SNAP GK

[Link] is a strong dry wind blowing across

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link] Titicaca, the largest lake in South America, is located on the border between Bolivia and

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link] Saffir-Simpson Scale is used to measure the intensity of

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link] erosion

[Link] Shwedagon Pagoda, which has a 90-metre tall gold plated tower, is, located in

[Link]

[Link] Lanka

[Link]

[Link]

[Link] last king of the Delhi Sultanate was

[Link] Lodi

[Link] Lodhi

[Link] Khan Lodi

[Link] Lodhi

[Link] of the following is not a bacterial disease?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link] first Industrial Policy Resolution in India was adopted in

a.1948

b.1952

c.1956

d.1960
[Link] 450MW Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project has been built on the river

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link] the Swadeshi Movement, who set up the famous „Bengal Chemical Stores‟?

[Link] Tagore

[Link] Kumar Dalit

c.P.C. Ray

[Link] Mohan Bose

[Link] is meant by „Quo Warranto‟?

[Link] certify

[Link]

[Link] what authority

[Link] the body

[Link] is the capital of

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link] U.S. President abolished slavery in the 1860‟s?

[Link] Johnson

[Link] Grant

[Link] Lincoln

[Link] Buchanan

[Link] hill range located between Narmada and Tapti rivers is

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link] violent and destructive tropical cyclones in China and Japan are known as

[Link]-willies

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

15.‟At the heart of image‟ is the punchline of

[Link]
[Link]

[Link]

[Link] Zeiss

[Link] Third Battle of Panipat was fought in

a.1753

b.1761

c.1787

d.1792

[Link] among the following nationalist leader has been referred to as „Lokhitwadi‟?

[Link] Nehru

[Link] Hari Deshmukh

[Link] Lajpat Rai

[Link] Gangadhar Tilak

[Link] of the states through which the Tropic of Cancer passes is?

[Link] & Kashmir

[Link] Pradesh

[Link]

[Link]

[Link] is included in ________ list of the Indian Constitution

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link] was the Prime Minister of India at the time of nationalisation of banks in 1969?

[Link] Desai

[Link] Nehru

[Link] Gandhi

[Link] Bahadur Shastri

21. Under which article of the constitution, can the President of India be impeached?

a.61

b.60

c.69

d.45

22. Recently, the Government of India (GoI) approved the Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme. What is the limit of
Gold quantity per person to buy gold bonds?

[A]1000 grams

[B]1050 grams
[C]500 grams

[D]350 grams

23. United Nations General Assembly has elected Mogens Lykketoft as it's president for its 70th session. He hails
from which of following countries?

A. Latvia

B. Denmark

C. Sweden

D. France

24. Who has been appointed as new CEO of Twitter Inc. ?

[Link] Costolo

[Link] Dorsey

[Link] Chesky

[Link] Kalanick

25. IRDA is the Indian regulator for

[Link] Sector

[Link] Funds

[Link] Development

[Link] of these

26. Who became the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals ?

A. IM Vijayan

B. Subrata Pal

C. Bhaichung Bhutia

D. Sunil Chhetri

27. Kotak Mahindra Bank was merged with which private sector Bank ?

a. AXA

[Link] Vysya

[Link] Bank

[Link] Vysya Bank

28. Pick the Odd one out.

[Link]'s

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

29. Who among the following is not a Deputy-Governor of RBI ?

a.H.R. Khan

[Link] Patel

c.S.S. Mundra
d.R.S. Malhotra

30. Find the Odd one out

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

31. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 22 November 2015 signed Memorandum of
Understanding with which organisation on bilateral cooperation and technical assistance?

a) Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission

b) Johannesburg stock exchange board

c) London Stock Exchange

d) Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS

32. How many cities will be chosen for the AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation)
project?

1) 100

2) 250

3) 200

4) 500

33. Who has been selected for the prestigious 2014 US National Humanities Medal?

[A]Alice McMurtry

[B]Larry Waters

[C]Jhumpa Lahiri

[D]All of the above

34. In the United States of America, the President is elected

[Link] the electorate

[Link] the election college

[Link] the two national political parties

[Link] the U.S. congress

35. El Nino is

a.A sea storm

b.A warm ocean current

c.A tropical disturbance

[Link] name of tyohoon

36. Inflation implies

[Link] in budget deficit

[Link] in general price index

[Link] in price of consumer goods

[Link] in money supply

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

38. 'Sheer Driving Pleasure' is tagline of

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

39. Which among the following is listed on NASDAQ ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

40. The recently launched PMKKKY scheme is related to which of the following sectors?

[A]Agriculture

[B]Mines and Minerals

[C]Industry

[D]Education and Skill Development

41. India's first coalition government in New Delhi was formed under the leadership of ?

a.V.P. Singh

b.P.V. Narasimharao

[Link] Desai

[Link] Behari Vajpayee

42. Which country will host the FIFA Women‟s World Cup 2019?

[A]England

[B]France

[C]South Africa

[D]New Zealand

43. 'Land Boundary Agreement' signed between India and Bangladesh includes territories from how many Indian
sates?

