1. In which year was the Missile Techn- ology Control Regime established?
1) 1985
2) 1986
3) 1987
4) 1988
5) 1989
2. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off Champaran Satyagrah Express in Motihari in?
1) Bihar
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Jharkhand
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these
3. The plenary meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was held in June 2016 in?
1) Beijing
2) Seoul
3) Tokyo
4) Geneva
5) The Hague
4. Cosco container ship became the first to travel through the Panama Canal's newly expanded locks on June 26, 2016. It belongs to?
1) Russia
2) USA
3) Japan
4) China
5) Brazil
5. Who won the women's singles title of the Australian Open Super Series Badminton tournament in June 2016?
1) P.V. Sindhu
2) Saina Nehwal
3) Sun Yu
4) Ruthvika Shivani
5) Carolina Marin
6. Which country won the 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy held in London?
1) Australia
2) India
3) Germany
4) Netherlands
5) Spain
7. Arktika is a nuclear-powered icebreaker ship. It is launched by?
1) Russia
2) China
3) Japan
4) USA
5) Denmark
8. The record for the most number of satellites launched in a single mission belongs to which of the following countries? (It sent 37 satellites in 2014)?
1) USA
2) Japan
3) UK
4) China
5) Russia
9. What is the name of the ISRO's commercial arm?
1) Planet Labs
2) Astrium
3) Antrix Corporation
4) Intelsat
5) Inmarsat
10. At the 2016 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards ceremony who was honored with the Woman of the Year Award?
1) Sridevi
2) Deepika Padukone
3) Kangana Ranaut
4) Priyanka Chopra
5) Moushmi Chatterjee
11. Which of the following is a Frenchorigin fighter aircraft?
1) Tejas
2) Sukhoi-30
3) MiG-21
4) Mirage-2000
5) Chengdu J-7
12. Najeeb Jung resigned as the Lieutenant- Governor of which of the following Union Territories on December 22,2016?
1) Puducherry
2) Delhi
3) Lakshadweep
4) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
5) None of these
13. Doris Leuthard was elected as the President of which of the following countries on December 7, 2016? (She will take over from Johann Schneider Ammann on January 1, 2017)
1) Latvia
2) Switzerland
3) Lithuania
4) Bulgaria
5) Estonia
14. The United Nations General Assem-bly elected five non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in June 2016. Which of the following countries is not one of them?
1) Ethiopia
2) Bolivia
3) Sweden
4) Kazakhstan
5) India
15. India is a member of which of the following international groupings?
1) Nuclear Suppliers Group
2) The Australia Group
3) The Wassenaar Arrangement
4) All 1, 2 and 3
5) None of these
16. Which of the following groups was established in response to India's first nuclear tests in 1974?
1) G7
2) NSG
3) G4
4) IAEA
5) None of these
17. Who was crowned Miss World 2016? (The 66th edition of the Miss World pageant was held on December 18, 2016 in Maryland, USA)
1)Yaritza Reyes (Dominican Republic)
2) Natasha Mannuela (Indonesia)
3) Stephanie Del Valle (Puerto Rico)
4) Catriona Gray (Philippines)
5) Lenty Frans (Belgium)
18. Who was named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year on December 22, 2016?
1) David Warner
2) A.B. de Villiers
3) Chris Gayle
4) Quinton de Kock
5) Virat Kohli
19. Who among the following coaches was chosen for the Mohun Bagan Ratna award for his contribution to the Mohun Bagan football Club?
