UPSC – Civil Services (Main Exam) 2016 current affairs questions

1. India’s first Defence Industrial Park will come up in which state? 
(A)Tamil Nadu 
(B)Kerala
 (C)Odisha 
(D)Uttar Pradesh 

 . 2. Which state is the theme state for the 30th Surajkund International Crafts Mela? 
(A)Rajasthan
 (B)Telangana 
(C)Haryana 
(D)West Bengal

. 3. Who has won the 2016 Australian Open men’s singles title? 
(A)Andy Murray
 (B)Stan Wawrinka
 (C)Novak Djokovic 
(D)Roger Federer  

. 4. On which date, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to celebrate its “State Tourism Day”?
(A)February 8 
(B)February 14 
(C)February 24
 (D)February 28

. 5. Which of the following companies is set to build the world’s tallest free-standing clock tower? 
(A)Wipro 
(B)Infosys 
(C)Tata Consultancy Services 
(D)Tech Mahindra

 6. Who has won the 2016 Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Badminton championship title in men’s singles category? 
(A)Kidambi Srikanth
 (B)Huang Yuxiang 
(C)Deby Susanto 
(D)Shin Seung-chan 

 . 7. Which of the following states is set to launch ‘Gender Taxi’, owned and operated by transgenders?
(A)West Bengal
 (B)Kerala 
(C)Tamil Nadu 
(D)Himachal Pradesh  

. 8. Who is the first woman to be appointed as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)? 
(A)Neha Singh 
(B)Archana Ramasundram 
(C)K Durga Devi
 (D)Deepa Chauhan 

. 9. Which country will host the 2021 FINA World Aquatics Championships? 
(A)Japan 
(B)Qatar
 (C)China 
(D)Australia 

 . 10. World’s first ‘robot- run’ farm is set to come up in which country? 
(A)China 
(B)Japan 
(C)South Korea 
(d)Australia

ANSWERS-(1)b (2)b (3)c (4)b (5)b (6)b (7)a (8)b (9)a (10)b