Q1. India and which country pledged to pursue new opportunities to bolster economic growth and sustainable development, promote peace and security?
(a) Mexico
(b) Switzerland
(c) Afghanistan
(d) USA
(e) Qatar
2. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore congratulated which of the following Radio channel on completion of 80 years?
(a) Vividh Bharati
(b) Radio Mirchi
(c) FM Gold
(d) All India Radio
(e) None of the above
Q3. Which of the following government has launched a smartphone app that would alert users for possible terror attacks and provide them information on how to stay safe?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) India
Q4. The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has slashed its 2016 growth forecast by 0.5 per cent to how much per cent and said it is critically important for governments to pursue policies that boos economic growth and improve the livelihood of those living in extreme poverty.
(a) 7.1 Per cent
(b) 2.4 Per cent
(c) 3.7 Per cent
(d) 4.9 Per cent
(e) None of the above
Q5. Which of the following Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jain Farm Fresh Foods Ltd (a subsidiary of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd) to help farmers associated with the latter to avail of finance against receivables due from the company?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(d) Punjab National Bank
(e) Axis Bank
Q6. India and which country have joined hands to start an observational campaign from June 8 to July end to better understand small-scale processes that drive monsoon variability and predictability recently?
(a) China
(b) Singapore
(c) Russia
(d) Jordan
(e) United Kingdom
Q7. Global e-commerce giant Amazon has announced that it will step up investments in India by pumping in another $3 billion in the country. Who is the CEO of Amazon?
(a) Satya Nadella
(b) Ginni Rometty
(c) Jeff Bezos
(d) Kunal Bahl
(e) None of the above
Q8. The Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women' in the world list 2016 is topped by ____________. Forbes’ world’s 100 most powerful women includes the women who are building billion-dollar brands and calling the shots in the financial markets.
(a) Chanda Kochhar
(b) Kiran Mazumdar
(c) Shobhana Bhartia
(d) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
(e) Angela Merkel
Q9. Name the Chess Grandmaster who has passed away recently in Wohlen, Switzerland?
(a) Jacob Aagaard
(b) Hasan Abbasifar
(c) Varuzhan Akobian
(d) Victor Korchnoi
(e) None of the above
Q10. Name the bilateral air exercise, the second in the series between the Indian Air Force(IAF) and the United Arab Emirates Air Force(UAE AF), concluded at the Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE.
(a) Indradhanush
(b) Desert Eagle II
(c) Malabar
(d) Garuda
(e) None of the above
Q11. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pardhan has said that Under the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme more than 15 crore people have been benefited and government saved around how much in the last two years?
(a) Rs 72,400 crore
(b) Rs 52,500 crore
(c) Rs 84,700 crore
(d) Rs 22,000 crore
(e) None of the above
Q12. Mexico support to India’s membership to the Nuclear Supplier Group and working towards elevating relationship from Privilege Partners to Strategic Partnership were two important outcomes of the bilateral talks held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Mexican President. Who is the present president of Mexico?
(a) Ollanta Humala
(b) Enrique Pena Nieto
(c) Yingluck Shinawatra
(d) Rosen Plevneliev
(e) None of the above
Q13. India has expressed concern over the continuous decline in contributions to the UN Development Programme(UNDP) at a time when the agency has to step up its activities and assist member states in their efforts to achieve the ambitious 2030 development agenda. Where is the headquarter of UNDP?
(a) Paris, France
(b) Nairobi, Kenya
(c) Brussels, Belgium
(d) Tokyo, Japan
(e) New York, USA
Q14. Maria Sharapova has been banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation for using a prohibited drug. She belongs to which of the following country?
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) Denmark
(e) China
Q15. T S John has passed away at a hospital recently. He was the former assembly speaker of?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Bihar
(e) Gujarat
Answers:
Q1. India and which country pledged to pursue new opportunities to bolster economic growth and sustainable development, promote peace and security?
(a) Mexico
(b) Switzerland
(c) Afghanistan
(d) USA
(e) Qatar
Extra Info: United States and India that is rooted in shared values of freedom, democracy, universal human rights, tolerance and pluralism, equal opportunities for all citizens, and rule of law. In a joint statement both countries reiterated their commitment to strengthen inclusive, democratic governance and respect for universal human rights recently.
2. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore congratulated which of the following Radio channel on completion of 80 years?
(a) Vividh Bharati
(b) Radio Mirchi
(c) FM Gold
(d) All India Radio
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: AIR, which started as the Indian State Broadcasting Service, completed 80 years on Wednesday. It now operates 415 stations in the country.
Q3. Which of the following government has launched a smartphone app that would alert users for possible terror attacks and provide them information on how to stay safe?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) India
Extra Info: The French government has launched a smartphone app that would alert users to possible terror attacks and provide them with information on how to stay safe. The French Interior Ministry announced the app on Wednesday ahead of the UEFA Euro 2016 soccer tournament, which kicks off on Friday outside Paris.
Q4. The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has slashed its 2016 growth forecast by 0.5 per cent to how much per cent and said it is critically important for governments to pursue policies that boos economic growth and improve the livelihood of those living in extreme poverty.
(a) 7.1 Per cent
(b) 2.4 Per cent
(c) 3.7 Per cent
(d) 4.9 Per cent
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: The cut in forecast was due to advanced economies experiencing mediocre growth, while low commodity prices, weak global trade and stilted capital flows also impacted.
Q5. Which of the following Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jain Farm Fresh Foods Ltd (a subsidiary of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd) to help farmers associated with the latter to avail of finance against receivables due from the company?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(d) Punjab National Bank
(e) Axis Bank
Extra Info: Under the tie-up, India’s largest bank will use the corporate’s ecosystem data to digitally enable lending solutions to customers. Farmers’ past performance data with the associated anchor company will be used to assess eligibility and enable loan sanction.
Q6. India and which country have joined hands to start an observational campaign from June 8 to July end to better understand small-scale processes that drive monsoon variability and predictability recently?
(a) China
(b) Singapore
(c) Russia
(d) Jordan
(e) United Kingdom
Extra Info: The Rs. 50-crore project, the cost of which is being shared by the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the UK Met department, will involve the deployment of UK’s BAe-146-301 atmospheric research aircraft with sophisticated scientific instruments and India’s Sagar Nidhi and Sindhu Sadhna research ships during May-July.
Q7. Global e-commerce giant Amazon has announced that it will step up investments in India by pumping in another $3 billion in the country. Who is the CEO of Amazon?
(a) Satya Nadella
(b) Ginni Rometty
(c) Jeff Bezos
(d) Kunal Bahl
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, said this in Washington at an event late on Tuesday night that was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a report by Reuters.
Q8. The Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women' in the world list 2016 is topped by ____________. Forbes’ world’s 100 most powerful women includes the women who are building billion-dollar brands and calling the shots in the financial markets.
(a) Chanda Kochhar
(b) Kiran Mazumdar
(c) Shobhana Bhartia
(d) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
(e) Angela Merkel
Extra Info: Four Indian women, including SBI Managing director Arundhati Bhattacharya and ICICI Bank Managing director Chanda Kochhar, are in the new list of Forbes’ world’s 100 most powerful women who are building billion-dollar brands and calling the shots in the financial markets. The Forbes ‘100 Most Powerful Women’ in the world list 2016, topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, includes PepsiCo Chief Indra Nooyi, Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HT Media head Shobhana Bhartia.
Q9. Name the Chess Grandmaster who has passed away recently in Wohlen, Switzerland?
(a) Jacob Aagaard
(b) Hasan Abbasifar
(c) Varuzhan Akobian
(d) Victor Korchnoi
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: Russian-born Swiss chess grandmaster Victor Korchnoi, who defected to the West in 1976 and settled in Switzerland two years later, has died at his home in Wohlen, canton Aargau. He was 85.
Q10. Name the bilateral air exercise, the second in the series between the Indian Air Force(IAF) and the United Arab Emirates Air Force(UAE AF), concluded at the Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE.
