General Knowledge Questions Answers for Competitive Exams 2016

1. For the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Pt Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Dr Rajendra Prasad (D) Dr BR Ambedkar
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2. The Government of India Act, 1935 had–
(A) 451 Clauses and 15 Schedules (B) 401 Clauses and 15 Schedules
(C) 301 Clauses and 15 Schedules (D) 421 Clauses and 15 Schedules
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3. Which amongst the following provided a common factor for the tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century?
(A) Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products
(B) Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas
(C) Rise of a large number of money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas
(D) The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities
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4. In India, which of the following has the highest share in the disbursement of credit to agriculture and allied activities?
(A) Commercial Banks (B) Cooperative Banks
(C) Regional Rural Banks (D) Micro-finance Institutions
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5. Economic development has been retarded in India mainly due to–
(A) haphazard industrialization (B) westernized social attitudes
(C) poor infrastructural facilities (D) inefficient agrarian system
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6. Savanna natural region is characterized by which one of the following?
(A) A distinct wet and dry season with annual range of temperature between 3°C- 8°C
(B) Broad leaf evergreen forests and grasses
(C) Uniformly high temperature throughout the year
(D) No spatial variation in mean annual rainfall
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7. Which one of the following does not have coal deposits?
(A) France (B) Germany
(C) Poland (D) Portugal
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8. The Governor-General who followed a spirited "Forward" policy towards Afghanistan was–
(A) Minto (B) Dufferin
(C) Elgin (D) Lytton
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9. Which one of the following was not a result of British Colonial rule in India?
(A) Ruin of Indian agriculture (B) Ruin of Indian industries
(C) Ruin of Indian trade (D) Ruin of Indian feudalism
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10. In the context of the Indian Defence, what is Dhruv?
(A) Aircraft- Carrying Warship (B) Missile-Carrying Submarine
(C) Advanced Light Helicopter (D) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
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11. Which of the following founded a National Society, a National Paper, a National School and National Gymnasium and made the word 'National‘ popular in the later half of the 19th century?
(A) Jyotindranath Tagore (B) Rajanarayan Bose
(C) Nabagopal Mitra (D) Satyendranath Tagore
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12. Who among the following pioneered Khilafat Movement?
(A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (B) M A Jinnah
(C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Ali Brothers
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13. Xerophytes represent the class of vegetation found in–
(A) tropical rain forest (B) humid micro-thermal climate
(C) semi-arid steppes (D) tundra region
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14. The impurity atom with which pure silicon should be doped to make a p-type semiconductor are those of–
(A) phosphorus (B) boron
(C) antimony (D) arsenic
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15. Which one of the following pairs of metals is present in the cytochrome- c and chlorophyll respectively?
(A) Fe and Zn (B) Mg and Mn
(C) Fe and Mg (D) Mg and Zn
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16. Which part of the blast furnace has the maximum temperature?
(A) Zone of fusion (B) Zone of combustion
(C) Zone of slag formation (D) Zone of reduction
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17. With reference to Simon Commission's recommendations, which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) It recommended the replacement of dyarchy with responsible government in the provinces
(B) It proposed the setting up of inter-provincial council under the Home Department
(C) It suggested the abolition of bicameral legislature at the centre
(D) It recommended the creation of Indian Police Service with a provision for increased pay and allowances for British recruits as compared to Indian recruits
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18. The Fundamental Duties were included in the Constitution with the idea of–
(A) giving more importance to the Fundamental Rights (B) curbing subversive and unconstitutional activities
(C) preventing abuse of Fundamental Rights (D) giving more powers to the executive
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19. Fundamental Duties do not enjoy any–
(A) social sanction (B) moral sanction
(C) political sanction (D) legal sanction
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20. Investment in public works is known as–
(A) revenue expenditure (B) current expenditure
(C) capital expenditure (D) Either 'a' or 'b'
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21. SIDO is related to the development of–
(A) Small industry (B) Steel industry
(C) Soap industry (D) Sugar industry
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22. Which one of the following as the largest petrolium deposit in the world?
(A) Abadan (B) Dubai
(C) Ghawar (D) Kirkuk
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23. Which one of the following does not have natural gas deposits?
(A) Sudan (B) Nigeria
(C) Egypt (D) Algeria
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24. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control?
(A) Mazharul Haque (B) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
(C) Hakim Ajmal Khan (D) Abul Kalam Azad
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25. Indian National Congress found wide acceptance initial among–
(A) peasant and working class (B) landlords
(C) business man (D) educated middle class
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Top 100 Biology General Knowledge Questions and Answers

