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For students preparing for competitive exam, the major question faced by everyone is General
Knowledge, how to prepare for GK. The reason for extra importance of General Knowledge topics
and questions is that it will not only assist you to score very high marks in less time but it will also
help you to perform well in Group Discussions and Interviews. General awareness has always
been taken at the lighter side by many of the candidates not realizing that how major it can be in
competitive exams. Here are some useful tips for preparing GK:

Tip-1: Read Newspapers Daily


Tip-2: Watch Current affairs special programmes on News
Tip-3: Read Business Today & India Today magazine thoroughly
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Following questions are divided into sets of 25 to 75 questions each.

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SBI PO 2017 questions
Q18. One questions were, Which of the following not correct about
Q1. Kavinder Singh and Satish Kumar is related to which game? UPI?
Answer- Boxing
Q19. The base year for calculating key economic growth from 2004-05
Q2. As per report of International Peace Research Institute - SIPRI is changed to?
located at? Answer: 2011-12
Answer- Stockholm
Q20. One Question was, increase in repo rate signifies?
Q3. What is the meaning of "C" in PCA? Answer: Commercial banks will get more incentives to park their
Answer- Prompt Corrective Action funds with the RBI, thereby decreasing the supply of money

Q4. India Licensing Expo (ILE), India's first and most influential brand Q21. Finland has become the first country in Europe to pay its
licensing show will take place on August 20-21 in- unemployed citizens a basic monthly income, amounting to-
Answer- Mumbai Answer- 560 euros ($587)

Q5. Who is highest wicket-taker in women's ODIs? Q22. Total number of ATMs of SBI after the merger?
Answer- Jhulan Goswami Answer- 59,000 ATMs

Q6. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has Q23. The government of India (GOI) has approved 681 crores as seed
constituted a Technical Committee in accordance with Regulation 14 capital for building a venture for electronic devices with total corpus?
of the IBBI (Information Utilities) Regulations, 2017. The Technical Answer- Rs 6,831 crore
Committee (Committee) will be headed by?
Answer- Dr R. B. Barman Q24. How much amount has allocated by the government to
MGNREGA in this year's (2017-18) Budget?
Q7. Indias growth for 2018-19 as projected by IMF? Answer- Rs 48,000 crore
Answer- 7.7 per cent
Q25. Risk of collapse of entire financial system on entire market is
Q8. National Financial Switch (NFS) is run by- called-
Answer- NPCI Answer- Systemic risk

Q9. Who was elected as head of FIFAs governance committee at the Q26. Payments bank not permitted to?
world football governing bodys 67th Congress in Bahrains capital city Answer- cannot offer loans
of Manama?
Answer- Mukul Mudgal Q27. The NBFCs are allowed to accept/renew public deposits for a
minimum period of 12 months and the maximum period of _____
Q10. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India grew 18 per cent during months.
2016 to touch ______________ data released by the Department of Answer- 60 months
Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).
Answer: $46 billion Q28. Government of India has changed CII base year from 1981 to-
Answer- 2001
Q11. Fiscal deficit target for 2017-18 pegged at __________ of GDP?
Answer- 3.2% Q29. Metric which defines operating liquidity available to business is
known as?
Q12. The government has decided to make tax evasion of over Answer- Working capital
____________ under the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) the
regime as a non-bailable offence. Q30. An estimated USD _________ in black money entered India
Answer- Rs 5 crore during 2005-2014, US-based think tank Global Financial Integrity
(GFI).
Q13. What is the meaning of "S" in MSF? Answer- 770 billion
Answer- Marginal Standing Facility
Q31. Name the person, who will head a task force to assess the
Q14. What is the meaning of "P" in APBS? extent of employment creation at different points of time, based on
Answer- Aadhaar Payment Bridge System credible data.
Answer- Arvind Panagriya
Q15. The target of digital transactions through UPI, USSD, Aadhar,
IMPS for 2017-18? Q32. Institute for Development & Research in Banking Technology
Answer- 2,500 crore digital transactions (IDRBT) is located in?
Answer- Hyderabad
Q16. Cheque written by drawer and dated at some point in past is
called? Q33. Class of derivative whose value is at least partly derived from
Answer- Ante-dated cheque one or more underlying stock exchange securities? (Trade,
Commodity, Credit, Interest Rate, Equity)
Q17. As per RBI norms on small banks, initial promoter stake for first Answer- Equity Derivative
5 years should not be less than?
Answer- 40 per cent

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Q34. The framework of Joint Lenders Forum (JLF) by RBI is to 13. Payment bank having 100% equity participation by govt
strengthen the system for revitalising the................? IPPB
Answer- stressed assets in the economy
14. Importing 145 M777 lightweight Howitzers for Indian Army
Q35. Amendment to Section _______ of Negotiable Instruments Acts from US
to include the electronic image of a truncated cheque and a cheque in
electronic form. 15. Dr. Balamurali Krishna who passed away recently related to
Answer- 6 Carnatic Music

Q36. The target for agricultural credit in 2017-18 has been fixed at a 16. Initially shares in RBI owned by Private shareholders
record level of-
Answer- Rs 10 lakh crore 17. International children prize to which kid from UAE
Kehkashan Basu
Q37. 2017 Index of Economic Freedom is topped by which country?
Answer- Hong Kong 18. CPs are issues as Commercial paper is an unsecured form
of promissory note that pays a fixed rate of interest. It is typically
Q38. As per RBI, ARCs must have the minimum net corpus of issued by large banks or corporations
_________ crore by 2019.
Answer- Rs 100 crore 19. NFS (National Financial Switch) has been developed by
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
Q39. The UN Day of Vesak Celebration is internationally a cultural and
humanistic festival. 14th UN Vesak Day celebrated in which country? 20. Limit of foreign investment in universal banks 49 % for
Answer- Sri Lanka first five years

Q40. Using SBI Mingle, the banks customers can do a host of banking 21. Which micro finance company has received final license
services on their ____________ accounts at their own convenience. from The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to start operations as Small
Answer- Facebook or Twitter Finance Bank (SFB) Utkarsh Micro Finance

IBPS 2017 questions 22. Rate of Lending of RBI to commercial banks is known as
Bank Rate (Repo Rate is for short term only)
1. Rabo bank is a multinational banking and financial services
company headquartered at Utrecht, Netherlands 23. Theme of International day of persons with disability 2016
Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want
2. NBFCs accept deposits for a maximum period of 60
months 24. Heart of Asia Summit 2016 held at which place Amritsar,
Punjab
3. The Global Citizen Festival is an annual music festival
established in 2012. Where did the festival 2016 celebrated in India 25. Where is the Headquarter of ICC UAE
Mumbai
26. Small finance banks have to open 25% branches in
4. Irom Chanu Sharmila, also known as the Iron Lady or Unbanked Areas
Mengoubi (the fair one) is a civil rights activist, political activist,
and poet from the Indian state of Manipur 27. Max loan size to single obligator cant be more than what
percent of the capital investment 10 % (For group it will be 15%)
5. A first-of-its-kind project, the 207-km-long cycle highway is
recently inaugurated in which Indian state Uttar Pradesh 28. BSBDA-Small Accounts are valid for a period of 12 months
initially which may be extended by another_____ if the person
6. Gobind Sagar Dam is located in Himachal Pradesh provides proof of having applied for an Officially Valid Document
(OVD) 12 months
7. Kumarakom bird sanctuary is located in Kerala
29. What is the name of the Web based solution for interbank
8. In news we commonly here term EFTPOS. What does P and other bulk transactions NACH (National Payments Corporation
stands for Point (Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale) of India)

9. Bollywood based theme park is Dubai Test GK

10. THE INDIA-_______ Joint Training Exercise, Hand in Hand 1. Where was the National Childrens Film Festival 2017 held
2016 held in which Pune India and China recently?
a. New Delhi
11. Best performing actor at Asia Pacific Screen Awards is b. Panaji
bestowed to Manoj Vajpayee c. Bengaluru
d. Visakhapatnam
12. Which operates in hourly batches NEFT
Answer: Visakhapatnam

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2. Dhanak, which was chosen as the best childrens film at the 64th
National Film Awards, has been directed by Answer: Kasav
a. Nagesh Kuknoor
b. Sanjay Leela Bhansali 10. Name the film that has won the award for the best Hindi film at
c. Tigmanshu Dhulia the 64th National Film Awards.
d. Anurag Kashyap a. Neerja
b. Sarabjit
Answer: Nagesh Kuknoor c. Rustom
d. Pink
3. Name the first nation of the world to legalize sale, production &
consumption of marijuana. Answer: Neerja
a. Canada
b. Uruguay 11. Who has won the best actor award at the 64th National Film
c. Argentina Awards?
d. Turkey a. Amitabh Bachchan
b. Mohanlal
Answer: Uruguay c. Akshay Kumar
d. Mammootty
4. When is the World Health Day observed?
a. 3rd April Answer: Akshay Kumar
b. 4th April
c. 5th April 12. Who among the following was adjudged best actress at the 64th
d. 7th April National Film Awards?
a. Kangana Ranaut
Answer: 7th April b. Vidya Balan
c. Surabhi Lakshmi
5. Name the first nation of the world that is going to neutralize d. Sonam Kapoor
gender pay gap.
a. Canada Answer: Surabhi Lakshmi
b. France
c. Switzerland 13. Who was recently declared Wisdens 2016 leading cricketer of the
d. Iceland world?
a. AB de Villiers
Answer: Iceland b. Virat Kohli
c. Quinton de Kock
6. Indias rank on Global Travel & Tourism Competitive Index 2017 is d. R Ashwin
a. 23rd
b. 31st Answer: Virat Kohli
c. 40th
d. 52nd 14. Who among the following has become Chairman of NASSCOM for
2017-18?
Answer: 40th a. Raman Roy
b. Natarajan Chandrasekaran
7. Global Travel & Tourism Competitive Index is developed by c. Vishal Sikka
a. World Economic Forum d. Abidali Neemuchwala
b. World Bank
c. International Monetary Fund Answer: Raman Roy
d. United Nations World Tourism Organization
15. When is the National Maritime Day of India observed?
Answer: World Economic Forum a. 2nd April
b. 5th April
8. Rajesh Mapuskar was adjudged Best Director at the 64th National c. 7th April
Film Awards for his Marathi language film d. 9th April
a. Kasav
b. Ventilator Answer: 5th April
c. Karaar
d. Fugay 16. Who has emerged victorious in the recently held Presidential
elections in Serbia?
Answer: Ventilator a. Aleksandar Vucic
b. Milutin Mrkonjic
9. Which of the following has won the best feature film award at the c. Borka Vucic
64th National Film Awards? d. Boris Tadic
a. Ventilator
b. Rustom Answer: Aleksandar Vucic
c. Neerja
d. Kasav 17. The next President of Ecuador will be

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a. Lenin Moreno d. Begaluru
b. Alfredo Palacio
c. Lucio Gutierrez Answer: Dharamshala
d. Rafael Correa
25. As per the 1st bimonthly monetary policy review for the fiscal year
Answer: Lenin Moreno 2017-18, the MSF rate and Bank rate are
a. 6.25%
18. Power Tex India scheme has been launched by which ministry for b. 6.50%
boosting powerloom sector? c. 6.75%
a. Ministry of Commerce d. 7.00%
b. Ministry of Power
c. Ministry of Textiles Answer: 6.50%
d. Ministry of Finance
26. Name the country that has become the latest member of South
Answer: Ministry of Textiles Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation program.
a. Philippines
19. Who among the following has become Indias new Ambassador & b. Myanmar
Permanent Representative to the United Nations? c. Afghanistan
a. Ruchira Kamboj d. Malaysia
b. Rajiv Chander
c. Arvind Subramanian Answer: Myanmar
d. JS Deepak
27. Where did the meeting of South Asia Sub-regional Economic
Answer: Rajiv Chander Cooperation Finance Ministers take place recently?
a. India
20. According to the 1st bimonthly monetary policy review for the b. South Korea
fiscal year 2017-18, the repo rate is c. China
a. 6.00% d. Nepal
b. 6.25%
c. 6.50% Answer: India
d. 6.75%
28. When is the World Autism Day observed?
Answer: 6.25% a. 2nd April
b. 4th April
21. As per the 1st bimonthly monetary policy review for the fiscal year c. 8th April
2017-18, the reverse repo rate is d. 19th April
a. 5.75%
b. 6.00% Answer: 2nd April
c. 6.20%
d. 6.50% 29. Who has recently become the youngest United Nations
Messenger of Peace ever?
Answer: 6.00% a. Christina Lamb
b. Narges Mohammadi
22. Which country has given officially recognition to Bitcoin & digital c. Malala Yousafzai
currencies as legal money? d. Shirin Ebadi
a. Iceland
b. Japan Answer: Malala Yousafzai
c. Russia
d. China 30. The book Matoshree has been written by
a. Veerappa Moily
Answer: Japan b. Sumitra Mahajan
c. Vasundhara Raje Scindia
23. Prem Bahadur Resmi Magar and Rohit Suri have been recently d. Mamata Banerjee
awarded with
a. Shaurya Chakra Answer: Sumitra Mahajan
b. Mahavir Chakra
c. Kirti Chakra 31. Nomadic Elephant, the bilateral military exercise between India &
d. Ashok Chakra Mongolia, recently took place in
a. Uttarakhand
Answer: Kirti Chakra b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Mizoram
24. Where did National Tuberculosis Summit 2017 take place d. Rajasthan
recently?
a. Jaipur Answer: Mizoram
b. Dharamshala
c. Bhopal

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32. E Bay India has been acquired by which of the following 26. Vadodara city is situated on the banks of river? Vishwamitri River
companies?
a. Alibaba Must do GK questions
b. Snap Deal 27. Name the Vice Chairman of NITI Ayog? Arvind Panagriya (Note
c. Amazon He resigned recently, but will still remain in office till the 31st August
d. Flipkart 2017)
28. What is the SI Unit of Force? Newton
Answer: Flipkart 29. Name the Grandson of Emperor Asoka? Dashrath Maurya,
Samprati & Satakarni
33. Thespis, Indias 1st Micro Drama Festival, was recently held in 30. Which dynasty was followed by Tughlaq? Sayed Dynasty
a. Jaipur 31. Which media is stored permanently?
b. Chandigarh 32. Resistance of Ideal Ammeter & Ideal Voltmeter
c. Delhi 33. Minimum age of Vice President?
d. Hyderabad 34. India & England match in 2016 held in which stadium?
35. Which of the following does not form smog?
Answer: Delhi 36. Pannalal Ghosh is belongs to which instrument? Flute
37. Who is the author of the Sellout Book? Paul Beaty
34. When is the International Day of Human Space Flight observed? 38. What is the minimum age for Vice President? 35 Years
a. 2nd April 39. Who was the son of Chandragupta Maurya? Bindusara
b. 12th April 40. Which dynasty came after Tughlaq? Sayyid Dynasty
c. 18th April 41. Ekuverin Military exercise between India and ? Maldives
d. 27th April 42. Duncan line passes through?
43. Unit of Pressure? Pascal
Answer: 12th April 44. SI unit of work? Joule
45. SI unit of force? Newton
35. Koradi, Chandrapur & Parli thermal power plants are located in 46. What is Quo Waranto?
a. Maharashtra 47. Who is inventor of Laser Printer? Gary Starkweather
b. Odisha 48. Rusting is process of ?
c. Chhattisgarh 49. Where is temple of Bhairava? Mumbai, Maharashtra
d. Telangana 50. Recently USA made which country as major defence partner?
India
Answer: Maharashtra 51. Reverse Repo Rate?
52. How many member nominated by president in lok sabha? 2
(Anglo Indian Community)
Awareness GA Asked BOI SO Exam 2017. 53. Rusting is the process of.. Oxidation.

