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April 2016 Current Affairs MCQ

1. Identify the Programme under which India and Germany signed an Implementation agreement

for Ganga Rejuvenation on 13 April 2016.

a) Ganga Rejuvenation Programme

b) Holy Ganga Purify Programm

c) Namami Gange Programme

d) None of the above

e) All

Ans:C

2. Which famous person passed away on April 6th2016.

a) Kamala Advani

b) Joan Crawford

c) Jennifer Jason Leigh

d) All

e) none

Ans:A

3. Fire cracker explosion in the Putengal Devi Temple in which state killed hundreds of

persons recently

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Kerala

(c) Telengana

(d) Andhra Pradesh

(e) Maharashtra

Answers : B


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4. The world count of tiger has gone up for the first time in a century. What is the current

estimates?

a) 3790

b) 3990

c) 3690

d) 3890

e) 3455

Ans:D

5. IBM is partnering which group to provide complete portfolio of cloud services to customers?

a) Reliance Jio

b) Reliance communication

c) Reliance Mobile

d) All

e) None

Ans:B

6. RBI launches unified payment interface to make which transaction easier?

a) Home loans

b) online payment

c) money transfers

d) Both a & b

e) none

Ans:A

7. Identify the nuclear capable undersea ballistic missile that was successfully test fired on 31 March

2016 from an undisclosed location in the Bay of Bengal.

a) Agni-I b) K-4 c) Astra d) Nag

e) none

Ans:B


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8. Which of the following was adjudged as the top engineering institution in India as per the India

Rankings 2016 released under National Institutional Ranking Framework?

a) Indian Institute of Technology Madras

b) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

c) Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

d) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

e)None

Ans:A

9. Which of the following was adjudged as the top management institution in India as per the India

Rankings 2016 released under National Institutional Ranking Framework?

a) Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

b) Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

c) Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

d) Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

e) None

Ans:B

10. Which of the following was adjudged as the top pharmacy institution in India as per the India s

2016

released under National Institutional Ranking Framework?

a) Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune

b) Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi

c) Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipa

d) University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh

e) None

Ans:C


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11. Which of the following was adjudged as the top university in India as per the India Rankings

2016

released under National Institutional Ranking Framework?

a) University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

b) Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

c) Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

d) Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

e) None

Ans:D

12. NIA has sought the help of which agency to issue a Red Corner arrest warrant against JeM ChiefMasood Azhar

(a) CBI

(b) IB

(c) INTERPOL

(d) FBI

(e) Scotland Yard

Answers : C

13. A 400 year old ban on entry of women into the Sani Shinghapur temple in which state

was lifted recently by court order

(a) Gujarat

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d)Kerala

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Answers : B


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14. What is Indian rank in military spending in the world as per report 2015?

(a)3rd (b) 2nd

(c) 5th (d) 6th

(e) 4th

Answers : D

15. Union Urban Development Minister has inaugurated Namma Toilet in which state?

(a)Uttar Pradesh

(b) Gujarat

(c) Delhi

(d) Bihar

(e) Rajasthan

Answers : C

16. Abdul Yameen who visited India recently is the President of

(a)Afghanistan

(b) Pakistan

(c)Maldives

(d) Sri Lanka

(e)Bhutan

Answers : C

17. Identify the single window interface for information on Intellectual Property and guidance on

leveraging it for competitive advantage that was released by Union Government on 31 March 2016.

a) Indian Manorama

b) The Indian Railway web Portal

c) Indian Intellectual Property (IP) Panorama

d) None of These

e) All

Ans: C


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18. This Indian company on 30 March 2016 announced plans to restructure its UK steel business?

a) Tata Steel Ltd

b) Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited

c) JSW Steel

d) Steel Authority of India Limited

e) None

Ans:A

19. As per the results of a survey of Labour Bureau, this many new jobs were created between

January and September 2015 in eight labour intensive industries.

a) 1.55 lakh

b) 2.55 lakh

c) 3.55 lakh

d) 4.55 lakh

e) None

Ans:A

20. Which company in the fourth week of March 2016 agreed to buy Japans Sharp Corporation for

3.5

billion US dollars?

a) Amazon.com

b) Apple Inc.

c) Dell

d) Foxconn

e) None

Ans:D

21. Which of the following international organisation has planned to invest in Lucknow Metro Rail

Corporation.

a) ADB b) World Bank c) European Investment Bank d) AIIB e) None

Ans:C


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22. Which mobile telecom company has signed a pact to purchase YOU broadband for INR 400

crore.

a) Idea

b) Aircel

c) Vodafone

e) Airtel

e) None

Ans:C

23. Identify the network for which Union Cabinet approved India to become a member tostrengthen

relations with the other member countries to safeguard trans-boundary wildlife on 13 April 2016?

a) Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS)

b) Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

c) Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN)

d) South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN)

e) none

Ans:D

24. SpaceX has made a high priority delivery namely the first inflatable ---------- for astronauts.

a) Missile

b) room

c) space craft

d) both a & b

e) none

Ans:B


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25. Who on 14 April 2016 was appointed the President of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the

Arts, which was reconstituted on the same day?

a) Ram Bahadur Rai

b) Chandraprakash Dwivedi

c) Sonal Mansingh

d) Prasoon Joshi

e) none

Ans:A

26. India has offered to invest $ 20 billion in the oil sector of which country

(a)Iran (b) Kuwait

(c) Iraq (d) Libya

(e) Syria

Answers : A

27. Which country has declared to build a bridge over Red Sea to Egypt?

(a)Syria (b) Iraq

(c)Iran (d) Saudi Arab

(e) UAE

Answers : D

28. The Hiroshima Declaration was recently signed by the Foreign Ministers of which group

of nations?

(a) G-4 (b) G-7

(c) G-15 (d) G-20

(e) G-27

Answers : B


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29. Pakistan has concluded a joint bilateral air force exercise named Shaheen-5 with which

country

(a) India (b) Sri Lanka

(c) USA (d) China

(e) Russia

Answers : D

30. IMF-WB Board meeting was held recently in

(a)New York

(b) London

(c) Davas

(d) Washington

(e) Paris

Answers : D

30. Which company get the final approval from RBI recently to start payment bank in India?

(a) Reliance

(b) AirTel

(c) Tata

(d) Indian Post

(e) None of these

Answers : B

32. North-Eastrn-ASEAN Business Summit 2016 was recently at held at

(a) Kohima (b) Imphal (c) Dispur (d) Aiwzal

(e) None of these

Answers : B


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33. Arseniy Yatsenyuk who resigned recently on Panama Paper leaks on black money is the PM of

(a) Ukraine

(b) Russia

(c) Belarus

(d) Uzbekistan

(e) Turkmenistan

Answers : A

34. Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed by the govt. to promote which programme

(a) Make in India

(b) Swatch Bharat

(c) Skill India

(d) Smart City

(e) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

Answers : C

35. Who get the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundations Best Actress Award recently?

(a)Priyanka Chopra

(b) Bidya Balan

(c) Madhuri Dixit

(d) Juhi Chawla

(e) None of these

Answers : A

36. Anthony Joshua who won the 2016 IBF heavyweight title belong to

(a) England (b) USA

(c) Italy (d) Germany (e) France

Answers : A


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37. Which telecom company has started testing Wi-Fi based network to connect 1 lakh

Panchayat under rural broadband project?

(a) BSNL (b) Airtel

(c) Reliance (d)Tata

(e) Aircel

Answers : A

38. Endurance; My Year in Space and our journey to Mars is by Scott Kely of

(a) USA (b) Russia

(c) France (d) England

(e) Italy

Answers : A

39. World Health Day is observed on which date

(a) 7 Th April

(b) 8 Th April

(c) 9 Th April

(d) 10 Th April

(e) 12 th April

Answers : A

40. Protest against labour reform was witnessed recently in which country

(a) USA (b) France

(c) Italy (d) Germany

(e) UK

Answers : B


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41. UNO has observed the 125 Th Birth Anniversary of which Indian leader recently?

