1. In 2015 Good Country Index (GCI). Top 5 Countres ‚ Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany. Libya was ranked as the least good country in the world in 2015 . India has been placed at _________ position in list of 163 countries in Overall Index ?
2. In 2016 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) by London‚based business consultancy A T Kearney ‚ India is ranked at ________ position, jumping 13 positions from last year (2015) among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business ?
3. 2016 list of 500 supercomputers ‚ _________s Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer is worlds most powerful supercomputer system. Sunway‚TaihuLight can perform calculations with speed of 124.5 petaflops per second (Pflops) ?
4. 2016 World Investment Report by UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) ‚ India ranks _______ in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) inflows. Indias FDI inflows have increased to 44 billion dollars in 2015 as compared to 35 billion dollars in 2014. Top 10 Countries are: United States, Hong Kong, China, Ireland, Netherlands ?
5. 4 Indian women ‚ Arundhati Bhattacharya (SBI Chief), Chanda Kochhar (ICICI Bank Chief), PepsiCo Chief Indra Nooyi and Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar are in new list of Forbes worlds 100 most powerful women. List is topped by _______ Chancellor Angela Merkel ?
6. Ganges‚Danube Cultural Festival of India held in _________. Festival showcases Indian culture, i.e. dance, music, yoga, film and exhibitions ?
7. A bronze statue of Shri Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose been unveiled at the Indian cultural centre premises in ________ ?
8. According to Forbes 2016 list of worlds 100 highest‚paid athletes, __________ Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is at top with earnings of $88 million, followed by Lionel Messi, LeBron James, Roger Federer, Kevin Durant and Novak Djokovic. ?
9. As Per World Health Organization (WHO), ________ became first Asian country to eliminate mother‚to‚child HIV transmission ?
10. As per list by Dutch campaign group PAX Worldwide, ___________ is only Indian bank named in Hall of Shame list of 158 banking institutions that have invested heavily in companies making cluster bombs. Maximum number of 74 banks are from US, followed by China (29) and South Korea (26). ?
11. BP Statistical Review of World Energy ‚ India surpassed __________ to become worlds third‚largest oil consumer. Top 4 are ‚ USA (19.39 million bpd), China (11.96 million bpd), India (4.1 Million bpd), Japan (3.9 Million bpd) ?
12. BRICS' New Development Bank (NDB) will issue its first _________‚denominated bonds to finance sustainable development projects, after receiving a rating from international ratings agencies as well as getting authorities approval ?
13. Baltimores National Aquarium will create an Oceanside dolphin sanctuary. It will be first of its kind sanctuary for marine mammals in ________ ?
14. Forbes' America's Richest Self‚made Women' list 2016 ‚ Diane Hendricks (owner of ABC Supply) is at top with worth of 4.9 billion USD. Two Indian‚origin women on List ‚ ________ (Syntel), Jayshree Ullal (Arista Networks) ?
15. Fortune 500 Top Companies List 2016 (62nd Annual Rankings). Top 10 Companies are ‚ ________ ($482 Billion Revenue), Exxon Mobil ($246 Billion), Apple ($233 Billion), Berkshire Hathaway ($210 Billion), McKesson ($181 Billion), United Health Group ($157 Billion), CVS Health ($153 Billion), General Motors ($152 Billion), Ford Motor ($149 Billion) ?
16. _______ Parliament passed resolution to recognize massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces during First World War (1915) as genocide ?
17. Government approved Agreement with _________ on Labour Co‚operation for General Category Workers Recruitment ?
18. Government approved Indian membership of ICDP (___________) by signing MOU with Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for geosciences ?
19. Government approved MOU with _________ for co‚operation in Youth and Sports Affairs ?
20. Government approved MOU with __________ Civil Aviation Authority to implement Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) for implementation of Practices of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ?
21. Government approved MOU with _______ for co‚operation in Agriculture and Allied Sector, Air Services ?
22. Government approved MoU between ISRO and _______ Space Agency on cooperation in field of outer space ?
23. Government approved for amending Agreement between India and _________ for avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. ?
24. Government approved signing 15 years contract with International Seabed Authority for undertaking exploration and other developmental activities related to PMS (______) . The exploration and other developmental activities has been allotted in the area of 10,000 sq km in parts of Central and South ‚œ West Indian Ridges (SWIR), in Indian Ocean ?
25. IT Firm ________ acquired UK‚based digital transformation firm BIO Agency Ltd in an all‚cash deal of 45 million pounds ?
26. India and ________ launched Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Rabat, on the occasion of Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari visiting _______ ?
27. India and _________ signed an early agreement for implementation of AEOI (Automatic Exchange of Information) between two countries, to curb flow of Black money. ?