1) Armando Colaco
2) Amal Dutta
3) Santosh Kashyap
4) Syed Nayeemuddin
5) None of these
20. John Ashe passed away recently. He was former?
1) UNGA President
2) UNESCO Director General
3) WTO Director General
4) IMF Managing Director
5) World Bank President
21. Which of the following districts in Assam is India's first island district?
1) Biswanath
2) Sivasagar
3) Majuli
4) Hojai
5) Nagaon
22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the second International Yoga Day celebrations on June 21, 2016 in?(The theme is Connect the Youth)
1) New Delhi
2) Pune
3) Gandhinagar
4) Chandigarh
5) Panipat
23. Calder Memorial Trophy is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Golf
2) Rugby
3) Ice Hockey
4) Polo
5) Baseball
24. Who is the author of the book "A Life in Diplomacy"?
1) Sujatha Singh
2) Nirupama Rao
3) Shiv Shankar Menon
4) M.K. Rasgotra
5) Vikas Swarup
25. Who is the present President of Panama?
1) Daniel Ortega
2) Isabel Saint Malo
3) Ricardo Martinelli
4) Juan Manuel Santos
5) Juan Carlos Varela
26. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a hum an pilot aboard. Which of the following drones belong/s to the USA?
1) Predator
2) Reaper
3) Global Hawk
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2, 3
27. Terrorists killed 44 people at the Ataturk Airport on June 28, 2016. It is the main international airport serving?
1) Tehran
2) Baghdad
3) Istanbul
4) Damascus
5) Jerusalem
28. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket (PSLV-C34) launched how many satellites in a single mission on June 22, 2016? (ISRO bettered its own record of launching 10 satellites in 2008)
1) 22
2) 18
3)17
4)20
5)24
29. The Defense Ministry has given its approval for the purchase of 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers (ULH) guns from?
1) USA
2) Australia
3) Israel
4) Ireland
5) New Zealand
30. In June 2016 India became a full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as its?
1) 33rd member
2) 34th member
3) 35th member
4) 36th member
5) 37th member
31. The Nuclear Suppliers Group consists of how many members?
1) 45
2) 46
3) 48
4) 44
5) 43
32. Which country was elected as Chair of a permanent committee of the United Nations for the first time recently? ( It is the head of Legal Committee, also known as the Sixth Committee)
1) Yemen
2) Syria
3) Lebanon
4) Israel
5) Iraq
33. Ranu Langthasa has been appointed the first woman Chairperson of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) in?
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Assam
4) Tripura
5) Meghalaya
1) 1985
2) 1986
3) 1987
4) 1988
5) 1989
2. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off Champaran Satyagrah Express in Motihari in?
1) Bihar
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Jharkhand
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these
3. The plenary meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was held in June 2016 in?
1) Beijing
2) Seoul
3) Tokyo
4) Geneva
5) The Hague
4. Cosco container ship became the first to travel through the Panama Canal's newly expanded locks on June 26, 2016. It belongs to?
1) Russia
2) USA
3) Japan
4) China
5) Brazil
5. Who won the women's singles title of the Australian Open Super Series Badminton tournament in June 2016?
1) P.V. Sindhu
2) Saina Nehwal
3) Sun Yu
4) Ruthvika Shivani
5) Carolina Marin
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6. Which country won the 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy held in London?
1) Australia
2) India
3) Germany
4) Netherlands
5) Spain
7. Arktika is a nuclear-powered icebreaker ship. It is launched by?
1) Russia
2) China
3) Japan
4) USA
5) Denmark
8. The record for the most number of satellites launched in a single mission belongs to which of the following countries? (It sent 37 satellites in 2014)?
1) USA
2) Japan
3) UK
4) China
5) Russia
9. What is the name of the ISRO's commercial arm?
1) Planet Labs
2) Astrium
3) Antrix Corporation
4) Intelsat
5) Inmarsat
10. At the 2016 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards ceremony who was honored with the Woman of the Year Award?
1) Sridevi
2) Deepika Padukone
3) Kangana Ranaut
4) Priyanka Chopra
5) Moushmi Chatterjee
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11. Which of the following is a Frenchorigin fighter aircraft?
