- What is the name of new species of fish which is found in Kerala waters by a team of CMFRI scientists led by E M Abdus samad?
A.Scomber Indicus
B.Stomber Lindicus
C.Scotcher Mindis
D.Seagner Amandus
Answer – A.Scomber Indicus
- What is the name of India’s latest communication satellite was successfully launched from Kourou, Guiana?
A.GSAT-7
B.GSAT-18
C.GSAT-17
D.GSAT-8
Answer – B.GSAT-18
- Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) till May 2017 by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet?
A.Sushil Chandra
B.Rakesh Chandra
C.Anil Chandra
D.Mukesh Sohail
Answer – A.Sushil Chandra
- Who has been appointed as Chairman and CEO of Jammu and Kashmir Bank for a period of three years on October 6, 2016?
A.Mohammed Alsaffa
B.Moideen Basha
C.Riyaz Ahmed
D.Parvez Ahmed
Answer – D.Parvez Ahmed
- Which Indian NGO has bagged the UN climate award 2016 for clean energy project?
A.Swayam Subikshan Prayo
B.Swaram Shimshan Prayog
C.Swayam Shikshan Prayog
D.Swaram Subikshan Prayog
Answer- C.Swayam Shikshan Prayog
- What is the name of pan India electronic portal to provide transparent and profitable trade facilities to farmers and buyers?
A.e-NAM
B.e-PAM
C.e-MAN
D.e-SAM
Answer – A.e-NAM
- Which limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Houston (USA) in presence of Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (I/C), Petroleum & Natural Gas?
A.OIL
B.BSNL
C.BPCL
D.NLC
Answer – A.OIL
- Which Financial Services Company rolled out Selfie Pay app for the use of facial biometrics for payment authentication?
A.Maestro
B.VISA
C.Master Card
D.Rupay
Answer – C.Master Card
- Which country has became the first country in the world to completely ban disposable plastic cups, plates and other utensils?
A.France
B.Finland
C.Germany
D.Ireland
Answer – A.France
- Which professional Indian mountaineer, scaled the world’s sixth highest mountain Cho Oyu which is located in the China – Nepal border?
A.Amit Singh
B.Ajay Kumar
C.Imran Akhtar
D.Arjun Vajpai
Answer – D.Arjun Vajpai
- How much amount funded for Heritage Infrastructure projects which was led by the Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development?
A.Rs. 200 crore
B.Rs. 350 crore
C.Rs. 250 crore
D.Rs. 450 crore
Answer – B.Rs. 350 crore
- Which state signed a MoU with the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology for skill development of local people?
A.Himachal Pradesh
B.Arunachal Pradesh
C.Tiripura
D.Goa
Answer – B.Arunachal Pradesh
- In which place, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval to M/s HLL Lifecare Ltd, to sublease 330.10 acres of government land for setuping Medi park?
A.Visakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
B.Hyderabad, Telengana
C.Trivandrum, Kerala
D.Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
Answer – D.Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
- Which Chief Minister inaugurated 100 urban piped drinking water supply projects, with an objective to provide safe drinking water to every family?
A.Naveen Patnaik
B.Devendra Fadnavis
C.Akilesh Yadav
D.Jayalalitha
Answer – A.Naveen Patnaik
- India signed three agreements with which country on Mutual Visa Exemption return in New Delhi on October 6th2016?
A.Singapore
B.South Korea
C.Japan
D.Switzerland
Answer – D.Switzerland
- What is the significance of India to host first AMCDRR after Sendai Framework in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)?
A.Minimise of Global Warming
B.Minimal usage of Carbon
C.Minimise the risk of loss of life during natural calamity
D.All the above
Answer – C.Minimise the risk of loss of life during natural calamity
- Typhcoon chaba battered which of the following country ?
A.South Korea
B.Japan
C.China
D.North Korea
Answer – A. South Korea
- In which place, The India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum (WEF) was held in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry?
A.New Delhi
B.Mumbai
C.Jodhpur
D.Patna
Answer – A.New Delhi
- In which state, Hatupur Diamond mineral block was successfully auctioned by having a precious stone deposit worth of Rs. 106 crore?
A.Maharashtra
B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Andhra Pradesh
D.Himachal Pradesh
Answer – B.Madhya Pradesh
- Who has inaugurated the Green building and Shatabdi Krishi Bhawan at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in the wake of holding a review meeting VCs of Central Universities?
A.Smriti Irani
B.Ravi Shankar Prasad
C.Narendra Modi
D.Prakash Javadekar
Answer – D.Prakash Javadekar
- Which state became the 17th state to join UDAY scheme would help the state save around Rs.9,725 crore on account of cheaper funds and cut in AT&C losses?
A.Haryana
B.Tamilnadu
C.Maharashtra
D.Kerala
Answer – C.Maharashtra
- In which railway station, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagging-off the first freight train featured with solar power to run fans and lights?
A.Charbagh Railway Station, Lucknow
B.Safdarjung Railway Station, Delhi
C.Howrah Station, Kolkata
D.Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai
Answer – B.Safdarjung Railway Station, Delhi
- The 20th ASEAN Regional Forum– Heads of Defence Universities / Colleges / Institutions Meet was held at which place?
A.Imphal
B.Udaipur
C.Mumbai
D.New Delhi
Answer – D.New Delhi
- What is the rank of Indian pharmaceutical companies in the Biopharmaceutical Competitiveness & Investment (BCI) Survey?
A.19th
B.20th
C.21th
D.22th
Answer – A.19th
- India’s biggest-ever spectrum auction ended with the Centre garnering _________ in revenue.
