Q. Climate is an important geographical phenomenon which determines many things like vegetation, fauna and comfort of living. Consider the following statements in this regard and pick out the incorrect ones :
1. Weather refers to the sum total of weather conditions and variations over a large area for a long period of time.
2. Climate refers to the state of the atmosphere over an area at any point of time.
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Consider the following statements about Rivers of India. Which of them is/are not correct ?
1. Himalayan rivers tends to form oxbow lakes in their upper course.
2. The area drained by a single river and its tributaries is called a river system.
3. Gorges are seen in the upper course of the Himalayan Rivers.
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 2 only
3) 2 and 3 only
4) 1 and 3 only
Q. There are many ways to categorize poverty. Consider the following statements in this regard.
1. 'The people who are always poor' and those whose are usually poor but who may sometimes have a little more money are called chronic poor.
2. The people who regularly move in and out of poverty are called churning poor.
3. People who are rich most of the time but may sometimes have a patch of bad luck are called occasionally poor.
Select the correct ones :
1) 1 and 2
2) 2 and 3
3) All of the above
4) 1 and 3
Q. Who has become the first Indian state to ratify Constitution Amendment Bill on the Goods and Service Tax (GST) ?
1) West Bengal
2) Haryana
3) Maharashtra
4) Assam
Q. IPPBL has received the Certificate of Incorporation from the Registrar of Companies and has become the first PSU under the Department of post. What is the full from of IPPBL ?
1) India post paying Bank Limited
2) India post payments Bank Limited
3) India post-Office payments Limited
4) International post payments Bank Limited
Q. As per the newspaper reports (August 2016), the world’s first ‘self-driving’ taxi service has been launched in which of the following countries ?
1) China
2) Singapore
3) Japan
4) Russia
Q. Which Indian scientist was bestowed with the 2016 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam award by the Government of Tamil Nadu ?
1) D.K. Radhaswami
2) Rajesh Gopa Kumar
3) C.N.R. Rao
4) P. Shammugam
Q. A leading bank in India has recently (July 2016) launched a social media banking platform for its facebook and twitter users which goes by the name of ‘Mingle’. Name the Bank -
1) Punjab National Bank
2) Yes Bank
3) State Bank of India
4) Bank of Baroda
Q. …………. has launched India’s first internationally-listed certified green bond to finance climate change solutions around the world a London Stock Exchange.
1) Kotak Mahindra Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) AXIS Bank
4) HDFC Bank
Q. Domestic Systematically Important Banks (D-SIBs) is announced with the term -
1) Too big to fail
2) Too big to fall
3) Too big to pass
4) Too big to stop working
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