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1. Kathleen Cross will make history in Chennai on 16 Mar when she will become the first female umpire to officiate in the ICCWorld Twenty20. She belongs to1) Australia 2) South Africa 3) England 4) West Indies 5) New Zealand

2. Who among the following was announced as the brand ambassador of Reebok India recently?1) Kangana Ranaut 2) Priyanka Chopra 3) Bipasha Basu 4) Aishwarya Rai 5) Deepika Padukone

3. The Irani Cup is associated with1) Hockey 2) Football 3) Tennis 4) Cricket 5) Badminton

4. Ahmed Abul Gheit has been named as the Arab League’s new secretary general. He is a veteran diplomat of1) Jordan 2) Iraq 3) Egypt 4) Algeria 5) Lebanon

5. Who among the following has been appointed Chairman of the 21st Law Commission?1) Ravi R Tripathi 2) Balbir Singh Chauhan 3) HL Dattu4) Kurian Joseph 5) Rajendra Mal Lodha

6. The Project Mausam, promoted by the Union Ministry of Culture, focuses on1) coastal landscapes 2) maritime trade routes 3) cultural context4) monsoon patterns 5) All the above

7. The Union Cabinet gave its nod to BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters recently.Which of the following is NOT a member of BIMSTEC?1) Thailand 2) Myanmar 3) Sri Lanka 4) Bhutan 5) China

8. Justice Ajit Singh has been sworn-in as the next Chief Justice of1) Gauhati High Court 2) Rajasthan High Court 3) Bombay High Court4) Madras High Court 5) Patna High Court

9. The Parliament has cleared the long-awaited Real State Bill. The real estate contributes ________ to the national GDP.1) three per cent 2) five per cent 3) seven per cent 4) nine per cent 5) 11 per cent

10. Which automaker recently announced a four-year partnership with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?1) Maruti Suzuki 2) Renault 3) Nissan 4) Hyundai 5) Tata Motors

11. Nana Vasconcelos, who passed away recently, was an acclaimed musician from1) Egypt 2) Spain 3) Italy 4) Brazil 5) South Africa

12. As per the domestic rating agency Crisil, India’s GDP can grow by ________ in 2016-17 if the monsoon is normal andgovt implements the reforms.1) 8.1% 2) 7.9% 3) 7.7% 4) 7.6% 5) 7.3%

13. The ICICI Bank has launched a credit-linked subsidy scheme under PMAY programme. The term PMAY stands for1) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 2) Pradhan Mantri Advance Yojana3) Pradhan Mantri Abhyudaya Yojana 4) Pradhan Mantri Antyodaya Yojana5) None of these

14. Who among the following is the present Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping?1) M Venkaiah Naidu 2) DV Sadananda Gowda 3) Nitin Gadkari4) Ramvilas Paswan 5) Kalraj Mishra

15. The Indian space agency ISRO will launch 25 foreign satellites from 7 countries this year. It will launch highest numberof satellites (12) for1) Malaysia 2) Japan 3) Germany 4) Canada 5) US

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my16. The Montreal Convention, which was acceded to by India in May 2009, is associated with1) international carriage by air 2) international carriage by road 3) international carriage by waterways4) space administration 5) None of these

17. The Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is situated in the state of1) Maharashtra 2) Gujarat 3) Rajasthan 4) Tamil Nadu 5) Karnataka

18. The World Hemophilia Day is an international observance held annually on1) 09 Apr 2) 11 Apr 3) 13 Apr 4) 15 Apr 5) 17 Apr

19. The ‘Global Economic Prospects’ is annually published by the1) IMF 2) Federal Reserve 3) ADB 4) World Bank 5) OECD

20. The Indian Railway’s PSU RITES has signed a pact to supply 18 Meter Gauge 1350 HP Diesel Electric Locomotives towhich of the following countries?1) Sri Lanka 2) Bangladesh 3) Nepal 4) Myanmar 5) Afghanistan

21. Which of the following cities has been declared the world’s most expensive city in 2016 as per the 2016 Worldwide Costof Living survey?1) Zurich 2) Singapore 3) Tokyo 4) Los Angeles 5) New York

22. With which of the following institutions, India co-hosted the meet on Asia’s economic challenges in New Delhi recentlynamed ‘Advancing Asia’?1) World Bank 2) IMF 3) ADB4) AIIB 5) New Development Bank

23. The Uber Inc recently inaugurated its first engineering centre in Asia in1) New Delhi 2) Hyderabad 3) Chennai 4) Bengaluru 5) Pune

24. Who among the following has been appointed as Deputy Chief of Army by the govt?1) Ashok Singh 2) NPS Hira 3) Praveen Bakshi 4) KJ Singh 5) None of these

