Q1. India can maintain a growth rate of how much per cent in 2016-17 by the World Bank (WB)?
(a) 7.1 per cent
(b) 7.9 per cent
(c) 7.4 per cent
(d) 7.6 per cent
(e) 7.7 per cent
Q2. The United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, announced the appointment of American award-winning actor ________ as Global Goodwill Ambassador recently.
(a) Jennifer Lawrence
(b) Anne Hathaway
(c) Charlize Theron
(d) Angelina Jolie
(e) None of the above
Q3. Name the Sri Lankan fast bowler, who has been suspended by the International Cricket Council having being found to have an illegal action.
(a) Angelo Mathews
(b) Lasith Malinga
(c) Rangana Herath
(d) Lahiru Thirimanne
(e) Shaminda Eranga
Q4. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the prestigious National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)?
(a) Kirti Azad
(b) Kapil Dev
(c) Chetan Chauhan
(d) Ravi Shastri
(e) None of the above
Q5. With an aim to give impetus to job creation and ease of doing business in the country, Government approved how much percent FDI in Aviation, Defence and e-commerce sectors under the government approval route recently?
(a) 100 per cent
(b) 26 per cent
(c) 49 per cent
(d) 74 per cent
(e) None of the above
Q6. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to clean up the balance sheets of Indian banks, which are collectively saddled with a certain amount of bad loans, by the end of this fiscal. What is the amount of these bad loans?
(a) Rs twenty lakh crore
(b) Rs one lakh crore
(c) Rs two lakh crore
(d) Rs five lakh crore
(e) Rs ten lakh crore
Q7. A Week long meeting of Nuclear Suppliers Group begin at which place from 20th June 2016?
(a) Beijing, China
(b) Tokyo, Japan
(c) Seoul, South Korea
(d) Washington DC, USA
(e) None of the above
Q8. As facilitated by the government of India Non Resident Indians (NRIs) can now open NPS accounts online if they have Aadhaar Card or PAN card. NPS stand for?
(a) National Post Savings
(b) National Pension Savings
(c) National People Savings
(d) National Payment Savings
(e) None of the above
Q9. Name the person, who has won the European Grand Prix 2016?
(a) Nico Rosberg
(b) Lewis Hamilton
(c) Sebastian Vettel
(d) Jenson Button
(e) None of the above
Q10. The second International Day of Yoga is being celebrated across the globe on 21st June 2016. The theme for this year was?
(a) Connect the Youth
(b) Yoga for Health
(c) Aao surya namaskar kare
(d) Yoga: Help us
(e) None of the above
Q11. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley released a commemorative silver coin on the occasion of 300th Martyrdom Day of Sikh General?
(a) Guru Gobind Singh
(b) Hari Singh Nalwa
(c) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(d) Banda Singh Bahadur
(e) Guru Gobind Singh
Q12. Interest rates for Small Savings Schemes will remain unchanged for the next quarter beginning July, government notified. Presently the rate of interest for both Five Year National Savings Certificate and Public Provident Fund Scheme is……..?
(a) 7.9 per cent
(b) 8.1 per cent
(c) 7.7 per cent
(d) 7.8 per cent
(e) None of the above
Q13. Name the state which has launched a unique programme ‘Maitree Ek Gyan Yatra’ recently.
(a) Bihar
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) West Bengal
(e) Assam
Q14. The yoga session at the UN on the occasion of second International Yoga Day has been led by Spiritual leader _________________ of Indian origin.
(a) Baba Ramdev
(b) Ravi Shankar
(c) Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above
Q15. Which of the following state has the country’s first-of-its-kind AYUSH University as the State cabinet has approved recently?
(a) Bihar
(b) Haryana
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Gujarat