09
JUNE 2016
Ques.
: 1 India is anticipated to grow at what per cent in 2016-17 according to the
World Bank?
1) 6.7 per cent
2) 6.9 per cent
3) 7.1 per cent
4) 7.3 per cent
5) 7.6 per cent
Answer:- 5) 7.6 per cent
Ques.
: 2 The World Oceans Day is observed globally on
1) 1 Jun
2) 2 Jun
3) 4 Jun
4) 8 Jun
5) 9 Jun
Answer:- 4) 8 Jun
Ques.
: 3 What is India’s ranking on the Global Peace Index 2016?
1) 13
2) 63
3) 141
4) 153
5) 163
Answer:- 3) 141
Ques.
: 4 Which of the following has become the first country in the Asia-Pacific
region to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis?
1) Philippines
2) Thailand
3) Japan
4) India
5) Bhutan
Answer:- 2) Thailand
Ques.
: 5 Who among the following is the Minister of State for AYUSH in the present
Union Cabinet?
1) Shripad Yesso Naik
2) Dharmendra Pradhan
3) Bandaru Dattatreya
4) Santosh Kumar Gangwar
5) Inderjit Singh Rao
Answer:- 1) Shripad Yesso Naik
Ques.
: 6 Four Indian women are in the new list of Forbes’ world’s 100 most powerful
women. Who among the following is NOT one of them?
1) Arundhati Bhattacharya
2) Chanda Kochhar
3) Nita Ambani
4) Shobhana Bhartia
5) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Answer:- 3) Nita Ambani
Ques.
: 7 American companies promised to invest at least ________ over the next two
to three years in India during PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the country.
1) $25 billion
2) $30 billion
3) $35 billion
4) $40 billion
5) $45 billion
Answer:- 5) $45 billion
Ques.
: 8 Name the father of modern Nepali music and composer of the country’s
national anthem who passed away recently.
1) Bhakta Raj Acharya
2) Amber Gurung
3) Arun Thapa
4) Aruna Lama
5) Karna Das
Answer:- 2) Amber Gurung
Ques.
: 9 India will host the junior men’s hockey World Cup from Dec 8 to 18. The
event will be hosted by which of the following cities?
1) Chandigarh
2) Chennai
3) Hyderabad
4) Lucknow
5) New Delhi
Answer:- 4) Lucknow
Ques.
: 10 The bilateral exercise Desert Eagle II was conducted recently between the
air forces of India and
1) UAE
2) Saudi Arabia
3) Qatar
4) Iran
5) Bahrain
Answer:- 1) UAE
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JUNE 2016
Ques.
: 1 Under the new norms, all the users of P-Notes would have to follow Indian
KYC and ALM Regulations. Here, what is the full form of the term ALM?
1) Aggregate Market Liability
2) Advance Money Liability
3) Asset Making Limitation
4) Anti Money Laundering
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Anti Money Laundering
Ques.
: 2 For the first time since Independence, Shiyal bet, was lit up after a
sub-sea marine cable power supply was inaugurated recently in
1) Maharashtra
2) Goa
3) Gujarat
4) Kerala
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 3) Gujarat
Ques.
: 3 _______ has become the first country in the world to prohibit
deforestation.
1) Sweden
2) Denmark
3) Norway
4) Cuba
5) Austria
Answer:- 3) Norway
Ques.
: 4 The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, as an alternative to Global
Positioning System (GPS) of the US, is being developed by
1) India
2) Japan
3) South Korea
4) China
5) Russia
Answer:- 4) China
Ques.
: 5 Who won the men’s singles title of the 2016 Australian Open Super Series
Badminton tournament?
1) Jeon Hyeok-Jin
2) Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
3) Tommy Sugiarto
4) Viktor Axelsen
5) Mohammad Ahsan
Answer:- 2) Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
Ques.
: 6 The capital city of Namibia is
1) Windhoek
2) Accra
3) Manama
4) Gaborone
5) Mbabane
Answer:- 1) Windhoek
Ques.
: 7 The govt has made a selection committee to shortlist the candidates for
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor post. The Committee is headed by
1) PK Sinha
2) Rajiv Mehrishi
3) Ajit Doval
4) Nripendra Misra
5) Ajit Seth
Answer:- 1) PK Sinha
Ques.
