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Q−1. Which state government has recently

launched "Nasha Mukt campaign" to make the

state addidction-free?

(A) Punjab

(B) Goa

(C) Uttarakhand

(D) Bihar

Ans: (D) Bihar

Q−2. Which of the following city has been

declared as the second capital of Himachal

Pradesh?

(A) Manali

(B) Dharamsala

(C) Baddi

(D) Solan

Ans: (B) Dharamsala

Q−3. ISKCON’s Govardhan Eco village has been

conferred with the UNWTO Award for Innovation

in the category of Non-Governmental

Organisations(NGO) at the annual United Nations

World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Awards

for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism at

Madrid in Spain. The village is located in which

state of India?

(A) Bihar

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Telangana

Ans: (C) Maharashtra

Q−4. As per the Civil Aviation Ministry the first

flight under the UDAN scheme is set to take off in

February 2017. What does UDAN stands for?

(A) Universal Desh Aviation Nirman

(B) Universal Developed Area Network

(C) Urban Development in Airflight Network

(D) Ude Desh Ke Aam Naagrik

Ans: (D) Ude Desh Ke Aam Naagrik

Q−5. Recently, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated

the Combined Commanders Conference (CC(C) in

which city of India?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Dehradun

(C) Kochi

(D) Bhopal

Ans: (B) Dehradun

Q−6. Donald John Trump has been sworn in as the

_________ President of United States of America.

(A) 47

(B) 46

(C) 45

(D) 44

Ans: (C) 45

Q−7. The Union Ministry of Water Resources,

River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has

formed a Negotiations Committee to review

which river & its tributaries?

(A) Indus

(B) Mahanadi

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(C) Godavari

(D) Kaveri

Ans: (B) Mahanadi

Q−8. How much amount of penalty has been

imposed by RBI on Bombay Mercantile Co-

operative Bank for violating the KYC and anti-

money laundering norms?

(A) Rs 82 lakhs

(B) Rs 75 lakhs

(C) Rs 66 lakhs

(D) Rs 62 lakhs

Ans: (B) Rs 75 lakhs

Q−9.Which country inducted its first anti-missile

interceptors for Arrow 3 missile defence system

in the defence force?

(A) Egypt

(B) Japan

(C) Israel

(D) Syria

Ans: (C) Israel

Q−10. Farrukh Amonatov, who has won the 2017

Delhi International Open chess tournament, is

belonged to which country?

(A) Kyrgyzstan

(B) Tajikistan

(C) Iran

(D) Uzbekistan

Ans: (B) Tajikistan

Q−11. The India Innovation Index (III) will be

developed by which international organization to

measure innovation performance of Indian

states?

(A) World Economic Forum

(B) International Monetary Fund

(C) United Nations

(D) Asian Development Bank

Ans: (A) World Economic Forum

Q−12. Name the renowned Urdu poet who died

recently and composed the song for the movie

'Taj Mahal'?

(A) Naqsh Lyallpuri

(B) Kalraj Mishra

(C) CV Vishveshwara

(D) Sahil Amonatov

Ans: (A) Naqsh Lyallpuri

Q−13. Which train recently derailed at Kuneru

Railway Station in Vizianagaram district of

Andhra Pradesh?

(A) Sambalpur-Nanded Express

(B) Visakhapatnam-Koraput Passenger

(C) Visakhapatnam-Korba Express

(D) Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express

Ans: (D) Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express

Q−14. Recently, a group of Hindi scholars asked

PM Narendra Modi to bar the addition of Hindi

dialects in which schedule of the Indian

Constitution?

(A) Sixth Schedule

(B) Seventh Schedule

(C) Eighth Schedule

(D) Ninth Schedule

Ans: (C) Eighth Schedule

Q−15. Who was recently appointed as a new

member of FIFA’s Finance Committee for the

period of 2017-2021?

(A) Subrata Pal

(B) Baichung Bhutia

(C) Praful Patel



(D) None of the above

Ans: (C) Praful Patel

Q−16. Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen will be

on the judges’ panel of the upcoming 65th edition

of Miss Universe pageant. Who of the following

will be representing India at the contest?

