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Current Affairs Question Bank : October 2016 www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 1 1. In which event has India won its first-ever medal at the ongoing Asian Championships in Lishui,China? a. Swimming b. Wrestling c. Weight Lifting d. Roller Skating 2. Who is the sports minister of India? a. Vijay Goel b. Kalraj Mishra c. Anant Geete d. Prakash Javedkar 3. Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has been granted recognition as a. National Sports Federation for Boxing b. National Boxing Association c. National Sports Association of India d. Indian Boxing Federation 4. The Union govt. has decided to fix the minimum wage for unskilled agricultural labour in C-class towns in central sphere at a. Rs. 450/ day b. Rs.350/ day c. Rs. 300/ day d. Rs. 400/ day 5. According to a newly established organisation by Microsoft in Delhi, what does CSEC refer to? a. Cyber Security Encouragement Cell b. Cyber Safety Engagement Center c. Cyber Security Engagement Center d. Cyber Safety Engagement Cell 6. To whom is One Rank One Pension submitted? a. Shri Manohar Parrikar b. Shri Raj Nath Singh c. Ravi Shankar Prasad d. Harsh Vardhan 7. With which country has India signed a revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for the avoidance of double taxation? a. North Korea b. America c. South Korea d. Sri Lanka 8. Who has been elected as GSMA (Global System Mobile Association) Chairman for a two-year period from January 2017 through December 2018? a. Bilal Nazk b. Sunil Mittal

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1. In which event has India won its first-ever medal at the ongoing Asian Championships in Lishui,China? a. Swimming b. Wrestling c. Weight Lifting d. Roller Skating 2. Who is the sports minister of India? a. Vijay Goel b. Kalraj Mishra c. Anant Geete d. Prakash Javedkar 3. Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has been granted recognition as a. National Sports Federation for Boxing b. National Boxing Association c. National Sports Association of India d. Indian Boxing Federation 4. The Union govt. has decided to fix the minimum wage for unskilled agricultural labour in C-class towns in central sphere at a. Rs. 450/ day b. Rs.350/ day c. Rs. 300/ day d. Rs. 400/ day 5. According to a newly established organisation by Microsoft in Delhi, what does CSEC refer to? a. Cyber Security Encouragement Cell b. Cyber Safety Engagement Center c. Cyber Security Engagement Center d. Cyber Safety Engagement Cell

6. To whom is One Rank One Pension submitted? a. Shri Manohar Parrikar b. Shri Raj Nath Singh c. Ravi Shankar Prasad d. Harsh Vardhan 7. With which country has India signed a revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for the avoidance of double taxation? a. North Korea b. America c. South Korea d. Sri Lanka 8. Who has been elected as GSMA (Global System Mobile Association) Chairman for a two-year period from January 2017 through December 2018? a. Bilal Nazk b. Sunil Mittal

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c. SV Bhokare d. Sunil Mishra 9. Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Australia? a. Ajay M. Gondane b. K. Natwar Singh c. Nirupama Rao d. Abhay K 10. Who is appointed as the next non-executive chairman of South Indian Bank.? a. Mohan E. Alapatt b. John Joseph c. Salim Gangadharan d. Ajai Malhotra 11. Who has been appointed the chief of Enforcement Directorate(ED), the agency entrusted with probing money laundering cases? a. Ranjit Sinha b. PP pandey c. Amitabh Pathak d. Karnal Singh

12. Who has become the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize in 2016? a. Paul Beatty b. Joyce Carol Oates c. Whitney Otto d. Grace Paley 13. First prize in the Community Service Announcement category of the prestigious Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) awards for this year is won by a. Doordarshan b. Bal Bharti c. All India Radio d. Prasar Bharti 14. Who among the following Indian body Builder has won the Mr. Asia title at the 5th Phil-Asia bodybuilding championships in the Philippines? a. Thakur Anoop Singh b. G Balakrishna c. Wasim Khan d. Amit Chhetri 15. Urja Ganga scheme is related to a. cooking gas pipleline b. water electricity c. solar energy d. biogas plant energy 16. Who has been appointed as the CEO of The International Hockey Federation (FIH)? a. Kelly Fairweather

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b. Bobby Hull c. Wayne Gretzky d. Jason McCracken

17. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated first National Tribal Carnival in a. Delhi b. Nagaland c. Bhubaneshwar d. Raipur 18. Which of the following services is provided to Service voters? a. EVM b. paper ballot box c. e-postal d. Email ballot service 19. Which service is started for direct taxes for about 2.5 crore private and Government salaried employees by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely? a. e-mail b. SMS c. postal d. Whatsapp text 20. What does WMO refers to? a. The World Meteorological Organisation b. World Medical Organisation c. World Mythological Organisation d. World Museum Organisation 21. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of Jammu & Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (JKHRC)? a. A S Anand b. H.L. Dattu c. S. Rajendra Babu d. Bilal Nazki 22. Who has been appointed as Head of SoftBank Vision Fund? a. Rajeev Misra b. Waheed Ali c. Prakash Lohia d. Anand Satyanand 23. Who won the Lewis Hamilton won the United States Grand Prix-2016? a. Lewis Hamilton b. Nico Rosberg c. Heuer’s Daniel Ricciardo d. Sebastian Vettel 24. In which year was Indo-Tibetan Border Police raised? a. 1964

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b. 1963 c. 1962 d. 1961 25. Who among the following doctors has not beeen selected for the prestigious Dr. BC Roy Award for excellence in the field of medicine? a. CS Yadav b. Vibhor Tak c. Randeep Guleria d. Arvind Kumar 26. Who among the following actors is selected for the prestigious Yash Bharti Samman for the year 2016 for his contributions and achievements in the field of film acting? a. Naseeruddin Shah b. Anupam Kher c. Nawazuddin Siddiqui d. Amitabh_Bachchan 27. The United Nations Day is being observed globally on a. October 26 b. October 23 c. October 24 d. October 25 28. Of which country's Monetary Authority has Andhra Pradesh government has signed an agreement to promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets? a. Singapore b. America c. China d. Thailand

29. Which campaign is launched by PM Narendra Modi through which people can send their Diwali

greetings and messages to the soldiers to boost their morale?

a. #Message2Army

b. # Sandesh2Jawans

c. #Sandesh2Soldiers

d. #Greetings2Soldiers

30. Which regional connectivity scheme is unveiled by central government with flights priced at

Rs.2,500 for one hour of flying time to and from regional airports?

a. PANKH

b. UDAN

c. AKASH

d. PANCHHI

31. Which of the following countries won the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup?

a. North Korea

b. South Korea

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c. Japan

d. China

32. Who inaugurated the Sardar Patel Heart Institute at Ankleshwar in Gujarat?

a. Anandi Ben Patel

b. Amit Shah

c. Narendra Modi

d. Pranab Mukharjee

33. Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India? a. S.Y. Quraishi b. Navin Chawla c. H.S. Brahma d. Nasim Zaidi 34. Indo-Bangla bilateral meeting for Agartala-Akhaura rail project has been held in a. Dharamnagar b. Agartala c. Kumarghat d. Amarpur 35. The slogan of the National IPR Policy is a. Innovative India, Developing India b. Creative India, Progressing India c. Creative India, Innovative India d. Innovative India, Creative India 36. Which Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) Car Nicobar Class vessel was commissioned and allotted to the Eastern Fleet of the Navy at Vishakhapatnam? a. INS Kabra b. INS Tahiyu c. INS Chakra d. INS Arihant 37. Who has been elected as the new President of the North Zone of Urology Society of India? a. T. K. Viswanathan b. Satya Prakash Yadav c. Rajinder Khanna d. B. D. Sharma 38. Prime Minster Narendra Modi has inaugurated three hydropower projects of 1,752 MW capacity in a. Himachal Pradesh b. Uttrakhand c. Jammu and kashmir d. Haryana 39. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has announced One billion US Dollar aid to Bangladesh over the next three years to fight a. corruption

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b. poverty c. child malnutrition d. unemployment 40. The diplomatic relationship between India and Algeria was established in a. 1962 b. 1963 c. 1964 d. 1965 41. Who has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee‟s (IOC) Athletes‟ Commission? a.PV Sindhu b. Saina Nehwal c. Deepa Malik d. Sakshi Malik 41. Who has been appointed as the India‟s Ambassador to the UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva? a. Deepa Malik b. Ashok Kantha c. Rajesh Prasad d. Amandeep Singh Gill 42. An Indian luxurious train”Maharaja Express” has earned the tag of world‟s a. most luxurious train b. most comfortable train c. cleanest train d. longest train 43.Who won the men‟s singles title at the Chinese Taipei Badminton Open? a. Sourabh Verma b. Daren Liew c. M A Abdul Latif d. D D Ayustine 44. Which Indian boxer has retained his WBC welterweight Asia title? a. Shiva Thapa b. Manoj Kumar c. Neeraj Goyat d. Akhil Kumar 45. World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on a. 14 October b. 17 October c. 18 October d. 16 October 46. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on a. 17 October b. 16 October

