April 2016(National +People+International) Flashcards by Tanya Sehgal

According to US research firm IHS India has become world’s ___ largest spender on defence, following a 13.1pc’ increase in 2016-17 defence budget

4th

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According to United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) report, India ranked ___ among world’s top 10 manufacturing countries, previously it held 9th position

6th

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According to FDI Intelligence Report India has
replaced China as the top Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI) destination by attracting _________ worth FDI
projects in 2015.

$63 billion

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The Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has stated
that the minimum wage for contract workers has
been increased to __________ per month.

Rs. 10,000

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_______________, India’s fastest train is flagged off

from Delhi to Agra. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off the train

Gatiman Express

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Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Chief Minister of Madhya
Pradesh along with Union Environment Minister
Prakash Javadekar and other dignitaries have
inaugurated the world’s first ____________________ in Madhya Pradesh.

Wildlife Sanctuary for

white tigers

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Over ___________, including 93% of the adult

population, now have an Aadhaar number.

100 crore people

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According to Credit Suisse Emerging Consumer

Scorecard 2016,________ topped the chart, while China and Saudi Arabia shared the __________

India

2nd position

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India has offered to invest upto ________ in Iran
announced by Dharmendra Pradhan Minister of
Petroleum and Natural Gas during his two day visit to
Iran.

$20 billion

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Huawei has announced its third Global Connectivity
Index report during the Global Analyst Summit 2016
in Shenzhen, China. In terms of numbers, United
States, Singapore and Sweden top the rankings, while
India is ranked _________

Ranked - 44.

Global Connectivity Index report

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India remained the world’s largest recipient of
remittances from abroad in 2015, despite a _______
drop from the previous year, the first such decline
since 2009.

$1 billion

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India ranks an abysmally low at ____ among 180
countries in the latest annual World Press Freedom
Index which says Prime Minister Narendra Modi
seems “indifferent” to the threats against journalists.

133

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The ________________ and World
Bank has stated that they are going to join forces with
other international organizations to cooperate on tax
issues and develop new tools and standards to halt
tax base erosion and evasion.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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China and Pakistan have signed an agreement for the

launch of a ________________ of the multi-billion dollars China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.

special satellite to monitor the

development

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__________ Assembly passed two Bills mandating
minimum educational qualification for contesting
urban local bodies polls in the state.

Haryana

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Mumbai Financial capital of India is likely to get the

_____________. This will be the India’s first arbitration centre for dealing the financial disputes.

International Arbitration Centre

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Nagaland capital_________ has been declared as a

‘smoke-free city’.

Kohima

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Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananta
Kumar announced that __________ would be the
plastic hub in a short while from now and that the
Centre would provide a plastic park to the State with
Rs.1000 crore.

Andhra Pradesh

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____________ has signed a pact with the Odisha
government to achieve elimination of Malaria from
the state by 2030

Tata Trusts

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In an initiative to eradicate poverty from the district,
the _________ district administration is all set to
implement a project named ‘Operation Sulaimani’ to
ensure food for the needy in its jurisdiction

Kozhikode

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___________has launched 100 Adarsha
Vidyalayas and CBSE-affiliated English medium
schools in 14 districts of the state.

Odisha government

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Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has
commissioned a seasonwise tiltable canal top solar PV
plant at __________ in Andhra Pradesh.

Bhimavaram

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____________ has become the first state to pass land title bill.

Rajasthan

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The Uttar Pradesh government has directed all the
district magistrates for plantation of 5 cr. trees at
6,500 sites in 24 hours on a date fixed in month of July under the ‘___________’ programme.

Green UP - Clean UP

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In a major welfare initiative, the Cabinet approved | launch of Mufti ____________ (MMSFES) to supplement the National Food Security Act (NFSA).

Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement | Scheme

Haryana Government has decided to rename Gurgaon | as Gurugram and _______ as Nuh.

Mewat

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on 13 April 2016 unanimously approved the __________. The bill seeks to crack down on extra-judicial bodies like caste and community panchayats.

Prohibition of Social Boycott Bill, 2016

_______________ (FLO) has planed to set up two Mahila Huts in Gujarat. These centres will help in the upliftment of women belonging to all sections of the society through education and training.

FICCI Ladies Organization

National Capital of India, Delhi has been ranked ___ among the world’s 50 ‘future-ready economies cities’ that are embracing technology for growth.

44th

___________ took over as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Urban Development

Rajiv Gauba

Senior IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre Surender | Kumar Bhagat has been appointed as the _________ (DG) of Railways Protection Force (RPF).

Director General

Badminton ace ______ in April 2016 became the first non-Cricketer to be inducted into the Legends Club founded by the late Cricket Club of India (CCI) president Raj Singh Dungarpur.

