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1.

BR Ambedkar was posthumously conferred with the Bharat Ratna, Indias highest civilian award, in
1) 1985
2) 1990
3) 1998
4) 2001
5) 2005

2.

The World Press Freedom Day is observed on

1) 1 Apr
2) 13 Apr
3) 22 Apr

4) 1 May

5) 3 May

Arseniy Yatsenyuk resigned as the Prime Minister of which of the following countries recently?
1) Greece
2) Ukraine
3) Turkey
4) Spain
5) Norway

4.

S Ravindran took charge as the new Chairman of Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) recently. The bank is sponsored
by
1) Syndicate Bank
2) Bank of India
3) Indian Bank
4) Central Bank of India 5) Dena Bank

5.

________ has become the first entity to receive final approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to start a payments
bank.
1) Fino Pay Tech
2) Reliance Industries
3) Tech Mahindra
4) Airtel M Commerce Services
5) Vodaphone m-pesa

6.

The Sri Lanka govt announced to resume work at the Colombo Port City recently. The Port City is being built by
1) Japan
2) India
3) China
4) UK
5) Russia

7.

The Pakistan Air Force conducted a military drill code-named Shaheen (Eagle)-5 recently with their counterparts from
1) Turkey
2) Iran
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Bangladesh
5) China

8.

Who among the following has joined the recently-announced Premier Futsal football league as its brand ambassador?
1) Sachin Tendulakar 2) Saurav Ganguly
3) Virat Kohli
4) MS Dhoni
5) Shikhar Dhawan

9.

The home-grown mobile phone maker Lava signed who among the following as its brand ambassador recently?
1) Sania Mirza
2) Saina Nehwal
3) Deepika Kumari
4) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
5) Rohit Sharma

10.

India and Maldives signed six agreements to boost ties recently. The capital city of Maldives is
1) Baku
2) Tirana
3) Bogota
4) Moroni
5) Male

11.

The International Day of Human Space Flight is observed on

1) 9 Apr
2) 10 Apr
3) 11 Apr

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4) 12 Apr

5) 14 Apr

The soon to be operational Unified Payments Interface (UPI), tipped to bring about a payments revolution in the
country, is launched by
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) NPCI
4) RBI
5) Yes Bank

13.

Dancer Soni Chaurasia set a Guinness world record with a non-stop performance lasting 124 hours in Varanasi recently.
She performed
1) Kathak
2) Mohiniyattam
3) Kuchipudi
4) Bharata Natyam
5) Odissi

14.

Which of the following teams clinched the 3rd Asian Kho Kho championship titles in both mens and womens categories
recently?
1) Bangladesh
2) India
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Sri Lanka

15.

The IMF on 12 Apr retained Indias growth forecast for 2016-17 at

1) 6.2 per cent
2) 6.5 per cent
3) 7.3 per cent

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4) 7.5 per cent

Which of the following steel makers started the sale of its UK steel unit recently?
1) Bhushan Steel
2) VISA Steel
3) Essar Steel
4) JSW Steel

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Which of the following has become Indias first train fitted with CCTV cameras?
1) Gatiman Express
2) Mahamana Express
3) Shan-e-Punjab Express
4) Sampoorna Kranti Express
5) Shiv Ganga Express

18.

The Haryana govt has renamed Gurgaon as

1) Gurugruha
2) Gurugaon

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4) Gurugram

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is headquartered at

1) Paris
2) London
3) New York
4) Geneva

5) Gurughar
5) Hague

20.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation recently in
1) Bhopal
2) Gandhinagar
3) Kolkata
4) Guwahati
5) New Delhi

21.

The three-day Maritime India Summit 2016 was held recently in

1) Mumbai
2) Kolkata
3) Vishakhapatnam

4) Kochi

5) Porbandar

The Supreme Court has decided to examine confidentiality of bank non performing assets (NPAs).
NPA is a loan or
advance for which the principal or interest payment remained overdue for a period of
1) 30 days
2) 60 days
3) 90 days
4) 120 days
5) 365 days

23.

Which of the following pairs of old and new names of cities in India is NOT mathced correctly?
1) Calicut - Kozhikode
2) Waltair - Visakhapatnam
3) Gauhati - Guwahati
4) Mewat - Nuh
5) None of these

24.

