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BSC Academy
Class Test
Name: ________________________________________
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The RBI has said that banks will now report past dues and levy any late payment charges on credit card holders only if
the payment has been due for more than
1) two days
2) three days
3) five days
4) ten days
5) 15 days
3
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1) Nachiket Mor
2) R Gandhi
3) Urjit Patel
4) Bimal Jalan
5) Usha Thorat
4
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1) 7
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8 per cent
2) 7
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8 per cent
3) 7
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8 per cent, 8
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In a third bailout for debt-stricken Greece, the European Union has agreed to lend ________ to the country
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Jules Bianchi, who died recently from head injuries sustained in Japan in a 2014 competition, was a
1) boxer
2) sprinter
3) pole vault player
4) F1 driver
5) cyclist
7
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1) 49 per cent, 26 per cent
2) 51 per cent, 24 per cent
3) 74 per cent, 20 per cent
4) 76 per cent, 20 per cent
5) None of these
8
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Which of the following will NOT
be considered a foreign investment in an Indian firm?
1) Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) 2) Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)
3) Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs)
4) Depository Receipts (DRs)
5) None of these
9
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U Wunna Maung Lwin is the present Foreign Minister of which of the following countries? He was in New Delhi to hold
the first meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission of the two nations
...
11
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Name the Indian American woman who has been honoured as one of the Champions of Change by the White House of
the US
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The Haryana govt has appointed who among the following as its brand ambassador for the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’
campaign to promote the cause of the girl child?
1) Kareena Kapoor 2) Parineeti Chopra
3) Deepika Padukone 4) Priyanka Chopra
5) Madhuri Dixit
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The Union govt’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has approved a proposal to set up the country’s
first defence industrial park at Ottappalam in
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) Karnataka
4) West Bengal
5) Gujarat
15
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5) Uruguay
Who among the following has been appointed as the new Director of National Book Trust?
1) MA Sikandar
2) Uddipana Goswami
3) Rita Chowdhury
4) Arupa Kalita Patangia
5) Anuradha Sharma Pujari
17
...
1 bn for a maximum period of six months?
1) Afghanistan
2) Bangladesh
3) Myanmar
4) Sri Lanka
5) Maldives
18
...
Indigenously built INS Astravahini was decommissioned at Vishakhapatnam recently
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The proposal of which of the following Chinese telecom solutions providers to set up a manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu
received conditional security clearance from the Union Home Ministry recently?
1) China Unicom
2) Pioneer Global
3) ZTE
4) Huawei
5) Lenovo
21
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The govt has kept which of the following sectors out of the purview of composite foreign investment caps announced
recently for foreign investments?
1) Defence
2) Banking
3) Pharmaceuticals
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
23
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Who among the following has been appointed as Interim Director of the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of
India (FTII)?
1) Mukesh Khanna 2) Praveen Kumar
3) Pallavi Joshi
4) Prashant Pathrabe 5) Gajendra Chauhan
25
...
India and which country have signed an agreement in the area of customs to liberalise business visas recently? The two
countries have fixed a target of USD 30 bn to be achieved by 2025
...
Who among the following has been appointed as The chairperson of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(FSSAI) recently?
1) Lov Verma
2) Yudhvir Singh Malik
3) K Chandramouli
4) Bhanu Pratap Sharma
5) None of these
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She is the former number one tennis player of
1) France
2) Spain
3) Switzerland
4) Russia
5) Japan
29
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He was best known for his role in crime drama
1) The Fast and the Furious
2) Sherlock Holmes
3) The Bourne Identity
4) The Departed
5) The Godfather
30
...
The Nelson Mandela International Day is observed across the world on
1) 11 July
2) 18 July
3) 28 July
4) 29 July
32
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Who is the new Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW)?
1) Barkha Shukla
2) Swati Maliwal
4) Lalitha Kumaramangalam
5) None of these
5) 30 July
3) Mridula Sinha
The Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari released a book entitled ‘Locale, Everyday Islam and Modernity’ recently
...
According to the ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2014’ report released by the National Crime Records Bureau
(NCRB), total of 5,650 farmers committed suicide in 2014
...
