Correct Option Is (4) .: TH TH TH TH

In January 2015, which country took over the presidency of the Organisation for Security and
Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) from Switzerland?

1.
2.
3.
4.
Ukraine
Lithuania
Greece
Serbia
Correct option is (4).
Who among the following took charge as the full-time Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)
of Coal India Ltd. in January 2015?
1.
2.
3.
4.
S. Narsing Rao
Sutirtha Bhattacharya
A. K. Dubey
B. K. Saxena
Who among the following presented the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2015 during the
occasion of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas at Gandhinagar, Gujarat?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pranab Mukherjee
Narendra Modi
Hamid Ansari
Anandiben Patel
Correct option is (3)

National Immunisation Day for the year 2015 was observed on
1.
2.
3.
4.
4th January
8th January
11th January
18th January

Who among the following won the Maybank Malaysian Open 2015?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Bernd Wiesberger
Paul Waring
Anirban Lahiri
Lee Westwood
Which of the following countries won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations?
1.
2.
3.
4.
DR Congo
Ghana
Equatorial Guinea
Ivory Coast

Who among the following took a hattrick on the opening day of the 2015 Cricket World Cup?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Steven Finn
Mitchell Marsh
Stuart Broad
Tim Southee
Option (1) is the correct answer.
With which of the following did ICICI Bank Limited tie up to offer an instant bank transfer
service named FLASHremit?
1.
2.
3.
4.
ACH Payments
UAE Exchange
Amazon Payments
Google Wallet
Option (2) is the correct answer.ICICI Bank Limited tie up to offer an instant bank transfer service named
FLASHremit with UAE Exchange
Which country announced to open the worlds first robot-staffed hotel?
1.
2.
3.
4.
China
France
Japan
Singapore

What is the tagline of the online grievances monitoring system called MADAD, launched by the
Union Government in February 2015?
1.
2.
3.
Because You Are Us

Because You Are All
Because We Are You
4.
Because You We Are

Which of the following teams won the Hero Hockey India League 2015 (HHIL) by defeating
Jaypee Punjab Warriors?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Delhi Waveriders
Kalinga Lancers
Dabang Mumbai
Ranchi Rays

On which day was the 'Armed Forces Flag Day' observed across the nation?
1.
2.
3.
4.
3rd December
7th December
15th December
21st December

Which of the following search engines was acquired by Facebook in March 2015?
1.
2.
3.
4.
PriceGrabber.com
Pronto.com
Shopping.com
TheFind.com

The mobile application 'Chillr' that allows customers to instantly transfer money to any person in
India was launched by
1.
2.
3.
4.
Axis Bank
ICICI Bank
HDFC Bank
Yes Bank
Who topped the list of 100 most influential people in the world released by Time Magazine in
April 2015?
1.
2.
3.
Malala Yousafzai
Satya Nadella
Narendra Modi
4.
Kanye Omari West
The World Heritage Day is observed on

1.
2.
3.
4.
3rd April
9th April
15th April
18th April

International Mother Earth Day is observed on
1.
2.
3.
4.
6th April
22nd April
11th April
19th April

In May 2015, with which of the following banks did the Indian Army sign a Memorandum of
Understanding on the Defence Salary Package?
1.
2.
3.
4.
SBI
PNB
BOI
HDFC
Who among the following was appointed as Member of Union Public Service Commission in
May 2015?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Arvind Saxena
Alka Sirohi
Vinay Mittal
Chhatar Singh

In which of the following cities did ICICI open its first branch in China?
1.
2.
Beijing
Tianjin
3.
4.
Chengdu
Shanghai

The Bodhisattvas are worshipped by
1.
2.
3.
4.
Theravadins
Mahayanists
Vaishnavites
Sarvastivadins
Correct Answer : Mahayanists
The last battle that Humayun fought with Sher Shah Suri was at
1.
2.
3.
4.
Chausa
Bilgram
Surajgarh
Raisin
The Battle of Bilgram in 1540 took place between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri. In this battle, Sher Shah Suri
defeated Humayun.
Which of the following statements about Aurangzeb is/are correct?

1.
2.
3.
4.
In expanse, the Mughal empire was the largest during his reign.
By his antagonistic attitude, he alienated the Rajputs.
His Deccan policy in the end proved to be ruinous for the Mughal empire.
All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above

Who among the following, after succeeding to the throne, came to be known as Emperor
Shahjahan?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Muhi-ud-din Muhammad
Nur-ud-din Muhammad
Khurram Shahab-ud-din
Jalal-ud-din
Khurram Shahab-ud-din came to be known as Emperor Shahjahan after succeeding to the throne.
The Supreme Court of India was created by
1.
an Act of Parliament
2.
the Constitution
3.
a Presidential order
4.
None of these
The Supreme Court of India was created by the constitution. On the 28 th of January, 1950, two days after India
became a Sovereign Democratic Republic, the Supreme Court came into being
Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

1.
2.
3.
4.
Prime Minister
President
Speaker
Vice President
The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who presides over its sessions.
The constitutional advisor to the 'Constituent Assembly' was
1.
2.
3.
4.
Sachchidand
B. N. Rau
Goppalaswamy Ayyangar
H. N. Kunzru
Correct Answer: B. N. Rau

How much time was taken to frame the Constitution of India?
1.
2.
3.
4.
2 years, 10 months and 16 days


Which of the following statements is/are correct in relation to the Preamble?
1.
2.
3.
4.
It is not enforceable in a court of law.

The Supreme Court has ruled out that it is not a part of the Constitution.
It has been amended twice.
All of the above
Correct Answer : It is not enforceable in a court of law.

The basis of determining dearness allowance to employees in India is
1.
2.
standard of living
national income
3.
4.
per capita income

consumer price index

Dearness allowance is calculated as a percentage of an Indian citizen's basic salary to mitigate the impact of inflation
on people. Initially, DA was given in response to demand of employees for wage revision, however later it was
linked to Consumer Price Index.
Which of the following options is/are true for Gold Bond Scheme?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Minimum limit of gold deposit = 500 gm

No investigation of source of deposited gold
No upper limit of gold deposit
All of the above
Correct Answer : All of the above

Growth with social equity and justice was the main aim of the
1.
2.
3.
4.
7th Five Year Plan

8th Five Year Plan
9th Five Year Plan
10th Five Year Plan
The focus of the 9th Five Year Plan can be described as "growth with social justice and equity".
Which of the following Five Year Plans was based on Mahalanobis' model of development?
1.
2.
3.
4.
First Five Year Plan

Second Five Year Plan
Third Five Year Plan
Fifth Five Year Plan
Correct Answer : Second Five Year Plan

Digboi in Assam is famous for
1.
2.
3.
4.
tea gardens
atomic power plant
pineapples
oil fields
Correct Answer : oil fields

Which of the following instruments is used to measure earthquakes?
1.
2.
Barometer
Seismometer
3.
Hydrometer
4.
Altimeter
Correct Answer : Seismometer
Which of the following is India's and Asia's first nuclear reactor?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Apsara
Zerlina
Candu
Dhruv
Correct Answer : Apsara

According to census 2011, which state has the highest proportion of scheduled caste population?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Punjab
Bihar
Where are the famous Dilwara temples situated?

1.
2.
3.
4.
Mount Abu
Jaipur
Dwarka
Mathura
Correct Answer : Mount Abu

Which of the following was not founded by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Samaj Samata Sangh

Depressed Classes Institute
Deccan Education Society
Peoples Education Society
Correct Answer : Deccan Education Society

A natural phenomenon that becomes harmful due to pollution is
1.
2.
3.
4.
greenhouse effect
eutrophication
desertification
ecological balance
A natural phenomenon that becomes harmful due to pollution is greenhouse effect.
Author of Rich Like Us ??

e. Ajmer Singh Aulakh
f. Ashok Vajpeyi
g. Sarah Joseph
h. Nayantara Sahgal
Ans. Rich Like Us continues to be the best known novel of Nayantara Sahgal.
The Nobel Prize in Medicine for 2015 was awarded to ?

e) Svetlana Alexievich
f) Tomas Lindahl
g) Tu Youyou
h) Arthur McDonald
The winners of the Nobel Medicine prize 2015 Irish-born William C Campbell, Satoshi Omura of Japan and China's
Youyou Tu
Which portfolio did Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the first woman cabinet minister in India, hold in the independent Indias
first cabinet ?
(A) Labour
(B) Health
(C) Education
(D) Railway
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the health minister in the Indian Cabinet for ten years after India's independence from the
British Raj in 1947.
Launched on 1st July 1822, which newspaper is the Asias oldest extant daily ?
(A) The Times of India
(B) Mumbai Samachar
(C) The Indian Express
(D) Hindustan Times
Oldest Existing Newspaper Mumbai Samachar, started in 1822. This Gujarati daily, published from Mumbai is the
oldest daily of Asia
Which of the following countries are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?
[A] Algeria and Portugal

[B] Morroco and Spain
[C] Algeria and Spain
[D] Portugal and Morocco
The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates
Gibraltar and Peninsular Spain in Europe from Morocco and Ceuta (Spain) in Africa.
Only person to be honoured with both Bharat Ratna and Nishan-e-Pakistan?
(A) Mohammed Iqbal
(B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Morarji Desai
Desai remains the only Indian national to be conferred with Pakistan's highest civilian award, Nishan-e-Pakistan,
which was conferred on him by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan in 1990 in a colorful ceremony
Jurisdiction of which among the following high courts covers the Union Territory of Lakshadweep?
[A]Tamil Nadu High Court
[B]Kerala High Court
[C]Calcutta High Court
[D]Bombay High Court
The union territory of Lakshadweep comes under the jurisdiction of the Kerala High Court
11th July is observed as __________ every year.
[A]World Population Day
[B]World Heritage Day
[C]World Consumer Rights Day
[D]World Zoonoses Day
World Population day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global
population issues
'Do or Die' is associated with the following movement__
e. Non co-operation movement
f. Quit India
g. Khilafat Movement
h. Revolt of 1857
Do or Die associated with the Quit India Movement.

