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Current Affairs Question Bank – September 2016 www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 1 1. State Bank of India (SBI) encumbent Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya will remain the chairperson of SBI for a. One year b. Two years c. Three years d. Six months 2. Who has been elected as President of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for the year 2016-17? a. P. V. Chandran b. Kiran B Vadodaria c. Ravindra Kumar d. Somesh Sharma 3. The Central Government has appointed R Subramania Kumar as Executive Director (ED) of a. Indian Overseas Bank b. State bank of India c. Bank of India d. Central Bank of India 4. Under the category for “State Annual Excellence Awards for the year 2015-16” by Andhra Pradesh Tourism Tirupati Airport has been awarded as a. Best Eco Friendly Airport b. Best Energy Efficient Airport c. Best Tourist Friendly Airport d. Best Cost Friendly Airport 5. People who disclosed assets under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) will have to pay a. 30% tax with penalty b. 30% tax without penalty c. 45% tax without penalty d. 45% tax with penalty 6. Who became the first Indian woman to cross the 60-metre mark in javelin throw at the 56th Open National Athletics Championships? a. Annu Rani c. Fannu Rani d. Seema Punia b. Neeraj Chopra 7. India lifted the 4th men‟s Under-18 Asia Cup 2016 hockey trophy by defeating a. China b. Japan c. Bangladesh d. Malaysia 8. Who is elected as the Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI)? a. Riyadh Mathew b. Hormusji N. Cama c. Vivek Goenka d. K R Narayanan

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1. State Bank of India (SBI) encumbent Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya will remain the chairperson of SBI for a. One year b. Two years c. Three years d. Six months 2. Who has been elected as President of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for the year 2016-17? a. P. V. Chandran b. Kiran B Vadodaria c. Ravindra Kumar d. Somesh Sharma 3. The Central Government has appointed R Subramania Kumar as Executive Director (ED) of a. Indian Overseas Bank b. State bank of India c. Bank of India d. Central Bank of India 4. Under the category for “State Annual Excellence Awards for the year 2015-16” by Andhra Pradesh Tourism Tirupati Airport has been awarded as a. Best Eco Friendly Airport b. Best Energy Efficient Airport c. Best Tourist Friendly Airport d. Best Cost Friendly Airport

5. People who disclosed assets under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) will have to pay a. 30% tax with penalty b. 30% tax without penalty c. 45% tax without penalty d. 45% tax with penalty 6. Who became the first Indian woman to cross the 60-metre mark in javelin throw at the 56th Open National Athletics Championships? a. Annu Rani c. Fannu Rani d. Seema Punia b. Neeraj Chopra 7. India lifted the 4th men‟s Under-18 Asia Cup 2016 hockey trophy by defeating a. China b. Japan c. Bangladesh d. Malaysia 8. Who is elected as the Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI)? a. Riyadh Mathew b. Hormusji N. Cama c. Vivek Goenka d. K R Narayanan

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9. Who has been appointed as the director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML)? a. C S Rajan b. Rajiv Mehrishi c. Shakti Sinha d. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sinha 10. 7th annual Naval Engagement Activity NEA is begun by a. Chinese and Japanese navies b. The Us and Chinese navies c. The Vietnamese and Chinese Navies d. The US and Vietnamese navies 11. The International Translation Day is being observed today on a. 30 September b. 29 September c. 28 September d. 21 September 12. Which of the following companies have not have joined hands to announce a historic partnership on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning? a. Google b. Amazon c. Flipkart d. Facebook 13. The world‟s first child with genes from three people was born in a. Argentine b. Maxico c. America d. Indonesia 14. The theme of International Translation day is a. Translation and Interpreting: Connecting Worlds b. Translation and Interpreting: Joining Globes c. Translation and Interpreting: Connecting Universe d. Translation and Interpreting: Joining Worlds 15. Who among the following has the World Bank has reappointed for 2nd five-year term as President? a. Jim Yong Kim b. Paul Wolfowitz c. Robert Zoellick d. George Woods 16. The World Bank‟s stated official goal is a. reduction of increased prices b. reduction of bank rates c. reduction of poverty d. reduction of liquidity 17. The World Maritime Day is being observed across the world on a. 21th September

