1. President Pranab Mukherjee visited which of the following countries recently?
1) Nepal
2) Afghanistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Sri Lanka
5) Maldives
2. India’s Pratul Joshi, who clinched the Bahrain International Challenge tournament at Segayya in Bahrain, is a
1) tennis player
2) squash player
3) shuttler
4) shooter
5) archer
3. Which of the following banks recently launched a credit facility against home loans for salaried customers who can seek loans up to Rs 1 cr for personal needs?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Federal Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) YES Bank
4. In a bid to boost ties with India, which country recently announced 19 grants worth $6,30,000 dollars for several projects in the field of education, science, sports, arts and culture?
1) Australia
2) Japan
3) China
4) France
5) Germany
5. Who among the following on 01 Nov took over as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
1) Rani Singh Nair
2) Sushil Chandra
3) Kaushal Srivastava
4) Najib Shah
5) None of these
6. The agencies like CRISIL, ICRA and CARE are categorised as
1) Asses Reconstruction Companies
2) Asset Management Companies
3) Credit Information Bureaus
4) Credit Rating Agencies
5) None of these
7. Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains the most valued Indian athlete in 2016 as per the Forbes Fab 40 list released recently. Who among the following topped the list globally?
1) Lionel Messi
2) Tiger Woods
3) Roger Federer
4) Maria Sharapova
5) Novak Djokovic
8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched the “Saur Sujala Yojana” in which of the following states that would provide solar powered irrigation pumps to farmers?
1) Rajasthan
2) Haryana
3) Punjab
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Chhattisgarh
9. The final shelters at the Calais migrant camp were demolished, bringing an end to the jungle camp, in which country recently?
1) Spain
2) Greece
3) Germany
4) France
5) Australia
10. Miroslav Klose, the all-time World Cup top-scorer footballer, announced his retirement recently. He was playing for
1) France
2) Argentina
3) Brazil
4) Germany
5) Colombia
ANSWERS:----------
- 1) Nepal
- 3) shuttler
- 1) ICICI Bank
- 1) Australia
- 2) Sushil Chandra
- 4) Credit Rating Agencies
- 3) Roger Federer
- 5) Chhattisgarh
- 4) France
- 4) Germany