ISRO's NAVIC: Navigation with Indian Constellation

PART - 1

1) The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) consists of constellation of how many satellites?

a) 7
b) 5
c) 12
d) 3

2) Which of the following satellite launch vehicles was used to launch the satellite of India's regional navigation system?

a) GSLV
b) PSLV XL
c) GSLV MK-III
d) Both a and b

3) An area of how many kilometers from Indian boundaries will be covered under this navigational system?

a) 1200
b) 2100
c) 1500
d) 1700

4) Which of the following benefits does this technology offers to the country?

a) Terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation.
b) Better planning of disaster relief.
c) Identifying the precise location of soldier.
d) All of the above.

5) Which of the following regions and their navigational system is not correctly matched?

a) United States : GPS
b) China : BeiDou
c) Russia : Glonass
d) Europe : Kepler

6) Which of the following operational Navigation Satellite Systems does not offers global coverage services ?

a) GPS
b) GLONASS
c) BeiDou
d) NAVIC
e) Both c and d

Answers:

1) a
2) b
3) c
4) d
5) d, Europe : Galileo
6) e

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PART - 2

1) Which of the following types of services will be provided by the India's regional navigation system?

a) Standard Positioning Service to all users.
b) Encrypted Restricted Service to authorized users.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

2) The ISRO started the IRNSS programme after which of the following events?

a) Kargil War,1999
b) Global meltdown,2008
c) Flash floods in Himalayas,2014
d) Nepal Earthquake, 2015

3) Which of the following is/are the applications of this project?

a) Vehicle tracking and fleet management.
b) Visual and voice navigation for drivers.
c) Geodetic data capture.
d) All of the above

4) Which of the following statements is correct in context of positioning of the satellites under this system?

a) Three satellites are placed in geostationary orbit.
b) Four satellites are placed in geosynchronous orbit.
c) Both a and b
d) All satellites are placed in polar orbit.

Answers:

1) c
2) a
3) d
4) c

Reference : PIB Link

Ujala Scheme : Ministry of Power

1) The Ujala scheme is related to which of the following options?

a) Rural electrification.
b) Electricity feeder separation.
c) Affordable LEDs for all.
d) Affordable Solar Panels for all

2) This scheme is implemented by the Energy Efficiency Service Limited (EESL), which is a joint venture between Government of India and :

a) NTPC and Power grid
b) REC
c) PFC
d) All of the above

3) In this scheme, the LED bulbs will be provided at ____ of the cost with ____ years replacement warranty. Fill in the blanks.

a) 1/3, 3
b) 1/2, 2
c) 1/4 , 3
d) 1/2, 3

4) Under this scheme, the government of India has targeted to replace how many incandescent lamps with LED Bulbs ?

a) 100 crore
b) 77 crore
c) 50 crore
d) 10 crore

5) The lighting sector accounts for what percentage of total energy consumption in India?

a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 40%

6) In what ways does this scheme benefits the Indian energy sector and consumers of this product?

a) Reduction in payload and energy saving.
b) Greenhouse Gas reduction.
c) Savings in electricity bills.
d) All of the above.

Answers:

1) c
2) d
3) a
4) b
5) b
6) d

The Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All is a LED based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) implement by the EESL. A new milestone of distribution of 10 crore LED bulbs has been achieved recently.

Reference : PIB link

Current Affairs Based Objective Questions

1) Who of the following personalities has been named as Goodwill Ambassador for the Indian contingent in Rio Olympics 2016?

a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Gagan Narang
c) Salman Khan
d) Sardar Singh

2) Who of the following actors has been honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke award 2016 for the best actor category (critic's choice) for the movie Aligarh?

a) Irfan Khan
b) Manoj Bajpayee
c) Boman Irani
d) Manoj Kumar

3) Who of the following actresses has received the Dadasaheb Phalke award twice including the current year?

a) Priyanka Chopra
b) Deepika Padukone
c) Tabby
d) Sonam Kapoor

Answers

1) c
2) b
3) a

Super 50 : By Cyril Castalin

Ques 1. Who among the following became the first ever Indian woman to qualify for Olympics in Gymnastics?
Ans. Dipa Karmakar

Ques 2. Which State Government has made it mandatory to have a hologram on every alcohol bottle manufactured and sold in the state?
Ans. Maharashtra

Ques 3. Which airport has become the world’s first airport to completely operate on solar power?
Ans. Kochi Airport

Ques 4. The Regional Conference of North Eastern States on Child Adoption has been held in which city of India?
Ans. Shillong

Ques 5. Which village panchayat has been awarded as the best Panchayat in India?
Ans. Balamallupalli village of Telangana

