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1. Actual IIFT GK Tests_______________________________ 1

2. Actual SNAP GK Tests_____________________________ 17

3. Actual XAT GK Tests_______________________________ 35

4. Actual CMAT GK Tests_____________________________ 44

5. Actual MAT GK Tests______________________________ 58

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Question No. : 1

In Column 1 are the names of some great Indians, whose birthdays are celebrated as special days, which are given in Column 2.
Match the birthday with the day of celebration

Column 1: Birthday of Column 2: Celebrated in India as

i. Swami Vivekananda a. Harmony Day
ii. M. Visvesvaraya b. Doctors Day
iii. Rajiv Gandhi c. National Youth Day
iv. B.C. Roy d. Engineers Day

A)i-a; ii-b; iii-c; iv-d B)i-c; ii-b; iii-d; iv-a C)i-c; ii-d; iii-a; iv-b D)i-d; ii-c; iii-b; iv-a

Question No. : 2

Which of the following fictional characters was created by Agatha Christie?

A)Hercule Poirot B)Father Brown C)Perry Mason D)Sherlock Holmes

Question No. : 3

Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organise the Indian soldiers into Azad
Hind Fauj?

A)Germany B)Japan C)Italy D)Russia

Question No. : 4

Bashar al-Assad is/was a leader of which of the following countries?

A)Oman B)Jordan C)Tunisia D)Syria

Question No. : 5

From the year 2014 onwards, the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) will be administered by

A)NYSE Euronext B)Thomson Reuters C)British Bankers' Association D)UK's Financial Services Authority

Question No. : 6

Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?

A)Nepal B)Myanmar C)Pakistan D)Afghanistan

Question No. : 7

Given in Column 1 are some Latin phrases commonly used in English. Their meanings are given in Column 2. Match the phrase
in Column 1 with its correct meaning in Column 2:

Column 1 Column 2
i. Caveat Emptor a. That is to say
ii. Quid Pro Quo b. In the same place
iii. Videlicet c. Let the buyer beware
iv. Ibidem d. One thing for another

A)i-c; ii-d; iii-a; iv-b B)i-b; ii-a; iii-c; iv-d C)i-d; ii-c; iii-b; iv-a D)i-a; ii-b; iii-d; iv-c

Question No. : 8

What is the name of the novel that was published in April 2013 and authored under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith?

A)Ghana Must Go B)Savage Continent C)The Cuckoo's Calling D)Who says Elephants Can't Dance?
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Question No. : 9

Which of the following persons purchased the Washington Post in 2013?

A)Warren Buffet B)Jeff Bezos C)Carlos Slim D)Steven Spielberg

Question No. : 10

For which franchise did Parupalli Kashyap play in IBL 2013?

A)Pune Pistons B)Banga Beats C)Mumbai Masters D)Hyderabad Hotshots

Question No. : 11

Who amongst the following is not associated with Egypt?

A)Mohammed al-Magariaf B)Adly Mansour C)Mohammed Morsi D)Hosni Mubarak

Question No. : 12

Which of the following is Narayan Murthy not associated with?

A)Padma Vibhushan B)Patni Computers C)Unique Identification Authority of India D)Both A and C

Question No. : 13

Pick the odd one out.

A)Ban Ki- Moon B)Boutrps Boutros- Ghali C)Pascal Lamy D)Kofi Annan

Question No. : 14

Pick the odd one out

A)Abhinav Bindra B)Sushil Kumar C)Gagan Narang D)Vijay Kumar

Question No. : 15

Dr. Raghuram Rajan has not served in which of the following positions

A)Governor, RBI B)Economic Counsellor, IMF C)Chief Economist, World Bank D)Chief Economic Advisor, GOI

Question No. : 16

In the Tapi gas pipeline, the word "Tapi" refers to which of the following?

A)Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India B)Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Iran C)Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran
D)Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India

Question No. : 17

Mt. Everest is the highest mountain summit of the world. Rank the following summits in descending order of their heights?

i. Makalu; ii. Kanchenjunga; iii. Godwin Austen; iv. Lhotse

A)iv-i-iii-ii B)ii-iii-i-iv C)iii-ii-iv-i D)i-iv-ii-iii

Question No. : 18

Which religion was propounded by Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1582 A.D., with the intention of merging the best elements of
different religions?

A)Akbarnama B)Ain-i-Akbari C)Zij-illkhani D)Din-e-Ilahi

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Question No. : 19

Match the names in column 1 with their organization in column 2:

Column 1 Column 2
i. Christine Lagarde a. UNFCCC
ii. Roberto Azevedo b. IMF
iii. Christiana Figueres c. World Bank
iv. Jim Yong Kim d. WTO

A)i-b; ii-a; iii-c; iv-d B)i-b; ii-d; iii-a; iv-c C)i-b; ii-a; iii-d; iv-c D)i-a; ii-c; iii-b; iv-d

Question No. : 20

If India exports more than it imports, which of the following is likely to happen?

A)INR is likely to appreciate against other currencies

B)The supply of INR is likely to exceed the demand in the foreign exchange market, ceteris paribus
C)INR would be under pressure to depreciate against other currencies D)Both B and C are correct

Question No. : 21

Which country has the longest coastline?

A)USA B)Australia C)India D)Canada

Question No. : 22

Match the Countries with Trade Agreements / Regional Blocs:

Country Trade Agreements / Regional Blocs

i. Brazil - a. ASEAN
ii. Indonesia b. APTA
iii. Bangladesh c. MERCOSUR
iv. Mexico d. NAFTA

A)i-b; ii-c; iii-a; iv-d B)i-b; ii-a; iii-c: iv-d C)i-c; ii-b; iii-a; iv-d D)i-c; ii-a; iii-b; iv-d

Question No. : 23

The nomenclature of which of the following schemes is incorrect?

A)Rajiv Gram Samridhi Yojana B)Jawahar Rozgar Yojana C)Rajiv Awas Yojana D)Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

Question No. : 24

Arrange the following Indian port cities beginning from East to West,

i. Jamnagar ii. Kochi iii. Chennai iv. Visakhapatnam

A)i-ii-iii-iv B)iv-iii-ii-i C)ii-iv-i-iii D)iii-i-iv-ii

Question No. : 25

Which of the following cities is at the junction of the highways known as North-South and East-West Corridors?

A)Delhi B)Nagpur C)Jhansi D)Hyderabad

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Question No. : 26

According to the "Doing Business Report (2013)" of the World Bank, which BRICS nation holds the best ranking?

A)Russian Federation B)Brazil C)India D)China

Question No. : 27

Which is the most abundant element in the universe?

A)Hydrogen B)Helium C)Oxygen D)Carbon

Question No. : 28

Moraines are the deposits of which of the following kinds

A)Wind deposits B)Tidal deposits C)Glacial deposits D)None of these

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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

Match the Indian Gold Medal Winners al the 2014 Commonwealth Games held at Glasgow with the sports type in which the
medal was awarded:

Name of the
Sports Type
player
a. Joshana
1. Weightlifting
Chinappa
b. Vincsh Phogal 2. Squash
c. Vikas Gowda 3. Discuss Throw
d. Satish Sivalingnn 4. Wrestling

A)a-3, b-2.c-4, d-1 B)a-2, b-3,c-1, d-4 C)a-2, b-4, c-3, d-l D)a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3

Question No. : 2

According to the Economic Survey for 2013-14, India had (he second fastest growing services sector over the 11-year period
from 2001 to 2012. Which country had the fastest growing service sector, in the corresponding period?

A)China B)Russia C)Thailand D)Philippines

Question No. : 3

Which of the following countries did not qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi final?

A)Brazil B)Germany C)Belgium D)Argentina

Question No. : 4

Lifebuoy is a brand of soap marketed by which of the following companies?

A)ITC B)Procter & Gamble C)Godrej D)Unilever

Question No. : 5

According to the Human Development report published by UNDP in July 2014, which among the following South Asian
countries have The highest and the least rank in Human Development Index (2013)? In each option first name is indicated for
highest rank and second name for the least rank.

A)India, Afghanistan B)Maldives, Nepal C)Srilanka, Afghanistan D)India, Bangladesh

Question No. : 6

Which of the fallowing Indian-origin academician became the Dean of the Harvard College with effect from July 2014?

A)Nitin Nohria B)Rakesh Khurana C)G Anandalingaro D)Ajit Rangnekar

Question No. : 7

The Ebola virus disease is named after the Ebola River. The river is located at;

A)Tile Federal Republic of Nigeria B)The Democratic Republic of the Congo C)The Republic of Senegal
D)The Commonwealth of Virginia, US
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Question No. : 8

In the Pro-Kabaddi league played in India in 20)4, the Future Group is the owner of which team?

A)Bengalum Bulls B)Bengal Warriors C)Dabang Delhi D)Jaipur Pink Panthers

Question No. : 9

Which of the following is headquartered in USA?

A)Goldman Sachs Group B)Barclays C)HSBC Holdings D)Standard Chartered PLC

Question No. : 10

Match the following:

Name of the
Sports Type
player
a. CICI Bank 1. India's International Bank
b. Bank of Baroda 2. Jiyo sar uiha ke
3. Zindagi ke sath bhi Zindagi ke baad
c. HDFC Std Life
bhi
d. LIC 4. Khayal Aap Ka

A)a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1 B)a-4, b-3, c-1,d-2 C)a-4, b-1, c-3, d-3 D)a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3

Question No. : 11

In the Union Budget for 2014-15, the Government proposed to keep aside Rs, 500crores for 'Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti
Yojana" for:

A)augmenting power supply to rural areas B)encouraging rural youth to take up local entrepreneurship program
C)providing impetus to watershed development in the country D)the welfare of the tribal

Question No. : 12

Who among the following legends has been the latest recipient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A)Shyam Senegal B)Manna Dey C)Gulzar D)Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Question No. : 13

Who is the Brand Ambassador of Telangana Stale?

A)Sania Mirza B)Saina Nehawal C)V.V. S, Laxman D)P.V. Sindhu

Question No. : 14

Which country has become the latest member of the World Trade Organization?

A)Yemen B)Republic of Moldova C)Vietnam D)None of the above

Question No. : 15

Shri Pranab Mukherjee is the ________ President of the Republic of India.

A)11th B)12th C)13th D)14th

Question No. : 16

Which among the following options is the oldest surviving brand of Tata Group?

A)Tata Steel B)Tata Motors C)Tata Tetley D)Taj Hotels

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Question No. : 17

Who among the following is the first woman to become MD / Chairman of a Bank in India?

A)Ms. Ranjana Kumar B)Ms. Chanda Kochhar C)Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya D)Ms. Shubhalakshmi Panse

Question No. : 18

Who amongst the following has not won the Man Booker Prize?

A)Chitra Banerjee Divakamni B)Arundhati Roy C)Kiran Desai D)Arvind Adiga

Question No. : 19

Match the Country with the Leader:

Country Leader
a. Japan 1. Kim Jong-un
b. China 2. BenignoAquino
c. North Korea 3. Shinzo Abe
d. Philippines 4. Xi Jinping

A)a-1, b-2,c-3, d-4 B)a-3, b-1, c-2,d-4 C)a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 D)a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

Question No. : 20

Which of the following is not headquartered in China?

A)Weibo B)WeChat C)Alibaba D)Jabong

Question No. : 21

Who is the first CEO of Air Asia India?

A)Mukund Rajan B)Srinivas Kini C)Y P Teik D)Mittu Chandilya

Question No. : 22

Who among the following has been appointed as the Chief Justice of India in September 2014?

A)Justice Markandey Kalju B)Justice RM Lodha C)Justice H L Dattu D)None of the Above

Question No. : 23

The winner of the Wimbledon Men's singles Final 2014 has been:

A)Roger Federer B)Rafael Nadal C)Andy Murray D)Novak Djokovic

Question No. : 24

According to the Primary Census Abstract 20M, which of the following stales in India has the highest population density?

A)Gujarat B)Bihar C)Kerala D)Goa

Question No. : 25

The Prime Minister of India has laid the foundation of which of the following port-based Special Economic Zane (SEZ) in August
2014?

A)JNPT B)Chennai port C)Cochin Port D)Mundra Port

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Question No. : 26

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana has been launched in which year?

A)2011 B)2012 C)2013 D)2014

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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

Which multilateral development bank has been set up by BRICS as an alternative to t le World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund?

A)The New Development Bank B)The Asian Development Bank C)The Bank for Emerging Nations
D)The Economic Cooperation Bank

Question No. : 2

Given below are some popular stock indices of the world. Match the stock index with I the country and stock market it
represents

Stock Index Stock Market

I. DAX a. Japan
II. Nikkei b. Brazil
III. KOSPI c. Germany
V. Bovespa d. South Korea

A)I-d; II-b; III-a; IV-c B)I-b; II-d; III-c; IV-a C)I-a; II-c; III-b; IV-d D)I-c; II-a; III-d; IV-b

Question No. : 3

The remains of which ancient civilization can be seen at the site of Machu Pichu in Peru?

A)Incas B)Aztecs C)Mayans D)Indians

Question No. : 4

Who is acknowledged as the creator of Chandigarh's Rock Gardens?

A)E. Sridharan B)Nek Chand Saini C)Charles Correa D)Geoffrey Bawa

Question No. : 5

Which is the first Eurozone nation to exit its bailout package?

A)Portugal B)Italy C)Ireland D)Spain

Question No. : 6

Match the name of the city with the river on whose banks it is located

City River
I. Budapest a. Tigris
II. Baghdad b. Tiber
III. Rome c. Han
IV. Seoul d. Danube

A)I-d; II-a; III-b; IV-c B)I-b; II-c; III-d; IV-a C)I-c; II-d; III-a; IV-b D)I-a; II-b; III-c; IV-d

Question No. : 7

What is the motto of the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro?

A)Live Your Passion B)One World, One Dream C)Friends Forever D)Harmony and Progress

Question No. : 8

Which film won the 2015 Oscar Award for the "Best Animated Feature Film"?

A)Song of the Sea B)How to train your Dragon 2 C)Big Hero 6 D)The Boxtrolls
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Question No. : 9

Who among the following has won the maximum all time Grand Slam Women's Singles title?

A)Serena Williams B)Margaret Court C)Steffi Graf D)Martina Navratilova

Question No. : 10

Match the name of the Multinational Firm with whom the following Indians are/ have been associated as CEO

Indian CEO Multinational Firm

I. Anshu Jain a. MasterCard
II. Shantanu Narayen b. Reckitt & Colman
III. Ajaypal Singh Banga c. Deutsche Bank
IV. Rakesh Kapoor d. Adobe

A)I-c; II-d; III-a; IV-b B)I-b; II-a; III-c; IV-d C)I-d; II-c; III-b; IV-a D)I-a; II-b; III-d; IV-c

Question No. : 11

A person with 'AB' blood group is also called a universal recipient because of the

A)Lack of antigens in the blood B)Lack of antibodies in the blood C)Lack of both antigens and antibodies in the blood
D)Presence of both antigens and antibodies in the blood

Question No. : 12

Who is the Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog?

A)Arvind Panagariya B)Arun Maira C)Raghuram Rajan D)Arvind Subramaniam

Question No. : 13

The first Export Processing Zone of Asia was set up in ________

A)Singapore B)Kandla C)Shanghai D)Dubai

Question No. : 14

Who launched a 'crowd funding' campaign to raise funds for bailing out Greece?

A)Thomas Feeney B)Thomas Friedman C)Thomson Reuters D)Thomas Edison

Question No. : 15

Match the name of the book with its author.

Book Author
I. To Kill a Mockingbird a. E.M. Forster
II. A Passage to India b. Joseph E. Stiglitz
III. Globalization and its Discontents c. Thomas L. Friedman
IV. The World is Flat d. Harper Lee

A)I-a; II-b; III-d; IV-c B)I-d; II-a; III-b; IV-c C)I-d; II-c; III-a; IV-b D)I-a; II-d; III-c; IV-b

Question No. : 16

The U.S. recently announced that its redesigned ten-dollar bill, to be issued in 2020, will include the

A)Face of a Lion B)Face of an Elephant C)Face of a Woman D)Face of a Dragon

Question No. : 17

The new Centre-State tax sharing model promised a 10% increase in the State's share. This 10% increase will result from
increasing the share from

A)32% to 42% B)22% to 32% C)42% to 52% D)None of the above

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Question No. : 18

Which of the following countries is not a member of European Union?

A)Sweden B)Finland C)Norway D)Denmark

Question No. : 19

As per the monetary policy agreement between RBI and the Finance Ministry, the RBI is required to maintain inflation in the
range of:

A)2% to 6% B)4% to 10% C)3% to 9% D)5% to 8%

Question No. : 20

Who discovered 'Pluto' in the year 1930?

A)Clyde Tombaugh B)Albert Einstein C)Carl Sagan D)Jacques Cousteau

Question No. : 21

According to the World Investment Report 2015 published by UNCTAD, which of the following countries was the largest
recipient of FDI inflows in 2014?

