GENERAL KNOWLEDGE BITS IN ENGLISH 3

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE BITS IN ENGLISH 3 

1. India’s largest fresh water aquarium has recently opened in:
1.Bhubaneswar, Odisha
2.Ranchi, Jharkhand
3.Jaipur, Rajasthan
4.Pune, Mumbai 

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2. The _____ anniversary of the signing of the historic Mizo peace accord between the Union government and the erstwhile underground Mizo National Front (MNF) was celebrated on June 30, 2017 in Mizoram.
1.31st
2.33rd
3.35th
4.37th 

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3. Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has joined hands with which company for redevelopment of 10 railway stations across the country on global standards?
1.Larsen & Toubro
2.Tata Steel
3.National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC)
4.AIA Engineering 

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4. On July 2, 2017, ‘Vikrikar Bhavan’ the headquarters of __________government’s erstwhile Sales Tax department, was renamed as ‘GST Bhavan” as the new tax regime rolled out.
1.Gujarat
2.Maharashtra
3.Uttar Pradesh
4.Rajasthan 

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5. On July 3, 2017, foundation stone of the India’s biggest Global Skill Park was laid in:
1.Kolkata
2.Bhopal
3.Jaipur
4.Nagpur 

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6. On July 2, 2017, which State set a record of planting 6 crore saplings in day?
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Gujarat
3.Maharashtra
4.Rajasthan 

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7. The Supreme Court has permitted a woman, who is in her _____ week of pregnancy, to abort her foetus that is suffering from severe cardiac ailments. 
1.22nd
2.24th
3.26th
4.28th 

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8. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched ________, a digital ride sharing platform designed and deployed for the IT industry by the Group of Technology Companies (G Tech), the industry body of IT companies in the state.
1.C-Ride
2.D-Ride
3.E-Ride
4.G-Ride 

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9. In which state, the Office of the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes has set up GST facilitation centres in ward offices, wherein chartered accountants will provide free consultation services related to GST?
1.Goa
2.Gujarat
3.Karnataka
4.Madhya Pradesh 

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10. India’s tallest Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower will be operational at which airport by December 2017?
1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
2.Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
3.Indira?Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
4.Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad 

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11. On July 3, 2017, Pranab Mukherjee has approved a Legislative Bill to ban the hookah bar in which state?
1.Maharashtra
2.Telangana
3.Kerala
4.Gujarat 

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12. In its 270th report titled “Compulsory Registration of Marriages”, Law Commission of India has suggested that the time limit to register marriages should be restricted to ______days after which a penalty of Rs. 5/- per day could be imposed.
1.30 days
2.40 days
3.50 days
4.60 days 

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13. As announced by Union Government, how much proportion of the total outstanding debt of all state power distribution companies (discoms) has been covered under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) so far?
1.77%
2.82%
3.87%
4.97% 

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14. Who among the following inaugurated the 9th edition of Delhi Dialogue on 4th of July 2017 in New Delhi?
1.Sushma Swaraj
2.Arun Jaitley
3.Rajnath Singh
4.Nitin Gadkari 

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15. On July 5, 2017, Supreme Court told Central Government that there is a need for Parliament to make law to ensure fair and transparent appointment of:
1.Attorney General of India
2.Heads of Defence Forces
3.Election Commissioners
4.Solicitor General of India 

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16. Which among the following has become the last state to adopt the Goods and Services Tax (GST) resolution during a special session on July 5, 2017?
1.Jammu and Kashmir
2.Kerala
3.West Bengal
4.Tamil Nadu 

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17. 4th National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care Systems was held on July 6, 2017 at:
1.Indore, Madhya Pradesh
2.Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
3.Kochi, Kerala
4.Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

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18. Which State Government has approved a new transport policy to streamline the issuance of permits and licences across commercial and private transport vehicles in the state?
1.Rajasthan
2.Andhra Pradesh
3.Telangana
4.Punjab 

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19. The government will set up ‘Garib Nawaz’ skill development centres in how many districts of the country to offer employment-oriented training to the youth from minority communities?
1.100 districts
2.125 districts
3.150 districts
4.175 districts 

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20. The government has decided to do away with the ‘No-Detention Policy’ under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 from next academic year. ‘No-Detention Policy’ prohibits schools from detaining or expelling any student up to Class:
1.Class VIII
2.Class VII
3.Class VI
4.Class V 

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21. Which Union Ministry has established a four member GST Facilitation Cell at its office to guide the industry about the new tax regime?
1.Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
2.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
3.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
4.Ministry of Food Processing Industries 

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  • Answer: 4

India has ranked at which position on Global Cyber security Index (GCI), released by UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
1.23rd
2.33rd
3.43rd
4.53rd 

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23. On July 2, 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the most recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in:
1. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
2.Ghana
3.Liberia
4.Sierra Leone 

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  • Answer: 1

24. The world’s first emergency call telephone line ________ in Britain marked 80th anniversary on 1st of July 2017.
1.555
2.666
3.777
4.999 

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25. A 15-day long joint military training exercise between armies of India and _______ begun from July 3, 2017 in Himachal Pradesh.
1.Myanmar
2.Thailand
3.Sri Lanka
4.Bangladesh 

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26. On June 30, 2017, India told China that its attempt to construct a road in the Doklam area in _____ will cause a “significant change of status quo”, is a “violation of a 2012 understanding”, and will lead to “serious security implications.
1.Myanmar
2.Bhutan
3.Arunachal Pradesh
4.Sikkim 

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27. As per an analysis of the latest figures compiled by the Swiss National Bank, India has slipped to _______ place in terms of money parked by its citizens with Swiss banks by the end of 2016.
1.68th place
2.78th place
3.88th place
4.98th place 

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28. 10TH India-Jordan Trade and Economic Joint Committee (TEJC) Meeting was held on 4th and 5th July, 2017, in:
1.Mumbai, India
2.Amman, Jordan
3.New Delhi, India
4.Jerash, Jordan 

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29. 5thMeeting of BRICS Education Ministers was held on July 5, 2017 in:
1.Moscow, Russia
2.New Delhi, India
3.Beijing, China
4.Durban, South Africa 

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  • Answer: 3

30. Which country has started rolling out its Global Entry programme for Indian citizens which allows for expedited clearance of pre-approved, low-risk travellers?
1.France
2.Germany
3.Australia
4.US 

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31. On July 6, 2017, which among the following Asian country declared itself free from highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 and H5N8)?
1.China
2.Bangladesh
3.India
4.Pakistan 

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32. ‘Crysanthumun’, a new fast-growing Israeli flower has been named after which leader?
1.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
2.Russia President Vladimir Putin
3.UK Prime Minister Theresa May
4.US President Donald Trump 

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33. Which Indian company has signed a MoU with Israeli firm Shachaf Engineering to collaborate on design, development and manufacture of strategic electronics for military use?
1.Larsen & Toubro
2.Bharat Forge
3.BHEL
4.Mahindra Telephonics 

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34. Which country’s Ambassador to the United Nations, has told a meeting of the U.N. Security Council that her country is prepared to use military means to defend against the threat posed by North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile?
1.USA
2.Japan
3.Indonesia
4.Philippines 

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35. On July 4, 2017, which European country’s parliament approved a long-awaited law criminalizing torture?
1.Italy
2.Portugal
3.Greece
4.Spain 

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  • Answer: 1

36. Which Indian company has signed a MoU with Russia’s Vnesheconom bank to create a $200 million IT and Innovation Fund?
1.Reliance Capital
2.Bajaj Finance
3.Srei Infrastructure Finance
4.Tata Consultancy Services 

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37. On July 4, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu replicas of two sets of relics from ______, regarded as key artefacts of the long Jewish history in India.
1.Goa
2.Puducherry
3.Kerala
4.Gujarat 

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38. India’s new 2016 Anti-Hijacking Act which replaces the 1982 law incorporates the latest global anti-hijack provisions and brings Indian law in line with the which Protocol of the UN body International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)?
1.Tokyo Protocol
2.London Protocol
3.Sydney Protocol
4.Beijing Protocol 

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39. Naval forces of which countries participated in Malabar Naval Exercise 2017 which began on July 7, 2017 in Chennai, India?
1.India, US and Australia
2.India, Japan and Australia
3.India, US and Japan
4.India, Sri Lanka and US 

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40. As per Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Financial Stability Report 2017, India’s economic growth in terms of gross value added (GVA) in 2017-18 is projected at:
1.7.3%
2.7.4%
3.7.5%
4.7.6% 

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  • Answer: 1

41. How much fund has been contributed by India to UN Peace building Fund recently?
1.USD 300000
2.USD 500000
3.USD 700000
4.USD 900000 

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42. On June 30, 2017, Government slashed interest rates on small savings schemes by:
1.0.10%
2.0.20%
3.0.30%
4.0.40% 

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  • Answer: 1

43. Which international financial organisation has provided loan of $125 million for $250 million National Biopharmaceutical Mission of Indian Government?
1.Asian Development Bank
2.New Development Bank
3.Aisan Infrastructure Investment Bank
4.World Bank 

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  • Answer: 4

44. On June 28, 2017, which telecom operator announced the launch of the Asia-Africa-Europe (AAE-1) submarine cable system?
1.Airtel
2.Vodafone
3.Idea Cellular
4.Reliance Jio 

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  • Answer: 4

45. Chief Minister of which state has decided to present a separate agriculture budget for the state from next year?
1.Telangana
2.Andhra Pradesh
3.Bihar
4.Jharkhand 

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  • Answer: 1

46. Which private sector bank has recently launched an Image Debit Card to enable its cardholders to personalise the card with the image of his/her choice?
1.IndusInd Bank
2.ICICI Bank
3.HDFC Bank
4.Karnataka Bank 

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  • Answer: 4

47. How many MoUs in the textiles sector were signed on July 1, 2017, the 2nd day of mega textiles trade fair, ‘Textiles India 2017’?
1.55
2.65
3.75
4.85 

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48. Which state has become first state in India to implement an integrated Core Banking Solution Project covering all three tiers of short term cooperative credit structure – state cooperative bank, district central cooperative banks and 2,708 primary agriculture cooperative societies (PACS)?
1.Punjab
2.Odisha
3.Haryana
4.West Bengal 

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49. On July 3, 2017, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced that its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has crossed _______ transactions mark in June 2017.
1.5 crore
2.4 crore
3.3 crore
4.1 crore 

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50. Which International Financial Organisation has committed USD 220 million for improving road connectivity as well as transport efficiency and safety on state highways of Rajasthan?
1.Asian Development Bank
2.World Bank
3.International Monetary Fund
4.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

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  • Answer: 1

51. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the FPI limit in government securities by 4.7% to Rs.2.42 billion for July-September quarter. Abbreviation FPI stands for:
1.Foreign Promoter Investment
2.Foreign Portfolio Investment
3.Foreign Profit Investment
4.Foreign Personal Investment 

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52. Finance Ministry has removed additional excise duty on which products with effect from July 1, following the GST implementation.
1.pharma products
2.toys for children
3.auto spare parts
4.tobacco, pan masala and cigarettes 

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53. Who among the following have launched an investment fund called Fundamentum with a corpus of $100 million to back start-ups looking for growth capital?
1.Nandan Nilekani and Sanjeev Aggarwal
2.Nandan Nilekani and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
3.Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Kishore Biyani
4.Kishore Biyani and Sanjeev Aggarwal

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54. Microsoft India has signed an agreement with which entity to offer Microsoft Aspire School Program (MASP) Pro Plus to over 55,000 member schools.
1.National Innovative Schools Alliance
2.National Independent Schools Alliance
3.National Integrated Schools Alliance
4.National Integrated Schools Authority 

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55. On July 5, 2017, Board of which international financial institution approved USD 329 million loan to build access roads to 4,000 villages in Gujarat?
1.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
2.International Monetary Fund
3.World Bank
4.New Development Bank 

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  • Answer: 1

56. Which private sector bank has signed a MoU in London with Santander UK (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Spanish Santander Group) to promote India-UK trade and business opportunities?
1.ICICI Bank
2.HDFC Bank
3.Axis Bank
4.Yes Bank 

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57. Which scheme has been launched by Karnataka State Government to identify and nurture innovative start-ups?
1.’Aspire 100’
2.’Ambition 100’
3.’Opportunity 100’
4.’Elevate 100’ 

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58. Which company has announced that it has entered into a wide-ranging patent licensing and purchase deal with Xiaomi, the Chinese maker of smart phones?
1.Samsung
2.IBM
3.Intel
4.Nokia 

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  • Answer: 4

59. Retirement fund body EPFO has inked pacts with five banks for collections of provident dues and to make retirement payments. Which among the following is NOT one of the five banks?
1.ICICI Bank
2.State Bank of India
3.Kotak Mahindra Bank
4.Bank of Baroda 

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60. Which private sector bank has tied up with PFG Forex for remittance facility for the benefit of Indian expatriates from Australia?
1.South Indian Bank
2.Federal Bank
3.IDFC Bank
4.Bandhan Bank 

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  • Answer: 1

61. According to a report by BMI Research, Indian economy is expected to clock a real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of ____% in this financial year.
1.6.7%
2.6.9%
3.7.1%
4.7.3% 

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  • Answer: 2

62. National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) is setting up the first of its kind Aluminium Park in:
1.Jamnagar, Gujarat
2.Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
3.Kota, Rajasthan
4.Angul, Odisha 

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  • Answer: 4

India has slipped by one spot to become the _____ largest foreign investor into the UK.
1.second
2.third
3.fourth
4.fifth 

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64. Which space agency is developing the first-ever mission that will deflect a near-Earth asteroid, and help test the systems that will allow mankind to protect the planet from potential cosmic body impacts in the future?
1.SpaceX
2.Virgin Galactic
3.ISRO
4.NASA 

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  • Answer: 4

65. Researchers, including those from the Physikalisch- Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in _______ have now developed a laser with a line width of only 10 mili Hertz (mHz) – closer to the ideal laser than ever before.
1.Russia
2.Belgium
3.Germany
4.France 

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66. The indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air (QRSAM) short range missile was successfully test-fired from a test range along the Odisha coast on 3rdof July 2017. The missile has a capability of engaging multiple target and has a strike range of:
1.25 km to 30 km
2.35 km to 40 km
3.45 km to 50 km
4.55 km to 60 km 

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67. Which State Government is going to raise a new Special Rhino Protection Force (SRPF) for better protection of the one-horned rhinos in the state?
1.Himachal Pradesh
2.Assam
3.Sikkim
4.Uttarkahand 

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  • Answer: 2

68. International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG), an international body which focuses on climate policies has ranked The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) at ________ position among top think tanks in the world.
1.second
2.third
3.fourth
4.fifth 

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  • Answer: 1

69. Which country claimed to have conducted its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on July 4, 2017?
1.North Korea
2.Iran
3.South Korea
4.Philippines 

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70. On July 3, 2017, which cargo space craft returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) bringing back the first Chinese experiment ever to ISS?
1.SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft
2.SpaceX’s Falcon cargo spacecraft
3.SpaceX’s Phoenix cargo spacecraft
4.SpaceX’s Eagle cargo spacecraft 

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71. As per a publication, ‘Mangrove Forest Cover Changes in Indian Sundarban Using Remote Sensing and GIS’, by the School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, 124.418 sq. km. mangrove forest cover in Indian Sundarbans has been lost from:
1.1990 to 2016
2.1989 to 2015
3.1988 to 2014
4.1986 to 2012 

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72. On July 5, 2017, who among the following launched a month-long plantation drive in Delhi to mark Van Mahotsav?
1. President Pranab Mukerjee
2.Vice President Hamid Ansari
3.Prime Minister Narendra Modi
4. Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan 

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  • Answer: 4

73. The world’s most detailed scan of the brain’s internal wiring has been produced by scientists at:
1.University of Oxford, UK
2.Stanford University, US
3.University of California, US
4.Cardiff University, UK 

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  • Answer: 4

74. On July 5, 2017, which space agency successfully delivered super-heavy Intelsat 35e, a commercial communications satellite, to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)?
1.ISRO
2.NASA
3.European Space Agency
4.SpaceX 

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  • Answer: 4

75. A rare ______with a pale skin color has been spotted for the first time in the Nilgiris by a wildlife photographer on 5th of July 2017.
1.White Lion
2.White Tiger
3.White Peacock
4.White Leopard 

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76. On July 5, 2017, Pakistan successfully test-fired short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile named:
1.’Noor’
2.’’Ashoura’
3.’Nasr’
4.’Emad’ 

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77. A study by which entities suggests that the extreme El Nino that occurred in 2015 played an important role in Chennai’s heavy rainfall from November 30 to December 2, 2015?
1.University of Kochi and the Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay
2.University of Kochi and the Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi
3.University of Hyderabad and the Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay
4.University of Hyderabad and the Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi 

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78. As per a new research, which among the following countries account for the most cropland in the world irrigated by dirty wastewater?
1.India and Pakistan
2.Mexico
3.China and Iran
4.All of the above 

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79. Who among the following has replaced Mukul Rohatgi as the new Attorney General of India?
1.KK Nair
2.KK Reddy
3.KK Awasthi
4.KK Venugopal 

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80. Rajiv Kumar has been named as the new Chief Secretary of which state?
1.Uttar Pradesh
2.Madhya Pradesh
3.Jharkhand
4.West Bengal 

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  • Answer: 1

81. N Mohapatra has ceased to be Director (Personnel) on the board of which company with effect from June 30, 2017?
1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
2.Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ltd.
3.Steel Authority of India Ltd.
4.NTPC Ltd. 

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  • Answer: 3

82. Who among the following will take charge as the 21st Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India on July 6, 2017?
1.Achal Kumar Jyoti
2.Rakesh Gandhi
3.Javed Siddiqui
4.Amar Chaturvedi 

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  • Answer: 1

83. Who among the following was sworn in as Hong Kong’s first female leader on 1st of July 2017?
1.Biyu Jintao
2.Chen Zemin
3.Carrie Lam
4.Juan Shangkun 

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  • Answer: 3

84. Melwyn Rego, has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of which public sector bank?
1.Indian Bank
2.UCO Bank
3.Syndicate Bank
4.Central Bank of India 

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  • Answer: 3

85. Who has been appointed as the new chief of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on July 3, 2017?
1.Rajat Mishra
2.Divyesh Bhatnagar
3.Sanjay Kumar
4.Narayan Das 

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  • Answer: 3

86. Who among the following has been appointed as New Army Commander of Sri Lanka by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena?
1.Ramesh Tilakratne
2.Suresh Gurunayake
3.Rajesh Ranatunga
4.Mahesh Senanayake 

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  • Answer: 4

87. Who among the following has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Indonesia?
1.Pradeep Kumar Rawat
2.Shalini Bharadwaj
3.Kamal Nath Anand
4.Vinod Bhattacharya 

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  • Answer: 1

88. India’s Ambassador to Peru Sandeep Chakravorty has been appointed as the head of the Indian consulate in:
1.London
2.Paris
3.Tokyo
4.New York 

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89. Who among the following stunned Pacquiuao to claim a unanimous 12-round decision and win the World Boxing Organization (WBO) world welterweight title?
1.Adam Waugh
2.Jeff Horn
3.Steve Clarke
4.Michael Boon 

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  • Answer: 2

90. Who among the following became the first Indian batsman to hit more than 200 sixes in One Day International (ODI) cricket?
1.Shikhar Dhawan
2.M S Dhoni
3.Virat Kohli
4.Rohit Sharma 

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  • Answer: 2

91. Which tennis player has won Eastbourne Aegon Championship in Men’s Singles category?
1.Andy Murray
2.Rafael Nadal
3.Novak Djokovic
4.Roger Federer 

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  • Answer: 3

92. On July 2, 2017, which team won their first ever football Confederations Cup title?
1.Portugal
2.Germany
3.Chile
4.Peru 

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  • Answer: 2

93. Which Indian Badminton players have won doubles titles in Ivory Coast International tournament in women’s doubles category?
1.Ritika Thaker and Simran Singhi
2.Jwala Gutta and Saina Nehwal
3.Jwala Gutta and Simran Singhi
4.Ritika Thaker and Saina Nehwal 

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  • Answer: 1

94. On July 2, 2017, who among the following became the first Indian driver to win in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship claiming victory at Norisring in the final race of Round 5?
1.Cyrus Pestonji
2.Jehan Daruvala
3.Vinesh Mehta
4.Jayram Karthik 

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  • Answer: 2

95. India has ranked at which position on latest FIFA World ranking released on 6th of July 2017?
1.81st
2.86th
3.91st
4.96th 

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  • Answer: 4

96. Which country beat Pakistan in the final of the Asian Team Snooker Championship?
1.India
2.China
3.Japan
4.South Korea 

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  • Answer: 1

97. As per an order issued by ________, July 1 will be observed as ‘GST Day’
1.NITI Aayog
2.Ministry of Finance
3.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
4.Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) 

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98. What was the 2017 slogan of the ‘International Day of Co-operatives’ celebrated on July 1, 2017 (First Saturday of July)?
1.”Role of Co-operatives in Sustainable Development”
2.”Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind”
3. “Achieving Inclusive Growth through Co-operatives”
4. “Co-operatives and Technological Advancements” 

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  • Answer: 2

99. ‘National Doctor’s Day’ is celebrated in India on which date every year?
1.July 1
2.July 2
3.July 3
4.July 4 

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  • Answer: 1

100. ’World Sports Journalists Day’ is celebrated on which date every year?
1.July 1
2.July 2
3.July 3
4.July 4 

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  • Answer: 2

101. ’International Plastic Bag Free Day’ is observed on which date?
1.2nd July
2.3rd July
3.4th July
4.5th July 

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  • Answer: 2

102. ’World Zoonoses Day’ is observed on which date every year?
1.5th July
2.6th July
3.7th July
4.8th July 

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  • Answer: 2

103. ‘Global Forgiveness Day’ is observed on which date every year?
1.5th July
2.6th July
3.7th July
4.8th July 

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  • Answer: 3

104. Two Indian – Americans _________ and ________will be honoured with the prestigious ‘Great Immigrants’ annual award on US’s Independence Day on July 4, 2017
1.Shantanu Narayen and Priti Patel
2.Shantanu Narayen and Vivek Murthy
3.Priti Patel and Vivek Murthy
4.Kamla Harris and Vivek Murthy 

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105. On June 30, 2017, who has honoured with Indian of the Year Award by Brands Academy in New Delhi?
1.Jhumpa Lahiri
2.Shobha De
3.Preeti Shenoy
4.Arundhati Roy 

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  • Answer: 3

106. Who among the following has been conferred with the 2017 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Heroes Award by the US State Department?
1.Akhilesh Tomar
2.Ajay Singh Rajput
3.Vikram Kumar Rathod
4.Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat 

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  • Answer: 4

107. Who among the following has been awarded Order of Australia for community work, the highest civilian award in Australia?
1.Shankar Narayanan
2.Guruswamy Jayraman
3.Venkatesh Menon
4.Rudra Patil 

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  • Answer: 2

108. Minaketan Das, who passed away on June 30, 2017, was a noted:
1.Odia Poet
2.Odia Actor
3.Archaelogist from Odisha
4.Sand Artist from Odisha 

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  • Answer: 2

109. Ravinder Rander, who passed away on July 2, 2017, was a veteran:
1.Journalist
2.Novel Writer
3.Hindi Poet
4.Cartoonist 

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• Answer: 1

AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS

1. On July 8, 2017, Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurated first Gharib Nawaz Skill Development Centre in:
1.Nagpur
2.Hyderabad
3.Varanasi
4.Amritsar 

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  • Answer: 2

2. The union tourism ministry has allotted Rs 100 crore to which state under the Swadesh Darshan scheme to augment its tourist infrastructure?
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Rajasthan
3.Gujarat
4.Goa 

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  • Answer: 4

3. India’s first university, only for Dalit students will come up in which city by 2018?
1.Patna
2.Hyderabad
3.Kanpur
4.Bhopal 

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  • Answer: 2

4. Which scheme has been launched by Ministry of Commerce and Industry for awareness on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) to inspire artists and budding inventors so that they can protect their creations and inventions?
1.’Scheme for IPR Awareness – Creative India; Innovative India’
2.’Scheme for IPR Awareness – Modern India; Innovative India’
3.’Scheme for IPR Awareness – Vibrant India; Innovative India’
4.’Scheme for IPR Awareness – Developing India; Innovative India’ 

