1. Which
company has bagged the Global CSR Excellence & Leadership Awards in the
category of Best Environment-Friendly Project for its “Go Green, Grow Green” plantation
drive?
(A) GVK Biosciences
(B) Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
(C) Shantha Biotechnics
(D) Bharat Biotech
Answer: GVK Biosciences
2. Which
project has been launched to tackle the increasing HIV prevalence in the
North-Eastern states?
(A) Project Arise
(B) Project Sunrise
(C) Project Faith
(D) Project Sharp
Answer: Project Sunrise
3. Which
committee has been constituted to examine the quota demand for the Jat
community in central government jobs?
(A) Arun Jaitely committee
(B) Rajnath Singh committee
(C) Venkaiah Naidu committee
(D) Abhimanyu committee
Answer: Venkaiah Naidu committee
4. What is the
theme of World Wetlands Day 2016 observed on 2 February?
(A) Forests and Wetlands
(B) Wetlands and Tourism
(C) Wetlands for our Future – Sustainable Livelihoods
(D) Wetlands and Agriculture
Answer: Wetlands for our Future – Sustainable Livelihoods
5. Which bank
has been awarded the first ever Green Bond Pioneer Award 2016?
(A) State Bank of India
(B) Bank of Baroda
(C) Punjab National Bank
(D) Yes Bank
Answer: Yes Bank
6. Which city
has been declared cleanest city in Swachh Sarvekshan survey 2016 by the Quality
Council of India ?
(A) Mysuru
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Tiruchirapalli
(D) Dhanbad
Answer: Mysuru
7. Who has
been appointed as the first Chairman of the Banks Board Bureau (BBB)?
(A) Rupa Kudwa
(B) Anil K Khandelwal
(C) Vinod Rai
(D) H N Sinor
Answer: Vinod Rai
8. According
to Railway Budget 2016-17, which R&D organization will be set up under Railways?
(A) VISHLESHAN
(B) SRESTHA
(C) AVATARAN
(D) NAVRACHNA
Answer: SRESTHA
9. Who has
been appointed as the vice-president and Chief Investment Officer of the
newly-created Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
(A) Kamal Vatta
(B) D J Pandian
(C) Mitali Saran
(D) Sreenivasan Kumar
Answer: D J Pandian
10. ‘Exercise
Lamitye’ is the joint military exercise between India and with which country?
(A) Indonesia
(B) Malaysia
(C) Seychelles
(D) Mauritius
Answer: Seychelles
11. What is
the theme of the “Jal Manthan 2016” inaugurated in New Delhi?
(A) Innovation in Water Governance
(B) Water Security
(C) Integrated Approach for Sustainable Water Management
(D) Water Conservation
Answer: Integrated Approach for Sustainable Water Management
12. Bangladesh
had cancelled China’s proposal to build a deep sea port on which island?
(A) Sonadia Island
(B) Bhola Island
(C) Ramnabad Island
(D) Chhera Island
Answer: Sonadia Island
13. What is
the name of the Genetically Modified (GM) mustard developed in India?
(A) BMH-11
(B) BMH-21
(C) DMH-11
(D) DMH-21
Answer: DMH-11
14. Which
country will host the third edition of Asia Ministerial Conference 2016 on
Tiger Conservation?
(A) Vietnam
(B) Thailand
(C) India
(D) Cambodia
Answer: India
15. The
Indian government has approved setting up of India’s first Defence Industrial
Park at which place?
(A) Ottappalam
(B) Dibai
(C) Kumbakonam
(D) Kurubhat
Answer: Ottappalam
16. Who has
been honoured with the ‘Pride of Kerala’ award by the World Malayalee Council
and Kairali TV?
(A) M. Fathima Beevi
(B) Shashi Tharoor
(C) Vidya Balan
(D) A K Antony
Answer: Vidya Balan
17. Which of
the following city is hosting the International Fleet Review 2016?
