Q.1. Which Indian has been unanimously elected as the Chairperson of the Governing Council of IFAD for a period of two years?
(1) Rajeev Topno
(2) Sanjeev Single
(3) Dinesh Sharma
(4) Rajeev Mehrishi
(5) S. Jaishankar
Ans: (3) Dinesh Sharma
Q.2. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of newly constituted Banks Board Bureau?
(1) Vinod Rai
(2) Shashi Kant Sharma
(3) S. Mohan
(4) A. S. Parmar
(5) A. K. Sachdeva
Ans: (1) Vinod Rai
Q.3. Leonardo DiCaprio won the Best Actor Oscar Award for "The Revenant" and ----------------- won the Best Actress Oscar Award for "Room".
(1) Janet Gaynor
(2) Helen Hayes
(3) Jennifer Jones
(4) Brie Larson
(5) Angelina Jolie
Ans: (4) Brie Larson
Q.4. Who has become the first Asian to win the award for best sound for documentary "India's Daughter" at the coveted Motion Picture Sound Editors' 63rd annual Golden Reel Awards?
(1) Arun Nambiar
(2) Resul Pookutty
(3) Nihar Ranjan
(4) Bishwadeep Chatterjee
(5) Ganesh Gangadharan
Ans: (2) Resul Pookutty
Q.5. South Indian ------------ Kumarimuthu has died.
(1) Director
(2) Musician
(3) Writer
(4) Singer
(5) Actor
Ans: (5) Actor
Q.6. ------------- tennis Player Stan Wawrinka defeated Marcos Baghdatis to win the Dubai Tennis Championship.
(1) French
(2) German
(3) Swiss
(4) Spanish
(5) Norwegian
Ans: (3) Swiss
Q.7. What is the theme of the Union Budget 2016-17?
(1) 'Transform India'
(2) 'Transition India'
(3) 'Turning India'
(4) 'Training India'
(5) 'Tuning India'
Ans: (1) 'Transform India'
Q.8. What amount of cover per family will be provided in the New Health Protection Scheme announced in the Budget 2016-17?
(1) Rs. 1.0 Lakh
(2) Rs. 1.5 Lakh
(3) Rs. 2.0 Lakh
(4) Rs. 2.5 Lakh
(5) Rs. 3.0 Lakh
Ans: (1) Rs. 1.0 Lakh
Q.9. What is the corpus of the Price Stabilisation Fund to support market interventions?
(1) Rs.600 crore
(2) Rs.700 crore
(3) Rs.800 crore
(4) Rs.900 crore
(5) Rs.1000 crore
Ans: (4) Rs.900 crore
Q.10. What is the fiscal deficit target for the financial year 2016-17?
(1) 3.9% of GDP
(2) 3.5% of GDP
(3) 4.9% of GDP
(4) 4.5% of GDP
(5) 4.3% of GDP
Ans: (2) 3.5% of GDP
