Current Affairs May 2016 MCQs 68 Page

May2016
1.WhatwastherankofIndiaamongthecoalproducingcountriesintheworld?
(a)Second
(b)Third
(c)Fourth
(d)Fifth
2.OnthebasisofcarboncontentwhichtypeofcoalhasthamaximumCarboncontent?
(a)Peat
(b)Lignite
(c)Bituminous
(d)Anthracite
3.Theworldsfirstpetroleumwellwasdrilledin
(a)TungusBasin (b)Makum
(c)Pennsylvania
(d)lakeMaracaibo
4.Intherefiningofpetroleumandpetroleumproductswhichofthefollowingtechniqueisused?
(a)Distillation
(b)Fractionaldistillation
(c)Simpledistillation (d)Chromatography
5.Hydrogenthefuturefuelwhatitgivesoutonlywaterwhileburning?
(a)Oxygen
(b)Nitrogen
(c)Water
(d)Carbondioxide
6.RecentlywheredidtheRiverDevelopmentandGangaRejuvenation,aruralsanitationinitiativesfor
conservationofriverGangawaslaunched?
(a)Jharkhand
(b)Uttarakhand
(c)MadhyaPradesh (d)Bihar
7.RecentlywhichofthefollowingministryhaslaunchedawebbasedapplicationonIntegratedWaste
ManagementSystem(IWMS)forbettermanagementofwaste?
(a)MinistryofWaterResources,RiverDevelopmentandGangaRejuvenation.
(b)MinistryofEnvironment,ForestandClimateChange
(c)MinistryofPetroleumandNaturalGas
(d)MinistryofChemicalsandFertilizers
10.ContractLabour(Regulation&Abolition)Actwasenactedin?
(a)1969
(b)1970
(c)1971
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9.Namethepublicsectorundertaking(PSU)haslaunchedaportalContractLabourPayment
ManagementSystem?
(a)CoalIndiaLimited
(b)NeyveliLigniteCorporationLtd
(c)NorthernCoalFieldsLtd
(d)WesternCoalFieldsLimited
8.RecentlyMinisterofRailwayshaslaunchedoneEenabledapplication,namely,ProjectManagement
&InformationSystem(PMIS)for
(a)MonitoringNationalHighwayprojects
(b)MonitoringalltheRailwayprojects
(c)MonitoringallPortprojects
(d)MonitoringallDefenseproductionprojects
(d)1980
11.Whichofthefollowingcitiesareincludedinthesecondlistofsmartcitiesreleasedbythe
governmentofIndia?
1.Raipur
2.Panaji
3.Kohima
4.Dehradun
(a)1and4
(b)1,2and4
(c)1and2
(d)1,2,3and4
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12.TheobjectiveofNationalIntellectualPropertyRightsPolicyistomake
(a)CreativeIndia;InnovativeIndia
(b)DevelopedIndia;AdvancedIndia
(c)InnovativeIndia;AdvancedIndia
(d)BestIndia;CreativeIndia
13.RecentlywhichstategovernmentissuedagovernmentresolutiongivingminoritystatustoJain
community?
(a)Gujarat
(b)Rajasthan
(c)MadhyaPradesh
(d)Karnataka
14.WhenwastheOneEmployeeOneEPFAccountdrivelaunchedbyEPFO(EmployeesProvident
FundOrganisation)?
(a)2October2015
(b)1December2015 (c)30April2016
(d)1May2016
15.TheWorldCitiesReport2016,UrbanizationandDevelopment:EmergingFutureswaslaunched
by
(a)UNHabitatProgramme
(b)UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme
(c)WorldBank
(d)UnitedNationsPopulationFund
16.WhatistherankofIndiainrecentlyreleasesRenewableenergycountryattractivenessindex
2016?
(a)Third
(b)Second
(c)Fourth
(d)Fifth
17.WhendidtheUnionCabinethasgivenitsapprovalforNationalCapitalGoodsPolicy?
(a)22May2016
(b)20May2016
(c)25May2016
(d)28May2016
18.NametheonlyIndianinForbeslistof40MostPowerfulPeopleintheFinancialWorld?
(a)UdayKotak
(b)AnandMahindra (c)MukeshAmbani
(d)AdiGodrej
19.Whichofthefollowingoptionsrepresentsthefirstthreerankedcountriesincronycapitalism
index?
(a)Thailand,Brazil,UnitedKingdom
(b)Russia,Malaysia,Philippines
(c)Ukraine,Mexico,Indonesia
(d)China,Japan,SouthKorea
20.WhichofthefollowingBankhaslaunchedbusinesscreditcardinassociationwithJetAirwaysfor
smallandmidsizedenterprises(SMEs)andtheiremployees?
(a)ICICIBank
(b)HDFCBank
(c)IDBIBank
(d)SBIBank
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21.RecentlywhichofthefollowingIndianforcehassuccessfullytestedfiredBrahMossupersonic
cruisemissile?
(a)IndianAirforce
(b)IndianNavy
(c)IndianCoastGuard(d)IndianArmy
22.RecentlyIndiasuccessfullytestfireditsindigenouslydevelopedsupersonicinterceptormissileat
(a)Visakhapatnam
(b)Kochi
(c)Goa
(d)Odisha
23.RecentlywhohasbecomethefirstIndiantobeselectedforInternationalAstronauticalFederation
(IAF)HallofFameawardfor2016?
(a)U.RRao
(b)C.N.RRao
(c)KrishnaswamyKasturirangan
(d)MamidalaJagadeshKumar
24.WhichofthefollowingmissionofNASAthelargestcollectionofexoplanets(Trove)everwere
discovered?
(a)LunarOrbiter1
(b)Kepler
(c)Pioneer1
(d)HubbleSpaceTelescope
25.NamethethefirstScorpenesubmarinewhosemaidenSeatrialwasdonerecentlybytheIndian
navy?
(a)Khanderi
(b)Kalvari
(c)Padmavat
(d)Godavari
26.WhohaswonthetitleofmenssinglesinrecentlyheldRomeMastersTournament2016?
(a)NovakDjokovic
(b)AndyMurray
(c)VasekPospisil
(d)JackSock
27.WhohaswontheMenssinglestitleoftheMutuaMadridOpen2016?
(a)NovakDjokovic
(b)AndyMurray
(c)FlorinMergea
(d)RohanBopanna
28.WhohaswonthemenssinglestitleofTEBBNPParibasIstanbulOpen2016?
(a)GrigorDimitrov
(b)DiegoSchwartzman
(c)FlavioCipolla
(d)DudiSela
29.WhohaswonthemenssinglestitleoftherecentlyheldBarcelonaOpenBancSabadell2016?
(a)RogerFederer
(b)NovakDjokovic
(c)RafaelNadal
(d)KeiNishikori
30.NametheplacewhereGrandPrixHassanII2016washeld?
(a)Russia
(b)Morocco
(c)UnitedStates
(d)Australia
31.WhichofthefollowingteamhaswontherecentlyheldFederationCupFootballtournament?
(a)BangaloreFootballClub
(b)MohunBaganClub (c)AizawlFC (d)Noneofthese
32.Whichofthefollowingteamhaswontherecentlyheld201516,LaLigaCup?
(a)RealMadrid
(b)AtleticoMadrid
(c)Barcelona
(d)Valencia
33.WhohaswonthemenssinglestitleinBadmintonAsiaChampionships2016?
(a)ChenLong
(b)LinDan
(c)LeeChongWei
(d)HouweiTian
WhohaswonthetitleofWorldSnookerChampionship2016?
(a)SteveDavis
(b)MarkSelby
(c)SeanMurphy
(d)MatthewStevens
34.IntherecentlyheldAsiaKabaddiCup2016inPakistanthewinneris
(a)Pakistan
(b)India
(c)Iran
(d)Nepal
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35.RecentlywhichofthefollowingformercricketerhasacceptedIndian OlympicAssociation(IO(A)s
invitationtobecomethecountrysgoodwillambassadorfortheRioOlympics?
(a)VirenderSehwag
(b)V.V.SLaxman
(c)SachinTendulkar
(d)SouravGanguly
36.WhohadledayogasessionattheUNontheoccasionofthesecondInternationalYogaDay
celebratedon21June2016?
(a)ArunJaitley
(b)SadhguruJaggiVasudev (c)SriSriRaviShankar(d)SushmaSwaraj
37.RecentlywhohasbeenappointedasChairmanandManagingDirector(CM(D)ofNuclearPower
CorporationofIndiaLimited(NPCIL)?
(a)K.C.Purohit
(b)S.KSharma
(c)K.NVyas
(d)R.ARajeev
38.RecentlyIndianmountaineer,ArjunVajpaisuccessfullyclimbedthefifthhighestmountaininthe
world.WhatisthenameoftheMountain?
(a)MountEverest
(b)MountMakalu
(c)MountKilimanjaro (d)MountManaslu
39.On23May2016JayalalithaawassworninasTamilNaduChiefMinister.
Thiswasherwhich
tenureaschiefminister?
(a)Seventh
(b)Sixth
(c)Fourth
(d)Third
40.RecentlyrenownedDiwalibenPunjabhaiBhilpassedaway
(a)SocialActivist
(b)RTIActivist
(c)Bharathanatyamexponent(d)Folksinger
41.InWhichyearKiranBediwasconferredwithRamonMagsaysayAwardalsocalledasAsias
NobelPrize?
(a)1991
(b)1992
(c)1993
(d)1994
42.RecentlyTsaiIngWenhasbeenelectedasthe1stFemalePresidentofwhichofthefollowing
country?
(a)Taiwan
(b)Philippines
(c)Cambodia
(d)Vietnam
43.Recentlywhoseappointmenthasbeenhasapprovedbyappointmentscommitteeofthecabinetas
PrincipalAdviser(SocialSector),NITIAayog?
(a)Dr.RaghuramRajan (b)RatanP.Watal
(c)ChandaKochhar
(d)RatneshChandra
44.NametheIndianAmericanscientistwhowasannouncedtobeawardedwiththeprestigious
NationalMedalofScienceawardfromU.S.President?
(a)Pro.RakeshJain
(b)Pro.AbhinavVashisht(c)Prof.UmeshAhluwalia(d)Prof.UmeshRai
45.RecentlywhohasbeenelectedasindependentICCChairman?
(a)N.Srinivasan
(b)ShashankManohar
(c)AnilKumble
(d)RickyPonting
46.RecentlywhohasbeenappointedasthechairmanoftheNationalStockExchange(NSE)?
(a)DeepakKumar
(b)AshokChawla
(c)ChandaKochhar (d)ShikhaSharma
47.RecentlySadiqKhanhasbecomethefirstMuslimmayorofwhichofthefollowingplace?
(a)NewYork
(b)London
(c)Washington
(d)Louisiana
48.NametheeminentstatisticianwhohastakenoverastheparttimeChairpersonintheNational
StatisticalCommission?
(a)Prof.RahulMukherjee(b)Dr.RajivMehta (c)Dr.RadhaBinodBarman (d)Dr.ManojPanda
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49.NametheBollywoodactorwhowasrecentlynamedgoodwillambassadoroftheIndiancontingent
fortheupcomingOlympicGamesinRiodeJaneiro?
(a)AnupamKher
(b)SalmalKhan
(c)AkshayKumar
(d)KanganaRanaut
50.NametheIndianacademicianwhohasbeenappointedtoUnitedNationsUniversityCouncil?
(a)ArunaRai
(b)Dr.RadhaKumar (c)Prof.Yashpal
(d)Prof.VedPrakashAgrwal
51.RecentlyTimCook,ChiefExecutiveOfficeroffamousAmericancompany,Applewasonavisitto
India,heannouncedtoestablishaDesignandDevelopmentAcceleratorinwhichofthefollowing
city?
(a)Hyderabad
(b)Bengaluru
(c)NewDelhi
(d)Noida
52.Winnerofthe2016ManBookerInternationalPrizeis
(a)CharlotteCollins
(b)JosEduardoAgualusa (c)DeborahSmith(d)HanKang
53.WiththehelpofwhichofthefollowingPolarSatelliteLaunchVehicledidtheISROsuccessfully
launched20satelliteinasingleflight?
(a)PSLV35
(b)PSLV33
(c)PSLV34
(d)PSLV36
54.RecentlytheUnionCabinethasapprovedtheestablishmentofFundofFundsforStartups(FFS)
atwhichofthefollowingbank?
(a)SmallIndustriesDevelopmentBankofIndia
(b)NationalBankforAgricultureandRuralDevelopment
(c)ReserveBankofIndia
(d)MudraBank
55.WhichofthefollowingministryhaslaunchedtheTCIIIMreport?
(a)MinistryofRoadTransport&Highways
(b)MinistryofDefence
(c)MinistryofAgriculture
(d)MinistryofHomeAffairs
56.Thehumanresourcesconsultingfirm,MercerissuedtheCostofLivingSurvey2016.According
tothiswhichisthemostexpensivecityinIndia?
(a)Mumbai
(b)Chennai
(c)Delhi
(d)Hyderabad
57.AmassshootingterroristattackoccurredinOrlando,UnitedStateswhichresultedin49
deaths,OrlandoislocatedinwhichofthefollowingstateofUnitedStates?
(a)Florida
(b)Texas
(c)NorthCarolina
(d)Alaska
58.WhichofthefollowingIndiansoftwareengineerhasfoundaplaceinTimemagazines2016listof
NextGenerationLeaders?
(a)AzimPremji
(b)UmeshSachdev
(c)N.RNarayanaMurthy
(d)NarendraBansal
59.Nametheworldsmostpowerfulfemalepolitician,accordingtotherecentreleasemadebyForbes
Magazine.
(a)HillaryClinton
(b)AngelaMerkel
(c)AungSanSuuKyi
(d)MitchellBaclet
61.IndiarankedatwhichofthefollowingpositioninGlobalPeaceIndex(GPI)2016releasedby
LondonbasedInstituteforEconomicsandPeace(IEP)?
(a)142nd
(b)141st
(c)143rd
(d)145th
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60.Forbeson8June2016releasedthelistof2016Worlds100HighestPaidAthletes.Thelisthas
beentoppedby
(a)FloydMayweather
(b)CristianoRonaldo (c)LionelMessi
(d)Mariasarapova
62.WhoistheauthorofthebooknamedVotingforFreedom:The2016SwissReferendumonBasic
Income:AMilestoneintheAdvancementofDemocracy?
(a)DanielHaniandPhilipKovce
(b)SamuelHuntington
(c)RogerEatwell
(d)MatthewSmith
63.HowmanyIndianshavebeennamedinrecentlyreleasedWorlds100MostPowerfulWomenlist?
(a)3
(b)4
(c)6
(d)5
64.Inrecentlyreleased2015GoodCountryIndex(GCI),Indiahasbeenplacedatwhichofthe
followingposition?
(a)80th
(b)75th
(c)70th
(d)65th
65.WhoisthefirstAmericanpresidenttopayhomageattheHiroshimaPeaceMemorial?
(a)BarakObama
(b)BillClinton
(c)GeorgeW.Bush (d)Truman
66.RecentlyAIIBhasapprovedfirstloansforprojectsinfourcountries.Whichofthefollowing
countryisnotincluded?
(a)Bangladesh
(b)Pakistan
(c)Indonesia
(d)Afghanistan
67.AtwhatpercentdidWorldBankretainedthegrowthrateforIndiain201617,initsreport
namedIndiaDevelopmentUpdateFinancingDoubleDigitGrowth?
(a)7.6
(b)7.5
(c)7.2
(d)7.3
68.ThehighlevelmeetingchairedbythePrimeMinisterhasincreasedtheFDIinthedefencesector
(FDI)towhatpercentage?
(a)74%
(b)100%
(c)51%
(d)49%
69.WhichoneofthefollowingIndianleadingcapitalmarketsbankopenedtradingattheLondon
StockExchange(LSE)withabond,whichiscertifiedbytheClimateBondsStandardsBoard?
(a)StateBankofIndia (b)BankofBaroda
(c)ICICI
(d)AxisBank
70.WhatpercentGlobalGrowthisForecastedinthelatestGlobalEconomicProspectsreport
releasedbytheWorldBank?
(a)2.4%
(b)2.5%
(c)2.7%
(d)3.4%
73.RecentlytheInternationalAstronomicalUnion(IAU)hasofficiallynamedaMarscratercalled
Langtangislocatedin
(a)Jupiter
(b)Mars
(c)Saturn
(d)Moon
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72.RecentlytheInternationalAstronomicalUnion(IAU)hasofficiallynamedaMarscrater
Langtang.Langtangisa
(a)Oneofthevillagesworsthitbythe2015earthquakeinNepal.
(b)Chinasendangeredbirdspecies
(c)AnancientcityofBhutan
(d)ArarespeciesoftreeinArunachalPradesh
71.WithwhatpercentGovernmentofIndias(GOI)equityrecentlytheUnionCabinethasgivenits
approvalforsettinguptheIndiaPostPaymentsBank(IPP(B)asaPublicLimitedCompanyunder
theDepartmentofPosts?
(a)80%
(b)75%
(c)51%
(d)100%
74.Thecompanywhichhaslaunchedtwocommercialcommunicationssatellites,Eutelsat117West
BandABS2AsuccessfullyinGeosynchronousTransferOrbits(GTO).
(a)SpaceX
(b)NASA
(c)ISRO
(d)Noneoftheabove
75.TheIndigenousTrainerAircraftHTT40(BasicTrainerAircraftBT(A)isdesignedanddeveloped
by
(a)DefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation
(b)HindustanAeronauticsLimited
(c)IndianAirforce
(d)BrahmosAerospace
76.WhatisthereasonbehindextinctionofGreatBarrierReefsonlyendemic(foundnowhereelse)
mammalspecies?
(a)Climatechange
(b)Hunting
(c)Lackoffood
(d)Noneoftheabove
77.CommonlycalledasBrambleCaymelomysare
(a)LamasofTibet
(b)AnacondaofAmazon(c)InsectsinSilentValley(d)Australianrats
78.NametheprojectunderwhichscientistsfromIcelandhavediscoveredanewwaytotrapthe
greenhousegas(GHG)carbondioxide(CO2)deepundergroundbychangingitintorock?
(a)CarbonPrint
(b)CarbFix
(c)CarbonTally
(d)CarbonRock
79.Malwareisanabbreviatedtermformedfromthecombinationofwhichofthefollowongtwo
words?
(a)MultipleandSoftware
(b)MaliciousandSoftware
(c)MalafideandSoftware
(d)Noneoftheabove
80.NamethechemicalusedinbreadswhichwasrecentlybannedbyFoodandSafetyStandard
AuthorityofIndia(FSSAI),afterastudybytheCentreforScienceandEnvironment(CSE)named
itasoneoftwochemicalsthatcouldcausecancer?
(a)Potassiumbromated
(b)Potassiumnitrate
(c)Potassiumsulphate
(d)Potassiumchlorate
81.FSSAIisstandsfor
(a)FoodandSecurityStandardAuthorityofIndia
(b)FoodandSecurityStandardAgencyofIndia
(c)FoodandSafetyStandardAuthorityofIndia
(d)FoodandSafetyStandardAuthorityofIndia
84.WhohaswonthemenssinglestitleintherecentlyheldFrenchOpen?
(a)NovakDjokovic
(b)AndyMurray
(c)MarcLopez
(d)MikeBryan
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83.WhohaswonthetitleofmenssinglesintherecentlyheldGerryWeberOpen2016?
(a)FlorianMayer
(b)AlexanderZverev (c)RogerFederer
(d)TommyRobredo
82.Whichofthefollowinginternationalbodywhichsetssafetystandardsforfoodcommodities?
(a)FoodandAgriclutralOrganisation
(b)CODEXAlimentarius
(c)WorldHealthOrganisation
(d)Noneoftheabove
85.WhohasbeenselectedasthePlayeroftheseriesinrecentlyheldODIseriesbetweenIndiaand
Zimbabwe?
(a)BrinderSaran
(b)K.LRahul
(c)MandeepSingh
(d)JaspreetBumrah
86.WhichofthefollowingteamwonthenintheditionoftheIndianPremierLeague(IPL)?
(a)SunrisersHyderabad
(b)RoyalChallengersBangalore
(c)KolkataKnightRiders
(d)ChennaiSuperKings
87.Whichofthefollowingteamhaswonthe2016MensHockeyChampionsTrophy?
(a)India
(b)England
(c)Australia
(d)Germany
88.WhichofthefollowingteamhaswonthetitleoftherecentlyheldUEFAChampionsLeague2015
16?
(a)RealMadrid
(b)Barcelona
(c)AtleticoMadrid
(d)Valencia
89.WhohaswonthewomenssinglestitleinAustralianOpenSuperSeriesBadmintontournament
2016?
(a)SainaNehwal
(b)SunYu
(c)LiXuerui
(d)WangYihan
90.WhohaswonthesinglesmenstiltleofBCAIndonesiaOpen2016?
(a)JohnO.Jorgensen (b)LeeChongWei
(c)TeiXuYing
(d)WangYihan
91.Whichofthefollowingcountryhaswonthetitleofrecentlyheldwomensbadmintonteam
championshipsUberCup2016?
(a)China
(b)SouthKorea
(c)Japan
(d)India
92.The2016AIBAWomensWorldBoxingChampionshipswasheldat
(a)China
(b)France
(c)India
(d)Kazakhstan
93.WhohaswonthetitleofrecentlyheldU.S.OpenchampionshipinGolf?
(a)TigerWoods
(b)AdamScott
(c)DustinJohnson
(d)TomWatson
94.WhoamongthefollowinghaswontheEuropeanGrandPrix2016?
(a)SebastianVettel
(b)NicoRosberg
(c)LewisHamilton
(d)SergioPerez
95.WhohaswontherecentlyheldMonacoGrandPrix2016?
(a)NicoRosberg
(b)LewisHamilton
(c)MaxVerstappen
(d)SebastianVettel
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97.Theofficialslogan,fortheOlympicandParalympicGamesis
(a)OneWorld,OneDream
(b)WelcomeHome
(c)ANewWorld
(d)NoneofThese
96.Whohaswonthetitleof14theditionofTenzingHillaryEverestMarathon?
(a)JuiMukherjee
(b)BedBahadurSunuwa
(c)RoshaniRai
(d)MajorDPSingh
98.TheofficialmascotsofthePyeongChangOrganizingCommitteeforthe2018WinterOlympicand
ParalympicWinterGames(POCOG)is?
(a)ViniciusandTom
(b)SoohorangandBandabi
(c)ObaAndEba
(d)NoneoftheAbove
99.RecentlywhohasbeenappointedastheHeadCoachoftheIndianCricketTeam?
(a)AnilKumble
(b)SouravGanguly (c)RaviShastri
(d)Noneoftheabove
100.RecentlyAnjuBobbyGeorgeresignedasthepresidentoftheKeralaStateSportsCouncil
(KSS(C).Sheisrelatedwhichofthefollowingsports?
(a)Shooting
(b)Archery
(c)Athletics
(d)Cricketer
101.HarmanpreetKaurwasrecentlyinnewsisrelatedtowhichofthefollowingsports?
(a)Cricket
(b)Hockey
(c)Snooker
(d)Kabaddi
102.KovalamNarayanPanickerwhorecentlypassedaway.Hewasthewriterinwhichofthe
followinglanguage?
(a)Konkani
(b)Tamil
(c)Malayalam
(d)Telugu
103.WhohasbeenappointedtochairaUNcommissiontomonitorthehumanrightssituationin
SouthSudan?
(a)YasminSooka
(b)KailashSatyarthi (c)ScottLong
(d)SamarBadawi
104.WhoamongthefollowingistherecentlyelectedfirstfemalemayoroftheRome?
(a)Salmabint
(b)VirginiaRaggi
(c)ReginaRagi
(d)PieroFassino
105.ManimalaDevirecentlypassedawaywasa
(a)Actress
(b)Dancer
(c)Painter
(d)Politician
106.Recentlywhohasbeenelectedastheheadof InternationalChamberofCommerce(IC(C)?
(a)MukeshAmbani
(b)Azimpremji
(c)SunilMittal
(d)ShivNadar
107.Recentlywhohasbeenappointedasthefulltimedirectorgeneralofthestatebroadcaster
Doordarshan?
(a)ArchanaRamasundaram
(b)SupriyaSahu
(c)DeepakPathak
(d)AparnaVaishya
108.RecentlyUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly(UNG(A)electedPeterThomsonasPresidentofits
upcoming71stsession.Heisafrom
(a)SouthAfrica
(b)Fiji
(c)Chile
(d)Liberia
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110.Amongthefollowingwhoisnotassociatedwiththe21stLawCommissionofIndia?
(a)M.C.Setalvad
(b)SatyaPalJain
(c)Dr.JusticeBalbirSinghChauhan
(d)JusticeRaviR.Tripathi
109.WhowastheCharimanofthe21stLawCommissionofIndia?
(a)M.C.Setalvad
(b)Dr.JusticeARLakshmanan
(c)JusticeA.P.Shah
(d)Dr.JusticeBalbirSinghChauhan
111.WhohasbeenchosenastheflagbeareroftheIndiancontingentatthe2016RioGames
openingceremony?
(a)JituRai
(b)DipaKarmakar
(c)GaganNarang
(d)AbhinavBindra
112.GordieHowe,recentlypassedawaywasalegendaryplayerinwhichofthefollowingsports?
(a)Golf
(b)Fencing
(c)Icehockey
(d)Boxing
113.Mudrarakshasawhorecentlypassedawaywasa
(a)Writer
(b)Politician
(c)Actor
(d)Painter
114.InderMalhotrawhorecentlypassedawaywasa
(a)Politician
(b)Journalist
(c)Historian
(d)Musician
115.K.K.Katyalwhorecentlypassedawaywasa
(a)SeniorPolitician
(b)Seniorjournalist
(c)Historian
(d)Architect
116.ManoharAichwhorecentlypassedawaywasa
(a)IndiasfirstFormulaOneRacer
(c)Indiasfirstmarathonrunner
(b)IndiasfirstMrUniverse
(d)IndiasfirstArcher
117.SulabhaDeshpandewhorecentlypassedawaywasa
(a)Famouswriter
(b)Famousactressandtheaterpersonality
(c)Famousfolksinger
(d)Famouspolitician
118.WhohasbeenappointedastheheadofUnitedNationsMilitaryObserversGroupinIndiaand
Pakistan(UNMOGIP)?
(a)PeterThomson
(b)MajorGeneralPerLodin
(c)MajorGeneralDelaliJohnsonSakyi
(d)Nonepftheabove
119.UNMOGIPisstandsfor
(a)UnitedNationsMilitaryOperationsGroupinIndiaandPakistan
(b)UnitedNationsMiddlemenObserversGroupinIndiaandPakistan
(c)UnitedNationsMaintananceOperationsGroupinIndiaandPakistan
(d)UnitedNationsMilitaryObserversGroupinIndiaandPakistan
120.UnitedNationsMilitaryObserversGroupinIndiaandPakistan(UNMOGIP)wasformedin
(a)1947
(b)1948
(c)1949
(d)1972
121.Considerthefollowingstatementsandchoosethecorrectstatements
1.InJuly1972,IndiaandPakistansignedanagreementdefiningaLineofControlinKashmir
2.TheofficesofUNMOGIParesituatedinSrinagarandIslamabad
3.UnitedNationsMilitaryObserversGroupinIndiaandPakistan(UNMOGIP)wasformedin1948
4.Shimlaagreementwassingedin1966aftertheIndoChinawarin1965
(a)1,2and3only
(b)2,3and4only
(c)1,3and4only
(d)Alltheabove
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122.WhohasbeenawardedwiththeOrderofFriendshipbytheRussianPresidentVladimirPutin?
(a)NarendraModi
(b)BanKiMoon
(c)XiJinping
(d)PranabMukherjee
123.Theoldestgraduateintheworld,ShigemiHiratawhoreceivedaBachelorofArtsdegreeatthe
ageof96years200daysisrelatedtowhichofthefollowingcountry?
(a)Japan
(b)Taiwan
(c)SouthKorea
(d)Philippines
124.Recentlywhichofthefollowingbollywoodactresshasbeennamedastheambassadorfor
