1. Former India’s Ambassador to the United Nations has been passed away
due to cancer illness at the age of 76 years in New Delhi. Who is she?
A.Arundhati Radje
B.Arundhati Ghose
C.Arundhati Dhakur
D.Arundhati Mehta
Answer – B.Arundhati Ghose
2. Who has been officially inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame along with three
other cricketing inducted into the ICC hall of Fame?
A.Muttiah Muralitharan
B.Arthur Morris
C.Karen Rolton
D.All of these
Answer – D.All of these
3. Who has been represented India in the Rio Olympics in place of Narsingh
Yadav in the 74kg freestyle category after the Wrestling Federation of India?
A.Praveen Sona
B.Parveen Rana
C.Parveen Sanjay
D.Previjan Rana
Answer – B.Parveen Rana
4. Which state government announced Rs. 60 Lakh special incentive for Rio
Olympic Qualifiers from the state?
A.Haryana
B.Punjab
C.Odisha
D.Gujarat
Answer – C.Odisha
5. Which space agency is set to launch a new spacecraft in the month of
September that will travel to a near – Earth asteroid known as Bennu?
A.JAXA
B.ESA
C.NASA
D.ISRO
Answer – C.NASA
6. Who will be conferred with 2016 Bharat Gaurav Award by city football giants
East Bengal for his contributions on sports?
A.Phalke Singh
B.Milka Singh
C.Dalbir Singh
D.Harbajan Singh
Answer – B.Milka Singh
7. Which of the following persons received Prestigious Ramon Magsaysay
Award for the year 2016 from Chennai?
A.Bezwada Wilson
B.T.M. Krishna
C.Conchita Carpio
D.S.K. Kannan
Answer – B.T.M. Krishna
8. Union Government cleared amendments in the GST constitutional
Amendment Bill, dropping how many percent manufacturing tax and providing
guarantee to compensate states for any revenue loss?
A.2%
B.1%
C.3%
D.4%
Answer – B.1%
9. Which country planned to install Sixteen Statues of Thiruvalluvar to foster
greater understanding between India and the country is being donated by VGP?
A.Malaysia
B.Pakistan
C.Bhutan
D.Sri Lanka
Answer – D.Sri Lanka
10. World Health Organisation declared which country is free from measles with
zero cases?
A.Serbia
B.Brazil
C.Norway
D.Sweden
Answer – B.Brazil
11. On commemorating the first death anniversary of the former president Dr
APJ Abdul Kalam, the Ministry of Defence has unveiled a life-size statue at
which place in Rameswaram?
A.Dhanushkodi
B.Mandapam
C.Peikarumbu
D.Kalam House
Answer – C.Peikarumbu
12. Lok Sabha passed which bills allows extension of the time given to public
servants, trustees and board members of NGOs receiving government funds of
more than Rs. 1 crore or foreign funding of more than Rs 10 lakh to declare
their assets and those of their spouses?
A.Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2016
B.Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2015
C.Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2014
D.Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2013
Answer – A.Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2016
13. Lok Sabha passed the amendments to the Child Labour Act, there by
laying a complete framework for the absolute prohibition of employment of
children below the age of _______________but allowing minors to work in
family enterprises.
A.11
B.12
C.13
D.14
Answer – D.14
14. Union government has approved a sum of Rs. 1601 crore for the skill
development initiative named Himayat Programme in which state?
A.Uttarkhand
B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Punjab
D.Jammu & Kashmir
Answer – D.Jammu & Kashmir
15. Which state has joined the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY)
scheme? It is the 14th state to join the UDAY?
A.Nagaland
B.Manipur
C.West Bengal
D.Chattisgarh
Answer – B.ManipurExplanation
16. World Hepatitis is being observed annually on which date to mark the
awareness of Hepatitis and to boost prevention, diagnosis and treatment?