Ques 6. The 2016 Islamic Summit Conference has been concluded in which country?
Ans. Turkey

Ques 7. Which private sector bank has become the first in India to open dedicated branch for startups?
Ans. RBL Bank

Ques 8. Which Indian umpire has been recently promoted as umpire for International Hockey Federation (FIH)?
Ans. Durga Thakur

Ques 9. The Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (CGRBMS) has been launched in which city of India?
Ans. New Delhi

Ques 10. As per recently released Assocham-SREI report, which state has acquired the top position in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects across India?
Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Ques 11. The Indian Army’s battle exercise ‘Shatrujeet’ was conducted in which district of India?
Ans. Bikaner

Ques 12. According to a report by World Bank, which of the following country has received largest sum through remittances in year 2015?
Ans. India

Ques 13. Who has won the 2016 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award?
Ans. Novak Djokovic

Ques 14. India has recently signed MoU to promote cooperation in the field of Traditional Medicine and Homoeopathy, with which country?
Ans. Mauritius

Ques 15. Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of National Monument Authority (NMA)?
Ans. Susmita Pande

Ques 16. The 2016 Retreat of the Supreme Court judges was held in which city of India?
Ans. Bhopal

Ques 17. Who is the author of the book “The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler”?
Ans. James Cross Giblin

Ques 18. The World Haemophilia Day is observed on which date?
Ans. April 17

Ques 19. “Twitter Seva” is to be launched by Union Government for which purpose?
Ans. For Start-Ups

Ques 20. Which of the following will be India’s first online interactive heritage portal?
Ans. Sahapedia

Ques 21. ‘Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan’ a nationwide campaign, was started from which city of India?
Ans. Mhow

Ques 22. “Twinning Network Program on Chemical Ecology” has been launched in which state of India?
Ans. Nagaland

Ques 23. Recently, India agreed to sign the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) with which country?
Ans. United States

Ques 24. Recently, Ministry of Water Resources, has Signed an Implementation Agreement for Ganga Rejuvenation with:
Ans. German International Cooperation (GIZ)

Ques 25. POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) is an active outfit in which state of India?
Ans. Odisha

Ques 26. The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a light multiple rocket launcher from which country?
Ans. United States

Ques 27. The headquarters of World Anti-Doping Agency are located at:
Ans. Montreal, Canada

Ques 28. Which of the following companies has become the first to implement 85 per cent pictorial health warnings on both sides of their products?
Ans. Golden Tobacco Ltd

Ques 29. The first Maritime India Summit (MIS) was held at _?
Ans. Mumbai

Ques 30. Which country has won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup for the year 2016?
Ans. Australia

Ques 31. Who has topped the Time’s poll of 100 most influential people?
Ans. Bernie Sanders

Ques 32. Which country has become the 189th member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank?
Ans. Nauru

Ques 33. Who is the author of the book “Framed As a Terrorist: My 14-Year Old Struggle to Prove My Innocence”?
Ans. Mohammad Aamir Khan

Ques 34. As per the recently released report by IT major Dell, which Indian city has been listed in the World’s 50 ‘future-ready economies cities’?
Ans. Delhi

Ques 35. Which of the following has won the Laadli Media & Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity 2014-15 for “Films”?
Ans. Dum Laga Ke Haisha

Ques 36. “DEEP” web portal has been launched for the acquisition of short-term power by DISCOMs. What does ‘DEEP’ stands for?
Ans. Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price

Ques 37. Which Indian Air Force base has been renamed after former IAF chief Arjan Singh?
Ans. Panagarh

Ques 38. Who has been named as the International Boxing Association (AIBA) ambassador for Women’s World Championship?
Ans. Mary Kom

Ques 39. Super computer “Param Kanchenjunga” has been launched in which state of India?
Ans. Sikkim

Ques 40. Who has been chosen for the Wisden Almanack’s Cricketers of the Year 2015?
Ans. Jonathan Bairstow , Brendon McCullum & Ben Stokes

Ques 41. India’s first IT co-operative UL CyberPark has been set up in which state?
Ans. Kerala

Ques 42. Who of the following NASA astronaut has visited India recently?
Ans, Sunita Williams

Ques 43. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Governing Council of International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)?
Ans, Dinesh Sharma

Ques 44. B K Garudachar, who died recently, was related to which sports?
Ans, Cricket

Ques 45. Who has won 2016 Dubai ATP Tennis title?
Ans. Stan Wawrinka

Ques 46. Which is the best picture award winner at the 88th annual Academy Awards 2016?
Ans, Spotlight

Ques 47. Who has bagged the best sound award at the 63rd annual Golden Reel Awards 2016?
Ans. Resul Pookutty

Ques 48. Who has been appointed as the first Chairman of the Banks Board Bureau (BBB)?
Ans. Vinod Rai

Ques 49. The National Science Day is celebrated on which date in India?
Ans. February 28

Ques 50. Which committee has been set up to consider ST status to six communities of Assam?
Ans. Mahesh Kumar Singla committee

Current Affairs Based Objective Questions

1) Which of the following is a Tripura based gymnast who has recently qualified for the Rio Olympics?