(a) M.K. Gandhi

(b) B.R. Ambedkar

(c) J.L. Nehru

(d) Subash C. Bose

(e) None of these

Answers : B

42. Which railway zone has emerged as the largest fright loading zone in India?

(a) East Coast

(b) South-East

(c) North-East

(d) South Centre

(e) North Zone

Answers : A

43. Tribunal set up called the Unlawful Activities (prevention Tribunal) has upheld a ban on which

Naga based organisation.

a) NSCN(K)

b) Nagalim

c) NSCN(IM)

d) NSCN

e) None

Ans:A

44. RBI purchased how much currency in USD to prevent rupee from strengthening too much

a) 100 million b) 50 m c) 5 b

d) 50 b

e) None

Ans:A


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45. Recently RBI has signed a currency swap agreement with which foreign bank.

a) Central bank of Bangladesh

b) central bank of Sri Lanka

c) Central bank of China

d) Bank of America

e) None

Ans: B

46. Name the renowned Iraqi-born British women architect who died 31 March 2016 in Miami.

a) Zaha Hadid

b) Patty Duke

c) Wajiha al-Sabunji

d) Yukio Futagawa

e) None

Ans:A

47. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age of 16 for her role as Helen Keller

in The Miracle Worker. She died on 29 March 2016. Name the actress.

a) Patty Duke

b) Teresa Wright

c) Jane Darwell

d) Anne Revere

e) None

Ans:A

48. Name the former President of the University of Southern California who passed away on 29

March 2016.

a) Rufus B. von KleinSmid b) George F. Bovard

c) Norman Topping d) Steven Sample

e) None

Ans:D


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49. Identify the Mobile App that was launched by Union Government to empower People to

demand

24x7 Power for the states on 31 March 2016.

a) Shaala Siddhi

b) Vidyut PRAVAH

c) Crop Insurance

d) Kisan Krishi

e) None

Ans:B

50. Which Union Ministry launched the Startup India portal and mobile app in New Delhi on 31

March 2016?

a) Union Ministry of Human Resources Development

b) Union Ministry of Labour

c) Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry

d) None of These

e) None

Ans:C

51. Which high court on 30 March 2016 ruled in favour of entry of women into temples?

a) Kolkata High Court

b) Chandigarh High Court

c) Bombay High Court

d) Karnataka High Court

e) None

Ans:C

52. Indias first indigenous composition -------- dome was flagged off by the defence ministry on

march 30, 2016.

a) Solar b) sonar c) sonic d) lunar e) None

Ans:B


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53. Name the woman who was appointed as the first woman PAC chairperson of Telangana state on

31 March 2016?

a) J Geetha Reddy

b) DK Aruna

c) K Kavitha

d) Sabitha Indra Reddy

e) None

Ans:A

54. Who on 30 March 2016 was appointed by Wipro to its Board of Directors?

a) Patrick Dupuis

b) Dupuis Patrick

c) Pat Sean

d) Zeeshan Ahluwalia

e) None

Ans:A

56. Who among the persons was elected as the chairwomen in its National Assembly for the first

time?

a) Nguyen Phu Trong

b) Bguyen Thi Kim Ngan

c) Suu Yuu Kyi

d) Phu Kim Zong

e) None

Ans:B

57. From which year has IT department introduced computer based calculator called Tax Calculator.

a) 2016-17 b) 2013-14 c) 2015-16

d) 2014-15 e) None

Ans:A


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58. Which Indian mining company has moved closer to build the largest coal mine in Australia?

a) Reliance

b) Birla

c) Jaypee

d) Adani

e) TATA

Ans:D

59. Indian Air Force (IAF) will participate in Red Flag air exercise along with US, NATO and allied

forces that are scheduled to be conducted from 28 April to 13 May 2016 in

a) Luhansk

b) Alaska

c) Lviv

d) Donetsk

e) None

Ans:B

60. Who was on 5 April 2016 presented with the Award for Excellence as part of National

Geoscience

Awards 2014?

a) Syed Ajaz Ahmad

b) Biswajeet Lenka

c) Dr. Muduru Lachhana Dora

d) Prof. Ashok Kumar Singhvi

e) None

Ans:D

61. Which of the following universities has been ranked first among the top tanking university in

India.

a) Delhi b) IISc c) Hyderabad d) Jawaharla Nehru e) one

Ans:B


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62. Name the high court that on 4 April 2016 held that keeping a criminal case pending for indefinite

period amounts to violation of constitutional rights of the accused recognized under Article 21 (right

to life) of the Constitution of India

a) Allahabad High Court

b) Kolkata High Court

c) Bombay High Court

d) Delhi High Court

e) None

Ans:D

63. On 1 April 2016, this city became the first in the country to operationalise special purpose

vehicle to execute its smart city initiative.

a) Bhubaneswar

b) Chennai

c) Bengaluru

d) Chandigarh

e) None

Ans:A

64. According to the sixth Economic census which was released by the ministry of statistics and

programme implementation which state has seen the highest growth in enterprise and employment

generation over the past ten years.

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Gujrat

c) Punjab

d) Maharashtra

e) None

Ans:A


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65. Name the head coach of Pakistan Cricket team who resigned from his job on 4 April 2016.

a) Wasim Akram

b) Inzamam-ul-Haq

c) Waqar Younis

d) Rameez Raja

e) None

Ans:C

66. Who in March 2016 was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Bhartiya

Nabhikiya

Vidyut Nigam Ltd (BHAVINI)?

a) Kallol Roy

b) Perumal Chellapandi

c) Manohar Lakra

d) Vikas Saxena

e) None

Ans:A

67. Who was on 2 April 2016 elevated as the managing director of Go Airlines (India) Ltd?

a) Cramer Ball

b) Wolfgang Prock-Schauer

c) Rahul Bhatia

d) Ajay Singh

e) None

Ans:B

68. According the World Banks annual report Migration and Development Brief, which country was

the largest remittance recipient in 2015?

a) India

b) China

c) United States


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d) France

e) none

Ans:A

69. Which of the following companies has been conferred with SCOPE excellence award for

outstanding contribution to the public sector management?

a) BHEL

b) BEML

c) HAL

d) DRDO

e) NASA

Ans:C

70. Who has won the Global Indian of the year 2016 award?

a) Saina Nehwal

b) Sushma Swaraj

c) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

D) Nita Ambani

e) None

Ans:C

71. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 April 2016 launched 'Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan

from which state?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Chhattisgarh

c) Gujarat

d) Delhi

e) none

Ans:A

72. The harvest festival, Vishu is the festival of which Indian state that was celebrated on 14 April

2016 with joy?

a) Andhra Pradesh


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b) Kerala

c) Karnataka

d) Mizoram

e) none

Ans:B

73. Name the state that on 13 April 2016 launched Mission Drinking Water.

a) Delhi

b) Chhatishgarh

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

e) none

Ans:D

74. Which state on 12 April 2016 announced the formation of a new Integrated Tribal Development

Agency?

a) Bihar

b) Chhattisgarh

c) Jharkhand

d) Andhra Pradesh

e) none

Ans:D

75. Name the state or Union Territory that on 11 April 2016 approved its Slum and JJ Rehabilitation

and Relocation Policy, 2015 that focuses on in-situ development for the citys urban poor.

a) Delhi

b) Maharashtra

c) Karnataka

d) Rajasthan

e) none

Ans:A


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76. By which year the government plans to double the farmers income in India?

a) 2022

b) 2018

c) 2020

d) 2019

e) 2024

Ans:A

77. Who on 12 April 2016 was appointed the Director General of Haryana Police?

a) K P Singh

b) Yashpal Singhal

c) K Selvaraj

d) Satrujeet Singh Kapur

e) none

Ans:A

78. Kyrgyz leader Temir Sariyev has resigned from which post?

a) Agriculture minister

b) president

c) prime minister

d) None

Ans:C

79. According to IMF Brexit would be a threat for global growth. The term Brexit is associated with

which country?

a) Bolivia

b) Britain c) Brazil d) Belgium

e) none

Ans:B


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80. Kalash (Kalasha), a community of a Dardic indigenous people with a population of around 3000

resides in which country?