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  • Answer: 1

5. Which state has topped the list among all the states in the country for having issued over 43 lakh soil health cards (SHCs) to farmers in the past two years?
1.Uttar Pradesh
2.Jharkhand
3.Chhattisgarh
4.Karnataka 

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  • Answer: 3

6. On July 9, 2017, President Pranab Mukherjee launched which initiative to take education to the remotest corners of the country with the help of technology?
1. Swayam and Swayam Prabha
2. National Academic Depository
3. National Digital Library
4. All of the above 

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7. India is planning to invite the leaders of the 10 ______ nations for the Republic Day parade for 2018.
1.South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
2.North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
3.Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
4.G20 

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  • Answer: 3

8. On July 8, 2017, ______ Government formally launched a scheme that sponsors free surgeries at private hospitals, if the waiting period at Government hospitals is long.
1.Delhi
2.Tamil Nadu
3.West Bengal
4.Kerala 

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  • Answer: 1

9. A 2-day Regional Conference on “Good Governance and Replication of Best Practices” was held on 7th and 8th July, 2017 in:
1.Patiala, Punjab
2.Nainital, Uttarakhand
3.Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
4.Ranchi, Jharkhand 

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  • Answer: 2

10. Which Indian Music composer’s music from the film Viceroy’s House has been shortlisted for the World Soundtrack Awards?
1.A R Rahman
2.Pritam Chakraborty
3.Anu Malik
4.Ilayaraja 

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  • Answer: 1

11. The government has merged the Urban Development and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ministries. The merged ministry will now be known as:
1.Ministry of Affordable Housing and Poverty Alleviation
2.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
3.Ministry of Housing and Urban Revival
4.Ministry of Affordable Housing and Urban Affairs 

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  • Answer: 2

12. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with which State Government to formalize its support to set up a state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence in Transfusion Medicine in State’s Capital?
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Odisha
3.Assam
4.West Bengal 

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  • Answer: 4

13. Which project has been launched by British government to mark the 70th anniversary of India’s partition in August 1947?
1.Spice Route
2.Grand Trunk Road
3.The Indus Legacy
4.Discover India 

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  • Answer: 2

14. The famous _________-bordered sari of Mother Teresa has been recognised as an Intellectual Property of the Missionaries of Charity.
1.Brown-bordered sari
2.Purple-bordered sari
3.Yellow-bordered sari
4.Blue-bordered sari 

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  • Answer: 4

15. On July 10, 2017, who among the following launched Rashtriya Swayam sevak Sangh’s (RSS’s) Sewa Prabhag website “Sewagatha”?
1.Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
2.Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje
3.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
4.Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar 

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  • Answer: 3

16. On July 10, 2017, President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the ‘Ashiana Annexe’ in: 
1.Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
2.Dehradun, Uttarakhand
3.Patiala, Punjab
4.Agra, Uttar Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 2

17. Which entity has signed a MoU with Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) for collaboration on occupational health and prevention of occupational injuries and diseases?
1.Employee’s State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
2.International Labour Organization
3.NITI Aayog
4.LIC of India 

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  • Answer: 1

18. Which among the following has become the first state in the country to provide women an injectable contraceptive for free?
1.Gujarat
2.Rajasthan
3.Tamil Nadu
4.Maharashtra 

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  • Answer: 4

19. Which State Government has announced to set up an international standard sports city in the state capital?
1.Kerala
2.Goa
3.Andhra Pradesh
4.Odisha 

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  • Answer: 4

20. On July 10, 2017, which among the following became the second state to launch e-RTI portal that will enable citizens to file online Right to Information (RTI)?
1.Delhi
2.Madhya Pradesh
3.Himachal Pradesh
4.Sikkim 

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  • Answer: 1

21. National Conference of Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territories organised by NITI Aayog was held on July 10, 2017 in:
1.Mumbai
2.New Delhi
3.Kolkata
4.Jaipur 

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  • Answer: 2

22. Which State Government has constituted a nine-member committee to study and submit a report to the government on the possibility of designing a separate flag for the state and providing it a statutory standing?
1.Telangana
2.Punjab
3.Karnataka
4.West Bengal 

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  • Answer: 3

23. Which among the following has been declared as India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO?
1.Delhi
2.Mumbai
3.Ahmedabad
4.Hyderabad 

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  • Answer: 3

24. On July 12, 2017, Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved enhancement of the age of superannuation of Medical Officers of:
1.Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles
2.Indian Army
3.Indian Navy
4.Indian Air Force 

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  • Answer: 1

25. Union Cabinet has approved the creation of three posts of Directors for the three new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in:
1.Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra
2.Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra
3.Jharkhand, West Bengal and Maharashtra
4.Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra 

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  • Answer: 4

26. Cabinet approves establishment of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC) at campus of National Seed Research and Training Center (NSRTC) in:
1.Kochi
2.Varanasi
3.Bhopal
4.Surat 

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  • Answer: 2

27. On July 11, 2017, Chief Minister of which state launched the Livelihood Intervention and Facilitation of Entrepreneurship (LIFE) programme?
1.Meghalaya
2.Sikkim
3.Assam
4.Arunachal Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 1

28. Which among the following has become the first State in the country to lay down the minimum educational qualifications for contesting elections to village cooperative societies and various other cooperative bodies?
1.Gujarat
2.Maharashtra
3.Rajasthan
4.Uttar Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 3

29. Speaking at the launch of ‘National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination (2017-22)’, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said that the government would like to eliminate malaria by:
1.2027
2.2025
3.2023
4.2021 

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  • Answer: 1

30. Which among the following has become the first state in the country to bring a law making social boycott a crime?
1.Gujarat
2.Rajasthan
3.Maharashtra
4.Madhya Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 3

31. The Centre has given Army vice-chief ___________, full financial powers to procure critical ammunition and spares to maintain an optimum level to fight a short intense war.
1.Suresh Chand
2.Mahesh Chand
3.Laxman Chand
4.Sarath Chand 

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  • Answer: 4

32. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India will establish India’s first Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) in which state?
1.Punjab
2.Haryana
3.Telangana
4.Andhra Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 1

33. India’s first high-speed rail training centre will be set up at:
1.Ahmedabad, Gujarat
2.Gandhinagar, Gujarat
3.Surat, Gujarat
4.Rajkot, Gujarat 

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  • Answer: 2

34. Which State and Union Territory have been granted exemption from Supreme Court’s ban on sale of liquor within 500 metres of National and State Highways?
1.Arunachal Pradesh and Chandigarh
2.Tripura and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
3.Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
4.Tripura and Chandigarh 

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  • Answer: 3

35. According to the NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, which among the following are the three best-performing states in “ease of doing business”?
1.Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka
2.Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat
3.Maharashtra, Telangana and Gujarat
4.Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Gujarat 

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  • Answer: 4

36. On July 14, 2017, Indian Railways launched its first 1,600 HP solar powered Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) train from:
1.Mumbai Central Railway Station
2.Safdarjung Railway Station, New Delhi
3.Ahmedabad Railway Station, Gujarat
4.Howrah Railway Station, Kolkata 

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  • Answer: 2

37. Two-day national conference on crowd management concluded on July 12, 2017 at:
1.Thiruvananthapuram
2.Jaipur
3.Chennai
4.Bhopal 

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  • Answer: 1

38. The Uttar Pradesh government has signed a MoU with the Centre for setting up of an All India Institutes of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) hospital in:
1.Moradabad
2.Meerut
3.Gorakhpur
4.Allahabad 

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  • Answer: 3

39. The Union Government has set up a new wing, ___________ to provide intelligence inputs
1.Directorate General of Information and Risk Management
2.Directorate General of Analytics and Information Management
3.Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management
4.Directorate General of Analytics and Risk Management 

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  • Answer: 4

40. Which among the following will be the first state police to get ‘super cop’ belts which are widely used by their counterparts in the UK, USA, and Russia?
1.Delhi Police
2.Kolkata Police
3.Mumbai Police
4.Bengaluru Police 

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  • Answer: 1

41. A global treaty banning nuclear weapons was adopted at the United Nations on July 7, 2017 by how many countries?
1.117 countries
2.122 countries
3.127 countries
4.132 countries 

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  • Answer: 2

42. Vietnam has granted Indian oil firm ________, a two-year extension to explore oil block 128 in disputed South China Sea.
1.IOC
2.HPCL
3.ONGC Videsh
4.BPCL 

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  • Answer: 3

43. India and Bangladesh have decided to construct a bridge over which river in Mizoram to facilitate trade and improve communication between two countries?
1.Tut River
2.Barak River
3.Serlui River
4.Khawthlangtuipui River 

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  • Answer: 4

44. Khaltmaa Battulga has won the Presidential Election of which country?
1.Laos
2.Mongolia
3.South Korea
4.Indonesia 

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  • Answer: 2

45. 12th G20 Summit was held on 7th and 8th July, 2017 in:
1.Toronto, Canada
2.Moscow, Russia
3.Hamburg, Germany
4.Beijing, China 

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  • Answer: 3

46. At G20 Summit 2017, who among the following presented a 10-point action plan on counter terrorism?
1.US President Donald Trump
2.German Chancellor Angela Merkel
3.Russian President Vladimir Putin
4.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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  • Answer: 4

47. According to OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026, released by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, which country will be the world’s largest milk producer by 2026?
1.Australia
2.New Zealand
3.India
4.Denmark 

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  • Answer: 3

48. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has now been declared dead, was the leader of which militant group?
1.ISIS
2.Al-Umar-Mujahideen
3.Dukhtaran-E-Millat
4.Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen 

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  • Answer: 1

49. An international summit on family planning was held in which country?
1.UK
2.Germany
3.Italy
4.USA 

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  • Answer: 1

50. On July 12, 2017, Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its ex-post facto approval for signing a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) between India and which country on cooperation in the field of Health?
1.France
2.Germany
3.Portugal
4.Greece 

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  • Answer: 2

51. On July 12, 2017, Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Joint Interpretative Notes on the Agreement between India and which neighbouring country for Promotion and Protection of Investments?
1.Sri Lanka
2.China
3.Nepal
4.Bangladesh 

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  • Answer: 4

52. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)World Heritage Committee met for its 41st session from 2nd to 12th July 2017 in:
1.Milan, Italy
2.Cannes, France
3.Barcelona, Spain
4.Krakow, Poland 

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  • Answer: 4

53. Which among the following site in Austria has been put in UNESCO’s list of sites ‘in danger’ due to a nearby high-rise construction project?
1.Semmering Railway
2.Historic Center of Vienna
3.Wachau Cultural Landscape
4.Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn 

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  • Answer: 2

54. On July 12, 2017, Union Cabinet was apprised of MoU between India and ______________ on cooperation in the field of Information Technology and Electronics (IT&E)
1.Palestine
2.Nigeria
3.Israel
4.Canada 

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  • Answer: 1

55. Major NATO exercises in Eastern Europe involving 25,000 military personnel from more than 20 allied and partner countries begun on July 12, 2017 in which country?
1.Slovakia
2.Belarus
3.Bulgaria
4.Moldova 

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  • Answer: 3

56. On July 12, 2017, Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of MoU between India and Bangladesh for cooperation in:
1.Alternative Medicines
2.Infrastructure Development on Indo-Bangla Border
3.Agricultural Research
4.Cyber Security 

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  • Answer: 4

57. On July 11, 2017, which country hosted a major international summit on family planning, in partnership with UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?
1.France
2.UK
3.Germany
4.US 

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  • Answer: 2

58. 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) International Conference was held from 9th to 12thJuly, 2017 in:
1.Toronto, Canada
2.Dubai, UAE
3.Cairo, Egypt
4.Istanbul, Turkey 

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  • Answer: 4

59. India has granted financial assistance of $500,000 to which country for fighting against IS-affiliated terror groups?
1.Philippines
2.Indonesia
3.Vietnam
4.Cambodia 

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  • Answer: 1

60. Which among the following has become world’s 24th country to legalize Gay Marriage?
1.Hungary
2.Malta
3.Slovakia
4.Romania 

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  • Answer: 2

61. A Model United Nations (MUN) Regional Conference is being held from July 10, 2017 in:
1.Beijing, China
2.Sydney, Australia
3.Kathmandu, Nepal
4.Colombo, Sri Lanka 

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  • Answer: 3

62. According to a report titled ‘Measuring Global Migration Potential 2010-2015’by International Organisation for Migration (UN Migration Agency), after Nigeria, which country has the second highest number of adults planning to migrate to other countries?
1.Pakistan
2.Bangladesh
3.Brazil
4.India 

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  • Answer: 4

How much additional amount has been contributed by India to a UN partnership fund launched to support sustainable development projects across the developing world?
1.USD 1 million
2.USD 2 million
3.USD 3 million
4.USD 4 million 

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  • Answer: 1

64. Which among the following entity is considering setting up a public credit registry in India to address the twin balance sheet problem of the banking sector and the corporate sector?
1.Reserve Bank of India
2.NITI Aayog
3.Ministry of Finance
4.Ministry of Commerce & Industry 

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  • Answer: 1

65. Which company has launched its first Digital Hub in Asia Pacific in Bengaluru?
1.IBM
2.Microsoft
3.Orcale
4.Facebook 

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  • Answer: 3

66. Which international organisation has mentioned that India is emerging as a front runner in the global fight against climate change?
1.International Monetary Fund
2.World Bank
3.Asian Development Bank
4.New Development Bank 

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  • Answer: 2

67. On July 8, 2017, Nepal SBI Bank, a subsidiary of the State Bank of India, launched its fully automatic digital banking called __________ in Kathmandu
1.SBI Digi Bank
2.SBI Hi-Tech Bank
3.SBI E-Bank
4.SBI Intouch Bank 

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  • Answer: 4

68. The Reliance Aerostructure proposal for the development of the Dhirubhai Ambani Aerospace Park with related infrastructure facilities and services in ________ has been cleared by the Board of Approval (BoA) for special economic zone (SEZ) under the Ministry of Commerce.
1.Nagpur
2.Pune
3.Kochi
4.Kolkata 

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  • Answer: 1

69. The government will organise a global food fair in November this year to provide a platform to Indian farmers and manufacturers to showcase their products and explore partnerships with foreign companies. Which among the following entity will be the event partner for this Food Fair?
1.Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI)
2.Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
3.National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
4.Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

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  • Answer: 4

70. The latest tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) scheme, the first in 2017-18, was launched on:
1.July 6, 2017
2.July 7, 2017
3.July 8, 2017
4.July 10, 2017 

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  • Answer: 4

71. On July 10, 2017, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched a new income tax payer e-service module called:
1.Aaykar Setu
2.Aaykar Stambh
3.Aaykar Sahayak
4.Aaykar Mitr 

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  • Answer: 1

72. India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, will import crude oil from which country for the first time after Indian Oil Corp bought a cargo that will be delivered in October 2017?
1.Canada
2.Australia
3.United States
4.Oman 

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  • Answer: 3

73. Government has exempted the import of which items from the goods and services tax (GST)?
1.Hybrid car engines and components
2.Surgical instruments
3.Aircrafts, aircraft engines and other aircraft parts
4.Heavy engineering machines 

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  • Answer: 3

74. Five States, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Union Territory ____________ have inked a MoU with Government e-Market (GeM) for smart procurement of goods and services.
1.Chandigarh
2.Andaman & Nicobar Islands
3.Puducherry
4.Diu 

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  • Answer: 3

75. Indian Railways Organization for Alternate Fuel (IROAF) has set gold standards by winning Golden Peacock Award for Eco Innovation for the year 2017 for introducing which engines on Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) train?
1.Dual Fuel 800 HP Diesel engines
2.Dual Fuel 1000 HP Diesel engines
3.Dual Fuel 1200 HP Diesel engines
4.Dual Fuel 1400 HP Diesel engines 

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  • Answer: 4

76. The government has saved a whopping Rs _______ with its Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme under which subsidies are given directly to beneficiaries.
1.37,000 crore
2.47,000 crore
3.57,000 crore
4.67,000 crore 

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  • Answer: 3

77. Which public sector bank has waived charges for fund transfer of up to Rs.1000 through its IMPS (Immediate Payment Service) to promote small transactions?
1.Bank of Baroda
2.State Bank of India
3.Corporation Bank
4.Syndicate Bank 

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  • Answer: 2

78. Which programme has been launched by Yes Bank to help Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) understand the impact of the proposed changes and prepare them for migration to the new GST tax system?
1.’CLEAR GST’
2.’GST FRIEND’
3.’GST GURU’
4.’YES GST’ 

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  • Answer: 4

79. Which State Government has decided to merge all the branches of the district central cooperative banks (DCCBs) with the state cooperative banks?
1.Jharkhand
2.Odisha
3.Andhra Pradesh
4.Chhattisgarh 

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  • Answer: 4

80. Which among the following company has entered into a partnership with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to explore collaboration opportunities for solar rooftop, electric vehicles, energy storage systems, energy efficiency and smart grid technologies?
1.BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd
2.Indraprasth Gas Ltd.
3.Mahanagar Gas Ltd.
4.Rajdhani Daurya Urja Ltd 

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  • Answer: 1

81. Beginning this year ‘Non-resident Indians’ will have to share the numbers of their overseas bank accounts, name of the banks, countries where the bank offices are located as well as the Swift codes and IBAN with Indian tax authorities. Abbreviation IBAN stands for:
1.International Bank Account Number
2.Inland Bank Account Number
3.International Bank Authorisation Number
4.Inland Bank Authority Number 

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  • Answer: 1

Which auto company has opened a new research and development (R&D) centre in China, the largest outside of Germany?
1.Audi
2.Mercedes
3.Porsche
4.BMW 

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  • Answer: 4

83. Scientists, including those of Indian origin at the University of ____________, have invented the first battery-less cell phone that consumes almost zero power and runs by harvesting energy from ambient radio signals or light.
1.University of Washington
2.University of Stanford
3.University of Cardiff
4.University of Oxford 

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  • Answer: 1

84. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in the UK have found that surface of ______ contains a toxic cocktail of chemicals that can wipe out living organisms.
1.Jupiter
2.Mars
3.Venus
4.Mercury 

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  • Answer: 2

85. According to World Health Organization (WHO), which sexually-transmitted infection is becoming much harder, and sometimes impossible, to treat owing to antibiotic resistance?
1.Gonorrhea
2.Chancroid
3.Chlamydia
4.Syphilis 

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  • Answer: 1

86. Scientists from New Zealand have mentioned that a vaccine has for the first time been shown to protect against the sexually transmitted infection _______
1.Gonorrhoea
2.Chancroid
3.Chlamydia
4.Herpes 

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  • Answer: 1

87. Which entity has imposed a complete ban on ‘manja’, the string used to fly kites, made of nylon or any synthetic material which is non-biodegradable, saying it posed a threat to the lives of birds, animals and humans?
1.Gujarat State Government
2.Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
3.National Green Tribunal (NGT)
4.Gujarat High Court 

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  • Answer: 3

88. On July 12, 2017, Indian Railways launched ______, a virtual server with an inbuilt security system that will enable faster connectivity at a reduced cost.
1.RailRAM
2.RailCloud
3.RailStore
4.RailServer 

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  • Answer: 2

89. At the 41st annual Conference, UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided to omit which among the following Australian sites from the “List of World Heritage in Danger”
1.Fraser Island
2.Shark Bay
3.Great Barrier Reef
4.Ningaloo Coast 

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  • Answer: 3

90. UNESCO has declared the Hoh Xil nature reserve in _____as a natural heritage site
1.Vietnam
2.China
3.South Korea
4.Japan 

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  • Answer: 2

91. Which among the following site in Rio de Janeiro, where slaves from Africa first arrived in Brazil has been added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites?
1.Valongo wharf
2.Iguacu Wharf
3.Sao Luis Wharf
4.Pantanal Wharf 

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  • Answer: 1

92. Which island in south-west Japan that bans women has been declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
1.Okinoshima
2.Kyushu
3.Honshu
4.Shikoku 

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  • Answer: 1

93. Sambor Prei Kuk, an ancient temple site in _______has been added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
1.Myanmar
2.Bhutan
3.Laos
4.Cambodia 

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  • Answer: 4

94. Which among the following mission of NASA has completed a close flyby of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot?
1.Discover
2.Endeavour
3.Voyager
4.Juno 

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  • Answer: 4

95. On July 12, 2017, Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated Doppler Weather Radar built by Indian Meteorological Department at _______________________
1.Kochi
2.Visakhapatnam
3.Mumbai
4.Chennai 

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  • Answer: 1

96. A team of international astronomers has found the smallest star known in our galaxy located about ______ light-years from Earth
1.500 light-years
2.600 light-years
3.700 light-years
4.800 light-years 

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97. UNESCO has recognised the old city of Hebron as a _____ world heritage site
1.Palestinian
2.Israeli
3.French
4.German 

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  • Answer: 1

98. Which among the following company has acquired Bangalore-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm Halli Labs for an undisclosed sum?
1.Facebook
2.Google
3.Apple
4.Microsoft 

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  • Answer: 2

99. Which country has shot down a simulated, incoming intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) similar to the ones being developed by countries like North Korea, in a new test of the nation’s THAAD missile defenses?
1.South Korea
2.China
3.US
4.Japan 

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  • Answer: 3

100. On July 13, 2017, the National Green Tribunal declared the area of _____ metres from the edge of the river Ganga as a ‘no-development zone’ in the stretch between Haridwar to Unnao.
1.100 metres
2.150 metres
3.200 metres
4.250 metres 

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  • Answer: 1

A group of Indian astronomers have discovered a massive super cluster of galaxies, and have named it:
1.Surya Ganga
2.Jamuna
3.Saraswati
4.Brahmaputra 

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  • Answer: 3

102. Who among the following was appointed as World Health Organization (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for Autism in South-East Asia Region on 7th of July 2017?
1.Saima Wazed Hossain
2.Sana Ali
3.Rubina Fatehi
4.Salima Siddiqi 

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  • Answer: 1

103. Who among the following has been appointed as Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DG GSTI)?
1.William Francis
2.John Joseph
3.Robert Fernandes
4.Alfred Gomez 

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104. _________________, a new personal assistant selected by the Queen Elizabeth is to become the first black equerry in British history.
1.Major Alan Kyeremanten
2.Major Ambrose Dery
3.Major Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah
4.Major Ken Ofori-Atta 

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Who among the following has taken over as director-general of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence?
1.Debi Prasad Dash
2.Mukul Kumar Nayak
3.Rakesh Nath Dubey
4.Prakash Chand Ghelot 

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  • Answer: 1

106. Who among the following has won South Australian Open squash title in Adelaide, Australia?
1.Aditya Shukla
2.Harindar Sindhu
3.Jayant Karthik
4.Prateek Bhatnagar 

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  • Answer: 2

107. Raninder Singh has been re-elected as president of:
1.All India Tennis Association (AITA)
2.Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)
3.Athletics Federation of India (AFI)
4.National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) 

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  • Answer: 4

108. Who among the following has become the youngest known winner of a professional golf tour event with victory at the Ladies European Thailand Championship?
1.Atthaya Thitikul
2.Michelle Wie
3.Inbee Park
4.Lydia Ko 

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  • Answer: 1

109. Who among the following has been bestowed with the Sportsperson of the Year award at the ‘Maruti Suzuki Sportsperson of the Year’ Charity Gala Awards?
1.P V Sindhu
2.Virat Kohli
3.M S Dhoni
4.Sania Mirza 

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  • Answer: 1

110. 2017 Asian Athletics Championships was held from 6th to 9th July 2017 in:
1.Tamil Nadu
2.Kerala
3.Goa
4.Odisha 

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  • Answer: 4

111. Which country topped the medals tally at 2017 Asian Athletics Championships?
1.China
2.Kazakhstan
3.India
4.Vietnam 

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  • Answer: 3

112. Who among the following Formula 1 driver has won Austrian Grand Prix?
1.Nico Rosberg
2.Valtteri Bottas
3.Sebastian Vettel
4.Lewis Hamilton 

