1. Who was appointed as the CEO of Wipro?
1) Abid Ali Z. Neemuchwala
2) T. Kurien
3) Lalitha Kumaramangalam
4) Ramesh Sippy
2. Who of the following has won the 2015 Costa Novel Prize?
1) Frances Hardinge
2) Kate Atkinson
3) Andrea Wulf
4) Helen Macdonald
3. Vilmos Zsigmond, who passed away recently, belong to which of the following fields?
1) Politician
2) Scholar
3) Sportsperson
4) Cinematographer
4. Which of the following organisations has launched Jeevan Labh Scheme?
1) New India Insurance Ltd
2) National Insurance Company Ltd
3) State Bank of India
4) Life Insurance Corporation of India
5. Who of the following is the author of the book titled 'Jinnah Often Came to Our House'?
1) Jaswant Singh
2) Kiran Doshi
3) Nisid Hajari
4) Jairam Ramesh
6. On what date, the World Braille Day is observed?
1) January 4
2) December 30
3) November 9
4) April 11
7. Which of the following states became the first state in the country to sign MoU for UDAY scheme?
1) Rajasthan
2) Gujarat
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Jharkhand
8. The 14 km long Zojila tunnel will be constructed in which of the following states?
1) Sikkim
2) Jammu & Kashmir
3) Uttarakhand
4) Himachal Pradesh
9. In the context of India's defence system, "Pinaka II" refers which one of the following?
1) Anti-Radiation Missile (ARM)
2) Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM)
3) Multi - Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) system
4) Nuclear - Capable Ballistic Missile
10. Which of the following committees has submitted report to Supreme Court for reforms in BCCI?
1) H L Dattu committee
2) R M Lodha committee
3) P Sathasivam committee
4) Chandra committee
11. Which of the following bank acquires 10% stake in Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IIAS) for Rs.1 crore?
1) Kotak Mahindra Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) HDFC Bank
12. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which of the following for monitoring Watershed Projects?
1) Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI)
2) National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)
3) Central Institute of Technology (CIT)
4) Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS)
13. Raghunandan Mandal has passed away recently, he related to?
1) Politics
2) Scholar
3) Sportsperson
4) Cinematographer
14. Which of the following companies has acquired Shifu for $8 million to enrich customer experience?
1) Paytm
2) Flipkart
3) Amazon
4) Myntra
15. Which of the following financial entity has been penalised by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for breaching the stock broker regulations?
1) R. V. Verma
2) Ashwini Kumar
3) Ravindra Kumar
4) Anand Rathi
16. A friendship bus service between India and ........ was flagged off via Champawat district in Uttarakhand.
1) Nepal
2) Japan
3) Australia
4) Canada
17. Who among the following is the brand ambassador for 'Changing Diabetes' for Novo Nordisk?
1) Rahul Dravid
2) V.V.S Laxman
3) Virender Sehwag
4) Sachin Tendulkar
18. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the five-day 103rd Indian Science Congress (ISC) in which of the following city?
1) Mysore
2) Bengaluru
3) Chennai
4) Pune
19. Where is the headquarter of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) located?
1) New York
2) Berlin
3) Italy
4) Washington D.C
20. Who of the following has been appointed as new chief of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
1) Helle Thorning
2) Jeffry Sachs
3) Filippo Grandi
4) Achim Steiner
21. Who of the following has become the first batsman to score more than a 1,000 runs in an innings in any form of cricket?
1) Ravindra Wade
2) Pranav Dhanawade
3) Prithvi Shaw
4) Mobin Sheikh
22. Who of the following has won the gold in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix?
1) Rahi Sarnobot
2) Apurvi Chandela
3) Rajyashree Kumari
4) Chandro Tomar
23. In which of the following states the Ganga Gram Yojana has been launched?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Bihar