A)China B)India C)USA D)Singapore

Question No. : 22

Euro dollars are ______

A)A currency issued by European Union B)Special currency issued by the Federal Government of USA for Europe
C)US dollars held in Europe D)European currencies exchanged for the US dollar in US

Question No. : 23

Match the Prime Ministers and Presidents of India who have been contemporaries in Office

Prime Minister President

I. Indira Gandhi a. Shankar Dayal Sharma
II. Rajiv Gandhi b. V.V.Giri
III. I.K.Gujral c. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
IV. Manmohan Singh d. Giani Zail Singh

A)I-a; II-b; III-c; IV-d B)I-b; II-a; III-d; IV-c C)I-a; II-c; III-b; IV-d D)I-b; II-d; III-a; IV-c

Question No. : 24

Mark the wrong combination

A)James Watt: Steam Engine B)A.G. Bell: Telephone C)J.L. Baird: Television D)J. Perkins: Penicillin

Question No. : 25

Mother Teresa was born in _______

A)Switzerland B)India C)Germany D)Macedonia

Question No. : 26

In 1985-86, an official policy introduced by Gorbachev in Soviet Union that stressed on honest discussion about the country's
social issues and concerns was called

A)Glasnost B)Gosplans C)Irredentism D)Oligarchs

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Question No. : 27

The British Cosmologist Stephen Hawking and the Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner have launched a project to search for the
extra terrestrial life. This project is called:

A)The Breakthrough Listen Project B)The Cosmic Breakthrough Project C)The Extra Terrestrial Project
D)The Edge of the Universe Project

Question No. : 28

Match the name of the organization with the name of the city in which it is headquartered

Organization Headquarters
I. International Monetary Fund a. Lausanne
II. International Olympic Committee b. Geneva
III. International Labour Organisation c. Washington
IV. International Chamber of Commerce d. Paris

A)I-d; II-c; III-a; IV-b B)I-a; II-b; III-d; IV-c C)I-c; II-a; III-b; IV-d D)I-b; II-d; III-c; IV-a
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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) or Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is a trade agreement among twelve Pacific
Rim countries, signed on 4 February 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. Which of the following countries is not a member of TPP?

A)Mexico B)United States C)Vietnam D)Indonesia

Question No. : 2

Match each Brand with the most appropriate Industry Type it represents:

Brands Industry Types

(a) Facebook (i) Financial Services
(b) Louis Vuitton (ii) Business Services
(c) Visa (iii) Technology
(d)UPS (iv) Luxury
(e) Accenture (v) Transport

A)(a) - (iii), (b) - (v), (c) - (i), (d) - (iv), (e) - (ii) B)(a) - (iii), (b) - (v), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv), (e) - (i)
C)(a) - (iii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (v), (e) - (ii) D)(a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (v), (d) - (iii), (e) - (i)

Question No. : 3

Which of the following best represents baking soda?

A)Potassium Carbonate B)Sodium Chloride C)Potassium Hydroxide D)Sodium Bicarbonate

Question No. : 4

Which of the following country was not there in the UEFA Euro 2016 (Soccer Tournament) quarter-final?

France, Belgium, Wales, Germany, Italy, England, Poland, Portugal, Iceland

A)Iceland B)Poland C)England D)Italy

Question No. : 5

Alvin Toffler (October, 1928 - June, 2016) was an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing modern
technologies, including the digital revolution and the communication revolution, with emphasis on their effects on cultures
worldwide. Toffler was an associate editor of Fortune magazine. Identify the book authored by Alvin Toffler from the following
list

A)Previews and Premises B)The Fourth Protocol C)The End of Eternity D)The Time Machine

Question No. : 6

Which of the following Indian states share border with multiple countries?

a) Manipur b) Mizoram c) Tripura d) Bihar e) Sikkim f) West Bengal g) Assam

A)(f), (e), (a) and (g) B)(b),(f),(g)and(e) C)(a),(f),(b)and(c) D)(f),(c),(e)and(a)

Question No. : 7

General elections were held in Myanmar on 8th November 2015. This has been the first openly-contested election held in the
country since 1990. Which political party received the highest number of seats?

A)National League for Democracy B)United Socialist Party C)Union Solidarity and Development Party
D)National Peoples Party
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Question No. : 8

Sustainable Development Goals have replaced

A)Millennium Environment Goals B)Sustainable Environment Goals C)Millennium Development Goals

D)Sustainable Triple Bottom Line Goals

Question No. : 9

Match the Organisation with the location of its Headquarter

Organisations Headquarters
(a) World Bank (i) Brussels
(b) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (ii) Washington
(c) Amnesty International (iii) Frankfurt
(d) Food and Agricultural Organisation (iv) London
(e) European Central Bank (v) Rome
(f) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (vi) Paris

A)(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(v), (d)-(iv), (e)-(iii), (f)-(vi) B)(a)-(vi), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(v), (e)-(i), (f)-(ii)
C)(a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(v), (d)-(iv), (e)-(vi), (f)-(ii) D)(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(v), (e)-(iii), (f)-(vi)

Question No. : 10

What was the theme of the 2016 National Youth Festival of India?

A)Youth For Better India B)Celebrating Diversity in Unity C)India Youth for Skill, Development and Harmony
D)Youth For Drugs Free World

Question No. : 11

Which Indian player has created junior world record in "Javelin throw" in July 2016?

A)Neeraj Chopra B)Annu Rani C)Rajesh Bind D)Devendra Jhajharia

Question No. : 12

Which global credit information company is associated with Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited (CIBIL)?

A)Moody B)Standard and Poor C)American Express D)Trans Union

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Question No. : 13

Match the famous personality in Column II from the information given in Column I.

Column I Column II
a. He was born in 1966 in New York. He won his first title of the
World Boxing Council (WBC), heavyweight championship in 1986. i. Rocky Marciano
He virtually remained at the top of the world for next few years. ii. Shraddha Kapoor
However, his professional career was in chaos in early 1990s and he iii. Sonakshi Sinha
was sentenced to jail for a grave crime in 1992. Later, he was iv. George Foreman
diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Who is this famous person? v. Alia Bhatt
vi. Dilip Doshi
b. He was India's spin bowler. He had test debut in 1979 and total
vii. Bishan Singh Bedi
wicket taken was 136 (Test + One day). He had immaculate control
viii. Kareena Kapoor
on flight and has been one of India's finest left arm spinner. Who is
ix. Srinivas
this cricketer?
Venkataraghavan
c. She was born in 1989 in Mumbai and daughter of a famous x. Mike Tyson
Bollywood actor. She had her first presence in Hindi film in 2010. xi. Muhammad Ali
Who is she?

A)a-x, b-ix, c-iii B)a-xi, b-vi, c-ii C)a-x, b-vi, c-ii D)a-x, b-vii, c-ii

Question No. : 14

What is the Currency of Bulgaria?

A)Lev B)Lira C)Lek D)Loto

Question No. : 15

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) commissioned 2 units each of 14 Megawatts at the Salma Hydro Electric Project in.2016.
Identify the country where this project is located.

A)Nigeria B)Iran C)Turkmenistan D)Afghanistan

Question No. : 16

"Satyameva Jayate" inscribed on one side of all Indian currency, has been derived from which of the following ancient Indian
scripture?

A)Mundaka Upanishad B)Rigveda C)Ramayana D)None of the above

Question No. : 17

Which country inaugurated the first electric road in the world for hybrid heavy transports?

A)Sweden B)Poland C)Iceland D)France

Question No. : 18

The Panama Canal expansion project is also referred to

A)Dead Locks B)Third Set of Locks C)New Horizon D)Cut Across the Sea

Question No. : 19

Which of the following Company has acquired Jabong in July 2016?

A)Shopclues B)Snapdeal C)Amazon D)Myntra

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Question No. : 20

Match the movie with the personality on whose life it is based

Movies Personalities
a. The Social Network i. Aung San Suu Kyi
b. The Special Relationship ii. Mark Zuckerberg
c. The Lady iii. Stephen Hawking
d. The Theory of
iv. Tony Blair
Everything

A)a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii B)a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii C)a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii D)a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii

Question No. : 21

The 2016 Joint Military Exercise "Maitree" has been conducted between India and which of the following countries?

A)Indonesia B)Maldives C)Malaysia D)Thailand

Question No. : 22

What is Director Identification Number (DIN)?

A)An identification number which the individual company allots to the intending director
B)A number which the Central Government allots to any individual intending to be appointed as director or to any existing
director of a company
C)A number which the SEBI allots to any individual intending to be appointed as director or to any existing director of a
company
D)A number which the Central Government allots to retired directors so as to build data base

Question No. : 23

Which of the following is not an elected post in India?

A)President B)Prime Minister C)Governor D)Chief Minister

Question No. : 24

Bitcoinis

A)A type of new coin introduced by the USA B)A type of digital currency that uses cryptography
C)A type of currency used by Paytm D)A type of commemorative coin issued by Mints

Question No. : 25

Match the Bollywood Actors with their debut Hindi Film

Actors Films
a. Shahrukh Khan i. Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya
b. Sushmita Sen ii. Dastak
c. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan iii. Refugee
d. Rani Mukherjee iv. Deewana
e. Kareena Kapoor v. Raja ki Aayegi Barat

A)a.-ii, b.-iv, c.-i, d.-v, e.-iii B)a.-ii, b.-iv, c.-iii, d.-v, e.-i C)a.-iv, b.-v, c.-iii, d.-ii, e.-i D)a.-iv, b.-ii, c.-i, d.-v, e.-iii
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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

"Swayamsidha" is a scheme launched by the Government of India to help

A)School Children only B)Health workers only C)Senior citizen without any regular income D)Women only

Question No. : 2

What is 'Share swap'?

A. A business takeover in which acquiring company uses its own stock to pay for the acquired company.
B. When a company uses its own shares to get some short term loan for working capital requirement.
C. When companies are required to float a new issue to earn capital for their expansion programmes, each shareholder gets
some additional preferential shares. The process is known as Share Swap.

A)Only A B)Only A & B C)Only C D)None of the above

Question No. : 3

Regarding "carbon credits" which of the following statements is not correct?

A)The carbon credits system was ratified in conjunction with the Kyoto Protocol
B)Carbon credits are awarded to those countries or groups which have reduced the greenhouse gases below their emission
quota
C)The goal of carbon credit system is to reduce carbon dioxide emission.
D)Carbon credits are traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Environment Programme

Question No. : 4

Both Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) are related to investment in a country. Which one of
the following statements best represents an important difference between the two?

A)FII helps bring better management skills and technology while FDI only brings capital
B)FII helps in increasing capital availability in general, while FDI only targets specific sectors
C)FDI flows only into secondary markets while FII targets primary market D)FII is considered to be more stable than FDI

Question No. : 5

In the context of global oil prices, "Brent crude oil" is frequently referred to in the news. What does this term imply?

A. It is a major classification of crude oil

B. It is sourced from North Sea
C. It does not contain sulphur

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A)B only B)A and B only C)A and C only D)A, B and C

Question No. : 6

With reference to Look East Policy" of India consider the following statements:

A. India wants to establish itself as an important regional player in the East Asian affairs
B. India wants to plug the vacuum created by the termination of Cold war.
C. India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with its neighbors in Southeast and East Asia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A)A only B)A and C only C)C only D)A, B & C

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Question No. : 7

What is oil zapper?

A)It is eco friendly technology for the remediation of oily sludge and oil spills
B)It is the latest technology developed under sea oil exploration
C)It is genetically engineered high biofuel - yielding maize variety
D)It is the latest technology to control accidentally caused flames from oil wells.

Question No. : 8

Why is the offering of "teaser loans" by commercial banks a cause of economic concern?

A. The teaser loans are considered to be an aspect of sub - prime lending and banks may be exposed to the risk of defaulters in
future.
B. The teaser loans are given to inexperienced entrepreneurs to set up manufacturing or export units.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A)A only B)B only C)Both A & B D)Neither A nor B

Question No. : 9

Why is the Government of India disinvesting its equity in the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE)?

A. The Government intends to use the revenue earned from disinvestment mainly to pay the External debt.
B. The Government no longer intends to retain the management control of CPSEs

Which of the statements above is/are correct?

A)A only B)B only C)Both A & B D)Neither A & B

Question No. : 10

The book "Unto this Last" which influenced Gandhiji, was authored by

A)Boris Yeltsin B)Pushkin C)Ruskin Bond D)John Ruskin

Question No. : 11

Besides USA, India has signed, with which of the following countries the agreement being named as 'Cooperation Agreement
on the development of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy"?

A)Italy B)Germany C)France D)Australia

Question No. : 12

Which of the following country is not a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)?

A)Russia B)USA C)Italy D)Iran

Question No. : 13

Many times we read in the newspaper that several companies are adopting the FCCBs route to raise capital. What is the full
form of FCCB?

A)Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds B)Foreign Convertible Credit Bonds C)Financial Consortium & Credit Bureau
D)None of these
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Question No. : 14

As per the reports published in various newspapers, RBI has asked banks to make plan to provide banking services in villages
having population of 2000. This directive issued by the RBI will fall in which of the following categories?

A)Plan for financial inclusion B)Efforts to meet Priority sector lending C)Extension of Internet & Branchless banking
D)None of these

Question No. : 15

Which of the following is/are treated as artificial currency?

A)ADR B)GDR C)Both ADR & GDR D)SDR

Question No. : 16

Which of the following terms indicates a mechanism used by commercial banks to provide credit to the Government?

A)Cash Credit Ratio B)Debt Service Obligation C)Liquidity Adjustment Facility D)Statutory Liquidity Ratio

Question No. : 17

Who among the following was not part of the drafting committee of the Lokpal Bill?

A)Salman Khurshid B)Anna Hazare C)Arvind Kejriwal D)Kiran Bedi

Question No. : 18

Criminal procedure is a subject of which of the following lists?

A)State List B)Concurrent List C)Union List D)Both 1 and 3

Question No. : 19

One of the worlds biggest Uranium resources was found in India in:

A)Andhra Pradesh B)Maharashtra C)Jharkhand D)Uttarakhand

Question No. : 20

Which of the following was the first venture of Kishore Biyani?

A)Pantaloons B)Big Bazar C)Central D)Future capital Holdings

Question No. : 21

Who among the following is often referred to as father of India's "Green Revolution"?

A)Dr. Verghese Kurien B)Dr. Amrita Patel C)M.S. Swaminathan D)Gurudev Khush

Question No. : 22

Who among the following directed the movie Peepli Live?

A)Ashutosh Gowarikar B)Kiran Rao C)Anusha Rizvi D)Seema Chisti

Question No. : 23

The point at which the solid, liquid and gaseous forms of a substance co-exist is called

A)Sublimation point B)distillation point C)triple point D)melting point

Question No. : 24

The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the

A)Raman Effect B)Chandrashekhar limit C)Aurora Borealis D)Quasar Zone

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Question No. : 25

UNDP reports publishes every year the Human Development Index. Which of the following is not a criteria used to measure the
Human Development Index?

A)Health B)Education C)Living Standards D)Human Rights

Question No. : 26

The software company I-flex Solutions was originally a division of which famous financial services company?

A)Citicorp B)ICICI C)HSBC D)ABN Amro Bank

Question No. : 27

Which of the following is not a member of SAARC?

A)Bhutan B)Bangladesh C)Burma D)Maldives

Question No. : 28

Which article of the Indian Constitution recognizes Hindi in Devanagari Script as the official language of India?

A)Art 345 B)Art 343 C)Art 348 D)Art 334

Question No. : 29

India has finally woken up to the needs of the countrys elderly. With the number of people in the 60-plus age group in India
expected to increase to 100 million in 2013 and to 198 million in 2030, the health ministry is all set to roll out the

A)National Programme for Health care of the Elderly B)National Programme for Senior Citizens
C)National Programme for Old Aged D)Rashtriya Vriddha Swasthya Yojana

Question No. : 30

Which among the following statements is/are correct?

A. Non-resident Indians (NRIs) can now cast votes in their home constituencies in India.
B. The NRI can cast his vote by postal balloting.

A)A only B)B only C)Both A and B D)Neither A nor B

Question No. : 31

In a landmark move, which of these State governments has set up a Savarna Aayog, a commission to identify the deprived and
underprivileged families among upper castes?

A)Uttar Pradesh B)Bihar C)Madhya Pradesh D)Rajasthan

Question No. : 32

Which of these countries has announced one billion US dollar aid for the reconstruction of Nalanda University?

A)Japan B)Singapore C)Malaysia D)China

Question No. : 33

What is the name of the in-house magazine to be published by the Indian Railways, to be distributed to the passengers on high
end trains?

A)Rail Vishwa B)Rail Bandhu C)Rail Mail D)Rail Patra

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Question No. : 34

Who was the first chairman of the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India)?

A)Nandan Nilekani B)Apoorva Sinha C)Sangam Chitra D)All of these

Question No. : 35

What does S denotes in the BRICS?

A)South Korea B)Venezuela C)South Africa D)Malaysia

Question No. : 36

Which of the following countries was the host of First Asian Yoga Championship held recently (2011)?

A)Thailand B)Cambodia C)Vietnam D)Laos

Question No. : 37

Who among the following has been defeated by Saina Nehwal, who has won the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold title recently,
becoming the First Indian to do so?

A)Ji Hyun Sung B)Wang Lin C)Kamilla Rytter Juhl D)Shinta Mulia Sari

Question No. : 38

According to the Supreme Court of India the_______ has ample powers to enact legislation with respect to extraterritorial
aspects for the security of India?

A)President B)Prime Minister C)Supreme Court D)Parliament

Question No. : 39

Which country has appointed Brigadier General Ravinder Singh as its next Army chief, the first Sikh in nearly 30 years to be
given the force's batton?

A)Thailand B)Singapore C)Malaysia D)Indonesia

Question No. : 40

Anant Pai, better known as Uncle Pai was the creater of which comic series?

