|
Ques. :
1
The 10-day-festival ‘Sangai Festival 2016’ was held recently in which of the following states?
|
|
1)
Manipur
|
2)
Tripura
|
|
3)
Kerala
|
4)
Sikkim
|
|
5)
Uttarakhand
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
2
Who among the following was awarded the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his book “Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India” recently?
|
|
1)
Janice Pariat
|
2)
Mahesh Rao
|
|
3)
Samanth Subramanian
|
4)
Akshaya Mukul
|
|
5)
None of these
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
3
India recently successfully test-fired indigenously built nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile from Odisha coast. The missile has a range of
|
|
1)
350 km
|
2)
700 km
|
|
3)
1500 km
|
4)
2500 km
|
|
5)
3500 km
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
4
The guided missile destroyer INS Chennai was commissioned into the India Navy recently. This is the last of the Project 15A which also include
|
|
1)
INS Kolkata
|
2)
INS Kochi
|
|
3)
INS Mumbai
|
4)
All the above
|
|
5)
Only 1) and 2)
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
5
Captain Radhika Menon was bestowed with the 2016 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea recently. The IMO headquarters is located in
|
|
1)
London
|
2)
Paris
|
|
3)
Geneva
|
4)
Basel
|
|
5)
Frankfurt
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
6
Ram Naresh Yadav, who passed away recently, was the former Governor of
|
|
1)
Uttar Pradesh
|
2)
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
3)
Rajasthan
|
4)
Uttarakhand
|
|
5)
Karnataka
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
7
Gaganjeet Bhullar, who won the BANK BRI-JCB Indonesia Open recently, is associated with which of the following games?
|
|
1)
Squash
|
2)
Billiards
|
|
3)
Golf
|
4)
Tennis
|
|
5)
Table tennis
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
8
The branches of selected banks authorised by the RBI to stock rupee notes and coins are termed as
|
|
1)
Prime branches
|
2)
Systemically important branches
|
|
3)
Currency chests
|
4)
Bancassurance
|
|
5)
None of these
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
9
________ has been honoured with “Dr Nagendra Singh International Peace Award” for his efforts in ensuring world peace.
|
|
1)
Sri Sri Ravishankar
|
2)
Baba Ramdev
|
|
3)
Mata Amritanandamayi
|
4)
Dadi Janki
|
|
5)
None of these
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
10
________ was honoured with ‘Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the year’ at the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held in Goa.
|
|
1)
Shaan
|
2)
Udit Narayan
|
|
3)
Sonu Nigam
|
4)
SP Bala Subrahmanyam
|
|
5)
Shankar Mahadevan
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
11
Which of the following countries has agreed to import rice, non-basmati and basmati varieties from 17 registered mills in India? The country is the world’s largest rice importer.
|
|
1)
Indonesia
|
2)
China
|
|
3)
Malaysia
|
4)
Bangladesh
|
|
5)
Saudi Arabia
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
12
Antonio Costa will be the chief guest at the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention to be held in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He is the Indian origin Prime Minister of
|
|
1)
Portugal
|
2)
Sweden
|
|
3)
Mauritius
|
4)
Spain
|
|
5)
Suriname
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
13
Padma Vibhushan awardee M Balamuralikrishna passed away recently. He was a noted
|
|
1)
classical dancer
|
2)
singer
|
|
3)
musician
|
4)
painter
|
|
5)
architect
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
14
The ex-Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Prof MGK Menon passed away recently. He was an acclaimed
|
|
1)
biologist
|
2)
physicist
|
|
3)
chemist
|
4)
economist
|
|
5)
None of these
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
15
Two officials of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) are elected as chairpersons of two committees set up by International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). The IOSCO is headquartered in
|
|
1)
Paris
|
2)
London
|
|
3)
New York
|
4)
Madrid
|
|
5)
Vienna
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
16
Name the Indian journalist who has been conferred with the International Press Freedom Award for her reporting from Chhattisgarh’s Naxal-infested Bastar area?
|
|
1)
Anjana Om Kashyap
|
2)
Sweta Singh
|
|
3)
Nidhi Razdan
|
4)
Sagarika Ghose
|
|
5)
Malini Subramaniam
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
17
The Govt has allowed NABARD to disburse what amount to cash-starved farmers, helping them sow winter crops like wheat ahead of the sowing season?
