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Question Bank Current Affairs - December 2016
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Question 1Single Answer
Which of the following hosted the first ‘International Agro biodiversity Congress’ in November 2016?
 
  1. A
    Thimphu
     
  2. B
    Dhaka
     
  3. C
    Colombo
     
  4. D
    New Delhi
Question 2Single Answer
India won the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy hockey title in Kuantan, Malaysia defeating which of the following countries?
 
  1. A
    Pakistan
     
  2. B
    Malaysia
     
  3. C
    China
     
  4. D
    Japan
Question 3Single Answer
Who among the following won the Player of the Series award in the 5- match Indian- New Zealand ODI series ?
 
  1. A
    Ajinka Rahane
     
  2. B
    Virat Kohli
     
  3. C
    James Neesham
     
  4. D
    Amit Mishra
Question 4Single Answer
Who among the following novelists received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award 2016 in Odense, Denmark?
 
  1. A
    Umberto Eco
     
  2. B
    Hassan Blasim
     
  3. C
    Judith Hermann
     
  4. D
    Haruki Murakami
Question 5Single Answer
Who among the following was appointed the Chairperson of its Board by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) ?
 
  1. A
    Chitra Ramkrishna
     
  2. B
    Vijayalakshmi R. Iyer
     
  3. C
    Arvindhati Bhattacharya
     
  4. D
    Shubhalakshmi Panse
Question 6Single Answer
DRDO and which of the following industry bodies has inked MoU to facilitate the transfer of defense technology to Indian industry ?
 
  1. A
    FICCI
     
  2. B
    ASSOCHAM
     
  3. C
    CII
     
  4. D
    PHDCCI
Question 7Single Answer
What is the weight of the eight core industries in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) ?
 
  1. A
    8 %
     
  2. B
    18 %
     
  3. C
    28 %
     
  4. D
    38 %
Question 8Single Answer
Which state has topped the Agriculture Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index 2016 launched by NITI Aayog?
 
  1. A
    Gujarat
     
  2. B
    Maharashtra
     
  3. C
    Kerala
     
  4. D
    Karnataka
Question 9Single Answer
Michelle Simmons, Maria Teresa Ruiz, Niveen Khashab ,Nicola Spaldin and Zhenan Bao were announced as the winners of the L’Oreal- UNESCO for Women in……….Awards ?
 
  1. A
    Law
     
  2. B
    Science
     
  3. C
    Medicine
     
  4. D
    Journalism
Question 10Single Answer
What was India’s rank among 190 economies in World Bank’s Doing Business 2017’ report?
  1. A
    90th
     
  2. B
    110th
     
  3. C
    120th
     
  4. D
    130th
Question 11Single Answer
Who among the following won the Miss Grand International 2016 pageant organized in Law Vegas, USA?
 
  1. A
    Michelle Leon
     
  2. B
    Nicole Cordoves
     
  3. C
    Ariska Putri Petriwi
     
  4. D
    Supaporn Malisorn
Question 12Single Answer
The Reserve Bank of India has said to conduct a pilot project wherein …………of ATM’s in the country will be exclusively calibrated to dispense Rs. 100 banknotes.
 
  1. A
    5 per cent
     
  2. B
    10 per sent
     
  3. C
    15 per sent
     
  4. D
    20 per sent
Question 13Single Answer
S. Nihal Singh received the Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award for his outstanding contribution in which field?
 
  1. A
    Arts
     
  2. B
    Theatre
     
  3. C
    Literature
     
  4. D
    Journalism
Question 14Single Answer
Which of the following was ranked first on the world giving Index 2016 ?
 
  1. A
    Bhutan
     
  2. B
    Nepal
     
  3. C
    China
     
  4. D
    Myanmar
Question 15Single Answer
Who among the following was crowned Miss Earth 2016 at the beauty pageant organising in Manila?
 
  1. A
    Dianne Brown
     
  2. B
    Katherine Espin
     
  3. C
    Michelle Gomez
     
  4. D
    Bruna Zanardo
Question 16Single Answer
Who among the following was appointed the new Prime Minister of Lebanon?
 
  1. A
    Elias Murr
     
  2. B
    Saad Hariri
     
  3. C
    Omar Karami
     
  4. D
    Fouad Siniora
Question 17Single Answer
India has decided to allow students from Nepal to compete for seats in which of the following from 2017?
 
