Q. 01: The place Kudremukh in Karnataka is well known for which of following ore?

[A] Iron
[B] Manganese
[C] Copper
[D] Bauxite Iron
Ans: A
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Q. 02: 01) The Halmidi inscription is oldest known Kannada language inscription in Kannada
language
02) It is believed that Halmidi inscription allegedly written during reign of Kadamba king
Kakustavarman which of above statements is/are true?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2 both 1 & 2
Ans: C
Q. 03: The scenic Nandhi Hills is located in which district of Karnataka?
[A] Kolar
[B] Ramanagar
[C] Chickaballapur
[D]Tumkur Chickaballapur
Ans: C
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Q. 04: In which of following place Ashoks minor rock edict has been discovered in
Karnataka?
[A] Halmidi, Hasan
[B] Maski, Raichur
[C] Mulabagil, Kolar
[D] Hoskote, Bengaluru Maski, Raichur
Ans: B
Q. 05: Who among following was first to initiate celebration of Maha Navarathri (Dasara)
festival in Mysore?
[A] Krishnaraja Wodeyar
[B] Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar
[C] Raja Wodeyar
[D] Narasimharaja Wodeyar
Ans: C
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Q. 06: Ilakal Saree a traditional form of saree, which takes name from town Ilakal. In
which of following district of Karnataka is located this town?
[A] Bijapura
[B] Bagalkot
[C] Gulbarga

[D] Davanagere
Ans: B
Q. 07: Which of following set correctly represents Three gems of Kannada literature?
[A] Pampa, Ranna, Harihara
[B] Pampa, Harihara, Janna
[C] Pamapa, Ranna, Ponna
[D] Ranna, Janna, Ponna
Ans: C
Political Current Affairs
Q. 08: 1. Karnataka is major coffee producing state of India, accounting about 53% total
coffee production of the country
2. Major coffee producing states of Karnataka are Tumkur, Davanagere and Shimoga which
of above statements is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: A
Q. 09: Kavirajamarga is earliest available writing on poetic and grammar in the Kannada
literature. It was written by which of following King?
[A] Govinda III
[B] Amoghavarsha
[C] Pulikeshi
[D] Danthidurga
Ans: B
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Q. 10: Which is the highest point in Karnataka?
[A] Nandhi Hills
[B] Mullayanna giri
[C] Biligiri
[D] Male Madeshwara hills
Ans: B
Q. 11: What is total number of seats allocated for Karnataka in Lokasabha and Rajyasabha?
[A] 12, 10
[B] 28, 12
[C] 20, 15
[D] 25, 20
Ans: B
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Q. 12: Which of following statement about Karnataka is wrong?
[A] The state covers an area of 1, 91,976 square kilometers

[B] Karnataka is 8th largest Indian state by area and 9th largest state by population
[C] The total number of district in Karnataka is 30
[D] The state of Mysore was renamed as Karnataka in the year 1963
Ans: D
Q.13: U R Ananthamurthy is an eminent writer in?
[A] Telugu
[B] Kannada
[C] Tamil
[D] Malayalam
Ans: B
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Q. 14: In which of following place of Karnataka one cannot find Bahubali Statue?
[A] Dharmastala
[B] Shravanabelagola
[C] Karkala
[D] Udupi
Ans: D
Q. 15: Who is known as Father of Karnataka music?
[A] Kanaka Dasa
[B] Purandara Dasa
[C] Raghavanka
[D] Sarvagna
Ans: B
Tamil Nadu Current Affairs
Q. 16: Which among the following waterfall is created by the Sharavathi River in Shimoga
district of Karnataka?
[A] Gokak Falls
[B] Kalhatti Falls
[C] Lalguli Falls
[D] Jog Fall
Ans: D
Q. 17: Bring out wrong pair of information:
[A] First Anglo-Mysore war 1766-69
[B] Second Anglo-Mysore war1780-84
[C] Third Anglo-Mysore war1790-92
[D] Fourth Anglo-Mysore war 1801-02
Ans: D
Himachal Pradesh Current Affairs
Q. 18: Who was the Chief Minister of Karnataka, when Mysore was renamed as Karnataka?
[A] Kengal Hanumanthaia
[B] Verendra Patil

[C] Devaraj Urs

[D] Nijalingappa
Ans: C
Q. 19: Total Number of Districts in Karanataka ?
[A] 29
[B] 32
[C] 30
[D] 26
Ans. C
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Q. 20: Karnataka State formed in which year ?
[A] 1959
[B] 1956
[C] 1957
[D] 960
Ans. B

1.
2.
3.
4.

Q-1) The Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in which state? Karnataka
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Maharashtra
Ans) Andhra Pradesh
Q-2) How much loan amount has been sanctioned by World Bank for construction of the
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC)-III project of India?

1.
2.
3.
4.

$700 million
550 million
$444 million
$650 million
Ans) $650 million
Q-3) What is the theme of 2016 World Osteoporosis Day (WOD)?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Stop at One: Make Your First Break Your Last

Love Your Bones: Perfect Your Future
Real Men Build Their Strength from Within
Serve Up Bone Health
Ans) Love Your Bones: Perfect Your Future
Q-4) The book Andhere se ujale ki aur has been authored by which union minister of
India?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Ravi Shankar Prasad

Uma Bharati
Arun Jaitley
Sushma Swaraj
Ans) Arun Jaitley
Q-5) Where is the headquarters of the Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH)?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Pune
Lucknow
New Delhi
Chennai
Ans) New Delhi
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Q-6) Almatti Dam is located in which of the following states?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
Ans) Karnataka
Q-7) Which country has won the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Sri Lanka
Iran
India
China
Ans) India
Q-8) Who is the father of Geometry?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Aristotle
Euclid
Pythagoras
Kepler
Ans) Euclid
Q-9) What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar?