25. ________ has been conferred with Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by the Frenchauthorities.1) Ratan Tata 2) Mukesh Ambani 3) Anand Mahindra 4) Sunil Bharti Mittal 5) Azim Premji

26. In order to address the climate change issues in the two countries, India and ________ have launched the Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship.1) UK 2) Japan 3) Germany 4) France 5) US

27. Which of the following banks in India has launched “iWork@home”, a first-of-its-kind programme that allows womenemployees to work from home for up to a year?1) HDFC Bank 2) Axis Bank 3) Yes Bank4) ICICI Bank 5) Kotak Mahindra Bank

28. What is the new name of the LED based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) being implemented at present?1) ROSHNI 2) CHIRAG 3) SURYA 4) JAN JYOTI 5) UJALA

29. The market regulator SEBI has given its in-principle nod to which of the following stock exchanges to list itself on abourse? It is the Asia’s oldest stock exchange.1) Magadh Stock Exchange 2) Calcutta Stock Exchange 3) MCX Stock Exchange4) Bombay Stock Exchange 5) National Stock Exchange

30. The winner of the 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship is1) Adam Scott 2) Dustin Johnson 3) Patrick Reed 4) Gaganjeet Bhullar 5) None of these

31. Who among the following is considered a ‘wilful defaulter’?1) Deliberate non-payment of dues despite adequate cash flow and net worth2) Fraudulent transactions by the borrower3) Disposal/removal of securities without bank’s knowledge4) Misrepresentation/falsification of records5) All the above

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my32. Hanan Al Hroub, who won the Global Teacher Prize recently, belongs to1) Israel 2) Malaysia 3) Jordan 4) Palestine 5) Saudi Arabia

33. The market regulator Sebi hardened its stance regarding ‘wilful defaulters’ recently. Which of the following is NOTcorrect in this regard? The Sebi has barred wilful defaulters from1) raising public funds through stocks and bonds2) taking board positions at listed companies3) setting up market intermediaries such as mutual funds and brokerage firms4) All the above5) Only 1) and 3)

34. ________ has won the men’s singles title of the All England badminton title 2016?1) Tian Houwei 2) Lee Chong Wei 3) Chen Long 4) Lin Dan 5) Parupalli Kashyap

35. Which of the following High Courts celebrated 150 years of its existence recently?1) Allahabad High Court 2) Patna High Court 3) Delhi High Court 4) Bombay High Court5) Madras High Court

36. Enda Kenny resigned recently as the Prime Minister of1) Iceland 2) Norway 3) Sweden 4) Denmark 5) Ireland

37. Which of the following teams won the 70th Santosh Trophy football title recently?1) Maharashtra 2) Services 3) Railways 4) Punjab 5) Mizoram

38. The Arab League declared the Lebanese movement Hezbollah a terrorist group recently. The league is headquartered at1) Amman 2) Baghdad 3) Cairo 4) Algiers 5) Manama

39. The total fund mobilised under Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK) as on Jan 31, 2016 stood at1) Rs 256.74 cr 2) Rs 296.64 cr 3) Rs 369.74 cr 4) Rs 377.69 cr 5) Rs 418.57 cr

40. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to bring terrorism to its knees after the recently attack in the capital city of1) Greece 2) Turkey 3) Egypt 4) Cambodia 5) Chile

41. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is headquartered at1) Montreal, Canada 2) Paris, France 3) Berlin, Germany 4) Seoul, South Korea 5) New York, US

42. ________ won the women’s singles title of the All England Badminton 2016.1) Wang Shixian 2) Nozomi Okuhara 3) Misaki Matsutomo 4) Wang Yihan 5) Saina Nehwal

43. A sum of Rs 100 cr towards welfare of Brahmins has been allocated in the budget for 2016-17 of the state1) Telangana 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Karnataka 4) Tamil Nadu 5) Uttar Pradesh

44. The World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on1) 05 Mar 2) 11 Mar 3) 13 Mar 4) 15 Mar 5) 17 Mar

45. The central govt has accorded final approval for setting up a Mega Food Park in Khammam District of1) Kerala 2) Orissa 3) West Bengal 4) Maharashtra 5) Telangana

46. The Reserve Bank of India has mandated that banks should credit interest on savings deposit at ________ or shorterintervals.1) yearly 2) half-yearly 3) quarterly 4) bi-monthly 5) monthly

47. The 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves was held recently in1) Manama 2) Dhaka 3) Manila 4) Lima 5) Dubai

48. Lloyd Stowell Shapley, who passed away recently, was a Nobel laureate and a renowned1) physicist 2) biologist 3) chemist 4) economist 5) author

49. The nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile was test-fired recently which is capable of hitting a target ________ away.1) 350 km 2) 700 km 3) 1000 km 4) 1500 km 5) 3500 km

