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Expected and Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk V Mains


December
1. What is the current repo rate set by 7. The 2015 United Nations Climate
Reserve Bank of India in its 5th Bi- Change Conference was hel ind
Monthly Monetary Policy? which city?
- 6.75% - Paris, France

2. The Bi-Monthly Policy of RBI's in 8. Who among the following received


December was the _____ Bi- lifetime achievement award at
Monthly Monetary Policy. Asian Business Leadership Forum
- 5th 2015?
- Hinduja Brothers

3. What is the projected GDP growth


by Reserve Bank of India in its fifth 9. Which of the following footballer
bi-monthly monetary policy? was recently awarded with four
- 7.4% Guinness World Record certificates
for scoring five goals in nine
minutes?
4. Which of the following currencies - Robert Lewandowski
was recently approved as the Elite
Reserve Currency by IMF?
- Yuan also known as the 10. Robert Lewandowski is associated
Chinese Renminbi (RMB) with which sport?
- Football

5. Recently, Union Government


launched IPV injection as part of 11. Robert Lewandowski was recently
Global Polio Endgame Strategy. The awarded with four Guinness World
Global Polio Endgame Strategy is a Record certificates for scoring five
programme by which of the goals in nine minutes. He represents
following organisations? which of the following countries?
- World Health Organisation - Poland

6. With which of the following country 12. Which of the following movie won
did India recently launch the Golden Peacock Award for Best
International Solar Alliance? Film at IFFI 2015?
- France - Embrace of the Serpent

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13. Who among the following was which helps generating the
recently awarded with The ICFT OTP on the card itself.
UNESCO Fellini Medal?
- Kaushik Gangulys
Cinemawala 19. The Reserve Bank of India recently
signed an agreement with
Prudential Regulation Authority and
14. World AIDS Day is observed on Financial Conduct Authority for
________. supervisory cooperation and
- 1 December exchange of information. The
Prudential Regulation Authority and
Financial Conduct Authority is of
15. Which of the following which country?
organisations recently released a - United Kingdom
report titled "Measuring the
Information Society Report 2015"?
- The International 20. According to the latest report by
Telecommunication Union credit rating agency Brickwork
(ITU) Ratings, which of the following
Indian state emerged as the biggest
state economy?
16. What was India's rank in the ICT - Maharashtra
Development Index (IDI)?
- 131
21. Which of the following company
recently announced to acquire
17. Who was recently elected president German consulting firm cellent AG
of Burkina Faso? for Rs 517 crore?
- Roch Marc Christian Kabore - Wipro

18. Which of the following bank 22. Which of the following Indian
recently launched India's first company recently formed a long
Display Variant Debit Card? term partnership with Industrial &
- Axis Bank Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)?
- Tata Sons
Note: The display variant
debit card has an embedded
EMV chip, a display screen
and a touch-sensitive button

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23. With which of the following 29. Who among the following won the
International bank did Tata Sons gold medal in World Bodybuilding
recently formed a long term and Physique Championships?
partnership? - Thakur Anoop Singh
- Industrial & Commercial Bank
of China (ICBC)
30. International Day for the Abolition
of Slavery is observed on ______.
24. President of India recently gave nod - 2nd December
to Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2015
to allow women to work in night
shifts between ___________. 31. Who among the following was
- 7 pm to 6am chosen to be honoured with ITC
Sangeet Samman?
- Renowned violinist
25. Which of the following company Lakshminarayana
recently launched Mid-Day Meal Subramaniam
project in Odisha?
- Idea Cellular
32. What was the forecasted growth
rate of the Indian National Economy
26. Idea Cellular recently launched Mid- by The Asian Development Bank
Day Meal Project in which of the (ADB) in their recent "Outlook 2015
following Indian state? Supplement"?
- Odisha - 7.4%

27. Who among the following was 33. Which of the following e-commerce
recently named new WHO company recently acquired stake in
representative to India? MapmyIndia to improve delivery
- Dr. Henk Bekedam operations?
- Flipkart

28. Which of the following Indian


cricketer was selected in the 11 man 34. Which of the following proposed
squad of ICC ODI Team of the Year airport was recently given
2015? environment clearance by the
- Mohammed Shami Ministry of Environment and
Forest?
- Dholera airport in
Ahmedabad district

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35. How many new Indian Institute of


Technologies were approved by the
41. According to the revised Priority
Union Government recently?
Sector Lending norms for Regional
- 6 i.e Andhra Pradesh,
Rural Banks by RBI, what is the PSL
Chhatisgarh, Goa, Jammu,
target for RRBs?
Kerala and Karnataka.
- 75% (Increased from 60%)

36. With which of the following country


42. In the revised Priority Sector
did Government of India recently
Lending norms for Regional Rural
approved signing of MoU on visa
Banks by RBI, the Loans to individual
facilitation for Diplomatic,
farmers, for the purpose of PSL was
Official/Service and Ordinary
_____________.
passport holders?
- Increased to 50 Lakh Rupees
- Iran

43. Which of the following Indian states


37. Who was appointed as the 43rd
became the first state to launch
Chief Justice of India?
Rotavirus vaccination project?
- Justice Tirath Singh Thakur
- Himachal Pradesh

38. Who was recently appointed as the


44. With which of the following unit of
Chairperson of Radiological Society
ISRO did GAIL recently jointly
of North America (RSNA)?
launched Bhuvan-GAIL Portal to
- IndianAmerican Dr. Vijay M
monitor pipelines?
Rao
- National Remote Sensing
Centre
39. International Day of Persons with
Disabilities is observed on
45. What percentage was the
________.
recommended salary hike in the
- 3 December
MLA of NCT of Delhi (Salaries,
Allowances, Pension, etc)
(Amendment) Bill, 2015?
40. Which of the following Indian
- 400%
personalities became a co-owner of
the International Premier Tennis
League (IPTL) team OUE Singapore
Slammers?
- Amitabh Bachchan

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46. For which of the following purpose Book of World records as the largest
did Union Government recently cash transfer programme in terms of
launch Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan or number of households?
Accessible India Campaign? - The Direct Benefit Transfer of
- For enabling persons with LPG or PAHAL scheme
disabilities to gain universal
access, equal opportunity for
development, independent 52. According to India State of Forest
living and participation in all Report 2015, forest and tree cover in
aspects of life in an inclusive India increased by ________.
society - 5081 sq km.

47. Which of the following countries 53. Which of the following Indian
ranked Number 1 in the November company recently tied up with Khan
2015 edition of FIFA World Academy for free online education?
Rankings? - Tata Trusts
- Belgium

54. International Volunteer Day is


48. Navy Day is observed on _________. observed on ______.
- 4 December - 5 December

49. IRDAI recently announced to launch 55. Which of the following film was
a portal for Health Insurance Plans honoured with the Best Film Award
Information. What is the name of here at the 26th Singapore
the portal? International Film Festival?
- ROHINI - The Fourth Direction (Punjabi
Film)

50. IRDAI recently launched a portal


named ROHINI for which of the 56. Which of the following country
following purposes? recently approved the production of
- Health Insurance Plans its domestically developed
Information electricity-powered aircraft known
as RX1E?
- China
51. Which of the following Union
Government schemes has recently
been acknowledged by the Guinness

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57. R.P. Singh recently passed away. He 63. In which of the following route did
was an eminent ______. Ministry of Railways flagged of first
- Politician doubledecker Shatabdi train?
- Goa to Mumbai

