1. Who has
been chosen for the mascot of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
(A) Madan Kavar
(B) Dhuli Bai
(C) Kunwar Bai
(D) Parvati Kavar
Answer: Kunwar Bai
2. Which
state is the cleanest state in India, as per the latest National Sample Survey
Office (NSSO) sanitation survey?
(A) Manipur
(B) Mizoram
(C) Nagaland
(D) Sikkim
Answer: Sikkim
3. Which
committee has recently submitted its report to prepare a road map for
elimination of poverty?
(A) HR Khan committee
(B) Arvind Panagariya committee
(C) Bibek Debroy committee
(D) Vivek Debroy committee
Answer: Arvind Panagariya committee
4. The book
“The Sellout” has been authored by whom?
(A) Sam Lipsyte
(B) Sarah Silverman
(C) Kiese Laymon
(D) Paul Beatty
Answer: Paul Beatty
5. “PRABAL
DOSTYK-16” the bilateral military exercise was conducted between India and
which country?
(A) Kazakhstan
(B) Tajikistan
(C) Turkmenistan
(D) Kyrgyzstan
Answer: Kazakhstan
6. Which
Indian airport has become the first airport in the Asia-Pacific region to
achieve carbon neutral status?
(A) Veer Savarkar International Airport
(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
(C) Indira Gandhi International Airport
(D) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Answer: Indira Gandhi International Airport
7. The Indian
Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch the INSAT-3DR weather satellite
from which of the following rocket vehicles?
(A) PSLV-F05
(B) GSLV-F06
(C) PSLV-F06
(D) GSLV-F05
Answer: GSLV-F05
8. Which
state has won “Best Horticulture State” award of the Indian Council of Food and
Agriculture (ICFA)?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Haryana
(C) Assam
(D) Odisha
Answer: Haryana
9. “Tianyan”
the world’s largest filled aperture radio telescope has built by which country?
(A) United States
(B) Germany
(C) China
(D) Australia
Answer: China
10. Who has
won the 2016 Heritage Heroes Award of the International Union for Conservation
of Nature (IUCN)?
(A) J Satyanarayan
(B) Bibhuti Lahkar
(C) Rajesh Jain
(D) Anand Sharma
Answer: Bibhuti Lahkar
11. India’s
first Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) laboratory
will be set up at which place?
(A) Nedumkayam
(B) Kamudhi
(C) Adavi Somapura
(D) Aundh
Answer: Aundh
12. Which of
the following has been appointed as member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
(A) Ravindra Dholakia
(B) Pami Dua
(C) Chetan Ghate
(D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
13. What is the theme of 2016 United Nations’ International Day of Peace?
(A) Who Will You Make Peace With?
(B) Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All
(C) Long live absolute world peace
(D) The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace
Answer: The Sustainable
Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace
14. The Union
Government has recently approved the use of chilli-based PAVA shells for crowd controlling.
What does “PAVA” stands for?
(A) Para aminobenzoic Acid Vanillyl Amide
(B) Pantothenic Acid Vanillyl Amide
(C) Palmitic Acid Vanillyl Amide
(D) Pelargonic Acid Vanillyl Amide
Answer: Pelargonic Acid Vanillyl Amide
15. Which
district was judged as the cleanest district in “Hills” category under the
Gramin Swachh Survekshan?
(A) Shimla
(B) Mandi
(C) Uttarkashi
(D) West Sikkim
Answer: Mandi
16. The 2016
G-20 Summit has started in which of the following country?
(A) China
(B) Mexico
(C) Australia
(D) Brazil
Answer: China
17. Who has
been appointed as the new chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?
(A) Deepak Gupta
(B) B S Bassi
(C) Madhav Saxena
(D) Alka Sirohi
Answer: Alka Sirohi
18. What is
the theme of 2016 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer?
(A) Ozone: the mission to protect world
(B) Preserve Ozone Layer
(C) Ozone and climate: restored by a world united
(D) Ozone Layer Protection: the mission goes on
Answer: Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united
19. The book
“Democrats and Dissenters” has been authored by whom?
(A) Upamanyu Chatterjee
(B) Ramchandra Guha
(C) Vikram Seth
(D) Amish Tripathi
Answer: Ramchandra Guha
20. On which
date the National Hindi Divas is celebrated in India?
