the first non NDA state
government to do so?
GST Bill.
What does NCTF stand for?
National Committee on Trade Facilitation.
Who has been appointed the President of PoK on 16th August 2016?
Masood Khan.
Which bank has entered into a partnership with Times Internet, the
digital arm of TOI group?
HDFC.
Who became the first US winner of the gold in a medal race in sailing
at Rio Olympics, 2016?
Giles Scott.
What does INIP stand for?
India Nuclear Insurance Pool.
Indias first bio-CNG plant will be inaugurated in which city?
Pune.

 Which former FIFA President passed away at the age of 100?

Joao Havelange.
Computing major Nvidia has announced the worlds first
supercomputer in a box. What is it called?
DGX-1. It has 170 teraflops and the machine is designed to tackle
deep learning and AI, research areas requiring computing power.
DGX-1 uses the companys recently developed Pascal architecture
which shows up in the supercomputer.
ONGC has started a new INR 100 crore startup fund to foster and
incubate new ideas pertaining to the oil and gas sector. What is it
called?
ONGC Start Up.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announced the setting up of
how many cyber labs to crack down on cyber crime?
34.
Which provider of enterprise cloud apps for finance and HR has
adopted the IBM cloud solution on 15th August 2016?
WorkDay.
Scientists from KAUST Institute in Saudi Arabia have developed a
new nano crystalline material that makes white light out of blue light.
What is it called?
Visible Light Communication.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijjiju led a
Tricolour yatra as part of Tiranga Yatra from Leh to which location?
Khandrung La.

 Who became the first man to win three successive Olympic titles on
the track?
Usain Bolt.
The Prime Minister addressed the nation on 15th August 2016 after
unfurling the tricolour at the Red Fort. Which Independence Day is
currently being celebrated in India?
70th.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers commenced work on the
FPV. What does FPV stand for?
Fast Patrol Vessels.
Who has been awarded the Shaurya Chakra in 2016?
Lt. Col. Niranjan.
Havildar Hangpan Dada was posthumously awarded the highest
award to an army man during peace time operations namely the
______ Chakra?
Ashok Chakra.
How many CBI officers were awarded the Presidents Police Medal
and Police Medal on Independence Day?
31.
Which state has received the highest number of gallantry medals for
police personnel on the eve of Independence Day?
Telangana.
Which disciplines scholars are awarded the Certificate of Honour on
Independence Day?
President announced the Certificate of Honour to the disciplines of
Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Arabic and Persian.

 Who has been awarded Vayu Sena 2016?

Squadron leader Bhavesh Dubey.
Who was awarded the Shaurya Chakra posthumously on
Independence Day 2016?
Corporal Gursevak Singh.
How many gallantry awards were given to Armed forces personnel
and members of Paramilitary forces on Independence Day, 2016?
82.
How many personnel were awarded Fire Service Medals on the
occasion of the Independence Day?
67.
International Youth Day was celebrated across the world on which
date?
12th August. Theme of the 2016 International Youth Day is The Road
to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable
Consumption and Production.
Indias top squash player has won the Australian Open Squash
Womens Singles title in Melbourne in 2016. Who is she?
Dipika Pallikal.
MSME has launched which important initiatives on the sidelines of
the 14th MSME National Board Meeting at Vigyan Bhavan in August
2016?
Arun Jaitley, Indias Finance Minister launched two important MSME
initiatives: MSME Databank Portal and Online Finance Facilitation
Web Portal at the sidelines of the 14th Meeting of the National Board
of MSME.

 Which former TN Minister passed away at the age of 75 on 13th

August 2016?
SP Sarguna Pandian.
Which well known lyricist passed away in August 2016 and was a
two time national award winning artiste?
Na Muthukumar.
Central Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill 2016 was
introduced in the LS to amend the Central Agricultural University Act
and provide for a university in which region of India?
NE.
Who won Colombias first Olympic gold medal on 14th August 2016
for athletics?
Caterine Ibarguen.
Who completed the fastest single lap in history of Olympic games?
Wayde van Niekerk. South Africas Wayde van Niekerk ran the
fastest single lap in history to win the 400m gold medal in 43.03
seconds in the Rio Olympics.
Who beat Argentinas del Potro to win gold and successfully defend
his title for the first time in the history of tennis Olympics?
Andy Murray.
Which female tennis player equalled the record for her fifth Olympic
tennis medal?
Venus Williams.

 Who won the first gold medal for his country in Rio?
Hasanboy Dusmatov. Uzbekistans light flyweight Hasanboy
Dusmatov won the first gold medal for the nation at the Olympic
boxing competition on 14th August beating Colombias Yuberjen
Martinez who settled for silver.
Fidel Castros 90th birthday was celebrated by rolling the worlds
longest cigar. How long was it?
295 feet. Cuban cigar Maker Jose Cairo better known as Cueto, broke
his own record on 12th August 2016 by rolling the worlds longest
cigar at 90 metres or 295 feet which is the length of the soccer field.
A garden for visually impaired has been created at which state for
the first time in India?
Kerala. A first of its kind tactile and feel garden for visually impaired
people in the country was inaugurated at Kerala near Calicut
University Campus.
Which state government decided to grant 33 percent reservation to
women in Urban Local Bodies?
Nagaland.
10 members have been named to the Joint Committee of the
Parliament that will examine the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016.
This includes ?
Vinery Saharabuddhe (BJP), Dilip Pandya (BJP), P. Bhattacharya
(Congress), Bhubaneswar Kalita (Congress), Javed Ali Khan (SP),
Derek OBrien (TMC), Harivansh (JDU), Prasanna Acharya (BJD).
Satish Chandra Mishra (BSP) and Swapan Dasgupta(nominated).