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113. Who among the following has been appointed as head coach of Indian Men’s Cricket for a two-year period until the end of the 2019 ICC World Cup?
1.Sourav Ganguly
2.Ravi Shastri
3.Virender Sehwag
4.Rahul Dravid 

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114. Who among the following has been named as the brand ambassador of the Indian Indoor Cricket Team?
1.Kapil Dev
2.Sunil Gavaskar
3.Sandeep Patil
4.Kiran More 

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  • Answer: 3

115. Who among the following has been appointed as the new chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC)?
1.Justice Vikramajit Sen
2.Justice Vijay Mathur
3.Justice Pankaj Lodha
4.Justice Manoj Jain 

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  • Answer: 1

116. On July 12, 2017, which India Women Cricketer scripted history as she became the all-time leading run-getter in women’s one-day internationals (ODI)?
1.Jhulan Goswami
2.Veda Krishnamurthy
3.Mithali Raj
4.Smriti Mandhana 

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  • Answer: 3

117. Which country will host International Theatre Olympics in 2018 for the first time?
1.China
2.India
3.Nepal
4.Bangladesh 

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  • Answer: 2

118. What was the theme of ‘World Population Day’ 2017 observed on July 11, 2017?
1.’Sustainable Population Growth’
2.’Inclusive Population Growth’
3. ‘Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations‘
4.’Population and Empowerment of Weaker Sections’ 

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  • Answer: 3

’Malala Day’ is celebrated on which date every year?
1.11th July
2.12th July
3.13th July
4.14th July 

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  • Answer: 2

120. Which organisation has been awarded the Unilever Global Development Award at the 20th Responsible Business Awards ceremony, held in London on July 4, 2017?
1.ClearWater International
2.PureWater International
3.WhiteWater International
4.WaterHealth International 

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  • Answer: 4

121. Which company has won the Prime Minister’s trophy for being the best performing integrated steel plant in the country during 2014-15 and 2015-16?
1.Tata Steel
2.Steel Authority of India
3.Jindal Steel
4.JSW Steel 

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  • Answer: 1

122. Which among the following company has been conferred with the ‘Golden Peacock Award’ for Environment Management?
1.Belfort India
2.Danfoss India
3.Cooper India
4.Phoenix India 

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123. Who is the author of the book ‘Dalhousie…Through My Eyes’?
1.Kiran Chadha
2.Rajat Shukla
3.Vikrant Ojha
4.Sharad Gupta 

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  • Answer: 1

124. India has ranked ________ out of 157 nations on a global index that assesses the performance of countries towards achieving the ambitious sustainable development goals (SDGs).
1.111th
2.116th
3.121st
4.126th 

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125. Gour Ghosh, who passed away on July 8, 2017, was:
1.Bengali Novel Writer
2.Former first-class cricketer
3.Bengali Poet
4.Bollywood Actor 

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  • Answer: 2

126. Naresh Chandra, who passed away on July 9, 2017, was a former Indian Ambassador to:
1.US
2.UK
3.France
4.Germany 

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  • Answer: 1

127. Sumita Sanyal, who passed away on July 9, 2017, was:
1.Veteran Actress
2.Hindi Poet
3.Veteran Journalist
4.Fashion Designer 

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  • Answer: 1

128. Veteran water expert and former Cauvery Technical Cell Chairman, ___________, passed away on July 9, 2017.
1.J Ramakrishnan
2.P Laxminath
3.A Mohanakrishnan
4.V Shankaran 

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  • Answer: 3

129. P Chandra Sekharan, who passed away on July 12, 2017, was:
1.Novel Writer
2.Sports Journalist
3.Cartoonist
4.Forensic Expert 

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  • Answer: 4

Liu Xiaobo, who passed away on July 13, 2017, had won Nobel Prize for:
1.Literature
2.Economic Sciences
3. Peace
4.Chemistry 

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  • Answer: 3

AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS

1. As per ‘Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017’, those teachers who do not possess the minimum qualification as on March 31, 2015 should acquire the same by:
1.June 30, 2019s
2.March 31, 2019
3.January 1, 2019
4.March 31, 2018 

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2. The Ministry of Rural Development will launch a new sub-scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)which will be named as:
1.Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana
2.Aajeevika Grameen Sahayta Yojana
3.Aajeevika Grameen Kalyan Yojana
4.Atal Grameen Express Yojana 

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  • Answer: 1

3. On July 22, 2017, Union Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Research Institution of World Ancient, Traditional, Culture & Heritage (RIWATCH) Museum in:
1.Jharkhand
2.Arunachal Pradesh
3.Chattisgarh
4.Odisha 

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  • Answer: 2

4. Which state has been chosen to host the 5th North East Connectivity Summit in 2018?
1.Arunachal Pradesh
2.Sikkim
3.Assam
4.Tripura 

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  • Answer: 1

5. Three-day International Conference on ‘Quest for Equity – Reclaiming Social Justice, Revisiting Ambedkar’ was held from 21st to 23rd July, 2017 in which city?
1.Nagpur
2.Varanasi
3.Bengauluru
4.Bhopal 

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  • Answer: 3

6. On July 23, 2017, which State Government launched free power connection scheme for the Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holders in the state?
1. Rajasthan
2. Uttar Pradesh
3.Karnataka
4.Tamil Nadu 

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  • Answer: 2

7. On July 23, 2017, Wi-Fi Local Area Network (LAN) was launched in the civil secretariat of which North Eastern State?
1.Manipur
2.Tripura
3.Arunachal Pradesh
4.Sikkim 

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  • Answer: 3

8. Kiren Rijiju, inaugurated the 235 meter long Chimari Bridge in which state?
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Mizoram
3.Arunachal Pradesh
4.Haryana 

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  • Answer: 3

9. Which city will host the tenth edition of Urban Mobility India conference beginning November 4, 2017?
1.Varanasi
2.Hyderabad
3.Jaipur
4.Pune 

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  • Answer: 2

10. On July 23, 2017, Arun Jaitley inaugurated 315th Rest House of the Kendriya Sainik Board in: 
1.Shimla
2.Dehradun
3.New Delhi
4.Amritsar 

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  • Answer: 3

11. Kerala hosted a literary festival from July 24, 2017. The theme of this literary festival is:
1.’Tolerance’
2. ‘Sustainable Development’
3. ‘Inclusive Growth’
4. ‘World Peace’ 

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  • Answer: 1

12. On July 24, 2017, Government withdrew from the Rajya Sabha a bill to amend the _______ which provides for registration of architects.
1.Architects Act, 1962
2.Architects Act, 1972
3.Architects Act, 1982
4.Architects Act, 1992 

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  • Answer: 2

13. Airports Authority of India (AAI), has signed a MoU with which state government for creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing civil aviation infrastructure in the state?
1.Assam
2.Uttarakhand
3.Himachal Pradesh
4.Manipur 

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  • Answer: 2

14. Which online portal has been launched by Women and Child Development (WCD) ministry to enable women employees of the central government to file complaints related to sexual harassment at the workplace?
1.SHE-Power
2.Fem-Power
3.SHE-Protect
4.SHe-box 

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  • Answer: 4

15. Which mobile app has been launched by Union Ministry of Rural Development for or Performance Based Maintenance Contracting and Community Contracting for maintenance of rural roads?
1.’Aarambh’
2.’MyRoad’
3.’RoadPlus’
4.’Sadak Sevak’ 

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  • Answer: 1

16. On July 24, 2017, Rajya Sabha passed FDDI Bill, 2017. Abbreviation FDDI stands for:
1.Fabric Design and Development Institute
2.Footwear Design and Development Institute
3.Future Design and Development Institute
4.Fiscal Deployment and Development Institute 

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  • Answer: 2

17. On July 24, 2017, Rajya Sabha passed The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims), 2017, which seeks to repeal:
1.Admiralty Court Act, 1861
2.Admiralty Court Act, 1851
3.Admiralty Court Act, 1841
4.Admiralty Court Act, 1831 

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  • Answer: 1

18. On July 24, 2017, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the first meeting of the newly constituted Island Development Agency (IDA) in New Delhi. IDA was set up on:
1.July 1, 2017
2.June 1, 2017
3.May 1, 2017
4.April 1, 2017 

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  • Answer: 2

19. The Central Government has approved construction of 30,000 houses for the urban poor on private land in which district of Maharashtra?
1.Solapur
2.Kolhapur
3.Akola
4.Jalgaon 

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  • Answer: 1

20. On July 26, 2017, Nitish Kumar resigned as Chief Minister of Bihar. Nitish Kumar is from which political party?
1.Congress
2.Janata Dal (United)
3.Rashtriya Janata Dal
4.Bharatiya Janata Party 

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  • Answer: 2

21. Which High Court has made singing of Vande Mataram compulsory in schools, government offices, private entities and industries in the state?
1.Mumbai High Court
2.Madras High Court
3.Manipur High Court
4.Meghalaya High Court 

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  • Answer: 2

22. On July 27, 2017, who among the following inaugurated APJ Abdul Kalam’s memorial in Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu on the second death anniversary of the former president?
1.President Ram Nath Kovind
2.Vice President Hamid Ansari
3.Prime Minister Narendra Modi
4.Home Minister Rajnath Singh 

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  • Answer: 3

23. On July 27, 2017, Janata Dal (United) President, Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for _____ time.
1.5th time
2.6th time
3.7th time
4.8th time 

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  • Answer: 2

24. As per Indian Institute of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Bill, 2017, how many Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs) will be declared as “institutions of national importance”?
1.6
2.9
3.12
4.15 

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  • Answer: 4

25. NITSER (National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research) Amendment Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha on July 26, 2017. The Bill proposes to introduce two new Institutions namely Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) at which locations in the Second Schedule of the NITSER Act, 2007.
1. Tirupati and Nagpur
2.Nagpur and Berhampur
3.Tirupati and Kota
4. Tirupati and Berhampur 

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  • Answer: 4

26. On July 27, 2017, which State Government launched its flagship health scheme “Care Companion Programme” (CCP) targeted at improving patient outcomes through better family engagement and education?
1.Punjab
2.Haryana
3.Karnataka
4.Andhra Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 1

27. On July 27, 2017, Food and Drugs Administration Department of which state banned the use of liquid nitrogen in food and drinks across the state?
1.Haryana
2.Punjab
3.Karnataka
4.Madhya Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 1

28. Maharashtra Women Commission will ink an agreement with which entity for rescue and rehabilitation of women who is victims of sex trafficking, acid attack and domestic violence?
1.Amnesty International
2.All India Federation of Women Lawyers
3.United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
4.United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 

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  • Answer: 4

29. Which among the following has become the only completely ‘green’ Metro system in the world for adhering to green building norms for its residential colonies?
1.Noida Metro
2.Mumbai Metro
3.Kochi Metro
4.Delhi Metro 

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  • Answer: 4

30. Which among the following has become the first state in the country to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a global diagnostic firm, FIND, to help it diagnose and then properly treat hepatitis C?
1.Punjab
2.Kerala
3.Odisha
4.Assam 

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  • Answer: 1

31. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released Operational Guidelines for Planning and Implementation of FPC that is aimed at improving newborn health. Abbreviation FPC stands for:
1.Family Protection Care
2.Family Participatory Care
3.Family Participatory Counselling
4.Family Protection Counselling 

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  • Answer: 2

32. Under which scheme, Punjab state government will provide commercial two wheelers and four wheelers to unemployed youth at subsidised rates?
1.’Apni Gaddi Apna Rozgar’
2.’Apni Savari Apna Rozgar’
3.’Apni Scooter Apna Rozgar’
4.’Apni Truck Apna Rozgar’ 

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  • Answer: 1

33. On July 31, 2017, Central Government launched ‘Swachh Survekshan-2018’ to rank cities and towns of India based on infrastructure development for improved sanitation services and their sustainability, outcomes, citizen connect and visible impact on ground. How many cities and towns will be covered under this survey?
1.2041
2.3041
3.4041
4.5041 

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  • Answer: 3

34. To inspire the people to participate in the Swachhata Jan Andolan and connect themselves with the ‘Swachhata Survekshan-2018’, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs released a song with opening line:
1.‘Swachhata Ki Jyot Jagi Hai’
2.‘Swachhata Ki Leher Chali Hai’
3. ‘Swachhata Ki Goonj Jagi Hai’
4. ‘Swachhata Ki Umeed Jagi Hai’ 

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  • Answer: 1

35. On July 29, 2017, “Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2” to reverse the declining trend of Parsi population was launched by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Minority Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in:
1.Surat
2.Ahmedabad
3.New Delhi
4.Mumbai 

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  • Answer: 4

36. A two day Conclave of Tax Officers entitled ‘Rajaswa Gyansangam’ will be held on 1st and 2nd September, 2017 in:
1.New Delhi
2.Chennai
3.Kolkata
4.Bengaluru 

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  • Answer: 1

37. Which country will host the fifth Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) in November 2017?
1.Russia
2.China
3.India
4.France 

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  • Answer: 3

38. As per a report titled ‘Ending AIDS: Progress towards the 90-90-90 targets’ by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, which country is among the 10 countries that accounted for more than 95% of all new HIV infections in the Asia and the Pacific region in 2016?
1.India
2.China and Pakistan
3.Indonesia
4.All of the above 

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  • Answer: 4

39. Which city has been selected by United Nations as the data hub for the Middle East North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region?
1.Cairo, Egypt
2.Khartoum, Sudan
3.Dubai, UAE
4.Oran, Algeria 

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  • Answer: 3

40. Which two countries have started a large-scale naval exercise “Joint Sea 2017” in the Baltic Sea?
1.China and South Korea
2.China and Russia
3.China and Japan
4.Russia and Japan 

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  • Answer: 2

41. India has recently signed a pact with which neighbouring country to establish connection through waterways?
1.Bangaldesh
2.Myanmar
3.Bhutan
4.Nepal 

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  • Answer: 1

42. The world’s first full-scale floating wind farm has started to take shape off coast of:
1.Sydney, Australia
2.Cape Town, South Africa
3.Scotland, UK
4.Goa, India 

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  • Answer: 3

43. On July 23, 2017, Iran and _____ signed an agreement to step up military cooperation and the fight against “terrorism and extremism”.
1.Kuwait
2.UAE
3.Saudi Arabia
4.Iraq 

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  • Answer: 4

44. President of which country has declared his government’s total independence from World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
1.Peru
2.Bolivia
3.Chile
4.Argentina 

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  • Answer: 2

45. What was the theme of 2017 BRICS Youth Forum that opened in Beijing, China on July 25, 2017?
1.”Enhance BRICS Partnership, Promote Youth Development”
2.”Enhance BRICS Partnership, Promote Sustainable Development”
3.”Enhance BRICS Partnership, Promote Inclusive Growth”
4.”Enhance BRICS Partnership, Promote Youth Employment” 

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  • Answer: 1

46. On July 26, 2017, Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of the Joint Declaration of Intent between India and Germany on IGCS. Abbreviation IGCS stands for:
1.Indo German-Centre for Sustainability
2.Indo German-Consultation for Sustainability
3.Indo German-Centre for Safety
4.Indo German-Centre for Security 

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  • Answer: 1

47. BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meet was held on 26th and 27th July, 2017 in:
1.Chonqging, China
2.Tianjin, China
3.Wuhan, China
4.Jinan, China 

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  • Answer: 1

48. On July 22, 2017, which country sent its first uranium shipment to India for testing purposes ahead of possible commercial sales?
1.Australia
2.France
3.Germany
4.Israel 

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  • Answer: 1

49. Member countries of which multilateral association have signed a landmark document to establish a mechanism for taxation cooperation?
1.SAARC
2.ASEAN
3.G7
4.BRICS 

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  • Answer: 4

50. On July 28, 2017, Supreme Court of which Asian country disqualified country’s Prime Minister for his involvement in the Panama Papers scandal?
1.South Korea
2.Thailand
3.Pakistan
4.Sri Lanka 

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  • Answer: 3

51. Who among the following will jointly launch Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail in September 2017 along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
1.US President Donald Trump
2.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
3.Russian President Valdimir Putin
4.German Chancellor Angela Merkel 

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  • Answer: 2

52. 2017 BRICS National Security Advisors (NSAs) meeting was held on 27th and 28th July 2017, in:
1.Moscow, Russia
2.Beijing, China
3.Durban, South Africa
4.New Delhi, India 

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  • Answer: 2

53. Government of which Asian Country has signed an agreement to sell a 70% stake in a $1.5 billion Hambantota port to China in a bid to recover from the heavy burden of repaying a Chinese loan obtained to build the facility?
1.Pakistan
2.Bangladesh
3.Sri Lanka
4.Vietnam 

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  • Answer: 3

54. As per Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026 report released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation (OECD), India is the world’s ______biggest exporter of beef and is projected to hold on to that position over the next decade.
1.Third biggest
2.Fourth biggest
3.Fifth biggest
4.Sixth biggest 

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  • Answer: 1

55. 7th edition of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Artists Camp and Exhibition of Paintings begun on July 29, 2017, in:
1.Dhaka, Bangladesh
2.New Delhi, India
3.Colombo, Sri Lanka
4.Kathmandu, Nepal 

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  • Answer: 4

56. A nearly 500m (1,640ft) bridge for hikers billed as the longest hanging pedestrian bridge in the world has opened near which town of Switzerland?
1.Basel
2.Zermatt
3.Bern
4.Geneva 

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  • Answer: 2

57. Which bank has launched “Met Loan & Life Suraksha” (MLLS) for its customers, which is a single premium plan covering the loan liability of a customer?
1.ICICI Bank
2.Karnataka Bank
3.HDFC Bank
4.Vijaya Bank 

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  • Answer: 2

58. Which company has topped the latest edition of the Fortune Global 500 list, which ranks companies by their revenues in 2016?
1.Walmart
2.Apple
3.Amazon
4.Google 

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  • Answer: 1

59. The government has extended the deadline till _____, for businesses to opt for composition scheme under the GST regime.
1.July 31, 2017
2.August 16, 2017
3.August 31, 2017
4.September 16, 2017 

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  • Answer: 2

60. On July 24, 2017, The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017, was introduced in Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The bill seeks to amend which of the following act?
1.Banking Regulation Act, 1949
2.Banking Regulation Act, 1951
3.Banking Regulation Act, 1961
4.Banking Regulation Act, 1965 

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  • Answer: 1

61. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given in-principle approval for sale of government’s 51.11 percent stake along with management control in HPCL to:
1.Indian Oil Corporation
2.Reliance Industries
3.ONGC

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  • Answer: 3

62. On July 24, 2017, Government introduced in the Lok Sabha, Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which seeks to amend the Central Road Fund Act, 2000, to allocate ____ % of the proceeds of Central Road Fund for development and maintenance of National Waterways.
1.1%
2.1.5%
3.2%
4.2.5% 

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  • Answer: 4

63. On July 25, 2017, NSE Nifty breached the historic 10,000 level for the first time to trade at an all-time high of 10,011.30. NSE Nifty was launched on:
1.April 1, 1992
2.April 1, 1993
3.April 1, 1996
4.April 1, 1995 

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  • Answer: 3

64. Which bank has recently launched a Multi-currency Forex Card for overseas travellers?
1.Standard Chartered Bank
2.HSBC Bank
3.Corporation Bank
4.State Bank of India 

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  • Answer: 1

65. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has said it is banning the use of stapler pins in tea bags with effect from:
1.September 1, 2017
2.October 1, 2017
3.November 1, 2017
4.January 1, 2018 

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  • Answer: 4

66. Which company has acquired corporate travel services provider Air Travel Bureau (ATB) in an estimated cash-and debt deal of $22.5-27.5 million?
1.Flamingo Travel
2.Yatra Online
3.Thomas Cook
4.SOTC 

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  • Answer: 2

67. As per `Global Infrastructure Outlook’ released by Global Infrastructure Hub (GIH), India will need investments to the tune of around USD ______ trillion till 2040 to develop infrastructure to improve economic growth and community wellbeing.
1.1.5 trillion
2.2.5 trillion
3.3.5 trillion
4.4.5 trillion 

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  • Answer: 4

68. On July 26, 2017, Rajya Sabha passed Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which seeks to amend:
1.Collection of Statistics Act, 2002
2.Collection of Statistics Act, 2004
3.Collection of Statistics Act, 2006
4.Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 

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  • Answer: 4

69. Which among the following will become India’s first metro to have its own FM radio station, which will provide entertainment and information on metro safety?
1.Lucknow Metro
2.Delhi Metro
3.Noida Metro
4.Kochi Metro 

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  • Answer: 1

70. On July 26, 2017, which company launched its first “Made for India” chat messaging application called Kaizala?
1.Facebook
2.Apple
3.Google
4.Microsoft 

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  • Answer: 4

71. On July 25, 2017, who among the following launched Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA) website, http://www.up-rera.in/?
1.President Ram Nath Kovind
2.Vice President Hamid Ansari
3.Prime Minister Narendra Modi
4.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath 

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  • Answer: 4

72. Union Cabinet has approved revision of cost of Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 to _______ crore from the earlier approved estimated expenditure of Rs.3543.29 crore.
1.4893.60
2.5893.60
3.6893.60
4.7893.60 

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  • Answer: 1

73. Which among the following metro service has announced the launch of India’s first Mobile Ticketing System ‘OnGo’?
1.Kochi Metro
2.Noida Metro
3.Chennai Metro
4.Mumbai Metro 

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  • Answer: 4

74. Bombay Stock Exchange has signed a MoU with which entity for cooperation in exchange of information across business areas?
1.Australian Exchange
2.Italian Exchange
3.Egyptian Exchange
4.Nigerian Exchange 

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  • Answer: 3

75. Global food standard-setting body Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) adopted Codex standard for which spice at its recent meeting in Geneva, Switzerland?
1.Black Pepper
2.Green Pepper
3.Cumin and Thyme
4.All of the above 

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  • Answer: 4

76. Cabinet has raised the annual investment limit in Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) from 500 gm to how much quantity per individual?
1.2 kg
2.3 kg
3.4 kg
4.5 kg 

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  • Answer: 3

77. On July 27, 2017, Lok Sabha passed Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016, a bill to amend the Companies Act, 2013. As per this amendment bill, threshold for the easy compliance scheme has been raised to Rs.______ from Rs 20 crore.
1.Rs 100 crore
2.Rs 200 crore
3.Rs 300 crore
4.Rs 400 crore 

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  • Answer: 1

78. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that Supervisory Colleges have been setup for six Scheduled Commercial Banks which have sizeable international presence. Which among the following banks are among these six banks?
1.ICICI Bank and Axis Bank
2.Bank of Baroda and Punjab National Bank
3.State Bank of India and Bank of India
4.All of the above 

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  • Answer: 4

79. NITI Aayog has cleared how many mass rapid transport systems proposed by Transport Ministry which are aimed to improve public transport?
1.4
2.5
3.6
4.7 

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  • Answer: 3

80. Which company has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent ownership of Al Falah Exchange Company in the UAE for Rs. 95 crore?
1.Lulu Exchange
2.Thomas Cook
3.American Express
4.UAE Exchange 

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  • Answer: 1

81. Canara Bank has launched its first ‘Digital Banking Branch’ titled ‘CANDI’ in:
1.Bengaluru
2.Kolkata
3.New Delhi
4.Mumbai 

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  • Answer: 1

82. According to Japanese financial services major Nomura, India’s GDP grow this to be higher at _____% in the June quarter from the previous three months this year.
1.6.2%
2.6.4%
3.6.6%
4.6.8% 

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  • Answer: 3

83. On July 31, 2017, which bank slashed interest on savings account deposits by 50 basis points to 3.5 per cent on balance up to Rs 1 crore?
1.State Bank of India
2.ICICI Bank
3.Punjab National Bank
4.HDFC Bank 

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  • Answer: 1

84. Minister for Steel, Chaudhary Birender Singh has said that first time India has become a net export country in Steel, as steel imports in the country went down by 39 % and exports has gone up by _____ % last year.
1.92%
2.102%
3.112%
4.132% 

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  • Answer: 2

85. According to a study conducted by researchers from which University, castor seed plant can prove useful in fighting soil pollution?
1.Gujarat University
2.University of Rajasthan
3.University of Hyderabad
4.University of Calicut 