(A) September 15
(B) September 14
(C) September 16
(D) September 13
Answer: September 14
21. Which
film has bagged the best film award at the 2016 BRICS Film festival?
(A) Thithi
(B) Piku
(C) Between Valleys
(D) Kalushi
Answer: Thithi
22. “2016
Yudh Abhyas” the joint military training exercise will be conducted between
India and which country?
(A) United Kingdom
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) United States
Answer: United States
23. What is
the India’s rank in the ‘2016 World Economic Freedom Index’?
(A) 75
(B) 87
(C) 112
(D) 133
Answer: 112
24. The
world’s largest solar power plant has been installed in which state of India?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Haryana
Answer: Tamil Nadu
25. Who has
been appointed as brand ambassador for anti- liquor & anti-drug campaign by
the Kerala Government?
(A) PV Sindhu
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Sakshi Malik
(D) Lalita Babar
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
26. Which
country has successfully launched the Tiangong-2 space laboratory?
(A) China
(B) Taiwan
(C) Japan
(D) Vietnam
Answer: China
27. Where is
the venue of ‘India International Seafood Show 2016’?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Kochi
(D) Visakhapatnam
Answer: Visakhapatnam
28. The 2016
ASEAN-India Summit was held in which country?
(A) Laos
(B) Mynamar
(C) Singapore
(D) Indonesia
Answer: Laos
29. “Param-Ishan”
supercomputing facility has launched by Union Government in which IIT college recently?
(A) IIT Indore
(B) IIT Bombay
(C) IIT Guwahati
(D) IIT Madras
Answer: IIT Guwahati
30. The 2016
Non Aligned Movement (NAM) will be held in which country?
(A) Iran
(B) Venezuela
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Russia
Answer: Venezuela
31. “NIDHI”
has launched by the Union Government for nurturing ideas & innovation into
start ups. What does “NIDHI” stands for?
(A) National Imitation for Developing and Harnessing Innovations
(B) National Immigration for Developing and Harnessing Innovations
(C) National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations
(D) National Implementation for Developing and Harnessing Innovations
Answer: National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations
32. The first
meeting of the India-China High Level Dialogue on Counter-terrorism and
Security has been held in which city?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Shanghai
(C) Beijing
(D) Mumbai
Answer: Beijing
33. The
Himachal Pradesh government has recently signed MoU with which country for
smart integrated township in jathiadevi?
(A) Japan
(B) Singapore
(C) China
(D) Malaysia
Answer: Singapore
34. Who is
the newly appointed Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
(A) Amitabh Kant
(B) Anand Sinha
(C) SS Mundra
(D) Urjit Patel
Answer: Urjit Patel
35. Which
registration module has been launched by the Union Government for Indian
students studying abroad?
(A) Madad
(B) Milan
(C) Bharat
(D) iBharat
Answer: Madad
36. Devendra
Jhajharia, who has won gold at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, is associated with
which sports?
(A) Shot Put
(B) Javelin throw
(C) Archery
(D) Sprint
Answer: Javelin throw
37. Which
parliamentary committee has been constituted to examine merger of budgets?
(A) Kamal Nath committee
(B) Ramesh Jigajinagi committee
(C) Veerappa Moily committee
(D) Ashok Chavan committee
Answer: Veerappa Moily committee
38. The 2016
Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) was held in which country recently?
(A) Indonesia
(B) Malaysia
(C) Singapore
(D) India
Answer: Singapore
39. Who has
been appointed as the new Director General of Central Industrial Security Force
(CISF)?
(A) M Mahadevan
(B) R K Pachnanda
(C) O P Singh
(D) Kumar Shakti Shekhar
Answer: O P Singh
40. Which
state has become the first Indian state to adopt Center’s Street Lighting
National Programme (SLNP) in all its urban local bodies?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Assam
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Punjab
Answer: Rajasthan
41. The
United Nations charter has been translated by Dr Jitendra Kumar Tripathi into
which Indian language?
(A) Tamil
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Telugu
(D) Hindi
Answer: Sanskrit
42. Which of
the following country has recently hit by the powerful Typhoon ‘Meranti’?
