Q.1. What is the rank of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani in Forbes' Billionaires List 2016?
(1) 30th
(2) 32nd
(3) 35th
(4) 36th
(5) 38th
Ans: (4) 36th
Q.2. Which one of the following is the new service dedicated to the Nation by Indian Railways?
(1) Printing of names on reserved railway tickets
(2) Printing of ID proof number on reserved railway tickets
(3) Printing of barcodes on unreserved railway tickets
(4) Printing of photo on reserved railway tickets
(5) Printing of halt station names on reserved railway tickets
Ans: (3) Printing of barcodes on reserved railway tickets
Q.3. For Higher Education Quality Improvement Project in which among the following states India has signed Financing Agreement with World Bank for US $300 Million?
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Chhattisgarh
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Rajasthan
(5) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (1) Madhya Pradesh
Q.4. Which country has topped the list of 126 countries compiled by WEF on the basis of their ability to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable energy?
(1) India
(2) Sweden
(3) Switzerland
(4) Norway
(5) France
Ans: (3) Switzerland
Q.5. Which organisation has launched its first Uridashi Masala Bonds (Japanese bonds) to mobilize Rs 30 crore from Japanese retail investors, to be used for promoting private sector development in India?
(1) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
(2) International Finance Corporation (IFC)
(3) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(4) International Development Agency (IDA)
(5) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Ans: (2) International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Q.6. Who has won the national award for "Outstanding Efforts in the Field of Science and Technology Communication on Electronic Medium"?
(1) N. Murugan
(2) V.P. Singh,
(3) Tarun Jain
(4) Pallava Bagla
(5) Vineeta Singhal
Ans: (4) Pallava Bagla
Q.7. What is the India's projected GDP growth by Japanese financial services firm Nomura for 2016-17?
(1) 7.6 per cent
(2) 7.8 per cent
(3) 8.0 per cent
(4) 7.4 per cent
(5) 7.2 per cent
Ans: (2) 7.8 per cent
Q.8. Actor and athlete Lee Reherman had Died. He belonged to:
(1) France
(2) UK
(3) Germany
(4) Italy
(5) USA
Ans: (5) USA
Q.9. Moody's had downgraded its outlook of which Indian neighbours’ credit rating from stable to negative?
(1) Myanmar
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) China
(4) Pakistan
(5) Bangladesh
Ans: (3) China
Q.10. Who has been appointed as the Nepal's Consul General in Kolkata?
(1) Krishna Prasad Dhakal
(2) Ek Narayan Aryal
(3) Dhundiraj Pokhrel
(4) Ram Bahadur Karki
(5) Tirtha Raj Wagle
Ans: (2) Ek Narayan Aryal