The Centre and the States will now get to access loan funds from the NSSF at much lower cost. The term NSSF stands
for
1) National Structured Savings Fund
2) National Specialised Savings Fund
3) National Sample Savings Fund
4) National Small Savings Fund
5) None of these

25.

Which of the following will be the first State(s) to procure short-term power through e-reverse auctions under the new
guidelines of the Ministry for Power?
1) Bihar
2) Kerala
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) All the above
5) Only1) and 2)

26.

Name the former army chief who was conferred with the highest French civilian distinction, Officer of the Legion of
Honour, recently.
1) Sundararajan Padmanabhan
2) Nirmal Chander Vij
3) Deepak Kapoor
4) Bikram Singh
5) JJ Singh

27.

James Taylor retired from International Cricket recently. He played for

1) England
2) Australia
3) South Africa
4) West Indies

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5) New Zealand

Name the Indian golfer who was recently honoured as the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month for Mar.
1) Anirban Lahiri
2) Shiv Kapur
3) Gaganjeet Bhullar
4) Arjun Atwal
5) SSP Chawrasia

29.

Who among the following has been selected for Saraswati Samman for 2015 for his/her autobiography titled ChittChete, written in Dogri language?
1) Veerappa Moily
2) Govind Mishra
3) Padma Sachdev
4) Kedarnath ingh
5) Kunwar Narayan

30.

Veenu Paliwal, who died in an accident, recently, was a prominent

1) biker
2) cyclist
3) motorist

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4) mountaineer

5) diver

31.

The World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed co-financing framework pact recently. The
AIIB is headquartered at
1) Shanghai
2) Manila
3) Tokyo
4) Bangkok
5) Beijing

32.

Name the actress who has won the Global Indian of the Year award at the NRI of the Year Award 2016.
1) Priyanka Chopra
2) Kangana Ranaut
3) Katrina Kaif
4) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
5) Deepika Padukone

33.

________ has tied up with Chillar Payment Solutions, a technology driven start-up firm, to promote its Campus Wallet.
1) DSC Bank
2) Federal Bank
3) Yes Bank
4) RBL Bank
5) Syndicate Bank

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Who among the following has been chosen as the AIBA ambassador for 2016 Womens World Boxing Championship?
1) Priyanka Chopra
2) Laishram Sarita Devi
3) Mary Kom
4) Ren Cancan
5) None of these

35.

Which state govt recently launched Mufti Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme to supplement the National Food Security
Act in the state?
1) Karnataka
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Assam
4) Kerala
5) Jammu & Kashmir

36.

What is Indias ranking on the Global Connectivity Index released by Huawei recently?
1) 25th
2) 34th
3) 44th
4) 52nd

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5) 64th

India and which of the following countries recently agreed in principle on sharing military logistics?
1) Japan
2) Russia
3) China
4) US
5) Israel

38.

Which country has emerged as worlds largest recipient of remittances in 2015 attracting about $69 billion as per the
World Bank?
1) Nigeria
2) Mexico
3) Philippines
4) India
5) China

39.

India test-fired its most ambitious nuclear missile codenamed K-4 recently from the home-built ballistic missile nuclear
submarine
1) INS Arihant
2) INS Chakra
3) INS Scorpene
4) INS Shalki
5) INS Sindhurashtra

40.

The World Hemophilia Day is observed on

1) 07 Apr
2) 11 Apr

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3) 12 Apr

4) 14 Apr

5) 17 Apr

With which country India has been recently signed MoU for Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Development of
Ports
1) North Korea
2) South Korea
3) US
4) Australia
5) None of these

42.

Who among the following has been chosen as the head of US Cybersecurity body by US President Barack Obama?
1) Ajay Banga
2) Michael Daniel
3) Merrick Garland
4) Tom Donilon
5) None of these

43.

The government has imposed an anti-dumping duty of up to USD 149 on imports of a chemical used in fermentation of
sugar from five countries. Which of the following countries are not among the five?
1) The European Union
2) Malaysia
3) US
4) Singapore
5) None of these

44.

Who among the following has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited?
1) Deepak Kumar
2) Sushma Singh
3) Deepak Kashyap
4) Manoj Kumar
5) None of these

45.

Who among the following has been appointed as the liaison officer with Jammu and Kashmir by the Union Government?
1) Talom Tabi
2) Ratan Wattal
3) Mamata Hojai
4) Dr. Haseeb Drabu
5) None of these

46.