(a) Indradhanush
(b) Desert Eagle II
(c) Malabar
(d) Garuda
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: Desert Eagle II, the second in the series of bilateral air exercises between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAE AF), concluded at the Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE. The ten-day air combat exercise saw IAF Su 30 MKI participating along with Mirage 2000-9 and F-16 block 60 of the UAE AF.
Q11. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pardhan has said that Under the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme more than 15 crore people have been benefited and government saved around how much in the last two years?
(a) Rs 72,400 crore
(b) Rs 52,500 crore
(c) Rs 84,700 crore
(d) Rs 22,000 crore
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: In an interview, on completion of two years of NDA government, the Minister said that more than 3 crore duplicate connections have been plugged during the period.
Q12. Mexico support to India’s membership to the Nuclear Supplier Group and working towards elevating relationship from Privilege Partners to Strategic Partnership were two important outcomes of the bilateral talks held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Mexican President. Who is the present president of Mexico?
(a) Ollanta Humala
(b) Enrique Pena Nieto
(c) Yingluck Shinawatra
(d) Rosen Plevneliev
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced his country’s support to India’s bid for membership of the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) after holding wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on a range of bilateral and global issues.
Q13. India has expressed concern over the continuous decline in contributions to the UN Development Programme(UNDP) at a time when the agency has to step up its activities and assist member states in their efforts to achieve the ambitious 2030 development agenda. Where is the headquarter of UNDP?
(a) Paris, France
(b) Nairobi, Kenya
(c) Brussels, Belgium
(d) Tokyo, Japan
(e) New York, USA
Extra Info: First Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN Mohd Noor Rahman Sheikh said at the annual session of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Population Fund Executive Board that nations are entering the phase of implementation of the transformative Agenda 2030 to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Q14. Maria Sharapova has been banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation for using a prohibited drug. She belongs to which of the following country?
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) Denmark
(e) China
Extra Info: Maria Sharapova has been provisionally banned from tennis after she revealed on Monday she tested positive at the Australian Open for a recently banned drug that she has been taking for 10 years for health reasons.
Q15. T S John has passed away at a hospital recently. He was the former assembly speaker of?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Bihar
(e) Gujarat
Extra Info: Former Kerala Assembly Speaker T S John passed away at a hospital at Chertala i Alapuzha Thursday morning. John (74) passed away due to old age related ailments, family sources said.
(a) Mexico
(b) Switzerland
(c) Afghanistan
(d) USA
(e) Qatar
2. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore congratulated which of the following Radio channel on completion of 80 years?
(a) Vividh Bharati
(b) Radio Mirchi
(c) FM Gold
(d) All India Radio
(e) None of the above
Q3. Which of the following government has launched a smartphone app that would alert users for possible terror attacks and provide them information on how to stay safe?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) India
Q4. The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has slashed its 2016 growth forecast by 0.5 per cent to how much per cent and said it is critically important for governments to pursue policies that boos economic growth and improve the livelihood of those living in extreme poverty.
(a) 7.1 Per cent
(b) 2.4 Per cent
(c) 3.7 Per cent
(d) 4.9 Per cent
(e) None of the above
Q5. Which of the following Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jain Farm Fresh Foods Ltd (a subsidiary of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd) to help farmers associated with the latter to avail of finance against receivables due from the company?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(d) Punjab National Bank
(e) Axis Bank
Q6. India and which country have joined hands to start an observational campaign from June 8 to July end to better understand small-scale processes that drive monsoon variability and predictability recently?
(a) China
(b) Singapore
(c) Russia
(d) Jordan
(e) United Kingdom
Q7. Global e-commerce giant Amazon has announced that it will step up investments in India by pumping in another $3 billion in the country. Who is the CEO of Amazon?
(a) Satya Nadella
(b) Ginni Rometty
(c) Jeff Bezos
(d) Kunal Bahl
(e) None of the above
Q8. The Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women' in the world list 2016 is topped by ____________. Forbes’ world’s 100 most powerful women includes the women who are building billion-dollar brands and calling the shots in the financial markets.
(a) Chanda Kochhar
(b) Kiran Mazumdar
(c) Shobhana Bhartia
(d) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
(e) Angela Merkel
Q9. Name the Chess Grandmaster who has passed away recently in Wohlen, Switzerland?
