1.

In Rio Olympics 2016 which country finished at the top of the table with gold
medals?
A. United States
B. China
C. Great Britain
D. Russia

2. In Rio Olympics 2016 which country finished at the second number of the
table with gold medals?
A. United States
B. China
C. Great Britain
D. Russia

3. In Rio Olympics 2016 the men's football gold was won by

A. Brazil
B. Germany
C. France
D. Italy

4. In Rio Olympics 2016 the women's football gold was won by

A. Brazil
B. Germany
C. France
D. Italy

5. In Rio Olympics 2016 the men's volleyball gold was won by

A. United States
B. Russia
C. Brazil
D. Great Britain

6. Michael Phelps, an American swimmer, won __________ gold medals in Rio

Olympics 2016.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

7. The Paris agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on

Climate Change is to limit global warming well below
A. 1.0 °C
B. 1.5 °C
C. 2.0 °C
D. 2.5 °C
8. The Paris agreement was opened for signature for one year on
A. 20 April 2016
B. 21 April 2016
C. 22 April 2016
D. 23 April 2016

9. On 22 April 2016 the Paris Agreement was ratified by _____ member states.
A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18

10. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change deals with
A. reduction in fossil fuel usage
B. CO2 emissions mitigation
C. reduction in Uranium production
D. greenhouse gases emissions mitigation

11. The Paris agreement had to enter into force only if _____ countries which
produce at least 55% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions ratify the
Agreement.
A. 50
B. 55
C. 60
D. 65

12. As of November 2016, __________ countries have ratified the Paris

agreement.
A. 100
B. 115
C. 130
D. 145

13. The Paris Agreement entered into force on

A. October 25, 2016
B. October 28, 2016
C. November 1, 2016
D. November 4, 2016

14. The United States presidential elections were held on

A. November 5, 2016
B. November 6, 2016
C. November 7, 2016
 D. November 8, 2016

15. The present president of United States, Barack Obama, belongs to

A. Democratic Party
B. Republican Party
C. Libertarian Party
D. Green Party

16. The present-elect Donald Trump was the presidential nominee of the
A. Democratic Party
B. Republican Party
C. Libertarian Party
D. Green Party

17. Hillary Clinton was the presidential nominee of the

A. Democratic Party
B. Republican Party
C. Libertarian Party
D. Green Party

18. Hillary Clinton has also served as US __________ from 2009 to 2013.
A. Vice President
B. Foreign Minister
C. Secretary of States
D. Interior Minister

19. The largest museum in the world is

A. Vatican Museums
B. State Hermitage Museum
C. Louvre Museum
D. National Museum of China

20. The Louvre Museum is located in

A. France
B. Italy
C. United States
D. United Kingdom

21. A faction of the Turkish Armed Forces tried to impose Martial Law in the
country on
A. 15 July 2016
B. 20 July 2016
C. 25 July 2016
D. 30 July 2016
22. The attempted coup was mainly foiled by the
A. Turkish Army
B. Turkish Police
C. People of Turkey
D. Supporters of Turkish government

23. The Turkish government accused that the faction of the army was linked to
A. Opposition Parties
B. Kurds Forces
C. Syria
D. Fethullah Gulen

24. Fethullah Gulen is a religious and political leader lives in self-imposed exile
in the
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Egypt

25. The 2020 Olympics will be held in ________.

A. London
B. Doha
C. Tokyo
D. Beijing

26. The FIFA World Cup 2018 will be held in

A. Argentina
B. Germany
C. Qatar
D. Russia

27. The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be held in

A. Argentina
B. Germany
C. Qatar
D. Russia

28. The FIFA Ballon d'Or 2015 award for the world's best player was won by
A. Cristiano Ronaldo
B. Lionel Messi
C. Neymar
D. Ronaldinho

29. Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for the _____ time.
 A. second
B. third
C. fourth
D. fifth

30. The 2016 Nobel Prize in literature was won by

A. Alice Munro
B. Svetlana Alexievich
C. Bob Dylan
D. Angus Deaton
31. The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was won by
A. Angela Merkel
B. Barack Obama
C. European Union
D. Juan Manuel Santos

32. The 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics was won by

A. Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom
B. Angus Deaton and Jean Tirole
C. Patrick Modiano
D. Arthur B. McDonald

33. Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics
for their contributions to
A. Supply and Demand
B. Consumption and Poverty
C. Contract theory
D. Consumption, Poverty and Welfare

34. North Korea on 6 January 2016 claimed that it had successfully tested a/an
A. atomic bomb
B. hydrogen bomb
C. biogas bomb
D. bomb based on fission reaction

35. Time magazine named _____ its Person of the Year 2015.
A. Angela Merkel
B. Malala Yousafzai
C. Barack Obama
D. Vladimir Putin

36. Forbes magazine named _____ the world's most powerful person of 2015.
A. Angela Merkel
B. Malala Yousafzai
C. Barack Obama
 D. Vladimir Putin

37. On 24 November 2015 Russian jet was shot down by _____ Air Force.
A. American
B. German
C. British
D. Turkish

38. The Treaty on Accession of the Republic of Crimea to Russia was signed
on?
A. 18 February 2014
B. 18 March 2014
C. 24 February 2014
D. 24 March 2014

