1st week

1st 7th April


Recently, GOI has lauched Sugamya Bharat
Abhiyan aka Inclusiveness and Accessibility
Index in collabora@on with which of the
following ?
A.RBI
B.SEBI
C.FICCI
D.AYUSH

 In a bid to encourage research in premier
technical ins@tu@ons through IMPRINT, MoU
has been signed by how many ministries ?
A.28
B.26
C.23
D.25
 Which of the following SAILs steel plant
ini@ated the hot trial of the new state of the art
1.2 MTPA (million tonne per annum) Universal
Rail Mill (URM) ?
A.Bokaro Steel Plant
B.Durgapur Steel Plant
C.Bhilai Steel Plant
D.Rourkela Steel Plant

Government of India has publicized the Indian
Intellectual Property (IP) Panorama by oering
a single window interface. Which of the
following has not linked with its development ?
A.World Intellectual Property OrganizaHon
B.Centre for Development of Advanced
CompuHng
C.Korea InvenHon PromoHon AssociaHon
D.Korean Intellectual Property Oce

The Union Ministry for WCD ini@ated a project
of construc@on of a special Home for 1000
widows at which of the following ?
A.Jhansi
B.Mathura
C.Lucknow
D.Meerut

Recently, which of the following became the
10th state to join the Centres scheme UDAY
for revival of debt stressed power distribu@on
companies ?
A.USarakhand
B.Assam
C.West Bengal
D.Manipur




Which of the following e-commerce giant has
acquired PhonePe, a Bengaluru-based mobile
payments company ?
A.Alibaba
B.Amazon
C.Snapdeal
D.Flipkart

Zaha Hadid, who has been recently passed
away was related to which of the following
eld ?
A.Musician
B.PoliHcian
C.Architect
D.Actress

Which of the following has been appointed as
the Chairperson of the Public Accounts
Commi^ee (PAC) of Telangana ?
A.KP. Bharathi
B.J Geeta Reddy
C.T. Ratnabai
D.P. Samanthakamani



Recently India has signed an MOU with which
of the following to supply 150 boats and shing
equipment ?
A.Nepal
B.Bhutan
C.Bangladesh
D.Sri Lanka

A par@al liquor ban has been brought into
eect in which of the following Indian state ?
A.Punjab
B.Goa
C.Bihar
D.Gujarat

In accordance with the US research rm IHS
Inc, India has been ranked at which of the
following place in largest spender on defence ?
A.4th
B.6th
C.3rd
D.8th



Which of the following Indian media company
plans to launch its over the top pla`orm in
other countries ?
A.Dish TV
B.Hindustan Media
C.Zee Media
D.Star India

Ronnie Corbe^, who has been recently passed
away was related to which of the following
eld ?
A.Professor
B.Doctor
C.Entertainer
D.PoliHcian

As per the Haryana Municipal (Amendment)
Bill, 2016 and Haryana Municipal Corpora@on
(Amendment) Bill, 2016, what will be the
minimum educa@onal qualica@on for a
candidate of the general category ?
A.Class V
B.Class XII
C.Class X
D.Class VIII

The centre has designated which of the
following as the next Ambassador of lndia to
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ?
A.Shubhdarshini Tripathi
B.Keshav Gokhale
C.K. Nandini Singla
D.C. Gururaj Rao




Which of the following has been conferred with
Maharashtrian of The Year award 2016?
A.Amitabh Bachchan
B.Dilip Kumar
C.Asha Bhosle
D.Ranveer Singh

The pres@gious PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write
Award 2016 has been conferred upon which of
the following?
A.Khadija Ismayilova
B.Ilham TohH
C.Ahmed Naji
D.Nasrin Sotoudeh


Recently, President Pranab Mukherjee has
implemented the Appropria@on (Vote on
Account) Ordinance, 2016 for which of the
following Indian state?
A.Rajasthan
B.USarakhand
C.Karnataka
D.Arunachal Pradesh


