100 MCQs - DECEMBER 2016 CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Which of the following district will become the India’s first carbon neutral district?

(A) Shimla

(B) Mysuru

(C) Bijapur

(D) Majuli

Answer: Majuli

2. 'Resourcesat-2A' remote sensing satellite has been launched by which launch vehicle?

(A) PSLV-C33

(B) PSLV-C36

(C) PSLV-C35

(D) PSLV-C37

Answer: PSLV-C36

3. Which international organisation has inscribed Yoga in the representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?

(A) UNIDO

(B) UNICEF

(C) UNISDR

(D) UNESCO

Answer: UNESCO

4. Which of the following communities has become the first Scheduled Tribe community of Puducherry?

(A) Eravallan

(B) Kammara

(C) Irular

(D) Kattunayakan

Answer: Irular

5. Which of the following will launch “Digitally Safe Consumer” campaign in India?

(A) Facebook

(B) Twitter

(C) Microsoft

(D) Google

Answer: Google

6. Which committee has recently submitted its final report on promoting digital payments to Union Government?

(A) H R Khan committee

(B) Ratan Watal committee

(C) Indrajeet Sarkar committee

(D) Salil Kapoor committee

Answer: Ratan Watal committee

7. “BHIM” mobile app has been launched by Union Government to make digital payments easier. What does “BHIM” stands for?

(A) Build Interface for Money

(B) Built-up Interface for Money

(C) Bi-aural Interface for Money

(D) Bharat Interface for Money

Answer: Bharat Interface for Money

8. Nedumkayam, which has become the India’s first cashless and digital tribal colony, is in which state/union territory?

(A) Kerala

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Puducherry

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Kerala

9. Which of the following has become the India’s first parliamentary constituency to have health insurance for all?

(A) Warangal

(B) Aurangabad

(C) Vijayawada

(D) Ratlam

Answer: Vijayawada

10. “EKUVERIN 2016” the joint military exercise has started between India and which country?

(A) Japan

(B) Morocco

(C) South Africa

(D) Maldives

Answer: Maldives

                 
11. The first ‘Second Generation ethanol bio-refinery’ will be set up in which state of India?

(A) Haryana

(B) Punjab

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Odisha

Answer: Punjab

12. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 ‘Enabling Trade Index’ of World Economic Forum (WEF)?

(A) 112th

(B) 102nd

(C) 93rd

(D) 116th

Answer: 102nd

13. Who will be the head of newly constituted high-level task force on ‘Indus Water Treaty’?

(A) Shaktikanta Das

(B) Nripendra Mishra

(C) Ajit Doval

(D) Aditya Mehta

Answer: Nripendra Mishra

14. “Vanjeevan” the National Resource Centre for Tribal Livelihood will be launch in which state?

(A) Odisha

(B) Assam

(C) Manipur

(D) Sikkim

Answer: Odisha

15. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India?

(A) Jasti Chelameswar

(B) Dipak Misra

(C) Madan B Lokur

(D) Jagdish Singh Khehar

Answer: Jagdish Singh Khehar

16. What is the theme of 2016 Heart of Asia (HoA) ministerial conference?

(A) Addressing challenges, achieving prosperity

(B) E-connectivity for prosperity

(C) Peace: Priority for all

(D) Connect world with harmony

Answer: Addressing challenges, achieving prosperity

17. India’s first amphibious bus project has been launched by which state government?

(A) Haryana

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Punjab

(D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Punjab

18. The 2017 Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit will take place in which city?

(A) Rajkot

(B) Surat

(C) Gandhinagar

(D) Ahmedabad

Answer: Gandhinagar

19. Which technological giant has tied up with union government for online River Water and Air Quality Monitoring (WAQM) systems?

(A) Infosys

(B) Wipro

(C) Intel

(D) Reliance

Answer: Intel

20. Which union ministry has won gold medal in the Web Ratna category of 2016 Digital India Awards?

(A) Ministry of Human Resource Development

(B) Ministry of Tourism

(C) Ministry of Power

(D) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Answer: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

21. The International Human Solidarity Day is observed on which date?

(A) December 19

(B) December 22

(C) December 20

(D) December 21

Answer: December 20

22. Which Indian airport has become the second airport in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve carbon neutral status?

(A) Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore

(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad

(C) Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi

(D) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad

Answer: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad

23. The first-ever International Gita Mahotsav will be held in which state of India?

(A) Assam

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Punjab

(D) Haryana

Answer: Haryana

24. Antonio Guterres, who has been sworn-in as the new Secretary General of the United Nations, is the former Prime Minister of which country?