(A) China
(B) Vietnam
(C) Malaysia
(D) India
Answer: China
43. What is
the theme of 2016 United Nations’ International Literacy Day?
(A) Literacy for the 21st Century
(B) Reading the past, writing the future
(C) Literacy and sustainable development
(D) Literacy and sustainable societies
Answer: Reading the past, writing the future
44. Who has
been appointed as the United Nations Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s
Empowerment in India?
(A) Madhuri Dixit
(B) Deepika Padukone
(C) Aishwaryaa Dhanush
(D) Priyanka Chopra
Answer: Aishwaryaa Dhanush
45. The BRICS
Convention on Tourism has started in which World heritage site of India?
(A) Ajanta Caves
(B) Humayun’s Tomb
(C) Khajuraho
(D) Nalanda Mahavihara
Answer: Khajuraho
46. “Druzhba-2016”
the joint military exercise has started between which of the following
counties?
(A) Nepal and India
(B) India and Russia
(C) China and Pakistan
(D) Pakistan and Russia
Answer: Pakistan and Russia
47. The book
“One & A Half Wife” has been authored by whom?
(A) Advaita Kala
(B) Meghna Pant
(C) Rajiv Seth
(D) Madhuri Banerjee
Answer: Meghna Pant
48. Which
state tourism department will host the 2016 Vintage Bike and Car Festival?
(A) Kerala
(B) Goa
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Assam
Answer: Goa
49. Which
committee has been constituted by Union Government to study silt in river Ganga
in Bihar?
(A) S K Sahu committee
(B) Rajnish Ranjan committee
(C) A K Sinha committee
(D) Nitish Kumar committee
Answer: A K Sinha committee
50. By which
rocket vehicle ISRO has successfully launched weather satellite SCATSAT-1?
(A) PSLV-C36
(B) PSLV-C34
(C) PSLV-C35
(D) PSLV-C37
Answer: PSLV-C35
51. Who has
become the first Indian woman cricketer to get the prestigious honorary life membership
of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?
(A) Shobha Pandit
(B) Anjum Chopra
(C) Sravanthi Naidu
(D) Mithali Raj
Answer: Anjum Chopra
52. What is
the India’s rank in the 2016 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)?
(A) 139th
(B) 143rd
(C) 166th
(D) 188th
Answer: 143rd
53. Which
state government has launched ‘Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana’ for the development of
girls?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) West Bengal
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Odisha
Answer: Odisha
54. Who is
the newly appointed Prime Minister of Kazakhstan?
(A) Bykytzhan Sagintayev
(B) Dariga Nazarbayeva
(C) Karim Massimov
(D) Nursultan Nazarbayev
Answer: Bykytzhan Sagintayev
55. The Union
Health Ministry has recently launched LCDC campaign to eradicate leprosy. What does
“LCDC” stands for?
(A) Leprosy Case Deceive Campaign
(B) Leprosy Case Detector Campaign
(C) Leprosy Case Detection Campaign
(D) Leprosy Case Detecting Campaign
Answer: Leprosy Case Detection Campaign
56. Who will
be India’s flag bearer at the 2016 Rio Paralympics closing ceremony?
(A) Varun Singh Bhati
(B) Deepa Malik
(C) Thangavelu Mariyappan
(D) Devendra Jhajharia
Answer: Thangavelu Mariyappan
57. What is
the theme of 2016 World Tourism Day?
(A) One billion tourists, one billion opportunities
(B) Tourism and Community Development
(C) Tourism for all – promoting universal accessibility
(D) Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future
Answer: Tourism for all – promoting universal accessibility
58. Which of
the following country has recently hit by the powerful Typhoon ‘Malakas’?
(A) Japan
(B) Indonesia
(C) Vietnam
(D) China
Answer: Japan
59. Which
state chief minister of India has won the 2016 Pangkor Dialogue Award?
(A) Lal Thanhawla
(B) T R Zeliang
(C) Sarbananda Sonowal
(D) Pema Khandu
Answer: T R Zeliang
60. “Nuakhai”
the agrarian mass festival has celebrated in which state of India?