(A) Urvashi Rautela

(B) Priyadarshini Chatterjee

(C) Roshmitha Harimurthy

(D) Natasha Singh

Ans: (C) Roshmitha Harimurthy

Q−17. Which of the following teams won the

Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy 2016-17 season?

(A) Delhi

(B) Bengal

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Bihar

Ans: (B) Bengal

Q−18. Saina Nehwal recently won the 2017

Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Women’s

Singles title. Whom did she defeat to win the title?

(A) Pornpawee Chochuwong

(B) Lai Pei Jing

(C) Jongkolphan Kititharakul

(D) Rawinda Prajongjai

Ans: (A) Pornpawee Chochuwong

Q−19. Which warship became India’s first-ever

warship to have ATM on board?

(A) INS Ishaan

(B) INS Vikramaditya

(C) INS Arihant

(D) INS Viraat

Ans: (B) INS Vikramaditya

Q−20. India won the three-match One Day

International series against England 2-1. Who

was declared as man of the series?

(A) Kedar Jadhav

(B) MS Dhoni

(C) Virat Kohli

(D) Yuvraj Singh

Ans: (A) Kedar Jadhav

Q−21. Who was adjudged as the man-of-the-

match in the 3rd and final match in three-day ODI

series?

(A) Yuvraj Singh

(B) Kedar Jadhav

(C) Jos Buttler

(D) Ben Stokes

Ans: (D) Ben Stokes

Q−22. Name the Indian freedom fighter whose

120th birth anniversary was observed across

India on 23 January 2017.

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai

(B) Subhash Chandra Bose

(C) Bankim Chandra Chaterjee

(D) Khudi Ram Bose

Ans: (B) Subhash Chandra Bose

Q−23. The country approved building permits for

566 settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem.

(A) Oman

(B) UAE

(C) Israel

(D) Palestine

Ans: (C) Israel

Q−24. Ministry of Railways on January 2017

signed a joint venture agreement with a state for

developing railway infrastructure in the State.

Name the state with which the agreement was

inked.

(A) Odisha

(B) Bihar

(C) Jharkhand

(D) Telangana

Ans: (C) Jharkhand

Q−25. The Delhi International Airport Limited

recently won the prestigious Golden Peacock

Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in the

aviation transport sector for 2016. In this regard,

consider the following statements.

I. The award was presented during the 11th

International Conference on Corporate Social

Responsibility.

II. The Golden Peacock Awards were founded by the

Institute of Directors, India, in 1991.

Which is/are correct?

(A) Only I

(B) Only II

(C) Both I and II

(D) Neither I nor II

Ans: (C) Both I and II

Q−26. It is with this multilateral organisation, the

Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute of the

University of California entered into a

partnership to protect USD 2.5 trillion ocean

economy.

(A) World Economic Forum

(B) International Monetary Fund

(C) World Banking Group

(D) United Nations

Ans: (A) Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)

Q−27. The Draft National Steel Policy 2017 was

released to replace the -

(A) National Steel Policy 2002

(B) National Steel Policy 2003

(C) National Steel Policy 2004

(D) National Steel Policy 2005

Ans: (D) National Steel Policy 2005

Q−28. This country has launched a plan to cut its

reliance on import of vegetable from India.

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Bangladesh

(C) Nepal

(D) Myanmar

Ans: (C) Nepal

Q−29. Election Commission of India (ECI) gave its

nod the Union Government to present the Union

Budget 2017-18 on 1 February 2017. Consider

the following statements in context to the the

nod. I. The go ahead means the budget will

be presented ahead of polls in Uttar Pradesh,

Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Manipur and Goa. II.

No state-specific schemes shall be announced for

these poll-bound states III. Government's

achievements in respect of the five states should

not be highlighted in any manner in the speech

 Which is/are correct?

(A) Only III

(B) Only I and II

(C) Only II and III

(D) I, II and III

Ans: (C) Only II and III

Q−30. Jharkhand’s annual state budget 2017-18

was presented in the legislative assembly.

Consider the following statements in context to

the same. I. Raghubar Das, the Chief

Minister of Jharkhand, on 23 January

2017. II. Size of the budget for the financial

year 2017-18 is Rs 75673 crore. III. Women

welfare expenditure, which will be increased by

30 per cent, was presented under a sub-head of

"Gender Budget". Which is/are correct?