1) Aashish Kumar
2) Pakhundi
3) Priyadarshini
4) Dipa Karmakar

2) Who is the new CEO of BCCI?

a) Anurag Thakur
b) Rahul Johri
c) Sharad Pawar
d) Rajiv Shukla

3) Which of the following personalities has recently launched the short stories book by the name of 'sweet dreams'?

a) Sunny Leone
b) Nirmala Pandey
c) Shobha Se
d) Anurag Kashyap

Answers:

1) d
2) b
3) a

Polio Endgame Strategy

1) Which of the following statements is/are correct in context of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) ?

a) It contains live, weakened (attenuated) virus.
b) Trivalent OPV has all the three strains of the polio virus (type 1,2 and 3).
c) In rare cases, it can cause vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV)
d) All of the above

2) India has decided to be a part of global vaccine 'switch' from the trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) to :

a) Monovalent OPV
b) Bivalent OPV
c) Pentavalent OPV
d) None of the above

3) Which of the following strains of the poliovirus will be withdrawn from the Trivalent OPV to obtain the Bivalent OPV form?

a) Type - 2
b) Type - 1
c) Type - 3
d) Type - 0

4) The Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) was introduced in a phased manner into the routine immunization programme in India from :

a) 1999
b) 2005
c) 2015
d) 1974

5) Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) ?

a) It contains all three polio strains in a killed form.
b) It is safer than OPV
c) It is administered intradermally or intramuscularly.
d) It is administered at 2 weeks and 3 weeks.

Answers:

1) d
2) b
3) a
4) c, November 30, 2015
5) d, 6 weeks and 14 weeks

Nomination of 6 eminent members to Rajya Sabha by the President of India

1) Under which of the following articles of the constitution of India does president nominates members to Rajya Sabha?

a) Article 75
b) Article 80
c) Article 63
d) Article 95

2) Which of the following eminent personalities has/ have been recently nominated to Rajya Sabha ?

a) Navjot Singh Sidhu
b) Mary Kom
c) Narendra Jadhav
d) All of the above

3) Which of the following eminent personalities has not been nominated to Rajya Sabha ,recently?

a) Priyanka Chopra
b) Suresh Gopi
c) Swapan Dasgupta
d) Subramanian Swamy

4) The nominated members have the right to participate in which of the following processes?

a) Election of President
b) Election of Vice President
c) Policy matters
d) Only b and c

Answers:

1) b
2) d
3) a
4) d

Current Affairs Based Objective Questions

1) Which of the following departments (under Ministry of Finance) has been renamed as Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM)?

a) Department of Revenue
b) Department of Disinvestment
c) Department of Expenditure
d) Department of Investment

2) Which of the following cities will host the Yoga Day on 21st June 2016?

a) New Delhi
b) Hyderabad
c) Shimla
d) Chandigarh

3) India's first organic farming university will be set up in which of the following states?

a) Gujarat
b) Sikkim
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Kerala

Answers:

1) b
2) d
3) a

Earth Day 2016

1) The Earth Day is celebrated on which of the following dates?

a) 21st April
b) 22nd April
c) 23rd April
d) 5th June

2) The theme for this year's earth day is :

a) Trees for the Earth
b) Man and Earth
c) Trees for Life
d) None of the above

3) International Earth Day was established in which of the following years?

a) 1992
b) 2001
c) 2007
d) 2009

4) This year, the Earth Day has coincided with :

a) Signing ceremony of UNFCCC-CoP21 agreement
b) Signing ceremony of Doha declaration
c) Signing ceremony of Sino-U.S. climate agreement.
d) Both a and c

Answers:

1) b
2) a
3) d
4) a

Malaria Free Region - World Health Organization (WHO)

1) Which of the following regions has been recently declared as 'malaria free' by the WHO?

a) Asian
b) Latin American
c) European
d) Sub-Saharan

2) Malaria is caused by which of the following microorganisms?

a) Bacteria
b) Virus
c) Fungi
d) Plasmodium Parasite

3) Majority of the cases related to malaria have been reported from which of the following regions?

a) Sub-Saharan Africa
b) South-Asian
c) East-Asian
d) Latin American

4) Which of the following vaccines is effective against the malarial infection?

a) ROTAVAC
b) M-VAC
c) BCG
d) There is no officially declared vaccine

5) Which of the following is a carrier of malarial infection?

a) Male anopheles mosquito
b) Female anopheles mosquito
c) Tse-tse fly
d) Bat

Answers:

1) c
2) d
3) a
4) d
5) b

Reference : WHO Website

Unified Payment Interface (UPI) by National Payment Corporation of India

The objective of this initiative is to enable customers with bank account to make payments and transfer money using a smartphone.

