ALL EXAMS GK BITS 4

ALL EXAMS GK BITS 4

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative stamp on the_______birth anniversary of Saint Ramanujacharya on May 1, 2017 in New Delhi. 
1. 800th
2. 900th
3. 1000th
4. 1100th 

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2. Which Union Ministry is observing Swachhta Pakhwada from May 1 to 15, 2017?
1. Union Ministry of Finance
2. Union Ministry of External Affairs
3. Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs
4. Union Ministry of Textiles 

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3. Which state became first Indian state to use Automated Weather Stations?
1. Gujarat
2. Maharashtra
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Uttarakhand 

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4. On May 2, 2017, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar launched Centre’s _________ to encourage 1,000 educational institutions to display portraits of war heroes on campus.
1. Veer Samman Abhiyan
2. Veer Shraddhanjali Abhiyan
3. Veerta Gaurav Abhiyan
4. Vidya Veerta Abhiyan 

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5. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act – RERA has come into effect from:
1. April 1, 2017
2. April 10, 2017
3. April 25, 2017
4. May 1, 2017 

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6. 4th National Standards Conclave was held on 1st and 2nd May 2017 in:
1. Mumbai
2. Bengaluru
3. Chennai
4. New Delhi 

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7. Indian Railways will unveil a new premier train ___________ between Mumbai and Goa in June 2017 with state-of-the-art facilities.
1. Gati Express
2. Shardul Express
3. Vikram Express
4. Tejas Express 

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8. Which State Government has launched ambulance service for injured and ill cows?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Gujarat
4. Rajasthan 

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9. Centre has sanctioned Rs 200 corer for paying pending salaries of primary teachers in:
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Uttarakhand
3. Assam
4. Jammu & Kashmir 

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10. Who among the following inaugurated the 8th conference of head of missions (HOM) in New Delhi?
1. President Pranab Mukherjee
2. Vice President Hamid Ansari
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
4. External Affairs Ministe, Sushma Swaraj 

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11. Which is the only state that did not participate in Central Government’s Swachh Survekshan2017?
1. Haryana
2. Bihar
3. Kerala
4. West Bengal 

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12. In a gazette notification, the Union Home Ministry said the entire Assam along with bordering areas of Meghalaya, have been declared “disturbed” under AFSPA for three months with effect from May 3, 2017. Abbreviation AFSPA stands for:
1. Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act
2. Armed Forces (Subsidiary Powers) Act
3. Armed Forces (Stringent Powers) Act
4. Armed Forces (Security Powers) Act

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13. Which State Government has decided to become the second state in the country to reschedule its financial year from January to December?
1. Gujarat
2. Jharkhand
3. Rajasthan
4. Maharashtra 

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14. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) has decided to start which two new circuits of their flagship luxury train Maharajas’ Express?
1. ”Southern Sojourn” and “Southern Jewels”
2. ”Southern Sojourn” and “Southern Paradise”
3. ”Southern Paradise” and “Southern Jewels”
4. ”Southern Delight” and “Southern Jewels” 

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15. Which State will introduce boat ambulance service in four districts where people face difficulties in getting health service?
1. Kerala
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Odisha
4. Tamil Nadu 

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16. Who among the following foreign dignitary was on an official visit to India from 25-30 April, 2017?
1. Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan
2. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
3. Abdulla Yameen, President of Maldives
4. Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan

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17. Nicos Anastasiades, who was on an official visit to India in April 24-29th 2017, is the President of:
1. Cyprus
2. Belgium
3. Austria
4. Sweden 

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18. India will give Rs. _______ crore to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh in the next five years under the new ‘Muktijodha scholarship’ scheme.
1. Rs. 15 crore
2. Rs. 25 crore
3. Rs. 35 crore
4. Rs. 45 crore 

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19. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of __________was on an official visit to India from April 30, 2017 to May 1, 2017.
1. Cyprus
2. Turkey
3. Armenia
4. Poland 

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19. Which among the following became the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft-designed font?
1. Paris
2. London
3. Berlin
4. Dubai 

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20. 13th International Perm culture Convergence (IPC) will be held from November 27 to December 2, 2017in:
1. Mumbai
2. New Delhi
3. Hyderabad
4. Nagpur 

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21. India has opened its first private small arms manufacturing plant at Malanpur, Madhya Pradesh in a joint venture with __________.
1. France
2. Russia
3. Israel
4. Germany 

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22. 27th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group is being held from 1st to 12th of May 2017 at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in:
1. Paris, France
2. London UK
3. Geneva,Switzerland
4. New York, US

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23. Which three countries have signed an agreement on setting up four safe zones in Syria?
1. Russia, Turkey and Israel
2. Russia, Iran and Israel
3. Russia, Iran and Turkey
4. Russia, US and UK 

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24. The 15th edition of WFH International Musculoskeletal Congress (IMC) was held from 5thof May to 7th of May, 2017 in:
1. Beijing, China
2. Bangkok, Thailand
3. Colombo, Sri Lanka
4. Seoul, South Korea 

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25. India will organise cultural festival in _____ from 8th – 12th May 2017to mark 156th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
1. France
2. Egypt
3. Japan
4. Bangladesh 

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26. Who among the following have topped the 2017 list of the richest people in the United Kingdom (UK)?
1. Lakshmi Mittal and family
2. Swaraj Paul and family
3. Hinduja Brothers
4. David and Simon Reuben 

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27. which among the following is an ambitious sub-regional transport project aimed at creating seamless connectivity between 4 Asian countries?
1. BBIN (Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal) Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA)
2. BBIM (Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Myanmar) Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA)
3. BMIN (Bangladesh-Myanmar-India-Nepal) Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA)
4. CBIN (China-Bhutan-India-Nepal) Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) 

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28. Securities and Exchange Board of India has finalised norms for issuance and listing of ________ bonds, which will help in raising funds from capital markets for investment in the renewable energy space.
1. Environment Bonds
2. Masala Bonds
3. Green Bonds
4. Solar Bonds 

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29. Which company has announced a new “Solve for India” initiative that aims to expand and energise the start-up ecosystem in tier II cities across India?
1. Face book
2. Amazon
3. Microsoft
4. Google 

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30. On May 2, 2017, which private sector bank said it has made 100 villages digitally-enabled in 2017 and plans to transform 500 more by the year-end?
1. HDFC Bank
2. Yes Bank
3. Axis Bank
4. ICICI Bank 

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31. Reserve Bank of India has fixed the rate of interest on the Floating Rate Bonds, 2024 (FRB 2024) for the half year May 7, 2017 to November 6, 2017 at:
1. 6.20%
2. 6.30%
3. 6.40%
4. 6.50% 

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32. Which fruit has been used by Scientists at IIT Roorkee to create inexpensive and more efficient solar cells?
1. Watermelon
2. Strawberry
3. Mango
4. Jamun 

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33. Which technology will be used by Indian Railways for tracking of wagons, coaches and locomotives to ensure effective and transparent functioning?
1. speed-frequency identification tags
2. geo-frequency identification tags
3. sound-frequency identification tags
4. radio-frequency identification tags 

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34. On May 1, 2017 Space launched ___________rocket carrying NROL-76, a classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
1. Falcon 8
2. Falcon 9
3. Falcon 10
4. Falcon 11 

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35. In context of security devices, what is ‘E-Nasika’?
1. A hand held device that will be used for physical checking at airports
2. An advanced system to check narcotics mixed with other substances
3. An advanced CCTV surveillance system which will be used at airports
4. Hand-held equipment which is capable of rapid detection of chemical agents well below their toxic limits. 

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36. Which portal has been launched by Government to allow people to check electro-magnetic radiation (EMF) compliance status of mobile towers?
1. ‘Tarang Prasadan’
2. ‘Tarang Mahiti’
3. ‘Tarang Sanchar’
4. ‘Tarang Jaanch’ 

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37. EVIN project of Union Health Ministry has become global best practise in immunisation. Abbreviation EVIN stands for:
1. Electronic Vaccine Information Network
2. Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network
3. Electronic Vaccine Intimation Network
4. Electronic Vaccine Immunisation Network 

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38. The South Asia Satellite (GSAT-9) was successfully launched on May 5, 2017, by ISRO from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, and Andhra Pradesh. GSAT-9 is equipped with,how many transponders?
1. 10 transponders
2. 12 transponders
3. 14 transponders
4. 16 transponders 

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39. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently demonstrated a solar hybrid electric car, which has been designed and developed using in-house resources, at:
1. Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmadabad
2. Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Bangalore
3. National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad
4. Vikaram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram 

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40. World’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has restarted circulating beams of protons for the first time in 2017. LHC lies in a 27 km long tunnel beneath:
1. France – Germany Border
2. France – Italy Border
3. France – Switzerland Border
4. Switzerland – Germany Border 

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  • Answer: 3

41. Researchers from ______________have developed a synthetic, soft tissue retina which closely mimics the natural human retinal process.
1. Oxford University
2. Harvard University
3. Stanford University
4. Cambridge University 

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42. India’s first of its kind, indigenously developed high temperature drop tube reactor (DTR)system has been installed by NETRA. Abbreviation NETRA stands for:
1. NTPC Energy Technology Resolution Alliance
2. NTPC Energy Technology Research Academy
3. NTPC Energy Transmission Research Alliance
4. NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance 

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43. Which 3 India-origin scientists have recently been elected Fellows of UK Royal Society?
1. Krishna Chatterjee, Subhash Khot and Prabhakar Raut
2. Krishna Chatterjee, Pankaj Soni and Yadvinder Malhi
3. Krishna Chatterjee, Subhash Khot and Yadvinder Malhi
4. Krishna Chatterjee, Prabhakar Raut and Yadvinder Malhi 

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44. Who among the following will take over as new president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?
1. Manisha Chainani
2. Tina Biswas
3. Shobana Kamineni
4. Neha Awasthi 

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45. Mr. Anthony Lianzuala has taken over as the new:
1. Soicitor General of India
2. Attorney General of India
3. Surveyor General of India
4. Controller General of Accounts 

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46. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has constituted a Technical Committee in accordance with Regulation 14 of the IBBI (Information Utilities) Regulations, 2017.Who will be the chairperson of this committee?
1. R B Barman
2. Nand Lal Sarda
3. Pulak Ghosh
4. V G Kannan 

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47. Who among the following has been named the new chairman of the Tea Board of India?
1. Vikas Kumar Sachdev
2. Shiv Shankar Gohel
3. Mahesh Singh
4. Prabhat Kamal Bezboruah 

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48. Usha Ananthasubramanian has been appointed as the head of which public sector bank?
1. Syndicate Bank
2. Corporation Bank
3. Bank of Baroda
4. Allahabad Bank 

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49. Which tennis player has won the Barcelona Open title for a record 10th time?
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Andy Murray
4. Stan Wawrinka 

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50. Who among the following became the first Indian to clinch the Asian Squash title by winning the finals of of 19thAsian Squash Championship in Chennai?
1. Dipika Pallikal
2. Roshni Jha
3. Maitri Raj
4. Joshna Chinappa 

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  • Answer: 4

51. Which football club created history by becoming the first club from North-East India to win the I-League title?
1. Guwahati FC
2. Imphal FC
3. Itanagar FC
4. Aizawl FC 

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52. Which city is likely to get a Blind Football Academy (BFA), the first ever exclusive academy for differently-able talents in India?
1. Varanasi
2. Kochi
3. Jaipur
4. Chennai 

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53. Which Indian tennis player has won Tallahassee Challenger Men’s Doubles title on April, 30 2017 with his partner Scott Lipsky from America?
1. Leander Paes
2. Ramkumar Ramanathan
3. Rohan Bopanna
4.Yuki Bhambri 

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  • Answer: 1

54. Which Indian Cricketer received the Fellowship Award at the 7th annual Asian Awards held in London, UK?
1. M S Dhoni
2. Yuvraj Singh
3. Rahul Dravid
4. Sachin Tendulkar 

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  • Answer: 4

55. Which Indian boxer has won a silver medal at the Asian Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan?
1. Vijender Singh
2. Devendro Singh
3. Vikas Krishan Yadav
4. Shiva Thapa 

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  • Answer: 4

56. Every year, ‘International Labour Day’ is celebrated on:
1. 5th May
2. 4th May
3. 3rd May
4. 1st May 

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57. Every year, ’World Asthma Day’ is observed on:
1. 2nd May
2. 1st May
3. First Sunday of May
4. First Tuesday of May 

