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101 Milestone Problems – General/ Financial Awareness for

SBI Clerk Main Exam
1. Which of the following is considered an (a) Only (1) (b) Only (2)
informal method of getting credit/finance? (c) Only (3) (d) Both (2) & (3)
(a) Internet banking (e) All (1), (2) & (3)
(b) Branch visits 8. Which of the following commissions set-
(c) Going to moneylenders up by the President of India decides the
(d) Telebanking distribution of tax incomes between the
(e) All of these Central and State Governments?
2. Which of the following is NOT a Public (a) Central Law Commission
Sector Unit/Undertaking/Agency? (b) Pay Commission for Government
(a) ECGC (b) SEBI Employees
(c) SIDBI (d) Axis Bank (c) Administrative Reforms Commission
(e) BHEL (d) Planning Commission
3. Which of the following is NOT a foreign (e) Finance Commission
bank working in India? 9. Nationalization of banks aimed at all of the
(a) HSBC following except __________ .
(b) Barclays (a) Provision of adequate credit for
(c) Standard Chartered agriculture, SME and exports
(d) Yes Bank (b) Removal of control by a few capitalists
(c) Provision of credit to big industries
(e) All are foreign banks
only
4. Who amongst the following is the Chairman
(d) Access of banking to masses
of the 13th Finance Commission?
(e) Encouragement of a new class of
(a) Bimal Jalan
entrepreneurs
(b) Y V Reddy
10. What is an Indian Depository Receipt?
(c) C Rangarajan
` (a) A deposit account with a public Sector
(d) Vijay Kelkar
Bank
(e) None of these
(b) A depository account with any of the
5. Who is Brand Endorsing Personality of
Depositories India
Bank of Baroda? (c) An instrument in the form of depository
(a) Juhi Chawla receipt created by an Indian depository
(b) Kiran Bedi against underlying equity shares
(c) Amitabh Bachchan of the issuing company
(d) Kapil Dev (d) An instrument in the form of deposit
(e) None of these receipt issued by Indian depositories
6. The branding line of Bank of Baroda is (e) None of these
(a) International Bank of India
11. What is Call Money? 
(b) India’s International Bank
(a) Money borrowed or lent for a day or
(c) India’s Multinational Bank
overnight
(d) World’s local Bank
(b) Money borrowed for more than one
(e) None of these
day but up to 3 days
7. Which of the following is/are the major
concepts visible in today’s banking industry (c) Money borrowed for more than one
in India? day but up to 7 days
(1) Risk Based management (d) Money borrowed for more than one
(2) Growing competition day but up to 14 days
(3) IT initiatives (e) None of these
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12. Many a time we read a term 'SEPA' in
financial newspapers. What is the full form
of the term? 
(a) Single Exchange Processing Agency
(b) Single Euro Payments Area
(c) Single Electronic Processing Agency
(d) Super Electronic Purchase Agency
(e) None of these
13. What is Forex ? bank accounts and term deposit
(a) It is buying of foreign currency.
(b) It is selling of foreign currency.
(c) It is buying of one currency and selling
of another currency.
(d) It is simultaneous buying of one currency
and selling of another currency.
(e) None of these
14. Which of the following is not a part of the
scheduled banking structure in India ?
(a) Money Lenders
(b) Public Sector Banks
(c) Private Sector Banks
(d) Regional Rural Banks
(e) State Co-operative Banks
15. Which of the following is not a part of the
scheduled banking structure in India?
(a) State Co-operative Banks
(b) Public Sector Banks
(c) Private Sector Banks
(d) Regional Rural Banks
(e) Moneylenders
16. Which of the following is the most active
segment of the money market in India?
(a) Call Money/Notice Money Market
(b) Repo/Reverse Repo
(c) Commercial Paper (CP)
(d) Certificate of Deposit (CD)
(e) None of these
17. Govt of India has created a special fund
called India Micro Finance Equity Fund of
` 100 crores. The fund is maintained by
(a) IDBI Bank (b) RBI
(c) ECGC (d) SIDBI
(e) NABARD loans. Which of the following phenomenon
18. Accounts are allowed to be operated by
cheques in respect of
(a) Both savings bank accounts and fixed
deposit accounts
(b) Savings bank accounts and current
accounts
(c) Both savings bank accounts and loan
accounts
(d) Both savings bank accounts and cash
accounts only
(e) Both current accounts and fixed deposit
accounts
19. The usual deposit accounts of banks are
(a) Current accounts, electricity accounts
and insurance premium accounts
(b) Current accounts, post office savings
accounts
(c) Loan accounts, savings bank accounts
and term deposit accounts
(d) Current accounts, savings bank
accounts and term deposit accounts
(e) Current bill accounts and term deposit
accounts
20. Fixed deposits and recurring deposits are
(a) repayable after an agreed period.
