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CURRENT ISSUES MATERIAL for APPSC (AE & AEE)

(1) Cycle Highway

Asia’s 1b+ cycle Highway inaugrated in

Up.

Runs between Agra to Etawah

It is around 207 kms

(2) Riyadh Mathew

Appointed as. New chairman of press

trust of India (PTI) on Oct 1st 2016

He succeeded Hormusji N Cama .

PTI was established in 1910 as

associate press of India

PTI Head quarter is at New Delhi and

is the largest news agency in India

(3) Fertilizer subsidy

Govt. has introduced DBT for fertilizer

subsidy on 30th Nov 2016

It introduced DBT for LPG earlier

This is different from LPG subsidy as it

use to be given directly to Beneficiaries

but under fertilized subsidy the subsidy

is given to fertilized manufacturing

companies.

(4) Lt General AK Bhatt

He has been appointed as “Director

General of Military operations”

famously called DGMO on 30th Nov

2016.

He succeeded Lt General Ranbir singh

DGMO and Ranbir sigh was in news for

conducting surgical attack at Pak .

(5). “Endemic vascular plants of India”

A book released by “Botanical survey of

India” recently gives information on

endemic plants in 29 stats

According to this book “Tamil Nadu”

was has topped the list of endemic

flowering plants in India with 410

species.

Followed by Kerala (357) and

Maharastra (278)

(6) Akodara village

In Gujarat has become the first digital

village of India.

It was adopted by ICICI in 2015

The village has almost 100% financial

rate and they know the process to do

Mobile banking.

(7) Sushil Chandra

Appointed as chairman for “Control

Board of Direct Taxes” (CBDT) on 1st

Nov 2016

He succeeded Rain singh Nair

: 2 : Current Issues


CBDT provides essential inputs for

policy and planning of direct taxes in

India.

IT is established through “Central Board

of Revenue Act, 1963”

(8). Agriculture Marketing and farmer friendly

Reform Index.

Give by NITI Aayog , started in 2016-

12-07

It is on initiatives taken by the states in

implementing farm sector reforms.

Maharastra has been raked 1st in the

country

(1) Maharastra

(2) Gujarat

(3) Rajasthan

(7) Andhra Pradesh

(9) Telangana

(29) Jammu & Kashmir

(9) Ease of Doing Business :(CDE)

. EDB Reforms Ranking 2015-16 is

conducted by “Department of

Industrial policy and promotion” and

the “World Bank”

It bank all the states in India on

proposed 340 point Business Report m

Action plan in period between July

2015 to June 2016

These 340 are divided in to

6 categories

(i) Tax Reforms

(ii) single Window system

(iii) Environment and labour Reforms

(iv) construction permits

(v) commercial disputes.

(vi) Inspection Reforms

Ranking (2016) (2015)

1 AP (98.78) 2

1 TG (98.78 13

3 GUJ (98.21) 1

4 CHA (97.32) 4

(10) Surya kiran

It is the Joint Indo-Nepal Military

exercise

Held at Army Battle school, Nepal.

It is the 10th edition and 2016 emphasis

is on counter terrorism in Mountainous

terrain.

(11) Global Youth Development Index

2016 GYDI is given by common

wealth secretariat.

It Measures countries prospects for

yang people in Employment,

Education, Heath , Civic and political

spheres

Out of 183 , India ranked 133.

(1) Denmark

(2) Australia

(3) Switzerland

: 3 : APPSC_AEE & AE


(12) ICT perspective to education and learning

International forum is held in New Delhi

organised by International Bureau of

education. UNESCO.

(13) Sauer Sujala YoJana

Launched on Nov 1st 2016 to provide

solar powered irrigation pumps to

farmers at subsidised rates.

It was launched 1st in Chhattisgarh.

(14) Bindheswar pathak

Founder of sulad International was

appointed as brand Ambassador for

“swachh Rail Mission” by min of

Railways.

(15) Rekha –Awarded Dubai International Film

Festival life time Achievement Award

(16) Titanium project

India’s 1st titanium project has been

started in odisha.

Production unit is owned by saraf

Group

(17) Cyber police stations

Maharastra become 1st state to launch it

in each district to tackle cyber crimes.

(18) Energy Efficiency Implementation

Readiness

In a study report titled “India’s stated

level energy efficiency implementation

Readiness” by

World Bank . Ap has topped with overall

ranking /score of 42.01 followed by

Rajasthan and Karnataka

Ap achieved 1st as it saved 1500

Millions units i.e 65 mw ub twi years

through use of LED lightning.

(19) World Tsunami Awareness day:

1st WTAD was observed on 5th Nov

2016

Theme “effective education and

evacuation Drills”

(20) SAMPRITI 2016

It is the Joint Military exercise b/w India

and Bangladesh.

2016 exercise was held @ Dhaka.

Emphasis was on counter Insurgency.

Terrorism and environment.

(21) PM surakshit Matritva Abhiyan.

Announced by PM on 4th Nov 2016 this

scheme will provide free health ups to

pregnant women @ govt health centres

and hospitals.

Launched by min for health and family

welfare JP Nadda .



(22) Patriotic 2016

Going to be held @ New Delhi on Dec

5th 2016

Them “Hydrocarbons to fuel the future

choices and challenges”

(23) World science Day

Nov 10th is celebrated as WSD to raise

awareness of benefits of science in over

daily life

Started in 2001 by UNESCO.

Them “celebration science centres and

science Museums”

(24) Golden peacock Award 2016

SAIL has won this award for corporate

governance

SAIL is the 24th largest steel produces in

the world

This award is instituted by “Institute of

directors”(10D) in 1991.

(25) Banking Robot “Lakshmi”

India’s 1st banking robot was launched

by city union bank (CVB) in Chennai,

TN named “Lakshmi”

It is the 1st an site humanoid robot in

India powered with Artificial

Intelligence.

(26) Meng Hongwei:

Form china is newly eluted president of

“INTERPOL”

He succeeded mireille Ballen.

Interpol was esta in the year 1923 HQ@

LYON, FRANCE.

(27) Hand in hand 2016

It is the India china Joint training

Exera’se started in pune , MH.

The aim is to share the expertise in drills

and practices while taking terrorism.

(28) Justice Js Khehar:

Appointed 44th CJI of India succeeded

IS Thakur.

His term starts from 4thJan 2017.

(29) Konkan 2016

It is joint maritime exercise b/w India

and Uk started in Mumbai, MH.

(30) Hailakandi

It is the 1st district in Assam to pay

cashless transactions wages,

To tea garden workers.

(31) World Ayurveda congress

7th WAC was held @ science city in

Kolkata, WB.

Theme “strengthening the ayurveda

Ecosystem”



(32) Fishing cat

Recently fishing cat was sighted in

Gilalakalandi harbona near

Machililpatnam , Ap.

It is the state animal of WB.

(33) Fin tech cooperation Agreement:

fin tech for financial technologies and

AP an 27th Oct 2016 has signed an

agreement with monetary authority of

Singapore (MAS) to promote innovative

financial services in their respective

markets.

(34) India international seafoocl show

Conference on seafood show for Indian

fishing industry was held at

vishakapatnam.

In was held on 23rd sep, 2016.

(35) Smart water distribution Monitoring web

portal

. AP has launched this on Nov 23rd 2016

which will enable the people to track the

starts of drinking water in the nearly water

tanks.

(36) Gollagudem village

A 5 mw solar power plant was started in

Gollagudem village WG on 21st Nov

2016

India’s 1st solar park was started in

Ananthapur with 250MW capacity in

2016.

(37) Hornbill Festival

It is began in Naga Heritage village of

“Kisama” Nagaland.

It is observed every year on Dec 1st

It is also called Festival of festivals in

Nagaland

(38) Vittiya saksharata Abhiyan

Launched by HRD Ministry an Dec1st

2016 to aware people on cashless

economic system.