58. Veteran Politician Yossi Sarid


recently passed away. Which of the 64. From which of the following
following nation did he belong to? countries did India recently receive
- Israel its first uranium consignment of
about 2730 tonnes?
- Canada
59. Which of the following country
replaced Mauritius as top source of
FDI in India? 65. Which of the following teams won
- Singapore the Hockey World League Final
2015?
- Australia
60. Which of the following country was
replaced by Singapore to emerge as
the top source of FDI in India? This PDF was downloaded from
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61. The Chief Economic Advisor Arvind
- Fb.com/exampundit
Subramanian led panel submitted
its report on Possible Tax rates
under Goods and Services Tax (GST)
66. Australia defeated which of the
at _________.
following countries to win the
- 17-18%
Hockey World League Final 2015?
- Belgium
62. The Panel which submitted its
report to the Finance Minister on
67. Which of the following countries
Possible Tax rates under Goods and
won the Bronze Medal in the Hockey
Services Tax (GST), was led by
World League Final 2015?
_______.
- India
- Chief Economic Advisor
Arvind Subramanian

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68. Armed Forces Flag Day is observed


on _________.
74. Recently, naval exercise Indra Navy-
- 7 December
15 started in Vishakhapattanam
between India and _________.
- Russia
69. Who among the following was
recently appointed as the President
and Managing Director of General
75. Which of the following companies
Motors India?
recently appointed Joy Bandekar as
- Kaher Kazem
their Corporate President?
- Ola
70. Kaher Kazem was recently
appointed as the President and
76. Which of the following city recently
Managing Director of which of the
issued first-ever Red Alert on Air
following companies?
Pollution?
- General Motors India
- Beijing, China

71. Which of the following Indian


77. Laimdota Straujuma recently
company recently joined World
resigned as the prime minister. She
Banks Zero Routine Flaring by 2030
was the first female prime minister
Initiative?
of which country?
- Oil and Natural Gas
- Latvia
Corporation Limited (ONGC)

78. Which of the following Indian


72. ONGC recently became the first oil
cricketer was ranked as the Number
company from India to join the Zero
1 All Rounder in Test Cricket by ICC?
Routine Flaring by 2030 Initiative.
- Ravi Ashwin
Which of the following
organisations started the "Zero
Routine Flaring by 2030" Initiative?
79. Which of the following state won
- World Bank
the 2015 National Wheelchair
Basketball Championship?
- Maharashtra
73. Which of the following Indian states
became first state to join discom
revival scheme UDAY?
- Andhra Pradesh

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80. With which of the following Stock


Exchanges did National Stock
86. Which of the following personalities
Exchange signed a MoU to set up a
were declared as the Time
research center?
magazine's Person of the Year 2015?
- London Stock Exchange
- German Chancellor Angela
Merkel
81. Name the mechanism government
recently set up to support all aspects
87. Who among the followings was
of Start-Up Business in India.
announced to be conferred with
- SETU (SelfEmployment and
Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award?
Talent Utilisation)
- Indian-American
entrepreneur Frank Islam
82. According to research firm Gartner's
report, Indian software market is
88. Which two of the follow cities were
expected to grow to _________ in
named as the Interim IPL Franchises
2016.
to replace Chennai and Rajasthan?
- $5.3 billion
- Pune & Rajkot

83. Which of the following banks


89. Who was conferred with 2015 BWF
recently announced to mobilize 5
Male Player of the Year Award?
billion US dollars for climate action
- Chen Long (China)
by 2020?
- Yes Bank

90. Who was conferred with 2015 BWF


Female Player of the Year Award?
84. According to the report by Global
- Carolina Marin (Spain)
Financial Integrity, what is the rank
of India in terms of illegal capital
outflows per annum between 2004
and 2013?
- Fourth (4th) 91. Which of the following Indian
cricketer recently became co-owner
of UP Warriors in Pro Wrestling
85. Name the first Indian company to League?
receive DGCIs approval for hepatitis - Rohit Sharma
C drug.
- Hetero

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92. International Day of 98. What amount of loan will Asian


Commemoration and Dignity of Development Bank give to Power
Victims of Crime of Genocide is Grid Corp for renewable energy
observed on ______. transmission and grid expansion in
- December 9 India?
- $ 1 Billion

93. International Anti-Corruption Day is


observed on _______. 99. ISRO recently announced to launch
- December 9 six satellites of which country on
December 16?
- Singapore
94. Who was recently appointed as the
CEO of e-commerce company
Jabong? 100. How many satellites of
- Sanjeev Mohanty Singapore will ISRO launch on 16
December?
- Six
95. Which of the following Indian
company recently appointed
Sanjeev Mohanty as their CEO? 101. Union Government along
- Jabong with United Kingdom launched
2016: UK-INDIA Year of Education,
Research and _______.
- Innovation

96. Which of the following countries


became the 10th country to ratify
102. Which of the following
AoA of Asian Infrastructure
organisations was recently declared
Investment Bank?
as a National Data Recovery Centre
- Luxembourg
(NDRC) for telemedicine by the
Health and Family Welfare Ministry?
- Jawaharlal Institute of
97. What amount did Union
Postgraduate Medical
Government recently approved to
Education and Research
encourage Shipbuilding and Ship
Repair Industry in India?
- 4000 Crore Rupees

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103. Supreme Court recently


asked the Government of India to
109. Which of the following
operationalise the Organised Crimes
cricketers was recently awarded
Investigating Agency (OCIA) by
honorary lifetime membership of
__________.
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?
- 1 December, 2016
- Mahela Jayewardene (Sri
Lanka)
104. Which of the following
Indian cricketer recently co-owned
110. Human Rights Day is
the Bengaluru team in Pro Wrestling
observed on _______.
League?
- 10 December
- Virat Kohli

111. Which of the following


105. Which of the following Pro
company appointed Anshul
Wrestling League team was recently
Kheterpal as their Chief Financial
co-owned by Virat Kohli?
Officer?
- Bengaluru Yodhas
- FreeCharge

106. Which of the following


112. Whom did FreeCharge
cricket team recently signed a MoU
recently appoint as their Chief
with UPCA stadium in Noida to shift
Financial Officer?
their home base?
- Anshul Kheterpal
- Afghanistan

113. Who among the following


107. With which of the following
was recently appointed as the
stadiums did Afghanistan recently
Chairman of World Travel & Tourism
signed a MoU to shift their home
Council, India Initiative (WTTCII) for
base from Sharjah?
2016?
- UPCA Stadium, Noida
- Kapil Chopra of Oberoi Group

108. Which of the following


114. Who was recently appointed
company was announced to be the
as the Chairman of Steel Authority
Global Partner of International
of India Limited?
Cricket Council?
- Prakash Kumar Singh
- OPPO

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115. Which of the following 120. Which of the following goods


organisations released the annual Minimum Export Price was recently
publication named "Handbook of reduced by the Union Government
Statistics 2015"? to 400 dollars per tonne?
- The United Nations - Onion
Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD)

116. According to UNCTAD


released Handbook of Statistics 121. According to the union
2015, the total merchandise export government, what was India's rank
for 2014 of India was valued at in the Women Empowerment Index
______. 2015 of UN?
- US $ 321 Billion - 135

117. Which of the following 122. Which of the following actors


organisations recently released a replaced Salman Khan to reach the
report titled "Asian Economic top spot in Forbes India's top
Integration Report 2015"? earning celebrity list?
- Asian Development Bank - Shah Rukh Khan

118. Which of the following 123. With which of the following


country recently approved world's universities did O.P. Jindal Global
1st anti-dengue vaccine University sign a MoU to facilitate
'Dengvaxia'? collaboration between research
- Mexico universities in South Asia?
- Queen Mary University of
London
119. Recently Government of
India slashed the Minimum Export
Price (MEP) of onions to ________. 124. Who among the following
- 400 dollar per tonne Bollywood actors was recently
honored with Lifetime Achievement
Award at Dubai International Film
Festival?
- Naseeruddin Shah

