1) RBI
has made amendments to the treatment of certain balance sheet items of banks
for what purpose?
a. Boosting their
regulatory capital
b. Aligning with the Internationally adopted Basel III capital
standards
c. Neither a nor b
d. Both a and b
ANSWER:
Both a and b
2) Zero
Discrimination Day is observed on which day every year?
a. March 31st
b. March 2nd
c. March 3rd
d. March 1st
ANSWER:
March 1st
3) President
of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee celebrated the Civil Accounts Day on 1st March
2016. Which edition of the day was celebrated by him on this date?
a. 38th
b. 39th
c. 40th
d. 41st
ANSWER:
40th
4) Government
has approved the setting up of a Central Research Institute of Yoga and
Naturopathy in which Odisha city?
a. Puri
b. Bhubaneswar
c. Cuttack
d. Balasore
ANSWER:
Bhubaneswar
5) US
has deployed its elite counter terrorism unit for convert operations in Iraq to
kill/capture high ranking IS operatives and gather intelligence. What is its
name?
a. Alpha Force
b. Delta Force
c. Gamma Force
d. Beta Force
ANSWER:
Delta Force
6) Which
famous Oscar winning actor won the award for the 1960s classic Cool Hand Luke?
a. George Kennedy
b. Paul Newman
c. Tim Dalton
d. Sean Connery
ANSWER:
George Kennedy
7) Which nation declared an emergency after a major
pipeline burst?
a. Colombia
b. Serbia
c. Peru
d. None of the above
ANSWER:
Peru
8) Government
is setting up a NMPB under Department/Ministry of Ayush. What is its full form?
a. National Medicinal
Plants Board
b. National Medical Plants Board
c. National Medicine Plants Board
d. None of the above
ANSWER:
National Medicinal Plants Board
9) Name
the island off Goa’s coast given by State Government of Goa to MoD?
a. Daman
b. Diu
c. Anjadiv
d. None of the above
ANSWER:
Anjadiv
10) Which
ship is going to be converted to Aircraft Carrier Museum?
a. INS Vikrant
b. INS Viraat
c. INS Vishal
d. None of the above
ANSWER:
INS Viraat
11) Government
has announced the creation of HEFA which will create infrastructure for top
institutions like IITs. What does HEFA stand for?
a. Higher Education
Financing Agency
b. Higher Education Finance Association
c. Higher Education Financial Amalgamation
d. None of the above
ANSWER:
Higher Education Financing Agency
12) GoI
has approved Department of Investment and Public Asset management proposal for
strategic disinvestment of CPSEs. What are CPSEs?
a. Central Public Sector
Entities
b. Central Public Sector Enterprises
c. Central Public Sector Enclave
d. None of the above
ANSWER:
Central Public Sector Enterprises
13) Which
veteran Hindustani classical vocalist has been selected for Puttaraj
Samman-2016 instituted by the Dr. Puttaraj Gawai Foundation?
a. Vidyadhar Vyas
b. Varun Vyas
c. Vikash Vyas
d. Vikram Vyas
ANSWER:
Vidyadhar Vyas
14) Which
airport has won 3 International awards for 2015 by ACI?
a. Chattrapatti Shivaji
International Airport, Mumbai
b. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
c. Sardar Vallabhai International Airport, Ahmedabad
d. None of the above
ANSWER:
Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
15) NTCA
has given in principle approval for creation of 4 new tiger reserves in which
states?
a. MP, Odisha, Assam and
Chhattisgarh
b. Chhattisgarh, MP, Odisha and Manipur
c. Odisha, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya
d. None of the above
ANSWER:
MP, Odisha, Assam and Chhattisgarh
16) Which
US based subsidiary of Piramal Enterprises has acquired Adaptive Software?
a. Decision Resources
Group
b. Daily Resources Group
c. Decision Research Group
d. Decision Research Company
ANSWER:
Decision Resources Group
17) Government
has constituted a committee to consider granting of ST status to 6 Assamese
communities. This includes:
a. Matak
b. Moran
c. Tai Ahom
d. All of the above
ANSWER:
All of the above
18) Which
company has surpassed Infosys and HDFC to become third most valued company, in
terms of market valuation?
a. ITC
b. IBM
c. HCL
d. Wipro
ANSWER:
ITC
19). Who among the
following has been selected for Bihari Puruskar 2015 as announced on March 2,
2016?
a. Ravi Shankar Prasad
b. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
c. Dr. Bhagwati Lal Vyas
d. Hrishikesh Sulabh
ANSWER: Dr. Bhagwati Lal Vyas
20). What is the name of
the Astronaut from United States of America who returned from the International
Space Station on March 2, 2016?
a. Scott Kelly
b. Tim Peake
c. Sunita Williams
d. Helen Sharman
ANSWER: Scott Kelly
21). As per the
announcement made in the Union Budget 2016-17, the Infrastructure cess is to be
levied on___________?
a. Purchase of Land
b. Airline fares
c. Purchase of Car
d. On all retail items
ANSWER: Purchase of Car
22). The Multilateral
Exercise Force 18 which began in Pune, Maharashtra on March 1, 2016 is focussed
on __________?
a. Counter insurgency
b. Desert Warfare
c. Joint Air warfare
d. Humanitarian and Peacekeeping operations
ANSWER: Humanitarian and Peacekeeping
operations
23). What was the name
of the mission from which astronauts and cosmonauts returned from on March 2,
2016?
a. One Year Mission
b. Mars Mission
c. Solar mission
d. International Space Station Mission
ANSWER: One Year Mission
