1. Who has been appointed as new Chairman of Central Silkboard?
A) Anil Agarwal
B) Anand Mahindra
C) Achyuts Samanta
D) K.M. Hanumantarayappa
E) Rangarajan
2. Who was appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India?
A) Dinesh Kumar Khara
B) Sandeep Kumar Khara
C) Dilip Sagvi
D) Ashok Soota
E) Laxmi Mittal
3. Who has been selected for the 23rd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2016?
A) Singer Shubha Mudgal
B) C. Ajit Kumar
C) R Naveen
D) L. Samayasri
E) Priyarshini
4. The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup will be hosted by which country?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh
D) Pakistan
E) India
5. Which has announced a 0.05% reduction in its Marginal Cost of funds based Lending Rate (MCLR)?
A) Axis Bank
B) RBI
C) ICICI Bank
D) SBI
E) HSBC
6. World Bank has approved a ......... credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to support the Sri Lanka's economic reforms programme.
A) $10 million
B) $50 million
C) $100 million
D) $120 million
E) $80 million
7. ......... Bank tied up with a fintech start-up Fisdom for personal wealth management services.
A) Axis Bank
B) RBI
C) ICICI Bank
D) SBI
E) BOB
8. The main aim of SBI's certification program for officers who sanction loans to ...
A) Reduce NPA'S
B) Reach targets
C) Upgrade them
D) Increase the standards
E) None of these
9. 'Grassroots Innovation' book written by ......
A) Prof. Anil K. Gupta
B) Amitav Ghosh
C) Shashi Tharoor
D) Aravind Adiga
E) Vikram Seth
10. Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail has passed away recently. He belongs to which country?
A) Egypt
B) Spain
C) USA
D) China
E) India
11. Which payments company recently announced the partnership with IRCTC's food app?
A) Mobikwik
B) Paytm
C) Freecharge
D) Post payment
E) Quicker
12. ICICI Bank ties up with Apollo India Credit Opportunity Management LLC and AION Capital Management to form .........
A) Bank Accurance
B) Payment Bank
C) Joint Venture
D) NBFI
E) Asset Reconstruction Company
13. CBI has been made the nodal authority for banks to report high value frauds worth over ............ in public sector banks.
A) Rs.80 crore
B) Rs.50 crore
C) Rs.100 crore
D) Rs.55 crore
E) Rs.60 crore
14. IBM in partnership with ......... launched a global development hub called Garage for iOS apps
in Bengaluru.
A) APPLE
B) SAMSUNG
C) XIOMI
D) HTC
E) MICROMAX
15. Name the typhoon made its landfall near Dapeng Peninsula in China's Guangdong province?
A) Nida
B) Rina
C) Gert
D) Otto
E) Julia
16. German Engineering major Siemens Ltd. has received an order worth approximately Rs.217 crore for power project in which of the following country?
A) Pakistan
B) Myanmar
C) Nepal
D) Bangladesh
E) India
17. Which one of the following countries Cabinet approved a fresh economic stimulus package of worth more than $275 billions?
A) Canada
B) France
C) Norway
D) China
E) Japan
18. Which of the following country has assured India support for UNSC high seat?
A) Philippines
B) Vietnam
C) Malaysia
D) Indonesia
E) Thailand
19. Which state government has decided to recruit members of transgender community as warders in jails of the State?
A) Bihar
B) Kerala
C) Odisha
D) Maharashtra
E) Punjab
20. Central body approves .......... crore rupees for Ganga rejuvenation projects.
A) Rs.400 crore
B) Rs.425 crore
C) Rs.450 crore
D) Rs.475 crore
E) Rs.500 crore
21. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu recently lays foundation stone of broad-gage rail project in which state?
A) Mizoram
B) Nagaland
C) Haryana
D) Tripura
E) Meghalaya
22. Resolution for renaming of which high court passed recently by the state assembly?
A) Mumbai High Court
B) Kolkata High Court
C) Delhi High Court
D) Kerala High Court
E) Madras High Court
23. How many Jan Aushadhi Stores to be opened across India under Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana?
A) 1500
B) 2500
C) 3500
D) 4500
E) 3000
24. Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Vinod Rai has stepped down from which private sector lender?
