1. What was the theme of National Technology Day that was observed across the nation on 11 May 2016?
a) Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan
b) Technology and Skill Development
c) Technology and Farmer Welfare
d) Technology Enablers of Startup India...............D
2. Name the Indo-American woman teahcer who was honored by US President Barack Obama for her excellent work in the field of education on 11 May 2016.
a) Nina Davuluri
b) Mira Nair
c) Sheetal Sheth
d) Revathi Balakrishnan..................D
3. Who of the following is the author of the book The Drowned Detective?
a) Charlie Jane Anders
b) Emily Henry
c) Neil Jordan
d) Amber Sparks.................C
4. Name the country with which India signed a protocol to amend the convention for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes capital gains on 10 May 2016.
a) Sri Lanka
b) Mauritius
c) Japan
d) China.................B
5. The Rural Sanitation Initiatives for Ganga Rejuvenation has been launched in which state of India?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Jharkhand
d) Bihar...................C
6. The term “Green Zone”, which was recently in news, is related to which country?
a) Iraq
b) Iran
c) Syria
d) Turkey..............A
7. Which commemorative coin has been released on the 475th birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap?
a) 100
b) 225
c) 425
d) 475..............A
8. Identify the bill that was passed by Lok Sabha, to ensure time-bound settlement and create a unified data base of serial defaulters.
a) The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016
b) The Consumer Protection Bill, 2015
c) The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015
d) None of these..................C
9. Name the Indian author who in May 2016 won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2016, for the Asia region for unpublished short fiction 'Cow and Company'.
a) Parashar Kulkarni
b) Kritika Pandey
c) Sumit Ray
d) Vinayak Varma................A
10. Name the Indian State that in May 2016 won the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2016 prize in e-Agriculture category.
a) Haryana
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Punjab...............B
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