 Top 100 Biology General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1. Trunk of tree increases in grith due to cell division in which tissue? – Meristematic tissue 
2. Which tissue in cells have lost the capicity of cell division? – Permanent tissue 
3. Which scientist studied about wheat rust problem? – K. C. Mehta 
4. Most of the plants obtain nitrogen from the soil in which from? – Nitrates 
5. Which fungus is responsible for disease late blight of potato? – Phytophthora infestans 
6. Which is responsible for red rot of sugarcane? – Collectorichum falcatum 
7. Which stage of development of insect is most harmful for crop? – Caterpillar 
8. In India famous Bengal famine accurred in 1942 by which disease? – Leaf spot of rice 
9. Which factors are most responsible for disease in plant? – Fungi 
10. Which fungus is responsible for the tikka disease of groundnut? – Cercosplora personata 
11. Which animals who have constant body temperature? – Homeothermic 
12. What is treatment of body defects through massage and exercise? – Physiotherapy 
13. What is making interesting discoveries unexpectedly or by accident? – Serendipity 
14. What is Study of growth and development of embryo? – Embryology 
15. Which branch of biology is concerned with study and function of internal organ of organism? – Physiology 
16. Which branch of science deal with the study of causative agent of disease? – Etiology 

17. What is the Study of pulse and arterial blood pressure called? – Sphygmology 
18. Which branch of biology deals with the study of processing and preservation of food? – Food technology 
19. What is the Study of the effects of toxic chemical substance on animal and plant? – Toxicology 
20. What is the Branch of science which deals with the study of skin of man? – Dermatology 
21. The release of which fish into wells helps in controlling the mosquitoes? – Gambusia fish 
22. Which animal lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly? – Echidna 
23. How many pair of heart is found in an earthworm? – Four 
24. Which substance found in blood which helps in cloting? – Fibrinogen 
25. Which worm reach into intestine of human by eating leaf? – Tape worm 
26. Which is the phylum that includes exclusively marine animal? – Echinodermata 
27. Which organs has its own wave of autonomic excitation? – Heart 
28. What is the short upper part of human intestine next to the stomach? – Duodenum 
29. A person feel fatigued due to depositon of which acid in their muscles? – Latic Acid 
30. In the retina of eye cells what is present for colour differentiation? – Cones 
31. Which gland is responsible for the secretion of insulin? – Pancrease 
32. What is considered as the easily digestable source of protein? – Soyabean 
33. What percentage of water found in blood plasma of human? – 91 to 92% 
34. Which blood vessel bringing blood into Bowman’s capsule? – Afferent arteriole 
35. Bu which antibodies are produced in the plasma of blood? – Lymphocytes 
36. Which enzyme take part in digestion of milk protein? – Rennin 
37. Which part of brain is centre of thirst hunger and sleep? – Hypothalmus 
38. Blood Coagualtion is prevented by which chemical when it flow through artery and vein? – Heparin 
39. Which organelles in the cell, other than nucleus contains DNA? – Mitochondria 
40. What is infolding from the inner membrane of mitochondria called? – Cristae 
41. In a living cell what is the site of ribosome formation? – Nucleolus 
42. What do both respiration and photosynthesis require? – Cytochromes 
43. In absence of ribosome in cell which function does not takes place? – Protein synthesis 
44. Deficiency of which vitamin, causes xerophthelmia? – Vitamin A 
45. Which antimicrobial drug is suitable for treatment of both tuberculosis and leprosy? – Rifampicin 
46. Insects that can transmit diseases to human are referred to as which name? – Vectors 
47. Pneumoconiosis affects the workers who work mainly in which industry? – Coal mining industry
48. Lathyrism is caused by excessive consumption of which thing? – Khesari Dal 
49. Which part of blood carry out the function of body defence? – White blood cell 
50. Which disease is caused due to presence of excess arsenic in water? – Skin Cancer 
51. What is the transmission of characters from one generation to next? – Heredity 
52. Who got noble prize for artificial synthesis of DNA? – Kornberg 
53. What is the smallest part of DNA that undergoes recombination? – Recon 
54. By whom was Artificial gene synthesis first done in laboratory? – Khurana 
55. By whom the concept of survival of the fittest as advanced? – Herbert Spencer 
56. From the evolutionary point of view, which is the most primitive animal? – Turtle 
57. Which was the Russian scientist who proposed the theory of origin of life? – Oparin 
58. Who published the book ‘Origin of species by natural selection in 1859’? – Darwin 
59. Which is most primitive ancestor of man ? – Australopithecus 
60. Which harmful element tobacoo exists in tobacoo ? – Nicotine 
61. What is abiotic component of ecosystem? – Water 
62. What is Study of inter relationship between living organism and their environment? – Ecology 
63. Epiphytes are plant which depend on other plants for which purpose? – Mechanical support 
64. What amount of energy transfered from one trophic level to next? – 10% 
65. Plant and animal living in a particular area, what is it called? – Community 
66. Reduced leaves and sunken stomata are the main feature of which thing? – Xerophytes 
67. What ratio of forest area needed for ecologycal balance in India? – 33.3% 
68. Ultimate environmental hazard to mankind, why? – Due to Nuclear pollution 
69. Sound become hazardous noise pollution at which level? – Above 80 dB 
70. Which energy do not have the problem of pollution? – Sun 
71. Which air pollutant affect the nervous system of man? – Lead 
72. By which is the Atmosphere of big metropolition cities is polluted most? – Automobile exhausts 
73. National Environmental Engineering research institute is situated in which city? – Nagpur 
74. Edward Jenner is related with which disease? – Small pox 
75. Which Scientist first explained about circulatory system? – William Harvey 
76. Who discovered Anopheles mosquito transmit malaria? – Ronal ross 
77. Who discovered the causal organism of the disease Anthrax? – Robert Koch 
78. Which Scientists has established the ‘Phylum Annelida’? – Lamark 
79. Which Biologist proposed the theory of Germ plasm? – Weisman 
80. For which is the southern blot technique used for the detection? – DNA 
81. For which is the northern blot technique used for the detection? – RNA 
82. What is the introduction of foreign genes for improving genotype? – Immunisation 
83. Which vitamin is transformed in golden rice ? – Vitamin A 
84. Human protein x –1 – antitrysin is used for which disease? – Emphysama 
85. Which type of cell has the ability to develop into any type of all ? – Stem cell 
86. What is the percentage of land area covered under forest according to Indian Forest policy? – 33% 
87. Which organisation is responsible for maintaing Red data book? – IUGN 
88. What is the main cause of extinction of species from tropics? – Deforestation 
89. What is the number of plant species estimated to be present in India? – 40,000 
90. Which group has the highest number of endangered species ? – Reptiles 
91. Silent valley having rare plant and animal is located in which state? – Kerala 
92. Which is the first national park established in India? – Corbet 93. Insectivorous plant generally grow in soil which is deficient in which gas? – Nitrogen 
94. What is one-way relationship where one species benefits at the expense of another is called? – Parasitism 
95. What is symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit’ is best described? – Mutualism 
96. Which of a species describes the tropic function it fills in its environment? – Niche 
97. What is the least influential in determining the distribution of terrestrial biomes? – Salinity 
98. What is the term for the maximum number of individuals that an area can support indefinitely? – Carrying capacity 
99. The massive hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctica was first discovered in which year? – 1985 
100. Which animals have a diet mainly consisting of bamboo? – Red pandas

