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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. |
NITI Aayog has decided to bring 15 year vision document in place of five year plan, when was the first five year plan launched? |
| A. | December 8, 1951 |
| B. | December 18, 1952 |
| C. | December 9, 1953 |
| D. | December 10, 1954 |
| Answer» B. December 18, 1952 | |
| 2. |
Which principle is included in the 10 fundamental principles approved by the United Nations General Assembly? |
| A. | To aid in the correct interpretation of data, the data gathering agencies should furnish information about the sources, methods and procedures of the data in accordance with scientific parameters. |
| B. | Data gathering agencies will be entitled to comment on misinterpretation and misuse of data. |
| C. | Data for statistical purposes should be collected from all kinds of sources, be they statistical surveys or administrative records. Data gathering agencies should select the source in terms of quality, timeliness, cost and burden on the respondents. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
According to the order issued by the government of which country, on 12th May 2016, the media will have to write the full name of the Prime Minister along with the title which will be 'Lord Prime Minister and Supreme Military Commander'? |
| A. | Vietnam |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | Cambodia |
| D. | Malaysia |
| Answer» D. Malaysia | |
| 4. |
Which Indian-American engineer was appointed by US President Barack Obama as a member of the President's Advisory Council, on 12 May 2016? |
| A. | Diljit Singh |
| B. | Manjit Singh |
| C. | Madan Chawla |
| D. | Richard Verma |
| Answer» C. Madan Chawla | |
| 5. |
According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, which state of India spends more on tobacco products than other states? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The General Framework Agreement (GFA) signed between the cabinet and which other country under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was implemented on 13th May 2016? |
| A. | Saudi Arab |
| B. | United Arab Emirates |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | China |
| Answer» C. Bangladesh | |
| 7. |
Which section of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with criminal defamation, is not constitutionally valid as held by the court? |
| A. | 499 |
| B. | 500 |
| C. | 119 |
| D. | 377 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
With which company did the central government sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Udyog Bhawan to popularize Indian handloom products under the Make in India program, on 10th May 2016? |
| A. | NDTV Ethnic Retail Limited |
| B. | zee telefilms ltd |
| C. | India Today Group |
| D. | Reliance Limited |
| Answer» B. zee telefilms ltd | |
| 9. |
The world's largest cargo plane landed in which Indian city on 12 May 2016? |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Kolkata |
| Answer» C. Delhi | |
| 10. |
Who has been appointed as the new chairman of National Stock Exchange (NSE)? |
| A. | Naveen Chawla |
| B. | Ashok Chawla |
| C. | Vimal Jalan |
| D. | Arvind Subramaniam |
| Answer» C. Vimal Jalan | |
| 11. |
What is the name of the only Indian in the Forbes list of most powerful personalities? |
| A. | Uday Kotak |
| B. | Ratan Tata |
| C. | K P Singh |
| D. | Malvinder Singh |
| Answer» B. Ratan Tata | |
| 12. |
The Chief Minister of which state announced on 12 May 2016 that the state government would make changes in the law to make provision that those who do not have toilets in their homes would be considered ineligible to contest the local body elections? |
| A. | A state in Eastern India |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Which former India captain has been re-elected as the chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee for the second time for three years? |
| A. | Kapil Dev |
| B. | Rahul Dravid |
| C. | Anil Kumble |
| D. | Saurabh Ganguly |
| Answer» D. Saurabh Ganguly | |
| 14. |
How much money has the Railways decided to invest in the work of laying the tracks? |
| A. | 80,000 crores |
| B. | 40,000 crores |
| C. | Rs 30,000 crore |
| D. | Rs 20,000 crore |
| Answer» B. 40,000 crores | |
| 15. |
The Central Government has approved the National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy. What is the main objective of this policy? |
| A. | Creating awareness about the economic, social and cultural benefits of IPOs |
| B. | provide employment opportunities |
| C. | spread basic education |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. provide employment opportunities | |
| 16. |
Which fact is correct in the context of the Union Cabinet has approved the National IPR Policy? |
| A. | Through this policy, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship will be promoted in the country. |
| B. | By 2017 the period of trademark registration will be reduced to one month. |
