1. ______ (West Africa) declared itself as an Islamic republic. About 90 % of its 1.8 million people are Muslims ?
2. India's Mahindra Group acquired ______ car designer Pininfarina SpA for 165 million USD ?
3. World Trade Organisation approved _____’s membership as 164th Member at WTO’s Tenth Ministerial Conference in Nairobi (Kenya) ?
4. 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Paris (France). United Nations launched new initiative_________ to build climate resilience in world’s most vulnerable countries. India and France launched International Solar Alliance (ISA) to harness solar power. ?
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5. Asian Development Bank released report Asian Economic Integration Report 2015. It examines current trends in trade, migration, remittances and special economic zones (SEZs). Number of SEZs risen from 500 in 1995 to ______ in 2015 ?
6. As per Asian Development Bank's report Asian Economic Integration Report 2015, India became third largest source of inward FDI for ________ after US and France ?
7. _____ passed Citizenship Amendment Bill 2015 to strip citizenship of convicted persons on terrorism charges ?
8. As per National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of USA, Average temperature over Arctic land for 2015 were _____ Celsius above average, highest on record. ?
9. _____ ranks at top in employee happiness as per report Global Workforce Happiness Index by Universum. ?
10. _______ 's economy decreased by 1.7 % during July‚September 2015, making it country’s longest recession since 1930 ?
11. _____ sent first consignment of 250 tonnes of uranium to India as part of bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement ?
12. China issued red alert on pollution in Capital ____ due to hazardous air quality caused by severe air pollution ?
13. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced _____ billion dollars package to African nations during Forum on China‚Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Johannesburg, South Africa ?
14. DuPont and Dow Chemical Company merged in an all‚stock deal to create merged firm DowDuPont with combined market capitalization of approximately _____ billion USD ?
15. ___ has set up a SME Council in India to help small ventures from various industries share feedback and discuss ideas around leveraging technology ?
16. Federal Reserve, central bank of USA increased interest rate by ______. With this, interest rates in USA are now in range of 0.25 0.50 % as compared to 0 to 0.25 % earlier ?
17. Government approved amending DTAC (____) with Japan that was signed in 1989 for avoidance of double taxation and fiscal evasion ?
18. Government approved MoU with BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and _____ ) countries for strengthening and further developing of energy saving and energy efficiency cooperation. ?
19. Government imposed anti‚dumping duty ranging from 5 ‚ 57 % on import of cold‚rolled flat products of stainless steel for 5 years. Highest duty of 57.39 % has been levied on steel imports from _____ with Thailand having least imposition of 4.58 % ?
20. Government of _____ amended Constitution to address two key demands of Madhesis ?
21. ____ Government will celebrate Gita Jayanti Mahotsava in Dec 2015. Rs 10 lakh would be provided to each district for setting up of exhibition, tentage, craft work etc ?
22. India and _____ signed Memorandum of Understanding on suspension of collection of taxes during pendency of Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP), to relieve burden of double taxation for taxpayers in both countries during the pendency of MAP proceedings ?
23. India and _____ launched joint initiative 2016: Year of Education and Research. It will allow joint research under Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) programme and IMPRINT (IMPacting Research Innovation and Technology) ?
24. India has been ranked _____ out of 144 nations on Forbes's annual list of best countries for doing business. Denmark topped the list. USA (22nd), United Kingdom (10th), Japan (23rd), China (94th) and Pakistan is 103rd ?
25. India ranked _____ in black money outflows among developing and emerging economies between 2004‚2013, as per a report by Global Financial Integrity’s. China at top with 139 billion dollars average ?
26. India's National Stock Exchange signed an agreement with _____ Stock Exchange Group for setting up a Joint research centre ?
27. International Atomic Energy Agency ended its 12‚year investigation into _____'s developing nuclear weapons. Earlier in July 2015, P5+1 nations and Iran had agreed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to lift the sanctions. ?
28. _____ carried out test of Ghadr‚110 ballistic missile with range 1800 ‚ 2000 km and breached 2 United Nations Security Council resolutions that refrained it from testing ballistic missiles for 8 years ?
29. New Zealand Became 9th and _____ became 10th country to ratify Articles of Agreement (AoA) to lay legal framework for China‚initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). There are 57 founder‚member countries of AIIB with its headquarters in Beijing ?
30. ______ approved world’s first‚ever Dengue fever vaccine named Dengvaxia , manufactured by French pharmaceutical manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur. ?
31. Miss _____ beauty pageant held for first time since 1972, won by Shaymaa Qasim Abdelrahman ?
32. ___ launched its first United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Biosphere Reserve Inle Lake in Shan state. ?
33. __ launched its first stock exchange named Yangon Stock Exchange. ?
34. Powerful Typhoon Melor (also known as Nona) hit central ______ with powerful wind of 200 kph followed by intense rainfall. ?
35. On the ocassion of Japanese PM _____ Visiting India, Both countries approved Civil Nuclear Pact and Japan approved Loan of Approx 90000 Crores for High Speed Rail on Mumbai Ahmedabad sector. Loan will be for 50 years ?
36. World Anti‚Doping Agency (WADA) agreed to co-operate in reforming ______ Anti‚Doping Agency (RUSADA) that was suspended earlier due to scams. ?
37. ___ launched Military Coalition of 34 Islamic Nations to counter terrorism. Operations center will be in Riyadh ?
38. India's _____ named 49th in Top 50 in annual R&D Investment Scoreboard 2015, Prepared by European Commission. List topped by German automaker Volkswagen. There were 26 Indian companies in top 1500 ?
39. Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India launched ____ gas pipeline to help ease energy deficits in South Asia. Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari attended on India'a Behalf. It is expected to build gas link with annual capacity of 33 billion cubic metres by 2018 ?
40. ____ Government passed Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act 2015. It will bar people who visited Iraq, Syria and countries after 1 March 2011 to participate in visa‚free program ?
41. United Nations Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) asked ______ to halt torture of detainees and oppression of human rights activists ?
42. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics Report 2015 stated that global exports for 2014 were 24 trillion USD and India's exports stood at _____ billion USD as compared to 314 billion in 2013. ?
43. United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Index 2015 placed at 130th position among 188 countries. Top Three Countries are _____ .
44. United Nations International Labour Organisation report stated that Number of Migrant workers are approx 15 crores while Number of Total International migrants are approx ___ ?
45. United Nations Launched International Year of Pulses 2016 with theme ______ . ?
46. United Nations Security Council adopted resolution No. 2254 outlining a peace process to end ______ 's five‚year‚long civil war ?
47. United Nations agencies launched a 1.98 billion USD Sahel humanitarian appeal for 2016 to mobilise support to tackle crisis of poverty, insecurity and climate change in 9 Nations in Sahel region in _____ ?
48. USA ratified reforms in International Monetary Fund (IMF). Proposed reforms include increasing China's Voting Rights to 6 % from 3.8 % and India's Voting Rights from 2.3 % to _______. Quotas of 188 members will increase to 477 billion special drawing rights from 238.5 billion Curremtly. ?
49. _____ lifted 40 year ban on oil exports as part of a 1.1 trillion USD spending bill until 2016 ?
50. University of ______ launched a postgraduate annual fellowship worth $156,000 in name of former Indian president Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam for Indian students ?
51. World Banks Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD) Migration and Remittances Factbook 2016 stated that _____ is largest remittance receiving country in 2015 with 72 billion USD Inflows. ?
52. ______ and FIRST Initiative launched Principles for Public Credit Guarantee Schemes that serve as reference for design and evaluation of public CGSs serving small and medium enterprises (SMEs) ?
53. World Bank approved _____ loan for clean India campaign to ensure all citizens in rural areas have access to improved sanitation and end open defecation by 2019. ?
54. World Bank launched a $500 million dollars TCAF (_____) to help developing countries pay for emission reductions and combat climate change ?
55. As Per Report by UK's Centre for Economics Business and Research ‚ _____ will become world's third largest economy after 2030 ?
56. As per Harvard researchers at Centre for International Development, India with annual growth rate of ____ will be worlds fastest growing economy over 10 years. US is expected to grow at 2.8 % ?
57. Asias largest underground railway station opened in _____s city of Shenzhen with area of 147,000 square meters. Worlds largest underground railway station is Grand Central Station in New York (USA) ?
58. _____ signed deal with Russia to set up 2 nuclear power plants each of 1,200 MW capacity at investment of total $12.65 billion. Amount's 90 % will be provided by Russia as Loan. ?
59. _____ adopted its first Counter Terrorism Law and A law against domestic violence. It also officially abandoned its One Child Policy due to deepening crisis of shrinking workforce and aging population. ?
60. Government approved MOU between SINTEF (_____) and Central Public Works Department in Recycling of Construction and Demolition Waste ?
61. India became 54th signatory to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia. This MoU is also called as ______ under Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) ?
62. Government approved revised cost estimates to Rs 1775 Crore for Construction of Salma Dam Project in ______ ?
63. Government approved signing MoU among BRICS countries on BRICS Network University for which negotiations were held during 3rd BRICS Education Ministers meeting in November 2015 in _______ ?
64. Government approved the construction of 69 Bridges on Tamu‚Kyigone‚Kalewa (TKK) road section of Trilateral Highway in ______ for Rs.371.58 crores ?
65. Indo‚______ civil nuclear cooperation agreement has been approved by Union Cabinet that was enacted in November 2015 ?
66. South Korea and _______ signed an Agreement on Issue of Comfort Women. It aims to resolve an old dispute over Korean women who were used as sex slaves by ______'s soldiers during World War II ?
67. As per Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 2015 OPEC World Oil Outlook ‚ Oil and gas are expected to supply _____ of global energy demand by 2040 ?
68. ______ became first Asian country to approve sale of the worlds first ever dengue vaccine Dengvaxia manufactured by French pharmaceutical manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur ?
69.India's Reliance Defence signed $6 billion pact with Russian arms firm ______during visit of PM Narendra Modi to Russia ?
70. India's Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) and Oil India Ltd. (OIL) signed an agreement with Russian oil firm _____ to explore possibility of picking up stake in Taas‚Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha oilfield in East Siberia ?
71. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated new Parliament built by India in Kabul (_______) during his recent trip to Russia, Afghanistan and Pakistan ?
72._______’s Rostech Corporation signed 1 Billion USD deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters to replace ageing fleet of Cheetah and Chetak helicopters.?
73. _____ allowed India to build its first Naval Base on Assumption Island in Indian Ocean region as a joint project between both countries. ?
74. United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution Submitted by Japan to observe _____ every year as World Tsunami Awareness Day ?
75. World Bank approved assistance of $35 million to _____ to support development of water resources in Indus River Basin. It is in addition to $38 million given earlier towards same cause ?
76. World Health Organization declared ____ (West Africa) as Ebola‚free ?
77. _____ adopted Chinese Yuan as legal tender in return for debt cancellation worth 40 million dollars ?