MCQOPTIONS
Saved Bookmarks
MCQOPTIONS
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. |
In the fourth edition of Pro Kabaddi League, which team won the title for the second time in the final played at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium? |
| A. | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
| B. | Mumbai Tigers |
| C. | Hyderabad Lions |
| D. | Patna Pirates |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The foundation stone has been laid for the new India-Bangladesh rail project, it will connect which Indian state with Bangladesh? |
| A. | Nagaland |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Andra Pradesh |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
India With which country the Railway Ministers of both the countries laid the foundation stone of the Rs 968 crore project on 31 July 2016 after six years of finalizing the new railway project? |
| A. | Bangladesh |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Malaysia |
| D. | Thailand |
| Answer» B. Sri Lanka | |
| 4. |
Dr. Rajendra Agricultural University was given the status of Central University in May 2016. Where is it located? |
| A. | Kanpur |
| B. | Meerut |
| C. | Samastipur |
| D. | Hisar |
| Answer» D. Hisar | |
| 5. |
Which committee has been formed to bring the assets of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Agricultural University under the Central Agricultural University? |
| A. | Assets Committee |
| B. | Estimate Committee |
| C. | public accounts committee |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. Estimate Committee | |
| 6. |
Who will succeed CBDT Chairman Atulesh Jindal after his retirement on 31st July 2016? |
| A. | Reema Saran |
| B. | Rani Singh Nair |
| C. | Madhu Chandran |
| D. | Sunita Nair |
| Answer» C. Madhu Chandran | |
| 7. |
Which country has decided to change its latitude and longitude? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | America |
| C. | India |
| D. | Yemen |
| Answer» B. America | |
| 8. |
Which fashion designer has been chosen to design a new uniform for railway personnel? |
| A. | Ritu Beri |
| B. | Rohit Bal |
| C. | Manish Malhotra |
| D. | Satyapal |
| Answer» B. Rohit Bal | |
| 9. |
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has decided to set aside the Government's earlier decision to set up Joint Assessment Office (CEO) to manage Joint Evaluation Network (CENET), on 27th July 2016? |
| A. | Ministry of Rural Development |
| B. | Ministry of Human Resource and Development |
| C. | law ministry |
| D. | home Ministry |
| Answer» B. Ministry of Human Resource and Development | |
| 10. |
In order to provide medical, legal and mental assistance to the women victims of violence, the central government has set a target of opening 660 'One Stop Centers' across the country. Which ministry has this scheme? |
| A. | Ministry of Health |
| B. | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| C. | home Ministry |
| D. | law ministry |
| Answer» C. home Ministry | |
| 11. |
Which country's Prime Minister Habib Aseed has lost the trust vote in Parliament just a year and a half after assuming office? |
| A. | Libya |
| B. | Syria |
| C. | Iraq |
| D. | Tunisia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The Central Government constituted 'Disha' to monitor the central schemes in the country. Which of the following facts is true regarding 'direction'? |
| A. | This committee will have coordination and monitoring powers. |
| B. | Efforts will be made to ensure the participation of public representatives at all levels and make the country's ambitious plans successful. |
| C. | The function of this committee is to remove the impediments in the timely completion of approved projects. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) has been kept out of the purview of the Right to Information Act. Which establishments does this command protect? |
| A. | of nuclear weapons |
| B. | of banks |
| C. | of central universities |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. of banks | |
| 14. |
BCCI President and MP Anurag Singh Thakur commissioned in the Territorial Army in the rank of lieutenant. Which party is he a member of? |
| A. | B J P |
| B. | Congress |
| C. | CPI |
| D. | SP |
| Answer» B. Congress | |
| 15. |
In which year was the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) established? |
| A. | 2003 |
| B. | 2005 |
| C. | 2007 |
| D. | 2009 |
| Answer» B. 2005 | |
| 16. |
Which committee has been constituted by the Central Government on 29 July 2016 to speed up the development plans in rural areas? |
| A. | Direction |
| B. | Flame |
| C. | Bright |
| D. | Prabha |
| Answer» B. Flame | |
| 17. |
Which country's captain Bastian Schwansteiger has retired from international football on 29 July 2016? |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | France |
| D. | Spain |
| Answer» C. France | |