Which of the following Indian cities has joined the global bandwagon of UNESCO “Cities of Music” under the Creative
Cities Network recently?
1) Hyderabad
2) Lucknow
3) Jaipur
4) Chennai
5) Varanasi
36
...
Which of the following is NOT true in this regard?
1) The scheme will be restricted to Rs 3 lakh of short-term crop loans
...
3) The scheme would be applicable for post-harvest loans taken by small and marginal farmers against their negotiable
warehouse receipts
...
5) None of these
37
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8-km swim, 180
...
2-km run to be completed in 16 hours
...
Name the 1993 Mumbai blast accused who is set to be hanged on 30 Jul? The Supreme Court rejected a final plea for
judicial intervention to stop his execution
...
The ICC World Twenty20 2016 will be played in which of the following countries?
1) India
2) Sri Lanka
3) Bangladesh
4) Australia
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Which of the following automakers launched its first compact SUV named Creta in India on 21 Jul?
1) General Motors
2) Toyota
3) Volkswagen
4) Maruti Suzuki
5) Hyundai
41
...
Siddique
(HO
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The pension sector in India is regulated by which of the following as of now?
1) RBI
2) SEBI
3) IRDAI
4) PFRDA
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India had bought the carrier from
1) Britain
2) Russia
3) US
4) Germany
5) France
45
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India and which country on 21 Jul signed an agreement on sharing white-shipping information to enhance maritime
cooperation during Navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan’s visit to the country?
1) Indonesia
2) Brazil
3) Malaysia
4) Singapore
5) Thailand
47
...
The white-lebelled
ATMs are set up by
1) RBI directly
2) state govts
3) privates sector banks
4) private non-bank companies
5) cooperative banks
48
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The M-SIPS scheme, designed to attract investment in electronics manufacturing with capital subsidy of 20 per cent in
SEZ or 25 per cent in non-SEZ units, has been extended by the govt for
1) two years
2) three years
3) four years
4) five years
5) six years
50
...
The Smart City initiative of the govt got its first nomination from which city recently?
1) Puducherry
2) Pune
3) Nasik
4) Lucknow
Ac
ad
44
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Which of the following states/UTs is NOT one among them?
1) Maharashtra
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4) Daman and Diu
5) None of these
53
...
Who among the following will be the Chairman of the bank?
1) Vikram Limaye
2) Vinod Rai
3) Anil Baijal
4) Rajiv Lall
5) None of these
54
...
5) Parle Agro
55
...
TK Chand has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of
1) NALCO
2) Coal India
3) Indian Oil
4) BALCO
57
...
Siddique
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The Committee’s report is related to
1) online wallet services
2) Goods and Services Tax (GST)
3) Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT)
4) reform in RRBs
5) payment and small banks
59
...
Which of the following Indian IT firms formed a joint venture with US-based CSC for a banking software and services
company recently?
1) Infosys
2) Wipro
3) TCS
4) HCL Technologies 5) Tech Mahindra
61
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Seven Indian companies are among the world’s 500 largest companies, according to a list compiled by Fortune
...
The govt has announced to sell 5% stake in which of the following firms to raise Rs 1700 cr on 27 Jul?
1) PFC
2) SAIL
3) NTPC
4) ONGC
5) NHPC
64
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He is the former co-CEO of
1) Standard Chartered
2) Deutsche Bank
3) City Bank
4) Morgan Stanly
5) HSBC
65
...
Which of the following is NOT true about the scheme?
1) It will ensure round the clock electricity supply to farmers and rural households
...
3) The scheme has an outlay of Rs 76,000 cr for implementation of the projects
...
5) None of these
66
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Which of the following is NOT correct about the bank?
1) The IDFC is a credit rating agency
...
3) Anil Baijal will be the chairman of IDFC bank
...
5) Vikram Limaye will continue to be its CEO and MD
...
Name the Indian historian who has been awarded with the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in the academic category
...
’
1) Romila Thapar
2) Ramachandra Guha 3) Bipan Chandra
4) Sujata Keshavan
5) Madhav Gadgil
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Which of the following states approved Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Jan Van Vikas Scheme aimed at comprehensive
development of villages in the buffer zones of tiger reserves and around them recently?
