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1.Who has became the oldest Olympic torch bearer at the age of 106 years in the Amazonian city of Macapa?
A.Aida Germanque
B.Alexander Kaptarenko
C.Muktha Ugandue
D.Sadith Kumpade

Ans: A.Aida Germanque

 

 

  1. Which part of the Earth emits carbon dioxide levels exceeded 400 parts per million for the first time in 4 million years?
    A.North pole
    B.Equator
    C.South Pole
    D.Volcano

Ans: C.South Pole

 

 

 

  1. Which rocket launcher successfully took off with two telecoms satellites into space from KOUROU, in French Guiana?
    A.Ariane 1
    B.Ariane 2
    C.Ariane 3
    D.Ariane 5

Ans: D.Ariane 5

 

 

  1. US Scientists has developed world’s first microchip called _____________that equipped with 1,000 processors and is thought to be the fastest chip designed in a university lab.
    A.MegaCore
    B.KiloCore
    C.GigaCore
    D.TeraCore

Ans: B.KiloCore

 

 

  1. Which language film has won the Best Film and Best Script Writers Award at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival in Shanghai?
    A.Telugu
    B.Kannada
    C.Tamil
    D.Hindi

Ans: B.Kannada

 

 

  1. The Two Day conference named Rajswa Gyansangam is annual Conference of Tax Administrators- 2016 held in _____________to mark a new height in the generation of innovative ideas.
    A.Mumbai
    B.Chennai
    C.New Delhi
    D.Kolkata

Ans: C.New Delhi

 

 

  1. Foreign Secretary visited which country to gain support for India to enter into the Nuclear Suppliers Group as Member?
    A.Japan
    B.United States
    C.United Kingdom
    D.China

Ans: D.China

 

 

 

  1. Union Government gave its final approval for setting up of a Greenfield Electronic Park in which State to provide employment potential?
    A.Bihar
    B.Odisha
    C.Jharkhand
    D.Assam

Ans: B.Odisha

 

 

 

  1. How many Universities to hold Yoga Departments announced by Human Resource Development Minister during National Seminar on Yoga?
    A.Five
    B.Four
    C.Seven
    D.Six

Ans: D.Six

 

 

 

  1. Union Government decided to form how many coastal police stations in the Coastal states of the country with jurisdiction over Exclusive Economic Zone?
    A.9
    B.8
    C.10
    D.6

Ans: C.10

 

 

 

  1. Union Tourism minister Dr. Mahesh Sharma inaugurated the Ganges-Danube Cultural Festival of India at Vigado Theatre in which Country?
    A.Norway
    B.Holland
    C.Hungary
    D.Namibia

Ans: C.Hungary

 

 

  1. Thailand Prime Minister Chan-o-cha made visit to India and arrived in New Delhi starting from 16th June to enhance bilateral cooperation in which following fields?
    A.Defence
    B.Security
    C.Trade and Investment
    D.All the Above

Ans: D.All the Above

 

 

  1. Indian President has been conferred with the highest national honour of the Grande Croix Commandeur by Which country?
    A.Ghana
    B.Cote D’Ivoire
    C.Namibia
    D.Qatar

Ans: B.Cote D’Ivoire

 

 

  1. Which country gave assurance to supply the Uranium legally to use the nuclear energy peacefully?
    A.Namibia
    B.Sri Lanka
    C.Argentina
    D.Russia

Ans: A.Namibia

 

 

 

  1. Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa landed in New Delhi on 10th June on a three day visit to discuss with which minister on bilateral issues?
    A.Home Minister
    B.Prime Minister
    C.External Affairs Minister
    D.Railways Minister

Ans: C.External Affairs Minister

 

 

 

  1. United Nation’s World Refugee day is being observed on which date every year to honour the courage, strength and determination of Refugee?
    A.June 12th
    B.June 21st
    C.June 02nd
    D.June 20th

Ans: D.June 20th

 

 

 

  1. The former politician and founder of Jeppiaar Educational trust recently passed away due to chest congestion at the age of 85 years old in Chennai. Who is he?
    A.Jesadimai Pangi Raj
    B.Jesudos Prem Raj
    C.Jesadem Pankaj Raj
    D.Jesadimai Pankaj Ravi

Ans: A.Jesadimai Pangi Raj

 

 

 

  1. Which Indian Player has been enhanced his ranking in the ICC rankings for ODI bowlers from 20th place to 13th Rank?
    A.Ravichandran Ashwin
    B.Axar Patel
    C.Jasprit Bumbrah
    D.Kulkarni

