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Airlift poster
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1. 5th edition of the Technotex will be held from 21 April
– 23 April 2016 in which city?
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a) New Delhi
b)
Jaipur
c) Mumbai
d)
Chennai
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2. Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
on 28 January signed a MoU with which Academy to achieve the Prime Minister’s
vision of making India skill capital of the world?
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a) Yashaswi Academy
for Skills
b)
Tejashwi Academy of Skills
c) Sardar
Vallabhai Patel Academy
d) CV
Raman Industrial Training Institute
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3. Union Minister for Shipping and Road Transport &
Highways Nitin Gadkari recently laid the foundation stone for construction of
a passenger jetty at Kanhoji Angre Island to develop it as a tourist
destination. The island is situated in which state?
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a) Goa
b) Maharashtra
c)
Kerala
d)
Tamil Nadu
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4. What is the theme of the Technotex 2016 that will be
held from 21 April – 23 April 2016?
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a) Technical
Textiles – Towards a Smart Future
b)
Technical Textiles and Make in India
c)
Towards a Smart Textile
d)
Technical Textiles – Towards a Inclusive Society
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5. The 61st National School Athletic championship started
on 29 January 2016 in which of the following states?
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a) Tamil Nadu
b)
Haryana
c) Kerala
d)
Bihar
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6. By winning the Australian Open 2016 on 29 January 2016,
the pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis has won how many titles in a row?
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a) Seven
b) Eight
c)
Twelve
d) Nine
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7. The pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis defeated
which tennis pair to win the Australian Open 2016 on 29 January 2016?
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a) Andrea Hlavackova
and Lucie Hradecka
b)
Lucie Hradecka and Ana Ivanovic
c) Ana
Ivanovic and Andrea Hlavackova
d)
Victoria Arazenka and Ana Ivanovic
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8. Nisid Hajari won the 2016 Colby Award given by the
Norwich University for his book titled
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a) A Road We Do Not Know: A Novel of Custer at the Little
Bighorn
b) Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of
India’s Partition
c)
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
d)
Generals of the Bulge: Leadership in the U.S. Army’s Greatest Battle
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9. Which European country on 29 January 2016 announced to
deport failed asylum seekers following the footsteps of Sweden?
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a) Denmark
b)
France
c) Finland
d)
Norway
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10. Which of the following countries will be included by
Germany in its list of safe countries as it tries to curb growing number of
migrants?
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a) Morocco, Tunisia and Libya
b)
Libya, Algeria and Tunisia
c)
Algeria, Morocco and Syria
d) Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
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11. Who won the V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award at
the 14th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) 2016?
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a) Mohammed Ali Naqvi
b)
Hemal Trivedi
c)
Joshua Oppenheimer
d) Naresh Bedi
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12. In a statement issued by Ministry of Railways, with
effect from 15 February 2016 for how many times an individual can book an
e-ticket in a month?
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a) Seven
b) Four
c) Six
d)
Five
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13. According to Union Government, what is the capacity of
thermal power that was added in last 20 months?
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a) 20000 MW
b) 30000 MW
c)
25000 MW
d)
15000 MW
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14. For how many years the Agreement between India and
Pakistan relating to Rail Communication signed on 28 June 1976 was extended
by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on 29 January 2016?
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a) Four
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
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15. In which state the Akshay Kumar-led film Airlift was
made tax-free?
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a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c)
Rajasthan
d)
Madhya Pradesh
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16. Which country on 1
February 2016 granted licence to use gene editing techniques on human
embryos?
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a)
United Kingdom
b) France
c) Japan
d) United States of America
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17. India’s first
underwater restaurant was unveiled on 1 February 2016 in which city?
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a) Mumbai
b) Chennai
c) Ahmedabad
d) Pune
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18. Which country on 1
February 2016 lifted ban on import of Indian Groundnut?
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a) China
b) Vietnam
c) Philippines
d) Pakistan
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19. WHO on 1 February
2016 declared Public Health Emergency of International Concern over spread of
Zika virus. The virus is transmitted by
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a) Machaomyia flies
b) Acartophthalmus flies
c) Aedes mosquitoes
d) Bolitophila mosquitoes
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20. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Afghanistan Chief Executive Officer on 1 February 2016
inked a pact for visa-free travel by their diplomats. What is the name of the
Afghan CEO?
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a)
Abdullah Abdullah
b) Ashraf Ghani
c) Abdullah Ghani
d) Ashraf Ashraf
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21. Name the IPS officer
who on 1 January 2016 became the first woman to head a paramilitary force.
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a)
Archana Ramasundram
b) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
c) Kanwaljeet Deol
d) Meera Borwankar
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22. Name former President
APJ Abdul Kalam’s book that was launched in Johannesburg, South Africa on 1
January 2016.
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a) Indomitable Spirit
b) Transcendence: My Spiritual
Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji
c) Wings of Fire
d) Turning Points
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23. Identify the Indian
national who was appointed as the Senior Director for the Fragility, Conflict
and Violence Group at the World Bank on 1 February 2016.
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a)
Saroj Kumar Jha
b) Jim Young Kim
c) Shashi Tharoor
d) Shanta Devarajan
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24. Which country on 1
February 2016 approved a draft Citizenship Law to expand scope for dual
citizenship its citizens?
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a) North Korea
b) Bangladesh
c) Malaysia
d) Japan
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25. For which state of
India did World Bank approved Million US dollars 35 to Improve Citizen Access
to Public Services on 29 January 2016?
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a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh
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26. What is the theme of
the World Wetlands Day that was observed on 2 February 2016?
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a) Wetlands-Cultivable
Lands
b) Sustainable Lands for Development
c) Wetlands for our Future –
Sustainable Livelihoods
d) None of These
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27. Construction work of
Borehole Geophysics Research Laboratory (BGRL) was inaugurated on 2 February
2016 by Union Minister Harsh Vardhan at
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a)
Karad, Maharashtra
b) Karjat, Maharashtra
c) Banghat, Uttarakhand
d) Lansdowne, Uttarakhand
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28. Who was appointed as
the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Corporation Bank on 1
February 2016?
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a) S R Bansal
b) V K Aggarwal
c) Ramesh Gupta
d) Jai Kumar Garg
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29. Which social
legislation on 2 February 2016 completed ten years of implementation?
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a)
MGNREGA
b) Right to Education Act
c) Food Security Act
d) Street Vendors Act
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30. In which city the
third Global Ayurveda Festival began on 31 January 2016?
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a) Hyderabad
b) Bengaluru
c) Kozhikode
d) Mumbai
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