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A special commemorative postage stamp was released on centenary celebrations of Yogoda Satsanga Math. The society headquartered in Dakshineswar was founded by? a) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

b) Swami Sivananda Saraswati c) Tirumalai Krishnamacharya d) Paramahansa Yogananda


India recently announced an Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) to boost the output of?

a) Uranium b) Oil and Gas c) Diamond

d) Coal


Software services firm Tech Mahindra is all set to acquire which US-based healthcare IT consulting company for an enterprise value of $110 million? a) CVS Health

b) UnitedHealth Group c) CJS Solutions d) McKesson


Which Indian airport secured first position in the Airports Council International (ACI)-Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey in the 5-15 million passengers per annum (MPPA) category for the year 2016?

a) CSIA b) DIAL

c) BIAL d) GHIAL


Global rating agency Fitch has projected Indian economy to grow by what percent in the current fiscal 2016-17?

a) 6.7% b) 7.3% d) 6.9%

d) 7.1%


What is the name of Jammu & Kashmir’s first smart tribal village developed under Rural Development Department?

a) Nadihal b) Kaprin c) Habbi

d) Jasrota


Manipur High Court declared the over four-month-old economic blockade in the state as “illegal”. The economic blockade was imposed by which political party? a) Manipur People’s Party

b) United Naga Council c) People’s Liberation Army of Manipur d) Naga National Party


What is the name of former Director of CCMB, who has been conferred with Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Distinguished Fellow award? a) Sharat Chandra

b) Rakesh Mishra c) Ch. Mohan Singh d) Lalji Singh


Pablo Cuevas, who recently won his third consecutive Brasil Open title at Sao Paulo, plays for which country?

a) Brazil b) Italy c) Uruguay

d) Spain


Cabinet recently approved the revised cost estimate of Rs 2717 cr for 400 MW Koteshwar Hydro Electric Project. The said project is located in state? a) Jammu & Kashmir

b) Himachal Pradesh c) Uttar Pradesh d) Uttarakhand


Which engineering institute has become the first Indian institute to feature among the top ten in the Times Higher Education ratings in the ‘best small universities’ category?

a) Indian Institute of Technology,Gauhati b) Savitribai Phule Pune University

c) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore d) Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh


Popular Bengali Folk singer Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya who recently passed away, co-founded which band?

a) Dohar b) Shironamhin c) Bhoomi

d) Chandrabindoo


NASA’s Hubble space telescope captured an image of a massive galaxy, UGC 12591. The said galaxy is located how far from earth? a) 500 mn light years

b) 200 mn light years c) 400 mn light years d) 600 mn light years


Which of the following has become the world’s largest banking system by assets?

a) Eurozone b) Japan c) China

d) US


Which Indian actress won the Best Actress award at the International Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA)? a) Sonam Kapoor, Neerja

b) Alia Bhatt, Udta Punjab c) Taapsee Pannu, Pink d) Aishwarya Rai, Sarbjit


Suchna Kranti Yojna (SKY) under which 45 lakh smartphones will be provided to BPL families and college students has been declared by which state government as part of the budget 2017-18?

a) Chhattisgarh b) Odisha

c) Bihar d) Madhya Pradesh


As per the Great Backyard Bird Count report-2017, about 45% of India’s bird species were reported in which state during the 4 day bird count? a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Meghalaya c) Assam d) Kerala


A team of researchers at which company have developed world's smallest magnet using a solitary atom packed with one bit of digital data, as published in Journal Nature?

a) CISCO b) Hewlett Packard

c) IBM d) Intel


NTPC recently commissioned 45 MW solar capacity at Bhadla solar power project taking the total installed capacity to 160 MW. Bhadla power project is located in? a) Uttarakhand

b) Haryana c) Madhya Pradesh d) Rajasthan


Attorneys from which US states are planning to challenge President Trump’s new orders on Muslim travel ban?

a) Illinois b) Oregon c) California

d) Hawaii


What was the theme of International Women’s Day 2017 celebrated on March 8th?

a) Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030

b) Equality for Women is Progress for All c) Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!

d) Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality


Which of the following is an app launched by CBSE to help students find their exam centre through roll numbers?

