G.K. Digest & G.K. Question Set March 2016
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Q & A SET 1:
1. _______________ became first Asian to win Golden Reel Award.
(a) Walter Murch
(b) Randy Thom
(c) Resul Pookutty
(d) Ben Burtt
2. Who has been appointed as Chairman Of Governing Council Of IFAD
?
(a) Dinesh Sharma
(b) Shri. G. D. Anakal
(c) Shri. M. Veerangouda
(d) Dr. S. N.Patil
(e) None of these
3. Who has been elected as BJD President for the 7th Consecutive term
?
(a) Biren Mitra
(b) Sadashiva Tripathy
(c) Janaki Ballabh Pattanaik
(d) Naveen Patnaik
(e) None of these
4. What is the full form of IFAD ?
(a) Indian Food Approval Department
(b) International Food Additives Database
(c) International Fund for Agricultural Development
(d) International Fund for Airplane Development
(e) None of these
5. National Science Day was observed across India on
___________________.
(a) 28 February 2016
(b) 3 April 2016
(c) 12 May 2016
(d) 7 June 2016
(e) None of these
6. What is the name of Famous Tamil Comedy Actor who passed away
recently ?
(a) Bishan Singh Bedi
(b) Rajesh Pillai
(c) Kumarimuthu
(d) Roman Polański
(e) None of these
7. ____________ to win Dubai ATP Tennis title.
(a) Stan Wawrinka
(b) Sania Mirza
(c) Woody Allen
(d) Rajesh Pillai
(e) None of these
8. What is the name of Former Maharashtra Minister who passed away
recently ?
(a) Sharad Pawar
(b) Narayan Rane
(c) Sushlkumar Shinde
(d) Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman
(e) None of these
9. ______________ presents of the Union Budget 2016-17.
(a) Ashok Chavan
(b) Arun Jaitley
(c) Manohar Joshi
(d) Ashwani Kumar
(e) None of these
10. What is the full form of DMK ?
(a) David McLay Kidd
(b) Davies Mark Kelvin
(c) Danne Montague King
(d) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(e) None of these
SET A - Answers
1. Resul Pookutty
2. Dinesh Sharma
3. Naveen Patnaik
4. International Fund for Agricultural Development
5. 28 February 2016
6. Kumarimuthu
7. Stan Wawrinka
8. Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman
9. Arun Jaitley
10. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Q & A SET 2:
1. What is the name of US actor who passed away recently ?
(a) Roman Polański
(b) Bishan Singh Bedi
(c) George Kennedy
(d) Sadashiva Tripathy
2. Science journalist ____________ conferred with national award.
(a) Woody Allen
(b) Randy Thom
(c) Dr. S. N.Patil
(d) Pallava Bagla
(e) None of these
3. Internet for every home launched in _______________.
(a) Gujraat
(b) Mumbai
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) None of these
4. _____________ has become the first state to launch HPV.
(a) Delhi
(b) Shimla
(c) Nasik
(d) Ranchi
(e) None of these
5. Indira Gandhi International Airport wins ____________ international
awards.
(a) Five
(b) Twenty
(c) Three
(d) Eight
(e) None of these
6. Bill Gates as world’s richest person with a net worth of ___________.
(a) $75 billion
(b) $34 billion
(c) $12 million
(d) $56 billion
(e) None of these
7. What is the full form of IFC ?
(a) Industry Foundation Classes
(b) Independent Film Channel
(c) International Finace Center
(d) International Finance Corporation
(e) None of these
8. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched its first
_____________.
(a) Government Bond
(b) Infrastructure Bond
(c) Gold Bond
(d) Uridashi Masala Bonds
(e) None of these
9. Peru declares emergency after oil spill in two rivers ___________ &
_____________.
(a) Kaveri & Yamuna
(b) Tapti & Chenab
(c) Koshi & Ghaghara
(d) Chiriaco & Morona
(e) None of these
SET 2 - Answers
1. George Kennedy
2. Pallava Bagla
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Delhi
5. Three
6. $75 billion
7. International Finance Corporation
8. Uridashi Masala Bonds
9. Chiriaco & Morona
Q & A SET 3:
1. What is the name of Former New Zealand cricket captain who passed
away recently ?
(a) Woody Allen
(b) Narayan Rane
(c) Martin Crowe
(d) Randy Thom
2. _____________ British scientists won as 2016 Brain Research Prize.
(a) Eight
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) One
(e) None of these
3. ___________ Indian women among Forbes list of world’s richest people
in the world.
(a) Six
(b) Eight
(c) Two
(d) Five
(e) None of these
4. Who has been named for Lifetime Achievement Award of 11th
edition of META ?
(a) Bishan Singh Bedi
(b) Roman Polański
(c) Sadashiva Tripathy
(d) Ratan Thiyam
(e) None of these
5. What is the full form of META ?
(a) Micro-Electrostatic Torsional Actuator
(b) Most Effective Tactic Available
(c) Math English Tutoring Assistance
(d) Mahindra Excellence Theater Awards
(e) None of these
6. Who has been selected for Bihari Puraskar 2015 ?
(a) Dr. S. N.Patil
(b) Bhagwati Lal Vyas
(c) Pallava Bagla
(d) Sadashiva Tripathy
(e) None of these
7. India signed MoU with ___________ for Higher Education in Madhya
Pradesh.
(a) Yes Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) World Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) None of these
8. Raisina Dialogue started in ____________.
(a) Mumbai
(b) Gujraat
(c) Punjab
(d) New Delhi
(e) None of these
9. What is the rank in term of energy security of India ?
(a) 90th
(b) 85th
(c) 34th
(d) 76th
(e) None of these
10. Who has been nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister for
General Secretary at United Nations.