A)Chacha Chaudhary B)Chandamama C)Indrajaal D)Amar Chitra Katha

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Question No. : 1

The economically diverse region of MENA nations refers to the countries in

A)Middle East and North African Countries B)Middle East and North American Countries
C)Mediterranean Europe and North Atlantic Countries D)None of the above

Question No. : 2

Open market operations refers to the sale and purchase by the RBI of

A)Foreign currency B)Gold C)Government bonds D)All the above

Question No. : 3

The agency that estimates national income in India is

A)RBI B)Planning commission C)Central Statistical Organisation D)None of the above

Question No. : 4

Panchatantra was written by

A)Brahamabhatt B)Vishnu Sharma C)Jaya Deva D)None of the Above

Question No. : 5

IRDA is the Indian regulator for:

A)Banking sector B)Mutual funds C)Rural Development D)None of the above

Question No. : 6

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by:

A)Members of Lok Sabha B)President of India C)Leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha D)None of the Above

Question No. : 7

The Finance Minister's Budget speech presented to the Indian parliament every year usually has two parts. What does the Part
A relate to:

A)Taxation Proposals B)General Economic Survey C)Both (a) and (b) D)None of the above

Question No. : 8

Which two institutions are popularly referred to as the 'Bretton Woods Twins?

A)International Monetary Fund and World Bank B)World Bank and Asian Development Bank
C)Asian Development Bank and International Monetary Fund D)United Nations and World Trade Organisation

Question No. : 9

Based on the statements given below, Special Drawing Rights is best described to include which of the following statements

i. It is a basket of currencies reviewed every 5 years

ii. It was created to reduce the dependencies on gold and US dollar
iii. It is a supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets maintained by IMF

A)i and ii B)ii and iii C)i, ii and iii D)Only iii

Question No. : 10

Which NATO country's parliament was the first to vote in favour of the move to make military service compulsory for women

A)Italy B)Germany C)Norway D)None of the above

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Question No. : 11

The market for government securities is also referred to as

A)Bullion market B)Gilt-edge market C)Secondary market D)Money market

Question No. : 12

From April 2010 the savings bank interest is calculated:

A)at 4% per annum B)on daily balance method based on the closing balance maintained every day
C)lowest balance available between 10th and the final day of the month D)None of the above

Question No. : 13

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an Inter-governmental Body established in 1989. It is concerned with

A)Money laundering B)Stock markets C)Foreign Direct Investment D)Foreign Institutional Investors

Question No. : 14

Which of the following sectors in India was not nationalised by the government at any point of time

A)Banking B)Insurance C)Coal D)None of the above

Question No. : 15

Which of the following is not a palindrome?

A)A car, a man, a maraca B)A man, a plan, a canal, Panama C)As you sow, so you reap D)None of the above

Question No. : 16

The movie 'Life of Pi' is based on an award winning novel written by

A)Peter Carey B)Alan Hollinghurst C)Yann Martel D)None of the above

Question No. : 17

LIDL, Walgreen, ASDA and Kroger are

A)Automobile companies B)Retailers C)Electronic product manufacturers D)None of the above

Question No. : 18

Which bank was the first to introduce the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in India

A)Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) B)Citibank C)Standard Chartered Bank D)HDFC Bank

Question No. : 19

The Three Gorges Dam, is the world's largest hydropower project and is located in

A)China B)Brazil C)Russia D)None of the above

Question No. : 20

India signed the Kyoto Protocol in the year:

A)2000 B)1998 C)2002 D)1995

Question No. : 21

Given below are the creators of some well-known cartoon characters. Identify the creator - cartoon pair that does not match

A)Elzie Crisler Segar Popeye B)Dan Yaccarino - Oswald the Octopus C)William Hanna - Richie Rich
D)Walt Disney - Donald Duck
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Question No. : 22

The goals of monetary policy do not include

A)full employment B)price stability C)maximising tax revenue D)Any of the above

Question No. : 23

The Corporate Head Quarters of Tata Group is

A)Bombay House B)Tata Towers C)JRD Centre D)None of the Above

Question No. : 24

Dronacharya Award for Coaching for the year 2013 was received by Narinder Singh Saini for which discipline

A)Archery B)Boxing C)Hockey D)None of the above

Question No. : 25

This company signed an agreement with the Government of India for the Passport Seva Project in 2008

A)Infosys Technologies B)Mahindra Satyam C)Tata Consultancy Services D)Wipro

Question No. : 26

Recommendations of which committee led to the reforms in the banking sector in India in the nineties

A)Malhotra Committee B)Narasimham Committee C)Mayaram Committee D)Damodaran Committee

Question No. : 27

Which country is the largest producer of newsprint?

A)Indonesia B)Finland C)Canada D)None of the above

Question No. : 28

India's Direct Cash Transfer Scheme draws similarities from models of which country

A)Brazil B)Germany C)Australia D)Sri Lanka

Question No. : 29

Who put forth the theory of 'Zero Defects':

A)W. Edward Deming B)Philip Crosby C)Joseph Juran D)Martin Hall

Question No. : 30

Logic of induction is very close to

A)the logic of observation B)the logic of sampling C)the logic of the controlled variables D)None of the above

Question No. : 31

How many pairs of chromosomes exist in a human cell?

A)12 B)23 C)34 D)45

Question No. : 32

International Date Line roughly follows the longitude of

A)180 degrees B)90 degrees C)360 degrees D)None of the above

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Question No. : 33

Daylight saving time (DST) implies adjusting the clock by one hour:

A)forward near the start of spring and backward in autumn B)forward near the start of autumn and backward in spring
C)forward near the start of spring and forward in autumn D)backward near the start of autumn and backward in spring

Question No. : 34

Who among the following sports persons are twins

A)Serena Williams and Venus Williams B)Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh C)Man Pathan and Yusuf Pathan
D)None of the above

Question No. : 35

Individuals with this blood type are universal red cell donors

A)A- B)B+ C)AB D)O+

Question No. : 36

'Relationship beyond banking' is the tag line of

A)State Bank of India B)Central Bank of India C)Bank of India D)Bank of Maharashtra

Question No. : 37

Find the odd man out:

A)Sarod B)Sitar C)Shehnai D)Santoor

Question No. : 38

Which instrument measures Blood Pressure?

A)Sphygmomanometer B)Hygrometer C)Saccharimeter D)Spherometer

Question No. : 39

Find the odd person out:

A)Shikha Sharma B)Chanda Kochhar C)Shubhalakshmi Panse D)Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Question No. : 40

Extradition is a process whereby

A)one country transfers a suspected or convicted criminal to another country

B)olden traditions are rejuvenated as a part of cultural events
C)additional diction efforts are taken for language improvisation D)extraction of the tar is carried out from the mines
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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1
What is the full-form of RSVP?

A)rigorous session of voice protocol B)repondez, s'ilvous plait C)repondez, sans vous plaint D)response sought vous plaint

Question No. : 2
The Callanish Stones, which are considered to be petrified giants, as per a folklore, who did not convert to Christianity are located in which country:

A)Norway B)Wales C)Scotland D)Ireland

Question No. : 3

Which of the following sites or monuments is not in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites?

A)Huinayiuvs Tomb at Delhi B)Kaziranga Natural Park in Assam C)Tirupati Temple D)Agra Fort

Question No. : 4
Mr. Ramon Magsaysay, in whose name the prestigious Magsaysay award is given, belonged to:

A)Malaysia B)Thailand C)Philippines D)Indonesia

Question No. : 5
Indian musician noted for his exemplary skills at playing mandolin who died in 2014:

A)Uppalapu Srinivas B)Amjad Ali Khan C)Zarin Daruwalla D)Ustad Usman Khan

Question No. : 6

In the Fifth meeting of SAARC Energy Ministers, which from the following has been the key area of discussion:

A)Telecom B)Environment C)Power Grid D)Education

Question No. : 7

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was a scheduled international passenger flight, presumed to have been shot down, crashed on 17 July 2014 killing all
283 passengers and 15 crew on board was flying,

A)from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur B)from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
C)from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam D)from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Question No. : 8
Ukraine has been in news recently on account of conflict with Russia. The name of the Ukrainian President is:

A)Petro Poroshenko B)Viktor Yushebenko C)Yulia Timoshenko D)None of the above

Question No. : 9

Oldest brand of the Tata Group is

A)The Taj Palace and Tower B)Ginger C)Taj Cape Town D)Quilon

Question No. : 10

'Gold fixing' refers to setting the price of gold. Where is the value of gold set?

A)New York B)London C)Tokyo D)Singapore

Question No. : 11

Which of the following nations has declared issuance of digital currency?

A)Ecuador B)Estonia C)United States of America D)United Kingdom

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Question No. : 12

What is the significance of EPS in the stock market parlance?

A)Equilibrium of Private Securities B)Earning Per Share C)Elongated Period of Settlement D)Equity Per Share

Question No. : 13

Which committee was appointed by RBI to provide recommendations on financial services for small businesses and low income households in the year
2013?

A)Nachiket Mor Committee B)Bimal Jalan Committee C)Tarapore Committee D)Damodaran Committee

Question No. : 14

Dadabhai Naoroji, in his book "Poverty and Un-British rule in India" in 1867 explained about

A)Brain Drain Theory B)Economic Drain Theory C)Wants and Means of India D)Benefits of British Rule

Question No. : 15

He is a famous playwright, socialist and one of the Co-Founders of London School of Economics, name the person:

A)Beatrice Webb B)George Bernard Shaw C)Arnold Bennett D)Richard Brome

Question No. : 16
Auto didacticism is a form of education where

A)One automatically learns from experience of peers B)A set of logical deductions are taught by the teacher
C)One teaches oneself about a subject D)One learns automatically from elders

Question No. : 17
The author of the book "An inquiry into the nature and causes of The Wealth of Nations" is,

A)Adam Smith B)Karl Marx C)Amartya Sen D)Alfred Marshall

Question No. : 18

The Universities of Delhi, Madras and Calcutta were set up in the same year. Which was the year?

A)1818 B)1857 C)1947 D)1860

Question No. : 19

Shaurya-Dridata-Karmanishtha' is the motto of

A)Border Security Force B)The Indian Coast Guard C)Indo Tibetan Border Police D)National Security Guard

Question No. : 20

The following is the logo of

A)Cannes International Film Festival B)Berlin International Film Festival C)London Film Festival
D)Amnesty International Film Festival

Question No. : 21

The Giant Panda, world's most threatened species is a symbol of:

A)IFAW B)WWF C)CEE D)UNEP

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Question No. : 22

Acid rain is caused mainly due to the emissions of

A)Calcium oxide and sulfur dioxide B)Nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide C)Sodium oxide and nitrogen oxide
D)Calcium oxide and carbon dioxide

Question No. : 23
Which of the given rivers does not flow into River Ganga?

A)Brahmaputra B)Gomti C)Gandak D)Tapti

Question No. : 24
The International agreement for control of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions is named

A)Adelaide Agreement B)Kyoto Protocol C)Manila Convention D)Kuala Lumpur Treaty

Question No. : 25
The International Standard which checks the compliance of the environmental practices of an organization against the best practices followed in the
industry is

A)ISO 9001 B)TS 16949 C)ISO 14001 D)ISO 9002

Question No. : 26

Comiket the world's largest comic festival is held in which country?

A)Japan B)France C)Korea D)Germany

Question No. : 27
In ______Infosys was listed in NASDAQ and in ______Infosys became a part of NASDAQ 100

A)1998, 2009 B)1997, 2008 C)1999, 2006 D)None of the above

Question No. : 28

The Indian team finished with 8th position in the recent Asian games 2014 held at South Korea with a total tally of medals.

A)57 B)37 C)56 D)58

Question No. : 29

A full moon occurs once every

A)14 days B)30 days C)21 days D)15 days

Question No. : 30

The River Danube empties in

A)The Dead Sea B)The Mediterranean Sea C)The Black Sea D)The Red Sea

Question No. : 31

Cartography is the study of:

A)Cartilages and Bones B)Cartoons C)Maps D)Carrots

Question No. : 32

Regional rural banks are jointly owned by

A)Central government, a commercial bank and Central bank of a country B)Central government, a commercial bank and a state government
C)Central government, Central bank and a state government D)A commercial bank, Central bank of a country and a state government
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Question No. : 33

The famous Meenakshi Temple in Madurai was built by and beautified by the

A)Vakatakas, Nayaks B)Chalukyas, Chollas C)Satavahanas, Chollas D)Pandyas, Nayaks

Question No. : 34

Which of the given statements is not correct as per Indian constitution?

A)There can be a single person as the Governor for two or more states
B)Governor is the Constitutional or nominal head of the State Executive and is bound by the advice of the State Council of Ministers.
C)All executive actions of the State shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the Chief Minister.
D)The President of India consults the Governor on appointment of the High Court judges.

Question No. : 35

Kwan Yin has a special place in Buddhist tradition and is known:

A)To represent healing nature B)To bring in good luck charm C)As a Goddess of compassion
D)As Related to higher psychological-scientific teachings from Buddha

Question No. : 36
"Bachpan Bachao Andolan" was initiated by

A)Jawaharal Nehru B)Kailash Satyarthi C)Malala'Yusefzai D)Benejer Bhotto

Question No. : 37

The Battle of Plassey took place in the year

A)1754 B)1762 C)1762 D)1757

Question No. : 38

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to three scientists "for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled
bright and energy-saving white light sources". Who among the given four names was not in the team?

A)Isamu Akasaki B)Hiroshi Amano C)Shuji Nakamura D)Takada Ekimano

Question No. : 39

Chandrasekhar Venkat (CV) Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize for investigation into 'Raman Effect', a phenomenon that deals with

A)Change in the speed of light as it passes through a transparent medium B)Change in the atomic structure of the medium impacted by light
C)Change in the wavelength of the light as it passes through a transparent medium D)Change of light in liquid crystals alone

Question No. : 40

"Working towards a world free of poverty" is a motto of one of these International Organizations:

A)UNESCO B)UNICEF C)WORLD BANK D)UNCTAD

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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

The full form of CSIRO is

A)Comprehensive Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

B)Cross-cultural Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
C)Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
D)Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

Question No. : 2

The full form of UNRISD is

A)United Nations Research Institute for Soviet Development

B)United Nations Research Institute for Scientific Development
C)United Nations Research Institute for Socio-economic Development
D)United Nations Research Institute for Social Development

Question No. : 3

Bhaona is a presentation of the Ankia Naat of Assam. In Bhaona the cultural glimpses of __________ is/ are reflected

A)Assam and Orissa B)Bengal C)Mathura and Brindavan D)All of the above

Question No. : 4

Under which Act does the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protect monuments, sites and remains of national importance ?

A)AMASR Act, 1958 B)AMASR Act, 1968 C)AMASR Act, 1978 D)AMASR Act, 1948

Question No. : 5

In 2015 the President of India approved conferment of Padma Awards to all of the following but for _________

A)Kharag Singh Valdiya B)Mohammad Yusuf Khan C)Lakshmi Gopala Naidu D)Saichiro Misumi

Question No. : 6

In Grammy Awards 2015 the best folk album was won by _______

A)Pharrell Williams - "Happy" B)Old Crow Medicine Show Remedy C)Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread
D)None of the above

Question No. : 7

Scientists discovered a new species in the human family tree which is a small creature with a tiny brain. The new species has
been named as ______

A)Homo Naledi B)Dwarf Sapein C)Dwarf Homo Sapein D)None of the above

Question No. : 8

The ministry of external affairs has recently decided to change the nomenclature of Indian Based Domestic Assistance (IBDA) to
___________

A)Government Serving Based Domestic Assistance (GSBDA) B)Swadesh Swatcha Domestic Assistance (SSDA)
C)Service Staff (SS) D)Bharath Based Service Assistance (BBSA)
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Question No. : 9

The foreign exchange reserve of India consists of _________

A)The foreign currency assets held by RBI and the gold holding of RBI
B)The gold holding of RBI and special drawing rights
C)The gold holding of RBI, the foreign currency assets held by RBI and special drawing rights
D)Only the foreign currency assets held by RBI

Question No. : 10

_________ is a charge for converting bullion into coins where free coinage is permitted. ost of bullion to coins transformation

A)Bull-Coin B)Brassage C)Coinage Charge D)Coin Levy

Question No. : 11

Microsoft introduced several new products for education customers, this includes a note-taking app called ________

A)Office Note classroom B)Micro Note class Notebook C)Soft note for classroom D)One Note class Notebook

Question No. : 12

The National Merit Scholarship Scheme, which provided financial assistance to meritorious students from Class XI to Post-
Graduation level in Government Schools/Colleges/Universities has been discontinued from the year _________

A)2009 B)2008 C)2007 D)None of the above

Question No. : 13

The Symbol used for reusable microwaveable plastic ware is ________

A) B) C) D)

Question No. : 14

Which o following is the coat of arms of the country of Saudi Arabia?

A) B) C) D)

Question No. : 15

Super Blood Moon, which is a rare astronomical phenomenon hasn't happened since ___________, and won't happen again until
__________

A)1982, 2033 B)1980, 2035 C)1978, 2032 D)1975, 2031

Question No. : 16

The galaxy __________ was initially discovered with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in infrared light and is believed to be at least
9 billion years old.

A)ANDROMEDA B)COSMOS REDSHIFT C)SAGE0536AGN D)SUNFLOWER

Question No. : 17

In the year 2014 Facebook bought Whatsapp for _________ US Dollars.

A)17 billion B)18 billion C)19 billion D)20 billion

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Question No. : 18

Shri Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India on _________ at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi

A)25thMay 2014 B)19thMay 2014 C)26thMay 2014 D)27thMay 2014

Question No. : 19

Where is the doldrums belt located ?

A)Near the Equator B)Near the Poles C)Near the Tropic of Cancer D)Near the Tropic of Capricorn

Question No. : 20

The air quality in Singapore deteriorated to a hazardous level in September 2015, forcing the city-state to shut its schools for
the first time in 12 years. This was due to

A)Haze created mainly due to companies in Malaysia B)Haze created mainly due to companies in Indonesia
C)Haze created mainly due to companies in Philippines D)Haze created mainly due to companies in Vietnam

Question No. : 21

In 1347 during the reign of Muhammed Tuglak an Afghan officer named ____________setup an independent kingdom called
Bahmani Kingdom.