(39) International Day for eliminating violence

against women

Observed on 25th Nov every year to raise

awareness about valance against women

girls

2016 them “ orange the world raise

funds to raise violence against women”

(40) DGP’S conference

1st DGP conference was held @

Hyderabad an 27th Nov 2016

The conference focused on cross border

terrorism. Infiltration.

(41) CH0 Award

Kolkata has been awarded ch0 award for

best solid waste Management improve

med project 2016.

This award Recogniser the best and

boldest work being done by mayors to

fight climate change



(42) Urban Mobility India Conference

started on Nov8th at Gandhi Nagar ,

GUJ by min of urban development and

GUJ govt

Theme “planning Mobility for city’s

development “

SOCIAL SECTOR SCHEMES

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)

Launched: 28th August 2014

Main Objective: Financial inclusion and access

to financial services for all households in the

country.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is a

national mission to bring comprehensive financial

inclusion of all the households in the country.

Under the PMJDY, any individual above the age

of 10 years and does not ave a bank account can

open a bank account without depositing any

money.

The scheme was to ensure the access to

financial services such as banking / savings &

deposit Accounts, remittance, credit, debit cards,

insurance and pension in affordable manner. The

scheme was mostly targeted to the people

belonging to the Below Poverty Line but is

beneficial to everyone who does not have a bank

account.

Jan Dhan Yojana has seen a great success,

about 21 Crore accounts have been opened in just

about one and half year under the scheme. Out of

the total 12.87 crore in rural area and 8.13 Crore

accounts have been opened in urban areas.

Despite of zero minimum balance, there is

33074.89 crore rupees balance in these accounts

with 28.88% accounts opened with zero balance.

Official Website: http://www.pmjdy.gov.in

Pradhan Mantri Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana

(PMSSY)

Launched: 22th Jan 2015

Main Objective: Secure the future of girl child

Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is an ambitious small

deposit savings scheme for a girl child. Under the

scheme, a saving account can be opened in the

name of girl child and deposits can be made for

14 years. After the girl reach 18 years of age, she

can withdraw 50% of the amount for marriage or

higher study purposes.

After the girl completes 21 years of age, the

maturity amount can be withdrawn including the

interest at rates decided by Government every

year.

The investments and returns are exempt from

section 80C of Indian income tax act. The

maximum investment of Rs. 1.5 Lakh per year

can be made while minimum deposit is Rs. 1000/-

per year.

In case of more than one girl child, parents

can open another account on the different name

but only for 2 girl child. Only exception is that

the parents have twins and another girl child.



Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY)

Launched: 8th Apr 2015

Main Objective: Financial support for growth of

micro enterprises sector.

Pradhan Mantri MUDRA (Micro Units

Development and Refinance Agency) Yojana was

launched with the purpose to provide funding to

the non-corporate small business sector. Pradhan

Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is open and is

available from all Bank branches across the

country.

The small businesses/startups or

entrepreneurs can avail loans from Rs. 50

thousand to 10 Lakh to start/grow their business

under the three, Shishu, Kishore and Tarun

categories of the scheme.

As per the official website of PMMY,

27344053 number of loans have been sanctioned

under the scheme till 26 February 2016. The

amount sanctioned has reached more than Rs. 1

Lakh Crore.

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana

(PMJJBY)

Launched: 9th May 2015

Main Objective: Provide life insurance cover to

all Indian citizens

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana is

a government backed life insurance scheme in

India aimed at increasing the penetration of life

insurance cover in India. The scheme is open and

available to all Indian citizens between the age of

18 to 50 years.

Under the scheme, the policy holder can get a

life insurance cover of Rs. 2 Lakh with an annual

premium of just Rs. 330 excluding service tax.

All the Indian citizens between 18-50 years of

age with a saving bank account are eligible to

avail the scheme.

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)


Main Objective: Provide accidental insurance

cover to all Indian citizens

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana is

also a government backed accident insurance

scheme in India aimed at increasing the

penetration of accidental insurance cover in India.

The scheme is open and available to all Indian

citizens between the age of 18 to 70 years.

Under the scheme, the policy holder can get a

life insurance cover of Rs. 2 Lakh with an annual

premium of just Rs. 12 excluding service tax. All

the Indian citizens between 18-70 years of age

with a saving bank account are eligible to avail

the scheme.

Atal Pension Yojana (APY)


Main Objective: Increase the number of people

covered under any kind of pension scheme.

Atal Pension Yojana is one of the three Jan

Suraksha schemes launched by PM Narendra

Modi. APY is aimed at increasing the number of

pension scheme beneficiaries across the country.

The scheme is especially targeted to the

private unorganized sector and is open to all

Indian citizens between the age of 18 to 40 years.



Under the scheme, the beneficiary have to make

contribution for at least 20 years before he/she

can get pension after attaining age of 60 years.

The scheme provides a monthly pension of Rs

1000 to Rs. 5000 per month based on the

contribution amount.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)

Launched: 25th June 2015

Main Objective: Achieve housing for all by the

year 2022, 2 crore in Urban and 3 Crore homes in

Rural areas.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is an ambitious

scheme of Narendra Modi Government. Under

the PMAY, the government aims to provide about

5 Crore affordable homes to the people belonging

to EWS and LIG categories by the year 2022.

There is a target of building 2 crore homes in

urban area and 3 crore in rural areas across the

country.

Under the scheme, the government will

provide financial assistance to the poor home

buyers, interest subsidy on home loan and direct

subsidy on homes bought under the scheme.

Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)

Launched: 11th Oct 2014

Main Objective: Social, cultural, economic,

infrastructure developments in the villages, i.e.

development of model villages called “Adarsh

Gram”

Under the Yojana, Members of Parliament

(MPs) will be responsible for developing the

socio-economic and physical infrastructure of

three villages each by 2019, and a total of eight

villages each by 2024.

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

Launched: 11th OCT 2014

Main Objective: Provide insurance cover to rabi

and kharif crops and financial support to farmers

in case of damage of crops.

In order to make crop insurance simpler and

cheaper for the farmers and to provide them with

better insurance services, a Central Sector

Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

(PMFSY) was launched by the Government of

India replacing NAIS and MNAIS.

Under the new scheme, farmers will have to

pay a uniform premium of two per cent for all

kharif crops and 1.5 per cent for all rabi crops.

The scheme will be implemented from the kharif

season this year, i.e. 2016.

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana

(PMGSY)

Launched: 01th July 2015

Main Objective: Irrigating the field of every

farmer and improving water use efficiency to

provide `Per Drop More Crop’.

The scheme is aimed to attract investments in

irrigation system at field level, develop and

expand cultivable land in the country, enhance

ranch water use in order to minimize wastage of

water, enhance crop per drop by implementing

water-saving technologies and precision

irrigation.



All the States and Union Territories

including North Eastern States are covered under

the programme.

The government has approved Rs.50,000

crore for the implementation of Pradhan Mantri

Krishi Sinchai Yojana for next 5 years, i.e. up to

2020.

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojanaye

(PMGKY)

Launched: Apr 2015

Main Objective: Implement the pro-poor welfare

schemes in more effective way and reaches out to

more poor population across the country.

Garib Kalyan Yojana is a Poverty Alleviation

Scheme, which is primarily a work shop that you

can pay and attend. The effort of the campaign

and workshop is to motive and appraise the

member of parliaments to help them effectively

implement the government run schemes for the

welfare of poor in the country.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana

(PMJAY)

Launched: 25th March 2016

Main Objective: Provides drugs/medicines at

affordable cost across the country.

The scheme is a new version of earlier Jan

Aushadhi Yojana, to be renamed as Pradhan

Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana, the scheme aims to

open 3000 Jan Aushadhi stores to sell drugs at

affordable cost.