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125. Naseeruddin Shah was 131. The UN agencies launched


recently honored with Lifetime $1.98 billion Sahel humanitarian
Achievement Award at which of the appeal for 201The Sahel region is
following film festivals? located in which continent?
- Dubai International Film - Africa
Festival

132. Who among the following


126. Who among the following did recently swear in as President of
authors received Mailer Prize for Argentina?
lifetime achievement 2015? - Mauricio Macri Blanco
- Salman Rushdie

133. Mauricio Macri Blanco sworn


127. Who was recently conferred in as the President of which of the
with an honorary doctorate in following countries?
International Relations by - Argentina
Jawaharlal Nehru University?
- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe 134. Which of the following
company recently appointed
Sanjeev Sharma as their Managing
128. On My Terms: From the Director?
Grassroots to the Corridors of Power - ABB India Ltd
is the autobiography of
___________.
- Sharad Pawar 135. Who was recently appointed
in a oneman judicial committee,
which will look into the
129. Which of the following implementation of One Rank One
country recently inaugurated its Pension (OROP) scheme?
second stock exchange? - Justice L. Narasimha Reddy
- Myanmar

136. Justice L. Narasimha Reddy


130. Name the recently was recently appointed in a one
inaugurated stock exchange of man judicial committee. This
Myanmar. committee will look into which of
- Yangon Stock Exchange the following topics?
- Implementation of One Rank
One Pension Scheme

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142. Government of India


recently signed MoU to establish
137. Which of the following
three IITs on PublicPrivate
Indian company recently invested in
Partnership mode. The three IITs
a sports startup named WHOOP?
will be establish in which of the
- Infosys
following city(s)?
- Ranchi, Nagpur and Pune

138. Which of the following states


became the first state to submit
143. In which of the following
Smart City Plan?
Indian state Losar festival is
- Rajasthan
celebrated?
- Jammu & Kashmir
139. With which of the following
countries did India recently reach
144. Which two of the following
Agreement on Civil Nuclear Energy?
cities were recently designated as
- Japan
members of Creative Cities Network
by UNESCO?
- Jaipur and Varanasi
140. India recently signed a MoU
to adopt Shinkansen Technology for
Mumbai Ahmedabad HSR project.
145. Which of the following cities
The Shinkansen Technology is
was recently designated as the City
originated in which country?
of Crafts and Folk Art by UNESCO?
- Japan
- Jaipur

141. For which of the following


146. Which of the following cities
railway project did India and Japan
was recently designated as the City
sign a MoU to adopt Shinkansen
of Music by UNESCO?
Technology?
- Varanasi
- Mumbai Ahmedabad HSR
Project
147. 12th South Asian Games will
be held in which of the following
countries?
- India

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148. 12th South Asian Games will 155. Which of the following
be held in which of the following companies recently won the 2015
Indian city(s)? Aegis Graham Bell Award for
- Guwahati & Shillong developing a solution for the
Internet of Things (IoT)?
- Wipro
149. Which of the following is the
12th South Asian Games Mascot?
- Tikhor, a one horned rhino 156. Which of the following
nations recently launched its first
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Inle
150. Elizabeth Susan Koshy is Lake?
associated with which of the - Myanmar
following sports?
- Shooting
157. Which of the following
companies recently agreed to buy
151. Name the Indian cyclist who 112year old newspaper South
recently was ranked World No. 4 China Morning Post of Hong Kong?
Cyclist by International Cycling - Alibaba
Union.
- Deborah Herold
158. Who among the followings
was recently appointed as
152. Deborah Herold is associated Ambassador to Saudi Arabia?
with which sport? - Ahmad Javed (Mumbai Police
- Cycling Commissioner)

153. What is the rank of India's in 159. Mumbai Police


Human Development Report 2015's Commissioner Ahmad Javed was
Human Development Index? recently appointed as Ambassador
- 135 to ________.
- Saudi Arabia

154. Name the IndianOrigin


writer who recently won the 2015
South East Asian Write Award for
Singapore?
- Jamaludeen Mohamed Sali

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160. Ahmad Javed was recently company. Name the joint venture
appointed as the Ambassador to company.
Saudi Arabia. Prior to this he was a - SBG Cleantech
police commissioner of which of the
following cities?
- Mumbai 166. Which of the following
automobile company recently
acquired Italian auto design firm
161. Name the renowned agro Pininfarina?
economist who recently passed - Mahindra Group
away.
- Sharad Joshi
167. Which of the following
organisation along with FIRST
162. Union Government recently Initiative recently launched
made PAN mandatory for all Principles for Public Credit
transactions over _______ from 1 Guarantee Schemes?
January, 2015. - World Bank Group
- Rs. 2 Lakh

168. Union Government declared


163. Which of the following that Operation Smile-II to start from
company recently won its first 350 _________.
Mw solar power project in Andhra - 1 January, 2016
Pradesh through its joint venture
company?
- SoftBank 169. Government of India
recently announced that Operation
Smile-II to start from 1 January,
164. SoftBank recently won its 201What is the purpose of
first 350 Mw solar power project in Operation Smile-II?
Andhra Pradesh through its joint - To rescue or rehabilitate
venture company. The company is missing children
originated in which country?
- Japan
170. Which of the following
organisation recently released
165. SoftBank won its first 350 report titled "Shock Waves:
Mw solar power project in Andhra Managing the Impacts of Climate
Pradesh through its joint venture Change on Poverty"?
- World Bank

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176. Which of the following


cricketers was bought by Rajkot for
171. Who among the followings
IPL 2016 at a price of 12.5 crore
was recently appointed Chairman of
rupees?
Central Board of Direct Taxes?
- Suresh Raina
- AK Jain

177. Apurvi Chandela is


associated with which sports?
172. Amit Kumar Garg was - Shooting
appointed as the Chief Financial
Officer of which of the following
companies? 178. Chain Singh is associated
- NIIT Tech with which sports?
- Shooting

173. Who was recently


announced as the 2016 Genesis 179. Who was recently
Prize Laureate for his announced as the first female
accomplishments as a musician, athlete to be honored with Sports
teacher and advocate for people Illustrateds Sportsperson of the
with disabilities? Year?
- Renowned Israeli-US violinist - Serena Williams
Itzhak Perlman

180. Who among the followings


174. Renowned violinist Itzhak won the European Tours Player-of-
Perlman recently won 2016 Genesis the-Year for 2015?
Prize. The Genesis Prize is also - Rory Mcllroy
known as the ________.
181. According to the Supreme
- Jewish Nobel
Court, the Reserve Bank of India is
accountable to disclose information
about Banks indulging in
175. Which of the following
"disreputable business practices"
cricketers was bought by Pune for
under which of the following acts?
IPL 2016 at a price of 12.5 crore
- RTI Act 2005
rupees?
- MS Dhoni

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182. Ministry of Finance recently


raised the monetary limit for filing
188. Which of the following e-
appeals to ___________ in Income
commerce website recently
Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).
launched a Hindi along with a
- 10 lakh rupees
Telugu version of its mobile
website?
183. Ministry of Finance recently - Snapdeal.com
raised the monetary limit for filing
appeals to ___________ in High
189. How many satellites of
Courts.
Singapore did ISRO recently
- 20 lakh rupees
launched using PSLV-C29?
- 6
184. How much amount of loan
did World Bank recently approved
190. ISRO recently launched 6
to support Swachh Bharat Mission?
satellites into space using PSLV-C29.
- US$ 1.5 Billion
These satellites were of which
country's?
185. For which of the following - Singapore
government schemes did World
Bank recently lend a US $ 1.5 Billion
191. The Supreme Court (SC)
loan to India?
recently banned the registration of
- Clean India Campaign
all diesel SUVs and luxury cars with
(Swachh Bharat Mission)
engine capacity of 2000 cc or more
in Delhi-National Capital Region
186. Which of the following (NCR) region till _________.
companies recently bagged a multi- - 31st March, 2016
million dollar deal on IT
transformation initiative from
192. Vijay Diwas is observed on
German aviation major Deutsche
________.
Lufthansa AG?
- 16 December
- Tata Consultancy Services

193. Mandeep Jangra is


187. Tata Consultancy Services
associated with which sports?
recently bagged a multi-million
- Boxing
dollar deal from which of the
following Aviation companies?
- German aviation major 194. Shiva Thapa is associated
Deutsche Lufthansa AG with which sports?

