Jan to June 2017 Important Facts

Question 1

Rio Olympics 2016 India’s Tally

Answer 1

67th Rank (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)

Question 2

2016 Paralympics Games Rio India’s Tally

Answer 2

43rd Rank (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)

Question 3

Nobel Prize 2016 Literature

Answer 3

Bob Dylan

Question 4

Nobel Prize 2016 Medicine

Answer 4

Yoshinori Ohsumi 
(on autophagy or how body's cells detoxify and repair themselves)

Question 5

Nobel Prize 2016 for Chemistry

Answer 5

Sir J. Frasier Stoddart
Bernard L. Feringa
(for design and synthesis of molecular machines)

Question 6

Nobel Prize 2016 for Physics

Answer 6

David J. Thouless
F. Duncan
M. Haldane
J. Michael Kosterlitz
(mathematical framework in the field of topography to explain unexpected properties of solid materials)

Question 7

Nobel Prize 2016 for Peace

Answer 7

Juan Manuel Santos
(Columbia)
(for his efforts to bring an end to a 50 year long civil war, the longest running civil war conflict in the world)

Question 8

Nobel Prize 2016 for Economics

Answer 8

Oliver Hart and
Bengt
(Contributions to Contract theory)

Question 9

ICC Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy)

Answer 9

Ravichandran Ashwin (India)

Question 10

ICC Test Cricketer of the Year

Answer 10

Ravichandran Ashwin (India)

Question 11

ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year

Answer 11

Quinton de Kock (South Africa)

Question 12

ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year

Answer 12

Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Question 13

ICC Spirit of Cricket Award

Answer 13

Misbah-ul-haq (Pakistan)

Question 14

ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year

Answer 14

Suzie Bates (New Zealand)

Question 15

ICC Women’s T20 Cricketer of the Year

Answer 15

Suzie Bates (New Zealand)

Question 16

ICC T20 Performance of the Year

Answer 16

Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies)

Question 17

ICC Umpire of the Year (David Shepherd Trophy)

Answer 17

Marais Erasmus

Question 18

Best FIFA Men’s Player Award 2016

Answer 18

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

Question 19

Best FIFA Women’s Player Award 2016

Answer 19

Carli Lloyd (USA)

Question 20

FIFA Lifetime Achievement Award 2016

Answer 20

Falcao (Columbia)

Question 21

Oscar 2017 Best Picture

Answer 21

Moonlight

Question 22

Oscar 2017 Best Actor in Leading Role

Answer 22

Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea

Question 23

Oscar 2017 Best Actress in Leading Role

Answer 23

Emma Stone, La La Land

Question 24

Oscar 2017 Best Director

Answer 24

Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Question 25

Oscars 2017 Best Documentary Short

Answer 25

The White Helmets

Question 26

Oscars 2017 Best Animated Feature

Answer 26

Zootopia

Question 27

Oscars 2017 Best Foreign Language Film

Answer 27

The Salesman, Asghar Farhadi

Question 28

Man Booker Prize

Answer 28

Han Kang for 'The Vegetarian'

Question 29

Stockholm Water Prize 2016

Answer 29

Professor Joan Rose (America)

Question 30

59th Grammy Awards Album of the Year

Answer 30

25 (Adele)

Question 31

59th Grammy Awards World Musical Album

Answer 31

Sing Me Home | Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble (Indian tabla player Sandeep Das is a member of this team)

Question 32

59th Grammy Awards Song of the Year

Answer 32

Hello (Adele)

Question 33

Miss Universe 2016

Answer 33

Iris Mittenaere (France)

Question 34

70th BAFTA Award Best Film

Answer 34

La La Land

Question 35

70th BAFTA Award Best Director

Answer 35

Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Question 36

70th BAFTA Award Best Actor

Answer 36

Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea

Question 37

70th BAFTA Award Best Actress

Answer 37

Emma Stone, La La Land

Question 38

Ramon Magasaysay Award 2016 in 'Emergent Leadership'

Answer 38

Thodur Madabusi Krishna (India)

