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1). Name the Star Wars actress, who has passed away on 27 December 2016
a) Jane Fonda
b) Vivien Leigh
c) Shelagh Fraser
d) Carrie Fisher
e) None of these


2). Which country has rejected the India’s ‘open sky’ proposal to allow unlimited flights between the two countries?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Bangladesh
c) Nepal
d) Afghanistan
e) Maldives


3). Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala has been appointed as the lifetime presidents of which of the following Association
a) Board of Control for Cricket in India
b) Indian Olympic Association
c) Sports Authority of India
d) Indian Boxing Federation
e) None of these


4). Name the train that derailed near Rura railway station in Kanpur Dehat district in December 2016
a) Rajdhani Express
b) Garib Rath Express
c) Howrah gaya Express
d) Sealdah Ajmer Express
e) None of these


5). Which of the following state has launched 25 bio-diesel buses in the state to reduce pollution
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Telangana
d) Kerala
e) Tamil Nadu


6). Ana Ivanovic, the former world No1 and 2008 French Open champion, has retired from tennis. She belongs to which country?
a) Bulgaria
b) Romania
c) Serbia
d) Croatia
e) Austria


7). Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Sagarmala Development Company’s (SDC) office in which city
a) Bangalore
b) Sri Nagar
c) Lahore
d) New Delhi
e) Pune


8). Name the mobile wallet firm that has received an in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a Bharat Bill Payments Operating Unit (BBPOU).
a) PayTm
b) Momoe
c) PayUMoney
d) State bank Buddy
e) Mobikiwi


9). Name the British cyclist who has announced his retirement from cycling recently?
a) Tom Barras
b) Peter Bissell
c) Bruce Bursford
d) Bradley Wiggins
e) None of these


10). Who has been appointed as the top Counterterrorism adviser by Donald Trump
a) Jim Petrus
b) Cathy Hoffman Glosser
c) Allen Weisselberg
d) Thomas Bossert
e) None of these


11). BHEL has successfully commissioned Second 600-MW coal-based thermal power plant in which state
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Telangana
d) Odisha
e) Meghalaya


12). Which bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Heritage Foods Ltd (HFL) to provide dairy loans to farmers?
a) Indian Bank
b) Punjab National Bank
c) NABARD
d) Bank of Baroda
e) Reserve Bank of India


13). The four-day World Bhojpuri Conference was held in which city
a) Kanpur
b) Ranchi
c) Sri Nagar
d) Varanasi
e) New Delhi


14). Name the Union Minister who launched the ‘Mobile App and Facebook Page’ of the National Trust at a function to mark the ‘National Trust Foundation Day’ on the theme “Celebrating Inclusion”.
a) Venkiah Naidu
b) Nitim Jairam Gadkari
c) Ananthkumar
d) Ashok Gajapathi Raju
e) Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot


15). Which state has approached the Union Government for allowing use of antlers of spotted deer and sambar of Ayurveda medicines?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala
e) Madhya Pradesh


16). Who has been appointed as the President of the India International Centre (IIC)?
a) M. G. K. Menon
b) Kapila Vatsyayan
c) B. N. Srikrishna
d) Soli J Sorabjee
e) None of these


817). Which of the following cricketer chosen for the captain of Cricket Australia’s ODI team of the year
a) David Warner
b) Quinton de Kock
c) Steve Smith
d) Virat Kohli
e) MS Dhoni


18). According to the ‘Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations 2008-2015′ Report,what is the rank of India in largest arms purchaser
a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 4th
e) 5th


19). Railway Minister lays foundation of Nadikudi- Srikalahasti project in
a) Kerala
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh
e) Telangana


20). Name the village in Andhra gets Smart Digital village tag
a) Mori
b) Kunderu
c) Madugala
d) Kalakada
e) Pileru


21). Which bank has ied up with online classifieds portal magicbricks.com to conduct joint marketing activites and help rejuvenate the real estate sector
a) Punjab National Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Indian Bank
d) State Bank of India
e) Bank of Baroda


22). Name bollywood actor ,who will release autobiography titled "Khullam Khulla" on 15 January 2017
a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Anil Kapoor
c) Irrfan Khan
d) Rishi Kapoor
e) None of these


23). Name the Mobile App,that has been launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi
a) DEAR
b) HUEM
c) AWQE
d) BHIM
e) None of these


24). Who become the first female Muslim PM of Romania.
a) Sevil Shhaideh
b) Sorin Grindeanu
c) Liviu Dragnea
d) Roberta Anastase
e) None of these


25). Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu along with six other MLAs suspended from which political party membership
a) Bharatiya Janata Party
b) Indian National Congress
c) People’s Party of Arunachal
d) Bahujan Samaj Party
e) None of these


26). Which state has inaugurated the first digital investigation centre
a) Odisha
b) Bihar
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Haryana
e) Andhra Pradesh


