Daily gk Doze: 8th June – 2016

1. Who won the French Open women’s title 2016?
A) Serena Williams
B) Garbine Muguruza
C) Sanchez Vicario
D) Sania Mirza
E) Martina Hingis………………B

2. Garbine Muguruza, the winner of 2016 french open is from which country?
A) Austria
B) Germany
C) France
D) Spain
E) Switzerland………….D

3. Garbine Muguruza won the French Open for the first time and clinch her maiden French Open title by defeating top seed __________.
A) K. Bertens
B) S. Stosur
C) T. Bacsinszky
D) Serena Williams
E) None of these…………….D

4. Grand Slam title is given for which game?
A) Tennis
B) Football
C) Badminton
D) Cricket
E) None of these…………….A

5. The Government began this year’s World Environment Day celebrations by launching Asia’s first ___________ Programme at _________ in Haryana.
A) Vulture introduction, Pinjore
B) Urban forestry, Pinjore
C) Vulture Re-introduction, Pinjore
D) Cattle Re-introduction, Pinjore
E) None of these………………..C

6. Which country is hosting the World Environment Day?
A) Turkey
B) South Africa
C) Germany
D) Angola
E) Vanuatu…………..D

7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, jointly inaugurated the,------------previously known as -------- a Rs -------crore infrastructure project by India?
A) Afghan-India Friendship Dam, Salma Dam, 1700 crore
B) Afghan-India Friendship Dam, Salman Dam, 1700 crore
C) Herat Dam, Salman Dam, 2145 Crore
D) Kabul-Delhi friendship Dam, Salman Dam, 2145
E) Modi-Ghani Friendship Dam, Salman Dam, 1700
Crore……………..A

8. India and the US have signed an MoU to facilitate hassle-free entry of Indians into America at selected airports by providing speedy security clearances for pre- approved and low risk travelers from the country. This programme is also called as?
A) Most Favoured Nation (MFN) Citizens entry programme.
B) Global Entry programme
C) Friends of America entry programme
D) No Fuss entry programe
E) None of the above……………..B

9. Who is the Indian Ambassador to the US?
A) S. Jaishankar
B) T N Menon
C) Arun K Singh
D) Jayant Sinha
E) None of the above……………C

10. Currently, Global Entry Programme is available at almost------- US airports and 12 pre-clearance locations. More than ----------- people are enrolled
A) 10, 1,00,000
B) All International, 2 million
C) All, 50,000
D) 40, 1.8 million
E) None of the above……………..D

Daily gk Doze: 7th June – 2016

1. Who was named as the ambassador for Swachh Saathi (student internship) programme?

a) Dia Mirza

b) Priyanka Chopra

c) Aishwarya Rai Bachcha

d) Sania Mirza………..A

2. What is the other name of the America’s International Expedited Traveller Initiative to which India became the ninth country to enter into an agreement?

a) The America Entry Programme

b) Washington-California Expedia

c) The Global Entry Programme

d) The American Expedia…………..C

3. Which state government is planning to launch medical insurance of two lakh rupees for BPL families?

a) Maharashtra

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Jharkhand

d) Bihar…………..C

4. The Delhi Government recently announced implementation of its solar policy, which aims at installation of 1 GW solar power capacity by

a) 2020

b) 2019

c) 2021

d) 2025……………A

5. According to the Ministry of Railway all the railway coaches will have bio-toilets under ‘Clean Railway – Clean India’ initiative by which year?

a) 2020

b) 2019

c) 2021

d) 2018………….B

6. The International Olympic Committee approved a white tiger named ‘Soohorang’ as the mascot for 2018 winter Olympics which will be hosted by

a) Japan

b) South Korea

c) China

d) India…………..B

7. Swachh Yug campaign was launched by the Union Government to make gram panchyats along this river open defecation free.

a) Godavari

b) Brahmaputra

c) Narmada

d) Ganga……………D

8. World Environment Day is celebrated on

a) 5th June

b) 2nd June

c) 6th June

d) 3rd June

e) 1st June…………A

9. What is the theme of World Environment Day this year?

a) Go Green

b) Solar is the only solution

c) Greener the healthier

d) Go Wild for Life

e) None…………….D

10. RBI management includes ___ Deputy Governors and ____ Executive Directors.

a) 4, 11

b) 3, 5

c) 1, 2

d) 3, 11

e) No, 2…………….A

Daily gk Doze: 6th June – 2016

1. The RBI recently eased norms for NBFCs to refinance infrastructure projects. What does letter ‘F’ stand for in the term NBFC?
A) Factoring
B) Finance
C) Franchise
D) Forward
E) Forfeit………………..B

2. Who among the following has become the first Indian woman to be nominated for membership in the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?
A) Nita Ambani
B) Dipali Goenka
C) Chanda Kochhar
D) Arundhati Bhattacharya
E) Tina Ambani……………….A

3. India and Tunisia signed two MoUs during the recent visit of Vice President Hamid Ansari. The capital city of Tunisia is
A) Bogota
B) Yerevan
C) Luanda
D) Tirana
E) Tunis……………….E

4. Navin Agarwal was appointed Director General (DG) of NADA. Here, the term NADA stands for
A) National Anti-Dumping Agency
B) National Anti-Doping Agency
C) National Anti-Defraud Agency
D) National Anti-Desertion Agency
E) None of these………………..B

5. The Kanger Ghati National Park is located in which state of India?
A) Karnataka
B) Sikkim
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Telangana………………C

6. India, Myanmar and which of the following countries will soon be connected by a 1,400-km highway
a) Bangladesh
b) Philippines
c) China
d) Cambodia
e) Thailand.................E

7. Which Indian organization has recently made it mandatory for Participatory Notes (P-Notes) users to follow Indian anti-money laundering laws?
a) Reserve Bank of India ( RBI)
b) Securities and Exchange Board of India ( SEBI)
c) Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)
d) Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI).............B

