Which Indian shuttler was appointed a member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes ‘ Commission ?
 

Global soccer governing body FIFA has appointed whom of the following its first ever Chief Women’s Football Officer?
 

Who won the men’s and women’s singles respectively at the China Open Tennis Tournament 2016 ?
 

Which country’s leftist rebel force FARC singed a historic peace accord with the government to end a half-century was that killed a quarter of a million people ?
 

Which British-born scientist was awarded this year’s Noble Prize in physics for revealing unusual states of matter, leading to advances in electronics and development on future quantum computers ?
 

Paving the way for the automatic exchange of tax information with India and other nations, Which country has recently ratified the multilateral convention on administrative assistance in taxation matters?
 

Who has been appointed the next Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) ?
 

Which country has suspended cooperation with UNESCO, after the UN cultural body passed a resolution that sharphly criticized its policies around al-Aqsa Mosque compound ?
 

Which Muslim country has recently switched to the “Western” Gregorian calendar to pay its civil servants in one of a number of financial reforms announced by the council of ministers
 

Which country has withdrawn form the Commonwealth , accusing it of interfering in domestic affairs and “unfair and unjust” treatment ?
 

In a historic move, Which South Asian country’s parliament has passed a bill to enable the country’s minority Hindu community to register their marriages ?
 

Which country’s president Juan Manuel Santos has won the Noble Peace Prize 2016 ?
 

Chinese President Xi Jibing has recently signed loans and investment deals with which of the following worth about $20 billion, seeking to increased Beijing’s influence in a country closely allied to India ?
 

Russian President Vladimir Punit  has approved a law ratifying Moscow’s deal with  which of the following countries to deploy its forces in the country indefinitely, in a move seen as firming their long-term presence ?
 

Finland has signed a bilateral defense cooperation pact with which county pledging closer military collaboration at the time when the Nordic country is increasingly concerned over Russia’s activities in the Baltic Sea region ?
 

Who won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for the contributions to contract theory shedding light on how contacts help people deal with conflicting interests ?
 

Kerstin Kaljuland was elected the first female President of which country ?
 

Russia has suspended a treaty with which country on cleaning up weapons-grade Plutonium?
 

8^th BRICS Summit was held at Benaulim in October 2016. Benaulim is situated in which country ?
 

First BRICS –BIMSTEC(Bay of Bengla Initiative of Multi –Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) outreach meet was held in Goa recently. Which of the following is not a member of BIMSTEC ?
 

The first world Tsunami Awareness Day was celebrated on which day ?
 

India formally joined the Paris Agreement on climate change by submitting its instrument of ratification of the United Nations in New York on which date ?
 

Which Indian shutters won women’s singles event at the Russian Open Grand Prix beating local favorite Eugenia Kosetskays in a 26-minute contest ?
 

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to cut its oil output for the first time since 2008 by nearly a million barrels a day. How many countries are the member of OPEC ?
 

At which place was India ranked among 118 developing countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2016, released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ?
 

Which country imported record volumes of elude oil in September 2016 eclipsing the Untied Stated as the world’s top buyer of foreign oil ?
 

Which Telugu author and eminent scholar was honored with the 29^th Moortidevi Award 2015 for his novel Ananta Jeeanam ‘?
 

The 17^th Indian-origin investment veteran was appointed by Harvard the CEO of the management company that oversees the university’s $36 billion endowment the largest college endowment in the world ?
 

Which Indian golfer finished second in the Venetian Macao Open Golf Tournament 2016 won by Thai Pavit Tangkamolprasert ?
 

Which Indian golfer won Shinhan Donghae Open 2016 recording his sixth triumph on the Asian ?
 

Which Indian bank has announced its entry into Myanmar by opening a branch in the capital city of Yangon becoming the first domestic lender to do so?
 

Prime minister Nardendra Modi has recently launched the National SC/ST Hub in which city of Punjab to provide support to entrepreneurs from the community?
 

Virat Kohli has become the first Indian skipper to score two double tons in test matches. He achieved this feat while playing against which country?
 

Who has become only the second Indian table tennis player to win an ITTF event after winning the men's singles title of the Belgium Open?
 

Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres a joint winner of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize died recently. He shared the 1994 Noble Peace Prize with whom for reaching an interim peace deal in 1993 the Oslo Accords?
 

Which of the following has been declared the first Indian city with a population of one million or more to be declared free of open dedication?
 

Which former chairman of ISRO was inducted into the 2016 IAF hall of Fame by the International Aeronautical Federation (IAF) during the closing ceremony of the IAF Congress 2016 held at Guadalajara Mexico ?
 

Maharashtra cabinet has approved 40 hectares of land in which district for setting up the Laser Informeter Gravitational wave  Observatory (LIGO) to observe gravitation waves?
 

Which of the following has become the first state in the country to implement Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Kerosene?
 

Which Indian American associate professor at Lamar University in Texas was named to the 2016 class of the Jerger Future Leaders of Audiology by the American Academy of Audiology?
 

A government expert panel constituted to look for the existence of the river Saraswati has submitted its report claiming that the river did actually exist in ancient times. Who was the head of the panel?
 

Which Indian player has won the Under16 girls chess crown at the FIDE World Youth Championships in Khanty Mansiysk Russia?
 

Which Indian film maker and elephant researcher was honored with Chevalier de I'Ordre National du Merite (Knight in the National Order of Merit) one of the highest civilian recognitions of the French government?
 

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has rejected a suit filed by which country against the world's nuclear powers including India that sought to force them to do more to disarm?
 

Japanese telecom and internet giant Softbank’s founder Masayoshi Son has announced to appoint which Indian to head a massive $100- billion global technology fund?
 

India has signed three agreements including two in the area of skill development and one in the field of industrial property cooperation with which of the following countries?
 

Which music director who is best known for his work in Bollywood was awarded the Lata Mangeshkar Award for Lifetime Achievement instituted by the Maharashtra government?
 

Shaking off three consecutive defeats the United States recaptured the Ryder Cup ripping Europe 17-11 for their most decisive triumph since 1981 in the biennial showdown Ryder cub is related to which sports?
 

India has inked pacts with which country to acquire advance air defence $-400 Triumph missile system stealth frigates and to jointly produce light utility helicopters?
 

Who will be the chief guest for Indian Republic Day celebrations next year?