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1. Which of the followingis India’s most valuable brand?
A. Reliance
B. SBI
C. ONGC
D. TATA
2.Which of the following Indian-origin food scientist received International Award?
A. Harjinder Singh
B. Rajendra Singh
C. yuvraj singh
D. None of these
3.Which company apponted Subramanian Sarma as CEO for hydrocarbon arm?
A. IRCON International Limited
B. Punj Lloyd
C. Tata Projects Ltd.
D. Larsen& Turbo Ltd.
4.RBI to issue ___ rupee coin to mark on International Yoga Day?
A. 1
B. 5
C. 2
D. 10
5.Which is the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics?
A. Singapore
B. Delhi
C. Bejing
D. Dubai
6.Which of the following launched new app for providing on-demand grocery
delivery recently?
A. OLA

B. OLX
C. Uber
D. Flipkart
7.Which cyclone recently formed over bay of bengal?
A. Hudhud
B. Philine
C. Ashoba
D. Komen
8.Which company appointed David Taylor as its new CEO?
A. Lakme
B. Revlon
C. Procter & Gamble(P&G)
D. None of these
9. SEBI cancelled Certificate of Registration of ?
A. Franklin India
B. ICICI prudential
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C. Sahara Mutual Fund
D. Birla Sun Life
10. Which is the first state to have a provision for compulsory voting within state
government?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Punjab

D. Tamilnadu
11. Which country became 162nd member of WTO?
A. Kyrgyzstan
B. Turkmenistan
c. Afghanistan
D. Kazakhstan
12. Which bank is selected for settelement of payment for SDiX online?
A. Overseas Union Bank
B. Bank of singapore
C. United Overseas Bank
D. Far eastern bank
13.Santasilan Kadirgamar who recently passed away was a –
A. Geologist
B. Architech
C. Historian
D. Novelist
14.According to Tiger Census 2015 , what is the population of tiger in
Suderban,(part of Bangladesh) in 2015 after reducing from 460 in number?
A. 110
B. 106
C. 230
D. 150
15. Who got appointed as chairperson of Food Safety and Standards Authority of
India (FSSAI)?
A. Ashish Bahuguna
B. Arnab Kumar Hazra
C. Pradeep Chordia
D. Yudhvir Singh Malik
16. Union Government sanctioned 1000 crore rupees for which of the following
project?

A. Indo-Nepal Rail Link
B. Indo-Pak Rail Link
C. Indo-China Rail Link
D. Indo-Bangla Rail Link
17. Who won Hungarian Grand Prix 2015?
A. Lewis Hamilton
B. Sebastian Vettel
C. Nico Rosberg
D. Valtteri Bottas
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18. Who is not one of the Srilankan Cricketer to get pass 10,000 run mark?
A. Kumar Sangakkar
B. Angelo Mathews
C. Mahela Jayawardene
D. Tilakratne Dilshan
19. Chaudhary Charan Singh Award is associated with which of the following field?
A. Sports
B. Arts
C. Journalism
D. Poetry
20. Who recently got appointed as chief coach of the Indian hockey team?
A. Paul van Ass
B. Roelant Oltmans
C. Anthony Thornton

D. None of the above
21. Which women wrestling team won the silver medal in Kazakhstan
Presidential Cup?
A. Kazakhstan
B. Mangolia
C. India
D. Switzerland
22. Which of the following is the host of Volvo International U-21 Women
Tournament 2015 ?
A. Netherlands
B. New Zealand
C. Germany
D. China
23. What is the objective of pradhan manrti Deen Dayal Upadhay Gram jyoti yojna?
A. To provide 24*7 Electricity supply to rural areas
B. To provide 24*7 Water supply to rural households
C. To provide mid day meal to BPL group
D. To provide Houses for all Rural farmers
24. Ram Chandra Guha is well known for which of his following book?
A. India After Gandhi
B. Kashmir :The Vajpayee Years
C. India Central Asia Relations: The Economic Dimension
D. The 3U turns of my Life
25. ‘Book Transcendence: My spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji’ is
written ByA. Septarshi Srkar
B. Amitav Gosh
C. APJ Abdul Kalam
D. Mohammaed Iqbal
26. Which is world’s largest company according to fortune magazine?
A. Walmart of US