8. Who is the author of the book “Dr. Ambedkar: Life and Mission”?
a) PC Ray
b) Srinath Raghvan
c) Dhananjay Kheer
d) Suresh Menon..............C

9. Which mobile app has been launched to transform President’s Estate into a smart township?
a) NewIndia
b) Faith
c) BuildingBharat
d) Monitor....................D

10. The tropical cyclone ‘Roanu’ has recently hit which country?
a) Russia
b) India
c) United States
d) Japan....................B

Daily gk Doze: 5th June – 2016

1. How was Afghan-India Friendship Dam that was inaugurated by Inidan PM Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on 4 june 2016 was called earlier?

a) Afghan Dam

b) Salma Dam

c) Kharzi Dam

d) None of these…………..B

2. Which country has recently gifted 2000 bicycles to poor dalit girls in Nepal to encourage them to enrol in schools?

a) India

b) Bhutan

c) China

d) United States of America………….A

3. The World Milk Day is observed every year on

A) 31 May

B) 1 Jun

C) 2 Jun

D) 3 Jun

E) 5 Jun……………..B

4. Who is the author of the book “The Unseen Indira Gandhi”? 

a) Milan Sharma 

b) MS Joseph 

c) KP Mathur 

d) SK Mishra……………..C

5. India has recently signed how much amount of loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to upgrade 176 Kilometers of State roads in State of Jharkhand? 

a) $200 million 

b) $250 million 

c) $300 million 

d) $350 million……………A

6. Which mobile app has been launched by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( TRAI) to register pesky call complaints? 

a) TRAI Services 

b) PCC Services 

c) DND Services 

d) DML Services……..C

7. “DVAT M SEWA” mobile app has been launched by which state/ union territory government of India for city traders? 

a) Delhi 

b) Maharashtra 

c) Assam 

d) Puducherry…………..A

8. Bedabahal power project is located in which state of India? 

a) Odisha 

b) Jharkhand 

c) Chhattisgarh 

d) Madhya Pradesh…………….A

9. Recently, PM Narendra Modi was invited by which country for the inauguration of Salma Dam? 

a) Iran 

b) Afghanistan 

c) Qatar 

d) Maldives…………….B

10. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Global Slavery Index? 

a) 16th 

b) 10th 

c) 8th 

d) 4th………….D

Daily gk Doze: 4th June – 2016

1. Name the country that has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to open its International Arbitration Centre in India.
a) Singapore
b) United States
c) Germany
d) France……………..A

2. Who assumed charge as first ever chief executive officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai on 1 June 2016?
a) Shasank MAnohar
b) Anurag Thakur
c) Rahul Johri
d) Rajiv Shukla………………C

3. What percent government equity will be available in India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) that will be set up under the Department of Posts?
a) 60 percent
b) 70 percent
c) 90 percent
d) 100 percent……………..D

4. Hamid Ansari recently visited which of the following countries to strengthen bilateral ties with India?
a) Morocco
b) Japan
c) Philippines
d) Malaysia…………….A

5. The Government of India and the World Bank recently signed an agreement to improve efficiency of City Bus Services. The agreement was signed under which of the following programmes?
a) World Bank-Global Facility Programme
b) World Bank-Global Commutation Facility Programme
c) World Bank-Global Environment Facility Programme
d) None of the above……….C

6. The world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel has recently opened in which country?
a) France
b) Switzerland
c) United Kingdom
d) Japan...................B

7. Which state has been ranked first in overall performance for implementation of MGNREGA?
a) Goa
b) Meghalaya
c) Punjab
d) Tripura...................D

8. The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of which city?
a) Kanpur
b) Varanasi
c) Meerut
d) Agra..................B

9. Which city hosted the 2016 Women’s World Boxing Championships?
a) Astana (Kazakhstan)
b) Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
c) Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
d) Tashkent (Uzbekistan)...............A

10. The World No Tobacco Day 2016, which was observed, recently campaigned on which of the following topics?
a) Get Ready for Plain Packaging
b) Stop Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products
c) Stop Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products
d) Both (a) and (b).............A

Daily gk Doze: 3rd June – 2016

1. India and Morocco have launched the India-Morocco Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IMCCI). The capital city of Morocco is 

A) Abuja

B) Bamako

C) Rabat

D) Tripoli

E) Algiers……………….C

2. The Union Cabinet approved the proposal to set up India Post payment bank recently which will have a corpus of

A) Rs 400 cr

B) Rs 600 cr

C) Rs 800 cr

D) Rs 1,000 cr

E) Rs 1,200 cr………………C

3. The Indian govt gifted 2,000 bicycles to poor Dalit girls studying in govt schools in Banke, Siraha, Dhanusha and Sarlahi districts of which country recently?

A) Bangladesh

B) Nepal

C) Myanmar

D) Sri Lanka

E) Bhutan………………..B

4. How much stake nationalized banks can acquire in Payment Banks?

A) For the first five years, the stake of the promoter should be 

30% minimum

B) For the first four years, the stake of the promoter should be 

40% minimum

C) For the first five years, the stake of the promoter should be 

10% minimum

D) For the first five years, the stake of the promoter should be 

40% minimum

E) None of these………………..D

5. By March next year postal department will launch ……………

A) Payment banks

B) Small banks

C) Online banking

D) Mobile banking

E) None of these……………….A

6. The Union Cabinet has cleared a proposal for setting up of the Indian Post Payment Bank, which will become operational from March next year. In the first phase, ………payment bank branches will be set up.

A) 250

B) 350

C) 450

D) 550

E) 650………………..E

7. …….. was the first among the Public Sector Banks to implement Core Banking. First CBS branch was Jayanagar Branch in Bangalore.

