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Score Booster - Important 1000 GK Questions for SBI Clerk Mains 2016 1).National Fire Service Day is observed on ________.

a) April 15th b) April 14th c) May 15th d) May 14th e) None of the above

Answer: b) 2). Which state Assembly unanimously approved the Prohibition of Social Boycott Bill?

a) Gujarat b) Kerala c) Telangana d) Maharashtra e) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: d) 3). India and ___________ signed a MoU for cooperation and mutual assistance in development of ports.

a) North Korea b) South Korea c) Sri Lanka d) Oman e) Singapore

Answer: b) 4). Which Country was the world's largest remittance recipient in 2015 said by World Bank?

a) India b) Russia c) Japan d) Germany e) China

Answer: a) 5). RBI decided to cut the minimum maturity period of masala bonds to ________.

a) 1 year b) 2 years c) 3 years d) 4 years e) 7 years

Answer: c) 6). Australia batsman Dean Jones has appointed as chief coach of the _________ cricket team.

a) Pakistan b) Bangladesh c) Zimbabwe d) West Indies e) UAE

Answer: a) 7). Prime Minister NarendraModi released two commemorative coins on the eve of 125th birth anniversary of Dr.BabasahebBhimraoAmbedkar. The denominations of the coins were

a) Ten-rupee and One hundred and twenty-five rupee b) Ten-rupee and Hundred rupee coins c) Ten-rupee and One hundred and fifty rupee d) Ten-rupee and Fifty rupee e) None of the above

Answer: a) 8). Indiasigned a MoU with which among the following countries in the field of Fisheries.

a) Pakistan b) Bhutan c) Bangladesh

d) Malaysia e) Sri Lanka

Answer: c) 9). According to the report compiled Electronics major by Huawei, India placed at the ____ position among 50 different countries in a Global Connectivity Index (GCI).

a) 32nd b) 44th c) 38th d) 42nd e) 29th

Answer: b) 10). South Pacific island nation ____ has become the 189th member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.

a) Nauru b) Majuro c) Bikini d) Bagao e) Tiga Island

Answer: a) 11). Which Indian bank is introducing a wafer thin SIM sleeve enabled payments solutions for the feature phone?

a) Axis Bank b) HDFC Bank c) Yes Bank d) ICICI Bank e) None of the above

Answer: c) 12). Leading Chip maker AMD ties up with ______ to enter Indian electronics sector for chip manufacturing.

a) HSMC b) TSMC c) UMC d) Micron e) None of the above

Answer: a) 13). Airports Authority of India asks ________ to pay Rs 15 crore of duesup by more than its bank guarantee amount of over Rs 30 crore.

a) Air India Express b) GoAir c) IndiGo d) SpiceJet e) TajAir

Answer: b) 14). _______ has become the world's fastest convertible car after reaching a top speed of 265.6 mph.

a) Hennessey Venom GT b) Bugatti Chiron c) Bugatti Veyron Super Sport d) SSC Ultimate Aero e) None of the above

Answer: a) 15). Who has been appointed as the liaison officer for Jammu and Kashmir?

a) Nripendra Mishra b) S. Jayashankar c) AjitDobhal d) RatanWattal e) None of the above

Answer: d)

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16). Delhi government bans sale of all forms of chewable tobacco for _______ year(s).

a) 1 year b) 3 years c) 5 years d) 1.5 years e) 2 years

Answer: a) 17). Himachal Pradesh is celebrating _______ Himachal Day on April 15.

a) 68th b) 67th c) 69th d) 70th e) 71st

Answer: c) 18). The government said that banks have been asked to calculate revised amount of pension following the recent _____ per-cent hike in Dearness Relief (DR).

a) 2% b) 6% c) 8% d) 12% e) 5%

Answer: b) 19). Government has reconstituted Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) board. Who has been appointed as Chairman of the Board.

a) Ram Bahadur Rai b) Dakshinaranjan Basu c) Vikram Chandra d) David Dev Das e) Santosh Kumar

Answer: a) 20). India and _________ have agreed to enhance collaboration on tackling offshore tax evasion and increase co-operation in sharing of cross-border tax information.

a) Germany b) Japan c) China d) USA e) None of the above

Answer: d) 21). US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that they have started joint patrols with

a) Indonesia b) Philippines c) South Korea d) Japan e) Malaysia

Answer: b) 22). The female boxer who was named as one of the eight ambassadors for the upcoming World Championships by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

a) Lila Ali b) Tracy Byrd c) Jane Couch d) Mary Kom e) None of the above

Answer: d) 23). World Bank and ________ Sign First Co-Financing Framework Agreementto approve about USD 1.2 billion.

a) Asian Development Bank b) African Development Bank

c) European Investment Bank d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank e) Islamic Development Bank

Answer: d) 24). In order to settle most of its loans, Jaypee group offers _____ acre land to banksto avoid putting a non-performing asset (NPA) tag on the two Jaypee group companies namely Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) and Jaypee Infra.

a) 2200 b) 2150 c) 1950 d) 2500 e) 2750

Answer: a) 25). Manika Batra and Soumyajit Ghosh have qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics. They belong to which sports.

a) Archery b) Diving c) Table Tennis d) Hockey e) Volley Ball

Answer: c) 26). Which state has launched the Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana for widows?

a) Jammu and Kashmir b) Meghalaya c) Uttarakhand d) Jharkhand e) Gujarat

Answer: d) 27). The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has allocated _____ towards modernisation of 82 state government-owned

laboratories over the next 2-3 years. a) Rs.550 cr b) Rs.750 cr c) Rs.500 cr d) Rs.650 cr e) Rs.520 cr

Answer: c) 28). According to the latest economic census the state that has the maximum number of woman entrepreneurs in the country is

a) Tamil Nadu b) Andhra Pradesh c) Kerala d) Karnataka e) Maharashtra

Answer: a) 29). The only state where the Food Security act is yet to be implemented is

a) Telangana b) Nagaland c) Bihar d) Tripura e) Manipur

Answer: b) 30). Panagarh Air Force Base of West Bengal was renamedafter former IAF chief _____.

a) Arjan Singh



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b) Arup Raha c) Norman Anil Kumar Browne d) Fali Homi Major e) None of the above

Answer: a) 31). A US jury has slapped two Tata Group companies – Tata Consultancy Services and Tata America International Corp – with a _________ fine in a trade secret lawsuit filed against them.

a) $940 million b) $950 million c) $960 million d) $970 million e) $945 million

Answer: a) 32). Volodymyr Groysman appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?

a) Hungary b) Bulgaria c) Ukraine d) Turkey e) Latvia

Answer: c) 33). A Low-cost career Air Pegasus would invest ______ in 2016-17 to expand operations and connect more cities across south India.

a) Rs 90 crore b) Rs 200 crore c) Rs 300 crore d) Rs 400 crore e) Rs 100 crore

Answer: e) 34). Scientists create world's strongest material. The name given to the material is

a) Dimando b) Graphene c) Magnesine d) Alluminine e) None of the above

Answer: b) 35). Award-winning photographer, Malick Sidibe, has died at the age of 80. He belongs to which country?

a) Liberia b) Mali c) Angola d) Niger e) Mauritania

Answer: b) 36). The government has decided to increase minimum wages to _____ rupees per month for contract labourers across the country.

a) 10,000 b) 9500 c) 8500 d) 12000 e) 15000

Answer: a) 37). Free Wi-fi services were launched at Bhubaneswar railway station.The station will be the second station to be covered under the free Wi-Fi project. The first station covered under this project was

a) Bangalore b) Ahmadabad c) Mumbai Central d) New Delhi

e) Chennai Answer: c) 38). Name the major exercise conducting in the deserts of Rajasthan to evaluate the capability of the Army to strike deep into enemy territory in an integrated air-land battle environment.

a) Varuna b) IBSAMAR c) AviaIndra d) Surya Kiran e) Shatrujeet

Answer: e) 39). French President Francois Hollande announced ______ in aid for Lebanon over the next three years as it currently hosts over a million Syrian refugees.

a) €100 million b) €200 million c) €300 million d) €400 million e) €500 million

Answer: a) 40). aThe first legally recognised Pastafarian wedding concluded in ______. The wedding, held on a pirate boat, was officiated by a pirate.

a) Nelson, New Zealand b) Oamaru, New Zealand c) Dunedin, New Zealand d) Akaroa, New Zealand e) Timaru, New Zealand

Answer: d) 41). Who gets Mumbai Press Club’s lifetime achievement awardAwarded by The Mumbai Press Club – ‘RedInk Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism’?

a) BarkhaDutt b) T N Ninan c) AmbaGoswami d) ArunShourie e) PalagummiSainath

Answer: b) 42). Which steel major has rolled out a secure carpooling platform for its employees, thus becoming one of the first companies in the manufacturing sector?

a) Steel Authority of India b) Tata Steel c) VISA Steel d) JSW Steel e) None of the above

Answer: b) 43). Name the humanoid robot that can speak, show micro-expressions and move eyes and body that was unveiled by researchersat the University of Science and Technology of China.

a) Kia Kia b) Mia Mia c) JiaJia d) LiaLia e) None of the above

Answer: c) 44). India finished as runners-up in the 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. Which team won the cup?

a) Australia b) New Zealand c) Malaysia d) Canada



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e) Japan Answer: a) 45). Mercedes' NicoRosberg took pole at the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix. He belongs to which Country?

a) Argentina b) Germany c) Netherlands d) Poland e) Italy

Answer: b) 46). International Day for Monuments and Sites observed on April 18th with theme for the year 2016 is

a) Heritage, a shared wealth of humankind b) Heritage of Commemoration c) World Heritage Convention d) The Heritage of sport e) None of the above

Answer: d) 47). ThrissurPooram is a traditional festival celebrated in which state?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Kerala c) Gujarat d) Haryana e) Meghalaya

Answer: b) 48). The state that which announced the medical allowance to employees would be increased by 10%, and the dearness allowance by 6% is ______. This would put an additional cost of 315.34 crore annually on the state exchequer.

a) Haryana b) Punjab c) Karnataka d) Maharashtra e) Tamil Nadu

Answer: a) 49). Union government to compensate of __________ for SC/ST victim of gang rape, murder or an acid attack including 47 offences.

a) Rs.8.5 lakh b) Rs.5 lakh c) Rs.7.5lakh d) Rs.6 lakh e) Rs.7lakh

Answer: a) 50). Infosys cofounder S Gopalakrishnan launched a new app that chronicles the “fascinating journey” of the Indian IT industry since the 1950s. Name the app.

a) Paramahamsa b) Rajahamsa c) Itihaasa d) Yaaden e) Saphalata

Answer: c) 51). According to the latest reports released, which is the best country in the world to raise children?

a) Finland b) Denmark c) Norway

d) Switzerland e) None of the above

Answer: b) 52). Who has appointed as Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards?

a) Prakash Mishra b) M Akhaya c) BinyanandJha d) PC Thakur e) Arun Kumar Ray

Answer: d) 53). Which bank is going to raise over 178 crore by issuing shares to Life Insurance Corporation on a preferential basis?

a) Bank of Baroda b) Indian Overseas Bank c) UCO Bank d) Dena Bank e) Oriental Bank of Commerce

Answer: e) 54). _____ has collaborated with Google to provide health information under the latter's Health Card project.

a) Apollo Hospitals b) Nova Speciality Hospitals c) Global Health City d) BGS Global Hospitals e) MIOT Hospitals

Answer: a) 55). Name the first ever Indian gymnast to qualify for Olympics.

a) Pranathi Das b) DipaKarmakar c) Priti Das d) TumpaDebanath e) PranathiNaik

Answer: b) 56). Railways will shortly be launching phone ticket cancellation service. What is the number dedicated to cancel their reserved tickets booked through counters?

a) 139 b) 149 c) 115 d) 165 e) 123

Answer: a) 57). Technical Committee on Large Scale Integration of Renewable Energy in India is headed by

a) Kalraj Mishra b) Ananthkumar c) PiyushGoyal d) ChaudharyBirender Singh e) Radha Mohan Singh

Answer: c) 58). According to the study conducted by Assocham-SREI, which state tops in Public Private Partnership project investments?

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Andhra Pradesh c) Himachal Pradesh d) Uttar Pradesh e) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: d) 59). With which country does Uttar Pradesh Government shared contributions to enhance the Road Connectivity of about 400 Kms in major district in Uttar Pradesh State?

a) Peru b) Philippines



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c) Cambodia d) Poland e) Germany

Answer: b) 60). Which state government made it mandatory to have a barcode and hologram on liquor bottles to eliminate the problem of spurious liquor?

a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat c) Punjab d) Jammu and Kashmir e) Assam

Answer: a) 61). The 14th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation, the Republic of India and the People's Republic of China was held in

a) Saint Petersburg b) Beijing c) Ahmadabad d) Moscow e) None of the above

Answer: d) 62). World Bank and UNICEF announced establishment of new alliance that aims to make ________ programme a global policy.

a) Primary EducationDevelopment b) Secondary EducationDevelopment c) Early Childhood Development d) Technical EducationDevelopment e) None of the above

63). Reliance Jio announced that the Bay of Bengal Gateway’s subsea cable network spread over _________ was operational.

a) 7,100 km b) 8,100 km c) 6,100 km d) 7,800 km e) 8,800km

Answer: b) 64). A novel, simple, low-cost device that quickly diagnoses septicaemia at bedside has been developed by the researcher belongs to

a) IIT Kanpur b) IIT Rorkee c) IIT Chennai d) IISC Bangalore e) IIT Delhi

Answer: e) 65). Robert Key, who played 15 Tests for his country, announced his retirement from professional cricket. He plays for which country?

a) Australia b) New Zealand c) England d) Zimbabwe e) South Africa

Answer: c) 66). Name the Emmy-winning actressthe star of US sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” who has passed away at the age of 90.

a) Doris Roberts b) SonarikaBhadoria c) Jennifer Winget d) DrashtiDhami e) None of the above

Answer: a)

67). The Union government has earmarked _______ crore to clean up Bengaluru’s polluted lakes.

a) Rs.750 b) Rs.800 c) Rs.850 d) Rs.650 e) Rs.550

Answer: b) 68). Panasonic India and AES India Private Limited announced an agreement to construct a 10 MW energy storage array at Panasonic's Technopark manufacturing facility in which state of India?

a) Punjab b) Sikkim c) Haryana d) Gujarat e) Maharashtra

Answer: c) 69). Name the Indian-Americannominated by US President Barack Obama as the country’s next envoy to Chad.

a) George Sudarshan b) V Mohan Reddy c) Geeta Pasi d) Ruchi Shangavi e) Swapna Chattopadhya

Answer: c) 70). The emergency imposed after the Paris attacks in November 2015 and has been extended twice until 26 May. Again French PM Manuel Valls said that France will seek to extend the emergency in the country till the end of

a) June b) July c) August d) September e) None of the above

Answer: b) 71). A Trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed in Science and Technology among Sri Lanka,

a) India and Bangladesh b) Japan and China c) China and India d) India and Japan e) Japan and Bangladesh

Answer: d) 72). World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim announced that the World Bank Group will invest _______ US dollars over 5 years in education projects that directly benefit adolescent girls.

a) 0.5 billion b) 1.5 billion c) 2.5 billion d) 3.5 billion e) 4.5 billion

Answer: c) 73). Who among the following was appointed by State government of Goa as its new Lokayukta?

a) P.K. Mishra b) Bhaskar Khulbe c) T. V. Somanathan d) Tarun Bajaj e) Debashree Mukherjee

Answer: a) 74). Who among the following appointed as Kerala-based Rubber Board’s chairman?

a) S Vijay Kumar



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b) A Ajith Kumar c) K Dhiraj Kumar d) M Vikram Kumar e) D Satish Kumar

Answer: b) 75). Rahul Johri recently appointed as Chief Executive Officer at

a) All India Tennis Association b) All India Football Federation c) All India Chess Federation d) Board of Control for Cricket in India e) Athletics Federation of India

Answer: d) 76). Which bank becomes as the first private sector bank to open dedicated branch for start-ups?

a) South Indian Bank b) Karur Vysya Bank c) ICICI Bank d) IDBI Bank e) RBL Bank

Answer: e) 77). Which bank becomes the top mobiliser under Gold Monetisation Schemewhich was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November?

a) State Bank of India b) Central Bank of India c) Punjab National Bank d) Punjab and Sind Bank e) Andhra Bank

Answer: c) 78). The making of India: The untold story of British Enterprises authored by

a) Kartar Lalvani b) Amish Tripati c) Rohinton Mistry d) Ashwin Sanghi e) Suketu Mehta

Answer: a) 79). President Pranab Mukherjee honoured Professor Ge Fuping with the George Grierson prize for his remarkable works done for the propagation of Hindi abroad. He belongs to which country?

a) Japan b) China c) Malaysia d) Singapore e) None of the above

Answer: b) 80). Which travel search app has launched '1-Tap Cab Booking' feature that lets users book cabs without a stable internet connection or GPS?

a) Entrain b) Sunscreen c) Tipulator d) Ixigo e) Travel Safe

Answer: d) 81). Name the legendary mentor to some of Silicon Valley’s most important entrepreneurs and executives including Steve Jobs and Larry Page, who has died at age 75?

a) Bill Campbell b) Sean Harper c) Julian Scharman d) Mike Sigal e) Seth Berman

Answer: a) 82). Civil Services Day is being observed on

a) 22nd April b) 23rd April c) 21st April d) 24th April e) 21st August

Answer: c) 83). Satellite communication provider TechnoSatComm said that _____ Metro Rail Corporation has awarded a 10-year contract to it to provide free Wi-Fi services.

a) Kolkata b) Mumbai c) Bengaluru d) Pune e) Delhi

Answer: e) 84). The Union Cabinet approved for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and _________ on technical cooperation in the field of capacity building, benchmarking and bilateral exchange in infrastructure engineering.

a) Bhutan b) Nepal c) Sri Lanka d) Bangladesh e) Myanmar

Answer: a) 85). India is expected to buy 145 M777 Howitzers for _______ to prepare its Mountain Strike Corps.

a) $750 million b) $650 million c) $700 million d) $600 million e) None of the above

Answer: a) 86). Which state government has notified the Affordable Plotted Housing Policy 2016 for low and medium standard towns under DeenDayal Jan AwasYojana.

a) Maharashtra b) Madhya Pradesh c) Punjab d) Haryana e) Chhattisgarh

Answer: d) 87). Punjab CM ParkashBadal distributes health insurance cards & approves _____ crorefor road sector.

a) Rs 950 crore b) Rs 750 crore c) Rs 650 crore d) Rs 850 crore e) Rs 700 crore

Answer: b) 88). India ranks ____ out of 180 countries listed in the World Press Freedom Index 2016, released by NGO Reporters without Borders.

a) 134 b) 135 c) 133 d) 128 e) 110

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89). Who among the following persons has been conferred with one of the highest awards of Cyprus for his work in a number of senior roles within the Commonwealth Secretariat?

a) AmitavBanerji b) Kapil Sharma c) Lakshmi Mittal d) Indira Nooi e) Asghar Khan

Answer: a) 90). Which among the following payment system company has announced its partnership with BookMyShow to offer the fastest and secure digital payments option for movie lovers?

a) PayUIndia b) Citrus Pay c) FreeCharge d) Pay Pal e) PayZippy

Answer: c) 91). Name the cruise missile that is test-firedRussian Militaryfrom the Kapustin Yar practice range in the Astrakhan Region as part of drill.

a) Sturgeon b) Sampson c) Switchblade d) Iskander e) None of the above

Answer: d) 92). What was the theme of the International Mother Earth Day that was celebrated on 22 April 2016 across the world?

a) Trees saves the Earth b) Trees for the Earth c) It’s our turn to lead d) Earth: Space for living e) None of the above

Answer: b) 93). Which among the following countries is going to sign a joint manufacturing contract with India for 200 Ka-226T light utility multirole helicopters before the end of 2016?

a) Japan b) Canada c) China d) Russia e) USA

Answer: d) 94). The month-long SimhasthaKumbhmela, the largest congregation of Hindus, began in

a) Nasik b) Ayodhya c) Badrinath d) Kushinagar e) Ujjani

Answer: e) 95). Which countries government has introduced the Electronic Travel Authorization Visa (e-visa) for Indian tourists on a short visit to the country?

a) Malaysia b) Philippines c) UAE d) France e) Russia

Answer: a) 96). Suresh Babu appointed as the next Ambassador of India

a) Taiwan b) Mongolia

c) Thailand d) Vietnam e) Armenia

Answer: b) 97). Who has been awarded with one of France’s highest honourOfficier de l’Ordre des Arts etLettres (Order of Arts and Letters)?

a) KailashSatyardhi b) Honey Singh c) Tara Gandhi d) NandanNilekani e) None of the above

Answer: c) 98). TIME released the list of 100 most influential people which featured six Indians. Who among the following is not included in the list?

a) RaghuramRajan b) Priyanka Chopra c) SaniaMirza d) NarendraModi e) SunitaNarain

Answer: d) 99). India has overtaken China as the world's top destination for foreign direct investment by attracting greenfield capital investment worth ____ billion dollars in 2015.

a) 72 b) 59 c) 63 d) 86 e) 101

Answer: c) 100). Which among the following browsers introduced free and unlimited Virtual Private Network (VPN) feature into its desktop browser, making it the first major browser to offer an integrated VPN?

a) Opera b) Safari c) UC browser d) Firefox e) Omni web

Answer: a) 101). India is going to play their first day-night Test against ______ later this year, announced by BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur.

a) Australia b) South Africa c) New Zealand d) Pakistan e) West Indies

Answer: c) 102). Khongjom Day is the day observed every year by which state remembering the war heroes who had sacrificed their lives fighting against the British to protect freedom of the state?

a) Mizoram b) Manipur c) Nagaland d) Maharashtra e) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: b)



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103). Government has set-up a Sub Committee to interact with the trade and industry on the imposition of Central Excise Duty on jewellery. The committee is headed by

a) Ashok Lahiri b) Ratnakar Gangopadhaya c) Vijay Kumar Chawhan d) Priyatam Sethi e) None of the above

Answer: a) 104). Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananta Kumar announced that centre to provide Plastic Park to which state?

a) Telangana b) Mizoram c) Andhra Pradesh d) Kerala e) Haryana

Answer: c) 105). India said it has formally ratified the World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), aimed at easing customs procedures to boost commerce. India is the _____, WTO member to accept the TFA.

a) 78th b) 76th c) 77th d) 79th e) 82nd

Answer: b) 106). Japan tested its own stealth plane to become the __________ nation in the world to test stealth jets.

a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth e) Fifth

Answer: d) 107). Jaspal Bindra is appointed as the new Executive Chairman of

a) Bajaj Group b) Tata Group c) Hinduja Group d) Centrum group e) None of the above

Answer: d) 108). The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) sanctioned _____ crore rupees to 30 venture funds through the government-financed India Aspiration Fund for funding early-stage startups.

a) 1000 b) 2000 c) 500 d) 850 e) 1100

Answer: a) 109). Indian documentary that wins bronze medal at New York Festivals is

a) The True Cost b) Miditech’s Undercover Asia: Girls for Sale c) Look at us now, Mother! d) The Economics of Happiness e) Benaras: The Unexplored Attachments

Answer: b)

110). Which among the following companies has become the first Indian company to join a global energy campaign headed by an international non-profit group?

a) Mahindra and Mahindra b) TCS c) Bajaj Auto Ltd d) Tata Motors Ltd e) Hero MotorCorp Ltd

Answer: a) 111). Which among the following airlines has entered into a strategic partnership with software services firm TCS for a range of IT services, including application maintenance services and airport infrastructure support?

a) Spice Jet b) Jet Airways c) IndiGo d) Vistara e) AirAsia India

Answer: d) 112). A mosque in Kerala has decided to allow the entry of Muslim women for the first time in its history. Name the mosque.

a) Central Mahallu Mosque b) Thazhathangady Juma Mosque c) Mishkal Mosque d) Malik Dinar Mosque e) Cheraman Juma Masjid

Answer: b) 113). The World Bank said it will lend Ecuador ________ million dollars to speed up the aid to victims of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the country's northern coast.

a) $ 150 million b) $ 75 million c) $ 85 million d) $ 96 million e) $ 100 million

Answer: a) 114). Who among the following has been appointed as the new Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)?

a) Bhupendra Kainthola b) J R M Power c) Obaidur Rehman d) S. Sarkar e) R. V. V. Krishna Rao

Answer: a) 115). Shri Bishwadip Dey was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to

a) Venezuela b) Trinidad and Tobago c) Guyana d) Saint Lucia e) Dominica

Answer: b) 116). Who among the following has become the first Ambassador for Girl Child (AFGC) under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Project?

a) P. C Sarma b) Sanjay Kumar Srivastsva c) Urvashi Gulati d) Pankaj Kumar e) None of the above

Answer: d) 117). Who has been named Indian Contingent’s goodwill ambassador for the 2016 Rio Olympics?



