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1.Legendary classical singer M.S.Subbulakshmi’s centenary birth anniversary was celebrated this year on?
1) September 14
2) September 15
3) September 16
4) September 17
5) September 18
2.Which Indian former army chief was conferred with the highest French civilian honor “Officer of the Legion of Honor” in April2016?
1) V.P. Malik
2) V.K. Singh
3) Bikram Singh
4) J.J. Singh
5) Nirmal Chander Vij
3.Which team won the I – League football championship in April2016?
1) Bengaluru FC
2) Salgaocar FC
3) Mohun Bagan A.C.
4) East Bengal F.C.
5) Sporting Clube de Goa
4.Rafale fighter plane is a product of which of the following aircraft manufacturers?
1) Boeing
2) Airbus
3) BAE Systems
4) Lockheed Martin
5) Dassault
5.Which Bollywood actor is theco-author of the book “The Kissof Life: How a Superhero andMy Son Defeated Cancer”?
1) Emraan Hashmi
2) Shah Rukh Khan
3) Sanjay Dutt
4) Anupam Kher
5) Paresh Rawal
6.The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) was established in 1996 by the Reserve Bank of India in?
1) Pune
2) Hyderabad
3) Mumbai
4) Lucknow
5) New Delhi
7.Which eminent fashion designer has been appointed advisor to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for promotion of Khadi?
1) Neeta Lulla
2) Manish Arora
3) Ritu Beri
4) Manish Malhotra
5) Anita Dongre
8.Tanganyika and Zanzibar States were unified to create which of the following countries in Africa?
1) Zambia
2) Mozambique
3) Democratic Republic of Congo
4) Tanzania
5) Zimbabwe
9.Chameli Devi Jain Award is given for outstanding women?
1) Teachers
2) Sportspersons
3) Scientists
4) Musicians
5) Media persons
10.The 2015-16 Chameli Devi Jain Award has been given to?
1) Priyanka Kakodkar
2) Raksha Kumar
3) Nidhi Razdan
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
11.Anker Jorgensen passed away in march 2016. He served as the prime Minister of which of the following European countries?
1) Iceland
2) Ireland
3) Denmark
4) Norway
5) Netherlands
12.The government made it compulsory from January 1, 2016 to quote Permanent Account Number(PAN) for all transactions over?
1) Rs. 3 lakh
2) Rs. 2 lakh
3) Rs. 2.5 lakh
4) Rs. 4 lakh
5) Rs. 3.5 lakh
13.The Union Health Ministry has announced a plan to eliminate Malaria from India by?
1) 2030
2) 2025
3) 2020
4) 2028
5) 2032
14.The “UDAY” scheme focuses on improving operation efficiency of?
1) Public sector banks
2) Public sector insurance companies
3) Public sector telecom companies
4) Electricity distribution companies
5) Public sector oil companies
15.Mahamaham festival is celebrated every 12 years in?
1) Kochi, Kerala
2) Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
3) Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
4) Karwar, Karnataka
5) Nasik, Maharashtra
16.Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned the second 270 MW unit at Goindwal Sahib coals fired power project in March 2016 in?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Haryana
4) Punjab
5) Uttarakhand
17.Every year April 25 is observed as?
1) World Diabetes Day
2) World Cancer Day
3) World Health day
4) World Malaria Day
5) World Hemophilia Day
18.Twinstar Display Technologieswill set up LCD manufacturingfacility with an investment of 10billion dollars in the State of?
1) Gujarat
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Bihar
4) West Bengal
5) Maharashtra
19.Which of the following statements is not correct?
1) The 12thSouth Asian Games were hosted by India in 2016
2) Lamitye is a joint military exercise of the Indian army and the defense forces of Seychelles
3) Amish Tripathi is the author of the book “The White Tiger”
4) The United Nations Organization declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses
5)Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya is the founder of Banaras Hindu University

20.Which of the following Indian diplomats is the author of the book “The Exile”?
1) Vikas Swarup
2) Arun Kumar Singh
3) Navtej Sarna
4) Meera Shankar
5) Nirupama Rao
21.Bad advances of a bank are called?
1) Book debts
2) Out of order accounts
3) Non performing assets
4) Overdrawn accounts
5) None of these
22.Octavio Paz of Mexico wrote which of the following books?
1) An Area of Darkness
2) AHouse for Mr. Biswas
3) The Inheritance of Loss
4) ATale of Two Gardens
5) ASuitable Boy
23.Identify the mismatched pair?CUPGAME/SPORT
1) Azlan Shah CupHockey
2) Davis CupTennis
3) Duleep TrophyCricket
4) Thomas CupBadminton
5) Merdeka CupGolf
24.KfW will provide a loan assistance of Rs. 3,750 crore for the Nagpur metro project. KfWis a development Bank of?
1) Spain
2) France
3) Poland
4) Germany
5) Romania

