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1. World Tuberculosis day is observed on_____________.

(a) 5 May(b) 3 October(c) 19 August(d) 24 March(e) None of these

2. Union cabinet has approved a ______________ fundto support Swachh Bharat Mission in rural areas.

(a) $1.5 billion(b) $ 9.8 million(c) $ 6.7 billion(d) $ 5.8 million(e) None of these

3. AROGYA fair is going to start in ___________.(a) Rajasthan(b) Mumbai(c) Goa(d) Hyderabad(e) None of these

4. AROGYA Fair to commence From ____________.(a) April 15(b) July 27(c) November 10(d) March 26(e) None of these

5. What is the Full form of FPV ?(a) Financial Planning Volume(b) Fast Patrol Vessel(c) Ford Performance Vehicle(d) Flight Path Vector(e) None of these

6. Indian Coast Guard Vessel Arnvesh wasCommissioned in _____________.

(a) Visakhapatnam(b) Nepal(c) Gujarat(d) Bengaluru(e) None of these

7. Bajaj Finance is entering ______________ lifecare segment.

(a) Rs. 1500 crore

(b) Rs. 10,790 crore(c) Rs. 20,000 crore(d) Rs. 98,000 crore(e) None of these

8. _________ Bank has achieved the ISO 9001:2008certification.

(a) HDFC(b) South Indian(c) Yes(d) ICICI(e) None of these

9. ____________ has officially become a dialoguepartner of the Shanghai.

(a) New Delhi(b) Jaipur(c) Pune(d) Nepal(e) None of these

10. What is the name of Kadhaprasangam maestro andactor who passed away recently ?

(a) VD Rajappan(b) Yogeshwar Dutt(c) Pradip Shah(d) Vivek Dhariwal(e) None of these

11. NTPC starts 250 MW unit in ___________.(a) Gujarat(b) Bihar(c) Bengaluru(d) Nepal(e) None of these

12. What is the Full form of NTPC ?(a) National Thermal Power Corporation(b) Northwest Territories Power Corporation(c) National Tidal Power Corporation(d) Nabinagar Thermal Power Station(e) None of these

13. What is the name of Former Intel CEO who passedaway recently ?

(a) Robert Norton Noyce(b) Gordon Earle Moore(c) Andrew Grove



(d) Federico Faggin(e) None of these

14. What is the Full form of RDEL ?(a) Residential Direct Exchange Line(b) Reliance Defence and Engineering Ltd(c) Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit(d) Rational Decisive Exuberant Light(e) None of these

15. ICRA has projected Indian economy to grow by___________ in 2016-17.

(a) 7.7%(b) 10.2%(c) 5.6%(d) 9.8%(e) None of these

16. What is the Full form of HAL?(a) Hardware Abstraction Layer(b) Hypertext Application Language(c) High Availability Linux(d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(e) None of these

17. _________ to run for education in India.(a) Geetakshi Arora(b) Lloyd S. Shapley(c) Samantha Gash(d) Jack Ma(e) None of these

18. Market share of SBI in mobile banking in India:-(a) 78%(b) 10%(c) 105%(d) 38%(e) None of these

19. India to host 8th BRICS Summit in _____________.(a) Goa(b) Bangladesh(c) Rajasthan(d) Mumbai(e) None of these

20. India Post releases customised __________ on HAL.(a) India Flag

(b) Ashokan Capital(c) Douglas DC-4(d) My Stamp(e) None of these

21. World Sparrow Day is observed on _____________.(a) 20 March(b) 15 April(c) 7 June(d) 10 August(e) None of these

22. Who won Gold medal in Roman Wrestling at theAsian Olympic Qualification tournament ?

(a) HS Prannoy(b) Uday Khanna(c) Yogeshwar Dutt(d) S.Sridhar(e) None of these

23. Telangana government has tied up with AeroCampus Aquitaine and Bordeaux Metropoleof___________.

(a) Japan(b) Canada(c) France(d) America(e) None of these

24. ______________ has been chosen for the CVKunhiraman literary prize.

