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l Winner
of the first Noor Inayat Khan Prize – Geetakshi Arora
l Winner
of the men’s singles title of the 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton
tournament – HS Prannoy
– Winner of the
women’s singles title – He Bingjiao
l The
relaxed limit for FDI in insurance sector without prior approval – 49 per
cent
l The
railway station ranked as cleanest among A1 category stations as per a recent
survey of the IRCTC – Surat
l The
state which won Krishi Karman Award for its landmark achievement in showing
highest production of food grains in year 2014-15 – Himachal Pradesh
l The
day on which the Earth Hour was observed across the globe from 8:30 pm to 9:30
pm – 19 Mar
l The
state where BHEL has commissioned a 270-MW unit at Goindwal Sahib coal-fired
power project – Punjab
l The
film which won the Best Film award at the 10th Asian Film Awards in Macau,
China – The Assassin
l The
Union Minister who won the Skoch Lifetime Achievement Award recently – Venkaiah
Naidu
l The
fashion designer appointed advisor to KVIC for promotion of khadi in India and
across the world – Ritu Beri
l The
state govt which has classified Feni, a country liquor, as the heritage spirit
of the state – Goa
l Winner
of the men’s singles title of the BNP Paribas Open – Novak Djokovic
l The
country which has started its own credit-ratings firm ACRA – Russia
l Winner
of the 2016 Australian Grand Prix F1 championship – Nico Rosberg
l The
date on which the govt has announced to open its onetime retro tax settlement
scheme – 1 Jun
l The
day-and-night combat and firepower exercise of the Indian Air Force held in
Pokharan firing range recently –Iron Fist
l The
first bank to commence the sale of Indian Gold Coin (IGC) in the domestic
market recently – Indian Overseas Bank
l The
new interest rate on PPF after the govt slashed the rate recently – 8.1 per
cent
l The
venue of the recently held India Aviation 2016, the country’s biggest civil
aviation show – Hyderabad
l The
actress appointed by the UNDP as its Goodwill Ambassador recently – Michelle
Yeoh
l India’s
ranking on the World Happiness Index 2016 topped by Denmark – 118th
l The
venue of the SAARC Ministerial meet held recently – Pokhara
l The
first in the world to formally adopt the UN agenda for the world’s sustainable
development and 17 goals identified for its implementation – India Inc
l India’s
next ambassador to San Marino – Anil Wadhwa
l The
headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) – Montreal,
Canada
l Winner
of the women’s singles title of the All England Badminton 2016 – Nozomi
Okuhara
l The
state where a Mega Food Park in Khammam District has been approved by the
Central Govt – Telangana
l The
interval at which the RBI has mandated the banks to credit interest on savings
deposits – Quarterly or shorter
l The
venue of the 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves – Lima, Peru
l The
economist and Nobel laureate who passed away recently – Lloyd Stowell
Shapley
l The
first civilian President elected by the parliament of Myanmar recently – Htin
Kyaw
l Winner
of the Global Teacher Prize – Hanan al Hroub
l Winner
of the men’s singles title of the All England badminton title 2016 – Lin Dan
l The
High Court which celebrated 150 years of its existence recently – Allahabad
High Court
l The
Irish Prime Minister who resigned recently – Enda Kenny
l Winner
of the 70th Santosh Trophy football title – Services
l The
headquarters of the Arab League – Cairo
l The
total fund mobilised under Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK) as on Jan 31, 2016 – `369.74
cr
l The
present President of Turkey – Recep Tayyip Erdogan
l The
city declared the world’s most expensive city in 2016 – Singapore
l The
summit co-hosted by India and the IMF on Asia’s economic challenges in New
Delhi recently – Advancing Asia
l The
city where Uber Inc inaugurated its first engineering centre in Asia recently –
Bengaluru
l The
newly appointed Deputy Chief of Army – Lt Gen NPS Hira
l The
industrialist conferred with Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of
the Legion of Honour) by the French authorities recently – Anand Mahindra