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58. Which date was observed as ‘Ganga Swachhta Sankalp Divas’by National Mission on Clean Ganga (NMCG)at twelve locations situated on the banks of River Ganga?
1. April 28, 2017
2. April 29, 2017
3. April 30, 2017
4. May 2, 2017 

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59. International Fire fighters’ Day’ (IFFD) is observed on which date every year?
1. 5th May
2. 4th May
3. 3rd May
4. 2nd May 

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  • Answer: 2

60. Who among the following has been chosen for the prestigious Indian National Science Academy (INSA) medal for the Young Scientist Award for the year 2017?
1. Sanjay Pratihar
2. Naresh Lodha
3. Murari Tripathi
4. Prateek Desai 

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  • Answer: 1

61. Who among the following has been selected for the ‘Transformative Chief Minister Award’ in recognition for his role in advancing the US-India partnership at the state level?
1. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu
2. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani
3. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
4. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan 

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62. Who among the following has been honoured by Tamil Nadu State Government with “Avvaiyar Award” for 2017?
1. Padma Venkataraman
2. Vaidehi Chinappa
3. Shruti Iyer
4. Srilata Venkatesh 

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  • Answer: 1

63. Who among the following has been conferred with the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Sungnye Medal of the Republic of Korea for his services rendered as honorary consul general of South Korea in Kolkata?
1. Manohar Naik
2. Sachin Neog
3. Rajive Kaul
4. Shishir Oberoi 

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  • Answer: 3

64. Who among the following has won the prestigious 2016 Wisden-MCC (Melbourne Cricket Council) Cricket Photograph of the Year?
1. Munatazir Sheikh
2. Bilal Khan
3. Imtiyaz Ahmed
4. Saqib Majeed 

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  • Answer: 4

65. Leila Seth, the first woman judge of the _________ High Court passed away on May 5, 2017.
1. Allahabad High Court
2. Delhi High Court
3. Chennai High Court
4. Mumbai High Court 

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66. Ustad Rais Khan who passed away in Pakistan on May 6, 2017, was an exponent of which musical instrument?
1. Tabla
2. Shehnai
3. Sitar
4. Flute 

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ALL EXAMS GK 2

1. On May 7, 2017, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highway, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated India’s first bio refinery plant for renewable fuels and chemicals in:
1.Jaipur, Rajasthan
2.Pune, Maharashtra
3.Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
4.Ranchi, Jharkhand 

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2. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has shifted its strategic anti-Maoist command headquarters to __________ from Kolkata to bring focus on combing operations in Chhattisgarh. 
1.Raipur
2.Simga
3.Tilda Newra
4.Birgaon 

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  • Answer: 1

3. Which State Govt. has decided to gather a detailed data of every resident and issue a sleek identity for every house in the state?
1.Uttar Pradesh
2.Punjab
3.Haryana
4.Andhra Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 3

4. Which entity has signed an agreement with World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to establish Technology and Innovation Support Centres (TISC) that would help innovators in developing countries exploit their potential?
1.Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
2.Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
3.National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)
4.Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) 

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5. “Bahubali 2: The Conclusion” is the first Indian movie to cross Rs 1,000 crore at box office. So far, the total collection of Bahubali franchise (both parts combined) has crossed Rs. ______ crore
1.1650 crore
2.1700 crore
3.1750 crore
4.1800 crore 

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  • Answer: 1

6. Which new strategy has been announced by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singhto wipe out left-wing terror?
1.SANKALP
2.SAMADHAN
3.PRATIKAAR
4.NIVARAN 

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7. On May 8, 2017, which State Govt. imposed an official ban over selling and serving foods high in fats, sugar and salt (HFSS) in school canteens?
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Gujarat
3.Madhya Pradesh
4.Maharashtra 

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  • Answer: 4

8. Union Ministry of Home Affairs has asked all states to integrate prison e-system with CCTNS as well as e-courts on priority basis. What does abbreviation CCTNS stand for?
1.Crime and Conspiracy Tracking Network and Systems
2.Criminal and Case Tracking Network and Systems
3.Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems
4.Crime and Custody Tracking Network and Systems 

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9. The Supreme Court has sentenced a sitting judge, __________ of the Calcutta high court, to six months of imprisonment, holding him guilty of contempt of court.
1.P V Sen.
2.N K Moorthy
3.V L Nair
4.C S Karnan 

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10. The Government of _________and Oracle have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) intended to improve citizen services and to make the state an attractive destination for start-ups?
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Telangana
3.Chhattisgarh
4.Jharkhand 

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  • Answer: 4

11. India has embarked on an ambitious Rs 10,000-crore ____________ Mission to explore and harness mineral resources beneath the ocean floor.
1.Blue Water Mission
2.Deep Ocean Mission
3.Aqua Horizon Mission
4.Sea Mineral Mission 

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12. On May 10, 2017, who among the following launched the Integrated Case Management System of the Supreme Court?
1.President Pranab Mukherjee
2.Vice President Hamid Ansari
3.Prime Minister Narendra Modi
4.Union Law Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad 

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  • Answer: 3

13. Which scheme will be launched by National Book Trust (NBT) to organise regular book fairs in rural areas across the country?
1.’Panchayat Pustak Mela’
2.’Grameen Pustak Mela’
3.’Pradeshik Pustak Mela’
4.’Rural Pustak Mela’ 

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  • Answer: 1

14. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has offered delivery of rail tickets allowing passengers to make payment through any payment mode, including cash.IRCTC was formed in which year?
1.1997
2.1999
3.2001
4.2003 

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  • Answer: 2

15. Which two minesweeper ships of Indian Navy were decommissioned on May 9, 2017?
1.INS Kakinada and INS Kozhikode
2.INS Karwar and INS Kozhikode
3.INS Konkan and INS Kakinada
4.INS Karwar and INS Kakinada 

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  • Answer: 4

16. With an eye on greater revenue generation and providing better facilities to visiting tourists, Uttar Pradesh State Government has decided to merge the local body of Mathura with ________ and local body of Ayodhya with _________.
1.local body of Mathura with Noida and local body of Ayodhya with Faizabad
2.local body of Mathura with Vrindavan and local body of Ayodhya with Sitapur
3.local body of Mathura with Vrindavan and local body of Ayodhya with Rampur
4.local body of Mathura with Vrindavan and local body of Ayodhya with Faizabad 

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17. In a bid to keep a check on “errant” NGOs, especially those receiving foreign funding, Union Home Ministry has asked as many as 5,845 organisations to open their accounts in banks having core banking facilities. Currently there are __________ active NGOs in India.
1.54000
2.44000
3.34000
4.24000 

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  • Answer: 4

18. Which among the following metro services has announced to employ 23 members from the transgender community?
1.Bengaluru Metro
2.Delhi Metro
3.Noida Metro
4.Kochi Metro 

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  • Answer: 4

19. Which internet-based interface has been launched by Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry for welfare and development of agricultural stakeholders in India?
1.e-Krishi Samvad
2.e-Krishi Charcha
3.e-Krishi Nivaran
4.e-Krishi Samadhan 

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  • Answer: 1

20. As per ‘2016 India Exclusion Report (IXR) ’, Dalits, Adivasis and Muslims continue to be the worst-hit communities in terms of exclusion from access to public goods. This report has been released by:
1.Centre for Social Studies
2.Centre for Equity Studies
3.Social Justice Centre
4.Socio-Equity Organisation 

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  • Answer: 2

21. Army has decided to re-introduce CASO as a permanent feature of its campaign against militants in Kashmir. Abbreviation CASO stands for:
1.Cordon and Search Operations
2.Cordon and Seize Operations
3.Capture and Search Operations
4.Capture and Seize Operations 

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  • Answer: 1

22. Election Commission of India has launched National Contact Centre with a toll-free No., on which any citizen can call for query or complaint. Who is the current Chief Election Commissioner of India?
1.Naveen Chawla
2.S Y Quraishi
3.V S Sampath
4.Nasim Zaidi 

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  • Answer: 4

23. Which city will host biggest ever International Yoga Day event on the June 21, 2017?
1.Varanasi
2.Nagpur
3.Kochi
4.Ahmedabad 

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  • Answer: 4

24. Which among the following has become the first state to introduce a logo for vehicles driven by persons with hearing impairment?
1.Telangana
2.Karnataka
3.Punjab
4.Andhra Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 1

25. Who among the following was NOT a part of the five-member Supreme Court bench which heard final arguments on the constitutional validity of triple talaq?
1.CJI J S Khehar
2.Justice Kurian Joseph
3.Justice Aspy Pestonji
4.Justice U Lalit 

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  • Answer: 3

26. Which among the following will be the first Indian city to get electric radio cabs?
1.Nagpur
2.Hyderabad
3.Bengaluru
4.Surat 

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  • Answer: 1

27. Andhra Pradesh State Govt. has signed a deal with ____________ for setting up of Rs 500-crore IT research facility in Vijayawada.
1.Wipro
2.Infosys
3.Tata Consultancy Services
4.HCL Technologies 

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  • Answer: 4

28. Which State Government is considering a proposal to declare “no school bag day” on Saturdays in state-run schools?
1.Kerala
2.Jharkhand
3.Telangana
4.Uttar Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 4

29. Residents of which states have been exempted from mandatory quoting of Aadhaar to obtain PAN cards and file tax returns?
1.Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and Sikkim
2.Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh
3.Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and Meghalaya
4.Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya 

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  • Answer: 3

30. On May 12, 2017, Gujarat State Government launched implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (Gramin) in which five districts of the state?
1. Ahmedabad, Surat, Anand, Aravalli and Kheda.
2. Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Anand, Aravalli and Kheda.
3. Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Anand, Aravalli and Kheda.
4. Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Anand, Aravalli and Rajkot. 

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  • Answer: 2

31. Which State Govt. has decided to sign memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Centre under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) to provide subsidised medicines in the state?
1.Himachal Pradesh
2.Chhattisgarh
3.West Bengal
4.Goa 

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  • Answer: 4

32. Which entity has collaborated with the British Geological Survey to turn Varanasi into a smart city?
1.Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Kharagpur
2.Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Kanpur
3.Indian Institute of Management (IIM) – Ahmedabad
4.Indian Institute of Management (IIM) – Bangalore 

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33. On May 14, 2017, __________________ and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Paklaniswamy jointly inaugurated 7.4 km long stretch of Chennai Metro Train service in Chennai.
1.President Pranab Mukherjee
2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi
3.Union Urban Development Minister, Venkaiah Naidu
4.Union Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu 

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  • Answer: 3

34. First outreach programme of the Ministry of External Affairs, ‘Videsh Sampark’ was held in:
1.Mumbai
2.Bengaluru
3.Hyderabad
4.Chandigarh 

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  • Answer: 3

35. Govardhan Eco Village, set up by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in adjoining _____ district, has won ‘Smart Village’ award for being a sustainable project in rural Maharashtra.
1.Yavatmal
2.Ratnagiri
3.Thane
4.Nashik 

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  • Answer: 3

36. Which two countries started ‘Eager Lion’, an annual military exercise in which about 7,400 troops from more than 20 nations will take part?
1.Israel and US
2.Jordan and US
3.Germany and France
4.France and US 

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  • Answer: 2

37. Which among the following is the first large Chinese-made passenger jetliner which completed its maiden test flight on May 5, 2017?
1.C515
2.C717
3.C818
4.C919 

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  • Answer: 4

38. 29th series of _______________ Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) had begun on May 9, 2017.
1.India-Indonesia
2.India-Maldives
3.India-Sri Lanka
4.India-Japan 

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39. Which country has been unanimously elected as the President of UN-Habitat for next two years?
1.China
2.India
3.Brazil
4.Russia 

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  • Answer: 2

40. 50th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors was held from 4th– 7thMay 2017 in:
1.Philippines
2.Singapore
3.Japan
4.Thailand 

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  • Answer: 3

41. On May 8, 2017, which two countries started their annual joint exercises ‘Shoulder – to –Shoulder’ focusing on disaster response and counter terrorism?
1.China and US
2.Japan and US
3.Japan and Russia
4.Philippines and US 

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  • Answer: 4

42. International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague has stayed the execution of Indian national __________________, who was awarded death sentence by a Pakistan military court on charges of terrorism and spying.
1.Rakesh Bansal
2.Rajendra Singh
3.Naresh Bajoria
4.Kulbhushan Jadhav 

