Currrent Affairs

January 2016 Current Affairs MCQ Capsule
1. Afghanistan has become ........rd member nation of the World Trade

Organization.
a) 161
b) 162
c)163
d) 164
Ans:c
2. Miss .................. beauty pageant was held for the first time since 1972.
a) Iraq
b) Iran
c) UAE
d) Syria
Ans:a
3. Who among the following has become first-ever Kiwi batsman to top ICC Test
rankings?
a) Kevin Peterson
b) Kane Williamson
c) Kane Peterson
d) Kevin Williamson
Ans:b
4. Who among the following has won U-19 Singapore Squash Open?
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a) Amar Singh
b) Akshay Singh
c) Abhay Singh
d) Ajay Singh
Ans:c
5. .................. has announced to adopt Chinese currency Yuan.
a) Philippines
b) Zimbabwe
c) England
d) South Africa
Ans: b
6. CCEA has approved ..................-crore rupees scheme for integrated
development and management of fisheries.
a) 3000
b) 4000
c) 5000
d) 6000
Ans: a
7. CCEA has approved investment of ..................... crore rupees into ONGC
Videsh
a) 3000
b) 4000
c) 5000
d) 6000
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Ans: c
8. UN has launched 2016 as International Year of ............
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Pulses
d) Millets
Ans:c
9. Who has bagged top AIFF honours?
a) Pyari Xaxa and Bala Devi
b) Eugenson Lyngdoh and Pritam Kotal
c) Pritam Kotal and Bala Devi
d) Eugenson Lyngdoh and Bala Devi
Ans:d
10. West Bengal Government has approved proposal for formation of ............ new
districts.
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
Ans: d
11..................... cricket captain Brendon McCullum has announced retirement
recently.
a) New Zealand
b) Zimbabwe
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c) England
d) South Africa
Ans: a
12. Bihar Chief Minister .................. has approved Patna Metro Rail project.
a) Nitish Kumar
b) Lalu Yadav
c) Sushil Modi
d) Tejasvi Pratap
Ans: a
13. Union Cabinet approved ................ Metro Rail Project Phase-1A.
a) Patna
b) Lucknow
c) Varansi
d) Jabalpur
Ans: b
14. .................. has become first Asian country to approve world's first-ever dengue
vaccine.
a) Philippines
b) Zimbabwe
c) England
d) South Africa
Ans: a
15. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced ................... as ICC
Spirit of Cricket Award.
a) Steven Smith
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b) AB de Villiers
c) Brendon McCullum
d) R Ashwin
Ans:d
16. Who was announced as Mens World Champion by International Tennis
Federation 2015 World Champion?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Andy Murray
c) Roger Federer
d) Rafael Nadal
Ans:a
17. Who was announced as Womens World Champion by International Tennis
Federation 2015 World Champion?
a) Serena Williams
b) Martina Hingis
c) Sania Mirza
d) Venus Williams
Ans:a
18. PM Narendra Modi has formally inaugurated the All-India conference of
Directors General of Police in ..................
a) Gujarat
b) West Bengal
c) Maharashtra
d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:a
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19. ................... Government has approved proposal for formation of five new
districts in the state.
a) Gujarat
b) West Bengal
c) Maharashtra
d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:b
20. India's biggest wildlife rescue centre was commissioned in ...............
a) Nagpur
b) Kanpur
c) Kolkata
d) Jabalpur
Ans:a
21. Miss ................. Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach has been crowned Miss Universe
2015.
a) Philippines
b) Spain
c) Russia
d) Indonesia
Ans:a
22. Miss ................. Mireia Lalaguna Royo has been crowned Miss World 2015.
a) Philippines
b) Spain
c) Russia
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d) Indonesia
Ans:b
Test Cricketer of the Year.
a) Steven Smith
b) AB de Villiers
c) Brendon McCullum
d) R Ashwin
Ans:a
Emerging Cricketer of the Year.
a) Meg Lanning
b) Khurram Khan
c) Josh Hazlewood
d) Faf du Plessis
Ans:c
25. Who among the following was crowned as the champions of the second Indian
Super League (ISL) Football tournament?
a) Chennaiyin FC
b) Munich River Plate
c) FC Bayern
d) FC Barcelona
Ans:a
26. Who among the following has won 2015 FIFA Club World Cup?
a) Chennaiyin FC
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c) FC Bayern
d) FC Barcelona
Ans:d
27. ............... Security Council has unanimously adopted resolution on Syria peace
plan.
a) US
b) UKA
c) Germany
d) Russia
Ans:a
28. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced ................... as Sir
Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year.
a) Steven Smith
b) AB de Villiers
c) Brendon McCullum
d) R Ashwin
Ans: a
29. .......................... has been appointed as CEO of FSSAI.
a) Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi
b) Pawan Kumar Singh
c) Pawan Kumar Agarwal
d) Pawan Kumar Verma
Ans: c
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30. FIFAs Independent Ethics Committee has banned ........................ from

