1. Name the INS-class warship that was recently launched into the waters in Karwar? (2)
(1) INS Durgavati
(2) INS Vajrakosh
(3) INS Kalavati
(4) INS Vikramaditya
(5) None of these
2. India’s Coast Guard commissioned two ships in the naval dockyard in Mumbai. Can you identify one of it from the choices given below? (3)
(1) ICGS Vikram
(2) ICGS Rajshree
(3) ICGS Apoorva
(4) ICGS Aadesh
(5) None of these
3. Can you name a wasp whose venom, researchers have found, can kill cancer cells? (4)
(1) Indian Wasp
(2) Argentinian wasp
(3) British moth
(4) Brazilian wasp
(5) None of these
4. What is the worth of the deal that India has entered with Russia to buy military helicopters? (2)
(1) $11 billion
(2) $1.1 billion
(3) $1.2 billion
(4) $ 2.12 billion
(5) None of these
5. Evidence of a thriving port has been found in a town in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur in a recent excavation. This port belongs to which Era? (3)
(1) Ashokan Era
(2) Indus Era
(3) Sangam Era
(4) Gupta Era
(5) None of these
6. Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala was in news recently. What is correct about this ancient temple? (1)
(1) It has won UNESCO award for conservation
(2) Immense Gold and other valuables have been found from the basement of the temple
(3) The trust governing this temple has been dissolved
(4) The temple received a donation of Rs. 5 crore
(5) None of these
7. Usain Bolt of of Jamaica won gold medal in 100m race in the 15th AIAAF World Athletics Championship held in China. Who won the silver medal in this category? (4)
(1) Asfa Powell
(2) Keston Bledman
(3) Jimmy Vicaut
(4) Justin Gatlin
(5) None of these
8. An Asokan era stupa was renovated in China recently. Approximately how old is this stupa? (4)
(1) 500 years
(2) 5000 years
(3) 2500 years
(4) 2000 years
(5) None of these
9. India launched Astrosat in the September 2015. Which field this satellite is related with? (4)
(1) Communiation
(2) Scientific Research
(3) Weather
(4) Astronomy
(5) None of these
10. Who has been appointed Sherpa for G-20 Summit? (2)
(1) Bibek Debroy
(2) Arvind Pangariya
(3)Suresh Prabhu
(4) Rajiv Pratap Rudy
(5) None of these
