Answer: C) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana Explanation:

Answer: D) Gujarat Explanation: The 30th International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) will be held in Gujarat from January 8 to 13, 2017. Apart from this, three other international kite festivals will be held in different parts of India viz. Telangana International Kite Festival will be held in Hyderabad on January 14 and 15, the Delhi International Kite Festival from January 16 to 17 and the Belgaum International Kite Festival from January 18 to 22.

Answer: D) California Explanation: The US state California's  economy has surpassed that of the UK to become the world’s fifth largest, according to new federal data released.   With a GDP of $2.7 trillion, California is now only behind the US, China, Japan and Germany.

Answer: A) Dalveer Bhandari Explanation: India's nominee to International Court of Justice (ICJ) Dalveer Bhandari (70) was re-elected to fifth and the last seat of World court. Bhandari received 183-193 votes in United Nations General Assembly and secured all 15 votes in UN Security Council (UNSC). He was elected after Britain withdrew its candidate from the election. This is the first time since the ICJ was established in 1945 that there will be no British judge in ICJ. Bhandari is fourth Indian judge to be elected to ICJ after B.N. Rau, Nagendra Singh and RS Pathak.

Answer: A) None follows Explanation:

Answer: A) Land revenue reforms Explanation: Todar Mal was associated with land revenue reforms.   Raja Todar Mal was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar's reign. He was one of the Navaratnas in Akbar's durbar.

Answer: C) Thiruvananthapuram Explanation: Thiruvananthapuram, capital of Kerala has topped in city governance ranking of the Annual Survey of India’s City Systems (ASICS) 2016 conducted by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy. This year it was the fourth edition the annual survey which had evaluated 21 major cities from the 18 states. It highlighted inadequacies in urban governance that could affect public service delivery and quality of life.

Answer: A) Thiruvananthapuram Explanation: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.   This is the lead centre of ISRO responsible for the design and development of launch vehicle technology focusing on rocket and space vehicles for India's satellite programme.