(a) Jacob Aagaard
(b) Hasan Abbasifar
(c) Varuzhan Akobian
(d) Victor Korchnoi
(e) None of the above
Q10. Name the bilateral air exercise, the second in the series between the Indian Air Force(IAF) and the United Arab Emirates Air Force(UAE AF), concluded at the Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE.
(a) Indradhanush
(b) Desert Eagle II
(c) Malabar
(d) Garuda
(e) None of the above
Q11. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pardhan has said that Under the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme more than 15 crore people have been benefited and government saved around how much in the last two years?
(a) Rs 72,400 crore
(b) Rs 52,500 crore
(c) Rs 84,700 crore
(d) Rs 22,000 crore
(e) None of the above
Q12. Mexico support to India’s membership to the Nuclear Supplier Group and working towards elevating relationship from Privilege Partners to Strategic Partnership were two important outcomes of the bilateral talks held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Mexican President. Who is the present president of Mexico?
(a) Ollanta Humala
(b) Enrique Pena Nieto
(c) Yingluck Shinawatra
(d) Rosen Plevneliev
(e) None of the above
Q13. India has expressed concern over the continuous decline in contributions to the UN Development Programme(UNDP) at a time when the agency has to step up its activities and assist member states in their efforts to achieve the ambitious 2030 development agenda. Where is the headquarter of UNDP?
(a) Paris, France
(b) Nairobi, Kenya
(c) Brussels, Belgium
(d) Tokyo, Japan
(e) New York, USA
Q14. Maria Sharapova has been banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation for using a prohibited drug. She belongs to which of the following country?
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) Denmark
(e) China
Q15. T S John has passed away at a hospital recently. He was the former assembly speaker of?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Bihar
(e) Gujarat
Answers:
Q1. India and which country pledged to pursue new opportunities to bolster economic growth and sustainable development, promote peace and security?
(a) Mexico
(b) Switzerland
(c) Afghanistan
(d) USA
(e) Qatar
Extra Info: United States and India that is rooted in shared values of freedom, democracy, universal human rights, tolerance and pluralism, equal opportunities for all citizens, and rule of law. In a joint statement both countries reiterated their commitment to strengthen inclusive, democratic governance and respect for universal human rights recently.
(a) Vividh Bharati
(b) Radio Mirchi
(c) FM Gold
(d) All India Radio
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: AIR, which started as the Indian State Broadcasting Service, completed 80 years on Wednesday. It now operates 415 stations in the country.
Q3. Which of the following government has launched a smartphone app that would alert users for possible terror attacks and provide them information on how to stay safe?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) India
Extra Info: The French government has launched a smartphone app that would alert users to possible terror attacks and provide them with information on how to stay safe. The French Interior Ministry announced the app on Wednesday ahead of the UEFA Euro 2016 soccer tournament, which kicks off on Friday outside Paris.
Q4. The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has slashed its 2016 growth forecast by 0.5 per cent to how much per cent and said it is critically important for governments to pursue policies that boos economic growth and improve the livelihood of those living in extreme poverty.
(a) 7.1 Per cent
(b) 2.4 Per cent
(c) 3.7 Per cent
(d) 4.9 Per cent
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: The cut in forecast was due to advanced economies experiencing mediocre growth, while low commodity prices, weak global trade and stilted capital flows also impacted.
Q5. Which of the following Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jain Farm Fresh Foods Ltd (a subsidiary of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd) to help farmers associated with the latter to avail of finance against receivables due from the company?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(d) Punjab National Bank
(e) Axis Bank
Extra Info: Under the tie-up, India’s largest bank will use the corporate’s ecosystem data to digitally enable lending solutions to customers. Farmers’ past performance data with the associated anchor company will be used to assess eligibility and enable loan sanction.
Q6. India and which country have joined hands to start an observational campaign from June 8 to July end to better understand small-scale processes that drive monsoon variability and predictability recently?
