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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 state's Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University has started engineering course in Hindi medium from the current session? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Meghalaya |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» D. Gujarat | |
| 2. |
The suit worn by which Indian man has entered the Guinness Book as the most expensive suit? |
| A. | Narendra Modi |
| B. | Rahul Gandhi |
| C. | Arun Jaitley |
| D. | Raghuram Rajan |
| Answer» B. Rahul Gandhi | |
| 3. |
Which state has decided to provide 33% reservation to women in Sub-Inspector (SI) posts to promote 'welfare of women'? |
| A. | Puducherry |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 4. |
In which test range DRDO's glide bombs Garuda and Garuthama were successfully test fired? |
| A. | churu |
| B. | Pokaran |
| C. | Aurangabad |
| D. | muzaffarabad |
| Answer» C. Aurangabad | |
| 5. |
Which committee was in discussion in the third week of August 2016 as this committee submitted the report of World Culture Festival organized by Art of Living (AOL) of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to the National Green Authority (NGT)? |
| A. | Ranganathan |
| B. | Vimal Bansal |
| C. | Shashi Shekhar |
| D. | Raj Prabhu |
| Answer» D. Raj Prabhu | |
| 6. |
Leprosy or Hansen's disease, named after the physician Gerhard Armor Hansen, is a chronic disease caused by what? |
| A. | due to viruses |
| B. | due to fungus |
| C. | due to bacteria |
| D. | due to algae |
| Answer» D. due to algae | |
| 7. |
In which country the world's first vaccine to get rid of leprosy has been developed? |
| A. | India |
| B. | China |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Namibia |
| Answer» B. China | |
| 8. |
Since its inception in 1935, the Reserve Bank of India has been headed by a total of 22 governors so far. What was the name of the first governor of the Reserve Bank? |
| A. | Osborne Smith |
| B. | Vijay Mavalangar |
| C. | Kaushik Basu |
| D. | Shaktikant Das |
| Answer» B. Vijay Mavalangar | |
| 9. |
Which country will develop its next generation cruise missile which is based on a modular design? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | China |
| C. | India |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» C. India | |
| 10. |
In the third week of August 2016, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma was selected for the annual 'Sangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement Award'. What instrument is he good at playing? |
| A. | Tabla |
| B. | guitar |
| C. | santoor |
| D. | Violin |
| Answer» D. Violin | |
| 11. |
Which Indian player has not won silver medal in Olympics? |
| A. | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
| B. | Vijay Kumar |
| C. | PV Sindhu |
| D. | Saina Nehwal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
International Humanitarian Day was observed across the world on which date? |
| A. | August 19 |
| B. | 21 August |
| C. | August 15 |
| D. | 12 august |
| Answer» B. 21 August | |
| 13. |
The world's longest and largest glass bridge built in Hunan province of which country has opened for tourists in the third week of August 2016? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | America |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | China |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Which of the following is true regarding the relationship of Credit Rating Agency (CRA)? |
| A. | It determines the creditworthiness of the institutions issuing a certain type of debt load and the debt instruments themselves. |
| B. | While determining the creditworthiness of an institution issuing a loan, the credit worthiness of that institution (ie the ability to pay back the loan) is taken into account and also affects the rate of interest charged on the particular security issuer. |
| C. | Unlike CRA entities, a company that issues credit scores for creditworthiness on an individual level is generally known as a credit bureau or consumer credit reporting agency. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
PV Sindhu won silver medal in Rio Olympics. Which sport is she related to? |
| A. | badminton |
| B. | table tennis |
| C. | lawn tennis |
| D. | Discush Throw |
| Answer» B. table tennis | |
| 16. |
Global rating agency Moody's Investors Service has retained India's growth forecast of what percentage in 2016? |
| A. | 7.5% |
| B. | 7% |
| C. | 6.5% |
| D. | 5% |
| Answer» B. 7% | |
| 17. |
Which Latin American country has opened a military academy with the stated objective of 'countering US imperialism'? |
| A. | Libya |
