Most important gk

1.Who is the
present Union Railway minister?
    Answer: Suresh Prabhu
2. The venue for 2016 SAARC summit (19th)  ?
    Answer: Islamabad (Pakistan)
3. Venue for 2016 Olympics ?
Answer: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4. UN Observes 2016 as ____?
    Answer: International Year of Pulses
5.Who won  the 2016 FIFA Ballon d'Or award ( player of the year )?
Answer: Lionel Messi
6. Who won 2016 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year ?
Answer: Carli Lloyd (USA)
7 . Whowas recently appointed as Chairman of Competition Commission of India?
Answer: Devender Kumar Sikri
8. What is the full form for ASBA that was recently in news ?
Answer: Application Supported by Blocked Amount (Introduced by SEBI for applying to IPO - initial public offers )
*9. Who will be the
chief guest at 2016 Republic day parade?
Answer: French President Francois Hollande
*10.Who is the First Lady chief minister in jammu and kashmir?
Answer: Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed
*11. First railway university will be in which state?
Answer: Gujarath( Vadodra )
12. Who is the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog ( National Institution for Transforming India)?
Answer : Arvind Panagariya
13. which is the 29th state of india?
Answer: Telangana
14. Which state moving it's capital to "Amaravati" ?
Answer: Andhra pradesh
15. Which is the First Digital state in India?
Answer: Kerala
*16 First Digital district in India?
Answer: Idukki(Kerala)
*17. Who Won  2016 oscar - best actor award ?
Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio
*18.Who Won  2016 oscar - best actressaward ?
 Answer: brie Larson
*19.Who Won  2016 oscar - best film  ?
Answer: Spotlight
*20. Who is the winner of abel prize 2016?
answer: Andrew Wiles( Brittan )
*21. which is the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Venue ?
Answer: India
*23.The eighth BRICS Summit(2016) will be held in which country?
Answer: India(Goa)
*24.20- twenty world cup 2016 winner?
Answer: West Indies
*25. India's first Semi high speed train?
Answer: Gatimaan running between Delhi and agra
*26.  who is the winner of laureus award -Sportsman of the Year ?
 Answer:Novak Djokovic
*27.  who is the winner of laureus award -Sportswomen of the Year ?
Answer:  Serena Williams
*28. Newly elected assam chief minister?
Answer: Sarbanada Sonowal(BJP)
*29. Newly elected kerala chief minister?
Answer: pinarayi vijayan
*29. Newly elected Tamilnadu chief minister?
Answer: Jayalalitha
*30. which state is linked with jat protest?
Answer: Hariyana
*31. French open 2016 women's title Winner?
Answer: Garbine Muguruza  from spain
*32. French open 2016 men's title Winner?
Answer: Novak Djokovic
*33. Recently appointed indian cricket team coach?
Answer: Anil Kumble
*34.Which  country recently left European Union by  referendum called "Brexit"?
Answer: United kingdom
*35. Which country won 2016 copa america ?
Answer: chile(Defeated Argentina )
*36. venue for 2016 Euro cup?
Answer: France
*37. 2016 champions trophy winner?
Answer: Australia (beat India in finals)
*38. 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey championship winners?
Answer: Australia (beat India in finals)
*39. Newly elected prime minister of United Kingdom?
Answer: Theresa may
*40. Wimbledon 2016 men's winner?
Answer: Andy murray
*41.Wimbledon 2016 women's winner?
Answer: Serena Williams
*42. winner of 2016 Euro cup?
Answer: Portugal(Defeated France in Finals)
*43. Who wrote the book "Aranyer Adhikar"?
Answer: Mahasweta devi(Bengali writer recently passed away.Other important books"Titu Mir , Hajar Churashir Maa")