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1. Who won the 2016 Davis Cup?
a) Argentina
b) Croatia
c) United States
d) Great Britain
(a) Argentina

2. Who of the following became the third Indian boxer to clinch gold medal at the AIBA Youth World Championships?
a) Vikas Krishan
b) Sachin Singh
c) Naman Tanwar
d) Thokchom Nanao Singh
. (b) Sachin Singh

3. Name the Indian golfer who won the inaugural Qatar Ladies Open.
a) Aditi Ashok
b) Sharmila Nicollet
c) Ankita Tiwana
d) Smriti Mehra
(a) Aditi Ashok

4. As per Union Government the safeguard duty will be slapped on import of certain steel products that will be dumped in India below a certain price. What is the minimum price below which the duty will be slapped?
a) USD 290 per tonne
b) USD 409 per tonne
c) USD 504 per tonne
d) USD 610 per tone
(c) USD 504

5. What will be the theme for the 12th International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, PETROTECH-2016 that will be held in New Delhi from 5 to 7 December 2016?
a) Hydrocarbons to fuel the future – Choices and Challenges
b) Hydrocarbons a life for the world – Challenges and Choices
c) Hydrocarbons are future
d) Hydrocarbon and Oil
(a) Hydrocarbons to fuel the future – Choices and Challenges

6. What was the theme of the 2016 International Day of Persons with Disabilities?
a) Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want
b) Arts, Culture and Independent Living
c) Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities
d) Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities
(a) Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want

7. The United Nations recently formally apologized to which of the following countries for its role in the country’s cholera epidemic?
a) Haiti
b) Cuba
c) Mexico
d) Honduras
. (a) Haiti

8. Which of the following domestic space technology start-ups recently signed a contract with the Indian Space Research Organisation to send a robot to the Moon?
a) Web Engage
b) Druva Software
c) Cucumbertown
d) TeamIndus
(d) TeamIndus

9. Who was appointed as Secretary of Union Ministry of Minority Affairs recently?
a) Ameising Luikham
b) Rakesh Garg
c) Praveen Gogia
d) S Ramakrishnan
(a) Ameising Luikham

10. Which Indian company recently started health insurance arm?
a) Reliance India Ltd
b) Adani Enterprises
c) Aditya Birla Group
d) Tata Group
(c) Aditya Birla Group

11. When is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery observed globally?
a) 30 November
b) 1 December
c) 2 December
d) 3 December
(c) 2 December

12.Which company won the Startup Karnataka Top Tech 25 Awards 2016?
a) Wipro Limited
b) Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited
c) ITC Limited
d) Aissel Technologies
(d) Aissel Technologies

13. When is the National Pollution Control Day observed in India?
a) 1 December
b) 2 December
c) 3 December
d) 4 December
(b) 2 December

14. What was the theme of the 2016 International Day of Persons with Disabilities?
a) Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want
b) Arts, Culture and Independent Living
c) Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities
d) Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities
(a) Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want

15. The United Nations recently imposed new sanctions on which of the following countries over the country’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests?
a) Israel
b) South Africa
c) Myanmar
d) North Korea
(d) North Korea

16. Twelve eminent personalities were recently awarded with the Yash Bharti Award 2016. It is the highest honour of which of the following states?
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh

17. The United Nations recently formally apologized to which of the following countries for its role in the country’s cholera epidemic?
a) Haiti
b) Cuba
c) Mexico
d) Honduras
(a) Haiti

18. Which of the following domestic space technology start-ups recently signed a contract with the Indian Space Research Organisation to send a robot to the Moon?
a) Web Engage
b) Druva Software
c) Cucumbertown
d) TeamIndus
(d) TeamIndus

19. Which of the following villages became the first cashless village in Maharashtra?
a) Dhasai
b) Akola
c) Amravarti
d) Buldana
11. (a) Dhasai

20. The Union Government has recently approved additions to which reserved category list?
a) OBC
b) ST
c) SC
d) BC (M)
(a) OBC

21. The National Commission of Backward Classes (NCBC) recently proposed 28 changes in the Central OBC list. How many members does the commission constitute?
a) Three
b) Ten
c) Seven
d) Five
. (d) Five

22. Which country recently initiated it’s first-ever missile test?
a) Iran
b) Ukrain
c) South Korea
d) Turkey
(c) South Korea

23. India signed a $750 million government-to-government deal for 145 M-777 Ultra-Light Howitzers with the US. Name the company that will supply these Howitzers.
a) General Dynamics
b) BAE Systems’
c) Lockheed Martin Corporation
d) Huntington Ingalls
(b) BAE Systems

24. The 50th anniversary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) was recently hosted by which of the following countries?
a) India
b) United States of America
c) Brazil
d) China
(a) India

25. Who won the 2016 World Chess Championship?
a) Sergey Karjakin
b) Garry Kasparov
c) Viswanathan Anand
d) Magnus Carlsen
(d) Magnus Carlsen