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a) Sharukh Khan b) Amitabh Bachan c) Kamal Hasan d) Salman Khan e) Rajinikanth

Answer: d) 118). Google I/O conference 2016 is going to be held in the month of

a) May b) June c) July d) August e) None of these

Answer: a) 119). Name the Singapore Airlines, which is going to launch in India in May.

a) Silk Air b) Scoot c) Jet Star Asia Airways d) Tigerair e) None of the above

Answer: b) 120). NASA has awarded a ____ million dollar contract to Washington-based Aerojet Rocketdyne to develop an advanced Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) system for deep-space missions.

a) $67 b) $53 c) $96 d) $60 e) $70

Answer: a) 121). Who among the following cab aggregators has entered into a partnership with Gujarat Tourism and FICCI in Ahmedabad city to facilitate training for driver-partners?

a) OLA b) Meru c) Easy Cabs d) Uber e) Taxi for sure

Answer: d) 123). Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited is a 8000MW power plant is going to come up in which state?

a) Uttarakhand b) Maharashtra c) Jharkhand d) Haryana e) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: c) 124). Investments through participatory notes, P-Notes, into the country's capital markets increased to ____ crore in March.

a) Rs 2.23 lakh b) Rs 2.32 lakh c) Rs 2.56 lakh d) Rs 2.82 lakh e) Rs 2.18 lakh

Answer: a) 125). Who among the following has won the silver medal in the Men’s Skeet event of the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Rio De Janerio?

a) Sen Keshav b) Anjali Bhagwat c) Samaresh Jung d) Mairaj Ahmed Khan e) None of the above

Answer: d) 126). Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Lok Sabha that India has banned the import of milk and milk products from which country after finding them substandard?

a) USA b) China c) Brazil d) France e) Germany

Answer: b) 127). Senior legislator Gopal Roy was today appointed as leader of Congress Legislative Party in

a) Tamil Nadu Assembly b) Tripura Assembly c) Nagaland Assembly d) Uttar Pradesh Assembly e) None of the above

Answer: b) 128). The government has approved an interest rate of ____ per-cent on the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) for 2015-16.

a) 8.7% b) 8.9% c) 7.5% d) 8.75% e) 7.9%

Answer: a) 129). David and Simon Reuben have topped the annual Britain rich list, 'The Sunday Times Rich List 2016', with a fortune of £13.1 billion (approximately $18.9 billion). They belong to

a) Ahmadabad b) Bengaluru c) Mumbai d) Chennai e) Hyderabad

Answer: c) 130). The International Monetary Fund has said that oil exporting countries in West Asia lost a staggering ___ billion dollars in revenue due to lower oil prices last year.

a) 380 b) 365 c) 350 d) 390 e) 400

Answer: d) 131). Identify the Android-powered digital voice recorder aimed at legal and medical professionals which was launched by Phillips?

a) Air Voice b) SpeechAir c) Digi Voice d) Digi Record e) None of the above

Answer: b) 132). Who won the Barcelona Open which was held recently?

a) Rodger Federer b) Novak Djokovic c) Andy Murrey d) Stan Wawrinka e) Rafel Nadal

Answer: e) 133). World Intellectual Property Day 2016 was on 26 April 2016 observed across the world with the theme

a) Get up, Stand up, for music b) Designing the Future



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c) Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined d) Movies – a Global Passion e) Encouraging Creativity

Answer: c) 134). Heart of Asia (HoA) conference with the objective of bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan and speeding up its reconstruction with a focus on enhancing investment and connectivity to the country began at

a) New Delhi b) Dhaka c) Kolkata d) Herat e) Kabul

Answer: a) 135). Name the Indo-Mongolia joint military training exercise commenced at Mangolia.

a) Maitree b) Ausindex c) Ex ekuverin d) Nomadic Elephant e) Able response

Answer: d) 136). Which state government recently, has decided to give free laptops to first 500 meritorious students?

a) Sikkim b) Haryana c) Punjab d) West Bengal e) Nagaland

Answer: b) 137). A National Emergency Response System is soon to be launched in the country. The number dedicated for it was

a) 110 b) 112 c) 115 d) 114 e) 121

Answer: b) 138). The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified which city as the noisiest city in the country?

a) Mumbai b) New Delhi c) Chennai d) Bangalore e) None of the above

Answer: a) 139). Which bank has tied up with Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltdfor a corporate agency agreement?

a) Birla Sun Life Insurance

b) Exide life Insurance

c) HDFC Life d) PNB Metilife e) SBI life insurance

Answer: c) 140). Motorola has announced a special ___

themed variant of its Moto G Turbo Edition smartphone. a) Sachin Tendulkar b) M S Dhoni c) Rahul Dravid

d) ViratKohli e) Chirs Gayle

Answer: d) 141). Commonwealth Judo Championships 2018 is hosted by

a) Japan b) India c) Bangladesh d) Sri Lanka

Answer: b) 142). Former Prime Minister BanharnSilpa-archa was died on 23 April 2016. He is the PM of which country?

a) Cambodia b) Vietnam c) Laos d) Myanmar e) Thailand

Answer: e) 143). The first Pasteurised Human Milk Bank 'Amaara', was launched by Fortis La Femme in collaboration with the Breast Milk Foundation in _______.

a) New Delhi b) Chennai c) Trivandrum d) Ahmedabad e) Lucknow

Answer: a) 144). Government to divest ________ stake in National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)through a two-day offer for sale.

a) 11% b) 12% c) 12.36% d) 11.36% e) 11.5%

Answer: d) 145). “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is the book written by

a) Kazuo Ishiguro b) Martin Aims c) Ian McEwan d) A. S. Byatt e) JK Rowling

Answer: e) 146). Nelson Mandela statue unveiled in Palestine’s Ramallah and the area was renamed 'Nelson Mandela Square'. The statue is ______ feet tall.

a) 50 foot b) 20 foot c) 35 foot d) 80 foot e) 30 foot

Answer: b) 147). Name the Information and Broadcasting Minister of India?

a) Sushma Swaraj b) Kalraj Mishra c) Arun Jaitely d) Ravi Sankar Prasad e) Thaawar Chand Gehlot

Answer: c) 148). The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in the last week of April 2016 sanctioned a loan of _______ crore rupees to Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (HSWC).

a) 1000



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b) 2000 c) 3000 d) 3500 e) 2500

Answer: a) 149). The Mumbai Press Club bestowed the RedInk Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism on

a) T N Ninan b) C Vidyasagar Rao c) Devendra Fadnavis d) K Ashok Kumar e) None of the above

Answer: a) 150). Cadbury chocolates maker Mondelez inaugurated a Rs 1,265-crore plant in

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Telangana c) Maharashtra d) Odisha e) Haryana

Answer: a) 151). Japanese commercial vehicle maker Isuzu Motors on Wednesday opened its first manufacturing facility in India at

a) Telangana b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamil Nadu d) Karnataka e) Kerala

Answer: b) 152). Amanullah Khan who died recently is

a) Journalist b) Comedian c) Politician d) Musician e) Business Man

Answer: c) 153). Which state has approved five per cent interest subvention to flood-hit traders with effect from 1st April this year?

a) Jammu and Kashmir b) Haryana c) Bihar d) Rajasthan e) Meghalaya

Answer: a) 154). Which state Government is going to start to buy short term power procurement through e-auction with nine biddings?

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Andhra Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) Uttarakhand e) Odisha

Answer: d) 155). Ministry of Railways has pledged to set up a ______ crorerupees safety fund called Rashtriya Rail SanrakshaKosh which aimed to strengthen safety measures on the rail network to prevent accidents.

a) 1 lakh crore b) 2 lakh crore c) 3 lakh crore d) 4 lakh crore e) 5 lakh crore

Answer: a)

156). Who among the following appointed as amicus curiae to implement Justice RM Lodha committee recommendations?

a) ArvindSubramaniam b) GopalSubramaniam c) VinodSubramaniam d) Ajay Subramaniam e) Gaurav Kumar

Answer: b) 157). Indian Railways proposes to harness 1,000 MW of solar and 150 MW of wind energy by

a) 2019 b) 2023 c) 2020 d) 2025 e) None of the above

Answer: c) 158). Uber announced that Arianna Huffington, the Founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, will join the company’s board of directors. Name the Uber CEO.

a) Travis Kalanick b) Alec Oxenford c) Renil Reddy d) BhavishAgarwal e) VinnetTaneja

Answer: a) 159). Allan Donald, will join Australia as their bowling coach for their tour of Sri Lanka, Cricket Australia has confirmed. He is the former cricketer of which country?

a) West Indies b) South Africa c) New Zealand d) England e) Australia

Answer: b) 160). Jagendra Singh gets press club award for bravery in Journalism. He belongs to which state?

a) Haryana b) Punjab c) Maharashtra d) Uttar Pradesh e) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: d) 161). Name the seventh and last in the series of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) launchedsuccessfully by Indian Space Research Organisationfrom Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota spaceport?

a) IRNSS 1A b) IRNSS 1G c) IRNSS 1D d) IRNSS 1C e) None of the above

Answer: b) 162). Famous cartoonist V T Thomas, popularly known as Toms, passed away following a brief illness. He belongs to which state?

a) Tamil Nadu b) Andhra Pradesh c) Kerala d) Odisha e) Meghalaya

Answer: c) 163). To which country did India extended a Line of Credit (LoC) of 1 billion US dollars during the country’s foreign minister on a three-day state visit to India from 27 April to 29 April 2016.



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a) Taiwan b) Mongolia c) Turkey d) Yemen e) Belarus

Answer: b) 164). Which state government recently declared 10% reservation in higher education institutions and government jobs for the economically backward members?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Kerala d) Gujarat e) Odisha

Answer: d) 165). Which state topped in Direct tax collection in FY15 of 2.77 lakh crore out of the total national direct tax collection of 6.96 lakh crore?

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Chhattisgarh c) Maharashtra d) Jharkhand e) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: c) 166). The RajyaSabha passed the Industries (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015. The bill seeks to amend the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act,

a) 1941 b) 1951 c) 1961 d) 1971 e) 1981

Answer: b) 167). _____ and China have launched production of a new variant of the JF-17B multi-role combat jet, according to reports.

a) India b) Sri Lanka c) Bangladesh d) Myanmar e) Pakistan

Answer: e) 168). Which country has developed a new electronic paper, which has been heralded as "the world's first graphene electronic paper?

a) China b) India c) USA d) Japan e) France

Answer: a) 169). Identify the Indian academician who has been appointed to United Nations' University Council by the United Nations.

a) Krishna Kumar b) Radha Kumar c) Madhavkumar d) VenuGopal e) Madhusudhan Kumar

Answer: b) 170). Name the women's rights activist from Swat valley of Pakistan, became the recipient of yet another prestigious award when she was bestowed with the Nelson Mandela GraçaMachel Innovation Award 2016 in Bogota, Colombia.

a) Zubaida Jalal Khan

b) FaredaShaeed c) Tabassum Adnan d) HinaJillani e) SairaAfzalTarar

Answer: c) 171). Name the author of the book Blood on my Hands: Confessions of Staged Encounters which was released recently?

a) SS Kohli b) Vikram Seth c) Nirad C Chaudhuri d) Lakshmi Seghal e) KishalayBhatacharjee

Answer: e) 172). GarimaChaudhary belongs to which among the following sports?

a) Judo b) Chess c) Badminton d) Golf e) F1 Racer

Answer: a) 173). Which municipal council becomesto first to have digi-locker?

a) Jalgaon b) Ahmednagar c) Rourkela d) Solapur e) Latur

Answer: b) 174). National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has entered into collaboration with which countries government for a special programme on 'Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for Food Security'?

a) France b) Japan c) Italy d) Germany e) Malaysia

Answer: d) 175). Union government make it mandatory to allot how much per cent of total cost of any highway project for road safety?

a) 0.2 b) 0.5 c) 1 d) 2 e) 3

Answer: c) 176). Which state Cabinet approved 5% interest subsidy for flood-hit traders?

a) Maharashtra b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Haryana d) Rajasthan e) Karnataka

Answer: b) 177). Minister of State for Culture and Tourism, Mahesh Sharma said that a memorial for NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose, depicting his life and freedom struggle, would be built in

a) Itanagar b) Gandhinagar c) Ranchi d) Mumbai e) New Delhi

Answer: e)



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178). UNICEF and which state branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) has joined hands to promote safe and healthy practices for improving maternal and child health in the state?

a) Kerala b) Karnataka c) Haryana d) Madhya Pradesh e) Nagaland

Answer: a) 179). In a first for any state in India, the Maharashtra Government today launched a web-based application that will enable tribals to get caste validity certificates online. Name the web-application.

a) Adi Chakra b) Adi Param c) Avunu d) AntarJal e) None of the above

Answer: b) 180). Who among the following becomes Rio olympics goodwill ambassador?

a) Sushil Kumar b) Mary Kom c) Abhinav Bindra d) SainaNehwal e) None of the above

Answer: c) 181). BookMyShow to let users book tickets on credit. The amount can be paid back in how many days?


Answer: e) 182). The Indian women recurve archery team on Friday defeated which country to set up a gold-medal clash with Chinese Taipei?

a) Germany b) South Korea c) Japan d) China e) United States

Answer: a) 183). Which state is set to become the first State in the country to make all of its urban areas ‘Open Defecation Free’ by October 2nd this year, marking the two years of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission by Prime Minister NarendraModi.

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Andhra Pradesh c) Telangana d) Maharashtra e) Odisha

Answer: b) 184). Brazilian steel major Gerdau Steel plans to invest up to 1,000 crore in adding capacity in its existing plant in

a) Nagaland b) Meghalaya c) Andhra Pradesh d) Nagaland e) None of the above

Answer: c) 185). Which country increased the minimum wage in the country by 30% amid triple-digit inflation?

a) Guyana b) Brazil c) Colombia d) Venezuela e) Costa Rica

Answer: d) 186). International Worker’s day observed on

a) May 1st b) June 1st c) May 2nd d) May 5th e) June 2nd

Answer: a) 187). Name the Indian-American journalist was felicitated with a prestigious award today by US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle during the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington.

a) SuchetaDulal b) Kanchana Gupta c) Neela Banerjee d) K. M. Mathew e) None of the above

Answer: c) 188). RamkumarICICI bank’s executive director and board member quits recently. Who took charge in his place?

a) Rajiv Sabharwal b) VishakhaMulye c) ChandaKochhar d) Vijay Chandok e) M K Sharma

Answer: d) 189). Union government has raised interest rate on employee provident fund (EPF) contributions to _____ for 2015-16 against 8.7 per cent approved by the Finance Ministry.

a) 8.8 per cent b) 8.9 per cent c) 9 per cent d) 9.1 per cent e) 9.2 per cent

Answer: a) 190). With which country does the Mumbai based Reliance Defence has inked a pactto collaborate on a range of military products.

a) Romania b) Belarus c) Hungary d) Greece e) Ukraine

Answer: e) 191). Giant duck-billed dinosaur fossil in ____ sets world record.

a) Japan b) China c) France d) Germany e) None of the above

Answer: b) 192). Vijender Singh is related to which sport?

a) Archery b) Swimming c) Boxing



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d) Wrestling e) Judo

Answer: c) 193). N Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM has launched Chandranna Bima Yojana, which benefits which of the following category?

a) Women employees b) Senior citizens c) Government employees d) Working class people e) Children education

Answer: d) 194). Who among the following has been elected as the Fellow of the Royal Society?

a) Rajiv Gauba b) Sriram Ramaswamy c) Shri Satender Kumar d) Nandhini Singla e) Deepak Kashyap

Answer: b) 195). With which of the following countries India has recently signed an Air Service Agreement to introduce direct flights between the coutries?

a) Australia b) Canada c) Iceland d) New Zealand e) None of these

Answer: d) 196). Which IT giant has recently inaugurated the Saudi Arabia’s first all women business and technology park (WBP)?

a) Infosys b) Wipro c) TCS d) HCL e) Microsoft

Answer: b) 197). Which of the following state government has recently signed a MoU with the IIT Delhi for setting up an IIT in the state?

a) Manipur b) Assam c) Jammu and Kashmir d) Meghalaya e) Nagaland

Answer: c) 198). World’s largest telescope called, “Thirty Metre Telescope” (TMT) has planned to be build at ______.

a) Kamet b) Hardeal c) Rimo d) Ladakh e) Chaukamba

Answer: d) 199). Name the first cruise ship which sails from US to Cuba in over 50 years?

a) The Atlanta b) The Adonia c) The Argenta d) The Abanda e) The Alfansa

Answer: b) 200). Who has been newly appointed as the Information and Broadcasting Secretary?

a) Ajay Mittal

b) Pankaj Kumar c) Suresh Babu d) Rahul Johri e) Geeta Johri

Answer: a) 201). Vikram Malhotra is related to which of the following sports?

a) Hockey b) Badminton c) Squash d) Tennis e) Basketball

Answer: c) 202). Who is the winner of Russian Grand Prix?

a) Nico Rosberg b) Lewis Hamilton c) Sebastian Vettel d) Fernando Alonso e) Jenson Button

Answer: a) 203). The World Press Freedom Day was observed across the world on _____ with the theme Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms - This Is Your Right!

a) May 1st b) May 2nd c) May 3rd d) May 4th e) None of the above

Answer: c) 204). The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to raise _____ crore through the issue of bonds in the financial year 2016-17.

a) 55000 b) 65000 c) 75000 d) 85000 e) 155000

Answer: a) 205). According to online learning site Coursera, with 1.3 million registered learners, India is the third largest e-learning market globally after the US and China. According to the report which city has more number of e-learners in India?

a) Hyderabad b) Bangalore c) New Delhi d) Mumbai e) Chennai

Answer: b) 206). Indian Railways signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with forest departments of which states to plant 5 trees alongside Railway Track on Railway Land Boundary?

a) Punjab and Jharkhand b) Punjab and Maharashtra c) Haryana and Maharashtra d) Haryana and Punjab e) Haryana and Jharkhand

Answer: d) 207). Which among the following state government is setting up a Spices Park? The estimated outlay of the park is Rs. 31 crore.

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Gujarat c) Telangana d) Karnataka e) None of these



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Answer: c) 208). Japan has pledged _____ billion dollars initiative to promote development in the Mekong region, which encompasses parts of Vietnam, Laos and Thailand through which the river flows.

a) 4 b) 8 c) 9 d) 7 e) 10

Answer: d) 209). Who became the Brand Ambassador of world famous Swiss luxury watch maker Hublot.

a) Rohit Sharma b) Virat Kohli c) Shikar Dhawan d) Ajinkya Rahane e) Umesh Yadav

Answer: a) 210). The former cricketer who accepted Indian Olympic Association's invitation to be India's Goodwill Ambassador at the 2016 Rio Olympics is

a) Anil Kumble b) Rahul Dravid c) Virendra Shewag d) Mohammad Kaif e) Sachin Tendulkar

Answer: e) 211). The BCCI nominated whom for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

a) Virat Kohli b) Ajinkya Rahane c) Ravichandran Ashwin d) Ravindra Jadeja e) None of the above

Answer: a) 212). The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dell, Michael Dell, announced that the tech firm's $70 billion merger with which data storage company, and will be called Dell Technologies.

a) Caringo b) EMC c) Digitiliti d) Nasuni e) Nimbus

Answer: b) 213). Which state government is going to launch NagarodayAbhiyan on the lines of Gramoday Se Bharat UdayAbhiyan in the state in July – August?

a) Maharashtra b) Madhya Pradesh c) Rajasthan d) Meghalaya e) None of the above

Answer: b) 214). According to ‘SocialCops' analysis of World Bank data, India ranks ___ of 210 countries on electrification with 78.7% of its population having access to electricity.

a) 142 b) 96 c) 137 d) 182 e) 111

Answer: c) 215). Who was appointed Managing Director (MD) of Bharti Retail?

a) ShantaunNarayen b) Syed B Ali c) Ashok Vemuri d) Kishore Biyani e) None of the above

Answer: d) 216). Which sports car manufacturer on Monday appointed its Chairman Sergio Marchionne as the new CEO?

a) Ferrari b) Fornasari c) Alke d) FIAT e) ALFA ROME

Answer: a) 217). Which team has appointed Jose Francisco Molina Jimenez as their Head Coach for ISL-2016?

a) Kolkata b) Pune c) Gujarat d) Bangalore e) Hyderabad

Answer: a) 218). Which state government recently, launched Smart Village program to improve public facilities in the villages?

a) Maharashtra b) Andhra Pradesh c) Gujarat d) Tamil Nadu e) Assam

Answer: c) 219). There is only one per cent water left in dams in Marathwada region, Aurangabad Divisional Commissioner UmakantDangat. Where does this draught hit Marathwadaare dam located?

a) Maharashtra b) Haryana c) Punjab d) Madhya Pradesh e) Rajasthan

Answer: a) 220). Who won the World Snooker Championship?

a) Stuart Bingham b) Judd Trump c) Shaun Murphy d) Mark Selby e) Mark Allen

Answer: d) 221). Which cricket ranked top in the ICC T20I Rankings?

a) Australia b) India c) New Zealand d) South Africa e) West Indies

Answer: c) 222). Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power has received in-principle approval from which countries government for the first phase of a 3,000 MW Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-based power plant in the country?

a) Sri Lanka b) Bangladesh c) Bhutan d) Myanmar



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e) None of the above Answer: b) 223). Which state government has decided to provide a total of 6 thousand crore rupees loan to 20 lakh 50 thousand farmers during this Kharif season?

a) Haryana b) Odisha c) Maharashtra d) Karnataka e) Manipur

Answer: b) 224). The Supreme Court (SC) Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur, recommended transfer of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph to ______ high court.

a) Karnataka b) Telangana c) Andhra Pradesh d) Punjab e) Chandigarh

Answer: c) 225). The European Central Bank (ECB) announced that it will permanently stop producing the ____________ banknote by the end of 2018.

a) 50 euro b) 100 euro c) 1000 euro d) 500 euro e) None of the above

Answer: d) 226). Who has been appointed the new Chief of Naval Staff and will assume charge on May 31, said a Defence Ministry spokesperson?

a) Sunil Lanba b) Robin K Dhowan c) Devendra Kumar Joshi d) Sureesh Mehta e) None of the above

Answer: a) 227). Which bank has appointed S. Mahalingam as a non-executive chairman of the Bank?

a) City Union Bank b) ICICI Bank c) Axis Bank d) Standard Chartered Bank e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Answer: a) 228). Which bank has opened IFSC Banking unit at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) City recently to become the fourth bank to open its IFSC Banking Unit (IBU)?

a) Yes Bank b) Kotak Mahindra Bank c) Federal Bank d) ICICI Bank e) None of the above

Answer: b) 229). ‘Ace Against Odds’ is the autobiography of

a) RafelNadal b) SaniaMirza c) Maria Sharapova d) Serena Williams e) Victoria Azarenka

Answer: b)

230). Which IT major has opened up access to a five-qubit quantum computing processor located in New York through a new free cloud service.

a) DELL b) Microsoft c) Oracle d) IBM e) None of the above

Answer: d) 231). Name the Veteran politician and former MLA, who was elected to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly twice, passed away in Dimapur ?

a) K. Mohan Rao b) R. Vikram Mehta c) R. LisenAo d) M. Lakshman e) None of the above

Answer: c) 232). AhmetDavutoglu PM of which country announce his resignation?

a) Syria b) Turkey c) Greece d) Romania e) Georgia

Answer: b) 233). Which of the following days was observed on 6th May globally?

a) International Press Freedom day b) International No Diet Day c) International Energy Day d) International Family Day e) None of the above

Answer: b) 234). Lok Sabha passes the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill 2016. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015 chaired by

a) Bhupender Yadav b) Chakravarty c) Chandra Shekar d) Hanumantha Rao e) K Kannan

Answer: a) 235). Expanding the high speed Internet network facility Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has launched the Google’s free Wi-Fi service facility in

a) Vijayawada b) Raipur c) Kachiguda d) All the above e) None of these

Answer: d) 236). Recently which state government has decided to dig one lakh deep bore wells to ensure that the farmers of the drought-hit areas are able to save their crops at the time of drought?

