TEST : GK | CA

1.         The Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) is located in which state?

 [A]West Bengal                [B]Meghalaya                  [C]Assam                  [D]Arunachal Pradesh

2.         The National Organic Farming Research Institute will come up in which state?

[A]Kerala            [B]Assam                [C]Sikkim                              [D]West Bengal

3.        Who has won the IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Open Chess Tournament 2016?

[A]Himal Gusain             [B]Swapnil Dhopade                 [C]Shardul Gagare     [D]Stany G A

4.        Which of the following countries cricket boards have lost their permanent member status in International  

           Cricket  Council (ICC)?

[A]India, Australia, and South Africa                                [B]India, Australia, and England

[C]South Africa, Pakistan, and West Indies                      [D]Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa

5.        Which institute has become the India’s first fully solar-powered educational institute?

[A]Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Education (SAICE), Puducherry

[B]Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal                                  [C]Delhi College of Engineering, New Delhi

[D]Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

6.        The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is observed on which date?

[A]January 23  [B]February 6    [C]February 8    [D]March 11

7.       Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who passed away recently, hails from which country?

[A]United Kingdom     [B]United States  [C]France    [D]Canada

8.        The Indo-Nepal military exercise ‘Surya Kiran 2016’ will be held in which of the following location?

[A]Visakhapatnam             [B]Mumbai                    [C]Pithoragarh          [D]Salijhandi,

9.        Which of the following places is associated with the traditional Nada Kusti (wrestling)?

[A]Tirupati           [B]Hubballi           [C]Mysuru              [D]Coimbatore

10.       Balram Jakhar, who passed away recently, was related to which field?

[A]Politics           [B] Sports       [C] Science          [D] Economy

11.      What is India’s position in milk production in the world?

[A]1st          [B]2nd      [C]3rd         [D]4th

12.      Which state has topped the 2016 Index of Internet Readiness of Indian States?

 [A]Tamil Nadu       [B]Karnataka      [C]Maharashtra      [D]Gujarat

13.      What is the India’s position in the USCC’s 2016 Intellectual Property Index?

[A]21       [B]32          [C]37              [D]41

 14.      The Sonadia Island is located in which country?

[A]India           [B]Bangladesh     [C]Myanmar      [D]Sri Lanka

15.      The Noor Ouarzazate Solar complex is located in which country?

[A]Germany       [B]Morocco          [C]Egypt         [D]Saudi Arabia

16.      Who has been conferred with the first world Sanskrit Award?

[A]Sheikh Hasina        [B]Maha Chakri Sirindhorn     [C]Akihito      [D]Abdul Halim

17.      Brendon Barrie McCullum, who recently retired from all forms of cricket, hails from which country?

 [A]Australia      [B]South Africa    [C]New Zealand        [D]Zimbabwe

18.      India’s first international arbitration centre will come up in which city?

[A]Kolkata          [B]Chennai            [C]Mumbai         [D]Bangalore

19.      Who has been appointed as the part time member of the Prasar Bharti Board?

[A]Rajnikanth       [B]Amitabh Bachhan      [C]Kajol       [D]Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

20.     The Delhi police has tied up with which Indian organisation to track crime in the city?

[A]Defence Research and Development Organisation                    [B]Indian Army

[C]Indian Space Research Organization                   [D]National Cadet Corps

21.     Which city has been declared cleanest city in Swachh Sarvekshan survey 2016?

[A]Mysuru      [B]Chandigarh     [C]Tiruchirapalli    [D]Dhanbad

22.      LAMITYE 2016, is the joint military exercise of India with which country?

[A]Indonesia     [B]Japan        [C]Seychelles      [D]Australia

23.     Which subsidiary of Tata Teleservices has tied up with IRCTC for easy payment?

[A] nCruise     [B]kOnline       [C]mRUPEE   [D]SmartD

24.     The 2016 Outreach International Radio Fair has been held in which city of India?

[A]Mumbai    [B]Chennai      [C]Bhubaneswar        [D]Bangalore

25.     The Mahamaggam festival is celebrated in which state of India?

[A]Tamil Nadu       [B]Odisha      [C]Tripura    [D]Nagaland

26.    Which bank has launched ‘Japan Desk’ to facilitate Japanese corporates investing in India?

[A]State Bank of India    [B]Punjab National Bank   [C]Bank of Baroda      [D]Dena Bank State

27.    India’s largest coal washery will be set up in which state?

[A]Madhya Pradesh    [B]Jharkhand     [C]Chhattisgarh      [D]Uttar Pradesh

 28.    Who has won the ATP Argentina Open 2016?

[A]Rafael Nadal    [B]Andy Murray     [C]Novak Djokovic     [D]Dominic Thiem

29.    Who has won the Grammy award in the Best Music Film section?

[A]Foo Fighters    [B]Asif Kapadia     [C]Nina Simone   [D]James Brown

30.    Who has been conferred with the Knight of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest civilian honour?