1) West Bengal
2) Assam
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Madhya Pradesh
69
...
1) Tennis
2) Badminton
3) Chess
4) Golf
5) Snooker
70
...
Siddique
(HO
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A long range surface to air missile (LRSAM), Barak-8, will undergo testing in Oct this year
...
P Hariharan passed away recently
...
4) poet
5) physicist
Who among the following has been appointed chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)?
1) Rajeev Kher
2) Bimal Julka
3) PK Sinha
4) Rahul Khullar
5) RS Sharma
75
...
The voting in the local body polls has been made mandatory there
...
Which of the following teams won the CONCACAF Gold Cup football title on 26 Jul?
1) Costa Rica
2) Russia
3) Mexico
4) Jamaica
ad
74
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French auto major Renault on 27 Jul signed who among the following as brand ambassador to promote its range of
vehicles in India?
1) Akshay Kumar
2) Varun Dhawan
3) Ranbir Kapoor
4) Arjun Kapoor
5) Hrithik Roshan
79
...
1) BHEL
2) Antrix Corporation
3) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
4) Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL)
5) None of these
80
...
Ac
77
...
Who among the following is NOT a winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2015?
1) Kommaly Chanthavong, Laos
2) Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa, the Philippines
3) Kyaw Thu, Myanmar
4) Dilma Rousseff, Brazil
5) None of these
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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 420 cr on which of the following automakers for
unfair trade practices as it did not make genuine spare parts freely available in the open market?
1) Maruti Suzuki
2) Hyundai Motors
3) General Motors
4) Ford Motors
5) Renault
85
...
The International Tiger Day, also known as Global Tiger Day, is held annually on
1) 11 Jul
2) 18 Jul
3) 28 Jul
4) 29 Jul
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The General Council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on 27 Jul 2015 approved the membership terms of ________
which will join the world trade body as 162nd member
...
Clive Rice, who was one of the best all-rounders of his era alongside Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Ian Botham, was the former
cricketer of
1) Australia
2) South Africa
3) New Zealand
4) Zimbabwe
5) England
89
...
1) five
2) four
3) three
4) two
5) one
90
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1) Toyota
2) Volkswagen
3) General Motors
4) Nissan
5) Mitsubishi
91
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He was the ________ President of India
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Pakistan has signed an agreement to buy 8 submarines from which country in a multibillion-dollar contract?
1) US
2) Russia
3) Germany
4) China
5) France
95
...
The US space agency NASA has announced the discovery of a earth-like planet which is named
1) Apollo 452
2) Discovery 452a
3) Kepler 452b
4) New Earth 452c
5) None of these
97
...
Name the former governor of Bihar and Kerala who died recently
...
Ac
93
...
1) Vincenzo Nibali
2) Bradley Wiggins
3) Cadel Evans
4) Chris Froome
5) None of these
3) Kotak Mahindra Bank
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As the declared by the UNO in 2010, whose birthday on 15 Oct is observed as the “World Students Day” globally?
1) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2) Madan Mohan Malaviya
3) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
4) APJ Abdul Kalam
5) Deendayal Upadhyaya
102
...
She was an eminent
1) vocalist
2) actor
3) author
4) scientist
5) environmentalist
103
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Siddique
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Which of the following banks has announced to buy domestic online retail broking major Sharekhan for an undisclosed
sum of money recently?
1) BNP Paribas
2) HDFC Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) Federal Bank
5) Standard Chartered
105
...
4 bn,
according to a Wealth-X report
...
Kalyani group has tied up with Israel’s Rafael to produce a man-portable, anti-tank missile in India
...
1) Javelin
2) Spike
3) Python 5
4) Sparrow
5) Matra R530
107
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Which of the following firms has acquired the title sponsorship rights for BCCI’s domestic and international cricket
matches at home for a period of four years with a bid price of Rs 203
...
As per the changes notified by the govt related to composite cap on overseas investment, in private sector banking,
there will a sub-limit of 49 per cent on portfolio investment within the overall foreign investment limit of
1) 69 per cent
2) 74 per cent
3) 75 per cent
4) 76 per cent
5) 100 per cent
Ac
110
...