 World BioFuel Day was observed across the world on which date?
10th August. On 10th August 1893, Sir Rudolph Diesel successfully
ran a mechanical engine with peanut oil.
Smart Ganga City Scheme has been launched in ten important cities.
These include?
Haridwar, Rishikesh, Mathura-Vrindavan, Varanasi, Kanpur,
Allahabad, Lucknow, Patna, Barrackpore and Sahibgunj.
Lalita Babar qualified for which event final after finishing fourth in
the 2nd qualifying heat with a national record time, at Rio Olympics?
3000m steeplechase.
Katie Ledecky won the 800m freestyle gold uniting the 200,400 and
800m title for the first time since_______.
1968.
INS Satpura arrived at which location as part of the deployment to
Western Pacific Ocean?
Port Majuro.
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has identified 74 species
of fish and prawn endemic to Indian waters suitable for mariculture.
What is mariculture?
Breeding in captivity.
Fifth Green Technologies has angered into an agreement with which
educational university for conducting research?
Anna University.

 Who was the founder of Akshardham temples and a saint belonging

to the Swaminarayan sect?
Pramukh Swami.
No separate railway budget will be available from which year?
2017.
RBI has eased priority sector norms to boost cash flow to which
sector?
MSME.
FRBM disclosure statements should be transparent, according to the
CAG. What does FRBM stand for?
Fiscal Responsibility and Management.
Which company has halved its stake in Twitter Inc and increased its
holding in Square Inc, as per regulatory filings in August 2016?
Rizvi Traverse Management LLC.
DDA will create an SPV for green projects. What is it called?
Biodiversity Mission and DDA Greens.
Who has won his 22nd gold medal and become the first swimmer to
win the same event at 4 consecutive Games?
Michael Phelps.
Who shattered the world record in the womens 10,000m
championship in the 2016 Rio Games?
Almaz Ayana.
Which country won their first Olympic medal in Rio Games 2016?
Singapore and Vietnam.

 Which tennis star added a second Olympic tennis gold medal to his
collection in August 2016?
Rafael Nadal.
Who became the first African American woman to win an Olympic
gold medal in swimming in August 2016?
Simone Manuel.
What is another name for the duck billed dinosaur?
Hadrosaur.
Two tiny galaxies drifting into cosmic wilderness for billions of years
have birthed stars, according to NASA in August 2016. What are
there called?
Pisces A and B.
BARC and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and
Technology have signed an MoU to develop the DBS system. What
does DBS stand for?
Deep Brain Stimulator.
Which country has made defamation a criminal offence after initially
terming it a civil infraction?
Maldives.
Department of Science and Technology, IIT Bombay SINE and which
chipmaker have collaborated to introduce programme to incubate
hardware startups?
Intel.
Which two countries have agreed to the reopening of their border?
Venezuela and Colombia.

 Pakistans Parliament adopted a legislation to deal with which

offence?
Cybercrime.
Microsoft has announced the appointment of whom as the new
managing director of its India lab?
Sriram Rajamani.
Which Taiwan based company has received approval for purchase of
Japans Sharp Corp?
Foxconn.
ABNL will merge with which company to unlock shareholder value
and create a USD 9 billion enterprise?
Grasim.
Which organisations will be made accountable for acts of corruption
according to a parliamentary committee making bribe giving an
offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act?
Corporates and Non governmental organisations.
Hanif Mohammad, passed away on August 11, 2016 in Karachi
Pakistan. What other moniker was the cricketer known by?
Little Master.
Which disease will be made a notifiable one in August 2016 following
government announcement in the LS amid concerns expressed by
members over failure to check the same?
Encephalitis.

 Leading ITC health and hygiene brand Savlon has appointed whom
as its brand ambassador?
Saina Nehwal.
Which sea creature has been estimated to be the worlds longest
living vertebrate with scientists estimating life expectancy at 272
years?
Greenland shark.
Which star is part of the Alpha Centauri star system?
Proxima Centauri.
Who became the first state to ratify the Constitution (122nd
Amendment) GST Bill 2014?
Assam.
Which institute in India won a majority of the medals at the Indian
National Science Academy Medal for Young Scientists award
ceremony 2016?
IISc, Bengaluru. Winners this year include: Prabeer Barpanda,A. Siva
Gorthi,Chandan Saha,Anshu Pandey and Praveen Kumar.
AYUSH Ministry has established a TKDL in collaboration with CSIR.
What does TKDL stand for?
Traditional Knowledge Digital Library.
What is the theme song launched based on Independence day
celebrations by the Government of India?
Tiranga Yatra.