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Rajasthan d) Odisha e) Gujarat

Answer: d)



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237). The Union Government announced Committee on Yoga Education in Universities has recommended seven programmes for implementation in universities. The committee is headed by

a) Bikram Choudhury b) H R Nagendra c) Vikarm Seth d) Hari Charan e) None of the above

Answer: b) 238). Which country is set to print its own version of the US dollar in order to ease a cash shortage in the country?

a) Botswana b) Mozambique c) Zambia d) Angola e) Zimbabwe

Answer: e) 239). Which country is set to get the world's first strictly adults-only sex-themed amusement park?

a) Paraguay b) Brazil c) Argentina d) Venezuela e) Uruguay

Answer: b) 240). “mVisa” is a card-less solution which facilitates payment by scanning the QR code displayed at the merchant outlet or from the merchants mobile is launched by

a) ICICI Bank b) Punjab National Bank c) State Bank of India d) Axis Bank e) None of the above

Answer: c) 241). Name the Indian who won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2016, for the Asia region?

a) Parashar Kulkarni b) Vijay Kulkarni c) Prakash Kulkarni d) Pramod Kulakarni e) None of the above

Answer: a) 242). India has secured ____ position in the 2016 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index.

a) Tenth b) Eleventh c) Fifteenth d) Ninth e) Sixth

Answer: d) 243). Union government has released ________ crore to drought-hit States under MGNREGA in 2016-17, the Parliament was informed by the Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh.

a) 9875 b) 9367 c) 9500 d) 9700 e) 9300

Answer: b) 244). Public Sector undertaking, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has commissioned 500 MW thermal power unit at Bokaro Thermal Power-A Station of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) in

a) Jharkhand

b) Uttarakhand c) Mizoram d) Tripura e) None of the above

Answer: a) 245). Union inter-ministerial Board of Approval (BoA) approved the proposal of ____ to set up an IT/ITeS special economic zone (SEZ) in Bengaluru in an area spread over 4 hectares.

a) Samsung b) Dell c) Infosys d) LG e) Wipro

Answer: c) 246). India and ___ have decided to exchange sports persons, coaches, experts and administrators to improve the standard of the game in both nations.

a) China b) Japan c) Malaysia d) Philippines e) None of the above

Answer: b) 247). Who among the following elected as the PM of Ireland?

a) Welsh: PrifWeinidogCymru

b) David Cameron c) H.F Verwoerd d) Enda Kenny e) None of the above

Answer: d) 248). Sadiq Khan has been elected the new Mayor of which city, boosting Labour party

a) Paris b) London c) Cambridge d) Reading e) Sheffield

Answer: b) 249). The Householder, the Star, authored by film journalist Aseem Chhabra is the biography of

a) Sonam Kapoor b) Dilip Kumar c) Rajesh Khana d) Shashi Kapoor e) Raj Kapoor

Answer: d) 250). Which bank has joined with Transfast Remittance LLC for facilitating online inward remittance to India in Rupees for their NRI customers based in USA?

a. DLB Bank b. ICICI Bank c. Federal Bank d. RBL Bank e. City Union Bank

Answer: c) 251). Which bank has been awarded with Excellence Award on Empowering MSMEs 2016?

a. Corporation Bank b. Indian Overseas Bank c. Oriental bank of Commerce d. United Bank of India




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e. UCO Bank Answer: a) 252). A new species of stick insect of the genus Phryganistria measuring 62.4 centimetres, which was discovered in

a. Nigeria b. Kenya c. Mali d. Uganda e. China

Answer: e) 253). World red cross day is observed on

a. May 5th b. May 9th c. May 8th d. May 7th e. None of these

Answer: c) 254). Name the train launched by Indian Railways for pilgrims to visit Shirdi, Tirupati, JagannathPuri, Gangasagar, BaidyanathDham and Jyotirlingams among others.

a. Bharat Darshan b. Bharat Prayan c. Bharat Yatra d. Bharat Paryatak e. None of the above

Answer: a) 255). Union Labour Minister Bandarudattatreya has informed that the banks in Telangana state will provide ______ crore rupees loans to the poor under Mudra Yojana.

a. 600 b. 6000 c. 650 d. 6500 e. None of the above

Answer: b) 256). Recently, which state government has issued orders to set up a 'Monkey Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre' in Adilabad district, at a cost of ₹2.21 crore?

a) Nagaland b) Telangana c) Maharashtra d) Andhra Pradesh e) None of the above

Answer: b) 257). Name the Australian University which has declared two agreements with India in the area of medical technology to figure out major health challenges in India.

a. The University of Melbourne b. The University of Sydney c. The University of New South Wales d. Victoria’s Swinburne University e. Monash University

Answer: d) 258). Name the Indian-origin person who elected to Singapore Parliament?

a) MuraliPillai b) Kishore Pillai c) SantoshPillai d) MukeshPillai e) None of the above

Answer: a) 259). Which bank has decided to open an international banking unit (IBU)at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Gandhinagar.

a) United Bank of India b) City Union Bank c) Federal Bank d) IDBI Bank e) None of the above

Answer: d) 260). Which state police has been awarded the National Award for Smart Policing instituted by FICCI for its SMS-based Vehicle Monitoring System?

a. Mizoram b. Tripura c. Meghalaya d. Odisha e. Nagaland

Answer: e) 261). VineshPhogat and Sakshi Malikhave qualified for Rio Olympics. They belong to which sport?

a) Badminton b) Archery c) Cycling d) Water-pole e) None of the above

Answer: e) 262). Which state government has decided establish the Asia’s first Rice Technology Park?

a) Kerala b) Gujarat c) Karnataka d) Maharashtra e) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: c) 263). Actor Mahesh Babu, has adopted his ancestral village Burripalem, under the ‘Smart Village - Smart Ward’ programme. The village is in which district of Andhra Pradesh?

a) Krishna b) Guntur c) East Godavari d) West Godavari e) Chittoor

Answer: b) 264). The single emergency number that will be operational throughout India from January 1, 2017 to help people reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department is

a) 110 b) 111 c) 112 d) 113 e) 114

Answer: c) 265). A five day cultural festival in ______ organised by India to observe the 155th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore has been inaugurated.

a) Egypt b) Sudan c) Yemen d) Bhutan e) Vietnam

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266). iPhone maker Apple, which recently touched $1 billion in revenue from India, has named whom as its new country manager?

a) Vikram Kaul b) Sanjay kaul c) Mahesh Kaul d) Vijay Kaul e) None of the above

Answer: b) 267). Name the urban cooperative bank that has donated of Rs one crore towards relief work drought conditions in various parts of Maharashtra.

a) Nutan Nagarik Sahakari Bank b) Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank c) Thane Bharat Sahakari Bank d) Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank e) Saraswat Co-operative Bank

Answer: e) 268). Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya said that inoperative Employees Provident Fund accounts have a total of about

a) 43000cr b) 40000cr c) 45000cr d) 52000cr e) 53000cr

Answer: a) 269). Who among the following actors awarded with leading actor at BAFTA Awards 2016?

a) Chirstiane Bale b) Leonardo DiCaprio c) Sean Bean d) Tom Hardy e) None of the above

Answer: b) 270). India is ranked at the _____ position in crony-capitalism with crony sector wealth accounting for 3.4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP).

a) 7th b) 9th c) 11th d) 13th e) 15th

Answer: b) 271). Who among the following wins the Madrid Masters 2016?

a) Andy Murray b) Novak Djokovic c) Rafel Nadal d) Rodger Federer e) None of the above

Answer: b) 272). Canelo Alvarez retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight title after handing British contender Amir Khan. He belongs to which country?

a) Brazil b) Peru c) Canada d) USA e) Mexico

Answer: e) 273). Actor Mahesh Babu, has adopted his ancestral village Burripalem, under the ‘Smart Village - Smart Ward’ programme. The village is in which district of Andhra Pradesh?

a) Krishna

b) Guntur c) East Godavari d) West Godavari e) Chittoor

Answer: b) 274). The single emergency number that will be operational throughout India from January 1, 2017 to help people reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department is

a) 110 b) 111 c) 112 d) 113 e) 114

Answer: c) 275). A five day cultural festival in ______ organised by India to observe the 155th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore has been inaugurated.

a) Egypt b) Sudan c) Yemen d) Bhutan e) Vietnam

Answer: a) 276). iPhone maker Apple, which recently touched $1 billion in revenue from India, has named whom as its new country manager?

a) Vikram Kaul b) Sanjay kaul c) Mahesh Kaul d) Vijay Kaul e) None of the above

Answer: b) 277). Name the urban cooperative bank that has donated of Rs one crore towards relief work drought conditions in various parts of Maharashtra.

a) Nutan Nagarik Sahakari Bank b) Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank c) Thane Bharat Sahakari Bank d) Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank e) Saraswat Co-operative Bank

Answer: e) 278). Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya said that inoperative Employees Provident Fund accounts have a total of about

a) 43000cr b) 40000cr c) 45000cr d) 52000cr e) 53000cr

Answer: a) 279). Who among the following actors awarded with leading actor at BAFTA Awards 2016?

a) Chirstiane Bale b) Leonardo DiCaprio c) Sean Bean d) Tom Hardy e) None of the above

Answer: b) 280). India is ranked at the _____ position in crony-capitalism with crony sector wealth accounting for 3.4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP).

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d) 13th e) 15th

Answer: b) 281). Who among the following wins the Madrid Masters 2016?

a) Andy Murray b) Novak Djokovic c) Rafel Nadal d) Rodger Federer e) None of the above

Answer: b) 282). Canelo Alvarez retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight title after handing British contender Amir Khan. He belongs to which country?

a) Brazil b) Peru c) Canada d) USA e) Mexico

Answer: e) 283). World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is being observed across the world on the second weekend in May. The theme for the year 2016 is

a) Celebrate Birds In Culture b) Go Wild Go Birding c) Why Birds Matter? The Benefits of Birds to Humans

and Nature d) Stop the Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory

Birds e) Spread Your Wings for Bird Conservation

Answer: d) 284). Who has been released a commemorative coin of hundred rupees and a circulation coin of ten rupees forMaharana Pratap?

a) Ram Kripal Yadav b) Sanwar Lal Jat c) Mahesh Sharma d) Nihalchand e) Manoj Sharma

Answer: c) 285). Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has completed Kumudvathi river rejuvenation project near Nelamangala in Bengaluru rural district. The project is worth of ____________ crores.

a) Rs.4.77 b) Rs.5.77 c) Rs.4.70 d) Rs.5.70 e) Rs.4.55

Answer: a) 286). Which state government recently, launched the Direct Benefit Transfer scheme for farmers and pledged digging of at least one lakh bore wells to improve irrigation facilities.

a) Kerala b) Odisha c) Meghalaya d) Karnataka e) Haryana

Answer: b) 287). Which Union Ministry launched a web-based application on Integrated Waste Management System?

a) Consumer Affairs b) Health and Family welfare c) Food processing industries d) Rural Development e) Environment

Answer: e) 288). Union Ministry for Water Resources launched nine projects for rural sanitation initiatives for conservation of River Ganga in Sahibganj of which state?

a) Uttar Pradesh b) West Bengal c) Uttarakhand d) Jharkhand e) Bihar

Answer: d) 289). President Obamasigned a National Legacy Act into law officially making an animal as country’s first national mammal. Name the mammal.

a) Chlamyphoridae b) Bison c) Pilosa d) Rodents e) Sciuridae

Answer: b) 290). The Odisha government has constituted a three-member State Food Commission.Who among the following named as its chairman?

a) Ranglal Jamuda b) Satyapal Jain c) Ram Gopal Jamuda d) Vital Jamuda e) None of the above

Answer: a) 291). The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released Draft Guidelines for on tap Licensing of Universal Banks in the _______ Sector.

a) Industrial b) Public c) Private d) Primary e) None of the above

Answer: c) 292). Who among the following scientists was awarded a grant of SGD 3 million (about 14.7 crore rupees) by Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF).

a) Atul Kumar b) Manindra Agarwal c) Manvendra K Singh d) Padmanabhan Balaram e) None of the above

Answer: c) 293). The National Technology Day is being celebrated every year on May 11 by the Ministry of Science & Technology with theme “Technology enablers of Startup India”. The event is celebrated in

a) Bangalore b) Mumbai c) Ahmedabad d) New Delhi e) Varanasi

Answer: d) 294). Which state, recently, has been announced the 'Agri Business Policy-2016'.The policy announced subsidies for food processing projects and loans for those wanting to establish food processing units.

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Answer: b) 295). Which state became the first state in the Northeast to introduce a financial literacy course through the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in schools?

a) Tripura b) Manipur c) Nagaland d) Assam e) Meghalaya

Answer: c) 296). India is currently developing infrastructure projects worth ______ billion dollars in the South Asian region to improve connectivity.

a) $3 b) $5 c) $7 d) $9 e) $11

Answer: b) 297). Who was appointed as Additional Solicitor General (ASG), recently?

a) Atma Ram Nadkarni b) Narendra Kumar c) Vijay Malhotra d) KiranNadkarni e) None of the above

Answer: a) 298). Which among the following asset management companies has appointed SankaranNaren as a Director on the Board of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, with effect from April 2016?

a) IDBI b) HSBC c) ICICI d) IDFC e) DHLF

Answer: c) 299). Actress Priyanka Chopra has ranked ___ in the list of 'Millennial Leaders around the World' by 'U.S. News', an American media company.

a) 12 b) 15 c) 9 d) 21 e) 32

Answer: c) 300). Who among the following actress has been ranked number one on the 'Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2015'.

a) DeepikaPadukone b) Priyanka Chopra c) Sunny Leone d) KanganaRanaut e) Katrina Kaif

Answer: b) 301). Which state has recently, received the Best Indian Destination for Wildlife Award. The award was presented by the Lonely Planet Group.

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Karnataka c) Haryana d) Maharashtra e) Telangana

Answer: a)

302). Name the web-based on-demand home beauty and styling startup that was recently acquired by classifieds platform Quikr.

a) Urbanclap b) LocalOye eye c) Amber d) Salosa e) None of the above

Answer: d) 303).The Uttar Pradesh government gave approval forthe development of nearly 200-km long bicycle highway from

a) Aligarh to Agra b) Agra to Etawah c) Kanpur to Lucknow d) Agra to Mathura e) None of the above

Answer: b) 304). According to a World Health Organisation report released recently, which city is the most polluted city in the world?

a) Iran's Zabol b) India's Gwalior c) India's Delhi d) India's Patna e) India's Raipur

Answer: a) 305). Government body National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has fixed the ceiling price of ______ drug formulations including those for the treatment of cancer and diabetes.

a) 39 b) 42 c) 54 d) 61 e) 65

Answer: c) 306). Who was elected unopposed as the ICC's first independent Chairman for two years?

a) Mustafa Kamal b) Shashank Manohar c) Adnan Zaidi d) Sharad Pawar e) None of the above

Answer: b) 307). Who among the following accepted the Indian Olympic Association's offer to become the Goodwill Ambassador for Rio Olympics?

a) Amitabh Bachan b) Sharukh Khan c) Kamal Hasan d) A R Rehman e) Sonu Nigam

Answer: d) 308). Who among the following is the author of the book “Chaos and Caliphate: Jihadis and the West in the Struggle for the Middle East”?

a) Neil Jordan b) Charlie Jane Anders c) Patrick Cockburn d) Emily Henry e) Amber Sparks

Answer: c) 309). UN report has forecasted India’s economy is projected to grow _________ % for the year 2016.

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d) 7.4 e) 7.5

Answer: c) 310). Who among the following has been recommended for the Dronacharya Award by the Hockey India?

a) Nihar Ameen b) Swatantar Raj Singh c) Harbans Singh d) CR Kumar e) None of the above

Answer: d) 311). Tony Coziercricket writer, commentator and journalist,died aged 75. He belongs to which country?

a) West Indies b) Australia c) New Zealand d) Zimbabwe e) England

Answer: a) 312). Who among the following recommended for Arjuna Award by Hockey India?

a) Ritu Rani b) VR Raghunath c) Dharamvir Singh d) Only A and B e) All the above

Answer: e) 313). Which state government recently announced that the government is going to build 7,52,863 toilets in the next four years?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Odisha c) Bihar d) Maharashtra e) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: c) 314). Which state government declared drought in over 29000 villages of the state, most of them in parched Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Telangana d) Gujarat e) Haryana

Answer: b) 315). International Criminal Court Day is observed on

a) May 13th b) June 17th c) April 13th d) May 15th e) August 15th

Answer: b) 316). The world's largest cargo plane, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, landed for the first time in India. In which airport the flight has landed?

a) LokpriyaGopinathBordoloi International Airport b) LokNayakJayaprakash International Airport c) Indira Gandhi International Airport d) SardarVallabhai Patel International Airport e) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Answer: e) 317). Who has appointed as the member of President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships by US President Barack Obama?

a) Manjit Singh b) Priyatam Singh c) Manipreeth Singh d) Amarpreeth Singh e) None of the above

Answer: a) 318). Recently, who among the following has been appointed to the ICC Cricket Committee as its member?

a) GautamGambhir b) SauravGanguly c) Rahul Dravid d) Sachin Tendulkar e) VVS Lakxman

Answer: c) 319). Which bank has launched the country’s first contact less business credit card in association with Jet Airways for small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their employees?

a) Axis Bank b) ICICI Bank c) RBL Bank d) City Union Bank e) HDFC Bank

Answer: b) 320). Which state has been awarded the best family destination in the Lonely Planet Magazine India Travel Awards 2016?

a) Karnataka b) Madhya Pradesh c) Kerala d) Maharashtra e) Tamil Nadu

Answer: c) 321). Airtel launched its ‘Platinum 3G’ servicesrolling out a new 3G service across 60 towns in

a) Assam b) Andhra Pradesh c) Karnataka d) Nagaland e) Haryana

Answer: a) 322). Which Cricket Club has launched the first 'Official Laws of Cricket' mobile application for free on Android and iOS?

a) Western Australian Grade Cricket clubs‎ b) Queensland Cricketer’s Club c) South Australian Grade Cricket clubs‎ d) Sydney Grade Cricket clubs‎ e) Marylebone Cricket Club

Answer: e) 323). Name the village that has been declared as the first Open Defecation Free village in Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh.

a) Amethi b) Diha c) Tikariya d) Jamo e) Salon

Answer: c) 324). Indian Railways is all set to conduct trials of its first solar panel-powered train which will have its lights &fans run on solar energy in _________.

a) Jodhpur b) Rajkot c) Vadodara d) Aurangabad e) Indore

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325). The Uttar Pradesh Government is ready to introduce statewide police emergency facility number _________ on 2nd October of this year.

a) 101 b) 100 c) 110 d) 120 e) 420

Answer: b) 326). Which state notifies backward classes quota Act. The backward classes in the state will now receive reservation in services and educational institutions under the Act.

a) Punjab b) Chandigarh c) Uttarakhand d) Haryana e) None of the above

Answer: d) 327). The Spice Board of India is going to set up the country's first spice museum at Willingdon Island in which city to let travellers know about the history and evolution of the Indian spice industry?

a) Coimbatore b) Mysore c) Rajahmundry d) Belagavi e) Kochi

Answer: e) 328). The USA activated its $800-million missile defence system in Romania, triggering protests from which country?

a) Germany b) Russia c) France d) China e) USA

Answer: b) 329). Which among the following banks has appointed retired bureaucrat Sanjiv Misra as independent director and non-executive chairman for a period of five years?

a) ICICI Bank b) HDFC Bank c) Axis Bank d) Kotak Mahindra Bank e) None of the above

Answer: c) 330). Eric Dusingizimana, set a new Guinness World record for the longest individual net session by batting for 51 hours straight. He belongs to which country?

a) Kenya b) Netherlands c) Rwanda d) Zimbabwe e) None of the above

Answer: c) 331). Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has partnered Japanese telecom giant SoftBank to form a new cloud-computing joint venture. Name given to the company is

a) SB Cloud corporation b) ASB Cloud corporation c) AS Cloud corporation d) SAB Cloud corporation e) None of the above

Answer: a)

332). Who among the following launched 'Premier Futsal Launchpad', a Futsal talent hunt competition, in Bengaluru?

a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Abhinav Bindra c) PV Sindhu d) AR Rahman e) Virat Kohli

Answer: e) 333). The Prime Minister along with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena released 'Simhastha Declaration' in

a) Patna b) Udaipur c) Bilaspur d) Ujjain e) Patiala

Answer: d) 334). Who among the following inaugurated the second phase of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at Dahod in Gujarat?

a) Amit Shah b) Ashok Dhawan c) Anil Goel d) Arun Singh e) Arun Kumar Jain

Answer: a) 335). Which among the following states becomes the first state to issue newspaper advertisements for the post of Vice Chancellor of state universities?

a) Maharashtra b) Haryana c) Madhya Pradesh d) Rajasthan e) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: d) 336). The multilateral Red Flag Aerial combat exercises between US, NATO and allied forces and India Air Force (IAF) concluded in

a) Los Angles b) Alaska c) Indiana d) New York e) None of the above

Answer: b) 337). Which country has successfully launched a remote sensing satellite to carry out land surveys and disaster relief?

a) Russia b) Japan c) China d) India e) USA

Answer: c) 338). The world's first artificially intelligent lawyer was hired in which city?

a) Virginia b) Georgia c) California d) New York e) None of the above

Answer: d) 339). SEBI approves appointment of Ashok Chawla as NSE chairman. Headquarters of NSE is located at

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c) Noida d) Pune e) New Delhi

Answer: b) 340). Income Declaration Scheme for domestic black money to commence from

a) May 20th2016 b) May 25th 2016 c) May 30th 2016 d) June 1st 2016 e) July 1st 2016

Answer: d) 341). New Delhi based non-profit Economics think tank projected India’s economic growth rate to grow marginally to ________ percent in 2016-17.

a) 7.2 b) 7.5 c) 7.7 d) 7.3 e) 7.8

Answer: c) 342). Samsung has launched a 256 GB microSD card priced around 16,740. Name given to the card is

a) EVO Plus b) EXO Plus c) SAM Plus d) SD Plus e) None of the above

Answer: a) 343). The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) launched a unique initiative to enroll left over population for Aadhaar, in four States and Union Territories. Which among the following state/union territory not included in the list?

a) Haryana b) Punjab c) Goa d) Chandigarh e) Puducherry

Answer: b) 344). Sikkim was annexed into India on May 16, 1975 as the _____ state of the country.

a) 22nd b) 21st c) 23rd d) 25th e) 18th

Answer: a) 345). Who among the following ministers urged to adopt 'e-Office' initiative in ministries and move to paperless office functioning in a timely efficient manner?

a) Indra Jit Singh Rao b) Bandaru Dattatraya c) Jitendra Singh d) Piyush Goyal e) Mahesh Sharma

Answer: c) 346). Which among the following countries has joined hands with “The World Tourism Organization” (UNWTO) to organize the First World Conference on Tourism for Development on 18-21 May 2016, under the theme ‘Tourism for Peace and Development’?

a) Japan b) India c) Malaysia

d) China e) Sri Lanka

Answer: d) 347). RBS said it will close down its retail operations in the country which will result in shutting down of 10 branches. RBS is the bank of which country?

a) Spain b) Sri Lanka c) Sweden d) Singapore e) Scotland

Answer: e) 348). Which among the following banks has launched SmartUp, in association with Nasscom, a first-of-its-kind dedicated solution for start-ups in Kolkata?

a) Axis Bank b) State Bank of India c) Bank of Baroda d) Canara Bank e) HDFC bank

Answer: e) 349). The Mutiara Trash Bank allows customers to repay monetary loans in terms of trash. The bank belongs to which country?

a) Iran b) Iraq c) Ireland d) Indonesia e) Italy

Answer: d) 350). Google may reportedly face a ____ billion dollar fine from the European Union in a 2010 case for promoting its shopping service in internet searches at the expense of rivals.

a) 5.2 b) 2.5 c) 4.3 d) 3.4 e) 4.4

Answer: d) 351). Nintendo CEO has said that the video game company will release feature-length films in the near future. Name of the CEO is

a) Hitoshi Hagiwara b) Hideki Hayakawa c) Tatsumi Kimishima d) Kenzo Tsujimoto e) None of the above

Answer: c) 352). The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation for the month of April expanded to _____ per-cent year-on-year from (-)0.85% in March turning positive for the first time in 18 months.

a) 0.34 b) 0.12 c) 0.24 d) 0.36 e) 0.22

Answer: a) 353). Which country has recently blocked Facebook’s Messenger service in the country to reportedly protect the revenues of traditional telecom companies?

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e) Somalia Answer: d) 354). Who among the following was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.Governor Kalyan Singh administered the oath to the new Chief Justice of the state High Court?

a) Sanjay Krishna Koul b) Sunil Kumar Sinha c) Ashok Bhushan d) Ajit Singh e) Navi Sinha

Answer: e) 355). The first ever Academy Awards ceremony or Oscars ceremony was held on May 16

a) 1919 b) 1921 c) 1926 d) 1932 e) 1929

Answer: e) 356). Name the New York-based Indian won the third prize in the 'UN Poster for Peace' contest, aimed at raising awareness regarding nuclear disarmament.

a) Anjali Chandrashekar b) Akshya Chandrashekar c) Akhila Chandrashekar d) Amrutha Chandrashekar e) Ashwini Chandrashekar

Answer: a) 357). Which among the following countries will help Pakistan to modernize its F-16 fleet at a cost of $75 million, a senior Pakistan official claimed?

a) Afghanistan b) b) South Korea c) Sudan d) Italy e) Turkey

Answer: e) 358). Name the Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile that India successfully test fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile off the Odisha coast.

a) Kalpana b) Ashwin c) Surya d) Chandra e) Vijaya

Answer: b) 359). Which among the following countries has successfully launched a remote sensing satellite to carry out land surveys and disaster relief?

a) China b) Japan c) Russia d) Vietnam e) Indonesia

Answer: a) 360). Indian Women's Squash team won the silver medal at the 18th Asian Squash Championship. The tournament held in

a) Xiamen b) Taipei c) Tainan d) Kaohsiung e) None of the above

Answer: b)

361). Which of the following pairs won women’s doubles title of the 2016 Rome Masters?

a) Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears b) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis c) Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu d) Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnin e) None of these

Answer: b) 362). Eighteen-year-old Max Verstappen became the youngest driver in F1 history to win a Grand Prix as he finished first at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. He belongs to which country?

a) Netherlands b) France c) Spain d) Belgium e) Portugal

Answer: d) 363). World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) was observed on 17 May of every year. The theme for the year 2016 is

a) ICT Entrepreneurship for Social Impact b) Telecommunications and ICTs: Drivers of innovation c) Broadband for Sustainable Development d) ICT’s and improving road safety e) None of the above

Answer: a) 364). Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Iran for two days on May 22 and 23 this year. Who is the President of Iran?

a) Reuven Rivlin b) Hassan Rouhani c) Fuad Masum d) Mamnoon Hussain e) Mohammad Ashraf Ghani

Answer: b) 365). The World Bank said it has approved a $625 million loan to support India's grid-connected rooftop solar programme that will facilitate the installation of ______ of energy across India.

a) 250 MW b) 420 MW c) 400 MW d) 560 MW e) 525 MW

Answer: c) 366). A six-day long global conference envisioned on economic empowerment of women to foster leadership and entrepreneurship was held in

a) Beijing b) Kuala Lumpur c) Manila d) New Delhi e) Mumbai

Answer: d) 367). World-First Scanning Helium Microscope Built in

a) China b) Japan c) USA d) India e) Australia

Answer: e) 368). Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellite has been launched by ___?