39. The Secretary of States of United States is ______ .

A. John Kerry
B. Joe Biden
C. Hillary Clinton
D. James F. Dobbins

40. The Vice President of United States is _______ .

A. John Kerry
B. Joe Biden
C. Hillary Clinton
D. James F. Dobbins

41. World's oldest operational space launch facility is located in ________.

A. America
B. Russia
C. Kazakhstan
D. India

42. Which country has the largest reserves of oil?

A. United States
B. China
C. Russia
D. Venezuela

43. In which country It is mandatory for all male citizens aged 18–27 to serve 1
year in Armed Forces?
A. America
B. Canada
C. Russia
 D. Israel

44. Which country is the world's top supplier of weapons?

A. America
B. Russia
C. Israel
D. Germany

45. Which from the following countries is NOT the member of BRICS?
A. America
B. Russia
C. China
D. India

46. The President of India is __________ .

A. Sonia Gandhi
B. Dr. Abdul Kalam
C. Chidambaram
D. Pranab Mukherjee

47. The headquarter of Human Rights Watch is located in __________ .

A. Washington
B. New York
C. Berlin
D. Brussels

48. Which country is the largest producer of oil?

A. Saudi Arabia
B. China
C. Russia
D. Venezuela

49. Which country has the largest reserves of gas?

A. Saudi Arabia
B. Iran
C. Russia
D. Qatar

50. Which country is the largest producer of gas?

A. Saudi Arabia
B. Iran
C. Russia
D. Qatar
51. Secretary General UNO Ban-Ki-Mon belongs to __________.
A. South Korea.
B. North Korea
C. Japan
D. China

52. Currently, there are __________ member states of the United Nations.
A. 190
B. 193
C. 196
D. 197

53. Currently, __________ countries hold the status of Observer States in

the United Nations.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

54. There are __________ members of SAARC.

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

55. Secretary General SAARC Arjun Bahadur Thapa belongs to __________.

A. Pakistan
B. India
C. Maldives
D. Nepal

56. Which from the following countries does NOT yeild veto-power?
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Canada
D. France

57. Which from the following countries is NOT a non-permanent member of

Security Council.
A. Egypt
B. Japan
C. Lithuania
D. Ukraine

58. Al-Jazeera TV Channel belongs to ___________.

 A. Qatar
B. Kuwait
C. Egypt
D. Bahrain

59. The newest member of the Eurozone is _______.

A. Lithuania
B. Croatia
C. Bulgaria
D. Cyprus

60. The Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline is also called __________.

A. friendship pipeline
B. future pipeline
C. peace pipeline
D. unity pipeline

61. The River Thames is located in __________.

A. England
B. Scotland
C. Ireland
D. Finland

62. In London Olympics 2012, the gold medal, in Men's Field Hockey was won
by __________.
A. Germany
B. Holland
C. Australia
D. India

63. The Most populous city in the world is __________.

A. Beijing
B. Buenos Aires
C. Shanghai
D. Tokyo

64. US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan is __________ .

A. Seth Jones
B. John Kerry
C. Richard Holbrooke
D. Dan Feldman

65. The capital of Ukraine is __________ .

A. Kazan
 B. Aden
C. Crimea
D. Kiev

66. The head of state of the United Kingdom is _________ .

A. Queen Elizabeth I
B. Queen Elizabeth II
C. Queen Elizabeth III
D. Queen Elizabeth IV

67. Which country is the largest producer of cotton in the world?

A. Australia
B. China
C. Russia
D. India

68. The first Muslim Nobel Laureate was _________ .

A. Anwar Sadat
B. Dr. Abdul Salam
C. Dr. Muhammad Younus
D. Yasir Arafat

69. Qantas is an airline of __________ .

A. Australia
B. Sudan
C. Malaysia
D. France

70. AFP is the news agency of __________ .

A. Switzerland
B. France
C. Germany
D. Sweden

71. The fastest person of the world is __________ .

A. Kim Collins
B. Usain Bolt
C. Dwain Chambers
D. Justin Gatlin

72. The oldest tennis tournament in the world is __________ .

A. Wimbledon
B. French Open
C. Australian Open
 D. US Open

73. The 2015 Wimbledon Championships Singles (Men) title was won by
__________ .
A. Roger Federer
B. Rafael Nadal
C. Novak Djokovic
D. Andy Murray

74. The 2015 Wimbledon Championships Singles (Women) title was won by
__________ .
A. Serena Williams
B. Marion Bartoli
C. Maria Sharapova
D. Ana Ivanovic

75. The fastest century record in ODI of Corey Anderson was broke by
__________ .
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Chris Gayle
C. AB de Villiers
D. Shahid Afridi

