Q1. Who is the tennis player who created history after he fought back to win the Queen's Club tournament for a record fifth time defeating Milos Raonic in a pulsating final held recently?
Answers:
Q1. Who is the tennis player who created history after he fought back to win the Queen's Club tournament for a record fifth time defeating Milos Raonic in a pulsating final held recently?
a) Greg Rusedski
b) Tim Henman
c) Andy Murray
d) Daniel Evans
e) Fred Perry
Q2. The revenue department has extended the date for reporting details of accounts under Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) by six months to which of the following dates?
a) September 30, 2016
b) March 31, 2017
c) December 31, 2016
d) November 30, 2016
e) None of the above
Q3. India and which of the following country has agreed to step up security cooperation recently?
a) Tajikistan
b) China
c) Uzbekistan
d) Russia
e) None of the above
Q4. Who was the noted Telangana poet, whose songs both regaled and incensed supporters of statehood movement died at his house at Ragannagudem near Hayatnagar recently?
a) Guda Anjaiah
b) Vishweshwar Sharma
c) Nida Fazli
d) Shankardas Kesarilal
e) None of the above
Q5. Who became the new president and chief operating officer of SoftBank Group Corporation?
a) Jack Ma
b) Takehiko Nakao
c) Ken Miyauchi
d) Lin Kuei
e) None of the above
Q6. Who is the new coach of Indian Cricket Team? The decision of his selection was taken in the BCCI working committee meeting in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh recently?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Sanjay Bangar
c) VVS Laxman
d) Ravi Shastri
e) Anil Kumble
Q7. India and which country have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish formal cooperation in the fields of skills development and vocational and professional education and training recently?
a) Kenya
b) Iran
c) Thailand
d) Russia
e) Switzerland
Q8. Which of the following Bank was named in the Hall of Shame list of 158 banking institutions that have invested billions of dollars in companies making cluster bombs recently?
a) ICICI Bank
b) Punjab National Bank
c) State Bank of India
d) Axis Bank
e) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Q9. To commemorate the 2nd International Day of Yoga, which state's Postal circle on 21 June 2016 released “Information booklet, Stamps on Yoga” and “12 stamps on Suryanamaskarams”?
a) Haryana
b) Bihar
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Andhra Pradesh
e) Telangana
Q10. Mobile ad tech firm InMobi, one of the earliest Indian unicorns, received a major blow as the US Federal Trade Commission asked the company to pay how much in civil penalties on charges that it deceptively tracked the locations of hundreds of millions of consumers without their knowledge?
a) $100,000
b) $950,000
c) $350,000
d) $650,000
e) None of the above
Answers:
Q1. Who is the tennis player who created history after he fought back to win the Queen's Club tournament for a record fifth time defeating Milos Raonic in a pulsating final held recently?
a) Greg Rusedski
b) Tim Henman
c) Andy Murray
d) Daniel Evans
e) Fred Perry
Explanation: The Queens club tournament was held in London.
Explanation: The Queens club tournament was held in London.
Q2. The revenue department has extended the date for reporting details of accounts under Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) by six months to which of the following dates?
a) September 30, 2016
b) March 31, 2017
c) December 31, 2016
d) November 30, 2016
e) None of the above
Explanation: In order to remove anomaly in the definition of "passive non-financial entity", the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has excluded 'withholding foreign partnership (WP) and withholding foreign trusts (WT)' from the purview of FATCA reporting norms. India and US in July 2015 signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement to implement the FATCA in India.
Explanation: In order to remove anomaly in the definition of "passive non-financial entity", the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has excluded 'withholding foreign partnership (WP) and withholding foreign trusts (WT)' from the purview of FATCA reporting norms. India and US in July 2015 signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement to implement the FATCA in India.
Q3. India and which of the following country has agreed to step up security cooperation recently?
a) Tajikistan
b) China
c) Uzbekistan
d) Russia
e) None of the above
Explanation: Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a meeting with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov during which the two leaders called for more security cooperation to further expand and strengthen bilateral relations.
Uzbekistan’s Currency- Uzbekistani som
Prime Minister of Uzbekistan - Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Explanation: Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a meeting with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov during which the two leaders called for more security cooperation to further expand and strengthen bilateral relations.