Nandu Natekar

__________, an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer of 1989 batch, has been appointed as the new Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

Bhupendra Kainthola

_______________, the former Congolese Finance Minister appointed as the Prime Minister of Congo. He was appointed to the post by Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Mouamba Clement

___________ has sworn in as the ninth President of Vietnam after he was elected by country’s National Assembly. He succeeds Truong Tan Sang and shall have term of five years.

Tran Dai Quang

Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has appointed senior executive ___________to its global executive council, inducting an Indian onto the coveted decision-making body of the $80-billion company for the first time ever.

Manish Sharma

____________, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Tech Mahindra, is the new Chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) for 2016-17.

CP Gurnani

Iceland ruling coalition Government has named | __________ (53) as the new Prime Minister after igmundur Gunnlaugsson had stepped down.

Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson (funny name)

______________ , Foreign Minister of Kosovo has been sworn in as the President of Kosovo by the members of Parliament of the country in the 3rd round.

Hashim Thaci

Debraj Pradhan appointed as the next Ambassador of | India to ________

Norway

Lamborghini India Pvt. Ltd has appointed __________ as its country head with immediate effect.

Sharad Agarwal

The ministry for skill development and entrepreneurship (MSDE) has named Cricket Icon _________as brand ambassador of the 'Skill India' campaign.

Sachin Tendulkar

Information and Broadcasting Ministry has constituted a three-member panel, headed by former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) __________, to see that guidelines set for government advertisements by the Supreme Court are followed

BB Tandon

Maharashtra cadre IPS officer __________ has appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) till the date of her superannuation in 2017.

Meeran C Borwankar | Bawandar + Bureau mai hoga

Tiny South Pacific island nation Nauru has become the 189th member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank i.e. _________

Bretton-Woods institutions.

Barack Obama appoints MasterCard CEO _____ to key | administration post.

Banga

Indian woman boxer__________ added another honour to her list of accolades as she was named one of the eight ambassadors for the upcoming World Championships by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

M C Mary Kom

Paytm founder ____________ will chair the newly formed Payments Banks Group at industry body Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

___________ parliament approved presidential ally Volodymyr Groysman as prime minister in the biggest political shakeup since a 2014 uprising brought in a pro-Western leadership.

Ukraine's

____________, a senior IPS officer has been appointed as the in-charge director general of police (DGP) of Gujarat.

PP Pandey (Not a gujju)

Board of Control for Cricket in India - BCCI appointed | ________as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Rahul Johri (Johri ko hi cricket ke hero ki parakh hoti hai)

Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American ________ as the country’s next envoy to central African nation Chad.

Geeta Pasi (Chad Mabry Oil + Pasi ke paas hi to pass hai kale logon ka)

Russia has approved a deal of _____________ to acquire 15% stake in Vankor oilfield from Rosneft. The new deal enables OVL’s stake in Vankor will raise to 26% from 15% and will give it about 3.5 million metric tonnes of oil a year consequently.

ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL kare ole ole after the deal Russia --> Rosneft)

The Government of Japan has committed a loan of JPY 242.2 billion (around Rs.14,251 crore) for various projects across India, including _____________

Jharkhand, Odisha, MP and the North East. (JOMPNE)

In a bid further strengthen and promote business ties with Australia, _______announced inking an MoU with Australia India Business Council (AIBC).

FICCI ko lagi mirchi

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the | department of space signs an MoU with the________ to provide scientific parameters for construction of airports.

Airports Authority of India (AAI) | {Sahi baat hai science to chahiye re baba planes itne hilte jo hain}

India is hopeful of receiving the first loan issued by | the newly formed ______ (AIIB) in the second half of the year.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank | AIB Knockout ab ek aur 'I' ka hoga loan

Germany’s Development Bank_____ will provide loan assistance of 3750 crore rupees for the modern and sustainable metro system for Nagpur city.

KfW (wtf jaisa lagta haina lol, and vo bhi nagpur me)

India and ________has signed four MoUs in myriad sectors at capital Port Moresby. The MoUs were signed in the presence of the President Pranab Mukherjee and the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister _________. Reports stated that the MoUs relate to Agriculture, Health, Information Technology and Infrastructure.

Papua New Guinea (Pappu India ka mail with peter o'neil)

The Railways has signed up an Memorandum of | Understanding (MoU) with ________ to develop an application for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) {ISRO ko koi kaam nahi hai kya, pehle AAI fir IR}

The union cabinet is chaired by ?

Prime Minister

The Union Cabinet chaired by the PM Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for the (MoU) b/w Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and the___________

Insurance Authority of United Arab Emirates. | {Two insurance of india n arab le dubenge desh ko}

BSE Ltd has signed a (MoU) with Korea Exchange (KRX) of ____, for listing S&P BSE Sensex-based derivatives contracts on the latter.The agreement is expected to further the development of derivatives markets in India and ______.

South Korea, {North wale se toh bann nahi sakti socha south se bana le}

April 2016(National +People+International) Flashcards

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