1. WIPO fullform? World Intellectual Property Organization Must do GK questions


2. IIN fullform? Institution Identification Number 1. What is the name of River Ganges in Bangladesh? Padma
3. B in ASBA? Blocked 2. Pacemaker is used for which organ in Human Body? Heart
4. AIRTEL Payment Bank capital? Rs 3,000 crore 3. Who is the author of the book My country my life? L.K. Advani
5. Santosh Yadav? Indian mountaineer. 4. What is Separk Takraw? Kick Volleyball (Sport in South East Asia)
6. Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park? Goa 5. Where do you find Masal Tribe? Kenya
7. HDFC Headquarter? Mumbai 6. What does S in BRICS stand for? South Africa
8. Banks maximum denomination printable currency? 10K 7. What is the name for Tsangpo River in India? Bramhaputra
9. SPYDER Missile? Surface to Air
10. CORPAT War Exercise? India and Indonesia ICC Womens Cricket World Cup 2017 GK Quiz:
11. France PM? douard Philippe Question: In which Ground ICC Womens Cricket World Cup Final
12. Ujjivan Bank Headquarter? Bengaluru 2017 played?
13. Bandhan Bank Headquarter? Kolkata Answer: Lords, London
14. % of Small Finance banks to be opened in unbanked rural area?
25% Question: Which country Hosted ICC Womens Cricket World Cup
15. Under MUDRA scheme Kishor covering loans above Rs 50,000 2017
and up to? Rs 5 lakh Answer: England
16. One question on Stand Up India scheme.
17. The Srisailam Dam is constructed across the ________ River? Question: Who took maximum wicket in ICC Womens Cricket World
Krishna Cup 2017 Final?
18. What is the amount of insurance cover in PMSBY? Rs 2 lakhs Answer: Anya Shrubsole, 6 Wicket
19. M. A. Chidambaram Stadium situated in? Chennai
20. Woman who becomes first Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest 4 Question: Player of the match of ICC Womens Cricket World Cup
times? Anshu Jamsenpa Final 2017?
21. NPCI implemented? National Automated Clearing House (NACH) Answer: Anya Shrubsole (Takes 6 Wickets)
22. Bank that has entered Top 50 Banks in the world with a balance
sheet size of Rs 41 lakh crore? SBI Question: Player of the Tournament ICC Womens Cricket World Cup
23. Sun Temple at Konark in? Odisha 2017?
24. State governments share in RRBs? 15% Answer: Tammy Beaumont
25. Ping Pay app? Axis Bank

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Question: Which country will host next ICC Womens Cricket World 28. Which annual event observed on July 11 every year : World
Cup 2021? Population Day
Answer: New Zealand 29. Dada Saheb Phalke award winning Actress : Priyanka Chopra
30. Sponser of Indicash : Tata Communications
171 Runs is the highest score in ICC Womens Cricket World Cup 31. Most densely populated Indian Cities :Mumbai and Kota
made by ? 32. Kps gill who passed away recently was a? :IPS Officer
Answer Harmanpreet Kaur 33. A7 aircraft brought from which country : United States
34. Shivaji Sports Complex ,Balewadi stadium is located at which
India beats 6th time ICC Womens Cricket World Cup title holder in city : Pune , Maharastra
Semi Final Match. Which country was beaten? 35. Which one of the following is not money market instrument
Answer: Australia related question
36. 1st indian to climb everest 6 times :Love Raj Singh Dharmashaktu
Who is the highest wicket taker of ICC Womans Cricket in the World. 37. Max limit on BSBDA?
Jhulan Goswami 38. Underwater rail tunnel on which River : Hooghly River , Between
Hawra & Kolkata
England Scored How many Runs in ICC Womens Cricket World Cup 39. Gold Cheque limit 20K
Final 2017. 40. Maximum limit of Payment Bank Rs. 100,000
Answer 228 41. Which is debt instruments? :Bonds
42. The Indian who won gold medal in asain wrestling championship
Who Won the ICC Womens Cricket World Cup Final 2017 by 9 Runs. 2017 ? : Bajrang Punia
England 43. What is India's own GPS name? NAVIC
44. Badminton player inducted into BWF : P V Sindhu
45. Aparna Popat is related to which sport ? : Badminton
RBI Actual questions 2017 Paper 1 46. Which organization is regulator of Credit Agencies : SEBI
47. Credit gurantee fund for which scheme of PM : Micro , Small and
1. T-Wallet is launched by which state : Telengana Medium Enterprises
2. Capital Small Finance Bank, India's first small finance bank was 48. What is the sex-ratio according to 2011 Census 940 females
launched. Where is the head office of Capital Small Finance Bank : per 1000 males
Jalandhar , Punjab 49. Where is the headquarters of International Fertilizer Industry
3. Longest Bridge inaugurated by Prime Minister in Assam on which Association Paris
river : Lohit River 50. Bandokar Trophy is related to which sport : Football
4. What is the currency of Maldives? : Rufiyaa
5. Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, RBI Actual questions 2017 paper 2
belongs to which country :United Kingdom 1. G-20 Summit 2017 held in which country :Hamburg , Germany
6. What is the meaning of "D" in NSDL" : Depository 2. Currency of Kenya ? : Shilling
7. G7 Summit 2017 was held in? : Sicily, Italy 3. Berlin is the capital of which Country :Germany
8. Alamatti dam is in which state ? Karnataka 4. BSBDA stands for ? : Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account
9. Which country is the biggest steel producing country, accounting 5. Irani Cup is related to which sport : Cricket
for 50.3% of the world's total steel production in 2015 :China 6. Who won the title of Sudiraman Cup 2017 : South Korea
10. Disha microfine got the license from RBI for which type of bank 7. Total transaction cash limit within one week in BSBDA Account -
:Small Finance Bank(SFB) Rs.10000
11. Where is Sonai Rupai Wildlife sanctuary: Assam 8. Derivative related questions
12. What is C in CAP limit imposed by RBI on banks Corrective 9. Interest rate on Saving account of Paytm Bank : 4%
13. What does 'L' stands for in LAF? : Liquidity (Liquidity Adjustment 10. Nomadic Elephant 2 Exercise between Armies of India and which
Facility) Country :Mangolia
14. HCL asian junior championshio held at which city :Pune , 11. International Ameteur Boxing Tournament 2017 venue : Hamburg
Maharastra ,Germany
15. MFI who are registered as NBFC regulated by? RBI 12. Gorakhpur Atomic Power Plant is proposed in which Indian State?
16. State-owned Punjab National Bank has received USD 100 million Fatehabad ,Haryana
(about Rs. 645 crores) as the first tranche from :Asian Development 13. Uday Kotak belongs to which bank : Kotak Mahindra
Bank 14. India's GDP for fourth Quarter? 6.1%
17. Madrid is the capital city of which country : Spain 15. Which country opted out of the Paris Climate Convention : United
18. What does V stands for in LTV :Value (Loan to Value Ratio) States
19. Which Indian cricketer has been featured in ICC ODI top 10 16. Headquarter of City Union Bank Ltd. :Tamilnadu
rankings Virat Kohli 17. AIIMS in Assam to come up in which district :Kamrup District
20. Ease of doing business ranking is launched by which of the 18. Insurance companies to be registered with which
following :World Bank organization:IRDAI
21. Dhola- sadiya bridge is on which river : Lohit River , Assam 19. Second longest Indian Bridge in Bihar is buit on which river ?
22. Bhimbetika rock shelter? : Madhya Pradesh Ganges River
23. Dalong village is recognized as Biodiversity Heritage site is in 20. First Indian Woman to climb Everest From China Side :Anita
which state :Manipur Kundu
24. Darwaja band camping launched by which department :Ministry 21. Full Form of MSF : Marginal Standing Facility
of Drinking Water and Sanitation 22. In which state Srivenkateswara National Park is located : Andhra
25. Question on E-Sanad Pradesh
26. Ecb Regulation question 23. NBFC Regulats under which act : Companies Act ,1956
27. Mann ki baat book Preface is written by :Rajesh Jain

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24. What is the minimum eligible amount under SAFAESI Act : Rs. 1 20 lakh
Lac 10 lakh
25. Where is the headquarter of SCO : Beijing , China 15 lakh
26. Where is Mattikettan Shola National Park : Kerela 5 lakh
27. Which is India's First Freight village : Varanasi None of These
28. Which Country started global T-20 league : South Africa
29. What does 'A' stands for in CRAR : Asset ( Ans - 1)
30. Which MFI is converted in to a bank : Bandhan Bank
31. Financial Literacy week from : 5th June to 9th June
32. What is the theme of Tobacco day : A threat to development 2. Harvest Festival of Pongal celebrated across _______ ?
33. Which Risk is associated with lenders not being able to payback : Telangana
Credit Kerala
34. Leo Vardekar , who was recently in news is : Ireland PM Tamilnadu
35. Deep Ocean Mission is associated with which ministry : Ministry Karnataka
of Earth Sciences None of These
36. What is the lock in period for ELSS : 3 years
37. SIP is related to : Mutual Funds ( Ans - 3)
38. Abdul Rahman who passed away recently was a : Tamil Singer
39. July 17 is celebrated as : World day of International Justice
40. What is the range of Prithvi-2 Missile : 350 Kms 3. ___________ Government banned use of Purse Seine Nets for
41. Headquarter of Nordic investment banK is in which country - fishing, aimed at curbing exploitation of fish by safeguarding
Finland fingerlings and its eggs to increase their population ?
42. Alexander zverav belongs to which sports- tennis Goa
43. Dasari Narayana Rao who passed away recently was an - Film Gujarat
Director and Politician Kerala
44. Puttanadu Festival- Tamil New year Maharashtra
45. What is the full form of OVD - Officially Valid Documents. None of These
46. After merging with associates bank and Bhartiya Mahila Bank
,advance level of SBI reached to - rs. 18.50 lakh crore ( Ans - 4)
47. With which of the orgaization Amul is associated - ISRO
48. Pakal dual dam is in which state- Jammu & Kashmir
49. Where are Pandava Caves heritage sites are located - 4. 104th Session of Indian Science Congress held in Tirupati
Nashik,Maharashtra (___________) ?
50. As per amended bill , The definition of Start up has been changed Mizoram
to - 7 years Sikkim
51. What is regulated by NHB -Housing finance companies West Bengal
52. Amman is the capital of?- Jordan Odisha
53. I in IDFC stands for-Infrastructure Andhra Pradesh
54. Kalinga cup associated with which sport -Football
55. Mudra loan purpose- For financing small industries ( Ans - 5)
56. Solar panel Initial corpus -500M$
57. One question abt forward contract
58. Exit load is related to- 5. 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017, annual global convention for
59. Foreign minister of which country elected as president of UNGA- Indian diaspora held in _______________.
Slovakia
60. Type of derivatives have payoff more complex than usual- Exotic Theme of this edition is Redefining Engagement with the Indian
derivatives Diaspora.
61. Payment banks are prone to- Credit risk Portugal Prime Minister, Dr. Antonio Costa is chief guest in PBD
62. As per branch authorization policy 25 % branch should be in - 2017. Total 30 People awarded in Pravasi Bharatiya Awards 2017.
Unbanked rural areas PM Narendra Modi launched Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY), a
63. Hedge funds are similar to- Mutual funds skill development program targeted at Indian youth seeking overseas
64. Banks which do marketing- Investment banks employment to make India the Skill Capital of the World.
65. IBBI deals with- Professional entitites
66. Karlovy film festival in which country- Czech republic Delhi
67. NAICS GPS by which year - 2018 Ahmedabad
68. First Indian bank with block chain technology- ICICI Bangalore
69. Where is headquarter of CUB- Tamlinadu Jaipur
70. Maximum denomination of Indian Coins : 1000 None of These
71. Light year distance of a newly discovered planet- 40
( Ans - 3)
GA Quiz 2017 India based

1. Election Commission issued limitation for campaign expense per 6. 20th National Conference for e-Governance held in Visakhapatnam
candidate. In Goa and Manipur, the limit on election expenses per (__________), with theme Internet of Things and e-Governance ?
candidate is Rs ________ while that in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
Uttarakhand is Rs 28 lakh. ? Odisha

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Kerala Assam
Karnataka Meghalaya
None of These Nagaland
None of These
( Ans - 1)
( Ans - 2)

7. 24th Conference of Central and State Statistical


Organisations(COCSSO) meet held at __________ (Maharashtra) ? 13. 58th India International Garment Fair (IIGF) began in
Pune _____________, organized by Apparel Export Promotion Council India
Nagpur (AEPCI) ?
Bombay Gangtok
Nashik Kolkata
None of These Jaipur
Ahmedabad
( Ans - 2) New Delhi