1) The interface will not facilitate which of the following :

a) Digital Banking
b) Lower Cash Intensive Society
c) Financial Inclusion
d) Cash flow in the economy

2) Which of the following features forms the core of this project?

a) Payment can be initiated both by payer and payee.
b) 1-click 2- factor authentication.
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above

3) Through this interface, with one click the transaction will be authenticated at two levels. These levels refer to which of the following options?

a) Mobile Pin of the user and Virtual Payment Address
b) Bank's IFSC code and One Time Password (OTP)
c) Mobile Pin of the user and Bank's IFSC code
d) Virtual Payment Address and Bank's IFSC code

4) For transacting money, the payer or payee can use which of the following to authenticate their identity ?

a) Aadhaar Number
b) Virtual Address
c) Mobile Phone Number
d) Any of the above three.

5) Which of the following is/are the benefit/ benefits of this project?

a) Supports the growth of e-commerce.
b) Remittance will get big boost.
c) Direct Benefit Transfer scheme will get a boost.
d) All of the above

6) What is the current level ( December 2015) of usage of smartphones in our country?

a) 500 million
b) 300 million
c) 150 million
d) 400 million

Answers:

1) d
2) c
3) a
4) d
5) d
6) b

Reference : Business Standard

Setu Bharatam Project

1) The project is related to which of the following:

a) Inland Waterways
b) National Highways
c) Border Roads Network
d) Development of Coastal Plains

2) The aim of the project is to :

a) Make all National Highways free of railway level crossing by 2019.
b) Building Railway over Bridges(RoB)/Railway under Bridges (RuB) at the level crossing.
c) Development and management of Inland waterways.
d) Both a and b

Answers

1) b
2) d

The Healthcare Costs in India : NSS 71st Round

1) According to the survey, the health care is most expensive is which of the following states/UTs?

a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Chandigarh
d) Uttar Pradesh

2) What percentage of the total ailments is treated in the private hospitals?

a) Around 50%
b) 70%
c) Less than 25%
d) 86%

3) What percentage of the total population is covered under any insurance scheme?

a) 10% approximately
b) 40% approximately
c) 1% approximately
d) 20% approximately

4) What percentage of the medical expenditure in non-hospitalized treatment is spent on purchasing medicines?

a) 70%
b) over 80%
c) 10%
d) 40%

5) What is the average total medical expenditure per hospitalization case in Urban and Rural areas?

Answers:

1) a
2) b
3) d
4) a
5) Rs 24,436/- and Rs14,935/- respectively

Animal Cloning in India

1) The first mammal to be cloned in the world (not in India) was :

a) Dolly, the sheep
b) Gaurav, the buffalo
c) Garima, the cow
d) Vertika, the goat

2) Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned, was created with the help of which of the following techniques?

a) Conventional cloning technique
b) Hand-guided Cloning Technique
c) Automated cloning technique
d) None of the above

3) The world's first cloned buffalo calf was produced in India. The calf was named as :

a) Garima
b) Samrupa
c) Gaurav
d) Vertika

4) Garima, the world's second cloned buffalo calf was produced in India. It was created by which of the following institutes?

a) National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
b) Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB),Haryana
c) Wildlife Institute of India, Uttarakhand
d) Both a and b

5) Recently, the CIRB has become the world’s third and India’s second institute to produce cloned buffalo offspring ‘Cirb Gaurav’. This clone has been created through which of the following techniques :

a) Conventional cloning technique
b) Hand-guided Cloning Technique
c) Automated cloning technique
d) None of the above

Answers:

1) a
2) a
3) b
4) a
5) b

Reference : ICAR, The Hindu Newspaper

The Payment of Bonus Act, 2015 and Related Issue

1) The act makes more workers eligible for bonus by raising the salary ceiling from Rs10,000/- a month to :

a) Rs 21,000/- a month
b) Rs 15,000/- a month
c) Rs 13,500/- a month
d) Rs 20,000/- a month

2) For the purpose of calculating the bonus, the monthly calculation ceiling has been raised from Rs 3500/- a month to which of the following?

a)  Rs 5,000/- a month
b) Rs 10,000/- a month
c) Rs 7,000/- a month
d) Rs 4500/- a month

3) An employer, under this law, is mandated to give what percentage of the salary as minimum bonus to the employees?

a) 3.33%
b) 10%
c) 20%
d) 8.33%

4) Recently the High Courts in few states have stayed the implementation of this law in their respective territories. Which of the following is the specific reason behind it?

a) Retrospective provision.
b) High salary ceiling.
c) Penal provisions.
d) High calculation ceiling.