(A) Only III

(B) Only I and II

(C) Only II and III

(D) I, II and III

Ans: (C) Only II and III

Q−31. Who was appointed as Prime Minister of

Mauritius?

(A) Navin Ramgoolam

(B) Pravind Jugnauth

(C) Anerood Jugnauth

(D) Cassam Uteem

Ans: (B) Pravind Jugnauth

Q−32. When is the National Girl Child Day

celebrated in India?

(A) 22 January

(B) 23 January

(C) 24 January

(D) 25 January

Ans: (C) 24 January

Q−33. Consider the following statements related

to Rubber Soil Information System

(RubSIS). I. It was launched by Union

Ministry of Commerce and Industry. II. The

services under this system will be available to

rubber growing farmers of Kottayam district

only. Which of these statements is/are true?

(A) Only I

(B) Only II

(C) Both I and II

(D) None of them


Q−34. The Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a Bill

amending the provisions of the Prevention of

Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. In this regard,

consider the following statements. I.The Bill

is aimed at safeguarding Jallikattu sport in Tamil

Nadu. II.The first legal jallikattu under this

exemption is scheduled on 1 February 2017 in

Alanganallur, Madurai district. Which is/are

correct?

(A) Only I

(B) Only II

(C) Both I and II



Q−35. Consider the following statements related

to Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana

2017. I.The scheme will be implemented by

the Life Insurance Corporation of India. II.

It seeks to provide social security during old age

and protect elderly persons aged 60 years and

above. Which of these statements is/are

true?

(A) Only I

(B) Only II

(C) Both I and II



Q−36. India recently contributed how much

amount to the United Nations for Haiti cholera

relief?

(A) USD 50k

(B) USD 98k

(C) USD 110k

(D) USD 100k

Ans: (D) USD 100k



Q−37. The Annual Status of Education Report

(ASER 2016) was recently released. The Survey is

facilitated by which of the following NGOs?

(A) Pratham

(B) Akshara Centre

(C) ALERT-INDIA

(D) CARE India

Ans: (A) Pratham

Q−38. The Union Government constituted a

Committee to set rules for implementation of

Disabilities Act, 2016. The Committee will be

headed by

(A) Union Health Minister

(B) Secretary from Department of Empowerment of

Persons with Disabilities

(C) Secretary of DoPT


Ans: (B) Secretary from Department of

Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

Q−39. Who of the following was appointed the

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency?

(A) Mike Pompeo

(B) Steven Mnuchin

(C) Ben Carson

(D) Tom Price

Ans: (A) Mike Pompeo

Q−40. As per a Union Cabinet’s decision, which of

these institutes would be declared as Institutions

of National Importance?

(A) Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)

(B) Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)

(C) National Institutes of Technology (NITs)

(D) Both IIMs and NITs

Ans: (A) Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)

Q−41. Wave N Pay contactless card was launched

by which bank?

(A) State Bank of India

(B) Central Bank of India

(C) Union Bank of India

(D) Punjab National Bank

Ans: (D) Punjab National Bank

Q−42. Which country launched the Aoba Velox-III

satellite into orbit from the International Space

Station (ISS)?

(A) United States

(B) Singapore

(C) China

(D) South Korea

Ans: (B) Singapore

Q−43. The 2017 Pakke-Paga Festival was held in

which state?

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Himachal Pradesh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Ans: (A) Arunachal Pradesh

Q−44. What was the theme of 2017 National Girl

Child Day?

(A) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

(B) Beti padeghi. tabhi badegi

(C) Safety and Development of girl child

(D) Adolescent Girls: Issues and Challenges

Ans: (A) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

Q−45. Which country launched the first military

communications satellite Kirameki-2?

(A) China

(B) India

(C) Japan

Ans: (C) Japan

Q−46. The Executive Vice-Chairman of Wipro

recently announced his retirement from the post.

Identify him.

(A) Azim Premji

(B) Abidali Z Neemuchwala

(C) Vivek Agnihotri

(D) T K Kurien

Ans: (D) T K Kurien

Q−47. What is the theme of the 7th National

Voters’ Day that was observed recently?

(A) Inclusive and Qualitative Participation

(B) Empowering Young and Future Voters

(C) Belief in the Ballot


Ans: (B) Empowering Young and Future Voters

Q−48. The Union Cabinet approved the

ratification of the Second Commitment Period of

the Kyoto Protocol. The Second Commitment

Period ends in which of the following years?