Under the scheme, over 500 medicines will

be sold through Jan Aushadhi stores at price less

than the market price. Private hospitals, NGO’s,

and other social groups are eligible to open the

Jan Aushadhi stores with a onetime assistance of

Rs. 2.5 Lakh from the central Government.

Make in India

Launched: 25th Sep 2014

Main Objective: To encourage multi-national, as

well as domestic companies to manufacture their

products in India and create jobs and skill

enhancement in 25 sectors.

The major objective behind the initiative is

to focus on job creation and skill enhancement in

25 sectors of the economy. The initiative also

aims at high quality standards and minimising the

impact on the environment. The initiative hopes

to attract capital and technological investment in

India.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Launched: 2nd Oct 2014

Main Objective: To fulfil Mahatma Gandhi’s

dream of a clean and hygienic India.

Swachh Bharat Mission is being

implemented by the Ministry of Urban

Development (M/o UD) and by the Ministry of

Drinking Water and Sanitation (M/o DWS) for

urban and rural areas respectively.



Kisan Vikas Patra Launched: 3rd March 2015

Main Objective: To provide safe and secure

investment avenues to the small investors.

Kisan Vikas Patra is an investment scheme

wherein the invested money will get doubled in 8

years and 4 months. However, investors would

not get any tax benefit for their investment in

Kisan Vikas Patra unlike in PPF. The Kisan

Vikas Patra certificates would be available in the

denominations of Rs 1,000, 5,000, 10,000 and

50,000 and there is no upper limit on investment

in KVPs.

Soil Health Card Scheme

Launched: 17th Feb 2015

Main Objective: To help farmers to improve

productivity from their farms by letting them

know about nutrient/fertilizer requirements for

their farms.

The soil health card studies and reviews the

health of soil or rather we can say a complete

evaluation of the quality of soil right from its

functional characteristics, to water and nutrients

content and other biological properties. It will

also contain corrective measures that a farmer

should adopt to obtain a better yield.

Digital India Launched: 1st July 2015

Main Objective: To deliver Government services

to citizens electronically by improving online

infrastructure and by increasing Internet

connectivity.

The Digital India programme is a flagship

programme of the Government of India with a

vision to transform India into a digitally

empowered society and knowledge economy. The

vision of Digital India programme is to transform

India into a digitally empowered society and

knowledge economy.

Skill India Launched: 16th July 2015

Main Objective: Train over 40 crore people in

India in different skills by 2022.

The main goal of Skill India Program is to

create opportunities, space and scope for the

development of talents of the Indian youth. The

scheme also targeted to identify new sectors for

skill development and develop more of those

sectors which have already been put under skill

development for the last so many years.

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana


Main Objective: To generate awareness and

improving the efficiency of welfare services

meant for women.

The scheme is to have as focussed

intervention and multi-section action in almost

100 districts with low Child Sex Ratio (CSR).

Mission Indradhanush

Launched: 25th DEC 2014

Main Objective: To immunize all children as

well as pregnant women against seven vaccine

preventable diseases namely diphtheria,



whooping cough (Pertussis), tetanus, polio,

tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B by 2020.

The aim of Mission Indradhanush is to

achieve full immunization in 352 districts which

includes 279 mid priority districts, 33 districts

from the North East states and 40 districts from

phase one where huge number of missed out

children were detected.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana

(DDUGJY)


Main Objective: Electric supply feeder

separation (rural households & agricultural) and

strengthening of sub-transmission & distribution

infrastructure including metering at all levels in

rural areas.

DDUGJY will help in providing round the

clock power to rural households and adequate

power to agricultural consumers. The earlier

scheme for rural electrification viz. Rajiv Gandhi

Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) has

been subsumed in the new scheme as its rural

electrification component.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya

Yojana (DDUGKY)


Main Objective: To achieve inclusive growth, by

developing skills and productive capacity of the

rural youth from poor families.

DDU-GKY aims to train rural youth who are

poor and provide them with jobs having regular

monthly wages. It is one of the cluster initiatives

of the Ministry of Rural Development that seeks

to promote rural livelihoods. It is a part of the

National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) – the

Mission for poverty reduction called Aajeevika.

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate

Yojana (PDUSJY)

Launched: 16th Oct 2014

Main Objective: To consolidate information of

Labour Inspection and its enforcement

through a unified web portal, which will lead to

transparency and accountability in inspections.

A Unified Labour Portal, known as the Shram

Suvidha portal was launched under the scheme as

a platform to facilitate the implementation of a

transparent system for information and database

management.

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban

Transformation (AMRUT)


Main Objective: Providing basic services (e.g.

water supply, sewerage, urban transport) to

households and build amenities in cities which

will improve the quality of life for all, especially

the poor and the disadvantaged.

The purpose of Atal Mission for

Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

(AMRUT) is to (i) ensure that every household

has access to a tap with assured supply of water

and a sewerage connection; (ii) increase the

amenity value of cities by developing greenery

and well maintained open spaces (e.g. parks); and



(iii) reduce pollution by switching to public

transport or constructing facilities for non-

motorized transport (e.g. walking and cycling).

Swadesh Darshan Yojana


Main Objective: Develop world class tourism

infrastructure.

As part of the Swadesh Darshan Scheme,

theme based tourism circuits (TBCT) around

specific themes such as religion, culture,

ethnicity, niche, etc. are identified for

infrastructure development across the country.

PRASAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and

Spiritual Augmentation Drive)


Main Objective: Develop world class tourism

infrastructure in Amritsar, Ajmer, Amaravati,

Dwaraka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Kedarnath,

Kamakhya, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi and

Vellankani.

PRASAD scheme aims to create spiritual

centres for tourism development within the

nation. As part of mission strategy, religious

destinations that have potential to be show-cased

as world-class tourism products are identified and

infrastructure is developed on a priority basis.

National Heritage City Development and

Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)


Main Objective: Bringing together urban

planning, economic growth and heritage

conservation in an inclusive manner to preserve

the heritage character of each Heritage City.

With a duration of 27 months (completing in

March 2017) and a total outlay of INR 500

Crores, the Scheme is being implemented in 12

identified Cities namely, Ajmer, Amaravati,

Amritsar, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram,

Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Velankanni and

Warangal. The scheme is implemented in a

mission mode.

Udaan Scheme

Launched: 14th Nov 2014

Main Objective: Encouraging girls for higher

technical education and aims to provide a

platform that empowers girl students and

provides them with better learning opportunities.

It is a mentoring and scholarship scheme to

enable meritorious girl students to transit from

schools to technical education without much

difficulty and also aims to enrich and enhance

teaching and learning of mathematics and science

at senior secondary school level by providing free

online resources for all.

National Bal Swachhta Mission


Main Objective: To provide hygienic and clean

environment, food, drinking water, toilets,

schools and other surroundings to the children.

The Bal Swachhta Mission is a part of the

nationwide sanitation initiative of ‘Swachh

Bharat Mission’ launched by the Prime Minister

on 2nd October, 2014.



Smart City Mission


Main Objective: To develop 100 cities all over

the country making them citizen friendly and

sustainable

Under the mission, the NDA Government

aims to develop smart cities equipped with basic

infrastructure and offer a good quality of life

through smart solutions. Assured water and

power supply, sanitation and solid waste

management, efficient urban mobility and public

transport, robust IT connectivity, e-governance

and citizen participation along with safety of its

citizens are some of the likely attributes of these

smart cities.

Gold Monetisation Schemes


Main Objective: To reduce the reliance on gold

imports over time.

The programme is to lure tonnes of gold

from households into the banking system. Under

the scheme, people can deposit gold into the

banks and earn interest based on the value of the

gold.

