1. To encourage which of the following sports has the programme Mission 11 Million launched by the Govt of India ?
A. Football
B. Kabadi
C. Cricket
D. Athletics
2. Who of the following has become the first Indian to be honoured with the Hall of Fame award by the International Aeronautical Federation ?
A. K. Radhakrishnan
B. K. Kasturirangan
C. U.R. Rao
D. Shailesh Nayak
3. Which country recently was faced with evacuation of more than 1,00,000 people as a result of wildfires covering over 1000 sq km ?
A. Canada
B. Australia
C. New Zealand
D. Mexico
4. Who of the following film makers was recently honoured by the Swiss government with the installation of a bronze statue ?
A. Manmohan Desai
B. Shyam Benegal
C. Yash Chopra
D. Satyajit Ray
5. Sadiq Khan was recently sworn in the Mayor of which of the following cities ?
A. Mumbai
B. London
C. New York
D. Sydney
6. Who of the following has been awarded the 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award ?
A. Uma Krishnaswami
B. Vivek Bhanot
C. Aditi Krishnakumar
D. Parashar Kulkarni
7. Which animal has been officially designated as the National Mammal of the United States of America ?
A. Bison
B. Bull
C. Bear
D. Okapi
8. Recently a gorilla named Harambe was killed by zoo officials to save a child who fell into its enclosures. In which zoo did the incident happen ?
A. Cincinnati Zoo
B. Philadelphia Zoo
C. Columbus Zoo
D. Cleveland Zoo
9. PfSPZ vaccine is being used to prevent which of the following diseases ?
A. Hepatitis
B. Malaria
C. AIDS
D. Ebola
10. Who of the following has been awarded the Man Booker International Prize 2016 for his book The Vegetarian ?
A. Elena Ferrante
B. Orhan Pamuk
C. Yan Lianke
D. Han Kang
11. Which of the following animals were sighted for the first time in Kargil after the 1999 war ?
A. Brown Bears
B. Hangul
C. Bacterian Camel
D. Yak
12. Which of the following is the world's largest aircraft which made its first landing in India ?
A. Airbus A380-800
B. Boeing 747
C. Antonov An-225 Mriya
D. Boeing 787 Dreamliner
13. Which of the following carcinogenic chemicals has been recently found in bread and refined flour products like pizzas and burgers ?
A. Potassium cyanide
B. Potassium bromate
C. Phenol fluoride
D. Titanium dioxide
14. Talgo is a manufacturer of high speed trains based in which country ?
A. Germany
B. South Korea
C. Taiwan
D. Spain
15. The former President of the BCCI who has been chosen to be the first independent chairman of international cricket council (ICC) ?
A. Anurag Thakur
B. Shashank Mandar
C. Jagmohan Dalmia
D. Dilip Vengsarkar
ANSWERS
1) A
2) C
3) A
4) C
5) B
6) C
7) A
8) A
9) B
10)D
11)A
12)C
13)B
14)D
15)B
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