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b. 25th September c. 24th September d. 29th September 18. For which of the following books did Noted Telugu writer Prof. Kalakaluri Enoch has been conferred with Moortidevi Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith for the year 2015? a. Anantajivanam b. Ananta Jeevanam c. Majimanishi d. Kalameghalu 19. For which commodity has Government fixed an export quota of ten thousand tonnes to the European Union (EU)? a. Vegetable oil b. White sugar c. Species d. Tea leaves 20. For e-commerce retailers, Infosys has launched a. Wanelo b. Connect c. Spring d. Skava Commerce 21. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana a. Provides free LPG to women b. Provide free LED to women c. Provide free fuel to women d. Provide subsidy free LPG to women 22. He West Bengal Chief Minister Ms.Mamata Banerjee has decided to install monorail from a. Baranagar to Barrackpore b. Dum Dum to Dakshineswar (extension) c. Budge Budge in South 24-Parganas to Ruby Connector d. Noapara to Barasat 23. Mariyappan Thangavelu (high jumper) won which medal min Paralympics? a. Silver b. Gold c. Brone d. None of the above 24. Who has been appointed as the new Director-General (DG) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)? a. O P Singh b. VIJAYA KUMAR GUPTA c. PRAVEEN SINGH d. S. JAVEED AHMAD 25. Former petroleum secretary Vijay Kelkar has been elected president of the a. Indian Institute of Management

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b Indian Institute of Technology c Indian Statistical Instituted. d. Ministry of tourism 26. The World Tourism Day (WTD) is being observed annually on a. September 12 b. September 25 c. September 27 d. September 28 27. The theme of The World Tourism Day 2016 was a. ‘Tourism for all – promoting universal accessibility’ b ‘Tourism for everyone - promoting universal brotherhood c ‘Tourism for all – promoting universal approach d. ‘Tourism for all – promoting universal accessibility’. 28. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given approval to Rs. 26 thousand crore cash credit limit (CCL) for purchasing a. orchard b. paddy c. grains d. pulses 29. The ninth edition of the largest gathering of tourism stakeholders “Kerala Traval mart” begins at a. Konch b. Kakori c. Kochi d. Kalpi 30. The host of Asian Games in 2026 will be a. Japan b. China c. Brazil d. USA 31. Who won the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) event 2016 in Belgium? a. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran b. Achanta Sharath c. ANTHONY Amalra d. Kamlesh Mehta 32. Who among the following won silver in the men‟s middleweight Muay Thai event in the 5th Asian Beach Games in Danang, Vietnam? a. Jitender Singh b. Vikas Krishan c. Vijendra Singh d. Harish Banghel 33. (ISRO) has successfully launched its satellite SCATSAT-1 for a. ocean and weather related studies b. ocean and geographical studies

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c. navigation and geographical studies d. navigation and ocean studies 34. Expected lifespan of SCATSAT-1 is a. four year b. five years c. one years d. six years 35. Swiss voters have given a approval to a law on a. security law b. surveillance law c. detection law d. protection law 36. Which of the following American golfers passed away on 27 September, 2016? a. Arnold Palmer b. Tom Watson c. Raymond Flyod d. Tom Kite 37. Former Delhi High Court judge SK Mahajan who has recently passed away was serving as a. British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) b Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) c. Censor Board (CB) d. Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) 38. Who was awarded for conserving old seeds and setting up community seeds bank in Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Krishi Unnati Mela? a. Azra b. Azima c. Azma d. Azmeena 39. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Krishi Unnati Mela, 2016 was organised in a. Mathura b. Banaras c. Rampur d. Agra 40. Swachh Bharat Week is being celebrated from a. 2nd October to 8th October b. 25th September to 2nd October c. 23rd September to 30th September d. 1st October to 7th October 41. Who is elected as the new President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI)? a. Ajay Singh b. Rohit Jain c. Sushmita Jyotsi d.Jay Kowli

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42. Ravichandran Ashwin has become the fastest Indian and holds second overall to take 200 wickets who is holding the first rank? a. Jeff Thomson b. Dennis Lillee c. Brett Lee d. Clarrie Grimmett 43. 50th State Athletics Championship 2016 started in a. Udaipur b. Amarpur c. Agartala d. Ambassa 44. The prime minister‟s 7 Race Course Road is renamed as a. 7 Lok Kalyan Marg b. Mahatma Gandhi Marg c. 7 Lok Kalyan Road d. Gandhi road 45. Who is appointed as an Additional Secretary in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council? a. Ashok Sharma b. Nirmal Jain c. Vikas Mehra d. Arun Goyal 46. Who heads the Goods and Service Tax Counsil? a. Ashok Sharma b. Arun Jaitely c. Nirmal Jain d. Vikas Mehra 47. Which of the following Indian cities is not included in sixth annual Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index? a. Mumbai b. Chennai c. Delhi d. Pune 48. Which of the following is appointed by the Department of Investment and Public Asset management for new Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)? a. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd b. HDFC Mutual Fund c. ICICI Asset Management Company d. Reliance AMC 49.What is full form UPI? a. Union Payment Interface b. United Payment Interface c. Unified Payment Interface