(a) Vivek Dhariwal(b) Pradip Shah(c) Shabtai Shavit(d) M Sukumaran(e) None of these

25. What is the Full form of IAF ?(a) Internet Address Finder(b) Indian Air Force(c) Inter-American Foundation(d) Internet Account File(e) None of these

26. IAF has conducted day-night exercise ‘Iron-fist2016’ at Pokhran firing range in ___________.

(a) Hyderabad(b) Bengaluru



(c) Nepal(d) Rajasthan(e) None of these

27. Who won first Noor Inayat Khan Prize for adissertation ?

(a) Geetakshi Arora(b) Lloyd S. Shapley(c) Dusa McDuff(d) Andrew Wiles(e) None of these

28. ______________ qualifies for Olympic in Greco -Roman wrestling.

(a) Ramesh Kumar(b) Maruti Mane(c) Guru Hanuman(d) Hardeep Singh(e) None of these

29. International Day of Forests is observed on______________.

(a) 6 August(b) 3 October(c) 21 March(d) 15 July(e) None of these

30. ICC has suspended ____________ bowler TaskinAhmed and Arafat Sunny for bowling with an illegalaction.

(a) Sri Lanka(b) Pakistan(c) Afghanistan(d) Bangladesh(e) None of these

31.Who won the men's singles title at the 2016 SwissOpen in Basel ?

(a) Chen Long(b) Zhang Nan(c) HS Prannoy(d) Mohammad Ahsan(e) None of these

32. Pfizer appointed _____________ as its newManaging Director (MD).

(a) Uday Khanna

(b) Vivek Dhariwal(c) Pradip Shah(d) S.Sridhar(e) None of these

33. Who has been Selected as First female USA ArmyCombatant Commander ?

(a) Robert B. Neller(b) David Gerard Perkins(c) Daniel Bartlett Allyn(d) Lori Robinson(e) None of these

34. The Chhattisgarh government has disbursed_____________ for MUDRA.

(a) Rs. 1500 crore(b) Rs. 100 crore(c) Rs. 1800 crore(d) Rs. 100000 Lakh(e) None of these

35. What is the Full form of MUDRA ?(a) Master Upbeat Dazzling Reasonable Attractive(b) Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency(c) Merciful Understanding Delightful Radiant

Adorable(d) Meticulous Unequaled Decent Rational Admirable(e) None of these

36. What is the Full form of SSTL ?(a) Sistema Shyam Teleservices(b) South Sky Technology Limited(c) Stub Series Terminated Logic(d) Smart Structures Technology Laboratory(e) None of these

37. SSTL approved merger with RelianceCommunications in a meeting convened by____________.

(a) Bombay High Court(b) Madras High Court(c) Rajasthan High Court(d) Gujarat High Court(e) None of these

38. _____________ to continue as BSNL CMD for fulltenure.

(a) Tapan Kumar Chand



(b) Atiur Rahman(c) Fazle Kabir(d) Anupam Shrivastava(e) None of these

39. Who has emerged as the Richest Asian-originentrepreneurs in Britain ?

(a) Wang Jianlin(b) Jack Ma(c) Hinduja brothers(d) Mukesh Ambani(e) None of these

40. The richest Asian-origin entrepreneurs in Britain anestimated personal fortune of ____________.

(a) 16.5 billion pounds(b) 2000 dollars(c) 7.2 billion pounds(d) 10.5 billion pounds(e) None of these

4_______________ railway station has been named thecleanest in India in the A1 category.

(a) Hyderabad(b) Nepal(c) New Delhi(d) Surat

(e) None of these

42. Haryana government has blocked internet servicesin ___________ over concerns of a fresh Jat agitation inthe state.

(a) Faridabad(b) Gurgaon(c) Rohtak(d) Gohana(e) None of these

43. What is the name of Former Director of Israel’sintelligence agency Mossad who passed away recently?

(a) Meir Dagan(b) Yossi Cohn(c) Shabtai Shavit(d) Nahum Admoni(e) None of these

44. _____________ allowed use of pictures of Chief

Ministers, Governors and Cabinet ministers in thegovernment’s media advertisements.

