Current Affairs -2016 October
(Chapter-2)
(Chapter-2)
16.Which
festival would be held at the village in Dausa district, Rajsthan to promote
rural tourism in the area for two days?
Abhaneri
17.When is
the International Day of Non-Violence observed every year?
2 October
18.Who has
been named for 2016 Lata Mangeshkar Award for Lifetime Achievement?
Uttam Singh
19.Who won
the award at the 2016 Google Science Fair?
Kiara
Nirghin
20.Which two
states have become the first States in the country to become declared Open
Defecation Free (ODF) ?
Gujarat,
Aadhra Pradesh
21.Which
state on 2 October 2016 notified Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 that says
that drinkers could land drinkers in jail for up to 7 years with a fine of at
least 1 lakh rupees?
Bihar
22.Which
state has become the first Indian state to implement Direct Benefit Transfer
(DBT) in Kerosene?
Jharkhand
23.Which
girl was crowned with Mrs. India Earth 2016 at a gala ceremony amid members of
the fashion industry in Dwarka?
Prineet
Grewal
24.David J.
Thouless along with F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz won which
2016 Nobel Prize?
Nobel Prize
in Physics
25.--------
has been elected as the first female President of Estonia by the parliament.
Kersti
Kaljulaid (46-years)
26.The Union
Cabinet recently approved the signing of MoU between India and which group of
countries in the field of water resources?
European
Union
27.Which
committee has been constituted to examine causes of vacant seats in IITs, NITs?
Partha
Pratim Chakraborty committee
28. Where
was National Mission on Bioeconomy launched to boost rural economy by utilizing
bio-resources?
Shillong,
Meghalaya
29.On
October 1 China blocked a tributary of which river in Tibet as part of the
construction of its “most expensive” hydro project?
Brahmaputra
30.What is
the name of portal which is launched by the Haryana Government for procurement
of paddy in the successive season?
e-kharid
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