28. India and ________ signed MoU for co‚operation in Information Technology (IT) and promotion of traditional handicrafts ?
29. India and __________ will set up a joint parliamentary panel to enhance relations and facilitate their visits to promote cooperation to tackle security issues and challenges facing the region ?
30. India and ________ signed MoU to join global terror database maintained by Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) ?
31. India approved assistance of Rs 4.8 Crore to ________ for construction of a college building in capital Kathmandu (Koteshwor Multiple Campus) ?
32. India gifted 2,000 bicycles to poor dalit girls in government schools of ______ to encourage them to enrol in schools.?
33. India joined _________ Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCoC), a global ballistic missile proliferation regime. India has joined to highlight its readiness to further strengthen global non‚proliferation objectives ?
34. India signed MoU with _________ to facilitate hassle‚free entry of Indians at selected airports, with quick security clearances for pre‚approved, low‚risk travellers from India. ?
35. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and India Ports Global Private Limited (IPGPL) signed MoU for implementation of additional works on the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP) in _________ ?
36. International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved ______ billion USD loan to Sri Lanka to support its economy ?
37. ___________ elected to chair a UN committee for first time in 71‚year history of United Nations (legal affairs committee of General Assembly) ?
38. Kolkata‚Ashuganj‚Tripura transit facility under revised Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol between India and ________ became operational ?
39. Mercer's Cost of Living Survey 2016, including 209 cities across five continents. New York City is used as the base city for all comparisons and currency movements are measured against US dollar. Kinshasa (sixth), appears for first time in top 10 cities with Hong Kong (China) at top. Five Indian cities were also ranked in the list. They are: Indian Cities ‚ ________ (82), New Delhi (130), Chennai (158), Kolkata (194), Bangalore (180) ?
40. Microsoft's Report on Malware Infection Index (MII) in the Asia‚Pacific region ‚ ________ topped in list of 19 countries, having maximum Infections. India is placed at 8th position ?
41. Nagpur (Maharashtra) and Chinese city of ________ signed pact for becoming sister cities, to exchange ideas and technology in field of education, urban planning, youth affairs, and sports ?
42. _______ became first country in world to prohibit deforestation and make government's public procurement policy deforestation‚ free. ?
43. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Duraiappah Stadium in Jaffna (__________), which was renovated by India. PM Modi joined in via video conferencing ?
44. Report The Rise of Environmental Crime has been released by UNEP (_______) and INTERPOL. As per report, environmental crimes grew up by 26 % larger than previous estimates. Environmental crime is the 4th largest criminal enterprise after drug smuggling, counterfeiting and human trafficking ?
45. ________ launched world's biggest, most powerful icebreaker, named Arktika. It is 568 feet long and powered by 2 nuclear reactors. It can break through ice 13 feet deep ?
46. Shiyal Bet Island in ________’s Amreli district got electricity supply for the first time since independence after Pashchim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) started supply to island through a 6‚km undersea cable ?
47. Software Firm ________ announced to acquire professional social platform LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion USD. ?
48. Stonegate Bank (Based in Florida, USA) issued first credit card that can be used in ________. Until now, Americans have generally had to bring cash to ______ and change it either at state institutions that impose a 10 % penalty or informal exchanges with locals ?
49. __________ voters rejected an unconditional basic income (UBI) proposal in referendum that proposed to provide a fixed Unconditinal Basic Income (UBI) to all citizens and foreigners who have been residents for at least 5 years. Amount suggested was 2500 US dollars a month to each adult and 640 US dollars for each child ?
50.____________ ‚based International Institute for Management and Development (IMD)s world competitiveness rankings 2016 ‚ Hong Kong is at top, followed by Switzerland, USA, Singapore. India has been ranked 41 out of 61 countries in the IMD ?
51. ______ returned over 200 stolen cultural artifacts to India, some dating back 2,000 years. The estimated cost of these artifacts is around US$ 100 million ?
52. _________ will provide over 3 billion USD support to Afghan forces by 2020 and donated 20 million aid to United Nations' effort to help refugees who fled fighting in Iraqi city of Fallujah ?
53. Under impetus of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and ______ Space Agency, space agencies of more than 60 countries agreed to engage their satellites, to coordinate their methods and their data to monitor human‚induced greenhouse gas emissions ?
54. __________ launched its secret spy satellite NROL‚37 by United Launch Alliances (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket, worlds most powerful rocket ?
55. World Bank report on global economic ‚ Global growth forecast is cut to _______ in 2016 and at 2.8% in 2017, due to slower recovery in advanced economies. India will remain one of fastest growing major economies, ahead of China ?
56. Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed his 5 Nations Visit to Afghanistan, Switzerland, Qatar, USA, ________ ?
57. PM Narendra Modi recently visited Afghanistan. He inaugurated Afghan‚India Friendship Dam in Herat province in Western Afghanistan. PM Narendra Modi conferred with _________ Award, Afghanistan’s highest civilian honour ?
58. India and _______ signed 7 agreements to increase co-operation, during a recent visit to 5 countries by PM Narendra Modi. Agreements include agreement to share intelligence to combat ‚Ëœhawala transactions and terror financing. Other Agreements ‚ Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters Financial Intelligence, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Tourism, Health Youth and Sports ?
59. Switzerland and ______ supported India's membership in the 48‚member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), during a recent visit to 5 countries by PM Narendra Modi ?
60. During a recent visit to USA by PM Modi - He delivered an address to the joint meeting of USA Congress. USA also agreed on proposal to set up six nuclear reactors in India. Nuclear Power Corporation of India and Westinghouse Electric Co., a U.S. unit of Toshiba Corp., will begin engineering and site‚design work for reactors.
Further Agreements Include exchange of Terrorist Screening Information, Wildlife Conservation and Combating Wildlife Traficking, Technical Arrangement between Navies.
India and US will set up 2 financial assistance programmes worth _______ million for supporting Indias clean energy initiatives including solar power and other renewables (includes creation of a $20 million US‚India Clean Energy Finance (USICEF) initiative). ?
61. People of ________ in a historic Brexit referendum voted in favour of leaving European Union (EU) by 52 % votes in Favor. ?
62. Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Harsh Vardhan visited UK for 5th Indo-UK Science and Innovation Council Meeting (SIC) in London. UK and India agreed to work in two major initiatives in _____________ ?
63. In 2016 Human Capital Index (HCI) by World Economic Forum (WEF) Report - Finland is at top and India is ranked _________, as compared to 100th in 2015. ?
64. _________ established its first dark sky reserve for astronomical observation in Tibetan prefecture of Ngari ?
65. _________ launched its second Shijian-16 series satellite for space research and experiments, on board of Long March-4B rocket ?
66. City of Fallujah in ______ has been officially declared fully liberated from terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ?
67. ___________ government and FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of ____________) rebels signed a historic ceasefire and disarmament agreement ?
68. Expanded Panama Canal reopened by Panama Government. Panama. Estimated cost for project was $50 billion. Panama Canal expansion project is also called as the ___________ Project. ?
69. Government approved MoU between Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) of ________, to strengthen relationship between both ?
70. Government approved MoU with _____ for cooperation in water resources management and development ?
71. Government of India (GoI) extended ban on import of milk and its products from _______ till June 2017 ?
72. India became 35th member of MTCR (___________). It would be mutually beneficial in furtherance of international non-proliferation objectives ?
73. In Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016 of World Bank Group report (Connecting to Compete 2016: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy), India ranked _______ among 160 countries with score 3.42. For third time, Germany topped the list ?
74. Mahasthangarh, 3rd century BC archaeological site in Bogra (__________) has been declared as South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) cultural capital for 2016-17 ?
75. __________ banned its citizens from working in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya. Owing to security concerns ?
76.QS University Rankings 2016 report ranked ___________ (33rd) as India's best among Asias top 50 universities. National University of Singapore (NUS) has been ranked best university in Asia, followed by University of Hong Kong ?
77. Report by consulting firm Capgemini stated that Millionaires in ________ are wealthier than Millionaires in other regions of the world, with total worth 17.4 trillion dollars in 2015 ?
78. ________ parliament passed Right to Information (RTI) bill, to restore transparency and good governance in country ?
79. ___________ becomes first country to have electric road. It inaugerated test stretch of an electric road in Sandviken to conduct tests with electric power for hybrid heavy transports. Tests will be conducted upto 2018 on parts of road E16. ?
80. Two Indians - Kartik Sawhney and Neha Swain won 2016 Queen's Young Leaders award in ________?
81. Two women - Noor Huda Roslan and Nenney Shuhaidah Shamsuddin have been appointed as judges of ____________’s Islamic Shariah High Court for first time in history of country ?
82. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden and ___________ as non-permanent members of United Nations Security Council (UNSC), for 2 year term. They will replace Spain, Malaysia, New Zealand, Angola and Venezuela ?
83. Washington DC-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) cleared payment of $501 million for ________ after completing 11th review of country’s economic performance under a three-year program supported by an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement ?
84. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) commissioned 2 units of 14 Megawatts each at Salma Hydro Electric Project in _______?