football for 8 years.
a) Sepp Blatter and Josh Hazlewood
b) Josh Hazlewood and Michel Platini
c) Meg Lanning and Michel Platini
d) Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini
Ans: d
1. Sand artist ............................. 's Santa Claus sculpture has been featured in
Limca Book of Records.
a) Sudarsan Pattnaik
b) Sudarsan Rao
c)Sudarsan Pawar
d) Sudarsan Pali
Ans:a
2. The World Health Organization has declared the end of Ebola virus transmission
in .........................
a) Nigeria
b) Sierra Leone
c) Liberia
d) Republic of Guinea
Ans:d
3. Renowned science-fiction writer died recently. Name him.
a) George Clayton Johnson
b) George Clayton Nolan
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c) William F. Nolan
d) William F. Johnson
Ans:a
4. Who among the following has got additional charge of CEO of NITI Aayog.
a) Amitabh Kanwal
b) Amitabh Kamal
c) Amitabh Kant
d) Amitabh Krishna
Ans:c
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the new building of
.............................. Parliament built by India.
a) Iraq
b) Iran
c) UAE
d) Bangladesh
Ans:d
6. An Indian-origin software engineer named Nandagopal Lakshminarayanan has
won a prestigious award in the .......... for creating an innovative electronic smart
key system.
a) US
b) UK
c) Germany
d) Russia
Ans:b
7. Who among the following has been facing the prospect of a four-year ban from
cricket?
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a) Kevin Peterson
b) Kane Williamson
c) Syed Kirmani
d) Kusal Perera
Ans:d
8. Direct-selling FMCG firm Amway India has announced Bollywood actor
....................... as its brand ambassador to promote Nutrilite range of the products.
a) Farhan Akhtar
b) Aishwarya Rai
c) Priyanka Chopra
d) Katrina Kaif
Ans:a
9. Make in India Week will start from Feb ..............
a) 12
b) 13
c) 14
d) 15
Ans:b
10. Who among the following will be new CEO of Adani Ports and SEZ?
a) Karan Adani
b) Taran Adani
c) Sharan Adani
d) Kanan Adani
Ans:a
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11. .......................... has signed $12.65 billion deal with Russia for nuclear power
plants.
a) Iraq
b) Iran
c) UAE
d) Bangladesh
Ans:d
12. India and .................. has signed 16 pacts to deepen bilateral cooperation.
a) US
b) UK
c) Germany
d) Russia
Ans:d
13. The World Bank has approved an additional financial assistance to
...................... of $35 million.
a) Iraq
b) Iran
c) UAE
d) Pakistan
Ans:d
14. ..................... government allowed India to build its first Naval Base on the
Assumption Island in the Indian Ocean region as a joint project.
a) Ireland
b) Iceland
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c) Seychelles
d) Germany
Ans:c
15. Government of ........................ has signed a MoU with Microsoft India on
technology initiatives.
a) Karnataka
b) West Bengal
c) Maharashtra
d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:d
16. Union Government has announced ............. new IT-based initiatives for
citizen-centric health services.
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six
Ans:b
17. Who among the following has been Former Chief Justice of Karnataka and
Kerala High Courts Justice V S Malimath died recently.
a) Karnataka
b) West Bengal
c) Maharashtra
d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:a
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18. Indigenously developed Air-to-Air missile ................ was successfully test

fired.
a) Astra
b) Shastra
c) Lakhsya
d) Vashta
Ans:a
19. Good Governance Day was observed on .............. December across the
country.
a) 23
b) 24
c) 25
d) 26
Ans:c
20. Former Wicket-Keeper ........................ has been nominated for 2015 Col. CK
Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
a) Kevin Peterson
b) Kane Williamson
c) Syed Kirmani
d) Kusal Perera
Ans:c
21. IT major .................... has launched first of its kind Tap N Pay contactless
digital payment wallet MoboMoney for the Indian masses.
a) Wipro
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b) Tech Mahindra
c) Infosys
d) Cognizant
Ans:b
22. Veteran Bollywood actress ................... passed away.
a) Wahida Rehman
b) Saira Bano
c) Sadhna
d) Asha Parekh
Ans:c
23. Indian Oil Corporation and Oil India Ltd have signed a memorandum of
understanding with .................. national oil company Rosneft.
a) Russian
b) German
c) Spanish
d) British
Ans:a
24. ...................... has finally launched 4G telecom service.
a) Reliance Jio
b) BSNL
c) Uninor
d) Tata Indecom
Ans:a
25. RBI has released report of .................... Committee on Medium-term Path on
Financial Inclusion.
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a) Vijay Kelkar
b) Amit Shah
c) Deepak Mohanty
d) Sanjeev Verma
Ans:c
26. ......................... have bagged 'Export Quality Excellence' award for the 11th
time in a row.
a) CRI Pumps
b) BRI Pumps
c) YRI Pumps
d) LRI Pumps
Ans:a
27. Who among the following has grabbed silver medal in the 18th edition of the
Asian Luge Championship held in Japan?
a) Shiva Keshavan
b) Hidenari Kanayama
c) Kim Dong-hyeon
d) Kim Kanayama
Ans:a
28. The 18th Session of the India-.............. Joint Commission Meeting was held in
New Delhi.
a) Iraq
b) Iran
c) UAE
d) Egypt
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Ans:b
29. Oscar-winning cinematographer ................... passed away recently.
a) George Clayton Johnson
b) George Clayton Nolan
c) Kim Dong-hyeon
d) Haskell Wexler
Ans:d
30. Report of Committee on Revisiting & Revitalizing PPP Model has been
released.
a) Vijay Kelkar
b) Amit Shah
c) Deepak Mohanty
d) Sanjeev Verma
Ans:a
1. Which edition of Globe Soccer Awards 2015 was conferred in Dubai?
a) Fourth
b) Fifth
c) Sixth
d) Seventh
Ans:c
2. Who among the following has won the best player of the year of Globe Soccer
Awards 2015?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Marc Wilmots
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c) Josep Maria Bartomeu

d) Jorge Mendes
Ans:a
3. Who among the following has won the best club of the year of Globe Soccer
Awards 2015?
a) Chennaiyin FC
c) FC Bayern
d) FC Barcelona
Ans:d
4. ........................., the founding member of metal band Motorhead, died recently.
a) Ian Fraser Lemmy Kilmister
b) Yu Yangyi
c) Vladimir Kramnik
d) Wesley So
Ans:a
5. ......................... and South Korea has reached agreement on issue of comfort
women.
a) UK
b) Australia
c) Myanmar
d) Japan
Ans:d
6. ....................... has been named as Tournament director of 2016 Hockey India
League.
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a) Bjorn Isberg
b) Muthukumar Balakrisnan
c) Andy Mair
d) Andy Isberg
Ans:a
7. Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir ............................ passed away.
a) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
b) Mehbooba
c) Bruna Abdullah
d) Umar Abdullah
Ans:a
8. Wattan Ko Jano initiative: A programme that aims to expose youth from
.................... to rest of India
a) UP
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Bihar
d) Karnatka
Ans:b
9. ............................. will be India's Ambassador To Israel.
a) Pavan Kapoor
b) Ritesh Agarwal
c) Hemant Kumar
d) Saagar Govil
Ans:a
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10. India has successfully test-fired indigenously developed ...................... at