A) Punjab national bank

B) Bank of Baroda

C) SBI

D) Syndicate bank

E) None of these……………….D

8. When is World No Tobacco?

A) 31 May

B) 30 May

C) 1 June

D) 29 May

E) 28 May………………..A

9. Who is the CM of Rajasthan?

A) K. Chandrashekar Rao

B) Vasundhara Raje

C) Manik Sarkar

D) Amit Shah

E) Mukul Sangam…………………B

10. India signed MoU to enhance cooperation on energy security, clean energy and climate change with which country?

A) The United States

B) Japan

C) France

D) Brazil………………A

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:) Daily Doze: 2nd June – 2016

1. TDS stands for:

A) Tax Deducted at Source

B) Total Dissolved Source

C) Tax die sumendum

D) Tax deduction at source

E) None of these…………….A

2. No tax would be deducted at source for provident fund (PF) withdrawals of up to …………………. from June 1.

A) Rs 55,000

B) Rs 40,000

C) Rs 30,000

D) Rs 90,000

E) Rs 50,000……………E

3. 66 digital vans, equipped with Internet and audio-visual facilities will go to 657 districts by _______ to increase awareness about various e-governance services in rural and semi-urban areas.

A) March 2017

B) April 2017

C) May 2017

D) June 2017

E) July 2017…………….A

4. Digital vans are all set to take _______ to rural and sub urban areas.

A) Make in India Programme

B) E- governance

C) Swaach Bharat Abhiyaan

D) Core Banking Systems

E) None.................B

5. Micro-blogging platform Twitter India is considering the rolling-out of its e-governance services in other countries such as the U.K. and the UAE. What is that service?

A) Twitter Help

B) Twitter Seva

C) Twitter Service

D) Twitter blogging

E) None of the above………………..B

6. Capital poured in by FPIs is often referred to as

A) hot money

B) Black money

C) Cold money

D) Soft money

E) None………………..A

7. Which bank reported a 66 per cent drop in net profit to Rs 1,264 crore in the March quarter but the stock rose sharply by 6.42%?

A) State Bank of India

B) Canara Bank

C) Bank of Baroda

D) Punjab national bank

E) None of these…………………A

8. What per cent ‘Krishi Kalyan’ cess is imposed on service tax effective 1 Jun 2016?

A) 0.15 per cent

B) 0.25 per cent

C) 0.50 per cent

D) 0.75 per cent

E) 0.95 per cent………………C

9. India and which country signed five MoUs during the recent visit by Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari to the country?

A) Spain

B) Algeria

C) Brazil

D) South Africa

E) Morocco…………………..E

10. The Govt of India and the World Bank signed a grant agreement recently for the Efficient and Sustainable City Bus Service Project for selected Indian cities which include

A) Jaipur

B) Chandigarh

C) Patna

D) All the above

E) Only 1) and 2)………………..E

Daily gk Doze: 2nd June – 2016

1. TDS stands for:

A) Tax Deducted at Source

B) Total Dissolved Source

C) Tax die sumendum

D) Tax deduction at source

E) None of these…………….A

2. No tax would be deducted at source for provident fund (PF) withdrawals of up to …………………. from June 1.

A) Rs 55,000

B) Rs 40,000

C) Rs 30,000

D) Rs 90,000

E) Rs 50,000……………E

3. 66 digital vans, equipped with Internet and audio-visual facilities will go to 657 districts by _______ to increase awareness about various e-governance services in rural and semi-urban areas.

A) March 2017

B) April 2017

C) May 2017

D) June 2017

E) July 2017…………….A

4. Digital vans are all set to take _______ to rural and sub urban areas.

A) Make in India Programme

B) E- governance

C) Swaach Bharat Abhiyaan

D) Core Banking Systems

E) None.................B

5. Micro-blogging platform Twitter India is considering the rolling-out of its e-governance services in other countries such as the U.K. and the UAE. What is that service?

A) Twitter Help

B) Twitter Seva

C) Twitter Service

D) Twitter blogging

E) None of the above………………..B

6. Capital poured in by FPIs is often referred to as

A) hot money

B) Black money

C) Cold money

D) Soft money

E) None………………..A

7. Which bank reported a 66 per cent drop in net profit to Rs 1,264 crore in the March quarter but the stock rose sharply by 6.42%?

A) State Bank of India

B) Canara Bank

C) Bank of Baroda

D) Punjab national bank

E) None of these…………………A

8. What per cent ‘Krishi Kalyan’ cess is imposed on service tax effective 1 Jun 2016?

A) 0.15 per cent

B) 0.25 per cent

C) 0.50 per cent

D) 0.75 per cent

E) 0.95 per cent………………C

9. India and which country signed five MoUs during the recent visit by Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari to the country?

A) Spain

B) Algeria

C) Brazil

D) South Africa

E) Morocco…………………..E

10. The Govt of India and the World Bank signed a grant agreement recently for the Efficient and Sustainable City Bus Service Project for selected Indian cities which include

A) Jaipur

B) Chandigarh

C) Patna

D) All the above

E) Only 1) and 2)………………..E

Daily gk Doze: 1st June – 2016

1. “Desert Eagle – II” is the bilateral air combat exercise between India and ___? 

a) Oman 

b) Iran 

c) UAE 

d) Israel…………..C

2. The Pakke Tiger Reserve is located in which state of India? 

a) Himachal Pradesh 

b) Andhra Pradesh 

c) Arunachal Pradesh 

d) Madhya Pradesh……………C

3. Which state government of India has entered into the Limca book of records for its household survey? a) Tripura 

b) Tamil Nadu 

c) Karnataka 

d) Telangana…………….D

4. As notified by the govt recently, effective 1 Jun, the threshold limit of PF withdrawal for deduction of tax (TDS) has been raised from existing Rs 30,000 to 

A) Rs. 40,000

B) Rs. 50,000

C) Rs. 60,000

D) Rs. 70,000

E) Rs. 80,000…………..B

5. Name the bank that has become the top merchant acquiring bank in the country.

A) State Bank of India

B) HDFC Bank

C) ICICI Bank

D) Axis Bank

E) BOB…………….A

6. Name the spacecraft which is launched by NASA to discover Earth-size planets orbiting other stars.

A) Kepler

B) Maven

C) Orion

D) Juno

E) None of these…………..A

7. The Postal department was one of the 11 entities to be given in-principle approval by the RBI to launch _________.

A) White Label ATM

B) MUDRA Bank

C) Payment Bank

D) Small Bank

E) None of the above…………C

8. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into India increased by what per cent to a record $40 billion during in the financial year ended March?