27). Which of the following likely to be the next chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh.
a) Nyamar Karbak
b) Takam Pario
c) Paknga Bage
d) Phurpa Tsering
e) None of these


28). The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has approved six Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals worth ____________
a) Rs 1,200 crore
b) Rs 3,000 crore
c) Rs 2,500 crore
d) Rs 1,000 crore
e) Rs 2200 crore


29). President Pranab Mukherjee has given assent to Payment of Wages (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016.The Ordinance under which of the following Article
a) Article 232
b) Article 123
c) Article 79
d) Article 45
e) None of these


30). Which state government has declared 50 percent reservation in all judicial services for aspirants belonging to the Extremely Backward Classes, Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
a) Bihar
b) Haryana
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh
e) Gujarat


31). The Union Ministry for Petroleum & Natural Gas has met the 1.5-crore target for LPG connections that were to be added under which scheme in 2016- 17 financial year?
a) Bachat Lamp Yojana
b) Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
c) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
d) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
e) None of these


32). Union Government has constituted a High- Level Committee (HLC) to review institutionalization of Arbitration Mechanism in India. Who is the head of committee?
a) Araghya Sengupta
b) Indu Malhotra
c) PS Narasimha
d) BN Srikrishna
e) None of these


33). Name the world’s highest bridge,that was inaugurated in China in recent
a) Tianjin Grand, Rail
b) Beipanjiang Bridge
c) Weinan Weihe Grand
d) Rail Jintang
e) None of these


34). Name the Indian Cricketer who has emerged as India's Sportsperson of the Year 2016 in a poll conducted by India?
a) Ajenkya Rahane
b) Virat Kohli
c) Jaspritee Bhumbrah
d) Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
e) Ravishandran Ashwin


35). Who has won all three gold medals on offer in the 1st Western Asia Youth Chess Championships?
a) Rajesh Bhagath
b) Sanjay Bhagath
c) Kush Bhagath
d) Ananth Bhagath
e) None of these


36). Who has been appointed as the Major General of Kyrgyzstan?
a) Shaikh Rafik Mohammed
b) Ali Mirza
c) Abdul Aalee
d) Muhammad Ali
e) None of these


37). Who has been appointed as the 25th Chief Justice of Pakistan?
a) Anwar Zaheer Jamali
b) Jawwad S. Khawaja
c) Mian Saqib Nisar
d) Nasir-ul-Mulk
e) None of these


38). State Bank of India (SBI) has cut benchmark interest rate across various maturities by _______ Percentage effective from 1st January 2017
a) 0.6
b) 0.8
c) 1.0
d) 0.9
e) 0.7


39). Which state launched the India’s first laser technology-based advanced AVMS RTO check-post
a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Bihar
e) Madhya Pradesh


40). Which bank has launched an agricultural investment credit for the farmers of Rajasthan.
a) NABARD
b) United Bank of India
c) Oriental Bank of Commerce
d) Bank of Baroda
e) RBI


41). Which state has launched School Management Information System (SMIS) to provide a complete database of all the government schools spread across the state.
a) Sikkim
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Rajasthan
d) Jammu and Kashmir
e) None of these


42). The daily limit of ATM increased from Rs 2000 to _______ per day on 1 January 2017
a) Rs. 10,000
b) Rs. 5,000
c) Rs. 4,500
d) Rs. 3,500
e) Rs. 2,500


43). Who has taken charge as the new Chief of Army Staff?
a) Dalbir Singh Suhag
b) Bikram Singh
c) Vijay Kumar Singh
d) Bipin Rawat
e) None of these


44). The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the period of enhanced Prepaid Payment
Instruments (PPI) limit of ___________
a) Rs 10,000
b) Rs 50,000
c) Rs 30,000
d) Rs 20,000
e) Rs 45,000


45). The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the last date for availing the Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme to ____________
a) March 31, 2017
b) December 31, 2016
c) January 31, 2017
d) April 01, 2017
e) March 01, 2017


46). India and which country has signed a Third Protocol to amend DTAA (Double Taxation
Avoidance Agreement) recently
a) Singapore
b) USA
c) China
d) Thailand
e) Malaysia


47). Who has taken oath as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi?
a) Farooq Khan
b) Kiran Bedi
c) Mridula Sinha
d) Anil Baijal
e) None of these


48). Who has taken charge as the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general
secretary?
a) V K Sasikala
b) O Panneerselvam
c) Deepa
d) K. Palanisamy
e) None of these


49). Which state is hosting a Digi-Dhan Mela in Raipur?
a) Rajasthan
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Haryana
d) Madhya Pradesh
e) Karnataka


50). India’s largest LNG importer Petronet has signed a MoU with Petrobangla to set up $950
million liquefied natural gas import project of 7.5 million tons a year in which country?
a) Nepal
b) Bangladesh
c) Bhutan
d) Sri Lanka
e) None of these


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