| 18. |
Parle-G company has decided to shut down its 90 year old biscuit factory located at which place? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Dehradun |
| Answer» D. Dehradun | |
| 19. |
Rajya Sabha passed the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill (CAMPA) 2016. What is the main objective of this bill? |
| A. | Through this bill, a National Compensatory Afforestation Fund will be established under the Public Account of India and a State Compensatory Afforestation Fund under the Public Account of each state. |
| B. | The national treasury will get 10 per cent of these funds and the rest 90 per cent will be put in the state treasuries. |
| C. | These funds will mainly be spent on afforestation, rebuilding the forest ecosystem, wildlife conservation and structural development to compensate for the loss of forest cover. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Which state has planned ₹25 crore to find Sanjeevani Booti? |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Uttarakhand |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
As per the available data for the first 6 months of 2016, Volkswagen has become the world's largest car maker. Volkswagen Company is the leading car manufacturer of which country? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | France |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» C. France | |
| 22. |
The Union Cabinet approved the Bilateral Investment Treaty to promote investment between India and which other country, on 27 July 2016? |
| A. | Cambodia |
| B. | Malaysia |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» B. Malaysia | |
| 23. |
On which date of July, International Tiger Day was observed across the world? |
| A. | 22 July |
| B. | 24 July |
| C. | 29 July |
| D. | 10 July |
| Answer» D. 10 July | |
| 24. |
On 28 July 2016, Rajya Sabha passed the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill (CAMPA) 2016. This Bill seeks to establish which fund along with the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill? |
| A. | State compensatory afforestation |
| B. | District Compensatory Afforestation |
| C. | Village compensatory afforestation |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. District Compensatory Afforestation | |
| 25. |
The famous Pandit Lachhu Maharaj of Banaras Gharana passed away late night on 27 July 2016 due to a heart attack. was he? |
| A. | tabla player |
| B. | sitar player |
| C. | sarod player |
| D. | flute player |
| Answer» B. sitar player | |
| 26. |
In which tiger reserve, a postage stamp containing a beautiful picture of a landed tigress and her baby was released on International Tiger Day, on 29th July 2016? |
| A. | Bandhavgarh |
| B. | Tadoba Andheri Tiger Sanctuary |
| C. | Krishna |
| D. | nocrek |
| Answer» C. Krishna | |
| 27. |
Who has been appointed by the Central Government as the new Director General (IMD) of the Indian Meteorological Department, on 26 July 2016? |
| A. | Surendra Kumar |
| B. | Vinay Kumar |
| C. | Ajay Kumar |
| D. | K J Ramesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Who was appointed as the chief Brexit negotiator by the European Union on 26 July 2016? |
| A. | Michelle Barnier |
| B. | Charles Parker |
| C. | M Subramaniam |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. Charles Parker | |
| 29. |
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched 'Mission Green Andhra Pradesh' on 29 July 2016 by planting saplings at Sunakollu village under Nujiveedu mandal of Krishna district. The objective of this mission is to increase the forest area in the state by 50 percent by which year? |
| A. | 2029 |
| B. | 2050 |
| C. | 2020 |
| D. | 2024 |
| Answer» B. 2050 | |
| 30. |
Defense and aerospace company Boeing is the flagship company of which country? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | America |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» D. Australia | |
| 31. |
What are the main provisions of the Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016 by Lok Sabha? |
| A. | In this bill, a provision has been made for complete prohibition of children below the age of 14 years from working in various fields other than family related business. |
| B. | Children in this age group shall not be made to work in any hazardous industry. The term of imprisonment for employing a child has been increased from six months to two years. |
| C. | The fine has been increased from twenty thousand rupees to fifty thousand rupees. For the second offense, there is a provision of imprisonment from one year to three years. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
On 26 July 2016, the Lok Sabha passed the Child Labor Prohibition and Regulation Amendment Bill, 2016. According to this bill, getting children below the age of how many years to work will be considered as a cognizable offence? |
