1) IMF has said India is the best among emerging economies. What are some of the concerns the country needs to address, according to the IMF?
a. Stress from leveraged corporate balance sheets
b. Quality woes of state run banks to sustain recovery process
c. PSB balance sheet issues and deteriorating corporate profitability at 10 year low
d. All of the above
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2) First uterus transplant in the US has ___________.
a. Met with success rate of 100%
b. Met with failure rate of 100%
c. Failed
d. Both b and c
e. None of the above
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3) A new species of spider which can swim and catch fish has been discovered in Australia. Who has it been named after?
a. Brain Greene
b. Stephen Hawking
c. Tom Smith
d. None of the above
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4) Government has appointed which judge as the chairman of the 21st Law Commission?
a. Justice J. S. Chauhan
b. Justice T.C Chauhan
c. Justice Rabi R Tripathi
d. None of the above
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5) Who has been appointed as head of the UN Political Mission in Columbia?
a. Shashi Tharoor
b. Jean Amault
c. Kofi Annan
d. None of the above
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6) What is the berimbao?
a. Musical bow
b. Single String percussion instrument
c. Brazilian musical instrument
d. All of the above
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7) IRDAI has said the insurer should assess the credit risk of any buyer contributing more than what percent of the total turnover of the policy holder?
a. 2%
b. 3%
c. 4%
d. 5%
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8) What is the nature of the Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana scheme?
a. Rural LPG scheme
b. Urban LPG scheme
c. LPG subsidy scheme
d. General LPG scheme
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9) A bacterium species which can break down PET has been identified by Japanese researchers. What is it called?
a. Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6
b. Ideonella sakaiensis 201-A6
c. Ideonella sakaiensis 201-C6
d. Ideonella sakaiensis 201-G6
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10) Which Asian country’s parliament adopted a unanimous resolution to convert itself into a CA/Constituent Assembly?
a. Pakistan
b. Bangladesh
c. Sri Lanka
d. None of the above
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11) TPREL has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire IRR JL. Which corporate group is the former a wholly owned subsidiary of?
a. TATA
b. Birla
c. Goenka
d. None of the above
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12) Which BIMSTEC convention has Union Cabinet, presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 10 March 2016 gave its approval for signing and ratification?
a. Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil Matters.
b. Convention on Common Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.
c. Convention on Civil Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.
d. Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.
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13) Union Cabinet has given approval for MoU between India and which nation on cooperation for prevention of human trafficking?
a. Bahrain
b. Qatar
c. Syria
d. None of the above
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14) NITI Aayog has launched which initiative on International Women’s Day in partnership with UN in India and MyGov?
a. Women Changing India
b. Women Transforming India
c. Women Making India
d. Women Leading India
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15) India will launch how many foreign satellites in 2016-2017 using PSLV?
a. 23
b. 24
c. 25
d. 26
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16) What is India’s sixth satellite launched on 10th March 2016 called?
a. IRNSS-1A
b. IRNSS-1C
c. IRNSS-1F
d. IRNSS-1E
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17) Union Cabinet headed by PM Modi has approved the HELP policy. What does HELP stand for?
a. Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy
b. Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Programme
c. Hydrocarbon Exploration and Leave Policy
d. Hydrocarbon Examination and Licensing Policy
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18) Researchers have successfully changed the immune system of patients to allow them to accept kidneys from incompatible donors. What is this process called?
a. Desensitisation
b. Insensitisation
c. Oversensitisation
d. Under sensitisation
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19) Scientists have discovered a new way to make which element/substance from CO2and agricultural waste and grasses?
a. Plastic
b. Metal
c. Steel
d. Aluminium
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20) What is an alternative to PET plastic, PEF’s full form according to researchers,
a. polyethylene furandicarboxylin
b. polyethylene farandicarboxylate
c. polyethylene furandicarboxylaxte
d. none of the above
21) Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of SARTTAC. What does SARTTAC stand for?
a. South Australia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Centre
b. South Africa Regional Training and Technical Assistance Centre
c. South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Centre
d. South America Regional Training and Technical Assistance Centre |
