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ECONOMY NEWS

1. BSS microfinance acquired by which of the following Indian private bank? a. Kotak Mahindra b. Yes Bank c. ICICI d. None of these

2. Which among the following is not time deposit? a. FDs b. RDs c. Deposits in FCNR d. Saving Account Deposits

3. The National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) has been approved by the union cabinet. The objective is to encourage employers to hire apprentices. How much of the total stipend payable to an apprentice would be paid by the Government? a. 15% b. 25% c. 35% d. 45%

4. Central government has received total disclosure of Rs.65250 Crore under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) 2016 in the form of cash and other assets. IDS was end on_______. a. September, 30 b. August, 31 c. July, 31 d. None of these

5. Which of the following is not commercial bank? a. SBI b. Nationalised Banks c. RRBs d. Co-operative Societies

6. Who of the following is not a member of MPC (Monetary Policy Committee)? a. Ravindra Dholakia b. Pami Dua c. Michael Patra d. Amitabh Kant

7. Central Government has appointed the members of MPC. What is term of these members? a. 4 years b. 3 years c. 9 years d. None of these

8. Match the following: I. H R Khan Committee for Market Bonds II. P N Patil Committee for Card Payment III. R Baskar Babu Committee MFIN IV. Girdhar Malviya Committee Ganga Act Proposal a. All are true b. I and II are true c. II and IV are true d. None of these

9. Which of the following bank is responsible for the regulation of MFI (Micro Finance Institution) in India? a. MUDRA SIDBI Ltd. b. NABARD c. SIDBI d. None of these

10. A Rs. 20,000 Crore bank which would primarily responsible for refinancing all micro finance institution is to be launched. This unique bank is christened as ____________.

a. MSE Bank b. MSME Bank c. MUDRA Bank d. None of these 11. RBI constitutions a working group on Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) system in the light of the

comment /suggestion received, it was decided that banks will patch over to the system of base rate. Who was the chairman of this committee?

a. Deepak Mohanty b. S.S. Kohli c. Usha Thorat d. None of these

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12. The MCLR has replaced the erstwhile Base Rate system with effect from _______. a. 1st April 2016 b. 1st April 2015 c. 1st April 2014 d. None of these 13. The rate at which commercial banks borrows from RBI for the short term (up to 90 days) is know as Repo rate.

MPC lowered repo rate from 6.5% to _____. a. 6.25% b. 6% c. 5.7% d. None of these

14. Match the following: I. Repo rate 6.25% II. SLR 21% III. CRR 4% IV. Reverse Repo rate 5.75% a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and III are true d. None of these 15. Match the following: I. IAF (India Aspiration Fund) Rs. 72,000Cr II. SMILE (SIDBI Make in India loan for enterprises) Loan for Enterprises Rs. 10,000Cr III. Fund of Funds Rs 10,000 Cr IV. CGTMSE Rs 3,000 Cr V. NCGTC Rs 5,000 Cr a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and III are true d. None of these 16. The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is a scheme focused on worker in the ____________. a. Financial Institution b. Government Department c. Public sector units d. Unorganized Sector 17. A minor is allowed to open and operate his/her account independently if he/she is more than _________. a. 6 years old b. 10 years old c. 5 years old d. None of these 18. Central government has approved project worth Rs 144 Crore under HRIDAY scheme for improving

infrastructure facilities around core heritage sites in five cities. HRIDAY scheme is a project of which of the following ministry?

a. Ministry of Urban development b. Ministry of culture c. Ministry of Science of technology d. None of these 19. RBI panel chaired by Lily Vadera has proposed easing bank branch norms. Bank branch including those manned

by Business Correspondents providing minimum 4 hours of service for________ days, should be allowed to be treated as a full service branch. a. 5 b. 4

c. 2 d. None of these 20. ‘SCORES’ is the complaint redressal system of _______. a. SEBI b. PFRDA c. RBI d. None of these 21. SIDBI’s India Aspiration fund (IAF) which has been created as a fund of funds of support venture capital funds

has a corpus of _______. a. Rs. 3500 Crore b. Rs.2500 crore c. Rs. 2000 crore d. None of these


22. Central Government has decided to develop PDMA (Public Debt Management Agency) to develop and strengthen bond market and manage public debt. PDMA will work under__________. a. Ministry of Finance b. Ministry of Commerce & Industry

c. Ministry of Home Affairs d. None of these 23. The largest shareholders in the capital of “Allahabad UP Gramin Bank” is _________. a Government of India b Government of UP c. SBI d. Allahabad Bank 24. Which of the following is a ‘Real-time Funds Transfer mechanism’ developed by National Payment Corporation

of India (NPCI)? a. IMFC b IFSC c. IMPS d. SFMS 25. Under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna Scheme (PMJDY), each customer who opens an account gets a

____________. a. Visa Debit card b. Rupay Debit Card c. Rupay Credit Card c. None of these 26. India Forex reserve is on recorded high now. It touches 371.99 billion Dollar. Which of the following agency is

responsible for holding Forex reserve? a. RBI b. Ministry of finance c. S.E.B.I d. None of these

27. According to vice president of NITI Aayog, Arvind Panagaria, India will be $10,000 billion economy by______. a. 2032 b. 2030

c. 2050 d. None of these 28. The PM Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) aims directly in promoting _________.

a. Social Justice b. Financial inclusion c. Rural Development d. None of these 29. As per RBI guidelines, for the first five years the aggregate non-resident share holding in the new banks in the

private sector will not exceed ______. a. 51% b. 74% c. 79% d. None of these 30. Which of the following is used for the set of benchmark towards achieving standardization of cheques issued by

banks across the country? a. IFRS Standards b. CRAR Standards c. ISO Standards d. None of these

31. Central government has decided to declare budget 2017 on February 1. This time central government ends plan & non- plan expenditure terms from budget. Which of the following terms used in place of plan & non-plan expenditure?

a. Capital & Receipts b Capital and Revenue c. Revenue & Tax revenue d. None of these 32. According to RBI guidelines, the promoter’s minimum initial contribution to the paid up equity of eligible

payment banks shall atleast be ______. a. 40% b. 50% c. 70% d. None of these

33. Which of the following category of banks is not permitted to issue credit cards to their customers? a. Private sector bank b. Small finance banks c. Payment banks c. None of these