a) Exam Locator b) Centre Finder c) My Exam Centre

d) Locate Centre


Which bank recently approved 'Work from Home' policy to enable its employees to work while at home using mobile devices? a) Central Bank of India

b) Union Bank of India c) State Bank of India d) Canara Bank


What is India’s rank in bribery rate as per a survey conducted by Transparency International in 16 Asia-Pacific countries? a) 2nd

b) 4th c) 1st d) 3rd


PM Modi recently inaugurated India’s longest 1.4 km extra dosed cable bridge over Narmada in Bharuch on NH 8. The bridge costing Rs 379 cr has been constructed by? a) Tata Projects

b) Jaypee Group c) Reliance Infrastructure d) Larsen & Toubro


What was the theme of 46th National Safety Week, observed countrywide from March 4th to 10th?

a) Safety: It Takes All of Us b) Keep Each Other Safe c) Strengthen Safety Movement to Achieve Zero Harm

d) Build a Safety Culture for Sustainable Supply Chain


Who has been appointed as the official brand ambassador of Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 to be held at England and Wales? a) Sachin Tendulkar

b) Sania Mirza c) Virat Kohli d) Saina Nehwal


Recently passed by the Lok Sabha, Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016, increases paid maternity leave of 12 weeks to? a) 24 weeks

b) 30 weeks c) 26 weeks d) 34 weeks


Which state government launched the first of its kind mobile app where the skilled, semi-skilled persons can apply for jobs? a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Maharashtra c) Gujarat d) Himachal Pradesh


Mahabaleshwar Sail, who won Saraswati Samman 2016, wrote his award winning novel Hawthan in which language? a) Tamil

b) Kannada c) Konkani d) Odiya


India recently signed a Protocol to amend the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with?

a) Belgium b) Ukraine c) Netherlands

d) Portugal


Two-day-long International Yoga Fest was held in? a) Mumbai b) Tiruvananthapuram

c) New Delhi d) Amravati


In a first, which bank has launched a biometric-based payment system Aadhaar Pay through its network?

a) IDFC Bank b) IDBI Bank c) ICICI Bank

d) Federal Bank


Sentinel 2B spacecraft recently blasted off from Guiana Space Center to provide scientists with precise images of Earth for the Copernicus environmental monitoring programme. The satellite was launched by which Space Agency?

a) RosCosmos b) ESA b) ISRO c) NASA


Which state government launched a 24x7 toll-free helpline number 181 for women in distress?

a) Odisha b) Sikkim c) Gujarat

d) Kerala


SBI’s Minimum Average Balance (MAB) requirement does not apply to?

a) Semi urban accounts b) Jan dhan accounts c) Rural accounts

d) MAB applies to all accounts


Google announced at Cloud Next 2017 conference, the acquisition of which of the following start-ups that provides a platform to a number of data scientists? a) Wolfram

b) Kaggle c) RapidMiner d) Domino


12th edition of CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Partnership was held in?

a) New Delhi b) Mumbai c) Bangalore

d) Ahmedabad


Which Indian Institute of Technology won the ‘2017 IEEE Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society Award’ for its solar direct current (DC) inverter system? a) Delhi

b) Roorkee c) Madras d) Kanpur


AIADMK IT Wing launched the first-of-its-kind mobile app ‘Ammavin Aran’ for?

a) Civil maintenance b) Women safety c) Skill development

d) Grievance redressal


Which mobile wallet withdrew its decision to charge 2% fee on credit cards users?

a) Citrus b) Freecharge c) MobiKwik

d) Paytm


Arvind Padmanabhan, who recently passed away at the age of 49, was a veteran?

a) Artist b) Photographer c) Journalist

d) Vocalist




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What is the name of week-long mega cultural festival that started off in Cairo celebrating India and Egypt’s cultural and diplomatic ties? a) Giza and Taj

b) Ganga by the Giza c) India by the Nile d) Ganga converging Nile


Which cricketer tops ICC test bowlers ranking along with R Ashwin?

a) R Jadeja b) J Hazlewood c) H Herath

d) K Rabada


Which bank recently launched three technology services – FASTags, UPI and BBPS?

a) Canara Bank b) Karur Vysya Bank c) Vijaya Bank

d) Lakshmi Vilas Bank


Which of the following states where polls are due next year, the state government has launched a digital dashboard ‘Pratibimba’ to inform voters of the performance and status of the projects?

