Q.1. What is the rank of India in the inaugural list of the world's best countries, released on the sidelines of WEF Annual Meeting?
(1) 22nd
(2) 24th
(3) 26th
(4) 28th
(5) 30th
Ans: (1) 22nd
Q.2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed banks to sell India Gold Coins (IGC) with ------------------ manufactured by public sector MMTC Ltd.
(1) Mahatma Gandhi
(2) Lions Capitol
(3) Ashok Chakra
(4) Red Fort
(5) RBI logo
Ans: (3) Ashok Chakra
Q.3. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
(1) A. K. Jain
(2) Atulesh Jindal
(3) C.R. Viswanath
(4) P.K. Pujari
(5) P.K. Sinha
Ans: (2) Atulesh Jindal
Q.4. 'Mahamana Express' was recently flagged off by ther Prime Minister from-
(1) Allahabad
(2) Meerut
(3) Kanpur
(4) Lucknow
(5) Varanasi
Ans: (5) Varanasi
Q.5. What is the medium term and long term duration of Gold Monetisation Schemes for which the RBI has allowed depositors to withdraw pre-maturely after the minimum lock-in period?
(1) 1-3 year and 4-7 years
(2) 2-4 year and 5-8 years
(3) 3-5 year and 6-9 years
(4) 5-7 year and 12-15 years
(5) 6-8 year and 9-15 years
Ans: (4) 5-7 year and 12-15 years
Q.6. Umaid Bhawan Palace in ------------------------- has been declared world's best hotel in the Travellers' choice awards by the world's biggest travel site TripAdvisor.
(1) Jaipur
(2) Jodhpur
(3) Nagpur
(4) Hyderabad
(5) Lucknow
Ans: (2) Jodhpur
Q.7. To which of the following sports firm the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has signed as its marketing rights partner for the next two years?
(1) IOS Sports & Entertainment
(2) SPT Sports Management
(3) Percept Sport
(4) Rhiti Sports
(5) Procam
Ans: (1) IOS Sports & Entertainment
Q.8. Which U-15 badminton player has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Life Insurance Company PNB Metlife India?
(1) Neha Pandit
(2) Rituparna Das
(3) Ruthvika Shiva
(4) Vaishnavi Reddy
(5) Dhanya Nair
Ans: (4) Vaishnavi Reddy
Q.9. Lleyton Hewitt who announced his retirement from tennis recently belonges to which country?
(1) Australia
(2) Austria
(3) Switzerland
(4) France
(5) Spain
Ans: (1) Australia
Q.10. Who among the following has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Moldova?
(1) Pierre Nkurunziza
(2) Augustin Matata Ponyo
(3) Pavel Filip
(4) Ibrahim Mahlab
(5) Sherif Ismail
Ans: (3) Pavel Filip
Q.11. ONGC Videsh Ltd, has entered into an agreement with which African Nation for cooperation in upstream hydrocarbon sector?
(1) Nigeria
(2) Egypt
(3) Libya
(4) Algeria
(5) Equatorial Guinea
Ans: (5) Equatorial Guinea