1). What was the theme of the 2016 World Soil Day?
a) Soils and pulses, a symbiosis for life
b) Soils, foundation for family farming
c) Soils, a solid ground for life
d) Soils for family farming
e) foundation for family farming
Answer: a)
Explanation: The World Soil Day (WSD) 2016 was observed on 5 December 2016 at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome. The theme for the day is “Soils and pulses, a symbiosis for life.” The theme for the 2016 WSD focuses on the positive contributions of pulses to soil properties, such as fixing the atmosphere nitrogen and improving its biodiversity, fertility and structure.
2).The 7th World Ayurveda Congress was held in which city?
a) Chennai
b) Kolkata
c) Mumbai
d) New Delhi
e) Vadodara
Answer: b)
Explanation: The 7th World Ayurveda Congress was held in Kolkata. It was organised by the World Ayurveda Foundation from Dec 2-4 with the support of the Union Ministry of AYUSH to facilitate development and growth of AYUSH system of medicine comprising Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy. The focus theme of the Ayurveda Congress was “Strengthening the Ayurveda Ecosystem".
3).Which country's Prime Minister resigned after suffering a heavy defeat in a referendum over his plan to reform the constitution?
a) Albania
b) France
c) Germany
d) Italy
e) Switzerland
Answer: d)
Explanation: Italian PM Matteo Renzi has resigned after suffering a heavy defeat in a referendum over his plan to reform the constitution. With most ballots counted, the No vote leads with 60% against 40% for Yes. The turnout was nearly 70%, in a vote that was seen as a chance to register discontent with the prime minister. PM Renzi was the only premier left in Europe with a vision for the EU's future.
4).Who has been appointed as President of Austria?
a) Norbert Hofer
b) Karlheinz Kopf
c) Heinz Fischer
d) Andreas Khol
e) Alexander Van der Bellen
Answer: a)
Explanation: Austria's Norbert Hofer conceded defeat in his bid to become Europe's first far-right president. Projections showed he was lagging behind in a bitterly fought election re-run. Greens-backed independent Alexander Van der Bellen swept 53.3% of the votes against 46.7% for his rival from the anti-immigration Freedom Party,FPOe. Hofer's likely defeat will see EU leaders breathe a sigh of relief.
5).Who won the Gangadhar National Award for the year 2015?
a) Anand Sharan Raturi
b) Leeladhar Jagoori
c) Madan Mohan Lakhera
d) N. D. Tiwari
e) Rajendra Kumar Badi
Answer: b)
Explanation: Eminent Hindi poet Leeladhar Jagoori would be honoured with the prestigious Gangadhar National Award for the year 2015. The award, carrying a cash prize of Rs. 50,000, a shawl and citation would be presented to Jagoori by Sambalpur University in January next year. The prestigious award was instituted by Sambalpur University in 1989. Jagoori will be the 25th recipient of the the award.
6).Who won the 2016 International Children's Peace Prize?
a) Anagha Prasad
b) Chandrakant Keni
c) Kehkashan Basu
d) Siddheshwar Prasad
e) Vandana Shiva
Answer: c)
Explanation: A 16-year-old Indian environmental activist based in the UAE has won this year's prestigious International Children's Peace Prize for her fight for climate justice. Kehkashan Basu was presented the award by Bangladesh's Nobel peace laureate Mohammad Yunus at a glittering ceremony in The Hague. Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his efforts for economic and social development.
7).Home Secretary level talks have begun between India and _______ in New Delhi.
a) Afghanistan
b) Australia
c) Bangladesh
d) China
e) USA
Answer: c)
Explanation: Home Secretary level talks between India and Bangladesh began in New Delhi. Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi is leading the Indian delegation. The Bangladeshi delegation is being led by Senior Secretary,Home Ministry,Dr. Mozammel Haque Khan. Border and other bilateral issues will be discussed during the two-day meeting. The last such meeting was held in November last year at Dhaka in Bangladesh.
8).At the 6th Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference all the countries adopted the Amritsar Declaration. It will deal with _______.
a) Environment
b) IT security and infrastructure
c) Narcotics
d) Terrorism
e) Trade
Answer: d)
Explanation: The 6th Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference ended after adopting the Amritsar Declaration. The declaration recognises terrorism as the biggest threat to peace. For the first time, Heart of Asia declaration expressed concern at the violence caused by terrorist groups. The declaration said the countries encourage early finalisation of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism.