( Ans - 5)
8. 28th Dantan Gramin Mela inaugurated by President Pranab
Mukherjee in West Midnapore district in ____________, aimed at
displaying rural handicraft skills of local people ? 14. 8th International Conference and Exhibition on Re-enforced
West Bengal Plastics (ICERP) organized by FRP Institute in __________ ?
Odisha Mumbai
Jharkhand Delhi
Sikkim Pune
None of These Nashik
None of These
( Ans - 1)
( Ans - 1)

9. 2nd Pakke - Paga Festival 2017 held at Seijosa in East Kameng


District of _____________. Its aim is to popularise the role of 15. _____________ Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit held in
community in conserving endangered species ? Gandhinagar (Gujarat). PM Modi announced that India is now sixth
Arunachal Pradesh largest manufacturing country in the world up from earlier 9th
Sikkim position ?
Manipur 10th
Meghalaya 9th
None of These 7th
8th
( Ans - 1) None of These

( Ans - 4)
10. _______ Prakash Parv, birth anniversary of 10th Sikh Guru - Guru
Gobind Singh ji will be celebrated in January 2017 in Patna (Bihar) ?
50th 16. Sitalpati Mats (Weaved in Cooch Behar district of
150th _______________) has been recognized as an Intangible Cultural
250th Heritage by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural
350th Organisation (UNESCO) ?
None of These Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
( Ans - 4) West Bengal
Assam
None of These
11. 3rd National conference Jal Manthan III held in _________ ?
Jaipur ( Ans - 3)
Ahmedabad
Kolkata
New Delhi 17. According to India Meteorological Departments (IMD), 2016 was
None of These warmest year ever on record in India since documenting began in
1901. Average Surface temparature in 2016 in India was
( Ans - 4) _____________ degree Celsius above average between 1961-1990
period. Before 2016, warmest year on record was 2009 (+0.77 degree
Celsius above average) ?
12. 4th ___________ International Agri-Horiculture held in Guwahati +1.91
? +0.91
Manipur +2.91

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+0.51 Question (6): Which is the highest civilian award in India?
None of These Answer: Bharat Ratna

( Ans - 2) Question (7): The capital adequacy norms is banks were introduced
by RBI in
Answer: April 1992
18. According to Status of Education Report (ASER) 2016,
____________ Students stand ahead of All Other states in terms of Question (8): Who won the Womens Single title at the India open
learning outcomes. super series badminton championship 2017?
Answer: P.V. Sindhu
Report found that enrolment rate of students in the age group 6 to
14 in ______________ was 99.8%. It secured first rank in achieving Question (9): Which state created Guinness World Record for
learning outcomes in basic reading and mathematics across the maximum people hugging trees simultaneously?
country, Followed by Kerala.
Answer: Kerala
Punjab
Himachal Pradesh Question (10): Who is the founder of eBay?
Haryana Answer: Pierre Omidyar
J&K
None of These Question (11): A demand draft issued by a bank is valid for
Answer: 3 month
( Ans - 2)
Question (12): How many Digits have IFSC code?
Answer: 11
19. __________ launched Fly For Sure scheme under which
passengers can board any other flight on the same sector on the same Question (13): Banks borrow money from RBI at which rates?
day on missing their booked flight. To avail this, customer has to pay Answer: Repo Rate
extra INR 2000 while booking ticket.
GoAir Question (14): Balance in a current account is classified as
Indigo Answer: Demand Deposit
SpiecJet
Air India Question (15): The Foreign Exchange of India is kept with
None of These Answer: RBI

( Ans - 4) SBI Clerk Exam General Awareness GK Quiz| MCQ Quiz

Question (1): Many of the Private companies are trying to obtain the
20. __________ will soon reserve six seats in front rows of its license to start their banking company in India. Which of the
aeroplane fleet only for women passengers for their safety. Six seats Following organization issues the License for the same?
will be reserved in third row in economy class of the aircraft for (A)RBI (B)IBA (C)SEBI (D)TIBF
female passengers travelling alone ? Answer: (A)RBI
Air India
SpiecJet Question (2): Which of the following rupee note is not issued by RBI?
Indigo (A)1 Rupee (B)2 Rupee (C)5Rupee (D)2000 Rupee
GoAir Answer: (A) 1 Rupee
None of These
Question (3): On domestic term deposits banks in our country
( Ans - 1) generally offer an additional rate of interest on term deposit for

GK Quiz 2017 (A)Minors (B) Senior Citizens (C)Rural Residents (D)Students


Question (1): GNP Stands for
Answer: Gross National Product Answer: (B) Senior Citizens

Question (2): Wimbledon Trophy is associated with which game? Question (4): Rupee note are
Answer: Lawn Tennis (A)Convertible Paper Money (B) Fiat Paper Money (C)Inconvertible
Paper Money (D)None of these
Question (3): GFCE stands for- Answer: (C) Inconvertible Paper Money
Answer: Government Final Consumption Expenditure
Question (5): Which of the Following is an example of unorganized
Question (4): How does MICR Code on a cheque helps money market?
Answer: For electronic clearance of cheque (A) Insurance (B)Chit Fund Companies (C)Mutual Funds (D)
Commercial Bank
Question (5): On recommendation of which committee, Rail Budget Answer: (B) Chit Fund Companies
was separated from general budget in 1924
Answer: Acworth Committee Question (6): The rate of interest bank charge to its maintained major
and prime customer is popularly known as

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(A)Reserve Repo Rate (B)MSF (C)Prime Lending Rate (D)None of
these 2. 3 Indian Scientists - ____________________ , Subhash Khot and
Answer: (C) Prime Lending Rate Yadvinder Malhi have been elected as Fellows of The Royal Society of
UK, premier scientific academy of United Kingdom and
Question (7): Which one of these qualities of money is essential Commonwealth ?
before it can perform any of its functions Tapan Ray
(A)Acceptability (B) Durability (C)Flexibility (D)Stability in Values Rita A Teaotia
Answer: (A) Acceptability Krishna Chatterjee
Prabhu Dayal Meena
Question (8): Which of the following assets can be mortgaged? None of These
(A)Stocks (B) Land and Building (C)Shares (D)Book Debts
Answer: (B) Land and Building ( Ans - 3)

Question (9): Loan of very small amounts given to low income groups
is called 3. Actress ____________ won best director for her debut film A
(A)BSBDA (B) No Frills Loan (C) Micro Credit (D)Cash Credit Death in the Gunj and best actress for Lipstick Under My Burka at
Answer: (C) Micro Credit 2017 New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF).

Question (10): Which among the following is one of the financial Mukti Bhawan, a movie about a man who accompanies his father
services provided by Indian Post? on a journey to Varanasi, has won Best Film at NYIFF 2017.
(A)Recurring Deposit Account (B)Forex Services (C)Public Provident
Fund (D)All of these Kangana Ranaut
Answer: (B) Forex Services Deepika Padukone
Priyanka Chopra
Question (11): PM Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) aims directly in Konkona Sensharma
promoting None of These
(A)Social Justice (B)Financial Inclusion (C)Rural Development
(D)Urban Development ( Ans - 4)

Answer: (B)Financial Inclusion


4. Actress _______________ will be receiving Dadasaheb Phalke
Question (12): In order to Fulfill all banking needs of the start-ups, a Academy Award under newly introduced category- 'Internationally
dedicated solution SmartUp has been launched by (In 2016) Acclaimed Actress' for her work on International platform.
(A)State Bank of India (B)HDFC Bank (C)Punjab National Bank Deepika Padukone
(D)ICICI Kangana Ranaut
Answer: (B)HDFC Bank Konkona Sen Sharma
Hema Malini
Question (13): The term NOC is associated with Priyanka Chopra
(A)Industrial Credit (B) Retail Credit (C) Micro Credit (D) All of
these ( Ans - 5)
Answer: (D) All of these

Question (14): Under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) 5. Bengaluru FC's Sunil Chhetri won Hero of the League 2016-17
scheme, each customer who opens an account gets a Award, that was recently won by ______________. ?
(A)RuPay Debit Card (B)Visa Debit Card (C)RuPay Credit Card Chennai City FC
(D)Rupay Charge Card Mumbai FC
Answer: (A)RuPay Debit Card Aizawl FC
Churchill Brothers FC
Question (15): The Premium payable under the Pradhan Mantri None of These
Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) is per member is
(A) 200/Month (B) 12/Month (C) 12/annum (D) 12/Day ( Ans - 3)
Answer: (C) 12/annum

2017 Quiz 6. Bollywood actress _______________ won International


Humanitarian Award in Editor's Choice category of Asian Voice
1. ________________ presented with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Charity Awards.
Disarmament and Development for year 2014. Award was presented Jacqueline Fernandez
by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ? Priyanka Chopra
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Deepika Padukone
SAIL Kangana Ranaut
BHEL None of These
GAIL
None of These ( Ans - 1)

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7. Britain's Indian-origin steel tycoon _______________ (Chairman of
the Liberty House Group) won CEO of the Year title at Platts Global ( Ans - 4)
Metals Awards in London ?
Hinduja Borthers
Sanjeev Gupta 12. Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), and
Lakshmi Mittal _____________ has won Porter Prize 2017, presented by Harvard
Ratan Tata Business School Professor and leading management thinker, Michael
None of These E. Porter ?
SAIL
( Ans - 2) ITC Ltd
BHEL
GAIL
8. ___________ Rapper Drake won record 13 awards at 2017 None of These
Billboard Music Awards in USA.?
Canadian ( Ans - 2)
American
Russian
French 13. _____________ Footballer NGolo Kante has been voted 2017
None of These Footballer of the Year by Football Writers Association ?
Swiss
( Ans - 1) German
Russian
Spanish
9. Cannes Film Festival 2017 Winners - French

Best Film (Palme dOr) - ____________ director Ruben stlunds ( Ans - 5)


The Square.
Best Director - Sofia Coppola (USA) for The Beguiled. She is only
2nd female director in Cannes festivals 70-year history to win the 14. Hollywood actor __________________ received first-ever
award. Genderless Acting Award for Best Actor category at MTV Movie and
70th Anniversary Prize Nicole Kidman TV Awards, Los Angles (USA). This is first ever genderless award that
Grand Prix 120 Beats per Minute by Robin Campillo doesnt separate nominees based on their sex ?
Best Actress Diane Kruger for In the Fade Emma Watson
Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix for You Were Never Really Here Natalie Portman
Jury Prize Loveless by Andrey Zvyagintse Nicole Kidman
Viola Davis
Swedish None of These
Russian
Polish ( Ans - 1)
Swiss
None of These
15. Hollywood film The Black Prince starring Indian Actress
( Ans - 1) ____________ and Singer Satinder Sartaaj has been awarded special
Jury Remi Award at 50th Annual Worldfest Houston International Film
Festival.
10. ______________ received 2 Best Performance Awards from
Ministry of Shipping - Highest growth in operating surplus and It a historic film of the last king of Punjab - Maharajah Duleep Singh
Achieving 3rd highest growth in cargo traffic among major ports in and his relationship with Queen Victoria..
2016-17 ?
New Mangalore Port Trust Deepika Padukone
Mumbai Port Trust Priyanka Chopra
Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust Kangana Raaut
Cochin Port Trust Shabana Azmi
None of These None of These

( Ans - 4) ( Ans - 4)

11. ___________ has been honored with Mark Twain Prize 2017 for 16. ____________ chief Chanda Kochhar has become first Indian
American humour. Letterman hosted over 6000 late night shows in 33 woman to be conferred with Woodrow Wilson Award for Global
years ? Corporate Citizenship. ?
Craig Ferguson HDFC Bank
Oprah Winfrey Yes Bank
Jommy Fallon ICICI Bank
David Letterman State Bank of India
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Cricketer ____________ received Fellowship Award.
( Ans - 3) Playback singer Adnan Sami won award for Outstanding
achievement in Music.
Award for Outstanding achievement in cinema conferred on Om
17. Indian Author ____________ won PEN/Malamud Award 2017, Puri.
given by PEN/Faulkner Foundation for Excellence in the Short Story
writing ? Sachin Tendulkar
Amish Tripathi Kapil Dev
Jhumpa Lahiri Virat Kohli
Rashmi Bansal M S Dhoni
Chetan Bhagat None of These
None of These
( Ans - 1)
( Ans - 2)

22. Photographer Saqib Majeed (from _____________________) won


18. Indian National Science Academy (INSA) announced names of 2016 Wisden - MCC (Melbourne Cricket Council) Cricket's Photograph
recipients of INSA Medal for Young Scientist 2017. Total _________ of the Year for capturing an image of boys playing cricket at Nishat
scientists have been chosen for prestigious award this year ? garden near Srinagar.
15 Uttarakhand
30 Jammu and Kashmir
45 Haryana
50 Himachal Pradesh
None of These None of These

( Ans - 2) ( Ans - 2)

19. Indian Student Prashant Ranganathan (____________) won in 23._______________s Govardhan Eco Village won Smart Village
Environmental Engineering in Category in Intel International Science Award by India Trade Promotion Organisation for being a sustainable
and Engineering Fair in USA (worlds largest pre-college science project in rural areas . ?
competition). Goa
Gujarat
4 Indian Americans also won - Pratik Naidu - (Computational biology Odisha
and bioinformatics), Adam Nayak (Earth and environmental sciences), Maharashtra
Karthik Yegnesh (Mathematics), Rahul Subramaniam (Microbiology) None of These
?
Chhattisgarh ( Ans - 4)
Manipur
Rajasthan
Jharkhand 24. Minister of Defence, Finance & Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley
None of These presented Raksha Mantris Awards for Excellence for 2014-15 and
2015-16 -
( Ans - 4)
Excellence in Performance - 2014 - 15 (Bharat Dynamics Limited,
Hyderabad), 2015 - 16 (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bengaluru)
20. Indian scientist ___________ won Dan David prize for his Best Performance in Exports - 2014 - 15 (Goa Shipyard Limited),
contributions in field of astronomy. 2015 - 16 (Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru)
Best performing Ordnance Factory - 2014 - 15 and 2015 -
Dan David Foundation was established in 2000 by businessman and 16(Ordnance Factory Medak (____________))
philanthropist Dan David. 3 Dan David prizes of $1 million each are Best performing Shipyard - 2014 - 15 (Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
awarded each year in the categories of Past, Present and Future. Mumbai), 2015 - 16 (Goa Shipyard Limited)