SwachhBharatsyouthbasedSwachhSaathi(studentinternship)programme?
(a)MadhuriDixit
(b)DiaMirza
(c)DeepikaPadukone (d)KareenaKapoor
125.NamethebankerwhohasbeenhonouredwiththeGreenEconomyVisionaryAwardat2016
UnionofArabBanks(UA(B)InternationalBankingSummit?
(a)RaghuramRajan
(b)DR.RaghavanSeetharaman
(c)M.Subbarao(d)UdayKotak
126.RecentlytheformerVicePresidentofwhichofthefollowingcountryhasbeenconvictedof
terrorismandwashandeda10yearjailsentence?
(a)Uganda
(b)CentralAfricanRepublic
(c)Guatemala(d)Maldives
127.NADAisstandsfor
(a)NationalArmouryDevelopmentAgency
(c)NationalAnimalDevelopmentAgency
(b)NationalAntiDopingAgency
(d)NationalAquaticSportsDevelopmentAgency
128.HowmanytimesMuhammadAliwonworldheavyweightchampionship?
(a)Threetimes
(b)Fourtimes
(c)Fivetimes
(d)Sixtimes
RecentlyNepalhasbanneditscitizensfromworkinginwhichofthefollowinggroupofcountries?
(a)Afghanistan,Pakistan,Iraq,Libya
(b)Pakistan,Iran,Lebanon,Iraq
(c)Iraq,Afghanistan,Libya,Qatar
(d)Afghanistan,Iraq,Syria,Libya
129.Recentlywhichcountryhadbanneditscitizensfromworkinginagroupofcountriesconsists
ofAfghanistan,Iraq,Syria,Libya?
(a)India
(b)Pakistan
(c)SriLanka
(d)Nepal
130.RecentlyMahasthangarhhasbeenselectedtofunctionastheSAARCculturalcapitalthisyear.
Itislocatedinwhichofthefollowingcountry?
(a)India
(b)Bhutan
(c)SriLanka
(d)Bangladesh
131.WhichisthenewlyrenovatedStadiuminJaffnawhichwasdedicatedtothepeopleofSriLanka
jointlybythePrimeMinisterofIndia?
(a)FriendshipStadium
(b)JaffnaStadium
(c)DuraiappahStadium
(d)GalleInternationalStadium
132.Whichofthefollowinghasbecomethefirstcountryintheworldtobandeforestation?
(a)Australia
(b)Norway
(c)Bhutan
(d)Myanmar
134.WhichplaceiscalledasKamrupinmedievalIndia?
(a)Odisha
(b)Assam
(c)JammuandKashmir
(d)Kerala
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133.WhichofthefollowinganimalhasbeendeclaredasCityanimalofGuwahatitherebymaking
Guwahatithecountrysfirstcitytohaveitsownanimal?
(a)Dolphin
(b)Turtle
(c)Rhinoceros
(d)Tiger
135.CentralAmmunitionDepot(CA(D)atPulgaonissituatedinwhichofthefollowingstate?
(a)Rajasthan
(b)MadhyaPradesh (c)Maharastra
(d)Punjab
136.WhichofthefollowingfilmhasbeenawardedasBestFilmat17thInternationalIndianFilm
AcademyAwards(IIFA2016)?
(a)Piku
(b)BajiraoMastani
(c)BajrangiBhaijaan(d)TanuWedsManuReturns
137.GhanshyamDasBirlaawardfortheyear2015wasannouncedtobeawardedto
(a)SanjeevGalande
(b)SanjayMittal
(c)RajeshGopakumar(d)SubhasisChaudhuri
138.WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenannouncedtobehonouredwithMohunBaganRatnaAward?
(a)SyedNayeemuddin (b)BaichungBhutia (c)SunilChhetri
(d)SandeshJhingan
139.Whoamongthefollowinghaswonthe2016PenPinterPrize?
(a)JamesFenton
(b)RaifBadawi
(c)MargaretAtwood
(d)Noneofthese
140.NametheIndianAmericanauthorwhohasbeenrecentlyawardedwiththeprestigious
InternationalDublinLiteraryAward?
(a)AmarBose
(b)M.NightShyamalan
(c)JhumpaLahiri
(d)AkhilSharma
141.WhichofthefollowingporthasbaggedNationalAwardforExcellenceinCostManagementfor
theyear2015?
(a)Mumbaiport (b)Tuticorin(V.O.Chidambaranar)Port
(c)Kolkataport(d)Kandlaport
142.Whohasbeenconferredwiththe2016LifetimeAchievementawardinCEATCricketawards?
(a)JoeRoot
(b)ViratKohli
(c)KaneWilliamson
(d)DilipVengsarkar
143.Considerthe2016CEATCricketAwards2016wereconferredontheplayersandchoosethe
correctpairs
1.LifetimeAchievementAwardDilipVengsarkar
2.InternationalCricketeroftheYearJoeRoot
3.InternationalBatsmanoftheYearJoeRoot
4.InternationalBowleroftheYearRavichandranAshwin
(a)1and2only
(b)3and4only
(c)2,3and4only
(d)Alltheabove
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144.Considerthe2016CEATCricketAwards2016wereconferredontheplayersandchoosethe
correctpairs
1.T20PlayeroftheYearViratKohli
2.IndianCricketeroftheYearRohitSharma
3.DomesticCricketeroftheYearShreyasIyer
4.YoungPlayeroftheYearRishabhPant
5.SpecialAwardAjinkyaRahane
(a)1,3and5only
(b)2,4and5only
(c)1,2,3and4only
(d)Alltheabove
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145.Whichofthefollowingfamousmusicianandsingerhasbeenannouncedtobeawardedwiththe
JapansprestigiousawardnamedFukuokaPrize?
(a)Guljar
(b)A.RRahman
(c)UstadAmjadAliKhan
(d)ZakirHussain
146.WhichamongthefollowingcountrieshaveparticipatedintherecentlyheldExerciseMalabar
2016?
(a)India,SriLanka,andJapan
(b)India,UnitedStatesandJapan
(c)India,IsraelandUnitedStates
(d)India,UnitedStatesandMongolia
147.TheAirforceofwhichofthefollowingtwocountrieshaveparticipatedintherecentlyheld
ExerciseDesertEagleII?
(a)IndiaandOman
(c)IndiaandIndonesia
(b)IndiaandtheUnitedArabEmirates
(d)IndiaandMongolia
148.NamethecampaignwhichaimedatmakingGramPanchayatsalongtheGangaOpenDefecation
Free?
(a)SwachhBharatMission
(b)SwachhYugMission
(c)NamamiGangeproject
(d)Noneofthese
149.Whichofthefollowingcampaignisrelatedtosanitationandcleanlinessinalltheparksinurban
areas?
(a)Cleanrivercampaign
(b)CleanEnvironmentCampaign
(c)RuralSanitationCampaign
(d)Swachhparkscampaign
150.Inwhichofthefollowingcity,thefirstofitskindPilotProgrammeinthecountrytoruntwo
wheelersonCompressedNaturalGas(CNG)waslaunched?
(a)NewDelhi
(b)Chennai
(c)Hyderabad
(d)Chandigarh
151.RecentlylaunchedURJAmobileappforwhichofthefollowingarea?
(a)Urban
(b)Rural
(c)Industrial (d)UrbanandRural
152.RecentlylaunchedKoreaPlus.Itisaspecialinitiativetopromote
(a)CooperationinthefieldofEnergy
(b)CooperationinthefieldofSpace
(c)KoreanInvestmentsinIndia
(d)CooperationinthefieldofTourism
153.WhichofthefollowingstatebecomethefirststateinIndiatohaveanopengovernmentdata
portal.
(a)Sikkim
(b)Assam
(c)Kerala
(d)Goa
154.WhichofthefollowingstatehadrecentlylaunchedmobileapplicationnamedRajVayuonAir
QualityIndex?
(a)UttarPradesh
(b)MadhyaPradesh (c)Kerala
(d)Rajasthan
156.Recentlywhichofthefollowingstatehasannounceditssolarpowerpolicy?
(a)MadhyaPradesh
(b)Karnataka
(c)Rajasthan
(d)Delhi
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155.WhichofthefollowingstatehadrecentlylaunchedmobileapplicationnamedDrishtifor
monitoringofpollutionlevelsinindustrialregions?
(a)UttarPradesh
(b)MadhyaPradesh (c)Kerala
(d)Rajasthan
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157.NamethenewtrainlaunchedontheWorldEnvironmentDay?
(a)Tigertourismexpress(b)Tigerreserveexpress
(c)Tigerexpress(d)BandhavgarhExpress
158.DhuadharWaterfallsissituatedin
(a)MadhyapradeshonRiverNarmada
(c)OdhishaonRiverMahanadhi
(b)MaharastraonRiverNarmada
(d)inChahhatisgarhonRiverIndravathi
159.WhichareaofIndiabecameanInspirationforthefamouswriterRudyardKiplingforhisworld
famousnovel,TheJungleBook?
(a)SilentValley
(b)MudumalaiWildlifeSanctuary
(c)KazirangaNationalPark
(d)KanhaNationalPark
160.ConsiderthefollowingstatementsaboutTigerExpressandchoosetheincorrectone
1.Itsobjectiveofthetrainistocreateawarenessaboutournationalanimal,theTiger
2.Thisisalsothefirstsemiluxurytrainonatouristcircuithavingadiningcar
3.ItoperatesbetweenNewDelhiandRajasthan
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)3only
(d)Noneoftheabove
161.RecentlytheJaiJawanAwasYojnawaslaunchedbywhichofthefollowingstate?
(a)UttarPradesh
(b)MadhyaPradesh
(c)Haryana
(d)TamilNadu
162.AsiasfirstGypsVultureReintroductionProgrammewaslaunchedin
(a)UttarPradesh
(b)MadhyaPradesh
(c)Haryana
(d)Punjab
163.WheredidtheJatayuConservationBreedingCentreforGypsVulturesislocated?
(a)UttarPradesh
(b)MadhyaPradesh
(c)Haryana
(d)Punjab
164.BirShikargahWildlifeSanctuaryissituatedin
(a)UttarPradesh
(b)MadhyaPradesh
(c)Haryana
(d)Punjab
165.WhendidPrimeMinisterNarendraModireleasedtheNationalDisasterManagementPlan
(NDMP)?
(a)2June2016
(b)1June2016
(c)3June2016
(d)31June2016
166.RecentlytheAsianDevelopmentBank(AD(B)hadapproveda$500millionloanforIndiato
buildabridgeacrosswhichofthefollowingriverofIndia?
(a)Yamuna
(b)Ganga
(c)Godavari
(d)Kaveri
167.tostrengthenakeyirrigationsystemandimprovewatermanagementinwhichoftheriversub
basinoftheCauverydelta,AsianDevelopmentBank(AD(B)hasapproveda$100millionloan?
(a)Kodaiyaarusubbasin
(b)Koratalaiyaarsubbasin
(c)Vennarsubbasin
(d)ParambikulamAliyaarusubbasin
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169.WhohasbeenappointedtheChairpersonoftheNationalCompanyLawTribunal(NCLT)?
(a)JusticeMMKumar
(b)JusticeS.J.Mukhopadhaya
(c)JusticeAshokGanguly
(d)JusticeDeepakMishra
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168.GovernmentofIndiaandtheAsianDevelopmentBank(AD(B)signedaloanagreementworthof
$120milliontoimproveirrigationandwatermanagementinfrastructureinwhichstate?
(a)Telengana
(b)AndhraPradesh
(c)Tamilnadu
(d)Odhisha
170.RecentlyIndiaandU.SAhassignedanagreementforexchangeofwhichofthefollowing
information?
(a)Taxevasion (b)Terroristscreening
(c)Nuclearsafety
(d)environmentalprotection
171.The3rdNationalStandardsConclavewasheldat
(a)Mumbai
(b)NewDelhi
(c)Lucknow
(d)Ahmedabad
172.Thetwoday(1617June2016)RajswaGyansangamAnnualConferenceofTax
Administrators2016washeldinwhichofthefollowingcity?
(a)NewDelhi
(b)Bengaluru
(c)Jaipur
(d)Ahmedabad
173.TheShangriLaDialoguewasorganizedbywhichofthefollowinginstitution?
(a)FordFoundation
(b)InternationalInstituteforStrategicStudies
(c)FulbrightFoundation
(d)RockefellerFoundation
174.ShangriLaDialogueoriginallyknownasthe
(a)NorthSouthCooperation
(b)EastWestDialogue
(c)ShnaghaiCooperativeOrganisation
(d)AsiaSecuritySummit
175.InwhichofthecityoftheUnitedStatestheFirstGlobalTelanganaConventionwasheld?
(a)Dallas
(b)Washington
(c)NewYork
(d)Hawai
176.RecentlyIndiajoinedtheMissileTechnologyControlRegime(MTCR)asafullmember.India
joinedasthe
(a)34thMember
(b)35thMember
(c)40thMember
(d)42ndMember
177.MissileTechnologyControlRegime(MTCR)wasestablishedin
(a)1963
(b)1968
(c)1987
(d)1996
178.WhichstatehadlaunchedRighttoPublicGrievanceRedressalAct,theactwhichseeksdisposal
ofpeoplescomplaintsorredressalofgrievancesfromGovernmentofficialswithin60working
days?
(a)AndhraPradesh
(b)Gujarat
(c)Bihar
(d)WestBengal
179.IndianPenalCodewascameintoforcein
(a)1833
(b)1856
(c)1859
(d)1860
180.TheInternationalDayagainstDrugAbuseandIllicitTraffickingiscelebratedon
(a)25June
(b)26June
(c)27June
(d)28June
182.TheInternationalDayoftheSeafareriscelebratedon
(a)23June
(b)25June
(c)14February
(d)25December
183.WorldHydrographyDayiscelebratedon
(a)21June
(b)22June
(c)23June
(d)25June
15
(b)WorldDiabtesDay
(d)InternationalDayagainstDrugAbuseandIllicitTrafficking
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181.ListenFirstisthethemeof
(a)WorldEnvironmentDay
(c)WorldSoilDay
184.InternationalDayofYogawascelebratedon21June2016acrosstheworld.Whatisthetheme
ofthisyearsYogaDay?
(a)Yogaforharmonyandpeace
(b)YogaforHarmony
(c)ConnecttheYouth
(d)YogaforPeaceandDevelopment
185.ProtectEarth.RestoreLand.EngagePeopleisthethemeof
(a)WorldEarthDay
(c)WorldEnvironmentDay
(b)WorldSoilDay
(d)WorldDaytoCombatDesertification
186.OnwhichdaytheUNGeneralAssemblypassedaResolutiontodesignated21Juneasan
InternationalDayofYoga?
(a)24thOctober2014
(b)21stJune2014 (c)11thDecember2014(d)10thDecember2014
187.WorldRefugeeDayiscelebratedon
(a)21June
(b)20June
(c)22June
(d)19June
188.WorldDaytoCombatDesertificationiscelebratedon
(a)17June
(b)15June
(c)14June
(d)5June
189.WhendidtheWorldBloodDonorsDayiscelebrated?
(a)13June
(b)12June
(c)15June
(d)14June
190.WorldDayAgainstChildLabouriscelebratedon
(a)5thJune
(b)11thJune
(c)12thJune
(d)8thJune
191.WorldOceansDayiscelebratedon
(a)7June
(b)8June
(d)10June
(c)6June
192.Thisyear2016,WorldEnvironmentDaycelebrationswashostedby
(a)SriLanka
(b)Angola
(c)SouthSudan
(d)Lithuania
193.WorldMilkDayiscelebratedon
(a)2June
(b)1June
(d)6June
(c)5June
194.InternationalDayofUnitedNationsPeacekeepersiscelebratedon
(a)28May
(b)29May
(c)26May
(d)30May
195.WorldNoTobaccoDayiscelebratedon
(a)29May
(b)30May
(d)28May
(c)31May
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196.WheredidtheChinasfirstdarkskyreservehasbeenopenedforastronomicalobservationin
conditionsoflimitedlightpollution?
(a)Ngari
(b)Lhasa
(c)AksaiChin
(d)Noneofthese
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197.Whichcountryhadrecentlyopeneditsfirstdarkskyreservehasbeenopenedforastronomical
observationinconditionsoflimitedlightpollution?
(a)USA
(b)Russia
(c)China
(d)Japan
198.WhichofthefollowingIndianstatehadrecentlygrantedMinorityStatustoJewishCommunity?
(a)Maharashtra
(b)Gujarat
(c)Karnataka
(d)Mizoram
199.OnwhichdaytheIndianAirForceinducteditsfirstbatchofwomenpilotsintoitsfighter
squadron?
(a)18thJune2016
(b)5thSeptember2016
(c)2ndOctober2016 (d)15thAugust2016
200.WhichofthefollowingcountryisWorldsThirdLargestOilConsumer?
(a)China
(b)Australia
(c)UnitedStatesofAmerica
(d)India
201.WhichofthefollowingcountryisWorldsThirdLargestproducerofCoal?
(a)China
(b)Australia
(c)UnitedStatesofAmerica
(d)India
202.TheHagueCodeofConductisrelatedto
(a)againstthemisuseofpatentrights
(b)againstthesmugglingofanimalproducts
(c)againstthesmugglingofplantgermplasm
(d)againsttheBallisticMissileProliferation
203.RecentlythePrimeMinisterapprovedtheproposaloftheMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare
forenhancingtheageofsuperannuationofalldoctorsoftheCentralHealthServiceto
(a)63Yearsv
(b)64Years
(c)66Years
(d)65Years
204.Recentlytheworldslongestrailwaytunnel,Gotthardisbuiltinwhichofthefollowingcountry?
(a)Switzerland
(b)Spain
(c)Russia
(d)France
205.OneoilBarrelisequivalentto
1.159litres
2.42Galons
(a)1only
(b)1and2only
3.115lites
(c)3and4only
4.24Galons
(d)3only
206.AmongthefollowingBankswhichbankhadcelebrationsonSeptember10,2016?
(a)PunjabNationalBank
(b)AllahabadBank (c)KarurVysyaBank (d)BankofBaroda
207.WhichtaxesattheCentrelevelarebeingsubsumedintoGST?
1.CentralExciseDuty
2.AdditionalExciseDuty
3.ServiceTax
4.AdditionalCustomsDutycommonlyknownasCountervailingDuty
5.SpecialAdditionalDutyofCustoms
(a)1,3and5only
(b)2,4and5only
(c)1,2,3and5only
(d)Alltheabove
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208.WhichtaxesattheStatelevelarebeingsubsumedintoGST?
1.SubsumingofStateValueAddedTax/SalesTax,
2.EntertainmentTax(otherthanthetaxleviedbythelocalbodies),CentralSalesTax(leviedby
theCentreandcollectedbytheStates)
3.OctroiandEntrytax
4.PurchaseTax
5.Luxurytax
6.Taxesonlottery,bettingandgambling
(a)1,3and5only
(b)2,4and5only
(c)1,2,3and5only (d)Alltheabove
209.OfficersTrainingAcademy,Chennaiwhichestablishedin1963
(a)1962
(b)1963
(c)1965
210.Choosethecorrectpairs
Governors
1.V.Shanmuganathan
(d)1971
State
Meghalaya
2.NajmaHeptullah
Manipur
3.V.PSinghBadnore
Punjab
4.BanwarilalPurohit
Assam
5.Prof.JagdishMukhi AndamanandNicobarIslands
(a)1,3and5only
(b)2,4and5only
(c)1,2,3and5only
(d)Alltheabove
211.WhichwasthefirstCommitteetodiscussabouttheGoodsandServiceTax?
(a)KelkarTaskForceonindirecttax
(b)RajaChellaiahCommittee
(c)RangarajanCommittee
(d)Noneoftheabove
212.WhichofthefollowingisthechairmanoftheNationalDisasterManagementAuthority?
(a)RajnathSingh
(b)VenkaiyaNaidu (c)NarendraModi
(d)DrHarshaVardhan
213.WhowasthefirstchairpersonofNationalCommissionforWomen?
(a)GirjaVyas
(b)JayantiPatnaik (c)ArundhatiBhattacharya (d)JyotiGhosh
216.MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelowthelists:
ListI(Commissions)
ListII(Chairman)
(A)AtomicEnergyCommission
1.SamPitroda
(B)ISRO
2.SekharBasu
(C)UnionPublicServiceCommission
3.A.S.KiranKumar
(D)UniversityGrantsCommission
4.DeepakGupta
(E)NationalKnowledgeCommission
5.VedPrakash
A
B
C
D
E
(a)2
4
3
5
1
(b)1
2
3
4
5
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ListI(Commissions)
ListII(Chairman)
(A)NationalCommissionforMinorities
1.NaseemAhmad
(B)NationalCommissionforBackwardClasses
2.V.Eswaraiah
(C)NationalCommissionforScheduledCastes
3.P.L.Punia
(D)NationalCommissionforScheduledTribes
4.RameswarOraon
(E)NationalCommissionforProtectionofChildRights
5.StutiNarainKacker
A
B
C
D
E
(a)2
4
3
5
1
(b)1
2
3
4
5
(c)1
5
3
2
4
(d)2
3
4
5
1
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ListI(Commissions)
ListII(Chairman)
(A)NationalHumanRightsCommission
1.JusticeH.L.Dattu
(B)NationalWomenCommission
2.NasimZaidi
(C)CentralInformationCommission
3.R.K.Mathur
(D)CentralVigilanceCommission
4.LalithaKumaramangalam
(E)ChiefElectionCommissioner
5.K.V.Chowdary
A
B
C
D
E
(a)1
4
3
5
2
(b)2
3
5
1
4
(c)1
5
3
2
4
(d)2
3
4
5
1
(c)1
(d)2
5
3
3
4
2
5
4
1
217.IntherecentlyconcludedRioOlympics2016,whichofthefollowingplayerhasscoredthemost
individualmedals?
(a)UsainBolt
(b)MichaelPhelps
(c)RafaelaSilva
(d)KatieLedecky
218.AmendmentstotheMaternityBenefitAct,1961proposedtoincreaseinMaternityBenefitfrom
12weekstohowmanyweeksfortwosurvivingchildren?
(a)20Weeks
(b)22Weeks
(c)24Weeks
(d)26Weeks
219.RecentlythefirstunitoftheKudankulamNuclearplantwasdedicatedtothenationon
(a)7August2016
(b)8August2016
(c)9August2016
(d)10August2016
220.Whendidtheoperationofthefirst1,000MWunitsatKudankulamNuclearPowerProjectstarted
generating1,000MW?
(a)December31,2014
(b)December31,2015(c)October31,2014(d)October31,2015
RecentlylaunchedSwachhSuvekshan2017to
(a)createawarenessaboutsanitation
(b)assessandrankcitiesintheachievementofsanitation
(c)builtpublictoilets
(d)builttoiletsinallrailwaystationsinIndia
221.AsliTarakkicampaign
(a)topromoteuseofhandspuntextiles
(c)topromoteuseofsanitarynapkins
(b)topromoteuseofswadeshitextiles
(d)topromoteuseoftoilets
222.ChinasclaimsinwatersofEastAsiaareenclosedbywhatitreferstoandhascometobeknown
astheNineDashLine.Thislineencompasseswhichallseas?
1.SouthChinaSea
2.SuluSea
3.CelebesSea
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
(a)1only
(b)2and3only
(c)1and3only
(d)1,2and3
223.WhichofthefollowingnationsdonotopenouttotheRedSea?
(a)SaudiArabia
(b)Eritrea
(c)Ethiopia
(d)Yemen
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224.ManythousandsoflawyersinthestateofTamilNadurecentlylaidsiegetotheMadrasHigh
Court.Whatwasthereasonfortheiragitation?
(a)TheBarCouncilofIndiasuspendedsomelawyersforindiscipline
(b)RequirementoflawyerstoworkduringweekendsuntilbacklogofcasesintheCourtisreduced
by50percent
(c)RecentamendmentsweremadetothestatutoryrulesoftheCourtthatempowerjudgestodebar
errantlawyersfromcontinuingpractice
(d)AppointmentofwomenjudgesonlyintherecentroundofappointmentsmadetotheHigh
Court
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225.Whichofthefollowingcommissions/panelshavedealtwiththeArmedForcesSpecialPowersAct
inpartorinwhole?
1.TheSecondAdministrativeReformsCommission
2.JusticeJeevanReddyCommission
3.JusticeSantoshHegdeCommission
4.JusticeJ.S.VermaCommitteeSelectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
(a)1,2and3only
(b)1,2and4only
(c)2,3and4only
(d)1,2,3and4
226.FromwhichofthefollowinglistofcountrieshaveIndiansbeenevacuatedbytheGovernmentof
Indiaduringpeacetime?
1.SaudiArabia
2.Nepal
3.Kuwait
(a)1only
(b)2and3only
(c)1and3only
(d)1,2and3
227.Antidumpingdutyisimposedoncertainproductswhen
(a)Theimportingnationwantstorestrictimportsofthoseproducts
(b)Thereisasuddensurgeinimportofthoseproductsintheimportingnation
(c)ThoseproductsareexportedtoIndiafromothernationsatbelownormalvalue
(d)a,bandc
228.OneofthelatestamendmentsproposedtotheGSTBillisthattheGSTCouncilshallestablisha
mechanismtoadjudicateanydisputes.TheGSTCouncilwillconsistof
(a)UnionFinanceMinisteraschairmanandChiefMinistersofStatesasmembers
(b)UnionFinanceSecretaryaschairmanandStateFinanceSecretariesasmembers
(c)UnionFinanceSecretaryaschairmanandStateChiefSecretariesasmembers
(d)UnionFinanceMinisteraschairmanandanyMinisternominatedbyeachStateGovernmentas
member
229.The122ndAmendmentBill,2014fortheintroductionoftheGoodsandServicesTaxwas
recentlypassedintheRajyaSabha.Arrangethefollowinglistofproceduressequentiallythatwill
nowhavetofollow,inordertoenabletherolloutofGST:
1.Presidentsassent
2.SettingupGSTcouncil
3.RatificationoftheBillbyaminimumof15statesintheirrespectiveassemblies
4.Ratificationofamendments,movedintheupperhouse,inLokSabha
(a)123
(b)132
(c)4132
(d)4312
230.ThenodalministryfortransgendersinIndiaisthe
(a)MinistryofSocialJusticeandEmpowerment(b)MinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare
(c)MinistryofLawandJustice
(d)MinistryofWomenandChildDevelopment
231.ConsiderthefollowingstatementsaboutananadromousspeciesoffishtheHilsawhichcan
befoundinthewaterbodiessurroundingIndia:
1.Itisknowntotravelupto1400kilometrestolayeggs
2.ThecommissioningofFarakkaBarrageinWestBengalresultedinaconsistentreductionin
annualcatchofthefish
232.Whichofthestatementsaboveis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2Only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
