- India has appealed against which country in the WTO verdict of Solar panel?
a) UK
b) USA
c) Russia
d) Japan
Answer: b) USA
2.Rupay has planned to launch credit cards in?
a) June
b) July
c) September
d) August
Answer: c) September
3.Who has been named as the new petronas adviser from April?
a) Abdullah Ahmed Badawi
b) Abdul Rahman
c) Najib Rajak
d) Hussein Onn
Answer: a) Abdullah Ahmed Badawi
4.Who has stepped down as CEO of TATA steel Europe?
a) Hans Fischer
b) Karl Koehler
c) T.V.Narendran
d) Andrew Robb
Answer: b) Karl Koehler
5.Yokohama Rubber company has bought which of the following companies for $1.2 billion?
a) Alliance Tire
b) Bridgestone corporations
c) CAMAC tires
d) Carlisle Inc
Answer: a) Alliance Tire
6.According to the Revised Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises issued by the RBI, by which date all the banks should implement these guidelines?
a) 30 June 2016
b) 1 April 2016
c) 30 April 2016
d) 31 July 2016
Answer: a) 30 June 2016
7.The Prime Minister of this country on 25 March 2016 announced to set up a counter-messaging centre to fight the Islamic State in the cyber world.
a) Malaysia
b) Pakistan
c) United Kingdom
d) France
Answer: a) Malaysia
8.Which Nation has set up its first cyber security organization?
a) Brazil
b) Japan
c) China
d) Russia
Answer: c) China
9.As per the E-Waste Management Rules notified on 23 March 2016 by the Union Government, which consumer product was brought under the purview of electronic waste norms for the first time?
a) Refrigerator
b) Air conditioner
c) Television
d) Compact Fluorescent Lamp
Answer: d) Compact Fluorescent Lamp
10.Former MP Lal Muni Chaubey who passed away recently belongs to which political party?
a) BJP
b) Congress
c) Samajwadi
d) CPI
Answer: a) BJP
11.The union minister for health and welfare J P Nadda has launched the Rotavirus vaccine used against which disease?
a) Tuberculosis
b) Diptheria
c) Diarrhoea
d) Tetanus
Answer: c) Diarrhoea
12.Which state has got its first batch of female forest guards?
a) Haryana
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Punjab
Answer: C) Maharashtra
13.The Ayush ministry released the protocol for 2nd International Yoga day. When is International day of Yoga celebrated?
a) June 21
b) June 23
c) July 27
d) May 21
Answer: a) June 21
14.The Ayush ministry has released the protocol for 2nd International year of Yoga. Name the Ayush Minister
a) J P Nadda
b) Shripad Yesso Naik
c) Najma Heptullah
d) Ashok Gehlot
Answer: b) Shripad Yesso Naik
15.Which state has been mulled with the President rule on March 27,2016?
a) Uttarkhand
b) Haryana
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Mizoram
Answer: a) Uttarkhand
16.Name the chief minister of the state in which the president rule has been imposed on March 27, 2016?
a) Harish Rawat
b) Naveen Patnaik
c) Vijay Bahuguna
d) K K Paul
Answer: a) Harish Rawat
17.Iran has signed pact of trade and security with which of the following nations?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) UAE
c) Iraq
d) Pakistan
Answer: d) Pakistan
18.World theatre day which is celebrated on March 27 every year was initiated in?
a) 1961
b) 1971
c) 1981
d) 2001
Answer: a) 1961
19.Who is the theme author of the World Theatre Day, 2016?
a) Anatoly Vasiliev
b) Brett Bailey
c) Dario Fo
d) Augusto Boal
Answer: a) Anatoly Vasiliev
20.Where was the 9th International Abilympics started?
a) France
b) Korea
c) Japan
d) India
Answer: a) France
21.Taiwan Nationalist Party has chosen its first female leader. Name her
a) Eric chu
b) Hung-Hsiu-Chu
c) Tsai-ing-wen
d) Aung san sui Kyi
Answer: b) Hung-Hsiu-Chu
22.Who has been appointed as the UN adviser for Human Rights and Business?
a) Surya Deva
b) Adama diang
c) Jennifer Welsh
d) Francis Deng
Answer: a) Surya Deva
23.Which hockey player has been chosen for Dhruv Batra male award in 2nd annual Hockey India awards?
a) P R sreejesh
b) Birendra Lakra
c) Ramandeep Singh
d) Danish Mujtaba
Answer: a) P R Sreejesh
24.Which hockey player has been chosen for Dhruv Batra female award in 2nd annual Hockey India awards?
a) Ritu Rani
b) Deepika
c) Manmeet Kaur
d) Jyoti Gupta
Answer: b) Deepika
25.Which is the first Bank that has started to issue the gold coins ?
a) Bank of India
b) Indian Overseas Bank
c) Indian Bank
d) State Bank of India
Answer: b) Indian Overseas Bank
26.The United Nations Security Council on 24 March 2016 decided to extend the UN Assistance Mission in this country till 31 March 2017. Name it.
