300 GK QUESTIONS FOR JULY 2016 01 ST - Learnopedia GK... · 300 GK QUESTIONS FOR JULY 2016 01 ST JULY 2016 1). ... Which state government has decided to ban the ... e-cigarettes in

SEED LEARNOPEDIA Institute of Competitive Exams. STRICTLY ONLY FOR SEED LEARNOPEDIA STUDENTS. NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE. Page 1

300 GK QUESTIONS FOR JULY 2016

01ST JULY 2016

1). July 1st is observed as Doctor's Day in India to honour the legendary physician a) Deepak Chopra b) A. K. Patel c) A. G. K Gokhale d) Bidhan Chandra Roy e) None of these 2). Which state government has decided to ban the production, sale, and advertisement of e-cigarettes in the view of studies claiming that its use can cause health issues like cancer and heart ailments? a) Karnataka b) Tamil Nadu c) Kerala d) Andhra Pradesh e) Telangana 3). Who among the following has launched a teacher education portal, 'Prashikshak', which aims at bringing quality teachers to Indian schools? a) Rajnath Singh b) Smriti Irani c) Narendra Modi d) Sushma Swaraj e) None of these 4). To which country s Women, U.S. Embassy launched a Scholarship program to help advance educational opportunities? a) Afghanistan b) Pakistan c) Nepal d) Bangladesh e) Bhutan 5). Name the Tripura Governor who was given additional charge of Arunachal Pradesh during JP Rajkhowa s absence on leave. a) Vajubhai Vala b) Tathagata Roy c) V Shanmuganathan d) Kesrinath Tripathi e) None of these


6). Name the author of the million-selling Future Shock who had died at . a) K G Subramanyan b) Naveen Kishore c) Isak Chishi Swu d) Alvin Toffler e) None of these 7). National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has received environment clearance for upgrading the 146-km long carriageway of Kanpur (Chakeri) to Allahabad section of NH-2 in Uttar Pradesh at a cost of _________ crore rupees. a) Rs.1246cr b) Rs.1186cr c) Rs.1527cr d) Rs.1384cr e) Rs.1026cr 8). PM Sets how many days Deadline for officials on Grievance Redressal at the meeting of PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation). a) 15 days b) 14 days c) 7 days d) 10 days e) 21 days 9). The Monsoon Session of Parliament is going to start from a) July 15th b) July 18th c) July 10th d) July 20th e) July 21st 10). Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on the extension of embargo on food imports from the EU and some other countries until ______. a) December 31, 2016 b) December 31, 2017 c) December 31, 2018 d) December 31, 2019 e) December 30, 2017

Answers:

1)d 2)c 3)b 4)a 5)b 6)d 7)a 8)d 9)b 10)b


02ND JULY 2016

1). What was the theme of the 2016 International Day of Cooperatives that was observed recently? a) Driving Recovery through Co-operative Enterprise b) Co-operatives and Employment Promotion c) Peace-building through Co-operatives d) Co-operatives: The power to act for a sustainable future e) None of these 2). Who presented the Dr B C Roy National Awards for the years 2008, 2009 & 2010? a) Narendra Modi b) Sushma Swaraj c) Rajnath Singh d) Ravi Shankar Prasad e) Pranab Mukherjee 3). India recently signed an agreement with which country to revise its tax treaty? a) Iran b) Oman c) Egypt d) China e) Cyprus 4). Recently, which among the following banks has launched a social media banking platform enabling customers to access a host of banking services through their Facebook and Twitter accounts? a) Axis Bank b) SBI c) Punjab National Bank d) Bank of Baroda e) ICICI Bank 5). Energy-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries signed a joint venture shareholders agreement to set up small deposit-taking institutions, called payments bank with which bank? a) Canara bank b) Syndicate Bank c) Standard Chartered bank d) BNP Paribas e) State Bank of India


6). Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar recently inaugurated India's first Integrated Defence Communication Network. The network was developed by which of the following companies? a) Tata Consulting Services b) Wipro c) Infosys d) HCL technologies e) None of these 7). Who became the first Indian footballer to play in Europa League. a) Sunil Chetri b) Robin Singh c) Subrata Pal d) Jeje Lalpeklua e) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 8). The Sports Ministry on July 1 has granted recognition to ______. a) BFI b) MAFI c) AIFF d) PCI e) IRFU 9). Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere who passed away on June 1 was a ____. a) Writer b) Journalist c) Actor d) Politician e) None of the above 10). Name the cricket player who has resigned from his post as media representative in )CC s Cricket Committee. a) Sunil Gavaskar b) Ravi Shastri c) Dilip Vengsarkar d) Chetan Sharma e) Mahesh Manjrekar Answers:

1)d 2)e 3)e 4)b 5)e 6)d 7)e 8)d 9)a 10)b


03RD JULY 2016

1). Which of the following )ndian state has decided to introduce File tracking mechanism to bring in transparency in governance and to allow common people track the position of a file? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Assam d) Bihar e) Chhattisgarh 2). Which of the following Indian state has decided to introduce moral education as a subject for students of Classes VI to XII? a) Jammu & Kashmir b) Assam c) Madhya Pradesh d) Haryana e) Himachal Pradesh 3). Who inaugurated a smart model village pilot project at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi? a) Pranab Mukarjee b) Narendra Modi c) Arvind Kejriwal d) Rajnath Singh e) None of these 4). Mission Kakatiya for restoration of minor irrigation tanks with an objective of water conservation and improving groundwater table is implemented by which Indian state? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Telangana c) Karnataka d) Tamil Nadu e) Odisha 5). According to Switzerland central bank's latest update what is the )ndia s Rank in terms of citizens holding money with Swiss banks? a) 61 b) 65 c) 68 d) 71 e) 75 6). State Bank of India has inked agreements with the World Bank for a _____ million dollar facility to support grid-connected rooftop solar programme in the country.


a) 350 b) 820 c) 550 d) 625 e) 620 7). Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY), a scheme designed to offer skill development to Indians seeking jobs overseas is formalised by Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and a) Ministry of Human Resource Development b) Ministry of Financial Affairs c) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises d) Ministry of External Affairs e) None of these 8). Name the mobile app which will be launched by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India through which consumers can check the speed of internet connection on their smart phones. a TRA) MySpeed b TRA) Speed c TRA) (ighSpeed d TRA) EfficientSpeed e) None of these 9). The Union Sports minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced a grant of _______ lakh for ailing Olympic gold medallist Mohammed Shahid. a) Rs.5 lakh b) Rs.10 lakh c) Rs.15 lakh d) Rs.20 lakh e) Rs.25lakh 10). Name the Former French Socialist Prime Minister who died on July 3 at the age of 85. a) Colin Munro b) Ryan Giggs c) Elie Wiesel d) Michel Rocard e) None of these Answers:

1)c 2)d 3)a 4)b 5)e 6)d 7)d 8)a 9)b 10)d


04TH JULY 2016

1). Which Indian state signed MoU with China Fortune Land Development (CFLD) Company to develop a new industrial township in the state at an expense of 5 billion dollar? a) Punjab b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Haryana d) Madhya Pradesh e) Himachal Pradesh 2). Recently, which of the following Indian States banned electronic cigarette? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Karnataka c) Tamil Nadu d) Telangana e) Kerala 3). BRICS Working Group Meeting on Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency begins in a) Chennai b) Mumbai c) Trivandrum d) Vishakhapatnam e) Guwahati 4). India's first Integrated Defence Communication Network (DCN) was launched. The network has been designed and developed by which IT firm? a) TCS b) HCL Technologies c) Infosys d) iGate e) None of these 5). Name the fourth in the series of Follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (FO-WJFAC) launched by Indian Navy. a) INS Tarmugli b) INS Tillanchang c) INS Tihayu d) INS Tarasa e) None of these 6). Exercise R)MPAC the multilateral naval exercise has started in which country? a) Canada b) Mexico c) USA


d) Brazil e) Argentina 7). Which city has banned cars that were registered before October 1997 from its streets during weekdays (Monday to Friday), starting July 1. a) Chicago b) Paris c) Brussels d) Vienna e) New York 8). France has offered to invest how much amount to revive )ndia s combat jet engine project, proposing a joint development plan that could see the stalled Kaveri gas turbine powering indigenous Tejas fighters by 2020? a) 1 billion Rupees b) 1 billion dollar c) 1 billion Euro d) 1 billion Peso e) 1 billion Pounds 9). How many Indian amusement parks have been listed among Asia's top 25 by Tripadvisor? a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6 e) 7 10). Alibaba launched 'IP Joint-Force System', an online system to track and remove fake products from its shopping platform. This is the IT firm of which among the following countries? a) China b) Russia c) Dubai d) Italy e) None of these Answers:

1)c 2)b 3)d 4)b 5)d 6)c 7)b 8)c 9)d 10)a

05th JULY 2016

1). Who among the following ministers was elevated to the rank of Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government?


a) Ramdas Athawale b) Prakash Javdekar c) Rajen Gohain d) Anil Madhav Dave e) Parshottam Rupala 2). )ndia s first commercial dispute resolution centre and commercial court was inaugurated at a) Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh b) Raigarh, Chhattisgarh c) Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh d) Raipur, Chhattisgarh e) None of these 3). The 2016 BRICS Youth Summit held in Guwahati, Assam concluded on 3 July 2016. The theme of the 2nd youth summit that started was a) BRICS Partnership – a powerful factor of Global Development b) Inclusive Growth: Sustainable Solutions c) Youth as bridge for Intra-BRICS Exchanges d) BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialisation e) None of these 4). Haryana Government announced that it would develop an industrial township in the state at an expense of a) 2.5 billion dollar b) 3 billion dollar c) 3.5 billion dollar d) 5 billion dollar e) 6 billion dollar 5). NASA's unmanned Juno spacecraft on July 5 began orbiting which planet? a) Venus b) Mars c) Uranus d) Jupiter e) Pluto 6). Who has become the first Indigenous woman elected to the House of Representatives (lower house) of the Parliament of Australia? a)Linda Burney b) Martin Indyk c) Pat Oliphant d) Brody Dalle e) Bindi Irwin


7). Name the Indian swimmer who has won 8 medals including 3 golds at the IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports) U-23 World Games in Prague. a) Niranjan Mukundan b) Abhay Kumar c) Ketan Dahyabhai Patel d) Vivek Ranadive e) Tanvir Ahmed Khan 8). Which state government announced a 100-day plan for the development of agriculture, urban infrastructure, and veterinary sectors in the state? a) Punjab b) Mizoram c) Tripura d) Arunachal Pradesh e) Assam 9). Which state police has launched a 24-hour helpline for people to report incidents of cow smuggling in the state, where cattle slaughter and beef sale are already banned. a) Haryana b) Gujarat c) Rajasthan d) Delhi e) Madhya Pradesh 10). Who among the following was elected as the speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly? a) KJ George b) Kagodu Thimmappa c) KB Koliwad d) JB Jayachandra e) None of these Answer:

1)b 2)d 3)c 4)d 5)d 6)a 7)a 8)e 9)a 10)c

06TH JULY 2016

1). The world's largest charkha was unveiled in which state on July 5? a) Punjab b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Haryana d) Delhi e) Bihar


2). Which Metro Rail Corporation announced that it has awarded contracts for civil works in seven packages for constructing Mumbai s first underground metro corridor? a) Bangalore b) Mumbai c) Hyderabad d) Chennai e) None of the above 3). The Union Cabinet approved a long-term contract by signing an MoU with which among the following countries for the import of pulses. a) Mauritius b) Tanzania c) Mozambique d) Portugal e) Philippines 4). The Union Cabinet approved the Interest Subvention Scheme for farmers for the year 2016-17. The amount assigned for the purpose by the government is a) 18276 crores b) 18288 crores c) 18296 crores d) 18256 crores e) 18246 crores 5). The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) recommended a green cess of what percent on diesel vehicles. a) 20 – 23 b) 19 – 21 c) 20 – 22 d) 15 – 20 e) 15 – 18 6). A three-day Woodpecker Environment and Wildlife Film Festival will begin at historic Gaiety Theatre in a) Goa b) Mumbai c) Kolkata d) Pune e) Shimla 7). Which state of India has become the first state in the country to introduce minimum wages for part time workers? a) Rajasthan


b) Gujarat c) Maharashtra d) Kerala e) Karnataka 8). Name the largest indigenously-built transport aircraft by China. a) K – 20 b) R – 20 c) C – 20 d) Y – 20 e) Z – 20 9). Sudarshan Sen has been as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He was replaced in the place of a) S. S. Mundra b) R. Gandhi c) Urijit R Patel d) N. S. Vishwanathan e) None of these 10). Name the telecommunication authority which has launched an app called My speed to check real-time internet. a) TDSAT b) Dot c) TRAI d) WPCW e) TERM Answer:

1)d 2)b 3)c 4)a 5)c 6)e 7)a 8)d 9)d 10)c

07TH JULY 2016

1). The Union Finance Ministry has constituted four members committee to examine the feasibility and desirability of having a new financial year. The committee will be headed by a) Shankar Acharya b) Padmanabha Acharya c) Mithelesh Acharya d) Mukthesh Acharya e) Somanadh Acharya 2). Under the Centre s Ujala Scheme , the Goa government will distribute lakh free LED bulbs to consumers. How much amount does the state government has procured for the implementation?


a) Rs.10 Crore b) Rs.11 Crore c) Rs.12 Crore d) Rs.13 Crore e) Rs.14 Crore 3). Union Government launched National Green Highways Mission, for plantation drive on 1500 km of National Highways. What is the estimated cost for the project by the government? a) 750 crore rupees b) 650crore rupees c) 550crore rupees d) 450crore rupees e) 300crore rupees 4). Under Namami Gange Programme how many project were implemented all over the? a) 219 b) 198 c) 231 d) 220 e) 252 5). Which city of India to get world's largest camera museum? a) Gurgaon b) Noida c) Pune d) New Delhi e) Bangalore 6). Name the Global Ratings agency that has cut Australia s credit rating outlook to negative from stable. a) Rapid Ratings International b) The Economist Intelligence Unit c) Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency d Standard and Poor s e) Credit Rating Information and Services Ltd. 7). Where did the Liberty Park opened on 29 June 2016? a) World Trade Organisation, Geneva b) International Finance Corporation, Washington D. C c) World Trade Center, New York d) World Economic Forum, Cologny e) None of these


8). Deepak Singhal appointed as the Chief Secretary of a) Andhra Pradesh b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Himachal Pradesh e) Uttar Pradesh 9). Who among the following was appointed as the CEO of Zee Learn? a) Debshankar Mukhopadhyay b) Goutam Mukhopadhyay c) Mohantesh Mukhopadhyay d) Virupesh Mukhopadhyay e) Durmukh Mukhopadhyay 10). R Thiruppathi Venkatasamy appointed as Accountant General of a) Telangana b) Odisha c) Karnataka d) Tamil Nadu e) Kerala Answer:

1)d 2)b 3)e 4)c 5)a 6)d 7)c 8)e 9)a 10)d

08TH JULY 2016

1). PM Modi holds talks with South African President in Pretoria to boost bilateral ties. Who is the President of South Africa? a) Salva Kirr Mayardit b) James Michel c) MackySall d) Jacob Juma e) None of these 2). Which is the capital of Mozambique? a) Maputo b) Warsaw c) Madrid d) Ramallah e) None of these 3). Name the largest annual international industrial trade fair of Russia. a) RNNOPROM


b) ANNOPROM c) INNOPROM d) PNNOPROM e) None of these 4). India has set up an apparel training centre in which among the following countries to support textiles industry of the West African country? a) Niger b) Nigeria c) Ghana d) Burkina Faso e) Liberia 5). Under the 'Clean UP, Green UP' initiative, which state government has announced to plant a record five crore saplings across the state on July 11. a) Andhra Pradesh b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Himachal Pradesh d) Madhya Pradesh e) Uttar Pradesh 6). Haritha Haram a flagship programme to increase the present 24% tree cover in the State to 33% of the total geographical area of which among the following states? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Telangana c) Tamil Nadu d) Karnataka e) Kerala . )ndia s first Centre of Excellence on Internet of Things is set to launch in which among the following Indian cities? a) Mumbai b) Pune c) New Delhi d) Bangalore e) Hyderabad . Which of the following )ndian state conduct a Smart Pulse Survey for collecting socio-economic data of 1.48 crore households in the state on July 8? a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala c) Andhra Pradesh d) Telangana e) Karnataka


9). Which among the following Indian states has emerged the surprise leader of the ease of doing business ranking as per the position on the last day of submission of evidences of reforms by states? a) Uttarakhand b) Telangana c) Odisha d) Jharkhand e) West Bengal 10). Who inaugurates the second anti-drug working group meeting of heads of Drug Control Agencies of BRICS countries? a) PranabMukarjee b) NarendraModi c) ArunJaitely d) PrakashJavadekar e) Rajnath Singh Answer:

1)d 2)a 3)c 4)b 5)e 6)b 7)d 8)c 9)a 10)e

09TH JULY 2016

. (ow many Mou s were signed between )ndia and South Africa at recently held India-South Africa CEOs forum? a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 8 e) 11 2). Which city is to host the first ever SAARC Tourism Summit? a) Pune b) Mumbai c) Nagpur d) Aurangabad e) Amravati 3). How many Krishi Vigyan Kendras are working for farmers to assess agri-technology and demonstrate to farmer s application and capacity development? a) 645 b) 545 c) 872 d) 963


e) 781 4). Department of Posts and Portugal Post will issue joint postage stamps on the theme of which among the following folk dance forms of India? a) Swang of Haryana b) Dandiya of Gujarat c) Nacha of Madhya Pradesh d) Naqqal of Punjab e) Margam Kali of Kerala . Which state government has proposed a Fat Tax on fast food items like burgers, pizzas, donuts and pasta etc. served in branded restaurants in a bid to discourage the junk food culture? a) Kerala b) Tamil Nadu c) Karnataka d) Haryana e) None of these 6). The Left Democratic Front government in Kerala announced a pension scheme, starting this year, for transgenders above 60 years of age. Who is the chief minister of Kerala? a) Virabadhra Singh b) Manik Sarkar c) Nara Chandra Babu Naidu d) K Chandra Shekar Rao e) Pinarayi Vijayan 7). Which among the following cities to host the three-day Woodpecker Environment and Wildlife Film Festival? a) Shimla b) New Delhi c) Jodhpur d) Jalandhar e) Goa 8). Name the mobile application developed by Arunachal Pradesh government that includes useful information about the district like history, geography, culture, disaster management, first aid guide, tourism, one touch helpline, etc. a) Aapna Subansiri b) Aapna Kameng c) Aapna Siang d) Aapna Lohit e) None of these


9). Which state government approved the new Slum and Jhuggi-Jhopdi Relocation and Rehabilitation Policy? a) Maharashtra b) Madhya Pradesh c) Delhi d) Punjab e) Mizoram 10). Meghalaya cabinet has approved the formation of the fifth pay commission to increase the salaries, allowances and pension of State government employees. Who is the chairman of fifth pay commission of the state? a) P V Ramesh b) P.J. Bazeley c) P K Sinha d) P J Mithilesh e) None of these Answer:

1)d 2)d 3)a 4)b 5)a 6)e 7)a 8)d 9)c 10)b

10TH JULY 2016

1). India signed an agreement for providing a Line of Credit of $92 million in the water resources sector with which among the following countries during the recent visit of PM N Modi to the country? a) Ghana b) Tanzania c) Mozambique d) Algeria e) None of these 2). Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh announced that a National Research Centre for Banana will be set up in a) Bihar b) West Bengal c) Tripura d) Nagaland e) None of these 3). The government has decided to award a compensation of _____ lakh rupees to civilian victims of cross-border firing. a) 3 lakh b) 4 lakh c) 5 lakh


d) 6 lakh e) None of these 4). Name the initiative taken by Government of Bihar for Poverty Alleviation with the objective of social & economic empowerment of the rural poor. a) HAMSAFAR b) GRAMEE VIKAS c) DIHATI VIKAS d) JEEViKA e) None of these 5). Kerala Government announced a ______ crore rescue package for the state in view of the Gulf crisis and recessionary trends in the state. a) Rs. 15000 b) Rs. 17000 c) Rs. 12000 d) Rs. 16000 e) None of these 6). The 2-day long NATO Summit concluded in Warsaw, Poland. It was the _____ summit biannual summit of NATO since its inception in 1949. a) 25th b) 26th c) 24th d) 30th e) 27th 7). Most worst performing currency in the year 2016 is a) Pound b) Peso c) Riyal d) Yuan e) None of these 8). Mr Tathagata Roy was sworn-in as the Governor of a) Tripura b) Assam c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Bihar e) None of these 9). Name the the 13-year-old flute player from Amritsar who won the seventh season of the reality television show 'India's Got Talent'. a) Sundar Mohanti


b) Suleiman c) Satish Choudary d) Sudarshan e) None of these 10). SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of India) entered into a partnership with which among the following private sector bank to guarantee 75% of loans of up to Rs 15 crore extended to energy efficiency projects under the WORLD BANK initiative. a) Yes Bank b) Axis Bank c) ICICI Bank d) HDFC Bank e) None of these

Answer:

1)b 2)a 3)c 4)d 5)c 6)e 7)a 8)c 9)b 10)a

11TH JULY 2016

1). World Population Day is being observed on July 11th annually. The theme this year is a) Investing in teenage Girls b) Raise awareness of the needs of vulnerable women and girls c) Investing in teenagers d) Population and Control e) None of these . Recently )ndia had signed number of MoU s with Kenya. Among them one is )ndia agreed provide concessional credit of how much amount for power transmission project to Kenya? a) 60 million dollar b) 60 billion dollar c) 60 trillion dollar d) 6 billion dollar e) None of these 3). Recently India has signed an agreement of Cooperation in the field of water resource management and development with which among the following countries? a) Comoros b) Seychelles c) Tanzania d) Kenya e) None of these


4). Vahanchoritakrar is a mobile application launched by which among the following states of India for strengthening the public security system? a) Maharashtra b) Madhya Pradesh c) Mizoram d) Meghalaya e) None of these 5). Meghalaya Governor launched the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA). Who is the Governor of Meghalaya? a) ESL Narasimham b) Ram Nath Kovind c) Kaptan Singh Solanki d) Narendra Nath Vohra e) None of these 6). Which manufacturing company of automatic sensor doors has set up its first assembly unit at Chennai (Maraimalai Nagar) with an investment of about Rs 12 crore? a) Lokpal Industries b) Sio Vasundhara International c) Photoplay Systems d) Auto Ingress e) None of these 7). Which among the following countries to host Farnborough Airshow from July 11? a) France b) London c) Netherlands d) USA e) None of these 8). Who among the following women confirmed as first woman Chief Justice of Nepal? a) Sunitha Karki b) Suchitra Karki c) Sushila Karki d) Sunanda Karki e) None of these 9). Ramesh Negi appointed as acting Chief Secretary of Delhi in the absence of a) K. K. Sharma b) Vineet Chadra c) Akilesh Mohanthi d) K. K. Subramaniam e) None of these


10). Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL)? a) Ashok Gupta b) Dinesh Gupta c) Sanjay Gupta d) Anand Gupta e) None of these

Answer:

1)a 2)a 3)c 4)a 5)e 6)d 7)b 8)c 9)a 10)c

12TH JULY 2016

1). Which among the following organisations celebrates its 35th foundation day on 12 July 2016? a) SIDBI b) SEBI c) NABARD d) IRDA e) None of these 2). Government has decided to set up a panel to chalk out a long-term strategy to tackle the shortage of pulses in the country. Who will be the head of the committee? a) Arvind Subramaniam b) Raghuram Rajan c) Kaushik Basu d) Ram Vilas Paswan e) None of these 3). Which among the following Indian states creates world record by planting over 5crore trees? a) Maharashtra b) Uttar Pradesh c) Karnataka d) Mizoram e) None of these 4). )ndia s first smart grid to come up in which among the following cities? a) Pune b) Mumbai c) Noida d) Gurgaon e) None of these


5). A spa, likely to be India's first to offer its services to the transgender community, was launched in a) Kerala b) Karnataka c) Tamil Nadu d) Madhya Pradesh e) None of these 6). The Union Government appointed Utpal Bora as the full-time chairman of a) HAL b) OIL c) BHEL d) BEL e) None of these 7). Which Indian Bank to become first issuer of 'masala bonds'? a) HDFC Bank b) Yes Bank c) ICICI Bank d) State Bank of India e) None of these 8). Who among the following was conferred with the 51st Jnanpith Award by President Pranab Mukherjee? a) Bhalchandra Nemade b) Kedarnath Singh c) Ravuri Bharadhwaja d) Raghuveer Chaudhari e) None of these 9). Which among the following e-commerce company has announced the acquisition of Israel-based predictive analytics startup Sales Predict? a) Amazon b) eBay c) Flip Kart d) Snap Deal e) None of these 10). Recently how many more Indians qualified for the Rio Olympics will be held from 5 August to 21 August 2016? a) Four b) Five c) Six


d) Seven e) None of these Answer:

1)c 2)a 3)b 4)d 5)c 6)b 7)a 8)d 9)b 10)c

13TH JULY 2016

1). Who has been given the independent charge of Minority Affairs Minister after the resignation of current minister Dr Najma Heptulla? a) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi b) Vijay Goel c) Anil Mahadev Dave d) Manoj Sinha e) None of these 2). Which government to set up 300 dengue clinics to provide treatment for dengue this year? a) Maharashtra b) Madhya Pradesh c) Delhi d) West Bengal e) None of these 3). Who is the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh? a) Kalikho Paul b) NabumTuki c) Lakshmikanth Pareskar d) Narayanasamy e) None of these 4). Name the independent base of Marine Commandos (MARCOS) that has commissioned by Indian Navy at Bheemuni patanam Naval Base, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh recently. a) INS Arjuna b) INS Lava c) INS Karna d) INS Kusa e) None of these 5). With which among the following countries does India recently signed an agreement for the construction of a 1,320 megawatt (MW) coal fired power plant? a) Nepal b) Sri Lanka


c) Bhutan d) Bangladesh e) None of these 6). US Defence Secretary has announced to provide funding for the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces by a) 2020 b) 2019 c) 2018 d) 2021 e) 2025 7). Who among the following has been appointed as chairman-cum-managing director of the Jute Corporation of India Limited with the effect from this month beginning? a) Deepak Mohanthy b) Akhilesh Sharma c) K V R Murthy d) Vijay Padoudi e) None of these 8). Paperless SIP introduced by BSE for mutual fund investors. The scheme is available for installment of amount more than a) 50000 rupees b) 100000 rupees c) 150000 rupees d) 200000 rupees e) 250000 rupees 9). Which bank announced the acquisition of GramaVidiyal Microfinance, a Trichy-based Microfinance company? a) IDFC Bank b) HDFC Bank c) DCB Bank d) RBL Bank e) None of these 10). Which bank opens international banking unit at GIFT City? a) Indian Overseas Bank b) IDBI Bank c) IndusInd Bank d) State Bank of India e) None of these


Answer:

1)a 2)c 3)b 4)c 5)d 6)a 7)c 8)d 9)a 10)c

14TH JULY 2016

1). Bastille Day is observed on July 14th every year as National Day in which country? a) Austria b) France c) Spain d) Italy e) None of these 2). Name the operation that is started by Union Government to evacuate its citizens stranded in South Sudan's capital Juba. a) Sankat Mochan b) Shakthi Swaroop c) Bal Pradarshan d) Khaalee Naagarik e) None of these 3). The Union Cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) to impart skilling to one crore people over the next four years (2016-2020). The outlay amount for the project is a) 10000 crores b) 11000 crores c) 12000 crores d) 13000 crores e) 14000 crores 4). ASEM Summit the 11th Asia -Europe Meeting is being held at a) Mumbai, India b) Bucharest, Romania c) Rome, Italy d) Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia e) None of these 5). Union Cabinet approves disinvestment of _____ per-cent in National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC). a) 10% b) 15% c) 20% d) 25% e) None of these


6). Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project is located in which among the following countries? a) Myanmar b) Bhutan c) Sri Lanka d) Bangladesh e) None of these 7). Which state government confirmed its position as the most attractive solar project destination in the country with the latest NTPC auction? a) Himachal Pradesh b) Rajasthan c) Haryana d) Bihar e) None of these 8). Postal Department of which state to deliver river water at the doorstep to facilitate the devotees who cannot make it possible to attend the approaching Krishna Pushkaralu? a) Telangana b) Karnataka c) Andhra Pradesh d) Maharashtra e) None of these 9). Which country declares Zika emergency across northern half of the country? a) Brazil b) Portugal c) Bolivia d) Peru e) None of these 10). Who among the following appointed as the 76th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK)? a) Theresa May b) Andrea Leadsom c) Philip Hammond d) Amber Rudd e) None of these Answer:

1)b 2)a 3)c 4)d 5)b 6)b 7)b 8)c 9)d 10)a


15TH JULY 2016

1). World Youth Skills Day 2016 observed globally on July 15. The theme for the year 2016 is a) Skills Development to Improve Youth Employment b) Education 2030 Framework for action c) Youth skills for work and life in the post d) Becoming the Tools for change e) None of these 2). Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said that Agence Française de Développement, a French public financial institution, will provide over _______ crore for infrastructure development in the union territory. a) Rs.500 crore b) Rs.1000 crore c) Rs.2000 crore d) Rs.4000 crore e) None of these 3). Which of the following Indian-American professor has appointed as the Dean of University of North Texas College of Information in the United States a) Manjul Bhargava b) Siddhartha Mukherjee c) Kiran Desai d) Dr Kinshuk e) None of these 4). The government extended the deadline for payment of tax and penalty under the black money disclosure scheme to a) 30th September 2016 b) 30th September 2017 c) 30th September 2018 d) 30th September 2019 e) 30th September 2020 5). Which state government launched the New Economic Development Policy to boost the state s economy and livelihood of the people? a) Bihar b) West Bengal c) Mizoram d) Nagaland e) None of these 6). The first virtual 3D Zebra crossing is made in


a) Delhi b) Mumbai c) Pune d) Bangalore e) None of these 7). Asian Development provide a financial aid of 100 million US dollars loan agreement to strengthen key irrigation and drainage system and improve water management to which Indian State? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Telangana c) Tamil Nadu d) Kerala e) None of these 8). Who is the head of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money constituted by the Supreme Court? a) M B Shah b) L Nageswar Rao c) Ashok Bhushan d) Amitav Roy e) None of these 9). Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE? a) Rakesh Kumar Chaturvedi b) Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi c) Mahesh Kumar Chaturvedi d) Somesh Kumar Chaturvedi e) None of these 10). The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) constituted an inter regulatory Working Group (WG) to study the entire gamut of regulatory issues relating to Fin Tech (financial technology) and Digital Banking in India. Who is the head of the group? a) Vidya Chandra b) Rama Krishna c) Rama Raju d) Sudarshan Sen e) None of these

