Most Important Current Affairs for Banking JUNE-JULY-2016

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Ques. : 1 What is India’s ranking in the global competitiveness rankings recently released by International Institute for Management (IMD) based in Switzerland?
1) 44th                         2) 41st
3) 35th                         4) 25th
5) 21st                            Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 2 According to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Economic Outlook Survey, India’s economy will grow at what per cent in 201617?
1) 7.1 per cent            2) 7.3 per cent
3) 7.6 per cent           4) 7.7 per cent
5) 9.6 per cent           Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 3 The Railway Ministry and PEC University of Technology have signed an MoU for setting up of Kalpana Chawla Chair. Kalpana Chawla was an Indianorigin
1) boxer                      2) professor
3) author                    4) astronaut
5) singer                      Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 4 The Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurated a stateoftheart
submarine assembly workshop at the Mazgaon Dock which is situated in
1) Kandla                  2) Mumbai
3) Kolkata                 4) Vishakhapatnam
5) Kochin                   Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 5 Surajit Kar Purkayastha was appointed recently as the new Director General of Police in
1) West Bengal            2) Odisha
3) Assam                       4) Jharkhand
5) Bihar                         Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 6 _________ was awarded Japan’s Fukuoka prize for 2016 for his outstanding contribution towards creating, preserving and showcasing South Asian traditional fusion music.
1) Pritam Chakraborty      2) Amit Trivedi
3) AR Rahman                      4) Shankar Mahadevan
5) GV Prakash Kuma          Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 7 Alastair Cook recently became the youngest batsman to score 10,000 Test runs, a record earlier held by Sachin Tendulkar. Cook plays for
1) West Indies                       2) Australia
3) England                              4) South Africa
5) New Zealand                      Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 8 Who among the following was named T20 Player of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Awards 201516?
1) Ajinkya Rahane               2) Rishabh Pant
3) Rohit Sharma                  4) Virat Kohli
5) R Ashwin                             Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 9 As notified by the govt recently, effective 1 Jun, the threshold limit of PF withdrawal for deduction of tax (TDS) has been raised from existing Rs 30,000 to
1) Rs 40,000                          2) Rs 50,000
3) Rs 60,000                           4) Rs 70,000
5) Rs 80,000                           Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 10 Ashok Lavasa has been appointed as the new
1) Defence Secretary              2) Home Secretary
3) Foreign Secretary             4) Cabinet Secretary
5) Finance Secretary              Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 11 What per cent ‘Krishi Kalyan’ cess is imposed on service tax effective 1 Jun 2016?
1) 0.15 per cent 2) 0.25 per cent
3) 0.50 per cent 4) 0.75 per cent
5) 0.95 per cent Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 12 The global competitiveness rankings for 2016 released by International Institute for Management (IMD) based in Switzerland is topped by
1) Switzerland 2) China Hong Kong
3) US 4) India
5) Indonesia Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 13 D Javare Gowda, who passed away recently, was a noted writer of
1) Kannada 2) Tamil
3) Telugu 4) Malayalam
5) Assamese Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 14 _________ has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Kerala’s antidrug
campaign.
1) Ajay Devgan 2) Shriya Saran
3) Asin 4) Sachin Tendulkar
5) S Sreesanth Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 15 The govt’s scheme to declare undisclosed incomes started on 1 Jun and will remain in force till
1) 30 Sep, 2016 2) 31 Dec, 2016
3) 31 Jan, 2017 4) 30 Mar, 2017
5) 30 Jun, 2017 Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 16 India and which country signed five MoUs during the recent visit by Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari to the country?
1) Spain 2) Algeria
3) Brazil 4) South Africa
5) Morocco Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 17 The 57kilometer
long Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel, was inaugurated recently in
1) Spain 2) France
3) Germany 4) Switzerland
5) China Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 18 The Govt of India and the World Bank signed a grant agreement recently for the Efficient and Sustainable City Bus Service Project for selected Indian cities which include
1) Jaipur 2) Chandigarh
3) Patna 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 19 Who among the following took charge as the BCCI’s first ever CEO recently, appointed on the recommendation of the Justice Lodha Committee?
1) Kapil Dev 2) Anurag Thakur
3) Rahul Johri 4) Ravi Shastri
5) Shashank Manohar Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 20 What is India’s ranking on the 2016 Global Slavery Index released recently?
1) First 2) Second
3) Third 4) Fourth
5) Fifth Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 21 The Union Cabinet recently approved the MoU between India and ____ to enhance cooperation in the field of wildlife conservation and combating wildlife trafficking.
1) China 2) Russia
3) US 4) South Africa
5) Brazil Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 22 The Indian govt gifted 2,000 bicycles to poor Dalit girls studying in govt schools in Banke, Siraha, Dhanusha and Sarlahi districts of which country recently?
1) Bangladesh 2) Nepal
3) Myanmar 4) Sri Lanka
5) Bhutan Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 23 India and Morocco have launched the IndiaMorocco
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IMCCI). The capital city of Morocco is
1) Abuja 2) Bamako
3) Rabat 4) Tripoli
5) Algiers Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 24 The Union Cabinet approved the proposal to set up India Post payment bank recently which will have a corpus of
1) Rs 400 cr 2) Rs 600 cr
3) Rs 800 cr 4) Rs 1,000 cr
5) Rs 1,200 cr Ans.) 3

Ques. : 25 The TRAI has launched a mobile application to register complaints against pesky calls and SMSes. The present chairman of TRAI is
1) CB Bhave 2) TS Vijayan
3) Vijayalakshmy K Gupta 4) AK Kaushal
5) RS Sharma Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 26 Kiran MazumdarShaw
has become the second Indian to join Giving Pledge, the billionaire philanthropic group started by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. The first Indian to do so is
1) Azim Premji 2) NR Narayana Murthy
3) Mukesh Ambani 4) Dilip Shanghvi
5) Shiv Nadar Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 27 Who among the following has become the first tennis player to win a $100m
prize money recently?
1) Kei Nishikori 2) Roger Federer
3) Andy Murray 4) Rafael Nadal
5) Novak Djokovic Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 28 Who among the following was conferred the Lifetime achievement award at the CEAT Cricket Awards 201516?
1) Ravi Shastri 2) Mohinder Amarnath
3) Kapil Dev 4) Sunil Gavaskar
5) Dilip Vengsarkar Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 29 Which of the following states celebrated its statehood day on 2 Jun?
1) Chhattisgarh 2) Jharkhand
3) Uttarakhand 4) Telangana
5) Sikkim Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 30 Joe Root was named International cricketer of the year at the CEAT Cricket Awards 201516
recently. He belongs to
1) England 2) Australia
3) South Africa 4) New Zealand
5) West Indies Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 31 The World Milk Day is observed every year on
1) 31May
2) 01Jun
3) 02Jun
4) 03Jun
5) 05Jun
Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 32 The RBI recently eased norms for NBFCs to refinance infrastructure projects. What does letter ‘F’ stand for in the term NBFC?
1) Factoring 2) Finance
3) Franchise 4) Forward
5) Forfeit Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 33 Which Indian city has emerged as the fifth most preferred location for housing innovation centres in the world?
1) Hyderabad 2) Bengaluru
3) Noida 4) Gurgaon
5) Chennai Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 34 Who among the following has become the first Indian woman to be nominated for membership in the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?
1) Nita Ambani 2) Dipali Goenka
3) Chanda Kochhar 4) Arundhati Bhattacharya
5) Tina Ambani Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 35 Who among the following was named Indian cricketer of the year at the CEAT Cricket Awards 201516?
1) Ajinkya Rahane 2) Rohit Sharma
3) Virat Kohli 4) R Ashwin
5) MS Dhoni Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 36 India and Tunisia signed two MoUs during the recent visit of Vice President Hamid Ansari. The capital city of Tunisia is
1) Bogota 2) Yerevan
3) Luanda 4) Tirana
5) Tunis Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 37 India has been ranked at 70th position on ‘Good Country’ 2015 index which is topped by
1) Canada 2) Germany
3) Finland 4) Denmark
5) Sweden Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 38 Navin Agarwal was appointed Director General (DG) of NADA. Here, the term NADA stands for
1) National AntiDumping
Agency 2) National AntiDoping
Agency
3) National AntiDefraud
Agency 4) National AntiDesertion
Agency
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 39 NK Chari has been appointed the new Managing Director of which of the following associate banks of SBI?
1) State Bank of Travancore 2) State Bank of Patiala
3) State Bank of Hyderabad 4) State Bank of Mysore
5) State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 40 R Seetharaman has been honoured with the 2016 Green Economy Visionary Award. He is the group CEO of
1) Doha Bank 2) HSBC
3) Softbank 4) Bank Melli
5) Riyad Bank Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 41 Who won women’s singles title of the 2016 French Open tennis tournament?
1) Serena Williams 2) Garbine Muguruza
3) Ana Ivanovic 4) Venus Williams
5) Eugenie Bouchard Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 42 Asia’s largest annual security forum ShangriLa
Dialogue, to talk about security issues in the AsiaPacific
region, was held recently in
1) Singapore 2) Japan
3) China 4) Myanmar
5) Malaysia Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 43 Which state govt launched Asia’s first ‘Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme’ at the Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre at Pinjore recently?
1) Haryana 2) Punjab
3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Odisha Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 44 Which of the following has became the first state in the country to give transgender people social welfare benefits – such as a housing, pension and food grains?
1) Delhi 2) West Bengal
3) Odisha 4) Tamil Nadu
5) Karnataka Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 45 CR Sasikumar took over as Managing Director of which of the following associate banks of the State Bank of India (SBI)?
1) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur 2) State Bank of Patiala
3) State Bank of Mysore 4) State Bank of Hyderabad
5) State Bank of Travancore Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 46 Muhammad Ali, who passed away recently, was an iconic player of
1) baseball 2) basketball
3) hockey 4) boxing
5) wrestling Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 47 HDFC Ergo General Insurance acquired which of the following general insurers for Rs 551 cr recently?
1) IFFCO Tokio 2) L&T General Insurance
3) ICICI Lombard 4) Bharti AXA General Insurance
5) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 48 Which port bagged National Award for Excellence in Cost Management for the year 2015 from ICAI under the category of Public Service Sector Small?
1) Visakhapatnam Port 2) Mangalore Port
3) Kochi Port 4) Mundra Port
5) VO Chidambaranar Port Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 49 World Environment Day (WED) is observed every year on
1) 01Jun
2) 03Jun
3) 05Jun
4) 06Jun
5) 07Jun
Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 50 Which of the following pairs won the mixed doubles title of the 2016 French Open tennis tournament?
1) Leander Paes and Martina Hingis 2) Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig
3) Elena Vesnina and Bruno Soares 4) Yaroslava Shvedova and Florin Mergea
5) Chan Haoching
and Jamie Murray Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 51 Who won the men’s singles title of the 2016 French Open tennis tournament?
1) Andy Murray 2) Novak Djokovic
3) Kei Nishikori 4) Roger Federer
5) Rafael Nadal Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 52 V Narayanasamy is the new Chief Minister of
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Kerala
3) Assam 4) Puducherry
5) Goa Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 53 Sulabha Deshpande, who passed away recently, was a veteran
1) singer 2) dancer
3) author 4) film actor
5) social activist Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 54 PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Salma Dam (Herat Dam) in his recent visit to which of the following countries?
1) Qatar 2) Afghanistan
3) Tajikistan 4) Iran
5) Myanmar Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 55 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Indian Govt have signed a $200mn
loan agreement to upgrade 176 km of State roads in
1) Jharkhand 2) Chhattisgarh
3) Assam 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Rajasthan Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 56 In which of the following countries voters rejected a proposal to introduce a guaranteed basic income for everyone in a recent plebiscite?
1) Singapore 2) Mauritius
3) Norway 4) Sweden
5) Switzerland Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 57 India and Qatar inked 7 agreements to boost cooperation recently. The capital city and currency of Qatar respectively are
1) Manama, Qatari dinar 2) Doha, Qatari riyal
3) Riyadh, Qatari ringgit 4) Tripoli, Qatari krona
5) Damascus, Qatari peso Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 58 The Tiger Express, a semiluxury
tourist train, was flagged off recently which will take the guests on board to the world famous Bandhavgarh and Kanha National Parks in
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) West Bengal
3) Rajasthan 4) Gujarat
5) Odisha Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 59 Avtar Singh qualified for Rio Olympic Games recently. He plays
1) boxing 2) wrestling
3) weightlifting 4) judo
5) discuss throw Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 60 Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar visited which of the following countries recently to which India plans to sell BrahMos missiles?
1) Philippines 2) Thailand
3) Cambodia 4) Vietnam
5) Malaysia Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 61 Which of the following state govts launched Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act recently which seeks disposal of peoples’ complaints within 60days?
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Kerala
3) Bihar 4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Maharashtra Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 62 India and Qatar signed an MoU for investment in NIIF of India. Here the term NIIF stands for
1) National Innovation and Infrastructure Fund 2) National Investment and Innovation Fund
3) National Innovation and Insurance Fund 4) National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 63 Sudarsan Pattnaik won gold medal in people’s choice prize at world championship festival of sand sculpting Russe, 2016. His sand art highlighted the issue
1) Childhood in Chains 2) Drugs Kill Sports
3) Save the Birds 4) World without Bloodshed
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 64 P Dhanapal is the new speaker of which of the following state assemblies?
1) West Bengal 2) Assam
3) Kerala 4) Puducherry
5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 65 Manohar Aich passed away recently at the age of 104 years. He was India’s first
1) Pugilist 2) Wrestler
3) Weightlifter 4) Athlete
5) Mr Universe Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 66 Johann SchneiderAmmann
is the present President of
1) Singapore 2) Sweden
3) Norway 4) Switzerland
5) Spain Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 67 Delhi High Court recently dismissed the petition of Sushil Kumar seeking selection trials to represent India at the Rio Olympics in the game of
1) Weightlifting 2) Wrestling
3) Boxing 4) Shooting
5) Archery Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 68 What is India’s ranking on the 2016 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), released by Chicagobased
consultancy AT Kearney?
