(1) Who has been appointed as the new Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology?
A) Vikas Patel
B) Jagmohan Sharma
C) Rakesh Kumar Mishra
D) Virendra Singh
(2) Who received US National Medal of Science 2015 from Barack Obama?
A) Omana Gangadharan
B) Philip Abraham
C) Raj Rajendran
D) V K Krishna Menon
(3) Who launches Centre for Environmental Health to assess environmental impact on health?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Arun Jaitley
C) JP Nadda
D) Manohar Parrikar
(4) Which two countries amend DTAA to bring information exchange under ambit ?
A) India, Slovenia
B) Japan , China
C) Russia, Brazil
D) Germany ,France
(5) In this city Apple Inc. opened a Development Office to develop Maps for Apple products?
A) New Delhi
B) Thiruvananthapuram
C) Hyderabad
D) Chennai
(6) The book titled ‘The Drowned Detective’ is penned by
A) John Banville
B) Bram Stroker
C) Neil Jordan
D) None of these
(7) Which country has successfully tested a maritime missile interception system that can shoot down short-range missiles?
A) Israel
B) Iraq
C) Iran
D) Indonesia
(8) The Wonders of the World, The Taj Mahal has been ranked in which position as top tourist spots in the world?
A) 7th
B) 5th
C) 3rd
D) 2nd
(9) Which committee has been constituted to give recommendations on Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM)?
A) H Devaraj committee
B) N.K. Singh committee
C) NR Madhava Menon committee
D) Ajay Shankar committee
(10) The 2016 Women Economic Forum (WEF) has been hosted by which country?
A) Russia
B) India
C) Brazil
D) South Africa
ANSWERS:
(1) C (2) B (3) C (4) A (5) C (6) C (7) A (8) B (9) B (10) B