a) Pakistan

b) Bhutan

c) India

d) Brazil

e) none

Ans:A

81. The Union Cabinet was apprised about the MoU signed between India and a country in

September, 2011 on bilateral cooperation in the field of Fisheries. Name the country with which the

MoU was inked?

a) Bangladesh

b) Sri Lanka

c) Pakistan

d) Bhutan

e) none

Ans:A

82. The statute of ancient Indian Mathematician & astronomer Aryabhatta was unveiled

recently in the headquarter of

(a) UNO (b) WTO

(c) UNESCO (d) ILO

(e) IMO

Answers : C

83. Adarsh Vidyalaya Project of Model English Medium School has been launched by which

state govt. recently

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Gujarat


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Answers : A

87. Indian first semi high speed train Gatiman Express run at a speed of

(a) 200 km/h

(b) 180 km/h

(c) 160 km/h

(d) 140 km/h

(e) 120 km/h

Answers : C

88. Central govt. has declared to implement OROP scheme from

(a) January 2014

(b) July 2014

(c) December 2014

(d) January 2015

(e) December 2015

Answers : B

89. Central govt. has decided to build a memorial for APJ Abdul Kalam in

(a) Kerala

(b) Odisha

(c) Delhi

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Answers : C

90. Which IIT has been ranked at the top among the Engg. Institutes in India by HRD Ministry?


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(a) IIT-R (b) IIT-B

(c) IIT-M (d) IIT-D

(e) IIT-BBSR

Answers : C

91. Among the IIM which is ranked at the top by HRD Ministry?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Kharagpur

(c) Ahmadabad

(d) Bhubaneswar

(e) None of these

Answers : A

92. Union Cabinet has given approval to MOU between India & which country in the Railway

sector?

(a) USA (b) China

(c) Japan (d) Sweden

(e) Germany

Answers : D

93. What is the present reverse repo rate by RBI?

(a) 5.5% (b) 6%

(c) 6.25% (d) 6.5%

(e) 6.75%

Answers : B

94. Which of the following has approved its first package of loans worth $ 811 million for 4

renewable energy projects in Brazil, China, South Africa & India recently?


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(a) IMF (b) IBRD

(c) ADB (d) NDB

(e) ECB

Answer : D

95. According ASSOCHAM-SREI report which state has emerged as the most favoured

investment destination of PPP projects in the country

(a) Gujarat

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Delhi

(e) Odisha

Answer : C

96. Due of drought & large number of farmer suicide govt. of India has planned to hike farm

loan to small and marginal farmers by

(a) 5% (b) 8%

(c) 10% (d)12%

(e) 15%

Answer : C

97. Which state has recently imposed ban on sale purchase and storage of all chewable tobacco?

(a)Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Gujarat (d) Delhi

(e) Odisha

Answer : D


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98. One Nation, One Grid, One Plan is being promoted by which Union Ministry?

(a)Petroleum

(b) Power

(c) Railway

(d) Commerce

(e) Home

Answer : B

99. Indian Armys elite STRIKE corps will conduct a major exercise named Satrujeet in

(a)Uttar Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c)Rajasthan

(d) J & K

(e)North East States

Answer : C

100. The union govt. has recently decided to issue a commemorative coin of Rs. 200 and

circulation coin of Rs. 10 on which freedom fighter

(a)Subash Chandra Bose

(b) Rani Laxmi Bai

(c) Tatya Tope

(d) Bahadur Shah

(e) Raja Ram Mohan Ray

Answer : C

101. Which state has launched Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana for widows

(a)Uttar Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh


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(c)Gujarat

(d) Jharkhand

(e) Rajasthan

Answer : D

102. Who among the following persons has taken the oath of office as the newly elected president

of central African republic.

a) Faustin Archange Touadera

b) J A Smith

c) Austin Toradora

d) Frankin Joe

e) None

Ans:A

103. Which portfoilio has been assigned tyo Aung San Suu Kyi

a) Electricity and energy

b) Foreign Minister

c) Education minister

d) All

e) None

Ans:

104. Who has been appointed as chairman of IDSA.

a) Jitendra Jogata

b) Rahul Mishra

c) Pradeep k Mohanty

d) Prasanna

e) None

Ans:A


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105. India on 31 March 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide 150 fishing

boats and fishing equipment to 300 fishermen of which country?

a) Sri Lanka

b) Myanmar

c) Bangladesh

d) Philippines

e) None

Ans:A

106. Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, the municipality that is viewed as a hotbed of Islamist extremism after

the terror attack carried out in Brussels on 22 March 2016, is located in which country?

a) Belgium

b) France

c) Netherlands

d) Germany

e) None

Ans:A

107. Which of the following countries has committed official development assistance (ODA) loan

nearly Rs. 14,300 crore to India?

a) US

b) Germany

c) UAE

d) Japan

e) None

Ans:D

108. India and USA will sign an MoU for building which project.

a) CHARTIST

b) start up India

c) Make in India

d) LIGO


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e) None

Ans:D

109. Which boxer became the first Indian to make the cut for this years Olympic.

a) MC Mary Kom

b) Vijendra Singh

c) Shiv Thapa

d) Both A & C

e) None

Ans:C

110. In which city the 13th India-EU Summit was held on 30 March 2016?

a) Brussels

b) New Delhi

c) Mumbai

d) Amsterdam

e) None

Ans:A

112. The three day bio diversity festival is being held in April 1 as a ------- component

a) Kissan Dhan Sammelan

b) Kissan Swaraj sammelan

c) kissan Raj Sammelan

d) All

e) None

Ans:B

113. Name the imprisoned Egyptian novelist who will be conferred the PEN/Barbey Freedom to

Write Award, as announced by PEN America on 31 March 2016.

a) Ahmed Naji

b) Idris Ali

c) Ashraf El-Ashmawi


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d) Sayed Gouda

e) None

Ans:A

114. Flipkart on 1 April 2016 announced acquisition of which payments start-up?

a) Zaakpay

b) PhonePe

c) Instamojo

d) Citrus

e) None

Ans:B

115. Which of the companies has planned to sign a MoU with Doordarshan for future content

collaboration.

a) TRT

b) Amagi

c) Jasan Group

d) inknuts

e) None

Ans:A

116. Which of the companies has entered into an agreement with Ukrainian state owned company

Antonov for making smaller aircraft.

a) HAL

b) Mahindra

c) Reliance

d) DRDO

e) None

Ans:A

117. Who has been appointed as a prime minister of Yemen recently?


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a) Khaled bahah

b) Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr

c) Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi

d) Alo Mohsen alAhmed

e) None

Ans:B

118. Who among the following has been sworn as a deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

a) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

b) Mehbooba Mufti

c) Ram Madhav

d) Nirmal Singh

e) None

Ans:D

119. This US-based firm agreed to buy Hewlett Packard Enterprises majority shareholding in

Mphasis Ltd. for over 7000 crore rupees.

a) The Blackstone Group

b) The Carlyle Group

c) Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

d) Bain Capital

e) None

Ans:A

120. Name the team that topped the ICC mens Team Rankings in Test cricket that was released by

International Cricket Council (ICC) on 4 March 2016.

a) India

b) South Africa

c) Australia

d) England

e) None


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Ans:C

121. Name the team that topped the ICC mens Team Rankings in T20 cricket that was released by

International Cricket Council (ICC) on 4 March 2016.

a) India

b) West Indies

c) Australia

d) England

e) None

Ans:A

122. Who in April 2016 won the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix title?

a) Nico Rosberg

b) Lewis Hamilton

c) Kimi Raikkonen

d) Nico Hulkenberg

e) None

Ans:A

123. Fourth edition of India water week observes which theme.

a) Water for all:Uniting together

b) Water for all: Joining together

c) Water for all: Striving together

d) Water for all: Fighting together

e) None

Ans:C

124. Which private sector bank on 3 April 2016 launched an Aadhaar-based ATM usage facility

wherein a customer can transact using his biometric details instead of the PIN?

a) Yes Bank

b) DCB Bank

c) City Union Bank


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d) Axis Bank

e) None

Ans:B

125. Which subsidiary of Vedanta Limited officially set the Guinness World Record for

simultaneously planting 208751 saplings at a single location in less than an hour?

