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General Awareness Weekly Pocket
Q.1. Who has been appointed as chief executive officer of
Standard Chartered Bank in India?
(1) Zarin Daruwala
(2) Sunil Kaushal
(3) Bipin Chandra
(4) Subhash Chandra Shukla
(5) Aman Husain
Ans: (1) Zarin Daruwala
Q.2. Who won the ATP World Tour Finals?
(1) Pete Sampras
(2) Rafael Nadal
(3) Andy Murray
(4) Roger Federer
(5) Novak Djokovic
Ans: (4) Roger Federer
Q.3. Who has been designated as the Disaster Risk Reduction
Champion for the Asia Region by the UNISDR?
(1) Sushma Swaraj
(2) Kiren Rijiju
(3) Uma Bharti
(4) Smriti Irani
(5) Dharmendra Pradhan
Ans: (2) Kiren Rijiju
Q.4. Hotel Marriott International Inc. is based in which country?
(1) India
(2) Germany
(3) USA
(4) France
(5) China
Ans: (3) USA
Q.5. Who has been elected as a Governor of the World Water
Council?
(1) Irfan Husain
(2) Vijendra Shukla
(3) Iqbal Khan
(4) Prithvi Raj Singh
(5) Raj Nath Yadav
Ans: (4) Prithvi Raj Singh
Q.6. How many MoUs has been signed by the Rajasthan govt. with
the private companies in the tourism sector?
(1) 50
(2) 37
(3) 43
(4) 39
(5) 28
Ans: (2) 37
Q.7. Recently ____________, an Indian- American woman judge
has become the first recipient of a US public service award in
recognition of her contributions in the field of law.
(1) Ushir Pandit-Durant
(2) Swaraj Sinha
(3) Usmani Asad
(4) Katherine Fernandez
(5) Farha Khan
Ans: (1) Ushir Pandit-Durant
Q.8. Recently Hemendra Narain passed away. He was a
__________.
(1) Novelist
(2) Cartoonist
(3) Classical Singer
(4) Journalist
(5) Dancer
Ans: (4) Journalist
Q.9. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is recently on visit of which
country?
(1) USA
(2) Russia
(3) Japan
(4) China
(5) Germany
Ans: (4) China
Q.10. Who has been appointed as Chief Justice of India?
(1) Justice Tirath Singh Thakur
(2) Justice H.L. Dattu
(3) Justice V. Subramaniam
(4) Justice R.T. Rao
(5) Justice P.V. Rao
Ans: (1) Justice Tirath Singh Thakur
Q.11. How many Indian-origin businessmen have been ranked by
Forbes magazine among the richest entrepreneurs in America
under the age of 40?
(1) Five
(2) Two
(3) Three
(4) Ten
(5) Eleven
Ans: (2) Two
Q.12. Which bollywood actress has been named for the
prestigious Indira Gandhi Memorial Award 2015?
(1) Vidya Balan
(2) Madhuri Dixit
(3) Deepika Padukone
(4) Kareena Kapoor Khan
(5) Juhi Chawla
Ans: (5) Juhi Chawla
Q.13. Which country announced to give $1.25 million to the
government of Ghana for water-related projects?
(1) China
(2) India
(3) France
(4) Germany
(5) Russia
Ans: (1) China
Q.14. Which Sports Council conferred Indian hockey team vice-
captain P.R. Sreejesh with the Lt. Col. G.V. Raja Award for 2014-
2015?
(1) Tamil Nadu Sports Council
(2) Kerala Sports Council
(3) Maharashtra Sports Council
(4) Gujarat Sports Council
(5) Sikkim Sports Council
Ans: (2) Kerala Sports Council
Q.15. Recently Tata Steel established its integrated steel plant in
which state?
(1) Assam
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Odisha
(4) Kerala
(5) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (3) Odisha
Q.16. Recently the Union Cabinet has given its ex post facto
approval for the Memorandum of Understanding between India
and _________ on Security Cooperation.
(1) China
(2) Iran
(3) Bangladesh
(4) Germany
(5) Kuwait
Ans: (4) Germany
Q.17. Recently the union cabinet has given its approval for the
protocol amending the agreement between India and __________
for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal
evasion with respect to taxes on income.
(1) China
(2) Iran
(3) Bangladesh
(4) Germany
(5) Kuwait
Ans: (5) Kuwait
Q.18. Expand IBSA.
(1) India, Brazil, Seychelles and America
(2) India, Brazil and South Africa
(3) Indonesia, Brazil and South Africa
(4) Indonesia, Brazil and Afghanistan
(5) India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan
Ans: (2) India, Brazil and South Africa
Q.19. Which of the following has recently become a member of
the International Paralympic Committee?