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- Boxing 202. Federal Reserve of US


increased interest rate by 0.25% for
the first time since ______.
195. Gaurav Bidhuri is associated
- 2006
with which sports?
- Boxing
203. The Anil Ambani-owned
Reliance Entertainment and
196. Sumit Sangwan is associated
DreamWorks recently formed a film
with which sports?
& television company namely
- Boxing
Amblin Partners. The DreamWorks
was founded by which famous
197. Which of the following Hollywood director?
companies recently became the - Steven Spielberg
title sponsor of Hockey India
League in 2016?
204. Which of the following state
- Coal India
government recently decided to
abolish VAT (Value-added tax), CST
198. Which of the following cities (Central Sales Tax) on Sugar
were ranked as the most polluted factories?
in Green Peace India released - Andhra Pradesh
report on National Air Quality
Index?
205. Which of the following state
- Delhi
governments recently announced
10512 crore rupees aid for farmers
199. Who was recently appointed hit by drought?
as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh? - Maharashtra
- Virendra Singh
206. How much amount of aid
200. Supreme Court appointed did Maharashtra recently announce
Virendra Singh as Lokayukta of for farmers hit by drought?
___________. - 10512 crore rupees
- Uttar Pradesh
207. Which of the following state
201. First time since 2006 Federal governments did recently sign
Reserve of US increased interest MoU for clean tech investment with
rate by _______. Polish firm Ekolog?
- 0.25 percent - Karnataka

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208. Who emerged as India's 215. Which Indian cricketer


most-searched for business leader recently announced to launch
in 2015? cricket comic series 'Hyper Tygers?
- Sundar Pichai - Rohit Sharma

209. Who was recently appointed 216. The Bose Brothers and
as Delhi's new Lokayukta? Indian Independence An Insiders
- Justice Reva Khetrapal Account is authored by
___________.
- Madhuri Bose
210. Justice Reva Khetrapal was
recently appointed as the
Lokayukta of __________. 217. The Bose Brothers and
- Delhi Indian Independence An Insiders
Account authored by Madhuri
Bose. Who is Madhuri Bose?
211. Dairy product manufacturer
- She is the grand-niece of
and Ice-Cream major Kwality
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
recently appointed which
bollywood personality as their
brand ambassador? 218. Government of India
- Akshay Kumar recently lowered its economic
growth forecast for 2015-16 to
__________.
212. Who was recently appointed
- 7-7.5%
as the CEO of Tata Starbucks?
- Sumi Ghosh
219. What does MCLR stand for?
- Marginal Cost of Funds based
213. Cramer Ball recently
Lending Rate
resigned from the position of CEO
of ____________.
- Jet Airways 220. The guidelines of Marginal
Cost of Funds Methodology by The
Reserve Bank of India will come
214. What was the rank of India
into effect from __________.
in on Forbes best countries for
- 1 April 2016
business list?
- 97th
221. Which of the following
companies signed agreement with
Mosons Group to acquire
Indulekha?

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- Hindustan Unilever report titled "Global Estimates on


Migrant Workers"?
- United Nations International
222. Who was appointed as the
Labour Organisation (ILO)
new Chief Information
Commissioner (CIC)?
- Former Defence Secretary R 229. 2nd World Internet
K Mathur Conference concluded in ________.
- Wuzen, China
223. Who was recently appointed
as the new MD of UltraTech 230. International Migrants Day
Cement? observed on __________.
- K K Maheswari - 18 December

224. Who was recently selected 231. Name the veteran


to lead The Open Government Communist leader of eastern India
Partnership? who recently passed away.
- Sanjay Pradhan of World - Noorul Huda
Bank
232. Defence Acquisition Council
225. Who was awarded with recently approved purchase of S-
2015 Sanctuary Lifetime Service 400 Triumf Air Defence Missile
Award by Sanctuary Asia magazine? System. The missile system is of
- Husband-wife duo Claude which country?
and Norma Alvares - Russia

226. Who was named the 233. Who was appointed as Chief
Sanctuary Legend in Sanctuary Operating Officer of Apple Inc?
Wildlife Awards for 2015? - Jeff Williams
- Ashok Kumar
234. US Senate ratified IMF
227. Who was recently approved reforms in budget bill to boost
as the 163rd member to join World representation of emerging
Trade Organisation? economies. According to this if
- Afghanistan adopted, India's voting rights will
rise from 2.3 to _______ per cent.
- 2.6%
228. Which of the following
organisation recently released a

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235. Which Indian company was proposal for formation of 5 new


listed as only Indian firm on top 50 district?
global R&D spenders? - West Bengal
- Tata Motors
242. Who won the 2015 India
236. Who was crowned Miss Super League?
World 2015? - Chennaiyin FC
- Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna
Royo
243. Chennaiyin FC was crowned
as the champions of the 2nd Indian
237. Who was crowned Miss Super League. Which of the
Universe 2015? following teams did the defeat to
- Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo emerge as the champions?
Wurtzbach - FC Goa

238. Who represented India in 244. Who bagged the 'Golden


the Miss Universe 2015? boot' in Hero Indian Super League
- Urvashi Rautela 2015?
- Stiven Mendoza
239. Which country's beauty
pageant held for the first time since 245. Who won the Hero Of the
1972? Leauge award in 2015 Indian Super
- Miss Iraq League?
- Stiven Mendoza
240. Who among the followings
has been chosen for this year's 246. Name the New Zealand
International Press Institute (IPI) Cricketer who became first-ever
India Award For Excellence in Kiwi batsman to top ICC Test
Journalism for his outstanding work rankings?
on "endangered tribal - Kane Williamson
communities" who live on the
slopes of Western Ghats in Kerela?
247. Who won the 2015 FIFA Club
- Shajil Kumar of Malayala
World Cup?
Manorama
- FC Barcelona

241. Which of the following


Indian states recently approved

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248. Which of the following NOVEMBER, 2015


teams was crowned Champions of
IPTL 2015? SET 1
- Singapore Slammers 1. With which of the following company did
MTS India recently merge with?

249. Who was named the 2015 1) Tata Communications


All India Football Federation (AIFF) 2) Aircel
Player-of-the-Year?
- Eugenson Lyngdoh 3) Telenor

4) Reliance Communications
250. Who was named the 2015 5) Vodafone India
All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Women footballer-of-the-Year?
- Bala Devi 2. With which of the following company did
BSNL recently tie up to set up 100 Wi-Fi
Hotspots in Rural India?
251. Who won the won U-19
Singapore Squash Open 2015? 1) Facebook
- Abhay Singh 2) Google

3) Microsoft
252. United Nations will
4) Yahoo
celebrated 2016 as the year of
_______. 5) Both 1 and 2
- International Year of Pulses

3. Which of the following country won the


253. Who was appointed as 2015 Webb Ellis Cup?
brand ambassador of Kesh King?
1) Australia
- Sania Mirza
2) South Africa

254. Who was appointed as the 3) United States of America


MD and CEO of Lakshmi Vilas Bank? 4) New Zealand
- Parthasarathi Mukherjee
5) United Kingdom

255. Which of the following


organisations recently released 4. Which of the following state government
Migration and Remittances recently imposed a seven-month ban on
Factbook 2016? fishing along the coast to protect Olive Ridley
- World Bank turtles?