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c) Germany d) Australia e) China

Answer: e) 369). Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei of the Gauhati High Court was on Monday sworn in as the acting Chief Justice of the High Court in

a) Mizoram b) Manipur c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Tripura e) Nagaland

Answer: d) 370). Han Kang has won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her novel 'The Vegetarian'. She belongs to which country?

a) Netherlands b) China c) South Korea d) Philippines e) Canada

Answer: c) 371). Name the group sharing app launched by Google, with inbuilt Google Search, YouTube and Chrome to let users share articles, videos and images without leaving it.

a) Share AVI b) Spaces c) G Group d) G Split e) None of the above

Answer: b) 372). Deepak Shodhan has passed away at the age of 87. He is a

a) Cricketer b) Chess Grandmaster c) Politician d) Golfer e) Musician

Answer: a) 373). The Income Tax department has launched a special grievance redressal system to fast-track grievances and ensure early resolution of taxpayers' complaints. Name of the system is

a) e-nivaran b) e-nirman c) e-aamadanee d) e-sankalp e) None of the above

Answer: a) 374). Who unveiled the draft 'National Policy for Women, 2016' focusing on protecting women from cyber-crime and recognising the rights of single women?

a) Anant Geete b) Uma Barathi c) Sushma Swaraj d) Maneka Gandhi e) Nirmala Sitaraman

Answer: d) 375). The world's largest solar power plant on a single rooftop with a capacity of 11.5 megawatts is located at which state?

a) Haryana b) Punjab c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Himachal Pradesh e) Maharashtra

Answer: b)

376). Which state government has coined a special scheme named Green Passage for orphan students. This proposed scheme will function under the Higher Education Department?

a) Gujarat b) Odisha c) Nagaland d) Meghalaya e) Karnataka

Answer: b) 377). IDFC Bank launches #IDFC Twitter Resume campaign on Twitter to find prospective employees, attract millennials. The bank headquarters is located at

a) Mumbai b) Pune c) Surat d) Rajkot e) Kolkata

Answer: a) 378). Singapore-based DBS Bank has decided to set up its biggest technology hub outside its headquarters in Hyderabad. The company also plans to hire about 1,500 people over the next two years. Name of the CEO of DBS bank is

a) Stuart Gulliver b) Ian Narev c) Piyush Gupta d) Michael Corbat e) None of the above

Answer: c) 379). Name the Indian-American boy who has won the prestigious Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award for developing a low-cost electronically-aided knee brace that enables a person with a weakened leg to walk.

a) Syamantak Payra b) Amarnadh Gayra c) Chandrashekar d) Ahalya kanth e) Suvarna Kumar

Answer: a) 380). Name the Indian online travel company that which partnered with Gurgaon-based BookMyForex, an online platform for foreign exchange, to let users buy foreign currency through its website or app.

a) Yatra b) Goibibo c) Makemytrip d) Cleartrip e) Travelguru

Answer: c) 381). Name the roller coaster, claimed to be the tallest, fastest and longest “dive coaster” in the world, has opened at 'Cedar Point', an amusement park in Ohio, USA.

a) Valravn b) Millennium Force c) Thrill Dragster d) Oblivion e) Goliath

Answer: a) 382). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed Tala Marandi as the party’s ________ unit President.

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Answer: d) 383). The Centre has constituted a five Member Committee to comprehensively review and give recommendations on the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management, FRBM, roadmap for the future. The committee is headed by

a) S Selvakumar b) H. Atheli c) Nanda Kishore Singh d) Udai Singh Kumawat e) Ashok Kumar Singh

Answer: c) 384). Which state government has decided to include regional and tribal languages in state exams and Staff Selection Commission examinations, the recruiting bodies for government jobs?

a) Jharkhand b) Meghalaya c) Karnataka d) Maharashtra e) Haryana

Answer: a) 385). A photovoltaic cell that has successfully achieved the sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency of 34.5% without any concentrators like mirrors is developed in which country?

a) USA b) Australia c) China d) Japan e) None of the above

Answer: b) 386). Who among the following appointed as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?

a) Patricia Espinosa Cantellano b) Lassina Zerbo c) Denzil Amagbe Kentebe d) Mohamed Ibn Chambas e) None of the above

Answer: a) 387). Visualization technology leader Barco has announced the appointment of Rajiv Bhalla as managing director for India. The headquarters of Barco is located at

a) Hungary b) Denmark c) Germany d) Austria e) Belgium

Answer: e) 388). Name the Chinese policeman has set a Guinness World Record for planking for eight hours, one minute and one second.

a) Kao Kusudigo b) Geaoringa c) Mao Weidong d) Mahatrewinga e) None of the above

Answer: c) 389). Which company has signed a MoU with government to benefit “Safai Karamcharis”?

a) Uber Cabs b) Meru Cabs c) Soon Cabs

d) Ola Cabs e) Metro Cabs

Answer: d) 390). The Oppenheimer Blue, the largest vivid blue diamond ever offered at an auction, was sold for a world record price of ______ million dollors at Christie's auction.

a) 83.2 b) 57.5 c) 66.7 d) 48.5 e) 53.8

Answer: b) 391). Name the new Virtual Reality (VR) hardware and software platform announced by Google built on top of the upcoming Android N.

a) True Dream b) Virtual World c) Day Dream d) Happy Hour e) One Step Forward

Answer: c) 392). Which English player has won Cricketer of the year award at England Cricket Board Annual Awards?

a) Joe Root b) Ben Stokes c) David Willey d) Alistair Cook e) Ian Morgan

Answer: a) 393). With which country does India have signed a protocol to amend an existing double taxation avoidance treaty?

a) Croatia b) Hungary c) Austria d) Slovenia e) Slovakia

Answer: d) 394). IFS officer A V S Ramesh Chandra Presently High Commissioner of India to Uganda, has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to

a) Romania b) Ukraine c) Turkey d) Greece e) Armenia

Answer: a) 395). Who among the following was elected unanimously as the Deputy Mayor of Loughton town in the United Kingdom?

a) Abijit Sinha b) Philip Abraham c) Vijay Malhotra d) Priyatam Singh e) None of the above

Answer: b) 396). Who of the following was sworn-in as the first female president of Taiwan?

a) Ku Man-Chang b) Tsai Ing-wen c) Chi Cheng d) Huang Chih-hsiung e) Chen-Chu

Answer: b) 397). The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated an Intelligent Operations Centre and launched a Mobile App




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‘Monitor’ for transformation of President’s Estate into a smart township at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The solution designed by

a) Wipro b) Infosys c) TCS d) HCL Technologies e) IBM

Answer: e) 398). Name the Indian-American biotechnologist who awarded with the University of Houston’s Distinguished Leadership in Teaching Excellence Award, the highest teaching award of United States.

a) Rupa Iyer b) Meghanad Saha c) Harish Chandra d) Prafulla Chandra Ray e) None of the above

Answer: a) 399). Country’s second-largest two wheeler maker Honda Motors Scooter India (HMSI) has partnered with which bank to cater retail finance to buyers?

a) Karnataka Bank b) South Indian Bank c) IndusInd bank d) Karur Vysya Bank e) IDFC Bank

Answer: c) 400). Nomura financial Services Company has wholly withdrawn its mutual fund joint venture with LIC of India. Nomura headquarter is located at

a) Moscow b) Madrid c) Havana d) Tokyo e) Tegucigalpa

Answer: d) 401). Indian women's team defeated fourth-seeded Thailand 3-1 to reach 2016 Uber Cup semi-finals. Uber Cup related to which sport?

a) Hockey b) Cricket c) Badminton d) Foot ball e) None of the above

Answer: c) 402). Renowned folk singer and Padma Shri awardee Diwaliben Bhil passed away at her residence in Junagadh due to age-related ailments. She belongs to

a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat c) West Bengal d) Punjab e) Tamil Nadu

Answer: b) 403). When the International Museum Day does was observed every year. The theme for the year 2016 is Museums and Cultural Landscapes.

a) May 13th b) May 20th c) May 22nd d) May 18th e) None of the above

Answer: d)

404). Name the Emmy award winning English born actor who dies recently at 96.

a) R. R. Martin b) Alan Yong c) Peter Dinklage d) Jon Hamm e) UzoAudba

Answer: b) 405). A team of scientists successfully tested hypersonic superjet technology as part of the Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation (HIFiRE) program. The test was conducted at which of the following countries?

a) Russia b) China c) Australia d) Denmark e) South Korea

Answer: c) 406). Union Health Minister launched the ‘Kayakalp Fortnight’ at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. It has to be observed from the date of launch to ______.

a) 4th June 2016 b) 1st June 2016 c) 31st May 2016 d) 5th June 2016 e) 3rd June 2016

Answer: e) 407). India-Indonesian CORPAT (Coordinated Patrol) concluded on 19 May 2016 in Belawan, Indonesia. This is the ______ edition.


Answer: c) 408). Who among the following has been appointed as the Principle Adviser for social sector in Niti Aayog?

a) Ratan P Watal b) Sam Pitroda c) VedPrakash d) Ashwin B. Pandya e) Tapan Mishra

Answer: a) 409). An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1, unusually powerful for Australia, has struck outside of ______.

a) Uluru b) Marla c) Alice Springs d) Mount Isa e) None of the above

Answer: c) 410). Which Bank has decided to close 24 branches in 15 Indian cities in order to “reflect the changes in customer behaviour”?

a) HDFC Bank b) HSBC India c) Standard Chartered Bank d) Barclays Bank e) None of the above

Answer: b) 411). Lt Colonel Ranveer Jamwal from the state ______ scaled Mount Everest and became the first officer from the state to achieve the feat for a 3rd time.

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c) Himachal Pradesh d) Jammu & Kashmir e) Meghalaya

Answer: d) 412). World Metrology Day is observed on May 20th of every year. The theme for the year 2016 is ______.

a) Measurements and Light b) Measurements in a Dynamic World c) Measurements and the Global Energy Challenge d) Measurements in daily life e) None of the above

Answer: b) 413). May 22nd of every year since 2001 is celebrated as the International Day for Biological Diversity. The theme for the year 2016 is

a) Biodiversity for sustainable development b) Island Bio diversity c) Mainstreaming Biodiversity; Sustaining People and

their Livelihoods d) Biodiversity and poverty alleviation - challenges for

sustainable development e) None of the above

Answer: c) 414). In which state does the e-Municipality building to come up within the next 6-8 months. The building will provide digital mapping of the demographical and geographical information of the city.

a) Rajasthan b) Bihar c) Haryana d) Madhya Pradesh e) Gujarat

Answer: a) 415). Name the mountain where the volcano erupts in western Indonesia?

a) Mount Bromo b) Mount Sinabung c) Mount Merapi d) Krakatoa e) Mount Tambora

Answer: b) 416). GMR Group is in the process of setting up an LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal at Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada sea port with an investment of _______ crore.

a) Rs.482 b) Rs.496 c) Rs.471 d) Rs.458 e) Rs.485

Answer: c) 417). Which city in India has emerged as the best five-star hotels destination where Indian travellers paid the least in 2015, with an average price of Rs 7,602 a night, according to a survey?

a) Mumbai b) Pune c) New Delhi d) Hyderabad e) Coimbatore

Answer: b) 418). In which among the following cities does Apple is going to open a development office which will focus on development of Maps for Apple products like iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.

a) Bangalore b) Mumbai c) Chennai d) Pune e) None of the above

Answer: e) 419). Who has been appointed as the new Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)?

a) Rakesh Kumar Mishra b) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala c) U K Sinha d) J Hari Narayan e) Sandeep Mathur

Answer: a) 420). President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday appointed former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Kiran Bedi as the Lieutenant Governor of

a) Chandigarh b) Damman and Diu c) Puducherry d) Goa e) None of the above

Answer: c) 421). Name the Brazilian startup that has developed 'Wheelie', prototype of a face-controlled wheelchair which operates through facial, head, or iris movements.

a) Kanui b) Strider c) Sensor box d) Hoo box e) None of the above

Answer: d) 422). Who among the following has been elected as the new President to the Board of Control for Cricket in India

a) Shashank Manohar b) Anurag Thakur c) Amitabh Choudhary d) Anirudh Choudary e) Gautam Roy

Answer: b) 423). Indian Railways has partnered with French transportation services firm to implement Train Protection Warning System (TPWS), a technology meant to prevent train accidents due to drivers' failure. Name the transportation firm.

a) Schneider Transport SA b) Gefco Group c) Mory LDI d) Thales Group e) None of these

Answer: d) 424). World Durian Festival is celebrated every year on ________

a) 19th May b) 21st May c) 23rd May d) 27th May e) 29th May

Answer: c) 425). Which state government fisheries department in the third week of May 2016 launched an artificial propagation programme for rehabilitation and conservation of Golden Mahseer fish?

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c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Madhya Pradesh e) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: b) 426). 13th edition of the annual India conference at Harvard University will take place on _________ with the theme of “India in Transition: Opportunities and Challenges.”

a) February 6th and 7th b) February 6thto8th c) February 7th and 8th d) February 7th to 9th e) None of the above

427). Which state launched a Rs.310 crore project for managing forests in two districts in a way so as to minimise the effects of climate change.

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Andhra Pradesh c) Himachal Pradesh d) Arunachal Pradesh e) Uttar Pradesh

428). India's first underwater restaurant, the 'Real Poseidon' opened in

a) Mumbai b) Delhi c) Vishakhapatnam d) Ahmadabad e) Bangalore

429). Which country has introduced a bill to change certain words from national anthem for recognizing women's contribution in nation building?

a) Cambodia b) Canada c) Chile d) China e) Colombia

430). Who among the following has been appointed as the India’s Envoy to Mexico?

a) Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi b) Richard Rahul Verma c) Syed Akbaruddin d) ViiayKeshavGokhale e) ShriSurjit Singh Majithia

431). India's 1st railway university will come up in _______. a) Gujarat b) Delhi c) Karnataka d) West Bengal e) Kolkata

432). 2.8 million people of which country died of cancer in 2015 or over 7,500 deaths daily?

a) Japan b) China c) Russia d) India e) Sri Lanka

433). _______ crore disbursed in loans for small businesses. a) 1L b) 2L c) 3L d) 4L e) 5L

434). A/An ________ Startup has developed a smart robot dog 'CHiP' that is trainable, playable and recogonises its owner.

a) Chinese b) Japanese c) Canadian d) Indian e) American

435). World Number One Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open Men’s Singles title. He belongs to

a) Britain b) Brazil c) France d) Spain e) Serbia

436). ______________ has emerged as India's fastest growing state, with a growth rate of 9.7% in 2013-14.

a) Mizoram b) Meghalaya c) Sikkim d) Nagaland e) Kerala

437). The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) signed how many Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) with United Kingdom till date?


438). The Himachal Pradesh Government in the first week of February 2016 decided to spend 15 crore rupees on Swachh Bharat Mission in tribal district of

a) Bilaspur b) Chamba c) Hamirpur d) Kangar e) Kinnar

439). India and _____________ signed a pact for visa-free travel for diplomats recently.

a) Iran b) Iraq c) Afghanistan d) Pakistan e) Tajikistan

440). The EPCG scheme permits import of capital goods at Zero-custom duty for

a) Pre-production b) Post Production c) Production d) All the three e) Only a and b

Answers: 426). a) 427). c) 428). d) 429). b) 430). a) 431). a) 432). b) 433). a) 434). c) 435). e) 436). b) 437). d) 438). e) 439). c) 440).d) 441). Companies Law Committee submitted report recommending changes in the Companies Act, 2013. Who was headed the committee?

a) Vinay Ray b) Kapil Ray c) Tilak Ray d) Tapan Ray e) None




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442). Union Ministry of Shipping exported a batch of six metro coaches to ________ from Mumbai.

a) Indonesia b) Australia c) New Zealand d) Philippines e) Austria

443). Which state government has set rs.5642/month as minimum wage for domestic helps in the state while limiting their working hours to 8hours/day.

a) Haryana b) Chandigarh c) Jharkhand d) Rajasthan e) None

444). The Price of non-subsidised LPG cut by _________ per Cylinder was cut down amid a fall in the global prices.

a) 82 b) 82.5 c) 73.5 d) 50.5 e) None of the above

445). Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that the govt will construct 35000 homes for whom in the next 5 years.

a) Police Force b) Government Teachers c) Daily wage Labors d) Both a and c e) None of the above

446). __________ scheme completes 10 years on February 10 2016.

a) One Rank One Pension b) MGNERGA c) Atal Pension Yojana d) PMSBY e) PMJJBY

447). National Pension System Service week being observed in a) Feb 1 2016 b) Feb 8 2016 c) Feb 15 2016 d) Feb 22 2016 e) None of the above

448). Indian Coast Guard celebrated ____________ Founding anniversary

a) 40th b) 41st c) 42nd d) 39th e) 38th

449). Vice President Mohd Hamid Ansari recently visited which countries recently on 5 day visit to carry forward India’s bilateral engagements with the two key South East Asian nations.

a) Myanmar and Laos b) Indonesia and Brunei c) Thailand and Vietnam d) Malaysia and Singapore e) Brunei and Thailand

450). The 30th Surajkund International Crafts Mela, is began at __________ in Haryana on February 1, 2016.

a) Noida b) Gurgaon c) Ghaziabad d) Faridabad

e) New Delhi 451). To promote ‘ease of doing business’, which state government has decided to do away with five operational approvals hotel owners currently need to obtain from the state Home department.

a) Karnataka b) Tamil Nadu c) Andhra Pradesh d) Maharashtra e) None

452). Which among the following countries lifted the ban on import of Indian Groundnut in its territory?

a) Cambodia b) Laos c) Malaysia d) Vietnam e) None of the above

453). World’s first ‘robot-run’ farm set to open in ___________. a) USA b) Mexico c) Canada d) Japan e) China

454). Indonesia working on _______ import deal with India. a) Wheat b) Cotton c) Rice d) Silk e) None of the above

455). Which country granted license to use gene editing techniques on human embryos?

a) Germany b) UK c) Poland d) Italy e) France

456). ___________ Cabinet approved draft of Citizenship Law, 2016 expanding scope for dual citizenship.

a) Bangladesh b) Myanmar c) Bhutan d) Nepal e) None of the above

457). IMF's meet on Asia's economy will be hosted in ____________ with Prime Minister NarendraModi and Christine Lagarde as chief speakers.

a) Mumbai b) Ahmedabad c) Lucknowo d) New Delhi e) Kolkata

458). Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the country’s largest life insurer, announced the launch of its own insurance repository LIC E-services. Who was the chairman of LIC?

a) Alice Vaidyan b) G. Srinivasan c) Rajesh Agarwal d) Dr. A. K. Saxena e) SK Roy

459). _______ holding company Alphabet overtook apple to become the most valued publicly traded company in the world.

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d) Google e) None of these

460). Which air ways launched a feature 'Fly for Sure' that would guarantee air travel within 24 hours for passengers whose flight has been cancelled or delayed by over 90 minutes?

a) Air Costa b) Deccan Chatters c) Fly Easy d) Spice Jet e) Taj Air

Answers : 441). d) 442). b) 443). d) 444). b) 445). a) 446). b) 447). a) 448). d) 449). e) 450). d) 451). d) 452). d) 453). d) 454). c) 455). b) 456). a) 457). d) 458). e) 459). d) 460). d) 461). The Competition Commission of India approved the acquistion of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide by Marriott international estimated at

a) 12.2 billion dollars b) 7 billion dollars c) 10.7 billion dollars d) 11 billion dollars e) 15 billion dollars

462). Bharat Net seeks to connect all of India’s households, particularly in rural areas, through broadband by


463). ________ is the first time in India that a woman has been appointed to head a paramilitary force SashastraSeema Bal.

a) ArchanaBalasubrmaniam b) ArchanaRamanathan c) ArchanaRamasundaram d) Archana Rattan e) ArchanaAgarwal

464). ________ has taken over as Managing Director and CEO of Corporation Bank following the retirement of S R Bansal.

a) J K Garg b) Sadanad c) Satyamurthy d) Krishna Rao e) A M Sinha

465). Who among the following crowned with Miss Asia at World Miss University.

a) RakhaChetri b) RenukaChetri c) RekhaChetri d) RewatiChetri e) RamyaChetri

466). Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, is all set to present at the upcoming 88th Academy Awards after successful debut in which American show?

a) Queen for a Day b) Queen as Folk c) Quantico d) Quark e) None of these

467). “Transendence” a book by ________ was launched in Johannesburg, South Africa.

a) APJ Abdul Kalam b) NarendraModi c) Sachin Tendulkar

d) KailashSatyarthi e) None of the above

468). West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee broke her own record at the 40th Kolkata International Book Fair (KIB) by penning and releasing ________ books.

a) 9 b) 10 c) 8 d) 20 e) 15

469). Union Minister of Science, Technology and Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the construction of Borehole Geophysics Research Laboratory (BGRL) at

a) Kese, Maharashtra b) Surli, Maharashtra c) Karad, Maharashtra d) Sonsal, Maharashtra e) None of the above

470). Scientists from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have discovered a new genus and species of ‘arboreal toad’ or ‘bush toad’ in

a) Andaman b) Nicobar c) Ross d) Neil e) Willington

471). Who is the World’s top batsmen in T20 Rankings? a) ViratKohli b) Aaron Finch c) Alex Hales d) Francois du Plessis e) MrtinGuptill

472). Aditya Mehta who won the National Snooker Championship 2016 belongs to which state?

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Jharkhand d) Rajasthan e) None of the above

473). The newly formed Rajkot based Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise has been named as the

a) Gujarat Chetas b) Gujarat Rangers c) Gujarat Lions d) Gujarat Stunners e) Super IX Gujarat

474). Who has been appointed as the mentor for the Kings IX Punjab for IPL season 9?

a) George Bailey b) VirendraShewag c) VVS Laxman d) MuraliKarthik e) Sanjay Bangar

475). Famous personality N.S. PrabhakaranPillai, died of old age-related ailments in Thiruvalla. He is a

a) Army Chief b) Navy Chief c) Politician d) Lawyer e) None of the above

476). Which state government announced the approval of the cabinet for Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Special Collective Incentive Scheme for the economically backward Dalit entrepreneurs?



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a) Karnataka b) Uttar Pradesh c) Jammu & Kashmir d) Maharashtra e) Telangana

477). All the persons with disabilities will get a unique identity card within one and half year announced by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment. Who was the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment?

a) Harshavardhan b) Radha Mohan Singh c) Narendra Singh Tomar d) Jual Ouram e) Thaawarchand Gehlot

478). Which state government announced that it has planned to implement the National Food Security Act by April 2016 recently?

a) Sikkim b) Mizoram c) Gujarat d) Nagaland e) Meghalaya

479). Gujarat Government has announced a new policy to give incentives to Gujarati film industry. According to the new policies the maximum assistance that A Category films avails is

a) 50 lakhs b) 5 Lakhs c) 25 Lakhs d) 30 Lakhs e) None of the above

480). Which country is the World’s second largest smartphone market for the year 2015?

a) US b) China c) Japan d) India e) None of the above

Answers: 461). a) 462). b) 463). c) 464). a) 465). d) 466). c) 467). a) 468). b) 469). c) 470). a) 471). a) 472). b) 473). c) 474). b) 475). d) 476). d) 477). e) 478). c) 479).a) 480). d) 481). India ranked 76 in Transparency International Report 2015. Which country topped the list?

a) Denmark b) Finland c) Sweden d) Germany e) None of the above

482). Union Government set up two panels Tax Policy Research Unit (TPRU) and Tax Policy Council (TPC) to reform tax policies. Tax Policy Council is headed by

a) Narendra Modi b) Sushma Swaraj c) Arun Jaietly d) D.V. Sadananda Gowda e) Smrti Irani

483). India and Brunei signed 3 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to deepen bilateral cooperation. Which of the following include the MoU? 1. MoU in health cooperation 2. MoU on Defence cooperation 3. MOU on cooperation in youth and corporate affairs

a) Only 1

b) Only 2 c) Only 3 d) Both 1 and 2 e) All the above

484). World Bank approved ________ million to improve citizen access to public services in Madhya Pradesh.

a) $35 b) $38 c) $40 d) $30 e) $25

485). Which India’s leading software company, is all set to beat the 96-metre tall Big Ben, the iconic free-standing clock tower in London, with a 135m structure?

a) IGate b) Infosys c) Tech Mahindra d) Tata Consultancy Services e) Wipro

486). The World Wetlands Day was observed on ___________ across the globe to mark the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in the city of Ramsar in Iran in 1971 with theme of Wetlands for our Future – Sustainable Livelihoods.

a) 1st Feb 2016 b) 31st Jan 2016 c) 29th Jan 2016 d) 2nd Feb 2016 e) None of the above

487). World’s busiest Airport is a) Chennai Airport b) Dubai Airport c) Tokyo d) Hong Kong e) London

488). Where does world’s longest three-rope cable car system inaugurated?

a) Cambodia b) Myanmar c) Philippines d) Vietnam e) China

489). European Union and United States signed Privacy Shield, a new deal on data transfers in Belgium by which two major companies

a) Google and Microsoft b) Facebook and Microsoft c) Facebook and Google d) Samsung and Microsoft e) None of the above

490). SBI introduced a new home loan scheme ________ for young working professionals/executives.

a) SBI EasyPay Home Loan b) SBI FlexiPay Home Loan c) SBI FasterPay Home Loan d) SBI Cost effective Home loan e) None of the above

491). Which Bank announced to sell loans to non-customers through ATMs recently?

a) ICICI b) Axis c) HDFC d) Kotak Mahindra Bank e) Yes Bank




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492). Who among the following was appointed as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)?

a) Jai Shanker Menon b) Satyavati Menon c) Jai Shanker Patel d) Vishnu Vardhan Mehta e) Sri Ram Malhotra

493). Supreme Court appointed a committee to sell assets of Pearls Agrotech Corporation Ltd (PACL) and refund 49 thousand crore rupees to the investors. Who was named as the committee head?

a) T.S. Thakur b) RM Lodha c) HJ Kania d) HL Dattu e) None of the above

494). Who among the following has been presented with the lifetime achievement award at NDTV Indian of the Year Awards?

a) Nasir Hussain b) Dilip Kumar c) Chandrashekar d) Amithab Bachan e) None of the above

495). Which team won 61st National School Athletics championship?

a) Tamil Nadu b) Maharashtra c) Karnataka d) Kerala e) Andhra Pradesh

496). The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for allowing the Ministry of Railways to form Joint Venture Companies with _________ .

a) The Central Government b) The State Government c) United Nation d) The Private Companies e) None of these

497). At which of the following cities Karnataka Government to set up Advanced Polymer Design and Development Research Laboratory cum High Learning Centre?

a) Bangalore b) Belgaum c) Gulbarga d) Mangalore e) Mysore

498). Name of the person who has terminated the services of the Advocate General and Additional Advocate General of the state which is currently under President’s rule ?

a) K. Singh b) JP Rajkhowa c) Padmanabha Acharya d) Ram Nath Kovind e) K. Rosaiah

499). Which of the following State has planned to extend the cheap meal scheme ‘Aahar’ to all districts of the state from March this year ?

a) Odisha b) Assam c) Tamil Nadu d) Uttar Pradesh e) West Bengal

500). World Cancer Day 2016 observed On ? a) 4th Feb b) 3rd Feb c) 2nd Feb d) 5th Feb e) 29th Jan

Answers: 481). a) 482). c) 483). d) 484). a) 485). b) 486). d) 487). b) 488). d) 489). c) 490). b) 491). c) 492). a) 493). b) 494). d) 495). d) 496). b) 497). a) 498). b) 499). a) 500). a) 501). Who was newly appointed as the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court ?

a) Justice T. S. Thakur b) Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy c) Justice H. L. Dattu d) Justice G. Rohini e) Justice Uma Nath Singh

502). Who is the first female ICoAS officer to head Indian Cost Accounts Service ?

a) Aruna Sethi b) Archana Ramasundaram c) Aparajita Rai d) Harshini Kanhekar e) None of these

503). Who was selected for the prestigious Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Classical Music Award for 2015-2016 ?

a) Zubin Mehta b) Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi c) A R Rahman d) Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan e) None of these

504). Which state government has launched a scheme titled ‘Ashray’ to save girl child?

