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WhatisthethemeofWorldWetlandsDay2016?
[A]ForestsandWetlands
[B]WetlandsandTourism
[C]WetlandsforourFutureSustainableLivelihoods
[D]WetlandsandAgriculture
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WetlandsforourFutureSustainableLivelihoods
The World Wetlands Day is observed annually on February 2 to mark the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in the
cityofRamsarinIranin1971.The2016themeisWetlandsforourFutureSustainableLivelihoods.Ithighlightsthe
valueofwetlandsinsecuringlocallivelihoodsthroughactivitiesasfishing,ricefarming,tourismandwaterprovision.The
dayisobservedtopromote,createawarenessandensurepositiveandaffirmativeactionforconservationofwetlands.

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2.WhowascrownedMissAsiaattheWorldMissUniversity2016pageantinChina?
[A]MiaHasanagic
[B]KarinaStephania
[C]RewatiChetri
[D]SuchitraSen
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RewatiChetri
RewatiChetrifromIndiahasbeencrownedMissAsia(BestinAsiaContinent)atthe2016WorldMissUniversitypageant,
heldinBeijing,China.MissRewatiisastudentofGuwahatiLawCollegeandhadwonMissPopularandMissMultimedia
titles in Femina Miss India 2015. The World Miss University is an international beauty contest held annually since 1986.
Besideher,MissKellyPoldyRiveraKrollfromPeruhasbeencrownedMissWorldUniversity(WMU)2016.

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3.WhohasbeenappointedastheheadoftheUnitedNationsDisengagementObserverForce(UNDOF)?
[A]RajinderSingh
[B]GDBakshi
[C]PurnaChandraThapa
[D]JaiShankerMenon

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JaiShankerMenon
MajorGeneralJaiShankerMenonofIndiahasbeenappointedastheHeadofMissionandForceCommanderoftheUnited
NationsDisengagementObserverForce(UNDOF)byUNSecretaryGeneralBanKimoon.HewillsucceedLtGenPurna
Chandra Thapa of Nepal, who will complete his assignment on February 7, 2016. Till now, Jai Shanker Menon was
AdditionalDirectorGeneralEquipmentManagementintheIndianArmy.

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4.WhoisthechairmanoftherecentlycreatedTaxPolicyCouncil(TPC)inIndia?
[A]UnionFinanceMinister
[B]SecretaryofDepartmentofFinancialServices
[C]SecretaryofDepartmentofEconomicAffairs
[D]ChairmanofCentralBoardofDirectTaxes(CBDT)
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UnionFinanceMinister
To bring consistency in taxation policy, Finance Ministry has set up two committees one under Finance Minister and
otherunderRevenueSecretary.WhiletheTaxPolicyCouncil(TPC)undertheFinanceMinisterwilltakeimportantpolicy
decisions, the Tax Policy Research Unit (TPRU) under Revenue Secretary will be a multi disciplinary body. The two
committeeswouldstartfunctioningfromApril1,2016.

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5.SanjeevRajputisassociatedwithwhichsports?
[A]Cricket

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[B]Swimming
[C]Kabaddi
[D]Shooting
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Shooting
TwotimeOlympianSanjeevRajputhasrecentlysecuredIndias12thOlympicquotaberthfromshootingfortheupcoming
RioGamesbyfinishingfourthinmens50mrifle3positionsattheAsianOlympicQualifyingCompetitioninNewDelhi.

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6.WhohasbeenchosenforBhimsenJoshiClassicalMusicAwardfor20152016?
[A]PanditJasraj
[B]PrabhaAtre
[C]PanditRamNarayan
[D]KishoriAmonkar

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PanditRamNarayan
Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan has been chosen for the prestigious Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Classical
Music Award for 20152016. The annual award, instituted by the Maharashtra government, is given to individuals who
haveexcelledinclassicalvocalorinstrumentalmusic.TheawardcomprisesRs.5lakhincash,acitationandamemento.

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7.TheWorldCancerdayisobservedonwhichdate?
[A]February4
[B]February12
[C]March17
[D]April9
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February4
TheWorldCancerdayisobservedonFebruary4,2016withthethemeWecan.Ican.asasteptofightthedeadlydisease
that is prominent these days. The day is observed worldwide in order to raise awareness about cancer and to apprise
governmentsoftheimportanceoftakingactiontopreventitsrateofincreaseinthesociety.

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8.WhohasbeenappointedasVicePresidentofAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB)?
[A]KamalVatta
[B]DJPandian
[C]MitaliSaran
[D]SreenivasanKumar
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DJPandian
D J Pandian, a retired Gujarat cadre IAS officer, has been appointed as the vicepresident and chief investment officer of
the newlycreated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). He is the former chief secretary of Gujarat, who also
worked on deputation with the World Bank in Washington. Beside this, he was the MD of Gujarat State Petroleum
Corporation(GSPC)whenNarendraModiwasthestatechiefminister.

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9.IntizarHusain,whopassedawayrecently,wasrelatedtowhichfield?
[A]Economy
[B]NuclearScience
[C]Sports
[D]NovelWriting
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NovelWriting
LegendaryUrdufictionwriter,novelist,columnistandpoetIntizarHusain(93)passedawayinLahore,Pakistan.Hewas
the first Pakistani and the first Urdu writer ever to be nominated for the prestigious literally award Man Booker
InternationalPrizeforfiction.HewasconferredtheOfficeroftheOrderofArtsandLettersbyFrancein2014.Hewas
bornonDecember7,1923atDibaiinBulandshahrdistrictofUttarPradeshinIndiaandin1947hemigratedtoLahore.

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10.WhoistheauthorofthebooktitledNathuramGodseTheStoryofanAssassin?
[A]DamodarNaik
[B]DeepankarKukrehjha
[C]AnupAshokSardesai
[D]VijaiSardesai
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AnupAshokSardesai
ThebooktitledNathuramGodseTheStoryofanAssassinauthoredbyAnupAshokSardesaihasbeenreleasedonthe
death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, 2016. The book narrates the story of Nathuram Vinayakrao Godse
whodiedanuntimelydeathandhisbrothersufferedalifeofimmensementaltorture.ItalsospeaksofthefamilyofGodse
whofacedcountlessabusesandhumiliations.

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