1) First 2) Second
3) Third 4) Fourth
5) Fifth Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 69 ______ has been appointed the head of the newly created land policy cell in the NITI Aayog.
1) Ramesh Chand 2) VK Saraswat
3) T Haque 4) Bibek Debroy
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 70 PM Narendra Modi was conferred with the Amir Amanullah Khan Award recently. It is the highest civilian award of
1) Qatar 2) Iran
3) Afghanistan 4) Kuwait
5) Saudi Arabia Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 71 The govt and multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $120mn
loan agreement to improve irrigation and water management infrastructure in
1) Jharkhand 2) Chhattisgarh
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Assam
5) Odisha Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 72 As part of its efforts to make villages located along Ganga open defecationfree,
Govt has launched a campaign named
1) Swachh Tat 2) Swachh Dhara
3) Swachh Yug 4) Swachh Nagar
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 73 ________ has become the first city in the country to have its own ‘city animal’ with declaring Gangetic River Dolphin as its mascot.
1) Varanasi 2) Kanpur
3) Allahabad 4) Guwahati
5) Patna Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 74 Name the president of Indian Olympic Association who has been awarded Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee.
1) PK Muralidharan Raja 2) Injeti Srinivas
3) Praful Patel 4) N Ramachandran
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 75 Who among the following has been named the ambassador for Swachh Bharat Mission’s youthbased
‘Swachh Saathi’ (student internship) programme?
1) Rani Mukerji 2) Kajol
3) Dia Mirza 4) Amrita Rao
5) Lara Dutta Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 76 _______ has become the first state in the country to have a State Data Centre (SDC), designed using green data centre concept to minimise power requirement and increase power utilisation efficiency
1) Arunachal Pradesh 2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Tamil Nadu
5) Karnataka Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 77 Which of the following countries topped the 2016 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) released by Londonbased
business consultancy AT Kearney?
1) India 2) China
3) Malaysia 4) Indonesia
5) Kazakhstan Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 78 The RBI announced the second bimonthly
review of its monetary policy on Jun 07. Which of the following is NOT correct in this respect?
1) Repo rate – 6.5 per cent 2) Reverse repo rate – 6 per cent
3) CRR – 4 per cent 4) SLR – 21.25 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 79 The Centre recently announced an increase in the MSP for pulses, oil seeds and paddy for the upcoming kharif season. The term MSP stands for
1) Maximum Support Prices 2) Minimum Support Prices
3) Minimum State Prices 4) Maximum State Prices
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 80 Which of the following firms topped the 2016 rankings of the Fortune 500 list?
1) AT&T 2) Berkshire Hathaway
3) Apple 4) ExxonMobil
5) Walmart Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 81 India is anticipated to grow at what per cent in 201617
according to the World Bank?
1) 6.7 per cent 2) 6.9 per cent
3) 7.1 per cent 4) 7.3 per cent
5) 7.6 per cent Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 82 What is India’s ranking on the Global Peace Index 2016?
1) 13 2) 63
3) 141 4) 153
5) 163 Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 83 Which of the following has become the first country in the AsiaPacific
region to eliminate mothertochild
transmission of HIV and syphilis?
1) Philippines 2) Thailand
3) Japan 4) India
5) Bhutan Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 84 American companies promised to invest at least ________ over the next two to three years in India during PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the country.
1) $25 billion 2) $30 billion
3) $35 billion 4) $40 billion
5) $45 billion Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 85 The World Oceans Day is observed globally on
1) 01Jun
2) 02Jun
3) 04Jun
4) 08Jun
5) 09Jun
Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 86 Who among the following is the Minister of State for AYUSH in the present Union Cabinet?
1) Shripad Yesso Naik 2) Dharmendra Pradhan
3) Bandaru Dattatreya 4) Santosh Kumar Gangwar
5) Inderjit Singh Rao Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 87 Four Indian women are in the new list of Forbes’ world’s 100 most powerful women. Who among the following is NOT one of them?
1) Arundhati Bhattacharya 2) Chanda Kochhar
3) Nita Ambani 4) Shobhana Bhartia
5) Kiran MazumdarShaw
Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 88 Name the father of modern Nepali music and composer of the country’s national anthem who passed away recently.
1) Bhakta Raj Acharya 2) Amber Gurung
3) Arun Thapa 4) Aruna Lama
5) Karna Das Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 89 India will host the junior men’s hockey World Cup from Dec 8 to 18. The event will be hosted by which of the following cities?
1) Chandigarh 2) Chennai
3) Hyderabad 4) Lucknow
5) New Delhi Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 90 The bilateral exercise Desert Eagle II was conducted recently between the air forces of India and
1) UAE 2) Saudi Arabia
3) Qatar 4) Iran
5) Bahrain Ans.)Jun2016
Ques. : 91 Viktor Korchnoi, who passed away recently, was regarded as one of the greatest
1) chess players 2) tennis players
3) squash players 4) football players
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 92 The Union Home Ministry has decided to form a new reserve battalion named after who among the following on the occasion of his 475th birth anniversary?
1) Shivaji 2) Maharana Pratap
3) Nana Sahib 4) Rani Lakshmibai
5) Kunwar Singh Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 93 The Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 100mn
loan to strengthenan irrigation system and improve water management in the Vennar subbasin
of Cauvery Delta in
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Karnataka
3) Kerala 4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Telangana Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 94 The International Monetary Fund has approved a $1.5bn
loan to which country recently to support its economy, which is showing “signs of strain”?
1) Pakistan 2) Afghanistan
3) Nepal 4) Sri Lanka
5) Myanmar Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 95 Russia awarded the Order of Friendship to who among the following recently?
1) Bashar alAssad
2) Xi Jinping
3) Ban Kimoon
4) Hassan Rouhani
5) Narendra Modi Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 96 Which of the following countries topped the Global Peace Index 2016?
1) Bhutan 2) Austria
3) Denmark 4) Iceland
5) Japan Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 97 The Forbes ‘100 Most Powerful Women’ in the world list 2016 is topped by
1) Angela Merkel 2) Indra Nooyi
3) Dilma Rousseff 4) Hillary Clinton
5) Ameenah GuribFakim
Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 98 According to recently released BP Statistical Review of World Energy, India has become the world’s _________ oil consumer.
1) largest 2) secondlargest
3) thirdlargest
4) fourthlargest
5) fifthlargest
Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 99 Which country has topped the 2016 Malware Infection Index (MII) in the AsiaPacific
region?
1) Philippines 2) Nepal
3) Bangladesh 4) Indonesia
5) Pakistan Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 100 The World Bank Group has slashed the global growth forecast for 2016 to
1) 3.1 per cent 2) 2.9 per cent
3) 2.6 per cent 4) 2.4 per cent
5) 2.2 per cent Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 101 The SBI and CaixaBank have signed an MoA to expand their guarantee transaction businesses. CaizaBank is based in
1) Spain 2) France
3) Germany 4) Turkey
5) Sweden Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 102 Which Indian bank has launched India’s first internationallylisted
certified green bond to finance climate change solutions around the world at London Stock Exchange (LSE)?
1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank 4) Federal Bank
5) Yes Bank Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 103 Who among the following has been chosen as India’s flagbearer at Rio 2016 Olympics?
1) Deepika Kumari 2) Tintu Luka
3) Sudha Singh 4) Abhinav Bindra
5) Narsingh Yadav Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 104 Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off Champaran Satyagrah Express in Bihar recently. The train will run between Anand Vihar, Delhi and
1) Siwan 2) Muzaffarpur
3) Sitamarhi 4) Bapudham, Motihari
5) Darbhanga Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 105 Which state govt has decided to celebrate the 21st day of every month as Yoga day across all schools, colleges and universities in the state?
1) Gujarat 2) Rajasthan
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Maharashtra
5) Assam Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 106 An initiative named ‘Internet Saathi’ was launched in Kolkata, West Bengal recently. This is a joint initiative of Tata Trusts and
1) Facebook 2) Twitter
3) Microsoft 4) Google
5) Wipro Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 107 Narendra Kumar Yadav resigned as the Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following PSUs recently?
1) BSNL 2) BHEL
3) MTNL 4) BEL
5) GAIL Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 108 The Indian American author Akhil Sharma has won the prestigious 2016 International DUBLIN Literary Award for his novel
1) Family Life 2) An Obedient Father
3) Diary of the Fall 4) A Brief History of Seven Killings
5) Outlaws Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 109 Who among the following has topped the Forbes annual list of the World’s HighestPaid
Athletes?
1) Gareth Bale 2) Neymar
3) Lionel Messi 4) Ronaldinho
5) Cristiano Ronaldo Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 110 Kamal Thapa, who visited New Delhi recently, is the Nepal’s present
1) Prime Minister 2) Deputy Prime Minister
3) President 4) Foreign Minister
5) Finance Minister Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 111 The govt of India has constituted a committee to make recommendations on pay scale revision of executives in PSUs. The pay revision will take effect from
1) 1 Jan, 2017 2) 1 Apr, 2017
3) 1 Jun, 2017 4) 1 Sep, 2017
5) 1 Dec, 2017 Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 112 The Union Urban Development Ministry has sanctioned Rs 37.5 cr for development of which of the following towns under the AMRUT scheme?
1) Madurai 2) Gaya
3) Machilipatnam 4) Kushi Nagar
5) Nasik Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 113 The World Day Against Child Labour is observed every year on
1) 02Jun
2) 05Jun
3) 08Jun
4) 11Jun
5) 12Jun
Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 114 Five Lok Sabha MPs were honoured with the ‘Sansad Ratna’ Awards recently. Who among the following is NOT one of them?
1) Shivaji Adhalrao Patil 2) Raajeev Shankarrao Satav
3) Shrirang Appa Barne 4) Heena Vijaykumar Gavit
5) Abhishek Banerjee Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 115 The former Chief Minister V Vaithialingam was elected as the Speaker of the legislative Assembly of which state recently?
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Karnataka
3) Kerala 4) Puducherry
5) Andhra Pradesh Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 116 Inder Malhotra, who died recently, was one of the most respected
1) parliamentarians 2) bureaucrats
3) industrialists 4) journalists
5) film makers Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 117 The trilateral 2016 MALABAR naval exercise was held recently between the navies of India, Japan and
1) South Korea 2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia 4) US
5) Singapore Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 118 G Ragesh Chandra has been appointed as Secretary to the Chief Minister of
1) Assam 2) Puducherry
3) Tamil Nadu 4) West Bengal
5) Kerala Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 119 The legendary ice hockey player Gordie Howe passed away recently. He was from
1) Canada 2) Mexico
3) Span 4) Germany
5) France Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 120 _______ has been conferred the National Award for Best Performing Central PSU for Roof Top Solar Power initiatives.
1) HAL 2) BHEL
3) Airports Authority of India 4) NTPC
5) Indian Oil Corporation Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 121 The govt is planning to make the country energy surplus with a target of generating 1,178 billion units, leading to a 1.1 per cent overall electricity surplus in
1) FY17 2) FY18
3) FY19 4) FY20
5) FY21 Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 122 Who won the women’s singles title of the Australian Open Super Series badminton tournament 2016?
1) Sun Yu 2) Ratchanok Intanon
3) Yihan Wang 4) Saina Nehwal
5) Li Xuerui Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 123 President Pranab Mukherjee embarked on a six day threenation
tour to Ghana, Cotd’Ivory and Namibia recently. The capital city of Ghana is
1) Yamoussoukro 2) Accra
3) Windhoek 4) Gaborone
5) Mbabane Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 124 The firstofitskind
‘Rajasva Gyan Sangam’ is scheduled to be held on Jun 16 in
1) Mumbai 2) New Delhi
3) Kolkata 4) Gurgaon
5) Noida Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 125 The govt is planning to set up how many branches of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) by Sep 2017?
1) 36 2) 100
3) 245 4) 545
5) 650 Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 126 Birender Singh and Subhas Chandra won Rajya Sabha seats from which state in the recent elections?
1) Punjab 2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Haryana Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 127 India has rejected the plan of which of the following Internet majors to cover India through its Street View application?
1) Microsoft 2) Apple
3) Google 4) Nokia
5) Ericsson Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 128 _______ has become the first state in India to have an open govt data portal.
1) West Bengal 2) Goa
3) Delhi 4) Sikkim
5) Maharashtra Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 129 Satya Pal Jain has been appointed as a parttime
member of the 21st Law Commission of India which is headed by
1) DK Jai 2) Ajit Prakash Shah
3) Ravi R Tripathi 4) Balbir Singh Chauhan
5) HL Dattu Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 130 The headquarters of the insurance regulator IRDA is located in
1) Bengaluru 2) Chennai
3) Hyderabad 4) Mumbai
5) Kolkata Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 131 Under the new norms, all the users of PNotes
would have to follow Indian KYC and ALM Regulations. Here, what is the full form of the term ALM?
1) Aggregate Market Liability 2) Advance Money Liability
3) Asset Making Limitation 4) Anti Money Laundering
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 132 _______ has become the first country in the world to prohibit deforestation.
1) Sweden 2) Denmark
3) Norway 4) Cuba
5) Austria Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 133 The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, as an alternative to Global Positioning System (GPS) of the US, is being developed by
1) India 2) Japan
3) South Korea 4) China
5) Russia Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 134 The govt has made a selection committee to shortlist the candidates for Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor post. The Committee is headed by
1) PK Sinha 2) Rajiv Mehrishi
3) Ajit Doval 4) Nripendra Misra
5) Ajit Seth Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 135 Who among the following is the present Chief Minister of Sikkim?
1) PD Rai 2) Manik Sarkar
3) Bimal Gurung 4) Pawan Chamling
5) Ibobi Singh Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 136 Which firm has acquired LinkedIn in an allcash
deal of $26.2 billion?
1) Google 2) Microsoft
3) Facebook 4) Twitter
5) Apple Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 137 Who won the men’s singles title of the 2016 Australian Open Super Series Badminton tournament?