a) Meghalaya b) Gujarat

c) Karnataka d) Tripura


D. Bala Venkatesh Varma, present Ambassador of lndia to the Kingdom of Spain, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of lndia to? a) Monaco

b) France c) Portugal d) Andorra


What is the name of Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) recently commissioned by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra at Karwar? a) INS Tarmugli

b) INS Tihayu c) INS Tillanchang d) INS Tarasa


Who has been conferred with an honorary degree of Doctor of Science by Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU), Nagpur for contributions in indigenous cow conservation?

a) Mohan Bhagwat b) Ambika Anand

c) Rakesh Sinha d) Vandana Shiva


Who has been elected as the new chairman of KPMG International?

a) Simon Collins b) William Thomas c) John Veihmeyer

d) Klaus Becker


M Chandrakasu, who recently passed away, was Agriculture Minister in which state/UT?

a) Karnataka b) Andhra Pradesh c) Kerala

d) Puducherry


Which country recently test fired indigenously made ‘Hormuz-2’, a naval ballistic missile capable of hitting floating targets within a range of 300 kms? a) Iran

b) Israel c) India d) Afghanistan


Which state government launched a housing scheme estimated at Rs 1,580 cr with central assistance for the economically poor? a) Haryana

b) Tamil Nadu c) Andhra Pradesh d) Kerala


Notes of what denomination will soon be issued with enhanced security features as announced by RBI recently?

a) RS 1000 b) Rs 50 c) Rs 10

d) Rs 100


India recently declared its plan to phase out which of the following refrigerants in a bid to end use of harmful ozone-depleting substances (ODS) ? a) Chlorofluoroolefin (CFO)

b) Perfluorocarbon (PFC) c) Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) d) Perchloroolefin (PCO)


Where was the two-day Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Summit with theme ‘Strengthening Maritime Cooperation for a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Indian Ocean’ held?

a) Colombo b) Port Louis

c) New Delhi d) Jakarta


What is the theme of 10th edition of ICEGOV 2017 held at New Delhi?

a) Building Knowledge Societies: From Digital Government to Digital Empowerment

b) Beyond 2017 - Smart Governance, Smart Development

c) Transparent and Accountable Governance for Post 2017 Development d) Towards Engagement and Collaboration


What is the name of cyclone that hit Madagascar recently?

a) Maysak b) Koppu c) Enawo

d) Tembin


Who presented Nari Shakti Puraskars on the occasion of International Women’s Day?

a) Prime Minister b) Women and Child Development Minister c) President

d) None of the Above


What is the cap put by RBI on NBFCs of all kinds on lending cash against gold?

a) Rs 100,000 b) Rs 80,000 c) Rs 20,000

d) Rs 40,000


UK based experimental physicist Ronald Drever, who recently passed away, co-developed which of the following scientific instruments? a) Magnetic resonance imaging

b) Ultra short radio wave reader c) Catalytic converter d) Gravitational wave detectors


Who is the South Korean president that has been removed from the office over corruption charges?

a) Yuk Young-Soo b) Park Geun-hye c) Choi Soon-sil

d) Hwang Kyo-ahn


Environment ministry launched a web portal for obtaining which clearances?

a) Religious and historic places b) Tribal settlements c) Border areas

d) Coastal Regulation Zone


Who was conferred with ‘2017 Artist of the Year Award’ by Harvard Foundation in Cambridge?

a) Matt Damon b) Viola Davis c) Jeniffer Lawrence

d) Emma Stone


Who has been appointed as as regional director for India, Nepal and Sri Lanka by Ford Foundation?

a) Arun Verma b) Pradeep Nair c) Manoj Shah

d) Rajesh Singh


Who has been elected as Mumbai’s 76th mayor? a) Hemangi Waralikar b) Vithal Lokhare

c) Snehal Ambekar d) Vishwanath Mahadeshwar


Delhi government presented a budget for the year 2017-18 with total outlay of?

a) Rs 52,000 cr b) Rs 50,000 cr c) Rs 48,000 cr

d) Rs 44,000 cr


Which of the following is the only company from Kerala to receive small finance bank license and has issued commercial paper (CP) worth Rs 330 cr? a) Fusion Microfinance

b) Annapurna Microfinance c) Utkarsh Microfinance d) ESAF Microfinance


Who has been elected as the president of European Council?

