General Awareness-

 

1- India’s first Water Metro project was recently launched in Kochi.

2-Name the female violinist who has been conferred with the coveted Sangita Kalanidhi Award for the

year 2016. Ans- A Kanyakumari

3-Bar Council of India (BCI) have suspended 126 lawyers of Tamilnadu state and prohibited them from practising in any court or tribunal.

4-TCS company has raised Rs. 200 crore fund for Research and Development (R&D).

5- Denmark team won the Thomas Cup badmintion, 2016.

6- Steve Elworthy has been elected as Managing Director of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 by International

Cricket Council and England and Wales Cricket Board.

7- Ajay Bhusan Pandey has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

8-The Union Government has sanctioned Rs. 22,915 crore to 13 state run banks to boost lending and shore up economic growth.

9-What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Sustainable Development Goal Index?

Ans- 110th

10- Bhupendra Kainthola is the name of the person who has been recently appointed as the Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).