1.Which date is observed as ‘No Tobacco Day’ in an effort to discourage tobacco by the Punjab Government?
A.November 2
B.October 30
C.October 31
D.November 1
Answer – D.November 1
2.Which date is celebrated as World Vegan Day every year all around the world to raises awareness about animal rights?
A.October 30
B.November 1
C.November 2
D.October 31
Answer – B.November 1
3.Which significant Hindi writer was passed away at an age of 86 in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh?
A.Hridyesh Mehrotra
B.Raj Begum
C.Gobind Tej
D.Shrad Rao
Answer – A.Hridyesh Mehrotra
4.Tony awards winner and voiced actress has passed away at an age of 82. Who is she?
A.Brittany Murphy
B.Hazel Shermet
C.Tammy Grimes
D.Nancy Reagan
Answer – C.Tammy Grimes
5.Which Indian off – spin bowler has continued to top position in the bowler’s list with 900 points?
A.Umesh Yadav
B.Axar Patel
C.Bhuvneshwar Kumar
D.Ravichandran Ashwin
Answer – D.Ravichandran Ashwin
6.Which formula one racer kept his title hopes alive with a comfortable victory from Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in the Mexican Grand Prix?
A.Max Verstappen
B.Sebestian Vettel
C.Nico Roseberg
D.Lewis Hamilton
Answer – D.Lewis Hamilton
7.Who has taken charge as the General officer Commanding of the Army’s strategic Chinar Corps?
A.Amit Mishra
B.P V Siddique
C.J S Sandhu
D.P V Balaji
Answer – C.J S Sandhu
8.Who has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of Swachh Rail Mission?
A.Mohan S Kharbanda
B.Bindheswar Pathak
C.Satya Nadella
D.Rahul Agarwal
Answer – B.Bindheswar Pathak
9.Who has taken over charge as Director of New Delhi based NTPC Limited on November 1, 2016?
A.Atul Sobti
B.S Varadarajan
C.Varinder Gupta
D.Saptarshi Roy
Answer – D.Saptarshi Roy
10.What is the name of Social media Twitter head has recently decided to quit his job at the end of November 2016?
A.Kabir Khan
B.Varun Pulyani
C.Kirthiga Reddy
D.Rishi Jaitly
Answer – D.Rishi Jaitly
11.Which Veteran journalist has been awarded with ‘Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award’ for his outstanding contribution to journalism?
A.S Nihal Singh
B.Saeed Naqvi
C.Inder Malhotra
D.Ravish Kumar
Answer – A.S Nihal Singh
12.NHPC, India’s largest hydropower generation company announced that it has approved its 50 Megawatt (MW) wind power project (WPP) in which place?
A.Shillong, Meghalaya
B.Indore, Madhya Pradesh
C.Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
D.Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Answer – D.Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
13.The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has now made it compulsory for the public sector banks to report to it all such matters involving funds over how much amount?
A.Rs.3 crore
B.Rs.2 crore
C.Rs.1 crore
D.Rs.2.5 crore
Answer – C.Rs.1 crore
14.Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Haryana’s year-long golden jubilee celebrations of Haryana in which city?
A.Ludhiana
B.Gurugram
C.Patiala
D.Mohali
Answer – B.Gurugram
15.What is the minimum wage fixed for unskilled agricultural labour in C-class towns in central sphere by the Union Government?
A.Rs 350 per day
B.Rs 300 per day
C.Rs 450 per day
D.Rs 500 per day
Answer – A.Rs 350 per day
16.International Forum on Adopting an ICT Perspective to Education and Learning was held in which city?
A.Hyderabad
B.New Delhi
C.Nagpur
D.Chennai
Answer – B.New Delhi
17.Which state became the third and largest state to be declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM- Gramin)?
A.Assam
B.Karnataka
C.Odisha
D.Kerala
Answer – D.Kerala
18.What is the new act enacted by the Union Government for Five Union Territories to regulate the housing sector transparency?
A.Transparency Act
B.Housing Loan Act
C.New Housing Act
D.Real Estate Act
Answer – D.Real Estate Act
19.How many bilateral ODI series has won by the India against New Zealand since 1999?
A.6
B.4
C.5
D.3
Answer – C.5
20.Which German football player was ending his playing career and would train as a coach declared by the German Soccer Federation?
A.Calvin Johnson
B.Zinedine Zidane
C.Lionel Messi
D.Miroslav Klose
Answer – D.Miroslav Klose
21.Reserve Bank of India had opened as Second Ombudsman Office taking into account the significant increase of the banking network in which city?
A.Mumbai
B.Chennai
C.New Delhi
D.Kolkata
Answer – C.New Delhi
22.The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has ordered PSBs to report all such matters involving funds over _____
A. Rs. 1 crore
B. Rs.2 crore
C. Rs.5 crore
D.Rs. 3 crore
Answer – A. Rs. 1 crore
23.Which date is declared as International Day to commemorate the assassination of two French journalists in Mali on 2 November 2013 by the United Nations?
A.October 30
B.October 31
C.November 1
D.November 2
Answer – D.November 2
24.Name the Football World Cup trophy designer has died at an age of 95 in Milan?
A.Nancy Regan
B.Silvio Gazzaniga
C.David Bowie
D.Gordon Hamilton
Answer – B.Silvio Gazzaniga
25.Which Indian Young Shuttler has won the maiden title in Bahrain International Challenge badminton tournament was held at Segayya in Bahrain?
A.Pratul Joshi
B.Kidambi Srikanth
C.Saina Nehwal
D.PV Sindhu
Answer – A.Pratul Joshi
26.Which Indian player clinched 11th place in the fourth Round of the NBA D-League Draft was held in New York?