(a) High Court(b) Supreme Court(c) Session Court(d) Tribunals and Appellate Boards(e) None of these

45. India to set up Rabindranath Tagore Memorial in____________.

(a) Afghanistan(b) Bangladesh(c) Sri Lanka(d) Germany(e) None of these

46. What is the full form of PPF ?(a) Power Plant Frame(b) Persecution Project Foundation(c) Professional Pilots Federation(d) Public Provident Fund(e) None of these

47. Interest rate on PPF slashed from ___________to____________.

(a) 8.7%, 8.1%(b) 7.6%, 7.2%(c) 9.9%, 9.5%(d) 3.7%, 3.1%(e) None of these

48. What is the full form of KVP ?(a) Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment(b) Kingsley Village Pharmacy(c) Kisan Vikas Patra(d) Key Value Pair(e) None of these

49. European Union (EU) on Friday finalized a deal with__________ to return migrants.

(a) Japan(b) Turkey(c) Canada(d) America(e) None of these

50. World Sleep Day is observed on ____________.(a) Friday of the second full week in March



(b) Thursday of the second week in May(c) Monday of the second week in June(d) Tuesday of the second week in April(e) None of these

51. Cisco to set up Internet of Everthing innovationcentre in ______________.

(a) Hyderabad(b) Bengaluru(c) New Delhi(d) Visakhapatnam(e) None of these

52.Who has inaugurated World Sufi Forum in New Delhi?

(a) Sushma Swaraj(b) Arun Jaitley(c) Narendra Modi(d) Rajnath Singh(e) None of these

53. What is the name of Shehnai exponent who passedaway recently ?

(a) Gul Hassan Khan(b) Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan(c) Tapan Kumar Chand(d) Lloyd S. Shapley(e) None of these

54. Who has been appointed as the 11th Governor ofBangladesh Bank ?

(a) Fazle Kabir(b) Atiur Rahman(c) Mohammad Farasuddin(d) Salahuddin Ahmed(e) None of these

55. Who won British mathematician of 2016 AbelPrize ?

(a) Dusa McDuff(b) Arthur Cayley(c) John Horton Conway(d) Andrew Wiles(e) None of these

56. India became second biggest investor in______________.

(a) Japan

(b) America(c) France(d) London(e) None of these

57. Who has been appointed as Goodwill Ambassadorby UNDP ?

(a) Vera Zvonareva(b) Elena Vesnina(c) Ashley Judd(d) Anastasiya Myskina(e) None of these

58. ___________ & ____________ won Chameli DeviJain Award of the 2015-16.

(a) Priyanka Kakodkar & Raksha Kumar(b) Alka Dhupkar & Shoma Chaudhary(c) Tusha Mittal & Shahina K.K.(d) Supriya Sharma & Mini Thomas(e) None of these

59. India signed loan agreement of ____________withworld bank for Madhya Pradesh project.

(a) 35 Million dollars(b) 76 Million dollars(c) 10 Million dollars(d) 98 Million dollars(e) None of these

60. India began exporting diesel via rail to_____________.

(a) Bangladesh(b) Sri Lanka(c) Afghanistan(d) Germany(e) None of these

61. What is the full form of SDSN ?(a) Sun Devil Support Network(b) Secure Data System Network(c) Sustainable Development Solutions Network(d) Sho Nyo Shi Dae(e) None of these

62.___________ is the world’s happiest country,according to a report on Wednesday SDSN.

(a) Japan(b) Denmark



(c) Canada(d) America(e) None of these

63. United Nations has suspended _______________ asGoodwill Ambassador of the organization.

(a) Maria Sharapova(b) Anastasiya Myskina(c) Vera Zvonareva(d) Elena Vesnina(e) None of these

64. _____________ to sing national anthem beforeIndia-Pakistan match.

(a) Aamir Khan(b) Akshay Kumar(c) Salman Khan(d) Amitabh Bachchan(e) None of these

65. World’s first fully electric double decker buslaunched in ____________.

(a) Italy(b) Russia(c) London(d) Dubai(e) None of these

66. President inaugurates aviation show in_____________.

(a) Gujarat(b) Hyderabad(c) Nepal(d) Bengaluru(e) None of these

67. _____________ to join world leaders in wax atMadame Tussauds.

(a) Narendra Modi(b) Sushma Swaraj(c) John Mathai(d) Rajnath Singh(e) None of these

68. Which company got the solar energy project for SriLanka.

(a) Gamesa(b) Reliance Power

(c) Vidanta(d) Tata Power(e) None of these

69. SAARC Business Travelers’ Card expected by___________.

(a) June(b) May(c) April(d) August(e) None of these

70. _____________ gets first Earthquake WarningSystem in country.

(a) Himachal Pradesh(b) West Bengal(c) Rajasthan(d) Haryana(e) None of these

71.______________ has launched country’s firstcontactless mobile payment solution ‘iTap’.