50. Htin Kyaw was elected as the first civilian President in which of the following countries recently?1) Thailand 2) Cambodia 3) Venezuela 4) Myanmar 5) Philippines

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my51. ________ Inc has become first in the world to formally adopt the UN agenda for the world’s sustainable developmentand 17 goals identified for its implementation.1) India 2) US 3) Japan 4) Sri Lanka 5) Bangladesh

52. The first of two 600 MW power generation units at the Singareni Thermal Power Plant (STPP) was synchronised recentlyin1) Tamil Nadu 2) Karnataka 3) Kerala 4) Jharkhand 5) Telangana

53. Anita Brookner, who died recently, was a renowned1) author 2) musician 3) dancer 4) singer 5) biologist

54. An unmanned spacecraft named ExoMars 2016 was successfully launched jointly by Europe and ________ to searchfor biosignatures on Mars in past or present.1) India 2) Japan 3) Russia 4) US 5) China

55. ________ ranks first in milk production in the world, accounting for 18.5 per cent of global production.1) India 2) Denmark 3) China 4) Sweden 5) US

56. Nicolas Maduro, who declared a two-month extension on emergency powers meant to help shore up his country’scrippled economy, is the present President of1) Chile 2) Greece 3) Turkey 4) Venezuela 5) Cambodia

57. Which of the following is NOT one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are the continuum of the 8Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?1) Sustainable Cities and Communities 2) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure3) Good Health and Well Being 4) House and employment for all5) Affordable and Clean Energy

58. Anil Wadhwa has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to the1) Spain 2) Republic of San Marino 3) Republic of Congo4) Central African Republic 5) Lebanon

59. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Ministerial meeting was held recently in1) Pokhara 2) Islamabad 3) Dhaka 4) New Delhi 5) Colombo

60. According to the Basel III norms banks have to maintain ________ Tier I capital.1) 3 per cent 2) 5 per cent 3) 7 per cent 4) 9 per cent 5) 10 per cent

61. ________ has acquired Videocon’s spectrum in six circles for Rs 4,428 cr.1) Bharti Airtel 2) Idea 3) Reliance Communication4) MTS 5) Aircel

62. The World Happiness Day is observed every year on1) 11 Mar 2) 14 Mar 3) 15 Mar 4) 20 Mar 5) 21 Mar

63. Amar Abrol is the new CEO of1) Jet Airways 2) Spicejet 3) AirAsia India 4) Indigo 5) Go Airways

64. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) appointed Michelle Yeoh as its Goodwill Ambassador recently.She is a(n)1) tennis player 2) shuttler 3) golfer 4) actress 5) author

65. Which of the following is a Bill cleared by the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session?1) Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 20132) National Waterways Bill, 20153) Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 20154) Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 20165) All the above

66. As per RBI regulations governing NFC-based payments, people can pay up to a maximum of ________ for a singletransaction.1) Rs 1,000 2) Rs 2,000 3) Rs 5,000 4) Rs 10,000 5) Rs 25,000

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my67. India Aviation 2016, the country’s biggest civil aviation show, began recently in1) New Delhi 2) Bengaluru 3) Chennai 4) Hyderabad 5) Pune

68. India has emerged as the second biggest investor in London. The only country ahead of India is1) Singapore 2) China 3) Japan 4) South Korea 5) US

69. What is India’s ranking on the World Happiness Index 2016?1) 76th 2) 83rd 3) 92nd 4) 105th 5) 118th

70. Fazle Kabir has been appointed Governor of the central bank of1) Malaysia 2) Indonesia 3) Pakistan 4) Afghanistan 5) Bangladesh

71. India has signed loan agreement of 35 mn dollars with the World Bank for citizen access to responsive services projectof1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajasthan 3) Gujarat 4) Maharashtra 5) West Bengal

72. The state assembly of which states passed a resolution against construction of SYL canal recently?1) Haryana 2) Himachal Pradesh 3) Rajasthan 4) Punjab 5) Delhi

73. The capital city of Cameroon is1) Luanda 2) Tirana 3) Yerevan 4) Yaounde 5) Baku

74. The Indian Air Force demonstrated its combat and firepower in its exercise ‘Iron Fist’ in the presence of President PranabMukherjee and PM Narendra Modi recently in1) Pune 2) Hyderabad 3) Jaipur 4) Pokharan 5) Bengaluru

75. The Supreme Court has allowed publication of photographs of who among the following in govt advertisementsrecently?1) Chief Ministers 2) Governors 3) Ministers of the department concerned4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2)

76. Which of the following Indian banks recently announced to have got 5 mn likes, highest for a bank worldwide, onFacebook?1) PNB 2) Yes Bank 3) ICICI Bank 4) HDFC Bank 5) SBI

77. ________ has become the first bank to commence the sale of Indian Gold Coin (IGC) in the domestic market.1) Dena Bank 2) Bank of Baroda 3) Indian Overseas Bank4) Canara Bank 5) PNB

