Q1. Name the village, which has been adopted by SBI for driving the Aadhaar-based merchant payment initiative, recently?
(a) Rudrapur Village, Uttarakhand
(b) Andhratharhi village, Jharkhand
(c) Bela Village, Uttar Pradesh
(d) Barsam Village, Bihar
(e) Shirki village, Maharastra
Q2. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has inaugurated power projects worth over Rs52, 000 crore across in the state. Akhilesh Yadav is the present Chief Minister of which of the following state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
(e) None of the given options is true
Q3. How many companies get approved by the IRDA for the R3 application to open shops in India, recently?
(a) Five
(b) Two
(c) Four
(d) Twelve
(e) One
Q4. Name the player, who has ended the year on a high by bagging the National title in 6-red snooker, the shorter format of the game?
(a) Aditya Mehta
(b) Chitra Magimairaj
(c) Subhash Agarwal
(d) Pankaj Advani
(e) Anuja Thakur
Q5. Name the co-artist, who was in the team that sketched the national emblem ‘Lion Capital of Ashoka’ and decorated the pages of the Constitution’s manuscript, died at the age of 89 in Indore recently?
(a) Mangesh Reddy
(b) Dinanath Bhargava
(c) Anuj Kumar Misra
(d) Ratneshwar Prasad
(e) None of the given options is true
Q6. Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) word is related to which organization?
(a) WTO
(b) UNCTAD
(c) IMF
(d) World Bank
(e) NDB
Q7. SEBI is related to _________.
(a) Bank
(b) Government of India
(c) Share Market
(d) State Government
(e) None of the given options is true
Q8. The National Planning Council (NPC) was formed on 3rd February ______ to ensure coordination of planning functions of different sectors, to determine national priorities, to provide advice on long term development policies and strategies, to ensure sustainable development of the nation and to ensure balanced and equitable development at provincial level.
(a) 1996
(b) 2992
(c) 2012
(d) 2009
(e) 2002
Q9. India has tested its ___________ intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in its final operational configuration from Wheeler Island off Odisha , paving the way for its eventual induction into the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) after user-trials.
(a) Agni-V
(b) Prithvi-IV
(c) Pawan-I
(d) Aakash-II
(e) Garud- VII
Q10. Which of the following state has launched 25 bio-diesel buses recently?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Kerala
Q11. How much amount the central government has released for the multipurpose Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh?
(a) Rs.21,345 crore
(b) Rs.12,247 crore
(c) Rs.1,982 crore
(d) Rs.4,230 crore
(e) Rs.6,100 crore
Q12. Follow-on is used which of the following game?
(a) Badminton
(b) Tennis
(c) Football
(d) Chess
(e) Cricket
Q13. Periyar Tiger Reserve located in Thekkady at the district of Idukki in which state, and it is one of the 27 tiger reserves in India?
(a) Kerala
(b) New Delhi
(c) Odisha
(d) Karnataka
(e) Maharashtra
Q14. SARFAESI Act is an Indian law. It allows banks and other financial institution to auction residential or commercial properties to recover loans. In SARFAESI, F stands for?
(a) Follow
(b) Financial
(c) Fill-up
(d) Forum
(e) Firstly
Q15. Name the person, who has resigned from the Rajya Sabha citing health issues recently?
(a) Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan
(b) Mary Kom
(c) Javed Akhtar