(b) repayable on demand.
(c) not repayable.
(d) repayable after death of depositors.
(e) repayable on demand or after an agreed
period as per bank,s choice.
21. Which of the following organisations is
known as the market regulator in India?
(a) IBA (b) SEBI
(c) AMFI (d) NSDL
(e) None of these
22. The Reserve Bank of India keeps on
changing various ratios/rates frequently.
Why is this done?
(1) To keep inflation under control
(2) To ensure that Indian Rupee does not
lose its market value
(3) To ensure that banks do not earn huge
profits at the cost of public money.
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2)
(c) Only (3) (d) All (1), (2) & (3)
(e) None of these
23. As reported in various newspapers many
banks have revised their interest rates
on home loans, car loans and other such
prompted these banks to make such an
upward revision in their interest rates?
(1) RBI has revised the CRR and other
such rates upward, which has created a
liquidity crunch in the market.
(2) Stock markets in the country are
showing very high fluctuations as
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visible through their indexes. As a (e) None of these
result banks have lost a huge amount of 28. Banks borrow money from the RBI on which
money in trading. Banks now want to of the following rates?
recover that money by increasing their (a) Reverse Repo Rate
interest rates. (b) Repo Rate
(3) Banks are in need of a huge amount of (c) SLR
money, as they have to give revised pay (d) CRR
to all its employees. (e) Saving Rate
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2) 29. Banking and financial services all over
(c) Only (3) (d) All (1), (2) & (3) the world are regulated usually by the
(e) None of these Monetary Authority of the land. Who
24. Very often we read in the newspapers about controls this function in India?
various measures taken up to control the (a) Ministry of Finance
flow of the capital in the Indian markets. (b) SEBI
Who amongst the following is/are the (c) RBI
regulators who can control the flow of the (d) IRDA
same in India? (e) FEDAI
(1) Indian Bank’s Association 30. Which of the following is/are the objective(s)
(2) RBI of our monetary policy?
(3) SEBI (1) To anchor inflation expectations
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2) (2) To actively manage liquidity
(c) Only (3) (d) Both (2) & (3)
(3) To maintain interest rate regime
(e) Both (1) & (2)
consistent with price output and
25. Many times we read a term “Hot Money” in
financial stability
newspapers. What is/are the characteristics
(a) Only (1)
of Hot money?
(b) All (1), (2) & (3)
(1) The term is used for fresh currency
(c) Both (1) & (3)
notes issued by the RBI.
(2) It is the fund which flows in the market (d) Only (2)
to take advantage of high interest rates. (e) None of these
(3) It is the fund which is thrown in the 31. Mortgage is a
market to create imbalance in the stock (a) security on movable property for a loan
markets. given by a bank.
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2) (b) security on immovable property for a
(c) Only (3) (d) All (1), (2) & (3) loan given by a bank.
(e) None of these (c) concession on immovable property for
26. RBI's open market operation transactions a loan given by a bank.
are carried out with a veiw to regulate (d) facility on immovable property for a
(a) Liquidity in the economy loan given by a bank.
(b) Prices of essential commodities (e) security on immovable property for a
(c) Inflation deposit received by a bank.
(d) Borrowing power of the banks 32. With reference to a cheque which of the
(e) All the above following is the “drawee bank” ?
27. Open market operations, one of the (a) The bank that collects the cheque
measures taken by RBI in order to control (b) The payee's bank
credit expansion in the economy, means (c) The endorsee's bank
(a) Sale or purchase of Govt. securities (d) The endorser's bank
(b) Issuance of different types of bonds (e) The bank upon which the cheque is
(c) Auction of gold drawn
(d) To make available direct finance to 33. Which of the following is not a negotiable
borrowers instrument?
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(a) Cheque
(b) Pay order
(c) Bill of Exchange
(d) Warehouse receipt
(e) All are negotiable instruments
34. Which of the following is not a prerequisite
for a promissory note?
(a) Drawn on a specified banker
(b) It should be unconditional
(c) It should be in writing
(d) It should be made and signed by the
debtor
(e) It should be payable in the currency of
the country
35. Which of the following is not a party of Bill
of Exchange?
(a) The drawer
(b) The drawee
(c) The payee
(d) The endorser
(e) None of these
36. In terms of Section 5(1) (5) of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949, a ‘banking company’
means any company which
(a) accepts deposits from the public
(b) undertakes lending of money
(c) transacts the business of banking in
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above
37. Many a time we read in newspaper about
the benefits of National Electronic Funds
Transfer (NEFT), a dlivery service launched
by the bank. Why do banks advocate for
such delivery channels?
(1) It is a system in which no physical
transfer takes place, hence risk is very
low.
(2) In this system banks are not required
to transfer any money actually to the
account of the customer. Only book
adjustment is done. Hence actual fund
is not needed.