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Rajasthan c) Madhya Pradesh d) Haryana e) Kerala

505). India’s first underwater restaurant has been opened in which city?

a) Mumbai b) Ahmedabad c) Kolkata d) Vishakhapatnam e) Chennai

506). Next Budget session of Parliament will be commencing from

a) Feb 22 b) Feb 24 c) Feb 23 d) Feb 21 e) Feb 25

507). The Vice President of India Dr. Hamid Ansari paid an official visit to from February 1 to February 3, 2016 at the invitation of Crown Prince Haji Al MuhtadeeBillah.

a) Brunei Darussalam b) Indonesia c) Malaysia d) Philippines e) Cambodia

508). External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj leaves for two-day visit to _______.



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a) Iran b) Bangladesh c) Nepal d) Sri Lanka e) None of the above

509). Which state government lifted the restrictions on visit of foreign tourists to certain tribal areas in the State?

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Orissa d) Rajasthan e) Jharkhand

510). Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda awarded the certificate of _______ status to Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation (I) Ltd (HSCC).

a) Navaratna Category-I b) Maharatna Category-I c) Navaratna Category-II d) Miniratna Category-I e) None of the above

511). The United Nations Postal Administration has released _______ new postage stamps promoting equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

a) 4 b) 5 c) 8 d) 7 e) 6

512). In Indonesia, an earthquake of _____ magnitude struck Timor island in eastern part of the country.

a) 6.3 b) 5.8 c) 4.7 d) 5.2 e) None of the above

513). Sri Lanka celebrates the ________ Independence Day by rendering national anthem in Tamil too.

a) 65th b) 66th c) 68th d) 69th e) None of the above

514). IDBI Federal Life Insurance, a private life insurer, has partnered with the _______ State Cricket Association (KSCA) for the launch of a bowling foundation.

a) Karnataka b) Kerala c) Kolkata d) Kochi e) None of the above

515). Amazon Web Services builds 5 data centres in ______.

a) Ahmadabad b) Mumbai c) Delhi d) Hyderabad e) Chennai

516). Mr.Vohra appointed two former IAS officers, ____________ , as Advisers and entrusted them with key departments.

a) ParvezDewan and M. G. Rajaram b) Khurshid Ahmed Ganai and M. G. Rajaram

c) M. G. Rajaram and Devender Kumar Sikri d) ParvezDewan and Khurshid Ahmed Ganai e) Devender Kumar Sikri and ParvezDewan

517). Who won Sundance Institute Global Filmmaking Award 2016?

a) Gita Sahgal b) Geetu Mohandas c) Gulzar d) Anitha Nair e) None of the above

518). All-women taxi cab service She-Taxi received the prestigious Chief Minister's Award for Innovation in Public Policy 2014. She-Taxi is an innovative policy of which state?

a) Karnataka b) Tamil Nadu c) Andhra Pradesh d) Kerala e) Telangana

519). ICC appointed __________ as member of newly constituted Anti-Corruption Unit Oversight Group

a) SauravGaunguly b) Sachin Tendulkar c) Rahul Dravid d) Anil Kumble e) None of the above

520). 12th South Asian games to held in a) Shillong and Silchar b) Guwahati and Shillong c) Imphal and Guwahathi d) Shilong and Imphal e) None of the above

Answers: 501). b) 502). a) 503). d) 504). b) 505). b) 506). c) 507). a) 508). d) 509). c) 510). d) 511). e) 512). d) 513). c) 514). a) 515). b) 516). d) 517). b) 518). d) 519). c) 520). b) 521). Next Budget session of Parliament will be commencing from

a) Feb 22 b) Feb 24 c) Feb 23 d) Feb 21 e) Feb 25

522). The Vice President of India Dr. Hamid Ansari paid an official visit to from February 1 to February 3, 2016 at the invitation of Crown Prince Haji Al MuhtadeeBillah.

a) Brunei Darussalam b) Indonesia c) Malaysia d) Philippines e) Cambodia

523). External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj leaves for two-day visit to _______.

a) Iran b) Bangladesh c) Nepal d) Sri Lanka e) None of the above

524). Which state government lifted the restrictions on visit of foreign tourists to certain tribal areas in the State?

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Orissa




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d) Rajasthan e) Jharkhand

525). Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda awarded the certificate of _______ status to Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation (I) Ltd (HSCC).

a) Navaratna Category-I b) Maharatna Category-I c) Navaratna Category-II d) Miniratna Category-I e) None of the above

526). The United Nations Postal Administration has released _______ new postage stamps promoting equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

a) 4 b) 5 c) 8 d) 7 e) 6

527). In Indonesia, an earthquake of _____ magnitude struck Timor island in eastern part of the country.

a) 6.3 b) 5.8 c) 4.7 d) 5.2 e) None of the above

528). Sri Lanka celebrates the ________ Independence Day by rendering national anthem in Tamil too.

a) 65th b) 66th c) 68th d) 69th e) None of the above

529). IDBI Federal Life Insurance, a private life insurer, has partnered with the _______ State Cricket Association (KSCA) for the launch of a bowling foundation.

a) Karnataka b) Kerala c) Kolkata d) Kochi e) None of the above

530). Amazon Web Services builds 5 data centres in ______. a) Ahmadabad b) Mumbai c) Delhi d) Hyderabad e) Chennai

531). Mr.Vohra appointed two former IAS officers, ____________ , as Advisers and entrusted them with key departments.

a) ParvezDewan and M. G. Rajaram b) Khurshid Ahmed Ganai and M. G. Rajaram c) M. G. Rajaram and Devender Kumar Sikri d) ParvezDewan and Khurshid Ahmed Ganai e) Devender Kumar Sikri and ParvezDewan

532). Who won Sundance Institute Global Filmmaking Award 2016?

a) Gita Sahgal b) Geetu Mohandas c) Gulzar d) Anitha Nair e) None of the above

533). All-women taxi cab service She-Taxi received the prestigious Chief Minister's Award for Innovation in Public Policy 2014. She-Taxi is an innovative policy of which state?

a) Karnataka

b) Tamil Nadu c) Andhra Pradesh d) Kerala e) Telangana

534). ICC appointed __________ as member of newly constituted Anti-Corruption Unit Oversight Group

a) SauravGaunguly b) Sachin Tendulkar c) Rahul Dravid d) Anil Kumble e) None of the above

535). 12th South Asian games to held in a) Shillong and Silchar b) Guwahati and Shillong c) Imphal and Guwahathi d) Shilong and Imphal e) None of the above

536). Union government recently gave nod to setup Sanskrit University in which among the following states?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Jharkhand c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Madhya Pradesh e) Maharashtra

537). Which among the following become the first “fully solar powered educational institute” of India recently?

a) Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Education, Tamilnadu. b) International Center for Culture and education, Maharastra. c) International Center for Theoretical Sciences, Karnataka. d) International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi e) None of the above

538). The Delhi Government announced that it has made a record monthly VAT collection of over ______ crore in January 2016.


539). The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has withdrawn customs duty exemption on the import of

a) Cereals b) Plastic c) Cotton d) Drugs e) None of the above

540). According to recent Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, Delhi stood sixth in terms of air pollution in January. Which city topped the list?

a) Ghaziabad b) Vapi c) Varanasi d) Bhiwadi e) Vellore

Answers: 521). c) 522). a) 523). d) 524). c) 525). d) 526). e) 527). d) 528). c) 529). a) 530). b) 531). d) 532). b) 533). d) 534). c) 535). b) 536). b) 537). a) 538). d) 539). d) 540). c)



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541). _______ became the World's first country to ban supermarkets from wasting or destroying unsold food by forcing them to donate it to charities and food banks.

a) Germany b) USA c) Singapore d) France e) Italy

542). SudhirTailang, who was suffering from a brain tumour, passed away at the age of 55. He is a ________.

a) Poet b) Actor c) Dancer d) Cartoonist e) Golf Player

543). Which State govt to table anti-spitting bill in Budget session?

a) Assam b) Manipur c) Mizoram d) Meghalaya e) Maharashtra

544). On the opening day of the 2016 South Asian Games, India won a total of 19 medals which includes

a) 14 Gold and 5 Silver b) 5 Gold, 7 Silver and 7 Bronze c) 16 Gold and 3 Bronze d) 5 Gold and 14 Silver e) 10 Gold, 7 Silver, 2 Bronze

545). Mumbai based travel entertainment startup Fropcorn has launched its entertainment on demand services at which airport recently?

a) Vishakhapatanam b) Tirupati c) Hyderabad d) Vijayawada e) Puttaparthi

546). Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Paradip Oil Refinery in Odisha. The Paradip Oil Refinery is set by which oil and gas company?

a) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation b) Bharat Petroleum c) Indian Oil Corporation d) GAIL

547). Which Union Ministry launched Project Sunrise to cater to the needs of 8 north eastern States?

a) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare b) Ministry of Rural Development c) Ministry of Urban Development d) Ministry of Civil Aviation

548). Which organisation released the first machine harvestable chickpea variety, NBeG 47 in February 2016?

a) UNO b) UNESCO c) ICRISAT d) FAO

549). Which firm of Maharashtra was in news in February 2016 for developing OX513A mosquito strain to check the growth of Aedes mosquito that transmit Dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus?

a) GBIT Ltd b) RBIT Ltd c) NBIT Ltd d) KBIT Ltd

550). Who was appointed as the President of the newly formed International Grown Diamond Association in February 2016?

a) Vishal Sikkhaa b) Vishal Mehta c) Vishal Patel d) Vishal Khanna

551). What was the rank of Delhi in the National Air Quality Indices (NAQI) for 24 cities that was released by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the first week of February 2016?

a) First b) Seventh c) Fifth d) Sixth

552). India and China in February 2016 held their 1st joint tactical military exercise Sino-India Cooperation 2016 in Chusul-Moldo region of which state?

a) Sikkim b) Uttarakhand c) Jammu and Kashmir d) Arunachal Pradesh

553). Which country launched the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite in February 2016?

a) South Korea b) China c) Japan d) North Korea

554). As per NASA, its new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), carrying 13 CubeSats and an uncrewed Orion Spacecraft will be launched in

a) 2017 b) 2018 c) 2019 d) 2022

555). Name the Pakistani leg-spinner who was suspended from cricket for three months by International Cricket Council (ICC) ?

a) Salman Butt b) Yasir Shah c) Mohammad Amir d) Mohammad Asif

556). International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016 of the Indian Navy was concluded along the coast of

a) Vishakhapatnam b) Yanam c) Machilipatnam d) Pondicherry e) Nagarcoil

557). India’s 1st International Arbitration Centre is all set to come up in which state?

a) Karnataka b) Odisha c) Maharashtra d) Kerala e) West Bengal

558). Which Indian State is top in internet readiness index?

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Assam c) Mizoram d) West Bengal e) Maharashtra




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559). India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be signing a civil nuclear cooperation agreement. Who is the UAE Ambassador to India?

a) Mr. T. P. Seetharam b) Richard Verma c) Mr. Abdul Basit d) Ahmed Al Banna e) None of the above

560). Haryana government will start celebrating the birthday of girl students across all state-run schools. What is the name given to this program?

a) KanyaJanamdinUtsav b) KanyaJeevanUtsav c) KanyaKhushiUtsav d) KanyaJaniccaUtsav e) None of the above

Answers: 541). d) 542). d) 543). e) 544). a) 545). c) 546). c) 547). a) 548). c) 549). a) 550). b) 551). d) 552). c) 553). d) 554). b) 555). b) 556). a) 557). c) 558). e) 559). d) 560). a) 561). Government has decided to electrify remaining 18,452 unelectrified villages by 1st May, 2018. Under DeenDayalUpadhyaya Gram JyotiYojna (DDUGJY) how many villages were electrified in last 1 week?

a) 248 b) 246 c) 249 d) 241 e) 245

562). Google Chief Executive SundarPichai received restricted stock worth about ________ according to a regulatory filing by Google parent company Alphabet Inc.


563). The government announced the transfer of the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court, DhirendraHiralalWaghela, to the ________ High Court.

a) Chennai b) Bombay c) Bangalore d) Delhi e) None of the above

564). The South Asian Wrestling Federation announced the appointment of ____________ as its President.

a) B BVikram Singh b) BrijBhushanSharan Singh c) Charan Sharma d) Vinod Kumar Datta e) None of the above

565). The Reserve Bank of India said that it has cancelled the certificate of registration of four non-banking financial companies. Which of the following companies is not one among them?

a) Goyal Commercial Pvt Ltd b) First Debt Management Co. of India Ltd c) JM Financial d) Nostalgia Finvest Private Limited e) Narad Realtors Private Limited

566). How many scientists received the UNESCO Medals for their contributions to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnologies at Paris?

a) Eight b) Nine c) Seven d) Four e) None of the above

567). Indian wrestlers win ________ out of 16 gold in the 12th South Asian Games.

a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 d) 14 e) 16

568). SushilKoirala who passes away recently is former a) President b) Prime Minister c) Foreign Minister d) Legal Advisor e) None of the above

569). The ______ Indo-Nepal Combined Battalion level Military Training Exercise Surya Kiran commenced at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.


570). The five days 6th National Science Film Festival & Competition (NSFF) began on Tuesday at

a) Mumbai b) Goa c) Kolkata d) New Delhi e) Bangalore

571). Which state government today announced helpline numbers to address problems of people who are not getting subsidized food grains under the KhadyaSathi Food Security scheme?

a) Karnataka b) Mizoram c) West Bengal d) Sikkim e) Nagaland

572). The Union Government will invest 1 lakh 30 thousand crore rupees in the North East in the next 15 years in __________ sector.

a) Chemical b) Hydrocarbon c) Fertilizers d) Cotton e) None of the above

573). Name the state thatannounced to construct a centre for showcasing the state’s diverse and rich culture.

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Tamil Nadu c) Maharashtra d) Mizoram e) Sikkim

574). The Hindu Marriage Bill 2015 was passed by the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice of which country?

a) Afghanistan



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b) Nepal c) Bangladesh d) Pakistan e) None of the above

575). The Noor Ouarzazate Solar Complex, world’s largest solar power plant, was opened in

a) Portugal b) Morocco c) Spain d) Algeria e) Mali

576). The next edition of The Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) is all set to take place in

a) Singapore b) Mexico c) Dubai d) Spain e) France

577). Bad loans push ______ Government banks into red. a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7 e) 3

578). Which Tech Company will make public emergency alerts for floods available in India?

a) Google b) Microsoft c) Samsung d) Airtel e) None of the above

579). Name the Maharashtra government’s e-portal which allows people to file grievances and offer suggestions to the government on various issues.

a) AapleSarkar b) Jan Sarkar c) Shikaayat d) Nivedana e) None of these

580). Union government Transport minister announces that the government plans to setup 2000 water ports in the country. Who is the present Transport minister?

a) ManoharParikar b) NitinGadkari c) Ravi Shankar Prasad d) Harshavardhan e) JagatPrakashNadda

Answer: 561). e) 562). b) 563). b) 564). b) 565). c) 566). a) 567). d) 568). b) 569). c) 570). a) 571). c) 572). b) 573). e) 574). d) 575). b) 576). c) 577). e) 578). a) 579). a) 580). b) 581). Which Aircraft carrier will be developed as a tourism centre after its decommissioning following decades of service in the Navy?

a) Indian Naval Ship (INS)Arhiant b) Indian Naval Ship (INS)Virat c) Indian Naval Ship (INS)Vikramaditya d) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Viraat e) None of the above

582). Which state unveiled the draft document titled Vision 2030?

a) Maharashtra

b) Meghalaya c) Assam d) Sikkim e) Mizoram

583). Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has said that India’s milk production has increased to ___________ tonnes in 2014-15.

a) 146.31 million b) 145.31 million c) 143.31 million d) 144.31 million e) 148 million

584). Which city is going to host the “Make in India” week for this year that was starting from 13 Feb 2016?

a) Kolkata b) Mumbai c) Delhi d) Varanasi e) Ahmadabad

585). Zika virus infected individual identified in which country most recently?

a) South America b) China c) Japan d) Philippines e) North Korea

586). Qatar signed a long-term deal with _______ to export liquefied natural gas, up to 3.75 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year.

a) Iran b) Iraq c) Bangladesh d) Pakistan e) India

587). India was ranked ___ out of 38 countries, with only Venezuela scoring lower, in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-International Intellectual Property Index.

a) 35 b) 36 c) 34 d) 37 e) 25

588). Which Private sector bank has tied up with Smartbox Ecommerce Solutions for solving challenges related to last mile delivery for e-commerce players?

a) Axis Bank b) ICICI bank c) Yes Bank d) Kotak Mahindra Bank e) None of these

589). Who among the following was appointed as Australia's new High Commissioner to India?

a) HarinderSindhu b) Midhila Sharma c) Manisha Patel d) HarikaVerma e) None of the above

590). The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), international music trade body, named ______ the Global Recording Artist of 2015 across all music formats.

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e) Demi Lovato 591). Nine years after publication of the last novel in the best-selling series of Harry Potter is coming back in the month of

a) June b) July c) August d) March e) April

592). India Under-19 team reached finals of Under-19 Cricket world Cup. Previously how many times does India Under-19 team stood as champions in the World Cup?

a) Two-times b) One-time c) Three-times d) Four-times e) Five-times

593). Name the veteran Bengali film director who passed away in Kolkata recently?

a) Rituparno Gosh b) Hrishikesh Mukherjee c) Kedarnadh Mukherjee d) Aurobindo Mukherjee e) Gopalan Mukherjee

594). Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JagatPrakashNadda released the National Framework for Malaria Elimination at __________ for the elimination of the disease by 2030.

a) Mumbai b) Ahmadabad c) Varanasi d) New Delhi e) None of the above

595). Which Indian State has launched its latest project on making beaches more inclusive for the disabled?

a) Gujarat b) Haryana c) Maharashtra d) Mizoram e) Kerala

596). Which state Land Revenue Act, 2015 became effective from February 11, 2016?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Tamil Nadu c) Telangana d) Madhya Pradesh e) Uttar Pradesh

597). Aegis, Essar Group’s Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) arm, is planning to set up its third centre in _________ with an investment of about $4-5 million.

a) Malaysia b) Singapore c) Philippines d) North Korea e) South Korea

598). __________, Chief Executive Officer of Lupin Limited, will be conferred the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 award.

a) Vinita Gupta b) Nilesh Gupta c) FC Kohli d) SiddhardhLal

e) None of these 599). Indian-origin lawyer Davinder Singh in __________ has named as vice-chairman of ICC commission.

a) Saudi Arabia b) Sweden c) Singapore d) Switzer Land e) South America

600). Which Indian IT consulting company announced the acquisition of US-based health insurance firm HealthPlan Services.

a) Tata Consulting Services b) Wipro c) IGate d) HCL Technologies e) BOSCH

Answers: 581). d) 582). c) 583). a) 584). b) 585). b) 586). d) 587). d) 588). c) 589). a) 590). a) 591). b) 592). c) 593). d) 594). d) 595). a) 596). e) 597). a) 598). a) 599). c) 600). b) 601). ____________ the scorer of the first ever UEFA European Championship qualifying goal, who died on 10 February 2016 in Moscow, Russia.

a) Robert Gardner b) James Wair c) Cuthbert Ottaway d) AnatoliIlyin e) None of these

602). Braveheart Lance NaikHanumanthappa who was battling for life at the Army’s Research & Referral hospital breathed his last. He belongs to which state?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Telangana c) Karnataka d) Tamil Nadu e) Kerala

603). Which country has appointed women ministers for the newly created portfolios for happiness and tolerance, and youth affairs?

a) Saudi Arabia b) Egypt c) Sudan d) UAE e) Oman

604). Which announced a new IT/ITes Policy and Incentive Scheme (2016-21) to create 1 mn new jobs?

a) Punjab b) Haryana c) Andhra Pradesh d) Gujarat e) Madhya Pradesh

605). Vedanta Group's owner Anil Agarwal is setting up the country's first LCD panel manufacturing plant in ________ with an investment of $10 billion.

a) Karnataka b) Uttar Pradesh c) Kerala d) Maharashtra e) Jammu and Kashmir

606). The Mughal Gardens at the __________ opens on February 13thfor general public. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the annual Udyanotsav.




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a) Rashtrapati Bhavan b) Brindavan gardens c) Nishat Gardens d) Pari Mahal e) None of the above

607). India has been ranked _______ among the top five most disaster hit countries in 2015.

a) 2nd b) 4th c) 3rd d) 5th e) 1st

608). India will summon US Ambassador over Washington nod for sale of eight F-16 fighters to _______.

a) Sri Lanka b) Bangladesh c) Dubai d) Sweden e) Pakistan

609). TERI asks RK Pachauri to go on indefinite leave and ______ appointed new chairman.

a) Ashok Chawla b) Ajay Muthur c) B V Sreekanth d) Leena Srevastav e) None of the above

610). FIFA Ex-general secretary Jerome Valcke banned for ______ years.

a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 13 e) 14

611). Oracle will invest $400 m in new campus in _________. a) Hyderabad b) Vishakhapatnam c) Bengaluru d) Chennai e) Mumbai

612). SBI Cap seeks to sell Kingfisher House in ________. a) Sikkim b) Mumbai c) Delhi d) Assam e) Varanasi

613). Lionel Messi has been named La Liga’s player of the month for January. He belongs to which Country?

a) Sweden b) Scotia c) Netherland d) Barcelona e) Switzerland

614). Which Social Media company's managing director Kirthiga Reddy has announced she will be stepping down and moving back to the US after six years in the role?

a) Facebook India b) Twitter c) Google d) You tube e) Pinterest

615). India and United Arab Emirates, UAE, has reaffirmed their resolve to work together to increase trade by __________ percent over the next five years.

a) 50

b) 55 c) 65 d) 60 e) 35

616). Which bank posts highest ever loss by an Indian bank. a) Canara Bank b) Bank of Baroda c) Andhra Bank d) Syndicate Bank e) None of these

617). A fiction book titled____________ was launched in February 2016 by Amar Chitra Katha (ACK). The book is co-authored by Vani Mahesh and Shinie Anton.

a) Chanikya b) Hanuman c) A Kingdom for His Love d) The World of Truth e) A Brave Warrior

618). Leslie Bassett, passed away in Oakwood, Georgia. He is a famous __________ from America.

a) Pop Singer b) Golfer c) Musician d) Magician e) Film Director

619). In Which State Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated first mega food park ?

