1) Recently, the Federal Reserve has made clear that the U.S. central bank is preparing for its next interest rate increase. This development has come in background of which of the following factors?
a) Consumption led expansion in economy.
b) Improvement in domestic labour market.
c) Moderate growth in Real GDP.
d) All of the above
Answers
1) d
1) Recently, ISRO successfully launched a rocket using indigenous scramjet engine. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to scramjet engine technology?
a) It is an air breathing propulsion system.
b) It has a greater thrust compared with rockets powered by liquid or cryogenic fuel.
c) Scramjet comes into play only when the rocket goes beyond Mach 5.
d) All of the above
Answers
1) d
1) The Australian newspaper recently reported that 22,400 pages of documents pertaining to India's Project-75 had been leaked. The Project-75 is related to which of the following?
a) India's Scorpene aircraft programme.
b) India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme.
c) India's Scorpene submarine programme.
d) India's indigenous nuclear enabled aircraft carrier programme.
2) Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to Project-75 ?
a) Under this, French company DCNS provides design and technology to Indian public sector unit Mazagon Docks.
b) The agreement is to make six Scorpene submarines.
c) Not a single submarine has been commissioned or put to sea trials yet.
d) All of the above statements are correct.
Answers
1) c
2) c, INS Kalvari was put out for sea trials earlier this years.
1) The Myitsone Dam Project frequently appears in news in context of Myanmar-China bilateral relationship. Which of the following statements is/are correct in this regard?
a) The Myitsone Dam is a $3.6 billion joint hydroelectric power project of Myanmar and China, located in northern Myanmar.
b) The dam is expected to provide 6000 MW of electricity to the Chinese province of Yunnan.
c) The former military backed government of President Thein Sein suspended the work on this dam in 2012.
d) All of the above.
2) Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi recently concluded a 5-day visit to China. The joint statement released after meeting placed on record Myanmar's support to which of the following initiatives?
i) China's 'Belt and Road' connectivity along the ancient Silk Road.
ii) Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) economic corridor.
iii) China's Nine Dash Line in South China Sea
a) All of the above
b) Both i and ii
c) Both i and iii
d) None of the above
3) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) economic corridor?
a) It aims to industrialize a stretch spanning more than 2000 km.
b) It will link Kunming in China with Mandalay in Myanmar. It will also pass through Bangladesh and Kolkata in India.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b
4) The high profile visit of Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi sought China's support for which of the following?
a) Infrastructure projects
b) Achieving reconciliation with insurgents groups in Myanmar.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b
Answers
1) d. The former military backed government of President Thein Sein suspended the work on this dam in 2012 because it was estimated that 90% of electricity generated through this project would benefit China only.
2) b
3) c
4) c
1. Pink Bollworm pest that has been in news recently. The pest affects which of the following crops?
a) Cotton
b) Tobacco
c) Both (a) & (b)
d) None of them
2. Who authored the book Life In Diplomacy?
a) Natwar Singh
b) M K Rasgotra
c) Shashi Tharoor
d) Karan Singh
3. Which of the following countries accounts for the highest share of tourist arrivals in India?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Nepal
c) Bhutan
d) Bangladesh
4. 1000 MW Turga hydel project that was approved by the Indian Central Electricity Authority (CEA) will be located in which of the following states?
a) Karnataka
b) West Bengal
c) Punjab
d) Telangana
5. Name the author who was awarded with the prestigious Vyas Samman 2015?
a) K N Tripathi
b) Sunita Jain
c) Vishwanath Tiwari
d) Mrinal Pande
6. Who was appointed as India's Ambassador to Georgia in August 2016?
a) Yogeshwar Sangwan
b) VK Duggal
c) VP Singh Badnore
d) Najma Heptulla
7. Name the Odia actor and director who died in August 2016 and began his career with the movie Kedar Gouri in 1954?
a) Raja Pattnaik
b) Tatwa Prakash Satapathy
c) Subhakanta Sahu
d) Gobind Tej
8. Name the former international umpire who passed away in August 2016?
a) Hillel Awaskar
b) Amiesh Saheba
c) Shyam Bansal
d) Subrata Banerjee
9. Who of the following was appointed as the 24th governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
a) Arvind Subramanian
b) Arvind Panagariya
c) Arundhati Bhattacharya
d) Urjit R Patel
10. BRICS women parliamentarians’ forum was held in which city of India?
a) Delhi
b) Jaipur
c) Hyderabad
d) Chennai
11. A group of researchers discovered a new species of eel, Gymnothorax indicus, from which of the following bays?
a) Bay of Bengal
b) Manila Bay
c) Ago Bay
d) Mappila Bay
12. Name the all-in-one virtual reality solution launched by Intel to create merged reality.
a) Bixon
b) Alloy
c) Steel
d) Graphite
13. The 2016 Summer Olympics recently concluded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Which country topped the medal table?
