1). India collaboration with whom to enhance energy sector with special focus on areas such as waste-toenergy, hydropower, smart metering and solar energy?
a) Dubai
b) Southi Arabia
c) Sweden
d) China
e) America
2). Which Indian Researcher wins the German Green Talent award?
a) Abishek Chowdhury
b) Amit Khant Chowdhury
c) Ashish Chopra Chowdhury
d) Shamik Chowdhury
e) Ram kapoor Chowdhury
3). Journalist Akshaya Mukul refuses to receive award from PM Modi for which book?
a) The ideological roots of Christy
b) The ideological roots of Islamic
c) The ideological roots of peace
d) The ideological roots of Hindutva
e) The ideological roots of Non-Violence
4). Rajeev Nayyar, a 31-year-old middle-order batsman playing for Himachal Pradesh, played out a ____minute-long knock in the Ranji Trophy to record the longest innings in first-class cricket?
a) 1015
b) 1115
c) 1020
d) 1100
e) 1120
5). Pandit Amaradeva passes away at the age of 88 who belongs to?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Australia
d) Sri lanka
e) None of the above
6). National Human Rights Commission has organised a two-day workshop on ‘Good Governance,Development and Human Rights’ in collaboration with Meghalaya Government, in ____________?
a) Shillong
b) Cherrapunji
c) Tura
d) Williamnagar
e) Mawmluh
7). Which of the following country will host 7th session of COP7 on tobacco control?
a) China
b) India
c) Russia
d) Germany
e) Swaziland
8). Gorewada Zoo located in which state?
a) Goa
b) Gujarat
c) Telangana
d) Karnataka
e) Maharashtra
9). ICICI Bank cuts home loan rate by ________%
a) 0.20
b) 0.25
c) 0.15
d) 0.10
e) 0.05
10). The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to spend _____cr on food testing infrastructure
a) 482
b) 442
c) 452
d) 476
e) 382
11). When is World Tsunami Awareness Day observed?
a) November 4
b) November 3
c) November 6
d) November 5.
e) November 7
12). Name the scheme launched by the government to provide free health check-ups to pregnant women at government health centres and hospitals.
a) PMSMA
b) AMSY
c) AVAG
d) BMSSY
e) IMSY
13). Name the country, which will host the first ever International Agro-biodiversity Congress?
a) China
b) Germany
c) India
d) Japan
e) Australia
14). Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, CHRI, will hold a day long national workshop on condition of prisons in the country in which of the following city?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Kochin
d) Impal
e) Patiala
15). Anurag Bhushan unveils Mahatma Gandhi statue at Consulate office in which country?
a) United Arab Emirates
b) The UK
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Australia
e) Russia
16). President Pranab Mukherjee has approved a ____% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) 5
17). India’s first titanium project has begun test production in which state?
a) Gujarat
b) Karnataka
c) Odisha
d) Jharkhand
e) Rajasthan
18). The government has fined $1.55 billion on which company in the ONGC Gas Dispute?
a) Haldia Petrochemicals
b) Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited
c) Manali Petrochemical
d) SPIC
e) Reliance Industries Ltd
19). Recently which state government inks MoU with Civil Aviation Ministry for regional connectivity?
a) Bihar
b) Maharashtra
c) Assam
d) Gujarat
e) Odisha
20). Name the country, which has been signed a pact with India to improve oil production in the country ?
a) Bahrain
b) Kuwait
c) Saudi Arabia
d) United Arab Emirates
e) Venezuela
21). Which industry trade group has launched ‘Startup Mentorship Circle’ to mentor startups?
a) ASSOCHAM
b) EEPC
c) NASSCOM
d) CII
e) IBEF
22). Name the state, which has been conferred with prestigious award for outstanding work in the field of e-governance at the ‘State of the States Conclave 2016’?
a) Haryana
b) Assam
c) Sikkim
d) Nagaland
e) Himachal Pradesh
23). Name the Bollywood actor who has been as the Brand Ambassador for Switzerland Tourism.
a) Aamir Khan
b) Akshay Kumar
c) Ranveer Singh
d) Salman Khan
e) Shahrukh Khan
24). Name the singer who has been named the highestpaid woman in music for 2016 in Forbes’ annual list.
a) Adele
b) Beyonce
c) Nelly Furtado
d) Rihanna
e) Taylor Swift
25). Who has been elected as Chairman of PwC India?
a) Ajay Kangoo
b) Deepak Kapoor
c) Shyamal Mukherjee
d) Vikas Seth
e) ShyamalKapoor
26). Name the Chinese film which has been selected as the official film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
a) Back to 1942
b) Country Teachers
c) The Promise
d) The Story of Qiu Ju
e) Xuanzang
27). An online platform named __________ has been launched in India which explains the country’s central and state laws in a user-friendly method?