(a) Yes Bank(b) ICICI Bank

(c) Axis Bank(d) SBI

72. What is the name of Nobel laureate who passedaway recently ?

(a) Simon Kuznets(b) Milton Friedman(c) James Tobin(d) Lloyd S. Shapley(e) None of these

73. Who has inaugrated international food andhospitality fair, AAHAR 2016 in New Delhi ?

(a) Sushma Swaraj(b) Rajnath Singh(c) Harsimrat Kaur Badal(d) Arun Jaitley(e) None of these

74. RBI likely to pay _____________ in dividends togovernment in 2016-17.

(a) Rs 57,000 crore(b) Rs 1000 crore(c) Rs 98,000 crore



(d) Rs 1500 crore(e) None of these

75. ExoMars 2016 spacecraft successfully launched by___________ & ____________.

(a) America & France(b) Japan & Italy(c) Canada & Dubai(d) Europe & Russia(e) None of these

76. The first ever Paralympics Games tournament hel in______________.

(a) West Bengal(b) Tamil Nandu(c) Gujarat(d) Arunachal Pradesh(e) None of these

77. Mother Teresa to become a saint on______________.

(a) March 7(b) July 25(c) Sept. 4(d) May 15(e) None of these

78. World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) is beingobserved on _____________.

(a) 9 April(b) 13 June(c) 20 August(d) 15 March(e) None of these

79. Center has released _____________ for upgradingprisons in eight States.

(a) Rs. 150 crore(b) Rs. 1 Lakh(c) Rs. 609 crore(d) Rs. 100 crore(e) None of these

80. Who has been elected as first civilian President ofMyanmar ?

(a) Thein Sein(b) Sein Lwin(c) Win Maung

(d) Htin Kyaw(e) None of these

81. Allahabad High Court celebrates ___________foundation year.

(a) 25th(b) 101th(c) 150th

(d) 69th

82. ____________ was the Chief Guest of thecelebrations in Allahabad High Court.

(a) Rajnath Singh(b) Sushma Swaraj(c) Padma Sachdev(d) Pranab Mukherjee(e) None of these

83. Who has launched an online Clean My Coachservice in line with Indian Railways cleanliness?

(a) Jagjivan Ram(b) Lal Bahadur Shastr(c) Suresh Prabhu(d) John Mathai(e) None of these

84. What is the full form of GCC ?(a) Gulf Cooperation Council(b) Global Corporate Challenge(c) Global Climate Coalition(d) Graphic Control Computer(e) None of these

85. _________ & ____________ has launched theFulbright – Kalam Climate Fellowship.

(a) India & Uk(b) UAE & US(c) Paris & Uk(d) India and US(e) None of these

86. Who has been appointed as Deputy Chief of ArmyStaff ?

(a) Muhammad Yahya Khan(b) N P S Hira(c) Gul Hassan Khan(d) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani(e) None of these



87. Who won as sixth All England badminton title ?(a) Wang Shixian(b) Shon Wan-ho(c) Ratchanok Intanon(d) Lin Dan(e) None of these

88. India and IMF to set up South Asia Regional Trainingand Technical Assistance Center in ______________.

(a) Mumbai(b) Nepal(c) New Delhi(d) Bengaluru(e) None of these

89. Palestinian teacher has won a __________ globalteaching prize.

(a) $ 1 million(b) $ 25 billion(c) $ 8 crore(d) $ 12 million(e) None of these

90. What is the full form of DELP ?(a) Department of Environment, Land and Planning(b) Defense English Language Program(c) Department of English Language Pedagogy(d) Domestic Efficient Lighting Programmer(e) None of these

91.Who has been appointed as Chairman Of 21st LCI ?(a) Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan(b) Justice Ranjan Gogoi(c) Justice Dipak Misra(d) Justice Amitava Roy

92. __________ launched a credit-linked subsidyscheme for home loans under Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana.

(a) HDFC Bank(b) Axis Bank(c) IDBI Bank(d) ICICI Bank(e) None of these

93. __________ has been announced as the brandambassador of Reebok India.

