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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. |
Which Indian player has won the gold medal in the javelin throw event of Rio Paralympics? |
| A. | Devendra Jhajharia |
| B. | Deep Malik |
| C. | Vimal Johri |
| D. | Prashant Parulekar |
| Answer» B. Deep Malik | |
| 2. |
In which state is the origin of river Kaveri located? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» C. Maharashtra | |
| 3. |
The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of the contract between the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the International Sea Level Authority (ISA) for five years (2017-22) for the discovery of which of the following? |
| A. | various marine aquatic life |
| B. | Various marine plants |
| C. | polymetallic ore |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 4. |
Court ordered Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs of water per day till September 20, reducing the quantum of water to be released from Cauvery river for which state? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Telangana |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. Telangana | |
| 5. |
The GST Council will be constituted under Article 278A of the Constitution and where will its Secretariat be located? |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Patna |
| Answer» C. Kolkata | |
| 6. |
Indian Research Foundation has signed an agreement with which country's researchers to develop a salt tolerant rice variety? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | France |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» C. France | |
| 7. |
China and which other country began an eight-day naval exercise in the South China Sea on 12 September 2016? |
| A. | Vietnam |
| B. | Philippines |
| C. | Malaysia |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
The Union Cabinet has also approved amendments to the Preamble of APTA. With this, which country has been included as the seventh country in the APTA? |
| A. | Mongolia |
| B. | Belarus |
| C. | Serbia |
| D. | Brunei |
| Answer» B. Belarus | |
| 9. |
The world famous photograph of a woman kissing a sailor in Times Square in celebration of the end of World War II has died. What was his name? |
| A. | Greta Hammerson |
| B. | Greta Zimmer Friedman |
| C. | kim harmation |
| D. | Joe Freeman |
| Answer» C. kim harmation | |
| 10. |
Who will lead the closing ceremony of Paralympic Games 2016 as the flag bearer of India on 18th September 2016? |
| A. | Deepa Malik |
| B. | Surendra Bhati |
| C. | Vijay Yadav |
| D. | Thangavelu Mariyappan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The Minister of Food and Consumer Affairs released the Direct Selling Guidelines 2016 on 13 September 2016 in New Delhi. What is the name of the Minister of Food and Consumer Affairs? |
| A. | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| B. | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
| C. | Giriraj Singh |
| D. | Yogi Adityanath |
| Answer» B. Lalu Prasad Yadav | |
| 12. |
Who is the only player to win the Golden Gold Slam? |
| A. | Martina Hingis |
| B. | Venus Williams |
| C. | Steffi Graf |
| D. | Andy Murray |
| Answer» D. Andy Murray | |
| 13. |
Name the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympics? |
| A. | Deepa Karmakar |
| B. | Deepa Punia |
| C. | Deepa Malik |
| D. | Seema Punia |
| Answer» D. Seema Punia | |
| 14. |
Tennis Grand Slam tournament ends with which major? |
| A. | US Open |
| B. | Wimbledon Championship |
| C. | French Open |
| D. | Australian Open |
| Answer» B. Wimbledon Championship | |
| 15. |
Which of the following committees was formed for the purpose of setting the standards of poverty? |
| A. | DT Lakdawala Committee |
| B. | Tendulkar Committee |
| C. | C. Rangarajan Committee |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The world's first driverless bus service was launched in which country to carry passengers in the first week of September 2016? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | France |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» D. Germany | |
| 17. |
Who is the Chief Operating Officer of Memorial Hermann Hospital Sugarland honored with the 'Young Professional of the Year Award' by the industry body? |
| A. | Melisha Patel |
| B. | Alisha Sharma |
| C. | Vidya Mohania |
| D. | Sucheta Bisht |
| Answer» B. Alisha Sharma | |
| 18. |
The task force constituted under whose leadership has recommended the formation of a new panel to the PMO to identify BPL families? |
| A. | Arvind Panagariya |
| B. | Montek Singh Ahluwalia |
| C. | Nandan Nilekani |
| D. | Markandeya Katju |
| Answer» B. Montek Singh Ahluwalia | |
| 19. |