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1) Andhra Pradesh 5) Andhra Bank

2) Kerala

3) Odisha 8. Mana Patel is associated with which sport?

4) Goa 1) Golf

5) Tamil Nadu 2) Swimming

3) Tennis

5. Which of the following company recently 4) Hockey


named Google executive Surojit Chatterjee as
5) Archery
vice-president?

1) Flipkart
9. With which of the following country did
2) Ranbaxy
Nepal recently launch a Joint Military training
3) Infosys codenamed Balance Nail 16-01?

4) Tata Motors 1) China

5) Reliance Capital 2) Myanmar

3) Japan

6. Tom Graveney recently passed away. He 4) United States of America


was a cricketer of which of the following
5) United Kingdom
country?

1) South Africa
10. Which of the following country recently
2) England
reopened its Consulate General in Mumbai
3) Australia after four decades of closure in 1973?

4) New Zealand 1) Norway

5) Zimbabwe 2) Denmark

3) Russia

7. Suresh N Patel was recently appointed as 4) China


the MD & CEO of _________.
5) Pakistan
1) Canara Bank

2) Bank of India
Answers:
3) Indian Bank
1. 4
4) UCO Bank 2. 1
3. 4

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4. 3 2) Deepak Singhal
5. 1
3) Damodar Acharya
6. 2
7. 5 4) T K Viswanathan
8. 2
9. 4 5) Y.C. Deveshwar
10. 1

4. Which of the following nation won the 2015


SET 2 FIFA U-17 World Cup?

1) Chile
1. The International Indigenous Terra Madre 2) Russia
2015 was held between 3-7 November in
which of the following state/UT? 3) Nigeria

1) Assam 4) Ivory Coast

2) Meghalaya 5) New Zealand

3) Goa

4) Kerala 5. Recently, Government of India decided to


impose ___% Swachh Bharat Cess on all
5) Delhi services.

1) 0.3
2. Under the guidelines issued by RBI of 2) 0.2
Internet Banking with Transaction facility for
Co-Operative Banks, the Credit to Risk 3) 0.5
Adequacy Ratio (CRAR) of not less than 4) 0.4
_________.
5) 0.6
1) 10%

2) 15%
6. India recently signed a loan agreement with
3) 7.5% the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve
4) 12% rural roads. How much loan agreement did
India sign?
5) 8.5%
1) $260mn

2) $273mn
3. Who among the following was recently
appointed as the Executive Director of Reserve 3) $295mn
Bank of India? 4) $380mn
1) KK Vohra 5) $200mn

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1) Cristiano Ronaldo

7. Which of the following Indian bowler 2) Roger Federer


recently became fastest Indian to reach 150
3) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
test wickets?
4) Lionel Messi
1) Ravichandran Ashwin
5) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Ravindra Jadeja

3) Amit Mishra

4) Bhubaneswar Kumar Answers:


5) Umesh Yadav 1. 2
2. 1
3. 2
8. Which of the following Indian state 4. 3
government did recently sign a Memorandum 5. 3
of Understanding (MoU) with the World 6. 2
Economic Forum (WEF) to support the state in 7. 1
assessing its economic competitiveness? 8. 5
9. 5
1) Telengana 10. 4
2) Maharashtra

3) Odisha Set 3
4) Kerala

5) Andhra Pradesh 1. Which of the following state government


recently approved a revised scheme, named
APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna, for pregnant
9. What is the project outlay of PM Narendra and lactating women in the tribal areas of the
Modi launched research project Imprint India? state?

1) 100 Crore Rupees 1) Telengana

2) 250 Crore Rupees 2) Kerala

3) 500 Crore Rupees 3) Madhya Pradesh

4) 700 Crore Rupees 4) Gujarat

5) 1000 Crore Rupees 5) Maharashtra

10. Which of the following sportsperson was 2. Shiva Thapa is associated with which sport?
recently signed by Tata Motors as Global Brand 1) Boxing
Ambassador for its Passenger Vehicles?

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2) Wrestling

3) Football 6. World Science Day for Peace and


Development is observed on _____________.
4) Hockey
1) 11th November
5) Shooting
2) 12th November

3) 10th November
3. With which of the following state
government did Ola recently sign a MoU to 4) 14th November
train 50,000 people in the state?
5) 13th November
1) Maharashtra

2) Rajasthan
7. Indias first Low Income State Infrastructure
3) Gujarat Equity Partnership (the Neev Fund) is co-
invested by UK Department of International
4) Madhya Pradesh
Development and ________________.
5) Tamil Nadu
1) HDFC Bank

2) State Bank of India


4. What was India's rank in Financial Secrecy
3) Axis Bank
Index 2015?
4) Both 1 and 2
1) 32
5) Both 2 and 3
2) 42

3) 44

4) 34

5) 38
8. As a part of India-UK Year of Culture in 2017,
World Famous Wax Museum Madame
5. Which of the following tele-communications Tussauds' will open in India for the first time in
satellite was recently launched by ISRO from which of the following city?
Kourou in French Guiana in South America?
1) Mumbai
1) GSAT-14
2) Bengaluru
2) GSAT-15
3) New Delhi
3) GSAT-16
4) Pune
4) GSAT-17
5) Chennai
5) GSAT-18

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9. Abraham M Keita, who was conferred with 1) Standard Chartered Bank


the 2015 International Children's Peace Prize is
2) Axis Bank
a citizen of __________.
3) ICICI Bank
1) Tanzania
4) Bandhan Bank
2) Nigeria
5) HDFC Bank
3) Ivory Coast

4) Liberia
2. The 19th edition of biennial International
5) Somalia
Childrens film festival of India (ICFFI) was
recently inaugurated in which of the following
city?
10. BCCI recently excluded Barabati Stadium
from India's test match venues list. Barabati 1) Hyderabad
Stadium is located in which city?
2) Mumbai
1) Cuttack
3) Bengaluru
2) Bhubaneswar
4) New Delhi
3) Raipur
5) Kolkata
4) Vishakhapatnam

5) Guwahati
3. On which of the following date World
Pneumonia Day is celebrated?

Answers: 1) 14th November

1. 5 2) 11th November
2. 1 3) 15th November
3. 2
4. 2 4) 12th November
5. 2
5) 10th November
6. 3
7. 2
8. 3
4. Who among the following was recently
9. 4
appointed as an Executive Director on the
10. 1
board of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF)?
SET 4
1) Vijay Kumar Saraswat

2) Subir Gokarn
1. Vishakha Mulye was recently appointed as
3) Sendhil Mullainathan
the new Executive Director of ___________.

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4) Sukhadeo Thorat 3) Antalya, Turkey

5) Arvind Panagariya 4) Berne, Switzerland

5) Istanbul, Turkey

5. International Day for Tolerance is observed


on ________.
9. Czech Republic won the 2015 Fed Cup by
1) 14th November defeating which of the following nation?

2) 12th November 1) France

3) 15th November 2) Russia

4) 16th November 3) Serbia

5) 13th November 4) Switzerland

5) Spain

6. Recently, AMRUT Action Plans for 81 cities


approved with total project outlay of
10. Ashok Singhal recently passed away. He
________.
was well known in which of the following
1) 5748 crore rupees field?