Startup India, Standup India


Main Objective: To provide support to all start-

up businesses in all aspects of doing business in

India.

Under the scheme, the start-ups will adopt

self-certification to reduce the regulatory

liabilities. An online portal, in the shape of a

mobile application, will be launched to help start-

up founders to easily register. The app is

scheduled to be launched on April 1.

DigiLocker


Main Objective: To provide a secure dedicated

personal electronic space for storing the

documents of resident Indian citizens.

It is a part of Digital India programme,

Digital Locker has been designed to reduce the

administrative overhead of government

departments and agencies created due to paper

work.

It will also make it easy for the residents to

receive services by saving time and effort as their

documents will now be available anytime,

anywhere and can be shared electronically.

Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS)


Main Objective: To ensure 24/7 power for all.

The Government of India will provide

financial support of Rs. 45,800 crore over the

entire implementation period of IPDS under

which strengthening of sub-transmission network,

metering, IT application, customer care Services,

provisioning of solar panels will be implemented.

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission


Main Objective: To create 300 rural clusters

across the country and strengthen financial, job,

and lifestyle facilities in rural areas.



Rurban Mission is a solution for both

villages and cities in the country that would

promote growth of villages and its residents at the

place where they are. Under the mission, the

government will identify and develop 300 rural

clusters with urban like facilities in the next 3

years.

Sagarmala Project


Main Objective: To transform the existing ports

into modern world class ports.

The prime objective of the Sagarmala project

is to promote port-led direct and indirect

development and to provide infrastructure to

transport goods to and from ports quickly,

efficiently and cost-effectively.

The Sagarmala Project, aimed at port-led

development in coastal areas, is bound to boost

the country’s economy and the government has

lined up about Rs 70,000 crore for its 12 major

ports only

‘Prakash Path’ – ‘Way to Light’ – The

National LED Programme


Main Objective: To distribute LED bulbs and

decrease the power consumption.

This is one of the many schemes launched by

Narendra Modi government India. The

programme has been launched to distribute and

encourage the use of LED light bulbs to save both

cost and consumption.

UJWAL Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY)


Main Objective: To obtain operational and

financial turnaround of State owned Power

Distribution Companies (DISCOMs).

The Scheme aims to reduce the interest

burden, reduce the cost of power, reduce power

losses in Distribution sector, and improve

operational efficiency of DISCOMs.

Vikalp Scheme


Main Objective: For confirmed accommodation

in next alternative train for the waitlisted

passengers.

Vikalp scheme is available only for the

tickets booked through internet for six months

and option will be limited to mail and express

trains running on Delhi-Lucknow and Delhi-

Jammu sectors.

National Sports Talent Search Scheme

(NSTSS)


Main Objective: To Identify sporting talent

among students in the age group of 8–12 years.

The scheme is being implemented by the Sports

Authority of India (SAI), under the Ministry of

Youth Affairs & Sports for spotting talented

young children in the age group of 8-14 years

from schools and nurturing them by providing

scientific training.



Rashtriya Gokul Mission

Launched: 16th Dec 2014

Main Objective: To conserve and develop

indigenous bovine breeds.

Rashtriya Gokul Mission aims to conserve

and develop indigenous breeds in a focused and

scientific manner. It is a focussed project under

National Programme for Bovine Breeding and

Dairy Development, with an outlay of Rs 500

crore during the 12th Five Year Plan.

PAHAL-Direct Benefits Transfer for LPG

(DBTL) Consumers Scheme

Launched: 01st Jan 2015

Main Objective: To send the subsidy money of

LPG cylinders directly into the bank accounts of

the consumers and increase efficiency &

transparency in the whole system.

Under the scheme, the LPG consumer can

now receive subsidy in his bank account by two

methods. Such a consumer will be called CTC

(Cash Transfer Compliant) once he joins the

scheme and is ready to receive subsidy in the

bank account.

The National Institution for Transforming

India (NITI AAYOG)


Main Objective: to foster involvement and

participation in the economic policy-making

process by the State Governments of India.

The National Institution for Transforming

India (NITI) which replaced 65 year old Planning

Commission will act more like a think tank or

forum, in contrast with the Commission which

imposed five-year-plans and allocated resources

to hit set economic targets.

Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan

Yojana (PMKKKY)


Main Objective: To Safeguard Health,

Environment and Economic Conditions of the

Tribals.

Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan

Yojana (PMKKKY) is meant to provide for the

welfare of areas and people affected by mining

related operations, using the funds generated by

District Mineral Foundations (DMFs).

Namami Gange Project


Main Objective: To integrates the efforts to

clean and protect the Ganga river in a

comprehensive manner.

Namami Gange approaches Ganga

Rejuvenation by consolidating the existing

ongoing efforts and planning for a concrete action

plan for future. The interventions at Ghats and

River fronts will facilitate better citizen connect

and set the tone for river centric urban planning

process.



Setu Bharatam Project


Main Objective: To free all national highways

from railway level crossings and renovate the old

bridges on national highways by 2019.

Setu Bharatam is an ambitious programme

with an investment of Rs. 50,000 crore to build

bridges for safe and seamless travel on National

Highways.

208 new “road over bridges / road under

bridges” are envisaged for construction, while

1500 bridges will be widened, rehabilitated or

replaced.

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana


Main Objective: To distribute free LPG

connections to the women belonging to 5 Crore

BPL families across the country.

According the estimates, about 1.50 Crore

BPL families will be benefited under the scheme

in the year 2016-17. The scheme will cover

3.5 Crore more BPL families in the next two

years. The scheme provides a financial support of

Rs 1600 for each LPG connection to the BPL

households.

This is the first ever welfare scheme by the

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas which

would benefit crores of women belonging to the

poorest households.

PRACTICE QUESTIONS

01. Which of the following statements are correct?

1. Andhra Pradesh is the 9th largest state in

India by population

2. Andhra Pradesh is the 8th largest state in

India by size

(a) One only (b) two only

(c) Both are correct (d) None

02. Which of the following is the state bird of

Andhra Pradesh?

(a) Parrot (c) Indian Roller

(b) Peacock (d) Sparrow

03. India’s First underwater tunnel is t be setup

in which river?

(a) River Barak (c) River Godavari

(b) River Ganga (d) River Krishna

04. Who is appointed as chairperson of Andhra

Pradesh Commission for Backward classes

which was re-established in January 2016?

(a) Justice K.L. Manjunath

(b) P.L. Punia

(c) Justice V. Eswaraiah

(d) Justice Ramesh Ranganathan

05. Which of the following is/are Correct

regarding Giriputrika Klayana Patakam

scheme?

1) The objective of the scheme is reduce

Infant Mortality and Child Marriages

among Tribal People



2) The scheme is designed to provide

onetime financial assistance of

Rs 50001/- to tribal women who gets

married

(a) one only (b) Both are correct

(c) two only (d) None

06. Gadanki Ionospheric Radar Interferometer

(GIRI) part of ISRO was recently established

in which part of Andhra Pradesh?

(a) Vijayawada (b) Tirupati

(c) Vishakhapatnam (d) Ongole

07. Kohinoor Diamond is popularly known as ?

(a) Mountain of Lights

(b) Light of mountain

(c) Mountain of sun

(d) None

08. Burripalem, a village under Guntur District

has been adopted by which famous

personality under Smart Village Smart

Ward Scheme?

(a) Prakash Raj (b) Mahesh Babu

(c) Sachin Tendulkar (d) Amir Khan

09. The new Super fast intercity Railway line

was recently launched by Union Railway

Minister Suresh Prabhu, travel between

which two cities?