76. The 2014 FIFA World Cup was won by ___________ .

A. Brazil
B. Germany
C. Spain
D. Argentina

77. The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by __________ .

A. Brazil
B. Russia
C. Qatar
D. France

78. The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by __________ .

A. Brazil
B. Russia
C. Qatar
D. France

79. Usain Bolt, the fastest man on the Earth, belongs to

A. Niger
B. Nigeria
C. Mexico
 D. Jamaica

80. The World Snooker Championship 2015 was won by __________ .

A. Stuart Bingham
B. Mark Williams
C. Stephen Hendry
D. Ronnie O'Sullivan

81. The lowest temperature ever recorded on the Earth is __________ .

A. -83.2 °C
B. -86.2 °C
C. -89.2 °C
D. -92.2 °C

82. The lowest temperature was recorded in __________ .

A. Antarctica
B. Russia
C. Canada
D. Germany

83. The highest temperatures ever recorded on the Earth is ________.

A. 56.7 °C
B. 57.7 °C
C. 58.7 °C
D. 59.7 °C

84. The highest temperature was recorded in __________ .

A. Los Angeles
B. California
C. Tripoli
D. Doha

85. Who is Angela Merkel?

A. Prime Minister of Germany
B. Chancellor of Germany
C. Prime Minister of France
D. Chancellor of France

86. Who is François Hollande?

A. President of Germany
B. Prime Minister of Germany
C. President of France
D. Prime Minister of France
87. The current director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is __________ .
A. James Clapper
B. Thomas Donilon
C. Denis McDonough
D. John Brennan

88. On 27 February 2013 Iraq's state airline, after 20 years, begins flights to
__________ .
A. America
B. Israel
C. Iran
D. Kuwait

89. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015 was awarded to

A. Takaaki Kajita & Arthur B. McDonald
B. Francois Englert & Peter W. Higgs
C. Thomas C. Sudhof & James E. Rothman
D. Lars Peter Hansen & Robert J. Shiller

90. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 was awarded to

A. Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell & William Moerner
B. Francois Englert & Peter W. Higgs
C. Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich & Aziz Sancar
D. Lars Peter Hansen & Robert J. Shiller

91. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 was awarded to

A. Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell & William Moerner
B. William C. Campbell, Satoshi Omura & Tu Youyou
C. John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser & Edvard Moser
D. Lars Peter Hansen & Robert J. Shiller

92. Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, is the wife of __________ .

A. Prince Harry
B. Prince Charles
C. Prince William
D. Prince George

93. The Sinai Peninsula is in __________ .

A. Egypt
B. Libya
C. Jordan
D. Syria

94. The United States presidential election of 2016 are scheduled for
 A. 8 November 2016
B. 16 November 2016
C. 8 December 2016
D. 16 December 2016

95. Angela Merkel was elected as Chancellor of Germany for the __________
time.
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth

96. The Prime Minister of Pakistan is __________ .

A. Shahbaz Sharif
B. Nawaz Sharif
C. Asif Zardari
D. Ishaq Dar

97. The President of Iran is __________ .

A. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
B. Hassan Rouhani
C. Mohammad Javad Zarif
D. Ali Khamenei

98. The No.1 Tennis Player is __________ .

A. Serena Williams
B. Maria Sharapova
C. Victoria Azarenka
D. Venus Williams

99. The Defence Secretary of United States is __________ .

A. John Kerry
B. Ashton Carter
C. Chuck Hagel
D. John McCain

100. The Currency of Lativa is __________ .

A. Dollar
B. Euro
C. Lev
D. Lek

101. The oldest news agency in the world is

A. AFP
 B. WAFA
C. BBC
D. CNN

102. The headquarter of Transparency International is located in

A. New York
B. Washington
C. Paris
D. Berlin

103. NATO is a/an __________ alliance.

A. military
B. economic
C. regional
D. cultural

104. The Suez Canal is in

A. Nigeria
B. Libya
C. Egypt
D. Palestine

105. The Suez Canal connects the __________ .

A. Red Sea and the Arabian Sea
B. Red Sea and the North Sea
C. Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea
D. Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

106. Taksim Square is in ___________ .

A. Cairo
B. Istanbul
C. Tripoli
D. Damascus

107. The Chelyabinsk Meteor hit __________ on 15 February 2013.

A. America
B. Canada
C. Mexico
D. Russia

108. Nokia Mobile business was acquired by

A. Microsoft
B. Google
C. Yahoo
D. Apple
109. Motorola Mobile business is now own by
A. Microsoft
B. Google
C. Yahoo
D. Lenovo

110. Man Booker International Prize 2015 was won by

A. Alice Munro
B. Laszlo Krasznahorkai
C. Lydia Davis
D. Malala Yousafzai

111. Secretary General UNO Ban-Ki-Mon belongs to __________.

A. South Korea.
B. North Korea
C. Japan
D. China

112. Currently, there are __________ member states of the United Nations.
A. 190
B. 193
C. 196
D. 197

113. Currently, __________ countries hold the status of Observer States in

the United Nations.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

114. There are __________ members of SAARC.

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

115. Secretary General SAARC Arjun Bahadur Thapa belongs to __________.

A. Pakistan
B. India
C. Maldives
D. Nepal
116. Which from the following countries does NOT yeild veto-power?
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Canada
D. France

117. Which from the following countries is NOT a non-permanent member of

Security Council.
A. Egypt
B. Japan
C. Lithuania
D. Ukraine

118. Al-Jazeera TV Channel belongs to ___________.

A. Qatar
B. Kuwait
C. Egypt
D. Bahrain

119. The newest member of the Eurozone is _______.

A. Lithuania
B. Croatia
C. Bulgaria
D. Cyprus

120. The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline is also called __________.

A. friendship pipeline
B. future pipeline
C. peace pipeline
D. unity pipeline

121. How many countries have successfully detonated nuclear weapons?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

