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1. Which cup/trophy is associated with the game of cricket ?
A. DCM Cup
B. Ranji Trophy
C. Nehru Gold Cup
D. Merdeka Cup
Answer : B
2. Who recently won the CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year award?
A. Murali Vijay
B. Ajinkya Rahane
C. Virat Kohli
D. Shikhar Dhawan
Answer : B
3. Famous Hawa Mahal is located in
A. Lucknow
B. Udaipur
C. Jaipur
D. Bangalore
Answer : C
4. J. P. Rajkhowa was recently sworn in as the Governor of which state?
A. Mizoram
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Assam
Answer : C
5. Ritcher Scale is used for measuring which of the following ?
A. Electric current
B. Intensity of Earthquakes
C. Temperature
D. Velocity of Sound
Answer : B
6. Which of the following resources is renewable one?
A. Coal
B. Uranium
C. Natural Gas
D. Timber
Answer : D
7. Who was recently appointed as the new director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thumba?
A. S Ramakrishna Rao
B. B Annadurai
C. M Ayagappan
D. K Sivan
Answer : D
8. Who was recently appointed as the new chairman of National Safety Council?
A. Apurvi Chandela
B. Ajay Shankar
C. Arun Kumar Jha
D. Satish Reddy
Answer : D
9. Which angiosperm is vesselless?
A. Hydrilla
B. Trochodendro
C. Maize
D. Wheat
Answer : B
10. Who among the following is the winner of Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 2011 ?
A. Bob Dylan
B. Hank Williams
C. Janathan Dee
D. Jennifer Egan
Answer : D
11. Who was recently appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of state-run National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL)?
A. Manoj Mishra
B. Raj Kumar
C. Aman Kumar Sigh
D. Pradeep Kumar Sinha
Answer : A
12. Which is not an electronic company ?
A. Samsung
B. Ambuja
C. LG
D. Voltas
Answer : B
13. Likud Party is a political organization in?
A. Israel
B. Germany
C. France
D. Belgium
Answer : A
14. The Judges of the High Court are appointed by the :
A. Chief Minister
B. Gevernor
C. President
D. Prime Minister
Answer : B
15. Which country recently celebrated its Republic Day on 2 June 2015?
A. Singapore
B. Italy
C. France
D. South Korea
Answer : B
16. Who among the following is a famous cine actor/actress ?
A. Kiran Desai
B. Vikram Chandra
C. Sonam Kapoor
D. V. V. S. Laxman
Answer : C
17. What does the letter A denote in the term VAT, the name of a tax levied by the Govt. of India ?
A. Added
B. Applied
C. Attached
D. Attracted
Answer : A
18. Who has recently become the fourth Indian shooter to win a quota place for the 2016 Rio Olympics?
A. Jithu Rai
B. Gagan Narang
C. Ronjan Sodhi
D. Abhinav Bindra
Answer : D
19. Islamabad is the capital of
A. Pakistan
B. Bangladesh
C. Iraq
D. Iran
Answer : A
20. Myrmecology is study of?
A. Insects
B. Ants
C. Crustaceans
D. Arthropods
Answer : B
21. Who among the following is the Chief Election Commissioner of India at present?
A. Shri Navin Chawla
B. Shri S.V. Quraishi
C. Shri Ajit Seth
D. None of these
Answer : D
22. Meena Hemchandra was recently appointed as the executive director of?
A. SEBI
B. NABARD
C. SENSEX
D. RBI
Answer : D
23. Who among the following is not a member of the Parliament at present ?
A. Smt. Sushma Swaraj
B. Shri Rahul Gandhi
C. Shri Sachin Piolet
D. Shri Anna Hazare
Answer : D
24. Which of the following terms is associated with the game of cricket ?
A. Love
B. Capture
C. Follow-on
D. Kick
Answer : C
25. Name the campaign launched by Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejunivetion Uma Bharti on 5 June 2015, aimed at turning one water stressed village in each district of the country into a water surplus village?