Shrinivas Kulkarni
C Rajgopalachari Andhra Pradesh
C N R Rao Mizoram
K. Radhakrishnan Odisha
None of These Chhattisgarh
Telangana
( Ans - 1)
( Ans - 5)

21. Indians at 7th Annual Asian Awards (UK) -


25. President Pranab Mukherjee presented Dr. Ambedkar National
Child actor Sunny Pawar has been chosen for the Rising Star Award. Awards for outstanding contribution to promotion of social
He is best known for his Performance in Oscar nominated film Lion. understanding and for upliftment of weaker sections of society for

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years 2011, 2012 and 2014. Award consists of citation and INR 10 D.Paris
lakh cash prize. Winners are -
Answer B.New York
2011 - _______________ Explanation :
2012 - Samta Sainik Dal (non-political organization founded by Dr. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six
Ambedkar) principal organs of the United Nations, charged with the maintenance
2014 - Amar Sewa Sangam AND Babu Lal Nirmal (Social activist of international peace and security as well as accepting new members
from Rajasthan) to the United Nations and approving any changes to its United
Nations Charter. Formation: 1945, Council President: Matthew
Arvind Mayaram Rycroft, Headquarter: New York, United States.
C N R Rao
S K Thorat How much amount of Financing Agreement has been signed between
Rajendra Singh India and World bank for the project Tejaswini on February 23, 2017?
None of These A.USD 76 million
B.USD 45 million
( Ans - 3) C.USD 63 million
2017 gk Quiz D.USD 52 million

The latest National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4) for year 2015- Answer C.USD 63 million
16 reports that the sex ratio at birth (number of females per 1,000 Explanation :
males) improved from 914 to ______ at the national level over the India has signed a financing agreement of USD 63
last decade. million(equivalent) with World Bank on 23rd February, 2017 in
A.920 Jharkhand for its Socio-Economic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls
B.925 and Young Women Project named Tejaswini. The World Bank will
C.919 finance the project through its arm International Development
D.917 Association (IDA). The project will be valid till June 30, 2021.
The government has further extended the time limit to deposit the
Answer C.919 scrapped notes by persons who were abroad during the
Explanation : demonetisation period till ___________
As per the latest health survey by the government, Indias health A.May 31
index has shown a notable improvement over the last decade B.June 1
including an improvement in sex ratio at birth and a decline in infant C.April 30
mortality rate. The latest National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4) D.March 31
conducted for year 2015-16 was unveiled by Health Ministry in New
Delhi. As per the survey report, the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) saw a Answer D.March 31
decline from 57 to 41 per 1,000 live births between NFHS-3 (2005-06) Explanation :
and NFHS-4. As per the survey, the sex ratio at birth (number of The Government of India has officially notified the law that makes
females per 1,000 males) improved from 914 to 919 at the national holding of more than 10 scrapped notes punishable with a minimum
level over the last decade with the highest in Kerala (1,047), followed fine of Rs 10,000. The law was signed by President Pranab Mukherjee
by Meghalaya (1,009) and Chhattisgarh (977). on February 27, 2017. It also provides for a minimum fine Rs 50,000
for false declaration by persons who were abroad during the
The week long Swachh Shakti Saptah has been inaugurated in which demonetisation period (November 9-December 30, 2016). Besides, a
state on March 1, 2017? further time limit has been given to deposit such scrapped notes with
A.Haryana RBI till March 31. The law makes possession of more than 10 pieces of
B.Gujarat the old notes by individuals and more than 25 pieces for study,
C.West Bengal research or numismatics purpose as criminal offence, attracting fine
D.Assam of Rs 10,000 or five times the cash held, whichever is higher.

Answer A.Haryana Which bank has entered into a bancassurance tie-up with the
Explanation : Reliance General Insurance on March 1, 2017 to offer insurance
The Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri Narendra products to bank customers.
Singh Tomar launched the week long Swachh Shakti Saptah at A.Catholic Syrian Bank
national level on March 1, 2017 in Gurugram, Haryana to highlight the B.Karur Vysya Bank
role of women in Swachh Bharat Mission and to recognize their C.IndusInd Bank
leadership. The week-long programme would be held from March 1- D.South Indian Bank
March 8, 2017. The programmme would have nationwide events
including honouring women champions, women sarpanches, ASHA Answer A.Catholic Syrian BankExplanation :
workers, school teachers, young students and senior citizens. PM Reliance General Insurance is one of the leading private general
Narendra Modi will take part in closing ceremony of the week long insurance companies of India has announced a bancassurance tie-up
programme on 8th of March at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. with Catholic Syrian Bank on March 1, 2017. Now RGI will offer its
insurance products to Catholic Syrian Banks customers across its
The United Nation Security Council (UNSC) is headquartered at branches in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. This tie-up will
_________ enable RGI to leverage Catholic Syrian Banks retail and SME customer
A.Washington DC base, robust distribution network, strong technology platform and
B.New York brand name and offer them innovative and a comprehensive range of
C.Geneva insurance products from RGI

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B.Bari Krishna Damor
How many Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) have been entered C.Ravi Thakur
into by CBDT till date since its incorporation in 2012? D.Anusuiya Uikey
A.150
B.140 Answer A.Nand Kumar Sai
C.200 Explanation :
D.170 Nand Kumar Sai, a senior tribal leader from Chhattisgarh and ex-
parliamentarian took over as the new Chairman of the National
Answer B.140 Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) on February 28, 2017 in New
Explanation : Delhi. The 71-year-old Sai succeeds Rameshwar Oraon, whose tenure
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed 10 unilateral ended on October 31 2016. Sai would be responsible to protect the
Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) in past one week with Indian rights of the tribal people living in far-flung areas of the country. Shri
taxpayers to provide certainty in transfer pricing. The different Sai has been actively involved in spread of education in tribal areas.
sectors in which these 10 APAs have been signed includes telecom, Nand Kumar Sai has been appointed for a term of three years from
pharma, banking and finance, steel, retail and information the date of assumption of charge.
technology. Out of these 10 agreements, 2 are Bilateral APAs with the The Government of India has banned which global news agency
United Kingdom and Japan while 7 agreements have rollback from shooting in any of its 50 tiger reserves for a period of five years?
provisions in them. In 2016-17 till date a total of 76 APAs (7 Bilateral A.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
APAs and 61 Unilateral APAs) have already been entered into. With B.Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
this, the total number of APAs entered into by the CBDT has reached C.British Broadcasting Corporation
140 (10 Bilateral APAs and 130 Unilateral APAs). D.Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation

According to the data by Commerce and Industry Ministry , the Answer C.British Broadcasting Corporation
growth rate of Indias 8 core sector contracted to ________ percent Explanation :
in January 2017 when compared to 5.7 percent in January 2016. The global news agency, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has
A.1.3 percent been barred by the Indian Government from shooting in any of its 50
B.4.7 percent tiger reserves for a period of five years. The ban was imposed by the
C.3.4 percent National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on February 27, 2017.
D.2.9 percent The ban was imposed for allegedly misrepresenting facts in a
documentary film One World: Killing for Conservation made by BBC
Answer C.3.4 percent about poaching in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Besides,
Explanation : NTCAs parent body, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF),
According to data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry is also considering a similar action against the British channel and
on February 28, 2017, the growth of eight core sectors slowed down could prohibit it from its sanctuaries and national parks as well.
to a five-month low of 3.4% in January 2017 due to contraction in Who has been conferred with additional charge as Director General
output of refinery products, fertiliser and cement. The eight core (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on February 28, 2017?
sectors which contribute 38% to the total industrial production A.Sudeep Lakhtakia
includes coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilizers, B.K. Durga Prasad
steel, cement and electricity. As per the ministry, the growth rate of C.Anjali Nirmal
the core sector was 5.7% in January 2016. Besides, it expanded to 4.8 D.Mohinder Kumar
percent in April-January of 2016-17, compared to 2.9% growth in the
same period of 2015-16. Answer A.Sudeep Lakhtakia
Which movie won the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival Explanation :
2017 on March 1, 2017? IPS officer Sudeep Lakhtakia from Telangana to take additional
A.City of Joy charge as Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police
B.Bhakta Vidur Force(CRPF).This was announced by the Home Ministry. Sudeep will
C.Santa Banta Pvt Ltd take charge from K. Durga Prasad. He is a 1984-batch IPS officer,
D.Lipstick Under My Burkha joined the CRPF in June 2016. He was earlier an Inspector General of
the elite Special Protection Group for about eight years
Answer D.Lipstick Under My Burkha Who is the winner of the Mens Single title of the 2017 Rio Open?
Explanation : A.Juan Sebastin
Restricted for release by the Central Board of Film Certification B.Robert Farah
(CBFC), Indian movie, Lipstick Under My Burkha was awarded the C.Pablo Carreno Busta
third annual Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival 2017 on D.Dominic Thiem
March 1, 2017. Indian filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava directed
Lipstick Under My Burkha was denied a release certificate by the Answer D.Dominic Thiem
censor board on February 23, 2017 for its too bold references and use Explanation :
of abusive words among other reasons. The award was presented by The 2017 Rio Open was a professional mens tennis tournament
Scottish actor David Tennant to Shrivastava. The movie was voted for played on outdoor clay courts at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de
by the festivals audience. The Prakash Jha production starring Janeiro, Brazil between February 20 and February 26, 2017. The
Konkona Sen Sharma and Ratna Pathak Shah, revolves around the womens tournament was discontinued starting from 2017. Dominic
secret lives of four women of different ages in a small town in India as Thiem (Austria) defeated Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) 75, 64 to win
they search for different kinds of freedom. the Mens Single at Ril Open. Besides, (Spain) Pablo Carreno
Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Busta/Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) defeated Juan Sebastin Cabal / Robert
Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) on February 28, 2017? Farah (Colombia) 64, 57, 108 to win Mens double title.
A.Nand Kumar Sai Who is the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?

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A.Kaushal Srivastava
B.Bobby Parikh When is the Zero Discrimination Day observed?
C.Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi A.March 2
D.Sushil Chandra B.March 1
C.February 28
Answer D.Sushil Chandra D.February 27
Explanation :
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is a statutory authority Answer B.March 1
under the Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance formed Explanation :
under Central Board of Revenue Act, 1963. The CBDT provides inputs The Zero Discrimination Day is observed on March, 01 2017 across
for policy and planning of direct taxes in India, and is also responsible the world to combat all forms of discrimination since 2014. This year,
for administration of direct tax laws through the IT Department. UNAIDS is calling on everyone to make some noise for
Chairman: Sushil Chandra #zerodiscrimination. 2017 Theme : Make Some Noise For Zero
Who has been appointed as the spokesperson of the Ministry of Discrimination This day is an opportunity to highlight how everyone
External Affairs on February 27, 2017? can be part of the transformation and take a stand for a fair and just
A.Vikas Swarup society. UNAIDS is urging people to make some noise around zero
B.Gopal Baglay discrimination, to speak up and prevent discrimination from standing
C.Manoj Sinha in the way of achieving ambitions, goals and dreams.
D.Y. S. Chowdary Who has been given the additional charge of the post of Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Indian Overseas Bank for
Answer B.Gopal Baglay three more months on February 28, 2017?
Explanation : A.Arun Shrivastava
Joint secretary Gopal Baglay has been appointed as the B.K Venkataraman
spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs .He is replaced by C.R Subramania Kumar
Vikas Swarup . Baglay would also take charge of joint secretary of D.V.G. Mathew
external publicity. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1992 and
has served as the deputy high commissioner to Islamabad from 2011 Answer C.R Subramania Kumar
to 2014. He has also served as joint secretary (States) from October Explanation :
2014 to December 2015. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the
Which country will host the 2017 World Womens Youth Boxing proposal for extending the additional charge of the post of MD and
Championship? CEO, IOB for a period of another three months. R Subramania Kumar
A.China has given additional charge of the post of Managing Director and
B.Russia Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Indian Overseas Bank in November
C.India 2017. Prior to this he is working as the Executive Director in the IOB.
D.Brazil Haji Abdul Salam who died on March 1, 2017 was a Rajya Sabha
member from which state?
Answer C.India A.Assam
Explanation : B.Meghalaya
2017 World Womens Youth Boxing Championship will be hosted by C.Arunachal Pradesh
India in November for the first time since 2010.This was announced D.Manipur
during the AIBA commissions meeting held in New Delhi on March 1,
2017. This was the first time that the AIBA commissions meeting was Answer D.Manipur
held in India and the chairpersons from 11 commissions of AIBA Explanation :
attended the event to discuss the future of world boxing. AIBA signed
Memorandum of Understanding with the Sports Ministry to set up Rajya Sabha member from Manipur , Haji Abdul Salam passed away
the International Boxing Academy could be set up at the IG Stadium onMarch 1, 2017. He was 69. Salam is the first Manipuri Muslim to be
in New Delhi a member of RS from Manipur. He has been representing the state in
the upper house since 2014. He was elected to the 3rd, 6th and 8th
Name the noted Indian columnist and writer known for his play Manipur Legislative Assembly from Wabagai assembly constituency.
Duniya Ne Undha Chasma, who died on March 1, 2017 at the age of What is the theme of the 2017 World Civil Defence Day?
87. A.Disaster Medicine
A.Taarak Mehta B.Civil Defence And The New Information Technologies
B.Ved Pratap Vaidik C.Together With Civil Defence Against Disasters
C.TVR Shenoy D.Civil Defence, Disaster Reduction And Sustainable Development
D.Ravindra Kumar
Answer C.Together with Civil Defence Against Disasters
Answer A.Taarak Mehta Explanation :
Explanation : World Civil Defence Day is celebrated on 1st March every year
Noted Indian columnist, humorist, writer and playwright, Taarak across the world to commemorates the entry into force of the ICDO
Mehta, died on March 1, 2017 at the age of 87. He was mostly known Constitution as an intergovernmental organisation in 1972. The day
for the popular column Duniya Ne Undha Chasma in Gujarati was created by decision of the International Civil Defence
magazine. He started writing this column for Chitralekha in 1971. The Organisation (ICDO) General Assembly in 1990. 2017 Theme:
popular Hindi TV show, Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma, is based on Together with civil defence against disasters.
this column. He had been well-known figure in the Gujarati theatre
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India has announce to further Oct 10
tighten the regulations for which type of trading to prevent its Oct 2
misuse? Oct 20
A.Spot Trading Oct 1
B.Investor Trading None of These
C.Algorithmic Trading ( Ans - 4)
D.All the Above
4. ___________ - World Vegetarian Day. It initiates month of October
Answer C.Algorithmic Trading as Vegetarian Awareness Month that ends on November 1 as World
Explanation : Vegan Day.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has planned to Oct 4
further tighten the regulations for algorithmic trading to minimise Oct 2
instances of misuse of such systems. The market watchdog aims to Oct 10
minimize the instances of flash crashes that have happened overseas Oct 15
and also in India a few times. India is one of the very few countries in Oct 1
the world which regulate algorithmic trading popularly called algo ( Ans - 5)
trading and have some mechanism for controlling the misuse of algo.
Algorithmic trading refers to the use of software programmes to
execute complex trading strategies at a much faster speed. 5. _________ - World Mental Health Day. 2017 theme is Mental
health in the workplace. It is also observed as World Day against the
The newly appointed senior IAS officer __________ took charge as Death Penalty ?
the Chairman of SEBI on March 1, 2017. Oct 20
A.Vinod Rai Oct 1
B.Ajay Tyagi Oct 10
C.Subir Dutta Oct 25
D.Vikram Limaye None of These
( Ans - 3)
Answer B.Ajay Tyagi
Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Ajay Tyagi on 6. _________ - International Day of Girl Child. 2017 theme is The
March 1, 2017 took charge as the chairman of markets regulator Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030 ?
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). He is the ninth Oct 11
chairman of the Sebi and has taken over from U.K. Sinha, who Oct 1
completed his six-year tenure. The appointment of 58-year-old Tyagi Oct 10
is for a period of three years. A 1984 batch IAS officer of Himachal Oct 15
Pradesh cadre, he has handled capital markets division in the finance None of These
ministry. Tyagi has diverse experience at the Centre. He was joint ( Ans - 1)
secretary in ministry of environment, forest and climate change
before joining finance ministry in November 2014 as additional 7. ________ - International Day for Disaster Reduction. 2017 theme is
secretary. Home Safe Home: Reducing Exposure, Reducing Displacement. ?
Oct 23
Oct 13
1. Disarmament Week celebrated every year from ___________, Oct 3
since United Nations founded it in 1978. Aim is to control usage of Oct 10
weapons of mass destruction ? None of These
October 24-30 ( Ans - 2)
October 20-27
October 4-11 8. __________ - World Standards day. 2017 theme is Standards make
October 5-12 cities smarter ?
None of These Oct 14
( Ans - 1) Oct 10
Oct 1
2. ______________, 2017 - 85th Indian Air Force Day. Oct 5
IAF on this occasion launched mobile health App named MedWatch. None of These
It has features that will provide authentic health information to all IAF ( Ans - 1)
personnel.
Oct 18
Oct 10 9. _______________ - UN International Day of Rural Women ?
Oct 08 Oct 15
Oct 15 Oct 1
None of These Oct 10
( Ans - 3) Oct 12
None of These
( Ans - 1)
3. _________ - UN International Day of Older Persons. 2017 Theme is
Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and
Participation of Older Persons in Society ?

