KUNDANJI GENERAL AWARENESS DECEMBER 1 TO 10 2016 FOR IBPS MAINS.
01 DECEMBER 2016
Ques. : 1 India is
hosting the two-day ‘Heart of Asia’ conference in which of the following
cities?
1) Hyderabad
2) Chennai
3) Amritsar
4) New Delhi
5) Mumbai
Answer:- 3) Amritsar
1) Hyderabad
2) Chennai
3) Amritsar
4) New Delhi
5) Mumbai
Answer:- 3) Amritsar
Ques. : 2 The Centre
has announced the setting up of a 13-member committee to come up with an action
plan to rapidly expand the use of digital payment platforms. The committee is
headed by
1) Raman Singh
2) Nitish Kumar
3) Naveen Patnaik
4) Akhilesh Yadav
5) Chandrababu Naidu
Answer:- 5) Chandrababu Naidu
1) Raman Singh
2) Nitish Kumar
3) Naveen Patnaik
4) Akhilesh Yadav
5) Chandrababu Naidu
Answer:- 5) Chandrababu Naidu
Ques. : 3 The
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the merger of
BharatiyaMahila Bank (BMB) with the SBI. The BMB is headquartered at
1) Mumbai
2) Kolkata
3) Chennai
4) New Delhi
5) Hyderabad
Answer:- 4) New Delhi
1) Mumbai
2) Kolkata
3) Chennai
4) New Delhi
5) Hyderabad
Answer:- 4) New Delhi
Ques. : 4 The oil
prices jumped recently on prospects for big OPEC output cut. The headquarters
of the OPEC, the group of the world’s largest oil producers, is located in
1) Vienna
2) Tehran
3) Riyadh
4) Manama
5) Baghdad
Answer:- 1) Vienna
1) Vienna
2) Tehran
3) Riyadh
4) Manama
5) Baghdad
Answer:- 1) Vienna
Ques. : 5 As
announced by the govt, the economic growth of India for the second quarter of
the current financial year was
1) 7.1%
2) 7.2%
3) 7.3%
4) 7.5%
5) 7.6%
Answer:- 3) 7.3%
1) 7.1%
2) 7.2%
3) 7.3%
4) 7.5%
5) 7.6%
Answer:- 3) 7.3%
Ques. : 6 The
Supreme Court recently directed that cinema halls across the country must play
which of the following before the screening of a film?
1) National anthem
2) National song
3) PM’s Man Ki Bat
4) Prayers of Mahatma Gandhi
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) National anthem
1) National anthem
2) National song
3) PM’s Man Ki Bat
4) Prayers of Mahatma Gandhi
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) National anthem
Ques. : 7 The
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code kicked in recently from
1) 01 Dec, 2016
2) 02 Dec, 2016
3) 15 Nov, 2016
4) 10 Nov, 2016
5) 01 Nov, 2016
Answer:- 1) 01 Dec, 2016
1) 01 Dec, 2016
2) 02 Dec, 2016
3) 15 Nov, 2016
4) 10 Nov, 2016
5) 01 Nov, 2016
Answer:- 1) 01 Dec, 2016
Ques. : 8 Which of
the following banks has launched a digital banking service, ‘SIMsePAY’, whereby
any account holder can do mobile banking services without the need for a
smartphone or Internet?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) SBI Bank
4) YES Bank
5) IndusInd Bank
Answer:- 4) YES Bank
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) SBI Bank
4) YES Bank
5) IndusInd Bank
Answer:- 4) YES Bank
Ques. : 9 To check
the misuse of Jan Dhan accounts by black money hoarders, the RBI has restricted
the withdrawal from such accounts to ________ per month.
1) Rs 1,000
2) Rs 2,000
3) Rs 2,500
4) Rs 5,000
5) Rs 10,000
Answer:- 5) Rs 10,000
1) Rs 1,000
2) Rs 2,000
3) Rs 2,500
4) Rs 5,000
5) Rs 10,000
Answer:- 5) Rs 10,000
Ques. : 10 India
Met Department (IMD) recently declared the formation of which of the following
cyclones over South-West and adjoining South-East Bay of Bengal?
1) Phailin
2) Hudhud
3) Phyan
4) Aila
5) Nada
1) Phailin
2) Hudhud
3) Phyan
4) Aila
5) Nada
02 DECEMBER 2016
Ques. : 1 The
two-day “Heart of Asia” conference will be participated by over 30 countries.
These countries will NOT include
1) Pakistan
2) Iran
3) Russia
4) US
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
1) Pakistan
2) Iran
3) Russia
4) US
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 2 ________ won
the World Chess Championship for the third consecutive time recently.