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  • Answer: 3

86. India has launched its first petroleum Research & Development (R&D) facility for testing high-end BS-VI quality fuel emissions in:
1.Faridabad in the National Capital Region (NCR)
2.Kandla, Gujarat
3.Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
4.Udipi, Karnataka 

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  • Answer: 1

87. On July 22, 2017, Navy of which country commissioned world’s largest aircraft carrier, into the fleet?
1.Russia
2.US
3.China
4.UK 

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  • Answer: 2

88. US biologists have discovered three new species of _____ living in Nevada’s Great Basin in an expansive survey of the 190,000 square miles ancient lake bottom.
1.Crocodiles
2.Rattle Snakes
3.Toads
4.Chameleons 

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  • Answer: 3

89. Scientists have produced human antibodies in the laboratory for the first time. Antibodies are produced by the body’s ____ cells to fight off infections by bacteria, viruses, and other invasive pathogens.
1.A Cells
2.B Cells
3.C Cells
4.D Cells 

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  • Answer: 2

90. On July 25, 2017, Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited (subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure) announced the launch of its first two Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels (NOPVs) named:
1.‘Smruti’ and ‘Shruti’
2.‘Shachi’ and ‘Smruti’
3. ‘Shivam’ and ‘Shruti’
4. ‘Shachi’ and ‘Shruti’ 

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  • Answer: 3

91. Scientists from which space agency will fly inside high-speed “eclipse jets” and chase the shadow of total solar eclipse in August 2017 to extend its observation time for study purpose?
1.ISRO
2.European Space Agency
3.NASA
4.Russian Space Agency 

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  • Answer: 3

92. For the first time, scientists in which country have genetically modified a human embryo?
1.Japan
2.USA
3.Canada
4.Ireland 

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  • Answer: 2

93. On July 27, 2017, Government launched which apps for dissemination of earthquake parameters to the user community in timely manner for their safety?
1. ‘India Sandesh’
2. ‘India Quake’
3. ‘India Tectonic’
4. ‘India Richter’ 

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  • Answer: 2

94. Which state has recorded second highest Tiger count in India?
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Andhra Pradesh
3.Uttarakhand
4.Assam 

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  • Answer: 3

95. Scientists have identified a new species of glow-in-the-dark shark, which lives 1,000 feet below the Pacific Ocean off the coast of:
1.Northwestern Costa Rica
2.Northwestern Colombia
3.Northwestern Chile
4.Northwestern Hawaiian islands 

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  • Answer: 4

96. On July 27, 2017, Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Dr. Harshvardhan launched an Integrated Information Dissemination System called _______ on the occasion of Foundation Day of Ministry of Earth Sciences in New Delhi.
1. “Sagar Sandesh”
2. “Sagar Doot”
3. “Sagar Mitr”
4. “Sagar Vani” 

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  • Answer: 4

97. On July 27, 2017, which country successfully launched a satellite-carrying rocket ‘Simorgh’ into space?
1.Iran
2.Lebanon
3.Israel
4.Egypt 

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  • Answer: 1

98. Scientists including one of Indian origin have developed new artificial intelligence (AI) software called ______ that can create three dimensional (3D) models from 2D photographs.
1.ImageNet
2.SurfNet
3.CyberNet
4.ProNet 

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  • Answer: 2

99. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an unmanned, remotely operated tank named:
1.’Alpha’
2.‘Muntra’
3. ‘Rudra’
4. ‘Vraj’ 

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  • Answer: 2

100. What was the slogan of International Tiger Day, celebrated on July 29, 2017?
1.’Using Technology for Tigers’ Protection’
2.’Scaling Effort for Tigers’ Protection through Social Media’
3.’Building Global Consensus for Tigers’ Protection’
4. ‘Fresh Ecology For Tigers’ Protection’ 

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  • Answer: 4

101. Breakthrough Starshot, a Russian billionaire Yuri Milner’s $100-million effort to explore the closest star system to our own, has launched the smallest-ever spacecrafts known as __________ into orbit around Earth.
1. “Sprites”
2. “Ashes”
3. “Phoenix”
4. “Star Dust” 

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  • Answer: 1

102. Which country has successfully produced natural gas from methane hydrate, also known as “flammable ice”, in an experimental project?
1.Japan
2.China
3.South Korea
4.France 

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  • Answer: 2

103. Scientists from which institute have who have developed a hydrophobic sorbent that can suck up oil and congeal it and thereby can effectively contain maritime oil spills?
1.Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata
2.Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram
3.Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER), Chennai
4.Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER), Hyderabad 

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  • Answer: 2

104. Scientists have developed a super strong, flexible adhesive material inspired by the glue secreted by ______ that sticks to biological tissues – even when wet – without causing toxicity?
1.Squirrels
2.Jelly Fish
3.Slugs
4.Sharks 

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  • Answer: 3

Which typhoon affected China’s eastern Fujian Province on July 30, 2017?
1.Typhoon Niana
2.Typhoon Chan
3.Typhoon Ming
4.Typhoon Haitang 

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  • Answer: 4

106. The Centre has accepted a proposal to set up an Aerospace University in the country. The recommendation for the same was made by a high-powered Expert Group headed by:
1.B K Chaturvedi
2.L N Sanghvi
3.J P Madhok
4.B V Dholakia 

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  • Answer: 1

107. Who among the following will be the guest of honour at Toronto Film Festival fundraiser event on September 6, 2017?
1.Deepika Padukone
2.Priyanka Chopra
3.Katrina Kaif
4.Alia Bhatt 

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  • Answer: 2

108. Who among the following has been appointed as Secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind?
1.Vijay Rana
2.Laxman Vijayan
3.Sanjay Kothari
4.Suresh Chauhan 

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  • Answer: 3

109. Who among the following has been appointed as the first female president of the UK Supreme Court?
1.Lucy Davis
2.Elena Major
3.Patricia Cameroon
4.Brenda Hale 

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  • Answer: 4

110. UNICEF ambassadorship of which Bollywood celebrity has been extended for another two years?
1.Amitabh Bachchan
2.Priyanka Chopra
3.Salman Khan
4.Shabana Azmi 

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  • Answer: 1

111. Government has formed 3-member ministerial panel headed by _____________to oversee and precipitate the sale of government stake in HPCL to ONGC.
1.Arun Jaitley
2.Nitin Gadkari
3.Sushma Swaraj
4.Raj Nath Singh 

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  • Answer: 1

112. Who among the following has been appointed to the board of directors of Alphabet (Google’s Parent Company)?
1.John Verghese
2.Diana Freitas
3.Deepak Shah
4.Sundar Pichai 

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  • Answer: 4

113. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has formed a selection committee to identify and recommend eligible persons for appointment as the chairman and members of the National Anti-profiteering Authority. Who among the following is the head of this selection committee?
1.Hasmukh Adhia
2.Arvind Panagariya
3.Pradeep Kumar Sinha
4.Y K Tyagi 

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  • Answer: 3

114. Which African country has given sole power to its President for appointing country’s top three judges?
1.Kenya
2.Ghana
3.Liberia
4.Zimbabwe 

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  • Answer: 4

115. Who among the following has been selected to be the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan?
1.Bilawal Sharif
2.Shahbaz Zardari
3.Meriyam Bhutto
4.Shahid Khaqan Abbasi 

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  • Answer: 4

Who among the following has been appointed as a part-time member on the board of IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India)?
1.Ashok Jain
2.Jash Narula
3.Akash Nagar
4.Ravi Mittal 

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  • Answer: 4

117. The Chennai Open tennis tournament, India’s only event in the ATP World Tour, will now be known as:
1.Mumbai Open
2.Maharashtra Open
3.Delhi Open
4.Kolkata Open 

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  • Answer: 2

118. On January 23, 2017, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma launched ______ at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong.
1.’Mission Cricket’
2.’Mission Badminton’
3.’Mission Tennis’
4.’Mission Football’ 

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  • Answer: 4

119. Eighth edition of World Para Athletics Championships was held from 14th to 23rd July, 2017 in:
1.Beijing, China
2.Moscow, Russia
3.London, UK
4.Paris, France 

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  • Answer: 3

120. Which country topped the Medal Table at World Para Athletics Championships 2017?
1.US
2.Russia
3.China
4.India 

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  • Answer: 3

121. Which Indian para-athlete won Gold medal at eighth edition of World Para Athletics Championships 2017?
1.Sundar Singh Gurjar
2.Devendra Jhajharia
3.Aniket Tomar
4.Mukesh Saadhu 

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  • Answer: 1

122. Which country won ICC Women World Cup 2017 by defeating India in final match?
1.England
2.West Indies
3.Australia
4.South Africa 

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  • Answer: 1

123. On July 24, 2017, who among the following won the US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament?
1.Parupalli Kashyap
2.Aditya Joshi
3.Rohan Bopanna
4.H S Prannoy 

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  • Answer: 4

124. Who among the following won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games after defeating Welsh boxer James Nathan Prober 4-1 in the final?
1.Sachin Siwach
2.Arjun Tomar
3.Devender Singh
4.Rakesh Kumar 

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  • Answer: 1

125. Who among the following recently broke into the top 10 of the ICCWomen’s ODI Player Rankings?
1.Veda Krishnamurthy
2.Jhulan Goswami
3.Smriti Mandhana
4.Harmanpreet Kaur 

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  • Answer: 4

126. Which Indian weight lifter has bagged a gold medal at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Kathmandu, Nepal?
1.Vibha Ghatge
2.Konsam Ormila Devi
3.Lalita Kumari
4.Rita Singh 

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  • Answer: 2

127. Which Asian country will host Boxing World Championship in 2021?
1.China
2.India
3.Bangladesh
4.Nepal 

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  • Answer: 2

128. Which country will host Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-19 championship next year?
1.Thailand
2.Indonesia
3.Sri Lanka
4.Vietnam 

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  • Answer: 2

129. Who among the following Indian Badminton player has jumped six places to be at 17th position in the latest BWF world rankings?
1.Parupalli Kashyap
2.Kidambi Srikanth
3.Tarun Kona
4.HS Prannoy 

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  • Answer: 4

Which Indian woman cricketer was felicitated by Mohun Bagan at their annual awards ceremony?
1.Mithali Raj
2.Jhulan Goswami
3.Harmanpreet Kaur
4.Sheekha Pandey 

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  • Answer: 2

131. On July 23, 2017, Radio Broadcast in India completed ______ years
1.70 years
2.80 years
3.90 years
4.100 years 

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  • Answer: 3

132. ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ is celebrated on which date in India?
1.24th July
2.25th July
3.26th July
4.27th July 

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  • Answer: 3

133. Which among the following entity celebrated its 78th anniversary on July 27, 2017?
1.Indian Coast Guard
2.Central Reserve Police Force
3.Central Industrial Security Force
4.Border Security Force 

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  • Answer: 2

134. What was the theme of ‘World Hepatitis Day’ 2017, observed on July 28, 2017?
1.”Hepatitis & Modern Medicine”
2.”Eliminate Hepatitis”
3.”No Hepatitis – 2020?
4.”Towards Hepatitis Free World” 

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  • Answer: 2

135. What was the theme of ‘World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2017’ observed on July 30, 2017?
1. “Let’s act now to protect and assist trafficking victims.”
2.”Raise your voice against trafficking in persons”
3.”United Stand against trafficking in persons”
4.”Advocating tougher laws against trafficking in persons” 

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  • Answer: 1

136. India has ranked _______ out of 152 countries on the inaugural “Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index” released by international NGO Oxfam in association with Developmental Finance International.
1.132nd
2.127th
3.122nd
4.117th 

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  • Answer: 1

137. According to National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (NCSTRT) data compiled by the US state department, India is _______ on a list of countries that faced terror attacks in 2016.
1.Second
2.Third
3.Fourth
4.Fifth 

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  • Answer: 2

138. On July 24, 2017, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee conferred this year’s ‘Mahanayak Samman 2017’to which veteran actress for her contribution to the world of cinema?
1.Sayantini Mukherjee
2.Ambika Sengupta
3.Shakuntala Barua
4.Devika Sen 

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  • Answer: 3

139. Who among the following released the fourth volume of ‘Selected Speeches of President Pranab Mukherjee’ on 24thof July 2017?
1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi
2.Vice President Hamid Ansari
3.Home Minister Rajnath Singh
4.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley 

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  • Answer: 1

140. Which Indian city has ranked 40thout of 50 cities on Women Entrepreneur (WE) Cities Index 2017 that ranks cities in terms of its ability to attract and foster growth of women-owned firms?
1.Mumbai
2.Delhi
3.Benglauru
4.Chennai 

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  • Answer: 3

141. ______________, a Japanese Historian, who helped Cambodians preserve the Angkor temples, is among the six winners of Ramon Magsaysay Award 2017.
1.Sanae Aso
2.Yoshiaki Ishizawa
3.Taro Kishida
4.Yuji Seko 

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  • Answer: 2

142. Who among the following is among the six winners of Ramon Magsaysay Award 2017?
1.Gethsie Shanmugam
2.Abdon Nababan and Tony Tay
3.Ms. Lilia de Lima
4.All of these 

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  • Answer: 4

Who among the following is the first person to receive the Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump?
1.James McCloughan
2.Nathan McElroy
3.Julius Callaghan
4.Peter Melenick 

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  • Answer: 1

144. Shivajirao Patil, who passed away on July 22, 2017, was:
1.Politician from Maharashtra
2.Historian from Maharashtra
3.Novel Writer from Maharashtra
4.Mathematician from Maharashtra 

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  • Answer: 1

145. UR Rao, who passed away on July 24, 2017, was a renowned:
1.Film Director
2.Novel Writer
3.Space Scientist
4.Historian 

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  • Answer: 3

146. Sudripta Roy, who passed away on July 23, 2017, was the former Chief Secretary of:
1.Himachal Pradesh
2.Punjab
3.Haryana
4.Andhra Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 1

147. Professor Yash Pal, who passed away on July 24, 2017, was a veteran:
1.Historian
2.Mathematician
3.Scientist
4.Hindi Poet 

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  • Answer: 3

148. Kubersingh Saklecha, who passed away on July 25, 2017, was:
1.Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
2.Painter
3.Novel Writer
4.Freedom Fighter 

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  • Answer: 4

149. K.E. Mammen, who passed away on July 25, 2017, was:
1.Former Chief Minister of Kerala
2.Former Chief Justice of India
3.Sports Journalist
4.Freedom Fighter 

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  • Answer: 4

150. N. Dharam Singh, who passed away on July 27, 2017, was former Chief Minister of:
1.Uttar Pradesh
2.Punjab
3.Haryana
4.Karnataka 

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  • Answer: 4

151. Inder Kumar, who passed away on July 28, 2017, was:
1.Cricket Commentator
2.Novel Writer
3.Hindi Poet
4.Bollywood Actor 

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  • Answer: 4

AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS

1. Where was PM Narendra Modi inaugurate the annual conference – Rajaswa Gyan Sangam, 2017 on 1st of Sep 2017? 
1. Mumbai
2. Chandigarh
3. Gandhi Nagar
4. New Delhi 

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  • Answer: 4

2. What rank that India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has got according to the Scimago Institutions ranking World Report 2017?
1. 9th
2. 6th
3. 7th
4. 8th 

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  • Answer: 1

3. Which campaign has launched by The Kerala Tourism department to target tourists from Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar?
1. Vandanam Kerala
2. Yalla Kerala
3. Upakaaram Kerala
4. Saaramilla Kerala 

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  • Answer: 2

4. Karnataka launches unified health scheme ‘Arogya Bhagya’ and what is the main theme of the scheme?
1. Treatement is necessary than payment
2. Treat your health before it gets serious
3. Treatment First and Payment Next
4. Good Health is must 

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  • Answer: 3

5. Which state has introduced the India’s First Indigenous sniper rifle?
1. West Bengal
2. Tamilnadu
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Odisha 

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  • Answer: 1

6. Which Government has first time extended term of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 and declared entire state a Disturbed Area for six more months under section 3 of AFSPA act on September 1, 2017.
1. West Bengal
2. Assam
3. Gujarat
4. Telangana 

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  • Answer: 2

7. Which city was formally accorded the status of India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO announced on 1st of Sept 2017?
1. Ahmedabad
2. New Delhi
3. Hampi
4. Thanjavur 

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  • Answer: 1

8. Which State police has launched online services for applying LDR and Accident claim documents?
1. Tamilnadu
2. Kerala
3. Karnataka
4. Andhra Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 1

9. How many new ministers of state were inducted into the Union Council of Ministers?
1. 6
2. 7
3. 8
4. 9 

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  • Answer: 4

10. How many Ministers of state were promoted to the cabinet rank?
1.3
2.4
3.5
4.6 

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  • Answer: 2

11. Who was the first women defense minister of India?
1. Indira Gandhi
2. Nirmala Sitharaman
3.Shubra Goel
4.Sonia Gandhi 

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  • Answer: 1

12. Who has been promoted as Ministry of railways on 3rd September 2017?
1. Dharmendra Pradhan
2. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
3. Raj Kumar Singh
4. Piyush goyal 

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  • Answer: 4

13. Which state has launched an online portal for redressal of public grievances — aimed at addressing complaints within 30 days?
1. Rajasthan
2. Gujarat
3. Goa
4. Uttarkhand 

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  • Answer: 3

14. Where did Delhi lieutenant governor Anil Baijal ban dumping of solid waste?
1. Kanpur
2. Gorakpur
3. Rampur
4. Ghazipur 

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  • Answer: 4

15. Which state government has decided to make education free for all girls from Class 1 to graduation level in all public and aided private schools and colleges from the next academic year announced on 2nd Sept 2017?
1. Kerala
2. Tamilnadu
3. Karnataka
4. Odisha 

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  • Answer: 3

16. CIPAM, which works under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in the ministry, has started a _________initiative.
1. “#LetsTalkIP”
2. “#LetsGoIP”
3. “#LetsWelcomeIP”
4. “#LetsThinkIP” 

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  • Answer: 1

17. In which district of Gujarat our President Mr. Ram Nath Kovind, laid the foundation for Link-4 pipeline canal of SAUNI Scheme?
1. Surat
2. Gandhinagar
3. Rajkot
4. Ahmedabad 

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  • Answer: 3

18. Where did the First batch of 1000 E-rickshaws flagged off?
1. Vishakapatnam
2. Lucknow
3. Faridabad
4. Gurugram 

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  • Answer: 4

19. How many new contraceptives have been launched by Health Ministry in New Delhi?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5 

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  • Answer: 2

20. Where was the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh flaged off the first run off Metro in Uttar Pradesh?
1. Meerut
2. Noida
3. Lucknow
4. Mathura 

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  • Answer: 3

21. What strategy has been launched by NITI Aayog?
1. National Medical Strategy
2. National Nutrition Strategy
3. National Education Strategy
4. National Insurance Strategy 

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  • Answer: 2

22. To which country India hands over off-shore patrol vessel Varuna?
1. Bangladesh
2. Nepal
3. Sri Lanka
4. Myanmar 

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  • Answer: 3

23. Which state government launches ‘Gyankunj Project ‘in schools?
1. Rajasthan
2. Tamilnadu
3. Mizoram
4. Gujarat 

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  • Answer: 4

24. Which state govt has set up a Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Cell?
1. Assam
2. Maharashtra
3. Kerala
4. Punjab 

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  • Answer: 1

25. Which country’s visit is Mr.Arun Jaitley‘s last visit as a defense minister?
1. Nepal
2. China
3. United States
4. Japan 

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  • Answer: 4

26. Which minister has introduced The Code on Wages Bill 2017 in Lok Sabha On 10th August 2017?
1. D.V.Sadananda Gowda
2. Ravi Shankar Prasad
3. Bandaru Dattatreya
4. Prakash Javadekar 

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27. Which state CM has announced new programme named ‘Jala Siriki Haarati’ to offer prayers to water bodies?
1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Andhra Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 4

28. With which entity Gujarat government has signed a MoU for ‘Digital Gujarat’ movement under ‘Digital India’?
1. Microsoft
2. Google
3. Capgemini
4. Oracle 

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  • Answer: 2

29. NITI Aayog constitutes Expert Task Force on Employment & Exports under Dr.Rajiv Kumar. What is the expansion of NITI?
1. The National Institution for Transforming India
2. The National Institution for Trending India
3. The National Institution for Transparency India
4. The National Institution for Transmuting India 

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  • Answer: 1

30. Which ministry gives more finance powers to chiefs of CRPF, BSF, NIA?
1. Minister of Home Affairs
2. Minister of Finance
3. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
4. Minister of Corporate Affairs 

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  • Answer: 1

31. Andhra Pradesh has signed MoU for country’s 1st Hyperloop to connect which of its two cities?
1. Visakhapatnam and Anantapur
2. Vijayawada and Amaravati
3. Kadapa and Guntur
4. Dharmavaram and Tripathi 

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  • Answer: 2

32. Name of the portal Government launched for national teacher on 5th Sept. 2017.
1. www.diksha.gov.in
2. www.deeksha.gov.in
3. www.nattea. gov.in
4. www.aathmi.gov.in 

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  • Answer: 2

33. Which country with India jointly submitted a proposal to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS) calling for the elimination of farm subsidies by developed countries?
1. Russia
2. Nepal
3. China
4. South Africa 

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34. Where did Sushma Swaraj attend Indian Ocean Conference?
1. Beijing, China
2. Colombo, Srilanka
3. New Delhi, India
4. Thimpu , Bhutan 

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  • Answer: 2

35. Which country has officially signed first animal welfare and protection law 30th Aug 2017?
1. Lebanon
2. Georgia
3. Cyprus
4. Jordan 

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  • Answer: 1

36. Where was the World’s tallest sandcastle built in 2017?
1. India
2. Japan
3. Germany
4. Italy 

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37. Where did the International Hindu Conference held in 2017?
1. Kathmandu, Nepal
2. Colombo, Srilanka
3. Tampines, Singapore
4. Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia 

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  • Answer: 1

38. Which Country has agreed with East Timor on key elements of a maritime boundary and revenue sharing on 2nd Sep 2017?
1. Australia
2. Brazil
3. Vietnam
4. South Africa 

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  • Answer: 1

39. Which country has finished sixth nuclear test on Sep.3 2017?
1.Russia
2.South Korea
3.Iraq
4.North Korea 

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  • Answer: 4

40. Which country bans women from wearing veils?
1. Azerbaijan
2. Tajikistan
3. Uzbekistan
4. Kyrgyzstan 

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  • Answer: 2

41. Find the name of swiss president who begin three day visit to India August 30 2017.
1. Angela Merkel
2. Doris Leuthard
3. Dalia Grybauskaite
4. Catherine Samba-Panza 

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  • Answer: 2

42. Where did the Joint India-Nepal army exercise begin?
1. Saljhandi
2. Kathmandu
3. Butwal
4. Bharatpur 

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  • Answer: 1

43. Which country has signed UN assistance package for a USD 635 million for 2018-2022?
1. Libya
2. Nepal
3. Guinea
4. Morocco 

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  • Answer: 2

44. Which country ratifies the ISA Framework Agreement and became the ninth member of ISA framework agreement announced on 3rd Sep.2017?
1. Maldives
2. Marshall Islands
3. Solomon Islands
4. Seychelles 

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  • Answer: 4

45. Where did the 9th BRICS summit was held from 3-5 September, 2017?
1.Olinda
2.Cape town
3.Moscow
4.Xiamen 

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  • Answer: 4

46. When was South Africa invited to join by BRIC and expanded to include 5 countries with changed acronym of BRICS?
1.2009
2.2010
3.2011
4.2012 

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  • Answer: 2

47. Which country’s Parliament endorses laws barring criminals, corrupt from contesting polls?
1. Bangladesh
2. Australia
3. South Africa
4. Nepal 

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  • Answer: 4

48. Name of the Country that has banned raising funds through crypto currencies?
1. North korea
2. China
3. South Korea
4. Japan 

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  • Answer: 2

49. Which Scheme has launched by India in the State of Melaka, Malaysia on 6th of Sept. 2017?
1. PYALA
2. MAMAL
3. UJALA
4. ALAAM 

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  • Answer: 3

50. Where did the India and Sri Lanka begin Joint Naval Exercise SLINEX 2017?
1. Chennai
2. Bhubaneswar
3. Kochi
4. Visakhapatnam 