3) West Bengal
4) Uttar Pradesh
24. For what purpose, the Stand Up India Scheme has been launched?
1) To promote entrepreneurship among SC/ST
2) To promote entrepreneurship among Rural Youth
3) To promote entrepreneurship among Woman
4) To promote entrepreneurship among SC/ST and Women
25. Who of the following is the author of the novel titled - Go Set a Watchman?
1) Cynthia Lord
2) Bill Clegg
3) Marlon James
4) Harper Lee
26. Which of the following companies publishes Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)?
1) National Stock Exchange of India Limited
2) BSE Institute Limited
3) Markit
4) HSBC Analytics
27. The 'Fountain of Oneness' is located in which of the following cities?
1) Ajmer
2) Delhi
3) Agra
4) Khajuraho
28. Who of the following is the creator of Star Wars?
1) Catherine Winder
2) Scott Murphy
3) George Lucas
4) Lawrence Kasdan
29. Which of the following persons appointed as Technical Advisor of Odisha Government?
1) Sam Pitroda
2) Amjad Ali Khan
3) Jasraj
4) Shivkumar Sharma
30. Which of the following person appointed as Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)?
1) Neha Gupta
2) Hrishikesh Kanitkar
3) Gajendra Chauhan
4) Arvind Uppal
31. Which of the following persons conferred with 2015 Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award?
1) Syed Kirmani
2) Om Prakash Gurjar
3) Anand Sinha
4) Subir Gokarn
32. RBI imposed 1 crore rupees penalty on which of the following banks?
1) Andhra Bank
2) Canara Bank
3) State Bank of Mysore
4) State Bank of Travancore
33. Which of the following raises Rs.1,900 crore via Basel-III compliant bonds?
1) IDBI
2) Punjab National Bank
3) Bank Of Baroda
4) Bank Of India
34. Labhshankar Thakar passed away recently. He related to?
1) Politician
2) Singer
3) Dancer
4) Writer
35. Which of the following company has bagged the Rs.10050 crore Zojila Pass tunnel road project in Jammu and Kashmir?
1) Container Corporation of India
2) Asia Motor Works
3) Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd
4) IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd
36. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a fine of Rs.10 lakh on which of the following bank?
1) Vijaya Bank
2) Punjab National Bank
3) Bank of Baroda
4) Bank of India
37. India signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which of the following countries in the field of Civil Aviation?
1) Egypt
2) Greece
3) Malta
4) Singapore
38. Which of the following countries has announced that it had successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test?
1) North Korea
2) France
3) Australia
4) Sri Lanka
39. The Union Government has abolished export duty on which of the following?
1) Mineral Waxes
2) Organic Chemicals
3) Iron ore pellets
4) Iron and Steel
40. India signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which of the following countries for operation of traditional haats?
1) Mynmar
2) Afganistan
3) Pakistan
4) Bangladesh
41. Which of the following cities to get India's first river gallery?
1) Bengaluru
2) Mysore
3) Chennai
4) Hyderabad
42. The Indian space agency is soon opening a 100-acre Space Park in which of the following cities?
1) Bengaluru
2) Nagpur
3) Mumbai
4) New Delhi
43. The World Day of War Orphans is observed on which of the following day?
1) 7th January
2) 6th January
3) 8th January
4) 9th January
44. Which of the following companies has won 26th Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey tournament?
1) Coal India Limited
2) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
3) Indian Oil Corporation Limited
4) Steel Authority of India Limited
45. Which of the following cities have made it to a top 30 list of the world's most powerful, productive and connected cities, as per the study conducted by international real estate consultancy JLL?
1) Chennai and Bangalore
2) Kolkata and pune
3) Delhi and Mumbai
4) Delhi and Bangalore
46. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI)?
1) DK Sikri
2) Amitabh Kant
3) Ashok Chawla
4) Dhanendra Kumar
47. In which of the following cities the world's first slum museum will be set up?
1) Indore
2) Mumbai
3) Lucknow
4) Ahmedabad
48. Who has been conferred with the 2016 Global and Asia - Pacific Central Bank Governor of the Year?
1) Janet Yellen
2) Mark Carney
3) Raghuram Rajan
4) Haruhiko Kuroda
49. Who has been honoured with the second Harikrishna Devsare Baalsahitya Award 2015?
1) Gangesh Gunjan
2) Sheela Jhunjhunwala
3) Balkrishna Garg
4) Sherjung Garg
50. In which state, the Union govt has decided to set up National Organic Farming Research Institute (NOFRI) in 2016?
1) Mizoram
2) Meghalaya
3) Assam
4) Sikkim
Answers:
1-1, 2-2, 3-4, 4-4, 5-2, 6-1, 7-4, 8-2, 9-3, 10-2
11-1, 12-2, 13-1, 14-1, 15-4, 16-1, 17-4, 18-1, 19-1, 20-3
21-2, 22-2, 23-4, 24-4, 25-4, 26-3, 27-2, 28-3, 29-1, 30-3
31-1, 32-4, 33-1, 34-4, 35-4, 36-1, 37-4, 38-1, 39-3, 40-4
41-2, 42-1, 43-2, 44-2, 45-3, 46-1, 47-2, 48-3, 49-3, 50-4