Ans: B.Axar Patel

 

 

 

  1. Who has won the 2016 European Grand Prix of Formula One 2016 in Azerbaijan and it will be nineteenth title of F1 in his carreer?
    A.Nico Rosberg
    B.Sebastian Vettal
    C.Sergio Perez Mexico
    D.Lewis Hamilton

Ans: A.Nico Rosberg

 

 

  1. Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das have bagged which medal after lost in the Final in Konyaalti Beach Park at the Archery World Cup in Antalya?
    A.Gold
    B.Bronze
    C.Silver
    D.None of the Above

Ans: C.Silver

 

 

  1. An International Space Station team has been launched in which country after spending 186 days in space during 2015-16?
    A.Japan
    B.United States
    C.India
    D.Kazakhstan

Ans: D.Kazakhstan

 

 

 

  1. Which Country space agency unveiled the iconic X-57 Hybrid Electric Research Plane called as Maxwell aimed to demonstrate technology to reduce fuel?
    A.Japan
    B.Europe
    C.United States
    D.India

Ans: C.United States

 

 

 

  1. Who has been named the chairperson of the National Institute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi?
    A.Chetan Chaterjee
    B.Chetan Chauhan
    C.Chetan Bhagat
    D.Chetan Bahaguna

Ans: B.Chetan Chauhan

 

 

  1. Who has acquired California Based IIT Alumnus Startup Wand Labs, founded in 2013 by Vishal Sharma?
    A.Google
    B.Infosys
    C.Microsoft
    D.Accenture

Ans: C.Microsoft

 

 

  1. A Bronze statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose has been unveiled at the Indian Cultural Centre Premises in which country?
    A.Singapore
    B.Malaysia
    C.United Kingdom
    D.Japan

Ans: B.Malaysia

 

 

 

  1. India joined which country to constitute a joint panel of Parliamentarians to enhance relations and simplify their visits to promote cooperation?
    A.Qatar
    B.UAE
    C.Dubai
    D.Iraq

Ans: B.UAE

 

 

 

  1. Which state government approved a proposal to upgrade Shri Krishna Government Ayurvedic College as an AYUSH University?
    A.Bihar
    B.Haryana
    C.Uttar Pradesh
    D.Rajasthan

Ans: B.Haryana

 

 

 

  1. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley laid down the foundation stone for a new Campus of Indian Institute of Management in which city?
    A.Varanasi
    B.Lucknow
    C.Amritsar
    D.Amravathi

Ans: C.Amritsar

 

 

 

  1. Punjab Government had initiated a special fund named as “Mukh Mantri Punjab” for which disease affected person?
    A.Hepatitis C
    B.AIDS
    C.Hepatitis B
    D.TB

Ans: A.Hepatitis C

 

 

 

  1. Which Government decided to launch Maitree Ek Gyan Yatra Scheme to link Primary schools to Colleges?
    A.West Bengal
    B.Assam
    C.Bihar
    D.Jharkhand

Ans: B.Assam

 

 

 

  1. Union Government relaxed how many % in Foreign Direct Investment policies in the sectors such as Defence and Civil aviation?
    A.81%
    B.90%
    C.100%
    D.49%

Ans: C.100%

 

 

 

  1. Minister of Railway flagged off first train service during inaugural function of launching of services as a part of Railway Budget announced during 2016-17?
    A.Domestic Container Terminal, Delhi to Whitefield, Bengaluru
    B.Domestic Vessel Terminal, Mumbai to Whitefield, Bengaluru
    C.Domestic Container Terminal, Mysore to Whitefield, Bengaluru
    D.Domestic Vessel Terminal, Delhi to Whitefield, Bengaluru

Ans: A.Domestic Container Terminal, Delhi to Whitefield, Bengaluru

 

 

 

  1. Union Railway Minister and Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh flagged off the new superfast intercity express train between which cities?
    A.Hyderabad and Vijayawada
    B.Hyderabad and Secunderabad
    C.Secunderabad and Bengaluru
    D.Secunderabad and Vijayawada

Ans: D.Secunderabad and Vijayawada

 

 

 

  1. Which State government joined with Garwood Centre for Corporate innovation of UC Berkeley – Haas School of Business to develop the village Mori into a Smart Village?
    A.Bihar
    B.Tamilnadu
    C.Andhra Pradesh
    D.Goa

