GIAN - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   India and the UK have launched a joint initiative in New Delhi on 9th December 2015. What is it called?

a. 2016: UK India Year of Research
b. 2016: India-UK Year of Education
c. 2016: UK-India Year of Education and Research
d. 2016 India-UK Year of Educational Research
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2016: UK-India Year of Education and Research

Explanation:
2016 is being celebrated as the year of education and research between India and the UK. The importance of mobility of students and faculty has been expressed under the GIAN program whereby more UK academics will be able to visit India. The mutual research areas to be picked could be one of the top 10 priority areas under IMPRINT (Impacting Research Innovation and Technology).