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d. Ultimate Payment Interface 50. With whom did Chandigarh Administration signed a memorandum of understanding (MoUs) on Chandigarh Smart City Project and 'Technical Cooperation' in the field of Sustainable Urban Mobility? a. Fiji Development Agency b. French Development Agency (AFD) c. Cambodia Development Agency d. Algeria Development Agency 51.Which of the following states becomes the first to adopt Centre's Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) in all its urban local bodies (ULB)? a. Rajasthan b. Assam c. Bihar d. Karnataka 52. Jeslyn Santos from Philippines won the Miss United Continents 2016 title, who won the second runner up? a. Nathália Lago b. Geisha Montes de Oca c. Lopamudra Raut d. Paola Ruiz Quiroga 53. With whom did Sania Mirza win the Women‟s doubles championship at Pan Pacific Open? a. Barbora Strycova b. Karnam Malleswari c. Geeta Zutshi d. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar 54. Pan Pacific Open was held in a. Tokyo b. Singapore c. Portugal d. Nepal 55. What is the name of the book written by Vice President Mohd Hamid Ansari‟s that has been released by PM Narendra Modi a. Citizen and Society b. Moby-Dick c. A Clockwork Orange d. A Tale of Two Cities 56. World Cancer Day is observed on a. 14 February b. 22 February c. 29 February d.4 February 57. Childhood cancer awareness exhibition will be held at the iconic ________ from 25th -27th September. a. Qutub minar in New Delhi

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b. Taj Mahal in Agra c. Hawa Mahal, Jaipur d. Brihadishwara Temple, Thanjavur 58. Who has been appointed as appointed Ambassador to the US a. Aryan Agarwal b. Arnav Khatri c. Raghav Patel d. Navtej Sarna 59. Who has been awarded with ICC Test Championship mace 2016 a. Misbah-ul-Haq b. Abdul Aleem c. Aftab d. Ammar ahmed 60. Who has been appointed as new Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court a. Arun Kumar Mishra b. Girish Chandra Gupta c. Mohit Shantilal Shah d. Manjula Chellur 61. Who has been appointed as new Chief Justice of Kerala High Court a. Manjula Chellur b. Ashok Bhushan c. Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar d. Mohan Shantanagoudar 62. Who has been conferred with Clinton Global Citizen Award a. Juan Manuel Santos Calderón b. Adi Godrej c. Hawa Abdi d. Jon Bon Jovi 63. Who has been named as the captain of India‟s all-time Test XI by Wisden a. Dhoni b. Yuvraj Singh c. Suresh Raina d. Virat Kohli 64. International Day of Peace is Observed on a. 21 September b. 11 September c. 5 September d. 18 September 65. Whois appointed as New Executive Director for Syndicate Bank a. Arun Shrivastava b. R S Pandey c. S S Mallikarjuna Rao

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d. G Ramesh 66. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of BCCI? a. R K Patel b. MSK Prasad c. A N Ghose d. A C Muthiah 67. Who is the Director of World Bank for India ? a. Junaid Ahmad b. Arun Tiwari c. Mahesh Kumar Jain d. Rakesh Sharma 68. Government has approved nine highway projects in a. Bihar, Goa, , Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh b. Telangana, Haryana, Karnataka,Jharkhand, Goa c. Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, , Karnataka, Chhattisgarh d. Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Nagaland and Uttar Pradesh. 69. Power Ministers‟ conference will be held on a. October 5 b. October 7 c. October 18 d. October 25 70. India Successfully test-fires Surface-to-Air Missile named : a. Barak 8 b. Brahmos c. Agni I d Nirbhay 71. Name the schemes launjched by Indian Railways to make rail travel comfortable for elderly, differently-abled and ailing travellers. a. Vidya Lakshmi scheme b. Mission Bhagiratha c. Vikalp scheme d. Yatri Mitra Sewa 72. Who is the Chief Minister of Odisha a. Ajudhia Nath Khosla b. Pradip Kumar Amat c. Naveen Patnaik d. Bishambhar Nath Pande 73. 22nd district of Haryana, that is formed yesterday a. Charkhi Dadri b. Bhiwani c. Jhajjar d. Karnal