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34. Match the following: I. SETU (Self employed and talent Utilisation) Rs. 100 Crore II. AIM (Atal Innovation Mission) Rs. 150 Crore III. IAF (Indian Aspiration fund) Rs. 2000 Crore IV. Fund of funds under SIDBI Rs. 10000 Crore a. All of true b. I and II are true, c. II and III are true d. None of these 35. CAMELS rating system is used for rating of __________. a. Banks b. Corporation Comp. c. PSU d Real State Comp. 36. Which of the following is not one of the financial services provided by India post? a. Saving Bank account b. Force reserve c. PPF d. None of these 37. The implementation of the interest subvention scheme for the year 2016-17 for short term crop loans approved

by the government of India is up to Rs_____lakhs. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d None of these 38. In a month, the total to debits by way of cash withdrawals and transfers in a BSBDA (Basis saving Bank Deposit

Account) should not exceed______ a. Rs.10,000 b. Rs.50,000 c. Rs.25,000 d. None of these 39. Match the following: Organisation Interest Rate (2016-2017) I. SSA 8.5% II. PPF 8.1% III. KVP 7.8% IV. EPFO 8.6%

a. All are true b. I and II are true c. II and III are true d. None of these

40. In terms of the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999, the authorization to any person to deal in foreign exchange as an authorized dealer on money change in granted by _______.

a. EXIM Bank b. RBI c. ECGC d. None of these 41. According to RBI, NPA (Non-Performing Assets) of Indian Banks has been crossed $______billion.

a. 138 b. 140 c. 150 d. 160 42. GSTN (Goods & Service Network) will be started from April 1, 2017. Central government holds_____% stake in

GSTN. a. 24.5 % b. 50 % c. 28 % d. None of these 43. Match the following: I. AQR Assets Quality Review II. UCC Unique Client Code. III. NAV Net Asset Value. IV. NACH National Automated Cleaning House. a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and III are true d. None of these

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43. Variable Reserve Rates and Open Market Operations (OMO) are instruments of__________.

a. Fiscal Policy b. Monetary Policy c. Trade Policy d. None of these

44. To prevent recurrence of scams in Indian Capital Market, the government of India has assigned regulatory power to________. a. SEBI b. RBI

c. SBI d. ICICI 45. Match the following: I. S4A RBI II. SINE SBI III. M-Gullak Mobikwik IV. Bubble Pin Mobikwik a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and III are true d. None of these 46. What is the maturity period of well known Masala Bonds?

a. 3 Years b. 4 Years c. 5 Years d. None of these 47. Many times we read in newspapers about Retail Inflation. Retail inflation means inflation based on______. a. CPI b. WPI c. Current prices d. None of these 48. Economic Survey in India is published officially, every year by the _________. a. RBI b. NITI Aayog c. Ministry of Finance d None of these 49. Which of the following Indian Bank signed MoUs (Memorandum of Understandings) on General Co-operation

with New Development Bank (NDB)? a. EXIM Bank b. SBI

c. RBI d. None of these 50. Match the following: I. iMobile Smart Keys ICICI II. MINGLE SBI III. UPI NPCI IV. IMPS NPCI a. All are true b. I and II are true c. II and III are true d. None of these 51. With a view to promote financial inclusion, the government of India has launched the __________. a. PMJDY b. PMRY c. PMGSY d. PMJJBY 52. According to the public finance statistics report released by finance ministry, the interest on saving account was

4% during last year. Which of the following organisation is responsible for the regulation of interest rates on saving account in post offices? a. Ministry of finance b. RBI c. SEBI d. None of these

53. As per RBI guidelines, minors above the age of 10 years can open and operate in dependently saving bank account. They are however not permitted to avail of the facility of______.

a. Overdraft facility b. Debit Card c. ATM Card d. None of these

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54. The RBI has recently granted 10 entities in principle licenses to open small finance banks. Eight of the ten

entities are- a. MFIs b. Housing Finance Companies

c. Local area Banks d. None of these 55. Bandhan Bank and IDFC Bank have recently started operations as ___________. a. Public Sector Banks b. Payment Banks c. Universal Banks d. None of these 56. Central government is planning to set up credit guarantee fund of worth Rs____ for start ups. a. Rs.2, 000 Crore b. Rs.3, 000 Crore. c. Rs.5, 000 Crore d. None of these 57. In terms of the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999, the authorisation to any person to deal in foreign

exchange as an authorized dealer or money changer is granted by_______. a. EXIM Bank b. SEBI c. Reserve Bank of India d. None of these 58. Which of the following PSB was acquired by Punjab National Bank in 1993?

a. New Bank of India b. Universal Bank of India c. Bharatiya Mahila Bank d. None of these

59. Credit Rating agencies regulated by which of the following organisation in India? a. Reserve Bank of India b. IRDA c. FIPB d. None of these 60. GST (Goods & Service Tax) council is in news recently. Chief of GST Council is Union Finance minister. GST

council consists of _____________. a. State Finance ministers b. Finance ministers of State c. Government of State d. I and II both 61. Which of the following ministry is responsible for mid-year economic survey?

a. Ministry of finance b. Reserve Bank of India c. SEBI d. None of these

62. Through Masala Bonds, any company can raise maximum fund from capital market upto _________. a. Rs 5,000 Crore b. Rs. 10,000 Crore

c. Rs. 15,000 Crore d. None of these 63. Match the following: I. FCCB Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds II. SWIFT Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

III. UPI Unified Payment Interface IV. VPA Virtual Payment Address a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and IV are true d. None of these 64. Zero Defects, Zero Effect scheme is related to which of the following sector? a. MSMEs b. Infrastructure

c. Real State d. None of these 65. Small Finance Banks can accept maximum demand deposit upto ________.

a. Rs.1 lakh b. Rs. 10 lakh c. No Limit d. None of these

66. RBI targets inflation 4% during the year 2016-17. RBI counters which of the following inflation? a. CPI based inflation b. WPI bases inflation c. CPI-IW based inflation d. None of these

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67. The Union government has proposed a four-slab rate structure for the new GST. These are 6, 12, 18 and ____.

a. 26% b. 29% c. 30% d. None of these 68. GSTN (Goods & Service Tax Network) is an IT Network for GST developed through PPP (Public Private

Partnership) mode. Which of the following private firm has maximum share holding in GSTN? a. LIC Housing b. ICICI Bank

c. HDFC Bank d. None of these 69. Match the following: I. SCORES SEBI II. SWIFT Banks III. CAMELS Banks IV. OMO RBI


70. The implementation of the interest Subvention Scheme for the year 2016-17 for short term Crop loans approved by the government is upto Rs_____lakhs.

a. 3 b. 5 c. 4 d. None of these 71. Match the following: I. UDAN Aviation II. Zero Defect, Zero effect MSME III. IAF Start-Up IV. CGTMSE Micro & Small Enterprise

a. All are true b. I and II are true c. II and IV are true d. None of these

72. Who of the following is responsible for the regulation of NBFC-ND in India? a. RBI b. SEBI

c. IRDAI d. None of these 73. Which of the following Organisation is Responsible for the Regulation of Capital Market in India? a. SEBI b. RBI

c. NPCI d. None of these 74. Match the following: I. SIDBI Lucknow II. NABARD Mumbai III. NHB New Delhi IV. IDBI Mumbai


