GK Questions for MBA: 20th August to 26th August

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1. Which company has acquired the cement business of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd?

a)

b)

c)

d)

Answer: Option C

2. Which state launched the DNA Index System for DNA profiling of criminals in August 2016?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Rajasthan

d) Haryana

Answer: Option B

3. Two-day SAARC Finance Ministers’ Conference began in

a) New Delhi

b) Dhaka

c) Colombo

d) Islamabad

Answer: Option D

4. Name the journalist, considered the ‘dean of black press columnists’, who passed away recently.

a)

George E. Curry

b)

Robert C. Maynard

c)

William Raspberry

d)

John H. Johnson

Answer: Option A

5. Who was recently sworn in as the Governor of Assam?

a)

Banwarilal Purohit

b)

V P Singh Badnore

c)

Kaptan Singh Solanki

d)

Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya

Answer: Option A

6. Who was recently sworn in as the Governor of Punjab?

a) Banwarilal Purohit

b) V P Singh Badnore

c) Kaptan Singh Solanki

d) Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya

Answer: Option B

7. Who was sworn in as the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in August 2016?  

a) Girish Chandra Gupta

b) Banwarilal Purohit

c) V P Singh Badnore

d) Jagdish Mukhi

Answer: Option D

8. Which Indian actor is chosen for the prestigious Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres (Knight in the National Order Arts and Letters)?

a)

Kamal Haasan

b)

Rajinikanth

c)

Amitabh Bachchan

d)

Om Puri

Answer: Option A

9. Which Indian cricketer was recently made an honorary member of the esteemed Marylebone Cricket Club?

a) Sachin Tendulkar

b) M S Dhoni

c) Virender Sehwag

d) Virat Kohli

Answer: Option C

10. Who of the following was not selected for 2016 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna?

a) PV Sindhu

b) Dipa Karmakar

c) Jitu Rai

d) Shiva Thapa

Answer: Option D

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