Pokhran.
a) MBRL Pinaka I
b) MBRL Pinaka II
c) MBRL Pinaka III
d) MBRL Pinaka IV
Ans:b
11. Union Cabinet has given nod for India-........................ Civil Nuclear
Cooperation deal.
a) UK
b) Australia
c) Myanmar
d) Japan
Ans:b
12. Union Govt has approved constitution of 69 bridges on Trilateral Highway in
..........................
a) UK
b) Australia
c) Myanmar
d) Japan
Ans:c
13. BHEL has commissioned a Prayagraj Super Thermal Power Project unit in
...........................
a) Gujarat
b) MP
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c) UP
d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:c
14. .................................. has been appointed as DG of National Centre for Good
Governance.
a) Karishma Shah
b) Dr Gyanendra D Bandgaiyan
c) Divya Nettimi
d) Nisha Chittal
Ans:b
15. ............................. has been appointed as CMD of Madras Fertilizers.
a) AB Khare
b) I Vijay Kumar
c) Shamim Hanfi
d) Suranjan Das
Ans:a
16. ............................. has been elected as General President of 105th Indian
Science Congress.
a) Achyuta Samanta
b) Ramakant Rath
c) Alok Rai
d) Suranjan Das
Ans:a
17. Noted Gujarati writer ......................... passed away recently.
a) Harish Trivedi
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b) Labshankar Thakar
c) Chandrakant Patil
d) Leeladhar Mandloi
Ans:b
18. ............................. has been appointed as Odisha Governments Technical
Advisor.
a) Karishma Shah
b) Dr Gyanendra D Bandgaiyan
c) Divya Nettimi
d) Sam Pitroda
Ans:d
19. HAL has tied up with Russian firm Rostech to build .............. Kamov
helicopters.
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
d) 400
Ans:b
20. Indian Navy has successfully test fired ....................... long range missile from
INS Kolkata.
a) Barak-5
b) Barak-6
c) Barak-7
d) Barak-8
Ans:d
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21. Paramilitary forces soon to have ...................% reservation for women in

constable level position.
a) 13
b) 23
c) 33
d) 43
Ans:c
22. International media conference was held in ......................
a) Mysuru
b) Bangalore
c) Hyderabad
d) Chennai
Ans:a
23. Soon ........................... will get Cauvery river gallery.
a) Mysuru
b) Bangalore
c) Hyderabad
d) Chennai
Ans:a
24. Industry body Internet and Mobile Association of India has appointed
Freecharge founder ............................ as chairman.
a) Nishant Rao
b) Kunal Shah
c) Vishwas Patel
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d) Ashish Patel
Ans:b
25. Noted Gujarati writer ........................... has been selected for 51st Jnanpith
award.
a) Harish Trivedi
b) Raghuveer Chaudhary
Ans:b
26. China has launched ..................... dual-used geostationary satellite.
a) Gaofen-2
b) Gaofen-3
c) Gaofen-4
d) Gaofen-5
Ans:c
27. Veteran singer .............................passed away recently.
a) Dinesh Misra
b) Subir Sen
Ans:b
28. Ex Chief of Indian Army General .............................. passed away recently.
a) Om Prakash Malhotra
b) Ritesh Agarwal
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c) Hemant Kumar
d) Saagar Govil
Ans:a
29. ................................. has bagged gold at National Weightlifting Championship.
a) Sushila Panwar and Lalchhanhimi
b) Sushila Panwar and Daljit Kaur
c) Lalchhanhimi and Rajwant Kaur
d) Rakhi Haldar and Kavita Devi
Ans:d
30. Which among the following state has won maiden Vijay Hazare trophy?
a) Gujarat
b) MP
c) UP
d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:a
1. Union government and the World Bank has signed a $........-million credit
agreement.
a) 20
b) 30
c) 40
d) 50
Ans:d
2. ......................s leading banks will soon open branches in India.
a) Iran
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b) Iraq
c) Myanmar
d) Japan
Ans:a
3. Pakistan's Singer ....................... has got Indian Citizenship.
a) Ghulam Ali
b) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
c) Adnan Sami
d) Atif Aslam
Ans:c
4. RBI asked the banks to open banks in villages with a population of more than
.............
a) 3000
b) 4000
c) 5000
d) 6000
Ans:c
5. Who among the following has taken charge as the new CMD of defence PSU
BEML Ltd?
a) T K Kurien
b) Abidali Neemuchwala
c) D.K.Hota
d) Dinesh Misra
Ans:c
6. .............. has completed acquisition of Alca-Lucent for 15.6 billion euro.
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a) Sony
b) Motorola
c) Nokia
d) Samsung
Ans:c
7. Who among the following has been elected as Chairman of General Motors
Board of Directors?
a) Kate Atkinson
b) Marc Wilmots
d) Mary Barra
Ans:d
8. ......................... has won 2015 Costa Novel Prize for "A God in Ruins".
a) Kate Atkinson
b) Marc Wilmots
d) Mary Barra
Ans:a
9. Toilets has been made mandatory to contest Panchayat polls in .................
a) Gujarat
b) MP
c) UP
d) Bihar
Ans:d
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10. India-.....................bus service has been resumed after 27 years.

a) Sri Lanka
b) Bhutan
c) Nepal
d) Myanmar
Ans:c
11. An Indian-origin cancer research expert ................................... has received
Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.
a) Harpal Singh Kumar
b) Kala Patel
c) Daljit Lally
d) Ritesh Agarwal
Ans:a
12. Indian cricketer ......................... has been named BCCI Cricketer of the Year.
while Mithali Raj was picked for the M.A. Chidambaram Trophy for the best
womens cricketer.
a) R Ashwin
b) Suresh Raina
c) Virat Kohli
d) Rohit Sharma
Ans:c
13. Who among the following has won............................. has won the Qatar
Masters Open chess tournament.
a) Magnus Carlsen
b) Yu Yangyi
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c) Vladimir Kramnik
d) Wesley So
Ans:a
14. Former Indian player and Bengal captain ........................ announced his
retirement from cricket.
b) Kala Patel
c) Surya Shekhar Ganguly
d) Laxmi Ratan Shukla
Ans:d
15. Vocalist ............................... has been conferred 2015 Sangita Kalanidhi
award.
a) Harish Trivedi
c) Sanjay Subrahmanyam
d) Surya Shekhar Ganguly
Ans:c
16. Who among the following has taken charge as Vice Chairman of Wipro ?
a) T K Kurien
b) Abidali Neemuchwala
c) D.K.Hota
d) Dinesh Misra
Ans:a
17. Paytm has acquired Shifu for $.......... million that will enable the digital
payments company to enrich customer experience
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a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
Ans:b
18. Who among the following has taken charge as CMD of Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited?
a) Dinesh Misra
b) Subir Sen
d) Atul Sobti
Ans:d
19. Arunima Sinha has scaled Mount Aconcagua in ...................
a) Argentina
b) Afghanistan
c) Myanmar
d) Japan
Ans:a
20. Which among the following has won the 2015 the South Asian Football
Federation Cup championships?
a) India
b) Afghanistan
c) Myanmar
d) Japan
Ans:a
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21. Film-maker ........................ will head panel on Censor Board revamp.

a) Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
b) Bhawana Somaaya
c)Shyam Benegal
d) Piyush Pandey
Ans:c
22. ....................... has acquired online real estate portal Commonfloor.com
a) OLX
b) Quikr
c) Housing.Com
d) Magic Bricks
Ans:b
23. Former Chief Justice of India ........................ died recently.
a) Nishant Rao
b) Akshay Kothari
c) Sarosh Homi Kapadia
d) Piyush Pandey
Ans:c
24. LinkedIn has named .................. as India Country Manager.
a) Nishant Rao
b) Akshay Kothari
c) Sarosh Homi Kapadia
d) Piyush Pandey
Ans:b
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25. The Supreme Court has directed ......................... government to make

........................ State Cooperative Tribunal functional.
a) Gujarat
b) MP
c) UP
d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:a
26. Government has constituted ................... Committee to study wage structure of
Gramin Dak Sevaks.
a) Kamlesh Chandra
c) Sanjay Subrahmanyam
d) Surya Shekhar Ganguly
Ans:a
27. Union Government has allowed traditional bull-taming sports Jallikattu in
...................
a) Tamil Nadu
b) MP
c) Telangana
d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:a
28. Who among the following has taken over as CMD of Ranchi-based Central
Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd.
b) Kala Patel
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c) Surya Shekhar Ganguly

d) Shekhar Saran
Ans:d
29. .................... states have agreed to implement direct benefit of transfer in
kerosene in 26 dSIxistricts.
a) Six
b) Seven
c) Eight
d) Nine
Ans:c
30. Which among the following has become first state to accept e-motor insurance
policies?
a) Gujarat
b) MP
c) Telangana
d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:c
1. Human Resource Minister inaugurated the ....... edition of the New Delhi World
Book Fair.
a) 41
b) 42
c) 43
d) 44
Ans:c
2. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated Indian Science Congress in ....................
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a) Mysuru
b) Bangalore
c) Hyderabad
d) Chennai
Ans:a
3. Who among the following has taken helm as UN High Commissioner for
Refugees?
a) Filippo Grandi
b) Antnio Guterres
c) Jack Butland
d) Wayne Rooney
Ans:a
4. ..................... has won 26th Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey tournament.
a) SAIL
b) ONGC
c) NTPC
d) BHEL
Ans:b
5. The..............annual Golden Globe award was announced in California.
a) 71
b) 72
c) 73
d) 74
Ans:c
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6. Who among the following has won best actor Golden Globe award?
a) Leonardo Di Caprio
b) Tom Hanks
c) Gerard Butler
d) Brat Pitt
Ans:a
7. Who among the following has won the best actress Golden Globe award?
a) Kate Winslet
b) Jennifer Lawrence
c) Julia Roberts
d) Brie Larson
Ans:d
8. Who among the following has won best director Golden Globe award?
a) Steven Speilbarg
b) James Camroon
c) Alejandro Inarritu
d) Klin Eastwood
Ans:c
9. Which among the following has won best Motion Picture drama Golden Globe
award?
a) The Martian
b) The Revenant
c) The Pianist
d) The Road
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Ans:b
10. President of India Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the 88th Annual
Conference of Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan in ................
a) MP
b) UP
c) Jharkhand
d) West Bengal
Ans:d
11. As many as ........ Indian-origin people has been invluded in Forbes 2016 Under
30 list.
a) 45
b) 46
c)47
d) 48
Ans:a
12. ......................... Parliament began a process to formulate a new constitution
with Prime Minister to set up Constitutional Assembly of all members for the
purpose.
a) Sri Lanka
b) Bhutan
c) Singapore
d) Myanmar
Ans:a
13. ......................... has secured investments commitments to the tune of at least
Rs. 250,104 crore.
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a) Gujarat
b) MP
c) West Bengal
d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:c
14. ...................... has come under governors rule .
a) Gujarat
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) West Bengal
d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:b
15. ............... has been re-appointed as RBI Deputy Governor for three years.
a) Ravindra Kalia
b) Urjit Patel
c) Hemant Kumar
d) Saagar Govil
Ans:b
16. The ......... Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas was held in New Delhi.
a) 13
b) 14
c) 15
d) 16
Ans:b
17. Noted Hindi writer ..................... passed away recently.
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a) Harish Trivedi
d) Ravindra Kalia
Ans:d
18. ................... has aunched Immediate Payment Service.
a) IDBI Bank
b) UCO Bank
c) Andhra Bank
d) Allahabad Bank
Ans:c
19. .......................... has been named 2015 England Player of the Year.
a) Filippo Grandi
b) Antnio Guterres
c) Jack Butland
d) Wayne Rooney
Ans:d
20. Who among the following has set a world record to win gold at Swedish Grand
Prix?
a) Nishant Rao
b) Akshay Kothari
c) Apurvi Chandela
d) Sarosh Homi Kapadia
Ans:c
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21. The Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis has won their first title of the new year
while beating ............................ at the Brisbane International.
a) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
b) Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic
c) Roberta Vinci and Andrea Petkovic
d) Sara Errani and Angelique Kerber
Ans:b
22. Who among the following has won third consecutive Chennai Open title?
a) Borna Coric
b) Stanislas Wawrinka
c) David Robert Jones
d) Duncan Jones
Ans:b
23. The first female Formula One driver died recently. Name her
a) Sara Errani
b) Maria Teresa de Filippis
c) Roberta Vinci
d) Andrea Petkovic
Ans:b
24. British singer Singer ...................... died recently.
a) David Bowie
b) Duncan Jones
c) Alexandria Lexi Zahra
d) David Robert Jones
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Ans:a
25. ........................... is the new brand ambassador for Novo Nordisk's diabetes
campaign.
a) Rahul Dravid
b) Anil Kumble
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) VVS Laxman
Ans:c
26. The Union Cabinet has given approval for MoU that was signed with
...................... in the field of civil aviation.
a) Sri Lanka
b) Bhutan
c) Singapore
d) Myanmar
Ans:c
27. World's largest blue star sapphire has been discovered in .......................
a) Sri Lanka
b) Bhutan
c) Singapore
d) Myanmar
Ans:a
28. Union Government has launched Ganga Gram Yojana in ........................
a) Gujarat
b) MP
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c) UP
d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:c
29. ..................... 's "Go Set a Watchman" has topped 2015 US Bestseller List.
a) Jeff Kinney
b) Harper Lee
c) EL James
d) Wesley So
Ans:b
30. Who among the following has pulled out of U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh
due to safety concerns?
a) England
b) Fiji
c) Australia
d) Ireland
Ans:c
1. The book titled "MARU BHARAT SARU BHARAT" authored by Jain
........................ released recently.
a) Santish Acharya
b) Acharya Maharaj
c) Ganesh Acharya
d) Mahavir Verma
Ans:b
2. ....................... has been elected as UNICEFs executive board member for 20162018.
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a) Bhutan
b) Sri Lanka
c) Myanmar
d) Nepal
Ans:d
3. The 11th World Hindi Day was celebrated on ........ January.
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
Ans:a
4. ....................... was named as the Banker magazine's Global and Asia-Pacific
Central Bank Governor of the Year 2015.
a) Urjit Patel
b) Raghuram Rajan
c) Subir Gokarn
d) Subir Sen
Ans:b
5. India and ................. military exercise Shakti-2016 started.
a) Germany
b) Spain
c) France
d) China
Ans:c
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6. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited has inked MoU with .......................