75. Gilt-edge Market is another name of which of the following operation? a. Open Market Operation b. Capital Market c. Share Market d. None of these 76. CERT- is in working with RBI and all banks to enhance the security posture of the financial sector. What is the

full form of CERT? a. Computer Emergency Response Team b. Computer Response Track Emergency

c. Computer Enlarged Response Team d. None of these

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77. Match the following: Organisation Head I. NITI Aayog Prime Minister II. (MPC) Monetary Policy Committees RBI Governor

III. GST Council Finance Minister IV. FSDC Finance Minister a. All are true b. I and II are true c. II and IV are true d. None of these

78. Scheduled Banks are required to keep Cash Reserves with RBI, in terms of _________. a. RBI Act 1934 b. RBI Act 1949 c. RBI Act 1955 d. None of these 79. Financial Report issue by RBI half-yearly. What is the NPA of banks in 2015-16?

a. 9.3% b. 9.5% c. 10% d. None of these 80. NABARD has sanctioned a loan of worth Rs 19,701 Crore for which of the following organisation?

a. National Water Development Agency b. Rural Infrastructure Development Fund. c. NHAI d. None of these 81. Match the following: I. SARFAESI Act 2002 II. PMLA Act 2002 III. FRBM Act 2003 IV. BR Act 1949


82. The largest Shareholder in the capital of Regional Rural Bank is _________. a. Government of India b. Sponsored Bank c. State Government d. None of these 83. Central Government has decided to decrease interest rate on Sovereign Gold Bond. What is the new interest rate

on SGB scheme? a. 2.75 % b. 2.50 %

c. 3% d. None of these 84. The minimum amount that can be deposited in a “Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme” account in a financial year is

________ a. Rs. 1000 b. Rs. 5000

c. Rs. 10000 d. None of these 85. A combination of two or more securities into a single into a single investment position for the purpose of

reducing or eliminating risk is known as- a. Factoring b. Hedging

c. Forfeiting d. None of these 86. The Premium Payable under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) is ________.

a. Rs. 12 b. Rs. 330 c. Rs. 350 d. None of these

87. The recommendations for setting up of ‘differentiated banks’ like Payment Banks and Small finance Banks? a. Nachiket Mor b. Bimal Jalan

c. Urjit Patel d. None of these 88. Who of the following is the regulatory of capital market in India? a. RBI b. SEBI c. IRDA d. None of these

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89. Which of the following banks constitute the liability of the government of India?

a. 10 Rupee note b. One Rupee Note c. Two rupee note d. None of these

90. Non- banking financial intermediately that provide service similar to traditional Commercial banks outside regulatory control of the central bank known as the _________.

a. Local Area Bank b. Shadow Banks c. Private Bank d. None of these 91. Central government has raised Priority Sector lending limit of Public Sector Bank from 40% to _______.

a. 50% b. 60% c. 55% d. None of these 92. Match the following:

Sector Regulate I. Money Market RBI II. Masala Bonds RBI III. Mutual funds SEBI IV. FIIs SEBI


93. Basel-III norms will be implementing in India by April 2019. What is the CRAR (Cash to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio) under BASEL-III norms? a. 9% b. 15% c. 13% d. None of these

94. Match the following: Sector Regulator I. Regional Rural Banks NABARD II. NBFCs RBI III. Payment Banks RBI IV. Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) MUDRA Bank a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and IV are true d. None of these 95. What is the maximum amount that is issued by DICGC? a. Rs 1, 00,000 b. Rs.5, 00.000

c. Rs.2, 00,000 d. None of these 96. The ‘IFSC Code’ is an alphanumeric comprising of 11 characters that facilitates electronic fund transfer in the

country. The alphabet ‘I’ in the abbreviation ‘IFSC’ stands for? a. Inter bank b. Indian

c. International d. None of these 97. In India “Commodities Derivative Market” is regulated by_______

a. SEBI b. FCI c. RBI d. None of these 98. According to RBI guidelines, a non- banking entity seeking authorization as Bharat Bill Payment operating unit

under the proposed Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) should have a minimum net worth of atleast ________. a. Rs.100 Crore b. Rs.500 Crore c. Rs.400 Crore d. None of these

99. The ‘PMKVY’ Scheme Pertains to _____. a. Skill training b. Rural irrigation facilities c. Solar energy d. None of these

100. State Bank of India has initiated the process of merging its five associate banks with itself. The merged entity would create a financial sector power house with total assets estimated to be worth around ________. a. Rs.37 Lakh Crore b. Rs.40 lakh Crore c. Rs.60 lakh Crore d. None of these

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101. Banks do not provide which of the following services?

a. Issuing Bank Drafts b. Depositing Money c. Sale of Post Cards & Postal Stamps d. None of these

102. Which of the following is not a part of the structure of the financial system in India? a. Industrial b. Agricultural finance c. Personal finance d. None of these

103. Recently introduced by NPCI, the NACH is a centralized _________ a. Application processing for banks system b. Electronic clearing system c. Core Banking System d. None of these

104. RBI prepares a financial stability report on _______basis for the apex level Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)? a. Monthly b. Half yearly c. Quarterly d. None of these

105. According to RBI Guidelines, a non-banking entity seeking authorization as Bharat Bill Payment operating unit (BBPOU) under the Proposed Bharat Bill Payment system (BBPS) should have a minimum net worth of atleast ____. a. Rs.500 Crore b. Rs.100 Crore

c. Rs.400 Crore d. None of these 106. How much amount start-ups can rise via External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) annually, as per new norms

of RBI? a. $ 3 million b. $ 5 million c. $ 4 million d. None of these

107. Prior to the establishment of RBI, the government banking business was conducted by which of the following organisation? a. Bank of India b. Imperial Bank c. Bank of Baroda d. None of these

108. Minimum capital required to open a white level ATM is____ a. Rs.100 Crore b. Rs.1000 Crore c. Rs.500 Crore d. None of these

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. Match the following: I. USSD Unstructured Supplementary Services Data II. CPEC China Pakistan Economics Corridor III. SDR Strategic Debt Restructuring IV. SWIFT Society for World Wide Interbank Financial Telecommunication a. All are true b. I and II are true c. II and III are true d. None of these

2. Match the following: Stock Market Country

I. NASDAQ U.S.A. II. DOWJONES U.S.A. III. SSE Composite China IV. NIKKI Japan a. All are true b. I and II are true c. II and IV are true d. None of these

3. India ratifies Paris Climate agreement on October 2, 2016. How many countries have joined Paris Climate pact till now? a. 26 b. 56 c. 62 d. None of these