: 8 Who among the following is the present Chief Minister of Sikkim?
1) PD Rai
2) Manik Sarkar
3) Bimal Gurung
4) Pawan Chamling
5) Ibobi Singh
Answer:- 4) Pawan Chamling
Ques.
: 9 Tony Fernandes, who has been given the status of Overseas Citizen of India
by the Indian govt, is the group chief of
1) AirAsia
2) Singapore Airlines
3) Jet Airways
4) Qatar Airways
5) Lufthansa
Answer:- 1) AirAsia
Ques.
: 10 Which firm has acquired LinkedIn in an all-cash deal of $26.2 billion?
1) Google
2) Microsoft
3) Facebook
4) Twitter
5) Apple
Answer:- 2) Microsoft
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JUNE 2016
Ques.
: 1 The World Blood Donor Day is observed every year on
1) 10 Jun
2) 12 Jun
3) 14 Jun
4) 18 Jun
5) 30 Jun
Answer:- 3) 14 Jun
Ques.
: 2 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines called S4A. Here, the
term S4A stands for
1) Scheme for Suitable Structuring of Stressed Assets
2) Scheme for Systematic Structuring of Stressed Assets
3) Scheme for Systemically Structuring of Stressed Assets
4) Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets
Ques.
: 3 Which state govt has launched ‘Child Labour Tracking System (CLTS)’ and
financial help of Rs 25,000 for every rescued child labourer?
1) Rajasthan
2) Jharkhand
3) Uttarakhand
4) Bihar
5) West Bengal
Answer:- 4) Bihar
Ques.
: 4 Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad has assumed charge as the Chief Justice of
1) Bombay High Court
2) Manipur High Court
3) Madras High Court
4) Rajasthan High Court
5) Guwahati High Court
Answer:- 2) Manipur High Court
Ques.
: 5 The ‘Mission Madukkarai Maharaj’ was launched recently to catch a wild
elephant in
1) Coimbatore
2) Kochi
3) Nagpur
4) Kolkata
5) Chennai
Answer:- 1) Coimbatore
Ques.
: 6 John Dramani Mahama is the present President of which of the following
countries?
1) Ghana
2) Jordan
3) Lebanon
4) Belarus
5) Mexico
Answer:- 1) Ghana
Ques.
: 7 The UN General Assembly elected which of the following countries to chair
one of its six major committees for the first time recently?
1) Iran
2) Iraq
3) Cuba
4) Israel
5) Ukraine
Answer:- 4) Israel
Ques.
: 8 Which of the following firms has agreed to acquire renewable energy company
Welspun Renewable Energy?
1) Adani Power
2) Reliance Power
3) Tata Power
4) JSW Power
5) Suzlon Energy
Answer:- 3) Tata Power
Ques.
: 9 Who among the following won the 2016 Canadian Grand Prix F1 Championship?
1) Daniel Ricciardo
2) Fernando Alonso
3) Sebastian Vettel
4) Nico Rosberg
5) Lewis Hamilton
Answer:- 5) Lewis Hamilton
Ques.
: 10 Which of the following countries won gold medal at the FINA Women’s Water
Polo World League Super Final 2016?
1) Spain
2) Australia
3) China
4) US
5) Russia
Answer:- 4) US
16
JUNE 2016
Ques.
: 1 The Union Cabinet has approved the takeover by State Bank of India (SBI) of
its five associate banks and
1) Bank of India
2) Indian Bank
3) Dena Bank
4) Vijaya Bank
5) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
Answer:- 5) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
Ques.
: 2 Ranjit Rae laid the foundation stone of the building of a college being
built with India’s assistance in the capital city of a neighbouring country
recently. He is India’s ambassador to
1) Nepal
2) Bhutan
3) Sri Lanka
4) Bangladesh
5) Myanmar
Answer:- 1) Nepal
Ques.
: 3 Which bank has launched Bengaluru’s first ATM that accepts Aadhaar number
and Aadhaar fingerprint (biometric) instead of ATM/Debit Card and PIN to
dispense cash?
1) RBL Bank
2) RBS Bank
3) DCB Bank
4) Federal Bank
5) Yes Bank
Answer:- 3) DCB Bank
Ques.