  1. A
    Indian Institutes of Information Technology
     
  2. B
    Indian Institutes of Technology
     
  3. C
    Indian Institutes of Management
     
  4. D
    National Institute of Design
Question 18Single Answer
What is India’s rank on the Global Youth Development Index 2016 compiled by the Common wealth Secretarial?
  1. A
    122nd
     
  2. B
    133rd
     
  3. C
    143rd
     
  4. D
    153rd
Question 19Single Answer
Which of the following joint military exercises was organised by armies of India and Nepal recently?
 
  1. A
    Prabhat Kiran
     
  2. B
    Surya Kiran
     
  3. C
    Dharu Kiran
     
  4. D
    Chandra Kiran
Question 20Single Answer
Which country is ranked first in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Gender Gap Index 2016?
 
  1. A
    Singapore
     
  2. B
    Norway
     
  3. C
    Iceland
     
  4. D
    Sweden
Question 21Single Answer
Who among the following congress leaders is the author of An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India’ released recently?
 
  1. A
    Shashi Tharoor
     
  2. B
    Jairam Ramesh
     
  3. C
    Mani Shankara Aiyar
     
  4. D
    Salman Khurshid
Question 22Single Answer
Which of the following is the offshore security exercise conducted by the Visakhapatnam- based Eastern Naval Command (ENC) recently?
 
  1. A
    Pravah
     
  2. B
    Prasthan
     
  3. C
    Pratham
     
  4. D
    Parishram
Question 23Single Answer
The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2016 were conferred recently. Which newspaper group gives these annual awards?
 
  1. A
    The Times of India
     
  2. B
    Hindustan Times
     
  3. C
    Indian Express
     
  4. D
    Deccan Herald
Question 24Single Answer
Who among the following is India’s Permanent Representative to UNESCO ?
 
  1. A
    Ajit Kumar
     
  2. B
    Vishnu Prakash
     
  3. C
    Vijay K Nambiar
     
  4. D
    Ruchitra Kamboj
Question 25Single Answer
Which of the following Act declared India’s first Open Defecation Free (ODF) state?
 
  1. A
    Sikkim
     
  2. B
    Haryana
     
  3. C
    Himachal Pradesh
     
  4. D
    Kerala
Question 26Single Answer
Which of the following selected Wonder Woman’s the Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls?
 
  1. A
    EU
     
  2. B
    UN
     
  3. C
    Amnesty International
     
  4. D
    World Bank
Question 27Single Answer
Which e-commerce company has launched Simply Indian’ campaign to promote Made in India products ?
 
  1. A
    Flipkart
     
  2. B
    Snapdeal
     
  3. C
    Infibeam
     
  4. D
    ShopClues
Question 28Single Answer
Which was the first U institution to win Noble Prize (Peace) ?
 
  1. A
    FAO
     
  2. B
    UNHCR
     
  3. C
    UNICEF
     
  4. D
    UNESCO
Question 29Single Answer
Who among the following was removed as its Chairman by the board of Tata Sons?
 
  1. A
    Ronen Sen
     
  2. B
    Cyrus Mistry
     
  3. C
    Ratan Tata
     
  4. D
    Amit Chandra
Question 30Single Answer
Which country is ranked first among 190 economies in World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 report?
 
  1. A
    Norway
     
  2. B
    Denmark
     
  3. C
    Singapore
     
  4. D
    New Zealand
Question 31Single Answer
Misuse of debit cards was in news in past day. PCI-DSS is Payment Card Industry- Data Security ………….frame work.
 
  1. A
    Setup
     
  2. B
    Safely
     
  3. C
    System
     
  4. D
    Standard
Question 32Single Answer
Who among the following was selected for the European Unions’ Sakharov Prize for Human Rights 2016?
 
  1. A
    Nadia Murad
     
  2. B
    Lamia Haji Bahar
     
  3. C
    Raif Badawai
     
  4. D
    Both a and b
Question 33Single Answer
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is observed on which date ?
 
  1. A
    October 24
     
  2. B
    October 25
     
  3. C
    October 26
     
  4. D
    October 27
Question 34Single Answer
India captain Mahendra Sing Dhoni has recently become the ………….Indian to complete 90000 runs in One-day International (ODI) cricket ?
  1. A
    2nd
     
  2. B
    3rd
     
  3. C
    4th
     
  4. D
    5th
Question 35Single Answer
India won the Men’s Kabaddi World Cup 2016 by beating which of the following in the final played at Ahmedabad?
 