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  • Answer: 4

51. Name of Indian actress becomes 1st Indian woman ambassador for Tourism Australia.
1. Katrina kaif
2. Priyanka Chopra
3. Deepika pakukone
4. Parineeti Chopra 

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  • Answer: 4

52. How many per cent of the Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination banknotes that had been invalidated had been returned according to RBI report?
1. 85.16%
2. 98.96%
3. 76.52%
4. 69.92% 

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  • Answer: 2

53. Which Indian Company has joined hands with Swedish defence giant Saab for collaboration in defence manufacturing on 1st sept 2017?
1. Adani Group
2. Ambani Group
3. Birla Group
4. Mahindra Group 

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  • Answer: 1

54. Which bank of India signed in five banks of the BRICS Bank Cooperation Mechanism agreement to establish credit lines in the national currencies, as well as a memorandum of cooperation on credit ratings?
1. Union Bank
2. Reserve Bank of India
3. State Bank of India
4. Exim Bank 

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  • Answer: 4

55. Where is the head quarter of European Free Trade Association (EFTA)?
1. Valleta
2. Geneva
3. Athens
4. Berlin 

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  • Answer: 2

56. On September 2, 2017, the first project funded by The New Development Bank, set up by India and other members of the BRICS grouping of emerging economies, has started operation in what place?
1. Beijing
2. Fujin
3. Xiamen
4. Shangai 

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  • Answer: 4

57. What percent UBS has lowered India’s GDP growth forecast for Financial Year 2018?
1. 7.2
2. 8.1
3. 5.4
4. 6.6 

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  • Answer: 4

58. Which bank becomes second to get in-principle nod to operate as wholly-owned unit in India on September 4, 2017?
1. State Bank of Mauritius
2. DBS Bank
3. State Bank of Libenon
4. Bank of United kingdom 

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  • Answer: 2

59. With which country India has first consignment of 30 MT of High Speed Diesel was sent on 4th of Sept.?
1. Maldives
2. Myanmar
3. Australia
4. Japan 

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  • Answer: 2

60. Which bank bagged the ‘best bank’ award among small banks for the use of technology for financial inclusion in IDRBT Banking Technology Excellence Awards 2016-17?
1. Andhra Bank
2. Punjab National Bank
3. Karnataka Bank
4. Bank of Baroda 

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  • Answer: 3

61. Find the name of bank that RBI list as D-SIB or ‘too big to fail’ on 4th Sept.2017.
1.Axis Bank
2.SBI
3.Canara Bank
4.HDFC Bank 

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  • Answer: 4

62. Which one of the following sector is not signed by CBDT for more Advance Pricing Agreements?
1. Entertainment
2. Banking
3. Manufacturing
4. Education 

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  • Answer: 1

63. By whom the CBDT gets govt- honour for resolving public grievances?
1. Radha Mohan Singh
2. Ravi Shankar Prasad
3. Manoj Sinha
4. Jitendra Singh 

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  • Answer: 4

64. Which entity has launched Chatbot for Customer Care to assist customers?
1. Indian Bank
2. State Bank of India
3. Axis Bank of India
4. Union Bank of India 

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  • Answer: 2

65. Who is the CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?
1. Rajiv kumar kamdhar
2. Abhishek Chowdary
3. Ajay Bhushan Pandey
4. Eshwar Rao 

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  • Answer: 3

66. National Highway Authority of India awarded its first international project to a joint venture of Punj Lloyd-Varaha in which country?
1. Bangladesh
2. Nepal
3. Sri Lanka
4. Myanmar 

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  • Answer: 4

67. Which entity has announced to buy Datawave a business unit of ETL Factory Limited, a UK–based company?
1. Wipro
2. Tata Consultancy service
3. HCL
4. Accenture 

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  • Answer: 3

68. To which bank R A Sankara Narayanan appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on 6th sept. 2017?
1. Dhanlaxmi Bank
2. Vijaya Bank
3. Laxmi Vilas Bank
4. Tamilnad Mercantile Bank 

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  • Answer: 2

69. Name of the recognization that has been received by Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy and Mumbai-born scientist Veena Sahajwalla.
1. ASME Gold Medal
2.PLuS Alliance Prize
3. LDG New Leaders Award
4. EDC Global Innovation Award 

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  • Answer: 2

70. What is the name of new tool launched by messenger app “Whatsapp” on 6thsept 2017?
1.’whatsapp education’
2.’Whatsapp entertainment’
3. ‘Whatsapp sports’
4. ‘Whatsapp business’ 

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  • Answer: 4

71. Facilitate registration, testing and certification of certain fruits and vegetables.
1. AgriMarketnet
2. AgriApp
3. Farmnet
4. Hortinet 

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  • Answer: 4

72. Which online travel firm has announced the resignation of Co-Founder and President Ashish Kashyap?
1. Yaatra
2. MakeMyTrip
3. Clear Trip
4. Expedia 

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  • Answer: 2

73. Who has presented a new line of microprocessor chips called ‘Ryzen Pro’ for commercial desktop workstations to be available in India and other countries by end of 2017?
1. Intel
2. AMD
3. IBM
4. NVIDIA 

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  • Answer: 2

74. Which Country has unveiled World’s biggest and powerful X-ray laser gun unveiled in Germany?
1. Russia
2. Japan
3. United States of America
4. Germany 

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  • Answer: 4

75. In which portal containing information about the Environment Quiz ‘Prakriti Khoj’ – launched by Environment Ministry on Teachers’ Day?
1. www.egc.nic.in
2. www.ngc.nic.in
3. www.eqz.nic.in
4. www.gec.nic.in 

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  • Answer: 2

76. Name of the NASA Astronaut who returned home after 288 days spent in space.
1. Mike Adams
2. Peggy Whitson
3. Clayton Anderson
4. Anatoly Artsebarsky 

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  • Answer: 2

77. In which state archaeologists have discovered an ancient Buddhist site that dates back to 1st century AD?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Sikkim
4. Meghalaya 

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  • Answer: 1

78. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its first gene therapy drug in the United States that will treat which disease?
1. Lymphoma
2. Neuroblastoma
3. Leukemia
4. Retinoblastoma 

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  • Answer: 3

79. What kind of Ransomware a new malware spread recently alert by the Government?
1. LeChiffre
2. ZCryptor
3. TeslaCrypt
4. Locky 

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  • Answer: 4

80. Who introduced a new vision processing unit (VPU) called Movidius Myriad X?
1. Dell
2. IBM
3. Acer
4. Intel 

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  • Answer: 4

81. In Which National Institute of Technology’ Ye India ka time hai’ event was organized?
1. NIT Raipur
2. NIT Calicut
3. NIT Durgapur
4. NIT Patna 

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  • Answer: 1

82. Astronomers had discovered seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a relatively nearby dwarf star. The system is called ____________
1. TRAPPIST-1
2. TRAPPIST-5
3. TRAPP -67
4. TRAP – 2 

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  • Answer: 1

83. How many radio bursts detects from dwarf galaxy according to Breakthrough Listen Project?
1. 10
2. 15
3. 20
4. 25 

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  • Answer: 2

84. Who has been appointed as the Election Commissioner on 31st of Aug 2017?
1. Achal Kumar Joti
2. Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi
3. Sunil Arora
4. Rajiv Kumar 

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  • Answer: 3

85. Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as Comptroller and Auditor General of India was a____
1. Former Home Secretary
2. Former Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
3. Former Secretary of Health and Family Welfare
4. Former Minister of Human Resource Development 

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  • Answer: 1

86. Who takes charge as NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman?
1. Arvind Panagariya
2. Rajiv Kumar
3. JY Pillay
4. Avinash Kumar 

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87. Name of the Indian-Origin who appointed as Singapore’s acting president.
1. Jual Oram
2.Narendra Singh
3. J.Y.Pillai
4. Radhakrishnan 

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  • Answer: 3

88. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance on 1st sept. 2017?
1. Santosh Kumar
2. Manoj Singh
3. Raj Kumar
4. Rajiv Kumar 

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  • Answer: 4

89. Name of the scientist who appointed was appointed the chief executive of the Heavy Water Board on 31st of Aug 2017.
1.Mukesh Javadekar
2. Gajapathi Raju
3. Kamachi Mudali
4.Priyanka Karwal 

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  • Answer: 3

90. Who was appointed as the new Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE announced on 1st of sept. 2017?
1. Sabitha Nair
2. Aparna Reddy
3. Anita Karwal
4. Dhanalaxmi Mudaliyar 

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  • Answer: 3

91. Who will be named as next U.S ambassador to India?
1. John Kenneth Galbraith
2. Nancy Jo Powell
3. Kathleen Stephens
4. Kenneth I Juster 

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92. Who has been elected as a new Chairman of Press Trust of India 7th of Sept. 2017?
1. Riyad Mathew
2. Chanda Kochhar
3. Jaiprakash Gaur
4. Viveck Goenka 

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  • Answer: 4

93. Who named as co-patron of Kolkata archdiocese?
1.Annie Besant
2.Sally Holkar
3.Dalia
4.Mother Teresa 

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  • Answer: 4

94. Which entity has tie up with Coriant for 5G applications?
1. Reliance
2. Airtel
3. Vodafone
4. BSNL 

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  • Answer: 4

95. Who has announced that a new Youth Sports Centre to be built at Alipur, Delhi on September 1, 2017?
1. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
2. Mr. Vijay Goel
3. Mr. Ram Kripal Yadav
4. Mr.Hardeep Singh Puri 

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  • Answer: 2

96. Who was first woman from Jharkhand awarded Dhyan Chand Award 2017?
1. Suraj Lata Devi
2. Lorraine Fernandes
3. Samurai Tete
4. Madhu Yadav 

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  • Answer: 3

97. Sports Ministry approves constitution of 13- Which Committee?
1. Kang committee
2. Inter sports Monitoring committee
3. Sports coordinating committee
4. Empowered Steering Committee 

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98. Which foundation was awarded with the prestigious Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Award at Rashtrapati Bhawan?
1. Tata Foundation
2. Reliance Foundation
3. Mahindra Foundation
4. Sun Foundation 

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  • Answer: 2

99. Who is the first sportsperson to become the head of the Sports Ministry?
1. Vijayendra Singh
2. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
3. Harihar Banerjee
4. Abhinav Bindra 

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  • Answer: 2

100. Who has been removed from the coach of Indian Hockey on 2nd of Sept 2017 after a string of unimpressive outings at the international level?
1. David John
2. Mandeep Singh
3. Roelant Oltmans
4. Gurjant Singh 

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  • Answer: 3

101. Which Indian shuttler finishes runners-up at India Junior GP?
1. Vijay sinha
2. Krishna Raj
3. Gajendra Singh
4. Rahul Bharadwaj 

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  • Answer: 4

102. Under which category Nagpur-based Divya Deshmukh clinched the gold at the World Cadets Chess Championship at Pocos de Caldas, Brazil?
1. U-10
2. U-12
3. U-14
4. U- 16 

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  • Answer: 2

103. Amritpal Singh becomes first Indian to sign up for which country’s National Basketball League?
1.United states
2.Australia
3.Russia
4.Canada 

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104. Who bagged gold at Commonwealth Youth women weightlifting C’ship in 2017 44kg weight?
1. Konsam Ormila Devi
2. Anuradha Biswal
3. Divya Singh
4. Geetika Jakhar 

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  • Answer: 1

105. Where was the AIBA world boxing championships 2017 held?
1. Chicago, United States
2. Sydney, Australia
3. Milan, Italy
4. Hamburg, Germany 

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  • Answer: 4

106. Which Indian boxer Clinched Bronze Medal at AIBA World Boxing Championships 2017?
1. Venkatesan Devarajan
2. Akhil Kumar
3. Gaurav Bidhuri
4. Harpreet Singh 

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  • Answer: 3

107. For which tournament the Official song of was launched by the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) and Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) on 4th of Sept 2017?
1. FIFA Under-17 World Cup football
2. Cricket Under-17 World Cup
3. Hockey Under-17 World Cup
4. kabadi Under-17 World Cup 

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  • Answer: 1

108. Who wins IPL media rights for next five years for TV and digital broadcast?
1. Sony Pictures Sports Network
2. Star India
3. Nimbus Communications Limited
4. Discovery Communications 

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  • Answer: 2

109. For which year India has been select to host Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships?
1.2018
2.2019
3.2020
4.2021 

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  • Answer: 2

110. Who won the women’s singles of U.S. Open Grand Slam Carrom tournament?
1. Maria Irudayam
2. Sharmila Ravivarman
3. Rashmi Kumari
4. Tejasvi Duduka 

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  • Answer: 4

111. What Day has been observed on 2nd September 2017?
1. World Heart Day
2. World Coffee Day
3. World Tourism Day
4. World Coconut Day 

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  • Answer: 4

112. Find the name of week which has been observed during 1st to 7th September throughout the country?
1. National Nutrition Week
2. National Money Week
3. National Interfaith Harmony Week
4. National Vaccination Week 

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  • Answer: 1

113. National Teachers Day is celebrated on the September 5 2017 to mark in honour of whom?
1. Swami Vivekananda
2. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 

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  • Answer: 4

114. When was the first Teachers’ Day celebrated in India?
1.1957
2.1962
3.1967
4.1972 

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115. When was September 5 declared as International Day of Charity United Nations General Assembly?
1.2008
2.2009
3.2010
4.2012 

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  • Answer: 4

116. Who is the author of “Immortal India” book?
1. Amish Tripathi
2. Kiran Desai
3. Vikram Seth
4. Jumpa Lahiri 

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  • Answer: 1

117. Which airport bags energy efficiency award?
1. Chennai
2. Kochi
3. Mumbai
4. Hyderabad 

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  • Answer: 4

118. Who was survived the Nagasaki atomic bomb in August 1945 has died of cancer at the age of 88?
1. Sumiteru Taniguchi
2.Akihito
3.Akira Koike
4. Hachisuka Mochiaki 

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  • Answer: 1

119. Poet, activist Shirish Pai passes away. She belongs to __________.
1. Telugu
2. Tamizh
3. Marathi
4. Bengali 

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120. Journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead on 5th of Sept. 2017 belongs to which state?
1. Gujarat
2. Kerala
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Karnataka 

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  • Answer: 4

AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS

1.Where did the Government approve development of Harohalli industrial park to build?
1. Tamilnadu
2. Maharashtra
3. Andhra Pradesh
4.Karnataka 

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  • Answer: 4

2.Name of the chief minister launched ‘Single Click Pension Delivery’ scheme and “Shataayu Award”in his state.
1.Shri Raghuvar Das of Jharkhand
2.Dr. Raman Singh of Chhatisgarh
3.Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan of Madhya Pradesh
4.Trivendra Singh Rawat of Uttarkhand 

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  • Answer: 3

3.Who has inaugurated the 3rd annual ‘Women of India Organic Festival’ is held at Dilli Haat, in New Delhi?
1.Ms.Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
2.Ms.Smriti Zubin Irani
3.Ms.Harsimrat Kaur Badal
4.Ms.Uma Bharati 

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  • Answer: 1

4.In which state ‘No helmet, no petrol’ rule for two wheelers came into act?
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Uttar Pradesh
3.Tripura
4.Gujarat 

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  • Answer: 1

5. Who has announced that five more States such as Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Haryana have reached the milestone of making all cities and towns Open Defecation Free?
1.Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri
2.Mr.Harsh Vardhan
3.Mr.Narendra Singh Tomar
4.Mr.Prakash Javadekar

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  • Answer: 1

6.Rajghat, the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi, has for the first time acquired a statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of the ________ Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
1.145
2.146
3.147
4.148

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7.Which temple was awarded the best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ (Cleanest Iconic Place) in India?
1. Brihadeeswara temple , Tamilnadu
2. Amarnath Temple, Jammu and Kashmir
3. Khajuraho Temple,Tamilnadu,Kerala
4. Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Tamilnadu 

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8.Who has conferred Swacchhata awards on those who contributed towards the Clean India objective in urban areas?
1.Minister of Health and Family Welfare
2. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
3. Minister of External Affairs.
4. Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation 

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  • Answer: 2

9.Who has launched ‘Swachh Andhra Mission’ and PV Sindhu chosen as the brand ambassador on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti?
1. Shri. Nara Chandrababu Naidu
2. Shri Nitish Kumar
3. Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
4. Shri Pinarayi Vijayan 

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  • Answer: 1

10. Name the state government has launched a state-wide campaign against child marriage and dowry on October 2nd, 2017?
1. West Bengal
2. Rajasthan
3. Gujarat
4. Bihar 

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  • Answer: 3

11.Where was the 4 day Global Wildlife Programme (GWP) conference started?
1. NewDelhi
2. Mysore
3. Ahmedabad
4. Lucknow

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  • Answer: 1

12.Which government is creating 1.2 lakh acre for industrial use and purpose?
1. Maharashtra
2. Gujarat
3. Punjab
4. Odisha

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  • Answer: 4

13.Where was the first community toilet for third gender inaugurated?
1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Jharkhand 

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  • Answer: 1

14.Who has launched the countrywide Free Eye Check-up Campaign at Nagpur, in Maharashtra?
1.Ms.Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
2.Mr.Nitin Gadkari
3.Mr.Prakash Javadekar
4. Mr.Jitendra Singh

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  • Answer: 2

15.For whom the Karnataka government launched ‘Mathru Purna’ scheme?
1. Children
2. New born babies
3. Old aged persons
4. Pregnant Women

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  • Answer: 4

16.What MoU has signed by Central Water Commission (CWC) with IIT Roorkee and Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad?
1. Dam Break Modelling and foundation problems
2. Instrumentation in Dams and Power House Caverns
3. Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement
4. Dam safety monitoring

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  • Answer: 3

17.Where did Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu lay foundation stone for inland waterway?
1. Karnataka
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Odisha
4. Madhya Pradesh

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  • Answer: 2

18. In which district of Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal laid foundation for Country’s First ITI for Dibyangans (Differently Abled)?
1. Goalpara
2. Karimganj
3. Lakhimpur
4. Dibrugarh

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  • Answer: 4

19.Which state has the highest number of active gun licences among all states and union territories of India?
1.Uttar Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. West Bengal
4. Andhra Pradesh

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  • Answer: 1

20.Which department is awarded as for its contribution during ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’, in New Delhi?
1. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
2. Ministry of Rural Development
3. Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
4. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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  • Answer: 4

21. Which ministry has started a special training course for untrained teachers need to complete the Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) course, within 2019?
1. Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation
2. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
3. Minister of Human Resource Development
4. Minister of Home Affairs

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  • Answer: 3

22.Name the state government has launched ‘Mukhyamantri Samoohik Vivaah Yojana’.
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. Haryana
4. Bihar

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23.Massive search operation ‘CASO’ launched in Jammu & Kashmir. Expand CASO.
1. Cordon-and-Search-Operation
2. Commando-and-Set-Operation
3. Command – and – Search –Operation
4. Cader- and – search-Operation

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  • Answer: 1

24.Which campus has bagged the 1st place in ‘Most Clean Campus in South Western Region’ award and 3rd place in ‘Most Clean Campus 2017’ award?
1. BITS-Pilani’s Hyderabad
2. Vellore Institute of Technology,Vellore
3. Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
4. National Institute of Technology, Surathkal

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  • Answer: 3

25.Who inaugurated the Golden Jubilee Year Celebrations of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi?
1.Mr Ram Nath Govind
2.Mr.Narendra Modi
3.Mr.Venkaya Naidu
4.Mr. Prakash Javadekar

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26. Who was inaugurated ‘Paryatan Parv’, 20 days tourist festival to promote India to all over India at the Humayun’s Tomb, New Delhi?
1. Dr.Harsha Vardhan
2.Mr. Rajnath Ram Badan Singh
3. Dr. Jitendra Singh
4. Dr.Mahesh Sharma

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  • Answer: 4

27.Who approved the Delhi government’s student higher education loan scheme, in New Delhi on 5th Oct, 2017?
1. Ministry of Education
2. Ministry of Development
3. Ministry of Planning
4. Lieutenant Governor

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  • Answer: 4

28.Name the State Cabinet has approved Heritage Tourism policy & ‘Mukhya Mantri Rural Road Repair Scheme’.
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Odisha
3. Nagaland
4. Himachal Pradesh

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  • Answer: 4

29.Where will the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 to be Held?
1. Hyderabad
2. New Delhi
3. Kolkatta
4. Chennai 

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  • Answer: 1

30.Where will be a three day international medical conference, ‘IMTechCon 2017’, began at CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH)held?
1. Mumbai
2. New Delhi
3. Chandigarh
4. Lucknow

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  • Answer: 3

31.Who has inaugurated along with Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways and Water Resources Nitin Gadkari for an alternate sea route to Baratang Island in Andaman & Nicobar Islands?
1. Sushma Swaraj
2. Nirmala Seetharaman
3. Narendra Modi
4. Rajnath Singh

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32.Where did the first ever ASEAN-India Music Festival has begun and its organised to celebrate 25th anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations?
1. Mumbai
2. Punjab
3. New Delhi
4. Tamil Nadu

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33.Where will follower and supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi J.P.Singh announced a temple worth Rs.30 crore is to be built in honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
1. Kanpur
2. Meerut
3. Faizabad
4. Lucknow

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34. What are the three states have signed a MoU under the ‘Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat’ programme to Boost Culture and Tourism?
1. Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya
2. Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir
3. Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab
4. Karnataka , Kerala and Tamilnadu

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  • Answer: 1

35.Who launched the first regional language version of ‘GST Rate Finder’ App in Telugu, in Hyderabad?
1. Venkaiah Naidu
2. N.Charndrababu Naidu
3. E S L Narasimhan
4. M.Baskar Reddy

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  • Answer: 3

36.Where did the 3-day international exhibition -9th Annual ‘World Dental Show 2017 open?
1. New Delhi
2. Hyderabad
3. Jaipur
4. Mumbai

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  • Answer: 4

37. India has opened two immigration check posts along the borders with ___________.
1. Nepal and Bhutan
2. Bangladesh and Myanmar
3. Bhutan and Bangladesh
4. China and Nepal

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  • Answer: 2

38.Which country has banned face veils such as burqa or niqab from October 1, 2017?
1. Switzerland
2. Belgium
3. Germany
4. Austria

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  • Answer: 4

39.Name the country has voted to allow women to issue fatwas.
1. Bahrain
2. Qatar
3. Oman
4. Saudi Arabia

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  • Answer: 4

40. Name the country has started to collect ‘sin’ taxes on tobacco, soft and energy drinks.
1. Bahrain
2. Qatar
3. United Arab Emirates
4. Saudi Arabia

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  • Answer: 4

41.U.S. Federal Reserve fined HSBC _________ for “unsafe and unsound practices” in its foreign exchange trading business.
1. $175 million
2. $165 million
3. $155 million
4. $145 million

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  • Answer: 1

42. Where did Benghazi’s commercial port reopen for the first time in three years on October 1, 2017?
1. Syria
2. Algeria
3. Libya
4. Lebanon

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43.Which country has opened a 409-km new expressway linking Tibet’s provincial capital Lhasa with Nyingchi, which is close to Arunachal Pradesh border?
1. China
2. Pakistan
3. Nepal
4. Bangladesh

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  • Answer: 1

44.In Which Country Jagmeet Singh becomes first non-white politician to lead a major political party?
1. Cuba
2. Mexico
3. United States
4. Canada

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  • Answer: 4

45.Which country will be the guest of honour in 6th edition of World Government Summit in Dubai, UAE?
1. India
2. United States
3. Sri Lanka
4. China

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46.Who has attended a special parliamentary session of 70th anniversary of the establishment of Sri Lankan Parliament?
1. Sumitra Mahajan
2. Supriya Sule
3. Agatha Sangma
4. Vasundhara Raje Scindia

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  • Answer: 1

47.Where was the Mahatma Gandhi’s statue unveiled on 2nd October 2017?
1. Northern Ireland
2. Scotland
3. Wales
4. California

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  • Answer: 3

48.Which country has joined with India to conduct first joint tiger count through camera tapping?
1. Bhutan
2. Nepal
3. Bangladesh
4. Sri Lanka

