1. The ICC World Twenty20 2016 will be played in which of the following countries?
1) India
2) Sri Lanka
3) Bangladesh
4) Australia
5) South Africa
2. Which of the following Indian cities has joined the global bandwagon of UNESCO “Cities of Music” under the Creative Cities Network recently?
1) Hyderabad
2) Lucknow
3) Jaipur
4) Chennai
5) Varanasi
3. The proposed National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) entity will be headquartered in
1) Mumbai
2) New Delhi
3) Bengaluru
4) Hyderabad
5) Pune
4. Which of the following teams lifted South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-16 title on 18 Aug?
1) Maldives
2) Afghanistan
3) Sri Lanka
4) India
5) Bangladesh
5. Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the last _______ years recently.
1) 21
2) 24
3) 28
4) 34
5) 42
6. Which of the following airports in India has become the world’s first airport to operate on solar power?
1) Mangaluru International Airport
2) Cochin International Airport
3) Jaipur International Airport
4) Srinagar International Airport
5) Indira Gandhi International Airport
7. Name the mountaineer who has been honoured with the 2015 Tenzing Norgay national adventure award by President Pranab Mukherjee.
1) Arjun Vajpai
2) Narendra Kumar
3) Jot Singh
4) DK Khullar
5) Lovraj Singh Dharamshaktu
8. As per the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on 31 Aug, India remained the fastest growing major economy of the world for a second straight quarter, with GDP growing at _______ during Apr-Jun 2015.
1) 7.5 per cent
2) 7 per cent
3) 6.8 per cent
4) 6.7 per cent
5) 6.5 per cent
9. The ISRO launched GSAT-6 in August 2015. This is India’s latest
1) communication satellite
2) educational satellite
3) meteorological satellite
4) military satellite
5) nano-satellite
10. The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on _________ every year in honour of Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand on his birthday.
1) 27 Aug
2) 29 Aug
3) 30 Aug
4) 31 Aug
5) 1 Sep
Answers:
Answers:
1. India
2. Varanasi
3. Mumbai
4. Bangladesh
5. 34
6. Cochin International Airport
7. Jot Singh
8. per cent
9. communication satellite
10. 29 Aug