Q1. A famous automaker company Ford Foundation has recently appointed Pradeep Nair as regional director for India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Ford Foundation is ______________ based company.
(a) Japan
(b) Australian
(c) Hungary
(d) American
(e) France
Q2. Name the state that has recently launched mobile app and website titled ‘My Talent’ to help skilled and semi-skilled workers find jobs.
(a) Punjab
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Bihar
(e) Tamil Nadu
Q3. Name the company that has recently created the world’s smallest magnet using a single atom which can store one bit of data on it.
(a) Infosys
(b) TCS
(c) IBM
(d) WIPRO
(e) Microsoft
Q4. Name the person who has inaugurated the two-day 12th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership held recently in New Delhi.
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Pranab Mukherjee
(c) Rajnath Singh
(d) Sushma Swaraj
(e) Arwind Kejriwal
Q5. As per recent notification of RBI, Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) cannot lend more than __________ in cash against gold, earlier limit was Rs1 lakh.
(a) Rs 25,000
(b) Rs 35,000
(c) Rs 45,000
(d) Rs 50,000
(e) Rs 60,000
Q6. India successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which is capable of carrying a warhead of 300 kg, recently. India had bought BrahMos missile from _________.
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) China
(d) Russia
(e) Germany
Q7. Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin was crowned Miss International Queen 2016 recently at a contest billed as the world’s largest and most popular transgender pageant. She is from which country?
(a) China
(b) Thailand
(c) Japan
(d) South Korea
(e) Indonesia
Q8. On the occasion of 127th Foundation Day of National Archives of India (NAI), an exhibition entitled “Revolutionary Patriots” was inaugurated by Shri N.K. Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Culture. It included patriots from ________ to 1947.
(a) 1900
(b) 1857
(c) 1905
(d) 1888
(e) 1910
Q9. B P Kanungo was recently appointed as the Deputy Governor in Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for three years. He has been appointed in place of __________.
(a) R Gandhi
(b) V Acharya
(c) S S Mundra
(d) Harun R Khan
(e) Urjit R Patel
Q10. Defence minister Manohar Parrikar was appointed Goa chief minister, recently. Who is the governor of Goa?
(a) Ashish Malhotra
(b) Antony D'costa
(c) Matthew D'suza
(d) Vimal Acharya
(e) Mridula Sinha
Q11. Name the person who has been appointed as the chairman of Europe's biggest bank named HSBC Holdings Plc.
(a) Johnny Banzo
(b) Mark Tucker
(c) Sushan Mark
(d) Anni Tesla
(e) James Nicholas
Q12. Airtel Payments Bank, offered by telecom major Bharti Airtel has recently announced that over one lakh savings accounts were opened in 100 villages in which of the following state?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Gujarat
Q13. Norway has become first country to cease FM Radio broadcasting. The capital of Norway is __________.
(a) Bergen
(b) Trondheim
(c) Stavanger
(d) Oslo
(e) Kristiansand
Q14. The minimum pension of central government employees has been increased to ________ per person per month.
(a) Rs 5,000
(b) Rs 7,000
(c) Rs 9,000
(d) Rs 10,000
(e) Rs 12,000
Q15. Name the country that is set to conduct its first national census in 19 years which will begin with the assistance of over 200,000 troops.
(a) Azerbaijan
(b) Oman
(c) Iran
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) Pakistan
Answers
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ford Foundation has appointed Pradeep Nair as regional director for India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, recently. Ford is a New York-based (America) motor company.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. Virbhadra Singh led Himachal Pradesh government has launched mobile app and website titled ‘MeraHunar HP’ or ‘My Talent’ to help skilled and semi-skilled workers find jobs.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. A team of researchers at IBM has created the world’s smallest magnet using a single atom which can store one bit of data on it.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the two-day 12th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership in New Delhi. The first conclave has held in 2005.
S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) cannot lend more than Rs 25,000 in cash against gold according to RBI. RBI reduced the amount to Rs 25,000 from the earlier Rs 1 lakh in line with the provisions of the Income Tax Act.
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. India successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which is capable of carrying a warhead of 300 kg, from a test range along the Odisha coast. It was bought from Russia.
S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. Thailand contestant Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin was crowned Miss International Queen 2016 on Friday at a contest billed as the world's largest and most popular transgender pageant.
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. On the occasion of 127th Foundation Day of National Archives of India (NAI), an exhibition entitled “Revolutionary Patriots (1905-1947)” was inaugurated by Shri N.K. Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Culture in the presence of Shri Raghvendra Singh, Director General of NAI and many dignitaries.
S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. B P Kanungo was appointed Deputy Governor in Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for three years. He has been appointed in place of R Gandhi. Kanungo was in March 2016 appointed as executive director in the central bank.
S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. Defence minister Manohar Parrikar was appointed Goa chief minister. Governor Mridula Sinha invited Parrikar to form the government after he staked claim and showed the support of 21 MLAs.
S11. Ans. (b)
Sol. HSBC Holdings Plc , Europe's biggest bank, tapped an outsider for its top job on Monday, appointing insurance veteran and AIA Group boss Mark Tucker as chairman to replace Douglas Flint, who plans to step down in 2017.
S12. Ans. (a)
Sol. Airtel Payments Bank, offered by telecom major Bharti Airtel, announced that over one lakh savings accounts were opened in 100 villages across Tamil Nadu.
S13. Ans. (d)
Sol. Norway has become first country to cease FM Radio broadcasting. Oslo is the capital of Norway and among the fastest growing cities in Europe.
S14. Ans. (c)
Sol. The minimum pension has been increased to Rs 9,000 per person besides a two-fold hike in ex-gratia amount for central government employees.
S15. Ans. (e)
Sol. Pakistan is set to conduct its first national census in 19 years which will begin with the assistance of over 200,000 troops.
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