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  • Answer: 4

43. Moon Jae-in has been elected as President of which Asian country?
1.Vietnam
2.Cambodia
3.Laos
4.South Korea 

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  • Answer: 4

44. Microblogging platform Twitter has elevated ___________ as its Country Director for India
1.Prakash Salgaonkar
2.Vikram Muchal
3.Jayant Bhatnagar
4.Taranjeet Singh 

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  • Answer: 4

45. India has decided to replace the Maitri research station in Antarctica with a new one in the next three to four years. The name Maitri was suggested by:
1.Rajiv Gandhi
2.Indira Gandhi
3.Morarji Desai
4.P V Narsimha Rao 

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  • Answer: 2

46. With which country, India held two-day Maritime Security Dialogue to exchange views on maritime developments in Asia-Pacific & Indian Ocean Region?
1.US
2.Russia
3.Australia
4.UK 

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  • Answer: 1

47. In May 2017, which stealth frigate of Indian Navy sailed to UK to mark ‘UK India Year of Culture’ and the 200th anniversary of Britain’s Indian-made warship HMS Trincomalee?
1.INS Trishul
2.INS Tarkash
3.INS Teg
4.INS Tabar 

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  • Answer: 2

48. National Highways Authority of India(NHAI) has raised Rs. _____ crore through Masala Bondsat London Stock Exchange.
1.Rs. 1000 crore
2.Rs. 2000 crore
3.Rs. 3000 crore
4.Rs. 4000 crore 

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  • Answer: 3

49. Government of which country has approved the sale of $ 75 million worth high-tech chemical protective clothing for the Indian armed forces that will protect Indian soldiers against biological and chemical warfare?
1.France
2.Russia
3.Germany
4.US 

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  • Answer: 4

50. 19th Session of India-Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation was held during 11th – 12th May, 2017 in:
1.Rome, Italy
2.Florence, Italy
3.Milan, Italy
4.New Delhi, India 

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  • Answer: 1

51. Which company has launched India’s first insurance product that can be bought at a point of sale (POS)?
1.ICICI Prudential
2.Bharti Axa
3.Edelweiss Tokio
4.LIC of India 

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  • Answer: 3

52. Which international financial institution has forecasted 7.7% growth rate for Indian economy in FY 2018-19?
1.World Bank
2.Asian Development Bank
3.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
4.International Monetary Fund 

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  • Answer: 4

53. Cash back portal Cashkaro.com has tied up with which private sector bank to launch card-linked offers as part of its loyalty programme for both offline and online shoppers?
1.Axis Bank
2.Yes Bank
3.Kotak Mahindra bank
4.ICICI Bank 

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  • Answer: 2

54. India’s largest cab aggregator Ola has partnered with which company to launch a range of integrated digital offerings to customers?
1.Reliance Jio
2.Reliance Communications
3.Airtel
4.Vodafone 

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  • Answer: 3

55. On May 9, 2017, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)extended the deadline for companies undertaking billing business under the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) up to:
1.June 30, 2017
2.September 30, 2017
3.December 31, 2017
4.March 31, 2018 

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  • Answer: 3

56. As per Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)’s guidelines, investors can now invest up to Rs _______ per MF per financial year through e-wallets.
1.Rs.25000
2.Rs.50000
3.Rs.75000
4.Rs.100000 

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  • Answer: 2

57. Which among the following has become the first company ever to have market capitalisation of nearly $800 billion?
1.Facebook
2.Google
3.IBM
4.Apple 

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  • Answer: 4

58. Aadhaar has been made mandatory for applying for Permanent Account Number (PAN) with effect from:
1.June 1, 2017
2.July 1, 2017
3.August 1, 2017
4.September 1, 2017 

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  • Answer: 2

59. DIPAM, under Union Finance Ministry has set up an Investor Facilitation Platform that will provide information about stocks of public sector units. Abbreviation DIPAM stands for:
1.Department of Investment and Priority Account Management
2.Department of Investment and Pooled Account Management
3.Department of Investment and Public Account Management
4.Department of Investment and Public Asset Management 

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  • Answer: 4

60. Which entity has come up with a new home loan product ‘Griha Siddhi’?
1.LIC Housing Finance
2.Dewan Housing Finance
3.Housing Development Finance Corporation
4.ICICI Bank 

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  • Answer: 1

61. RBI has restricted which of the following loss making bank to open new branches and hire new staff?
1.Federal Bank
2.IDBI Bank
3.Indian Bank
4.IndusInd Bank 

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  • Answer: 2

62. India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT) has entered into an agreement with which entity to collaborate on efforts for Skill Development in the field of International Financial Services & Regulations.
1.NITI Ayog
2.IIM –Ahmadabad
3.Gujarat National Law University (GNLU)
4.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 

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  • Answer: 3

63. Which entity has signed a non-exclusive term sheet to acquire FreeCharge, the digital payments platform?
1.ICICI Bank
2.Airtel Payments Bank
3.Paytm
4.Larsen & Toubro 

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  • Answer: 3

64. Disha Microfin has received final licence from the Reserve Bank of India to set up a small finance bank. It will commence operation from July 2017 under the name of:
1.Pragati Small Finance Bank
2.Fincare Small Finance Bank
3.Unnati Small Finance Bank
4.Micro Nivesh Small Finance Bank 

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  • Answer: 2

65. India has ranked ______ in World Bank’s electricity accessibility ranking for the current year.
1.56th
2.46th
3.36th
4.26th 

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  • Answer: 4

66. ______________ is the second Bank after IDBI Bank against which ‘Prompt Corrective Action’ has been invoked by RBI?
1.UCO Bank
2.Syndicate Bank
3.Corporation Bank
4.Bank of India 

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  • Answer: 1

67. A common butterfly in_________ has been identified as an entirely new species – making it the first such finding from the region in over a century.
1.Israel
2.Egypt
3.Nigeria
4.Kenya 

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  • Answer: 1

68. Which Digital Marketing Agency has acquired BlogX, India’s largest blog conference where bloggers and content managers connect?
1.Techbag
2.Techtube
3.Techbook
4.Techmagnate 

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  • Answer: 4

69. Indian Railways will float global tenders to acquire EoTT system to run trains without guards. Abbreviation EoTT stands for:
1.End of Train Transit
2.End of Train Telemetry
3.Evolution of Train Transit
4.Evolution of Train Telemetry 

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  • Answer: 2

70. What was the 2017 theme of ‘World Migratory Bird Day’ observed on second weekend of May 2017?
1. ‘Their Future is Our Future – A Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People’
2.‘Stop the Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds’
3.‘Networking for migratory birds’
4.‘Destination Flyways: Migratory Birds and Tourism’ 

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  • Answer: 1

71. Which company has acquired an app and sleep monitoring device called ‘Beddit’?
1.Samsung
2.Apple
3.Amazon
4.Google 

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  • Answer: 2

72. Annual hunting festival ‘Bishu Parv’, is observed by tribal community living in which wildlife sanctary?
1.Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh
2.Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam
3.Landfall Island Wildlife Sanctuary, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4.Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand 

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  • Answer: 4

73. India has imposed retroactive anti-dumping duties on________ products effective for five years from August 8, 2016.
1.Steel Products
2.Chemical Products
3.Electronic Products
4.Plastic Products 

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  • Answer: 1

74. On May 11, 2017, India test fired ‘Spyder’ surface-to-air-missileat a test range in Odisha. What is the strike range of ‘Spyder’?
1.15 km
2.25 km
3.35 km
4.45 km 

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  • Answer: 1

75. Scientists using NASA telescopes have detected a primitive atmosphere composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium on which distant planet?
1.BAT-P-26b
2.DAT-P-26b
3.FAT-P-26b
4.HAT-P-26b 

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  • Answer: 4

76. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will open an exclusive research centre in _________ for start-ups, academicians and entrepreneurs
1.Mumbai
2.Kolkata
3.Chennai
4.Hyderabad 

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  • Answer: 4

77. Border Security Force (BSF) will install invisible laser walls along Indo-Pak border in Jammu & Kashmir which will detect intrusions and relay information immediately to the nearest post for action. This made-in-India technology is called:
1.SurakshaWall
2.IndoShield
3.Kavach
4.RakshakWall 

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  • Answer: 3

78. On May 13, 2017, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Mr. J P Nadda launched new Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine(PCV), for Pneumonia in:
1.Rajasthan
2.Madhya Pradesh
3.Chhattisgarh
4.Himachal Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 4

79. On May 11, 2017, indigenously-built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, successfully test fired BVR missile. Abbreviation BVR stands for:
1.Binary Virtual Range
2.Beyond Virtual Range
3.Beyond Vector Range
4.Beyond Visual Range 

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  • Answer: 4

80. Four Chinese students will live in a laboratory simulating a lunar-like environment for up to 200 days as Beijing prepares for its long-term goal of putting humans on the moon. This laboratory is being referred to as:
1.’Lunar Paradise’
2.’Moon Paradise
3.’Lunar Palace’
4.’Moon Dwelling’ 

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  • Answer: 1

81. On May 12, 2017, a massive ransomware cyber attack dubbed ______ hit hospitals, major companies and government offices in 99 countries.
1.’WannaDance’
2.’WannaFly’
3.’WannaRace’
4.’WannaCry’ 

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  • Answer: 4

82. Archaeological workers have unearthed an ancient human burial site with at least 17 intact mummies near which city of Egypt?
1.Minya
2.Memphis
3.Giza
4.Alexandria 

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  • Answer: 1

83. Emmanuel Macron has been elected as next President of which European Country?
1.Greece
2.Portugal
3.France
4.Spain 

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  • Answer: 3

84. Who among the following has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to the Netherlands?
1.Venu Rajamony
2.Srilekha Joshi
3.Nethra Fernandes
4.Manohar Dixit 

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  • Answer: 1

85. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)has recommended measures to cut down consumption of unhealthy food products and reducing the rising burden of chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes. Who is the current Chairperson of FSSAI?
1.Rithika Pradhan
2.Ashok Nagar
3.Ashish Bahuguna
4.Mrudang Vyas 

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  • Answer: 3

86. US President Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American ____________ to a key administration position in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an agency charged with overseeing America’s power grid and deciding on multibillion-dollar energy projects.
1.Pradeep Jain
2.Amish Arora
3.Neil Chatterjee
4. Kamala Harris 

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  • Answer: 3

87. Central Govt. has set-up a high-level task force to fine tune jobs data so that the government can frame policies to spur employment. This task force is headed by:
1.Hasmukh Adhia
2.Anupriya Patel
3.S S Mundra
4.Arvind Panagariya 

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  • Answer: 4

88. Who among the following has been appointed as United Nations’ new humanitarian aid chief by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres?
1.Stephen Whittam
2.Joel Breeze
3.Mark Lowcock
4.Nigel Clive 

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  • Answer: 3

89. On May 10, 2017, Government approved the appointment of _______ as the next defence secretary of India.
1.Sanjay Mitra
2.Manish Surana
3.Kailash Menon
4.Nishant Awasthi 

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  • Answer: 1

90. Senior Pakistan Foreign Service officer ____________ has been designated as Pakistan’s new High Commissioner to India
1.Tariq Anwar
2.Maqsood Ali
3.Javed Haq
4.Sohail Mahmood 

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  • Answer: 4

91. Hubert Minnis has been elected as new Prime Minister of:
1.Cuba
2.Argentina
3.Bahamas
4.Mexico 

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  • Answer: 3

92. Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed as the next ambassador to which European country?
1.Portugal
2.Greece
3.Germany
4.France 

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  • Answer: 4

93. Who among the following has been elected as the Chairman of FIFA Governance committee?
1.Justice Mukul Mudgal
2.Justice Avinadh Gaur
3.Justice Anath Parekh
4.Justice Vishwas Rao 

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  • Answer: 1

94. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved appointment of senior bureaucrat’s _________ and ________as members in the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).
1.R K Mahajan and Mahender Singh
2.R K Mahajan and Sudhir Krishnan
3.Mahender Singh and Sudhir Krishnan
4.R K Mahajan and Lokesh Reddy 

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  • Answer: 1

95. Who among the following has been appointed by World Health Organisation (WHO) as its goodwill ambassador for hepatitis in South-East Asia region to boost awareness and intensify action to arrest the epidemic?
1.Shah Rukh Khan
2.Amitabh Bachchan
3.Salman Khan
4.Ranbir Kapoor 

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  • Answer: 2

96. Who among the following has been appointed as Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University for a five-year term?
1.Pravin Mehta
2.Shashi Bala Singh
3.V K Saraswat
4.Arjun Nehwal 

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  • Answer: 3

97. Who among the following Indian Shooters claimed a bronze medal in the women’s 10m Air Pistol at the Grand Prix of Liberation Plezn 2017?
1.Apurvi Chandela
2.Heena Sidhu
3.Ayonika Paul
4.Shubhangi Sen. 

