1. Who became the new Prime Minister of Italy on December 12, 2016?
1) Sergio Mattarella
2) Angelino Alfano
3) Romano Prodi
4) Mario Landolfi
5) Paolo Gentiloni
2. The 2016 ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award was given to Suzie Bates. She is from:
1) England
2) New Zealand
2) New Zealand
3) Australia
4) West Indies
4) West Indies
5) South Africa
3. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India has how many members?
1) 4
2) 5
3) 6
2) 5
3) 6
4) 3
5) None of these
5) None of these
4. Jio Payments Bank Limited is a joint venture of Reliance Industries Limited and:
1) Kotak Mahindra Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) ICICI Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) State Bank of India
5) None of these
5. Which of the following has become the first Indian company to sign up as a National Supporter for
5. Which of the following has become the first Indian company to sign up as a National Supporter for
the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be played in India in October 2017?
1) State Bank of India
2) Indian Overseas Bank
3) Bharati Airtel
4) Aditya Birla
4) Aditya Birla
5) Bank of Baroda
6. Who replaced H.R. Khan as the new Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor in July 2016?
1) Sujoy Bose
2) Nachiket Mor
2) Nachiket Mor
3) Manoj Nambiar
4) N.S. Vishwanathan
5) K.V. R. Murthy
7. Who is the author of the book “Courage and Commitment”?
1) Sharad Pawar
2) Jairam Ramesh
3) Margaret Alva
4) A.K. Antony
5) Kamal Nath
5) Kamal Nath
8. Which country won the 2016 Women’s Champions Trophy Hockey tournament in London?
1) Netherlands
2) USA
2) USA
3) Australia
4) Argentina
4) Argentina
5) Germany
9. Pema Khandu is the youngest Chief Minister in India. He is the present Chief Minister of:
1) Mizoram
2) Manipur
2) Manipur
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Nagaland
5) Tripura
5) Tripura
10. What is India’s rank out of 130 countries on the global Human Capital Index 2016?
1) 100
2) 105
3) 71
2) 105
3) 71
4) 88
5) 111
5) 111
11. What is the per cent of the shareholding of sponsor bank in Regional Rural Banks?
1) 50%
2) 15%
3) 35%
2) 15%
3) 35%
4) 49%
5) 25%
5) 25%
12. Imad Khamis has been appointed the Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Libya
2) Syria
3) Iran
2) Syria
3) Iran
4) Iraq
5) Kuwait
5) Kuwait
13. The Non Performing Assets for a period not exceeding 12 months are called:
1) Doubtful Assets
2) Loan Assets
3) Standard Assets
4) Substandard Assets
5) None of these
14. Since its inception, which of the following has resolved over Rs. 780 billion worth of Non Performing Assets acquired from Indian banks and financial institutions?
1) IDBI Bank
2) CIBIL
2) CIBIL
3) CRISIL
4) ARCIL
4) ARCIL
5) ECGC
15. Which of the following is the name of a scheme to revamp public sector banks?
1) BBB
2) Swavalamban
2) Swavalamban
3) Indradhanush
4) UDAY
5) None of these
5) None of these
16. A scheduled commercial bank is one which is included in the second schedule of the:
1) Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
2) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
3) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
4) State Bank of India Act, 1955
5) Regional Rural Banks Act,1976
17. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive officer (CEO) of National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)?
1) Satish Chandra Jha
2) Sanjay Pandey
3) A.K. Patnaik
4) Ashok Prasad
4) Ashok Prasad
5) N.R. Wasan
18. Kudsi Erguner was appointed UNESCO Artist for Peace in July 2016. He is a renowned musician from:
1) Lebanon
2) Libya
2) Libya
3) Syria
4) Turkey
4) Turkey
5) None of these
19. Which country has both a woman President and a woman Chief Justice at present?
1) Brazil
2) Chile
3) Nepal
2) Chile
3) Nepal
4) Bangladesh
5) None of these
5) None of these
20. Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) is the self regulatory organization for India’s micro lending companies. Its President is:
1) Rakesh Dubey
2) R. Baskar Babu
3) Dibyajyoti Pattnaik
4) Devesh Sachdev
5) None of these
21. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), a premier nuclear research center, is located at:
1) Kalpakkam
2) Narora
2) Narora
3) Kaiga
4) Rawatbhatta
4) Rawatbhatta
5) Kakrapar
22. Virginia Raggi is the first female Mayor of which of the following cities?
1) New York
2) Rome
2) Rome
3) London
4) Paris
4) Paris
5) Brussels
23. Elie Wiesel, a Romanian-born American, passed away recently. He won the Nobel Prize in 1986 in which of the following disciplines?