 How many corridors on the diamond quadrilateral have been

identified in metro cities and growth centres for feasibility studies for
high speed rail connectivity?
6. Delhi Mumbai, Mumbai Chennai, Chennai Kolkata, Kolkata
Delhi, Delhi Chennai and Mumbai Kolkata.
According to the government, in the monsoon session, which house
of the Parliament worked for more than its scheduled time?
Parliament functioned overtime in the monsoon session with the LS
working for 110.84 percent and RS for 99.54 percent of the scheduled
time, as per figures shared by the government. During this session,
15 bills were introduced. LS passed all 15 while RS approved 14
including the GST Bill.
Who has been appointed as the Director (Power) for BHEL?
Akhil Joshi.
The 15th report on the rules of e-waste management was released on
11th August 2016. Who headed the committee submitting the report?
D. Gandhi.
Which news companys co-founder has left to start a new venture?
The Huffington Post.
PropTiger has acquired which Gurgaon based startup on August 11,
2016?
3DPhy.
Wipro chairman Azim Premji is the only billionaire apart from which
other India in the Forbes List of Worlds 100 richest people in
technology?
Shiv Nadar.

 Bill Maris the CEO of Alphabet Incs venture capital arm GV is

leaving the company. What other position did he hold at GV?
Founder.
Who has quite CISCO Investments Asia Pacific Japan from the post
of MD on 11th August 2016?
Joydeep Bose.
What is Project Vishwajeet regarding?
Education.
Cassini spacecraft from NASA has discovered liquid hydrocarbons
on which moon?
Titan.
Kristin Armstrong became the first rider to win the same road event
at how many Olympic games?
3.
Countrys first ever National Teachers Congress will be held in which
Maharashtrian city?
Pune.
Who has been appointed CJ of Bombay HC on 11th August 2016?
Manjula Chellur.
Who broke the world record to win the gold medal in the mens 77kg
weightlifting class at Rio Olympic Games?
Nijat Rahimov.

 Assam Government has started verification of rhino horns through

the Rhino Horn Verification Committee headed by whom?
Mohan Chandra Malakar.
NITI Aayog signed an agreement with EIA on 10th August 2016.
What does EIA stand for?
Energy Information Administration.
China on 10th August launched the Gaofen 3 Satellite which is a SAR
imaging satellite. What does SAR stand for?
Synthetic Aperture Radar.
A special plan has been formulated for which NE state in August
2016?
Tripura.
What does CAR stand for in the context of civil aviation?
Civil Aviation Requirement.
CRWC has planned 10 new warehouses with temperature controlled
system at rail heads. What does CRWC stand for?
Central Railside Warehouse Company Ltd.
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has launched a short film
series on Swachh Bharat peoples movement. What is it called?
An Open Mind.
UGC will constitute a standing committee under whom for the
purpose of preparing a list of journals under clause 6.0.5 (i) of the
University Grants Commission?
VS Chauhan.

 TMT might be set up in Hanle, Ladakh. What does TMT stand for?
Thirty Metre Telescope.
Sagarmala Programme of Ministry of Shipping has led to reports on
CEZ under the programme. What are CEZ?
Coastal Economic Zone.
When will Bharat Parv be celebrated?
12 August. Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar has inaugurated
the Bharat Parv at Rajpath Laws, India Gate.
TRAIs new portal will give information on calls across locations.
What information will it provide to consumers?
TRAIs new portal has provided information on call drops, network
coverage and call quality of telecom operators across India.
Parliamentary Committee chaired by whom suggested removal of 2.5
percent duty on import of coking coal as well as scrapping of clean
energy cess of INR 400 per tonne?
Rakesh Singh.
LS approved the Taxation laws (Amendment) Bill 2016. What does it
seek to do?
Provide tax incentives to the garment sector and Raise customs duty
on marble and granite from 10 to 40 percent.
MP has joined Centres UDAY scheme. Which other state has also
signed an MoU and become the first UT to formally join the scheme?
Puducherry.
Who is the most decorated athlete in Olympic history?
Michael Phelps.

 Which company has appointed STS Prasad as senior VP of

Engineering?
Freshdesk.
Ramco systems has announced a partnership with which global
payroll and payment services company on 10th August 2016?
CloudPay.
Which IT major is set to acquire Nervana Systems?
Intel.
Infosys has hired whom as the CISO in August 2016?
Vishal Salvi.
Government has set up a committee to look into issues affecting
foreign investment norms in e-commerce sector. Who is heading it?
NITI Aayog CEO.
NASA has selected six US companies to develop prototypes and
concepts of deep space habitats for manned missions to Mars.
These include - Bigelow Aerospace.
Cabinet has approved the proposal to amend foreign investment
rules in which sector?
NBFC.
CCEA has approved one time grant of INR 900 crores for R&D for the
development of AUSC technology for thermal power plants. What
does AUSC stand for?
Advanced Ultra Super Critical.

