- Who topped the Asian Rich List 2016, which was released in March 2016 by the Indian high commissioner to the UK Navtej Sarna?
a) Hinduja Brothers
b) Lakshmi Niwas Mittal
c) Sri Prakash Lohia
d) Lord Swraj Paul
Answer: a) Hinduja Brothers
- Name the US Air Force General who in March 2016 was nominated by President Barack Obama to lead the United States Northern Command.
a) Tori Robinson
b) Lori Robinson
c) Jade Mathews
d) Sandra Robinson
Answer: B) Lori Robinson
- PM inaugurated ‘Krishi Unnati Mela’ in New Delhi. It is associated with?
a) Small Industries
b) Handicrafts
c) Agriculture
d) Weaving and Handlooms
Answer: c) Agriculture
- Which Indian wrestler won a gold medal in the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament held in Astana, Kazakhstan?
a) Sushil Kumar
b) Gagan Narang
c) Yogeshwar Dutt
d) Sangram Singh
Answer: C) Yogeshwar Dutt
- FICCI has planned to build 250 toilets in which of the following states?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Chhattisgarh
Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh
- EU has struck a deal on migrant crisis to seek a solution for the problem of refugees with which of these nations?
a) Syria
b) Germany
c) Turkey
d) Hungary
Answer: C) Turkey
- Which Bank has launched solutions for startups?
a) HDFC
b) ICICI
c) Axis Bank
d) Yes Bank
Answer: A) HDFC
- Gurmeet Singh who created record by winning gold in Asian Championship won in ?
a) Marathon
b) 20 km walking race
c) Shooting
d) High jump
Answer: B) 20 Km walking race
- ICC suspended bowlers Arafat Sunny and Taskin from playing in international games.They belong to which country?
a) Pakistan
b) Afghanisthan
c) Bangladesh
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: c) Bangladesh
- Which of the states have disbursed 1800 crores under MUDRA Yojana?
a) Jharkhand
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Haryana
d) Punjab
Answer: b) Chhattisgarh
- Frank jr. Sinnatra who passed away is a?
a) TV Anchor
b) Professor
c) Singer
d) Magician
Answer: C) Singer
- Name the Indian-origin student who on 17 March 2016 was awarded the inaugural Noor Inayat Khan Prize in London.
a) Barkha Kumar
b) Geetakshi Arora
c) Vimal Khanna
d) Jaydeep Singhal
Answer: B) Geetakshi Arora
- Who was appointed as director of Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited following the resignation of Vijay Mallya on 17 March 2016?
a) Siddharth Mallya
b) Russell Adams
c) Sara Mallya
d) Amrit Thomas
Answer: d) Amrit Thomas
- Identify the Formula One driver who in March 2016 won the 2016 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne Grand Prix.
a) Daniel Ricciardo
b) Sebastian Vettel
c) Nico Rosberg
d) Lewis Hamilton
Answer : C) Nico Rosberg
- International Day of Happiness is celebrated on March 20 from the year?
a) 2012
b) 2014
c) 2013
d) 2010
Answer: C) 2013
- Which of the following is a third party product often sold by banks?
(a) Gift cheques
(b) Credit cards
(c) Debit cards
(d) Mutual funds
(e) All of the above
Answer: (d) Mutual funds
- The co-operative bank is governed by the banking regulation Act 1949 and co-operative societies Act of
(a) 1962
(b) 1963
(c) 1960
(d) 1969
(e) 1965
Answer: (e) 1965
- A scheduled bank must be
(a) A corporative or company incorporated by any law in force in any place in India
(b) An institution notified by GOI
(c) A company as defined by companies act, 2013
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
Answer: (d) All of the above
- Kapoor committee, 1999 is related to ____.
(a) Micro-finance
(b) Restructuring of RRBs
(c) Capital Account convertibility
(d) Co-operative Banking Reforms
(e) None of these
Answer: (d) Co-operative Banking Reforms
- Which of the following institution is meant for small and medium enterprises?
(a) RBI
(b) NABARD
(c) IFCI
(d) SIDBI
(e) None of these
Answer: (d) SIDBI
- Under the second phase of nationalization, 07 banks were nationalized. Their deposits were over ________ crore.
(a) 2
(b) 20
(c) 200
(d) 100
(e) None of these
Answer: (c) 200
- The tag line ‘A friend you can bank on’ is of which bank?
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) Bank of Maharashtra
(c) Vijaya Bank
(d) UCO Bank
(e) None of these
Answer: (c) Vijaya Bank
- Who is having the major stakes in NABARD?
(a) RBI
(b) Central Government
(c) SBI
(d) Ministry of Finance
(e) None of these
Answer: (b) Central Government
- Expand REDP. It is an initiative by NABARD.
(a) Rural Employment Development Programme
(b) Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programme
(c) Rural Employment Development Planning
(d) Rural entrepreneurship Development Planning
(e) None of these
Answer: (b) Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programme
- When was SEBI established?
(a) 1990
(b) 1991
(c) 1992
(d) 1984
(e) None of these
Answer: (c) 1992
- ‘Unilateral transfers such as donations by Government of India come under which part of Balance of Payment (BOP)?