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234.Recently,linkingofwhichofthefollowingriverswasundertaken?
(a)MahanadiandSone
(b)DamangangaandPinjal
(c)GodavariandKrishna
(d)NarmadaandTapti
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233.Whichoneofthefollowingwasgivenclassicallanguagestatusmostrecently?
(a)Odia
(b)Telugu
(c)Kannada
(d)Assamese
235.WhichamongthefollowingstatesrecentlylaunchedQuitIndiaMovement2?
(a)Odisha
(b)AndhraPradesh (c)UttarPradesh
(d)Maharashtra
236.IndiasfirstworldclassIntegratedExhibitioncumConventionCentre,similartotheonesin
ShanghaiandHannover,willcomeupat
(a)Delhi
(b)Jaipur
(c)Bangalore
(d)Agra
237.TheCitizenship(Amendment)Bill,2016seekstogivecitizenshiptoundocumentedmigrantswho
arefollowersofwhichofthefollowingfaiths?
1.Hindus
2.Jains
3.Sikhs
4.Christians
(a)1,2and3only
(b)1only
(c)2and3only
(d)1,2,3and4
238.The2016G20summitwillbehostedby
(a)Malaysia
(b)Spain
(c)China
(d)Singapore
239.ThetermSkimming,sometimesseeninthenewswithregardtocardtransactions,refersto
(a)Anelectronicmethodofcapturingavictimscardinformationwiththehelpofanelectronic
skimmerdevice
(b)UsageofastickerdeviceinATMmachineswhichcausesnondispensationoffullamount
soughttobewithdrawn
(c)Atechniquewhichdistortsthereadoutofthemagneticstripbyalteringthespeedormotionof
thecardasitisswiped,makinganyinformationcopiedfromthecardunreadable
(d)TheprocessofATMsseekingidentityproofsofpersonswithdrawingcashtoenhancesecurityof
theindividualsaccountandmoneytherein
240.TheJalMargVikasProject,beingexecutedwithassistancefromtheWorldBank,willinvolve
whichofthefollowingstates?
1.UttarPradesh2.Bihar3.Jharkhand4.WestBengal5.Assam6.ArunachalPradesh
(a)1and2only
(b)1,2,3and4only
(c)4,5and6only
(d)1,2,3,4,5and6
241.lceCube,aparticledetector,whichwasrecentlyinthenews:
1.Itistheworldslargestneutrinodetector,encompassingacubickilometreofice.
2.Itisapowerfultelescopetosearchfordarkmatter.
3.ItislocatedatNorthPole.Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
(a)1only
(b)1and2only
(c)2and3only
(d)1,2and3
242.DRRDhan45,alsotermedIET23832,recentlyseeninthenewsis
(a)Theearliestfossilsoiltobediscovered,whichhashelpedestablishthetimeofcolonisationof
landregionsbytheearliestplantstobe20millionyearsearlierthanwasbelieved
(b)Abiofortifiedzincrichriceplant
(c)AnexoplanetdiscoveredbasedoninterpreteddatarecoveredfromAstrosat
(d)Anintegratedopticalsystemcapableofdetectingandmonitoringalgalbloomsbothspatially
andtemporallyincoastalandopenoceanwaters
(d)Iran
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244.AplacebynameManbijrecentlyappearedinthenews.Itislocatedin
(a)Turkey
(b)Iraq
(c)Syria
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243.MADAD,asanonlinegrievancemonitoringsystemwillensureaccountability,accessibilityand
responsiveness.Ithasbeenlaunchedby
(a)MinistryofWomenandChildDevelopment
(b)MinistryofTourism
(c)MinistryofExternalAffairs
(d)MinistryofLabourandEmployment
245.Anancientcampingsitedatingtoabout10,000yearsagowasrecentlydiscoveredbythe
ArchaeologicalSurveyofIndia.Whereisthissitelocated?(a)Malintan,ArunachalPradesh(b)
Kushtagi,Karnataka(c)Khajuraho,MadhyaPradesh(d)Ladakh,JammuandKashmir
246.IntheWholesalePriceIndex,whichofthefollowingisaccordedthehighestweight?
(a)Services
(b)FuelandPower (c)Manufacturedproducts
(d)Primaryarticles
247.HeadlineInflationinIndiarefersto
(a)ConsumerPriceIndex(b)WholesalePriceIndex(c)Medianvalueofaandb(d)Noneoftheabove
248.WhichofthefollowingcanbeclassifiedasanIndirectTax?
1.GoodsandServicesTax
2.ExciseDuty
3.SecuritiesTransactionTax
(a)1only
(b)1and2only
(c)2and3only
(d)1,2and3
249.WhichofthefollowingstatementswithreferencetotheBankBoardsBureau(BB(B)is/are
incorrect?
1.Itwillhelpcreateaholdingcompanyforthegovernmentsstakesinstaterunbanks,as
recommendedbytheP.J.NayakCommittee
2.Itisresponsiblefortheappointmentofthechiefexecutiveandothertopexecutivesinstaterun
banksSelectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
250.Administratorofeveryunionterritoryisappointedby
(a)PresidentofIndia(b)GovernorofKerala(c)MinisterofHomeAffairs(d)SpeakerofLokSabha
251.TARANGmobileapp,eTransandDEEPebiddingwebportalsareassociatedwithwhichofthe
followingministries?
(a)MinistryofMines
(b)MinistryofPower
(c)MinistryofCommunicationandInformationTechnology
(d)MinistryofPetroleumandNaturalGas
252.ApartfromIndia,theNonAlignedMovementwasfoundedbyleadersofwhichofthefollowing
nations?
1.Egypt2.Serbia3.Indonesia4.Nigeria
(a)1,3and4
(b)1and3only
(c)2and4only
(d)1,2,3and4
253.WhichofthefollowingplayersdidP.V.SindhudefeatonherwaytoclaimOlympicSilvermedalin
RioOlympics?
1.WangYihan
2.NozomiOkuhara
3.CarolinaMarin
Selectthecorrectanswerfromoptionsgivenbelow:
(a)2and3Only
(b)1and3Only
(c)3Only
(d)1and2Only
256.NASAsCuriosityroverrecentlycaptureda360degreeviewof
(a)Saturn
(b)Mars
(c)Jupiter
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255.WhichamongthefollowingreferstotherecentlylaunchedQuantumSatellite?
(a)Messenger
(b)Magellan
(c)Quess
(d)Noneoftheabove
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254.WhatisthepurposeoftheworldsfirstandrecentlylaunchedQuantumSatellite?
(a)Searchforextraterrestriallife
(b)Establishinghackproofcommunicationnetworks
(c)Betterunderstandingtheprocessofexpansionoftheuniverse
(d)Locatingantimatterreservesoftheuniverse
(d)Uranus
257.Apoliticalpartyiseligiblefornationalpartystatusif
(a)Ithassecurednotbelowtwopercentseatsinageneralelection;andthesecandidatesare
electedfromfourstates
(b)Ithaswonnotbelowsixpercentofthetotalvalidvotesingeneralorassemblyelectionsinat
leastfourstatesandinadditionitwinsthreeLokSabhaseatsfromanystate(s)
(c)Itisrecognisedasastatepartyinatleastfourstates
(d)Bothaandc
258.Considerthefollowinglistofsportspersons:
1.DipaKarmakar
2.V.Sindhu
3.SakshiMalik
4.JituRai
WhofromtheabovelistofwinnersoftheKhelRatnaAwardhavesecuredmedalsatthe
recentlyconcludedRioOlympics?
(a)1,2and3
(b)1,2and4
(c)2and3only
(d)All
259.TwodeclarationstheJaipurDeclarationandUdaipurDeclarationwereinthenewsrecently.
Thesetwoarerespectivelyassociatedwithwhichofthefollowinggroups/entities?
(a)NewDevelopmentBankandAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank
(b)BRICSandUnitedNationsInternationalStrategyforDisasterReduction
(c)IBSAandASEAN+6
(d)BothareassociatedwithBRICS
260.Considerthefollowingports:
1.BharuchPort
2.MormugaoPort
3.RatnagiriPort
4.KamarajarPort
WhichamongtheabovelistareclassifiedasaMajorPort?
(a)1and3only
(b)2and4only
(c)2,3and4only(d)Noneoftheabove
261.TheobjectiveoftheAmendmentBilltotheTheCitizenshipAct,1955istoenableHindus,Sikhs,
Buddhists,Jains,ParsisandChristianswhohavefledtoIndiatoacquireIndiancitizenship.This
billinitspresentformwillenableillegalmigrantsfromwhichofthefollowingnationstoacquire
Indiancitizenship?
1.Afghanistan
2.Pakistan
3.Myanmar 4.Bangladesh
5.SriLanka
(a)1,2and4
(b)2,3and4
(c)1,3and5
(d)Noneoftheabove
262.TheCitizenship(Amendment)Bill,2016,permitscertainmigrantstoacquireIndianCitizenship
bywhichofthefollowingmeans?
1.ByNaturalisation
2.ByDescent
3.ByRegistration
(a)1only
(b)2and3only
(c)1and3only
(d)1,2and3
263.Proximabrecentlyseeninthenewsis
(a)Thesunscloseststarneighbour
(b)Isanexoplanetwhichisinthehabitablezoneofitsstar
(c)Areddwarfstarwhichmisleadscientistsintothinkingtheywereobservingaplanet
(d)AcometcontainingicediscoveredundertheBreakthroughStarshotProject
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264.ThePaleRedDotCampaignrefersto
(a)AnawarenesscreationprogrammeundertakentomakeIndianPharmaciesshowrestraintin
dispensingantituberculosisdrugs
(b)AnHIVAIDSawarenessprogrammespecificallytargetedtowardssexworkersinIndia
(c)ThecombingoperationsaspartofthecounterinsurgencycampaignsinRedCorridorareas(d)
asearchforearthlikeplanetsaroundproximacentauri
265.WhichofthefollowingaretributariesofRiverCauvery?
1.Hemavathi
2.Bhavani
3.Kabini
4.Amravati
(a)1,2and3
(b)1and2only
(c)3and4only
(d)1,2,3and4
266.Titan,isanaturalsatelliteofwhichofthefollowingplanets?
(a)Jupiter
(b)Saturn
(c)Uranus
(d)Ganymede
267.TheMembersofParliamentoftheUnitedKingdomrecentlypassedaresolutioncallingfora
worldwidebanontheuseofmicrobeadsincosmetics.
Inthecontextofmicrobeads,whichIndianstatebecamethefirstinthecountrytobanit?
(a)Sikkim
(b)Meghalaya
(c)Karnataka
(d)AndhraPradesh
268.ThefirstexperimentalmissionofISROsScramjetEnginetowardstherealisationofanAir
BreathingPropulsionSystem(ABPS)wassuccessfullyconductedrecently.InwhatwayistheABPS
technologyanditsdevelopmentforIndiasignificant?
1.Itwillhelpimprovethepayloadtoliftoffmassratio.
2.Itiskeytodevelopingthesinglestagetoorbitlaunchvehicle.
3.ReuseablerocketscanbecomearealityforIndiainthenearfuture.
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow
(a)1only
(b)1and2only
(c)2and3only
(d)1,2and3
269.WithreferencetoRamjettechnology,whichofthefollowingstatementsis/arecorrect?1.It
cannotmoveanaircraftfromastandstill.2.Athypersonicspeeds,theefficiencyofanengine
workingonthistechnologystartstodrop
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
270.Project75,recentlyseeninthenews,refersto
(a)AninitiativebytheMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfarewhichaimstoeliminateavoidable
blindnessbythe75thyearofIndianIndependence.
(b)ISROsblueprintforitsnextMarsmission.
(c)IndiasScorpenesubmarineprogramme.
(d)AGovernmentinitiativetohighlightandpromotestudiesinthefieldofcontributionsmadeby
seventyfivefreedomfightersofnortheastIndia.
271.ThefirstofsixScorpenesubmarinestobemadebythepublicsectorentityMazagonDocksis
(a)INSKalavari
(b)INSKhandari
(c)S52
(d)INSShankul
272.AproposalhasrecentlybeenmadetomergetheRailwayBudgetwiththeUnionBudget.A
separateRailwayBudgetwasinitiallyinstitutedfollowingtherecommendationsofacommittee
headedby
(a)N.GopalaswamiAyyangar(b)SirRothleySouth(c)SirWilliamAcworth(d)JohnMathai
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273.Indiaisthefourthnationtohavesuccessfullytestedthescramjettechnology.Whichofthe
followingis/arenotamongtheotherthreenationstohavedoneso?
1.China2.Japan3.BrazilSelectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
(a)1only
(b)2and3only
(c)1and3only
(d)1,2and3
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274.WithreferencetotheSAUNIYojanarecentlyseeninthenews,whichofthefollowingstatements
areincorrect?
1.Itisanirrigationanddrinkingwaterproject,whichwillalsogeneratehydropower.
2.ItisassociatedwithRiverNarmada.
3.ItenvisagesfillingmorethanahundredmajordamsinMaharashtrasVidarbharegion.
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow
(a)1and2
(b)2and3
(c)1and3
(d)3only
275.Prakampanarecentlyseeninthenewsrefersto
(a)ThenameassignedtoacyclonethatisexpectedtomakelandfallalongtheOdishacoastsoon.
(b)TheallwomentouristpolicetobesetupinAllStatesandUnionTerritoriestolookafter
safetyoftouristsatsitesmostfrequentlyvisitedbyforeigners.
(c)TheallwomentouristpolicetobesetupinAllStatesandUnionTerritoriestolookaftersafetyof
touristsatsitesmostfrequentlyvisitedbyforeigners.
(d)Thenameoftheproposedindigenousmilitarytransportaircraftwhichwilleventuallyreplace
theAntonovAN32s.
276.An86yearoldelephantinKeralaissettoenterGuinnessRecordsastheworldsoldestliving
elephant,whichnamedas
(a)Ramu
(b)Dakshayani
(c)Ramankutty
(d)Ganeshan
277.WhohasbeenappointedasAdditionalSecretaryintheGoodsandServicesTax(GST)Council?
(a)Piyushgoyal
(b)ArunGoyal
(c)PrasadGoyal
(d)SaanjayGoyal
278.WhichstatebecomesthefirststatetoadoptCentresStreetLightingNationalProgramme(SLNP)
inallitsurbanlocalbodies(UL(B)
(a)Gujarat
(b)Punjab
(c)Rajasthan
(d)Bihar
279.Anewspeciesofpikas,asmallmammalintherabbitfamily,hasbeendiscoveredin
(a)Kerala
(b)TamilNadu
(c)Meghalaya
(d)Sikkim
280..TwoIndianAmericanscientists_______________________,havereceivedtheMacArthurgrant
2016forexceptionalcreativityintheirfieldsofinterest
(a)AshokDasandManuPrakash
(b)SubhashKotandManuPrakash
(c)SubashKotandJogeshPati
(d)ShokDasandJogeshPati
281.Indiaand_______________havereachedanagreementtoestablishanaircorridortofacilitate
tradebetweenthetwonationsthroughair
(a)China
(b)USA
(c)Afghanistan
(d)Germany
282.Whichcountrybeganoperatingtheworldslargestradiotelescope,theFAST(Fivehundredmetre
ApertureSphericalTelescope)
(a)China
(b)India
(c)Singapore
(d)Russia
283.Indiantabletennisplayer_______________wonIndiasfirstinternationalmenssinglestable
tennistitle
(a)KamleshMehta
(b)AnthonyAmalraj (c)AbhishekYadav(d)SathiyanGnanasekaran
(c)August26
(d)August27
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285.WomensEqualityDayisobservedon?
(a)August24
(b)August25
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284.Indiasemergingplayer__________________baggedtheUnder19AsianJuniorIndividualsquash
championshiptitleinKualaLumpur,Malaysia
(a)SauravGhosal
(b)VelavanSenthilkumar
(c)Anuroop
(d)AbdulBari
286.Whichcountrytohostthe1stBRICSFilmFestivalfromSeptember2?
(a)India
(b)Brazil
(c)Russia
(d)China
287.WhichStategovernmentplanstotransform1,000villageswiththehelpofcorporatesector?
(a)Karnataka
(b)Maharashtra
(c)Rajasthan
(d)Odisha
288.NationalPaymentsCorporationofIndia(NPCI)launchedtheUnifiedPaymentsInterface(UPI)is
liveandcurrentlyavailableforcustomersof_____banks
(a)15
(b)18
(c)21
(d)25
289.WhichcompanyhastoppedtheForbeslistofWorldsMostInnovativeCompaniesof2016?
(a)Facebook
(b)TeslaMotors
(c)Google
(d)Noneofthese
290.WhichhasbecomethefirstsouthIndianstatetohaveadedicatedchildrenscourt
(a)TamilNadu
(b)AndraPradesh
(c)Kerala
(d)Telangana
291.Worldsfirstselfdrivingtaxisdebutin__________________
(a)India
(b)Singapore
(c)China
(d)Australia
292.WhichStateCabinethasdecidedtodeclarethestateasopendefecationfreeonitsformationday
onNovember1?
(a)Kerala
(b)TamilNadu
(c)Karnataka (d)Assam
293.ChinesetelecomequipmentmakerHuaweilauncheditslargestglobalservicecentre(GS(C)in_
(a)Japan
(b)Russia
(c)USA
(d)India
294.TheChildrensFilmSocietyofIndia(CFSI)hasorganisedafilmfestivalin
(a)Odisha
(b)WestBengal
(c)Nagaland (d)Kerala
295.WhohasbeendeclaredUEFAsBestPlayerinEuropefor2016?
(a)LionelMessi
(b)CristianoRonaldo
(c)Neymar
(d)GarethBale
296.IndiasSainaNehwalandPVSindhuranked_____and_____intheBadmintonWorldFederation
(BWF)rankings
(a)4thand5th
(b)6thand7th
(c)9thand10th
(d)1stand2nd
299.ThebookCitizenandSociety,writtenby_______________
(a)NarendraModi
(b)SumitraMahajan
(c)MeiraKumar
(d)HamidAnsari
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298.WhohasbeenappointedasnewAmbassadortotheUS?
(a)RanjanMathai
(b)ArunKumarSingh
(c)NavtejSinghSarna
(d)ArjunSinghGupta
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297.___________________wasrankedthebestuniversityintheworldinTimesHigherEducation
UniversityRankings
(a)StanfordUniversity
(b)UniversityofOxford
(c)UniversityofCambridge
(d)CaliforniaInstituteofTechnology
300.GovernmentofIndiasignedacontracttobuy36rafalejetsforRs.58croresfrom_____________
(a)France
(b)Russia
(c)Germany
(d)USA
301.WorldsfirstCO2emissionfreetrain,whichwillbepoweredbyhydrogen,wasunveiledat
(a)Russia
(b)Germany
(c)France
(d)USA
302.Indiaranked_____among188nationsinhealthstudy
(a)83
(b)112
(c)143
(d)163
303.Indiaisthe__________largestseafoodexporterintheworld
(a)Second
(b)Third
(c)Fifth
(d)Seventh
304.WhohasbeenelectedaspresidentoftheprestigiousIndianStatisticalInstitute(ISI)?
(a)ArvindMayaram
(b)BimalJalan
(c)NandanNilekani (d)VijayKelkar
305.TheeightheditionofIndiaRussiaJointMilitaryExercise______________hasbeguninthe
UssiriyskDistrictinVladivostok,Russia
(a)SHAKTI2016 (b)HANDINHAND2016
(c)INDRA2016
(d)SURYAKIRAN2016
306.WhowonthePanPacificOpendoublestitle2016inwomenscategory?
(a)ZhaoxuanYangandChenLiang
(b)SaniaMirzaandBarboraStrcov
(c)SaniaMirzaandChenLiangSania
(d)ZhaoxuanYangandBarboraStrcov
307..___________________hasapproveda$631millionloantotheproposedVishakhapatnamChennai
industrialcorridor(VCI(C),thefirstcoastaloneinthecountry
(a)NewDevelopmentBank
(b)WorldBank
(c)ReserveBankofIndia
(d)AsianDevelopmentBank
308.Indiahaspledgedfinancialassistanceworth30.29millionNepaliRupeesforconstructionofa
newcollegebuildingin____________district
(a)Udaipur
(b)Jaipur
(c)Patna
(d)Kanpur
309.AdaniEnterprisescommissioneda648MWsolarpowerplantin______________,whichitclaims
istheworldslargestsolarplantatasinglelocation
(a)Telangana
(b)TamilNadu
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Odisha
310.WhichBankhasemergedasIndiasmostvaluablebrandforthethirdconsecutiveyear,ranking
firstontheBrandZTop50listreleasedbyWPPGroup?
(a)AxisBank
(b)ICICIBank
(c)HDFCBank (d)KotakMahindraBank
311._________________hastoppedForbesannuallistofIndias100richesttycoonsfor2016
(a)RatanTata
(b)MukeshAmbani
(c)DilipShanghvi
(d)Hindujabrothers
312.WhichfilmisIndiasofficialentrytoAcademyAwards2017intheForeignLanguageFilm
Category?
(a)Duronto
(b)Visaaranai
(c)Masaan
(d)Bahubali
314._______________willhostitsfirsteverdessertfestivalDessertGoals,afestivaldedicatedtoall
thingsdessert,onOctober23
(a)KualaLumbur
(b)Washington
(c)London
(d)NewYork
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313.Whichcountrywillhostthe2017globalconferenceoftheInternationalAssociationofScience
ParksandAreasofInnovation(IASP)?
(a)India
(b)Russia
(c)Turkey
(d)Poland
315.TheInternationalDayofPeace(PeaceDay)isobservedaroundtheworldeachyearon
___________
(a)September20
(b)September21
(c)September22
(d)September23
316.Thefirstfoodwastesupermarkethasopenedin_____________
(a)Russia
(b)India
(c)UK
(d)Singapore
317.____________isthebestworkplaceforwomeninIndia
(a)Sikkim
(b)Karnataka
(c)TamilNadu
(d)Assam
318.Googlelauncheditssmartmessagingappwhichnamedas___________
(a)Hallo
(b)Allo
(c)Cello
(d)Allow
319.WhohasbecometheWorldBanksCountryDirectorforIndia?
(a)JimYongKim
(b)RaguramRajan
(c)JunaidAhmad
(d)OnnoRuhl
320.WhichStatehasemergedonthetopamongallotherstatesinattractingindustrialinvestmentsin
201516?
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Kerala
(c)Telangana
(d)AndraPradesh
321.UnionHumanResourceDevelopmentMinisterPrakashJavadekarlaunchedthePARAMISHAN
supercomputingfacilityat____________
(a)IIT,NewDelhi
(b)IIT,Mumbai
(c)IIT,Guwahati
(d)IIT,Kanpur
322.ThestategovernmentinassociationwithInternationalLabourOrganisation(ILO)organizeda
twodaylongnationalconferenceat______________
(a)NewDelhi
(b)Maharashtra
(c)WestBengal
(d)Odisha
323.WhichstatewouldbedevelopedasthecapitalofAyurvedaandYoga?
(a)Haryana
(b)Punjab
(c)Gujarat
(d)Assam
324.WorldBankhasannouncedinvestmentofnearly1000crorerupeesin___________forthe
bettermentoftheinlandwaterways
(a)AndraPradesh
(b)Bihar
(c)Assam
(d)TamilNadu
325.FirstIndianmusicanddancefestivalstartsin_______________
(a)Australia
(b)USA
(c)China
(d)Malaysia
326.Indiahassuccessfullytestfiredalongrangesurfacetoairmissilewhichnamedas
______________,aspartofitseffortstobolsteritsdefencecapability
(a)Agni5
(b)K7
(c)Barak8
(d)Barak7
329.A3dayinternationalseafoodshowheldin________________
(a)Mumbai
(b)Hyderabad
(c)Visakhapatnam
(d)Chennai
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328.WhohasbeenappointedaschairmanofUnionPublicServiceCommission(UPS(C)?
(a)DeepakGupta
(b)DineshKumar
(c)PrakashMishra
(d)AlkaSirohi
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327.Whichstategovernmenthasannouncedfreebusridesforthegirlschoolstudentsinthestate
recently?
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Haryana
(c)Rajasthan
(d)Kerala
330.Indiaranked______inthemedalstableattheRioParalympics2016
(a)7th
(b)35th
(c)43rd
(d)63rd
331.A78yearoldIndianoriginBritishobstetricianandmemberoftheUKParliament
________________WonLifetimeAchievementAwardInUK
(a)AbdulMunafPatel
(b)NarendraBabubhaiPatel
(c)UrjitPatel
(d)RameshPatel
332.IndianTestcaptainViratKohlihasbeenappointedthebrandambassadorof_______________
(a)StateBankofIndia
(b)IndianBank
(c)PunjabNationalBank
(d)PunjabandSindBank
333.Indiaslargestmobilepaymentandcommerceplatform,_________hasemergedasthemost
credibleandconvenientpaymentoptionontheIRCTCplatform
(a)Paytm
(b)Oxigen
(c)Freecharge
(d)Mobikwik
334.TheIndianNavylaunchedcountryslatestmissiledestroyer____________,atMumbaisMazagon
Docks
(a)Agni
(b)Mormugao
(c)Nirbhay
(d)Brahmos
335.WhichStategovernmentwillconferthisyearsBangaBibhushanawardtolegendarysingerLata
Mangeshkar?
(a)Maharashtra
(b)Haryana
(c)Assam
(d)WestBengal
336.Indiaranked________,outof159countriesandterritoriesontheEconomicFreedomofthe
Worldrankings
(a)121
(b)112
(c)113
(d)133
337.TrackAsiaCup2016washeldat
(a)NewDelhi
(b)Hyderabad
(c)Guwahati
(d)Bhopal
338.Cricketers____________and_____________wereconferredwiththecovetedArjunaAwardforthis