(a) Narayan Rane
(b) Sharad Pawar
(c) Sushlkumar Shinde
(d) Antonio Guterres
(e) None of these
SET 3 - Answers
1. Martin Crowe
2. Three
3. Five
4. Ratan Thiyam
5. Mahindra Excellence Theater Awards
6. Bhagwati Lal Vyas
7. World Bank
8. New Delhi
9. 90th
10. Antonio Guterres
Q & A SET 4:
1. ____________ has selected Nagepur village in Varanasi for
development under SAGY.
(a) Sharad Pawar
(b) Antonio Guterres
(c) Narayan Rane
(d) PM Narendra Modi
(e) None of these
2. What is the name of E-mail inventor who passed away recently ?
(a) Randy Thom
(b) Sadashiva Tripathy
(c) Ray Tomlinson
(d) Pallava Bagla
(e) None of these
3. What is the full form of CLAB ?
(a) Communication Leaders United Board
(b) Consistent Least Upper Bounds
(c) Capital Local Area Bank
(d) Contractors Legislators Unions And Business
(e) None of these
4. Capital Area Bank first to get small finance bank licence from
____________.
(a) Yes Bank
(b) RBI
(c) Axis
(d) HDFC
(e) None of these
5. What is the name of Malayalam actor who passed away recently ?
(a) Bishan Singh Bedi
(b) Roman Polański
(c) Kalabhavan Mani
(d) George Kennedy
(e) None of these
6. _____________ won as 3rd season of Pro Kabaddi League.
(a) Jaipur Pink Panther
(b) Telugu Titans
(c) Bengal Warriors
(d) Patna Pirates
(e) None of these
7. Who has been awarded prestigious Krutitava Smagra Samman for
the year 2015 ?
(a) Bhagwati Lal Vyas
(b) Sadashiva Tripathy
(c) Padma Sachdev
(d) Ratan Thiyam
(e) None of these
8. Reliance Jio will provide free WiFi services at ____________ cricket
stadiums of T20 World Cup matches.
(a) Three
(b) Six
(c) Eight
(d) Two
(e) None of these
9. SBI among 4 new foreign banks allowed to operate in _______________.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Myanmar
(e) None of these
10. Indian men’s and women’s teams clinching the gold medals at
World Table Tennis Team Championship in _______________.
(a) Kuala Lumpur
(b) Albany
(c) Columbia
(d) Washington, DC
(e) None of these
SET 4 - Answers
1. PM Narendra Modi
2. Ray Tomlinson
3. Capital Local Area Bank
4. RBI
5. Kalabhavan Mani
6. Patna Pirates
7. Padma Sachdev
8. Six
9. Myanmar
10. Kuala Lumpur
Q&A SET 5
1. Which tennis player failed a dope test at the Australian Open ?
(a) Padma Sachdev
(b) Ray Tomlinson
(c) Maria Sharapova
(d) Roman Polański
2. _____________ has topped the list of 21 states with most investment
potential.
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Gujarat
(e) None of these
3. India will induct its first batch of female fighter pilots in _____________.
(a) 6 April
(b) 18 June
(c) 1 March
(d) 25 August
(e) None of these
4. International women’s day is celebrated every year on __________.
(a) 8th March
(b) 12th July
(c) 5th May
(d) 10th November
(e) None of these
5. Yes Bank launched an all-women operated bank branch in
___________.
(a) Myanmar
(b) Punjab
(c) Mumbai
(d) Bengaluru
(e) None of these
6. Who has been conferred with Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur by
the French authorities ?
(a) Antonio Guterres
(b) Bhagwati Lal Vyas
(c) Anand Mahindra
(d) Martin Crowe
(e) None of these
7. Who announced the withdrawal of Budget proposal on Employee
Provident Fund (EPF) tax ?
(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) Arun Jaitley
(c) Manohar Parrikar
(d) Inderjit Singh Rao
(e) None of these
8. Fitch rating agency has maintained India's growth forecast at
____________.
(a) 12.8 %
(b) 4.9 %
(c) 7.5 %
(d) 9.9 %
(e) None of these
9. Telangana, Maharashtra has signed a historic pact for construction of
barrages on ____________.
(a) Chambal
(b) Godavari
(c) Krishna
(d) Narmada
(e) None of these
10. Syndicate Bank scam amounting to Rs. ___________ using fake
cheques, letter of credits and LIC policies.
(a) 1,000 crore
(b) 500 crore
(c) 10 Lakh
(d) 1,500 crore
(e) None of these
SET 5 - Answers
1. Maria Sharapova
2. Gujarat
3. 18 June
4. 8th March
5. Bengaluru
6. Anand Mahindra
7. Arun Jaitley
8. 7.5 %
9. Godavari
10. 1,000 crore
Q & A SET 6:
1. __________ countries are going to take part in first Maritime India
Summit 2016.
(a) 25
(b) 84
(c) 57
(d) 66
2. ___________ topped international ranking of countries with highest
percentage of women in senior business roles.
(a) Canada
(b) America
(c) Paris
(d) Russia
(e) None of these
3. IMF to set up data sharing center in ____________.
(a) India
(b) Italy
(c) Australia
(d) China
(e) None of these
4. What is the full form of IMF ?
(a) Intelligent Messaging Filter
(b) Interplanetary Magnetic Field
(c) Impossible Mission Force
(d) International Monetary Fund
(e) None of these
5. National Anthem compulsory in all schools in ____________.
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Myanmar
(c) West Bengal
(d) Gujraat
(e) None of these
6. __________ Bank has rolled out iWork@home for women employees.