A)Mahmud Gawan Bahmani B)Mohammad Yusuf Bahmani C)Hasan Gangu Bahmani D)Khwaja Tuglak Bahmani

Question No. : 22

The task of consolidating Mughal Kingdom was left to Akbar who was only _________ years old at the time of his accession of the
throne.

A)Eleven Years B)Twelve Years C)Thirteen Years D)Fourteen Years

Question No. : 23

Smoking in public places was prohibited nationwide from ________

A)15thAugust2008 B)02ndOctober 2008 C)15thAugust 2009 D)02ndOctober 2009

Question No. : 24

A constitutional right can be ________ recognized and established by a sovereign State or union of States

A)a prerogative or a duty or a restraint of power B)a prerogative or a duty, a power or a restraint of power
C)a prerogative or a duty, a power but not a restraint of power D)a power but not a prerogative or a duty

Question No. : 25

In Nepal the festival of lights i.e. Diwali is celebrated by some Buddhists as _______

A)Tihar B)Swanti C)Both options a and b D)Neither of the options above

Question No. : 26

The term "Vrajapati" used in Indian Mythology denoted _______

A)The Head of the Village B)The Head of the Family C)The Head of a Society D)The Head of Merchants

Question No. : 27

One of India's most distinguished constitutional lawyers who had received brickbats for arguing in favor of Dow Chemicals in
the Bhopal gas disaster case is _________

A)Ram Jethmalai B)Fali Nariman C)Mukul Rohatgi D)Pramila Nesargi

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Question No. : 28

The Nobel Peace Prize winner who gave up .freedom and a life with her family in Britain, to protest against the military rule at
another country, who is also the Chair of the National League for democracy is ___________

A)Angela Merkel B)Christine Lagarde C)Brito Polman D)Aung San Suu Kyi

Question No. : 29

In September 2015 it was revealed that is the country which was exporting drone components worth hundreds of millions to
countries that include Saudi Arabia and South Korea, to regain lost ground in a global arms race.

A)France B)United Kingdom C)Japan D)United States of America

Question No. : 30

In the Indian general assembly elections 2014 the BJP-led NDA won __________________seats out of________ Lok Sabha seats that
were announced

A)335,546 B)334, 545 C)336, 543 D)332,544

Question No. : 31

The BS EN 16001 solutions from BSI is applicable for

A)Energy Management Systems B)Environment Management Systems C)Energy Process Systems

D)Environment Standard Systems

Question No. : 32

The WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) is a directive that controls ______

A)how electric and electronic equipment is handled and recycled

B)how electric and electronic equipment is manufactured and handled
C)how electric and electronic equipment is recycled
D)how electric and electronic equipment is manufactured, handled and recycled

Question No. : 33

The Sensex and Nifty are both indices. The base years for the BSE Sensex and Nifty are_________ and __________ respectively.

A)1980-81 and 1990 B)1990-91 and 2000 C)1978-79 and 1995 D)2000-01 and 2004

Question No. : 34

The artist who painted Irises, Sunflowers, Red Poppies, Pink Roses was _________

A)Vincent van Gogh B)Sandro Botticelli C)Leonardo da Vinci D)Michelangelo

Question No. : 35

Which Indian satellite was launched in isros 100th Mission

A)GSAT-16 B)IRNSS-1D C)SPOT 6 D)Astrosat

Question No. : 36

W3C stands for __________

A)Triple Web Consortium B)Triple Web Consolidation Council C)World Wide Web Consortium
D)World Wide Web Company

Question No. : 37

The country/countries that has/have resorted to Quantitative easing in the last decade is/are

A)United States of America B)United Kingdom C)Japan D)All of the above

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Question No. : 38

Who is the Indian badminton player who after spending an year after his shoulder injury earned a final appearance at the
Korean Open in 2015 ?

A)Chetan Anand B)Ajay Jayaram C)Parupalli Kashyap D)Sameer Verma

Question No. : 39

Tamaasha, the traditional folk theatre form of Maharashtra has evolved from the folk forms of

A)Gondhal, Jagran and Kirtan B)Only Kirtan C)Only Gondhal, Jagran D)Only Gondhal

Question No. : 40

The last series of wall painting in India are from near Hindupur belonging to 16th century A.D.

A)Lepakshi temple B)Shiva temple C)Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple D)Ganesh Temple
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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

Numismatics is the study of

A)Stamps B)Numbers C)Coins D)Nerves

Question No. : 2

Which of the following country has controversially legalized child labour for kids below age 10?

A)Bolivia B)Chile C)Venezuela D)Argentina

Question No. : 3

Bunker is the term associated with which of the following a game ?

A)Baseball B)Golf C)Shooting D)Horse riding

Question No. : 4

Who is called as 'the father of the IBM personal computers" ?

A)H. Edward Robert B)William C. Lowe C)Bill Gates D)Chuck Peddle

Question No. : 5

Below is the logo of the very famous social networking service company. Identify the company.

A)Pinterest B)Instagram C)Myspace D)Tumblr

Question No. : 6

In 1962 which African country gained its independence after the signing of the Evian accords with Ben bella as its first
President?

A)Algeria B)Congo C)Kenya D)Angola

Question No. : 7

Panthera leo is the scientific name for ______

A)Lion B)Tiger C)Leopard D)Cheetah

Question No. : 8

Which of the following gas is used in cigarette lighters?

A)Butane B)Propane C)Ethane D)Radon

Question No. : 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the three Rs of environmental conservation/waste management?

A)Recycle B)Regenerate C)Reduce D)Reuse

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Question No. : 10

Name the Indian business group associated with south based programme sometimes with the other

A. Carona B. ACC Ltd. C. HAL

A)Mafatlal B)Bombay dyeing C)Reliance D)Khatau

Question No. : 11

The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to
which of the following fields?

A)Literature B)Community Welfare C)Government Service D)Journalism

Question No. : 12

In March 2014, Russia annexed crimea which is a region in Ukraine, Russia shares its border with crimea in the ________

A)South B)North C)West D)East

Question No. : 13

Which one of the following solution is used to test the pH of a given sample?

A)Blue litmus solution B)universal indicator solution C)phosphorus solution D)sulphuric solution

Question No. : 14

The Amazon rainforest includes territory belonging part of the rainforest?

A)Ecuador B)Venezuela C)Argentina D)Bolivia

Question No. : 15

According to ________ mythology, Thor is a Hammer Wielding God associated with thunder, lightning, Storms.

A)Greek B)Egyptians C)Inca D)Norse

Question No. : 16

Which country is located in south pacific ocean and is recognized as the world's smallest island nation?

A)Guam B)Tahiti C)Nauru D)Kiribati

Question No. : 17

Who was recently appointed as the 14th Attorney general for India by parliamentary constitution?

A)G. E Vahanvati B)Milon K. Bareji C)Soli Surahjee D)Mukul Rohatgi

Question No. : 18

Air pollution caused by burning petroleum fuels (like petrol and diesel) in vehicles can be controlled by fitting which one of the
following devices in exhaust system of the vehicles ?

A)Catalytic converter B)Electrostatic precipitator C)Ignition controller D)Electrostatic valve

Question No. : 19

What is the average lifespan of a red blood cells in the normal human body ?

A)Two weeks B)Two months C)Four weeks D)Four months

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Question No. : 20

Abraham is considered to be the founder of

A)Judaism B)Islam C)Lutheranism D)Catholieism

Question No. : 21

After telagana was formed on 2 June 2014, the new state of seemandhra no longer shares its border with which state ?

A)Tamil Nadu B)Odisha C)Karnataka D)Maharashtra

Question No. : 22

In which culture, number four is considered as taboo ?

A)Japan B)Thailand C)Nepal D)China

Question No. : 23

The river Mahanadi originates from which of the following states ?

A)Jharkhand B)Odhisha C)Chhattisgarh D)Madhya Pradesh

Question No. : 24

The forward market commission (FMC) is the chief regulator of

A)Stock market B)Money market C)Bond market D)Commodity market

Question No. : 25

An experiment initiated in 1927 by the University of Queensland first physics professor thomes pamell holds guiness world
record for longest running experiment. It came in news in April this year. What is/was it about ?

A)It is a quantum physics experiment for observing the space dust

B)The experiment proves that super conductivity is most permanent, the mercury ring held at-45.0 degree Fahrenheit finally
lost all its current in April this year
C)It was an experiment to listen to the Alien signals which was shut down in April this year
D)The experiment proves that the pitch or bitumen flows like a liquid at room temperature, its drop from a funnel was
recorded for the first time in April 2014.
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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

Akira Yoshizawa is widely regarded to have popularized which art form across the world?

A)Chado B)Bonzai C)Origami D)Biebana

Question No. : 2

The Puskas award is awarded in football for the best___________.

A)Goal of the year B)Save of the year C)Team of the year D)Player of the year

Question No. : 3

Given below is the image of a famous personality. Identify the field to which he is associated with.

A)Green revolution B)White Revolution C)Industrial Revolution D)Blue Revolution

Question No. : 4

The commodity for which India spends the largest amount to import is____________.

A)fertilisers B)iron and steel C)crude petroleum D)foodgrains

Question No. : 5

A folk painting style, named 'Madhubani', originated in which state of India?

A)Bihar B)Jharkhand C)Chhattisgarh D)Uttar Pradesh

Question No. : 6

Radio-active element present in the human body is:

A)Thorium B)Potassium-40 C)Uranium D)Radium

Question No. : 7

Which is the highest mountain in Europe after Elbrus' peak?

A)Mount Vinson B)Alps C)Mount Blanc D)Andes

Question No. : 8

Baku is the capital of

A)Azerbaijan B)Maldives C)Singapore D)Afghanistan

Question No. : 9

Andromeda is the name of which of the following?

A)Planet B)Asteroid C)Constellation D)Meteorite

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Question No. : 10

Which of the following organizations has the given logo?

A)UN B)WHO C)SAARC D)Nuclear Energy

Question No. : 11

The commodity for which India spends the largest amount to import is ___________.

A)fertilisers B)iron and steel C)crude petroleum D)foodgrains

Question No. : 12

At the time of appointment of the Simon Commmission

A)Irwin was the viceroy of India B)Labour party was in office in Britain C)Birkhead was English Prime Minister
D)None of the above

Question No. : 13

Captain Haddock has ________ symbol on his sweater.

A)Hammock B)Spade C)Crowbar D)Anchor

Question No. : 14

The agency that estimates national income in India is ____________.

A)RBI B)Planning Commission C)Central Statistics Organisation D)None of the above

Question No. : 15

Logic of induction is very close to ____________.

A)The logic of observation B)The logic of sampling C)The logic of the controlled variables D)The logic of statistics

Question No. : 16

Saffron is obtained from which part of plants?

A)leaf B)stem C)anther and whole flower D)stigma and style

Question No. : 17

In the context of alternative sources of energy, ethanol as a viable bio-fuel can be obtained from

A)Potato B)Rice C)Sugarcane D)Wheat

Question No. : 18

Cortes Generales is the parliament of_____________.

A)France B)Spain C)Sweden D)Poland

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Question No. : 19

Given below is an image of a famous dancer. Name the dancer.

A)Mrinalini Sarabhai B)Yamin Krishna Murthy C)Malika Sarabhai D)Sonal Maan Singh

Question No. : 20

The Surat Split in the Indian National Congress took place in the year ..

A)1907 B)1908 C)1900 D)1919

Question No. : 21

Which company owns 'Sugar Free', the leading brand of artificial sweetener in India?

A)Cipla B)Cadila C)Glaxo D)Monsanto

Question No. : 22

"In God we trust, the rest have to bring data on the table", this statement was made by the famous industrialist

A)J.R.D. Tata B)Aditya Birla C)Dhirubhai Ambani D)Narayan Murthy

Question No. : 23

Identify the following Personality.

A)Eminem B)50 cent C)Akon D)Will Smith

Question No. : 24

Which of the following is not a natural fibre?

A)Silk B)Jute C)Coir D)Rayon

Question No. : 25

Given below is an image of a famous personality. Name the field he is associated with.

A)Bharatanatyam B)Sattriya C)Kathak D)Kuchipudi

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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

Who is known as architect of the Indian Constitution?

A)Dr. Rajender Prasad B)Jawaharlal Nehru C)Mahatma Gandhi D)B.R. Ambedkar

Question No. : 2

How much heat is required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1C?

A)1 Joule B)100 Calories C)100 Joules D)l Calorie

Question No. : 3

What benchmark did Indian Test Cricket Team cross upon winning the Kanpur Test against New Zealand in 2016?

A)Won their 800thtest B)Won their 400thtest C)Won their 500thtest D)Won their 750thtest

Question No. : 4

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for 'for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song 'Tradition' in
2016?

A)Joffrey Archer B)Svetlana Alexivich C)Mo Yan D)Bob Dylan

Question No. : 5

Rechargeable Electrical Batteries are called as ______

A)Electrochemical cell B)Primary-batteries C)Fuel cell D)Secondary batteries

Question No. : 6

India shares the maximum border region with which of the following countries?

A)Bangladesh B)Nepal C)China D)Pakistan

Question No. : 7

What is the total number of pillars in the Digital India Logo?

A)6 B)7 C)3 D)9

Question No. : 8

'Make them laugh, make them cry, make them wait...' was a personal maxim of which novelist?

A)Edgar Allan Poe B)Arthur Conan Doyle C)Agatha Christie D)Charles Dickens

Question No. : 9

Name of missile:- Brahmos, has been derived from a combination of two:-

A)Cities B)Times C)Rivers D)Communities

Question No. : 10

Which country announced demonetization after India but later withdrew?

A)Singapore B)New Zealand C)Australia D)Venezuela

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Question No. : 11

The provision of imposing President's Rule in case of failure of constitutional machinery in states is provided under:

A)Article 352 B)Article 356 C)Article 380 D)Article 350

Question No. : 12

Who won the 2016 Ballon d'Or, awarded to the best male footballer of the year?

A)Luis Suarez B)Lionel Messi C)Cristiano Ronaldo D)Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Question No. : 13

Apart from Assam, which is the only other Indian state that the river Brahmaputra flows through?

A)Meghalaya B)West Bengal C)Sikkim D)Arunachal Pradesh

Question No. : 14

'Smart Cities Mission' will not focus on which of the following?

A)Sustainable Environment B)Adequate Water Supply C)Adequate Electricity Supply D)Smartly Dressed Up Citizens

Question No. : 15

Which of the following is not a term associated with Income Tax in India?

A)SUGAM B)UIDAI C)SAHAJ D)TDS

Question No. : 16

Which of the following brand names groups are models of Hyundai?

A. Xcent B. Viena C. Creta D. Corolla E. Accord

A)C, D, E B)A, D, E C)B, C, D D)A & C

Question No. : 17

Plants absorb dissolved nitrates from the soil and convert them into:-

A)Carbon Monoxide B)Oxygen C)Chlorophyll D)Free Nitrogen

Question No. : 18

What term originally meaning 'storehouse' and still refers, to a periodical of various content?

A)Magazines B)Movie Scripts C)Newspaper D)Vinyl records

Question No. : 19

As of December 2016, which is the largest Indian company by market capitalization?

A)Coal India B)HDFC Bank C)Reliance Industries D)Tata Consultancy Services

Question No. : 20

Which of the following s/are correct about carbon credit?

A. unit of Carbon Credit is equal to reduction of emission of 1 ton of CO2 equivalent.

B. Delhi Metro has become the 1" metro rail project of the world to win Carbon credits.

A)Both B)None C)Only A D)Only B

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Question No. : 21

By what name is the building 'Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers' better known as?

A)World Trade Centre, Mumbai B)Antilla C)Taj Mahal Hotel D)Bombay Stock Exchange

Question No. : 22

From which flower does the expensive price of saffron come from?

A)Crocus sativus B)Asafetida C)Garden sage D)Capers

Question No. : 23

There has been a persistent deficit budget year after year. Which of the following actions can be taken by the government to
reduce the deficit?

A. Reducing revenue expenditure B. Introducing new welfare schemes

C. Rationalising subsidies D. Expanding industries

A)A, B, C and D B)A only C)B and C only D)A and C only

Question No. : 24

Which one of the following is the cleanest source of energy?

A)Gas Turbine B)Wind energy C)Nuclear power D)Fossil fuel

Question No. : 25

Which of the following publishes 'Ease of Doing Business Index' for countries?

A)Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development B)World Trade Organisation C)World Bank
D)World Economic Forum
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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

Which of the following films has won 9 Oscar Awards in 1987?

A)The World Safari B)Rain Man C)The Last Emperor D)Amadeus

Question No. : 2

Which seventh century Indian mathematician was the first in the world to treat 'zero' as a number and show its mathematical
operations?

A)Aryabhatta B)Medhatithi C)Brahmagupta D)Bhaskaracharya E)Panini

Question No. : 3

Which city houses the headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?

A)Tokyo (Japan) B)Vienna (Austria) C)Geneva (Switzerland) D)New York (USA) E)Brussels (Belgium)

Question No. : 4

Which Indian region is the only place in the world where the Asiatic Wild Ass is found?

