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Current Affairs Quiz – May 2016

1. Identify the state in which National LED programme UJALA was launched by Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on 30 April 2016 a) Madhya Pradesh b) Andhra Pradesh c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Jammu & Kashmir 2. Name the first south Indian Metro Rail to inaugurate underground corridor on 30 April 2016. a) Hyderabad Metro b) Namma Metro c) Kochi Metro d) Amravati Metro 3. Identify the endangered asiatic species which were spotted in the nature reserve in northwest China's Gansu Province ant stood in news in the last week of April 2016. a) Wild Bore b) White Peacock c) Wild dogs d) None of these 4. For which special programme did NABARD entered into collaboration with German government in April 2016? a) Hybrid Variety Yeilding b) Food Processing and Supply c) Soil Erosion and Food Production d) Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for Food Security 5. With which country’s three state- owned firms did Reliance Defence sign a strategic partnership agreement on 29 April 2016? a) Ukranian b) Russia c) Moldova d) Maldives

6. Who is a women’s rights activist who won the prestigious Mandela - Graça Machel Innovation Award 2016 on 28 April 2016? a) Malala Yousafzai b) Tabassum Adnan c) Rosa Parks d) None of these 7. Identify the two Indian Naval Ships which were decommissioned by Indian Navy in the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 28 April 2016. a) Veer and Vishal b) Nipat and Vikut c) Veer and Nipat d) Vishal and Vikut 8. Who was named as the India’s ambassador in Rio Olympics 2016 along with Salman Khan on 29 April 2016? a) Sachin tendulkar b) AR Rahman c) Milka Singh d) Abhinav Bindra 9. Which Cricket ground was decided by IPL team Mumbai Indians as their Home ground on 28 April 2016? a) Visakhapatnam b) Kochi c) Rajkot d) Gawhati 10. Identify her, who was born in Telangana and upon migration to UK in 1970, elected as Mayor of Lambeth city, South London on 27 April 2016. a) Ameera Khan b) Saleha Jaffer c) Anirudhi Kher d) None of these

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1. Name the former Jana Sangh President who died on 2 May 2016 in New Delhi. a) Balraj Madhok b) Bachhraj Vyas c) Raghu Vira d) Prem Nath Dogra 2. India on 1 May 2016 signed an Air Services Agreement with a country to pave the way for introduction of direct flights between the two countries. Name the country with which the agreement was inked. a) New Zealand b) Papua New Guinea c) Belgium d) Brunei 3. Indian team on 1 May 2016 bagged one silver and two bronze medals at Archery World Cup at the Yuanshen Stadium in a) Shanghai b) Bangkok c) Myanmar d) Lausanne 4. Name the state that on May Day, 1 April 2016, launched the Chandranna Bima Yojana, an insurance scheme for the working class people. a) Telangana b) Bihar c) Andhra Pradesh d) Chhattisgarh 5. Indian shooters on 1 May 2016 bagged three gold medals and a bronze on the opening day of the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl of a) Germany b) Brazil c) China d) Japan 6. MICE, an initiative based on meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions

that was launched by Union Government is related to a) Tourism b) Science and Development c) Namami Gange project d) None of the above 7. Name the Indian-American journalist who was felicitated with a prestigious with Edgar A. Poe award on 1 May 2016 by US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle in Washington. a) Neela Banerjee b) Misha Euceph c) Indira Somani d) Nandita Bakhshi 8. Name the first Scorpene class submarine that went to sea for the first time on 1 May 2016. a) Rahav b) Tannin c) Kalvari d) Khanderi 9. Which of the following is not part of the agreements that was entered between India and Papua New Guinea on 29 April 2016? a) MoU in the Field of Health Care and Medical Science b) MoU for a USD 100 Million Credit Line for development of infrastructure in the island-nation c) MoU for cooperation in agricultural research d) MoU on Air Services Agreement 10. Name the IISc professor who, as announced on 29 April 2016, was elected the Fellow of The Royal Society. a) Sriram Ramaswamy b) Ramanujan Hegde c) Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan d) None of the above

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11. International Labour Day was celebrated on 1 May 2016 with theme. a) Celebrating the international labour movement b) Celebrate Labour c) More Labour More rich d) None of these 12. Who on 1 May 2016 was appointed the new Senior Vice President - Strategy & New Business Initiatives of Housing.com? a) Rahul Yadav b) Jahmohan Reddy c) Dilip Tuli d) Vivek Sharma 13. Who on 1 May 2016 won the 2016 Russian Grand Prix, held in Sochi, Russia? a) Lewis Hamilton b) Nico Rosberg c) Daniel Ricciardo d) Sebastian Vettel 14. Which state government on 29 April 2016 launched Adi Praman, a web-based application for tribal caste validity certificate? a) Odisha Government b) Assam Government c) Jharkhand Government d) Maharashtra Government 15. Name the Indian shooter who on 29 April 2016 was named the goodwill ambassador of India's Olympic contingent? a) Gagan Narang b) Abhinav Bindra c) Paul Cheema Singh d) Randhir Singh 1. Name the legendary Cricketer who joined actor Salman Khan and shooter Abhinav Bindra to become the third Goodwill Ambassador for India at the Rio Olympics 2016 on 3 May 2016.

a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Virat Kohli c) Kapil Dev d) Sourav Ganguly 2. Name the Indian cricketer who was nominated for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by BCCI in April 2016. a) Virat Kohli b) Ajinkya Rahane c) Mahendra Singh Dhoni d) Zaheer Khan 3. Name the Indian cricketer whose name was recommended for the Arjuna Award by BCCI in April 2016. a) Shikhar Dhawan b) Virat Kohli c) Ajinkya Rahane d) Mohammed Shami 4. Name the Indian American Sikh woman from California who was elected as the newest national committee woman of the Republican National Committee on 1 May 2016 a) Sheetal Sheth b) Harmeet Kaur Dhillon c) Ruby Dhalla d) Sonia Mehta 5. Who of the following was named as 2015-16 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers Association (FWA)? a) Jamie Vardy b) Kasper Schmeichel c) Danny Drinkwater 6. Name the football club that on 2 May 2016 was crowned champions of English Premier League. a) Tottenham Hotspur b) Chelsea c) Leicester City d) Southampton

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7. Rajya Sabha on 2 May 2016 passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015 that amends the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, of a) 1954 b) 1957 c) 1963 d) 1976 8. Which of the following organization/institution in April 2016 released a report titled ‘Protecting people through nature’? a) Global Environment Facility (GEF) b) World Wildlife Fund (WWF) c) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) d) World Nature Organization (WNO) 9. Name the country that will be granted conditional approval by European Commission for visa-free travel within the EU's Schengen area. a) Turkey b) Greece c) Ukraine d) Iran 10. Who is appointed as the head of a three-member panel by the Supreme Court of India on 2 May 2016 to oversee the functions of the Medical Council of India? a) RM Lodha b) HL Dattu c) P Sathasivam d) SH Kapadia 11. In which State/Region did the Supreme Court of India banned all diesel cabs from 1 May 2016? a) Puducherry b) Delhi-NCR c) Daman & Diu

12. Identify the two states with which Indian Railways signed a MoU to plant 5 lakh trees alongside Railway Track on Railway Land Boundary on 2 May 2016. a) Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh b) Kerala and Karnataka c) Haryana and Punjab d) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu 13. Name the telescope that was used by Astronomers at ESO’s La Silla Observatory to discover three planets with sizes and temperatures similar to those of Venus and Earth, orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth. a) NEOSSat b) PAMELA c) RadioAstron d) TRAPPIST 14. Identify the scheme that was launched by PM Modi on 1 May 2016 to provide cooking gas connections to five crore below-poverty-line beneficiaries over the next three years. a) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana b) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana c) Jeevan Jyothi Bima Yojana d) Suraksha Bima Yojana 15. Where Prime Minister Narendra Modi did launched PMUY to provide cooking gas connections which will benefit the poor, especially the women? a) Bengaluru, Karnataka b) Bellary, Karnataka c) Ballia, Uttar Pradesh d) Varanasi, Karnataka 1. Name the district of West Bengal whose residents will be voting on 5 May 2016 for the first time since Independence of India, that is, 15 August 1947. a) Coochbehar b) Malda

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c) Bankura d) Murshidabad 2. Name the organisation that in its April 2016 Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and the Pacific forecast retained India’s growth rate at 7.5 percent for the year 2016. a)Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) b) International Monetary Fund (IMF) c) World Bank d) Moody’s Analytics 3. Name the snooker player who on 2 May 2016 won World Championship title of Snooker in Sheffield. a) Ronnie O'Sullivan b) Mark Williams c) Ding Junhui d) Mark Selby 4. Which of the following Union Ministry on 3 April 2016 launched EXIM Analytics Dashboard to provide an easy access to detailed trade data of the country? a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry b) Ministry of Finance c) Ministry of Corporate Affairs d) Ministry of Disinvestment 5. Which film on 3 May 2016 won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film? a) Masaan b) Baahubali: The Beginning c) Bajirao Mastani d) Visaranai 6. Name the actor who on 3 May 2016 was conferred the National Film Award for Best Actor? a) Ranveer Singh for Bajirao Mastani b) Amitabh Bachchan for Piku c) Allu Arjun for Race Gurram d) Mahesh Babu for Dookudu

7. A group of researchers from which university built the world's smallest working engine named as Actuating Nano-Transducers? a) University of California b) University of Pennsylvania c) University of Cambridge d) Indian Institute of Science 8. Who on 3 May 2016 was appointed Managing Director (MD) of Bharti Retail? a) Rakesh Biyani b) Yusuf Siddiqui c) John Matthews d) Kishore Biyani 9. Who on 2 May 2016 publicly identified himself as the creator of Bitcoin? a) Craig Steven Wright b) Satoshi Nakamoto c) Joseph Thomas d) None of the above 10. Name the cricketer who in the first week of May 2016 signed as brand ambassador for Hublot watches. a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Rohit Sharma c) Virat Kohli d) Shikhar Dhawan 11. Name the bank of India that has planned to introduce a performance management system for its 1.70 lakh employees to build individual accountability. a) State Bank of India b) Punjab National Bank c) HDFC d) Yes Bank 12. Name Maharashtra’s well-known businessman-politician also called ‘The Man with the Golden Shirt’ by his friends, who has earned a place in the Guinness World Records (GWR) for owning the