(3) This facility is available to anybody at
any place. Even having a bank account
is not at all necessary.
(a) Only (1) is correct
(b) Only (2) is correct
(c) Only (3) is correct product?
(d) Both (1) & (2) are correct
(e) All (1), (2) & (3) are correct
38. Many times we see banks advertise -"
anywhere Banking: Anytime Banking".
Which of the following product/facilities
launched by banks make it possible for
the customers to avail banking services 24
hours all seven days? 
(1) ATM
(2) Internet Banking
(3) Universal cheque book facility
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2)
(c) Both (1) & (2) (d) Only (3)
(e) All (1), (2) & (3)
39.
As reported in some newspapers/
magazines, some banks have decided to
install Biometric ATMs so that fraudulent
withdrawals can be prevented. Biometric
ATMs will be able to do so as it also checks
(1) signatures of the card holders.
(2) fingerprints of the card holders.
(3) skin colour of the card holders.
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2)
(c) Only (3) (d) Both (2) & (3)
(e) All (1), (2) & (3)
40. Which of the following is known as Plastic
money?
(1) Demand Draft
(2) Credit Card
(3) Debit Card
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2)
(c) Only (3) (d) Both (2) & (3)
(e) All (1), (2) & (3)
41. A lot of Banks in India these days are offering
M-Banking Facility to their customers. What
is the full form of` ‘M’ in ‘M-Banking’?
(a) Money (b) Marginal
(c) Message (d) Mutual Fund
(e) Mobile Phone
42. Which of the following is the limitation
of the ATMs owing to which people are
required to visit branches of the bank?
(1) It does not accept deposits.
(2) It has a limited cash disbursement
capacity.
(3) Lack of human interface.
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2)
(c) Only (3) (d) All (1), (2) & (3)
(e) None of these are limitations
43. As we all know, more and more countries/
organisations are now going for Non-
Cash Transactions and accordingly Banks
have launched many new products in
the market for the same. Which of the
following products is a non-cash transaction
(a) Only ATM Card

(b) Only Credit Card
(c) Only Prepaid Card
(d) Only Debit Card
(e) All are non-cash transaction products.
44. As per the news published in major
newspapers journals hence forth the Credit
Card holders will be able to access their
credit card information though automated
interactive voice response system over the
phone instead of speaking to the staff. This
decision of the banks/credit card companies
will provide
(1) an additional hurdle to the customers
as people feel comfortable in talking to
the staff instead of talking to a machine.
(2) an additional security to the customers
as this does not allow any staff to handle
any transaction directly.
(3) Some comfort to the banks as they will
be able to reduce their staff strength.
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2)
(c) Only (3) (d) All (1), (2) & (3)
(e) Only (1) & (3)
45. As per the notification issued by the banks,
the “third party ATM usage” will now be
restricted to certain withdrawals and limits
only. What does it really mean?
(1) The ATM cardholders will not be able
to withdraw from other banks’ ATMs
under any circumstances.
(2) Customers of one bank may be able to
withdraw only a limited amount from
other banks’ ATMs.
(3) ATM card holders will have to pay a
fee if they withdraw money from other
banks’ ATMs frequently.
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2) cial Telecommunication
(c) Only (3) (d) Only (2) & (3) (c) Society for Worldwide International Fi-
(e) Only (1) & (3)
46. Which of the following is an innovative
mechanism adopted by banks to meet the
targets fixed for lending to priority sector by
the Banks?
(a) Buying & Selling of Priority Sector
Lending Certification
(b) Sale of Kisan Vikas Patra
(c) Inter Bank Participation Certificates
(d) Adoption of Core Banking Solution
(e) None of These
47. As we all have notices, banks these days
are giving more emphasis on “Branchless
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Banking”. What does this really mean?
(1) Banks will not have many branches
as used to be in the good old days.
Instead, the number of branches will
be restricted and will conduct only a
specified core business.
(2) Banks will launch/operate many
delivery channels like ATMs, Mobile
Banking/Internet Banking etc so that
people are not required to visit a branch
for their usual banking needs.
(3) This means banks will issue only debit
or credit cards for all types of day-to-
day financial transactions. Cheques/
cash payments will not be allowed.
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2)
(c) Only (1) & (2) (d) Only (2) & (3)
(e) All (1), (2) & (3)
48. Many times we read a term CBS used in
banking operation. What is the full form of
the letter ‘C’ in the term ‘CBS’?
(a) Core (b) Credit
(c) Continuous (d) Complete
(e) None of these
49. Which of the following terms is NOT used
in banking?
(a) Debit Card (b) Credit Card
(c) Kisan Card (d) ELISA Test
(e) None of these
50. Expand the term SWIFT.
(a) Society for Worldwide International Fi-
nancial Telecommunications
(b) Society for Worldwide Interbank Finan-
nancial Transfers
(d) Society for Worldwide Interbank Fiscal
(e) None of these
51. Consider the following statements.
1. Indian men's hockey team created history
by winning the bronze medal at the FIH
Hockey World League Final on 6th
December 2015.