A) 28

B) 29

C) 32

D) 31

E) 40……………….B

9. Of the FDI inflows (equity) in FY'16, which sector attracted maximum investment of $6.88 billion?

A) Service Sector

B) computer hardware 

C) software

D) trading business

E) automobile industry…………….A

10. Fiscal deficit is how much per cent of GDP in 2015/16?

A) 4.9

B) 2.9

C) 3.9

D) 3.8

E) 3.7………………C

Daily gk Doze: 31st May

1. Which country hosted the 42nd G7 Summit in May 2016?

a) Germany

b) Italy

c) Japan

d) Canada........................ C

2. Name the Indian music composer who was awarded with the Japan's Fukuoka prize 2016.

a) Pritam

b) Vishal and Shekhar

c) AR Rahman

d) Himesh Reshamiya................... C

3. The World No Tobacco Day 2016, which was observed, recently campaigned on which of the following topics?

a) Get Ready for Plain Packaging

b) Stop Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products

c) Stop Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products

d) Both (a) and (b)................. A

4. Name the Bollywood actor who recently became the Goodwill Ambassador for the LEPRA India organisation that fights against diseases like leprosy.

a) Shahrukh Khan

b) Vivek Oberoi

c) Salman Khan

d) R Madhavan .........................D

5. Name the Cricketer who became the youngest Cricketer to score 10000 test runs.

a) Alex Hales

b) Alastair Cook

c) Joe Root

d) James Anderson..................... B

6. Which city hosted the 2016 Women’s World Boxing Championships?

a) Astana (Kazakhstan)

b) Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)

c) Dushanbe (Tajikistan)

7. Who won the silver medal in 2016 Women’s World Boxing Championships in 57-kg category?

a) Sonia Lather

b) Mesiano Alessia

c) MC Mary Kom

d) Wang Yuyan..................................... A

8. Who became the first wheelchair athlete to complete a mile-long race in less than three minutes?

a) Jeff Adams

b) David Weir

c) Choke Yasuoka

d) Rawat Tana................................... B

9. Name the Formula One driver who won the 2016 Monaco F1 Grand Prix.

a) Lewis Hamilton

b) Daniel Ricciardo

c) Nico Rosberg

d) None of the above............................ A

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Daily gk Doze : 29th May

1. Which union ministry has recently launched the new web portal for International Day of Yoga (IDY)?

a) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

c) Ministry of AYUSH

d) Ministry of Home Affairs……………..C

2. The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will open its first branch in which city of India?

a) Ahmedabad

b) Lucknow

c) Ajmer

d) Raipur……………A

3. The payments bank of India Post will start functioning from which year?

a) January 2018

b) April 2018

c) March 2017

d) January 2017……………C

4. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of West Bengal?

a) Indranil Sen

b) Mamata Banerjee

c) Sovan Chatterjee

d) Laxmi Ratan Shukla……………B

5. Which of the following student tracking system will be launched by Union HRD ministry?

a) Asmita

b) Nirbhayta

c) Netikta

d) Ekbindu……………..A

6. “Bharatavani ” the multilingual knowledge portal has been launched by which union ministry?

a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

b) Ministry of Culture

c) Ministry of Human Resource Development

d) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship………C

7. Which of the following is not part of the six regional languages in which the official website of Prime Minister's Office will be available to people?

a) Gujarati

b) Marathi

c) Malayalam

d) Maithili............D

8. The Union Finance Ministry and the RBI have set up a committee to boost cashless transaction in the country. The Committee will be headed by

a) Neeraj Kumar Gupta

b) LC Goyal

c) Rajiv Mehrishi

d) Arvind Mayaram

e) Hasmukh Adhia..............A

9. Which of the following firms dropped the plan to start a payments bank recently?

a) FINO PayTech

b) Aditya Birla Nuvo

c) Reliance Industries

d) Tech Mahindra

e) Vodafone................D

10. _______ is the only Indian company ranked among the world’s top ten biggest and most powerful companies in the consumer financial services sector on recent Forbes list.

a) HDFC Ltd

b) IDBI Home Finance

c) ICICI Home Finance

d) SBI Home Finance

e) HUDCO.................A

Daily gk Doze : 28th May

1. The number of states that signed the ‘24x7 Power For All’ Documents as on 27 May 2016.
a) 18 States
b) 28 States
c) 22 States
d) 10 States.............C

2. Identify the country with which India signed agreement to develop BrahMos missile in February 1998.
a) America
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) Korea................C

3. The newly launched IDFC Bank and the Bandhan Bank are
a) Small Banks
b) Payments Banks
c) Foreign Banks
d) Private Sector Banks
e) Public Sector Banks.................D

4. According to the Union Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu, the first bullet train will run in India in
a) 2019
b) 2020
c) 2021
d) 2022
e) 2023..............E

5. Which of the following is NOT covered under the Banking Ombudsman Scheme?
a) NBFCs
b) Private Sector Banks
c) Public Sector Banks
d) Regional Rural Banks
e) Scheduled Primary Co-operative Banks............A

6. If a savings account is opened with a bank on the basis of simplified KYC norms, the account would additionally be treated as a
a) BSBDA
b) No frills account
c) Small Account
d) Current Account
e) None of these...........C

7. Which of the following is the India’s first reusable space shuttle, which has been successfully launched from Sriharikota?
a) SLV-TD
b) MLV-TD
c) PLV-TD
d) RLV-TD....................D

