1. 2015 Corruption Perception Index released by Berlin-based Transparency International ranked India at ______. Denmark is at top while Somalia is at bottom in the Index ?
2. 24th New Delhi World Book Fair started with ______ as Guest of Honour country. Theme is Vivid Bharat - Diverse India ?
3. A T Kearneys 2016 Global Services Location Index rated _____ as top outsourcing destination in terms of financial attractiveness and business environment, out of 55 countries analysed ?
4. Social security agreement between India and _____ came into operation, enabling people of both nations to avail retirement benefits in each others country ?
5. As per United Nations (UN) World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016 Report , _______ will be fastest growing big economy in world in 2016 with growth rate of 7.3 % in 2016 and 7.5 % in 2017 ?
6. Asia Pacific 2016 Wealth Report by New World Wealth, _____ is top Asia Pacific city with 2,64,000 millionaires. Indias Mumbai (41,200 millionaires) ranked 12th and delhi (20600) ranked 20th. ?
7. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) started in Beijing (China) with Total 57 member nations and ______ USD Capital. Lou Jiwei is first Chairman of Banks Council and Jin Liqun elected its first President ?
8. ______ Cabinet approved a proposed Citizenship Law that expandes scope for dual citizenship for expatriate (Living outside) nationals ?
9. Indias _____ has been elected to board of directors of Beijing Based AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank‚ ) ?
10. Bloombergs Billionaires Index has ranked ______ as richest man in world with worth of $78 billion. ?
11. ______s country code domain .cn become worlds most commonly used in internet by surpassing Germanys .de domain with 1.63 Crore users ?
12. Chinese technology company _____ announced partnership with Google for project Tango for launching smartphones that can map Physical world surroundings without external signals like satellite-based global positioning system (GPS). ?
13. _____ issued a law to make it mandatory for men to marry at least two wives (Polygamy) ?
14. _____ declared state of economic emergency to redefine its economic and social model and tackle unemployment ?
15.Maitri bus service between India and ____ flagged off via Uttarakhand after a gap of 27 years ?
16. Global Economic Prospect report by World Bank projected India's Growth Rate in 2016 as 7.8 % and ______ in 2017 and 2018 ?
17. Government approved India-____ Agreement on Cooperation in Combating Terrorism and Trafficking in Illicit Drugs, Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances and Precursors Chemicals. ?
18. Government approved Memorandum of Understanding with ____ for Mode of Operation of Border haats signed in 2010. ?
19. Government approved Memorandum of Understanding with _____ in field of Public Administration and Governance Reforms ?
20. Government approved Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) signed between Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) with its counterparts in Malaysia, Singapore and ____ ?
21. Government approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Civil Aviation with ____ ?
22. Government shipped First consignment of 6 Made in India Metro Train Coaches to ______ from Mumbai port. It is first shipment of planned 450 coaches to be exported to Australia over 2.5 years ?
23. IFC, a member of World Bank Group tied-up with _____government to set up a 750-Mw Rewa ultra-mega solar power project. It will be largest single-site solar power project in world ?
24. INSEAD Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2015-16 ranked India at ______ in terms of talent competitiveness of its human capital. Switzerland is at top in List ?
25. India and ____ Signed Protocol amending Double Taxation Avoidance Convention ?
26. India and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will jointly explore environment of ______ under NASAs Spaceward Bound programme ?
27. India asked ______ for early completion all necessary procedures for India's participation in $5 billion Farzad - B gas field project ?
28. India overtaken _____ as world's largest rice exporter in 2015 by shipping (exporting) 10.23 million tonnes of rice ?
29. India's Jet Airways entered into Frequent Flyer Partnership with _____ with tie-up of loyalty and rewards management programme of Jet Airways named JetPrivilege and FlyerBonus ?
30. Indian consulate in _____'s city of Mazar-i-Sharif attacked by unidentified gunmen ?
31. International Monetary Funds (IMFs) Quota and Governance Reforms 2010 become effective. Indias quota increased to 2.28 % and voting rights increased from 2.3% to 2.6%. Capital resources of IMF increased to _____ billion from $329 billion ?
