1. Which team won the PayTm ODI series 2015 and who was declared the man of the series of the series?
Answer. South Africa & AB de Villiers
2. Name the foundation of Pakistan who returned Geeta to India & declined the donation of Rs. 1 crore which India had extended in appreciation of its role in looking after Geeta in Karachi.
Answer. Edhi Foundation
3. Which country said that the civil nuclear agreement which allowing it to supply uranium to India and the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) would be in place by the target deadline of December?
Answer. Australia
4. Which bureau has directed the online classifieds player OLX to withdraw “any such offer for sale” of animals or wildlife articles?
Answer. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB)
5.The Income Tax Department that it has set up a committee to simplify the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Who will chaired the committee?
Answer. Justice R.V. Easwar
6.Production of Maggi instant noodles at three of its units has been presumed. Name the company who is the founder of Maggi?
Answer. Nestle India
7. What is the ranking of India in the World Bank Doing Business 2016 ranking, which was released recently?
Answer. 130
8. Which company has become the first company to comply with the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) new requirement after it signed new listing agreements with the BSE and the National Stock Exchange (NSE)?
Answer. Reliance Industries
9. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of BlackBerry for its India operations?
Answer. Narendra Nayak
10. Name the financial institution which said it will set up in Africa, a development firm KPDC, in partnership with others, to facilitate Indian participation in infrastructure projects across the continent?
Answer. Exim Bank
11. Name the veteran Hollywood actress who died recently?
Answer. Maureen O’Hara
12. Name the veteran film maker and the film critic-author will be honoured at the 2nd edition of the International Film Festival of Colombo?
Answer. India’s veteran film maker, Adoor Gopalakrishnan and film critic-author, Aruna Vasudev