8. Who is the newly elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
a) Edappadi K Palaniswami
b) Jayalalithaa
c) M.K. Stalin
d) P Thangamani.................B

9. Who is the author of the book “To Cancer, With Love: My Journey of Joy”?
a) Yuvraj Singh
b) Neelam Kumar
c) Anita Moorjani
d) Preeti Shenoy.................B

10. Which state government of India has recently launched ‘Smart Village’ program to improve public facilities in the villages?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh..................A

Daily gk Doze : 27th May

1. By which year does the government plans to generate 4 crore jobs in the infrastructure sector with an investment of 25 lakh crore?

a) 2020

b) 2025

c) 2017

d) 2019

e) 2018………………….D

2. Sagarmala Project was launched in 2015 in which state?

a) Kerala

b) Odisha

c) Karnataka

d) Gujarat

e) Maharashtra…………………C

3. Name the Korean company that has launched its ‘Made in India’ tablet?

a) Samsung

b) Nokia

c) Lenovo

d) Micromax

e) None of these………………A

4. "Make in India" campaign has been launched for making India in to?

a) IT-Hub

b) Agricultural Hub

c) Manufacturing Hub

d) Service Industry Hub

e) None of these………………..C

5. The Union Cabinet approved six new IITs recently. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

a) Bhilai (Chhattisgarh)

b) Dharwar (Karnataka)

c) Palakkad (Kerala)

d) Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)

e) None of these..............E

6. Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is set to start its India operations from

a) Maharashtra

b) Gujarat

c) Karnataka

d) Uttar Pradesh

e) Kerala......................B

7. The Union Cabinet granted ex-post facto approval to the MoU signed between India and Maldives on tourism cooperation recently. The currency of Maldives is

a) Taka

b) Rupiah

c) Rufiyaa

d) Ngultrum

e) Maldivian rupee................C

8. What will be the possible usage of Tab IRIS launched by Samsung?

a) Banking sector

b) Business correspondents

c) Government departments

d) All of the above

e) none..................D

9. What is the currency of Japan?

a) Zen

b) Japanese Dollars

c) Yuan

d) Yen

e) Krone.................D

10. Which country emerged as the fifth largest producer of e-waste in the world as per ASSOCHAM-KPMG study?

a) China

b) United States

c) India

d) Japan............C

Daily gk Doze : 26th May

1. India and World Bank have signed a loan agreement for assistance of USD 100 mn for the urban water supply modernization project of

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Karnataka

c) Maharashtra

d) Madhya Pradesh

e) Rajasthan………………..B

2. Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Assam?

a) Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

b) Badruddin Ajmal

c) Tarun Gogoi

d) Himanta Biswa Sarma

e) Sarbananda Sonowal………….E

3. Pinarayi Vijayan is the new Chief Minister of which of the following states?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Kerala

c) West Bengal

d) Puducherry

e) None of these……………..B

4. The Union Ministry of Urban Development has shortlisted 13 cities from 13 States/UTs in the list of second batch of Smart Cities Mission. These cities do not include

a) Dehradun

b) Ranchi

c) Bhagalpur

d) Bhagalpur

e) Dharmashala……………….A

5. The govt has decided to launch ASMITA system which is a

a) missing children tracking system

b) women tracking system

c) distressed tracking system

d) endangered animals tracking system

e) student tracking system………………..E

6. As per Union Government’s decision the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will now be known in Hindi as

a) Divyangjan Sashaktikaran Vibhag

b) Hariyang Sashaktikaran Vibhag

c) Nihshakt Sashaktikaran Vibhag

d) Sharirik Aksham Sashaktikaran Vibhag……………..A

7. 20 Nirbhaya buses fitted with Vehicle Tracking System, CCTV cameras and panic buttons were launched by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari belongs to the transport corporation of which state?

a) Gujarat

b) Bihar

c) Rajasthan

d) Delhi………………..C

8. Union Cabinet gave its ex-facto approval to the Amendment to The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 for incorporation of how many IITs?

a) Four

b) Six

c) Seven

d) Ten……………..B

9. The maximum sum assured under EPFO insurance scheme has been increased from 3.6 lakh rupees to what rupees?

a) 5 lakh rupees

b) 6 lakh rupees

c) 7 lakh rupees

d) 7.5 lakh rupees………………B

10. Which of the following state recently launched Ujala scheme in one of its city to distribute LED bulbs to the people?

a) Karnataka

b) Odisha

c) Rajasthan

d) Gujarat…………….D

Daily gk Doze : 25th May

1. What is the Full form of BCBSI?

a) Bank Coding and Securities Board of India

b) Banking Codes and Securities Board of India

c) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India

d) Banking and Stabilize board of India

e) None of these...................C

2. Which organization has dropped the idea of making Payment Bank?

a) FINO PayTech Ltd;

b) National Securities Depository Ltd;

c) Reliance Industries Ltd;

d) Tech Mahindra Ltd;

e) Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co.............E

3. What kind of debit card will be available for those who open account under PMJDY?

a) MasterCard

b) Visa

c) RuPay debit card

d) American Express

e) Discover Card...............C

4. What is the purpose for implementing Know Your Customer (KYC) in banking industry?

a) It helps banks to differentiate the rural and urban population

b) Banks obtain information about the identity and address of

the customers.

c) To ensure that banks’ services are not misused.

d) Both 2 and 3

e) All of the above...................D

5. India, Iran and which country signed a historic three-way land transit agreement recently?

a) Iraq

b) Tajikistan

c) Pakistan

d) Afghanistan

e) Jordan................D

6. India, Myanmar and which of the following countries will soon be connected by a 1,400-km highway

a) Bangladesh

b) Philippines

c) China

d) Cambodia

e) Thailand.................E

7. Which Indian organization has recently made it mandatory for Participatory Notes (P-Notes) users to follow Indian anti-money laundering laws?

