1. The parliament in which of the following countries voted overwhelmingly to impeach President Park Geun-hye recently over an influence-peddling scandal?
- 1) Vietnam
- 2) Philippines
- 3) Thailand
- 4) South Korea
- 5) Cambodia
2. The High Court in which of the following states recently scrapped the Special Backward Classes (SBC) Reservation Act 2015 that provisioned for 5% quota to five communities, including Gujjars?
- 1) Haryana
- 2) Rajasthan
- 3) Madhya Pradesh
- 4) Uttar Pradesh
- 5) Punjab
3. India signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with which of the following countries in New Delhi recently?
- 1) Mauritius
- 2) Maldives
- 3) Suriname
- 4) Vietnam
- 5) Japan
4. The Human Rights Day is celebrated every year to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on
- 1) 01 Dec
- 2) 04 Dec
- 3) 06 Dec
- 4) 08 Dec
- 5) 10 Dec
5. The US Congress passes a bill recently declaring _______ a ‘major defence partner’?
- 1) Vietnam
- 2) India
- 3) Philippines
- 4) Japan
- 5) South Korea
6. India has decided to set up a center of Excellence in Information Technology at the Al-Azhar University which is the oldest and most prestigious University of
- 1) Egypt
- 2) Kenya
- 3) Jordan
- 4) Yemen
- 5) Iraq
7. The SBI board approved sale of 3.9% stake in the life insurance arm for Rs 1,794 cr. The SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture between SBI and
- 1) American International Group
- 2) AXA
- 3) BNP Paribas Cardif
- 4) Prudential Financial
- 5) Metlife
8. What is the maximum permissible shareholding of foreign investors in insurance companies in India as of now?
- 1) 26 per cent
- 2) 49 per cent
- 3) 51 per cent
- 4) 74 per cent
- 5) 100 per cent
9. Nana Akufo-Addo recently won the presidential election in which of the following countries?
- 1) Ghana
- 2) Nigeria
- 3) Kenya
- 4) Sudan
- 5) Tanzania
10. The board of directors of IDFC Bank has approved the appointment of Veena Mankar as Non-Executive Chairperson. IDFC Bank is headquartered at
- 1) New Delhi
- 2) Mumbai
- 3) Kolkata
- 4) Pune
- 5) Chennai