1) Jeon HyeokJin
2) HansKristian
Vittinghus
3) Tommy Sugiarto 4) Viktor Axelsen
5) Mohammad Ahsan Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 138 The capital city of Namibia is
1) Windhoek 2) Accra
3) Manama 4) Gaborone
5) Mbabane Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 139 Tony Fernandes, who has been given the status of Overseas Citizen ofIndia by the Indian govt, is the group chief of
1) AirAsia 2) Singapore Airlines
3) Jet Airways 4) Qatar Airways
5) Lufthansa Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 140 For the first time since Independence, Shiyal bet, was lit up after a subsea
marine cable power supply was inaugurated recently in
1) Maharashtra 2) Goa
3) Gujarat 4) Kerala
5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 141 The World Blood Donor Day is observed every year on
1) 10Jun
2) 12Jun
3) 14Jun
4) 18Jun
5) 30Jun
Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 142 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines called S4A. Here, the term S4A stands for
1) Scheme for Suitable Structuring of Stressed Assets 2) Scheme for Systematic Structuring of Stressed Assets
3) Scheme for Systemically Structuring of Stressed Assets 4) Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 143 Which state govt has launched ‘Child Labour Tracking System (CLTS)’ and financial help of Rs 25,000 for every rescued child labourer?
1) Rajasthan 2) Jharkhand
3) Uttarakhand 4) Bihar
5) West Bengal Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 144 Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad has assumed charge as the Chief Justice of
1) Bombay High Court 2) Manipur High Court
3) Madras High Court 4) Rajasthan High Court
5) Guwahati High Court Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 145 The ‘Mission Madukkarai Maharaj’ was launched recently to catch a wild elephant in
1) Coimbatore 2) Kochi
3) Nagpur 4) Kolkata
5) Chennai Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 146 John Dramani Mahama is the present President of which of the following countries?
1) Ghana 2) Jordan
3) Lebanon 4) Belarus
5) Mexico Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 147 The UN General Assembly elected which of the following countries to chair one of its six major committees for the first time recently?
1) Iran 2) Iraq
3) Cuba 4) Israel
5) Ukraine Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 148 Which of the following firms has agreed to acquire renewable energy company Welspun Renewable Energy?
1) Adani Power 2) Reliance Power
3) Tata Power 4) JSW Power
5) Suzlon Energy Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 149 Who among the following won the 2016 Canadian Grand Prix F1 Championship?
1) Daniel Ricciardo 2) Fernando Alonso
3) Sebastian Vettel 4) Nico Rosberg
5) Lewis Hamilton Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 150 Which of the following countries won gold medal at the FINA Women’s Water Polo World League Super Final 2016?
1) Spain 2) Australia
3) China 4) US
5) Russia Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 151 The Union Cabinet has approved the takeover by State Bank of India (SBI) of its five associate banks and
1) Bank of India 2) Indian Bank
3) Dena Bank 4) Vijaya Bank
5) Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 152 Ranjit Rae laid the foundation stone of the building of a college being built with India’s assistance in the capital city of a neighbouring country recently. He is India’s ambassador to
1) Nepal 2) Bhutan
3) Sri Lanka 4) Bangladesh
5) Myanmar Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 153 The Union Cabinet has given its approval for partial abolition of the 5/20 rule which is related to
1) food processing 2) civil aviation
3) defence 4) Indian Railway
5) Services sector Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 154 India’s trade surplus from the services sector increased to $5.72 bn in Apr 2016. The services sector includes exports in sectors like
1) businesses outsourced 2) receipts from tourism
3) information technology 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 155 Which bank has launched Bengaluru’s first ATM that accepts Aadhaar number and Aadhaar fingerprint (biometric) instead of ATM/Debit Card and PIN to dispense cash?
1) RBL Bank 2) RBS Bank
3) DCB Bank 4) Federal Bank
5) Yes Bank Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 156 The Stonegate Bank of the US has made history by issuing the first credit card that can be used in
1) China 2) Cuba
3) Mexico 4) Cambodia
5) Venezuela Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 157 Peter Thomson has been elected as the President of 71st session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He is a diplomat from
1) Mauritius 2) Kenya
3) Fiji 4) South Africa
5) Namibia Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 158 Gunit Chadha resigned as Chief Executive Officer for AsiaPacific
region from which of the following banks recently?
1) Standard Chartered 2) HSBC
3) CITI Bank 4) Deutsche Bank
5) American Express Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 159 Mudrarakshasa, who died recently, was a distinguished
1) Sanskrit writer 2) Marathi writer
3) Assamese writer 4) Hindi writer
5) Tamil writer Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 160 President Pranab Mukherjee was awarded the highest civilian award of which of the following countries during his recent visit to the country?
1) Namibia 2) Ghana
3) Jordan 4) Mauritius
5) Ivory Coast Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 161 The Great Barrier Reef rodent (also known as Bramble Cay melomys) of which country has become the first mammal species driven to extinction by humaninduced
climate change?
1) Colombia 2) China
3) Australia 4) New Zealand
5) France Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 162 India are set to make their maiden appearance in the Under 17 Futsal World Cup scheduled to be held in Jul 2016 in
1) Brazil 2) Argentina
3) Uruguay 4) Bolivia
5) Paraguay Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 163 The Union Cabinet has given its nod to raise the superannuation age of Central Health Service (CHS) doctors from the present 62 years to
1) 63 years 2) 65 years
3) 67 years 4) 70 years
5) 72 years Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 164 The Bharatiya Mahila Bank was set to serve to women customers in the year
1) 2010 2) 2011
3) 2012 4) 2013
5) 2014 Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 165 Who among the following has won the prestigious 2016 PEN Pinter Prize?
1) Margaret Atwood 2) Barbara Kingsolver
3) Salman Rushdie 4) Toni Morrison
5) Alice Munro Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 166 The Union Cabinet has approved a contract between Earth Sciences Ministry and the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for exploring metals in
1) Bay of Bengal 2) Indian Ocean
3) Arabian Sea 4) Andaman Sea
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 167 The Union Cabinet has approved an MoU with which of the following countries for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors?
1) Thailand 2) Philippines
3) Cambodia 4) Nepal
5) Taiwan Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 168 Which of the following countries launched its new Project 22220 nuclearpowered
icebreaker dubbed Arktika recently?
1) Russia 2) US
3) Greenland 4) New Zealand
5) Canada Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 169 Some 3,049 people registered their spot in the Guinness book of world records for performing largest ‘Karma Naach’ dance ever. The event took place in Mandla district of
1) Rajasthan 2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Karnataka
5) Maharashtra Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 170 In order to fund startups
in the financial technology (fintech) space, which of the following banks in the country has set up a Rs 200cr
fund?
1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank
3) Punjab National Bank 4) State Bank of India
5) Axis Bank Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 171 The govt has approved panIndia
Ramayana & Krishna Circuit under Swadesh Darshan Scheme. Which of the following is NOT covered under Ranayana Circuit?
1) Puri (Odisha) 2) Hampi (Karnataka)
3) Bhadrachalam (Telangana) 4) Jagdalpur (Chattisgarh)
5) Darbhanga (Bihar) Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 172 India and which of the following countries signed two MoUs on capacity building for civil servants and centre of excellence in ICT during recent visit by President Pranab Mukherjee recently?
1) Morocco 2) Tunisia
3) Ghana 4) Namibia
5) Ivory Coast Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 173 KolkataAshuganjTripura
transit facility under the revised Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol between India and which country became operational recently?
1) Myanmar 2) Bangladesh
3) Thailand 4) Bhutan
5) Nepal Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 174 The Union human resource development minister Smriti Zubin Irani dedicated a school volunteer programme to the nation at New Delhi recently which is named
1) Vidya Mitra 2) Vidya Sathi
3) Vidya Dan 4) Vidyanjali
5) Gyananjali Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 175 Prayuth Chanocha,
who visited New Delhi recently, is the present Prime Minister of
1) Philippines 2) Vietnam
3) Thailand 4) Cambodia
5) South Korea Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 176 Suresh Chandra has been appointed as the new Union
1) Defence Secretary 2) Law Secretary
3) Home Secretary 4) Revenue Secretary
5) Finance Secretary Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 177 Which of the following banks bagged CFBP Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Fair Business Practices – Certificate of Merit under the category ‘Service Enterprises – Large’ recently?
1) Federal Bank 2) RBL Bank
3) Yes Bank 4) Kotak Mahindra Bank
5) Karnataka Bank Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 178 Name the Hollywood actress appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador recently?
1) Anne Hathaway 2) Natalie Portman
3) Kate Hudson 4) Emily Blunt
5) Amanda Seyfried Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 179 US President Barack Obama has nominated the Indianorigin
diplomat Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir as the next American ambassador to
1) Indonesia 2) Cuba
3) Malaysia 4) Chile
5) Vietnam Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 180 In a bid to keep the domestic prices of sugar under check in the country, the Centre imposed what per cent duty on the export of raw sugar recently?
1) 05 per cent 2) 10 per cent
3) 15 per cent 4) 20 per cent
5) 25 per cent Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 181 Which of the following teams won the 2016 Champions Trophy hockey tournament?
1) India 2) Australia
3) Japan 4) Malaysia
5) Pakistan Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 182 As informed by the Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal recently, all the States have resolved to provide 24×7 power supply to all households by
1) Jan17
2) Apr17
3) May17
4) Sep17
5) Dec17
Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 183 India and Thailand have agreed to commence talks for CEPA, which stands for
1) Commerce and Economic Partnership Agreement 2) Commodity Exchange Partnership Agreement
3) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement 4) Comprehensive Export Partnership Agreement
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 184 Creating history, who among the following on 18 Jun became the first women fighter pilot(s) to be formally commissioned by the Indian Air Force?
1) Mohana Singh 2) Bhawana Kanth
3) Avani Chaturvedi 4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 185 Which of the following cities declared a “state of public calamity” over a major budget crisis in order to release emergency funds to finance the Olympic Games due to begin in Aug?
1) Rio de Janeiro 2) London
3) Tokyo 4) Boston
5) Budapest Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 186 The govt has announced that NRIs can now open National Pension Savings accounts online i.e. through eNPS. The regulator for the pension sector in India is
1) IRDA 2) PFRDA
3) SEBI 4) FMC
5) AMFI Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 187 _________ won four awards at ‘FilmAT’ which is one of the biggest international film festivals dedicated to tourism, art and ecology in Poland.
1) Karnataka Tourism 2) Tamil Nadu Tourism
3) Madhya Pradesh Tourism 4) Gujarat Tourism
5) Kerala Tourism Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 188 The govt has decided in principle to allow export of missile systems to friendly countries. What per cent of the missile capacity will be permitted to be exported?
1) 10 per cent 2) 15 per cent
3) 25 per cent 4) 33 per cent
5) 49 per cent Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 189 PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Duraiappah Stadium, renovated by the Indian govt at a cost of over Rs 7.1 cr, in which of the following countries through video conferencing recently?
1) Nepal 2) Bhutan
3) Afghanistan 4) Sri Lanka
5) Bangladesh Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 190 Joo Hyunghwan, who visited New Delhi recently, is the present Trade, Industry and Energy Minister of
1) Japan 2) South Korea
3) Malaysia 4) Singapore
5) Vietnam Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 191 Name the technology giant which is going to design mobile application for Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministry’s SWAYAM platform.
1) Google 2) Wipro
3) Microsoft 4) TCS
5) Infosys Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 192 PM Narendra Modi outlined the fivepoint
mantra to tax officials at the recent Rajasva Gyan Sangam. The mantra called RAPID stands for
1) Revenue, Accessibility, Probity, Information and Digitization 2) Revenue, Accountability, Politeness, Information and
Digitization
3) Revenue, Accountability, Probity, Information and Digitization 4) Revenue, Accessibility, Probity, Integrity and Digitization
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 193 Anton Yelchin, who died recently, was best known for playing Chekov in the movie series
1) Mission Impossible 2) Matrix
3) Terminator 4) Star Trek
5) Avengers Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 194 The central govt has decided to work for bringing a “blue revolution” in the country. This revolution is associated with
1) crude oil 2) games and jewellery
3) fishery 4) fertilizers
5) rain water harvesting Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 195 Naira is the currency of which of the following countries? It was devaluated recently.
1) Egypt 2) Cambodia
3) Zimbabwe 4) Nigeria
5) Kenya Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 196 The third monetary policy statement of the fiscal year 201617
will be issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on
1) 02Jul
2) 06Jul
3) 01Aug
4) 02Aug
5) 09Aug
Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 197 Which of the following is responsible for indirect tax collection in India?
1) CBDT 2) CBEC
3) CCEA 4) FIPB
5) DIPP Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 198 Manimala Devi, who passed away recently, was a noted
1) classical dancer 2) Odia film actress
3) Assamese singer 4) Bengali author
5) painter Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 199 The World Day to Combat Desertification is observed every year on
1) 16Jun
2) 17Jun
3) 18Jun
4) 19Jun
5) 20Jun
Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 200 The meeting of 48member
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) begun in which of the following cities recently?
1) Seoul, South Korea 2) Tokyo, Japan
3) Vienna, Austria 4) Sydney, Australia
5) London, UK Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 201 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended fast bowler Shaminda Eranga from bowling who plays for
1) New Zealand 2) West Indies
3) Zimbabwe 4) Sri Lanka
5) England Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 202 Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of the prestigious National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)?
1) Chetan Chauhan 2) Subramanian Swamy
3) Anupam Kher 4) Naseeruddin Shah
5) Kirti Azad Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 203 The movie ‘Thithi’ won the best film award and best script writers award at the Asia New Talent Awards in the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival. This is a
1) Hindi film 2) Kannada film
3) Tamil film 4) Telugu film
5) Malayalam film Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 204 The interest rate on small saving schemes will remain unchanged for the JulSep
quarter of the 201617.
Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?
