General Knowledge Questions 16-08-2016

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General Knowledge questions 16-08-2016

1. In which state Union Minister launches clean cooking fuel scheme for BPL women?
   A. West Bengal
   B. Uttar Pradesh
   C. Assam
   D. Goa
2. Who launched the Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana?
   A. Chief Minister
   B. Prime Minister
   C. President
   D. None
3. How many medals was bagged by Indian Institute of Science?
   A. Three
   B. Four
   C. Five
   D. Six
4. South Indian Bank, ____ Card launched co-branded credit card?
   A. SBI
   B. SBH
   C. BOB
   D. HDFC
5. Which USSD code has launched by the UBI for basic banking needs?
   A. *9#
   B. *99#
   C. *999#
   D. None
6. In how many cities the Smart Ganga City programme launched?
   A. 7
   B. 8
   C. 9
   D. 10
7. Which company acquires gaming startup, Beam?
   A. Microsoft
   B. IBM
   C. TCS
   D. Infosys
8. How many employees were working in Beam?
   A. 17
   B. 20
   C. 24
   D. 30
9. Which PSA title was owned by the Dipika?
   A. 8
   B. 9
   C. 10
   D. 11
10. Dipika Pallikal stands on _____ in the ranking table?
    A. 9
    B. 10
    C. 11
    D. 12
11. who won the gold medal for Women’s 10km marathon swimming in Rio Olympics 2016?
    A. Sharon van Rouwendaal
    B. Rachele Bruni
    C. Poliana Okimoto
    D. None
12. Who won in the Men’s Vault Gymnastics Rio Olympics 2016?
    A. Ri Se-gwang
    B. Denis Ablyazin
    C. Kenzo Shirai
    D. Tomas Gonzalez
13. What is the currency of Vatican City?
    A. Dollar
    B. Dinar
    C. Euro
    D. Peso
14. What is the currency of Russia?
    A. Rubble
    B. Euro
    C. Peso
    D. None
15. What is the capital of Punjab?
    A. Chandigarh
    B. Raipur
    C. Shillong
    D. Kohima
16. Who is the Former DMK Minister passed away on 13 August 2016?
    A. Saranya Devi
    B. Shakuntala
    C. Sundra Devi
    D. S.P Sarguna Pandian
17. Who is the name of National Award Winning Tamil lyricist passed away on 14 August 2016?
    A. S Narayanan
    B. B Aravindan
    C. Hari Nandan
    D. Na Muthukumar
18. Name the state government which has decided to make Aadhar Card mandatory for procurement of paddy?
    A. Odisha
    B. West Bengal
    C. Andhra Pradesh
    D. Haryana
19. Who was the 100 Richest Tech Billionaires in The World 2016 List of Forbes?
    A. Mark Zuckerberg
    B. Bill Gates
    C. Azim Premji
    D. Shiv Nadar
20. In which Maharashtrian city the Country’s first ever National Teachers Congress is held?
    A. Nagpur
    B. Solapur
    C. Pune
    D. Kolhapur

Answers to the above questions

1. ANSWER: A
2. ANSWER: B
3. ANSWER: C
4. ANSWER: A
5. ANSWER: B
6. ANSWER: D
7. ANSWER: A
8. ANSWER: C
9. ANSWER: D
10. ANSWER: B
11. ANSWER: A
12. ANSWER: A
13. ANSWER: C
14. ANSWER: A
15. ANSWER: A
16. ANSWER: D
17. ANSWER: B
18. ANSWER: A
19. ANSWER: B
20. ANSWER: C

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