Answers:

1) a
2) c, Maximum bonus will be 20% of the salary
3) d
4) a, The law will retrospectively take effect from April 2014

125th Birth Anniversary of Shri Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

1) Shri B.R.Ambedkar was born on which of the following dates?

a) 16th April,1891
b) 14th April,1891
c) 13th April,1891
d) 21st April,1891

2) Which of the following organizations was not formed by Shri B.R.Ambedkar?

a) Bahishkrut Hitakarni Sabha
b) Samata Sainik Dal
c) Independent Labor Party
d) Satya Shodhak Sabha

3) Which of the following books is an autobiography of Shri B.R.Ambedkar?

a) Waiting for the Visas
b) Annihilation of Caste
c) States and Minorities
d) The Buddha and His Dhamma

4) Which of the following books was written by Shri B.R.Ambedkar?

a) Annihilation of Caste
b) States and Minorities
c) The Buddha and His Dhamma
d) Thoughts on Pakistan
e) All of the above

5) Which of the following statements is incorrect with regards to Shri B.R.Ambedkar?

a) Later in his life, he was converted to Jainism.
b) He was awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1990.
c) He was the first dalit to get the college degree.
d) He was the first law minister of India.

6) Why did he resigned as the law minister from the Jawaharlal Nehru's Cabinet ?

a) He had divergent views with respect to the congress.
b) The government refused to back the Hindu Code Bill.
c) Separate identity for dalits was not recognized.
d) None of the above.

Answers :

1) b
2) d, It was formed by Shri Jyotiba Phule
3) a
4) e
5) a, Theravada form of Buddhism
6) b

Monsoon Forecast In India - India Meteorological Department ( IMD) And Related Issues

Part-1

1) The average annual rainfall received in India is :

a) 116 cm
b) 89cm
c) 100 cm
d) 106 cm

2) As per the latest forecast by IMD, monsoonal rainfall in India for the year 2016 would be:

a) 116 % of Long Period Average (LPA)
b) 106 % of Short Period Average
c) 106 % of Long Period Average (LPA)
d) 116 % of Short Period Average

3) Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding forecast parameters designed by the IMD ?

a) Rainfall between 96 -104 % of the LPA is considered ‘normal’.
b) Rainfall between 104 -110 % of LPA is considered ‘above normal’.
c) Rainfall between 90- 96 % per cent of LPA is considered ‘below normal’, and below that as ‘deficient’.
d) All are correct

4) Which of the following is not one of the predictors used by IMD for the April,2016 forecast?

a) Temperature difference between surface temperatures in the North Pacific and South Pacific ocean.
b) Surface temperature of the Indian Ocean near the equator.
c) Mean sea level pressure in the Pacific Ocean near East Asia.
d) Land temperatures over northwest Europe.
e) The volume of warm water in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.

5) What is the validity period for Long Range Forecasts?

a) Beyond 3 months
b) Beyond 6 months
c) Beyond 10 days
d) Beyond 9 months

6) The Long Period Average (LPA) refers to rainfall received over a period of :

a) 50 years
b) 10 years
c) 60 years
d) 100 years

Answers:

1) a
2) c
3) d
4) a, Temperature difference between surface temperatures in the North Pacific and North Atlantic ocean.
5) c
6) a, from 1951 to 2001

Reference : The Indian Express

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Part-2

1) What is/are the impacts of favorable monsoons on Indian economy?

i) Moderating inflation rate
ii) Enhancing rural consumption
iii) Boosting sales of manufactured goods
iv) Improving electricity supply in some states.

a) i and ii only
b) ii,iii and iv only
c) i,ii,iii and iv
d) i and iii only

Answers

1) c , Reference : The Hindu

TIGERS: Population and Conservation

1) The 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation is being held at :

a) Gujarat
b) New Delhi
c) Maharashtra
d) Uttarakhand

2) According to the World Wide Fund and Global Tiger Forum (GTF), what is the total number of wild tigers in the world?