1. Film Direction
2. Drawing Cartoons
3. Instrumental Music

4. Classical Dance
Ans) Drawing Cartoons
Q-10) Who was known as Iron man of India?
1.
2.
3.
4.

Govind Ballabh Pant

Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhash Chandra Bose
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q-11) The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is

1.
2.
3.
4.

Ramanujam
Rina Panigrahi
Raja Ramanna
Shakunthala Devi
Ans) Shakunthala Devi
Q-12) Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Volleyball
Tennis
Football
Hockey
Ans) Hockey
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Q-13) Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in
air?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Oxygen
Hydrogen sulphide
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Ans) Hydrogen sulphide
Q-14) Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Phosphorous
Bromine
Chlorine
Helium

Ans) Bromine
Q-15) Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is
1.
2.
3.
4.

copper
magnesium
iron
calcium
Ans) magnesium
Q-16) Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has had several nicknames over his playing
career. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Tubby
Stodge
Helium Bat
Stumpy
Ans) Stumpy
Q-17) The first death anniversary day of Sri Rajiv Gandhi was observed as the

1.
2.
3.
4.

National Integration Day

Peace and Love Day
Secularism Day
Anti-Terrorism Day
Ans) Anti-Terrorism Day
Q-18) 20th August is celebrated as

1.
2.
3.
4.

Earth Day
Sadbhavana Divas
No Tobacco Day
None of these
Ans) Sadbhavana Divas
Q-19) B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of

1.
2.
3.
4.

Music
Journalism
Medicine
Environment
Ans) Medicine
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Q-20) In which year was Pulitzer Prize established?

1.
2.
3.
4.

1917
1918
1922
1928
Ans) 1917
Q-21) Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South
Africa along with

1.
2.
3.
4.

Sathish Dawan
C. Subramanian
Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
World Healt Organisation
Ans) Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
Q-22) Who has been awarded the first lifetime Achievement Award for his/her contribution in
the field of Cinema?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Ashok Kumar
Hou Hsio-hsein
Akiro Burosova
Bernardo Burtolucci
Ans) Ashok Kumar
Q-23) The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms.
Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Literature
Community Welfare
Government Service
Journalism
Ans) Government Service
Q-24) Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding
parliamentarian?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Jamanlal Bajaj Foundation

Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies
G. B. Pant Memorial Society
R. D. Birla samara Kosh
Ans) G. B. Pant Memorial Society
Q-25) Which is the highest gallantry award in India?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Param Vishishtat Seva Medal

Param Vir Chakra
Kirti Chakra
Vir Chakra
Ans) Param Vir Chakra

Karnataka Current Affairs

Question 1. Match the following with respect to Karnataka State:
a. Ghokak falls 1. Ghataprabha
b. Vajrapoha falls 2. Mandovi
c. Godanchinamalai falls 3. Markandey
1. a-1, b-2, c-3
2. a-2, b-3, c-1
3. a-3, b-2, c-1
4. a-1, b-3, c-2
Answer: a-1, b-2, c-3
Question 2. Consider the following statements regarding Karnataka:
1. The Halmidi inscription is the oldest known Kannada language inscription in the Kannada
language.
2. It is believed that the Halmidi inscription allegedly written during the reign of Kadamba
king Kakustavarman. Which of the above statements is/are true?
1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 & 2
4. None of the above
Answer: Both 1 & 2
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Question 3. Adi shankaracharya established his first of four mathas at ?

1. Tumkur
2. Belgaum
3. Mysore
4. Sringeri
Answer: Sringeri
Question 4. Rakkasa Thangadi or Thalikote war which ruined the glory of Vijayanagara
dynasty was held in which year?
1. 1545
2. 1565
3. 1550
4. 1560
Answer: 1565
Question 5. Which of the following statement about Karnataka is wrong?
1. The state covers an area of 1,91,976 square kilometers
2. Karnataka is 8th largest Indian state by area and 9th largest state by population
3. The total number of district in Karnataka is 30
4. The state of Mysore was renamed as Karnataka in the year 1963
Answer: The state of Mysore was renamed as Karnataka in the year 1963
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Question 6.Total Number of Assembly Seats in Karnataka ?
1. 198
2. 209
3. 224
4. 213
Answer: 224
Question 7.Which of the following bank headquarters is not located in Karnataka state ?
1. Vijayabank
2. Canara bank
3. Syndicate Bank
4. South indian Bank

Answer: South indian Bank

Question 8.Total Number of Districts in Karanataka ?
1. 29
2. 32
3. 30
4. 26
Answer: 30
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Question 8.Karnataka State formed in which year ?
1. 1959
2. 1956
3. 1957
4. 1960
Answer: 1956
Question 9.Which of the Famous Temple is located at Belur ?
1. Chenna Keshava Temple
2. Hanuman Temple
3. Ganesh temple
4. Vishnu Temple
Answer: Chenna Keshava Temple
Question 10. The Bramhagiri edict in Chitradurga is ascribed to which Emperor?
1. Kadamba
2. Ashoka
3. Amoghavarsha
4. Pulikeshi
Answer: Ashoka
Question 11. Kavirajamarga is the earliest available writing on poetic and grammar in the
Kannada literature. It was written by which of the following King?
1. Govinda III

2. Amoghavarsha
3. Pulikeshi
4. Danthidurga
Answer: Amoghavarsha
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Question 12. Which of the following district of Karnataka holds the sobriquet Cradle of
Infantry?
1. Bangaluru
2. Mysore
3. Belgaum
4. Bidar
Answer: Belgaum
Question 13. The temples at Pattadakallu and Aihole were built by the rulers of ___?
1. Chalukya
2. Hoysala
3. Shatavahana
4. Rastrakuta
Answer: Chalukya
Question 14. Bahubali Statues are found at all the places given below except one. Identify
that place:
1. Dharmastala
2. Shravanabelagola
3. Karkala
4. Udupi
Answer: Udupi
Question 15. Suvarna Vidhana Soudha is located in which district of Karnataka?
1. Mysore
2. Belgaum
3. Bellary
4. Hubli