1) Sergey Karjakin
2) Garry Kasparov
3) Viswanathan Anand
4) Magnus Carlsen
5) Sergey Karjakin
Answer:- 4) Magnus Carlsen
1) Sergey Karjakin
2) Garry Kasparov
3) Viswanathan Anand
4) Magnus Carlsen
5) Sergey Karjakin
Answer:- 4) Magnus Carlsen
Ques. : 3 Which of
the following was included by the UNESCO in the list of the “Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity” recently?
1) Ukrainian beer
2) Indian beer
3) Belgian beer
4) Spanish beer
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Belgian beer
1) Ukrainian beer
2) Indian beer
3) Belgian beer
4) Spanish beer
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Belgian beer
Ques. : 4 India
has inked the $737-mn (almost Rs 5,000 cr) contract for the acquisition of 145
M-777 ultra-light howitzers from
1) Norway
2) Sweden
3) Russia
4) US
5) Israel
Answer:- 4) US
1) Norway
2) Sweden
3) Russia
4) US
5) Israel
Answer:- 4) US
Ques. : 5 A
________ development package for displaced people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir
(PoK) living in the country was approved by the govt recently.
1) Rs 1,000-cr
2) Rs 1,500-cr
3) Rs 2,000-cr
4) Rs 2,500-cr
5) Rs 3,000-cr
Answer:- 3) Rs 2,000-cr
1) Rs 1,000-cr
2) Rs 1,500-cr
3) Rs 2,000-cr
4) Rs 2,500-cr
5) Rs 3,000-cr
Answer:- 3) Rs 2,000-cr
Ques. : 6 The
World Aids Day is observed across the world on
1) 1 Dec
2) 2 Dec
3) 5 Dec
4) 7 Dec
5) 10 Dec
Answer:- 1) 1 Dec
1) 1 Dec
2) 2 Dec
3) 5 Dec
4) 7 Dec
5) 10 Dec
Answer:- 1) 1 Dec
Ques. : 7 Naveen
Patnaik inaugurated the 55,000-tonne per annum (TPA) ferro-chrome plant set up
by Tata Steel at a cost of Rs 542 cr in Ganjam district in the state of
1) Jharkhand
2) Odisha
3) West Bengal
4) Assam
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 2) Odisha
1) Jharkhand
2) Odisha
3) West Bengal
4) Assam
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 2) Odisha
Ques. : 8 The book
“Playing it my way” has won the prestigious Crossword Book of the Year Award in
the Autobiography category. It is the autobiography of
1) MS Dhoni
2) Sachin Tendulkar
3) Virat Kohli
4) Kapil Dev
5) Sunil Gavaskar
Answer:- 2) Sachin Tendulkar
1) MS Dhoni
2) Sachin Tendulkar
3) Virat Kohli
4) Kapil Dev
5) Sunil Gavaskar
Answer:- 2) Sachin Tendulkar
Ques. : 9 Pankaj
Advani of India is associated with which of the following games?
1) Snooker
2) Squash
3) Badminton
4) Boxing
5) Shooting
Answer:- 1) Snooker
1) Snooker
2) Squash
3) Badminton
4) Boxing
5) Shooting
Answer:- 1) Snooker
Ques. : 10 The
central govt recently approved inclusion of how many new castes in the Central
list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)?
1) 08
2) 09
3) 11
4) 13
5) 15
Answer:- 5) 15
1) 08
2) 09
3) 11
4) 13
5) 15
Answer:- 5) 15
03 DECEMBER 2016
Ques. : 1 The
Internet got democratised on 1 Oct as the control over the key technical
backend functions of the Internet shifted to an international body from the
govt of
1) US
2) UK
3) Australia
4) Germany
5) France
Answer:- 1) US
1) US
2) UK
3) Australia
4) Germany
5) France
Answer:- 1) US
Ques. : 2 Who among
the following has played MS Dhoni in the biopic “MS Dhoni, the Untold Story”?
1) Shahid Kapoor
2) Sidharth Malhotra
3) Ranbir Kapoor
4) Ranveer Singh
5) Sushant Singh Rajput
Answer:- 5) Sushant Singh Rajput
1) Shahid Kapoor
2) Sidharth Malhotra
3) Ranbir Kapoor
4) Ranveer Singh
5) Sushant Singh Rajput
Answer:- 5) Sushant Singh Rajput
Ques. : 3 Theresa
May is the present Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Australia
2) UK
3) Spain
4) Germany
5) France
Answer:- 2) UK
1) Australia
2) UK
3) Spain
4) Germany
5) France
Answer:- 2) UK
Ques. : 4 As per
the news published in the newspapers, which of the following satellites of the
ISRO was used in the recent surgical strikes conducted by the Indian Army on
Pakistan?