a) Reserve Bank of India ( RBI)

b) Securities and Exchange Board of India ( SEBI)

c) Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)

d) Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI).............B

8. Who is the author of the book “Dr. Ambedkar: Life and Mission”?

a) PC Ray

b) Srinath Raghvan

c) Dhananjay Kheer

d) Suresh Menon..............C

9. Which mobile app has been launched to transform President’s Estate into a smart township?

a) NewIndia

b) Faith

c) BuildingBharat

d) Monitor....................D

10. The tropical cyclone ‘Roanu’ has recently hit which country? a) Russia

b) India

c) United States

d) Japan....................B

Daily gk Doze : 24th May

1. Which State Government launched the Smart Village programme to improve public facilities in rural areas?

a) Rajasthan

b) Punjab

c) Telangana

d) Gujarat..................D

2. With which country/countries India signed a transit agreement to facilitate seamless transport of goods?

a) Pakistan

b) Afghanistan

c) Iran

d) Both (b) and (c)..................D

3. Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for opening an Ayurvedic centre in which of the following countries?

a) Japan

b) Britain

c) Maldives

d) China................D

4. India and Oman signed 4 MoUs during the recent visit by Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to the country. The capital city of Oman is

a) Manama

b) Baku

c) Abu Dhabi

d) Muscat

e) Sana'a.................D

5. Who is the President of Iran?

a) Hasan Rouhani

b) Haidar Al Abadi

c) Faud Masum

d) Bashar Al Asad

e) Shareif Ismail..................A

6. Rules introduced this year make it mandatory to declare PAN number when purchasing goods over ………

a) 100,000 rupees

b) 300,000 rupees

c) 200,000 rupees

d) 400,000 rupees

e) None of them..................C

7. What is Google HOME?

a) Bluetooth powered TV

b) Bluetooth powered tabletop speaker

c) Music System

d) Universal Remote Contol

e) None of the above......................B

8. What is Thomas Cup associated with?

a) Badminton

b) Hockey

c) Cricket

d) Football

e) None of the above....................A

9. Bankers and regulators have raised alarms about diminishing daily liquidity in the markets for which rate of interest?

a) Libor

b) Mibor

c) Sibor

d) Hibor

e) None of these..............A

10. What is the percentage of excise levied on gold purchases?

a) 1

b) 7

c) 15

d) 10

e) 5................A

Daily gk Doze : 23rd May

1. Which country hosted the meeting of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors?

a) Germany

b) Canada

c) Japan

d) China....................C

2. Which of the bank will reduce its unsecured retail and corporate business in India?

a) Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation

b) ICICI bank

c) Royal Bank of Scotland

d) Standard Chartered Bank

e) None of these...............D

3. What is the new digital mobile messaging application by Google?

a) Allo

b) Halo

c) Hello

d) Okay

e) Looa....................A

4. The Red Line campaign that was in news related to

a) Misuse of antibiotics

b) HIV/AIDS prevalence among children

c) Breast cancer among men

d) Cyber crimes..................A

5. This city hosted the 1st World Conference on Tourism for Development?

a) Beijing

b) London

c) New York

d) Mumbai...............A

6. What is the gender pay gap in India?

a) 27%

b) 29%

c) 28%

d) 25%

e) 26%...................A

7. Bandhan Bank has posted a Rs 275-cr net profit in first seven months of operation. The bank is headquartered in

a) Mumbai

b) Chennai

c) Kolkata

d) Bhubaneswar

e) Lucknow....................C

8. What is the full form of ASEAN?

a) Association of South Eastern Asian Nation

b) Association of Southeast Asian Nations

c) Amalgamation of South and East Asian Nations

d) Association of Super Energy Aggregator Nations

e) None of the above ...................B

9. With which country did India start its first Maritime Security Dialogue?

a) US

b) UK

c) Sri lanka

d) UAE

e) Australia................A

10. What is WPI in economics?

a) Wealth Protective Insurance

b) Wholesale Price Index

c) World Poverty Index

d) Whole Poverty Idea

e) World Population Index ..................B

Daily gk Doze : 20th, 21st & 22nd May

1. The SBI proposed to merge which public sector bank with itself along with its 5 associate banks?
a) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
b) Andhra Bank
c) Bank of Baroda
d) Union Bank of India..............A

2. Which bank launched the SmartUp platform to offer banking and payment solutions to start-ups?
a) ICICI Bank
b) HDFC Bank
c) State Bank of India
d) Axis Bank..................B

3. Name the Indian state that inaugurated the world’s largest single rooftop solar power plant with capacity of 11.5 MegaWatt (MW).
a) Haryana
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Tamil Nadu...................C

4. Which state government recently decided to launch Green Passage Scheme for orphan students?
a) Odisha
b) Bihar
c) Maharashtra
d) Assam...................A

5. Which Mobile app platform signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to benefit Safai Karamcharis?
a) FlipKart
b) Ola
c) Amazon
d) Uber................B

6. Which platform was launched by Income Tax (IT) department to fast track taxpayer grievances?
a) e-suraksha
b) e-nivaran
c) e-sewa
d) e-kalyan...............B

7. Name the cyclonic storm over the west central Bay of Bengal that will strike Andhra Pradesh coast.
a) ROANU
b) ASHOBAA
c) Lehar
d) HUDHUD.................A

8. President Pranab Mukherjee launched a software solution named Intelligent Operations Centre in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The software is designed by
a) Accenture
b) IBM
c) Wipro
d) None of the above...................B

9. In this city Apple Inc. opened a Development Office to develop Maps for Apple products?
a) Chennai
b) Hyderabad
c) Thiruvananthapuram
d) New Delhi.................B

10. Market regulator tightened the norm for this category of instrument to check money laundering?
a) Forward Contracts
b) Future Contracts
c) Participatory Notes
d) Options................C

11. Who is the author of two books - My Favourite Nature Stories and The World Outside My Window that were released on 19 May 2016?
a) Arundhati Roy
b) Jhumpa Lahiri
c) Ruskin Bond
d) Arvind Adiga...................C

