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Q1.
Union Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Deputy Director General
(Policy) of International Labour Organization (ILO) Ms Deborah Greenfield have
recently launched the Mobile App named _______________ for Road
Maintenance.
(a) Sahayata
(b) Aarambh
(c) Madad
(d) Suraksha
(e) Rahgir
S1. Ans.(b)
Q2. Mr Ram NathKovind took over as the 14th President of India. He was
administered the oath of office by ___________________ at a special function
in the Central Hall of Parliament.
(a) Vice-President of India
(b) Ex-President of India
(c) Prime Minister of India
(d) Chief Justice of India
(e) None of the given options is true
S2. Ans.(d)
Q3. Name the city that the UN has selected as the data hub for the Middle East
North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region for the citys integrated
initiatives to mine and manage its data.
(a) Doha
(b) Abu Dhabi
(c) Jerusalem
(d) Manama
(e) Dubai
S3. Ans.(e)
Q4. Name the player who was chosen as the captain of the ICC Womens
World Cup 2017 team by the International Cricket Council.
(a) Mithali Raj

(b) Ellyse Perry
(c) Heather Knight
(d) HarmanpreetKaur
(e) Natalie Sciver
S4. Ans.(a)
Q5. The worlds first floating wind farm has taken to the seas in which of the
following country?
(a) Netherlands
(b) Scotland
(c) Russia
(d) Denmark
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(e) Sweden
S5. Ans.(b)
Q6. Airports Authority of India (AAI), has signed an MoU with Government of
______________ to identify relevant factors influencing the development of
civil aviation infrastructure in Uttarakhand.
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Odisha
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) West Bengal
(e) Assam
S6. Ans.(c)
Q7. The Minister of Women & Child Development, Smt. Maneka Gandhi
launched an online complaint management system titled ______________ for
registering complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace in New
Delhi.
(a) Shame-Box
(b) Mahila Shakti
(c) M-Complaint
(d) G-Box
(e) SHe-Box
S7. Ans.(e)
Q8. Name the World Youth Champion who has recently clinched a gold medal
at the Commonwealth Youth Games, Bahamas.
(a) James Nathan Prober
(b) Joginder Serath
(c) Sachin Siwach
(d) Nagender Saroha
(e) Anup Singh
S8. Ans.(c)
Q9. Who is the Present Governor of Uttarakhand?

(a) S C Jamir
(b) PalaniswamySathasivam
(c) BanwarilalPurohit
(d) Krishan Kant Paul
(e) Om Prakash Kohli
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Dr Krishan Kant Paul is the Present Governor of Uttarakhand.
Q10. Who is the present Director-General of International Labour Organization

(ILO)?
(a) Peter Aloha
(b) Mahalo Agnes
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(c) Guy Ryder
(d) JammieSinster
(e) Rosy Mohk
S10. Ans.(c)
Q11. What is the Capital of Bahamas?

(a) Nassau
(b) Zagreb
(c) Valletta
(d) Dublin
(e) Tirana
S11. Ans.(a)
Q12. Edinburgh is the Capital of which of the following country?

(a) Sweden
(b) Norway
(c) Finland
(d) Scotland
(e) Belgium
S12. Ans.(d)
Q13. Name the player who notched up a thrilling three-game win over
Commonwealth Games champion ParupalliKashyap in an all-Indian final to
clinch the US Open Grand Prix Gold.
(a) Rangana Swamy
(b) H S Prannoy
(c) Amit Agnihotri
(d) Vishal Tandon
(e) Mukesh Atthaiya
S13. Ans.(b)
Q14. Name the Veteran scientist who died recently at the age of 90.
(a) Dr Ayush Singh
(b) Professor Kamal Nagar
(c) Dr Anil Kumar
(d) Dr Safal Srivastava
(e) Professor Yash Pal
S14. Ans.(e)
Q15. ILO is headquartered in ____________.

(a) Paris
(b) Geneva
(c) New York
(d) Brussels
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(e) Washington D.C.
S15. Ans.(b)
Q1. Indian eves lost to England by a narrow margin of nine runs in the ICC
Women's World Cup final at Lord's in London. Who was the Captain of winning
side?
(a) Mithali Raj

(b) Heather Knight
(c) Natalie Sciver
(d) Amy Jones
(e) Beth Langston
S1. Ans.(b)
Q2. Name the Eminent space scientist and former Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) Chairman who passed away recently?
(a) K. Radhakrishnan
(b) G. Madhavan Nair
(c) KrishnaswamyKasturirangan
(d) UdupiRamachandraRao
(e) A. S. Kiran Kumar
S2. Ans.(d)
Q3. India has signed a pact with which of the following country to connect
both the countries by waterways?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) China
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
(e) Pakistan
S3. Ans.(c)
Q4. The UK government appointed ________________ as the first female

President of the Supreme Court, the senior-most judge of the country.
(a) Brenda Marjorie Hale
(b) Mary Arden
(c) Alison Russell
(d) Elizabeth Gloster
(e) Constance Briscoe
S4. Ans.(a)
Q5. Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba had recently begun an eight-day-long two-
nation tour of Mozambique and Tanzania. What is the Capital of Tanzania?
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(a) Maputo
(b) Kampala
(c) Kigali
(d) Dodoma
(e) Dhopona
S5. Ans.(d)
Q6. Filipe Nyusi is the President of which of the following country?

(a) Tanzania
(b) Mozambique
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) UAE
(e) Zimbabwe
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Filipe Nyusi is the President of Mozambique.
Q7. Who is the Current chairman of Bengaluru-Headquartered ISRO?

(a) G. Madhavan Nair
(b) T. GolaMathur
(c) A. S. Kiran Kumar
(d) SwapnilSaroha
(e) None of the Given Option is true
S7. Ans.(c)
Q8. The Chief Minister of which of the following state has recently launched
Mission Football at a grand ceremony at JN Sports Complex?
(a) Tripura
(b) Assam
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) West Bengal
(e) Meghalaya
S8. Ans.(e)
Q9. What is the ranking of India, out of 152 countries on the inaugural
Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index released by international NGO
Oxfam, recently?
(a) 121
(b) 127
(c) 132
(d) 135
(e) 117
S9. Ans.(c)
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Q10. Which of the following country will host the fifth Global Conference on
Cyber Space (GCCS) in November 2017?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Switzerland
(d) Sweden
(e) Russia
S10. Ans.(b)
Q1. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched PMVVY, a pension scheme
exclusively for senior citizens with 8% fixed rate of interest on their savings.
PMVVY stands for-
(a) Pradhan Mantri Vikas Vyasak Yojana

(b) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vibhag Yojana
(c) Pradhan Mantri Vyasak Vandana Yojana
(d) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
(e) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yatra
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. Which among the following public sector Bank has entered into an
agreement with Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D) for
extending various banking services to Government e-Marketplace (GeM)?
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Canara Bank
(e) Indian Overseas Bank
S2. Ans.(a)
Q3. Indias ___________ has won bronze medal at the World Para Athletics
Championships 2017 in discus-throw.
(a) Krishna Poonia
(b) Vikas Gowda
(c) Karamjyoti Dalal
(d) Seema Punia
S3. Ans.(c)
Q4. Which among the following South Indian states is hosting the fifth edition
of South India Writers Ensemble (SIWE)?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Telangana
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Kerala
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S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Kerala is hosting the fifth edition of South India Writers Ensemble (SIWE) at
Chengannur, a town in Keralas coastal Alappuzha district from 24 July 2017.
Q5. Name the person, who has been appointed as Secretary to President-elect
Ram Nath Kovind.
(a) Gopal Baglay
(b) Sanjay Kothari
(c) Ashok Malik
(d) Bharat Lal
(e) Raveesh Kumar
S5. Ans.(b)
Q6. Senior diplomat and External Affairs Ministry spokesperson __________

appointed as Joint Secretary in the Prime Ministers Office.
(a) Sanjay Kothari
(b) Bharat Lal
(c) Ashok Malik
(d) Raveesh Kumar
(e) Gopal Baglay
S6. Ans.(e)
Q7. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports _____________ and Road Transport and
Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has flagged off the 10th Slum Yuva Daud at
Khichripur in New Delhi.
(a) Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti
(b) Giriraj Singh
(c) Dharmendra Pradhan
(d) Vijay Goel
(e) Jitendra Singh
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Sports Minister Vijay Goel and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin
Gadkari has flagged off the 10th Slum Yuva Daud at Khichripur in New Delhi.
Q8. Which Bank in association with its PNB MetLife has launched Met Loan
and Life Suraksha (MLLS), a single premium plan covering the loan liability of
a customer?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Karnataka Bank
(d) State Bank of India
(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank
S8. Ans.(c)
Q9. Who is the present MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda?

(a) Sunil Mehta
(b) PS Jayakumar
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(c) Usha Ananthasubramanian
(d) R Koteeswaran
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. PS Jayakumar is present MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda.
Q10. PMVVY can be purchased offline as well as online through ____________,

which has been given the sole privilege to operate this scheme.
(a) Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India
(b) State Bank of India
(c) India Post Payments Bank
(d) All public sector banks
(e) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
S10. Ans.(a)
Q11. Where is the corporate office of Karnataka Bank?

(a) Bengaluru
(b) Bijapur
(c) Hubli
(d) Mangaluru
(e) Cochin
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. The corporate office of Karnataka Bank is in Mangaluru, Karnataka.
Q12. _________ and Carlyle Group will acquire GE Capital's entire stake in SBI
Card, the second-largest credit card franchise in India.
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Bank of India
(c) Karnataka Bank
(d) Punjab National Bank
(e) ICICI Bank
S12. Ans.(a)
Q13. Name the person, who will be the next spokesperson of the ministry of
external affairs?
(a) Ram Nath Kovind
(b) TR Zeliang
(c) Raveesh Kumar
(d) Gopal Baglay
(e) Sanjay Kothari
S13. Ans.(c)
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Q14. Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the
Research Institution of World Ancient, Traditional, Culture & Heritage
(RIWATCH) Museum at Roing in-
(a) Manipur
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Assam
(e) West Bengal
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the Research
Institution of World Ancient, Traditional, Culture & Heritage (RIWATCH) Museum at
Roing in Arunachal Pradesh.
Q15. Who is the present Governor of Kerala?

(a) C Vidyasagar Rao
(b) Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
(c) Keshari Nath Tripathi
(d) Banwarilal Purohit
(e) Palaniswamy Sathasivam
S15. Ans.(e)
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Q1. Which Police has recently launched patrolling on bicycle to improve

policing in congested localities in the city?
Answer: Delhi Police
Q2. Who is the current President of AIIB?

Answer: Jin Liqun
Q3. The government has set up a GST facilitation cell in Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) to facilitate the rollout of Goods and
Services Tax. The cell is headed by _______________.
Answer: Sudhansu Sekhar Das
Q4. Under which Ministry of government of India Department of Industrial

Policy and Promotion (DIPP) comes?
Answer: Ministry Of Commerce & Industry
Q5. Name the badminton player who has recently lifted the Indonesia Open
Super Series badminton title.
Answer: Kidambi Srikanth
Q6. Name the person to which the government has roped in to promote Goods
and Services Tax (GST).
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Answer: Amitabh Bachchan
Q7. India has recently won six medals in the Wushu competition of the first
ever BRICS Games. The game was concluded recently in _____________.
Answer: China
Q8. The President of Afghanistan has recently inaugurated the first

Afghanistan-India air corridor at the Kabul International Airport. Who is the
present President of Afghanistan?
Answer: Ashraf Ghani
Q9. Indian Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) also called Mangalyaan has recently
completed 1000 Earth days in its orbit. Which vehicle had launched Mars
Orbiter Mission Spacecraft?
Answer: PSLV-C25
Q10. The World Refugee Day is observed across the world on

_______________.
Answer: 20 June
Q11. What is the theme for the International Day of Yoga 2017 celebration?
Answer: Yoga for Health
Q12. Name the Justice who has been nominated by India as its candidate for
another nine-year term as judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the
principal judicial organ of the UN.
Answer: Dalveer Bhandari
Q13. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) headquarters in ______________.

Answer: The Hague, Netherlands
Q14. Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute has been selected as the first
recipient of the Prime Ministers Award for outstanding contribution to
promotion and development of Yoga. The Institute is located in
______________.
Answer: Pune
Q15. With which country India has signed a historical agreement to promote
Cooperation in the Field of Archives?
Answer: Portugal
Q1. The veteran UN official Achim Steiner will head the United Nations agency
- UN Development Program (UNDP) - that works to fight poverty. He hails from
_____________.
Answer: Germany
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Q2. Who is the author of 450-page book titled -Yug Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal
Ji?
Answer: Ramesh Pokhriyal
Q3. India ratified two key ILO conventions on child labor, according to a
statement issued by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). ILO
Headquarters in _____________.
Answer: Geneva, Switzerland
Q4. As per the recent ICC Ranking, Virat Kohli has been ranked No. 1 ODI
Player. He has replaced _______________.
Answer: AB de Villiers
Q5. Who is the Director-General of International Labour Organization (ILO)?