Answer: Belgaum
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Question 16. The most famous dance of Karnataka is?
1. Kuchupudi
2. Bharatanatyam
3. Yakshagana
4. Kolattam
Answer: Yakshagana
Question 17. Nandi Hills, which is a famous tourist spot is located in which district of
Karnataka?
1. Kolar
2. Ramanagar
3. Chickaballapur
4. Tumkur
Answer: Chickaballapur
Question 18. U R Ananthamurthy is an eminent writer in?
1. Telugu
2. Kannada
3. Tamil
4. Malayalam
Answer: Kannada
Question 19. Vidya Kolyur is a famous personality in which among the following fields?
1. Singer
2. Yakshagana Performer
3. Athletic
4. Poetess
Answer: Yakshagana Performer
Question 20. Who is known as Father of Karnataka music?
1. Kanaka Dasa

2. Purandara Dasa
3. Raghavanka
4. Sarvagna
Answer: Purandara Dasa
Question 21. Which of the following set correctly represents Three gems of Kannada
literature?
1. Pampa, Ranna, Harihara
2. Pampa, Harihara, Janna
3. Pamapa, Ranna, Ponna
4. Ranna, Janna, Ponna
Answer: Pamapa, Ranna, Ponna
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Question 22. Total number of Loksabha seats in Karnataka state ?
1. 25
2. 28
3. 29
4. 30
Answer: 28
Question 23. Doddaballapura is famous for Which of the following industries ?
1. Steel
2. Plastic
3. Fuir Juice
4. Silk
Answer: Silk
Question 24.Which Karnataka City is piligrimage detination in jainism ?
1. Belur
2. Shravanabelagola
3. Shorapur
4. Tumkur

Answer: Shravanabelagola
Question 25. Which one is a east flowing river in Karnataka
1. Aghanashini River
2. Tunga River
3. Varahi River
4. Gurupura River
Answer: Tunga River
Q26. In which year, the Kannada Sahitya Parishat was established
1. 1902
2. 1915
3. 1922
4. 1935
Answer: 1915
Question 27. The Hampi city is located on the bank of which river
1. Tungabhadra River
2. Kabini River
3. Malaprabha River
4. Kaveri River
Answer: Tungabhadra River
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Question 28. Who was the first President of Kannada Sahitya Parishat
1. R. Narasimhachar
2. Karpura Srinivasa Rao
3. P. G. Halakatti
4. H. V. Nanjundaiah
Answer: 1915
Question 29. Who had written the first Kannada-English dictionary
1. Hermann Gundert
2. Hermann Mogling

3. Ferdinand Kittel
4. None of the above
Answer: Ferdinand Kittel
Question 30. Which day is celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava
1. 1st October
2. 16th October
3. 1st November
4. 3rd November
Answer: 1st November

Question 1: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will be launched from which district of India?
1. Varanasi
2. Lucknow
3. Ballia
4. Hathras
Answer: 3
Question 2: Who has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Railways
Protection Force (RPF)?
1. Sunil Rajput
2. Mahendra Singh Rathore
3. Rajiv Ranjan Verma
4. Surender Kumar Bhagat
Answer: 4
Question 3: Identify her, who was born in Telangana and upon migration to UK in 1970,
elected as Mayor of Lambeth city, South London on 27 April 2016.
1. Ameera Khan
2. Saleha Jaffer
3. Anirudhi Kher
4. None of these

Answer: 2
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Question 4: Which Cricket ground was decided by IPL team Mumbai Indians as their Home
ground on 28 April 2016?
1. Visakhapatnam
2. Kochi
3. Rajkot
4. Gawhati
Answer: 1
Question 5: Who was named as the Indias ambassador in Rio Olympics 2016 along with
Salman Khan on 29 April 2016?
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. AR Rahman
3. Milka Singh
4. Abhinav Bindra
Answer: 4
Question 6: Identify the two Indian Naval Ships which were decommissioned by Indian
Navy in the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 28 April 2016.
1. Veer and Vishal
2. Nipat and Vikut
3. Veer and Nipat
4. Vishal and Vikut
Answer: 3
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Question 7: Who is a womens rights activist who won the prestigious Mandela Graa
Machel Innovation Award 2016 on 28 April 2016?
1. Malala Yousafzai
2. Tabassum Adnan
3. Rosa Parks
4. None of these

Answer: 2
Question 8: With which countrys three state- owned firms did Reliance Defence sign a
strategic partnership agreement on 29 April 2016?
1. Ukranian
2. Russia
3. Moldova
4. Maldives
Answer: 1
Question 9: For which special programme did NABARD entered into collaboration with
German government in April 2016?
1. Hybrid Variety Yeilding
2. Food Processing and Supply
3. Soil Erosion and Food Production
4. Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for Food Security
Answer: 4
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Question 10: Identify the endangered asiatic species which were spotted in the nature reserve
in northwest Chinas Gansu Province ant stood in news in the last week of April 2016.
1. Wild Bore
2. White Peocock
3. Wild dogs
4. None of these
Answer: 3
Question 11: Identify the bench of Bombay High Court that directed the State government to
authorise 50 percent water cut for breweries and distilleries in the area with immediate effect
and a further 10 per cent cut from 10 May 2016.
1. Nagpur Bench
2. Pune Bench
3. Bombay Bench
4. Aurangabad Bench
Answer: 4