yearandthepreviousyearrespectively
(a)ViratKohliandRohitSharma
(b)AjinkyaRahaneandMSDhoni
(c)MuraliVijayandRohitSharma
(d)AjinkyaRahaneandRohitSharma
339.DeafIndianshooter__________wonthebronzemedalinherfirsteverinternationalcompetition
atthe1stWorldDeafShootingChampionshipsheldinKazan
(a)MithaliPriya
(b)PriyeshaDeshmukh
(c)PoonamRaut
(d)AnujaPatil
340.______________wonthe85kgwrestlinggoldattheCadetWorldChampionshipsheldinGeorgia
(a)DeepakPunia
(b)Vijendarsingh
(c)SushilKumar
(d)YogeshwarDutt
341.WhowontheSingaporeGrandprixTitle2016?
(a)LewisHamilton
(b)NicoRosberg
(c)SebastianVettel
(d)DanielRicciardo
343.TwoIndiabornMITscientists____________and_____________wonprestigiousUSawards
(a)RameshRaskarandDineshBharadia(b)AmitMishraandKalyanSingh
(c)ManojKumarandDineshBharadia (d)RameshRaskarandNareshYadav
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342.IndianAmericanphysicianauthor___________hasbeenselectedfortheprestigious2015
NationalHumanitiesMedal
(a)JhumpaLahiri
(b)KhaledHosseini (c)SiddharthaMukherjee
(d)AbrahamVerghese
344.WhohasbeenappointedasDirector,ResearchCentreImarat(RCI)oftheDefenceResearchand
DevelopmentOrganisation(DRDO)?
(a)GaneshaMurthy
(b)NarayanaMurthy (c)SundaraMurthy (d)AravindMurthy
345.TheNaropafestivalbeganatthe17thcenturyHemisMonasteryin____________
(a)Ladakh
(b)NewDelhi
(c)Mumbai
(d)Bangalore
346.BiharCMNitishKumarlaunchedwebsiteon350thPrakashUtsavof_______________
(a)GuruAmarDas
(b)GuruGobindSingh (c)GuruHargobind (d)GuruNanak
347.RecentlyreleasedabooktitledShantikiTalaashmeinZindagiwritteninHindiby______________
(a)KiranDesai
(b)AnitaDesai
(c)RadhikaNagrath (d)ArundhatiRoy
348.WhichBankhasbeenaskedtopayafineof$14billionbytheUSDepartmentofJusticetosettle
aninvestigationintomissellingofmortgagebackedsecurities?
(a)DeutscheBank
(b)HSBCBank
(c)FederalBank
(d)CitiBank
349.17thSummitoftheNonAlignedMovement(NAM)tobeheldatMargaritaIslandin
(a)Venezuela
(b)Jamica
(c)Yugoslovia
(d)Argentina
350.Indianwrestler__________wonagoldmedalinwomensfreestylewrestling38kgeventatthe
WorldCadetWrestlingChampionships
(a)Sakshi
(b)Manisha
(c)Priya
(d)Saina
351.ThethirdeditionofBRICSUrbanisationForumMeetwiththeThemeUrbanTransitionin
BRICShadtookplaceat
(a)Visakhapatnam
(b)Goa
(c)NewDelhi
(d)Hyderabad
352.Whichcountryhaddeclareditselffreefromavianinfluenza(H5N1),commonlyknownasbirdflu
(a)India
(b)SriLanka
(c)USA
(d)China
ListI(Nameofthepersonality)
ListII(AssociatedOrganisation)
(A)ArundhatiBhattacharya
1.ChiefofStateBankofIndias(SBI)
(B)ChandaKochhar
2.HeadofICICIBank
(C)ShikhaSharmaShikhaSharma
3.ChiefExecutiveOfficer,AxisBank
(D)ChitraRamkrishna
4.ManagingDirector&CEO,NationalStockExchangeof
India
(E)AarthiSubramanian
5.ExecutiveDirector,TCS
A
B
C
D
E
(a)3
1
5
4
2
(b)2
3
5
1
4
(c)4
1
2
3
5
(d)1
2
3
4
5
ListII(AssociatedOrganisation)
1.CountryHeadofHSBCIndia
2.ChiefExecutiveOfficerofPepsiCo
3.Chairman,NationalDairyDevelopmentBoard
4.KirthigaReddy
355.HindiDiwasisobservedon?
(a)September11
(b)September12
(c)September13
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ListI(Nameofthepersonality)
(A)NainaLalKidwai
(B)IndraKrishnamurthyNooyi
(C)AmritaPatel
(D)KirthigaReddy
A B
C
D
(a)3 1
2
4
(b)2 3
4
1
(c)4 1
2
3
(d)1 2
3
4
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(d)September14
356.RelianceCommunicationsboardapprovedamergerwith_________,makingitthelargestever
consolidationdealinIndiastelecomsector
(a)Airtel
(b)Vodafone
(c)Aircel
(d)Idea
357.Whichcountryannouncedadditional$1billionassistancetowardsreconstructionprojectsin
wartornAfghanistan?
(a)USA
(b)Pakistan
(c)China
(d)India
358.Whichcityhasbeennamedthemostsustainablecityintheworld
(a)London
(b)Zurich
(c)Singapore
(d)Stockholm
359.GermanautomakerMercedesBenzinaugurateditslargestpartswarehouseintheluxurycar
segmentandavehiclepreparationcentrein___________
(a)Mumbai
(b)Hyderabad
(c)Ahmadabad
(d)Pune
360.WhichstatehasbecomethesecondstateinthecountryafterGujarattoachieve100percent
electrificationofhouseholds
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Rajasthan
(c)AndraPradesh
(d)Haryana
361.WhohasbeenhonouredwiththeTamilRatnaawardinUSA?
(a)SubramanianSwamy
(b)PChidambaram
(c)PonRadhakrishnan
(d)NirmalaSitharaman
362.WhichStatetourismdepartmentisorganisingitsfirstVintageBikeandCarFestivalonOctober
1?
(a)Goa
(b)Rajasthan
(c)Telangana
(d)TamilNadu
363.WhowillbetheIndiasflagbearerattheclosingceremonyoftheRioGamesonSeptember18?
(a)DeepaMalik
(b)ThangaveluMariyappan
(c)DevendraJhajharia
(d)VarunSinghBhati
364.WhichtwocitieshaveemergedthecleanestdistrictsinIndia
(a)TrichyandKochi
(b)TrichyandSindhudurg
(c)MandiandKochi
(d)MandiandSindhudurg
367.Robotshavebeenusedtoperformkidneytransplantsforthefirsttimein________
(a)Russia
(b)Japan
(c)UK
(d)China
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366.Anewlyfoundasteroid,named____________,camewithin40,000kmofEarth
(a)2015RB5
(b)2016RB1
(c)2017AB4
(d)2016CH7
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365.CentralBoardofDirectTaxes(CBDT)haslaunched____________facilitytoresolveincometax
grievances
(a)ebharat
(b)enivaran
(c)etaxes
(d)epayers
368.JointIndianUSarmyexercise_______________tobegininUttarakhand
(a)HandinHand2016
(b)YUDHABHYAS2016
(c)LAMITYE2016
(d)SURYAKIRAN2016
369.Whatisthetollfreenumbertoregisterpostalcomplaints
(a)1993
(b)1904
(c)1924
(d)1900
370.WhowontheUSOpentitle2016inmenscategory?
(a)AndyMurray
(b)RogerFederrer
(c)NovakDjokovic
(d)StanislasWawrinka
371.WhobecameIndiasfirstfemaleParalympicmedallistafterwinningtheSilverintheF53shot
puteventatRioParalympics?
(a)SakashiMalik
(b)DeepaMalik
(c)RichaMalik
(d)PriyaMalik
372.WhichStatehasbaggedthe9thGlobalAgricultureLeadershipAward2016?
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Sikkim
(c)Odisha
(d)Maharashtra
373.SixMachineisaautobiographyof________________
(a)ChrisGayle
(b)VirendarSehwag (c)BrianLara (d)KumarSangakkara
374.ThetwodayBRICSWellnessWorkshopheldat______________
(a)Mumbai
(b)Delhi
(c)Hyderabad
(d)Bangalore
375.WhowontheU.S.Openmensdoubleschampionshiptitle2016?
(a)RobertoBautistaAgutandandBrunoSoares
(b)JamieMurrayandBrunoSoares
(c)PabloCarrenoBustaandGuillermoGarciaLopez
(d)JamieMurrayandGuillermoGarciaLopez
376.PepsiCoCEOandchairmanIndraNooyiisthe_____mostpowerfulwomaninFortunelist
(a)Third
(b)Fourth
(c)Tenth
(d)Second
377.WhichStatehasbeenrankedthebestamong26Indianstatesinthesanitationsurveyconducted
byNationalSampleSurveyOffice(NSSO?)
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Sikkim
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Kerala
378.WhichStategovernmenthassignedaMoUtodevelopeducationinfrastructureinthestate?
(a)Rajasthan
(b)Assam
(c)Haryana
(d)Telangana
379.WhichStategovernmentlaunchedtheScootyforCollegeGirlsScheme?
(a)Karnataka
(b)TamilNadu
(c)JammuandKashmir
(d)Punjab
380.WhichstatehasbecomethefirststateinthecountrytorollouttheambitiousTwitterSeva
project
(a)Uttarakhand
(b)WestBengal
(c)MadyaPradesh
(d)UttarPradesh
382.Whichcountryconducteditsfifthnucleartestrecently?
(a)SouthKorea
(b)NorthKorea
(c)China
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381.IndiaKazakhstanjointbilateralmilitaryexercise_____________beganinKaragandaregionof
Kazakhstan.
(a)MithraShakti16s
(b)PRABALDOSTYK16
(c)NomadicElephant16
(d)Suryakiran16
(d)Iran
383.WhichBankannouncedthedeploymentofsoftwareroboticsinover200businessprocesses
acrossvariousfunctionsofthebank?
(a)AxisBank
(b)HDFCBank
(c)ICICIBank
384.WhichStategovernmentplanningtointroduceasubsidisedmealprogrammeunderwhicha
thali(fullmeal)at10wouldbeprovidedtothepoorpeople?
(a)Gujarat
(b)Bihar
(c)AndraPradesh
(d)MadhyaPrades
385.TheCentralgovernmenthasdecidedtobantheuseofpolythenewithina100metreradiusofall
nationalmonumentsstartingfrom_____________
(a)January1
(b)December1
(c)October2
(d)November5
386.Whichcountryhascompleted20,000kilometresofbullettraintracksacrossthecountry?
(a)USA
(b)UK
(c)India
(d)China
387.The28thandthe29thAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations(ASEAN)Summitheldat
____________
(a)KualaLumpur,Malaysia
(b)Vientiane,Laos
(c)Naypyidaw,Myanmar
(d)Bangkok,Thailan
388.WhohasbeenappointedastheChairpersonoftheUniqueIdentificationAuthorityofIndia
(UIDAIU)?
(a)AnandKumar
(b)J.Satyanarayana
(c)SankarRaman
(d)SMuralidharan
389.WhichStateChiefministerhasreceivedPangkorDialogueAward2016inMalaysia?
(a)Nagaland
(b)WestBengal
(c)Haryana
(d)TamilNadu
390.WhowontheUSOpenmixeddoubleschampionshiptitle2016?
(a)MatePavicandLauraSiegemund
(b)RajeevRamandCoCoVandeweghe
(c)CoCoVandewegheandLauraSiegemund
(d)MatePavicandRajeevRam
391.WhohasbecomethecountrysfirstfemalecricketertobeawardedlifemembershipoftheLords
basedMaryleboneCricketClub(MC(C).
(a)MithaliRaj
(b)AnjumChopra
(c)AnjuJain
(d)ThirushKamini
394.Indiahaslauncheditsadvancedweathersatellite_____________
(a)INSAT3RR
(b)INSAT3DR
(c)INSAT3SR
(d)INSAT3AR
395.WhichStatecelebratedthefestivalofNuakhai?
(a)Punjab
(b)Assam
(c)Kerala
(d)Odisha
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393.2016G20SummitheldinHangzhou,China.Whatisthethemeofthesummit?
(a)TowardaSpecial,Invigorated,InterconnectedandExclusiveWorldEconomy
(b)TowardaTechnical,Talented,InterconnectedandInclusiveWorldEconomy
(c)TowardanAccessible,Invigorated,InterconnectedandInclusiveWorldEconomy
(d)TowardanInnovative,Invigorated,InterconnectedandInclusiveWorldEconomy
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392.WhichcountryofficiallyreceivedcertificatesfromWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO),declaring
thecountryYAWSandmaternalandneonataltetanusfree?
(a)USA
(b)India
(c)SriLanka
(d)Singapore
396.WhichIndianlanguageincludedinUnitedNationscharterrecently?
(a)Hindi
(b)Sanskrit
(c)Tamil
(d)Urdu
397.TheWorldHealthOrganizationhascertified___________asamalariafreenation
(a)India
(b)SriLanka
(c)USA
(d)Australia
398._______________celebratedMotherTeresassainthoodwithafourdayMotherTeresaInternational
FilmFestival(MTIFF)2016
(a)Meghalaya
(b)Kerala
(c)Manipur
(d)Haryan
399._______________launchedonestepofflinepaymentswithBubblePin
(a)Paytm
(b)Freecharge
(c)Helpchat
(d)Mobikwik
400.WhichStateGovernmenthasdecidedtodevelop340villagesasHorticultureVillages?
(a)Punjab
(b)Haryana
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Gujarat
401.______________educationdepartmenthaspartneredwithUSbasedtechnologyfirmCiscoto
promotedigitallearningacrossthestateusingvirtualdigitalroomsolutions
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Goa
(c)Rajasthan
(d)Manipur
402.WhichUniversityremainedIndiastoprankeduniversityaccordingtotheQSWorldUniversity
Rankings201617?
(a)IndianInstituteofScience(IIS(c),Bangalore
(b)IndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT(c),Bombay
(c)UniversityOfHyderabad
(d)IndianInstituteofScienceEducationandResearch(IISER),Pune
403.________________________haswontheUNESCOConfuciusPrizeforLiteracy
(a)TheJanSikshanSansthan(JSS),Delhi
(b)TheJanSikshanSansthan(JSS),Malappuram
(c)TheJanSikshanSansthan(JSS),Mumbai
(d)TheJanSikshanSansthan(JSS),Hyderabad
404._________________HighCourtbecomesthefourthstatetoprovideEstampfacility
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Rajasthan
(c)Punjab
(d)Bihar
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406.IndiasfirstInternationalconferenceoncookinggasheldin_____________
(a)Odisha
(b)Sikkim
(c)Nagaland
(d)Haryana
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405.WhichstategovernmentlaunchedtheBijuKanyaRatnaYojana(BKRY)forthedevelopmentof
girlsinthreedistrictsofthestate?
(a)Kerala
(b)Assam
(c)Odisha
(d)Haryana
407.UrjitPatelhasassumedchargeasthe_____governoroftheReserveBankofIndia
(a)25th
(b)27th
(c)23rd
(d)24th
408.WhichBankhaslaunchedacardlessmobilebasedpaymentsolutionmVisa,tomakepayments
atretailoutletseasier?
(a)RBLBank
(b)AxisBank
(c)ICICIBank
(d)DCBBank
409.Atwodayworldcoinandcurrencyexhibitioncumauctionisbeingheldin_____________
(a)Maharashtra
(b)Karnataka
(c)WestBengal
(d)AndraPradesh
410.WhichcountryairportisexperimentingwithHitachisEMIEW3humanoidrobotassistantsinits
passengerterminal?
(a)China
(b)Japan
(c)USA
(d)India
411.Whichtelecomcompanyhasmadeanofferoflessthan1perGBstatingthatfromSeptember
9?
(a)RelianceJIO
(b)Airtel
(c)BSNL
(d)Idea
412.AimingtoraiseawarenessandchangeperceptionsregardingtheDenotifiedTribes,the1st
NomadFilmFestivalisheldin___________
(a)Mumbai
(b)Delhi
(c)Agra
(d)Bangalore
413.Whichcountryrecentlyunveileditsfirsteverdriverlessbusservice,whichwillbedeployedinthe
cityforamonthlongtrialperiod?
(a)Australia
(b)Spain
(c)Dubai
(d)Singapore
414.Indiaranked_________inincomeinequalitylist
(a)Third
(b)Seventh
(c)Fifth
(d)Second
415.WhichstateboardhasdecidedtolinkAadhaarcardnumberofthestudentswiththeir
examinationformstoavoidduplication?
(a)Gujarat
(b)Rajasthan
(c)Bihar
(d)Punjab
416.WhichBankwillenablebusinesscustomerstoopennewaccountsbytakingaselfie,amove
aimedatstreamliningitsapplicationprocess?
(a)HDFCBank
(b)AxisBank
(c)KotakMahindraBank
(d)HSBCBank
417.Cricketer_______________launchedhisownfashionbrandYouWeCanFashion(YWCFashion)
(a)RohitSharma
(b)YuvrajSingh
(c)MSDhoni
(d)RavichandranAshwin
418.WhowontheItalianGrandPrixtitle2016?
(a)NicoRosberg
(b)SebastianVettel
(c)LewisHamilton
(d)FernandoAlanso
419.TrinamoolCongressbecameIndias________nationalpartyafteritwasrecognisedasaState
partyinWestBengal,Tripura,ArunachalPradeshandManipur
(a)Seventh
(b)Eighth
(c)Ninth
(d)Tenth
420.Solungfestivalcelebratedin_____________
(a)AndraPradesh
(b)ArunachalPradesh (c)MadyaPradesh
(d)HimachalPradesh
422.Eretailer____________haslauncheditsownprivatecloudplatformcalledCirrus
(a)Amazon
(b)Snapdeal
(c)Filpkart
(d)Paytm
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421.Odishabecomingthe_____statetoratifytheBilltherequirementof50percentofstatesandUTs
ratifyingithasbeencompleted
(a)16th
(b)18th
(c)19th
(d)20th
423.Aimingtopromoteaviantourism,the_______________forestdepartmentwillhostitsfirstBird
FestivalinthestateinNovember
(a)Kerala
(b)TamilNadu
(c)Rajasthan
(d)Goa
424.WhichairlinecompanyhaslaunchedaninflightentertainmentservicenamedJetScreen?
(a)SpiceJet
(b)Vistara
(c)JetAirways
(d)AirIndia
425.Indiasends_____athletestoRioSummerParalympicGames
(a)10
(b)17
(c)19
(d)23
426.WhichIslandwasdeclaredthelargestriverislandintheworld,byGuinnessWorldRecords?
(a)AgattiIsland
(b)WillingtonIsland (c)MajuliIsland
(d)PambanIsland
427.Renownedsandartist______________haswonthepeopleschoiceprizeforhissandsculpture
titledMahatmaGandhiWorldPeaceattheninthMoscowSandSculptureChampionship2016
(a)NittishBharti
(b)SudarsanPattnaik (c)RahulArya
(d)ManasKumar
428.Indiahasbeenranked____amongst160countriescomparedtorankof54inLogistics
PerformanceIndex(LPI)2016
(a)21
(b)56
(c)49
(d)35
429.TheMinistryofHomeAffairshadconstitutedaCommitteeundertheChairmanshipof
________________________submitsreporttotheUnionHomeMinister
(a)RMLodha
(b)RameshGupta
(c)Mudgal
(d)MadhukarGupta
430.InwhichcountryBuddhistscelebratedPanchaDaanfestival?
(a)Nepal
(b)China
(c)India
(d)Japan
431.LaTomatinafestivalcelebratedin____________
(a)Australia
(b)China
(c)Spain
(d)Iceland
432.ThetwodayBRICSConventiononTourismheldat________________
(a)Maharashtra
(b)MadyaPradesh
(c)NewDelhi
(d)AndraPradesh
433.ThefirstBRICSfilmfestivalheldin_____________
(a)Mumbai
(b)NewDelhi
(c)Hyderabad
(d)Bangalore
434.With86.4%literacy,the______________communityhasthehighestproportionofliteratesamong
allcommunitiesinIndia
(a)Muslim
(b)Hindu
(c)Christian
(d)Jain
(d)Mumbai
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437.Microsoftplanstoopenacybersecuritycentrein_______________
(a)Bangalore
(b)Delhi
(c)Hyderabad
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435.TheIndianRailwayshaslaunchedaschemetoprovidepassengerswithatravelinsurance
coverageofupto10lakhforapremiumof____________
(a)1rupee
(b)5rupees
(c)92Paise
(d)50Paise
436.TheElectionCommission(E(C)announcedthatvotingintheRajyaSabhaandLegislativeCouncil
electionswillonlybedonewitha__________sketchpen
(a)Red
(b)Green
(c)Orange
(d)Violet
438.WhichStategovernmentincreasematernityleaveforfemalestategovernmentemployeesfromsix
monthstoninemonthsrecently?
(a)WestBengal
(b)TamilNadu
(c)AndraPradesh
(d)Bihar
439.Actor__________________willbeawardedanhonoraryOscarbytheAcademyofMotionPictures,
Arts&Science
(a)AmitabhBachchan
(b)KamalHasan
(c)ShahRukhKhan (d)JackieChan
440.SWIFTannouncedthat________________________arethefirstIndianbankstosignupforits
globalpaymentsinnovationinitiative
(a)ICICIBankandYesBank
(b)HDFCBankandAxisBank
(c)ICICIBankandAxisBank
(d)FederalBankandYesBank
441.WiththehelpofNASA,______postalservicemadehistoryafterastampwassendtoPluto
(a)China
(b)India
(c)USA
(d)Russia
442.AccordingtoSocialCopsanalysisof2011Censusdata,________________hasthelowest
populationdensityamongIndiasstatesandunionterritories
(a)ArunachalPradesh
(b)Sikkim
(c)TamilNadu
(d)Kerala
443.WhichStatetourismreceivedeightNationalTourismawardsfor201415?
(a)Karnataka
(b)Rajasthan
(c)Kerala
(d)Odisha
444.TheCentralgovernmentproposedtoorganiseaMakeinIndiaconferencein______________
(a)Rajasthan
(b)Bihar
(c)UttarPradesh
(d)Odisha
445.Whichcountryissettohostthe2016editionoftheKabaddiWorldCupinOctober?
(a)Nepal
(b)China
(c)India
(d)Pakistan
446.WhichStategovernmentaimstodoubletheincomeoffarmersby2022?
(a)Bihar
(b)Gujarat
(c)Rajasthan
(d)WestBengal
447.Thefirstroundtheworldsolarpoweredflighthasbeencompleted,aftertheSolarImpulse
aircrafttoucheddownin______________
(a)Beijing
(b)Riyadh
(c)AbuDhabi
(d)Washington
448.WhichcountrygovernmentacceptedanUNproposedpeaceagreementtoendcivilwarinthe
country?
(a)Iran
(b)Israel
(c)Iraq
(d)Yemen
452.AnnualStAnnesKiteFestivalheldin_____________
(a)England
(b)China
(c)India
(d)Japan
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451.ChiefMinisterofwhichstatehadresignedthepostvoluntarilyduetooldage?
(a)Tripura
(b)HimachapPradesh
(c)ArunachalPradesh
(d)Gujarat
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449.Whichstategovernmenthasproposedseveralamendmentstotightentheliquorprohibitionlaw
inState?
(a)Bihar
(b)Gujarat
(c)TamilNadu
(d)Maharashtra
450._______________tohaveworldstallestgirderrailbridge
(a)China
(b)India
(c)USA
(d)Russia
453.GovernmentofIndiaevacuateIndiansfrom__________________whohavelosttheirjobsandare
starvingreportedlyduetofinancialhardship
(a)Yemen
(b)Turkey
(c)SaudiArabia
(d)Kuwait
454.Whichstatewilllaunchamarineplaneserviceinthenexttouristseason?
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Maharashtra
(c)JammuandKashmir
(d)Goa
455.Martialartist_________________wontheMartialArtsChampionshipsinSydney,Australia,to
becometheWorldKarateChampion
(a)VivekTeja
(b)NarendarGrewal (c)NeerajMehta
(d)AkshayKumar
456.TheNationalAntiDopingAgencygaveacleanchittowrestler________________toparticipatein
theRioOlympics
(a)SushilKumar
(b)YogeshwarDutt (c)NarsinghYadav
(d)BajrangPunia
457.WorldEconomicForum(WEF),willhostitsannualIndiaEconomicSummitin___________on
October67
(a)Bangalore
(b)Mumbai
(c)Hyderabad
(d)Delhi
458.ParliamentpassedabilltoestablishaNationalInstituteofTechnology(NIT)in_________________
(a)Haryana
(b)AndraPradesh
(c)Maharashtra
(d)TamilNadu
459.WhichStatehasallowedthetransgendercommunitytoparticipateinthestatelevel
IndependenceDayparadeonAugust15thisyearforthefirsttimeinIndia?
(a)Odisha
(b)Rajasthan
(c)Punjab
(d)Kerala
460.Indiasfirstundergroundmuseumtoopenin_______________
(a)Maharashtra
(b)Delhi
(c)Karnataka
(d)ArunachalPradesh
461.WhohasbeenelectedasthenewPrimeMinisterofNepal?
(a)PushpaKamalDahal (b)BaburamBhattarai
(c)MadhavKumar
(d)SushilKoirala
462.TheAmazingNorthEastParadiseUnexploredfestivalshowcasingthevariousmusicand
dancesofNortheastIndiawillbeheldat__________
(a)Assam
(b)Delhi
(c)Meghalaya
(d)Tripura
463.WhichOnlineretailerhaslaunchedtwonewservicesonitsplatformcalledFliptechandHobby
Hub?
(a)Amazon
(b)Snapdeal
(c)Flipkart
(d)Shopclues
464.WhohasbeenappointedaschairmanoftheAdministrativeReformsCommittee(AR(C)in
Kerala?
(a)PinarayiVijayan
(b)K.M.Mani
(c)OomenChandy
(d)V.S.Achuthanandan
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466.IndianAmerican___________________hasbeennamedasthecitysnewChiefDigitalOfficer
(a)Vijayakumar
(b)Sreenivasan
(c)SundarKumar
(d)GokulSingh
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465.WhohasbeenelectedasthenewChairoftheInternationalOlympicCommittees(IO(C)Athletes
Commission?
(a)HilaryKnight
(b)JessieVetter
