1. RBI has prohibited FDI in the manufacturing of
a) Televeision
b) Mobile Phones
c) Tobacco Products
d) Cameras
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Answers c) Tobacco Products. Reserve Bank of India has announced that the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in manufacturing of tobacco products is prohibited, though activities such as retail and wholesale trading fall under the sectoral restrictions.
2. Urdu Novelist Abdullah Hussain, who died recently, belongs to
a) Bangladesh
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Pakistan
d) Iran
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Answer c) Pakistan. Eminent Pakistani Urdu novelist Abdullah Hussain who authored the bestseller and critically- acclaimed ‘Udas Naslain’ passed away at the age of 84 due to blood cancer.
3. Chile defeated which country to win the Copa America Cup?
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) Argentina
d) Peru
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Answer c) Argentina. Chile has defeated Argentina 4-1 on penalties in a super-charged match for their first international title. This spectacular win ends Chile’s 99-year wait for a Copa America crown.
4. The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup has won by
a) Japan
b) China
c) United States
d) Germany
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Answer c) United States. The United States has won the FIFA Women’s World Cup Title for the third time by defeating Japan in the final match 5-2. The US had previously won the title in 1991 and 1999. Carli Lloyd became unstoppable and scored three times as the U.S. jumped to a four-goal lead in the first 16 minutes.
5. The British Grand Prix has been won by
a) Nico Rosberg
b) Sebastian Vettel
c) Lewis Hamilton
d) Fernando Alonso
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Answer c) Lewis Hamilton. Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton won his third and second successive British Grand Prix. It is his fifth win in this season and the 38th win of his career. In the crucial race, Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg finished second and Ferrari Driver Sebastian Vettel finished third.
6. Diana Douglas, who died recently, was associated with
a) Journalism
b) Photography
c) Hollywood
d) Politics
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Answer c) Hollywood. US actress and model Diana Douglas has died in Los Angeles at the age of 92 due to cancer. She had appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, including Planes, Trains and Automobiles, ER and The West Win
7. Which country has retained the South Asian Basketball Championship?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Bhutan
c) India
d) Myanmar
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Answer c) India. India crushed Sri Lanka 93-44 to retain the South Asian Basketball Championship title. Tamil Nadu’s centre Aravind Annadurai emerged as the top scorer with 22 points, including one three pointer. India also qualified for the FIBA AsiaChampionship in China in September.
8. Which of the following desert was once the home to World’s Largest Lake?
a) Thar
b) Sahara
c) Gobi
d) Gibson
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Answer b) Sahara. A new study has found that, Sahara desert contained the world’s largest freshwater lake until it evaporated in just a few hundred years. At its peak around 6,000 years ago, Palaeolake Mega-Chad was the largest freshwater lake on Earth, with an area of 3,60,000 square km.
9. As per the UNICEF’s report, _________ is the only developed state, which performs worse than the national average in reducing the numbers of child stunting cases and underweight children.
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala
d) Gujarat
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Answer d) Gujarat
10. How many Supermassive Blackholes have been discovered by British Astronomers recently?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six
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Answer c) Five. British Astronomers have uncovered five Supermassive black holes that were previously hidden by clouds of dust and gas. The discovery has suggested that millions more could be similarly undetected.
11. ________ has launched a show to discover talent in tribal people.
a) Doordarshan
b) Star TV
c) Zee TV
d) All India Radio
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Answer d) All India Radio
12. Bengaluru has ranked at _____ position among World’s Top 20 Tech rich cities?
a) 10th
b) 11th
c) 12th
d) 13th
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Answer c) 12th
13. Who has been appointed as CFO of Tata Teleservices?
a) Kalyan Mishra
b) Priyanka Gupta
c) Anurag Srivastava
d) K Ramamoorthy
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Answer c) Anurag Srivastava
14. Among the Gulf Cooperation Council, which country is the largest economy?
a) Bahrain
b) Kuwait
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Qatar
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Answer d) Qatar. The member states of Gulf Cooperation Council are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
15. Which group has signed an MoU with Tamil Nadu Government to set up a 650 MW solar power plant ?
a) Sun Edison
b) Tata Group
c) Reliance Group
d) Adani Group
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Answer d) Adani Group.
16. Babu Jagjivan Ram, who died recently, was a
a) Professor
b) Freedom Fighter
c) Journalist
d) Historian
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Answer b) Freedom Fighter
17. Who has been conferred with Mongolia’s Nairamdal Medal?
a) Saravana Kumar
b) Sharad K Soni
c) Prakash G Mehta
d) Nitin L Kulkarni
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Answer b) Sharad K Soni – a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University has been awarded by the Government of Mongolia for his contribution to Mongolian Studies and development of relations between the two countries.
18. The Seventh Mekong-Japan Summit was held in
a) Bangkok
b) Tokyo
c) Taipei
d) Vientiane
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Answer b) Tokyo
19. Champagne vineyards has been granted with World Heritage status by UNESCO. It is in
a) Italy
b) Germany
c) France
d) Norway
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Answer c) France
20. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has began his Central Asian Tour with Uzbekistan. What is it’s capital?
a) Astana
b) Ashgabat
c) Tashkent
d) Bishkek
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Answer c) Tashkent