a) 3890
b) 3600
c) 3200
d) 5300

3) What is the percentage increase in global wild tiger population in 2016 from the 2010 estimates?

a) 11%
b) 33%
c) 22%
d) None of the above

4) As per the 2014 national survey, what is the estimated population of tigers in India?

a) 1706
b) 2226
c) 1411
d) 1204

5) In 2010, the tiger range governments agreed to act to double the tiger population by the next Chinese Year of the Tiger in 2022. This goal is known as :

a) T-22
b) T-T-2022
c) Tx2
d) None of the above

Answers:

1) b
2) a
3) c
4) b
5) c

Yemen Crisis 2015-16

1) Which of the following is the primary cause of instability in Yemen?

a) Sectarian conflicts
b) Economic sanctions by the developed countries.
c) Dictatorial government.
d) Epidemic

2) United Nations backed ceasefire has recently took effect between :

a) Saudi-allied forces and President Abd-Rabbuh Mansour.
b) U.S. , U.K. and Shia Houthi rebels.
c) Saudi-allied forces and Shia Houthi rebels.
d) Both b) and c) are correct.

3) President Abd-Rabbuh Mansour led government in Yemen is dominated by which of the following communities?

a) Shia Muslim community
b) Sunni Muslim community
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

4) The Saudi Arabia has alleged that Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen are backed by :

a) Israel
b) Pakistan
c) Iraq
d) Iran

Answers:

1) a, between majority Sunni Muslim community and Shia Muslim community
2) c
3) b
4) d

Tax Havens

1) Which of the following characteristics is/are been shared by the various tax havens in the world?

a) Minimal disclosure requirements.
b) Possibility to hide beneficial ownership.
c) Low or no effective taxation on income and wealth.
d) All of the above

2) Which of the following countries is not considered a tax haven ?

a) South Korea
b) Mauritius
c) Bahrain
d) Panama

3) Which of the following islands is not considered a tax haven ?

a) The Channel Island.
b) The Baffin Island.
c) The British Virgin Islands.
d) The Cayman Island.

4) Why the Panama is considered a tax haven?

a) Territorial system of taxation.
b) A company can be set up in 2 days.
c) Poor oversight by the official central bank.
d) Lack of exchange controls.

Answers:

1) d
2) a
3) b
4) c, there is no official central bank in Panama.

Reference : The Hindu Newspaper

Objective Questions For The Day

1) Which of the following is the fastest train in India?

a) Shatabdi Express
b) Gatimaan Express
c) Rajdhani Express
d) Chennai Express

2) Which of the following is not a dry state in India?

a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Nagaland
d) Bihar

3) Which of the following temples in India has recently allowed women to offer prayers in the sanctum sanctorum?

a) Mahalakshmi Temple
b) Trimbakeshwar Temple
c) Shani Shingnapur Temple
d) Both b and c

Answers:

1) b
2) a
3) c

Waste Management Rules, 2016

1) The waste management rules,2016 have been recently notified for :

a) Solid Waste
b) Liquid Waste
c) Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste
d) Both a and c

2) Which one of the following statements is incorrect in context of Solid Waste Management Rules,2016?

a) Time bound setting up of a solid waste processing facilities.
b) Municipal bodies will be allowed to charge user fees and levy spot fines for littering and non-segregation.
c) Provisions have been laid down to formalize the profession of rag-picking.
d) Legal provisions on fines have been laid out.

3) The Solid Waste Management Rules,2016 have assigned clear responsibilities to :

a) Local Bodies
b) Consumers
c) Both a and b
d) NGOs

4) What is the approximate annual generation of construction and demolition waste in India?

a) More than 500 million tonnes
b) Around 100 million tonnes
c) 1 lakh tonnes
d) 62 million tonnes

5) Which of the following statements is correct in context of Construction and Demolition Waste Rules,2016?

a) It is now mandatory for CPWD and National Building Construction Company to use recycled portion of C&D waste in their construction sites.
b) Segregation of construction and demolition waste and depositing it to the collection centers for processing will be the responsibility of waste generator.
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above

Answers

1) d
2) d, no legal provisions are there.
3) c
4) a, 530 million tonnes
5) c

Reference :
The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (PIB Link)
The Construction and Demolition Waste,2016 (PIB Link)

New Year's Day in India

1) Which of the following days mark/marks the beginning of a New Year as per the Indian calendar?

a) Ugadi and Yugadi
b) Cheti Chand
c) Gudhi Padva
d) All of the above

2) Which of the following statements is not matched correctly?

a) Gudhi Padva - Marathi community
b) Ugadi - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
c) Yugadi - West Bengal
d) Cheti Chand - Sindhi community

Answers:

1) d
2) c, Karnataka

Note : These days are celebrated on the first day of the Chaitra month.

