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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Under which project the central government revised the central sector schemes to promote coastal shipping? |
| A. | Sagarmala |
| B. | sethu samudram |
| C. | River Linking Project |
| D. | National Canal Linking Scheme |
| Answer» B. sethu samudram | |
| 2. |
In which year was the Sagarmala project implemented? |
| A. | 2001 |
| B. | 2005 |
| C. | 2009 |
| D. | 2015 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Padma Sachdev, the famous writer of which language was honored with the 25th Saraswati Samman on 29 August 2016? |
| A. | Maithili |
| B. | Dogri |
| C. | Sindhi |
| D. | Urdu |
| Answer» C. Sindhi | |
| 4. |
Noted painter, writer and art historian Dinanath Pathi passed away on 29 August 2016. In which state he is considered the forerunner of the art movement? |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» B. Kerala | |
| 5. |
On which date of August the International Day of Anti-Nuclear Testing is observed across the world? |
| A. | 21 August |
| B. | 23 August |
| C. | 25 August |
| D. | 29 August |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of Sauni project in Sansora village of which district on 30th August 2016? |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | ridge |
| C. | jamnagar |
| D. | Trichanapalli |
| Answer» D. Trichanapalli | |
| 7. |
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is called the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. In which year did this treaty come into existence? |
| A. | 1996 |
| B. | 1998 |
| C. | 2000 |
| D. | 2005 |
| Answer» B. 1998 | |
| 8. |
Which department's minister inauguratedMy Hospitalprogram at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh on 28th August 2016? |
| A. | Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare |
| B. | Prime minister |
| C. | Minister of Women and Child Development |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. Prime minister | |
| 9. |
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is known as the NPT. Which country was the first signatory to this treaty? |
| A. | Britain |
| B. | America |
| C. | Finland |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» D. Japan | |
| 10. |
In the sports decoration ceremony, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh announced to prepare a new sports policy. In this ceremony, at which place did he announce to develop the sports complex as a sports village? |
| A. | Bastar |
| B. | Bhilwara |
| C. | bilaspur |
| D. | churu |
| Answer» D. churu | |
| 11. |
The President presented the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2015 on 29 August 2016. Who is not included in the list of awardees? |
| A. | Harbhajan Singh |
| B. | Tashi Malik |
| C. | NS. Prince |
| D. | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The Expert Committee on Exploring a Possible Alternative to Pellet Gun as a Non-Lethal Weapon submitted its report to the Union Home Secretary on 29 August 2016. Who headed this committee? |
| A. | Rajnath Singh |
| B. | R S Meena |
| C. | Kiran Bedi |
| D. | TVS Prasad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
On 28 August 2016, tennis women's doubles player Sania Mirza won the doubles title with Monica Niculescu in the final of the Connecticut Open held in Newhaven, USA. Monica Niculescu belongs to which country? |
| A. | Romania |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | America |
| D. | Egypt |
| Answer» B. Australia | |
| 14. |
Which panel has been constituted by NHAI to fix the fading road signs? |
| A. | subramaniam panel |
| B. | S Raghavan Panel |
| C. | R Mahajan Panel |
| D. | Patankar Panel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The President again promulgated an ordinance to amend the Enemy Property Act. The power of the President to issue ordinances comes under which article? |
| A. | Article 113 |
| B. | Article 112 |
| C. | Article 119 |
| D. | Article 123 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Which scheme of the central government was launched by the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti on 28 August 2016 in the state by distributing LED bulbs among the people? |
| A. | Ujjwala Yojana |
| B. | Ujala Yojana |
| C. | Amrit Yojana |
| D. | heart plan |
| Answer» C. Amrit Yojana | |
| 17. |
A British teenager of Indian origin claims to have found an effective way to treat the most dangerous form of breast cancer. What is their name? |
| A. | Cretin Nityanandam |
| B. | abhay mitra |
| C. | Soumitra Chatterjee |
