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Who won women’s singles title of the 2016 French Open tennis tournament?
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1)
Serena Williams
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2)
Garbine Muguruza
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Ana Ivanovic
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4)
Venus Williams
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Eugenie Bouchard
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Asia’s
largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue, to talk about
security issues in the Asia-Pacific region, was held recently in
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Singapore
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2)
Japan
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3)
China
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4)
Myanmar
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Malaysia
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Which
state govt launched Asia’s first ‘Gyps Vulture Reintroduction
Programme’ at the Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre at Pinjore
recently?
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Haryana
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2)
Punjab
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3)
Himachal Pradesh
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4)
Madhya Pradesh
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5)
Odisha
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Which
of the following has became the first state in the country to give
transgender people social welfare benefits – such as a housing, pension
and food grains?
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Delhi
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2)
West Bengal
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3)
Odisha
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4)
Tamil Nadu
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5)
Karnataka
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CR Sasikumar took over as Managing Director of which of the following associate banks of the State Bank of India (SBI)?
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State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
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2)
State Bank of Patiala
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3)
State Bank of Mysore
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4)
State Bank of Hyderabad
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5)
State Bank of Travancore
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Muhammad Ali, who passed away recently, was an iconic player of
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1)
baseball
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2)
basketball
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3)
hockey
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4)
boxing
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5)
wrestling
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HDFC Ergo General Insurance acquired which of the following general insurers for Rs 551 cr recently?
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IFFCO Tokio
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2)
L&T General Insurance
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3)
ICICI Lombard
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4)
Bharti AXA General Insurance
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5)
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
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Which
port bagged National Award for Excellence in Cost Management for the
year 2015 from ICAI under the category of Public Service Sector – Small?
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Visakhapatnam Port
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2)
Mangalore Port
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3)
Kochi Port
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4)
Mundra Port
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5)
VO Chidambaranar Port
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9
World Environment Day (WED) is observed every year on
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1 Jun
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2)
3 Jun
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3)
5 Jun
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6 Jun
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7 Jun
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Which of the following pairs won the mixed doubles title of the 2016 French Open tennis tournament?
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Leander Paes and Martina Hingis
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2)
Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig
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Elena Vesnina and Bruno Soares
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4)
Yaroslava Shvedova and Florin Mergea
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5)
Chan Hao-ching and Jamie Murray
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Who won the men’s singles title of the 2016 French Open tennis tournament?
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1)
Andy Murray
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2)
Novak Djokovic
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3)
Kei Nishikori
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Roger Federer
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5)
Rafael Nadal
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V Narayanasamy is the new Chief Minister of
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1)
Tamil Nadu
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2)
Kerala
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3)
Assam
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4)
Puducherry
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Goa
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Sulabha Deshpande, who passed away recently, was a veteran
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1)
singer
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2)
dancer
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3)
author
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4)
film actor
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5)
social activist
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Salma Dam (Herat Dam) in his recent visit to which of the following countries?
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Qatar
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2)
Afghanistan
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3)
Tajikistan
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4)
Iran
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5)
Myanmar
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Indian Govt have signed a $200-mn loan agreement to upgrade 176 km of State roads in
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1)
Jharkhand
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2)
Chhattisgarh
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3)
Assam
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4)
Madhya Pradesh
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5)
Rajasthan
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In
which of the following countries voters rejected a proposal to
introduce a guaranteed basic income for everyone in a recent plebiscite?
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1)
Singapore
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2)
Mauritius
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3)
Norway
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4)
Sweden
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5)
Switzerland
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India and Qatar inked 7 agreements to boost cooperation recently. The capital city and currency of Qatar respectively are
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Manama, Qatari dinar
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Doha, Qatari riyal
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Riyadh, Qatari ringgit
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Tripoli, Qatari krona
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Damascus, Qatari peso
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18
The
Tiger Express, a semi-luxury tourist train, was flagged off recently
which will take the guests on board to the world famous Bandhavgarh and
Kanha National Parks in
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1)
Madhya Pradesh
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2)
West Bengal
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3)
Rajasthan
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4)
Gujarat
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5)
Odisha
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Avtar Singh qualified for Rio Olympic Games recently. He plays
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1)
boxing
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2)
wrestling
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3)
weightlifting
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4)
judo
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5)
discuss throw
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20
Defence
Minister Manohar Parrikar visited which of the following countries
recently to which India plans to sell BrahMos missiles?
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1)
Philippines
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2)
Thailand
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3)
Cambodia
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4)
Vietnam
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5)
Malaysia
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Which
of the following state govts launched Right to Public Grievance
Redressal Act recently which seeks disposal of peoples’ complaints
within 60-days?
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1)
Tamil Nadu
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2)
Kerala
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3)
Bihar
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4)
Uttar Pradesh
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5)
Maharashtra
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India and Qatar signed an MoU for investment in NIIF of India. Here the term NIIF stands for
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National Innovation and Infrastructure Fund
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2)
National Investment and Innovation Fund
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3)
National Innovation and Insurance Fund
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4)
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
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5)
None of these
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23
Sudarsan
Pattnaik won gold medal in people’s choice prize at world championship
festival of sand sculpting Russe, 2016. His sand art highlighted the
issue
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1)
Childhood in Chains
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2)
Drugs Kill Sports
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3)
Save the Birds
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4)
World without Bloodshed
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5)
None of these
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24
P Dhanapal is the new speaker of which of the following state assemblies?
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West Bengal
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2)
Assam
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3)
Kerala
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4)
Puducherry
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5)
Tamil Nadu
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25
Manohar Aich passed away recently at the age of 104 years. He was India’s first
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1)
Pugilist
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2)
Wrestler
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3)
Weightlifter
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4)
Athlete
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5)
Mr Universe
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26
Johann Schneider-Ammann is the present President of
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1)
Singapore
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2)
Sweden
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3)
Norway
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4)
Switzerland
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5)
Spain
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27
Delhi
High Court recently dismissed the petition of Sushil Kumar seeking
selection trials to represent India at the Rio Olympics in the game of
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1)
Weightlifting
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2)
Wrestling
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3)
Boxing
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4)
Shooting
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5)
Archery
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What is India’s ranking on the 2016 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), released by Chicago-based consultancy AT Kearney?
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First
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Second
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Third
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Fourth
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Fifth
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______ has been appointed the head of the newly created land policy cell in the NITI Aayog.
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1)
Ramesh Chand
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2)
VK Saraswat
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3)
T Haque
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4)
Bibek Debroy
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5)
None of these
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30
PM Narendra Modi was conferred with the Amir Amanullah Khan Award recently. It is the highest civilian award of
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1)
Qatar
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2)
Iran
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3)
Afghanistan
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4)
Kuwait
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5)
Saudi Arabia
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31
The
govt and multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) has
signed a $120-mn loan agreement to improve irrigation and water
management infrastructure in
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1)
Jharkhand
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2)
Chhattisgarh
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3)
Madhya Pradesh
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4)
Assam
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5)
Odisha
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32
As part of its efforts to make villages located along Ganga open defecation-free, Govt has launched a campaign named
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Swachh Tat
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2)
Swachh Dhara
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3)
Swachh Yug
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4)
Swachh Nagar
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5)
None of these
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33
________
has become the first city in the country to have its own ‘city animal’
with declaring Gangetic River Dolphin as its mascot.
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1)
Varanasi
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2)
Kanpur
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3)
Allahabad
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4)
Guwahati
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5)
Patna
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34
Name the president of Indian Olympic Association who has been awarded Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee.
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1)
PK Muralidharan Raja
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2)
Injeti Srinivas
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3)
Praful Patel
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4)
N Ramachandran
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5)
None of these
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Ques. :
35
Who
among the following has been named the ambassador for Swachh Bharat
Mission’s youth-based ‘Swachh Saathi’ (student internship) programme?
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1)
Rani Mukerji
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2)
Kajol
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3)
Dia Mirza
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4)
Amrita Rao
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5)
Lara Dutta
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36
_______
has become the first state in the country to have a State Data Centre
(SDC), designed using green data centre concept to minimise power
requirement and increase power utilisation efficiency.
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1)
Arunachal Pradesh
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2)
Himachal Pradesh
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3)
Andhra Pradesh
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4)
Tamil Nadu
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5)
Karnataka
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37
Which
of the following countries topped the 2016 Global Retail Development
Index (GRDI) released by London-based business consultancy AT Kearney?
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1)
India
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2)
China
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3)
Malaysia
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4)
Indonesia
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5)
Kazakhstan
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38
The
RBI announced the second bi-monthly review of its monetary policy on
Jun 07. Which of the following is NOT correct in this respect?
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1)
Repo rate – 6.5 per cent
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2)
Reverse repo rate – 6 per cent
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3)
CRR – 4 per cent
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4)
SLR – 21.25 per cent
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5)
None of these
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39
The
Centre recently announced an increase in the MSP for pulses, oil seeds
and paddy for the upcoming kharif season. The term MSP stands for
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1)
Maximum Support Prices
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2)
Minimum Support Prices
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3)
Minimum State Prices
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4)
Maximum State Prices
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5)
None of these
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Ques. :
40 India’s Lakshya Sen recently become the World No. 1 Junior player in the game of
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2) Squash
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3)
Badminton
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4) Table tennis
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5)
None of these
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41
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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42
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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43
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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Ques. :
44
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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45
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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Ques. :
46
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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47
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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48
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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49
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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50
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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