A)Sunderban B)Leh and Ladakh C)Coromandel D)Rann of Kutch E)Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Question No. : 5

Who is the longest serving CM in India:

A)Jyoti Basu B)Shila Dixit C)Narendra Modi D)Shivraj Singh Chuhan E)Manik Sarkar

Question No. : 6

The ancient civilization of Sumer flourished in a region, which is a part of the following country in the modern world:

A)Iraq B)Syria C)Sumeria D)Egypt E)None of the above

Question No. : 7

The following women have been honored with The Nobel Peace Prize, except:

A)Mother Teresa B)Wangari Muta Maathai C)Aung San Suu Kyi D)Doris Lessing E)Shirin Ebadi

Question No. : 8

The correct ascending order of countries based on the latest Gross Domestic Product data (Purchasing Power Parity) from IMF
is:

A)Brazil, Japan, India, China, USA B)Germany, Japan, India, China, USA C)Brazil, India, Japan, China, USA
D)Germany, Russia, Japan, China, USA E)Russia, India, Japan, China, USA

Question No. : 9

The distance covered in half marathon is approximately:

A)21 km B)42 km C)11 km D)7.5 km E)5 km

Question No. : 10

The newest country in the world is:

A)Palau B)Kosovo C)Eritrea D)East Timor E)South Sudan

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Question No. : 11

The G-7 is a group consisting of:

A)the heads of the states of US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan
B)the finance ministers of US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan
C)the heads of the states of US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Canada and Japan
D)the finance ministers of US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Canada and Japan
E)the heads of the states of US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Japan

Question No. : 12

The correct match between countries and their official languages is:

A)Brazil-Spanish, Barbados-English, Haiti-Portuguese, Chile-French

B)Brazil-Spanish, Barbados-Portuguese, Haiti-French, Chile-Spanish
C)Brazil-Portuguese, Barbados-English, Haiti-French, Chile-Spanish
D)Brazil-Portuguese, Barbados-French, Haiti-Spanish, Chile-French
E)Brazil-Spanish, Barbados-French, Haiti-Portuguese, Chile Spanish

Question No. : 13

The correct match between the following mountain ranges and their highest peaks is:

A)Alps: Mont Blanc, Rockies-Mount Albert, Andes- Mount Aconcagua, Karakoram-K2

B)Alps: Mount Albert, Rockies-Aconcagua, Andes -Mont Blanc, Karakoram-K2
C)Alps: Mount Albert, Rockies-Aconcagua, Andes -K2, Karakoram-Mont Blanc
D)Alps-Mont Blanc, Rockies-Aconcagua, Andes-Mount Albert, Karakoram-K2
E)Alps- Aconcagua, Rockies-Mount Albert, Andes -Mont Blanc, Karakoram-K2

Question No. : 14

The acronym "YAHOO" stands for:

A)A song sung by Shammi Kapoor B)Yet Another Hierarchical Object Orientation
C)Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle D)Young American Hi-tech Organization in Ohio E)None of these

Question No. : 15

The list of persons not containing an RBI governor is:

A)Raghuram Rajan, D. Subbarao, I.G Patel, R. N Malhotra B)Y. V Reddy, Bimal Jalan, C. Rangarjan, S. Venkitaraman
C)Manamohan Singh, A. Ghosh, D. Subbarao, K. R Puri D)Raghuram Rajan, D. Subbarao, Y. V Reddy, James Taylor
E)None of the above

Question No. : 16

The factor that least influences exchange rate fluctuations:

A)Industrial Production B)Investor sentiments C)Interest Rates D)Consumer Price Index E)Goods and Services Tax

Question No. : 17

The sequence that contains a wrong match between car manufacturers and their country of origin:

A)Bugatti-France, Opel-Germany, Ferrari-Italy, Jaguar-England

B)Cherry Automobile-U.K, Rolls-Royce-U.K, Austin-U.K, Kia-Korea
C)First Automobile Works-China, The First Cars-Japan, Lancia-Italy, Saab-Sweden
D)Volvo-Sweden, Audi-Germany, Skoda-Czech Republic, Tatra-Austria
E)Volkswagen-Germany, Audi-Germany, Opel-Germany, Mercedes Benz-Germany

Question No. : 18

Which state has no panchayati raj institution:

A)Mizoram B)Assam C)Manipur D)Nagaland E)Tamil Nadu

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Question No. : 19

Jawaharlal Nehru declared 'Poorna Swaraj' at:

A)Surat (1907) B)Belgaum(1924) C)Lahore (1929) D)Tripuri(1939) E)Calcutta (1938)

Question No. : 20

Who among the following was known as the 'Saint of the Gutters' ?

A)Baba Amte B)Mother Teresa C)C.F. Andrews D)Jyotirao Phule E)Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak
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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

Which of the following statements is correct about Union Budget 2014?

A)Current Account Deficit was around 5% of GDP. B)Current Account Deficit was around 6.2% of GDP
C)Current Account Deficit was around 3.5 % of GDP. D)Current Account Deficit was around 1.7% of GDP.
E)Current Account Deficit was around 0.5% of GDP

Question No. : 2

How many smart cities have been announced in India?

A)50 B)60 C)70 D)80 E)None of the above

Question No. : 3

What is "Qualified Institutional Placement"?

A)An agency that helps in providing jobs to students B)It is business school method of providing jobs
C)It is a way of starting business in the U.S D)It is a way of raising money in India E)None of the above

Question No. : 4

What is "Quantitative Easing"?

A)Reducing excise duty so as to promote higher demand B)Restricting the number of units produced by a factory.
C)Allowing companies to sell as much as possible D)A way of influencing money supply by the central bank
E)None of the above

Question No. : 5

What is "Bachpan Bachao Andolan"?

A)It is a movement to provide primary education to all children.

B)Supreme Court's directive to schools to reduce the weight of school bags
C)A movement in India protecting the rights of children. D)A movement in Pakistan to protect girl child
E)None of the above

Question No. : 6

Which of the following authors has not been awarded Pulitzer prize?

A)Paul Harding B)Donna Tartt C)Adam Johnson D)Jhumpa Lahiri E)Arundhuti Roy

Question No. : 7

Consider the following names:

I. Cadbury II. Garlic Bread III. Honeycomb IV. Kit Kat V. Lollipop

Which of the following options lists all the correct names of Android operating system?

A)I, II & IV B)I, IV & V C)I, III & IV D)II, IV & V E)III, IV & V

Question No. : 8

Which of the following Indian movies did not get nominated for 'Academy Awards' in the 'BestForeign Language Film'
category?

A)Lagan B)Mother India C)Salam Bombay D)Swadesh E)Water

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Question No. : 9

Which of the following cities is least likely to experience a cyclonic disturbance?

A)Mumbai B)Vishakhapatnam C)Porbandar D)Chennai E)Paradip

Question No. : 10

Which of the following towns is not associated with coal/lignite mining?

A)Neyveli B)Ramgarh C)Jharia D)Raniganj E)Brahmapur

Question No. : 11

Four possible industrial belts are given below:

I. Bengaluru-Coimbatore-Madurai
II. Mumbai-Pune
III. Ahmedabad-Vadodara
IV. Hugli Region

Which of the above are well known industrial belts (regions) in India?

A)I, II, III B)I, II, IV C)II, III, IV D)I, II, III, IV E)None of the above

Question No. : 12

Consider the following statements related to Ukraine

I. It supplies gas to Russia.

II. Russia sells gas to Ukraine.
III. Sochi is not located in Ukraine.
IV. In a referendum, people of Crimea decided to be part of Ukraine.
V. Simferopol is the capital of Crimea.

Which of the following options contains wrong statement(s) related to Ukraine?

A)I, II B)I, IV C)II, III D)II, V E)III, IV, V

Question No. : 13

Consider the following statements about the Syrian crisis:

I. It was initially related to Arab spring.

II. Many Syrian refugees flee to Jordan and Lebanon.
III. Bashar Al Assad is involved in Syria crisis.
IV. There has been a single party political government in Syria for over a decade.
V. Syrian crisis is not related to Tunisia.

Which of the following options does not contain false statement pertaining to Syrian crisis?

A)I, II, III, IV B)I, II, IV, V C)I, III, IV, V D)II, III, IV, V E)I, II, III, V
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Question No. : 14

Consider the following statements related to Brazil:

I. Brazil's GDP is higher than Italy's GDP.

II. Dilma Rouseff was elected as President of Brazil.
III. Maracana stadium hosted world cup football final.
IV. Of all of Brazil's neighbours, Argentina has the longest border.
V. Real is the currency of Brazil.

Which of the following options does not contain false statement(s) related to Brazil?

A)I, II, III, IV B)I, II, IV, V C)I, III, IV, V D)I, II, III, V E)II, III, IV, V

Question No. : 15

Which of the following options correctly lists all the dignitaries, who visited India in 2014?

A)Ji Xinping, Tony Abbott, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Shinzo Abe
B)David Cameron, Tony Abbott, Ji Xinping, David Johnston, Joachim Gauck
C)Kim Jong Un, Tony Abbott, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Shinzo Abe
D)Kim Jong Un, Tony Abbott, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Francois Hollande
E)Kim Jong Un, David Cameron, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Francois Hollande

Question No. : 16

Which of the following statements is closely associated with Boko Haram?

A)It is an organization opposed to Western education in Nigeria.

B)It is fighting for freedom against the oppressive Nigerian regime. C)It wants to defend the pristine culture of Nigeria
D)It is an arm of the Nigerian government to promote Islam E)It is an organization set up for abducting women.

Question No. : 17

Where is Taxila located?

A)Bihar B)Gujarat C)North West Frontier Province, Pakistan D)Punjab, Pakistan E)Baluchistan, Pakistan

Question No. : 18

From which of the following space stations was Mangalyaan launched?

A)Sriharikotaan B)Balasore C)Thumba D)Wheeler Island E)Mahendragiri

Question No. : 19

Which of the following statements is right?

A)Number of organised labour is more than number of unorganized labour in India

B)Number of unorganised labour is more than number of organized labour in India.
C)Organised labour in India is difficult to count. D)Organized and Unorganised labour in India is approximately equal.
E)There is no unorganised labour in India.

Question No. : 20

'Hudhud', the name of recent cyclone, is associated with:

A)National bird of Israel B)Malaysian pet dog C)Bangladeshi fowl D)Telugu language E)Mandarin

Question No. : 21

Which of following is the correct list of sportspersons awarded gold medal at Incheon Asian games?

A)Jitu Rai, Yogeshwar Dutt, Tintu Luka, Mary Kom B)Saurav Ghoshal, Mary Kom, Sania Mirza, Krishna Punia
C)Krishna Punia, Rajat Chauhan, Saurav Ghoshal, Mary Kom D)Seema Punia, Vikas Gowda, Sania Mirza, Jitu Rai
E)Sania Mirza, Vikas Gowda, Yogeshwar Dutt, Rajat Chauhan
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Question No. : 22

As per 2011 census, which is the second most urbanized State in India (in percentage terms)?

A)Kerala B)Mizoram C)Gujarat D)Tamil Nadu E)Punjab

Question No. : 23

Christine Lagarde is:

A)a famous tennis player of yesteryears B)an American stage and screen actress
C)the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund D)the Chief Executive Officer of Nestle
E)a British political activist

Question No. : 24

Consider the following cricketers:

I. A Kumble 2. CA Walsh 3. GD McGrath 4. SM Pollock 5. Wasim Akram

Arrange the above cricketers in descending order of test wickets taken:

A)II, III, IV, V, I B)II, IV, V, I, III C)I, III, II, IV, V D)IV, III, II, V, I E)V, III, II, IV, I

Question No. : 25

Consider the following nations:

I. Bangladesh II. Brazil III. India IV. Indonesia V. Philippines

Arrange the above nations in descending order of rice production:

A)II, IV, V, I, III B)II, III, IV, V, I C)IV, III, II, V, I D)V, III, II, IV, I E)III, IV, I, V, II

Question No. : 26

Consider the following Tennis Grand Slams:

I. Australian Open 2. French Open 3. US Open 4. Wimbledon

Arrange the above Grand Slams in the order of their occurrence in a calendar year:

A)IV, III, II, I B)III, II, IV, I C)I, II, IV, III D)II, IV, I, III E)II, III, IV, I

Question No. : 27

Consider the following dynasties:

I. Chola Dynasty II. Chalukya Dynasty

III. Hoysala Dynasty IV. Pala Dynasty
V. Pallava Dynasty VI. Kushana Dynasty

Arrange the above dynasties in chronological order:

A)I, VI, V, II, IV, III B)I, II, III, VI, V, IV C)I, II, IV, III, VI, V D)II, IV, I, III, V, VI E)II, III, IV, I, VI, V

Question No. : 28

Which of the following parties had contested the maximum number of seats in the 2014 IndianGeneral Election?

A)Aam Aadmi Party B)All India Trinamool Congress C)Bahujan Samaj Party D)Bharatiya Janata Party
E)Indian National Congress
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Question No. : 29

Which of following set of cities/regions is associated with Indian Super League (ISL) teams?

A)Sikkim, Kochi, Bengaluru, Delhi B)North East, Kerala, Goa, Delhi C)Goa, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru
D)Chennai, Goa, Chandigarh, Jaipur E)West Bengal, Bengaluru, Kerala, Hyderabad

Question No. : 30

Consider the following list of some Countries and Capitals:

Countries Capitals
A. Guyana I. Dili
B. Uzbekistan II. Tashkent
C. Estonia III. Tallinn
D. Guinea IV. Georgetown

Match the countries with their capitals:

A)A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV B)A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I C)A-III, B-IV, C-III, D-I D)A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III E)A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

In percentage terms, which Indian state has the highest forest cover?

A)Madhya Pradesh B)Harit Pradesh C)Nagaland D)Arunachal Pradesh E)Jammu and Kashmir

Question No. : 2

Meghnad Saha was a famous:

A)Historian B)Economist C)Painter D)Novelist E)Physicist

Question No. : 3

Read the following statements:

1 .Russia supports President Assad of Syria

2. Saudi Arabia opposes President Assad of Syria
3. Iran supports President Assad.
4. The United States support President Assad

Which of the above statements are true:

A)1 and 2 only B)1, 2 and 3 only C)1, 2, 3 and 4 D)2 and 3 only E)2, 3 and 4 only

Question No. : 4

Angus Deaton is a famous:

A)Economist B)Physicist C)Writer D)Historian E)Painter

Question No. : 5

Which of the following is not a conglomerate?

A)Reliance B)ITC C)TCS D)Adani E)Murugappa

Question No. : 6

Which of the following is the closest country to Antarctica?

A)Argentina B)Brazil C)South Africa D)Australia E)New Zealand

Question No. : 7

The "New Horizon" was in news in 2015. It refers to:

A)Award winning book B)Business Consulting Company C)Mission to Pluto D)Business Magazine
E)Award winning Oscar film

Question No. : 8

The Islands that are under dispute of ownership between Japan and China are:

A)Osaka Islands B)Muntheetu Islands C)South China Islands D)Senkaku Islands E)None of the above
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Question No. : 9

The Inuit Paradox:

A)is a place in the article circle near Greenland.

B)is that the Inuits eat a lot of fat and hardly any fruits and are still very healthy.
C)is that the Inuits eat anything that moves but spare the reindeer.
D)is that the inuits have very little exposure to the Sun but suffer no deficiency from Vitamin D.
E)is a Glacier that looks like a circle from a distance but is actually a rectangle

Question No. : 10

Takata Corporation was in the news recently because it:

A)was involved in airbag recalls B)was the chief aide to Shinzo Abe who promised to revive the economy
C)was the Commander in Chief of the Japanese army accused by critics of war mongering.
D)was the second largest seller of phones in China. E)was the name of a band that fuses Japanese and American music.

Question No. : 11

Which Sea lies to the west of Yemen and Saudi Arabia?

A)The Gulf of Aden B)Gulf of Oman C)Red Sea D)Black Sea E)Persian Gull

Question No. : 12

In the budget Estimates of 2015-16:

A)Non-planned expenditure was more than revenue receipts

B)Revenue receipts were higher than non-planned expenditure
C)Planned expenditure was higher than Non-planned Expenditure D)Fiscal Deficit was lower than Revenue deficit
E)Total expenditure was 20% higher than Total Receipts

Question No. : 13

Consider the following statements:

1. Sinai is a part of Egypt.

2. Sinai is in Asia.
3. Sinai is in Africa.
4. Russian plane was downed in Sinai in November 2015.

Which of the above statements are true?

A)1 and 3 only B)1, 2 and 4 only C)1, 3 and 4 only D)2 and 4 only E)3 and 4 only

Question No. : 14

In 2015, which country was ranked number one as "as best place to do business in"?

A)U.S.A B)New Zealand C)Singapore D)Hong Kong E)India

Question No. : 15

Perumal Murugan i s a(n):

A)Writer B)Painter C)Jounralist D)Actor E)Director

Question No. : 16

Plasmodium Vivax causes:

A)Typhoid B)Malaria C)AIDS D)Syphilis E)Bird Flu

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Question No. : 17

Pilatus PC-7 is a(n):

A)frigate B)aircraft carrier C)ship D)submarine E)aircraft

Question No. : 18

Which of the following commodity is not rightly matched with its country, if 'right match' is considered as one of the top five
producers of that commodity?

A)Oat: Russia B)Wheat: United States C)Apple: China D)Carrot: India E)Rice: Indonesia

Question No. : 19

Which of the following countries has the lowest External Debt?

A)United Kingdom B)France C)USA D)India E)China

Question No. : 20

Which of the following city is not related to the automobile industry?

A)Dharwad B)Lucknow C)Jamshedpur D)Pithampur E)Itanagar

Question No. : 21

Elon Musk is closely associated with:

A)Google B)GM C)Volkswagen D)Tesla E)Apple

Question No. : 22

Raspberry PI is a:

A)computer sized credit card B)former name of iMac C)credit card sized dessert D)credit card swiping machine
E)credit card sized computer

Question No. : 23

Which of the following films is not associated with Christopher Nolan:

A)Interstellar B)Matrix C)Memento D)Inception E)Prestige

Question No. : 24

Timbuktu is:

A)A city in China B)A fictional city C)A form of expression D)A city in Mongolia E)A city in Mali

Question No. : 25

RuPay is related to:

A)Rural Payment of Wages office of India B)National association for facilitation of Rural Payments
C)National Payments Corporation of India D)Russia Pay, a Russian competitor of Paypal
E)Rustic Poetry, an Annual Festival held in Jaipur, India
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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

In which of the following countries is Tamil an official language?