(a) China
(b) Singapore
(c) Russia
(d) Jordan
(e) United Kingdom
Extra Info: The Rs. 50-crore project, the cost of which is being shared by the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the UK Met department, will involve the deployment of UK’s BAe-146-301 atmospheric research aircraft with sophisticated scientific instruments and India’s Sagar Nidhi and Sindhu Sadhna research ships during May-July.
Q7. Global e-commerce giant Amazon has announced that it will step up investments in India by pumping in another $3 billion in the country. Who is the CEO of Amazon?
(a) Satya Nadella
(b) Ginni Rometty
(c) Jeff Bezos
(d) Kunal Bahl
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, said this in Washington at an event late on Tuesday night that was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a report by Reuters.
Q8. The Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women' in the world list 2016 is topped by ____________. Forbes’ world’s 100 most powerful women includes the women who are building billion-dollar brands and calling the shots in the financial markets.
(a) Chanda Kochhar
(b) Kiran Mazumdar
(c) Shobhana Bhartia
(d) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
(e) Angela Merkel
Extra Info: Four Indian women, including SBI Managing director Arundhati Bhattacharya and ICICI Bank Managing director Chanda Kochhar, are in the new list of Forbes’ world’s 100 most powerful women who are building billion-dollar brands and calling the shots in the financial markets. The Forbes ‘100 Most Powerful Women’ in the world list 2016, topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, includes PepsiCo Chief Indra Nooyi, Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HT Media head Shobhana Bhartia.
Q9. Name the Chess Grandmaster who has passed away recently in Wohlen, Switzerland?
(a) Jacob Aagaard
(b) Hasan Abbasifar
(c) Varuzhan Akobian
(d) Victor Korchnoi
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: Russian-born Swiss chess grandmaster Victor Korchnoi, who defected to the West in 1976 and settled in Switzerland two years later, has died at his home in Wohlen, canton Aargau. He was 85.
Q10. Name the bilateral air exercise, the second in the series between the Indian Air Force(IAF) and the United Arab Emirates Air Force(UAE AF), concluded at the Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE.
(a) Indradhanush
(b) Desert Eagle II
(c) Malabar
(d) Garuda
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: Desert Eagle II, the second in the series of bilateral air exercises between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAE AF), concluded at the Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE. The ten-day air combat exercise saw IAF Su 30 MKI participating along with Mirage 2000-9 and F-16 block 60 of the UAE AF.
Q11. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pardhan has said that Under the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme more than 15 crore people have been benefited and government saved around how much in the last two years?
(a) Rs 72,400 crore
(b) Rs 52,500 crore
(c) Rs 84,700 crore
(d) Rs 22,000 crore
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: In an interview, on completion of two years of NDA government, the Minister said that more than 3 crore duplicate connections have been plugged during the period.
(a) Ollanta Humala
(b) Enrique Pena Nieto
(c) Yingluck Shinawatra
(d) Rosen Plevneliev
(e) None of the above
Extra Info: Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced his country’s support to India’s bid for membership of the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) after holding wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on a range of bilateral and global issues.
Q13. India has expressed concern over the continuous decline in contributions to the UN Development Programme(UNDP) at a time when the agency has to step up its activities and assist member states in their efforts to achieve the ambitious 2030 development agenda. Where is the headquarter of UNDP?
(a) Paris, France
(b) Nairobi, Kenya
(c) Brussels, Belgium
(d) Tokyo, Japan
(e) New York, USA
Extra Info: First Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN Mohd Noor Rahman Sheikh said at the annual session of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Population Fund Executive Board that nations are entering the phase of implementation of the transformative Agenda 2030 to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Q14. Maria Sharapova has been banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation for using a prohibited drug. She belongs to which of the following country?
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) Denmark
(e) China
Extra Info: Maria Sharapova has been provisionally banned from tennis after she revealed on Monday she tested positive at the Australian Open for a recently banned drug that she has been taking for 10 years for health reasons.
Q15. T S John has passed away at a hospital recently. He was the former assembly speaker of?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Bihar
(e) Gujarat
Extra Info: Former Kerala Assembly Speaker T S John passed away at a hospital at Chertala i Alapuzha Thursday morning. John (74) passed away due to old age related ailments, family sources said.