: 4 The Stonegate Bank of the US has made history by issuing the first credit
card that can be used in
1) China
2) Cuba
3) Mexico
4) Cambodia
5) Venezuela
Answer:- 2) Cuba
Ques.
: 5 Peter Thomson has been elected as the President of 71st session of United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He is a diplomat from
1) Mauritius
2) Kenya
3) Fiji
4) South Africa
5) Namibia
Answer:- 3) Fiji
Ques.
: 6 Gunit Chadha resigned as Chief Executive Officer for Asia-Pacific region
from which of the following banks recently?
1) Standard Chartered
2) HSBC
3) CITI Bank
4) Deutsche Bank
5) American Express
Answer:- 4) Deutsche Bank
Ques.
: 7 Mudrarakshasa, who died recently, was a distinguished
1) Sanskrit writer
2) Marathi writer
3) Assamese writer
4) Hindi writer
5) Tamil writer
Answer:- 4) Hindi writer
Ques.
: 8 President Pranab Mukherjee was awarded the highest civilian award of which
of the following countries during his recent visit to the country?
1) Namibia
2) Ghana
3) Jordan
4) Mauritius
5) Ivory Coast
Answer:- 5) Ivory Coast
Ques.
: 9 The Union Cabinet has given its approval for partial abolition of the 5/20
rule which is related to
1) food processing
2) civil aviation
3) defence
4) Indian Railway
5) Services sector
Answer:- 2) civil aviation
Ques.
: 10 India's trade surplus from the services sector increased to $5.72 bn in
Apr 2016. The services sector includes exports in sectors like
1) businesses outsourced
2) receipts from tourism
3) information technology
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3)
Answer:- 4) All the above
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Ques. : 1 The Great Barrier Reef rodent (also known as Bramble
Cay melomys) of which country has become the first mammal species driven to
extinction by human-induced climate change?
1) Colombia
2) China
3) Australia
4) New Zealand
5) France
Answer:- 3) Australia
Ques. : 2 The
Bharatiya Mahila Bank was set to serve to women customers in the year
1) 2010
2) 2011
3) 2012
4) 2013
5) 2014
Answer:- 4) 2013
Ques. : 3 India are set to make their maiden appearance in the
Under 17 Futsal World Cup scheduled to be held in Jul 2016 in
1) Brazil
2) Argentina
3) Uruguay
4) Bolivia
5) Paraguay
Answer:- 5) Paraguay
Ques. : 4 Who among the following has won the prestigious 2016
PEN Pinter Prize?
1) Margaret Atwood
2) Barbara Kingsolver
3) Salman Rushdie
4) Toni Morrison
5) Alice Munro
Answer:- 1) Margaret Atwood
Ques. : 5 The Union Cabinet has approved a contract between
Earth Sciences Ministry and the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for
exploring metals in
1) Bay of Bengal
2) Indian Ocean
3) Arabian Sea
4) Andaman Sea
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Indian Ocean
Ques. : 6 The Union Cabinet has given its nod to raise the
superannuation age of Central Health Service (CHS) doctors from the present 62
years to
1) 63 years
2) 65 years
3) 67 years
4) 70 years
5) 72 years
Answer:- 2) 65 years
Ques. : 7 The Union Cabinet has approved an MoU with which of
the following countries for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied
sectors?
1) Thailand
2) Philippines
3) Cambodia
4) Nepal
5) Taiwan
Answer:- 5) Taiwan
Ques. : 8 Which of the following countries launched its new
Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreaker dubbed Arktika recently?
1) Russia
2) US
3) Greenland
4) New Zealand
5) Canada
Answer:- 1) Russia
Ques. : 9 Some 3,049 people registered their spot in the
Guinness book of world records for performing largest ‘Karma Naach’ dance ever.
The event took place in Mandla district of
1) Rajasthan
2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Karnataka
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 3) Madhya Pradesh
Ques. : 10 In order to fund start-ups in the financial
technology (fintech) space, which of the following banks in the country has set
up a Rs 200-cr fund?
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Punjab National Bank
4) State Bank of India
5) Axis Bank
Answer:- 4) State Bank of India
(Rajendrakumar
posting)
1. _______ won Thomas
Cup badminton tournament for the first time by defeating Indonesia.?
Denmark
Spain
Russia
France
None of These
( Ans - 1)