A)Andaman B)Burma C)Sri Lanka D)Singapore E)Both 3 & 4 above

Question No. : 2

The International Court of Justice is located in:

A)Geneva B)The Hague C)Munich D)New York E)Washington DC

Question No. : 3

Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?

A)Bhutan B)Myanmar C)Bangladesh D)Nepal E)The Maldives

Question No. : 4

Which of the following institutions are related to the Bretton Woods Agreement?

A)International Labour Organization B)International Monetary Fund C)World Bank D)World trade Organization
E)Both 2 & 3

Question No. : 5

In India, February 28th is celebrated as:

A)Army Day B)International Yoga Day C)National Integration Day D)National Science Day E)Sadbhavana Divas

Question No. : 6

Barak 8 is:

A)The 8thpresident of USA B)A surface-to-air missile jointly developed by India and Israel
C)A total of 8 mines of Coal and Iron Ore in Barakar, near Jharkhand
D)8 villages, where only renewable energy is used, at the bank of Barak river, South Assam
E)Eight tribes, all living in Barak Valley of Assam

Question No. : 7

Which of the followings is the oldest mountain range?

A)Himalaya B)Nilgiri Hills C)Satpura D)Karakoram E)Aravalis

Question No. : 8

The words Satyameva Jayate, inscribed on Indian currency are taken from:

A)Mahabharat B)Mundak Upanishad C)Rigveda D)Shakuntala E)A passage to India

Question No. : 9

Who directed the Oscar winning film Gandhi?

A)Ben Kingsley B)Richard Attenborough C)David Lean D)Ritwik Ghatak E)Frank Darabont

Question No. : 10

Which of the following options is a MISMATCH?

A)Andersen Consulting::Accenture B)Isis Chocolates::Libeert C)Brads Drink::Pepsi

D)Quantum Computer Services :: AOL Inc. E)Bearing Point:: KPMG Consulting Inc
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Question No. : 11

Which of the following companies is listed in the Fortune Global 500 Companies, in 2016?

A)GAIL (India) Limited B)Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) C)Patanjali D)Rajesh Exports
E)Tata Consultancy Services

Question No. : 12

Which of the following brands is NOT currently owned by an Indian company?

A)Allen Solly B)Dettol C)La Opala D)Monte Carlo E)Royal Enfield

Question No. : 13

Some of the famous battles arc listed below: 183 66

1. The Battle of Cajamarca

2. The Battle of Huai-Hai
3. The Battle of Plassey
4. The Battle of Stalingrad
5. The Battle of Waterloo
6. The Battle of Yorktown

Which of the followings is the correct chronological order of the above battles?

A)1-2-3-4-5-6 B)1-2-6-3-5-4 C)1-3-6-5-4-2 D)2-1-3-6-4-5 E)2-6-1-3-4-5

Question No. : 14

Which of the followings is a WRONG combination?

A)Maldives Maldivian Rupee B)Bangladesh Bangladeshi Taka C)Bhutan Bhutanese Ngultrum

D)East Timor US Dollar E)Indonesia Indonesian Rupiah

Question No. : 15

Which of the following is a WRONG combination?

A)Willis Haviland Carrier- Microwave compatible Tiffin Carrier B)Alexander Bell Telephone C)Alfred Nobel Dynamite
D)Elisha Graves Otis - Safety Elevator E)John Boyd Dunlop - Pneumatic Tyre

Question No. : 16

Which of the following banks is recently in the news because its employees opened Additional relationship accounts without its
customers permission?

A)Citibank B)HSBC C)Standard Chartered D)Wells Fargo E)Bank of Nova Scotia

Question No. : 17

Which of the followings is in the outermost reaches of the solar system?

A)Orion Nebula B)Andromeda Galaxy C)Oort Cloud D)Asteroid belt E)Interstellar wormhole

Question No. : 18

Which Cult television series celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2016?

A)Frasier B)That 70s Show C)Veep D)Star Trek E)Buniyaad

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Question No. : 19

Bogota, Lima and Quito are the capitals of:

A)Colombia, Peru and Ecuador respectively. B)Warsaw, Madrid and Montevideo respectively.
C)Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina respectively. D)Nigeria, Sudan and Zimbabwe respectively. E)None of the above

Question No. : 20

The Yazidis are:

A)Mythological creatures in the Bible B)Mystery creatures sighted in the Greenland

C)Ethnic and religious minority in Iraq D)Members ofa Islamic sectin Hungary
E)Ethnic and religious minority in Pakistan

Question No. : 21

Where is Hadrians Wall located?

A)China B)Afghanistan C)Rome D)England E)Ladakh

Question No. : 22

Which of the following animals conservation status was changed from endangered to vulnerable by WWF recently?

A)Giant panda B)Tigers C)Orangutan D)Asian Elephant E)Blue Whale

Question No. : 23

In which of the following countries, both the tropic of Capricorn and the Equator pass through?

A)Brazil B)Argentina C)Peru D)Chile E)Venezuela

Question No. : 24

Which of the following novelists has won the Booker Prize?

A)Ruskin Bond B)R.K.Narayan C)Amitav Gosh D)Anita Desai E)Kiran Desai

Question No. : 25

Rodrigo Duterte is associated with which of the following nations?

A)USA B)Russia C)Philippines D)Indonesia E)Vietnam

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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

Who wrote the recently released book 'The Unseen Indira Gandhi: Through her Physician's Eyes'?

A)Katherine Frank B)KP Mathur C)Pupul Jayakar D)None of these

Question No. : 2

Which one of the following teams had NOT made to the 2016 edition of IPL T20 Cricket last four?

A)Royal Challengers Bangalore B)Sunrisers Hyderabad C)Gujarat Lions D)Mumbai Indians

Question No. : 3

What is the rank of India in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows as per the recently released 2016 World Investment Report?

A)Fourth B)Eighth C)Tenth D)Fifteenth

Question No. : 4

Which Indian company has signed an MoU in recent past with Iran to explore the possibility of setting up smelter-cum-gas based power
plant on joint venture in Iran?

A)NALCO B)ONGC C)NTPC D)Petronet LNG Ltd

Question No. : 5

Who is heading newly constituted 11 members committee to recommend measures to enhance the combat capabilities of the armed
forces and re-balance the overall defence expenditure?

A)DB Shekatkar B)MMS Rai C)DS Hooda D)Praveen Bakshi

Question No. : 6

India became the __________ full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in June 2016 which marks India's first entry into
any multilateral export control regime.

A)22nd B)25th C)29th D)35th

Question No. : 7

Which former ISRO Chairman became the first Indian to be given 'Hall of Fame' Award by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) in
September 2016?

A)UR Rao B)G Madhavan Nair C)K Kasturirangan D)None of these

Question No. : 8

As per the latest UK's National Statistics (ONS) data, Indian nationals accounted for _______of the total skilled work visas granted
in the last year.

A)11% B)27% C)43% D)57%

Question No. : 9

Govt. of India approved the setting up of the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) under the Department of Posts with the total expenditure of

A)Rs. 600 Crore B)Rs. 700 Crore C)Rs. 800 Crore D)Rs. 900 Crore

Question No. : 10

Who won the 73rd men's single category senior national squash championship in July 2016?

A)RK Narpat Singh B)Saurav Ghosal C)Ritwik Bhattacharya D)Siddharth Suchde

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Question No. : 11

Rodrigo Duterte has been elected as President in May 2016 of which one of the following Asian countries?

A)Cambodia B)Philippines C)Laos D)Israel

Question No. : 12

International Tennis Federation anti-doping tribunal has banned female tennis player Maria Sharapova in June 2016 for _______ months.

A)Six B)Twelve C)Eighteen D)Twenty four

Question No. : 13

In June 2016, India became the first in Asia to tie up with ______ to manufacture a low cost Left Ventricular Assistant Device (LVAD)
mechanical heart pump.

A)Germany B)Finland C)South Korea D)Russia

Question No. : 14

The top notch Malabar Exercise (Naval Exercise) 2016 among India, Japan and the US from 14-17 June 2016 took place both ashore and at-
sea phases in __________

A)Japan B)India C)The US D)None of these

Question No. : 15

Which one of the following cities is NOT in the list of the second batch of 13 Smart Cities Mission released by the Union Ministry of Urban
Developments May 2016?

A)Dharmashala B)Bhagalpur C)Port Blair D)Silvassa

Question No. : 16

The Duraiappah Stadium which has been renovated by the Government of India at a cost of over rupees seven crore is located in ________ ,
Sri Lanka.

A)Jaffna B)Kandy C)Galle D)Batticaloa

Question No. : 17

What is the official slogan (motto) of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games?

A)Welcome Home B)A New World C)One World, One Dream D)Inspire a Generation

Question No. : 18

Where did the US technology giant Apple Inc. open a new Development Office which will focus on development of Maps for Apple's
products like iPad, iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch?

A)Bengaluru B)Hyderabad C)Pune D)Gurgaon

Question No. : 19

How many Light Combat Aircraft 'Tejas' were recently inducted in the first squadron into Indian Air Force?

A)Two B)Three C)Four D)Five

Question No. : 20

The world's largest wooden Charkha was unveiled in July 2016 at

A)Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai B)Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
C)Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore D)Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
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Question No. : 21

Who is the runner up of the women's 2016 Wimbledon tennis championship?

A)Serena Williams B)Venus Williams C)Angelique Kerber D)Elena Vesnina

Question No. : 22

Mahashangarh, a 3rd century BC archaeological site in _______ has been declared as the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) cultural capital for the year 2016-17.

A)India B)Bangladesh C)Sri Lanka D)Nepal

Question No. : 23

India's first e-court (paperless court) was opened in July 2016 at High Court of Judicature at

A)Delhi B)Allahabad C)Mumbai D)Hyderabad

Question No. : 24

Who has/have been selected as the India's first woman/women fighter pilot(s) in June 2016?

A)Bhawana Kanth B)Avantika Chowbey C)Mohani Singhal D)All these

Question No. : 25

Which one of the following companies has become the first Indian company to issue rupee-denominated bonds "masala bonds" on
London Stock Exchange (LSE) since the RBI green-flagged it in September 2015?

A)HDFC B)GAIL India C)Reliance Infrastructure D)Tata Motors

Question No. : 26

Name the skydiver who has recently created history by becoming the first person in the world to jump from 25,000 feet (mid-tropospheric
altitude) without a parachute and landing safely in a net?

A)Luke Aikins B)Felix Baumgartner C)Verdun Hayes D)None of these

Question No. : 27

Where did the first-ever two day meeting of BRICS Employment Working Group (BEWG) take place in India in July 2016?

A)Guwahati B)Bhopal C)Hyderabad D)Chandigarh

Question No. : 28

India has recently signed a defence deal with ______ worth over $1 billion to purchase four additional Poseidori-8I (P8I) long-range maritime
surveillance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft.

A)France B)United Kingdom C)Germany D)United States

Question No. : 29

The Govt. of India has given its approval in July 2016 for raising foreign shareholding limit from current 5% to ________ in Indian Stock
Exchanges.

A)8% B)10% C)12% D)15%

Question No. : 30

Which Indian social activist has won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016?

A)TM Krishna B)Bezwada Wilson C)Sanjiv Chaturvedi D)None of these

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Question No. : 31

At present, India with twenty one nuclear power reactors stands ________ among thirty one countries with nuclear power in terms of number
of reactors.

A)Third B)Fifth C)Seventh D)Ninth

Question No. : 32

Who has become the first Indian woman to be recently elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee?

A)P T Usha B)Nita Ambani C)Kiran Bedi D)None of these

Question No. : 33

'Petrapole Check Post', is the newly constructed integrated check post and the biggest land port in South Asia is between India and
________.

A)Bhutan B)Nepal C)Bangladesh D)Myanmar

Question No. : 34

Who took charge as the first woman Chief Justice of Nepal's Supreme Court in July 2016 after her name was endorsed by a parliamentary
panel?

A)Sushila Karki B)Onsari Gharti Magar C)Bidhya Devi Bhandari D)None of these

Question No. : 35

In which of the following countries a coup attempt by a section of the army failed in July 2016 due to citizen's strong resistance against it?

A)Algeria B)Venezuela C)Costa Rica D)Turkey

Question No. : 36

Who among the following has been picked by the US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as her running mate for Vice
President?

A)Mike Pence B)Jim Risch C)Tim Kaine D)None of these

Question No. : 37

The eminent writer and social activist who has passed away in July 2016 at the age of 90 is__________

A)Sayed Haider Raza B)Mahasweta Devi C)Mubarak Begum D)Pt. Lacchu Manaraj

Question No. : 38

Minister of state for external affairs of India led the operation in July 2016 named 'Sankat Mochan' to evacuate hundreds of Indians from
_______ which had been rocked by violence.

A)Saudi Arabia B)South Sudan C)Libya D)Syria

Question No. : 39

Which among the following national parks in India has been included in the UNESCO's World Heritage Sites List in July 2016?

A)Kaziranga National Park B)Khangchendzonga National Park C)Keoladeo National Park D)Great Himalayan National Park

Question No. : 40

Where was the 27th biannual North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit 2016 organized?

A)Warsaw B)Chicago C)Newport/Cardiff D)Lisbon

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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

India and _______ have recently signed Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) that will enable both countries
to use each other's bases for repair and replenishment of defence supplies.

A)UK B)Australia C)France D)United States

Question No. : 2

Who became the first Indian woman athlete to win the silver medal in Paralympics 2016 in shot-put F-50 event?

A)Sakshi Malik B)Dipa Katmakar C)PV Sindhu D)Deepa Malik

Question No. : 3

Former Union Minister Najma Heptullah has become the Governor of which of the following states in August 2016?

A)Mizoram B)Tripura C)Manipur D)Arunachal Pradesh

Question No. : 4

ISRO has successfully test-fired its futuristic Scramjet Rocket Engine in August 2016 using _____ from the atmosphere.

A)Argon B)Oxygen C)Carbon dioxide D)Nitrogen

Question No. : 5

The 12th edition of the joint military training exercise between India and _______dubbed as "Yudh Abhyas 2016" has taken
place in Chaubattia in Uttarakhand in September 2016.

A)France B)United States C)Canada D)Australia

Question No. : 6

How much loan has been recently approved by the multilateral funding agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) for building
India's first coastal industrial corridor between Visakhapatnam and Chennai?

A)$631 million B)$577 million C)$507 million D)$467 million

Question No. : 7

Who is the author of the recently released book 'Citizen and Society'?

A)Pranab Mukherjee B)Mohd Hamid Ansari C)Sumitra Mahajan D)Manmohan Singh

Question No. : 8

The first meeting of Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council has decided in September 2016 the threshold for exemption for
businesses in Northeastern and hill states of India will be for annual turnover below_______.

A)5 lakh B)Rs. 10 Lakh C)Rs. 15 lakh D)Rs. 20 Lakh

Question No. : 9

In September 2016, India and France has signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement for the purchase of _______ Rafale fighter
jets at a cost of 7.87 billion Euros.

A)22 B)28 C)32 D)36

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Question No. : 10

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Govt. of India, has received total disclosure of______ black money in the form of cash
and other assets under the Income Disclosure Scheme, 2016 which ended on 30 September 2016.

A)Rs. 35,150 crore B)Rs. 47,125 crore C)Rs. 65,250 crore D)Rs. 55,350 crore

Question No. : 11

Who is the current Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India (LCI)?

A)S. Sivakumar B)Balbir Singh Chauhan C)Ravi R Tripathi D)None of these

Question No. : 12

Yoshinori Ohsumi, of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan has been awarded the Nobel Prize 2016 in the field of ________

A)Chemistry B)Physics C)Economic sciences D)Physiology or Medicine

Question No. : 13

Which one of the following states has recently created 21 new districts in its biggest administrative reform?

A)Madhya Pradesh B)Uttar Pradesh C)Andhra Pradesh D)Telangana

Question No. : 14

Which Indian shooter has recently won the 2016 Champion of Champions pistol Award of the International Shooting Sport
Federation (ISSF) for pistol shooting hi Italy?

A)Vijay Kumar B)Jitu Rai C)Gagan Narang D)Abhinav Bindra

Question No. : 15

Where was the two-day eighth BRICS summit held in October 2016 in India?

A)New Delhi B)Goa C)Hyderabad D)Bengalura

Question No. : 16

India has recently signed a defence deal worth Rs. 39,000 crore (Approx.) with to purchase five state of the art S-400 'Triumf air
defence systems.

A)Germany B)Russia C)Israel D)France

Question No. : 17

Which among the following countries is not the part of the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative on Multi Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation)?

A)Thailand B)India C)Myanmar D)Vietnam

Question No. : 18

Which US author has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize?

A)Paul Beatty B)Jon Day C)Abdulrazak Gurnah D)None of these

Question No. : 19

Which of the following Indian entrepreneurs has been appointed as Chairman of GSM Association (GSMA) which represents the
interests of nearly 800 mobile operators worldwide?

A)Ratan Naval Tata B)Kumar Mangalam Birla C)Sunil Bharti Mittal D)None of these
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Question No. : 20

Which of the following sports federation has been recently recognized the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports as the National
Sports Federation?