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  • Answer: 2

98. Which team has won 7th Junior National Hockey Championship (Women)?
1.Hockey Andhra Pradesh
2.Assam Hockey
3.Hockey Mizoram
4.Hockey Him 

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  • Answer: 4

99. Who among the following became second Indian to meet the javelin qualifying mark for the World Athletics Championships to be held in London in August 2017?
1.Mayank Pawar
2.Abhishek Tomar
3.Vikram Rajput
4.Devender Singh 

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  • Answer: 4

100. Who among the following has been voted the 2017 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA)?
1.Paul Pogba
2.N’Golo Kanté
3.Antoine Griezmann
4.Olivier Giroud 

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  • Answer: 2

101. Which among the following is the mascot of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships scheduled to be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Odisha in July 2017?
1.’Jumbo’
2.’Sheru’
3.’Olly’
4.’Chimpu’ 

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  • Answer: 3

102. The National Basketball Association (NBA) -the governing body of Basketball in US inaugurated its first ever academy in India in:
1.Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
2.Pune, Maharashtra
3.Gandhinagar, Gujarat
4.Kochi, Kerala 

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  • Answer: 1

103. Who among the following holds the record as highest wicket-taker in women’s one-day international?
1.Niranjana Nagarajan
2.Jhulan Goswami
3.Shikha Pandey
4.Deepti Sharma 

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  • Answer: 2

104. Which country has lifted a ban on its rugby union for hosting international events after it made progress in improving racial diversity in the sport?
1.Argentina
2.Brazil
3.Chile
4.South Africa 

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  • Answer: 4

105. Who among the following has won a bronze medal in 80-kg category at Asian Wrestling Championship?
1.Narsingh Yadav
2.Sandeep Tomar
3.Harpreet Singh
4.Yogeshwar Dutt 

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  • Answer: 3

106. Which former Indian cricketer has been recently awarded an honorary life membership to the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?
1.Javagal Srinath
2.Anil Kumble
3.VVS Laxman
4.Venkatesh Prasad 

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  • Answer: 3

107. Which Indian Para-Athlete won a gold medal in the 200m race at World Para Athletics Grand Prix, Beijing?
1.Ramalinga Rai
2.Ramudri Someshwara Rao
3.Shiv Prakash Singh
4.Anubhav Kharge 

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  • Answer: 2

108. What was the 2017 theme of ‘World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day’ observed on May 8, 2017?
1. “Everywhere for Everyone”
2. “Together for Humanity”
3. “Youth on the Move”
4. “Less Known Red Cross Stories” 

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  • Answer: 4

109. Which dates are observed as ‘Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War’?
1.8-9 May
2.10-11 May
3.12-13 May
4.14-15 May 

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  • Answer: 1

110. What was the 2017 theme of ‘National Technology Day’, observed in India on May 11, 2017?
1.Technology for National Security
2.Technology for Self-Sufficiency
3.Technology for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
4.Technology for Environment Conservation 

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  • Answer: 3

111. What was the 2017 theme of ‘International Nurses Day’ celebrated on May 12, 2017?
1.Nurses: A Force for Change: Improving health systems’ resilience
2.Nursing: A voice to lead – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
3.Ensuring Safety of Nurses in War Zone
4.Nurses: A Force for Change: Care Effective, Cost Effective 

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  • Answer: 2

112. On May 12, 2017, President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Florence Nightingale Awards to ______ nurses from across the country on the occasion of International Nurses Day.
1.25 nurses
2.35 nurses
3.45 nurses
4.55 nurses 

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  • Answer: 2

113. What was the 2017 theme of ‘International Mother’s Day’?
1. “Safe Motherhood”
2.“Motherhood and Health”
3. “Every Mother knows”
4. “Motherhood and Social Order 

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  • Answer: 3

114. Every year, World Fair Trade Day is observed on:
1.12th May
2.13th May
3.14th May
4.Second Saturday of May 

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  • Answer: 4

115. Which child actor was named the ‘Rising Star’ at the 7th Annual Asian Awards?
1.Sunny Pawar
2.Pawan Munshi
3.Rohan Pathak
4.Aaryan Malhotra 

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  • Answer: 1

116. Who among the following has been awarded Tholakpiyyar Award, as a part of Presidential Awards for classical Tamil for year 2015-16?
1.Dr. M Vanitha
2.Dr. V Prakash
3.Dr. R.Kalaikkovan
4.Dr. G Balaji 

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  • Answer: 3

117. Which actress has been named the best director for her directorial debut ‘A Death in the Gunj’ and the best actress for ‘Lipstick under My Burkha’ at 2017’s New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF)?
1.Radhika Apte
2.Gracy Singh
3.Konkona Sensharma
4.Mugdha Godse 

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  • Answer: 3

118. Who among the following has received ‘Woodrow Wilson Award’ for global corporate citizenship?
1.Shikha Sharma
2.Indra Nooyi
3.Arundhati Bhattacharya
4.Chanda Kochhar 

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  • Answer: 4

119. Which among the following has been ranked world’s most affordable tech city as per SavillsTech Cities 2017 rankings?
1.Bengaluru, India
2.Buenos Aeries, Argentina
3.Coepnhagen, Denmark
4.Cape Town, South Africa 

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  • Answer: 1

120. Who among the following has featured in Forbes Middle East annual ranking of the top 100 Indian Business Owners?
1.Mushtaq Anwar
2.Wasim Khan
3.Yusuff Ali
4.Sameer Mansuri 

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  • Answer: 3

121. _________________, a health worker in Ganjam district of Odisha, has bagged the prestigious Florence Nightingale award 2017
1.Krishna Kumari
2.Savita Lenka
3.Vibhuti Das
4.Debashree Panda 

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  • Answer: 1

122. Which state has secured first rank on this year’s Public Affairs Index (PAI), compiled on basis of a survey by Bangalore-based think-tank Public Affairs Centre (PAC)?
1.Tamil Nadu
2.Karnataka
3.Kerala
4.Telanagana 

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  • Answer: 3

123. ___________, a senior NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister, passed away on May 10, 2017.
1.Sahdev Patil
2.Vinayak Shinde
3.Pradeep Berde
4.Arjun Pawar 

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  • Answer: 4

124. P R Ramasubrahaneya Rajha, who passed away on May 11, 2017, was the chairman of which business conglomerate?
1.Action Group of Companies
2.Amara Raja Group of Companies
3.Ramco Group of Companies
4.Escorts Group of Companies 

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• Answer: 3

ALL EXAMS GK 3

1. On May 15, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘Narmada Seva Mission’ at the concluding ceremony of the ‘Namami Devi Narmade Sewa Yatra’ in ____________ district of Madhya Pradesh. 
1.Ratlam District
2.Anuppur District
3.Chhatarpur District
4.Satna District 

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  • Answer: 2

2. Which State Govt. has formed ‘Maa’ committee to keep a check on the quality of mid-day meal being served in primary schools?
1.Uttar Pradesh
2.Rajasthan
3.Jharkhand
4.Tamil Nadu 

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  • Answer: 1

3. The Central Govt. will soon begin work on a Rs. ______ crore project to provide road connectivity to 44 Naxal-affected districts.
1.Rs. 5000 crore
2.Rs. 7000 crore
3.Rs. 9000 crore
4.Rs. 11000 crore 

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  • Answer: 4

4. On May 15, 2017, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the two-day second meeting of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) in:
1.Mumbai
2.Kochi
3.Varanasi
4.New Delhi 

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  • Answer: 4

5. Indian Railways will install about ______high definition CCTV cameras at 983 stations across the country to strengthen the security of passengers including women at rail premises.
1.19,000 high definition CCTV cameras
2. 20,000 high definition CCTV cameras
3. 21,000 high definition CCTV cameras
4. 22,000 high definition CCTV cameras 

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  • Answer: 1

6. Union Minister for Chemical and Fertilizers, Ananth Kumarhas announced that two centres of the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET) will be set up in:
1.Haryana
2.Punjab
3.Andhra Pradesh
4.Telangana 

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  • Answer: 1

7. Andhra Pradesh Government has inked a pact with which country for developing an area of 6.84 km at capital Amaravati as start-up area in phases?
1.Japan
2.Singpore
3.France
4.Germany 

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  • Answer: 2

8. Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal to establish Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in which state with 100% outlay of central government?
1.Sikkim
2.Assam
3.Meghalaya
4.Tripura 

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  • Answer: 2

9. Chief Minister of which state has announced that his government intends to appoint PV Sindhu as the state’s sports ambassador?
1.Kerala
2.Telangana
3.Andhra Pradesh
4.Karnataka 

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  • Answer: 3

10. On May 16, 2017, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu announced a round-the-clock Doordarshan channel for:
1.Lakshadweep
2.Tripura
3.Jharkhand
4.Arunachal Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 3

11. Maternity Benefit Program has been extended to all districts of India with effect from:
1.January 1, 2017
2.February 1, 2017
3.March 1, 2017
4.April 1, 2017 

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  • Answer: 1

12. On May 17, 2017, first meeting of the National Steering Group and other knowledge partners was held in NITI Aayog. This meeting was co-chaired by:
1.Arvind Panagariya and Amitabh Kant
2.Amitabh Kant and Ratan Watal
3.Ratan Vatal and Bibek Debroy
4.Bibek Debroy and V K Saraswat 

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13. As per the report of a survey carried out by the Quality Council of India, ____________has been adjudged as the cleanest railway station among busiest stations in India.
1.Visakhapatnam Railway Station
2.Jammu Railway Station
3.Secunderabad Railway Station
4.Surat Railway Station 

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14. Which among the following will soon become 100 per cent LED-lit airport?
1.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
2.Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport, Patna
3.Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati
4.Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad 

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  • Answer: 4

15. On May 16, 2017, Indian Meteorological Department (IMT) issued orange alert – a warning for severe heat wave, across which state?
1.Uttar Pradesh
2.Odisha
3.Bihar
4.Jharkhand 

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16. A semi-mechanised car park, the first of its kind in Jammu and Kashmir has been inaugurated in:
1.Baramulla
2.Pahalgam
3.Srinagar
4.Gulmarg 

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17. Annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise conducted by Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command, commenced on May 18, 2017 at:
1.Karwar, Karnataka
2.Okha, Gujarat
3.Panaji, Goa
4.Porbandar, Gujarat 

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18. Which state has launched e-textbook portal for school students?
1.Telangana
2.Andhra Pradesh
3.Punjab
4.Haryana 

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  • Answer: 4

19. As per the directions of the _____________, Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has developed a manual titled “Living conditions in Institutions for Children in conflict with Law”.
1.Supreme Court of India
2.National Human Rights Commission
3.Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)
4.United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 

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  • Answer: 1

20. India boycotted the two-day conference on China’s OBOR initiative, which was held in Beijing on 14th and 15th May 2017. Abbreviation OBOR stands for:
1.”One Border One Road”
2.”One Belt One Road”
3. “One Belt One Region”
4. “One Border One Region” 

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  • Answer: 2

21. The expanded preferential trade agreement between India and _______ came into effect from May 16, 2017.
1.Argenitna
2.Brazil
3.Cuba
4.Chile 

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22. India has imposed anti-dumping duty on a certain type of _____ from Iran to protect domestic industry from cheap imports.
1.glasses
2.industrial chemicals
3.plastic pipes
4.rubber tyres 

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  • Answer: 1

23. On May 16, 2017, the headquarters of Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was inaugurated in:
1.Oman
2.Saudi Arabia
3.UAE
4.Qatar 

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24. India has launched the process to export ‘Ujala’ to ___________with affordable ‘Made in India’ LED bulbs.
1.Russia
2.United Kingdom
3.Spain
4.Italy 

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  • Answer: 2

25. Union Cabinet has approved Agreement between India and _______ on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters.
1.Mongolia
2.Cambodia
3.Laos
4.Tajikistan 

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26. India has imposed anti-dumping duty on a _________ chemical used in pharma industry and aluminium foil to protect domestic industry from cheap imports.
1.Chinese
2.Japanese
3.Canadian
4.Australian 

