1.    Name the Columnist and author of India who on 1 March 2016 was chosen for the 2016 Windham-Campbell Prize. ?


 


2.    2016 Windham-Campbell Prizes were announced at Yale University announced in March 2016. Who of the following was chosen for the award in the Drama category ?


 


3.    Name the state that was directed by its High Court to appoint Judicial officers as Additional Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, and Assistant Collector to adjudicate Revenue cases in the state within six months. ?


 


4.    Name the South Africa left-arm spinner who was suspended from bowling by International Cricket Council (ICC) on 1 March 2016 as his action was found illegal. ?


 


5.    Zero Discrimination Day was observed across the world on 1 March 2016 with the theme - ?


 


6.    Which state government on 1 March 2016 decided to illuminate 25 municipalities in the state with LED bulbs in 100 days ?


 


7.    The Union Government in the first week of March 2016 ordered rebidding of the strategic 10050-crore rupees Zoji La tunnel.  Which company had earlier won the bid to build the tunnel ?


 


8.    Three British scientists, Tim Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris, on 1 March 2016 won the Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Prize. The prize is also known as ?


 


9.    Name the race walker who on 28 February 2016 won the gold medal in men's 50km race walk event at the National Championships. ?


 


10.    Who on 1 March 2016 won the Best Actor award at the Kerala State Film Awards 2015 ?


 


11.    Name the person who was nominated by Portugal Government as a candidate for General Secretary at United Nations. ?


 


12.    Identify the vice admiral who took charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command on 29 February 2016 in Visakhapatnam. ?


 


13.    Identify the vice admiral who took charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command at Port Blair on 29 February 2016. ?


 


14.    What is the name of the seventh in the series of Indo-Seychelles Joint Training Exercises that concluded on 29 February 2016 at Victoria, Mahe Island in Seychelles ?


 


15.    Identify the former Chief Justice of India who took charge as the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission on 29 February 2016. ?




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