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most expensive gold shirt in the world costing 9835099 rupees. a) Pankaj Parakh b) Rahul Parakh c) Siddharth Parakh d) None of the above 13. Name the country that in May 2016 ordered a Canadian Robert Penner living and working in the country to leave the country within two days after he criticised the government on social media. a) Bangladesh b) Pakistan c) Nepal d) China 14. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on 3 May 2016 confirmed that he would call an election within the next week to be held on 2 July 2016. Turnbull is the Prime Minister of which country? a) New Zealand b) Australia c) Singapore d) Malaysia 15. Name the orgnisation whose new report claims that some 75 million school age children in crisis areas around the world are in desperate need of educational support. a) UNICEF b) UNESCO c) WHO d) World Children's Fund 1. Union Minister of State Piyush Goyal on 4 May 2016 launched ‘Contract Labour Payment Management System’ portal for which public sector undertaking? a) National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) b) Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) c) Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCI)

d) Coal India Limited (CIL) 2. Who of the following was not recommended for elevation as judge to Supreme Court by Collegium headed by CJI T S Thakur on 4 May 2016? a) Justice Anil R Dave b) Justice AM Khanwilkar c) Justice DY Chandrachud d) Justice Ashok Bhushan 3. Who of the following senior lawyer was recommended for elevation to judge of Supreme Court by the Collegium headed by CJI T S Thakur on 4 May 2016? a) M Sikri b) Santosh Hegde c) L Nageshwar Rao d) UU Lalit 4. Name the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand, whose name was recommended for transfer by the Supreme Court (SC) Collegium. a) Justice KM Joseph b) Justice Santosh Hegde c) Justice DY Chandrachud d) Justice AM Khanwilkar 5. Name the country that on 4 May 2016 gave its in-principle approval to Reliance Power for its first phase of 750-MW gas-based power project. a) Nepal b) Israel c) Bangladesh d) Nigeria 6. Who on 4 May 2016 took over as the part-time Chairperson of the National Statistical Commission? a) Radha Binod Barman b) S. Mahendra Dev c) Rahul Mukherjee d) Rajiv Mehta

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7. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) called for immediate transfer of refugees and asylum seekers out of the Australian-run detention camps on which group of Island? a) Nauru b) Manus Island c) Manus Island and Nauru d) None of the above 8. The European Central Bank will permanently end production and issuance of which of the following banknotes, as announced on 4 May 2016? a) 50 euro b) 500 euro c) 5000 euro d) 100 euro 9. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 4 May 2016 gave its approval for development of two laning with formation of four lane of Shimla Bypass located on a) National Highway 1 b) National Highway 4 c) National Highway 22 d) National Highway 24 10. The Union Cabinet on 4 May 2016 approved the signing of Memorandum of Co-operation between Ministry of Women & Child Development and a) CARE International b) Amnesty International c) International Committee of the Red Cross d) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 11. Which state government will launch Nagaroday Abhiyan on the lines of Gramoday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan in July-August 2016? a) Madhya Pradesh Government b) Haryana Government c) Punjab Government d) Bihar Government

12. Name the Indian State that in May 2016 won the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2016 prize in e-Agriculture category. a) Haryana b) Andhra Pradesh c) Uttar Pradesh d) Punjab 13. Name the e-enabled application that was launched by Indian railways for proper monitoring of all the Railway projects throughout the country. a) Project Management & Information System b) Project Monitoring System c) Project Maintenance System d) None of These 14. Identify the room disinfectant for silkworm rearing houses and appliances that was commercialized by the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) in May 2016. a) House Spray b) Clean Hit c) Ghar Sodhon d) None of these 15. The Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was announced in May 2016 by recognizing the scientists and engineers who contributed to the momentous detection of a) Frictional Pull b) Kinetic Drift c) Infra red Rays d) Gravitational Waves 1. Who of the following will be taking the charge of Chief of Naval Staff on 31 May 2016? a) Robin K. Dhowan b) Sureesh Mehta c) Nirmal Kumar Verma d) Sunil Lanba

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2. Name the off-shore patrol vessel (OPVs) that was launched on 5 May 2016 by Goa-based defence shipyard, Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). a) ICGS Rajshree b) ICGS Shaurya c) ICGS Vishwast d) ICGS Chetak 3. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill 2016 that was passed by the Lok Sabha on 5 May 2016 incorporates recommendation of the Joint Parliamentary Committee headed by? a) Anurag Singh Thakur b) Bhupender Yadav c) Dr T K Viswanathan d) Anandrao Adsul 4. Alberta, a place where state of emergency was declared due to massive wildfire on 5 May 2016, is a part of which country? a) Canada b) Bermuda c) Mexico 5. Name the Indian author who in May 2016 won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2016, for the Asia region for unpublished short fiction 'Cow and Company'. a) Parashar Kulkarni b) Kritika Pandey c) Sumit Ray d) Vinayak Varma 6. Who of the following was appointed as Director General (DG) of Tihar on 5 May 2016? a) Ashish Mittal b) Sudhir Yadav c) JK Sharma d) Pankaj Tomar

7. Name the three countries who on 5 May 2016 agreed to conduct coordinated sea patrols and establish a hotline to combat piracy and kidnappings. a) Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines b) Indonesia, Malaysia and Cambodia c) Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia d) Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam 8. Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on 5 May 2016 dedicated to the nation a high speed Wi-Fi hotspot at three Railway Stations. These railways stations are a) Vijayawada, Allahabad and Raipur b) Vijayawada, Kachiguda and Raipur c) Vijayawada, Kachiguda and Adilabad d) Ahmednagar, Kachiguda and Adilabad 9. The Union Government on 5 May 2016 announced that a Committee on Yoga Education in Universities has recommended seven programmes for implementation in universities. The Committee was headed by a) Suresh Lal Barnawal b) Neel Kamal c) HR Nagendra d) 0P Tiwari 10. Who on 5 May 2016 was appointed as the Chief of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security? a) G S Malhi b) H.R. Nagendra c) Suresh Lal Barnawal d) Kumar Rajesh Chandra 11. Name the manufacturing company that commissioned 600 mega watts (MW) coal-based thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh in May 2016. a) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) b) Bharat Electricals Limited (BEL)

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c) Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) 12. The world's largest unmanned surface vessel that was tested by United States of America (US) Navy in San Diego on 2 May 2016 named as a) Metal Shark b) Sea Hunter c) Sea Bird d) None of these 13. Identify the bill that was passed by Lok Sabha which paves the way for unlocking of nearly 41000 crore rupees earmarked for forest land which is lying unspent. a) The Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016 b) The Coal Mines (Special Provision) Bill, 2015 c) The Compensatory Afforestation Fund bill, 2015 d) The Wild Life Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2013 14. Name the cosmetic company that was ordered to pay 55 million US dollars by the US jury, to a woman who claimed that company’s talcum powder caused her ovarian cancer on 2 May 2016. a) Avon b) Loreal c) Henkel d) Johnson & Johnson (J&J) 15. Name the organization whose fundamental principles of official statistics got the approval of Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 May 2016. a) United Nations Organisation (UNO) b) World Health Organisation (WHO) c) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

d) World Trade Organisation (WTO) 1. Name the person who was declared the new mayor of London on 7 May 2016? a) Sadiq Khan b) Salman Khan c) Balbir Singh d) None of these 2. Which court upheld cow slaughter ban in Maharashtra and decriminalized the beef possession on 6 May 2016? a) Supreme Court b) Bombay High Court c) Ahmedabad High Court d) Aurangabad High Court 3. Name the leader who was re-elected as Prime Minister of Ireland on 6 May 2016. a) Bertie Ahern b) Brian Cowen c) Enda Kenny d) Kenny Adams 4. Who was appointed as head coach of Pakistan Cricket Team by the Pakistan Cricket Board on 6 May 2016? a) Allan Donald b) Steve Waugh c) Michael Athurton d) Mickey Arthur 5. Identify the Japanese communications satellite which was launched SpaceX on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida on 6 May 2016. a) JCSAT-14 b) ICSAT-16 c) JCSAT-16 d) None of these 6. Who was honoured with a special bronze statue by the Switzerland government on 4 May 2016? a) Rajiv Gandhi b) Yash Chopra

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c) Don Bradman d) Garry Sobers 7. Identify the bill that was passed by Lok Sabha, to ensure time-bound settlement and create a unified data base of serial defaulters. a) The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016 b) The Consumer Protection Bill, 2015 c) The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015 d) None of these 8. Identify the former cricketer who was not in the panel appointed by PCB to help in search of head coach in 2016. a) Wasim Akram b) Ramiz Raja c) Faisal Mirza d) Moin Khan 9. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved to allow flexibility in utilisation of domestic coal on 4 May 2016 to reduce a) Power Dissipation Cost b) Power generation Cost c) Coal Transportation Cost d) Mining Cost 10. What is the foundation day of Border Roads Organisation of India? a) 7 March b) 17 April c) 7 May d) 17 May 1. Name the first Muslim Mayor of London who assumed the office on 9 May 2016. a) Sajid Khan b) Aman Ali c) Sadiq Khan d) Amzad Ali 2. In which country the bug named Chan's megastick was discovered and declared as

the world's longest insect in the first week of May 2016? a) Japan b) Sri Lanka c) India d) China 3. Who wrote the book titled Shashi Kapoor – the Householder, the Star that was released on 6 May 2016? a) Sanjana Kapoor b) Aseem Chhabra c) Vivian Kabir d) Both (a) and (b) 4. Who on 8 May 2016 won 2016 Mutua Madrid Open men’s singles title? a) Novak Djokovic b) Andy Murray c) Rafael Nadal d) Roger Federer 5. Who on 8 May 2016 won Busan Open Challenger doubles title? a) Leander Paes and Sam Groth b) Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana c) Alex O'Briena and Jamie Murray d) Mahesh Bhupathi and Kelly Jones 6. Name the state/union territory that on 7 May 2016 accorded minority status on Jain community by issuing a government resolution (GR) to this effect. a) Delhi b) Gujarat c) Rajasthan d) Haryana 7. Name the disease for which the United Nations on 6 May 2016 announced the establishment of the UN Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF). a) Elizabethkingia b) Zika c) Yellow Fever d) Ebola