 [A]JJ Valaya    [B]Ritu Kumar     [C]Manish Malhotra [D]Manish Arora

31.    Which committee has been set up to examine the quota demand for the Jat community in central government jobs?

[A]Arun Jaitely committee   [B]Rajnath Singh committee

 [C]Venkaiah Naidu committee        [D]Abhimanyu committee

32.    Which Indian film has won the Best Children’s Film award at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival?

 [A]Masan    [B]Killa     [C]Ottal     [D]Dhanak

33.    Who was the author of the book “The Name of the Rose”?

[A]Torse Tale     [B]George Lakoff       [C]Umberto Eco      [D]Dario Franceschini

34.    The National Rurban Mission (NRM) has been launched in which state of India?

[A]Assam     [B]Madhya Pradesh     [C]Chhattisgarh      [D]Uttar Pradesh

35.    The International Mother Language Day is observed on which date?

 [A]February 21    [B]March 12     [C]April 9      [D]May 6

36.    Which cricketer has broken the fastest Test century record?

 [A]S.P.D. Smith      [B]D.A. Warner    [C]Brendon McCullum  [D]H.M. Amla

37.    Which team has won the Coal India Hockey India League (HIL) title 2016?

 [A]Delhi Wave Riders           [B]Ranchi Rays   [C]Punjab Warriors     [D]Kalinga Lancers

38.    Which city is the host for the “Jal Manthan 2016”?

 [A]Varanasi     [B]New Delhi     [C]Ahmedabad       [D]Lucknow

39.    Which countries have won the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2016 in the men and women’s categories 
          respectively?

 [A]Japan and Singapore   [B]Indonesia and China  [C]China and South Korea    [D]Indonesia and South Korea

40.    Which of the following new train services will be introduced by the Indian Railways?

[A]Humsafar  [B]Tejas      [C]UDAY       [D]All the above

41.    What is the name of the recently launched India’s first electric scooter?

 [A]I667        [B]P474    [C]S340     [D]A999

42.    The Central Excise Day is observed on which date?

 [A]March 2   [B]February 24   [C]April 27    [D]March 8

43.    The world’s first fast-acting anti-rabies drug “RMAb” will be launched in which country?

[A]China    [B]France   [C]India   [D]Japan

 44.    Which bank has won the first ever Green Bond Pioneer Award 2016?

[A]State Bank of India [B]Bank of Baroda  [C]Punjab National Bank  [D]Yes Bank

 45.    Who has been conferred with the Germany’s prestigious ‘Cross of the Order of Merit’?

 [A]Arun Joshi   [B]Narendra Singh Rathore [C]Goverdhan Mehta      [D]Sushmita Sharma

46.    Which company has bagged the Global CSR Excellence & Leadership Awards in the category of Best    Environment-   Friendly Project?

 [A]GVK Biosciences  [B]Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories  
[C]Shantha Biotechnics      [D]Bharat Biotech

47.    Which cricketer has been appointed as the UNDP National Goodwill Ambassador For Youth in Bangladesh?

[A]Tamim Iqbal      [B]Mashrafe Bin Mortaza   [C]Rubel Hossain    [D]Mustafizur Rahman

48.    The Bhadla Solar Park is located in which state?

[A]Rajasthan  [B]Gujarat   [C]Tamil Nadu   [D]Maharashtra Rajasthan

49.    Which country will host 2016 Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation?

[A]Vietnam    [B]Thailand    [C]India      [D]Cambodia

50.    The Khajuraho Dance Festival is celebrated in which state of India?

          [A]Rajasthan  [B]Uttar Pradesh   [C]Madhya Pradesh   [D]Chhattisgarh