(a) HDFC
(b) Yes
(c) SBI
(d) ICICI
(e) None of these
7. Maruti Suzuki, has launched ‘Made in India’ Baleno in _____________.
(a) South Africa
(b) Germany
(c) Japan
(d) London
(e) None of these
8. Who has been elected president of AAI ?
(a) Tapan Kumar Chand
(b) Padma Sachdev
(c) Anand Mahindra
(d) Rajnath Singh
(e) None of these
9. What is the full form of AAI ?
(a) Acute Alcohol Intoxication
(b) Automatic Accounting Instructions
(c) Aluminium Association of India
(d) Animal Artificial Intelligence
(e) None of these
10. ___________ launches service for doorstep pickup & delivery of pre-
owned goods.
(a) Snapdeal
(b) Flipkart
(c) Amzone
(d) Quikr
(e) None of these
SET 6 - Answers
1. 57
2. Russia
3. India
4. International Monetary Fund
5. West Bengal
6. ICICI
7. Japan
8. Tapan Kumar Chand
9. Aluminium Association of India
10. Quikr
Q & A SET 7:
1. ___________ has signed a pact with Bank of Israel for exchange of
information.
(a) Yes Bank
(b) SBI
(c) Axis Bank
(d) RBI
2. Honey festival in Mangaluru from __________.
(a) March 12
(b) June 25
(c) August 7
(d) April 10
(e) None of these
3. What is the full form of CCEA ?
(a) Chicago Clean Energy Alliance
(b) Carroll County Education Association
(c) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
(d) Central City East Association
(e) None of these
4. __________________ has approved by the Cabinet.
(a) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
(b) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
(c) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
(d) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
(e) None of these
5. What is the name of Brazil musician who passed away recently ?
(a) Sadashiva Tripathy
(b) Nana Vasconcelos
(c) Bishan Singh Bedi
(d) George Kennedy
(e) None of these
6. What is the full form of ISRO ?
(a) International Securities Regulatory Organization
(b) Iranian Society Of Radiation Oncology
(c) Isroindian Space Research Organisation
(d) Indian Space Research Organisation
(e) None of these
7. ISRO has successfully launched India’s ___________ navigation IRNSS 1-
F satellite.
(a) Fourth
(b) Sixth
(c) Nineth
(d) Tenth
(e) None of these
8. India-Indonesia Joint Training Exercise Garuda Shakti has begun at
____________.
(a) Demak
(b) Cilacap
(c) Mungkid
(d) Magelang
(e) None of these
9. Rest of India defeated ____________ by 4 wickets to lift Irani Cup
Cricket Title.
(a) Gujraat
(b) New Delhi
(c) Nepal
(d) Mumbai
(e) None of these
10. In which country Mahindra Aerospace to set up operations ?
(a) America
(b) London
(c) UAE
(d) Japan
(e) None of these
SET 7 - Answers
1. RBI
2. March 12
3. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
4. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
5. Nana Vasconcelos
6. Indian Space Research Organisation
7. Sixth
8. Magelang
9. Mumbai
10. UAE
Q & A SET 8:
1. Who has been appointed as Chairman Of 21st LCI ?
(a) Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan
(b) Justice Ranjan Gogoi
(c) Justice Dipak Misra
(d) Justice Amitava Roy
2. __________ launched a credit-linked subsidy scheme for home loans
under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) IDBI Bank
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) None of these
3. __________ has been announced as the brand ambassador of Reebok
India.
(a) Anushka Sharma
(b) Sonakshi Sinha
(c) Vidya Balan
(d) Kangana Ranaut
(e) None of these
4. India to launch __________ foreign satellites belonging to seven
countries.
(a) 98
(b) 67
(c) 25
(d) 10
(e) None of these
5. Who has been selected as Secretary General of the Arab League ?
(a) Nabil Elaraby
(b) Mahmoud Riad
(c) Chedli Klibi
(d) Ahmed Abul Gheit
(e) None of these
6. What is the full form of LCI ?
(a) Lower Confidence Interval
(b) Law Commission of India
(c) Landing Craft Infantry
(d) Letter of Credit Import
(e) None of these
7. What is the full form of BCCI ?
(a) Bank of Credit and Commerce International
(b) Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(c) Berkeley Center for Control and Identification
(d) Board of Control for Cricket in India
(e) None of these
8. Ban Ki-moon has been appointed ___________ of France to head new
U.N. mission in Colombia.
(a) Tapan Kumar Chand
(b) Antonio Guterres
(c) Jean Arnault
(d) Martin Crowe
(e) None of these
9. What is the full form of ASI ?
(a) Advanced Server Interface
(b) Aerospace Science Instructor
(c) American Share Insurance
(d) Archaeological Survey of India
(e) None of these
10. ____________ is now the Official Partner of BCCI.
(a) Honda
(b) Suzuki
(c) Nissan
(d) Hyundai
(e) None of these
SET 10 - Answers
1. Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan
2. ICICI Bank
3. Kangana Ranaut
4. 25
5. Ahmed Abul Gheit
6. Law Commission of India
7. Board of Control for Cricket in India
8. Jean Arnault
9. Archaeological Survey of India
10. Hyundai
Q & A SET 11:
1. Allahabad High Court celebrates ___________ foundation year.
(a) 25th
(b) 101th
(c) 150th
(d) 69th
2. ____________ was the Chief Guest of the celebrations in Allahabad
High Court.