|
|
1)
Rs 11,000 cr
|
2)
Rs 21,000 cr
|
|
3)
Rs 25,000 cr
|
4)
Rs 31,000 cr
|
|
5)
Rs 35,000 cr
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
18
India and which country signed a Joint Declaration for implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) recently? Both countries will start collecting data in accordance with the global standards in 2018.
|
|
1)
US
|
2)
Mauritius
|
|
3)
Singapore
|
4)
China
|
|
5)
Switzerland
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
19
Which of the following firms has rolled out a pilot of its banking services in Rajasthan, the first payments bank of the country?
|
|
1)
Aditya Birla Nuvo
|
2)
National Securities Depository
|
|
3)
Bharti Airtel
|
4)
Tech Mahindra
|
|
5)
Fino Paytech
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
20
Who among the following has been elected as the new President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) for the year 2017?
|
|
1)
Keshav Bansal
|
2)
Pankaj R Patel
|
|
3)
Harshavardhan Neotia
|
4)
Sanjiv Goenka
|
|
5)
CP Gurnani
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
21
Which of the following was the focus country at the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held in Goa recently?
|
|
1)
Republic of Korea
|
2)
Mongolia
|
|
3)
Cambodia
|
4)
Spain
|
|
5)
Sweden
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
22
US President-elect Donald Trump has named Indian-American Governor of South Carolina State, Nikki Haley for the post of US ambassador to
|
|
1)
India
|
2)
Australia
|
|
3)
UK
|
4)
China
|
|
5)
United Nations
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
23
Airtel Payments Bank Ltd became the first payments bank in the country to launch live banking services. It started its pilot phase recently in the state of
|
|
1)
Gujarat
|
2)
Maharashtra
|
|
3)
Bihar
|
4)
West Bengal
|
|
5)
Rajasthan
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
24
PM Narendra Modi released two books “New Version of Constitution of India” and “Making of the Constitution” on the eve of the Constitution Day held recently on
|
|
1)
19 Nov
|
2)
20 Nov
|
|
3)
21 Nov
|
4)
25 Nov
|
|
5)
26 Nov
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
25
The Colombian Govt signed a revised peace agreement with the country’s largest rebel movement FARC recently. The capital city of Colombia is
|
|
1)
Nassau
|
2)
Bogota
|
|
3)
Yerevan
|
4)
Luanda
|
|
5)
Tirana
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
26
The state-run power equipment maker BHEL has commissioned a 93 MW steam turbine-based captive power plant (CPP) at Hazira in the state of
|
|
1)
Karnataka
|
2)
Kerala
|
|
3)
Andhra Pradesh
|
4)
Gujarat
|
|
5)
Telangana
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
27
The government has appointed who among the following as the Chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)?
|
|
1)
Raghav Chandra
|
2)
Yudhvir Singh Malik
|
|
3)
B Ashok
|
4)
BC Tripathi
|
|
5)
Prakash Kumar Singh
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
28
Which country successfully launched the Tianlian I-04 satellite recently?
|
|
1)
Japan
|
2)
South Korea
|
|
3)
Germany
|
4)
China
|
|
5)
France
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
29
Which country will chair the Energy Club of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2017?
|
|
1)
Russia
|
2)
India
|
|
3)
Turkey
|
4)
Pakistan
|
|
5)
Kazakhstan
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
30
For the second time in a row, ________ has been named the top university in India in terms of jobs and placements, by QS Employability Ranking of top 200 universities across the world.
|
|
1)
Delhi University
|
2)
IIT Kharagpur
|
|
3)
IIT Delhi
|
4)
IIT Madras
|
|
5)
IIT Bombay
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
31
The govt has constituted a committee to enable cent-per-cent conversion of Govt-Citizen Transactions to the digital platform. The panel will work under the leadership of
|
|
1)
Nripendra Misra
|
2)
Pradeep Kumar Sinha
|
|
3)
Bibek Debroy
|
4)
Arvind Panagariya
|
|
5)
Amitabh Kant
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
32
What is the currency of Colombia?
|
|
1)
Peso
|
2)
Dollar
|
|
3)
Pound
|
4)
Euro
|
|
5)
Krona
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
33
Who among the following will receive the “Legends Award” from the International Boxing Association (AIBA) on its 70th anniversary on Dec 20?