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8. Biologists of which University on 5 May 2016 released a report titled why vultures matter – and what we lose if they’re gone? a) University of Cambridge b) Harvard University c) University of Utah d) Stanford University 9. Name the instrument that helped NASA in detecting presence of Atomic Oxygen in the upper layers of the Martian atmosphere known as Mesosphere. a) Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) b) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) c) Hubble Space Telescope (HST) d) Spitzer Space Telescope (SST) 10. 112, the single emergency number for any emergency throughout India will be operational from a) 15 August 2016 b) 31 December 2016 c) 1 January 2017 d) 26 January 2017 11. The Karnataka Government in the first week of May 2016 decided to establish Asia’s first Rice Technology Park. The park will be established at which of the following towns? a) Belgaum b) Gangavati c) Gulbarga d) Bidar 12. Identify the Jammu and Kashmir Cricketer who was given the No Objection Certificate (NOC) needed to get a visa to play in county cricket in the UK. a) Ahmed Bandy b) Parvez Rasool c) Hardeep Singh d) Mehjoor Ali Sofi

13. Name the state whose Budget 2016-17 will be taken up in Lok Sabha in second week of May 2016? a) Uttarakhand b) Bihar c) Arunachal Pradesh d) West Bengal 14. The meeting of South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC) began in which Indian city on 9 May 2016? a) Hyderabad b) Kolkata c) Mumbai d) New Delhi 15. What is India’s rank in crony-capitalism index that was released by the Economist in the first week of May 2016? a) Ninth b) First c) Third d) Seventh 1. What was the theme of the World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) that was observed on 10 May 2016? a) Energy – make it bird-friendly! b) Destination Flyways: Migratory Birds and Tourism c) Stop the Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds d) Protect us, instead of killing: Migratory birds 2. The Union Government on 9 May 2016 released a commemorative coin of hundred rupees and a circulation coin of ten rupees for whom of the following? a) Bhim Rao Ambedkar b) Maharana Pratap c) Swami Chinmayananda d) Tatya Tope

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3. Identify the Indian scientist who won a grant of SGD 3 million by Singapore’s National Research Foundation to pursue research in the field of congenital and adult cardiovascular diseases. a) Manikanandan Jha b) Manvendra K Singh c) Savita P Kumari d) Atmatosh Kumar 4. President Obama on 9 May 2016 signed a National Legacy Act into law officially making an animal as country’s first national mammal. Name the mammal. a) American Bald Eagle b) Pallid Harrier c) Felines d) American Bison 5. Union Ministry for Water Resources on 9 May 2016 launched nine projects for rural sanitation initiatives for conservation of River Ganga in Sahibganj of which state? a) Bihar b) Jharkhand c) Uttar Pradesh d) West Bengal 6. Which Union Ministry on 9 May 2016 launched a web-based application on Integrated Waste Management System? a) Environment b) Finance c) Rural Development d) Urban Development 7. Lok Sabha on 9 May 2016 passed the Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2014 that seeks to repeal The Anti-Hijacking Act of a) 1996 b) 1982 c) 1984 d) 1972

8. Who on 9 May 2016 was appointed as Additional Solicitor General in Supreme Court? a) L. Nageswara Rao b) Satya Pal Jain c) G.Rajagopalan d) Atma Ram Nadkarni 9. Name the famous American actor best known for his work as Martin Lane on the hit series The Patty Duke Show who died on 8 May 2016. a) Martin Lane b) Sydney Chaplin c) William Schallert d) Justin Matthews 10. For which companies did the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion under Commerce & Industry Ministry relaxed foreign direct investment (FDI) norms on 6 May 2016? a) Limited Liability Partnerships b) Asset Reconstruction Companies c) Unlimited Companies d) Private Limited Companies 11. Identify the epidemic that needs an urgent action to end it within the next five years, as per the new report released by United Nations on 6 May 2016 a) Yellow fever b) Cholera c) AIDS d) None of these 12. Identify the sector in which the RBI released its draft guidelines to tap the licensing of Universal Banks on 6 May 2016. a) Public Sector b) Primary Sector c) Industrial Sector d) Private Sector

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13. Identify the issue on which RBI released a consultation paper on 28 April 2016? a) Peer to Peer Lending b) Financial encroachment c) Financial deficient d) None of these 14. Which company announced the launch of its free high-speed public WiFi service at railway stations of Ujjain, Jaipur, Patna, Guwahati, and Allahabad on 9 May 2016? a) Google b) Infosys c) TechMahindra d) Yahoo 15. What is the name of the initiative of RailTel that was in news in the first week of May 2016 as Google launched Free Public Wi-Fi Service at 5 Railway Stations as part of it? a) Railnet b) Railwire c) RailFedility d) RailWi-Fi 1. What was the nickname of the fighter aircrafts Sea Harriers, which was decommissioned by Indian Navy on 11 May 2016? a) White Elephants b) Blue Lions c) White Tigers d) The Lioness 2. The decommissioned fleet of iconic Sea Harriers of Indian Navy was replaced by? a) MIG 29 K b) MIG 29 c) Su30 MKI d) None of the above 3. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademark on 9 May 2016 granted the patent to Gilead Sciences for

its drug named Sovaldi, which is used in the treatment of a) Hepatitis A b) Hepatitis B c) Hepatitis C d) Hepatitis D 4. Who on 9 May 2016 won the Best Indian Destination for Wildlife Award? a) Chhattisgarh Tourism b) Madhya Pradesh Tourism c) Kerala Tourism d) None of the above 5. Who is the author of the forthcoming book titled India vs Pakistan: Why Can’t we just be Friends? that was in news in the second week of May 2016? a) Husain Haqqani b) Nawaz Sharif c) General Pasha d) Pervez Musharra 6. Name the world's first holographic flexible smartphone developed by the Canadian researchers. a) Smartflex b) Flexismart c) Holosmart d) Holoflex 7. Name the author of the book Who Killed Swami Laxmanananda? that was released on 5 May 2016. a) Kuldip Nayar b) Anto Akkara c) Teesta Setalvad d) Husain Haqqani 8. Who on 9 May 2016 took charge as Managing Director and CEO of Multi Commodity Exchange? a) Mrugank Paranjape b) Jyoti Samant c) P K Singhal d) Dasrath Singhal

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9. Which of the following is not the part of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) whose certificate of registration was cancelled by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 10 May 2016? a) Neelanjali Engineering Private Limited b) Novoflex Tradecom Private Limited c) Swank Services Private Limited d) Enol Ventures Private Limited 10. Which of the following is not the part of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) that on 10 May 2016 surrendered its registration certificates to Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? a) Samarth Doshi Investment Co. Private Limited b) Echjay Overseas Trades Private Limited c) Profound Exports Private Limited d) Hari Mahavin Investment Private Limited 11. Which inset letter will be provided on both number panels in the 1000 rupees denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series – 2005 that will be released by RBI soon? a) D b) A c) R d) B 12. Who resigned from the post of president of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) after serving for 9 years on 9 May 2016? a) Artemio Franchi b) Lennart Johansson c) Michel Platini d) Angel Maria Villar 13. How many medals were won by Indian boxers at the 7th Asian Youth

Championships- boxing held in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan on 9 May 2016? a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four 14. The composite floor test in the Uttarakhand legislative assembly that was won by Harish Rawat on 11 May 2016 was based on earlier similar experiments in which two states? a) Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh b) Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand c) Bihar and Uttar Pradesh d) Bihar and Andhra Pradesh 15. What is the name of the Malaria vaccine which in a study by American researchers has shown to offer a protection against Malaria for more than one year? a) PfSPZ vaccine b) Mosquirix c) Okairos d) Solvadi 1. Who of the following was elected as the independent Chairman of the International Cricket Council on 12 May 2016? a) Sharad Pawar b) Shashank Manohar c) Adnan Zaidi d) Mustafa Kamal 2. A Parliamentary panel headed by Murali Manohar Joshi in its report on rejuvenating River Ganga has recommended for an overarching authority headed by a) Minister of Environment & Forest b) Minister of Finance c) Prime Minister d) Minister of Water Resource