1) RISAT-1
2) Astrosat
3) Cartosat-2C
4) IRNSS-1G
5) SCATSAT-1
Answer:- 3) Cartosat-2C
1) RISAT-1
2) Astrosat
3) Cartosat-2C
4) IRNSS-1G
5) SCATSAT-1
Answer:- 3) Cartosat-2C
Ques. : 5 The
public sector Indian Bank recently revised its interest rates for foreign
currency non-resident (FCNR) banking deposits with immediate effect. The bank
is headquartered in
1) Hyderabad
2) Chennai
3) Bengaluru
4) Kolkata
5) Mumbai
Answer:- 2) Chennai
1) Hyderabad
2) Chennai
3) Bengaluru
4) Kolkata
5) Mumbai
Answer:- 2) Chennai
Ques. : 6 Which of
the following countries recently extended its technical hold on India’s move to
get Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar designated as a
terrorist by the United Nations?
1) US
2) UK
3) France
4) Russia
5) China
Answer:- 5) China
1) US
2) UK
3) France
4) Russia
5) China
Answer:- 5) China
Ques. : 7 The
Union Govt has appointed S Sivakumar as a full-time Member of the 21st Law
Commission of India. The chairman of the Commission is
1) P Sathasivam
2) HL Dattu
3) Markandey Katju
4) Balbir Singh Chauhan
5) TS Thakur
Answer:- 4) Balbir Singh Chauhan
1) P Sathasivam
2) HL Dattu
3) Markandey Katju
4) Balbir Singh Chauhan
5) TS Thakur
Answer:- 4) Balbir Singh Chauhan
Ques. : 8 The
constitution of the six members Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was notified
recently. One of the six members of the MPC will be the deputy governor of RBI,
in charge of Monetary Policy, who at present is
1) NS Vishwanathan
2) Harun R Khan
3) R Gandhi
4) SS Mundra
5) Anand Sinha
Answer:- 3) R Gandhi
1) NS Vishwanathan
2) Harun R Khan
3) R Gandhi
4) SS Mundra
5) Anand Sinha
Answer:- 3) R Gandhi
Ques. : 9 Which of
the following is NOT correct with respect to the recent reduction in interest
rate for small savings schemes by the govt for the Oct-Dec quarter of 2016-17?
1) Public Provident Fund (PPF) – 8%
2) Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) – 7.7%
3) Five-Year National Savings Certificate (NSC) – 8%
4) Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA) Scheme – 8.5%
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
1) Public Provident Fund (PPF) – 8%
2) Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) – 7.7%
3) Five-Year National Savings Certificate (NSC) – 8%
4) Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA) Scheme – 8.5%
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 10 Which
international airport of India has become the first carbon neutral airport in
Asia-Pacific?
1) Indira Gandhi International Airport
2) Kempegowda International Airport
3) Goa International Airport
4) Veer Savarkar International Airport
5) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Answer:- 1) Indira Gandhi International Airport
1) Indira Gandhi International Airport
2) Kempegowda International Airport
3) Goa International Airport
4) Veer Savarkar International Airport
5) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Answer:- 1) Indira Gandhi International Airport
05 DECEMBER 2016
Ques. : 1 The
VISAKA scheme launched by the Union Ministry for Human Resource Development is
aimed at making people aware about
1) cleanliness
2) importance of vaccination
3) cashless economic system
4) disaster management
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) cashless economic system
1) cleanliness
2) importance of vaccination
3) cashless economic system
4) disaster management
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) cashless economic system
Ques. : 2 The Hornbill
Festival began was observed recently in which state? The festival coincides
with the Statehood Day of the state which is observed on Dec 1.
1) Nagaland
2) Sikkim
3) Tripura
4) Manipur
5) Assam
Answer:- 1) Nagaland
1) Nagaland
2) Sikkim
3) Tripura
4) Manipur
5) Assam
Answer:- 1) Nagaland
Ques. : 3 The US
President-elect Donald Trump has named Mary Barra to his economic and
job-creation panel. She is the present CEO of
1) Yahoo
2) IBM
3) Boeing
4) Walt Disney
5) General Motors
Answer:- 5) General Motors
1) Yahoo
2) IBM
3) Boeing
4) Walt Disney
5) General Motors
Answer:- 5) General Motors
Ques. : 4 Which of
the following women’s cricket teams won the Asia Cup T20 in Bangkok recently?