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  • Answer: 2

49.Which country has signed MoU with India on Technical Cooperation in Rail Sector?
1. Norway
2. Poland
3. Netherland
4. Switzerland

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  • Answer: 4

50. Name the country has signed MoU with India on upgradation of the Women’s Police Training Centre.
1. Indonesia
2. Vietnam
3. Myanmar
4. Cambodia

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  • Answer: 3

51.Which house of parliament approved a new Anti-Terror Law On 3rd October 2017?
1. India
2. France
3. United States
4. Italy

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  • Answer: 2

52.Where was the 8th conference of the Association of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians (ASSP) held from 4th to 6th October 2017?
1. Maldives
2. Bhutan
3. Sri Lanka
4. Afghanistan

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  • Answer: 3

53. How much billion 3rd Line Of Credit (LoC) agreement has signed by Bangladesh with India for its infrastructure and social sector development, in Dhaka?
1. $ 4.3 billion
2. $ 4.4 billion
3. $ 4.5 billion
4. $ 4.6 billion

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  • Answer: 3

54.Where will India attend the World Government Summit 2017 as the guest country for annual gathering from 11th to 13th February, 2018?
1. Abu Dhabi
2. Dubai
3. Ajman
4. Fujairah

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  • Answer: 2

55.Which country has ranked first in online harassment, in the Asia Pacific region as per the report of Norton by Symantec?
1. China
2. Mongolia
3. India
4. Singapore

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  • Answer: 3

56.Which one of the below district became the first completely Open Defecation Free (ODF) tribe district of Rajasthan?
1.Jodhpur
2.Bhilwara
3.Nagpur
4. Dungarpur

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  • Answer: 4

57.Where was the 14th India – European Union Summit was held on 6th October 2017?
1. Chandigarh
2. New Delhi
3. Mumbai
4. Hyderabad

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  • Answer: 2

58.Who will lead a ministerial delegation to the ASEAN-India ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas’ (PBD) to be held in 2018, in Singapore?
1. Rajnath singh
2. Dr.Jitendar Singh
3. Sushma Swaraj
4. Uma Bharathi

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  • Answer: 3

59. Where does the UN soldiers finishing their 13 year military peacekeeping mission?
1. Jamaica
2. Bahamas
3. Cuba
4. Haiti

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  • Answer: 4

60.How many agreements were signed during signed during 14th India-EU Summit in New Delhi?
1. Three
2. Four
3. Five
4. Six

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  • Answer: 1

61.Which entity has bagged $ 100-mn Government contract for an initiative to use social media analytics to identify tax non-compliance?
1. Infosys Technologies Limited
2. Tech Mahindra
3. Tata Consultancy Service
4. L&T Infotech

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  • Answer: 4

62.Name the bank levied closure charges of Rs 500 with Goods and Service Tax (GST) to savings bank account customers.
1.Axis Bank
2. HDFC Bank
3. ICICI Bank
4. State Bank of India

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  • Answer: 4

63. India’s first International Financial Services Centre GIFT- IFSC has ranked at _______ place in the latest September 2017 edition of Global Financial Centres Index 22 (GFCI) of London.
1.7th
2.8th
3.9th
4.10th

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  • Answer: 4

64.Where did India received it’s first-ever shipment of US crude oil?
1. Ennore port
2. Tuticorin Port
3. Paradip Port
4. Port Blair Port

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  • Answer: 3

65.How much percent of stake Qatar Airways acquires in Italy’s Meridiana?
1.51
2.40
3.49
4.39

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  • Answer: 3

66. Name the Life Insurance Company has launched Neo, a servicing robot for Twitter, to improve customer service.
1. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
2. HDFC Standard Life Insurance
3. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
4. SBI Life Insurance Company

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  • Answer: 2

67. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced Fourth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement for financial year 2017-18.What is the percentage of Policy Repo Rate?
1. 5.50%
2. 5.75%
3. 6.00%
4. 6.25%

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  • Answer: 3

68.Where did Reserve Bank of India (RBI) open its new branch in Uttarakhand on October 3, 2017?
1. Dehradun
2. Kashipur
3. Roorkee
4. Haridwar

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  • Answer: 1

69.Which one of the following broadcast news organization has announced to launch of news services in four more Indian languages of Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Telugu?
1. Geo News
2. Fox News
3. Euro News
4. BBC

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  • Answer: 4

70.Name the Indian digital Payment organization announced its partnership with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation ‘ IRCTC Rail connect app’ for booking tickets using its payment gateway.
1. MobiKwik
2. MoneyOnMobile
3. State Bank Buddy
4. PayMate

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  • Answer: 1

71.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) approves __________ million loan for India’s power sector.
1. USD 100-million
2. USD 200-million
3. USD 300-million
4. USD 400-million

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  • Answer: 1

72.Name the Mobile wallet provider renamed its payment gateway on 5th Oct. 2017.
1. Jio Money
2. State Bank Buddy
3. JusPay
4. Mobikwik

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  • Answer: 4

73.Which State Government signed a MoU with American payments solution company Mastercard for setting up centre of excellence?
1. Karnataka
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. West Bengal

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  • Answer: 2

74. Which entity receives the Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance, from the Institute of Directors, in London, on 25th October 2017?
1.Eagle Software solutions
2.Elite Eventz Management Company
3.Take Solutions
4.Sri Ram Finance Corporation

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  • Answer: 3

75.Which of the following has certified the clearing arms of National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) as qualified central counterparty (CCP)?
1.European Securities & Markets Authority
2. North American Securities & Markets Authority
3. African Securities & Markets Authority
4. Asian Securities & Markets Authority

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  • Answer: 1

76. IBBI has amended the rules for information utilities. Expand IBBI.
1. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board
2. Inconsistency and Bankruptcy Board
3. Improvement and Bankruptcy Board
4. Irregularity and Bankruptcy Board 

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  • Answer: 1

77.How much International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested in 5-year unrated masala bond issuances of Fullerton India Credit Company?
1. USD 46 million
2. USD 56 million
3. USD 66 million
4. USD 76 million

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  • Answer: 3

78.How much European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed the finance contract for lending for Bangalore Metro Rail?
1. 100 million Euros
2. 200 million Euros
3. 300 million Euros
4. 400 million Euros

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  • Answer: 3

79.Which department under Union Commerce Ministry has approved several foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals such as Wockhardt, Coastal Local Area Bank, KPB Holdings?
1. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
2. Department of Foreign Investment
3. Department of Commerce Investment
4. Department of Foreign Trade Policy 

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  • Answer: 1

80. Name the Adobe investment on integration of Aadhaar-based authentication in its e-signature solution on 4thOct. 2017.
1. “Adobe e- Sign”
2. “Adobe Sign”
3. “Adobe e-solution”
4. “Adobe Aadhar e-sign”

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  • Answer: 2

81.What is the New Private Label Brand for Large Appliances has been launched by Flipkart?
1. MarkZ
2. Mark
3. MarQ
4. MaZu

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  • Answer: 3

82.Which entity has tie-up with Maharashtra govt. for social development initiatives in Chandrapur district?
1. Infosys Trusts
2. Tata Trusts
3. Mahendra Trusts
4. Reliance Trusts

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  • Answer: 2

83.Name property site has launched of India’s first online bidding platform for residential and commercial properties.
1. Magicbricks.com
2. Property Wala
3. Housing.com
4. Quikr 

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  • Answer: 1

84.How much The European Investment Bank (EIB) will lend for Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase II Line R6 in first step out of total loan €500 million?
1. €100 million
2. €150 million
3. €200 million
4. €300 million 

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  • Answer: 4

85.___________ Meeting of the Good and Services Tax (GST) Council was held on October 6, 2017 in New Delhi, under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
1.20th
2.21st
3.22nd
4.23rd

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  • Answer: 3

86. Government of India has decided to issue Sovereign Gold Bonds 2017-18. In which year was government announced for first Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme in union budget?
1.2012-2013
2.2013-2014
3.2014-2015
4.2015-2016

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  • Answer: 4

87.Which is the first law firm have a plan to open an office at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT)?
1. NSP Associates (INDIA) Private Limited
2. Hewitt Associates India Private Limited
3. Arcop Associates
4. J Sagar Associates

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  • Answer: 4

88.Which of the following entity launch Chatbot ‘Eazy Connect’, a online customer service through social media?
1. HDFC Life
2. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
3. Max Life Insurance
4. Tata AIA Life

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  • Answer: 4

89.Find the name of entity which has developed the software ‘ARPAN Version 3.0’ for the Defence Security Corps.
1. Mphasis Limited
2. L&T Infotech
3. Tech Mahindra
4. Infosys

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  • Answer: 3

90. Scientists from which of the below countries make first ever video call using ‘unhackable’ quantum network?
1. US and Japan
2. Austria and China
3. Russia and Germany
4. Canada and Switzerland

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  • Answer: 2

91.Which one of the below technology is in partnership with Ireland’s Embedded Downloads, launched the World’s first Blockchain technology based smartphone ‘BitVault’?
1. Magnus Technologies
2. GISbiz Technology Pvt Ltd.,
3. Vortex Engineering Pvt Ltd.,
4. VVDN Technologies

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  • Answer: 4

92. which country has launched ‘world’s biggest & most powerful’ nuclear icebreaker Ship?
1. North Korea
2. Russia
3. South Korea
4. China

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  • Answer: 2

93.For what type of cancer a new test Onco type DX may spare patients from chemotherapy?
1. Bladder cancer
2. Brain cancer
3. Blood cancer
4. Breast cancer

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  • Answer: 4

94.Which country has announced the setting of National Space Agency, at the International Astronautical Congress?
1. Australia
2. London
3. Germany
4. Russia

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  • Answer: 1

95.The Central Government has approved for Turtle sanctuary development in ___________.
1. Kozhikode
2. Allahabad
3. Bhopal
4. Warangal

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  • Answer: 2

96. How many landscapes –states are to be covered under SECURE Himalaya project for conservation of biodiversity, land and forest resources in the high Himalayan ecosystem?
1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. Five

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  • Answer: 3

97.WWF-India, in partnership with ________ launched One Planet Academy, the first environment education portal for students and teachers in India.
1. Capgemini
2. Infosys
3. Mphasis
4. Cognizant

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  • Answer: 1

98.Name the Tiger Reserve in Indian Wildlife Sanctuary has highest number of clouded leopards in South East Asia.
1. Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand
2. Amrabad Tiger Reserve,Telangana
3. Sunderbans Tiger Reserve, West Bengal
4. Dampa Tiger Reserve , Mizoram

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  • Answer: 4

99. Which State government has completely banned the usage of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) carry bags in their state?
1. Gujarat
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Manipur
4. Kerala

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  • Answer: 2

100.Where Snow Leopard was clicked first time in India?
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Jammu&Kashmir
3. Arunachala Pradesh
4. Jharkand

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  • Answer: 3

101.Who has headed the committee to propose new laws or amendments to deal with hate speech on the internet?
1. G.Krishna Kumar
2. Sivakama Sundran
3. T.K Vishwanathan
4. R.Mithran

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  • Answer: 3

102. Who has been appointed as new Governor of Tamil Nadu?
1. C. Vidyasagar Rao
2. Jagdish Mukhi
3. Keshari Nath Tripathi
4. Banwarilal Purohit

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  • Answer: 4

103.BJP’s national spokesperson Mr. Sambit Patra was appointed as the Non-Official Director on the board of which firm?
1. Indian Oil Corporation
2. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
3. Hindustan Petroleum
4. NTPC limited

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  • Answer: 4

104.Which country has appointed first woman to senior government post as the assistant mayor of Al Khubar governorate?
1. Bahrain
2. Qatar
3. Oman
4. Saudi Arabia 

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  • Answer: 4

105. To which country Brenda Hale appointed as Supreme Court’s first female president?
1. U.S
2. Canada
3. U.K
4. Germany

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106. Name the Justice has been appointed to head the five members Commission by president Ram Nath Kovind to examine sub categorization of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)?
1. Ruma Pal
2.Madan Lokur
3. Amitava Roy
4. G Rohini 

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  • Answer: 4

107.Under whose chairmanship government has formed the High Level Committee for proper management of water resources in North Eastern Region?
1. Jitendar Singh
2. Jual Oram
3. Dharmendra Pradhan
4. Rajiv Kumar

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  • Answer: 4

108.Name the Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research has been appointed as the Deputy Director General for Programmes (DDP) of World Health Organisation (WHO).
1. Dr. Vijaya Janakiraman
2. Dr. Nivetha Nagarajan
3. Dr. Sowmya Swaminathan
4. Dr. Janani Vishwanathan 

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  • Answer: 3

109. Who has been appointed as new chairman of SBI for a period of 3 years from 7th October 2017?
1.Avinash Kumar
2.Rajnish kumar
3.Vamsi Krishna
4.Hari Hara Sudhan

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  • Answer: 1

110. Under the chairmanship of whom RBI forms High-level Task Force on Public Credit Registry?
1. Kishore Kumar
2. Yeshwant M. Deosthalee
3. Hemant Kumar
4. Mukesh Chandramouli

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  • Answer: 2

111. Who has been appointed as next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Macedonia?
1. Ankita Goel
2. Simran Kaur
3. Monica Chambial
4. Pooja Kapur

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  • Answer: 4

112. Who led SEBI panel on corporate governance reforms for independent directors and greater transparency?
1. Arunthathi Bhattacharya
2. Shiv Nadar
3. Uday Kotak
4. Ajay Piramal

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  • Answer: 3

113. Who has been appointed by Supreme Court as amicus on a plea seeking re-probe of Mahatma Gandhi murder?
1. Ashish Tripathi
2. Kallol Banerjee
3. Sheldon D’Souza
4. Amrender Sharan

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  • Answer: 4

114. Who won the Malaysian Grand Prix 2017 title in Selangor, Malaysia?
1.Mark Verstappen
2. Sebastian Vettel
3. Valtteri Bottas
4. Lewis Hamilton

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  • Answer: 1

115. Birendra Prasad Baishya has elected as chairman of two sub-committees to which of the following federation?
1. International Athletic Federation
2. International Ball Badminton Federation
3. International Boxing Federation
4. International Weightlifting Federation

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  • Answer: 4

116. Who won the sixth title in a row at in the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship, in Chennai?
1.Akash Yadhav
2.Rajesh Kumar
3. Jagan Kumar
4. Siddharth Raj

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  • Answer: 3

117. In which of the following female assistant referees will work in the, for the first time in a men’s competition?
1. Premier League U-17
2. CAF Champions League U-17
3. The FA Cup U-17
4. FIFA World Cup U-17

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  • Answer: 4

118. Which entity of India is going to join hands with FIFA U17 World Cup Tournament as official partners?
1. Honda
2. Ford
3. Suzuki
4. Hyundai

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  • Answer: 4

119. What was India’s rank in Women’s Cricket as per the International Cricket Council (ICC)?
1.1st
2.2nd
3.3rd
4.4th

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  • Answer: 4

120. Name the chess tournament where Viswanathan Anand has finished joint second.
1. Isle of Man Chess Championship
2. FIDE Grand Pix
3. Candidates Tournament 2017
4. World Senior Chess Championship

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  • Answer: 1

121. Which country has won the Laver Cup 2017?
1.Team North America
2. Team U.K
3. Team Europe
4. Team Asia

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  • Answer: 3

122. Who will be the event ambassador for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2018?
1. Tim Southee
2. Kane Williamson
3. Martin Guptill
4. Corey Anderson

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  • Answer: 4

123. Which of the below multinational manufacturing company has unveil its new campaign ‘#HereToCreate’ for FIFA U-17 World Cup in India?
1. Nike
2. Puma
3. Adidas
4. Reebok

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  • Answer: 3

124. Name the first Indian won a European racing championship, by winning the Boss GP Championship (Formula Class) title, at Imola, Italy.
1. Karun Chandhok
2. Parthiva Sureshwaran
3. Armaan Ibrahim
4. Mahaveer Raghunathan

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  • Answer: 4

125. Who won India’s first ever gold medal at Wushu World Championships, in Russia?
1.Y Sanathoi Devi
2. Surya Bhanu Pratap
3. Uchit Sharma
4. Pooja Kadian

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  • Answer: 4

126. International day of Older Persons, World Vegetarian Day and International Coffee Day have been observed on?
1. 1st Oct.
2. 2nd sept.
3. 3rd May.
4. 4th June.

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  • Answer: 1

127. International Day of Non-Violence was observed on 2nd October all over the world to mark the birth day of which Indian leader?
1. Subash Chandra Bose
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Mahakavi Bharathiyar
4. Lal Bahadur Shastri

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  • Answer: 2

128. On 2nd October 2017, World Habitat Day was observed all over the world. The theme for World Habitat Day 2017 is ___________.
1. ‘Stay comfort : Make your homes Clean’
2. ‘Beautiful Homes : Affordable policies’
3. ‘Housing Policies: Affordable Homes’
4. ‘Somewhere to live: Affordable Homes’

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  • Answer: 3

129. October 4th to 10th was declared as World Space Week in 1999 and its celebrated every year. What is the World Space Week theme for 2017?
1. ‘Exploring New Worlds In Space’
2. ‘Discovering New Worlds In Space’
3. ‘Exposing New Worlds In Space’
4. ‘Identifying New Worlds In Space’

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  • Answer: 1

130. World Animal Day is observed on ______________ every year.
1.1st Oct.
2.2nd Oct.
3.3rd Oct.
4.4th Oct.

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131. On 5th October 2017, World Teachers Day is observed all over the world. Theme of 2017 World Teachers Day is _____________________.
1. ‘Passion in Teaching , Makes powerful Teachers’
2. ‘Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers’
3. ‘Respect Teachers – deliver valuable education’
4. ‘Teach wisely , Reach Zenith’

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  • Answer: 2

132. Who has won a prestigious International Business Person of the Year at the Asian Achievers Awards in London for innovative IT solutions?
1. Birendra Sasmal
2. Sri Prakash Lohia
3. Ajay Kalsi
4. Anil Agarwal

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  • Answer: 1

133. Who was awarded by a National Tourism Award in the `Best Tourist Guide’ category, in Delhi?
1. Dr. Ashok Vagul
2. Ms.Rama Khandwala
3. Ms.Aadhitya Thapar
4.Ms.Sakthi Purwar

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  • Answer: 2

134. In which field Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W Young awarded received 2017 Nobel Prize?
1. Economics
2. Literature
3. Peace
4. Physiology or Medicine

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  • Answer: 4

135. In what field US scientists Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne won the 2017 Nobel Prize?
1. Medicine
2. Economy
3. Chemistry
4. Physics

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136. In Which field Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson have won the 2017 Nobel?
1. Physics
2. Literature
3. Chemistry
4. Medicine

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  • Answer: 3

137. In which field Kazuo Ishiguro won 2017 Nobel Prize?
1. Physics
2. Chemistry
3. Literature
4. Peace

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  • Answer: 3

138. Who has topped in Forbes India Rich List 2017 for 10th consecutive year?
1. Lakshmi Mittal
2. Pallonji Mistry
3. Hinduja Brothers
4. Mukesh Ambani

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139. Ken Youngstein ‘s book ,‘The Singing Tree’ launched to spread awareness on preventing child __________.
1. Labour
2. Cancer
3. Begger
4. Blindness

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140. Which of the following global civil society has awarded Nobel peace prize 2017?
1. International Humanist and Ethical Union
2. International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
3. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
4. International Progress Organization

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141. Who has been awarded as Germany’s highest civilian honour “Cross of the Order of Merit”?
1. Rajesh Nath
2. Prakash Jain
3. Vijayakanth
4. Mahesh Bhatt

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  • Answer: 1

142. HM Marathe passed away in Pune, Maharashtra.He is _____________.
1. An actor
2. A singer
3. A writer
4. A director

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143. National Award-winner Kundan Shah has died at his age of 69.Who is he?
1. Director
2. Actor
3. Choreographer
4. Singer

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  • Answer: 1

AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS

1. Which among the following airport has ranked first in Customer Satisfaction Index Survey among 49 airports in India?
1.Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi
2.Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur
3.Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport, Indore
4.Sri Venkateswara Airport, Tirupati 

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2. On July 15, 2017, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 212th meeting of Indian Road Congress (IRC) in:
1.Udaipur
2.Kochi
3.Varanasi
4.Chennai 

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  • Answer: 1

3. The Haryana government has decided to set up a modern ornamental fish hatchery in which district at a cost of Rs 13.68 crore?
1.Ambala District
2.Panipat District
3.Hisar District
4.Jhajjar District 

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  • Answer: 4

4. On July 15, 2017, who among the following released a coffee table book on ‘Ganga Avahan’, a 2,800 km exploratory open-water swim expedition on the Ganga River?
1.President Pranab Mukherjee
2.Vice President Hamid Ansari
3.Prime Minister Narendra Modi
4.Defence Minister Arun Jaitley 

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5. Which among the following railway station in Mumbai has become India’s first railway station run by women?
1.Vashi Railway Station
2.Matunga Railway Station
3.Kalyan Railway Station
4.Bandra Railway Station 

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6. Minister of State for External Affairs, MJ Akbar said the government is working on a vision to set up one passport centre in every __________ km range in the country in future.
1.125 km
2.100 km
3.75 km
4.50 km 

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7. Which among the following is the only India city get featured in the ‘The World’s Top 15 Cities’list compiled by famous magazine ‘Travel + Leisure’ (T+L)?
1.Udaipur
2.Kochi
3.Mumbai
4.New Delhi 

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  • Answer: 1

8. On July 17, 2017, the Phase IX of the prestigious Science Express exhibition train reached Sindhudurg in:
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Maharashtra
3.Karnataka
4.Telangana 

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  • Answer: 2

9. Which State Government launched a first ever ‘Cultrue of Cruise’, a weekly cultural programme at a prominent lake in the state on July 16, 2017?
1.Jammu & Kashmir
2.Rajasthan
3.Madhya Pradesh
4.Kerala 

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10. On July 17, 2017, who among the following took oath as members of the Lok Sabha? 
1.Farooq Abdullah and PK Kunhalikutty
2.Farooq Abdullah and LK Qadri
3.LK Qadri and PK Kunhalikutty
4.Majid Sheikh and PK Kunhalikutty 

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  • Answer: 1

11. The first ever Kargil International Marathon, __________ concluded on July 17, 2017 with more than 800 runners from all over the world participating in the event.
1. ‘Run for Jawans’
2. ‘Run for Country’
3. ‘Run for Border’
4. ‘Run for Sarhad’ 

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12. ‘Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017’, a bill providing for amendment to the regulations governing compensation amount payable at the time of acquisition of immovable property by the central government was introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 18, 2017. This bill is an amendment to the original act that came into force in:
1.1952
2.1951
3.1950
4.1949 

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  • Answer: 1

13. A bill providing for setting up of the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy in ______________ was introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 18, 2017.
1.Punjab
2.Haryana
3.Telangana
4.Andhra Pradesh 

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  • Answer: 4

14. On July 18, 2017, the Supreme Court has allowed the Centre to replace the oversight committee set up to supervise the functioning of the Medical Coucil of India (MCI) with a fresh panel of how many eminent doctors?
1.8 eminent doctors
2.7 eminent doctors
3.6 eminent doctors
4.5 eminent doctors 

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  • Answer: 4

15. The Maharashtra government has approved a revised policy of the ‘Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree’ scheme, according to which families who have a yearly income of up to Rs ________ lakh will be benefited.
1.Rs 3.5 lakh
2.Rs 7.5 lakh
3.Rs 5.5 lakh
4.Rs 6.5 lakh 

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  • Answer: 2

16. In order to provide qualitative education to the students, which State Government has started Shala Siddhi Protsahan Yojana in 25000 schools of the state?
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Uttar Pradesh
3.Rajasthan
4.Bihar 

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  • Answer: 1

17. On July 19, 2017, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated to the nation the state’s longest bridge and named it after:
1.Rabindranath Tagore
2.Mahatma Gandhi
3.Jawaharlal Nehru
4.Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose 

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  • Answer: 4

18. On July 20, 2017, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind was elected as the ____ President of India.
1.13th
2.14th
3.15th
4.16th 