122. Which from the following country has not yet detonated nuclear weapons?
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. South Korea
D. North Korea

123. The largest helicopter in the world is

 A. CH-47 Chinook
B. Hughes YOH-6A
C. Robinson R44
D. Mil Mi-26

124. The Mil Mi-26 helicopter is manufactured by

A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Russia
D. Germany

125. Which country has the largest warships in the world?

A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Russia
D. Germany

126. The Nimitz-class super carriers, the largest warships, are powered by
A. fossil fuels
B. hydroelectric energy
C. solar energy
D. nuclear energy

127. The Nimitz-class super carriers are being replaced by

A. Cavour aircraft carriers
B. INS Vikramaditya aircraft carriers
C. Queen Elizabeth (R08)
D. Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers

128. NASA, the space agency responsible for the space science program and
general aerospace research is the agency of
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Russia
D. Japan

129. Roscosmos is the space agency of

A. United States
B. Russia
C. Japan
D. United Kingdom

130. JAXA is the space agency of

A. United States
B. Russia
 C. Japan
D. United Kingdom

131. The athlete who is the most decorated Olympian of all time is
A. Andy Murray
B. Michael Phelps
C. Novak Djokovic
D. Usain Bolt

132. Michael Phelps is a/an __________ swimmer.

A. American
B. English
C. Russian
D. Polish

133. Michael Phelps has won __________ medals in Olympics.

A. 26
B. 27
C. 28
D. 29

134. Michael Phelps won __________ gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Games.
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

135. The Grand Slam tournaments are __________ most important annual tennis
events.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

136. Which from the following is NOT among the four Grand Slam tournaments?
A. Australian Open
B. French Open
C. Wimbledon
D. Davis Cup

137. The French Open is played on

A. hard courts
B. grass
 C. clay
D. sand

138. The Wimbledon is played on

A. hard courts
B. grass
C. clay
D. sand

139. Which tournament is the oldest tennis tournament in the world?

A. Australian Open
B. French Open
C. Wimbledon
D. US Open

140. The headquarter of NASA is located in

A. Washington, D.C.
B. New York
C. Chicago
D. Los Angeles

141. Who was the winner of the Men's Singles in Australian Open 2016?
A. Andy Murray
B. Novak Djokovic
C. Rafael Nadal
D. Roger Federer

142. Who was the winner of the Women's Singles in Australian Open 2016?
A. Angelique Kerber
B. Garbine Muguruza
C. Maria Sharapova
D. Serena Williams

143. Novak Djokovic is a tennis player from

A. United States
B. Great Britain
C. Germany
D. Serbia

144. Angelique Kerber is a tennis player from

A. United States
B. Great Britain
C. Germany
D. Serbia
145. Who was the winner of the Men's Singles in French Open 2016?
A. Andy Murray
B. Novak Djokovic
C. Rafael Nadal
D. Roger Federer

146. Who was the winner of the Women's Singles in French Open 2016?
A. Angelique Kerber
B. Garbine Muguruza
C. Maria Sharapova
D. Serena Williams

147. Garbine Muguruza represents __________ in tennis.

A. United States
B. Puerto Rico
C. Spain
D. Serbia

148. Who was the winner of the Men's Singles in Wimbledon 2016?
A. Andy Murray
B. Novak Djokovic
C. Rafael Nadal
D. Roger Federer

149. Who was the winner of the Women's Singles in Wimbledon 2016?
A. Angelique Kerber
B. Garbine Muguruza
C. Maria Sharapova
D. Serena Williams

150. Andy Murray represents __________ in tennis.

A. United States
B. Great Britain
C. Germany
D. Serbia

151. Who is the No.1 tennis player (in Men)?

A. Andy Murray
B. Novak Djokovic
C. Rafael Nadal
D. Roger Federer

152. Who is the No.1 tennis player (in Women)?

 A. Angelique Kerber
B. Garbine Muguruza
C. Maria Sharapova
D. Serena Williams

153. Who won gold medal (Men's Singles) in Rio Olympics 2016?
A. Andy Murray
B. Novak Djokovic
C. Rafael Nadal
D. Roger Federer

154. Who won gold medal (Women's Singles) in Rio Olympics 2016?
A. Angelique Kerber
B. Garbine Muguruza
C. Monica Puig
D. Serena Williams

155. Serena Williams is a tennis player from

A. United States
B. Great Britain
C. Puerto Rico
D. Spain

156. Monica Puig Marchan is tennis player from

A. United States
B. Great Britain
C. Puerto Rico
D. Spain

157. The largest importer of goods in the world is

A. United States
B. China
C. India
D. Indonesia

158. The largest producer of corn in the world is

A. United States
B. China
C. Australia
D. Pakistan

159. The name of the building built in place of the former World Trade Center is
A. Trade Inn
B. One World Trade Center
C. World's Ultimate Trade Center
 D. Center for Trade and Union