| D. | Viplav Mukherjee |
| Answer» B. abhay mitra | |
| 18. |
Who has won the Belgian Grand Prix on 28 August 2016? |
| A. | Nico Rosberg |
| B. | Daniel Ricardo |
| C. | Sebastian Vettel |
| D. | Lewis Hamilton |
| Answer» B. Daniel Ricardo | |
| 19. |
National Sports Day is celebrated on 29th August on the birth anniversary of which sportsperson? |
| A. | Babu K D Singh |
| B. | Major Dhyan Chand |
| C. | Maharaja Ranjit Singh |
| D. | Dalip Singh |
| Answer» C. Maharaja Ranjit Singh | |
| 20. |
Which bank launched a mobile application built on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), an umbrella organization for all retail payment systems, on 25th August 2016? |
| A. | Karnataka Bank |
| B. | UCO Bank |
| C. | This bank |
| D. | Singapore Bank |
| Answer» B. UCO Bank | |
| 21. |
Who has been appointed as the chairman of Lu0026T in place of AM Naik? |
| A. | SN Subramaniam |
| B. | P Murugan |
| C. | Sumit Dutt |
| D. | Saumitra Gupta |
| Answer» B. P Murugan | |
| 22. |
Which Indian corporation has launched Unified Payment Interface (UPI) on 25th August 2016? |
| A. | Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority |
| B. | National Payments Corporation of India |
| C. | Finance Ministry |
| D. | home Ministry |
| Answer» C. Finance Ministry | |
| 23. |
According to the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) report, more than a quarter of the population of which country comprises 65 years old? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Saudi Arab |
| D. | fiji |
| Answer» C. Saudi Arab | |
| 24. |
The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) has released its report regarding the increasing population of the world. According to this report, by the year 2050, the population of the world has been predicted to be |
| A. | 8 billion |
| B. | 8.5 billion |
| C. | 7.9 billion |
| D. | 9.9 billion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Which railways won the 82nd All India Railway Athletic Championship held in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu? |
| A. | North West |
| B. | Answer |
| C. | West |
| D. | north south |
| Answer» D. north south | |
| 26. |
Which automaker has launched cloud app DigiSense 1.0 to make all its categories of vehicles smart and interconnected? |
| A. | Tata Motors |
| B. | Toyota Motors |
| C. | honda motors |
| D. | Mahindra u0026 Mahindra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Unified Payments Platform of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has been launched. Which fact is true in this regard? |
| A. | Realtime transfers can be done from Rs 50 to Rs 1 lakh in a day through the UPI app. |
| B. | The limited operation of UPI was announced in April 2016 by outgoing RBI governor Raghuram Rajan. |
| C. | In this, bank details ie account number, bank IFSC code will not be required. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The Indian Space Research Institute (ISRO) tested the scramjet engine on 28 August 2016. Which fact is true in this regard? |
| A. | This engine will help the reusable launch vehicle to be used at hyperpasonic speeds. |
| B. | The scramjet engine suppresses the oxygen present in the atmosphere at supersonic speeds due to the air breathing propulsion system. Due to this, this oxygen will act as an oxidizer to burn the fuel. |
| C. | (1) and (2) both |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 29. |
Papahanamakuakei, a National Maritime Monument, now more than twice the size of Texas, is located at? |
| A. | Maldives |
| B. | Hawaiian Islands |
| C. | wunuatu island |
| D. | Tasmania |
| Answer» C. wunuatu island | |
| 30. |
The Elektropreneur Park was inaugurated in the southern campus of which university on 27th August 2016? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Jalandhar |
| C. | Kumaun |
| D. | Jadavpur |
| Answer» B. Jalandhar | |
| 31. |
Which country will host the 19th SAARC summit to be held on 9-10 November 2016? |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | India |
| Answer» D. India | |
| 32. |
In which year Paphanamakuakei National Maritime Monument was declared a World Heritage Site? |
| A. | 2010 |
| B. | 2014 |
| C. | 2000 |
| D. | 2016 |
| Answer» B. 2014 | |
| 33. |
Which of the main facts about POCSO e-box is true? |
| A. | Crimes related to POCSO e-box system will be easily reported and action will be ensured on it. |
| B. | The POCSO e-box has been linked to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and this option will be available on its website. |