1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Sri Lanka
5) Afghanistan
Answer:- 1) India
1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Sri Lanka
5) Afghanistan
Answer:- 1) India
Ques. : 5 What was
the theme of the sixth “Heart of Asia” ministerial conference held in India
recently?
1) Ending Terrorism, Achieving Prosperity 2) Achieving Prosperity and Fraternity
3) Addressing Challenges of Poverty and Terrorism
4) Addressing Challenges, Achieving Prosperity
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Addressing Challenges, Achieving Prosperity
1) Ending Terrorism, Achieving Prosperity 2) Achieving Prosperity and Fraternity
3) Addressing Challenges of Poverty and Terrorism
4) Addressing Challenges, Achieving Prosperity
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Addressing Challenges, Achieving Prosperity
Ques. : 6
__________ has been named the most admired leader in the technology space, in a
survey conducted by VC firm First Round Capital involving over 700 startup
founders.
1) Steve Jobs (Apple)
2) Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
3) Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
4) Elon Musk (Tesla and SpaceX)
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Elon Musk (Tesla and SpaceX)
1) Steve Jobs (Apple)
2) Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
3) Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
4) Elon Musk (Tesla and SpaceX)
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Elon Musk (Tesla and SpaceX)
Ques. : 7 The
Indian Navy celebrates “Navy Day” on which day every year?
1) 1 Dec
2) 2 Dec
3) 3 Dec
4) 4 Dec
5) 5 Dec
Answer:- 4) 4 Dec
1) 1 Dec
2) 2 Dec
3) 3 Dec
4) 4 Dec
5) 5 Dec
Answer:- 4) 4 Dec
Ques. : 8 Who
among the following has been crowned Miss Supranational 2016?
1) Asha Bhat
2) Srinidhi Shetty
3) Priyadarshini
4) Priyanka Yoshikawa
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Srinidhi Shetty
1) Asha Bhat
2) Srinidhi Shetty
3) Priyadarshini
4) Priyanka Yoshikawa
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Srinidhi Shetty
Ques. : 9 India
and which country signed four agreements on visas, cyberspace and investments
during the visit of PM Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani to
India?
1) UAE
2) Qatar
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Iran
5) Iraq
Answer:- 2) Qatar
1) UAE
2) Qatar
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Iran
5) Iraq
Answer:- 2) Qatar
Ques. : 10 Which
of the following countries is hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022? India will train
its police for handling the security during the event.
1) Malaysia
2) Indonesia
3) Philippines
4) Thailand
5) Qatar
Answer:- 5) Qatar
1) Malaysia
2) Indonesia
3) Philippines
4) Thailand
5) Qatar
Answer:- 5) Qatar
06 DECEMBER 2016
Ques. : 1 John Key
unexpectedly announced his resignation recently as the Prime Minister of
1) Italy
2) New Zealand
3) Sweden
4) Australia
5) Canada
Answer:- 2) New Zealand
1) Italy
2) New Zealand
3) Sweden
4) Australia
5) Canada
Answer:- 2) New Zealand
Ques. : 2 Phulel Singh
Sujlana, who passed away, recently, was associated with which of the following
games?
1) Hockey
2) Football
3) Volleyball
4) Cricket
5) Basketball
Answer:- 1) Hockey
1) Hockey
2) Football
3) Volleyball
4) Cricket
5) Basketball
Answer:- 1) Hockey
Ques. : 3 ________
has launched its global startup program ‘Launchpad’ in India, an online portal
featuring over 400 products from different startups.
1) Flipkart
2) Shopclues
3) Snapdeal
4) Amazon
5) ebay
Answer:- 4) Amazon
1) Flipkart
2) Shopclues
3) Snapdeal
4) Amazon
5) ebay
Answer:- 4) Amazon
Ques. : 4 Sachin
Bansal and Binny Bansal have been jointly named “Asian of the Year 2016” by
Singapore-based newspaper The Straits Times. They are the founders of
1) Food Panda
2) Swiggy
3) Paytm
4) Mobikwik
5) Flipkart
Answer:- 5) Flipkart
1) Food Panda
2) Swiggy
3) Paytm
4) Mobikwik
5) Flipkart
Answer:- 5) Flipkart
Ques. : 5 The govt
has extended the MIP on 19 products for two months to protect domestic steel
industry. The term MIP stands for
1) Maximum Import Price
2) Minimum Import Price
3) Minimal Import Price
4) Mortgaged Import Price
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Minimum Import Price
1) Maximum Import Price
2) Minimum Import Price
3) Minimal Import Price
4) Mortgaged Import Price
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Minimum Import Price
Ques. : 6 Maha
Vajiralongkorn was named as the new king in which of the following countries
recently?