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  • Answer: 1

27. On May 15, 2017, The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) officially launched the _____________, in Geneva, Switzerland.
1. “Year of Glaciers”
2. “Year of Doldrums”
3. “Year of Polar Prediction”
4. “Year of Equinox” 

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28. On May 14, 2017, Mahmoud Abbas arrived in India for a 4-day official visit. Mahmoud Abbas is the President of:
1.Palestine
2.Egypt
3.Saudi Arabia
4.Kuwait 

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  • Answer: 1

29. ‘SIMBEX-17' was the bilateral exercise between navies of which two countries?
1.India and Australia
2.India and Singapore
3.Australia and China
4.China and Singapore 

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  • Answer: 2

30. G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meet was held from 18th to 19th May, 2017 in:
1.Portugal
2.Germany
3.Italy
4.France 

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  • Answer: 2

31. India has ranked _____in terms of International Tourist Arrivals (ITA)for 2014 and 2015 as per revised rankings of World Tourism Barometer by World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
1.4th
2.14th
3.24th
4.34th 

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  • Answer: 3

32. China and the member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to a framework on code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea. Every year, about US$ _____ trillion in goods pass through South China Sea.
1.US$ 2 trillion
2.US$ 3 trillion
3.US$ 4 trillion
4.US$ 5 trillion 

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  • Answer: 4

33. India and other solar rich countries including Argentina, Burkina-Faso, Chad, France, Ivory Coast, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda and Yemen have jointly supported commissioning of a study to define and structure a CRMM for solar power generation projects in solar rich countries. Abbreviation CRMM stands for:
1.Comprehensive Risk Mitigation Mechanism
2.Consolidated Risk Mitigation Mechanism
3.Common Risk Management Mechanism
4.Common Risk Mitigation Mechanism

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  • Answer: 4

34. According to the new UNICEF report titled “A Child is a Child: Protecting children on the move from violence, abuse and exploitation”, at least _______ unaccompanied and separated children were recorded in some 80 countries in the combined years of 2015 and 2016.
1.300000
2.400000
3.500000
4.600000 

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  • Answer: 1

35. Next Arctic Energy Summit(AES) will be held from September 18-20, 2017 in:
1.Norway
2.Finland
3.Sweden
4.Switzerland 

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  • Answer: 2

36. As per latest Economic Outlook Survey by _______, Indian Economy is expected to grow at 7.4% for the fiscal year 2017-18.
1.Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
2.Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM)
3.Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
4.National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) 

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  • Answer: 3

37. As per a joint report titled “Financial Security for India’s Elderly—The Imperatives” from CRISIL and pension regulator Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), by year ______, every 5th Indian will be in their 60s.
1.2035
2.2040
3.2045
4.2050 

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  • Answer: 4

38. HDFC Life has entered into a bank assurance tie-up with which private sector bank to distribute its individual life insurance products?
1.IndusInd Bank
2.Axis Bank
3.Catholic Syrian Bank
4.Bandhan Bank 

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  • Answer: 3

39. As per United Nations’ “World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid- 2017” report, India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for FY 2017 has been revised downwards to _______%.
1.7.2%
2.7.3%
3.7.4%
4.7.5% 

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  • Answer: 2

40. In a first of its kind transaction in India,__________ enabled end to end trade financing for one of its clients by applying the block chain technology.
1.Yes Bank
2.IDFC Bank
3.Kotak Mahindra Bank
4.Bandhan Bank 

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  • Answer: 3

41. Which portal has been launched by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to tighten grip on tax evaders?
1.www.cleanmoney.gov.in
2.www.taxcompliance.gov.in
3.www.nivaaran.gov.in
4.www.taxmitr.gov.in 

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  • Answer: 1

42. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a mission for development of bio pharmaceuticals. This mission entails an investment of Rs ______ crore by the central government over a period of five years.
1.Rs. 1500 crore
2.Rs. 1600 crore
3.Rs. 1700 crore
4.Rs. 1800 crore 

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  • Answer: 1

43. Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has finalised tax rates on 80-90% of goods and services. GST will replace _______ central taxes and ______ state taxes
1.5 central taxes and 7 state taxes
2.7 central taxes and 9 state taxes
3.5 central taxes and 9 state taxes
4.7 central taxes and 7 state taxes 

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  • Answer: 2

44. As per fresh set of guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India, banks need to open at least ______% of their banking outlets in a year in unbanked rural centres.
1.15%
2.20%
3.25%
4.30% 

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  • Answer: 3

45. Which among the following has become the first private airline to get a licence to fly under UDAN, the government’s regional connectivity scheme?
1.Turbo Megha Airways
2.Air Odisha
3.Deccan Air
4.SpiceJet 

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  • Answer: 1

46. Which two entities will jointly inspect the excavation being carried out at an archaeological site in Haryana’s Fatehabad district to verify claims of it being the oldest civilisation in the world?
1.ISRO and DRDO
2.DRDO and NASA
3.NASA and ISRO
4.ISRO and European Space Agency 

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  • Answer: 3

47. Indian has ranked _____ among 40 countries on ‘Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index’ 2017 released by Ernst and Young (EY).
1.2nd
2.3rd
3.4th
4.5th 

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  • Answer: 1

48. Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K)has recently launched ‘LIVE’, a business incubator and entrepreneurship development centre. Abbreviation ‘LIVE’ stands for:
1.Laboratory for Incubation, Venturing and Entrepreneurship
2.Laboratory for Innovation, Verification and Entrepreneurship
3.Laboratory for Innovation, Venturing and Enlisting
4.Laboratory for Innovation, Venturing and Entrepreneurship 

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  • Answer: 4

49. Indian Navy and ________________ have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Data Sharing and Scientific cooperation in the field of Meteorology and Ocean logy.
1.Antrix Corporation
2.Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
3.Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmadabad
4.National Atmospheric Research Laboratory 

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  • Answer: 3

50. On May 15, 2017, SpaceX launched a communications satellite for which mobile broadband company?
1.AT&T
2.Inmarsat
3.Verizon
4.Virgin Media 

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  • Answer: 2

51. India’s first Aquatic Rainbow Technology Park, an ultra modern exclusive facility for ornamental fish equipped with multi-species hatchery and live feed culture units will come up at:
1.Visakhapatnam
2.Mumbai
3.Chennai
4.Kolkata 

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  • Answer: 3

52. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) located in _______ district of West Bengal has successfully created the country’s first smart grid project, which will generate power from renewable sources of energy.
1.Nadia
2.Howrah
3.Murshidabad
4.Jalpaiguri 

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  • Answer: 2

53. 18-year-old boy from Tamil Nadu has created the world’s smallest satellite named ‘KalamSat’ which weighs only _______ gm
1.464 gm
2.364 gm
3.264 gm
4. 64 gm 

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  • Answer: 4

54. _____________Island has been found to be the most polluted place on the planet, with over 37 million pieces littered on its beaches.
1.Tabuaeran Island
2.Henderson Island
3.Mangareva Island
4.Fatu Hiva Island 

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  • Answer: 2

55. Seeking to give a fresh impetus to India’s domestic nuclear power production, the Union cabinet has cleared a proposal to indigenously build ______atomic reactors
1.7 atomic reactors
2.8 atomic reactors
3.9 atomic reactors
4.10 atomic reactors 

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  • Answer: 4

56. Indian army has recently received two M777 Ultra Lightweight Howitzer artillery guns from:
1.Israel
2.France
3.USA
4.Germany 

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  • Answer: 3

57. A new study has found that an Earth-Like Planet called _______, orbiting the closest neighbouring Star; Proxima Centauri may have water and the potential to support alien life.
1.Proxima E
2.Prozima D
3.Proxima C
4.Proxima B 

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  • Answer: 4

58. A team of doctors in Pune has successfully performed country’s first ______ transplant on a 21-year-old woman.
1.Cornea transplant
2.Lung transplant
3.Pancreas transplant
4.Uterus Transplant 

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  • Answer: 4

59. Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi have developed a respiratory filter which restricts entry of up to 95 percent dust and air pollutants. This device is referred to as:
1.’Breathefilters’
2.’Urbanfilters’
3.’Maskfilters’
4.’Nasofilters’ 

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  • Answer: 4

60. Zaire, Bundibugyo, Sudan, Reston and Tai Forest are the strains of which virus?
1.Ebola
2.Dengue
3.Swine influenza virus
4.Varicella zoster virus 

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  • Answer: 1

61. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna and announced an environment compensation of Rs _________ for those who violated the diktat.
1.Rs.1000
2.Rs. 2000
3.Rs. 3000
4.Rs. 5000 

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  • Answer: 4

62. Which State Government has announced to develop Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary as a beautiful tourist resort?
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Haryana
3.Gujarat
4.Rajasthan 

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  • Answer: 2

63. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has announced that first flight of prototype-two of India’s indigenous basic trainer aircraft, HTT-40 has been successfully performed. Abbreviation HTT-40 stands for:
1.Hindustan Techno Trainer-40
2.Hindustan Terminal Trainer-40
3.Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40
4.Hindustan Transit Trainer-40 

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  • Answer: 3

64. A new study has found a steady growth of moss in Antarctica over the last _____ years as temperatures increased due to climate change.
1.50 years
2.40 years
3.30 years
4.20 years 

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  • Answer: 1

65. Scientists at NASA have named a new organism discovered on the International Space Station (ISS)after:
1.Mahatma Gandhi
2.Martin Luther
3.Nelson Mandela
4.APJ Abdul Kalam 

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  • Answer: 4

66. Edouard Philippe has been named as Prime Minister of which European country?
1.Belgium
2.Switzerland
3.Austria
4.France 

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  • Answer: 4

67. Who among the following has been appointed as the deputy executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?
1.Tejas Parihar
2.Deepak Gajare
3.Ovais Sarmad
4.Hamid Khan 

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  • Answer: 3

68. A committee constituted by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has recommended several measures on Distillation of Ganga. This committee was headed by:
1.Mukesh Ved
2.Soumya Chaturvedi
3.Manthan Nagre
4.Madhav Chitale 

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  • Answer: 4

69. Hassan Rouhani has won Presidential election of which country?
1.Egypt
2.Algeria
3.Morocco
4.Iran 

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  • Answer: 4

70. Who among the following has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations)?
1.Air Marshal LK Chakraborty
2.Air Marshal PN Pradhan
3.Air Marshal AV Khanduja
4.Air Marshal NJ Sidhu 

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  • Answer: 2

71. Who among the following has been given one-year extension, till May 2018, as chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?
1.A S Kiran Kumar
2.S Christopher
3.V K Saraswat
4.N Subrahmanyan 

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  • Answer: 2

72. India won how many medals at Asian Wrestling Championship, which concluded on May 14, 2017 in New Delhi?
1.16 medals
2.14 medals
3.12 medals
4.10 medals 

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  • Answer: 4

73. Who among the following became the first Indian to win a race in the GP3 Series in Barcelona, Spain?
1.Arjun Maini
2.Vibhor Mehta
3.Shehryar Dastoor
4.Niketan Mongia 

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  • Answer: 1

74. Which Indian company will be the prime sponsor of the New Zealand cricket team in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy that starts on June 1, 2017 in England?
1.Jet Airways
2.Micromax
3.Amul
4.Reliance Jio 

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  • Answer: 3

75. Oorja Talent Hunt is associated with which sport?
1.Football
2.Hockey
3.Wrestling
4.Boxing 

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  • Answer: 1

76. Who among the following Indian women cricketers have scored a record 320-run partnership in One-Day International?
1.Deepti Sharma and Mithali Raj
2.Deepti Sharma and Veda Krishnamurthy
3.Deepti Sharma and Poonam Raut
4.Poonam Raut and Mithali Raj 

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  • Answer: 3

77. US-based Indian squash player______________ has won Professional Squash Association’s SYS Open.
1.Kush Kumar
2.Ashish Chaddha
3.Vikram Trivedi
4.Ramit Tandon 

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  • Answer: 4

78. The International Cricket Council (ICC)?has hiked the prize money for this year’s Champions Trophy by $ 500,000. The total prize money now stands at:
1.$2.5 million
2.$3.5 million
3.$4.5 million
4.$5.5 million 

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  • Answer: 3

79. Which team has retained the No. 1 spot in the latest ICC Test rankings?
1.South Africa
2.Australia
3.India
4.England 

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  • Answer: 3

80. What was the 2017 theme of ‘International Day of Families’ observed on May 15, 2017?
1. “Families, healthy lives and sustainable future”
2.”Ensuring works family balance”
3.”Families, education and well-being”
4.”The impact of migration on families around the world” 