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3. How many drug formulations ceiling price was fixed by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority on 11 May 2016? a) 22 b) 37 c) 54 d) 71 4. Name England’s women cricket team captain, who on 11 May 2016 announced her retirement from international cricket. a) Sarah Taylor b) Katherine Brunt c) Natalie Sciver d) Charlotte Edwards 5. The Uttar Pradesh government on 11 May 2016 gave its nod to develop nearly 200-km long bicycle highway from a) Agra to Etawah b) Agra to Mathura c) Kanpur to Lucknow d) Aligarh to Agra 6. What was the theme of National Technology Day that was observed across the nation on 11 May 2016? a) Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan b) Technology and Skill Development c) Technology and Farmer Welfare d) Technology Enablers of Startup India 7. Name the Indo-American woman teahcer who was honored by US President Barack Obama for her excellent work in the field of education on 11 May 2016. a) Nina Davuluri b) Mira Nair c) Sheetal Sheth d) Revathi Balakrishnan 8. Who of the following is the author of the book The Drowned Detective? a) Charlie Jane Anders b) Emily Henry

c) Neil Jordan d) Amber Sparks 9. Name the country with which India signed a protocol to amend the convention for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes capital gains on 10 May 2016. a) Sri Lanka b) Mauritius c) Japan d) China 10. Who of the following was recommended by Hockey India for Arjuna Award on 11 May 2016? a) Ritu Rani b) VR Raghunath c) Sardara Singh d) (a) and (b) both 11. Who of the following was named NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the second straight year on 10 May 2016? (a) Russell Westbrook (b) Stephen Curry (c) Kawhi Leonard (d) LeBron James 12. Name the famous West Indian commentator who died on 11 May 2016 in Barbados. (a) Tony Cozier (b) Johny Cozier (c) Anthony Matthews (d) Clive Tony 13. The International Cricket Council on 11 May 2016 lifted the provisional suspension on which of the following Sri Lankan cricketer? (a) Angelo Mathews (b) Kusal Perera (c) Lasith Malinga (d) Thisara Perera

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14. Who is the author of the book titled Chaos and Caliphate: Jihadis and the West in the Struggle for the Middle East? (a) Osama Alomar (b) Khalaf Ali Alkhalaf (c) Patrick Cockburn (d) Oliver Goldsmith 15. A group of scientists on 11 May 2016 claimed that they have unearthed a fragment of the world’s oldest known ground edge axe. It was found in which of the following countries? (a) Australia (b) The United States of America (c) South Africa (d) China 1. As per a survey conducted by WHO, which city was declared the world’s most polluted in terms of air quality? a) New Delhi b) Zabol c) Gwalior d) Beijing 2. Which of the following is not a part of six countries that in May 2016 signed a Multilateral Competent Authority agreement for the automatic exchange to boost transparency by multinational enterprises (MNEs)? a) India b) Iran c) Canada d) Iceland 3. Name the state that on 12 May 2016 declared drought in over 29000 villages of the state. a) Uttar Pradesh b) Haryana c) Telangana d) Maharashtra

4. Name the Indian-American engineer who was appointed as the member of President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships by President Barack Obama. a) Manjit Singh b) Frank Islam c) Geeta Pasi d) Nandita Bakhshi 5. Name the famous Indian music composer who on 12 May 2016 agreed to be the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian Olympic contingent? a) Himesh Reshammiya b) Pritam c) AR Rahman d) Vishal Dadlani 6. Who of the following Indian wrestler on 12 May 2016 earned the Olympic quota from India in 74-kg category? a) Dharamvir Singh b) Brijbhushan Singh c) Narsingh Yadav d) Sushil Kumar 7. Name the newly nominated member of the Rajya Sabha whose resignation was accepted by Chairman Mohammed Hamid Ansari. a) Mary Kom b) Pranav Pandya c) Salim Khan d) Rajat Sharma 8. Which country on 11 May 2016 granted final parliamentary approval to a bill to legalize same-sex civil unions? a) Norway b) France c) Portugal d) Italy

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9. Who in the second week of May 2016 was appointed the Senior Vice President and Head of Digital of Mphasis? a) Yesh Subramanian b) Vinayak Sen c) Dinesh Venugopal d) Rajat Kapadia 10. Identify the two Harbour Defence Systems that were commissioned at Vizag to enhance the Navy's surveillance capability and response to security threats on 11 May 2016. a) IUHDSS & MWDC b) SPS & UIS c) SPS & IUHDSS d) UIS & MWDC 11. Name the Parliamentary Committee that recommended an authority on Ganga Rejuvenation with Prime Minister as its head on 11 May 2016. a) Public Accounts Committee b) Public Undertakings Committee c) Business Advisory Committee d) Estimates Committee of Parliament 12. Name the community in the western part of India which has the roots of Jewish as per the study from Tel Aviv University that was published on 10 May 2016. a) Bene Israel b) Luso-Indian c) British Indian d) Indo people 13. Identify the awards that were given by Union Health Ministry to mark the meritorious services of nursing professionals in India on 12 May 2016. a) Florence Nightingale Awards 2016 b) Indian Nursing Awards 2016 c) Medical Service Awards 2016 d) Mother Teresa Awards 2016

14. On Which day the world celebrates International Nurses Day? a) 10 May b) 12 May c) 15 March d) 13 April 15. SEBI on 12 May 2016 received Union Cabinet’s approval to sign MoU for mutual co-operation and technical assistance with which country? a) Bangladesh b) Sri Lanka c) Abu Dhabi d) United Arab Emirates 1. Who of the following was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court on 14 May 2016? a) Justice Vineet Saran b) Justice AK Patnaik c) Justice Naveen Sinha d) Justice Virender Singh 2. The Prime Minister along with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on 14 May 2016 released a Declaration' at Ninora village in Ujjain. Name it. a) Simhastha b) Indo-Lanka Declaration c) Declaration of Peace d) Tamil Declaration 3. Name the state that on 13 May 2016 notified its Backward Classes (Reservation in Services and Admission in Educational Institutions) Act 2016. a) Bihar b) Gujarat c) Haryana d) Odisha 4. Name the woman who on 13 May 2016 was named as the FIFA’s first female Secretary General (SG). a) Helen Clark

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b) Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura c) Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed d) Patricia Scotland 5. Who headed the committee appointed by Haryana Government that on 13 May 2016 submitted its report on Jat Quota agitation to Chief Minister Manohar Lal? a) B B Tandon b) Madhukar Gupta c) H R Nagendra d) Parkash Singh 6. Name the country that on 13 May 2016 passed a comprehensive bill on Opioid abuse by young athletes and babies. a) Germany b) United States c) Britain d) Russia 7. World Health Organization in its urban air quality database released on 12 May 2016 claimed that Zabol is the world’s most polluted city in terms of air quality. Zabol is a city of which country? a) Iran b) Nigeria c) China d) Russia 8. Which of the following Indian city is not part of four of the five cities in the world with the worst air pollution as claimed by WHO’s urban air quality database released in 12 May 2016? a) Gwalior b) Allahabad c) Patna d) Ahmedabad 9. Name the state that on 12 May 2016 decided to implement caste based reservation policy in contractual jobs in government and its undertaking.

a) Bihar b) Jharkhand c) Odisha d) Himachal Pradesh 10. Name the Spiritual leader and chief of Nirankari Mission who died on 13 May 2016 in a road accident in Montreal, Canada. a) Baba Hardev Singh b) Baba Avtar Singh c) Baba Buta Singh d) None of the above 11. India got its Union Cabinet’s approval to sign the inter-governmental agreement with this country on 12 May 2016. a) Bangladesh b) Malaysia c) Maldives d) Mauritius 12. The Kenyan government has decided to close World's biggest refugee camp that houses an estimated 328000 refugees mostly from Somalia. Name it. a) Mae La camp b) Dadaab camp c) Kakuma Camp d) Dollo Ado Camp 13. Hockey India on 12 March 2016 recommended whose name for the Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award? a) Shankar Lakshman b) CR Kumar c) Chinadorai Deshmutu d) Sylvanus Dung Dung 14. Hockey India on 12 March 2016 recommended whose name for the Dronacharya Award? a) CR Kumar b) Sylvanus Dung Dung c) V R Raghunath

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d) Lal Bokhari 15. Who became the interim President of Brazil following the suspension of Dilma Rousseff on 12 May 2016? a) Michel Temer b) Fernando Collor c) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva d) None of the above 1. Name the state that had decided to introduce statewide police emergency facility number dial 100 on 2 October 2016. a) Uttar Pradesh b) Bihar c) West Bengal d) Nagaland 2. Name the pharmaceutical corporation that in May 2016 took steps to block its drugs from use in lethal injections. a) Novartis b) GlaxoSmithKline c) Pfizer Inc d) Daiichi Sankyo 3. Name the E-commerce giant that was accused by Wildlife SOS of selling wildlife specimens, including an array of wildlife trophies, snares and manuals on hunting. a) Amazon b) Flipkart c) Alibaba d) Snapdeal 4. The Reserve Bank of India on 13 May 2016 said that entities from how many countries will require its prior approval to establish branch office or project office in India. a) Five b) Seven c) Nine d) Eleven

5. Name the orgnaisation that has decided to tighten due diligence requirements for issuance and transfer of controversy-ridden P-Notes and put the onus on investors to ensure compliance with anti-money laundering law. a) Financial Stability and Development Council b) Securities and Exchange Board of India c) Reserve Bank of India d) Forward Markets Commission 6. Name the World’s largest cargo aircraft that landed at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International airport for a stopover on the way to Australia from Turkmenistan on 13 May 2016. a) Lockheed C-5 Galaxy b) Antonov An-225 c) Antonov An-22 d) Ilyushin Il-76 7. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science under the Union Ministry of AYUSH in May 2016 started a Tribal Health Care Research Project in a district of In Himachal Pradesh. Name it- a) Rajgarh b) Kasauli c) Shimla d) Lahaul-Spiti 8. Ritu Rani whose name was recommended for Arjuna Award by a sports body of India is related to which sport? a) Hockey b) Cricket c) Badminton d) Kha Kho 9. Name the former captain of Indian cricket team, who on 13 May 2016 was appointed ICC Cricket Committee chairman for a second term of three years.