(A) Odisha
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Sikkim
(D) Assam
Answer: Odisha
61. Mariyappan
Thangavelu, who won gold medal at 2016 Rio Paralympics Games, is associated
with which sports?
(A) Sprint
(B) High jump
(C) Swimming
(D) Javelin Throw
Answer: High jump
62. What is
the theme of the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress?
(A) Planet at the Crossroads
(B) Save Planet, Save Trees
(C) Make Planet peaceful
(D) Develop peace on planet
Answer: Planet at the Crossroads
63. Islam
Karimov, who recently passed away, was the President of which country?
(A) Tajikistan
(B) Uzbekistan
(C) Kyrgyzstan
(D) Turkmenistan
Answer: Uzbekistan
64. Which
district was judged as the cleanest district in “Plains” category under the
Gramin Swachh Survekshan?
(A) Satara
(B) Nadia
(C) Sindhudurg
(D) Bikaner
Answer: Sindhudurg
65. Who has
become the brand ambassador of Uttar Pradesh’s Samajwadi Kisan Beema Yojana?
(A) Salman Khan
(B) Nawazuddin Siddiqui
(C) Irfan Khan
(D) Vidya Balan
Answer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui
66. The ‘2016
North East Connectivity Summit’ was held in which city of India?
(A) Guwahati
(B) Agartala
(C) Itanagar
(D) Imphal
Answer: Agartala
67. Which
microsatellite was developed by the students of IIT Bombay to measure the Total
Electron Count of the ionosphere?
(A) Jugnu
(B) Anusat
(C) Youthsat
(D) Pratham
Answer: Pratham
68. Who will
be honoured with the 2016 Sarala Award?
(A) Sunita Jain
(B) Padma Sachdeva
(C) Hrushikesh Mallick
(D) Nirmala Kumari
Answer: Hrushikesh Mallick
69. The first
edition of ‘IoT (Internet of Things) India Congress-2016’ has started in which
of the following cities?
(A) Chennai
(B) New Delhi
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Kolkata
Answer: Bengaluru
70. The 2016
International Buddhist Conclave was held at which place in India to promote
Buddhist sites?
(A) Sarnath
(B) Nalanda
(C) Bodhgaya
(D) Kushinagar
Answer: Sarnath
71. Which
Indian-American author has been selected for 2015 National Humanities Medal?
(A) Abraham Verghese
(B) James Gross
(C) Priyanka Chernow
(D) Milan Wilkerson
Answer: Abraham Verghese
72. “Joint
Sea-2016” the joint naval exercise has been conducted between which of the
following countries?
(A) India and Russia
(B) India and China
(C) China and Russia
(D) India and United States
Answer: China and Russia
73. Which
stock exchange has become first Indian stock exchange to file Initial Public
Offering (IPO) with SEBI?
(A) National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX)
(B) Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX)
(C) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
(D) National Stock Exchange (NSE)
Answer: Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
74. Which
country has been declared free from Yaws and Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus
(MNT) by the World Health Organization?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bhutan
(C) India
(D) Myanmar
Answer: India
75. What is
the theme of 2016 World Maritime Day ?
(A) IMO: shipping safety & security
(B) Shipping: indispensable to the world
(C) IMO conventions: effective implementation
(D) Maritime education and training
Answer: Shipping: indispensable to the world
76. Which of
the following country has recently hit by the powerful Typhoon ‘Megi’?
(A) Indonesia
(B) Vietnam
(C) Malaysia
(D) Taiwan
Answer: Taiwan
77. Who has
been appointed as the new Director General of National Security Guard (NSG)?
(A) Nirmal Kumar
(B) OP Singh
(C) R K Pachnanda
(D) Sudhir Pratap Singh
Answer: Sudhir Pratap Singh
78. What is
the India’s rank in ‘2016-17 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI)’?
(A) 66th
(B) 47th
(C) 39th
(D) 88th
Answer: 39th
79. Who has
been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human
Trafficking of the UNODC?
(A) Samantha Khan
(B) Niharica Raizada
(C) Nadia Murad
(D) Malala Yousafzai
Answer: Nadia Murad
80. India has
recently signed an open skies agreement with which of the following country?
