Current Affairs - 54, Psc General Knowledge Questions, www.pscgk.in

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1. Name of the fashion designer who was awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour (France's highest civilian honour)
Answer : Manish Arora

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2. Who has been selected for the Prestigious Israel Prize
Answer : Professor David Shulman (Oncologist)

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3. Name of the Indian-Origin boy has been honored in the US for his efforts to improve access to education for underprivileged students
Answer : Ishaan Patel

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4. The Founder and CEO of Planting Pencils
Answer : Ishaan Patel  

5. The first Indian-American Judge of US Supreme court
Answer : Sri Srinivasan

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6. Which State Government has launched "Utkarsh Bangla Scheme" for school-dropouts
Answer : West Bengal

Aim = To give vocational training to school dropouts

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7. Who inaugurates Non-Tax Receipt Portal (NTRP) for Citizens, Corporate and Other Users
Answer : Arun Jaitley

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8. Non-Tax Receipt Portal (NTRP)was developed by
Answer : The Controller General of Accounts (CGA)

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9. Minister of Labour and Employment
Answer : Bandaru Dattatreya  

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10. State Bank of India launches  Japan Desk in
Answer : New Delhi

Aim = To be the window for inbound Japanese Investments in India and Vice-Versa

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11. Ambassador of Japan to India
Answer : Kenji Hiramatsu                      

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12. The 35th edition of Cobra Gold Multilateral Exercise was held in
Answer : Thailand

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13. Theme of the 35th edition of Cobra Gold Multilateral Exercise
Answer : Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief

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14. President of Chad
Answer : Idriss Deby

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15. Prime minister of Chad
Answer : Albert Pahimi Padacke

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16. Akbar Kakkattil was related to which field
Answer : Novelist

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17. First teacher service story in Malayalam
Answer : Padham Muppath (Akbar Kakkattil)

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18. The only Table Tennis Umpire to represent India in the 2016 Rio Olympics
Answer : S. Sridhar

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19. ICC launches Cricket for Good and Team Swachh Campaign in partnership with
Answer : UNICEF and BCCI

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20. ICC and UNICEF launch Team Swachh Clinics in
Answer : Vidarbha Cricket Stadium (Nagpur) (Himachal Pradesh)

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21. The 35th National Chess Team Championship (2015) and Women Chess Championship
was held at
Answer : Goa

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22. The 36th National Chess Team Championship (2016) and Women Chess Championship
was held at
Answer : Bhubaneswar

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23. The winner of the 35th National Chess Team Championship
Answer : Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB)

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24. The winner of the 36th National Chess Team Championship
Answer : Indian Railway

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25. 13th National Women Chess Championship (2015)
Answer : Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB)

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26. 14th National Women Chess Championship
Answer : Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB)                  

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