l The
fellowship launched by India and the US to address climate change issues – Fulbright-Kalam
Climate Fellowship
l The
bank which has launched “iWork@home” scheme that allows women employees to work
from home – ICICI Bank
l Winner
of the Irani Cup 2016 – Rest of India
l The
new name of LED-based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) – UJALA
l The
stock exchange which has got SEBI’s nod to list itself on a bourse – Bombay
Stock Exchange
l Winner
of the 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship – Adam Scott
l The
acclaimed Brazilian musician who died recently – Nana Vasconcelos
l The
bank which has launched a credit-linked subsidy scheme under PMAY programme – ICICI
Bank
l The
convention on international carriage by air – Montreal Convention
l The
atomic power plant in Gujarat which was recently shut due to leakage – Kakrapar
Atomic Power Station
l The
institution which annually publishes ‘Global Economic Prospects’ – World
Bank
l The
country with which India has signed a pact to supply 18 Meter Gauge 1350 HP
Diesel Electric Locomotives –Myanmar
l The
first female umpire to officiate in the ICC World Twenty20 recently – Kathleen
Cross
l The
new brand ambassador of Reebok India – Kangana Ranaut
l The
Egyptian who is the new Secretary General of the Arab League – Ahmed Abul
Gheit
l The
new Chairman of the 21st Law Commission – Balbir Singh Chauhan
l The
Ministry which is promoting Project Mausam – Union Ministry of Culture
l The
headquarters of the BIMSTEC grouping – Dhaka
l The
new Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court – Ajit Singh
l The
contribution of the real-estate sector to the national GDP – Nine per cent
l The
automaker which recently announced a four-year partnership with the BCCI – Hyundai
l The
Dogri poetess who has been awarded Krutitava Semagra Samman for 2015 – Padma
Sachdev
l The
commission which submitted its report on Muzaffarnagar riots recently – Justice
Vishnu Sahai Commission
l The
venue of the National Special Olympic for special children – Shimla
l Winner
of the third season of the Pro Kabaddi League –Patna Pirates
l The
new brand ambassador of Sun Pharma’s Revital H brand – MS Dhoni
l The
outlay for the Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana for three years for Providing free
LPG connections to Women from BPL Households – `8,000 cr
l The
joint training exercise held between India and Indonesia recently in Magelang,
Indonesia – Garuda Shakti
l The
country to which the Exim Bank, on behalf of the Govt of India, extended a USD
2-bn line of credit recently –Bangladesh
l The
venue of the first Maritime India Summit 2016 scheduled to be held from 14 to
16 Apr 2016 – Mumbai
l The
country supporting the govt’s ‘Smart Cities’ programme by taking up projects in
Bhubaneswar, Kochi and Coimbatore – Germany
l The
state which has launched Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana for
accident victims’ free treatment –Karnataka
l The
carrier which flew the “world’s longest” all-women operated flight from Delhi
to San Francisco recently – Air India
l The
city where India is going to host BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave Apr 14-16 – Mumbai
l The
private bank which launched all-women-operated bank branch ‘Yes Grace’ in
Bengaluru recently – Yes Bank
l The
headquarters of the Tata Group which has become the first heritage building to
get top green rating – Bombay House
l The
noted agriculture scientist who died recently – MV Rao
l The
amount disbursed by banks under PM MUDRA Yojana so far – `1.15 lakh cr
l The
woman tennis player who was provisionally suspended after failing drug test
recently – Maria Sharapova
l The
crown prince of Saudi Arabia awarded with the Legion d’Honneur, France’s
highest honour – Mohammed bin Nayef
l The
sixth satellite of ISRO’s IRNSS navigation system launched recently – IRNSS-1F
l The
total allocation for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare in the Union Budget for
2016-17 – `35,984 cr
l The
place where the foundation for India’s first “Octomax” unit for the production
of high-octane gasoline was laid recently – Mathura
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