(1) International Cricket Council
(2) International Table Tennis Federation
(3) World Squash Federation
(4) Badminton World Federation
(5) International Boxing Association
Ans: (4) Badminton World Federation
Q.20. Who took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar?
(1) Virendra Nath
(2) Nitish Kumar
(3) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(4) Suraj Sinha
(5) Rajvansh Kumar
Ans: (2) Nitish Kumar
Q.21. Which of the following has been renamed Sydney Stock
Exchange Limited?
(1) MSE
(2) NASDAQ
(3) JSE Limited
(4) Asia Pacific Stock Exchange
(5) BSE
Ans: (4) Asia Pacific Stock Exchange
Q.22. Who has been chosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and Development for 2015?
(1) UNGA
(2) UNSC
(3) UNESC
(4) UNHCR
(5) UNESCO
Ans: (4) UNHCR
Q.23. Recently the union cabinet gave its approval for signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding between India and Vietnam for
cooperation in the field of ________.
(1) Tourism
(2) Infrastructure
(3) Animal Health
(4) Information Technology
(5) Telecom
Ans: (3) Animal Health
Q.24. Who headed the 7th Pay Commission?
(1) Suhasini Sharma
(2) Narendra Pathak
(3) U.S. Nair
(4) Kartik Narain
(5) Ashok Kumar Mathur
Ans: (5) Ashok Kumar Mathur
Q.25. At which of the following places the 27th Summit of APEC
was held?
(1) Shanghai, China
(2) Tokyo, Japan
(3) Lima, Peru
(4) Manila, Philippines
(5) Beijing, China
Ans: (4) Manila, Philippines
Q.26. Who has been named as India’s new Ambassador to China?
(1) Anand Nath
(2) Vijay Keshav Gokhale
(3) Ashok Kantha
(4) Subir Shah
(5) Rashid Khan
Ans: (2) Vijay Keshav Gokhale
Q.27. Which country issued a postage stamp featuring Prime
Minister Narendra Modi?
(1) Australia
(2) U.K.
(3) Turkey
(4) Russia
(5) Germany
Ans: (3) Turkey
Q.28. Recently Ram Krishna Trivedi passed away. He was the
former Governor of which state?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Sikkim
(4) Gujarat
(5) West Bengal
Ans: (4) Gujarat
Q.29. Chess player Srishti Pandey belongs to which state?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Sikkim
(4) Gujarat
(5) West Bengal
Ans: (2) Maharashtra
Q.30. Who won 'Women Footballer of the Year' Award at the third
Asian Football Awards?
(1) Jill Scot
(2) Kosovare Asllani
(3) Aditi Chauhan
(4) Abby Wambach
(5) Adriana Leon
Ans: (3) Aditi Chauhan
Q.31. Who will be the chief guest at India's Republic Day to be
celebrated on 26 January 2016?
(1) French President Francois Hollande
(2) Japanese President Shinzō Abe
(3) Russian President Vladimir Putin
(4) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
(5) German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Ans: (1) French President Francois Hollande
Q.32. Who has been elected as the President of Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the year
2016?
(1) Nizamuddin Shah
(2) Sukhwinder Kaur
(3) Jyotsna Suri
(4) Harshavardhan Neotia
(5) Anny Paul
Ans: (4) Harshavardhan Neotia
Q.33. Recently Dr. Satya Paul Agarwal passed away. He was the
Secretary General of which organisation?
(1) Indian Red Cross Society
(2) RAW
(3) NGT
(4) PETA
(5) BCCI
Ans: (1) Indian Red Cross Society
Q.34. for which purpose Russia signed an agreement with Egypt?
(1) To build a nuclear power plant in Egypt
(2) To provide electricity to Egypt
(3) To build world's largest stadium in Egypt
(4) To increase cooperation in information and broadcasting sector
(5) To increase cooperation in defence sector
Ans: (1) to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt
Q.35. with which state South Australia signed a historic 'sister-state
agreement'?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Sikkim
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Maharashtra
(5) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (3) Rajasthan
Q.36. How many gold medals were won by India in the Track Asia
Cup cycling meet held in New Delhi?
(1) 2
(2) 5
(3) 4
(4) 7
(5) 3
Ans: (5) 3
Q.37. Who was chief guest at the 46th edition of International Film
Festival of India?
