QUESTION DISCUSSION – 27.12.2016 TO 03.01.2017

QUESTION DISCUSSION

1. The Ken-Betwa river interlinking a) approved by the National Board for b) Wild Life will benefit which states c) China a) Uttar Pradesh – Madhya Pradesh d) b) Uttar Pradesh – e) Bangladesh c) Uttar Pradesh – Haryana 7. Recently India has exchanged the list d) Madhya Pradesh – Bihar of its nuclear installations with which e) Bihar – Chhattisgarh country 2. Which country has passed a) USA b) Russia Environment Tax to levy c) China d) Pakistan environment tax on polluters e) UK especially on heavy industries 8. PM has declared an increase in the recently? credit guarantee for the MSME sector a) India b) USA to c) China d) Russia a) Rs. 1 cr. b) Rs. 2 cr. e) c) Rs. 3 cr. d) Rs. 4 cr. 3. The researcher from which country e) Rs. 5 cr. has identified Hafnium Carbide HFC 9. In a significant measure the central as the most heat resistant material in govt. has declared to convert how the world many KCC to Rupay Credit Card a) USA b) UK a) 1 cr. b) 2 cr. c) China d) Japan c) 3 cr. d) 4 cr. e) Italy e) 5 cr. 4. Supreme Court has sacked BCCI 10. Who among the following was President Anurag Thakur and appointed as the Chief of the Indian Secretary Ajay Shirke as per the Air Force after Former Air Chief recommendation of which committee Marshal retired from the a) Sen Committee post? b) Shaha Committee a. Birender Singh Dhanoa c) Lodha Committee b. R.K. Sharma d) Pal Committee c. Amarjeet Singh e) Yoshwan Singh Committee d. R.R. Nimbhorkar 5. As per report by Union Finance e. None of these Ministry the total number of account 11. Who has been appointed as the opened in PMJDY till December Chairman of the Union Public 2016 is Service Commission (UPSC) by a) 26.03 cr. b) 25.03 cr. President ? c) 24.03 cr. d) 23.03 cr. a. Alka Sirohi e) 22.03 cr. b. Vinay Mittal 6. Which country has decided to ban all c. Manbir Singh Ivory trade and processing activities? d. David R Syiemlieh

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e. None of these 17. Two new Hindi writers Shraddha and 12. In order to check infiltration and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh have terrorism, the Border Security Force been chosen for which of the (BSF) will be installing laser walls following literary awards? and smart sensors along the border of a. Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan which country? Award a. Pakistan b. Bangladesh b. Ananda Purashkar‎ c. Nepal d. c. Sahitya Akademi Award e. d. Saraswati Samman Award 13. Which Indian state will host the 2022 e. None of these National Games coinciding with its 18. How much grant will be given to 50 years of statehood? Community Health Centres under a) Madhya Pradesh Swachh Swasth Sarvatra schemes to b) Meghalaya achieve benchmarks of hygiene and c) Mizoram sanitation? d) Kerala a. 15 lakh b. 10 lakh e) Delhi c. 20 lakh d. 25 lakh 14. According to the new housing loan e. 30 lakh scheme launched by PM Modi on 19. India‟s first Digi Dhan Mela was held New Year Eve, how much exemption in which state will poor and middle-class citizens a) Haryana get on loans up to Rs. 9 lakh? b) Bihar a. 2% b. 3.5% c) Madhya Pradesh c. 4.5% d. 4% d) Odisha e. 3% e) Andhra Pradesh 15. Who won the World Blitz Chess 20. Name the bank that has launched Championship title 2016? „Bank‎ Sakhi‟‎ innovative‎ scheme‎ for‎ a. Sergey Karjakin employing women in villages to b. Vladimir Kramnik promote and improve the cashless c. Hikaru Nakamura transactions in rural areas. d. Magnus Carlsen a) Gramin Bank e. None of these b) Maharashtra Gramin Bank 16. Nedumkayam, Nilambur in c) Gramin Bank of Aryavart Malapuram District has become the d) Assam Gramin Vikash Bank first cashless and digital tribal colony e) Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank in the country. Nedumkayam is the 21. ______‎ has‎ become‎ India‟s‎ first‎ village in which state? fully organic state in 2016. a) Andhra Pradesh a) Gujarat b) Kerala b) Tamil Nadu c) Mizoram d) Manipur c) Kerala e) Sikkim d) Karnataka 22. In which state has Bharat Heavy e) Telangana Electricals Limited (BHEL)