India finished second in the medal tally at the India Junior and Cadet Open Table Tennis Championship. Which country ranks first? |
| A. | Malaysia |
| B. | Chinese Taipei |
| C. | Singapore |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» C. Singapore | |
| 20. |
The government of which state has notified the guidelines for making the auction of mines transparent and for scientific mining in the second week of September 2016? |
| A. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» D. Kerala | |
| 21. |
The government has issued clear guidelines to the states to prevent misuse of flexi funds. What is meant by Flexi Fund? |
| A. | State governments can spend 60 percent of the centrally sponsored schemes under the respective scheme according to their local needs. |
| B. | State governments can spend 40 percent of the centrally sponsored schemes under the respective scheme according to their local needs. |
| C. | State governments can spend 50 percent of the centrally sponsored schemes under the respective scheme according to their local needs. |
| D. | State governments can spend 25 percent of the centrally sponsored schemes under the respective scheme according to their local needs. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Which team defeated Manipur team Neroca FC on 11 September 2016 to win the 128th edition of the Durand Cup football tournament? |
| A. | Army Green |
| B. | army red |
| C. | army black |
| D. | Army Blue |
| Answer» B. army red | |
| 23. |
In which city the first edition of the Indian Congress on 'Internet of Things' has started? |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Pune |
| D. | Mumbai |
| Answer» B. Hyderabad | |
| 24. |
In which year the Digital India campaign was launched by the Government of India? |
| A. | 2015 |
| B. | 2012 |
| C. | 2010 |
| D. | 2004 |
| Answer» B. 2012 | |
| 25. |
In July 2015, the Union Government in association with Deity, Education and Research Network (ERNET) and which other organization announced to set up a Center of Excellence on 'Internet of Things'? |
| A. | Wipro |
| B. | terry |
| C. | NASSCOM |
| D. | TCS |
| Answer» D. TCS | |
| 26. |
The WHO SERO member states set up the Fund for Emergency Health Situations. How many countries are members in WHO SERO? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 11 |
| C. | 14 |
| D. | 19 |
| Answer» C. 14 | |
| 27. |
In a revolutionary move, in which country doctors have successfully performed the world's first robotic eye surgery? |
| A. | China |
| B. | America |
| C. | Britain |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» D. Australia | |
| 28. |
The BCCI has put in place stringent eligibility rules for the appointment of selectors. Which statement is correct in this regard? |
| A. | Under this, the applicant should have experience of playing international cricket. |
| B. | The board has also fixed the age limit of 60 years for this. |
| C. | (1) and (2) both |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 29. |
The Central Government introduced the combination of Digital Locker with Driving License and Vehicle Registration Certificate. Which statement is correct regarding DigiLocker? |
| A. | DigiLocker is an important initiative under the Government of India's flagship program, Digital India, with the aim of transforming India into a strong digital society and knowledge economy. |
| B. | The biggest feature of Digital Locker is that users can store their documents from anywhere and anytime. |
| C. | Indian citizens who sign up for DigiLocker get a dedicated cloud space that is linked to their Aadhaar account. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Which platform has been launched by CBDT to resolve Income Tax related complaints? |
| A. | e-improvement |
| B. | e-income tax |
| C. | e-bill |
| D. | e-redressal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Angelique Kerber has won the title of US Open champion. Which country does she belong to? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Serbia |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. Serbia | |
| 32. |
NASA's first mission to explore the possibilities of life in which asteroid has been launched on 9 September 2016? |
| A. | ULV 6 |
| B. | Bennu |
| C. | UB 8 |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» C. UB 8 | |
| 33. |
ASEAN is a grouping of ten Southeast Asian countries, which work together to promote economic development and prosperity and also to maintain peace and stability in the region. Where is its headquarter located? |
| A. | Kuala Lumpur |
| B. | Jakarta |
| C. | Singapore |
| D. | Bangkok |
| Answer» C. Singapore | |
| 34. |