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a) Saurav Ganguly b) Anil Kumble c) Rahul Dravid d) Sachin Tendulkar 10. Name the World’s oldest person who died on 14 May 2016 dies in New York at age 116. a) Tane Ikai b) Susannah Mushatt Jones c) Emma Morano d) Gertrude Weaver 1. Name the first Indian who has been honoured with the IAF Hall of Fame award 2016? a) Shubhkaran Yadav b) Amal Deka c) Joseph Matthew d) Udupi Ramachandra Rao 2. What was the theme of the 2016 International Day of Families that is celebrated annually on 15 May? a) Men in charge? Gender equality and children's rights in contemporary families b) Advancing Social Integration and Intergenerational Solidarity c) Families, healthy lives and sustainable future d) Families and Persons with Disabilities 3. Who of the following won his first Italian Open Men's Singles Tennis title? a) Roger Federer b) Andy Murray c) Novak Djokovic d) Rafael Nadal 4. Which indigenously developed Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile was test fired from the complex of Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast? a) Ashwin b) Prithvi-II c) Agni-I

d) Akash 5. Who of the following won Italian Open Women's Singles Tennis title? a) Victoria Azarenka b) Ana Ivanovic c) Maria Sharapova d) Serena Williams 6. Which Indian Justice was appointed as deputy chairman of FIFA’s Governance Committee in May 2016? a) Jagdish Sharan Verma b) P. Sathasivam c) Mukul Mudgal d) Altamas Kabir 7. Which four minute documentary film on girl child education from India has been invited for special screening at the 42nd Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), Washington DC? a) Atmaja b) Beti c) Kanya d) Duhita 8. Who of the following women’s squash team was the winner of the 18th Asian Team squash championships played at Taipei in Chinese Taipei? a) Indian team b) Malaysian team c) Pakistani team d) Hong Kong team 9. Who of the following men’s squash team was the winner of the 18th Asian Team squash championships played at Taipei in Chinese Taipei? a) Indian team b) Malaysian team c) Pakistani team d) Hong Kong team

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10. Name the Dutch teenager who became Formula One's youngest race winner after winning the Spanish Grand Prix. a) Kimi Raikkonen b) Max Verstappen c) Giedo van der Garde d) Michael Bleekemolen 11. Name the former Test cricketer, the first Indian to score a memorable ton in his debut innings, who died Ahmedabad aged 87. a) Deepak Shodhan b) MJ Gopalan c) Rustomji Jamshedji d) Vinoo Mankad 12. The Union Government decided to replace 5-year plans with 15-year vision documents which for the first time will include a) Communal peace b) Regional Development c) Internal Security & Defence d) Climate Change 13. Who among the following was appointed as a current player representative in the ICC Cricket Committee for a 3-year term? a) Rahul Dravid b) Mahela Jayawardena c) Anil Kumble d) Mark Taylor 14. Who was re-elected as the chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee for another 3-year term until 2018? a) Shashank Manohar b) Anil Kumble c) Tim May d) Ravi Shastri

15. In which European country the USA launched a new ground-based missile defense system? a) Romania b) Poland c) France d) Bulgaria 1. What was the theme of the 2016 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day that is observed annually on 17 May? a) Telecommunications and ICTs: Drivers of innovation b)Broadband forSustainable Development c) ICT Entrepreneurship for Social Impact d) None of the above 2. What is the name of the world’s first robot lawyer that was hired by a US law firm? a) ROSS b) TOSS c) DOSS d) MOSS 3. Name the South Korean author who won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her novel 'The Vegetarian'. a) Ann Goldstein b) Han Kang c) Elena Ferrante d) Orhan Pamuk 4. Who of the following is not a part of the three-member Indian women's archery team who were named for the Rio Olympics? a) Deepika Kumari b) Bombayla Devi c) Laxmirani Majhi d) Dola Banerjee

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5. Name the UNDP project that has turned testimonies of displaced people in Ukraine into “books”. a) Living Library b) Displaced Library c) Library of Displaced d) Library of Livings 6. Name the new fund that will be launched at UN World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey in May 2016. a) Education is waiting b) Educate the deprived c) Education Cannot Wait d) None of the above 7. Who was sworn in as the acting Chief Justice of Tripura High Court? a) Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei b) Justice Deepak Kumar Gupta c) Justice Dinesh Maheshwari d) Justice Vineet Saran 8. British Royals launched the Heads Together campaign to tackle stigma of a) HIV/AIDS b) Mental health c) Disability d) Suicide 9. The scientists of which country built the world’s first scanning helium microscope to study human, animal and plant samples in pristine form? a) Germany b) Canada c) New Zealand d) Australia 10. Which country launched the Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellite on board the Long March 2-D rocket? a) Japan b) South Korea c) China d) Malaysia

11. Name the Indian Ph.D student who bagged the European Materials Research Society’s (EMRS’s) Young Scientist Award at the EMRS 2016 Spring Meeting Lille France. a) Partha Pratim Majumdar b) Nandini Bhandaru c) Usha Barwale d) Paramjit Khurana 12. Which country won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, the longest-running annual international TV song competition? a) Ireland b) Ukraine c) Sweden d) France 13. Who was recently appointed the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court? a) Justice Deepak Gupta b) Justice Vaiphie c) Justice Kumar Vyomkesh d) Justice Navin Sinha 14. Identify the pair that won the 2016 Italian Open women’s doubles title. a) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis b) Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic c) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci d) Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik 15. Who of the following Indian peacekeepers will not be honoured with Dag Hammarskjold Medal by UN International Peace Keeping Organisation? a) Head Constable Shubhkaran Yadav b) Subedar Jagjeevan Ram c) Rifleman Manish Malik d) Havildar Amal Deka

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1. Name the person who will head the five member committee that was constituted by government to give recommendations on the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) roadmap for the future. a) Sumit Bose b) Arvind Subramanian c) Urijit Patel d) NK Singh 2. Which of the following point is not true in context of Draft National Policy for Women that was unveiled for consultation by Union government? a) Create eco-systems to encourage entrepreneurship amongst women b) Create a society in which women attain their full potential c) Replace National Policy for Empowerment of Women, 2011 d) Guide Government action on Women’s issues over next 15-20 years 3. Name the Indian-American who won the one of two Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards of 50000 US dollar for developing a low-cost electronically aided knee brace. a) Rajeev Jha b) Syamantak Payra c) Swetha Revanur d) Prashant Godishala 4. India held the first round of Maritime Security Dialogue with which country? a) Japan b) China c) United States d) Bangladesh 5.State-run power producer NTPC Limited formed Joint Venture with which company to revive plants of the Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL)? a) Oil India Corporation

b) Coal India Limited c) Indian Oil Corporation Limited d) Engineer India Limited 6. Himalayan brown beers came into news after being sighted for the first time after 1999 in a) Kargil b) Tundah c) Dachigam d) Kupwara 7. Which of the following football clubs won La Liga Champions Parade 2016? a) Deportivo b) Real Madrid c) Barcelona FC d) Granada 8. Who of the following is the first Chief of Air Staff to fly the indigenously designed and produced Light Combat Aircraft Tejas? a) Pradeep Vasant Naik b) Arup Raha c) Norman Anil Kumar Browne d) Fali Homi Major 9. Name the athlete who created history by breaking the national record in women's 3000m steeplechase event. a) Anjum Chopra b) Sudha Singh c) Lalita Babar d) Geeta Singh 10. Identify one of the discoverers of Neptune's rings who died recently. a) Andre Brahic b) William Hubbard c) Zard William d) None of the above 11. The SBI proposed to merge which public sector bank with itself along with its 5 associate banks?

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a) Bharatiya Mahila Bank b) Andhra Bank c) Bank of Baroda d) Union Bank of India 12. Which bank launched the SmartUp platform to offer banking and payment solutions to start-ups? a) ICICI Bank b) HDFC Bank c) State Bank of India d) Axis Bank 13. Researchers of which American university developed world’s first zika virus clone? a) University of Pennsylvania b) Harvard University c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology d) University of Texas 14. Which Indian artist won prize at the 2016 UN poster contest on N-disarmament? a) Neelima Mehta b) Anjali Chandrashekar c) Rani Sharma d) Sudesh Naik 15. What was the theme of World Hypertension Day (WHD) that was observed across the world on 17 May 2016? a) Take care of your Heart! b) Note your pulse rate c) Know your numbers d) None of the above 1. Name the former Union Minister from BJP who opened the account for BJP in the Assembly Election 2016 for the first time in the Kerala. a) S Sreesanth b) Kunnam Rajasekharan c) O Rajagopal d) Pinnrayi Vijayan

2. Name the Indian state that inaugurated the world’s largest single rooftop solar power plant with capacity of 11.5 MegaWatt (MW). a) Haryana b) Gujarat c) Punjab d) Tamil Nadu 3. Which of the following state was not the part of meeting that was called by Prime Minister to access drought and water scarcity situations? a) Tamil Nadu b) Andhra Pradesh c) Uttar Pradesh d) Jharkhand 4. The United States (US) Senate on 18 May 2016 approved a bipartisan emergency funding of what amount to combat the Zika virus in 2016 and 2017? (a) 1.9 billion US dollar (b) 1.1 billion US dollar (c) 1.2 billion US dollar (d) 2.5 billion US dollar 5. Who was recently appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of IndiGo? a) Aditya Ghosh b) Pankaj Madan c) Adam David d) Rohit Philip 6. The revision of the rehabilitation of bonded labour scheme that will be made a Central Sector Scheme will replace Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act of a) 1952 b) 1967 c) 1976 d) 1991 7. Who was recently appointed the Executive Secretary of the United Nations