A.Palpreet Singh
B.Sankaran Subramanian
C.Amjyot Singh
D.Amrinder Singh
Answer – A.Palpreet Singh
27.Researchers from which state has discovered a new variety of rice seed under the head of A K Sarawgi?
A.Chattisgarh
B.Haryana
C.Telengana
D.Uttar Pradesh
Answer – A.Chattisgarh
28.What is the name of stealth fighter is unveiled in public by the China government?
A.Shengdu J-10
B.Chengdu J-10
C.Shengdu J-20
D.Chengdu J-20
Answer – D.Chengdu J-20
29.Which IFS officer has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Lebanon by Ministry of External Affairs?
A.Shyam Saran
B.Sanjiv Arora
C.Pradeep Kumar Sinha
D.Vikas Swarup
Answer – B.Sanjiv Arora
30.Which Indian actress would be honoured by the upcoming Dubai International Film Festival with a Lifetime Achievement Award?
A.Shilpa Shetty
B.Banumathi
C.Saroja Devi
D.Rekha
Answer – D.Rekha
31.Which US based job portal has signed an agreement with Ministry of Human Resource Development to create more job opportunities in India?
A.Naukri
B.LinkedIn
C.Monster Jobs
D.Shine
Answer – B.LinkedIn
32.What is the name of project is launched by the PM Narendra Modi to mark the 16th foundation day for Chattisgarh?
A.Saur Sujala Yojana
B.Paani Sujala Yojana
C.Paramaanu Oorja Yojana
D.Koyala Sujala Yojana
Answer – A.Saur Sujala Yojana
33.Which US-based ATM manufacturer has bagged the single largest order from SBI to install over 7,000 cash-vending machines?
A.Kiosk Manufacturers
B.NCR Corporation
C.Bitcoin ATM Manufacturers
D.Diebold Nixdorf
Answer – B.NCR Corporation
34.Which bank has launched home loan overdraft facility for salaried customers against their home loans?
A.State Bank of India
B.Bank of Baroda
C.HDFC Bank
D.ICICI Bank
Answer – D.ICICI Bank
35.How much fund has invested for renewable energy companies to help New Delhi meet its clean energy goals by the Union Government?
A.$5 billion
B.$4 billion
C.$3 billion
D.$2 billion
Answer – D.$2 billion
36.Ministry of HUPA and Common Services Centre e-Governance Services India Limited of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology signed an (MoU) for enabling online submission of applications under which scheme?
A.PMSDY
B.PMSGY
C.PMKVS
D.PMAY
Answer – D.PMAY
37.The 10th Command Level Navy Coast Guard (COMNAVGUARD) meeting was held in which place on November 2, 2016?
A.Hyderabad
B.Visakhapatnam
C.Tuticorin
D.Cochin
Answer – B.Visakhapatnam
38.How much amount has been funded for the Yamuna riverfront project at Sonia Vihar by the Delhi Government?
A.Rs. 400Cr
B.Rs. 300Cr
C.Rs. 200Cr
D.Rs. 100Cr
Answer – C.Rs. 200Cr
39.Which minister has announced that the Government has taken a new initiative to create a Film Promotion Fund to promote Indian cinema in the International Film Festivals?
A.Suresh Prabu
B.Ravi Shankar Pradesh
C.M.Venkaiah Naidu
D.Narendra Modi
Answer – C.M.Venkaiah Naidu
40.Which country’s government has announced 19 grants worth $6,30,000 dollars for several projects in the field of education, science, sports, arts and culture?
A.Australia
B.South Africa
C.England
D.Bangladesh
Answer – A.Australia
41.State Bank of India has slashed its home loan rate to a six-year low to how much percentage with effective from 1st November?
A.9.20%
B.9.10%
C.8.10%
D.8.00%
Answer – B.9.10%
42.When BSE aimed to operationalise the international exchange granted by SEBI?
A.2017
B.2018
C.2019
D.2020
Answer – A.2017
43.Which Legendary Sri Lankan singer and composer is a recipient of India’s Padma Shri awards has been passed away at an age of 88?
A.Syed Shamsul Haq
B.Srihari Khoday
C.RC Dhere
D.Pandit Amaradeva
Answer – D.Pandit Amaradeva
44.Name the Former Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister has passed away at an age of 85?
A.Ṭhenphunga Sailo
B.Hukam Singh
C.Kalikho Pul
D.Mangat Ram Sharma
Answer – D.Mangat Ram Sharma
45.What is the minimum speed has been made it mandatory by TRAI for all the Broadband providers in India?
A.256 Kbps
B.512 Kbps
C.1 Mbps
D.2 Mbps
Answer – B.512 Kbps
46.Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of South Korea by President Park Geun-Hye?
A.Tsai Ing-wen
B.Shinzō Abe
C.Kim Byong-Joon
D.Hwang Kyo-Ahn
Answer – C.Kim Byong-Joon
47.Who has took over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC)?
A.Satish Dua
B.SK Saini
C.AK Bhatt
D.R Gopal
Answer – A.Satish Dua
48.Who became the Canada’s first Sikh Senator to showcase the rich diversity of Sikh and South Asian art and culture?
A.Sarabjit Singh Marwah
B.RP Singh
C.Arvinder Singh Lamba
D.Ashwini Mehra
Answer – A.Sarabjit Singh Marwah
49.Who has presented the Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism 2016 in New Delhi?
A.Smriti Irani
B.Narendra Modi
C.Suresh Prabu
D.Chandrababu Naidu
Answer – B.Narendra Modi
50.Which brand is topped in the India’s most attractive brands index 2016 study carried out by Trust Research Advisory (TRA)?
A.PANASONIC
B.LG
C.SAMSUNG
D.SONY
Answer – B.LG
