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Q.1) Name the Cricket Player who won the 2016 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy?
A. Mohammad Shahzad
B. Ravichandran Ashwin
C. Misbah-ul-Haq
D. Quinton de Kock
A. Mohammad Shahzad
B. Ravichandran Ashwin
C. Misbah-ul-Haq
D. Quinton de Kock
Answer: Option (B)
Answer Description: Ravichandran Ashwin has become the third India player after Rahul Dravid (2004) and Sachin Tendulkar (2010) and 12th player overall to win the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.
Answer Description: Ravichandran Ashwin has become the third India player after Rahul Dravid (2004) and Sachin Tendulkar (2010) and 12th player overall to win the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.
Q.2) The Reserve Bank of India has recently imposed penalty on how many banks for violating the instructions on reporting requirements of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA).
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
Answer: Option (C)
Answer Description: The bank including Deutsche Bank has been imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000 while other banks including Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of America, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and The Royal Bank of Scotland have been fined Rs. 10,000 each.
Answer Description: The bank including Deutsche Bank has been imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000 while other banks including Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of America, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and The Royal Bank of Scotland have been fined Rs. 10,000 each.
Q.3) Nepal and China is going to hold its first ever joint military exercise on February 10, 2017 which would focus on training Nepali forces in dealing with hostage scenarios involving international terror groups. What is the name of the Nepal-China military exercise?
A. Simbex-II
B. Blue-Water
C. Surya-Kiran
D. Pratikar-1
A. Simbex-II
B. Blue-Water
C. Surya-Kiran
D. Pratikar-1
Answer: Option (D)
Answer Description: Nepal has announced to hold its first ever joint military exercise with China on February 10, 2017 to begin a new level of bilateral military engagement with China.The focus of the military exercise, named Pratikar-1.
Answer Description: Nepal has announced to hold its first ever joint military exercise with China on February 10, 2017 to begin a new level of bilateral military engagement with China.The focus of the military exercise, named Pratikar-1.
Q.4) Which country has signed an agreement with Argentina to identify 123 Argentine soldiers buried on the Falkland Islands after the 1982 war?
A. China
B. UK
C. Brazil
D. Russia
A. China
B. UK
C. Brazil
D. Russia
Answer: Option (UK)
Answer Description: na
Answer Description: na
Q.5) CBSE’s governing body has approved to make the Board exams mandatory for Class X from which academic session?
A. 2017
B. 2018
C. 2019
D. 2020
A. 2017
B. 2018
C. 2019
D. 2020
Answer: Option (B)
Answer Description: On December 20, 2016; Currently, it is optional for CBSE students to choose either the Board exam or a school-based examination. Class X Board exams were made optional in 2011 after educationists objected to the stress associated with it. This was replaced with Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation or CCE.
Answer Description: On December 20, 2016; Currently, it is optional for CBSE students to choose either the Board exam or a school-based examination. Class X Board exams were made optional in 2011 after educationists objected to the stress associated with it. This was replaced with Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation or CCE.
Q.6) Which state’s government has announced the creation of separate Ministry for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs)?
A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Gujrat
D. Maharshtra
A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Gujrat
D. Maharshtra
Answer: Option (D)
Answer Description: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis while addressing the concluding-session of Kunbi Mahotsav at Shahapur in the Thane district of the state on December 20, announced that a separate ministry would be created for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) which would be headed by an independent minister.
Answer Description: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis while addressing the concluding-session of Kunbi Mahotsav at Shahapur in the Thane district of the state on December 20, announced that a separate ministry would be created for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) which would be headed by an independent minister.
Q.7) How much amount has been imposed as fine by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on airlines who empty their toilet tanks in the air while landing?
A. 50 हजार
B. 55 हजार
C. 35 हजार
D. 40 हजार
A. 50 हजार
B. 55 हजार
C. 35 हजार
D. 40 हजार
Answer: Option (A)
Answer Description: National Green Tribunal (NGT) passed an order on December 20, 2016, directing the country’s aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), to issue instructions to all airlines, whose aircraft empties toilet tanks on air, to pay Rs 50,000 as environmental compensation.
Answer Description: National Green Tribunal (NGT) passed an order on December 20, 2016, directing the country’s aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), to issue instructions to all airlines, whose aircraft empties toilet tanks on air, to pay Rs 50,000 as environmental compensation.
Q.8) Which state on December 21 issued petro cards to drivers working with the state government to promote cashless payment of fuel in the state?
A. तमिल नाडू
B. बिहार
C. कर्नाटका
D. हरयाणा
A. तमिल नाडू
B. बिहार
C. कर्नाटका
D. हरयाणा
Answer: Option (D)
Answer Description: The government has shortlisted two companies for this purpose: Indian Oil Corporation and Bharat Petroleum.
Answer Description: The government has shortlisted two companies for this purpose: Indian Oil Corporation and Bharat Petroleum.
Q.9) Name the winner of the 2016 SASTRA-Ramanujan award(सस्त्र-रामानुजन अवार्ड) for mathematics-
A. Maksym Radziwill and Kaisa Matomaki
B. Jacob Tsimerman
C. Peter Scholze and Kaisa Matomaki
D. Kathrin Bringmann
A. Maksym Radziwill and Kaisa Matomaki
B. Jacob Tsimerman
C. Peter Scholze and Kaisa Matomaki
D. Kathrin Bringmann
Answer: Option (A)
Answer Description: The two were facilitated for their revolutionary collaborative work on short intervals in number theory. The shared award comprising of a citation and prize money of $5,000 will be given to each winner.
Answer Description: The two were facilitated for their revolutionary collaborative work on short intervals in number theory. The shared award comprising of a citation and prize money of $5,000 will be given to each winner.
Q.10) China on December 22 launched a global carbon dioxide monitoring satellite to understand the effect of climate change in the country. Name the satellite -
A. GoSat
B. VanSat
C. GHGSat
D. TanSat
A. GoSat
B. VanSat
C. GHGSat
D. TanSat
Answer: Option (D)
Answer Description: A global carbon dioxide monitoring satellite, TanSat, was launched by China on December 22, 2016, to understand climate change in the country.
Answer Description: A global carbon dioxide monitoring satellite, TanSat, was launched by China on December 22, 2016, to understand climate change in the country.
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