25.What is the India’s rank in the 2016World Economic Freedom Index?
1) 112th     
2) 114th   
3) 116th   
4) 118th
5) None of these
26.First Novel of Salman Rushdie?
1) Grimus
2) Midnight’s Children
3) Shame
4) The Satanic Verses
5) The Moor’s Last Sigh
27.Who is leading the Indian delegation atthe 2016 Non Aligned Movement (NAM)summit?
1) Pranab Mukherjee
2) Hamid Ansari
3) Narendra Modi
4) Tirath Singh Thakur
5) None of these
28.Which country hosted the 17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit from13 – 18 September2016?
1) Venezuela
2) Brazil
3) Argentina 
4) Cuba   
5) Chile
29.Who is Alka Sirohi?
1) The new Governor of RBI
2) The new Deputy Governor of RBI
3) The new Chairman of LIC
4) The new Chairman of UPSC
5) The President of CII
30.Joint military exercise ‘Indra-2016’between India andโ€ฆ.
1) USA
2) Russia  
3) UK  
4) China  
5) None of these
31.Anup Kumaris associated withโ€ฆ..
1) Chess
2) Kabaddi
3) Cricket
4) Hockey
5) None of these
32.Who is the President of new development Bank (NDB)?
1) Jim Yong Kim
2) Christine Lagarde
3) Takehiko Nakao     
4) Jin Liqun
5) K.V.Kamath

33.Khartoum is the capital city ofโ€ฆ..
1) Algeria  
2) Sudan 
3) Nigeria 
4) Egypt
5) Zimbabwe
34.The World Happiness Report 2016, pub-lished by the Sustainable DevelopmentSolutions Network (SDSN), a global ini-tiative of the United Nations. In this report India’s rank isโ€ฆโ€ฆ.
1) 118th     
2) 116th   
3) 114th  
4) 112th
5) None of these
35.As per the World Happiness Report 2016, Which is the ‘happiest country’ in the world?
1) Denmark   
2) Switzerland
3) Iceland   
4) Norway
5) None of these
36.The current member countries of WTO?
1) 193  
2) 189  
3) 168  
4) 164
5) None of these
37.Find the wrong pair?
1) IFCI – 1948
2) ICICI – 1955
3) IDBI – 1964
4) HDFC – 1977
5) NABARD – 1980
38.Which of the following  is mandated to recommend minimum support prices(MSPs) to incentivize the  cultivators toadopt modern technology, and raiseproductivity and overall grain produc-tion in line with the emerging demandpatterns in the country?
1) NABARD
2) SIDBI
3) CACP
4) ECGC
5) None of these
39.Who is the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare?
1) Prakash Javadekar
2) Ashok Gajapathi Raju
3) Manohar Parrikar
4) Jagat Prakash Nadda
5) Radha Mohan Singh
40.What is the current Service Tax rate(including Swachh Bharat Cess andKrishi Kalyan Cess)?
1) 14% 
2) 14.5% 
3) 15% 
4) 16%
5) None
41.Which of the following is not a official language of the United Nations Organisation?
1) Hindi
2) Arabic
3) French
4) Russian
5) Spanish
42. The second richest person inthe world according to Forbes List of the World’s Billionaires 2016?
1) Bill Gates
2) Amancio Ortega
3) Jeff Bezos
4) Warren Buffett
5) Mark Zuckerberg
43.The Index of Singapore Stock Exchange?
1) DAX
2) Hang Seng
3) Straits Times
4) Sh Comp
5) None
44.Which unit of valuation is known as”PaperGold”?
1) ADR  
2) GDR 
3) SDR
4) Euro
5) None
45.Out of these, Which is not located inGeneva?
1) WTO
2) WHO
3) ILO
4) IMF
5) UNCTAD
46.Which of the following is an indicator of bank’s financial health?
1) CRR   
2) SLR    
3) PLR   
4) CAR
5) None of these
47.In India, how many states share the coastline?
1) 6    
2) 7   
3) 8   
4) 9   
5) None of these
48.Largest agro-based industry in the country:
1) Textiles    
2) Sugar   
3) Jute  
4) Tea
5) None of these
49.Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
1) Denmark : Folketing
2) Iran : Majlis   
3) Isreal : Knesset
4) Nepal : Congress
5) China : National People’s Congress
50.Which one of the following pairs is notcorrectly matched?
1) Darjeeling : Himachal Pradesh   
2) Mt.Abu : Rajasthan      
3) Mussoorie : Uttarakhand
4) Mannar : Kerala
5) None of these

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