(1) Amitabh Bachchan
(2) Anupam Kher
(3) Aishwarya Rai
(4) Anil Kapoor
(5) Dharmendra
Ans: (4) Anil Kapoor
Q.38. Recently Tennis champion-turned Hollywood filmmaker
___________ was awarded with an honorary doctorate of Arts by
the University of East London.
(1) Ashok Amritraj
(2) Bipin Shah
(3) Swaraj Paul
(4) Nitin Garg
(5) Seema Khan
Ans: (1) Ashok Amritraj
Q.39. Which country's resolution was adopted by UNSC calling all
nations to take all necessary measures against terrorism?
(1) India
(2) Germany
(3) Russia
(4) USA
(5) France
Ans: (5) France
Q.40. With which country India recently signed agreements on
cyber security, culture and public administration?
(1) Singapore
(2) Malaysia
(3) Seychelles
(4) Turkey
(5) Bangladesh
Ans: (2) Malaysia
Q.41. Who emerged as winner in Argentina's presidential
elections?
(1) Mauricio Macri
(2) Daniel Scioli
(3) Bernardino Rivadavia
(4) Juan Lavalle
(5) Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Ans: (1) Mauricio Macri
Q.42. Recently Aravind Bhut took retirement from which of the
following?
(1) International Cricket
(2) National Table Tennis
(3) International Table Tennis
(4) International Badminton
(5) International Football
Ans: (4) International Badminton
Q.43. Prerna Bhambri is associated with which sport?
(1) Badminton
(2) Tennis
(3) Squash
(4) Cricket
(5) Football
Ans: (2) Tennis
Q.44. Recently which of the following groups has been established
by ASEAN?
(1) ASEAN Socio-Economic Community
(2) ASEAN Economic Council
(3) ASEAN Socio-Economic Council
(4) ASEAN Economic Union
(5) ASEAN Economic Community
Ans: (5) ASEAN Economic Community
Q.45. Which country won 8th Men’s Junior Asia Hockey Cup?
(1) India
(2) Pakistan
(3) Singapore
(4) Malaysia
(5) Nepal
Ans: (1) India
Q.46. Recently Cricketer Raymond Van Schoor passed away. He
used to play for which country?
(1) Nigeria
(2) England
(3) Namibia
(4) Australia
(5) West Indies
Ans: (3) Namibia
Q.47. Name the Indian scientist who has been appointed by UN
Chief Ban Ki-moon to a high-level panel on health technology,
innovation, and access?
(1) Saima Khan
(2) Geet Sinha
(3) Ashok Mathur
(4) Yusuf Hamied
(5) Ruth Dreifuss
Ans: (4) Yusuf Hamied
Q.48. Who has been appointed as the official partner for the
Hockey World League (HWL) Finals to be held in Raipur?
(1) GAIL
(2) NTPC
(3) BHEL
(4) NGT
(5) Air India
Ans: (2) NTPC
Q.49. Recently Minister of Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu
announced a _________ special assistance for decongestion of
roads and development of Delhi.
(1) Rs. 1,200 crore
(2) Rs. 5,100 crore
(3) Rs. 3,250 crore
(4) Rs. 2,375 crore
(5) Rs. 4,184 crore
Ans: (3) Rs. 3,250 crore
Q.50. During the recent visit of PM Narendra Modi to Singapore
how many agreements were signed between India and
Singapore?
(1) 5
(2) 15
(3) 10
(4) 12
(5) 20
Ans: (3) 10
Q.51. which day has been declared as ‘Constitution Day’ by the
Government of India?
(1) 15th August
(2) 26th November
(3) 26th January
(4) 30th April
(5) 29th November
Ans: (2) 26th November
Q.52. At which of the following places the President of Sri Lanka
Maithripala Sirisena inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi
International Centre (MGIC)?
(1) Kandy
(2) Colombo
(3) Jaffna
(4) Matale
(5) Horana
Ans: (4) Matale
Q.53. Recently __________ successfully launched the first satellite
for Laos, named LaoSat-1.
(1) China
(2) Japan
(3) Malaysia
(4) Russia
(5) France
Ans: (1) China
Q.54. Who has been appointed as Special Representative for
Somalia and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia
(UNSOM) by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?
(1) R. E. Turner
(2) Nicholas Kay
(3) Michael Keating
(4) Yuan Ming
(5) Kathy Calvin
Ans: (3) Michael Keating
Q.55. Who won the IBSF World Snooker Championship 2015?
(1) Pankaj Advani
(2) Zhua Xintong
(3) Igor Ivanov
(4) Hisashi Owada
(5) Hans Vestberg
Ans: (1) Pankaj Advani
Q.56. Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi has instructed the
release of financial assistance worth _______ immediately to Tamil
Nadu to assist it in dealing with the situation arising from the floods.