(c)AngelaRuggiero
(d)MeghanDuggan
467.Parliamentapprovedestablishmentof_____newIITsacrossthecountrybypassingtheInstitutes
ofTechnology(Amendment)Bill2016intheRajyaSabha
(a)Four
(b)Five
(c)Six
(d)Seven
468.UnderPradhanMantriJanAushadhiYojana(PMJAY),thecentralgovernmentwillopen_________
JanAushadhiStores(JAS)
(a)3000
(b)1500
(c)2500
(d)2000
469.Thetallestmovingobservationtowerintheworld,theBritishAirwaysi360openedin
_______________
(a)USA
(b)India
(c)UK
(d)Australia
470.Forthefirsttimethe________Navyhasflownanaircraftusing3Dprintedpartsdeemedessential
tomaintainingsafeflight
(a)India
(b)USA
(c)Russia
(d)NorthKorea
471.WhobecamethefirstIndianwomanmemberoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee,after
gettingelectedatthe129thIOCSessioninRio
(a)NitaAmbani
(b)DipaliGoenka
(c)ChandaKochhar (d)KiranShaw
472.Singer_________________willbeawardedtheRajivGandhiNationalSadbhavanaAward
(a)AnuradhaPaudwal
(b)ShubhaMudgal
(c)SunidhiChauhan (d)DevakiPandit
473.WhichStategovernmentwillopen51cyberlaboratoriesonAugust15thisyear?
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Maharashtra
(c)Sikkim
(d)Rajasthan
474.GovernmentofIndiafixedtheretailinflationtargetof______fornext5years
(a)4%
(b)5%
(c)6%
(d)7%
475.WhichStategovernmentsignedaMoUwithIndianSpaceResearchOrganisationforsettingup
WaterResourcesInformationSystem?
(a)Assam
(b)Telangana
(c)Rajasthan
(d)Kerala
476.PatanjaliAyurvedawillsetupa500crorefoodprocessingunitin_______________
(a)HimachalPradesh
(b)MadyaPradesh
(c)ArunachalPradesh
(d)AndraPradesh
477.NationalHandloomDayisobservedon?
(a)August5
(b)August6
(c)August7
(d)August8
A
(a)1
(b)2
(c)1
(d)2
B
4
1
4
3
C
3
3
3
4
Page
ListI(ProposednewMajorPorts)
ListII(Location)
(A)TamilNadu
1.Sagar
(B)WestBengal
2.Enayam
(C)AndraPradesh
3.Dugarajapatnam
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478.GovernmentofIndiahasproposedtosetupfournewMajorPortsin
(a)TamilNadu,WestBengal,AndraPradeshandMaharashtra
(b)TamilNadu,Odisha,AndraPradeshandMaharashtra
(c)Kerala,WestBengal,AndraPradeshandMaharashtra
(d)TamilNadu,Karnataka,AndraPradeshandMaharashtra
D
2
4
2
1
480.WhohasbeenreelectedasAsianDevelopmentBankPresident?
(a)JimYongKim
(b)TakehikoNakao
(c)JinLiqun (d)HaruhikoKurod
481.WhichStategovernmentwillundertakeanirrigationprojectworth2,800croretokeepacheck
onfloods?
(a)Sikkim
(b)Meghalaya
(c)WestBengal
(d)Haryana
482.GovernmentofIndialaunchedtheappcalled_________,whichwillallowthegeneralpublicto
directlyconnecttohighlevelministers
(a)MyApp
(b)MyGov
(c)MyMin
(d)MyPar
483.WhichStatehasstartedworkontheinstallationofanEarlyWarningDisseminationSystem
(EWDS)insixcoastaldistrictspronetodisasterslikefloodsandcyclones?
(a)AndraPradesh
(b)Karnataka
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Odisha
484.WhichstatehasemergedasthetopstateinIndiaintermsofgrowthinindustryandservice
sectorsduring200405to201415?
(a)Uttarakhand
(b)TamilNadu
(c)UttarPradesh
(d)Bihar
485.GovernmentofIndialaunched________________AppandHelpline1969tohelpgeneralpublic
addresscomplaintsrelatedtocivicissues
(a)Swachhgov
(b)Swachhata
(c)Swachhbalan
(d)Swachhbharat
486.India________riskiestplacetodobusiness:Report
(a)25th
(b)8th
(c)17th
(d)4th
487.Whichcountrylauncheditsfirstevermobiletelecommunicationssatelliterecently?
(a)Russia
(b)USA
(c)China
(d)India
488.WhichStateGovernmenthaslaunchedBaristhaBunakarSahayataYojana,apensionscheme
forweavercommunityinthestate?
(a)Odisha
(b)Gujarat
(c)UttarPradesh
(d)WestBengal
489.WhichcountryhasbecamethefirstcountrytobanthemobilegamePokmonGo
(a)India
(b)USA
(c)Iran
(d)Iraq
490.WhichcountrybecamethefirstnationtoregisteragoldmedalattheRioOlympics2016
(a)China
(b)USA
(c)India
(d)Australia
491.WhichStatehasbeenselectedfortheAllIndiaCoordinatedRiceImprovementProjectAward
2015?
(a)Manipur
(b)Rajasthan
(c)WestBengal
(d)Kerala
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492.PrimeMinisterNarendraModilaunchesMissionBhagirathaandlaysFoundationStoneofkey
developmentprojectsin______________
(a)AndraPradesh
(b)TamilNadu
(c)Karnataka
(d)Telangana
493.WhichStategovernmenthassetatargetofplantingoveronecroresaplingsthisyeartoincrease
thedepletinggreencoverinthestate?
(a)Haryana
(b)HimachalPradesh
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Gujarat
494.Whichstatewasthefirststateincountrytoearncarboncredit?
(a)Haryana
(b)HimachalPradesh
(c)Maharashtra
495.FirsteverPizzaATMopensin_____________
(a)USA
(b)China
(c)Japan
(d)Gujarat
(d)UK
496.WhichofthefollowingPSUs/CorporationtolaunchColoursofIndependencecampaign
(a)JuteCorporation
(b)NationalTextilesCorporation
(c)IndianOilCorporation
(d)NationalMineralsandDevelopmentCorporation(NMD(C)
497.JuteCorporationtolaunchColoursofIndependencecampaignin___________________
(a)Mumbai
(b)Vishakhapatnam (c)Bangalore
(d)Chennai
498._______________istheworldsleastmiserableplace:Survey
(a)USA
(b)Thailand
(c)China
(d)Spain
499.Whichcountryhaswitnesseditshighesteverteaproductionduring201516,at1233.14million
kilograms?
(a)China
(b)Kenya
(c)SriLanka
(d)India
500.Whichcountryisthemostmiserableplaceintheworld:Survey?
(a)Japan
(b)SouthAfrica
(c)Venezuela
(d)India
501.______________istheworldsfirstcarbonnegativecountry,meaningthatthecountrysforests
absorbmorecarbondioxideeachyearthanitproduces
(a)Norway
(b)India
(c)Bhutan
(d)Switzerland
502.WhichStatehasthehighestnumberofNationalServiceScheme(NSS)volunteersamongall
IndianStates?
(a)Kerala
(b)TamilNadu
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Karnataka
503.TheInternationalDayoftheWorldsIndigenousPeopleisobservedon?
(a)August9
(b)August10
(c)August11
(d)August12
504.WhichdepartmentofGovernementofIndiahadlauncheda$15millionprogrammecalledNIDHI
forIndianstartups?
(a)DepartmentofScienceandTechnology(DST)
(b)DepartmentofIndustriesandCommerce
(c)DepartmentofWomenandChildrenWelfare
(d)DepartmentofAgriculture
505.___________________becamethefirstIndiantoqualifyfortheapparatusfinalsofartistic
GymnasticsattheRio2016Olympics
(a)DipaKarmakar
(b)DeepikaKumari (c)HeenaSidhu
(d)YelenaProdunova
507.Whichcountrybannedfourcricketplayersforattemptingtofixmatches?
(a)Australia
(b)SriLanka
(c)SouthAfrica
(d)Bangladesh
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506.WorldNo1inATPWorldRankings,Tennisplayerholdstherecordformostnumberofweeksat
thetopspot
(a)AndyMurray
(b)RogerFederer
(c)NovakDjokovic
(d)RafaelNadal
508.KalikhoPulwhopassedawayrecently,Hewasformerchiefministerof_______________
(a)AndraPradesh
(b)ArunachalPradesh
(c)MadyaPradesh
(d)Assam
509.WhowillbetheChairmanofNationalTigerConservationAuthority(NTC(A)?
(a)PrimeMinisterofIndia
(b)UnionHomeMinister
(c)MinisterofEnvironments,ForestsandClimateChange
(d)ASpeciallyappointedbureaucratethroughGazetteenotification
510.GovernmentofIndiahasslappedantidumpingdutyontheimportofhotrolledsteelproducts
fromnations,includingChinaandSouthKorea
(a)Four
(b)Five
(c)Six
(d)Seven
511.AvectorLeishmaniadonovanispreads
(a)JapaneseEncephalitis
(b)KalaAzar (c)Yaws
(d)SmalPox
512.WhichStategovernmenthasintroducedtheExciseDuty(Amendment)Bill2016,whichproposes
todeclarenoalcoholconsumptionzones?
(a)Goa
(b)Maharashtra
(c)Bihar
(d)TamilNadu
513.Whowastheheadofacommitteeappointedtolookintoallissuesincludingforeigndirect?
(a)ArvindPanagriya
(b)AmitabhKant
(c)RameshChand
(d)BibekDebroy
514.WhichStateTourismhasbeenawardedtheFilmTourismDestinationoftheYearAwardatthe
IndiaInternationalTravelMart(IITM)inChennai?
(a)Goa
(b)MadyaPradesh
(c)Kerala
(d)Manipur
515.IndiaInternationalTravelMart(IITM)washeldin
(a)Bengaluru
(b)Chennai
(c)Cochin
(d)Hyderabad
516.Millionlights,aneducationcontentproviderCompanyhaslaunchedthefirstandonlyIndianTV
Channelfocusedonhighereducationin________
(a)Agra
(b)Jaipur
(c)Pune
(d)Bangalore
517.WhichteamwontheUEFAsupercupfootballtitle2016?
(a)ACMilan
(b)RealMadrid
(c)FCBarcelona
(d)Sevilla
518.WhichcricketerbecamethefirstIndiantoscoremultiplehundredsandtakemultiplefivewicket
haulsinaTestseries
(a)ViratKohli
(b)AnilKumble
(c)RavichandranAshwin
(d)RavindraJadeja
519.___________________wasappointedasManagingDirectorofStateBankofIndia(SBI).
(a)PrakashKumarVohra
(b)VinayKumarVohra
(c)SureshKumarKhara
(d)DineshKumarKhara
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520.___________________,whichdiseaseclaimshundredsofliveseveryyearineasternIndia,willbe
madeanotifiabledisease
(a)Typhoid
(b)Encephalitis
(c)Jaundice
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521..________________hasbecomethefirststatetoratifytheGoodsandServicesTaxConstitutional
AmendmentBill
(a)Gujarat
(b)Kerala
(c)Goa
(d)Assam
522.Whichcountrylaunchednewsyntheticapertureradar(SAR)imagingsatellitecalledGaofen3?
(a)Russia
(b)China
(c)India
(d)USA
ListI(OfficialNewsAgency)
ListII(Country)
(A)Xinhua
1.UnitedKingdom
(B)Reuters
2.Russia
(C)Tass
(D)AFP
(E)IRNA
A
(a)1
(b)2
(c)5
(d)4
B
4
1
1
3
C
3
5
2
5
D
2
4
3
1
3.France
4.Iran
5.China
E
5
3
4
2
524.Worldelephantdayisobservedon?
(a)August10
(b)August11
(c)August12
(d)August13
525.InternationalTigerDay
(a)July29
(b)August11
(c)August12
(d)August13
526.WhichstateGovernmenthasdecidedtogrant33percentreservationtowomeninUrbanLocal
Bodies,ULBsrecently
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Nagaland
(c)WestBengal
(d)Rajasthan
527.WhobecamethefirstIndianin32yearstoqualifyforthefinalsofanathleticeventatthe
Olympics
(a)SudhaSingh
(b)TintuLukka
(c)LalitaBabar
(d)KavitaRaut
528.WhowontheAustralianopenwomenssquashtitle2016?
(a)SainaNehwal
(b)DeepikaPallikal
(c)JoshnaChinnapa (d)DeepikaKumari
529.Afirstofitskindtouchandfeelgardenforthevisuallyimpairedpeopleinthecountrywas
inauguratedin_____________
(a)Kerala
(b)TamilNadu
(c)Rajasthan
(d)UttarPradesh
530.AfacilityEverifyingwithoutnetbanking,facilitywasprimarilystartedbywhichofthetwo
followingbanks?
(a)PunjabandSindBankandUnitedBankofIndia
(b)PunjabNationalBankandUnitedBankofIndia
(c)SyndicateandIndianBank
(d)StateBankofIndiaandUnionBankofIndia
531.Whichonlineretailercompanyrecentlylaunchedausedbooksstoreonitsonlineplatformthat
allowsuserstochoosefromover1,00,000booksacrossgenres?
(a)Flipkart
(b)Amazon
(c)Snapdeal
(d)Paytm
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532.WhichStategovernmentannouncedaslewofdevelopmentprojectsandschemedregardingthe
sevenresolvesforthenextfiveyears?
(a)Gujarat
(b)Assam
(c)TamilNadu
(d)Bihar
533.WhichisthefirstbanktointroduceAndroidbasedmobileapplicationonUSSDplatform
(a)CentralBankofIndia
(b)UnionBankofIndia
(c)StateBankofIndia
(d)ICICIBank
534.Whichstategovernmentannounced50%hikeinminimumwagesofworkersinthecity
(a)Puducherry
(b)TamilNadu
(c)Kerala
(d)Delhi
535.ThefirsteverBIOCNGprojectinIndiawasinauguratedin________
(a)Delhi
(b)Mumbai
(c)Pune
(d)Hyderabad
536.IndiangymnastDipaKarmakarfinished_______inthewomensvaultfinalsattheRioOlympics
(a)Forth
(b)Third
(c)Fifth
(d)Sixth
537.Whobecametheonlyathleteinhistorytowinthe100metresOlympictitlethrice?
(a)JustinGatlin
(b)UsainBolt
(c)MichaelPhelps
(d)IanThorpe
538.WhobecamethefirsttennisplayertoretaintheOlympicsinglesgoldmedalafterhewonthe
eventattheRioOlympics?
(a)RogerFederer
(b)RafaelNadal
(c)NovakDjokovic
(d)AndyMurray
539.WhichformerIndiancricketerhasbeenelectedasanHonoraryLifeMemberoftheMarylebone
CricketClub(MC(C).
(a)VirendarSehwag
(b)SachinTendulkar (c)AnilKumble
(d)RahulDravid
540.WhichStatehasreceivedthehighestITinvestmentsin201516?
(a)Kerala
(b)TamilNadu
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Karnataka
541.WhichCountryhasbeenrankedtheworldstopexporterofinformationandcommunication
technology(ICT)services,asperareportbyWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization(WIPO)?
(a)India
(b)China
(c)USA
(d)Singapore
542.WhatistherankofIndiaonWIPOs2016GlobalInnovationIndex(GII)
(a)35th
(b)58th
(c)66th
(d)80th
543.WhichStatewillbelaunchingsolarpoweredthreewheelersandbasedontheprojectssuccess,it
willbecarriedforwardinotherstatesaswell?
(a)Sikkim
(b)Kerala
(c)AndraPradesh
(d)Assam
544.WhichNotedmusiccomposerwashonouredbytheTamilRatnaAwardbyNewYorkbasedTamil
Sangamon15August2016
(a)RajeshRoshan
(b)A.R.Rehman
(c)Ilaiyaraaja
(d)NadeemShravan
545.Whichteambecomesnumber1rankedTestteamintheworld?
(a)Australia
(b)Pakistan
(c)India
(d)SriLanka
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547.Amongthefollowingwhicharethefournewtrainsannouncedrecently?
(a)AntyodayaExpress,Tejas,UDAY,andShatabdiExpress
(b)AntyodayaExpress,Talco,UDAY,andHumsafar
(c)MaharajaExpress,Tejas,UDAY,andGatimaanExpress
(d)AntyodayaExpress,Tejas,UDAY,andHumsafar
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546.WhohasbeenawardedDrAPJAbdulKalamAwardformeritoriousservicesintheHigher
EducationDepartmentofTamilNadu?
(a)LNarasimman
(b)PShanmugam
(c)SSureshKumar (d)VGanesh
548.WhichstategovernmentlaunchedPinkPolicePatroltotacklecrimesagainstwomeninthe
state?
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Karnataka
(c)Kerala
(d)AndraPradesh
549.Whichcityhasbeennamedasthemostliveablecityintheworld?
(a)Mumbai
(b)Singapore
(c)Melbourne
(d)Washington
550.HowmanyassociatesbanksaretobemergedwithStateBankofIndia?
(a)4
(b)5
(c)6
(d)7
551.TheFirstSAARCYoungParliamentariansConferencebeginsin________________
(a)Kabul,Afghanistan
(b)NewDelhi,India
(c)Islamabad,Pakistan
(d)Dhaka,Bangladesh
552.TheFinanceMinistryhasaskedministriesanddepartmentstoopeneFPBaccountswithRBI.
ExpansionofeFPBis
(a)ElectronicFocalPointBank
(b)ElectronicForeignPointBranch
(c)ElectronicFocalPermanentBranch
(d)ElectronicFocalPointBranch
553.Inanattempttoimprovethegirlchildratio,the____________________governmenthasre
launchedtheMajhiKanyaBhagyashrischeme
(a)Rajasthan
(b)Punjab
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Assam
554.FormercricketerandRajyaSabhaMPSachinTendulkarhasadoptedDonjavillageinunderthe
SaansadAdarshGramYojanaissituatedin
(a)Assam
(b)Punjab
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Gujarat
555.Thelargestaircraftintheworld_______________madeitsmaidenflightinBedfordshire,United
Kingdom
(a)Airlander10
(b)Skylander10
(c)Wetlander10
(d)Biglander10
556.WhichBankhaslaunchedapaymentserviceusingasmartphonekeyboardnamediMobile
SmartKeys?
(a)AxisBank
(b)StateBankofIndia
(c)HDFCBank
(d)ICICIBank
557.IndianWrestler__________________wonthebronzemedalinwomensfreestylewrestlinginthe
58kgcategoryin2016RioOlympics
(a)BabitaKumari
(b)SakshiMalik
(c)VigneshPhogat
(d)GeetaPhogat
558.WhobecamethefirstIndianfemaleandfirsteverIndianshuttlertowinOlympicsilverinRio
Olympics2016?
(a)SainaNehwal
(b)JwalaGutta
(c)PVSindhu
(d)AshwiniPonnappa
561.WhichStatehasreceivedthehighestnumberofgallantrymedalsforpolicepersonnelinthe
countryontheeveofIndependenceDay?
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Maharashtra
(c)Kerala
(d)Telangana
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560.WhatisthenameofWorldsmostphotographedtigresswhichhaddiedrecentlyin
RanthamboreNationalPark?
(a)Malika
(b)Machhli
(c)Munna
(d)Amitabh
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559.Whowastheworldsfirstlicensedarmlesspilotaswellasthefirstarmlessblackbeltinthe
AmericanTaekwondoAssociation
(a)JessicaCox
(b)SerenaMary
(c)LizMurray
(d)MariaSashay
562._____________________tobenewbrandambassadorofIncredibleIndia
(a)NarendraModi
(b)SachinTendulkar (c)SainaNehwal
(d)AmitabhBachchan
563.QatarbasedDohaBankwillopenastateoftheartbranchin_______________
(a)Karnataka
(b)Kerala
(c)Maharashtra
(d)TamilNadu
564.Onlineandmobilecommercemajorthe______________Group,alongwithCrosswordandRatna
NidhiCharitableTrust,haslaunchedMissionMillionBooks
(a)Flipkart
(b)Amazon
(c)Snapdeal
(d)Alibaba
565.WorldMosquitodayisobservedon?
(a)August17
(b)August19
(c)August20
(d)August18
566.Inordertopromotethewelfareofwomen,the______________governmenthasdecidedtoreserve
33%postsofSubInspectorsforwomenrecently
(a)Delhi
(b)Puducherry
(c)WestBengal
(d)Gujarat
567.560croretheNamamiGangeprogrammeislaunchedat
(a)Jaipur,Rajasthan
(b)Mumbai,Maharashtra
(c)Kanpur,UttarPradesh
(d)Vishakhapatnam,AndraPradesh
568.Whothefirstathletetocompleteatripletripleofwinninggoldsin100metre,200metreand
4X100metreatthreeconsecutiveOlympics?
(a)JustinGatlin
(b)YohanBlake
(c)UsainBolt
(d)MichealJohnson
569.WhowillbeawardedtheChevalierdeLOrdreArtsetLettres(TheKnightoftheOrderofArtsand
Letters)bytheFrenchgovernment.
(a)AmirKhan
(b)Rajinikanth
(c)KamalHaasan
(d)MohanLal
570.Indiaranks_____inAsiaPacificonfixedbroadband
(a)56th
(b)44th
(c)81st
(d)39th
571.WhichStategovernmentdecidedtofelicitatetheOlympicbadmintonstarPVSindhuwithRs.3
crorerewardsincashandaGroupIcadrejobintheState?
(a)Haryana
(b)AndraPradesh
(c)Telangana
(d)TamilNadu
572.IndianoriginMP__________________becameCanadasfirstfemaleLeaderoftheGovernmentin
theHouseofCommons
(a)MaryamMonsef
(b)MelanieJoly
(c)KirstyDuncan
(d)BardishChagger
575.Indiaisthe________largestnumberoftechnologydrivenstartupsintheworld
(a)First
(b)Second
(c)Third
(d)Fourth
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574.WhichPresidentoftheIndianOlympicAssociationwasawardedtheOlympicOrderforhis
outstandingservicestotheOlympicmovement
(a)KRavichandran
(b)NRamachandran (c)NSrinivasan
(d)PSivaraman
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573.WhichcityishometotheIndiaslargestnumberoftechnologydrivenstartups,accordingtoa
studybyAssocham
(a)Hyderabad
(b)Bangalore
(c)Mumbai
(d)Chennai
576.Railwayswillcollaboratewith____________fordigitizingandshowcasingitsheritageondigital
platforms
(a)Facebook
(b)Google
(c)TCS
(d)Twitter
577.Hindischolarandwriter________________wasawardedtheprestigious25thVyasSamman2015
forherpoetrycollectionKshama.
(a)SunitaJain
(b)KalpanaJain
(c)ArchanaJain
(d)KavithaJain
578.Whichstategovernmenthasproposedaninternalsecurityacttodealwiththechallengesof
terrorismandcommunalandcasteviolence?
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Kerala
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Punjab
579.Inabidtocurbblackmoneyintheeconomy,theGovernmentofIndiaisconsideringbanning
cashtransactionsover
(a)3lakh
(b)5lakh
(c)10lakh
(d)50lakh
580.PMModiandAfganistanpresidentAshrafGhanijointlyinauguratetherestorestarpalacein
(a)Jalalabad
(b)Mumbai
(c)Kabul
(d)Delhi
581.WhichBankbecomesthefirstpublicsectorbanktomakelockervisitingfacilityfreeforits
customers?
(a)StateBankofIndia
(b)PunjabNationalbank
(c)IndianBank
(d)SyndicateBank
582.Worldsfirstleprosyvaccinedevelopedin
(a)Russia
(b)USA
(c)Japan
(d)India
583.Whohaddevelopedafirstofitskind,exclusiveandindigenousleprosyvaccineinIndia?
(a)G.PTalwar
(b)USA
(c)Japan
(d)India
584.WhichcountryisthelargestinvestorinIndia?
(a)UK
(b)USA
(c)China
(d)Japan
585.WhichstatehasemergedatthetopintermsofattractinginvestmentsinIndiashospitalityand
tourismindustry?
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Kerala
(c)Rajasthan
(d)Maharashtra
586.WhichStateannouncedOlympicbronzemedallistSakshiMalikasbrandambassadorofBeti
BachaoBetiPadhaoinitiative?
(a)AndraPradesh
(b)Haryana
(c)Gujarat
(d)Maharashtra
587.WhichcompanyhascompletedtheacquisitionofAnilAmbaniownedRelianceInfrastructures
cementbusinessforavaluationofabout4,800crore?
(a)BirlaCorporation
(b)IndiaCements
(c)AmbujaCements (d)UltratechCement
590.Inthelistof10RichestCountriesinWorld,Indiaisranked_______intheworld
(a)1st
(b)3rd
(c)5th
(d)7th
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589.Anewspeciesofseacreature,namedNudibranchs,wasrecentlyconfirmedin
(a)India
(b)USA
(c)Australia
(d)China
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588.Theworldslargestindoorthemepark,IMGWorldsofAdventureisscheduledtoopenin
(a)USA
(b)China
(c)India
(d)Dubai
591.TheAllIndiaRadiosfirstcrossborderradioservicechannelwaslaunchedin
(a)Mumbai
(b)Kolkata
(c)Hyderabad
(d)Delhi
592.whichplacewillsoonhaveasprawlingnewAerospaceMuseumclosetotheinternationalairport
focusedmainlyonNationsrichaviationhistory.
(a)Maharashtra
(b)AndraPradesh
(c)Delhi
(d)Karnataka
593.Whichstategovernmenthasissueddraftnotificationonrearrangingdistrictborderstocreate
17newdistricts?
(a)Rajasthan
(b)Telangana
(c)Maharashtra
(d)TamilNadu
594.TheGovernmentofIndialaunchedAccessibleELibraryforDivyangunderPrimeMinisters
SugamyaBharatAbhiyanis
a)BharatPustakalaya
b)SugamyaPustakalaya
c)SugamyaAbhinayaPustakalaya
d)SwachhPustakalaya
595.The2016KabaddiWorldCupwillbeheldin
a)China
b)India
c)Pakistan
d)Bangladesh
596.SellapanRamanathanwhopassedawayrecently,HewasthesixthandlongestservingPresident
of
a)SriLanka
b)Nepal
c)Singapore
d)Myanmar