12. Who was elected as the Chief Minister of Kerala by the Left Democratic Front that secured majority in the Assembly elections?
a) V S Achuthanandan
b) Oomen Chandy
c) Pinarayi Vijayan
d) AK Antony..................C

13. Which State Government released PEHAL, a vision document for raising education standards?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Punjab
d) Rajasthan..................B

14. Turrialba volcano which erupted recently is in which of the following nations?
a) Chile
b) Costa Rica
c) Australia
d) Mexico...............B

15. Which of the following banks SBI does not seek to take over?
a) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
b) State Bank of Maharashtra
c) State Bank of Mysore
d) State Bank of Patiala and
e) State Bank of Travancore...............B

16. SBI first merged which of the following with itself in 2008?
a) State Bank of Saurashtra
b) State Bank of Jodhpur
c) State Bank of Patiala
d) State Bank of Ranchi
e) None of these.................A

17. Who is the SBI Chairperson?
a) Arundhati Bhattachraya
b) Chanda Kochhar
c) Shikha Sharma
d) Shanti Ekambaram
e) None of the above.............A

18. SBI has proposed merger of its five associate banks and newly created Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB). The balance sheet size will soar to what amount from Rs 28 lakh crore?
a) Rs 36 lakh crore
b) Rs 38 lakh crore
c) Rs 37 lakh crore
d) Rs 35 lakh crore
e) None of the above...............C

19. Who is the head of Bank Board Bureau?
a) Urijit Patel
b) Vinod Rai
c) Y V Reddy
d) Bimal Jalan
e) None of these..............B

20. Parent SBI proposed merger with?
a) Five associate banks
b) Punjab national bank
c) Bank of baroda
d) Syndicate bank
e) None of these.............A

21. Which bank has decided to shut down half of its retail branches in India?
a) Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation
b) ICICI bank
c) Royal Bank of Scotland
d) Standard Chartered Bank.............A

22. Where is 557th meeting of the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India held?
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Kolkata
d) Hyderabad
e) None of these.............A

23. Which company is turning to artificial intelligence to make sure people keep using its search engine, even if they're not spending as much time on the Web and personal computers?
a) Google
b) Facebook
c) Microsoft
d) All 1,2 and 3
e) None of these...........D

24. Which company unveiled a new mobile messaging application called Allo containing a digital personal assistant, based on AI technology?
a) Alphabet Inc.
b) Yahoo
c) Bing
d) Google
e) None of the above.............A

25. The Alphabet Inc. division showed off a voice-based search device called:
a) Google Home
b) Google voice
c) Alphabet voice
d) Google alphabet
e) None of these..............A

26. Google Embeds AI in New Products to Make Search Ubiquitous. Which application is used for this purpose?
a) Amazon's Echo
b) Bose SoundLink Mini 2
c) Logitech Ultimate Ears Mini Boom
d) Allo
e) None of these............A

27. The G7 summit 2016 is scheduled to be held in
a) Ise-Shima, Japan
b) Montreal, Canada
c) New York, US
d) Paris, France
e) Frankfurt, Germany...............A

28. India and Slovenia have signed a protocol to amend the bilateral double taxation avoidance agreement. The currency of Slovenia is
a) Peso
b) Euro
c) Krona
d) Ringgit
e) Slovenian dollar............B

29. India currently has four Credit Information Companies who have been granted Certificate of Registration by RBI, which is not one of them?
a) CIBIL
b) Gassen
c) Equifax
d) Experian
e) Crif High Mark................B

30. The Reserve Bank laid down rules allowing FDI in credit information companies (CICs). If ownership of the investor company is well diversified, FDI will be upto?
a) 20 per cent
b) 49 per cent
c) 74 per cent
d) 100 per cent............D

Daily gk Doze : 19th May

1. Bhuvan, which provides visualisation services and earth observation data to users in public domain, is developed by

a) HAL

b) ISRO

c) DRDO

d) TCS

e) Wipro.............B

2. India concluded a nuclear agreement with which of the following neighbouring countries recently?

a) Myanmar

b) Sri Lanka

c) Nepal

d) Bhutan

e) Bangladesh.............E

3. RBI has announced new norms for lending to large borrowers. Which of the following will be the likely impact of this step on the capital requirements of banking system in India?

I. Additional capital requirement of about Rs. 1 lakh crore

II. In case of large companies, the lending banks will have to

set aside 150-200 bps provisions for those loans.

III. gradually de-stress the banking system's exposure to

large leveraged corporates

IV. increase inflation

a) All 1, 2 and 3

b) All of the above

c) Both 2 and 3

d) None of these

e) Both 1 and 3....................A

4. What are concentration risks?

a) Lending a large proportion of loans to a single borrower

b) Lending a large proportion of loans to many borrowers

c) Too many borrowers borrowing from a single bank

d) Lending a large proportion of funds to a particular business

activity

e) None of these................A

5. Which Scheme will be implemented as an alternative to purchasing of gold in India?

a) RBI Gold Bonds

b) Rashtirya Gold Bond

c) hindutava Gold Bond

d) Sovereign Gold Bond

e) None of the above...................D

6. Which of the following banks is exiting from Indian market due to the scandals back home?

a) HSBC

b) RBS

c) Deutsche

d) ABN Amro

e) American..............B

7. Which amendment Recently India has signed with Mauritius?

a) Direct Tax Avoidance Agreement

b) Double Tax Avoidance Agreement

c) Direct Tax Treaty

d) Double Tax Treaty

e) Tax Treaty..................B

8. World Bank has approved funds for which programme in India?

a) Rooftop Solar Power Project

b) Electricity to every household

c) Education for girl child

d) Blackboard in every classroom

e) Books for every student...............A

9. Which bank will ‘On-Lend’ the funds from World Bank for Rooftop Solar Power Project?

a) HDFC

b) HSDC

c) PNB

d) SBI

e) Canara..................D

10. Name the Prime Minister of Russia?

a) Roberto Azevedo

b) Vladimir Putin

c) Dmitry Medvedev

d) Ban Ki Moon

e) Nguyen Xuan Phuc ................C

Daily gk Doze : 18th May

1. What is the India’s GDP forcast for FY 16, as per National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)?

a) 7.7 %

b) 7.6 %

c) 7.5 %

d) 7.4 %..............B

2. Who of the following is not a part of the three-member Indian women's archery team who were named for the Rio Olympics?

