- Researchers from which university has unveiled that the Uranus might have two tiny, previously undiscovered moons orbiting near two of the planet’s rings?
A.University of England
B.University of Cambridge
C.Standford University
D.University of Idaho
Answer – D.University of Idaho
- A new species of millipede found lurking in the unexplored dark marble caves of Sequoia National Park in which state of United States?
A.California
B.Ireland
C.Texas
D.Ohio
Answer – A.California
- India has emerged as the _______ largest startup base and such ventures are poised to grow 2.2 times to reach 10,500 by 2020.
A.third
B.second
C.fourth
D.fifth
Answer – A.third
- Who has won the 2016 Wildscreen National Geographic Roar Talent Bursary Award for her short-film “Waghoba” at Wildscreen festival which was held at Bristol, UK?
A.Padma Sachdev
B.Malaika Vaz
C.Malavikaginimitra
D.Sugathakumari
Answer – B.Malaika Vaz
- Who has become the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize with his man-bookerracial satire “The Sellout”?
A.Yann Martel
B.Marlon James
C.Hilary Mantel
D.Paul Beatty
Answer – D.Paul Beatty
- Which leading suppliers of PVC pipes & fittings sector in India has been bestowed with the national record certificate by The Limca Book of Records?
A.Supreme Industries Ltd
B.SWASTIK PIPE LIMITED
C.Astral Poly Technik Ltd
D.Finolex Industries Ltd
Answer – D.Finolex Industries Ltd
- What is the name of Flipkart Chief Financial Officer has resigned from the company by the end of December?
A.Sanjay Baweja
B.Aakash Moondhra
C.Anup Vikal
D.Vinod Abrol
Answer – A.Sanjay Baweja
- Which radio broadcasting Programme Executive Abhinay Srivastava has won the first prize in the ‘Community Service Announcement’ category ‘Diary of a Tiger‘ on dwindling forests?
A.AIR Amristar
B.AIR Ahmedabad
C.AIR Allahabad
D.AIR Odisha
Answer – C.AIR Allahabad
- Which statement is true related to education quality of female when compared to its neighbouring countries?
Statement 1: The literacy rate of women in India is 48%
Statement 2: India falls short in female literacy when compared to its neighbouring countries
A.Only 1
B.Only 2
C.Both 1 and 2
D.Neither 1 nor 2
Answer – C.Both 1 and 2
- Recently India notified the revised double tax avoidance agreement with which country ?
A.South Korea
B.Japan
C.North Korea
D.UK
Answer – A.South Korea
- Union Cabinet has cleared how much percent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) would be effective from July 2016?
A.4
B.3
C.2
D.1
Answer – C.2
- The Fourth meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission began in which place by setting the tone for the minister-level meeting scheduling?
A.Shillong
B.Lucknow
C.Hyderabad
D.New Delhi
Answer – D.New Delhi
- Which date is observed as World Day for Audiovisual Heritage with the 2016 Theme of “It’s Your Story – Don’t Lose It”?
A.October 29
B.October 26
C.October 28
D.October 27
Answer – D.October 27
- Who is a five-time Congress MLA from Gauriganj, passed away due to age-related ailments at a hospital in Kanpur?
A.Rajalakshmi
B.Ratnamaha Devi
C.Ranjitha Devi
D.Rajpati Devi
Answer – D.Rajpati Devi
- The Nightingale of Kashmir has passed away at an age of 89 , Who is she?
A.Raj Begum
B.Rajeshwari
C.Subbulakshmi
D.Savitha Begum
Answer – A.Raj Begum
- Which American technology giant has acquired home-grown Sanovi Technologies to support its cloud offerings for an undisclosed sum?
A.Infocus
B.Apple
C.IBM
D.Canon
Answer – C.IBM
- Who has been appointed as next President and CEO of Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson would be effective from January 16, 2017?
A.Borje Ekholm
B.Hyun Chil Hong
C.Satya Nadella
D.Rahul Sharma
Answer – A.Borje Ekholm
- Who has been appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) of The International Hockey Federation (FIH) would be effective from February 2017?