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Sports General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers 2016

      Sports General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers 2016

1. The 2016 Olympics will be held in – Rio (Brazil)
2. Free-style, Back stroke and Butterfly are the styles of – Swimming 
3. The first World Cup Cricket for blind was won by – South Africa 4. Rugby is the national game of – New Zealand 5. Archery is the national sport of – Bhutan 
6. The winner of the 58th Senior National Championship in squash is – Saurav Ghosal 7. Where were the Olympic Games of 2004 held ? – Athens 8. Meenal Thakur is a famous player of – Snooker/Billiards 9. Sanya Richards-a world famous athlete is associated with – Sprint
10. Wang Yihan is the famous player of – Badminton 11. The national sport of Indonesia is – Badminton 12. The English batsman who recently took retirement from Test Cricket is – Paul Collingwood 13. Sportsperson Asafa Powell is well known as – 100 m Sprinter 14. Jenson Button-the famous formula one racer is the citizen of – United Kingdom 15.  Thomas Cup is related to – Badminton16. The first Indian cricket player who scored' a magnificent 184 and scalped five for 196 against England at Lords' in 1952 was – Vinoo Mankad 17. Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi is associated with – Football18. India's youngest grandmaster in chess at present is – Parimarjan Negi 19. The well-known Tennis player Nicha Lertpitaksinchai is the citizen of – Thailand 
20.  Davis Cup is associated with – Lawn Tennis 21. Famous Golf player Vijay Singh is from – Fiji 22. The first cricketer to take 500 catches in Test cricket is – Mark Boucher 23. Battery, Bunting and Catcher are the terms associated with – Baseball 24.  Eisenhower Cup is related to – Golf25. Which day in India is observed as 'National Sports Day? – August 29 26.  Rovers Cup is associated with – Football 27. Cop a Cup is associated with – Football 28.  In 2014-15 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award was given to – Sania Mirza29. Gurmit Memorial Trophy is associated with – Hockey (India) 30.  Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup is associated with – Football