4. China’s Yuan joins elite club of IMF reserve currencies. Which of the following is not included in IMF currency basket? a. SDR b. US Dollar c. Euro d. Rupee

5. Match the following: I. Mission Indradhanush Banks II. Gyan Sangam Banks III. NAPS Skill Development Programme IV. ISS for Farmers a. All are true b. I and II are true c. II and III are true d. None of these

6. Yoshinori Ohsumi has won the 2016 Noble prize for Medicine for his pioneering work on autophagy. He belongs to which of the following country? a. Japan b. China c. South Korea d. None of these

7. Reliance Group and aerospace giant Dassault Aviation have signed deal to setup a joint venture called Dassault Reliance Aerospace. Dassault Aviation belongs to which of the following country? a. France b. Germany

c. U.S.A d. None of these 8. IMF (International Monetary Fund) projects India’s GDP growth rate forecast in 2016-17 is _______.

a. 7.6% b. 7.5% c. 7.9% d. None of these

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9. Match the following:

GDP growth Rate forecast (2016-2017) I. IMF 7.6% II. WB 7.6% III. RBI 7.6% IV. Ministry of Finance 7.5 to 8 % a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and III are true d. None of these 10. Three U.K born scientists win noble prize in physics for revealing unusual state of matter. Who of the following

is not included in these three? a. David J.Thouless b F. Duncan M. Haldane c. J. Michael Kosterlitz d. None of these 11. Which of the following country will host Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Management from

November 3 to 5, 2016? a. India b. China

c. Vietnam d. None of these 12. The 2016 Noble Peace prize has been awarded to Juan Manuel Santos. He is the president of which of the

following country? a. Colombia b. France c. Germany d. None of these

13. Google has launched a new phone to counter Apple in hardware market. The name of Google phone is___________. a. Pixel b. Phone

c. Phone up d. None of these 14. The Commonwealth Finance Minister meeting 2016 has been held in which of the following cities? a. Geneva b. Washington c. New Delhi d. None of these 15. FARC revolutionary is in news recently. FARC revolutionary related to which of the following country? a. Colombia b. Sri Lanka c. Syria d. None of these 16. Central government has launched civil aviation policy 2016 recently. Under this policy India has signed open sky

pact with which of the following country? a. UNAM b. Egypt c. U.S.A d. None of these

17. Which of the following personalities have won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics? a. Oliver Hart & Bengt Holmstorm b. Ivin Roth & Lloyd Shapley

c. Mohammad Yunus d. None of these 18. Which of the following international organisation has signed a pact with Indian government for providing fund to

Vishakhapatnam-Chennai industrial corridor? a. ADB b. World Bank c. IMF d. None of these

19. Match the following: I. Doing Business Report World Bank II. World Economic Outlook IMF III. World Development Report World Bank IV. Financial Stability Report RBI

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20. International girl child day is celebrated on October 11, every year. The theme of girls child day this year_______________. a. Girls’ Progress = Goals’ Progress: What counts for Girls.

b. Empowerment of Girls c. Girls and New World d. None of these 21. Which of the following country is most affected from Hurricane Matthew? a. Haiti b. Brazil c. Argentina c. None of these 22. India stands at which of the following position in Global Hunger Index released by International Food Policy

Research Institute (IFPRI)? a. 97 b. 98 c. 100 d. None of these

23. BRICS Trade fair will be held in______ a. New Delhi b. Pune c. Lucknow d. None of these 24. Singer and song writer Bob Dylan wins noble prize in literature. Bob Dylan belongs to which of the following

country? a. U.S.A. b. Russia c. Britain d. None of these 25. Match the following: I. NDB Shanghai

II. AIIB Beijing III. IFC Washington D.C. IV. IDA Washington D.C. VI MIGA Washington D.C. a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and III are true d. None of these 26. The book “The Story of a New Name” has been authored by whom? a. Elena Ferrante b. Jennifer Das c. Uma Mahadevan d. None of these 27. Which of the following agency is not a part of World Bank group? a. IBRD b. IFC c. MIGA d. IMF 28. Which of the following country exist from Commonwealth group?

a. Sri Lanka b. India c. Maldives d. None of these

29. Who of the following has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the United Nations? a. Anibal Silva b. Vitali Antonio c. Antonio Gutierrez d. None of these 30. The first ever BRICS – BIMSTEC outreach summit will be held in which state of India?

a. Goa b. Uttar Pradesh c. Madhya Pradesh d. None of these 31. Match the following: I. KSE – 100 Pakistan II. CAC – 40 France

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III. SSE Composite China IV. FTSE – 100 UK


32. India & which of the following country has signed a pact to set up 25 Agro irradiation centres in India? a. Russia b. USA

c. China d. None of these 33. Reliance Communication has agreed to sell its town assets to Brookfield Infrastructure Group for Rs.11, 000

Crore. Brookfield belongs to which of the following country? a. Canada b. USA

c. Russia d. None of these 34. Match the following: I. Olympic 2020 Tokyo II. Kabaddi World Cup 2016 Ahmedabad III. Champions Trophy Cricket 2017 England IV. ASIAN Games 2018 Jakarta

a. I and II are true b. All are true c. II and III are true d. None of these

35. India signs a pact with which of the following country to purchase S-400 missile System? a. Russia b. U.S.A

c. Israel d. None of these 36. Rosneft buy Essar Oil Company in $ 13bn. Rosneft belongs to which of the following country?

a. Russia b. U.S.A c. China d. None of these

37. Which of the following country wins BRICS U-17 football cup after defeating South Africa? a. Brazil b. Russia

c. India d. None of these 38. World Food Day is celebrated on October 16, every year. What is the theme of World Food Day for this year?

a. Social Protection and Agriculture b. Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.

c. Food & World d. None of these 39. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on which date?

a. October 15 b. October 17 c. October 18 d. None of these 40. How much fund will be provided by World Bank to Bangladesh to fight child malnutrition?

a. $ 1 Billion b. $ 10 billion c. $ 4 billion d. None of these 41. Which of the following organisation builds first speech-recognition system? a. Microsoft b. Facebook c. Google d. None of these 42. India offers Solar Plant in Trincomalee. Trincomalee belongs to which country?

a. Sri Lanka b. Bangladesh c. Myanmar d. None of these

43. Which of the following organisation has approved $ 650 million loan for Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) III Project? a. World Bank b. IMF c. WEF d. None of these

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44. Mosul and Kirkuk are two cities in news recently, they belong to which of the following county?

a. Iran b. Iraq c. Pakistan d. None of these 45. Match the following: (I) UNCTAD Geneva

