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The National Panchayati Raj Diwas is observed on |
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April 25 |
2)
April 24 |
3)
April 14 |
4)
April 27 |
5)
None of these |
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The Union Govt has recently launched India’s first Online Interactive Heritage Portal named |
1)
Heritagepedia |
2)
Sahapedia |
3)
Dharohara |
4)
Shane-e-bharat |
5)
None of these |
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3
The capital of Chad is |
1)
Abuja |
2)
Bamako |
3)
N`Djamena |
4)
Niamey |
5)
None of these |
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Which Bollywood actor has been named as Indian Contingent’s Goodwill Ambassador for 2016 Rio Olympics? |
1)
Shahrukh Khan |
2)
Salman Khan |
3)
Amitabh Bachchan |
4)
Aamir Khan |
5)
None of these |
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The Union Govt constituted the eight-member panel to double Farmers’ income by |
1)
2022 |
2)
2020 |
3)
2025 |
4)
2021 |
5)
None of these |
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Which Department has been renamed as DIPAM by the Centre? |
1)
Department of Pharmaceuticals |
2)
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion |
3)
Department of Asset Management |
4)
Department of Disinvestment |
5)
None of these |
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Which country successfully tested the first Stealth Fighter X-2 Jet? |
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Japan |
2)
France |
3)
India |
4)
North Korea |
5)
None of these |
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The English Language Day is observed on |
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April 23 |
2)
April 24 |
3)
April 29 |
4)
May 24 |
5)
None of these |
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Who is the writer of the book, “Incarnations: India in 50 Lives”? |
1)
Shashi Deshpande |
2)
Kanishk Tharoor |
3)
NN Vohra |
4)
Sunil Khilnani |
5)
None of these |
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Who has topped the Britain’s Annual Rich List released recently? |
1)
Hinduja Brothers |
2)
Reuben Brothers |
3)
Lakshmi N Mittal |
4)
Reliance Brothers |
5)
None of these |
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Name
the Indian shooter who won a silver medal in the men’s skeet event of
the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Rio De Janerio recently. It is India’s
first skeet medal at a World Cup. |
1)
Mairaj Ahmed Khan |
2)
Vijay Kumar |
3)
Gagan Narang |
4)
Abhinav Bindra |
5)
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
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Dattu Bhokanal, who qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics recently, is an Indian |
1)
shooter |
2)
swimmer |
3)
rower |
4)
boxer |
5)
wrestler |
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The
P-Notes investment climbed to Rs 2.23 lakh cr in Mar 2016. P-Notes are
used to invest in the Indian capital markets through registered FPIs
which is short form of |
1)
Forward Portfolio Investors |
2)
Foreign Preferential Investors |
3)
Financial Portfolio Investors |
4)
Foreign Portfolio Investors |
5)
None of these |
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Roberto Azevedo is the present head of which of the following international organisations? |
1)
WHO |
2)
WTO |
3)
UNESCO |
4)
World Bank |
5)
IMF |
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The capital city of Yemen is |
1)
Manama |
2)
Baku |
3)
Riyadh |
4)
Sana’a |
5)
Damascus |
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________ will host the 2018 Commonwealth Judo Championships. |
1)
Australia |
2)
Canada |
3)
Bangladesh |
4)
India |
5)
Sri Lanka |
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President Rafael Correa has announced an eight-day national mourning over the death of 654 people in a recent earthquake in |
1)
Ecuador |
2)
Colombia |
3)
Bolivia |
4)
Paraguay |
5)
Chile |
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The Heart of Asia (HoA) conference was held in New Delhi recently. The conference aims at bringing peace and stability to |
1)
Pakistan |
2)
Afghanistan |
3)
Sri Lanka |
4)
Nepal |
5)
Myanmar |
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Which
of the following gulf countries has announced to sell about 5% in state
energy giant Aramco to create a $2-tn fund, the world’s largest wealth
fund? |
1)
Iran |
2)
UAE |
3)
Kuwait |
4)
Bahrain |
5)
Saudi Arabia |
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The Finance Ministry approved what per cent interest on Provident Fund (PF) deposits for 2015-16 recently? |
1)
8.25 per cent |
2)
8.5 per cent |
3)
8.7 per cent |
4)
8.8 per cent |
5)
8.95 per cent |
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As announced by the govt recently, phones without facility of panic button cannot be sold in the country starting |
1)
Sep 2016 |
2)
Dec 2016 |
3)
Jan 2017 |
4)
Apr 2017 |
5)
Jan 2018 |
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Banharn Silpa-archa, who died recently, was the former Prime Minister of |
1)
Philippines |
2)
Cambodia |
3)
Chile |
4)
Thailand |
5)
Suriname |
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Sandeep Tomar, who booked a berth for 2016 Rio Olympics, recently, is an Indian |
1)
Boxer |
2)
Weightlifter |
3)
Archer |
4)
Wrestler |
5)
Shooter |
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________
was declared winner of the ‘Indian Player of the Year’ award by the
Football Players Association of India (FPAI) recently. |
1)
Arnab Mondal |
2)
Jeje Lalpekhlua |
3)
Sony Norde |
4)
Subrata Pal |
5)
Sunil Chhetri |
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25
Indian
Missile Corvette, INS Karmuk participated in the 22nd Coordinated
Patrol (CORPAT) exercise held with which of the following countries
recently? |
1)
Malaysia |
2)
Indonesia |
3)
Thailand |
4)
Bangladesh |
5)
Mauritius |
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26
The eleventh joint training exercise, Nomadic Elephant-2016, was held recently between India and |
1)
user friendly |
2)
Japan |
3)
South Korea |
4)
France |
5)
Mongolia |