(A) Kochi
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Vishakhapatnam
(D) Mumbai
Answer: Vishakhapatnam
18. Which
company has become the most valuable publicly-traded company in the world?
(A) Alphabet
(B) Apple
(C) Facebook
(D) Microsoft
Answer: Alphabet
19. Which
film has won the Best Children’s Film award at 66th Berlin International Film
Festival 2016?
(A) Chhaya
(B) My Name Is Salt
(C) Phum Shang
(D) Ottal
Answer: Ottal
20. India’s
first IT co-operative UL CyberPark has been set up in which city?
(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Kozhikode
(C) Vadodara
(D) Ahmedabad
Answer: Kozhikode
21. Which of
the following countries are participating in the trilateral naval Exercise
‘IBSAMAR 2016’?
(A) Australia, Bangladesh and Indonesia
(B) India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
(C) Brazil, India and South Africa
(D) Indonesia, Bangladesh and South Korea
Answer: Brazil, India and South Africa
22. Which
state is the theme state for the 30th Surajkund International Crafts Mela-2016
held at Faridabad, Haryana?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Telangana
(C) Haryana
(D) West Bengal
Answer: Telangana
23. Which is
the best picture award winner at the 88th annual Academy Awards 2016?
(A) Revenant
(B) Spotlight
(C) Bridge of Spies
(D) Mad Max: Fury Road
Answer: Spotlight
24. India’s
first ever Gender Park has been inaugurated at which place?
(A) Kochi
(B) Kannur
(C) Kozhikode
(D) Kottayam
Answer: Kozhikode
25. The
world’s largest concentrated solar power plant “Noor Ouarzazate Solar Complex”
has been opened in which country?
(A) Germany
(B) Morocco
(C) Egypt
(D) Saudi Arabia
Answer: Morocco
26. The Crime
Mapping, Analytics and Predictive System (CMAPS) have been operationalised by
Delhi Police in partnership with which Indian organisation to track crime in
the city?
(A) Defence Research and Development Organisation
(B) Indian Army
(C) Indian Space Research Organization
(D) National Cadet Corps
Answer: Indian Space Research Organization
27. Which
city in India is the best city according to Mercer’s Quality of Living Ranking
2016?
(A) Pune
(B) Mumbai
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Shimla
Answer: Hyderabad
28. Which
country has successfully launched the ASTRO-H X-ray astronomy satellite?
(A) United States
(B) China
(C) France
(D) Japan
Answer: Japan
29. Which
state has topped the 2016 ‘Index of Internet Readiness of Indian States’?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat
Answer: Maharashtra
30. Which of
the following committee is related to rejuvenation of the Godavari River?
(A) Ashok Kumar committee
(B) Nandan Rai committee
(C) Rekha Somalia committee
(D) Deepak Naik committee
Answer: Deepak Naik committee
31. The Cobra
Gold 2016 military exercise was held in which country?
(A) Russia
(B) Indonesia
(C) Thailand
(D) India
Answer: Thailand
32. The
National Deworming Day is observed on which date in india?
(A) January 9
(B) February 10
(C) February 16
(D) March 12
Answer: February 10
33. Which state
has been declared as India’s first digital state?
(A) Odisha
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
34. Who has
been appointed as the Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?
(A) Cyriac Joseph
(B) HL Dattu
(C) K.G. Balakrishnan
(D) Krishna Reddy
Answer: HL Dattu
35. Which nation
was hit by the severe tropical cyclone Winston ?
(A) Fiji
(B) Malta
(C) Malaysia
(D) Myanmar
Answer: Fiji
36. India’s
first rail-auto transportation and logistics hub will come up in which city?
(A) Mysuru
(B) Walajabad
(C) Rajkot
(D) Dhanbad
Answer: Walajabad
37. Who is
the chairman of the recently created Tax Policy Council (TPC) to take important
policy decisions in India?