Who among the following became the first female acting Chief Justice of Nepals Supreme Court, ending the male
domination of top posts in the judiciary?
1) Junu Dahal
2) Pramod Dahal
3) Kalyan Shrestha
4) Sushila Karki
5) None of these

47.

Which state has unanimously approved the Prohibition of Social Boycott Bill, which seeks to crack down on extrajudicial bodies like caste and community panchayats?
1) Maharashtra
2) Gujarat
3) Bihar
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Jharkhand

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48.

Which one of the following nation has become the 189th member of the International Monetary Fund and the World
Bank?
1) Nauru
2) South Sudan
3) Honshu
4) Luzon
5) None of these

49.

Recently Indias indigenously-developed Akash missile was successfully test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR)
at Chandipur in Odisha. Akash is a medium range
1) air-to-ground
2) air-to-air
3) surface-to-air
4) surface-to-surface 5) None of these

50.

Iconic Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom was recently named one of the eight ambassadors for the upcoming World
Championships by
1) FIFA
2) HSBA
3) AIBA
4) IBF
5) None of these

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Recently three countries have finalized draft of the Chabahar Trilateral Agreement on Transport and Transit Corridors.
Which countries are not among the following?
1) India
2) Australia
3) Afghanistan
4) Iran
5) None of these

52.

How many shares have been issued to LIC by the public sector lender, Oriental Bank of Commerce for raising Rs. 178
Crore?
1) 1 cr
2) 1.25 cr
3) 2 cr
4) 1.5 cr
5) 2.5 cr

53.

After getting first woman Chief Minister, Gujarat has appointed who among the following as the states first woman
Director General of Police (DGP)?
1) P C Thakur
2) Geeta Johri
3) P P Pandey
4) R K Raghavan
5) None of these

54.

The World Heritage Day is observed on

1) 19 April
2) 23 May

3) 18 April

Who won 2016 Chinese Grand Prix?

1) Lewis Hamilton
2) Nico Rosberg

3) Fernando Alonso

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4) 13 April

5) 18 Mar

4) Sebastian Vettel

5) None of these

The European Parliament has recently approved creation of a European passenger name records (PNR) system to
combat terrorism. PNR system does not include which one of the following?
1) Travel Dates
2) Itinerary
3) Baggage information of the passengers
4) Means of Payment
5) None of these

57.

The Indian Army recently conducted major battle exercise named as Shatrujeet in which state near to the border with
Pakistan?
1) Rajasthan
2) Gujarat
3) Punjab
4) J & K
5) None of these

58.

The Union Government has appointed who among the following as the new chairperson of the National Monument
Authority (NMA)?
1) Susmita Pande
2) P C Roy
3) B V Prakash
4) Himanshu Prabha Ray
5) None of
these

59.

The New Development Bank (NDB) of BRICS countries has handed out $250 million to which Indian Bank for renewable
energy projects as part of its first set of loans amounting to more than $800 million?
1) United Bank of India
2) Canara Bank
3) Uco Bank
4) Syndicate Bank
5) None of these

60.

Who won the 25th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2016?
1) India
2) New Zealand
3) Pakistan
4) Australia

5) None of these

Who has become the first Indian woman gymnast to secure Olympic berth after 52 years?
1) Meenakshi
2) Debjani Samanta
3) Dipa Karmakar
4) Priti Das

5) None of these

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The Union Government has leased the commemorative coin of what denomination to mark Tatya Tope martyrdom day?
1) 10
2) 200
3) 100
4) 500
5) 1000

63.

Who has been appointed as Additional Director General in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
1) Deepak Mishra
2) S S Jakhar
3) Rajesh Tyagi
4) K Durga Prasad
5) None of these

64.

Which country has recently test-fired a nuclear-capable short-range Iskander M cruise missile as part of its drills in the
countrys southern Astrakhan region?
1) Myanmar
2) Australia
3) Pakistan
4) China
5) Russia

65.

Who won the 2016 Monte Carlo Rolex Masters title of Tennis?
1) Gael Monfils
2) Rafel Nadal
3) Novak Djokovic

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4) Roger Federer

5) None of these

66.

Who has been proclaimed as the outstanding Laureus Sportsperson of the year award with a disability?
1) Leung Yuk Wing 2) Liu Cuiqing
3) Marie Bochet
4) Omara Durand
5) Daniel Dias

67.