 Cabinet provided ex post facto approval for amendment of which

sections of the Factories Act in August 2016?
Cabinet provided ex-post facto approval for the amendment of
Sections 64, 65 and 115 of the Factories Act 1948 via the Factories
(Amendment) Bill, 2016 in Parliament. Amendments relate to
increase in over time hours from 50 hours per quarter to 100 hours
(Section 64) and 75 hours per quarter to 125 hours (Section 65).
Cabinet has approved signing and ratification between which
country and India on economic cooperation on 10th August 2016?
Croatia.
When was the National Deworming day celebrated?
August 10.
Editorial teams of ToI and Navbharat Times have teamed up with
which social media giant to create Moments from Rio Olympic
Games?
Twitter.
Which Wildlife sanctuary carried out the first of its kind reptile
amphibian surgery in India?
Chinnar, Kerela.
Who has been appointed as MD of SBI on 9th August 2016?
Dinesh Kumar Khara.
Who has been appointed as Chairman of the Central Silk board on
9th August 2016?
K M Hanumantharayappa.

 Rajeev Krishnan has been appointed MD of which company in India?

Max Hypermarkets.
PM Narendra Modi launched 70 Saal Azaadi, Yaad Karo Qurbani from
which state?
MP.
Which famous Tamil actress passed away on 9th August 2016 and
was known for acting in over 300 movies?
Jyothilakshmi.
Which famous film producer died on 9th August 2016 who was also a
script and screenplay writer from South India?
Panchu Arunachalam.
Which two countries worked in August 2016 towards restoring full
relations?
Russia and Turkey.
Government of Odisha has launched a special assistance scheme on
occasion of National Handlooms Day. What is it called?
Baristha Bunakar Sahayata Yojana.
Union Cabinet has given ex post facto approval for MoU between
India and which country on the field of tourism in August 2016?
South Africa.
President of India proposed 9 sutras to promote innovative society
in August 2016.

Union Cabinet has approved the Maternity Benefit Amendment Bill

2016. What are its main features?
Increase Maternity Benefit from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for two
surviving children and 12 weeks for more than two childern.12 weeks
Maternity Benefit to a 'Commissioning mother' and 'Adopting
mother'.

Government of India has set up a TADF for NMP. What does TADF
stand for in the context of clean energy?
Technology Acquisition and Development Fund.
Government has proposed to form NICDA. What does it stand for?
National Corridor Development Authority.
Australia has set up a cyber intelligence unit to identify terrorism
financing, money laundering and financial fraud online under an
agency. What is it called?
AUSTRAC.
Mindteck, a global technology company announced that it has
entered into an alliance with which company on August 9, 2016?
GE.
Which corporate major has acquired outstanding shares of German
software company OpenSynergy GmbH?
Panasonic Corporation.
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group has
announced a strategic partnership with which group?
HTC.

 Which Chinese e-commerce giant has offered to help international

technology firms such as SAP SE to enter China?
Alibaba.
Which jobs website has been acquired by Randstad Holding?
Monster.
Which telecom giant has renewed its multi-million dollar engagement
with IBM to manage IT services support for its India arm?
Vodafone.
Startup Village, which launched the worlds first digital incubator for
students has joined hands with which social media giant?
Facebook.
Who has won Host country Brazils first Olympic gold medal in the
Rio games?
Rafaela Garcia.
Government has allowed which class of employees to work from
home or a place outside the zone provided they meet certain
conditions?
Government has allowed employees working in IT and ITeS special
economic zones/SEZ to work from home or a place outside the zone
provided that they meet certain conditions and demands of the
industry.
WB CM Mamata Banerjee launched a new web portal to boost
connectivity and information sharing as well as e-services on 9th
August 2016. What is it called?
Edgiye Bangla.

 Scientists have identified a novel compound that can block

testosterone from fuelling tumours called tetraaryl cyclobutane.
What is its other name?
CB.
Which legendary vocalist will be honoured by UN on Indias 70th
Independence Day through a tribute by AR Rahman?
MS SUbbulakshmi.
The longest hunger strike in the world ended on 9th August, 2016 in
which state of India?
Manipur.
Which renowned Yoga guru helped people with tailor made yoga
programmes called Vinoyga?
TKV Desikachar.
Which Arunachal Pradesh political leader from Congress allegedly
committed suicide on 9th August 2016?
Kalikho Pul.
RS passed the Mental Health Care Bill 2013 on August 8,. Which act
does it repeal?
Mental Health Act 1987.
Who has been appointed the new COO of CTS w.e.f 9th August,
2016?
Srinivasan V. After slashing growth guidance for the year, Cognizant
Technology Solutions on 9th August announced the appointment of
a new COO in Srinivasan V.

 Hero MotoCorp reappointed whom as CMD and CEO for 5 years?

Pawan Munjal.
Who has been appointed as the Transport Commissioner of Delhi
w.e.f 9th august 2016?
Sandeep Kumar.
Which American swimmer set a new world record to fetch gold in
womens 400m freestyle at Rio Olympics?
Katie Ledecky.
Activist Soni Sori led a August Tiranga Yatra to mark which day on
9th August 2016?
World Tribal Day or International Day of the Worlds Indigenous
People was observed on August 9, 2016.
Which group has strengthened its derma portfolio with the
acquisition of Melgain used for treating vitiligo?
Zydus Group.
Jute Corporation of India will be launching a week long campaign
called Colours of Independence. In how many cities will it be
launched?
70.
Archaeologists have discovered 1000 cliff paintings in which region
of China?
Inner Mongolia.
PM Modi paid homage to which great freedom fighter at his
birthplace (Bhabra MP)?
Chandrashekhar Azad.