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74. Who has been appointed as India's Ambassador to Sweden a. Shuchita Mehta b. Gautam Bhattacharyya c. Monika Kapil Mohta d. Naresh Mehta 75. World Migratory day is observed on a. April 26 b. May 14 c. May 4 d. March 25 76. Who has been appointed as appointed as new UPSC chairman a. Alka Sirohi b. R.M.Bathew c. A.R.Kidwai d. R.N. Banerjee 77. Who won the Parliamentary elections in Russia a. Communist Party b. Liberal Democratic Party c. United Russia party d. Fair Russia Party 78. First Indian music & dance festival starts in __________ a. Delhi b. Sydney c. Meghalaya d. Kerala 79. This year, Which Malayalam critic won Mohanan Suvarna Mudra Award a. M Leelavathi b. Neeraj Roy c. Monica Tata d. Srinivas Swamy 80. HRD Minister inaugurates Super Computer __________ at IIT Guwahati a. Prakash Javadekar b. Upendra Kushwaha c. Mahendra Nath Pandey d. PARAM-ISHAN 81. How medal did India won in Paralympic Games campaign in Rio a. 4 b. 8 c. 6 d. 2 82. Which Indian shooter has clinched the gold medal in 50-metre rifle prone event at the ISSF Junior World Cup for pistol, rifle and shotgun at Gabala in Azerbaijan. a. Abhinav Bindra

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b. Subhankar Pramanick c. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore d. Naresh Kumar Sharma 83. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Punjab National Bank ? a. Virat Kohli b. Shikhar Dhawan c. Suresh Raina d. Umesh Yadav 84. Who is the cabinet Railway Minister a. Arun Jaitley b. Manohar Parrikar c. Suresh Prabhu d. Kalraj Mishra 85. Name the Guided missile destroyer launched Indian Navy in MumbaiArleigh a. Burke b. Mormugao c. Berkeley d. TATTNALL 86. Recently China, launched its second experimental space station, What is the name of the space station a. The Tiangong 2 b. Manned Orbiting Laborator c. Skylab B d. Mir-2 87. Name the Indian scripts have been archived at the library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. a. Lunchbox b. Miss Lovely c. Sunrise d. Chatrak 88. World Senior Citizen Day is observed on a. 12 August b. 25 August c. 3 August d. 8 August 89. Name the Indian author who will be awarded with National Humanities Medal 2015 by Barack Obama ? a. Abraham Verghese b. Barack Obama c. M.H. Abrams d. Natalie Zemon Davis 90. Who is the Chief of World Bank

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a. Shaolin Yang b. Pedro Alba c. Jim Yong Kim d. Makhtar Diop 91. How many digits are there in resident identification number of Aadhar Card a. 15 b. 12 c. 18 d. 9 92. World Scout Day is observed on a. February 4 b. March 8 c. April 12 d. February 22 93. Who is the Governor of Tamil Nadu a. Shriniwas Patil b. Kalyan Singh c. Vidyasagar Rao d. S.C. Jamir 94. Who is the Union Cabinet Minister of Tourism Ministry a. Mahesh Sharma b. Suresh Prabhu c. Jagat Prakash Nadda d. Raj Nath Singh 95. International Day of Democracy is observed on a. 15 September b. 12 September c. 7 September d. 5 September 96. Who won 2016-2017 Duleep Trophy tournament a. India Red b. India A c. India Blue d. India B 97. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Isuzu Motors India a. Takanobu Ito b. Hiroshi Nakagawa c. Fumihiko Ike d. Takeo Fujisawa 98. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of UP farmers‟ scheme a. Salman Khan b. Saina Nehwal

