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The
Union Finance Ministry and the RBI have set up a committee to boost
cashless transaction in the country. The Committee will be headed by
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Neeraj Kumar Gupta
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2)
LC Goyal
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3)
Rajiv Mehrishi
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4)
Arvind Mayaram
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5)
Hasmukh Adhia
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2
Which of the following firms dropped the plan to start a payments bank recently?
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FINO PayTech
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2)
Aditya Birla Nuvo
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3)
Vodafone
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4)
Reliance Industries
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5)
Tech Mahindra
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Narendra
Modi is the second most-liked world leader on Facebook. Who is the most
liked world leader on the social networking site?
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1)
Barack Obama
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2)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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3)
Angela Merkel
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4)
Vladimir Putin
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5)
François Hollande
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4
What per cent foreign direct investment is allowed in food processing sector in India?
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1)
26 per cent
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2)
49 per cent
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3)
51 per cent
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74 per cent
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5)
100 per cent
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5
The European Union and Greece reached at a debt relief deal recently. The capital city of Greece is
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Ankara
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2)
Athens
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3)
Vienna
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4)
Sydney
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5)
Madrid
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_______
is the only Indian company ranked among the world’s top ten biggest and
most powerful companies in the consumer financial services sector on
recent Forbes list.
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1)
HDFC Ltd
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2)
IDBI Home Finance
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3)
ICICI Home Finance
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4)
SBI Home Finance
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5)
HUDCO
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India remains a very cash intensive nation with a cash to GDP ratio of over ______ in 2014.
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4 per cent
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2)
6 per cent
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3)
8 per cent
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4)
10 per cent
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5)
12 per cent
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8
The World No-Tobacco Day is observed on
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21 May
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2)
22 May
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3)
23 May
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4)
29 May
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5)
31 May
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9
The
Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha has said that the number of
PSU banks will come down to around 8-10 in future. Currently, the number
of PSBs is
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10
PM Narendra Modi recently announced raising the age of retirement of govt doctors to
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1)
62 years
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2)
63 years
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3)
65 years
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4)
67 years
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5)
70 years
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The winner of the 2016 Indian Premier League is
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1)
Sunrisers Hyderabad
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2)
Royal Challengers Bangalore
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3)
Kolkata Knight Riders
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4)
Kings XI Punjab
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5)
Delhi Daredevils
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Pakke Tiger Reserve has won the ‘India Biodiversity Award 2016’. The tiger reserve is situated in
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1)
Himachal Pradesh
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2)
Arunachal Pradesh
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3)
Assam
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4)
West Bengal
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5)
Maharashtra
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13
Name
the author who won the ‘Scholastic Asian Book Award’ for a 32,000-word
manuscript of “Codex: The Lost Treasure of the Indus” in Singapore
recently.
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1)
Anita Desai
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2)
Kiran Desai
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3)
Aditi Krishnakumar
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4)
Jhumpa Lahiri
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5)
Arundhati Roy
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14
Who won the 2016 Monacco Grand Prix F1 championship?
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1)
Lewis Hamilton
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2)
Kimi Raikkonen
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3)
Fernando Alonso
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4)
Sebastian Vettel
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5)
Nico Rosberg
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15
Which of the following has became first Union Territory (UT) to sign 24×7 Power for All document recently?
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1)
Puducherry
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2)
Daman and Diu
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3)
Chandigarh
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4)
Lakshadweep
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5)
Andaman and Nicobar
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16
Which
north-eastern states were brought on broad gauge rail map with the
launch of passenger trains between Silchar-Jiribam and Silchar-Bhairabi
recently?
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1)
Manipur and Mizoram
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2)
Mizoram and Meghalaya
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3)
Meghalaya and Manipur
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4)
Meghalaya and Tripura
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5)
Tripura and Mizoram
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17
President
Pranab Mukherjee presented the Malti Gyan Peeth Puraskars for the year
2016 recently. Every year, the award is given to five
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1)
students
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2)
poets
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3)
teachers
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4)
artists
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5)
authors
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_________ will lead a yoga session at the UN on the occasion of the second International Yoga Day on 21 Jun.