2. India defeated Argentina in the play-off
match.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
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(a) 1 only (e) None of these
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
52. Consider the following statements.
1. Vyachakurahalli village in Tamil Nadu
came to limelight as it was officially
declared as India's first smokeless village.
2. Bharat Petroleum piloted the 'Mission
Smokeless village' project.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
53. Consider the following statements.
1. Uttar Pradesh Government has launched
International festival on Birds in a bid
to promote state as an international bird-
watching destination.
2. The first-of-its-kind festival was
inaugurated by Chief Minister Akhilesh
Yadav at the National Chambal Sanctuary
(NCS).
3. NCS was set up in 1999 as a riverine
sanctuary along the Ganges.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) To improve the quality of higher education
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (c) To curb the rising of poverty around the
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
54. Consider the following statements.
1. 45th Navy Day was observed on 4th
December 2015.
2. Chief of Naval staff Robin K Dhowan
along with Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
and Army Chief General Dalbir Singh
Suhag paid tributes to martyrs at the Amar
Jawan Jyoti in New Delhi.
3. Every year Indian Navy celebrates Navy
Day on December 4 to commemorate the
success of the Operation Talwar of 1971
India-Pakistan War.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 3 only (d) All of the above
55. Which of the above statements is not correct
about Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan?
(a) It aims to enable persons with disabilities
to gain universal access, equal opportunity
for development, independent living and
participation in an inclusive society in all
aspects of life.
(b) The campaign has been drafted by
Union Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment in line with the UN
Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (UNCRPD) to which India is
a signatory.
(c) Envisages making all railway stations of
A1, A & B categories and the international
airports in the country fully accessible to
the disabled by July 2016.
(d) Seeks to convert at least 20% of
government owned public transport
carriers in the country fully accessible
carriers for disabled persons by March
2018.
(e) None of these
56. What is the primary objective of Global
Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) that
was launched by the HRD Ministry?
(a) To improve the health of children through
international collaboration
through international collaboration
world.
(d) To work for suppressing terrorism through
international collaboration
(e) None of these
57. Consider the following statements.
1. The 9th 14-day India-Nepal joint military
exercise "Surya Kiran IX" started in
Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
2. The combined battalion-level exercise
is conducted under the guidance of the
Garud Division.
3. The Surya Kiran series joint exercise is a
bi-annual event conducted alternatively in
Nepal and India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 ans 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
58. Consider the following statements.
1. Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for
Culture and Tourism and Civil Aviation
launched the "24x7 Toll Free Tourist
Infoline in 12 International Languages.
2. The infoline has been launched in
collaboration with Tata Business Support
Services Limited (Tata BSS), a BPO
owned by Tata Sons.
3. The languages to be dealt by the contact
centers include ten International languages
apart from English and Hindi, viz. Arabic,
French, German, Italian, Japanese,
Korean, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and
Spanish.
4. The Ministry will launch "Incredible India
Mobile App." to facilitate tourists in a
better way.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 4 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of the above
(b) 2,3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
59. Consider the following statements.
1. The European Union (EU) and NATO
signed a defenceagreement between the
NATO Computer Incident Response
Capability (NCIRC) and the Computer
Emergency Response Team - European
Union (CERT-EU).
2. NATO and the EU have 22 member
countries in common and both have
increased cooperation in number of
defense-related fields.
3. The agreement signed at NATO
headquarters establishes a framework for
emergency response teams from NATO
and the EU to exchange information and
share best practices.
4. The headquarters of NATO situated in
Antwerp, Belgium.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 4 (NFME) for eradication of mosquito-
(b) 2, 3 and 4
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(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
60. Consider the following statements.
1. Indian and Chinese border troops
conducted the first 'joint tactical exercise'
in Kupwara Districtof Ladakh in Jammu
and Kashmir.
2. The Indian Army team consisted of 30
personnel led by Colonel Ritesh Chandra
Singh while the Chinese counterpart
comprised of the same strength which was
headed by Colonel Qu Yi.
3. India shares a 3,488-km border with China
while Jammu and Kashmir shares 646
Km of Line of actual control (LAC) with
China.
4. J&K is the only state in the India which
shares its borders with both Pakistan and
China.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(e) None of these
61. Consider the following statements.
1. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
dedicated the Brahmaputra Cracker and
Polymer Limited (BCPL) to the nation
at Lepetkata, near Dibrugarh. He also
dedicated to the nation, the wax plant of
Numaligarh Refineries Limited.
2. ONGC is the main promoter of BCPL
having 70% stake, while the rest 30% is
equally shared by Oil India Limited (OIL),
Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and
government of Assam.
