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02 MAY 2016
02 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 Vijender Singh,
who recorded the 5th consecutive victory in a professional match recently, is a
1) shooter
2) boxer
3) wrestler
4) golfer
5) archer
Answer:- 2) boxer
1) shooter
2) boxer
3) wrestler
4) golfer
5) archer
Answer:- 2) boxer
Ques. : 2 The former
bureaucrat and parliamentarian NK Singh is soon to receive one of the highest
civilian honours from which country for promoting its ties with India?
1) Japan
2) Germany
3) France
4) Sweden
5) Israel
Answer:- 1) Japan
1) Japan
2) Germany
3) France
4) Sweden
5) Israel
Answer:- 1) Japan
Ques. : 3 As per the latest
data disclosed by the govt for assessment year 2012-13, taxpayers account for
about what per cent of India’s population?
1) one per cent
2) two per cent
3) 2.5 per cent
4) three per cent
5) four per cent
Answer:- 1) one per cent
1) one per cent
2) two per cent
3) 2.5 per cent
4) three per cent
5) four per cent
Answer:- 1) one per cent
Ques. : 4 The World Press
Freedom Day is observed on
1) 30 Apr
2) 1 May
3) 2 May
4) 3 May
5) 5 May
Answer:- 4) 3 May
1) 30 Apr
2) 1 May
3) 2 May
4) 3 May
5) 5 May
Answer:- 4) 3 May
Ques. : 5 India conveyed to
which of the following countries recently that it was ready to clear nearly
$6.5-bn of the dues for oil import from that country?
1) Saudi Arabia
2) UAE
3) Iran
4) Russia
5) Iraq
Answer:- 3) Iran
1) Saudi Arabia
2) UAE
3) Iran
4) Russia
5) Iraq
Answer:- 3) Iran
Ques. : 6 President Nicolas
Maduro ordered a 30 per cent increase in minimum wage effective from the
International Labour Day (1 May) in the country
1) Cambodia
2) Chile
3) Turkey
4) Venezuela
5) Vietnam
Answer:- 4) Venezuela
1) Cambodia
2) Chile
3) Turkey
4) Venezuela
5) Vietnam
Answer:- 4) Venezuela
Ques. : 7 India and
__________ signed a landmark Air Services Agreement recently paving the way for
introduction of direct flights between the two countries.
1) Australia
2) New Zealand
3) Germany
4) France
5) Mexico
Answer:- 2) New Zealand
1) Australia
2) New Zealand
3) Germany
4) France
5) Mexico
Answer:- 2) New Zealand
Ques. : 8 The Mindtree
co-founder Subroto Bagchi has been selected to head the Skill Development
Authority of the state of
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Telangana
3) Karnataka
4) Kerala
5) Odisha
Answer:- 5) Odisha
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Telangana
3) Karnataka
4) Kerala
5) Odisha
Answer:- 5) Odisha
Ques. : 9 Bandaru
Dattatreya is the present Union Minister of State of
1) Environment, Forest and Climate Change
2) Youth Affairs and Sports
3) Petroleum and Natural Gas
4) Textiles
5) Labour and Employment
Answer:- 5) Labour and Employment
1) Environment, Forest and Climate Change
2) Youth Affairs and Sports
3) Petroleum and Natural Gas
4) Textiles
5) Labour and Employment
Answer:- 5) Labour and Employment
Ques. : 10 Which of the following
mobile operators in India has appointed six bankers to raise about $2.5 bn (Rs
16,500 cr) through an initial public offering this year?
1) Bharti Airtel
2) Ideal
3) Vodafone
4) Reliance Jio
5) Tata Indicom
Answer:- 3) Vodafone
1) Bharti Airtel
2) Ideal
3) Vodafone
4) Reliance Jio
5) Tata Indicom
Answer:- 3) Vodafone
03 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 The forex
reserves of India reached record high of USD 361.601 bn in Apr 2016. The forex
reserves does not include
1) foreign marketable securities
2) monetary gold
3) special drawing rights (SDRs)
4) reserve position in the IMF
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
1) foreign marketable securities
2) monetary gold
3) special drawing rights (SDRs)
4) reserve position in the IMF
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 2 The Public
Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament recently sought explanation from the
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan for bad-loan menace of PSBs. The chairman of PAC is
1) KV Thomas
2) P Chidambaram
3) Yashwant Sinha
4) Murli Manohar Joshi
5) Shanta Kumar
Answer:- 1) KV Thomas
1) KV Thomas
2) P Chidambaram
3) Yashwant Sinha
4) Murli Manohar Joshi
5) Shanta Kumar
Answer:- 1) KV Thomas
Ques. : 3 Indian Navy’s
first indigenous stealth submarine, INS Kalvari, was launched for the sea trial
recently. The submarine is built under Project 75 in collaboration with
1) Germany
2) Russia
3) Sweden
4) UK
5) France
Answer:- 5) France
1) Germany
2) Russia
3) Sweden
4) UK
5) France
Answer:- 5) France
Ques. : 4 Ajay Mittal,
recently, took charge as the new secretary of
1) Social Justice and Empowerment
2) Information and Broadcasting
3) Law and Justice
4) Road Transport, Highways Shipping
5) Defence
Answer:- 2) Information and Broadcasting
1) Social Justice and Empowerment
2) Information and Broadcasting
3) Law and Justice
4) Road Transport, Highways Shipping
5) Defence
Answer:- 2) Information and Broadcasting
Ques. : 5 Who won the 2016
Russian Grand Prix F1 championship in Sochi?
1) Kimi Raikkonen
2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Nico Rosberg
4) Fernando Alonso
5) Sebastian Vettel
Answer:- 3) Nico Rosberg
1) Kimi Raikkonen
2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Nico Rosberg
4) Fernando Alonso
5) Sebastian Vettel
Answer:- 3) Nico Rosberg
Ques. : 6 Who among the following
publicly identified himself as the creator of the digital currency Bitcoin
recently?
1) Jon Matonis
2) Andreas Antonopoulos
3) Shinichi Mochizuki
4) Craig Wright
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Craig Wright
1) Jon Matonis
2) Andreas Antonopoulos
3) Shinichi Mochizuki
4) Craig Wright
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Craig Wright
Ques. : 7 Name the Indian
IT major, which along with others inaugurated Saudi Arabia’s first all women
Business and Technology Park recently.
1) TCS
2) Wipro
3) HCL
4) Infosys
5) Tech Mahindra
Answer:- 2) Wipro
1) TCS
2) Wipro
3) HCL
4) Infosys
5) Tech Mahindra
Answer:- 2) Wipro
Ques. : 8 The Payments
banks can accept demand deposits and savings bank deposits from individuals and
small businesses, up to a maximum of _________ per account.
1) Rs 20,000
2) Rs 25,000
3) Rs 50,000
4) Rs 1 lakh
5) Rs 2 lakh
Answer:- 4) Rs 1 lakh
1) Rs 20,000
2) Rs 25,000
3) Rs 50,000
4) Rs 1 lakh
5) Rs 2 lakh
Answer:- 4) Rs 1 lakh
Ques. : 9 The SBI cut its
MCLR by 5 bps recently. In the term MCLR, the letter ‘M’ stands for
1) Minimal
2) Maximum
3) Marginal
4) Multiple
5) Maturity
Answer:- 3) Marginal
1) Minimal
2) Maximum
3) Marginal
4) Multiple
5) Maturity
Answer:- 3) Marginal
Ques. : 10 The core sector
expanded at 6.4% in Mar 2016. Which of the following is one of the eight core
sector industries?
1) Automobiles
2) Textiles
3) Electronics
4) Food processing
5) Electricity
Answer:- 5) Electricity
1) Automobiles
2) Textiles
3) Electronics
4) Food processing
5) Electricity
Answer:- 5) Electricity
04 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 Name the cricketer who has been roped in as the
country’s goodwill ambassador for the upcoming Rio Olympics. He will accompany
Salman Khan and Abhinav Bindra.
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) MS Dhoni
3) Kapil Dev
4) Virat Kohli
5) Sunil Gavaskar
Answer:- 1) Sachin Tendulkar
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) MS Dhoni
3) Kapil Dev
4) Virat Kohli
5) Sunil Gavaskar
Answer:- 1) Sachin Tendulkar
Ques. : 2 Which state
govt launched Chandranna Bima Yojana, an insurance scheme for the working class
people, recently?
1) Telangana
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Kerala
Answer:- 4) Andhra Pradesh
1) Telangana
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Kerala
Answer:- 4) Andhra Pradesh
Ques. : 3 India has agreed to pay Iran an interest of what per
cent on $6.5-billion that refiners owe it in oil dues?
1) 0.5 per cent
2) 1 per cent
3) 1.25 per cent
4) 1.5 per cent
5) 1.75 per cent
Answer:- 4) 1.5 per cent
1) 0.5 per cent
2) 1 per cent
3) 1.25 per cent
4) 1.5 per cent
5) 1.75 per cent
Answer:- 4) 1.5 per cent
Ques. : 4 The BHEL recently commissioned a 600 MW coal-based
thermal power plant in Jhabua Thermal Power Project (TPP) located in Seoni
district in
1) Rajasthan
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Maharashtra
4) Gujarat
5) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:- 2) Madhya Pradesh
1) Rajasthan
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Maharashtra
4) Gujarat
5) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:- 2) Madhya Pradesh
Ques. : 5 The BCCI has recommended Indian Test captain Virat
Kohli for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and _________ for the Arjuna award.
1) Ravichandran Ashwin
2) Rohit Sharma
3) Ajinkya Rahane
4) Shikhar Dhawan
5) Ravindra Jadeja
Answer:- 3) Ajinkya Rahane
1) Ravichandran Ashwin
2) Rohit Sharma
3) Ajinkya Rahane
4) Shikhar Dhawan
5) Ravindra Jadeja
Answer:- 3) Ajinkya Rahane
Ques. : 6 The initiative named MICE, launched by the central
govt, recently, is aimed at up gradation of which sector in India?