a) Sterlite Industries

b) Talwandi Sabo Power Limited

c) Bharat Aluminium Company

d) Sesa Goa

e) None

Ans:B

126. Indias coffee export rose by what percent in 2015-16

a) 13.37

b) 13.38

c) 13.39

e) 13.36

e) None

Ans:C

127. RBI has cut down repo rate to what percentage/

a) 5.5

b) 5.75

c) 6.85

d) 6.5

e) none

Ans:D

128. As per the WHOs Global Report on Diabetes 2016, this many million adults were living with

diabetes in 2014 across the world.

a) 222 million


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b) 322 million

c) 422 million

d) 522 million

e) none

Ans:C

129. RBI cut the key interest rate by what percent.

a) 0.35

b) 0.55

c) 0.75

d) 0.25

e) 0.10

Ans:D

130. What is the award period of the 14th Finance Commission, the recommendation of whos on

fiscal deficit targets and additional fiscal deficit to States was approved by the Union Cabinet on 6

April

2016?

a) 2010-15

b) 2015-20

c) 2014-19

d) 2020-25

e) none

Ans:B

131. Which State in April 2016 launched Adarsh Vidyalaya project to set up modern schools in

underdeveloped rural areas?

a) Odisha

b) Maharashtra

c) Telangana

d) Rajasthan

e) none


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Ans:A

132. The Government of this State/Union Territory decided to build a permanent memorial for

former President APJ Abdul Kalam.

a) NCT of Delhi

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Karnataka

d) Kerala

e) none

Ans:A

133. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) in the first week of April 2016 commissioned a seasonwise tiltable canal top solar PV plant in which of the following states?

a) Telangana

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Odisha

d) Madhya Pradesh

e) none

Ans:B

134. The foundation stone of Haryana State University of Horticultural Sciences was laid in April

2016 at which of the following cities?

a) Gurgaon

b) Panipat

c) Karnal

d) Ambala

e) none

Ans:C

135. Where were the two schemes to distribute Energy Efficient Smart Agriculture Pumps & Fans

launched on 7 April 2016?

a) Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

b) Vellore, Tamil Nadu


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c) Pune, Maharastra

d) Khurda, Odisha

e) none

Ans:A

136. Identify the project for which the Union Cabinet gave its approval which provides for

establishment of National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) as an independent organization on 6

April 2016.

a) National Hydrology Project

b) National Hydrogen Project

c) National Water Project

d) None of These

e) All

Ans:A

137. Who among the following has been appointed as the new PM of Vietnam?

a) Nguyen Xuan Phuc

b) Tran Dai Quang

c) Nguyen Phu Trong

d) Nguyen Tan Dung

e) None

Ans:A

138. Who among the following has been appointed as chief executive officer of its agri machinery

business

by Escort Limited.

a) Ajit Kumar Sinha

b) Ravi A Menon

c) Ram Kumar Ashikari

d) O P Juneja

e) none

Ans:B


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139. The Union Cabinet on 6 April 2016 gave the approval to Exim Bank of India for expanding the

framework agreement for increasing export with which countrys central bank?

a) Iraq

b) The US

c) Japan

d) Iran

e) none

Ans:D

140. Transnational standards will highlight gaps in Indian standards against ---------- standards

a) Chinese

b) Australian

c) UK

d) USA

e) None

Ans:C

141. PM Narendra Modi launched which of the scheme in April 5, 2016.

a) Start up India

b) Stand up India

c) Kaushal Kendra Yojana

d) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana

e) None

Ans:B

142. Who won the mens singles title at 2016 Yonex Sunrise India Open badminton championship?

a) Kento Momota

b) Viktor Axelsen

c) Wan Ho Son

d) Song Xue e) none

Ans:A


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143. Who won the womens singles title at 2016 Yonex Sunrise India Open badminton

championship?

a) Ratchanok Intanon

b) Xuerui Li

c) Yeon Ju Bae

d) Saina Nehwal

e) none

Ans:A

144. Identify the cricketer with whose name The Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia of West

Indies

was renamed on 6 April 2016.

a) Chris Gayle

b) Dwayne Bravo

c) Darren Sammy

d) Suleiman Benn

e) none

Ans:C

145. What was the theme of the World Health Day 2016 observed globally on 7 April 2016?

a) Safe Blood starts with me

b) Vector-borne diseases: small bite, big threat

c) Food Safety

d) Halt the rise: beat diabetes

e) none

Ans:D

146. The International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda was observed on

a) 5 April 2016

b) 6 April 2016

c) 7 April 2016


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d) 4 April 2016

e) none

Ans:C

147. What is Indias rank in 2016 Global Connectivity Index announced by Huwai?

a) 33

b) 44

c) 42

d) 55

e) 40

Ans:B

148. Which is Indias largest telecom tower firm?

a) Airtel

b) Reliance

c) Vodafone

d) Indus Tower

e) BSNL

Ans:D

149. Name the cricketer who on 13 April 2016 was named the Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the

World for the year 2015.

a) Brendon McCullum

b) Kumar Sangakkara

c) Kane Williamson

d) Virat Kohli

e) none

Ans:C

150. Which company extends free internet service through Wifi to 10 railway stations that was

launched initially at Mumbai in January 2016?

A.Reliance Communications


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B.Tata Communication

C.Microsoft

D.Google

E.None

Ans:D

151. India claims a loan of $250 million from the BRICSs New Development Bank to which bank for

a renewable Energy project?

A.State Bank of India

B.Reserve Bank of India

C.Indian Bank

D.Canara Bank

E.None

Ans:D

152. Who has acquired the New Delhi Based Memetic Labs Technologies who are helpdesk

product?

A.Accenture

B.Wipro

C.Freshdesk

D.None of the these

E. All

Ans:C

153. Reserve Bank Of India has recently cuts off Maturity of Masala Bonds to how many years?

A.2 Years

B.4 Years

C.3 Years

D.No such restriction

E. None

Ans:C


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154. Centre Public Sector Undertakings inks Memorandum of Understanding with which institute to

work in areas of Education and Human Resource Development?

A.Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences

B.Banaras Hindu University

C.Jawaharlal Nehru University

D.Muslim Aligarh University

E. None

Ans:A

155. How many members are there in IMF?

A. 187

B. 188

C. 189

D. 190

E. 198

Ans:C

156. A renowed and popular Punjab Lokpal Justice and Former Punjab and Haryana High Court

Judge passed away recently. Who is he/she?

A.Kapadia

B.J.S. Sekhon

C.Kania

D.R.D.Bahadur

E. None

Ans:B

157. A famous playwright Arnold Wesker, has died at the age of 83. He belongs to which country?

A.Sweden

B.Scotland

C.British

D.India


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E. None

Ans:C

158. Shaheen V is the joint Exercise which of the two Countries?

A.China and Afghanistan

B.Pakistan and Afghanistan

C.Pakistan and China

D.China and Bhutan

E. None

Ans:C

160. Akash missile system was successfully test fired from which place?

A. Chandipur

B. Vishakhapatnam

C. Porabandar

D. Panaji

E. None

Ans:A

161. National Capital Delhi bans all forms which type of products for one year?

A.Loose Cigarettes

B.Chewable Tobacco

C.Alcoholic Beverages

D.Diesel for Automobil

E. None

Ans:B

162. The Grand jury in which country has slapped $ 946 million fine on TCS & one more Tata

company

(a) UK (b) USA

(c) France (d) Italy


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(e) Saudi Arab

Answer : B

163. Which country has recently enacted strict law against corruption including death penalty?

(a) USA (b) UK

(c) Russia (d) China

(e) UAE

Answer : D

164. Massive public protest has taken place recently in which country against govt. austerity

measures recently

(a) India (b) UAE

(c) UK (d) France

(e) Germany

Answer : C

165. National Aluminium Company Ltd. has paid and interim dividend of what amount to govt.

of India recently

(a) Rs. 160 cr.

(b) Rs. 260 cr.

(c) Rs. 360 cr.

(d) Rs. 460 cr.

(e) Rs. 560 cr.

Answer : B

166. Which Financial Institution has cleared $ 300 million loan to enhance road connectivity

in UP spread over 400 km?