Answer: Guy Ryder
Q6. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has recently approved USD
150 million equity investment loan to the India Infrastructure Fund. The Bank is
led by which country?
Answer: China
Q7. Name the author who has won the Man Booker International Prize 2017 for
his novel `A Horse Walks Into a Bar'.
Answer: David Grossman
Q8. The man booker prize winning book, `A Horse Walks Into a Bar' has been
traslated by __________.
Answer: Jessica Cohen
Q9. China successfully launched its first X-ray space telescope to study black
holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts. The Telescope has been named as
______________.
Answer: Insight
Q10. The government of India has appointed a senior executive of Tata

Consultancy Services ____________ to head Atal Innovation Mission.
Answer: Ramanathan Ramanan
Q11. Stepping up its fight against tax evasion, the Centre has made it
mandatory to quote the Aadhaar number for opening bank accounts and for
transactions exceeding.......?
Answer: Rs.50,000
Q12. Helmut Kohl was passed away recently. He was from-

Answer: Germany
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Q13. The country's competition watchdog commonly known as CCI has
imposed a penalty of how much amount on Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor
India for anticompetitive conduct?
Answer: Rs 87 crore
Q14. Name the singer and pop culture lightning rod, who has became the first
person to reach 100 million followers on Twitter, making her/his the most-
followed person on the platform?
Answer: Katy Perry
Q15. Which Metro is the first public transport system to reserve jobs for
members of the third sex and it will be manned mainly by women a self-help
group?
Answer: Kochi Metr
Q1. Asian Development Bank supplement report India is expected to achieve

the projected growth rate of _______ per cent in 2017.
(a) 6.8 per cent
(b) 7.4 per cent
(c) 7.2 per cent
(d) 7.0 per cent
(e) 7.6 per cent
S1. Ans.(b)
Q2. Ram Nath Kovind has been elected as ____________ President of India.
(a) 16th
(b) 15th
(c) 13th
(d) 12th
(e) 14th
S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. The NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind has been declared by the Secretary
General of Lok Sabha Anoop Mishra as elected President of India. Mr Kovind got
7,02,044 votes while his opponent, the joint Opposition candidate Meira Kumar, got
3,67,314 out of a total of 10,69,358. Succeeding Pranab Mukherjee, Kovind will be
sworn in as the 14th president of India on July 25.
Q3. Which among the following internet giant has launched 'Hire', a recruiting
app for small- and medium-sized businesses that also integrates seamlessly
with G Suite?
(a) Facebook
(b) IBM
(c) Google
(d) Yahoo
(e) Microsoft
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S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Google has launched 'Hire', a recruiting app for small- and medium-sized
businesses that also integrates seamlessly with G Suite. It is a move to compete with
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn.
Q4. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley released the NTFAP, which is a reflection of
the Governments commitment to implement the Trade Facilitation Agreement
(TFA). NTFAP stands for-?
(a) National Trade Facilitation Action Plan
(b) National Trade Facilitation Action Programme
(c) National Trade Facilitation Action Product
(d) National Trade Facilitation Action People
(e) National Trade Facilitation Action Plastic
S4. Ans.(a)
Q5. Which among the following banks will be selling personal loans of up to
Rs 15 lakh through its ATMs that can be availed of by select salaried
customers even if they haven't previously applied for one?
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) Axis Bank
(c) State Bank of India
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) HDFC Bank
S5. Ans.(d)
Q6. Which State will have eco-friendly bridges over a canal cutting across the
tiger corridor linking?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Telangana
S6. Ans.(e)
Q7. India-Japan agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear

Energy has come into force recently. Who is the present Prime-Minister of
Japan?
(a) Xi Jinping
(b) Prayut Chan-o-cha
(c) Li Keqiang
(d) Shinzo Abe
(e) Yoshihiko Noda
S7. Ans.(d)
Q8. Name the person, who has resigned from Rajya Sabha recently (in July
2017)?
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(a) MS Gurupadaswamy
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Mayawati
(d) Hema Malini
(e) Manmohan Singh
S8. Ans.(c)
Q9. Who has been appointed brand icon of Pro Kabaddi League franchise
Tamil Thalaivas, co-owned by India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar?
(a) Rajinikanth
(b) Kamal Haasan
(c) Akkineni Nagarjuna
(d) SS Rajamouli
(e) Prabhas
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Tamil film actor Kamal Haasan has been appointed brand icon of Pro Kabaddi
League franchise Tamil Thalaivas, co-owned by India batting legend Sachin
Tendulkar.
Q10. President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the Bicentenary celebration

of Paika Rebellion of ______ organised by the Union Ministry of Culture in New
Delhi.
(a) Odisha
(b) Punjab
(c) Bihar
(d) Kerala
(e) Telangana
S10. Ans.(a)
Q11. Which among the following organisation has entered into a pact with the
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for the exchange of
information concerning Central Counterparties (CCPs)?
(a) SEBI
(b) NABARD
(c) RBI
(d) SIDBI
(e) IRDAI
S11. Ans.(a)
Q12. Which among the following state government has launched a special
portal called Janahitha to receive complaints from the public?
(a) Kerala
(b) Telangana
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) West Bengal
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S12. Ans.(b)
Q13. ____________ has signed MoU with Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) to raise one regiment of the Advanced Medium Range
Surface to Air Missiles (MRSAM) defence system.
(a) Indian Navy
(b) Defence Ministry
(c) Indian Army
(d) Indian Airforce
S13. Ans.(c)
Q14. Who is the present Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India
(SEBI)?
(a) UK Sinha
(b) HK Bhanbhanwala
(c) Urjit Patel
(d) Ajay Tyagi
(e) TS Vijayan
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ajay Tyagi is present Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India
(SEBI).
Q15. Who is the present Chief of Indian Army?

(a) General Ram Kripal Morya
(b) General Dalbir Singh Suhag
(c) General Bipin Singh
(d) General VK Singh
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Present Chief of Indian Army is General Bipin Rawat.
Q1. Which country is not the Member of G7 group?

Answer: Russia
Q2. State-run power giant National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has
energized India's first 150 kWp canal top solar PV System on cooling water
(CW) channel in which state?
Answer: Maharashtra
Q3. NASA has posthumously awarded the Exceptional Public Service Medal to
___________, one of the worlds leading comet scientists.
Answer: Michael AHearn
Q4. Which state government has launched PashuBazar website for online
cattle sale and purchase for the farmers of the state?
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Answer: Telangana
Q5. What is the theme of World Day Against Child Labour 2017?
Answer: In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour
Q6. According to the Code Compliance Rating of banks done by the Banking
Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI) 2017 name the only one bank out
of 26 public sector banks which has got high rating for their adherence to
code compliance.
Answer: IDBI Bank
Q7. The central government has signed an MoU between India and Armenia on
cooperation on youth matters. What is the capital of Armenia?
Answer: Yerevan
Q8. Name the person who has been named as Indias Ambassador to Belgium
and the European Union.
Answer: Gaitri Issar Kumar
Q9. Minister of Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal

addressed a Joint Press Conference with the organizers of ANUGA - an
international business platform for Food Industry to be held in ___________.
Answer: Germany
Q10. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has

successfully test fired the missile named Nag in a desert in Rajasthans
western sector. It is-
Answer: Anti-tank Missile
Q11. Who is the present Minister of Health and Family Welfare of India?
Answer: Jagat Prakash Nadda
Q12. Private sector lender Yes Bank has partnered with which mobile
payments switch to enable real-time money transfer to bank accounts in
India?
Answer: TerraPay
Q13. In the Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings 2017, what is the ranking of
India?
Answer: 60th
Q14. In the Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings 2017, which country has
topped the list?
Answer: Switzerland
Q15. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed which bank under prompt
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corrective action (PCA)?
Answer: Central Bank of India
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Q1. Name the app that UIDAI has launched recently for mobile users that will
allow users to carry unique identification profile on mobile.
(a) eAadhaar app
(b) iAadhaar app
(c) uAadhaar app
(d) mAadhaar app
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. Name the Veteran Politician who has recently received the Lifetime
Achievement Award for his contributions as a parliamentarian in the LokSabha
from Vice President Hamid Ansari.
(a) A B Bajpai
(b) L K Advani
(c) Yashwant Sinha
(d) Murli Manohar Joshi
(e) Narendra Modi
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani received the Lifetime Achievement Award for
his contributions as a parliamentarian in the LokSabha. JD-U leader SharadYadav
also received the Lifetime Achievement Award as a RajyaSabha representative from
Vice President Hamid Ansari.
Q3. According to Forbes Middle East report, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi has
topped a poll of the most powerful Arab women in government for 2017. She is
the ________________ in UAE Government.
(a) Minister of State for Education
(b) Minister of State for Human Resource
(c) Minister of State for Petroleum
(d) Minister of State for Defence
(e) Minister of State for Tolerance
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. SheikhaLubna Al Qasimi, the UAE Minister of State for Tolerance has topped a
poll of the most powerful Arab women in government for 2017, according to Forbes
Middle East.
Q4. Forbes is an American business magazine and was founded in

__________.
(a) 1915
(b) 1910
(c) 1917
(d) 1904
(e) 1924
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S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Forbes is an American business magazine and was founded in 1917.
Q5. Which of the following country has recently become the 35th country to
join the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
(a) Australia
(b) Denmark
(c) Sweden
(d) Russia
(e) Austria
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Australia became the 35th country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA),
an initiative launched by Prime Minister NarendraModi in November 2015 in Paris. It
is co-led by India and France.
Q6. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has recently dedicated to the nation
the state's longest bridge. The Bridge has been named after
________________.
(a) LalBahadurShastri
(b) AtalBihariBajpai
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
(e) Mahatma Gandhi
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated to the nation the state's
longest bridge and named it after NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose.
Q7. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is co-led by which of the following
two countries?
(a) France and USA
(b) India and Russia
(c) India and France
(d) India and Japan
(e) Japan and Indonesia
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is co-led by India and France.
Q8. GSL, a MiniratnaDefence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) has recently

signed an MoU for the financial year 2017-18 with Ministry of Defence. GSL
stands for __________________.
(a) Goa Shipyard Limited
(b) Gujarat Shipyard Limited
(c) Gandhinagar Shipyard Limited
(d) Gujarat Shipdock Limited
(e) Goa Shipdock Limited
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), a MiniratnaDefence Public Sector Undertaking
(DPSU) signed anMoU for the financial year 2017-18 with Ministry of Defence.
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Q9. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an initiative to make developing
countries self-reliant in Solar Energy. It was launched in ________.
(a) 2001
(b) 2017
(c) 2010
(d) 2015
(e) 2014
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an initiative launched by Prime Minister
NarendraModi in November 2015 in Paris, France. It is co-led by India and France.
Q10. Forbes has recently released a list of the top 100 most powerful Arab
business women for 2017. Which of the following country represents the
highest number of women in that list?
(a) USA
(b) Egypt
(c) UAE
(d) Sweden
(e) Denmark
S10. Ans.(c)
Q1. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has
taken over the administration of Sahara India Life Insurance, a first of its kind
move in the insurance sector. Who has been appointed as the administrator to
manage Sahara India Life Insurance Company?
Answer: R.K. Sharma
Q2. According to the Child Rights and You (CRY) report, which state has
topped the list in terms of number of child Labors?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Q3. The Human Resource Development department of which of the following

government has signed an MoU with the British Council to enhance quality of
education in the state?
Answer: Sikkim
Q4. World Day Against Child Labor was observed across the world on
___________.
Answer: 12 June
Q5. Group of Seven (G7) Environment Ministers Meeting was held recently in
___________.
Answer: Italy
Q6. Name the 38-year-old Indian-origin doctor who has scripted history by
becoming Irelands youngest Prime Minister.
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Answer: Leo Varadkar
Q7. The World Bank has approved financing worth more than 500 million
dollars for Afghanistan to support a string of projects to boost the economy.
Who is the present President of World Bank?
Answer: Jim Yong Kim
Q8. India and Australia have started second Maritime Joint Exercise together.
It is named as ___________.
Answer: AUSINDEX 17
Q9. Railway Ministry has recently launched a Mission named _____________ to

enhance the passenger experience.
Answer: Mission Retro-Fitment
Q10. The Cabinet has recently approved a scheme called ISS for farmers for
the year 2017-18 that will help farmers getting short term crop loan up to Rs. 3
lakh payable within one year at only 4% per annum. ISS is abbreviated as
____________.
Answer: Interest Subvention Scheme
Q11. Which country has claimed the top spot among the remittance-receiving
nations, surpassing China in 2016?
Answer: India
Q12. The Fifth Bhupen Hazarika National Award, 2017 has been conferred
recently to Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi. He is an eminent writer from which state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
Q13. Name the Indian who has become the first Indian Woman to be elected as
the Member of International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).
Answer: Neeru Chadha
Q14. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is
headquartered in ________________.
Answer: Hamburg, Germany
Q15. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched an initiative
named IDCF in order to intensify efforts to reduce child deaths due to
diarrhoea. What does 'F' stands for in IDFC?
Answer: Fortnight

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Q1. Furthering the agenda for cooperative federalism, NITI Aayog has
launched SATH, a program providing with the State Governments. SATH
stands for-
Answer: Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital
Q2. Who has won the record 10th French men's Open title 2017?
Answer: Rafael Nadal
Q3. Who is the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog?

Answer: Arvind Panagariya
Q4. The European Union is a unique economic and political union between
_________ countries that together cover much of the continent.
Answer: 28 European
Q5. Who is the present Prime Minister of France?