Government for investment of Rs 38500 crore.
a) Telangana
b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Karnataka
Ans:c
7. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Airbus Groups vice
president.
a) Amar Saraf
b) Abhay Saraf
c) Ashish Saraf
d) Akshay Saraf
Ans:c
8. Indian cricketer ......................... has been named BCCI Women Cricketer of the
Year.
a) Mithali Raj
b) Jhulan Goswami
c) Ekta Bisht
d) Soniya Dabir
Ans:a
9. ...................was made honorary life member of Kolkatas soccer outfit
Mohammedan Sporting.
a) Salman Khan
b) Akshay Kumar
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c) Shahrukh Khan
d) Amitabh Bachchan
Ans:d
10. The 20th National Youth Festival was inaugurated in .................
a) Indore
b) Jabalpur
c) Naya Raipur
d) Bhopal
Ans:c
11. The .................. soldiers to march down Rajpath on Republic Day 2016 along
with Indian troops.
a) German
b) Spanish
c)French
d) Chinese
Ans:c
12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest at sustainable agriculture
meet in ....................
a) Gangtok
b) Agartala
c) Aizol
d) Imphal
Ans:a
13. Who among the following has been appointed as the new COO of Wipro.
a) Balkrishna Garg
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b) Abidali Neemuchawala
c) G K Prasanna
d) Bhanumurthy B M
Ans:d
14. The Asian Development Bank will fund $..............-m corridor between
Visakhapatnam-Chennai.
a) 640
b) 740
c) 840
d) 940
Ans:c
15. The Confederate of Indian Industry Partnership Summit 2016 was concluded in
...........................
a) Vishakhapatnam
b) Agartala
c) Aizol
d) Imphal
Ans:a
16. Who among the following has been appointed as new Registrar General and
Census Commissioner?
a) C Chandramouli
b) Ashok Chawla
c) Subir Sen
d) Sailesh
Ans: ?
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17. Who among the following has been appointed as new CEO of NITI Aayog?
a) Sindhushree Khullar
b) Ashok Chawla
c) Subir Sen
d) Amitabh Kant
Ans:d
18. Who among the following has been appointed as new Chairman of
Competition Commission of India?
a) Devender Kumar Sikri
b) Ashok Chawla
c) Subir Sen
d) Amitabh Kant
Ans:a
19. Indigenously Built ASW Corvette INS Kadmatt has been commissioned in
.......................
a) Kolkata
b) Visakhapatnam
c) Pune
d) Kochi
Ans:b
20. Who among the following has won Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month?
a) Subir Sen
b) Phachara Khongwatmai
c) Miguel Tabuena
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d) Himmat Rai
Ans:c
21. Who among the following has launched startup GRAIL to develop blood-based
cancer tests?
a) Illumina
b) Bill Gates
c) Jeff Bezos
d) All of the above
Ans:d
22. Who among the following has been appointed as CEO of Flipkart?
a) Sachin Bansal
b) Binny Bansal
c) Mukesh Bansal
d) Ravi Garikipati
Ans:b
23. ............. Folk Dance finds place in Guinness Book of World Records.
a) Kerala
b) Bangal
c) Kullu
d) Manali
Ans:c
24. ................. has been declared the first state of the country to attain 'Total
Primary Education'.
a) Telangana
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b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Karnataka
Ans:b
25. Telangana became the first State in India to introduce compulsory gender
education compulsory at graduate level.
a) Telangana
b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Karnataka
Ans:a
26. ....................... will launch new smartphone under Googles Project Tango.
a) Micromax
b) Lenovo
c) Sony Ericsson
d) Nokia
Ans:b
27. The conference of QCG on Afghan Peace & Reconciliation was held in
......................
a) Taliban
b) Pakistan
c) Afghanistan
d) Iran
Ans:b
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28. Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group signed MoU will set up naval facility in
................
a) Vishakhapatnam
b) Agartala
c) Aizol
d) Imphal
Ans:a
29. Veteran hindi poet ..................... wasconferred with 2015 Harikrishna Devsare
Baalsahitya Award
a) Balkrishna Garg
b) Acharya Maharaj
c) Ganesh Acharya
d) Mahavir Verma
Ans:a
30. Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or award for world's best
player for ...................
a) Third
b) Fourth
c) Fifth
d) Sixth
Ans:c
1. Jan Dhan accounts deposits has crossed Rs. ...................... crore.
a) 10,000
b) 20,000
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c)30,000
d) 40,000
Ans:c
2. ................ and Railtel launches free public Wi-Fi service at Mumbai Central
Station.
a) Google
b) Yahoo
c) MSN
d) Times
Ans:a
3. Former Deputy Speaker of ...................... Assembly Nirmala Gajwani died
recently.
a) Uttarakhand
b) Chattisgarh
c) MP
d) Gujarat
Ans:d
4. .................. and DoT has signed MoU to develop National Action Plan for Skill
Development in Telecom Sector.
a) NTPC
b) MSDE
c) BHEL
d) BSNL
Ans:b
5. Harry Potter actor ....................... passed away recently.
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a) Alan Border
b) Alan Rickman
c) Alan Sukova
d) Alan Rele
Ans:b
6. ................... has elected Tsai Ing-wen as first female President.
a) South Korea
b) Taiwan
c) China
d) Japan
Ans:b