597.WhowasconferredthefirstIEIIEEEAwardforengineeringexcellence2015?
a)RameshReddy
b)SatheeshReddy
c)SankarReddy
d)KiranReddy
598.Whichcountrytohostthe1stBRICSFilmFestivalfromSeptember2?
a)India
b)Brazil
c)Russia
d)China
599.WhichStategovernmentplanstotransform1,000villageswiththehelpofcorporatesector?
a)Karnataka
b)Maharashtra
c)Rajasthan
d)Odisha
600.WhichtwostatessignedagreementonGodavariwaterirrigationprojectsoninterstateborders?
a)TelanganaandBihar
b)AndraPradeshandGujarat
c)TamilNaduandKarnataka
d)TelanganaandMaharashtra
601.WhichcompanyhastoppedtheForbeslistofWorldsMostInnovativeCompaniesof2016?
a)Facebook
b)TeslaMotors
c)Google
d)Noneofthese
602.WhichstatehasbecomethefirstsouthIndianstatetohaveadedicatedchildrenscourt
a)TamilNadu
b)AndraPradesh
c)Kerala
d)Telangana
d)81
605.Whichcitywillhostthe2017BharatiyaPravasiDivas?
a)Hyderabad
b)Mumbai
c)Bangalore
d)Delhi
606.Indiasfirsttextileuniversitytocomeupat_____________
a)Coimbatore
b)Nellore
c)Tiruppur
d)Surat
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604.Indiahasbeenranked_____ontheWorldRiskIndex
a)55
b)63
c)77
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603.HowmanyIndiancompanieshavemadeittotheForbeslistofWorldsMostInnovative
Companiesof2016?
a)5
b)6
c)8
d)10
607.Whichstatelaunchedamobileappforavailingimmediateandeasyaccesstoambulancesinthe
state?
a)Maharashtra
b)Haryana
c)HimachalPradesh
d)Rajasthan
608.ISROsuccessfullytestfiresscramjetengineat_____________
a)Bangalore
b)Sriharikota
c)Ahmedabad
d)Thiruvananthapuram
609.WhichBankhaslaunchedKBLSMARTz,amobileapplicationbuiltonUnifiedPayments
Interface(UPI)platform?
a)LakshmiVilasBank
b)AxisBank
c)KarnatakaBank
d)SouthIndianBank
610.Firstfemalerunmosqueopensin_____________
a)Dubai
b)Denmark
c)India
d)Iran
611.WhichUniversityconducteditsfirstconvocationinnearly800years?
a)OxfordUniversity
b)CambridgeUniversity
c)HarwardUniversity
d)NalandaUniversity
612.Whichcompanyisthemostvaluableautomobilebrandintheworld,accordingtoForbes?
a)Ford
b)Toyota
c)Tata
d)BMW
613.Whichcountrywillhostthe19thSAARCSummitonNovember9and10thisyear?
a)India
b)Maldives
c)Pakistan
d)Nepal
614.GovernmentofIndiahassetupahighlevelcommitteetosuggeststepstopromotecard
payments,the11membercommittee,headedby_________________
a)UKSinha
b)RatanPWatal
c)AshokLavasa
d)RMLodha
615.Indiantennisplayer__________________becamethefirstIndianplayertosecureamaindraw
berthattheUSOpen
a)SakethMyneni
b)RohanBopanna
c)YukiBhambri
d)SomdevDevvarman
616.WhowontheConnecticutOpentitle2016inwomensdoublecategory?
a)KaterynaBondarenkoandMonicaNiculescu
b)SaniaMirzaandChuangChiajung
c)SaniaMirzaandMonicaNiculescu
d)KaterynaBondarenkoandChuangChiajung
b)SebastianVettel
d)FernandoAlanso
619.WhobecamethefirstIndiantocomplete200wicketsinT20cricket?
a)AmitMishra
b)JaspritBumrah
c)MohitSharma
d)RavichandranAshwin
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618.WhowontheBelgianGrandPrixtitle2016?
a)NicoRosberg
c)LewisHamilton
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617.Indianspinner________________,inpartnershipwithWisdenIndia,haslaunchedtheworldsfirst
auctionfantasyleaguenamedCricTradeforcricketfans
a)HarbhajanSingh
b)RavichandranAshwin
c)PragyanOjha
d)AmitMishra
620.WhatistheexapansionfoUJALA?
a)UdayJyotibyAffordableLEDsforAll
b)UnnatJyotibyAccessableLEDsforAll
c)UnnatJyotibyAffordableLEDsforAll
d)UnnatJannatbyAffordableLEDsforAll
621.NationalSportsDayinIndiaiscelebratedon____________
a)August27
b)August28
c)August29
d)August30
622.TheSocialJusticeMinistryisworkingonproposalstorelaxtheannualincomelimitofcreamy
layerOBCsto_______againstthepresent6lakhlimit
a)7lakh
b)8lakh
c)9lakh
d)10lakh
623.WhohasbeenappointedastheUnitedNations(UN)WomensAdvocateforGenderEqualityand
WomensEmpowermentinIndia?
a)AishwaryaRDhanush
b)LathaRajnikanth
c)SoundaryaRAshwin
d)AishwaryaRai
624.WhohasbecomethefirstAsiantobenominatedforInternationalUnionforConservationof
NaturesHeritageHeroesAward?
a)BibhutiLahkar
b)AnilPrakashJoshi
c)RamanSukumar d)RajpalSinghYadav
625.Indiaand________havesignedadefencedealagreeingtouseeachothersland,airandnaval
basesforrepairandresupply
a)Russia
b)Germany
c)USA
d)China
626.Indiasfirstmilitaryheritagewebsiteis
a)coloursoflife.org
b)coloursofglory.org
c)coloursofarmy.org d)coloursofindia.org
627.JohnEllenbywhopassedawayrecentlywasa/an
a)Actor
b)Economist
c)ComputerEngineer d)Journalist
628.WhichstategovernmenthasurgedtheCentretodeclaremonkeysasverminforonemoreyear?
a)TamilNadu
b)Kerala
c)HimachalPradesh d)Rajasthan
629.Whichbanktodeployrobotsatitsbranches?
a)ICICIBank
b)HDFCBank
c)FederalBank
d)AxisBank
630.WhichbankhaslaunchedProjectAI(artificialintelligence)todeployrobotsatitsbranches?
a)ICICIBank
b)HDFCBank
c)FederalBank
d)AxisBank
631.WhichstategovernmentsignedamemorandumofunderstandingwithGoogleIndiatopromote
digitalliteracyanddrivedigitaltransformationinthestate?
a)Gujarat
b)Telangana
c)Bihar
d)Goa
633.FourIndianAmericanshonouredwiththisyearsprestigiousGreatImmigrants:ThePrideof
Americaaward,Findwhoamongthefollowingisnotoneofthem?
a)SunderPichai
b)VikramMalhotra
c)HariSreenivasan d)AmartyaSen
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632.Whichstatehasbecomethefirststatetodistribute2croreLEDbulbsunderUJALAscheme?
a)Bihar
b)Punjab
c)Gujarat
d)Kerala
634.WhichBankmadeitsdebutonsocialmediabankingbylaunchingitsplatformcalledMingle
throughwhichitscustomerscantransactusingFacebookandTwitter?
a)StateBankofIndia
b)IndianBank
c)ICICIBank
d)AxisBank
635.Indiasfirstintegrateddefencecommunicationnetworkwaslaunchedin_____________
a)Mumbai
b)NewDelhi
c)Bangalore
d)Hyderabad
636.TheWorldBankGrouphascommittedtoprovide____________supporttoIndiansolarenergy
projects.
a)$1Billion
b)$3Billion
c)$5Billion
d)$8Billion
637.WhichStateGovernmenthasdecidedtobanelectroniccigaretterecently?
a)Karnataka
b)TamilNadu
c)Kerala
d)AndraPradesh
638.WhichisthefirstIndianStatetobanelectroniccigarette?
a)Karnataka
b)TamilNadu
c)Kerala
639.
d)AndraPradesh
640.TheIndianAirForcehasinductedthefirstsquadronoftheindigenouslymadeLightCombat
Aircraft(LCA)_______intoitsfleet.
a)Dornier
b)Tejas
c)Boeing
d)Cheetah
641.Whichcountryhasbeennamedastheworldssafestvacationspot?
a)Spain
b)Norway
c)Iceland
d)Switzerland
642.AYouthSummitfortheBRICScountrieshasbeganinGuwahati,Thethemeofthesummitis
__________________________________
a)YouthasbridgeforIntraBRICSExchanges
b)PartnershipaPowerfulFactorofGlobalDevelopment
c)InclusiveGrowth;SustainableDevelopment
d)Noneofthese
643.HRDMinistryhadlaunchedateachereducationportal,_______________,whichaimsatbringing
qualityteacherstoIndianschools.
a)Vikashak
b)Bharatshak
c)Prashishak
d)Edushak
644.Theindigenouslydevelopedsupersonicaircraft___________isworldssmallestlightweight,multi
rolesingleenginetacticalfighteraircraft.
a)Cheetah
b)Dornier
c)Boeing
d)Tejas
645.WhichcountryhadbecometheworldsfirstcountrytohaveanationwidelowrangeorLoRa
networkforenablingInternetofThings(IoT)applications.
a)Japan
b)China
c)Singapore
d)Holland
646.Whichteamwon2016womenschampionstrophytitleofhockey?
a)Japan
b)Australia
c)Argentina
d)USA
648.HighspeedoffshorepatrolvesselINS______________launchedbyIndianNavy
a)Sukanya
b)Saryu
c)Tarasa
d)Samar
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647.WhohadbecamethefirstIndiantoqualifyforthewomens400metreraceattheRioOlympics.
a)JisnaMathew
b)NirmalaSheoran
c)ManjeetKaur
d)ChitraKSoman
649.WorldslargestinternationalmaritimeexercisenamedRIMPAC(RimofthePacific)2016beganin
PacificOceanatHawaii,______________
a)China
b)USA
c)India
d)Australia
650.Whichcountrybuildsworldslargestradiotelescope?
a)India
b)USA
c)China
d)Japan
651.TheInternationalCooperativeDayorInternationalDayofCooperativesisobservedon?
a)June2
b)June1
c)June3
d)June4
652.whichisanofficialsponsorofIndiancontingentatRioOlympics2016
a)Dabur
b)Amul
c)Britannia
d)DLF
653.WhichcountryhoistingtheworldsfirstMixedMartialArts(MMA)SuperFightLeaguefrom
August26toOctober1.
a)India
b)China
c)Japan
d)Pakistan
654.WhowonAustrianGrandprix2016?
a)NicoRosberg
b)SebastianVettel
c)KimiRaikkonen
d)LewisHamilton
655.WhichGovernmenthaslaunchedRapidRuralPoliceResponseSystem(RRPRS)toensureprompt
andeffectivepoliceresponsein12,000villages?
a)Rajasthan
b)Karnataka
c)Punjab
d)Assam
656.ChhattisgarhChiefMinisterDr.RamanSinghhasinauguratedcountrysfirstcommercialdispute
resolutioncentreandcommercialcourtin______________.
a)Raipur
b)Raigarh
c)Jashpur
d)Bilaspur
657.TheTelecomRegulatoryAuthorityofIndia(TRAI)launchedanappcalled_____________that
measuresmobilesdataspeedoftheusersandsendsresultstotheregulatorybody.
a)MyData
b)MySpeed
c)MyNet
d)Noneofthese
658.TheSupremeCourthasruledthat______reservationforpromotionsshallbeprovidedtothe
differentlyabledinallpostsundertheGovernmentofIndia.
a)7%
b)10%
c)3%
d)5%
659.AccordingtodatabytheTourismMinistry,________________wasthetoptouristdestinationin
Indiaforthesecondconsecutiveyearin2015.
a)TamilNadu
b)JammuandKashmir
c)Kerala
d)Rajasthan
660.WhichStatePolicehaslauncheda24hourhelplineforpeopletoreportincidentsofcow
smugglinginthestate?
a)Assam
b)Sikkim
c)Punjab
d)Haryana
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661.WhichStategovernmentannounceda100dayplanforthedevelopmentofagriculture,urban
infrastructure,andveterinarysectorsinthestate?
a)WestBengal
b)Assam
c)MadyaPradesh
d)AndraPradesh
662.TheworldslargestcharkhaorspinningwheelwasunveiledatTerminal3of
_______________________________.
a)IndiraGandhiInternationalAirport
b)RajivGandhiInternationalAirport
c)SardarVallabhbhaiPatelInternationalAirport
d)ChennaiInternationalAirport
663.whichportbecomesthefirstportinthecountrytoimplementlogisticsdatataggingofcontainers.
a)KandlaPort
b)ParadipPort
c)JawaharlalNehruPortd)KamarajarPort
664.WhowonCanadaOpen2016badmintontitle?
a)AdityaJoshi
b)ChetanAnand
c)SanaveThomas
d)SaiPraneeth
665..Indianshuttlers________________and_________________wonthemensdoublestitleatthe2016
CanadaOpenbadminton2016.
a)AdityaJoshiandBSumeethReddy
b)ManuAttriandBSumeethReddy
c)ManuAttriandSaiPraneeth
d)ChetanAnandandSaiPraneeth
666.Whichstatehasbecomethefirststateinthecountrytointroduceminimumwagesforparttime
workers.
a)TamilNadu
b)Assam
c)Rajasthan
d)WestBengal
667.Indiasecured___rankonreadinessfordigitisedeconomy
a)91
b)136
c)118
d)105
668.Indiaranks__________intheworldmobileappeconomy
a)First
b)Second
c)Fifth
d)Fourth
669.UndertheCentresUjalaScheme,the_________governmentwilldistribute15lakhfreeLED
bulbsto4.89lakhconsumersbetweenJuly8and17
a)TamilNadu
b)Goa
c)Bihar
d)Gujarat
670.IndiantennisplayerSaniaMirzasautobiography________________hasbeenreleasedbyits
publishers.
a)AShotatHistory
b)PlayingtoWin
c)AceAgainstOdds
d)Unbreakable:AnAutobiography
671.WhobecomesIndiasfirstWorldClassGymnast?
a)PritiDas
b)TumpaDebnath
c)DipaKarmakard)PayelBhattacharjee
672.WhichStategovernmenthastakenupaprojecttosetupthreebiotechnologyhubsacrossthe
statetobringinmorebiotechnologyinnovationstotheState?
a)Kerala
b)Assam
c)Punjab
d)WestBengal
d)TamilNadu
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673.WhichstatetoLaunchIIPhaseofHarithaHaramprogramme
a)Telangana
b)AndraPradesh
c)Maharashtra
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674.TopromoteIndiaamongtravellers,theministryofexternalaffairsisholdingthecountrysfirst
SAARCTourismSummitin________________,Maharashtra
a)Amravati
b)Pune
c)Nagpur
d)Aurangabad
675.NASSCOMunveilsIndiasfirstCentreofExcellenceonInternetofThingsin___________________
a)Hyderabad
b)Chennai
c)Bengaluru
d)Mumbai
676..WhichStategovernmentannouncedapensionscheme,startingthisyear,fortransgenders
above60yearsofage?
a)Karnataka
b)Kerala
c)Rajasthan
d)WestBengal
677.Outofthe78ministersinthecurrentCouncilofMinisters,_________arewomen,accordingto
analysisoftheministersaffidavits.
a)Seven
b)Ten
c)Nine
d)Fifteen
678.WhichStategovernmentissueddirectionsthat100kilometresofroadsbeconstructedevery
monthinthestate?
a)MadyaPradesh
b)Chhattisgarh
c)Kerala
d)TamilNadu
679.WhowillbecomethefirsteverwomanintheworldtoreceivetheAwardforExceptionalBravery
atSeafromtheInternationalMaritimeOrganisation?
a)RadhikaMenon
b)PriyaMenon
c)RamyaMenon
d)DeepaMenon
680.The4theditionofWoodpeckerEnvironmentandWildlifeFilmFestival2016beganathistoric
GaietyTheatrein______________
a)Bilaspur
b)Kangra
c)Shimla
d)Kinnaur
681.Indiahassetupanappareltrainingcentrein_____________tosupporttextilesindustryofthe
WestAfricancountry.
a)Liberia
b)Nigeria
c)Guinea
d)Gambia
682.WhichBankhaslaunchedanSMEBankwhichwillprovidefullfledgeddigitalbankingserviceto
smallandmediumsectorenterprises?
a)StateBankofIndia
b)ICICIBank
c)AxisBank
d)HDFCBank
683.WhowonWimbledonwomenssinglestitle2016?
a)SerenaWilliams
b)AngeliqueKerber c)VenusWilliams
d)MariaSharapova
684.Whichstategovernmentplanstoplant5croresaplingsacrossthestatetosetaGuinnessWorld
Record?
a)MadyaPradesh
b)UttarPradesh
c)AndraPradesh
d)Rajasthan
685.Whichstategovernmentplanstoplant5croresaplingsacrossthestatetosetaGuinnessWorld
RecordaspartofitsCleanUP,GreenUPMission.?
(a)MadyaPradesh
b)UttarPradesh
c)AndraPradesh
d)Rajasthan
686.ANationalResearchCentreforBananawillbesetupin
(a)Gujarat
b)Kerala
c)Rajasthan
d)Bihar
688.The27thsummitbiannualsummitofNATO2016washeldin_______________
a)Beijing,China
b)Warsaw,Poland
c)Tokyo,Japan
d)NewDelhi,India
689.NATOwasestablishedin
(a)1945
b)1947
c)1948
690.WhowontheWimbledonmenssinglestitles2016?
a)AndyMurray
b)RogerFerderer
c)RafaelNadal
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687.HortiSangam2016,aneventwherefarmersfromoveradozenstatesputfruits,vegetables,and
flowersondisplaytookplaceat
(a)Gujarat
b)Kerala
c)Rajasthan
d)Bihar
d)1949
d)MilosRaonic
691.WhowonWimbledonwomensdoublestitle2016?
a)TmeaBabosandYaroslavaShvedova
b)SaniaMirzaandMartinaHingis
c)SerenaWilliamsandVenusWilliams
d)CarolineGarciaandFranceKristinaMladenovic
692.WhowontheBritishGrandPrixtitle2016?
a)NicoRosberg
b)Verstappen
c)LewisHamilton
d)FernandoAlonso
693.WhoissaidtobesucceedBanKiMoonasthenextU.N.SecretaryGeneral?
a)ChristianaFigueres
b)PatriciaEspinosa
c)LaurenceTubiana
d)KarenOlsenBeck
694.HemisMonasteryaTibetanBuddhistmonasteryissituatedin
(a)ArunachalPradesh
b)Sikkim
c)HimachalPradesh d)LadkhinKashmir
695.JEEViKAII.isaruraldevelopmentprojectofwhichstate?
(a)Rajathan
b)Punjab
c)Bihar
d)Jharkhand
696.WhichTeamwonEUROchampionship2016Title?
a)Russia
b)Spain
c)Portugal
d)France
697.Presidentconfersthe51stJnanpithAwardon________________
a)KedarnathSingh
b)PrathibaRay
c)RaghuveerChaudhari
d)RavuriBharadhwaja
698.SushilaKarkihasbecomethe1stwomanChiefJusticeof______________
a)Bangladesh
b)Nepal
c)India
d)Pakistan
d)EastChinaSea
701.MalalaDayisobservedon?
a)July12
b)July08
d)July11
c)July10
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700.ChinaNavyConductsCombatDrillsinthe___________________
a)NorthChinaSea
b)SouthChinaSea
c)WestChinaSea
702.MalalaDayisinorderto?
(a)createawarenessagainstterrorism
b)createawarenessonGirls'RighttoEducation
c)EradicationofMalaria
d)createawarenessonEnvironment
703.Indiasfirstspafortransgenderlaunchedin__________________
a)Gujarat
b)TamilNadu
c)Bihar
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699.WhichStatepolicehaslaunched4mobileappsfortimelyinterventionintoemergencysituations?
a)TamilNadu
b)Kerala
c)Maharashtra
d)Punjab
d)Kerala
704.Whichbankistobecomefirstissuerofmasalabonds.
a)HDFC
b)SBI
c)AXIS
d)ICICI
705.IndiasfirstsmartgridprojecttobesetupatGurgaonin________________
a)Assam
b)Haryana
c)Bihar
d)HimachalPradesh
706.Bollywoodstars_________________and______________arethetwoIndianstohavemadeittothe
Worlds100HighestPaidCelebrities
a)ShahRukhKhanandAbhishekBachchan
b)AmirKhanandAkshayKumar
c)SalmanKhanandAkshayKumar
d)ShahRukhKhanandAkshayKumar
707.IndianAmericanwasnamedasUSuniversityDean
a)JamshedBharucha
b)Kinshuk
c)NitinNohria
d)SubraSuresh
708.Whogotitsfirstvirtual3DZebracrossingatRajajiMarg.
a)Puducherry
b)NewDelhi
c)Mumbai
d)Bangalore
709.WhohasbeenappointedasthenewChairpersonoftheCentralBoardofSecondaryEducation
(CBSE)?
a)BasuKumar
b)SunitaKaushik
c)VineetJoshid)RakeshKumarChaturvedi
710.ThebooktitledRingsideWithVijenderauthoredby_______________
a)RudraneilSengupta
b)YograjThani
c)PawanArora
d)SuryaprakashChaturvedi
711.Uniongovernmentsetupahighlevelcommitteeheadedby_________________toconsidera
reasonableincreaseinminimumsupportprice(MSP)
a)UKSinha
b)RMLodha
c)ArvindSubramaniand)ArvindPanagariya
712.WhichStategovernmentlaunchedtheNewEconomicDevelopmentPolicytoboostthestates
economyandlivelihoodofthepeople?
a)Maharashtra
b)Rajasthan
c)Mizoram
d)MadyaPradesh
d)Beijing
715.UNESCOdeclaredthe_____________UniversityinBiharaWorldHeritageSite
a)PatnaUniversity
b)MagadhUniversity
c)JaiPrakashUniversity
d)NalandaUniversity
716.Indiahasranked_______onbusinessoptimismindex
a)1st
b)2nd
c)3rd
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714.WorldsFirst3DPrintingRestauranttoOpenin______________
a)Tokyo
b)London
c)Washington
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713.AbooktitledCourage&Commitment:AnAutobiographyby_____________
a)MargaretAlva
b)Anujachauhan
c)ShivrajPatil
d)KalyanSingh
d)5th
717.TheIndianRailwayshaslaunchedaspecialtrainforcarfreightcalled______________________
a)AutoExpress
b)MaharajasExpress
c)GatimaanExpress d)ShatabdiExpress
718.AbooktitledWhoMovedMyInterestRate?Authoredby_______________
a)CRangarajan
b)DuvvuriSubbarao
c)BimalJalan
d)ManmohanSingh
719.WhichstatebecamethefirststateofthecountrytosetupHappinessDepartmentinthestate
a)MadyaPradesh
b)Sikkim
c)TamilNadu
d)Bihar
720.WhichIndianIndianGrandMasterwonFideWomensGrandPrixtrophyinChina
a)HumpyKoneru
b)TaniaSachdev
c)PadminiRout
d)HarikaDronavalli
721.TheUnitedNationsWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)declaresWhichasMaternalandNeonatal
Tetanusfreecountry
a)China
b)USA
c)India
d)Australia
722.WhichstatehaslaunchedadigitalincubatorforstudentsstartupsStartInCollege,makingit
thefirstofitskindintheentireworld
(a)Karnataka
b)Kerala
c)WestBengal
d)Tamilnadu
723.IndiasfirstWomensEntrepreneursParktocomeupin_________________
a)Karnataka
b)Uttarakhand
c)Maharashtra
d)Bihar
724.11thAsiaEuropeMeetingASEMSummit.UlaanbaataristhecapitalofwhichCountry?
a)China
b)Magnolia
c)SouthKorea
d)Japan
725.WhoisthenewChiefMinisterofArunachalPradesh?
a)NabamTuki
b)DorjeeKhandu
c)PemaKhandu
d)TarunGogoi
726.Whichcountrysbullettrainscrossinworldfirst?
a)USA
b)Australia
c)China
d)Japan
727.WhoisthenewPrimeMinisteroftheUnitedKingdom?
a)TheresaMay
b)MichaelGove
c)BorisJohnson
d)AndreaLeadsom
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728.WhichStateGovernmenthasclassifieddengueasanotifieddiseasewhichwillallowofficialsto
enterresidentialpremisestocheckforbreedingoflarvae?
a)Maharashtra
b)TamilNadu
c)Telangana
d)Assam
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729.WhichtrainhasbecomethefastesttraininIndiaattainedaspeedof180km/hourandcovering
84kmin38minutesduringatrialrun?
a)Maharaja
b)Gatimaan
c)Talgo
d)Noneofthese
730.Whichcitygotitsfirstvirtual3DZebracrossingatRajajiMarg?
a)Puducherry
b)NewDelhi
c)Mumbai
d)Bangalore
731.ThebooktitledRingsideWithVijenderauthoredby_______________
a)RudraneilSengupta
b)YograjThani
c)PawanArora
d)SuryaprakashChaturvedi
732.WhichAirlineswasnamedtheworldsbestairlineattheprestigiousSkytraxWorldAirline
Awards2016.
a)AirArabia
b)Emirates
c)Etihad
d)Flydubai
733.ForwhichcountryGovernmentofIndiaapprovedaprojectofRs7,290.62croreforthe1,020MW
PunatsangchhuIIHydroelectricProject(HEP)
(a)Bangladesh
b)Bhutan
c)Tanzania
d)Nepal
734.Uniongovernmentsetupahighlevelcommitteeheadedby_________________toconsidera
reasonableincreaseinminimumsupportprice(MSP)
a)UKSinha
b)RMLodha
c)ArvindSubramaniand)ArvindPanagariya
735.WhichStategovernmentlaunchedtheNewEconomicDevelopmentPolicytoboostthestates
economyandlivelihoodofthepeople?
a)Maharashtra
b)Rajasthan
c)Mizoram
d)MadyaPradesh
736.AbooktitledCourage&Commitment:AnAutobiographyby_____________
a)MargaretAlva
b)Anujachauhan
c)ShivrajPatil
d)KalyanSingh
737.UNESCOdeclaredthe_____________UniversityinBiharaWorldHeritageSite
a)PatnaUniversity
b)MagadhUniversity c)JaiPrakashUniversityd)NalandaUniversity
738.Indiahasranked_______onbusinessoptimismindex
a)1st
b)2nd
c)3rd
d)5th
739.TheIndianRailwayshaslaunchedaspecialtrainforcarfreightcalled______________________
a)AutoExpress
b)MaharajasExpress
c)GatimaanExpressd)ShatabdiExpress
740.IndiasGrandMaster__________________wonFideWomensGrandPrixtrophyinChina