3. The Numaligarh Refineries is the
country's largest wax-producing unit using
indigenous technology.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
62. Consider the following statements.
1. Delhi Government launched the National
Framework for Malaria Elimination
borne diseases.
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2. NFME 2016-2030 outlines India's strategy
for elimination of the disease by 2030.
3. India accounts for 70 percent of malaria
cases and 69 percent malaria deaths in
South East Asian region countries. In
2015, 1.13 million cases were reported in
India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
63. Consider the following statements.
1. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(TRAI) decided in favour of net neutrality
from charging differential rates for data
services which will prohibit Facebook's
Free Basics and Vodafone's Zero platform
in their current form.
2. UK, Chile, Netherlands and Brazil have
adopted net neutrality which doesn't allow
discrimination of the Internet content
or charge users differently based on the
content.
3. TRAI declared that a fine of Rs. 50,000
per day would be levied, subject to a
maximum of Rs. 50 lakh, for any violation
of regulations by the service providers.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
64. Consider the following statements.
1. Union Health Minister Shri M. Venkaiah
Naidu launched the Project Sunrise for
prevention of AIDS in the eight North-
Eastern states.
2. According to a recently released report
by the government North-eastern states
like Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland
account for highest adult (15-49 years)
HIV prevalence in the country.
3. The venture will be implemented in
the North East states, in addition to the
existing projects of the Integrated Disease
Surveillance Programme (IDSP).
4. The special programme for the North-
East will be implemented in 20 districts of
the eight states including four districts of
Manipur- Imphal East, Bishnupur, Ukhrul
and Churachandpur.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
65. Consider the following statements.
1. Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural
Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan released the
Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for North India
to leverage the hydrocarbon sector for
development of the region in Dispur.
2. The Vision rests on five pillars: People,
Policy, Partnership, Projects and
Production.
3. The states covered under the plan are
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya,
Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Mizoram and
West Bengal.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
66. Consider the following statements.
1. M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Road
Transport and Highways and Shipping
launched the Website for Maritime India
Summit 2016 www.maritimeinvest.in.
2. Maritime India Summit 2016 (MIS 2016),
is the maiden global summit organised by
the Ministry of Shipping in April 2016, to
unleash the potential of Indian Maritime
Sector.
3. The Republic of China is the partner
country for the MIS 2016 and will be
represented by the high level ministerial
and business delegation.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 3
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these

67. Consider the following statements.
1. Union Cabinet headed by PM Narendra
Modi has given its 'in principle' consent to
the LIGO-India mega science proposal for
research on gravitational waves.
2. LIGO-India project stands for Laser
Interferometer Gravitational-wave
Observatory in India.
3. The project will handled by Department
of Atomic Energy and Department of
Science and Technology (DST).
4. The project will establish a state-of-the-art
gravitational wave observatory in India in
collaboration with the LIGO Laboratory
in Australia run by Caltech and MIT.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
68. Consider the following statements.
1. The Fourth Edition of the India-Myanmar
Coordinated Patrol (IMCOR) commenced
along the International Maritime Boundary
Line (IMBL) in the Arabian Sea.
2. Indian Navy Ships Trinkat and Bitra along
with Union of Myanmar Ships Aung
Zeya and FAC 563 participated in the 4th
IMCOR.
3. Cmde Atul Anand from Indian Navy and
Cmde Aung Zaw Hlaing from Myanmar
Navy signed the document in the presence
of Indian Ambassador to Myanmar
Gautam Mukhopadhaya.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
69. Consider the following statements.
1. BHEL has commissioned a 101 MW
gas-based Combined Cycle Power Plant
(CCPP) on Engineering, Procurement and
Construction (EPC) basis, in Manipur.
2. The order for the Advanced-class gas
turbine-based 101 MW CCPP was placed
on BHEL by North Eastern Electric Power
Corporation Limited (NEEPCO).
3. BHEL had previously commissioned
Gas Turbine of 65.4 MW rating in March
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and with the commissioning of the 35.6
MW Steam Turbine, BHEL has now
commissioned the 101 MW CCPP.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
70. Consider the following statements.
1. India test-fired indigenously developed
Prithvi-II missile capable of carrying 500
to 1000 kg of warheads, as part of a user
trial by the army from a test range at Abdul
Kalam Island.
2. The test was carried out from a mobile
launcher from launch complex-3 of the
Integrated Test Range (ITR) at 1000 hrs.
3. The Anti-ballistic missile has a strike range
of 350 km is capable of carrying warheads
weighing up to 1000 kgs and is thrusted by
liquid propulsion twin engines.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 2 only (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
71. Consider the following statements.
1. The first train to connect China and Israel
arrived in Tehran loaded with Chinese
goods, reviving the ancient Silk Road.