Answer:

1)a 2)c 3)d 4)b 5)c 6)a 7)c 8)a 9)a 10)d


16TH JULY 2016

1). Which among the following Indian States becomes the first state to approve setting up of Happiness Department? a) Meghalaya b) Madhya Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) Mizoram e) None of these 2). What is the )ndia s rank in the business optimism index for the April – June Quarter? a) 3rd b) 4th c) 5th d) 6th e) 7th 3). As on 17th June 2016 how many LPG connections released under PMUY? a) Over 15lakh b) Over 16 lakh c) Over 17 lakh d) Over 14 lakh e) None of these 4). Which country is the first to open high-band spectrum for 5G network? a) New Zealand b) Australia c) USA d) France e) China 5). In which state the Ramayana month is celebrated in the month of July and August every year? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Uttar Pradesh d) Kerala e) None of these 6). Courage & Commitment is an autobiography of a) Surjit Singh Barnala b) Prabha Rau c) Pratiba Patil d) Margaret Alva


e) None of these 7). Lifeline Express the world's first hospital on a train is launched in a) 1990 b) 1991 c) 1992 d) 1993 e) 1994 8). Which Indian university is declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site? a) Nalanda University b) University of Mumbai c) University of Calcutta d) University of Madras e) None of these 9). Who is the youngest Cricketer to score 10000 test runs? a) Sunil Gavaskar b) Dilip Vengsarkar c) Alister Cook d) Sachin Tandulkar e) None of these 10). Who has become the first Indian-American actor to receive a nomination for the 'Emmy Award'? a) Kal Penn b) Aziz Ansari c) Arsif Mandvi d) M. Night Shayamalan e) None of these

Answer:

1)b 2)a 3)d 4)c 5)d 6)d 7)b 8)a 9)c 10)b

17TH JULY 2016

1). Commerce Ministry launches e-marketplace for government departments. Who is the Commerce and Industry Minister? a) Nirmala Sitaraman b) Smrti Irani c) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi d) Santosh Kumar Gangwar e) None of these


2). SwachhBalSenas' to make children the watchdogs of cleanliness and prevent elders from littering is formed by which state/union territory of India? a) Delhi b) Odisha c) Chandigarh d) Puducherry e) None of these 3). Union government has decided to grant ____ day paid leave for women employees who filed sexual harassment complainants during the pendency of the inquiry. a) 125 days b) 90 days c) 80 days d) 60 days e) None of these 4). Name the special train for car freight launched by Indian Railways recently. a) Auto Express b) Automobile Express c) Special Express d) Speed Express e) None of these 5). Which countries government has set up a task force to remove 'incorrect' menu translations? a) South Korea b) North Korea c) USA d) Brazil e) None of these 6). Pema Khandu is sworn in as the Chief Minister of which state? a) Assam b) Nagaland c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Mizoram e) None of these 7). Who has been appointed as the International Development Secretary in PM Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle? a) Asha Patel b) Priyanka Das c) Priti Patel


d) Sujana Das e) None of these 8). Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corporation acquires Yatra Online for a) 180 million dollar b) 218 million dollar c) 232 million dollar d) 250 million dollar e) 268 million dollar 9). What is the strike range of Dhanush an indigenously-developed artillery gun for Indian army? a) 22 km b) 26 km c) 28 km d) 32 km e) 38 km 10). Who won the Asia Pacific Super middleweight title? a) Kerry Hope b) Devendro Singh c) Shiva Thapa d) Vijender Singh e) None of these

Answer:

1)a 2)d 3)b 4)a 5)a 6)c 7)c 8)b 9)e 10)d

18TH JULY 2016

1). Every year July 18th is observed across the world as a) Malala Day b) Nelson Mandela International Day c) World Day for International Justice d) World Hepatitis Day e) None of these 2). Structural reforms in BCCI is a committee headed by a) R M Lodha b) TSR Subramanian c) AP Shah d) N R Narayana Murthy e) None of these


3). Name the cricketer who has equalled Ravi Shastri s record for the fastest double-century in first class cricket against Derbyshire. a) Chesney Hughes b) Aneurin Donald c) Tom Taylor d) Will Davis e) None of these 4). Who has won the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship held from 12 July – 17 July 2016 concluded in Mumbai, Maharashtra. a) Joshna Chinappa and Harindrapal Singh Sandhu b) Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Saurav Ghosal c) Sushil Nadkari and Vidhya Sharma d) Vidhya Sharma and Harindrapal Singh Sandhu e) None of these 5). The Asian Development Bank (ADB) trimmed its 2016 growth forecasts for developing economies in Asia-Pacific region to _______ %. a) 6 b) 7.7 c) 3 d) 5.6 e) 4 6). The Centre, has released ______ crore rupees to states under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. a) Rs.28,022.87 b) Rs.26,022.87 c) Rs.23,022.87 d) Rs.25,022.87 e) Rs.29,022.87 7). Which state government has launched the free bus pass scheme for school and college students for 2016-17? a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat c) Tamil Nadu d) Delhi e) Kerala 8). Who among the following has launched an e-portal enabling online interaction with various branches of the Secretariat to reduce paperwork in the day-to-day functioning of the Parliament?


a) Narendra Modi b) Arun Jaitely c) Mohammad Hamid Ansari d) Sumitra Mahajan e) None of these 9). Art collective team Lab opened a digital art exhibition in a) Tokyo, Japan b) Switzerland c) Beijing, China d) Washington D C, USA e) None of these 10). Who was appointed as the UNESCO Artist for Peace by the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova? a) Martin Luther b) Silvester Stalin c) Kudsi Erguner d) David Marithon e) None of these

Answer:

1)b 2)a 3)b 4)b 5)d 6)a 7)c 8)d 9)a 10)c

19TH JULY 2016

1). Bill introduced in Lok Sabha to bring new ))Ts, )SM. Which among the following ))T s not included in the list? a) IIT Tirupati b) IIT Palakkad c) IIT Goa d) IIT Dharwar e) None of these 2). Which country is going to host BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue that is to be held on July 26? a) Brazil b) Russia c) India d) China e) South Africa 3). A Tamil Nadu court has ordered a pay hike of up to _____ per-cent for garment manufacturing firms' workers in the state.


a) 15% b) 30% c) 60% d) 120% e) None of these 4). Which IIT has banned all social media websites including Twitter and Facebook on its campus as its PhD scholars were using the platforms to protest against the recent fee hike? a) IIT – Madras b) IIT – Delhi c) IIT – Indore d) IIT – Kanpur e) None of these 5). France's National Assembly votes to extend state of emergency for how many months? a) Six Months b) Eight Months c) Ten Months d) Twelve Months e) None of these 6). Who among the following was appointed as the Managing Director of 2019 World Cup? a) Steve Elworthy b) Clare Connor c) James Sutherland d) Tom Harrison e) Brian Havill 7). Which among the following Indian Banks has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Canada-based Brookfield Asset Management Inc to form a joint venture which will independently evaluate and invest in various stressed assets in the country? a) Bank of Baroda b) Syndicate Bank c) State Bank of India d) Axis Bank e) RBL Bank 8). Who became the first Indian to win the 'Mr World' title at this year's male beauty pageant held in Southport, England? a) Rajesh Khandelwal b) Bhupati Khandelwal c) Rohit Khandelwal d) Kiran Khandelwal e) Rakesh Khandelwal


