New Appointments
(1) Who has been appointed as the Technical Advisor to the Odisha Government?
Sam Pitodra
(2) Who has been appointed as Registrar General and Census Commissioner?
Senior IAS officer Sailesh
(3) Who has been appointed as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)?
Atul Sobti
Honors & Awards
(1) Which dance has made a world record by entering the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest folk dance in the world?
Nati folk dance of Kullu district
(2) Who has been awarded the Central Banker of Year Award (Global and Asia Pacific) for 2016 by The Banker, on 7th January, 2016?
Raghuram Rajan
(3) Who has been selected for ‘Cricketer of the Year’ award 2015?
Virat Kohli
(4) Who scored an unbeaten 1009 — the first ever batsman to reach a four-figure mark — during an inter-school tournament?
Pranav Dhanawade
(5) Which country was beaten by India in the first blind T20 Asia Cup in Kochi on 24th January, 2016?
Pakistan
MoUs / Pacts / Agreements
(1) With which country did India clear tax information exchange pact aimed at curbing tax evasion and avoidance?
Maldives
(2) With which company did government of India give its approval to sign MoU to support the development of smart cities?
Bloomberg Philanthropies
(3) Which organizations have signed MoU for web-based monitoring of watershed projects?
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC)
(4) What is the motive of River Information System (RIS), launched by the Union Government on 6th January 2016 ?
To facilitate safe and accurate navigation on National Waterway-1 on River Ganga
(5) What is the motive of the financing agreement of 50 million dollars with World Bank?
Nai Manzil Education and Skills Training for Minorities : Aiming to address the high dropout and unemployment rate among minority youth
(6) With which organization has Rajasthan Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) on 7th January, 2016 signed a pact to provide clean and safe drinking water in 800 villages in Barmer district of Rajasthan?
Cairn Enterprise Centre Society
(7) What is the amount to be invested for the Bihar Kosi Basin development project as per the agreement signed between India and the World Bank on 20th January, 2016 ?
$250 million
Important Dates
(1) When is the National Youth Day observed?
12th January
(2) When is the Army Day observed?
15th January
(3) When is Netaji S.C. Bose’s Birth Anniversary observed?
23rd January
(4) When is the National Day for Girl child observed?
24th January
(5) When is National Voters Day observed?
25th January
(6) When is Martyr’s Day (Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary) observed?
30th January
(7) When is International Customs Day observed?
26th January
(8) When is the World Hindi Day observed?
10th January
Miscellaneous
(1) Which two cities have been ranked in the top-30 list of the world’s most powerful, productive and connected cities?
Mumbai & Jaipur
(2) Where has been India ranked for tourism and travel competitive index, according to a World Economic Forum report?
52nd
(3) Which state has become the first state to accept e-motor insurance policies?
Telangana
(4) Which state has become the first state in India to achieve 100% primary education?
Kerela
(5) Which non-profit organization has launched its operation in India to empower women in technology and entrepreneurship and has established its hub at Hyderabad?
Girls in Tech (GIT)
(6) Which two Indian cities have made it to the Unesco’s Creative City Network?
Varanasi (City of Craft ) and Jaipur (City of Music)
(7) Which city has become the first organic state of India?
Sikkim
(8) Which is the first state in the country where women employees in government jobs can avail up to 180 days’ maternity leave?
Maharashtra
(9) Which country has been elected to the UNICEF Executive Board, representing the group of Asia-Pacific countries for the term?
Nepal
(10) In which area has State Bank of India (SBI), has opened its first branch dedicated to serving startup companies?
Bengaluru
(11) Which country has been elected to the board of directors of the China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank which is expected to begin loan approvals before the end of 2016?
India
Note: We will be conducting Live GK session for this current Affairs module tomorrow at 4pm tomorrow(22nd Nov16) evening. You can join us for the session for a better preparation and revision of GK for IIFT.
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