160. Which country has the largest number of tanks in the world?
A. United States
B. China
C. Poland
D. Russia

161. The largest producer of nuclear energy in the world is

A. United States
B. Russia
C. France
D. Germany

162. Which country derives 75% of its electricity, the highest percentage in the
world, from nuclear power?
A. United States
B. Russia
C. France
D. Germany

163. Which country has the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world?
A. United States
B. Russia
C. France
D. Germany

164. Which country has the largest fleet of ballistic missile submarines in the
world?
A. United States
B. Russia
C. France
D. Germany

165. The only country constructing nuclear-powered icebreakers is

A. United States
B. Russia
C. France
D. Norway

166. Which country has the world's largest forest reserves?

A. United States
B. Russia
C. Greenland
 D. Norway

167. The Russia's forest reserves are called

A. the O2 house of the Earth
B. the O2 house of the Europe
C. the lungs of the Earth
D. the lungs of Europe

168. The United Kingdom EU referendum (or the Brexit referendum) was took
place on
A. 23 May 2016
B. 25 May 2016
C. 23 June 2016
D. 25 June 2016

169. In the Brexit referendum __________ voted to leave the EU.

A. 50.9%
B. 51.9%
C. 52.9%
D. 53.9%

170. To leave the EU, the British government will have to invoke Article
__________ of the Treaty on European Union.
A. 47
B. 48
C. 49
D. 50

171. The most populous country in the world is

A. United States
B. China
C. Russia
D. India

172. Which country has the largest standing military force in the world?
A. United States
B. China
C. Russia
D. India

173. International Business Machines (IBM) is an __________ technology

company.
A. American
B. Russian
 C. Chinese
D. German

174. The headquartered of IBM is located in

A. Washington D.C.
B. Los Angeles
C. New York
D. Chicago

175. The nickname of IBM is

A. Big Blue
B. Blue Chip
C. Blue Machine
D. Blue Robot

176. The slogan of IBM is

A. Blue Age
B. Think
C. Try
D. Understand

177. The most powerful supercomputers in the world are the

A. K computer
B. Piz Daint
C. Sunway TaihuLight
D. Tianhe-2

178. The Sunway TaihuLight supercomputers are manufactured by

A. United States
B. Russia
C. France
D. China

179. The largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in the world is

A. IBM
B. Huawei
C. Lenovo
D. Sony

180. The headquarter of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is located in

A. Washington D.C.
B. New York
C. Beijing
D. Shenzhen
181. The most valuable company in the world is
A. Apple
B. Aramco
C. Google
D. Microsoft

182. The Aramco is a company of

A. United States
B. Russia
C. Saudi Arabia
D. China

183. The headquarter of BMW is located in

A. Berlin
B. Munich
C. Frankfurt
D. Stuttgart

184. Ferrari is a/an __________ sports car.

A. French
B. German
C. Italian
D. Swedish

185. The headquarter of Mercedes-Benz is located in

A. Berlin
B. Munich
C. Frankfurt
D. Stuttgart

186. Dragon boat racing is a popular traditional sport in

A. China
B. Japan
C. South Korea
D. North Korea

187. Which country is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa"?

A. Algeria
B. Nigeria
C. South Africa
D. Tanzania

188. The largest stock exchange on the African continent is the stock exchange
of
A. Algeria
 B. Nigeria
C. South Africa
D. Morocco

189. Boko Haram is a terrorist organization in

A. Algeria
B. Nigeria
C. South Africa
D. Tanzania

190. The Williamson Diamond Mine is located in

A. Algeria
B. Nigeria
C. South Africa
D. Tanzania

191. Which mountain is the most difficult mountain to climb and is also called
the killer mountain?
A. Mount Everest
B. K2
C. Chimborazo Mountain
D. Nanga Parbat

192. The mountain Nanga Parbat is located in

A. China
B. India
C. Pakistan
D. Nepal

193. The only city which has hosted the Olympics Games for three times is
A. New York
B. London
C. Berlin
D. Paris

194. The largest laboratory in the world is

A. CERN
B. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
C. Brookhaven National Laboratory
D. Argonne National Laboratory

195. The only fertile desert in the world is

A. Colorado Plateau
B. Dasht-e-Loot
 C. Dasht-e-Kavir
D. Tharparkar

196. The most densely populated desert in the world is

A. Sahara Desert
B. Arabian Desert
C. Thar Desert
D. Gobi Desert

197. The world's most visited paid monument in the world is

A. Eiffel Tower
B. The Louvre
C. Palace of Versailles
D. Madame Tussauds

198. The only substance leaving the cooling towers of nuclear power plant is
A. Chlorine
B. Water vapour
C. Hydrogen
D. Carbon dioxide

199. The largest nuclear power plant in the world is

A. Bruce Nuclear Generating Plant
B. Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant
C. Fukushima Daiichi nuclear Plant
D. Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant

200. The Bruce Nuclear Generating Station is located in

A. United States
B. Great Britain
C. Canada
D. France

201. The largest machine in the world is

A. Bertha
B. Bagger 288
C. Cyclotron
D. Hadron Collider

202. Which country has the Large Hadron Collider, the largest machine in the
world?
A. United States
B. Russia
C. Switzerland
 D. Germany