1.The first metal used by the man was
A. Iron
B. Copper
C. Aluminium
D. Gold
The use of copper in antiquity is of more significance than gold as the first tools, implements and weapons were
made from copper.
2.Who introduced the Civil Services in India ?
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord Cornwallis
3.Neolithic period of age is not characterised by
A. Agriculture
B. Use of copper
C. Domestication of animals
D. Fishing
The Neolithic period is characterized by the development of agriculture, the domestication of animals, settlements or
semi-permanent dwellings, and eventually the invention of pottery
4.Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right?
A. Right to equality
B. Right to property
C. Right against exploitation
D. Right to freedom of speech and expression
Ans. (B)
5.Bhagvad Gita was originally written in which language ?
A. Pali
B. Sanskrit
C. Hindi
D. Prakrit
The original language of the Bhagavad-Gita was classical Sanskrit from India
6.What is the correct order of happenings of the following three events in the British rule in India ?
I. Rowlatt Act
II. Hunter Report
III. Jallianwallah Bagh Tragedy
A. I, III, II
B. II, I, III
C. III, II, I
D. II, III, I
Ans (A)
7.British surgeons have carried out the first robotic operation in the world inside which organ?
A. Pancreas
B. Liver
C. Heart
D. Eye
UK surgeons carry out world's first robot eye surgery. British surgeons have performed the world's first robotic
operation inside an eye.
8.Which country has the worlds longest bullet train network and its first sky train?
A. China
B. Japan
C. South Korea
D. Singapore
Chinas high-speed railway has completed over 20,000 kms of track network in the country, becoming the worlds
longest bullet train network.
9. Which state won the Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016?
A. Odisha
B. WB
C. Karnataka
D. Punjab
Odisha bagged 9th Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 and Haryana has bagged Best Horticulture
Stateaward for increasing the income of the farmers in horticulture
10.Who won her first US Open Trophy in the 2016 tournament?
A. Kim Clijsters
B.. Karolina Pliskova
C. Angelique Kerber
D. None of the above
Angelique Kerber defeated Karolna Plkov in the women's singles to become the first German player to win the
tournament since Steffi Graf in 1996
1. The Curiosity rover built by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a part of Astrobiology
mission successfully landed on the planet
(A) Mars (B) Saturn
(C) Venus (D) Mercury
Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory
mission (MSL)
2. Which of the following is not an endocrine gland?
(A) Pituitary gland (B) Pancreas
(C) Pineal gland (D) None of these
Ans. (D)
3. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Cyrus Mistry : Tata Group (B) Sheryl Sandberg : Facebook
(C) Larry Page : Google (D) Deepak Parekh : HFCL
Ans.(D)
4. Which of the following acts as both exocrine and endocrine gland?
(A) Pancreas (B) Spleen
(C) Liver (D) Pituitary gland
Ans (A)
5. Which of the following does not produce hormone?

(A) Heart (B) Kidney
(C) Gastro-intestinal tract (D) None of these
Ans(D)
6. Who among the following Viceroys wrote the book Problems of the East?
(A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Clive
(C) Lord Mayo (D) Lord Mountbatten
Ans (A) Lord Curzon
7. Which among the following Philosophical Systems expounds Critical Examination or Solution of a problem by
reflection?
(A) Vaishesika (B) Samkhya
(C) Mimansa (D) Yoga
Ans: Mimansa
8. Who among the following said about Md. Ali Jinnah that he was an Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity?
(A) Annie Besant (B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) B. G. Tilak (D) None of these
Ans: Sarojini Naidu
9. Which among the following is considered as the best rock cut temple in the world?
(A) Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur (B) Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar
(C) Kailasha Temple, Ellora (D) Kandariya Temple, Khajuraho
Ans: Kailasha Temple, Ellora
10. Badayuni said that Sultan got freedom from his masses and masses from the Sultan. Who among the following
kings does he refer to?
(A) Alauddin Khilji (B) Balban
(C) Iltutmish (D) Md. Bin Tughlaq
Ans: Md. Bin Tughlaq
1."Milind Panho" explaining the Buddhist doctrines in the form of a dialogue between Milind and his teacher
Nagsena(the great Buddhist philosopher )is in :
A.Sanskrit
B.Pali Language
C.Hindi
D.Santhali
Milind-Panha or Milindo-Panho is a Pali treatise which means "Questions of King Milinda". It deals with the
conversation that took place between Sage Nagasen and King Milind in the form of questions and answers. Its author
is undoubtedly Sage .Nagasen.
2.Khajuraho temples were built by:
A.The Panchalas
B.The Chandellas
C.The Haryanks
D.Nandas
The Khajuraho Temples were built by the Chandella rulers between AD 900 and 1130, during the golden period of
the Chandela dynasty. It is presumed that every Chandella ruler built at least one temple in his lifetime.
3.Who founded Ramkrishna Mission in 1896?
A.Ram Kisna Paramhans
B.Swami Vivekananda
C.Ravibindra Nath Tagore
D.Devendra Nath Tagore
Ans (B)The mission is a philanthropic, volunteer organisation founded by Ramakrishna's chief disciple Swami
Vivekananda on 1 May 1897
4.President Muhammad Fuad Masum has been elected as the head of which country?
A. Argentina
B. Iraq
C. Niger
D. Chile
E. None of these
Ans Muhammad Fuad Masum is the seventh and current President of Iraq, in office since 24 July 2014.
5.Who of the following has been selected as the Horticulture ambassador of Maharashtra?
A. Shah Rukh Khan
B. Amir Khan
C. Salman Khan
D. Amitabh Bachchan
E. None of these
Ans(D) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed as the state's horticulture ambassador.
6.In which country is the province of British Columbia located?
A.Finland
B. Mexico
C. South Africa
D. Canada
E. USA
Ans (D)British Columbia, Canada
7.Name the Indian cricket player who has been made an honorary life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC).
A.Harbhajan Singh
B. Zaheer Khan
C. Anil Kumble
D. Sachin Tendulkar
E. Venkatesh Prasad
8.All You Desire is a punchline for
A.Fiat Palio
B.Toyota Innova
C.Skoda Octavia
D.Scorpio
Ans(B)Toyota Innova
9.Famous brand Hugo Boss, a watch manufacturer, has a tied up with which of the following brands as its retail
partner?
A.Maxima
B.Titan
C.Swatch
D.Ajanta
Ans (B)
10.The Sheraton brand in India is owned by
A.Indian Hotels
B.Oberoi Group
C.ITC
D.Taj Group
Ans (C)ITC
1. According to Maharashtra Water and Irrigation Commission (1999), the irrigation potential of the State could be
lakh hactare.
(A) 72
(B) 54
(C) 126
(D) 154
Ans(c)
2. The most serious pest of cashew nut is in Maharashtra State.
(A) Cashew hopper
(B) Cashew borer
(C) Tea mosquito
(D) Shoot borer
Ans(C) The tea mosquito bug, most serious pest of cashew in India
3. In order to deal effectively with the problem of suicides of Vidarbha farmers, the State Govt. has established
. during 2005-06.
(A) Kisan Credit Card Scheme
(B) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (C)
Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (D) Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swavalamban Mission
Ans (D)The government of Maharashtra set up a dedicated group to deal with farm distress in 2006 known as the
Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swavlamban Mission, based in Amravati.
4: During 2003-04, considering the total geographical area of Maharashtra State, . % area was under
forest.
(A) 33.20
(B) 25.34
(C) 15.19
(D) 20.13
Ans(D) In Maharashtra, at the end of 2003-04, the total area under forests was 61,900 ... accounted for 20.13 per cent
of the State's geographical area
5: In Maharashtra, the highest area under cotton crop is in .. district.
(A) Parbhani
(B) Yavatmal
(C) Amravati
(D) Akola
6: When income from different forest produce of Maharashtra is considered, the source of highest income is
(A) Bamboo
(B) Tendu
(C) Timber
(D) Grass
: Name the Research Station doing research on Dangi breed in western Maharashtra region :
(A) Rahuri
(C) Pandharpur
(B) Igatpuri
(D) Mohol
: In Maharashtra during 2004-05, Social Forestry Department carried out plantation on

hectares.
(A) 4.85
(B) 3.50
(C) 2.00
(D) 2.65
thousand
: Sea water fishing is done in the region.

(A) Western Maharashtra
(C) Vidarbha
(B) Khandesh
(D) Konkan
1. Which of the following organizations provided medical help to the Turkish troops in the Balkan War?
[A] International Council of Nurses [B] Pax Romana [C] Global Humanitarian Forum [D] Red Crescent Society
(D)Red Crescent Society :Worldwide humanitarian organization providing assistance without discrimination as to
nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. It provided medical help to the Turkish troops in the
Balkan War.
2. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?

[A] Hakim Azmal Khan [B] Abul Kalam Azad [C] Rafi Ahmad Kidwai [D] Badruddin Taiyabji
Badruddin Taiyabji Badruddin Taiyabji became the Ist Indian Barrister in Bombay; became the 2nd Indian Chief
Justice; was the founding member of Bombay presidency association and INC and also presided over the 3rd
congress session in Madras in 1887.
3. Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in the Surat Session 1907 famous for Surat Split?
[A] Dr. Rash Bihari Ghosh [B] Lala Lajpat Rai [C] Dadabhai Naoroji [D] Pherozeshah Mehta
Dr. Rash Bihari Ghosh The growing differences between the Moderates and the Extremists came at Surat Session
1907,when against the wishes of Extremists who preferred Lala Lajpat Rai to be the President ; Dr. Rash Bihari
Ghosh was elected as the Congress President. The Extremists left the Congress. Result was the Congress remained
under the control of the Moderates.
4. How many delegates had attended the first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885?
[A] 75 [B] 92 [C] 112 [D] 72
5. The first Individual Satyagrahi, Acharya Vinoba Bhave offered Satyagraha in which among the following way?
[A]By not paying taxes [B]By burning British Flag [C]By making an antiwar speech [D]By making a speech
against the Viceroy of India
By making an antiwar speech
6. During British Era, the Duke Memorandum became the basis of which among the following?
[A]Nehru Report [B]Mont-Ford Reforms [C]Indian Councils Act 1909 [D]Government of India Act 1935
(B)Mont-Ford Reforms. Duke Memorandum is associated with Sir William Duke, a member of the English Round
Table Group and he had formulated a scheme which eventually became the basis of Joint Report of Montague and
Chelmsford.
7. The Battle of Chillianwalla was a part of?
[A]Anglo-Maratha Wars [B]Anglo-Carnatic Wars [C]Anglo-French Wars [D]Anglo-Sikh Wars
(D)The Battle of Chillianwala was fought in January 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War in the Chillianwala
region of Punjab now part of modern-day Pakistan.
8. In which year Jahangir issued the charter to East India Company for establishing the trade establishments in India?
[A]1615 [B]1616 [C]1617 [D]1618
9. August 9 1925 is known in the Indian History for which of the following incidences?
[A]Chauri Chaura incidence [B]Kakori Train Robbery [C]Jallianwallah Bagh Incidence [D]The seize of Cawnpore
(B)The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and, near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925
during the Indian Independence Movement
10. In which year, first nationwide elections were held in Afghanistan?
[A]1952 [B]1958 [C]1965 [D]1968
1965
1.Kalikho Pul, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state of India?
[A]Nagaland
[B]Meghalaya
[C]Arunachal Pradesh
[D]Tripura
(C)Kalikho Pul was an Indian politician and acting Chief Minister of the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh for
a brief time in 2016
2.The first National Conference of Investigation Agencies will be held in which city of India?
[A]Bengaluru
[B]New Delhi
[C]Kolkata
[D]Chennai
(B)The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) in coordination with National Investigation Agency
(NIA) is organizing the 1st National Conference of Investigation Agencies on 12-13th August, 2016, at Vigyan
Bhawan in New Delhi.
3.Which bollywood actress has appointed as a brand ambassador of Vistara?