Recently, the Minister of Women & Child Development, Mrs. Maneka Gandhi inaugurated a One Day Regional Conference
with North Eastern States in which city on the issues relating to Child Adoption.
1) Guwahati
2) Aizwal
3) Imphal
4) Gangtok
5) Shillong

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Who won the RedInk Journalist of the Year 2015 Award by the Mumbai Press Club?
1) Ravish Kumar
2) Prannoy Roy
3) Krishna Prasad
4) Shekhar Gupta

5) None of these

Who has been recently appointed as the chief selector of Pakistan?

1) Tauseef Ahmed
2) Inzamam-ul-Haq
3) Wajahatullah Wasti 4) Wasim Haider

5) None of these

Who won the Laureus Sportsman of the Year 2015 award?

1) Jordan Spieth
2) Usain Bolt
3) Lionel Messi

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4) Novak Djokovic

71.

Who has been appointed as the first-ever chief executive officer of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?
1) Rahul Johri
2) Shashank Manohar 3) Anil Kumble
4) John Dwyer
5) None of these

72.

Who among the following won the Pulitzer Prize for public service?
1) The New York Times
2) The Los Angeles Times
4) The Associated Press
5) None of these

3) The Washington Post

The Union Govt has set aside the controversial provident fund (PF) withdrawal norms that had restricted complete
withdrawal from PF account before the retirement age of
1) 54 years
2) 58 years
3) 55 years
4) 65 years
5) 60 years

74.

India has recently inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation in traditional medicine and
homeopathy with which country?
1) Myanmar
2) Japan
3) France
4) China
5) Mauritius

75.

Where is the 14th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation, the Republic of India and the Peoples
Republic of China recently held?
1) Moscow
2) Bejing
3) New Delhi
4) Hangzhou
5) None of these

76.

The Union government has earmarked what amount to clean up Bengalurus polluted lakes?
1) Rs. 500 cr
2) Rs. 750 cr
3) Rs. 800 cr
4) Rs. 1000 cr

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5) Rs. 950 cr

77.

Which Indian-American has been nominated as the USs next envoy to central African nation Chad by US President
Barack Obama?
1) Geeta Pasi
2) Prannoy Roy
3) W. Wendell Blancke 4) James Knight
5) None of these

78.

English Language Day is observed on

1) May 25
2) March 28

3) April 28

4) April 23

5) April 21

Which Indian has been promoted to international outdoor umpire by the International Hockey Federation (FIH)?
1) Napolean Singh
2) Deepak Joshi
3) Durga Thakur
4) Wasim Haider
5) None of these

80.

Who won the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year 2015 award?

1) Maggie Alphonsi 2) Victoria Pendleton 3) Zara Philips

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4) Serena Willams

Who has been appointed as the new Lokayukta of Goa?

1) Justice Virendra Singh
2) Justice P K Mishra
4) Justice M L Tahaliyani
5) None of these
What is the rank of India in the 2016 World Press Freedom Index?
1) 134
2) 136
3) 125

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5) Jessica Ennis-Hill

3) Justice Sajjan Singh Kothari

4) 133

5) 108

83.

Which forces in the country has been recently allowed the permanent commission for women?
1) CRPF
2) Army
3) Navy
4) BSF
5) Air Force

84.

Which country has become the worlds first region to wipe out Malaria, a mosquito-borne vector?
1) Europe
2) Australia
3) Liberia
4) China
5) India

85.

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for operationalisation of new Indian Institute of Science Education and
Research (IISER) at
1) Pune
2) Mohali
3) Bhopal
4) Tirupati
5) None of these

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Who has been appointed as Kerala-based Rubber Boards chairman?

1) Dr. A Jayathilak
2) Ms Sheela Thomas 3) A Ajith Kumar
4) Mukundan Pillai

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Which state HC has been recently quashed the imposition of President rule in the state?
1) Uttarkhand
2) Chattisgarh
3) Haryana
4) Arunachal Pradesh

5) None of these

Which airline has been confirmed as a Global Partner for all ICC events from 2016-2023 by ICC?
1) Emirates Airline
2) Air Asia
3) Qatar Airways
4) Air Arabia
5) Cathay Pacific

89.

Which country has topped the 2016 World Press Freedom Index?
1) Denmark
2) Norway
3) Finland

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Who has been appointed as the new President of Laos?