 Which state has launched Quit India Movement 2?

Maharashtra. The state says Quit India to illiteracy, discrimination,
disunity and disharmony, terrorism and anti-nationalism in a bid to
take the country from Swaraj to Suraj.
Which organisation launched the 1st Conference of Investigation
Agencies on August 12-13, 2016?
Bureau of Police Research and Development and National
Investigation Agency.
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed an
agreement with which educational institution?
IIT Kharagpur.
Parliament passed a bill empowering banks to confiscate security in
the event of________ default.
Loan.
LS passed a bill for compensation in case employee is injured in
industrial accident. What is the penalty in violation of this?
INR 50000 - 1,00,000.
How many households in rural India use electricity as a main source
of lighting as per census 2011?
55%.
How many lakh tonnes of e-waste were generated in the country in
2014 according to UN University?
17.

 Where is the training programme on Champions Skill Enhancement

programme under Skill India project being held?
Kohima.
Chinese Internet company LeEco has announced appointment of
whom as chairman of Coolpad as well?
Jia Yueting.
Walmart has agreed to purchase which online retailer?
Jet.
Qualcomm has announced a 3G-4G patent license agreement with
which technology company?
Vivo Communication Technology.
Mahindra Group has tied up with which GoI enterprise to set up a
greenfield auto shredding and recycling capability in the nation?
MSTC.
Boards of which two life insurance entities approved their merger?
HDFC Life, Max Life Insurance.
GST Bill was passed in LS with how many members voting in favour
of it in August 2016?
443.
Madras HC cleared legal uncertainty over grant of classical language
status to which languages?
Madras HC on August 8, 2016 cleared the legal uncertainty over
grant of classical language status to Kannada, Telugu, Odia and
Malayalam rejecting a challenge to conferment of honour on them.

 Which Australian sportsperson known as Midget died on 7th August

2016?
Bernard Farrelly.
Which eminent literary figure died on 5th August 2016 and was a
Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi winner?
Mahim Bora.
Manish Tandon was appointed as CEO of which tech support
company on 6th August 2016?
CSS Corp.
Who created history by becoming the first Indian to qualify for
apparatus finals of Artistic Gymnastics at Rio Olympics 2016?
Dipa Karmakar.
Which state has won the All India Coordinated Rice Improvement
Project Award 2015?
WB.
President Mukherjee greeted which country on its National Day
(August 9, 2016)?
Singapore.
Study group has been constituted to consider revision of ________
on August 8, 2016?
Coal Royalty.
When is Daughters Day being celebrated?
August 11.

 Government of India has started which village initiative under

Namami Gange Programme?
Ganga Gram.
Government has notified inflation target range within which range for
the next 5 years under the monetary policy framework agreement
with the Reserve Bank?
4%+/- 2
International Paralympic Committee/IPC has banned which nation
from its Games in September 2016?
Russia.
China on August 6, 2016 announced the launch of its first satellite
for mobile telecom. What is it called?
Tiantong-01.
What does Mission Bhagiratha aim for?
Safe drinking water for all.
Southern Indias first Doppler weather radar providing advanced
information about storms and cyclones was launched in which
state?
Kerala.
IBM has launched a global development hub called Garage for iOS
apps with which company?
Apple.
Who quit the Panama Papers probe in August 2016?
Joseph Stiglitz, Mark Pieth quit Panama Probe citing lack of
transparency and accountability.

 Genome project for newborns launched to aid early disease

treatment is in which country?
China.
Who set a world record at the Rio Olympics for the mens 100m
breaststroke heat?
Adam Peaty of Britain.
Who won the Commonwealth Chess Championship in Colombo?
Abhijeet Gupta.
DRDO has tested MRSAM systems at ITR Chandipur. What does
MRSAM stand for?
Medium Range Surface to Air Missile.
Rail Geet has been composed for the first time for which Asian
nation?
India.
CSIR in association with private companies has developed which
Omega 3 and Vitamin E enriched frozen nutritional dessert for
vegans?
Nutrice.
ISRO has signed an MoU with which state government for setting up
Water Resources Information System?
Telangana.
Who claimed the first Rio Olympic Gold medal in shooting?
Virginia Thrasher. American teenager Virginia Thrasher claimed the
first Rio Olympics gold Medal in shooting.

 Apple has acquired which AI start up in August 2016?

Turi.
Scientists have created high performance, micro scale cells
generating more energy than other sideway ____ systems.
Solar.
RBI constituted a committee to look at facets of household finance in
India chaired by which individual?
Tarun Ramadorai.
Chinese scientists have discovered which virus specific cell that
appear to play a vital role in replication of chronic viral infection?
CD8+T.
GIPCL has entered into PPA with Solar Energy Corporation of India
for solar power projects in which state?
Gujarat.
Which Kannada actor is popularly known as Sanketh?
Kashi.
MAA is a programme for breastfeeding mothers. What does MAA
stand for?
Mothers Absolute Affection.
When was National Handloom Day celebrated?
August 7.