a) Beata Szydlo b) Ewa Kopacz c) Donald Tusk

d) Herman Rompuy


Which of the following small finance banks commenced its business last month and now has opened six new branches in Bengaluru? a) Suryoday Micro Finance

b) Capital Local Area Bank c) Janalakshmi Financial Services d) Ujjivan Financial Services


NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California has found which of India’s planetary observation satellites considered lost since 2009? a) Kalpana SAT

b) Rohini c) Chandrayaan-1 d) Saral


Which of the following universities has developed the country’s first genetically-modified varieties of cotton?

a) Punjab Agricultural University b) Central Agricultural University c) Tamilnadu Agricultural University

d) GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology


Indian women’s hockey team recently defeated which team in the five-match test series with fourth consecutive win? a) Austria

b) Georgia c) Belarus d) Russia


Indian Women’s Ice Hockey team defeated which team in Asia Challenge Cup at Bangkok to record their first-ever win on an international stage? a) Philippines

b) Laos c) Malaysia d) Vietnam


How many seats does Legislative Assembly of Manipur have?

a) 54 b) 71 c) 60

d) 40


Rajya Sabha recently passed Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill 2016. The act was first enacted in? a) 1962

b) 1968 c) 1954 d) 1972




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Karnataka bank signed a corporate agency agreement with which insurance company for general insurance business? a) TATA AIG General Insurance

b) Reliance General Insurance c) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance d) ICICI Lombard General Insurance


India successfully test fired extended range version of which supersonic cruise missile from Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off the coast of Odisha? a) Dhanush

b) BrahMos c) Sagarika d) Nirbhay


Who is the South African water sport pro to become the first person in the world to cross the Atlantic, solo on a stand-up paddle board? a) Gabe Collins

b) Matthew Ramos c) Daniel Adams d) Chris Bertish


National Archives of India celebrated its 127th foundation day on March 11, 2017. An exhibition on which of the following was inaugurated on the day? a) Political Journey

b) Civilizations in India c) Revolutionary Patriots d) Powerful Pictures that changed India


India’s first air-conditioned rail ambulance will be stationed at?

a) Kalyan b) Dombivli c)  Panvel

d) Virar


Sam Ghosh, CEO of which Reliance Group company announced to leave after 9 years?

a) Reliance Power b) Reliance Capital c) Reliance Infrastructure

d) Reliance Communications


John Surtees, the only racer to hold both two- and four-wheel world crowns passed away recently. The deceased racer hailed from which country? a) Finland

b) Netherlands c) Germany d) Great Britain


Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Central Water Commission (CWC)?

a) Gopal Verma b) Ashish Tyagi d) Narendra Kumar

c) GS Jha


Which Central Armed Police Forces has signed an MoU with NSDC and NSDF for providing skill development facilities to its personnel and their family members? a) ITBP

b) BSF c) SSB d) CISF


Hungary born George Olah, who recently passed away, was a noble laureate in which field?

a) Medicine b) Physics c) Economics

d) Chemistry


How many Indian states have come together to conduct a synchronised elephant census between May 9 and 12?

a) 6 b) 4 c) 2

d) 5


Who has been appointed as the Deputy Governor in RBI for three years to replace R Gandhi?

a) N Chandrasekaran b) Nachiket Mor c) BP Kanungo

d) Bharat Doshi


To reinstate military courts, two bills were introduced in Pakistan’s National Assembly, viz. Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2017 and? a) 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill

b) 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill c) 28th Constitutional Amendment Bill d) 29th Constitutional Amendment Bill


For the year 2017-18, Finance Minister Chowna Mein of Arunachal Pradesh, presented a deficit budget of?

a) Rs 252 cr b) Rs 285 cr c) Rs 308 cr

d) Rs 310 cr


Manjeev Singh Puri, who is currently India’s Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg, has been appointed as India’s next envoy to? a) Nepal

b) Sri Lanka c) Myanmar d) Cambodia


SBI and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) have signed separate agreements with which of the following development banks? a) Bulgarian Development Bank

b) Hungarian Development Bank c) German Development Bank (KfW) d) Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development


CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) scientists have found three new canyons forming a major canyon system in Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh. The new canyon system is believed to be formed by the river?

a) Kandivalasa b) Nadari

c) Vedavathi d) Gundlakamma


Which bank has signed up with Udaipur, Nashik and Puducherry to offer payments-related solutions for smart city initiative? a) HSBC Bank

b) Kotak Mahindra Bank c) Yes Bank d) Indus Ind Bank


A recent survey conducted by Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Australian Institute of Marine Science found that the reef has been ravaged by coral bleaching for the second year in a row. ‘Coral Bleaching’ is caused by?

a) pH imbalance b) Underwater heatwave c) Pollutants d) None of the above


Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin, who has been crowned as the 12th transgender beauty queen in the beauty pageant Miss International Queen 2016, belongs to which country?

a) Thailand b) Philippines

c) Venezuela d) Brazil


What is India’s rank in the recently issued FIFA rankings? a) 127 b) 141

c) 120 d) 132


Lok Sabha passed Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016 highlighting the need for repealing how many obsolete British statutes? a) 6

b) 4 c) 3 d) 5


NASA’s upcoming mission ‘Europa Clipper’ to be launched in 2020s, will investigate the habitability of which planet’s icy moon called Europa? a) Neptune

b) Jupiter c) Saturn d) Uranus


CBSE has made the sixth vocational subject mandatory for class 10th board exams. Students have how many options to choose the vocational subject from? a) 12

b) 15 c) 13 d) 10


NTPC has installed a 100 kWp floating solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, the largest of its kind in India, in which state? a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Rajasthan c) Tamil Nadu d) Kerala


Which bank has formed a subsidiary to manage the group’s real estate and premises?

a) Bank of Baroda b) ICICI Bank c) State Bank of India

d) Punjab National Bank


Indian Railways has signed a Letter of Intent with which of the following to formalise joint cooperation in the area of environmental conservation? a) United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)

b) Global Environment Facility (GEF) c) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) d) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)


India’s largest waste-to-energy plant was inaugurated in?

a) Varanasi b) Surat c) Delhi

d) Mumbai


President Pranab Mukherjee recently appointed Chief Justices of four High Courts of the country. Which of the following is not one of the said four states? a) Kerala

b) Gujarat c) Jharkhand d) Madhya Pradesh


Umesh Sood, who recently passed away, was related to which sport?

a) Shooting b) Hockey c) Football

d) Athletics


Which state’s High Court has directed the government to ensure that all the 132 children, who lost their parents in a tragedy that hit the state in 2013, are admitted to Navodaya Vidyalaya?

a) Jammu & Kashmir b) Bihar

c) Tamil Nadu d) Uttarakhand


Which city has lost its right to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games due to the inability in meeting deadlines and financial problems? a) Edmonton

b) Kingston c) Dublin d) Jakarta


Who has won Men’s singles title at the All England Open Badminton, held at Birmingham, UK?

a) Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia b) Marcus Gideon, Indonesia c) Lin Dan, China

d) P Kashyap, India


Which city hosted the 11th edition of North East Business Summit?

a) Shillong b) Gauhati c) Aizawl

d) New Delhi


When was World kidney Day with the theme ‘Kidney Disease and Obesity’ observed?

a) Mar 13 b) Mar 11 c) Mar 9

d) Mar 7




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Two-day long ‘Dalal Street Lit Fest 2017’ an art celebration festival blending the themes of finance and literature, held in Mumbai was organized by? a) NSE Academy

b) SEBI c) MCX School d) BSE Institute


Who is the Indian golfer to recently win Hero Indian Open title for the second time in a row?

a) Shubhankar Sharma b) Gaganjeet bhullar c) SSP Chawrasia

d) Chiragh Kumar


Who has been roped in by Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus as the brand ambassador in India?

a) Deepika Padukone b) Arijit Singh c) Sachin Tendulkar

d) Amitabh Bachchan


Who has been appointed as the new chairman of HSBC Holdings PLC, headquartered in London, UK?

a) Irene Dorner b) Mark Tucker c) Antonio Simoes

d) Stuart Gulliver


RBI recently announced all limits on savings bank cash withdrawals would cease to exist effective?

a) June 30 b) Apr 1 c) Mar 31

d) Mar 13


Which country is going to conduct its first national census in 19 years?