|
|
1)
Vikas Krishan Yadav
|
2)
Shiva Thapa
|
|
3)
Mary Kom
|
4)
Laishram Sarita Devi
|
|
5)
Vijender Singh
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
34
Harjeet Singh is associated with which of the following games? He will lead the Indian team in the Junior World Cup to be held in Lucknow in Dec 2016.
|
|
1)
Cricket
|
2)
Hockey
|
|
3)
Football
|
4)
Volleyball
|
|
5)
Basketball
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
35
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed across the world on
|
|
1)
11 Nov
|
2)
16 Nov
|
|
3)
21 Nov
|
4)
25 Nov
|
|
5)
26 Nov
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
36
Name the Indian actor who has won the best performance award by an actor at the 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards held in Brisbane recently.
|
|
1)
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
|
2)
Manoj Bajpayee
|
|
3)
Ranveer Singh
|
4)
Aamir Khan
|
|
5)
Irrfan Khan
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
37
The upgraded Jaguar DARIN III twin-seat aircraft recently received the Initial Operation Clearance (IOC). India had bought these aircrafts from
|
|
1)
France
|
2)
Germany
|
|
3)
UK
|
4)
Russia
|
|
5)
Sweden
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
38
The Garo tribal people of which state celebrated the harvest festival of ‘Wangala’ recently?
|
|
1)
Jharkhand
|
2)
Chhattisgarh
|
|
3)
Andhra Pradesh
|
4)
Meghalaya
|
|
5)
Himachal Pradesh
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
39
Karen Rolton has been inducted into the ICC’s Hall of Fame. She is the former women’s cricket team captain of
|
|
1)
Australia
|
2)
New Zealand
|
|
3)
West Indies
|
4)
England
|
|
5)
South Africa
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
40
Every year 26 Nov is observed as
|
|
1)
National Statistics Day
|
2)
National Integration Day
|
|
3)
National Sparrow Day
|
4)
National Girl Child Day
|
|
5)
National Milk Day
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
41
Dileep Padgaonkar, who died recently, was the former editor of
|
|
1)
Times of India
|
2)
Hindustan Times
|
|
3)
The Hindu
|
4)
The Indian Express
|
|
5)
None of these
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
42
Bandhan Bank, the one of the two recently launched private sector banks, is headquartered at
|
|
1)
Mumbai
|
2)
New Delhi
|
|
3)
Chennai
|
4)
Hyderabad
|
|
5)
Kolkata
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
43
Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory and embraced Soviet-style communism, was the former President of
|
|
1)
Chile
|
2)
Mexico
|
|
3)
Cuba
|
4)
Cambodia
|
|
5)
Colombia
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
44
PR Sreejesh is associated with which of the following games?
|
|
1)
Cricket
|
2)
Tennis
|
|
3)
Badminton
|
4)
Hockey
|
|
5)
Football
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
45
OP Bhatt replaced Cyrus Mistry as the chairman of which of the following Tata group companies recently?
|
|
1)
Tata Steel
|
2)
Tata Power
|
|
3)
Tata Capital
|
4)
TCS
|
|
5)
Tata Motors
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
46
The banks lend to the RBI under which of the following rates?
|
|
1)
Repo rate
|
2)
Bank rate
|
|
3)
Base rate
|
4)
Reverse repo rate
|
|
5)
None of these
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
47
The banks can borrow money from the RBI for short term under the LAF. What is the full form of the term LAF?
|
|
1)
Liquidity Advance Facility
|
2)
Liquidity Acquisition Facility
|
|
3)
Liquidity Administration Facility
|
4)
Liquidity Adjustment Facility
|
|
5)
None of these
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
48
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) concluded in Goa recently. Which of the following films won the best film award at IFFI?
|
|
1)
Enclave
|
2)
Rams
|
|
3)
Labyrinth of Lies
|
4)
Mustang
|
|
5)
Embrace of the Serpent
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
49
Anand Yadav, who passed away recently, was a Sahitya Akademi awardee and a noted author of
|
|
1)
Assamese
|
2)
Marathi
|
|
3)
Kannada
|
4)
Bengali
|
|
5)
Telugu
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ques. :
50
Who among the following won the women’s singles title of the Hong Kong Open Super Series tournament recently?
|
|
1)
Tai Tzu Ying
|
2)
PV Sindhu
|
|
3)
Ashwini Ponnappa
|
4)
Nozomi Okuhara
|
|
5)
Saina Nehwal
|
Show Answer
|
|
|
|
|