A.Sonali Bendre
B.Priyanka Chopra
C.Alia Bhat
D.Deepika Padukone
(D)
4.The Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development was held from 27 to 28 August 2016 in which
country?
A.Zimbabwe
B.Kenya
C. New Zealand
D.Japan
(B)The Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-VI) Summit was held at Kenyatta
International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya on 27-28 August 2016. This was the first time ever a
TICADSummit was being held in Africa since its inception in 1993.
5.Which group announced appointment of Amit Chandra as the managing director of Bain Capital with effect from
August 26th 2016?
A.Wipro
B. Microsoft
C.Infosys
D.None of these
Amit Chandra, managing director, Bain Capital, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Tata Sons with
effect from August 26, 2016.
6.. NASSCOM has recently launched its startup warehouse in which city of India?
[A]Chennai
[B]New Delhi
[C]Visakhapatnam
[D]Hyderabad
Visakhapatnam The National Association of Software and Services (NASSCOM), an apex IT industry body in India,
has recently launched its startup warehouse at Sunrise Startup Village at Rushikonda in Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh. This is the 1st such facility for young IT professionals in Andhra Pradesh.The warehouse would provide
affordable co-working space with incubation for 6 months and is considered to be a wonderful opportunity for
technology startups with plug and play work environment and regular community events for mentorship and bringing
venture capitalists and angel investors to spot viable startups with out-of-the-box ideas
7.Which country will host the first-ever SAARC Young Parliamentarians Conference (YPC)?
[A]India
[B]Pakistan
[C]Sri Lanka
[D]Nepal
The first South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Youth Parliamentarians Conference on `Peace
and Harmony for Development was held in Islamabad, Pakistan. The two-day (from August 16 to 18, 2016) intends
to offer young Parliamentarians narrative as a prelude to the 19th SAARC Summit to be hosted by Pakistan in
November 2016.
8.Who has been posthumously honoured with the Ashok Chakra on the 2016 Independence Day?
[A]Hanamanthappa Koppad
[B]Havildar Hangpan Dada
[C]Niranjan Ek
[D]Gursevak Singh
Havildar Hangpan Dada has been posthumously honoured with the Ashok Chakra
9.Tomorrows India Global Summit will be held in which of the following countries?
[A]India
[B]South Korea
[C]Vietnam
[D]Singapore
South Korea The 5-day event Tomorrows India Global Summit will be held in Seoul, South Korea. It is an
initiative of the Global Social India Foundation to provide a platform to offer expansion and investment opportunities
for Indian start-up community, MSMEs and corporate businesses. It also helps students and educationists to learn,
adapt and discover the global education system. The agenda for the summit includes panel discussions, sector
specific company presentations, case study by various global conglomerates and networking dinners for the business
delegates.
10.Which committee has recently submitted report on border protection to Union Government?
[A]H R Nagendra committee
[B]N K Singh committee
[C]Madhukar Gupta committee
[D]Shailesh Nagar committee
The Madhukar Gupta committee on border protection has submitted its report to the Union Home Minister Rajnath
Singh. The committee was formed to strengthen border protection and to address the issue of gaps and vulnerability
in border fencing along Indo-Pakistan Border. The panel has made a detailed study on threat perception, field visits
and made a detailed recommendations pertaining to strengthening of border protection on Indo-Pakistan Border
1. Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement?
(A) Lord Irwin (B) Lord Mountbatten (C) Lord Wavell (D) Lord Linlithgow
Lord Linlithgow (1936 1944) was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement launched on 8th August
1942.
2. The country that shares longest border with India is
(A) China (B) Bangladesh (C) Nepal (D) Pakistan
(B)Bangladesh:4,096.7 China:3,488 Pakistan:3,323 Nepal:1,751 Myanmar:1,643 Bhutan: 699 Afghanistan: 106
3. Deshbandhu is the title of
(A) B. R. Ambedkar (B) C. R. Das (C) B. C. Pal (D) Rabindranath Tagore
Chittaranjan Das (C. R. Das) (popularly called Deshbandhu "Friend of the country") was an Indian politician and
Founder-leader of the Swaraj (Independence) Party in Bengal under British rule.
4. The first woman to conquer Mount Everest twice is
(A) Surja Lata Devi (B) Jyoti Randhawa (C) Santosh Yadav (D) Suma Shirur
Santosh Yadav: This Indian mountaineer is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice and the first
woman to climb Mt Everest from Kangshung face. She first climbed the peak in May 1992 and then repeated her feat
in May 1993
5. Which Indian hockey player has a road named after him in Germany ?
(A) Dhyan Chand (B) Zafar Iqbal (C) Roop Singh (D) Dhanraj Pillai
Capt. Roop Singh Bais was the younger brother of Dhyan Chand (Singh), the most celebrated player in Indian
hockey has a street named after him in Berlin
6. Who described the Government of India Act, 1935 as a new charter of bondage?
(A) B. R. Ambedkar (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Rajendra Prasad (D) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
7. Kaziranga National Park is situated in
(A) Odisha (B) Gujarat (C) Rajasthan (D) Assam
8. What is the name of the first research station established by India in the Antarctica
(A) Dakshin Gangotri (B) Maitri (C) Agnihotri (D) Aryabhatta
Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base station of India situated in Antarctica, part of the Indian Antarctic
Program.
9. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council are
(A) China, France, Russia, UK and U.S.A. (B) China, Canada, France, US.A. and Germany (C) China, Germany,
Russia, UK and U.S.A. (D) China, Germany, U.S.A., UK and Canada
(A) China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
10. Demand for labour is
(A) Composite demand (B) Competitive demand (C) Derived demand (D)Joint demand
Demand for labour is a derived demand
1.Who has won the 2016 Womens Singles Wimbledon Championship?
[A] Simona Halep
[B] Serena Williams
[C] Angelique Kerber
[D] Andy Murray
2.Who was the goodwill ambassador for the 35th National Games of India?
A Sachin Tendulkar
B Pankaj Advani
C Sania Mirza
D Saina Nehwal
E None of these
Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was selected as the goodwill ambassador for the 35th National games which will
be held from 31 January 2015 to 14 February 2015 across seven districts in Kerala.
3.Who among the following has been voted as the greatest ODI player in the history of cricket in an exercise
conducted by ESPNcricinfo?
A Rohit Sharma
B MS Dhoni
C Viv Richard
D Rahul Dravid
West Indian batting great Viv Richard has been voted as the greatest ODI player in the history of cricket in an
exercise conducted by ESPNcricinfo's magazine cricket monthly
4.Which county did Ravi Shastri play for?
A.Gloucestershire
B.Glamorgan
C.Lancashire
D.Leicestershire
5.Agha Khan Cup is associated with which of the following games?

A.Tennis
B.Golf
C.Badminton
D.Hockey
6.Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run?
A. P.T.Usha
B.M.L.Valsamma
C.K.Malleshwari
D.Kamaljit Sandhu
7.Cannon, Cue and Pot' are three terms associated with:

A.Billiards, Golf and Shooting
B.Golf Only
C.Both Billiards and Golf
D.Billiards
8.Which place is hosting 2016 Kabbadi world cup?
A.Gujarat
B.Maharshtra
C.Kerela
D.Karnatka
9.Which is the national sport of Canada?
a.Lacrosse/Ice hockey
b.Cricket
c.Field hockey
d.Volleyball
10.Asian Games have been hosted by _________for maximum number of times.
a.Thailand
b.Japan
c.India
d.China
.1.August 9 1925 is known in the Indian History for which of the following incidences?
A.Chauri Chaura incidence
B.Kakori Train Robbery
C.Jallianwallah Bagh Incidence
D.The seize of Cawnpore
2.In which year, Ashoka invaded Kalinga?
A.261 BC
B.235 BC
C.285 BC
D.275 BC
3.In 1999, who was conferred as person of the century by Time Magazine?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Albert Einstein
C. Winston Churchill
D.F.D. Roosevelt
E.Che Guevara
4.Humayun received the Kohinoor diamond from?
A.The ruler of Gwalior
B.Shershah Suri
C.The ruler of Bikaner
D.The ruler of Jodhpur
5.At which place Mahavira attained Niravana?
A.Pavapuri
B.Kundagram
C.Vaishali
D.Rajgriha
6.The court language of Mughals was?
A.Arabic
B.Hindi
C.Urdu
D.Persian
7.Panipat is modern day
A. Delhi
B. Faridabad
C. Sonepat
D. Kurukshetra
8.Indian Napoleon was
A.Skanda Gupta
B.Samudra Gupta
C.Chandra Gupta I
D.Chandra Gupta
9.Which is a 16th-century series of revolts that divided Western Christianity between Protestantism and Catholicism?
A.Reformation
B.Renaissance
C.Restitution
D.Restoration
10.The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation
movement was
A.Kaiser-e-Hind
B.Hind Keasri
C.Rai Bahadur
D.Rt. Honor
1. Which among the following companies is the worlds largest personal computer maker?
A. IBM
B. LENOVO
C. DELL
D. ACER
2. Which of the following EU members has Euro as its currency?
A. Britain
B. Denmark
C. Sweden
D. Austria
3. Which corporate organization has been ranked as the best place to work in a survey conducted by Business
world?
A. GE Capital India
B. Texas Instruments India
C. ICICI Bank
D. Sahara Airlines
4. Which of the following country launched its first typhoon detecting rocket?
A. Germany
B. India
C. China
D. Russia
5. Which company owns the brand Colour Plus?
A. Arvind Mills
B. Mafatlal
C. Bombay Dyeing
D. Raymond
6. World Habitat Day has been observed on which day?
A. October 5th 2015
B. October 6th 2015
C. October 7th 2015
D. October 8th 2015
7. Name the first Indian Woman to climb the Kun Mountain in Zanskar range of Himalayas?
A. Rani Ghalawat
B. Suhasini Arora
C. G R Radhika
D. Mehak Rana
8. Dawki is an integrated Check Post between
A. India & Nepal border
B. India & Myanmar
C. India & Bangladesh
D. India & Pakistan
9. The World Bank in October 2015 raised the international poverty line toUS dollars per day from the
existing 1.25 US dollars.
A. $ 1.25
B. $ 1.50
C. $ 1.70
D. $ 1.90
10. - on 5 October 2015 permitted terminally ill patients to legally end their lives under a doctors
supervision. State governor signed the Right to Die bill into law.
A. Wisconsin
B. Tennessee
C. California
D. Utah
11. Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B MacDonald have been jointly awarded Nobel prize for Physics for their discovery
that shows neutrinos have mass. Name the countries they belong to?
A. Japan and Myanmar
B. South Korea and China
C. Japan and US
D. Russia and Germany
12. Portrait and Landscape are ..
A. Paper Size
B. Page Layout
C. Page Orientation
D. All of the above
13. Which parliamentary committee in India is normally chaired by a prominent member of the Opposition?
A. Committee on Government Assurances
B. Estimates Committee
C. Privileges Committee
D. Public Accounts Committee
14. The technology that used in KISAN project which was launched by Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, the Minister of
State for agriculture and Farmers welfare?
A. Space technology and Geoinformatics
B. Vertical farming
C. Agricultural Robot
D. Precision agriculture
15. How many persons have been awarded Nobel prize for Medicine 2015 ?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
16. Who is the winner of the Malaysia Open title which was held at Kuala Lumpur?
A. Roger Federer
B. Feliciano Lopez
C. Andy Murray
D. David Ferrer
17. Which country has launched its communication satellite named Sky Muster to help increase the BroadBand
speed
A. Austria
B. Russia
C. Australia
D. France
18. Which freedom fighters birth anniversary is celebrated on October 4th?
A. Balganga Dhar Tilak
B. Bipin Chandra Pal
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Shyamaji Krishna Varma
19. Which of the following organisations has established the worlds highest terrestrial centre at 17600 feet above sea
level.The centre will serve as a natural cold storage for preserving rare and endangered medical plants for
generations to come.
A. ISRO
B. NASA
C. DRDO
D. US ARMY
20. Which state launched a Citizen portal which enables the citizens to lodge their complaints to the state police
through internet?
A. Jharkhand
B. Odisha
C. Chatisgarh
D. Uttrakhand
21. CORPAT Coordinated Patrol Bilateral Maritime Exercise is scheduled from 17 October to 18 October 2015 in the
Andaman Sea between India and
A. Japan
B. Maldives
C. Sri Lanka
D. Indonesia
22. By how much percent has India pledged to cut GHGs emission by 2020?
A. 30
B. 35
C. 40
D. 25
23. Which countrys flag has been hoisted at the United Nations without being that country as the member of UN
which is never done before for a non member state?
A. Vatican City
B. Palestine
C. Taiwan
D. Kosovo
24. The Indian magician who has been conferred the Merlin Award popularly known as the Oscar of the magic
A. Prahlad Acharya
B. Gopinath Muthukad
C. Ashok Bhandari
D. Zenia Bhumgara
25. Adani Ports and Larsen & Toubro inked a pact to oversee operations of Kattupalli Port in which indian state
A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Karnataka
ANSWER KEY :
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. C
11. C
12. C
13. D
14. A
15. C
16. D
17. C
18. D
19. C
20. B
21. D
22. B
23. B
24. D
25. B
1. India signed a climate pact with China.

