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Operation Sankat Mochan
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Ques. : 1 India recently launched
operation ‘Sankat Mochan’ to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in which of
the following countries?
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1) Nigeria
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2) Libya
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3) Syria
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4) Yemen
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5) South Sudan
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Answer:- 5) South
Sudan
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Ques. : 2 India’s Exim Bank has extended
a loan of USD 44.95 mn to which African country for a textile factory and
development of small and medium enterprises?
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1) Kenya
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2) Tanzania
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3) South Africa
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4) Uganda
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5) Somalia
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Answer:- 1) Kenya
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Ques. : 3 The govt has approved what
amount for the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) to impart skills
to 1 crore people over the next four years (2016-20)?
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1) Rs 2,000 cr
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2) Rs 4,000 cr
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3) Rs 8,000 cr
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4) Rs 12,000 cr
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5) Rs 16,000 cr
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Answer:- 4) Rs
12,000 cr
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Ques. : 4 The World Youth Skills Day is
observed every year on
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1) 05 Jul
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2) 10 Jul
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3) 15 Jul
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4) 25 Jul
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5) 31 Jul
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Answer:- 3) 15
Jul
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Ques. : 5 The Union Cabinet has given its
approval for Revised Cost Estimate of Rs 7290.62-cr for the ongoing 1020 MW
Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (HEP) in
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1) Nepal
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2) Myanmar
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3) Sri Lanka
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4) Bhutan
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5) Afghanistan
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Answer:- 4)
Bhutan
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Ques. : 6 The Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the disinvestment of 15 per cent paid up
equity of which of the following PSUs?
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1) NBCC
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2) BSNL
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3) MTNL
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4) HMT
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5) EIL
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Answer:- 1) NBCC
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Ques. : 7 The Bombay Stock Exchange has
introduced ‘Paperless SIP’ to allow mutual fund investors to make
transactions through various modes of payments. The term SIP stands for
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1) Stock
Investment Plan
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2) Substitute
Investment Plan
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3) Systematic
Investment Plan
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4) Serial
Investment Plan
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5) None of these
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Answer:- 3)
Systematic Investment Plan
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Ques. : 8 According to a survey of
millions of airline passengers conducted by Skytrax, which airline has been
ranked as world’s best airline?
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1) British
Airways
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2) Lufthansa
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3) Air India
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4) Jet Airways
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5) Emirates
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Answer:- 5)
Emirates
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Ques. : 9 The Union Govt has constituted
a high-level committee to tackle the shortage of pulses in India. The
Committee is headed by
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1) Subir Gokarn
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2) Arvind
Subramanian
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3) Urjit Patel
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4) Arvind
Panagariya
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5) Rakesh Mohan
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Answer:- 2)
Arvind Subramanian
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Ques. : 10 The BHEL has commissioned a
250 MW unit based on eco-friendly Circulating Fluidised Bed Combustion (CFBC)
technology at Bhavnagar thermal power project in
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1) Maharashtra
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2) Madhya Pradesh
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3) Karnataka
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4) Tamil Nadu
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5) Gujarat
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Answer:- 5)
Gujarat
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Ques. : 11 Who among the following has
authored the book titled The Shade of Swords?
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1) Arun Shourie
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2) Venkaiah Naidu
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3) Tavleen Singh
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4) MJ Akbar
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5) Natwar Singh
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Answer:- 4) MJ
Akbar
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Ques. : 12 Which of the following
countries was recently acknowledged as the first country in the world to
become YAWS-free by the WHO?
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1) India
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2) Thailand
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3) Philippines
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4) Myanmar
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5) Sri Lanka
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Answer:- 1) India
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Ques. : 13 Who among the following won
the Fide Women’s Grand Prix trophy of Chess in China?
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1) Koneru Humpy
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2) Olga Girya
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3) Harika
Dronavalli
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4) Padmini Rout
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5) Tania Sachdev
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Answer:- 3)
Harika Dronavalli
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Ques. : 14 Joe Antic, who passed away
recently, was a
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1) hockey player
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2) cricketer
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3) shuttler
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4) tennis player
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5) pugilist
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Answer:- 1)
hockey player
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Ques. : 15 As per the Census 2011
findings, the literacy rate among the disabled has increased from 49.3 per
cent in 2001 to 54.5 per cent in 2011. What is the overall literacy level of
India?
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1) 58 per cent
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2) 61 per cent
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3) 68 per cent
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4) 72 per cent
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5) 74 per cent
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Answer:- 5) 74
per cent
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Ques. : 16 Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi has
been appointed as the new chairman of
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1) ICSE
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2) CBSE
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3) UPSC
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4) IBPS
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5) SSC
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Answer:- 2) CBSE
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Ques. : 17 Which state govt has set a
target to construct toilets across all villages of the state by Mar 2019?
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1) Odisha
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2) West Bengal
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3) Assam
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4) Jharkhand
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5) Tamil Nadu
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Answer:- 2) West
Bengal
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Ques. : 18 The Special Investigation Team
(SIT) on black money has recommended ban on cash transactions of above
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1) Rs 50,000
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2) Rs 1 lakh
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3) Rs 2 lakh
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4) Rs 3 lakh
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5) Rs 5 lakh
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Answer:- 4) Rs 3
lakh
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Ques. : 19 Vice-President Ansari recently
visited Ulaanbaatar for two-day 11th Asia Europe Meeting- ASEM-Summit.
Ulaanbaatar is the capital city of
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1) Kazakhstan
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2) Uzbekistan
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3) Mongolia
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4) Vietnam
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5) Turkmenistan
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Answer:- 3)
Mongolia
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