1) Philippines
2) Vietnam
3) Thailand
4) Japan
5) Cambodia
Answer:- 3) Thailand
1) Philippines
2) Vietnam
3) Thailand
4) Japan
5) Cambodia
Answer:- 3) Thailand
Ques. : 7 Who
among the following is the present President of the All India Football
Federation (AIFF)? He has been appointed as a Senior Vice-President of Asian
Football Confederation.
1) Arun Jaitley
2) Anurag Thakur
3) Shashank Manohar
4) Praful Patel
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Praful Patel
1) Arun Jaitley
2) Anurag Thakur
3) Shashank Manohar
4) Praful Patel
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Praful Patel
Ques. : 8 In order
to mop up extra liquidity from the system in view of demonetisation, govt and
the RBI have raised the Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS) ceiling to
1) Rs 6 lakh cr
2) Rs 2 lakh cr
3) Rs 1 lakh cr
4) Rs 80,000 cr
5) Rs 30,000 cr
Answer:- 1) Rs 6 lakh cr
1) Rs 6 lakh cr
2) Rs 2 lakh cr
3) Rs 1 lakh cr
4) Rs 80,000 cr
5) Rs 30,000 cr
Answer:- 1) Rs 6 lakh cr
Ques. : 9 The
World Soil Day is observed on
1) 1 Dec
2) 2 Dec
3) 3 Dec
4) 5 Dec
5) 6 Dec
Answer:- 4) 5 Dec
1) 1 Dec
2) 2 Dec
3) 3 Dec
4) 5 Dec
5) 6 Dec
Answer:- 4) 5 Dec
Ques. : 10 Who
among the following has won the reader’s poll for TIME ‘Person of the Year 2016’?
1) Hillary Clinton
2) Mark Zuckerberg
3) Julian Assange
4) Donald Trump
5) Narendra Modi
Answer:- 5) Narendra Modi
1) Hillary Clinton
2) Mark Zuckerberg
3) Julian Assange
4) Donald Trump
5) Narendra Modi
Answer:- 5) Narendra Modi
07 DECEMBER 2016
Ques. : 1 Bernard
Cazeneuve is the new Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Spain
2) France
3) Germany
4) Sweden
5) Cuba
Answer:- 2) France
1) Spain
2) France
3) Germany
4) Sweden
5) Cuba
Answer:- 2) France
Ques. : 2 India
received $300-bn FDI between Apr 2000 and Sep 2016. Thirty three per cent of
the FDI came through the
1) Mauritius route
2) Singapore route
3) US route
4) Switzerland route
5) China route
Answer:- 1) Mauritius route
1) Mauritius route
2) Singapore route
3) US route
4) Switzerland route
5) China route
Answer:- 1) Mauritius route
Ques. : 3
Alexander Van der Bellen won the presidential election in which of the
following countries recently?
1) Denmark
2) Norway
3) Finland
4) Canada
5) Austria
Answer:- 5) Austria
1) Denmark
2) Norway
3) Finland
4) Canada
5) Austria
Answer:- 5) Austria
Ques. : 4 The
first ever International Gita Mahotsav was held recently in
1) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2) Mangalore, Karnataka
3) Nasik, Maharashtra
4) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
5) Kurukshetra, Haryana
Answer:- 5) Kurukshetra, Haryana
1) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2) Mangalore, Karnataka
3) Nasik, Maharashtra
4) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
5) Kurukshetra, Haryana
Answer:- 5) Kurukshetra, Haryana
Ques. : 5 Which of
the following airlines has appointed Amar Abrol as its Managing Director in
addition to his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?
1) Jet Airways
2) Indigo
3) Go Air
4) AirAsia
5) Vistara
Answer:- 4) AirAsia
1) Jet Airways
2) Indigo
3) Go Air
4) AirAsia
5) Vistara
Answer:- 4) AirAsia
Ques. : 6 To
encourage each district in the country to take the digitization route, the NITI
Aayog will be immediately transferring ______ to each district as seed money to
kick start this drive.
1) Rs 2 lakh
2) Rs 5 lakh
3) Rs 8 lakh
4) Rs 10 lakh
5) Rs 15 lakh
Answer:- 2) Rs 5 lakh
1) Rs 2 lakh
2) Rs 5 lakh
3) Rs 8 lakh
4) Rs 10 lakh
5) Rs 15 lakh
Answer:- 2) Rs 5 lakh
Ques. : 7 Prime
Minister Matteo Renzi resigned recently in which of the following countries
after suffering a crushing defeat in a referendum over constitutional reform?