(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) Sushma Swaraj
(c) Padma Sachdev
(d) Pranab Mukherjee
(e) None of these
3. Who has launched an online Clean My Coach service in line with
Indian Railways cleanliness?
(a) Jagjivan Ram
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastr
(c) Suresh Prabhu
(d) John Mathai
(e) None of these
4. What is the full form of GCC ?
(a) Gulf Cooperation Council
(b) Global Corporate Challenge
(c) Global Climate Coalition
(d) Graphic Control Computer
(e) None of these
5. _________ & ____________ has launched the Fulbright – Kalam Climate
Fellowship.
(a) India & Uk
(b) UAE & US
(c) Paris & Uk
(d) India and US
(e) None of these
6. Who has been appointed as Deputy Chief of Army Staff ?
(a) Muhammad Yahya Khan
(b) N P S Hira
(c) Gul Hassan Khan
(d) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
(e) None of these
7. Who won as sixth All England badminton title ?
(a) Wang Shixian
(b) Shon Wan-ho
(c) Ratchanok Intanon
(d) Lin Dan
(e) None of these
8. India and IMF to set up South Asia Regional Training and Technical
Assistance Center in ______________.
(a) Mumbai
(b) Nepal
(c) New Delhi
(d) Bengaluru
(e) None of these
9. Palestinian teacher has won a __________ global teaching prize.
(a) $ 1 million
(b) $ 25 billion
(c) $ 8 crore
(d) $ 12 million
(e) None of these
10. What is the full form of DELP ?
(a) Department of Environment, Land and Planning
(b) Defense English Language Program
(c) Department of English Language Pedagogy
(d) Domestic Efficient Lighting Programmer
(e) None of these
SET 11- Answers
1. 150th
2. Pranab Mukherjee
3. Suresh Prabhu
4. Gulf Cooperation Council
5. India and US
6. N P S Hira
7. Lin Dan
8. New Delhi
9. $ 1 million
10. Domestic Efficient Lighting Programmer
Q & A SET 12:
1. _______________ campaign won as Golden City Gate Award.
(a) Mumbai Tourism
(b) Kerala Tourism
(c) Germany Tourism
(d) Gujarat Tourism
2. What is the full form of ITB ?
(a) Information Technology Building
(b) Institute for Theoretical Biology
(c) Infantry Training Brigade
(d) Internationale Tourismus-Börse
(e) None of these
3. Who has been appointed as next Vice Chancellor of Canberra
University in Australia ?
(a) N P S Hira
(b) Gul Hassan Khan
(c) John Mathai
(d) H Deep Saini
(e) None of these
4. International Children’s Film Festival for NE Region begins in
_____________.
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Gangtok
(c) New Delhi
(d) Mumbai
(e) None of these
5. Who has inaugurated three major railway projects in Bihar ?
(a) PM Narendra Modi
(b) Sushma Swaraj
(c) Rajnath Singh
(d) Suresh Prabhu
(e) None of these
6. Who has launched an online portal Swayam to combat illiteracy in
the country ?
(a) Jagjivan Ram
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastr
(c) Smriti Irani
(d) Tapan Kumar Chand
(e) None of these
7. ___________ has decided to set up its own International Maritime
Judicial Center.
(a) America
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) Nepal
(e) None of these
8. Services has won __________ Santosh Trophy Football Championships
title 2016.
(a) 25th
(b) 150th
(c) 70th
(d) 56th
(e) None of these
9. Defence Expo 2016 to be held in ____________.
(a) Mumbai
(b) Tamil Nandu
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Goa
(e) None of these
10. Three major railway projects an estimated cost of ____________
rupees.
(a) 100 crore
(b) 7000 crore
(c) 1525 crore
(d) 6700 crore
(e) None of these
SET 12- Answers
1. Kerala Tourism
2. Internationale Tourismus-Börse
3. H Deep Saini
4. Gangtok
5. PM Narendra Modi
6. Smriti Irani
7. China
8. 70th
9. Goa
10. 7000 crore
Q & A SET 13:
1. ______________ has launched country’s first contactless mobile
payment solution ‘iTap’.
(a) Yes Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Axis Bank
(d) SBI
2. What is the name of Nobel laureate who passed away recently ?
(a) Simon Kuznets
(b) Milton Friedman
(c) James Tobin
(d) Lloyd S. Shapley
(e) None of these
3. Who has inaugrated international food and hospitality fair, AAHAR
2016 in New Delhi ?
(a) Sushma Swaraj
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
(d) Arun Jaitley
(e) None of these
4. RBI likely to pay _____________ in dividends to government in 2016-17.
(a) Rs 57,000 crore
(b) Rs 1000 crore
(c) Rs 98,000 crore
(d) Rs 1500 crore
(e) None of these
5. ExoMars 2016 spacecraft successfully launched by ___________ &
____________.
(a) America & France
(b) Japan & Italy
(c) Canada & Dubai
(d) Europe & Russia
(e) None of these
6. The first ever Paralympics Games tournament hel in ______________.
(a) West Bengal
(b) Tamil Nandu
(c) Gujarat
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) None of these
7. Mother Teresa to become a saint on ______________.
(a) March 7
(b) July 25
(c) Sept. 4
(d) May 15
(e) None of these
8. World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) is being observed on
_____________.
(a) 9 April
(b) 13 June
(c) 20 August
(d) 15 March
(e) None of these
9. Center has released _____________ for upgrading prisons in eight
States.