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c. Jwala Guetta d. Nawazuddin Sidiqui 99. Axis Bank has partenered with an educational institution to provide training for banking courses, name the institute. a. BHU b. Sikkim Manipal c. Welingker Institute d. IIM Indore 100. Who is Defence Cabinet Minister a. Nitin Gadkari b. Piyush Goyal c. Manohar Parrikar d. Lalu Prasad Yadav 101. Who won Gold Medal in the men‟s javelin throw, F46 event at the Rio Paralympics 2016. a. Devendra Jhajharia b. Abhinav Bindra c. Norman Pritchard d. Sushil Kumar 102. Track Asia Cup cycling to begin in a. Shillong b. Chandigarh c. New Delhi d. Ranchi 103. National Hindi Divas to be observed on a. 10 September b. 14 September c. 8 September d. 11 September 104. Two states in India who achieved 100% electrification a. Assam and Bihar b. Odisha and Rajasthan c. Tamil Nadu and Sikkim d. Adhra Prdesh and Gujrat 105. BRICS urbanisation forum meet began in a. Vishakhapatnam b. Guntur c. Prakasam d. Kadapa 106. Who has been awarded with Lemelson-MIT Prize a. Aarav Chopra b. Ayush Chaturvedi c. Ramesh Raskar d. Chirag Dutta

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107. Who will be conferred with Simon Wiesenthal Centre‟s highest honour „the Simon Wiesenthal Humanitarian Laureate‟. a. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar b. Ramdev c. Deepa Dutta d. Gurmeet Ramrahi 108. Who has been elected new UEFA President a. Michel Platini b. Artemio Franchi c. Aleksander Ceferin d. Ángel María Vilar 109. Who has been elected as the new CMD of Shipping Corporation of India a. Anoop K Sharma b. AK Gupta c. BB Sinha d. Arun Gupta 110. Who became the First Indian to win Paralympics medal ? a. Deepa Malik b. Devendra Jhajharia c. Zahra Nemati d. Melissa Tapper 111. Who won bronze at World Martial Arts Masterships ? a. Anita Malhotra b. Jyoti Kashyap c. Sushmita Rai d. Riya Kapoor 112. Who is the Chief Minister of Kerala ? a. Gopinath Bordoloi b. Bansi Lal c. Kadidal Manjappa d. Pinarayi Vijayan 113. Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa removed as Governor of ? a. Bihar b. Assam c. Arunachal Pradesh d. Andhra Pradesh 114. Which state govt. abolished stamp duty of 2% levied on immovable property ? a. Punjab b. Haryana c. Himachal Pradesh d. Rohtak 115. Engineer Day is being observed on ?

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a. September 5 b. September 18 c. September 15 d. September 25 116. Who won 2016 US Open men‟s title . a. Stan Wawrinka b. Novak Djokovic c. Rojer Federer d. Rafael Nadal 117. Who won 2016 US Open Men‟s Doubles title a. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan b. Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares c. Rafael Nadal and Marin Čilić d. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 118. Who won Durand Cup 2016 a. Air India b. ONGC c. Neroca FC d. Army Green 119. Who has been awarded with Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award 2016 a. Lalu Prasad Yadav b. Nitish Kumar c. Subramanian Swamy d. Jharana Das 120. Name the service launjched by CBDT to resolve I-T grievances a. e-nivaran b. e-suraksha c. itax d. BharatTax 121. Toll customer care number 1924 launched for a. BSNL b. SEBI c. RBI d. India Post 122. ISRO successfully launches advanced weather satellite__________? a. INSAT-3DR b. INSAT-4DR c. INSAT-3D d. INSAT-4DS 123. International Literacy Day is observed on ? a. 10th September b. 16 September c. 25 September

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d. 8th September 124. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of UIDAI ? a. Vishal Kumar b. Ajay Malhotra c. J. Satyanarayana d. Narendera Kapoor 125. First edition of IoT (Internet of Things) India Congress will be hosted at ? a. Bhutan b. Bengaluru c. Australia d. Algeria 126. Indian Railways implemented Flexi Fare system in ? a. Rajdhani, Shatabdi & Duronto trains b. All express trains c. Rajdhani & Shatabdi trains d. Rajdhani, Shatabdi & Express trains 127. Which wrestling has been nominated for Padma Bhushan a. Ashok Kumar b. Sushil Kumar c. Varun Mehra d. Sunny Malhotra 128. Which Indian film won best film award at BRICS Film Festival a. Thithi b. Phoenix c. Between Valleys d. Skiptrace 129. Who will be honored with J C Daniel Award a. K P Samuels b. John Keynes c. Paul Adams d. K G George 130. Summer Paralympic Games 2016 has begun at a. Paris b. Rio de Janeiro c. London d. New York 131. India has received certificates from World Health Organisation (WHO) for recognising the elimination of _____________ a. Yaws ,Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) b. Malaria c. Dengue d. Polio