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c. 18 October d. 19 October 47.Who has been selected for the Mathrubhumi Literary Award-2016 in recognition of his contribution to the field of literature? a. Amit Chaudhuri b. Rewa Prasad Dwived c. Aravind Adiga d. C Radhakrishnan 48. Which of the following countries has launched spacecraft in the longest-ever manned mission, taking two astronauts into orbit? a. Korea b. China c. Japan d. America 49. Which of the following companies is granted a licence to Europe‟s third-biggest oil company BP to set up 3,500 petrol pumps in India by The Union Government has formally granted ? a. BP Pic b. Exxon Mobil c. Pertamina d. Missan Oil Company 50. Which country won the 1st BRICS U-17 Football Tournament 2016? a. Brazil b. South Africa c. Russia d. China 51. According to World Economic Forum (WEF) which country is the safest country of the world? a. UAE b. Qatar c. Finland d. UK 52. According to mines ministry, what is MSS? a. Mining Sensory System b. Mining Security System c. Mining Safety System d. Mining Surveillance System 53. Who inaugurated the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM) -2016? a. Rajnath Singh b. Pranab Mukharjee c. Narendra Modi d. Amit Shah 54. India's ODI againts New Zealand at Dharamshala on 16th oct 2016 is the team's a. 1000th ODI b. 900th ODI

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c. 800th ODI d. 1100th ODI 55. Which bank has signed a three-year principal sponsorship contract with badminton Olympians P V Sindhu and K Srikanth? a. Bank of Baroda b. HDFC Bank c. Allahabad Bank d. ICICI Bank 56. The Theme of World Standards Day 2016 is a. Standards Build Nations b. Standards and credibility c. Standards Build Trust d. Standards: The Mark of Purity 57. Who inaugurated the Women of India Festival 2016 at Dilli Haat in New Delhi? a. Sushma Swaraj b. Maneka Gandhi c. Samriti Irani d. Vasundhara Raje 58. With which bank has Union Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on General Cooperation? a. New Development Bank b. Industrial Development Banks c. Small Industries Development Bank d. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development 59. In how many cities will Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme be launched in Andhra Pradesh? a. 34 b. 32 c. 33 d. 23 60. Which country has announced to leave the Commonwealth? a. Maldives b. Canada c. Cyprus d. Nigeria 61. Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature? a. Bob Dylan b. J. Michael Kosterlitz c. Yoshinori Ohsumi d. Juan Manuel Santos 62. Who has been awarded by Ugandan government for promoting human values through his literature in Uganda? a. Aravind Adiga

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b. Upamanyu Chatterjee c. Ramachandra Guha d. Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank” 63. Who among the following Indian Hockey players has been selected for the 28th Jimmy George Foundation Award-2016? a. S Sunil b. P R Sreejesh c. Akash Anil Chikte d. Nikkin Thimmaiah 64. World sight day is being observed annually on the second a. Thursday of October b. Friday of October c. Sunday of October d. Monday of October 65. The first World Tsunami Awareness Day will be celebrated in 2016 on a. 7th November b. 6th November c. 5th November d. 8th November 66 . Which institute has the Union Cabinet approved to be established at Jammu? a. IIM b. IIT c. AIIMS d. IIFD 67. Who won the 2016 Champion of Champions pistol Award of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) for pistol shooting? a. Swapnil Kusale b. Sumedh Kumar c. Jitu Rai d. Anant Jeet Singh 68. Three-day first BRICS Trade Fair and Exhibition begins in a. Delhi b. Mumbai c. Jaipur d. Chennai 69. Which country is not included in BRICS? a. Russia b. Brazil, c. Indonesia d. China 70. The fourth BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial meeting was convened a. Mumbai b. Delhi