(a) Anushka Sharma(b) Sonakshi Sinha(c) Vidya Balan(d) Kangana Ranaut(e) None of these

94. India to launch __________ foreign satellitesbelonging to seven countries.

(a) 98(b) 67(c) 25(d) 10(e) None of these

95. Who has been selected as Secretary General of theArab League ?

(a) Nabil Elaraby(b) Mahmoud Riad(c) Chedli Klibi(d) Ahmed Abul Gheit(e) None of these

96. What is the full form of LCI ?(a) Lower Confidence Interval(b) Law Commission of India(c) Landing Craft Infantry(d) Letter of Credit Import(e) None of these

97. What is the full form of BCCI ?(a) Bank of Credit and Commerce International(b) Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry(c) Berkeley Center for Control and Identification(d) Board of Control for Cricket in India(e) None of these

98. Ban Ki-moon has been appointed ___________ ofFrance to head new U.N. mission in Colombia.

(a) Tapan Kumar Chand(b) Antonio Guterres(c) Jean Arnault(d) Martin Crowe(e) None of these

99. What is the full form of ASI ?(a) Advanced Server Interface(b) Aerospace Science Instructor(c) American Share Insurance



(d) Archaeological Survey of India(e) None of these

100. ____________ is now the Official Partner of BCCI.(a) Honda(b) Suzuki(c) Nissan(d) Hyundai(e) None of these

101___________ has signed a pact with Bank of Israelfor exchange of information.

(a) Yes Bank(b) SBI(c) Axis Bank(d) RBI

102. Honey festival in Mangaluru from __________.(a) March 12(b) June 25(c) August 7(d) April 10(e) None of these

103. What is the full form of CCEA ?(a) Chicago Clean Energy Alliance(b) Carroll County Education Association(c) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(d) Central City East Association(e) None of these

104. __________________ has approved by theCabinet.

(a) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana(b) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana(c) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana(d) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(e) None of these

105. What is the name of Brazil musician who passedaway recently ?

(a) Sadashiva Tripathy(b) Nana Vasconcelos(c) Bishan Singh Bedi(d) George Kennedy(e) None of these

106. What is the full form of ISRO ?(a) International Securities Regulatory Organization(b) Iranian Society Of Radiation Oncology(c) Isroindian Space Research Organisation(d) Indian Space Research Organisation(e) None of these

107. ISRO has successfully launched India’s___________ navigation IRNSS 1-F satellite.

(a) Fourth(b) Sixth(c) Nineth(d) Tenth(e) None of these

108. India-Indonesia Joint Training Exercise GarudaShakti has begun at ____________.

(a) Demak(b) Cilacap(c) Mungkid(d) Magelang(e) None of these

109. Rest of India defeated ____________ by 4 wicketsto lift Irani Cup Cricket Title.

(a) Gujraat(b) New Delhi(c) Nepal(d) Mumbai(e) None of these

110. In which country Mahindra Aerospace to set upoperations ?

(a) America(b) London(c) UAE(d) Japan(e) None of these

111.__________ countries are going to take part in firstMaritime India Summit 2016.

(a) 25(b) 84(c) 57(d) 66

112 ___________ topped international ranking ofcountries with highest percentage of women in senior



business roles.(a) Canada(b) America(c) Paris(d) Russia(e) None of these

113. IMF to set up data sharing center in____________.

(a) India(b) Italy(c) Australia(d) China(e) None of these

114. What is the full form of IMF ?(a) Intelligent Messaging Filter(b) Interplanetary Magnetic Field(c) Impossible Mission Force(d) International Monetary Fund(e) None of these

115. National Anthem compulsory in all schools in____________.

(a) Tamil Nadu(b) Myanmar(c) West Bengal(d) Gujraat(e) None of these

116. __________ Bank has rolled out iWork@home forwomen employees.

(a) HDFC(b) Yes(c) SBI(d) ICICI(e) None of these

117. Maruti Suzuki, has launched ‘Made in India’ Balenoin _____________.

(a) South Africa(b) Germany(c) Japan(d) London(e) None of these

118. Who has been elected president of AAI ?(a) Tapan Kumar Chand

(b) Padma Sachdev(c) Anand Mahindra(d) Rajnath Singh(e) None of these

119. What is the full form of AAI ?(a) Acute Alcohol Intoxication(b) Automatic Accounting Instructions(c) Aluminium Association of India(d) Animal Artificial Intelligence(e) None of these

120. ___________ launches service for doorstep pickup& delivery of pre-owned goods.

(a) Snapdeal(b) Flipkart(c) Amzone(d) Quikr(e) None of these

121.Which tennis player failed a dope test at theAustralian Open ?

(a) Padma Sachdev(b) Ray Tomlinson(c) Maria Sharapova(d) Roman Polański

122 _____________ has topped the list of 21 stateswith most investment potential.