(II) ILO Geneva (III) UNDP New York (IV) OPEC Vienna


46. Junko Tabei, first woman to climb Mount Everest died at 77. Junko Tabei belongs to which of the following country?

a. Japan b. Russia c. China d. None of these 47. UNO (United Nation Organisation) Day is celebrated on 24, October every year. What is the theme of this day

for this year? a. Freedom First b. Freedom Everywhere

c. Climate change d. None of these 48. Which of the following country is most affected from typhoon Haima?

a. Philippines b. China c. Vietnam d. None of these

49. India Ranks 87 in Global Gender Gap Report. Global Gender Gap Report issue by which of the following international organisation? a. World Economic Forum b. World Bank c. IMF d. None of these

50. India ranks 130 in Ease of doing business report is launched by which of the following international organisation? a. World Bank b. IMF c. World Economic Forum d. None of these

51. Paul Beatty has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize for his book named as “The Sellout”. Paul Beatty belongs to which of the following country? a. U.S.A. b. Britain c. Russia d. None of these

52. Space Lab Tiangong-2 is in news recently. This lab is associated with which of the following country? a. China b. India c. Japan d. None of these

53. John Key is on a visit to India. He is a current Prime Minister of which of the following country? a. New Zealand b. Australia

c. Russia d. None of these 54. Match the following: Cyclone Country I. Kyant India II. Haima Philippines III. Honolulu Hawaii


55. Jim Yong Kim has elected as the chief of World Bank for how many years?

a. 5 years b. 4 years c. 9 years d. None of these

OCTOBER 2016

56. The city of ‘Ottawa’ is the capital of______ a. Canada b. U.S.A

c. Chile d. None of these 57. Which country has been elected for the first time to chair the UN legal affairs committee?

a. Israel b. Ukraine c. Sweden d. None of these 58. Kristalina Georgieva, who has been appointed Chief Executive of the World Bank (WB), is belonged to which of

te following country? a. Bulgaria b. Russia

c. U.S.A d. None of these 59. Match the following: I. Malaysia Ringgit II. Thailand Baht III. Bhutan Ngultrum IV. Myanmar Kyat


60. What is the theme of the 2016 United Nation ‘World Cities Day’ celebrated on October 31? a. Inclusive cities, Shared Development b. Designed to live together

c. Promoting a better urban future d. None of these

OCTOBER 2016

NATIONAL NEWS

1. Murga, a short film bags Swachh Bharat short film award. Who of the following is the director of this film? a. Katyayan Shivpuri b. Shyam Bengal c. Shobhaa De d. None of these

2. Who of the following is the director of the film “M S Dhoni, the untold Story”, a film based on Indian captain M S Dhoni? a. Neeraj Pandey b. Karan Johar c. Shyam Bengal d. None of these

3. Which of the following sector gets infrastructure status? a. Sport Sector b. Education c. Information Technology d. Madhya Pradesh

4. Match the following: I. E-SMART SME SBI II. UPI NPCI III. SMART UPS HDFC IV. SAKSHAM BBEC a. All are true b. I and II are true c. II and III are true d. None of these

5. Which of the following Indian NGO received UN Climate Solution Award? a. Swayam Shikshan Prayog b. Nanhi Kali c. Safai Karmchari Andolan d. None of these

6. Who of the following will be the chief guest of Republic Day in 2017? a. Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan b. Pushpa Kamal Dahal c. Sheikh Hasina d. None of these

7. Which of the following Indian Banks becomes first bank to open branch in Yangon, Myanmar? a. State Bank of India b. Punjab National Bank c. Bank of Baroda d. None of these 8. International Buddhist Conclave 2016 started from October 4 in India. Which of the following place is not

included in this journey? a. Bodh Gaya b. Sarnath c. Rajgir d. None of these

9. Match the following: I. PRASAD for tourism II. PRAGATI Monitory of government School III. RAPID Income tax collection IV. HRIDAY Heritage Sites a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and III are true d. None of these 10. The government has made Aadhaar Mandatory for availing cooking gas (LPG). Central government gave time

till _____ to make application for enrolment for unique identification number: a. 30th November 2016 b. 31st December 2016

c. 31st October 2016 d. None of these 11. Heisman Kanhailal passes away recently. He was belongs to which field?

a. Theatre b. Cricket c. Films d. None of these

OCTOBER 2016

12. Government of India has launched a seven point plan “Indradhanush” to revamp the functioning of _______. a. Co-operative Bank b. Commercial Bank c. Small Finance Bank d. Public Sector bank 13. In order to fulfill all banking needs of the Start Ups, a dedicated solution ‘Smart Up’ has recently been launched

by__________. a Bank of India b. HDFC Bank c. IDBI d. None of these 14. Sri Lanka will build a second refinery with a capacity of atleast 100000 barrels per day in a tie-up with which

Indian company? a. ONGC b. Bharat Petroleum c. Indian Oil Corporation d. None of these 15. The book “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” has been authored by whom? a. Arundhati Roy b Vikram Seth c. Kiran Desai d None of these 16. India’s first ever international arbitration centre has setup in which city? a. Mumbai b. Pune c. New Delhi d. None of these 17. The Book “Old Path White clouds” has been authored by whom?

a. Thich Nhat Hanh b. Meghnad Desai c. Anjum Chopra d. None of these 18. Central government has set up a high level technical committee headed by ______ to resolve kaveri water issue

between Karnataka & Tamil Nadu? a. G.S. Jha b. Amitabh Kant c. T.V.S.N Prasad d. None of these

19. Central government has decided to seal Indo-Pak border by 2018. Which of the following country will help in India to make border security Grid?

a. Israel b. China c. U.S.A d. None of these 20. Central government has decided to merge rail budget in to general budget. This is the recommendation of which

of the following committees? a. Bibek Debroy Committee b. Vijay kelkar committee c. Arvind Panagaria Committee d. None of these 21. The book “Half-Lion: How P V Narasimha Rao Transformed India” has been authored by whom?

a. Vinay Sitapati b Sajid Khan c. Meghnad Desai d. None of these 22. ‘Yatri Mitra Sewa’ is an initiative of ______________.

a. Ministry of Railways b Ministry of Civil Aviation c. Ministry of Road and Highways d. None of these 23. B.H.V.S Narayana Murthy has appointed as Director of Emarat, a research centre of DRDO. Emarat is situated at

_________. a. Bangalore b. Hyderabad c. Pune d. None of these 24. Anandi Ramalingam appointed as first women MD of which of the following organization? a. Bharat Electronic Limited b. GAIL c. BHEL d. None of these 25. Who of the following is appointed as the Director for India in World Bank?