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  • Answer: 3

81. Which date is observed as ‘National Dengue Day’ in India?
1.16th May
2.17th May
3.18th May
4.19th May 

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  • Answer: 1

82. What was the theme for ‘World Telecommunication and Information Society Day’, 2017, celebrated on May 17, 2017?
1.”Big Data for Big Impact”
2. “ICT entrepreneurship for social impact”
3. “Telecommunications and ICTs: Drivers of innovation”
4. “Telecommunications and ICT for Inclusive Growth” 

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  • Answer: 1

83. What was the 2017 theme of ‘World Hypertension Day, observed on May 17, 2017?
1.’Know Your Numbers’
2.’Yoga for preventing Hypertension’
3.’Eat right to prevent Hypertension’
4.’Work-Life balance to prevent Hypertension’ 

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  • Answer: 1

84. What was the 2017 theme of ‘International Museum Day’, celebrated on May 18, 2017?
1.’Museums and Cultural Landscapes’
2.’Museums and Contested Histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums’
3.’Museums for a Sustainable Society’
4.’Museum collections make connections’ 

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  • Answer: 2

85. World AIDS Vaccine Day’ is observed on which date every year?
1.17th May
2.18th May
3.19th May
4.20th May 

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  • Answer: 2

86. International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia (IDAHOT) is observed on which date every year?
1.17th May
2.18th May
3.19th May
4.20th May 

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  • Answer: 1

87. What was the theme for ‘World Metrology Day’ celebrated on May 20, 2017?
1. “Measurements for Navigation”
2. “Measurements for Aviation”
3. “Measurements for Transport”
4. “Measurements for Engineering 

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  • Answer: 3

88. ‘World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development’ is observed on which date every year?
1.17th May
2.18th May
3.19th May
4.21st May 

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  • Answer: 4

89. 21st May is observed in India as:
1.Anti-Terrorism Day
2.National Vaccination Day
3.Indian Customs Day
4.Indian Army Day 

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  • Answer: 1

90. Who among the following has been conferred with the first Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Lifetime Achievement Honour in Public Service by President Pranab Mukherjee?
1.Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani
2.Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje
3.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
4.Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling 

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  • Answer: 4

91. The 112 feet tall ‘Adiyogi’ Lord Shiva steel statue situated in _______ at the Isha Yoga Centre, has been declared the world’s largest bust by the Guinness Books of World Records
1.Coimbatore
2.Salem
3.Vellore
4.Thanjavur 

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  • Answer: 1

92. ___________, a 44-year-old Nepalese mountaineer has broken her own world record for the most Everest summits by a woman after scaling the world’s tallest peak for the eighth time.
1.Baruna Thapa
2.Lhakpa Sherpa
3.Bandita Mahat
4.Latika Karki 

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  • Answer: 2

93. Which among the following has been crowned world’s busiest single-runway airport with 1 flight in 65 seconds?
1.New Delhi Airport
2.Mumbai Airport
3.Dubai Airport
4.Bangkok Airport 

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  • Answer: 2

94. Who among the following has been awarded the prestigious Indian National Science Academy (INSA) medal in the Young Scientist category for 2017?
1.Rajendra Nath Bose
2.Aravind Kumar Rengan
3.Nagendra Lahoti
4.Ashok Singh Kapany 

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  • Answer: 2

95. Who among the following has topped Forbes Magazine’s list of “Global Game Changers”?
1.Mark Zuckerberg
2.Mukesh Ambani
3.Sundar Pichai
4.Bill Gates 

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  • Answer: 2

96. Who among the following Indian mountaineers recently scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest for the fourth time?
1.Anju Pul
2.Seema Waii
3.Anshu Jamsenpa
4.Lily Kena 

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  • Answer: 3

97. Who among the following has won the prestigious $50,000National Geographic Bee competition?
1.Rahul Trivedi
2.Pranay Varada
3.Shashank Pouhuja
4.Vinay Gopalkrishna 

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  • Answer: 2

98. As per a latest report released by Brand Finance, which among the following is the most valuable brand of India?
1.State Bank of India
2.Airtel
3.Tata Group
4.Reliance 

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  • Answer: 3

99. Indian scientist _____________ has won the prestigious Dan David prize for his contribution in the field of astronomy.
1.Nikesh Dixit
2.Suresh Mohan
3.Rakesh Reddy
4.Shrinivas Kulkarni 

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  • Answer: 4

100. Who among the following has won the top Intel Science Award in US?
1.Prashant Ranganathan
2.Shyam Balkrishna
3.Rajveer Sinha
4.Nandish Shah 

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  • Answer: 1

101. Who among the following has become the first woman to conquer Mount Everest twice within five days?
1.Anju Pul
2.Seema Waii
3.Lily Kena
4.Anshu Jamsenpa 

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  • Answer: 4

102. Subrahmanyan Ramaswamy, who passed away on May 15, 2017, was the former Chief Minister of:
1.Kerala
2.Karnataka
3.Puducherry
4.Tamil Nadu 

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  • Answer: 3

103. Rammohan Rao, who passed away on May 13, 2017, was the former:
1.Principal Information Officer
2.Chief Election Commissioner
3.Solicitor General of India
4.Attorney General of India 

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  • Answer: 1

104. Anil Madhav Dave, who passed away on May 18, 2017, was holding which portfolio in current Union Cabinet?
1.Panchayati Raj
2.Rural Development
3.Social Justice and Empowerment
4.Environment, Forest and Climate Change 

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  • Answer: 4

105. Reema Lagoo, who passed away on May 18, 2017, was a veteran:
1.Journalist
2.Actress
3.Novel Writer
4.Painter 

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• Answer: 2

ALL EXAMS GK 4

1. On May 22, 2017, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off India’s first high-speed and feature rich train ‘Tejas Express’ that will run between: 
1.Mumbai and New Delhi
2.Mumbai and Goa
3.New Delhi and Varanasi
4.New Delhi and Chennai 

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  • Answer: 2

2. On May 21, 2017, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated free Wi-Fi facility at _____ railway stations on Konkan Railway.
1.13 railway stations
2.18 railway stations
3.23 railway station
4.28 railway stations 

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  • Answer: 4

3. On May 24, 2017, Union Minister of State for Communications (Independent Charge), Shri Manoj Sinha launched satellite phone service of which telecom operator?
1.Reliance Jio
2.BSNL
3.Airtel
4.Ideal Cellular 

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  • Answer: 2

4. Swachh Bharat App" has been launched in ________ under Ministry of Culture by the Minister of State (I/C) for Culture & Tourism Dr. Mahesh Sharma.
1.National Museum, Delhi
2.Taj Mahal
3.Red Fort
4.Mysore Palace 

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  • Answer: 1

5. IIT Kharagpur’s Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness has signed an MOU with which State Government to collaborate on the development of a Happiness Index for measuring the well-being of the people of the state?
1.Rajasthan
2.Gujarat
3.Kolkata
4.Madhya Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 4

6. On May 24, 2017, External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, Electronics and Information Technology Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasadand Human Resource Development Minister, Prakash Javadekarjointly inaugurated the integration of eSanad with _________, CBSE’s digital academic repository.
1. ‘Parinam Manjusha’
2. ‘School Manjusha’
3. ‘Vidyarthi Manjusha’
4. ‘Shiksha Manjusha’ 

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  • Answer: 1

7. Which State Govt. has launched e-plant clinics for reaching out to the farmers and takes the technological innovations and research to the field?
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Telangana
3.Punjab
4.Jammu & Kashmir 

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  • Answer: 4

8. India’s first underwater rail tunnel has been completed ahead of schedule. This tunnel has been built under which river?
1.Hooghly River
2.Ganga River
3.Narmada River
4.Sabarmati River 

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9. On May 25, 2017, state-run power equipment maker BHEL commissioned a 270 megawatt (MW) thermal unit in which district of Maharashtra?
1.Nagpur
2.Ratnagiri
3.Nashik
4.Latur 

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  • Answer: 3

10. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has allowed up to _____ % of vegetable fats in chocolates
1.3%
2.4%
3.5%
4.6% 

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11. Union Minister Jitendra Singh has mentioned that as many as _______ government officers have been forced to retire in past few months in public interest for being non-performers.
1.129 government officers
2.119 government officers
3.109 government officers
4.99 government officers 

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12. On May 26, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s longest river bridge, the Dhola-Sadiya Bridge. What is the length of this bridge?
1.7.15 km
2.9.15 km
3.11.15 km
4.13.15 km 

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13. On May 26, 2017, PM Modi laid the foundation stone for an Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in which district of Assam?
1.Dhemaji district
2.Dibrugarh district
3.Jorhat district
4.Tezpur district 

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14. Which State Government has launched the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccination drive, with an aim to eradicate the disease in 38 districts of the State?
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Rajasthan
3.Tamil Nadu
4.Uttar Pradesh 

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15. Chief Minister of which state has launched a ‘Shivar Samwad Sabha’ to reach out to farmers in the state and address their issues?
1.Maharashtra
2.Punjab
3.Haryana
4.Telangana 

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16. Who among the following is the author of the book "Marching with a Billion- Analysing Narendra Modi’s Government at Midterm"?
1.Pruthvesh Purohit
2.Ashish Acharya
3.Deepak Prabhu
4.Uday Mahurkar 

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  • Answer: 4

17. Which among the following has earned the distinction of becoming India’s first city with electric mass mobility system?
1.Bhopal
2.Kanpur
3.Jaipur
4.Nagpur 

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18. On May 26, 2017, who among the following flagged off the Slum Yuva Daud to mark the beginning of the Adopt Slum Campaign in Delhi?
1.Nitin Gadkari
2.Rajnath Singh
3.Kiren Rijiju
4.Vijay Goel 

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  • Answer: 4

19. As per an announcement by Government, which entity will now process the applications for grant of license for manufacture of defense items?
1.DRDO
2.Defence Ministry
3.Finance Ministry
4.Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) 

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  • Answer: 4

20. On May 28, 2017, which company made operational, the largest integrated steel plant of Odisha with the commissioning of the country’s largest blast furnace at Angul?
1.Steel Authority of India
2.Jindal Steel and Power
3.Tata Steel
4.JSW Steel 

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21. Who among the following flagged off Heritage Line of Delhi Metro on May 28, 2017?
1.Arvind Kejriwal and Anil Baijal
2.Venkaiah Naidu and Anil Baijal
3.Arvind Kejriwal and Venkaiah Naidu
4.Suresh Prabhu and Anil Baijal 

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  • Answer: 3

22. Which State Govt. has announced pension scheme for journalists?
1.Haryana
2.Punjab
3.Andhra Pradesh
4.Telangana 

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  • Answer: 1

23. On May 30, 2017, who among the following Bollywood actor launched Drinking Water and Sanitation Ministry’s ‘Darwaza Band’campaign for promotion of toilet usage across the country?
1.Shah Rukh khan
2.Amitabh Bachchan
3.Salaman Khan
4.Amir Khan 

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  • Answer: 2

24. To boost port infrastructure, Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari laid foundation stone of eight connectivity projects worth Rs 1,117.03 crore at which port?
1.Kandla Port
2.Kochi Port
3.Kolkata Port
4.Jawaharlal Nehru Port 

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25. Which police department has launched patrolling on bicycle to improve policing in congested localities?
1.Mumbai Police
2.Delhi Police
3.Bengaluru Police
4.Kolkata Police 

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26. On May 30, 2017, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated (through video-link) a grid-connected solar power plant of 16 MW capacity at the Ordinance Factory in:
1.Telangana
2.Andhra Pradesh
3.Punjab
4.Haryana 

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  • Answer: 1

27. New office building of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Sankhyiki Bhawanin New Delhi was inaugurated on May 30, 2017. Who is the current Union Minister for Statistics & Programme Implementation?
1.Piyush Goyal
2.Ananth Kumar
3.D.V.Sadananda Gowda
4.Venkaiah Naidu 

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28. The Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) will be held from 27th – 29th September 2017, in which city?
1.Mumbai
2.Kolkata
3.Visakahpatnam
4.Delhi 

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  • Answer: 4

29. Union Ministry of Earth Sciences has announced that India is all set to launch ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ by:
1.July 2017
2.November 2017
3.Janaury 2018
4.April 2018 

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30. Which among the following country will become first in the world to run all government ports on green energy?
1.China
2.India
3.South Africa
4.France 

