1. As per a recent report by the National Energy Administration published in February 2017, which country has become world's biggest producer of solar energy?
1) USA
2) Brazil
3) China
4) Australia
5) Canada
ANSWER : 1-3; China has emerged as world's biggest producer of solar energy as per data shared by the National Energy Administration (NEA) of China on 4th February, 2017
2. How many members are there in the Nuclear Suppliers Group?
1) 50
2) 81
3) 90
4) 48
5) 55
ANSWER : 2-4; Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a group of nuclear supplier countries that seek to prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling the export of materials, equipment and technology that can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons. As of Feb 2017 the NSG has 48 members.
3. Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojna' was launched in Agra on 20th November 2016.It is designed entirely for the rural masses, the ambitious scheme aims to provide affordable houses to all those living below the poverty line by the year:
1) 2019
2) 2020
3) 2021
4) 2022
5) 2018
ANSWER : 3-4; Prime Minister launched his flagship housing scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojna' in Agra on 20th November 2016. It is designed entirely for the rural masses, the ambitious scheme aims to provide affordable houses to all those living below the poverty line by the year 2022
4. Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea is marginal sea of:
1) Atlantic Ocean
2) Arctic Ocean
3) Indian Ocean
4) Pacific Ocean
5) Antarctic Ocean
ANSWER : 4-2; U.S. declared portions of the Arctic off-limits for oil exploration for the next five years. The decision means new oil and gas exploration leasing in the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea will not be considered until after 2022.
5. The "Heart of Asia Conference' was held in December 2016 in which of the following countries?
1) Pakistan
2) India
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Maldives
ANSWER : 5-2; 6th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia summit was held in Amritsar, India, from December 3 to December 4, 2016.
6. The twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) was held in:
1) USA
2) Morocco
3) UK
4) Singapore
5) France
ANSWER : 6-2; The twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22), were held in Marrakech, Morocco from 7- 18 November 2016.
7. Which country has launched world's longest (712-km line) quantum communication line?
1) China
2) USA
3) Japan
4) Germany
5) France
ANSWER : 7-1; The new quantum communication line links Hefei, capital of Anhui province, to Shanghai, China's financial hub. Quantum networks allow for the transportation of quantum information between physically separate quantum systems
8. Which among the following has proposed the opening of "Islamic window" in conventional banks for "gradual" introduction of Shariacompliant or interest-free banking in India?
1) Corporate Affairs Ministry
2) Finance Ministry
3) Reserve Bank of India
4) State Bank of India
5) Home Ministry
ANSWER : 8-3; The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed the opening of "Islamic window" in conventional banks for "gradual" introduction of Sharia-compliant or interest-free banking in the country
9. Who among the following has been awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice 2016, posthumously?
1) Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain
2) Mustifizur Rahman
3) Abdus Salam
4) Imam Hossain
5) Ashgar Ali
ANSWER : 9-1; Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, one of the three Bangladeshi hostages killed in the terrorist attack on Holey Cafe in Dhaka's Gulshan diplomatic zone on July 1, 2016 was awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice 2016, posthumously.
10. Who is the only Indian, ranked 36th in the US magazine Fortune's top 50 business persons list for 2016?
1) Adi Godrej
2) Aditya Puri
3) Mukesh Ambani
4) Gautam Adani
5) Savitri Jindal
ANSWER : 10-2; HDFC Bank's Aditya Puri has been ranked 36th in the US magazine Fortune's top 50 business persons list for 2016, and is the only Indian among three persons of Indian origin in the global rankings
11. Which among the following has implemented artificial intelligence mechanism for rumor detection?
1) NSE
2) BSE
3) NASDAQ
4) SEBI
5) FICCI
ANSWER : 11-2; BSE has introduced a data analyticsbased solution that relies on artificial intelligence to track news related to listed companies on digital media using social media
12. Which business software maker has announced to buy "Dyn", a monitor of global internet performance and traffic?
1) Microsoft
2) Adobe
3) Google
4) Oracle
5) TCS
ANSWER : 12-4; Business software maker Oracle Corp has announced to buy Dyn, a monitor of global internet performance and traffic, to allow cloud customers to optimize their infrastructure costs and increase web-driven revenue.
