1. What was the theme of the World Health Day 2016 observed globally on 7 April 2016?
Answer : Halt the rise:
beat diabetes
2. Which State in
April 2016 launched Adarsh Vidyalaya project to set up modern schools in
underdeveloped rural areas?
Answer : Odisha
3. In which city
the 2-day National Summit on Family Planning concluded on 5 April 2016?
Answer : New Delhi
4. As per the WHO’s
Global Report on Diabetes 2016, this many million adults were living with
diabetes in 2014 across the world.
Answer : 422 million
5. The Government
of this State/Union Territory decided to build a permanent memorial for former
President APJ Abdul Kalam.
Answer : NCT of Delhi
6. Who won the
men’s singles title at 2016 Yonex Sunrise India Open badminton championship?
Answer : Kento Momota
7. Who won the
women’s singles title at 2016 Yonex Sunrise India Open badminton championship?
Answer : Ratchanok
Intanon
8. Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited (BHEL) in the first week of April 2016 commissioned a
season wise tiltable canal top solar PV plant in which of the following states?
Answer : Andhra Pradesh
9. The foundation
stone of Haryana State University of Horticultural Sciences was laid in April
2016 at which of the following cities?
Answer : Karnal
10. The
International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda was observed on
Answer : 7 April 2016
11. Where were the
two schemes to distribute Energy Efficient Smart Agriculture Pumps & Fans
launched on 7 April 2016?
vVijayawada,
Andhra Pradesh
12. What is the
award period of the 14th Finance Commission, the recommendation of who’s on
fiscal deficit targets and additional fiscal deficit to States was approved by
the Union Cabinet on 6 April 2016?
Answer : 2015-20
13. Identify the cricketer
with whose name The Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia of West Indies was
renamed on 6 April 2016.
Answer : Darren Sammy
14. The Union
Cabinet on 6 April 2016 gave the approval to Exim Bank of India for expanding
the framework agreement for increasing export with which country’s central
bank?
Answer : Iran
15. Identify the
project for which the Union Cabinet gave its approval which provides for establishment
of National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) as an independent organization on 6
April 2016.
Answer : National
Hydrology Project
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