Question 12: Name the country that imposed the sanctions on four sports federations
including cricket, which disallow them to host or bid for any major international tournaments
on 25 April 2016.
1. South Africa
2. England
3. Afghanistan
4. Pakistan
Answer: 1
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Question 13: Who was appointed as the Expenditure Secretary in the Union Finance
Ministry on 26 April 2016?
1. Ajay Narayan Jha
2. Ratan P Watal
3. Ashok Lavasa
4. Suresh Shrivastava
Answer: 3
Question 14: Name the two-time Olympic 400-meter hurdles gold medalist champion who
on 26 April 2016 announced his retirement.
1. Javier Culson
2. Felix Sanchez
3. Lugueln Santos
4. Naman Keta
Answer: 2
Question 15: Who of the following was re-elected as the Prime Minister of the Tibetan
government-in-exile on 27 April 2016 for the second consecutive time.
1. Sonam Chhopel
2. Lobsang Sangey
3. Pempa Tsering
4. Lobsang Tenzin
Answer: 2
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Question 16: Name the state that on 27 April 2016 approved five percent interest subvention
to flood-hit traders with effect from 1 April 2016.
1. Bihar
2. Assam
3. Uttarakhand
4. Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: 4
Question 17: The Union Cabinet on 27 April 2016 approved to enhance investment by
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in which company?
1. India Oil Corporation Limited
2. Bharat Oman Refineries Limited
3. RAY International Oil & Gas Limited
4. Vanguard Engineering & Oilfield Services Limited
Answer: 2
Question 18: Name the renowned artist who on 27 April 2016 won the Gold Medal at ninth
Moscow Sand Sculpture Championship titled The magical world of sand 2016.
1. Sudarsan Pattnaik
2. Akhil Rawal
3. Narayan Chaturvedi
4. Krishna Kumar
Answer: 1
Question 19: Name the state that on 27 April 2016 decided to increase the punishment for
chain snatching up to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of 25000 rupees.
1. Bihar
2. Delhi
3. Maharashtra
4. Haryana
Answer: 3
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Question 20: Name Indias seventh navigation satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation
Satellite System that was launched by ISRO on 28 April 2016

1. IRNSS 1G
2. IRNSS 1A
3. IRNSS 1C
4. IRNSS 1E
Answer: 1
1. Which Indian banker has been honoured with the 2016 Green Economy Visionary award?
[A] Raghuram Rajan
[B] Chanda Kochhar
[C] R Seetharaman
[D] Arundhati Bhattacharya
Ans: C
2. Who has been appointed as the new member of the Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC)?
[A] Alka Saxena
[B] Arvind Sirohi
[C] A P Singh
[D] B S Bassi
Ans: D
3. Bedabahal power project is located in which state of India?
[A] Odisha
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Madhya Pradesh
Ans: A
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4. The worlds longest and deepest rail tunnel has recently opened in which country?

[A] France
[B] Switzerland
[C] United Kingdom
[D] Japan
Ans: B
5. Computex 2016, the Asias largest technology trade show has started in which country?
[A] Indonesia
[B] Singapore
[C] Malaysia
[D] Taiwan
Ans: D
6. The India-Morocco Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IMCCI) has been launched in
which of the following cities?
[A] Beni Mellal
[B] Kenitra
[C] Rabat
[D] Chennai
Ans: C
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7. The Hindi Journalism Day is celebrated on which day in India?
[A] May 30
[B] May 31
[C] June 1
[D] June 4
Ans: A

8. Ziyuan III 02 a new civilian high-resolution mapping satellite has been successfully
launched by which country?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] Pakistan
[D] Russia
Ans: B
9. India has recently signed agreement with which international organisation for Efficient
and Sustainable City Bus Service Project?
[A] World Bank (WB)
[B] International Monetary Fund ( IMF)
[C] New Development Bank (NDB)
[D] Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Ans: A
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10. What is the Indias rank in the IMDs world competitiveness rankings 2016?
[A] 35th
[B] 44th
[C] 41st
[D] 40th
Ans: C
11. The 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) has been won by which of the following cricket
teams?
[A] Rising Pune Supergiants
[B] Sunrisers Hyderabad
[C] Royal Challengers Bangalore
[D] Mumbai Indians

Ans: B
12. India has recently signed MoU with which country to boost horticulture research?
[A] Sweden
[B] Brazil
[C] Australia
[D] South Africa
Ans: C
13. Which Indian-American scientist has won the 2016 Springer Theses Award?
[A] Arnab De
[B] PV Bhokanal
[C] Bhikaram Bose
[D] AK Singhal
Ans: A
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14. The book Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover Up has been written by which author?
[A] SK Mishra
[B] Hari More
[C] Amrish Tripathi
[D] Rana Ayyub
Ans: D
15. What is the theme of 2016 International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers?
[A] UN2045: Green and Healthy World
[B] Peacekeeping is a global partnership
[C] UN Peacekeeping: Past, Present, and Future
[D] Honouring our Heroes

Ans: D
16. The Valmiki National Park is located in which state of India?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Bihar
[D] Gujarat
Ans: C
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17. Which committee has been constituted to boost cashless transaction?
[A] Nachiket Mor committee
[B] Shanta Kumar committee
[C] HR Khan committee
[D] Neeraj Kumar Gupta committee
Ans: D
18. What is the range of advanced version of BrahMos missile, which was recently
successfully tested by Indian Air Force(IAF)?
[A] 290 km
[B] 320 km
[C] 450 km
[D] 250 km
Ans: A
19. Which state has been ranked first in overall performance for implementation of
MGNREGA?
[A] Goa
[B] Meghalaya
[C] Punjab