(a) Tamil Nadu(b) Mumbai(c) New Delhi(d) Gujarat(e) None of these

123. India will induct its first batch of female fighterpilots in _____________.

(a) 6 April(b) 18 June(c) 1 March(d) 25 August(e) None of these

124. International women’s day is celebrated every yearon __________.

(a) 8th March(b) 12th July(c) 5th May



(d) 10th November(e) None of these

125. Yes Bank launched an all-women operated bankbranch in ___________.

(a) Myanmar(b) Punjab(c) Mumbai(d) Bengaluru(e) None of these

126. Who has been conferred with Chevalier de laLegion d’Honneur by the French authorities ?

(a) Antonio Guterres(b) Bhagwati Lal Vyas(c) Anand Mahindra(d) Martin Crowe(e) None of these

127. Who announced the withdrawal of Budgetproposal on Employee Provident Fund (EPF) tax ?

(a) Rajnath Singh(b) Arun Jaitley(c) Manohar Parrikar(d) Inderjit Singh Rao(e) None of these

128. Fitch rating agency has maintained India's growthforecast at ____________.

(a) 12.8 %(b) 4.9 %(c) 7.5 %(d) 9.9 %(e) None of these

129. Telangana, Maharashtra has signed a historic pactfor construction of barrages on ____________.

(a) Chambal(b) Godavari(c) Krishna(d) Narmada(e) None of these

130. Syndicate Bank scam amounting to Rs.___________ using fake cheques, letter of credits andLIC policies.

(a) 1,000 crore(b) 500 crore

(c) 10 Lakh(d) 1,500 crore(e) None of these

131____________ has selected Nagepur village inVaranasi for development under SAGY.

(a) Sharad Pawar(b) Antonio Guterres(c) Narayan Rane(d) PM Narendra Modi(e) None of these

132 What is the name of E-mail inventor who passedaway recently ?

(a) Randy Thom(b) Sadashiva Tripathy(c) Ray Tomlinson(d) Pallava Bagla(e) None of these

133. What is the full form of CLAB ?(a) Communication Leaders United Board(b) Consistent Least Upper Bounds(c) Capital Local Area Bank(d) Contractors Legislators Unions And Business(e) None of these

134. Capital Area Bank first to get small finance banklicence from ____________.

(a) Yes Bank(b) RBI(c) Axis(d) HDFC(e) None of these

135. What is the name of Malayalam actor who passedaway recently ?

(a) Bishan Singh Bedi(b) Roman Polański(c) Kalabhavan Mani(d) George Kennedy(e) None of these

136. _____________ won as 3rd season of Pro KabaddiLeague.

(a) Jaipur Pink Panther



(b) Telugu Titans(c) Bengal Warriors(d) Patna Pirates(e) None of these

137. Who has been awarded prestigious KrutitavaSmagra Samman for the year 2015 ?

(a) Bhagwati Lal Vyas(b) Sadashiva Tripathy(c) Padma Sachdev(d) Ratan Thiyam(e) None of these

138. Reliance Jio will provide free WiFi services at____________ cricket stadiums of T20 World Cupmatches.

(a) Three(b) Six(c) Eight(d) Two(e) None of these

139. SBI among 4 new foreign banks allowed to operatein _______________.

(a) New Delhi(b) Mumbai(c) Tamil Nadu(d) Myanmar(e) None of these

140. Indian men’s and women’s teams clinching thegold medals at World Table Tennis Team Championshipin _______________.

(a) Kuala Lumpur(b) Albany(c) Columbia(d) Washington, DC

(e) None of these

141. What is the name of Former New Zealand cricketcaptain who passed away recently ?

(a) Woody Allen(b) Narayan Rane(c) Martin Crowe

(d) Randy Thom

142. _____________ British scientists won as 2016Brain Research Prize.

(a) Eight(b) Three(c) Four(d) One(e) None of these

143. ___________ Indian women among Forbes list ofworld’s richest people in the world.