Answer: Edouard Philippe
Q6. Which Indian Celebrity/Celebrities have made entry to the recently

released Forbes World's Highest-Paid Celebrities List 2017?
Answer: Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan
Q7. Legendary Telugu poet and writer C Narayana Reddy passed away. He was
85. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in which year by the Government
of India?
Answer: 1992
Q8. A model of water conservation adopted successfully by the authorities in

Nalanda district of Bihar, has been selected for the national award for
excellence in __________________.
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee program
(MGNREGP)
Q9. Axis Bank was recently in News. Who is the current CEO of the Bank?
Answer: Shikha Sharma
Q10. The RBI has recently issued the new note of Rs500. What is the
Dimension of Rs 500 Note?
Answer: 66mm x 150mm
Q11. Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2017-18 was released

recently. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy
repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) ____________.
Answer: unchanged at 6.25%
Q12. The University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council of
Technical Education (AICTE) will soon be a thing of the past the Centre is
planning to replace the two education regulators with a new Higher Education
Regulator called HEERA. HEERA stands for ________________.
Answer: Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency
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Q13. Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recently cleared the pending rules
for the rollout of the new indirect tax regime from Jul 1. The readymade
garments will attract GST at ____________.
Answer: 12%
Q14. Vijaya Bank is going to develop as many as 100 digital villages in various
states of the country. The bank is headquartered at _____________.
Answer: Bengaluru
Q15. NAAC has received Asia Pacific Quality Network Award 2017 for
International Co-operation in Quality Assurance. What does 'AA' stands for in
NAAC?
Answer: Assessment Accreditation

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Q1. Dal Lake has hosted first ever 'Culture of Cruise'- a weekly cultural
programme organised by the _____________ government aimed to bring
artists from various fields on one stage.
(a) West Bengal
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Punjab
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
(e) Himachal Pradesh
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. Who has won the Wimbledon mixed doubles final 2017?
(a) Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis
(b) Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo
(c) Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina
(d) Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Top seeds Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis beat defending champions Heather
Watson and Henri Kontinen 6-4 6-4 to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles final 2017.
Q3. Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual

international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on-
(a) 16th July
(b) 17th July
(c) 18th July
(d) 19th July
(e) 20th July
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international
day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela's
birthday.
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Q4. The book titled "Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and
International Perspectives" at Rashtrapati Bhavan has released recently. This
book released by-?
(a) Hamid Ansari
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Pranab Mukherjee
(d) Dr C Raj Kumar
(e) Amartya Sen
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen has released a book titled "Future of
Indian Universities: Comparative and International Perspectives" at Rashtrapati
Bhavan. President Pranab Mukherjee, who received the first copy of the book.
Q5. Which among the following Indian cities will host the global business meet
in November 2017?
(a) Cochin
(b) Kolkata
(c) New Delhi
(d) Bhopal
(e) Bengaluru
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in association with the West Bengal
government, will host Horasis Asia Meeting, a global business meet, in Kolkata in
November 2017.
Q6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the Information and Broadcasting
portfolio to-
(a) Chaudhary Birender Singh
(b) M Venkaiah Naidu
(c) Smriti Irani
(d) Narendra Singh Tomar
(e) Ajay Tamta
S6. Ans.(c)
Q7. State Bank of India, the countrys largest commercial bank, has launched
'SBI Realty' - a one-stop integrated website ______________ for home buyers.
(a) www.sbibricks.in
(b) www.sbiproperty.in
(c) www.sbigoods.in
(d) www.sbihouse.in
(e) www.sbirealty.in
S7. Ans.(e)
Q8. In which among the following year, the first UN Mandela Day was held?
(a) 2008
(b) 2010
(c) 2009
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(d) 2011
(e) 2012
S8. Ans.(b)
Q9. Who has won the Wimbledon men's doubles final 2017?
(a) Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo
(b) Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal
(c) Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina
(d) Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic
(e) Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Lukasz Kubot from Poland and Marcelo Melo from Brazil have won the
Wimbledon men's doubles final 2017.
Q10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the Urban Development Ministry to-
(a) Radha Mohan Singh
(b) Giriraj Singh
(c) Ram Vilas Paswan
(d) Narendra Singh Tomar
(e) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
S10. Ans.(d)
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Q1. The Ministry of AYUSH was formed on __________ to ensure the optimal
development and propagation of AYUSH systems of health care.
Answer: 09th November 2014
Q2. Who has won her first Grand Slam title in the womens final of the French
Open 2017?
Answer: Jelena Ostapenko
Q3. Name the thespian Bengali actor, who has been conferred with the
France's highest civilian honour, the coveted Legion of Honour recently.
Answer: Soumitra Chatterjee
Q4. Name the US actor, who rose to prominence in the 1960s for a TV series
Batman was passed away in Los Angeles recently?
Answer: Adam West
Q5. Aiming to reduce emissions and promote sustainability to help Indias

smart city programme, France and the European Union have extended a grant
of __________ under the Moblise Your City (MYC) initiative.
Answer: 3.5 million euros
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Q6. GST Council has recently revised rates for 66 items. Pickles are now in the
tax slab of __________.
Answer: 12%
Q7. The recently launched book Indira Gandhi A life in Nature is authored
by ____________.
Answer: Jairam Ramesh
Q8. Name the person who has won the gold medal at the 17th World Individual
Chess Championship for differently-abled, held in Slovakia.
Answer: Shashikant Kutwal
Q9. Name the person who has been appointed as the chief operating officer
(COO) of its e-commerce business Paytm Mall.
Answer: Amit Sinha
Q10. The 22nd European Union Film Festival (EUFF) has begun recently in
which city?
Answer: New Delhi
Q11. Name the F1 Racer who won the Canadian Grand Prix for the sixth time.
Answer: Lewis Hamilton
Q12. Rafael Nadal has recently won his 10th French Open title in Paris, France.
What is his latest ATP world ranking?
Answer: Second
Q13. The Forbes list of worlds highest-paid celebs is out. Name the person
who has topped the list.
Answer: Sean Combs
Q14. The Worlds smallest and cheapest private jet was launched in the USA
recently. What is the name of this Jet?
Answer: Vision Jet
Q15. The Reserve Bank of India has recently launched New Rs 500 note with
inset letter _______.
Answer: A

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Q1. The 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards was held
recently in _____________.
(a) New Delhi
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(b) New York
(c) Paris
(d) Singapore
(e) Mumbai
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. The 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards was held in
New York, USA.
Q2. Roger Federer has recently won the Wimbledon title after defeating
_____________.
(a) Andy Murray
(b) Rafael Nadal
(c) Marin Cilic
(d) Gilles Muller
(e) Stan Wawrinka
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Roger Federer won a record eighth Wimbledon title and became the
tournaments oldest champion with a straight-sets victory over Marin Cilic. Federer
claimed his 19th Grand Slam title.
Q3. The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has recently

endorsed Justice ______________ for the post of Chief Justice of Supreme
Court.
(a) Gopal Prasad Parajuli
(b) SushilaKarki
(c) KalyanShrestha
(d) Ram Kumar Prasad Shah
(e) Damodar Prasad Sharma
S3. Ans.(a)
Q4. Name the Indian Squash player who has recently won Victorian Open
squash, a PSA Tour event, Austraila.
(a) Saurav Ghosal
(b) Joshna Chinappa
(c) Dipika Pallikal
(d) Harinder Pal Sandhu
(e) Anuroop B. S.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. India's Harinder Pal Sandhu has won the second title in two weeks after beating
top-seed Rex Hedrick of Australia in the final of Victorian Open squash, a PSA Tour
event, in Melbourne, Australia.
Q5. Name the Indian Cueist who has recently won the first National Masters
snooker tournament title in Chennai.
(a) Pankaj Advani
(b) I H Manudev
(c) Sundeep Gulati
(d) S. Shrikrishna
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(e) Dharminder Singh Lilly
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. I H Manudevhas won the first National Masters snooker tournament title in
Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Q6. Name the F1 driver, who has recently won the British Grand Prix for the
fifth time.
(a) Sebastian Vettel
(b) Valtteri Bottas
(c) Lewis Hamilton
(d) Daniel Ricciardo
(e) Sergio Perez
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix for the fifth time, matching
the record of Jim Clark and Alain Prost to cut Sebastian Vettels championship lead
to just a single point.
Q7. Nar BahadurBhandari, a Chief Ministers of which of the following state has
passed away, recently?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Assam
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Tripura
(e) Nagaland
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Nar BahadurBhandari, one of the longest-serving chief ministers of Sikkim has
died recently. Mr Bhandari, a three-term former Chief Minister was 77 years old.
Q8. Name the IPS officer who has recently took charge as the new Director
General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
(a) Kamal Narayan
(b) PranayKohli
(c) Ashok Kumar Mathur
(d) Vishal Agnihotri
(e) R K Pachnanda
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Shri R K Pachnanda, an IPS officer, took charge as the new Director General of
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), recently.
Q9. What is the Capital of Tibet?

(a) Shigatse
(b) Lhasa
(c) Zhangmu
(d) Yangbajain
(e) Kangding
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Capital of Tibet is Lhasa.
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Q10. Roger Federer has recently won the Wimbledon title. This was his
________ Wimbledon title.
(a) 6th
(b) 10th
(c) 9th
(d) 11th
(e) 8th
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Roger Federer won a record eighth Wimbledon title and became the
tournaments oldest champion with a straight-sets victory over Marin Cilic.
Q11. For which of the following movie, Alia Bhatt was awarded the Best Actor
(Female) in the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards?
(a) Highway
(b) Shandaar
(c) Dear Zindagi
(d) Udta Punjab
(e) Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. In the 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards, Alia Bhatt
was awarded the Best Actor (Female) for Udta Punjab.
Q12. Erode-based Five P Venture India Private Ltd and Central Silk Board
(CSB) inked an agreement for development and commercialization of
handloom silk products. The Headquarter of Central Silk Board (CSB) is in
____________.
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Jaipur
(e) Chennai
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Erode-based Five P Venture India Private Ltd and Central Silk Board (CSB)
inked an agreement for development and commercialization of handloom silk
products. The Headquarter of Central Silk Board (CSB) is in Bengaluru.
Q13. Digital payments company _____________ has partnered Samsung Pay,

under which consumers will be able to make payments with a single tap using
select Samsung handsets.
(a) Paytm
(b) Freecharge
(c) MobiKwik
(d) Airtel Payments
(e) Oxigen Wallet
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Digital payments company MobiKwik has partnered Samsung Pay, under which
consumers will be able to make payments with a single tap using select Samsung
handsets.
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Q14. Who is the founder and CEO of e-commerce company Paytm?
(a) Jef Bejoz
(b) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
(c) Bipin Preet Singh
(d) Upasana Taku
(e) R K Pachnanda
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the founder and CEO of e-commerce company Paytm.
Q15. In IIFA awards 2017, Anirudh Roy Chaudhary was awarded the Best
Director award for his movie ____________.
(a) Piku
(b) Udta Punjab
(c) Neerja
(d) Pink
(e) Buno Haansh
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. In IIFA awards 2017, Anirudh Roy Chaudhary was awarded the Best Director
award for his movie Pink.

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Q1. President Pranab Mukherjee has launched the ______________ mobile

application, aimed at raising awareness about female foeticide and sex
selection.
Answer: Selfie with Daughter
Q2. Which Banks is the Lead Bank for Thiruvananthapuram district and it has
launched the Retail Mart, a retail lending concept, in Kerala's capital city?
Answer: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
Q3. The Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) under
the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, has initiated a Yoga Awareness
Drive through Mascots and Flash Mobs __________ prior to International Yoga
Day to increase the popularity of Yoga, especially among the youth.
Answer: YogMob
Q4. Name the players, who have clinched the French Open men's doubles title
2017?
Answer: Michael Venus and Ryan Harrison
Q5. Who is the present MD & CEO of Indian Overseas Bank?

Answer: R Subramaniakumar
Q6. India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which country to

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institutionalize cooperation between Parliaments of the two countries?
Answer: Mauritius
Q7. The government of India has recently launched a service named

____________ to provide legal aid for the people living in rural areas through
video conferencing.
Answer: Tele Law
Q8. In French open 2017 Women's Doubles Title, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and
Lucie Safarova defeated Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua to win the title.
Lucie Safarova hails from which country?
Answer: Czech Republic
Q9. The Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region
(DoNER), Dr. Jitendra Singh announced the launch of HADP for Northeast in
Imphal, Manipur. What does 'D' stands for in HADP?
Answer: Development
Q10. Which city in India is about to experience a wonder in the form of an

underwater Metro train which will run beneath a river in the State?
Answer: Kolkata
Q11. Name the legendary poet and essayist who was recently conferred with
the covetous Kalinga Literary Award for his work and contribution to literature
at the fourth edition of Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF).
Answer: Haraprasad Das
Q12. Indias Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu combined to clinch the gold medal in
mixed team __________ event of the ISSF World Cup.
Answer: 10m air Pistol
Q13. Japan recently launched a satellite to help build a high-precision