(A) South Africa
(B) Brazil
(C) Russia
(D) Greece
Answer: Greece
81. Which
state has become the first Indian state to have implemented Public Fund
Management System (PFMS)?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: Jharkhand
82. Deepa
Malik, who won silver at Rio Paralympics 2016, is associated with which sports?
(A) Badminton
(B) Shotput
(C) Long Jump
(D) Archery
Answer: Shotput
83. Which
campaign has been launched by Union Government to promote the use of natural
gas in India?
(A) GasoneIndia campaign
(B) Gas4India campaign
(C) GasinIndia campaign
(D) GasallIndia campaign
Answer: Gas4India campaign
84. The
first-ever United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants has been held in
which of the following cities?
(A) Sydney
(B) New York
(C) Berlin
(D) New Delhi
Answer: New York
85. Who has
been sworn-in as the new President of Brazil?
(A) Jose Alencar
(B) Michel Temer
(C) Jose Eduardo Cardozo
(D) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Answer: Michel Temer
86. “Indra-2016”
the joint military exercise has started between India and which country?
(A) France
(B) Japan
(C) Russia
(D) Australia
Answer: Russia
87. K
Madhavan, who recently passed away, was related to which field?
(A) Marine Scientist
(B) Sportsperson
(C) Freedom fighter
(D) Journalist
Answer: Freedom fighter
88. Who has
been appointed as the new Chancellor of The Energy and Resources Institute
(TERI) University?
(A) Mehant Kumar
(B) Disha Nehwal
(C) Ashok Chawla
(D) Lalit Jain
Answer: Ashok Chawla
89. The book
“Citizen and Society” has been authored by whom?
(A) Pranab Mukherjee
(B) Mohammad Hamid Ansari
(C) Sushma Swaraj
(D) Manmohan Singh
Answer: Mohammad Hamid Ansari
90. Which
Indian NGO has been bestowed with the first-ever FIFA Diversity Award-2016?
(A) Smile foundation
(B) Slum Soccer
(C) Help age India
(D) Goonj
Answer: Slum Soccer
91. What is
the theme of the 2016 United Nations’ International Democracy Day?
(A) Public participation for democracy
(B) Engaging youth on democracy
(C) Democracy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
(D) Space for Civil Society
Answer: Democracy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
92. The book
“Karachi, You’re Killing Me!” has been authored by whom?
(A) Mohsin Sidiqui
(B) Nudrat Kamal
(C) Saba Imtiaz
(D) Somak Ghoshal
Answer: Saba Imtiaz
93. Which
committee has recently submitted its report to tackle the shortage of pulses?
(A) TVSN Prasad committee
(B) Arvind Subramanian committee
(C) Madhukar Gupta committee
(D) Shailesh Nagar committee
Answer: Arvind Subramanian committee
94. Which
Indian film has been selected as the official entry to Oscar Awards 2017 in the
foreign language film category?
(A) Visaranai
(B) Court
(C) Thithi
(D) Anjali
Answer: Visaranai
95. Which of
the following countries will be partner country in the 2017 Vibrant Gujarat
Global Summit?
(A) United States
(B) Russia
(C) United Kingdom
(D) Germany
Answer: United States
96. The book
“Munnu: A Boy from Kashmir” has been authored by whom?
(A) K. Srilata
(B) Swati Chaturvedi
(C) Mahesh Shantaram
(D) Malik Sajad
Answer: Malik Sajad
97. Who has
been appointed as the new Indian Ambassador to the United States?
(A) Arun Singh
(B) Navtej Sarna
(C) Taranjit Singh Sandhu
(D) Yash Sinha
Answer: Navtej Sarna
98. Which
Indian cricketer has been conferred Arjuna Awards for year 2016?
(A) Yuvraj Singh
(B) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(C) Ajinkya Rahane
(D) Rohit Sharma
Answer: Ajinkya Rahane
99. “Confluence:
Festival of India” the first-ever Indian music and dance festival has started
in which country?
(A) Australia
(B) United States
(C) France
(D) Russia
Answer: Australia
100. Who has
become the World Bank’s Country Director for India?
(A) Krishan Kant Paul
(B) Junaid Ahmad
(C) Haruhiko Kuroda
(D) Onno Ruhl
Answer: Junaid Ahmad
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