Important Questions for January 2017

Q1. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is an association of Indian businesses to create an environment conducive to the growth of industry in the country. When was it established?
a. 1947
b. 1915
c. 1985
d. 1931

Q2. Which state has become India’s first fully organic State in 2016
a. Kerala
b. Uttarkhand
c. Goa
d. Sikkim

Q3. Who has won the 27th Assam Valley Literary Award for the year 2016
a. Dr Arupa Patangia Kalita
b. Bipul Deuri
c. Eli Ahmed
d. Chhabi Gupta

Q4. Which state was adjudged as the cleanest state by the National Sample
Survey Office (NSSO) recently
a. Karnataka
b. Puducherry
c. Sikkim
d. Mizoram

Q5. Which Indian state has recently removed AFSPA after after 18 years of
enforcement in the state
a. Assam
b. Tripura
c. Nagaland
d. Sikkim

Q6. Which has became the first first Indian Research Fellow by to be recognised
McAllen International Orchid Society of the USA
a. Khyanjeet Gogoi
b. Rajendra Yanjan
c. Jadav Payeng
d. Sundarlal Bahuguna

Q7. The controversial legislation Armed Forces (Special Powers) Acts (AFSPA)
was first enacted in which year
a. 1984
b. 1958
c. 1965
d. 1971

Q8. 104th Indian Science Congress was organised in which city of India
a. Bengaluru
b. Jaipur
c. New Delhi
d. Tirupati

Q9. Recently Central Govt. has launched a significant scheme named UDAY, it is
related to
a. LED lightening
b. Uplifting BPL families to APL status
c. For revival of loss making state discoms
d. Upgrading skill sets in youths

Q10. Which organisation is going to launch the South Asian Satellite
a. SpaceX
b. ISRO
c. ESA
d. NASA