1. Indian Army has formulated joint security set up with Jammu and Kashmir and
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Haryana
d) Punjab
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Answer d) Punjab. The Indian Army has formulated a joint security strategy with Police forces of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir to manage any kind of untoward situation along border districts of the two states.
2. Import ban on imports of milk and milk products from China extended till
a) June 2016
b) December 2016
c) June 2017
d) December 2017
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Answer a) June 2016. The GOI has extended the ban on imports of milk and its products from China for one more year till June 2016. The notification has clearly said that the prohibition on import of milk and milk products (including chocolates and chocolate products and candies/ confectionery/ food preparations with milk or milk solids as an ingredient) from China is extended for one more year, i.e., till June 23, 2016.
3. Which country leads FDI in South Asia with 34 billion investment in 2014?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Bangladesh
c) India
d) Pakistan
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Answer c) India. According to the report by United Nations, India leads regional inflow of Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in South Asia accounting for $ 34 billion investment during 2014. The report also says the upward trend is likely to continue in 2015 also. The report has placed China as the world’s largest FDI recipient.
4. India has signed an Intellectual Property Co-operation pact with
a) Germany
b) Russia
c) China
d) Japan
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Answer d) Japan. The GOI has approved the signing of an agreement with Japan to increase cooperation in the field of intellectual property (IP). The decision regarding this was taken by the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Memorandum of Cooperation will be signed between the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO).
5. The Defence Ministry has decided to disburse how much amount to ex-servicemen as Pension?
a) Rs 25000 crore
b) Rs 51000 crore
c) Rs 64000 crore
d) Rs 76000 crore
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Answer b) Rs 51000 crore. The Defence Ministry is implementing a plan to credit Rs 51,000 crore worth of pensions directly into the accounts of ex-servicemen.
6. Which country has recently announced about lifting of “No-Dancing Law” in 2016?
a) China
b) Japan
c) Denmark
d) Thailand
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Answer b) Japan. Japan announced that it’s “no-dancing law” will be lifted in 2016. Now Japanese clubbers will be free to dance all night after the past 67 years.
7. India is _____ largest carbon emitter in the World.
a) Third
b) Fourth
c) Fifth
d) Sixth
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Answer b) Fourth. The World Resources Institute (WRI), a global research organization, has released the data of emitters of green house gases. It shows India despite being the fourth largest carbon emitter continues to be far behind the other three top big emitters (China, US, and EU) in terms of per capita emission
8. Which of the following country has recently announced it’s willingness in joining China led Infrastructure Bank?
a) Vietnam
b) Japan
c) Australia
d) New Zealand
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Answer c) Australia. Australia on 24th June 2015 announced that it will join the new China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB) as a founding member, contributing about 930 million dollars to the financial institution of which India will be the second-largest shareholder.
9. India has signed a series of MoUs on health infrastructure, research, technology, capacity building, and training with
a) Germany
b) United Kingdom
c) United States
d) Norway
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Answer c) United States. India and US have signed a series of agreements on health, cooperation in areas such as cancer research, infrastructure development, training, capacity building and better assessment and application of new diagnostic technologies.
10. How many Indian companies are ranked among top 200 Asia Pacific corporations in Forbes Asia’s ‘Best Under A Billion’ list?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
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Answer b) 11. A total of 11 Indian companies including Avanti Feeds Ltd and Borosil Glass Works are ranked among top 200 Asia Pacific corporations in Forbes Asia’s ‘Best Under A Billion’ list. The list covers public companies with annual revenue of USD 5 million to USD 1 billion.
11. Who has been appointed as the New CFO of State Bank of India?
a) Anshul Khurana
b) Anshula Kant
c) Arya Mazumdar
d) Sunaina Gupta
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Answer b) Anshula Kant. Banking Giant, State Bank of India (SBI) has appointed Anshula Kant as its Deputy Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She joined SBI as a Probationary Officer in 1983 worked under various departments of the bank. She is succeeding PK Gupta, who has been moved to SBI Capital as Chief Executive Officer.