a) China
b) Canada
c) The United States
d) Great Britain
14. Which Indian actor is chosen for the prestigious Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres (Knight in the National Order Arts and Letters)?
a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Rajinikanth
c) Ranveer Singh
d) Kamal Haasan
15. The President of Indian Olympic Association was recently awarded the Olympic Order for his outstanding services to the Olympic movement. What is his name?
a) N. Ramachandran
b) Vijay Kumar Malhotra
c) Abhay Singh Chautala
d) None of the above
Answers
1. (c) Both (a) & (b)
2. (b) M K Rasgotra
3. (d) Bangladesh
4. (b) West Bengal
5. (b) Sunita Jain
6. (a) Yogeshwar Sangwan
7. (d) Gobind Tej
8. (d) Subrata Banerjee
9. (d) Urjit R Patel
10. (b) Jaipur
11. (a) Bay of Bengal
12. (b) Alloy
13. (c) The United States
14. (d) Kamal Haasan
15. (a) N. Ramachandran
1) Dr. Urjit Patel, an economist, is slated to succeed Dr. Raghuram Rajan as the new Governor of RBI. Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to Dr. Urjit Patel?
a) He will be the 8th Deputy Governor to be promoted as central bank chief.
b) Presently, he is the Deputy Governor in RBI in charge of monetary policy.
c) He is the architect of new monetary policy framework for flexible inflation targeting in India.
d) He will be the 21st Governor of RBI.
2) Who of the following authorities is not the member of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) that recently announced the appointment of the new RBI Governor?
a) Prime Minister of India
b) Union Home Minister of India
c) Union Finance Minister of India
d) All of the above are members of ACC.
Answers
1) d, Dr. Urjit Patel will be the 24th Governor of RBI.
2) c , Financial Sector Regulatory Appointments Committee (FSRASC), headed by the Cabinet Secretary recommends the names to ACC for its consideration.
1) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Indian sportsperson, P.V. Sindhu?
a) She is the first Indian women to win a silver medal at the Olympics.
b) She has been honored with the Padma Shri and the Arjuna Award.
c) She is the first Indian to clinch back-to-back medals in the World Championships.
d) All of the above
Answers
1) d
1) Which of the following statements is correct with respect to ace sportsperson 'Sakshi Malik'?
a) She has clinched a bronze medal in the 58 kg freestyle wrestling at Rio Olympics.
b) She has become the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b
Answers
1) c
1) Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to Gilgit-Baltistan region?
a) It is located in northwest corner of Jammu and Kashmir.
b) It has been under Pakistan's control since November 4, 1947.
c) It is a part of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
d) Both India and Pakistan claim territorial rights over this region.
2) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to current political status of Gilgit-Baltistan region?
i) It has an elected Assembly and a council headed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
ii) The regional government is under the overall control of the federal Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan in Islamabad.
iii) Gilgit-Baltistan finds mention in the Constitution of Pakistan.
iv) It has a provincial status in the Constitution of Pakistan.
a) i and ii only
b) All of the above
c) i, ii and iii only
d) iii and iv only
3) Which of the following statements correctly manifests the stand of India on Gilgit-Baltistan region?
a) India see Gilgit-Baltistan as part of Indian territory illegally occupied by Pakistan.
b) India shares solidarity with people of this region who are grappling with governance deficit of Pakistani government.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b
Answers
1) c
2) a, Gilgit-Baltistan or Northern Areas do not find any mention in the Pakistani constitution; it is neither independent nor does it have provincial status.
3) c, The unanimous parliamentary resolution of 1994 by India had reaffirmed that the region is a "part of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral part of India by virtue of its accession to it in 1947.
1) Which of the following is the new video calling app by Google?
a) Google Mate
b) Google Duo
c) Google Connect
d) Google 'Stay-Up'
2) China-backed 'Myitsone dam project' is a part of diplomatic relationship between China and which of the following countries?
a) Myanmar
b) Bhutan
c) Nepal
d) Singapore
Answers
1) b
2) a
1) Which of the following towns/cities in Syria is/are presently under the control of Islamic State?
a) Manbji
b) Palmyra
c) Raqqa
d) All of the above
2) Which of the following has/have played a constructive role in thwarting the expansion of Islamic State towards the main Syrian towns ?
a) Ground attacks by Syrian National Army
b) Joint front against IS by Kurdish and Arab rebel forces
c) Aerial attacks by United States and Russia
d) All of the above
Answers
1) c
2) d
1) Who gave the famous 'Tryst with Destiny' speech in constituent assembly in parliament house and formally declared the independence of India?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Moraji Desai
d) Lord Mountbatten
2) 15th August 1947 is celebrated as independence or freedom or liberation date of which of the following countries?
a) India
b) South Korea
c) Bahrain
d) All of the above
3) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
On 15th August 1947:
a) Mahatma Gandhi was in Calcutta (now Kolkata) trying to bring peace after communal clashes.
b) Royal assent was provided to Indian Independence Act.
c) India became republic.
d) All of the above
4) Which of the following was the 'natural' independence day gift that Mahatma Gandhi sent to Nehru and Sardar Patel through an emissionary?
a) Seedling of Peepal Tree.
b) Dry leaf
c) Dry rose
d) None of the above
5) Date of independence of India coincided with surrender of which of the following countries in World War-II?