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50 Important General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers

            50 Important General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers

1. To which age the Indus Valley Civilization belongs? – Neolithic age 
2. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet? – Jupiter 
3. Which was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of Government of India? – Four lions 
4. By which ministry is Economic survey published? – Ministry of Finance 
5. Which remains constant while throwing a ball upward? – Acceleration 
6. Where did India first win the Olympic Hockey gold? – Amsterdam 
7. Where is Indian Institute of Petroleum located? – Dehradun 
8. Who is the ‘author of the book ‘A Brief History of Time’? – Stephen Hawking 
9. Who was the first ‘Indian to swim across English Channel? – Mihir Sen 
11. Which state ranks first in milk procurement in India? – Gujarat 
12. What is the mean of Epigraphy? – The study of inscriptions 
13. How many States of the U.S.A. are not attached to its mainland? – Two 
14. Which is nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile? – Sagarika 
15. According to 2011 census, howmany female number is per 1000 male? – 940 
16. Who got the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award, before becoming the President of India? – Dr. Zakir Hussain 
17. Which was common both to the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society? – Horses 
18. Which was not included in the Eight Fold Path prescribed by Buddha? – Right knowledge 
19. Which is the place that has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December,? – Melbourne 
20. What is the total number of Fundamental Duties mentioned in the Constitution? – 11 
21. Which first Bank was established in India? – Bank of Hindustan 
22. Which is the metal used in storaoe batteries? – Lead 
23. Which is known as the queen of spices? – Cardamom 
24. Which international tennis event is played on a grass court? – Wimbeldon 
25. Which was the The first atomic power reactor in India? – Apsara 
26. ‘Na Khatma Hone Wali Kahani’ is the autobiography of which person? – V. P. Singh 
27. Which was the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest? – Bachendri Pal 
28. On which date the United Nations Organisation came into existence? – Oct. 24, 1945 
29. Kourou city is well-known for which purpose? – Satellite launching 
30. Which type of coal is difficult to light in the open air? – Peat 
31. The oldest monarchy in the world is that of which country? – Japan 
32. Which was India’s first-ever tactical missile? – Agni 
33. Which state had the lowest literacy rate (according to 2011 census) ? – Bihar 
34. The Kalinga Prize is given by which organization? – UNESCO 
35. During the Sangam Age which dynasty was not in power? – Pallavas 
36. Who anticipated Newton by declaring that all things Gravitate to the earth? – Brahmagupta 
37. What is the approximate circumference of the Earth? – 30,000 km 
38. By whom is the Annual Financial Statement caused to be laid before both Houses of Parliament? – President 
39. Which industry was started first in India? – Tea 
40. The salivary gland secrete saliva that contains which enzyme? – Ptyalin 
41. Which metal is non toxic in nature? – Gold 
42. Which is the first Indian woman to reach Olympic finals in individual track events? – P. T. Usha 
43. Indian Army’s School of Artillery is located at which place? – Deolali 
44. Who is the author of the book ‘India Remembered’? – Pameia Mountbatten 
45. Who is considered the father of Sahatara (Sitar) ? – Amir Khusro 
46. Which is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ? – Panda 
47. Which of Indian bird has been included in the world conservation list? – Vulture 
48. Mac number is associated with which plane? – Jet Plane 
49. With which is the ‘Tennis court oath’ associated? – French Revolution 
50. Who is the first Asian Winner of Nobel prize? – Rabindranath Tagore

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Latest Current Affairs 2016 Questions for Competitive Exams

Important Current Affairs questions for UPSC, NDA, PSC, SSC, Railway, IBPS Bank Exams, State Level Vacancy and other competitive exams.