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Madhya Pradesh d) Delhi e) Maharashtra

620). Indian Railways is Building World's Highest Rail Bridge at?

a) Jammu and Kashmir b) Gujarat c) Rajasthan d) Haryana e) Madhya Pradesh

Answers: 601). d) 602). c) 603). d) 604). d) 605). d) 606). a) 607). c) 608). e) 609). a) 610). c) 611). c) 612). b) 613). d) 614). a) 615). d) 616). b) 617). c) 618). c) 619). c) 620). a) 621). Apple Building its First Technology Centre in India at which place?

a) Bangalore b) Mumbai c) Pune d) Hyderabad e) Chennai

622). Axis Bank tied up with GOQii to collaborate on wearable devices for its customers. Who is the CMD of Axis Bank?

a) Vishal Shikha b) Shikha Sharma c) Chanda Kochar d) Arundhathi Bhattacharya e) None of these

623). Name the app developed by Indian Students Runal Jaju and Shubham Baldava,that enables travellers to book confirmed Railway Tickets?

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d) Ticket Utson e) None of these

624). Who was Felicitated with the 'Pride of Kerala' award by the World Malayalee council and media broadcasting channel Kairali Tv?

a) Deepika Padukone b) Vidya Balan c) Priyanka Chopra d) Anupham Kher e) None of these

625). Biraja Prasad passed away recently. He was an Indian ambassador to which Country?

a) Mauritius b) UAE c) Tajikistan d) Uzbekistan e) UK

626). Which State Government announced that it will spend 25% of Budget on Education?

a) Bihar b) Assam c) Gujarat d) Delhi e) Madhya Pradesh

627). Who emerged as the Winner of U-19 Junior World Cup 2016 held at Bangladesh?

a) India b) Bangladesh c) South Africa d) West Indies e) Pakistan

628). Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won the St.Petersburg Ladies Tournament to clinch their 4th title of the Season. This win was their __________Consecutive Victory.

a) 38 b) 39 c) 40 d) 41 e) 43

629). Which City will receive the Clean City award from Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi?

a) Bhubaneswar b) Ahmadabad c) Pune d) Mumbai e) Kochi

630). Barack Obama will host US-Asean summit in _________. a) New York b) San Francisco c) Los Angles d) California e) None of the above

631). Who becomes the first Indian-American to be on the Bench of the US Supreme Court?

a) Raja Rajeswari b) Sri Srinivasan c) Abraham Jorge d) Bhagat Singh Thind e) Sri Subrmanyam

632). Leonardo DiCaprio's the Revenant sweeps top honours at BAFTA awards in ________.

a) America b) Switzer Land c) London

d) Thailand e) Singapore

633). The Seventh Joint Military Training Exercise between the Indian Army and the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF) _______, will be conducted at Seychelles Defence Academy (SDA), Victoria, Seychelles from 15 February to 28 February 2016.

a) LAMITYE b) INDRA c) HAND IN HAND d) Jimex e) None of the above

634). Tata Steel SEZ plans to invest about Rs. 2,000-2,500 crore for development of infrastructure at Gopalpur in ________.

a) Assam b) Mizoram c) Sikkim d) Odisha e) Haryana

635). Who won the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy in the women’s doubles category?

a) SaniaMirza& Martina Hingis b) RishikaSunkara& Martina Hingis c) Casey Dellacqua and YaroslavaShvedova d) Lucie Safarova and Lucie Hradecka e) None of the above

636). Who has been named ambassador of the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative by the Government of India.

a) S Sambhu Prasad b) Lowry F Kline c) PiruzKhambatta d) AG Krishnamurthy e) None of the above

637). Which airlines offered zero cancellation charges to its customers for flight bookings across its network for a limited period?

a) IndiGo b) GoAir c) Jet Airways d) TajAir e) TruJet

638). NeelakandanVeluKurup passed away in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was 84. He is a famous

a) Film Maker b) Tennis Coach c) Music Director d) Poet e) None of the above

639). Which Police were all set to launch a mobile application that will make it easy for investigating Officers to immediately get hold of past records of Criminals.

a) Hyderabad b) Bangalore c) Kolkata d) Mumbai e) Chennai

640). Which city ranked as the cleanest city in India which is followed by Chandigarh and Tiruchirapalli?

a) Mysore b) Vishakhapatnam c) Surat d) Rajkot e) Mumbai

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621). d) 622). b) 623). d) 624). b) 625). c) 626). d) 627). d) 628). c) 629). a) 630). d) 631). b) 632). c) 633). a) 634). d) 635). a) 636). c) 637). b) 638). d) 639). c) 640). a) 641). The Union Government approved assistance of over _________ to seven states affected by drought.

a) Rs 4,807 crore b) Rs 4,078 crore c) Rs 4,087 crore d) Rs 4,708 crore e) Rs 4,780 Crore

642). SahityaAkademi’s annual Festival of Letters began in New Delhi. Who inaugurated this six day long festival?

a) Manoj Gupta b) Manoj Das c) Manoj Kumar d) Manoj Jain e) Manoj Joshi

643). What was the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation in January 2016?

a) -0.8 percent b) -0.9percent c) 0.9percent d) 0.8percent e) 1percent

644). Who was sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, at a swearing in ceremony held at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai?

a) Justice DhirendraHiralalWaghela b) Justice Clarence Thomas c) Justice Antonin Scalia d) Justice Anthony M. Kennedy e) None of the above

645). The Ministry of Railways inked a Memorandum of Understanding on technical cooperation in rail sector with which country?

a) China b) USA c) Sweden d) Philippines e) Singapore

646). Indo-British filmmaker AsifKapadia has won the Bafta for his poignant documentary ______.

a) Cartel Land b) Amy c) He named me Malala d) Listen to Me Marlon e) Sherpa

647). Google’s balloon-powered high-speed Internet service known as “Project Loon” began its first tests in

a) Singapore b) Sri Lanka c) India d) Denmark e) London

648). At which place National Woman Sports started on 14 February 2016?

a) Kolkata, West Bengal b) Mumbai, Maharastra c) Patna, Bihar d) Bengaluru, Karnataka e) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

649). India successfully test fired its indigenously developed Prithvi-II missile from the Chandipur, off Odisha coast. It is capable of carrying __________ of warheads.

a) 10000kg to 15000kg b) 500 kg to 1000 kg c) 200kg to 500kg d) 1000kg to 1500kg e) None of the above

650). Which city has received the best city performer in behavioral change communication award?

a) Trivendram b) Visakhapatnam c) Mumbai d) Tiruchinapalli e) Kochi

651). In Maharashtra, Nagpur Central Prison has undertaken a novel pilot project with the cooperation of ____________ to provide ATM cards to all the inmates for completion of the financial transactions in the jail.

a) State Bank of India b) Bank of Baroda c) State Bank of Mysore d) Bank of Maharashtra e) ICICI Bank

652). Which village became first smokeless village in Himachal Pradesh?

a) Chatee b) Daral c) Samej d) Ghadopa e) Himri

653). The South Korean state that which agreed to enter into a sister-statehood relationship for development with Haryana?

a) Chungnam b) Gangwon c) Jeonbuk d) Chungcheonbuk e) None of the above

654). In a push for defence 'Make in India', BAE Systems announced that it has selected _______ as its business partner for assembling & testing M777 howitzers.

a) Tata Motors b) Mahindra c) Honda d) Bajaj India e) TVS Motor

655). First 'Silk Road' train arrives in Tehran from _______. a) Japan b) Germany c) Denmark d) China e) Finland

656). Which is the first in the largely Muslim country to give Hindu’s the right to register their marriage.

a) Indonesia b) Bangladesh c) Pakistan d) Iran e) Afghanistan

657). Provident Fund interest Rate hiked to 8.8% by Employees Provident Fund Organisationfor 2015-16. Earlier it was ______%.

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d) 8.75 e) None

658). Fashion Designer _________ awarded with the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour), France's highest Civilian Honour.

a) Manish Arora b) Manish Joshi c) Manish Trivedi d) Manish Chopra e) Manish Chandra Prasad

659). India topped Overall Champion at the 12th South Asian Games with 308 medals. Which Country was second in the list?

a) Sri Lanka b) Pakistan c) Afghanistan d) Bhutan e) Maldives

660). Who is the former United Nations Secretary-General,a US-U.N. Saga who died on 16 February 2016 in Cairo, Egypt?

a) Kofi Annan b) Javier Pérez de Cuéllar c) Kurt Waldheim d) Boutros Boutros-Ghali e) None of the above

Answers: 641). c) 642). b) 643). b) 644). a) 645). c) 646). b) 647). b) 648). c) 649). b) 650). d) 651). a) 652). c) 653). d) 654). b) 655). d) 656). c) 657). d) 658). a) 659). a) 660). d) 661). Which Indian State will introduce a self-certifying scheme which will shorten the inspection process at the initial levels required for non-hazardous industries?

a) Maharashtra b) Odisha c) Andhra Pradesh d) Madhya Pradesh e) Karnataka

662). Union Cabinet on 17 February 2016 approved Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that was adopted on 27th November 2014. India is the_____ country to give nod to the agreement.

a) 70th b) 72nd c) 69th d) 71st e) 65th

663). The Jharkhand government and _______ signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for investment of 15000 crore rupees in the state to set up a 1600 MW capacity thermal power plant.

a) Torrent Power b) Adani Group c) Power Grid Corporation d) Tata Power e) None of the above

664). What is the name of the India's lightest gun, a 22-calibre revolver weighing just 250 grams?

a) Micro-Uzi b) Nidar c) IMI Negev d) Excalibur e) None of the above

665). Union Cabinet approved amendments to be made in Delimitation Act, ____.

a) 1988

b) 1972 c) 2002 d) 1992 e) 2004

666). _____ is the tribal festival started in Telangana. a) Thaipuism Festival b) Puli Kali c) Madi d) Medaram e) Bani Festival

667). World Health Organization is appealing for _______ million dollars to fund a Global Action Plan to combat the Zika virus.

a) 56 million Dollars b) 58 million Dollars c) 53 million Dollars d) 60 million Dollars e) 55 million Dollars

668). India joins multilateral “Cobra Gold” exercise in _______ with China, Pakistan.

a) Switzerland b) Netherlands c) Japan d) Thailand e) None of the above

669). Senior IPS officer AlokVerma will be the next ______ Police Commissioner.

a) Mumbai b) Delhi c) Ahmadabad d) Hyderabad e) Chennai

670). Tiny glass disc can store 360TB of data for 13.8 billion years is result of researchers of which country?

a) UK b) USA c) China d) Japan e) None of the above

671). Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is looking at doubling the number of missions in the next _______ years to an average of 12.

a) 8 years b) 3 years c) 4 years d) 5 years e) None of the above

672). Venezuela's President _______ described the decision by several OPEC and non-OPEC oil producing countries to freeze production as a first step towards a new alliance.

a) KolinadaGrabar-Kitarovic b) Mauricio Macri c) Nicolas Maduro d) Park Geun-hye e) None of the above

673). General Dynamics and Bharat Forge tied up with which Indian company to bid for 11 billion US dollar worth Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) Programme.

a) Tata Motors b) Mahindra and Mahindra c) Bajaj Auto d) Hero Motor Corporation e) Force Motors

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into the literature and culture of southern India passed away recently.

a) Angelou Maya b) Armstrong J Scott c) David Shulman d) Ayers Bill e) Carter Jimmy

675). The Union Cabinetapproved Ministry of AYUSH’s proposal to sign a collaborative agreement with which organisation in the area of traditional medicine?

a) Action for Global Health b) World Health Organisation c) World Health Academy d) Health First Europe e) None of the above

676). Investment of whopping ________ crore rupees has been committed during the Make in India week that concluded in Mumbai.

a) 14L crore b) 15L crore c) 16L crore d) 17L crore e) 18L crore

677). A digital platform for enabling farmers to sell their produce at a better rate anywhere in the country will be launched on ________.

a) March 1st, 2016 b) March 14th, 2016 c) April 1st, 2016 d) April 14th, 2016 e) April 21st, 2016

678). BHEL commissioned a ______ generation unit at the Goindwal Sahib Thermal Power Project of private producer GVK Power & Infra in Punjab.


679). The Government is expecting ________ crore investment in 74 textile parks and is planning to announce a new textile policy.

a) Rs. 40,000 cr b) Rs. 50,000 cr c) Rs. 30,000 cr d) Rs. 60,000 cr e) Rs. 29,000 cr

680). Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched the Website for Maritime India Summit 2016. It is scheduled to be held in

a) New Delhi b) Bangalore c) Chennai d) Mumbai e) Noida

Answers: 661). b) 662). d) 663). b) 664). b) 665). c) 666). d) 667). a) 668). d) 669). b) 670). a) 671). d) 672). c) 673). a) 674). c) 675). b) 676). b) 677). d) 678). a) 679). c) 680). d) 681). Which state launched the free bus pass scheme for senior citizens of the state?

a) Tamil Nadu b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Telangana d) Karnataka e) Kerala

682). Andhra Pradesh government has come forward to set up a 200-acre model industrial township near ______ to boost MSME industry in the State.

a) Karnool b) Vishakhapatnam c) Vijayawada d) Tirupati e) Nellore

683). Which IT gaint submits proposal to Andhra Pradesh Government to rejuvenate education in state run schools?

a) HP b) DELL c) INFOSYS d) Tech Mahindra e) iGate

684). ________ in association with the Construction and open line Units of the Railway commissioned an ultra-modern computer-based signaling system at the Khurja junction.

a) North Central Railway b) Eastern Railways c) South Central Railways d) Central Railways e) Western Railways

685). US President Barack Obama has signed off on new sanctions against _________ for recent nuclear test and rocket launch.

a) North Korea b) South Korea c) Canada d) America e) Jamaica

686). Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will arrive in _______ on a six-day visit to India.

a) Mumbai b) New Delhi c) Ahmadabad d) Chennai e) Gujarat

687). Who has been appointed as Director General of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).

a) Ashok Kumar Gupta b) Ramesh Kumar Singal c) Jayant Mishra d) Anand Mishra e) Vinay Mishra

688). Cipla Ltd., acquired _______ U.S. generic drug companies, InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc., to increase its revenue.

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 e) 6

689). Chennai-based Ramco Systems has opened an engineering lab in _______.

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e) Philippines 690). Reliance Industries Ltd is preparing to lift oil from ________ next month after a gap of about five years.

a) Sweden b) Taiwan c) Iraq d) Iran e) Indonesia

691). Which Country's jet maker Lockheed Martin said it is ready to manufacture F—16 aircraft in India?

a) Russia b) China c) Japan d) Singapore e) America

692). Whose autobiography ‘Playing It My Way’ entering the Limca Book of Records?

a) Saina Nehwal b) Sania Mirza c) Sachin Tendulkar d) Azaruddin e) None of the above

693). The Bollywood lyricist who was officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the most prolific Bollywood lyricist for composing 3524 songs.

a) Sameer b) Anand Bakshi c) Majrooh Sultanpuri d) Indeevar e) Anjaan

694). Google has launched ______ a service that lets non-Gmail users access Gmail's spam protection, inbox organization and Google Now Features without changing their existing e-mail addresses.

a) Gmailify b) Gmaility c) Gmail Endo d) Gmail Offline e) Gmail Notify

695). TAL Manufacturing Solutions, a Tata Group company, has designed the first ever India-made robot called ______.

a) Tata Bravo b) Tata Miles c) Tata Brabo d) Tata Remote e) Tata Qurey

696). Researchers from the Queen's University have developed the World's First Flexible Display SmartPhone named _______.

a) Moto X b) ReFlex c) InFocus d) Smart Trans e) None of the above

697). British Formula One Racing team Manor Racing has signed Rio Haryanto, making him the first Formula One Driver of the country. He belongs to which country?

a) Indonesia b) Vietnam c) Thailand

d) Myanmar e) Yemen

698). Gwalior Gharana’s Abdul Rashid Khan died in Kolkata on 18 February 2016 at the age of 107. He is a famous

a) Lyricist b) Poet c) Singer d) Musician e) Flutist

699). Renowned novelist and story writer Akbar Kakkattil passed away in Kozhikode. He belongs to which state?

a) Maharashtra b) Meghalaya c) Mizoram d) Kerala e) Himachal Pradesh

700). Name the former West Indies and Trinidad & Tobago wicketkeeper-batsman, passed away in Santa Margarita, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

a) Shai Hope b) Shane Dowrich c) Rajendra Chandrika d) Andy Ganteaume e) None of the above

Answers: 681). a) 682). c) 683). b) 684). a) 685). a) 686). b) 687). c) 688). a) 689). b) 690). d) 691). e) 692). c) 693). a) 694). a) 695). c) 696). b) 697). a) 698). c) 699). d) 700). d) 701). Who among the following had sworn in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, after the President's rule was lifted in the State?

a) NabamTuki b) DorjeeKhandu c) Rajesh Tacho d) Tapir Gao e) KalikhoPul

702). The policy formulated by the Maharashtra government aiming at negating hurdles faced by police over jurisdiction, obtaining NoC's and appointing counsellors to convince families of brain-dead patients to donate Organs.

a) Green Corridor b) Yellow Corridor c) Blue Corridor d) Pink Corridor e) None of the above

703). PM Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli inaugurated a ________ connecting Nepal's Dhalkebar and Muzaffarpur in Bihar.

a) Railway Line b) National Highway c) Power Transmission Line d) Bridge along Koshi River e) None of the above

704). Haryana government announced that a committee formed to study the quotas for Jat Communities and will submit its report by ________.

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705). Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, has urged which state government to speed up implementation of Food Security Act?

a) Manipur b) Haryana c) Andhra Pradesh d) Assam e) Telangana

706). Which countries government freezes foreign workers, announce by the Deputy Prime Minister?

a) Cambodia b) Vietnam c) Laos d) Malaysia e) Taiwan

707). Aditya Birla Nuvo announced the Formation of joint Venture with which Cellular company to form a Payments bank.

a) Vodafone b) Idea c) Airtel d) Aircel e) Reliance

708). Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of GST committee?

a) KM Mani b) Amitabh Kanth c) AmitMitra d) Atulesh Jindal e) None of the above

709). _______ appointed Shinjini Kumar as its payments bank Chief Executive Officer.

a) Paytm b) PayUMoney c) Mobiwik d) Freecharge e) Flip Kart

710). The Command Hospital _______, was awarded with the Best Service Hospital.

a) Western Command b) Northern Command c) Central command d) Eastern command e) None of the above

711). Aligarh village Panchayat bans mobile phones among girls younger than 18 years. This village is in which state?

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Uttarakhand c) Himachal Pradesh d) Meghalaya e) West Bengal

712). Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that the National Food Security Act would be implemented across the country by

a) April 2019 b) April 2016 c) April 2017 d) March 2017 e) March 2019

713). The process of printing documents for the Budget 2016-17 began with the

a) LadduCeremony b) Kheer Ceremony c) Halwa Ceremony d) Paper Sweet Ceremony

e) None of the above 714). The government is looking at providing banking services in every village of the country by leveraging technology and the network of CSCs. What does CSC stands for?

a) Common System Centres b) Common Services Centres c) Commercial Services Centres d) Commercial Standing Centres e) None of the above

715). SandipGund, Primary School Teacher from _________ has converted a Zillaparishad school into a "Smart School", where Children are taught using Tablets and Computers instead of School Books.

a) Maharashtra b) Madhya Pradesh c) Assam d) Bihar e) Jharkhand

716). Which IT major has appointed Michael Pesch as Chief Executive Officer?

a) Accenture b) Tata Consultancy Services c) Wipro d) Infosys e) HCL Technologies

717). Indian Sprinter Dutee Chand set a new national record, clocking 7.28 seconds in the 60 meter dash heats at

a) National Youth Athletics Championships b) National Junior Athletics Championships c) Asian Indoor Championships d) Asian Youth Athletics Championships e) National Open Athletics Championships

718). Who created history, by scoring First Triple Hundred in 50 Over Cricket?

a) Nikhil Naik b) Rahul Tripati c) AkshayDadekar d) Pritam Patel e) AnkithBanwe

719). Umberto Eco, author of ‘The Name of the Rose,’ passes away at 84. He belongs to

a) Canada b) Italy c) Spain d) Greece e) France

720). PrasarBharati has signed a MoU with Empressa de Brazil Communicacao (EBC) in connection with several broadcast related activities including exchange of news, programmes and co-production. Who is the CEO of PrasarBharati?

a) JawharSirchar b) KamaleshYadav c) Ram SidhiTripati d) VikranthSirchar e) Suresh Naik

Answers: 701). e) 702). a) 703). c) 704). a) 705). d) 706). d) 707). b) 708). c) 709). a) 710). d) 711). a) 712). b) 713). c) 714). b) 715). a) 716). d) 717). c) 718). d) 719). b) 720). a) 721). Who was appointed as the chairman of the Empowered Group of State Transport Ministers that was formed to suggest measures to boost the transport sector?

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c) Mahender Reddy d) Ajit Singh Kohar

722). Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Shyama Prasad Mukherjee National Rurban Mission from which place?

a) Balaghat b) Kurubhat c) Bankura d) Ribhoi

723). Which nation paid homage to 1952 Language Movement martyrs at Central Shaheed Minar?

a) Pakistan b) Indonesia c) Bangladesh d) Myanmar

724). International Mother Language Day (IMLD) was observed globally on 21 February 2016 with the theme

a) Inclusive Education through and with Language - Language Matters b) Quality education, language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes c) Local languages for Global Citizenship: Spotlight on Science d) Books for mother tongue education

725). How many agreements were inked between India and Nepal ?

a) Three b) Six c) Seven d) Eleven

726). Name the snooker player who won the 2016 BetVictor Welsh Open title.

a) Neil Robertson b) Steve Davis c) Ronnie O'Sullivan d) John Higgins

727). Who was elected as the President of Central African Republic?

a) Anicet-Georges Dologuele b) Nicolas Tiangaye c) Célestin Gaombalet d) Faustin-Archange Touadéra

728). Name the Malayalam film that was named the Best Children's Film at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival and honoured with the Crystal Bear Award in the 'Generation K-Plus' section.

a) Killa b) Dhanak c) Vanaka d) Ottal

729). Name the high-thrust cryogenic engine that was successfully tested by the ISRO for 640 seconds?

a) CE-19 b) CE-21 c) CE-20 d) CE-22

730). Which team won the 2016 Hockey India League title? a) Ranchi Rays b) Punjab Warriors c) Kalinga Lancers d) Delhi Waveriders

731). Which among the following is the mobile app that would enable the public to register complaints about unclean area and garbage piles around tourist destinations?

a) Swachh Sanatan

b) Swachh Bharat c) Swachh Paryatan d) Swachh Survekshan

732). As per the report of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) which among the following countries continues to remain the world’s largest arms importer?

a) Russia b) India c) Pakistan d) China

733). Who among the following inaugurated the 1st ever Gender Park at Kozhikode on 23rd February 2016?

a) Oommen Chandy b) Narendra Modi c) Rajnath Singh d) Pranab Mukherjee

734). The world’s 2nd largest cloud computing provider, DigitalOcean will set up its 1st Indian data centre in which of the cities?

a) Bangalore b) Hyderabad c) Kochi d) Chennai

735). Who among the following playwrights has been conferred with the Knighthood of the Order of Arts and Literature by the French Government recently?

a) Mahesh Dattani b) Kader Khan c) Utpal Datta d) Ismail Mahomed

736). Who among the following is the winner of the 2016 BetVictor Welsh Open Title held at Wales?

a) Michal White b) Ronnie O’Sullivan c) John Higgins d) Neil Robertson

737). Which among the following is the new global mobile roaming service launched by Lenovo recently?

a) Lenovo Reachit b) Lenovo Roam c) Lenovo Connect d) Lenovo Shareit

738). Who among the following won the only gold medal for India in the 7th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships held at Qatar?

a) Renjith Maheshwari b) Mayookha Johny c) Arpinder Singh d) Kumaravel Prem Kumar

739). Who among the following is the new Managing Director and CEO of Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Limited (MSEI)?

a) Thomas Mathew b) Saurabh Sarkar c) Udai Kumar d) Ashima Goyal

740). The Surya Kiran IX military training exercise was carried out between which of the following two countries?

a) India - Nepal b) Nepal - Bangladesh c) India - Indonesia d) India - Myanmar

Answers:



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721). a) 722). b) 723). c) 724). b) 725). c) 726). c) 727). d) 728). d) 729). c) 730). b) 731). c) 732). b) 733). d) 734). a) 735). d) 736). b) 737). c) 738). b) 739). c) 740). a) 741). In which city Union Finance Minister ArunJaitley inaugurated an exhibition on the Coin and Currency of India?

a) Mumbai b) Kolkata c) Patna d) Delhi e) Vadodara

742). In Quality of life survey by consulting firm Mercer, which Indian city topped the list?

a) Delhi b) Mumbai c) Hyderabad d) Pune e) Vishakhapatnam

743). Madhya Pradesh's Katni District is all set to get India's Longest Railway Bridge,14kms on the up-line. Where the current longest Railway Bridge located?

a) Maharashtra b) Kerala c) Bihar d) Assam e) Andhra Pradesh

744). Which state government and Confederation of India Industry (CII) would work together for establishing Knowledge Economic Zone (KEZ)?

a) Kerala b) Tamil Nadu c) Andhra Pradesh d) Telangana e) Karnataka

745). Geological Survey of India (GSI) has handed over a list of 100 mega blocks in _______ states to the mines ministry.

a) 22 b) 23 c) 24 d) 25 e) 26

746). Which Company has removed its India head Katsushi Inoue after just one year of his appointment?

a) Hero b) Tata Motors c) Honda d) MaruthiSuziki e) Bajaj Motors

747). Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has firmed up plans to invest around ________ crore in developing petrol engines.

a) Rs. 2000 cr b) Rs. 1000 cr c) Rs. 3000 cr d) Rs. 4000 cr e) Rs. 1500 cr

748). Which Country replaces India as world No.1 in ICC Test rankings?

a) South Africa b) Sri Lanka

c) Australia d) Pakistan e) None of the above

749). Which is sixth state to sign MoU with Union Government for power scheme UDAY?

a) Uttarakhand b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Mizoram d) Bihar e) None of the above

750). Which countries Parliament become the first in the world to fully operate on Solar Electricity?

a) Japan b) Pakistan c) India d) Afghanistan e) Russia

751). Which city is the best place in the world to live, according to an international survey on quality of life that has no Indian city in the top 100?

a) Vienna b) New York c) Beijing d) California e) None of the above

752). Who has been recently took charge as Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre?

a) ShekarBasu b) S SSundaram c) K N Vyas d) Rajendra A. Badwe e) None of the above

753). Which former Chief Justice of India was selected as the Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?

a) H L Dattu b) Rajendra Mal Lodha c) P. Sathasivam d) AltamasKabir e) S.H Kapadia

754). Taxi-hailing app Uber launched a motorbike on-demand taxi service _________ in Thailand's capital Bangkok.

a) Uber MOTO b) Uber DRIVE c) Uber AUTO d) Uber COACH e) None of the above

755). Who will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the second edition of the International Film Festival of Prayag (IFFP) which was going to be held in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh from 26 February to 28 February 2016?

a) UttamGada b) P Dutta c) Sanjeev K Jaha d) SagarSarhadi e) None of the above

756). Which country will host Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation from 12 April 2016 to save tigers?

a) Pakistan b) Bangladesh c) India d) China e) Malaysia

757). The fifth edition of exercise IBSAMAR between _______ begins in Goa.




