01). Which country won the silver medal in the 13th World Robot Olympiad (WRO)?
a) China
b) India
c) Qatar
d) Russia
e) Thailand
02). Name the mobile payment company which has partnered with the National Highways Authority of India(NHAI) to pay toll tax.
a) Airtel Money
b) Freecharge
c) Mobikwik
d) Oxigen Wallet
e) Paytm
03). The Competition Commission has approved the proposed acquisition of which chemical company by Norway’s Yara Fertilisers?
a) Ceyenar Chemicals
b) Tata Chemicals
c) Natinal Fertilizers
d) Pidilite Industries
e) Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers
04). Who won the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?
a) Nico Rosberg
b) Daniel Ricciardo
c) Lewis Hamilton
d) Sergio Pérez
e) Jenson Button
05). Which cab company has partnered with SBI and Punjab National Bank to ease cash crunch?
a) Zoomcar
b) City Cool
c) Wings
d) Ola
e) Meru
06). Which state will become the first state in India to go cashless from December 31?
a) Assam
b) Goa
c) Bihar
d) Maharashtra
e) Rajasthan
07). Anand Yadav who passed away on November 27 was a ______ language author.
a) Dogri
b) Hindi
c) Kannada
d) Marathi
e) Sanskrit
08). Which bank will be the pin issuer for CentrumPay?
a) Axis
b) HDFC
c) KVB
d) SC
e) Yes
09). According to Deutsche Bank India’s real GDP growth is expected to be at _____%.
a) 6.1
b) 6.2
c) 6.3
d) 6.8
e) 6.5
10). Which company has signed a MoU with the SelfEmployed Women’s Association of India
(SEWA)?
a) Best Western
b) FlipKey
c) N9NE Group
d) Airbnb
e) Landry’s, Inc.
11). India hosts golden jubilee celebrations of UNCITRAL in _________?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Ahmadabad
d) Hyderabad
e) Jaipur
12). “Akodara” India’s first digital and cashless village created by ICICI Bank is located in which state?
a) Goa
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) Kerala
e) Madhya Pradesh
13). India’s first underwater festival has been held in which city?
a) Chennai
b) Kochi
c) Mumbai
d) Pune
e) Thiruvendram
14). The Losar Festival (the New Year Festival) has begun in which state?
a) Assam
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Sikkim
d) Uttarakhand
e) Himachal Pradesh
15). Which bank has tied up with non-banking finance company Bajaj Finance to launch a series of co-branded credit cards for Indian customers?
a) Axis Bank
b) DBS Bank
c) HDFC Bank
d) ICICI Bank
e) RBL Bank
16). Name the Iranian film that won Golden Peacock award at the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
a) Daughter
b) Little
c) Magical Piano
d) My Home
e) Pink
17). Which of the following word has been named for the “Word of the Year for 2016” by Dictionary.com?
a) Hohlimop
b) Pickmoni
c) Xenophobia
d) Xenophot
e) Oxford
18). Which Indian film has been invited for a special screening at the UN Headquarters?
a) Pink
b) Udta Punjab
c) Neerja
d) Aligarh
e) Magical Piano
19). Who won the 2016 Davis Cup tennis title?
a) Croatia
b) Argentina
c) Cuba
d) USA
e) India
20). The Reserve Bank may cut rates in which month to support growth and tap favourable inflation outlook?
a) April
b) December
c) January
d) June
e) March
21). Asia’s first & longest cycle highway has been inaugurated in which state?
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Sikkim
e) Uttar Pradesh
22). What was India’s rank among the 136 economies in terms of enabling cross border trade based on a report of World Economic Forum (WEF)?
a) 96
b) 102
c) 106
d) 130
e) 125
23). Which Indian state will become the first state in India to go cashless?
a) Gujarat
b) Goa
c) Sikkim
d) Kerala
e) Nagaland
24). Who was recently appointed as the Chief Secretary of Delhi?
a) K. K. Sharma
b) M. M. Kutty
c) Naveen Mehta
d) Santosh Yadav
e) Nikunj Juneja
25). Who will head the Committee of Chief Ministers on demonetisation that was constituted recently?
a) Manohar Lal Khattar
b) N Chandrababu Naidu
c) Pinarayi Vijayan
d) Shaktikanta Das
e) Nikunj Juneja
26). Which country will honour the families of 1668 martyrs of the Indian Army who fought in the India Pakistan war 1971?
