February 2016 GK - 3

February 2016 GK - 3

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who succeeded Shekar Basu as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Center?

  1. N. K. Vyas
  2. R. K. Rajawat
  3. Y. K. Taly
  4. S. M. Sharma
  5. G. K. Dey
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The IBSAMAR 2016 trilateral naval exercise kicked off in February 2016. It is a naval exercise among which of the following countries?

  1. Pakistan, China and Sri Lanka
  2. Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh
  3. Brazil, India and South Africa
  4. Singapore, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
  5. Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was appointed as the new Chief Justice (CJ) of Orissa High Court in February 2016?

  1. D. H. Waghela
  2. Adarsh Kumar Goel
  3. C. Nagappan
  4. Vineet Saran
  5. A. K. Ganguly
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In February, 2016, former Chief Justice of India H. L. Dattu was appointed as Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). NHRC was constituted in the year

  1. 1982
  2. 1985
  3. 1989
  4. 1993
  5. 1996
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Reserve Bank of India has extended currency swap arrangement to South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation nations till mid-November 2017. All 7 SAARC members can avail the facility. Under the arrangement, RBI will offer swap arrangement up to an overall amount of ________ both in foreign currency and Indian rupee.

  1. US 1 billion dollars
  2. US 1.5 billion dollars
  3. US 2 billion dollars
  4. US 2.5 billion dollars
  5. US 3 billion dollars
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As per reports on international arms transfer, released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, India remained the largest arms importer in the 2011-2015 timeframe. Which of the following countries was the second?

  1. Pakistan
  2. China
  3. Australia
  4. South Korea
  5. Vietnam
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

National Science Day is celebrated on

  1. 9th February
  2. 13th February
  3. 21st February
  4. 28th February
  5. 29th February
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was elected as the 9th President of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in February 2016?

  1. Sheikh Salman
  2. Prince Ali
  3. Gianni Infantino
  4. Jerome Champagne
  5. João Havelange
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Parliament building of which country became the first in the world to completely run on solar power?

  1. France
  2. Japan
  3. The UK
  4. Pakistan
  5. China
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In February, 2016, the Union Cabinet approved a 150 million dollar credit for the development of strategically important Chabahar Port. It is located in

  1. Iran
  2. Turkmenistan
  3. UAE
  4. Bahrain
  5. Yemen
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In February 2016, the Union Government extended e-Tourist Visa Scheme to 37 more countries. With this, the total count of countries under the scheme became

  1. 125
  2. 100
  3. 135
  4. 115
  5. 150
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

India’s first indigenously built nuclear armed submarine successfully passed several deep sea diving drills as well as weapon launch tests in February, 2016. What is the name of the submarine?

  1. INS Arihant
  2. INS Chakra
  3. INS Aridhaman
  4. INS Shankul
  5. INS Sindhuvijay
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In February 2016, Malayalam film Ottal (The Trap) was honoured with the prestigious Crystal Bear Award in the children’s category at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival. By winning Crystal Bear Award, Ottal became the ____ Indian film in a row to win this award.

  1. second
  2. third
  3. fourth
  4. fifth
  5. sixth
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following won the 2016 Presidential election of Central African Republic (CAR)?

  1. Mahamat Kamoun
  2. Catherine Samba-Panza
  3. Faustin Archange Touadera
  4. Emmanuel Bizon
  5. Marie Noelle Koyara
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In February 2016, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which of the following companies to boost trade and explore business opportunities?

  1. Somaan Brother FZC
  2. Venus International FZE
  3. Burhani Oasis Enterprise LLC
  4. Majid Import & Export Ltd.
  5. Dubai Exports