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| 1. |
Who has been appointed as the Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, on 22nd April 2016? |
| A. | Bhupendra Canthella |
| B. | Bhupendra Tiwari |
| C. | Satish Kaushik |
| D. | Manoj Tiwari |
| Answer» B. Bhupendra Tiwari | |
| 2. |
Due to which line is the border dispute between India and China? |
| A. | McMahon Line |
| B. | Durand Line |
| C. | Radcliffe Line |
| D. | Sir Charles Rekha |
| Answer» B. Durand Line | |
| 3. |
The 19th round of talks on the border dispute issue between India and which other country was concluded in Beijing? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | myanmar |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | China |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
On 20 April 2016, Pakistan and China signed an agreement to launch a special satellite. Who will this satellite be left to monitor? |
| A. | China-Pakistan Economic Corridor |
| B. | China-Pakistan-Sri Lanka Economic Corridor |
| C. | China-Pakistan-Bangladesh Economic Corridor |
| D. | China-Pakistan-Bhutan Economic Corridor |
| Answer» B. China-Pakistan-Sri Lanka Economic Corridor | |
| 5. |
India's share in the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has doubled in 15 years, India's GDP is now what percent of the world's GDP? |
| A. | 2.22 percent |
| B. | 2.86 percent |
| C. | 3.16 percent |
| D. | 4 percent |
| Answer» C. 3.16 percent | |
| 6. |
A Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF) will also be created at the request of developing and least-developed member countries, what will be its main objective? |
| A. | Ensuring that developing and least-developed member countries receive the necessary assistance to take full advantage of the TFA. |
| B. | To ensure that all members support the ultimate goal of full implementation of the new agreement. |
| C. | (1) and (2) both |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 7. |
In which book are the International Standards for Measurement of Gross Domestic Product contained? |
| A. | system of national accounts |
| B. | system of state accounts |
| C. | gross domestic accounts |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. system of state accounts | |
| 8. |
India has ratified the adoption of the new Trade Facilitation Agreement Policy (TFA) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 22 April 2016, |
| A. | The agreement provides for expediting the process of movement of goods, their clearance and transit. |
| B. | This will help India accelerate its economic growth by reducing trade costs and supporting its integration into the global economy. |
| C. | It will become effective after two-thirds of the WTO member states formally adopt this agreement. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The Union Government has approved the amendment to the Compensatory Plantation Fund Bill (CAMPA), 2015, to deal with which challenges? |
| A. | Climate change |
| B. | air pollution |
| C. | (1) and (2) both |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 10. |
Superstar Rogers Nelson also known as Prince passed away on 21 April 2016. was he? |
| A. | cricket player |
| B. | Tennis Player |
| C. | pop singer |
| D. | boxer |
| Answer» D. boxer | |
| 11. |
Who was awarded the Order of Arts and Letters, one of France's top honours, on 20 April 2016? |
| A. | Tara Gandhi Bhattacharya |
| B. | Sonia Gandhi |
| C. | Barkha Dutt |
| D. | Medha Patkar |
| Answer» B. Sonia Gandhi | |
| 12. |
Who was appointed as the 'Commander-in-Chief' of the Chinese Army on 22 April 2016? |
| A. | Lynn Dan |
| B. | Wen Jiabao |
| C. | li keqiang |
| D. | Xi Jinping |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Which climate change agreement has been signed by the representatives of 175 countries including India on 22 April 2016 on the occasion of World Earth Day? |
| A. | Montreal |
| B. | Paris |
| C. | New York |
| D. | Berlin |
| Answer» C. New York | |
| 14. |
The United Nations celebrated the 7th Chinese Language Day with much fanfare on 20 April 2016. Which language is not included in the six official languages of the United Nations? |
| A. | the Spanish |
| B. | Japani |
| C. | Sugar |
| D. | Arabic |
| Answer» C. Sugar | |
| 15. |
Who signed the climate change agreement on 22 April 2016 on behalf of India at the United Nations General Assembly? |
| A. | Prakash Javadekar |
| B. | JaiRam Ramesh |
| C. | Sushma Swaraj |
| D. | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