203. On 5 July 2016, NASA's Juno space probe entered orbit of the planet
A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn

204. The spacecraft Juno completed the 2.8 billion kilometers distance to
Jupiter in __________ years.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

205. The spacecraft will orbit Jupiter __________ times over the course of 20
months.
A. 37
B. 39
C. 41
D. 43

206. Cassini-Huygens, an unmanned spacecraft was sent to the planet

A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn

207. Warren Buffett is an __________ business magnate, investor and

philanthropist.
A. American
B. British
C. Australian
D. Swedish

208. The headquartered of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and

Numbers (ICANN) is located in
A. Washington D.C.
B. New York
C. Chicago
D. Los Angeles

209. The slogan of ICANN is

A. Internet for all
B. One World. One Internet
 C. The one world
D. We connect

210. Google is a subsidiary company of

A. ABC Inc.
B. Alphabet Inc.
C. Project Loon
D. Internet.org

211. Internet.org is a partnership between __________ and other companies to

provide internet services to less developed countries.
A. Google
B. Facebook
C. Microsoft
D. IBM

212. Project Loon by __________ is a mission to provide internet access to rural

and remote areas.
A. Google
B. Facebook
C. Microsoft
D. IBM

213. The longest railway tunnel in the world is

A. Beijing Subway Line 10
B. Channel Tunnel
C. Gotthard Base Tunnel
D. Seikan Tunnel

214. Stephen Hawking is a/an __________ theoretical physicist and

cosmologist.
A. American
B. British
C. French
D. Polish

215. The world's largest rapid transit system by number of stations is

A. New York City Subway
B. Shanghai Metro system
C. London Underground
D. Moscow Metro

216. The world's largest rapid transit system by route length is

A. New York City Subway
 B. Shanghai Metro system
C. London Underground
D. Moscow Metro

217. The Oscar award 2015 for Best Actor was won by
A. Eddie Redmayne
B. Leonardo DiCaprio
C. Matt Damon
D. Michael Fassbender

218. The Oscar award 2015 for the best actress was won by
A. Brie Larson
B. Cate Blanchett
C. Charlotte Rampling
D. Jennifer Lawrence

219. The world's first underground railway system was built in

A. New York
B. Berlin
C. Moscow
D. London

220. The Temple of Jupiter was located in

A. Egypt
B. Israel
C. Lebanon
D. Syria

221. Which company bought the Yahoo's internet business?

A. Amazon
B. Facebook
C. Google
D. Verizon Communications

222. Verizon Communications acquired Yahoo's internet business for

__________ billion.
A. $4.0
B. $4.8
C. $24.0
D. $24.8

223. In 2015, AOL, an American multinational mass media corporation, was

acquired by Verizon Communications for __________ billion.
A. $4.0
 B. $4.4
C. $5.0
D. $5.4

224. In 2011, Skype was acquired by __________ for $8.5 billion.

A. Microsoft
B. Facebook
C. Google
D. LinkedIn

225. In June 2016, Microsoft announced plans to acquire __________ for $26.2
billion.
A. Amazon
B. Instagram
C. Twitter
D. LinkedIn

226. Xbox is a video gaming brand developed and owned by

A. Amazon
B. Google
C. Facebook
D. Microsoft

227. On 24 August 2016, an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the moment

magnitude scale, hit __________ killing around 300 people.
A. France
B. Italy
C. Lativa
D. Lithuania

228. The Strait of Malacca, one of the most important shipping lanes in the
world, is a narrow waterway between
A. Indonesia and Malaysia
B. Taiwan and Singapore
C. Iran and Qatar
D. China and South Korea

229. On 4 September 2016, Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun was declared a saint
for her services to help poor in
A. Bangladesh
B. Indonesia
C. India
D. Nigeria

230. Who is the current Prime Minister of UK?

 A. David Cameron
B. Tony Blair
C. Theresa May
D. Edward Miliband

231. The 11th G20 summit was held on 4-5 September 2016 in
A. United States
B. South Korea
C. Denmark
D. China

232. For the first time, Nanga Parbat, also called the killer mountain, was
successfully climbed in winter in February
A. 2013
B. 2014
C. 2015
D. 2016

233. The Samsung is a multinational conglomerate company of

A. Netherland
B. South Korea
C. Denmark
D. Norway

234. Philips is a technology company of

A. Netherland
B. South Korea
C. Denmark
D. Norway

235. The "Door to Hell", a continuously burning natural gas crater, is located in
A. Azerbaijan
B. Kazakhstan
C. Turkmenistan
D. Uzbekistan

236. The only two doubly landlocked countries (countries surrounded by

landlocked countries) in the world are
A. Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan
B. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
C. Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein
D. Liechtenstein and Congo
237. On July 14, 2015, __________ and the P5+1 came to an agreement to end
economic sanctions.
A. Iran
B. Kuwait
C. Azerbaijan
D. Kazakhstan

238. The most populous state in the United States is

A. New York
B. California
C. Florida
D. Hawaii

239. Which country has the world's highest minimum wage?

A. United States
B. South Korea
C. Denmark
D. Norway

240. Yosemite National Park is located in

A. United States
B. South Korea
C. Denmark
D. Norway

241. Silicon Valley is located in the city of __________, United States.

A. New York city
B. Chicago
C. San Francisco
D. Los Angeles

242. Silicon Valley is famous for being home to many of the world's largest
A. adventure parks
B. universities
C. film studios
D. high-tech corporations