a) Deepika Kumari

b) Bombayla Devi

c) Laxmirani Majhi

d) Dola Banerjee................D

3. “Ashwin” an indigenous Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile, has been successfully test fired from which state of India?

 a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Goa

c) Odisha

d) Maharashtra...............C

4. 5 year plans are to be replaced with plan for ?

a) 10 years

b) 20 years

c) 15 years

d) 6 years

e) None of the above ..................C

5. General Framework Agreement (GFA ) on renewable energy has been signed between India and?

a) The USA

b) Srilanka

c) Pakistan

d) The UAE

e) Russia..............D

6. International Astronautical Federation (IAF) has awarded which Indian for contribution towards space research?

a) CNR Rao

b) UR Rao

c) Abdul Kalam

d) S. Christopher

e) P. Chandrashekhar................C

7. Name world’s first ‘Robot Attorney’?

a) ROSS

b) CHANDLER

c) JOEY

d) MONICA

e) FEEBIE...............A

8. ROSS, the world’s first ‘Robot Attorney’ has been designed by?

a) Lenovo

b) IBM

c) Dell

d) Google

e) Yahoo...................B

9. Name the rare blue galaxy discovered by NASA in May 2015?

a) Little Lion

b) Little Bird

c) Blue Bird

d) Blue Mormon

e) Blue.................A

10. Apple has invested in which of the following On Demand Cab Companies?

a) Uber

b) OLA

c) Taxi For Sure

d) DIDI

e) Easy Cabs.................D

Daily gk Doze : 17th May

1. “JioMoney Wallet service” has been launched by which Indian company?

a) TCS

b) Reliance

c) Flipkart

d) BSNL ..................B

2. India’s first contactless business credit card has been launched by which financial institution?

a) State Bank of India

b) NABARD

c) ICICI Bank

d) Exim Bank of India..................C

3. What was the theme of the 2016 International Day of Families that is celebrated annually on 15 May?

a) Men in charge? Gender equality and children's rights in contemporary families

b) Advancing Social Integration and Intergenerational Solidarity

c) Families, healthy lives and sustainable future

d) Families and Persons with Disabilities..............C

4. “e-MMS Project” has been launched by which Indian Armed Force?

a) Indian Air Force

b) Indian Army

c) Indian Navy

d) Both a & b................A

5. Which indigenously developed Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile was test fired from the complex of Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast?

a) Ashwin

b) Prithvi-II

c) Agni-I

d) Akash............A

6. Which four minute documentary film on girl child education from India has been invited for special screening at the 42nd Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), Washington DC?

a) Atmaja

b) Beti

c) Kanya

d) Duhita..............B

7. The Union Government decided to replace 5-year plans with 15-year vision documents which for the first time will include

a) Communal peace

b) Regional Development

c) Internal Security & Defence

d) Climate Change...............C

8. Who among the following was appointed as a current player representative in the ICC Cricket Committee for a 3-year term?

a) Rahul Dravid

b) Mahela Jayawardena

c) Anil Kumble

d) Mark Taylor...............A

9. Name the first Indian who has been honoured with the IAF Hall of Fame award 2016?

a) Shubhkaran Yadav

b) Amal Deka

c) Joseph Matthew

d) Udupi Ramachandra Rao.............D

10. Shweta Rathore is associated with which sports?

a) Wrestling

b) Boxing

c) Golf

d) Body Building...................D

Daily gk Doze : 16th May

1. The Supreme Court recently struck down which of the following regulations imposed by the TRAI on telecom operators?

a) Penalty for call drops

b) Penalty for slow data speed

c) Free upgradation from 3G to 4G

d) Free SIM cards to BPL families

e) None of these.................A

2. For whom the central bank released a discussion paper on the framework for enhancing credit supply?

a) Large borrowers

b) Banking professionals

c) Industrialists

d) Corporates

e) None of these.................A

3. The framework for enhancing credit supply to large borrowers will come into effect?

a) March 2017

b) April 2017

c) April 2018

d) March 2018

e) None of these................B

4. _________ launched the country’s first contactless business credit card in association with Jet Airways.

a) HDFC Bank

b) SBI

c) Axis Bank

d) ICICI Bank

e) Federal Bank...................D

5. The New Development Bank (NDB) has chosen which Indian bank for its first tie-up with any bank in India to explore opportunities?

a) HDFC Bank

b) ICICI Bank

c) SBI

d) PNB

e) UCO Bank.................B

6. The SEBI granted in-principle approval to which bank for it to act as custodian of securities (CoS) recently?

a) Federal Bank

b) Bandhan Bank

c) IDFC Bank

d) RBL Bank

e) YES Bank................E

7. The govt has allowed start-ups, set up as LLPs, to be eligible for a three-year tax holiday. The term LLP means

a) Least Liability Partnership

b) Local Liability Partnership

c) Liberal Liability Partnership

d) Limited Liability Partnership

e) None of these.................D

8. From Apr 2016, the IRDA has allowed banks to tie up with _______ insurer(s) in each category of life, non-life and standalone health.

a) one

b) two

c) three

d) five

e) any number of.....................C

9. As informed by the govt to the Rajya Sabha, India currently has ____ operational satellites.

a) 12

b) 17

c) 22

d) 28

e) 34....................E

10. Who was honoured with a special bronze statue by the Switzerland government on 4 May 2016?

a) Rajiv Gandhi

b) Yash Chopra

c) Don Bradman

d) Garry Sobers..................B