1).India's first residential transgender school to come up in which among the following cities?
a) Tiruvanantapuram
b) Chennai
c) Kochi
d) Bengaluru
e) Visakhapatnam
Answer: c)
Explanation: India's first residential transgender school, Sahaj International School, will come up in Kochi. The school, to be inaugurated on 30 December, will initially accommodate 10 students. Transgender activists Faisal CK, Maya Menon and VijayarajaMallika made this announcement.
2).Which among the following state decided to provide free LPG connections to those BPL families, who were missed in the 2011 Socio Economic Caste Census on the lines of PradhanMantriUjwalaYojana?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Punjab
e) Kerala
Answer: d)
Explanation: Punjab will provide free LPG connections to those BPL families, who were missed in the 2011 Socio Economic Caste Census on the lines of PradhanMantriUjwalaYojana, a decision to this effect was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
3).Which state become the first in the country to launch Mahila Police Volunteer (MPV) initiative for safety of women?
a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Chattisgarh
d) Maharashtra
e) Gujarat
Answer: a)
Explanation: Haryana became the first state in the country to launch Mahila Police Volunteer (MPV) initiative for safety of women. It was launched by Chief Minister ManoharLalKhattar.
4).Majuli set to become country’s first ever carbon neutral district. The district is situated in which among the following states?
a) West Bengal
b) Meghalaya
c) Mizoram
d) Assam
e) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: d)
Explanation: Assam government has launched ‘Sustainable Action for Climate Resilient Development in Majuli’ (SACReD, Majuli) to make river island Majuli country’s first ever Carbon Neutral district by 2020.
5).Name the Indian-American woman elected as Mayor of Californian city.
a) SavitaVaidhyanathan
b) AnushaShanmugam
c) VineethaChoudary
d) Manjula Rani
e) NirmalaVijayan
Answer: a)
Explanation: Indian-American woman has been elected as the new Mayor of the key Californian city of Cupertino, globally known for its Apple headquarters. SavitaVaidhyanathan, an MBA who worked as a high school Math teacher and an officer in a commercial bank as well as in non-profit management, was sworn in last week in a ceremony attended by her mother who had flown in from India.
6).Which country has topped in Asia in innovation chart?
a) China
b) India
c) Malaysia
d) Indonesia
e) None of these
Answer: b)
Explanation: India has emerged as the most preferred destination for innovation in Asia and third biggest globally, with 'Silicon Valley' of East Bengaluru leading the charge, says a research by global consulting major Capgemini.
7).Which among the following companies has launched the “Each one, teach one” program?
a) Flipkart
b) Freecharge
c) Paytm
d) Amazon
e) Snapdeal
Answer: c)
Explanation: Paytm, a digital wallet which is on all time high use has announced a new program to increase the digital inclusion in India under which it is calling consumers and merchants all versed with Paytm to teach others to use Paytm efficiently.
8).India and ASEAN have set a target of trading at 100 billion dollar to be achieved by 2020. Currently the trade between ASEAN and India is ________ billion dollars.
a) Fifty three
b) Sixty two
c) Fifty seven
d) Forty three
e) Seventy One
Answer: c)
Explanation: India and ASEAN have set a target of trading at 100 billion dollar to be achieved by 2020. Currently the trade between ASEAN and India is 57 billion dollars.
9).Who has been appointed as the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs?
a) Anil Arora
b) Sunil Arora
c) VineelArora
d) Kamal Arora
e) None of these
Answer: b)
Explanation: Former Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sunil Arora has been appointed as the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, a think tank that comes under the Corporate Affairs Ministry.
10).Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) on Thursday presented 'Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016' to whom among the following?
a) Anil Ambani
b) Ratan Tata
c) Vijay Malya
d) MukeshAmbani
e) Sunil Bharati Mittal
Answer: b)
Explanation: Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) on Thursday presented 'Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016' to Tata Sons interim Chairman Ratan Tata in Mumbai.
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