1. Which will become the first company in the world to formally adopt UN’ s SDG?
A.India Inc
B.Tata
C.General Motors
D.Nestle
Answer: a) India Inc
2. The domestic rating agency Crisil has projected the GDP rate of India for 2016 at?
A.7.5 %
B.7.8%
C.7.4%
D.7.9%
Answer: D) 7.9%
3. What is the limit suggested by Supreme Court for Call drop limit without penalty to the
telecom operators?
A.1%
B.3%
C.2%
D.5%
Answer: C) 2%
4. The interactive webportal Kendriya Sainik Board was launched by which of the
following Ministry?
A.Airforce
B.Defence
C.Human Resources
D.Skill development
Answer : B) Defence
5. Where did the launch of Sixth ship of LCU MK IV project take place?
A.Kolkatta
B.Vishakapatnam
C.Paradip
D.Chennai
Answer : A) Kolkatta
6. Indian Professional Boxer Vijendher Singh got his fourth consecutive win. He
defeated Alexander Horvath of?
A.Hungary
B.Belgium
C.Norway
D.Serbia
Answer: A) Hungary
7. Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas who recently visited India is the Foreign Minister of?
A.Mexico
B.Canada
C.France
D.Germany
Answer: A) Mexico
8. Which State has proposed a state Budget of 1.30 Lakh crores?
A.Chhattisgarh
B.Uttarkhand
C.Telengana
D.Maharashtra
Answer: C) Telengana
9. Which High court has celebrated its 150th year?
A.Guwahati
B.Patiala
C.Hyderabad
D.Allahabad
Answer: D) Allahabad
10. ‘Advancing Asia: Investing for the future’ a joint conference by Union government
and IMF is conducted at?
A.New Delhi
B.Mumbai
C.Noida
D.Bengaluru
Answer: a) New Delhi
11. Moody’s Investors services have maintained the ratings of which of the two banks
unchanged at Baa-3/P- 3?
A.SBI & HDFC
B.ICICI & Yes bank
C.SBI & IDBI
D.NABARD & IDBI
Answer: C) SBI & IDBI
12. India post selects Deloitte as its consultant of Payment bank for a proposal worth
of?
A.1000 crores
B.800 crores
C.500 crores
D.765 crores
Answer: B) 800 crores
13. The Union government has decided to fix the MSP of Bt cotton seed for BG-1
version at?
A.650 rupees
B.735 rupees
C.655 rupees
D.635 rupees
Answer: D) 635 rupees
14. FSSAI has decided to train street vendors in New Delhi. FSSAI comes under the
ministry of Health and Family. The Union minister of Health and family is?
A.Maneka Gandhi
B.J P Nadda
C.Najma A. Heptullah
D.Kalraj Mishra
Answer: B) J.P.Nadda
15. The 13th Broadband Commission is held at Dubai. The Next meet will be held at?
A.New York
B.San Francisco
C.Mexico
D.Seoul
Answer: A) New York
16. French Tyre Manufacturing company Michelin has roped in with which of the e-
commerce website to sell tyres online?
A.Flip kart
B.Snap deal
C.Amazon
D.E-bay
Answer: B) Snap deal
17. Development bank of Singapore has acquired RBS for a deal of?
A.1500 Crores
B.1000 Crores
C.2000 crores
D.1200 crores
Answer : B) 1000 Crores
18. 4G Free Wi-Fi service has been offered by BSNL at which International Airport?
A.Chennai
B.Mumbai
C.Delhi
D.Srinagar
Answer : D) Srinagar
19. Fossil of 250 million year old species discovered at Brazil has been named as?
A.Teyujagua Paradoxa
B.Tuataras
C.Schelto pusik
D.Ocellate Mountain viper
Answer: A) Teyujagua Paradoxa
20. India’s first Education Acceleration programme Edugild was launched in?
A.IIT, Mumbai
B.JNU
C.MIT,Pune
D.NIT, Warangal
Answer: C) MIT, Pune
21. Which state has adopted its new Industrial Policy which will be valid till 2026?
A.Jammu & Kashmir
B.Jharkhand
C.Maharashtra
D.Madhya Pradesh
Answer: A) Jammu & Kashmir
22. Ministry of Tourism has signed a MoU with Ecotourism of India for responsible and
sustainable tourism. Who is the tourism minister of State?
A.Kalraj Mishra
B.Suresh Prabhu
C.Najma.A.Heptullah
D.Mahesh Sharma
Answer: D) Mahesh Sharma
23. Which state has introduced the Prohibition of Social Boycott bill, 2016?
A.Maharashtra
B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Bihar
D.Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra
24. Which country is likely to set up an International Maritime Judicial Centre?
A.Japan
B.USA
C.China
D.India
Answer: C) China
25. Co-branded Credit card is a tie-up between Ferrari and which of the following
banks?
A.ICICI
B.HDFC
C.Axis
D.Federal Bank
Answer: A) ICICI
26. How much amount has been planned by Kotak Mahindra bank and Canada pension
plan to invest in stressed assets of India?