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Framework Convention on Climate Change? a) Christiana Figueres b) Noeleen Heyzer c) Patricia Espinosa Cantellano d) None of the above 8. The Indian 4x100m women's relay team recently broke the 18-year-old national record at IAAF World Challenge. The event was held in which of the following cities? a) Amsterdam b) Beijing c) Antwerp d) Berlin 9. Which state government recently decided to launch Green Passage Scheme for orphan students? a) Odisha b) Bihar c) Maharashtra d) Assam 10. Who was recently appointed as Barco’s Managing Director for India? a) Rajiv Bhalla b) Raghunath Roy c) Pankaj Madan d) Rohith Philip 11. Who became the first woman Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Lucknow? a) Manzil Saini b) Usha Gupta c) Deepali Yadav d) Mamta Goyal 12. Which Mobile app platform signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to benefit Safai Karamcharis? a) FlipKart b) Ola

c) Amazon d) Uber 13. The World Cities Report 2016, Urbanization and Development: Emerging Futures was released by which organisation? a) World Health Organisation b) United Nations economic and social council c) UN-Habitat d) Population Council 14. Which Indian car model failed the crash tests conducted by Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP)? a) Honda Amaze b) Hyundai Eon c) Maruti Brezza d) Nissan Sunny 15. Which platform was launched by Income Tax (IT) department to fast track taxpayer grievances? a) e-suraksha b) e-nivaran c) e-sewa d) e-kalyan 1. Who of the following was sworn-in as the first female president of Taiwan? a) Eric Chu b) Tsai Ing-wen c) Ma Ying-jeou d) Wu Po-hsiung 2. Name the cyclonic storm over the west central Bay of Bengal that will strike Andhra Pradesh coast. a) ROANU b) ASHOBAA c) Lehar d) HUDHUD 3. The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda launched Centre

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for Environmental Health. The centre is a joint initiative between which two foundations? a) Public Health Foundation of India and the FICCI b) Public Health Foundation of India and the Teri University c) Public Health Foundation of India and the Tata Institute of Social Science d) FICCI and the Tata Institute of Social Science 4. President Pranab Mukherjee launched a software solution named Intelligent Operations Centre in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The software is designed by a) Accenture b) IBM c) Wipro d) None of the above 5. Which of the following political parties emerged triumphant in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election? a) AIADMK b) DMK c) INC d) BJP 6. The 27th series of CORPAT was conducted between the Indian Navy and a) Sri Lankan Navy b) Japanese Navy c) French Navy d) Indonesian Navy 7. Who has been appointed as the new Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology? a) Virendra Singh b) Jagmohan Sharma c) Rakesh Kumar Mishra d) None of the above 8. Name the Indian journalist who was elected unanimously as the Deputy Mayor

of Loughton town in the United Kingdom on 19 May 2016. a) V K Krishna Menon b) Omana Gangadharan c) Raj Rajendran d) Philip Abraham 9. Name the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer who was appointed as the Ambassador of India to Romania. a) Ashok Chauhan b) AVS Ramesh Chandra c) Rupesh Tiwari d) Sagar Rajora 10. Name the Noted Gujarati folk singer and Padma award winner who passed away in May 2016. a) Bhikhudan Gadhvi b) Diwaliben Bhil c) Sudhir V Shah d) Dahyabhai Shastri 11. Name the Indian-American biotechnologist who was awarded with the University of Houston’s Distinguished Leadership in Teaching Excellence Award in 2016? a) Rita nair b) Nazeeba Abraham c) Rupa Iyer d) Sheela Sharda 12. Which Union Territory released the draft bill on granting Statehood status to it? a) Chandigarh b) Puducherry c) NCT Delhi d) Andaman & Nicobar Islands 13. Nokia Technologies entered into a 10-year brand-licensing deal with which company to market Nokia-branded phones and tablets? a) HMD Global Oy

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b) FIH Mobile Limited c) Alca-Lucent d) Siemens Technology and Services 14. In which city Apple Inc. will be setting up an iOS App Design and Development Accelerator? a) Bengaluru b) Hyderabad c) Mumbai d) Kolkata 15. In this city Apple Inc. opened a Development Office to develop Maps for Apple products? a) Chennai b) Hyderabad c) Thiruvananthapuram d) New Delhi 1. Which State government has proposed to the Centre for amending the NDRF norms for heat wave victims? a) Gujarat b) Maharashtra c) Andhra Pradesh d) Madhya Pradesh 2. Which Indian athlete bagged his/her second gold by winning the women's 200 metres race at the Taiwan Open Athletics Championships? a) Anil Kumar Prakash b) Dutee Chand c) Shiny Abraham d) Tintu Lukka 3. Market regulator tightened the norm for this category of instrument to check money laundering? a) Forward Contracts b) Future Contracts c) Participatory Notes d) Options

4. A joint working group of Odisha recommended setting up Electric Locomotive Periodic Overhaul (ELPO) workshop in which district of the state? a) Keonjhar b) Ganjam c) Mayurbhanj d) Kalahandi 5. Which Emmy award-winning English-born actor died at the age of 96 recently? a) Morley Safer b) John Madden c) Alan Young d) Sally Field 6. International Museum Day was observed on 18 May 2016 with the theme a) Museums and Cultural Landscapes b) Museums for a Sustainable Society c) Museum collections make connections d) Museums (memory + creativity = social change) 7. Who is the author of two books - My Favourite Nature Stories and The World Outside My Window that were released on 19 May 2016? a) Arundhati Roy b) Jhumpa Lahiri c) Ruskin Bond d) Arvind Adiga 8. Who was elected as the Chief Minister of Kerala by the Left Democratic Front that secured majority in the Assembly elections? a) V S Achuthanandan b) Oomen Chandy c) Pinarayi Vijayan d) AK Antony 9. Which State Government released PEHAL, a vision document for raising education standards? a) Uttarakhand

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b) Himachal Pradesh c) Punjab d) Rajasthan 10. Union Government on 20 May 2016 launched an indigenously developed affordable faecal incontinence management system. It is called as a) Qora b) Zora c) Kora d) Nora 11. A team of scientists successfully tested hypersonic superjet technology HIFiRE in the world's largest land-based testing range in Woomera. The test range is located in a) Norway b) Australia c) New Zealand d) Japan 12. As per the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Regional Assessments released by the UN, this many million Indians will be at risk from rising sea levels by 2050. a) 10 million b) 20 million c) 30 million d) 40 million 13. The US House of Representatives approved a legislation to upgrade defence ties with this country on par with its NATO allies. a) Israel b) Pakistan c) India d) China 14. India’s women’s badminton team secured bronze medal in the 2016 Uber Cup. Against this backdrop, identify the country that hosted the tournament. a) South Korea

b) Japan c) China d) Malaysia 15. Turrialba volcano which erupted recently is in which of the following nations? a) Chile b) Costa Rica c) Australia d) Mexico 1. The Red Line campaign that was in news related to a) Misuse of antibiotics b) HIV/AIDS prevalence among children c) Breast cancer among men d) Cyber crimes 2. This Indian-American professor was conferred with the US National Medal of Science 2015. a) Syamantak Payra b) Rupa Iyer c) Neela Banerjee d) Rakesh K Jain 3. As per the World Health Statistics 2016, the global life expectancy for children born in 2015 was a) 51.4 years b) 61.4 years c) 71.4 years d) 81.4 years 4. As per the World Health Statistics 2016, the life expectancy for children born in India in 2015 was a) 58.3 years b) 68.3 years c) 78.3 years d) 88.3 years 5. Which country decided to sever 40-year-old diplomatic ties with Iran? a) Afghanistan

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b) Maldives c) Bangladesh d) Lebanon 6. This city hosted the 1st World Conference on Tourism for Development? a) Beijing b) London c) New York d) Mumbai 7. Who was appointed as the new Director of Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology? a) Radha Binod Barman b) Rakesh Kumar Mishra c) Radha Kumar d) Susmita Pandey 8. Who of the following were appointed by United Nations as special envoys for El Nino and climate? a) Mary Robinson b) Macharia Kamau c) Allen Gore d) Both (a) and (b) 9. Phalodi in Rajasthan on 19 May 2016 recorded 51 degrees Celsius- the highest temperature recorded in India since 1956. The previous high of 50.6 degrees Celsius was recorded in a) Alwar b) Jaipur c) Kota d) Bharatpur 10. Which country hosted the meeting of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors? a) Germany b) Canada c) Japan d) China

1. Who of the following was elected as 34th BCCI President at the board’s special general meeting (SGM) in Mumbai? a) Shashank Manohar b) Fateh Singh Gaekwad c) Anurag Thakur d) Ajay Shirke 2. Who of the following was appointed as BCCI Secretary? a) Fateh Singh Gaekwad b) Anurag Thakur c) Ajay Shirke d) None of the above 3. Who of the following is the youngest BCCI President appointee? a) Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan b) Anurag Thakur c) Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad d) Madhavrao Scindia 4. Who was appointed by the President as the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Puducherry? a) Kiran Bedi b) Ajay Kumar Singh c) Virendra Kataria d) Kapil Mishra 5. Which of the following statement in relation to India’s indigenous winged Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) that was launched by ISRO is wrong. a) It can put satellites into orbit around earth and then re-enter atmosphere b) The final version of the RLV will take off around 2030 c) It was built at the TATA Advanced Materials Limited d) The double delta-winged RLV-TD is almost 6 times smaller than final version

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6. What was the theme of the 2016 International Day for Biological Diversity, which is observed annually on 22 May? a) Mainstreaming Biodiversity; Sustaining People and their Livelihoods b) Biodiversity for Sustainable Development c) Island Biodiversity d) Biodiversity, Development and Poverty Alleviation 7. Himachal Pradesh fisheries department began an artificial propagation programme for rehabilitation and conservation of which of the following fishes? a) Goonch Catfish b) Golden Mahseer c) Brwon Trout d) Snakehead 8. Who was awarded the Othmer Gold Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership 2016? a) Vijay Mallaya b) Gautam Adani c) Mukesh Ambani d) Anil Ambani 9. Name the oldest Olympic champion of Hungarian Waterpolo team who died recently. a) Sandor Tarics b) Bonnie Blair c) Jesse Owens d) Eddie Eagan 10. Which country won the 2016 Thomas Cup badminton tournament? a) China b) The Netherlands c) Denmark d) Indonesia