 Swachh Suvekshan 2017 has been launched for how many cities and
towns in August 2016?
500.
Private sector lender IDFC Bank has appointed whom on its board as
independent director?
Anand Sinha.
Who has sworn in as deputy CM of Gujarat on 7th August, 2016?
Nitin Patel.
How many patients are there in the country for one doctor, according
to minister of state for health?
893.
Which government has been seized by a fierce debate
#PalletsOfCash?
US.
Who has been named the Prime Minister of Tunisia on 3rd August
2016?
Youssef Chahed.
DK Gayen on August 4, 2016 assumed charge of GM of which
railway?
East Central Railway.
International Olympic Committee on 3rd August 2016 added how
many new sports for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
5. Sports to be added will be basketball, softball, karate, skateboard,
climbing sports and surfing in 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

 Noted sports promoter and founder chairperson of the Reliance

Foundation, ________ was elected an individual member of the IOC
on 4th August 2016.
Nita Ambani.
In the first expansion of the cabinet, AP CM Pema Khandu expanded
his cabinet by including how many ministers?
10.
Ministry of Communications unveiled a Commemorative Postage
Stamp for which games?
Rio Olympic Games.
Where will the National Defence University be set up in New
Delhi/NCR?
Manesar.
For Independence Day, army will be conducting Know Your Army
Mela with what theme?
Indian Army: Know Our Might.
Marking Curiosity Rovers 4th anniversary since landing on Mars,
NASA has launched a new mobile game called _________.
Mars Rover.
Three Dhanush guns have been added to the Indian Army in June
2016. It has a ______ range than BOFORS Gun.
Higher.

 Federal Aviation Administration has given a license to a private US

company for launching a spacecraft and landing on the moon in
2017. What is it called?
Moon Express.
Scientists have identified how many potentially habitable Earth like
rocky planets from 4000 exoplanet discovered by NASAs Kepler
mission till date?
20.
India was once part of which continent?
Antarctica.
US has added which militant outfit to its list of global terrorists?
Jamaat-ur-Ahrar.
Who has been selected as a new leader or Wali of the West Africa
province of Boko Haram?
Abu Musab al-Barnawi.
Which company, a brand license partner of Philips in India launched
LED TVs in partnership with Amazon India?
PE Electronics.
Who has been selected for the 23rd Rajiv Gandhi National
Sadbhavana Award?
Shubha Mudgal.
Who won the 1999 Nobel Chemistry Prize?
Ahmed Zewail. Scientist Ahmed Bewail who won the Nobel
Chemistry Prize in 1999 died in the US on 2nd August 2016 at the age
of 70. He pioneered work in femtochemistry, the study of chemical

reactions in ultra-short time scales approximately 10-15 seconds

(one femtosecond, hence the name).
CBDT entered into Bilateral APA with a Japanese trading company.
What does APA stand for?
Advance Pricing Agreement.
RBI has launched a portal to curb illegal money pooling by firms
called ___________.
Sanchet.rbi.org.in
Countrys first tiger cell will be formed under WII at which city?
Dehradun.
A new study has shown that tree cover in agricultural land is
_______.
Increasing.
7th meeting of which country groupings immigration authorities was
held on 2nd August 2016 in Pakistan?
SAARC.
Government has proposed setting up of how many new major ports
in August 2016?
4. Sagar in West Bengal,Vadhawan in Maharashtra,Durgarajpatnma
in AP and Enayam in TN.
What will be the impact of the GST Bill passed on 3rd August, 2016?
The Goods & Services Tax Bill was finally passed to amend the
Constitution, paving the way for one nation one tax.

 South Korea has overtaken China as the largest exporter of which

products to India in Q1, 2016-2017?
Steel.
India has inked an MoU to import pulses from which African nation?
Mozambique.
Which sportsperson broke into the World Boxing Organisation
rankings at 10th in August 2016?
Vijender Singh.
Government has imposed a penalty of what amount on telecom
operators for violating subscriber verification norms till May 31?
INR 2313 crore.
Which global software major announced on 3rd August 2016 that it
was investing USD 4 million in Israeli corporation Cloudyn?
Infosys.
Digital signature service has been launched on Aadhaar platform.
What is it called?
eSign Desk.
Which is the most volcanically active object in the solar system?
Io.
Which rebel leader has become the PM of Nepal?
Prachanda.

 Which stock exchange signed an agreement with IIT-K for

collaboration in areas including cyber security in August 2016?
BSE.
Union Cabinet has approved the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill
2016 which provides ___ penalties in case of traffic violations?
Very Hefty.
Which renowned Indian American linguist coined the term World
English?
Braj C Kachru.
A bill has been passed to ensure uniform entrance examinations for
which educational institutions on 3rd August 2016?
Dental.
What post has ice hockey champion Angela Ruggiero been elected
at?
Chair of IOC Athletes Commission.
Which government accepted a UN proposed peace agreement to
end civil war?
Yemen.
Which state bagged six National Tourism Awards in the marketing
category?
Kerala.
CCEA has authorised NHAI to monetise public funded National
Highway projects. What does NHAI stand for?
National Highway Authority of India.