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31. Azraq refugee camp in __________ has become the first refugee camp in the world to be powered by renewable energy.
1.Syria
2.Lebanon
3.Turkey
4.Jordan 

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32. _____________, a 43-year-old UK entrepreneur has become the first India-born woman to be elected as a councillor to award in the UK
1.Rehana Ameer
2.Malti Pathak
3.Sheela Patel
4.Mahrukh Dastoor 

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  • Answer: 1

33. On May 23, 2017, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (I/C) for Culture and Tourism inaugurated an exhibition "Return of the Three Stone Sculptures from ________ to India" in National Museum, Delhi.
1.Egypt
2.Afghanistan
3.Thailand
4.Australia 

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34. Which among the following nation ratified the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Pact on May 22, 2017?
1.Kenya
2.Nauru
3.Algeria
4.Morocco 

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35. 3rd Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Inter-seasonal Ministerial Meeting was held on 21-22 May 2017 in:
1.Wellington, New Zealand
2.Colombo, Sri Lanka
3.Hanoi, Vietnam
4.Dhaka, Bangladesh 

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  • Answer: 3

36. In May 2017, a two-day ‘Start-up India Summit’ was held in which Gulf country?
1.Saudi Arabia
2.Oman
3.Kuwait
4.UAE 

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  • Answer: 4

37. On May 22, 2017, which police force, officially inducted world’s first operational robot police officer ‘Robocop’?
1.Dubai Police
2.Beijing Police
3.London Police
4.New York Police 

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  • Answer: 1

38. On May 24, 2017, Union Cabinet was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between India and _______ on cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space.
1.Nepal
2.Bangladesh
3.Sri Lanka
4.Thailand 

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  • Answer: 2

39. As per UN Habitat data, Mumbai ranks _________ in the list of 10 most densely populated cities in the world.
1.second
2.third
3.fourth
4.fifth 

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  • Answer: 1

40. Top judges of which country have ruled in favour of gay marriage, paving the way for it to become the first country in Asia to do so?
1.Indonesia
2.Philippines
3.Taiwan
4.Bhutan 

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  • Answer: 3

41. Indian cabinet has approved Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) for cooperation in the sector of alternative medicine with which country?
1.Portugal
2.Germany
3.Italy
4.Greece 

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42. Omar Hegazy of _______ has become the first amputee to swim across the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba in under nine hours.
1.Jordan
2.Lebanon
3.UAE
4.Egypt 

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43. On May 24, 2017, Union Cabinet has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between India and Spain in the field of:
1.Defence Technology
2.Civil Aviation
3.Organ Transplant Services
4.Art and Culture 

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44. ‘India-Pacific Islands Sustainable Development Conference’ was held on 25th and 26th May 2017 in:
1.Suva, Fiji
2.Sydney, Australia
3.Male, Maldives
4.Port Louis, Mauritius 

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  • Answer: 1

45. Apple has opened its first Southeast Asia store in which country?
1.Indonesia
2.Thailand
3.Malaysia
4.Singapore 

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46. On May 26, 2017, Mauritius Prime Minister ___________ arrived in India for a three-day official visit.
1.Aneeroodh Jugnauth
2.Pravind Jugnauth
3.Paul Berenger
4.Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 

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  • Answer: 2

47. How much amount, as Line of Credit has been extended by Indian to Mauritius for various projects?
1.USD 500 million
2.USD 600 million
3.USD 700 million
4.USD 800 million 

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  • Answer: 1

48. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported the first three laboratory-confirmed cases of Zika virus disease in India. All these cases are from:
1.Jaipur, Rajasthan
2.Mumbai, Maharashtra
3.Kolkata, West Bengal
4.Ahmedabad, Gujarat 

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  • Answer: 4

49. 43rd G7 summit was held on May 26–27, 2017 in which country?
1.France
2.Italy
3.Germany
4.Canada 

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50. Government-run Prasar Bharati has signed an agreement with public broadcaster of which country to step up cooperation in the broadcasting sector?
1.Morocco
2.Egypt
3.Algeria
4.Singapore 

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  • Answer: 1

51. A treaty signed by India and _____________ for transfer of each other’s sentenced prisoners has come into effect with the ratification of the agreement by both the countries.
1.Kazakhstan
2.Turkmenistan
3.Uzbekistan
4.Tajikistan 

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52. Besides a treaty with Kazakhstan, India’s treaty with _________ for transfer of each other’s sentenced prisoners also came into effect from May 26, 2017.
1.Canada
2.Singapore
3.Japan
4.Australia 

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53. On May 29, 2017, India signed a MOU on defence cooperation envisaging several areas of cooperation including in defence industry, military training and humanitarian assistance & disaster management with which country?
1.Fiji
2.New Zealand
3.Japan
4.Maldives 

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  • Answer: 1

54. ‘Zan – or Women’s – TV’ is a women’s television channel launched in:
1.Bangladesh
2.Pakistan
3.Saudi Arabia
4.Afghanistan 

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  • Answer: 4

55. On May 22, 2017, which among the following private sector bank entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India for selling life insurance products of LIC?
1.Karnataka Bank
2.Karur Vysya Bank
3.Lakshmi Vilas Bank
4.South India Bank 

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  • Answer: 1

56. Which life insurance company has announced the launch of Artificial Intelligence-based insurance email bot ‘SPOK’?
1.ICICI Prudential
2.HDFC Life
3.Birla Sun Life
4.Bharti Axa 

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  • Answer: 2

57. RBI is planning to expand the scope of cases to be referred to the Oversight Committee (OC) beyond those under the Scheme for S4A. Abbreviation S4A stands for:
1.Sustainable Structuring of Strategic Assets
2.Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets
3.Systematic Structuring of Strategic Assets
4.Systematic Structuring of Stressed Assets 

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58. _________ And IFFCO have rolled out their first set of co-branded debit cards for farmers as part of a novel initiative to push digitalisation and cashless economy.
1.State Bank of India
2.Punjab National Bank
3.Bank of Baroda
4.Syndicate Bank 

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  • Answer: 3

59. Union Cabinet has given its approval to raise Bonds of Rs. 2360 crore for renewable energy through IREDA during 2017-18. Abbreviation IREDA stands for:
1.Integrated Renewable Energy Development Agency
2.Indian Renewable Energy Development Authority
3.Integrated Renewable Energy Development Authority
4.Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency 

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  • Answer: 4

60. Which among the following banks has launched a national hackathon for developers, start-ups and students to come up with innovative ideas and solutions for the banking sector?
1.HDFC Bank
2.ICICI Bank
3.Bank of Baroda
4.State Bank of India 

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  • Answer: 4

61. Reserve Bank of India has permitted all licensed co-operative banks having their own ATM network to issue semi-closed prepaid payment instruments (PPIs)like mobile wallets up to a limit of Rs. ____________.
1.Rs. 10000
2.Rs. 15000
3.Rs. 20000
4.Rs. 25000 

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  • Answer: 1

62. As per "FDI Report 2017", compiled by FDI intelligence, a division of the Financial Times, which country has retained its position as world’s top Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) destination for the second consecutive year?
1.Japan
2.China
3.Singapore
4.India 

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63. As per a report by World Economic Forum (WEF), the size of retirement savings gap in India is expected to touch $85 trillion by year ______ from the current shortfall of $3 trillion largely due to longer lifespan and reduced levels of savings.
1.2050
2.2045
3.2040
4.2035 

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  • Answer: 1

64. As per the amended definition of a start-up, an entity shall be considered as a start-up up to _______ years from the date of its incorporation/registration.
1.3 years
2.4 years
3.5 years
4.7 years 

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65. 52ndAnnual Meetings of the African Development Bank (Af DB) were held from 22ndto 26th May 2017 in:
1.Kochi, Kerala
2.Gandhinagar, Gujarat
3.Kolkata, West Bengal
4.Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

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  • Answer: 2

66. On May 22, 2017, which among the following countries signed the International Solar Alliance (ISA) framework agreement on the sidelines of African Development Bank (AFDB) meeting in Gandhinagar, Gujarat?
1.Ghana
2.Liberia
3.Nigeria
4.Tanzania 

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  • Answer: 1

67. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will observe financial literacy week from:
1.5th to 9th June 2017
2.12th to 16th June 2017
3.19th to 23rd June 2017
4.26th to 30th June 2017 

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  • Answer: 1

68. Which among the following company has overtaken Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to become India’s most profitable public sector undertaking (PSU)?
1.LIC of India
2.IOC
3.State Bank of India
4.SAIL 

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  • Answer: 2

69. Which city’s police department has received the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) Smart Police Award for the year 2017?
1.Indore
2.Varanasi
3.Pune
4.Kochi 

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  • Answer: 3

70. As per "India Development Report" by World Bank, Indian economy is expected to grow at what rate in FY 2017-18?
1.6.6%
2.6.9%
3.7.2%
4.7.5% 

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  • Answer: 3

71. The Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has approved hike in investment limit in exchange traded funds (ETFs) to:
1.15%
2.20%
3.25%
4.30% 

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  • Answer: 1

72. As per ‘India Development Report’ released by World Bank on May 29, 2017, India ranks _______ among 131 countries in terms of women participation in the workforce.
1.130th
2.125th
3.120th
4.115th 

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73. New one rupee notes with a multicoloured look will soon be put in circulation by the Reserve Bank of India. The colour of One Rupee currency note shall be predominantly ______ on obverse and reverse in combination with others.
1.red-blue
2.pink-green
3.orange-blue
4.magenta-green 

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74. An extremely rare bag used by NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong to collect the first dust samples from the Moon is expected to fetch up to $____ million at an auction in the US
1.$ 1 million
2.$ 2 million
3.$ 4 million
4.$ 7 million 

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  • Answer: 3

75. On May 10, 2017, ________, the world’s largest aircraft, successfully completed a test flight by flying for a total of 180 minutes in Cardington, UK.
1.Airlander 4
2.Airlander 6
3.Airlander 8
4.Airlander 10 

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  • Answer: 4

76. On May 23, 2017, Union Environment Ministry and Ozonaction organized First "Ozone2Climate" Technology Roadshow in:
1.Agra
2.Lucknow
3.Kanpur
4.Varanasi 

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  • Answer: 1

77. On May 24, 2017, which company announced the launch of new, customizable Direct Message Card that businesses can use to promote and share bots and other customer experiences built in Direct Messages?
1.Twitter
2.Facebook
3.Google
4.Microsoft 

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  • Answer: 1

78. The incredibly rare Arisaema translucens, was recently rediscovered in the western Nilgiris after 84 years by nature enthusiasts K.M. Prabhu Kumar and Tarun Chhabra. Arisaema translucens is commonly known as:
1.Python Lily
2.Reptile Lily
3.Cobra Lily
4.Turtle Lily 

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79. As per new rules notified by the Environment Ministry, Government has banned the sale of all kinds of cattle for slaughter at animal markets across the country. This new rule has been notified under:
1. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act of 1950.
2. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act of 1960.
3. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act of 1970.
4. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act of 1980. 