  1. A
    Iran
     
  2. B
    Nepal
     
  3. C
    China
     
  4. D
    Canada
Question 36Single Answer
Which of the following states has decided to observe to observe 2017 as ‘Garib Kalyan Varsh ‘?
 
  1. A
    Goa
     
  2. B
    Haryana
     
  3. C
    Himachal Pradesh
     
  4. D
    Uttarakhand
Question 37Single Answer
Which of the following has partnered with banks to retail the Indian Gold Coin across the country?
 
  1. A
    MMTC
     
  2. B
    RINL
     
  3. C
    Hindustan Zinc
     
  4. D
    SAIL
Question 38Single Answer
Which of the following pairs of capitals and countries is matched correctly?
 
  1. A
    Minsk-Ukraine
     
  2. B
    Vilnius-Latvia
     
  3. C
    Tallinn-Estonia
     
  4. D
    Riga-Lithuania
Question 39Single Answer
Who among the following is the King of Bahrain ?
 
  1. A
    Hassanal Bolkiah
     
  2. B
    Qaboos bin Said a l Said
     
  3. C
    Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
     
  4. D
    Tamimbin Hamand Al Thani
Question 40Single Answer
Former judge M. M. Kumar has been appointed the first President ofNCLT. NCLT is?
  1. A
    National Company Law Tribunal
     
  2. B
    National Corporate Law Tribunal
     
  3. C
    National Competitive Law Tribunal
     
  4. D
    National Chartered Law Tribunal
Question 41Single Answer
Who among the following was appointed the new Vice President of the Asia- Pacific Broadcasting Union?
 
  1. A
    Uma Guha
     
  2. B
    Supriya Sahu
     
  3. C
    Jawjar Sircar
     
  4. D
    Leeladjar Mamdloi
Question 42Single Answer
Who among the following is the author of ‘The Ethical Doctor’ released recently ?
 
  1. A
    Nidhi Dalmia
     
  2. B
    Maya Kalyanpur
     
  3. C
    Kamal Mahawar
     
  4. D
    Harshika Daryanani
Question 43Single Answer
Which of the following hosted the 19th World Congress on ‘Peace Education for Good Governances and Non-Violence’ organized by the International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP) ?
 
  1. A
    Tirupati
     
  2. B
    Amritsar
     
  3. C
    Agra
     
  4. D
    Nashik
Question 44Single Answer
The one-man judicial committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP) has submitted its report to the Defence Minister. The committee comprised who among the following?
 
  1. A
    L. Narasimha Reddy
     
  2. B
    Rajendra Mal Lodha
     
  3. C
    Mukul Mudgal
     
  4. D
    Dalveer Bhandari
Question 45Single Answer
Which paramilitary force was in news recently for deploying women personnel on border posts along the Sino-India frontier for the first time?
 
  1. A
    BSF
     
  2. B
    CRPF
     
  3. C
    CISF
     
  4. D
    ITBP
Question 46Single Answer
Home Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of the building for Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhayay Institute of …………in October 2016 in Greater Noida.
 
  1. A
    Aviation
     
  2. B
    Astronomy
     
  3. C
    Archoeology
     
  4. D
    Ayurveda
Question 47Single Answer
A separate Ministry of Tribal Affairs was set up during whose tenure as Prime Minister?
 
  1. A
    Lal Bahadur Shastri
     
  2. B
    Vishwanath Pratap Singh
     
  3. C
    Atal Behari Vajpayee
     
  4. D
    Indira Gandhi
Question 48Single Answer
CDSL is Central Depository ………..(India ) Limited ?
 
  1. A
    System
     
  2. B
    Services
     
  3. C
    Solutions
     
  4. D
    Securities
Question 49Single Answer
The Government has reconstituted the Inter State Council (ISC). Who among the following is the Chairperson of the ISC ?
 
  1. A
    President
     
  2. B
    Prime Minister
     
  3. C
    Rajya Sabha Speaker
     
  4. D
    Lok Sabha Speaker
Question 50Single Answer
Which animal was chosen as mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia?
 
  1. A
    Cat
     
  2. B
    Wolf
     
  3. C
    Otter
     
  4. D
    Seal
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