a. Junaid Ahmad b. Jim Yong Kim c. Margaret Chan d. None of these

OCTOBER 2016

26. Match the following: I. E- Lala Portal Ministry of Urban Development II. E- Market place Ministry of Commerce & Industry III. E-Sahyog CBDT IV. NIDHI Ministry of Science & technology a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and III are true d. None of these 27. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CECR) appointed committee has submitted its

recommendation. It was headed by___________. a. Mata Prasad b. Amitabh Kant c. Shashikant Das d. None of these 28. Which of the following company will set up India’s longest LPG Pipeline from Gujarat coast to Gorakhpur

(UP)? a. IOC b. ONGC c. GAIL d. None of these 29. BRICS Investment Summit is going to be held in which of the following Indian city?

a. Mumbai b. Delhi c. Pune d. None of these 30. The 2nd Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM) 2016 will be held in which city of India?

a. New Delhi b. Pune c. Lucknow d. None of these

31. Central Government has decided to set up a new Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in which of the following states? a. Jammu & Kashmir b. Uttarakhand

c. Bihar d. None of these 32. P V Sindhu & K Srikanth appointed as the brand ambassador of which of the following Public Sector Bank? a. Bank of Baroda b. Punjab National Bank c. Bank of India d. None of these 33. Match the following:

I. TRAI New Delhi II. ICICI Bank Mumbai III. IRDAI Hyderabad IV. IDFC Mumbai

a. All are true b. I and II are true c. II and IV are true d. None of these 34. Which of the following organization has started ‘Chunauti Abhiyan’ for youths? a. UIDAI b. PFRDA c. EPFO d. SEBI 35. Which of the following companies announced a programme to connect Start Ups with global market

opportunities? a. Uber & T-Hub b. Uber & Ola

c. TATA & Reliance d. None of these 36. Which of the following ministry has signed a pact with Uber to impact skill training to drivers?

a. Ministry of Information Technology b. Ministry of HRD c. Ministry of Finance d. None of these

OCTOBER 2016

37. Match the following: I. SMART UPS HDFC II. UPI NPCI III. Kayakalp Ministry of Railway IV. Urja Mitra Ministry of Power a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and III are true d. None of these 38. Match the following: I. SAKSHAM CBEC II. NIDHI Ministry of Science & Tech. III. E- Trans DEEP Ministry of Power IV. Chunauti Abhiyan UIDAI a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and III are true d. None of these 39. Match the following: I. BBB Vinod Rai II. ISRO A.S. Kiran kumar III. TRAI R.S. Sharma IV. FICCI Harshavardhan Nestia a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and IV are true d. None of these 40. Which of the following company is a part of PMUY (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna) Plus?

a. Hindustan Petroleum b. Indian oil Corporation c. Bharat Petroleum d. All of these 41. Central government is planning to start a new health insurance scheme named as PM Swasthya Bima Yojna.

Which of the following scheme merged into this scheme? a. RSBY b. PMSGY

c. PMBY d. None of these 42. The first “Made in India” electric bus has been launched by which Indian company? a. Ashok Leyland b. Tata Motors

c. Mahindra & Mahindra d. None of these 43. Who has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (CD)? a. Amandeep Singh Gill b. Vinod K. Dasari c. Junaid Ahmad d. None of these 44. SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research) is a program of which of the following

ministry? a. Ministry of Earth Sciences b. Ministry of Environment c. Ministry of Human Resource Development d. None of these 45. Which of the following StartUps company has introduced an e-mail address service under “DATAMAIL” that

allows people to create e-mail ID in light Indian languages? a. Data XGen Technology b. Data MGen Technology

c. SMARTUPS d. None of these 46. Match the following: I. ICICI Bank Mumbai II. Yes Bank Mumbai III. CRISIL Mumbai IV. CIBIL Mumbai

OCTOBER 2016


47. Central government has launched regional connectivity scheme. This scheme is related to which of the following sector? a. Railways b. Aviation c. Road Transport d. None of these

48. Sun Pharma and which of the following company has signed a pact to develop Dengue vaccine? a. ICGEB b. USFDA

c. BIOCON d. None of these 49. Central Government has changed the name of DIPP (Department of Industrial Promotion & Policy). What is the

New name of DIPP? a. DIPAM b. DIIPAM

c. DEPAM d. None of these 50. To Promote the National Intellectual Property Rights policy, the central government brought out a logo for the

Cell for IPR. What is the name of this cell? a. CIPAM b. DIPAM

c. MIPAM d. None of these 51. Central government warns banks for which of the following threats?

a. Cyber Attacks b. About NPS’s c. Earth Quakes d. None of these 52. Central government has launched a new Scheme under Regional Connectivity Scheme called as UDAN (Uday

Desh ka Aam Nagrik) with flights Priced at Rs.2500 for an hour. Which of the following is/are these about UDAN? I. Airline operators will bid for upto 40 subsidies seats and minimum seats will be 9.

II. Airline will now get subsidy the range of Rs.2350-Rs 5100 per seat for three years. a. All are true b. I is true

c. II is true d. None of these 53. Which of the following organisation freezes BCCI’s transactions with state Cricket bodies? a. Supreme Court b. Center government c. Mumbai high court d. None of these 54. GEAC is in news recently. What is the full form of GEAC? a. Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committees

b. Gene Enhancement Appraisal Committees c. General Engineering Approval Commission d. None of these

55. Which of the following bank was not nationalised in 1980? a. Punjab National Bank b. Vijaya Bank

c. Oriental Bank of Commerce d. None of these 56. Global Conference to strengthen Arbitration & Enforcement is held in _________.

a. New Delhi b. Pune c. Lucknow d. None of these

57. The book “Andhere Se Ujale ki Aur” is written by __________. a. Arun Jaitley b. Narendra Modi

c. Rajnath Singh d. None of these 58. Match the following: I. Kaushalya SETU Maharashtra II. Farm Tourism Haryana III. Project Ananya Axis Bank IV. Bubble Pin Mobikwik


OCTOBER 2016

59. Which of the following is the first bank in India which will use Black-chain Technology? a. I.C.I.C.I b. State Bank of India c. Punjab National Bank d. None of these 60. Who of the following is the writer of the book “The sleep walker’s Dream”? a. Dhrubajyoti Bora b. Meghnad Desai

c. Vikas Swaroop d. None of these 61. How many banks adopted UPI (Unified Payment Interface) initially? a. 21 b. 25 c. 29 d. None of these 62. TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has imposed penalty on which of the following companies for

allegedly denying interconnectivity to new comer Reliance Jio? a. Bharti Airtel b. Vodafone

c. Idea d. All of these 63. Tata Sons removed Cyrus Mistry from the post of chairman. Who of the following is the new chairman of Tata