Na@onal Stock Exchange (NSE) of India has
introduced a new index to its broad market
indices. It will consist of how many
companies ?
A.270
B.150
C.400
D.318




Which of the following has been appointed as
the next Ambassador of India to the Republic
of Zimbabwe ?
A.Jaideep Sarkar
B.R Masakui
C.Seetharam
D.H Bambawale

World Au@sm Awareness Day observes on
which of the following dates ?
A.April 2
B.March 30
C.April 3
D.March 31


Babu Bharadwaj, who has been recently passed
away was related to which of the following
elds ?
A.Businessman
B.Journalist
C.PoliHcian
D.Musician


The Government has appointed which of the
following as the next Ambassador of India to
Portugal ?
A.Pavan Kapoor
B.Dinesh K. Patnaik
C.Jaideep Sarkar
D.K. Nandini Singla




The Union Finance Minister has extended the
safeguard duty on import of some steel
products to how many years ?
A.3
B.5
C.2
D.1

Which of the following becomes the rst Indian
state to link all government colleges and
medical colleges to the na@onal cancer grid ?
A.Gujarat
B.Karnataka
C.Maharashtra
D.Rajasthan




Recently, which of the following state has
passed the Right to Fair Compensa@on and
Transparency in the Land Acquisi@on,
Rehabilita@on and Rese^lement Bill 2016 ?
A.Gujarat
B.Karnataka
C.Maharashtra
D.Rajasthan


Which of the following has been concurrently
accredited as the next High Commissioner of
India to Barbados ?
A.R. Masakui
B.Manpreet Vohra
C.Satender Kumar
D.Ahmad Javed


The center has approved which of the following
states Tourisms coastal circuit project under
the Swadesh Darshan Scheme ?
A.Lakshadweep
B.Goa
C.Orissa
D.Kerala

Which of the following has bagged the silver
medal at the Asian/Oceania Qualifying
Tournament in the 56 Kilogram category nal ?
A.Vikas Krishan
B.Chatchai Butdee
C.Akhil Kumar
D.Shiva Thapa

Which of the following na@on will hold Combat
Nuclear Terrorism in 2017 ?
A.Russia
B.Belgium
C.India
D.USA



What was the venue for 2016 Nuclear Security
Summit ?
A.Brussels
B.Washington
C.Mumbai
D.Riyadh



As a part of nuclear security plans, PM Modi
had announced to support IAEAs programme
by contribu@ng how much worth to the nuclear
security fund ?
A.USD 3 million
B.USD 1.5 million
C.USD 2 million
D.USD 1 million


Recently, India has signed MoU with which of
the following for sejng up a new Laser
Interferometer Gravita@onal-wave
Observatory (LIGO) ?
A.USA
B.Russia
C.Canada
D.Belgium


In accordance with the The Yearbook
published by UNIDO, India has been ranked at
which posi@on in the list of worlds 10 largest
manufacturing countries ?
A.5th
B.8th
C.6th
D.3rd

Saudi Arabias highest Civilian order King
Abdulaziz Sash has been conferred upon which
of the following ?
A.Shahrukh Khan
B.Narendra Modi
C.Sushma Swaraj
D.Pranab Mukherjee




Larry Drake, who has been recently passed
away was related to which of the following
eld ?
A.Actor
B.PoliHcian
C.Professor
D.Industrialist

Which of the following bank has started a rst
of its kind an Aadhaar based ATM usage
facility ?
A.Yes
B.SBI
C.DCB
D.Axis

The @tle of Womens World Twenty20 hosted
by Interna@onal Cricket Council has been
clinched by which of the following ?
A.Bangladesh
B.Australia
C.India
D.West Indies

Which of the following countrys bank is all set
to provide loan assistance to metro system for
Nagpur ?
A.Japan
B.Germany
C.Russia
D.Canada




Which of the following IT giant has acquired all
of the business of Geometric Limited ?
A.Infosys
B.Wipro
C.HCL
D.TCS