geolocation system that will complement the US-operated GPS. A 'H-IIA' rocket
blasted off from _________________.
Answer: Tanegashima Space Center
Q14. Which has recently launched worlds largest floating solar farm?
Answer: China
Q15. Name the 12-year-old girl from Odisha who has created history by
becoming the youngest girl to bag the "Little Miss Universe Internet 2017" in
Georgia.
Answer: Padmalaya Nanda
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Q1. Who has clinched her maiden Wimbledon title?
(a) Venus Williams
(b) Martina Hingis
(c) Serena Williams
(d) Garbine Muguruza
(e) Maria Sharapova
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. The government has launched a GST training programme to skill around
two lakh youths in six months to handle tax compliance issues like invoice
making. The people would be trained under-
(a) PMKVY
(b) PMJDY
(c) MNREGA
(d) PMMY
(e) PMJJBY
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The government has launched a GST training programme to skill around two
lakh youths in six months to handle tax compliance issues like invoice making. The
people would be trained under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).
Q3. UNICEF appointed Indian- origin Canadian YouTube star _________ as its
newest Global Goodwill Ambassador at a special event in New Delhi.
(a) Rashmi Thakur
(b) Sudha Garg
(c) Aarthi Subramanian
(d) Saima Wazed Hossain
(e) Lilly Singh
S3. Ans.(e)
Q4. Name the person, who has been cleared for appointment as the Attorney
General for India following the decision of Mukul Rohatgi to step down as the
top law officer?
(a) Aarthi Subramanian
(b) Mukesh Kumar Jain
(c) K K Venugopal
(d) Debi Prasad Dash
(e) Subhash Chandra Garg
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Senior advocate K K Venugopals name has been cleared for appointment as
the Attorney General for India following the decision of Mukul Rohatgi to step down
as the top law officer.
Q5. Matunga station has now become the first such ladies special station.
Matunga station is located in _______ Suburban Railway network.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
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(d) Kolkata
(e) Hyderabad
S5. Ans.(b)
Q6. Which among the following movie has won the best film in the 18th edition
of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in New York?
(a) Neerja
(b) Pink
(c) Udta Punjab
(d) Dishoom
(e) Airlift
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards was held in
New York. Sonam Kapoors film Neerja won the best film award. Actor Shahid
Kapoor earned the Best Actor award for his role in Udta Punjab, while Alia Bhatt won
the Best Actor (Female) award for the same film.
Q7. PMKVY is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship (MSDE). PMKVY stands for-
(a) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vishal Yojana
(b) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
(c) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Vikas Yojana
(d) Pradhan Manak Kaushal Vikas Yojana
(e) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yatra
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
Q8. ______________ to give advice to the Government of India upon such legal
matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character.
(a) Defense Secretary
(b) Principal Secretary
(c) Attorney-General
(d) Solicitor General
S8. Ans.(c)
Q9. Actor Shahid Kapoor was earned the Best Actor award in 18th edition of
the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards for his role in-
(a) Haider
(b) Airlift
(c) Shaandaar
(d) Udta Punjab
S9. Ans.(d)
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Q10. UNICEF promotes the rights and well-being of every child in the countries
and territories, with a special focus on reaching those in greatest need. What
is the meaning of "E" in UNICEF?
(a) Every
(b) Essential
(c) Electronic
(d) Education
(e) Emergency
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. UNICEF stands for United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.
Q1. Raipurs Airport was ranked first in Customer Satisfaction among 49

airports in the country. What is the name of Raipur Airport?
(a) Rajiv Gandhi Airport
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport
(c) Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee Airport
(d) Swami Vivekananda Airport
(e) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport
Q2. Name the javelin throw player who has recently won gold in World Para
Athletics Championships 2017 in London.
(a) Steve Seymour
(b) Sundar Singh Gurjar
(c) Rajesh Bind
(d) Neeraj Chopra
(e) Ravi Belagere
Q3. Indian Railways launched an integrated mobile application to cater to

various passenger requirements over and above ticket booking. The app is
called as _____________.
(a) Rail Mitra
(b) Rail Sathi
(c) Rail Saarthi
(d) Rail Madad
(e) Rail Sahayta
Q4. Mukesh Kumar Jain has been recently appointed as the Managing Director
and Chief Executive Officer of _______________.
(a) Yes Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) IDBI Bank
(d) HDFC bank
(e) Oriental Bank of Commerce
Q5. What is the ranking of India on a global index that assesses the
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performance of countries towards achieving the ambitious sustainable
development goals (SDGs)?
(a) 110
(b) 116
(c) 136
(d) 149
(e) 102
Q6. World Youth Skills Day is being observed globally on _____________.

(a) 16 July
(b) 15 July
(c) 12 July
(d) 10 July
(e) 13 July
Q7. Indian Railways launched its first 1,600 HP solar powered DEMU train with
a unique facility of Battery Bank from New Delhi, recently. What is the full form
of DEMU?
(a) Digital Electric Multiple Unit
(b) Diesel Electric Maximum Unit
(c) Diesel Electric Multiple Unit
(d) Diesel Electronic Multiple Unit
(e) Digital Electric Metered Unit
Q8. Which of the following lender has recently received $150 million funding
from the US government and Wells Fargo to increase lending to support
women entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises in India?
(a) Karnataka Bank
(b) Nainital Bank
(c) Karur Vyas Bank
(d) YES Bank
(e) South Indian Bank
Q9. With which of the following ministry, MOIL (Manganese Ore India Limited)
has recently signed an MoU with the for Fiscal Year 2017-18?
(a) Ministry of Steel
(b) Ministry of Labour Employment
(c) Ministry of Coal
(d) Ministry of Rural Development
(e) Ministry of Health
Q10. The theme of World Youth Skills Day 2017 is ____________________.

(a) Skills for Sustainable Development
(b) Skills for Individual Help
(c) Skills for the Future of Work
(d) Skills for the Future of World
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Q1. In which of the following state, India is set to get its first high-speed rail
training centre?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Telangana
(d) West Bengal
(e) Kerala
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. The country is set to get its first high-speed rail training centre at Gandhinagar,
Gujarat. The centre will provide for advanced training modules on cutting edge
technologies.
Q2. Name the Chinese Nobel laureate and democracy icon who has died
recently at the age of 61.
(a) Mo Yan
(b) Samuel C. C. Ting
(c) Charles K. Kao
(d) Liu Xiaobo
(e) Yuan T. Lee
S2. Ans.(d)
Q3. In which of the following state, the Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion (DIPP) has recently decided to establish Indias first Technology
and Innovation Support Center (TISC)?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Kerala
(e) Assam
S3. Ans.(c)
Q4. Railway Ministry has recently launched the three Initiatives named Rail
Cloud Project, NIVARAN-Grievance Portal (First IT Application on Rail Cloud),
CTSE Scheme. What does 'E' stands for in CTSE?
(a) Emergency
(b) Economy
(c) Effect
(d) Enrollment
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu launched the three
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Initiatives named Rail Cloud Project, NIVARAN-Grievance Portal (First IT Application
on Rail Cloud), Cashless treatment Scheme in Emergency (CTSE) Scheme.
Q5. Which of the following state has become the first state in India to have the
law against social boycott?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Gujarat
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Maharashtra has become the first state to make social boycott a crime after
President Pranab Mukherjee cleared the legislation. The Maharashtra Prohibition of
People from Social Boycott (Prevention Prohibition and Redressal) Act prescribes a
maximum punishment of three years in jail and a fine of Rs1 lakh.
Q6. Health Ministry has recently launched the National Strategic Plan for
Malaria Elimination for the time period of ____________.
(a) 1 Year
(b) 3 Years
(c) 5 Years
(d) 8 Years
(e) 10 Years
S6. Ans.(c)
Q7. The 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) International Conference was
held recently in ___________.
(a) Brussels, Belgium
(b) Warsaw, Poland
(c) New York, USA
(d) Beijing, China
(e) Istanbul, Turkey
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. The 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) International Conference was held
recently in Istanbul, Turkey. Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas,
DharmendraPradhan visited Istanbul to represent India at the Conference.
Q8. To encourage more customers to transact digitally, State Bank of India has
slashed charges for National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time
Gross Settlement (RTGS) transactions by up to _____________.
(a) 70%
(b) 75%
(c) 65%
(d) 60%
(e) 55%
S8. Ans.(b)
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Q9. For the first time in the country, a team of Indian scientists has claimed to
have discovered an "extremely large super cluster of galaxies". It has been
named as ____________.
(a) Saraswati
(b) Rachna
(c) Naya Sansar
(d) Shakti
(e) Surya Ganga
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. For the first time in the country, a team of Indian scientists has claimed to have
discovered an "extremely large supercluster of galaxies", Saraswati, in the universe.
Q10. The theme for 22nd World Petroleum Congress was

____________________.
(a) Lets switch to Alternate Fuel
(b) Together for Sustainable Development
(c) Save Energy, Save Future
(d) Bridges To Our Energy Future
(e) None of the given themes is true
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. The theme for 22nd World Petroleum Congress was Bridges To Our Energy
Future. WPC was first organised in year 1993. Currently, it is being held at the
interval of three years.
Q11. BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) and The Energy and Resources
Institute (TERI) have entered into a partnership to explore collaboration
opportunities for the solar rooftop. The Chairman of TERI is ______________.
(a) Puneet Arora
(b) Ashok Chawla
(c) Alok Mishra
(d) Piyush Saxena
(e) Hareesh Majumdar
S11. Ans.(b)
Q12. Which of the following tech-giant has recently acquired Bangalore-based

artificial intelligence (AI) firm Halli Labs?
(a) Microsoft
(b) TCS
(c) Google
(d) WIPRO
(e) Apple
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. American technology giant Google has acquired Bangalore-based artificial
intelligence (AI) firm Halli Labs for an undisclosed sum.
Q13. Tata Sons has recently appointed ___________ as the conglomerate's

Chief Digital Officer.
(a) N Chandrasekharan
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(b) Vijay Kumar
(c) ArchanaAgnihotri
(d) Achal Kumar
(e) Aarthi Subramanian
S13. Ans.(e)
Q14. In a first move, India has granted USD 500000 to which of the following
country to fight against terrorist groups?
(a) Philippines
(b) Oman
(c) Iraq
(d) Syria
(e) Somalia
S14. Ans.(a)
Q15. Kishore Sansi has been recently conferred the Personality of the Year
award by Skoch Consultancy Services. He is Managing Director and CEO of
____________.
(a) Karnataka Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) IDBI Bank
(d) Vijaya Bank
(e) HDFC Bank
S15. Ans.(d)

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Q1. Shri C K Mishra, Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) inaugurated the
Vatsalya Maatri Amrit Kosh, a National Human Milk Bank and Lactation
Counseling Centre at the Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) in
_____________.
Answer: New Delhi
Q2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was recently in Kazakhstan to attend the
summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The Capital of
Kazakhstan is ____________.
Answer: Astana
Q3. The Headquarter of ExportImport Bank of Korea (KEXIM) is in

___________.
Answer: Seoul
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Q4. World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration
for a better future. The overall theme for World Oceans Day 2017 is
______________.
Answer: Our Oceans, Our Future
Q5. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was recently in News.
SEBI was established in ________________.
Answer: 1992
Q6. Name the Indian American Astronaut whon has become the first Indian
American after Kalpana Chawla to be chosen by NASA for one of its missions
at NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Answer: Raja Chari
Q7. Name the initiative that Health Ministry has recently launched to promote
skill development in the health sector.
Answer: Skill for Life, Save a Life
Q8. Name the Indian player who is the sole sportsperson from the country to
feature in the worlds 100 highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list.
Answer: Virat Kohli
Q9. In the worlds 100 highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list name the
only female athlete to make the cut this year.
Answer: Serena Williams
Q10. Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) has recently appointed B K Manjunath as a

part-time chairman for three years. The Corporate office of LVB is in
______________.
Answer: Chennai
Q11. Which country/countries has/have become full members of the Shanghai

Cooperation Organization (SCO)?
Answer: India and Pakistan
Q12. 2017 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit was based on the
theme _______________.
Answer: Future Energy
Q13. Which bank has inked pact with the state-owned general insurer The New
India Assurance Company Ltd to sell policies through its branches?
Answer: Canara Bank
Q14. Which Tech-Giant has signed an agreement to acquire Israel startup

Hexadite for protection against cyber-attacks?
Answer: Microsoft
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Q15. Mehrunnisa Dalwai passed away recently at the age of 87. She was
famous ______________.
Answer: Social Activist and Author

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Q1. IROAF has been awarded the coveted National level Golden Peacock
Award for the Year 2017 for Eco-Innovation for substitution of fossil fuels
(Diesel) by environment-friendly CNG. What does 'A' Stands for in IROAF?
(a) Affairs
(b) Acceleration
(c) Animation
(d) Alternate
(e) Agency
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs M Venkaiah Naidu has recently
released the new version of NHB Residex on the occasion of the annual day of
National Housing Bank. Who is the current MD & CEO of NHB?
(a) Sriram Kalyanaraman
(b) Sachkhand Devraman
(c) Sushil Joshi
(d) Raman Raghav
(e) Divyaraj Singh
S2. Ans.(a)
Q3. Senior bureaucrat Subhash Chandra Garg has recently assumed charge as
Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) in the Finance Ministry.
He has replaced __________________.
(a) Sandeep Jajodia
(b) Ajay Tyagi
(c) Shubham Aggarwal
(d) Ayush Kamath
(e) Shaktikanta Das
S3. Ans.(e)
Q4. In which year Golden Peacock Awards were instituted by the Institute of
Directors (IOD) in India?
(a) 1990
(b) 1986
(c) 1991
(d) 1988
(e) 1999
S4. Ans.(c)
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Sol. Golden Peacock Awards were instituted by the Institute Of Directors (IOD),
India in 1991.
Q5. Mithali Raj of India has recently become the woman cricketer who has
scored most runs in ODIs. This record was previously held by
________________
(a) A.E. Satterthwaite
(b) Charlotte Edwards
(c) S.R. Taylor
(d) M.M. Lanning
(e) S.W. Bates
S5. Ans.(b)
Q6. In which of the following year NHB was set up?