According to the UN’s 2015 Revised World Population Prospect report released recently, India will become the most
populous nation by
1) 2019
2) 2020
3) 2021
4) 2022
5) 2025
112
...
1) Rs 10,000 cr
2) Rs 15,000 cr
3) Rs 20,000 cr
4) Rs 25,000 cr
5) Rs 30,000 cr
5) Lehar
114
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Cyclone ________ hit parts of West Bengal and north Odisha recently
...
The proposed ________ National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is likely to be set up as a trust in which the
govt will contribute 49 per cent at most
...
The world’s largest animal sacrifice ritual, the Gadhimai festival of which of the following countries is no more a bloody
affair as the animal sacrifice at the festival has been banned?
1) Bangladesh
2) Bhutan
3) Nepal
4) India
5) Indonesia
117
...
1) Visaaranai
2) Drishyam
3) Bahubali: The Beginning
4) Thalaivaa
5) None of these
118
...
The EPFO has
been allowed to invest a minimum of 5 per cent and up to ________ of its funds in equity or equity-related schemes
...
Siddique
(HO
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Who among the following on 31 Jul was presented with the prestigious Arjuna Award?
1) Ravichandran Ashwin
2) Ajinkya Rahane
3) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
4) Suresh Raina
5) Ravindra Jadeja
120
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The RBI will shortly put into circulation the coins (minted by the Govt of India) of which of the following denominations
to commemorate the International Day of Yoga?
1) Rs 1
2) Rs 2
3) Rs 5
4) Rs 10
5) Rs 20
ad
122
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The term NIIF stands for
1) National Initial Infrastructure Fund
2) National Initial Investment Fund
3) National Investment & Infrastructure Fund
4) National Innovation & Infrastructure Fund
5) None of these
123
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The Indian Air Force conducted the “Indra Dhanush IV” exercise with which of the following countries which concluded
on 30 Jul?
1) US
2) UK
3) Japan
4) Singapore
5) France
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Which of the following cities has got India’s first harbour defence system? The system will enable operators to foresee,
and respond to, surface and sub-surface threats to vital assets along the harbour and warships in the quay
...
The 14-year-old Ranveer Singh Saini created history by becoming the first Indian ________ to win a gold medal at the
Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles recently
...
The first “National Handloom Day” will be launched by the PM Narendra Modi in Chennai on
1) 5 Aug
2) 7 Aug
3) 9 Aug
4) 10 Aug
5) 12 Aug
129
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India’s space agency ISRO is jointly working with which of the following space agencies to co-develop and launch a
dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite named NISAR?
1) CNES (France)
2) JAXA (Japan)
3) European Space Agency
4) CNSA (China)
5) NASA (US)
131
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1) ICICI Bank
2) SBI
3) HDFC Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) Yes Bank
132
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1) Pakistan
2) Bangladesh
3) Sri Lanka
4) Bhutan
5) Maldives
133
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4) Novak Djokovic
5) Roger Federer
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The second edition meeting of Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) to be attended by the heads of 14
island nations will be hosted by India on 21 Aug in
1) Bhopal, MP
2) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3) Bangalore, Karnataka
4) Jaipur, Rajasthan
5) None of these
134
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________ won the women’s squash title in the Victorian Open WSA Event in Melbourne, Australia on 2 Aug
...
Indian women’s recurve archery team has won silver medal in World Archery Championship held in Copenhagen,
Denmark
...
The HDFC Bank has tied up with which of the following online marketplaces for co-branded credit card aimed at enabling
customers to make online payments instead of availing the cash on delivery option?
1) Snapdeal
2) Amazon
3) Shopclues
4) ebay
5) None of these
138
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Which of the following sports was officially recognised as an Olympic sport by the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) on 2 Aug?
1) Bowling
2) Squash
3) Racquetball
4) Frisbee
5) Chess
141
...
The Tourism Ministry’s Incredible India advertising campaign has been bagged by advertising agency McCann India
for a period of three years
...
Which of the following banks headed by Naina Lal Kidwai is planning to launch ’green bonds’ this year to enable fund
raising for investments in projects with environmental benefits?