(a) Current account
(b) Capital account
(c) Financial account
(d) Current and capital account both
(e) None of these
Answer: (a) Current account
- Gilt-edged securities market is the market for government and semi-government securities. These securities carry –
(a) Floating interest rate
(b) Fixed interest rate
(c) Fixed as well as floating interest rate
(d) No interest rate at all
(e) None of these
Answer: (b) Fixed interest rate
- Expand AEPS in terms of banking.
(a) Aadhaar-enabled Payment Service
(b) Aadhaar-enabled Payment system
(c) Automated engineered payment service
(d) Aadhaar-enabled promotion scheme
(e) None of these
Answer: (b) Aadhaar-enabled Payment system
- Who provides refinance facilities to RRBs?
(a) SIDBI
(b) RBI
(c) Government of India
(d) NABARD
(e) None of these
Answer: (d) NABARD
- Expand DRI related to a scheme meant for weaker section of our country.
(a) Different rate of interest
(b) Differential rate of interest
(c) Different ration for Indians
(d) Different rate of interest-bond
(e) None of these
Answer: (b) Differential rate of interest
31.Indian version of the Bofors Howitzer Artillery gun created by the Ordinance Factory Board was named as _______
a.Prithvi
b.Dhanush
c.Arjun
d.Nishant
e.None of these
Answer: b.Dhanush
32.The pipeline project, to which Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov has committed himself is _____ ?
a.PAPI Project
b.TPIA Project
c.TAPI Project
d.PATI Project
e.None of these
Answer: c.TAPI Project
33.C.Navin Sinha was appointed the Chief Justice of which Indian State High court?
a.Chhattisgarh
b.Bihar
c.Rajastan
d.Maharashtra
e.None of these
Answer: a.Chhattisgarh
34.Amazon’s Largest Fulfilment centre to be set-up in which City?
a.Bangalore
b.Hyderabad
c.Ahmedabad
d.Gurgaon
e.None of these
Answer: b.Hyderabad
35._____________________ was awarded the annual Special Award of the Karnataka Media Academy for lifetime contribution to journalism.
a.M. S. Prabhakara
b.Puneeth Rajkumar
c.Upendhra
d.Duniya Vijay
e.None of these
Answer: a.M. S. Prabhakara
36.Jayakanthan who recently passed away was a renowned Legendary ___________.
a.Singer
b.Politician
c.Writer
d.Dancer
e.None of these
Answer: c.Writer
37.Sir Richard Hadlee Medal is associated which sport?
a.Tennis
b.Golf
c.Cricket
d.Football
e.None of these
Answer: c.Cricket
38.Who are the countries of the P5+1 group that reached a Nuclear agreement deal with Iran?
a.US,UK,Germany, Russia, India and France
b.US,Germany, China, India, Saudi Arabia and UK
c.China, Russia, UK, France, USA and Germany
d.UK, France, Germany, Russia, China and Australia
e.None of these
Answer: c.China, Russia, UK, France, USA and Germany
39.The M S Sahoo committee, was set up to review ____?
a.Direct transfer of subsidies to beneficiaries
b.Domestic and foreign capital markets
c.Sick public sector units
d.Public distribution system
e.None of these
Answer: b.Domestic and foreign capital markets
40.Which project is aimed to re-connect and re-establish communications between
countries of the Indian Ocean world?
a.Project Varsha
b.Project Sagaramala
c.Project Mausam
d.Project Sangam
e.None of these
Answer: c.Project Mausam
41.Who is the chairman of the committee constituted to work out single framework for
government clearance?
a.Manoj Kohli
b.Chandrajeet Banerji
c.Ajay Shankar
d.Navin Patnaik
e.None of these
Answer: c.Ajay Shankar
42.Who is the newly appointed chairman of the empowered committee of state finance
ministers on GST?
a.K M Mani
b.J K George
c.Amit Mitra
d.Saurabh Patel
e.None of these
Answer: a.K M Mani
43.Who heads Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)?
a.Prime Minister
b.Finance Minister
c.Finance Secretary
d.Home Minister
e.RBI Governer
Answer: c.Finance Secretary
44.Who was honoured with Major Dhyan Chand life time achievement award at
inaugural Hockey India awards?
a.Balbir Singh Sr
b.Mohammed Shahid
c.Dhanraj Pillay
d.Ajit Pal Singh
e.None of these
Answer: a.Balbir Singh Sr
45.Rengali irrigation project is located in which of the following states?
a.West Bengal
b.Odisha
c.Madhya Pradesh
d.Himachal Pradesh
e.None of these
Answer: b.Odisha
- On which date International Day for Biodiversity is observed?
- May 20
- May 21
- May 22
- May 23
Answer: C. May 22
- Which country has become first in the world to legalise same sex marriage and its constitutional protection?
- France
- Spain
- Ireland
- Canada
Answer: C. Ireland
- Who has won the 2015-Monaco Grand Prix title?
- Lewis Hamilton
- Nico Rosberg
- Sebastian Vettel
- Daniel Ricciardo
Answer: B. Nico Rosberg
- Which Indian movie has won International Federation of Film Critics award at 68th Cannes festival?
- Lunch Box
- Masaan
- Pinku
- God of Messenger
Answer: B. Masaan
- Who has emerged as most run scorer (orange cap) in Indian Premier League-2015?
- Ajinkya Rahane
- David Warner
- Chris Gayle
- Virat Kohli
Answer: B. David Warner