1) Tourism
2) Health
3) Coal
4) Electricity
5) Space
Answer:- 1) Tourism
1) Tourism
2) Health
3) Coal
4) Electricity
5) Space
Answer:- 1) Tourism
Ques. : 7 The ADMM-Plus (ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus)
Exercise on Maritime Security and Counter Terrorism was held recently in
1) Cambodia
2) Thailand
3) Brunei
4) Vietnam
5) Papua New Guinea
Answer:- 3) Brunei
1) Cambodia
2) Thailand
3) Brunei
4) Vietnam
5) Papua New Guinea
Answer:- 3) Brunei
Ques. : 8 The Rajya Sabha Chairman turned down liquor baron
Vijay Mallya’s resignation on procedural grounds recently. Name the present
chairman of Rajya Sabha.
1) KV Thomas
2) Mohd Hamid Ansari
3) Najma Heptullah
4) K Rahman Khan
5) PJ Kurien
Answer:- 2) Mohd Hamid Ansari
1) KV Thomas
2) Mohd Hamid Ansari
3) Najma Heptullah
4) K Rahman Khan
5) PJ Kurien
Answer:- 2) Mohd Hamid Ansari
Ques. : 9 The Time magazine’s 2016 list of the 100 most
reputable universities in the world is topped by
1) University of Oxford
2) University of Cambridge
3) Stanford University
4) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5) Harvard University
Answer:- 5) Harvard University
1) University of Oxford
2) University of Cambridge
3) Stanford University
4) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5) Harvard University
Answer:- 5) Harvard University
Ques. : 10 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) retained
India’s growth forecast at what per cent for FY17 recently?
1) 6.7 per cent
2) 6.9 per cent
3) 7.1 per cent
4) 7.3 per cent
5) 7.5 per cent
Answer:- 5) 7.5 per cent
1) 6.7 per cent
2) 6.9 per cent
3) 7.1 per cent
4) 7.3 per cent
5) 7.5 per cent
Answer:- 5) 7.5 per cent
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05 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 Aviva Plc
recently acquired an additional 23 per cent stake in Aviva Life Insurance from
which firm for Rs 940 cr?
1) Reliance Capital
2) Dabur Invest Corp
3) Bajaj Capital
4) Bharti Group
5) Birla Sunlife
Answer:- 2) Dabur Invest Corp
1) Reliance Capital
2) Dabur Invest Corp
3) Bajaj Capital
4) Bharti Group
5) Birla Sunlife
Answer:- 2) Dabur Invest Corp
Ques. : 2 Which of the
following technology firms announced the biggest tech merger in history, the
$70-bn merger with EMC recently?
1) Dell
2) HP
3) Oracle
4) Microsoft
5) Red Hat
Answer:- 1) Dell
1) Dell
2) HP
3) Oracle
4) Microsoft
5) Red Hat
Answer:- 1) Dell
Ques. : 3 The 63rd National
Film Awards were presented by the president Pranab Mukherjee recently. Who was
conferred the Best Director award this year?
1) Anand L Rai (Tanu Weds Manu Returns)
2) Shoojit Sircar (Piku)
3) SS Rajamouli (Baahubali: The Beginning)
4) Kabir Khan (Bajrangi Bhaijaan)
5) Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao Mastani)
Answer:- 5) Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao Mastani)
1) Anand L Rai (Tanu Weds Manu Returns)
2) Shoojit Sircar (Piku)
3) SS Rajamouli (Baahubali: The Beginning)
4) Kabir Khan (Bajrangi Bhaijaan)
5) Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao Mastani)
Answer:- 5) Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao Mastani)
Ques. : 4 The Supreme Court
appointed a three-member panel to oversee the Medical Council of India (MCI)
recently. The panel is headed by
1) SK Sareen
2) Vinod Rai
3) RM Lodha
4) Kurian Joseph
5) HL Dattu
Answer:- 3) RM Lodha
1) SK Sareen
2) Vinod Rai
3) RM Lodha
4) Kurian Joseph
5) HL Dattu
Answer:- 3) RM Lodha
Ques. : 5 India will
organise a cultural festival in which of the following countries to mark the
155th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore?
1) France
2) Papua New Guinea
3) Egypt
4) Mauritius
5) Suriname
Answer:- 3) Egypt
1) France
2) Papua New Guinea
3) Egypt
4) Mauritius
5) Suriname
Answer:- 3) Egypt
Ques. : 6 Patricia Espinosa
was selected as the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently. She is a diplomat from
1) Norway
2) Sweden
3) Denmark
4) Mexico
5) Chile
Answer:- 4) Mexico
1) Norway
2) Sweden
3) Denmark
4) Mexico
5) Chile
Answer:- 4) Mexico
Ques. : 7 Who among the
following took charge as Director of Film and Television Institute of India
(FTII) based in Pune recently?
1) Bhupendra Kainthola
2) Prashant Pathrabe
3) Nana Patekar
4) Salim Khan
5) Anupam Kher
Answer:- 1) Bhupendra Kainthola
1) Bhupendra Kainthola
2) Prashant Pathrabe
3) Nana Patekar
4) Salim Khan
5) Anupam Kher
Answer:- 1) Bhupendra Kainthola
Ques. : 8 Mark Selby from
England won the 2016 World Championship title of which of the following games
recently?
1) Squash
2) Chess
3) Table tennis
4) Boxing
5) Snooker
Answer:- 5) Snooker
1) Squash
2) Chess
3) Table tennis
4) Boxing
5) Snooker
Answer:- 5) Snooker
Ques. : 9 What is the full
form of the term PMI? It is an indicator of business activity -- both in the
manufacturing and services sectors.
1) Purchasing Market Index
2) Purchasing Management Index
3) Purchasing Monitors’ Index
4) Purchasing Managers’ Index
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Purchasing Managers’ Index
1) Purchasing Market Index
2) Purchasing Management Index
3) Purchasing Monitors’ Index
4) Purchasing Managers’ Index
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Purchasing Managers’ Index
Ques. : 10 The World
Malaria Day is observed on
1) 23 Apr
2) 25 Apr
3) 26 Apr
4) 3 May
5) 5 May
Answer:- 2) 25 Apr
1) 23 Apr
2) 25 Apr
3) 26 Apr
4) 3 May
5) 5 May
Answer:- 2) 25 Apr
Wow
06 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 The European
Central Bank announced to permanently discontinue production of 500-euro bill
recently. The ECB is headquartered at
1) London, UK
2) Rome, Italy
3) Madrid, Spain
4) Frankfurt, Germany
5) Paris, France
Answer:- 4) Frankfurt, Germany
1) London, UK
2) Rome, Italy
3) Madrid, Spain
4) Frankfurt, Germany
5) Paris, France
Answer:- 4) Frankfurt, Germany
Ques. : 2 As revealed by
Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Finance, recently, there were 7,686 wilful
defaulters owing around _________ to state-owned banks as of Dec 2015.
1) Rs 28,000 cr
2) Rs 33,000 cr
3) Rs 45,000 cr
4) Rs 55,000 cr
5) Rs 66,000 cr
Answer:- 5) Rs 66,000 cr
1) Rs 28,000 cr
2) Rs 33,000 cr
3) Rs 45,000 cr
4) Rs 55,000 cr
5) Rs 66,000 cr
Answer:- 5) Rs 66,000 cr
Ques. : 3 The state-run
IREDA might be converted into a Green Bank to enable it to access funding from
overseas banks. It is associated with
1) rural development
2) insurance sector
3) renewable energy
4) asset restructuring
5) rural irrigation
Answer:- 3) renewable energy
1) rural development
2) insurance sector
3) renewable energy
4) asset restructuring
5) rural irrigation
Answer:- 3) renewable energy
Ques. : 4 Kotak Mahindra
Bank opened its IFSC banking unit at GIFT City in Gujarat recently. Here, the
term IFSC stands for
1) Indian Financial Services Centre
2) International Financial Services Centre
3) Institutional Financial Services Centre 4) Integrated Financial Services Centre
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) International Financial Services Centre
1) Indian Financial Services Centre
2) International Financial Services Centre
3) Institutional Financial Services Centre 4) Integrated Financial Services Centre
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) International Financial Services Centre
Ques. : 5 Seven Indian
shuttlers qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics, recently. Who among the following is
NOT one of them?
1) Ashwini Ponnappa
2) Jwala Gutta
3) Kidambi Srikanth
4) PV Sindhu
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
1) Ashwini Ponnappa
2) Jwala Gutta
3) Kidambi Srikanth
4) PV Sindhu
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 6 The annual
meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was held recently in
1) New Delhi
2) Tokyo
3) Manila
4) Frankfurt
5) Bangkok
Answer:- 4) Frankfurt
1) New Delhi
2) Tokyo
3) Manila
4) Frankfurt
5) Bangkok
Answer:- 4) Frankfurt
Ques. : 7 Which of the
following firms bagged the Gold Award in IT Services field at the Niryat Shree
and Niryat Bandhu Awards of the FIEO?
1) Wipro
2) TCS
3) Infosys
4) HCL
5) Tech Mahindra
Answer:- 2) TCS
1) Wipro
2) TCS
3) Infosys
4) HCL
5) Tech Mahindra
Answer:- 2) TCS
Ques. : 8 ________ has been
appointed as the new Chief of Naval Staff and will assume charge on May 31.
1) Sunil Lanba
2) Satish Soni
3) SPS Cheema
4) HCS Bisht
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Sunil Lanba
1) Sunil Lanba
2) Satish Soni
3) SPS Cheema
4) HCS Bisht
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Sunil Lanba
Ques. : 9 _________ was
honoured with a special statue by the Switzerland govt recently.