 Union Cabinet has given approval for new ASA between India and
which country?
Lao PDR.
IIFF a premier event organised by ITPO and CIFI will be held in
Pragati Maidan on August 5, 2016. What does IIFF stand for?
India International Footwear Fair.
Festival of India will be held across how many cities in Australia in
Aug- November 2016?
7.
Shipping Corporation of India has signed an MoU with which
Ministry for FY 2016-2017?
Shipping.
DCI has signed an MoU with Shipping Ministry. What does DCI stand
for?
Dredging Corporation of India.
Which country will perform the first gene editing trial on human
beings in the world?
China.
Directorate General of Anti Dumping recommended duties on steel
products from which country/countries?
Directorate General of Anti Dumping recommended the duties on
steel products from China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Brazil and
Indonesia.

 As a result of global warming, Himalayas will have to contend with

flooding while Andes will have less water and _________, according
to scientists.
Long dry spells.
SolarCity Corp is being acquired by which corporate major?
Tesla Motors.
Which well known investment banker and market veteran resigned
from MD post at JM Financial Limited?
Nimesh Kampani.
Who is the Cisco MD of sales for India and SAARC who has resigned
after 7 years with the organisation?
Purushottam Kaushik.
Telecom and postal services users can now file complaints with the
government directly on which social media platform?
Twitter.
President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee has received a book
Grassroots Innovation. Who has it been authored by?
Prof. Anil K Gupta.
Chaitanya Padukone has authored a book on which legendary
musician?
R.D. Burman. A took titled R.D.Burman: Pancham Memoirs authored
by Chaitanya Padukone was released in July 2016.

 Who has been awarded the 2015 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants
for English translation of Hindi novel Simsim?
Anita Gopalan. Translator and artist Anita Gopalan was awarded the
2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants for English translation of
Hindi novel Simsim by Geet Chaturvedi.
Who has been appointed Chairperson of CBDT w.e.f August 1, 2016?
Rani Singh Nair.
Deepak Iyer was appointed MD of which companys India Business?
Mondelez International.
Which typhoon made its landfall near Dapeng Peninsula in
Guangdong province on 2nd August 2016?
Nida.
RS passed which bill on August 1, 2016 to amend the Indian Medical
Council Act 1956?
Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill 2016.
Which NE state will have the countrys longest rail tunnel along with
the worlds tallest girder rail bridge?
Manipur. Tunnel will be built on Jiribam- Tupul- Imphal new broad
gauge railway line in Manipur- the 111 km log line has 37 tunnels on
it.
Who has won the Martial Arts Championships 2016 in Sydney,
Australia?
Vivek Teja.

 Indian Off Spinner R Ashwin is on which position of the MRF Tyres

ICC Player Rankings for test bowlers?
Indian off-spinner R. Ashwin has surged to the top of the MRF Tyres
ICC Player Rankings for test bowlers after superb outing in the first
test against West Indies in Antigua.
IIT Kharagpur has instituted a chair professorship award in which
late alumnus memory?
Avinash Gupta.
Horticulture crops will be developed through a new project. What is
it called?
CHAMAN.
Government has proposed which initiative to improve child nutrition
by providing milk free of cost?
GiftMilk.
Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Vijay Goel has
inaugurated the Wall of Wishes at which place?
India Gate Lawns, New Delhi.
How many textile parks have been approved in Uttarakhand on
August 1, 2016?
2.
A performance and credit rating scheme has been launched by the
MSME Ministry to assess creditworthiness and capabilities of
industries in the sector. What is it called?
Performance and Credit Rating Scheme.

 RBI has released the on tap universal banking license excluding

which group as eligible entities from the purview?
Large industrial houses.
Indias trade deficit with China has jumped to which amount in 20152016?
USD 53 billion.
Which bills have been amended by voice vote on 1st August 2016 by
LS?
SARFAESI Act, DRT Act and Indian Stamp Act.
A new study by Panthera has found that which species of tiger
would extinct towards the close of the century?
Bengal tiger.
Scientists have discovered an ultra thin and _________ oxide thin
film transistor for flexible wearable display.
Transparent.
Microsoft India has appointed whom as the president succeeding
current office holder effective 1.1.2017?
Anant Maheshwari.
GSK has joined hands with which company focused on fighting
diseases by targeting electrical signals in the body for the
bioelectronics field?
Alphabet.

 Which bank has signed an MoU with Apollo India Credit Opportunity
Management to set up an ARC?
ICICI Bank.
Which world class glassware major has announced acquisition of
60.3 percent stake in Klasspack Pvt Ltd?
Borosil.
Which software major has signed an agreement to acquire Israeli
firm HR Givon in August 2016?
IBM.
Which Chinese company has acquired Ubers China operations in
August 2016?
Didi Chuxing.
Scientists have designed the worlds lightest electric __________
that can take off and land with wheels while carrying an adult pilot.
Paraglider trike.
MP will be developing a new IT park in which city to attract IT
companies?
Indore.
According to the PMI, manufacturing activity has fallen in July 2016
in China. What does PMI stand for?
Purchasing Managers Index.
An asteroid called Bennu has 1 in ______ chances of hitting earth,
according to experts.
2700.