(a) Vijayawada to Vishakhapatnam

(b) Vishakhapatnam to Secunderabad

(c) Vijayawada to Secunderabad

(d) Tirupati to Secunderabad

10 India’s first Integrated Criminal Justice

System (ICJS) will be also launched in High

Court of Judicature

(a) Hyderabad (b) Kolkata

(c) Delhi (d) Chennai

11. The first meeting of the BRICS Working

Group on Energy Saving and Energy

Efficiency held in

(a) Visakhapatnam (b) Cochin

(c) Mumbai (d) Kolkata

12. The term Greenfield Airport means

(a) It is a new airport which is constructed

on an undeveloped site

(b) It is the development of old Airport with

new technologies

(c) Mandatory on Airports across states to

follow green technologies

(d) A government of India initiative where

Compulsory play ground to be

developed in all the airports in India.

13. INDRA NAVY15 is a joint Naval Exercise

between which of the following Countries?

(a) India & China

(b) Singapore & Russia

(c) China & Singapore

(d) India & Russia

14. Which of the following statements are/is

correct in regard to ePragati scheme

launched in Andhra Pradesh?



1. The basic objective of e-Pragati is to

provide an integrated One Governance

that will be citizen-centric, transparent

and effective by moving away from the

traditional piecemeal approach.

2. It is developed in association with

Information Technology (IT) giant

Wipro.

3. The project aims to bring together 745

government to businesses (G2B),

government to citizens (G2C),

government to employees (G2E) and

government to governments (G2G)

services offered by 33 departments of

state and more than 300 government

agencies.

4. As many as 72 projects of various

departments have been grouped under

14 packages.

(a) One only (b) All the above

(c) one and three only (d) None

15. Krishnapatnam port has been awarded with

which of the following award?

(a) Golden peacock award

(b) Golden Parrot award

(c) Golden saver award

(d) Golden bird award

16. “Report on Cricket Reforms” was recently

submitted to government by which

committee?

(a) Sachin Tendulkar committee

(b) Sharad Pawar Committee

(c) Lodha Committee

(d) None

17. CBFC Stands for

(a) Central Board of Film Creation

(b) Cinema board and film committee

(c) Central board of film certification

(d) Central board under film Committee

18. “Corruption Perception Index” which ranks

countries based on Corruption prevalence is

given by which organisation?

(a) Transparency International

(b) United Nation Organisation

(c) World Economic Forum

(d) Accountability International

19 Kilkari project which was recently launched

is based on?

(a) Tribal welfare

(b) Women Education

(c) Women and child health

(d) Preserving the language of tribal’s

20. Article 47 of Indian constitution talks

about?

(a) Duty of the State to raise the level of

nutrition and the standard of living and

to improve public health

(b) Prohibit cow slaughtering



(c) Protection of monuments and places and

objects of national importance

(d) Protection of life and personal liberty

21. NITI Aayog stands for

(a) National Institute of Transparency India

(b) National Institute of Traditional India

(c) National Institute of Transforming India

(d) National Institute of Technology India

22. Recently which of the two union ministries

were merged in India?

(a) Ministry of External affairs & foreign

relations

(b) Ministry of rural development &

agriculture

(c) Ministry of External affairs & oversees

Indian affairs

(d) None

23. “One Belt- One Road” is a policy initiative

of which country?

(a) India (b) China

(c) Russia (d) Japan

24. Chabahar is a sea port situated in which of

the following country?

(a) Iran (b) Iraq

(c) Pakistan (d) Afghanistan

25. BREXIT means?

(a) A new policy to terrorism by USA

(b) Britain exit from European Union

(c) Britain exit policy with India

(d) Related to India – China relations

26. India has started building a Satellite

tracking and imaging centre in which of the

following country?

(a) Laos (b) Vietnam

(c) Bangladesh (d) Myanmar

27. “ Naseem al Bahr” is a bilateral maritime

exercise between which of the following

countries?

(a) Pakistan & China

(b) Pakistan & India

(c) India & Oman

(d) Pakistan & Oman

28. Industry 4.0 refers to?

(a) Industry growth at 4%

(b) Fourth Industrial revolution

(c) Four crucial industries in a country

(d) None

29. Stand up India scheme was recently

launched by Government of India which is

related to?

(a) To promote entrepreneurship among SC

& ST Only

(b) To promote entrepreneurship among

women Only

(c) Both a & b

(d) None



30. Which of the following statements regarding

IMF is/are correct

1) The headquartered of IMF is situated

in Washington D.C, USA

2) It works to foster global growth

and economic stability by providing

policy, advice and financing to

members.

(a) One only

(b) Two only

(c) Both the statements are correct

(d) None

31. Term IIP is frequently seen in newspaper,

what does it stands for?

(a) Index on industrial promotion

(b) India index promotion

(c) India infrastructure project

(d) Index on infrastructure promotion

32. What is seed funding?

(a) Initial capital to state a business

(b) Initial source of seed for ploughing in

agriculture

(c) New social sector scheme introduced by

GOI for agriculture

(d) None

33. For the first time Socio – Economic based

survey was conducted in India in which

year?

(a) 2001 (b) 2011

(c) 1991 (d) 1901

34. Jallikattu is a popular Bull- Vaulting event

practiced in which south Indian state ?

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Kerala (d) Karnataka

35. Recently which Indian State has given 35%

reservations for Women in state government

jobs?

(a) Bihar (b) Jharkhand

(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Gujarat

36 Which of the following are the indicators in

HDI?

1) Life expectancy

2) Standard of living

3) Education

4) Health

(a) 1 & 2 only (b) 1,2 &3 Only

(c) 1 only (d) All the above

37. Athulyam is a education based social sector

program of which of the following Indian

States?

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Telangana

(c) Karnataka (d) Kerala

38. Which of the following statements

regarding Balamrutham is Correct?

1) It is a scheme under ICDS which aims

to supply supplementary nutrition’s

for the children aged between 7

months to 3 years



2) It is started by Andhra Pradesh in

2013

(a) One only (b) Two only


39. Zika Virus wasd first identified in which

country?

(a) Brazil (b) Uganda

(c) India (d) South Africa

40. Space Park is an initiative under ISRO is to

be established in which city?

(a) Hyderabad (b) Bangalore

(c) Chennai (d) Tirupati

41. IoT Stands for?

(a) Internet of Things

(b) Internet on things

(c) Intranet of Technology

(d) Internet on Technology

42. The 103rd Indian Science Congress was held

at which Indian city?

(a) Bangalore (b) Kolkata

(c) Mysore (d) Vishakhapatnam

43. Where is the world largest river Island

located?

(a) India (b) Russia

(c) USA (d) China

44 ODD EVEN Formula for vehicles was

recently introduced in which Indian City

(a) Delhi (b) Bangalore

(c) Hyderabad (d) Kanpur

45. Which state in India is declared as Organic

State of India?

(a) Assam (b) Tripura

(c) Sikkim (d) Megalaya

46. Terms like El Nino & La Nina are

frequently seen in news; they are related to

which ocean?

(a) Indian Ocean (b) Atlantic Ocean

(c) Pacific Ocean (d) South China sea

47. Who is recently appointed as brand

ambassador for CRPF?

(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Sania Mirza

(c) P.V. Sindh (d) M.S. Dhoni

48. Who is recently appointed as CEO for

Smart AP Foundation?

(a) R. Vikram Kumar

(b) R. Vijay Kumar

(c) R. Vivek Kumar

(d) R. Vamshi Krishna

49. The National Sport day is observed every

year across India on

(a) 29th April (b) 29th August

(c) 29th May (d) 29th November

50. Who is India’s 23rd governor of RBI?

(a) Y.V.Reddy (b) D.Subbarao

(c) Raghuram Rajan (d) Urjit R. Patel

51. According to Indian laws Adolescent age in

India is between?

(a) 14 – 18 (b) 15 – 19

(c) 13 – 17 (d) 16 – 20



52. Recently CAMPA bill was passed in

parliament, what is the abbreviation of

CAMPA?