1) HSBC India
2) ICICI Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) Standard Chartered
144
...
The RBI announced its monetary policy rate review on 4 Aug
...
25%
2) Reverse repo rate – 6
...
5%
5) None of these
146
...
The Indian Americans include
1) Suma Reddy
2) Ann Marie Sastry
3) Privahini Bradoo
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3)
147
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Siddique
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The panel tasked with examining and suggesting reforms for the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in infrastructure
projects is headed by
1) Shankar Acharya 2) Bimal Jalan
3) C Rangarajan
4) Vijay Kelkar
5) Y Venugopal Reddy
149
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Which of the following is the first Bill passed by the Lok Sabha in the monsoon session of Parliament on 3 Aug?
1) The Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015
2) The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015
3) The SCs and the STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2014
4) The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) Bill, 2014
5) None of these
ad
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1) EU
2) Australia
3) UK
4) US
5) China
152
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Taking a cue from PM Narendra Modi’s campaign to give up LPG subsidy, which of the following states would launch
a scheme to inspire people to voluntarily surrender social security pension?
1) Rajasthan
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Kerala
4) Haryana
5) Punjab
Ac
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The term ETF stands for
1) Exchange-Tracked Fund
2) Exchange-Transacted Fund
3) Exchange-Traded Fund
4) Exchange-Transferred Fund
5) None of these
155
...
Which of the following automakers in India launched the S-Cross, a premium crossover, on 5 Aug?
1) Hyundai
2) Ford
3) Renault
4) Maruti Suzuki
5) General Motors
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157
...
The National Highways Authority of India has released an index of prices pertaining to the sector for public comment
...
The Asia’s largest telescope, the Multi Application Solar Telescope (MAST), was recently inaugurated in India in
1) Bengaluru, Karnataka
2) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3) Indore, Madhya Prasad
4) Udaipur, Rajasthan
5) None of these
160
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1) Sujatha Ramadorai
2) Amalendu Krishna
3) Kannan Soundararajan
4) Manjul Bhargava
5) James Maynard
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As per its policy review on 4 Aug, the retail
inflation stood at an eight-month low of ________ year-on-year in Jun 2015
...
01 per cent
2) 7
...
1 per cent
4) 5
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Siddique
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The 70th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing was observed in many parts of the world on 6 Aug commemorating the
atomic bombing on the city in 1945
...
Around 30 lives were lost in a major train accident on 4 Aug when Kamayani Express and the Jabalpur Mumbai Janata
Express derailed at the same time in Harda district in
1) Rajasthan
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Gujarat
5) Maharashtra
164
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Which of the following is the first telecom operator in India to commercially launch its 4G high-speed data services in 296
towns across the country recently?
1) Reliance Jio
2) Airtel
3) Idea
4) Vodafone
5) Reliance Communications
ad
166
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Filipe Nyusi is the present Prime Minister of which of the following countries? India and this country inked an MoU on
Cooperation in the field of renewable energy recently
...
Who among the following has been given the Lech Walesa Solidarity Prize 2015 of Poland for championing democracy
and human rights?
1) Mustafa Dzhemilev 2) Julian Assange
3) Zhanna Nemtsova 4) Edward Snowden
5) None of these
Ac
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The Forbes magazine has released the list of 2015 World’s Highest-Paid Actors which has been topped by
1) Akshay Kumar
2) Amitabh Bachchan 3) Vin Diesel
4) Jackie Chan
5) Robert Downey Jr
171
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Marking its maiden entry into stock market, India’s pension fund body EPFO announced an investment of ________
through Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) this fiscal
...
Name the archer who earned India its first-ever individual medal in the World Archery Championships when the compound
marksman bagged a silver in the final at Copenhagen recently
...
The Reserve Bank of India has directed banks to withdraw the additional interest rate of ________ that they pay against
armed forces’ insurance deposits
...
8 per cent
2) 1 per cent
3) 1
...
28 per cent
5) 2 per cent
175
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India has affirmed its commitment to provide momentum to its engagement with the ASEAN community
...