| C. | Any victim or adult can register a complaint regarding sexual harassment of a child by visiting the website. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
On 26 August 2016, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development launched POCSO e-box to protect children from sexual offenses in New Delhi. What is the name of the Union Minister of Women and Child Development? |
| A. | Smriti Irani |
| B. | Santosh Gangwar |
| C. | Maneka Gandhi |
| D. | Seema Punia |
| Answer» D. Seema Punia | |
| 35. |
Which island state exhibited the greatest risk in 2016 by ranking first in the World Risk Report 2016 rankings? |
| A. | marshal |
| B. | Vanuatu |
| C. | Maldives |
| D. | Bermuda |
| Answer» C. Maldives | |
| 36. |
Where will the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas be organized? |
| A. | Kanpur |
| B. | Banaras |
| C. | Bangalore |
| D. | Kolkata |
| Answer» D. Kolkata | |
| 37. |
What is the rank of India in the world in the World Risk Report 2016? |
| A. | 77th |
| B. | 78th |
| C. | 79th |
| D. | 80th |
| Answer» B. 78th | |
| 38. |
Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid, was voted Europe's Best Footballer of the Year 2016. Which country does he belong to? |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | England |
| D. | Portugal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Which country's Supreme Court has lifted the government-imposed burkini ban? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Saudi Arab |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | Iraq |
| Answer» B. Saudi Arab | |
| 40. |
Which country's government and Maoist insurgents signed an indefinite ceasefire agreement at the Oslo meeting on 26 August 2016 to stop the nearly five-decade-long conflict? |
| A. | Philippines |
| B. | Vietnam |
| C. | fiji |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» B. Vietnam | |
| 41. |
Accepting several recommendations of which committee, the central bank has decided to increase the total limit for partial credit enhancement provided by banks? |
| A. | mine committee |
| B. | Verma Committee |
| C. | energy committee |
| D. | Khanna Committee |
| Answer» B. Verma Committee | |
| 42. |
Which state government unveiled the Mumbai Nagpur Super Communication Highway at an estimated cost of Rs 46,000 crore on 27 August 2016? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» C. Odisha | |
| 43. |
Scientists of which country have detected rare, deep earth vibrations? |
| A. | China |
| B. | India |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Singapore |
| Answer» D. Singapore | |
| 44. |
Which Indian bank announced a package of measures for the development of fixed income and money market, on 26th August 2016? |
| A. | reserve Bank of India |
| B. | state Bank of India |
| C. | Indian Overseas Bank |
| D. | Swedish Bank |
| Answer» B. state Bank of India | |
| 45. |
Where was Asia's first Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction held? |
| A. | Hanoi |
| B. | Jakarta |
| C. | Bangkok |
| D. | Singapore |
| Answer» D. Singapore | |
| 46. |
The Union Ministry of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping has agreed to give the status of which highway to Gurgaon-Pataudi-Rewari (52 km) and Patiala-Pehowa-Kurukshetra-Ladwa-Yamunanagar (120 km) in Haryana? |
| A. | Interstate highway |
| B. | National Highway |
| C. | inter district highway |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» C. inter district highway | |
| 47. |
Scientists have agreed on eight priorities to boost the power of research and technology for the implementation of which framework disaster risk reduction 2015-2030 in Asia? |
| A. | sendai framework |
| B. | Bali Framework |
| C. | Kyoto Framework |
| D. | Montreal Framework |
| Answer» B. Bali Framework | |
| 48. |
The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to give loans to women self-help groups in rural areas at what percent annual interest rate? |
| A. | seven percent |
| B. | five percent |
| C. | three percent |
| D. | two percent |
| Answer» B. five percent | |
| 49. |
In which state the first Children's Court of South India was inaugurated on 24th August 2016 with emphasis on speedy disposal of cases related to children? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Telangana |
| D. | Andaman and Nicobar |
| Answer» D. Andaman and Nicobar | |
| 50. |
In the meeting of the Union Cabinet on 24 August 2016, nine projects for expansion of rail network were approved. These projects are in nine states. Which state is not included in this list of states? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Goa |
| Answer» E. | |