78. The GATS is the first set of multilateral rules covering international trade in services. The term GATS stand for1) General Agreement on Transaction in Services 2) General Agreement on Transfer in Services3) General Agreement on Tariff in Services 4) General Agreement on Trade in Services5) None of these

79. The govt has slashed the interest rates on PPF from 8.7% to1) 8.5% 2) 8.3% 3) 8.1% 4) 7.9% 5) 7.8%

80. The govt will borrow ________, or 59.2 per cent of the total borrowing requirement, in the first half of the next financialyear (FY17).1) Rs 3.95 lakh cr 2) Rs 3.55 lakh cr 3) Rs 3.15 lakh cr 4) Rs 3.05 lakh cr 5) Rs 2.99 lakh cr

81. The World Forestry Day is observed every year on1) 12 Mar 2) 15 Mar 3) 20 Mar 4) 21 Mar 5) 22 Mar

82. A special goodwill train loaded with High Speed Diesel rolled down from India to which country recently starting a newera of petroleum trade?1) Bhutan 2) Nepal 3) Bangladesh 4) Myanmar 5) Pakistan

83. The goct has announced to open its one-time retro tax settlement scheme from1) 1 Apr 2) 1 Jun 3) 1 Sep 4) 1 Oct 5) 1 Dec

84. Yogeshwar Dutt, who bagged a gold medal in Asian Olympic Qualification tournament recently, is associated with1) boxing 2) wrestling 3) weight lifting 4) discuss throw 5) bowling

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my85. Vedanta Group’s USD 10-bn LCD screen plant, which is billed as the country’s first, will start production in 2018 in thestate of1) Gujarat 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Kerala 4) Maharashtra 5) West Bengal

86. Anupam Shrivastava will continue as CMD of which of the following PSUs for another four years as decided by the govtrecently?1) BSNL 2) MTNL 3) BHEL 4) ONGC 5) OIC

87. Who won the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Basel, Switzerland recently?1) Marc Zwiebler 2) Srikanth Kidambi 3) HS Prannoy 4) Parupalli Kashyap 5) Tommy Sugiarto

88. The US President Barack Obama embarked on a historic 3-day visit to Cuba recently. The capital city ofCuba is1) Porto-Novo 2) Sarajevo 3) Havana 4) Sofia 5) Phnom Penh

89. The govt has prepared BAPU-Preparedness Index, using Aadhaar penetration and Point of Sale machines as indicators,for each state. Here, letter ‘B’ in the term BAPU stands for1) Biometrically 2) Bilaterally 3) Biannually 4) Basically 5) Broadly

90. The fisheries sector constitutes 5.08 per cent of agriculture GDP and about what per cent of the GDP of the country?1) 4 per cent 2) 3 per cent 3) 2.5 per cent 4) 2 per cent 5) 1 per cent

91. Which of the following films won the Best Film award at the 10th Asian Film Awards in Macau, China?1) The Inside Men 2) The Assassin 3) PK 4) Neerja 5) Court

92. The Skoch Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred on who among the following recently?1) Nitin Gadkari 2) Rajnath Singh 3) Arun Jaitley 4) Venkaiah Naidu 5) Suresh Prabhu

93. The World Water Day is observed every year on1) 18 Mar 2) 20 Mar 3) 22 Mar 4) 23 Mar 5) 24 Mar

94. Who among the following fashion designers has been appointed advisor to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC) for promotion of khadi in India and across the world?1) Ritu Kumar 2) Ritu Beri 3) Manish Malhotra 4) Rohit Bal 5) Manish Arora

95. Air Force General Lori Robinson has been named the first woman to head a combatant command recently in1) US 2) France 3) Germany 4) Italy 5) UK

96. Which state govt has classified Feni, a country liquor, as the heritage spirit of the state recently?1) Kerala 2) Jharkhand 3) Chhattisgarh 4) Goa 5) Madhya Pradesh

97. Who among the following won the men’s singles title of the BNP Paribas Open recently?1) Milos Raonic 2) Stan Wawrinka 3) Rafael Nadal 4) Andy Murray 5) Novak Djokovic

98. Which of the following firms has appointed S Sridhar as its new Managing Director (MD)?1) Reckitt Benckiser 2) GlaxoSmithKline 3) Nestle India 4) Parle Agro 5) Pfizer

99. Which of the following countries has started its own credit-ratings firm named ACRA recently?1) China 2) Japan 3) Russia 4) Indonesia 5) Iran

100. Who among the following is the winner of the 2016 Australian Grand Prix F1 championship?1) Fernando Alonso 2) Sebastian Vettel 3) Lewis Hamilton 4) Kimi Raikkonen 5) Nico Rosberg

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