(a) World Bank

(b) IMF


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(c) ADB

(d) ECB

(e) None of these

Answer : C

167. Which country won the 25 Th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2016?

(a) India

(b) Pakistan

(c) Brazil

(d) Australia

(e) New Zealand

Answer : D

168. Dipa Karmakar who created history by becoming the 1st Indian Women to qualify in which

Olympic event at Rio

(a) Boxing

(b) Wrestling

(c) Gymnastics

(d) Weightlifting

(e) None of these

Answer : D

169. The Maritime India Summit 2015 was held recently at

(a)New Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(c) Visakhapatnam

(d) Chennai

(e) Panaji


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Answer : B

170. As per recent govt. report how many rural habitation dont have access to safe drinking

water in India

(a) 1 lakh (b) 15 lakh

(c) 2 lakh (d) 2.5 lakh

(e) 3 lakh

Answer : E

171. Central govt. has opposed the idea of setting up of the National Court of Appeal asrecommended by

(a) NITI Ayog

(b) Law Commission

(c) Law Minister

(d)CJI

(e) President

Answer : D

172. Centre is considering granting of minority status to which community?

(a) Buddhist

(b) Jain

(c) Sikh

(d) Muslim

(e) Parses

Answer : D

173. Which High Court has directed BCCI to shift the IPL match from the state due to emerging

water shortage

(a) Patna High Court


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(b) Allahabad High Court

(c) Bombay High Court

(d) Delhi High Court

(e) Kolkata High Court

Answer : C

174. In which city the 2-day National Summit on Family Planning concluded on 5 April 2016?

a) Bengaluru

b) New Delhi

c) Chandigarh

d) Mumbai

e) none

Ans:B

175. Water film festival was held at which city on April 6, 2016.

a) Mumbai

b) Bangalore

c) New Delhi

d) Chennai

e) None

Ans:C

176. ITC Limited on 7 April 2016 announced renewing its around 40-year old partnership with

which of the following hotel and leisure companies?

a) Marriott International

b) Fairmont Hotels and Resorts

c) Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc

d) Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

e) none

Ans:C


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177. Which of the following online furniture store was acquired by the Future Group in the first

week of April 2016?

a) FabFurnish.com

b) UrbanLadder.com

c) Pepperfry.com

d) Ezaara.com

e) none

Ans:A

178. Which of the automobile companies has signed an agreement with KTM AG an Austrian bike

maker?

a) Bajaj auto

b) Mahindra & Mahindra

c) Yamaha

d) TVS

e) none

Ans:A

179. Which of the companies has entered into a partnership with Datar Genetics Limited recently

a) Medanta hospital

b) Lila Madi hospital

c) Apollo hospital

d) AIIMS

e) None

Ans:C

180. The WTO has revised its 2016 global trade forecast to what percentage?

a) 3.77

b) 4.65

c) 1.5

d) 2.8


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e) 2.78

Ans:D

181. Name the American country music legend who died of pneumonia at his home in Northern

California on 6 April 2016, the day was his 79th birthday.

a) Merle Haggard

b) Johnny Cash

c) Buck Owens

d) George Jones

e) none

Ans:A

182. How many times the newly discovered supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 1600 is

compared to sun according to a release of NASA in April 2016?

a) 16

b) 17

c) 18

d) 19

e) 20

Ans:B

183. A copy of the first edition of the original First Folio was found at the Mount Stuart House on

the Isle of Bute, off the western coast of Scotland. It contains the plays of which famous playwright?

a) Charles Dickens

b) William Wordsworth

c) William Shakespeare

d) Christopher Marlowe

e) none

Ans:C

184. Which of the companied has won the maximum awards in the 12thedition of the global leaf

India award?

a) Godrej


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b) b) Brooke Bond

c) c) Harrison Malayalam

d) d) Hindustan Uniliver

e) e) None

Ans:C

185. How many bills have received the assent of the Governor of Gujrat recently?

a) 5

b) 6

c) 7

d) 8

e) 10

Ans:B

186. Recently government has decided how many CNG stations located I Delhi and NCR to the

public.

a) 40

b) 25

c) 36

d) 59

e) 30

Ans:C

187. Which state has become the first state to clear land title bill

a) Rajasthan

b) Chattisgarh

c) Maharashtra

d) Punjab

e) None

Ans:A

188. Who was appointed as the Andhra Pradesh Government Advisor by Chief Minister

Chandrababu Naidu on 8 April 2016?


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a) Baba Ram dev

b) Kodali Venkateswara Rao

c) Hari Krishna

d) Chaganti Koteswara Rao

e) none

Ans:D

189. Name the person who was sworn-in as the President of Kosovo in April 2016.

a) Jakup Krasniqi

b) Hashim Thaci

c) Atifete Jahjaga

d) Fadil Hoxha

e) none

Ans:B

190. Identify the person whose name was approved by Vietnams National Assembly (Parliament) as

the country's eighth Prime Minister.

a) Jakup Krasniqi

b) Hashim Thaci

c) Nguyen Tan Dung

d) Nguyen Xuan Phuc

e) none

Ans:D

191. Who on 7 April 2016 was appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the logistics firm

GoJavas?

a) Vijay Ghadge

b) Jai Vohra

c) Dhirendra Sharma

d) Amitabh Coomar

e) none


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Ans:D

192. Who in April 2016 took over as Deputy Chairman of Kolkata Dock System under Kolkata Port

Trust?

a) R P S Kahlon

b) M T Krishna Babu

c) S Balaji Arunkumar

d) Arun Kumar

e) none

Ans:C

193. Which one of the following Indian businesswomen does not find a place among Asias 50

Power Businesswomen 2016 released by Forbes on 6 April 2016?

a) Arundhati Bhattacharya

b) Nita Ambani

c) Vinita Gupta

d) Naina Lal Kidwai

e) none

Ans:A

194. Which team topped the April 2016 edition of FIFA or Coca-Cola World Rankings of Soccer?

a) Argentina

b) Brazil

c) France

d) Italy

e) none

Ans:D

195. Dev Javia is associated with which of the sports.

a) Volley ball

b) badminton

c) chess


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d) tennis

e) cricket

Ans:A

196. Identify the date on which International Roma Day is celebrated across Organization for

Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

a) 8 April

b) 8 March

c) 5 May

d) 21 February

e) none

Ans:B

197. North ASEAN Business Summit kicked off in which state?

a) Assam

b) Manipur

c) Nagaland

d) West Bengal

e) None

Ans:A

198. The book titled Endurance: My Year in Space and Our Journey to Mars to be released in

November 2017, as announced by the publisher Alfred A. Knopf, is a story of which famous

personality?

a) Scott Kelly

b) Mark Kelly

c) Mikhail Korniyenko

d) Timothy Kopra

e) none

Ans:A

199. What is the name of the book that narrates the story of actor Emraan Hashmi life when his

family dealt with the horrific struggle as his six-year-old son Ayaan battled his way through cancer?


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a) The Kiss of Love

b) The struggle around cancer

c) The Kiss of Life

d) None of these

e) All

Ans:C

200. Government appoints Susmita Pande as Chairperson in which of the following Authority/

Commission?

A.National Archaeological Authority

B.Indian Monument Commission

C.Monument regulatory Authority

D.National Monument Authority

E. None

Ans:D

201. Which state has become the first in India to enact a law against social boycott

A.Haryana

B.Andhra Pradesh

C.Karnataka

D.Maharashtra

E. None

Ans:D

202. Who has been named as one of the brand ambassadors of the forthcoming World

Championships by the International Boxing Association (AIBA)?

A.Sania Mirza

B.Mary Kom

C.Saina Nehwal

D.None of the above

E. All


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E. None

Ans:B

207. Which country has been declared as drought Emergency for first time ever in the History?

A.Hungary

B.South Africa

C.Zimbabwe

D.El Salvador

E. None

Ans:D

208. The persons who are Soumyajit Ghosh, Manika Batra joined in Rio Olympic 2016 lists. The

persons are related to which of the following Games ?