B. Chinese Sinopec Group
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C. Netherland’s based Royal Dutch Shell
D. India’s Tata Motors
27. Which of the following is the former MD of nestle India?
A. Etienne Benet
B. Suresh Narayanan
C. R.V. Kanoria
D. Ravinder Narain
28. Which country is going to host 2017 Women’s Cricket World cup?
A. England
B. Ireland
C. Australia
D. India
29. Which country has the highest numbers of companies listed in Forbes Asia
Fabulous 50 list released on July 2015?
A. China
B. India
C. South Korea
D. Malaysia
30. Which capital has been named as World Book Capital for 2017 by United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ?
A. Wroclaw
B. Conakry

C. Incheon
D. Bangkok
31. National Broadcasting Day is celebrated onA. 23rd July
B. 23rd December
C. 10th October
D. 1st November
32. Hisao Tanaka, who resigned was CEO of which of the company?
A. Toshiba
B. Snapdeal
C. Lenevo
D. Sony
33. How many states and UTs have acheived literacy rate above 80% according
to recent report?
A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 18
34. Main objective behind Union Government’s launch of Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan?
A. Good Food and hygenic food
B. Food safety and quality for all
C. Food Quantity and food Quality
D. None of these

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35. With Which country did India sign an agreement on sharing white-shipping
information to enhance maritime cooperation?
A. China
B. Maldives
C. Sri Lanka
D. Singapore
36. Maurice Obstfeld got appointed as Chief Economist of which of the following
international organisation?
A. World bank
B. IMF
C. NDB
D. ADB
37. Who is the winner of 2015 American Book Award?
A. Randall Dale Chipkar
B. Gordon Hutner
C. Jill Lepore
D. Naomi Klein
38. Who was given additional charge as Chairperson of Food Safety and Standards
Authority of India ( FSSAI) for three months?
A. S. Anoop
B. Sumer Singh Meena
C. Bhanu Pratap Sharma
D. Vijay Kumar Mithilesh
39. Which of the following is bi-annual military exercise conducted by India and
Russia?
A. Avi-Indra
B. Indra
C. Red Flag exercise
D. Operation Brasstacks
40. Who became the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Hero Motors Group?

A. Pankaj Munjal
B. Pawan Munjal
C. Brijmohan Lal Munjal
D. Suman Kant Munjal
41. Bisheshar Pradeep who died recently was famous for his
A. Social Activity
B. Poetry
C. Reasearch in Scitific Study
D. Acting
42. Who is the winner of World Junior Golf Championship?
A. Shubham Jaglan
B. Carl Magnusson
C. Simon S.Murungweni
D. Gabriel Morgan
43. Which of the following country does have press agency named “Reuters” as
Smachar/Prashar Bharti for India?
A. New York
B. Japan
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C. Korea
D. UK
44. Which of he following Tourism won Pacific Asia Travel Association(PATA)
Award?
A. Kerela

B. Uttarakhand
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Kashmir
45. How much loan have been approved by European Union to Greece?
A. 9 billion Euro
B. 7 billion Euro
C. 8 billion Euro
D. 5 billion Euro
46. Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia, a soccer player recently passed away belonged to
which of the following country?
A. Germany
B. Brazil
C. Uruguay
D. Spain
47. India has inked MOU in the field of Civil Aviation with which of the following
country?
A.US
B.Canada
C.Japan
D.China
48. Which Inian naval Ship(INS) was decommissioned after 31 years of service
which was built under Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL)?
A.INS Chakra
B.INS Shankul
C.INS Keshari
D.INS Astravahini
49. Who is appointed as Chief Advisor of Security and Anti-Corruption Unit (ACSU)
for next year’s T20 World Cup?
A.Neeraj Kumar
B.Nasim zaidi

C.M V Sridhar
D.Amrit Mathur
50. What is Bharat Mala programme of Indian government?
A.Setting of health cares in all district
B.Setting up roads in border districts
C.Setting of agricultural awarness programme across village
D.Setting of train lines over interior places
51. Which country signed a historic nuclear deal with six world powers i.e; United
States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany?
A.Iran
B.Iraq
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C.Bhagdad
D.Baharain
52. Which of the following Indian to figure their name in Asia 21 Young Leaders
Class of 2015 list that was released on 8 July 2015 in New York, the USA?
A.Mishi Choudhary
B.Manish Dahiya
C.Sanjay Vijayakumar
D.All of the above
53. Which state gets its first skin bank at Victoria Hospital after Chennai, Delhi and
Mumbai?
A.Kerela
B.Madhya Pradesh