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10. ____________ - UN World Students Day. It Commemorates Birth On this occasion, Nepali version of MK Gandhis autobiography The
Anniversary of Noted Indian Scientist and Former President Dr. A.P.J. Story of My Experiments with Truth released in Kathmandu,
Abdul Kalam. He was known as Missile Man of India and honored with translated by Shekhar Giri.
hightest Indian Honor Bharat Ratna in 1997. UN declared this day in On This occasion, Bihar government launched drive against child
2010 ? marriage and dowry.
Oct 10 On This occasion, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG)
Oct 5 was conferred with Swachh Bharat Inter-Ministerial Award.
Oct 1
Oct 15 Oct 15
None of These Oct 12
( Ans - 4) Oct 20
Oct 2
11. ___________ - World Food Day. 2017 Theme is Change the future None of These
of migration. Invest in food security and rural development ?
Oct 10 ( Ans - 4)
Oct 1
Oct 6
Oct 16 16. ______________ , 2017 - UN World Habitat day (First Monday of
None of These October every year). 2017 theme was Housing Policies: Affordable
( Ans - 4) Homes.?
Oct 20
Oct 12
12. ___________ - International Day for Eradication of Poverty (IDEP). Oct 2
2017 theme is Answering the Call of October 17 to end poverty: A Oct 25
path toward peaceful and inclusive societies ? None of These
Oct 1
Oct 17 ( Ans - 3)
Oct 7
Oct 10 17._____________ - UN World Statistics Day. Theme for 2017 is
None of These Better Data, Better Lives ?
Oct 2
( Ans - 2) Oct 20
Oct 21
Oct 12
13. _______ - World Sawfish Day. Scientists announced that sawfish, None of These
sighted off Indian coast less than 10 times in over a decade appears to
be more threatened than tigers and elephants ? ( Ans - 2)
Oct 10
Oct 1
Oct 7 18. __________ - National Police Commemoration Day.
Oct 15
Oct 17 On This Occasion, Uttar Pradesh Government announced to double
ex-gratia amount for police officials martyred on duty. Now this
( Ans - 5) amount becomes INR 40 lakh, compared to INR 20 lakh earlier.
Oct 1
Oct 21
14. _________ - Birth Anniversary of Noted Leader Lal Bahadur Oct 2
Shastri (2nd Prime Minister of India). He gave famous slogan Jai Oct 20
Jawaan Jai Kisaan ? None of These
Oct 2 ( Ans - 2)
Oct 20
Oct 21 19. ___________ - International Stuttering Awareness Day. 2017
Oct 12 Theme is A World That Understands Stuttering. ?
None of These Oct 12
Oct 20
( Ans - 1) Oct 2
Oct 22
None of These
15. _________ - International Day of Non-Violence, on occasion of
Birth Anniversary of M K Gandhi (also referred as Gandhi Jayanti). UN ( Ans - 4)
approved this day in 2007.

Andhra Pradesh Government launched Swachh Andhra Mission on 20. ____________ - First International Day of Diplomats celebrated in
this occasion, with Badminton Player PV Sindhu as brand ambassador. Brasilia (Brazil). Diplomats of Bangladesh, Brazil, France, Ghana, India,
Israel, Italy, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey participated in Event, to
recognise hard work and sacrifices of diplomats and their families ?

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Oct 24 26. ___________ - Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day).
Oct 4 Observed to commemorate birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai
Oct 2 Patel who played important role in unifying India pre-independence. ?
Oct 20 Oct 31
None of These Oct 30
Oct 3
( Ans - 1) Oct 1
None of These

21. ( Ans - 1)

___________ is observed as -
United Nations Day, started in 1948. 27. ________ - World Animal Day. ?
Raising Day of Indian Paramilitary Force ITBP (Indo Tibetan Oct 14
Border Police). Oct 4
World Development Information Day (WDID). Oct 15
World Polio day. Oct 24
Oct 24 None of These
Oct 4
Oct 2 ( Ans - 2)
Oct 20
None of These 28. ________ - World Teachers Day. It commemorates signing of
1966 UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of
( Ans - 1) Teachers. 2017 theme is Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers
?
Oct 15
22. _________ - Infantry Day. It commemorate sacrifices made by Oct 23
infantry who fought against Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947. Oct 5
This was first infantry action by Indian Army after independence ? Oct 12
Oct 7 None of These
Oct 27 ( Ans - 3)
Oct 12
Oct 2 29. __________ - World Post Day. ?
None of These Oct 25
( Ans - 2) Oct 29
Oct 13
23. ___________ - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. 2017 Theme is Oct 19
Discover, remember and share ? Oct 9
Oct 2
Oct 7 ( Ans - 5)
Oct 20
Oct 27
None of These 30. World Space Week 2017 observed from ____________ with
( Ans - 4) theme Exploring New Worlds In Space ?
October 8 - 15
October 14 - 20
24.__________ - International Animation Day ? October 4 - 10
Oct 20 October 6 - 12
Oct 2 None of These
Oct 8
Oct 15 ( Ans - 3)
Oct 28
( Ans - 5) Gk Quiz 2017 Books

25. _________ - World Cities Day. 2017 theme is Innovative 1. Who has seen the Wind book has been written by ________
Governance, Open Cities. General theme of World Cities Day is Better author W.O. Mitchell ?
City, Better Life ? Canadian
Oct 30 Russian
Oct 1 American
Oct 31 Polish
Oct 3 None of These
None of These
( Ans - 1)
( Ans - 3)

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2. Beren and Luthien, book by Lord of the Rings _______ author John
Ronald Reuel Tolkien (JRR Tolkien) has been published after 100 8. Book Yug Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal Ji, authored by Former
years of its first conceiving ? _________ CM Ramesh Pokhriyal has been launched ?
Russian Uttarakhand
Spain Haryana
British Punjab
France Chhattisgarh
None of These None of These

( Ans - 3) ( Ans - 1)

3. Book Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature, authored by ___________ 9. ___________ Platyer Amjad Ali Khan's book Master on Masters has
has been released ? been released, based on lives of 20 greatest icons of Indian Classical
Ashok Lavasa Music ?
Hasmukh Adhia Sarod
Amarendra Khatua Sitar
Jairam Ramesh Flute
None of These Tabla
None of These
( Ans - 4)
( Ans - 1)

4. Book Lalan Shah Fakir Ke Geet, written by ___________ has been 1. _____________ launched his third e-book Cryptocurrency for
released, along with DVD of selected songs of Lalan Shah Fakir ? Beginners after Cryptocurrency Trading for Beginners and
Khushwant Singh Cryptocurrency Mining for Beginners ?
Ruskin Bond Amit Bhardwaj
Ramachandra Guha Salman Rushdie
Ravinder Singh Ashwin Sanghi
Muchkund Dubey Ravinder Singh
None of These
( Ans - 5)

5. Book The Crisis Within Knowledge and Education in India 2. Book DalhousieThrough My Eyes, authored by ___________ has
authored by __________ has been released ? been released ?
Amish Tripathi Subroto Bagchi
Shashi Tharoor Shashi Tharoor
Ganesh Devy Kiran Chadha
Amitav Ghosh Jhumpa Lahiri
None of These None of These

( Ans - 3)

3. Book Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and International


6. Book The Emergency - Indian Democracys Darkest Hour, Perspectives , written by _________ has been released ?
authored by ___________ ? Khushwant Singh
Surya Prakash Vikram Seth
Subroto Bagchi Anant Pai
Amitabh Bhattacharya C. Raj Kumar
Amitav Ghosh None of These
None of These

( Ans - 1)
4. Book Narendra Damodardas Modi : The Making of a Legend,
authored by ____________ has been released ?
7. Book The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, authored by _________ M. Sathiyavathy
has been released ? Soumya Swaminathan
Amish Tripathi Rajiv Mehrishi
Arundhati Roy Nandita Chartterjee
Jhumpa Lahiri Bindeshwar Pathak
Rashmi Bansal
None of These

( Ans - 2) 5. Book _______________ has been released ?


President Pranab Mukherjee A Socialist

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President Pranab Mukherjee A Revolutionary
President Pranab Mukherjee A Statesman ( Ans - 4)
Pranab Mukherjee A President
None of These
4. Book The Shershah of Kargil, is a biography of Kargil war hero Late
Captain Vikram Batra has been released. It has been written by
_________ ?
6. Book Presidents Lady (Pranaber Preyosi), based on President Jhumpa Lahiri
Pranab Mukherjee's wife Late Smt. Suvra Mukherjee has been Amitav Ghosh
released. It has been written by ___________ ? Subroto Bagchi
Sangeeta Ghosh Ravinder Singh
Ameising Luikham Deepak Surana
G. Narayana Raju
Rajiv Yadav ( Ans - 5)
None of These

5. Book Unstoppable: My Life So Far, authored by ___________


tennis star Maria Sharapova has been Launched ?
7. Defence Minister __________ released book Ganga Avahan, which Spanish
is a 2,800 km exploratory open-water swim expedition on Ganga river French
? Russian
Rajnath Singh American
Arun Jaitley None of These
Nitin Gadkari
Radha Mohan Singh ( Ans - 3)
None of These

8. Former __________ Raghuram Rajan has written a book I Do What 6. Book titled A to Z of Financial Management in Autonomous
I Do: On Reform, Rhetoric & Resolve, explaining economic concepts Institutions, authored by Rajat Bhargava and _____________ has
and talks of issues like tolerance and connection between political been released ?
freedom and prosperity ? Deenanath Pathak
RBI Governor Sekhar Basu
Vice President Trilochan Mohapatra
Finance Minister C.K. Mishra
Finance Secretary None of These
None of These
( Ans - 1)
1. Book Bhartiya Kala Mein Salil Kridayen Evam Sadyahsnata Nayika
authored by Kshetrapal Gangwar and _________ has been launched ?
Sanjib Kumar Singh 7. ____________ CEO Satya Nadella's first book Hit Refresh has been
Amish Tripathi launched. ?
Ravi Subramanian Google
Ashwin Sanghi Microsoft
None of These Facebook
Adobe
( Ans - 1) None of These

( Ans - 2)
2. Book How India Sees the World: Kautilya to the 21st Century,
written by _______________ has been launched ?
Khushwant Singh 8. Noted Author ______________'s new Book Immortal India has
Vikram Seth been launched. ?
Shyam Saran Amish Tripathi
Anant Pai Ravinder Singh
None of These Ashwin Sanghi
Khushwant Singh
( Ans - 3) None of These

( Ans - 1)
3. Book India: Priorities for the Future, authored by Former
____________ Bimal Jalan has been launched ?
President 9. Recently released book The Golden House by Noted Indian Writer
CAG ________________ is named as New York Times Bestseller ?
Election Commissioner Salman Rushdie
RBI Governor Amish Tripathi
None of These Shashi Tharoor

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Jhumpa Lahiri MillionAbles
None of These None of These

( Ans - 1) ( Ans - 3)

GOVT OF INDIA QUIZ 2017


1. 10th Slum Yuva Daud flagged off at Khichripur in __________ as 6. A massive plantation campaign of planting 6 Crore Plants in 12
part of Adopt a Slum campaign of the Sports Ministry and Nehru Yuva Hours organized ______________, to save environment and
Kendra Sangathan. ? conservation of the Narmada river ?
New Delhi Madhya Pradesh
Mumbai Maharashtra
Pune Goa
Patna Gujarat
None of These None of These