Recently, which of the following Indian bank
has launched a virtual queuing mobile
applica@on that will help customers save on
@me ?
A.Yes
B.SBI
C.DCB
D.Axis



In which of the following Indian state worlds
rst White Tiger Safari has been
inaugurated ?
A.West Bwngal
B.Rajasthan
C.Tamil Nadu
D.Madhya Pradesh



Which of the following has won a world
championship with a record-sejng free skate
score ?
A.Evgenia Medvedeva
B.Ashley Wagner
C.Gracie Gold
D.Anna Pogorilaya



How many MoUs were signed between India
and Saudi Arabia during the visit of Prime
Minster Narendra Modi ?
A.4
B.8
C.3
D.5



Recently, HRD ministry released India
Rankings 2016 covering 3500 educa@onal
ins@tutes. Which of the following topped the
list in university catergory ?
A.Central University of Hyderabad
B.Indian InsHtute of Science
C.InsHtute of Chemical Technology
D.Jawaharlal Nehru University



In accordance with the study by Aon Hewi^,
which of the following Indian Asset
Management Company has been listed among
the best employer brands ?
A.Kotak Mahindra AMC
B.L&T AMC
C.JPMorgan AMC
D.Reliance AMC

Interna@onal Day for Mine Awareness and
Assistance observes on which of the following
date ?
A.April 5
B.April 3
C.April 4
D.April 2


Ranjan Baindoor, who has been recently
passed away was related to which of the
following eld ?
A.Cricket
B.Football
C.Hockey
D.Tennis


2016 Bahrain Grand Prix @tle has been clinched
by which of the following ?
A.SebasHan VeSel
B.Nico Rosberg
C.Kimi Raikkonen
D.Lewis Hamilton


Ins@tute of Advance Study in Science &
Technology is situated at which of the
following Indian states ?
A.USarakhand
B.Manipur
C.West Bengal
D.Assam

As per the study conducted by Department of
Aqua@c Biology and Fisheries, University of
Kerala regarding the entry of non-na@ve
intrusive species over the Indian Coast, how
many invasive species are found at Kerala
coast ?
A.11
B.15
C.10
D.12

Which of the following private Indian equity
rm has inked agreement with Hewle^ Packard
Enterprise (HPE) to buy a majority stake in
Mphasis Limited ?
A.Carlyle Group
B.Blackstone
C.Apax
D.Everstone


Which of the following air group is all set to
acquire Virgin America in a friendly takeover ?
A.Copa Holdings
B.SkyWest
C.Delta Air Lines
D.Alaska



Which of the following sworn in as the
President of Vietnam ?
A.Pham Minh Chinh
B.Truong Thi Mai
C.Tran Dai Quang
D.Vuong Dinh Hue



Which of the following has formally set the
Guinness World Record for mass planta@on ?
A.Talwandi Sabo Power Limited
B.Konkola Copper Mines
C.Bharat Aluminium Company
D.Hindustan Zinc Limited




Which of the following crude rm is all set to
make a major investment in Indias petroleum
sector ?
A.Lukoil
B.ExxonMobil
C.Sinopec
D.Aramco


Which n-tech company has announced the
launch of mobile only lending pla`orm
CASHe ?
A.Ezetap
B.Tslc Pte
C.MobiKwik
D.Faircent



Tirmbakeshwar Temple is situated in which of
the following Indian state ?
A.West Bengal
B.Rajasthan
C.Maharashtra
D.Karnataka



Asia-Pacic Remote Sensing Symposium has
been hosted by which of the following
country ?
A.Sri Lanka
B.India
C.Nepal
D.China


In order to promote entrepreneurship, PM
Modi launched Stand up India scheme in
which of the following ?
A.Varanasi
B.Kanpur
C.Noida
D.Lucknow


Recently UIDAI touched the historic landmark
by producing 100thcrore Aadhaar. The rst
Aadhaar was issued in which year ?
A.2011
B.2006
C.2009
D.2010