A)Boxing Federation of India (BFI) B)Wresting Federation of India (WFI) C)Kabaddi Federation of India (KFI)
D)Judo Federation of India (JFI)

Question No. : 21

Which one of the following Indian organizations established in the year 1956, has celebrated the 60 anniversary of its
establishment in the year 2016?

A)General Insurance Corporation of India B)United India Insurance Company C)Life Insurance Corporation of India
D)None of these

Question No. : 22

Who has been recently appointed as the brand ambassador for Swachh Rail Mission of Indian Railways?

A)Amitabh Bachchan B)Vidya Balan C)Bindeshwar Pathak D)Kailash Satyarthi

Question No. : 23

Who among the following India born has become the first Sikh to be appointed to the Canadian Senate, i.e., Upper House?

A)Harjeet Sajjan B)Sarabjit Singh Marwah C)Navdeep Bains D)None of these

Question No. : 24

Where did the first 4-day International Agro-biodiversity Congress, take place in November 2016?

A)New Delhi B)Bhopal C)Lucknow D)Bhubaneswar

Question No. : 25

Indian Women's hockey team has won the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy held in Singapore by Defeating ________

A)Japan B)South Korea C)China D)Malaysia

Question No. : 26

Who has become the first Indian to be elected as the president of International Hockey Federation (FIH) in November 2016?

A)Shashank Manohar B)Narinder Batra C)KD Singh D)None of these

Question No. : 27

Which Indian golfer has lifted the Asian Tour title by clinching the Resorts World Manila Masters in November 2016?

A)Arjun Atwal B)SSP Chawrasia C)Jeev Milkha Singh D)Anirban Lahiri

Question No. : 28

Who among the following has/have been honoured with European's parliament Sakharov Human Rights in October, 2016?

A)Nadia Murad and Zamia Haji B)Aung San Suu Kyi C)Malala Yousafzai D)None of these

Question No. : 29

Which state in India has been chosen for India' first LIGO Laboratory and is the first outside in the U.S.?

A)Odisha B)Madhya Pradesh C)Maharashtra D)Kerala

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Question No. : 30

POI has given assent to which constitutional amendment GST Bill, 2014 as per article 111 of the Constitution of India to enable
GST to become a law?

A)120th B)121st C)122nd D)123rd

Question No. : 31

FIFA the global football governing body declared 'Zabiwaka' a wolf as the official mascot of the ______

A)UEFA Euro 2020 B)FIFA U-17 World Championships 2017 C)FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 D)FIFA WC 2018

Question No. : 32

When Portuguese Politician and Diplomat has been formally appointed in October, 2016 as the secretary general designate of
the United Nations?

A)Antonio Guterres B)Juan Manual Santos C)Viktor Orband D)None of these

Question No. : 33

Which among the following countries decided to quit commonwealth nations groups in October, 2016?

A)Botswana B)Maldives C)Fiji D)Nigeria

Question No. : 34

Which of the following soccer stars has signed a new lifetime deal with 'Nike' in November, 2016?

A)Lionel Messi B)Chrsitiano Ronaldo C)Neymar Junior D)Leus Suzarres

Question No. : 35

Which month has seen the biggest super moon of the year 2016?

A)November B)February C)September D)April

Question No. : 36

The 28th and 29th Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit was held in September, 2016.

A)Vietnam B)Cambodia C)Myanmar D)Lao PDR

Question No. : 37

King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who dies this year was the world's longest reigning monarch belonging to

A)Vietnam B)Cambodia C)Myanmar D)Thailand

Question No. : 38

Which Indian sportsperson has been appointed as member of the IOC's athlete Committee in October, 2016?

A)Abhinnav Bindra B)Marv Kom C)Sania Mirza D)Saina Nehwal

Question No. : 39

The 2016 Group of Twenty (G20) meet was held in __________, China in September, 2016 to discuss efforts to reform global
economic governance?

A)Guangzhou B)Hangzhou C)Chengdu D)Shenzhen

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Question No. : 40

Eminent economist, consultant and Banker Dr. Urjit Patel had assumed charge in September, 2016 as the ____________ governor
of the RBI.

A)22nd B)24th C)23rd D)25th

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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

Which one of the following is the project 15A Guided Missile Destroyer commissioned into the Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard
Mumbai in November 2016?

A)INS Kolkata B)INS Kochi C)INS Chennai D)None of these

Question No. : 2

The NITI Aayog has constituted a 13 member Committee on promotion of cashless society and digital economy headed by
_______

A)Naveen Patnaik B)Chandrababu Naidu C)Devendra Fadnavis D)Pawan Chamling

Question No. : 3

Fidel Castro, the leader of the communist revolution who passed away at the age of 90 years was the former president of
_______

A)Mexico B)Cuba C)Laos D)Colombia

Question No. : 4

Where did the sixth edition of 'Heart of Asia: Istanbul Process on Afghanistan' Ministerial Conference take place in December
2016?

A)India B)Afghanistan C)Turkey D)Pakistan

Question No. : 5

Who among the following Indian film actresses has been appointed the UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador in December
2016?

A)Madhuri Dixit B)Priyanka Chopra C)Shabana Azmi D)Aishwarya Rai

Question No. : 6

As per announcement made by the Prime Minister of India on 31st December 2016, under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojaua
(PMAY), the urban poor and middle class will get exemption on interest _____ for home loans up to Rs. 9 lakh.

A)3% B)3.5% C)4% D)4.5%

Question No. : 7

Which one of the following Indian companies has been roped in by the ProSportify, the promoter of Pro Wrestling League
(PWL) in India for the next two years?

A)Dabur India Ltd B)Patanjali Ayurved C)Himalaya Drug Company D)None of these

Question No. : 8

Who was/were abstained from voting on a UN resolution adopted in October 2016 to launch negotiations on a new treaty
banning nuclear weapons despite world's nuclear powers adamantly opposing it?

A)India B)China C)Pakistan D)All of these

Question No. : 9

According to recent report published in Forbes magazine, India has surpassed its colonial masters United Kingdom to become
world's ______ largest economy in GDP terms for first time after nearly 150 years.

A)Third B)Fourth C)Fifth D)Sixth

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Question No. : 10

Who was the special addressee at the inaugural session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Framework Convention
on Tobacco Control (FCTC) held in Greater Noida, India in November 2016?

A)President of Sri Lanka B)Prime Minister of Nepal C)Prime Minister of Bangladesh D)President of Israel

Question No. : 11

How much amount India has pledged for development activities across UN bodies for the year 2017?

A)$ 7. 65 million B)$ 9.15 million C)$ 10.95 million D)$ 12.55 million

Question No. : 12

Where did the UN climate conference (COP22) take place in November 2016?

A)Morocco B)Brazil C)France D)India

Question No. : 13

Parliament of which country has blocked the India's sub-regional road connectivity plan in November 2016 involving
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN)?

A)Bangladesh B)Bhutan C)Nepal D)Myanmar

Question No. : 14

Bangladesh has purchased two submarines for around $ 203 million from.. to boost its naval power in the Bay of Bengal in
November 2016?

A)India B)China C)Japan D)Israel

Question No. : 15

As per Global Wage Report 2016-17 by the International Labour Organization (ILO), it is found that India suffers from huge
gender pay gap of _______

A)19% B)23% C)27% D)30%

Question No. : 16

Which Indian-American has been named as US ambassador to the United Nations by US President Donald Trump?

A)Kamala Harris B)Nikki Haley C)Pramila Jayapal D)None of these

Question No. : 17

Who among the following Lt. Generals has been appointed as the Pakistan new Army Chief in November 2016?

A)Naveed Mukhtar B)Rizwan Akhtar C)Javed Bajwa D)None of these

Question No. : 18

Who among the following has been posthumously honored with the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social
Justice for 2016 by the Harmony Foundation, Mumbai?

A)Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain B)Ashok Kumar Singh C)Manoj Kumar Pandey D)None of these

Question No. : 19

Which one of the following words has been chosen by the Oxford Dictionary as their word of the year 2016?

A)Brexit B)Woke C)Art-right D)Post Truth

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Question No. : 20

Who among the following has been appointed as the new Deputy Governor in December 2016 at the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI)?

A)S S Mundra B)Viral V Acharya C)R Gandhi D)N S Vishwanathan

Question No. : 21

Which country has won the Davis Cup title by defeating Croatia in the final in November 2016?

A)Spain B)Argentina C)Australia D)France

Question No. : 22

Who has been appointed as the new Army chief of India in December 2016?

A)Rajiv Jain B)Anil K Dhasmana C)Bipin Rawat D)None of these

Question No. : 23

Which one of the following companies has got the approval from Reserve Bank of India to launch the 'Payments Bank'?

A)Tech Mahindra B)Cholamandalam Distribution Services C)Paytm D)None of these

Question No. : 24

Which team has won the third edition of Indian Super League (football) in December 2016?

A)Atletico de Kolkata B)Kerala Blasters C)Delhi Dynamos D)Mumbai City

Question No. : 25

Where did the 104th session of the India Science Congress take place in January 2017?

A)Tirupati B)Bengaluru C)Varanasi D)Guwahati

Question No. : 26

Which team was defeated by Indian hockey colts in the final to win the Junior World Cup held in India in December 2016?

A)Australia B)Germany C)Holland D)Belgium

Question No. : 27

Who is the writer of the book 'Think With Me'?

A)Subrata Roy B)Arundhati Roy C)Anita Desai D)Chetan Bhagat

Question No. : 28

Which one of the following poets has been chosen recipient of the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2016?

A)Pratibha Ray B)Raghuveer Chaudhari C)Shankha Ghosh D)None of these

Question No. : 29

What is the theme of the Government of India Calendar 2017?

A)Mera Desh Badal Raha Hai, Aage Badh Raha Hai B)Vikas ki Nayi Udaan C)Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
D)None of these

Question No. : 30

Which one of the following e-commerce companies (online retailers) has the new brand identity 'Unbox Zindagi?

A)Flipkart B)Snapdeal C)Myntra D)Jabong

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Question No. : 31

Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna who passed away due to age related geriatric problems at the age of 86 in November 2016
was the legendary________

A)vocalist B)film maker C)Dancer D)Writer

Question No. : 32

Which ace Indian golfer has won the BANK BR1-JCB Indonesia Open for the second time in his career in November 2016?

A)Anirban Lahiri B)Jyoti Randhawa C)Gaganjeet Bhullar D)Jeev Milkha Singh

Question No. : 33

Which Indian has become the first woman in the world to be awarded with the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea?

A)Avani Chaturvedi B)Radhika Menon C)Bhawana Kanth D)None of these

Question No. : 34

India became a/an ________ member of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in November 2016, the world's
largest nuclear and particle physics laboratory.

A)Probationary B)Affiliated C)Associate D)Introductory

Question No. : 35

Who has been presented with the first 'World Sanskrit Award' for the year 2015 given by Indian Council For Cultural Relations
(ICCR) in November 2016?

A)George Cardona B)Maha Chakri Sirindhorn C)Khadga Prasad Oli D)None of these

Question No. : 36

As per the latest GoI announcement, the three public sector oil marketing companies - IOC, BPCL and HPCL will offer a discount
of ______ for customers who pay online for refilling their LPG cylinders.

A)Rs. 5 B)Rs. 10 C)Rs. 15 D)Rs. 20

Question No. : 37

Which one of the following tournaments was won by the India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu in the women's category in November
2016?

A)Hong Kong Super Series B)China Open Super Series C)Singapore Super Series D)Japan Super Series

Question No. : 38

The Qaumi Ekta Week (National Integration Week) was observed all over India during November 2016.

A)5thto 11th B)12thto 18th C)19thto 25th D)None of these

Question No. : 39

Who among the following was the Chief Guest at the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention held from 7-9 January 2017 at
Bengaluru?

A)Dr. Ant6nio Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal B)Mr. M Ashwin Satyandre Adhin, Vice President of Suriname
C)Mr. Donald Ramtar, President of Guyana D)None of these
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Question No. : 40

India and _______ exchanged the list of their nuclear installations and facilities under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack
against Nuclear installations which is the 26th consecutive exchange of such list between them after the first list was exchanged
in January 1992.

A)Pakistan B)China C)Iran D)Japan

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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

Virat Kohli, the Indian cricketer has recently become the first Indian sportsperson to sign a Rs. 100-crore endorsement deal for
8 years with a single sports lifestyle brand ________

A)Nike B)Puma C)Reebok D)Adidas

Question No. : 2

Where did the two days South Asian Speaker's Summit on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) take place in India
in February 2017?

A)Indore B)Bhubaneswar C)Hyderabad D)Ranchi

Question No. : 3

Who among the following won the 2017 Laureus World Sports awards as sportswoman of the year in February 2017?

A)Angelique Kerber B)Elaine Thompson C)Simone Biles D)None of these

Question No. : 4

What was the theme of the International Mother Language Day (IMLD) which was observed across the world on 21 February to
promote awareness of linguistic, multilingualism and cultural diversity?

A)Local languages for Global Citizenship: Spotlight on Science

B)Quality education, language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes
C)Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education D)Inclusion in and through education: language counts

Question No. : 5

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), Govt. of India has recently approved a deal of Rs. 17,000 crore to jointly develop a
medium range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) system for Indian army with the help of _______

A)Israel B)USA C)Germany D)Russia

Question No. : 6

India's longest _____ (approx.) highway tunnel at Chenani-Nashri, between Udhampur and Ramban in J&K was inaugurated in
April 2017.

A)8.3 km B)9.2 km C)10.9 km D)11.7 km

Question No. : 7

How many pacts have been signed between India and Malaysia in March 2017 during the visit of Malaysian Prime Minister
Najib Abdul Razak?

A)Seven B)Nine C)Ten D)Thirteen

Question No. : 8

Who among the following has been awarded the Best actor at 89th Oscar Academy Awards?

A)Casey Affleck B)Leonardo DiCaprio C)Mark Rylance D)Mahershala Ali

Question No. : 9

Which female shuttler has won the Indian Open Super Series title held in March-April 2017?

A)Carolina Marin B)Sung Ji Hyun C)Akane Yamaguchi D)P.V. Sindhu

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Question No. : 10

Which team has won the Deodhar Trophy 2016-17

A)India A B)India B C)Tamil Nadu D)Gujarat

Question No. : 11

Which European country has issued its first 'green bonds' with a record seven-billion euro ($7.5 billion) sale in January 2017,
paving the way for the establishment of a genuine market in renewable energy bonds?

A)Germany B)United Kingdom C)France D)Poland

Question No. : 12

As per the finance minister of India, how much total expenditure in Budget for the year 2017-18 has been placed?

A)Rs. 17.04 Lakh Crore B)Rs. 21.47 Lakh Crore C)Rs. 24.33 Lakh Crore D)Rs. 27. 62 Lakh Crore

Question No. : 13

Where was the India's first integrated heliport, a dedicated landing facility for helicopters, opened in February 2017?

A)Delhi B)Bengaluru C)Bhopal D)Hyderabad

Question No. : 14

As per the National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4) for 2015-16 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI, the Infant
Mortality Rate has declined from 57 to per 1,000 live births between NFHS-3 (2005-06) and NFHS-4.

A)52 B)48 C)44 D)41

Question No. : 15

Which of the world's longest serving warship was decommissioned by the Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard hi Mumbai in March
2017?

A)INS Viraat B)INS Vikrant C)INS Vindhyagiri D)INS Godavari

Question No. : 16

Which automobile company has recently unveiled its first 2-seater sports car 'Tamo ReceMo' at the Geneva International Motor
Show?

A)Hyundai Motors B)Toyota Motors C)Tata Motors D)Maruti Suzuki

Question No. : 17

Which country has fired their Indian-born Attorney Mr Preet Bharara in March 2017 after he defied a request to resign?

A)Canada B)UK C)USA D)New Zealand

Question No. : 18

Which one of the following luxury floating hotels has been inaugurated at Bandra under the Bandra-Worli Sea link, Mumbai in
March 2017?

A)Aquatic Floating Resort B)Flor Do Mar C)AB Celestial D)Ocean Spray

Question No. : 19

Fighter jets of which European country have recently escorted an Ahmedabad-London Air India flight after it lost contact with
the air traffic control (ATC) for nearly an hour while flying over the east European country?

A)Poland B)Hungary C)Romania D)Bulgaria

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Question No. : 20

China has recently hiked its military spending by 7% to $152 billion, which is about _______times higher than the defence budget
of India for the year 2017-18.

A)two B)three C)four D)five

Question No. : 21

Which Indian has successfully defended the Indian Open golf title held in March 2017?

A)Jyoti Randhawa B)SSP Chawrasia C)Anirban Lahiri D)Jeev Milkha Singh

Question No. : 22

Which Indian-American woman has been confirmed by the US Senate as the Director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services in the Donald Trump administration in March 2017?

A)Seema Verma B)Nikki Haley C)Shree Chauhan D)None of these

Question No. : 23

According to Mercer's Quality of Living index rankings 2017, which Indian city for the third consecutive time, has emerged as
the best Indian city in terms of quality of living?

A)Mysore B)Pune C)Dehradun D)Hyderabad

Question No. : 24

How many satellites were from India when ISRO scripted history with the successful launch of a record 104 satellites in February
2017 in a single mission?

A)Three B)Five C)Nine D)Twenty six

Question No. : 25

Who among the following former Chief Justices of India expired at the age of 68 in Kolkata in February 2017 due to kidney
ailments?

A)Sarosh H Kapadia B)Altamas Kabir C)Y K Sabharwal D)None of these

Question No. : 26

Senate of which country has unanimously passed in February 2017, the much-awaited "The Hindu Marriage Bill, 2017", a
landmark bill to regulate marriages of minority Hindus?

A)Pakistan B)The UK C)Bangladesh D)Canada

Question No. : 27

Who has been appointed as the chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) if recent past?