7. NASA has launched ...................... Rocket with Jason-3 Ocean-monitoring
satellite.
a) SpaceX Falcon 6
b) SpaceX Falcon 7
c) SpaceX Falcon 8
d) SpaceX Falcon 9
Ans:d
8. Former .................. Governor Ventrapragada Rama Rao passed away recently.
a) Sikkim
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Telangana
d) Odisha
Ans:a
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9. State Bank of ....................... has launched online platform for Kerala State
Electricity Board bill payments for remittance of electricity charges.
a) Travancore
b) Mysore
c) Hyderabad
d) Madras
Ans:a
10. Bollywood actor .......................... died recently.
a) Rajesh Vivek Upadhyay
b) Rajesh Vivek Patel
c) Rajesh Vivek Shukla
d) Rajesh Vivek Misra
Ans:a
11. Chinese President ................ has launched Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank.
a) Li Jinping
b) Xi Jinping
c) Ji Jinping
d) Yi Jinping
Ans:b
12. ........................ has tied-up with Mahindra for KUV100 online bookings.
a) Snapdeal
b) Myntra
c) Flipkart
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d) Amazon
Ans:c
13. Delhi-based writer ...................... has won the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize for
work on Khap panchayats.
a) Anil Anand
b) Anand Goteti
c) Anil Goteti
d) Ankita Anand
Ans:d
14. ....................... has been selected for Prof MV Pylee Award for the
Distinguished Academician of India.
a) Illumina
b) Bill James
c) Jeff Bezos
d) Dr Jancy James
Ans:d
15. ....................... has become India's first fully organic state.
a) Sikkim
b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Karnataka
Ans:a
16. Madhya Pradesh government has signed four MoUs with .....................
a) China
b) Japan
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c) Singapore
d) Russia
Ans:c
17. First 'Mahila Squad' has been commissioned for high-altitute posts of India.....................border.
a) China
b) Japan
c) Singapore
d) Russia
Ans:a
18. World No.1 tennis player..................... has been inducted into International
Tennis Hall of Fame recently.
a) Marat Safin
b) Helena Sukova
c) Justine Henin
d) Martina Hingis
Ans:a
19. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis has clinched Sydney International title by
defeating whom among the following?
a) Caroline Garcia and Marat Safin
b) Marat Safin and Kristina Mladenovic
c) Caroline Garcia and Helena Sukova
d) Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic
Ans:d
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20. Who among the following has been appointed as new chairman of Assocham
Karnataka?
a) S Shivakumar
b) S Babu
c) R Shivakumar
d) R Babu
Ans:c
21. DRDO has successfully test-fired anti-tank missile Nag in ................
a) Rajasthan
b) Gujrat
c)Jharkhand
d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans:a
22. Sahayog Kaijin 2016: India and ..................... joint Coast Guard exercise
has begun.
a) South Korea
b) Taiwan
c) China
d) Japan
Ans:d
23. Indias Grid-linked solar generation capacity has crossed ............ MW mark.
a) 3,000
b) 4000
c) 5,000
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d) 6000
Ans:c
24. Union Government has signed a loan agreement with World Bank for
Neeranchal National Watershed Project in ..............
a) Rajasthan
b) Gujrat
c)Jharkhand
d) New Delhi
Ans:d
25. India's ........................... has been elected to Board of Directors of AIIB.
a) S. Adikesavan
b) Yaduvendra Mathur
c) Dinesh Sharma
d) Shamsher Singh Rawat
Ans:c
26. .............. has launched a dedicated branch for start-ups in Bengaluru.
a) UCO Bank
b) Bank of Baroda
c) Bank of India
d) State Bank of India
Ans:d
27. Who among the following was honoured with Neerja Bhanot Award?
a) Subhashini Vasanth
b) Binny Bansal
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c) Mukesh Bansal
d) Ravi Garikipati
Ans:a
28. Former Indian cricketr................... has launched two safety and awareness
initiatives by the Mumbai Railway Police.
a) Virendra Sehwag
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Saurav Ganguly
Ans:c
29. UNICEF has presented .................... with Danny Kaye Humanitarian
Leadership Award
a) David Beckham
b) Tiger Woods
c) Pele
d) Lionel Messi
Ans:a
30. Who among the following has become the most generous graduate of Yale
School of Management?
a) Indra Nooyi
b) Chanda Kochar
c) Arundhati Bhattacharya
d) Priya Panchal
Ans:a
1. India slips to ........ rank in global talent competitiveness.
a) 69
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b) 79
c)89
d) 99
Ans:c
2. Union Cabinet has approved MoU between India & ............... on cooperation in
governance reforms.
a) UK
b) US
c) Denmark
d) Singapore
Ans:a
3. Union Government has sanctioned ................... crore rupees for infrastructure
projects in Tamilnadu.
a) 13000
b) 23000
c) 33000
d) 43000
Ans:c
4. Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra has replaced ........................ as
'Incredible India' brand ambassadors
a) Aamir Khan
b) Salman Khan
c) Shahrukh Khan
d) Imran Khan
Ans:a
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5. RBI asks banks to stop Rs ...............notes without security thread.