9).Which magazine has put Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Person of the Year 2016?
a) Forbes
b) Life
c) MidWeek
d) Outlook
e) TIME
Answer: e)
Explanation: PM Modi has won the online reader's poll for TIME magazine's Person of the Year 2016. He defeated out other world leaders like Donald Trump,Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin. Mr Modi won with 18% of the vote when the poll closed. Time's editors will decide the final Person of the Year later this week. But the online poll results provide a look at how the world sees these figures.
10).What is PV Sindhu's rank in the latest BWF World Ranking?
a) 8th
b) 7th
c) 10th
d) 11th
e) 4th
Answer: b)
Explanation: Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu jumped two places to achieve her career-best ranking of seven in the latest BWF World Ranking. Saina Nehwal is also back in the top 10. Sindhu clinched the China Open and then reached the finals at the Hong Open, has 68,699 ranking points. K Srikanth slipped a place to World Number 13.
11).Name the athlete who won the 2016 IAAF Athlete of the Year Award in womens category.
a) Almaz Ayana
b) Gabriela Szabo
c) Juliet Chekwel
d) Mercy Cherono
e) Tirunesh Dibaba
Answer: a)
Explanation: Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia won the women's award, after her world-record run to win Olympic gold in the 10,000 meters. Usain Bolt is track and field's male athlete of the year. He won the award from the sport's governing body for a sixth time. The awards were handed out by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) at a gala ceremony in Monaco.
12).Ola has partnered with which bank to set up mobile ATMs for cash withdrawal?
a) CB
b) SBI
c) HSBC
d) YES
e) AB
Answer: d)
Explanation: YES Bank has partnered Ola to set up mobile ATMs for cash withdrawal. The service will be made available in over 30 locations across 10 cities. Customers can swipe debit cards of any bank to withdraw an amount of up to Rs. 2,000 per card. This is enabled using Point of Sales machines available in Ola cabs stationed near YES Bank branches across locations in these cities.
13).As per a new plan Niti Aayog will give a incentive of Rs.____ to every individual who has shifted to digital payment mode.
a) 20
b) 25
c) 50
d) 10
e) 15
Answer: d)
Explanation: Niti Aayog is providing financial support to incentivise the district administration to reach out to the general public and encourage them to shift to cashless payments. As per the plan, an incentive of Rs 10 will be given to the district administration for every individual who has shifted to digital payment mode and has made at least two digital transactions for day-to-day activities.
14).The government on December 4 announced that it will release new Rs. 20 and 50 notes. The new Rs. 20 notes will have the inset letter ____ .
a) M
b) L
c) D
d) A
e) Z
Answer: b)
Explanation: The Reserve Bank said it will soon issue new currency notes of R20 and R50 with numerals in ascending size in the number panels and without intaglio printing. All the existing Rs 50 and Rs 20 banknotes will continue to be legal tender. It will bear the signature of governor Urjit R Patel. The Rs 20 note will have an inset letter ‘L’ in both the number panels.
15).Which bank has raised Rs. 1000 crore by issuing bonds under BASEL III norms?
a) Axis
b) BoB
c) HDFC
d) OBC
e) SBI
Answer: b)
Explanation: Bank of Baroda has raised Rs 1,000 crore by issuing bonds that are compliant with global capital adequacy norms or Basel III. The bank has issued & alloted bonds with issue size of Rs 1,000 crore. The bonds will carry interest rate of 8.5 per cent. Another state owned lender, State Bank of Travancore , said it will raise Rs 600 crore by issuing such bonds.
16).Bernard Cazeneuve has been appointed as Prime Minister of which country?
a) Dominican Republic
b) Fiji
c) French
d) Haiti
e) New Zealand
Answer: c)
Explanation: The French president, François Hollande,has named Bernard Cazeneuve to head the French govt as prime minister until a general election next May. He was interior minister, replaced Manuel Valls, who resigned after announcing his bid to become France’s next president. He was one of Hollande’s most loyal lieutenants. He was generally unknown in France until named government spokesman in 2012.
17).Name the sculptor who won the 2016 Turner Prize for contemporary art.
a) Heather Barnett
b) Margaret Harrison
c) Helen Marten
d) Molly Garnier
e) Clarice Cliff
Answer: c)
Explanation: Sculptor Helen Marten has won the 2016 Turner Prize for contemporary art. Marten was the youngest of the shortlisted artists, was announced as the winner at Tate Britain in London. The prestigious prize is awarded to a British artist, under the age of 50; It is the second major prize in the space of a month for Marten, who also won the inaugural Hepworth Prize.
18).Mahaparinirwan Diwas is observed across India on 6 December to commerate ____.
a) Babasaheb Ambedkar
b) K. Kamaraj
c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
d) Morarji Desai
e) Zakir Husain
Answer: a)
Explanation: Mahaparinirwan Diwas is observed across India on 6 December. Dr. Ambedkar died on this day in 1956. Since then, Mahaparinirvan Diwas is observed every year to pay him tributes. Dr BR Ambedkar is popularly known as Babasaheb. He was a jurist, economist, politician and a social reformer who campaigned against social discrimination of Dalits, women and labourers.
19).Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ______ International Oil and Gas Conference, PETROTECH-2016 in Delhi.
a) 8th
b) 9th
c) 10th
d) 12th
e) 13th
Answer: d)
Explanation: The 12th International Oil and Gas Conference, PETROTECH-2016 was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital. The theme of the Conference is Hydrocarbons to fuel the future Choices and Challenges. The conference aims to explore areas of growth in petroleum technology, exploration, drilling, production and processing, refining and other related issues.
20).Who has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
a) O. Panneerselvam
b) M. Karunanidhi
c) V.R. Nedunchezhiyan
d) Bakthavatsalam
e) V.K Sasikala
Answer: a)
Explanation: After the demise of AIADMK supremo & Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa,her loyalist O Panneerselvam has been sworn in as Chief Minister. The AIADMK MLAs met at the party headquarters to elect Mr Panneerselvam as the successor to Jayalalithaa. He is the 19th CM of Tamil Nadu and was unanimously elected. Tamil Nadu government has announced a seven-day State Mourning.
21).Name the former FIFA President who has lost his appeal against a six-year ban for ethics violations.
a) Gianni Infantino
b) Issa Hayatou
c) Jules Rimet
d) Sepp Blatter
e) Stanley Rous
Answer: d)
Explanation: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has lost his appeal against a six-year ban for ethics violations. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that Blatter had authorised payments to former European football boss Michel Platini that amounted to undue gifts. Blatter led FIFA for 17 years and resigned in June last year. His ban was reduced to 6 years by FIFA's appeals committee in February.
22).The 5th Goods and Services Tax(GST) Council Meet was held in which city _______.
a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) New Delhi
d) Chennai
e) Bengaluru
Answer: c)
Explanation: The 5th Goods and Services Tax Council Meet concluded in New Delhi. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley expressed optimism that the critical issues in GST will be resolved soon, to roll out the GST regime on time. The next meet is scheduled on December 11th and 12th and the drafts are expected to be approved. He expressed hope for a positive result on the cross empowerment issue in the next meet.
23).Who has been appointed as CEO and Director of Airtel DTH?
a) Sunil Taldar
b) Ved Prakash
c) Rajesh Tripathi
d) M.S. Rao
e) Shashi Arora
Answer: a)
Explanation: Bharti Airtel has appointed Sunil Taldar as CEO and Director, DTH. He will be a member of the Airtel management board. He takes over from Shashi Arora, who has moved to a new role as MD and CEO, Airtel Payments Bank. In the past, he has held several leadership positions across multiple geographies including India, China and Singapore.
24).State Bank of India(SBI) announced that it will sell government-minted "Indian Gold Coin". Which facts of the announcement are true?
A. MMTC will will tie-up with SBI to relase the coin
B. It is India's first ever sovereign gold offering
C. The coin is available in denominations of 10, 15 and 25gm bar.
a) Only a
b) Both a and b
c) both b and c
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: MMTC will tie-up with SBI to sell government-minted "Indian Gold Coin". The state-run bullion trader, which has already tied up with over half a dozen banks, has so far sold 1 lakh pieces of the coin. The coin is India's first-ever sovereign gold offering and the only one to be hallmarked by Bureau of Indian Standards for purity. The coin is available in denominations of 5,10 & 20 gm bar
25).In which city was Ex-President of Cuba, Fidel Castro buried?
a) Havana
b) Baracoa
c) Moron
d) Puerto Padre
e) Santiago
Answer: e)
Explanation: Cubans bid a tearful adieu to iconic communist leader Fidel Castro on Sunday as his ashes were entombed in a massive stone next to national heroes in Santiago de Cuba. President Raul Castro placed his brother's cedar urn inside the tall round monolith near the mausoleums of 19th century. Castro had died on November 25 at age 90. The burial marked the end of nine days of national mourning.
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