(A) 2018

(B) 2019

(C) 2020

(D) 2021

Ans: (C) 2020

Q−49. US President Donald Trump signs

executive order to pull US out of TPP. In this

regard, consider the following statements. I.

The full form of TPP is Trans-Pacific

Partnership. II. The agreement initially

began with the P4 trade agreement between just

four nations, i.e., Brunei, Chile, New Zealand and

Singapore. Which is/are correct?

(A) Only I

(B) Only II

(C) Both I and II



Q−50. Who of the following is confirmed as the

new Ambassador of the United States to the

United Nations?

(A) Nikki Haley

(B) Bobby Jindal

(C) Samantha Power


Ans: (A) Nikki Haley

Q−51. It is with this country India signed 14

agreements to boost bilateral relations.

(A) United Arab Emirates

(B) Saudi Arabia

(C) Kuwait

(D) Qatar

Ans: (A) United Arab Emirates

Q−52. This company agreed to buy US business

software company AppDynamics for about USD

3.7 billion.

(A) Cisco Systems

(B) Microsoft

(C) Capgemini

(D) Tata Consultancy Services

Ans: (A) Cisco Systems

Q−53. The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget

Management (FRBM) Committee submitted its

report to the Union Ministry of Finance. The

committee was headed by

(A) C Rangarajan

(B) N K Singh



(C) Y V Reddy

(D) Vijay Kelkar

Ans: (B) N K Singh

Q−54. Union Cabinet approved an interest

subsidy scheme to boost

(A) Rural housing

(B) Software exports

(C) Cloud computing

(D) Cashless transactions

Ans: (A) Rural housing

Q−55. It is in this city a world class Integrated

Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre will be set up

at an estimated cost of Rs 2,524 crore by the

Union Government.

(A) New Delhi

(B) Mumbai

(C) Hyderabad

(D) Chennai

Ans: (A) New Delhi

Q−56. What is the name of the theatre on demand

service launched by the multiplex chain operator

PVR on January 20, 2017?

(A) VKAAO

(B) RKAAO

(C) NKAAo

(D) ZKAAO

Ans: (A) VKAAO

Q−57. Which committee has recently submitted

report on Fiscal Responsibility and Budget

Management (FRBM) act to the Union

Government?

(A) Sumit Bose committee

(B) N R Madhav committee

(C) N K Singh committee

(D) H Mohan committee

Ans: (C) N K Singh committee

Q−58. The BCSBI has launched an initiative to

organise “Know Your Rights” programme across

the nation to create awareness on Banking Codes

at the grassroot level among the people. Expand

BCSBI?

(A) Banking Credit and Standards Board of India

(B) Business Corporate and Service Board of India

(C) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India

(D) Business Codes and Security Board of India

Ans: (C) Banking Codes and Standards Board of

India

Q−59. Who has been appointed as the director of

United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), New

Delhi?

(A) Derk Segaar

(B) Margaret Chan

(C) Albet Nik

(D) Irina Bokova

Ans: (A) Derk Segaar

Q−60. Who has been named as the brand

ambassador of the Kings XI Punjab team for the

upcoming Indian Premier League?

(A) Yuvraj Singh

(B) Virender Sehwag

(C) Preity Zinta

(D) Sanjay Bangar

Ans: (B) Virender Sehwag

Q−61. Which of the following state has launched

the “Chief Minister’s Award” to reward the best

performing district of the state that adopts digital

payment methods and also educate larger section

of the society about the cashless transaction?



(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Bihar

(C) Assam

(D) Haryana

Ans: (C) Assam

Q−62. India has partnered with which country to

study the air pollution level in Delhi?

(A) US

(B) UK

(C) Japan

(D) Norway

Ans: (B) UK

Q−63. Under the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana

2017, approved by the government on January

24, 2017, a guaranteed rate of return of ______ per

annum would be provided for a period of ten

years.

(A) 6 Percent

(B) 7 Percent

(C) 8 Percent

(D) 9 Percent

Ans: (C) 8 Percent

Q−64. 'e-health project' will be launched by which

state government with support of World Bank

(WB)?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Assam

(C) Kerala

(D) Karnataka

Ans: (C) Kerala

Q−65. Which of the following country has

developed the world’s biggest solar park,

Longyangxia Dam Solar Park?