A)UK Sinha B)Ajay Tyagi C)Sanjeev Sanyal D)None of these

Question No. : 28

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed 'Farmajo' was the former Prime Minister and now elected as the new President of __________.

A)Algeria B)Ethiopia C)Somalia D)Namibia

Question No. : 29

Who has become the first ever woman Foreign Secretary of Pakistan in February 2017?

A)Hina Rabbani Khar B)Tehmina Janjua C)Shazia Marri D)None of these

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Question No. : 30

Which of the former Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has penned books like 'Without Fear Or Favour', 'Outside
CBI', 'Inside India' & 'Born to Win'?

A)Joginder Singh B)P C Sharma C)U S Mishra D)Ranjit Sinha

Question No. : 31

Which singer has won five awards including song and recording of the year honors and also for the album of the year in the
59th Annual Grammy Awards?

A)Willie Nelson B)Sarah Jarosz C)Adele D)Meren Morris

Question No. : 32

As per the World LPG Association (WLPGA), India has become the _______ domestic LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) consumer in
the world at 19 million tonnes/Year.

A)largest B)second largest C)third largest D)fourth largest

Question No. : 33

'Kheleo' the official mascot of the FIFA under-17 World Cup unveiled in February 2017 is a vulnerable wild

A)Himalayan Wolf B)Clouded Leopard C)Lion-tailed Macaque D)One Horned Rhinoceros

Question No. : 34

The Govt. of India has recently given its approval to the merger plan of the State Bank of India with which of the following five
associate banks?

a. State Bank of Patiala b. State Bank of Maharashtra c. State Bank of Allahabad d. State Bank of Mysore
e. State Bank of Hyderabad f. State bank of Andhra g. State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur h. State Bank of Travancore

A)a, c, d, e, f B)a, d, e, g, h C)b, d, e, f, h D)b, c, e, f, g

Question No. : 35

Reserve Bank of India has retained the Repo Rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) at_____ in the 6th Bimonthly
Monetary Policy Review for 2016-17.

A)5.75% B)6.00% C)6.25% D)6.50%

Question No. : 36

Fund raising through initial public offering (IPOs) in India has mobilized Rs. 29018 crore which is best showing in last six years
and is nearly _____ in 2016-17 compare to 2015-16.

A)two times B)three times C)four times D)five times

Question No. : 37

Which one of the following countries is not the part of the South Asian countries of South Asia Subregional Economic
Cooperation (SASEC)?

A)Afghanistan B)Nepal C)Sri Lanka D)Maldives

Question No. : 38

Which tiger reserve has become the first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce a mascot named Bhobrsingh the
Barasingha, to create a better connect with its visitors?

A)Badipur Tiger Reserve, Karnataka B)Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan C)Kanha Tiger Reserve, MP
D)Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, Assam
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Question No. : 39

Who among the following female Judges has been recently appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court?

A)Justice Manjula Chellur B)Justice G Rohini C)Justice Indira Banerjee D)Justice Nishita Mhatre

Question No. : 40

The stock market's strong performance over the last few years and the falling rate of interest in traditional investments have led
to 35.6% growth in assets managed by mutual fund houses in India with record _________ lakh crore in the financial year 2016-
17.

A)Rs. 11.9 B)Rs. 13.5 C)Rs. 18.3 D)Rs. 21.7

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DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1

NASA named a new bacteria discovered on the filters of the International Space Station, ISS, to honour the Indian scientist
__________

A)Vikram Sarabhai B)C V Raman C)A P J Abdul Kalam D)Homi J Bhabha

Question No. : 2

Who among the following football teams has won the Federation Cup held in May 2017 in Cuttack?

A)Mohan Sagan B)Bengaluru FC C)Aizawl FC D)East Bengal

Question No. : 3

As per the new World Bank report titled Globalization Backlash, the India's GDP is expected to spike to in the financial year
2017-18 from 6.8% the previous fiscal

A)7.0% B)7.1% C)7.2% D)7.4%

Question No. : 4

How many of Indian-origin MPs have been elected in the general election 2017 to the British Parliament's House of Commons?

A)Eight B)Ten C)Twelve D)Fifteen

Question No. : 5

The 2017 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) titled `The Age of Focus' has placed India at The position among 30
developing countries on ease of doing business in the retail sector.

A)Top B)Second C)Third D)Fifth

Question No. : 6

According to the Country Report on Terrorism released by the US State Department, India_______ with highest number of
terrorist attacks in the year 2016.

A)Second B)Third C)Fourth D)Fifth

Question No. : 7

Who among the following foremost exponents and custodian of the venerable Dhrupad tradition of Hindustani classical music
passed away recently at the age of 78?

A)Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar B)Ustad Moinuddin Dagar C)Ustad Faiyazuddin Dagar
D)Ustad Zahiruddin Dagar

Question No. : 8

Indian famous boxer Vijender Singh defeated Zulpikar Maimaitiali of ________ in August 2017 to win the unified WBO Asia
Pacific and Oriental Super Middleweight title.

A)UK B)South Africa C)China D)Thailand

Question No. : 9

Where were the 2017 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships held in July 2017?

A)New Delhi B)Kathmandu C)Colombo D)Manila

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Question No. : 10

Sri Lanka has signed a US $1.1 billion deal to sell a 70% stake of the strategic Hambantota deep-sea port to _________ under the
99-year lease agreement.

A)USA B)Germany C)Japan D)China

Question No. : 11

India's first Rural LED Street Lighting National' Project to retrofit 10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram
Panchayats of7 districts is to be implemented in ______

A)Madhya Pradesh B)Haryana C)Andhra Pradesh D)Odisha

Question No. : 12

Indian origin Leo Varadkar of Fine Gael Party has been recently elected as the Prime Minister of ___

A)Scotland B)Ireland C)Iceland D)Wales

Question No. : 13

Which country withdrew from the historic 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change Accord assuming that it is hurting country
and economy badly?

A)USA B)China C)Russia D)None of these

Question No. : 14

Which of the following stares has not joined the UDAY scheme which was launched by the Indians Govt. for the financial
turnaround and revival package for electricity distribution companies of India (DISCOMs)?

A)Mizoram B)West Bengal C)Bihar D)Tamil Nadu

Question No. : 15

Who has been appointed as 21st Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India by the President of India?

A)Nasim Zaidi B)O P Rawat C)Achal Kumar Joti D)None of these

Question No. : 16

Which country launched its most powerful naval destroyer; the Type 055 which weighs more than 12,000 tonnes when fully
armed and is one amongst the largest warships in the world?

A)India B)Israel C)Germany D)China

Question No. : 17

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at World Para Athletics Championships 2017 held in
London, UK in the F46 category?

A)Sundar Singh Gurjar B)Devendra Jhajharia C)Dinesh Priyantha D)None of these

Question No. : 18

Who among the following' filmmakers and actors has been conferred Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2016 by the Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting?

A)Manoj Kumar B)Shashi Kapoor C)Kasinadhuni Viswanath D)None of these

Question No. : 19

Which of the following cities has become the first city in the world to have its own Microsoft designed font?

A)Tokyo B)Dubai C)New York D)London

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Question No. : 20

How much coalition support fund was blocked by USA to Pakistan in July 2017 for insufficient action taken by Pakistan against
terrorist group 1-laggani network?

A)$ 180 million B)$ 270 million C)$ 350 million D)$ 410 million

Question No. : 21

Who among the following women justices has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court in March-April
2017?

A)Manjula Chellur B)G Rohini C)Indira Banerjee D)Nishita Mhatre

Question No. : 22

Who among the following shuttlers has won the men's Singapore Super Series crown in April 2017?

A)K. Srikanth B)H S Prannoy C)B Sai Praneeth D)Ajay Jayaram

Question No. : 23

India has moved the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the as it has not yet complied with the rulings of the WTO
pertaining to imposition of high import duty on certain Indian steel products.

A)China B)UK C)USA D)Germany

Question No. : 24

The National Board of Wildlife has approved Rutland Island located in to be the site for India's long-range missile test facility.

A)North Andaman B)South Andaman C)Car Nicobar D)Middle Andaman

Question No. : 25

Who was elected as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in May 2017?

A)Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus B)David Nabarro C)Margaret Chan D)None of these

Question No. : 26

Which company has retained the title sponsorship rights to the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the next five seasons to be held
between 2017 to 2022 with a whopping Rs. 2,199 crore bid?

A)PepsiCo India B)Sony Pictures Networks India C)Vivo Electronics Corp D)Yes Bank

Question No. : 27

How much fund is contributed by India to the UN Trust Fund for International Cooperation in Tax Matters (the UN Tax Fund)
which is aimed at helping the developing countries to actively participate in the discussion- of tax issues?

A)$ 100,000 B)$ 200,000 C)$ 300,000 D)$ 400,000

Question No. : 28

What was the theme of the World Youth Skills Day which was observed across the world on July 15, 2017?

A)Youth skills for work and life B)Skills Development to Improve Youth Employment C)Skills for All D)None of these

Question No. : 29

As per the data from the-Airport Authority of India (AAI), which of the following states handled more outbound passengers
than those travelling within the country in the fiscal year ended March, 2017?

A)Maharashtra B)Kerala C)Madhya Pradesh D)Rajasthan

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Question No. : 30

Which of the 'following states has the highest rooftop solar capacity with 163 MW out of the total rooftop solar capacity of
1396 MW of India at the end of FY2017?

A)Tamil Nadu B)Gujarat C)Rajasthan D)Karnataka

Question No. : 31

Who won the men's singles title of French Open Grand Slam tennis 2017?

A)Stan Wawrinka B)Rafael Nadal C)Novak Djokovic D)Roger Federer

Question No. : 32

Who has been elected as the Nepal's Prihie Minister for the fourth time?

A)Sher Bahadur Deuba B)Pushpa.Kamal Dahal C)Khadga Prasad Oti D)None of these

Question No. : 33

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen, Libya and UAE have suspended their diplomatic ties with as they accused it for embracing
various terrorist and sectarian groups that are aimed at destabilizing the region.

A)Iran B)Iraq C)Qatar D)Jordan

Question No. : 34

What is the length (approx.) of the India's longest river bridge-the Dhola-Sadia Bridge inaugurated by PM of India?

A)6.89 km B)7.76 km C)9.15 km D)None of these

Question No. : 35

What was the theme of the World Environment Day (WED) observed on 5 June 2017?

A)Go Wild for Life B)Connecting People to Nature C)Feeding the Planet-Energy for Life D)None of these

Question No. : 36

Which of the f low nations has won its maiden FIFA Confederation Cup Football title in July 2017 by defeating Copa America
Champion-Chile in the finals?

A)Portugal B)Mexico C)Russia D)Germany

Question No. : 37

Which country has won the women's cricket ICC World Cup 2017 title by defeating India in the finals in July 2017?

A)England B)Australia C)South Africa D)New Zealand

Question No. : 38

Prior to getting elected as President, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind had served as the 36th Governor of

A)Bihar B)Uttar Pradesh C)Madhya Pradesh D)West Bengal

Question No. : 39

The 9th BRICS Summit will be taking place in _____ province of China between 3-5 September 2017.

A)Zhejiang B)Fujian C)Jiangxi D)Shandong

Question No. : 40

When was the Nelson Mandela International Day observed in 2017 across the world?

A)12 April B)19 April C)25 June D)18 July

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Actual IIFT Actual IIFT Actual IIFT Actual IIFT Actual SNAP Actual SNAP
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1. C 1. C 1. A 1. D 1. D 1. A
2. A 2. B 2. D 2. C 2. A 2. C
3. B 3. C 3. A 3. D 3. D 3. C
4. D 4. D 4. B 4. C 4. B 4. B
5. A 5. A 5. C 5. A 5. B 5. D
6. B 6. B 6. A 6. B 6. B 6. A
7. A 7. B 7. A 7. A 7. A 7. B
8. C 8. B 8. C 8. C 8. D 8. A
9. B 9. A 9. B 9. D 9. A 9. C
10. B 10. C 10. A 10. C 10. D 10. C
11. A 11. A 11. B 11. A 11. C 11. B
12. C 12. C 12. A 12. D 12. D 12. B
13. C 13. A 13. B 13. C 13. A 13. A
14. B 14. D 14. A 14. A 14. A 14. D
15. C 15. C 15. B 15. D 15. D 15. C
16. D 16. D 16. C 16. A 16. D 16. C
17. C 17. A 17. A 17. A 17. D 17. B
18. D 18. A 18. C 18. B 18. B 18. A
19. A 19. D 19. A 19. D 19. A 19. A
20. A 20. D 20. A 20. B 20. A 20. C
21. D 21. D 21. A 21. D 21. C 21. C
22. D 22. C 22. C 22. B 22. C 22. C
23. A 23. D 23. D 23. C 23. C 23. A
24. B 24. B 24. D 24. B 24. B 24. C
25. C 25. A 25. D 25. D 25. D 25. C
26. C 26. D 26. A 26. A 26. B
27. A 27. A 27. C 27. C
28. C 28. C 28. B 28. A
29. A 29. B
30. A 30. B
31. B 31. B
32. D 32. A
33. B 33. A
34. A 34. B
35. C 35. D
36. A 36. C
37. A 37. C
38. D 38. A
39. B 39. D
40. D 40. A
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1. B 1. C 1. C 1. C 1. D
2. C 2. D 2. A 2. A 2. D
3. C 3. D 3. B 3. A 3. C
4. C 4. A 4. B 4. C 4. D
5. A 5. C 5. C 5. A 5. D
6. C 6. B 6. A 6. B 6. A
7. A 7. A 7. A 7. C 7. D
8. A 8. C 8. A 8. A 8. D
9. A 9. C 9. B 9. C 9. C
10. B 10. C 10. D 10. B 10. D
11. A 11. D 11. C 11. C 11. B
12. B 12. C 12. C 12. B 12. C
13. A 13. B 13. B 13. D 13. D
14. B 14. B 14. D 14. C 14. D
15. B 15. A 15. D 15. C 15. C
16. C 16. C 16. C 16. D 16. D
17. A 17. C 17. D 17. C 17. D
18. B 18. C 18. A 18. B 18. A
19. C 19. A 19. D 19. C 19. D
20. A 20. A 20. A 20. A 20. A
21. B 21. C 21. A 21. B 21. D
22. B 22. C 22. A 22. D 22. A
23. D 23. B 23. C 23. C 23. D
24. B 24. C 24. D 24. D 24. B
25. C 25. C 25. D 25. C 25. C
26. A 26. A
27. C 27. B
28. A 28. D
29. B 29. B
30. C 30. C
31. C 31. A
32. B 32. C
33. D 33. C
34. D 34. A
35. C 35. C
36. B 36. C
37. D 37. D
38. D 38. B
39. C 39. A
40. C 40. A
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1. C 1. D 1. D 1. E 1. B
2. C 2. E 2. E 2. B 2. D
3. B 3. D 3. B 3. B 3. C
4. D 4. D 4. A 4. E 4. A
5. A 5. C 5. C 5. D 5. A
6. A 6. E 6. A 6. B 6. D
7. D 7. E 7. C 7. E 7. A
8. B 8. D 8. D 8. B 8. D
9. A 9. A 9. B 9. B 9. C
10. E 10. E 10. A 10. E 10. B
11. B 11. B 11. C 11. D 11. B
12. C 12. B 12. A 12. B 12. D
13. A 13. A 13. B 13. C 13. D
14. C 14. D 14. C 14. A 14. C
15. E 15. D 15. A 15. A 15. D
16. D 16. D 16. B 16. D 16. A
17. D 17. D 17. E 17. C 17. B
18. D 18. A 18. D 18. D 18. B
19. C 19. B 19. D 19. A 19. A
20. B 20. A 20. E 20. C 20. B
21. A 21. D 21. C 21. C
22. B 22. E 22. A 22. B
23. C 23. B 23. A 23. A
24. C 24. E 24. E 24. A
25. E 25. C 25. C 25. A
26. C 26. A
27. A 27. C
28. C 28. D
29. B 29. D
30. B 30. B
31. C
32. B
33. C
34. A
35. D
36. A
37. B
38. B
39. B
40. A
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1. D 1. C 1. B 1. C
2. D 2. B 2. A 2. B
3. C 3. B 3. C 3. C
4. B 4. A 4. C 4. C
5. B 5. B 5. A 5. A
6. A 6. C 6. B 6. B
7. B 7. B 7. A 7. A
8. D 8. D 8. A 8. C
9. D 9. C 9. D 9. B
10. C 10. A 10. C 10. D
11. B 11. C 11. C 11. C
12. D 12. A 12. B 12. B
13. D 13. B 13. A 13. A
14. B 14. B 14. D 14. B
15. B 15. D 15. A 15. C
16. B 16. B 16. C 16. D
17. D 17. C 17. C 17. A
18. A 18. A 18. C 18. C
19. C 19. D 19. B 19. B
20. A 20. B 20. B 20. C
21. C 21. B 21. B 21. C
22. C 22. C 22. A 22. C
23. B 23. C 23. D 23. C
24. A 24. A 24. A 24. B
25. C 25. A 25. B 25. A
26. B 26. D 26. A 26. C
27. B 27. A 27. B 27. A
28. D 28. C 28. C 28. C
29. C 29. A 29. B 29. B
30. C 30. B 30. A 30. A
31. D 31. A 31. C 31. C
32. A 32. C 32. B 32. A
33. B 33. B 33. B 33. C
34. B 34. C 34. B 34. C
35. A 35. B 35. C 35. B
36. D 36. A 36. A 36. D
37. D 37. B 37. A 37. A
38. D 38. C 38. C 38. A
39. B 39. A 39. C 39. B
40. B 40. A 40. C 40. D