(a) Rs. 150 crore
(b) Rs. 1 Lakh
(c) Rs. 609 crore
(d) Rs. 100 crore
(e) None of these
10. Who has been elected as first civilian President of Myanmar ?
(a) Thein Sein
(b) Sein Lwin
(c) Win Maung
(d) Htin Kyaw
(e) None of these
SET 13 - Answers
1. ICICI Bank
2. Lloyd S. Shapley
3. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
4. Rs 57,000 crore
5. Europe & Russia
6. Arunachal Pradesh
7. Sept. 4
8. 15 March
9. Rs. 609 crore
10. Htin Kyaw
Q & A SET 14:
1. What is the full form of SDSN ?
(a) Sun Devil Support Network
(b) Secure Data System Network
(c) Sustainable Development Solutions Network
(d) Sho Nyo Shi Dae
(e) None of these
2. ___________ is the world’s happiest country, according to a report on
Wednesday SDSN.
(a) Japan
(b) Denmark
(c) Canada
(d) America
(e) None of these
3. United Nations has suspended _______________ as Goodwill
Ambassador of the organization.
(a) Maria Sharapova
(b) Anastasiya Myskina
(c) Vera Zvonareva
(d) Elena Vesnina
(e) None of these
4. _____________ to sing national anthem before India-Pakistan match.
(a) Aamir Khan
(b) Akshay Kumar
(c) Salman Khan
(d) Amitabh Bachchan
(e) None of these
5. World’s first fully electric double decker bus launched in ____________.
(a) Italy
(b) Russia
(c) London
(d) Dubai
(e) None of these
6. President inaugurates aviation show in _____________.
(a) Gujarat
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Nepal
(d) Bengaluru
(e) None of these
7. _____________ to join world leaders in wax at Madame Tussauds.
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Sushma Swaraj
(c) John Mathai
(d) Rajnath Singh
(e) None of these
8. Which company got the solar energy project for Sri Lanka.
(a) Gamesa
(b) Reliance Power
(c) Vidanta
(d) Tata Power
(e) None of these
9. SAARC Business Travelers’ Card expected by ___________.
(a) June
(b) May
(c) April
(d) August
(e) None of these
10. _____________ gets first Earthquake Warning System in country.
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Haryana
(e) None of these
SET 14 - Answers
1. Sustainable Development Solutions Network
2. Denmark
3. Maria Sharapova
4. Amitabh Bachchan
5. London
6. Hyderabad
7. Narendra Modi
8. Gamesa
9. May
10. Haryana
Q & A SET 15:
1. Cisco to set up Internet of Everthing innovation centre in
______________.
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bengaluru
(c) New Delhi
(d) Visakhapatnam
(e) None of these
2. Who has inaugurated World Sufi Forum in New Delhi ?
(a) Sushma Swaraj
(b) Arun Jaitley
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Rajnath Singh
(e) None of these
3. What is the name of Shehnai exponent who passed away recently ?
(a) Gul Hassan Khan
(b) Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan
(c) Tapan Kumar Chand
(d) Lloyd S. Shapley
(e) None of these
4. Who has been appointed as the 11th Governor of Bangladesh Bank ?
(a) Fazle Kabir
(b) Atiur Rahman
(c) Mohammad Farasuddin
(d) Salahuddin Ahmed
(e) None of these
5. Who won British mathematician of 2016 Abel Prize ?
(a) Dusa McDuff
(b) Arthur Cayley
(c) John Horton Conway
(d) Andrew Wiles
(e) None of these
6. India became second biggest investor in ______________.
(a) Japan
(b) America
(c) France
(d) London
(e) None of these
7. Who has been appointed as Goodwill Ambassador by UNDP ?
(a) Vera Zvonareva
(b) Elena Vesnina
(c) Ashley Judd
(d) Anastasiya Myskina
(e) None of these
8. _____________ & ____________ won Chameli Devi Jain Award of the 2015-
16.
(a) Priyanka Kakodkar & Raksha Kumar
(b) Alka Dhupkar & Shoma Chaudhary
(c) Tusha Mittal & Shahina K.K.
(d) Supriya Sharma & Mini Thomas
(e) None of these
9. India signed loan agreement of ____________with world bank for
Madhya Pradesh project.
(a) 35 Million dollars
(b) 76 Million dollars
(c) 10 Million dollars
(d) 98 Million dollars
(e) None of these
10. India began exporting diesel via rail to _____________.
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Germany
(e) None of these
SET 15 - Answers
1. Visakhapatnam
2. Narendra Modi
3. Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan
4. Fazle Kabir
5. Andrew Wiles
6. London
7. Ashley Judd
8. Priyanka Kakodkar & Raksha Kumar
9. 35 Million dollars
10. Bangladesh
Q & A SET 16:
1. _______________ railway station has been named the cleanest in India
in the A1 category.
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Nepal
(c) New Delhi
(d) Surat
(e) None of these
2. Haryana government has blocked internet services in ___________ over
concerns of a fresh Jat agitation in the state.
(a) Faridabad
(b) Gurgaon
(c) Rohtak
(d) Gohana
(e) None of these
3. What is the name of Former Director of Israel’s intelligence agency
Mossad who passed away recently ?
(a) Meir Dagan
(b) Yossi Cohn
(c) Shabtai Shavit
(d) Nahum Admoni
(e) None of these
4. _____________ allowed use of pictures of Chief Ministers, Governors
and Cabinet ministers in the government’s media advertisements.