2. Sudhir Gokhran has been appointed as Deputy Governor of RBI.
3. K Radhakrsihna has taken over chairman as ISRO
4. Winner of man booker prize 2009 Hillary Mantel
5. Sachin created history by completing ____ runs in ODI 17,000.
6. Largest Steel Producer in the world China
7. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali sworn as president of Tunisia
8. East Asia Summit held in Thailand
9. Maximum Sugar mills are in which state Uttar Pradesh
10. Indias GDP in 2008-09 6.7%.
11. H5N1 is a Bird Flu
12. Mohammad Nasheed visited india, he was the president of Maldives
13. Which country opposed Manmohan singh to visit Arunachal Pradesh China
14. Ramakrihna venkatraman got nobel prize in Chemistry
15. Genetically modified crop Brinjal
16. ____ buyed 200 tones of gold from IMF RBI
17. Who won the Champions trophy Australia
18. Basel II norms Maintaining Capital Adequate ratio
19. After the financial crisis, which affected the World crisis Dubai crisis.
20. Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan
21. POS Point of sale
22. ECS Electronic Clearing system
23. The exchange of goods between the two or more countries is known as FTA(Free Trade Agreement).
24. Present EU President Herman Van Rompuy
25. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards are given in the field Science & Technology
26. Dada sahib phalke awards are give in the field films
27. Which of the following is not a government undertaking ICICI bank
28. Balraj puri is associated with Journalist
29. Nobel Prize awardees will give 10 million Swedish ________ Krones
30. Player not Associated with Lawn Tennis Anand Pawar
31. Government is disinvesting PSUs upto _______ percentage 10%
32. Which of the following is not a river Ural(Russia)
33. Atta Dal scheme launched in which state Rajasthan
34. Book by V.S Naipaul Half a Life
35. Orissa government want to change the name of state as Odisha
36. Government has celebrated ____ birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi 140th.
37. Which of the following is not a grandslam title in Tennis Grandmaster.
38. India Generation Gap review is discussed in India European Summit
39. Term not related to Economics Handedness
40. Term not related to banking and finance Jacksonian seizure
41. Mullaperiyar dam is constructed on the river Periyar
42. What percentage of education used in Indias GDP 1%.
43. India buyed Barak anti missile defence from Israel.
44. Food and Agriculture Organisation comes under the wing UNO
45. National Skill development is launched by Ministry of finance
46. Derby is a term used in the sport Football.
47. Term related to hockey Centre Forward.
48. Dadaab camp is in news recently, it is in which country Kenya
49. E-shakti yojana a scheme started in which state Bihar

50. Social Audit NREGA
51. Which of the following is not a plant crop All are plant corps(Vanilla,kiwi,camphor,etc)
52. A/c to world report what % of water is used for agriculture purpose 69%
53. Only Credit Rating agency in India CRISIL
54. State Level Afforestation formed by Government CAMPA(Compensatory Afforestation Management and
Planning Authority)
55. Indo-US TPF held in Delhi. What is the fullform of TPF Trade policy Forum.
56. India discouraged free movements of unskilled labourers from EU.
57. Scheme launched for pregnant and Lacting women Indira Gandhi Matritava Sahayog Yojana.
58. UNIFEM launched a project in which state Delhi.
59. India European trade value $60 billion.
60. What amount is required for PSU 25,000 crore.
61. RBI has kept Emergency Fund facility for which of the following banks Urban Co-operative banks.
62. One Carbon Credit is equal to one ton of CO2.
63. Which of the following terms not related to climate change Basel norms
64. Tax which the employer will pay to employee has been abolished in Union budget Fridge Benefit Tax.
65. India and china concerned over Payment Imbalance China is paying in their own currency rather than dollar.
66. India is concerned about instability in which of the following countries Afghanistan & Pakistan.
Who was the first foreigner to win the Bharat Ratna Award?
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
Winston Churchill
Nelson Mandela
Benazir Bhutto
The capital of China is
Beijing
Shanghai
Guangzhou
Shenzhen
ESRO stands for

Eastern Scientific Research Organisation
European Space Research Organisation
European Scientific Research Organisation
All of the above
Which of the following is the currency of United Arab Emirates?
UAE Dirham
Euro
Yen
Rouble
Who among the following footballers has faced a ban for using performance enhancing drugs?
Pele
Garry Linekar
Diego Maradona
David Beckham
The worlds longest railway platform is in
Storvik, Sweden
New York, USA
Gorakhpur, India
Canberra, Australia
Which of the following is Indias highest peacetime gallantry award?
Maha Vir Chakra
Ashoka Chakra
Vir Chakra
Param Vir Chakra
The Sarvodaya Movement was started by
Dada Dharmadhikari
Mahatma Gandhi
Jayaprakash Narayan
Vinoba Bhave
Which of the following Mughal rulers reimposed jizya?
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Jahangir
Humayun
Which of the following buildings was not built by Akbar?
Jodhabai Palace
Moti Mosque
Sultana Mahal
Panch Mahal
Which among the following Indian states has the largest number of sugar mills?
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
Bihar
Who made the declaration popularly known as 'August Offer'?
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Wellesley
Lord John
Who said Do not ask for crumbs, ask for the whole bread during the freedom struggle?
S. C. Bose
B. G. Tilak
Gandhiji
Veer Savarkar
Which country conducted the first confirmed nuclear test outside the five permanent members of the United Nations
Security Council?
Israel
Pakistan
North Korea
India
Who is the author of 'Gitanjali'?
Rabindranath Tagore
Hale
Plato
Dante
On which space shuttle did Kalpana Chawla fly into the space?
Challenger
Discovery
Columbia
Endeavour
Which was the first commercial communication satellite of the world?
Intelsat - 1
INSAT - 11
INSAT - 1V
Connect - 4
Which planet has the highest number of moons?
Mars
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
Which of the following is the deepest oceanic trench?
Tonga
Mariana
Japan
Kermadec
Identify the weather condition that occurs when the air temperature is at or below 0 oC.
Dew
Fog
Frost
Mist
The lines joining the places with equal amount of rainfall are called
isolines
isotopes
isohyets
isotherms
The 'Earth Summit' was held at
Geneva
New Delhi
Sydney
Rio de Janeiro
Which of the following is the driest place in the world?
Sahara Desert
Danakil Depression
Djibouti
Atacama Desert
Which of the following types of mirrors is used by dentists?
Special mirror
Plane mirror
Concave mirror
Convex mirror
Soft drinks contain

tartaric acid
acetic acid
carbonic acid
None of these
What is the number of chromosomes present in humans?
46
40
24
23
Diagnosis of AIDS is done by
ELISA test.
WIDAL test
DLC
None of these
Eutrophication is a phenomenon observed in
forests
oceans
ponds and wells
hills
What is the motto of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency?
Energy For Ever
Energy For All
Energy Clean and Green
Reduce, Reuse, Renew
Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with protection and improvement of environment?
Article 48A
Article 51B
Article 52A
Article 55C
Which of the following are correctly matched?
1. Sundarbans - Elephants
2. Kaziranga - Rhinoceros
3. Rajaji National Park - Tigers
4. Desert National Park - Great Indian Bustard
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
2 and 4
1 and 4
In which year did the Kyoto Protocol come into force?
1995
1997
2002
2005
Which of the following glaciers is the largest in India?
Lonak
Siachen
Rathong
Drang-Drung
Match the following:
List - I (Rivers)
LIST - II (Their Tributaries)
A. Krishna
1. Chambal
B. Brahmputra
2. Indravati
C. Godavari
3. Tista
D. Yamuna
4. Bhima
A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1 Correct Answer.
A - 3, B - 4, C - 1, D - 2
A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2
A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1
Which of the following rivers makes Dhuandhar Waterfall?
Tapti
Subarnarekha
Narmada
Betwa
Chittaranjan is famous for
cotton manufacturing industry
sugar industry
fertiliser industry
locomotive industry
2016 ASEAN-India Summit was held in
Kuala Lumpur
Phnom Penh
Vientiane
Singapore
The 2016 Summer Olympics concluded in August 2016 at the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Which
country stood second in the medal tally with a total of 67 medals?
China
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
Who among the following is the recipient of the 2016 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award?
N. Valarmathi
C. N. R. Rao
P. Shanmugam
M. G. K. Menon
Bishweshwar Nandi, the 2016 Dronacharya Award recipient, is associated with
wrestling
badminton
gymnastics
shooting
Ques. : 1 The Sumway TaihuLight won the fastest supercomputer title in the recently released 48th edition of Top500 list
of supercomputers. The supercomputer belongs to
1) US
2) Sweden
3) Japan
4) China
5) South Korea
Answer:- 4) China
Ques. : 2 Ranji Trophy is associated with which of the following games?
1) Hockey
2) Cricket
3) Football
4) Tennis
5) Badminton
Answer:- 2) Cricket
Ques. : 3 Dharambir Singh, who has been slapped an eight-year ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency, is a(n)
1) wrestler
2) boxer
3) pole vault player
4) sprinter
5) long jumper
Answer:- 4) sprinter
Ques. : 4 The telecom operator Bharti Airtel has announced the completion of the merger of its subsidiary unit in which of
the following countries with Robi Axiata?
1) Bangladesh
2) Nepal
3) Nigeria
4) Sri Lanka
5) Maldives
Answer:- 1) Bangladesh
Ques. : 5 ________ has been awarded Digital Innovator of the Year in the Ecosystem Excellence category at GEs
Minds + Machines event.
1) TCS
2) Wipro
3) Infosys
4) Tech Mahindra
5) HCL
Answer:- 1) TCS
Ques. : 6 The 6th Indo-China joint training exercise Hand- in- Hand 2016 was held recently in
1) Mumbai
2) Kolkata
3) Ladakh
4) Pune
5) Chennai
Answer:- 4) Pune
Ques. : 7 Aditya Puri, who has been ranked 36th in the US magazine Fortunes top 50 business persons list for 2016, heads
1) ICICI Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) Federal Bank
4) YES Bank
5) HDFC Bank
Answer:- 5) HDFC Bank
Ques. : 8 Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated projects worth Rs 6 cr at his adopted village of Puttamrajuvari
Kandriga recently in the state of
1) Maharashtra
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Karnataka
Answer:- 4) Andhra Pradesh
Ques. : 9 The Indian Navy recently inducted four types of indigenously developed sonars that will boost its capability.
Sonar helps in
1) aerial surveillance
2) anti aircraft operation
3) underwater surveillance
4) landmine detection
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) underwater surveillance
Ques. : 10 The World Toilet Day is observed every year on
1) 13 Nov
2) 14 Nov
3) 16 Nov
4) 17 Nov
5) 19 Nov
Answer:- 5) 19 Nov
The city which has become the first in the country has its own city animal - Gangetic River Dolphin?
A. Delhi
B. Lucknow
C. Guwahati
D. Pune
What is the FDI limit in E-commerce sector In India?
A. 51%
B. 100%
C. 75%
D. 49%
1) Kerala has become the third Open Defecation Free state in the country after Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh under the
Swachh Bharat Mission.
2) India's most valued companies list is out.
TCS and Reliance Industries bagged top 2 spots.