Recently, World Health Organisa@on in
collabora@on with United Na@ons Human
Se^lements Programme released a report
showing health inequi@es in urban popula@ons.
What was the @tle of the report ?
A.Shaping CiHes for Health
B.Equitable, healthier ciHes for sustainable
development
C.Unmasking and Overcoming Urban Health
InequiHes
D.Emerging elds of urban health and epidemiology

As per the global report on urban health
released by World Health Organisa@on (WHO)
in collabora@on with United Na@ons Human
Se^lements Programme (UN-Habitat) , which
of the following Indian city is home to TB ?
A.Chennai
B.Kolkata
C.Mumbai
D.Bengaluru



Which of the following Indian city is ranked 2nd
in the world in terms of trac fatali@es ?
A.Delhi
B.Hyderabad
C.Mumbai
D.Chennai



Which of the following country launched the
worlds maiden public immuniza@on program
for dengue fever ?
A.Malaysia
B.Philippines
C.India
D.Bangladesh



The worlds rst licensed vaccine Dengvaxia
has been developed by which of the following
pharmaceu@cal company ?
A.Pzer
B.Roche
C.Sano
D.NovarHs


Na@onal Mari@me Day observes on which of
the following date ?
A.April 3
B.April 2
C.April 5
D.April 4



ICC World Twenty20 champions @tle has been
clinched by which of the following ?
A.New Zealand
B.West Indies
C.England
D.India

Which of the following app based taxi hailing
company has introduced electric rickshaws on
its pla`orm ?
A.Taxiforsure
B.Meru
C.Uber
D.Ola


Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has
designated which of the following in its global
execu@ve council ?
A.Paul Margis
B.Sunil Nayyar
C.Manish Sharma
D.Daizo Ito


Hridaynath Award 2016 will be conferred upon
which of the following ?
A.Virat Kohli
B.Vishwanathan Anand
C.Sania Mirza
D.Saina Nehwal

Indias rst semi-high speed train Ga@maan
Express will run between which of the
following sta@ons ?
A.Hazrat Nizamuddin Agra
B.Agra Mumbai
C.Lucknow Delhi
D.Chennai Hazrat Nizamuddin



Four day long coastal security exercise Tat
Suraksha ini@ated at which of the following ?
A.West Bengal
B.Goa
C.Lakshadweep
D.Andaman

Gato Barbieri, who has been recently passed
away was related to which of the following
music instrument ?
A.Saxophone
B.Guitar
C.Violin
D.Flute




Recently, which of the following state has
launched Adarsh Vidyalaya (OAV) project to
provide modern schools in the underdeveloped
rural areas ?
A.Bihar
B.Assam
C.Gujarat
D.Odisha

Myneni Hari Prasad Rao, who has been
recently passed away was related to which of
the following eld ?
A.Musician
B.Businessman
C.Architect
D.Professor

Madras Atomic Power Sta@on is located in
which of the following places ?
A.Rawatbhata
B.Kalpakkam
C.Bengaluru
D.Tarapur


Recently, Union Minister of Tex@les Shri
Santosh Gangwar inauguarted three mega
tex@le projects in which of the following Indian
states ?
A.Mizoram
B.Assam
C.Manipur
D.Nagaland

Which of the following country has launched
retrievable scien@c research satellite to succor
scien@sts to study micro-gravity and space life
science ?
A.Russia
B.Japan
C.China
D.India


Interna@onal Day of Sport for Development
and Peace observes on which of the following
date ?
A.April 3
B.April 6
C.April 5
D.April 4


Which of the following clinched the seniors
gold medal at the WLBS World snooker
championship ?
A.Varshaa Sanjeev
B.Sandra Bryan
C.Sharon Kaur
D.Chitra Magimairaj




Which of the following carpooling app has
acquired Odd-Even.com in an undisclosed
amount ?
A.Uber
B.Zipcar
C.Orahi
D.Carma


EMC Corpora@on has opened its second
Research and Development centre at which of
the following places ?
A.Jaipur
B.Pune
C.Hyderabad
D.Mysore