| C. | The policy encourages access to health, food security and environmental protection. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Women cricketer Charlotte Edwards has retired from international cricket, she belongs to which country? |
| A. | England |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | New Zealand |
| D. | South Africa |
| Answer» B. Australia | |
| 18. |
Apart from Salman Khan, Sachin Tendulkar and Abhinav Bindra, which other person has been made the goodwill ambassador of the Indian Olympic contingent? |
| A. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| B. | AR Rahman |
| C. | Milkha Singh |
| D. | Vijender Kumar |
| Answer» C. Milkha Singh | |
| 19. |
Which state government has approved the construction of 200 km long cycle highway on 11 May 2016? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | A state in Eastern India |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» B. A state in Eastern India | |
| 20. |
Who has been appointed as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), on 12 May 2016? |
| A. | Kapil Dev |
| B. | Aaron Logert |
| C. | Shashank Manohar |
| D. | Ali Abbas |
| Answer» D. Ali Abbas | |
| 21. |
Which state's tourism was awarded the Best Place in India for Wildlife Award on 9 May 2016? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Which state government has declared 'drought' in its 29,000 villages? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Telangana |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
According to the new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on pollution, which of the given statements is correct? |
| A. | According to the report, the levels of fine particulate matter PM 2.5 and PM 10 have been checked. |
| B. | Gwalior has been described as the second most polluted city in the world in the report. |
| C. | According to the report, efforts have been made to control pollution in Delhi. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill 2016 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 11 May 2016. What is the main reason for the bill being seen as a transformational bill? |
| A. | This will help in improving India's ranking in the World Bank's business index. |
| B. | This will increase the intervention of the Center in the states. |
| C. | This will increase the fundamental rights of the citizens. |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. This will increase the intervention of the Center in the states. | |
| 25. |
In which state diesel cabs have been approved with a moratorium on renewal-registration? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» B. Punjab | |
| 26. |
Scientists of which country have developed CR Paddy 310 for the first time in the world? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Philippines |
| C. | India |
| D. | Vietnam |
| Answer» D. Vietnam | |
| 27. |
Which statement is not correct regarding the important tax agreement between India and Mauritius? |
| A. | Government of India will levy capital gains tax on investments coming through Mauritius. |
| B. | About 40 percent of the investments in India come from Mauritius. |
| C. | Information exchange between India and Mauritius will increase, there will be transparency in tax matters and tax evasion will stop. |
| D. | With this agreement, the way was cleared for the amendment of the tax treaty between the two countries in 1965. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
As per the agreement, the interest received by Mauritian banks in India will attract withholding tax at the rate of what percent, which will be levied on debt claims or loans made after March 31, 2017? |
| A. | 7.5% |
| B. | 8.5% |
| C. | 9.5% |
| D. | 10.50% |
| Answer» B. 8.5% | |
| 29. |
According to a report of WHO, four cities of India are included in the five most polluted cities of the world, which city ranks first in the world in terms of pollution in this list? |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Jabol |
| C. | Beijing |
| D. | Karachi |
| Answer» C. Beijing | |
| 30. |
Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill 2016, which statement is not true in this regard? |
| A. | This bill has been passed by Lok Sabha on 5th May 2016. |
| B. | This bill will help in improving India's ranking in the World Bank's business index. |
| C. | The Bill is based on the recommendations of a Joint Parliamentary Committee. |
| D. | This bill was prepared on the basis of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2015, headed by Keshav Mehta. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
In which state was the President's rule imposed for the first time in India? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» D. Odisha | |
| 32. |
Which Indian scientist was selected for grant in May 2016 by the National Research Institute (NRF) working under the Prime Minister's Office of Singapore? |
| A. | Raman Singh |
| B. | Narendra Sharma |
| C. | Vimal Prasad |
| D. | Manvendra Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Which statement is not correct regarding the removal of President's rule from Uttarakhand? |
