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| 190751. |
Union Water Resources Ministry recently reconstituted a committee that was tasked with assisting the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB). Who is the head of this committee? |
| A. | A.D Mohile |
| B. | A.K. Bajaj |
| C. | S.P Pathak |
| D. | Nishant Tripathi |
| Answer» C. S.P Pathak | |
| 190752. |
Consider the following statements regarding 'Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna' and choose the correct optionnI - Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the ambitious Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna in Dwarka.nII - It includes developing 900 km of national highways in Uttarakhand at a total cost of Rs. 40000 crores. |
| A. | Only I |
| B. | Only II |
| C. | Both I and II |
| D. | Neither I nor II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190753. |
Which of the following Indian cueists recently bagged the National title in 6-red Snooker by defeating Ishpreet Chadha? |
| A. | Manan Chandra |
| B. | Pankaj Advani |
| C. | Aditya Mehta |
| D. | Geet Sethi |
| Answer» C. Aditya Mehta | |
| 190754. |
Which of the following country recently won the third edition of the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup title? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Malaysia |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» B. Sri Lanka | |
| 190755. |
RBI has instituted a banking ombudsman office in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. How many such offices have been instituted before it? |
| A. | Sixteen |
| B. | Seventeen |
| C. | Eighteen |
| D. | Twenty |
| Answer» B. Seventeen | |
| 190756. |
Who has been nominated for the 2016 AIFF Player of the Year by All India Football Federation (AIFF)? |
| A. | Jeje Lalpekhlua |
| B. | Sasmita Malik |
| C. | Uvena Fernandes |
| D. | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu |
| Answer» B. Sasmita Malik | |
| 190757. |
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently imposed a complete ban on burning of waste in open places across the country. What is the fine for violating this? |
| A. | Rs. 50000 |
| B. | Rs. 25000 |
| C. | Rs. 10000 |
| D. | Rs. 500000 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 10000 | |
| 190758. |
Shiva Keshavan was in news recently. Identify the correct reason. |
| A. | The famous Indian golf player passed away. |
| B. | He clinched a gold medal at the Asian Luge Championships. |
| C. | Veteran Poet was conferred with Kavi Pradeep Samman award. |
| D. | Indian-American was elected as Mayor of Californian city. |
| Answer» C. Veteran Poet was conferred with Kavi Pradeep Samman award. | |
| 190759. |
The National Consumer Day was observed in India on December 24, 2016. What is the theme for the year 2016? |
| A. | Right to be informed and heard |
| B. | Jago Grahak Jago |
| C. | Safe u0026 Healthy Food: Combating Food Adulteration |
| D. | Alternate Consumer Disputes Redressal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190760. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stones of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial at an island in Arabian Sea off Mumbai Coast. What is the total cost of the project? |
| A. | Rs. 2500 crore |
| B. | Rs. 3000 crore |
| C. | Rs 3600 crore |
| D. | Rs 5000 crore |
| Answer» D. Rs 5000 crore | |
| 190761. |
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet approved _________ in defence spending for the fiscal year starting in April 2017, the highest annual defence budget announced so far. |
| A. | $20.1 billion |
| B. | $43.6 billion |
| C. | $79.5 billion |
| D. | $30 billion |
| Answer» C. $79.5 billion | |
| 190762. |
Indian junior women's hockey team defeated Korea 3-0 to clinch the bronze medal at the 4th Women's U-18 Asia Cup. Where was this match held? |
| A. | Seoul |
| B. | Bangkok |
| C. | Manila |
| D. | New Delhi |
| Answer» C. Manila | |
| 190763. |
Najeeb Jung resigned as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. Who was the Lt. Governor before him? |
| A. | Tejendra Khanna |
| B. | Anil Baijal |
| C. | Aditya Nath Jha |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Anil Baijal | |
| 190764. |
China launched TanSat on board Long March-2D rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. Which of the following statements is correct regarding this satellite? |
| A. | TanSat will thoroughly examine global CO2 levels every 16 days. |
| B. | The primary purpose of the TanSat satellite was to perform tests of satellite technology and take readings of the ionosphere and atmosphere. |
| C. | TanSan will inspect the land and other natural resources of China. |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. The primary purpose of the TanSat satellite was to perform tests of satellite technology and take readings of the ionosphere and atmosphere. | |
| 190765. |
Ravichandran Ashwin has become the third India player and 12th player overall to win the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. Which of the following Indian cricketers received this before him? |
| A. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| B. | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| C. | Rahul Dravid |
| D. | Both A and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190766. |
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu released the Government of India Calendar 2017. What is its theme? |
| A. | Ache Din Aane Wale Hai |
| B. | Nai Sooch Nai Umeed |
| C. | Mera Desh Badal Raha Hai, Aage Badh Raha Hai |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 190767. |
Where did Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurate the North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy (NEIAH)? |
| A. | Shillong |
| B. | Agartala |
| C. | Aizawl |
| D. | Kohima |
| Answer» B. Agartala | |
| 190768. |