( Ans - 1) ( Ans - 1)

2. 4th North East Connectivity Summit will be held in _______ in 7. According to NITI Aayog, ________________, Telangana and
September 2017 and 5th North East Connectivity Summit 2018 will be Gujarat are the three best-performing states in ease of doing
held in Arunachal Pradesh ? business. ?
Tripura Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur Andhra Pradesh
Nagaland Assam
Meghalaya Rajasthan
None of These None of These

( Ans - 3) ( Ans - 2)

3. 5 States (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Telangana, Arunachal 8. Agricultural Festival Dree celebrated by Apatani tribe of
Pradesh) and a UT (________________) formally adopted Centres __________ ?
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) initiative, an Online Market Arunachal Pradesh
platform to facilitate procurement of goods and services by various Assam
Ministries and agencies of Government. It aims to enhance Manipur
transparency, efficiency and speed in public procurement of goods Meghalaya
and services and eliminate corruption ? None of These
Lakshadweep
Daman and Diu ( Ans - 1)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Puducherry
None of These 9. Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed an MoU with Government
of _______________, to accelerate development of civil aviation
( Ans - 4) infrastructure in state and assess seveal issues confronting the same?
Uttarakhand
Goa
4. ___________ edition of Delhi Dialogue held With Theme India- Gujarat
ASEAN relations: Charting the Course for the Next 25 Years. Under Rajasthan
this, annual track 1.5 event to discuss multi dimensional engagement None of These
between India and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in
Delhi ? ( Ans - 1)
5th
7th
16th 10. American tech firm Oracle opened its first Digital Hub in Asia
18th Pacific region in Bengaluru (____________) ?
9th Goa
Telangana
( Ans - 5) Kerala
Karnataka
None of These
5. A Delhi-based start-up has launched an app named ____________
that aims to assist people with disabilities to find accessible ( Ans - 4)
restaurants, tourist locations and other public places across India ?
MoreAbles
DifferentAbles 11. An indigenously developed S-band doppler weather radar (DWR),
BillionAbles manufactured by Bharat Electronics Limited (BHEL) has been

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commissioned at Kochi (____________). Doppler weather radar is an
observational tool for monitoring and predicting severe weather 16. Bicentenary (200th anniversary) celebration of Paika Rebellion of
events ? _________ (1817) organised by Ministry of Culture in New Delhi.
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana Paika Rebellion of 1817 is an armed rebellion against British
Karnataka colonialism, in response to tinkering of revenue system by British in
Kerala 1803. At that juncture, Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar, military chief of
None of These King of Khurda, led the army of Paikas and forced the British to
retreat.
( Ans - 4)
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
12. ___________ civil secretariat became first secretariat in country Odisha
to be fully covered under Wi-Fi Local Area Network (LAN) coverage ? Maharashtra
Assam None of These
Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur ( Ans - 3)
Meghalaya
None of These
17. __________ state Government and MoU Central Civil Aviation
( Ans - 2) Ministry signed MOU for promoting regional air connectivity in state ?
Jharkhand
Bihar
13. As per Government data, Indias food grain production increased Chhattisgarh
by 8.7% to a record high __________ million tonne during 2016-17, Sikkim
better than previous best of 265.04 million in 2013-14 ? None of These
573.38
473.38 ( Ans - 2)
173.38
373.38
273.38 18. Cabinet Approvals -

( Ans - 5) Cadre Review of ______________________ for an increase of 23


posts at various levels.
MoU with Netherlands for cooperation in space technology.
14. As per global research firm Ipsos, Patanjali and Reliance Jio have IRDAI's admission as a signatory to International Association of
been rated among top 10 most influential brands in India. Top 5 are - Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), Multilateral Memorandum of
Rank Brand Understanding (MMoU). IAIS is a global framework for cooperation
1 _______________ and information exchange between insurance supervisors.
2 Microsoft Revision of Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) guidelines.
3 Facebook ICWF was set up in 2009 and is aimed at assisting Overseas Indian
4 Patanjali nationals in times of distress and emergency in most deserving cases
5 State Bank of India on means tested basis.

? Indian Administrative Service


Google Indian Defence Accounts Service
Reliance Indian Foreign Service
Paytm Indian Forest Service
TCS None of These
None of These
( Ans - 2)
( Ans - 1)

19. _________ Matunga Railway Station in Mumbai Became India's


15. _________ government will raise a new Special Rhino Protection First Station to have an all-female work staff ?
Force (SRPF) for better protection of one-horned rhinos in state. Local Western Railways
youths hailing from the fringe areas of the Kaziranga national park will Eastern Railways
be considered for recruitment into proposed force ? Northern Railways
Nagaland Central Railways
Meghalaya None of These
Manipur
Assam ( Ans - 4)
None of These

( Ans - 4) 20. ___________ topped list in issuance of soil health cards among all
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years and 7.90 lakh samples of soil were collected and examined Jaipur
during this period ? Delhi
Chhattisgarh Lucknow
Jharkhand None of These
Bihar
West Bengal ( Ans - 3)
None of These

( Ans - 1) 26. __________ became 2nd state to launch e-RTI portal that will
enable citizens to file online Right to Information (RTI), after
Maharashtra ?
21. Civil Aviation Ministry appprved anti - ____________ law, Delhi
replacing a 1982 - vintage law. New law covers offences against an Jharkhand
aircraft or personnel even when it is on ground. Defaulters would Chhattisgarh
now be punishable with Death penalty where such act results in Odisha
death of any person and life imprisonment in other cases. None of These
Hijacking
Kidnapping ( Ans - 1)
Hacking
Phishing
None of These 27. _________ government constituted state Names Authority as a
seperate body mandated to name government roads and institutions
( Ans - 1) under state purview. It will be headed by deputy CM Manish Sisodia ?
Jharkhand
Delhi
22. Count of tigers in Uttarakhand came up to 242 in uttarakhand in Manipur
2017, second only to _____________ that has over 400 tigers ? Meghalaya
Kerala None of These
Karnataka
Mizoram ( Ans - 2)
Manipur
None of These
28. _________police will be the first state police in India to get super
( Ans - 2) cop belt, a specially designed belt widely used by Police in various
Foreign Lands. It will help cops to keep things like Gun, Mobile Pouch,
Security Batten, Wireless Set Pouch & ammunition pouch ?
23. Delhi Developement Authority (DDA) signed MoU with National Chhattisgarh
Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) for preparation of Master plan for Jharkhand
Delhi (MPD) ___________________ ? Delhi
2031 Odisha
2051 None of These
2021
2041 ( Ans - 3)
None of These

( Ans - 4) 29. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (Ministry of


Commerce & Industry) signed agreement with __________ State
Council of Science and Technology to establish Indias first Technology
24. ______________ Government announced Free Surgery Scheme and Innovation Support Center (TISC) at Patent Information Centre,
for its residents, which will enable them to get Free surgery in private under World Intellectual Property Organizations (WIPO) TISC
hospitals at governments cost if government hospitals fail to operate program ?
within a month ? Manipur
Odisha Meghalaya
Goa Jammu and Kashmir
Maharashtra Haryana
Rajasthan Punjab
Delhi
( Ans - 5)
( Ans - 5)

30. ESIC and DGFASLI (___________________) signed MOU for


25. ____________ Metro became worlds first completely green collaboration in occupational health and prevention of occupational
Metro system after secured platinum rating for adherence to green injuries and diseases ?
building norms for its 10 residential colonies from Indian Green Directorate General Factory Advice Safety & Labour Institutes
Building Council (IGBC) ? Directorate General Fuel Advice Service & Labour Institutes
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Directorate General Fuel Advice Safety & Labour Institutes 35. __________ Government has set up GST facilitation centres in
None of These ward offices across state, to assist taxpayers in resolving their
technical issues related to migration to GST - registration,
( Ans - 3) amendments, return filing and payments ?
Gujarat
Goa
31. Environment Ministry approved 3 projects for climate change Maharashtra
adaptation in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Sikkim for funding under NAFCC Telangana
(________________) - None of These

Sikkim - Addressing issue of water security which are directly ( Ans - 2)


identified as climate resilience building interventions under SAPCC.
Rajasthan - Bolstering water security in villages under Mukhya
Mantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan. 36. _________________ launched recruiting app Hire for small and
Gujarat - Enhancing adaptive capacity of natural resource medium sized businesses that integrates with G Suite, to compete
dependent communities to climate change in targeted villages of with Microsoft-owned LinkedIn. Hire is an efficient app for managing
Kachchh district. recruitment prcesss from identifying talent to managing end-to-end
interview process ?
National Adaptation Fuel for Climate Change Google
National Accustomed Fund for Climate Change Yahoo
National Acclamation Fund for Climate Change Facebook
National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change Microsoft
None of These None of These

( Ans - 4) ( Ans - 1)

32. Erode (_____________) based Five P Venture India and Central 37. Goverment Approved Inland Waterways Authority of India
Silk Board (CSB) signed agreement for development and (IWAI)'s raising INR 660 crores in bonds for EBRs (_____________) in
commercialization of handloom silk products ? 2017-18. ?
Telangana Economical Budgetary Renewables
Tamilnadu Ecological Budgetary Resources
Kerala Economical Budgetary Resources
Karnataka Extra Budgetary Renewables
None of These Extra Budgetary Resources

( Ans - 2) ( Ans - 5)

33. Finance Ministry launched PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana 38. Government allotted INR 100 crores to _______ under phase II of
Yojana) , a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens aged min Swadesh Darshan Scheme ?
___________ years. Under this, senior citizens will get guaranteed Goa
interest of 8% for 10 years depending upon investment made by them Gujarat
? Rajasthan
60 Maharashtra
58 None of These
62
65 ( Ans - 1)
None of These

( Ans - 1) 39. Government allowed Reliance Aerostructure to develop Dhirubhai


Ambani Aerospace Park at Mihan SEZ in Nagpur (____________) ?
Goa
34. Global Conglomerate Siemens opened its first digital factory in Maharashtra
India in Thane (_______________). Its Siemens' third digital factory Gujarat
globally after one each in Germany and China ? Rajasthan
Telangana None of These
Odisha
Goa ( Ans - 2)
Gujarat
Maharashtra
40. Government approved enhancement of age of superannuation of
( Ans - 5) Medical Officers of Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles
from 60 to _________ years ?
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58
62
65 44. Government merged Ministries of Urban development and
Housing and urban poverty alleviation. Merged Ministry will be
( Ans - 5) known as MoHUA (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs). With this,
Central Government now has _______________ ministries ?
35
41. Government approved establishment of International Rice 71
Research Institute (IRRI) in ______________ (Uttar Pradesh). It will be 61
named as IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) and will be set up 41
at campus of National Seed Research and Training Centre (NSRTC). 51

For this purpose, Agreement has been signed between India and ( Ans - 5)
IRRI Philippines. Centre of Excellence in Rice Value Addition (CERVA)
will be also established in Varanasi.
45. Government laid Foundation stone of Indias biggest Global Skill
Lucknow Park was laid in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh). It park will come up on 37
Varanasi acre land allotted in Narela Shankari area of Bhopal, with support of
Kanpur ___________s Institute of Technical Education and Education
Allahabad Services (ITEES) ?
None of These Vietnam
Singapore
( Ans - 2) Russia
Spain
None of These
42. Government extended 2nd phase of BharatNet project that aims
at covering remaining 1.50 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPS), with ( Ans - 2)
expenditure of Rs.42,068 crores.

Government modified strategy of BharatNet project for providing 46. Government launched _____________ Mobile App for Road
broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats by March Maintenance, aiming to useGIS based mapping for making road
______________. inventories, condition surveys, and producing cost estimates etc. for
Government is still working on completing phase I of project for preparation and monitoring of annual road maintenance plans ?
which deadline was March 2017. It was able to lay optical fibre in Aarambh
nearly 1 lakh GPs, however, only 22,000 GPs are provided Internet Sulabh
connectivity as of now due to equipment procurement issues. Sahaj
Pahal
2018 None of These
2019
2020 ( Ans - 1)
2021
None of These
47. Government launched Swachh Survekshan-2018 to rank all
( Ans - 2) ____________ cities and towns of country in terms of cleanliness with
slogan Swachhata Ki Jyot Jagi Hai ?
6,041
43. Government for first time approved 3 infrastructure proposals to 5,041
address infrastructure problem under TIES (_____________). Projects 3,041
are - Integrated Cargo Terminal at Imphal Airport, Modernisation of 2,041
infrastructure facility for marine exports in Karnataka and 4,041
construction of a Standard Design Factory building at Cochin Special
Economic Zone. ( Ans - 5)

TIES replaces Assistance to States for creating Infrastructure for the


Development and growth of Exports (ASIDE) scheme to enhance 48. Government of ____________ has set a target of planting over 8
export competitiveness by bridging gap in export infrastructure. It is Cr plant saplings by end of August 2017, under Harihar campaign ?
being implemented from FY18 till FY20 with budgetary allocation of Chhattisgarh
600 crores. Jharkhand
Odisha
Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme Assam
Trade Infrastructure for Econoical Scheme None of These
Trade Infrastructure for Ecological Scheme
Trade Internal for Export Scheme ( Ans - 1)
None of These

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49. Government released grant-in-aid of 51.3 crores to State
Government of ___________, for rescue and relief operations
required on account of flash floods ? 54. ____________ government will set up a modern ornamental fish
Nagaland hatchery in Jhajjar district ?
Arunachal Pradesh Rajasthan
Assam Himachal Pradesh
Manipur Goa
None of These Gujarat
Haryana
( Ans - 2)
( Ans - 5)

50. Government will open residential schools for scheduled caste girls
in educationally backward districts. Schools will have classes from VI 55. Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda unveiled National
to XII and ______________________ seats will be reserved for SC Strategic Plan (NSP) for Malaria Elimination (2017-22). It has set
girls and remaining for Girls from BPL families in other categories ? elimination deadline for malaria by ______________, three years
90 % ahead of global deadline. NSP is based on 2016 National Framework
80 % for Malaria Elimination framed with support of WHOs Global
50 % Technical Strategy for Malaria, 2016-2030 ?
60 % 2024
70 % 2030
2027
( Ans - 5) 2033
None of These

51. HRD Ministry will remove no-detention policy from Right to ( Ans - 3)
Education Act __________ from next academic year.