A.Table Tennis

B.Squash

C.Tennis

D.Badminton

E. None

Ans:A

209. Who among the following has won the mens 200 m freestyle at the Mesa Pro Swim?

A. Michael Phelps

B.Mike Claus

C.Conor Swyer

D.Joseph Tanner

E.None

Ans:A

210. Name the award-winning Malian photographer who died on 14 April 2016 at the age of 80.

a) Malick Sidibe

b) Seydou Keita

c) Samuel Fosso


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e) None

Ans:A

211. Google in collaboration with RailTel, the telecom arm of the Indian Railways, rolled out free Wi-

Fi service at which railway station on 17 April 2016.

a) Ranchi

b) Ernakulum

c) Allahabad

d) Bhubaneswar

e) None

Ans:D

212. UGC has declared to relax criteria for which category of students for M.phil and PhD students?

a) Disabled

b) Women

c) SC

d) Both a&b

e) None

Ans:D

213. Name the Air Force base that was named after former IAF chief Arjan Singh as Air Force Station

Arjan Singh on 16 April 2016.

a) Panagarh

b) Leh

c) Hindon

d) Udhampur

e) None

Ans:A

214. The central govt. has launched the programme Gram Uday se Bharat Uday Abhiyan on the

125 Th birth anniversary of


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(a) Sardar Patel

(b) G.B Panth

(c) J. L Nehru

(d) B.R. Ambedakar

(e) M.K. Gandhi

Answer : D

215. Named the Super Computer build by India recently?

(a) Param Padma

(b) Param Anta

(c) Param Astra

(d) Param Kancharjunga

(e) Param Gyan

Answer : D

216. Delhi has been ranked at which position among the worlds 50 Future ready economics

cities that are embracing technology for growth

(a) 32 nd

(b) 44 th

(c) 28 th

(d) 36 th

(e) 14 Th

Answer : B

217. Google has extended free internet service through wi-fi in how many railway stations

across India recently?

(a) 8 (b) 10

(c) 12 (d) 18


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(e) 24

Answer : B

218. Name the National Agriculture & Market Portal launched by PM Modi to connect Mandis

in several states

(a) e-Mandis

(b) e-NAM

(c) e-FARM

(d) e-Agro

(e) None of these

Answer : B

219. Which country become a new member in the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network

(SAWEN)?

(a) Bhutan

(b) Nepal

(c) Myanmar

(d) India

(e) Bangladesh

Answer : D

220. The third Asian Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation was held recently in

(a) Thailand

(b) Nepal

(c) India

(d) Bhutan

(e) China

Answer : C


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221. Recently India has signed a logistic support pact with which country?

(a) USA (b) Russia

(c) France (d) UAE

(e) South Africa

Answer : A

222. India has recently signed MOU for cooperation and mutual assistance in development of

ports with

(a) France

(b) UAE

(c) South Korea

(d) Japan

(e) USA

Answer : C

223. India has signed an Implementation Agreement for Ganga Rejuvenation under Namami

Gange programme with which country?

(a) France (b) Italy

(c) USA (d) Germany

(e) UK

Answer : D

224. Which Arab country has launched the National Transformation plan to revive its economy

(a) Iran (b) Iraq

(c) Kuwait (d) Saudi Arab

(e) None of these

Answer : d


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225. The Gwadar Port in Pakistan which will be operational by 2017 is being built by

(a) USA (b) UK

(c) China (d) France

(e) Iran

Answer : C

226. What is Indian rank in the Global Connectivity Index compiled by Huawei company?

(a) 24 (b) 34

(c) 44 (d) 54

(e) 64

Answer : C

227. Which unit of SAIL recently initiated hot trails of universe rail mail (URM)

a) Rourkela steel plant

b) Bokaro steel plant

c) Bhiliai steel plant

d) Durgapur steel power

e) None

Ans:C

228. Name the British entertainer, best known for BBC comedy sketch show The Two Ronnies, who

died on 31 March 2016.

a) Ronnie Frost

b) Ronnie Lumsden

c) Ronnie Barker

d) Ronnie Corbett

e) None

Ans:D


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229. To protect domestic manufacturers from cheap Chinese imports, Union Finance Ministry on 30

March 2016 extended the safeguard duty on steel imports till

a) September 2016

b) March 2017

c) March 2018

d) September 2018

e) None

Ans:C

230. What is the Indias rank as a spender on defence.

a) 5

b) 8

c) 4

d) 3

e) None

Ans:C

231. Name the renowned journalist who won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in 2006 for his

novel Kalapangalkkoru Grihapadam. He died on 30 April 2016 in Kozhikode.

a) O.N.V. Kurup

b) Srikanth Nair

c) V.K.N

d) Babu Bharadwaj

e) None

Ans:D

232. Haldhar Nag who recently conferred with Padma shri is a poet in which language.

a) Sanskrit

b) Tamil

c) Kosli

d) Urdu


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e) None

Ans:C

234. Kachhabali village became the first liquor-free village in which of the following state?

a) Haryana

b) Punjab

c) Rajasthan

d) Madhya Pradesh

e) None

Ans:C

235. Which State Assembly on 31 March 2016 passed a bill prescribing minimum educational

qualifications to contest for urban local bodies?

a) Punjab

b) Haryana

c) Punjab

d) Telangana

e) None

Ans:B

236. Which State/Union Territory on 31 March 2016 launched the Phase I of Green Initiative at an

estimated cost of 2 crore rupees?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Punjab

c) National Capital Territory of Delhi

d) Telangana

e) None

Ans:C

237. The Union Government on 28 March 2016 notified Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules,

2016. The new set of rules will replace the

a) Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1997

b) Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000


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c) Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998

d) Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2012

e) None

Ans:C

238. Kakrapara atomic power station is location in which state of India.

a) Maharashtra

b) Rajasthan

c) Karnataka

d) Gujrat

e) None

Ans:D

239. The head quarters of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) will be located in.\

a) Hyderabad

b) Pune

c) Gurgaon

d) Bengaluru

e) None

Ans:C

240. Which mobile app was launched to empower people to demand 24*7 power

a) Vidyut PRAVAH

b) Bhugtaan

c) Vidyut NIRANTAK

d) Vidyut NIBESH

e) None

Ans:A

241. Who on 29 March 2016 was named as the Chairman of Indian Direct Selling Association?

a) Rajat Banerji


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b) Jitendra Jagota

c) Vivek Katoch

d) Amit Chadha

e) None

Ans:B

242. Who among the following person has taken charge as secretary of ministry of urban

development

a) Madhusudan Prasad

b) Rajiv Gauba

c) Sharad Chaudary

d) Ajit Rai

e) None

Ans:B

243. Who among the persons has been appointed as the new CEO of Web 18?

a) O P Juneja

b) Abhay Sharma

c) Tarun Balyan

d) Manish Maheswari

e) None

Ans:D

244. Who is the incumbent chairman of the National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development

(NABARD)?

a) Atulesh Jindal

b) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

c) Upendra Kumar Sinha

d) Atulesh Bimha

e) None

Ans:B


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245. To which country does the world's longest-range missile DF-41 missile belong to? It was in

news on 31 March 2016.

a) China

b) North Korea

c) South Korea

d) Japan

e) None

Ans:A

246. India on 31 March 2016 signed MoU with which nation to setting up Laser Interferometer

Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) in India?

a) United States

b) Japan

c) Belgium

d) Germany

e) None

Ans:

247. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry on 1 April 2016 signed an MoU

with which national membership organisation during Invest in India Round Table Conference in

Melbourne, Australia?

a) Australia India Business Council

b) National Trust

c) India Belgium Business Organisation

d) Indo-Canada Business Council

e) None

Ans:A

248. Name the Indian boxer who on 1 April 2016 won silver medal in the 56 kilogram category at the

Asian/Oceania Qualifying Tournament in Qian'an, China.

a) Joy Ali

b) Anthresh Lalit Lakra


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c) Shiva Thapa

d) Diwakar Prasad

e) None

Ans:C

249. The World Autism Awareness Day 2016 was celebrated across the world on 2 April 2016. What

was the theme for the day for the year 2016?

a) Autism and the 2030 Agenda: Inclusion and Neurodiversity

b) Employment: The Autism Advantage

c) Opening Doors to Inclusive Education

d) Light it Blue

e) None

Ans:A

250 Where did the 4thNuclear Security summit begin.

a) New York

b) Washington

c) Beijing

d) Paris

e) None

Ans:B

251. The Union Finance Minister extended the safeguard duty on import of which of the following

products by two years i.e till March 2018?

a) Steel products

b) Cotton Fabrics

c) Iron Products

d) Wooden Products

e) None

Ans:A

252. Which of the following banks in the last week of March 2016 sold its/their additional stake to

LIC?