(A) Portugal

(B) Singapore

(C) Malaysia

(D) New Zealand

Answer: Portugal

25. Which Bollywood personality has been appointed as the UNICEF’s newest Global Goodwill Ambassador?

(A) Priyanka Chopra

(B) Deepika Padukone

(C) Ranveer Singh

(D) Amitabh Bachchan

Answer: Priyanka Chopra

26. Which Indian city has bagged the C40 Award for best solid waste management improvement project of 2016?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Kolkata

(C) Mumbai

(D) Chennai

Answer: Kolkata

27. The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs has recently launched “OCMC” to provide speedy redressal of consumer grievances. What does “OCMC” stands for?

(A) Online Consumer Media Centre (OCMC)

(B) Online Consumer Mediator Centre (OCMC)

(C) Online Consumer Mediacy Centre (OCMC)

(D) Online Consumer Mediation Centre (OCMC)

Answer: Online Consumer Mediation Centre (OCMC)

28. The 2016 India-Arab Partnership Conference will be held in which country?

(A) India

(B) Oman

(C) Turkey

(D) Iran

Answer: Oman

29. Which of the following has launched world’s first chat operating system?

(A) Flock

(B) Microsoft

(C) Twitter

(D) Google

Answer: Flock

30. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Global Wind Power Installed Capacity Index?

(A) 4th

(B) 9th

(C) 11th

(D) 21st

Answer: 4th

31. The first-ever Indian Institute of Skills will come up in which state of India?

(A)  Andhra Pradesh

(B)  Karnataka

(C)  Madhya Pradesh

(D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

32. India’s first caterpillar train will be set up by which state government of India?

(A) Assam

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Haryana

(D) Rajasthan

Answer: Haryana

33. “Bank Sakhi” scheme has been launched by which Gramin Bank of India?

(A) Madhyanchal Gramin Bank

(B) Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank

(C) Prathama Bank

(D) Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank

Answer: Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank

34. Who of the following has won the 2016 Sastra Ramanujan award for mathematics?

(A) Maksym Radziwill

(B) James Maynard

(C) Peter Scholze

(D) Zhiwei Yun

Answer: Maksym Radziwill

35. “2016 Indra NAVY” naval exercise will be held between India and which country?

(A) Russia

(B) United States

(C) Japan

(D) China

Answer: Russia

36. Which of the following transactions are eligible through “Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana” for merchants?

(A) Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD)

(B) Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS)

(C) Unified Payment Interface (UPI)

(D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

37. Saumitra Chaudhuri, who passed away recently, was the famous personality of which field?

(A) Sports

(B) Film Industry

(C) Economics

(D) Science

Answer: Economics

38. India’s largest indoor sports arena will come up in which of the following states?

(A) Assam

(B) West Bengal

(C) Kerala

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: West Bengal

39. Who has been appointed as the new Lt Governor of Delhi?

(A) Vishnu Sahay

(B) Pradeep Sinha

(C) K M Chandrasekhar

(D) Anil Baijal

Answer: Anil Baijal

40. Which state government will create new ministry for Vimukta Jati and Nomadic Tribes, OBCs and SBCs?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Kerala

(D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Maharashtra

             
41. The India-Nepal folk crafts festival (INCF-2016) has started in which city?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Kathmandu

(C) Nepalgunj

(D) Pune

Answer: Kathmandu

42. India has recently signed a deal for 145 ‘M777 ultra-light howitzers guns’ with which country?

(A) Russia

(B) Japan

(C) Brazil

(D) United States

Answer: United States

43. What is the theme of 2016 Human Rights Day?

(A) Our Rights, Our Freedoms, Always

(B) Stand up for someone’s rights today

(C) My Voice Counts

(D) Human Rights 365

Answer: Stand up for someone’s rights today

44. Who will be the new Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army?

(A) Balbir Singh Sandhu

(B) Velu Nair

(C) Bipin Rawat

(D) Amit Sarin

Answer: Bipin Rawat

45. Who will be the new Chief of the Air Staff (COAS) of the Indian Air Force ?

(A) H S Arora

(B) P P Khandekar

(C) M K Malik

(D) B S Dhanoa

Answer: B S Dhanoa

46. India’s first cashless bazaar has come up in which of the following states?

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Chhattisgarh

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Chhattisgarh

47. “State Bank MobiCash” digital wallet has been launched by State Bank of India (SBI) in partnership with which telecom company?