(a) Six(b) Eight(c) Two(d) Five(e) None of these

144. Who has been named for Lifetime AchievementAward of 11th edition of META ?

(a) Bishan Singh Bedi(b) Roman Polański(c) Sadashiva Tripathy(d) Ratan Thiyam(e) None of these

145. What is the full form of META ?(a) Micro-Electrostatic Torsional Actuator(b) Most Effective Tactic Available(c) Math English Tutoring Assistance(d) Mahindra Excellence Theater Awards(e) None of these

146. Who has been selected for Bihari Puraskar 2015 ?(a) Dr. S. N.Patil(b) Bhagwati Lal Vyas(c) Pallava Bagla(d) Sadashiva Tripathy(e) None of these

147. India signed MoU with ___________ for HigherEducation in Madhya Pradesh.

(a) Yes Bank(b) Axis Bank(c) World Bank(d) HDFC Bank(e) None of these

148. Raisina Dialogue started in ____________.(a) Mumbai(b) Gujraat(c) Punjab



(d) New Delhi(e) None of these

149. What is the rank in term of energy security of India?

(a) 90th(b) 85th(c) 34th(d) 76th(e) None of these

150. Who has been nominated former PortuguesePrime Minister for General Secretary at United Nations.

(a) Narayan Rane(b) Sharad Pawar(c) Sushlkumar Shinde(d) Antonio Guterres(e) None of these

151. What is the name of US actor who passed awayrecently ?

(a) Roman Polański(b) Bishan Singh Bedi(c) George Kennedy

(d) Sadashiva Tripathy

152. Science journalist ____________ conferred withnational award.

(a) Woody Allen(b) Randy Thom(c) Dr. S. N.Patil(d) Pallava Bagla(e) None of these

153. Internet for every home launched in_______________.

(a) Gujraat(b) Mumbai(c) Jammu & Kashmir(d) Tamil Nadu(e) None of these

154. _____________ has become the first state tolaunch HPV.

(a) Delhi(b) Shimla(c) Nasik(d) Ranchi

(e) None of these

155. Indira Gandhi International Airport wins____________ international awards.

(a) Five(b) Twenty(c) Three(d) Eight(e) None of these

156. Bill Gates as world’s richest person with a networth of ___________.

(a) $75 billion(b) $34 billion(c) $12 million(d) $56 billion(e) None of these

157. What is the full form of IFC ?(a) Industry Foundation Classes(b) Independent Film Channel(c) International Finace Center(d) International Finance Corporation(e) None of these

158. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) haslaunched its first _____________.

(a) Government Bond(b) Infrastructure Bond(c) Gold Bond(d) Uridashi Masala Bonds(e) None of these

159. Peru declares emergency after oil spill in two rivers___________ & _____________.

(a) Kaveri & Yamuna(b) Tapti & Chenab(c) Koshi & Ghaghara(d) Chiriaco & Morona(e) None of these

160._______________ became first Asian to winGolden Reel Award.

(a) Walter Murch(b) Randy Thom(c) Resul Pookutty(d) Ben Burtt



161. Who has been appointed as Chairman OfGoverning Council Of IFAD ?

(a) Dinesh Sharma(b) Shri. G. D. Anakal(c) Shri. M. Veerangouda(d) Dr. S. N.Patil(e) None of these

162. Who has been elected as BJD President for the 7thConsecutive term ?

(a) Biren Mitra(b) Sadashiva Tripathy(c) Janaki Ballabh Pattanaik(d) Naveen Patnaik(e) None of these

163. What is the full form of IFAD ?(a) Indian Food Approval Department(b) International Food Additives Database(c) International Fund for Agricultural Development(d) International Fund for Airplane Development(e) None of these

164. National Science Day was observed across India on___________________.

(a) 28 February 2016(b) 3 April 2016(c) 12 May 2016(d) 7 June 2016(e) None of these

165. What is the name of Famous Tamil ComedyActor who passed away recently ?

(a) Bishan Singh Bedi(b) Rajesh Pillai(c) Kumarimuthu(d) Roman Polański(e) None of these

166. ____________ to win Dubai ATP Tennis title.(a) Stan Wawrinka(b) Sania Mirza(c) Woody Allen(d) Rajesh Pillai(e) None of these

167. What is the name of Former MaharashtraMinister who passed away recently ?

(a) Sharad Pawar(b) Narayan Rane(c) Sushlkumar Shinde(d) Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman(e) None of these

168. ______________ presents of the Union Budget2016-17.

(a) Ashok Chavan(b) Arun Jaitley(c) Manohar Joshi(d) Ashwani Kumar(e) None of these

169 What is the full form of DMK ?(a) David McLay Kidd(b) Davies Mark Kelvin(c) Danne Montague King(d) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(e) None of these

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