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) Japan
d) Korea
Answer
1) b
2) d
3) a , Royal assent was provided to Indian Independence Act on July 18, 1947. India became republic on 26th January 1950.
4) b
5) c
1) The India judiciary system is grappling with the problem of backlog of cases which has led to an adverse affect on its efficiency and operation. Which of the following measures may not lead to overcome this situation?
a) Setting up of a National Court of Appeal to adjudicate on non constitutional matters.
b) Institutionalizing an All India Judicial Service to hire quality candidates.
c) Relieving Supreme Court from its advisory jurisdiction.
d) Setting up of regional benches of Supreme Court.
Answers
1) c, Advisory jurisdiction is not a significant burden on the apex court of our country.
1) Recently, a bomb attack occurred in the Balochistan capital, Quetta. Which of the following terrorist groups has/have claimed the attacks?
a) Jamaat-ul-Arhar
b) Islamic State
c) Boko Haram
d) Both a and b
Answer : d, Jamaat-ul-Arhar is home-grown faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
1) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Indian social rights activist Ms. Irom Chanu Sharmila?
a) Till recently, she had been on indefinite hunger strike against enforcement of The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in some parts of India.
b) The protest led by her at Imphal's (Manipur) Kangla Fort in 2004 forced the union government to withdraw AFSPA from parts of the state.
c) She has expressed her resolve to continue the protest through political process.
d) All of the above
Answer : d
1) Which of the following countries has/have not ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)?
a) India
b) United States
c) Pakistan
d) All of the above
2) The term 'Base Erosion and Profit Sharing (BEPS)' is often seen in the news in the context of curbing the tax evasion by multinational companies. The BEPS is related to which of the following organizations:
a) IMF
b) OECD
c) World Bank
d) ASEAN
3) Which of the following reports is/are prepared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
a) Ease of doing business
b) Global Financial Stability Report
c) World Economic Outlook
d) Both b and c
Answers
1) d
2) b
3) d
1) Which of the following countries recently voted to approve a new constitution drawn up by the ruling junta?
a) Nepal
b) Cambodia
c) Thailand
d) Vietnam
2) Which of the following countries is not the member of 'Gulf Cooperation Council'?
a) Iran
b) Oman
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Kuwait
3) The 'Pikachu Parade' was recently held in which of the following countries?
a) China
b) South Korea
c) Japan
d) Germany
Answers
1) c
2) a
3) c
1) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB)?
a) It is a new bus concept where a guided bus straddles above the road traffic.
b) The trial run of TEB has been conducted recently in the north-eastern city of Qinhuangdao, China.
c) The TEB is powered by electricity.
d) All of the above.
2) Consider the following statements :
i) Vehicles lower than 5 m high will be able to pass underneath the bus.
ii) The bus is able to carry up to 300 passengers.
iii) The bus will travel at up to 60 km/h (37 mph).
Which of the above statements is/are correct with respect to the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB)?
a) i only
b) All of the above
c) ii and iii only
d) i and ii only
Answers:
1) d
2) c , Vehicles lower than 2 m high will be able to pass underneath the bus.
1) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to 'International Seabed Authority (ISA)'?
a) It is based in Kingston, Jamaica.
b) It regulates and control all mineral related activities in the international seabed.
c) It is established by the Law of Sea Convention.
d) All of the above
2) Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to 'Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)'?
a) It is an Eurasian political, economic and military organization.
b) It is 6 member group which includes Kazakhstan, China, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
c) India and Afghanistan have been accepted as full members during 2015 summit of SCO.
d) 2017 summit of SCO will be held at 'Astana'.
3) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to 'International Institute of Strategic Studies(IISS)'?
a) It is an independent think tank which annually organizes the 'Shangri-La' Dialogue forum.
b) Shangri-La' Dialogue is a 'Track-One' inter-governmental security forum.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b
4) Consider the following statements regarding 'United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) :
i) It monitors the situation in Kashmir.
ii) It was specifically established to observe the ceasefire according to 'Karachi Agreement'.
iii) India and Pakistan do not recognizes it.
iv) Major General Per Lodin has been appointed as its new head.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) All of the above
b) i, ii and iii only
c) i, ii and iv only
d) None of the above
Answers
1) d
2) c, India and Pakistan have been accepted as full members during 2015 summit of SCO in Ufa, Russia
3) c
4) c , India does not recognizes it while Pakistan calls for its expansion.
