11. ICC has announced OPPO as Global Partner from 2016 to _______.
a) 2020
b) 2022
c) 2024
d) 2026
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Answer a) 2020. Launched in China in 2004, Oppo has a strong presence in more than 20 countries, including Australia, China, USA and right across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia.
12. India’s first Bullet Train will be built by
a) China
b) USA
c) UK
d) Japan
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Answer d) Japan. India’s cabinet has cleared a $14.7 billion Japanese proposal to build its first bullet train line, one of India’s biggest foreign investments in its infrastructure sector.Japan had offered to finance 80% of the cost of the train linking financial capital Mumbai with Ahmedabad, at an interest rate of less than 1%.
13. The NGT has directed that there will be a complete ban on use of plastic of any kind from Gomukh to Haridwar along Ganga with effect from
a) February 1, 2016
b) March 1, 2016
c) April 1, 2016
d) May 1, 2016
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Answer a) February 1, 2016. The NGT is also slapping a penalty of Rs 5,000 per day on erring hotels, dharamshalas and ashrams spewing waste into the river.
14. According to the new timetable of RBI, SLR will be 20.5% by ___________.
a) June 2016
b) December 2016
c) January 2017
d) June 2017
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Answer c) January 2017. According to the new time table SLR would be reduced to by 25 basis points to 21.25% as on April 2, 2016. It would fall to 21% by July 9, 2016. It would further be lowered from October 1, 2016 to 20.75%.
15. Name the Sri Lankan player who has been awarded honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?
a) Lasith Malinga
b) Lahiru Thirumanne
c) Mahela Jayawardene
d) Angelo Mathews
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Answer c) Mahela Jayawardene.
16. Cortana is the voice-based virtual assistant of ________.
a) Apple
b) Microsoft
c) Samsung
d) Nokia
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Answer b) Microsoft. Microsoft’s voice-based virtual assistant Cortana, which ships with every Windows 10 computer, is now available as a general release Android and iOS users only in US and China.
17. Who becomes co-owner of PWL franchise Bengaluru Yodhas?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Rohit Sharma
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Saurav Ganguly
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Answer a) Virat Kohli. Bengaluru Yodhas, the JSW Group owned franchise in the Pro Wrestling League, has announced India’s Test captain Virat Kohli as the co-owner of the team.
18. Mauricio Macri has sworn in as the President of which country?
a) Chile
b) Uruguay
c) Peru
d) Argentina
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Answer d) Argentina.
19. Who has invested an undisclosed amount in India’s services marketplace UrbanClap?
a) Anil Ambani
b) Ratan Tata
c) Mukesh Ambani
d) Sachin Tendulkar
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Answer b) Ratan Tata. Operational in six cities – Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune and Hyderabad – UrbanClap allows users to book over 80 services, including plumbing, electrical work, beauty, wellness, tutorials and wedding photography.