[D] Tripura
Ans: D
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20. The 42nd G7 summit in 2016 was held in which country?
[A] Japan
[B] Canada
[C] France
[D] Germany
Ans: A

Current Appointments
List of New Appointed in India
Name of Newly Appointed
LC Goyal
AK Jha
J Mnjula
Ramesh Chand
Shashidhar Sinha
Rakesh Sharma
Prabhat Singh
Hormusji N Cama
Krishnan Balakrishanan
Zayan Khan
KN Tripathi
Sourav ganguly
S K Sharma
Rajan S Katoch
Amitava Ghosh
Rekha Menon
Anindya Basu
Governor of Bihar
Acharya Dev Vrat
Sanjay Jalona
Om Prakash Rawat

Designation
CMD of India Trade Promotion Organization
Interim CMD OF NTPC
The new Director of General of ECS( Electronics and
Communication system)
Appointed as New member of NITI Aayog
Chairman of ABC
MD and CEO of Canara bank
MD and CEO of Petronet of LNG
Chairman of Press Trust of India
Chief Financial officer (CFO) of GO Air
President of Federation of Motor Sports club of India
Additional Charge of Governor of Tripura
President of Cricket association of Bengal
Chairman of Bhakra Beas Management of Board
Director of the environment Directorate (ED)
Snapdeal VP-Engineering
Chairman of Accenture of India
MD Of Accenture of India
Ram nath kovind
Governor of HP
MD and CEO Of L&T Infotech
Election commission of India

Ajit Seth
Kishor Piraji Kharat
P S jayakumar
Ashwani Lohanii
Amitabh mattoo
Amol Palker
Justice Madanlal Laxmandas
Tahaliyani
Rana Kapoor
Dilip Vengsarkar
AI Rajwani
Swati Maliwal
Ashish Bahuguna
Ram Sevak Sharma
Ajya Mathur
Ananth Narayanan
Pankaj Munjal
Prashant pathrabe
Rakesh Sahni
Lt General Man Mohan Singh
Rai
Chandrasekaran Ramkrishnan
Rahul Bhatnagar
Sriram Kalyanarman
B. Roychowdhury
Atul Sobti
Rajiv Mehrishi
Ratan P Watal
Shaktikanta Das
Hasmukh Adhia
Anjuly Chib Duggal
PK Singh
Raghav Chandra
Girish Sahni
CVR Rajendran
Alka Panda
Geoge baker, Professor Richard
Hay
Gopal Singh
CD Baliji

Chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board

MD and CEO of IDBI
MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda
CMD of Air India
Appointed as Advisor to J&K CM Mufti Mohammad
Sayeed
Chairman of indias Oscar Jury
New Lokayukta of Maharashtra
MD and CEO of YES bank
President of cricket statisticians body
Gillette India Managing Director
Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women
Chairman of Food Safety regulatory FSSAI
Chairman of TRAI
Director general of TERI
Chief Executive officer of Myntra
CMD of Hero Motrs group
Interim Director of Film of television Institute of India
Chairman of Narmada Valley Development Authority
Vice Chief of Indian Army
CFO Of Tata Motors Group
MD and CEO of Bharti Enterprises
MD and CEO of National Housing Bank
Chairman of ASCI
CMD OF BHEL
Home Secretary
Finance Secretary
Economics Affairs Secretary
Revenue Secretary
Secretary of Department of Financial Service
Chairman of SAIL
Chairman of NHAI
Director general of CSIR
CEO of AMFI
Director general of BIS
Member of Lok Sabha
CMD of NMDC Limited
Director of the Aeronautical Development Agency

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Newly Appointed in Worldwide
Person name
Bazim Hussian
Jagdeep Grewal
Malcolm Turnbull
Ashok Alexander Sridharn
Metro Man Elattuvalapil
Sreedharan
Sherif Ismali
Arivnd Panagariya
Matthias Mueller
Indian-American Atul Keshap
Sebstian Coe
Rani Wickremesinghe
Masashi Muromachi
Maurice Obstfled
Kamal Bawa
Anisa Rasouli
Lord Kamlesh Patel
Keith Rowley
Smita Purushottam
Alexis Tsipras
Sundar Pichai
Pierre Nkurunziza
Jin Liqun

Post
The Global Chief Technology officer of ABB
Elected as Postmaster of Sacramento
Elected as New Prime Minister of Australia
Mayor of German City of Born
Invited to the United nations High Level Advisory group on
Sustainable Transport
Elected as Prime minister of Egypt
Elected as the Sherpa for G20 Negotiations
CEO of Volkswagen
US Ambassador to Srilanka and Maldives
President of IAAF
Elected as Prime Minister of Sri lanka
CEO and President of Toshiba
Chief Economist of IMF
Elected to Royal Society of London
First Female Judge of Afghanistan Supreme Court
First British Asian appointee to ECB management board
Elected as Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Indian Ambassador of Holy See
Elected as Prime minister of Greece
CEO of Google
Appointed as President of Burundi
Appointed as Head of Asian Infrastructure Investment bank
(AIIB)
Q1.the biennial joint multi nation naval exercise is held in the Indian Ocean is named as:
Malabar
Milan

Shoorveer

Yudh abhyas

Q2. Who is the supreme commander of the Indian Defence System?