3) Surya Kiran is military exercise between India and Nepal.
4) Switzerland tourism Brand Ambassador: Ranbir Singh
1) Cuban leader Fidel Castro died on 25th Nov 2016. Which positions were held by Castro?
a. Prime Minister
b. President
c. Secretary of Communist Party
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above

Fidel Castro, the revolutionary leader of Cuba died on 25th Nov 2016 at the age of 90. His
death was announced by President Raul Castro who is also his brother.The former Cuban
President and leader of the Communist revolution ruled Cuba as a one party state for 50 years
before handing power to brother Raul in 2008.His supporters held that he was a man who gave
back Cuba to its people.Fidel Castro was born on 13th August 1926 and governed Cuba as the
prime minister from 1959 to 1976. He belonged to the Marxist Leninist political leaning.
He served the country as its president from 1976 to 2008. Through his administration, Cuba
turned into a one party socialist state. State socialist reforms implemented through society,
industry and business underwent nationalisation under him.He was the first secretary of Cubas
Communist Party. He held the post from 1961 to 2011.
In 1956, he threw out the Cuban President Fulgenico Batista by leading a guerrilla war against
him. He was also assisted in his mission by brother Raul along with Che GuevaraThe Marxist
Leninist mode of development led to the conversion of Cuba into a one party socialist state
under Communist Party rule. This was the first instance of its kind in the Western world.
Castro introduced central economic planning, extension of healthcare and education, state
control of the press and suppression of dissenters. He also survived many assassination attempts
by America.
He was decorated with several international awards such as the Order of Good Hope by S.
AfricaHe also supported anti Imperialist revolutionary groups across the world, backing the
establishment of Marxist governments in Chile, Grenada and Nicaragua
From 1979-1983, he helped establish the NAM movement.
My Life: A Spoken Autobiography by Fidel Castro and Ignacio Ramonet was published in Spanish in
2006, and English in 2008. The book was written by Ramonet based on more than 100 hours of
interviews with Castro
Know Cuba
Capital: Havana
Current president is Raul Castro
Currencies: Cuban peso, Cuban convertible peso
Official language: Spanish
2) Which of these journalists is the former Editor-in-Chief of TOI?

a. Jug Suraiya
b. Rasheeda Bhagat
c. Dilip Padgaonkar
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Dilip Padgaonkar

Noted journalist and ex Editor-in-Chief of Times of India, Dilip Padgaonkar passed away on
25th Nov 2016.
He died of a heart attack and multiple organ failure at the age of 72.
Padgaonkar along with Information Commissioner Prof. MM Ansari and Prof. Radha Kumar
formed a 3 member interlocutors team.
He was chosen by Union Government in 2010 to conduct dialogues with people of J&K.
Born in Pune in 1944, he was educated at St. Vincents High School following graduation from
Fergusson College.He completed a doctorate in humanities from Sorbonne in France.
About Dilip Padgaonkar
Padgaonkar joined TOI as a correspondent from Paris and continued to serve different positions
in the company till he was appointed as an editor in 1988.
He worked in UNESCO at Bangkok and Paris from 1978-1986.
He was a liberal who spoke out against communalism and terrorism.
He wrote a book entitled When Bombay Burned based on the 1992-1993 Mumbai
riots.
He also wrote a book on Roberto Rossellinis visit to India Under Her Spell which
was published in 2008.
3) Renowned physicist MGK Menon has passed away. Which organisation was he a chairman of?
a. TIFR
b. BARC
c. ISRO
ANSWER: ISRO Well known physicist MGK Menon passed away on 22nd Nov 2016 at the
age of 88. He has played a major role in the development of science and technology in India
over 50 years.
One of the most critical contributions was nurturing the TIFR in Mumbai.
From the Royal Institute of Science Mumbai, he moved to University of Bristol for PhD under
Nobel Laureate Cecil F. Powell in 1953.
He took on research with cosmic rays to explore the properties of fundamental particles.
He was involved in setting up balloon flight experiments and deep underground experiments
with cosmic ray neutrinos in Kolar Gold Field mines.
In May 1970, asteroid 7564 Gokumenon was named after him.
About MGK Menon
Former President of the Indian Statistical Institute

President of National Academy of Sciences
Director of TIFR, Chairman Board of Governors IIT Bombay
Chairman of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
Elected as Fellow of Royal Society in 1970
Served as chairman of ISRO from Jan to Sep 1972
4) Who is the Indian Carnatic vocalist, a recipient of Padma Vibhushan, who died on 22nd Nov 2016?
a. D Balamuralikrishna
b. M Balamuralikrishna
c. D Balakrishna
d. M Balakrishna
ANSWER: M Balamuralikrishna Indian Carnatic vocalist and award winning musician M.

Balamuralikrishna died on 22nd Nov 2016 in Chennai at the age of 86
Balamuralikrishna is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan.
He hailed from Sankaragupthan village in East Godavari, AP. He started his career at the age of
8 and has performed in over 25,000 concerts.
He excelled not only as a musician and playback singer, but also as a composer and an actor.
Many universities awarded him honorary doctorates.
He was credited for creation of ragas like Lavangi and Mahati.
He won the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France and the Mahatma Gandhi
Silver Medal from UNESCO.
He was the winner of many awards such as Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri, Sangeet Natak
Akademi.
About Balamuralikrishnas film career
Won National film award for Hamsageethe "Himadri Suthe Pahimam" (1976)
Won the National film award for best music director for Madhvacharya in 1987
Named Sangita Kalanidhi by Music Academy of Chennai
Most famous role - Narada in Bhakta Prahlada
5) Which former Governor (also a Congress leader) was UP CM once?

a. Ram Naik
b. Ram Naresh Yadav
c. Ram Singh
ANSWER: Ram Naresh Yadav .Former MP governor Ram Naresh Yadav passed away in
Lucknow after prolonged illness.
Yadav served as MP governor from Aug 26, 2011 to Sept 7, 2016.
He was also UP CM from 1977-1979.
MP is the largest central Indian state.
It is home to the Kandariya Mahadeva, a temple with more than 800 sculptures.
The eastern Bandhavgarh and Kanha national parks, noted Bengal tiger sanctuaries, offer
guided safaris.
Established in Nov 1, 1956, it has a population of over 73m in 2012.
Bhopal and Jabalpur are the state capitals.
It is Indias second largest state.
6) Who performed the worlds first artificial heart transplant?

a. Denton Smith
b. Denton Cooley
c. Denton Coleridge
d. Denton Cooper
ANSWER: Denton Cooley

Renowned and eminent heart surgeon Denton Cooley who performed the worlds first artificial
heart transplant in the US has passed away at the age of 96 in Houston, Texas
He was the founder of the Texas heart institute and pioneered many techniques used in
heart surgery
He performed 118,000 open heart operations
He performed the first implantation of a total artificial heart
He was founder and surgeon in chief of the Texas Heart Institute
Other posts held by him included chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at St Lukes
Episcopal Hospital, consultant in Cardiovascular Surgery at Texas Childrens Hospital, and a
clinical professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Centre at Houston.
Heart transplant is a surgery to remove the diseased heart from the person, replacing it
with a healthy heart from an organ donor
Two or more healthcare providers must declare the donor brain dead to remove his
heart
7) Who is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and a former NASA scientist?

a. Gopal Das Gandhi
b. Gopal Ramdas Gandhi
c. Kanu Ramdas Gandhi
ANSWER: Kanu Ramdas Gandhi

Kanu Ramdas Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and the former NASA scientist, breathed
his last at a private hospital on 7th Nov, 2016.
87 year old Kanubhai was survived by wife Shivalaxmi.
He was famous as the boy who walked ahead of Gandhiji holding one end of his stick
on the beaches of Gujarats Dandi village during the historic Salt Satyagraha of March-April
1930.
Mahatmas third son Ramdas Gandhi was his father.
The grandson of Gandhiji had been staying at the Radha Krishna Temple run by
Punjabi Samaj for the past three months.
He was put on life support following a paralytic attack after he had survived a heart
attack.
He also suffered lung failure.
A graduate of MIT, Kanubhai had worked with the US Defence Department on the
wing structure of the fighter aircraft before deciding to spend his life in India.
8) Who was the first US Women Attorney General?