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80. World’s highest gain high-power laser amplifier, which could amplify sounds from rustling of leaves to that of a jumbo jet, has been developed in which country?
1.China
2.US
3.UK
4.Japan 

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  • Answer: 3

81. NASA’s Juno space mission was launched in which year?
1.2007
2.2009
3.2011
4.2013 

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82. Scientists have discovered fossils of a new species of a large predatory marine reptile in _______ – dating back to 130 million years.
1.Mongolia
2.China
3.Russia
4.Jordan 

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83. The Manipur government has declared Dailong village in ____________ district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site of the state.
1.Chandel district
2.Tamenglong district
3.Bishnupur district
4.Thoubal district 

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84. 5thedition of Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) took place from 22nd to 26th May 2017, in which country?
1.Argentina
2.Japan
3.Mexico
4.Vietnam 

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85. Construction of European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), has begun in:
1.Argentina
2.Morocco
3.Ireland
4.Chile 

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  • Answer: 4

86. On May 28 2017, which among the following countries launched a national satellite navigation and positioning system which will provide positioning service to transportation, emergency medical rescue and city planning and management?
1.China
2.Russia
3.Japan
4.South Korea 

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87. Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has inaugurated a first-of-its-kind Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), which will be used to test the country’s first unmanned aircraft, in the __________ district of Karnataka.
1.Udupi district
2.Chitradurga district
3.Dharwad district
4.Kolar district 

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88. Scientists have discovered a remarkable new species of glass frog whose beating heart can be seen right through its chest. This new creature has been found in which country?
1.Mongolia
2.Cambodia
3.Ecuador
4.Canada 

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89. On May 28, 2017, which frigate of Indian Navy was placed in the non-operational category?
1.INS Saraswati
2.INS Yamuna
3.INS Godavari
4.INS Ganga 

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  • Answer: 4

90. Researchers from which country have been successful in 3D bio-printing of cartilage using a bio ink?
1.India
2.China
3.US
4.Japan 

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  • Answer: 1

91. On May 29, 2017, Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar launched an Anti-Ragging Mobile App introduced by:
1.CBSE
2.UGC
3.IGNOU
4.NCERT 

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92. Tropical cyclone named ________ developed in the Bay of Bengal in last week of May 2017.
1.’Pora’
2.’Kora’
3.’Mora’
4.’Dora 

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  • Answer: 3

93. Which State Government has decided to ban buying and selling of plastic bags below 50 microns from July 2017, to tackle the garbage and litter menace in public places?
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Goa
3.Uttar Pradesh
4.Kerala 

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  • Answer: 2

94. Amul and ISRO have announced a tie-up for the benefit of dairy farmers by signing an MOU envisaging fodder acreage assessment using satellite technology. Headquarters of Amul is located in:
1.Anand, Gujarat
2.Jamnagar, Gujarat
3.Banaskantha, Gujarat
4.Bhuj, Gujarat 

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  • Answer: 1

95. The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System(IRNSS) with an operational name of NavIC is currently being tested for its accuracy and is most likely to be available in the market for public use by year:
1.2018
2.2019
3.2020
4.2021 

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  • Answer: 1

96. On May 31, 2017, military of which country conducted a successful missile defence test involving a simulated attack by an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)?
1. South Korea
2.China
3. USA
4.Japan 

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  • Answer: 3

97. Researchers at which institute have developed a new technology which will change the way biofuel is manufactured by making the process cheaper, quicker and pollution-free?
1.IIT –Bombay
2.IIT-Kanpur
3.IIT-Guwahati
4.IIT-Kharagpur 

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  • Answer: 4

98. Scientists have discovered a potentially habitable Earth-like planet, located just ______ light years away that may host liquid water on its surface.
1.21 light years away
2.24 light years away
3.27 light years away
4.30 light years away 

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  • Answer: 1

99. Who among the following has been voted as the new Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)?
1.Dr. David Nabarro
2.Dr. Nicolas Costner
3.Dr. Dr. Sania Nishtar
4.Dr. Tedros 

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  • Answer: 4

100. Who among the following has been appointed as Group General Counsel of Tata Sons?
1.Shiva Mandal
2.Mohan Kochhar
3.Alok Bharatia
4.Nishi Malhotra 

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  • Answer: 1

101. On May 24, 2017, Prime Minister of which Asian country announced his resignation while addressing the nation in a live telecast?
1.Bhutan
2.Nepal
3.Myanmar
4.South Korea 

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  • Answer: 2

102. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)?
1.Deepen Shah
2.Nikhil Shukla
3.Maitosh Kangre
4.Rajan Anandan 

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  • Answer: 4

103. Lenin Moreno has been sworn in as the President of which South American country?
1.Peru
2.Ecuador
3.Colombia
4.Argentina 

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  • Answer: 2

104. Anurag Tripathy has been appointed as secretary of:
1.UGC
2.IGNOU
3.NCERT
4.CBSE 

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  • Answer: 4

105. Who among the following has been appointed as second Indian-American judge of US Court of Appeals?
1.Amul Thapar
2.Vikas Bhagat
3.Rajan Manchanda
4.Victor Fernandes 

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  • Answer: 1

106. Jaideep Mazumdar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which Asian country?
1.Indonesia
2.Philippines
3.Vietnam
4.Laos 

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  • Answer: 2

107. Who among the following has been elected as the Chairman of the International Fertilizer Association (IFA)?
1.Abhay Kale
2.Nishit Johar
3.Arun Madhok
4.Rakesh Kapur 

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  • Answer: 4

108. Vani Sarraju Rao has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to:
1.Finland
2.Norway
3.Denmark
4.Sweden 

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  • Answer: 1

109. On May 26, 2017, Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi assumed charge as the Chairman of:
1.National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
2.National Commission for Minorities
3.National Commission for Scheduled Castes
4.Staff Selection Commission 

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110. Who among the following has been unanimously appointed as the Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia for a five year term?
1.Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
2.Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
3.Najma Heptulla
4.Nausheen Siddiqui 

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  • Answer: 3

111. Who among the following has been appointed as Vice-Chairman of National Commission for Minorities?
1.Sajid Mansuri
2.George Kurian
3.Aasif Khan
4.Alfred Fernandes 

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  • Answer: 2

112. Who among the following won Men’s Singles title at Italian Open 2017 tennis tournament?
1.Novak Djokovic
2.Alexander Zverev
3.Stan Wawrinka
4.Rafael Nadal 

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  • Answer: 2

113. Which country won all gold medals at South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka?
1.China
2.South Korea
3.Bangladesh
4.India 

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  • Answer: 4

114. Which team won the final match of Federation Cup football tournament, held on May 21, 2017 in Cuttack, Odisha?
1.Mohun Bagan
2.Aizawl FC
3.Shillong Lajong FC
4.Bengaluru FC 

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  • Answer: 4

115. Mumbai Indians (MI) won the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 title by defeating ________ in the final match.
1.Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS)
2.Delhi Daredevils
3.Kolkata Knight Riders
4.Kings XI Punjab 

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  • Answer: 1

116. Who among the following won the women’s title in the Asian Continental Blitz Chess Championship in Chengdu, China?
1.Padmini Rout
2.R Vaishali
3.Sharmila Sen
4.Heena Vij 

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  • Answer: 2

117. Who among the following has won the coveted International Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2017?
1.Virat Kohli
2.R Ashwin
3.Rohit Sharma
4.Chris Gayle 

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  • Answer: 2

118. Who among the following became the second Indian to be inducted in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes’ Commission?
1.Jwala Gutta
2.Ashwini Ponnappa
3.PV Sindhu
4.Sayal Gokhale 

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  • Answer: 3

119. Which among the following country has won Sudirman Cup badminton championship?
1.China
2.Malaysia
3.Japan
4.South Korea 

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  • Answer: 4

120. Who among the following has won the European Golden Shoe for a fourth time?
1.Bas Dost
2.Lionel Messi
3.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
4.Robert Lewandowski 

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  • Answer: 2

121. What was the 2017 theme of ‘World Biodiversity Day’, which was observed on May 22, 2017?
1.Dedicated to forest biodiversity
2.Marine Biodiversity
3.Forest Biodiversity
4.Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism

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  • Answer: 4

122. ‘International Day of Action for Women’s Health’ is observed on which date every year?
1.27th May
2.28th May
3.29th May
4.30th May 

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  • Answer: 2

123. What was the theme for the 2017 ‘International Day of UN Peacekeepers’, observed on May 29, 2017?
1. "Investing in Peace around the World."
2. "No More War"
3. "Global Peace for Sustainable Development"
4. "Global Peace and Inclusive Growth" 

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  • Answer: 1

124. What was the theme for ‘World No Tobacco Day’ 2017, observed on May 31, 2017?
1. ‘Get Ready for Plain Packaging’
2.‘Stop illicit trade of tobacco products’
3.’Tobacco – a threat to development’
4.’Raise taxes on tobacco’ 

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  • Answer: 3

125. Bollywood actress, ________ has received the ‘International Humanitarian Award’ at the second annual Asian Voice Charity Awards.
1.Katrina Kaif
2.Deepika Padukone
3.Jacqueline Fernandez
4.Priyanka Chopra 

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  • Answer: 3

126. Which among the following port trusts has received two Best Performance Awards from Ministry of Shipping for the highest growth in operating surplus and also for achieving third highest growth in cargo traffic among the major ports in the year 2016-17?
1. Chennai Pot Trust
2.Visakhapatnam Port Trust
3.Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust4.
4.Cochin Port Trust 

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  • Answer: 4

127. Who among the following has published a book titled "Confessions of a dying mind: the blind faith of atheism"?
1.Chandrika Rathod
2.Letpao Kayishii
3.Karam Haokip
4.Haulianlal Guite 

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  • Answer: 4

128. Who is the author of the book "Winning like Virat: Think & Succeed like Kohli"?
1.Rajdeep Sardesai
2.Shekhar Gupta
3.Harsha Bhogle
4.Abhirup Bhattacharya 

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  • Answer: 4

129. Which among the following is the highest ranked Indian firm in 2017 Forbes ‘Global 2000’ list?
1.State Bank of India
2.Airtel
3.Reliance Industries Ltd.
4.LIC of India 

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  • Answer: 3

130. Taj Mahal has secured ______ position on Traveller’s Choice list of top 10 Global Landmarks.
1.4th position
2.5th position
3.6th position
4.7th position 

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  • Answer: 2

131. Which among the following is the only Indian company to be named among the top 10 consumer financial services companies in the world?
1.LIC Housing Finance
2.HDFC
3.Reliance Capital
4.IDFC 

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  • Answer: 2

132. On May 27, 2017, 47-year-old Kami Rita Sherpascripted history by becoming the third climber to scale Mount Everest for a record ______times
1.13 times
2.15 times
3.17 times
4.21 times 

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  • Answer: 4

133. On May 26, 2017, who among the following was presented "Dr. Ambedkar National Award for Social Understanding and upliftment of Weaker Sections" for the year 2011?
1.Professor S K Thorat
2.Professor J V Bhandari
3.Professor L I Rajyaguru
4.Professor P N Mankad 

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  • Answer: 1

134. Who among the following has been awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar for the year 2016?
1.Suresh Rajshekhar
2.Satyabrata Rout
3.Jayesh Sheth
4.Siddhesh Gajjar 

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  • Answer: 2

135. Which movie has has won the top prize at the 70th Cannes Film Festival 2017?
1.’The Circle’
2.’The Rectangle’
3.’The Square’
4.’The Semi-Circle’ 

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  • Answer: 3

136. Who among the following will represent India at the Little Miss Universe beauty pageant that’s scheduled to be held in Georgia, US, starting May 31, 2017?
1.Manisha Bhatti
2.Padmalaya Nanda
3.Vaneeta Deshmukh
4.Prachi Brahmbhatt 

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  • Answer: 2

137. Which Bollywood actress will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for being an international icon?
1.Deepika Padukone
2.Katrina Kaif
3.Priyanka Chopra
4.Sonam Kapoor 

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  • Answer: 3

138. Who among the following has been announced as the recipient of the 2017 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story?
1.Chetan Bhagat
2.Arundhati Roy
3.Amitav Ghosh
4.Jhumpa Lahiri 

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  • Answer: 4

139. Which company has been awarded ‘HR Innovation of the Year’, for its significant contribution to skill development in the automotive sector at the Asia-Pacific Excellence Awards held in Hong Kong recently?
1.Tata Motors
2.TVS Motors
3.Hero MotoCorp
4.Mahindra & Mahindra 

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  • Answer: 1

140. Prominent Indian businessman in Kuwait, ___________, who was instrumental in the safe evacuation of stranded Indians during the Iraqi invasion in 1990, passed away in Kuwait.
1.Jacob Fernandes
2.Lawrence Rodrigues
3.Matthunny Mathews
4.Alfred James 

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141. Former Punjab Director General of Police (DGP)_____________________, credited for wiping off Khalistan terrorism from Punjab, passed away on May 26, 2017.
1.NK Sabharwal
2.VJ Arora
3.KPS Gill
4.PV Dosanjh 

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142. Wajahat Attre, who passed away on May 26, 2017, was a:
1.Former Pakistani Cricketer
2.Pakistani Diplomat
3.Pakistani Nuclear Physicist
4.Pakistani Music Director 

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  • Answer: 4

143. Laura Biagiotti, who passed away on May 26, 2017, was a famous:
1.Novel Writer
2.Fashion Designer
3.Hollywood Actress
4.Pop Singer 

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  • Answer: 2

144. Dasari Narayana Rao, who passed away on May 30, 2017, was a:
1.Journalist
2.Filmmaker
3.Historian
4.Poet 

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  • Answer: 2

145. Paravathamma Rajkumar, who passed away on May 31, 2017, was a noted:
1.Journalist
2.Enviroment Activist
3.Historian
4.Film Producer 

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  • Answer: 4