Current Affairs Based Objective Questions

1) Which of the following states has become the first state in India to implement the use of injectable contraceptives as a family planning measure under 'Project Salamati' ?

a) Nagaland
b) Kerala
c) Haryana
d) Bihar

2) The guidelines based on K.S.Radhakrishnan committee's recommendations have been approved by the Supreme Court of India. The committee is related to which of the following options?

a) Protecting Good Samaritans against victimization by any authority.
b) Framing anti money laundering laws in wake of leaked Panama Papers.
c) Reforming colonial era Sedition Law.
d) None of the above.

3) The agreement to set up LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory) facility in India has been made with which of the following countries?

a) Japan
b) Switzerland
c) United States
d) France

4) Which of the following statements is incorrect in context of Sonar Dome?

a) It has been indigenously designed and produced by DRDO.
b) It functions as the ship's underwater eyes and ears.
c) It is usually fitted to the ship structure above the waterline.
d) It avoid exposure of its electronics and sensors to surrounding hostile environment.

5) 3-D map of which of the following viruses has been recently revealed by a university in United States?

a) Zika Virus
b) Ebola Virus
c) Avian influenza virus
d) None of the above

Answers

1) c
2) a
3) c
4) c, below the waterline
5) a , It will help in finding an effective antiviral treatment or vaccine for the virus

Stand - Up India Scheme - 'Karen Prayas , Paayen Vikas'

1) The scheme intents to leverage institutional credit to reach out which of the following segments of population?

a) SC/ST Entrepreneurs
b) Women Entrepreneurs
c) SC/ST and Women Entrepreneurs
d) None of the above

2) The scheme intents to encourage which of the following types of enterprises?

a) Greenfield in farm sector
b) Brownfield in farm sector
c) Greenfield in non farm sector
d) Brownfield in non farm sector

3) The scheme provides for refinance window with an initial amount of Rs 10,000cr through which of the following organizations?

a) NABARD
b) SIDBI
c) MUDRA
d) RBI

4) The minimum and maximum limit of bank loans being facilitated under the scheme are :

a) 10 Lakh, 100 Lakh
b) 1 Lakh, 10 Lakh
c) 5 Lakh, 10 Lakh
d) 50,000 , 10 Lakh

5) Which of the following organizations will be the settler of credit under this scheme?

a) Department of Financial Services
b) Department of Revenue
c) National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC)
d) None of the above

Answers:

1) c
2) c
3) b
4) a
5) a, NCGTC will be the operating agency

Panama Papers : Part - 1

1) Panama papers are related to which of the following options:

a) Tax Evasion.
b) Free Trade Agreement.
c) Defence Partnership.
d) Human Rights Issue.

2) The leaked documents belong to a law firm headquartered in Panama. The name of this law firm is:

a) Charlie Hebdo
b) Mossack Fonseca
c) Suddeutsche Zeitung
d) None of the above

3) The team set up by Government of India to probe the leak does not consists of which of the following organizations?

a) CBDT and FIU
b) RBI
c) Foreign Tax and Tax Research Division
d) CBI

4) Under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme, how much amount is allowed by RBI to freely remit overseas for any permissible current or capital account transactions?

a) $100000
b) $50000
c) $250000
d) $75,000

Answers:

1) a
2) b
3) d
4) c

India's Coal Sector

1) Which of the following options is not related to India's coal sector and thermal power generation in India?

a) GO-NO-GO areas.
b) Plant Load Factor.
c) Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index.
d) Violative areas.

2) Which of the following organizations is the largest producer of coal in India?

a) Coal India Limited.
b) Reliance Industries.
c) ONGC
d) None of the above.

3) A higher Plant Load Factor does not implies:

a) Better capacity utilization.
b) High cost per unit of production.
c) More output.
d) More demand of coal by thermal power plants.

4) Which of the following challenges is/are being faced by the Indian coal sector?

a) Huge stock pile of coal.
b) Dampened demand from thermal power plants.
c) Marketability of excess stock.
d) All of the above.

Answers :

1) d
2) a
3) b
4) d

Reference : The Hindu Newspaper Link

Nuclear Diplomacy : NSS , MTCR

Part-1 : 4th Nuclear Security Summit

1) The 4th Summit of NSS was held at :

a) The Hague
b) Washington D.C.
c) Doha
d) Seol

2) Which of the following countries was/were not invited in the Summit?

a) Iran
b) Russia
c) North Korea
d) Both a and c

3) Which of the following statements is correct in context of NSS?

a) Decisions are based on consensus.
b) Flexible mechanisms like 'house-gifts' and 'gifts-baskets' are provided under NSS process.
c) It covers nuclear material for military purpose only.
d) None of the above statement is correct.