(A) South Korea

(B) North korea

(C) Japan

(D) China

Ans: (D) China

Q−66. The Corruption Perception Index 2016 was

released by Transparency International. What is

the rank of India in the index?

(A) 79th

(B) 78th

(C) 24th

(D) 94th

Ans: (A) 79th

Q−67. What is the range of the surface-to-surface

missile Ababeel, which was recently flight tested

by Pakistan's military?

(A) 3000 km

(B) 2100 km

(C) 2400 km

(D) 2200 km

Ans: (D) 2200 km

Q−68. Kambala festival, a Buffalo Race, is

celebrated annually in which of the following

states?

(A) Telangana

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Karnataka

(D) Kerala

Ans: (C) Karnataka

Q−69. The International Olympics Committee

stripped Jamaican men’s 4x100m relay team of

gold medal won in the Olympic Games Beijing

2008 as a teammate was found to be guilty of

doping. Name the teammate.

(A) Usain Bolt



(B) Nesta Carter

(C) Omar McLeod

(D) Yohan Blake

Ans: (B) Nesta Carter

Q−70. Eight sports personalities were included in

the list of Padma Shri awardees. Who of the

following is not in the list?

(A) Pankaj Advani

(B) Virat Kohli

(C) Sakshi Malik

(D) Mariyappan Thangavelu

Ans: (A) Pankaj Advani

Q−71. Alexander Kadakin, who passed away

recently, served as the Ambassador of which

country to India?

(A) Japan

(B) Russia

(C) Singapore

(D) China

Ans: (B) Russia

Q−72. Who was awarded with the gallantry award

Ashok Chakra on the 68th Republic Day of India?

(A) Neerav Modi

(B) Harpreet Sandhu

(C) Hangpan Dada

(D) Akhil Jha

Ans: (C) Hangpan Dada

Q−73. Emmy award-winning actress Mary Tyler

Moore, who passed away recently, belonged to

which country?

(A) United States

(B) Australia

(C) China

(D) England

Ans: (A) United States

Q−74. V Shanmuganathan resigned as the

Governor of which State recently?

(A) Manipur

(B) Nagaland

(C) Meghalaya

(D) Sikkim

Ans: (C) Meghalaya

Q−75. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

recently signed MoU with which Middle East

country?

(A) Dubai

(B) Oman

(C) Abu Dhabi

(D) Qatar

Ans: (C) Abu Dhabi

Q−76. This State Government announced Rs 100

crore fund for fintech start-ups.

(A) Karnataka

(B) Gujarat

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Ans: (D) Andhra Pradesh

Q−77. The All India Football Federation launched

the first ever Women’s Professional League with

this many number of teams.

(A) 5

(B) 6

(C) 7

(D) 8

Ans: (C) 7



Q−78. Russia conducted joint operation with this

country in Syria's Al-Bab against Islamic State.

(A) Turkey

(B) Israel

(C) Lebanon

(D) Jordan

Ans: (A) Turkey

Q−79. Who among the following didn’t figure in

the 2017 Padma Vibushan Awardees list?

(A) K J Yesudas

(B) Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

(C) Sharad Pawar

(D) L K Advani

Ans: (D) L K Advani

Q−80. The Chinnaswamy Stadium became the

first cricket stadium in the world to install SubAir

System. The stadium is located in

(A) Chennai

(B) Bengaluru

(C) New Delhi

(D) Cuttack

Ans: (B) Bengaluru

Q−81. Who among the following was appointed as

the acting Governor of Meghalaya?

(A) Banwarlal Purohit

(B) Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya

(C) V Shanmuganathan

(D) K Rosaiah

Ans: (A) Banwarlal Purohit

Q−82. What was India’s rank in the Corruption

Perceptions Index 2016?

(A) 76

(B) 77

(C) 78

(D) 79

Ans: (D) 79

Q−83. Who was appointed as the acting Governor

of Arunachal Pradesh?

(A) Ch Vidyasagar Rao

(B) P B Acharya

(C) ESL Narasimhan

(D) P Sathasivam

Ans: (B) P B Acharya

Q−84. Which country was declared as the most

corruption-free nation by the Corruption

Perceptions Index 2016?

