Important Current Affairs Questions

Question 1. With which country, India has signed a Joint Declaration for implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI)?

Answer: Switzerland

Question 2. With which country, India has signed $750 million deal for 145 M-777 Ultra-Light Howitzers?

Answer: USA

Question 3. With which country, India has signed agreements on intellectual property (IP) & for bilateral cooperation on raising ease of doing business?

Answer: United Kingdom

Question 4. With which country, India has signed an Agreement for five S-400 Triumf air defence systems & four stealth frigates & a joint venture to manufacture Kamov-226T helicopters in India?

Answer: Russia

Question 5. Which social media site is collaborating with the Election Commission of India to run a voter registration drive aimed at encouraging youth to participate in the democratic exercise.

Answer: Facebook

Question 6. Who has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?

Answer: O Panneerselvam

Question 7. Who is the Chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB)?

Answer: Rajiv Jain

Question 8. Where was 28th State Information Ministers Conference (SIMCON), 2016 held?

Answer: New Delhi

Question 9. Where was 2016 World Economic Forum (WEF) India Economic Summit held?

Answer: New Delhi

Question 10. What was the theme of First World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) which was held in New Delhi?

Answer: Theme: Beyond 2015: People, Planet & Progress

Question 11. Where was 24th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held?

Answer: Lima, Peru

Question 12. What was the theme of ASEAN Summit 2016 which was held in Vientiane, Laos?

Answer: Theme: Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community

Question 13. The Committee to boost Digital Payment system in India is headed by?

Answer: Shri. Ratan P. Watal

Question 14. NITI Aayog constituted a 13-member committee to promote cashless economy which is headed by?

Answer: Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu

Question 15. Where was 19th ‘World Peace Conference’ held?

Answer: Nashik in Maharashtra

Question 16. What is the name of the book for which Paul Beatty(US) was awarded Man Booker prize 2016? 

Answer: 'The Sellout'

Question 17. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive of the World Bank?

Answer: Kristalina Georgieva

Question 18. Who has been appointed as MD & CEO of Airtel Payments Bank?

Answer: Shashi Arora

Question 19. Who has been Signed up as Valvoline Cummins India’s ambassador?

Answer: Virat Kohli

Question 20. Who has been appointed as Head of Research & Analysis Wing (RAW)

Answer: Anil Dhasmana