1) Late Yash Chopra
2) Shubhash Ghai
3) Sanjay Leela Bhansali
4) Late Raj Kapoor
5) SS Rajamouli
Answer:- 1) Late Yash Chopra
1) Late Yash Chopra
2) Shubhash Ghai
3) Sanjay Leela Bhansali
4) Late Raj Kapoor
5) SS Rajamouli
Answer:- 1) Late Yash Chopra
Ques. : 10 Jai Kumar Garg
is the present Managing Director and CEO of which of the following PSBs? The bank
won ‘excellence award on empowering MSMEs’ recently.
1) PNB
2) SBI
3) Dena Bank
4) Indian Bank
5) Corporation Bank
Answer:- 5) Corporation Bank
1) PNB
2) SBI
3) Dena Bank
4) Indian Bank
5) Corporation Bank
Answer:- 5) Corporation Bank
10 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 South Indian
Bank, which tie-up with National Australian Bank (NAB) for online inward
remittances from Australia recently, is based in
1) Thrissur
2) Chennai
3) Bengaluru
4) Hyderabad
5) Kochi
Answer:- 1) Thrissur
1) Thrissur
2) Chennai
3) Bengaluru
4) Hyderabad
5) Kochi
Answer:- 1) Thrissur
Ques. : 2 Who won the men’s
singles final of the 2016 Madrid Open Tennis tournament?
1) Rafael Nadal
2) Roger Federer
3) Andy Murray
4) Novak Djokovic
5) Kei Nishikori
Answer:- 4) Novak Djokovic
1) Rafael Nadal
2) Roger Federer
3) Andy Murray
4) Novak Djokovic
5) Kei Nishikori
Answer:- 4) Novak Djokovic
Ques. : 3 The practice of
financial intermediaries facilitating the creation of credit in the financial
systems without being subject to regulatory oversight is called
1) narrow banking
2) para-banking
3) unit banking
4) universal banking
5) shadow banking
Answer:- 5) shadow banking
1) narrow banking
2) para-banking
3) unit banking
4) universal banking
5) shadow banking
Answer:- 5) shadow banking
Ques. : 4 As revealed by
the govt recently, about what amount is lying idle in inoperative Employees’
Provident Fund accounts as of now?
1) Rs 7,000 cr
2) Rs 13,000 cr
3) Rs 21,000 cr
4) Rs 33,000 cr
5) Rs 43,000 cr
Answer:- 5) Rs 43,000 cr
1) Rs 7,000 cr
2) Rs 13,000 cr
3) Rs 21,000 cr
4) Rs 33,000 cr
5) Rs 43,000 cr
Answer:- 5) Rs 43,000 cr
Ques. : 5 Chhattisgarh govt
recently relaxed the labour laws in favour of MSMEs. The present Chief Minister
of the state is
1) Raghubar Das
2) Vasundhara Raje
3) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
4) Raman Singh
5) Laxmikant Parsekar
Answer:- 4) Raman Singh
1) Raghubar Das
2) Vasundhara Raje
3) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
4) Raman Singh
5) Laxmikant Parsekar
Answer:- 4) Raman Singh
Ques. : 6 The Govt has
planned to provide mobile connectivity in 55,669 villages in a phased manner by
1) Dec 2016
2) Mar 2017
3) Dec 2017
4) Sep 2018
5) Mar 2019
Answer:- 5) Mar 2019
1) Dec 2016
2) Mar 2017
3) Dec 2017
4) Sep 2018
5) Mar 2019
Answer:- 5) Mar 2019
Ques. : 7 The Indian-origin
lawyer Murali Pillai has been elected member of the parliament in which of the
following countries recently?
1) Malaysia
2) Indonesia
3) Singapore
4) Canada
5) South Africa
Answer:- 3) Singapore
1) Malaysia
2) Indonesia
3) Singapore
4) Canada
5) South Africa
Answer:- 3) Singapore
Ques. : 8 Vinesh Phogat and
Sakshi Malik, who grab Rio 2016 berths, recently, are Indian
1) boxers
2) weightlifters
3) wrestlers
4) athletes
5) archers
Answer:- 3) wrestlers
1) boxers
2) weightlifters
3) wrestlers
4) athletes
5) archers
Answer:- 3) wrestlers
Ques. : 9 The SMS-based
Vehicle Monitoring System of which state recently bagged the National Award for
Smart Policing instituted by FICCI?
1) Nagaland
2) Tripura
3) Assam
4) Mizoram
5) Manipur
Answer:- 1) Nagaland
1) Nagaland
2) Tripura
3) Assam
4) Mizoram
5) Manipur
Answer:- 1) Nagaland
Ques. : 10 The human rights
lawyer Sadiq Khan was elected as the first Muslim mayor of which of the
following cities recently?
1) Rome
2) London
3) Madrid
4) Frankfurt
5) Paris
Answer:- 2) London
1) Rome
2) London
3) Madrid
4) Frankfurt
5) Paris
Answer:- 2) London
Sad
11 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 The military
exercise Chakravyuh-II concluded recently in
1) Rajasthan
2) Gujarat
3) Punjab
4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 1) Rajasthan
1) Rajasthan
2) Gujarat
3) Punjab
4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 1) Rajasthan
Ques. : 2 In a unique
initiative, the Election Commission will be sending out ‘Meghdoot’ postcards to
voters requesting them to vote in assembly polls in
1) Kerala
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Goa
5) Puducherry
Answer:- 5) Puducherry
1) Kerala
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Goa
5) Puducherry
Answer:- 5) Puducherry
Ques. : 3 The Union Govt
will issue UBIN to enable entrepreneurs set up their business without any
delays. The term UBIN stands for
1) Unique Business Initiation Number
2) Unique Business Incorporation Number
3) Unique Business Identification Number
4) Unique Business Information Number
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Unique Business Identification Number
1) Unique Business Initiation Number
2) Unique Business Incorporation Number
3) Unique Business Identification Number
4) Unique Business Information Number
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Unique Business Identification Number
Ques. : 4 India’s single
emergency number ‘112’ will be operational throughout the country from
1) 1 Sep 2016
2) 1 Jan 2017
3) 1 Apr 2017
4) 1 Jan 2018
5) 1 Apr 2018
Answer:- 2) 1 Jan 2017
1) 1 Sep 2016
2) 1 Jan 2017
3) 1 Apr 2017
4) 1 Jan 2018
5) 1 Apr 2018
Answer:- 2) 1 Jan 2017
Ques. : 5 According to a
recent study by The Economist, what is India’s ranking in terms of
crony-capitalism?
1) Second
2) Third
3) Fifth
4) Seventh
5) Ninth
Answer:- 5) Ninth
1) Second
2) Third
3) Fifth
4) Seventh
5) Ninth
Answer:- 5) Ninth
Ques. : 6 Which of the
following countries tops the index prepared by The Economist based on
crony-capitalism across the world?
1) Singapore
2) Philippines
3) Malaysia
4) Russia
5) Germany
Answer:- 4) Russia
1) Singapore
2) Philippines
3) Malaysia
4) Russia
5) Germany
Answer:- 4) Russia
Ques. : 7 Saraswat Bank
donated Rs 1 cr relief for drought in Maharashtra recently. The bank is
country’s largest
1) urban co-operative bank
2) regional rural bank
3) private bank
4) payments bank
5) local area bank
Answer:- 1) urban co-operative bank
1) urban co-operative bank
2) regional rural bank
3) private bank
4) payments bank
5) local area bank
Answer:- 1) urban co-operative bank
Ques. : 8 The Reserve Bank
will shortly issue banknotes of which denominations with inset letter ‘R’ in
both the number panels?
1) Rs 50
2) Rs 100
3) Rs 500
4) Rs 1000
5) Rs 10000
Answer:- 4) Rs 1000
1) Rs 50
2) Rs 100
3) Rs 500
4) Rs 1000
5) Rs 10000
Answer:- 4) Rs 1000
Ques. : 9 The Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) recently issued draft norms for on-tap licensing for universal
banks for which the initial capital requirement is set at
1) Rs 100 cr
2) Rs 200 cr
3) Rs 300 cr
4) Rs 400 cr
5) Rs 500 cr
Answer:- 5) Rs 500 cr
1) Rs 100 cr
2) Rs 200 cr
3) Rs 300 cr
4) Rs 400 cr
5) Rs 500 cr
Answer:- 5) Rs 500 cr
Ques. : 10 The Centre has
allowed 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in which of the following
under the automatic route?
1) Private Banks
2) Asset Reconstruction Companies
3) Single Brand Retail
4) Marketplace model with inventory
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Asset Reconstruction Companies
1) Private Banks
2) Asset Reconstruction Companies
3) Single Brand Retail
4) Marketplace model with inventory
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Asset Reconstruction Companies
12 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 The Indian Navy
decommissioned its fleet of which of the following aircrafts recently?
1) Tupolev Tu-142
2) Boeing P-8 Poseidon
3) MiG-29K
4) Sea Harriers
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Sea Harriers
1) Tupolev Tu-142
2) Boeing P-8 Poseidon
3) MiG-29K
4) Sea Harriers
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Sea Harriers
Ques. : 2 The Indian Navy
recently launched its Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance
System (IUHDSS) and Mine Warfare Data Centre (MWDC) at
1) Mumbai
2) Visakhapatnam
3) Kolkata
4) Port Blair
5) Karwar
Answer:- 2) Visakhapatnam
1) Mumbai
2) Visakhapatnam
3) Kolkata
4) Port Blair
5) Karwar
Answer:- 2) Visakhapatnam
Ques. : 3 The Harish Rawat
led govt won the floor test in which of the following states recently?