(A) Denmark

(B) Finland

(C) The Netherlands

(D) Germany

Ans: (A) Denmark

Q−85. He was appointed as the Chancellor of

Nalanda University.

(A) Alok Kumar Verma

(B) Surekha Marandi

(C) Dr Vijay Bhatkar

(D) Anil Baijal

Ans: (C) Dr Vijay Bhatkar

Q−86. The 2017 Australian Tennis Open Women’s

Singles title was won by

(A) Venus Williams

(B) Serena Williams

(C) Victoria Azarenka

(D) Maria Sharapova

Ans: (B) Serena Williams



Q−87. The T20 World Cup Cricket for Blind will

be held for around two weeks in February 2017

in this country.

(A) Bangladesh

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Pakistan

(D) India

Ans: (D) India

Q−88. The UNSC extended arms embargo on this

country for another year.

(A) Nigeria

(B) Somalia

(C) Uganda

(D) Central African Republic

Ans: (D) Central African Republic

Q−89. The 3-day long Brahmaputra Literary

festival was inaugurated in

(A) Imphal

(B) Guwahati

(C) Shillong

(D) Gangtok

Ans: (B) Guwahati

Q−90. It is in this country the first human-pig

hybrid embryo was created in the lab.

(A) The USA

(B) The UK

(C) Germany

(D) France

Ans: (A) The USA

Q−91. Dulari Kanya programme was launched by

this State Government to check infant mortality.

(A) Punjab

(B) Haryana

(C) Gujarat

(D) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans: (D) Arunachal Pradesh

Q−92. The 2017 Confederation of Indian Industry

(CII) Partnership Summit was held in

(A) Telangana

(B) Karnataka

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Tamil Nadu

Ans: (C) Andhra Pradesh

Q−93. The 2-day long North East Investors’

Summit will be held in

(A) Shillong

(B) Aizawl

(C) Guwahati

(D) Kohima

Ans: (A) Shillong

Q−94. As per the RBI, India’s Foreign Exchange

Reserves reached this many US dollars in the

week ended by 20 January 2017.

(A) USD 360.775 billion

(B) USD 460.775 billion

(C) USD 560.775 billion

(D) USD 660.775 billion

Ans: (A) USD 360.775 billion

Q−95. As per the India Skills Report 2017,

educated youth of this State are one of the most

poorly skilled in the country.

(A) Telangana

(B) Maharashtra

(C) West Bengal

(D) Madhya Pradesh

Ans: (A) Telangana



Q−96. Which state government has recently

organized Farmer’s Martyrs day to pay homage to

the martyrs of 1894 farmers’ rising in the state?

(A) Bihar

(B) Odisha

(C) Sikkim

(D) Assam

Ans: (D) Assam

Q−97. What is the name of the month long Indian

Naval exercise that began on January 24, 2017 to

enable the Navy strengthen its inter-operability

in complex environment?

(A) Varuna

(B) Tropex

(C) Konkan

(D) Cwar

Ans: (B) Tropex

Q−98. The 2017 Confederation of Indian Industry

(CII) Partnership Summit has started in which of

the following states?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Telangana

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Rajasthan

Ans: (C) Andhra Pradesh

Q−99. Who has won women's Australian Open

Title 2017?

(A) Angelique Kerber

(B) Serena Williams

(C) Venus Williams

(D) Caroline Wozniacki

Ans: (B) Serena Williams

Q−100. Which state government has signed a

memorandum of agreement with French firm

Aerocampus Aquitaine to create a world-class

aero skill academy?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Telangana

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Haryana

Ans: (B) Telangana

Q−101. How much amount of Fund of Funds have

been announced by the Government of Andhra

Pradesh for investing in Fin-tech Start-ups?

(A) Rs. 100 crore

(B) Rs. 200 crore

(C) Rs. 100 crore

(D) Rs. 250 crore

Ans: (A) Rs. 100 crore

Q−102. Name the payment gateway to be

launched by the government for its BHIM app that

will allow the user to transact using biometrics

and Aadhar number?