A.$ 500 Million
B.$ 525 Million
C.$ 635 Million
D.$ 700 Million
Answer: B) $ 525 Million
27. Glenmach Pharmaceutical Inchas has got nod from FDA for manufacture of
Migraine drugs is headquartered at?
A.Delhi
B.Gurgaon
C.Mumbai
D.Hyderabad
Answer: C) Mumbai
28. Exo-Mars is a project launched to explore living conditions in Mars. It is a combined
effort of?
A.Europe & Russia
B.Japan & Europe
C.India & Russia
D.India & US
Answer: A) Europe & Russia
29. Which of the websites has partnered with KTH Royal Institute of technology for
developing speech website?
A.Google
B.Yahoo
C.Wiki pedia
D.Bin search
Answer : C) Wiki pedia
30. Lloyd Shapeley who passed away is an economist who won the Nobel Prize for
Game theory in the year?
A.1997
B.2005
C.2012
D.2015
Answer: C) 2012
31. Renowned Novelist Anita Brookner who passed away belongs to?
A.America
B.Britain
C.India
D.Canada
Answer: B) Britain
32. March 15 is celebrated across the world as?
A.World Human rights day
B.World Consumer rights day
C.World Health day
D.World Kidneys day
Answer: B) World Consumer Rights day
33. RUSA scheme implemented for the improvement of quality, equity in higher
education was first introduced in?
A.2012
B.2013
C.2015
D.2011
Answer: b) 2013
34. Constitution Amendment Order bill (Scheduled castes) which allows inclusion,
exclusion of certain castes in Northern states was passed. Which is the only state that
excludes certain castes from Scheduled Caste category?
A.Odisha
B.West Bengal
C.Chhattisgarh
D.Haryana
Answer: A) Odisha
35. The 31st edition of food & fair festival AAHAR was inaugurated in New Delhi by?
A.Najma Heptullah
B.Maneka Gandhi
C.Smriti Irani
D.Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Answer : D) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
36. How many crores have been disbursed so far under MUDRA Yojana for small &
medium enterprises?
A.2 lakh crores
B.1 lakh crore
C.50,000 crores
D.25000 crores
Answer : B) 1 lakh crore
37. Centre has allotted 609 crores for upgrading Jails across 8 states under the
recommendation of 13th Finance Commission headed by?
A.T.S.Vijayan
B.Y.V.Reddy
C.Govindha Rao
D.Abhijit Sen
Answer : A) T.S.Vijayan
38. Which bank has signed pact with Indian-Brazil Commerce for strategic co-
operation?
A.Federal Bank
B.Yes Bank
C.HSBC Bank
D.HDFC Bank
Answer: B) Yes Bank
39. How much amount has been spent by the PSU’s for CSR activities in the year 2014-
15?
A.2447 crores
B.2787 crores
C.2567 crores
D.2337 crores
Answer: A) 2447 Crores
40. Uber has opened its first engineering Hub in which Indian city?
A.New Delhi
B.Hyderabad
C.Bengaluru
D.Mumbai
Answer : C) Bengaluru
41. BSNL will offer Video-on- Demand services to its 2 crore customers through which of
the following DTH services?
A.Tata Sky
B.Airtel
C.Reliance Digital
D.Videocon
Answer: A) Tata Sky
42. Which nation has roped up with India to launch Fulbright-Kalam Climate fellowship
award?
A.USA
B.UK
C.France
D.Japan
Answer: A) USA
43. Which tourism board has bagged the Golden city Gate award at the travel show in
Berlin?
A.Gujarat
B.Maharashtra
C.Jammu & Kashmir
D.Kerala
Answer : D) Kerala
44. Google’s next upgraded Android system which provides option to toggle between
the apps has been named as?
A.Android ‘M’
B.Android ‘N’
C.Android ‘S’
D.Android ‘Z’
Answer: B) Android ‘N’
45. Uttarkhand presented its State budget of 40,422 crores. The finance minister of
Uttarkhand is?
A.Jayant Sinha
B.Etela Rajender
C.Raghubar Das
D.Indira Hridayesh
Answer: D) Indira Hridayesh
46. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated three important railway projects in which of the
following Indian states?
A.Jharkhand
B.Bihar
C.Uttar Pradesh
D.Maharashtra
Answer: B) Bihar
47. The Union Government has planned to computerize all the Ration shops by?
A.2017
B.2018
C.2019
D.2021
Answer : C) 2019
48. The LED based lighting scheme has been named as?
A.UDAY
B.UJJWAL
C.UJALA
D.RUSA
Answer: C) UJALA
49. A two day festival on Apiculture and organic farming called the ‘Honey’ festival
was celebrated in which city of Karnataka?
A.Bengaluru
B.Mangalore
C.Shimoga
D.Hubli
Answer: b) Mangalore
50. The centre has given approval to Mega food park to be set up at Khammam district
situated in?
A.Andhra
B.Telengana
C.Kerala
D.Karnataka
Answer: B) Telengana
