1).What is the India’s rank in the 2016 International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) Global Hunger Index (GHI) out of 118 countries?
Answer: c)
Explanation: India ranked 97th out of 118 countries on the International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) Global Hunger Index (GHI) in 2016, behind Nepal , Sri Lanka , Bangladesh, among others, but ahead of Pakistan and three other Asian countries. It was positioned at 80 out of 104 countries the previous year.
2).Who has been appointed as the Morocco’s prime minister for another term?
a) Abbas El Fassi
b) Abdelilah Bekirane
c) Amid abdeliah
d) Mayur Khan
e) Mustapha Ramid
Answer: b)
Explanation: Abdelilah Benkirane, the leader of Morocco's Islamic Justice and Development Party, has been appointed for another term as the country's prime minister. This will be his second term as Prime Minister of Morocco. Benkirane has been serving as Prime Minister in a coalition government since November 2011.
3).How much amount has been donated by India to the Nelson Mandela Foundation to help it in its welfare work for the people of South Africa?
a) 8.4 million
b) 9.3 million
c) 9.9 million
d) 10.9 million
e) 10 million
Answer: b)
Explanation: India donated 9.3 million rupees to the Nelson Mandela Foundation to help it in its welfare work for the people of South Africa. Announcing the donation at the offices of the Foundation in Johannesburg yesterday, Indian High Commissioner Ruchi Ghanashyam said, the donation was a direct result of the recent visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
4).Who has honored with the Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre prize at the UK Theatre Awards?
a) Amid abdeliah
b) Andrzej Wajda
c) Sir Ian McKellen
d) Sir Mack Bill
e) Tom Moody
Answer: c)
Explanation: Veteran actor Ian McKellen was honoured at the UK Theatre Awards on for his individual contributions to British theatre. The award ceremony took place on October 9 in London. McKellen was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre prize, reported Female First.
5).Which state has launched ‘Duck Boats’ to boost tourist footfall?
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu
e) West Bengal
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Goa Tourism department has launched the vessels popularly known as 'Duck Boats' to boost tourist footfall. It is a first of its kind facility used for civilian purpose (joy rides) in India. The full-fledged operations of the joy rides will begin in November 2016.
6).Where is the Arena by Trans Stadia, India's first convertible stadium?
a) Ahmedabad
b) Jaipur
c) Nagpur
d) New Delhi
e) Haryana
Answer: a)
Explanation: Arena By TransStadia In Ahmedabad, India's First Convertible Stadium Hosting Kabaddi World Cup.
7).The International Dussehra festival has started in which state of India?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Rajasthan
e) Uttarakhand
Answer: b)
Explanation: The International Dussehra festival has started at in the popular Dhalpur maidan in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The 7-day festival will begin with Rath Yatra, followed by Nati dance, food, music, rituals, folk flavour of the festivity, etc.
8).The 2016 International Gita festival will be held in which state of India?
a) Assam
b) Bihar
c) Haryana
d) Uttar Pradesh
e) Uttarakhand
Answer: c)
Explanation: Approx 18,000 students from all over Haryana will recite the shlokas of the Gita at the sacred Brahma Sarovar in Kurukshetra.
9).The book “Half Lion: How P V Narasimha Rao Transformed India” has been authored by whom?
a) Ashok Chawla
b) P V Narasimha Rao
c) R B Gaur
d) Sajid Khan
e) Vinay Sitapati
Answer: e)
Explanation: The book “Half Lion: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India” has been authored by Vinay Sitapati. It is a well-researched, well written book that traces the life journey of P.V. Narasimha Rao, about whom not much has been in the public domain so far. The book fills a gap in the evolution of India’s polity and the office of the Prime Minister.
10).Aaron Pryor, who passed away recently, was related to which sports?
a) Boxing
b) Badminton
c) Basketball
d) Wrestling
e) Swimming
Answer: a)
Explanation: Boxing Aaron Pryor (60), an American boxer, has recently passed away in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was known as “the Hawk” and was a crowd favorite who fought with a frenetic style.
11).The book “The Greatest Bengali Stories Ever Told” has been authored by whom?
a) Urmila Das
b) Vijay Kumar
c) Amar Mitra
d) Arunava Sinha
e) aravina sinha
Answer: d)
Explanation: Arunava Sinha The book “The Greatest Bengali Stories Ever Told” has been authored by Arunava Sinha. The author has taken the works of prominent Bengali authors and done a very meaningful translation of the book.
12).What was the theme for International Day of the Girl Child that was observed on 11 October 2016?
a) Goals' Progress: What Counts for Girls
b) Girls' Progress = Goals' Progress: What Counts for Girls
c) Girls' Progress, World Progress
d) Girls are god’s gift
e) Girls progress, gods progress
Answer: b)
Explanation: International Day of the Girl Child is observed annually on 11 October; it is also called the Day of the Girl. The theme for this year's International Day of the Girl (11 October) is "Girls' Progress = Goals' Progress: What Counts for Girls".
13).India and ______ commenced their second coordinated patrol and bilateral maritime exercise in the Andaman Sea.
a) Bangladesh
b) Indonesia
c) Malaysia
d) Maldives
e) Sri Lanka
Answer: b)
Explanation: In a demonstration of India's commitment to its ties with Indonesia and to the maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region, Indian Naval Ship Karmuk, an indigenously built missile corvette, based under the Andaman and Nicobar Command, alongwith a Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft, is participating in the 28th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol and Second Bilateral Maritime Exercise, scheduled from 10-27 Oct 16 in the Andaman Sea.
14).Who has received the ‘Outstanding Celebrity Woman of the Year’ award while featuring among Outlook Business’ 19 outstanding women?
a) Deepika Padukone
b) Priyanka Chopra
c) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
d) Madhuri Dixit
e) Aaliya bat
Answer: c)
Explanation: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan recently received the `Outstanding Celebrity Woman of the Year` award while featuring among Outlook Business` 19 outstanding women. The lovely lady of Bollywood, who featured on the Outlook Business cover recently, mentioned that she was thankful and happy, reports Pinkvilla.
15).World's first Cybathlon Championship for Athletes with Disabilities was held in which country?
a) Switzerland
b) France
c) Portugal
d) Italy
e) Japan
Answer: a)
Explanation: The world's first Cybathlon Championship for Athletes with Disabilities organised by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich at the SWISS Arena in Kloten, canton Zurich. Popularly known as 'Bionic olympics', it differs from the paralympics as it sees participants compete against each other using the latest assistive technologies in terms of their ability to help users navigate the tasks and challenges of daily life.
16).Centre to invest Rs …………. cr to increase Panipat oil refinery capacity
a) 15000
b) 16000
c) 17000
d) 18000
e) 20000
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Central Government will invest 15,000 crore rupees to increase the capacity of Panipat refinery in Haryana from existing 15 Million Tonnes to 25 Million Tonnes. An ethanol plant would also be set up at a cost of Rs 500 crore by the Indian Oil Corporation in Panipat to generate alternative fuel from agricultural residue which would boost agriculture sector.
17).How many districts in Telangana?
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Answer: a)
Explanation: Telangana has announced the creation of 21 new districts from Tuesday, taking the total number of districts in the state from 10 to 31. The reorganisation of districts has been taken up for better administration, CM K Chandrasekhar Rao said. The original plan was to create about 17 more districts but the government was forced to add four more.
Answer: a)
Explanation: Telangana has announced the creation of 21 new districts from Tuesday, taking the total number of districts in the state from 10 to 31. The reorganisation of districts has been taken up for better administration, CM K Chandrasekhar Rao said. The original plan was to create about 17 more districts but the government was forced to add four more.
18).Centre to invest Rs ………. cr in PSUs for skill development?
c) 7000
Answer: d)
Explanation: The Centre is looking to pump in around 1,000 crore in public sector undertakings (PSUs) through the skill development initiative. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has reportedly held discussions with the PSUs over deploying 5 lakh apprentices as against 36,000 now. The ministry will pay these companies 18,000 per apprentice deployed, secretary Rohit Nandan has said.
19).India to supply 500 MW power tohich of the following country via sub-sea cables?
a) Bangladesh
b) Indonesia
c) Malaysia
d) Maldives
e) Sri Lanka
Answer: e)
Explanation: India is planning to supply 500 MW power to Sri Lanka through a network of sub-sea underground cables, Union Power Secretary PK Pujari has said. Sri Lanka needs power from India to meet its domestic needs but nothing has fructified in the absence of an adequate transmission infrastructure. "[Submarine cable] is a good technology at a reasonable cost,” Pujari added.
20).Who won the women’s road world c'ship time trial in Doha?
a) Amid abdeliah
b) Andrzej Wajda
c) Amber Neben
d) Sir Mack Bill
e) Tom Moody
Answer: c)
Explanation: Amber Neben, a 41-year-old veteran cyclist from the United States, won gold in the women's time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Doha on Tuesday. Neben registered a timing of 36 minutes and 37.04 seconds in the 28.9 kilometres long race. Holland's Ellen van Dijk was second, while Australia's Katrin Garfoot was placed third in the event.
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