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Uttarakhand
4) Kerala
5) Punjab
Answer:- 3) Uttarakhand
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Uttarakhand
4) Kerala
5) Punjab
Answer:- 3) Uttarakhand
Ques. : 4 The govt has
constituted Sanjay Mitra committee to prepare policy framework for
1) phasing out of old vehicles
2) reduction in the pollution level in Delhi
3) travel and tourism operators
4) taxi operators
5) development of tourism
Answer:- 4) taxi operators
1) phasing out of old vehicles
2) reduction in the pollution level in Delhi
3) travel and tourism operators
4) taxi operators
5) development of tourism
Answer:- 4) taxi operators
Ques. : 5 India and which
country recently signed a pact which gives India taxation rights on capital
gains arising from sale of shares acquired on or after 1 Apr 2017 in Indian
companies?
1) South Korea
2) Singapore
3) Mauritius
4) Maldives
5) Switzerland
Answer:- 3) Mauritius
1) South Korea
2) Singapore
3) Mauritius
4) Maldives
5) Switzerland
Answer:- 3) Mauritius
Ques. : 6 India is planning
to develop regional connectivity projects in South Asia which is worth
1) $1 billion
2) $2 billion
3) $4 billion
4) $5 billion
5) $10 billion
Answer:- 4) $5 billion
1) $1 billion
2) $2 billion
3) $4 billion
4) $5 billion
5) $10 billion
Answer:- 4) $5 billion
Ques. : 7 _________ won the
Lonely Planet Group’s Best Indian Destination for Wildlife Award recently.
1) Uttar Pradesh Tourism
2) Gujarat Tourism
3) Rajasthan Tourism
4) Himachal Pradesh Tourism
5) Madhya Pradesh Tourism
Answer:- 5) Madhya Pradesh Tourism
1) Uttar Pradesh Tourism
2) Gujarat Tourism
3) Rajasthan Tourism
4) Himachal Pradesh Tourism
5) Madhya Pradesh Tourism
Answer:- 5) Madhya Pradesh Tourism
Ques. : 8 Port Louis is the
capital city of
1) Mauritius
2) Suriname
3) Cambodia
4) Norway
5) Philippines
Answer:- 1) Mauritius
1) Mauritius
2) Suriname
3) Cambodia
4) Norway
5) Philippines
Answer:- 1) Mauritius
Ques. : 9 Rodrigo Duterte
won 2016 presidential election in which country recently?
1) Thailand
2) Cambodia
3) Vietnam
4) Chile
5) Philippines
Answer:- 5) Philippines
1) Thailand
2) Cambodia
3) Vietnam
4) Chile
5) Philippines
Answer:- 5) Philippines
Ques. : 10 The
International Day of Families is observed on
1) 8 May
2) 10 May
3) 12 May
4) 13 May
5) 15 May
Answer:- 5) 15 May
1) 8 May
2) 10 May
3) 12 May
4) 13 May
5) 15 May
Answer:- 5) 15 May
13 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 Who won the
leading actor award at the Bafta TV awards 2016?
1) Ben Whishaw (London Spy)
2) Idris Elba (Luther)
3) Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall)
4) Stephen Graham (This is England ’90)
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall)
1) Ben Whishaw (London Spy)
2) Idris Elba (Luther)
3) Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall)
4) Stephen Graham (This is England ’90)
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall)
Ques. : 2 The International
Nurses Day is celebrated all over the world to commemorate Florence
Nightingale’s birthday every year on
1) 10 May
2) 11 May
3) 12 May
4) 13 May
5) 15 May
Answer:- 3) 12 May
1) 10 May
2) 11 May
3) 12 May
4) 13 May
5) 15 May
Answer:- 3) 12 May
Ques. : 3 Who among the
following has been elected as the ICC’s first independent Chairman recently?
1) G Gangaraju
2) Ajay Shirke
3) Rajeev Shukla
4) Anurag Thakur
5) Shashank Manohar
Answer:- 5) Shashank Manohar
1) G Gangaraju
2) Ajay Shirke
3) Rajeev Shukla
4) Anurag Thakur
5) Shashank Manohar
Answer:- 5) Shashank Manohar
Ques. : 4 Who among the
following was recently appointed as Additional Solicitor General in Supreme
Court?
1) Atma Ram Nadkarni
2) Baldev Raj Mahajan
3) Vijay Bahadur Singh
4) Ranjit Kumar
5) RC AGARWAL
Answer:- 1) Atma Ram Nadkarni
1) Atma Ram Nadkarni
2) Baldev Raj Mahajan
3) Vijay Bahadur Singh
4) Ranjit Kumar
5) RC AGARWAL
Answer:- 1) Atma Ram Nadkarni
Ques. : 5 Mrugank Paranjape
took charge as the new MD and CEO of
1) Bombay Stock Exchange
2) Multi Commodity Exchange
3) National Stock Exchange
4) Calcutta Stock Exchange
5) MCX Stock Exchange
Answer:- 2) Multi Commodity Exchange
1) Bombay Stock Exchange
2) Multi Commodity Exchange
3) National Stock Exchange
4) Calcutta Stock Exchange
5) MCX Stock Exchange
Answer:- 2) Multi Commodity Exchange
Ques. : 6 ________ hosted
the 26th World Economic Forum on Africa recently. The theme of this year’s
summit was: Connecting Africa’s Resources Through Digital Transformation.
1) Rwanda
2) Uganda
3) Kenya
4) Burundi
5) Tanzania
Answer:- 1) Rwanda
1) Rwanda
2) Uganda
3) Kenya
4) Burundi
5) Tanzania
Answer:- 1) Rwanda
Ques. : 7 Deepak Kumar
Gupta has been appointed the Chief Justice of the
1) Rajasthan High Court
2) Tripura High Court
3) Guwahati High Court
4) Chhattisgarh High Court
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Chhattisgarh High Court
1) Rajasthan High Court
2) Tripura High Court
3) Guwahati High Court
4) Chhattisgarh High Court
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Chhattisgarh High Court
Ques. : 8 _________
launched the country’s first contactless business credit card in association
with Jet Airways.
1) HDFC Bank
2) SBI
3) Axis Bank
4) ICICI Bank
5) Federal Bank
Answer:- 4) ICICI Bank
1) HDFC Bank
2) SBI
3) Axis Bank
4) ICICI Bank
5) Federal Bank
Answer:- 4) ICICI Bank
Ques. : 9 Who among the
following has been appointed India’s Goodwill Ambassador for Rio Games?
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Abhinav Bindra
3) Salman Khan
4) AR Rahman
5) All the above
Answer:- 5) All the above
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Abhinav Bindra
3) Salman Khan
4) AR Rahman
5) All the above
Answer:- 5) All the above
Ques. : 10 India and
Mauritius signed a protocol for amendment of the double taxation avoidance
agreement. The full tax rate will kick in from
1) 2016-17
2) 2017-18
3) 2018-19
4) 2019-20
5) 2020-21
Answer:- 4) 2019-20
1) 2016-17
2) 2017-18
3) 2018-19
4) 2019-20
5) 2020-21
Answer:- 4) 2019-20
14 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 Jamaat-e-Islami
leader Motiur Rahman Nizami was executed in which of the following countries
recently?
1) China
2) Afghanistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Pakistan
5) Turkey
Answer:- 3) Bangladesh
1) China
2) Afghanistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Pakistan
5) Turkey
Answer:- 3) Bangladesh
Ques. : 2 The Supreme Court
allowed the Income Tax Department recently to reopen a case against who among
the following pertaining to his income for the assessment year 2001-02?
1) Shahrukh Khan
2) Amitabh Bachchan
3) Sachin Tendulkar
4) Azim Premji
5) NR Narayana Murthy
Answer:- 2) Amitabh Bachchan
1) Shahrukh Khan
2) Amitabh Bachchan
3) Sachin Tendulkar
4) Azim Premji
5) NR Narayana Murthy
Answer:- 2) Amitabh Bachchan
Ques. : 3 The Supreme Court
recently struck down which of the following regulations imposed by the TRAI on
telecom operators?
1) Penalty for call drops
2) Penalty for slow data speed
3) Free upgradation from 3G to 4G
4) Free SIM cards to BPL families
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Penalty for call drops
1) Penalty for call drops
2) Penalty for slow data speed
3) Free upgradation from 3G to 4G
4) Free SIM cards to BPL families
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Penalty for call drops
Ques. : 4 President Dilma
Rousseff was recently suspended from her office to face impeachment trial in
1) Philippines
2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia
4) Brazil
5) South Africa
Answer:- 4) Brazil
1) Philippines
2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia
4) Brazil
5) South Africa
Answer:- 4) Brazil
Ques. : 5 _________ is the
sole Indian (ranked 33rd) in Forbes’ list of ‘Money Masters: The Most Powerful
People In The Financial World’ topped by Stephen Schwarzman.
1) Arundhati Bhattacharya
2) Chanda Kochhar
3) Kumar Mangalam Birla
4) Dilip Shanghvi
5) Uday Kotak
Answer:- 5) Uday Kotak
1) Arundhati Bhattacharya
2) Chanda Kochhar
3) Kumar Mangalam Birla
4) Dilip Shanghvi
5) Uday Kotak
Answer:- 5) Uday Kotak
Ques. : 6 The govt of which
country has decided to close Dadaab refugee camp, often referred to as the
world’s largest camp?
1) Kenya
2) South Africa
3) Greece
4) Turkey
5) Tunisia
Answer:- 1) Kenya
1) Kenya
2) South Africa
3) Greece
4) Turkey
5) Tunisia
Answer:- 1) Kenya
Ques. : 7 Which of the
following oil exporting countries recently ended free shipping of crude oil to
India and asked refiners to arrange for freight?