(A) Bharti Airtel

(B) BSNL

(C) Idea Cellular

(D) Reliance Jio

Answer: BSNL

48. The tropical cyclone ‘Vardah’ is expected to hit which country?

(A) India

(B) China

(C) Japan

(D) South Africa

Answer: India

49. Sunderlal Patwa, who passed away recently, was the former chief minister of which state of India?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Haryana

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

50. Who has been selected for the prestigious 2016 Jnanpith Award?

(A) Kedarnath Singh

(B) Ravuri Bharadhwaja

(C) Chandrashekhara Kambara

(D) Shankha Ghosh

Answer: Shankha Ghosh

51. “Nagar Uday Abhiyan” has been launched by which state government of India?

(A) Chhattisgarh

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Assam

(D) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

52. ‘Beipanjiang Bridge’ the world’s highest bridge is in which country?

(A) China

(B) France

(C) Japan

(D) Germany

Answer: China

53. The 2016 World Ayurveda Congress has held in which city of India?

(A) Bengaluru

(B) Kolkata

(C) Jaipur

(D) Bhopal

Answer: Kolkata

54. Who has been appointed as the new deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India?

(A) Abhay Kumar

(B) Viral Acharya

(C) Suresh Jaiswal

(D) Anirudh Jain

Answer: Viral Acharya

55. The National Mathematics Day is celebrated on which date in India?

(A) December 22

(B) December 21

(C) December 23

(D) December 20

Answer: December 22

56. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Global Terrorism Index?

(A) 9th

(B) 7th

(C) 11th

(D) 13th

Answer: 7th

57. The 2016 ‘International Civil Aviation Negotiations’ was recently held in which city?

(A) Nassau

(B) New Delhi

(C) Berlin

(D) New York

Answer: Nassau

58. The 2016 Sahitya Akademi award has been won by which author?

(A) Joe D Cruz

(B) Vannadasan

(C) A. Madhavan

(D) D Selvaraj

Answer: Vannadasan

59. The Center of Excellence in Information Technology will be established by the Government of India (GoI) in which country?

(A) Bhutan

(B) Morocco

(C) Egypt

(D) Greece

Answer: Egypt

60. India’s first centre for digital investigation and training has been set up by which state police?

(A) Kerala

(B) Haryana

(C) Karnataka

(D) Tamil Nadu

Answer: Haryana

61. Which Indian bank has been adjudged the “Best Bank for SME Lending” by Assocham?

(A) Punjab National Bank

(B) State Bank of India

(C) Vijaya Bank

(D) Bank of Baroda

Answer: Vijaya Bank

62. “DAMAN” a new malaria control programme will be launch by which state government of India?

(A) Punjab

(B) Karnataka

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Odisha

Answer: Odisha

63. Which country has successfully tested its 5th generation stealth fighter jet “FC-31 Gyrfalcon”?

(A) India

(B) China

(C) Pakistan

(D) South Korea

Answer: China

64. Who of the following has won the Miss World 2016 competition?

(A) Mireia Lalaguna

(B) Stephanie del Valle

(C) Natasha Mannuela

(D) Yaritza Miguelina

Answer: Stephanie del Valle

65. Which High Level Committee was constituted by Union Government to review institutionalization of arbitration mechanism in India?

(A) B N Srikrishna

(B) Araghya Sengupta

(C) Ravindra Bhat

(D) Indu Malhotra

Answer: B N Srikrishna

66. Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest and deepest traffic tunnel, is located in which country?

(A) France

(B) Japan

(C) Switzerland

(D) China

Answer: Switzerland

67. Which famous personality has become the brand ambassador of Assam tourism?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Priyanka Chopra

(C) Aamir Khan

(D) Lata Mangeshkar

Answer: Priyanka Chopra

68. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)?

(A) V G Kannan

(B) Mythili Bhusnurmath

(C) P S Jayakumar

(D) M V Tanksale

Answer: V G Kannan

69. The Narmada Seva Yatra has been launched by which of the following states?

(A) Chhattisgarh

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Gujarat

(D) Maharashtra

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

70. “Fengyun-4” an advance weather satellite has been successfully launched into orbit by which country?

(A) Russia

(B) China

(C) Japan

(D) Malaysia

Answer: China

              
71. Which of the following states has attained 100% Aadhaar saturation in India?

(A) Himachal Pradesh

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Kerala

(D) Tamil Nadu

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

72. “Exercise Konkan 16” the annual bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and the Royal Navy has started in which city?

(A) Guwahati

(B) Kochi

(C) Mumbai

(D) Ahmedabad

Answer: Mumbai

73. Which state has become the first Indian state to launch crop insurance claim distribution programme?

(A) Haryana

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

74. The 2016 National Children Science Congress programme has started in which of the following cities?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Chennai

(C) Ahmedabad

(D) Pune

Answer: Pune

75. Which is the first country in the world to use drones for national mail service?

(A) UK

(B) France

(C) Sweden

(D) China

Answer: France

76. “EazyPay” a mobile-based application for merchants has been launched by which of the following banks?