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a) Dena Bank & Andhra Bank

b) Canara Bank

c) Bharatiya Mahila Bank & IDBI

d) IDBI

e) None

Ans:A

253. The fiscal deficit for 2015-16 is expected to be within what percentage of gross GDP.

a) 3.9%

b) 8.75%

c) 5.6%

d) 4.8%

e) None

Ans:A

254. Researchers from the Purdue University in Indiana in United States achieved a breakthrough by

revealing the first 3D map of the structure of which of the following viruses?

a) Ebola virus

b) Zika virus

c) Rabies virus

d) Hepatitis B virus

e) None

Ans:B

255. Which of the company has entered into a licence agreement with Nagarjuna Agro Chemical Pvt

Ltd?

a) NDRC

b) NMDC

c) NHRC

d) NHPC

e) none


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Ans:A

256. Which of the following company has tied up with Flipkart recently?

a) Dupin Ltd

b) Karnataka Silk Board

c) Senco Gold & Diamonds

d) Makhija Gold

e) None

Ans:C

257. How much amount of funds has been released by central government as its share under

MGNREGA

a) 14230 crore

b) 13230 crore

c) 12330 crore

d) 12230 crore

e) none

Ans:D

258. The Central Information Commission (CIC) in April 2016 directed the Genetic Engineering

Appraisal Committee (GEAC) to make public the non-confidential bio-safety information for which

variety of the GM Mustard?

a) DMH08

b) DMH09

c) DMH10

d) DMH11

e) none

Ans:D

259. Who has been posthumously conferred with the united Kingdoms prestigious founders awards

2016

a) Mother Teresa

b) Indira Gandhi


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c) Sarojini Naidu

d) Lal Bhadhur Sashtri

e) None

Ans:A

260. Name the traditional festival that is was celebrated as the New Year by Meiteis (majority ethnic

group) of Manipur on 9 April 2016.

a) Pana Sankranti

b) Sajibu Cheiraoba

c) Jude Sheetal

d) Cheti Chand

e) none

Ans:A

261. Name the state that in April 2016 passed its Urban Land (Certification of Titles) Bill, 2016?

a) Rajasthan

b) Bihar

c) Punjab

d) Karnataka

e) none

Ans:A

262. Name the first train with all coaches equipped with surveillance cameras that was remotely

flagged off from New Delhi by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 9 April 2016.

a) Shan-e-Punjab Express

b) Hirakund Express

c) Mangala Lakshadweep Express

d) H Nizamuddin Madgaon Ac Express

e) none

Ans:A

263. The Union Government on 8 April 2016 approved countrys first Metrino Pod project for


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a) Noida

b) Bombay

c) Gurgaon

d) Hyderabad

e) Haryana

Ans:C

264. Who has launched recently International Standards Book Number (ISBN) portal?

a) Smriti Irani

b) Narendra Modi

c) Sushma Swaraj

d) Arun Jaitley

e) None

Ans:A

265 He took over as the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal in April 2016?

a) Justice (retd) Permod Kohli

b) Justice Syed Rafat Alam

c) Justice A P Shah

d) None of them

e) all

Ans:

267. Who among the following has taken charge as the chairman of National Real Estate

Development council?

a) Mahindra K Reddy

b) Rajeev Talwar

c) Sudheer Kumar Singh

d) Sumit Awasthi

e) None

Ans:B


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268. Saudi Arabias King Salman on 8 April 2016 announced an agreement under which a bridge will

be built over a sea/gulf to connect Saudi Arabia to Egypt. Name the sea.

a) Gulf of Aden

b) Gulf of Aqaba

c) Gulf of Eilat

d) Red Sea

e) none

Ans:D

267. Name the person who will head the two-member Commission of Inquiry that was constituted

on 8 April 2016 to probe conspiracy behind violent incidents during Jat Reservation Agitation in

February 2016.

a) Justice (Retd.) SN Jha

b) NC Padhi

c) Justice (Retd.) L Narasimha Reddy

d) BN Navalawala

e) none

Ans:A

268. 25 Ministries/Departments of Union Government in March 2016 signed a MoU on IMPRINT

initiative. Against this backdrop, identify the focus of IMPRINT.

a) Scholarships to economically backward students

b) Technology development involving all IITs & IISc

c) Usage of drones for various economic activities

d) Reducing dependence on global positioning system

e) none

Ans:B

269. Which country has topped the chart according to credit Suisse emerging consumer scoreboard

2016.

a) India

b) USA


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c) Russia

d) Japan

e) None

Ans:A

270. Which committee has been constituted by the government to monitor government

advertisements?

a) Balwant Rai Mehta

b) Naresh Chandra

c) B B Tandon

d) Shyam Benegal

e) None

Ans:C

271. Identify the book written by veteran journalist BG. Verghese which explored the Pakistans

relations with remaining world.

a) Friendly State: Pakistan

b) A State in Denial

c) Pakistan: A land of Diplomacy

d) None of these

e) all

Ans:B

272. Identify the format of filing from which the Union Corporate Affair Ministry exempted the

housing finance companies on 11 April 2016.

a) SIDF

b) XBRL filing

c) AIFC

d) None of these

e) all

Ans:B


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272. How much percentage of import duty has been imposed on the goods of Indian travelling back

to India after 1 year?

a) 9%

b) 15%

c) 12%

d) 13%

e) 28%

Ans:B

273. India is going to experience which rats of economic growth according to CII in 2016-17?

a) 8

b) 7.4

c) 7.5

d) 7.9

e) None

Ans:A

274. Name the former Union Minister and Congress leader from Manipur who died in April 2016 in

Aizawl, Mizoram due to heart failure.

a) NR Laskar

b) C Silvera

c) Purno Agitok Sangma

d) Balram Jakhar

e) none

Ans:B

275. What is the MSF rate declared by RBI recently?

(a) 7% (b) 7.25%

(c) 7.5% (d) 7.75%

(e) 8%


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Answers : A

276. Worlds first public Dengu vaccination programme was launched in which country

recently?

(a) India

(b) Philippines

(c) Brazil

(d) Pakistan

(e) China

Answers : B

277. Mission NISAR to study earthquake is a joint venture of ISRO & NASA of

(a) USA (b) Russia

(c) France (d) Japan

(e) China

Answers : A

278. Domenica Patricca become the Secretary General of Commonwealth belong to

(a) Italy

(b) Scotland

(c) USA

(d) France

(e) Germany

Answers : B

279. One belt : One Road initiative is a venture by

(a) USA (b) India

(c) China (d) Pakistan (e) Bangladesh


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Answer : C

284. NALCO is considering to set up a 5 lakh tonnes per annum aluminium plant in joint venture

in which country?