(a) Compensatory Afforestation and

management planning authority

(b) Compulsory afforestation and

maintenance plan authority

(c) Compensatory afforestation and

maintenance plan authority

(d) Compulsory afforestation and

management planning authority

53. Which of the following statements is/are

correct regarding National Human Rights

COMMISSION?

1. The Chairperson of NHRC is H.L.Dattu

2. NHRC is formed in the year 1993



54. President rule emergency provision is

mentioned in which Article in Indian

Constitution?

(a) 352 (b) 356

(c) 358 (d) 360

55. Anti Defection law is mentioned in which

schedule of the constitution?

(a) 9th Schedule (b) 10th Schedule

(c) 11th Schedule (d) 12th Schedule

56. Right to constitutional remedies is

mentioned in which Article of the

Constitution?

(a) Article 31 (b) Article 32

(c) Article 33 (d) Article 34

57. AFSPA Means?

(a) Armed forces special protection act

(b) Anti forces special protection act

(c) Arunachal special provision act

(d) Air forces special protection action

58. Which state has setup the first Happiness

Department in India?

(a) Gujarat (b)Madhya Pradesh

(c) Telangana (d) Maharashtra

59. Paracel Islands is located at?

(a) Arabian Sea

(b) South China Sea

(c) Caspian Sea

(d) Bay of Bengal

60. According to Indus Water Treaty 1960

which three rivers are given to India?

(a) Indus , Chenab & Jhelum

(b) Ravi , Beas & Sutlej

(c) Indus , Ravi & Sutlej

(d) Ravi, Chenab & Jhelum

61. Which of the following is the capital of

Mongolia?

(a) Astana (b) Tashkent

(c) Dushanbe (d) None



62. To evacvuate Indian Citizens in South

Sudan, Government of India launched

(a) Operation Rahat

(b) Operation Sankat Mochan

(c) Operation Smilling Buddha

(d) Operation Shakti

63. Usain Bolt is a?

(a) Sprinter (b) Chess Player

(c) Long jump player (d) None

64. IMPS in Banking sector stands for?

(a) Immediate Payment Service

(b) Inter Mobile Payment Service

(c) Immediate Money Payment Service

(d) None

65. New Development Bank is related to?

(a) RBI (b) BRICS

(c) ASEAN (d) G20

66. The 13th major port in India is coming up in

which state?

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Kerala (d) Maharashtra

67. What is the theme of 12th Five Plan in

India?

(a) Faster , Inclusive & more sustainable

(b) Inclusive growth

(c) Inclusive & more sustainable

(d) Indicative plan

68 Logistics performance index is given by ?

(a) IMF (b) World Bank

(c) RBI (d) NABARD

69. What is the percentage under Priority Sector

Lending that RBI kept for all banks in

India?

(a) 20% (b) 30%

(c) 40% (d) 80%

70. The Government of India has started Skill

Banks in which two states ?

(a) UP & Bihar

(b) UP & Jharkhand

(c) Jharkhand & Bihar

(d) Andhra Pradesh & Telangana

71. Which of the following statements is/are

correct regarding World Economic Form?

1) It is established in 1971 with Geneva

as its headquarter

2) It publishes Network Readiness Index



72. Antrix Coorporation is ?

(a) A department in Ministry of Home

Affairs

(b) A wing under ISRO

(c) A secret wing under Indian Armed

Forces

(d) China’s base in Pakisthan



73. ICICI stands for?

(a) Industrial Credit and Investment

Cooperation of India

(b) Industrial Credit and Investment

Coordination of India

(c) Industrial Credit and Investment

Consumer of India

(d) Industrial Credit and Investment

Corporation of India

74 “State of Childrens Report” is given by ?

(a) UNESCO (b) UNICIEF

(c) ILO (d) None

75. All India NEET examination is entrance

exam admissions to?

(a) Medicine (b) Engineering

(c) Law (d) Police

76. Which state in India has recently introduced

Fat Tax?

(a) Delhi (b) Telangana

(c) Kerala (d)Punjab

77. state in India has recently introduced

Luxury Tax?

(a) Kerala (b) Bihar

(c) Delhi (d) West Bengal

78. Aquila is a?

(a) Virus (b) Solar power drone

(c) Bacteria (d) Hollywood Movie

79. Red Corridor in India refers to?

(a) Red soil areas in India

(b) Naxalite insurgency areas

(c) Export zones in India

(d) None

80 Montreal Protocol refers to?

(a) Endanger species

(b) Ozone depletion

(c) Green houses gases

(d) None

81. NDRF stands for?

(a) National Disasters Response Force

(b) National Disasters Recovery Force

(c) National Disasters Rehabilitation Force

(d) National Disasters Reconciliation Force

82. KENDRAPADA SHEEP which was

recently got rare tag from government is

found in which state of India?

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Orissa

(c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu

83. Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve is situated

in which state?

(a) Sikkim (b) West Bengal

(c) Assam (d) Arunachal Pradesh

84. World Heritage Site is a site given by?

(a) UNICIEF (b) UNESCO

(c) WTO (d) UNO



85. Khasi Tribes are found in which Indian

State?

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Manipur

(c) Meghalaya (d) Assam

86. Jnanpati Award 2015 was won by?

(a) Raghuveer Chaudhari

(b) Bhalchandra Nemade

(c) Kedarnath Singh

(d) Ravuri Bharadhwaja

87. Ramon Magsaysay Award for community

leadership 2016 was won by?

(a) Bezwada Wilson

(b) Conchita Carpio-Morales

(c) Thodur Madabusi Krishna

(d) None

88. Which online grievance redressal syatem

has been launched for railway employees in

India recently?

(a) Aakalan (b) Nivaran

(c) Sahayata (d) Sahyog

89. “Exercise RIMPAC 2016” the naval exercise

has started in which country?

(a) United States (b) United Kingdom

(c) Germany (d) France

90. How much amount has been approved by

World Bank for technical education quality

improvement project in India?

(a) $120.50m (b) $201.50m

(c) $202.50m (d) $203.50m

91. National Doctors Day is celebrated on

which date every year?

(a) July 1st (b) August 1st

(c) December 1st (d) May 1st

92. Which of the following has become the

official sponsor of Indian contingent to the

Rio Olympics 2016?

(a) Amul (b) ITC

(c) GMR (d) BCCI

93. Who is recently appointed as CEO of

Google?

(a) Subramanya swami (b) Sundar Pichai

(c) Satya Nadella (d) Donald Trump

94. GMC Balayogi Stadium is located at?

(a) Bangalore (b) Hyderabad

(c) Vishakhapatnam (d) Kakinada

95. What is the theme of 2016 National

Statistics Day?

(a) Youth empowerment

(b) Indian population

(c) Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

(d) Sustainable development

96. Who is known as the Father of InDIAN

Statistics?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Aryabatta

(c) P.C.Mahalanobis

(d) None



97. Global Capital Index is released annually

by?

(a) World Bank (b) IMF

(c) WEF (d) UNFCCC

98. Which of the following state governments

has recently banned e-cigarettes?

(a) Delhi (b) Kerala

(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Bihar

99. Which Indian bank has recently signed an

agreement with the World Bank for $625-

million loan to support rooftop solar

program in India?

(a) SBH (b) HDFC Bank

(c) Exim Bank (d) SBI

100. BRICS 2016 summit will be hosted by

which country?

(a) Goa, India

(b) Delhi,India

(c) Shanghai, China

(d) Durban, South Africa

101. “Mingle” is a e program associated with?

(a) Orkut (b) Facebook

(c) SBI (d) HDFC

102. Recently appointed T.S.R.Subramanaian

Committee is associated with?