Which country has permanently banned new oil and gas drilling in most country-owned waters in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans? |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | Greenland |
| C. | Norway |
| D. | United States |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190769. |
How many sub-castes in Other Backward Castes (OBCs) have recently been transferred into Scheduled Castes (SC) category by Uttar Pradesh Goverment? |
| A. | Twenty |
| B. | Twenty One |
| C. | Fifteen |
| D. | Seventeen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190770. |
Union Cabinet has approved a draft ordinance to empower states and allow industries to pay workers’ wages digitally, through a direct bank transfer to accounts or by cheque in a bid to encourage cashless transactions. Which act will be amended with regards to it? |
| A. | Payment of Wages Act, 1936 |
| B. | Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 |
| C. | Banking Regulation Act, 1949 |
| D. | Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 |
| Answer» B. Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 | |
| 190771. |
Union Cabinet has approved a draft ordinance to empower states and allow industries to pay workers’ wages digitally, through a direct bank transfer to accounts or by cheque in a bid to encourage cashless transactions. Which act will be amended in regards to it? |
| A. | Payment of Wages Act, 1936 |
| B. | Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 |
| C. | Banking Regulation Act, 1949 |
| D. | Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 |
| Answer» B. Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 | |
| 190772. |
Which state government announced Aerospace and Defence Policy-2016 to attract investment into fields of aerospace and defence design, development and manufacturing in the state? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190773. |
Which city was recently conferred the 'Digital India' award in the 'most innovation citizen engagement' category by Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad? |
| A. | Bengaluru |
| B. | Thiruvananthapuram |
| C. | Coimbatore |
| D. | Pune |
| Answer» D. Pune | |
| 190774. |
Which indigenous long-range nuclear-capable subsonic cruise missile was recently test-fired? |
| A. | Shaurya |
| B. | Nirbhay |
| C. | Babur |
| D. | Sunburn |
| Answer» C. Babur | |
| 190775. |
Who along with Kaisa Matomaki has been conferred the 2016 SASTRA-Ramanujan award for mathematics for their work on short intervals in number theory? |
| A. | Maksym Radziwill |
| B. | Andrew Wiles |
| C. | Wilhelm Leibniz |
| D. | Alan Turing |
| Answer» B. Andrew Wiles | |
| 190776. |
The National Mathematics Day was recently observed on December 22. When was it first observed? |
| A. | 2010 |
| B. | 2011 |
| C. | 2012 |
| D. | 2015 |
| Answer» C. 2012 | |
| 190777. |
According to a report published in Forbes magazine, India became world’s sixth-largest economy in GDP terms for the first time. Which of the following countries has topped this list? |
| A. | United States |
| B. | China |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» B. China | |
| 190778. |
Consider the following statements and choose the correct optionnI - Maharashtra will be establishing the statue of Shivaji Maharaj off Mumbai coast, which will be the tallest memorial in the world.nII - Punjab Government announced Rs 200 crore for gravity-based water supply projects.nIII - Jharkhand Government announced that a separate Ministry will be created for Other Backward Classes (OBCs). |
| A. | Only III |
| B. | I and III |
| C. | II and III |
| D. | Only I |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190779. |
Union Cabinet approved the creation of Indian Enterprise Development Service (IEDS) to help in achieving growth in related sector through a focused and dedicated cadre of technical officers. Which ministry will be heading it? |
| A. | Ministry of Trade and Commerce |
| B. | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| C. | Ministry of Information Technology |
| D. | Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
| Answer» C. Ministry of Information Technology | |
| 190780. |
International Boxing Association (AIBA) re-granted full membership to Boxing Federation of India. Who is the current president of AIBA? |
| A. | Zhou Enlai |
| B. | Wu Ching-kuo |
| C. | Tang Jiaxuan |
| D. | Yang Jiechi |
| Answer» C. Tang Jiaxuan | |
| 190781. |
Union Minister for Coal Piyush Goyal launched a Web portal to bring about flexibility in Utilization of Domestic Coal by transferring the reserves to more cost efficient State/Centre owned or Private sector generating stations. Identify the portal. |
| A. | Coal Sarthi |
| B. | GARV-II |
| C. | Coal Mitra |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 190782. |
What amount of penalty National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed DGCA to impose on the airline whose aircraft empties toilet tanks in mid-air? |
| A. | Rs. 10000 |
| B. | Rs. 50000 |
| C. | Rs. 20000 |
| D. | Rs. 70000 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 20000 | |
| 190783. |
Which state cabinet approved a proposal for creation of a separate cadre called State Legal Service to appoint legal officers in different departments? |
| A. | Jharkhand |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» D. Rajasthan | |
| 190784. |
Argentina and the United Kingdom agreed on a framework to identify Argentine soldiers buried on this disputed Island. Name the Island. |
| A. | Cayman Islands |
| B. | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| C. | British Virgin Islands |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190785. |
Identify the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China that has withdrawn the visa-free facility for Indians. |
| A. | Wolong |
| B. | Taiwan |
| C. | Macau |
| D. | Hong Kong |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190786. |
Majuli Island of Assam was in news recently. Choose the correct reason. |