A. Jal Kranti Abhiyan
B. Jal Jyothi Karyakram
C. Jal Samridhi Yojana
D. None of these
Answer : A
26. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. Hevea Tree Brazil
B. Sumatra Storm Malaysia
C. Kajan River Borneo
D. Dekke Toba fish Brazil
Answer : D
27. Which of the following cups/trophies is used in the game of Lawn Tennis?
A. Duleep Trophy
B. D C M Trophy
C. Ryder Cup
D. Wimbledon Cup
Answer : D
28. Alastair Cook has recently surpassed whose record to become England's leading Test run scorer?
A. Graham Gooch
B. Nasser Hussain
C. Chris Lewis
D. Andrew Strauss
Answer : A
29. With which of the following countries is the famous 'October Revolution' is associated?
A. China
B. Cuba
C. France
D. Russia
Answer : D
30. Who among the following is all set to become India's first transgender college principal?
A. Manabi Bandhopadhyay
B. Gayathri Chaudhary
C. Shekhar Suri
D. None of these
Answer : A
31. Which of the following is a Member of G-8 ?
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Afghanistan
D. Italy
Answer : D
32. That the Rig-Vedic ary aha were a pastoral people Is borne out by the fact that
A. There are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
B. Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
C. Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
D. All of the above
Answer : D
33. When the expenditure of the government exceeds the revenue, the difference of balance between the two is called
A. Balance of payment
B. Deflation
C. Devaluation
D. Budget deficit
Answer : D
34. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
A. Thorium
B. Geothermal heat
C. Tidal power
D. Radiant energy
Answer : A
35. Who was recently appointed as the next Cabinet secretary of the Union government?
A. Pradeep Kumar Sinha
B. Ajith Seth
C. Ajith Doval
D. Arun Kumar Singh
Answer : A
36. Droupadi Murmu, the former Odisha Minister was recently appointed as the governor of?
A. Bihar
B. Karnataka
C. Jharkhand
D. Odisha
Answer : C
37. Famous Ajanta Caves are in which state ?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Orissa
Answer : A
38. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ?
A. Angola
B. Libya
C. Bangladesh
D. Venezuela
Answer : C
39. Which of the following books is written by V. S. Naipaul ?
A. My Story
B. My Life
C. Sunny Days
D. A House for Mr. Bishwas
Answer : D
40. Which of the following is a major Tea producing state in India ?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Assam
Answer : D
41. Which of the following is a very popular name in the field of literature ?
A. Shahrukh Khan
B. Abhishek Bachchan
C. Sania Mirza
D. Chetan Bhagat
Answer : D
42. IRCTC stands for :
A. Indian Railway Catering & Travel Corporation
B. Indian Railway Cargo & Travel Corporation
C. Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation
D. Indian Railway Cleaning & Tourism Corporation
Answer : C
43. British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year?
A. 1857
B. 1858
C. 1859
D. 1860
Answer : B
44. Kolkata-born writer Neel Mukherjee recently won the UK's Encore Award for his novel?
A. Family Life
B. Life of Nagas
C. The Lives of Others
D. None of these
Answer : C
45. National Institution of Nutrition is located at?
A. Hyderabad
B. Indore
C. Karnal
D. Bhopal
Answer : A
46. Who was recently appointed as MD & CEO of Bharti AXA General?
A. Vivek Krishna
B. Deepak Iyer
C. Sunil Sood
D. Ratan Singh
Answer : B
47. NIN (National Institute of Nutrition) Central Office is located at?
A. Hyderabad
B. Mumbai
C. Bengaluru
D. Kolkata
Answer : A
48. Which of the following organisations prepares topographical maps of India?
A. Survey of India
B. Geographical Survey of India
C. Archaeological Survey of India
D. Geological Survey of India
Answer : D
49. The Bengali actor who recived the "Dadasaheb Falke" award is
A. Uttam Kumar
B. Uttal Dutta
C. Soumitra Chattopadhyay
D. Chabi Biswas
Answer : C
50. Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy is the present President of
A. Italy
B. Germany
C. France
D. Russia
Answer : C
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