(a) High Court
(b) Supreme Court
(c) Session Court
(d) Tribunals and Appellate Boards
(e) None of these
5. India to set up Rabindranath Tagore Memorial in ____________.
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Germany
(e) None of these
6. What is the full form of PPF ?
(a) Power Plant Frame
(b) Persecution Project Foundation
(c) Professional Pilots Federation
(d) Public Provident Fund
(e) None of these
7. Interest rate on PPF slashed from ___________to ____________.
(a) 8.7%, 8.1%
(b) 7.6%, 7.2%
(c) 9.9%, 9.5%
(d) 3.7%, 3.1%
(e) None of these
8. What is the full form of KVP ?
(a) Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment
(b) Kingsley Village Pharmacy
(c) Kisan Vikas Patra
(d) Key Value Pair
(e) None of these
9. European Union (EU) on Friday finalized a deal with __________ to
return migrants.
(a) Japan
(b) Turkey
(c) Canada
(d) America
(e) None of these
10. World Sleep Day is observed on ____________.
(a) Friday of the second full week in March
(b) Thursday of the second week in May
(c) Monday of the second week in June
(d) Tuesday of the second week in April
(e) None of these
SET 16 - Answers
1. Surat
2. Rohtak
3. Meir Dagan
4. Supreme Court
5. Sri Lanka
6. Public Provident Fund
7. 8.7%, 8.1%
8. Kisan Vikas Patra
9. Turkey
10. Friday of the second full week in March
Q & A SET 17:
1. Who won the men's singles title at the 2016 Swiss Open in Basel ?
(a) Chen Long
(b) Zhang Nan
(c) HS Prannoy
(d) Mohammad Ahsan
(e) None of these
2. Pfizer appointed _____________ as its new Managing Director (MD).
(a) Uday Khanna
(b) Vivek Dhariwal
(c) Pradip Shah
(d) S.Sridhar
(e) None of these
3. Who has been Selected as First female USA Army Combatant
Commander ?
(a) Robert B. Neller
(b) David Gerard Perkins
(c) Daniel Bartlett Allyn
(d) Lori Robinson
(e) None of these
4. The Chhattisgarh government has disbursed _____________ for
MUDRA.
(a) Rs. 1500 crore
(b) Rs. 100 crore
(c) Rs. 1800 crore
(d) Rs. 100000 Lakh
(e) None of these
5. What is the Full form of MUDRA ?
(a) Master Upbeat Dazzling Reasonable Attractive
(b) Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency
(c) Merciful Understanding Delightful Radiant Adorable
(d) Meticulous Unequaled Decent Rational Admirable
(e) None of these
6. What is the Full form of SSTL ?
(a) Sistema Shyam Teleservices
(b) South Sky Technology Limited
(c) Stub Series Terminated Logic
(d) Smart Structures Technology Laboratory
(e) None of these
7. SSTL approved merger with Reliance Communications in a meeting
convened by ____________.
(a) Bombay High Court
(b) Madras High Court
(c) Rajasthan High Court
(d) Gujarat High Court
(e) None of these
8. _____________ to continue as BSNL CMD for full tenure.
(a) Tapan Kumar Chand
(b) Atiur Rahman
(c) Fazle Kabir
(d) Anupam Shrivastava
(e) None of these
9. Who has emerged as the Richest Asian-origin entrepreneurs in
Britain ?
(a) Wang Jianlin
(b) Jack Ma
(c) Hinduja brothers
(d) Mukesh Ambani
(e) None of these
10. The richest Asian-origin entrepreneurs in Britain an estimated
personal fortune of ____________.
(a) 16.5 billion pounds
(b) 2000 dollars
(c) 7.2 billion pounds
(d) 10.5 billion pounds
(e) None of these
SET 17 - Answers
1. HS Prannoy
2. S.Sridhar
3. Lori Robinson
4. Rs. 1800 crore
5. Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency
6. Sistema Shyam Teleservices
7. Rajasthan High Court
8. Anupam Shrivastava
9. Hinduja brothers
10. 16.5 billion pounds
Q & A SET 18:
1. World Sparrow Day is observed on _____________.
(a) 20 March
(b) 15 April
(c) 7 June
(d) 10 August
(e) None of these
2. Who won Gold medal in Roman Wrestling at the Asian Olympic
Qualification tournament ?
(a) HS Prannoy
(b) Uday Khanna
(c) Yogeshwar Dutt
(d) S.Sridhar
(e) None of these
3. Telangana government has tied up with Aero Campus Aquitaine and
Bordeaux Metropole of___________.
(a) Japan
(b) Canada
(c) France
(d) America
(e) None of these
4. ______________ has been chosen for the CV Kunhiraman literary prize.
(a) Vivek Dhariwal
(b) Pradip Shah
(c) Shabtai Shavit
(d) M Sukumaran
(e) None of these
5. What is the Full form of IAF ?
(a) Internet Address Finder
(b) Indian Air Force
(c) Inter-American Foundation
(d) Internet Account File
(e) None of these
6. IAF has conducted day-night exercise ‘Iron-fist 2016’ at Pokhran firing
range in ___________.
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Nepal
(d) Rajasthan
(e) None of these
7. Who won first Noor Inayat Khan Prize for a dissertation ?
(a) Geetakshi Arora
(b) Lloyd S. Shapley
(c) Dusa McDuff
(d) Andrew Wiles
(e) None of these
8. ______________ qualifies for Olympic in Greco -Roman wrestling.