4) How much amount has been contributed by India towards the Nuclear Security Fund ?

a) $1 million
b) $2 million
c) $1 billion
d) $5 million

5) The first summit of NSS was held at :

a) The Hague
b) Washington D.C.
c) Doha
d) Seol

6) Which of the following countries are the non-signatories to the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT) ?

i) India
ii) Pakistan
iii) North Korea
iv) South Sudan
v) Israel

a) i, ii, iii, iv and v
b) i, ii, iii and v only
c) ii, iii, iv and v
d) i, ii, iii and iv only

7) Which of the following statements is incorrect in context of 'New Coalition Agenda (NAC) '?

a) It is focused on building international consensus to make progress on nuclear disarmament.
b) India is not the member of this group.
c) The first Ministerial Meeting was held in Dublin, Ireland.
d) None of the above

8) Which of the following statements is correct regarding New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)?

a) It is a nuclear arms reduction treaty between USA and Russian Federation.
b) It was signed in 2010 in Prague.
c) The treaty has replaced the 1991 START I treaty and superseded the 2002 Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT)
d) All of the above.

Answers:

1) b
2) d
3) b
4) b
5) b
6) a , North Korea initially signed but later withdrew from the NPT. NPT was a response to India's Pokhran-II nuclear test.
7) d, The members of NAC are : Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, and South Africa. Reference  : NAC
8) d , Reference : Click Here

Reference : Indian Express Link

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Part - 2 : Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG)

1) Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to Missile Technology Control Regime?

a) It is a group of 34 states.
b) It aims to limit the spread of ballistic missiles and UAVs that could be used for chemical, biological, and nuclear attacks.
c) India and China are the members of this group.
d) It limits any aerial technology that is capable of carrying a 500 kg payload for at least 300 km.

2) Which of the following is/are matched correctly?

i) Wassenaar Arrangement : For control of conventional weapons .
ii) Australian Group : For control of chemicals that could contribute to chemical and biological weapons.
iii) Missile Technology Control Regime : Restricts the weight and range of missiles.

a) iii only
b) i, ii and iii only
c) i and iii only
d) i and ii only

3) Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG)?

a) It seeks to contribute to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons .
b) The 48 member group works on the basis of consensus.
c) India and China are the members of this group.
d) It was founded in response to the Indian Nuclear Test in May 1974 .

Answers:

1) c , India is yet to become it's member.
2) b
3) c, India is not the member of this group.

Reference : NSG , Important Article on NSG by India TV News

Note: Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a group of nuclear supplier countries that seek to prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling the export of materials, equipment and technology that can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons. It first met in November 1975 in London and is therefore popularly referred to as the “London Club”. 

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

1) The NIRF has been designed to rank which of the following institutions ?

a) Financial institutions.
b) Lower educational institutions.
c) Higher educational institutions.
d) Both a and c

2) The NIRF is an initiative of which of the following ministries ?

a) Human Resource and Development.
b) Finance
c) Planning and Public Grievances.
d) None of the above

3) Which of the following parameters has been set to rank the institutions under NIRF?

a) Gradation outcomes, outreach, inclusivity and perception.
b) Teaching learning and resources.
c) Research, consulting and collaborative performance.
d) All of the above.

Answers :

1) c
2) a
3) d

Reference : PIB Link 

BRICS Summit 2016

1) Which of the following countries has assumed the BRICS Chairmanship for the year 2016?

a) Russia
b) India
c) China
d) Brazil

2) The 8th BRICS Summit, 2016 will be held in which of the following places?

a) Shanghai
b) Moscow
c) Goa
d) Brasilia

Answers :

1) b
2) c

13th India-EU Summit 2016

1) The summit was held at:

a) Doha
b) Qatar
c) New Delhi
d) Brussels

2) Which of the following agreements or declarations was not signed, agreed to or adopted in the summit ?

a) India-EU Water Partnership
b) Joint Declaration on Counter Terrorism.
c) The Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility (CAMM)
d) Broad Based Trade and Investment Agreement (BITA)

3) India and European Investment Bank have signed the first tranche of Euro 450million loan towards construction of metro line planned for which of the following cities in India?

a) Kolkata
b) Lucknow
c) Bangalore
d) Allahabad

Answers :

1) d
2) d, No consensus has been reached on it.
3) b

Reference link : Click Here