Under this, no child is detained or held back in any class or expelled 56. Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired first meeting of the newly
till completion of elementary education covering classes 1 to 8. constituted Islands Development Agency (IDA) that was set up on
As per records, this policy has resulted in improvement in June 01, 2017. 10 islands in Andaman & Nicobar and _____________
enrollments but has brought down academic standards have been identified for holistic development in first phase. ?
Lakshadweep
2009 Daman and Diu
2006 Puducherry
2003 Goa
2001 None of These
None of These
( Ans - 1)
( Ans - 1)

57. Jute ICARE (______________________________) was launched


52. Harsimrat Kaur Badal (Minister of Food Processing Industry) laid in 2015 to popularize better agronomic practices and recently
foundation stone for First Maize ( ) based Mega Food Park in developed microbial-assisted retting among farmers intensively in a
Kapurthala (________________) ? few blocks in West Bengal and Assam on pilot basis. It Resulted in
Goa increase of earnings of jute farmers by over INR 10,000 per hectare ?
Maharashtra Improved Cultivation and Advanced Rating Exercise for Jute
Punjab Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise for Jute
Gujarat Improved Cultural and Advanced Retting Exercise for Jute
None of These Improved Cultural and Advanced Rating Exercise for Jute
None of These
( Ans - 3)
( Ans - 2)

53. _____________ food and drugs administration department


banned mixing of liquid nitrogen with any drink or food article, under 58. India declared itself free from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
section 34 of Food Safety and Standards Act (FSS) 2006. It came after (H5N1 and ____________ ). ?
a cocktail accident (due to mixing of liquid nitrogen in cocktail) at H5N8
Gurgaon pub in April 2016 burnt a hole in a mans stomach ? H5N4
Maharashtra H5N2
Rajasthan H5N10
Goa None of These
Haryana
None of These ( Ans - 1)

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59. India launched its first petroleum Research & Development (R&D)
facility for testing high-end BS-VI quality fuel emissions in Faridabad
(_____________). This facility is designed to test all types of fuel 64. Indian Railways launched Rail SAARTHI
products, to ensure that it meets superior BS-VI norms to be (________________________) mobile application to cater to various
implemented by April 2020 ? passenger requirements including ticket booking, inquiry, on-board
Haryana cleaning and ordering meal on a single platform ?
Himachal Pradesh Synergised Advanced application Rail Travel Help and Information
Jammu and Kashmir Symmetric Advanced application Rail Travel Help and Information
Goa Synthetic Advanced application Rail Travel Help and Information
None of These Symmetric Advanced application Rail Travel Help and Information
None of These
( Ans - 1)
( Ans - 1)

60. India will host 51-day Long 8th International Theatre Olympics in
February _________________. It will be first ever Hosting of greatest 65. Indian Railways launched RailCloud, a virtual server with an inbuilt
carnival of theatre in world by India. It be organised by National security system that will enable faster connectivity at a reduced cost.
School of Drama (NSD) and Union Culture Ministry ?
2021 RailCloud works on Cloud Computing system, an emerging
2020 technology for faster and on demand commensurate deployment of
2019 server resources which results in reduced cost.
2018 RailCloud has been developed by rail PSU RailTel as part of Railways
None of These strategic IT initiative, IROneICT.
________________________(Grievance Portal) Became First IT
( Ans - 4) application to be hosted on RailCloud.
Cashless treatment Scheme in Emergency (CTSE) also launched to
provide Comprehensive Health Care Facilities through in-house health
61. India will invite __________________ as Chief Guest for 2018 Institutions, supplementing with referrals to recognized hospitals
Republic Day celebrations. whenever necessary.
President of Russia
President of USA PAHAL
President of France SULABH
Leaders of 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) SAHAJ
None of These NIVARAN
None of These
( Ans - 4)
( Ans - 4)

62. India's Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) partenred with with


_____________ Exchange (EGX) for cooperation in exchange of 66. Indian government will organize a global food fair in
information across business areas ? ____________ in November as World Food India 2017, to provide a
Estonian platform to Indian farmers and manufacturers to showcase their
Egyptian products and explore partnerships with foreign companies.?
Ethiopian Ahmedabad
Eritrean Jaipur
None of These Delhi
Pune
( Ans - 2) None of These

( Ans - 3)
63. Indian Railways launched Indias first solar powered diesel
multiple unit (DEMU) broad gauge train with a 1600 Horse Power (HP)
Engine. Train will run from Sarai Rohilla in Delhi to Farukh Nagar in 67. ______________ announced exemption of fees for its
_______________. transgender students of all programmes ?
Delhi University
Solar energy system fitted in DEMU train would result in saving 5.25 Indira Gandhi National Open University
lakh litres of diesel per train over 25 years. It will also help in reducing Savitribai Phule Pune University
1350 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per train over 25 years. University of Hyderabad
None of These
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir ( Ans - 2)
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Haryana 68. International Migration Outlook report 2017 released by
__________________ ?
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
International Monetary Fund
Asian Development Bank 74. ______________ government will set up stray dog zoos to keep
None of These them off streets in the State ?
Andhra Pradesh
( Ans - 2) Telangana
Odisha
Karnataka
69. __________________ Government Hosted first ever Cultrue of Kerala
Cruise cultural programme at Dal Lake (Srinagar), aimed to bring
artists from various fields on one stage ? ( Ans - 5)
Rajasthan
Himachal Pradesh
Haryana 75. ___________ hosted 5th edition of South India Writers Ensemble
Jammu and Kashmir (SIWE) literary festival with tolerance as core theme ?
None of These Karnataka
Telangana
( Ans - 4) Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
None of These
70. ______________ CM Raghubar Das inaugurated Indias largest
fresh water aquarium Ranchi Machchli Ghar in Ranchi. It is spread in ( Ans - 3)
over 36,000 sq feet area with 58 fish tanks ?
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh 76. Lok Sabha passed Indian Institute of Information Technology
Odisha Public Private Partnership (IIIT-PPP) Bill 2017 to allow ____________
Goa IIITs established on a PPP model to grant degrees and get statutory
None of These status. IIITs will also be given status of Institute of National
Importance, Like IITs and NITs.
( Ans - 1)
Government initiated opening 20 IIITs with private partnership of
which 15 are already operational, at Cost of INR 128 crores each.
71. _____________government launched Elevate 100 scheme to Centre contributed 50% of amount, states 35% and private partners
identify and nurture innovative start-ups. It aims to identify 100 most remaining 15%.
innovative start-ups in state and elevate them to higher success ?
Karnataka 15
Kerala 18
Andhra Pradesh 21
West Bengal 25
None of These None of These

( Ans - 1) ( Ans - 1)

72. _____________ hosted International Conference on Reclaiming 77. Lok Sabha passed _______________ Bill 2017 to -
Social Justice, Revisiting Ambedkar to mark 126th birth Anniversary of
B R Ambedkar ? Declares these as institutions of national importance and empower
Kerala these institutions to attain standards of global excellence in
Karnataka management, management research and allied areas of knowledge.
Goa It also grants complete administrative, academic and financial
Gujarat autonomy to these B-Schools and allow them to grant degrees.
None of These
Indian Institutes of Technology
( Ans - 2) Indian Institutes of Information Technology
Indian Institutes of Management
National Institutes of Technology
73. _____________ Government launched G-Ride app as a digital ride None of These
sharing platform. It will aim at bringing down number of vehicles used
by people. ? ( Ans - 3)
Mizoram
Manipur
Karnataka 78. _________s school education department is implementing
Kerala Hamari Shala Kaisi Ho and Shala Siddhi Karyakram in all government
None of These schools of the state in order to provide qualitative education to
students ?
( Ans - 4) Rajasthan

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Chhattisgarh None of These
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh ( Ans - 1)
None of These

( Ans - 4) 84. __________ Government declared present Flood situation in


State as a Severe State Calamity. ?
Manipur
79. __________ High Court ruled that Vande Mataram should be sung Assam
in all schools and colleges across Tamil Nadu atleast once in a week Nagaland
and in government and private offices atleast once in a month? Arunachal Pradesh
Allahabad None of These
Hyderabad
Delhi ( Ans - 1)
Jodhpur
Madras
85. ___________ Government launched flagship program Livelihood
( Ans - 5) Intervention and Facilitation of Entrepreneurship (LIFE), aiming at
state's 2144 villages in 2017 - 18. It will focus on capacity building of
SHGs (Self-Help Groups) ?
80. __________ become first state to provide women an injectable Assam
contraceptive for free, Medroxyprogesterone acetate (a birth-control Nagaland
hormone) ? Manipur
Goa Meghalaya
Rajasthan None of These
Maharashtra
Gujarat ( Ans - 4)
None of These

( Ans - 3) 86. ____________ launched Kaizala productivity designed to enhance


collaboration and communication experience for Indian enterprises. It
will enable organizations to interact with people within organization
81. ___________ government approved revised Majhi Kanya and outside like partners and vendors more conveniently ?
Bhagyashree scheme that benefits families with yearly income under Facebook
INR 7.5 lakh. It aims at improving skewed girl child ratio in state and Linkedin
was launched by state government on April 1, 2016 in place of Google
Sukanya scheme ? Microsoft
Maharashtra None of These
Rajasthan
Goa ( Ans - 4)
Gujarat
None of These
87. __________ signed an agreement with National Independent
( Ans - 1) Schools Alliance (NISA) to offer Microsoft Aspire School Program
(MASP) Pro Plus to over 55,000 member schools in India. It aims to
equip schools with technology and innovative learning solutions ?
82. ___________ state government will create cycle tracks Google
through'streets with cycle track project to encourage use of bicycles, Microsoft
to ease congestion and reduce air pollution. ? Facebook
Rajasthan Adobe
Maharashtra None of These
Goa
Gujarat ( Ans - 2)
None of These

( Ans - 2) 88. Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and


Environment, Forests & Climate Change Harshvardhan launched 2
useful apps on occasion of Foundation Day of Ministry of Earth
83. __________s women commission signed agreement with United Sciences.
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for rescue and
rehabilitation of women who are victims of sex trafficking, acid attack ____________ app -
and domestic violence ? It will provide ocean information services of ESSO-Indian National
Maharashtra Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) directly to end user,
Rajasthan to remove delay in dissemination of valuable information.
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It will provide Earthquakes related information compiled by needed as Sick and newborn are highly vulnerable and require careful
National Centre for Seismology (NCS) directly to end user, to remove nurturing in order to survive neonatal period and first year of life.
delay in dissemination of valuable information. It will also help in
reducing panic amongst people during an earthquake. For example, if Family Perfection Care
an earthquake occurs in Afghanistan and is strongly felt in Delhi, then Family Participatory Care
people in Delhi will know in less than 2 minutes that earthquake has Fuel Participatory Care
actually occurred in Afghanistan and not in Delhi. Fuel Perfection Care
None of These
Purva Vani
Akash Vani ( Ans - 2)
Sagar Tarang
Sagar Umang
Sagar Vani 93. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare signed MOU with
Government of West Bengal to to set up a state-of-the-art Centre of
( Ans - 5) Excellence in Transfusion Medicine at _______________ ?
Siliguri
Kolkata
89. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju inaugurated Research Howrah
Institution of World Ancient, Traditional, Culture & Heritage Hooghly
(RIWATCH) Museum at Roing in _____________ ? None of These
Arunachal Pradesh
Nagaland ( Ans - 2)
Assam
Manipur
None of These 94. Ministry of Housing and Urban Development approved
construction of 30,000 affordable houses in _________________s
( Ans - 1) Sholapurdistrict for urban poor on private land under Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana (Urban). It is first such project to be taken up on private
land under PMAY(U). Earlier approved projects for affordable housing
90. Minister of State for Minority Affairs (IC) & Parliamentary Affairs projects were built on lands belonging to state government /
Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurated first Gharib Nawaz Skill municipal corporations.
Development Centre in Hyderabad (__________________) - Himachal Pradesh
Gujarat
Government will establish Garib Nawaz Skill Development Centres Goa
in 100 districts of country, aimed at implying employability skills in Maharashtra
youth belonging to Minority communities. None of These

Karnataka ( Ans - 4)
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana 95. Ministry of Rural Development will launch AGEY
None of These (___________________), a sub-scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya
Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). AGEY aims
( Ans - 4) to provide alternative source of livelihood to members of Self Help
Groups (SHGs) by facilitating them to operate public transport
services in backward rural areas ?
91. Ministry of AYUSH has constituted a NBPDYN Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana
(____________________) for regulation of education & practice of Aajeevika Gau Express Yojana
Yoga & Naturopathy ? Aajeevan Grameen Express Yojana
Native Board for Promotion and Development of Yoga & Naturopathy Aajeevan Gau Express Yojana
Nodal Board for Promotion and Development of Yoga & Naturopathy None of These
National Board for Promotion and Development of Yoga &
Naturopathy ( Ans - 1)
New Board for Promotion and Development of Yoga & Naturopathy
None of These
96. Ministry of Science & Technology launched National Biopharma
( Ans - 3) Mission as first ever Industry-Academia mission to accelerate
biopharmaceutical development in India. Under this, ministry also
launched Innovate in India (i3) program to create an enabling
92. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released Operational ecosystem to promote entrepreneurship and indigenous
Guidelines for Planning and Implementation of FPC manufacturing in sector.
(_______________) for improving newborn health.
Innovate in India (i3) program i3 is a flagship program of India that
FPC is an important concept of health care as it provides will witness an investment of _____________ with $125 million as a
partnership between health care staff and families in care of sick loan from world Bank. It is committed to make India a hub for design
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and development of novel, affordable and effective
biopharmaceutical products and solutions. ( Ans - 3)
It will strive to increase Indias global biopharmaceutical market
share from current 2.8% to 5%.
101. NITSER (National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and
$250 million Research) Amendment Bill has been passed in Rajya Sabha, to
$150 million introduce 2 new Institutions namely Indian Institute of Science
$350 million Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati and IISER ________________
$450 million in Second Schedule of NITSER Act 2007 ?
None of These Berhampur
Delhi
( Ans - 1) Guwahati
Jaipur
None of These
97. Ministry of Women and Child Development launched an online
patform SHe-box (_____________________) to enable women ( Ans - 1)
employees of the Central government to file complaints related to
sexual harassment at work place ?
Sexual Harassment Electrical Box 102. ____________ has been declared as disturbed area for 6 more
Sexual Harassment Electronic Box months under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), which
Sexual Harassment Economical Box empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere without
Sexual Harassment Electronic Board any prior notice to civil administration. ?
None of These Assam
Nagaland
( Ans - 2) Manipur
Meghalaya
None of These
98. Minority Affairs Ministry has launched Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2
in _______________, aimed at containing declining population of ( Ans - 2)
Parsi communityin India ?
Ahmedabad
Jaipur 103. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) and Industrial
Delhi Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) launched a joint
Mumbai venture company to set up an aluminium park at Angul
None of These (_______________) with Investment of INR 180 crores ?
Jharkhand
( Ans - 4) Chhattisgarh
Odisha
Goa
99. ______________ launched India's first Mobile Ticketing System None of These
'OnGo' which will help commuters pass the AFC gates using their
mobile phones. ( Ans - 3)