1) Five Year National Savings Certificate – 8.1 per cent 2) Public Provident Fund Scheme – 8.1 per cent
3) Kisan Vikas Patra – 7.8 per cent 4) Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme – 8.6 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 205 What per cent FDI was recently allowed by the govt in teleports, directtohome
and cable networks as well as mobile TV without
the need for gov approval?
1) 26 per cent 2) 49 per cent
3) 51 per cent 4) 74 per cent
5) 100 per cent Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 206 Who won the 2016 European Grand Prix F1 championship in Baku?
1) Fernando Alonso 2) Daniel Ricciardo
3) Sebastian Vettel 4) Lewis Hamilton
5) Nico Rosberg Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 207 Devendro Singh is associated with which of the following games?
1) Wrestling 2) Weightlifting
3) Boxing 4) Archery
5) Shooting Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 208 As per the recent decision by the govt, in civil aviation, the rules now allow what per cent FDI under the automatic route in brownfield airport projects?
1) 26 per cent 2) 49 per cent
3) 51 per cent 4) 74 per cent
5) 100 per cent Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 209 The World Refugee Day is observed every year on
1) 01Jun2) 05Jun
3) 11Jun
4) 20Jun
5) 30Jun
Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 210 The International Yoga Day is observed every year on
1) 11Jun
2) 21Jun
3) 30Jun
4) 12Jul
5) 31Jul
Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 211 Which of the following European countries is all set to go for referendum on the issue of leaving the European Union on 23 Jun?
1) Britain 2) Britain
3) France 4) Italy
5) Spain Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 212 India and which country signed two agreements in culture and educational sectors to boost bilateral ties during the recent visit of latter’s PM to New Delhi?
1) Bhutan 2) Philippines
3) Thailand 4) Sri Lanka
5) Bangladesh Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 213 Which of the following has become the first Indian state to launch a special fund to provide free treatment for patients affected by Hepatitis C?
1) Haryana 2) Punjab
3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Tamil Nadu
5) Karnataka Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 214 The supercomputer Sunway TaihuLight with 93 petaflop/second speed was declared as the world’s fastest supercomputer. It belongs to
1) US 2) China
3) South Korea 4) Singapore
5) Japan Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 215 The team of scientists in which of the following countries has created world’s first microchip with 1,000 processor named “KiloCore”?
1) China 2) Japan
3) US 4) Sweden
5) Switzerland Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 216 Virginia Raggi was recently elected as the first female mayor of
1) London 2) Paris
3) Rome 4) Madrid
5) Berlin Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 217 The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched in Odisha recently. The scheme is associated with
1) free LED bulbs distribution 2) free cycles for girls
3) financial assistance to girl children 4) scholarship for girl students
5) free LPG connection to BPL families Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 218 The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) unveiled indigenous Basic Trainer Aircraft (BTA) in Bengaluru recently which is named
1) Hansha 2) HTT40
3) Tejas MK II 4) Kiran
5) iHawk Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 219 Which state govt has launched a unique initiative ‘Maitree Ek Gyan Yatra’ to link primary schools to high schools to colleges in the state?
1) Assam 2) Sikkim
3) Kerala 4) Goa
5) Maharashtra Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 220 Nikesh Arora resigned as the COO of which of the following firms recently?
1) Oracle 2) Yahoo
3) Twitter 4) IBM
5) SoftBank Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 221 As per the World Investment Report 2016 by the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in terms of FDI inflow, India’s ranking in the world is
1) first 2) second
3) fourth 4) sixth
5) tenth Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 222 Mori village in East Godavari district of which state will be developed as a smart village of global standards under a partnership between the state govt, the University of California at Berkeley, and several leading
technology organizations?
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Karnataka
3) Kerala 4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Maharashtra Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 223 Ken Miyauchi has been named the new President and Chief Operating Officer of which of the following firms?
1) Twitter 2) Alibaba
3) Suzuki 4) SoftBank
5) Yahoo Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 224 The ISRO launched a record number of satellites in a single missionusing PSLV C34
rocket recently. The number of satellites launched is
1) 8 2) 20
3) 28 4) 33
5) 37 Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 225 Vice President Hamid Ansari inaugurated the twoday
international conference on “Yoga for Body and Beyond” recently in
1) Ahmedabad 2) Mumbai
3) Nagpur 4) New Delhi
5) Kolkata Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 226 The twoday
meeting of heads of state of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held recently in Uzbekistan’s capital
1) Minsk 2) Astana
3) Tashkent 4) Dushanbe
5) Ashgabat Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 227 The Maharashtra Govt accorded minority status to who among the following recently?
1) Parsis 2) Jews
3) Wahhabis 4) Christians
5) Jains Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 228 The annual Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya temple started recently in which of the following states?
1) West Bengal 2) Odisha
3) Assam 4) Jharkhand
5) Chhattisgarh Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 229 The Chinese city of Jinan and which of the following Indian cities have become ‘sister cities’ with the signing of a pact for the exchange of ideas and technology?
1) Bhopal 2) Kochi
3) Mangalore 4) Kanpur
5) Nagpur Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 230 Name the Indian bank which was recently named in the “Hall of Shame” list of 158 banking firms that have invested in companies making cluster bombs.
1) Bank of Baroda 2) HDFC Bank
3) Indian Overseas Bank 4) ICICI Bank
5) State Bank of India Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 231 Guda Anjaiah, who passed away recently, was a noted lyricist of
1) Telangana 2) Assam
3) West Bengal 4) Maharashtra
5) Madhya Pradesh Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 232 The book titled “A Life in Diplomacy” is authored by who among the following?
1) Jairam Ramesh 2) Rana Ayyub
3) Maharajakrishna Rasgotra 4) Perumal Murugan
5) Akhil Sharma Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 233 The United Nations Public Service Day is observed on
1) 12Jun
2) 15Jun
3) 20Jun
4) 21Jun
5) 23Jun
Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 234 The renowned qawwal Amjad Sabri was shot dead in which of the following countries recently?
1) Bangladesh 2) Pakistan
3) Afghanistan 4) Sri Lanka
5) Nepal Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 235 Who among the following is chosen as the new chief coach of the national cricket team?
1) VVS Laxman 2) Sourav Ganguly
3) Javagal Srinath 4) Rahul Dravid
5) Anil Kumble Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 236 SK Roy resigned as the head of which of the following staterun
insurance firms recently?
1) GIC of India 2) National Insurance Co
3) Oriental Insurance Co 4) LIC of India
5) United India Insurance Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 237 Ace athlete Anju Bobby George resigned as the president of the State Sports Council of which of the following states recently?
1) Karnataka 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala 4) Maharashtra
5) Gujarat Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 238 The promotion programme, titled ‘Mission 11 Million’ is set to be launched by which of the following sports bodies in India?
1) AIFF 2) BCCI
3) BAI 4) AITA
5) IOA Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 239 The Union Cabinet has given its approval for a special package for employment generation and promotion of exports in Textile and Apparel sector. The size of the package is
1) Rs 2,000 cr 2) Rs 4,000 cr
3) Rs 6,000 cr 4) Rs 8,000 cr
5) Rs 10,000 cr Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 240 The Union Cabinet has approved proposal to extend the deadline for implementing the Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) to
1) 31Dec17
2) 31Jan17
3) 31Mar17
4) 31Oct17
5) 31Dec17
Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 241 The GAAR pact will kick in from 1 Apr 2017. What is the full form of the term GAAR?
1) General AntiAdherence
Rule 2) Global AntiAdherence
Rule
3) Global AntiAvoidance
Rule 4) General AntiAvoidance
Rule
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 242 Manoj Kumar and Vikas Krishan, who qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympics recently, are
1) boxers 2) weightlifters
3) wrestlers 4) shooters
5) discuss throwers Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 243 Who among the following has authored the book titled “Half Lion: How PV Narasimha Rao Transformed India”?
1) Sanjaya Baru 2) Natwar Singh
3) Shyam Saran 4) Vinay Sitapati
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 244 The Day of the Seafarer is observed every year on
1) 21Jun
2) 23Jun
3) 25Jun
4) 27Jun
5) 30Jun
Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 245 The Colombian govt and the leftist FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels have signed a historic ceasefire and disarmament agreement. The capital city of Colombia is
1) Paramaribo 2) Quito
3) Caracas 4) Lima
5) Bogota Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 246 Harika Dronavalli, who won the best women’s player award in Kazakhstan recently, is an Indian
1) chess player 2) shuttler
3) tennis player 4) archer
5) footballer Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 247 Mahasthangarh has been declared as the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SARRC) cultural capital for the year 201617.
It is a 3rd century BC archaeological site in
1) Sri Lanka 2) Afghanistan
3) Pakistan 4) India
5) Bangladesh Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 248 _________ has been awarded the twentyfifth
GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for the year 2015.
1) Tapas Kumar Kundu 2) Sanjay Mittal
3) Sanjeev Galande 4) Rajesh Gopakumar
5) Nibir Mandal Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 249 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 500mn
loan to build a bridge across the Ganga River in
1) Uttar Pradesh 2) West Bengal
3) Uttarakhand 4) Jharkhand
5) Bihar Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 250 The Parliament of which of the following neighbouring countries unanimously passed the Right to Information (RTI) bill recently?
1) Bangladesh 2) Pakistan
3) Sri Lanka 4) Nepal
5) Bhutan Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 251 India is all set to become a full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). India will become _______ member of MTCR.
1) 31st 2) 35th
3) 38th 4) 40th
5) 49th Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 252 An international arbitration panel has ordered Tata Sons to pay $1.17 bn in damages to which of the following firms for breaching an agreement?
1) Sistema Shyam 2) Vodafone
3) China Mobile 4) NTT DoCoMo
5) AT & T Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 253 PB Acharya recently launched women helpline – 181 and Sakhi, a one stop Centre to support women affected by violence. He is the present governor of
1) Jharkhand 2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Tripura 4) Kerala
5) Nagaland Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 254 ______ appointed Sanjay Malik as its India head recently.
1) Microsoft 2) Google
3) Nokia 4) Facebook
5) Huawei Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 255 The Govt has eliminated ________ duplicate and bogus ration cards that will help save about Rs 10,000 cr in subsidy bill annually.
1) 0.9 cr 2) 1.1 cr
3) 1.6 cr 4) 1.9 cr
5) 2.1 cr Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 256 PM Narendra Modi urged tax payers to take advantage of the latest govt scheme and declare their undisclosed assets and income before the deadline of
1) Jun30
2) Jul31
3) Aug31
4) Sep30
5) Oct31
Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 257 The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed every year on
1) 20Jun
2) 21Jun
3) 23Jun
4) 25Jun
5) 26Jun
Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 258 At least 15 people were killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in Mogadishu which is the capital city of
1) Somalia 2) Nigeria
3) Kenya 4) Yemen
5) Libya Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 259 India is planning entering a new league as far as space science is concerned with the planning of a mission in 2020 to
1) Venus 2) Sun
3) Moon 4) Jupiter
5) Saturn Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 260 The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) will be hosted by which of the following countries in 2017?
1) Morocco 2) Malaysia
3) UAE 4) Turkey
5) India Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 261 The 17th International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA 2016) was held recently in
1) Madrid, Spain 2) Manila, Philippines
3) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4) Rome, Italy
5) London, UK Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 262 The staterun
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) recently commissioned two units of 14 Megawatts each at Salma Hydro Electric Project in
1) Bangladesh 2) Afghanistan
3) Nepal 4) Bhutan
5) Sri Lanka Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 263 Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football recently. He has been playing for
1) France 2) Italy
3) Brazil 4) Germany
5) Argentina Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 264 _______ won the 2016 Copa America Football tournament.
1) Argentina 2) US
3) Chile 4) Colombia
5) Peru Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 265 Dutee Chand, who qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics recently, is an Indian
1) boxer 2) archer
3) long jumper 4) sprinter
5) weightlifter Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 266 The HAL and the Indian Air Force successfully test flight ________ aircraft with BrahMos missile recently.
1) MiG292) Jaguar
3) Mirage 2000 4) Tejas
5) Su30
MKI Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 267 The Defence Ministry has given its nod to buy 145 Ultra Light Howitzers guns from which of the following countries?
1) Sweden 2) France
3) Russia 4) Israel
5) US Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 268 Which of the following films won the Best Film award at the 2016 IIFA awards?
1) Bajirao Mastani 2) Piku
3) Tanu Weds Manu Returns 4) Bajrangi Bhaijaan
5) Baby Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 269 The Chinaled
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced its first four loans recently which do not include
1) $216.5 mn for a slum upgrading project in Indonesia 2) $165 mn for a power distribution system in Bangladesh
3) $100 mn for highway in Pakistan 4) $27.5 mn for improving a border road in Tajikistan
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 270 PM Narendra Modi launched 14 projects of Smart City Plan for which of the following cities recently?
1) Patna 2) Bhubaneswar
3) Pune 4) Jaipur
5) Surat Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 271 Who among the following has been appointed as the new deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
1) HR Khan 2) NS Vishwanathan
3) US Paliwal 4) Deepali Pant Joshi
5) DK Mohanty Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 272 What is India’s ranking on the worldwide Human Capital Index released recently by the World Economic Forum (WEF)?
1) 71st 2) 845th
3) 98th 4) 105th
5) 118th Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 273 The worldwide Human Capital Index released recently by the World Economic Forum (WEF) is topped by
1) Finland 2) Norway
3) Sweden 4) Denmark
5) Switzerland Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 274 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) launched an ayurvedic drug BGR34
recently. This drug will be used to treat
1) tuberculosis 2) diphtheria
3) malaria 4) diabetes
5) dengue Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 275 Who among the following has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)?
1) Shaktikanta Das 2) Hasmukh Adhia
3) Sujoy Bose 4) LC Goyal
5) Arvind Mayaram Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 276 Who among the following won the Best Actor Male award at the 17th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards?
1) Salman Khan 2) Aamir Khan
3) Akshay Kumar 4) Ranveer Singh
5) Amitabh Bachchan Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 277 Jitu Rai recently won a silver medal at the World Cup held in Baku, Azerbaijan. He is an ace Indian
1) shuttler 2) shooter
3) boxer 4) weightlifter
5) archer Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 278 Which of the following state govts has launched a new scheme Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana with an aim to provide education loan at 1% interest to students?
