- Where did Indian Railways inaugurate India’s first high
speed public wi-fi service?
(a) Chennai Central Station
(b) Bangalore Central Station
(c) Mumbai Central Station
(d) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai- From which date Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe
(Prevention Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 came into
force?
(a) 26 th January, 2016 (b) 1 st February, 2016
(c) 31 st January, 2016 (d) 16 th January, 2016- In which country, ISRO will build a satellite tracking and
imaging centre that will give the concerned country access
to picture from Indian earth observation satellites over the
region?
(a) Malaysia (b) Brunei
(c) Vietnam (d) Indonesia- A team of Indo-German geologist and palaeontologist have
found fossils of a 135-million-year old herbivorous dinosaur,
which possibly is the oldest fossil found in this century. The
fossil were found in
(a) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
(b) Kutch, Gujarat
(c) Narmada Valley Basin, Gujarat
(d) Rajsamand, Rajasthan.- Hybrid Annuity Model of implementing highway project was
in news. Main advantage of the model is
(a) Adoption of rational approach in allocation of risk
(b) Optimum return on investment
(c) Ensure transparency in bidding of projects
(d) Maximises revenue for all the partners involved.- Which state launched special weekly free clinics for women
on 26th January, 2016?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Punjab (d) Uttar Pradesh - What is the strike range of indigenously-developed surface-
to-air Akash Missile which successfully test fired on January
28, 2016 from ITR, Chandipur?
(a) 50 Km (b) 25 Km
(c) 60 Km (d) 30 Km - What is the name of largest solar system that was discovered
by astronomers in January 2016?
(a) 2MASS J2126-8140
(b) 3MASS J262-4186
(c) SS4 J2126-8140
(d) S2MASS J2126-4180 - On which day anti leprosy day was observed?
(a) 30 th January, 2016 (b) 29 th January, 2016
(c) 28 th January, 2016 (d) 27 th January, 2016
ANSWER KEY
- (d) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a)
- (c) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (a)
- (a) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (b)
- (a) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (a)
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