| Answer» B. JaiRam Ramesh | |
| 16. |
Which Indian's name is not included in Time magazine's annual list of 100 most influential people in the world released on 21st April 2016? |
| A. | Narendra Modi |
| B. | Raghuram Rajan |
| C. | Priyanka Chopra |
| D. | Sania Mirza |
| Answer» B. Raghuram Rajan | |
| 17. |
What has been renamed as the Department of Disinvestment by the Central Government on 20th April 2016? |
| A. | Prakasam |
| B. | Deepam |
| C. | regulation |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» C. regulation | |
| 18. |
Which bank opened India's first branch dedicated to startups on 19th April 2016? |
| A. | SB I |
| B. | PNB |
| C. | Canara Bank |
| D. | rbl |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
For the first time in US history, anti-slavery agitator will have a portrait of which woman on the face of the new $20 note that will replace former President Andrew Jackson? |
| A. | Harriet Tubman |
| B. | Agatha Christie |
| C. | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. Agatha Christie | |
| 20. |
According to the report of FDI Division of The Financial Times, how many billion dollars did India attract foreign investment in 2015? |
| A. | 45 billion dollars |
| B. | 80 billion dollars |
| C. | 100 billion dollars |
| D. | 63 billion dollars |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
What can a foreign investor do in India under FDI? |
| A. | Starting a company in India can enter the market here |
| B. | Can form joint venture with any Indian company |
| C. | Can start a wholly owned subsidiary |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Who has been named as India's most popular employer by human resource consulting firm Randstad? |
| A. | mercedes-benz |
| B. | bmw |
| C. | |
| D. | |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Which place will be given the Prime Minister's Award by the Central Government for better implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission program? |
| A. | Jaipur |
| B. | Ajmer |
| C. | Jhunjhunu |
| D. | Bikaner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between India and which other country for technical cooperation in the field of capacity building, benchmarking and bilateral exchanges in infrastructure engineering, on 20th April 2016? |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Bhutan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
The World Health Organization (WHO) on 20 April 2016 declared which region as the first region in the world to be successful in preventing the spread of malaria? |
| A. | european region |
| B. | American territory |
| C. | Asian region |
| D. | African region |
| Answer» B. American territory | |
| 26. |
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for extension of Preferential Trade Agreement (PDA) between India and which other country, on 20th April 2016? |
| A. | Chile |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | Peru |
| D. | fiji |
| Answer» B. Brazil | |
| 27. |
Which Chinese professor was awarded the George Grierson Award by President Pranab Mukherjee on 19 April 2016 for his work done abroad for the promotion of Hindi? |
| A. | lee chang |
| B. | Joy Yap |
| C. | ge phuping |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 28. |
Malaria is a carrier-borne infectious disease, the disease is transmitted by which parasite? |
| A. | amoeba |
| B. | protozoa |
| C. | algae |
| D. | Funji |
| Answer» C. algae | |
| 29. |
What is the rank of India in the 2016 World Press Freedom Index? |
| A. | 137 |
| B. | 135 |
| C. | 133 |
| D. | 131 |
| Answer» D. 131 | |
| 30. |
Which article of the Constitution of India empowers the federal government at the center to impose President's rule in that state by dismissing that state government in case of failure of the constitutional machinery in the state or a clear violation of the constitution? |
| A. | Article-356 |
| B. | Article-355 |
| C. | Article-354 |
| D. | Article-353 |
| Answer» B. Article-355 | |
| 31. |
The Union Cabinet on 20 April 2016 approved the signing of which agreement in the matter of climate change? |
| A. | Paris Agreement |
| B. | Berlin Accords |
| C. | London Agreement |
| D. | Chicago Accords |
| Answer» B. Berlin Accords | |
| 32. |
Who got the first prize for Sahitya Amrit Yuva Hindi Story? |
| A. | Arun Kumar |
| B. | Shraddha Thawain |
| C. | Vinod Mehta |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» C. Vinod Mehta | |
| 33. |