2) 5847 crore rupees 1) Journalism

3) 3784 crore rupees 2) Politics

4) 7548 crore rupees 3) Direction

5) 6574 crore rupees 4) Economics

5) Music

7. Siril Verma is associated with which sport?

1) Tennis Answers:
2) Golf 1. 3
3) Shooting 2. 1
3. 4
4) Badminton 4. 2
5. 4
5) Chess
6. 1
7. 4
8. 3
8. 2015 G20 Summit was held in ________.
9. 2
1) London, UK 10. 2

2) Paris, France

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SET 5 Alleviation. The Tripartite Agreement was


signed between India, South Africa and
___________.
1. How long will Dr. Raghuram Rajan serve as 1) Russia
the Vice-Chairman on Bank for International
Settlements (BIS)? 2) Bangladesh

1) Two Years 3) China

2) Three Years 4) Brazil

3) Three Years 6 Months 5) Zimbabwe

4) Four Years

5) Five Years 5. Which of the following cities will be hosting


the first International Qawwali Festival 2016?

1) Hyderabad
2. How many mission cities State Annual
Action Plans (SAAP) under AMRUT for 2015-16 2) New Delhi
was recently approved by the inter-ministerial
3) Lucknow
apex committee?
4) Srinagar
1) 82
5) Mumbai
2) 80

3) 83
6. Vijay Keshav was recently appointed as the
4) 81
Ambassador to which of the following
5) 84 countries?

1) Russia

3. Who among the following Australian pace 2) Brazil


bowler recently announced retirement from all
3) France
forms of International Cricket?
4) China
1) Mitchell Johnson
5) South Korea
2) Shaun Tait

3) Ian Bell
7. What will be India's share in Asian
4) Mitchell Starc
Infrastructure Investment Bank?
5) James Anderson
1) 6.2%

2) 8.4%
4. Union Cabinet recently approved signing of
3) 7.5%
Tripartite Agreement on IBSA Fund for Poverty

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4) 9.1% 1. 2
2. 4
5) 8.2%
3. 1
4. 4
5. 2
8. With which of the following countries did 6. 4
India recently sign a MoU for cooperation in 7. 2
the field of Animal Health? 8. 3
1) Malaysia 9. 4
10. 5
2) Thailand SET 6
3) Vietnam

4) Bangladesh 1. In which of the following city did TCS and


5) Sri Lanka Intel launch Centre of Excellence (CoE) for
Internet of Things (IoT)?

1) Bengaluru
9. Which of the following companies launched
Digital Rural India programme "Ek Kadam 2) Chennai
Unnati Ki Aur" initiative from Telangana? 3) Ahmedabad
1) Microsoft 4) New Delhi
2) Facebook 5) Hyderabad
3) Google

4) Intel 2. 23rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation


5) IBM (APEC) Economic Leaders Summit was held in
which of the following countries?

1) Philippines
10. In the Global Gender Gap Index 2015 by
World Economic Forum, what was the rank of 2) Singapore
India? 3) Malaysia
1) 110 4) Thailand
2) 132 5) China
3) 62

4) 104 3. Which of the following organisations was


5) 108 chosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and Development for 2015?

1) United Nations Children's Fund


Answers:

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2) United Nations High Commissioner for 5) Cricket


Refugees

3) United Nations Human Rights Council


7. What is the outlay of The Scheme Blue
4) United Nations Conference on Trade and Revolution: Integrated Development and
Development Management of Fisheries?

5) World Health Organization 1) 2000 Crore Rupees

2) 1500 Crore Rupees

4. Which of the following countries president 3) 2500 Crore Rupees


to be the Chief Guest at 2016 Republic Day
4) 3000 Crore Rupees
celebrations?
5) 1000 Crore Rupees
1) Russia

2) China
8. With which of the following bank will TATA-
3) France
SIA Vistara airline launch a travel credit-card?
4) Germany
1) State Bank of India
5) Canada
2) Axis Bank

3) Standard Chartered
5. With which of the following Indian states
4) HDFC Bank
did South Australian state sign sister-state
agreement? 5) ICICI Bank
1) Maharashtra

2) Rajasthan 9. World Fisheries Day is observed on


___________.
3) Gujarat
1) 22nd November
4) Haryana
2) 21st November
5) Uttar Pradesh
3) 24th November

4) 28th November
6. Srishti Pandey is associated with which
sports? 5) 27th November
1) Tennis

2) Table Tennis 10. Which of the following nation did India


defeat to win the 8th Men's Junior Asia hockey
3) Badminton
cup?
4) Chess
1) Bangladesh

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2) China 3) 2019

3) Pakistan 4) 2020

4) Sri Lanka 5) 2022

5) Malaysia

3. Babita Kumari is associated with which


sport?
Answers:
1) Boxing
1. 5
2. 1 2) Athletics
3. 2
3) Hockey
4. 3
5. 2 4) Football
6. 4
5) Wrestling
7. 4
8. 2
9. 2
10. 3
4. International Translation Day is observed on
which of the following date?
OCTOBER, 2015
1) 29th September
Set 1 2) 1st October
1. What was India's rank in the recently 3) 30th September
released global competitiveness index by
World Economic Forum? 4) 2nd October

1) 16 5) 27th September

2) 71

3) 55 5. Shweta Singh is associated with which


sport?
4) 57
1) Shooting
5) 61
2) Boxing

3) Hockey
2. Which of the following year was declared as
the Visit Maharashtra Year by the state 4) Wrestling
government of Maharashtra?
5) Swimming
1) 2017

2) 2016

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6. Who received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar 3) Odisha


(SSB) Prize for Science and Technology 2015 in
4) Bihar
the field of Biological Science?
5) Uttar Pradesh
1) Pradyut Ghosh

2) Balasubramanian Gopal

3) Rajeev Kumar Varshney

4) Ritabrata Munshi
10. Dabur India recently adopted 5 villages to
5) Mandar Madhukar Deshmukh
support Swachh Bharat campaign in which
India state?

1) Jharkhand

7. World Vegetarian Day is observed on which 2) Telengana


date?
3) Uttar Pradesh
1) 30 September
4) Chhattisgarh
2) 2nd October
5) Assam
3) 1st October

4) 3rd October ANSWERS:

5) 29 September 1. 3
2. 1
3. 5
8. By what per cent did Union Government 4. 3
recently reduce domestic natural gas price? 5. 1
6. 2
1) 20% 7. 3
2) 16% 8. 4
9. 2
3) 28% 10. 3
4) 18%

5) 21% Set 2
1. According to the World Bank, what is the
newly updated poverty line?
9. PM Narendra Modi recently inaugrated
country's first Solar Powered Court in which of 1) US Dollar 1.90
the following state?
2) US Dollar 1.80
1) Chattisgarh
3) US Dollar 1.99
2) Jharkhand
4) US Dollar 1.70

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5) US Dollar 1.89 1) Microsoft

2) Apple Inc.

2. DRDO recently inaugurated worlds highest 3) Facebook


Research Centre in which of the following
4) Google
state?
5) All of them
1) Arunachal Pradesh

2) Jammu & Kashmir


6. Who was recently honoured with the
3) Uttarakhand
lifetime achievement award at the Forbes
4) Himachal Pradesh India Leadership Awards, 2015?

5) None of these 1) Ratan Tata

2) RC Bhargava

3. 26th edition of CORPAT recently began India 3) Satya Nadella


and which country?
4) Azim Premji
1) Thailand
5) Ashish Bahuguna
2) Sri Lanka

3) Maldives
7. International Day of Older Persons is
4) Indonesia observed on ________.