(a) 1992
(b) 1990
(c) 1997
(d) 1985
(e) 1988
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. NHB was set up on July 9, 1988, under the National Housing Bank Act, 1987.
Q7. Union Finance Minister ArunJaitley has recently inaugurated the 36th
Foundation Day of which of the following statutory body?
(a) RBI
(b) IRDAI
(c) SIDBI
(d) NABARD
(e) SEBI
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Union Finance Minister ArunJaitley has recently inaugurated the 36th NABARD
Foundation Day and Silver Jubilee of SHG Bank Linkage Program, in New Delhi.
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala is the Chairman of NABARD. NABARD came into existence
on 12 July 1982.
Q8. Name the person who has recently taken over as the Director-General of
the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DG-DRI).
(a) Debi Prasad Dash
(b) Sushil Joshi
(c) Chetana Das
(d) Kanaklata Barua
(e) Kushal Konwar
S8. Ans.(a).
Q9. Name the country that will host the 8th edition of Theatre Olympics in
2018.
(a) Greece
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(b) Poland
(c) India
(d) China
(e) Sri Lanka
S9. Ans.(c)
Q10. A Model United Nations (MUN) Regional Conference was held recently in
____________.
(b) Kathmandu, Nepal
(c) Geneva, Switzerland
(d) Beijing, China
(e) New Delhi, India
S10. Ans.(b)
Q11. Which of the following state has become the first state in the country to
fix minimum educational qualification for contesting cooperative body polls?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Telangana
(c) Odisha
(d) Assam
(e) Rajasthan
S11. Ans.(e)
Q12. The first country to host the Theatre Olympics was _________.
(a) Poland
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Greece
(e) France
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The first country to host the Theatre Olympics was Greece in 1995.
Q13. Meghalaya Chief Minister MukulSangma has recently launched an

ambitious flagship program titled LIFE. What does 'I' stands for in LIFE?
(a) Intervention
(b) International
(c) Internal
(d) Inspection
(e) Importation
S13. Ans.(a)
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Q14. Which of the following lender has recently waived charges for fund
transfer of up to Rs 1,000 through its IMPS (Immediate Payment Service) to
promote small transactions?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) DENA Bank
(c) SBI
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) IDBI Bank
S14. Ans.(c)
Q15. YES Bank, along with YES Global Institute has recently launched YES
GST program for ________________.
(a) All Private Sector Banks
(b) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(c) All Public Sector Banks
(d) Start-ups
(e) None of the above options is true
S15. Ans.(b)

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Q1. IROAF has been awarded the coveted National level Golden Peacock
Award for the Year 2017 for Eco-Innovation for substitution of fossil fuels
(Diesel) by environment-friendly CNG. What does 'A' Stands for in IROAF?
(a) Affairs
(b) Acceleration
(c) Animation
(d) Alternate
(e) Agency
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs M Venkaiah Naidu has recently
released the new version of NHB Residex on the occasion of the annual day of
National Housing Bank. Who is the current MD & CEO of NHB?
(a) Sriram Kalyanaraman
(b) Sachkhand Devraman
(c) Sushil Joshi
(d) Raman Raghav
(e) Divyaraj Singh
S2. Ans.(a).
Q3. Senior bureaucrat Subhash Chandra Garg has recently assumed charge as
Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) in the Finance Ministry.
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He has replaced __________________.
(a) Sandeep Jajodia
(b) Ajay Tyagi
(c) Shubham Aggarwal
(d) Ayush Kamath
(e) Shaktikanta Das
S3. Ans.(e)
Q4. In which year Golden Peacock Awards were instituted by the Institute of
Directors (IOD) in India?
(a) 1990
(b) 1986
(c) 1991
(d) 1988
(e) 1999
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Golden Peacock Awards were instituted by the Institute Of Directors (IOD),
India in 1991.
Q5. Mithali Raj of India has recently become the woman cricketer who has
scored most runs in ODIs. This record was previously held by
________________
(a) A.E. Satterthwaite
(b) Charlotte Edwards
(c) S.R. Taylor
(d) M.M. Lanning
(e) S.W. Bates
S5. Ans.(b)
Q6. In which of the following year NHB was set up?

(a) 1992
(b) 1990
(c) 1997
(d) 1985
(e) 1988
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. NHB was set up on July 9, 1988, under the National Housing Bank Act, 1987.
Q7. Union Finance Minister ArunJaitley has recently inaugurated the 36th
Foundation Day of which of the following statutory body?
(a) RBI
(b) IRDAI
(c) SIDBI
(d) NABARD
(e) SEBI
S7. Ans.(d)
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Q8. Name the person who has recently taken over as the Director-General of
the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DG-DRI).
(a) Debi Prasad Dash
(b) Sushil Joshi
(c) Chetana Das
(d) Kanaklata Barua
(e) Kushal Konwar
S8. Ans.(a)
Q9. Name the country that will host the 8th edition of Theatre Olympics in
2018.
(a) Greece
(b) Poland
(c) India
(d) China
(e) Sri Lanka
S9. Ans.(c)
Q10. A Model United Nations (MUN) Regional Conference was held recently in
____________.
(b) Kathmandu, Nepal
(c) Geneva, Switzerland
(d) Beijing, China
(e) New Delhi, India
S10. Ans.(b)
Q11. Which of the following state has become the first state in the country to
fix minimum educational qualification for contesting cooperative body polls?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Telangana
(c) Odisha
(d) Assam
(e) Rajasthan
S11. Ans.(e).
Q12. The first country to host the Theatre Olympics was _________.
(a) Poland
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Greece
(e) France
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S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The first country to host the Theatre Olympics was Greece in 1995.
Q13. Meghalaya Chief Minister MukulSangma has recently launched an

ambitious flagship program titled LIFE. What does 'I' stands for in LIFE?
(a) Intervention
(b) International
(c) Internal
(d) Inspection
(e) Importation
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Meghalaya Chief Minister MukulSangma has recently launched an ambitious
flagship program titled Livelihood Intervention and Facilitation of Entrepreneurship
(LIFE) at Songsak.
Q14. Which of the following lender has recently waived charges for fund
transfer of up to Rs 1,000 through its IMPS (Immediate Payment Service) to
promote small transactions?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) DENA Bank
(c) SBI
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) IDBI Bank
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Country's largest bank SBI has waived charges for fund transfer of up to Rs
1,000 through its IMPS (Immediate Payment Service) to promote small transactions.
Q15. YES Bank, along with YES Global Institute has recently launched YES
GST program for ________________.
(a) All Private Sector Banks
(b) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(c) All Public Sector Banks
(d) Start-ups
(e) None of the above options is true
S15. Ans.(b)

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Q1. The Union Cabinet recently gave its nod for Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) to enter into two separate memoranda of understanding
(MoU) with securities market regulators of the European Union and
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______________.
Answer: Iran
Q2. The process for electing the 15th President of India will begin with the
Election Commission issuing the notification for the polls. Who was the first
female President of India?
Answer: Pratibha Patil
Q3. The Centre has recently approved the modifications to the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Bill 2017 to pave way for organizing Kambala. Kambala is
the traditional slush track buffalo race in ____________.
Answer: Karnataka
Q4. World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration
for a better future. It is observed globally on ___________.
Answer: 8th June
Q5. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
approved the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between
Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) and Export-Import Bank of Korea
(KEXIM). Who is the Current MD of EXIM Bank of India?
Answer: David Rasquinha
Q6. Wedding ceremonies in which state are all set to become green, with the
state government coming out with a green protocol to make auspicious
occasions more nature-friendly?
Answer: Kerala
Q7. Name the Indian tennis ace who along with Canadian partner Gabriela
Dabrowski won the French Open mixed doubles title in Paris, France.
Answer: Rohan Bopanna
Q8. Which state Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding

(MoU) with the Union Civil Aviation Ministry for the implementation of the
UDAAN scheme in the state?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Q9. The second National Health Editors Conference on Yoga has begun
recently in __________.
Answer: New Delhi
Q10. India signed the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development) multilateral convention that aims to check cross-border tax
evasion by multinational companies. OECD is headquartered in
________________.
Answer: Paris, France
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Q11. Name the first player from Sri Lanka who has been recently inducted into
the Hall of Fame by ICC.
Answer: Muttiah Muralidaran
Q12. The State Bank of India, countrys largest lender cut the interest rate on
home loans above Rs 75 lakh by 10 basis points (bps) to 8.60 percent. For
salaried women borrowers, the loans will be offered at _____________.
Answer: 8.55 percent
Q13. The International Olympic Committee has approved new events for the
2020 Tokyo Games, including a number of mixed gender competitions.
International Olympic Committee headquarters in _______________.
Answer: Switzerland
Q14. Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated Indian

Railways' 1st HR Round Table Conference recently in ______________.
Answer: New Delhi

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Q1. The National Green Tribunal banned the use of Chinese kite strings,
made of nylon or any synthetic material on the grounds. Who is the Present
Chairperson of NGT?
(a) Justice Shiv Kheher
(b) Justice SadanandSinha
(c) Justice Swaroop Kumar
(d) Justice Swatanter Kumar
(e) Justice Anup Sharma
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The National Green Tribunal banned the use of Chinese kite strings, made of
Q2. Who has been recently appointed as the new bowling coach of Indian
Cricket Team?
(a) DilipVengsarkar
(b) Zaheer Khan
(c) KapilDev
(d) JavagalSrinath
(e) Glenn McGrath
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Ravi Shastri has pippedVirenderSehwag to become Indian cricket teams new
head coach. Zaheer Khan has been appointed as the bowling coach of Indian
Cricket Team.
Q3. Who is the current Chairman of BCCI?

(a) Vinod Rai
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(b) Shashank Manohar
(c) Anurag Thakur
(d) Jagmohan Dalmiya
(e) Sharad Pawar
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The current Chairman of BCCI is Mr Vinod Rai.
Q4. The National Green Tribunal was established in _____________.

(a) 2001
(b) 2010
(c) 2008
(d) 2006
(e) 2000
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. The National Green Tribunal was established on 18 October 2010 under the
National Green Tribunal Act 2010.
Q5. In which of the following state, President Pranab Mukherjee has recently
inaugurated the annexe of the presidential retreat Ashiana which has
accommodation facilities for accompanying officers and staff of the
RashtrapatiBhavan?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Jharkhand
S5. Ans.(c)
Q6. Which of the following lender has recently entered into the
collaboration with Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) to facilitate
trade with Latin America and the Caribbean?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) SBI
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) Bank of Maharashtra
S6. Ans.(a)
Q7. Delhi has recently become the second state to launch e-RTI portal that will
enable citizens to file online Right to Information (RTI). Which is the first state
to launch the online RTI platform?
(a) Assam
(b) Bihar
(c) Punjab
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Andhra Pradesh
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S7. Ans.(d)
Q8. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has recently signed anMoU for the
financial year 2017-18 with the Ministry of Defence. Who is the current
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of HAL?
(a) SandeepBaijal
(b) T SuvarnaRaju
(c) Adam Joseph
(d) S Christopher
(e) Anil Singh
S8. Ans.(b)
Q9. Which of the following state has recently become the first state in the
country to provide women an injectable contraceptive for free?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Telangana
(c) Karnataka
(d) Assam
(e) Goa
S9. Ans.(a)
Q10. Maharashtra states public health department has recently launched a

program called ________ to offer women an injection of Medroxy progesterone
acetate (MPA), a birth-control hormone.
(a) Suraksha
(b) Akira
(c) Antara
(d) NayaSavera
(e) Sunehari
S10. Ans.(c)

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1. Which city metro has partnered with Google to display its services in
Google Maps application?
Answer: Mumbai
Q2. World Environment Day is observed globally on ____________.

Answer: 5 June
Q3. As per the recent announcement of Reliance Communications

(RCom), the merged entities of RCom and Aircel will be called
______________.
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Answer: AirCom
Q4. Dena Bank was recently in News. Who is the current Chairman and
MD of Dena Bank?
Answer: Sakshi Tanwar
Q5. The theme for World Environment Day 2017 is ______________.

Answer: Connecting people to nature
Q6. Name the company that has recently announced the launch of Green
Thumb, an initiative to enhance the green cover on the occasion of
World Environment Day (05th June).
Answer: TATA Projects
Q7. Which defaulting telecom firm recently got time till Dec 2017 from its
lenders to make interest and principal repayment? The lenders have
taken the strategic debt restructuring (SDR) route for the firm.
Answer: RCom
Q8. PM Narendra Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation

Organization (SCO) Summit at Astana in which country on Jun 8-9?
Answer: Kazakhstan
Q9. In the World Competitiveness Rankings 2017, compiled by the

International Institute for Management Developments (IMD) World
Competitiveness Center, which country topped the list?
Answer: Hong Kong
Q10. Nursultan Nazarbayev is the current President of ____________.