a) 10
b) 50
c) 100
d) 1,000
Ans:d
6. Worlds oldest man Yasutaro Koide died at 112 in ...............
a) China
b) Thailand
c) Japan
d) South Korea
Ans:c
7. The Eagles' guitarist passed away recently. Name him.
a) Guenter Butschek
b) Glenn Frey
c) Stephen Hendry
d) Alexandra Palace
Ans:b
8. Who has been appointed as CEO and MD of Tata Motors?
a) Guenter Butschek
b) Glenn Frey
c) Stephen Hendry
d) Alexandra Palace
Ans:a
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9. Ronnie O'Sullivan has defeated ......................... to win sixth Snooker Masters

title.
a) Ralf Speth
b) Barry Hawkins
c) Alexandra Palace
d) Stephen Hendry
Ans:b
10. Delhi Acers has defeated ....................... Rockets to clinch Premier Badminton
League title.
a) Mumbai
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Maharashtra
d) Kolkata
Ans:a
11. ....................... was successfully launched IRNSS-1E satellite.
a) PSLV-C30
b) PSLV-C31
c)PSLV-C32
d) PSLV-C33
Ans:b
12. ...............................Government has reconstituted the Commission for
Backward Classes.
a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
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c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu
Ans:b
13. Veteran journalist ......................... passed away recently.
a) Aroon Tikekar
b) Subroto Bagchi
c) Krishnakumar Natarajan
d) Rostow Ravanan
Ans:a
14. .................... Government has signed a MoU with Tata Trust for for skill
training of youth.
a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu
Ans:a
15. ....................... has been elected President of the Institute of Company
Secretaries of India for 2016.
a) Aroon Tikekar
b) Subroto Bagchi
d) Mamta Binani
Ans:d
16. Oscar for Indian-origin actor and producer ..................... in technical category.
a) Raj Thakkar
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b) Rahul Thakkar
c) Ramesh Thakkar
d) Raman Thakkar
Ans:b
17. PM Narendra Modi has released book titled "The Z Factor" written by
...................
a) Navin Rai
b) Subhash Chandra
c) Akshay Thakkar
d) Manan Thakral
Ans:b
18. CCEA has approved setting up of over ................. MW of Grid-connected
Solar PV Power Projects.
a) 2000
b) 3000
c) 4000
d) 5000
Ans:d
19. ISRO and .................. Institute has signed MoU on cooperation in space
exploration.
a) Switzerland
b) Kuwait
c) Luxembourg
d) UK
Ans:b
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20. India's fighter aircraft light combat aircraft , .................., will take part in the
three-day Bahrain International Airshow.
a) Tejas
b) Nag
c) Astra
d) Agni
Ans:a
21. Draft report of Justice ..................... Committee will simplify Income-tax Act,
1961 released
a) A V Easwar
b) C V Easwar
c) SV Easwar
d) R V Easwar
Ans:d
22. .................... lyricist and film-maker Lakshman Rao Mohite alias Geethapriya
died recently.
a) Kannada
b) Telugu
c) Malyalam
d) Tamil
Ans:a
23. World Bank will fund .................... million US dollar for reconstructing Indira
Gandhi Zoological Park.
a) 10
b) 20
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c) 30
d) 40
Ans:b
24. The 40th edition of the International ..................... Book Fair was held recently.
a) Mumbai
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Maharashtra
d) Kolkata
Ans:d
25. HaloSource Inc. appoints ...................... as its India head.
a) Tamal Khan
b) Tamal Chatterji
c) Tamal Chaudhuri
d) Tamal Ghosh
Ans:c
26. Indian driver ..................... has won Lady Wigram Trophy motor race
a) Jehan Daruvala
b) Subroto Bagchi
d) Rostow Ravanan
Ans:a
27. Mindtree has appointed ........................ as the CEO and managing director, and
as the executive chairman of the company.
a) E.K. Harikumar
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b) Subroto Bagchi
d) Rostow Ravanan
Ans:d
28. Exim Bank of India and the Government of .................. have entered into a
MoU for promotion of exports from the state.
a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu
Ans:b
29. .............................will soon invest in Gold Monetisation Scheme.
a) Somnath Temple
b) Shirdi Temple
c) Balaji Temple
d) Vaishno Devi
Ans:a
30. ..................... President has declared economic emergency.
a) Chinese
b) German
c) Spanish
d) French
Ans:d
1. ................................. has been re-elected as BJP president
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a) Anant Kumar
b) M. Venkaiah Naidu
c)Rajnath Singh
d) Amit Shah
Ans:d
2. India's largest and tallest tricolour was hoisted at ..................
a) Ranchi
b) Udaipur
c) Jaipur
d) Jaisalmer
Ans:a
3. Indias digital payment startup company TranServ has launched countrys first
Social Mobile Wallet named ...............
a) Adio
b) Edio
c) Idio
d)Udio
Ans:d
4. Mosquito-borne................virus has created panic over birth defects in Latin
America.
a) Sinka
b) Dinka
c) Linka
d) Zinka
Ans:d
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5. .................has topped in 2015 human development index in the South Asia