a. Loretta Lynch
b. Janet Reno
c. Loretta Reno
ANSWER: Janet Reno

Janet Reno is the first woman US Attorney General and a lightning rod for Republican attacks
during the presidency of Bill Clinton.
She died in Florida according to US media reports.
Reno was 78.
She died due to complications from Parkinsons disease and was one of the longest
serving attorney generals.
Department of Justice, led by her, handled prosecutions during the 1993 World Trade
Centre Bombing.
She also led efforts against two cases of domestic terrorism- the 1995 Oklahoma City
Federal building bombing and the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.
9) Which former J&K Deputy Minister spearheaded the states cooperative movement?
a. Mangat Ram Sharma
b. Ghulam Nabi Azad
c. Mehbooba Mufti
ANSWER: Mangat Ram Sharma .Former Jammu & Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Mangat
Ram Sharma has passed away on 3rd Nov 2016after a prolonged illness at the age of 85.
He is survived by 6 sons.
He launched the cooperative movement in the state and headed the Kathua district
cooperative society before becoming a member of the legislative council.
Six time member of the state legislature, he has also been elected to the LS once and
the Jammu-Pooch parliamentary constituency.
He also served as speaker of the J&K Legislative Assembly.
He served as Deputy CM in the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed-led PDP Congress Coalition
government.
He also served as health minister of the state in 2006 when Ghulam Nabi Azad took
over as J&K CM.
He served important positions in the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee.
11) Who was the first post Khmer Rouge PM holding office from June to December 1981?
a. Pen Sovann
b. Chen Sovann
c. Len Sovann
ANSWER: Pen Sovann who was installed and imprisoned by the Vietnamese after the defeat of
the Khmer Rouge regime has passed away.
He died at the age of 80 on 29th Oct 2016 in his hometown in Takeo province.
Pen Sovann was the first post Khmer Rouge PM of the country holding office from
June to December 1981.
In late 1981, Pen Sovann was removed from power by the Vietnamese in an ouster
triggered by his calls for the withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia.He was also
imprisoned for 10 years in Hanoi.
Pen Sovann founded the Cambodian National Sustaining Party which took place in the
1998 election but did not win a parliament seat.
In the year 2012, he joined the Cambodia National Rescue Party and won the
parliamentary seat in the 2013 general election.
Pen Sovann was an exiled Cambodian communist who fled the nation after criticising
the Khmer Rouge regime.
12) Legendary footballer Carlos Alberto Torres passed away on Oct 25, 2016. Which goal was he known for
scoring?
a. The 1970 final World Cup against Italy
b. The 1970 final World Cup against Spain
c. The 1970 final World Cup against France
ANSWER: The 1970 final World Cup against Italy.Well-known football legend Carlos Alberto
Torres passed away on 25th Oct 216 at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil at the age of 72
He scored one of the greatest goals in World Cup history in the 1970 final against Italy
Torres was a Brazilian footballer
He is regarded as one of the best defenders of all times.He captained Brazil national
team to victory in the 1970 World Cup scoring the fourth goal in the final This is considered one
of the greatest goals in the history of the tournament
He is also known as O Capito do Tri and is a member of the 20th Century World
Team
He was named by Pele as one of the worlds best living players in the FIFA 100 list in
2004.He was also inducted into the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame and was a member
of the US National Soccer Hall of Fame
In January 2013, he was named one of six ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in
Brazil
13) Which peace activist died at age 76 on Oct 23, 2016?

a. Tom Hayden-Smith
b. Tom Hayden
c. Jane Fonda
ANSWER: Tom Hayden A 1960s prominent anti-war activist and a prominent counter-culture
radical, Tom Hayden went to serve the California state assembly and senate
He passed away at age 76 on Oct 23, 2016 following a lengthy illness
He was acquitted of charges after protesting at the Democratic national convention in
Chicago in the 1960s
Hayden was married to actress Jane Fonda from the 1970s to 1990
He was elected to the California state assembly in 1982 and to the state senate 10 years
later
14) The last king of Rwanda has died. Who was he?
a. Kigeli VI
b. Kigeli V
c. Kigeli IV
ANSWER: Kigeli V .The last king of Rwanda Kigali V who ruled the east African nation for
less than a year before being forced into exile settled in the US has died at the age of 80
Born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa, King Kigeli came to power in 1959 and was forced
to leave the country the following year after clashing with the Belgian colonial power.
In 1961, the monarchy was abolished.
"He was a devout and dedicated believer and the last anointed African Roman Catholic
king to reign over a full country, the website of the late Rwandan king said
King Kigali came to power after succeeding half brother Mutara III who died under
unclear circumstances following the Hutu social revolution .He was an ethnic Tutsi
In Sept 1961. the monarchy was abolished by referendum and Rwanda gained
independence in the following year
Since 1994 and the rise of the current President Paul Kagames Rwandan Patriotic
Front emerged from a former Tutsi rebellion
Every effort fell by the wayside though RPF authorities committed to their willingness
for the king to return.
15) Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize for literature. Which Italian playwright won the Nobel prize for
literature in 1997 and passed away in Oct 2016?
a. Guiseppe Bartoli
b. Dario Fo
c. Dario Bartoli
d. Guiseppe Fo
ANSWER: Dario Fo Italian playwright and actor Dario Fo who won the Nobel Prize for
Literature in 1997, passed away at the age of 90
Fo was one of the leading figures in the 20th century political and theatrical movement
best known for his works Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Cant Pay, Wont Pay.
The Nobel prize honoured him for his ironical humour and satire which highlighted
important issues
Fo began his career in the 1950s and went on to write 80 plays
He was best known for his one-man show Mistero Buffo
He was also a theatre directory who worked on several movie and TV productions
16) Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away in Bangkok, Thailand on 13th Oct 2016. He was the ______
reigning monarch in the world.
a. Longest
b. Shortest
c. One of the Longest
d. One of the Shortest
ANSWER: Longest Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away on 13th Oct 2016 at
Thailands capital city Bangkok at the age of 88.
He was the worlds longest reigning monarch
Following the demise of the Thai King, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkom is expected
to become a new king
Bhumibol Adulyadej was crowned King of Thailand on May 5, 1950 at the Royal
Palace in Bangkok where he pledged a reign with righteousness of the benefit and happiness of
the Siamese people
During his reign, he was served by a total of 30 PMs commencing with Pridi
Banomyong and ending with Prayut Chan-o-cha.
They are known as Bhumibols Thirty
Forbes estimated his fortune to amount to USD 30 billion in May 2014
17) Which prominent Indian fashion icon passed away on 10th Oct 2016?
a. Rina Dhaka
b. Ritu Beri
c. Parmeshwar Godrej
d. Shobhaa De
ANSWER: Parmeshwar Godrej Businesswoman, philanthropist and fashionista Parmeshwar

Godrej passed away on 10th Oct 2016 after a prolonged lung illness at a Mumbai hospital
The wife of industrialist Adi Godrej, she was known for her charity work
Adorned in her signature beret. she hosted some of the most well known celebs in the
world
She also championed the cause of HIV-AIDS prevention and her biggest initiative was
in 2004 the Heroes Project which involved a collaboration with actor Richard Gere, the
Clinton Global Initiative and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
She was the daughter of an army officer
She married Adi Godrej in 1965, having met him when she was 17 and working as a AI
air hostess
She also refashioned several homes and iconic restaurants such as China Garden and
Khyber
She also designed clothes for actress Hema Malini in the movie Dharmatma in the
1970s
The fashion icon also teamed up with director Shekhar Kapur to launch production
house Starlight in 2000 which was preceded by co-producing the Merchant Ivory Production
The Perfect Murder in 1988

The style icon was remembered on Twitter by many celebs and thinkers as well as
known names in the business, fashion industry and among charity houses across national and
international shores
18) Manipur based theatre legend Heisnam Kanhailal was famous for which production/s?
a. Tamnalai
b. Kabui-Keioiba
c. Draupadi
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above Manipur based theatre legend Heisnam Kanhailal passed away on
Oct 6, 2016 following a brief illness at the age of 75. He has contributed to the field of
experimental theatre for more than 40 years
Born in Imphal, he worked with a noted theatre director and playwright Badal Sirkar
but continued to experiment with alternative art theatre
He later founded the Kalakshetra, the theatre laboratory in Manipur.
He is famous for the following productions:
Tamnalai (The Hunting Spirit)
Kabui-Keioiba (Half Man Half Tiger)
Draupadi
He had also undertaken a research project on actor-training methodology with
assistance from the Ford Foundation Grant, Emeritus Fellowship and Nehru Memorial
Fellowship
He was a recipient of several awards such as Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in
1985, Natya Ratna in 1997 from the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad and Sangeet Natak Akademi
fellowship in 2011
He was awarded the Padma Shri civilian award in 2004
He was also awarded the Padma Bhushan civilian award in 2016 by the Union
Government
19) Which Bangladeshi writer passed away on 27th Sept 2016 and was known as a vocal opposer of religious
fundamentalism?
a. Syed Shamsul Ali
b. Syed Shamsud Haq
c. Syed Shamsul Haq
ANSWER: Syed Shamsul Haq One of Bangladeshs best known writers, Syed Shamsul Haq has
passed away in Dhaka, the capital city of this nation on 27th sept 2016 at the age of 81
He was known for his immense collection of novels, poems, plays and essays. He was
also a critic of religious fundamentalism
Notable works by him include Boishakhey Rochito Ponktimala, Ekoda Ek Rajjey,
Birotihin Utsab, Protidhwonigon and Opor Purush and patriotic songs of immense beauty which
inspired the 1971 Liberation War fighters.
He was also awarded with various awards including Bangla Academy Literary Award
(1966), Ekushey Padak (1984) and Swadhinata Padak (2000), the highest civilian award of
Bangladesh.
The poet is survived by his wide, son and daughter
He died of lung cancer
PM Sheikh Hasina and President Abdul Hamid condoled his death
The PM termed the poet the conscience of the nation. She said the country had lost a
writer who devoted to the truth. He viewed Bangali, Bangladesh and Bangabandhu as
inseparable entities and through his powerful writings he showed the nation the dream of a
secular country, she said.
Considered to be a pioneer of modern Bangla literature, Shamsul has written deeply
emotive poems such as Ekoda Ek Rajjey (1961), Boishakhey Rochito Ponktimala (1969),
Birotihin Utsab (1969, Protidhwonigon (1976) and Opor Purush (1978).
Besides poems, he also wrote more than 50 novels including Stobdhotar Onubad
( 1987), Nishiddho Loban (1990), Khelaram Kheley Ja (1991) and Ayna Bibir Pala.
His plays Payer Awaj Paqa Jay and Nuruldiner Sara Jibon set a standard for modern
Bangla theatre.
He also translated world classics like Shakespeares Macbeth, Tempest, Troilus and
Cresida, and Ibsens Pyr Gynt.
21) Which golfing great passed away and was adored by legions of fans called Arnies Army?
a. Arnold Palmer
b. Arnold Nicklaus
c. Arnold Woods
ANSWER: Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer was the golfing great adored by fans called Arnies Army.He died on
25th Sept at the age of 87 according to the US Golf Association
Palmer captured seven major tournaments during his illustrious career, taking The
Masters four times (in 1958, 1960, 1962 and 1964), the British Open twice (in 1961 and 1962)
and the US Open once (in 1960).

