Top 50 International GK Questions for CMAT [PDF]

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    Top 50 International GK Questions for CMAT [PDF]

    Question 1

    On which day did Prime Minister Modi announce that Rs. 500 and Rs 1000 notes would be demonetized?

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    Question 2

    Which is the only Indian Institute to be in the top 100 ranks in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Employability Rankings 2017?

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    Question 3

    In which city was the World Ayurveda Congress held recently?

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    Question 4

    What was the India’s rank in the recently released ‘ease of doing business’ rankings by the World Bank?

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    Question 5

    Who has replaced Sanjeev Mohanty as the CEO of Jabong?

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    Question 6

    In the year 1995-2016 what is rank of India out of 175 countries in corruption according to Transparency International.

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    Question 7

    Who is going to replace Arup Raha as the chief of the Indian Air Force in Jan 2017?

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    Question 8

    Recently, the government presented a constitutional amendment bill in the parliament to introduce GST. Which constitutional amendment was it?

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    Question 9

    Who is the chief minister of Assam?

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    Question 10

    Which French mathematician recently won the prestigious Abel Prize for the year 2017?

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    Question 11

    Who is the only Indian present in the recently released (March 2017) Fortune list of '50 greatest leaders of the world' ?

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    Question 12

    Which Indian automobile company ended it's 8 year old alliance (on sales and services) with Japan's Kawasaki recently?

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    Question 13

    Which Indian state is associated with the bull taming sport 'Jallikattu' which was recently in the news?

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    Question 14

    Which movie won the Academy Award for the best picture for the year 2016?

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    Question 15

    Who was recently elected as the Chief Minister of Manipur after the 2017 assembly elections?

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    Question 16

    Which company's 4G business was recently acquired by Bharti Airtel?

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    Question 17

    The recently passed Maternity Benefit Bill increases the paid maternity leave for new mothers to how many weeks?

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    Question 18

    Which eminent journalist won the inaugaral Kuldip Nayyar Award for Journalism recently?

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    Question 19

    Five Indian cities were recently included in the tentative list of World Heritage Sites. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

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    Question 20

    Seven Padma Vibhushan awards were announced by the Government for the year 2017. Who among the following is NOT part of the list?

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    Question 21

    Which Article of the Lisbon treaty of the European Union is directly related to Brexit?

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    Question 22

    What is the name of the surface-to-surface medium range ballistic missile recently developed by Pakistan called?

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    Question 23

    In the recently conducted Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS), which city topped the list for urban governance?

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    Question 24

    Who was recently appointed as the Secretary General of SAARC?

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    Question 25

    In a recently released report by the United Nations, what is the rank of India in the Human Development Index?

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    Question 26

    Which country is hosting the FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2017?

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    Question 27

    Where was the 8th BRICS annual summit held in October 2016?

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    Question 28

    Which movie won the most number of Academy Awards for the year 2016?

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    Question 29

    In the 'Economic Freedom 2017' ranking list released by the Heritage Foundation, the rank of India is?

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    Question 30

    Which international financial corporation gave a 375 million dollar loan to India to develop the Vishakhapatnam - Chennai industrial corridor?

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    Question 31

    World Bank recently approved 63 million dollars for supporting Project Tejaswini. Who is the aim of Project Tejaswini?

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    Question 32

    Where will the 9th BRICS summit be held in September 2017?

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    Question 33

    Which Indian company recently signed up with Microsoft to use Microsoft Azure for its cloud computing needs?

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    Question 34

    Which company was ranked as the world's most valuable brand for the year 2017 in the Global 500 report by Brand Finance?

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    Question 35

    Which Indian beach was ranked 8th in the world in the 2017 Travellers' Choice beaches by Tripadvisor?

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    Question 36

    One of India's biggest river festivals 'Namami Bramhaputra' is being held in which state?

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    Question 37

    The authorities of which state used pink polling stations, in the recently concluded assembly elections, to encourage women to vote?

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    Question 38

    Who has been appointed as the Secretary of State of the United States by its President, Donald Trump?

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    Question 39

    In which city was India's first hill station cycling path recently opened?

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    Question 40

    Which Indian actress was recently chosen as a global ambassador for hair care brand Pantene?

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    Question 41

    The school examination board of which state has recently introduced a third gender category in school exams?

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    Question 42

    Who was the convenor of the Chief Ministers Committee on Digital Payments which was formed to promote digital transactions across different parts of the country?

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    Question 43

    Who is heading the inter-ministerial task force formed by the Union Government to address all the strategic aspects of the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan?

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    Question 44

    What is the purpose of the Kailash Gambhir Committee which was constituted by the Supreme Court?

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    Question 45

    Who is the convenor of the panel constituted to suggest ways to improve India's Haj policy?

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    Question 46

    What is the purpose of the K.S. Valdiya committee which was constituted by the Water Resources Ministry?

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    Question 47

    Luanda is the capital of which country?

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    Question 48

    Who was the head of the five member committee formed by the NRAI to analyze India's poor performance in the Rio Olympics ?

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    Question 49

    According to the 'World Happiness Report 2017', what is the rank of India in the list of the world's happiest countries?

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    Question 50

    One of the most devastating typhoons of the year 2016, Typhoon Sarika, affected which of the following countries?

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