1) Tejas
2) Sukhoi-30
3) MiG-21
4) Mirage-2000
5) Chengdu J-7
12. Najeeb Jung resigned as the Lieutenant- Governor of which of the following Union Territories on December 22,2016?
1) Puducherry
2) Delhi
3) Lakshadweep
4) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
5) None of these
13. Doris Leuthard was elected as the President of which of the following countries on December 7, 2016? (She will take over from Johann Schneider Ammann on January 1, 2017)
1) Latvia
2) Switzerland
3) Lithuania
4) Bulgaria
5) Estonia
14. The United Nations General Assem-bly elected five non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in June 2016. Which of the following countries is not one of them?
1) Ethiopia
2) Bolivia
3) Sweden
4) Kazakhstan
5) India
15. India is a member of which of the following international groupings?
1) Nuclear Suppliers Group
2) The Australia Group
3) The Wassenaar Arrangement
4) All 1, 2 and 3
5) None of these
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16. Which of the following groups was established in response to India's first nuclear tests in 1974?
1) G7
2) NSG
3) G4
4) IAEA
5) None of these
17. Who was crowned Miss World 2016? (The 66th edition of the Miss World pageant was held on December 18, 2016 in Maryland, USA)
1)Yaritza Reyes (Dominican Republic)
2) Natasha Mannuela (Indonesia)
3) Stephanie Del Valle (Puerto Rico)
4) Catriona Gray (Philippines)
5) Lenty Frans (Belgium)
18. Who was named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year on December 22, 2016?
1) David Warner
2) A.B. de Villiers
3) Chris Gayle
4) Quinton de Kock
5) Virat Kohli
19. Who among the following coaches was chosen for the Mohun Bagan Ratna award for his contribution to the Mohun Bagan football Club?
1) Armando Colaco
2) Amal Dutta
3) Santosh Kashyap
4) Syed Nayeemuddin
5) None of these
20. John Ashe passed away recently. He was former?
1) UNGA President
2) UNESCO Director General
3) WTO Director General
4) IMF Managing Director
5) World Bank President
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21. Which of the following districts in Assam is India's first island district?
1) Biswanath
2) Sivasagar
3) Majuli
4) Hojai
5) Nagaon
22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the second International Yoga Day celebrations on June 21, 2016 in?(The theme is Connect the Youth)
1) New Delhi
2) Pune
3) Gandhinagar
4) Chandigarh
5) Panipat
23. Calder Memorial Trophy is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Golf
2) Rugby
3) Ice Hockey
4) Polo
5) Baseball
24. Who is the author of the book "A Life in Diplomacy"?
1) Sujatha Singh
2) Nirupama Rao
3) Shiv Shankar Menon
4) M.K. Rasgotra
5) Vikas Swarup
25. Who is the present President of Panama?
1) Daniel Ortega
2) Isabel Saint Malo
3) Ricardo Martinelli
4) Juan Manuel Santos
5) Juan Carlos Varela
26. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a hum an pilot aboard. Which of the following drones belong/s to the USA?
1) Predator
2) Reaper
3) Global Hawk
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2, 3
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27. Terrorists killed 44 people at the Ataturk Airport on June 28, 2016. It is the main international airport serving?
1) Tehran
2) Baghdad
3) Istanbul
4) Damascus
5) Jerusalem
28. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket (PSLV-C34) launched how many satellites in a single mission on June 22, 2016? (ISRO bettered its own record of launching 10 satellites in 2008)
1) 22
2) 18
3)17
4)20
5)24
29. The Defense Ministry has given its approval for the purchase of 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers (ULH) guns from?
1) USA
2) Australia
3) Israel
4) Ireland
5) New Zealand
30. In June 2016 India became a full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as its?
1) 33rd member
2) 34th member
3) 35th member
4) 36th member
5) 37th member
31. The Nuclear Suppliers Group consists of how many members?
1) 45
2) 46
3) 48
4) 44
5) 43
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32. Which country was elected as Chair of a permanent committee of the United Nations for the first time recently? ( It is the head of Legal Committee, also known as the Sixth Committee)
1) Yemen
2) Syria
3) Lebanon
4) Israel
5) Iraq
33. Ranu Langthasa has been appointed the first woman Chairperson of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) in?
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Assam
4) Tripura
5) Meghalaya