(A) BHIM Pay

(B) Aadhaar Pay

(C) BioMetric Pay

(D) Digital Pay

Ans: (B) Aadhaar Pay

Q−103. Who has been appointed as the new

chancellor of Nalanda University?

(A) Dr Vijay Bhatkar

(B) George Yeo

(C) Dr Nalin Mehta

(D) Dr. Nitish Shah

Ans: (A) Dr Vijay Bhatkar

Q−104. The Indian Space Research Organisation

(ISRO) successfully tested indigenously

developed cryogenic engine _____ for the upper



stage ‘GSLV Mk III’ rocket.

(A) C20

(B) C22

(C) C25

(D) C28

Ans: (C) C25

Q−105. What is the India’s rank in the 2016

Corruption Perception Index (CPI)?

(A) 68th

(B) 76th

(C) 79th

(D) 86th

Ans: (C) 79th

Q−106. What is the India’s rank in the list of

“Eight Great Powers of 2017”, as per The

American Interest magazine?

(A) 5th

(B) 6th

(C) 7th

(D) 8th

Ans: (B) 6th

Q−107. Who has been appointed as the new

Governor of Meghalaya after the resignation of V.

Shanmuganathan?

(A) Banwarilal Purohit

(B) Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa

(C) Nirbhay Sharma

(D) Tathagata Roy

Ans: (A) Banwarilal Purohit

Q−108. Who won the 2017 Australian Open

Women’s Singles title?

(A) Angelique Kerber

(B) Venus Williams

(C) Serena Williams


Ans: (C) Serena Williams

Q−109. Who won the 2017 Australian Open Men’s

Singles title?

(A) Rafael Nadal

(B) Roger Federer

(C) Novak Djokovic


Ans: (B) Roger Federer

Q−110. Who of the following was appointed as the

Miss Universe 2016?

(A) Miss France Iris Mittenaere

(B) Miss Haiti Raquel Pelissier

(C) Miss Colombia Andrea Tovar

(D) Miss Kenya Mary Esther Were

Ans: (A) Miss France Iris Mittenaere

Q−111. Who won the 2017 Syed Modi Grand Prix

Gold women’s singles badminton title?

(A) P V Sindhu

(B) Sania Mirza

(C) Jwala Gutta

(D) Ashwini Ponnappa

Ans: (A) P V Sindhu

Q−112. Who won the 2017 Syed Modi Grand Prix

Gold men’s singles badminton title?

(A) Kidambi Srikanth

(B) Sameer Varma

(C) Pranav Chopra

(D) Chetan Anand

Ans: (B) Sameer Varma



Q−113. As per an announcement made by the

Union Ministry of Finance, the General Anti

Avoidance Rules will come into force on

(A) 1 April 2017

(B) 1 May 2017

(C) 1 June 2017

(D) 1 July 2017

Ans: (A) 1 April 2017

Q−114. Who was appointed as the UN in India

Goodwill Ambassador for the Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs)?

(A) Ashok Amritraj

(B) Priyanaka Chopra

(C) Aamir Khan

(D) Leander Paes

Ans: (A) Ashok Amritraj

Q−115. On which day Anti-leprosy day was

observed in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi?

(A) 27 January 2017

(B) 28 January 2017

(C) 29 January 2017

(D) 30 January 2017

Ans: (D) 30 January 2017

Q−116. Sir John Hurt, who passed away recently,

belonged to which country?

(A) Germany

(B) France

(C) Poland

(D) England

Ans: (D) England

Q−117. Indian Space Research Organisation

(ISRO) recently ground tested the Cryogenic

Upper Stage engine meant for the rocket GSLV-

Mark-III. The Cryogenic Upper Stage is designated

as:

(A) C11

(B) C19

(C) C25

(D) C32

Ans: (C) C25

Q−118. Who was appointed as special assistant to

US President on ethics and compliance matters, a

key White House position?

(A) Mohan Sahu

(B) Uttam Dhillon

(C) Nikki Haley

(D) Bobby Jindal

Ans: (B) Uttam Dhillon

Q−119. Who was sworn-in as Karnataka

Lokayukta recently?

(A) Vajubhai R Vala

(B) Y Bhaskar Rao

(C) P Vishwanath Shetty

(D) Uday Shetty

Ans: (C) P Vishwanath Shetty

Q−120. India's first Fanatic Sports Museum was

inaugurated in which city?