A.Rs.62,789 crore
B.Rs.63,789 crore
C.Rs.64,789 crore
D.Rs.65,789 crore
Answer – D.Rs.65,789 crore
- Former Chief Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi has authored an e-book in order to provide a better interpretation of which Rights in Indian Constitution?
A.Right to Equality
B.Right to Education
C.Right to Information
D.Right to Vote
Answer – C.Right to Information
- Who has won the Girls under-16 title in the World Youth Chess Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia?
A.Soumya Swaminathan
B.Dronavalli Harika
C.Aakanksha Hagawane
D.Mobina Alinasab
Answer – C.Aaakanksha Hagawane
- Which country scientists announced the discovery largest dinosaur ever found in South America’s biggest country?
A.Brazil
B.Argentina
C.Peru
D.Bolivia
Answer – A.Brazil
- Which country researchers have developed the smallest transistor reported to date, breaking a major size barrier with a gate only one nanometer long?
A.UK
B.US
C.Switzerland
D.Norway
Answer – B.US
- Who has been elected as the Chairman of the Indian Banks’ Association for the Financial Year 2016-17 at IBA meeting held in Mumbai on October 7 2016?
A.Rajeev Rishi
B.Ashwani Kumar
C.Arun Tiwari
D.Arundhati Bhattacharya
Answer – A.Rajeev Rishi
- Which Country has appointed Former NASSCOM Chairman BVR Mohan Reddy as an Honourary Consul of that country in Hyderabad?
A.Italy
B.Brazil
C.Germany
D.Venezuela
Answer – C.Germany
- Who has received the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2016?
A.Juan Manuel Santos
B.Mathews Samuels
C.Julias Caesar
D.John Kath
Answer – A.Juan Manuel Santos
- Which bank released the report of the Internal Working Group on Rationalisation of Branch Authorisation Policy?
A.International Monetary Fund
B.World Bank
C.Reserve Bank of India
D.BRICS Bank
Answer – C.Reserve Bank of India
- Indian pharmaceuticals sector seeked major support from which country market, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the share of India in that drug market?
A.China
B.Afghanistan
C.Japan
D.Germany
Answer – C.Japan
- The two day State Power Ministers Conference held in which city ?
A.New Delhi
B.Mumbai
C.Bhuvaneshwar
D.Vadodara
Answer – D.Vadodara
- Which edition of Air Force Day is celebrated at the Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on October 8th2016?
A.83
B.84
C.85
D.86
Answer – B.84
- Name the Hurricane that hit Florida along the Atlantic coast and drenched the state with rain and as strong winds pushed waves over beaches?
A.Nilofar
B.Wilma
C.Matthew
D.Irene
Answer – C.Matthew
- The Supreme Court stayed the Commercial release of the genetically modified variety of which Vegetable till October 2017?
A.Custard
B.Brinjal
C.Tomato
D.Mustard
Answer – D.Mustard
- Who has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of Vizag Steel by R Ramakrishnan, Director and Co-Founder Baseline Ventures?
A.Sachin Tendulkar
B.Deepa Karmakar
C.PV Sindhu
D.Shashi Malik
Answer – C.PV Sindhu
- The President of China Xi Jinping appointed Luo Zhaohui as New Ambassador to which country by replacing Le Yucheng?
A.Afghanistan
B.Bangladesh
C.India
D.Pakistan
Answer – C.India
- Which Airport Terminal 3 has achieved “Platinum” rating from Indian Green Building Council?
A.Sardar Vallabhi Patel International Airport
B.Chatrabathi Sivaji International Airport
C.Anna International Airport
D.Indira Gandhi International Airport
Answer – D.Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Who has bagged the 24thEkalabya Award for the year in recognition of her Sporting Excellence?
A.Srabani Nanda
B.Deep Grce Ekka
C.Dispan Tirkey
D.All the above
Answer – D.All the above
- Which Public sector undertaking has announced a start up scheme with a corpus amount of Rs. 30 crore?
A.BEML
B.IOCL
C.BARC
D.BPCL
Answer – B.IOCL
- Which country Prime Minister had visited India for a five day aimed at deepening bilateral ties in a range of areas including trade and investment?
A.Malaysia
B.Indonesia
C.Singapore
D.Nepal
Answer – C.Singapore
- The Reserve Bank of India had granted in-principle approval to how many payments banks as on September 2015?
A.10
B.11
C.12
D.13
Answer – B.11
- President had lifted US economic sanctions on which country, terminating an emergency order that deemed the policies of the former military government a threat to US national security?
A.Singapore
B.Syria
C.Israel
D.Myanmar
Answer – D.Myanmar
- Which year is the deadline for Union Government to completely seal the India-Pakistan border as part of an extensive plan to monitor the country’s frontier security?
A.2017
B.2018
C.2019
D.2020
Answer – B.2018
- Name the scheme which was inaugurated by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at Guwahati to give training for unemployed youths?
A.Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
B.Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra
C.Pradhan Mantri Vikas Kendra
D.Pradhan Mantri Mandal Kendra
Answer – B.Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra
- Union Petroleum Minister along with the state Chief Minister have launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in which state to provide free LPG connections?
A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Maharashtra
D.Gujarat
Answer – C.Maharashtra
- Which Government has allocated 40.68 hectare land in Hingloi to Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) for LIGO India Project?
A.Manipur
B.Tamilnadu
C.Maharashtra
D.Mizoram
Answer – C.Maharashtra