1) Greece
2) Poland
3) New Zealand
4) Italy
5) England
Answer:- 4) Italy
1) Greece
2) Poland
3) New Zealand
4) Italy
5) England
Answer:- 4) Italy
Ques. : 8 Tamil
Nadu CM Jayalalithaa Jayaraman passed away recently. Who among the following is
the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
1) B Valarmathi
2) Sellur K Raju
3) O Panneerselvam
4) Sasikala Natarajan
5) P Thangamani
Answer:- 3) O Panneerselvam
1) B Valarmathi
2) Sellur K Raju
3) O Panneerselvam
4) Sasikala Natarajan
5) P Thangamani
Answer:- 3) O Panneerselvam
Ques. : 9 The
International Volunteer Day (IVD) is observed across the world on
1) 1 Dec
2) 3 Dec
3) 5 Dec
4) 6 Dec
5) 7 Dec
Answer:- 3) 5 Dec
1) 1 Dec
2) 3 Dec
3) 5 Dec
4) 6 Dec
5) 7 Dec
Answer:- 3) 5 Dec
Ques. : 10 Mukesh
Kumar, who won an Asian Tour title, recently, is an Indian
1) squash player
2) cyclist
3) golfer
4) snooker player
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) golfer
1) squash player
2) cyclist
3) golfer
4) snooker player
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) golfer
08 DECEMBER 2016
Ques. : 1 The Vijaya Bank has been adjudged ‘Best Bank
for SME Lending’ in PSB category by Assocham at the 4th SMEs Excellence Awards.
The bank is headquartered at
1) Chennai
2) Hyderabad
3) Bengaluru
4) Mangalore
5) Kochi
Answer:- 3) Bengaluru
1) Chennai
2) Hyderabad
3) Bengaluru
4) Mangalore
5) Kochi
Answer:- 3) Bengaluru
Ques. : 2 The birth anniversary of the father of Indian Constitution
BR Ambedkar (Apr 14) will be observed as ________ in the country.
1) Constitution Day
2) People Day
3) Water Day
4) Determination Day
5) Soil Day
Answer:- 3) Water Day
1) Constitution Day
2) People Day
3) Water Day
4) Determination Day
5) Soil Day
Answer:- 3) Water Day
Ques. : 3 The RBI, in its monetary policy review on 7
Dec, said that the Gross Value Added (GVA) growth for 2016-17 will be
1) 7.6 per cent
2) 7.5 per cent
3) 7.3 per cent
4) 7.1 per cent
5) 6.9 per cent
Answer:- 4) 7.1 per cent
1) 7.6 per cent
2) 7.5 per cent
3) 7.3 per cent
4) 7.1 per cent
5) 6.9 per cent
Answer:- 4) 7.1 per cent
Ques. : 4 The RBI has authorised the Receivables Exchange
of India (RXIL) to launch the country’s first trade receivables exchange
platform for MSMEs, buyers and financiers. The RXIL is promoted by
1) SIDBI
2) NSE
3) BSE
4) NABARD
5) Both 1) and 2)
Answer:- 5) Both 1) and 2)
1) SIDBI
2) NSE
3) BSE
4) NABARD
5) Both 1) and 2)
Answer:- 5) Both 1) and 2)
Ques. : 5 The RBI issued its monetary policy statement on
7 Dec. What is the current repo rate as per the statement?
1) 6.75 per cent
2) 6.50 per cent
3) 6.25 per cent
4) 6 per cent
5) 5.75 per cent
Answer:- 4) 6 per cent
1) 6.75 per cent
2) 6.50 per cent
3) 6.25 per cent
4) 6 per cent
5) 5.75 per cent
Answer:- 4) 6 per cent
Ques. : 6 Who among the following has been named the 2016
Time magazine person of the year?
1) Julian Assange
2) Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
3) Hillary Clinton
4) Donald Trump
5) Vladimir Putin
Answer:- 4) Donald Trump
1) Julian Assange
2) Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
3) Hillary Clinton
4) Donald Trump
5) Vladimir Putin
Answer:- 4) Donald Trump
Ques. : 7 Justice Mian Saqib Nisar was recently appointed
as the next Chief Justice of
1) Pakistan
2) Bangladesh
3) Maldives
4) Afghanistan
5) Iran
Answer:- 1) Pakistan
1) Pakistan
2) Bangladesh
3) Maldives
4) Afghanistan
5) Iran
Answer:- 1) Pakistan
Ques. : 8 Shavkat Mirziyoyev won the recent presidential
elections in which of the following countries?