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c. Chennai d. Jaipur 71. Who has been appointed as the prime minister of Morocco? a. Abdellatif Filali b. Abdelilah Benkirane c. Abbas El Fassi d. Driss Jettou 72. Who has been honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre prize at the UK Theatre Awards, 2016? a. Ian McKellen b. Michael Gambon c. Tom Hardy. d. John Gielgud 73. International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) was observed globally on a. 15 October b. 14 October c. 13 October d. 16 October 74. After winning ICC Test Championship against New Zealand, India‟s position in tests ranking is a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd d. 4th 75. How many districts are added in redrawn map of Telangna and what is the total number of districts after the addition? a. 23, 33 b. 22.32 c. 21, 31 d. 24, 34 76. International Day of the Girl is observed annually on a. 14 October b. 12 October c. 13 October d. 11 October 77. Which bank has announced a tie-up with Uber under which its credit cardholders, across six countries, will get a cash-back of up to 25 per cent for hailing cabs from the app? a. Foreign lender Standard Chartered Bank b. HDFC Bank c. Antwerp Diamond Bank d. Credit Industriel et Commercial 78. The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) will initially be located at a. Express Tower b. Kohinoor Tower

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c. Ashok Tower d. Imperial Tower 78. Whom did India's Harika Dronavalli defeat to be at joint fourth position in the Isle of Man international Chess tournament? a. Anatoly Karpov b. Garry Kasparov c. Hou Yifan d. Mikhail Botvinnik 79. The Telangana government organised the traditional state festival of 'Bathukamma' at a. Gachibowli Stadium b. Lal Bahadur stadium c. Saroornagar Indoor Stadium d. NTR Stadium 80. Who is China‟s new ambassador to India? a. Luo Zhaohui b. Yao Jing c. Liu Hongyang d. Yang Guangyu 81. World Post Day is observed on a. 19th October b. 10th October c. 9th October d. 17th October 82. Who bagged the 24th Ekalabya Award for the year 2016 in recognition of her sporting excellence? a. Sudhir Kumar b. Ajit Wijetilekk c. Santosh C R d. Srabani Nanda 83. Who is the brand ambassador of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL), the corporate entity of Vizag Steel? a. PV Sindhu b. Deepa Malik c. Sakshi Malik d. Nirmala Sheoran 84. Who won the Nobel Prize for Peace 2016? a. Juan Manuel Santos b. Santos Acosta Castillo c. Santos Gutiérrez Prieto d. Santos Montejo 85. Which state Maharashtra did become to Central Government‟s Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY) scheme? a. 17th b. 18th

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c. 20th d. 19th 86. Which of the following cities in not included under HRIDAY scheme for improving infrastructure facilities around core heritage sites in five cities? a. Udaipur b. Amritsar c. Puri d. Varanasi 87. Which country will host Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) in November 2016? a. India b China c. Japan d. Korea 88. With which university has Doordarshan entered into an agreement for transmission of four Gyan Darshan educational channels? a. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) b. Punjabi University c. Guru Nanak Dev University d. Banaras Hindu University 89. The name of former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi's e-book on RTI is a. RTI Act- Authentic Interpretation of The Statute b. Law relating to Right to Information c. RIGHT to INFORMATION - One Should Know d. Digest of CIC Decisions under the RTI Act 90. Who has been elected as the Chairman of the Indian Banks‟ Association (IBA) for the financial year 2016-17? a. Rajeev Rishi b. Arun Kaul, c. Chanda Kochha d. T M Bhasin 91. Who has been appointed as the CEO of Jammu and Kashmir Bank? a. Parvez Ahmed b. Mustaq Ahmad c. Abdul Aziz Mantoo d. Haseeb Drabu 92. Former NASSCOM Chairman and Executive Chairman of Cyient Ltd. B V R Mohan Reddy as an Honourary Consul of Germany in a. Arunachal Pradesh b. Madhya Pradesh c. Andhra Pradesh d. Uttar Pradesh 93. Book titled 'Modi‟s Midas Touch in Foreign Policy' is authored by