C.Karnataka
D.Andra Pradesh
54. According to Recent UN report India has reduced its HIV infection rate by what
percent?
A.20
B.21
C.17
D.31
55. Who has been selected for IEEE award for developing curriculum, laboratory
facilities for professionals and students in the electric utility industry?
A.Dr Mini Shaji Thomas
B.Saurabh Sinha
C.Vincenzo Piuri
D.Sheila Hemami
56. Joan Sebastian from Mexico, who passed away recently was well known as
A.Formula one player.
B.Musician
C.Politician
D.None of the above
57. Which country hosted 41st G7 summit on June 2015?
A.Japan
B.Italy
C.Germany
D.Canada
58. In which state National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana ” (
HRIDAY) was launched by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley?
A.Puri
B.Amaravati
C.Amritsar
D.Ajmer

59. How much has to be sanctioned for recapitalisation of regional rural banks
(RRBs) by central government?
A.Rs.1000Cr
B.Rs.700 Cr
C.Rs.900 Cr
D.Rs.800 Cr
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60. Which city is going to host the Olympic Games in 2020?
A.Istanbul
B.Tokyo
C.Madrid
D.Paris
61. Which of the following has not recognized with Golden Peacock Environment
Management Award 2015?
A.Krishnapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh
B.GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd
C.Tata Steel’s West Bokaro Division
D.All of the above have been awarded
62. How many medals did Indian wrestlers win in Junior Asian championship?
A.16
B.18
C.15
D.20

63. Where 8th BRICS summit is going to be held on 2016?
A.Ufa
B.New Delhi
C.Shanghai
D.Rio da janeiro
64. Who ingurated The 12th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences
(ISAES) at Goa ?
A.Narendra Modi
B.Manohar Parikar
C.Laxmikant Parsekar
D.Dr Harsh Vardhan
65. What is the credit aimed by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (NABARD) for providing the farmers to help in irrigation purpose over
the next three years?
A.Rs.20,000 Crore
B.Rs.25,000 Crore
C.Rs.30,000 Crore
D.Rs.10,000 crore
66. Which two countries have inked Memorandum of Mutual Understanding and
Cooperation in the field of Elections ?
A.India & Turkmenistan
B.India & Pakistan
C.India & Kyrgyzstan
D.India & Belarus
67. India’s first Community’s skill park opened at Chavara, Kerala, by Chief
Minister Oommen Chandy.Name the skill park?
A.Kaushal Kendra
B.Khushal Kendra
C.Vikash Kendra
D.Vidya KalaKendra

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68. How many Pacts have been inked between India and-Turkmenistan?
A.6
B.7
C.5
d.9
69. Commonwealth games 2018 will be hosted in which of the following country?
A.Australia
B.India
C.England
D.Russia
70. Which of the following Indian state is first to install earthquake early
warning system?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C .Himachal Pradesh
D. Assam
71. E-Mudhra is a licensed Certifying Authority under the IT Act of India functioning
forA. Issuing digital Identity
B. Issuing eAdhar Card
C. Issuing ePassport
D. Issuing digital signature
72. Who is to be brand ambassador for the programmes of department of
empowerment of persons with disabilities?

A. Renu Raj
B. Nidhi Gupta
C. Vandana rao
D. Ira Singhal
73. What denomination notes of Indian currency that has been issued by RBI with
new numbering pattern?
A. Rs.100
B. Rs.500
C. Rs.10
D. Rs.1000
74. Which two countries have recently signed MOU for funding of hydro-generation projects?
A. India and Tajikistan
B. India and Pakistan
C. USA and Russia
D. India and Russia
75. Book titled “India Central Asia Relations: The Economic Dimension” was authored by
which of the following author?
A. Chetan Bhagat
B. Manmohan Singh
C. Amiya Chandra
D. Vikram Chandra
76. How many new Heritage sites are included recently in UNESCO’s World Heritage site after
which list became 1031 in number from 163 countries?
A. 21
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B. 24
C. 35
D. 12
77. Which bank took digital initiatives and first to provide M-passbook service?
A. Union Bank
B. United bank of India
C. Corporation Bank
D. IndusInd bank
78. Who becomes the First British-Asian to Join England and Wales Cricket Board
(ECB) Board of Directors?
A. Rahul Verma
B. Lord Patel
C. Kapil dev
D. None of the above
79. Name the summit that was held on 6th July, hosted by Government of Norway
in cooperation with UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown?
A. BRICS Summit
B. SCO Summit
C. Oslo education Summit
D. IBSA summit
80. Who got appointed as AIIB chief who has served as Ex-FM in China?
A. Wang Yi
B. Xi Jingping
C. Yang Jiechi
D. Jin Liqun
81. What is the respective position of US and Brazil as greenhouse gas (GHG)
emitter?
A. 2nd and 7th
B. 4th and 7th