Sons? a. Ratan Tata b. Nandan Nilekani

c. N. R. Narayana Murthy d. None of these 64. Match the following: I. UDAN Aviation II. Zero Defect Zero Effect MSMEs Sector III. Mobile Air Dispensary North East IV. Himayat Skill Development

a. All are true b. I and II are true c. II, III are true d. None of these 65. Union Government Planning to fast track irrigation projects in which of the following river basin?

a. Krishna Godavari Basin b. Indus River Basin c. Narmada Tapi Basin d. None of these

66. MITRA SHAKTI is a Joint military exercise between India and which of the following country? a. Sri Lanka b. Thailand c. U.S.A d. None of these

67. The following bank is classified as a Public Sector Bank ______________. a. ICICI b. IDBI Bank Ltd c. AXIS Bank d. None of these

68. Cyclone kyant is in news recently; the most affected country of this cyclone is _________. a. India b. Japan

c. China d. None of these 69. The Central government has notified a new DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) between India and

which of the following country? a. South Korea b. Japan

c. Sri Lanka d. None of these 70. Which of the following companies have launched M-Rupee Wallet?

a. Intex & Future Group b. Airtel & Vodafone c. Reliance d. None of these . Who of the following is appointed as the chairman of IBBI (Indian Board of Bankruptcy & Insolvency)?

a. M.S. Sahoo b. Sashikant Sharma c. Urjit Patel d. None of these 71. Which of the following ministry has launched Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS) for safe road traffic?

a. Ministry of NHAI b. Ministry of Rural development c. Ministry of finance d. None of these 72. Who of the following is the writer of the book “Asoka in Ancient India”?

a. Nayanjot Lahiri b. Meghnad Desai c. Lata Sharma d. None of these

OCTOBER 2016

73. Which Judicial committee on OROP (One Rank One Pension) has submitted its report to Ministry of Defence?

a. H.L. Dutta Committee b. Ramanujan Committee c. L.Narasimha Reddy Committee d. None of these 74. With a view to train 1.24 lac youth from J&K in vocational courses under the Skill development initiative

“Himayat Programme”. The government of India has recently allocated an amount of ______ for the Programme. a. Rs. 1401 Crore b. Rs.1601 Crore

c. Rs. 1201 Crore d. None of these 75. Who has been appointed as the new chairmen of Global System Mobile Association (GSMA)?

a. Azim Premji b. Karnal Singh c. Sunil Mittal d. None of these 76. Who has been appointed as the Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED)?

a. Mahendra Verma b. Karnal Singh c. Bimal Jalan d. None of these 77. Which Committee has been constituted to monitor bird Flu situation?

a. G.N. Bajpai Committee b. Munialappa Committee c. K.V. Kamath Committee d. None of these

78. By which theme the first National Ayurveda Day is celebrated on October, 28 in India? a. Ayurveda & Life b Ayurveda & Modern World c. Ayurveda for Prevention and Control of Diabetes d. None of these

79. Match the following: I. Canara bank Bengaluru II. Indian Bank Chennai III. Corporation Bank Mangalore IV. Allahabad Bank Kolkata

a. All are true b. None of these c. I and II are true d. II and IV are true

80. India has signed a pact with which country for setting up of Techno Park in Ramallah? a. Israel b. Palestine

c. U.S.A d. None of these 81. ‘Surya Kiran –X ‘a military exercise between India & which of the following country?

a. Nepal b. U.S.A c. Sri Lanka d. None of these

OCTOBER 2016

SPORTS NEWS

1. India wins Under-18 Asia cup after defeating which of the following country? a. Bangladesh b. Bhutan c. Nepal d. None of these

2. India’s Ganganjeet Bhullar wins Korea Open tournament. Ganganjeet Bhullar belongs to which of the following game? a. Golf b. Tennis c. Cricket d. None of these

3. USA wins Ryder Cup after defeating Europe. Ryder cup belong to which of the following game? a. Golf b. Cricket

c. Tennis d. None of these 4. Kabaddi World Cup 2016 will be held in which of the following Indian city? a. Ahmedabad b. Pune c. Mumbai d. None of these 5. Match the following: I. Kabaddi World Cup 2016 Ahmedabad II. U-18 Hockey World Cup 2016 Lucknow III. BRICS- Football tournament 2016 Goa IV. U-17 Football World Cup 2017 India a. All are true b. I and II are true

c. II and III are true d. None of these 6. Jitu Rai wins champion of Champions award of the ISSF. Jitu Rai belongs to which of the following game?

a. Shooting b. Cricket c. Tennis d. None of these

7. Which of the following state wins Under-17 Junior Subroto Cup football tournament? a. Haryana b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Madhya Pradesh d. None of these 8. Asian Airgun Championship will be held in which of the following country?

a. Iran b. Iraq c. Bangladesh d. None of these

9. Who of the following becomes first cricketer who made a century in day-night Test? a. Azhar Ali b. Virat Kohli c. Chris Gayle d. None of these

10. Asian Champions Trophy (Hockey) is going to start in which of the following country? a. Malaysia b. Bangladesh

c. India d. None of these 11. C. K. Naidu Trophy is in progress. C. K Naidu Trophy is related to which of the following sport?

a. Cricket b. Tennis c. Football d. None of these 12. Match the following: I. Thomas Cup Badminton II. Uber Cup Badminton III. Mardeka Cup Football IV. Rogers Cup Golf


OCTOBER 2016

13. Who of the following Indian Players has been appointed as the member of the International Olympic

Committee’s (IOC) Athletes/Commission? a. Saina Nehwal b. P.V. Sindhu

c. K. Srikanth d. None of these 14. BCCI approves use of DRS (Decision Review System) against which of the following country?

a. England b. Sri Lanka c. Bangladesh d. None of these 15. Kabaddi World Cup wins by India after defeating which of the following country?

a. Iran b. South Korea c. Bangladesh d. None of these 16. Who of the following is the Captain of Indian Kabaddi team?

a. Anoop Kumar b. Ajay Thakur c. Virendra Singh d. Ajay Chaudhary 17. Which of the following is the first venue of FIFA U-17 World cup held in India in 2017?

a. Kochi b. New Delhi c. Pune d. None of these 18. Match the following: I. FIFA-U-17 Football world cup 2017 India II. Junior Hockey world cup 2016 Lucknow III. FIFA Football cup 2019 Russia IV. Cricket World cup 2019 England


19. Match the following: I. Cricket World Cup 2019 England II. Champions Trophy Cricket 2017 England III. South Asian games 2019 Kathmandu (Nepal)

IV. Junior Hockey world Cup 2016 Lucknow a. All are true b. I and II are true c. II and IV are true d. None of these

20. Which country has won the 2016 Asian Men’s Hockey champions Trophy? a. India b. Pakistan

c. Japan d. None of these 21. Match the following: I. Hopman Cup Tennis II. Uber Cup Badminton III. Thomas Cup Badminton IV. Santosh Trophy Football