11. Name the football club that won the 2016 Federation Cup title for the 14th time. a) Aizwal FC b) Mohun Bagan c) Bengaluru FC d) Sporting Clube de Goa 12. Which multilateral agency launched the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility? a) World Bank b) International Monetary Fund c) New Development Bank d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 13. Which country won the Uber Cup badminton tournament held in Kunshan, China? a) India b) South Korea c) Indonesia d) China 14. Who was appointed by the Union Government as the head of committee on defence expenditure? a) N K Singh b) D B Shekatkar c) Prakash Singh d) H R Nagendra 15. With which Arab country India signed 4 MoUs/Agreements on defence cooperation? a) Oman b) Yemen c) Saudi Arabia d) Kuwait 1. Who among the following won the 2016 Asian 6-Red snooker title? a) Pankaj Advani b) Aditya Mehta c) Keen Hoh Moh d) Kamal Chawla

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2. Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling was conferred with the Yugkavi Siddhicharan Prize. The award was conferred by a) Bhutan b) Nepal c) Bangladesh d) Sri Lanka 3. Name the state whose governor promulgated Official Language (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016 to facilitate use of a language in transaction of official businesses of the Government. a) Odisha b) Kerala c) West Bengal d) Telangana 4. Which State Government launched the Smart Village programme to improve public facilities in rural areas? a) Rajasthan b) Punjab c) Telangana d) Gujarat 5. With which country/countries India signed a transit agreement to facilitate seamless transport of goods? a) Pakistan b) Afghanistan c) Iran d) Both (b) and (c) 6. National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned use of light and heavy diesel vehicles, which are more than 10 years old, in six major cities of which state? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Bihar c) West Bengal d) Kerala

7. Which Fast Attack Craft ship was commissioned into the Indian Navy in May 2016? a) INS Tarmugli b) INS Vikrant c) INS Siddhant d) INS Ravi 8. Which cancer-causing chemical was found in bread samples tested in Delhi by Centre for Science and Environment? a) Potassium Bromate b) Butylated Hydroxytoluene c) Sodium Benzoate d) Sodium Nitrite 9. The Union Government in May 2016 imposed a complete ban on Indian citizens travelling to which war struck country? a) Vietnam b) Kuwait c) Libya d) Egypt 10. Which State separated the Plus II colleges from the Plus III colleges and made it a part of school education in May 2016? a) Kerala b) Odisha c) Karnataka d) Punjab 11. Who has been appointed the Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited? a) S K Sharma b) K C Purohit c) Vijay Dedhwal d) None of the above 12. Which film won the 2016 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival? a) Dheepan b) I, Daniel Blake c) Marty

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d) The Wind That Shakes the Barley 13. Which country has recently granted political refugee status to Maldives' ex-president Mohamed Nasheed? a) Ireland b) The United States of America c) Britain d) Malaysia 14. Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for opening an Ayurvedic centre in which of the following countries? a) Japan b) Britain c) Maldives d) China 15. Who created a new record by climbing the Mount Everest for seventh time? a) Lhakpa Sherpa b) Arunima Sinha c) Malavath Poorna d) G R Radhika 1. Union Government signed 100 million US dollar loan and project agreement with World Bank to support Urban Water Supply Modernization project of which state? a) Karnataka b) Gujarat c) Maharashtra d) Telangana 2. Who of the following was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Kerala? a) Kodiyeri Balakrishnan b) Ramesh Chennithala c) Pinarayi Vijayan d) VS Achuthanandan 3. North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) which was in news was formed by which of the following political parties?

a) Indian National Congress (INC) b) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) c) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) d) Janata Dal (United) 4.The United Nations World Humanitarian Summit was held in which of the following cities? a) Berlin b) Paris c) Istanbul d) New Delhi 5. Which of the following cricketers was recently appointed the brand ambassador of F45 India? a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Virat Kohli c) Steve Smith d) Brett Lee 6. Name the veteran CPI (M) leader and former Member of Parliament from Chirayinkeezhu constituency in Kerala who died recently. a) S. Ramakrishnan b) K Anirudhan c) P. Sundarayya d) E.M.S. Namboodiripad 7. Who recently took over as the 46th Commandant of the Indian Military Academy? a) Lt. General SK Saini b) Lt. General Balwant Singh Negi c) Lt. General Thakur Mahadeo Singh d) Lt. General DS Hooda 8. Who authored the book titled A Call to Mercy: Hearts to Love, Hands to Serve? a) Mother Teresa b) Dalai Lama c) Barack Obama d) Malala Yousafzai

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9. Which State Government signed a MoU with Eclat Health Solutions of the USA to invest 15 million US dollars in Tier II cities? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Telangana c) Karnataka d) Tamil Nadu 10. As per the UGC Regulations 2016, research existence of how many years is needed for an institution to get recognition as a deemed university? a) 2 years b) 3 years c) 4 years d) 5 years 11. Name the Pink Panther star that died recently. a) David Bowie b) Nick Menza c) Burt Kwouk d) Morley Safer 12.Saudi-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) recently announced to open its first branch in India in which state? a) Gujarat b) Mahar ashtra c) Haryana d) Kerala 13. According to UNEP report Actions on Air Quality, how many countries have increased the percentage of households that have access to cleaner burning fuels to more than 85 percent? a) 90 b) 97 c) 94 d) 92 14. Which one of the following is not part of the Call for Action listed in the charter

for Persons With Disabilities endorsed at UN Humanitarian Summit recently? a) Non-Discrimination b) Participation c) Inclusive Policy d) Bridging Digital Divide 15. The Union Cabinet recently approved the financial restructuring of which public sector undertaking (PSU)? a) Hindustan Fertilizers Corporation Limited b) Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited c) Madras Fertilizers Limited d) Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited 1. As per Union Government’s decision the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will now be known in Hindi as a) Divyangjan Sashaktikaran Vibhag b) Hariyang Sashaktikaran Vibhag c) Nihshakt Sashaktikaran Vibhag d) Sharirik Aksham Sashaktikaran Vibhag 2. Bharatvani portal launched by Union Ministry of Human Resource Development provides for a) Online repository of dictionaries b) Information relating to International Day of Yoga-2016 c) Online repository of classical songs d) Cultural heritage of the country 3. The Draft Model Rules 2016 released by Union Government for effective implementation of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 will repeal the existing Model Rules of which year? a) 1978 b) 1994 c) 2002 d) 2007

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4. The findings of India’s first ever Passenger Satisfaction Survey were recently released. The survey was conducted at a) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport b) Indira Gandhi International Airport c) Chennai International Airport d) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport 5. Name the American engineer who won the 2016 Millennium Technology Prize. a) Stuart Parkin b) Frances Arnold c) Arnold Frances d) Shuji Nakamura 6. The Union Cabinet recently gave ex-post facto approval to MoU signed between India and Maldives in the field of a) Health Sector b) Technology c) Tourism d) Defence 7. Which of the following Hollywood celebrities has been recently appointed visiting professor at the London School of Economics? a) Johnny Depp b) Robert Downey, Jr. c) Natalie Portman d) Angelina Jolie 8. Which country is currently hosting the 21st BXM Cycling World Championship? a) Colombia b) Argentina c) Venezuela d) Peru 9. 20 Nirbhaya buses fitted with Vehicle Tracking System, CCTV cameras and panic buttons were launched by Union Minister

Nitin Gadkari belongs to the transport corporation of which state? a) Gujarat b) Bihar c) Rajasthan d) Delhi 10. Union Cabinet gave its ex-facto approval to the Amendment to The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 for incorporation of how many IITs? a) Four b) Six c) Seven d) Ten 11. Which of the following statement in regard to the Draft Model Rules 2016 for implementation of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 is wrong? a) Prescribes time bound procedures for determination of age b) Children between 15-18 years of age in conflict with law will not be sent to jail c) Provide detailed follow-up for monitoring of rehabilitation of the child d) All government hospitals to constitute permanent medical boards for rehabilitation 12. The maximum sum assured under EPFO insurance scheme has been increased from 3.6 lakh rupees to what rupees? a) 5 lakh rupees b) 6 lakh rupees c) 7 lakh rupees d) 7.5 lakh rupees 13. Which of the following state recently launched Ujala scheme in one of its city to distribute LED bulbs to the people? a) Karnataka b) Rajasthan c) Gujarat

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14. Identify the veteran communist leader who died on 24 May 2016? a) AB Bardhan b) Noorul Huda c) KC Mathew d) None of the above 15. With which country did China signed an agreement to build its first nuclear reactor? a) America b) Pakistan c) India d) Sudan 1. Google was recently cleared of copyright infringement in a case over Google’s use of Java in Android. The case against Google was brought by which of the following companies? a) Sun Microsystems b) Oracle c) Microsoft d) Apple 2. Name a week long initiative launched by the Ministry of Railways to showcase achievements during last two years. a) Rail Humsafar Saptaah b) Rail Humsafar Hafta c) Week of Rail Humsafar d) None of the above 3. Name the Indian pharmaceutical company that recently received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Efavirenz tablets. a) Cipla b) Cadila Healthcare c) Strides Shasun d) Aurobindo Pharma 4. Who of the following was named as the Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau by President Jose Mario Vaz? a) Carlos Correia

b) Baciro Dja c) Amílcar Cabral d) Domingos Pereira 5. Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd recently acquired the rights of which of the following fashion retail brands? a) Nalli b) Mufti c) Fashion Street d) Forever 21 6. Name the Indian para-athlete who clinched gold medal in the men’s club throw F-51 event at the 2016 French Open Athletics Championship. a) Amit Kumar Saroha b) Devendra Jhajharia c) Sumit Kohli d) Devendra Thakur 7. The Union Government approved establishment of a National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) in which state? a) Karnataka b) Chhattisgarh c) Odisha d) Jharkhand 8. Who of the following is the author of the book Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover Up? a) Rana Ayyub b) Rev. Brian Kolodiejchuk c) Husain Haqqani d) Kartar Lalvani 9. Which country emerged as the fifth largest producer of e-waste in the world as per ASSOCHAM-KPMG study? a) China b) United States c) India d) Japan