5) Myanmar 1) 2nd October

2) 3rd October

4. Which of the following company recently 3) 30 September


appointed Sriram Venkataraman as Chief
4) 1st October
Financial Officer?
5) 4th October
1) Myntra

2) Telenor
8. What was India's rank in the official ICC
3) Flipkart
Womens Team Rankings?
4) SnapDeal
1) 1st
5) PayTM
2) 2nd

3) 3rd
5. Which of the following company announced
4) 4th
a film project titled India in a Day that will
capture the essence of evolving India across 24 5) 5th
hours?

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1. Which of the following Bank recently


registered highest increase in gross Non-
9. William C Campbell received Nobel Prize
Performing Assets?
2015 in which field?
1) United Bank of India
1) Peace
2) UCO Bank
2) Physiology
3) Indian Overseas Bank
3) Physics
4) Canara Bank
4) Literature
5) Bank of Maharashtra
5) Chemistry

2. How much amount of Loan Agreement did


10. Who was appointed as the new Financial
India and Germany sign to fund two projects
Commissioner of Railways?
under Green Energy Corridor?
1) Shashank Manohar
1) 140 million Euros
2) Rajalakshmi Ravi Kumar
2) 130 million Euros
3) Pramod Jain
3) 125 million Euros
4) Anup K Pujari
4) 160 million Euros
5) S Mookerjee
5) 135 million Euros

Answers
3. According to The United Nations Conference
1. 1
on Trade and Development, what is the
2. 2
projected Gross Domestic Product of India for
3. 4
FY 2015?
4. 3
5. 4 1) 7.8%
6. 2
2) 7.5%
7. 4
8. 4 3) 6.5%
9. 2
10. 5 4) 7.1%

5) 6.9%

Set 3 4. World Habitat Day is observed on which of


the following date?

1) 6th October

2) 4th October

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3) 3rd October 8. Which of the following country won the


2015 FIBA Asian Basketball Championship?
4) 7th October
1) Philippines
5) 5th October
2) Indonesia

3) Japan
5. Along with Japan's Takaaki Kajita, Arthur B.
McDonald shared the Nobel Prize in Physics. 4) South Korea
Arthur B. McDonald is from which of the
5) China
following country?

1) Belgium
9. National Anti-Drug Addiction Day is
2) Canada
observed on ___________.
3) United States of America
1) 5th October
4) Germany
2) 2nd October
5) United Kingdom
3) 1st October

4) 3rd October
6. In how many districts the second phase of
5) 4th October
Mission Indradhanush was recently launched?

1) 432
10. Edida Nageswara Rao recently passed
2) 235
away. He was a well-known _________.
3) 352
1) Film Producer
4) 322
2) Politician
5) 292
3) Social Activist

4) Author
7. Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman was
5) Journalist
recently named the Cultural Ambassador for
____________.

1) Mauritius Answers
2) Seychelles
1. 2
3) Maldives 2. 3
3. 2
4) Singapore 4. 5
5) All of the above 5. 3
6. 3
7. 2

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8. 5 4) Axis Bank
9. 2
5) HDFC Bank
10. 1

Set 4 4. Which of the following app(s) is/are the first


ever offline fund transfer app that does NOT
require Internet Connectivity?
1. A cooperation in food safety intent was 1) GoPaisa
recently signed between Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India and Federal 2) Pockets
Institute for Risk Assessment. Federal Institute 3) Bharat
for Risk Assessment is a public body of which
of the following country? 4) Both 1 & 3

1) Italy 5) Both 2 & 3

2) France

3) Germany 5. According to the United Nations Conference


on Trade and Development(UNCTAD), what is
4) Sweden
the projected GDP growth of India for the year
5) United States of America 2015?

1) 7.5%

2. Which of the following Indian state 2) 7.8%


government recently launched the Amo doli 3) 7.3%
programme?
4) 7.4%
1) Chhattisgarh
5) 7.6%
2) Assam

3) Jharkhand
6. The Union Government of India recently
4) Odisha
approved the Framework for Cooperation in
5) Tripura Blue Economy between India and _________.

1) Maldives

3. Which of the following bank recently 2) Singapore


launched an offline mobile app 'Bharat'?
3) Seychelles
1) ICICI Bank 4) Germany
2) Kotak Mahindra Bank
5) Both 3 and 4
3) State Bank of India

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7. What is the outlay approved for a National 3) 86th


War Memorial and a National War Museum
4) 83rd
near India Gate in memory of over 22,500
soldiers who laid down their lives post- 5) 85th
Independence by the Union Government?

1) 400 Crore Rupees


Answers:
2) 500 Crore Rupees
1. 3
3) 450 Crore Rupees 2. 4
4) 600 Crore Rupees 3. 2
4. 3
5) 550 Crore Rupees 5. 1
6. 3
7. 2
8. Tomas Lindahl received the 2015 Nobel Prize 8. 5
in which of the following field? 9. 4
1) Physics 10. 4

2) Medicine
Set 5
3) Literature

4) Peace
1. Which of the following mobile service
5) Chemistry provider recently tied up with Tech Mahindra
to roll out Internet of Things service offerings?

9. Which of the following personality(s) 1) Reliance Communications


received the 2015 PEN Pinter Prize? 2) Aircel
1) Raif Badawi 3) Bharti Airtel
2) James Fenton 4) Telenor
3) Jimmy Wales 5) Vodafone
4) Both 1 and 2

5) Both 2 an 3 2. Which of the following state government


recently launched Operation Valsalya to track
missing children?
10. Air Force Day was observed on 8th
October, 2015 in Ghaziabad. This was the 1) Tamil Nadu
______ Air Force Day. 2) Karnataka
1) 82nd 3) Andhra Pradesh
th
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4) Kerala Markets. The Emerging Markerts magazine is


from which of the following country?
5) Telengana
1) United Kingdom

2) Malaysia
3. World Post Day is observed on __________.
3) Singapore
1) October 11
4) China
2) October 7
5) Australia
3) October 8

4) October 9
7. Press Trust of India recently signed a
5) October 10
cooperation agreement with news agency
known as "Petra". The Petra news agency is of
which country?
4. Who among the following was recently
appointed as chairman of Atomic Energy 1) Palestine
Commission?
2) Jordan
1) N Venugopala Rao
3) Germany
2) RK Sinha
4) Ecuador
3) Sekhar Basu
5) Lebanon
4) Vivek Sharma

5) Tapan Misra
8. The 2015 Annual meetings of World Bank
Group and IMF was held in ____________.

5. Under the scheme Pradhan Mantri Swasthya 1) Lima


Suraksha Yojna, how many AIIMS were
2) Cusco
approve by the Union Government?
3) Amman
1) 4
4) Beirut
2) 3
5) Caracas
3) 2

4) 5
9. Who among the following won the 2015
5) None
China Open Mens Singles title?

1) Rafael Nadal
6. Arun Jaitley was recently chosen 'Finance
2) Novak Djokovic
Minister of the Year, Asia' by Emerging
3) Roger Federer

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4) Stanislas Wawrinka 5) 12%

5) Gael Monfils

2. DRDO Missile Complex was recently


renamed as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile
10. Which of the following country recently
Complex. In which of the following city is
became the first European country to sign the
DRDO Missile Complex located?
MoU on establishment of Nalanda University?
1) Chennai
1) Spain
2) Thiruvananthapuram
2) Italy
3) Bengaluru
3) Germany
4) VIshakhapattanam
4) Russia
5) Hyderabad
5) Portugal

3. Which of the following state government


Answers: recently launched the mobile app "mSehat" for
1. 2 health workers?
2. 4 1) Haryana
3. 4
4. 3 2) Uttar Pradesh
5. 2 3) Madhya Pradesh
6. 1
7. 2 4) Maharashtra
8. 1
5) Chhattisgarh
9. 2
10. 5
4. According to recent data released by
Set 6 Reserve Bank of India, which of the following
bank topped the list of most mobile banking
transaction?
1. Government of India recently increased the 1) Axis Bank
import duty of wheat to 25%. Earlier it was
_____. 2) State Bank of India

1) 15% 3) ICICI Bank

2) 20% 4) HDFC Bank

3) 5% 5) Canara Bank

4) 10%

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5. Which of the following company recently 4) October 18


announced to acquire Noah Consulting for 70
5) October 15
Million US dollars?