(a) Helath sector

(b) Education Sector

(c) Railway reforms

(d) Pay commission

103. Swachh Yug program is associated with?

(a) Youth empowermwnt

(b) ODF free villages

(c) Rural youth awareness campaign

(d) Protection to saints across ganga river

104. What is the abbreviation of MTCR?

(a) Missile Technology Control Regulation

(b) Missile Technology cooperation Regime

(c) Missile Technology Control Regime

(d) Missile Technology Cooperation

Regulation

105. Garland Highway is related to?

(a) India (b) Pakistan

(c) Afghanistan (d) Sri Lanka

106. Concept of Payment Banks is related to?

(a) Indian Railway (b) RBI

(c) India Post (d) India Airlines

107. The target to achieve Sustainable

Developments Goals is?

(a) 2020 (b) 2030

(c) 2022 (d) 2032

108. What is the deadline of Income Declaration

Scheme recently introduced by

Government?

(a) September 30st (b) August 1st

(c) May 1st (d) November 1st



109. MSP in Indian Economy stands for

(a) Minimum Suitable price

(b) Minimum support price

(c) Minimum sustainable price

(d) Multi sector policy scheme

110. What is the percentage cess government is

collecting via Krishi Kalyan?

(a) 0.50% (b) 0.05%

(c) 5.5% (d) 5.0%

111. World Investment report is released every

year by?

(a) WTO (b) UNCTAD

(c) IMF (d) World Bank

112. IGST stands for?

(a) Indian Goods & Service Tax

(b) Industrial Goods & Service Tax

(c) Integrated Goods & Service Tax

(d) International Goods & Service Tax

113. Provision related to sedition is in which act

in India?

(a) Indian Constitution (b) IPC

(c) CrPC (d) CPC

114. The Film “The man who knew Infinite” is

based on?

(a) Aryabatta

(b) Srinivasa Ramanuja

(c) M. visvesvaraya

(d) None

115. BIROS a recently launched satellite by

ISRO By its PSLV belongs to which

country?

(a) India (b) Germany

(c) Indonesia (d) USA

116. Ramsar International Convention is related

to?

(a) Education

(b) Wet Lands

(c) Rice production

(d) Global economic Crisis

117 Shailesh Naik Committee recently

appointed by Government is related to?

(a) Pensions

(b) Coastal regulation

(c) Manufacturing

(d) Jammu & Kashmir

118. Amir Amanullah Khan Award is the highest

civilian award of which country?

(a) Pakistan (b) Afghanistan

(c) Indonesia (d) Iran

119. NJAC stands for?

(a) National Judicial appointment

commission

(b) National judicial appointment committee

(c) National judicial advocacy commission

(d) National judicial advocacy committee



120. Karnala Bird Scantuary is located at?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Kerala

(d) Madhya Pradesh

121. MySpeed is a?

(a) A new mobile application released by

Honda

(b) A new mobile application released by

RBI to check banks performance

(c) A new mobile application released by

TRAI

(d) None

122. The Indravati National Park (INP) is located

at which state?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Chhattisgarh

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Telangana

123. Union Minister for HRD?

(a) Smriti Irani

(b) Prakash Javadekar

(c) Arun Jaitley

(d) Ashok Gajapathi Raju

124. Shankar Acharya committee is related to?

(a) New education policy

(b) New financial year

(c) New manufacturing policy

(d) Having dual Time zone in India

125. Who has become the first-ever Indian

gymnast to be certified as “World Class

Gymnast” by the International Federation of

Gymnastics?

(a) Saina agarwal (b) Sania mirza

(c) Dipa Karmakar (d) P.v.sindu

126. NATO stands for?

(a) New Atlantic treaty organ

(b) North Atlantic treaty organization

(c) North America trade organization

(d) None

127. National Green Tribunal is located at?

(a) New Delhi (b) Srinagar

(c) Raipur (d) Bangalore

128. Smart pulse survey is related to?

(a) Education

(b) Socio economic census

(c) Health

(d) Heart beat of old age people

129. Which Indian has won the Gourmand World

Cookbook Award for 2015-16?

(a) Sanjeev Kapoor

(b) Vikas Khanna

(c) Nimi Sunilkumar

(d) Sanjay thumma

130. Abdul Sattar Edhi was the well-known

philanthropist of which country?

(a) Bangladesh (b) India

(c) Pakistan (d) Iraq



131 “Ace against Odds” is the autobiography of?

(a) Serena Williams

(b) Venus Williams

(c) Sania Mirza

(d) Saina Agarwal

132. Who has won 2016 Women’s Singles and

men’s singles Wimbledon Championship

respectively?

(a) Maria Sharapova & Andy Murry

(b) Serena Williams & R. Federer

(c) Serena Williams & Andy Murry

(d) Maria Sharapova & R.Federer

133. Arvind Subramanian committee is

associated with?

(a) Maize production

(b) Petrol and diesel reforms

(c) Pulses shortfall concern

(d) Onion production

134. The Prime Minister of United Kingdom?

(a) David Cameron

(b) Malcolm Turnbull

(c) Theresa May

(d) Justin Tredeau

135. “Operation Megh Prahar”, the battle exercise

has been conducted by which Indian

military force on the banks of the river?

(a) Ganga (b) Yamuna

(c) Beas (d) Kaveri

136. International Youth Day is celebrated every

year on?

(a) August 10th (b) August 10th

(c) August 12th (d) August 14th

137. Sundarshan sen Committee is recently

appointed by government to study issues

relating to?

(a) IOT technologies

(b) Financial technology and digital banking

(c) Ecommerce in India

(d) None

138. Tri- Netra is a program associated with?

(a) Indian Medical Council

(b) Indian Railways

(c) Indian Rivers

(d) None

139. Which of the following is nutrition sponsor

of the Indian Olympic team in 2016 Rio

Olympics?

(a) ITC

(b) Dabur

(c) Herbalife International India

(d) Pepsi

140. The Book “Who moved my Interest Rate?”

has been written by?

(a) D. Subbarao (b) Y.V.Reddy

(c) Raghuram Rajan (d) None of the above



141. Who is famously known as Indian Road

Doctor?

(a) S.P.Tucker

(b) Ganghadhara Tilak Katnam

(c) Suresh Prabhu

(d) None

142. Who has become the first-ever Indian to won

the Mr. World title 2016?

(a) Salman Khan (b) Raj Kumar

(c) Rohit Khandelwal (d) Amir Khan

143. The Petra pole Integrated Check Post is

between which two neighboring countries?

(a) India & Pakistan

(b) India & Bangladesh

(c) Pakistan & China

(d) India & Srilanka

144. The 2019 ICC cricket world cup is going to

be held at?

(a) Australia (b) England

(c) South Africa (d) West Indies

145. Girdhar Malviya committee constituted

recently is associated with?

(a) River Ganga (b) River Ravi

(c) River Yamuna (d) River Krishna

146. What is the name of the Skill Development

Program launched by government in Jammu

& Kashmir?

(a) Skill J&K Initiative (b) Gaurav

(c) Himayat (d) J&K Vikas yojana

147. What is the theme of recently launched

“Mission Harita Andhra Pradesh”?

(a) Forest our deeds

(b) Green cover for a happy living

(c) Plant trees to protect earth

(d) None

148. Maitree is a joint military exercise

conducted between?

(a) India & Pakistan

(b) India & Thailand

(c) India & Afghanistan

(d) India & Laos

149. The 2016 Make in India conference is going

to be held at?

(a) Hyderabad (b) Vijayawada

(c) Bhubaneswar (d) Gandhi Nagar

150. The biggest floating National Park in the

world is located at?

(a) America (b) Russia

(c) India (d) Australia

151. Which Indian State has recently launched

Rapid Rural Police Response System

(RRPRS)?

(a) Delhi (b) Punjab

(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh

152. BRIOS a satellite launched by PSLV C34 of

ISRO belongs to?