2. The train carrying 32 containers of
commercial products from eastern
Zhejiang province took 14 days to make
the 9,500-kilometre (5,900-mile) journey
through Kazakstan and Turkmenistan.
3. The Silk Road is an ancient network of
commercial land and sea routes, named
for the lucrative Chinese silk trade,
that were central to business across the
Asian continent connecting China to the
Mediterranean Sea.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 2 only (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
72. Consider the following statements.
1. Mexico, Canada and Germany have signed
a memorandum of understanding for
energy and climate change cooperation,
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aimed at harmonizing the three countries'
policies and promoting green strategies.
2. The three countries announced that they
are moving toward energy integration
during Mexican energy minister Pedro
Joaquín Coldwell's visit to Winnipeg.
3. Canada's energy reform promotes the use
of renewable energy sources and the first
long-term power auction will allow for the
generation of cleaner, cheaper electricity.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 2 only (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
73. Consider the following statements.
1. Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah
Naidu announced the top 10 cities which
are among the cleanest in the country.
2. It was a part of the cleanliness survey
'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' which began
last year.
3. The survey commissioned by the Ministry
of Urban Development, which will be
conducted by the Quality Council of India
(QCI) to assess sanitation and hygiene
conditions of 75 major cities, including 53
cities with a population of above 10 lakh
each and the State Capitals.
4. Chennai topped the list of the 10 cities,
while Chandigarh was placed second.
Tiruchirappalli bagged the third position,
Delhi was fourth in the list, whereas
Visakhapatnam, Surat, Rajkot and
Gangtok were in fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth position respectively.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
74. Consider the following statements.
(1) The 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati
was inaugurated on 5th February 2016 and
will last till 16th February.
(2) Colombo had hosted the last edition
in 2010 where India topped the medals
tally with 175 medals out of 528 on offer,
including 90 gold out of 157.
(3) The official motto for the games is "Citius,
Altius, Fortius" which is a Latin expression
meaning "Faster, Higher, Stronger".
(4) Tikhor, the baby Rhino is the official
mascot for the 2016 South Asian Games.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 4 and 1 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
75. Consider the following statements.
(1) UN health agency World Health
Organization has declared Zika virus
disease to be a Public Health Emergency
of International Concern (PHEIC) on 1st
February, 2016.
(2) WHO director general, Margaret Chan
called Zika an "extraordinary event" that
needed a co-ordinated response.
(3) Zika is transmitted through the Anopheles
mosquito, which also spreads dengue
fever, and was first discovered in Uganda
in 1947.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 1 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
76. Consider the following statements in context
with the 2016 Australian Open Title of Tennis.
(1) Germany's Angelique Kerber stunned
world number one Serena Williams by
winning her second Grand Slam title at the
Australian Open.
(2) Williams was beaten for only the fifth time
in 26 Grand Slam finals which also denied
the American the chance to tie Graf's
open-era record of 23 titles.
(3) World number one and defending
champion Novak Djokovic increased
his tally of Grand Slam titles to 11 after
winning the 2016 Australian Open.
(4) Djokovic clinched his sixth Australian
Open title and 11th Grand Slam trophy
which puts him 5th at the all-time leading
Grand Slam title winners.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) All of the above

(e) None of these
77. Consider the following statements.
1. Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has filed
for global patent of two vaccine candidates
- a recombinant vaccine and an inactivated
vaccine - for Zika virus.
2. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairman and
Managing Director of the company made
the revelation while addressing a press
conference on 3rd February.
3. It has also been reported that around 3,530
cases of the devastating birth defect, called
microcephaly, in 2015 that are strongly
suspected to be related to Zika.
4. The Biotech company is also the
manufacturer of the Rota virus vaccine,
which the government is set to roll out
from March in four states.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 1 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
78. Consider the following statements.
1. India and Brunei inked three MoUs in the
areas of Technology, health, and youth and
sports affairs.
2. The MoUs were signed in presence of
Vice President Hamid Ansari and Brunei's
Speaker of the State Legislative Council,
Haji Abdul Rahman.
3. Ansari was on a five-day visit to Brunei
and Malaysia from 1st to 5th February
2016 to strengthen ties with the Southeast
Asian states.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 3 and 1 both (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
79. Consider the following statements.
1. Mahamana Express is the new state-of-
the-art superfast express train which was
flagged-off by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in Varanasi on 22nd January 2016.
2. The train has been named Mahamana
Express after Mahamana Madan Mohan
Malviya, the founder of the Jawaharlal
Nehru University (JNU).
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3. It will run between Varanasi and Delhi via
Lucknow thrice a week.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
80. Consider the following statements.
1. 'The Z Factor: My Journey as the Wrong
Man at the Right Time' is autobiography
of Subhash Chandra, the founder of the
multi-million Zee Group.
2. This autobiography has been written along
with Pranjal Sharma and is published by
Penguin India.