| A. | Union Government appropriated Rs 207 crore for protection and development of the island. |
| B. | Majuli island is recognised by Guinness Book of World Records as Asia's largest and World's second largest River Island. |
| C. | Majuli District became the first cashless bazaar district of India. |
| D. | Majuli District was declared as India's first 'open defecation free' district. |
| Answer» B. Majuli island is recognised by Guinness Book of World Records as Asia's largest and World's second largest River Island. | |
| 190787. |
Department of Industrial Policy u0026 Promotion (DIPP) has recently revised the North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIP), 2007, specifying that all the subsidies to industrial units will be disbursed through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mechanism. Who is the secretary of DIPP? |
| A. | Amitabh Kant |
| B. | Ramesh Abhishek |
| C. | Arvind Subramanian |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Arvind Subramanian | |
| 190788. |
Union Government has launched an app named 'GARV-II'. What is the objective of this app? |
| A. | GARV-II aims to provide real time data for six lakh villages in the country to monitor the progress of electrification of villages. |
| B. | GARV-II aims to provide real time data for 18,452 un-electrified villages in the country. |
| C. | GARV-II aims to provide real time details of spacecraft, launchers, facilities, space science activities of ISRO. |
| D. | GARV-II aims to provide real time data on online complaints of child sexual abuse directly from the victims. |
| Answer» B. GARV-II aims to provide real time data for 18,452 un-electrified villages in the country. | |
| 190789. |
World Health Organisation has recently surveyed 33 countries and releaseda report about bad habits in developing African nations. Consider the following statements and opt the correct option.nI -Most adults in Africa have at least one risk factor increasing their chance of developing deadly lifestyle diseases.nII - Daily tobacco use ranges from 26 to 54 per cent in Africa, and is constantly growing.nIII - An estimated 46 per cent of Africans suffer high blood pressure, which is the second highest worldwide. |
| A. | Only I |
| B. | Both II and III |
| C. | Both I and III |
| D. | Only III |
| Answer» B. Both II and III | |
| 190790. |
The Central Government provided a further “Special Assistance” of Rs. 450 crore to Telengana to support the development of nine backward areas. Which of the following districts is not among these nine? |
| A. | Khammam |
| B. | Rangareddy |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | Karimnagar |
| Answer» D. Karimnagar | |
| 190791. |
Which of the following Governmental/Non-governmental organisations has been conferred the Skoch Silver and Skoch Order-of Merit award for POSCO e-box? |
| A. | Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KeSCPCR) |
| B. | CHILDLINE India Foundation |
| C. | National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) |
| D. | Smile Foundation |
| Answer» D. Smile Foundation | |
| 190792. |
Identify the Russia’s ambassador to Turkey who was recently assassinated at an Ankara art exhibit. |
| A. | Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş |
| B. | Tayyip Erdoğan |
| C. | Valery Denisov |
| D. | Andrey G. Karlov |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190793. |
In order to promote a less-cash society, the Finance Ministry recently reduced the existing rate of deemed profit to 6 per cent for the amount of total turnover or gross receipts received through banking channel or digital means for the financial year 2016-17. What was the current rate of profit? |
| A. | Nine per cent |
| B. | Eight per cent |
| C. | Eleven per cent |
| D. | Twelve per cent |
| Answer» C. Eleven per cent | |
| 190794. |
Stephanie Del Valle was crowned Miss World 2016, winning an edge over runners-up Yaritza Miguelina Reyes Ramirez and Natasha Mannuela. She is from __________. |
| A. | Dominican Republic |
| B. | Puerto Rico |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Indonesia | |
| 190795. |
What is the revised penalty imposed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) for disposing of garbage in the open area, leading to pollution? |
| A. | Rs. 500 |
| B. | Rs. 5000 |
| C. | Rs. 10000 |
| D. | Rs. 1000 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 1000 | |
| 190796. |
In which of the following districts Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has inaugurated India’s first cashless bazaar? |
| A. | Raipur |
| B. | Bilaspur |
| C. | Bemetara |
| D. | Balrampur |
| Answer» B. Bilaspur | |
| 190797. |
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has reduced interest rate on provident fund deposits to 8.65 per cent for 2016-17 from the current _______ per cent. |
| A. | 9 |
| B. | 8.8 |
| C. | 8.7 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 8.7 | |
| 190798. |
India and Tajikistan have signed a series of four agreements on financial intelligence, audio visual programs, prevention of fiscal evasion and bilateral investment. Who is the President of Tajikistan ? |
| A. | Ashraf Ghani |
| B. | Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow |
| C. | Almazbek Atambayev |
| D. | Emomali Rahmon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190799. |
Union Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment, headed by Thaawarchand Gehlot released the first issue of a National Newspaper dedicated to Senior Citizen. Identify it. |
| A. | Silver Innings |
| B. | Dignity Dialogue |
| C. | Saanjhi Saanjh |
| D. | Helpage India |
| Answer» D. Helpage India | |
| 190800. |
Which of the following companies has become the first Indian company to sign up as a National Supporter for the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017? |
| A. | Bank of Baroda |
| B. | State Bank of India |
| C. | Reliance Industries |
| D. | Tata Motors |
| Answer» B. State Bank of India | |