(A) State Bank of India

(B) ICICI Bank

(C) HDFC Bank

(D) Punjab National Bank

Answer: ICICI Bank

77. India’s first Digi Dhan mela has been held in which state to promote cashless transactions?

(A) Jharkhand

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Haryana

(D) Odisha

Answer: Haryana

78. What is the theme of 2016 National Consumer Day?

(A) Healthy environment & healthy food

(B) Safe & healthy food

(C) Combat food adulteration

(D) Alternate consumer disputes redressal

Answer: Alternate consumer disputes redressal

79. The book “Dipa Karmakar: The Small Wonder” has been authored by whom?

(A) Vimal Chauhan

(B) Dipa Karmakar

(C) Bishweshwar Nandi

(D) Shikha Sabharwal

Answer: Bishweshwar Nandi

80. Indian Army has partnered with which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) for critical technology requirements?

(A) IIT Bombay

(B) IIT Roorkee

(C) IIT Kanpur

(D) IIT Gandhinagar

Answer: IIT Gandhinagar

81. “Swasthya Raksha Programme” has been launched by which union ministry?

(A) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

(B) Ministry of AYUSH

(C) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

(D) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Answer: Ministry of AYUSH

82. Which state government has launched the “Annapurna Rasoi” scheme for underprivileged people?

(A) Assam

(B) Punjab

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Karnataka

Answer: Rajasthan

83. “Pratikar-I” the first-ever joint military exercise will be held between Nepal and which of the following countries?

(A) China

(B) Japan

(C) United States

(D) Pakistan

Answer: China

84. The Good Governance Day is observed on which day in India?

(A) December 23

(B) December 24

(C) December 26

(D) December 25

Answer: December 25

85. Which of the following state will host the 2022 National Games?

(A) Uttarakhand

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Meghalaya

(D) Chhattisgarh

Answer: Meghalaya

86. Which famous personality has launched book series “Tactabet” for visually impaired children?

(A) Maneka Gandhi

(B) Hrithik Roshan

(C) Sachin Tendulkar

(D) Narendra Modi

Answer: Hrithik Roshan

87. Which state government has tied up with Tata Trust to strengthen Public Distribution System?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Kerala

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

88. Which is the most powerful language according to the 2016 World Power Language Index?

(A) Mandarin

(B) English

(C) French

(D) Spanish

Answer: English

89. The Economic Times Asian Business Leaders’ Conclave 2016 has been held in which country?

(A) India

(B) Malaysia

(C) Singapore

(D) Indonesia

Answer: Malaysia

90. “Atal Amrit Abhiyan” a health insurance scheme has been launched by which state government of India?

(A) Assam

(B) Haryana

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Punjab

Answer: Assam

91. Who has been appointed as the new chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)?

(A) K C Pant

(B) Anil Dhasmana

(C) Alok Joshi

(D) Arvind Saxena

Answer: Anil Dhasmana

92. The 77th session of ‘Indian History Congress’ has started in which state of India?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Kerala

(C) Karnataka

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Kerala

93. India’s first transgender school will come up in which of the following cities?

(A) Chennai

(B) Jaipur

(C) Kochi

(D) Bhopal

Answer: Kochi

94. Which committee has been constituted by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) to fight against the menace of online piracy?

(A) D B Shekatkar committee

(B) Ratan Watal committee

(C) Nagana Gowda committee

(D) Ajit Mohan committee

Answer: Ajit Mohan committee

95. The 2016 Tripitak Sutrapath Mahotasava has started in which state of India?

(A) Assam

(B) Nagaland

(C) Bihar

(D) Odisha

Answer: Bihar

96. What is the theme of 2016 World Soil Day?

(A) Soils, crystallizes life

(B) Soils, a solid ground for life

(C) Soils and pulses, a symbiosis for life

(D) Soil day for future life

Answer: Soils and pulses, a symbiosis for life

97. The world’s largest seating capacity cricket stadium will come up in which state of India?

(A) Gujarat

(B) West Bengal

(C) Karnataka

(D) Tamil Nadu

Answer: Gujarat

98. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on which date?

(A) December 3

(B) December 4

(C) December 2

(D) December 5

Answer: December 3

99. Who has become the first woman President of the All India Tennis Association (AITA)?

(A) Hironmoy Chatterjee

(B) Chintan Parikh

(C) Aneil Mahajan

(D) Praveen Mahajan

Answer: Praveen Mahajan

100. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, who passed away recently, was the former Prime Minister of which country?

(A) Maldivies

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Myanmar

(D) Malaysia

Answer: Sri Lanka