1. ________ assumed charge as the new Chief Election Commission on 19 Apr and will serve until Jul 2017.
1) Nasim Zaidi 2) Shashi Kant Sharma 3) TK Viswanathan 4) SY Quraishi 5) VS Sampath
2. The Govt barred foreign funds for which of the following NGOs and froze its bank accounts for alleged norms violation
and anti-national activities recently?
1) Justice and Care 2) The Hope Foundation 3) Digital Green
4) Greenpeace 5) None of these
3. In a recent operation named ‘Operation Rahat,’ India evacuated around 5,600 people including foreign nationals from
which of the following countries?
1) Libya 2) Syria 3) Nigeria 4) Yemen 5) Kenya
4. The World Meteorological Day is annually held on
1) 21 Mar 2) 23 Mar 3) 27 Mar 4) 28 Mar 5) 31 Mar
5. Murty S Kambhampati, who has been chosen for the prestigious US presidential award for excellence in the field of
science, mathematics and engineering mentoring, is a professor of
1) physics 2) chemistry 3) biology 4) mathematics 5) None of these
6. The Greek govt, recently, claimed nearly USD 303 bn from which of the following countries in war reparation for atrocities
and looting during the World War II?
1) France 2) UK 3) Germany 4) Japan 5) None of these
7. The concept of a Bank Investment Company (BIC) that would dislodge the govt’s ownership in public sector, was
suggested by
1) PJ Nayak Committee 2) Deepak Mohanty Committee 3) Rakesh Mohan Committee
4) A Vaidyanathan Committee 5) Usha Thorat Committee
8. PM Narendra Modi launched MUDRA bank on 8 Apr. The govt plans to set up the bank as a ________ body.
1) statutory 2) advisory 3) voluntary 4) private 5) None of these
9. The Women in Parliaments (WIP) Global Forum presented international award for women’s empowerment in the South
and Southeast Asia category to ________ in its summit in Addis Ababa.
1) Sri Lanka 2) Bangladesh 3) Nepal 4) India 5) Maldives
10. Name the women shuttler from India who created history, becomes first Indian woman player to become World No. 1
recently.
1) Jwala Gutta 2) PV Sindhu 3) Saina Nehwal 4) Ashwini Ponnappa 5) None of these
11. India has decided to fast-track purchase of Rafale jets from France to meet IAF’s critical operational necessity. Now, the
number of jets to be purchased in flyaway condition will be
1) 18 2) 36 3) 54 4) 72 5) None of these
12. Richie Benaud, the celebrated ‘voice of cricket’, died at the age of 84 recently. He was the former captain of
1) New Zealand 2) West Indies 3) Australia 4) South Africa 5) England
13. Paris, the capital and most populous city of France, is situated on the bank of
1) Seine River 2) Danube River 3) Swan River 4) Rhine River 5) Elbe River
14. The UN body UNESCO is headquartered in
1) Paris 2) Milan 3) Toronto 4) New York 5) Geneva
Answers: 1. 1 2. 4 3. 4 4. 2 5. 3
6. 3 7. 1 8. 1 9. 2 10. 3
11. 2 12. 3 13. 1 14. 1
1) Nasim Zaidi 2) Shashi Kant Sharma 3) TK Viswanathan 4) SY Quraishi 5) VS Sampath
2. The Govt barred foreign funds for which of the following NGOs and froze its bank accounts for alleged norms violation
and anti-national activities recently?
1) Justice and Care 2) The Hope Foundation 3) Digital Green
4) Greenpeace 5) None of these
3. In a recent operation named ‘Operation Rahat,’ India evacuated around 5,600 people including foreign nationals from
which of the following countries?
1) Libya 2) Syria 3) Nigeria 4) Yemen 5) Kenya
4. The World Meteorological Day is annually held on
1) 21 Mar 2) 23 Mar 3) 27 Mar 4) 28 Mar 5) 31 Mar
5. Murty S Kambhampati, who has been chosen for the prestigious US presidential award for excellence in the field of
science, mathematics and engineering mentoring, is a professor of
1) physics 2) chemistry 3) biology 4) mathematics 5) None of these
6. The Greek govt, recently, claimed nearly USD 303 bn from which of the following countries in war reparation for atrocities
and looting during the World War II?
1) France 2) UK 3) Germany 4) Japan 5) None of these
7. The concept of a Bank Investment Company (BIC) that would dislodge the govt’s ownership in public sector, was
suggested by
1) PJ Nayak Committee 2) Deepak Mohanty Committee 3) Rakesh Mohan Committee
4) A Vaidyanathan Committee 5) Usha Thorat Committee
8. PM Narendra Modi launched MUDRA bank on 8 Apr. The govt plans to set up the bank as a ________ body.
1) statutory 2) advisory 3) voluntary 4) private 5) None of these
9. The Women in Parliaments (WIP) Global Forum presented international award for women’s empowerment in the South
and Southeast Asia category to ________ in its summit in Addis Ababa.
1) Sri Lanka 2) Bangladesh 3) Nepal 4) India 5) Maldives
10. Name the women shuttler from India who created history, becomes first Indian woman player to become World No. 1
recently.
1) Jwala Gutta 2) PV Sindhu 3) Saina Nehwal 4) Ashwini Ponnappa 5) None of these
11. India has decided to fast-track purchase of Rafale jets from France to meet IAF’s critical operational necessity. Now, the
number of jets to be purchased in flyaway condition will be
1) 18 2) 36 3) 54 4) 72 5) None of these
12. Richie Benaud, the celebrated ‘voice of cricket’, died at the age of 84 recently. He was the former captain of
1) New Zealand 2) West Indies 3) Australia 4) South Africa 5) England
13. Paris, the capital and most populous city of France, is situated on the bank of
1) Seine River 2) Danube River 3) Swan River 4) Rhine River 5) Elbe River
14. The UN body UNESCO is headquartered in
1) Paris 2) Milan 3) Toronto 4) New York 5) Geneva
Answers: 1. 1 2. 4 3. 4 4. 2 5. 3
6. 3 7. 1 8. 1 9. 2 10. 3
11. 2 12. 3 13. 1 14. 1
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