Q1. Sunderlal Patwa, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Rajasthan
(c) West Bengal
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Uttarakhand
Q2. The Government of India has launched “Swachh Swasth Sarvatra” initiative, aiming at strengthening health centres in open defecation-free blocks. Who is the present union Health and Family Welfare Minister?
(a) Jagat Prakash Nadda
(b) Sushma Swaraj
(c) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(d) Smriti Zubin Irani
(e) Dr Harsh Vardhan
Q3. Who has been replaced Najeeb Jung as the Delhi Lt Governor?
(a) Shesh Pal Vaid
(b) Viral Acharya
(c) Suresh Kalmadi
(d) Girija Vaidyanathan
(e) Anil Baijal
Q4. Which among the following two States of India has signed an agreement to assist it compile a centralised database of its population to ensure efficient and effective implementation of welfare programmes?
(a) Bihar and Rajasthan
(b) Haryana and Andhra Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra and Assam
(d) West Bengal and Kerala
(e) Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh
Q5. Banking Sector will fall under which of the following?
(a) Agricultural Sector
(b) Service Sector
(c) Manufacturing Sector
(d) Industrial Sector
(e) None of the given options is true
Q6. Which of the following Acts was framed specially to deal more effectively with the problem of Non- Performing Assets in banking system?
(a) SARFAESI Act
(b) Banking Regulation Act
(c) Foreign Exchange Management Act
(d) Industrial Disputes Act
(e) None of the given options is true
Q7. Name the public sector bank, which has signed an agreement with Heritage Foods Ltd (HFL) to provide dairy loans to farmers through the lender’s branches across the country?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) Indian Overseas Bank
(d) Central Bank of India
(e) Bank of Baroda
Q8. Coca-Cola India has signed Bollywood actor ________________ as brand ambassador for its Thums Up brand.
(a) Akshay Kumar
(b) Salman Khan
(c) Priyanka Chopra
(d) Ranveer Singh
(e) Other than the given options
Q9. Who has been appointed as the new J&K police chief after succeed of DGP K Rajendra?
(a) Anurag Singh Thakur
(b) Sameer Kumar Misra
(c) Dr Shesh Pal Vaid
(d) Sushant Reddy
(e) Mohan Pal Singh
Q10. In which among the following Indian cities, Chinese e-retail giant Alibaba has made investments in India’s Snapdeal and Paytm is setting up its first office?
(a) Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Mumbai
(c) Lucknow
(d) Ahmedabad
(e) New Delhi
Q11. UNIDO is the specialised agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalisation and environmental sustainability. Where is the headquarter of UNIDO?
(a) Paris, France
(b) New York, USA
(c) Vienna, Austria
(d) London, UK
(e) Tokyo, Japan
Q12. Punjab National Bank is an Indian multinational banking and financial services company. It is a state-owned corporation based in New Delhi. Who is the present MD and CEO of PNB?
(a) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(b) Shikha Sharma
(c) Chanda Kochhar
(d) Naina Lal Kidwai
(e) Usha Ananthasubramanian
Q13. The LIBOR is among the most common of benchmark interest rate indexes used to make adjustments to adjustable rate mortgages. LIBOR stands for?
(a) London Interbank Offered Rate
(b) Labour Interbank Offered Region
(c) London Interbank Order Rate
(d) London International Offered Rate
(e) None of the given options is true
Q14. Latvia is a country on the Baltic Sea between Lithuania and Estonia known for its strong national identity, diverse culture, modern cities and landscapes ranging from wide beaches to dense, sprawling forests. The Capital city of Latvia is?
(a) Damascus
(b) Havana
(c) Bandar Seri Begawan
(d) Riga
(e) None of the given options is true
Q15. Mithila painting (also known as Madhubani painting) is practised in the Mithila state of-
(a) Jharkhand
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Odisha