243. Internet City, an information technology park, is located in

A. Dubai
B. Copenhagen
C. Oslo
D. Sydney

244. Which country ranks highest in the world for labors' rights?
 A. United States
B. Denmark
C. Norway
D. Sweden

245. Abrahamic religions consist of the __________ monotheistic religions.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

246. The three Abrahamic (monotheistic) religions are

A. Christianity, Islam and Judaism
B. Christianity, Hinduism and Judaism
C. Hinduism, Judaism and Buddhism
D. Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism

247. The oldest Abrahamic religion is

A. Christianity
B. Islam
C. Judaism
D. none of these

248. The newest Abrahamic religion is

A. Christianity
B. Islam
C. Judaism
D. none of these

249. According to World Happiness Report, the happiest country in the world is
A. New Zealand
B. Denmark
C. Norway
D. Sweden

250. Which country is known as the land of lakes and volcanoes?

A. Ecuador
B. Norway
C. Venezuela
D. Nicaragua

251. Former Indian Air Force Chief N K Browne has been appointed as India's
next ambassador to
A. Pakistan
 B. Netherland
C. Australia
D. Norway

252. According to World Bank report, India has replaced which among the
following countries to become third largest economy based on purchasing
power parity (PPP)
A. Japan
B. China
C. Russia
D. Singapore

253. The 2014 winner of prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize is

A. Ramesh Agarwal
B. Srinivas Acharya
C. Raman Choudhary
D. Sunil Nayak

254. The "Operation Clandestine Fox" which is in news recently, is a code name
refers to
A. Searching of missing Malaysian Flight in Indian Ocean
B. Russian military exercise along Ukraine border
C. A campaign to hack the Microsoft's internet explorer
D. An operation by Indian force to check Bangladeshi migrants

255. Recently, which one of the following international groupings has

temporarily banned the import of Alphonso Mango and four vegetables from
India on poor quality issue
A. SACU
B. European Union
C. MERCOSUR
D. OPEC

256. Who among the following has been named as professional Footballers
Association player of the year 2013
A. Eden Hazard
B. Luis Suarez
C. Steven Gerrand
D. Daniel Sturridge

257. Recently, which of the following firm has acquired Nokia handset business
in India
A. Google
B. Facebook
C. Microsoft
 D. Motorola

258. Recently, NTT Docomo has announced its decision to exit its mobile phone
joint venture with the Tata Group by selling its entire stake in the country.
Docomo is a telecom company from which country
A. China
B. Singapore
C. South Africa
D. Japan

259. The world's first museum dedicated to the pro-democracy protests in

Beijing Tiananmen Square has opened in
A. Shanghai
B. Hong Kong
C. Bangkok
D. New Delhi

260. The theme of "World Malaria Day-2014" is

A. Invest in Future. Defeat Malaria
B. Create Awareness, Curb Malaria
C. No Mosquitoes No Malaria
D. Say Good Bye to Malaria

261. Recently, which South Asian country as signed a 10 year pact that would
allow US military in that nation
A. Thailand
B. Afghanistan
C. Philippines
D. Japan

262. Which among the following state has been ranked top in creation of new
jobs in the manufacturing sector as per the National Sample Survey latest
data
A. Gujrat
B. West Bengal
C. Karnataka
D. Maharashtra

263. Recently, which of the following countries has decided to deploy drones to
monitor and stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos in all its national
parks and reserves
A. Kenya
B. South Africa
C. Nigeria
 D. Uganda

264. Who among the following has been adjudged as outstanding "Asian Men's
Player of the Year 2013" by Asian Squash Federation
A. Ramit Tandon
B. Mahesh Mangaonkar
C. Harinderpal Sandhu
D. Saurav Ghosal

265. A new economic term GIRO is being reporting in newspapers recently,

what does GIRO stands for
A. Government Internal Resource Order
B. Government Internet Related Order
C. Government Internal Revenue Order
D. Government Internal Record Order

266. Recently, which among the following leading confectionary manufacturer

has been renamed as Mondelez India Foods Limited
A. Cadbury
B. Nestle
C. Nilagiris
D. Mother Dairy

267. Who among the following has won World Women's Senior Snooker
Championship-2014
A. Umadevi Nagaraj
B. Chitra Magimairaj
C. Shoba Krishnan
D. Vidya Pillai

268. According to the Global Information Technology Report 2014, which

country was placed first in terms of leveraging information and
communication technologies (ICT)
A. Finland
B. Brazil
C. Sweden
D. Singapore

269. Recently, Viktor Orban has been re-elected as Prime Minister of which
country
A. Spain
B. Holland
C. Philippines
D. Hungary
270. Which among the following is the NASA's moon probe, which recently
crashed into the lunar surface thus ending its operation
A. LCDEE
B. LADEE
C. LDCEE
D. LEDCC

271. Recently, which among the following countries has conducted "Maritime
Cooperation-2014" multilateral military exercise to celebrate 65th
anniversary of its navy
A. Russia
B. Singapore
C. India
D. China