a) Mali
b) South Sudan
c) Somalia
d) Haiti
Answer: c) Somalia
27.Who presented the Delhi state budget for the year 2016-17?
a) Arvind Kejriwal
b) Manish Sisodia
c) Gopal Rai
d) Satyendra Jain
Answer: b) Manish Sisodia
28.What is worth of Delhi annual budget 2016-17 that was presented by Delhi government on 28 March 2016?
a) 46600 crore rupees
b) 50000 crore rupees
c) 30630 crore rupees
d) 1 Lakh crore rupees
Answer: a) 46600 crores
29.BHEL has commissioned its 40 MW hydropower unit in?
a) Haryana
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Odisha
Answer: c) West Bengal
30.Haryana has passed the Jat reservation bill in its assembly. Name the CM of Haryana
a) Harish Rawat
b) Manohar Lal Khattar
c) Laxmikant Parsekar
d) Virabhatra Singh
Answer: b) Manohar Lal Khattar
31.Which historic city was recaptured from Islamic State terror group on 26 March 2016 by the Syrian government forces?
a) Der Zor
b) Bosra
c) Palmyra
d) Aleppo
Answer: c) Palmyra
32.The World Bank on 27 March 2016 agreed to provide concessional 100 million US dollar loan to Jordan for creating one lakh jobs for?
a) Jordanian and Syrian refugees
b) Lebanese and Syrian refugees
c) Syrian refugees
d) Jordanian and Lebanese refugees
Answer: a) Jordanian and Syrian Refugees
33.The World Bank Board on 25 March 2016 approved a 250 million US dollar Development Policy Loan (DPL) for which state of India to improve the performance of its electricity distribution sector?
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Answer: d) Rajasthan
34.Which bank has proposed to setup its incubation centers for startups in Bangalore and Ernakulam?
a) Federal bank
b) HSBC
c) BNP Paribas
d) Deutsche Bank
Answer: a) Federal Bank
35.Identify the Indian-American who was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank of the West, a unit of BNP Paribas in March 2016.
a) Vince Chhabria
b) Nandita Bakshi
c) Rakesh K Jain
d) Amitoj Chhabra
Answer: b) Nandita Bakshi
36.Which Asian nation has test fired its Barak Missile?
a) Singapore
b) China
c) India
d) Pakistan
Answer: a) Singapore
37.India is likely to host the Under 17 FIFA world cup in the year?
a) 2016
b) 2020
c) 2017
d) 2019
Answer: c) 2017
38.Which state government on 26 March 2016 launched a new scheme, Adapting homes for the differently-abled?
a) Gujarat
b) Delhi
c) Haryana
d) Bihar
Answer: c) Haryana
39.Which state on 27 March 2016 released its sixth Economic Census.
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Punjab
c) Haryana
d) Delhi
Answer: a) Himachal Pradesh
40.Which film on 28 March 2016 won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film?
a) Masaan
b) Baahubali: The Beginning
c) Bajirao Mastani
d) Visaranai
Answer: b) Baahubali: The Beginning
41.The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on 28 March 2016 signed a MoU with which international financial institution to develop solar parks across India?
a) World Bank
b) Asian Development Bank
c) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
d) New Development Bank
Answer: b) Asian Development Bank
42.Name the American Franciscan nun and founder of the internationally-broadcast cable television and radio networks Eternal Word Television Network who died on 27 March 2016.
a) Edith Stein
b) Mother Monza
c) Sister Prejean
d) Mother Angelica
Answer: d) Mother Angelica
43.How many countries are going to participate in the Defence expo to be held at Goa?
a) 46
b) 56
c) 90
d) 30
Answer: a) 46
44.The Union Government has reconstituted the Board of trade which will devise the Export policies. The first meeting of the board will be conducted on
a) April 10
b) April 7
c) April 8
d) April 6
Answer: d) April 6
45.Which state is likely to join the National Agri-Market platform to be launched on April, 14?
a) Maharashtra
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Odisha
Answer: b) Madhya Pradesh
46.A unique project for injecting contraceptive ‘Salamati’ has been launched for First time in which state?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarkhand
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Haryana
Answer: d) Haryana
47.Which state has proposed to set up the first organic farming university?
a) Gujarat
b) Kerala
c) Punjab
d) Sikkim
Answer: a) Gujarat
48.Which state has passed a bill in its assembly that proposes a hike in salary of the MLA’s and MLC’s?
a) Karnataka
b) Bihar
c) Jammu & Kashmir
d) Telengana
Answer: d) Telengana
49.The RBI has announced the private placement of securities to support which of the following schemes?
a) PMJDY
b) PMSBY
c) UDAY
d) UJALA
Answer: c) UDAY
50.RBI has announced the private placement of securities. What is the deadline fixed for subscribing to the scheme?
a) March 30, 2016
b) March 31, 2016
c) April 1, 2016
d) April 30, 2016
Answer: a) March 30, 2016