(a) Germany (b) Indonesia

(c) USA (d) Canada



153. INSAT 3DR was recently launched by

ISRO using GSLV on?

(a) 6th September 2016

(b) 7th September 2016

(c) 8th September 2016

(d) 9th September 2016

154. Zoological survey of India was established

on?

(a) 1st July 1916 (b) 2nd July 1917

(c) 3nd July 1918 (d) 4nd July 1917

155. On June 30th, 2016 Rodrigo Duterte was

elected as president of which country?

(a) Indonesia (b) Philippines

(c) Vietnam (d) Bhutan

156. According to World Investment Report

2016, the rank of India is?

(a) 8th (b) 9th (c)10th (d) 11th

157. Which one of the following is the world

fastest computer?

(a) Sunway Taihu light (b) Tainhe 2

(c) Titan (d) IBM Bluegene

158. AP on 30th July 2016 has signed a MOU

with Japan to develop

(a) Airport

(b) Food value system

(c) Ecommerce in AP

(d) None

159. The 23rd chief of Indian Navy who was

sworn in on June 1st 2016 is?

(a) Sunil Lanba (b) Arup Raha

(c) Dalbir Singh (d) None

160. India’s first National Disaster Management

Plan 2016 was released on?

(a) June 1st (b) June 2nd

(c) June 3rd (d) June 4th

161. When is world’s suicides prevention day is

celebrated on?

(a) Sep 9th (b) Sep 10th

(c) Sep 11th (d) Sep 12th

162. Devendra Jhajharia, who has won gold at

the 2016 Rio Paralympics in Javelin Throw,

is from which state?

(a) Punjab (b) Haryana

(c) Rajasthan (d) Kerala

163. “2016 Yudh Abhyas” the joint military

training exercise will be conducted between

India and which country?

(a) Pakisthan (b) France

(c) United States (d) Bangladesh

164. Number for Kisan Call center is?

(a) 1800 180 1551

(b) 1800 180 1552

(c) 1800 180 1553

(d) 1800 180 1554



165. Who won 2016 US open men’s and

women’s single title respectively?

(a) Stan Wawrinka & Angelique Kerber

(b) Angelique Kerber & Andy Murry

(c) Federer & Angelique Kerber

(d) None

166. The Book “Six Machine” is autobiography

of?

(a) Chris Gale (b) Ricky Pointing

(c) Virendra shewag (d) Bravo

167. Madad is a?

(a) Government new social sector program

for orphans

(b) To help Indian students abroad this is

started

(c) Urdu word which entered in to

dictionary

(d) None

168. India has signed open sky agreement with?

(a) Singapore (b) Greece

(c) Kabul (d) None

169. The 2016 Make in India conference will be

held in?

(a) Bangalore (b) Vishakapatnam

(c) Bubeneshwar (d) Delhi

170. 2016 Kabadi world cup will be held in?

(a) South Africa (b) India

(c) Australia (d) US

171. To develop food value chains AP Govt has

signed an MOU with which country

(a) Japan (b) Singapore

(c) Malaysia (d) China

172. The WEF India economic summit 2016 oct

will be hoisted in?

(a) Geneva (b) Delhi

(c) Hyderabad (d) Islamabad

173. 2016 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana

Award was won by?

(a) Sachin (b) Shubha Mudgal

(c) Lata Mangeshkar (d) None

174. India’s First E Court was opened at?

(a) Delhi (b) Hyderabad

(c) Chennai (d) None

175. Canal top solar plant was launched at which

city by BHEL in AP?

(a) Rajumandry (b) Bimavaram

(c) Vijayawada (d) Vishakapatnam

176. Engineer’s Day in India is celebrating every

year on September 15th to remember the

Birthday Anniversary of which personality?

(a) Visvesvaraya (b)Homie Bhabha

(c) Tesla (d) None

177. Which city to hold the 2016 Kabaddi world

cup to be held from October 7th to

22nd 2016?



(a) Vishakapatnam (b) Ahmedabad

(c) Warangal (d) Bengalore

178. Worlds first self driving car was introduced

by?

(a) Ola (b) Uber

(c) Google (d) Microsoft

179. Which Telecom Operation to be merged

with Aircel to form the country’s fourth

largest phone company in terms of

customers and revenue?

(a) Tata Communications (b) Docomo

(c) Idea (d) Reliance

180. Which City hosted the first National

Conference of Investigation agencies held

on 12-13 August 2016 organised by Bureau

of Police Research and Development and

National Investigation Agency?

(a) New Delhi (b) Hyderabad

(c) Pune (d) Dehradun

181. Which Legendary has been honoured at the

United Nations on India’s

70thIndependence Day by Composer A.R

Rahman?

(a) Sivaji Ganesan

(b) M.S Subbulakshmi

(c) Bala subramanyam

(d) None of the Above

182. Which state has become the first state to

ratify Constitution Amendment Bill related

to the Goods and Services Tax?

(a) Gujarat (b) Tamilnadu

(c) Assam (d) Andhra Pradesh

183. Which of the following Indian company is

listed in the Fortune Change The World

2016 for the good and having a positive

social impact through their activities?

(a) Amul (b) Nestle

(c) Nike (d) Cipla

184. Subroto Cup is related to which Sport ?

(a) Football (b) Basketball

(c) Cricket (d) Kabbadi

185. Which state on 29th August has passed

resolution during the special session of the

House for the purpose of changing the name

of the State?

(a) Odisha (b) Telangana

(c) Puducherry (d) West Bengal

186. JUNO a satellite mission to Jupiter is

launched by?

(a) ISRO

(b) NASA

(c) Russian Space agency

(d) All the above



187. Who has been conferred with the Dhyan

Chand Lifetime Achievement Award for the

year 2016 during National Sports Day?

(a) Silvanus Dungdung

(b) Sachin Tendulkar

(c) P.V.Sindhu

(d) D.None of these

188. In which city, The two-day meeting of the

BRICS Women’s Parliamentarian Forum

was initiated?

(a) Vishakapatnam (b) Jaipur

(c) Goa (d) Hyderabad

189. Which bollywood actress has appointed as a

brand ambassador of Vistara?

(a) Katrina Kaif (b) Priyanka Chopra

(c) Alia Bhat (d) Deepika Padukone

190. Managing Director for Face book India?

(a) Umar Gupta (b) Umang Bedi

(c) Chetan Bhagat (d) None

191. Anaconda 16 is a joint military exercise by?

@ POLAN

(a) EU (b) G20

(c) NATO (d) BRICS

192. As on 5th August what is Repo Rate of

India?

(a) 6.50 (b) 6.00 (c) 6.75 (d) 6.25

193. India ranked which position among

163 countries in Global Peace Index

announced by Institute for Economics and

Peace?

(a) 143 (b) 141 (c) 128 (d) 123

194. Who has been chosen for the prestigious

2016 Tyler Prize for Environmental

Achievement?

(a) Rajendra Singh

(b) Partha Dasgupta

(c) Madhav Gadgil

(d) Surensh Kumar Pratab

195. Which state government recently makes

sale of Gutka, a non-bailable offence?

(a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra

(c) Punjab (d) AP

196. PAN card is must for all purchase above

Rupees ?

(a) 25000 (b) 50000

(c) 100000 (d) 125000

197. % tax deduction for contribution to Swachch

Bharat and Clean Ganga schemes was

announced.

(a) 80% (b) 100%

(c) 90% (d) None

198. Horticulture University to be established in

(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Haryana

(c) Rajasthan (d) Punjab

199. The University of Disability Studies to be set

up in

(a) Tamilnadu (b) Kerala

(c) Karnataka (d) Haryana

200. As per the expectations the target to make

AP top state in India by?

(a) 2020 (b) 2029

(c) 2030 (d) 2022

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