The President of India
The President of India

Morarji Desai Government

Narasimha Rao Government

Question was not answered

Q3. Who was the first woman air marshal of Indian Air Force?
Hema kumari
Savita halder

Dr. Padmavathy Bandopadhyay

None of the above

Question was not answered

Q4. Who is the First Field Marshal of Indian Army?
SH kapadia
SHFJ Menasha

RC Lohati

None of the above

Question was not answered

Q5. The last British General of Indian Army?
Gen. K.S. Thimayya
Gen. K. M. Kariappa

Sir Francis Robert Roy Bucher

None of the above

Question was not answered

Q6. Who was the first Marshal of Air force?
Vikram Seth
James Patterson

James Patterson

Arjun Singh

Question was not answered

Q7. Indian Navy head quarter is situated at?
Delhi
Mumbai

Cochin

Vishakhapatnam

Question was not answered

Q8. The "COAST GUARD" was constituted as an independent Armed force of India in
1978

1977

1975

1993

Question was not answered

Q9. Match the following
1. National Defence Academy ----------------------- A) Dehradun
2. Indian Military Academy ---------------------------B) Chennai
3. the college of Materials Management -----------C) Pune
4. The Officers training academy -------------------------------------D) Jabalpur
Correct match i, ii, iii and iv is
A, D, C, B
B, D, C, A

C, A, B, D

C, A, D, B

Question was not answered

Q10. Consider following statements
1. Fundamental rights are part of PART III of Indian constitution.
2. There are total of 6 fundamental rights defined in the constitution.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
i only
ii only

Both

None

Question was not answered

Q.11. Which of the following air craft is the air to air refueller of the Indian air force?
C-17 glob master
Llyushin- 76

Llyushin- 78

C-130 J Hercules

Question was not answered

Q.12. From which of the following countries has India purchased the Pilatus PC-7 trainer
aircraft?

United state of America

France

Switzerland

Germany

Question was not answered

Q.13. Admiral Gorchakov the soviet air craft carrier imported by India is now named
INS VIKRANT
INS virat

INS vishal

INS vikramaditya

Question was not answered

Q.14. Which of the following places is the college of defence management located?
Dehradun
Pune

Chennai

Secunderabad

Question was not answered

Q.15. Which of the following corps deal with the sully of weaponry to the Indian Army?
Corps of EME
Army Supply Corps

Army Ordnance Corps

Armoured Crops

Question was not answered

Q.16. Which of the following is home base of aircraft carrier INS VIKRAMADITYA?
Cochin
Karwar

Visakhapatnam

Jamnagar

Question was not answered

Q.17. At which of the following places the head quarter of south western air command
located?
Vadodara

Jodhpur

Gandhinagar

Pune

Question was not answered

Q.18. Which of the following is the equivalent rank in army of the naval rank of captain?
Colonel
Major

Caption

Brigadier

Question was not answered

Science & Technology Current Affairs Highlights

Tianhe-2: Worlds powerful Supercomputer for the sixth consecutive time
Chinas Tianhe-2 supercomputer has appeared as the worlds most powerful supercomputer
system for the 6th successive time. It was disclosed in 46th edition of Top 500 list of
supercomputers.
Russias newest defence satellite EKS Kosmos-2510 successfully launched
Russias most recent defence satellite named as EKS Kosmos-2510 was successfully begin
into space and has been positioned into its committed orbit.
5 New long-haired wasp species discovered in India
Researchers from India have revealed 5 new long-haired species of wasps from various parts
of the country. They were revealed by researchers from National Bureau of Agricultural
Insect Resources
Ministry launches toll-free number for cable TV digitisation
The ministry of information and broadcasting has set up a toll-free number to respond queries
of stakeholders, including consumers, for seamless transition to digitization of the cable
television in the country. The toll-free number 1-800-180-4343 would help secure answers to
queries in eight languages Hindi, English, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil and
Kannada. Source: IANS
Experts to create assistive devices for persons with disabilities
Technology and design experts will make assistive products for persons with disabilities in
the form of prototypes in a 60 day programme structured by the ICRC.

NASA and ISRO Scientists to visit India for Special Outreach Programme on Indo-US
NISAR mission
Information say that seven scientists from Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA and three
scientists from ISRO is going to visit Gujarat Science City for a unique outreach programme,
which is going to permit around 200 students (having science and engineering background) to
relate with the scientists directly.
IISc Bangalore gets in the League of Top 100 World Universities
Per a London based weekly publication, The Times Higher Education, IISc , Bangalore is
among the top 100(Hundred) universities of the world
Government launches Technology Acquisition & Development Fund under National
Manufacturing Policy
Commerce ministry has initiated the Technology Acquisition and Development Fund
( TADF) under National Manufacturing Policy being executed by Department of Industrial
Policy & Promotion( DIPP).
Latest Current Affairs
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be imagined today. There are so many happenings and events that happened in all around. To
know all these events, we are providing Science & Technology Current Affairs 2016.
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We will provide all the info related to latest Inventions and Discoveries In Science that are
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Here we are providing a list of inventions and discoveries in Science:
Inventions
Inventors
Indias missile and nuclear weapons A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Ballpoint Pen
John J. Loud
Bicycle Tires
John Boyd Dunlop
Chronometer
John Harrison
Pendulum Clock
Christian Huygens
Electric Generation (Static)
Otto von Gueriche
Electronic Computer
J.G. Brainerd, J.P. Eckert, J.W. Mauchly
Gramophone
Thomas Edison
Microphone
Alexander Graham Bell
Motorcycle
Edward Butler
Piano
Cristofori
Radar
Dr. Allbert H. Taylor and Leo C. Young

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James Harrison

International Current Affairs Highlights:

India, Qatar MoU on tourism approved by Union Cabinet

Gotthard Base Tunnel, worlds longest and deepest rail tunnel, inaugurated
in Switzerland

India and Morocco launch Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Philippine parliament declared Rodrigo Digong Duterte to be presidentelect

China signed agreements with Sudan to build 600-megawatt atomic

reactor

Union Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to MoU between India and
Maldives for cooperation in field of tourism