| A. | Congress party has got majority in the floor test of Uttarakhand. |
| B. | 9 expelled MLAs also voted in the floor test. |
| C. | The Supreme Court allowed Harish Rawat to take over as the Chief Minister. |
| D. | If the Supreme Court declares the disqualified MLAs eligible, the floor test will be held again. |
| Answer» C. The Supreme Court allowed Harish Rawat to take over as the Chief Minister. | |
| 34. |
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published online on May 9, 2016, the detailed information of more than two lakh data related to the secret Panama document. In which year was ICIJ established? |
| A. | 1995 |
| B. | 1997 |
| C. | 1999 |
| D. | 2001 |
| Answer» C. 1999 | |
| 35. |
Who has resigned as the chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India? |
| A. | Shashank Manohar |
| B. | Rajiv Shukla |
| C. | Anurag Thakur |
| D. | Arun Jaitley |
| Answer» B. Rajiv Shukla | |
| 36. |
Who has got the credit of becoming the first bank to introduce bank account based authentication facility? |
| A. | Bank Of Baroda |
| B. | Dena Bank |
| C. | This bank |
| D. | PNB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Which bill will replace the Anti-Hijacking Bill passed by Lok Sabha on 9th May 2016? |
| A. | Anti Hijacking Bill 1982 |
| B. | Anti Hijacking Bill 1983 |
| C. | Anti Hijacking Bill 1984 |
| D. | Anti Hijacking Bill 1985 |
| Answer» B. Anti Hijacking Bill 1983 | |
| 38. |
A stick insect was declared the world's longest insect by the Insect Museum located in which country, on 5th May 2016, its length was recorded at 62.4 cm? |
| A. | China |
| B. | America |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» B. America | |
| 39. |
The services of numbers issued by the Government of India for emergency situations will start from January 1, 2017. What is this number? |
| A. | 115 |
| B. | 108 |
| C. | 110 |
| D. | 112 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
On 9 May 2016 the Union Cabinet released a commemorative coin of Rs 100 and Rs 10 coin for distribution in the memory of which great man? |
| A. | Rani Lakshmi Bai |
| B. | Maharana Pratap |
| C. | Veer Savarkar |
| D. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Veer Savarkar | |
| 41. |
Which ministry launched a web based application for Integrated Waste Management (IWMS) on 9th May 2016? |
| A. | Ministry of Sanitation |
| B. | ministry of environment forest |
| C. | home Ministry |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» C. home Ministry | |
| 42. |
The philanthropic arm of which major information technology company signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Science Education and Education (IISER), on 9th May 2016? |
| A. | Wipro |
| B. | cognizant |
| C. | Infosys |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 43. |
Which fact is not true regarding Namami Gange program? |
| A. | The Namami Gange program was first announced by the central government in July 2014. |
| B. | The Integrated Ganga Rejuvenation Mission project named Namami Gange was launched in the Union Budget 2014-15 with an initial amount of Rs 2,037 crore. |
| C. | In the Namami Gange program, there is a plan to conserve biodiversity, develop tourism and shipping in an affordable and practical manner. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
In which state did Union Minister Uma Bharti launch nine projects under the Namami Gange program, on 9 May 2016? |
| A. | Jharkhand |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | A state in Eastern India |
| D. | Uttarakhand |
| Answer» B. Odisha | |
| 45. |
The 'Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)' scheme was launched for the farmers of which state on 9th May 2016? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» D. Assam | |
| 46. |
UP's first cyber crime investigation center started in which city? |
| A. | Noida |
| B. | Gorakhpur |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Kanpur |
| Answer» B. Gorakhpur | |
| 47. |
The Anti-Hijacking Bill was passed in Parliament on 9 May 2016. Which of the following facts about this bill is true? |
| A. | Acceptance of the Beijing Protocol, 2010. |
| B. | Repeal of Anti-Hijacking Act as amended in 1994. |
| C. | Withdrawal of the Anti-Hijacking Amendment Bill, 2010. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
On 7 May 2016, tennis player Simona Halep won the Madrid Masters Open tennis title in the women's singles category. Which country does she belong to? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Romania |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Austria |
| Answer» C. Australia | |
| 49. |
In the Madrid Open, Serbia's star tennis player Novak Djokovic won the title by defeating which player in the final on 8 May 2016? |
| A. | Roger Federer |
| B. | Rafael Nadal |
| C. | Andy Murray |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 50. |
Which country's government installed a special statue in honor of filmmaker Yash Chopra, on 4 May 2016? |
| A. | England |
| B. | Portugal |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Switzerland |
| Answer» E. | |