Uzbekistan’s Currency- Uzbekistani som
Prime Minister of Uzbekistan - Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Q4. Who was the noted Telangana poet, whose songs both regaled and incensed supporters of statehood movement died at his house at Ragannagudem near Hayatnagar recently?
a) Guda Anjaiah
b) Vishweshwar Sharma
c) Nida Fazli
d) Shankardas Kesarilal
e) None of the above
Explanation: “Anjanna”, as he was fondly called, was famous for his song “ Oorumanadira, eevadamanadira ” which was translated into multiple languages.
Explanation: “Anjanna”, as he was fondly called, was famous for his song “ Oorumanadira, eevadamanadira ” which was translated into multiple languages.
Q5. Who became the new president and chief operating officer of SoftBank Group Corporation?
a) Jack Ma
b) Takehiko Nakao
c) Ken Miyauchi
d) Lin Kuei
e) None of the above
Explanation: The SoftBank Group recently named the head of their Japanese telecommunications operations Ken Miyauchi as the next President and Chief Operating Officer.
Explanation: The SoftBank Group recently named the head of their Japanese telecommunications operations Ken Miyauchi as the next President and Chief Operating Officer.
Q6. Who is the new coach of Indian Cricket Team? The decision of his selection was taken in the BCCI working committee meeting in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh recently?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Sanjay Bangar
c) VVS Laxman
d) Ravi Shastri
e) Anil Kumble
Explanation: Former India captain Anil Kumble has been appointed coach of the national side for one year, the BCCI announced on Thursday. His first assignment will be India's four-Test tour of the West Indies.
BCCI president- Anurag Thakur
Explanation: Former India captain Anil Kumble has been appointed coach of the national side for one year, the BCCI announced on Thursday. His first assignment will be India's four-Test tour of the West Indies.
BCCI president- Anurag Thakur
Q7. India and which country have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish formal cooperation in the fields of skills development and vocational and professional education and training recently?
a) Kenya
b) Iran
c) Thailand
d) Russia
e) Switzerland
Explanation: The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Winterthur between State Secretary Mauro Dell' Ambrogio and Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy to promote Swiss vocational and professional education and training internationally.
Switzerland currency- Swiss franc
Explanation: The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Winterthur between State Secretary Mauro Dell' Ambrogio and Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy to promote Swiss vocational and professional education and training internationally.
Switzerland currency- Swiss franc
Q8. Which of the following Bank was named in the Hall of Shame list of 158 banking institutions that have invested billions of dollars in companies making cluster bombs recently?
a) ICICI Bank
b) Punjab National Bank
c) State Bank of India
d) Axis Bank
e) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Explanation: State Bank of India (SBI) is the only Indian entity on the list, which includes global giants like JP Morgan, Barclays, Bank of America and Credit Suisse that invested over $28 billion in seven producers of cluster munitions between June 2012 and April 2016.
Explanation: State Bank of India (SBI) is the only Indian entity on the list, which includes global giants like JP Morgan, Barclays, Bank of America and Credit Suisse that invested over $28 billion in seven producers of cluster munitions between June 2012 and April 2016.
Q9. To commemorate the 2nd International Day of Yoga, which state's Postal circle on 21 June 2016 released “Information booklet, Stamps on Yoga” and “12 stamps on Suryanamaskarams”?
a) Haryana
b) Bihar
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Andhra Pradesh
e) Telangana
Explanation: The booklet contains illustrations and description of 24 yoga asana (postures). It also provides a brief description on the various Yoga postures depicted in the original Stamps.
Explanation: The booklet contains illustrations and description of 24 yoga asana (postures). It also provides a brief description on the various Yoga postures depicted in the original Stamps.
Q10. Mobile ad tech firm InMobi, one of the earliest Indian unicorns, received a major blow as the US Federal Trade Commission asked the company to pay how much in civil penalties on charges that it deceptively tracked the locations of hundreds of millions of consumers without their knowledge?
a) $100,000
b) $950,000
c) $350,000
d) $650,000
e) None of the above
Explanation: The FTC alleged that InMobi’s advertising software tracked consumers’ locations whether or not the apps using InMobi’s software asked for consumers’ permission to do so, and even when consumers had denied permission to access their location information.
