1. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Nirbhay missile?
(1) It is a cruise missile
(2) It has a range of 1000 km
(3) It has capability to reach speed of 2 Mach
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) All of the above
Ans. a
Nirbhay is a subsonic missile with capability to reach speed of 0.7 Mach
2. Who among the following has been appointed as Chief Economic Adviser of India?
(a) H R Khan
(b) Urjit Patel
(c) Arvind Subramaniam
(d) SS Mundra
Ans. c
US based economist Arvind Subramanian has been selected as chief economic adviser.
3. Which of the following bank has launched e-mandate service?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) Corporation Bank
(c) Vijaya Bank
(d) Bank of India
Ans. b
Corporation Bank launched e-mandate service to offer large numbers of repetitive payments and thus
eliminating post-dated cheques.
4. . Which of the following statements are correct regarding National Air Quality Index
(NAQI)?
(1) The index has been prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests
(2) The index is a part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Codes
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 Nor 2
Ans. c
The index will measure eight major pollutants in major cities based on real time monitoring.
5. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(1) Chief of Indian Navy:
RK Dhovan
(2) Natinal Security Adviser: Ajit Doval
(3) Defence Secretary : RK Mathur
(4) Cabinet Secretary : Rajiv Mehrishi
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) All of the above
Ans. b
Rajiv Mehrishi has been recently appointed as Secretary to Department of Economic Affairs in Finance
Ministry.
6. Which of the following statements are correct about Tithi Bhojan?
(1) It has been introduced by Ministry of Human Resource Development
(2) It is a part of Mid Day Meal Scheme
(3) It seeks to involve the members of the community to provide nutritious food to the children
(4) It was first successfully implemented in Madhya Pradesh
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) All of the above
Ans. c
Tithi Bhojan was first implemented in Madhya Pradesh
7. Richard Flanagan recently won Man Booker Prize for which of the following book?
(a) The Narrow Road to the Deep North
(b) The Sound of One Hand Clapping
(c) Death of a River Guide
(d) The Unknown Terrorist
Ans. a
The Narrow Road to the Deep North is set in the background of World War II and give details about life
of Prisoners of War.
8. Which of the following are the correct features of the Small Factories (Regulation of
Employment and Conditions of Services) Bill, 2014?
(1) The factories covered under the bill will have to register within 60 days of commencement of
business
(2) The employer can pay to employee through cash, cheque or account transfer
(3) The chief inspector will be authorised to cancel the registration of a factory
(4) The sacking procedure has been eased
Codes
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) All of the above
Ans. b
The employer can pay to employee only through account transfer
9. Jean Tirole has won Nobel Prize in which of the below category?
(a) Literature
(b) Physics
(c) Chemistry
(d) Economics
Ans. d
Jean Tirole has won Nobel Prize for his analysis of market power and regulation.
10. Who among the following Tennis players has won the Shanghai Masters Title?
(a) Andy Murray
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Gilles Simon
(d) Rafael Nadal
Ans. b
Roger Federer defeated Gilles Simon in final to clinch Shanghai Masters Title
11. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana?
(1) It encourages MPs to identify and develop one village from their respective constituency as a model
village by 2016.
(2) An MP cannot pick his/her own village or spouse's village
(3) It integrates with Bharat Nirman Yojana to provide basic facilities to all the inhabitants.
(4) The implementation will be ensured by web-based monitoring.
Codes
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) All of the above
Ans. a
There is no provision to integrate Nirmal Bharat and Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
12. Which of the following International days are correctly matched with the dates they are
obeserved on?
(1) International day of the Girl Child:
11 October
(2) International day of the rural Women: 15 October
(3) World Environment Day : 5 June
(4) World No-Tobacco Day: 31 July
Codes
(a) 2 and 4 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) All of the above
Ans. b
World No-Tobacco Day is observed on 31st May
13. Which of the following diseases are vector-borne diseases?
(1) Dengue
(2) Filariasis
(3) Yellow fever
(4) Chikungunya
(5) Tuberculosis
Codes
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 2, 3 and 5 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1 and 5 only
Ans. c
Tuberculosis is not a vector-borne disease as it is not transmitted by the bite of an anthropod
14. Which of the following statements are correct regarding new counter-Naxal doctrine?
(1) The state police will be in lead but central paramilitary forces will help them
(2) There will be an oversight committee at national level headed by the Prime Minister
(3) It seeks to encourage police/CPMFs to recruit local tribal youth
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) All of the above
Ans. b
The oversight committee at national level will be headed by the Home Minister
15. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev
Jayate Karyakram?
(1) Apprentice Protsahan to be started
(2) Revamped Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) for the workers in the unorganized sector will be
implemented
(3) It provides portability for Employees’ Provident Fund Account Holders
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) All of the above
Ans. d
The aim of the scheme is to create conducive environment for industrial development and doing
business with ease