| A. | fourteen |
| B. | Twelve |
| C. | sixteen |
| D. | Ten |
| Answer» B. Twelve | |
| 33. |
Nilamaraju Ganga Prasad Rao (NGP Rao) passed away on 27 July 2016 in Hyderabad. was he? |
| A. | Agricultural Scientist |
| B. | mathematician |
| C. | singer |
| D. | tabla player |
| Answer» B. mathematician | |
| 34. |
On 27 July 2016, the Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill 2016 was passed by the Lok Sabha without discussion. Which article has been amended in this? |
| A. | 44 |
| B. | 51 |
| C. | 76 |
| D. | 110 |
| Answer» B. 51 | |
| 35. |
India signed a more than $1 billion deal with defense and aerospace major Boeing for the purchase of four additional anti-submarine warfare aircraft capable of long-range maritime surveillance, on 26 July 2016? |
| A. | Poseidon-8I |
| B. | mirage |
| C. | Sukhoi |
| D. | Raphael |
| Answer» B. mirage | |
| 36. |
Lokayukta is an anti-corruption body constituted by the states of India. Where is this concept taken from? |
| A. | from Scandinavian countries |
| B. | from Australia |
| C. | from America |
| D. | from Japan |
| Answer» B. from Australia | |
| 37. |
Which country was declared measles free country by the World Health Organization on 26 July 2016? |
| A. | Sri Lanka |
| B. | Nigeria |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Congo |
| Answer» D. Congo | |
| 38. |
The NDA government has accepted all the important recommendations related to the changes on the GST bill. Under this, it has been decided to withdraw the proposed provision of how much additional tax on interstate sales? |
| A. | 2% |
| B. | 3% |
| C. | 1% |
| D. | 4% |
| Answer» D. 4% | |
| 39. |
The government gave its approval for the construction of a new AIIMS at Bathinda on July 27, 2016, saying that it would provide super-specialty health care to the people and create a large pool of doctors. In which state is Bathinda located? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | A state in Eastern India |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Gujarat | |
| 40. |
In the Patna Dialogue, five perspectives have been made by India as the President of BRICS, which will strengthen the mutual cooperation of BRICS. It has been named I for Sea. What are its main objectives? |
| A. | Institution building to deepen and sustain BRICS cooperation. |
| B. | Implementing decisions of previous summits, including the announcements of the Hon'ble Prime Minister at the Fortaleza and Ufa summits. |
| C. | Integrating synergies into existing collaboration mechanisms. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Social activist and noted litterateur Mahasweta Devi passed away on 28 July 2016 in Kolkata. She was a famous writer of which language? |
| A. | Tamil |
| B. | bungalow |
| C. | Kannada |
| D. | Telugu |
| Answer» C. Kannada | |
| 42. |
The country's leading football club East Bengal will honor which player with the Bharat Gaurav Award? |
| A. | Sourav Ganguly |
| B. | Dhanraj Pillai |
| C. | P Kashyap |
| D. | Milkha Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Latvian women and men of which country are the tallest in the world according to a new study? |
| A. | Netherlands |
| B. | East Timor |
| C. | America |
| D. | India |
| Answer» B. East Timor | |
| 44. |
Who is the carrier of measles disease? |
| A. | virus |
| B. | algae |
| C. | bacteria |
| D. | fungus |
| Answer» B. algae | |
| 45. |
For which program in Jammu and Kashmir, the Center has approved Rs 1601 crore? |
| A. | advocacy |
| B. | Judgment |
| C. | Education |
| D. | Mainstream |
| Answer» B. Judgment | |
| 46. |
An expert committee headed by a Joint Secretary, Union Home Ministry was constituted on 26 July 2016 to explore possible alternatives to pellet guns. Who is leading this committee? |
| A. | Radha Mohan Singh |
| B. | Vikram Aswal |
| C. | K Rajesh Kumar |
| D. | TV S N Prasad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Hillary Clinton has become the first woman in the United States to run for President for which major political party? |
| A. | Democratic Party |
| B. | Republican Party |
| C. | labor party |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. Republican Party | |
| 48. |
Which state has the cleanest railway stations as per the survey on cleanliness conducted by the Ministry of Railways? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | A state in Eastern India |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Telangana |
| Answer» B. A state in Eastern India | |
| 49. |
In which state the BRICS policy planning talks were successfully concluded on 26 July 2016? |
| A. | A state in Eastern India |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 50. |
Which country has announced a grant of 2.5 lakh dollars for the Bharat Samagra festival? |
| A. | America |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | China |
| D. | Afghanistan |
| Answer» C. China | |