Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? a) Ganesh Kumar b) Sushil Chandra c) Sakti Kanda das d) Rani Singh Nair Answer b) 2. Who will be honoured in the upcoming Dubai International Film Festival with a Lifetime Achievement Award? a) Hema Malini b) Jaya Bachcnan c) Rekha d) Sridevi Answer c) Rekha. 3. The finance ministry released first instalment of special assistance of Rs 1,093.34 crore for repair and permanent restoration of damaged public buildings in ______________ a) Tamil Nadu b) Rajasthan c) Punjab d) Jammu and Kashmir Answer d) Jammu and Kashmir. 4. Which two states have jointly topped the ease of doing business ranking? a) Andra Pradesh and Telangana b) Tamil Nadu and Andra Pradesh c) Maharashtra and Karnataka d) Karnataka and Kerala Answer a) Andra Pradesh and Telangana 5. The head of Twitter India _______________ has quit the micro blogging portal after spending four years with the company a) Robert Kaiden b) Adam Bain c) Vijaya Gadde d) Rishi Jaitly Answer d) Rishi Jaitly 6. Which state has become the third Open Defecation Free (ODF) state in the country? a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala c) Rajasthan d) Assam Answer b) Kerala. 7. Which Political party will launch Jana Chaitanya Yatrain Andhra Pradesh to highlight the welfare and developmental initiatives of the government? a) United Democratic Party b) Telangana Rashtra Samithi c) Telugu Desam Party d) YSR Congress Party Answer c) Telugu Desam Party. 8. Which state has been ranked first state in the country on reforms in agricultural marketing? a) West Bengal b) Goa c) Rajasthan d) Maharashtra Answer d) Maharashtra 9. India and Palestine signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up a Palestine-India Techno Park in ________________ a) Ramallah b) Jabalia c) Gaza d) Hebron Answer a) Ramallah.. 10. Indo-Nepal Joint Military Exercise _______________ commenced at Army Battle School, Saljhandi, Nepal a) Indra 2016 b) Mitra Shakti 2016 c) Hand In Hand 2016 d) Surya Kiran-X 2016 Answer d) Surya Kiran-X 2016 11. _____________ and the European Union signed the long-delayed CETA free trade deal at a summit in Brussels a) India b) Canada c) Russia d) USA Answer b) Canada. 12. Which state government has observed November 1 as No Tobacco Day? a) Maharashtra b) Karnataka c) Punjab d) Assam Answer c) Punjab.