3. The book was officially launched at the
9th edition of the 'ZEE Jaipur Literature
Festival'.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
81. Consider the following statements.
1. DSC literary prize is awarded in every
two years to writers of any nationality
or ethnicity writing about South Asia on
themes such as culture, history, politics or
people.
2. Indian writer Anuradha Roy has won the
on the prestigious $50,000 DSC Prize for
South Asian Literature for the year 2016.
3. She was awarded for her novel 'Sleeping
on Jupiter'.
4. The prize was instituted in 2011 by DSC
Limited, an Indian infrastructure and
construction company.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 2 and 4 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1 only
(e) None of these
82. Consider the following statements.
1. Google, in collaboration with the RailTel,
introduced the first public Wi-Fi service at
the Mumbai Central railway station.
2. This service was launched by Maharashtra
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
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3. The project was announced by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to
Google headquarters in Mountain View.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 first Belinda Clark Award for the country's
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
83. Consider the following statements.
1. Tata Motors has appointed former top
official of Jaguar Land Rover as its Chief
Executive Officer & Managing Director.
2. The MD & CEO post of Tata Motors has
been vacant since the demise of Karl Sym
in January 2015.
3. Ratan Tata is the current Chairman of Tata
Motors.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
84. Consider the following statements
1. After the World Health Organisation's
warning on Zika virus, the central
government has constituted a special,
technical group to monitor the spread of
the virus in the country.
2. Anopheles mosquito carries Zika virus
which can cause brain damage in babies.
3. Zika virus has been associated with
incomprehensible spike in Brazil with
babies born with unusually-small heads.
The virus has been detected in some
people in the U.S. and the U.K. but there
are no reports of outbreaks of Zika in India
yet.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
85. Consider the following statements
1. Steve Smith has won the Allan Border
Medal and also the Test Player of the Year
on 27th January.
2. He became the 12th player to receive
the Allan Border Medallist for 2016,
Australian cricket's greatest individual
honour.
3. Aaron Finch was named One-Day
International (ODI) Player of the Year,
while all-rounder Ellyse Perry won her
best-performed female player.
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
86. Consider the following statements
1. Bollywood actress Rekha was honoured
with the third Yash Chopra Memorial
Award on 26th January 2016.
2. The Foundation annually honours a
distinguished senior film personality for
outstanding contribution to film industry
with a Gold Medal and a cash prize of `10
lakh.
3. The award has been instituted by the
Times group in the memory of the late
producer-director Yash Chopra.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
87. Consider the following statements
1. Akash is a medium-rangeAnti-ballistic
missile defense system developed by
the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO), Bharat Dynamics
Limited (BDL) for Missile Systems,
Ordnance Factories Board and Bharat
Electronics (BEL) for other Systems in
India.
2. Akash missile was successfully test fired
on 28th January 2016 from complex-3
of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at
Chandipuri in Odisha.
3. These tests were aimed at gauging the
flight consistency and effectiveness of
the missile, besides ascertaining the
serviceability of the system in various
conditions.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:

(a) 1 and 2 had been awaiting a formal notification.
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
88. Consider the following statements in context of
India's 67th Republic Day.
1. French President Francois Hollande was
the chief guest at the Republic Day parade.
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurled
the national flag and took salute of the
parade at Rajpath, New Delhi.
3. President Pranab Mukherjee conferred
the country's highest peacetime gallantry
award Ashok Chakra to Lance Naik
Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 operations and therefore sharing each
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
89. Consider the following statements.
1. Astronomers have discovered the largest
known solar system, consisting of a large
planet that takes nearly a million years to
orbit its star. The gas giant is one trillion
kilometres away which makes its orbit
140 times wider than Pluto's path around
our Sun.
2. The planet, known as 2MASS J2126-
8140, is between 12 and 15 times the mass
of Jupiter and its star is called TYC 9486-
927-1.
3. The findings about the discovery were
published in Astronomy & Geophysics.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
90. Consider the following statements.
1. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)
Amendment Act, 2015 came into force
from Tuesday (January 26, 2016).
2. The SC/ST Bill was unanimously passed
by the Rajya Sabha on December 25,
2015, but without a debate, and therefore
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3. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on 4th
August, 2015.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
91. Which of the following statement(s) is/are
correct about 'Shakti-2016'?
1. It is a joint Military exercise between
India and France scheduled to be held
in Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in
Rajasthan's Bikaner for eight days.
2. Shakti-2016 will focus on terrorism and
counter-insurgency.
3. Both countries have troops deployed in
counter-insurgency and counter-terrorist
other's military experiences will be
dangerous for national interest.
4. Indian contingent to participate in the
exercise will be the 2nd Battalion of
Garhwal Rifles, part of the Sapta Shakti
Command.
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 3 and 4 only
(e) None of these
92. Consider the following statements on recently
operational India-Australia Social Security
Agreement.