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10. Name the Indian-American student who won the 28th annual National Geographic Bee held at the National Geographic headquarters in Washington DC? a) Saketh Jonnalagadda b) Kapil Nathan c) Karan Menon d) Rishi Nair 11. Name the seventeenth Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) that was commissioned into Indian Navy at Kochi in May 2016? a) ICGS Siddhant b) ICGS Surya c) ICGS ARUSH d) ICGS Vikrant 12. Identify the Construction Company for which Union Cabinet gave its approval for financial restructuring on 25 May 2016 a) Hindustan Steel Works Construction Limited b) Reliance Steels Pvt limited c) Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited d) None of these 13. Name the company for which Union Cabinet gave its approval to takeover by National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) on 25 May 2016. a) Hindustan Computers Limited b) Hindustan Steel Works Construction Limited c) Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited d) None of these 14. Name the noted Marathi literary critic who died on 27 May 2016. a) RK Sharma b) RG Jadhav c) C Raghavendra d) None of These

15. Identify the Union Ministry to which the Committee for the evolution of a National Education Policy submitted the report containing its recommendations. a) Home Affairs b) Defence c) Human Resource Development d) Earth Sciences 1. Who was appointed as the head coach of Indian Cricket team for Zimbabwe tour on 26 May 2016? a) Sanjay Bangar b) Rahul Dravid c) Ravi Shastri d) Saurav Ganguly 2. Which s the first Union Territory (UT) to sign the 24x7 Power for All document which aims to provide each household access to electricity by 2019 on 27 May 2016? a) Andaman & Nicobar b) Lakshadweep c) Daman & Diu d) Puducherry 3. The number of states that signed the ‘24x7 Power For All’ Documents as on 27 May 2016. a) 18 States b) 28 States c) 22 States d) 10 States 4. Who was appointed as fielding coach to Indian Cricket team by BCCI on 26 May 2016? a) Jhonty Rhodes b) Tom Moody c) Ajay Jadeja d) Abhay Sharma

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5. Who was appointed as team manager to team for Zimbabwe tour by BCCI on 26 May 2016? a) Koka Ramesh b) Rahul Dravid c) MSK Prasad d) Javagal Srinath 6. Identify the portal that was designed to promote and mainstream Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) in India launched on 27 May 2016. a) www.zne.com b) www.nzeb.in c) www.netzero.co.in d) None of these 7. Name Tiger Reserve that received the India Biodiversity Award 2016 in Mumbai on 22 May 2016. a) Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve b) Melghat Tiger Reserve c) Pakke Tiger Reserve d) Manas Tiger Reserve 8. In which category did Pakke Tiger Reserve won the India Biodiversity Award 2016 on 22 May 2016? a) Sustainable use of biological resources, b) Successful models for access and benefit sharing c) Biodiversity Management Committees d) Conservation of Threatened Species 9. Identify the Programme of the Pakke Tiger Reserve that was awarded India Biodiversity Award 2016 on 22 May 2016. a) Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme b) Reserve adoption Programme c) Conservation of Biodiversity Programme d) None of these 10. Identify the Land-attack version of the missile that successfully test-fired by Indian Air Force on 27 May 2016.

a) Agni IV Ballistic missile b) BrahMos supersonic cruise missile c) Dhanush Ballistic missile d) Prithvi-II Ballistic missile 11. Identify the country with which India signed agreement to develop BrahMos missile in February 1998. a) America b) Japan c) Russia d) Korea 12. Who was the Indian origin who received 2016 Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award on 27 May 2016? a) Laxmi Mittal b) Bobby Jindal c) Sam Richards d) Sunil Bharti Mittal 13. Identify the state government that got into the Limca book of records for its household survey on 26 May 2016? a) Telangana b) Andhra Pradesh c) Kerala d) Karnataka 14. Identify the party that came into power in West Bengal on 27 May 2016? a) Bharathiya Janata Party b) All India Trinamool Congress c) Communist Party of India d) Indian National Congress 15. Who was first US president to visit Hiroshima bomb site as on 28 May 2016? a) George W Bush b) Bill Clinton c) Barack Obama d) No One Visited

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1. Name the Indian woman author who won the 'Scholastic Asian Book Award' for 32000-word manuscript "Codex: The Lost Treasure of the Indus". a) Rishi Nair b) Rupa Iyer c) Aditi Krishnakumar d) Syamantak payra 2. Who of the following was adjudged as the player of the match in the final match of 2016 Indian Premier League? a) Chris Gayle b) Ben Cutting c) Virat Kohli d) Chris Gayle 3. Who of the following was adjudged as the player of the series in the final match of 2016 Indian Premier League? a) Chris Gayle b) Ben Cutting c) Virat Kohli d) Chris Gayle 4. Name the Indian-American scientist who received the prestigious Springer Theses award for his research in which he developed transgenic mice to study a critical tumor-suppressor called A20. a) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar b) Ashok Das c) Arnab De d) Shiva Ayyadurai 5. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurated second submarine assembly workshop at a) Hindustan Shipyard b) Cochin Shipyard c) Mazagon Dock Limited d) Kattupalli Shipyard 6. Nine-coach Spanish train Talgo’s trial run was conducted on which rail route? a) Bareilly-Moradabad route

b) Mathura-Palwal route c) Mumbai-Delhi route d) Ranchi-Patna route 7. Name the football club that won 2016 European Champions League. a) Real Madrid b) Atletico Madrid c) Barcelona d) Manchester United 8. Name the discus thrower from India who recently qualified for the Rio Olympics 2016. a) Vikas Gowda b) Krishna Poonia c) Seema Punia d) Harwant Kaur 9. Who was recently appointed the Ambassador of India to Romania? a) Jignesh Jadav b) Vitthal Kumar c) Romesh Chandra d) A V S Ramesh Chandra 10. The 17th Asian Junior Athletics Championships will be held in which of the following countries? a) Vietnam b) Japan c) China d) Indonesia 11. The President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Malti Devi Gyan Peeth Puraskar for the year 2016. The award is given in which of the following fields? a) Journalism b) Education c) Science d) Arts & Culture 12. What was the theme of the International Day of United Nations

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Peacekeepers 2016 that is observed annually on 29 May? a) Honouring Our Heroes b) Together for Peace c) A Force for Peace. A Force for Change. A Force for the Future d) None of the above 13. Which of the following is not part of the six regional languages in which the official website of Prime Minister's Office will be available to people? a) Gujarati b) Marathi c) Malayalam d) Maithili 14. Name the person who won the world's highest marathon on Mount Everest. a) Bed Bahadur Sunuwar b) Robert Celinski c) Angtharkay d) Pasang Dawa Lama 15. Name the first experimental inflatable room attached to the International Space Station that was successfully deployed by NASA in May 2016. a) Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) b) Mars orbiter Mission (MOM) c) Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN Mission (MAVEN) d) Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) 1. Ministry of Railways signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on Geospatial Technology for Indian Railways with which University? a) PEC University of Technology b) Panjab University c) University Institute of Engineering and Technology d) Chitkara University

2. Which of the following statement in regard to the Draft Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2016 that released by Union Government is wrong? a) Creating a legal, economic, and social environment against trafficking b) Provides for State Anti-Trafficking Committee to be headed by State Home Minster c) Creation of Special Courts by State Government d) Creation of Anti-Trafficking Fund for welfare and rehabilitation of victims of trafficking 3. Name the Cricketer who became the youngest Cricketer to score 10000 test runs. a) Alex Hales b) Alastair Cook c) Joe Root d) James Anderson 4. Name the Veteran TV and film actor who passed away recently and was known for his role in TV Serial F.I.R.? a) Amaan Ali b) Suresh Chatwal c) Gopi Bhalla d) Vipul Roy 5. Name the Noted Kannada writer who passed away recently and played an important role in getting the classical language status for Kannada. a) D Javare Gowda b) K V Puttappa c) Jaimini Bharata d) Kabbigara Kavya 6. Name the Indian music composer who was awarded with the Japan's Fukuoka prize 2016. a) Pritam

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b) Vishal and Shekhar c) AR Rahman d) Himesh Reshamiya 7. Which country hosted the 42nd G7 Summit in May 2016? a) Germany b) Italy c) Japan d) Canada 8. Who won the silver medal in 2016 Women’s World Boxing Championships in 57-kg category? a) Sonia Lather b) Mesiano Alessia c) MC Mary Kom d) Wang Yuyan 9. Which city hosted the 2016 Women’s World Boxing Championships? a) Astana (Kazakhstan) b) Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) c) Dushanbe (Tajikistan) d) Tashkent (Uzbekistan) 10. Who became the first wheelchair athlete to complete a mile-long race in less than three minutes? a) Jeff Adams b) David Weir c) Choke Yasuoka d) Rawat Tana 11. Name the Formula One driver who won the 2016 Monaco F1 Grand Prix. a) Lewis Hamilton b) Daniel Ricciardo c) Nico Rosberg d) None of the above 12. Who was recently appointed the Director General of West Bengal Police? a) Raj Kanojia b) Surajit Kar Purkayastha c) G.M.P Reddy

d) Suroj Sengupta 13. Name the Bollywood actor who recently became the Goodwill Ambassador for the LEPRA India organisation that fights against diseases like leprosy. a) Shahrukh Khan b) Vivek Oberoi c) Salman Khan d) R Madhavan 14. Who among the following took charge of India's Southern Naval Command? a) Vice Admiral A R Karve b) Vice Admiral Vivek Singh Thakur c) Vice Admiral Mohit Ahlawat d) None of the above 15. The World No Tobacco Day May 31, 2016, which was observed, recently campaigned on which of the following topics? a) Get Ready for Plain Packaging b) Stop Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products c) Stop Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products d) Both (a) and (b)