India, Japan MoU on sustainable, stable and low-carbon thermal power

development approved

New charter for Persons With Disabilities endorsed at UN Humanitarian

Summit

India, Iran and Afghanistan signed agreement on Trilateral Transit and

Transport Corridor

UK grants asylum to Maldives ex-president Mohamed Nasheed

US lifts embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam

World Bank Group launched Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility

India and Iran sign 12 Bilateral Agreements in various areas including

Chabahar Port Development

India, Oman signed 4 MoUs/Agreements on defence cooperation

US House of Representatives gave nod to bolster defence ties with India

on par with NATO

India and Slovenia sign Protocol amending India-Slovenia Double Taxation

Avoidance Convention

India and Slovenia sign Protocol amending India-Slovenia Double Taxation

Avoidance Convention

Tsai Ing-wen sworn-in as first women President of Taiwan

Emergency Zika Funding worth $1.1 billion approved by US Senate

UN-Habitat releases World Cities

Development: Emerging Futures

Report

2016,

Urbanization

and

FAO Port State Measures Agreement on Illegal Fishing to enter into force
on June 5

New fund Education Cannot Wait to be launched at UN World Humanitarian

Summit

UNICEF, EU launch #EmergencyLessons campaign on Education in Crisis

Zones

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World Bank approved 625 Million US dollars support for Rooftop Solar
Program in India

India, US held first Maritime Security Dialogue

US launched Phase 2 of EPAA missile defence system in Romania

Renewable energy country attractiveness index 2016 released: India

Placed at 3rd Position

Italian Parliament approves same-sex civil unions

Kenya to close Dadaab, worlds biggest refugee camp

India, China, four others sign agreement enabling automatic sharing of

country-by-country reporting

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International Current Affairs

Question 1: Which of the following automaker has emerged as the worlds biggest
automaker by selling 10.15 million vehicles in 2015?
1. Suzuki
2. General Motors
3. Toyota
4. Volkswagen

Answer: 3
Question 2: In a surprise move, which of the following countrys central bank adopted
Negative Interest Rate policy
1. India
2. Japan
3. China
4. Canada

Answer: 2

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Question 3: Intelsats next generation satellite Intelsat 29e, which is having most advanced
digital payload was launched by which of the following Launch vehicle?
1. Long March
2. PSLV
3. Ariane
4. Kuaizhou

Answer: 3
Question 4: Malaysia-based Axiata Group will merge its operation with which of the
following telecom company to form the second largest operator in Bangladesh?
1. Idea
2. Airtel
3. Vodafon
4. Reliance

Answer: 2
Question 5:Which of the following countrys capital is all set to become the worlds first city
to have 5G network by 2018?
1. Canada
2. Spain
3. Russia
4. Sweden

Answer: 4
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Question 6: William E Colby Award 2016 conferred upon Midnights Furies: The Deadly
Legacy of Indias Partition. It was authored by which of the following?
1. Naipaul
2. Kiran Nagarkar
3. Nisid Hajari
4. Mridula Kosh

Answer: 3
Question 7: Taro Aso is a currently prime minister of which of the following countries ?

1. South Korea
2. Japan
3. North Korea

Answer: 2
Question 8: Recently Taliban has threatened to disrupt the presidential elections coming up
in the country of ________ ?
1. Pakistan
2. Afghanistan
3. Sudan

Answer: 2
Question 9: Who has recently taken over has NATO chief?
1. Anders Fogh Rasmussen
2. Dutchman Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
3. Committee Giampaolo Di Paola

Answer: 1
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Question 10: Recently U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited how many nations in
Africa?
1. 5
2. 7
3. 9

Answer: 2
Question 11: Which of the following is correct title of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran ?
1. President
2. Prime Minister
3. Supreme Leader

Answer: 3
Question 12: Which among the following is a disputed territory between Russia & Georgia ?
1. North Ossetia
2. South Ossetia
3. Kodori Valley

Answer: 2
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Question 13: As a part of President Hugo Chavezs drive to extend his socialist revolution to
the media, more 34 radio stations have been ordered to go off air. Which country we are
talking about?
1. Venezuela
2. Bolivia
3. Honduras

Answer: 1
Question 14: Which of the following countries is seeking to speed deployment of an ultralarge bunker-buster bomb by July 2010?
1. United States
2. North Korea
3. China

Answer: 1
Question 15: What is the capital of Republic of Niger ?
1. Malabo
2. Niamey
3. Mogadishu

Answer: 2

Current Affairs May

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 comes into force
Maharashtra Government launches Adi Praman app for caste validity
certificate

CBEC launches mobile application for baggage rules information

Union Government launches Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

India, New Zealand ink Air Services Agreement

Indian team win one silver, two bronze in Archery World Cup

Union Government launches UJALA Scheme

Madhya Pradesh High Court terms reservation in promotions in the State

as unconstitutional

SIDBI inks MoU with SAARC Development Fund

South Indias first underground metro services flagged off in Bengaluru

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Latest Current Affairs Quiz

Question 1: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will be launched from which district of India?
1. Varanasi
2. Lucknow
3. Ballia
4. Hathras

Answer: 3
Question 2: Who has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Railways
Protection Force (RPF)?
1. Sunil Rajput
2. Mahendra Singh Rathore
3. Rajiv Ranjan Verma
4. Surender Kumar Bhagat

Answer: 4
Question 3: Identify her, who was born in Telangana and upon migration to UK in 1970,
elected as Mayor of Lambeth city, South London on 27 April 2016.
1. Ameera Khan
2. Saleha Jaffer
3. Anirudhi Kher
4. None of these

Answer: 2
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Question 4: Which Cricket ground was decided by IPL team Mumbai Indians as their Home
ground on 28 April 2016?
1. Visakhapatnam
2. Kochi
3. Rajkot
4. Gawhati