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1)
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
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2)
Ramdev
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3)
Swami Nithyananda
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4)
Mooji
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5)
Ravi Shankar
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Which of the following firms forayed into e-commerce sector with the launch of CliQ, an online and app-based platform, recently?
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1)
Tata Group
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2)
RIL
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3)
Essel Group
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4)
Essar Group
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5)
Future Group
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20
Which
state govt has entered the Limca Book of Records for conducting the
most intensive household survey by a state in the country?
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1)
Andhra Pradesh
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2)
Telangana
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3)
Jharkhand
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4)
Karnataka
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5)
Odisha
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21
The Committee headed by TSR Subramanian submitted its report recently on
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1)
New Education Policy
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2)
Defence Procurement Policy
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3)
New Foreign Policy
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4)
Merger of public sector banks
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5)
None of these
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22
The
trial run of the nine-coach Talgo train was conducted on the
Bareilly-Moradabad route recently. Talgo train technology belongs to
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1)
France
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2)
Japan
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3)
Sweden
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4)
Germany
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5)
Spain
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23
Name
the Bollywood actor who has been appointed the goodwill ambassador for
the LEPRA India organisation that fights against leprosy and
tuberculosis.
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1)
R Madhavan
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2)
Aamir Khan
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3)
Randeep Hooda
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4)
Salman Khan
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5)
Irrfan Khan
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24
Seema Punia, who qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics recently, is an Indian
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1)
Boxer
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2)
Discus thrower
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3)
Archer
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4)
Shot putter
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5)
Wrestler
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25
Which of the following teams won the 2016 UEFA Champions League recently?
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1)
Atletico Madrid FC
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2)
Real Madrid FC
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3)
Paris FC
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4)
Manchester City FC
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5)
FC Bayern Munich
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26
The
Hindi Journalism Day is celebrated in India on which day? On this day
the first Hindi newspaper Udant Martand was published in 1826 from
Calcutta.
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1)
21 May
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2)
22 May
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3)
27 May
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30 May
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31 May
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27
Who is the new Flag Officer Commander-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command of India?
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1)
Sunil Lanba
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2)
AR Karve
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3)
Girish Luthra
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4)
Harish Bisht
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5)
None of these
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28
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the founder and chief executive of One97 Communications which runs
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1)
Shopclues
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2)
Snapdeal
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3)
Infibeam
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4)
Flipkart
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5)
Paytm
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29
Sunrisers Hyderabad clinched the IPL 9 title recently in the captaincy of
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1)
Chris Gayle
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2)
Ben Cutting
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3)
David Warner
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4)
Yuvraj Singh
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5)
AB de Villiers
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30
India
and which of the following countries have signed an MoU to enhance
research and development capabilities in biotechnology by launching a
joint funding call?
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1)
Japan
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2)
Singapore
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3)
Switzerland
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4)
Australia
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5)
Germany
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Ques. :
31
What
is India’s ranking in the global competitiveness rankings recently
released by International Institute for Management (IMD) based in
Switzerland?
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32
According
to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s
Economic Outlook Survey, India’s economy will grow at what per cent in
2016-17?
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1)
7.1 per cent
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2)
7.3 per cent
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3)
7.6 per cent
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4)
7.7 per cent
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5)
9.6 per cent
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33
The
Railway Ministry and PEC University of Technology have signed an MoU
for setting up of Kalpana Chawla Chair. Kalpana Chawla was an
Indian-origin
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1)
boxer
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2)
professor
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3)
author
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4)
astronaut
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5)
singer
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34
The
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurated a state-of-the-art
submarine assembly workshop at the Mazgaon Dock which is situated in
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1)
Kandla
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2)
Mumbai
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3)
Kolkata
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4)
Vishakhapatnam
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5)
Kochin
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35
Surajit Kar Purkayastha was appointed recently as the new Director General of Police in
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1)
West Bengal
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2)
Odisha
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3)
Assam
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4)
Jharkhand
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5)
Bihar
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36
_________
was awarded Japan’s Fukuoka prize for 2016 for his outstanding
contribution towards creating, preserving and showcasing South Asian
traditional fusion music.