1) Uzbekistan
2) Turkmenistan
3) Tajikistan
4) Kazakhstan
5) Ukraine
Answer:- 1) Uzbekistan
1) Uzbekistan
2) Turkmenistan
3) Tajikistan
4) Kazakhstan
5) Ukraine
Answer:- 1) Uzbekistan
Ques. : 9 Who among the following has been appointed as
the new chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)?
1) Pravir Kumar
2) Shailesh Singh
3) Prabhat Kumar
4) BS Bhullar
5) M Sathiyavathy
Answer:- 4) BS Bhullar
1) Pravir Kumar
2) Shailesh Singh
3) Prabhat Kumar
4) BS Bhullar
5) M Sathiyavathy
Answer:- 4) BS Bhullar
Ques. : 10 To speed up small value online transactions,
the RBI has relaxed norms for AFA for payments up to Rs 2,000. The term AFA
stands for
1) Advanced Fast Authentication
2) Accredited Fast Authentication
3) Added Factor of Authentication
4) Additional Factor of Authentication
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Additional Factor of Authentication
1) Advanced Fast Authentication
2) Accredited Fast Authentication
3) Added Factor of Authentication
4) Additional Factor of Authentication
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Additional Factor of Authentication
09 DECEMBER 2016
Ques. : 1 The Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF) is
scheduled to be held from 16 Dec to 23 Dec 2016 in
1) New Delhi
2) Lakshadweep
3) Goa
4) Pondicherry
5) Kolkata
Answer:- 3) Goa
1) New Delhi
2) Lakshadweep
3) Goa
4) Pondicherry
5) Kolkata
Answer:- 3) Goa
Ques. : 2 __________ will extend a support aggregating about Rs 120 cr
to banks for deployment of two Point-of-Sale (PoS) devices per village in one
lakh villages having a population of up to 10,000.
1) NABARD
2) SIDBI
3) SBI
4) IBA
5) NHB
Answer:- 1) NABARD
1) NABARD
2) SIDBI
3) SBI
4) IBA
5) NHB
Answer:- 1) NABARD
Ques. : 3 The Corporation Bank has bagged the ‘Best MSME
Bank Award 2016’ instituted by Assocham. The bank is headquartered at
1) Bengaluru
2) Mangalore
3) Chennai
4) Kolkata
5) Hyderabad
Answer:- 2) Mangalore
1) Bengaluru
2) Mangalore
3) Chennai
4) Kolkata
5) Hyderabad
Answer:- 2) Mangalore
Ques. : 4 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
recently launched PSLV-C36 rocket carrying the remote sensing satellite
1) CARTOSAT-2
2) SCATSAT-1
3) TeLEOS-1
4) RESOURCESAT-2A
5) ASTROSAT
Answer:- 4) RESOURCESAT-2A
1) CARTOSAT-2
2) SCATSAT-1
3) TeLEOS-1
4) RESOURCESAT-2A
5) ASTROSAT
Answer:- 4) RESOURCESAT-2A
Ques. : 5 India will begin training the fighter pilots
from which of the following countries on its Sukhoi-30MKI “air dominance jets”
from 2017 onwards?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Bhutan
3) Bangladesh
4) Mauritius
5) Vietnam
Answer:- 5) Vietnam
1) Sri Lanka
2) Bhutan
3) Bangladesh
4) Mauritius
5) Vietnam
Answer:- 5) Vietnam
Ques. : 6 The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Hindi
language 10th among the top 10 most powerful languages on the planet. Which
language is the most powerful language?
1) Arabic
2) Spanish
3) French
4) Mandarin
5) English
Answer:- 5) English
1) Arabic
2) Spanish
3) French
4) Mandarin
5) English
Answer:- 5) English
Ques. : 7 The IOC, BPCL and HPCL have joined hands to set
up India’s biggest oil refinery which will come up in the state of
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Tamil Nadu
4) West Bengal
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 5) Maharashtra
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Tamil Nadu
4) West Bengal
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 5) Maharashtra
Ques. : 8 The INDRA NAVY-2016, to be held in Visakhapatnam
and the Bay of Bengal, is a joint naval military exercise between India and
1) Japan
2) China
3) US
4) Russia
5) Bangladesh
Answer:- 4) Russia
1) Japan
2) China
3) US
4) Russia
5) Bangladesh
Answer:- 4) Russia
Ques. : 9 As per the findings of the 2015 Program
International Student Assessment (PISA) conducted by the OECD, the teens from
which country tops in the world?
