1. From which of the following stations was India’s first Braille embedded train flagged off recently?
(a) Secunderabad (b) Mysuru (c) Vadodara (d) Jaipur
2. Who of the following has been awarded the Col C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2015 by the BCCI?
(a) S.M.H. Kirmani (b) Karsan Ghavri (c) Manoj Prabhakar (d) M Azharuddin
3. Zika virus which has caused panic in some South American countries and has also been linked to Microcephaly among new-borns is transmitted by which of the following?
(a) Housefly (b) Mosquitoes (c) Pigs (d) Dogs
4. Which company has recently appointed Mr. Abid Ali Neemuchwala as the new CEO?
(a) Infosys (b) Wipro (c) Reliance (d) Maruti Suzuki
5. Quoting PAN card number has been mandatory in respect of certain transactions from 01 Jan 16. In which of the following is quoting PAN number not mandatory?
(a) All transactions in excess of Rs. 2 lakhs
(b) Hotel bills in excess of Rs. 50,000.
(c) Transactions in immovable property in excess of Rs. 10 lakhs
(d) Purchase and sale of shares of unlisted company in excess of Rs. 50,000.
6. Which of the following is the 4-digit emergency response number for LPG consumers to seek help in case of gas leakage?
(a) 1956 (b) 1096 (c) 1906 (d) 1098
7. Netflix which launched its operations in India recently is a company providing on-demand Internet streaming media based in -
(a) France (b) United Kingdom (c) United States (d) Germany
8. What percentage of constable level posts in CRPF and CISF would be reserved for women as per the new notification of the Govt?
(a) 15% (b) 33% (c) 40% (d) 45%
9.Which of the following was awarded the Best Marching Contingent among Para-military forces and other auxiliary marching contingents at the Republic Day celebrations of 2016?
(a) ITBP (b) Assam Rifles (c) CISF (d) BSF
10. Which of the following countries is not at the same rank as India in the Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International recently?
(a) Thailand (b) Zambia (c) Nigeria (d) Brazil
11. For which of her novels has Anuradha Roy been awarded the 2016 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature?
(a) The Folded Earth (b) Sleeping on Jupiter (c) Family Life (d) The Lives of Others
12. Lionel Messi has been awarded the Ballon d’Or this year for the _______ time in his career
(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth
13. What was the name given to the operation carried out by the Indian Army to neutralise terrorist attack at Pathankot air base in Punjab?
(a) Dhangu Surakhsa (b) Sarvatra Prahar (c) Tahash-Nahash (d) Vayu Abhiyaan
14. The ancestral home of which Indian film personality in Peshawar was in news recently for being partially demolished?
(a) Dilip Kumar (b) Raj Kapoor (c) Sunil Dutt (d) Dharmendra
15. By which year has the Govt of India decided to implement BS-VI norms to regulate the output of air pollutants from motor vehicles?
(a) 2018 (b) 2019 (c) 2020 (d) 2021
16. The year 2016 has been declared by the United Nations Organisation as the International Year of
(a) Pulses (b) Quinoa (c) Fruits (d) Papaya
17. Which of the following states has become the first in the country to make gender education compulsory at graduate level?
(a) Kerala (b) Telangana (c) Delhi (d) Goa
18. The Academy Award 2016 for the ground breaking design at dream works Animation Media Review system given to ?
(a) Rahul Thakkar (b) Rajeev Ray (c) Rini Dhaka (d) Anurag Basu
19. Top scorer country in corruption preception index 2015 is ?
(a) Finland (b) Sweden (c) Denmark (d) Switzerland
20. Men's singles Australian open 2016 winner is ?
(a) Novak Djokovic (b) Andy Murray (c) Jamic Murray (d) Rozer Federar
Answers:-
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (c) 11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (a)
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