1. The agreement aims to enable people of
both countries to avail retirement benefits
in each other's country and will boost
bilateral business linkages.
2. This Agreement will give people more
freedom to move between India and
Australia as their pension rights are
recognized and protected.
3. It will put financial burden on India
as 397,000 Indian-born people living
in Australia and making substantial
contribution.
4. As per the provisions, Australian residing
in India will be able to claim the Australian
Age Pension without having to return
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to Australia and Indian residents living
in Australia will have access to Indian
retirement pensions.
Select the correct answer from the following:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 4 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2 and 4 only
(e) None of these
93. Stan Wawrinka won 2016 Chennai Open
title. Consider the following statements about
Chennai Open title.
1. The Chennai Open is a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts.
2. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour
250 series of the Association of Tennis
Professionals (ATP) World Tour.
3. It is held annually in the month of January
at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai,
Tamil Nadu.
4. It is owned by TATA and organized by
TATA Steel.
Which is/are true?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 4 only (d) 2, 3 and 4 only
(e) None of these
94. Consider the following statements regarding
the merger of Ministry of Overseas Indian
Affairs with Ministry of External Affairs.
1. Currently V. K. Singh is the cabinet
minister for both ministries.
2. The objective is to address the various
complaints of Indian overseas workers in
a more effective manner and also help by
doing away with the duplication of work.
3. Another objective is also minimising
government and maximising governance.
4. Established in May 2004 as the ministry of
non-resident Indian's affairs was renamed
as the ministry of overseas Indian affairs
in September 2004.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 4 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 3 and 1 only
(e) None of these
95. Governor's rule imposed in Jammu and Kashmir
following the death of Chief Minister Mufti
Mohammad Sayeed. Consider the following
statements in this context.
1. Governor's rule was imposed under Article
92 (1) of the Constitution of Jammu and
Kashmir
2. Article 350 gives Special autonomy to
Jammu & Kashmir
3. NN Vohra is the current governor of the
state.
4. Indians from other states cannot purchase
land or property in J&K.
Which statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only (b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 2 only (d) All of the above
(e) None of these
96. The theme of 24th New Delhi World Book
Fair held during January 9-17, 2016 at Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi was:
(a) 'Indigenous Voices: Mapping India's Folk
& Tribal Literature'
(b) 'Kathasagara: Celebrating Children's
Literature'.
(c) Vivid Bharat - Diverse India'
(d) Suryodaya: Emerging voices from North
East India'
(e) None of these
97. "5/20 rule" is associated with which industry?
(a) Steel (b) Aviation
(c) Telecom (d) Coal
(e) None of these
98. Which one of the following has been appointed
as the Governor of Kerala, the former Chief
Justice of India?
(a) Justice Altamas Kabir
(b) Justice P. Sathasivam
(c) Justice K.G.Balakrishnan
(d) Justice S.H. Kapadia
(e) None of these
99. Identify the name Indian American who
invented E-mail 32 years back?
(a) A.V. Ramaswami
(b) V.V. Annadurai
(c) V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai
(d) R.V. Ramalingam
(e) None of these
100. Which ministry released the four colour
classification scheme for industries based on
their potential pollution level in March 2016?

(a) Ministry of Environment and Forest
(b) Ministry of Heavy Industries
(c) Ministry of Finance
(d) Prime Minister's Office
(e) None of these
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101. Which country won the men and women team
championship at the World Table Tennis Team
Championship held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
in March 2016?
(a) China (b) Denmark
(c) India (d) Britain
(e) None of these

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6. (b) 7. (e) 8. (e) 9. (b) 10 (c)
11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (e)
16. (a) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (a)
21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (b)
26. (e) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (b) 30. (a)
31. (b) 32. (e) 33. (e) 34. (a) 35. (d)
36. (c) 37. (d) 38. (c) 39. (b) 40. (d)
41. (e) 42. (d) 43. (e) 44. (a) 45. (d)
46. (c) 47 (e) 48. (a) 49. (d) 50. (a)
51 (a) 52 (d) 53 (a) 54 (b) 55 (d)
56 (b) 57 (c) 58 (b) 59 (c) 60 (b)
61 (c) 62 (b) 63 (c) 64 (b) 65 (b)
66 (b) 67 (c) 68 (c) 69 (b) 70 (a)
71 (c) 72 (a) 73 (a) 74 (c) 75 (c)
76 (c) 77 (a) 78 (b) 79 (c) 80 (c)
81 (c) 82 (c) 83 (d) 84 (c) 85 (d)
86 (a) 87 (b) 88 (c) 89 (a) 90 (c)
91 (a) 92 (d) 93 (b) 94 (c) 95 (a)
96 (c) 97 (b) 98 (b) 99 (d) 100 (a)
101 (c)