272. Recently, a product called "Palcohol" gained widespread attention

worldwide. What does Palcohol refers to
A. New kind of drug
B. Powdered alcohol product
C. Food capsules for astronauts
D. Genetically modified food products

273. "Peace Angel 2014" is a joint military exercise concluded recently between
which two countries
A. China and Pakistan
B. India and Bangladesh
C. China and Bangladesh
D. India and Pakistan

274. The "Yonaguni" island which is in news recently, is a inhabited island

belongs to which country
A. China
B. Vietnam
C. Japan
D. Finland

275. The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction-2014 has been awarded to Donna Tartt, for her
novel
A. The Son
B. The Woman Who Lost Her Soul
C. The Goldfinch
D. The Secret History

276. Which among the following has been named 2014 world car of the year
 A. Mazda 3
B. BMW 4
C. Audi A3
D. Duster

277. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who passed away recently, was a famous novelist
from
A. Sri Lanka
B. Colombia
C. South Africa
D. Singapore

278. Due to lack of funds, which among the following countries has withdrawn
as the host of the 2019 Asian Games
A. Vietnam
B. Sri Lanka
C. Cambodia
D. Thailand

279. Recently, Justice G Rohini has became the first ever woman Chief Justice
of
A. Bombay High Court
B. Karnataka High Court
C. Madras High Court
D. Delhi High Court

280. Recently, which of the following member countries of commonwealth

organisation announced suspending of funding to the Commonwealth over
rotating chair Sri Lanka's alleged rights abuses
A. Canada
B. India
C. Singapore
D. Pakistan

281. Recently, India and which of the following countries have reached an
agreement to include a new cross-boundary landscape in the Hindu Kush
Himalayan Region
A. Nepal and China
B. Nepal and Bhutan
C. Bhutan and Bangladesh
D. Bangladesh and Nepal

282. The theme of "World Green Economy Summit-2014" which concluded at

Dubai is
 A. Global Partnership, Sustainable Future
B. Partnership for Better Future
C. Global Partnership, Better Future
D. Partnership for Sustainable Development

283. Manuel Valls has been recently appointed as Prime Minister of

A. Italy
B. Austria
C. France
D. Belgium

284. Recently, United Kingdom 2014 Asian award for outstanding achievement
in sports was won by
A. Virat Kohli
B. R Ashwin
C. Suresh Raina
D. M S Dhoni

285. Recently, which of the following countries has overtaken South Africa to
become Africa's largest economy
A. Nigeria
B. Ethiopia
C. Kenya
D. Egypt

286. Which of the following countries / regions was recently making news for
"Sunflower Student Movement"
A. Hong Kong
B. Taiwan
C. Tibet
D. Australia

287. "Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca" has recently become the youngest-ever

president of
A. Namibia
B. Maldives
C. Malta
D. Nigeria

288. Who among the following has become the first Indian piston shooter to be
rank no.1 in the world ranking, recently
A. Heena Sidhu
B. Anjali Bhagwat
C. Rani Sarnobat
D. Annu Raj Singh
289. "Heartbleed" which is being reporting in newspapers recently, is a
A. A new heart related disease
B. Software bug
C. Chemical weapon
D. New variety of cherry

290. Recently, which one of the following countries was ordered to halt its
whaling programme by the International Court of Justice
A. Japan
B. South Korea
C. USA
D. Australia

291. In which among the following countries, the Multilateral Humanitarian

Assistance / disaster relief (HA/DR) Exercise, KOMODO was conducted
recently
A. South Korea
B. Indonesia
C. Brunei
D. New Zealand

292. Recently, two large industrial firms viz. Lafarge and Holcim announced
plans for a merger. These two firms are specialized in production of
A. Building Materials
B. Engineering Goods
C. Petrochemicals
D. Home Appliances

293. Which among the following countries has won the coveted ICC Laureus
Spirit of Sports award 2014
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Afghanistan
D. Australia

294. In context to astronomy, "Charkilo" which is in news recently is

A. Meteorite
B. Miniature Planet
C. Asteroid
D. Comet

295. Recently, which bank became the first state-run lender to allow withdrawal
of funds to individuals from ATM's without an account in the bank
 A. United Bank Of India
B. State Bank Of India
C. Corporation Bank
D. Bank Of India

296. Recently, WHO-India has launched IVR 2020 programme to protect and
increase the number of
A. One-horn Rhinos
B. Tigers
C. Indian Bustard
D. Asiatic Lions

297. Recently, it was reported in newspaper that CERT-In has detected a new
smartphone virus which can compromise the data stored on the user's
phone. The virus is named as
A. Killer
B. Ebola
C. Dendroid
D. SmartX

298. Which among the following countries clinched the South Asian Handball
Championship 2014
A. Bangladesh
B. Afghanistan
C. Pakistan
D. India

299. The name of world's first gun for woman launched recently is
A. Nirbheek
B. Shravya
C. Jhansi
D. Kalpana

300. Which among the following national parks has been nominated to
UNESCO's world heritage site status for 2014
A. Great Himalayan National Park
B. Jim Corbett National Park
C. Anshi National Park
D. Bannerughatta National Park