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54401. Whichbank is to shut its banking operations in India having given up on efforts tofind a buyer as the planned to reduce its international operations to 13countries?
Answer: Royal Bankof Scotland
54404. Thecricketer who broke Sachin Tendulkar"s record and became the youngest to reach10000 runs in Tests cricket is
Answer: AlastairCook
54405. Whichparty made the maiden success in Assam to head the State by General AssemblyElections held in 2016?
Answer: BJP
54406. Indianeconomy will grow by what percent according to FICCI’s Economic Outlook Survey?
Answer: 0.077
54407. “VeerYatra”, the first-of-its-kind military tourism initiative in India has beenlaunched in which city?
Answer: Pune
54408. WhichUniversity Scientists have cloned the Zika Virus that could be used to preparevaccine against the Deadly disease?
Answer: Universityof Texas
54409. QSHigher Education System Strength Rankings 2016 has ranked India at whichposition?
Answer: 24
54410. What isthe theme of 2016 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)?
Answer: ICT:Entrepreneurship for social impact
54411. Name ofthe wheelchair racer who became the first to complete a mile-long race in lessthan three minutes -
Answer: David Weir
54412. WhichIndian researcher has won the European Materials Research Society’s (E-MRS’s)Young Scientist Award?
Answer: NandiniBhandaru
54414. UN ChiefBan Ki-moon has appointed eminent Mexican diplomat Patricia Espinosa Cantellanoas the head of which office?
Answer: UN FrameworkConvention on Climate (UNFCCC)
54416. Whichstate government of India has launched the Green Passage scheme for orphanstudents?
Answer: Odisha
54417. ThisIndian boxer won the silver medal in 2016 World Boxing Championships in 57kgcategory –
Answer: Sonia
54419. IndianAir Force (IAF) is conducting which combat exercises with counterparts in UAE?
Answer: DesertEagle-II
54420. How muchloan amount has been sanctioned by World Bank for Indian solar programme?
Answer: $625 million
54421. Name theVeteran TV and film actor who passed away recently and was known for his rolein TV Serial F.I.R.?
Answer: Suresh Chatwal
54422. Thegovernment and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have been working on how toreduce cash transactions in the economy.Who is the head of this committee?
Answer: Neeraj KumarGupta
54423. WhichIndian-American student has won the prestigious Intel Foundation YoungScientist Award ?
Answer: SyamantakPayra
54424. Name theIndian woman author who won the "Scholastic Asian Book Award"for 32000-wordmanuscript "Codex: The Lost Treasure of the Indus".
Answer: AditiKrishnakumar
54425. A two-dayInternational Buddhist conference to remember the 2,560th birth anniversary ofLord Buddha began in which country?
Answer: Nepal
54426. TheUnion Government has approved establishment of a National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) in which state?
Answer: Odisha
54427. Theworld’s largest single rooftop solar power plant has been opened in which stateof India?
Answer: Punjab
54428. Nine-coachSpanish train Talgo’s trial run was conducted on which rail route?
Answer: Bareilly-Moradabadroute
54429. Whichbank has estimated a loss of Rs. 5,380 Crore in the Final Quarter, the biggestever quarterly loss in India’s Bank History?
Answer: PunjabNational Bank
54432. State-ownedBharat Heavy Electricals has successfully commissioned 250 MW thermal unit inwhich state of Indian Country?
Answer: Maharashtra
54434. Who hasbeen honoured with the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award?
Answer: J.K. Rowling
54435. What wasthe theme of the International Day of United Nations Peace keepers 2016 that isobserved annually on 29 May?
Answer: HonouringOur Heroes
54436. Ministryof State for Science & Technology minister indigenously developed fecalincontinence management system called by which name?
Answer: Qora
54437. SportsPro magazine recently rated which of the following Indian cricket player as abigger brand than Lionel Messi?
Answer: Virat Kohli
54438. TheWorld’s first Scanning Helium Microscope (SHeM) has been built by which country?
Answer: Australia
54439. Name theperson who won the world"s highest marathon on Mount Everest.
Answer: Bed BahadurSunuwar
54440. In India,which campaign to curb over the counter use of antibiotics without prescription,create awareness of danger of taking antibiotics?
Answer: Red Line
54441. Who haswon the 2016 Millennium Technology Prize becoming the first female winner to doso?
Answer: Arnold
54442. The 2016Women Economic Forum (WEF) has been hosted by which country?
Answer: India (May16-21, 2016)
54443. Whoheaded a team of Six Indian Army mountaineers climbed the summit of MountEverest considered one of the toughest trail marathons in the world?
Answer: RanveerJamwal
54444. WhichFast Patrol Vessels (FPV) has been launched by the Indian Coast Guard on 26 May2016?
Answer: Arush
54445. Who isthe newly elected President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?
Answer: AnuragThakur
54446. Who wasappointed as the head coach of Indian Cricket team for Zimbabwe tour on 26 May2016?
Answer: SanjayBangar
54447. IndianOrigin Philip Abraham elected Deputy Mayor of which country city to become theMayor for the following year?
Answer: UK
54449. Indian –American scientist Rakesh K Jain and a Pakistani – American doctor Humayun withthe US top honors on the field of science, technology and innovation. Name theMedal
Answer: NationalMedal of Science
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