32. International Short Film Festival started in ______ ?
33. International electronics and technology trade show‚ Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Nevada (______) ?
34. _______ signed a deal to buy 118 Airbus planes worth $25billion USD (Approx 160000 Crore INR) ?
35. Japanese automaker _____ topped in global vehicle sales in 2015 by selling 10.151 million vehicles. Germany's Volkswagen is Third while General Motors ranked third ?
36. _____ published new broadcast regulations that place strict limits on sexual content, In order to protect children ?
37. ______ Government signed four MOUs with Singapore to collaborate in urban planning, skill development, clean energy and food processing ?
38. Memorandum of Understanding signed between Indian Space Research Organization and _____ Institute of Scientific Research for cooperation in area of outer space ?
39. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change held first national stakeholder consultation meeting for BIOFIN (______). BIOFIN is a global partnership seeking to address biodiversity finance challenge to mobilise resources for biodiversity across the world ?
40. Mosquito-borne _____ virus has created a panic over birth defects in Latin America countries with Brazil experiencing largest impact. It causes babies being born with smaller heads that can cause brain damage (Microcephaly). Indian Government also formed a Panel for checking situation for same in India ?
41. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) suspended its ______ Mars mission due to vacuum leak in critical seismometer instrument. It was scheduled to lift off in March 2016 ?
42. ____ sGovernment formed a 4-member eminent persons group to look into ties with India and review all bilateral treaties with India ?
43. _____ elected to UNICEF executive board, representing group of Asia-Pacific countries for 2016-2018 ?
44. ______ Corporation completed acquiring French telecom equipment company Alca-Lucent for 15.6 billion euros ?
45. _____ claimed to have successfully tested a Hydrogen bomb (kind of a Nuclear Bomb) ?
46. Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) released 2016 Nuclear Security Index with theme Building a Framework for Assurance, Accountability, and Action. It Named Australiaas Safest and ____as least safe nuclear nation ?
47. OECD (_________) members signed corporate tax avoidance agreement to stem fiscal (tax) evasion by multinational companies (MNCs) ?
48. Oxfam released report An Economy for the 1%, analyzing growing trends of concentration of wealth across the world. In 2015, just ____ individuals had same wealth as other 3.6 billion people (542 billion USD) ?
49. Paris based Reporters Without Borders (RWB) stated that _______ is Asias deadliest country for journalists ?
50. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of International Solar Alliance (ISA) Headquarters and inaugurated interim Secretariat of ISA in National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) in ______ ?
51. _____ agreed on Election Model outlined by Mogadishu Declaration that calls for electoral process to establish a new Federal Parliament in 2016 ?
52. ______'s Parliament adopted a resolution, denouncing Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)'s fourth nuclear test and urging DPRK to dismantle its nuclear programme ?
53. UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) 2015 human development index (HDI) nameed Norway at top of List. India Ranked ______ ?
54. US WPPs BAV Consulting and Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania released inaugural Best Countries report. Germany is named oversll Best Country. with India ranked at _____ place. ?
55. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) launched ______ appeal to reach 43 million children in humanitarian emergencies worldwide ?
56. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Report Trends in International Migrant Stock. Number of international migrants reached ______ crore in 2015 (41 % increase compared to 2000). India has largest diaspora with 1.6 crore Indians living outside India ?
57. United States (US) based software Firm ____ acquired cloud-based computing firm KBACE Technologies ?
58. _______ lifted temporary ban that it had put on import of Indian Groundnuts ?
59. World Bank released report World Development Report 2016 : Digital Dividends. World Bank appreciated _____ scheme of India as it saved 1 billion USD by bringing down corruption ?
60. World Economic Forum in its Global Risks Report 2016 said that involuntary migration and ______ are top two risks for world in 2016. ?
61. World Health Organization declared end of _____ virus outbreak in West Africa ?
62. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) released World Tourism Barometer report with trends in tourism for 2015. International tourist arrivals grew by _____ in 2015 ?
63. World's largest blue star sapphire that weighs 1404.49 carats has been discovered in a mine in _____. It is worth 100 million USD ?