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a) Brazil, India and South Africa b) India, Brazil and Angola c) India, Bolivia and South Africa d) India, Bolivia and Angola e) None of the above

758). The Government has set a target of providing wi-fi facilities at ____ spots in the country by March this year.

a) 20,000 b) 25,000 c) 22,000 d) 23,000 e) 30,000

759). In a bid to provide standardised accommodation options to train travellers through a convenient booking platform, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has tied up with

a) Yatra b) Clear Trip c) OYO Rooms d) Make my Trip e) None of the above

760). Which state most recently launched National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 officially?

a) Mizoram b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Uttarakhand d) Tripura e) Meghalaya

Answers: 741). d) 742). c) 743). b) 744). c) 745). a) 746). c) 747). b) 748). c) 749). d) 750). b) 751). a) 752). c) 753). a) 754). a) 755). d) 756). c) 757). a) 758). b) 759). c) 760). a) 761). Parliamentary Standing committee on Finance submitted the report on the Net Non performing Assets (NPAs) of Public Sector Banks (PSBs). The committee is headed by

a) ChandanMitra b) K C Tyagi c) M. VeerappaMoily d) SatyanarayanaJaitya e) Kanwar Deep Singh

762). India is to set up a Satellite Tracking and Data Reception and Processing Centre in ____.

a) Indonesia b) Vietnam c) Philippines d) Thailand e) Laos

763). Which city is the new “Billionaire Capital of the World"? a) Mascow b) Hong Kong c) Shangai d) New York e) Beijing

764). India has approved a ________ credit line for the development of Iran’s Chabahar port.


765). Payments technology company FINO PayTech (FINO) has tied up with Reliance Commercial Finance to provide credit to rural poor in ________.

a) Maharashtra b) Madhya Pradesh c) Himachal Pradesh d) Both A and B e) Both B and C

766). Ola signed a MoU with the _______ government to create 50,000 jobs in the state in next 5 years.

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Andhra Pradesh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Arunachal Pradesh e) Himachal Pradesh

767). Rahul Taneja Appointed As Chief People Officer of ______. a) IndiGo b) GoAir c) Jet Airways d) Taj Air e) Spice Jet

768). Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee took oath as the 28th Chief Justice of the High Court of

a) Kerala b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Himachal Pradesh d) Karnataka e) Maharashtra

769). The Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, is set to launch the country’s first solar mission called

a) Vijay L-1 b) Vikranth L-1 c) Aditya L-1 d) Karna L-1 e) Bhaskar L-1

770). India Defeated Bangladesh by 45 runs in First ever T20 Asia Cup match held at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Who is the man of the match?

a) Rohit Sharma b) A Nehra c) R Ashwin d) ViratKohli e) M S Dhoni

771). Which Indian state received the highest-ever allocation of 4,682 crore rupees against its demand of 5,000 crore rupees in the Railway budget?

a) Maharashtra b) Karnataka c) Sikkim d) Madhya Pradesh e) Odisha

772). The country’s first rail auto hub will soon come up near _______ to help automobile manufacturers in the region transport vehicles to other parts of the country.

a) Vishakhapatnam b) Triruvantapuram c) Chennai d) Mumbai e) None of the above

773). Power Minister PiyushGoyal said in the Parliament that the Union government will raise power transmission capacity by ________ in the next 18 months.

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774). Union Government decided to extend the E-Tourist visa facility to how many more countries?

a) 33 b) 37 c) 35 d) 25 e) 32

775). The LokSabha passed Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The bill seeks to amend the Delimitation Act

a) 2004 b) 2007 c) 1997 d) 2002 e) 1992

776). Which Country's Senate has approved a landmark bill recognising same-sex civil unions?

a) Iran b) Iraq c) Italy d) Indonesia e) None of the above

777). EPFO tightens norms for withdrawal of Provident Fund. What is the full form of EPFO?

a) Employee’s Provident Finance Organisation b) Employee’s Proficiency Fund Organisation c) Employee’s Provident Fund Organisation d) Employee’s Proficiency Finance Organisation e) None of the above

778). ________ has resigned from the post of chairman and non-executive director of United Spirits recently?

a) MK Sharma b) Vijay Malya c) AbantiSankaranarayana d) ShriramSubramaniam e) None of the above

779). India's second largest software exporter Infosys has extended the tenure of chief executive officer & Managing Director Vishal Sikka by

a) Three Years b) Five Years c) One Year d) Two Years e) None of the above

780). Who was named as the Sportsperson of the Year in the India Sports Awards 2015?

a) DipaKarmakar b) Balbir Singh c) Lalita Babar d) KuldeepHandoo e) None of these

Answers: 761). c) 762). b) 763). e) 764). e) 765). d) 766). a) 767). c) 768). d) 769). c) 770). a) 771). e) 772). c) 773). a) 774). b) 775). d) 776). c) 777). c) 778). b) 779). d) 780). c) 781). Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has named Indian cricketer ______ as their new global ambassador.

a) MS Dhoni b) ViratKohli c) Rohit Sharma d) ShikarDhawan e) Suresh Raina

782). The Union Government appointed ________ as the Director General (DG) of Indian Coast Guard.

a) Rajendra Singh b) Manipreet Singh c) Vikranth Singh d) Sudeep Singh e) Raghuveer Singh

783). Who has been conferred with Aryabhata Award of the Astronautical Society of India?

a) MandevChander b) AvinashChander c) AmeerNaik d) VinayChander e) Vishal Bala Nair

784). Which Indian bank has been awarded inaugural Green Bond Pioneer Award at a ceremony held in London, United Kingdom?

a) ICICI Bank b) Yes Bank c) HDFC Bank d) Axis Bank e) Federal Bank

785). Who among the following sports persons entered into Forbes’ Asia list?

a) ViratKohli b) SainaNehwal c) SaniaMirza d) All the above e) None of the above

786). 13th World Spice Congress will begin in _______. The theme of the biennial event is 'Target 2020: Clean, Safe and Sustainable Supply Chain'.

a) Ahmedabad b) Bangalore c) New Delhi d) Patna e) Gujarat

787). Industrialist MukeshAmbani is the India’s richest person. What is his global rank on World Richest List?

a) 19 b) 20 c) 21 d) 22 e) 23

788). The World's First Waste Supermarket, that only sells expired food, has opened in

a) Poland b) United Kingdom c) Norway d) Denmark e) Latvia

789). SEBI has given approval to State-owned IDBI Bank market regulator to raise _______ through issue of shares to qualified institutional playersa (QIP).

a) Rs 3,441 crore b) Rs 3,471 crore c) Rs 3,771 crore d) Rs 3,671 crore e) Rs 3,571 crore

790). Justice Vineet Saran sworn in as Chief Justice of ________ High Court.

a) Odisha b) Himachal Pradesh c) West Bengal d) Chhattisgarh e) Maharashtra



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791). Who among the following appointed CEO of AAE Travel? a) Jonathon Sinclair Neal b) Deep Kalra c) PrakashSangam d) JayramPandey e) None of the above

792). Which Bollywood actor was selected for PanditDinanathMangeshkaraward.

a) RanbirKapoor b) ArjunKapoor c) SidharthMalhotra d) Ranveer Singh e) Neil NitinMukesh

793). Who was elected as the Ninth FIFA President? a) Gonzalez Laureano b) Windtner Leo c) Ahmad Ahma d) Ram Samuel e) Gianni Infantino

794). Union Government has decided to provide 390 Megawatt additional Power to _______ in view of power crisis in the state.

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Telangana c) Karnataka d) Himachal Pradesh e) Maharashtra

795). Famous personality BK Garudachar passed away in Bengaluru. Identify his profession.

a) Musician b) Actor c) Director d) Cricketer e) Grand Master

796). National Science day of India was celebrated on _______ in the honour of Sir C. V. Raman for his legacy, who discovered Raman Effect.

a) Feb 27th b) Feb 28th c) March 1st d) Feb 25th e) None of the above

797). __________ becomes the first fully digital state of India by having mobile Tele density of 95% and internet access covering over 60% of the Population.

a) Gujarat b) Kerala c) Madhya Pradesh d) Maharashtra e) Karnataka

798). Which among the following companies has won India's first ever auction of a gold mine, beating three other bidders in the auction of the Baghmara Mine in Chattisgarh.

a) Indian Rare Earths b) Dempo c) Sterilite Industries d) Vedanta Limited e) Hindustan Copper

799). Who among the following has been elected as the President of BijuJanata Dal party?

a) ShriLaduKishor Swain b) ShriBalabhadraMajhi c) ShriArjunCharanSethi d) Shri Naveen Patnaik e) None of the above

800). Moody's investors Service have downgraded the Credit Rating of __________.

a) Oman b) Qatar c) Iran d) Iraq e) Yemen

Answers: 781). c) 782). a) 783). b) 784). b) 785). d) 786). a) 787). c) 788). d) 789). c) 790). a) 791). a) 792). d) 793). e) 794). c) 795). d) 796). b) 797). b) 798). d) 799). d) 800). a) 801). Capital Markets Regulator SEBI has clamped down on _____ this year for Raising 1479 Crore from Over 5.2 lakh Investors, without complying with the public issue norms.

a) 45 Companies b) 44 Companies c) 43 Companies d) 41 Companies e) 40 Companies

802). Which Pharmaceuticals company gets approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Ritonavir tablets (100 mg) used for the treatment of human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection?

a) Cipla b) Lupin c) AurobindoPharma d) Alkem Lab e) Divis Lab

803). India Wins _______ Gold Medals at Race Walking Championships?

a) Two b) Three c) Four d) One e) None of the above

804). Who defeated Baghdatis to clinch Dubai ATP Tennis title? a) Stan Wawrinka b) RaffelNadal c) NovacDjovic d) Tomas Berdych e) None of the above

805). Rajesh Pillai is a __________ who passes away recently. a) Dancer b) Musician c) IAS Officer d) Malayalam Film maker e) Former Minister

806). Who among the following was elected as president of Kosovo by the Members of Parliament amid the protests?

a) HashimThaci b) Sadri Ferati c) AdemGashi d) ShpejtimBulliqi e) JelenaBontic

807). Who among the following appointed as the Chairman of Banks Board Bureau?

a) Tapan Mishra b) VinodRai c) Shanmukhanadhan d) VikramMetha e) None of the aove

808). Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata has invested an undisclosed amount in home rental start-up _______.



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a) Grabhouse b) Nestaway c) Zocalo d) Flatchat e) Homers

809). ResulPookutty became the first Asian to win the award at 63rd annual Golden Reel Awards. He is a

a) Music Director b) Film Editor c) Costume Designer d) Sound Designer e) VFX Designer

810). Which Film is being nominated as the best picture in Oscar Awards 2016?

a) The Bridge Sbort b) Room c) The Martian d) Spotlight e) The Revenent

811). Who won the Best actress award at Oscar Awards 2016? a) Cate Balnchett b) Brie Larson c) Jennifer Lawrence d) Sonarisa Ronan e) Charlotte Rampling

812). Expanding its presence in the Gulf market, private carrier ______ announced that it will launch a flight service to Muscat from here next month.

a) Indigo Airlines b) Jet Airways c) Spice Jet d) Air India e) Go Air

813). Which Indian cricketer has joined ICC and UNICEF's 'Team Swachh' initiative to build a social movement for sanitation and toilet use, aiming for an open defecation-free India?

a) SauravGanguly b) Rahul Dravid c) Sachin Tendulkar d) Anil Kumble e) None of the above

814). Olympian BasantaBahadur Singh Rana clinched ____ in men’s 50km race walk event of the National Championships.

a) Silver b) Bronze c) Gold d) None e) None of the above

815). Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman died in Nashik at the age of 90. He is a former

a) Actor b) Minister c) Cricketer d) Musician e) Writer

816). ______has become the first state in the country to launch the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as a public health programme for school children.

a) Gujarat b) Maharashtra c) Himachal Pradesh d) Delhi e) Andhra Pradesh

817). 'Jyoti', a scheme to train 4400 traditional healers is launched by which among the following states?

a) Mizoram b) Tripura c) Odisha d) Nagaland e) West Bengal

818). Union Government constituted a committee to consider Scheduled Tribe status to six Communities of Assam. The committee is headed by

a) Mahesh Kumar Singal b) Vijay Chandra c) MahedarVerma d) Vikram Gupta e) Shyam Mohan

819). Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has exposed an illegal export of Basmathi rice offloaded in Dubai. The scam is of over _____ crore.

a) Rs. 1500 crore b) Rs. 2500 crore c) Rs. 500 crore d) Rs. 1000 crore e) Rs. 100 crore

820). The Seventh Lamitye Military Exercise – 2016 which was concluded, is a joint Military exercise between which countries?

a) India and Bangladesh b) India and Sri Lanka c) India and Seychelles d) India and Mauritius e) None of the above

Answers: 801). c) 802). c) 803). a) 804). a) 805). d) 806). a) 807). b) 808). b) 809). d) 810). d) 811). b) 812). b) 813). c) 814). c) 815). b) 816). d) 817). c) 818). a) 819). d) 820). c) 821). Which countries navy has launched its first self-propelled floating dock, giving it the ability to repair warships far from the coast?

a) Japan b) China c) Mauritius d) Philippines e) India

822). Finance Ministry ArunJaitley said the government is committed to implementing the General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) from

a) May 1st b) April 1st c) March 15th d) April 15th e) None of the above

823). Which Indian company recognised as a ‘Global Top Employer’ by the Top Employers Institute?

a) Tata Consultancy Services b) BOSCH c) iGate d) Wipro e) Infosys

824). Micro-blogging site Twitter on launched __________Campaign to empower women.

a) #PositionOfStrength b) #PositionOfPower c) #PositionOfTalent d) #PositionOfSupport



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e) #PositionOfSafety 825). Who is appointed as the new Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission?

a) LalithaKumaramangalam b) Dr RameshwarOraon c) K Balakrishanan d) H L Dattu e) None of the above

826). Who has been took charge as Delhi Police Commissioner? a) MahendraNathTiwari b) Jagadish Bhatia c) Manish Tripati d) Alok Kumar Verma e) AbhinavSrivastava

827). The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has proposed to raise how much corpus for ‘Stand Up India Fund’?

a) Rs. 2500Cr b) Rs. 10000Cr c) Rs. 1000Cr d) Rs. 7000Cr e) Rs. 15000Cr

828). Which airport topped the list of airports in the 25-40million passengers per annum (MPPA) category?

a) NetajiSubhash Chandra Bose International b) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport c) Indira Gandhi International Airport d) Cochin International Airport e) None of the above

829). Who was honoured with achievement award in Australia? a) RandeepHooda b) Shahurukh Khan c) Amitabh Bachan d) SiddharthMalhotra e) Ameer Khan

830). Who was awarded as the Motorsports Man-of-the-Year Trophy in an award ceremony organised by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI)?

a) Zyan Khan b) ArmaanEbrahim c) BI Chandhok d) Imran Khan e) R. Bharath Raj

831). India has signed a deal worth of $3.1 Billion for Apache and Chinook Helicopters with which of the following countries?

a) Russia b) US c) UK d) Germany e) Australia

832). Who has won the best actor award in the Kerala State Film Award 2015?

a) Bhagwati Lal Vyas b) Avinash Chander c) Shyam Benjamin d) Dulquer Salmaan e) Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair

833). Name the noted Science Journalist, who has been conferred with the National Award for the outstanding efforts in the Field of Science and Technology Communication on Electronic Medium?

a) Manish Arora b) Gurmeet Sapal c) Pallava Bagla

d) Arati Prabhakar e) K R Sridhar

834). Name the South African bowler who has been recently suspended for illegal bowling action?

a) Dale Steyn b) Makhaya Ntini c) Allan Donald d) Aaron Phangiso e) None of these

835). Which of the following has recently launched Uridashi Masala Bonds?

a) International Finance Corporation b) ICICI c) Axis d) Softbank e) Sun Pharma

836). Name the person who won gold medal in men’s 50km race walk event at National Championship?

a) Ram Singh Yadav b) Budhia Singh c) Arun Bhardwaj d) Ashok Nath e) Basanta Bahadur Singh Rana

837). Who has been appointed as the chief of Staff of the Eastern Naval Command?

a) Alok Kumar Verma b) Rajendra Singh c) Atul Kumar Jain d) Subhro Kamal Mukherjee e) None of these

838). Who is Kumarimuthu? a) Malayalam Singer b) Urdu Writer c) Classical Dancer d) Kannada Director e) Tamil Actor

839). Which state government has renamed the Mustafabad village as Saraswati Nagar?

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Haryana c) Punjab d) Uttar Pradesh e) Madhya Pradesh

840). Who is Ratan Thiyam? a) Play Writer b) Singer c) Vocalist d) Journalist e) Director

Answers: 821). b) 822). b) 823). a) 824). a) 825). d) 826). d) 827). b) 828). c) 829). a) 830). b) 831). b) 832). d) 833). c) 834). d) 835). a) 836). e) 837). c) 838). e) 839). b) 840). a) 841). World Wildlife Day was observed on 3 March 2016 across the world with theme

a) The future of wildlife is in our hands b) Wildlife Crime is serious; let’s get serious about wildlife crime c) Wildlife a Boon to Humanity d) Protect Wildlife before it is lost

842). Which of the following autonomous organization was winded up by Union Government?




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a) Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited b) HMT Bearing Limited c) Sambhar Salts Limited d) National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council

843). Who was appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX)?

a) Parveen Kumar Singhal b) Mrugank Paranjape c) L K Singhal d) Satyananda Mishra

844). For which State’s Higher Education Quality Improvement Project did India signed a financing agreement for IDA credit of 300 US dollars with the World Bank?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Himachal Pradesh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Arunachal Pradesh

845). The sales of which of the following cars crossed the 30-lakh mark recently in the domestic market?

a) Eon b) Alto c) Santro d) Wagon R

846). The bilateral annual “Iron Fist” military training exercise was held recently between the armed forces of the US and

a) India b) Saudi Arabia c) Israel d) Japan

847). The Telangana Government reached an understanding on constructing five dams on Godavari, Penganga and Pranahita rivers for irrigation purposes with which state?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Madhya Pradesh c) Chhattisgarh d) Maharashtra

848). Name the cryptography pioneers who were honoured with the Association for Computing Machinery's 2015 A.M. Turing Award.

a) Whitfield Diffie and Marty Hellman b) Leslie G. Valiant and Charles P. Thacker c) Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman d) Silvio Micali and Shafi Goldwasser

849). Name the creator of television’s longest-running soap opera Coronation Street who passed away ?

a) Tony Warren b) Kate Oates c) Kieran Roberts d) Ken Irwin

850). Name the former captain of New Zealand cricket team who died of cancer in Auckland?

a) Martin Crowe b) Don Cleverley c) Jack Newman d) Lindsay Weir

851). Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Setu Bharatam project with an aim to make all National Highways free of Railway crossings by

a) 2017 b) 2019 c) 2022 d) 2025 e) 2020

852). National Safety Day was observed across India to commemorate establishment of the National Safety Council (NSC) on?

a) March 3 b) March 2 c) March 1 d) March 4 e) March 7

853). Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the Draft Directions for NBFC - Account Aggregator. As per it, what is the Net Owned Fund of a NBFC-Account Aggregator?

a) 2 crore rupees b) 3 crore rupees c) 4 crore rupees d) 5 crore rupees e) 10 crore rupees

854). Name the Honduran environmentalist leader and winner of the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize who was shot dead at her home in the town of La Esperanza ?

a) Michael Werikhe b) Yoichi Kuroda c) Berta Caceres d) Rizwana Hasan e) None of these

855). To revive the Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT) Limited, Union Government signed an agreement to provide a loan to the organisation. What is the loan amount?

a) 500 crore rupees b) 800 crore rupees c) 1000 crore rupees d) 15 crore rupees e) 750 crore rupees

856). Which Asian country passed its first anti-terror bill? a) North Korea b) Taiwan c) Indonesia d) South Korea e) Australia

857). How many countries were compiled in the fourth edition of the Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report 2016 (EAPI) released by World Economic Forum (WEF).?

a) 126 Countries b) 144 Countries c) 306 Countries d) 100 Countries e) 102 Countries

858). Name the Country that topped the EAPI Report 2016 released by World Economic Forum.

a) England b) UAE c) Switzerland d) US e) Germany

859). Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in March 2016 cleared the proposal to acquire two more Phalcon Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems (AWACS). These surveillance aircraft will be bought under a tripartite agreement with

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e) Japan and Russia 860). Name the programme that was launched by UNHCR, UNICEF Twenty as support hubs for children and families along the most frequently used migration routes in Europe.

a) Red Dots b) Brown Dots c) Blue Dots d) Green Dots e) Gray Dots

Answers: 841). a) 842).d) 843). b) 844). c) 845). b) 846). d) 847). d) 848). c) 849). a) 850). a) 851). b) 852). d) 853). a) 854). c) 855). c) 856). d) 857). a) 858). c) 859). b) 860). c) 861). Name the Union Tribal Minister, who launched new website for National Commission for Scheduled Tribes?

a) J P Nadda b) Ram Vilas Paswan c) Maneka Gandhi d) Jual Oram e) None of these

862). Which State Cabinet approves the Internet of Things Policy ?

a) Telengana b) Andhra Pradesh c) Rajasthan d) Karnataka e) Madhya Pradesh

863). Which Bank will raise 1,000 crore for refinancing needs? a) HDFC b) ICICI c) Axis d) Yes bank e) IDBI

864). Jitu Rai belongs to which Sports ? a) Archery b) Cricketer c) Shooter d) Athlete e) None of these

865). Which State Government announced a Seven Day Morning on Sangma's Death?

a) Meghalaya b) Sikkim c) Nagaland d) Manipur e) Arunachal Pradesh

866). Union Government has decided to digitally Connect all Post Offices in Rural Areas by

a) December 2016 b) March 2017 c) January 2018 d) May 2019 e) February 2020

867). Name the State that decided to Set up ‘Gita Gyan Sansthanam’.?

a) Haryana b) Punjab c) Gujarat d) Madhya Pradesh e) Andhra Pradesh

868). Name the State whose High Court asked its government to submit details regarding steps taken to stop cheating at mass

level in ongoing Board Examinations for High School and Intermediate.?

a) Bihar b) Uttar Pradesh c) West Bengal d) Delhi e) Punbaj

869). A two-day National Conference of Women Legislators with theme Women Legislators-Building Resurgent India was held in which city of India.?

a) Hyderabad b) New Delhi c) Chennai d) Bengaluru e) Bhopal

870). How Many Road Over Bridges (ROB) have been identified to be built under the Setu Bharatam project launched ?

a) 215 b) 210 c) 208 d) 209 e) 211

871). Where was the International Conference on Rule of Law for Supporting the 2030 Development Agenda was held in March 2016?

a) Paris b) Washington c) Melbourne d) New Delhi e) Bangalore

872). The legislative assembly of which State decided to form a panel to probe student suicides over exam pressure?

a) Maharashtra b) Haryana c) Gujarat d) Madhya Pradesh e) Punjab

873). Chapchar Kut festival, which was celebrated, is a festival of which North-Eastern state?

a) Manipur b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Mizoram d) Nagaland e) Assam

874). Who was recommended for the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2015 ?

a) Shashi Kapoor b) Manoj Kumar c) Lata Mangeskar d) Asha Bhosle e) None of these

875). Which of the following countries has topped the list compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF) based on energy security and access across the world?

a) Denmark b) France c) Switzerland d) Norway e) None of these

876). By what percentage, China will increase the defence budget compared to last year budget of 145 billion US dollars?

a) 8-9% b) 7-8% c) 9-10%



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d) 6-7% e) 10-11%

877). The International Finance Corporation (IFC) recently launched its first Uridashi Masala Bonds to Mobilise Rs 30 Crore from retail investors of

a) Japan b) South Korea c) Singapore d) Philippines e) Indonesia

878). The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revised norms on capital recognition recently, making available an additional __________ to Indian banks.

a) Rs 10,000 crore b) Rs 20,000 crore c) Rs 40,000 crore d) Rs 60,000 crore e) Rs. 50,000 crore

879). The researchers of which University have claimed to develop a way of finding unique markings within a tumour - its "Achilles heel" - allowing the body to target the disease?

a) University College, London b) Utah University c) Oxford University d) Purdue University e) None of these

880). Name the Hockey India national-level umpire who was promoted by International Hockey Federation as the International Outdoor Umpire ?

a) Sardar Singh b) Dhanraj Pillay c) Mukesh Kumar d) Napoleon Singh e) None of these

Answers: 861). d) 862). b) 863). a) 864). c) 865). a) 866). b) 867). a) 868). b) 869). a) 870). c) 871). d) 872). d) 873). c) 874). b) 875). c) 876). b) 877). a) 878). c) 879).a) 880). d) 881). Name the Indian shooter who clinched the 50m pistol gold at the ISSF World Cup in Bangkok ?

a) Jitu Rai b) Prakash Nanjappa c) Ashok Kumar d) Abhinav Bindra e) None of these

882). Which Football Club set a Spanish record of 35 matches unbeaten in all competitions ?

a) Real Madrid b) Atletico Madrid c) Barcelona d) Rayo Vallecano e) None of these

883). The founder and ex-director of National Film Archives of India (NFAI) who died at the age of 83 is

a) P K Nair b) Raunaq Singh c) MN Shyamalan d) Malika Srinavasan e) None of these

884). Which E-Commerce Company launched 'Women Only Delivery Hubs'?

a) Snapdeal b) Amazon

c) Flipkart d) Shopclues e) None of these

885). Who has been elected as Chairman of Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry Tamil Nadu State Council?

a) R Purushothaman b) N Srinivasan c) K Shyamala d) Ramesh Kymal e) None of these

886). Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited has announced to commission a ______ Supercritical thermal unit at Bellary Thermal Power Project in Karnataka.