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19. A bill to grant statutory status to the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode was passed through a voice vote in Lok Sabha on July 19, 2017. Currently, how many such IIITs are operational across India?
1.15
2.20
3.25
4.30 

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  • Answer: 1

20. On July 19, 2017, National Steering Committee on Climate Change (NSCCC), under the Chairmanship of Secretary of Environment Ministry, Mr Ajay Narayan Jha, approved projects submitted by Governments of which three states for funding under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC)?
1.Rajasthan, Gujarat and Sikkim
2.Rajasthan, Gujarat and Assam
3.Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Sikkim
4.Karnataka, Gujarat and Sikkim 

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  • Answer: 1

21. Which State Government has launched ‘Janahitha’, an integrated grievance redressal management system under which a call centre set up for the purpose will receive grievances from complainants in simpler forms such as an SMS, e-mail or a call?
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Telangana
3.Odisha
4.Punjab 

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  • Answer: 2

22. On July 18, 2017, the Telangana School Education Department issued strict guidelines to reduce the weight of school bags for children in the State. As per the guidelines the weight of school bags has been capped between:
1.1 kg and 3 kg
2.1 kg and 4 kg
3.1.5 kg and 5 kg
4.1.5 kg and 5.5 kg 

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23. Which state will have a first of its kind eco-friendly bridges over a canal cutting across the tiger corridor shared with the adjoining state?
1.West Bengal
2.Karnataka
3.Rajasthan
4.Telangana 

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24. On July 21, 2017, Uttar Pradesh Assembly adopted two resolutions on naming the airport terminals of which two cities?
1.Kanpur and Lucknow
2.Lucknow and Bareilly
3.Kanpur and Meerut
4.Kanpur and Bareilly 

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  • Answer: 4

25. On July 20, 2017, President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Paika Rebellion which broke out in 1817 in:
1.Karnataka
2.odisha
3.Madhya Pradesh
4.Assam 

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  • Answer: 2

26. Which State Government has targeted planting over eight crore saplings by the end of August 2017?
1.Chhattisgarh
2.Himachal Pradesh
3.Uttarakhand
4.Punjab 

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  • Answer: 1

27. The US House of Representatives has passed a $ ______ billion defence policy bill that proposes to advance defence cooperation with India.
1.$521.5 billion
2.$621.5 billion
3.$721.5 billion
4.$821.5 billion 

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  • Answer: 2

28. The world’s first centre for breeding Saola, a critically endangered hoofed mammal, is being constructed in which Asian country?
1.Thailand
2.China
3.Vietnam
4.Cambodia 

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  • Answer: 3

29. India and Sri Lanka have signed a MoU to develop a village in which district in Sri Lanka?
1.Jaffna District
2.Mannar District
3.Badulla District
4.Anuradhapura District 

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  • Answer: 4

30. Which country will host G20 summit in year 2019?
1.Argentina
2.Japan
3.Russia
4.Saudi Arabia 

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  • Answer: 2

31. Who among the following has been elected to a panel in the UK Parliament that examines the workings of the Home Office?
1.Preet Kaur Gill
2.Preet Sardana
3.Dimpy Chadha
4.Harmanpreet Khalsa 

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  • Answer: 1

32. The administration of US President Donald Trump has imposed new economic sanctions against which country over a ballistic missile program?
1.North Korea
2.Cuba
3.Vietnam
4.Iran 

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  • Answer: 4

33. Which country has become the 35th country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA), an initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2015 in Paris?
1.Australia
2.New Zealand
3.Bangladesh
4.Thailand 

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  • Answer: 1

34. On July 19, 2017, Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave approval for the signing of Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) in respect of tax matters between India and the Revenue administrations of:
1.ASEAN Countries
2.SAARC Countries
3.G20 Countries
4.BRICS Countries 

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  • Answer: 4

35. On July 19, 2017, Union Cabinet was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and __________ on cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for peaceful purposes.
1. Netherlands
2.Italy
3.Greece
4.Spain 

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  • Answer: 1

36. As per a senior US counter-terror official, _____% of all terror attacks in 2016 took place in Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines
1.85%
2.75%
3.65%
4.55% 

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  • Answer: 4

37. A landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal between India and which country came in to force on July 20, 2017?
1.Japan
2.Australia
3.France
4.Israel 

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  • Answer: 1

38. As per World Health Organization (WHO) Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2017, currently, about ____% of the world’s population are covered by at least one comprehensive tobacco control measure.
1.48%
2.53%
3.58%
4.63% 

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  • Answer: 4

39. On July 20, 2017, markets regulator SEBI entered into a pact with which entity for exchange of information concerning Central Counter parties (CCPs)?
1.European Securities and Markets Authority
2.North American Securities and Markets Authority
3.South American Securities and Markets Authority
4.Australian Securities and Markets Authority 

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  • Answer: 1

40. As per a new study by global research firm Ipsos, which two brands have been rated among the top 10 most influential brands in India?
1.Parle and Reliance Jio
2.LIC of India and Reliance Jio
3.Patanjali and Parle
4.Patanjali and Reliance Jio 

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  • Answer: 4

41. On July 15, 2017, government launched Goods and Services Tax (GST) training programme to skill around how many youths in six months to handle tax compliance issues like invoice making?
1.2 lakh youths
2.4 lakh youths
3.6 lakh youths
4.8 lakh youths 

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  • Answer: 1

42. Which Digital Payments Company has entered into partnership with Samsung Pay, under which consumers will be able to make payments with a single tap using select Samsung handsets?
1.Paytm
2.PayUMoney
3.MobiKwik
4.Freecharge 

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  • Answer: 3

43. Which among the following has been rated as the world’s best airline in a survey by the Travel + Leisure (T+L) magazine?
1.Cathay Pacific
2.Qatar Airways
3.Emirates
4.Singapore Airlines 

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  • Answer: 4

44. Which company has developed India’s first Bio-CNG (bio-methane) bus which was unveiled recently at a bio-energy programme, ‘Urja Utsav’?
1.Tata Motors
2.Mahindra & Mahindra
3.Ashok Leyland
4.Swaraj Mazda 

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  • Answer: 1

45. Which among the following city will host Horasis Asia Meeting, a global business meet in November 2017?
1.Kolkata
2.Varanasi
3.Bhubaneswar
4.Bhopal 

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  • Answer: 1

46. According to the International Migration Outlook 2017 report, Indians are among top asylum-seekers in other countries such as New Zealand, Australia, Finland, Japan, Latvia, Slovak Republic, United Kingdom and the United States of America. International Migration Outlook is published by which entity?
1.International Labour Organisation
2.Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
3.Amnesty International
4.World Trade Organisation 

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  • Answer: 2

47. On July 18, 2017, which public sector bank launched a one stop integrated website for home buyers?
1. Bank of Baroda
2. State Bank of India
3.Indian Bank
4.Syndicate Bank 

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  • Answer: 2

48. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Navratna Schedule ‘A’ Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the financial year 2017-18 with the Defence Ministry. Headquarters of BEL is located in:
1.Bengaluru
2.New Delhi
3.Mumbai
4.Chennai 

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  • Answer: 1

49. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Defence and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) for financial year 2017-18. Headquarters of GRSE is located in:
1.Kochi
2.Kolkata
3.Bengaluru
4.Chennai 

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  • Answer: 2

50. As per Government data released on July 18, 2017, India’s food grain production has increased by 8.7% to a record high ______ million tonne during 2016-17.
1.173.38 million tonne
2.273.38 million tonne
3.373.38 million tonne
4.473.38 million tonne 

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  • Answer: 2

51. On July 19, 2017, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it will shortly issue bank notes of denomination Rs ____ in Mahatma Gandhi series 2005.
1.Rs. 5
2.Rs. 10
3.Rs. 20
4.Rs. 50 

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  • Answer: 3

52. Which rating agency has launched a new system for rating of infrastructure projects, in association with the India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL)?
1.CRISIL
2.CARE Ratings
3.ICRA
4.Fitch Ratings 

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  • Answer: 3

53. According to the second edition of National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) State Investment Potential Index (N-SIPI 2017) report, which state has retained the top position of having highest investment potential?
1.Gujarat
2.Karnataka
3.Maharashtra
4.Tamil Nadu 

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  • Answer: 1

54. On July 21, 2017, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formally launched Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens (60 years and above) with ____% fixed rate of interest on their savings.
1.7%
2.8%
3.9%
4.10% 

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  • Answer: 2

55. The Indian Army has signed a MoU with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to raise one regiment of the advanced Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles (MRSAM). The MRSAM will be jointly developed by DRDO and:
1.Russian Aerospace Industries (RAI)
2.French Aerospace Industries (FAI)
3.British Aerospace Industries (BAI)
4.Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) 

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  • Answer: 4

56. On July 21, 2017, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley released the NTFAP which aims to transform cross border clearance ecosystem through efficient, transparent, risk based, coordinated, digital, seamless and technology driven procedures. Abbreviation NTFAP stands for:
1.National Transaction Facilitation Action Plan
2.National Trade Facilitation Authority Plan
3.National Trade Facilitation Action Plan
4.National Transaction Facilitation Authority Plan 

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  • Answer: 3

57. On July 14, 2017, Russian Soyuz Rocket lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and deployed ____ satellites into three different orbits.
1.53 satellites
2.63 satellites
3.73 satellites
4.83 satellites 

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  • Answer: 3

58. Indian Railways has launched an integrated mobile application to cater to various passenger requirements, including ticket booking, inquiry, on-board cleaning and ordering meal on a single platform. This app is called:
1.’Rail SAARTHI’
2.’Rail SEVAK’
3.’Rail MITR’
4.’Rail HUMSAFAR’ 

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  • Answer: 1

59. Scientists have discovered a unique new species of hermit crab that measures merely 70 millimetres in length and sports a colouration of mottled orange nuanced with cream to white. This new species was discovered in 2013 off:
1.West Coast of Australia
2.East Coast of Sri Lanka
3.West Coast of South Africa
4.East Coast of Japan 

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  • Answer: 3

60. Scientists from which university have developed super-stretchy and strong artificial silk, composed almost entirely of water, which may be used to make eco-friendly textiles and sensors?
1.University of Beijing
2.University of Sydney
3.University of Stanford
4.University of Cambridge 

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  • Answer: 4

61. Scientists from the Geological Survey of India (GSI) have discovered the presence of millions of tonnes of which marine resource deep under the waters that surround peninsular India?
1.Lime mud and Hydrocarbons
2.Phosphate-rich and calcareous sediments
3.Metalliferous deposits
4.All of the above 

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  • Answer: 4

62. Which two countries have jointly test-fired a hypersonic missile capable of moving at a speed eight times faster than sound as part of a $54-million research project?
1.US & UK
2.US & Australia
3.Russia & Japan
4.China & South Korea 

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  • Answer: 2

63. On July 17, 2017, Ministry of Science and Technology launched ____________, a low-cost indigenous screening device to detect congenital hearing lossin newborns.
1.Sohum Hearing Screening device
2.Suvidha Hearing Screening device
3.Saral Hearing Screening device
4.Shukan Hearing Screening device 

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  • Answer: 1

64. Scientists from which country have developed a 3D-printed soft silicone heart that closely resembles and functions like the human heart?
1.Japan
2.France
3.UK
4.Switzerland 

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  • Answer: 4

65. Navy of which country has recently tested the world’s first-ever active Laser Weapons System (Laws)?
1.UK
2.US
3.Japan
4.Australia 

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  • Answer: 2

66. Unique Identification Authority of India or UIDAI has launched a new mobile app, called ____________ that will negate the need to carry the physical Aadhaar card.
1.AadhaarWallet
2.MyAadhaar
3.AadhaarOn Phone
4.mAadhaar 

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  • Answer: 4

67. Ghost nets – fishing nets that have been lost, dumped or abandoned – have emerged as the greatest killers of the underwater ecosystem in the seas off:
1.Kerala
2.Gujarat
3.Maharashtra
4.Odisha 

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  • Answer: 1

68. Three space-based observatories Astrosat, Chandra, Hubble Space Telescope and a ground-based observatory HARPS have simultaneously detected a massive coronal explosion on which star?
1.Mars
2.Jupite
3.Proxima Centauri
4.Saturn 

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  • Answer: 3

69. The second of the eight Mark IV LCU vessels, built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata, was formally handed over to the Indian Navy at a ceremony in Kolkata on July 20, 2017. Abbreviation LCU stands for:
1.Landing Cruise Utility
2.Lifting Circuit Utility
3.Lifting Craft Utility
4.Landing Craft Utility 

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  • Answer: 4

70. On July 14, 2017, who among the following were appointed as members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex policy- making body of the Income Tax department?
1.Arbind Modi and Bajrang Dash Vishnoi
2.Arbind Modi and Rakesh Nath Yadav
3.Rakesh Nath Yadav and Bajrang Dass Vishnoi
4.Sachin Shroff and Bajrang Dass Vishnoi 

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  • Answer: 1

71. Aarthi Subramanian has been appointed as the Chief Digital Officer of:
1.Reliance industries
2.Tata Sons
3.Aditya Birla Group
4.Adani Group 

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  • Answer: 2

72. Who among the following has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to Montserrat, with residence in Port of Spain?
1.Prabhat Rastogi
2.Vidin Katiyar
3.Bishwadip Dey
4.Purvesh Thakur 

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  • Answer: 3

73. Who among the following has been appointed as UNICEF’s newest Global Goodwill Ambassador?
1.Manpreet Khalsa
2.Swati Nair
3.Neha Khare
4.Lilly Singh 

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  • Answer: 4

74. Who among the following has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to Niue, with residence in Wellington, New Zealand?
1.Sanjiv Kohli
2.Sharman Naik
3.Krishna Prasad
4.Naresh Agarwal 

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  • Answer: 1

75. Who among the following has been sworn in as new chief justice of Nepal?
1.Jivan Lal Bhandari
2.Gopal Prasad Parajuli
3.Mandar Koirala
4.Raj Nath Deuba 

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  • Answer: 2

76. Who among the following has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting after M Venkaiah Naidu resigned to contest the vice-presidential election?
1.Smrithi Irani
2.Rajnath Singh
3.Sushma Swaraj
4.Suresh Prabhu 

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  • Answer: 1

77. Who has become the new president of Ramakrishna Math and Mission?
1.Swami Smarananandaji
2.Swami Shraddhanandaji
3.Swami Shankarnandaji
4.Swami Suvarnanandaji 

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  • Answer: 1

78. On July 19, 2017, who among the following was appointed as the new Chief Minister of Nagaland?
1.TR Zeliang
2.Yanthungo Patton
3.Kiyanilie Peseyie
4.Kipili Sangtam 

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  • Answer: 1

79. On July 18, 2017, who among the following resigned from the Rajya Sabha for not being allowed to speak about atrocities against Dalits?
1.Mayawati
2.Raj Babbar
3.Ramdas Athawale
4.Renuka Chowdhury 

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  • Answer: 1

80. Who among the following has been appointed as the new brand Ambassador of Tata Sky for southern market?
1.Anushka Shetty
2.Nayanthara
3.Shruti Hassan
4.Priyamani 

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  • Answer: 2

81. Which former Pakistani Cricketer has been recently honoured with Honorary Life Membership by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?
1.Saqlain Mushtaq
2.Aamer Sohail
3.Misbah-ul-Haq
4.Ata-ur-Rehman 

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  • Answer: 3

82. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has formed a four-member committee to take a call on the assistant coaches for the national cricket team. Who among the following is NOT a part of this committee?
1.C.K. Khanna
2.Amitabh Choudhary
3.Diana Edulji
4.Ravi Shastri 

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  • Answer: 4

83. Which Indian Squash player has won Victorian Open Title?
1.Harinder Pal Sandhu
2.Byomkesh Sen
3.Divij Ahuja
4.Jayant Karthik 

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  • Answer: 1

84. On July 15, 2017, who among the following won a gold medal in men’s 5000m race on the opening day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships?
1.Shekhar Naidu
2.Govindan Lakshmanan
3.Lakshmipathy Vijayan
4.Vinay Raghuraman 

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  • Answer: 2

85. Who among the following has won Wimbledon Championships 2017 in Men’s Singles category?
1.Andy Murray
2.Roger Federer
3.Stan Warinka
4.Rafael Nadal 

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  • Answer: 2

86. Who among the following Formula 1 Driver has won his fourth successive British Grand Prix for a record-equalling fifth time at the Silvers tone on July 16, 2017?
1.Daniel Ricciardo
2.Lewis Hamilton
3.Nico Rosberg
4.Sebastian Vettel 

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  • Answer: 2

87. India bagged how many medals in the just-concluded Asian Cadet Judo Championship in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?
1.Three medals
2.Four medals
3.Five medals
4.Six medals 

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  • Answer: 1

88. Who among the following has won National Masters snooker title?
1.H Manudev
2.Alok Kumar
3.Aditya Joshi
4.Jaimin Patel 

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  • Answer: 1

89. Who among the following has won India’s first silver medal at the IAAF World U18 Championships?
1.Sundar Rajan
2.Akshya Nijhawan
3.Damneet Singh
4.Ankur Garg 

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  • Answer: 3

90. Who among the following has won Wimbledon Championships 2017 in Women’s Singles Category?
1.Garbine Muguruza
2.Venus Williams
3.Serena Williams
4.Angelique Kerber 

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  • Answer: 1

91. World football’s governing body FIFA has lifted the ban on the Football Association of which African country?
1.Nigeria
2.Kenya
3.Sudan
4.Ghana 

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  • Answer: 3

92. Who among the following has been appointed bowling coach by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?
1.Venkatesh Prasad
2.Javagal Srinath
3.Bharat Arun
4.Kapil Dev 

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93. 57th National Inter-State Championships was held from 15th– 18thJuly, 2017 in:
1.Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
2.Karnal, Haryana
3.Rajkot, Gujarat
4.Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

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  • Answer: 1

94. Which state topped the overall team rankings at the 57th National Inter-State Championships?
1.Rajasthan
2.Andhra Pradesh
3.Kerala
4.Haryana 

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  • Answer: 3

95. Who among the following emerged as the best woman athlete at 57th National Inter-State Championships?
1. Khyati Vakharia
2.Chinta Yadav
3.Lili Das
4.Anu R. 

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  • Answer: 4

96. On July 17, 2017, Francesco Totti, a football legend from _____ has confirmed his retirement
1.Brazil
2.Argentine
3.Italy
4.France 

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  • Answer: 3

97. Who among the following has been appointed brand icon of Pro Kabaddi League franchise Tamil Thalaivas, co-owned by India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar?
1.Prabhas
2.Chiranjeevi
3.Kamal Hassan
4.Allu Arjun 

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  • Answer: 3

98. Which Russian city has been selected to host the 2022 World Short Course Swimming Championships?
1.Vladivostok
2.Kazan
3.Nizhny
4.Sochi 

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  • Answer: 2

99. What was the theme of ‘World Youth Skill Day’ 2017, observed on July 15 every year?
1.’Skills for the future of Work’
2.’Skills Inculcation for Sustainable Development’
3.’Skills Inculcation for Inclusive Growth’
4.’Skills for MSME Sector’ 

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  • Answer: 1

100. Falun Gong, the ancient Chinese holistic system that is banned in China, was celebrated in India on:
1.12th July
2.13th July
3.14th July
4.15th July 

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  • Answer: 4

101. ‘International Justice Day’, is celebrated on which date every year?
1.16th July
2.17th July
3.18th July
4.19th July 

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  • Answer: 2

102. ‘Nelson Mandela Day’ is celebrated on which date every year?
1.17th July
2.18th July
3.19th July
4.20th July 

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  • Answer: 2

103. The first-ever Save Public Sector Banks Day (SPSBD), was celebrated on which date in India?
1.19th July
2.20th July
3.21st July
4.22nd July 

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  • Answer: 1

104. Who among the following has won the Best Actress Award at International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) 2017?
1.Kareena Kapoor
2.Sonam Kapoor
3.Deepika Padukone
4.Alia Bhatt 

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  • Answer: 4

105. Students from which country have won gold for Zhang Heng Engineering Design Award and bronze for Global Challenge Match at ‘FIRST Global’ Robotics Olympiad in Washing D.C., US?
1.India
2.China
3.Bangladesh
4.Sri Lanka 

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  • Answer: 1

106. Who among the following received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions as a parliamentarian in the Lok Sabha at a function organised by the Lokmat Media Group?
1.Yashwant Sinha
2.L K Advani
3.Murli Manohar Joshi
4.Atal Bihari Vajpayee 

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  • Answer: 2

107. Nar Bahadur Bhandari, who passed away on July 16, 2017, was the former Chief Minister of:
1.Assam
2.Manipur
3.Arunachal Pradesh
4.Sikkim 

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  • Answer: 4

108. Maryam Mirzakhani, who passed away on July 15, 2017, was an Iran-born:
1.Novel Writer
2.Astronaut
3.Mathematician
4.Marine Biologist 

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  • Answer: 3

AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS

1. In which city of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation to a new airport?
1. Vadodara
2. Surat
3. Rajkot
4. Bhuj

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  • Answer: 3

2. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi launch Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan Scheme?
1. Gandhinagar
2. Ahmedabad
3. Baroda
4. Vadodara

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  • Answer: 1

3. The embarkation Points (congregation place from where all the Hajis start the journey) in Haj policy have been reduced from 21 to ____________.
1. 7
2. 8
3. 9
4. 6

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  • Answer: 3

4. ‘Mera Houchongba’ is which state’s traditional festival?
1.Sikkim 2.Megalaya 3.Manipur 4.Jharkhand

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  • Answer: 3

5. On which occasion Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash has launched an online application system for music auditions for the All India Radio (AIR)?
1. 64th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan.
2. 69th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan.
3. 61th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan.
4. 67th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan

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  • Answer: 1

6. Where did the International Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations – IV took place?
1. Mumbai & Gujarat
2. Kolkatta & Gujarat
3. Hyderabad & Gujarat
4. Delhi & Gujarat

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  • Answer: 4

7. Which Indian state launched ‘Solar Briefcase’ to provide electricity in remote areas?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Uttarakhand
3. Karnataka
4. Madhya Pradesh

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  • Answer: 2

8. In which part of Kerala, The President Ram Nath Kovind launched Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM)’s, ‘Jivamritam’ filtration system, a clean water initiative?
1. Alappuzha
2. kochi
3. Kollam
4. Iduki

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  • Answer: 3

9. Why Supreme Court did imposed a ban on firecrackers for Diwali in Delhi?
1. To reduce accidents
2. To reduce pollution
3. To increase awareness
4. To promote Noise-free environment

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  • Answer: 2

10. Who has inaugurated first ever conference ‘Implementation of Policies, Schemes and Programmes for Women and Children: Challenges and Way Forward’ of Partner NGOs in New Delhi?
1. Ms.Uma Bharati
2. Ms.Smriti Zubin Irani
3. Ms.Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
4. Ms.Sushma Swaraj

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  • Answer:3

11. The project VAJRA (Visiting Advanced Joint Research) Faculty scheme comes under which ministry?
1. Union Ministry of AYUSH
2. Union Ministry of Science and Technology
3. Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs
4. Union Ministry of Earth Sciences

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  • Answer: 2

12. Which Indian state becomes the first state to slash VAT on petrol, diesel?
1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Gujarat
3. Maharashtra
4. Delhi

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  • Answer:2

13. Central Government has approved Rs 2,000 crore for setting up Aadhaar centers in _____________, because of several complaints against private vendors are filed such as petty, corruption and attempted frauds.
1. Banks
2. Post offices
3. Educational Institutions
4. Collectorate

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  • Answer: 2

14. Which Indian state government implemented the Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS)?
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Kerala
4. Karnataka

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  • Answer:1

15. What is the theme of 3rd International Conference on Yoga 2017?
1. Yoga as Medication
2. Yoga for Good Health
3. Yoga for Mental Fitness
4. Yoga for Wellness

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  • Answer: 4

16. Which Indian state has planned to make its airport with Aadhaar-enabled entry and biometric boarding system?
1. Hyderabad
2. Thiruvanthapuram
3. Chennai
4. Bangalore