26. What was the theme of the 2016 World AIDS Day?
a) Getting to zero
b) The time to act is now
c) Hands up for #HIVprevention
d) None of the above
(c) Hands up for #HIVprevention

27. The UNESCO recently added rumba dance to its coveted list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The dance belongs to which of the following countries?
a) Brazil
b) Colombia
c) Cuba
d) Argentina
(c) Cuba

28. Which of the following departments of the United Nations recently launched a new strategy to maximize its peace operations’ efficiency in the use of natural resources?
a) Department of Field Support
b) United Nations Environment Programme
c) United Nations Development Programme
d) Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(a) Department of Field Support

29. The Union Cabinet recently approved the rehabilitation package of what amount for displaced families from Pakistan occupied Jammu & Kashmir (POJK)?
a) Rs 2000 crore
b) Rs 2500 crore
c) Rs 5000 crore
d) Rs 7500 crore
(a) Rs 2000 crore

30. The Central Statistical Office in November 2016 announced that India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) accelerated to what percentage?
a) 7.1 percent
b) 7.3 percent
c) 7.6 percent
d) 7.7 percent

(b) 7.3 percent

31. Who will head the Committee of Chief Ministers on demonetisation that was constituted recently?
a) Manohar Lal Khattar
b) Pinarayi Vijayan
c) Shaktikanta Das
d) N Chandrababu Naidu
(d) N Chandrababu Naidu

32. Which Indian Film was invited by the United Nations for a special screening at its headquarters in New York, USA?
a) Parched
b) Masaan
c) Pink
d) Queen
.(c) Pink

33. Which bank tied up with Bajaj Finance to launch a series of co-branded credit cards for Indian customers?
a) ICICI Bank
b) HDFC Bank
c) IDBI Bank
d) RBL Bank
(d) RBL Bank

34. Bangladesh will honour the families of 1668 martyrs of the Indian Army who fought in the Bangladesh liberation war. Which year was the war fought in?
a) 1971
b) 1969
c) 1999
d) 1966
.(a) 1971

35. Which Brazilian football club lost most of its team in the Columbian plane crash?
a) Chapecoense
b) Atletico Nacional
c) Palmeiras
d) Independiente
(a) Chapecoense

36. What is the purpose of drones employed by The North-Eastern Space Applications Centre?
a) To map water bodies
b) To map areas affected by natural disasters
c) To map soil erosion
d) To map the roadways
(b) To map areas affected by natural disasters

37. The waste collected at the Ghazipur landfill site will be used for what purpose?
a) Plant manure
b) Highway construction
c) Drain blocking
d) Foundation for new buildings
(b) Highway construction

38. Name the state whose Raj Bhawan became India’s first to adopt the cashless system for all kind of payment.
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu
(a) Himachal Pradesh

39. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India’s Green Movement’?
a) Vandana Shiva
b) Sugatha Kumari
c) Sunita Narain
d) Anadish Pal
1.(c) Sunita Narain

40. Which words was picked by Dictionary.com as the Word of the Year for 2016?
a) Post Truth
b) Xenophobia
c) Chatbot
d) Adulting
(b) Xenophobia

41. Which city will organise the first underwater festival of India?
a) Pune
b) Delhi
c) Bhubaneshwar
d) Kolkata
(a) Pune

42. Name the Bank that launched contactless debit card based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology?
a) State Bank of India
b) Kotak Mahindra Bank
c) United Bank of India
d) South Indian Bank
(d) South Indian Bank

43. Which bank tied-up with Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) to digitise payment of bus tickets for its customers?
a) Dena Bank
b) Bank of Baroda
c) YES Bank
d) State Bank of India
(c) YES Bank

44. Who was appointed as Director of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie?
a) Sheila Das
b) Upma Chawdhry
c) Vineet Thakur
d) Rajat Kapoor
(b) Upma Chawdhry

45. Who was appointed as the Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO) recently?
a) Lt-General A K Bhatt
b) Lt-General Ranbir Singh
c) Lt-General Dalbir Singh Suhag
d) Lt-General Arup Raha
(a) Lt-General A K Bhatt

46. Which Indian dairy brand is going to sell its products through e-tailer Amazon in the United States?
a) Amul
b) Mother Dairy
c) Milma
d) Paras
.(a) Amul

47. Which Indian state is soon going to become the first state to run on a cashless system?
a) Delhi
b) Gujarat
c) Goa
d) Kerala
.(c) Goa

48. Which Indian state hosted the 47th International Film Festival of India?
a) Goa
b) Delhi
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka
10.(a) Goa

49. Which film won the Golden Peacock prize at the 47th IFFI?
a) Afterimage
b) Daughter
c) Cold of Kalandar
d) The Throne
(b) Daughter

50. Dilip Padgaonkar, who passed away on 25 November 2016, was the former editor-in-chief of which renowned publication?
a) Hindustan Times
b) Times of India
c) The Hindu
d) Indian Express
(b) Times of India

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