(a) Ramesh Kumar
(b) Maruti Mane
(c) Guru Hanuman
(d) Hardeep Singh
(e) None of these
9. International Day of Forests is observed on ______________.
(a) 6 August
(b) 3 October
(c) 21 March
(d) 15 July
(e) None of these
10. ICC has suspended ____________ bowler Taskin Ahmed and Arafat
Sunny for bowling with an illegal action.
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Pakistan
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Bangladesh
(e) None of these
SET 18 - Answers
1. 20 March
2. Yogeshwar Dutt
3. France
4. M Sukumaran
5. Indian Air Force
6. Rajasthan
7. Geetakshi Arora
8. Hardeep Singh
9. 21 March
10. Bangladesh
Q & A SET 19:
1. NTPC starts 250 MW unit in ___________.
(a) Gujarat
(b) Bihar
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Nepal
(e) None of these
2. What is the Full form of NTPC ?
(a) National Thermal Power Corporation
(b) Northwest Territories Power Corporation
(c) National Tidal Power Corporation
(d) Nabinagar Thermal Power Station
(e) None of these
3. What is the name of Former Intel CEO who passed away recently ?
(a) Robert Norton Noyce
(b) Gordon Earle Moore
(c) Andrew Grove
(d) Federico Faggin
(e) None of these
4. What is the Full form of RDEL ?
(a) Residential Direct Exchange Line
(b) Reliance Defence and Engineering Ltd
(c) Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit
(d) Rational Decisive Exuberant Light
(e) None of these
5. ICRA has projected Indian economy to grow by ___________ in 2016-17.
(a) 7.7%
(b) 10.2%
(c) 5.6%
(d) 9.8%
(e) None of these
6. What is the Full form of HAL?
(a) Hardware Abstraction Layer
(b) Hypertext Application Language
(c) High Availability Linux
(d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(e) None of these
7. _________ to run for education in India.
(a) Geetakshi Arora
(b) Lloyd S. Shapley
(c) Samantha Gash
(d) Jack Ma
(e) None of these
8. Market share of SBI in mobile banking in India:-
(a) 78%
(b) 10%
(c) 105%
(d) 38%
(e) None of these
9. India to host 8th BRICS Summit in _____________.
(a) Goa
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Mumbai
(e) None of these
10. India Post releases customised __________ on HAL.
(a) India Flag
(b) Ashokan Capital
(c) Douglas DC-4
(d) My Stamp
(e) None of these
SET 19 - Answers
1. Bihar
2. Nabinagar Thermal Power Station
3. Andrew Grove
4. Reliance Defence and Engineering Ltd
5. 7.7%
6. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
7. Samantha Gash
8. 38%
9. Goa
10. My Stamp
Q & A SET 20:
1. World Tuberculosis day is observed on _____________.
(a) 5 May
(b) 3 October
(c) 19 August
(d) 24 March
(e) None of these
2. Union cabinet has approved a ______________ fund to support Swachh
Bharat Mission in rural areas.
(a) $1.5 billion
(b) $ 9.8 million
(c) $ 6.7 billion
(d) $ 5.8 million
(e) None of these
3. AROGYA fair is going to start in ___________.
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Mumbai
(c) Goa
(d) Hyderabad
(e) None of these
4. AROGYA Fair to commence From ____________.
(a) April 15
(b) July 27
(c) November 10
(d) March 26
(e) None of these
5. What is the Full form of FPV ?
(a) Financial Planning Volume
(b) Fast Patrol Vessel
(c) Ford Performance Vehicle
(d) Flight Path Vector
(e) None of these
6. Indian Coast Guard Vessel Arnvesh was Commissioned in
_____________.
(a) Visakhapatnam
(b) Nepal
(c) Gujarat
(d) Bengaluru
(e) None of these
7. Bajaj Finance is entering ______________ life care segment.
(a) Rs. 1500 crore
(b) Rs. 10,790 crore
(c) Rs. 20,000 crore
(d) Rs. 98,000 crore
(e) None of these
8. _________ Bank has achieved the ISO 9001:2008 certification.
(a) HDFC
(b) South Indian
(c) Yes
(d) ICICI
(e) None of these
9. ____________ has officially become a dialogue partner of the Shanghai.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Pune
(d) Nepal
(e) None of these
10. What is the name of Kadhaprasangam maestro and actor who
passed away recently ?
(a) VD Rajappan
(b) Yogeshwar Dutt
(c) Pradip Shah
(d) Vivek Dhariwal
(e) None of these
SET 20 - Answers
1. 24 March
2. $1.5 billion
3. Goa
4. March 26
5. Fast Patrol Vessel
6. Visakhapatnam
7. Rs. 20,000 crore
8. South Indian
9. Nepal
10. VD Rajappan
Q & A SET 21
1. ISRO established GIRI Radar System at ____________.
(a) Calcutta
(b) Tirupati
(c) Jaipur
(d) Pune
(e) None of these
2. What is the Full form of ISRO ?
(a) Indian Space Research Organisation
(b) International Securities Regulatory Organization
(c) Iesindian Space Research Organization
(d) Iranian Society Of Radiation Oncology
(e) None of these
3. What is the Full form of GIRI ?
(a) Generous Inspiring Reasonable Innocent
(b) Graceful Impressive Reliable Important
(c) Great Intelligent Responsible Inspiring
(d) Gadanki Ionospheric Radar Interferometer
(e) None of these
4. Name of Alibaba’s former executive who has been appointed as
Paytm President ?