1. Name the team that announced the detection of gravitational waves for the second time, the flexing of space and time caused by the black hole collision on June 15, 2016. 
(A) ISRO (B) NASA (C) LIGO (D) ESA (Ans : C)

2. Which country’s parliament unanimously passed the RTI bill with amendment on June 25, 2016? 
(A) India (B) Sri Lanka (C) Britain (D) West Indies (Ans : B)

3. Identify the issue on which the RBI released its draft guidelines to tap the licensing of Universal Bank on May 6, 2016. 
(A) Agricultural sector (B) Financial sector (C) Public sector (D) Private sector (Ans : D)

4. Which hybrid research plane was unveiled by NASA in June, 2016? 
(A) X-57 (B) U-58 (C) P-42 (D) B-80 (Ans : A)

5. ‘International Day against Drung abuse and Illicit Trafficking’ was observed on June 26, 2016 with theme. 
(A) Listen first (B) Drung-stop it (C) Help drug abuse (D) Stop drug abuse (Ans : A)

6. Which country hosted the 42nd G-7 Summit in May, 2016? 
(A) Japan (B) United States (C) India (D) Qatar (Ans : A)

7. Which Indian Bank was named in Hall of Shame list 2016? 
(A) Union Bank of India (B) Axis Bank (C) HDFC Bank (D) State Bank of India (Ans : D)

8. International Olympic Day 2016 was celebrated on– 
(A) June 25 (B) June 23 (C) June 20 (D) June 22 (Ans : B)

9. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on June 4, 2016 awarded with? 
(A) Amir Amanullah Khan Award (B) Medal of Aman (C) Desh-ai-Noor (D) Noor-ai-Elahi (Ans : A)

10. As per Global Fraud Report 2016-16 which nation is the third highest in terms of fraud among all countries and regions surveyed across six continents? 
(A) India (B) Pakistan (C) Afghanistan (D) China (Ans : A)

11. India on April 25, 2016 started a joint training exercise named Nomadic Elephant 2016 with which country? 
(A) United States (B) Russia (C) Mongolia (D) Nepal (Ans : C) 

12. Who recently bagged the prestigious GD Birla award for scientific research for 2015? 
(A) Ram Narain Agarwal (B) Satya Atluri (C) Sanjay Mittal (D) Kailash Satyarthi (Ans : C)

13. Who was recently awarded the 2016 Pen Pinter Prize? 
(A) Raif Badawi (B) Margaret Atwood (C) Jhumpa Lahiri (D) Atul Sharma (Ans : B)

14. Which of the following teams won the 2016 Copa America football tournament? 
(A) Argentina (B) Chile (C) Costa Rica (D) Brazil (Ans : B)

15. What was the nick name of the fighter aircraft Sea Harriers, which was decommissioned by Indian Navy on May 11, 2016? 
(A) Neel Kiran (B) White Tigers (C) MIG-29 (D) Su 30 MKI (Ans : B)

16. A group of scientist in June, 2016 developed world’s first 1000 processor computer chip. The chip name is– 
(A) Kilocore (B) Mega chip (C) Core chip (D) None of these (Ans : A)

17. Which three countries participated in the Malabar Exercise 2016? 
(A) India, Italy and Japan (B) India, United States and Japan 
(C) China, Sri Lanka and United States (D) United States, China and India (Ans : B)

18. Which central Asian city hosted the 2016 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit? 
(A) Tashkent (B) Astana (C) Bishkeh (D) Dushanke (Ans : A)

19. Which multinational agency/agencies released the World Investment Report 2016? 
(A) UNCTAD (B) IMF (C) UN (D) UNDP (Ans : A)

20. Who assumed charge as first ever Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai on June 1, 2016? 
(A) Anurag Thakur (B) Rahul Johri (C) Anil Kumble (D) Anurag Basu (Ans : B)

21. Who won the 2016 European Grand Prix Formula-1 Championship? 
(A) Nico Rosberg (B) Sebastian Vettal (C) Lewis Hamelton (D) Sergio Perer (Ans : A)

22. Which organization released the India Development Update 2016, financing double digit growth? 
(A) World Bank (B) United Nations (C) International Monetary Fund (D) Asian Development Bank (Ans : A)

23. Identify the department that released the provisional estimates of national GDP for 2015-16 on May 31, 2016. 
(A) Central Statistical Office (B) Ministry of Finance (C) Data Processing Division (D) National Sample Survey Office (Ans : A)

24. Name the country that on June 23, 2016 signed a ceasefire deal with rebels ending five decade conflict– 
(A) Colombia (B) Syria (C) Ukraine (D) Egypt (Ans : A)

25. Which country is hosted the month long UFFA Euro 2016 Football Championship? 
(A) Germany (B) Brazil (C) France (D) United Kingdom (Ans : C)