a) Malawi b) Papua New Guinea c) Pakistan

d) Yemen


Which state has become the latest to launch Adarsh Gram Yojana with an allocation of Rs 93 cr in the budget 2017-18? a) Arunachal Pradesh

b) Mizoram c) Nagaland d) Manipur


Which legendary football player has been announced to be the brand ambassador of Chinese Super League?

a) David Beckham b) Edson Nascimento Pelé c) Diego Maradona

d) Zinedine Zidane


Diphan, director of the popular movie Puthiya Mukham recently passed away. He was associated with which film industry? a) Tamil

b) Telugu c) Kannada d) Malayalam


As per a new study conducted by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), which of the following bird species inhabited India about 25,000 years ago? a) Sittellas

b) Bowerbird c) Ostrich d) Bristlebird


Which IT multinational has announced to acquire Mobileye, an Israeli company that develops technology for self-driving cars, for $15 bn? a) IBM

b) AMD c) Intel d) Qualcomm


Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD), has been deployed in South Korea to protect against threats from North Korea. The anti-ballistic missile system has been developed by?

a) Russia b) US

c) China d) Israel


Sri Lanka has decided to scale back the deal to sell which deep-sea port to a Chinese company after widespread protests? a) Hambantota

b) Galle c) Oluvil d) Trincomalee


Hyundai Engineering recently signed a deal worth USD 3.2 billion to invest in a major oil project in which country? a) Kuwait

b) Iran c) Yemen d) Iraq


Which companies have apologised for "inadvertently" using PM Narendra Modi's name and photograph in their advertisements? 1. Vodafone 2. Paytm 3. Mobikwik 4. Reliance Jio a) 1 & 2

b) 2 & 3 c) 3 & 4 d) 2 & 4


As per a new resolution unanimously adopted by Bangladesh parliament, which day has been declared as the Genocide Day in remembrance of the atrocities carried out by Pakistani Army in 1971?

a) March 30th b) March 15th

c) March 25th d) March 10th


Telangana government presented a tax-free Rs 1.49 lakh crore budget for 2017-18. Who is the finance minister of the state? a) Naini Narshimha Reddy

b) Kadiyam Srihari c) Md. Mohamood Ali d) Etela Rajender


Who has taken additional charge of the Defence Ministry after Manohar Parrikar stepped down from the position to become Goa’s Chief Minister? a) Rajnath Singh

b) Venkaiah Naidu c) Sadananda Gowda d) Arun Jaitley


13th Executive Committee meeting of International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN), which aims to improve the understanding of smart grid technologies and promote governmental policies, was held at?

a) Oslo b) Gurugram

c) Vienna d) Munich


Which Union minister announced Kamaladevi Chattopadhya National Awards, a new category of awards for women handloom weavers and women handicraft artisans?

a) Thawar Chand Gehlot b) Kalraj Mishra

c) Maneka Gandhi d) Smriti Irani


Which state government is set to organise a first-of-its-kind 15-day festival next month showcasing Asia’s largest tulip garden? a) Jammu & Kashmir

b) Kerala c) Delhi d) Karnataka


Which company has provided power utility company Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, with a state-of-the-art IP/MPLS network to support the management of its electrical grid ?

a) Sify b) Alcatel

c) Cisco d) Nokia


Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has extended the last date of submission of digital life certificate through Jeevan Pramaan Patra upto? a) Sep 30th

b) July 31st c) June 30th d) Mar 31st


Which of the following released a set of draft guidelines for digital wallet companies in India in order to promote electronic payments while ensuring the security of transactions?

a) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology b) NITI Aayog

c) Ministry of Consumer Affairs d) Ministry of Finance


A Rs 1.6 lakh cr budget was presented in Rajasthan assembly for the year 2017-18. The finance portfolio in the state is held by? a) Kali Charan Saraf

b) Nandlal Meena c) Vasundhara Raje d) Gulab Chand Kataria


How many bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) with rollback provisions has CBDT signed with Japanese trading companies (Sogo Shoshas) in the current financial year?

a) 4 b) 3

c) 5 d) 6


Cabinet recently approved India’s accession to the Customs Convention on International Transport of Goods under cover of TIR Carnets which functions under the auspices of the UNECE. How many signatories are at present in the TIR Convention (excluding India)?