A.Simon Child
B.Jason McCracken
C.Matthew Gohdes
D.Birendra Lakra
Answer – B.Jason McCracken
- Who has been named as the ‘Stroke Ambassador for India’ was made at the inaugural function of 10th World Stroke Congress (WSC) by Indian Stroke Association ?
A.Sachin Tendulkar
B.MS Dhoni
C.Kapildev
D.Sunil Gavaskar
Answer – D.Sunil Gavaskar
- Who became The First Indian to be Elected Chairman of GSMA for the two-year period from January 2017 through December 2018?
A.Anil Kapoor
B.Sunil Bharti Mittal
C.Umesh Yadav
D.Uttam Singh
Answer – B.Sunil Bharti Mittal
- Which state government has announced the names of 54 eminent personalities who have been selected for the Yash Bharti award in recognition of their contributions in their respective field?
A.Uttar Pradesh
B.Manipur
C.Meghalaya
D.Madhya Pradesh
Answer – A.Uttar Pradesh
- What is the name of portal which was launched by Kolkata-based Srei for construction equipment machinery and services?
A.iMoppo
B.iQuippo
C.iLuippo
D.iNuippo
Answer – B.iQuippo
- Which bank from UK has launched the service ‘Money2India Europe’ in Sweden, Norway and Denmark to any recipent account based in India?
A.Doha Bank
B.Yes Bank
C.HDFC Bank
D.ICICI Bank
Answer – D.ICICI Bank
- Which Bank has tied up with ToneTag, a Mobile payment solutions startup to integrate and deploy sound based contactless payments on its mobile wallet?
A.ICICI Bank
B.Punjab National Bank
C.Yes Bank
D.Indus Ind Bank
Answer – C.Yes Bank
- State-run trading firm MMTC has tied up with seven banks, including ICICI and HDFC Bank, to sell government minted ______________.
A.Indian Copper Coin
B.Indian Bronze Coin
C.Indian Gold Coin
D.Indian Silver Coin
Answer – C.Indian Gold Coin
- Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, the Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment attended the 23rd Rehabilitation International World Congress at which country being held from 25-27 October,2016?
A.Scotland
B.Switzerland
C.Finland
D.South Africa
Answer – A.Scotland
- Which country has announced that it would withdraw from the International Criminal Court, the third African country to declare its departure?
A.Botswana
B.Gambia
C.Angolo
D.Benin
Answer – B.Gambia
- Which country’s government has resigned after the president’s party quit the ruling coalition, inducing fears the Central Asian country could plunge into instability?
A.Kazakhstan
B.Turkmenistan
C.Tajikistan
D.Kyrgyzstan
Answer – D.Kyrgyzstan
- India along with which country would hold detailed discussions on deeper military cooperations, specifically on joint production of fifth generation fighter aircraft, upgradation of Su-30 MKI planes?
A.United States
B.Russia
C.Germany
D.Afghanistan
Answer – B.Russia
- The 5th edition of the India-China Cooperation Forum was held at which city, attended more than 100 students and entrepreneurs from India and China?
A.Wuhan
B.Hongkong
C.Beinjing
D.Shanghai
Answer – D.Shanghai
- Which Chief Minister has announced that the state government has decided to observe 2017 as the “Garib Kalyan Varsh”, with schemes to be spread next year for the poor?
A.Manohar Lal Khattar
B.Akhilesh Yadav
C.Chandra Babu Naidu
D.Jayalalitha
Answer – A.Manohar Lal Khattar
- The pensioners identity cards given to retired employees would have ____________ as the Home Ministry has cleared a proposal in this regard.
A.Voter Id number
B.Aadhaar Card number
C.National emblem
D.National language
Answer – C.National emblem
- The one-man judicial committee on which scheme prepared by the Union Government, has submitted its report to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar?