1) Jharkhand 2) West Bengal
3) Assam 4) Bihar
5) Odisha Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 279 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently cleared the payment of $501 mn to which of the following countries bringing total disbursements to it to about US$6.01 bn?
1) Sri Lanka 2) Bangladesh
3) Pakistan 4) Myanmar
5) Afghanistan Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 280 Gudni Johannesson won the recent presidential elections in which of the following countries?
1) Iceland 2) Greenland
3) Norway 4) Chile
5) Cuba Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 281 The UN General Assembly recently elected five nations as nonpermanent
members of the Security Council for a twoyear
period beginning in Jan, 2017. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
1) Sweden 2) Bolivia
3) Ethiopia 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 282 What is India’s ranking on the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016 released by the United Nations?
1) 19th 2) 25th
3) 35th 4) 54th
5) 63rd Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 283 Shashi Kant Sharma was conferred honorary professorship by the Nanjing Audit University in China recently. He is the present
1) Comptroller and Auditor General 2) Chief Information Commissioner
3) Central Vigilance Commissioner 4) Chief Election Commissioner
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Jun2016
Ques. : 284 Xerxes Sapur Desai, who died recently, was the founder of
1) HMT 2) Titan
3) Maxima 4) Timex
5) Citizen Ans.) 2
Jun2016
Ques. : 285 Which of the following state govts has decided to grant district status to Majuli, making it India’s first river island district?
1) West Bengal 2) Sikkim
3) Odisha 4) Assam
5) Manipur Ans.) 4
Jun2016
Ques. : 286 Which of the following countries recently inaugurated the world’s first electric road?
1) Russia 2) China
3) Japan 4) Germany
5) Sweden Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 287 The World Bank has approved $63mn
for “Tejaswini Project” in which of the following states?
1) Mizoram 2) Telangana
3) Uttarakhand 4) Chhattisgarh
5) Jharkhand Ans.) 5
Jun2016
Ques. : 288 Which of the following firms named Ulf Mark Schneider as its new Chief Executive Officer recently?
1) Unilever 2) GlaxoSmithKline
3) Nestle 4) Reckitt Benckiser
5) Procter & Gamble Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 289 _________ has signed up as the official sponsor for the Indian contingent to the Rio Olympics 2016.
1) Micromax 2) Mahindra & Mahindra
3) Amul 4) Patanjali
5) Reliance Jio Ans.) 3
Jun2016
Ques. : 290 The exercise “Jalrahat” for flood relief was held recently in
1) Assam 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Gujarat 4) Maharashtra
5) Uttarakhand Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 291 Majuli has become the first river island district of the country which is situated in the river
1) Ganga 2) Lohit
3) Danshiri 4) Burhidihing
5) Brahmaputra Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 292 The indigenouslybuilt
Varunastra was successfully inducted in the Indian Navy recently. It is a(n)
1) antiship
missile 2) antisubmarine
torpedo
3) antiaircraft
gun 4) helicopterlaunched
missile
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 293 Which state govt has signed an MOU with a threenation
consortium to set up a gasbased
fertilizer project at Krishnapatanam with an investment of Rs 10,183 cr?
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Karnataka
3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Telangana
5) Kerala Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 294 The National Statistics Day is observed on
1) 12Jun
2) 18Jun
3) 29Jun
4) 30Jun
5) 01Jul
Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 295 Who among the following was recently appointed as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)?
1) Balvinder Singh 2) Nand Kishore
3) Ashwini Attri 4) Sunil Kumar Bahri
5) H Pradeep Rao Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 296 Who among the following is the present Union Minister for Steel and Mines?
1) Narendra Singh Tomar 2) Jual Oram
3) Chaudhary Birender Singh 4) Anant Geete
5) Ananth Kumar Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 297 Name the private sector lender which has launched a 10,000 sq ft innovation lab at Bengaluru for start ups, which will host a threemonth
accelerator programme.
1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank 4) IDFC Bank
5) Kotak Mahindra Bank Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 298 The second BRICS Youth Summit will be held in which of the following cities from Jul 13
with the theme ‘Youth as bridge for IntraBRICS
Exchanges’?
1) Guwahati 2) Kolkata
3) Ranchi 4) Bhopal
5) Lucknow Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 299 Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the 16th President of which of the following countries recently?
1) Thailand 2) Cambodia
3) Vietnam 4) Indonesia
5) Philippines Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 300 Four IndianAmericans
have been honoured with prestigious Great Immigrants: The Pride of America Award 2016. Who among the following is NOT one of them?
1) Hari Sreenivasan 2) Bharati Mukherjee
3) Vikram Malhotra 4) Satya Nadella
5) Sunder Pichai Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 301 ________ was conferred the “Honoris Causa” Doctor of Science recently by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur during its 49th convocation ceremony.
1) Viswanathan Anand 2) Leander Paes
3) Sachin Tendulkar 4) Sania Mirza
5) Saina Nehwal Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 302 The two women, Noor Huda Roslan and Nenney Shuhaidah Shamsuddin, were appointed as judges of Islamic Shariah High Court for the first time in the history of
1) Indonesia 2) Malaysia
3) Pakistan 4) Bangladesh
5) Afghanistan Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 303 Jim Yong Kim, who visited India, recently, is the present president of which of the following international organisations?
1) WTO 2) ADB
3) AIIB 4) World Bank
5) IMF Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 304 The Govt approved the MoU between India and Tanzania for bilateral cooperation in water resources management and development. The capital city of Tanzania is
1) Nassau 2) Dodoma
3) Yerevan 4) Luanda
5) Tirana Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 305 India successfully testfired
the ballistic missile “Barak8”
recently from Balasore district of Odisha. The missile has been developed with
1) US 2) France
3) Russia 4) Germany
5) Israel Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 306 KG Subramanyan passed away recently. He was a renowned
1) singer 2) classical dancer
3) film director 4) architect
5) sculptor and painter Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 307 Which of the following countries successfully launched its second Shijian16
series satellite recently for space research and experiments?
1) South Korea 2) China
3) Malaysia 4) Venezuela
5) Italy Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 308 Which of the following fighter aircrafts was commissioned into the Indian Air Force in Bengaluru recently?
1) MIG 29 2) Rafale
3) Tejas 4) Sukhoi Su30MKI
5) F16
Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 309 The Union Cabinet has approved the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission which was headed by
1) Ashok Kumar Mathur 2) Meena Agarwal
3) Rathin Roy 4) Vivek Rae
5) BS Chauhan Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 310 Which of the following teams won the 2016 Champions Trophy title (women’s)?
1) UK 2) Netherlands
3) Argentina 4) Malaysia
5) Australia Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 311 PM Narendra Modi’s radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ will now also be telecast to which of the following neighbouring countries?
1) Myanmar 2) Sri Lanka
3) Bhutan 4) China
5) Bangladesh Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 312 Reliance Industries has signed a shareholder agreement with which bank to set up a payments bank?
1) State Bank of India 2) Punjab National Bank
3) Bank of Baroda 4) Canara Bank
5) Indian Overseas Bank Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 313 RC Dhere, who passed away recently, was a renowned ________ writer.
1) Marathi 2) Bengali
3) Assamese 4) Telugu
5) Tamil Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 314 Which of the following states has launched a Rapid Rural Police Response System in the state’s over 12,000 villages?
1) Haryana 2) Bihar
3) Punjab 4) Karnataka
5) Kerala Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 315 Who among the following sportspersons was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India’s highest sporting honour?
1) Kapil Dev 2) Viswanathan Anand
3) PT Usha 4) Sachin Tendulkar
5) Leander Paes Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 316 The National Doctors’ Day is observed every year to pay homage to India’s most famous physician Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy on
1) 29Jun
2) 30Jun
3) 01Jul
4) 02Jul
5) 03Jul
Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 317 Name the present Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister who launched Crop Manager for Ricebased
Systems (CMRS), a webbased
App recently.
1) Ramvilas Paswan 2) DV Sadananda Gowda
3) M Venkaiah Naidu 4) Nitin Gadkari
5) Radha Mohan Singh Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 318 Which of the following public sector lenders celebrated its 61st foundation day on 2 Jul?
1) PNB 2) SBI
3) Indian Bank 4) Canara Bank
5) Dena Bank Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 319 Which of the following banks has partnered with FINO Paytech to launch a payments bank in the country?
1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank 4) Yes Bank
5) Federal Bank Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 320 Which of the following initiatives is related to the revamp of public sector banks in the country?
1) AMRUT 2) UDAY
3) Indradhanush 4) Swavalamban
5) MUDRA Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 321 M Gopalakrishnan, who was sentenced to three year rigorous imprisonment recently by the principal special judge for CBI cases, was the former CMD of
1) Indian Bank 2) Dena Bank
3) Vijaya Bank 4) PNB
5) Syndicate Bank Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 322 _______ and the World Bank have inked agreements for a $625million
facility to support gridconnected
rooftop solar programme (GRPV) in the country.
1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank
3) State Bank of India 4) Punjab National Bank
5) Axis Bank Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 323 The World Bank Group recently committed to provide a support of what amount to the Indian solar energy projects?
1) $1 billion 2) $2 billion
3) $5 billion 4) $7 billion
5) $10 billion Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 324 The Google Inc has finally announced that the ‘N’ in its latest Android N stands for
1) Nougat 2) Nankhatai
3) Neyyappam 4) Narkeler naru
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 325 Elie Wiesel, who passed away recently, was a Holocaust survivor and a winner of Nobel
1) peace prize 2) prize in physics
3) prize in chemistry 4) prize physiology and medicine
5) prize in literature Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 326 At least 20 people were killed in an ISIS attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka recently. The operation launched to neutralise militants was named
1) Operation Dagger 2) Operation Dawn
3) Operation Thunderbolt 4) Operation Rahat
5) Operation Tiger Claw Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 327 ________ has requested the Centre to extend financial assistance of Rs 5,000 cr for the Mission Kakatiya programme, being implemented for restoration of minor irrigation tanks.
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Telangana
3) Karnataka 4) Maharashtra
5) Uttar Pradesh Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 328 Which bank has tied up with Flipkart to offer consumer durables purchase (Rs 5000 and above) on EMIs to its account holders?
1) ICICI Bank 2) Axis Bank
3) IDFC Bank 4) SBI
5) Bank of Baroda Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 329 Who among the following is the first sports person to receive India’s second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan in 2007?
1) Abhinav Bindra 2) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
3) Sunil Gavaskar 4) Dhanraj Pillay
5) Viswanathan Anand Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 330 The FPIs have invested Rs 3,700 cr in Jun 2016 itself in India. Here, the term FPI stands for
1) Forward Portfolio Investor 2) Foreign Priority Investor
3) Foreign Portfolio Investor 4) Forward Preferential Investor
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 331 The world’s largest international maritime exercise named RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) 2016 began recently in
1) US 2) Australia
3) Canada 4) Japan
5) South Korea Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 332 Indian Navy recently launched INS Tarasa which is a
1) Water Jet Fast Attack Craft 2) Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel
3) Sea Tanker 4) AntiSubmarine
Ship
5) Fast Attack Missile Craft Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 333 Which of the following countries celebrates it Independence Day on 4 Jul, the day it secured independence from the British Empire after the Revolutionary War?
1) Canada 2) Malaysia
3) South Africa 4) US
5) Australia Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 334 The first meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency was held recently in
1) Bengaluru 2) Visakhapatnam
3) Jaipur 4) Gandhinagar
5) Pune Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 335 Kerala govt has banned ‘electronic cigarette’ alias ‘ecigarette’
in the state. Which of the following was the first state to ban ecigarettes
in Nov 2014?
1) Punjab 2) Maharashtra
3) Karnataka 4) Haryana
5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 336 India’s first Commercial Court and Commercial Disputes Resolution Centre has been inaugurated in
1) Mumbai 2) Ahmedabad
3) Chennai 4) Raipur
5) Hyderabad Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 337 Who among the following won the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix Formula One?
1) Daniel Ricciardo 2) Fernando Alonso
3) Lewis Hamilton 4) Sebastian Vettel
5) Nico Rosberg Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 338 Shekel is the currency of which of the following countries?
1) Indonesia 2) Maldives
3) Malaysia 4) Israel
5) Chile Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 339 The Indian Air Force inducted two Tejas fighter aircrafts as part of a new squadroncalled the
1) Flying Hawk 2) Flying Eagle
3) The Thunderbolt 4) Sky Lightning
5) Flying Daggers Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 340 The World Population Day is observed on
1) 03Jul
2) 06Jul
3) 11Jul
4) 18Jul
5) 28Jul
Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 341 The NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully entered into the orbit of which of the following planets recently?
1) Venus 2) Pluto
3) Jupiter 4) Mercury
5) Mars Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 342 Who among the following has been inducted as the youngest Ministers of State recently in the Union Cabinet?
1) Anupriya Patel 2) Ramdas Athawale
3) Rajen Gohain 4) Ramesh Jigjinagi
5) Faggan Singh Kulste Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 343 Which of the following countries is the host of the meet of the heads of antinarcotics
agencies of BRICS nations to discuss issues related to narcoterrorism?
1) South Africa 2) China
3) India 4) Russia
5) Brazil Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 344 Which of the following banks has lunched a premium credit card by the name ELITE which is enabled with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology?
1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank 4) SBI
5) PNB Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 345 The central govt has given its nod for renaming Mhow railway station after BR Ambedkar as the Dalit icon was born there. The station is situated in Indore district of
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajasthan
3) Maharashtra 4) Haryana
5) Gujarat Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 346 _________ has been appointed as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) replacing NS Vishwanathan who was recently elevated as Deputy Governor of RBI.