1) Economics
2) Literature
2) Literature
3) Peace
4) Physics
4) Physics
5) Physiology
24. Alvin Toffler, a renowned American author, passed away recently. He is known for his most famous book:
1) Stranger with My Face
2) The Polished Hoe
3) Plagues and People
4) Future Shock
5) None of these
25. The 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit was organized in July 2016 in:
1) Seoul, South Korea
2) Copenhagen, Denmark
3) Hanoi, Vietnam
4) Milan, Italy
5) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
26. Which of the following is the currency of Belgium?
1) Franc
2) Dollar
1) Franc
2) Dollar
3) Pound
4) Euro
5) Peso
4) Euro
5) Peso
27. India has signed a long term agreement for purchase of pulses with which of the following
African countries?
1) Ghana
2) Ivory Coast
2) Ivory Coast
3) Zimbabwe
4) South Africa
4) South Africa
5) Mozambique
28. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently met Uhuru Kenyatta, the President of:
1) Zambia
2) Tanzania
2) Tanzania
3) South Africa
4) Kenya
4) Kenya
5) Somalia
29. Duraiappah Stadium has been renovated by the Indian government. It is in:
1) Nepal
2) Bhutan
2) Bhutan
3) Sri Lanka
4) Bangladesh
4) Bangladesh
5) Myanmar
30. UNESCO has added which of the following Indian sites to the World Heritage Sites List in July 2016?
1) Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex
2) Nalanda Mahavihara
3) Khangchendzonga National Park
4) Both 1 & 2
5) 1, 2 and 3
5) 1, 2 and 3
31. The government conducted “Operation Sankat Mochan” to evacuate Indians stuck in which
of the following countries?
1) South Sudan
2) Yemen
2) Yemen
3) Syria
4) Libya
4) Libya
5) Rwanda
32. Talgo became the fastest train in India by clocking a speed of 180 km/hr recently. Talgo is made in:
1) Russia
2) Spain
3) Japan
2) Spain
3) Japan
4) Mexico
5) Germany
5) Germany
33. Which is the first State in India to set up ‘Happiness Department’?
1) Tripura
2) Sikkim
2) Sikkim
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Gujarat
5) Kerala
5) Kerala
34. India’s first e-court was opened recently in:
1) Mumbai
2) Patna
2) Patna
3) Kolkata
4) Hyderabad
4) Hyderabad
5) None of these
35. Which private bank has acquired Grama Vidiyal Microfinance, one of the largest microfinance institutions in India?
1) Bandhan Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) DCB Bank
3) DCB Bank
4) HDFC Bank
5) IDFC Bank
5) IDFC Bank
36. The Cabinet gave its “in-principle” approval to set up India’s 13th major port at Enayam in:
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Goa
4) Goa
5) Odisha
37. Britain’s Andy Murray won the 2016 Wimbledon tennis tournament. Who did he defeat in the final match?
1) Novak Djokovic
2) Milos Raonic
3) Roger Federer
4) Stanislas Wawrinka
5) Rafael Nadal
38. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has scrapped which of the following domestic tournaments?
1) Ranji Trophy
2) Irani Trophy
2) Irani Trophy
3) Vijay Hazare Trophy
4) Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
5) None of these
39. Which is the largest producer of pulses in the world?
1) India
2) Pakistan
1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Canada
4) USA
4) USA
5) None of these
40. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s first edition of the Handbook of Statistics on Indian States, which is the richest State in India?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Punjab
2) Punjab
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
5) Gujarat
5) Gujarat