a)HumpyKoneru
b)TaniaSachdev
c)PadminiRout
d)HarikaDronavalli
743.InSeptember2016athreedayinternationalSikhconventionat
(a)7August2016
(b)8August2016
(c)9August2016
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742.WhichStatelaunchedonlineincubatorforstudentstartupsrecently?
a)TamilNadu
b)AndraPradesh
c)Telangana
d)Kerala
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741.Indianprofessionalboxer_____________wonAsiaPacificSupermiddleweighttitle
a)MohamedAliQamar b)VijendarSingh
c)AkhilKumar
d)JitenderKumar
(d)10August2016
744.IndianoriginUKMP_______________hasbeenappointedastheInternationalDevelopment
SecretaryinPMTheresaMayscabinetreshuffle
a)MancherjeeBhownagree
b)MarshaSingh
c)PritiPatel
d)ClaudeMoraes
745.WhichUniversityhassignedMoUforcollaborativestudieswithGlobalVillageFoundation(GVF)
forcollaborativestudies?
a)KukukshetraUniversity
c)ChaudharyRanbirSinghUniversity
b)AshokaUniversity
d)MaharshiDayanandUniversity
746.WhichStategovernmenthassetatargettoconstructtoiletsacrossallvillagesofthestateby
March2019?
a)Rajasthan
b)Mizoram
c)WestBengal
d)Karnataka
747.WhichcountrydeclaredaZikahealthemergencyin11statesacrossthenorthernhalfoftheir
country?
a)Chile
b)Colombia
c)Peru
d)Brazil
748.NelsonMandelaInternationalDayisobservedon?
a)July17
b)July18
c)July19
d)July16
749.Whichcountrysuccessfullytestfireditsindigenouslydesigned155mm/52calibreAdvanced
TowedArtilleryGunSystem(ATAGS)?
a)India
b)China
c)USA
d)NorthKorea
750.WhichwillbeIndiasfirstinsurancesectorhasfiledforaninitialpublicofferingofshares
a)BajajAllianzLifeInsurance
b)ICICIPrudentialLifeInsurance
c)HDFCStandardLifeInsurance
d)SBILifeInsurance
751.TheNationalGreenTribunal(NGT)hasorderedanimmediatebanonalldieselvehiclesplyingfor
over10yearsin____________
a)TamilNadu
b)Puducherry
c)Kerala
d)Delhi
752.Whowon73rdSeniorNationalSquashChampionshipmenstitle?
a)HarinderpalSinghSandhu
b)SauravGhosal
c)SiddharthSuchde
d)RitwikBhattacharya
753.Whowon73rdSeniorNationalSquashChampionshipwomenstitle?
a)JoshnaChinnapa
b)JwalaGutta
c)DipikaPallikal
d)P.V.Sindhu
754.WhichistheSquashCapitalofIndia
(a) NewDelhi
b)Kolkata
c)Chennai
d)Bangalore
c)JuliaGillard
d)MalcolmTurnbull
757.GovernmentofIndiaand_________________signedaUS$100MillionLoanforClimate
AdaptationinVennarSubbasinofCauveryDeltaprojectinTamilNadu
a)AsianDevelopmentBank
b)NewDevelopmentBank
c)WorldBank
d)NABARDBank
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756.WhoisthenewPrimeministerofAustralia?
a)TonyAbbott
b)KevinRudd
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755.WhohasbeenappointedasChiefEconomistandSeniorVicePresidentoftheWorldBank?
a)ShaolinYang
b)RaguRamRajan c)PaulRomer
d)KaushikBasu
758.WhichNationalParkhasbeendesignatedasIndiasfirstMixedsiteontheUNESCOWorld
HeritageList?
a)PannaNationalPark
b)GirForestNationalPark
c)BandipurNationalPark
d)KhangchendzongaNationalPark
759.With35sitesinUNESCOsWorldHeritagelist,Indiahasthe______highestnumberof
culturallyandhistoricallyimportantplacesintheworld.
a)Second
b)Fifth
c)Sixth
d)Seventh
760.Indiasfirstpaperlesscourtwasinauguratedatthe____________________
a)MadrasHighCourt
b)HyderabadHighCourt
c)MumbaiHighCourt
d)DelhiHighCourt
761.RBIhassetupanInterregulatoryWorkingGrouponFinTechandDigitalBanking.Thegroup
willbeheadedby_____________
a)RGandhi
b)UrjitPatel
c)SudarshanSen
d)SubirGokarn
762.TheannualRamayanaMonthbeganin____________
a)TamilNadu
b)Karnataka
c)AndraPradesh
d)Kerala
763.WhichState/UnionTerritoryhadlaunchedaliveinteractiveprogramme,titledTalkToAK?
a)NationalCapitalTerritoryofDelhi
b)Karnataka
c)AndraPradesh
d)Maharastra
764.Worldsfirsthospitaltrain________________completes25yearsofservice
a)RedCrossexpress
b)GreatWhitehospitalexpress
c)Lifelineexpress
d)Noneofthese
765.WhichStategovernmenthasreconstitutedthePoliceAccountabilityCommissionwithJustice
MalaySengupta?
a)Sikkim
b)Maharashtra
c)MadyaPradesh
d)Haryana
766.Whichcountryhasbannedhighwaytestingofselfdrivingcarsuntiltherulesgoverningthe
testingofautonomouscarsgointoeffect?
a)Japan
b)USA
c)China
d)Singapore
767.WhichorganisationremainedIndiasmostvaluablebrandin201516withavaluationof$13.7
billion?
(a)Airtel
b)LIC
c)TataGroup
d)SBI
768.Accordingto2016GlobalRetirementIndex(GRI),__________istheworstplaceforretirement
a)India
b)China
c)Japan
d)Singapore
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769.heTurkishGovernmentdeclaredathreemonthstateofemergencyinthecountryaftertherecent
failedmilitarycoup.WhoisthepresidentofTurkey?
a)AbdullahGul b)AhmetNecdetSezerc)BinaliYldrmd)RecepTayyipErdogan
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770.TheCentrehascreatedanewMinistryofElectronicsandInformationTechnologybybifurcating
theerstwhileMinistryof____________________
a)InformationandBroadcasting
b)Statistics&ProgrammeImplementation
c)CommunicationsandInformationTechnology
d)ScienceandTechnology
771.TheBooktitledTheGreatDerangement:ClimateChangeandtheUnthinkableauthoredby
__________________
a)VikramSeth
b)AnitaDesai
c)JhumpaLahiri
d)AmitavGhosh
772.WjohadbecomesoldestcaptaintoscoreTesthundred
a)AnilKumble
b)Misbahulhaq
c)SouravGanguly
d)RickyPonting
773.2019ICCCricketWorldCup,whichwillbeheldin
(a)SouthAfricaandZimbawae
b)Australia
c)NewZealand
d)EnglandandWales.
774.WhobecamethefirstIndiantowintheMrWorldtitleatthisyearsmalebeautypageantheldin
Southport,England?
a)RohitKhandelwal
b)AnkitArora
c)PuneetBeniwal
d)PrateikJain
775.Indiaranks_____onSustainableDevelopmentindexamong149nations
a)108
b)110
c)126
d)141
776.GovernmentofIndiaformscommitteetoprepareDraftGangaAct,thecommitteewillbeheaded
by______________
a)RMLodha
b)KurianJoseph
c)MukulMudgal
d)GirdharMalviya
777.WhichtwocountriesjointlyinauguratedthePetrapoleIntegratedCheckPost(ICP)?
a)IndiaandNepal
b)IndiaandTunisia c)IndiaandChina
d)IndiaandBangladesh
778.WithwhichcountryIndiahadagreedtoenhancecooperationonhydrocarbons,energy
a)China
b)USA
c)Japan
d)Australia
779.WhichStategovernmenthasimposedanunconditionalbanonthesale,andpossessionof
Chinesemanjaandothernonbiodegradablethreadsusedtoflykitesrecently?
a)TamilNadu
b)Kerala
c)Karnataka
d)Maharashtra
780.WhichcompanyhasemergedontopofthelatestFortuneGlobal500list?
a)Walmart
b)Facebook
c)Google
d)Microsoft
781.WhichstatehadlaunchedmMitra,,amobilevoicemessageservicethatdeliversweekly
messagestofamiliesaboutpregnancy,familyplanning,nutrition,childbirth,andmaternaland
childcare.?
a)WestBengal
b)Rajasthan
c)Maharastra
d)Karnataka
783.WhobecamethefirstIndiancaptaintoscoreadoublecenturyoutsideIndia
a)MahendraSinghDhoni
b)SauravGanguly
c)ViratKohli
d)KapilDev
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d)Microsoft
784.WhichBankhasinitiatedaprogrammetoprovidesolarlightsinthenonelectrifiedhousesof
studentsinruralareas?
a)KarnatakaBank
b)AxisBank
c)SouthIndianBank d)ICICIBank
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782.Whichistheisthebiggestprivateemployerintheworld?
a)Google
b)Amazon
c)Walmart
785.CCTVwasprovidedatrailwaystationsoverIndianRailways.ExpandCCTV?
a)CircleCircuitTelevisionCameras
b)CentralCircuitTelevisionCameras
c)CloseCircuitTelevisionCameras
d)ClearCircuitTelevisionCameras
786.StartupIndiaStatesConferencetobeheldin_________________
a)NewDelhi
b)Hyderabad
c)Mumbai
d)Bangalore
787.TheOdishaGovernmenthasconstitutedaonemanjudicialcommissiontosuggestareformin
itsmanagementofPuriJaganathTemple
(a)RMLodha
b)BimalPrasadDas
c)PrakashKanth
d)ManmohanKumar
788.WhichcityhostedMadeinAfghanistanconferencetoboostbilateraltrade
a)Mumbai
b)Chennai
c)Agra
d)NewDelhi
789.WhichStategovernmentwillopenMeeSevacentresinallPanchayatstoprovidepublicservices
tocitizensinatransparentmanner?
a)Telangana
b)AndraPradesh
c)TamilNadu
d)Kerala
790.TheIndianmensjuniorcyclingteamsecured_____rankintheUnionCyclisteInternationale
worldrankings
a)Third
b)Seventh
c)Fifth
d)First
791.TheUnionMinistryofScienceandTechnology,launchedaSolarPowerTreein_________
a)Maharashtra
b)NewDelhi
c)Punjab
d)Sikkim
792.Indiasfirstgreentraincorridora114kmstretchbetweenwhichofthetwoplaces
a)PodanurtoKerala
b)MaduraitoRameswaram
c)TambaramtoVillupuram
d)RameswaramandManamadurai
793.WhoissettobecomethefirstfemaleviolinisttobehonouredwiththeSangitaKalanidhititleby
theMadrasMusicAcademy?
a)M.L.Vasanthakumari
b)SudhaRagunathan
c)A.Kanyakumari
d)K.S.Janaki
794.AccordingtogovernmentdataasofMarch2016,WhichStatehadthemaximumnumberof
urbaninternetsubscribersinIndia?
a)TamilNadu
b)Maharashtra
c)WestBengal
d)Kerala
795.WhichcountryhasunveiledAG600,theworldslargestaircraftwhichcanlandonbothwaterand
land?
a)India
b)USA
c)China
d)Northkorea
798.KargilVijayDiwasisobservedon?
a)July25
b)July26
c)July27
799.Whichisiscurrentlyworlds3rdlargesttelecomprovider?
a)Vodafone
b)Aircel
c)Airtel
d)July28
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797.WhohasbeenappointedasheadofjointparliamentarycommitteeforLandacquisitionbill?
a)PrakashSingh
b)MaheshGupta
c)GaneshSingh
d)KalrajMishra
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796.WhichStatetourismwontwoGoldGongsatthePacificAsiaTravelAssociation(PATA)Awards?
a)TamilNaduTourism
b)HaryanaTourism
c)KarnatakaTourism
d)KeralaTourism
d)MTS
800.TheReserveBankofIndiahasimposedapenaltyof5croreon_________________inthealleged
Rs.6,000croreforexrelatedirregularities
a)BankofIndia
b)PunjabNationalBank
c)StateBankofIndia d)BankofBaroda
801.KKPaulhasunveiledtheplaqueofastatueofTamilpoetandphilosopherThiruvalluvarfor
installationin
a)Haridwar,Uttarakhand
b)Dehradun,Uttarakhand
c)Nainital,Uttarakhand
d)Uttarkashi,Uttarakhand
802.Whichcountrywillinstall16Thiruvalluvarstatuesacrossvariouspartsofthecountry?
(a)Malaysia
b)Singapore
c)SouthAfrica
d)SriLanka
803.WhichcompanyhasannouncedtheacquisitionofYahooscoreinternetbusinessfor$4.83billion
incash?
a)Reliance
b)Amazon
c)Verizon
d)Google
804.WhichITcompanyhastoppedtheTop20ITBPOEmployersinIndialistfor2016releasedby
theindustrysrepresentativebodyNasscom?
a)Infosys
b)TCS
c)Wipro
d)HCL
805.Accordingtothelatesttourismstatisticsbythegovernment,______________isthefastestgrowing
touristdestinationinIndia
a)Jharkhand
b)TamilNadu
c)Rajasthan
d)Kerala
806.GovernmentofIndiapublishedtheimplementationnotificationofthe7thPayCommission,
statingthatcentralgovernmentemployeeswillgettherevisedpayfrom___________
a)January2016
b)March2016
c)August2016
d)October2016
807.HumanrightsactivistIromChanuSharmila(44)hasannouncedtoendher16yearlongfast,
whichstateshebelongsto?
a)Maharashtra
b)Manipur
c)MadyaPradesh
d)Meghalaya
808.Whichcountryhasthehighestnumberofstuntedchildrenintheworld?
a)China
b)India
c)USA
d)SouthAfrica
809.SachinTendulkarhasnowmadehispresencefeltinthedigitalgamingarenathroughhisofficial
game
(a)SachinSaga
b)SachinCricket
c)SachinGame
d)SachinBat
810.AMotorcycleRallyRide4Accessibilityisbeingorganizedin_________
a)Delhi
b)Kerala
c)Maharashtra
d)Puducherry
d)KhadgaPrasadOli
813.WhichStategovernmentlaunchedecomplaintproject,whichenablescitizenstofileapolice
complaintfromhome.
a)Delhi
b)Assam
c)Maharashtra
d)Sikkim
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812.NepalsPrimeMinister,_________________hasresignedfromhispost
a)SushilKoirala
b)PushpaKamalDahal
c)MadhavKumar
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811.WhichStatelaunchedthefirsteverwatermetroprojectinthecountry?
a)TamilNadu
b)Kerala
c)Karnataka
d)Maharashtra
814.AlifesizestatueofformerPresidentDrAPJAbdulKalamwasunveiledat_________________on
hisfirstdeathanniversary
a)Mumbai,Maharashtra
b)Rameswaram,TamilNadu
c)Kochi,Kerala
d)Dwarka,Delhi
815.WhichairporthasbecomethefirstinIndiatoimplementcheckinviatablet?
a)SardarVallabhbhaiPatelInternationalAirport
b)ChhatrapatiShivajiInternationalAirport
c)ChennaiInternationalAirport
d)IndiraGandhiInternationalAirport
816.ARINCvMUSEtechnologyisusedinthefieldof
(a)NuclearPowergeneration
(b)AirDefence
(c)SeaNavigationTechnology
(d)PassengerCheckinSystemsAirport
817.TheInternationalTransgenderArtsFestival,aperformingartsfestivalfortransgenders,isbeing
organisedattheNationalGalleryforModernArtsin__________________
a)Hyderabad
b)Mumbai
c)Bangalore
d)Kochi
818.WhichJavelinthrowerbecomes1stIndiantosetworldrecordinjuniorathleticsChampionship
a)NeerajChopra
b)VikasGowda
c)AshokGowda
d)MaheshChopra
819.Indianshooter_________________wonthebronzemedalintheChampionofChampionsmatchat
theJuniorWorldCupinPorpetto,Italy
a)GagangNarang
b)ManavadityaRathore
c)VijayKumar
d)JituRai
820.WhoissettobecomethefirstSriLankantobeinductedintotheICCHallofFame
a)SanathJayasuriya
b)KumarSangakkara
c)MahelaJayawardane
d)MuttiahMuralitharan
821.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)hasdeclared___________freeofmeasles
a)USA
b)China
c)Brazil
d)India
822.GovernmentofIndiaapprovedRs1601croreforHimayatprogrammein____________
a)Haryana
b)Rajasthan
c)JammuandKashmird)Maharashtra
823.IndianRailwayCateringandTourismCorporation,(IRCTC)websitecanavailatravelaccident
coverof___________atapremiumofonerupee
a)1lakh
b)3lakh
c)5lakh
d)10lakh
824.WhichStaterailwaystationwasrankedthehighestincleanlinessinapassengerfeedbacksurvey
carriedoutbytheRailwayMinistry?
a)Rajasthan
b)TamilNadu
c)Punjab
d)Kerala
826.GovernmentofIndiaapprovedthesettingupofanewAllIndiaInstituteofMedicalSciences
(AIIMS)atBathindain___________
a)Maharashtra
b)Punjab
c)Kerala
d)JammuandKashmir
827.Thefirstmedicalparkofthecountrywouldbesetupat
(a)Tamilnadu
b)Punjab
c)Kerala
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825.Whichrailwaystationwasrankedthehighestincleanlinessinapassengerfeedbacksurvey
carriedoutbytheRailwayMinistry
(a)Tonk
b)Beas
c)Itanagar
d)Shillong
d)JammuandKashmir
828.Whichautomobilemanufacturercompanyistheworldslargestautomobilemanufacturer?
(a)VolkswagenAG
b)Bajaj
c)Tata
d)Nissan
829.ArundhatiGhosewhopassedawayrecentlywas
1.wasthefirstIndianPermanentRepresentativetotheUnitedNationsOfficesinGeneva
2.AnEminentdiplomat
3.IndiasambassadortotheUN
4.AdiplomatplayedadecisiveroleinIndiasnegotiationsonComprehensiveNuclearTestBan
Treaty(CTBT)
(a)1onlycorrect
b)1and3onlycorrect
c)1,2and3onlycorrect
d)Alltheabocearecorrect
830.MahaswetaDeviwhopassedawayrecentlywasa/an
a)Eminentlitterateur/Writer
b)Socialactivist
c)Politician
d)Bothaandb
831.Tomorrowlandisthelargestannualelectronicmusicfestivalheldintheworld,tookplacein
(a)USA
b)Belgium
c)India
d)Japan
832.MahaswetaDeviwhopassedawayrecentlywasawinnerof
(a)ManBookerPrize
b)RamonMagsaysayawardee
c)OrangePrize
d)PilitzerPrize
833.Tomorrowlandisthe
(a)largestannualfoodfestivalheldintheworld
b)largestannualComicbooksfestivalheldintheworld
c)largestannualSpaceSciencefestivalheldintheworld
d)largestannualelectronicmusicfestivalheldintheworld
834.Thefirstmangrovemuseumintheworldopenedin
(a)India
b)China
c)SriLanka
d)Bangladesh
835.International(World)MangroveDayis
(a)July26
b)July11
d)December10
c)June5
836.AndhraPradeshlaunchedMissionHaritaAndhraPradeshto
(a)increasethestatesGDPto50%by2029
b)reducethethestatespovertyto50%by2029
c)increasethestatesirrigationalareacoverto50%by2029
d)increasethestatesgreencoverto50%by2029
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837.WhoisissettobecomethesecondIndiantoperformattheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly,as
partofIndias69thIndependenceDaycelebrations.
a)ShankarMahadevan
b)PranabMukherjee
c)ARRahman
d)NarendraModi
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838.tocommemoratethebirthcentenaryofwhichofthefollowingaaPhotoExhibitionwillbeheld
UNOinon1519August,2016
(a)Deendayalupadhyaya
b)Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
c)Dr.MSSubbulakshmi
d)SardarVallabhaiPatel
839.InthenameoftheCarnaticmusicSingerDr.MSSubbulakshmi,theM.S.isstandsfor
(a)ManimangalamShanmugamSubbulakshmi
b)ManamaduraiShanmugamSubbulakshmi
c)ManamaduraiShanmukhavadivuSubbulakshmi
d)MaduraiShanmukhavadivuSubbulakshmi
840.A.R.RahmanperformedamusicalrenditionofwhichofthefollowingatUNforIndia's
IndependenceDaycelebrationson1519August,2016?
(a)RabindranathTagorespoemWherethemindiswithoutfear
(b)MuhammadIqbalsSareJahanKeAtcha
(c)BandeMataramfromBankimChandraChatterjisAnandMath
(d)RabindranathsTagoreJanaganamana
841.ThefirstWorldStationeryExpobeganat______________
a)Mumbai
b)Hyderabad
c)Bangalore
d)Delhi
842.WhichofthefollowinghadjoinedhandswithOracleIndiaforDigitalSkills
a)StatebankofIndia
b)Flipkart
c)IndianRailways
d)Noneofthese
843.WhichisIndiaslargestinsurer
(a)SBILifeinsurance
c)NationalInsuranceCorporation
b)LifeInsuranceCorporationofIndia
d)GeneralInsuranceCorporation
844.TheIndoThailandMilitaryExercise______________concludedatKrabi,Thailand.
a)ExerciseMaitree
b)ExerciseMalabar
c)ExerciseShakti
d)ExerciseYuddhAbhyas
845.SWIFTannouncedthat________________________arethefirstIndianbankstosignupforitsglobal
paymentsinnovationinitiative
a)ICICIBankandYesBank
b)HDFCBankandAxisBank
c)ICICIBankandAxisBank
d)FederalBankandYesBank
846.WiththehelpofNASA,USpostalservicemadehistoryafterastampwassendtowhich
planet/Celestialbody?
(a)Mars
b)Saturn
c)Uranus
d)Pluto
847.NASAswhichspacecrafthadsend,USpostalservicemadehistoryafterastampwassendtoa
planet/Celestialbody?
(a)NewHorizons
b)Cassini
c)OSIRISREx
d)Pluto
d)UttarPradesh
According to SocialCops analysis of 2011 Census data, ________________ has the lowest population density among
Indias states and union territories
a) Arunachal Pradesh
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WhichgovernmentlaunchedPashudhanBimaYojana?
(a)Punjab
b)Haryana
c)Maharastra
b) Sikkim
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala
The Central government proposed to organise a Make in India conference in ______________
a) Rajasthan
b) Bihar
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Odisha
Which country is set to host the 2016 edition of the Kabaddi World Cup in October?
a) Nepal
b) China
c) India
d) Pakistan
Which team won the fourth season of the Pro Kabaddi League in Hyderabad?
a) Patna Pirates
b) Jaipur Pink Panthers
c) Telugu Titans
d) Bengaluru Bulls
June Siddharth
The Government of India and the _________________ has signed a US$ 9.2 million grant agreement for efficient bus
service.
a) ADB Bank
b) BRICS Bank
c) World Bank
d) IMF
World Milk Day is observed on?
a) June 1
b) June 2
c) June 3
d) May 31
Telangana Formation day is observed on?
a) June 1
b) June 2
c) May 31
d) March 3
A new book The Unseen Indira Gandhi authored by ___________________
a) Jayakanthan
b) Vikram Seth
c) Uday Prakash
d) KP Mathur
The worlds longest and deepest tunnel officially opened in _________________________
a) USA
b) Switzerland
c) China
a) TRAI services
b) MOB services
c) DND services
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TRAI launched an app to avoid unwanted calls and texts, which named as ____________
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d) Japan
d) AVOID services
Which country researchers have designed the first quantum thermal transistor?
a) USA
b) France
c) Japan
d) India
Which State government has decided to create 500 more gram panchayats?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Odisha
c) Assam
d) Telangana
India secured _____ rank in Global Slavery Index with 18.35 million people enslaved.
a) 2nd
b) 3rd
c) 1st
d) 5th
Bollywood Actor __________________________ becomes goodwill ambassador for the LEPRA India organisation.
a) Madhavan
b) Amir Khan
c) Salman Khan
d) Akshay Kumar
Who took charge as first ever CEO of BCCI?
a) Anil Kumble
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Anurag Thakur
d) Rahul Johri
Which Indian cricketer has given his consent for his name to be used in Keralas campaign against liquor and drug
abuse in the state?
a) Gautam Gambhir
b) Saurav Ganguly
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) VVS Laxman
Which team their number one spot in FIFAs rankings?
a) England
b) Argentina
c) Spain
d) Portugal
Who has been named as the worlds most famous athlete ahead of his great rival Lionel Messi?
a) Cristino Ronaldo
b) Neymar
c) Eden Hazard
d) Wayne Rooney
Who became the first player in tennis history to earn over $100 million in prize money?
a) Roger Federer
d) Rafael Nadal
The World Bank classifies India as _________________________________ nation.
a) Higher Middle Income
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c) Andy Murray
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b) Novak Djokovic
b) Average Middle Income