12. Who has been voted as the best test player of 21st Century?
a) Ricky Ponting
b) Kumara Sangakara
c) Adam Gilchrist
d) Sachin Tendulkar
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Answer d) Sachin Tendulkar. Legend of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the ‘Best Test player’ of the 21st century in an online poll conducted by Cricket Australia’s website. The God of Cricket got the highest number of votes to emerge on top of the list of the 100 best Test players since 2000, in a poll conducted by cricket.com.au. Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara received the second highest votes, followed by Adam Gilchrist of Australia in the third position.
13. Zaheer Abbas has been confirmed as ICC President. He is from
a) Bangladesh
b) Pakistan
c) England
d) Australia
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Answer b) Pakistan. Former Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas was confirmed as ICC president on the third day of the ICC annual conference in Barbados. Zaheer began his one-year term and thanked the ICC Board and the Full Council for confirming his nomination.
14. What is the name of the Housing for All Scheme?
a) Rajeev Gandhi Awas Yojana
b) Pradhan Mantri Ghar Yojana
c) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
d) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
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Answer c) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana aims to provide at least 20 million homes to people belonging to the economically weaker sections and lower income categories over the next seven years.
15. Which state has leads the pack in the allocation number of cities under Smart Cities and AMRUT Cities?
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Uttar Pradesh
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Answer d) Uttar Pradesh. UP leads the pack with the allocation of 13 Smart Cities and 54 AMRUT cities. Tamil Nadu comes second with the allocation of 12 smart cities and 33 AMRUT cities.
16. Which mail service has recently included undo-resend button to undo misdirected mails?
a) Rediff Mail
b) Hotmail
c) Yahoo Mail
d) Gmail
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Answer d) Gmail. Gmail has activated the ‘Undo sent’ email option for users in the default settings. The Gmail ‘undo’ sent email option was already available as part of the Google Labs tool since 2006. Users who had activated the feature in the Lab options will find that it is already activated for them.
17. Name the mobile payments and commerce venture, which is going to invest Rs 100 crore to set up a strong cloud network?
a) Paypal
b) Paytm
c) Payeazy
d) PayOn
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Answer b) Paytm. Mobile payments and commerce venture Paytm is investing Rs 100 crore over the next year to set up a strong cloud network through local regional courier companies, as well as leverage India Post, to tackle last-mile delivery issues across the country.
18. Which country has recently joined Global Tax Convention to fight black money?
a) Laos
b) Cambodia
c) Luxembourg
d) Mauritius
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Answer d) Mauritius. In a significant boost for the global fight against black money, Mauritius has become a signatory to the multilateral framework that provides mutual administrative assistance on tax matters with India and other countries.
19. Which state government has recently launched Digital Locker System?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Gujarat
d) Madhya Pradesh
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Answer b) Kerala. As part of its e-district programme, Kerala Government has announced the launch of Digital locker system under which public can store important records and certificates in digital format.
20. RBI has extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes till
a) December 2015
b) March 2016
c) June 2016
d) September 2015
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Answer a) December 2015. The Reserve Bank of India has extended the date for the public to exchange their pre-2005 banknotes till December 31 this year. This means, all such notes will remain legal till that time.
21. Who has been conferred with Colombia’s highest civilian award, Orden de la Democracia Simon Bolivar en el grado de cruz Caballero?
a) Amirthanantha Mayee
b) Jakki Vasudev
c) Sri Sri Ravishankar
d) Baba Ramdev
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c) Sri Sri Ravishankar. Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has been conferred with Colombia’s highest civilian award, Orden de la Democracia Simon Bolivar en el grado de cruz Caballero. He was bestowed with this award for spreading the message of peace in society, reducing stress, inter-mediation in war and combating violence through yoga and breathing exercises.
22. What is the new name of Solar Energy Corporation of India?
a) Sun Power Corporation of India
b) Renewable Energy Society of India
c) Renewable Energy Corporation of India
d) Sun and Wind Power Corporation of India
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Answer c) Renewable Energy Corporation of India. Union Cabinet has given nod to rename Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) as the Renewable Energy Corporation of India (RECI).
23. Which state has recently inked an MoU with Australian Firm NSL Consolidated Ltd?
a) Chattisgarh
b) Jharkhand
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) West Bengal
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Answer c) Andhra Pradesh.