Answer: Kazakhstan
Q11. China has recently signed a major deal with which country to
develop a 1,200 MW Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project, the biggest
hydro project in the landlocked country?
Answer: Nepal
Q12. India signed an agreement to provide fresh assistance of 318

million US Dollar credit line to which country for the development of the
railway sector?
Answer: Sri Lanka
Q13. Which country has officially joined North Atlantic Treaty

Organization (NATO) and becomes the 29th member country of NATO?
Answer: Montenegro
Q14. Name the Veteran Nepalese politician who was recently elected as
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Nepals Prime Minister for the fourth time.
Answer: Sher Bahadur Deuba
Q15. Vijaya Bank is going to develop as many as 100 digital villages in

various States of the country as part of its initiative to promote digital
banking among the rural population. Who is the present MD & CEO of
the Vijaya Bank?
Answer: Kishore Sansi
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Q1. The World Population Day is being observed globally on

_________________.
(a) 10th July
(b) 8th July
(c) 11th July
(d) 15th July
(e) 12th July
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. World Population Day is being observed globally on 11th July. The objective of
the day is to increase the awareness of the people towards the worldwide population
issues. The theme of this year is 'Family Planning- Empowering People, Developing
Nations'.
Q2. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare signed anMoU with which of the
following state Government to formalise its support to set up a state-of-the-art
Centre of Excellence in Transfusion Medicine?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Assam
(e) Himachal Pradesh
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare signed anMoU with the Government of
West Bengal to formalise its support to set up a state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence
in Transfusion Medicine at Kolkata.
Q3. Businessman and Martial Arts expert KhaltmaaBattulga was recently

elected as the president of ______________.
(a) Iran
(b) Turkey
(c) Oman
(d) Mongolia
(e) Somalia
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Mongolian Businessman and Martial Arts expert KhaltmaaBattulga was sworn in
as president, vowing to revive the flagging economy and pursue relations with
countries outside its giant neighbors Russia and China.
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Q4. In which of the following month the government of India will organise a
global food fair named 'World Food India 2017'?
(a) September
(b) November
(c) August
(d) December
(e) July
S4. Ans.(b).
Q5. The next tranche of sovereign gold bond (SGB) scheme was launched
recently by the Finance Ministry. What is the annual interest in the scheme to
investors?
(a) 1.0%
(b) 3.0%
(c) 2.5%
(d) 2.0%
(e) 1.5%
S5. Ans.(c)
Q6. Name the e-initiative that Finance Ministry has recently launched for the
Income Tax Department to directly communicate with the taxpayers and aimed
at providing information on useful tax services.
(a) Tax Bridge
(b) Aaykar Nirman
(c) Aaykar Gathan
(d) Aaykar Setu
(e) Tax Max
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Finance Minister ArunJaitley launched 'AaykarSetu', an e-initiative for the
Income Tax Department to directly communicate with the taxpayers and aimed at
providing information on useful tax services.
Q7. Name the sportsperson who was bestowed with the 'Sportsperson of the
Year' award during the Maruti Suzuki Sportsperson of the Year Charity Gala
Awards.
(a) P V Sindhu
(b) AbhinavBindra
(c) ViratKohli
(d) M S Dhoni
(e) K L Rahul
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Rio Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu was bestowed with the 'Sportsperson
of the Year' award during the Maruti Suzuki Sportsperson of the Year Charity Gala
Awards.
Q8. The famous blue-bordered sari of Mother Teresa has been recognised as
an Intellectual Property of the Missionaries of Charity. She died in __________.
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(a) 1999
(b) 1997
(c) 1984
(d) 1990
(e) 2000
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. The famous blue-bordered sari of Mother Teresa, who has been recognised as
Saint Teresa of Calcutta by the Vatican, has been recognised as an Intellectual
Property of the Missionaries of Charity. She died at the age of 87 on 5th September
1997 at Calcutta, West Bengal.
Q9. In Maruti Suzuki Sportsperson of the Year Charity Gala Awards 2017, who
was given the Living Legend of the Year award?
(a) KapilDev
(b) P T Usha
(c) Milkha Singh
(d) Sunil Gavaskar
(e) Ravi Shastri
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. In Maruti Suzuki Sportsperson of the Year Charity Gala Awards 2017, Flying
Sikh Milkha Singh was given the Living Legend of the Year award.
Q10. What is the theme of World Population Day 2017?

(a) Empowering People, Empowering Nations
(b) Population- In our Hand
(c) Plan you family, plan your future
(d) Family Planning- Empowering People, Developing Nations
(e) None of the given themes is true
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. World Population Day is being observed globally on 11th July. The objective of
the day is to increase the awareness of the people towards the worldwide population
issues. The theme of this year is 'Family Planning- Empowering People, Developing
Nations'.
Q11. The government has merged the urban development and housing and
urban poverty alleviation ministries and renamed it as MoHUA. What is the full
form of MoHUA?
(a) Ministry of Housing and Urban Alleviation
(b) Ministry of Housing and Urbanization Affairs
(c) Ministry of Human and Urban Affairs
(d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Acceleration
(e) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. The government has merged the urban development and housing and urban
poverty alleviation ministries. Now this will be known as Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs (MoHUA). This is the third time the ministries have been merged.
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Q12. The board of TATA SIA Airlines Ltd, which owns and operates the full-
service airline Vistara, has appointed ______________ as Vistaras new chief
executive officer (CEO).
(a) Adam James
(b) Leslie Thng
(c) Peter Siddle
(d) AnupSoni
(e) LagambThron
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. The board of TATA SIA Airlines Ltd, which owns and operates the full-service
airline Vistara, has appointed former SilkAir head Leslie Thng as Vistaras new chief
executive officer (CEO), effective from October 2017.
Q13. Who is the newly appointed Head Coach of Indian Men's Cricket team?
(a) Ravi Shastri
(b) VirendraSehwag
(c) VVS Laxman
(d) SaurabhGanguly
(e) Zaheer Khan
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ravi Shastri has pippedVirenderSehwag to become Indian cricket teams new
head coach. The appointment was confirmed by Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI). Shastri will take charge from Indias upcoming three-Test series against Sri
Lanka, starting July 26.
Q14. Which telecom firm recently launched Rs 2,000-cr Project Next

programme aimed at transforming customer experience across all its services
and touch points?
(a) Vodafone India
(b) BhartiAirtel
(c) Reliance
(d) Telenor
(e) BSNL
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bharti Airtel has recently launched Rs 2,000-cr Project Next programme aimed
at transforming customer experience across all its services and touch points.
Q15. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) have relaxed the
norms on bonds under GST to help exports. The present Chairman of CBEC is
____________.
(a) KudeepSoni
(b) SomanYadav
(c) Vanaja N Sarna
(d) SandeepJajodia
(e) Ajay Tyagi
S15. Ans.(c)
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2. Q1. Bharti Airtel has received approvals from the Securities & Exchange
Board of India, BSE and the National Stock Exchange of India for its
proposed merger with _____________.
Answer: Telenor India
Q2. Which is the first State in India that has developed an automatic
public address system that can be activated along its entire coast?
Answer: Gujarat
Q3. Name the Indian-American legal luminary who has been appointed a
judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by President
Donald Trump.
Answer: Sumitra Pant
Q4. The cricket board for West Indies on its 91st anniversary has
announced that the cricket team from now on will be officially known as
___________.
Answer: WINDIES
Q5. Which team has become the first to win back-to-back UEFA
Champions League titles?
Answer: Real Madrid
Q6. India has successfully test-fired its first all-weather tracked-chassis

QR-SAM from a mobile launcher at Integrated Test Range at Chandipur
in Odisha. QR is abbreviated as _____________.
Answer: Quick Reaction
Q7. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has
recently set up a committee to help improve the standards of corporate
governance of listed companies in India. The committee will be headed
by _____________.
Answer: Uday Kotak
Q8. The Ministry of Rural Development has selected Vizianagaram

district in which of the following Indian State as one among the 17
districts across the nation for the MGNREGA annual award for effective
implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee (MGNREGA) Act during 2015-16.
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
Q9. Kotak Mahendra Bank is headquartered in ___________.

Answer: Mumbai
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Q10. In the IMD World Competitiveness yearbook 2017 India has been
ranked __________ out of total 63 countries.
Answer: 45th
Q11. Which state has recently launched Indias first public bicycle
sharing (PBS) initiative 'Trin Trin'?
Answer: Karnataka
Q12. Leading bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) launched its

international exchange in the GIFT City. GIFT City is situated in
_____________.
Answer: Gujarat
Q13. As per the Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) India has
surpassed which one of the following country to secure the top position
among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business?
Answer: China
Q14. The book The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, authored by

______________ was released recently.
Answer: Arundhati Roy
Q15. Mumbai headquartered IDBI bank was recently in News. Who is the
current CEO of IDBI Bank?
Answer: Mahesh Kumar Jain

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Q1. Name the Indian-origin man who has been recently awarded Order of
Australia for community work, the highest civilian award in Australia.
(a) T S Niketan
(b) ArunBhargava
(c) NitinSaxena
(d) GuruswamyJayraman
(e) T Manoharan
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. Which of the following Indian city has been recently declared as a World
Heritage City by UNESCO at the 41st session of world heritage committee?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Jaipur
(d) Chennai
(e) Dispur
S2. Ans.(b)
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Q3. President Pranab Mukherjee has recently launched three digital initiatives
in New Delhi to push e-education in the country. Which of the following is not
among them?
(a) Swayam
(b) National Academic Depository
(c) SwayamPrabha
(d) e-Learning Program
(e) Both (b) and (d)
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. President Pranab Mukherjee has launched digital initiatives - Swayam,
SwayamPrabha and National Academic Depository - in New Delhi to push e-
education in the country. The aim of the initiatives is to raise the Gross Enrollment
Ratio in the higher education from 24.5 to 30 by 2020.
Q4. The number of cities across the world has been declared as a World
Heritage City at the 41st session of UNESCO's world heritage committee. The
meeting was held recently in ____________.
(a) Poland
(b) Switzerland
(c) France
(d) USA
(e) Sweden
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ahmedabad city has been declared as a World Heritage City at the 41st session
of UNESCO's world heritage committee being held at Krakow in Poland.
Q5. Which of the following country has topped the medal tally of Asian
Athletics Championships, held recently in Bhubaneswar, Odisha?
(a) China
(b) Kazakhstan
(c) Japan
(d) Indonesia
(e) India
S5. Ans.(e)
Q6. Which of the following Squash player had recently lifted South Australian
Open squash title 2017?
(a) Rhys Dowling
(b) Harinder Pal Sandhu
(c) Jansher Khan
(d) RamyAshour
(e) DipikaPallikal
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indias Harinder Pal Sandhu beat Rhys Dowling of Australia in the final to lift
South Australian Open squash title. He mounted a comeback to win it on extra
points.
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Q7. Asian Athletics Championships 2017 was held recently in Odisha. This
was the ___________ Edition of Asian Athletics Championships.
(a) 25th
(b) 30th
(c) 42nd
(d) 22nd
(e) 15th
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Asian Athletics Championships 2017 was held recently in Odisha. This was the
22nd Edition of Asian Athletics Championships.
Q8. The First International Aviation Security Seminar was organized recently
by National Security Guard in _____________.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Punjab
(c) Haryana
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) Chennai
S8. Ans.(c)
Q9. The first edition of WINGS 2017 Sab Uden, Sab Juden Expanding
Regional Connectivity was hosted recently in New Delhi by the Ministry of Civil
Aviation. Who is the current Union Minister of Civil Aviation?
(a) NitinGadkari
(b) Ananth Kumar
(c) Narendra Singh Tomar
(d) P. Ashok GajapathiRaju
(e) JagatPrakashNadda
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. The First edition of WINGS 2017 Sab Uden, Sab Juden- Expanding
Regional Connectivity was hosted recently in New Delhi by the Ministry of Civil
Aviation. The Plenary session was chaired by the Union Minister of Civil Aviation,
Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju.
Q10. Name the formula one race driver who has recently won the Austrian
Grand Prix title for Mercedes.
(a) Sebastian Vettel
(b) ValtteriBottas
(c) Michael Schumacher
(d) Lewis Hamilton
(e) NicoRosberg
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. ValtteriBottas roared to the second victory of his career when he won the
Austrian Grand Prix for Mercedes. Bottas finished ahead of Sebastian Vettel and
Daniel Ricciardo, who finished second and third respectively.
Q11. Name the Senior bureaucrat who has been appointed Director General of
Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DG GSTI).
(a) John Joseph
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(b) Narendra Kumar
(c) Ajit Doval
(d) Andrew Jose
(e) Satyendra Dubey
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. A key intelligence agency tasked with checking evasion of Goods and Services
Tax (GST) has got its new chief. Senior bureaucrat John Joseph has been appointed
Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DG GSTI).
Q12. Name the 14 years old Golf Player, who has recently won the Ladies
European Tour and became the youngest player to win on Ladies European
Tour.
(a) Ryo Ishikawa
(b) Rory McIlroy
(c) Anthony Kim
(d) Kevin Na
(e) AtthayaThitikul
S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. AtthayaThitikul, a 14-year-old amateur from Thailand has won on the Ladies
European Tour, supplanting Lydia Ko as the youngest champion on the circuit. She
clinched a two-stroke victory at the Ladies European Thailand Championship at
Phoenix Country Club in Pattaya. The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf
tour for women.
Q13. Name the Climate and energy efficiency solutions company which has
been recently conferred with the Golden Peacock Award for Environment
Management.
(a) Huawei India
(b) Pacific India
(c) Danfoss India
(d) SGS India
(e) EPSCO
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Climate and energy efficiency solutions company Danfoss India has been
conferred with the Golden Peacock Award for Environment Management.
Q14. Crypt currency guru AmitBharadwaj has recently launched an e-book

named ____________, which seeks to provide context and clarity on crypto
currencies.
(a) Mining in Cryptocurrency
(b) Cryptocurrency for Beginners
(c) Cryptocurrency for Developers
(d) ABC of Cryptocurrency
(e) All about Cryptocurrency
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Crypt currency guru AmitBharadwaj has launched an e-book Cryptocurrency for
Beginners, which seeks to provide context and clarity on crypto currencies.
Q15. Naresh Chandra passed away recently. He was __________.
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(a) former Chief Minister
(b) former Governor
(c) Film Director
(d) former Indian Ambassador
(e) Tamil Actor
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Naresh Chandra, the former Indian Ambassador to the United States, passed
away on 9 July 2017 following a brief illness. He was 82.
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Q1. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched a web
portal named ____________ that will cater to job seekers, employers,
entrepreneurs, and training institutes who can avail details regarding
skill development and employment.
Answer: Mahaswayam
Q2. Name the Indian-Origin leader who is all set to become the Republic
of Ireland's next Prime Minister after winning the leadership of the Fine
Gael party.
Answer: Leo Varadkar
Q3. Which lender and the World Bank has recently announced that they
had financed 100 MW of rooftop solar projects worth Rs400 crore in
India?
Answer: State Bank of India
Q4. Name the person who has been recently appointed as the CEO of
Prasar Bharati.
Answer: Shashi Shekar Vempati
Q5. The Reserve Bank of India has initiated PCA for Dena Bank in view
of high net non-performing assets and negative return on assets. What
does 'C' stands for in PCA?
Answer: Corrective
Q6. International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is

observed globally on ______________.
Answer: 4 June
Q7. The Bank of Baroda (BoB) recently entered into a Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) with Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium
(SFAC). Who is the present MD and CEO of BoB?
Answer: P S Jaykumar
Q8. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recently cleared the
pending rules for the rollout of the new indirect tax regime from Jul 1.
The tax on Jute will be ____________.
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Answer: 0 Percent
Q9. Name the Badminton Player who has recently clinched the Thailand
Open Grand Prix Gold badminton title 2017.
Answer: Sai Praneeth
Q10. Name the only assigned competition manager of International

Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) who has recently become the first Indian
to be nominated as a member of the Umpires and Referees Committee
(URC).
Answer: Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer
Q11. NSDC and Bird Academy have signed an MoU to skill more than 30
thousand unemployed youth from across states in the aviation and
aerospace sectors. What does 'D' stands for in NSDC?
Answer: Development
Q12. Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. has initiated a French agency

funded project to retrofit 10 lakh conventional street lights with LED
lights in Gram Panchayats of which state?
Q13. The 29th state of India Telangana was formed on __________.