A.July 27 th
B.July 28 th
C.July 29 th
D.July 30 th
Answer – B.July 28 th
17. Who has written the Book “India’s Most Powerful Women” and released by
the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan?
A.Prem Ahluwalia
B.Desh Kumar Chand
C.Premanad sinha
D.Mukesh Singh
Answer – A.Prem Ahluwalia
18. Eminent Scientist Neelamraju Ganga Prasad Rao has passed away due to
illness at the age of 89 in Hyderabad. He belongs to which field?
A.Space
B.Technology
C.Construction
D.Agriculture
Answer – D.Agriculture
19. India’s Oil Ministry has partnered with which country Geological Department
to discover the highly enriched accumulations of natural gas hydrate Reserve in
the Bay of Bengal?
A.United States
B.Turkmenistan
C.Germany
D.Russia
Answer – A.United States
20. Which state tourism department has launched a mobile app to attract the
travelers across the world?
A.Tripura
B.Kerala
C.West Bengal
D.Himachal Pradesh
Answer – C.West Bengal
21. Which Company has acquired Idea Couture to boost its digital technologies
offering without disclosed deal?
A.Tata Consultancy Services
B.Wipro
C.Siemens
D.Cognizant
Answer – D.Cognizant
22. Union Government passed Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016 that
seeks for the disbursement of capital for forest land and lying unexpended for
how many years?
A.4
B.5
C.6
D.7
Answer – A.4
23. Union Government gave nod to which Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment
Bill, 2015 to check generation of black Money?
A.Black Money
B.Benami
C.Bank
D.Corruption
Answer – B.Benami
24. Union Government has approved for raising foreign shareholding limit from
5% to how much percentage in Indian Stock Exchanges?
A.12%
B.15%
C.18%
D.21%
Answer – B.15%
25. Union Cabinet has accorded the approval for amendment in Central
Agricultural University Act (CAU), 1992 to include which state under the Act?
A.Manipur
B.Goa
C.Nagaland
D.Telangana
Answer – C.Nagaland
26. Union Government gave approval to the Bilateral Investment Treaty with
which country to promote the protect investments?
A.Bhutan
B.Cambodia
C.Qatar
D.Australia
Answer – B.Cambodia
27. Union Government gave nod for the establishment of new AIIMS at which
state under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)?
A.Andhra Pradesh
B.Puducherry
C.Punjab
D.Haryana
Answer – C.Punjab
28. RBI has imposed penalty of 27 crores on how many private and public
sector banking due to FEMA regulations and KYC lapses?
A.12
B.13
C.14
D.15
Answer – B.13
29. Union Cabinet has approved $318 million loan for which Railways to
upgrade the country’s rail communications system and rolling stock?
A.Indonesia
B.Phillipines
C.Sri Lanka
D.Myanmar
Answer – C.Sri Lanka
30. Who has been appointed as the Deputy Lokayukta of the Uttar Pradesh on
joint recommendation of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Lokayukta Justice
Sanjay Misra?
A.Ram Naik
B.Shambhu Singh
C.Suresh Sukla
D.Mukul Naik
Answer – B.Shambhu Singh
31. International Tiger day is being celebrated every year on which date to
raise awareness for tiger conservation?
A.July 27 th
B.July 28 th
C.July 29 th
D.July 30 th
Answer – C.July 29 th
32. Veteran musicians and Tabla Maestro has been passed away in Varanasi
on July 28 and he has played in bollywood films. Who is he?
A.Pandit Lachhu Maharaj
B.Pandit Machhu Jairaj
C.Pandit Dachhu Suburaj
D.Pandit Vichhu Kamaraj
Answer – A.Pandit Lachhu Maharaj
33. Who has announced his retirement from International football after playing
120 Games and holds the record for 18 times at Europeon Championship?
A.Thomas Muller
B.Jonas Hectar
C.Bastian Schweinsteiger
D.Mario Gotze
Answer – C.Bastian Schweinsteiger
34. What is the purpose of Indian Institute of Tropical Meterology, Pune
partnered with Indian Meteorological Department setting up a supercomputer
running on a dynamical model?