(A) Lucknow

(B) Kolkata

(C) Delhi

(D) Ambala

Ans: (B) Kolkata

Q−121. Who of the following won the 2017 Tata

Steel Chess Tournament?

(A) Wesley So

(B) Magnus Carlsen

(C) Viswanathan Anand

(D) Viktor Korchnoi



Ans: (A) Wesley So

Q−122. Name the Indian doctor selected for the

2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame?

(A) Devi Shetty

(B) Anil Aggrawal

(C) A.K. Patel

(D) Gullapalli N. Rao

Ans: (D) Gullapalli N. Rao

Q−123. The Supreme Court recently appointed a

four-member Committee of Administrators to run

Board of Control for Cricket in India. Who of the

following will head the Committee?

(A) Anurag Thakur

(B) Vinod Rai

(C) Vikram Limaye

(D) Ramachandra Guha

Ans: (B) Vinod Rai

Q−124. Who of the following was recently

appointed as the Chairman of the African Union

Commission?

(A) Moussa Faki Mahamat

(B) Amina Mohamed

(C) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

(D) Abdoulaye Bathily

Ans: (A) Moussa Faki Mahamat

Q−125. Bombay Natural History Society has

launched climate change programme to assess

conservation of which two bird groups in the

Central Himalayas?

(A) Quail and Babbler

(B) Finches and Pheasants

(C) Partridge and Jay

(D) Barwing and Laughingthrush

Ans: (B) Finches and Pheasants

Q−126. Which terrorist who features in India’s

most wanted list was recently placed under house

arrest by Pakistani authorities?

(A) Ayub Memon

(B) Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi

(C) Dawood Ibrahim

(D) Hafiz Saeed

Ans: (D) Hafiz Saeed

Q−127. Which country has unveiled controversial

state history textbooks?

(A) South Korea

(B) North Korea

(C) Israel

(D) Libya

Ans: (A) South Korea

Q−128. The UN Security Council is going to hold

urgent talks on missile test with which country?

(A) Iran

(B) Iraq

(C) North Korea

(D) Israel

Ans: (A) Iran

Q−129. Meghalaya’s first ever Apparel and

Garment Centre was inaugurated at

(A) Ampati

(B) Shillong

(C) Tura

(D) Resubelpara

Ans: (A) Ampati

Q−130. Who was appointed as the interim

Managing Director and CEO of India Post

Payments Bank (IPPB)?



(A) A P Singh

(B) TR Sehgal

(C) Arun Kumar

(D) Ishan Yadav

Ans: (A) A P Singh

Q−131. The 2017 North East Film Festival began

in which city?

(A) Kolkata

(B) Shillong

(C) Guwahati

(D) Pune

Ans: (D) Pune

Q−132. Which entity was granted the Payments

Bank Licence by RBI recently?

(A) RuPay

(B) India Post

(C) Freecharge

(D) Vodafone

Ans: (B) India Post

Q−133. The State Bank of India launched a new

wealth management product named SBI Exclusif

in which state?

(A) Uttarakhand

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Kerala

(D) Karnataka

Ans: (C) Kerala

Q−134. As per the Economic Survey, the

agriculture sector is set to grow at this per cent

during 2016-17.

(A) 1.1 per cent

(B) 2.1 per cent

(C) 3.1 per cent

(D) 4.1 per cent

Ans: (D) 4.1 per cent

Q−135. As per the Economic Survey, the trade

deficit declined to this many USD between April

2016 and December 2017.

(A) USD 56.5 billion

(B) USD 66.5 billion

(C) USD 76.5 billion

(D) USD 86.5 billion

Ans: (C) USD 76.5 billion

Q−136. Identify the famous French actress, best

known for her roles in films Hiroshima mon

amour and Amour, who passed away recently.

(A) Marion Cotillard

(B) Eva Green

(C) Fanny Ardant

(D) Emmanuelle Riva

Ans: (D) Emmanuelle Riva

Q−137. Who of the following was appointed as the

President of the Table Tennis Federation of

India?

(A) Ranjit Singh

(B) Arun Kumar Banerjee

(C) Dushyant Chautala

(D) M.P. Singh

Ans: (C) Dushyant Chautala

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