a) 68 b) 73 c) 70 d) 69


Where was the workshop on ‘Arsenic problem in ground water and its remediation in Ganga Basin’, organized by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), held? a) Lucknow

b) New Delhi c) Dehradun d) Patna


Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) gave recognition to how many insolvency professional entities? a) 4

b) 3 c) 1 d) 2


Comptroller and Auditor General of India has announced that it will soon audit the various aspects of demonetisation of Rs 1000/500 notes. Who is the present CAG of India?

a) Vinod Rai b) TN Chaturvedi

c) VN Kaul d) Shashi Kant Sharma


Who inaugurated the 3rd edition of week-long exhibition ‘Festival of Innovations’ held in New Delhi to recognise and reward grassroots innovations? a) Hamid Ansari

b) Narendra Modi c) Pranab Mukherjee d) Rajnath Singh


What is the name of the initiative launched by The Commonwealth to help member states tackle domestic violence? a) Peace in the Home

b) Anti Abuse c) Break the Silence d) No Excuse for Abuse


What is the name of child friendly HIV drug which the sole manufacturer Cipla stopped manufacturing over the issue of non-payment? a) Fentanyl

b) Propofol c) Midazolam d) Lopinavir


A recent study has found that two tests are particularly effective in determining the cause of a stillbirth - examination of the placenta and foetal autopsy. The researchers who conducted the study belong to which country?

a) Germany b) United States c) China d) India


Which public Infrastructure Finance Company has donated Rs 25 cr to Swachh Bharat Kosh as part of CSR?

a) India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited b) Infrastructure Development Finance Company c) Rural Electrification Corporation Limited

d) SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited


Ministry of Defence has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Finance for setting up of a ‘Non-lapsable Capital Fund Account’. The said account is to be set up for which expense head?

a) Procurement b) Salaries

c) Works d) None of the Above


Which health organization has asked the doctors to report not just notifiable diseases but also any unusual symptoms that they see in their patients? a) General Medical Council

b) World Medical Association c) World Health Organisation d) Indian Medical Association


225-year old Armoury of which 18th century warrior was recently relocated 100 meters away from original site, making it the first such exercise in the history of Indian Railways?

a) Shivaji b) Tipu Sultan

c) Nana Sahib d) Hyder Ali


Indian researcher Ram Sagar Misra, Shiv Nadar University has been able to increase the amount of starch produced in wheat grain and, therefore, the yield. The research was published in which scientific journal?

a) Agronomy for Sustainable Development b) Nature Communications

c) Journal of Soil and Water Conservation d) Nature


Which country celebrated National Elephant Day on March 13th?

a) Botswana b) India c) Sri Lanka

d) Thailand


Which state government has launched a Rs 605 cr scheme which includes distribution of welfare kits for pregnant women and new born called ‘KCR Kit’ ? a) Kerala

b) Andhra Pradesh c) Telengana d) Tamil Nadu


Which online cab aggregator has announced to roll out a 'realtime ID check' feature to ensure that the driver using the app matches the account registered under the company's name?

a) Meru b) Ola

c) Easycabs d) Uber


Radha Mohan Singh, Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister recently laid foundation stone of a Banana Research Centre in? a) West Bengal

b) Andhra Pradesh c) Kerala d) Bihar


Commonwealth Summit which is scheduled to happen in April 2018 will be held at?

a) Dublin b) Edinburgh c) New Delhi

d) London


Which state will host Asian Athletics Championships 2017 in July?

a) Haryana b) Delhi c) Jharkhand

d) Odisha


What is the name of Russian doctor who has been banned by Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for being an alleged mastermind of state-sponsored doping in Russian track and field?

a) Aleksandr Popov b) Marat Safin

c) Sergei Portugalov d) Alexei Mishin


Mission Fingerling launched by Government of India with a total expenditure of about Rs. 52000 lakh is associated with? a) Pink Revolution

b) Green Revolution c) Blue Revolution d) Black Revolution


Which country is planning to dispatch its largest warship in South China sea for a 3 month tour?

a) US b) Japan c) South Korea

d) India


Who has been elected as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by US Senate?

a) Reshma Saujani b) Harry Sidhu c) Kamala Harris

d) Seema Verma




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