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a. Dhani Prem b. Surendra Kumar c. Rajeev Bhargava d. Harish Mehta 94. In how many states has Union Government agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh integrated 250 Mandis with the electronic national agriculture market (e-NAM) for the first phase? a. 25 b. 15 c. 20 d. 10 95. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has inaugurated the first Model Skill Development Centre of the state in a. Guwahati b. Tezpur c. Silchar d. Dispur 96. Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling has been conferred the prestigious 2016 a. Asian Leadership Awards b. Business leadership awards c. Sustainable Development Leadership Award d. Tata Business Leadership Award 97. Who will lead Indian men‟s hockey team (18-member) in the fourth Asian Champions Trophy? a. P. R. Sreejesh b. Pankaj Kumar c. Tanuj Gulia d. Hardik Singh 98. Who has clinched a silver medal in the 50 metre pistol event of the ISSF World Cup at Bologna, Italy? a. Vijay Kumar b. Gagan Narang c. Jitu Rai d. Abinav Bindra 99. Minister Antonio Guterres (66-year) poised to become the next Secretary General of the United Nation is the former Prime Minister of a. Portugal b. Argentina c. Ireland d. Algeria 100. Who did President Pranab Mukherjee nominate to Rajaya Sabha on the seat vacated by Navjot Singh Sidhu? a. Pramod Mahajan b. Arun Jaitely c. Roopa Ganguly d. Venkaiah Naidu

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101. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? a. S. Sivakumar b. Rani Nair c. MS Sahoo d. Sushil Chandra 102. ISRO has successfully launched India‟s latest communication satellite a. GSAT-18 b. GSAT-17 c. GSAT-16 d. GSAT-15 103. Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has launched the a. Indian Road Management System b. Indian Bridge Management System c. Indian Highway Management System d. Indian Toll Management System 104. The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded for the development of the world's a. smallest machine b. heaviest machine c. largest machine d. widest machine 105. Who among the following is not one among the three people who have the Nobel Prize 2016 for Chemistry? a. Sir Fraser Stoddart b. Jean-Pierre Sauvage c. Stefan Hell d. Bernard Feringa 106. Professor Nayanjot Lahiri (History) at the Ashoka University has been awarded the 2016 John F. Richards Prize for her book a. Marshalling the Past: Ancient India and its Modern Histories b. Finding Forgotten Cities c. The Decline and Fall of the Indus Civilization d. Ashoka 107. The World Teachers‟ Day (WTD) 2016 is being observed across the world on 5th October since a. 1994 b. 1995 c. 1996 d. 1997 108. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to discontinue the provision of a. reappear b. revaluation c. internal assessment d. grace marking

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109. Russian Tennis star Maria Sharapova‟s doping ban has been reduced from two years to a. 10 months b. 12 months c. 16 months d. 15 months 110. The first edition of the BRICS Under-17 Football tournament begins at a. Goa b. Maharashtra c. Kerala d. Karnataka 111. The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three British-born scientists for discoveries about a. strange forms of matter b. unknown forms of matter c. extinct forms of matters d. undiscovered forms of matters 112. Who among the following is not one of the three British-born scientists who won 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics? a. Duncan Haldane b. David Thouless c. James Cameron d. Michael Kosterlitz 113. Which subsrance did Kiara Nirghin, the winner of Google Science Fair held in United States, used to develop a cheaper “super-absorbent material” that helps soil retain water? a. Banana skin b. Orange peel c. Coconut oil d. Sunflower seeds 114. Who has been appointed Chevalier de l‟Ordre National du Mérite (Knight in the National Order of Merit) by the French government? a. Prajna Chowta b. Christophe Leparc c. Lupino d. Rebecca Zlotowski 115. Which state has become India‟s first state to implement Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Kerosene? a. Arunachal Pradesh b. Odisha c. Bihar d. Jharkhand 116. Jawhar Sircar who has recently resigned as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Prasar Bharati Corporation was appointed in a. 2010 b. 2014

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c. 2012 d. 2008 117. Who has been Chosen as the brand ambassador of its ambitious „Haritha Keralam„ project by the Kerala‟ government? a. K J Yesudas b. A. P. Komala c. Ratheesh Kumar d. K. K. Aroor 118. Who has been elected as the President of Estonia by the parliament? a. Lennart Georg Meri b. Toomas Hendrik Ilves c. Arnold Rüütel d. Kersti Kaljulaid 119 Which bank has became the first domestic bank of India to open a branch in the capital city of Yangon, Myanmar? a. State Bank Of India b. ICICI Bank c. HDFC Bank d. Canara bank 120. Who received the 2016 Noble Prize in Medicine for his discoveries on how cells recycle their content, a process known as autophagy? a. Yoshinori Ohsumi b. Takao Kondo c. Hitoshi Okamura d. Akihiro Kusumi 121. Who will be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade on 26th January 2017? a. Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah of Brunei b.Crown Prince of Duba, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum c. Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed d. Crown Prince of Jordan, Hussein bin Abdullah 122. Who won the first prize at the Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival (SBSFF) for his work “Murga“? a. Suhas Joshi b. Prahlad Kakkar c. Sanjay Surkar d. Katyayan Shivpuri 123. Who launched the “Delhi Police Senior Citizen” mobile application for senior citizens? a. Najeeb Jung b. Arwind Kejriwal c. Alok Kumar Verma d. Narendra Modi 124. Which has become the first India state to adopt Central Government‟s Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) in all its urban local bodies (ULB)? a. Bihar

