1. How many Indian Prime Ministers have visited Israel and Palestine?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Zero
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Answer d) Zero. Narendra Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel and Palestine soon.
2. What is the deadline for vehicles to follow BS-IV emission norms in the country?
a) December 2015
b) June 2016
c) April 2017
d) December 2018
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Answer c) April 2017. Any new vehicle which will not complying with BS-IV emission norms shall not be allowed anywhere in the country from April 2017. A draft notification has been issued by Road Ministry making BS-IV norms mandatory.
3. The venue for International Wrestling tournament was
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) France
d) London
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Answer b) Italy. Four Indian Wrestlers have won Gold at the International Wrestling tournament held in Sassari City, Italy. The Winners are Yogeshwar Dutt in 65 kg division, Praveen Rana in 70 kg division, Amit Kumar in 57 kg division and Narsingh Yadav in 74 kg division. Other Indians in the fray were Mausum Khatri (97kg) and Hitender (125kg).
4. Which team has retained the The Football Association Challenge Cup or the FA Cup?
a) Barcelona
b) Aston Villa
c) Manchester United
d) Arsenal
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Answer d) Arsenal. Arsenal has retained the FA Cup in a very dominating style by completely demolishing Aston Villa 4-0. The team has made history for the Gunners and their manager Arsene Wenger. Now Arsenal has lifted the famous old trophy for the 12th time.
5. Deepika Kumari is associated with which sports?
a) Chess
b) Badminton
c) Archery
d) Squash
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Answer c) Archery. Deepika Kumari has won the bronze medal in Women’s Recurve event at Antalya Archery World Cup held in Turkey. She defeated Chang Hye Jin of South Korea 6-2 in the finals to clinch the bronze medal.
6. Which country has recently unveiled world’s first facial recognition ATM machine?
a) Russia
b) germany
c) UK
d) China
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Answer d) China. The world’s first facial recognition ATM has been unveiled by China. The ATM will not allow users to withdraw cash unless their face matches their IDs. The machine was created by Tsinghua University and Hangzhou-based technology company Tzekwan.
7. The Pedal of Kashmir Cycling race was won by
a) Kunchan Singh
b) Dilwar Singh
c) Sandeep Singh
d) Sudeep Singh
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Answer b) Dilwar Singh. Haryana’s Dilawar Singh has defeated local hero Mohammad Akbar Khan and win ‘Pedal for Kashmir’ cycling competition held along the banks of Dal Lake. Another local cyclist Mohammad Adil Teli finished third in the race.
8. Who has sworn in as new Arunachal Pradesh Governor?
a) Nirbhay Sharma
b) Jyoti Prashad Rajkhowa
c) Sreedhar Rao
d) Salim Khan
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Answer b) Jyoti Prashad Rajkhowa. Former Assam Chief Secretary Jyoti Prashad Rajkhowa has sworn in as the 19th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Justice K Sreedhar Rao administered the oath of office in a ceremony at the Darbar Hall of the Raj Bhawan.
9. What is the new service tax imposed by Arun Jaitely?
a) 13%
b) 14%
c) 15%
d) 16%
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Answer b) 14%. The proposal of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget to increase service tax from 12.36 percent (including education cess) to 14 percent takes effect from June 1.
10. Which state’s Chief Minister announced to observe 2015-16 as ‘Year of Development’?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Punjab
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer c) Punjab. Punjab’s Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has announced that over all development of the rural and urban areas is the foremost priority of the state government.
