• The state that is observing the Safe Motherhood Week from 14 October to 21 October 2016 to decrease the 'Mother Mortality Rate' (MMR) and 'Infant Mortality Rate' (IMR) is
Uttar Pradesh


• India recently signed a bilateral agreement for development of a network of Agro irradiation centres with
Russia


• Person appointed as the Director General of Foreign Trade recently
Ajay Kumar Bhalla


• Person appointed as the Whole-Time Member of SEBI recently
Gurumoorthy Mahalingam


• Author of the book titled The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad
Twinkle Khanna


• CCEA approved the mechanism for revision of ethanol price for supply to Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to carry out
the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme


• The draft bill of Union Government that seeks to resolve the inter-state disputes over river water sharing is
National Water Framework Bill, 2016


• Theme for 2016 World Sight Day that was observed on 13 October 2016 is
Stronger Together


• The Union Cabinet approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Hungary on cooperation in the field of
Water Management


• Author of the book, Jihad in My Saffron Garden is
Dr. Roxy Arora


• The theme for the World Sight Day 2016 is
Stronger Together


• World’s longest reigning monarch Bhumibol Adulyadej recently died at the age of 88. He was the King of
Thailand


• The name of the new book that was recently announced by Arundhati Roy is
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness


• Antonio Guterres who was appointed as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations by the General Assembly is the former Prime Minister of
Portugal

• The researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research used human hair to produce cost-effective, metal-free cathodes for use in
Solar cells

•    He won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature
Bob Dylan

•    The First World Tsunami Awareness Day will be celebrated at the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction 2016 on
5 November 2016

•    The National Seismic Programme was recently launched on Mahanadi basin in Odisha to - ?
carry out assessment of unappraised areas across the country for potential oil and natural gas reserves

•    The National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research recently established a high altitude research station in Himalaya called HIMANSH. It is located in
Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

•    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration developed a high-tech electroactive bandage. It is made of
Polyvinylidene Flouride

•    The amount to be invested by the Union Government in order to increase the capacity of Panipat Refinery from existing 15 million tonnes to 25 million tonnes is
15000 crore rupees

•    Person appointed as Prime Minister of Morocco recently
Abdelilah Benkirane

•    Rank secured by India in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2016
97th

•    Philanthropist and wife of Godrej group chairman Adi Godrej who passed away
Parmeshwar Godrej

•    Actor who won the UK Theatre Awards 2016 for his individual contributions to British theatre
Sir Ian McKellen

•    Bank that tied-up with Uber for cash-back of up to 25 percent for hailing cabs from the app
Standard Chartered Bank

•    Indian off-spinner who reclaimed the number one spot in Test rankings for bowlers is
Ravichandran Ashwin

•    The first Indian Cricket Captain under whom India received the ICC Test Championship mace is
Mahendra Singh Dhoni

•    He handed the ICC Test Championship mace to Indian Test captain Virat Kohli for leading his team to the top of the Test Team Rankings
Sunil Gavaskar

•    City of Jammu and Kashmir in which Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) is located that was attacked by Terrorists in October 2016 is
Pampore

•    Theme of International Day for Disaster Reduction that was observed on 13 October 2016 is
Live to Tell: Raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality

•    The winner of the 2016 China Open Men's Singles title is
Andy Murray

•    The winner of the 2016 China Open Women's Singles title is
Agnieszka Radwanska

•    A new termite species named Glyptotermes Chiraharitae was recently discovered at
Kerala

•    NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope recently detected Great Balls of Fire near
V Hydrae

•    The theme for the 2016 International Day of the Girl Child is
Girls' Progress = Goals' Progress: What Counts for Girls

•    Sports personality appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Vizag Steel recently
P V Sindhu

•    Person who won the 24th Ekalabya Award for the year 2016
Srabani Nanda

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