1) Saudi Arabia
2) Iran
3) Iraq 4) Kuwait
5) UAE
Answer:- 2) Iran
1) Saudi Arabia
2) Iran
3) Iraq 4) Kuwait
5) UAE
Answer:- 2) Iran
Ques. : 8 The central Asian
state leaders recently inaugurated the Central Asia South Asia (CASA-1000)
transmission line near Dushanbe in
1) Kyrgyz Republic
2) Afghanistan
3) Pakistan
4) Tajikistan
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Tajikistan
1) Kyrgyz Republic
2) Afghanistan
3) Pakistan
4) Tajikistan
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Tajikistan
Ques. : 9 As per the recent
WHO report, Delhi is no more the most polluted city in the world. The most
polluted city in the world is
1) Beijing, China
2) Xintai, China
3) Allahabad, India
4) Gwalior, India
5) Zabol, Iran
Answer:- 5) Zabol, Iran
1) Beijing, China
2) Xintai, China
3) Allahabad, India
4) Gwalior, India
5) Zabol, Iran
Answer:- 5) Zabol, Iran
Ques. : 10 The Union
Cabinet recently approved a pact between Sebi and Financial Services Regulatory
Authority, its counterpart from
1) UAE
2) Singapore
3) Venezuela
4) Thailand
5) Cambodia
Answer:- 1) UAE
1) UAE
2) Singapore
3) Venezuela
4) Thailand
5) Cambodia
Answer:- 1) UAE
Angry
16 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 _______ will
become the first Indian to be inducted into the ‘International Astronautical
Federation (IAF) Hall of Fame’.
1) G Madhavan Nair
2) UR Rao
3) KK Radhakrishnan
4) CNR Rao
5) K Kasturirangan
Answer:- 2) UR Rao
1) G Madhavan Nair
2) UR Rao
3) KK Radhakrishnan
4) CNR Rao
5) K Kasturirangan
Answer:- 2) UR Rao
Ques. : 2 The economic
think-tank NCAER recently projected India’s economic growth rate at what
percent in 2016-17?
1) 6.9 per cent
2) 7.1 per cent
3) 7.4 per cent
4) 7.6 per cent
5) 7.7 per cent
Answer:- 5) 7.7 per cent
1) 6.9 per cent
2) 7.1 per cent
3) 7.4 per cent
4) 7.6 per cent
5) 7.7 per cent
Answer:- 5) 7.7 per cent
Ques. : 3 The Thomas Cup is
an international men’s team competition of
1) badminton
2) tennis
3) squash
4) billiards
5) golf
Answer:- 1) badminton
1) badminton
2) tennis
3) squash
4) billiards
5) golf
Answer:- 1) badminton
Ques. : 4 Which of the
following pairs won women’s doubles title of the 2016 Rome Masters?
1) Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnin 2) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
3) Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears
4) Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
1) Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnin 2) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
3) Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears
4) Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
Ques. : 5 The world
football governing body FIFA appointed who among the following as deputy
chairman of its governance committee recently?
1) Mukul Mudgal
2) Praful Patel
3) Baichung Bhutia
4) Sarbananda Sonowal
5) IM Vijayan
Answer:- 1) Mukul Mudgal
1) Mukul Mudgal
2) Praful Patel
3) Baichung Bhutia
4) Sarbananda Sonowal
5) IM Vijayan
Answer:- 1) Mukul Mudgal
Ques. : 6 The ‘Income
Declaration Scheme’ or four month window for declaration of domestic black
money will commence from
1) 1 Jun 2016
2) 1 Sep 2016
3) 1 Dec 2016
4) 1 Jan 2017
5) 1 Apr 2017
Answer:- 1) 1 Jun 2016
1) 1 Jun 2016
2) 1 Sep 2016
3) 1 Dec 2016
4) 1 Jan 2017
5) 1 Apr 2017
Answer:- 1) 1 Jun 2016
Ques. : 7 The Air Forces of
which two countries concluded their four-week-long “Red Flag” aerial combat
exercises at Alaska in the US recently?
1) Pakistan and US
2) China and US
3) Japan and US
4) South Korea and US
5) India and US
Answer:- 5) India and US
1) Pakistan and US
2) China and US
3) Japan and US
4) South Korea and US
5) India and US
Answer:- 5) India and US
Ques. : 8 The Women
Economic Forum with a theme ‘Women: Uplifting and Uniting The World’ was held
recently in
1) Jaipur
2) Bhopal
3) Kolkata
4) New Delhi
5) Mumbai
Answer:- 4) New Delhi
1) Jaipur
2) Bhopal
3) Kolkata
4) New Delhi
5) Mumbai
Answer:- 4) New Delhi
Ques. : 9 The 2nd phase of
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to provide LPG connections to 5 cr women
beneficiaries from BPL families was launched recently from Dahod district of
1) Jharkhand
2) West Bengal
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Kerala
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 5) Gujarat
1) Jharkhand
2) West Bengal
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Kerala
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 5) Gujarat
Ques. : 10 India is placed
at which position in the ‘Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index’,
according to an EY report?
1) First
2) Second
3) Third
4) Fourth
5) Fifth
1) First
2) Second
3) Third
4) Fourth
5) Fifth
Ans. 3)
17 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 ISRO is planning
to launch India’s first space shuttle. The present chairman of the Indian space
agency is
1) G Madhavan Nair
2) Shailesh Nayak
3) KK Radhakrishnan
4) AS Kiran Kumar
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) AS Kiran Kumar
1) G Madhavan Nair
2) Shailesh Nayak
3) KK Radhakrishnan
4) AS Kiran Kumar
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) AS Kiran Kumar
Ques. : 2 The negotiations
for India to join the coveted Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) are soon to start.
The NSG has ____ members at present.
1) 14
2) 28
3) 32
4) 42
5) 48
Answer:- 5) 48
1) 14
2) 28
3) 32
4) 42
5) 48
Answer:- 5) 48
Ques. : 3 ________ won the
men’s singles title of the 2016 Italian Open tennis tournament.
1) Novak Djokovic
2) Andy Murray
3) Stan Wawrinka
4) Roger Federer
5) Rafael Nadal
Answer:- 2) Andy Murray
1) Novak Djokovic
2) Andy Murray
3) Stan Wawrinka
4) Roger Federer
5) Rafael Nadal
Answer:- 2) Andy Murray
Ques. : 4 India shares the
longest international boundary line (4,096 km) with which of the following
neighbouring countries?
1) Nepal
2) Bangladesh
3) China
4) Pakistan
5) Myanmar
Answer:- 2) Bangladesh
1) Nepal
2) Bangladesh
3) China
4) Pakistan
5) Myanmar
Answer:- 2) Bangladesh
Ques. : 5 The navy of which
of the following countries is soon receiving the ship named Zumwalt, its
largest and most technologically sophisticated destroyer?
1) China
2) Russia
3) Japan
4) France
5) US
Answer:- 5) US
1) China
2) Russia
3) Japan
4) France
5) US
Answer:- 5) US
Ques. : 6 Who among the
following won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix F1 championship?
1) Kimi Raikkonen
2) Nico Rosberg
3) Daniel Ricciardo
4) Sebastian Vettel
5) Max Verstappen
Answer:- 5) Max Verstappen
1) Kimi Raikkonen
2) Nico Rosberg
3) Daniel Ricciardo
4) Sebastian Vettel
5) Max Verstappen
Answer:- 5) Max Verstappen
Ques. : 7 The parliament
which of the following countries on 11 May passed legislation legalizing
same-sex civil unions?
1) Italy
2) Spain
3) Sweden
4) Norway
5) Japan
Answer:- 1) Italy
1) Italy
2) Spain
3) Sweden
4) Norway
5) Japan
Answer:- 1) Italy
Ques. : 8 Justice Navin
Sinha was recently sworn-in as new Chief Justice of
1) Patna High Court
2) Rajasthan High Court
3) Allahabad High Court
4) Karnataka High Court
5) Madras High Court
Answer:- 2) Rajasthan High Court
1) Patna High Court
2) Rajasthan High Court
3) Allahabad High Court
4) Karnataka High Court
5) Madras High Court
Answer:- 2) Rajasthan High Court
Ques. : 9 ________ won the
women’s single title of the 2016 Italian Open tennis tournament.
1) Madison Keys
2) Victoria Azarenka
3) Serena Williams
4) Venus Williams
5) Petra Kvitova
Answer:- 3) Serena Williams
1) Madison Keys
2) Victoria Azarenka
3) Serena Williams
4) Venus Williams
5) Petra Kvitova
Answer:- 3) Serena Williams
Ques. : 10 Which of the
following teams was crowned 2016 La Liga champion recently?
1) Real Madrid
2) Valencia CF
3) Sevilla FC
4) Barcelona
5) Atletico Madrid
Answer:- 4) Barcelona
1) Real Madrid
2) Valencia CF
3) Sevilla FC
4) Barcelona
5) Atletico Madrid
Answer:- 4) Barcelona
18 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 JK Rowling
received the highest French civilian honour ‘Legion Of Honour’ recently. She is
a(n) famous
1) actress
2) singer
3) novelist
4) tennis player
5) cartoonist
Answer:- 3) novelist
1) actress
2) singer
3) novelist
4) tennis player
5) cartoonist
Answer:- 3) novelist
Ques. : 2 Sudha Singh
qualified for Rio Olympics and also set a national record recently in the game
of
1) steeplechase
2) discuss throw
3) rowing
4) pole vault
5) triple jump
Answer:- 1) steeplechase
1) steeplechase
2) discuss throw
3) rowing
4) pole vault
5) triple jump
Answer:- 1) steeplechase
Ques. : 3 Name the Indian
actress who was honoured with the Harvey Milk Award recently for supporting
LGBT activists.