13. Who has been appointed as the United Nations in India Goodwill Ambassador for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in January 2017?
1) Sunil Gavaskar
2) Prakash Padukone
3) Ashok Amritraj
4) Sania Mirza
5) Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia
ANSWER : 13-3; Award-winning Hollywood film producer and Wimbledon tennis player, Ashok Amritraj has been appointed the United Nations in India Goodwill Ambassador for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
★ Chairman and CEO of the Hyde Park Entertainment Group, Mr. Amritraj is the first Ambassador for the UN in India.
14. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri was the former chairman of which of the following organisation?
1) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
2) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
3) International Olympic Committee (IOC)
4) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
5) Defence Development & Research Organization (DRDO)
ANSWER : 14-1; Rajendra Kumar Pachauri was the former chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
15. Recently, the three-day North East Film Festival-2017 was held at:
1) Shillong
2) Kohima
3) Mumbai
4) Guwahati
5) Pune
ANSWER : 15-5; The three-day (28th to 30th January) North East Film Festival (NEFF) National Film Archive of India, was held at Pune
16. Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojna (PMJDY) was launched in which of the following year?
1) 2009
2) 2014
3) 2012
4) 2015
5) 2016
ANSWER : 16-2; Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojna (PMJDY) was launched on August 28, 2014
17. In Nov, 2016, which country has opened its first space symposium on space science and technology?
1) North Korea
2) South Korea
3) Austria
4) New Zealand
5) Norway
ANSWER : 17-1; For the first time the "Symposium on Space Science and Technology 2016" at the Sci-Tech Complex in North Korea. More than 200 research papers were submitted as part of this is the first symposium
18. National Cadets Day is observed on:
1) September 11
2) October 18
3) November 8
4) November 27
5) December 9
ANSWER : 18-4; The National Cadet Corps is the Indian military cadet corps with its Headquarters at New Delhi, India. The 68th anniversary celebrations of the National Cadet Corps observed on November 27, 2016.
19. The Centre announced a new committee, headed by Amitabh Kant, to form a strategy to expedite the process of transforming India into a cashless economy. Amitabh Kant is related with:
1) IMF
2) Niti Aayog
3) RBI
4) Finance Ministry
5) World Bank
ANSWER : 19-2; The Centre announced a new committee, headed by Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, to form a strategy to expedite the process of transforming India into a cashless economy
20. Who among the following won his first Formula 1 world title in November 2016?
1) Lewis Hamilton
2) Nico Erik Rosberg
3) Sebastian Vettel
4) Daniel Ricciardo
5) Mark Hudd
ANSWER : 20-2; Nico Erik Rosberg is a German driver, currently racing for the team. He is the 2016 Formula One World Champion
21. All India Conference of Central Administrative Tribunal was held in:
1) Mumbai
2) New Delhi
3) Hyderabad
4) Chennai
5) Kolkata
ANSWER : 21-2; The All India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was held in New Delhi from November 26- 27, 2016.
22. The Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh launched epashuhaat portal on the occasion of:
1) International Agriculture Day
2) National Animals Day
3) National Kisan Day
4) National Milk Day
5) Rashtriya Pashupalan Diwas
ANSWER : 22-4; The Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, Radha Mohan Singh launched epashuhaat portal on the occasion of National Milk Day in New Delhi.
23. Who has been elected as new Vice President of the United States of America in November 2016?
1) John Kerry
2) Joe Biden
3) Mike Pence
4) Mitch Daniels
5) Al Gore
ANSWER : 3
24. Liaoning is the first aircraft carrier of which of the following countries?
1) USA
2) China
3) France
4) Singapore
5) Germany
ANSWER : 24-2; Liaoning is the first Chinese aircraft carrier commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force. It is classified as a training ship, intended to allow the Navy to practice with carrier usage
25. Which of the following is/are green transport vehicles?
1) Compressed air vehicles
2) Battery electric vehicles
3) Hydrogen and fuel-cell vehicles
4) Natural gas vehicles
5) All of the above
ANSWER : 5