He was one of the first going television superstars
His go-for-broke style enthralled fans
He was, along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, known as the golfing legend of his
times, setting the stage for success by golfers like Tiger Woods
Ben Hogan, Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones were some other all time greats in golfing
Called The King, Palmer won the U.S. Open once (Cherry Hills, 1960), and played
off for the title in 1962, 1963 and 1966.
22) Who was the Oscar winning writer and director of LA Confidential?
a. Wayne Hanson
b. Wayne Curtis
c. Curtis Hanson
ANSWER: Curtis Hanson Oscar winning writer and director of LA Confidential, Curtis Hanson
died at the age of 71 on 22nd Sept 2016. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimers disease
He is known for acclaimed films such as Wonder Boys and 8 Mile
His adaptation of Jame Ellroy noir novel also won him accolades
Hanson went on to direct the 1994 movie The River Wild with Meryl Streep and Kevin
Bacon which won him success
But it was LA Confidential which had Oscar winner Kim Basinger along Guy Pearce,
Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey that won him critical acclaim
Hanson won the Oscar for screenplay with Brian Helgeland
Hanson drew inspiration from films by Stanley Kubrick, Robert Aldrich and Nicholas
Ray in which LA played a key role. Rays 150 film In a Lonely Place also inspired Hanson
LA Confidential introduced Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce into American Cinema
LA Confidential was one of 24 pictures registered by the Library of Congress in 2015
as worthy of preservation in the National Film Industry
Hanson started small, with a horror film called The Arousers in the early 1970s. In
1983, his film Losin It gave Tom Cruise his first lead role.
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, a thriller about a revenge-seeking nanny starring
Annabella Sciorra and Rebecca De Mornay, was Mr. Hansons breakout hit, released in 1992.
In 1999, Mr. Hanson became the first chairman of the U.C.L.A. Film & Television
Archive, granting him easy access to decades of his favourite films.
23) Who wrote Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf, a Tony award winning masterpiece?
a. Edward Albee
b. Edward Thomas
c. Edward Melby
d. Edward Mellory
ANSWER: Edward Albee is best known work Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? won the Tony
Pulitzer Award.
He died at the age of 88 in Montauk, NYC after a short illness. He underwent extensive
surgery and succumbed after that
He is considered one of the most important American playwrights of his time
He wrote controversial and intense plays detailing anxiety, disillusionment and death
He burst into theatre setting with The Zoo Story(1958)
This two character drama showcasing class struggle and disaffection premiered in
Berlin in 1959 and went on to Off Broadway in 1960
Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf debates two years later on Broadway and the drunken
description of tortured couple George and Martha was even made into a black comedy film in
1966 by Mike Nichols starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor
Taylor won the best actress award for this play at the Oscars
Albee won 3 Pulitzer prices for best drama
1967 for a A Delicate Balance made into a 1973 film starring Katherine Hepburn and
Paul Scofield
Seascape in 1975
Three Tall Women in 1994
He also won the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement.
He started his career in NYs Greenwich Village where he found a more sympathetic
environment in the avante garde scene.
24) Worlds oldest cricketer passed away at the age of 97 on September 5. Who was he?
a. Viv Richards
b. Sunil Gavaskar
c. Lindsay Tuckett
d. Douglas Jardin
ANSWER: Lindsay Tuckett He died at Bloemfontein on September 5, 2016 at the age of 97.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has paid rich tribute to Lindsay Tuckett.
The cricketer represented South Africa in nine Test matches against England between
1947 and 1949.
He made his debut in the first Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham in 1947, taking 5/68 in
the first innings in 37 overs.In his full international career he took 19 wickets, including two
five-wicket hauls.
The right-hander began his first-class career for Orange Free State in the 1934/35
season at the age of just 16.

The oldest surviving all rounder is now SAs Johnny Watkins
Tuckett is best remembered for bowling in the final of the first test at Kingsmead in
1948-1949
25) Which noted Assamese poet won the Sahitya Akademi award and passed away on September 4, 2016?
a. Nalinidhar Bhattarcharya
b. Birendra Kumar Bhattarcharya
c. Devopriyo Bhattacharya
d. Amithabh Bhattarcharya
ANSWER: Nalinidhar Bhattarcharya ,Noted Assamese poet, literary critic, author and winner
of Sahitya Akademi award Nalinidhar Bhattacharya dies on September 4, 2016 at the age of 95
from old age ailments.
He was the former principal of Arya Vidyapeeth College in Guwahati.
His younger brother Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya also led the Sahitya Akademi and
won the Jnanpith award in 1979
Born in the 1920s, Bhattacharya began his literary career as a poet but also became a
leading critic and essayist
He won several awards including Soviet Land Nehru Award (1983), Bharatiya Bhasha
Parishad Award (1991), Sahitya Akademi Award (2002), and the Assam Valley Literary Award
(2006).
He was also honoured with the Sahityacharya title in 2010 by the Assam Sahitya
Sabha.
26) President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee condoled the passing away of which republics president on 3rd
September 2016?
a. Uzbekistan
b. Afghanistan
c. Pakistan
d. Kyrgyzstan
ANSWER: Uzbekistan The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mr Islam Karimov died.
Indias president Shri Pranab Mukherjee condoled the passing away of the Uzbek President.
H.E. Mr. Nigmatilla Yuldashev is the Acting President and Chairman of the Senate of
Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan

Karimov was Uzbekistans first and only president.
He died at the age of 78- his death was announced by daughter Lola KarimovaTilyaeva on her official Instagram account.
27) Which famous actor who starred in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory passed away recently?
a. Gene Wilder
b. Johnny Depp
c. Pierce Brosnan
ANSWER: Gene Wilder who starred in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and the
Blazing Saddles, died at 83 from complications of Alzheimers disease.
He is well known for producer director Mel Brooks, who cast him in "Blazing
Saddles," "Young Frankenstein" and "The Producers" in the 1960s, '70s and '80s.
Besides his classic collaborations with Brooks, Wilder paired memorably with
comedian Richard Pryor in hits "Silver Streak" and "Stir Crazy.
He also promoted ovarian cancer awareness after wife Gilda Radner passed away from
this disease.
28) John Ellenby discovered innovations that led to the evolution of ____.
a. PC
b. Notebook
c. Tablet
d. Laptop
ANSWER: Laptop John Ellenby, Britishborn computer engineer who played a vital role in
paving the way for the laptop computer died in San Francisco
He died at the age of 75 and is known for pioneering Grid Systems and working as its
CEO
The team under him produced a clamshell computer with orange electroluminescent
flat panel that was introduced as the compass and went to market in 1982
Compass is now widely acknowledge as being far ahead of its time.
Grid Compass was the first successful clamshell laptop computer
It became a valuable tool for corporates, espionage astronauts as well as government
spies
Compass came with advanced and expensive data storage capacity called bubble
memory and found an enthusiastic customer in the secret service
Ellenby graduated from University College London and spent a year in LSA before
coming up with the idea of laptop computers.
29) Which former governor passed away on 24th August 2016?

a. AR Kidwai
b. GB Pant
c. Najma Heptullah
d. Najib Jung
ANSWER: AR Kidwai .Akhlaq Ur Rahman served as Governor of many states including Bihar,
West Bengal and Haryana.
Kidwai passed away on 24th August 2016 following a brief illness at the age of 96.
He is survived by two sons and four daughters.
Born in 1920 in Barabanki District in UP, Kidwai served as governor of several states
for 17 whole years Bihar (1979 to 1985,1993-1998) West Bengal (1998 to 1999)Haryana (2004
to 2009)
He has been held the temporary charge of the Governor of Punjab and Rajasthan and
administrator of Chandigarh and Delhi
He has served as Chairman of the UPSC from 1974-1978
He also served as the chancellor of AMU
In January 2011, he was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award
for outstanding contribution towards public affairs in India.
38) Who was the founder of Akshardham temples and a saint belonging to the Swaminarayan sect?
a. Pramukh Swami
b. Satya Sai Baba
c. Ramdev
d. Sri Sri Ravishankar
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Pramukh Swami

Explanation:
Pramukh Swami, the 95 year old founder of Akshardham temple and Swaminaryan sect passed
away following prolonged illness at Sarangpur temple.

He was the president of the Bpchasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha/BAPS, a subsect of the Swami Narayan sect extending his tenure internationally with 3000 temples created
in 5 decades.
Akshardham temple built in New Delhi and Gandhinagar are considered the largest
HIndu temple complexes in India.
Swaminarayan temple in Atlanta created by BAPS is the largest Hindu temple outside
of the Indian subcontinent.
39) Hanif Mohammad, passed away on August 11, 2016 in Karachi Pakistan. What other moniker was
the cricketer known by?
a. Little Master
b. Big Master
c. Chief Master
d. Lead Master
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Little Master

Explanation:
Hanif Mohammad , the cricketer who was known as the original Little Master passed away on
August 11,2016 in Karachi Pakistan. He was 81 years old and succumbed to cancer in 2013.
Born in 1934, he was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 55 test matches.
He was one of the best batsmen in the world at one point in time and named Wisden
Cricketer of the year in 1968.
Highest test century attained by the cricketer which is the longest innings in Test
history was 337 against West Indies in the six day test at Bridgetown in the 1950s.
40) Which famous film producer died on 9th August 2016 who was also a script and screenplay writer
from South India?
a. Panchu Ganeshchalam
b. Panchu Arunachalam
c. Anchu Arunachalam
d. Panchu Arunachalamangalam
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Panchu Arunachalam
Explanation:
Veteran film producer, script and screenplay writer Panchu Arunachalam passed away on 9th
August 2016 following an illness at the age of 75
He is survived by a wife as well as two daughters and sons
Panchu Arunachalam is famous for introducing Illayraja as music director in Annakili
and made many films starring noted stars like Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassa
93) What was Muhammad Alis real name?

a. Cassius Marcellus Clay
b. Cassius Smith
c. Cassius Marcellus
d. Cassius Marcellus Jones
ANSWER: Cassius Marcellus Clay .Ali, boxer and civil rights champion who famously
proclaimed himself The Greatest and then spent a lifetime living up to the billing, is dead.
Ali died at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he had spent the past few days being treated
for respiratory complications. Alis passed away at the age of 75.
He had suffered for three decades from Parkinsons, a progressive neurological
condition that slowly robbed him of both his verbal grace and his physical dexterity.
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay on Jan. 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky, to middle-class
parents, Ali started boxing when he was 12, winning Golden Gloves titles before heading to the
1960 Olympics in Rome, where he won a gold medal as a light heavyweight.
The Greatest: My Own Story is a 1975 autobiography of Muhammad Ali .The Soul of a
Butterfly is another autobiography of Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., a former
heavyweight boxer who was three times World Heavyweight Champion and has been called the
greatest heavyweight of all time
Who discovered Neptunes rings?

a. Andre Brahic
b. William Hubbard
c. Both of the above
ANSWER: Both of the above

Brahic, one of the discoverers of Neptune's rings, died on 15 May 2016 in Paris, France. He was
73. In 1984, Brahic with US astronomer William Hubbard launched a program that led to the
discovery of the rings around the gaseous planet Neptune.
In 2001, he was given the Carl Sagan Medal.
The rings of Neptune consist primarily of five principal rings and were first discovered
in 1984 in Chile
Whose book Future Shock has anticipated disruptions and transformations brought by digital
technology?
a. Alvin Toffler
b. Carl Sagan
c. John Grisham
d. Somerset Maugham
ANSWER: Alvin Toffler a guru of the post industrial age whose Future Shock and other books
were linked to disruptions and transformations bought about by the rise of digital technology
passed away at the age of 87.
He was known as one of the top futurists in the United States
"Future Shock", a term he first used in a 1965 magazine article, was how Toffler
defined the growing feeling of anxiety brought on by the sense that life was changing at a
bewildering and ever-accelerating pace.
His book combined an understanding tone and page-turning urgency as he diagnosed
contemporary trends and headlines, from war protests to the rising divorce rate, as symptoms of
a historical cycle overturning every facet of life.
Abbas Kiarostami is known for which Palme dOr award winning movie in 1997?
a. Taste of Apple
b. Taste of Grape
c. Taste of Orange
d. Taste of Cherry
ANSWER: Taste of Cherry Abbas Kiarostami, a critically acclaimed Iranian director died on
July 4 2016 following prolonged illness in France.
He died in Paris at the age of 76 and is survived by two sons.