C. 1st and 2nd
D. 3rd and 6th
82. Islam Karimov is president of which country?
A. Turkmenistan
B. Uzbekistan
C. Kazakhstan
D. Tanzania
83. Who is the winner of British Grand Prix?
A. Nico Rosberg
B. Sergio Perez
C. Sebastian Vettel
D. Lewis Hamilton
84. Abdullah Hussain,who recently passed away was a well-known as –
A. Urdu Novelist
B. Scientist
C. Researcher
D. Urdu Poet
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85. How many British Satellites ISRO is going to launch from Satish Dhawan Space
Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 2

86. Digital Guddi-Gudda Board was adopted as a best practice under Beti Bachao
Beti Padhao(BBBP) scheme by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development.
It was initiated by which of the following states?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Maharastra
C. Kerela
D. Himachal Pradesh
87. Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) are funds incorporated in India for the
purpose of pooling in capital from Indian investors. Which of the following
regulates AIFs?
A. RBI
B. Finance Minisitry
C. SEBI
D. EXIM
88. Who won Women’s Hockey World League trophy 2015?
A. South Korea
B. Netherland
C. Japan
D. Argentina
89. According to Socio-Economic and Caste census-2011 data released by
government, how many percent people from rural areas is still landless deriving a
major part of their income from manual labor?
A.29.97%
B.27.9%
C.30.01%
D.28.7%
90. Who among these has been honored with Great Immigrants award 2015 in
United States?
A. Rakesh Khurana
B. Preet Jain

C. Ibrahim Verghese
D. Madhu Tonde.
91. What is the minimum validity period for Prepaid Payment Instruments for Mass
Transit System (PPI-MTS) issued by RBI?
A. 12 months
B. 10 months
C. 6 months
D. 18 months
92. State Bank of India has launched an initiative ‘Project Tatkal’ to
provide doorstep services and speed up home loans application process. Project
Tatkal will help get the loan within ____________after receipt of application form
and relevant supporting documents.
a.5 days
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b.8 days
c.10 days
d.15 days
93. Airbus has partnered with____________________________to establish a joint
venture for manufacturing helicopters for the Indian Armed Forces. This joint
venture aims to become the “first private Indian helicopter manufacturer under the
‘Make in India’ initiative.
a.Hyundai
b.Mahindra Group
c.Tata Group

d.Maruti Suzuki
94. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar launched a software to digitise records of
over 12 lakh soldiers of the Indian Army.The new automation software ARPAN 3.0.
will provide easy access to pay, leave, transfer and posting details of the personnel
and could be accessed both by the units as well as individuals. Exapand ARPAN 3.0
? stands for Army Record Office Process Automation 3.0 was launched as a part of
Digital India Week.
a.Army Record Office Personnal Automation 3.0
b.Army Record Office Process Automation 3.0
c.Army Related Office Process Automation 3.0
d.Army Record Operations and Personnal Automation 3.0
95. An Indian girl student in the US has received a LGBT scholarship from the
prestigious California University in Berkely to study how political issues brought
new notions of sexual identity in India. Shakthi Nataraj, who basically belongs to
_______________has been awarded with ‘The Philip Brett LGBT Studies
Fellowship’ that honours the memory of Philip Brett who is considered a pioneer of
lesbian and gay musicology.
a.New Delhi
b.Chennai
c.Kolkata
d.Mumbai
96. Matti Makkonen, known as the father of SMS has died. He is known for after
developing the idea of sending messages via mobile networks. Makkonen was an
engineer from_____________
a.South Korea
b.Finland
c.Germany
d.United States
97. overnment has launched an online mobile application for better planning
of Panchayat assets names as __________

a.e-assetpanch
b.Mobileass
c.m-asset
d.massetraj
98. According to NSSO survey, the literacy rate in rural areas is 71% while it
is__________ in urban areas.
a. 66%
b. 76%
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c. 86%
d. 92%
99. Greece is small country in the world but it attracts all world from past 5 years as
the main issue is finacial crises,What was the Currency of Greece before Euro ?
a.Pound
b.Drachama
c.Krona
d.Peso
100. _____________ became the first country in the world to receive validation
from WHO for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.
a.Italy
b.Spain
c.Cuba
d.Mexico
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