OCTOBER 2016

STATE NEWS

1. Which of the following states have becomes the first state with all cities and towns declared Open Defecation free (DDF) on October 2, making two years of the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission? a. Gujarat & Andhra Pradesh b. Bihar and UP c. Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh d. None of these

2. BRICS Football tournament will be held in which of the following state? a. Goa b. Uttar Pradesh c. Madhya Pradesh d. None of these

3. INDOSAN, a meet on Swachh Bharat Mission is held in which of the following Indian city? a. New Delhi b. Mumbai c. Pune d. None of these

4. Central Government has set up Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in which of the following Indian city? a. New Delhi b. Mumbai c. Pune d. Lucknow

5. Which of the following state notified second times new rules which ensured complete ban on sale and consumption of Liquor? a. Kerala b. Bihar c. Uttar Pradesh d. Madhya Pradesh

6. Ministry of Human Resources Development has decided to set up a ‘Yoga Department’ in the six central universities in 2016. Which of the following is included? a. Madhya Pradesh b. Uttar Pradesh c. Rajasthan d. None of these

7. Which of the following state becomes first state to adopt LEDs street lights under all Urban Local Bodies (ULPs)? a. Rajasthan b. Madhya Pradesh c. Uttar Pradesh d. None of these

8. National Mission on Bio economy launched in which of the following state? a. Meghalaya (Shillong) b. Tripura c. Manipur d. None of these

9. Which of the following state becomes first state to implement DBT (Direct Benefits Transfer) in Kerosene? a. Jharkhand b. Madhya Pradesh c. Uttar Pradesh d. None of these 10. India & U.S.A. has signed a pact to establish a LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) in

Dudhala village in Hingoli district of _____________. a. Maharashtra b. Uttar Pradesh c. Madhya Pradesh d. None of these

11. Pawan Chamling honoured with sustainable development leadership award. Pawan Chamling is the chief minister of which of the following state?

a. Sikkim b. Manipur c. Meghalaya d. None of these 12. “Lalima Abhiyan” will be launch by which of the following state government to make state free from anemia?

a. Madhya Pradesh b. Uttar Pradesh c. Bihar d. None of these

OCTOBER 2016

13. Central government has passed a project named as ‘Betwa link project’ of worth Rs 10,000 Crore. Den-Betwa

river flow in which of the following state? a. Madhya Pradesh b. Uttar Pradesh c. Rajasthan d. None of these

14. Which of the following state creates new 21 districts? a. Telengana b. Andhra Pradesh c. Uttar Pradesh d. None of these 15. Utkarsh Micro Finance is planning to start operations in the second week of 2017. Utkarsh is_____ based MFI.

a. Varanasi b. Kolkata c. Mumbai d. None of these 16. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated “Shaurya Smarak” in which of the following city? a. Bhopal b. New Delhi c. Pune d. None of these 17. Which of the following Public Sector banks has its head quarters in Hyderabad, Telengana? a. Andhra Bank b. Bank of Baroda c. State Bank of India d. None of these 18. In which of the following city central government has set up a centre for SC and ST new entrepreneurs?

a. Ludhiana (Punjab) b. Haryana c. Uttar Pradesh d. Madhya Pradesh 19. The 2017 Indian Science Congress (ISC) will be held in which of the following state? a. Odisha b. Andhra Pradesh

c. Madhya Pradesh d. Uttar Pradesh 20. Farm tourism Scheme has been started by which State government of India? a. Haryana b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Uttar Pradesh d. None of these 21. The India International Silk Fair (IISF) 2016 has been started in which of the following city of India? a. New Delhi b. Pune c. Jaipur d. None of these 22. The National SC/ST hub and Zero effect on environment scheme for MSME Sector has been launched is which

of the following cities? a. Rohtak b. Ludhiana c. Shimla d. None of these

23. The first National Tribal Carnival will be launch in which of the following cities? a. New Delhi b. Agartala

c. Lucknow d. None of these 24. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated three hydro-electric projects (HEPs) with a generating capacity of 1732 MW in

Himachal Pradesh. These are Koldam HEP, Parbati HEP and__________. a. Rampur HEP b. Shyampur HEP

c. Gyanpur HEP d. None of these 25. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology is inaugurated by ministry of HRD Prakash Javadekar in which

of the following city of Uttar Pradesh? a. Raibareilly b. Lucknow c. Rampur d. None of these 26. Global Investors Summit is going to held in which of the following city?

a. Indore b. Lucknow c. Pune d. None of these

OCTOBER 2016

27. Which of the following State Government has started Kaushalya SETU Scheme for the skill development of

Students? a. Maharashtra b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Madhya Pradesh d. None of these 28. Match the following: I. Bio-CNG Project Pune II. Hydro engineering College Himachal Pradesh III. National Sc/ST hub Ludhiana IV. Rail University Vadodara


29. PM Narendra Modi has launched Ganga Scheme, the highly ambition gas pipe line project in______. a. Varanasi b. Kanpur c. Allahabad d. None of these

30. Central Government has launched “Mobile Air Dispensary”, with a helicopter, fitted with medical equipment and doctors on bond, flying in remote areas for the benefit of people. Central government has launched this project in which of the following area?

a. Jammu & Kashmir b. Jharkhand c. North-East d. None of these 31. Match the following:

I. Urja Ganga Project Varanasi II. Zero Defect, Zero effect Ludhiana III. Kaushalya SETU Maharashtra IV. Farm Tourism Haryana a. All are true b. I and II are true c. II and III are true d. None of these

32. India’s first National Tribal Carnival will be held in which of the following Indian City? a. New Delhi b. Pune c. Lucknow d. None of these

33. Which of the following state government has launched “Sajha Abhiyan” for complete elimination of child marriages? a. Rajasthan b. Madhya Pradesh c. Uttar Pradesh d. None of these

34. Raj Begum, who recently passed away, was the legendary singer of which state? a. Uttar Pradesh b. Jammu & Kashmir c. Madhya Pradesh d. None of these

35. Madhubabu Aain Sahayata Sibir (MASS) Scheme has been launched by which state government to provide legal assistance to deprived sector? a. Tripura b. Odisha

c. Madhya Pradesh d. None of these 36. India’s First ‘Design Yatra’ has started in which state?

a. Kerala b. Madhya Pradesh c. Uttar Pradesh d. None of these 37. Which of the following is the second state declared Open defecation Free State?

a. Sikkim b. Himachal Pradesh c. U.P d. None of these 38. Which state government has observed November 1 as ‘No Tobacco Day’?

a. Punjab b. Haryana c. Uttar Pradesh d. None of these

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