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1)
Pritam Chakraborty
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2)
Amit Trivedi
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3)
AR Rahman
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4)
Shankar Mahadevan
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5)
GV Prakash Kuma
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Ques. :
37
Alastair
Cook recently became the youngest batsman to score 10,000 Test runs, a
record earlier held by Sachin Tendulkar. Cook plays for
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1)
West Indies
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2)
Australia
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3)
England
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4)
South Africa
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5)
New Zealand
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38
Who among the following was named T20 Player of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Awards 2015-16?
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1)
Ajinkya Rahane
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2)
Rishabh Pant
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3)
Rohit Sharma
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4)
Virat Kohli
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5)
R Ashwin
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Ques. :
39
As
notified by the govt recently, effective 1 Jun, the threshold limit of
PF withdrawal for deduction of tax (TDS) has been raised from existing
Rs 30,000 to
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1)
Rs 40,000
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2)
Rs 50,000
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3)
Rs 60,000
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4)
Rs 70,000
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5)
Rs 80,000
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40
Ashok Lavasa has been appointed as the new
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1)
Defence Secretary
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2)
Home Secretary
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3)
Foreign Secretary
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4)
Cabinet Secretary
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5)
Finance Secretary
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41
What per cent ‘Krishi Kalyan’ cess is imposed on service tax effective 1 Jun 2016?
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1)
0.15 per cent
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2)
0.25 per cent
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3)
0.50 per cent
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4)
0.75 per cent
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5)
0.95 per cent
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42
The
global competitiveness rankings for 2016 released by International
Institute for Management (IMD) based in Switzerland is topped by
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1)
Switzerland
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2)
China Hong Kong
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3)
US
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4)
India
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5)
Indonesia
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43
D Javare Gowda, who passed away recently, was a noted writer of
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1)
Kannada
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2)
Tamil
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3)
Telugu
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4)
Malayalam
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5)
Assamese
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44
_________ has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Kerala’s anti-drug campaign.
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1)
Ajay Devgan
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2)
Shriya Saran
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3)
Asin
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4)
Sachin Tendulkar
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5)
S Sreesanth
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45
The govt’s scheme to declare undisclosed incomes started on 1 Jun and will remain in force till
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1)
30 Sep, 2016
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2)
31 Dec, 2016
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3)
31 Jan, 2017
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4)
30 Mar, 2017
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5)
30 Jun, 2017
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46
India and which country signed five MoUs during the recent visit by Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari to the country?
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1)
Spain
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2)
Algeria
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3)
Brazil
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4)
South Africa
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5)
Morocco
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47
The 57-kilometer long Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel, was inaugurated recently in
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1)
Spain
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2)
France
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3)
Germany
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4)
Switzerland
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5)
China
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48
The
Govt of India and the World Bank signed a grant agreement recently for
the Efficient and Sustainable City Bus Service Project for selected
Indian cities which include
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1)
Jaipur
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2)
Chandigarh
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3)
Patna
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4)
All the above
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5)
Only 1) and 2)
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49
Who
among the following took charge as the BCCI’s first ever CEO recently,
appointed on the recommendation of the Justice Lodha Committee?
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1)
Kapil Dev
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2)
Anurag Thakur
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3)
Rahul Johri
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4)
Ravi Shastri
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5)
Shashank Manohar
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50
What is India’s ranking on the 2016 Global Slavery Index released recently?
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1)
First
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2)
Second
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3)
Third
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4)
Fourth
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5)
Fifth
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