Question 39

Ramon Magasaysay Award 2016 in 'Community Leadership'

Answer 39

Bezwada Wilson (India)

Question 40

Ramon Magasaysay Award 2016 (uncategorised)

Answer 40

Vientiane Rescue (Laos)

Question 41

TIMES' Person of the Year

Answer 41

Donald Trump (USA)

Question 42

Miss World 2016

Answer 42

Stephanie Del Valle (Puerto Rico)

Question 43

Abel Prize 2017 (Mathematics)

Answer 43

Yves Meyer (France)

Question 44

Pulitizer Prize 2017

Answer 44

Colson Whitehead for 'The Underground Railroad'

Question 45

Miss Teen Universe 2017

Answer 45

Srishti Kaur (India)

Question 46

Japan's 'Order of the Rising Sun' 2017

Answer 46

Ashwani Kumar (India)

Question 47

Israel's 'Genesis Award' 2017

Answer 47

Sculptor Anish Kapoor (India)

Question 48

Asian Businesswoman of the Year Award 2017

Answer 48

Asha Khemka

Question 49

International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Athlete of the Year (Male) 2016

Answer 49

Usian Bolt (Jamaica)

Question 50

International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Athlete of the Year (Female) 2016

Answer 50

Almaz Ayana (Ethiopia)

Question 51

Laureus Award 2017 Sportsman of the Year

Answer 51

Usain Bolt (Jamaica)

Question 52

Laureus Award 2017 Sportswoman of the Year

Answer 52

Simone Biles (USA)

Question 53

Ballon D'Or 2016 Best Footballer

Answer 53

``` Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) (4th Time win) ```

Question 54

After lying dormant for many years, name India's onli volcano situated in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which has become active again

Answer 54

Barren Island

Question 55

Against which country India won the 4-mathc Test Series and reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Answer 55

Australia

Question 56

Arvind Padmanabhan who passed away recently is related to which field

Answer 56

Journalism

Question 57

Place in Kerala where NTPC has installed India's largest floating solar photo voltaic plant

Answer 57

Kayamkulam

Question 58

Where did PM Modi inaugurate the 112 feet iconic statue of Adiyogi Lord Shiva

Answer 58

Coimbatore

Question 59

International Women's Day

Answer 59

8th March

Question 60

Which town in Kangra will be the second state capital of Himachal radesh

Answer 60

Dharamsala

Question 61

India's medal tally in 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games

Answer 61

73 Medals (37 Gold, 10 Silver, 26 Bronze)

Question 62

How many satellites were launched by ISRO in a single mission on 15th Feb from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh by its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

Answer 62

104 | Cartosat-2 Series Satellite and 103 co-passenger satellites

Question 63

Haryana Government has decided to run electric buses in whichi city

Answer 63

Gurugram

Question 64

In which state Bhagoria festival is celebrated by Bhils and Bhilalas tribes in the month of March before Holi

Answer 64

Madhya Pradesh

Question 65

India's longest bridge (9.5 km)

Answer 65

Dhola-Sadiya bridge across River Lohit, Assam

Question 66

Where will the first book village in India be set up

Answer 66

Bhilar, Maharshtra

Question 67

The QR code platform launched by Indian government to aid cashless payments, developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NCPI), Mastercard and Visa

Answer 67

BharatQR

Question 68

India defeated which country to win T20 Blind Cricket World Cup

Answer 68

Pakistan

Question 69

India has been elected the President of which organ of the UN to promote sustainable human settlements across the globe

Answer 69

UN Habitat

Question 70

Largest Steel Producers in the World 2016

Answer 70

1. China 2. India 3. Japan

Question 71

Name of 2230 kg South Asia Satellite intended to serve economic and developmental priorities of South Asian nations y India using its rocket GSLV-F09 on 5th May 2017

Answer 71

GSAT-9

Question 72

India won the 2016 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women's championship defeating which country

Answer 72

Bangladesh

Question 73

India longest road tunnel and Asia's longest bi-directional highway tunnel

Answer 73

Chenani-Nashri tunnel, Jammu and Kashmir