(1). Who was sworn in as the new president of Brazil?

• (a). Ranieri Mazzilli
• (b). Getulio Vargas
• (c). Deodoro da Fonseca
• (d). Joao Figueiredo
• (e). Michel Termer

(2). The first BRICS Film festival is being held in which among the following cities?

• (a). Brasilia
• (b). Moscow
• (c). Beijing
• (d). Delhi
• (e). Cape Town

(3). Which bank has launched USSD (unstructured supplementary service data) based '*99#' mobile application on Play Store on Android platform.

• (a). United Bank of India
• (b). UCO Bank
• (c). Union Bank of India
• (d). State Bank of India
• (e). Oriental Bank of Commerce

(4). Name the Indian Coal Company which has signed an MoU with Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) for effectively monitoring of environment related issues in the coal mining projects.

• (a). EC
• (b). CIL
• (c). GMDC
• (d). NLC
• (e). SEC

(5). Name the telecommunication company which has set aside a Rs 5,000 crore venture capital fund to help young entrepreneurs in the country build their business.

• (a). Reliance
• (b). Vodafone
• (c). Idea
• (d). Tata
• (e). Airtel

(6). Anuradha Rao appointed as MD, CEO of

• (a). SBI Capital Markets Ltd
• (b). SBI Mutual Fund
• (c). SBI Cards & Payments Services Pvt. Ltd. (SBICPSL)
• (d). SBI Life Insurance Company Limited
• (e). None of these

(7). Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairperson & Managing Director of Biocon has been awarded with "Knight of the Legion of Honour". This is the honour of which country?

• (a). Portugal
• (b). Spain
• (c). Switzerland
• (d). Italy
• (e). France

(8). Name the rocket launched by SpaceX which exploded in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

• (a). Perasus IV
• (b). Antares
• (c). Falcon 9
• (d). Vulcan 5
• (e). SPARK

(9). Former West Indies paceman Courtney Walsh has agreed a three-year deal to become specialist bowling coach with national cricket team?

• (a). Zimbabwe
• (b). Bangladesh
• (c). West Indies
• (d). Kenya
• (e). Pakistan

(10). Sharad Rao who recently passed away was a ___.

• (a). Doctor
• (b). Teacher
• (c). Activist
• (d). Union Leader
• (e). Journalist

(11). Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari inaugurated the 4th phase of the Vidyadhanam project at

• (a). Thiruvananthapuram
• (b). Kochi
• (c). Kollam
• (d). Coimbatore
• (e). Sivakasi

(12). Cricketer-turned-politician who launches Awaaz-e-Punjabalong with some other leaders?

• (a). Sachin Tendulkar
• (b). Ajay Sharma
• (c). Navjot Singh Sidhu
• (d). Raman Lambe
• (e). None of these

(13). A special package of Rs 200 crore has been announced by Prime Minister NarendraModi to engage youth in constructive sporting activities of which state?

• (a). Andhra Pradesh
• (b). Himachal Pradesh
• (c). Kerala
• (d). Jammu and Kashmir
• (e). New Delhi

(14). Which among the Local Political Party gets National Party Status?

• (a). AamAdmi Party
• (b). Indian National Lok Dal
• (c). TRS
• (d). TDP
• (e). TMC

(15). Two-day G-20 Summit of the world's major economies will hosted by which among the following countries?

• (a). India
• (b). China
• (c). Australia
• (d). Brazil
• (e). Russia

(16). India and _________ has signed 12 agreements for cooperation in areas, including defence and IT, to boost bilateral ties.

• (a). Vietnam
• (b). Thailand
• (c). Malaysia
• (d). Myanmar
• (e). Bhutan

(17). Which among the following private sector banks has announced the launch of a mobile based payment solution, mVisa, for easier retail payment?

• (a). DCB Bank
• (b). Axis Bank
• (c). ICICI Bank
• (d). RBL Bank
• (e). Yes Bank

(18). Who has been elected as the Indian Broadcasting Foundation's President?

• (a). Rajat Sharma
• (b). NP Singh
• (c). K Madhavan
• (d). PunitGoenka
• (e). KVL NarayanaRao

(19). Name the former Indian pacer who has been made an honorary life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), becoming the 24th Indian cricketer to be bestowed the honour.

• (a). IrfanPathan
• (b). Zaheer Khan
• (c). AjitAgarkar
• (d). Praveen Kumar
• (e). None of these

(20). Noted poet, literary critic, author and winner of the SahityaAkademi award Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya passed away. He belongs to which state?

• (a). Madhya Pradesh
• (b). Meghalaya
• (c). Assam
• (d). Punjab
• (e). Haryana