| B. | Latvia |
| C. | Bolivia |
| D. | Peru |
| Answer» D. Peru | |
| 18. |
India Post Payments Bank was formed on 17 August 2016. How many crores is the total expenditure of this project? |
| A. | 700 crores |
| B. | 800 crore |
| C. | 200 crore |
| D. | 100 crore |
| Answer» C. 200 crore | |
| 19. |
Which country's wrestler Kaori Iko has become the first woman to win 4 consecutive Olympic gold medals in any singles event? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» C. Germany | |
| 20. |
Argentina defeated which country 4-2 to win the Olympic men's hockey gold medal for the first time? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | China |
| D. | Belgium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Which player won the gold in the 200m event at the Olympics for the third time in a row? |
| A. | Justin Gatlin |
| B. | Maurice Green |
| C. | Usain Bolt |
| D. | Michael Johnson |
| Answer» D. Michael Johnson | |
| 22. |
Which Indian wrestler was banned for four years by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) on an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), on 18th August 2016? |
| A. | Narsingh Yadav |
| B. | Sushil Kumar |
| C. | Virendra Kumar |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. Sushil Kumar | |
| 23. |
India Post Payments Bank was formed. Which fact is true in this regard? |
| A. | It enables financial inclusion by providing basic banking, payment and remittance services and third party financial providers with a special focus on insurance, mutual funds, pension and rural areas and unbanked and under-banked sectors. |
| B. | It is planned to make 670 branches operational by September 2017. |
| C. | These branches will be linked to post offices and alternate channels with state-of-the-art technologies including mobiles, ATMs, POS/m-POS devices and simple digital payments. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
At which place of Uttar Pradesh, the cabinet has given approval to start metro on 17th August 2016? |
| A. | Ghazipur |
| B. | mau |
| C. | Allahabad |
| D. | bijnor |
| Answer» D. bijnor | |
| 25. |
The world's largest aircraft, which took off from Bedfordshire (Cardington), England, has completed its maiden flight. What is the name of this aircraft? |
| A. | Kingdom 7 |
| B. | airliner 10 |
| C. | Mirage 11 |
| D. | space 2 |
| Answer» C. Mirage 11 | |
| 26. |
The Central Government has decided to constitute a National Steering Committee for Animal Feed Development in the country. Who will preside over it? |
| A. | Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| B. | Chairman of ICR |
| C. | Minister of Agriculture |
| D. | Chief Manager of FRI |
| Answer» B. Chairman of ICR | |
| 27. |
With the aim of making which bank a global level bank, the board of directors of that bank approved the merger of five subsidiary banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMBL) on 18th August 2016? |
| A. | PNB |
| B. | SB I |
| C. | This bank |
| D. | HDFC |
| Answer» C. This bank | |
| 28. |
In which Indian state the salary of the Chief Minister has been increased after 1981? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 29. |
Joao Hevalange died on 16 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). He was the former president of which organization? |
| A. | IOCL |
| B. | ifh |
| C. | fifa |
| D. | nba |
| Answer» D. nba | |
| 30. |
The pride of Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan and India's oldest tigress has died. What was its name? |
| A. | Sanyogita |
| B. | first |
| C. | fish |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 31. |
Where is the headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) located? |
| A. | Berlin |
| B. | Rome |
| C. | London |
| D. | Geneva |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The Principal Scientist of the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) was awarded the APJ Abdul Kalam Award on 15 August 2016. what is his name? |
| A. | P Shanmugam |
| B. | V Mahendran |
| C. | M L Ramachandran |
| D. | Vimal Razdan |
| Answer» B. V Mahendran | |
| 33. |
A committee has been formed for app operated taxi companies. Which fact is true in this regard? |
| A. | The High Court ordered the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to bring a model scheme for the country in three months. |
| B. | The court directed to include the secretary of the IT department, the secretary-level authority of the Central Pollution Control Board, the deputy commissioner of Delhi Police in the panel of the Centre. |
| C. | (1) and (2) both |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 34. |
What is the rank of India in the latest list of most innovative economies in a new report of the United Nations? |