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Current Affairs-Objective GK Questions-part 5

Current Affairs-Objective GK Questions

101. Which of the following industries suffered a huge loss of almost Rs. 20 crore per day, due to floods in Gujarat ?
(A) Oil and Natural Gas
(B) Information Technology
(C) Textile Industry
(D) Sugar Mills
(E) None of these

102. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘‘A Call to Honour, in Service of Emergent India’’ ?
(A) Shri L.K. Advani
(B) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(C) Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
(D) Mr. Jaswant Singh
(E) None of these

103. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Cricket My Style’ ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Shanta Rangaswami
(D) Ajit Wadekar
(E) None of these

104. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of an Indian organisation/agency associated with exported of processed food products ?
(A) APEDA
(B) AAPSO
(C) AINEF
(D) AITUC
(E) None of these

105. Who amongst the following has received Magsaysay Award 2008 for Emergent Leadership?
(A) Prakash Amte
(B) Grace Padaca
(C) Anand Galapatti
(D) Ahmad Syafii Marrife
(E) None of these

106. Who amongst the following launched his/her ‘Peace Mission for Development of Jammu and Kashmir’ recently ?
(A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(B) Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
(C) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(D) Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad
(E) None of these

107. Amnesty International won Nobel Prize for Peace in—
(A) 1971
(B) 1977
(C) 1984
(D) 1987

108. Who was the first woman Chief Minister in India ?
(A) Nandini Satpati
(B) Sashikala Kodokar
(C) Vijay Laxmi Pandit
(D) Sucheta Kriplani

109. Recently ‘Abu Gharib’ was very much in News which is—
(A) A dreaded terrorist
(B) A sunken passenger ship
(C) A character in art movies
(D) A jail for prisoner of war

110. Where is the headquarter of International Labour Organisation located ?
(A) Geneva
(B) Vienna
(C) Rome
(D) Berne

111. Ustad Vilayat Khan is associated with—
(A) Veena
(B) Sitar
(C) Sarod
(D) Violin

112. Which among the following is first indigenously built missile ?
(A) Agni
(B) Prithvi
(C) Akash
(D) None of these

113. Present day name of ‘Siam’ is—
(A) Thailand
(B) Malaysia
(C) Indonesia
(D) Male

114. World Tourism Day is observed on—
(A) September 27
(B) October 24
(C) November 15
(D) December 31

115. DTH—(Direct to Home) is related to—
(A) Television
(B) Telephone
(C) Mobile Phone
(D) Internet

116. The headquarters of Internation Olympic Committee is at—
(A) Switzerland
(B) Londan
(C) Moscow
(D) New York

117. Who is the writer of Novel ‘Padma Nadir Mazi’ ?
(A) Manik Bandyopadhyay
(B) Tara Shankar Bandyopadhyay
(C) Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyay
(D) Bibhuti Bhushan Mukhojopadhyay

118. Hari Prasad Chourasia is a renowned player of—
(A) Tabla
(B) Sarod
(C) Flute
(D) Sitar

119. Oscar awards are associated with—
(A) Literature
(B) Science
(C) Sports
(D) Films

120. Who among the following is the chairperson of the National Commission for Women ?
(A) Poornima Advani
(B) Girija Vyas
(C) Amrita Patel
(D) Brinda Karat

121. Where in India did Pervez Musharraf watch the one day international played recently ?
(A) Kanpur
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Bangaluru
(D) Delhi

122. First drama of Madhushudan Datta—
(A) Sharmishtha
(B) Krishnakumari
(C) Padmabati
(D) Mayakanan

123. Poet of ‘Banalata Sen’ is—
(A) Joy Goswami
(B) Bishnu Dey
(C) Shankha Ghosh
(D) Jibanananda Das

124. With which of the following is Begum Akhter associated ?
(A) Vocal music
(B) Dance
(C) Politics
(D) Painting

125. Who among the following is popularly known as ‘Nightingale of India’ ?
(A) Lata Mangeskar
(B) Asha Bhonsle
(C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
(D) Sarojini Naidu

Answers :
101. (C) 102. (D) 103. (B) 104. (A) 105. (C) 106. (A) 107. (B) 108. (D) 109. (D) 110. (A)
111. (B) 112. (A) 113. (A) 114. (A) 115. (A) 116. (A) 117. (A) 118. (C) 119. (D) 120. (B)
121. (D) 122. (A) 123. (D) 124. (A) 125. (D)

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