a) Nyaaya
b) Naaya
c) Naraya
d) Nayaaya
e) Nyaayan
28). Name the former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir who passed away recently.
a) Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
b) Mangat Ram Sharma
c) Mehr Chand Mahajan
d) Muzaffar Hussain Baig
e) Tara Chand
29). Who is the author of the book ‘An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India’?
a) Vijay Dutta
b) Ajay Sidhu
c) Maria Aurora Couto
d) Manabendra Shah
e) Shashi Tharoor
30). What is the theme of the World Tsunami Awareness Day?
a) Effective Education and Evacuation Drills
b) Effective Evacuation Drills
c) Effective Evacuation Drills: Be Safe
d) Effective Education and Effective Drills
e) Evacuation Education and Evacuation Drills
31). Which state tops in World Bank’s Energy-Saving Rankings?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) Tamil Nadu
e) West Bengal
32). Which country launched the meteorological satellite Himawari-9?
a) China
b) India
c) Japan
d) South Korea
e) Thailand
33). Malaysia has agreed to buy four naval vessels from which country to handle South China Sea disputes bilaterally?
a) China
b) Germany
c) Israel
d) Japan
e) USA
34). Who has been elected by the UN to its top body of legal experts?
a) Aniruddha Rajput
b) Nagendra Nath Jha
c) Ramesh Oza
d) Syed Hasan Imam
e) Vinod Patel
35). President Pranab Mukherjee would award Presidential Colours to which two military units on November 10?
a) 10th Combat Engineer Regiment and 7th Parachute Battalion
b) 12th Madras Native Infantry and 6th Reconnaissance Squadron
c) 1st Bombay Native Infantry and 11th Cavalry Brigade
d) 2nd Armoured Brigade and 1st Signal Brigade
e) 30 Squadron of Air Force and 501 Signals Unit
36). India has signed an agreement with which country to set up a Joint Working Group on Fisheries (JWG) and a hotline between their Coast Guards?
a) Bangladesh
b) Oman
c) Pakistan
d) Sri Lanka
e) Thailand
37). India has started the SAMPRITI-2016 joint military exercise with which country?
a) Bangladesh
b) Canada
c) Germany
d) Singapore
e) Thailand
38). Name the Tennis player who has been ranked number 1 in the latest Tennis rankings.
a) Andy Murray
b) David Ferrer
c) Novak Djokovic
d) Rafael Nadal
e) Stan Wawrinka
39). Which team won the 2016 Asian Federation Cup?
a) Air Force Club Iraq
b) Bengaluru Football Club
c) FC Aldiyer Kurshab
d) Muktijoddha Sangsad
e) Super Sun SC
40). Which team won the 2016 Asian Women’s Hockey Champions Trophy?
a) China
b) India
c) Japan
d) Malaysia
e) South Korea
41). Which state government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airport Authority of India under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)?
a) Assam
b) Gujarat
c) Haryana
d) Maharashtra
e) Pandy
42). India hosted its first Global Tobacco Control Conference at which of the flowing state?
a) Noida
b) Mumbai
c) Chennai
d) Kohima
e) Ludhiana
43). The Indian Army has launched ‘School Chalo’ programme in which state?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Punjab
c) Himchal Pradesh
d) Jammu and Kashmir
e) Nagaland
44). What is India’s rank in the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report on optimism index?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) 5
45). Which country has adopted a controversial cyber security law to counter growing threats of hacking and terrorism?
a) China
b) North Korea
c) South Korea
d) Japan
e) Australia
46). Who became the mascot for “Incredible India” campaign?
a) Salman Khan
b) Sachin Tendulkar
c) Aamir Khan
d) Narendra Modi
e) Virat kholi
47). Which country has developed the unmanned sea vessel, “SeaFly-01”?
a) Australia
b) China
c) Japan
d) Russia
e) USA
48). Which company became to first one to get RBI approval for debt recast under Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets?
a) ABB India Limited
b) Hindustan Construction Company Limited
c) Oil India Limited
d) Reliance industrial Limited
e) Tata Steel Limited
49). Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has lowered its credit cost by ____% in a bid to promote project exports.
a) 0.19
b) 0.25
c) 0.56
d) 0.48
e) 0.73
50). Scientists from IIT Kharagpur clamied to have found evidence confirming the existence of which mythical Indian river in Odisha?
a) Bhagmati
b) Chandrabhaga
c) Saraswati
d) Gauri
e) Shagamam