Name the Indian-American who has been appointed as the US ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives
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Siddique
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As replied by the Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Rajya Sabha recently, India received what
amount as FDI from 12 countries visited by PM Narendra Modi in financial year 2014-15?
1) USD 19
...
93 bn
3) USD 75
...
42 bn
5) USD 3
...
India and which of the following countries on 6 Aug inked an agreement to set up Centre of Excellence in Software
Development and Training (CESDT) in that country?
1) Bangladesh
2) Bhutan
3) Sri Lanka
4) Nepal
5) Myanmar
180
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The term PDMA stands for
1) Public Debt Minimising Agency 2) Public Debt Maintenance Agency 3) Public Debt Management Agency
4) Public Debt Migration Agency
5) None of these
181
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The govt of India and RBI are finalising the structure of the MPC, which will decide the interest rates in the country
...
Which of the following cities tops the chart of cleanest cities in the country among 476 cities surveyed during 2014-15?
1) Mysuru
2) Damoh
3) Bengaluru
4) Mandya
5) Hassan
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Name the typhoon which entered China on 8 Aug after pounding Taiwan
...
England has won the Ashes series defeating Australia in the fourth match by an innings and 78 runs
...
1) Jonny Bairstow
2) Stuart Broad
3) Adil Rashid
4) Mark Wood
5) Moeen Ali
the
187
...
1) Shane Watson
2) Mitchell Starc
3) Mitchell Johnson
4) Michael Clarke
5) Steve Smith
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The Committee
is headed by
1) EM Sudarsana Natchiappan
2) Vasudevan Maitreyan
3) Tiruchi Siva
4) KP Ramalingam
5) BS Gnanadesikan
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Educationist Acharya Dev Vrat has been appointed as the new Governor of which of the following states recently?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Kerala
3) Karnataka
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Himachal Pradesh
191
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The ASEAN plus three is a forum that functions as a coordinator of co-operation between the ASEAN and the three East
Asia nations of
1) India, Japan, and South Korea
2) China, India, and South Korea
3) India, Japan, and Australia
4) China, Japan, and South Korea
5) None of these
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Name the umbrella firm
...
Bengaluru leads the list of capitals in the Swachh Bharat rankings among 476 cities in the country
...
The World Bio Fuel Day is celebrated on
1) 7 Aug
2) 8 Aug
3) 9 Aug
4) 10 Aug
5) 11 Aug
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Parulekar is the tourism minister of
1) Maharashtra
2) Goa
3) Kerala
4) Karnataka
5) Tamil Nadu
ad
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1) K Vijay Raghavan
2) Raman Sukumar
3) Padmanabhan Balaram
4) Raghavendra Gadagkar
5) Madhav Gadgil
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Freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passed away recently
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1) English
2) Hindi
3) Kannada
4) Tamil
5) Telugu
Ac
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7 per cent for borrowers from
the rural areas?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) SBI
5) PNB
201
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________ on 11 Aug became only the second tennis player to be recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna award
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India’s social security pact with which of the following countries came into force on 1 Aug as notified by the govt? The
employees of one country posted in another will get benefitted of it
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Which of the following Indian cities will soon become a member of Beijing-headquartered World Tourism Cities Federation
(WTCF) Council?
1) Kochi
2) Chennai
3) Madurai
4) Panji
5) Agartala
BS
205
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1) Rs 430 cr
2) Rs 480 cr
3) Rs 540 cr
4) Rs 640 cr
5) Rs 720 cr
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The scheme aims to provide
1) English and computer education
2) free vocational foreign trips
3) guidance to stay away from terrorism
4) educational and skill training
5) None of these
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Siddique
(HO
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The indigenous Titanium Sponge Plant has been fully commissioned and has started commercial production required for
space applications
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The Chinese central bank devalued yuan, cutting its daily reference rate by ________ on 11 Aug amid the sharpest
economic slump in about 25 years
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9 per cent
2) 1 per cent
3) 1
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9 per cent
5) 2
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The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is commemorated annually on
1) 7 Aug
2) 8 Aug
3) 9 Aug
4) 10 Aug
5) 11 Aug
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1) Pankaj Advani
2) Manan Chandra
3) Aditya Mehta
4) Geet Sethi
5) None of these
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Which of the following social networking majors has given benefits of around $21 million to Indian developers as part
of one of its initiatives recently?