1) Sonexay Siphandone
2) Somdy Douangdy
4) Bounnhang Vorachit
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4) New Zealand

5) None of these

3) Bounthong Chitmany

Which country has topped as the top destination for FDI in the year 2015 according to Foreign Direct Investment
Intelligence Report?
1) China
2) India
3) US
4) Mexico
5) Brazil

92.

How many UN Member States supported the idea of declaring 21st June as the International Day of Yoga till 22 April
2016?
1) 155
2) 167
3) 193
4) 177
5) 185

93.

Worlds lightest synthetic material called silica aerogel, which can be used as filler in soldiers uniforms to save lives of
soldiers at the Siachen glacier, has been indigenously developed by
1) ESA
2) CNSA
3) DRDO
4) NASA
5) ISRO

94.

The month-long Simhastha Kumbh Mela, largest congregation of Hindus, recently began in
1) Ujjain
2) Varanasi
3) Allahabad
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5) None of these

Which Automobile giant has become the first Indian company to join a global energy campaign, EP 100 led by an
international non-profit group that will work with the worlds most influential businesses in setting commitments to
double their energy productivity?
1) Tata Motors Ltd.
2) Force Motors Ltd.
3) Mahindra & Mahindra
4) Bajaj Auto
5) None of these

96.

Which Indian Diplomat has been conferred with Commander of the Order of Merit, one of the highest awards of Cyprus?
1) Amitav Banerji
2) Ravindra Mhatre
3) Lakshmi Kant Jha
4) R Viswanathan
5) None of these

97.

In which city Accenture launched Cyber Centre?

1) Uttarkhand
2) Bengaluru
3) New Delhi

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4) Hyderabad

5) None of these

President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the second edition of Global Exhibition on Services (GES) 2016 in
1) Patna
2) Greater Noida
3) Lucknow
4) Bengaluru
5) None of these

99.

Which district has been awarded for excellence in implementation of priority programmes, PMJDY by PM Narendra
Modi?
1) Kohima
2) Jorhat
3) Aizwal
4) Nagaon
5) None of these

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3) Bounthong Chitmany

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100. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Laos?
1) Sonexay Siphandone
2) Somdy Douangdy
4) Thongloun Sisoulith
5) None of these

101. Recently President Pranab Mukherjee has nominated six eminent members to Rajya Sabha. Who is not among the
following?
1) Mary Kom
2) Suresh Gopi
3) Narendra Jadhav
4) Swapan Dasgupta 5) All are nominated
102. How many Nations have signed the historic Paris Climate Agreement at United Nations Headquarters in New York along
marking a significant step to combat global warming?
1) 175
2) 183
3) 185
4) 177
5) 166
103. Who has been appointed as the new director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)?
1) D J Narain
2) Prashant Pathrabe
3) Bhupendra Kainthola
4) Gajendra Chauhan
5) None of these

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104. How many amounts have been approved by the Central Govt to the three droughts hit states?
1) 950 cr
2) 1000 cr
3) 842 cr
4) 756 cr
5) 866 cr

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105. Recently which Cab aggregator has entered into a partnership with Gujarat Tourism and FICCI for soft skill training?
1) Uber
2) Meru
3) Ola
4) PoochhO
5) None of these
106. Recently US Treasury Department announced that the first African-American anti-slavery Harriet Tubman be featured
on which Treasury bill?
1) $20
2) $50
3) $10
4) $100
5) None of these
107. Which actor has been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in the Best Actor Category (Critics Choice)?
1) Ranveer Singh
2) Amitabh Bachchan 3) Manoj Bajpayee
4) Salman Khan
5) None of these

108. Which Cricket Team is going to play the first-ever Day/Night Cricket test match against India hosted by BCCI later this
year?
1) Bangladesh
2) Australia
3) South Africa
4) Sri Lanka
5) New Zealand
109. World Book and Copyright Day observed on
1) April 28
2) April 23
3) May 23

4) May 28

5) None of these

111. National Panchayati Raj Diwas observed on

1) April 25
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1) France
2) China
3) Brazil
4) South Africa
5) None of these
3) April 14

4) April 27

5) None of these

112. The Union Govt has recently launched Indias first Online Interactive Heritage Portal named
1) Heritagepedia
2) Sahapedia
3) Dharohara
4) Shane-e-bharat