(1) Rs. 533.50 crore
(2) Rs. 669.21 crore
(3) Rs. 777.72 crore
(4) Rs. 859.22 crore
(5) Rs. 939.63 crore
Ans: (5) Rs. 939.63 crore
Q.57. Prashant Damle has been selected for Master Dinanath
Mangeshkar Award. He is a ________ actor.
(1) Tamil
(2) Telugu
(3) Marathi
(4) Odissi
(5) Bhojpuri
Ans: (3) Marathi
Q.58. Recently K.M. Ram Prasad passed away. He was a
Karnataka _________.
(1) Footballer
(2) Cricketer
(3) Tennis Player
(4) Actor
(5) Film Director
Ans: (2) Cricketer
Q.59. Which cricketer has been named the ‘Newcomer of the
Year’ at South Africa’s annual Sports Awards?
(1) Simon Harmer
(2) Ashwell Prince
(3) Temba Bavuma
(4) Kagiso Rabada
(5) Robin Peterson
Ans: (4) Kagiso Rabada
Q.60. T.S. Papola passed away. He was a noted ______________.
(1) Cartoonist
(2) Dancer
(3) Economist
(4) Journalist
(5) Singer
Ans: (3) Economist
Q.61. Recently Magna Fincorp won a Gold Award at LACP
(League of American Communications Professionals) Spotlight
Awards 2015. It is based in which Indian city?
(1) Pune
(2) Mysore
(3) Kochi
(4) Lucknow
(5) Kolkata
Ans: (5) Kolkata
Q.62. Which country will "create a joint staff" with France, the
United States and Turkey to fight the Islamic State?
(1) India
(2) Russia
(3) Syria
(4) Afghanistan
(5) Germany
Ans: (2) Russia
Q.63. Recently ___________banks, led by public sector ones, have
reported a 26.8 per cent rise in non-performing assets (NPAs) over
the 12-month period ending September this year.
(1) 37
(2) 21
(3) 25
(4) 28
(5) 30
Ans :( 1) 37
Q.64. This year, 18 companies that have so far launched IPOs
have collectively raised nearly _________________, making it the
best in four years in terms of fund raising through initial share sale
programmes.
(1) Rs. 7,000 crore
(2) Rs. 11,000 crore
(3) Rs. 13,520 crore
(4) Rs. 9,321 crore
(5) Rs. 11,000 crore
Ans: (2) Rs. 11,000 crore
Q.65. Government is planning to put what percent of sectors,
which are open to foreign investments, under the automatic
route?
(1) 54%
(2) 90%
(3) 89%
(4) 98%
(5) 74%
Ans: (4) 98%
Q.66. China announced to import ___________ commodities over
the next five years.
(1) USD 12 trillion
(2) USD 10 trillion
(3) USD 9 trillion
(4) USD 5 trillion
(5) USD 7 trillion
Ans: (2) USD 10 trillion
Q.67. With which of the following Idea Cellular has entered into an
agreement for acquiring the rights to use the latter's spectrum for
the telecom service areas of Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh (West)?
(1) Videocon Telecommunications
(2) Reliance Communications
(3) MTNL
(4) BSNL
(5) Telenor
Ans: (1) Videocon Telecommunications
Q.68. By which year Asia is poised to drive global trade to around
USD 68.5 trillion?
(1) 2045
(2) 2042
(3) 2050
(4) 2025
(5) 2030
Ans: (3) 2050
Q.69. ASEAN is comprised of how many nations?
(1) 5
(2) 10
(3) 12
(4) 15
(5) 20
Ans: (2) 10
Q.70. The Supreme Court has asked Vodafone Mobile Services Ltd
(VMSL) to pay ___________ to the government in pursuance of the
proposed merger of licenses of its four entities into itself.
(1) Rs. 500 crore
(2) Rs. 3,500 crore
(3) Rs. 3,000 crore
(4) Rs. 2,000 crore
(5) Rs. 4,100 crore
Ans: (4) Rs. 2,000 crore
Q.71. Who took over as new President of the Associated Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)?
(1) Sunil Kanoria
(2) Rana Kapoor
(3) Nitin Desai
(4) R. Verma
(5) Amir Shah
Ans: (1) Sunil Kanoria
Q.72. Who is the brand ambassador of Mumbai International Film
Festival (MIFF) 2016?