1) MD Patra 2) Sudarshan Sen
3) Chandan Sinha 4) US Paliwal
5) Deepali Pant Joshi Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 347 Michel Rocard passed away recently. He was the former Prime Minister of
1) Italy 2) UK
3) France 4) Spain
5) Canada Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 348 Who among the following won the 2016 Canada Open Grand Prix Badminton title?
1) Toby Ng 2) Adrian Liu
3) Lee Hyun II 4) B Sai Praneeth
5) Ajay Jayaram Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 349 Who among the following is the new Union HRD Minister?
1) Smriti Irani 2) Prakash Javadekar
3) Venkaiah Naidu 4) Ananth Kumar
5) Ravi Shankar Prasad Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 350 ________ has become the first port in India to implement logistics data tagging of containers.
1) Paradip Port 2) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
3) Haldia Port 4) Kandla Port
5) Cochin Port Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 351 The world’s largest charkha (spinning wheel) was unveiled recently at
1) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport 2) Goa International Airport
3) Indira Gandhi International Airport 4) Biju Patnaik International Airport
5) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 352 The annual celebrations of Puri’s world famous Rath Yatra commenced recently in
1) Kerala 2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Odisha
5) West Bengal Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 353 The Supreme Courtappointed
green panel EPCA has recommended high pollution cess, of up to what per cent on the cost of diesel cars with engine above 2,000 cc?
1) 10 per cent 2) 15 per cent
3) 25 per cent 4) 50 per cent
5) 100 per cent Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 354 Annu Rani set a national mark at National Interstate
Athletics Championships in which of the following sports recently?
1) Discuss throw 2) Triple jump
3) Pole vault 4) Boxing
5) Javeline throw Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 355 The renowned footballer Lionel Messi was recently sentenced to 21 months in prison for a tax fraud in
1) Spain 2) Italy
3) UK 4) Germany
5) Brazil Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 356 The Union Cabinet recently approved the import of pulses through longterm
contract with which of the following countries?
1) Mozambique 2) Nigeria
3) Kenya 4) South Africa
5) Brazil Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 357 The renowned filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami passed away recently. He belonged to
1) Iran 2) Egypt
3) Spain 4) Italy
5) France Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 358 The telecom regulator TRAI launched an app to check realtime
internet speed recently. The present chairman of TRAI is
1) UK Sinha 2) CB Bhave
3) RS Sharma 4) TS Vijayan
5) Hemant Contractor Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 359 _______ has become the first state in the country to introduce minimum wages for parttime
workers.
1) Maharashtra 2) Rajasthan
3) West Bengal 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Karnataka Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 360 The market regulator SEBI has extended the timeline for listed companies to report their financial results under Ind AS. Here, the term Ind AS stands for
1) Indian Assessment Standards 2) Indian Accreditation Standards
3) Indian Approval Standards 4) Indian Accounting Standards
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 361 The govt has constituted a Committee to examine the desirability and feasibility of having a ‘new financial year’ headed by
1) Rajiv Kumar 2) PV Rajaraman
3) KM Chandrasekhar 4) Shankar Acharya
5) Rajiv Takru Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 362 India has slipped two places to what position on the global list of countries in terms of their readiness for transition to a digitised economy and society?
1) 41st 2) 59th
3) 91st 4) 101st
5) 114th Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 363 Who among the following is the new Union Law & Justice as well as Electronics & Information Technology Minister?
1) M Venkaiah Naidu 2) DV Sadananda Gowda
3) Ananthkumar 4) Ravi Shankar Prasad
5) Smriti Zubin Irani Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 364 PM Narendra Modi reached Maputo as a part of his four nation tour of the African continent recently. Maputo is the capital city of
1) Kenya 2) Tanzania
3) South Africa 4) Mozambique
5) Nigeria Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 365 Who among the following has won the prestigious Caine Prize for his short story, Memories We Lost?
1) Bongani Kona (Zimbabwe) 2) Tope Folarin (Nigeria)
3) Lesley Nneka Arimah (Nigeria) 4) Abdul Adan (Somalia/Kenya)
5) Lidudumalingani (South Africa) Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 366 Which of the following countries has topped the global list of countries in terms of their readiness for transition to a digitised economy and society?
1) Brazil 2) Sweden
3) China 4) Russia
5) Singapore Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 367 Which of the following countries recently inducted its largest indigenouslybuilt
transport aircraft Y20?
1) China 2) South Africa
3) Brazil 4) Japan
5) Russia Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 368 The Woodpecker Environment and Wildlife Film Festival was held recently in
1) Chandigarh 2) Shimla
3) New Delhi 4) Bengaluru
5) Hyderabad Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 369 The Union Cabinet has approved setting up a Major port at Enayam near Colachel in the state of
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Odisha
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Kerala
5) Gujarat Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 370 The nation paid tribute to Babu Jagjivan Ram on his death anniversary on 6 Jul. Which of the following is correct about him? He was
1) the former Deputy PM 2) a Dalit leader
3) the defence minister of India during the IndiaPakistan
war of
1971 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 371 The second phase of Haritha Haram programme was launched recently by which of the following state govts to plant 46 crore plants improving the green belt?
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Telangana
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Odisha
5) Jharkhand Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 372 The IMF has announced a $5.34bn
program for which country to help strengthen its finances, hit by the crash in oil prices and the fight against the Islamic State group?
1) Libya 2) Syria
3) Iraq 4) Yemen
5) Bangladesh Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 373 The Nasscom has unveiled India’s first centre of excellence focused on IoT. Here, the term IoT stands for
1) Intranet of Things 2) Internet of Things
3) Invention of Things 4) Internet of Thoughts
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 374 Filipe Nyusi is the present President of which of the following countries?
1) Mozambique 2) Nigeria
3) Kenya 4) Tanzania
5) South Africa Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 375 _______ recently launched “Mingle”, a social media banking platform for Facebook and Twitter users.
1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank 4) State Bank of India
5) Federal Bank Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 376 The govt will carry out a drive to clean ten iconic places in the country as part of a pilot project under the Swachh Bharat mission. Which of the following is NOT among these places?
1) Jagannath temple (Orissa) 2) Ajmer Sharif (Rajasthan)
3) Golden Temple (Punjab) 4) Taj Mahal (Uttar Pradesh)
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 377 India has been placed at 91st position in the 2016 Networked ReadinessIndex (NRI) which is released by the
1) IMF 2) World Bank
3) Federal Reserve 4) WTO
5) World Economic Forum Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 378 India recently set up an apparel training centre in which of the following countries to support its textiles industry?
1) Cameroon 2) Ghana
3) Burkina Faso 4) Nigeria
5) Liberia Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 379 Which of the following has become the first state of the country to impose a “fat tax” on junk food?
1) Punjab 2) Haryana
3) Karnataka 4) Kerala
5) Maharashtra Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 380 Name the Indian gymnast who was recently named a ‘Gymnaste de Classe Mondaile’ (World class gymnast) by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).
1) Vandita Nilesh Raval 2) Pranati Nayak
3) Dipa Karmakar 4) Priti Das
5) Meenakshi Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 381 Who among the following won the women’s single title of 2016 Wimbledon?
1) Angelique Kerber 2) Serena Williams
3) Maria Sharapova 4) Victoria Azarenka
5) Garbine Muguruza Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 382 The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will award Radhika Menon the Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for 2016. The IMO is headquartered at
1) New York 2) London
3) Paris 4) Madrid
5) Frankfurt Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 383 Name the present Union Commerce and Industry Minister who led the delegation of Indian companies at the ‘INNOPROM 2016’ in Russia.
1) Ananth Kumar 2) DV Sadananda Gowda
3) Nirmala Sitharaman 4) Nitin Gadkari
5) M Venkaiah Naidu Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 384 India recently handed over 30 SUVs and completed the delivery of USD 4.5 million grant assistance to which of the following African countries?
1) Ghana 2) Kenya
3) Nigeria 4) Mozambique
5) South Africa Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 385 India and which country recently inked four pacts in the fields of ICT, Tourism and Grassroots Innovation in Science & Technology and Cooperation in Arts and Culture?
1) Eretria 2) Zambia
3) South Africa 4) Kenya
5) Mozambique Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 386 The Union Cabinet has approved signing of an MoU between India and Tanzania in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy. The capital city of Tanzania is
1) Zagreb 2) Bogota
3) Santiago 4) Sucre
5) Dodoma Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 387 Abdul Sattar Edhi, who passed away recently, was a legendary philanthropist of
1) Bangladesh 2) Pakistan
3) Sri Lanka 4) Malaysia
5) Indonesia Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 388 __________ has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL).
1) Mangu Singh 2) E Sreedharan
3) AK Mittal 4) Arunendra Kumar
5) Sanjay Gupta Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 389 Kevin Turner recently resigned as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of
1) Microsoft 2) Facebook
3) Twitter 4) Google
5) Yahoo Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 390 The 2016 Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was held recently in Warsaw which is the capital city of
1) Norway 2) Poland
3) Sweden 4) Spain
5) Canada Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 391 Who won the men’s singles title of the 2016 Wimbledon tennis tournament?
1) Milos Raonic 2) Andy Murray
3) Stan Wawrinka 4) Roger Federer
5) Novak Djokovic Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 392 Aditya Puri, who has been ranked the best banking chief executive officer (CEO) in Asia by the investor community, is the present CMD of
1) ICICI Bank 2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank 4) Federal Bank
5) IDFC Bank Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 393 Which of the following teams lifted the Euro 2016 football championships in Paris?
1) France 2) Turkey
3) Italy 4) Portugal
5) Spain Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 394 Who among the following won the 2016 British Grand Prix Formula One championship?
1) Kimi Raikkonen 2) Daniel Ricardo
3) Nico Rosberg 4) Max Verstappen
5) Lewis Hamilton Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 395 Which of the following pairs won the women’s doubles title of 2016 Wimbledon tennis tournament?
1) Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova 2) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
3) Serena Williams and Venus Williams 4) Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 396 Under the Interest Subvention Scheme approved by the govt for the year 201617, farmers will get short term crop loan payable within one year up to Rs 3 lakh at
1) 8 pcpa 2) 6 pcpa
3) 4 pcpa 4) 2 pcpa
5) 0 pcpa Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 397 The US and which of the following countries has agreed to deploy air missile defence system THAAD?
1) Japan 2) South Korea
3) Sweden 4) Turkey
5) Canada Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 398 The second unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is now operational. The power plant is situated in
1) Karnataka 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala 4) Maharashtra
5) Gujarat Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 399 Tathagata Roy was sworn in as the acting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh recently. He is the present governor of
1) Tripura 2) Sikkim
3) West Bengal 4) Assam
5) Manipur Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 400 Which of the following pairs won the men’s doubles title of 2016 Wimbledon tennis tournament?
1) Julien Benneteau and Edouard RogerVasselin
2) Jamie Murray and John Peers
3) PierreHugues
Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 4) JeanJulien
Rojer and Horia Tecau
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 401 __________ has lapped up Lafarge India’s 11 million tonne cement business for $1.4 billion (Rs 9478 cr) enterprise value.
1) Nirma 2) ACC Limited
3) Ambuja Cement 4) Birla Corporation
5) Binani Cement Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 402 India signed seven pacts with which country recently after talks between PM Narendra Modi and President Uhuru Kenyatta?
1) Cameroon 2) Kenya
3) Tanzania 4) South Africa
5) Chad Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 403 Who among the following is the present governor of Uttar Pradesh? He sent a special report to President Pranab Mukherjee on the recent violence in Mathura.
1) Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir 2) Draupadi Murmu
3) Keshari Nath Tripathi 4) Ram Naik
5) Ram Nath Kovind Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 404 The “Watson” is a question answering computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language. It is developed by
1) Google 2) Apple
3) Microsoft 4) IBM
5) Samsung Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 405 The Finance Ministry has imposed definitive antidumping
duty on purified terephthalic acid (PTA) imports from
1) Malaysia 2) Indonesia
3) China 4) Iran
5) All the above Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 406 Amal Dutta, who passed away recently, was the former India player and first professional fulltime
coach of
1) Cricket 2) Badminton
3) Hockey 4) Tennis
5) Football Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 407 India signed five agreements recently with Tanzania. The currency of Tanzania is
1) Tanzanian pound 2) Tanzanian franc
3) Tanzanian shilling 4) Naira
5) Central African CFA franc Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 408 Which of the following firms has introduced Android Skilling Program for India to train two million developers over the next three years?
1) Samsung 2) Xiaomi
3) Google 4) Huawei
5) Lenovo Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 409 Which of the following pairs won the mixed doubles title of 2016 Wimbledon?
1) Robert Farah and AnnaLena
Gronefeld 2) Nicholas Monroe and Gabriela Dabrowski
3) Liam Broady and Naomi Broady 4) Dmitry Tursunov and Andrea Petkovic
5) Henri Kontinen and Heather Watson Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 410 The Union Cabinet recently approved an MoU between India and Mauritius in the field of rural development and poverty alleviation. The capital city of Mauritius is
1) PortoNovo
2) Port Louis
3) Bridgetown 4) Manama
5) Yerevan Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 411 The World Population Day is observed across the world on
1) 02Jul
2) 06Jul
3) 11Jul
4) 12Jul
5) 13Jul
Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 412 D Rajkumar has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of
1) ONGC 2) Oil India
3) BPCL 4) HPCL
5) GAIL Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 413 The President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the 51st Jnanpith Award on renowned writer
1) Bhalchandra Namade 2) Raghuveer Chaudhari
3) Kedarnath Singh 4) Ravuri Bharadhwaja
5) Pratipha Ray Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 414 Sushila Karki took oath of office and secrecy recently as the first woman Chief Justice of
1) Bhutan 2) Sri Lanka
3) Bangladesh 4) Myanmar
5) Nepal Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 415 Which of the following state govts has signed an MoU with Bangkokbased Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) for disaster risk reduction programme?