Answer: 1
Question 5: Who was named as the Indias ambassador in Rio Olympics 2016 along with
Salman Khan on 29 April 2016?
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. AR Rahman
3. Milka Singh
4. Abhinav Bindra

Answer: 4
Question 6: Identify the two Indian Naval Ships which were decommissioned by Indian
Navy in the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 28 April 2016.
1. Veer and Vishal
2. Nipat and Vikut
3. Veer and Nipat
4. Vishal and Vikut

Answer: 3
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Question 7: Who is a womens rights activist who won the prestigious Mandela Graa
Machel Innovation Award 2016 on 28 April 2016?
1. Malala Yousafzai
2. Tabassum Adnan
3. Rosa Parks
4. None of these

Answer: 2
Question 8: With which countrys three state- owned firms did Reliance Defence sign a
strategic partnership agreement on 29 April 2016?
1. Ukranian
2. Russia
3. Moldova
4. Maldives

Answer: 1

Question 9: For which special programme did NABARD entered into collaboration with
German government in April 2016?
1. Hybrid Variety Yeilding
2. Food Processing and Supply
3. Soil Erosion and Food Production
4. Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for Food Security

Answer: 4
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Question 10: Identify the endangered asiatic species which were spotted in the nature reserve
in northwest Chinas Gansu Province ant stood in news in the last week of April 2016.
1. Wild Bore
2. White Peocock
3. Wild dogs
4. None of these

Answer: 3
Question 11: Identify the bench of Bombay High Court that directed the State government to
authorise 50 percent water cut for breweries and distilleries in the area with immediate effect
and a further 10 per cent cut from 10 May 2016.
1. Nagpur Bench
2. Pune Bench
3. Bombay Bench
4. Aurangabad Bench

Answer: 4
Question 12: Name the country that imposed the sanctions on four sports federations
including cricket, which disallow them to host or bid for any major international tournaments
on 25 April 2016.
1. South Africa
2. England
3. Afghanistan
4. Pakistan

Answer: 1
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Question 13: Who was appointed as the Expenditure Secretary in the Union Finance
Ministry on 26 April 2016?
1. Ajay Narayan Jha
2. Ratan P Watal
3. Ashok Lavasa
4. Suresh Shrivastava

Answer: 3
Question 14: Name the two-time Olympic 400-meter hurdles gold medalist champion who
on 26 April 2016 announced his retirement.
1. Javier Culson
2. Felix Sanchez
3. Lugueln Santos
4. Naman Keta

Answer: 2
Question 15: Who of the following was re-elected as the Prime Minister of the Tibetan
government-in-exile on 27 April 2016 for the second consecutive time.
1. Sonam Chhopel
2. Lobsang Sangey
3. Pempa Tsering
4. Lobsang Tenzin

Answer: 2
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Question 16: Name the state that on 27 April 2016 approved five percent interest subvention
to flood-hit traders with effect from 1 April 2016.
1. Bihar
2. Assam
3. Uttarakhand
4. Jammu and Kashmir

Answer: 4
Question 17: The Union Cabinet on 27 April 2016 approved to enhance investment by
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in which company?

1. India Oil Corporation Limited

2. Bharat Oman Refineries Limited
3. RAY International Oil & Gas Limited
4. Vanguard Engineering & Oilfield Services Limited

Answer: 2
Question 18: Name the renowned artist who on 27 April 2016 won the Gold Medal at ninth
Moscow Sand Sculpture Championship titled The magical world of sand 2016.
1. Sudarsan Pattnaik
2. Akhil Rawal
3. Narayan Chaturvedi
4. Krishna Kumar

Answer: 1
Question 19: Name the state that on 27 April 2016 decided to increase the punishment for
chain snatching up to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of 25000 rupees.
1. Bihar
2. Delhi
3. Maharashtra
4. Haryana

Answer: 3
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Question 20: Name Indias seventh navigation satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation
Satellite System that was launched by ISRO on 28 April 2016
1. IRNSS 1G
2. IRNSS 1A
3. IRNSS 1C
4. IRNSS 1E

Answer: 1

Railway Current Affairs

1. Where is Railway Staff College situated?
Answer: Baroda

2. What is the width of Broad gauge rail ?

Answer: 1.676
3. Which is the First Electric Train in India ?
Answer: Deccan Queen (Kalyan Pune)
4. When did Life Line Express (Jeevan Rekha) Started?
Answer: In 1991
5.Which year is declared as Year of Rail Users by the Indian Railways?
Answer: 1995
6. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel?
Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel)
7. Which is the Longest Railway platform in the World?
Answer: Gorakhpur station platform (UP)
8. Which is the train running between India and Bangladesh?
Answer: Maitree Express
9. Which are the states have no Railway?
Answer: Meghalaya and Sikkim (building new railway lines)
10. Which is the Worlds oldest working steam locomotive engine (train)?
Answer: Fairy Queen runs in India
11. What is the width of Narrow gauge rail?
Answer: 0.762
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12. Where is the Headquarters of Konkan railway?
Answer: Bilapur
13. Which is the fastest train in India?
Answer: Shatabdi Express

14. In which year Indian Railway board established?

Answer: 1905
15. Which is the first Railway station in India?
Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria terminal)
16. Who is the first Indian to present Railway Budget?
Answer: John Mathai
17. Who is the first railway minister in India?
Answer: John Matthai
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18. Who is the first lady Railway minister of India?
Answer: Mamta Benergy
19. Which is the highest railway station in India?
Answer: Ghum railway station
20. Which is the longest Railway Bridge in India?
Answer: Vallarpadam Bridge (Kerala)
21. What is the slogan of Indian Railway?
Answer: lifeline of the nation
22. Where is the Museum of Indian Railway situated?
Answer: Chanakyapuri (New Delhi)