(A) Union Finance Minister
(B) Secretary of Department of Financial Services
(C) Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs
(D) Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
Answer: Union Finance Minister
38. The Union
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has decided to establish the
National Organic Farming Research Institute in which state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Assam
(C) Sikkim
(D) West Bengal
Answer: Sikkim
39. The World
Radio Day is observed on which date?
(A) February 13
(B) March 15
(C) April 15
(D) July 6
Answer: February 13
40. Who has
been honoured with the Aryabhata Award 2013?
(A) Narayana Murthy
(B) Avinash Chander
(C) A. S. Kiran Kumar
(D) R. Chidambaram
Answer: Avinash Chander
41. Which
district after Kannur has been declared as “Zero Landless District” by Kerala
government?
(A) Kottayam
(B) Kollam
(C) Wayanad
(D) Kasaragod
Answer: Kasaragod
42. Who was
named as new chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods
and Services Tax (GST)?
(A) Saurabh Patel
(B) Amit Mitra
(C) Pradip Kumar Amat
(D) G. Parameshwara
Answer: Amit Mitra
43. The
Indo-Nepal military exercise ‘Surya Kiran 2016’ was held at which place?
(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Mumbai
(C) Pithoragarh
(D) Salijhandi
Answer: Pithoragarh
44. Which
Indologist was awarded with prestigious ‘Israel Prize’ for his breakthrough
studies on the religion, literature and culture of southern India?
(A) Avinoam Naor
(B) Adina Bar-Shalom
(C) David Shulman
(D) Zelig Eshhar
Answer: David Shulman
45. The World
Cancer day is observed on which date?
(A) February 4
(B) February 12
(C) March 17
(D) April 9
Answer: February 4
46. Who has
been conferred with the first world Sanskrit Award?
(A) Sheikh Hasina
(B) Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
(C) Akihito
(D) Abdul Halim
Answer: Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
47. The first
joint tactical exercise of India and China has been conducted at which place in
India?
(A) Pune
(B) Ladakh
(C) Belgaum
(D) Dehradun
Answer: Ladakh
48. Who has
been chosen for the 2016 Dinanath Mangeshkar award?
(A) Manoj
(B) Sanjay Leela Bhansali
(C) Priyanka Chopra
(D) Deepika Padukone
Answer: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
49. Who is
the first woman to be appointed as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal
(SSB)?
(A) Neha Singh
(B) Archana Ramasundram
(C) K Durga Devi
(D) Deepa Chauhan
Answer: Archana Ramasundram
50. The
Global Go to Think Tank Index Report (GGTTI) 2015 has been topped by which
country?
(A) France
(B) USA
(C) China
(D) India
Answer: USA
51. The
inaugural Kerala Literature Festival 2016 has been hosted by which city?
(A) Kochi
(B) Kannur
(C) Kozhikode
(D) Kottayam
Answer: Kozhikode
52. Which
state government has launched an initiative “School on wheels” for tribal
children?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Haryana
(C) Gujarat
(D) Odisha
Answer: Rajasthan
53. The National
Science Day is celebrated on which date in India?
(A) March 1
(B) April 21
(C) February 28
(D) June 23
Answer: February 28
54. The
first-ever Global Maritime Summit will be held in which country in April 2016?
(A) China
(B) France
(C) India
(D) United States
Answer: India
55. The 13th
South Asian games will be held in which country in 2018?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Nepal
(C) Bhutan
(D) Sri Lanka
Answer: Nepal
56. The
Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) has been established at which
of the following city?
(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Kochi
(C) Kolkata
(D) Chennai
Answer: Visakhapatnam
57. Who has
been appointed as the head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations
Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)?
(A) Rajinder Singh
(B) G D Bakshi
(C) Purna Chandra Thapa
(D) Jai Shanker Menon
Answer: Jai Shanker Menon
58. Which of
the following airports is the first one in India to develop a colour-coded map?