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  • Answer: 4

17. In which part of Andhra, its Chief Minister Mr.N.Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates Blockchain Business Conference?
1. Vishakhapatnam
2. West Godavari
3. Kurnool
4. Guntur

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  • Answer: 1

18. How many projects are sanctioned under the Namami Gange programme by The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)?
1. 8
2. 9
3. 5
4. 10

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  • Answer:1

19. What are the two schemes introduced by cabinet to boost Skill India Mission?
1. Atal Pension Yojana & Digital India Programme
2. SANKALP & STRIVE
3. Gramin Bhandaran Yojana & Integrated Rural Development Program
4. MNREGA & SANKALP

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  • Answer: 2

20. To honour the sacrifices of the martyrs, which state government has decided to construct ‘Gaurav Marg Path’ which will contain statues of the martyrs?
1. Jammu & Kashmir
2. Bihar
3. Jharkhand
4. Uttar Pradesh

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  • Answer:4

21. Under Namami Gange programme, the Central Government approved setting up of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in which two cities of Uttar Pradesh?
1. Haridwar and Varanasi
2. Lucknow and Allahabad
3. Varanasi and Allahabad
4. Kannauj and Ghaziabad

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  • Answer: 1

22. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced ration cards for _________, living in different parts of Haryana?
1. Nomadic tribes
2. Rhodes
3. Foreign origin
4. People from other states residing in Haryana for more than 10 years

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  • Answer: 1

23. Name the state cabinet has approved reservations for persons with disabilities in government jobs and educational institutions.
1. West Bengal
2. Odisha
3. Gujarat
4. Bihar

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  • Answer: 4

24. Which city is to host an international Puppet festival named ‘PUN (Puppets Unite Neighbours) International Puppet Festival’?
1. Thanjavur
2. Kolkatta
3. Bhilai
4. Jaipur

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  • Answer: 2

25. To honour which National freedom fighter government committee has been formed to coordinate year-long celebrations of 150th birth anniversary?
1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Sardhar Vallabai Patel
3. N.Kamaraj
4. Mahatma Gandhi

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  • Answer: 4

26. Who has launched Sampoorna Bima Gram (SBG) Yojana and an initiative for expansion of clientele base of Postal Life Insurance (PLI)?
1. Mr.Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati
2. Mr.Ravi Shankar Prasad
3. Mr.Prakash Javadeka
4. Manoj Sinha

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  • Answer: 4

27. Which union minister has inaugurated the 44th edition of Indian Handicrafts and Gift Fair (IHGF) 2017 in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh?
1. Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
2. Minister of Human Resource Development
3. Minister of Textiles
4. Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation

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  • Answer: 3

28. Where did Dilli seminar on India and Southeast Asia maritime trade begin?
1. Karnataka
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Kerala
4. Tamilnadu

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  • Answer: 3

29. Where did APPICON 2017, the 63rd Annual National Conference of Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India, was held at?
1. Chennai
2. Puducherry
3. Andaman
4. Delhi

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  • Answer: 2

30. Which act was discarded by the NITI Aayog as it was destabilizing the prices instead of keeping them stable?
1. GST Act
2. Commodity Exchange and Regulation Act
3.Essential Commodities Act
4. Stamp Act

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  • Answer: 3

31. When was the “Conference of Governors” held for the first time at Rashtrapati Bhavan?
1. 1920
2. 1857
3. 1750
4. 1949

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  • Answer: 4

32. What is the new scheme introduced by Chennai Metro Rail for its customers?
1. Free bicycle ride scheme
2. Free tickets for Senior Citizens
3. Concession for Students
4. First travel free

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  • Answer: 1

33. Which Indian State Cabinet took a decision to set up the scheduled caste advisory council?
1. Bihar
2. Jharkhand
3. West Bengal
4. Jammu & Kashmir

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  • Answer: 3

34. Which section of IPC warrants immediate arrest of a husband and his relatives in a dowry-linked complaint of cruelty?
1.Section 498A
2. Section 489A
3.Section 498B
4.Section 498C

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  • Answer: 1

35. Name the two Indian states with 100 % VVPAT (Voter-verified paper audit trail) coverage.
1. Goa & Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachel Pradesh &TamilNadu
3. Puducherry& Goa
4. Himachal Pradesh & Goa

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  • Answer: 4

36. Which state government’s Directorate of Treasuries and Inspection signed a MoU with SBI, for integration of SBI e-Pay with cyber treasury?
1. Uttarakhand
2. TamilNadu
3. Kerala
4.Odisha

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  • Answer: 4

37. ‘An Insignificant Man’ is a documentary movie related to whom?
1. Puducherry Chief Minister Velu Narayanasamy
2. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
3.Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
4.Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao

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  • Answer: 2

38. Which country is considered to be the second largest supplier of about 19% of our crude oil imports and also 29% of LPG imports to India?
1. Iraq
2. Iran
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Kuwait

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  • Answer: 3

39. Where did a BRICS themed subway train with carriages representing the five member nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa has start test operations?
1. India
2. China
3. Brazil
4. Russia

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  • Answer: 2

40. In the BRICS-themed subway train with carriages, Indian Carriage is represented by________.
1. Country’s ballet and matryoshka dolls.
2. Elephants and yoga
3. Footballs and football stars
4. Pictures of diamonds

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  • Answer: 2

41. Which entity has signed a MoU with National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) for developing electric vehicle charging infrastructure in upcoming development projects in India?
1. Fortum Oyj, Finland
2. Imatran Voima, Finland
3. Neste Oy, Finland
4. Suomi Power Networks, Finland

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  • Answer: 1

42. What is the position of India in the survey of “most valuable nation brand” as per Brand Finance’s Nation Brands 2017 report?
1. 8th
2. 7th
3. 6th
4. 9th

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  • Answer: 1

43. Which two countries topped the survey of most valuable nation brand 2017?
1. Iceland and Spain
2. China and Russia
3. US and Russia
4. US and China

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  • Answer: 4

44. Which two armed forces began their participation in the Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE)?
1. U.S and Bhutan
2. U.S and Myanmar
3. Bangladesh and U.S
4. Bangladesh and Pakistan

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  • Answer: 3

45. Oman announced that, it has revised the tourist visa for people from India, China and Russia in order to attract more tourists from these countries. What is the specified period of stay after the revision of visa?
1. 25 days
2. 15 days
3. 1 month
4. 2 months

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  • Answer:3

46. Under whose leadership Standing Committee on External Affairs headed by was formed to examine the India-China relations?
1. Bhupender Yadav
2. Sathyanarayan Jatiya
3. Naresh Gujral
4. Shashi Tharoor

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  • Answer: 4

47. Which Indian state has become the leading Indian tourist source market for Australia with over 59,000 tourists having visited Australia in the year ended in June 2017?
1. Kerala
2. Delhi
3. Maharashtra
4. Tamil Nadu

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  • Answer: 3

48. Which country promised to help Indian Railways to increase speed of trains on existing corridors?
1. Spain
2. Russia
3. USA
4. Germany

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  • Answer: 4

49. To strengthen economic links and to enhance cooperation between SEBI and FSC the MoU is signed between India and which overseas territory?
1. Japan
2. Gibraltar
3. Mauritius
4. Singapore

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  • Answer: 2

50. Where was G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting held?
1. United States
2. France
3. South Africa
4. Switzerland

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  • Answer:1

51. Which two countries have announced to quit from the UN’s cultural agency UNESCO, after US accused UNESCO of “anti-Israeli bias”?
1. Kenya and Turkey
2. Japan and Senegal
3. China and Iran
4. US and Israel

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  • Answer: 4

52. Mitra Shakti 2017, a joint exercise for military co-operation and interoperability between India and which neighbour country?
1. Pakistan
2. Bhutan
3. Nepal
4.Srilanka

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  • Answer: 4

53. IDBI Bank informed that its promoter the government of India, has increased its stake in the company to 77.79% by acquiring 3.81% shares through _________.
1. Preferential allotment
2. Initial public offer
3. Right shares
4. Bonus shares

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  • Answer: 1

54. In which two sectors Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed two more advance pricing agreements (APAs) with taxpayers?
1. Insurance and Banking sectors
2. Garment and Weaving sectors
3. Automobile and Healthcare consulting sectors.
4. Food processing and Healthcare sectors

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  • Answer: 3

55. Which Private Sector bank has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Freecharge?
1. Oriental bank
2. City union bank
3. HDFC bank
4. Axis bank

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  • Answer: 4

56. Which of the following factor is considered as the violation of the RBI guidelines?
1. Altering Repo and Reverse Repo rates
2. Arbitrary adjustment of spreads
3. Inflating of base rate
4.Both 2 &3

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  • Answer: 4

57. Which private Bank has committed a financial assistance of Rs 10 crore to the Indian Armed Forces?
1. HDFC bank
2. Corporation bank
3. ICICI bank
4. Federal bank

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  • Answer: 3

58. Andhra Pradesh State Government and international digital payments company Visa announced a tie up for Visakhapatnam Digital Dhan Sankalp Project, to develop Visakhapatnam into India’s first ____________ city.
1. More money
2. 100% electrified
3. Digitalized
4. Less cash

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  • Answer: 4

59. IIT Kharagpur partners with which company for the setting up of Digital Academy in their campus?
1. Nokia
2. Samsung
3. Facebook
4. Apple

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  • Answer: 2

60. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered India’s growth forecast from its earlier estimate of 7.2% to ______% .
1. 6.8
2. 6.9
3. 7.5
4. 6.7

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  • Answer: 4

61. State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the setting up of its 15,000 square feet Innovation Centre, India’s largest Innovation Centre, in which part of India?
1. Kolkata
2. Navi Mumbai
3. Chennai
4. Trichy

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  • Answer: 2

62. According to World Bank India’s growth forecast is lowered from 8.6% to _____%
1. 6
2. 7
3. 7.5
4. 8

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  • Answer: 2

63. Name the mobile app launched by HSBC, to help customers track the status of their trade transactions on a real-time basis.
1. HSBCnet Trade Transaction Tracking
2. HSBC Trade Transaction Tracker
3. HSBCnet Trade Transmission Tracker
4. HSBCnet Trade Transaction Tracker

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  • Answer: 4

64. Recently, the GST council has revised the rate of transportation of ___________ through pipeline?
1. Crude oil
2. Petroleum
3. Natural gas
4. Gaseous fuels

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  • Answer: 3

65. Indian Government imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of certain steel wire rods from which country to safeguard the interest of domestic industry?
1. Japan
2. Singapore
3. Malaysia
4. China

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  • Answer: 4

66. According to LinkedIn report, India holds which position in market for pharmaceuticals and biotechnology workforce.
1. Second
2. First
3. Third
4. Fourth

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  • Answer: 1

67. Who certified Metropolitan Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (MCCIL) as qualified central counterparty (CCP)?
1. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
2. European Securities & Markets Authority (ESMA)
3. International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
4. Standard Interpretation Committee (SIC)

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  • Answer: 2

68. How many new GIDC (Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation) townships would be set up in 2400 hectare area to encourage the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)?
1. 15
2. 14
3. 16
4. 19

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  • Answer: 3

69. Dr.Bindeshwar Pathak who developed a low cost and appropriate toilet technology which is popularly known as the _____________ system.
1. Effluent treatment system
2. Two pit system
3. Toilets to all system
4. Sulabh Shauchalaya system

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  • Answer: 4

70. What is the new project launched by State Bank of India (SBI) to provide a short-term working capital demand loan to its Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) clients?
1. Project Uptech
2. SME Assist
3. Project Finance SBU
4. Traders easy loan Scheme

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  • Answer: 2

71. American financial technology company Mastercard launched its first innovation lab in which part of India?
1. Kolkata, Westbengal
2. Trichy, TamilNadu
3. Chennai, TamilNadu
4. Pune, Maharashtra

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  • Answer: 4

72. What is the time period given by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to the banks and non-bank entities to make their digital wallets/prepaid payment instruments (PPIs), interoperable through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI)?
1. 6 months
2. 8 months
3. 10 months
4. 12 months

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  • Answer: 1

73. Which is the largest IPO (Initial Public Offering) in Indian primary market?
1. Reliance Power
2. Coal India
3. General Insurance Corporation
4. State bank of India

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  • Answer: 2

74. The ‘think-tank’ for guidance to achieve oil and gas is formed to reduce the target set by the Prime Minister to reduce oil import dependence by _________%.
1. 10
2. 20
3. 15
4. 25

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  • Answer: 1

75. Which actor received the Kota Shivaram Karanth Huttura Prashasti award, at the Kota Shivaram Karanth Theme Park, in Kota, Udupi district of Karnataka?
1. Aushka Shetty
2. RajiniKanth
3. Prakash Raj
4. Shilpa Shetty

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  • Answer: 3

76. Japan’s capital Tokyo has topped Economist Intelligence Unit’s Safe Cities Index 2017 of 60 cities. Indian cities Delhi and Mumbai have ranked _____ and _____.
1. 12th and 15th
2. 22nd and 25rd
3. 33rd and 35th
4. 43rd and 45th

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  • Answer: 4

77. Which of the following norms to Keep E-Wallets Safe?
1. Know your Billing
2. Know your Credits
3. Know your Transaction
4. Know your Customer

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  • Answer: 4

78. Which Indian public sector oil company becomes first Indian oil company to trade lubricants in Myanmar?
1. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
2. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
3. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
4. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

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  • Answer:2

79. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has raised Rs 660 crore through bonds for the development of National Waterways (NWs) and this bond carries a coupon rate of _____ %.
1. 7.47
2. 9.0
3. 10.50
4. 12

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  • Answer: 1

80. Hallmarking of the precious metal articles has been made mandatory under which act?
1. The Gold control Act
2. National Gem & Jewellery Authority Act
3. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act
4. Shops and Establishments Act

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  • Answer: 3

81. As per the data released by Central Statistics Office (CSO), the Growth in which sector has decelerated to 3.1 percent in August 2017?
1. Health sector
2. Manufacturing sector
3. Banking sector
4. Automobile sector

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  • Answer: 2

82. Which type of transport system the “Hyper Loop One” company is trying to create?
1. Network-based transport system
2. Fare-based transport system
3. Signal-based transport system
4. Pod-based transport system

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  • Answer:4

83. Where did scientist identify a bacteria named Allostreptomyces Indica YIM 75704T?
1. Karnataka
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Karnataka
4. Kerala

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  • Answer: 1

84. How many satellites are launched by SpaceX for Iridium mobile network?
1. 12
2. 20
3. 21
4. 10

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  • Answer: 4

85. Which country launched a remote sensing VRSS-2 satellite for Venezuela from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gobi desert?
1. China
2. Japan
3. Singapore
4. India

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  • Answer: 1

86. Which Indian State cabinet approved a climate change adaptation policy that will focus on developing environment-friendly villages and cities?
1. Assam
2. Maharashtra
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Tamil Nadu

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  • Answer: 2

87. Which country launches its fourth satellite for high-precision GPS ?
1. China
2. Japan
3. India
4. Russia

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  • Answer: 2

88. What is Pegasus?
1. Satellite
2. New system developed to drive robotaxis
3. Submarine
4. Talking Robot

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  • Answer: 2

89. What the name of recycled rocket launched by SpaceX which landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean?
1. Falcon 8
2. Falcon 9
3. Falcon 7
4. Falcon 1

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  • Answer: 2

90. What are the two Indian Naval Ships visiting Sasebo to participate in PASSEX with Japan from 12th to 15th October 2017?
1. INS Aditya and INS Arihant
2. INS Satpura and Kadmatt
3. INS Airavat and INS Trinkat
4. INS Varuna and INSV Tarini

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  • Answer:2

91. On 12th October 2017, two experimental vaccines against the ___________ virus proved safe and efficient in human trial.
1. Measles
2. Rubella
3. Encephalitis
4. Ebola

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  • Answer: 4

92. Name the mobile health App the Indian Air Force (IAF) launched on the occasion of its 85th anniversary.
1.’Med Assistant ‘
2.’Med Cure’
3. ‘Med IAF’
4.’Med Watch’

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  • Answer: 4

93. Where is the World’s largest combustion research center inaugurated?
1. Mumbai
2. Delhi
3. Trichy
4. Madras

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  • Answer: 4

94. Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley constituted a group of ministers (GoM) to make the ‘composition scheme’ more attractive and also revisit GST rates on restaurants. Under whom the GoM has been setup?
1. Himanta Biswa Sarma
2. Sushil Kumar Modi
3. Trivendra Singh
4. Sarbananda Sonowal

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  • Answer: 1

95. Who is appointed as the MD & CEO of PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Ltd?
1. Pawan Kumar Baaj
2. Suresh N Patel
3. P S Jayakumar
4. Ashish Srivastava

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  • Answer:4

96. Which bollywood star will be the first ever brand ambassador of Lenskart Online eyewear firm?
1. Amitab Bachan
2. Salman Khan
3. Katrina Kaif
4. Priyanka Chopra

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  • Answer:3

97. Who was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Principality of Monaco?
1. Kuldeep Yadav
2. Akshay Kumar
3. Vinay Mohan Kwatra
4. Ali Yavar Jung

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98. Who will be the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PepsiCo form Nov 2017?
1. Kumar Birla
2. Antony Jenkins
3. Rich Lesser
4. Ahmed El Sheikh

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  • Answer: 4

99. Who became the full-time Chairman of Kolkata Port Trust?
1. Vinit Kumar
2. S K Sadangi
3. Vinay Mohan Kwatra
4. J J Biswas

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  • Answer: 1

100. Which committee was appointment to recommend new salary structure for judges of lower courts in India?
1. PV Reddi committee
2. C B Bhave committee
3. Chakravarthy committee
4. Chore committee

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101. First Meeting of the Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister Narendra Modi (EAC-PM) held in New Delhi about was chaired by whom?
1. Manmohan Singh
2. Raghuram Rajan
3. Jagadish Bhagwati
4. Dr.Bibey Debroy

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  • Answer: 4

102. Who is appointed as new FTII (Film and Television Institute of India) chairman?
1. Actor Anupam Kher
2. Bhupendra Kainthola
3. R K Lakshmanan
4. Shyam Benegal

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  • Answer: 1

103. Who is the new President of U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC)?
1. Dr. Mukesh Aghi
2. Khush Choksy
3. Kelsey Cadden
4. Nisha Desai Biswal

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  • Answer: 4

104. Who is appointed as the new CEO of HSBC?
1. Mark Tucker
2. Peter Oborne
3. John Flint
4. Sinaloa Cartel

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  • Answer: 3

105. Which of the following multinational electronic company’s CEO Kwon Oh-hyun has resigned recently on 13th October 2017?
1. LG Corporation
2. Sony Corporation
3. Nokia
4. Samsung

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106. Who has appointed as head of MobiKwik Payment Gateway?
1. Shika Sharma
2. Roopa Kudva
3. Indra Nooyi
4. Rukaiya Rangwala

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  • Answer: 4

107. To which country India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Mr. Gautam H. Bambawale was appointed as next ambassador?
1. China
2. Bhutan
3. Nepal
4. Sri Lanka

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108. Who is elected as the new chief of UNESCO?
1. Irina Bokova
2. TairMansurov
3. Audrey Azoulay
4. Harvey Weinstein

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  • Answer: 3

109. Where was 20th Asia Masters Athletics Championship held?
1. Shangai,China
2. Kyoto,Japan
3. Moscow,Russia
4. Rugao, China

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110. Who defeated Australia’s Nick Kyrgios and won the title in the china open tennis 2017?
1. Roger Federer
2. Andre Agassi
3. Rod Laver
4. Rafel Nadal

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  • Answer: 4

111. Who won the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship title in the girls category, in Saint Petersburg, Russia?
1.Girija Kumar
2. Sneha Chandrasekar
3. Bharati Mahendran
4. Anupama Ramachandran

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  • Answer:4

112. Where did the Epic world solar car race begin?
1. Australia
2. Canada
3. Denmark
4. Switzerland

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  • Answer: 1

113. By defeating whom, the Indian pair win gold at World Archery Youth Championship 2017?
1. China
2. USA
3. Russia
4. Japan

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  • Answer:3

114. Which is the smallest country to qualify for 2018 FIFA World Cup?
1. Finland
2. Ireland
3. Iceland
4. Fuji

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  • Answer: 3

115. BCCI makes ________ tests compulsory criterion for Team India selection.
1. IQ
2. Fitness test
3. YO-YO
4. Energy level

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116. Ajeetesh Sandhu won Asian Tour title at the USD 500,000 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (TPC) at Taipei. He was an Indian__________.
1.badmitton player
2.squash player
3.Chess player
4.golf player

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117. Who wins the badminton singles in Bulgarian International Tournament?
1. Lin Din
2. Pullela Gopichand
3. Lee Chong Wei
4. Gurusaidutt

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  • Answer: 4

118. Which Indian Cricketer announced his retirement from all forms of cricket?
1. Ravindra Jadeja
2. Ravichandran Ashwin
3. Rohit Sharma
4. Ashish Nehra

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  • Answer:4

119. Which Football Federation was suspended by FIFA due to Interference of third party?
1. Spain
2. USA
3. Pakistan
4. Australia

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120. Name the football player who ended up his international carrier because his team couldn’t get qualified for world cup 2018.
1. Thomas Muller
2. Manuel Neuer
3. Mario Gotze
4. Arjen robben

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121. Esther Staubli is set to become the first female football referee to officiate a match at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Which country she belongs to?
1. United States
2. Brazil
3. Switzerland
4. Argentina

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122. On Oct.13 2017, International Cricket Council approved to conduct Test championship and one-day international league. Who is the CEO of International Cricket Council (ICC)?
1. Shashank Manohar
2. David Richardson
3. Zaheer Abbas
4. Upasana Taku

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  • Answer: 2

123. On what date Indian Air-force day will be celebrated?
1. October 3
2. October 5
3. October 8
4. October 6

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124. On what date The World Post Day is celebrated?
1. October 9
2. October 8
3. October 7
4. October 10

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125. What is the Theme of India Water Week 2017?
1. Water conservation and production
2. Water and resources to nurture Humans
3. Water, Energy and other resources for better life
4. Water and Energy for Inclusive Growth

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  • Answer: 4

126. On which date “World Day against the Death Penalty” celebrated?
1. 10th October
2. 11th October
3. 12th October
4. 13th October

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127. On 10th October. World Mental Health Day is celebrated. What is the 2017 theme of World Mental Health Day?
1. ‘Mental health in the public place’
2. ‘Mental health in the studies’
3. ‘Mental health – Unemployment’
4. ‘Mental health in the workplace’

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  • Answer: 4

128. On which date the International Day of the Girl Child observed?
1. October 11
2. October 12
3. October 13
4. October 14

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129. What is the slogan of International Day for Disaster Reduction 2017?
1. ‘Home Safe Home: Reducing Exposure, Reducing Displacement’
2. ‘Home secure: Implement technology, Reducing Risk’
3. ‘Home Safe Home: Clean and neat Environment’
4. ‘Home secure : safety and secure Environment’

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  • Answer: 1

130. When is World Standards Day is observed all over the world?
1. October 13
2. October 14
3. October 15
4. October 20

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131. Who is selected for this year’s prestigious Vayalar award?
1. Anupama Chandrasekhar
2. Jane Austen
3. T D Radhakrishnan
4. Anand Kumar

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  • Answer:3

132. Which Indian state’s Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation was awarded as the best FMCG in the food sector, at the 5th International Advertising Associations (IAA) Leadership Awards, in Mumbai?
1. Gujarat
2. Uttarakhand
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Bihar

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  • Answer:1

133. Who won 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on behavioural economics?
1. Adam smith
2. John stuart Mill
3. Richard H. Thaler
4. Milton Friedman

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134. India ranks which position in Global Hunger Index?
1. 98th
2. 99th
3. 100th
4. 97th

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  • Answer: 3

135. M K Sanu has been chosen for which of the following award for the year 2016 on On 12th October 2017?
1. Kendra Sahitya Adademi Award
2. Vayalar Award
3. Mathrubhumi Literary Award
4. Padmaprabha Award

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  • Answer:3

136. What was the profession of Bismoy Kumar Mohanty who recently passes away?
1. Journalist
2. Physicist
3. Economist
4. Novolist

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  • Answer: 1

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