Additionally, Lucknow metro will be Indias first metro network to


offer free drinking water and toilet facilities and will have its own FM 104. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted
radio station. national-level Conference on Crowd Management at
Thiruvananthapuram in _______ ?
Lucknow Metro Odisha
Delhi Metro Chhattisgarh
Jaipur Metro Jharkhand
Kolkata Metro Karnataka
Mumbai Metro Kerala

( Ans - 5) ( Ans - 5)

100. NITI (_________________________) Aayog approved 6 105. National Green Tribunal (NGT) declared 100 metres from edge of
transport proposals of transport ministry to improve public transport. the ____________ river between Haridwar and Unnao as No-
It includes high-tech mass rapid transportation technologies such as Development Zone. NGT imposed nationwide ban on use of kite
metrino, hyperloop, pod taxis, stadler buses, hybrid buses and freight strings (manja), made of nylon or any synthetic material, as it poses
rail road ? threat to animals and humans ?
National Institution for Technical India Yamuna
Native Institution for Transforming India Satluj
National Institution for Transforming India Ganga
Nodal Institution for Transforming India Tapti
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This 3 day fair will aims to showcase India as a global sourcing hub
( Ans - 3) and investment destination for manufacturers world-wide ?
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
106. National Security Guard (NSG) organized First International Goa
Aviation Security Seminar in Manesar (___________) ? Jharkhand
Jharkhand None of These
Rajasthan
Bihar ( Ans - 2)
Haryana
None of These
111. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated a memorial for former Indian
( Ans - 4) President A P J Abdul Kalam at his birthplace near Rameswaram
(__________) ?
Tamilnadu
107. New Delhi-based TERI (_______________) is ranked 2nd among Kerala
worlds best climate think tank by International Centre for Climate Karnataka
Governance (ICCG) in category 2016 Top Climate Think Tanks in the Andhra Pradesh
Rest of the World-Absolute Global Rankings. It was announced during None of These
ICCGs 23rd annual conference of European Association of
Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) in Athens (Greece) ? ( Ans - 1)
The Energy Renewables Institute
The Energy Resources Institute
The Economy Resources Institute 112. Parliament passed Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill 2017
The Economy Research Institute after it was approved by Rajya Sabha. It amends Collection of
None of These Statistics Bill 2008 that facilitates collection of statistics related to
social, economic, demographic, scientific and environmental aspects
( Ans - 2) by central, state and local governments. Changes are -

Bill extends jurisdiction of the parent act to the state of


108. ________ CM Naveen Patnaik dedicated to nation the states ________________ for collection of statistics.
longest bridge and named it after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The It adds provisions for appointment of a nodal officer by
2.88 km bridge connects Barang on outskirts of Bhubaneswar with government, who will coordinate statistical activities.
Judicial Academy Chhak in Cuttack. State Government will also set up The Bill removes provision dealing with information collected under
an international standard sports city in state. it only is used for statistical purposes and allows government to
determine manner in which such information collected will be used
? for statistical purposes.
Odisha
Chhattisgarh Gujarat
Jharkhand Goa
Telangana Jharkhand
None of These Chhattisgarh
Jammu and Kashmir
( Ans - 1)
( Ans - 5)

109. Odisha Government inaugurated computerisation of PACS


(_______________) and launched RuPay Kisan Credit cards. 113. President Pranab Mukherjee approved __________ Prohibition
of People from Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)
Odisha is first state to implement an integrated Core Banking Bill, 2016. ________ is first state to formulate a law to punish social
Solution Project for farmers, to ensure transparency. It will cover all 3 boycott. ?
tiers of short term cooperative credit structure - state cooperative Maharashtra
bank, district central cooperative banks and 2,708 primary agriculture Gujarat
cooperative societies. Goa
Rajasthan
Purity Affirmative Cooperative Societies None of These
Primary Affirmative Cooperative Societies
Primary Agricultural Cultural Societies ( Ans - 1)
Purity Agricultural Cooperative Societies
Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies
114. President Pranab Mukherjee approved a bill banning hookah
( Ans - 5) bars in _____________, provisioning max Jail term of 3 years for
violators ?
Goa
110. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Textiles India 2017 as Indias Gujarat
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Maharashtra 118. ___________ Government approved new transport policy that
None of These abolishes system of district transport officers (DTO) and restructures
transport department. A special task force has been set up and the
( Ans - 2) state police to crack down on all illegall buses. Permits will be valid for
a 5 years from date of issue ?
Punjab
115. President Pranab Mukherjee approved promulgation of The Haryana
Prevention of cruelty to Animals Ordinance, 2017 by Governor of Himachal Pradesh
_____________in pursuance of Article 213 of Constitution. Bihar
None of These
It now legalises Kambala, bullock cart races and bull runs as
traditional sports involving animals and exempt them from ( Ans - 1)
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.

Odisha 119. ______________ Government launched flagship care companion


Jharkhand health scheme, aiming to improve patient outcomes through better
Chhattisgarh family engagement and education ?
Kerala Bihar
Karnataka Himachal Pradesh
Haryana
( Ans - 5) Uttarakhand
Punjab

116. President Pranab Mukherjee dedicated BML Munjal University to ( Ans - 5)


nation.

BML Munjal University (BMU) is based in _______________. It was 120. _________ government launched Apni Gaddi Apna Rozgar
founded by promoters of Hero Group and is named after group's scheme by flagging off over 100 uber MOTO bikes. Under this, state
chairman and founder Brij Mohan Lall Munjal. government will provide commercial two wheelers and four wheelers
to unemployed youth at subsidized rates ?
Chhattisgarh Haryana
Haryana Punjab
Jharkhand Himachal Pradesh
Odisha Sikkim
None of These None of These

( Ans - 2) ( Ans - 2)

117. President Pranab Mukherjee launched 2 programmes to take 121. Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) signed MoU with NBCC
education to remote areas with help of technology - Swayam and (____________________) for redevelopment of 10 railway stations
Swayam Prabha. on global standards - Tirupati, Nellore, Puducherry, Sarai Rohilla
(Delhi), Madgaon, Lucknow, Gomtinagar, Kota, Thane (New) and
Under Swayam, courses would be offered through digital Ernakulam. A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) will be formed as a Joint
classrooms with online study material available free of cost in videos Venture (JV) company between RLDA and NBCC on 50:50 basis ?
SWAYAM Prabha is set of 32 DTH channels operationalised for National Building Construction Corporation
telecasting high quality educational content free of charge using the Nodal Building Construction Corporation
GSAT-15 satellite transponders. Native Building Construction Corporation
Prez also launched a National Academic Depository where verified New Building Construction Corporation
educational records would be digitally stored by universities or a None of These
board to counter forgery. National Digital Library is also launched as
large online library containing 6.5 million books. ( Ans - 1)
Prez also inaugurated Ashiana Annexe In Dehradun
(_______________________), comprising 12 low cost dwelling units
to accommodate officers and staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan during 122. Raipurs Swami Vivekananda Airport (_______________) ranked
Presidential visits to Retreat at Ashiana'. first in Customer Satisfaction among 49 airports in country with score
of 4.84 score out of 5. Raipur airport is followed by Udaipur, Amritsar
Chhattisgarh and Dehradun airports ?
Uttarakhand Goa
Bihar Rajasthan
Jharkhand Bihar
None of These Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
( Ans - 2)
( Ans - 5)

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( Ans - 1)
123. ________________ became first State to set minimum
educational qualifications for contesting elections to village
cooperative societies and various other cooperative bodies, amending 127. State government of ______________ appointed a four-member
State Cooperative Societies Rules 2003. food commission headed by Rajkishore Swain, in accordance with
National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013. It has came in line with
______________ will also be first state to establish Recruitment supreme court's recent announcement that National Food Security
Board by Cooperative Committees, to ensure more and efficient (NFS) Act 2013 has not been implemented properly and has been
employment in cooperatives. postponed by various states.
Bihar
Rajasthan Jharkhand
Goa Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat Chhattitsgarh
Bihar None of These
None of These
( Ans - 3)
( Ans - 1)

128. Student- scientist connect programme _________ has been


124. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited and Cement Corporation of India officially launched in Delhi, jontly by Council of Scientific and
signed MOU to set up 2 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum) Fly Ash Industrial Research (CSIR) and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) ?
and Blast Furnace Slag based Cement Plant in Vishakhapatnam Sulabh
(______________) as a Joint Venture in 2 phases of 1 million tonne Sahaj
capacity each. Pahal
Telangana Jigyasa
Andhra Pradesh None of These
Kerala
Karnataka ( Ans - 4)
None of These

( Ans - 2) 129. Supreme Court allowed Government to replace oversight


committee set up to supervise functioning of Medical Council of India
(MCI) with a fresh panel of five eminent doctors. Oversight committee
125. Reliance Jio Infocomm launched Asia-Africa-Europe (AAE-1) was set up by SC in May 2016 to oversee MCIs functioning. It was led
submarine cable system as worlds longest 100 Gbps technology- by former Chief Justice _____________.
based submarine system. It stretches over _______________ from P. Sathasivam
Marseille (France) to Hong Kong, with 21 cable landings across Asia J. S. Khehar
and Europe. H. L. Dattu
T. S. Thakur
A submarine cable system is a cable system that consists of telecom R.M. Lodha
and internet cables, which are laid on the seabed between land-based
stations. These cables carry telecommunication and data signals ( Ans - 5)
across stretches of oceans.
AAE-1 is a combination of leading telecom service providers from
Europe, Middle East and Asia. It will link with other cable systems and 130. Supreme Court asked Union government to formalise
fibre networks to deliver direct access to all global markets. appointment of ____________ through law as currently there is no
transparency in eligibility criteria required for a person to be
50,000 km appointed as same.
35,000 km President
10,000 km RBI Governor
15,000 km Election Commissioner
25,000 km Attorney General
None of These
( Ans - 5)
( Ans - 3)

126. Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Ministry announced


assistance of INR 200 crores to ____________ for repairs of National 131. Supreme Court exempted _________ and Andaman and Nicobar
Highways damaged due to heavy rains and INR 400 Crores for Islands from ban on sale of liquor within 500 metres of National and
dredging work in Brahmaputra river ? State Highways ?
Assam Arunachal Pradesh
Tripura Tripura
Meghalaya Assam
Manipur Goa
None of These None of These

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( Ans - 1) 137. _________ will be first state to build Indias first university
exclusively for Dalit students in 2018 ?
Tripura
132. Supreme Court ruled that police cannot arrest accused family Assam
without conducting a preliminary inquiry under dowry harassment Telangana
cases filed under Section ______________ of Indian Penal Code (IPC), Nagaland
in view of misuse of anti-dowry harassment law framed in 1983. None of These
298A
398A ( Ans - 3)
418A
428A
498A 138. ________ will present a separate agriculture budget for state
from next year (2018 - 19), aiming to boost Agriculture sector with
( Ans - 5) more focus and funds ?
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
133. Supreme Court will set up a nine-judge bench to decide whether Karnataka
Right to _________ in India can be defined as a fundamental right Telangana
under Constitution or not ? None of These
Privacy
Security ( Ans - 4)
Education
Financial Freedom
None of These 139. UP Government launched UP RERA (_________________)
website - http://www.up-rera.in, putting details of all real estate
( Ans - 1) projects and builders in public domain and accessible for all ?
Reel Economy Regulatory Authority
Reel Estate Regulatory Authority
134. __________ government imposed a cap on weight of bags Real Economy Regulatory Authority
carried by school children in order to prevent any physical disorders ? Real Estate Restrictive Authority
Andhra Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority
Telangana
Chhattisgarh ( Ans - 5)
Jharkhand
None of These
140. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) launched
( Ans - 2) ___________ mobile application for syncing Aadhaar data on mobile
phones. It will allow users to carry their unique Aadhaar information
including name, DOB, address, linked photograph etc. on their
135. ________ government launched grievances redressal portal smartphones. App will also allow users to lock or unlock biometrics
called Janahitha, as a fast and single window facility for all public data ?
grievances ? myAadhaar
Kerala IndAadhaar
Andhra Pradesh mAadhaar
Karnataka uniAadhaar
Assam None of These
Telangana
( Ans - 3)
( Ans - 5)

141. ___________ Government launched free power connection


136. ___________ will be First Indian state to have eco-friendly scheme for BPL card holders in state, initially at 624 places ?
bridges for easy movement of tigers, over a canal cutting across tiger Bihar
corridor linking Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in the Chhattisgarh
Chandrapur district of Maharashtra with forests in Kumram Bheem Uttar Pradesh
Asifabad district. ? Jharkhand
Telangana None of These
Maharashtra
Assam ( Ans - 3)
Tripura
None of These
142. __________ Government re-named Kanpur and Bareilly airports
( Ans - 1) after freedom fighter Ganesh Shanker Vidyarthi and as Nath Nagri
respectively ?
Uttar Pradesh
Assam

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Nagaland
Goa
None of These

( Ans - 1)

143. __________ Government will launch Pink air-conditioned buses


installed with CCTV cameras exclusively for women, with all women
staff ?
Gujarat
West Bengal
Sikkim
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh

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