Ans: C.Andhra Pradesh

 

 

 

  1. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has released commemorative silver coin to mark the 300th Martyrdom Day of Which Ruler of Punjab?
    A.Banda Singh Bahadur
    B.Zaman Shah Durrani
    C.Maharaja Ranjit Singh
    D.Jahangir

Ans: A.Banda Singh Bahadur

 

 

 

  1. Which State Municipal Corporation has signed Memorandum of Understanding with the Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd to install Solar panels?
    A.Goa
    B.Delhi
    C.Assam
    D.Punjab

Ans: B.Delhi

 

 

 

  1. Who has headed the Expert committee set on examining the specific Relief Act, 1963 submitted its report to Union Law & Justice Minister?
    A.Anand Mehta
    B.Anand Doss
    C.Anand Desai
    D.Anand Sharma

Ans: C.Anand Desai

 

 

 

  1. Income Tax Department is set to block which identity of wilful defaulters in order to curb the menace of large scale tax avoidance and evasion?
    A.Aadhar Card
    B.Pass Port
    C.PAN
    D.Ration Card

Ans: C.PAN

 

 

 

  1. The Finance Ministry has announced new policies for premature withdrawal of which account deposit scheme?
    A.Employees Provident Fund
    B.Government Provident Fund
    C.Public Provident Fund
    D.New Pension Scheme

Ans: C.Public Provident Fund

 

 

 

  1. Which company has bagged 30 MW solar grid connected Photovoltaic Project in Maharashtra under the National Solar Mission?
    A.Adani Group
    B.Tata Power Renewable Energy
    C.Reliance Industries Limited
    D.Solar Power Corporation of India Limited

Ans: B.Tata Power Renewable Energy

 

 

 

  1. Micro blogging major Twitter has decided to acquire which company based on Artificial Intelligence to help it enhance video and live service on its platform?
    A.Magic Gony
    B.Magic Pony
    C.Magic Sony
    D.Magic Dany

Ans: B.Magic Pony

 

 

  1. Which organisation has launched a new digital archive telling the exciting stories of war heroes, including six India in gov.uk portal?
    A.Foreign and Commonwealth office
    B.Britain Commonwealth office
    C.British Commonwealth association
    D.None of the above

Ans: A.Foreign and Commonwealth office

 

 

 

  1. Virginia Raggi has been elected as first female mayor in a victory for the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) in which country?
    A.Italy
    B.Egypt
    C.France
    D.Chile

Ans: A.Italy

 

 

 

  1. Who has been resigned from the post of President and COO of Softbank with immediate effect and he will served as advisory role for one year?
    A.Nikesh Auro
    B.Nikesh Arora
    C.Nilesh Arora
    D.Nilesh Auro

Ans: B.Nikesh Arora

 

 

 

  1. Chinese Supercomputer using domestic Chip Technology named ___________ with 93 pfs speed was declared as the world’s fastest supercomputer.
    A.Sunway Tianhe Light
    B.Sunway Taihu Light
    C.Sunway PARAM
    D.Sunway Tiahne Light

Ans: B.Sunway Taihu Light

 

 

 

  1. Food Safety Standards Authority of India has banned which chemical as a food additive following a Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study that found its presence in bread causing cancer?
    A.Potassium Bromate
    B.Sodium Benzoate
    C.Potassium Glucomate
    D.Sodium Bromate

Ans: A.Potassium Bromate

 

 

 

  1. Which company has launched world’s thinnest laptop named Spectre 13 in India about 10.4 mm thickness?
    A.Wipro
    B.HP
    C.Microsoft
    D.Zebronics

Ans: B.HP

 

 

 

  1. Who has won the Queen’s title and lift the trophy for a record fifth time succeeds over Milos Raonic in London?
    A.Roger Federer
    B.Mahesh Bhupathi
    C.Andy Murray
    D.Novak Djokovic

Ans: C.Andy Murray

 

 

 

  1. When was International Day of Yoga is being declared by the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate on 21st June of Every year?
    A.December 12, 2015
    B.December 11,2014
    C.December 11, 2015
    D.December 12,2014

Ans: B.December 11,2014

 

 

 

  1. Which state has launched the State’s First outpatient and research centre for Yoga at Sawai Man Singh Hospital on occasion of the International Day of Yoga?
    A.Bihar
    B.Himachal Pradesh
    C.Rajasthan
    D.Assam

Ans: C.Rajasthan

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