A.Summer Monsoon Forecast
B.Green House Gas Concentration
C.Annual Rainfall Forecast
D.Heat radiation
Answer – A.Summer Monsoon Forecast
35. Which Airport to hold India’s first elevated taxiway to help the airport
operator to cut down on the time taken by an aircraft to reach a runway?
A.Chennai
B.Mumbai
C.New Delhi
D.Kolkata
Answer – C.New Delhi
36. Which company acquired Net Suite to offer software application that help
companies automate back end and administrative operations from technology to
human resources?
A.Infosys
B.Google
C.Oracle
D.Mcafee
Answer – C.Oracle
37. District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee has been
rechristened which name by Union Government for effective development
coordination of all programmes?
A.Diksha
B.Disha
C.Akshya
D.Vijaya
Answer – B.Disha
38. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister inaugurated the Mission Harita Andhra
Pradesh to increase the green cover in which district?
A.Krishna
B.Guntoor
C.Vijayawada
D.Srikakulam
Answer – A.Krishna
39. The first meeting of BRICS Employment Working group is conducted in
which city to share the agenda for Labour and Employment?
A.Bengaluru
B.Varanasi
C.Lucknow
D.Hyderabad
Answer – D.Hyderabad
40. Who has become the youngest delegate at the Democratic National
Convention nominated Hillary Clinton as the Party’s presidential candidate?
A.Sruthi Palaniappan
B.Dakshika Ponnappan
C.Malathi Rajappa
D.Surekha Meiappan
Answer – A.Sruthi Palaniappan
41. Which bank has signed an agreement with Life Insurance Corporation to
distribute policies of the Country’s largest life insurer?
A.HDFC
B.ICICI Bank
C.Axis Bank
D.Kotak Mahindra
Answer – C.Axis Bank
42. Which of the following person is not awardee of Bharatiya Jnanpith’s
11 th Navlekhan Award in the year 2016?
A.Amlendu Tiwari
B.Balram Kawant
C.Om Naagar
D.Tasneem Singh
Answer – D.Tasneem Singh
43. Who has been appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics
and IT newly coined portfolio in the Ministry?
A.Aruna Sundarajan
B.Aruna Sharma
C.Manjula Krishna
D.Vanitha Nair
Answer – A.Aruna Sundarajan
44. Bihar Cadre IAS Officer CK Mishra has been appointed as Secretary to
which Department?
A.Tourism
B.Space
C.Health
D.Civil Supplies
Answer – C.Health
45. Eminent Lok Sabha member has been successfully inducted into the Territorial Army in the rank of Lieutenant by Army Chief General Dalbir Singh?
A.Abisekh Singh
B.Lal Krishna
C.Anurag Thakur
D.Harshavarthan
Answer – C.Anurag Thakur
46. The International Day of Friendship is being celebrated on which date to
promote the role that friendship plays across the world?
A.July 29
B.July 30
C.July 31
D.August 1
Answer – B.July 30
47. Rajjat Barjatya has passed away due to Leukemia in Mumbai. He belonged
to which field?
A.Journal
B.Cinema
C.Sports
D.Art
Answer – B.Cinema
48. Which country weightlifter is being banned to participate in the Rio
Olympics by the International Weightlifting Federation?
A.Syria
B.Pakistan
C.Russia
D.China
Answer – C.Russia
49. Which service provider will provide Wi-Fi connectivity to all Government
Colleges in Puducherry under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
programme?
A.Vodafone
B.Airtel
C.Aircel
D.Reliance
Answer – D.Reliance
50. Which Company acquired the Software Company Appcito to become a
comprehensive secure application services provider?
A.A09 Networks
B.A10 Networks
C.A11 Networks
D.A12 Networks
Answer – B.A10 Networks
