Q.1. Who among the following has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of Coast Guard becoming the first officer from within to be promoted as its Chief?
(1) Sushil Kumar
(2) S. Padmanabhan
(3) Arun Prakash
(4) Rajendra Singh
(5) Sureesh Mehta
Ans: (4) Rajendra Singh
Q.2. What is the name of the five-year program launched by leading global telecom operators to advance existing 4G technology and industrialization of 5G technologies?
(1) MTI 2.0
(2) ATI 3.0
(3) GTI 2.0
(4) DTI 2.0
(5) FTI 2.0
Ans: (3) GTI 2.0
Q.3. Bangladeshi cricketer ------------------ was appointed as National Goodwill Ambassador for Youth by the United National Development Programme (UNDP).
(1) Shakib Al Hasan
(2) Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
(3) Tamin Iqbal
(4) Nasir Hussain
(5) Taskin Ahmed
Ans: (2) Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
Q.4. Which country has appointed economist Fritz Jean as its new prime minister?
(1) Cuba
(2) Columbia
(3) Panama
(4) Costa Rica
(5) Haiti
Ans: (5) Haiti
Q.5. The UAE Space Agency has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Space Agency of ---------------, aiming to facilitate collaboration between the two countries.
(1) UK
(2) India
(3) Israel
(4) China
(5) France
Ans: (1) UK
Q.6. The five biggest commercial banks of which country has announced that they will no longer charge fees on domestic currency transfers through cellphone, including inter-bank transactions?
(1) USA
(2) Switzerland
(3) France
(4) China
(5) Australia
Ans: (4) China
Q.7. Dr Sunita Jain was selected for Vyas Samman 2015 for her Poetry collection 'Kshama'. Vyas Samman is given by:-
(1) Sahitya Academy Foundation
(2) Bhasha Literature Foundation
(3) K. K. Birla Foundation
(4) Hindu Literature Foundation
(5) Indu-Katha Foundation
Ans: (3) K. K. Birla Foundation
Q.8. The Air Force of which country has successfully tested its Intercontinental ballistic missile. This was the 15th test since January 2011?
(1) Japan
(2) China
(3) France
(4) India
(5) USA
Ans: (5) USA
Q.9. Who among the following inaugurated the second edition of 'film preservation & restoration workshop India 2016'?
(1) Javed Akhtar
(2) Amitabh Bachchan
(3) Hritik Roshan
(4) Naseeruddin Shah
(5) Om Puri
Ans: (4) Naseeruddin Shah
Q.10. India ranks first in milk production. India accounts for ---------------- of world production.
(1) 15.5 per cent
(2) 16.5 per cent
(3) 17.5 per cent
(4) 18.5 per cent
(5) 19.5 per cent
Ans: (4) 18.5 per cent
Q.11. Where was the UN's first global assessment of pollinators report released according to which about 20,000 species of Bees and other pollinators face increasing risks to their survival?
(1) Berlin
(2) Oslo
(3) Paris
(4) Rome
(5) London
Ans: (2) Oslo
Q.12. What will be the growth in Indian economy during 2016-17 according to Economic Survey 2015-16?
(1) Less than 7 per cent
(2) More than 8 per cent
(3) More than 7 per cent
(4) More than 6 per cent
(5) Slightly less than 8 per cent
Ans: (3) More than 7 per cent
Q.13. Which company has emerged as the top company in terms of corporate social responsibility (CSR) expenditure?
(1) Reliance Industries
(2) ONGC
(3) Infosys
(4) TCS
(5) Tata Steels
Ans: (1) Reliance Industries
