After successfully completing the CAT 2016 sprint series, we are back with the SNAP 2016 sprint preparation series – GK 1 to boost your prep. This will continue for the last 10 days leading to SNAP 2016 and will cover almost all the question types that you need to know come the 18th of December.
SNAP 2016 sprint preparation series – GK 1
1. Who is the chief executive of Citigroup?
a) Vikram Pandit
b) Barbara Desoer
c) Michael O’Neill
d) Michael Corbat
2. Which of the following is the final satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) and was launched on 28 April 2016?
a) IRNSS-1G
b) IRNSS-1C
c) IRNSS-1H
d) IRNSS-1B
3. Who is stepping down as the CEO of a global giant in 2017 and will be replaced by Kevin Johnson?
a) Ursula Burns (Xerox)
b) Muhtar Kent (Coca-Cola)
c) Howard Schultz (Starbucks)
d) David Abney (United Parcel Service)
4. Name the current President of the Philippines who assumed office on June 30, 2016
a) Leni Robredo
b) Jejomar Binay
c) Benigno Aquino III
d) Rodrigo Duterte
5. ‘Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai’ is the tagline of which bank that received banking licence by Reserve Bank of India in 2014?
a) Capital Local Area Bank
b) Disha Microfin
c) Bandhan Bank
d) Aditya Birla Nuvo
6. In December 2016, who opened a store in Seattle where a variety of sensors automatically charge a shopper’s account when they walk out of the store?
a) Walmart
b) Amazon
c) J. C. Penney
d) IKEA
7. Name the composer of the film ‘Titanic’ who passed away in the year 2015.
a) Bernard Herrmann
b) Philip Glass
c) James Horner
d) George Walker
8. Who won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in the year 2016?
a) Marlon James
b) Richard Flanagan
c) Eleanor Catton
d) Paul Beatty
9. According to latest reports, which country has the maximum number of Internet users?
a) India
b) China
c) U.S.
d) Brazil
10. In September 2016, the ESIC board raised the monthly wage threshold for coverage under its health insurance scheme to
a) 15,000 INR
b) 18,000 INR
c) 20,000 INR
d) 21,000 INR
11. Who is the brand ambassador of WROGN?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Yuvraj Singh
c) Rohit Sharma
d) Gautam Gambhir
12. Which of the following is running the campaign ‘Tayyari jeet ki’?
a) Complan
b) Bournavita
c) Dabur Chyawanprash
d) Horlicks
13. In 2016, a charter flight carrying which football team crashed as it approached José María Córdova International Airport?
a) Chapecoense
b) Corinthians
c) Coritiba
d) Cruzeiro
14. Which of the following is not one of the recent (2016) additions to the periodic table?
a) Nihonium
b) Moscovium
c) Meitnerium
d) Oganesson
15. The Gene: An Intimate History is a 2016 book by which Pulitzer Prize winning author?
a) Ta-Nehisi Coates
b) Atul Gawande
c) Siddhartha Mukherjee
d) Paul Kalanithi
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Solutions:
1. d
2. a
3. c
4. d
5. c
6. b
7. c
8. d
9. b
10. d
11. a
12. b
13. a
14. c
15. c
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You can follow the entire sprint series here: SNAP 2016 Sprint Preparation Series by Learningroots
Also, you can check out all the articles under the series by going to this page: SNAP 2016 Sprint Preparation Series Timetable