a.2

b.3

c.4

d.1

44. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) comes under which of the following?
[A]NITI Ayog

[B]Ministry of Science and Technology

[C]Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

[D]Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

45. Who was appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations on November 16,
2015?

a) Vikas Swarup

b) S. Jaishankar

c) Saurabh Kumar

d) Syed Akbaruddin

46. Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) that was in news in fourth week of November 2015 is linked to a) French
Military Operation to tackle terrorism

b) Indian military operation to tackle terror act in North East India

c) US led 65-nation coalition operation to tackle ISIS

d) The Joint Military exercise of India, US, France and Japan

47. Singapore‟s central bank and financial regulatory authority is called?

a. Bank of Singapore

b. People‟s Bank of Singapore

c. Federal Reserve of Singapore

d. Monetary Authority of Singapore

48. Which country retained the South Asian Basketball Championship (SABA) title in July 2015?

a. Sri Lanka

b. Bangladesh

c. India

d. Pakistan

49. Which country ranks as the top country for employee happiness?

a) Belgium

b) Norway

c) USA

d) south Africa

50. Who is First Indian Head of State to visit Palestine ?

a. Narerendra Modi

[Link] Mukherjee

[Link] Singh

[Link] Patil

51. Who is COO of Japanese company SoftBank ?

a .Masayoshi Son

b. Varun Berry
c. Nikesh Arora

d. Jack Ma

52. International Yoga Day to be celebrated on which day ?

a.20 June

b.21 June

c.23 June

d.21July

53. 'Knesset' is the Parliament system of which nation ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

54. Winner of Ranji Trophy-2015 is __?

[A]Maharashtra

[B]Tamil Nadu

[C]Karnataka

[D]Andhra Pradesh

55. Full form of FSSAI is –

[Link] Security and Standards and Safety Association of India

[Link] Safety and Standards Association of India

[Link] Security and Safety Authority of India

[Link] Safety and Standards Authority of India

56. Which country is World's largest importer of Vegetable Oil ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

57. Which is world's largest Stock Exchange ?

a. New York Stock Exchange

[Link]

[Link] Stock Exchange

[Link]

58. Which two diseases. Have been reported to cause [Link] no Of global death of children in India?

A) pneumonia, Diarrhoea

B) measles, chickenpox

C) rubela, pneumonia

59. Who won the Formula One Championship 2015 Title ?

[Link] Rosberg

[Link] Vettel

[Link] Hamilton

60. Which European nation is first to sign an international memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nalanda
University of Rajgir ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

61. Which city is called India's Detroit ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

62. When is World AIDS Day ?

[Link] 1

[Link] 2

[Link] 3

[Link] 5

63. Which state has got its name listed in Guinness book of world records for planting maximum no. of saplings??

A) M.P

B) U.P

C) T.N

D) H.P

64. Which e-commerce firm created the campaign titled 'Dil Ki Deal' ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

65. Which river is called Ganga of South India ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

66. Which Indian automobile manufacturer has appointed Lionel Messi as its global brand ambassador ?

[Link]
[Link] Motors

[Link]

[Link]

67. The year 2015 is represented in Roman Numerals as ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

68. Pick the Odd one out.

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

69. .What does the letter „C‟ stand for in the abbreviation CRR?

1) Currency

2) Credit

3) Cash

4) Capital

5) Commercial

70. The union government has replaced the Planning commission, which will now be called as NITI Aayog. Who
among the following will be the chairman of the new institute?

[A]President

[B]Prime Minister

[C]Vice President

[D]Finance Minister

71. Kalyan Jewellers is endorsed by ?

[Link] Kaif

[Link] Rai Bachchan

[Link] Hassan

[Link] Bhatt

72. Which popular Bollywood actor endoerses e-commerce firm Yepme ?

[Link] Khan

[Link] Kapoor

[Link] Khan

[Link] Dhawan

73. Pick the odd one out.

[Link]
[Link]

[Link] Banckiser

[Link]

74. Which player has won highest number of Grand Slams (singles) in women category?

[Link] Williams

[Link] Court

[Link] Graf

[Link] Wills Moody

75. Which player has won highest number of Grand Slams (singles) in men category?

[Link] Sampras

[Link] Nadal

[Link] Emerson

[Link] Federer

76. Many times we read in the newspaper that several companies are adopting the FCCBs route to raise capital.
What is the full form of FCCB ?