(A) Indira Gandhi International Airport
(B) Jaipur International Airport
(C) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
(D) Kempegowda International Airport
Answer: Jaipur International Airport
59. Which
country is the world’s biggest arms importer, according to the report titled
“Trends in International Arms Transfers-2015” by SIPRI?
(A) Iran
(B) Pakistan
(C) China
(D) India
Answer: India
60. Who is
the author of the book titled “Nathuram Godse – The Story of an Assassin”?
(A) Damodar Naik
(B) Deepankar Kukrehjha
(C) Anup Ashok Sardesai
(D) Vijai Sardesai
Answer: Anup Ashok Sardesai
61. The twin Laser
Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors are located in which
country?
(A) France
(B) United States
(C) Germany
(D) United Kingdom
Answer: United States
62. The
Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited, a petrochemical complex, is located in
which state?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Assam
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Assam
63. India’s
first international arbitration centre will come up in which city?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Chennai
(C) Mumbai
(D) Bangalore
Answer: Mumbai
64. Who will
become the first women umpire to officiate in the ICC World Twenty20 cricket?
(A) Jacqueline Williams
(B) Kathleen Cross
(C) Clarie Polosak
(D) Sue Redfern
Answer: Kathleen Cross
65. Which
institute has become the India’s first fully solar-powered educational
institute?
(A) Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Education (SAICE), Puducherry
(B) Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
(C) Delhi College of Engineering, New Delhi
(D) Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
Answer: Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Education (SAICE),
Puducherry
66. Who was
crowned Miss Asia at the World Miss University 2016 pageant in China?
(A) Mia Hasanagic
(B) Karina Stephania
(C) Rewati Chetri
(D) Suchitra Sen
Answer: Rewati Chetri
67. India’s first-ever
Aviation Park will come up in which state?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Goa
(D) Karnataka
Answer: Gujarat
68. Which
film has won the Golden Bear, the top award at the 66th Berlin International
Film Festival 2016?
(A) Death in Sarajevo
(B) Fuocoammare
(C) Ottaal
(D) A Separation
Answer: Fuocoammare
69. First
‘New Silk Road’ train from China has completed its trip in which city after
travelling over 10,000 kilometres?
(A) Tehran
(B) Kabul
(C) Islamabad
(D) Ankara
Answer: Tehran
70. NGO Paani
Foundation has announced to work with which state government to resolve water
crisis in the state?
(A) Bihar
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Odisha
Answer: Maharashtra
71. Which of
the following country has decided to sell nuclear-capable F-16 fighter jets to
Pakistan?
(A) United States
(B) United Kingdom
(C) China
(D) France
Answer: United States
72. According
to the latest China-based Hurun Global Rich List, which city has become the new
“Billionaire Capital of the World”?
(A) London
(B) Beijing
(C) Tokyo
(D) Paris
Answer: Beijing
73. The
U.S.-based BAE Systems is partnering with which Indian company for assembling
& testing M777 howitzers?
(A) Bharat Dynamics Ltd
(B) Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd
(C) Mazagon Dock Ltd
(D) Bharat Electronics Ltd
Answer: Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd
74. Which of
the following states is set to launch ‘Gender Taxi’, owned and operated by
transgender?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Kerala
75. Sushil
Koirala, who died recently, was the former Prime Minister of which country?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Nepal
Answer: Nepal
76. The
International Mother Language Day is observed on which date?
(A) February 21
(B) March 12
(C) April 9
(D) May 6
Answer: February 21
77. Which city
is the host for the 13th World Spice Congress?
(A) Chennai
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Kolkata
(D) Hyderabad
Answer: Ahmedabad
78. The 42nd
edition of world fame Khajuraho Dance Festival has started in which state of
India?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Chhattisgarh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
79. Who has
been sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh?
(A) Tai Tagak
(B) Gegong Apang
(C) Kalikho Pul
(D) Paido Richo
Answer: Kalikho Pul
80. Which
city has topped the list in the Mercer’s Quality of Living Ranking 2016?