His film Taste of Cherry won the Palme dOr in 1997.
Kiarostami wrote as well as directed dozens of films over an illustrious career of more
than 40 years
In 1977, he made the first feature length film entitled Report that is about a tax
collector making money through bribes.
His Taste of Cherry won the Best Picture Award in 1997 at the Cannes Film Festival.
He also won an award at the 2005 Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco
from martin Scorsese
Which eminent author and social activist passed away on July 28 (she was also a Ramon Magsaysay
award winner)?
a. Mahasweta Devi
b. Arundhati Roy
c. Indira Goswami
d. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
ANSWER: Mahasweta Devi, Well known author and social activist Mahasweta Devi whose
writings focused on oppressed and marginalised sections of society succumbed to multiple
organ failure at the age of 91.
She was a Ramon Magsaysay award winner from Bengal.
Awarded the Sahitya Akademi and Jnanpith awards for literary excellence, she helped
tribals and rural people to organise themselves into groups to take up development activities in
their areas.
She was also the founder of several grassroots societies for tribal welfare.
She was the wife of one of the most well known playwright and literary figures of
Bengal, Bijon Bhattacharya.
Filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak was her uncle and she worked among the poorest of the poor
in the tribal areas of Southern WB and other parts of the nation
1.
Which is the host country of 31st edition of Summer Olympics?
Answer: Brazil
1.
Answer: 205
How many countries participated in the Rio Olympics 2016?
1.
How many sporting disciplines were held during the Summer
Olympics 2016?
Answer: 42
1.
What is the theme and motto of 31st Summer Olympics?
Answer: World Peace and Environment is the theme and A New World is the motto
1.
Name the Mascot of Rio Olympics 2016?
Answer: Vinicius
1.
Who is the Indian Flag Bearer at the opening ceremony of 31 st
summer Olympics on 5th August, 2016?

Answer: AbhinavBindra (Shooting)
7.Who is the first Indian medallist at Rio Olympics?
Answer:Sakshi Malik (Bronze, 58 Kg Freestyle Wrestling)
1.
Who is the first Indian Woman to win a Silver medal and the first
Indian shuttler to reach the Final?

Answer: PV Sindhu(Silver, Womens Single Badminton)
1.
How many Indian Athletes participated in 31st Summer Olympics,
Brazil?
Answer: 117
1.
Which is the Largest Olympic Team of 2016 Rio Olympics?
Answer: USA (554 athletes)

1.
Which is the Smallest Olympic Team of 2016 Rio Olympics?
Answer: South Pacific Nation of Tuvalu (1 athletes)
1.
Who won the first Gold Medal at Rio Olympic?
Answer: Virginia Thrasher (Womens 10 meter air rifle, USA)

1.
Name the athlete who won highest Individual Medal at Rio 2016?
Answer: Michael Phelps (Swimmer) (6 Medals: Gold- 5, Silver-1, USA)

1.
The countries who won their first-ever medal at Olympics were
Answer: Fiji, Jordan and Kosovo all of them claimed gold

15.Which country topped the medal tally at Rio Olympics 2016?
Answer: USA (46 Gold, 37 Silver and 38 Bronze)
1.
Who is the Youngest athlete of 2016 Rio Olympics?
Answer: Meet Gaurika Singh (13-Year Old, Swimmer, Nepal)

1.
Who is the Youngestathlete to win Gold Medal?
Answer: RenQian (15-Year Old, Womens 10m Platform Diving Event)

1.
What are the New Sports Events at Rio Olympics 2016?
Answer: Golf, Rugby

1.
Who is the Indias Flag-bearer at Closing Ceremony at Summer
Olympics 2016?
Answer: Sakshi Malik
20.Headquarter of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is located at
Answer: New Delhi
1.
Who is the President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
Answer: NarayanaRamachandran
1.
Who is the General Secretary of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
Answer: Rajeev Mehta

1.
In which stadium the Opening & Closing Ceremony of 31st Rio
Olympics held?
Answer: Maracan Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
24.Headquarter of International Olympic Committee (IOC) is located at
Answer: Lausanne, Switzerland
1.
Who is the President of International Olympic Committee (IOC)?
Answer: Thomas Bach

1.What is the number of participating countries in Rio Olympics 2016?
A. 192
B. 200
C. 204
D. 206
Ans. D. 206
2. Which city came second in bidding for 31st Olympics (2016)?

A. Tokyo, Japan
B. Madrid, Spain
C. New York, USA
D. Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ans.- B. Madrid, Spain
3. Who was the flag bearer for India in the opening ceremony of Rio Olympics, 2016?
A. Leander Paes
B. Saina Nehwal
C. Abhinav Bindra
D. Dipa Karmakar
Ans. C. Abhinav Bindra
4. What is the motto of the Olympics, 2016?

A. Brotherhood of the world
B. A New Beginning
C. A New World
D. Brotherhood of Men
Ans. C. A New World
5. Which Indian athlete failed in doping test, but later was given a clean record by National Anti-doping Agency?
A. Narsingh Pancham Yadav
B. Indrajeet Singh
C. Dharambir Singh
D. No one
Ans.- A. Narsingh Pancham Yadav
6. Which of the following country is taking part in Summer Olympics for the first along with Kosovo?
A. North Sudan
B. South Sudan
C. East Sudan
D. West Sudan
Ans.- B. South Sudan
7. What is the name of the Mascot for Rio Olympics?

A. Wenlock
B. Bely Mishka
C. Vinicius
D. Soohorang
Ans.- C. Vinicius
8. The person, after whom the mascot name is given in Rio Olympics was famous as _______
A. Freedom fighter
B. Athlete
C. Social Worker
D. Musician
Ans.- D. Musician
9. What is the total number of participants in Rio Olympics 2016 from India(including those who failed in doping test)?
A. 96
B. 124
C. 108
D. 136
Ans.- B. 124
10. How many sports are to be played in Rio Olympics?

A. 28
B. 26
C. 24
D. 30
Ans.- A. 28
1. Rio city is located in which country - Brazil

2. The opening ceremony of 2016 Rio Olympics was held - Maracana Stadium
3. 2016 Rio Olympic cauldron was lit by - Vanderlei de Lima
4. Official theme song of 2016 Rio Olympics was "Alma e Corao" (Soul and
Heart)
5. Official mascot of Rio Olympics 2016 - Vinicius
6. The name of the Olympic mascot pays tribute to Brazilian musician Vinicius de
Moraes.
7. Official moto of Rio Olympics 2016 - A new World
8. Logo of Rio Olympics is taken from Henri Matisse's Dance Painting Made by
Fred Gelli.
9. Indias flag bearer during parade at 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony was Abhinav Bindra
10. Indias flag bearer during parade at 2016 Rio Olympics Closing ceremony was Shakshi Malik
11. In Rio Olympics total 65 Olympics Records Broked and 16 World Records
Broked
12. First gold medal of the 2016 Rio Olympics was won by - Ginny Thrasher of USA In women's 10-meter air rifle event.
13. Team taken first time as part in the Olympics Games in 2016 Rio Olympics areKosovo and South Sudan
14. Largest Olympic team of 2016 Rio Olympics is - The United States (554 athletes)
15. Smallest Olympic team of 2016 Rio Olympics is - South Pacific nation of Tuvalu
(1 athletes)
16. Youngest athlete of 2016 Rio Olympics -Meet Gaurika Singh of Nepal age 13
years 255 days (Swimming)
17. The two new sports for 2016 Olympic Games are - Golf and Rugby sevens
18. Total number of athletes from Indian in Rio Olympics 2016 - 124 athletes
19. In Rio Olympics 2016 India got total two 2 medals and got 67th place in Medal
tally.
20. PV Sindhu won Silver medal in badminton and Sakshi Malik won Bronze in 58 kg
free style wrestling.
21. Michael Phelps (Swimmer of USA) won 5 Gold and 1 Silver medal in Rio Olympics
2016 whereas he had got total 28 medals including 23 Golds Olympic medals in his career.
22. Katie ledeckey (Women Swimmer of USA) won 4 Gold and 1 silver medal in Rio
Olympics 2016.
23. In Football Brazil got Gold after defeating Germany by penalty shoot out in Rio
Olympics 2016. Final shoot was taken by Nemar.
24. In Tennis Andy murry won gold in men's and Monica Puig won in women's
category.
25. In Medal Tally USA was in top having 46 Gold 36 Silver and 37 Bronze( total
119 medal). Britain got second place and china got third.
26. Fiji, Jordan and Kosovo got their 1st ever medal of in Olympics.
27. Alzadeh zenoorin is first Iranian woman to win Olympic medal. she got it in
tackwondo.
28. The 2016 Rio Olympic program features 28 sports and a total of 41 disciplines and
306 events.
29. Next Summer Olympic will held in 2020 at Tokyo (Japan)
2016, Nobel Prize winners are:
Economics
Two U.S-based economists, Oliver Hart (U.K) of Harvard University and Bengt Holmstrom (Finland) of MIT have been
awarded the 'Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel' for their contributions to contract
theory.
Peace
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the 52-year conflict
with left-wing rebels. The Nobel committee in Norway praised him for his peace agreement with FARC rebels, signed last
month after four years of negotiations.
Medicine
Japan's Yoshinori Ohsumi, a cell biologist specializing in autophagy, has received the 2016 Noble Prize for Medicine. He has
received the award "for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy". Ohsumi is a professor in Tokyo Institute of Technology
's Frontier Research Center.
Physics
The 2016 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to three physicists who used advanced mathematical methods to study exotic
states of matter. The prize goes jointly to David J. Thouless of the University of Washington in Seattle, F. Duncan M.
Haldane of Princeton University in New Jersey, and J. Michael Kosterlitz of Brown University in Rhode Island. The three
physicists discovered a mathematical framework in the field of topography, to explain unexpected properties of solid
materials.
Chemistry
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2016 has been awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L.
Feringa for developing the molecular machine. The three scientists will equally share the prize of 8 million Swedish kronor, or
about $930,000.
Literature
American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 "for having created new poetic
expressions. within the great American song tradition". Dylan, 75, has won numerous awards, including twelve Grammys and
one Academy Award.

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