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b. Rajasthan c. Uttar Pradesh d. Jharkhand 125. Who won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix held at the Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia? a. Nicolas Kiesa b. Sebastian Vettel c. Daniel Ricciardo d. Daniil Kvyat 126. Who won the 6th Asian Tour title, Korea Open 2016 in Incheon, South Korea? a. Gaganjeet Bhullar b. Gaurav Ghei c. Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia d. None of these 127. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu lagged off an all-women Mt Gorichen expedition in a. Pasighat b. Tawang c. Itanagar d. Ziro 128. According to Union Ministry of Tourism of India, the 'Cleanest Tourism Destination' is a. Chandigarh b. Gangtok c. Mysore d. Jodhpur 128. The Chairman and Managing Director of state-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC) with effect from October 1st, 2016 is a. M. K. Goel b. Sanjeev Sharma c. Rajeev Kumar d. Arun Sharma 129. 2nd October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, is marked as a. International Peace Day b. International Brotherhood Day c. International Non-Violence Day d. International Non-Foreign Goods Day 130. The Centre has constituted a four-member Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) under the Chairmanship of a. Amardeep Singh Bhatia b. G.S. Yadav c. M.S. Sahoo d. Ajay Tyagi 131. Who has become the first Indian to complete the Spartathlon, widely described as the "world's

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toughest race"? a. Geeta Zutshi b. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar c. Kieren Dsouza d. Kavita Raut 132. The “Cleanest Iconic Place” award at the Indian Sanitation Conference (INDOSAN) 2016 is given to a. Ellora Caves b. Nalanda c. Rani ki Vav d. Churches and Convents of Goa 133. State Bank of India (SBI) encumbent Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya will remain the chairperson of SBI for a. One year b. Two years c. Three years d. Six months 134. Who has been elected as President of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for the year 2016-17? a. P. V. Chandran b. Kiran B Vadodaria c. Ravindra Kumar d. Somesh Sharma 135. The Central Government has appointed R Subramania Kumar as Executive Director (ED) of a. Indian Overseas Bank b. State bank of India c. Bank of India d. Central Bank of India 136. Under the category for “State Annual Excellence Awards for the year 2015-16” by Andhra Pradesh Tourism Tirupati Airport has been awarded as a. Best Eco Friendly Airport b. Best Energy Efficient Airport c. Best Tourist Friendly Airport d. Best Cost Friendly Airport

137. People who disclosed assets under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) will have to pay a. 30% tax with penalty b. 30% tax without penalty c. 45% tax without penalty d. 45% tax with penalty 138. Who became the first Indian woman to cross the 60-metre mark in javelin throw at the 56th Open National Athletics Championships? a. Annu Rani c. Fannu Rani d. Seema Punia b. Neeraj Chopra

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139. India lifted the 4th men‟s Under-18 Asia Cup 2016 hockey trophy by defeating a. China b. Japan c. Bangladesh d. Malaysia 140. Who is elected as the Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI)? a. Riyadh Mathew b. Hormusji N. Cama c. Vivek Goenka d. K R Narayanan 141. Who has been appointed as the director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML)? a. C S Rajan b. Rajiv Mehrishi c. Shakti Sinha d. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sinha 142. 7th annual Naval Engagement Activity NEA is begun by a. Chinese and Japanese navies b. The Us and Chinese navies c. The Vietnamese and Chinese Navies d. The US and Vietnamese navies 143. The International Translation Day is being observed today on a. 30 September b. 29 September c. 28 September d. 21 September 144. Which of the following companies have not have joined hands to announce a historic partnership on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning? a. Google b. Amazon c. Flipkart d. Facebook 145. The world‟s first child with genes from three people was born in a. Argentine b. Maxico c. America d. Indonesia 146. The theme of International Translation day is a. Translation and Interpreting: Connecting Worlds b. Translation and Interpreting: Joining Globes c. Translation and Interpreting: Connecting Universe d. Translation and Interpreting: Joining Worlds

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