[Link] Currency Convertible Bonds

[Link] Convertible Credit Bonds

[Link] Consortium and Credit Bureau

[Link] of these

77. Criminal procedure is a subject of which of the following lists ?

A. State list

B. Concurrent list

C. Union list

D. Both 1 and 3

78. The instrument used to measure the speed of the wind is ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

79. Who designed the new rupee symbol ?

a. Dilip Chhabria

[Link] Kumar

[Link] Tahiliani

[Link] Kumar

80. Newbury, UK is the headquater of which leading MNC ?

[Link] Inc

[Link] Rover & Jaguar

[Link]

81. The Prime purpose of WTO is to promote ?

[Link] Support

[Link] Peace

[Link] trade

[Link] trade

82. Who among the following is often referred to as father of India's "Green Revolution" ?

[Link]. Verghese Kurien

[Link]. Amrita Patel

c. [Link]

[Link] Khush

83. Which of the following terms indicate a mechanisms used by commercial banks to provide credit to the
Government ?

[Link] Credit Ratio

[Link] Service Obligation

[Link] Adjustment Facility

[Link] Liquidity Ratio

84. Which of the following country is not a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) ?

a. Russia

b. USA

c. Italy

d. Iran

85. Which of the following is not a member of SAARC ?

[Link]

b. Bangladesh

c. Burma

d. Maldives 86. Which among the following is the correct full form of AMRUT?

[A]Atal Mission for Renovation and Urban Technology

[B]Atal Mission for Road and Urban Transport

[C]Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

[D]None of them

87. Which African city will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

[A]Pretoria

[B] Kimberley

[C]Johannesburg

[D]Durban
88. The digital version of which of the following scriptures has been launched by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra
Modi recently?

[A]Mahabharat

[B]Bhagavad Gita

[C]Ramcharitmanas

[D]Ramayana

89. The Government of India (GOI) has launched which scheme for online release of new LPG connection ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

90. Salma Multipurpose Dam is a project executed by Indian Government for which nation ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

91. Which women‟s safety app has been launched by Indian Railways, recently?

[A]R-Sahayak

[B]R-Jagruk

[C]R-Mitra

[D]R-Sahyog

92. Dr. Malleshappa M. Kalburgi was a rationalist and eminent scholar in which language?

[A]Tamil

[B]Kannada

[C]Telugu

[D]Malayalam

93. Which of the following banks launched the “IndPay” mobile app service recently?

[A]Indian Bank

[B]Dena Bank

[C]Punjab National Bank

[D]Indian Overseas Bank

94. Sharekhan was acquired which Company ?

[Link] Bank

[Link] Bank of Scotland

[Link] Paribus

[Link] Bank

95. Maharashtra government has declared the northern part of Thane Creek as?
A]Flamingo sanctuary

B]Great Indian Bustard sanctuary

C]Vulture Protection Area

D]Ecological Sensitive Area

96. India has gifted which Indian Coast Guard(ICG) to Sri Lanka ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

97. Which historical monument in India recently got its twitter account?

[A]Qutub Minar

[B] Taj Mahal

[C] Fatehpur Sikri monuments

[D]Red Fort, Delhi

98. Who became the India‟s first woman to play in English league football?

[A]Manpreet Kaur

[B]Suprava Samal

[C]Aditi Chauhan

[D]Tuli Goon

99. Which company has launched three new-age IT services viz. design thinking, platforms and knowledge-based
IT, through an umbrella offering called Aikido?

[A]Infosys

[B]Tech Mahindra

[C]Tata Consultancy Services

[D]Wipro

100. Who has became the first Indian shuttler to win silver medal in 2015 World Badminton Championship?

[A]PV Sindhu

[B]Jwala Gutta

[C]Saina Nehwal

[D]Kidambi Srikanth

101. In which place first Nuclear Power Station has been established in India ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link] of these

102. Which among the following companies has developed the mobile agro advisory system called "mKrishi" ?
[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

103. Which Indian Airlines company has announced EMI scheme to book tickets ?

[Link] Airlines

[Link] Airways

[Link] Jet

[Link] Airlines

104. NABARD came into existence in the year?

a.1979

b.1980

c.1981

d.1982

104. Which mountains separate Asia from Europe ?

[Link] Mountain Ranges

[Link] Mountains

[Link] and Caledonian Mountain ranges

[Link] Mountains

105. Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana has been linked with ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link] Bharat Abhiyan

106. The device used for producing electric current is called a ?

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

107. Which of the following is not a part of the Indian parliament?

[Link] President

[Link] Sabha

[Link] Sabha

[Link] Cabinet

108. By which name is the river Brahmaputra known in Arunachal Pradesh as?

[Link]

[Link] Tsangpo
[Link]

[Link]

109. What is a narrow waterway separating two bits of land called?

a.A bay

b.A Gulf

c.A Strait

d.A Isthmus

*Answers – Options in Bold letters are the correct answers.

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