1) Twitter
2) Facebook
3) LinkedIn
4) Myspace
5) Google+
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1) NABARD
2) RBI
3) SIDBI
4) SEBI
5) NHB
Ac
215
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India has signed financing agreement with World Bank for NCRMP-II project
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The Rajya Sabha committee on the land acquisition Bill has decided to seek an extension till the coming winter session
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The govt has approved the setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) for imparting MD and Ph
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The AIIA will come up in
1) Ajmer
2) Chennai
3) Haridwar
4) New Delhi
5) Hyderabad
219
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As per the market research firm IDC, by 2017 India will overtake US to be the second-largest smartphone market globally
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Beverage maker Coca-Cola India has roped in who among the following cricketers as its social ambassador for a threeyear deal ending in 2017?
1) Sourav Ganguly
2) Gautam Gambhir
3) Yuvraj Singh
4) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
5) Rahul Dravid
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As a result, private
messages will no longer have the limit of ________ characters which applies to tweets
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Siddique
(HO
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Azim Premji and Shiv Nadar were the only Indians on the inaugural list of 20 richest people in the world of technology
put out by Forbes and topped by Bill Gates
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The IndusInd Bank has raised Rs 5,081 cr by issuing six crore new shares via QIP and preferential issuances
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Axis Bank has launched contactless debit, credit and multi-currency forex cards
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1) Rs 5,000
2) Rs 4,000
3) Rs 3,000
4) Rs 2,000
5) Rs 1,000
226
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The Indian hockey team defeated which of the following teams in the European Tour series 2-1 recently?
1) Spain
2) Germany
3) UK
4) France
5) Italy
228
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The Reserve Bank of India on 13 Aug paid a dividend of nearly ________ to the govt, the highest ever from the central
bank in its 80-year history
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Who among the following has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner? With his appointment, the sole
vacancy in the three-member poll body has been filled
...
Abhishek Verma, who won gold at World Championships in Poland recently, is a(n)
1) boxer
2) archer
3) shooter
4) wrestler
5) weightlifter
232
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1) 2
2) 2
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5
5) 5
C
233
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The capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is
1) Manama
2) Doha
3) Abu Dhabi
235
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1) RRBs
2) foreign banks
3) private banks
4) cooperative banks
5) None of these
236
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The Committee was headed by
1) R Gandhi
2) SS Mundra
3) Urjit Patel
4) HR Khan
5) Nachiket Mor
237
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Siddique
(HO
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The govt has eased norms for sugar mills to help clear arrears to sugarcane growers
...
1) Rs 4,000-cr
2) Rs 6,000-cr
3) Rs 8,500-cr
4) Rs 9,300-cr
5) Rs 15,400-cr
239
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The govt has approved an MoU between India and US on cooperation to establish the PACESetter Fund
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Which of the following has become the first monument in India to join Twitter? It joined the micro-blogging site on the
Independence Day
...
Who among the following has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of Canara Bank?
1) Romesh Sobti
2) Chitra Ramkrishna 3) Naina Lal Kidwai
4) Rakesh Sharma
5) Shikha Sharma
ad
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Who won the men’s singles finals badminton match at the BWF World Championships in Jakarta on 16 Aug?
1) Lee Chong Wei
2) Chen Long
3) Lin Dan
4) Pablo Abian
5) Mathias Boe
Ac
245
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1) Startup India, run India
2) Startup India, speed up India
3) Startup India, stand up India
4) Startup India, exceed India
5) None of these
246
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The Standard Life has announced to buy an additional stake of nine per cent in its Indian insurance venture with which
of the following?
1) ICICI Bank
2) Bharti
3) Tata
4) HDFC
5) SBI
248
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Japan had surrendered to the Allies
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In his speech on the Independence Day, PM Narendra Modi set a ________ deadline for every village in India to get
electricity
...
Santhara (also known as sallekhana), the dietary abstinence that eventually leads to death, is a religious practice
associated with
1) Jainism
2) Buddhism
3) Hinduism
4) Christianity
5) Judaism
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