(1). Shri Yogeshwar Sangwan appointed as India's new Ambassador to

• (a). Iran
• (b). Greece
• (c). Turkey
• (d). Jordon
• (e). None of these

(2). Brazil defeats _______ and wins first Olympic soccer gold.

• (a). Netherlands
• (b). Germany
• (c). Great Britain
• (d). China
• (e). Russia

(3). Name the Indian actor who has been chosen for the French honour of Chevalier award?

• (a). Rajini Kanth
• (b). Amitab Bachan
• (c). Kamal Hasan
• (d). Amir Khan
• (e). Sanjay Datt

(4). Who has been appointed as independent director on the board of India Post Payment Banks (IPPB) -- the payments bank arm of postal department?

• (a). RS Sodhi
• (b). Shivamangal Singh Suman
• (c). Thakur Anukulchandra
• (d). Narendra Karmarkar
• (e). None of these

(5). Name the airlines company which has announced Deepika Padukone as its brand ambassador?

• (a). Air India
• (b). GoAir
• (c). Vistara
• (d). IndiGo
• (e). SpiceJet

(6). Who declared the declared the official closing of the 31st Olympics games 2016 at Rio?

• (a). Demetrius Vikelas
• (b). Juan Antonio Samaranch
• (c). Jacques Rogge
• (d). Thomas Bach
• (e). None of these

(7). Who has been appointed as the Governor of Punjab?

• (a). VP Singh Badnore
• (b). BK Nehru
• (c). SMH Burney
• (d). Najma Heptulla
• (e). Ved Marwah

(8). Who won the 2016 Cincinnati Open women's doubles tennis at Cincinnati Open?

• (a). Julia Gorges and Karolina Pliskova
• (b). Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova
• (c). Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
• (d). Martina Hingis and Coco Vandeweghe
• (e). None of these

(9). Which among the following states becomes the fourth to ratify GST Bill?

• (a). Arunachal Pradesh
• (b). Andhra Pradesh
• (c). Madhya Pradesh
• (d). Himachal Pradesh
• (e). Uttar Pradesh

(10). Vijay Goel Flags off TirangaYaatra in Delhi. Vijay Goel is the minister of which Portfolio?

• (a). Road Transport and Highways Shipping
• (b). Labour and Employment
• (c). Youth Affairs and Sports
• (d). Petroleum and Natural Gas
• (e). Department of Atomic Energy

(11). __________ has agreed to partner with Railways for digitising and showcasing its heritage on digital platforms.

• (a). Microsoft
• (b). Google
• (c). Facebook
• (d). Yahoo
• (e). Twitter

(12). Wrestler Sakshi Malik, who won India's first medal in the Rio Olympics, will be the country's flag bearer at the Summer Games Closing Ceremony in which stadium?

• (a). AT&T Stadium, Brazil
• (b). Sapporo Dome, Brazil
• (c). Maracana, Brazil
• (d). Scotiabank Saddledome, Brazil
• (e). None of the above

(13). Telangana government has issued draft notification on creation new districts that would be created by dividing nine of the existing 10 districts excluding Hyderabad. Telangana government seeks to create _______new districts for public and administrative convenience among other reasons.

• (a). 11
• (b). 12
• (c). 15
• (d). 16
• (e). 17

(14). Which state became the first state in the country to draft its own internal security legislation The Maharashtra Protection of Internal Security Act (MPISA), 2016?

• (a). Meghalaya
• (b). Maharashtra
• (c). Gujarat
• (d). Himachal Pradesh
• (e). Kerala

(15). Name the state that has ratified the Goods and Service Tax (GST) constitution amendment bill becoming the fifth state to pass the bill.

• (a). Assam
• (b). Chhattisgarh
• (c). Himachal Pradesh
• (d). Jharkhand
• (e). Bihar

(16). President Pranab Mukherjee recently launched Akashvani Kendra's Moitree Service in which of the following languages?

• (a). Bangla
• (b). Urdu
• (c). Odia
• (d). Tamil
• (e). Sanskrit

(17). Azadi Sattar saal-Yaad Karo Kurbani a program to re-instill the spirit of freedom struggle and national movement among the younger generation is launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which state?

• (a). Gujarat
• (b). Delhi
• (c). Madhya Pradesh
• (d). West Bengal
• (e). Maharashtra

(18). Name the Mobile app launched by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for farmers.

• (a). Kisan Karma
• (b). Kisan Aage Kadam
• (c). Kisan Suraksha
• (d). Kisan Suvidha
• (e). None of these

(19). United States has announced 138 million dollar new aid to which country which is meant for food, water, and medicine for those in need?

• (a). Niger
• (b). South Sudan
• (c). Madagascar
• (d). Ethiopia
• (e). Burundi

(20). Which of the following bank has raised Rs 1,000 crore through bonds to fund business growth?

• (a). United Bank of India
• (b). State Bank of India
• (c). ICICI
• (d). Axis Bank
• (e). Bank of Baroda