(1) Lata Mangeshkar
(2) Shreya Ghoshal
(3) Jackie Shroff
(4) Anil Kapoor
(5) Anupam Kher
Ans: (3) Jackie Shroff
Q.73. With which university the Ministry of Railways signed
Memorandum of Understanding to set up Railway Chair on
Sustainable Mobility?
(1) TERI University, Allahabad
(2) TERI University, Lucknow
(3) TERI University, Pune
(4) TERI University, Delhi
(5) TERI University, Banaras
Ans: (4) TERI University, Delhi
Q.74. What is the strike range of India's nuclear-capable Dhanush
ballistic missile?
(1) 200 Km
(2) 250 Km
(3) 432 Km
(4) 400 Km
(5) 350 Km
Ans: (5) 350 Km
Q.75. Expand ICAO.
(1) International Civil Aviation Organization
(2) Indian Civil Aviation Organization
(3) International Civic Aviation Organization
(4) Indian Civic Aviation Organization
(5) International Civil Aero Organization
Ans: (1) International Civil Aviation Organization
Q.76. Name the railway security fund proposed to be launched by
the railways?
(1) Rashtriya Rail Suraksha Kosh
(2) Rail Sanraksha Kosh
(3) Rail Suraksha Kosh
(4) Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh
(5) Rashtriya Rail Suhdar Kosh
Ans: (4) Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh
Q.77. Recently Dr. Mahip Singh passed away. He was a
___________.
(1) Film Director
(2) Writer
(3) Film Producer
(4) Scientist
(5) Anthropologist
Ans: (2) Writer
Q.78. How many schemes have been launched by the
government for the disabled persons in New Delhi?
(1) 5
(2) 7
(3) 8
(4) 4
(5) 10
Ans: (5) 10
Q.79. Recently T. R. Govindarajan passed away. He was
associated with which of the following sports?
(1) Table Tennis
(2) Football
(3) Cricket
(4) Squash
(5) Badminton
Ans: (2) Football
Q.80. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Target
Olympic Podium Scheme?
(1) Anju Bobby George
(2) Anurag Thakur
(3) Sunil Gavaskar
(4) P.T. Usha
(5) Manjeet Kaur
Ans: (1) Anju Bobby George
Q.81. Who sworn in as the new Prime Minster of Portugal?
(1) Antonio Costa
(2) Francisca Van Dunem
(3) Pedro Passos Coelho
(4) Pedro Santana Lopes
(5) José Barroso
Ans: (1) Antonio Costa
Q.82. What is the strike range of Prithvi-II missile?
(1) 250 km
(2) 370 km
(3) 420 km
(4) 450 km
(5) 350 km
Ans: (5) 350 km
Q.83. Who has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of
OLA?
(1) Shahid Husain
(2) Sarabjeet Kaur
(3) Rajiv Bansal
(4) Sanjeev Paul
(5) Samanvay Tripathi
Ans: (3) Rajiv Bansal
Q.84. Yaogan—29 is the remote sensing satellite of which country?
(1) Japan
(2) China
(3) Russia
(4) France
(5) USA
Ans: (2) China
Q.85. From which date liquor prohibition will be implemented in
Bihar?
(1) 1 March 2016
(2) 1 January 2016
(3) 1 April 2016
(4) 10 January 2016
(5) 10 May 2016
Ans: (3) 1 April 2016
Q.86. In an important development, the cricket boards of India
and Pakistan agreed to play a short bilateral series in ________,
which is a neutral country, from 15 December.
(1) Sri Lanka
(2) Bangladesh
(3) England
(4) Australia
(5) America
Ans: (1) Sri Lanka
Q.87. Kadmatt is a _____________.
(1) Fighter Helicopter
(2) Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette
(3) Remote sensing satellite
(4) Naval Warfare Ship
(5) Missile
Ans: (2) Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette
Q.88. Recently Rajya Sabha MP from ___________ Khekiho Zhimomi
passed away.
(1) Assam
(2) Tripura
(3) Odisha
(4) Nagaland
(5) Sikkim
Ans: (4) Nagaland
Q.89. How much investment has been approved by Ministry of
Urban Development for improving basic infrastructure in 102
AMRUT cities?
(1) Rs. 2,420 cr
(2) Rs. 1,500 cr
(3) Rs. 4,331 cr
(4) Rs. 5,460 cr
(5) Rs. 3,120 cr
Ans: (5) Rs.3, 120 cr
Q.90. How many female match umpires have been appointed for
the first time for women’s World Twenty20 qualifier match to be
held in Bangkok?
(1) Two
(2) Four
(3) Three
(4) Five
(5) Six
Ans: (2) Four