| A. | 66th |
| B. | 80th |
| C. | 82nd |
| D. | 85th |
| Answer» B. 80th | |
| 35. |
A committee has been formed for app operated taxi companies. How many other experts will be included in the committee along with two officials each from the Delhi government and the Centre? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 36. |
Which Indian woman among the given names has not won any medal in Olympics so far? |
| A. | Karnam Malleswari |
| B. | Mary Kom |
| C. | Saina Nehwal |
| D. | P T Usha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Professor Gurdial Singh, the prominent litterateur of which language, passed away on 16 August 2016? |
| A. | Punjabi |
| B. | Assamese |
| C. | Malayali |
| D. | Urdu |
| Answer» B. Assamese | |
| 38. |
Who created history by winning bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in 58 kg weight category at the Rio Olympics? |
| A. | Babita Sharma |
| B. | Vinesh Fogat |
| C. | Sakshi Malik |
| D. | Anjali Malik |
| Answer» D. Anjali Malik | |
| 39. |
Former Union Minister Najma Heptulla has been appointed as the Governor of which state? |
| A. | Mizoram |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Meghalaya |
| Answer» C. Assam | |
| 40. |
Delhi government banned the sale, production and storage of Manjha imported from which country on 16th August 2016? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | China |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of which government institution to provide one-time budgetary support for developing Advanced Ultra Super Critical (AUSC) technology for thermal power plants with an estimated cost of Rs 1,554 crore? |
| A. | BEL |
| B. | BHEL |
| C. | Cell |
| D. | Railtel |
| Answer» C. Cell | |
| 42. |
In which year Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHIL) was established? |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1951 |
| C. | 1960 |
| D. | 1964 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Which consumer goods company has announced the acquisition of Swedish company Blueair, on 14th August 2016? |
| A. | Tata And Sons |
| B. | Unilever |
| C. | Jindal u0026 Sons |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» C. Jindal u0026 Sons | |
| 44. |
The first Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly passed away on 16 August 2016 after a prolonged illness. What was his name? |
| A. | Pramod Sen |
| B. | Chartilal Goyal |
| C. | Praful Dixit |
| D. | Madan Gandhi |
| Answer» C. Praful Dixit | |
| 45. |
Which Indian batsman has been selected as Honorary Life Member by MCC? |
| A. | R Ashwin |
| B. | Mohammad Kaif |
| C. | Virender Sehwag |
| D. | Munaf Patel |
| Answer» D. Munaf Patel | |
| 46. |
Which IMF document states that in the absence of an effective and credible link between RBI controlled policy 'instruments' and aggregate demand of the Indian economy, the public may not believe it? |
| A. | Monetary Policy Dispatch in Developed Countries: Evidence from India |
| B. | Monetary Policy Dispatch in Developing Countries: Evidence from India |
| C. | Monetary Policy Remittances in Developed Countries: Evidence from Asia |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» C. Monetary Policy Remittances in Developed Countries: Evidence from Asia | |
| 47. |
Tennis star Andy Murray won the men's singles gold medal at the Rio Olympics 2016 on 14 August 2016 by defeating Juan Martín del Potro of Argentina in the final. Andy Murray belongs to which country? |
| A. | Spain |
| B. | France |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Britain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
On which date of August 2016 International Youth Day was observed across the world? |
| A. | 12 august |
| B. | 14 august |
| C. | 16 August |
| D. | August 18 |
| Answer» B. 14 august | |
| 49. |
The Chief Minister of which state, while giving a gift to the laborers on the Independence Day celebrations, has announced one and a half times increase in the minimum wages in the state? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | A state in Eastern India |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» D. Rajasthan | |
| 50. |
Which of the following facts is true regarding National Pension Scheme (NPS)? |
| A. | NPS has been constituted in two categories. |
| B. | The first category is the local retirement account from which the money cannot be withdrawn earlier and the amount is deposited in this account and invested at the option of the subscriber. |
| C. | The second category of accounts has the facility of voluntary withdrawal in which a savings account is also opened. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |