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1. John Key resigned as the Prime Minister of which of the follow-ing countries in December 2016?
   1. Canada
   2. Australia
   3. New Zealand
   4. Mexico
   5. Austria 
2. Who was chosen as TIME magazine's Person of the Year 2016 ?
   1. Narendra Modi
   2. Vladimir Putin
   3. Julian Assange
   4. Mark Zuckerberg
      
   5. Donald Trump
3. The Reserve Bank of India left the repo rate unchanged in the fifth bimonthly monetary policy review on December 7, 2016. What is the present repo rate?
   1. 6%
   2. 6.5%
   3. 6.25%
   4. 5.75%
   5. 6.75% 
4. What is the name of the trilateral naval exercise conducted by the navies of India, Japan and the United States near South China Sea in June 2016?
   1. SIMBEX
   2. AUSINDEX
   3. VARUNA
   4. MALABAR
   5. INDRA
5. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred Amir Amanullah Khan Award, the highest civilian honor of?
   1. Iran
   2. Iraq
   3. Saudi Arabia
   4. Mongolia
   5. Afghanistan
6. Which country topped the 2016 Global Peace Index ?
   1. Iceland
   2. Denmark
   3. Austria
   4. New Zealand
   5. Portugal
7. What is India's rank in the 2016 Global Peace Index ?
   1. 143
   2. 141
   3. 134
   4. 133
   5. 122
8. The Global Peace Index is the pro-duct of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). IEP is a global think tank headquartered in ?
   1. Berlin, Germany
   2. Los Angeles, USA
   3. Seoul, South Korea
   4. Sydney, Australia
   5. Geneva, Switzerland 
9. Who was conferred with National Order of the Republic of Ivory Coast, the highest civilian award of the West African country recently ?
   1. Pranab Mukherjee
   2. Hamid Ansari
   3. Narendra Modi
   4. Manohar Parrikar
   5. Sushma Swaraj 
10. Which of the following Indian universities signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Peking University in China to enhance academic ties ?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru University
    2. Nalanda University
    3. Delhi University
    4. University of Hyderabad
    5. Banaras Hindu University
11. Peter Thomson assumed office as the President of the United Nations General Assembly on September 13, 2016. He is a diplomat from ?
    1. Fiji
    2. Spain
    3. Mexico
    4. Finland
    5. USA 
12. Who won the 2016 International Dublin Literary Award for his novel "Family Life" ?
    1. Amitav Ghosh
    2. Akhil Sharma
    3. Jhumpa Lahiri
    4. Kiran Desai
    5. Pallavi Aiyar 
13. Which country honored the Uni-ted Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon with Order of Frie-ndship Award recently ?
    1. France
    2. Argentina
    3. Russia
    4. Japan
    5. USA
14. Who has been recently appointed as a UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador ?
    1. Dwayne Johnson
    2. Johnny Depp
    3. Michael Bloomberg
    4. Kenneth Cole
    5. Tom Hanks
15. Which is the first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation?
    1. Sweden 
    2. Finland
    3. Ireland 
    4. Iceland
    5. Norway 

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