1) Priyanka Chopra
2) Raveena Tandon
3) Celina Jaitley
4) Shilpa Shetty
5) Karishma Kapoor
Answer:- 3) Celina Jaitley
1) Priyanka Chopra
2) Raveena Tandon
3) Celina Jaitley
4) Shilpa Shetty
5) Karishma Kapoor
Answer:- 3) Celina Jaitley
Ques. : 4 The World
Hypertension Day is observed on
1) 11 May
2) 12 May
3) 15 May
4) 17 May
5) 18 May
Answer:- 4) 17 May
1) 11 May
2) 12 May
3) 15 May
4) 17 May
5) 18 May
Answer:- 4) 17 May
Ques. : 5 The wholesale
price index (WPI) inflation for Apr 2016 entered into the positive zone for the
first time in 18 months to
1) 0.03 per cent
2) 0.04 per cent
3) 0.13 per cent
4) 0.24 per cent
5) 0.34 per cent
Answer:- 5) 0.34 per cent
1) 0.03 per cent
2) 0.04 per cent
3) 0.13 per cent
4) 0.24 per cent
5) 0.34 per cent
Answer:- 5) 0.34 per cent
Ques. : 6 Bhuvan, which
provides visualisation services and earth observation data to users in public
domain, is developed by
1) HAL
2) ISRO
3) DRDO
4) TCS
5) Wipro
Answer:- 2) ISRO
1) HAL
2) ISRO
3) DRDO
4) TCS
5) Wipro
Answer:- 2) ISRO
Ques. : 7 Deepak Shodhan,
who died recently, was India’s oldest
1) hockey player
2) footballer
3) shuttler
4) tennis player
5) Test cricketer
Answer:- 5) Test cricketer
1) hockey player
2) footballer
3) shuttler
4) tennis player
5) Test cricketer
Answer:- 5) Test cricketer
Ques. : 8 Which country
launched Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellite recently?
1) Japan
2) South Korea
3) China
4) Philippines
5) Ukraine
Answer:- 3) China
1) Japan
2) South Korea
3) China
4) Philippines
5) Ukraine
Answer:- 3) China
Ques. : 9 India concluded a
nuclear agreement with which of the following neighbouring countries recently?
1) Myanmar
2) Sri Lanka
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Bangladesh
Answer:- 5) Bangladesh
1) Myanmar
2) Sri Lanka
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Bangladesh
Answer:- 5) Bangladesh
Ques. : 10 The central govt
approved a proposal, recently, to set up Kalinganagar National Investment
Manufacturing Zone in the state of
1) West Bengal
2) Jharkhand
3) Assam
4) Odisha
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 4) Odisha
1) West Bengal
2) Jharkhand
3) Assam
4) Odisha
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 4) Odisha
20 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 The World
Forestry Day is observed every year on
1) 12 Mar
2) 15 Mar
3) 20 Mar
4) 21 Mar
5) 22 Mar
Answer:- 4) 21 Mar
1) 12 Mar
2) 15 Mar
3) 20 Mar
4) 21 Mar
5) 22 Mar
Answer:- 4) 21 Mar
Ques. : 2 A special
goodwill train loaded with High Speed Diesel rolled down from India to which
country recently starting a new era of petroleum trade?
1) Bhutan
2) Nepal
3) Bangladesh
4) Myanmar
5) Pakistan
Answer:- 3) Bangladesh
1) Bhutan
2) Nepal
3) Bangladesh
4) Myanmar
5) Pakistan
Answer:- 3) Bangladesh
Ques. : 3 Vedanta Group's
USD 10-bn LCD screen plant, which is billed as the country's first, will start
production in 2018 in the state of
1) Gujarat
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala
4) Maharashtra
5) West Bengal
Answer:- 4) Maharashtra
1) Gujarat
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala
4) Maharashtra
5) West Bengal
Answer:- 4) Maharashtra
Ques. : 4 Anupam
Shrivastava will continue as CMD of which of the following PSUs for another
four years as decided by the govt recently?
1) BSNL
2) MTNL
3) BHEL
4) ONGC
5) OIC
Answer:- 1) BSNL
1) BSNL
2) MTNL
3) BHEL
4) ONGC
5) OIC
Answer:- 1) BSNL
Ques. : 5 The goct has
announced to open its one-time retro tax settlement scheme from
1) 1 Apr
2) 1 Jun
3) 1 Sep
4) 1 Oct
5) 1 Dec
Answer:- 2) 1 Jun
1) 1 Apr
2) 1 Jun
3) 1 Sep
4) 1 Oct
5) 1 Dec
Answer:- 2) 1 Jun
Ques. : 6 Yogeshwar Dutt,
who bagged a gold medal in Asian Olympic Qualification tournament recently, is
associated with
1) boxing
2) wrestling
3) weight lifting
4) discuss throw
5) bowling
Answer:- 2) wrestling
1) boxing
2) wrestling
3) weight lifting
4) discuss throw
5) bowling
Answer:- 2) wrestling
Ques. : 7 Who won the Swiss
Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Basel, Switzerland recently?
1) Marc Zwiebler
2) Srikanth Kidambi
3) HS Prannoy
4) Parupalli Kashyap
5) Tommy Sugiarto
Answer:- 3) HS Prannoy
1) Marc Zwiebler
2) Srikanth Kidambi
3) HS Prannoy
4) Parupalli Kashyap
5) Tommy Sugiarto
Answer:- 3) HS Prannoy
Ques. : 8 The US President
Barack Obama embarked on a historic 3-day visit to Cuba recently. The capital
city of Cuba is
1) Porto-Novo
2) Sarajevo
3) Havana
4) Sofia
5) Phnom Penh
Answer:- 3) Havana
1) Porto-Novo
2) Sarajevo
3) Havana
4) Sofia
5) Phnom Penh
Answer:- 3) Havana
Ques. : 9 The govt has
prepared BAPU-Preparedness Index, using Aadhaar penetration and Point of Sale
machines as indicators, for each state. Here, letter ‘B’ in the term BAPU
stands for
1) Biometrically
2) Bilaterally
3) Biannually
4) Basically
5) Broadly
Answer:- 1) Biometrically
1) Biometrically
2) Bilaterally
3) Biannually
4) Basically
5) Broadly
Answer:- 1) Biometrically
Ques. : 10 The fisheries
sector constitutes 5.08 per cent of agriculture GDP and about what per cent of
the GDP of the country?
1) 4 per cent
2) 3 per cent
3) 2.5 per cent
4) 2 per cent
5) 1 per cent
Answer:- 5) 1 per cent
1) 4 per cent
2) 3 per cent
3) 2.5 per cent
4) 2 per cent
5) 1 per cent
Answer:- 5) 1 per cent
21 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 The G7 summit
2016 is scheduled to be held in
1) Ise-Shima, Japan
2) Montreal, Canada
3) New York, US
4) Paris, France
5) Frankfurt, Germany
Answer:- 1) Ise-Shima, Japan
1) Ise-Shima, Japan
2) Montreal, Canada
3) New York, US
4) Paris, France
5) Frankfurt, Germany
Answer:- 1) Ise-Shima, Japan
Ques. : 2 Which of the
following cyclones intensified over Bay of Bengal recently?
1) Roanu
2) Hudhud
3) Nilam
4) Phyan
5) Lehar
Answer:- 1) Roanu
1) Roanu
2) Hudhud
3) Nilam
4) Phyan
5) Lehar
Answer:- 1) Roanu
Ques. : 3 Tsai Ing-wen was
recently sworn in as the first female president in
1) Vietnam
2) Philippines
3) Thailand
4) Cambodia
5) Taiwan
Answer:- 5) Taiwan
1) Vietnam
2) Philippines
3) Thailand
4) Cambodia
5) Taiwan
Answer:- 5) Taiwan
Ques. : 4 India and
Slovenia have signed a protocol to amend the bilateral double taxation
avoidance agreement. The currency of Slovenia is
1) Peso
2) Euro
3) Krona
4) Ringgit
5) Slovenian dollar
Answer:- 2) Euro
1) Peso
2) Euro
3) Krona
4) Ringgit
5) Slovenian dollar
Answer:- 2) Euro
Ques. : 5 The US House of
Representatives has approved a bipartisan legislative move to bolster defence
ties with which country and bring it at par with other NATO allies?
1) China
2) Japan
3) Cuba
4) Mexico
5) India
Answer:- 5) India
1) China
2) Japan
3) Cuba
4) Mexico
5) India
Answer:- 5) India
Ques. : 6 ________ was
conferred the prestigious chemical industry award, the Othmer Gold Medal
recently, for his entrepreneurial leadership in the oil and gas industry.