The World Bank and the New Development Bank of BRICS signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Washington on 9 September 2016 to strengthen cooperation in the field of infrastructure between the two sides. What is the name of the present Chairman of New Development Bank? |
| A. | V R Sampath |
| B. | KV Kamath |
| C. | Manoj Sharma |
| D. | Pranav Kumar |
| Answer» C. Manoj Sharma | |
| 35. |
For its mission, NASA launched an unmanned spacecraft from Cape Cannerval Air Force Station in Florida with an Atlas V rocket. What is the name of this vehicle? |
| A. | osiris-rex |
| B. | Olympus |
| C. | Colombia |
| D. | Chicago 1 |
| Answer» B. Olympus | |
| 36. |
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the pension scheme for construction workers on September 9, 2016. He is the Chief Minister of which state? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Puducherry |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
The 28th and 29th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits were held in which country on 8th September 2016? |
| A. | Laos |
| B. | Cambodia |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | Malaysia |
| Answer» B. Cambodia | |
| 38. |
According to the monthly report of TRAI, by the end of June, the telecom density in the country has increased in proportion to the number of phone connections. |
| A. | 81.20 |
| B. | 83.20 |
| C. | 85.20 |
| D. | 87.20 |
| Answer» C. 85.20 | |
| 39. |
Name the first Indian cue player to win a medal in the Sangsom Six Raid World Snooker Championship? |
| A. | Utpal Kumar |
| B. | Aditya Mehta |
| C. | Pankaj Advani |
| D. | Sohrab Dorjee |
| Answer» D. Sohrab Dorjee | |
| 40. |
The Central Government announced the creation of a National Academic Depository. What will be the benefits of this? |
| A. | Being in a digital archive, education institutions, students and employment providers will have the facility to check certificates etc online. |
| B. | Along with this, fraud and forged documents will get rid of. |
| C. | (1) and (2) both |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 41. |
Which team of Indian Army's Signal Corps achieved the feat of winning two world records at Signal Training Centre, Jabalpur on 9th September, 2016? |
| A. | dare devils |
| B. | rock stars |
| C. | super giants |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. rock stars | |
| 42. |
The indigenously built and designed offshore patrol vessel ICGS by GSL has been recently commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard. What is this ICGS name? |
| A. | Tarini |
| B. | Rudra |
| C. | charioteer |
| D. | Himalaya |
| Answer» D. Himalaya | |
| 43. |
Indian athlete Mariyappan Thangavelu won gold medal in which men's event at Paralympic Games? |
| A. | rowing |
| B. | high jump |
| C. | marathon |
| D. | javelin throw |
| Answer» C. marathon | |
| 44. |
India holds the highest burden of preterm birth in the world. What is the percentage of preterm births here? |
| A. | 60% |
| B. | 50% |
| C. | 35% |
| D. | 15% |
| Answer» D. 15% | |
| 45. |
For the first time, researchers found that Gram-positive group B streptococcus (GBS) forms tiny balloons called membrane vesicles. What is streptococcus? |
| A. | bacteria |
| B. | virus |
| C. | algae |
| D. | fungus |
| Answer» B. virus | |
| 46. |
Who was appointed as the part-time Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) by the Ministry of Communications and Technology, on 8th September 2016? |
| A. | N Mahendran |
| B. | Suresh Nagar |
| C. | bipin lal |
| D. | J Satyanarayan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Isabel Dinoir, the world's first face transplant woman, has died. Which country was she a citizen of? |
| A. | France |
| B. | America |
| C. | China |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» B. America | |
| 48. |
On 05 September 2016, a 22-year-old Indian-origin girl was awarded the Miss Japan title for the year 2016 in a beauty pageant. What is their name? |
| A. | Preeti Okinawa |
| B. | Priyanka Yoshikawa |
| C. | Rai Chui |
| D. | Roshni Sharma |
| Answer» C. Rai Chui | |
| 49. |
According to the survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in the year 2015, which state ranks first in the list of cleanliness in rural areas? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Jharkhand |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Uttarakhand |
| Answer» D. Uttarakhand | |
| 50. |
Drinking Water and Sanitation Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Narendra Singh Tomar released the list of 'Swachh Survekshan' for rural India on 8 September 2016. Which district was declared the cleanest among the hill districts? |
| A. | Pauri |
| B. | Manali |
| C. | Market |
| D. | Dehradun |
| Answer» D. Dehradun | |