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27
The govt constituted a committee for doubling farmers’ income by 2022 recently. The Committee is headed by |
1)
Abhay Kumar Singh |
2)
Durga Sakthi Nagpal |
3)
Rajeev Nayan Choubey |
4)
Anil Goswami |
5)
Ashok Dalwai |
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28
Amanullah Khan passed away recently. He was the founder of which of the following terrorist organisations? |
1)
JKLF |
2)
SIMI |
3)
Jaish-e-Mohammed |
4)
Indian Mujahideen |
5)
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen |
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29
The govt recently increased the minimum wage for contract workers to __________ per month. |
1)
Rs 6,000 |
2)
Rs 75,000 |
3)
Rs 9,000 |
4)
Rs 10,000 |
5)
Rs 12,000 |
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30
The World Intellectual Property Day is observed on |
1)
26 Apr |
2)
24 Apr |
3)
22 Apr |
4)
20 Apr |
5)
18 Apr |
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31
The govt has made it mandatory for mobile manufacturers to add in-built global positioning system (GPS) in all phones from |
1)
Dec 2016 |
2)
Jan 2017 |
3)
Apr 2017 |
4)
Dec 2017 |
5)
Jan 2018 |
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________
became the first African footballer to win the Professional Footballers
Association’s (PFA) Player of the Year award recently. |
1)
Dimitri Payet |
2)
Riyad Mahrez |
3)
Sofiane Feghouli |
4)
Yacine Brahimi |
5)
N’Golo Kante |
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33
Who among the following was re-elected as the Prime Minister of Tibetan government-in-exile recently? |
1)
Lobsang Sangay |
2)
Penpa Tsering |
3)
Lobsang Tenzin |
4)
Dalai Lama |
5)
Dolkun Isa |
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34
The Railway Ministry has decided to create a _________ fund named Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh to strengthen safety measures. |
1)
Rs 10,000-cr |
2)
Rs 25,000-cr |
3)
Rs 50,000-cr |
4)
Rs 90,000-cr |
5)
Rs 1 lakh-cr |
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35
The
govt on 25 Apr banned the import of some electronic items, specific
mobile phones, milk and milk products and some steel products from |
1)
China |
2)
Taiwan |
3)
Nepal |
4)
South Korea |
5)
Thailand |
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36
The
committee set up by the govt to look into the functioning of the Censor
Board submitted its report recently. It was headed by |
1)
Naseeruddin Shah |
2)
Shyam Benegal |
3)
Girish Karnad |
4)
Shabana Azmi |
5)
Govind Nihalani |
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QUIZ OF DAY 25-12-2016 |
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37
Nandu
Natekar became the first non-cricketer to be inducted into Legends
Club, founded by late Raj Singh Dungarpur. Nandu is associated with |
1)
hockey |
2)
tennis |
3)
badminton |
4)
squash |
5)
shooting |
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38
Which
of the following countries recently launched Kunpeng-1B, a sounding
rocket designed to conduct research, take measurements and scientific
experiments? |
1)
South Korea |
2)
Japan |
3)
China |
4)
Philippines |
5)
Turkey |
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39
Operation
Sulaimani, an initiative to eradicate poverty by feeding the needy, was
launched in which of the following cities recently? |
1)
Bengaluru |
2)
Chennai |
3)
Mumbai |
4)
Kozhikode |
5)
Ahmedabad |
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40
President
Mukherjee embarked on two-nation tour to Papua New Guinea and New
Zealand recently. The capital city of Papua New Guinea is |
1)
Ouagadougou |
2)
Bandar Seri Begawan |
3)
La Paz |
4)
Port Moresby |
5)
Porto-Novo |
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41
VT Thomas, who passed away recently, was a well known |
1)
singer |
2)
dancer |
3)
cartoonist |
4)
painter |
5)
guitarist |
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42
The Parliamentary Standing Committee, which suggested fine or jail for celebs in misleading ads recently, is headed by |
1)
JC Divakar Reddy |
2)
Abhishek Banerjee |
3)
Jairam Ramesh |
4)
Nandan Nilekani |
5)
Kaushlendra Kumar |
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43
Which of the following countries unveiled 2020 Olympic and Paralympics emblems recently? |
1)
China |
2)
England |
3)
Japan |
4)
South Korea |
5)
Brazil |
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44
The DBS Bank launched mobile-only bank in India recently. The bank is based in |
1)
Switzerland |
2)
France |
3)
Spain |
4)
Singapore |
5)
Germany |
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45
Deepika Kumari, who equaled the world record at World Cup recently, is an Indian |
1)
boxer |
2)
shooter |
3)
sprinter |
4)
archer |
5)
weightlifter |
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The Union Cabinet, recently, gave its nod to solar power plant of 200 MW at Jetsar in |
1)
Madhya Pradesh |
2)
Gujarat |
3)
Maharashtra |
4)
Uttar Pradesh |
5)
Rajasthan |
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47
The
currency note of which of the following countries was named best
banknote of the year for 2015 recently by the International Bank Note
Society? |
1)
Canada |
2)
Scotland |
3)
Trinidad & Tobago |
4)
Kazakhstan |
5)
New Zealand |
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48
Riek Machar was sworn in as the vice president of which of the following countries recently? |
1)
South Sudan |
2)
Central African Republic |
3)
Chad |
4)
Nigeria |
5)
Kenya |
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Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh recently declared that the National Food Security Act has been implemented in the State of |
1)
Arunachal Pradesh |
2)
Manipur |
3)
Mizoram |
4)
Tripura |
5)
Nagaland |
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50
The
ISRO’s PSLV rocket successfully launched the IRNSS-1G, the seventh
satellite in the IRNSS series, recently. The IRNSS is India’s own |
1)
defence information system |
2)
spy satellite system |
3)
earth observation system |
4)
weather forecast system |
5)
navigation system |
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