From which state High Court has revoked President's rule on 21st April 2016? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| C. | Manipur |
| D. | Uttarakhand |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Which council started the US-India trade venture with a target of $500 billion? |
| A. | arctic council |
| B. | pacific council |
| C. | Atlantic Council |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 35. |
Who was appointed as the Lokayukta of Goa on 20 April 2016? |
| A. | Justice Sanjay Mishra |
| B. | Justice PK Mishra |
| C. | Justice Sanjay Gupta |
| D. | Justice Manoj Singh |
| Answer» C. Justice Sanjay Gupta | |
| 36. |
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-21) was held in Paris in December 2015, where how many countries accepted a comprehensive law-bound global climate agreement for the first time? |
| A. | 230 |
| B. | 195 |
| C. | 165 |
| D. | 145 |
| Answer» C. 165 | |
| 37. |
United States President Barack Obama appointed Indian-American citizen Gita Pasi as the ambassador of which country, on 19th April 2016? |
| A. | Somalia |
| B. | Mongolia |
| C. | Chad |
| D. | Sudan |
| Answer» D. Sudan | |
| 38. |
In the memory of the sacrifice day of which great person, the Central Government released a commemorative coin of 200 rupees and a circulation coin of 10 rupees on 19 April 2016? |
| A. | Tatya Tope |
| B. | Laxmi Bai |
| C. | Mangal Pandey |
| D. | Bahadur Shah Zafar |
| Answer» B. Laxmi Bai | |
| 39. |
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan was merged with which ambitious scheme of the central government on 20th April 2016? |
| A. | Khelo India Campaign |
| B. | Khelo Country Campaign |
| C. | Khelo every state campaign |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. Khelo Country Campaign | |
| 40. |
Which Indian umpire has been promoted to the post of international umpire by the International Hockey Federation? |
| A. | Durga Shakti |
| B. | Deepa Singh |
| C. | Anita Thakur |
| D. | Durga Thakur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Who was appointed as the first CEO of BCCI, on 20th April 2016? |
| A. | Vikas Johri |
| B. | Rahul Johri |
| C. | Shashank Manohar |
| D. | Rajiv Shukla |
| Answer» C. Shashank Manohar | |
| 42. |
At which place the Central Government approved the operation of the new Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), on 20th April 2016? |
| A. | ridge |
| B. | Tirupati |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Kanpur |
| Answer» C. Kolkata | |
| 43. |
UP cabinet has approved Metro DPR in which district of UP on 18th April 2016? |
| A. | Banaras |
| B. | Kanpur |
| C. | Saharanpur |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» B. Kanpur | |
| 44. |
Satyanand Munjal, who passed away in Model Town, Ludhiana, was the co-founder of which group, on 14th April 2016? |
| A. | Tata Airlines |
| B. | TVS |
| C. | Hero Cycles |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 45. |
With which country India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 19th April 2016 to enhance cooperation in the field of Traditional Medicine and Homeopathy? |
| A. | Maldives |
| B. | Mauritius |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» C. Russia | |
| 46. |
Which state government decided to make it mandatory to put holograms on every bottle of liquor manufactured and sold in the state, on 18th April 2016? |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which company announced the launch of marine cable system with high speed internet capability, on 17th April 2016? |
| A. | Reliance Jio |
| B. | The Aircel |
| C. | idea |
| D. | Tata Docomo |
| Answer» B. The Aircel | |
| 48. |
Who has won the Chinese Grand Prix race held in Shanghai in Formula 1 race on 17th April 2016? |
| A. | louis hamilton |
| B. | Fernando Alonso |
| C. | Sebastian Vettel |
| D. | Nico Rosberg |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The Governor of Sikkim, Srinivas Patil, launched the supercomputer at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Sikkim, on 17th April 2016, what is the name of this supercomputer? |
| A. | ultimate kangchenjunga |
| B. | param 20000 |
| C. | ultimate 2000 |
| D. | ultimate 10000 |
| Answer» B. param 20000 | |
| 50. |
Which bank has given a loan of $ 300 million (about Rs 2000 crore) to the state to build roads in Uttar Pradesh? |
| A. | New Development Bank |
| B. | Asian Development Bank |
| C. | Reserve Bank of India |
| D. | federal bank |
| Answer» C. Reserve Bank of India | |