1) Infosys
9. Justin Trudeau was recently elected as the
2) Microsoft
_______________ of ___________.
3) Accenture
1) Prime Minister, Canada
4) Tata Consultancy Services
2) President, Canada
5) Reliance Communication
3) Prime Minister, Fiji

4) President, Maldives
6. Saketh Myneni is associated with which of
5) President, Fiji
the following sports?

1) Badminton
10. Which of the following organisation
2) Tennis
recently released the report titled "Gender and
3) Chess Education for All 2000-2015"?

4) Wrestling 1) UNICEF

5) Cycling 2) UNIDEP

3) UNESCO

7. Which of the following player won the 2015 4) International Labour Organization
Shanghai Rolex Masters tennis title in Men's
5) Both 2 and 4
Singles category?

1) Jo Wilfred Tsonga

2) Roger Federer Answers


3) Rafael Nadal 1. 4
2. 5
4) Novak Djokovic 3. 2
5) Gael Monfils 4. 3
5. 1
6. 2
7. 4
8. International Day for the Eradication of
Poverty is observed on _________________. 8. 2
9. 1
1) October 12 10. 3
2) October 17

3) October 19 Set 7

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1) Russia

1. The Aditya Birla Group recently launched a 2) China


new online fashion store named _________.
3) Afghanistan
1) shopclues.com
4) Slovenia
2) abcd.com
5) North Korea
3) allaboutfashion.org

4) abof.com
5. In how many railway stations did IRCTC
5) None of the above launch the pilot project on 'e-catering' service?

1) 40

2. According to Moody's report on the Global 2) 35


Green Bonds Market, India has set a target of
3) 45
175 GW of renewable energy capacity by
__________. 4) 50
1) 2017 5) 42
2) 2022

3) 2026 6. Which of the following state government


recently approved the Swadhar Greh scheme
4) 2025
for women in distress?
5) 2019
1) Punjab

2) Haryana
3. Which of the following nation was rated as
3) Uttar Pradesh
the country with best retirement system in the
Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index 4) Rajasthan
report 2015?
5) Both 1 and 2
1) Switzerland

2) Norway
7. To which of the following nation did the
3) Sweden government of India appoint Gurjit Singh as
the new Indian Ambassador?
4) Austria
1) Russia
5) Denmark
2) South Korea

3) Australia
4. With which of the following country did
Pakistan recently sign agreement to build 1100 4) Germany
km Gas Pipeline?

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5) Indonesia 5. 3
6. 2
7. 4
8. Which of the following company appointed 8. 5
Mani Rangarajan as their Chief Financial 9. 3
Officer? 10. 1

1) Myntra

2) Infosys

3) PayTM
Set 8

4) Snapdeal

5) Housing.com 1. With which of the following bank(s) did


PayTM recently tie up to provide mobile wallet
top-up facility?
9. World Food Day is observed on _________. 1) Andhra Bank
1) 18th October 2) State Bank of India
2) 20th October 3) Bank of Maharashtra
3) 16th October 4) Canara Bank
4) 19th October 5) Both 3 and 4
5) 22nd October

2. Recently Justice Vaiphei was appointed as


acting Chief Justice of the ____________,
10. Saketh Myneni is associated with which
sport? 1) Chhattisgarh High Court
1) Tennis 2) Guwahati High Court
2) Badminton 3) Himachal Pradesh High Court
3) Weightlifting 4) Jharkhand High Court
4) Table Tennis 5) Orissa High Court
5) Shooting

3. Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders


Prevention Day is observed on ___________.
Answers:
1) 24th October
1. 4
2. 2 2) 31st October
3. 5
3) 26th October
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4) 20th October of Andhra Pradesh. The first phase of the city


will be ready by ________.
5) 21st October
1) 2019

2) 2018
4. Which of the following state government
recently signed two memorandums with Japan 3) 2020
for development of the State?
4) 2022
1) Telengana
5) 2017
2) Maharashtra

3) Andhra Pradesh
8. Under the Gold Monetisation Scheme 2015,
4) Gujarat what is the maximum deposit limit?

5) Kerala 1) 20 Kg of gold of 995 fineness

2) 2 Kg of gold of 995 fineness

5. Abhishek Verma is associated with which 3) 200 gms of gold of 995 fineness
sport?
4) 4 kgs of gold of 995 fineness
1) Archery
5) No Maximum Limit
2) Shooting

3) Wrestling
9. Which of the following company recently
4) Cycling appointed Samardeep Subandh as the new
Chief Marketing Officer?
5) Chess
1) SnapDeal

2) Infosys
6. World Polio Day is observed on
___________. 3) Flipkart

1) 24th October 4) Housing.com

2) 22nd October 5) Tata Consultancy Services

3) 23rd October

4) 20th October 10. Which of the following country recently


announced to buy SanDisk in deal worth about
5) 21st October
$19 billion?

1) Seagate
7. PM Narendra Modi recently laid the
2) Western Digital
foundation stone of Amravati, the new capital
3) Transcend

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4) Samsung 3. With which of the following country did


India recently sign a MoU to conserve, develop
5) IBM
and publicize written heritage at the National
Answers: Library in Kolkata?

1. 3 1) Germany
2. 2 2) Russia
3. 5
4. 3 3) France
5. 1 4) China
6. 1
7. 2 5) United States of America
8. 5
9. 3
10. 2 4. Which of the following Indian state
government recently declared 33 percent
quota for women in government jobs?

1) Jharkhand
Set 9
2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Maharashtra
1. Emily Kristine Pedersen is associated with
which sport? 4) Madhya Pradesh

1) Tennis 5) Tamil Nadu

2) Cycling

3) Golf 5. Who was recently appointed as Chairman of


Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)?
4) Badminton
1) Sanjeev Mohanty
5) Swimming
2) Surendra Verma

3) Aruna Sundarajan
2. What was India's rank in the Ease of Doing
Business report by World Bank? 4) Shaktikanta Das

1) 159 5) Najib Shah

2) 130

3) 168 6. Which of the following Indian AMC recently


announced to buy Goldman Sachs India?
4) 155
1) Tata Capital
5) 127
2) Peerless Group

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3) Muthoot Finance 5) Both 1 and 3

4) Reliance Capital

5) ING Investment 10. National Unity Day is observed on


__________.

1) 1st November
7. According to GFMS Gold Survey Q3 2015
Review and Outlook, India recently overtook 2) 30th October
_________ to become the biggest Gold
3) 28th October
Consumer in the world.
4) 31st October
1) China
5) 29th October
2) United States of America

3) Russia

4) United Kingdom Answers:


5) Saudi Arabia 1. 3
2. 2
3. 3
8. For which of the following purpose did the 4. 4
Union Government recently set up Justice R V 5. 5
Easwar Panel? 6. 4
7. 1
1) Simplify Income Tax Laws 8. 1
2) Implementation of Sin Tax in Alcohol and 9. 3
10. 4
Tobacco Products

3) FDI in Research and Development Norms

4) Implementation of Digital India in Rural India

5) Implementation of Goods and Service Tax in


India

9. SC appointed Upamanyu Hazarika


Commission recently submitted report on
illegal migrants from _________.

1) Nepal

2) Sri Lanka

3) Bangladesh NOTICE
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