887). Which High Court has made it clear that the national anthem should be sung in all private schools?

a) Delhi High Court b) Kerala High Court c) Patna High Court d) Madras High Court e) Bombay High Court

888). President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the national conference on Women Legislation at

a) RashtrapatiBhavan, Delhi b) Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal c) VigyanBhavan, New Delhi d) Parliament House, New Delhi e) None of the above

889). The Government has launched a River Information System (RIS) betweenHaldia and Farakka stretch of

a) National Waterways – 1 b) National Waterways - 2 c) National Waterways - 3 d) National Waterways - 4 e) National Waterways – 5

890). First Edition of E-Newsletter of Textiles Ministry Launched by

a) NarendraModi b) Santosh Kumar Gangwar c) T. S. Pattabhiraman d) GautamHariSinghania e) None of the above

891). European Union and ________ are close to a deal on a new bilateral agreement, which would improve their decades old chilly relations.

a) Venezuela b) Colombia c) Cuba d) Mexico e) United States

892). The International Energy Agency, a Paris based organization will enhance its ties with which among the following countries in the fields of energy data and forecasting?

a) Pakistan b) Bangladesh c) India d) Sri Lanka e) Nepal

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a) Reserve Bank of India b) State Bank of India c) Life Insurance Corporation of India d) Intelligence Bureau e) None of the above

894). Justice Ajit Singh was sworn in as chief justice of the a) Guwahati High Court b) Gujarat High Court c) Calcutta High Court d) Bombay High Court e) Sikkim High Court

895). Which E-Commerce Company has emerged as a most trusted online Brand in Indian market?

a) Snapdeal b) Amazon c) Flipkart d) Ebay e) Yepme

896). President Mukherjee presented Standard to _____Helicopter Union & Colours to ____ Equipment Depot of Indian Air Force.

a) 115, 28 b) 119, 32 c) 119, 28 d) 115, 32 e) 120, 28

897). Indian men’s and women’s teams win _____ medals at World Table Tennis Team Championship respectively.

a) Gold, Silver b) Gold, Bronze c) Silver, Gold d) Gold, Gold e) Silver, Silver

898). Which team won the Pro Kabbaddi League 3?

a) Bengaluru Bulls b) Telugu Titans c) Patna Pirates d) U Mumba e) Dabang Delhi KC

899). Pat Conroy who died recently is a famous _____ from New York.

a) Novelist b) Engineer c) Musician d) Pop Singer e) None of the above

900). Myanmar has granted operating licenses to four Asian banks, bringing to 13 the number of foreign banks allowed. Which among the following banks were not included in the list?

a) Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam b) State Bank of India c) Taiwan’s Sun Commercial Bank d) South Korea’s Shinhan Bank e) None of the above

Answers: 881). a) 882). c) 883). a) 884). b) 885). d) 886). a) 887). d) 888). c) 889). a) 890). b) 891). c) 892). c) 893). a) 894). a) 895). b) 896). c) 897). d) 898). c) 899). a) 900). e) 901). Name the village that was selected for adoption by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of Varanasi Constituency of U.P. his for

development under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) recently.

a) Naipur Kala b) Nagaipur c) Nakain d) Nagepur e) Naktuwa

902). Which national observatory issued a blue alert for a cold snap that will bring strong winds and lower temperatures?

a) China b) Myanmar c) Thailand d) Japan e) Kenya

903). Government of India to get _______ dividend from Coal India Ltd for the financial year 2015 – 2016.

a) Rs 17208 Crore b) Rs 17000 Crore c) Rs 17308 Crore d) Rs 17408 Crore e) Rs 17348 Crore

904). Which Fertilisers company will raise Rs. 1,057 crore loan from SBI and Axis Bank to establish new urea unit at its existing plant in Kota, Rajasthan?

a) Bhramautra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited b) Coromandel International Ltd. c) The Fertiliser Association of India d) Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd e) None of the above

905). Which Digital payments platform _____ has partnered with Mexico-based chain of movie theatres, Cinepolis.

a) Paypal b) Freecharge c) Ali Pay d) Pay Ease e) Apple Pay

906). Who has been awarded Krutitava Smagra Samman for 2015 by the Kolkata’s Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad?

a) Masud Ahmed b) Padma Sachdev c) Bishnu Dey d) Srijato e) Bikash Sarkar

907). The world’s first biological supercomputer which is energy efficient and it hardly heats up at all was created by ___________ countries Scientists.

a) Mexico b) Brazil c) China d) Canada e) None of the above

908). India defeated Bangladesh in the Finals of Asia Cup. With this victory how many times India does lifted the title?

a) Fifth b) Fourth c) Sixth d) First e) Third

909). Famous personality Ray Tomlinson, passed away in Washington. He is the creator of

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e) Bluetooth 910). Who is the most influential first lady in U.S. history during her Republican husband’s presidency from 1981 to 1989 passed away recently?

a) Anne Bradstreet b) Mary Bliss Parsons c) Margaret Brent d) Patricia Ryan Nixon e) Nancy Reagan

911). International Women's Day was observed across the world on 8 March 2016. This year's theme for the Day is

a) Equality for women is progress for all b) A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women c) Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women d) Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality e) None of the above

912). For the Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launched ______ portal in New Delhi.

a) Mahila e-Haat b) Mahila e-dosth c) Mahila e-sath d) Mahila e-govern e) Mahila e-kai

913). Solar Energy Policy, 2016 would be launched which aims at installing 4,000 Mega Watt capacity in five years is announced by which state recently?

a) Bihar b) Maharashtra c) Haryana d) Kerala e) Telangana

914). Which Union minister laid the foundation stone of country’s first-of-its-kind Octomax unit at the Mathura refinery?

a) Ashok GajapathiRajuPusapati b) DharmendraPradhan c) Radha Mohan Singh d) Thaawar Chand Gehlot e) Rajiv Pratap Rudy

915). The Sex ratio has come down in ________ placing it at 22nd rank in the Nation.

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Gujarat c) Delhi d) Punjab e) Sikkim

916). Which city to host BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave in April?

a) New Delhi b) Bengaluru c) Gujarat d) Mumbai e) Ahmadabad

917). South Korea and ________ troops began their largest ever military exercises in a test of their defences against North Korea.

a) USA b) United Kingdom c) Russia d) Malaysia e) France

918). Which Bank announced the launch of a work-from-home programme to prevent women employees from dropping out of its workforce?

a) Yes Bank b) Axis Bank c) ICICI Bank d) State Bank of India e) Punjab National Bank

919). Global rating agency Fitch has maintained its growth forecast for India at ____ this fiscal.

a) 7.5 per cent b) 7.3 per cent c) 7.2 per cent d) 7.8 per cent e) 7.0 per cent

920). Who has awarded the Legion d’Honneur, France’s highest honour?

a) Malcolm Turnbull b) Justin Trudeau c) Xi Jinping d) Li Keqiang e) Francois Hollande

Answers: 901). d) 902). a) 903). c) 904). d) 905). b) 906). b) 907). d) 908). c) 909). b) 910). e) 911). d) 912). a) 913). c) 914). b) 915). b) 916). d) 917). a) 918). c) 919). a) 920). e) 921). Thousands of dead fish have washed up on the banks of a polluted lake Ulsoor Lake. The lake is in which city?

a) Hyderabad b) New Delhi c) Bengaluru d) Gangtok e) Aizawl

922). Who among the following was conferred with the prestigious Mahindra Samriddhi Krishi Shiromani Samman (Lifetime Achievement Award) in Delhi?

a) Sadhu Ram Bansal b) ArunKaul c) Ashwini Kumar d) Amrita Patel e) Jatindraver Singh

923). Foreign Direct inflows into the services sector surged by _____ per-cent.

a) 80 b) 85.5 c) 72 d) 83 e) 69

924). Which Golf player won the 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral, Florida, U.S?

a) Bubba Watson b) Jimmy Walker c) Kevin Johnson d) Adam Scott e) None of the above

925). Jindal Panther defeated ______ to lift the Amity Polo Cup trophy.

a) Sona Polo b) PrateeshAggarwal c) Samir Suhag d) Maj Vishal Chauhan e) None of the above



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926). Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced inclusion of widow marriage under the state government’s

a) Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojana b) LaadliLaxmiYojna c) BetiBachaoAbhiyan d) Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan Scheme e) None of the above

927). In Uttar Pradesh, on the International Women’s Day , the acid attack survivors felicitated and provided financial assistance in

a) Allahabad b) Kanpur c) Lucknow d) Agra e) Varanasi

928). Which country joined with India for the development of Bhubaneswar, Kochi, Coimbatore as smart cities?

a) Japan b) Germany c) USA d) Singapore e) Malaysia

929). Force – 18 the largest Ground Forces Exercise ever conducted on Indian soil was conducted between _____ in Pune, Maharashtra.

a) 4 March to 8 March 2016 b) 1 March to 8 March 2016 c) 5 March to 8 March 2016 d) 2 March to 8 March 2016 e) 3 March to 8 March 2016

930). Which state government launched Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana to provide free treatment to road accident victims for the first 48 hours?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Kerala c) Maharashtra d) Karnataka e) Telangana

931). Operation Hillstorm 3: This is a combat operation of _______ police.

a) Mizoram b) Meghalaya c) Sikkim d) Tripura e) West Bengal

932). Cycling event of Indian Army with which theme was flagged off on 8 March 2016 from Pangsau Pass on the India-Myanmar border?

a) Cycle to Recycle b) Cycle to Re-join c) Cycle for Health d) Cycle for Feature generation e) None of the above

933). Telangana and________ governments will be signing Memoranda of Understanding to construct five barrages across Godavari and Pen Ganga rivers.

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Karnataka d) Madhya Pradesh e) None of the above

934). Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched several medium-range and short-range ballistic missiles as part of a military exercise. The missiles had ranges of between

a) 100 to 1000 km b) 200 to 2000 km c) 300 to 1500 km d) 300 to 2000 km e) 150 to 500 km

935). Which Digital Media Company appointed Vivek Jain as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?

a) XtremeUX b) CA Media c) Rntime Solutions d) Ador Tech Ventures e) None of the above

936). Which private sector bank launched all-women operated bank branch on Cunningham Road here aimed at offering customised banking solutions to women.

a) Axis Bank b) ICICI Bank c) Yes Bank d) HDFC Bank e) None of the above

937). Which state topped the list of 21 states with most investment potential that has been drawn up by economic think-tank NCAER?

a) Delhi b) Andhra Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) Tamil Nadu e) Gujarat

938). Which Power Generation company of India has signed an agreement with the Indian Railways for electrification of the Lalitpur-Udaipura rail section under the public private partnership (PPP)?

a) NTPC b) Adani Power c) Bajaj Power d) Tata Power e) Power Grid Corporation

939). Telecom operator Reliance Jio will provide free WiFi services at six cricket stadiums during the upcoming T20 World Cup matches. Which among the following stadiums not included in the list?

a) Eden Garden at Kolkata b) M.A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai) c) Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) d) IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali) e) HPCA stadium (Dharamshala)

940). George Henry Martin died on 8 March 2016 is related to which field?

a) Music b) Poetry c) Cricketer d) Engineer e) Scientist

Answers: 921). c) 922). d) 923). b) 924). d) 925). a) 926). a) 927). c) 928). b) 929). d) 930). d) 931). b) 932). a) 933). b) 934). d) 935). b) 936). c) 937). e) 938). c) 939). b) 940). a)




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941). The scheme under which more than 80 lakh households has given up LPG subsidy?

a) Give it up b) Enough Gas c) Keep it up d) Save Gas e) None of the above

942). Union Government approved a MoU with which country on cooperation for prevention of human trafficking recently?

a) Saudi Arabia b) Qatar c) Bahrain d) Sri Lanka e) UAE

943). Five Healthcare ATMs have come up in four states that dispense Medicines based on a prescription unless they refer the patient to a doctor. Which of the following state is not included in the list?

a) Madhya Pradesh, b) Kerala c) Himachal Pradesh d) Odisha e) Andhra Pradesh

944). How many countries are going to take part in the first Maritime India Summit 2016 scheduled to be held in April 2016 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

a) 101 b) 25 c) 52 d) 51 e) 57

945). India and Bangladesh signed a _______ credit agreement to implement socio-economic projects.

a) 0.5 billion dollar b) 1 billion dollar c) 2 billion dollar d) 5 billion dollar e) 4 billion dollar

946). Lord Rishabhdeva, the first Teerthankar of Jains, carved out of a single rock, has entered the “Guinness World Records” as the world’s tallest Jain statue. The height of the statue is

a) 108 feet b) 109 feet c) 105 feet d) 106 feet e) 107 feet

947). The International Monetary Fund (IMF) decided to set up a knowledge sharing centre for the first time in which of the following Asian countries?

a) Afghanistan b) Bangladesh c) Russia d) Indonesia e) India

948). Sudhakar Rao will take over as the new public interest director and chairman of BSE subject to Sebi approval. Who was retired from the position?

a) S Ramadorai b) Ashish Kumar Chauhan c) M SudhakarRao d) Dr. K Kasturirajan e) None of the above

949). A 1984- batch IAS officer ShakuntalaDoleyGamlin has been appointed as Chief Secretary of which state?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Assam d) Himachal Pradesh e) Maharashtra

950). Which Indian cricketer has been appointed by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited for its top selling health supplement Revital H?

a) ShikarDhawan b) ViratKohli c) M S Dhoni d) Rohit Sharma e) AjenkaRahane

951). “The Culture Heritage of Trans Himalayas-Kinnaur” is a book released by Dr. Mahesh Sharma is authored by

a) DurgeshSatpathy b) Amish Tripati c) P.S. NagiLoktus d) ArvindAdiga e) JumphaLahri

952). Who scripted one of the biggest wins of his career, by defeating former World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei in the opening round of the All England Championship?

a) Pranav Chopra b) Aditya Joshi c) Anand Pawer d) Sai Praneeth e) None of the above

953). Which laptop manufacturer launched the Latitude series of laptops priced between 44,999 and 87,999?

a) Dell b) Lenovo c) Toshiba d) Acer e) HP

954). Which company has been conferred the Research Investor Communication Award among the “Large Corporates” category?

a) ISRO b) NTPC c) GAIL d) BHEL e) BEL

955). Which Online classifieds platform launches service for doorstep pickup & delivery of pre-owned goods?

a) Quikr b) OLX c) Click India d) Sell Dude e) None of the above

956). The Centre and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are organising a three-day conference started in New Delhi. The theme of the conference for this year is

a) Crises: Yesterday and Today b) Cross-Border Spillovers c) Labor Markets through the Lens of the Great Recession d) Advancing Asia: Investing for the Future e) None of the above

957). NITI Aayog in partnership with the UN in India and MyGov has launched an initiative for empowering women. Name the initiative.

a) Women Transforming India



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b) Women Building India c) Women Assembling India d) Women Strengthening India e) Women Enhancing India

958). The cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwal Yojana– a scheme for providing LPG to households Below Poverty Line. The scheme is estimated at the cost of

a) 8500 crores b) 8300 crores c) 8000 crores d) 8200 crores e) 7000 crores

959). Which state government has decided to start a new scheme for the professional training of prisoners?

a) Punjab b) Haryana c) Himachal Pradesh d) Delhi e) Gujarat

960). The Union Cabinet gave approval for the MoU on Technical Cooperation in Cyber Space and Combating Cyber-Crime signed last month. The agreement was signed with which country?

a) USA b) Saudi Arabia c) UAE d) Canada e) Philippines

Answers: 941). a) 942). c) 943). b) 944). e) 945). c) 946). a) 947). e) 948). a) 949). b) 950). c) 951). c) 952). d) 953). a) 954). b) 955). a) 956). d) 957). a) 958). c) 959). a) 960). c) 961). India and Indonesia stated joint military exercise on March 10. This is ______ edition.

a) Shakti II b) Shakti IV c) Shakti III d) ShaktiV e) Shakti VI

962). Rebook India has named _________ as their brand ambassador.

a) Aishwarya Rai b) Priyanka Chopra c) Deepika Padukone d) Kangana Ranauth e) Archana Gupta

963). Which private Sector Lender launched a credit-linked subsidy scheme for home loans under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana'?

a) Yes Bank b) ICICI Bank c) Axis Bank d) HDFC Bank e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

964). State-run BSNL is in preliminary discussions with which operator for spectrum sharing in four circles?

a) Idea b) Vodafone c) Aircel d) Reliance e) Airtel

965). Which state Government is going to organise a national level freestyle wrestling championship titled "Bharat Kesri Dangal"?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Mizoram c) West Bengal d) Haryana e) Himachal Pradesh

966). The name announced by Union power minister for the LED based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme is

a) Ujala b) Vijetha c) Mehta d) Vijwala e) None of the above

967). Festival of Innovations inaugurated at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The week-long festival will be in collaboration with

a) National Foundation for India b) MacArthr Foundation c) Concern India Foundation d) India Development and Relief Fund Foundation e) National Innovation Foundation

968). RITES (Public Sector Enterprise under Ministry of Railways) signed a contract to supply 18 Meter Gauge 1350 HP Diesel Electric Locomotives to

a) Bangladesh Railways b) Nepal Railways c) Myanmar Railways d) Afghanistan Railways e) Pakistan Railways

969). With which country India have discussed the possibility of jointly producing and distributing films in the two countries?

a) Malaysia b) Russia c) USA d) China e) Sri Lanka

970). Sunil Shirguppi, former vice-president at Goldman Sachs is appointed by which company as its VP for engineers?

a) Ola b) Uber c) Flipkart d) Myantra e) Yatra Genie

971). HDFC has chosen how many start-ups to work jointly in the field operations out of 30 applications.


972). The Wikimedia Foundation is currently developing a speech synthesis engine to its

a) Wiki Books b) Wiki Pedia c) Wiki Data d) Wiki News e) Media Wiki

973). Which countries Scientists have discovered a form of bacteria that can digest the plastic in disposable plastic water bottles.

a) China



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b) Japan c) Poland d) England e) Serbia

974). The two 220 MWe units at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in ______ had to be shut down after leakage of heavy water from its coolant system.

a) Ahmadabad b) Bengaluru c) Gujarat d) New Delhi e) Varanasi

975). Which Indian ace shuttler crashed out from the All England Badminton Championships tournaments which held recently?

a) Sai Praneeth b) P V Sindhu c) Sammer Verma d) Kidambi Srikanth e) Saina Nehwal

976). Which High Court of India was celebrating its 150th anniversary?

a) Delhi High Court b) Madras High Court c) Allahabad High Court d) Patna High Court e) Kolkata High Court

977). Swachh Bharat Khosh, a fund created to support the various cleanliness programmes across the nation, is mobilized with ____________ crores by the government.

a) 370 b) 350 c) 380 d) 375 e) 385

978). Driverless cars are going to come-up in Britain by _____ under a plan to be announced by George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget.

a) 2019 b) 2025 c) 2022 d) 2020 e) 2024

979). Justice Ajit Singh to be the Chief Justice of the a) Guwahati HC b) Rajasthan HC c) Patna HC d) Allahabad HC e) None of the above

980). Justice Satish Kumar Mittal was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. The oath was administered by

a) NarendraModi b) Pranab Mukherjee c) Kalyan Singh d) Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao e) Kesari Nath Tripati

Answer: 961). b) 962). d) 963). b) 964). e) 965). d) 966). a) 967). e) 968). c) 969). d) 970). a) 971). d) 972). b) 973). b) 974). c) 975). e) 976). c) 977). a) 978). d) 979). a) 980). c)

981). Yes Bank has signed pact with the ________ Chamber of Commerce for cooperation in knowledge sharing, consultancy, skill and technology.

a) India Philippines b) India Brazil c) India Japan d) India China e) India USA

982). Name the first eco-friendly flight built by European aircraft major Airbus which was delivered to budget carrier IndiGo.

a) A320 b) Vihang c) S540 d) Z360 e) GO10

983). State run telecom firm BSNL has decided to offer video-on-demand services by associating with

a) Airtel Digital TV b) Dish TV c) Sun Direct d) Tata Sky e) Videocon d2H

984). Which state tourism campaign has bagged the‘Golden City Gate Award’ at the travel trade show ITB in Berlin?

a) Goa b) Delhi c) Maharashtra d) Kerala e) Karnataka

985). Who is the American astronaut, who holds the American record for most time spent in space, will retire from NASA on 1 April 2016.

a) Buzz Aldrin b) John Glein c) Scott Kelly d) Charles Bolden e) Alvin Dew

986). Agni 1 the indigenously built nuclear-capable intermediate range missile with a range in between _______ was test-fired by India on 14 March 2016.

a) 700 and 1250 km b) 700 and 1000 km c) 700 and 1200 km d) 700 and 1100 km e) 700 and 1150 km

987). NDA government has brought down the time taken for obtaining environmental clearance “Green Nod” for projects to _______, from the 600 days

a) 200 days b) 250 days c) 275 days d) 190 days e) 365 days

988). How many villages have been electrified across the country during last week under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna?

a) 357 b) 323 c) 159 d) 486 e) 579




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989). The International Children’s Film Festival for the North East Region named “The Golden Elephant” began in

a) Goa b) Gangtok c) Ladakh d) Hyderabad e) Jaipur

990). Farakka Power Plant shuts down five units recently.It is located in which state?

a) Mizoram b) Sikkim c) West Bengal d) Chandigarh e) Meghalaya

991). Which country has banned the recruitment of new foreign workers after widespread criticism of its decision to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshis?

a) China b) Malaysia c) South Korea d) North Korea e) Canada

992). Hanan Al Hroub won the one million dollar Global Teacher Prize for the year 2016. He belongs to

a) Palestine b) Jordan c) Israel d) Turkey e) Ukraine

993). Anil Wadhwa, Ambassador of India to Italy, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to

a) Florence b) Bologna c) Slovenia d) Republic of San Marino e) None of the above

994). Which team won the Santosh Trophy National Football Championships title?

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Bihar c) Maharashtra d) West Bengal e) Andhra Pradesh

995). Which private bank said it has tied up with marquee sports car maker Ferrari to launch co-branded credit card?

a) Yes Bank b) HDFC Bank

c) Kotak Mahindra Bank d) ING Vysya Bank e) ICICI Bank

996). Which state approved the Prohibition of Social Boycott Bill, 2016, recently?

a) Karnataka b) West Bengal c) Maharashtra d) Kerala e) Gujarat

997). Maritime India Summit 2016 (MIS 2016), the maiden flagship initiative of the Union Ministry of Shipping recently held at

a) Surat b) Mumbai c) Goa d) Vishakhapatnam e) Chennai

998). The first of two 600 MW power generation units at the Singareni Thermal Power Plant (STPP) as synchronised. The thermal power plant is located in which state?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Telangana c) Chhattisgarh d) Karnataka e) Odisha

999). Which state government presented the tax-free budget for 2016-17, proposing a total expenditure of 1.3 lakh crore on 15th March 2016?

a) Karnataka b) Bihar c) Meghalaya d) Telangana e) Sikkim

1000). Name the 6-year-old girl from Baraut, UP, who becomes the youngest person to climb the 16,300 feet high Kangchenjunga base camp in Sikkim?

a) SuryassangyiniChaudhary b) Vimalender Mehta c) SujathaChaudhary d) SrivalliChaudhary e) None of the above

Answers: 981). b) 982). a) 983). d) 984). d) 985). c) 986). a) 987). d) 988). b) 989). b) 990). c) 991). b) 992). a) 993). d) 994). c) 995). e) 996). c) 997). b) 998). b) 999). d) 1000). a)

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