Region.
a) Indonesia
b) Myanmar
c) Sri Lanka
d) Malaysia
Ans:c
6. Former CAG Vinod Rai will be conferred with which award?
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Shri
d) None of These
Ans:b
7. Reliance Industries founder late Dhirubhai Ambani will be conferred with which
award?
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Shri
d) None of These
Ans:a
8. Bollywood actor Anupam Kher will be conferred with which award?
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Shri
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d) None of These
Ans:b
9. Singer Udit Narayan will be conferred with which award?
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Shri
d) None of These
Ans:b
10. Sportspersons Sania Mirza will be conferred with which award?
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Shri
d) None of These
Ans:b
11. World Economic Forum meeting was held in ......................
a) Switzerland
b) Moldovan
c) Luxembourg
d) UK
Ans:a
12. Eminent ................... Mrinalini Sarabhai passed away recently.
a) Singer
b) Dancer
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c) Painter
d) Actor
Ans:b
13. Indian Mi-25 helicopters will join ............... Air Force.
a) UAE
b) Iraq
c) Iran
d) Afghan
Ans:d
14. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has signed an interim consultancy
agreement for light metro projects in ...................
a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Gujarat
Ans:a
15. .................... has won 2014-2015 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
Ans:a
16. ................... has clinched the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold title.
a) Sania Mirza
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b) Kristy Gilmour
c) P.V. Sindhu
d) Saina Nehwal
Ans:c
17. Who among the following has won the first T20 Asia cup cricket for blind?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Malaysia
Ans:a
18. Malayalam actor ................... passed away recently.
a) K P A C Lalitha
b) Kalpana
c) Kaviyoor Ponnamma
d) Raghubar Das
Ans:b
19. ................. film director Ettore Scola died recently.
a) Spanish
b) Italian
c) German
d) Dutch
Ans:b
20. ......................'s Umaid Bhawan Palace has been named the world's best hotel of
2016.
a) Jodhpur
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b) Udaipur
c) Jaipur
d) Jaisalmer
Ans:a
21. Actor Rajnikanth will be conferred with which award?
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Shri
d) None of These
Ans:a
22. Sportspersons Saina Nehwal will be conferred with which award?
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Shri
d) None of These
Ans:b
23. Spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be conferred with which award?
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Shri
d) None of These
Ans:a
24. Media baron Ramoji Rao will be conferred with which award?
a) Padma Vibhushan
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b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Shri
d) None of These
Ans:a
25. How many people have been awarded with Padma Vibhushan this year?
a) Four
b) Five
c) Six
d) Seven
Ans:b
26. The 19th National Conference on e-Governance was held in ................
a) Mumbai
b) Indore
c) Nagpur
d) Kolkata
Ans:c
27. ..................... parliament has appointed Pavel Filip as Prime Minister.
a) Switzerland
b) Moldovan
c) Luxembourg
d) UK
Ans:b
28. ........................ has taken charge as Executive Director of Greenpeace India.
a) Atulesh Jindal
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b) A K Jain
c) Ravi Chellam
d) Samit Aich
Ans:c
29. Nai Manzil Scheme was launched in .............................
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
Ans:c
30. IRS officer ............................ has been appointed as Chairman of Central Board
of Direct Taxes.
a) Atulesh Jindal
b) A K Jain
c) Ravi Chellam
d) Samit Aich
Ans:a
1. The 6th National Voters day was observed with theme Inclusive and Qualitative
Participation across the country on .............. January.
a) 24
b) 25
c)26
d) 27
Ans:b
2. Who among the following has won Presidential election of Portugal?
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a) Marisa Matias
b) Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
c) Anibal Cavaco Silva
d) Antonio Sampaio da Novoa
Ans:b
3. The .......................... Government has launched Giriputrika Kalyana Pathakam
Scheme to support the tribal women in their quest for livelihood.
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerala
Ans:c
4. Eminent Tabla player ........................ passed away recently.
a) J.P. Nadda
b) Gyan Prakash Ghosh
c) Shankar Ghosh
d) Anath Nath Bose
Ans:c
5. India and ............. has inked 16 agreements including chopper venture
a) Spain
b) France
c) Germany
d) CHina
Ans:b
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6. IPS officer ...................... has become India's first civil servant to scale Mount
Vinson Massif.
a) Aparna Kumar
b) Sajeev Koshy
c) Sajeev Kawan
d) Henri Tiphagne
Ans:a
7. Chennupati Jagadish and Jay Chandra was honoured with Order of .............
a) Australia
b) France
c) England
d) South Africa
Ans:a
8. Indian activist ................. was selected for Amnesty International Human Rights
Award 2016.
a) Aparna Kumar
b) Sajeev Koshy
c) Sajeev Kawan
d) Henri Tiphagne
Ans:d
9. Australian batsman ...................... has won Allan Border Medal 2016.
a) Abe Vigoda
b) Marvin Minsky
c) David Warner
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d) Chrisopher Rhr
Ans:c
10. Ministry of Culture has released a commemorative coin of ...........rupees and a
circulation coin of ...... rupees on Lala Lajpat Rai's 150th birth anniversary.
a) 150, 10
b) 150, 20
c) 150, 50
d) 150, 100
Ans:a
11. The ......... th Republic Day of India was celebrated across the nation.
a) 64
b) 65
c) 66
d) 67
Ans:d
12. President of .................... was the chief guest at 67th Republic Day parade.
a) France
b) Japan
c) Singapore
d) Malaysia
Ans:a
13. India and .................has inked 14 MoUs including 36 Rafale Aircraft deal.
a) France
b) Japan
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c) Singapore
d) Malaysia
Ans:a
14. Manipal Hospitals has become ...................first centre for MRCP practical
assessment of examination skills examination in collaboration with UK-based
Royal College of Physicians Federation.
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
Ans:d
15. International Solar Alliance headquartered in National Institute of Solar Energy
in ........... with United Nations as Strategic Partner.
a) India
b) France
c) England
d) South Africa
Ans:a
16. Who among the following has won FIH Player of the Year (Men) in the FIH
Hockey Stars awards 2015?
a) David Harte
b) Chrisopher Rhr
c) Robert Van der Horst
d) Abe Vigoda
Ans:c
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17. Who among the following has been Who among the following has won FIH
Player of the Year (Women) in the FIH Hockey Stars awards 2015?
a) Joyce Sombroek
b) Lily Owsley
c) Lidewij Welten
d) Abe Vigoda
Ans:c
18. 150th birth anniversary of great freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai was celebrated
on.........January.
a) 26
b) 27
c) 28
d) 29
Ans:c
19. International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the
Holocaust was observed on .............. January across the world.
a) 26
b) 27
c) 28
d) 29
Ans:b
20. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team has signed cybersecurity
agreement with ......................
a) Malaysia
b) Japan
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c) Singapore
d) All of the above
Ans:d
21. .................... Shivnarine Chanderpaul got retired from international cricket.
a) South Africa
b) West Indies
c) England
d) India
Ans:c
22. Who among the following has won goalkeeper of the year (women) in the FIH
a) Joyce Sombroek
b) Lily Owsley
c) Lidewij Welten
d) Abe Vigoda
Ans:a
23. Who among the following has won goalkeeper of the year (men) in the FIH
a) David Harte
b) Chrisopher Rhr
d) Abe Vigoda
Ans:a
24. Who among the following has won Rising Star of the Year (Women) in the
FIH Hockey Stars awards 2015?
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a) Joyce Sombroek
b) Lily Owsley
c) Lidewij Welten
d) Abe Vigoda
Ans:b
25. Who among the following has won Rising Star of the Year (Men) in the FIH
a) David Harte
b) Chrisopher Rhr
d) Abe Vigoda
Ans:b
26. Who among the following has been appointed the new Chairman and
Managing Director of General Insurance Corporation of India?
a) Marisa Matias
b) Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
c) Anibal Cavaco Silva
d) Alice Vaidyan
Ans:d
27. Who among the following has won ITTF World Junior Circuit Finals?
a) Izumo Takuto and Ettore Scola
b) Ettore Scola and Zhu Chengzhu
c) Izumo Takuto and Zhu Chengzhu
d) Izumo Takuto and Marisa Matias
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Ans:c
28. Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam will be conferred with which award?
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Shri
d) None of These
Ans:c
29. Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn will be conferred with which award?
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Shri
d) None of These
Ans:c
30. Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra will be conferred with which award?
a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Shri
d) None of These
Ans:c
31. ...................... Government has inkd MoU to join Ujwal Discom Assurance
Yojana Scheme.
b) Rajasthan
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c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
Ans:b
32. India and ................... has signed a Protocol to amend the existing Double
Taxation Avoidance Convention to curb instances of tax evasion.
a) Australia
b) France
c) Armenia
d) South Africa
Ans:c
33. India has overtaken as the worlds largest rice exporter in the year 2015.
a) Australia
b) Thailand
c) England
d) South Africa
Ans:b
34. ...................has acquired cloud-based computing firm KBACE Technologies
a) Infosys
b) Cognizant
c) TCS
d) Wipro
Ans:b
35. India has successfully test fired ................. missile at Chandipur.
a) Nag
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b) Akash
c) Astra
d) Vayu
Ans:b
36. .................... , the pioneer of Artificial Intelligence, died recently.
a) Abe Vigoda
b) Marvin Minsky
c) Lidewij Welten
d) Chrisopher Rhr
Ans:b
37. Veteran Bollywood actress ................was honoured with the third Yash Chopra
Memorial award.
a) Waheeda Rehman
b) Jaya Bachchan
c) Rekha
d) Saira Bano
Ans:c
38. Kerala dentist ...................... was honoured with Order of Australia.
a) Sajeev Kumar
b) Sajeev Koshy
c) Sajeev Kawan
d) Sajeev Keira
Ans:b
39. Hollywood actor .................... passed away recently.
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a) Abe Vigoda
b) Marvin Minsky
c) Lidewij Welten
d) Chrisopher Rhr
Ans:a
40. President Rule was imposed in ......................
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
Ans:a
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1. Afghanistan has become ........rd member nation of the World Trade

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