1) Bihar 2) West Bengal
3) Assam 4) Jharkhand
5) Maharashtra Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 416 The ‘Harita Haram’ is a programme aimed at building a greener and healthier state which is launched by the state govt of
1) Karnataka 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Uttarakhand 4) Telangana
5) Kerala Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 417 Renjith Maheshwari, who qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympics, is an Indian
1) Sprinter 2) Triple jumper
3) Shooter 4) Archer
5) Boxer Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 418 KRETO, which has signed an MoU with the Sanya People Municipal Govt, China to foster trade links, is the regional trade organisation of
1) Kerala 2) Karnataka
3) Gujarat 4) Maharashtra
5) Madhya Pradesh Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 419 The Union Ministry of Health launched a fortnight from 11th to 23rd Jul across the country as
1) Tuberculosis Control Fortnight 2) Diphtheria Control Fortnight
3) Intensified Dengue Control Fortnight 4) Encephalitis Control Fortnight
5) Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 420 The Indian Navy has commissioned the Marine Commandos (MARCOSEast)
unit named ‘INS Karna’ at INS Kalinga which is situated in
1) Mumbai 2) Kolkata
3) Kandla 4) Kochi
5) Visakhapatnam Ans.) 5

Ques. : 421 The Supreme Court recently ordered the restoration of former Nabam Tuki’s govt in which of the following states in a landmark verdict?
1) Manipur 2) Sikkim
3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Mizoram
5) Tripura Ans.) 3

Ques. : 422 Which of the following banks has acquired Tamil Naduheadquartered
microfinance institution Grama Vidiyal in an allcash
deal?
1) ICICI Bank         2) HDFC Bank
3) Federal Bank    4) IDFC Bank
5) Bandhan Bank    Ans.) 4

Ques. : 423 The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in Hague, the Netherlands, recently rejected China’s claims on South China Sea. Which country had complained against China?
1) Philippines          2) Thailand
3) Japan                   4) South Korea
5) Vietnam               Ans.) 1

Ques. : 424 Najma Heptullah resigned as the Minister for Minority Affairs recently. Who among the following is the new State Minister of Minority Affairs with independent charge?
1) MJ Akbar 2) Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
3) SS Ahluwalia 4) Arjun Meghwal
5) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 425 Shahrukh Khan (86th) and Akshay Kumar (94th) are the only Indian celebrities in the Forbes’ latest list of world’s highest paid celebrities which is topped by
1) Jennifer Aniston 2) Angelina Jolie
3) Justin Bieber 4) Taylor Swift
5) Selena Gomez Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 426 What is the full form of the term IFSC as used in banking sector?
1) Indian Financial Source Code 2) Indian Financial Security Code
3) Indian Financial Submission Code 4) Indian Financial System Code
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 427 Utpal Bora has been appointed as the new chairman and managing director (CMD) of
1) Oil India 2) BPCL
3) HPCL 4) ONGC
5) GAIL Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 428 William H McNeill, who passed away recently, was a renowned
1) biologist 2) historian
3) physicist 4) Chemist
5) economist Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 429 Who among the following is the new Minister of State for External Affairs in the Union Cabinet?
1) Anil Madhav Dave 2) MJ Akbar
3) Faggan Kulaste 4) Rajan Gohain
5) Vijay Goel Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 430 Who among the following is the author of the book titled The Rise and Fall of Nations: Forces of Change in the PostCrisis
World?
1) Ruchir Sharma 2) Shereen Bhan
3) Fareed Zakaria 4) Raghuram Rajan
5) Prannoy Roy Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 431 A
1) a 2) a
3) a 4) a
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 432 The govt has approved what amount for the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) to impart skills to 1 crore people over the next four years (201620)?
1) Rs 2,000 cr 2) Rs 4,000 cr
3) Rs 8,000 cr 4) Rs 12,000 cr
5) Rs 16,000 cr Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 433 The World Youth Skills Day is observed every year on
1) 05Jul
2) 10Jul
3) 15Jul
4) 25Jul
5) 31Jul
Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 434 The Union Cabinet has given its approval for Revised Cost Estimate of Rs 7290.62cr
for the ongoing 1020 MW PunatsangchhuII
Hydroelectric Project (HEP) in
1) Nepal 2) Myanmar
3) Sri Lanka 4) Bhutan
5) Afghanistan Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 435 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the disinvestment of 15 per cent paid up equity of which of the following PSUs?
1) NBCC 2) BSNL
3) MTNL 4) HMT
5) EIL Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 436 The Bombay Stock Exchange has introduced ‘Paperless SIP’ to allow mutual fund investors to make transactions through various modes of payments. The term SIP stands for
1) Stock Investment Plan 2) Substitute Investment Plan
3) Systematic Investment Plan 4) Serial Investment Plan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 437 According to a survey of millions of airline passengers conducted by Skytrax, which airline has been ranked as world’s best airline?
1) British Airways 2) Lufthansa
3) Air India 4) Jet Airways
5) Emirates Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 438 The Union Govt has constituted a highlevel
committee to tackle the shortage of pulses in India. The Committee is headed by
1) Subir Gokarn 2) Arvind Subramanian
3) Urjit Patel 4) Arvind Panagariya
5) Rakesh Mohan Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 439 India recently launched operation ‘Sankat Mochan’ to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in which of the following countries?
1) Nigeria 2) Libya
3) Syria 4) Yemen
5) South Sudan Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 440 India’s Exim Bank has extended a loan of USD 44.95 mn to which African country for a textile factory and development of small and medium enterprises?
1) Kenya 2) Tanzania
3) South Africa 4) Uganda
5) Somalia Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 441 Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi has been appointed as the new chairman of
1) ICSE 2) CBSE
3) UPSC 4) IBPS
5) SSC Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 442 Which state govt has set a target to construct toilets across all villages of the state by Mar 2019?
1) Odisha 2) West Bengal
3) Assam 4) Jharkhand
5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 443 The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money has recommended ban on cash transactions of above
1) Rs 50,000 2) Rs 1 lakh
3) Rs 2 lakh 4) Rs 3 lakh
5) Rs 5 lakh Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Jul2016
Ques. : 444 VicePresident
Ansari recently visited Ulaanbaatar for twoday
11th Asia Europe MeetingASEMSummit.
Ulaanbaatar is the capital city of
1) Kazakhstan 2) Uzbekistan
3) Mongolia 4) Vietnam
5) Turkmenistan Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 445 Who among the following has authored the book titled The Shade of Swords?
1) Arun Shourie 2) Venkaiah Naidu
3) Tavleen Singh 4) MJ Akbar
5) Natwar Singh Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 446 The BHEL has commissioned a 250 MW unit based on ecofriendly
Circulating Fluidised Bed Combustion (CFBC) technology at Bhavnagar thermal power project in
1) Maharashtra 2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Karnataka 4) Tamil Nadu
5) Gujarat Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 447 Which of the following countries was recently acknowledged as the first country in the world to become YAWSfree
by the WHO?
1) India 2) Thailand
3) Philippines 4) Myanmar
5) Sri Lanka Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 448 Who among the following won the Fide Women’s Grand Prix trophy of Chess in China?
1) Koneru Humpy 2) Olga Girya
3) Harika Dronavalli 4) Padmini Rout
5) Tania Sachdev Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 449 Joe Antic, who passed away recently, was a
1) hockey player 2) cricketer
3) shuttler 4) tennis player
5) pugilist Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 450 As per the Census 2011 findings, the literacy rate among the disabled has increased from 49.3 per cent in 2001 to 54.5 per cent in 2011. What is the overall literacy level of India?
1) 58 per cent 2) 61 per cent
3) 68 per cent 4) 72 per cent
5) 74 per cent Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 451 The DRDO recently successfully conducted the proof firing of ATAGS system which is a
1) light assault rifle 2) artillery gun
3) antiaircraft
gun 4) rocket system
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 452 The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on blackmoney has recommended restricting cash holding with individuals to not more than
1) Rs 2 lakh 2) Rs 3 lakh
3) Rs 5 lakh 4) Rs 10 lakh
5) Rs 15 lakh Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 453 India and the ADB have signed a $100mn
loan agreement for strengthening irrigation, drainage and water management in the Vennar subbasin
of the Cauvery delta in
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Karnataka
3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Telangana
5) Kerala Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 454 _______ became the sixth oldest player in Test history to make a century recently. He scored unbeaten 110 against England.
1) MisbahulHaq
2) Umar Akmal
3) Mohammad Hafeez 4) Shahid Afridi
5) Younus Khan Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 455 Indonesia and TimorLeste
are now the only remaining countries with yaws transmission in the WHO SouthEast
Asia Region. The capital city of TimorLeste
is
1) Dilli 2) Naypyidaw
3) Hanoi 4) Phnom Penh
5) Port Moresby Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 456 The RBI has set up a working group to study the entire gamut of regulatory issues relating to Financial Technology and Digital Banking in India which is headed by
1) Nitin Chugh 2) Mrutyunjay Mahapatra
3) AS Ramasastri 4) AP Hota
5) Sudarshan Sen Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 457 The RBI recently asked banks to exchange up to what number of soiled currency notes with a maximum value of Rs 5,000 over the counter free of charge?
1) 5 2) 10
3) 15 4) 20
5) 25 Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 458 Vijender Singh clinched the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title defeating who among the following recently?
1) Lucian Bute 2) James DeGale
3) Amir Khan 4) Jean Pascal
5) Kerry Hope Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 459 A terrorist truck attack in which of the following French cities killed at least 84 people recently?
1) Paris 2) Marseille
3) Nice 4) Lyon
5) Toulouse Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 460 A faction of army launched a failed coup attempt against incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in which of the following countries recently?
1) Cambodia 2) Chile
3) Philippines 4) Turkey
5) Thailand Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 461 Which Indian firm and Bell Helicopter have signed an agreement to develop the helicopter market in India?
1) Tata Advanced Systems 2) Mahindra Aerospace
3) L&T 4) Reliance Defence
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 462 With the aim of sharing the impact of various governance initiatives with citizens in realtime,
the govt has launched a website. Name the website.
1) Transforming India 2) Changing India
3) Achhe Din 4) My India
5) Badalata Bharat Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 463 The Lifeline Express, also known as the Magic Train of India, recently celebrated 25 years of service. This is the world’s first
1) hotel on a train 2) school on a train
3) Public Distribution System on train 4) hospital on a train
5) Yoga centre on train Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 464 Which of the following states has become the first state in the country to set up ‘Happiness Department’?
1) Rajasthan 2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Gujarat 4) Maharashtra
5) Haryana Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 465 The four new sites included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List do not include which of the following?
1) Nan Madol (Eastern Micronesia) 2) The Persian Qanat (Iran)
3) Nalanda Mahavihara (India) 4) Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (China)
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 466 Which of the following is the currency of Mongolia?
1) Mongolian riel 2) Mongolian shekel
3) Mongolian krona 4) Mongolian ringgit
5) Mongolian togrog Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 467 Which state govt has signed an MoU with the Netherlands to set up a skill development centre to help farmers in the state?
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajasthan
3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Bihar
5) Andhra Pradesh Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 468 Who among the following has authored the book titled Who Moved My Interest Rate?: Leading the Reserve Bank of India Through Five Turbulent Years?
1) C Rangarajan 2) Bimal Jalan
3) Y Venugopal Reddy 4) Raghuram Rajan
5) Duvvuri Subbarao Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 469 Pema Khandu was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of which of the following states?
1) Manipur 2) Mizoram
3) Assam 4) Tripura
5) Arunachal Pradesh Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 470 Who among the following has been appointed as the new chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI)?
1) Ashwani Lohani 2) Ajay Singh
3) Naresh Goyal 4) Guruprasad Mohapatra
5) Rahul Bhatia Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 471 Who won the women’s title in the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship in Mumbai?
1) Joshna Chinappa 2) Dipika Pallikal
3) Harshit Kaur Jawanda 4) Adya Advani
5) Akanksha Salunkhe Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 472 Who among the following is the youngest Chief Minister in the country at present?
1) Arvind Kejriwal 2) Pema Khandu
3) Akhilesh Yadav 4) Pawan Chamling
5) Mehbooba Mufti Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 473 Indian Navy’s ships Sahyadri, Shakti and Kirch recently visited Port Kelang in whichof the following countries as part of a deployment?
1) Malaysia 2) Philippines
3) Vietnam 4) South Korea
5) Japan Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 474 The UNESCO recently added nine new sites on its World Heritage List. Which of the following is NOT among these nine sites?
1) Gorham’s Cave Complex (UK) 2) Antequera Dolmens (Spain)
3) Ancient Philippi (Spain) 4) Turkish province of Kars
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 475 The annual ‘Ramayana Month’ began in which state on Jul 16? ‘Karkkidakam’, the last month in its almanac, is observed as the auspicious Ramayana month.
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Karnataka
3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Telangana
5) Kerala Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 476 The Nelson Mandela International Day is observed on
1) 08Jul
2) 12Jul
3) 18Jul
4) 13Jul
5) 28Jul
Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 477 India’s first ecourt
was recently opened at High Court of Judicature at
1) Mumbai 2) Chennai
3) Bengaluru 4) Kolkata
5) Hyderabad Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 478 The govt recently released Rs 100 cr towards its cocontribution
for APY scheme. The term APY stands for
1) Antyodaya Pension Yojana 2) Aashra Pension Yojana
3) Aadhar Pension Yojana 4) Atal Pension Yojana
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 479 Which Indian travel agency entered into a merger agreement with a Nasdaqlisted
special purpose acquisition firm Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corp recently?
1) MakeMyTrip 2) Travelguru
3) Cleartrip 4) SOTC
5) Yatra Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 480 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently ordered to deregister
10yearold
diesel vehicles in Delhi with immediate effect. The present chairman of NGT is
1) Anil R Dave 2) Kurian Joseph
3) TS Thakur 4) Swatanter Kumar
5) Rajendra Mal Lodha Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 481 The state assembly of which of the following states recently passed a resolution against the proposed merger of the State Bank of Travancore (SBT) with SBI?
1) Kerala 2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Telangana Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 482 The market regulator Sebi issued a draft paper on REIT recently. What is the full form of REIT?