(a) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
(b) Shankar Nath
(c) Bhushan Patil
(d) Pratyush Prasanna
(e) None of these
5. Which Indian Politician has been named among world’s 50 greatest
leaders by Fortune magazine ?
(a) Raman Singh
(b) Tarun Gogoi
(c) Nitish Kumar
(d) Arvind kejriwal
(e) None of these
6. International Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims & the
Transatlantic Slave Trade is observed on ____________.
(a) 25th March
(b) 13th June
(c) 6th August
(d) 10th April
(e) None of these
7. ______________ to launch counter-messaging center to fight IS in
cyberworld.
(a) USA
(b) Canada
(c) Russia
(d) Malaysia
(e) None of these
8. India aims to become ___________ e-vehicle nation by 2030.
(a) 25%
(b) 73%
(c) 69%
(d) 100%
(e) None of these
9. CIMAP Researchers have found __________ plant can help fight cancer.
(a) Liverworts
(b) Green algae
(c) Mint
(d) Charophyta
(e) None of these
10. Union Cabinet gives nod to implementation of
_________________________.
(a) Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin
(b) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
(c) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
(d) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
(e) None of these
SET 21 - Answers
1. Tirupati
2. Indian Space Research Organisation
3. Gadanki Ionospheric Radar Interferometer
4. Bhushan Patil
5. Arvind kejriwal
6. 25th March
7. Malaysia
8. 100%
9. Mint
10. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin
Q & A SET 22:
1. What is the Full form of ISIS ?
(a) Israel Secret Intelligence Service
(b) Integrated Surface Irradiance Study
(c) International Species Information System
(d) Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(e) None of these
2. ___________ has launched its first cyber security public organization.
(a) Japan
(b) Nepal
(c) China
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) None of these
3. Federal Bank is all set to open an incubation centers for startups in
__________ & ___________.
(a) Bangalore & Ernakulam
(b) Calcutta & Mumbai
(c) Hyderabad & Tirupati
(d) Jaipur & Agra
(e) None of these
4. Who has been appointed as President and CEO of Bank of the West ?
(a) J P Nadda
(b) Pratyush Prasanna
(c) Tarun Gogoi
(d) Nandita Bakshi
(e) None of these
5. Who has been appointed as UN human rights commissioner ?
(a) Raman Singh
(b) Surya Deva
(c) Bhushan Patil
(d) Shankar Nath
(e) None of these
6. Padma Award has been Presented by __________________.
(a) Narendra Damodardas Modi
(b) Manmohan Singh
(c) President Pranab Mukherjee
(d) Pratibha Devisingh Patil
(e) None of these
7. Which bollywood actor won National Awards ___________
(a) Amitabh Bachchan & Kangana Ranaut
(b) Salman Khan & Sonam Kapoor
(c) Ranveer Singh & Deepika Padukone
(d) Sidharth Malhotra & Shraddha Kapoor
(e) None of these
8. What is the Full form of ITBP ?
(a) Information Technology Best Practices
(b) International Thompson Business Press
(c) In the Basement Productions
(d) Indo Tibetan Border Police
(e) None of these
9.___________ to get its first ITBP modern weapon training center.
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Gujarat
(e) None of these
10. Women have recruited as forest guards for first time in
______________.
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Agra
(c) Maharashtra
(d) West Bengal
(e) None of these
SET 22 - Answers
1. Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
2. China
3. Bangalore & Ernakulam
4. Nandita Bakshi
5. Surya Deva
6. President Pranab Mukherjee
7. Amitabh Bachchan & Kangana Ranaut
8. Indo Tibetan Border Police
9. Madhya Pradesh
10. Maharashtra
Q & A SET 23:
1. What is the Full form of ADB ?
(a) Android Debug Bridge
(b) Application Development Board
(c) African Development Bank
(d) Asian Development Bank
(e) None of these
2. Who has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director
of Nestle India Board ?
(a) Daniel Borel
(b) Eva Cheng
(c) Dr. Rakesh Mohan
(d) Naïna Lal Kidwai
(e) None of these
3. The First Solo woman to ride across the Mana Pass in ___________.
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) West Bengal
(c) Gujarat
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) None of these
4. _____________ Becomes 1st Solo Woman To Ride Across Mana Pass.
(a) Nandita Bakshi
(b) Pallavi Fauzdar
(c) Pradip Shah
(d) Pratyush Prasanna
(e) None of these
5. What is the name of renowned author who passed away recently ?
(a) Yogeshwar Dutt
(b) VD Rajappan
(c) Vivek Dhariwal
(d) Jim Harrison
(e) None of these
6. Yesterday ___________ gets its first stock public listing.
(a) Visakhapatnam
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Myanmar
(d) China
(e) None of these
7. US museum returns 10th century Rama statue to ____________.
(a) America
(b) Canada
(c) Russia
(d) Cambodia
(e) None of these
8. Government to launch Gram Uday to Bharat Uday Abhiyan from
___________.
(a) 14th to 24th April, 2016
(b) 5th to 16th July, 2016
(c) 10th to 27th August, 2016
(d) 3th to 14th May, 2016
(e) None of these
9. Govt plans to infuse __________ in PSU banks.
(a) Rs. 1000 crore
(b) Rs. 5,050 crore
(c) Rs. 3400 crore
(d) Rs. 6400 crore
(e) None of these
10. Narendra Modi to inaugurat the 'Stand Up India' scheme on
_________.
(a) 11th June
(b) 25th April
(c) 7th May
(d) 5th April
(e) None of these
Set 23 - Answers
1. Asian Development Bank
2. Dr. Rakesh Mohan
3. Uttarakhand