(a) Mozambique

(b) South Africa

(c) Iran

(d) Oman

(e) Bangladesh

Answer : C

285. The Union govt. has renamed Panagarh Air Force Base in which state as Air Force Station

Arjan Singh

(a) Bihar

(b) Karnataka

(c) West Bengal

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Madhya Pradesh

Answer : C

286. Name the renowned jazz saxophonist who died on 2 April 2016 in New York, the USA.

a) Johnny Hodges

b) John Coltrane

c) Benny Carter

d) Gato Barbieri

e) None

Ans:D

287. Researchers from the University of Georgia and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev developed

the world's smallest diode. The diode is the size of


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a) A single molecule

b) A single atom

c) Tip of a needle


e) All

Ans:A

288. Worlds first mass dengue vaccination programme was launched on 4 April 2016 in which of

the following countries?

a) Mexico

b) Argentina

c) The Philippines

d) Brazil

e) None

Ans:C

289. Name the person who will head the high-level committee that was constituted on 5 April 2016

to suggest ways to strengthen the border protection along the border with Pakistan.

a) Kamlesh Chandra

b) Madhukar Gupta

c) Amit Mitra

d) Ashok Lahiri

e) None

Ans:B

290. Which of the following states on 5 April 2016 imposed a total ban on alcohol?

a) Sikkim

b) Bihar

c) Telangana

d) Nagaland

e) None


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Ans:B

291. Name the fastest train of India that was flagged off on 5 April 2016 from Delhis Hazrat

Nizamuddin station.

a) Gatimaan Express

b) Gatimaan Fast Express

c) Antyodaya Express

d) Humsafar Express

e) None

Ans:A

292. Which state just got its first woman CM?

a) Kerala

b) jammu and Kashmir

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Rajasthan

e) None

Ans:B

293. Cheraman Juma Masjid is in which state.

a) Kerala

b) rajarasthan

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Telangana

e) None

Ans:A

294. Name the Prime Minister of Iceland who resigned on 5 April 2016 after his name was exposed

for offshore finance and tax evasions by the leaked Panama Papers.

a) Geir Haarde

b) Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson

c) Jon Gnarr


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d) Sigurour Johannsson

e) None

Ans:B

295. Name the former Executive Director of the Nuclear Power Board who died on 5 April 2016. He

is also known as Father or Architect of the Madras Atomic Power Station.

a) MHP Kumar

b) Virat Damodar Rao

c) GK Singhal

d) Myneni Hari Prasad Rao

e) None

Ans:D

296. Senate of which country on 5 April 2016 approved Defend Trade Secrets Bill that provides

greater legal protection to companies for their commercial secrets?

a) Australia

b) Armenia

c) Austria

d) United States

e) None

Ans:D

297. Myanmar's (Burmese) Parliament in Naypyidaw on 5 April 2016 passed a bill that gives Aung

San Suu Kyi a role similar to that of Prime Minister. In this context, which one of the following

portfolios is not held by her?

a) Foreign affairs

b) Presidents office

c) Education

d) Defence

e) None

Ans:


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298. Indian and Saudi Arabia signed how many agreements on the second and final day of modis

bilateral visit to the Gulf kingdom.

a) 5

b) 3

c) 6

d) 4

e) 10

Ans:A

299. Which country celebrated its national day on April 4, 2016.

a) Liberia

b) Senegal

c) Trinidad

d) Mozambiaue

e) None

Ans:B

300. Who was named as the captain of the mens ICC World Twenty20 team of the tournament on 4

April 2016?

a) Virat Kohli

b) Darren Sammy

c) MS Dhoni

d) Aron Finch

e) None

Ans:A

301. Name the former Mumbai cricketer who died on 4 April 2016. He was a part of the Ranji

Trophywinning Mumbai team of 1983-84 under Sunil Gavaskar.

a) Ranjan Baindoor

b) Vijay Merchant

c) Subhash Gupte

d) Madhav Mantri


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e) None

Ans:D

302. Which team captain stepped down following its dismal performance in the ICC world T20

a) MS Dhoni

b) gayle

c) Shanw Watson

d) Shahid Afridi

e) None

Ans:D

303. Padma Sachdeva who has been selected for Saraswati Samman 2015 is a writer in

(a) Bengali (b) Gujarati

(c) Marathi (d) Hindi

(e) Dogri

Answer : D

304. Which is incorrect?

(a) Saudi Arab announced its plan to build a bridge over Red Sea to Egypt

(b) Sri Lanka & China have agreed to cooperate in infrastructure development projects in Sri

Lanka.

(c) G-7 foreign ministers issued Hirosima Declaration against nuclear weapons

(d) Japanese scientists have developed Graphene based all weather solar cells that can

generate electricity even during rain

(e) Hiroshima is in Japan

Answer : D

305. Which is incorrect?

(a) Pakistan have test fired anti-ship surface to sea zarb missile

(b) Pakistan & China launched a joint


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bilateral air force exercise named Shaheen-5

(c) UNO observed April 13 Th as Ambedkar birth anniversary

(d) Saudi Arab has launched National Transformation plan to develop n weapons

(e) Pakistan tests its nuclear weapon at chagai hills

Answer : D

306. The Saint of the Gutters Mother Teresa has been posthumously conferred with the

Prestigious Founders Award 2016 from which country

(a) USA (b) UK

(c) Canada (d) Germany

(e) Italy

Answer : B

307. Consider the followings

(i) PM Modi inaugurated the Maritime India Summit 2016 at Mumbai

(ii) He promise to create 10 million jobs in the maritime sector in next 10 years

(iii) India has 7500 km coastline & 14000 km of navigable inland waterways Which is/are

true?

(a) (i) & (ii) (b) (i) & (iii)

(c) (ii) & (iii) (d) All of these

(e) None of these

Answer : D


(i) Central govt. is considering minority status to Jews

(ii) There are 5000 Jews in India

(iii) There are 6 minority communities in India


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(iv) Jain is the 6 Th minority communities of India Which is/are correct?

(a) (i) & (ii)

(b) (ii) & (iii)

(c) (i), (ii) & (iii)

(d) All of these

(e) None of these

Answer : D

309. Consider the following

(i) Indias Super Computer Param Kanchanjunga was unveiled at NIT Sikkim

(ii) It is jointly developed by C-DAC & NIT Sikkim

(iii) C-DAC is a govt. entity Which is/are correct?

(a) Only (i)

(b) Only (iii)

(c) Both (i) & (ii)

(d) None of these

(e) All of these

Answer : E

310. Google has extended free internet service through wi-fi in how many railway station

recently in India?

(a) 100 (b) 50

(c) 20 (d) 10

(e) 8

Answer : D

311. Consider the following


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(i) Third phase of Universal Vaccination Programme Mission Indradhanus was launched in April

2016

(ii) It aims to cover all children by 2020

(iii) It covers 7 vaccine preventable diseases

(iv) Rota virus vaccination has been added to it recently Which is/are true?

(a) (i), (ii) & (iii)

(b) (i) & (ii)

(c) (ii), (iii) & (iv)

(d) All of these

(e) None of these

Answer : D

312. Which is incorrect as per HRD Ministry ranking?

(a) Best Engg. IIT, Madras

(b) Best UniversityIIS, Bangalore

(c) Best Management IIT, Ahmadabad

(d) Best Pharmaceutical Manipal College of Pharmacy

(e) NIT, Rourkela 24 Th rank

Answer : C

313. Which is wrong as per the recent RBI policy on rates

(a) Repo rate 6.5%

(b) Reverse repo 6%

(c) MSF 7%

(d) CRR 5%

(e) SLR 21.5%

Answer : D


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314. Consider the following which is incorrect

(a) 400 year ban on entry of women into the Sani temple at Shingnapur in Gujarat was lifter by

court order

(b) Union HRD Ministry launched the ISBN Portal

(c) Union govt. has decided to issue Universal ID Card to physically challenged

(d) Union Urban Development Ministry inaugurated Namma Toilet in New Delhi

(e) This is part of Swatchch Bharat Mission.

Answer : A


(i) The 13 Th EU-India Summit was held in April 2013

(ii) PM Modi attended this summit held at Brussels

(iii) India-EU Free Trade was the major topic of discussion at the summit Which is/are true?

(a) (i) & (ii)

(b) (ii) & (iii)

(c) (i) & (iii)

(d) All of these

(e) None of these

Answer : D


(i) The UNIDO report 2015 rank __________ or manufacturing

(ii) China topped the list followed by USA, Japan

(iii) Indian position is at 6 Th Which is/are true?

(a) (i) & (ii)

(b) (i) & (iii)

(c) (ii) & (iii)


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(d) All of these

(e) None of these

Answer : D

317. Which is the corrected order of top defence spending nations in 2015?

(a) USA, China, UK, India

(b) China, USA, India, UK

(c) China, India, UK, USA

(d) China, India, USA, UK

(e) India, USA, China, UK

Answer : A


(i) India will get $ 500 million from AIIB

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