1) Real Estate Innovation Trust 2) Real Estate Infrastructure Trust
3) Real Estate Investment Trust 4) Real Estate Intervention Trust
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 483 A consortium of which of the following countries recently bought Opera Internet browser for $600 mn?
1) China 2) India
3) South Korea 4) Japan
5) Singapore Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 484 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 19 Jul slightly trimmed India’s growth projections to what per cent for 201617?
1) 7.3 per cent 2) 7.4 per cent
3) 7.6 per cent 4) 7.7 per cent
5) 7.9 per cent Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 485 As per the global rating agency Fitch, India’s economic growth rate is expected to accelerate to what per cent in 201617?
1) 7.7 per cent 2) 7.5 per cent
3) 7.3 per cent 4) 7.2 per cent
5) 7.1 per cent Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 486 The govt has announced to release about what amount to recapitalise 13 public sector banks?
1) Rs 10,000 cr 2) Rs 15,000 cr
3) Rs 18,000 cr 4) Rs 23,000 cr
5) Rs 25,000 cr Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 487 DJ Pandian is the present Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of which of the following financial institutions?
1) ADB 2) IMF
3) AIIB 4) New Development Bank
5) World Bank Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 488 Who won the men’s title of the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship in Mumbai?
1) Vikram Malhotra 2) Harinderpal Singh Sandhu
3) Saurav Ghosal 4) Siddharth Suchde
5) Ritwik Bhattacharya Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 489 As informed by the Finance Minister Arun Jetley, there are over eight thousand wilful defaulters in the country who owe banks an amount of around
1) Rs 36,000 cr 2) Rs 46,000 cr
3) Rs 56,000 cr 4) Rs 66,000 cr
5) Rs 76,000 cr Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 490 In the fourth tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bonds scheme, the minimum subscription has been reduced to 1 gram, although the maximum remains at ______ per person or institution.
1) 50 gram 2) 100 gram
3) 200 gram 4) 300 gram
5) 500 gram Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 491 India and which country recently signed a Social Security Agreement (SSA) which will come into force on 1 Oct?
1) US 2) Canada
3) Australia 4) Germany
5) Japan Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 492 The Union Cabinet has apprised an MoU between India and which country for strengthening bilateral cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Digital Economy?
1) South Africa 2) Tunisia
3) Nigeria 4) Tanzania
5) Eretria Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 493 The NITI Aayog has signed Statement of Intent (SoI) with which of the following tech giants to set up Atal Tinkering laboratories (ATL)?
1) Intel 2) Dell
3) AMD 4) HP
5) Huawei Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 494 The researchers from Laval University are going to conduct the world’s first Zika vaccine test on humans in which of the following countries?
1) Japan 2) Brazil
3) South Africa 4) Canada
5) Mexico Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 495 Seven Indian companies have made it to the latest Fortune 500 list of the world’s biggest corporations in terms of revenue. Among Indian firms, the highest ranked one is
1) SBI 2) Indian Oil
3) Rajesh Exports 4) Tata Motors
5) Reliance Industries Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 496 Which of the following countries has declared a threemonth
state of emergency following a failed coup?
1) Thailand 2) Turkey
3) Philippines 4) Cuba
5) Venezuela Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 497 ________ has signed an agreement with Reliance Jio Money for oneclick
payment service.
1) IndusInd Bank 2) IDFC Bank
3) Bandhan Bank 4) Yes Bank
5) Federal Bank Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 498 The IRCTC has joined hands with which of the following banks to chalk out a detailed plan for promotion of rail ticketing activities?
1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank
3) SBI 4) PNB
5) Axis Bank Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 499 A Parliamentary panel changed the definition of an ARC, recently, after complains from the RBI. The term ARC stands for
1) Asset Recreation Company 2) Asset Restoration Company
3) Asset Restructuring Company 4) Asset Reconstruction Company
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 500 Who among the following is the new Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports?
1) Mahesh Sharma 2) Jitendra Singh
3) Vijay Goel 4) Dharmendra Pradhan
5) Rajiv Pratap Rudy Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 501 Which of the following companies has topped the latest Fortune 500 list of the world’s biggest corporations in terms of revenue?
1) State Grid 2) Walmart
3) China National Petroleum 4) General Motors
5) Exxon Mobil Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 502 PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS, and revival of fertilizers factory recently in which city in Uttar Pradesh?
1) Kanpur 2) Lucknow
3) Gorakhpur 4) Varanasi
5) Faizabad Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 503 Centre has constituted a committee to prepare Draft Bill on Ganga to deal with all the issues related to the River. The Committee is headed by
1) Rajendra Mal Lodha 2) Girdhar Malviya
3) TS Thakur 4) Anil R Dave
5) HL Dattu Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 504 What is India’s ranking out of 149 nations on the latest Sustainable Development Goal Index which is topped by Sweden?
1) 110th 2) 95th
3) 82nd 4) 78th
5) 59th Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 505 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for installation of Ghatampur Thermal Power Project (GTPS) in the state of
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Rajasthan 4) Maharashtra
5) Andhra Pradesh Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 506 The Union Cabinet has approved the incorporation of Sagarmala Development Company (SDC) with an initial authorized share capital of Rs 1,000 cr and a subscribed share capital of
1) Rs 50 cr 2) Rs 90 cr
3) Rs 100 cr 4) Rs 180 cr
5) Rs 200 cr Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 507 Which firm has announced the first successful test flight of a highaltitude
solar plane (an Aquila drone) to bring internet access to remote parts of the world?
1) Google 2) Tesla
3) Apple 4) Microsoft
5) Facebook Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 508 The Central Govt has appointed who among the following as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?
1) Sam Pitroda 2) Azim Premji
3) Nripendra Mishra 4) Sanjay Kumar Srivastava
5) Ajay Bhushan Pandey Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 509 The tourism department of which state recently secured two Gold Awards at the prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) awards?
1) Gujarat 2) Karnataka
3) Kerala 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Telangana Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 510 The Corporation Bank has launched a new facility called ‘Green PIN’ for credit card holders to set PIN online. The bank is headquartered at
1) Chennai 2) Hyderabad
3) Mangalore 4) Bengaluru
5) Kochi Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 511 Which state has constituted a State Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (STAGI) on the lines of the central govt?
1) Karnataka 2) Kerala
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Maharashtra
5) Gujarat Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 512 Roger Ailes resigned recently as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
1) BBC 2) Fox News Channel
3) Voice of America 4) Reuter
5) ANI Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 513 Dominique Arnaud, who died recently, was the former French
1) cyclist 2) boxer
3) footballer 4) tennis player
5) swimmer Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 514 Which bank has initiated a programme to provide solar lights in the nonelectrified
houses of students in rural areas which it calls ‘solar light scholarship’?
1) Federal Bank 2) IDFC Bank
3) Bandhan Bank 4) Yes Bank
5) Karnataka Bank Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 515 Who among the following is all set to make his debut in the world of digital gaming with the launch of his official game is association with PlayIzzOn Tech?
1) Virat Kohli 2) Kapil Dev
3) MS Dhoni 4) Sunil Gavaskar
5) Sachin Tendulkar Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 516 Who among the following was recently appointed the new Chairperson of the Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Land Acquisition Bill?
1) Pradeep Gandhi 2) Tarachand Sahu
3) Ganesh Singh 4) SS Ahluwalia
5) Baliram Kashyap Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 517 India has become the first country to contribute to a UN Trust Fund set up for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers. India has contributed
1) USD 50000 2) USD 75000
3) USD 100000 4) USD 200000
5) USD 500000 Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 518 Sanjiv Misra has been appointed as the Additional Director and the NonExecutive
(PartTime)
Chairman of Axis Bank which is headquartered at
1) New Delhi 2) Kolkata
3) Chennai 4) Mumbai
5) Bengaluru Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 519 SH Raza, who passed away recently, was an internationally acclaimed
1) author 2) singer
3) painter 4) music composer
5) flutist Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 520 India test team captain Virat Kohli become the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India recently playing against
1) South Africa 2) West Indies
3) Zimbabwe 4) England
5) New Zealand Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 521 Narsingh Yadav, who failed a dope test and was provisionally suspended recently, plays
1) boxing 2) weightlifting
3) triple jump 4) discuss throw
5) freestyle wrestling Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 522 Who among the following won the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix F1 championship?
1) Kimi Raikkonen 2) Fernando Alonso
3) Sebastian Vettel 4) Nico Rosberg
5) Lewis Hamilton Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 523 The New Development Bank or BRICS bank announced its first round of loans worth about $900 mn recently. The bank is headquartered at
1) Shanghai 2) New Delhi
3) Moscow 4) Brasilia
5) Cape Town Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 524 KP Oli resigned as the Prime Minister of which of the following countries recently?
1) Nepal 2) Bhutan
3) Myanmar 4) Sri Lanka
5) Thailand Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 525 The “iON”, which provides cloudbased
solutions to examination boards, is a unit of
1) Infosys 2) TCS
3) Wipro 4) HCL
5) Tech Mahindra Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 526 The meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors was held recently in
1) Brisbane, Australia 2) Antalya, Turkey
3) Hamburg, Germany 4) Buenos Aires, Argentina
5) Chengdu, China Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 527 Rising athletics star Neeraj Chopra scripted history by smashing the junior world record recently in
1) triple jump 2) pole vault
3) javelin throw 4) discuss throw
5) shot put Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 528 Who among the following has been appointed by the World Bank as Chief Economist to succeed Kaushik Basu?
1) Seppo Honkapohja 2) Urjit Patel
3) David Romer 4) Subir Gokarn
5) Paul Romer Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 529 India is the second largest contributor of military and police personnel to the UN Peacekeeping missions. The largest contributor is
1) Pakistan 2) China
3) Egypt 4) Ethiopia
5) South Africa Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 530 Keni Harrison broke a 28yearold
world record in the 100m hurdles, clocking 12.20seconds at the London Anniversary Games. She is from
1) Bulgaria 2) Spain
3) US 4) Canada
5) Mexico Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 531 The Reserve Bank of India recently imposed a penalty of Rs 5 cr on which of the following banks?
1) Bank of India 2) Bank of Baroda
3) Indian Bank 4) Dena Bank
5) Central Bank of India Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 532 Sanjiv Puri has been named as the successor to the longest serving chairman YC Deveshwar at which of the following firms?
1) TCS 2) ITC
3) Bharti Airtel 4) L&T
5) Essar Group Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 533 The first green train corridor of the country was inaugurated between Rameswaram and Manamadurai in which state recently?
1) Kerala 2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Telangana Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 534 Which among the following has/have signed up for the global payments innovation initiative of SWIFT as first Indian lender(s) recently?
1) Axis Bank 2) ICICI Bank
3) HDFC Bank 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 535 Which of the following firms has agreed to buy Yahoo Inc’s core internet business for $4.83 bn in cash?
1) AT&T 2) Microsoft
3) Google 4) Verizon
5) Nokia Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 536 The first ever Water Metro project in the country was recently launched by which of the following states?
1) Gujarat 2) Maharashtra
3) West Bengal 4) Uttarakhand
5) Kerala Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 537 Avasarala Kanyakumari was selected for the prestigious 2016 Sangita Kalanidhi Award. She is the first female to be chosen for this prestigious award who plays
1) guitar 2) flute
3) tabla 4) violin
5) shehnai Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 538 Who among the following has been honoured with Mahanayak award by the West Bengal govt?
1) Bapi Lahiri 2) Sonu Nigam
3) Babul Supriyo 4) Kumar Sanu
5) Udit Narayan Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 539 “India’s International Bank” is the tagline of which of the following banks?
1) SBI 2) Canara Bank
3) Bank of Baroda 4) Indian Overseas Bank
5) Punjab National Bank Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 540 Which of the following IT firms has been ranked as the top employer in the Indian IT industry by the representative body Nasscom?
1) TCS 2) Wipro
3) Infosys 4) HCL
5) Tech Mahindra Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 541 The Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed every year on
1) 12Jul
2) 14Jul
3) 15Jul
4) 18Jul
5) 26Jul
Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 542 Which of the following firms has acquired the online fashion retailer Jabong valued at $70 million?
1) Amazon India 2) Snapdeal
3) Flipkart 4) Future Group
5) Arvind Ans.) 3
Jul2016
Ques. : 543 Budha Rashmi Mani has been appointed as Director General (DG) of
1) Indian Museum 2) National Rail Museum
3) Salar Jung Museum 4) Victoria Memorial
5) National Museum Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 544 The Centre has approved about Rs 1,600 cr for which state under skill development initiative “Himayat” to train local youths in vocational courses?
1) Maharashtra 2) Karnataka
3) Kerala 4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) Uttar Pradesh Ans.) 4
Jul2016
Ques. : 545 The BRICS policy planning dialogue meeting was held recently in which city ahead of the 8th BRICS Summit to be held in Goa on Oct 1516?
1) Lucknow 2) Patna
3) Jaipur 4) Mumbai
5) Raipur Ans.) 2
Jul2016
Ques. : 546 The Hinduja National Power Corporation recently commissioned its 1,040 MW coal fired thermal power project at Palavalasa village in the state of
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Karnataka
3) West Bengal 4) Jharkhand
5) Telangana Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 547 The ‘Iron Lady’ Irom Chanu Sharmila is soon to end her 16year
old fast for repeal of AFSPA and contest state assembly elections in
1) Manipur 2) Assam
3) Nagaland 4) Sikkim
5) Arunachal Pradesh Ans.) 1
Jul2016
Ques. : 548 Parveen Rana is associated with which of the following games?
1) Weightlifting 2) Boxing
3) Archery 4) Shooting
5) Wrestling Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 549 TR Zeliang is the present Chief Minister of which of the following states?
1) Manipur 2) Sikkim
3) Mizoram 4) Tripura
5) Nagaland Ans.) 5
Jul2016
Ques. : 550 Mauricio Macri is the present President of which of the following countries? He announced a national plan recently to fight violence against women.
1) Argentina 2) Malaysia
3) Cambodia 4) Tanzania
5) Tunisia Ans.) 1

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