● The Italian author of best-selling novels, including The Name of the Rose who died recently – Umberto Eco
● The world’s largest arm importer in the 2011-15 timeline as per SIPRI – India
● The place in Madhya Pradesh where India’s longest railway bridge (14 km in length) will come up – Katni
● The state where ONGC has approved an investment of `5,050 cr recently – Tripura
● The PSU in which govt offloaded stake worth `5,000 cr through offer for sale (OFS) recently – NTPC
● The country whose Parliament has become the first in world to run on solar power – Pakistan
● The Kiwi batsman who scored the fastest Test century coming in just 54 balls recently against Australia – Brendon
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● The Malayalam film named as best feature-length and best short film in the children’s category at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival – Ottal
● The new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court – Justice Vineet Sarankhlag
● The Nepalese PM who visited India in his first foreign trip recently – KP Sharma Oli
● Sachin Tendulkar’s autobiography which entered the Limca Book of Records recently – Playing It My Way
● Winner of the Hockey India League (HIL) 2016 – Punjab Warriors
● Winner of the women’s singles title of the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2016 – Sara Errani
● The renowned classical and playback singer who died recently – Bhubaneshwari Mishra
● The percentage share of manufacturing in the gross domestic product (GDP) – 17 per cent
● The new president of Central African Republic – Faustin Archange Touadera
● The state from which the ambitious Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban (rural-urban) Mission was launched recently --Chhattisgarh
● The cumulative gross NPAs of 24 listed public sector banks as on Dec 31, 2015 – `4 lakh cr (approx)
● The professor selected for prestigious Israel Prize – David Shulman
● The percentage reduction by the Govt in interest rates on short-term post office deposits, Kisan Vikas Patra and other small saving schemes below five years – 0.25 per cent
● The new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh – Kalikho Pul
● The lyricist who has made into the Guinness Book of World Records for writing the most number of songs for Bollywood films – Sameer Anjaan
● The world’s largest arm importer in the 2011-15 timeline as per SIPRI – India
● The place in Madhya Pradesh where India’s longest railway bridge (14 km in length) will come up – Katni
● The state where ONGC has approved an investment of `5,050 cr recently – Tripura
● The PSU in which govt offloaded stake worth `5,000 cr through offer for sale (OFS) recently – NTPC
● The country whose Parliament has become the first in world to run on solar power – Pakistan
● The Kiwi batsman who scored the fastest Test century coming in just 54 balls recently against Australia – Brendon
McCullum
● The Malayalam film named as best feature-length and best short film in the children’s category at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival – Ottal
● The new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court – Justice Vineet Sarankhlag
● The Nepalese PM who visited India in his first foreign trip recently – KP Sharma Oli
● Sachin Tendulkar’s autobiography which entered the Limca Book of Records recently – Playing It My Way
● Winner of the Hockey India League (HIL) 2016 – Punjab Warriors
● Winner of the women’s singles title of the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2016 – Sara Errani
● The renowned classical and playback singer who died recently – Bhubaneshwari Mishra
● The percentage share of manufacturing in the gross domestic product (GDP) – 17 per cent
● The new president of Central African Republic – Faustin Archange Touadera
● The state from which the ambitious Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban (rural-urban) Mission was launched recently --Chhattisgarh
● The cumulative gross NPAs of 24 listed public sector banks as on Dec 31, 2015 – `4 lakh cr (approx)
● The professor selected for prestigious Israel Prize – David Shulman
● The percentage reduction by the Govt in interest rates on short-term post office deposits, Kisan Vikas Patra and other small saving schemes below five years – 0.25 per cent
● The new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh – Kalikho Pul
● The lyricist who has made into the Guinness Book of World Records for writing the most number of songs for Bollywood films – Sameer Anjaan
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