5) None of these

113. Capital of Chad

1) Abuja

5) None of these

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4) Niamey

114. Which Bollywood actor has been named as Indian Contingents Goodwill Ambassador for 2016 Rio Olympics?
1) Shahrukh Khan
2) Salman Khan
3) Amitabh Bachchan 4) Aamir Khan
5) None of these
115. The Union Govt constituted the eight-member panel to double Farmers income by
1) 2022
2) 2020
3) 2025
4) 2021

5) None of these

116. Which Department has been renamed as DIPAM by the Centre?

1) Department of Pharmaceuticals
2) Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
3) Department of Asset Management
4) Department of Disinvestment
5) None of these
4) North Korea

5) None of these

118. English Language Day observed on

1) April 23
2) April 24

4) May 24

5) None of these

119. Who is the Writer of Book, Incarnations: India in 50 Lives?

1) Shashi Deshpande 2) Kanishk Tharoor
3) N N Vohra

4) Sunil Khilnani

5) None of these

120. Who has been topped in the Britains Annual Rich List?
1) Hinduja Brothers 2) Reuben Brothers
3) Lakshmi N Mittal

4) Reliance Brothers

5) None of these

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117. Which country successfully tested the first Stealth Fighter X-2 Jet?
1) Japan
2) France
3) India
3) April 29

121. Name the Indian shooter who won a silver medal in the mens skeet event of the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Rio De
Janerio recently. It is Indias first skeet medal at a World Cup.
1) Mairaj Ahmed Khan
2) Vijay Kumar
3) Gagan Narang
4) Abhinav Bindra
5) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
122. President Rafael Correa has announced an eight-day national mourning over the death of 654 people in a recent
earthquake in
1) Ecuador
2) Colombia
3) Bolivia
4) Paraguay
5) Chile

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123. The P-Notes investment climbed to Rs 2.23 lakh cr in Mar 2016. P-Notes are used to invest in the Indian capital markets
through registered FPIs which is short form of
1) Forward Portfolio Investors
2) Foreign Preferential Investors
3) Financial Portfolio Investors
4) Foreign Portfolio Investors
5) None of these
124. Roberto Azevedo is the present head of which of the following international organisations?
1) WHO
2) WTO
3) UNESCO
4) World Bank

5) IMF

125. The capital city of Yemen is

1) Manama
2) Baku

4) Sanaa

5) Damascus

4) India

5) Sri Lanka

3) Riyadh

126. ________ will host the 2018 Commonwealth Judo Championships.

1) Australia
2) Canada
3) Bangladesh

127. Dattu Bhokanal, who qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics recently, is an Indian
1) shooter
2) swimmer
3) rower
4) boxer

5) wrestler

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128. The Heart of Asia (HoA) conference was held in New Delhi recently. The conference aims at bringing peace and stability
to
1) Pakistan
2) Afghanistan
3) Sri Lanka
4) Nepal
5) Myanmar
129. Which of the following gulf countries has announced to sell about 5% in state energy giant Aramco to create a $2-tn
fund, the worlds largest wealth fund?
1) Iran
2) UAE
3) Kuwait
4) Bahrain
5) Saudi Arabia
130. The Finance Ministry approved what per cent interest on Provident Fund (PF) deposits for 2015-16 recently?
1) 8.25 per cent
2) 8.5 per cent
3) 8.7 per cent
4) 8.8 per cent
5) 8.95 per cent

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28. 5
33. 2
38. 4
43. 5
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53. 2
58. 1
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19. 1
24. 4
29. 3
34. 3
39. 1
44. 3
49. 3
54. 3
59. 2
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7. 5
12. 3
17. 3
22. 3
27. 1
32. 4
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42. 1
47. 1
52. 3
57. 1
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10. 5
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20. 5
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35. 5
40. 5
45. 2
50. 3
55. 2
60. 4
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66. 5
71. 1
76. 3
81. 2
86. 3
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101. 5
106. 1
111. 2
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121. 1
126. 4

67. 5
72. 4
77. 1
82. 4
87. 1
92. 4
97. 2
102. 1
107. 3
112. 2
117. 1
122. 1
127. 3

68. 1
73. 2
78. 4
83. 3
88. 1
93. 5
98. 2
103. 3
108. 5
113. 3
118. 1
123. 4
128. 2

69. 2
74. 5
79. 3
84. 1
89. 3
94. 1
99. 4
104. 3
109. 2
114. 2
119. 4
124. 2
129. 5

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