Answer: 2 June 2014
Q14. TRAI has recently launched three new apps to help customers rate
quality of services, speed and performance. What does 'R' stands for in
TRAI?
Answer: Regulatory
Q15. Which state government has recently launched the single-women

pensions scheme across the state?
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Q1. 43rd G-7 Summit was held recently in ________________.

Answer: Italy
Q2. The Reserve Bank of India will soon put into circulation currency notes in
__________ denomination.
Answer: 1 Rupee
Q3. India and Germany recently inked twelve memoranda of understanding

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and agreements following bilateral delegation-level talks. Who is the present
Chancellor of Germany?
Answer: Angela Merkel
Q4. Urjit Patel is the 24th Governor of RBI and its headquarter is in Mumbai.
RBI was nationalised in ____________.
Answer: 1949
Q5. Name the Prime Minister of Italy.

Answer: Paolo Gentiloni
Q6. Name the public lender who has signed a $100 million loan with Asian
Development Bank (ADB) that will finance large solar rooftop systems on
industrial and commercial buildings throughout India.
Answer: Punjab National Bank
Q7. Name the country that will become first in the world to have all
government-owned ports running on solar and wind energy.
Answer: India
Q8. Name the cricketer who has become the first Indian Women cricketer to
play in Kia Super League, the England T20 League.
Answer: Harmanpreet Kaur
Q9. The RBI will soon put into circulation currency notes in one rupee
denomination. The new notes printed by the Government of India will bear the
signature of _______________.
Answer: Shaktikanta Das
Q10. Who is the present MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank?

Answer: Sunil Mehta
Q11. NHIDC is a fully owned company of the Ministry of Road Transport &
Highways, Government of India. What does 'I' stands for in NHIDC?
Answer: Infrastructure
Q12. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable

Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha. It is _____________ missile.
Answer: Surface-to-Surface
Q13. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable

Prithvi-II missile from a test range. It has a strike range of.
Answer: 350km
Q14. India has ranked _____________ out of 163 countries on Global Peace
Index 2017 published by The Institute of Economics and Peace.
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Answer: 137th
Q15. The UN General Assembly elected Slovak foreign minister ___________

to be the next president of the 193-member powerful body.
Answer: Miroslav Lajcak

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Q1. The G-20 Summit of 20 powerful nations, focused mainly on combating

terrorism was held recently in ___________.
(b) Paris, France
(c) New York, USA
(d) Hamburg, Germany
(e) Geneva, Switzerland
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The 12th Edition of G-20 Summit was held recently in Hamburg, Germany. The
G20, or group of 20, is an international meeting between heads of states, finance
ministers and central bank governors from the worlds leading economies.
Q2. 122 countries had recently approved the first-ever treaty to ban nuclear
weapons at the UN meeting boycotted by all nuclear-armed nations. In which
year Japan had suffered the nuclear attack in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
(a) 1944
(b) 1945
(c) 1942
(d) 1914
(e) 1912
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. 122 countries approved the first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons at the UN
meeting boycotted by all nuclear-armed nations. One country, the Netherlands voted
against while Singapore abstained. Japan had suffered the nuclear attack in
Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 during Second World War.
Q3. Centre Government has recently launched an app named ___________ to

verify the accurate tax rate on commodity and services under the Goods and
Services Tax (GST) regime.
(a) Know Taxes
(b) Know GST
(c) GST Rates Finder
(d) All About GST
(e) GST Calculator
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Centre has launched an app GST Rates Finder to verify the accurate tax rate
on commodity and services under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched the app in New Delhi.
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Q4. Name the globally renowned champion for the cause of autism spectrum
disorder who has been recently appointed as the WHO's goodwill ambassador
for autism in the world body's Southeast Asia region.
(a) Saima Wazed Hossain
(b) Sylvie Vartan
(c) Jet Li
(d) Yohei Sasakawa
(e) Peng Liyuan
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Saima Wazed Hossain, a globally renowned champion for the cause of autism
spectrum disorder has been appointed as the WHO's goodwill ambassador for
autism in the world body's Southeast Asia region. Her appointment is for a period of
two years.
Q5. The G-20 Summit concluded recently. This was the _______ edition of
Summit.
(a) 14th
(b) 16th
(c) 12th
(d) 10th
(e) 15th
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The G-20 Summit concluded recently in Hamburg, Germany. This was the 12th
edition of the G20 Summit.
Q6. Who is the present Director-General of World Health Organization?

(a) Margaret Chan
(b) Takehiko Nakao
(c) Ban Ki Moon
(d) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
(e) San Li Aung
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the Director-General of WHO for the term
of 5 Years.
Q7. Name the Program that was launched recently in New Delhi which
connects students with the scientists.
(a) Smapark
(b) Jigyasa
(c) Ruchi
(d) Prerana
(e) Sadbhav
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Jigyasa, a student- scientist connect program was officially launched in New
Delhi recently. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has joined
hands with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to implement this program.
Q8. The Reserve Bank of India has recently allowed _____________ to sell and
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market the new pension scheme (NPS).
(a) NBFCs
(b) All Private Banks
(c) Payment Banks
(d) Regulatory Bodies
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has allowed systematically important non-banking
finance companies (NBFCs) to sell and market the new pension scheme (NPS).
Q9. With which of the following Bank, Private life insurance company Canara
HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance has entered into an alliance
for marketing various life insurance products?
(a) Bandhan Bank
(b) DCB Bank
(c) Dhanlaxmi Bank
(d) Federal Bank
(e) HDFC Bank
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Private life insurance company Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life
Insurance has entered into an alliance with the Kerala-based Dhanlaxmi Bank for
marketing various life insurance products. As part of the agreement, the Bank will be
a corporate agent for 3 years.
Q10. Which among the following leader had hosted this years G20 Summit?
(a) Donald Trump
(b) Angela Merkel
(c) Vladimir Putin
(d) Emmanuel Macron
(e) Narendra Modi
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. German Chancellor Angela Merkel had hosted this years G20 Summit in
Hamburg, Germany.
Q1. Name the only player from the country to feature in the top 10 of the ICC
Players Rankings for ODIs as he managed to hold on to his third spot in the
batsman's chart.
Answer: Virat Kohli
Q2. United States has for the first time successfully tested its defence system
against an ICBM. What does 'B' stands for in ICBM?
Answer: Ballistic
Q3. Who is the current President of the USA Headquartered World Bank?
Answer: Jim Yong Kim
Q4. Who is the current Prime Minister of Fiji?

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Answer: Frank Bainimarama
Q5. The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2017 is ________________.

Answer: Tobacco-a threat to development
Q6. Name the Union Minister who has recently inaugurated a grid-connected
solar power plant of 16 MW capacity at the Ordinance Factory in Telanganas
Medak district.
Answer: Arun Jaitley
Q7. Which Police has recently launched patrolling on the bicycle to improve
policing in congested localities in the city?
Answer: Delhi Police
Q8. Name the Economic Affairs Secretary who has recently announced his
retirement as the Corporate Affairs Secretary.
Answer: Shaktikanta Das
Q9. Economic Affairs Secretary has recently announced his retirement as the
Corporate Affairs Secretary. He is replaced by ______________.
Answer: Tapan Ray
Q10. Who is the current President of Switzerland-headquartered World Health

Organization?
Answer: Margaret Chan
Q11. NAAC is an autonomous body established by the University Grants

Commission (UGC) of India. Who is the President - General Council of NAAC?
Answer: Ved Prakash
Q12. Sanjiv Singh has taken over as the Chairman of the countrys biggest
company Indian Oil Corporation. He has replaced _______________.
Answer: B. Ashok
Q13. Name the newly appointed Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of
India.
Answer: S. Ganesh Kumar
Q14. The first Mega Food Park in the state of Odisha, MITS Mega Food Park
Pvt. Ltd. at Rayagada has been inaugurated recently. India's First mega food
park 'Srini' was opened in ______________.
Q15. Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has launched
'INAM PRO+'. It is an e-commerce platform for ________________.
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Q1. Which one of the following lenders has tied up with PFG Forex for
remittance facility for the benefit of Indian expatriates from Australia?
(a) YES Bank
(b) Union Bank of India
(c) IndusInd Bank
(d) South Indian Bank
(e) IDBI Bank
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. South Indian Bank has tied up with PFG Forex for remittance facility for the
benefit of Indian expatriates from Australia. The new facility will leverage the bank to
reach the Indian diaspora.
Q2. What is the Ranking of India in India out of 165 nations in a global
Cybersecurity index that measures the commitment of nations across the
world to Cybersecurity?
(a) 27th
(b) 23rd
(c) 24th
(d) 20th
(e) 30th
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. India is ranked a high 23rd out of 165 nations in a global index that measures
the commitment of nations across the world to cybersecurity. The second Global
Cybersecurity Index (GCI) was released by the UN telecommunications agency
International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Q3. The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved a first-ever

cooperation deal between the European Union and which of the following
country?
(a) Cuba
(b) Oman
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) Malta
(e) Norway
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved a first-ever cooperation
deal between the EU and Cuba. MEPs in the eastern French city of Strasbourg
approved the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement which was signed in
December 2016.
Q4. The European Parliament is headquartered in _____________.

(a) Geneva, Switzerland
(b) Brussels, Belgium
(c) Paris, France
(d) London, UK
(e) New York, USA
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. The European Parliament is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
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Q5. Which of the following country has topped global Cybersecurity index list?
(a) Norway
(b) Sweden
(c) Singapore
(d) Finland
(e) Switzerland
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The top 5 most committed countries to cyber security are Singapore, The United
States, Malaysia, Oman and Estonia.
Q6. Which of the following country has recently declared itself free from highly
pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 and H5N8)?
(a) China
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Pakistan
(d) India
(e) Bangladesh
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. India has declared itself free from highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 and
H5N8) after surveillance in the states showed no evidence of its presence. It has
been notified to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Q7. The Odisha government has recently signed an EOI with the International
Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Athletics Federation of India
(AFI) to establish a High-Performance Academy in Bhubaneswar. What does
EOI stand for?
(a) Expression of Incentive
(b) Exemption of Internet
(c) Expression of Intuitions
(d) Expression of Intent
(e) Expression of Incumbent
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Odisha government signed an Expression of Intent (EOI) with the
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Athletics Federation of
India (AFI) to establish a High-Performance Academy in Bhubaneswar.
Q8. India has moved four places up to the 96th position in the FIFA World
Ranking released recently. The Headquarter of FIFA is in ____________.
(a) Zurich, Switzerland
(b) Jakarta, Indonesia
(c) Athens, Greece
(d) Paris, France
(e) New York, USA
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. India has moved four places up to the 96th position in the FIFA World Ranking
released recently. This is the countrys second-best ranking and its previous best
was the 94th position in February 1996. Headquarter of FIFA is in Zurich,
Switzerland.
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Q9. Name India's Shot put the player who claimed the gold medal in the
womens shot put on the opening day of the Asian Athletics Championships
2017.
(a) Inderjeet Singh
(b) Manpreet Kaur
(c) Vikas Gowda
(d) Shefali Huda
(e) Om Prakash Singh
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indias Manpreet Kaur claimed the gold medal in the womens shot put on the
opening day of the Asian Athletics Championships 2017 at the Kalinga Stadium,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Q10. With which of the following Banks, Indus OS has partnered to launch OS-
integrated UPI payment platform in India?
(a) UCO Bank
(b) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(c) YES Bank
(d) Dena Bank
(e) HDFC Bank
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Indus OS has partnered with YES Bank to launch OS-integrated UPI (Unified
Payment Interface) payment platform in India.
Q11. Retirement fund body EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation)

has inked pacts with five banks for collections of Provident dues and to make
retirement payments. Which one of the following Bank is not among them?
(a) YES Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Axis Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Retirement fund body EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organization) has
inked pacts with five banks for collections of provident dues and to make retirement
payments. The tie-ups with Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and
Kotak Mahindra Bank will help EPFO save around Rs 125 crore a year and expedite
its investments as well as payment of benefits to its members.
Q12. Which of the following company has recently opened its first digital
factory in India?
(a) Microsoft
(b) TCS
(c) Google
(d) Siemens
(e) WIPRO
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Siemens opened its first digital factory in India, also the third globally after one
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each in Germany and China, as the industrial conglomerate pitches smart facilities to
small and medium scale enterprises in the country.
Q13. Pakistan has successfully test-fired short-range surface-to-surface

ballistic missile named _____________, recently.
(a) Babar-II
(b) Nasr
(c) Ghauri III
(d) Shaheen II.
(e) Babar-III
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Pakistan has successfully test-fired short-range surface-to-surface ballistic
missile 'Nasr'. NASR is a high-precision weapons system with the ability for quick
deployment and a range of 70 kilometres, or 43.5 miles.
Q14. Kewal Handa was appointed as non-executive chairman of which of the

following bank?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) SBI
(c) Union Bank of India
(d) Allahabad Bank
(e) Bank of Baroda
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Kewal Handa was appointed as non-executive chairman of Union Bank of India.
Q15. Global Forgiveness Day is observed on ___________________.