(A) Singapore
(B) Vienna
(C) Damascus
(D) Zurich
Answer: Vienna
81. Who is
the author of the book ‘Law and Sports in India-Development, Issues and
Challenges’?
(A) B S Chauhan
(B) Mukul Mudgal
(C) RM Lodha
(D) RP Desai
Answer: Mukul Mudgal
82. The 2016
Outreach International Radio Fair has been held in which city of India?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Chennai
(C) Bhubaneswar
(D) Bangalore
Answer: Bhubaneswar
83. Who has
been invited from India to serve as a panellist on a UN panel on Women’s Economic
Empowerment?
(A) Renana Jhabvala
(B) Anu Aga
(C) Shanthi Ranganathan
(D) Janak Palta McGilligan
Answer: Renana Jhabvala
84. Former
U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who passed away recently, hails
from which country?
(A) France
(B) Egypt
(C) South Africa
(D) Chile
Answer: Egypt
85. Which
state government has launched “Udyam Aakansha” scheme for promoting SMEs in the
state?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Punjab
Answer: Chhattisgarh
86. On which
date, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to celebrate its “State Tourism
Day”?
(A) February 8
(B) February 14
(C) February 24
(D) February 28
Answer: February 14
87. Which
film has won the Remi Award at the 2016 WorldFest Houston International Film Festival?
(A) Kanavu Variyam
(B) Veeravan
(C) Aanazhagan
(D) Kalla Manna
Answer: Kanavu Variyam
88. Which
country’s Parliament has become the first in world to run entirely on solar
power?
(A) Ukraine
(B) Germany
(C) Portugal
(D) Pakistan
Answer: Pakistan
89. India’s
first railway university will come up in which city of India?
(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Kozhikode
(C) Vadodara
(D) Ahmedabad
Answer: Vadodara
90. Which
state government has launched a scheme titled ‘Ashray’ to save girl child?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Haryana
Answer: Rajasthan
91. Sudhir
Tailang, who passed away recently, was related to which field?
(A) Film Industry
(B) Novel Writing
(C) Cartoon Making
(D) Information Technology
Answer: Cartoon Making
92. Which
Indian film has bagged the Best First Foreign Film Award by the 2016 French
Syndicate of Cinema Critics?
(A) Court
(B) Shahid
(C) Titli
(D) Masaan
Answer: Titli
93. Who was
appointed as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)?
(A) Mohan Bansal
(B) Puneet Jain
(C) Shekar Basu
(D) KN Vyas
Answer: KN Vyas
94. The
Indian government has launched the National Framework for Malaria Elimination,
which outlines the country’s strategy for elimination of the disease by which
year?
(A) 2020
(B) 2022
(C) 2025
(D) 2030
Answer: 2030
95. Which of
the following new train services will be introduced by the Indian Railways?
(A) Humsafar
(B) Tejas
(C) UDAY
(D) All the above
Answer: All the above
96. Who has
been appointed as the part time member of the Prasar Bharti Board?
(A) Rajnikanth
(B) Amitabh Bachhan
(C) Kajol
(D) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Answer: Kajol
97. What is
the India’s rank in the United States Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Intellectual
Property Index?
(A) 21
(B) 32
(C) 37
(D) 41
Answer: 37
98. Utkarsha
Bangla scheme has been launched by the West Bengal government, for what
purpose?
(A) To train school dropouts
(B) To stop human trafficking
(C) To promote entrepreneurship among women
(D) To promote organic farming
Answer: To train school dropouts
99. The CSIR
has launched which anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug for Type-2 diabetes mellitus?
(A) BGR-12
(B) BGR-34
(C) BGR-40
(D) BGR-42
Answer: BGR-34
100. Which
state government has launched the ‘Pucca Ghar Yojana’ for construction workers?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Gujarat
(C) Odisha
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Odisha
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