 Who has won the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2016?

Syed Nayeemuddin.
Government has appointed whom as the new Army vice chief from
September 1, 2016?
Bipin Rawat.
Who has been appointed CJ of Allahabad HC?
Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale.
Which state government inked an MoU with Japan to develop food
value chain in the state?
Andhra Pradesh.
A book titled India Rising: Fresh Hope, New Fears was authored by
whom?
Ravi Velloor.
TN Assembly on 1st August passed a resolution to rename Madras
HC as_______?
Tamil Nadu HC.
The first solar powered flight called Solar Impulse has completed the
round the world flight. What is the name of its pilot?
The first round the world solar powered trip was completed when
Solar Impulse piloted by Bertrand Picard and Andre Borschberg
landed in Abu Dhabi. The voyage began from Abu Dhabi in March
last year.17 stage journey covered 42,000 km taking in 4 continents,
3 seas and 2 oceans.

 What does PMRPY stand for in the context of employment

generation?
Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana. New scheme called
Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana has been announced in the
Budget for 2016-2017 for promoting employment generation.An
allocation of INR 1000 crores has been made.Scheme is being
implemented by Ministry of Labour and Employment in 2016-2017.
Scheme is targeted for workers earning up to INR 15,000 per month.
Which Canal has been declared NW-4 on August 1, 2016?
Buckingham Canal and irrigation canals from Kakinada to
Pedaganjam linked with Godavari and Krishna rivers has been
declared National Waterway-4.
MoT has instituted how many institutes of Hospitality Management in
NE in August 2016-2017?
12.
Empowered Steering Committee of NGRBA approved various
projects of INR 400 crore in Namami Gange project. What does
NGRBA stand for?
National Ganga River Basin Association.
Draft data encryption policy has been placed before which industrial
bodies for inputs?
COAI, AUSPI and ISPAI.
Which cellular services telecom company announced the Mobile for
Good Awards 2016 in partnership with NASSCOM foundation?
Vodafone Foundation.

 Gullies on Mars similar to the ones on Earth were created by

_____________.
Gullies on the surface of Mars were not carved out by flowing water.
according to US space agency NASA.
Chinese consortium Shaghai Giant Network Technology Co Ltd and
e-commerce firm Alibaba group have joined hands to acquire which
online games unit?
Caesars Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Three person IOC panel will make a final ruling on which individual
athletes should be allowed to compete in the Rio games. Who does it
include?
Ugur Erdener and Claudia Bokel.
Who has won his 66th career singles title?
Novak Djokovic.
Who became the first Thai golfer to win the Womens British Open?
Ariya Jutanugam.
Which country will hold the Kabaddi World Cup in 2016-2017?
India .India will host the Kabaddi World Cup this year, featuring 12
countries in October 2016. The countries playing in the event include
US, UK, Canada, Australia, Iran, Poland, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Korea, Kenya and Japan.
Who has won the German Grand Prix?
Lewis Hamilton.

 Which famous literary figure celebrated his 136th birthday on 31st

July 2016?
Munshi Premchand.
Who flagged off the Run for Rio from Major Dhyan Chand National
Stadium India Gate to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium?
PM Narendra Modi.
CII and IBF launched a social media account to provide interaction
between Indian and Chinese businesses. What does IBF stand for?
India Business Forum.
What is the orbit of Jupiter called?
Apojove.
Which postal agency created a stamp that travelled 5,250,843,896 km
into space?
US Postal Service. A stamp was also sent to Pluto on the New
Horizons spacecraft; it travelled 5,250,843,896 km becoming the
stamp to travel longest distance ever in history.
LS has passed the Institutes of Technology (Amendment ) Bill 2016
seeking to set up how many new IITs in India?
6. LS has passed the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill 2016
seeking to set up six new institutes of technology (IITs) in Goa,
Dharwad, Bhilai, Tirupati, Palakkad and Jammu. The Act also seeks
to bring ISM Dhanbad into its ambit.
Which bank(s) became the first to sign for SWIFT global payments
innovation initiative?
SWIFT has announced that ICICI Bank and Axis Bank are the first in
India to sign up for global payments innovation initiative.

 Which IIT is partnering MIT for a course on urbanisation?

Kharagpur.
Who has been elected as Tokyos governor?
Yuriko Koike.
Who made history to become the first person to skydive without a
parachute and land on a net?
Luke Aikins. 42-year old skydiver Luke Aikins who has made 18,000
jumps made history by becoming the first person to sky dive without
a parachute and land in a net.
Niti Aayog will be working on mapping food requirements of the
nation within the next how many years?
15.
Who has been appointed DG Police Maharashtra?
Satish Mathur.
Who has taken over as SOSA Western Air Command?
NJS Dhillon.
Which edition of the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival was
inaugurated in Guwahati?
4th.