Q.1. Which one of the following countries is not in the group of four emerging market countries that has been included for the first time among the 10 largest members of International Monetary Fund in its historic quota and governance reforms?
(1) India
(2) China
(3) South Africa
(4) Russia
(5) Brazil
Ans: (3) South Africa
Q.2. What is the name of the President Pranab Mukherjee's Second Memoir released By Vice President Hamid Ansari recently?
(1) 'The Turbulent Years: 1954-1962'
(2) 'The Turbulent Years: 1962-1976'
(3) 'The Turbulent Years: 1965-1986'
(4) 'The Turbulent Years: 1980-1996'
(5) 'The Turbulent Years: 1991-1999'
Ans: (4) 'The Turbulent Years: 1980-1996'
Q.3. As a part of 150th birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai, coins of what denomination has been released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism?
(1) Rs 150 and Rs 10
(2) Rs 150 and Rs 15
(3) Rs 150 and Rs 50
(4) Rs 150 and Rs 75
(5) Rs 150 and Rs 100
Ans: (1) Rs 150 and Rs 10
Q.4. What is the strike range of surface-to-air Akash missile which was successfully test-fired from Chandipur recently?
(1) 25 km
(2) 45 km
(3) 75 km
(4) 105 km
(5) 205 km
Ans: (1) 25 km
Q.5. Which Olympic champion has been awarded with the Diploma of Honour and President's Button by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) as an acknowledgment to his contribution to the sport?
(1) Gagan Narang
(2) Abhinav Bindra
(3) Samaresh Jung
(4) Anjali Bhagwat
(5) Manavjit Singh Sandhu
Ans: (2) Abhinav Bindra
Q.6. Who has been honored with the V. Shantaram Life Time Achievement Award at the 14th edition of Mumbai International Festival?
(1) Anand Parmar
(2) N. Bhaskara Rao
(3) Rohit Singh
(4) Naresh Bedi
(5) Dipendra Misra
Ans: (4) Naresh Bedi
Q.7. Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis won the Australian Open women's doubles title by defeating Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of which country in the final match?
(1) Switzerland
(2) Spain
(3) Czech Republic
(4) Spain
(5) Italy
Ans: (3) Czech Republic
Q.8. What is the maximum number of tickets that can be booked online by an individual user in a month on IRCTC website?
(1) 2
(2) 4
(3) 6
(4) 8
(5) 10
Ans: (3) 6
Q.9. Gurdeep Singh has been appointed as the chairman and managing director of which power generation company in India?
(1) NTPC
(2) NHPC
(3) THDC
(4) NPCIL
(5) PGCIL
Ans: (1) NTPC
Q.10. Who has been appointed as the secretary of the Department of Telecommunications?
(1) Deepak Gupta
(2) A. K. Mittal
(3) Prakash Mishra
(4) Arvind Ranjan
(5) J.S. Deepak
Ans: (5) J. S. Deepak
Q.11. Where was the Australia versus India Twenty20 International series played in which India recorded her first ever bilateral series triumph on Australian soil?
(1) Brisbane Cricket Ground
(2) Carrara Sports Ground
(3) Adelaide Oval
(4) Melbourne Cricket Ground
(5) WACA Ground
Ans: (4) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Q.12. The central bank of which among the following countries, has introduced a negative interest rate policy for the first timeto stimulate investment and growth in the economy?
(1) China
(2) Japan
(3) South Korea
(4) Russia
(5) USA
Ans: (2) Japan
Q.13. By how much wickets the Indian women’s cricket team clinched its maiden Twenty20 series win over three-time world champion Australia?
(1) 4
(2) 5
(3) 6
(4) 8
(5) 10
Ans: (5) 10