1) Gautam Adani
2) Cyrus Pallonji Mistry
3) Shashi Ruia
4) Mukesh Ambani
5) Venugopal Dhoot
Answer:- 4) Mukesh Ambani
1) Gautam Adani
2) Cyrus Pallonji Mistry
3) Shashi Ruia
4) Mukesh Ambani
5) Venugopal Dhoot
Answer:- 4) Mukesh Ambani
Ques. : 7 A two-day
international Buddhist conference to mark the 2,560th birth anniversary of Lord
Buddha was held recently in
1) Thimphu, Bhutan
2) Colombo, Sri Lanka
3) Beijing, China
4) Kathmandu, Nepal
5) Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Answer:- 4) Kathmandu, Nepal
1) Thimphu, Bhutan
2) Colombo, Sri Lanka
3) Beijing, China
4) Kathmandu, Nepal
5) Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Answer:- 4) Kathmandu, Nepal
Ques. : 8 India's ‘Red
Line’ campaign is finding recognition and could be adopted on a world scale. It
is a campaign against
1) child labour
2) overuse of antibiotics
3) forced abortions
4) child marriage
5) tobacco
Answer:- 2) overuse of antibiotics
1) child labour
2) overuse of antibiotics
3) forced abortions
4) child marriage
5) tobacco
Answer:- 2) overuse of antibiotics
Ques. : 9 Dutee Chand, who
bagged a gold medal at the Taiwan Open Athletics Championships recently, is an
Indian
1) long jumper
2) pole vault player
3) sprinter
4) triple jumper
5) shot putter
Answer:- 3) sprinter
1) long jumper
2) pole vault player
3) sprinter
4) triple jumper
5) shot putter
Answer:- 3) sprinter
Ques. : 10 Diwaliben Bhil,
who passed away recently, was the renowned folk singer of
1) Assam
2) Jharkhand
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 3) Gujarat
1) Assam
2) Jharkhand
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 3) Gujarat
24 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 The International Day for Biological Diversity is
observed on
1) May 18
2) May 20
3) May 22
4) May 24
5) May 25
Answer:- 3) May 22
1) May 18
2) May 20
3) May 22
4) May 24
5) May 25
Answer:- 3) May 22
Ques. : 2 Pawan Chamling, who was
conferred with the Yug Kavi Siddhicharan Award by Nepal recently, is the
present Chief Minister of
1) Sikkim
2) Assam
3) Manipur
4) Mizoram
5) Meghalaya
Answer:- 1) Sikkim
1) Sikkim
2) Assam
3) Manipur
4) Mizoram
5) Meghalaya
Answer:- 1) Sikkim
Ques. : 3 Who among the following
is the head of the 11-member committee set up to recommend measures to enhance
the combat capabilities of the armed forces?
1) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
2) DB Shekatkar
3) Deepak Kapoor
4) Bikram Singh
5) Vijay Kumar Singh
Answer:- 2) DB Shekatkar
1) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
2) DB Shekatkar
3) Deepak Kapoor
4) Bikram Singh
5) Vijay Kumar Singh
Answer:- 2) DB Shekatkar
Ques. : 4 Who among the following
has been appointed as Principle Adviser for social sector in NITI Aayog?
1) Rajiv Mehrishi
2) Hasmukh Adhia
3) Ratan P Watal
4) Arvind Mayaram
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Ratan P Watal
1) Rajiv Mehrishi
2) Hasmukh Adhia
3) Ratan P Watal
4) Arvind Mayaram
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Ratan P Watal
Ques. : 5 Which of the following
firms has designed the Intelligent Operations Centre (IOC), a software solution
for Rashtrapati Bhavan?
1) Wipro
2) IBM
3) TCS
4) HCL
5) Microsoft
Answer:- 2) IBM
1) Wipro
2) IBM
3) TCS
4) HCL
5) Microsoft
Answer:- 2) IBM
Ques. : 6 India and Oman signed 4
MoUs during the recent visit by Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to the
country. The capital city of Oman is
1) Manama
2) Baku
3) Abu Dhabi
4) Muscat
5) Sana'a
Answer:- 4) Muscat
1) Manama
2) Baku
3) Abu Dhabi
4) Muscat
5) Sana'a
Answer:- 4) Muscat
Ques. : 7 Who won the Asian 6-Red
Snooker title in Abu Dhabi recently?
1) Kamal Chawla
2) Manan Chandra
3) Aditya Mehta
4) Keen Hoh Moh
5) Pankaj Advani
Answer:- 5) Pankaj Advani
1) Kamal Chawla
2) Manan Chandra
3) Aditya Mehta
4) Keen Hoh Moh
5) Pankaj Advani
Answer:- 5) Pankaj Advani
Ques. : 8 The govt has constituted
the IEPF Authority to further strengthen the framework for safeguarding the
interest of investors. What does letter ‘P’ stands for in the term IEPF?
1) Protection
2) Provident
3) Provision
4) Preference
5) Performance
Answer:- 1) Protection
1) Protection
2) Provident
3) Provision
4) Preference
5) Performance
Answer:- 1) Protection
Ques. : 9 Which of the following
states started an artificial propagation programme for rehabilitation and
conservation of Golden Mahseer fish recently?
1) West Bengal
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Kerala
5) Himachal Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Himachal Pradesh
1) West Bengal
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Kerala
5) Himachal Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Himachal Pradesh
Ques. : 10 Which of the following
films won the Palme d'Or award at Cannes Film Festival recently?
1) I, Daniel Blake
2) The Salesman
3) Ma Rosa
4) American Honey
5) It's Only The End of the World
Answer:- 1) I, Daniel Blake
1) I, Daniel Blake
2) The Salesman
3) Ma Rosa
4) American Honey
5) It's Only The End of the World
Answer:- 1) I, Daniel Blake
25 MAY 2015
Ques. : 1 Which of the following teams won the 2016 Thomas Cup
badminton tournament recently?
1) South Korea
2) China
3) Indonesians
4) Denmark
5) India
Answer:- 4) Denmark
1) South Korea
2) China
3) Indonesians
4) Denmark
5) India
Answer:- 4) Denmark
Ques. : 2 Which of the following
teams won the 2016 Uber Cup badminton tournament recently?
1) South Korea
2) China
3) Indonesians
4) Denmark
5) India
Answer:- 2) China
1) South Korea
2) China
3) Indonesians
4) Denmark
5) India
Answer:- 2) China
Ques. : 3 Every year 21 May is
observed as
1) National Dengue Day
2) World Hypertension Day
3) International Day of UN Peacekeepers
4) International Day for Biological Diversity
5) Anti-Terrorism Day
Answer:- 5) Anti-Terrorism Day
1) National Dengue Day
2) World Hypertension Day
3) International Day of UN Peacekeepers
4) International Day for Biological Diversity
5) Anti-Terrorism Day
Answer:- 5) Anti-Terrorism Day
Ques. : 4 The World Bank is
launching a ________ fast-disbursing insurance fund to combat deadly pandemics
in poor countries.
1) $300-mn
2) $500-mn
3) $700-mn
4) $800-mn
5) $900-mn
Answer:- 2) $500-mn
1) $300-mn
2) $500-mn
3) $700-mn
4) $800-mn
5) $900-mn
Answer:- 2) $500-mn
Ques. : 5 The United States fully
lifted its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to which of the following
countries recently?
1) Vietnam
2) Taiwan
3) North Korea
4) Iran
5) Pakistan
Answer:- 1) Vietnam
1) Vietnam
2) Taiwan
3) North Korea
4) Iran
5) Pakistan
Answer:- 1) Vietnam
Ques. : 6 India, Iran and which
country signed a historic three-way land transit agreement recently?
1) Iraq
2) Tajikistan
3) Pakistan
4) Afghanistan
5) Jordan
Answer:- 4) Afghanistan
1) Iraq
2) Tajikistan
3) Pakistan
4) Afghanistan
5) Jordan
Answer:- 4) Afghanistan
Ques. : 7 The Indian Navy
commissioned indigenously built INS Tarmugli recently. It is a(n)
1) Fast Patrol Craft
2) Anti-Submarine Craft
3) Torpedo Launch and Recovery Ship
4) Fast Attack Craft
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Fast Attack Craft
1) Fast Patrol Craft
2) Anti-Submarine Craft
3) Torpedo Launch and Recovery Ship
4) Fast Attack Craft
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Fast Attack Craft
Ques. : 8 Who among the following
has been appointed the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Nuclear Power
Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)?
1) KC Purohit
2) VS Ramamurthy
3) SK Sharma
4) Ratan Kumar Sinha
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) SK Sharma
1) KC Purohit
2) VS Ramamurthy
3) SK Sharma
4) Ratan Kumar Sinha
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) SK Sharma
Ques. : 9 India, Myanmar and which
of the following countries will soon be connected by a 1,400-km highway
1) Bangladesh
2) Philippines
3) China
4) Cambodia
5) Thailand
Answer:- 5) Thailand
1) Bangladesh
2) Philippines
3) China
4) Cambodia
5) Thailand
Answer:- 5) Thailand
Ques. : 10 India banned its
nationals from travelling to Libya recently. The capital city of Libya is
1) Khartoum
2) Rabat
3) Tripoli
4) Cairo
5) Sana’a
Answer:- 3) Tripoli
1) Khartoum
2) Rabat
3) Tripoli
4) Cairo
5) Sana’a
Answer:- 3) Tripoli
26 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 Who among the
following has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Assam?
1) Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
2) Badruddin Ajmal
3) Tarun Gogoi
4) Himanta Biswa Sarma
5) Sarbananda Sonowal
Answer:- 5) Sarbananda Sonowal
1) Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
2) Badruddin Ajmal
3) Tarun Gogoi
4) Himanta Biswa Sarma
5) Sarbananda Sonowal
Answer:- 5) Sarbananda Sonowal
Ques.
: 2 Pinarayi Vijayan is the new Chief Minister of which of the following
states?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) West Bengal
4) Puducherry
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Kerala
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) West Bengal
4) Puducherry
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Kerala
Ques.
: 3 The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will now be
known as ‘_________’ Sashaktikaran Vibhag in Hindi.
1) Divyangjan
2) Viklangjan
3) Bhinnangjan
4) Sarvangjan
5) Visheshangjan
Answer:- 1) Divyangjan
1) Divyangjan
2) Viklangjan
3) Bhinnangjan
4) Sarvangjan
5) Visheshangjan
Answer:- 1) Divyangjan
Ques.
: 4 India and World Bank have signed a loan agreement for assistance of USD 100
mn for the urban water supply modernization project of
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Karnataka
3) Maharashtra
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Rajasthan
Answer:- 2) Karnataka
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Karnataka
3) Maharashtra
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Rajasthan
Answer:- 2) Karnataka
Ques.