A.Atal Pension Yojana
B.Stand Up India
C.One Rank One Pension
D.Swachh Bharat
Answer – C.One Rank One Pension
- Which date is observed as National Ayurveda Day across the country by the Ministry of AYUSH ?
A.October 31
B.October 30
C.October 29
D.October 28
Answer – D.October 28
- Who is the Goa’s first woman chief minister passed away at an age of 81 ?
A.Manoranjitha
B.Shashikala Kakodar
C.Anjali Gupta
D.Sanjana Devi
Answer – B.Shashikala Kakodar
- Which person is the World’s Oldest Royal is an Imperial Army veteran who has died recently in Tokyo?
A.Prince Mikasa
B.Prince Nikasa
C.Prince Pikasa
D.Prince Jikasa
Answer – A.Prince Mikasa
- Which state has the highest life expectancy, according to the data given by the Registrar General of India (RGI)?
A.Manipur
B.Jammu and Kashmir
C.Rajasthan
D.Meghalaya
Answer – B.Jammu and Kashmir
- Which state became the second Open Defecation Free (ODF) state on October 29, 2016?
A.Uttar Pradesh
B.Arunachal Pradesh
C.Himachal Pradesh
D.Gujarat
Answer – C.Himachal Pradesh
- Which Chief Minister has announced to remove upper age limit for widows and divorced women who are all applying for government jobs?
A.Devendra Fadnavis
B.Jayalalitha
C.Akhilesh Yadav
D.Chandrababu Naidu
Answer – C.Akhilesh Yadav
- The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has laid the foundation stone of National Institute of Archaeology at which city in Uttar Pradesh?
A.Lucknow
B.Agra
C.Kanpur
D.Noida
Answer – D.Noida
- Union Cabinet given its ex-post facto approval on October 27, 2016 to formation of the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) at which place under the Societies Registration Act, 1860?
A.Berhampur, Odisha
B.Hyderabad, Telengana
C.Chandigarh, Punjab
D.Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Answer – A.Berhampur, Odisha
- Which state players became the champions in the National Cadet Corp (NCC) National Games was held at DG NCC Camp, Delhi?
A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Uttarakhand
C.Punjab
D.West Bengal
Answer – C.Punjab
- Which report is on the anti-doping methods employed at Rio 2016 has highlighted “serious failings”?
A.UNESCO
B.UNO
C.NASSCOM
D.WAD
Answer – D.WADA
- Which sea is the World’s largest marine protected area declared in Antarctica that has been agreed by delegates from 24 countries and the European Union?
A.Ross Sea
B.Mawson Sea
C.Scotia Sea
D.Onyx Sea
Answer – A.Ross Sea
- According to the report Two-thirds of wild animals may go extinct by which year ?
A.2019
B.2020
C.2030
D.2018
Answer – B.2020
- Which app has been launched by Dr.Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space?
A.The Information Online (IO) App
B.The Employers Online (EO) App
C.The Science Online (SO) App
D.The Employees Online (EO) App
Answer – D.The Employees Online (EO) App
- Which pharma company has acquired 100 percent equity in the US-based eye care specialist Ocular Technologies?
A.Aurobindo Pharma
B.Cipla
C.Sun Pharma
D.Cadila Healthcare
Answer – C.Sun Pharma
- Who is appointed as chief of Enforcement Directorate, the agency entrusted with probing money laundering cases?
A.Karnal Singh
B.Anoop Singh
C.Arjun Singh
D.Pradeep Singh
Answer – A.Karnal Singh
- Which Bank has extended a warm felicitation to Ananthakrishna, non-Executive Chairman of the Bank, on his retirement?
A.Indian Overseas Bank
B.Indian Bank
C.Karnataka Bank
D.Punjab National Bank
Answer – C.Karnataka Bank
- Which person along with Lamiya Aji Bashar were honored with the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the European Union’s top human rights award?
A.Naomi Klein
B.Nadia Murad
C.Amal Clooney
D.Angela Davis
Answer – B.Nadia Murad