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132. World Ozone Day is observed on a. September 10 b. September 15 c. September 16 d. September 21 133. _________ is being declared saint by Pope Francis in Vatican City a. Mother Teresa b. Abuna Aregawi c. Adalgott d. Alda 134. _______________ becomes first Wifi hotspot village in Haryana a. Ambala b. Faridabad c. Gumthala Garhu d. Hisar 135. Who set women's record of 307 victories in grand slams a. Kathy Ahern b. Amy Anderson c. Maria Astrologes d. Serena Williams 136. Who took over as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of MOIL Ltd a. Sanjiv Mishra b. Mukund Chaudhari c. Narendra Singh d. Ajai Kumar 137. ____________ sworn in as acting Governor of Tamil Nadu a. P Sathasivam b. Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao c. Narasimhan d. Rameshwar Thakur 138. Hindi Diwas is observed on a. 14 September b. 20 September c. 5 September d. 10 September 139. Global Innovation Index is published by a. World Bank b. IBRD c. INSEAD d. Monitory Fund

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140. Who has been awarded „Chevalier de l‟Ordre National de la Legion d‟Honneur‟ (Knight of the National Order of the French Legion of Honour) for her outstanding contribution and dedication to Biosciences and Research field. (a) Kiran Mazumdar (b) Chittra Ramakrishna (c) Arundhati Bhattacharya (d) sulajja firodia motwani 141. Who will get lifetime achievement Oscar 2016 (A) Jackie Chan (b) Mark Mangini (c) Chris Jenkins (d) Ben Osmo 142. Who has been re-appointed as Nepal‟s envoy to India ? (a) Richard Rahul Verma (b) Abdul Basit (c) Deep Kumar Upadhyay (d) Sushma Swaraj 143. First BRICS film festival begins in ___________________ ? (a) Mumbai (b) Goa (c) Chennai (d) New Delhi 144. Govt. constitutes ____________ to study silt in Ganga in Bihar ? (a) Sinha committee (b) Goal Committee (c) Arora's Committee (d) Bansal Committee 145. Name of SpaceX rocket that has been destroyed in explosion ? (a) Falcon 7 (b) Falcon 9 (c) Falcon 5 (d) Falcon 15 146. BRICS Convention on Tourism begins in Madhya Pradesh a. Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh b. Indore c. Bhopal d. Jabalpur 147. INDIA-CHEM 2016 International Conference held at a. Delhi b. Bangalore c. Mumbai d. Chennai 148. Who will launch Insat 3DR satellite

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a. NASA b. SpaceX c. Boeing d. ISRO 149. Who has been sworn in as new Brazil president a. Floriano Peixoto b. Michel Temer c. Deodoro Peixoto d. Rodrigues Alves 150. Who has been appointed as MD, CEO of SBI Mutual Fund a. Anuradha Rao b. Shikha Sharma c. Zarina Mehta d. Tanya Dubash 151. India‟s economic growth for first quarter of 2016 is a. 6.5 percent b. 5.5 percent c. 7.1 percent d. 4.8 percent 152. Railway launched insurance scheme for a. Passengers traveling on e- ticket b. All passengers c. Baggage d. Passengers traveling on 1st class ticket 153. Who has been appointed as Chancellor of TERI University a. Aditya Kumar b. Akhil Sharma c. Ashok Chawla d. Anand Mehta 154. Which has become the first state to distribute two crore LED bulbs under the Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for all (UJALA) scheme. a. Gujarat b. Haryana c. Uttar Pradesh d. Maharashtra 155. Which is the India‟s first island districtBarren a. Neil Island b. Majuli c. Agatti d. Elephanta 156. Who has been appointed as new Chief GM State Bank of Travancore a. Vinay Kumar Chauhan

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b. Rajesh Kumar c. Mukesh Mehta d. Ashok Kumar Pradhan 157. Who has been appointed as the president of India Bullion and Jewellers Association a. Mukesh Mehta b. Ashok Kumar Pradhan c. Vinay Kumar Chauhan d. Rajesh Kumar 158. Sudarsan Pattnaik‟s sand art „world peace‟ wins award in Russia for a. Sand sculpture ‘Nelson Mandela sculpture for non-violence and peace‘ b. Sand sculpture ‘Mahatma Gandhi sculpture for dandi march‘ c. Sand sculpture „Mahatma Gandhi sculpture for non-violence and peace„ d. Sand sculpture ‘Mother Teresa sculpture for non-violence and peace‘ 159. Which cricket team made the world record of highest score (444) in ODI cricket ? a. England b. Pakistan c. India d. West Indies