Which of the following airline has launched a
pre-paid card scheme for its frequent iers ?
A.AirIndia
B.Indigo
C.GoAir
D.SpiceJet

Which of the following has been emerged as
the largest freight loading railway zone of
Indian Railways in 2015-16 ?
A.East Coast Railway
B.West Coast Railway
C.North Central Railway
D.South Central Railway

Britains Royal Mail issued a set of special
postage stamps to mark the 400th death
anniversary of which of the following ?
A.Euripides
B.Aeschylus
C.Shakespeare
D.Henrik Ibsen


In a view of severe water shortage, which of
the following has launched a toll free number
to receive complaints against misuse or
commercialisa@on of water ?
A.Nagpur
B.Pune
C.Thane
D.Mumbai

Which of the following state government
imposed complete ban on all types of liquor
(alcohol) throughout the state ?
A.Gujarat
B.Bihar
C.Punjab
D.Assam



Recently, which of the following state has
launched the state wide implementa@on of
Maa Annapurna Yojna (Scheme) ?
A.Haryana
B.Gujarat
C.Tamil Nadu
D.USarakhand




In accordance with the report released by
SIPRI, India has been ranked at which posi@on
in terms of world military expenditure?
A.3rd
B.7th
C.6th
D.1st

Recently, Forbes has released 2016 Asias 50
Power Businesswomen list featuring business
women from 14 countries. It has been topped
by which of the following?
A.Chanda Kochhar
B.Indra Nooyi
C.ArundhaH BhaSacharya
D.Nita Ambani

The center has accredited which of the
following as the next Ambassador of India to
Norway?
A.Rajan Anandan
B.Jaimin Shah
C.Debraj Pradhan
D.Aruna Jayanthi



The CCEA has given its stamp of approval for
the proposal of ATC Asia Pacic Pte Ltd,
Singapore to acquire how much % of
the shareholding in ViomNetworks Ltd?
A.63%
B.51%
C.32%
D.40%




Recently, the Union Cabinet has permi^ed
states with adequate nance to borrow, how
much addi@onal % of their GDP in order to help
them to meet their development needs?
A.0.9%
B.0.4%
C.0.5%
D.0.7%

World Health Day observes on which of the
following dates?
A.April 6
B.April 4
C.April 7
D.April 3

The Na@onal Summit on Family Planning was
concluded recently. It was held at which of the
following?
A.Lucknow
B.Delhi
C.Chennai
D.Mumbai


2016 Asian Na@ons Cup Chess tournament @tle
has been clinched by which of the following
country?
A.Iran
B.India
C.Vietnam
D.China

Na@onal Associa@on of Sorware and Services
Companies (NASSCOM) has designated which
of the following as its Chairman for 2016-2017?
A.Debashis ChaSerjee
B.Rekha Menon
C.B V R Mohan Reddy
D.C P Gurnani

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has
commissioned a season wise @ltable canal top
solar PV plant at which of the following?
A.Guntur
B.Nellore
C.Bhimavaram
D.Kakinada

On the sidelines of Digital India ini@a@ves,
which of the following sorware and solu@ons
major will set up its rst incuba@on center in
India?
A.EMC
B.Oracle
C.SAP
D.IBM


The bronze bust of the ancient Indian
mathema@cian-astronomer Aryabhata
unveiled at the headquarter of which of the
following?
A.UNODC
B.UNWTO
C.UNICEF
D.UNESCO


Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Minister, Radha Mohan Singh laid the
founda@on stone of Hor@culture University in
which of the following Indian states?
A.Nagaland
B.Gujarat
C.Haryana
D.Punjab

PM Modi has consented a MoU signed
between India and which of the following
country or technical coopera@on in the rail
sector?
A.USA
B.Italy
C.Canada
D.Sweden


Recently, Minister of State (Independent
Charge) for Petroleum & Natural Gas
Dharmendra Pradhan has dedicated how many
CNG sta@ons located in Delhi and NCR to the
public?
A.36
B.34
C.30
D.31