a) Bangladesh
b) India
c) Pakistan
d) US
e) Sri Lanka
27). Recently, RBI reduced the monthly cash withdrawal limit from the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts to what amount?
a) 4000
b) 5000
c) 7000
d) 8000
e) 10000
28). Who among the following has won the bronze medal at the IBSF World Snooker Championship in Doha?
a) Aditya Mehta
b) Geet Sethi
c) Kamal Chawla
d) Pankaj Advani
e) Nikunj Juneja
29). The book “Swimmer among the Stars” has been authored by whom?
a) Amitav Ghosh
b) Kanishk Tharoor
c) Nikunj Juneja
d) Nikunj Juneja
e) Shashi Tharoor
30). Morgan Stanley lowers India’s growth forecast by 40 bps to __________for FY’17?
a) 7.3%
b) 7.4%
c) 7.5%
d) 7.6%
e) 7.7%
31). India and Japan have signed how many agreements to boost the bilateral cooperation?
a) 8
b) 9
c) 11
d) 10
e) 5
32). The government will impose a levy of Rs._____ per flight on major routes to fund the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme.
a) 8000
b) 7000
c) 7500
d) 9900
e) 8500
33). The 14-day India International Trade Fair (IITF) is being held in which city?
a) Ahmedabad
b) Hyderabad
c) Mumbai
d) New Delhi
e) Pune
34). Name the Tennis player who won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.
a) Andy Roddick
b) Gustavo Kuerten
c) Juan Martin del Potro
d) Novak Djokovic
e) Roger Federer
35). Who won the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix?
a) Kimi Raikkonen
b) Sebastian Vettel
c) Max Verstappen
d) Valtteri Bottas
e) Lewis Hamilton
36). Who won the 2016 Hero Women’s Indian Open?
a) Aditi Ashok
b) Aruna Budda Reddy
c) Nicole Sharmila
d) Shamini Kumaresan
e) Swati Dudhwal
37). Which team won the 33rd Surjit Hockey Tournament?
a) Army XI
b) CAG
c) CRPF
d) India Railways
e) Punjab National Bank
38). Which country will host the 2018 Invictus Games for wounded military personnel?
a) Japan
b) India
c) China
d) Australia
e) England
39). Name the unmanned combat aerial vehicle that was successfully tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?
a) AFZ-4
b) Mil Mi-9
c) Rustom _ 2
d) Rustom-3
e) Tufaan
40). Africa launches its first cycle-share scheme in Morocco, what is the name of the cycle?
a) Medina bikes
b) Making Bikes
c) Riding Bikes
d) Smoove Bikes
e) Marrakech’s biking
41). RBI’s deputy governor N S Vishwanathan has reiterated that ___________ still stands as the deadline for banks to clean up their balance sheets?
a) April 2016
b) January 2017
c) March 2017
d) March 2018
e) April 2018
42). Which country Airline has been named the best airline in the world for the fourth consecutive year by Airline Ratings.com in its Airline Excellence Awards?
a) Air Asia
b) Air Australia
c) Air India
d) Air New Zealand
e) Air USA
43). National Press Day being observed on?
a) November 16
b) November 17
c) November 15
d) November 14
e) November 19
44). India’s Rustom-II UAV successfully completes maiden test flight at?
a) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram.
b) Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota.
c) ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore.
d) ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri.
e) Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga,.
45). A team of women commandos has been inducted for the first time in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to counter Naxal insurgency in ___________?
a) Jharkhand
b) Bihar
c) Assam
d) Tripura
e) Nagaland
46). Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav inaugurated the Rs ______-crore Gomti riverfront development project & Gaus Mohammad Stadium in Lucknow?
a) 1600
b) 1700
c) 1500
d) 1300
e) 1200
47). Who is the author of the book, ‘The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad’?
a) Twinkle Khanna
b) Tushar Raheja
c) Tuhin Sinha
d) Khagendra Thakur
e) Gajendra Thakur
48). The _________ SGFI National School Football Championship 2016 got underway with a colourful opening ceremony by the school students at Netaji Stadium, Port Blair?
a) 63
b) 61
c) 65
d) 64
e) 62
49). Name the person, who has been appointed as the CEO of Times Global Partners?
a) Ajay Singh
b) Anil sinha
c) Cyrus Mistry
d) O P Singh
e) Rishi Jaitly
50). Name the chinese supercomputer that won the fastest supercomputer title in the recently released 48th edition of Top500 list of supercomputers?
a) Cori
b) SumwayTaihulight
c) Tianhe-2
d) Titan
e) Titan-2