A) AXIS
B) HDFC
C) ICICI
D) YES
E) IDFC
25. Yuriko Koike elected as ........ first female governor.
A) Moscow
B) Tokyo
C) Beijing
D) Shangai
E) None
26. Which state become the first state to approve sewage & waste water policy?
A) Nagaland
B) Rajasthan
C) Andhrapradesh
D) Gujarath
E) Odisa
27. Amazon launches fulfilment centre for prime deliveries in which city of india?
A) Pune
B) New Delhi
C) Bangalore
D) Chennai
E) Mumbai
28. Which university to perform world's CRISPR-Cas9 first genetic editing trial on humans aiming to cure lung cancer?
A) Sichuan University
B) Stanford University
C) Harvard University
D) University of Cambridge
E) University of Bristol
29. Which program is launched by the Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha for Telecom and Postal Service users can now file complaints with the government directly?
A) Twitter Sewa
B) Facebook Sewa
C) Twitter Jana
D) Facebook Jana
E) None
30. Which country has successfully launched its first mobile telecom satellite "Tiantong- 01"?
A) France
B) China
C) South Korea
D) Japan
E) Germany
31. Centre to organise 'Make in India' conference in which of the following city?
A) Bhubaneswar
B) Mumbai
C) Thiruvanthapuram
D) Bangalore
E) Nagpur
32. SAARC Immigration Authorities meeting held in which of the following city?
A) New Delhi
B) Islamabad
C) Kathmandu
D) Kabul
E) Dhaka
33. The National Handloom Day is celebrated on which day in India?
A) August 7
B) August 8
C) August 5
D) August 6
E) August 11
34. Who won the STAR Sports-ProKabaddi League 2016?
A) Patna Pirates
B) Telugu Titans
C) Jaipur Pink Panthers
D) Dabang Delhi
E) Bangalore Bulls
35. Vishu a Hindu festival celebrated in which of the following states?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Kerala
D) Assam
E) Manipur
Answers:
1-D, 2-A, 3-A, 4-E, 5-C, 6-C, 7-E, 8-A, 9-A, 10-A
11-A, 12-E, 13-B, 14-A, 15-A, 16-D, 17-E, 18-B, 19-C, 20-A
21-B, 22-E, 23-E, 24-E, 25-B, 26-B, 27-D, 28-A, 29-A, 30-B
31-A, 32-B, 33-A, 34-A, 35-C
A) Anil Agarwal
B) Anand Mahindra
C) Achyuts Samanta
D) K.M. Hanumantarayappa
E) Rangarajan
2. Who was appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India?
A) Dinesh Kumar Khara
B) Sandeep Kumar Khara
C) Dilip Sagvi
D) Ashok Soota
E) Laxmi Mittal
3. Who has been selected for the 23rd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2016?
A) Singer Shubha Mudgal
B) C. Ajit Kumar
C) R Naveen
D) L. Samayasri
E) Priyarshini
4. The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup will be hosted by which country?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh
D) Pakistan
E) India
5. Which has announced a 0.05% reduction in its Marginal Cost of funds based Lending Rate (MCLR)?
A) Axis Bank
B) RBI
C) ICICI Bank
D) SBI
E) HSBC
6. World Bank has approved a ......... credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to support the Sri Lanka's economic reforms programme.
A) $10 million
B) $50 million
C) $100 million
D) $120 million
E) $80 million
7. ......... Bank tied up with a fintech start-up Fisdom for personal wealth management services.
A) Axis Bank
B) RBI
C) ICICI Bank
D) SBI
E) BOB
8. The main aim of SBI's certification program for officers who sanction loans to ...
A) Reduce NPA'S
B) Reach targets
C) Upgrade them
D) Increase the standards
E) None of these
9. 'Grassroots Innovation' book written by ......
A) Prof. Anil K. Gupta
B) Amitav Ghosh
C) Shashi Tharoor
D) Aravind Adiga
E) Vikram Seth
10. Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail has passed away recently. He belongs to which country?
A) Egypt
B) Spain
C) USA
D) China
E) India
11. Which payments company recently announced the partnership with IRCTC's food app?
A) Mobikwik
B) Paytm
C) Freecharge
D) Post payment
E) Quicker
12. ICICI Bank ties up with Apollo India Credit Opportunity Management LLC and AION Capital Management to form .........
A) Bank Accurance
B) Payment Bank
C) Joint Venture
D) NBFI
E) Asset Reconstruction Company
13. CBI has been made the nodal authority for banks to report high value frauds worth over ............ in public sector banks.