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successfully commissioned 600 Mw a) Maldives coal-based thermal power plant? b) Bangladesh a. Maharashtra c) Myanmar b. Karnataka d) c. Telangana e) Venezuela d. Andhra Pradesh 28. KM Singh was‎conferred‎the‎„Power‎ e. Tamil Nadu & Energy‎ Persona‟s‎ Award‎ for‎ 23. South Indian Bank has introduced a Individual‎ Excellence‟‎ at‎ the‎ 10th‎ full-fledged NRI-focused mobile ENERTIA Awards 2016. He is the banking application called present CMD of a. SIB NRI+ a) IOC b) NTPC b. SIB Friend+ c) BHEL d) NHPC c. SIB Pro e) ISA d. SIB Mirror+ 29. Who among the following has been e. None of these named as the captain of the 24. Who among the following has been 's ODI Team of the Year recently appointed as the Deputy 2016? Governor of RBI? a. Steve Smith a. N.S. Vishwanathan b. Babar Azam b. S.S. Mundra c. Jos Buttler c. Viral Acharya d. Virat Kohli d. R. Gandhi e. None of these e. R. Swami 30. Prime Minister laid 25. Who among the following has been the foundation stone of the Char appointed as the lieutenant Governor Dham Highway Development Project of Delhi in place of Najeeb Jung? in a. Anil Baijal a. Odisha b. Dineshwar Sharma b. Uttrakhand c. Rajiv Mehrishi c. Tamil Nadu d. M.K. Bhan d. Gujarat e. Rakesh Agrawal e. Uttar Pradesh 26. Under a scheme for pregnant women, 31. The only non-banking finance the would-be mothers will get ______company (NBFC) among the 10 for their delivery, vaccination, and entities to receive in-principle nutritious meals directly in their approvals from the RBI to start small accounts. finance banks is a) Rs 2,000 b) Rs 4,000 a) Tata Capital c) Rs 6,000 d) Rs 8,000 b) Mahindra Finance e) Rs 12,000 c) ESAF Microfinance and 27. India‟s largest LNG importer Investments Petronet has signed an agreement to d) Equitas Holdings set up a $950-mn liquefied natural e) AU Financiers gas import project in

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32. Sagarmala Development‎ Company‟s‎ 37. Which of the following service is (SDC) to promote port-led launched by Ministry of External development in the country is situated Affairs? in a. e-sewa a. Ahmedabad b. facebook-sewa b. Chandigarh c. e-buddy sewa c. Mumbai d. -sewa d. Delhi e. e-business-sewa e. Bengaluru 38. Senior citizens will now be assured 33. Who has been chosen for the 26th K what per cent interest on their K Birla Bihari Puraskar, 2016 and deposits up to Rs 7.5 lakh which will what is the name of the book? remain the same for next 10 years? a. Vishnu Sakharam, Yayati a) 7 per cent b. Kishwar Desai, Origins Of Love b) 7.5 per cent c. Abu Fazal, Akbarnama c) 8 per cent d. Satya Narayan, Yeh Ek Dunia d) 8.5 per cent e. None of these e) 9 per cent 34. Which state has launched 25 bio- 39. Which state has launched 'Atal-Amrit diesel buses in the state to reduce Abhiyan' health insurance scheme pollution caused by diesel buses? which will provide coverage against a. Maharashtra several critical illnesses? b. Punjab a. Gujarat c. Karnataka b. Chattisgarh d. Tamil Nadu c. Andhra Pradesh e. Kerala d. Assam 35. What is the name of programme e. Uttar Pradesh launched by Odisha government for 40. Who among the following launched malaria control? his‎ app‎ „BeingInTouch‟‎ on‎ his‎ a. Mashak-smapti birthday recently which provides b. Smapt access to his social media accounts? c. Sanhar a) Amitabh Bachchan d. Daman b) Aamir Khan e. None of these c) Salman Khan 36. Which state govt has launched d) Kareena Kapoor “Nagar‎ Uday‎ Abhiyan”‎ in‎ all‎ 378‎ e) Priyanka Chopra urban bodies in the state? a) Rajasthan b) Maharashtra c) Gujarat d) Madhya Pradesh e) Uttar Pradesh

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ANSWER KEYS

1. (a) 11. (d) 21. (e) 31. (e) 2. (c) 12. (b) 22. (c) 32. (d) 3. (b) 13. (b) 23. (d) 33. (d) 4. (c) 14. (d) 24. (c) 34. (c) 5. (a) 15. (a) 25. (a) 35. (d) 6. (c) 16. (c) 26. (c) 36. (d) 7. (d) 17. (a) 27. (b) 37. (d) 8. (b) 18. (b) 28. (d) 38. (c) 9. (c) 19. (a) 29. (d) 39. (d) 10. (a) 20. (e) 30. (b) 40. (c)

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