1).Name the person, who will be the India's chief guest on Republic Day 2017?
a) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
b) Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
c) Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi
d) Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
e) Mohammed Al Shaibani
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Indian government has invited the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to be the next Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day parade of 2017. This is the first time that a leader of the United Arab Emirates will be honoured with the invitation of being the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day parade.
2).Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guinea?
a) Mohamed Alabbar
b) Khaldoun Al Mubarak
c) R Ravindra
d) Yousef Al Omair Yousef
e) Mohammed Al Shaibani
Answer: c)
Explanation: Shri R Ravindra, presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guinea. The Republic of Guinea is a country on the West coast of Africa
3).Name the person, who has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in medicine?
a) Yousef Al Omair Yousef
b) Yoshinori Ohsumi
c) Khaldoun Al Mubarak
d) Mohamed Alabbar
e) Mohammed Al Shaibani
Answer: b)
Explanation: Japanese cell biologist is named 2016 laureate for his discoveries on how the body’s cells detoxify and repair themselves The Nobel prize in medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries on how the body’s cells detoxify and repair themselves. The Japanese cell biologist, 71, will receive the prestigious 8m Swedish kronor (£718,000) award for “mechanisms for autophagy”.
4).The first trade fair of the BRICS countries will be held in?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
d) Hyderabad
e) Cochin
Answer: a)
Explanation: The first trade fair of the BRICS countries will be held on October 12-14 in New Delhi. Along with it the meetings of the BRICS Business Forum and BRICS Business Council would also be held. India is the chair for 2016 of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) group of emerging economies. Their upcoming trade fair will be held at PragatiMaidan exhibition grounds in the national capital. The trade fair will showcase about 20 key sectors.
5).In order to boost the state’s economy and develop rural infrastructure the _______ government has launched a New Economic Development Policy (NEDP)?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Tripura
e) Mizoram
Answer: e)
Explanation: In order to boost the state’s economy and develop rural infrastructure the Mizoram government has launched a New Economic Development Policy (NEDP). The new policy would develop private-public partnerships for adding value to various agricultural, horticultural and other produce. Under the NEDP, key sectoral interventions identified for 2016-17 are for agriculture, horticulture, link roads, introduction of annual agriculture and horticulture crops with high domestic consumption and other high-value crops, improved processing facilities and marketing linkages for agricultural and horticultural produce, establishment of handloom export promotion facility, and a skills development centre. The NEDP also aimed to establish additional classrooms in higher secondary and model schools to meet the growing demand for admission into government-run higher secondary schools.
6).The Department of Posts had organized a nationwide competition for designing the postage stamps of denominations of INR______ and INR_____?
a) 5 & 25
c) 25& 15
d) 2 & 10
e) 15& 5
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Government on Sunday released commemorative postal stamps on the Swachh Bharat Mission, which were designed by children aged 10-14 years. The Department of Posts had organized a nationwide competition for designing the postage stamps of denominations of INR 5 and INR 25, and a miniature sheet. The first prize of INR 10,000 went to 12-year-old Binita Biswajeeta.
7).World's largest balloon festival begins in _______?
a) Canada
b) Australia
c) The UK
d) The USA
e) Russia
Answer: d)
Explanation: The largest balloon festival in the world, the 45th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico, United States entered its third day today. Hot air balloons of all shapes and sizes, including numerous character-themed balloons, took off into the air during the festival. The theme for the nine-day festival is 'Desert Kaleidoscope'
8).Recently World Bank release the report under this over _____ million around world still living in extreme poverty?
c) 650
Answer: d)
Explanation: World Bank says, more than 700 million people around the world are still living in extreme poverty. In a report released yesterday, based on data upto 2013, it said 767 million people are living on less than a dollar and ninety cents a day. The figure is 13 percent down from the previous year, but still accounts for more than 10 percent of the world's population. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for half the world's extreme poor. World Bank and the United Nations have set a goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030.
9).RBI issued Rs ____ coins on Lal Bahadur Shastri's 100th birth anniversary?
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had issued Rs 100 coins in 2004 to mark the 100th birth anniversary of India's second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. The coin, which has a portrait of the leader, is currently not in circulation but can be ordered exclusively. Notably, Shastri shares his birthday with Mahatma Gandhi
10).The State Bank of India has become the first India bank to open a branch in the capital city of Yangon. The Yangon branch is the _____th foreign branch of the SBI?
Answer: c)
Explanation: The State Bank of India has become the first India bank to open a branch in the capital city of Yangon. The Yangon branch is the 54th foreign branch of the SBI. This branch extends the global presence of SBI in 37 countries through 198 offices.
11).Name the Indian-origin teenager who won the Google Science Fair prize 2016?
a) Kiara Nirghin
b) Mavika Boyini
c) Neya Saravanarajan
d) Raviteja Anumukonda
e) Sahana venkatesh
Answer: a)
Explanation: Indian-origin South African girl Kiara Nirghin on 1 October 2016 won the Google Science Fair prize 2016. She won this grand prize of 50000 US dollars scholarship for using orange peel to develop a cheaper super-absorbent material that helps soil retain water.
12).Who won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix?
a) Daniel Ricciardo
b) Liwe Hamilton
c) Max Verstappen
d) Nico Rosberg
e) Sabastin vector
Answer: a)
Explanation: Daniel Ricciardo has won 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix Race. The Malaysian Grand Prix is a round of the Formula One World Championship.
13).What is the theme of the World Habitat Day 2016?
a) Better City, Better Life
b) Harmonious Cities
c) Housing at the Centre
d) Public Spaces for All
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: The World Habitat Day was on 3 October 2016 observed across the world with the theme Housing at the Centre. The 2016 World Habitat Day campaign aims to raise awareness about the need for affordable housing for all in urban areas, towns and cities. Focus of the theme: Access to adequate housing is a global challenge growing fast with urbanization. Around one quarter of the world’s urban population continues to live in slums and informal settlements.
14).Name the person, who won Korea Open?
a) Gaganjeet Bhullar
b) Daniel Ricciardo
c) Sabastin vector
d) Neya Saravanarajan
e) Raviteja Anumukonda
Answer: a)
Explanation: India's Gaganjeet Bhullar stormed back from a five-stroke deficit to win the Korea Open on Sunday, ending an Asian Tour drought after sustaining a serious wrist injury two years ago.
15).Currency of UAE?
a) Riyal
b) Dirham
c) Dinar
d) Riyadh
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: UAE 1. Price: Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan 2. Capital: Abu Dhabi 3. Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham
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