A) Rs.80 crore
B) Rs.50 crore
C) Rs.100 crore
D) Rs.55 crore
E) Rs.60 crore
14. IBM in partnership with ......... launched a global development hub called Garage for iOS apps
in Bengaluru.
A) APPLE
B) SAMSUNG
C) XIOMI
D) HTC
E) MICROMAX
15. Name the typhoon made its landfall near Dapeng Peninsula in China's Guangdong province?
A) Nida
B) Rina
C) Gert
D) Otto
E) Julia
16. German Engineering major Siemens Ltd. has received an order worth approximately Rs.217 crore for power project in which of the following country?
A) Pakistan
B) Myanmar
C) Nepal
D) Bangladesh
E) India
17. Which one of the following countries Cabinet approved a fresh economic stimulus package of worth more than $275 billions?
A) Canada
B) France
C) Norway
D) China
E) Japan
18. Which of the following country has assured India support for UNSC high seat?
A) Philippines
B) Vietnam
C) Malaysia
D) Indonesia
E) Thailand
19. Which state government has decided to recruit members of transgender community as warders in jails of the State?
A) Bihar
B) Kerala
C) Odisha
D) Maharashtra
E) Punjab
20. Central body approves .......... crore rupees for Ganga rejuvenation projects.
A) Rs.400 crore
B) Rs.425 crore
C) Rs.450 crore
D) Rs.475 crore
E) Rs.500 crore
21. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu recently lays foundation stone of broad-gage rail project in which state?
A) Mizoram
B) Nagaland
C) Haryana
D) Tripura
E) Meghalaya
22. Resolution for renaming of which high court passed recently by the state assembly?
A) Mumbai High Court
B) Kolkata High Court
C) Delhi High Court
D) Kerala High Court
E) Madras High Court
23. How many Jan Aushadhi Stores to be opened across India under Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana?
A) 1500
B) 2500
C) 3500
D) 4500
E) 3000
24. Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Vinod Rai has stepped down from which private sector lender?
A) AXIS
B) HDFC
C) ICICI
D) YES
E) IDFC
25. Yuriko Koike elected as ........ first female governor.
A) Moscow
B) Tokyo
C) Beijing
D) Shangai
E) None
26. Which state become the first state to approve sewage & waste water policy?
A) Nagaland
B) Rajasthan
C) Andhrapradesh
D) Gujarath
E) Odisa
27. Amazon launches fulfilment centre for prime deliveries in which city of india?
A) Pune
B) New Delhi
C) Bangalore
D) Chennai
E) Mumbai
28. Which university to perform world's CRISPR-Cas9 first genetic editing trial on humans aiming to cure lung cancer?
A) Sichuan University
B) Stanford University
C) Harvard University
D) University of Cambridge
E) University of Bristol
29. Which program is launched by the Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha for Telecom and Postal Service users can now file complaints with the government directly?
A) Twitter Sewa
B) Facebook Sewa
C) Twitter Jana
D) Facebook Jana
E) None
30. Which country has successfully launched its first mobile telecom satellite "Tiantong- 01"?
A) France
B) China
C) South Korea
D) Japan
E) Germany
31. Centre to organise 'Make in India' conference in which of the following city?
A) Bhubaneswar
B) Mumbai
C) Thiruvanthapuram
D) Bangalore
E) Nagpur
32. SAARC Immigration Authorities meeting held in which of the following city?
A) New Delhi
B) Islamabad
C) Kathmandu
D) Kabul
E) Dhaka
33. The National Handloom Day is celebrated on which day in India?
A) August 7
B) August 8
C) August 5
D) August 6
E) August 11
34. Who won the STAR Sports-ProKabaddi League 2016?
A) Patna Pirates
B) Telugu Titans
C) Jaipur Pink Panthers
D) Dabang Delhi
E) Bangalore Bulls
35. Vishu a Hindu festival celebrated in which of the following states?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Kerala
D) Assam
E) Manipur
Answers:
1-D, 2-A, 3-A, 4-E, 5-C, 6-C, 7-E, 8-A, 9-A, 10-A
11-A, 12-E, 13-B, 14-A, 15-A, 16-D, 17-E, 18-B, 19-C, 20-A
21-B, 22-E, 23-E, 24-E, 25-B, 26-B, 27-D, 28-A, 29-A, 30-B
31-A, 32-B, 33-A, 34-A, 35-C