9). The International Monetary Fund (IMF) trimmed India's growth forecast by 0.1% to ________ per-cent for both 2016-17 and 2017-18. a) 7.2% b) 7.3% c) 7.4% d) 7.5% e) 7.6% 10). Mohammed Shahid 1980 Moscow Olympics gold-winning Indian passed away recently. He is related to which sport? a) Basket Ball b) Canoeing c) Hockey d) Foot Ball e) Volley Ball Answer:

1)e 2)c 3)b 4)c 5)a 6)a 7)c 8)c 9)c 10)c

20TH JULY 2016

1). India, Bangladesh to jointly inaugurate Petrapole checkpost in a) West Bengal b) Mizoram c) Meghalaya d) Tripura e) Assam 2). Which among the following are approved by Union Cabinet of India recently? a) Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 b) Incorporation of Sagarmala Development Company c) Benami Transactions (Prohibition) (Amendment) Bill, 2015. d) Establishment of All India Institutes of Medical Sciences at Gorakhpur e) All of these 3). The Union Cabinet recently approved signing of the Air Services Agreement between India a) Botswana b) Zambia c) Mozambique d) Madagascar e) None of these


4). The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that launch of NERP 2016 programme to improve health of Electoral Rolls (ERs) and to optimize the Polling Station PS location and area across the country. What the P stands for in NERP ? a) Purification b) Perfection c) Polling d) Purified e) None of these 5). Who is the Minister of Electronics and IT ministry? a) Ravi Sankar Prasad b) Ram Vilas Paswan c) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi d) M. Venkaiah Naidu e) None of these 6). Which state government to celebrate bicentenary of 1817 Paika revolt? a) Bihar b) Nagaland c) Odisha d) Maharashtra e) None of these 7). Which state Assembly passed the Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualifications) Amendment Bill, 2016? a) Karnataka b) Kerala c) Andhra Pradesh d) Telangana e) Tamil Nadu 8). Which country to conduct world's first Zika vaccine test on humans? a) USA b) Brazil c) France d) Canada e) None of these 9). The New Development Bank launched by 5 emerging economies, known as BRICS, has announced its first round of loans worth about a) 400 million dollars b) 500 million dollars c) 600 million dollars


d) 700 million dollars e) 900 million dollars 10). Who won the prestigious Google Community Impact Award from Asia, a theme based award part of Google Science Fair 2016? a) Advay Ramesh b) Advay Mahesh c) Advay Suresh d) Advay Prakash e) Advay Dinesh

Answer:

1)a 2)e 3)c 4)a 5)a 6)c 7)b 8)d 9)e 10)a

21ST JULY 2016

1). Which bank has signed an agreement with Reliance Jio Money for one-click payment service? a) IndusInd Bank b) Federal Bank c) RBL Bank d) Repco bank e) None of these 2). Who was named Cricketer of the Year and ODI Player of the Year at the West Indies Cricket Board annual awards function in Antigua? a) Marlon Samuels b) Chirs Gayle c) Dwayne Bravo d) Darren Sammy e) None of thee 3). According to report released by Forbes who is the world s highest-earning sportsman? a) Rodger Federer b) Lewis Hamilton c) Leonard Fournette d) Lionel Messi e) None of these 4). Which team wins EurAsia Cup Hockey 2016? a) India b) Russia c) Germany d) Poland


e) None of these 5). Which country topped in the recently released ICC Test rankings? a) India b) Pakistan c) England d) Australia e) None of these 6). Who among the following was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)? a) Ashok Patnaik b) Kishore Patnaik c) Manohar Patnaik d) Vishal Patnaik e) None of these 7). Ace Against Odds is the autobiography of a) Saina Nehwal b) Abhinav Bindra c) Sania Mirza d) Mahesh Bhupathi e) None of these 8). Spanish-made Talgo train has become the fastest train in India after clocking a speed of a) 190 kmph b) 180 kmph c) 210 kmph d) 220 kmph e) None of these 9). At (ome Diva is an on-demand beauty service launched by a) OLX b) Locanto c) Quikr d) Sell Dude e) None of these 10). Name the most valuable sports team in National Football League. a) OAKLAND RAIDERS b) PITTSBURGH STEELERS c) BUFFALO BILLS d) INDIANAPOLIS COLTS e) None of these


Answer:

1)b 2)a 3)e 4)a 5)d 6)a 7)c 8)b 9)c 10)e

22ND JULY 2016

1). PM Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of AIIMS hospital in Gorakhpur. Gorakhpur is a city in ______. a) Bihar b) Punjab c) Uttar Pradesh d) Assam e) Madhya Pradesh 2). Name the high-tech story-telling museum which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 25 at Rashtrapati Bhavan? a) Metro Museum b) Garages Museum c) Tribal Museum d) Archaeological museum e) None of these 3). With whom Prime Minister Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post through video-conferencing? a) Pranab Mukarjee b) Sushma Swaraj c) Abdul Hamid d) Sheikh Hasina e) None of these 4). Mumbai Railway Police has successfully traced as many as , missing children and reunited 4,386 of them with their family under the operation _______. a Operation Muskan b Operation Smile c Operation Valsalya d Operation Bloodhound e) None of these 5). Seven Indian companies have made it to the latest Fortune list of the world s biggest corporations in terms of revenue. Which of the following is topped the list? a) ONGC b) Walmart c) Reliance Industries Ltd d) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL)


e) None of these 6). The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded a Rs 533 crore contract for widening of Salasar-Nagaur Section in ________. a) Odisha b) Gujarat c) Rajasthan d) Goa e) Meghalaya 7). Who is set to be hired as the New England manager at a Football Association board meeting at Wembley? a) Jurgen Klinsmann b) Steve Bruce c) Eddie Howe d) Sam Allardyce e) None of these 8). Which state Government constitutes State Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation recently? a) Karnataka b) Maharashtra c) Kerala d) Mizoram e) None of these 9). India ranks ______ on Sustainable Development index. a) 105 b) 107 c) 108 d) 109 e) 110 10). Who has been named brand ambassador of the Craig McDermott International Cricket Academy in Australia? a) Steve Smith b) Mitchell Jhonson c) Michael Clark d) Shane Watson e) None of these Answer:

1)c 2)b 3)d 4)a 5)b 6)c 7)d 8)c 9)e 10)e


23RD JULY 2016

1). Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) organised a day-long conference on Startup India on July 23 in ________. a) Uttar Pradesh b) Odisha c) New Delhi d) Gujarat e) West Bengal 2). To attract investment in IT, electronics and biotechnology sector, Odisha has decided to organize an investors meet in _______. a) Bhubaneswar b) Bangalore c) Hyderabad d) Chennai e) Kolkata 3). HDFC Ltd will issue non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on a private placement basis to raise ______ crore. a) Rs.1000 crore b) Rs.2000 crore c) Rs.3000 crore d) Rs.4000 crore e) Rs.5000 crore 4). RBI has received a proposal from the Commerce and Industry Ministry to use a part of Forex reserves to give ______ loans at ______ interest rates to the Export Import Bank of India. a) Long-term loans at high-interest rates b) Short-term loans at low-interest rates c) Short-term loans at high-interest rates d) Long-term loans at low-interest rates e) None of these 5). Who beats Warren Buffett to become the third-richest person on Earth? a) Bill Gates b) Mukesh Ambani c) Jeff Bezos d) Mark Zukerberg e) None of these 6). How many public sector banks out of 27 posted losses in the last financial year due to Asset Quality Review which was initiated by RBI? a) 11


b) 12 c) 13 d) 14 e) 15 7). Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation said it is launching a host of initiatives, including passenger insurance and unreserved ticketing. Insurance will cost less than Rs. 2 per trip for a sum insured of ______ lakh. a) Rs.1 lakh b) Rs.2 lakh c) Rs.5 lakh d) Rs.10 lakh e) Rs.20 lakh 8). Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the Land Acquisition Bill? a) Vijayendra Singh b) Vikram Singh c) Ganesh Singh d) Ankit Singh e) None of these 9). LokSabha passes Bill to establish new NIT in a) Karnataka b) Telangana c) Madhya Pradesh d) Andhra Pradesh e) None of these 10). Feeding of Elephants festival held in which state of India? a) Tamil Nadu b) Andhra Pradesh c) Haryana d) Odisha e) Kerala Answer:

1)c 2)b 3)b 4)d 5)c 6)d 7)d 8)c 9)d 10)e

24TH JULY 2016

1). India's first green train corridor opens in a) Andhra Pradesh b) Maharashtra


c) Gujarat d) Tamil Nadu e) Kerala 2). Government to invest ____ crore rupees to scale up incubators. a) 50 crore b) 100 crore c) 200 crore d) 400 crore e) 450 crore 3). A three-day meeting between Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) began in a) Agartala b) Kolkata c) Shillong d) Siliguri e) None of these 4). ASEAN Foreign Ministers meet begins in a) Mandalay b) Vientiane c) Jakarta d) Kula Lumpur e) Singapore 5). Indian smartphone brand Karbonn Mobiles announced setup of a new state of the art mobile manufacturing plant in a) Haryana b) West Bengal c) Kerala d) Andhra Pradesh e) Madhya Pradesh 6). The IMF has called ________ nations for speeding up Government Expenditure. a) 3G countries b) Civets c) BRICS d) G20 e) None of these 7). Who won the London Diamond league 200m race in 19.89 seconds? a) Adam Germili b) Usain Bolt


c) LaShawn Merritt d) Alonso Edward e) None of these 8). Neeraj Chopra is related to which sport? a) Swimming b) Running c) Javelin Thrower d) Volley Ball e) None of these 9). In which state/UT was the Startup India States Conference held? a) Puducherry b) Mumbai c) Delhi d) Chennai e) Indore 10). India ranks _____ on Sustainable Development index among 149 nations a) 108 b) 110 c) 126 d) 141 e) 135 Answer:

1)d 2)c 3)a 4)b 5)a 6)d 7)b 8)c 9)c 10)b

25TH JULY 2016

1). The first Indian city where water connectivity will be developed as a feeder service to the metro rail is a) Bangalore b) Varanasi c) Kochi d) Tamil Nadu e) None of these 2). The Reserve Bank of India recently imposed a penalty of Rs 5 cr on which of the following banks? a) Bank of India b) Bank of Baroda c) Indian Bank d) Dena Bank


e) Central Bank of India 3). Which of the following firms has agreed to buy Yahoo Inc's core internet business for $4.83 bn in cash? a) AT&T b) Microsoft c) Google d) Verizon e) Nokia 4). Avasarala Kanyakumari was selected for the prestigious 2016 Sangita Kalanidhi Award. She is the first female to be chosen for this prestigious award who plays a) guitar b) flute c) tabla d) violin e) shehnai 5). Which state government has launched a pilot project of e-complaint system on an experimental basis recently? a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat c) Madhya Pradesh d) Kerala e) Rajasthan 6). Name the legendary modern Indian artist who has passed away in New Delhi following a prolonged illness. a) Maya Burman b) Ram Chandra Shukla c) Syed Haider Raza d) Mohammed Yusuf Khatri e) MRD Dattan 7). India and which country are charting out a new path in bilateral trade and investment ties with a focus on sectors including renewable energy, telecom and medical devices? a) Mexico b) UAE c) USA d) Russia e) Japan 8). LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan sets up 9-member panel to probe Bhagwant Mann incident. The panel chaired by


a) Kirit Somaiya b) Vikram Seth c) Mahesh Bhopathi d) Amarenda Sahu e) None of these 9). India's Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned 25 projects worth ____ crore rupees under the Swadesh Darshan (domestic sightseeing) scheme to as many as 21 states. a) Rs.2050 b) Rs.2048 c) Rs.2480 d) Rs.2840 e) Rs.2408 10). Who won the recently concluded Hungarian Grand Prix? a) Nico Rosberg b) Daniel Ricciardo c) Lewis Hamilton d) Kimi Räikkönen e) None of these

Answer:

1)c 2)b 3)d 4)d 5)a 6)c 7)a 8)a 9)b 10)c

26TH JULY 2016

1). Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar statue to be installed in which city a) Bhopal b) Dispur c) Haridwar d) Raipur e) Pune 2). Which bank has signed an agreement with Reliance Jio Money for one-click payment service. a) RBL Bank b) City Union Bank c) Federal Bank d) ICICI Bank e) IndusInd Bank 3). Which state is the top rank in Urban and Rural Internet connectivity Index list a) New Delhi b) Tamil Nadu


c) Andhra Pradesh d) Gujarat e) Karnataka 4). Startup India States Conference to be held in which city a) Bangalore b) New Delhi c) Mumbai d) Hyderabad e) Kolkata 5). Which of the following state Government has notified the "Freight Assistance Scheme" for the exporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) located anywhere in the State a) Haryana b) Uttar Pradesh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Odisha e) Maharashtra 6). The Union Government is planning to redraw Red Corridor by reducing the number of ___________ a) Maoist b) Naxalite c) Boko Haram d) Tehrik-i-Taliban e) None of these 7). Which of the following state government has set-up a dedicated start-up cell for speeding up the implementation of the initiatives under its start-up policy a) Karnataka b) Kerala c) Maharashtra d) Odisha e) Gujarat 8). The BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue was successfully concluded in which city a) Moscow b) Patna c) Manaus d) Durban e) None of these 9). Hinduja National Power commissions 1,040 MW thermal power project in which city


a) Visakhapatnam b) Ahmedabad c) Jaipur d) Ranchi e) Bangalore 10). Which of the following e-commerce company has acquired online fashion portal Jabong through its unit Myntra a) HomeShop18 b) ShopClues c) Flipkart d) ebay India e) None of these Answer:

1)c 2)c 3)b 4)b 5)a 6)a 7)a 8)b 9)a 10)c

27TH JULY 2016

1). The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of which year was amended to The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016 passed in Parliament to recently? a) 1986 b) 1976 c) 1999 d) 1956 e) 1966 2). The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared which among the following countries as free of measles? a) Sri Lanka b) Sudan c) South Africa d) Brazil e) None of these 3). The state announced that has announced Six sportspersons from its who are to represent India in Rio Olympics 2016 will get Rs 10 lakh each as a special incentive is a) Telangana b) Odisha c) West Bengal d) Manipur e) Gujarat


4). Which Sri Lankan Cricketers has inducted into ICC Hall of Fame? a) Kumar Sangakkara b) Sanath Jayasurya c) Muttiah Muralidharan d) Malinga Bandara e) None of these 5). Centre has approved ______ crore rupees Jammu and Kashmir under skill development initiative Himayat to train 1.24 lakh local youths in vocational courses. a) Rs.1401 crore b) Rs.1501 crore c) Rs.1601 crore d) Rs.1701 crore e) None of these 6). The state that has passed a Bill mandating that those aspiring to contest Panchayat elections must have toilets with flush in their homes recently is a) Madhya Pradesh b) Karnataka c) Bihar d) Mizoram e) Telangana 7). A port side container facility of the Container Corporation of India (Concor) has been opened at _______ Port, to foster trade, boost industrial growth and help in development of the region. a) Visakhapatnam b) Krishnapatnam c) Machilipatnam d) Mangalore e) Kakinada 8). The bank that has recently launches debit card-less instant money transfer facility by using mobile phone number as identifier is a) Andhra Bank b) SBI c) IndusInd Bank d) Standard Chartered Bank e) None of these 9). The bank that gets nod from Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for sponsoring a mutual fund is a) Saraswat Bank


b) Karnataka Bank c) Andhra Bank d) YES Bank e) HDFC Bank 10). Who is the Indian-American who is to be recognised as emerging Democratic Congressional leader from Illinois? a) Sanjay Ramaswamy b) Raja Krishnamoorthi c) Mithilesh Mohanthy d) Vikram Singh e) None of these Answer:

1)a 2)d 3)b 4)c 5)c 6)a 7)b 8)b 9)d 10)b

28TH JULY 2016

1). World Hepatitis Day 2016 is Observed on 28th July, Raise Awareness to Combat Hepatitis B and C. What is the theme for the year 2016? a )t s closer than you think b) Elimination c) Prevention of Viral Hepatitis. Act now d) Hepatitis: Think Again e) More must be done to stop this silent killer 2). World Nature Conservation is celebrated on a) July 28th b) July 27th c) June 28th d) June 27th e) None of these 3). Which among the following India's oldest institutes, will conduct its first convocation in nearly 800 years on August 27 this year? a) Serampore College b) University of Mumbai c) University of Calcutta d) Allahabad University e) Nalanda University 4). The Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2016 passed in Lok Sabha to amend the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act in which year a) 2005


b) 2009 c) 2015 d) 2013 e) 2007 5). The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the Olympic Channel will be launched on ________ a) July 31 b) 21 August c) 9 September d) 15 October e) 19 August 6). After the recent changes in the GST Constitutional Amendment Bill the Union Cabinet drops _______ additional tax. a) 0.1% b) 0.5% c) 0.7% d) 1% e) 1.7% 7). How many crore rupees sanctioned by the ministry of tourism for projects under Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD in last 18 months? a) 2000 crore b) 2111 crore c) 2333 crore d) 2444 crore e) 2555 crore 8). Cabinet approves setting up of new AIIMS in which among the following cities? a) Bikaner b) Moradabad c) Rampur d) Bhatinda e) None of these 9). India signed a deal worth about _____ billion USD with US-based aerospace company Boeing for four P-8I submarine hunter planes. a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5


10). Tim Kaine Accepts Vice-Presidential Nomination at Democratic National Convention of which country? a) Indiana b) Montana c) Penn d) Virginia e) None of these Answer:

1)b 2)a 3)e 4)d 5)b 6)d 7)c 8)d 9)a 10)d

29TH JULY 2016

1). Global Tiger Day is an annual celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation, held annually on a) July 28th b) July 29th c) March 29th d) September 29th e) August 29th 2). Centre approves 716.59 cr disaster relief to a) Uttar Pradesh b) Rajasthan c) Manipur d) All of these e) None of these 3). Which among the following IT majors has equipped more than 7.7 lakh government school teachers with IT skills? a) Oracle b) Microsoft c) Dell d) IBM e) TCS 4). Name the first woman chief of aviation regulator named as new Union Labour Secretary. a) Sathiyavathy b) Mallieswari c) Vishnu Priya d) Neelambari e) None of these


5). Parliament passes CAMPA Bill. It will pave the way for unlocking _____ crore earmarked for forest land, lying unspent for about four years. a) Rs.41000 b) Rs.42000 c) Rs.43000 d) Rs.44000 e) Rs.45000 6). Name the committee formed by centre for timely implementation of Central Schemes. a) Drishti b) Deksha c) Disha d) Dhama e) None of these 7). SBI partners with which among the following companies to support Digital India. a) Wipro b) Infosys c) Oracle d) TCS e) None of these 8). Life Insurance Corporation signs up which among the following banks as bancassurance partner? a) HDFC Bank b) SBI c) ICICI Bank d) Axis Bank e) None of these 9). Which among the following E-commerce marketplace claims higher product listings? a) Amazon b) eBay c) Flipkart d) Snapdeal e) None of these 10). OKI Completes Installations of 600 Cash Recycling ATMs for which bank? a) Axis Bank b) SBH c) SBI d) PNB e) None of these


Answer:

1)b 2)d 3)b 4)a 5)a 6)c 7)c 8)d 9)b 10)c

30TH JULY 2016

1). World Day against Trafficking in Persons is an official United Nations observance held on a) July 29th b) July 30th c) July 31st d) July 28th e) July 27th 2). PashudhanBimaYojana is launched by which state? a) Punjab b) Haryana c) West Bengal d) Gujarat e) Andhra Pradesh 3). Centre sanctions nearly __________ crore to UP as drought assistance. a) Rs.620 b) Rs.630 c) Rs.640 d) Rs.650 e) Rs.660 4). Which state government signs MoU with NTPC, NHPC for hydro engineering college? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Himachal Pradesh c) Assam d) Kerala e) Arunachal Pradesh 5). The West Bengal Tourism department has launched a mobile App based on its theme of a) Visit Bengal b) Beautiful Bengal c) Experience Bengal d) Wonderful Bengal e) None of these 6). India to host international summit on tobacco-control. The summit is scheduled from a) November 7 – 12


b) November 7 – 10 c) November 5 – 10 d) November 8 – 13 e) November 14 – 21 7). Joint military exercise between India and Thailand that culminated at Krabi was a) AUSINDEX b) EKUVERIN c) Hand-in-Hand d) Maitree e) None of these 8). BPCL buys 21% stake in PE-backed FINO PayTech for a) $ 35.5 million b) $ 38.8 million c) $ 36.6 million d) $ 37.6 million e) $ 38 million 9). BRICS Employment Working Group to meet on 27-28 July,2016 in a) Delhi b) Mumbai c) Hyderabad d) Pune e) Bangalore 10). The Gujarat government has appointed whom as new Chief Secretary? a) J N Singh b) R T Singh c) M N Singh d) P Singh e) None of these Answer:

1)c 2)b 3)a 4)b 5)c 6)a 7)d 8)d 9)c 10)a

31ST JULY 2016

1). Which among the following state Chief Minister gives order to setup Embankment Protection Committee? a) Bihar b) Nagaland c) Punjab d) Assam


e) None of these 2). Madhubabu Pension Scheme is an initiative of which among the following states? a) Odisha b) Chhattisgarh c) Telangana d) Mizoram e) None of these 3). The Central government proposes to organise a Make in )ndia conference in which among the following cities scheduled in December? a) Bilaspur b) New Delhi c) Bhubaneswar d) Vadodara e) None of these 4). India to supply free ration to jobless workers in a) Iran b) Iraq c) Saudi Arabia d) Nepal e) Bhutan 5). Which among the following banks sets up top team to track loans, sound 'NPA' alert? a) Bank of India b) ICICI Bank c) United Bank of India d) Axis Bank e) None of these 6). Bank of India (BoI) will issue shares on a preferential basis to the government for capital infusion of ________ crore rupees. a) Rs.1228 b) Rs.1338 c) Rs.1448 d) Rs.1118 e) Rs.1008 7). To improve attractiveness of SGB, the minimum subscription limit was reduced from 2gm to a) 0.7 gm b) 0.9 gm c) 1 gm


d) 1.5 gm e) 1.2 gm 8). Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book launches in London. This is which series of the book? a) Seventh b) Eighth c) Ninth d) Tenth e) Fifteenth 9). Name the Ashok Leyland non-exec vice chairman who resigns recently. a) R Seshasayee b) M Shanmuka Nathan c) K Vijay Kumar d) R Vinay Chopra e) None of these 10). Who is set to be appointed as the new CBDT Chairperson with incumbent Atulesh Jindal retired recently? a) Anil Singh Nair b) Pratap Singh Nair c) Priyanka Singh Nair d) Rani Singh Nair e) None of these Answer:

1)d 2)a 3)c 4)c 5)b 6)b 7)c 8)b 9)a 10)d

(Note: To access 200+ video sessions contact us at 9623448209)

Documents

300 GK QUESTIONS FOR JULY 2016 01 ST - Learnopedia GK... · 300 GK QUESTIONS FOR JULY 2016 01 ST JULY 2016 1). ... Which state government has decided to ban the ... e-cigarettes in