c) Lower Middle Income
d) Developed Income
Which country has joined in the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation?
a) USA
b) India
c) China
d) Japan
Indian Banker ___________________________awarded the Green Economy Visionary award

a) Raguram Rajan
b) Arundati Bhattacharya
c) HR Khan
d) Raghavan Seetharaman
________________ will not have a power deficit this year, a first time in history.
a) India
b) Japan
c) Pakistan
d) Bangladesh
India ranked ______ in Good Country Index on a list of 163 nations

a) 10
b) 100
c) 25
d) 70
Who is the first Indian woman nominated to International Olympic Committee (IOC)?
a) Chanda Kochhar
b) Dipali Goenka
c) Nita Ambani
d) Geeta Basra
Which State government appoint special officers to implement the beef ban?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Maharashtra
c) Kerala
d) Punjab
How many Indian-origin women in Forbesself made American women list 2016?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 4
d) 2
India secured ____ rank in green energy spending: Report

a) 1
b) 5
Asias largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue was inaugurated in _________________
a) Bangladesh
b) India
c) Singapore
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c) 2
d) China
Which e-commerce company has launched its own e-sports tournament?
a) Flipkart
b) Amazon
c) Snapdeal
d) Paytm
Indian golfer _______________________won his maiden European junior golf title

a) Arjun Prasad
b) Keshav Mishra
c) Shubham Jaglan
d) Piyush Sangwan
Renowned Indian sand artist _______________________ has won gold medal in peoples choice prize at world
championship.
a) Subodh Gupta
b) Tyeb Mehta
c) Francis Newton Souza
d) Sudarsan Pattnaik
China to ignore UN ruling concerning the ____________________ Sea
a) North China Sea
b) East China Sea
c) West China Sea
d) South China Sea
Who has been conferred with Afghanistans highest civilian honour, the Amir Amanullah Khan Award?
a) Pranab Mukerjee
b) Raguram Rajan
c) Narendra Modi
d) Manohar Parrikar
Which State government has launched Asias first Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab
Indias first green and waste-free swearing-in ceremony in _______________
a) Rajasthan
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
Who won French open title 2016 in womens single category?
a) Garbine Muguruza
b) Maria sharapova
c) Victoria Azarenka
a) Elena Vesnina and Bruno Soares

b) Martina Hingis and Leander Paes
c) Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig
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Who won French open title 2016 in mixed doubles category?
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d) Serena Williams
d) Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the prestigious Olympic Order to Indian Olympic
Association (IOA) president _________________
a) Ravi Kumar
b) Arun Singh
c) N Ramachandran
d) V Ganesh Kumar
____________________has become the first city in the country to have its own City Animal
a) Hyderabad
b) Bangalore
c) Chennai
d) Guwahati
Indian Railways will fit bio-toilets on all its coaches by ___________
a) 2030
b) 2020
c) 2019
d) 2017
Which State coastline will soon become a plastic and garbage-free zone?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Maharashtra
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Kerala
India and Qatar have signed __________ agreements to boost cooperation
a) Three
b) Seven
c) Five
d) Ten
Airbus unveils worlds 1st 3D-printed aircraft, which named as____________
a) Agni
b) Dhal
c) Thor
d) Hour
___________________ became the first state in the country to have a State Data Centre (SDC)
a) Haryana
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Assam
India secured ___ rank in terms of ease of doing business
a) 2
b) 3
c) 10
d) 7
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Roger Federer
d) Andy Murray
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a) Novak Djokovic
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Who won French Open Title 2016 in mens single category?
Who has been named as most powerful woman in technology on the Forbes 100 Most Powerful
Women list?
a) Indra Nooyi
b) Sheryl Sandberg
c) Chanda Kochhar
d) Ginni Rometty
India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a USD 120 million loan pact for irrigation in ________________
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Odisha
c) Assam
d) Bihar
Which state to become open defecation-free by November 2016?
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Rajasthan
d) Gujarat
World Ocean day is observed on?
a) June 5
b) June 7
c) June 2
d) June 8
Indian Reserve Battalion in Rajasthan will be named after ___________________
a) Faisal Khan
b) Maharana Pratap
c) Udai Singh
d) Akbar
Who becomes a first woman to contest US presidential elections?
a) Michelle Obama
b) Hillary Clinton
c) Loretta Lynch
d) Penny Pritzker
___________________ became the first Asian country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV
a) Thailand
b) Singapore
c) India
d) Bangladesh
Worlds 1st passenger drone cleared for testing at _____________
a) China
b) USA
c) Japan
b) India
c) Norway
d) France
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a) USA
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d) Russia
Which country has launched a smartphone app for terror alerts?
Which State government to launch medical insurance of Rs. 2 lakh for BPL families?
a) Jharkhand
b) Uttarkhand
c) West Bengal
d) Telangana
Who has been honoured with Russias Order of Friendship Award?

a) Barack Obama
b) Narendra Modi
c) Ban Ki Moon
d) Pranab Mukherjee
________________ objects to Indias anti dumping probe into Chinese steel products
a) Australia
b) China
c) Bangladesh
d) USA
Indian entrepreneur ___________________ has been named by Time to its 2016 list of 10 millennials.
a) Umesh Sachdev
b) Azim Premji
c) Anil Ambani
d) Lakshmi Mittal
Which State government has decided to celebrate the 21st day of every month as Yoga Day across all schools,
colleges and universities in the State?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Maharashtra
c) Kerala
d) Assam
India ranked _____on the list of countries figuring in the Malware Infection Index 2016.
a) 1st
b) 3rd
c) 7th
d) 8th
The WHO has declared that ________________ has reached the end of active Ebola virus transmission.
a) Liberia
b) India
c) South Africa
d) Australia
Indian Railways on launched Janani Sewa, a service under which ________________________ will be provided at stations.
a) Baby Food
b) Hot Milk
c) Hot Water
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d) All of the above
II.
a) Lord Kumar Arun Singh
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Indian Origin professor _________________________ awarded Regius Professorship (royal patronage) by Queen Elizabeth
b) Lord Kumar Prasad Yadav

c) Lord Kumar Patnaik
d) Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya
International team of astronomers found an alien world named _______________
a) HOST- 18c
b) HALL-18a
c) HATS-18b
d) HACK-18d
Government of India launched Surya Mitra mobile app for _______________

a) Solar Power
b) Magnetic Power
c) Wind Power
d) None of these
Which country got support for admission into Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)?
a) USA
b) China
c) India
d) North Korea
Number of Countries in the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is ?
a) 34
b) 44
c) 54
d) 64
US named __________________as a Major Defence Partner
a) China
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) India
Which three countries started the MALABAR-16 naval exercise off the Western Pacific coast, close to the disputed
South China Sea?
a) India, USA and China
b) India, Japan and Russia
c) India, USA and Japan
d) India, Sri Lanka and China
The first ever e-FIR in the state of Uttar Pradesh was filed in a __________ police station.
a) Meerut
b) Kanpur
c) Lucknow
d) Varanasi
Which cricketer became the first Indian to score a century on his ODI debut?
a) KL Rahul
b) Virat Kohli
c) Suresh Raina
d) Rahul Dravid
Who has been chosen as Indias flag bearer at Rio Olympics 2016?
c) Vijendar Singh
d) Sushil Kumar
Who has been named as worlds highest paid athlete?
a) Virat Kohli
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a) Gagang Narang
b) Tiger Wood
c) Cristiano Ronaldo
d) Lionel Messi
Which State government has set up a single window clearance system for investors?
a) Gujarat
b) Bihar
c) Rajasthan
d) Assam
Which State to become the first state in India to have an open government data portal?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Sikkim
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Who won in Perus presidential election 2016?
a) Keiko Fujimori
b) Ollanta Humala
c) Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
d) Alan Garcia
Which country successfully launched worlds largest rocket?
a) USA
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) China
Which State government launched an IT-enabled management system for irrigation projects in the state?
a) Sikkim
b) Andra Pradesh
c) Telangana
d) Tamil Nadu
According to a nationwide survey by the Registrar General of India, the percentage of non-vegetarians in India was
_______
a) 71%
b) 85%
c) 54%
d) 33%
Who won Australian Open Super Series Badminton title 2016?
a) PV Sindhu
b) Jwala Gutta
c) Saina Nehwal
d) Aparna Balan
Who will become the only tennis player in the world and the first Indian to make a seventh appearance at the
Olympics?
a) Mahesh Bhupathi
b) Rohan Bhopanna
c) Andy Murray
d) Leander Paes
Indian-American Author ______________________ won 2016 International Dublin Literary Award
c) Akhil Sharma
d) Prakash Sharma
Who has been appointed as new head of the United Nations mission tasked with monitoring the ceasefire line
between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir?
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a) Ishant Sharma
a) Major General Per Gustaf Lodin

b) Major General Delali Johnson Sakyi
c) Major General Ling Seth Sara
d) Major General SK Saini
Which Bank launched Indias first certified green bond at London Stock Exchange?
a) HDFC Bank
b) Axis Bank
c) State Bank of India

d) ICICI Bank
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b) Average Middle Income

Indian Banker ___________________________awarded the Green Economy Visionary award

India ranked ______ in Good Country Index on a list of 163 nations

India secured ____ rank in green energy spending: Report

Indian golfer _______________________won his maiden European junior golf title

a) Elena Vesnina and Bruno Soares

Who won French open title 2016 in mixed doubles category?

d) Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor

Who won French Open Title 2016 in mens single category?

Who has been honoured with Russias Order of Friendship Award?

d) All of the above

b) Lord Kumar Prasad Yadav

Government of India launched Surya Mitra mobile app for _______________

a) Major General Per Gustaf Lodin

c) State Bank of India

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