: 5 The Odisha governor promulgated Odisha Official Language (Amendment)
Ordinance, 2016 to ensure use of Odia in all govt systems recently. The present
governor of Odisha is
1) K Rosaiah
2) Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya
3) SC Jamir
4) Keshari Nath Tripathi
5) K Sathasivam
Answer:- 3) SC Jamir
1) K Rosaiah
2) Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya
3) SC Jamir
4) Keshari Nath Tripathi
5) K Sathasivam
Answer:- 3) SC Jamir
Ques.
: 6 The Union Ministry of Urban Development has shortlisted 13 cities from 13
States/UTs in the list of second batch of Smart Cities Mission. These cities do
not include
1) Dehradun
2) Ranchi
3) Bhagalpur
4) Chandigarh
5) Dharmashala
Answer:- 1) Dehradun
1) Dehradun
2) Ranchi
3) Bhagalpur
4) Chandigarh
5) Dharmashala
Answer:- 1) Dehradun
Ques.
: 7 The govt has decided to launch ASMITA system which is a
1) missing children tracking system
2) women tracking system
3) distressed tracking system
4) endangered animals tracking system
5) student tracking system
Answer:- 5) student tracking system
1) missing children tracking system
2) women tracking system
3) distressed tracking system
4) endangered animals tracking system
5) student tracking system
Answer:- 5) student tracking system
Ques.
: 8 The BHEL, recently, commissioned the first 800 MW supercricital thermal
unit in Yeramarus thermal power station (TPS) located in Raichur district of
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Telangana
3) Kerala
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Karnataka
Answer:- 5) Karnataka
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Telangana
3) Kerala
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Karnataka
Answer:- 5) Karnataka
Ques.
: 9 The first-ever World Humanitarian Summit was held recently in
1) Manila
2) Bangkok
3) Berlin
4) Istanbul
5) London
Answer:- 4) Istanbul
1) Manila
2) Bangkok
3) Berlin
4) Istanbul
5) London
Answer:- 4) Istanbul
Ques.
: 10 Name the US engineer who won the Millennium Technology Prize for his/her
work ‘directed evolution’ in Finland recently.
1) Syamantak Payra
2) Christopher Voigt
3) Huimin Zhao
4) Frances Arnold
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Frances Arnold
1) Syamantak Payra
2) Christopher Voigt
3) Huimin Zhao
4) Frances Arnold
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Frances Arnold
27 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 The leaders of
the G7 group held talks in Japan in the recent summit. Which of the following
countries is NOT a member of G7 grouping?
1) Canada
2) Italy
3) Germany
4) France
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
1) Canada
2) Italy
3) Germany
4) France
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques.
: 2 The Union Cabinet has waived off loans worth more than Rs 9,079 cr owed by
which PSU as part of a financial restructuring package for it?
1) HMT
2) BSNL
3) MTNL
4) Madras Fertilizers Ltd
5) Hindustan Fertilizer Corp
Answer:- 5) Hindustan Fertilizer Corp
1) HMT
2) BSNL
3) MTNL
4) Madras Fertilizers Ltd
5) Hindustan Fertilizer Corp
Answer:- 5) Hindustan Fertilizer Corp
Ques.
: 3 The Union Cabinet approved six new IITs recently. Which of the following is
NOT one of them?
1) Bhilai (Chhattisgarh)
2) Dharwar (Karnataka)
3) Palakkad (Kerala)
4) Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
1) Bhilai (Chhattisgarh)
2) Dharwar (Karnataka)
3) Palakkad (Kerala)
4) Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques.
: 4 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the request of
which bank recently to increase the FDI limit to 74 per cent from the existing
limit of 41.87 per cent?
1) Yes Bank
2) Federal Bank
3) Kotak Mahindra Bank
4) IDFC Bank
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Yes Bank
1) Yes Bank
2) Federal Bank
3) Kotak Mahindra Bank
4) IDFC Bank
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Yes Bank
Ques.
: 5 Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is set to start its India
operations from
1) Maharashtra
2) Gujarat
3) Karnataka
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Kerala
Answer:- 2) Gujarat
1) Maharashtra
2) Gujarat
3) Karnataka
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Kerala
Answer:- 2) Gujarat
Ques.
: 6 The Govt has enforced the decision of EPFO to almost double the maximum sum
assured under its insurance scheme to
1) Rs 3 lakh
2) Rs 4 lakh
3) Rs 5 lakh
4) Rs 6 lakh
5) Rs 7 lakh
Answer:- 4) Rs 6 lakh
1) Rs 3 lakh
2) Rs 4 lakh
3) Rs 5 lakh
4) Rs 6 lakh
5) Rs 7 lakh
Answer:- 4) Rs 6 lakh
Ques.
: 7 The Union Cabinet granted ex-post facto approval to the MoU signed between
India and Maldives on tourism cooperation recently. The currency of Maldives is
1) Taka
2) Rupiah
3) Rufiyaa
4) Ngultrum
5) Maldivian rupee
Answer:- 2) Rupiah
1) Taka
2) Rupiah
3) Rufiyaa
4) Ngultrum
5) Maldivian rupee
Answer:- 2) Rupiah
Ques.
: 8 The Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched 20
Nirbhaya buses of in which state recently?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 2) Rajasthan
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 2) Rajasthan
Ques.
: 9 The union cabinet approved National Capital Goods Policy aimed at
increasing the value of capital goods production to _________ by 2025.
1) Rs 2,30,000 cr
2) Rs 4,60,000 cr
3) Rs 7,50,000 cr
4) Rs 9,25,000 cr
5) Rs 10,00,000 cr
Answer:- 3) Rs 7,50,000 cr
1) Rs 2,30,000 cr
2) Rs 4,60,000 cr
3) Rs 7,50,000 cr
4) Rs 9,25,000 cr
5) Rs 10,00,000 cr
Answer:- 3) Rs 7,50,000 cr
Ques.
: 10 As per the amendment approved by the Union Cabinet in the Constitution
(ST) Order, 1950, Darlong will be added as a scheduled tribe in
1) Assam
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Jharkhand
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Puducherry
Answer:- 5) Puducherry
1) Assam
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Jharkhand
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Puducherry
Answer:- 5) Puducherry
31 MAY 2016
Ques. : 1 The Committee
headed by TSR Subramanian submitted its report recently on
1) New Education Policy
2) Defence Procurement Policy
3) New Foreign Policy
4) Merger of public sector banks
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) New Education Policy
1) New Education Policy
2) Defence Procurement Policy
3) New Foreign Policy
4) Merger of public sector banks
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) New Education Policy
Ques.
: 2 The trial run of the nine-coach Talgo train was conducted on the
Bareilly-Moradabad route recently. Talgo train technology belongs to
1) France
2) Japan
3) Sweden
4) Germany
5) Spain
Answer:- 5) Spain
1) France
2) Japan
3) Sweden
4) Germany
5) Spain
Answer:- 5) Spain
Ques.
: 3 Name the Bollywood actor who has been appointed the goodwill ambassador for
the LEPRA India organisation that fights against leprosy and tuberculosis.
1) R Madhavan
2) Aamir Khan
3) Randeep Hooda
4) Salman Khan
5) Irrfan Khan
Answer:- 1) R Madhavan
1) R Madhavan
2) Aamir Khan
3) Randeep Hooda
4) Salman Khan
5) Irrfan Khan
Answer:- 1) R Madhavan
Ques.
: 4 Seema Punia, who qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics recently, is an Indian
1) Boxer
2) Discus thrower
3) Archer
4) Shot putter
5) Wrestler
Answer:- 2) Discus thrower
1) Boxer
2) Discus thrower
3) Archer
4) Shot putter
5) Wrestler
Answer:- 2) Discus thrower
Ques.
: 5 Which of the following teams won the 2016 UEFA Champions League recently?
1) Atletico Madrid FC
2) Real Madrid FC
3) Paris FC 4) Manchester City FC
5) FC Bayern Munich
Answer:- 2) Real Madrid FC
1) Atletico Madrid FC
2) Real Madrid FC
3) Paris FC 4) Manchester City FC
5) FC Bayern Munich
Answer:- 2) Real Madrid FC
Ques.
: 6 The Hindi Journalism Day is celebrated in India on which day? On this day
the first Hindi newspaper Udant Martand was published in 1826 from Calcutta.
1) 21 May
2) 22 May
3) 27 May
4) 30 May
5) 31 May
Answer:- 4) 30 May
1) 21 May
2) 22 May
3) 27 May
4) 30 May
5) 31 May
Answer:- 4) 30 May
Ques.
: 7 Who is the new Flag Officer Commander-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command
of India?
1) Sunil Lanba
2) AR Karve
3) Girish Luthra
4) Harish Bisht
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Girish Luthra
1) Sunil Lanba
2) AR Karve
3) Girish Luthra
4) Harish Bisht
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Girish Luthra
Ques.
: 8 Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the founder and chief executive of One97
Communications which runs
1) Shopclues
2) Snapdeal
3) Infibeam
4) Flipkart
5) Paytm
Answer:- 5) Paytm
1) Shopclues
2) Snapdeal
3) Infibeam
4) Flipkart
5) Paytm
Answer:- 5) Paytm
Ques.
: 9 Sunrisers Hyderabad clinched the IPL 9 title recently in the captaincy of
1) Chris Gayle
2) Ben Cutting
3) David Warner
4) Yuvraj Singh
5) AB de Villiers
Answer:- 3) David Warner
1) Chris Gayle
2) Ben Cutting
3) David Warner
4) Yuvraj Singh
5) AB de Villiers
Answer:- 3) David Warner
Ques.
: 10 India and which of the following countries have signed an MoU to enhance
research and development capabilities in biotechnology by launching a joint
funding call?
1) Japan
2) Singapore
3) Switzerland
4) Australia
5) Germany
Answer:- 4) Australia
1) Japan
2) Singapore
3) Switzerland
4) Australia
5) Germany
Answer:- 4) Australia
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