1) Sweden
2) Singapore
3) France
4) US
5) China
Answer:- 2) Singapore
1) Sweden
2) Singapore
3) France
4) US
5) China
Answer:- 2) Singapore
Ques. : 10 _______ has bagged the ‘CII National Quality
2016 Award’. The award has been jointly instituted by the Confederation of
Indian Industries (CII) and Export Import Bank (EXIM).
1) Hero Motocorp
2) Renault
3) BEML
4) BHEL
5) HAL
Answer:- 3) BEML
1) Hero Motocorp
2) Renault
3) BEML
4) BHEL
5) HAL
Answer:- 3) BEML
10 DECEMBER 2016
Ques. : 1 The parliament in which of
the following countries voted overwhelmingly to impeach President Park Geun-hye
recently over an influence-peddling scandal?
1) Vietnam
2) Philippines
3) Thailand
4) South Korea
5) Cambodia
Answer:- 4) South Korea
1) Vietnam
2) Philippines
3) Thailand
4) South Korea
5) Cambodia
Answer:- 4) South Korea
Ques. : 2 The High Court in which of the following states
recently scrapped the Special Backward Classes (SBC) Reservation Act 2015 that
provisioned for 5% quota to five communities, including Gujjars?
1) Haryana
2) Rajasthan
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Punjab
Answer:- 2) Rajasthan
1) Haryana
2) Rajasthan
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Punjab
Answer:- 2) Rajasthan
Ques. : 3 India signed a civil nuclear
cooperation agreement with which of the following countries in New Delhi
recently?
1) Mauritius
2) Maldives
3) Suriname
4) Vietnam
5) Japan
Answer:- 4) Vietnam
1) Mauritius
2) Maldives
3) Suriname
4) Vietnam
5) Japan
Answer:- 4) Vietnam
Ques. : 4 The Human Rights Day is
celebrated every year to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
on
1) 01 Dec
2) 04 Dec
3) 06 Dec
4) 08 Dec
5) 10 Dec
Answer:- 5) 10 Dec
1) 01 Dec
2) 04 Dec
3) 06 Dec
4) 08 Dec
5) 10 Dec
Answer:- 5) 10 Dec
Ques. : 5 The US Congress passes a bill
recently declaring _______ a ‘major defence partner’?
1) Vietnam
2) India
3) Philippines
4) Japan
5) South Korea
Answer:- 2) India
1) Vietnam
2) India
3) Philippines
4) Japan
5) South Korea
Answer:- 2) India
Ques. : 6 India has decided to set up a
center of Excellence in Information Technology at the Al-Azhar University which
is the oldest and most prestigious University of
1) Egypt
2) Kenya
3) Jordan
4) Yemen
5) Iraq
Answer:- 1) Egypt
1) Egypt
2) Kenya
3) Jordan
4) Yemen
5) Iraq
Answer:- 1) Egypt
Ques. : 7 The SBI board approved sale
of 3.9% stake in the life insurance arm for Rs 1,794 cr. The SBI Life Insurance
is a joint venture between SBI and
1) American International Group
2) AXA
3) BNP Paribas Cardif
4) Prudential Financial
5) Metlife
Answer:- 3) BNP Paribas Cardif
1) American International Group
2) AXA
3) BNP Paribas Cardif
4) Prudential Financial
5) Metlife
Answer:- 3) BNP Paribas Cardif
Ques. : 8 What is the maximum
permissible shareholding of foreign investors in insurance companies in India
as of now?
1) 26 per cent
2) 49 per cent
3) 51 per cent
4) 74 per cent
5) 100 per cent
Answer:- 2) 49 per cent
1) 26 per cent
2) 49 per cent
3) 51 per cent
4) 74 per cent
5) 100 per cent
Answer:- 2) 49 per cent
Ques. : 9 Nana Akufo-Addo recently won
the presidential election in which of the following countries?
1) Ghana
2) Nigeria
3) Kenya
4) Sudan
5) Tanzania
Answer:- 1) Ghana
1) Ghana
2) Nigeria
3) Kenya
4) Sudan
5) Tanzania
Answer:- 1) Ghana
Ques. : 10 The board of directors of
IDFC Bank has approved the appointment of Veena Mankar as Non-Executive
Chairperson. IDFC Bank is headquartered at
1) New Delhi
2) Mumbai
3) Kolkata
4) Pune
5) Chennai
Answer:- 2) Mumbai
1) New Delhi
2) Mumbai
3) Kolkata
4) Pune
5) Chennai
Answer:- 2) Mumbai
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