(a) 7 July
(b) 5 July
(c) 3 July
(d) 9 July
(e) 8 July
S15. Ans.(a)

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Q1. World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on
_______________.
Answer: 31 May
Q2. The Minister of Defence and National Security of Fiji, Ratu Inoke
Kubuabola signed an MoU with the Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate
Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley, recently. What is the capital of Fiji?
Answer: Suva
Q3. According to India Development Report released by World Bank on the

female participation in the workforce, what is the ranking of India in that
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Report?
Answer: 120th
Q4. Barcelona striker Lionel Messi won the European Golden Shoe for a record
equaling fourth time having scored 37 goals in the Spanish league. He drew
level with _________________.
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
Q5. Name the Indian Union Minister who has been chosen for WHO Director-
General Special Recognition Awards for accelerating Indias tobacco control
initiatives and taking bold measures to protect people against hazards of
tobacco use.
Answer: Jagat Prakash Nadda
Q6. India has signed a loan agreement of 36 million dollars with the World
Bank for Public Financial Management Capacity Building Program of which
Indian states?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
Q7. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed seven agreements with
Spain to strengthen bilateral cooperation to fight against terrorism after the
visit from Germany. Who is the current Prime Minister of Spain?
Answer: Mariano Rajoy
Q8. World Milk Day is observed around the globe on ___________.

Answer: 1 June
Q9. India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at what percent during the
January-March quarter of 2017, according to government data?
Answer: 6.1%
Q10. To attract more passengers to buy online train tickets, Indian Railways
has introduced a new service called ___________________.
Answer: Buy Now, Pay Later
Q11. India and Russia have signed Saint Petersburg Declaration as a roadmap
to enhance cooperation after the annual bilateral summit. This was the
_______ edition of the Summit.
Answer: 18th
Q12. The Telangana Government has launched a digital wallet named

_____________, which doesnt charge transaction fee from consumers.
Answer: T-Wallet
Q13. The 29th state of India Telangana was formed on __________.

Answer: 2 June 2014
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Q14. Japan recently launched a satellite to help build a high-precision
geolocation system that will complement the US-operated GPS. A 'H-IIA' rocket
blasted off from _________________.
Answer: Tanegashima Space Center
Q15. NAAC has received Asia Pacific Quality Network Award 2017 for
International Co-operation in Quality Assurance. What does 'AA' stands for in
NAAC?
Answer: Assessment Accreditation
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Q1. The Ministry of Power has recently launched an e-bidding portal for
domestic coal-based IPPs. IPP stands for ______________.
(a) Internal Power Producer
(b) Independent Power Producer
(c) Independent Paper Producer
(d) International Power Products
(e) Internal Pepper Producer
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Ministry of Power launched a portal for optimum utilisation of domestic coal
by independent power producer (IPP). An official statement said this web portal
would save the consumer close to Rs. 20,000 crore five years down the line.
Q2. Pankaj Advani-led Indian team beat Pakistan to clinch Asian Snooker
Championship 2017. The Championship was held in _____________.
(a) Indonesia
(b) Uzbekistan
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) Kyrgyzstan
(e) China
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indias leading cueist Pankaj Advani teamed up with Laxman Rawat to demolish
Pakistan in the final of the Asian Team Snooker Championship in Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan. Advani pieced together a brilliant break of 83 to seal the first tie of the
best-of-five final.
Q3. A total of seven agreements were signed between India and Israel in
sectors ranging from agriculture to water conservation. The Capital of Israel is
___________________.
(a) Eilat
(b) Tiberias
(c) Jerusalem
(d) Safed
(e) Jaffa
S3. Ans.(c)
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Sol. A total of seven agreements were signed between India and Israel in sectors
ranging from agriculture to water conservation and space as they sought to deepen
ties beyond high-priced defence deals. Benjamin Netanyahu is the PM of Israel. The
Capital of Israel is Jerusalem.
Q4. China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced its

approval to a $329 million loan to build access roads across 4,000 villages in
_____________.
(a) Assam
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) Meghalaya
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced its
approval to a $329 million loan to build access roads across 4,000 villages in
Gujarat.
Q5. Trilateral Malabar naval exercise will start in this month (July) among
which of the following three countries?
1. India
2. America
3. China
4. Japan
5. Sri Lanka
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 2
(c) 2, 4 and 5
(d) 3, 4, and 5
(e) 2, 3, and 4
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Malabar naval exercise involving Indian, American and Japanese navies
will kick start on July 10 in the Bay of Bengal. A sizeable number of aircraft, naval
ships and nuclear submarines of the navies of the three countries will be part of the
annual exercise, considered a major war game in the region.
Q6. Who is the Present President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB)?
(a) Takehiko Nakao
(b) Sun Ban Kin
(c) Aung Jan Li
(d) Jin Liqun
(e) San Jin Pi
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Jin Liqun is present president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB).
Q7. Which of the following state has become the last to pass GST bill?
(a) Haryana
(b) Sikkim
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(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Assam
(e) Goa
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Jammu and Kashmir Assembly adopted a resolution to implement the goods
and services tax (GST), bringing the states indirect taxation into the new unified tax
regime that the rest of the country adopted on 1 July at a landmark ceremony in
Parliament. With this Jammu and Kashmir has become the last state to pass the
GST bill in the state.
Q8. The 10th India-Jordan Trade and Economic Joint Committee (TEJC)
Meeting was held recently in _______________.
(a) Mumbai
(b) Chennai
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Chandigarh
(e) New Delhi
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The 10TH India-Jordan Trade and Economic Joint Committee (TEJC) Meeting
was held in New Delhi under the co-chairs of Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of
State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and Industry, (India) and Mr Yarub
Qudah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply (Jordan).
Q9. Name the Union Minister who has inaugurated the 9th edition of Delhi
Dialogue recently.
(a) Mr Kalraj Mishra
(b) Smt. Sushma Swaraj
(c) Mr Anant Geete
(d) Mr Jual Oram
(e) Mr Prakash Javadekar
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has inaugurated the 9th edition of
Delhi Dialogue. Under this program, the premier annual track 1.5 events to discuss
politico-security, the economic and socio-cultural engagement between India and the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Delhi.
Q10. Who is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and
Industry of India?
(a) Smt. Sushma Swaraj
(b) Mr Sandeep Bhanwala
(c) Smt. Meira Kumar
(d) Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
(e) Smt. Uma Bharti
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
Commerce and Industry of India.
Q11. Name the Person who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of
India to Indonesia.
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(a) Sandeep Madhok
(b) Deepak Kushwaha
(c) Pradeep Kumar Rawat
(d) Mohak Das
(e) Saurabh Bansal
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Pradeep Kumar Rawat, presently a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA), has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Indonesia.
Q12. The Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Education was held recently in

___________.
(a) China
(b) Brazil
(c) India
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) South Africa
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Education was held in Beijing, China. The Indian
delegation was led by Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Human Resource
Development, India. The delegation of all the five BRICS countries participated in the
two-day deliberations.
Q13. Joko Widodo is the current president of ___________.

(a) Oman
(b) Indonesia
(c) Uganda
(d) Rwanda
(e) Argentina
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. Joko Widodo is the current president of
Indonesia.
Q14. Tata Global Beverages Ltd. has recently appointed ___________ as the
Chairman of its board with immediate effect.
(a) Harish Bhat
(b) Cyrus Mistry
(c) Vinay Kushal
(d) N Chandrasekaran
(e) Swaroop Saroha
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Tata Global Beverages Ltd. appointed Natarajan Chandrasekaran as the
Chairman of its board with immediate effect. Chandrasekaran will succeed Harish
Bhat.
Q15. Indian football team has risen to _____ rank, best in two decades as per
current FIFA Rankings.
(a) 94th
(b) 100th
(c) 90th
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(d) 97th
(e) 96th
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Indian football team has risen to 96th rank, best in two decades as per current
FIFA Rankings

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Q1. With which of the following country, India has recently started a 14-day
joint military training exercise in Himachal Pradesh?
(a) Oman
(b) Australia
(c) Nigeria
(d) Thailand
(e) Israel
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. A 14-day joint military training exercise between India and Thailand started in
Himachal Pradesh. The joint exercise of the Indian Army with the Royal Thailand
Army commenced at Bakloh in Chamba district.
Q2. An international body which focuses on climate policies has ranked TERI
among the top think tanks in the world. What does 'R' stands for in TERI?
(a) Reprise
(b) Resources
(c) Recommended
(d) Reformation
(e) Report
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. An international body which focuses on climate policies has ranked The Energy
Resources Institute (TERI) among the top think tanks in the world. TERI was ranked
number two by the International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG).
Q3. Who is the present Director General of TERI?

(a) Vijay Kumar
(b) Anand Mehta
(c) Ajay Mathur
(d) Sandeep Mahesh
(e) Aditya Kumar
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ajay Mathur is Director General of TERI - The Energy & Resources Institute,
and a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change.
Q4. Name the Himachal Pradesh director general of police (DGP) who has been
recently appointed as the new chief of the National Disaster Response Force
(NDRF).
(a) Kumar Sehgal
(b) Sanjay Kumar
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(c) Sameer Malhotra
(d) Sanjay Dubey
(e) Hemant Karmakar
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Himachal Pradesh director general of police (DGP) Sanjay Kumar has been
appointed as the new chief of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
Q5. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is headquartered in

_____________.
(a) Jaipur
(b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Kolkata
(e) Chennai
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. NDRF was formed in 2006. It is headquartered in New Delhi.
Q6. The Karnataka government has launched the scheme named

_____________ to identify and nurture innovative start-ups.
(a) Start-up with us
(b) Start-up-50
(c) Start with us
(d) Elevated-50
(e) Elevate 100
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Karnataka government has launched the Elevate 100 scheme to identify
and nurture innovative start-ups. The aim is to identify 100 most innovative start-ups
in the state to elevate them to the next level of success.
Q7. Name the new fast-growing Israeli flower that has been recently named
after Prime Minister NarendraModi, in a special gesture to mark the first visit of
an Indian Premier to the Jewish nation.
(a) Crysanthumun
(b) Amaryllis
(c) Callistemon
(d) Ranunculus
(e) Sakura
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. A new fast-growing Israeli flower was today named after Prime Minister
NarendraModi, in a special gesture to mark the first visit of an Indian premier to the
Jewish nation. Israeli Crysanthumun flower will now be called MODI.
Q8. Who was the counterpart of PM Modi on the visit of PM to Israel?

(a) Ehud Olmert
(b) Ariel Sharon
(c) Benjamin Netanyahu
(d) Ehud Barak
(e) Shimon Peres
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S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Benjamin Netanyahu is the PM of Israel. The Capital of Israel is Jerusalem.
Q9. The United Forum of Bank Unions has decided to observe ____________
as Save public sector banks day.
(a) 15 July
(b) 19 July
(c) 10 July
(d) 6 July
(e) 12 July
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The United Forum of Bank Unions has decided to observe July 19, the 48th
anniversary of nationalization of major banks, as Save public sector banks day.
Q10. Prayut Chan-o-cha is the present Prime Minister of which country?

(a) South Korea
(b) Japan
(c) Thailand
(d) Indonesia
(e) Oman
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Prayut Chan-o-cha is the present Prime Minister of Thailand. Bangkok is the
capital of Thailand.
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Q1. Reserve Bank of India has put restriction on UCO Banks lending and
branch expansion plans as the state-run lender made net losses for the two
successive fiscal amid severe stress on asset quality. UCO bank is
headquartered in ___________.
Answer: Kolkata
Q2. What is the Capital of Palestine?

Answer: East Jerusalem
Q3. Govardhan Eco Village, set up by the ISKCON (International Society for
Krishna Consciousness) has won a Smart Village award for being a
sustainable project instituted by the India Trade Promotion Organisation
(ITPO). This village is located in which state?
Answer: Maharashtra
Q4. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has recently inaugurated the
second meeting of NPDRR in New Delhi. What does 'RR' stands for in NPDRR?
Answer: Risk Reduction
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Q5. Asian Wrestling Championship 2017 was concluded recently in
____________.
Answer: New Delhi
Q6. State-owned telecom operator BSNL has inked a clutch of agreements with
Facebook and MobiKwik to popularize the internet and its value added
services among customers. Founder and CEO of Mobikwik is
________________.
Answer: Bipin Preet Singh
Q7. India has jumped 16 places in the revised United Nations World Tourism
Organization (UNWTO) rankings to settle at 24th for 2015. Headquarter of UN
World Tourism Organization is in ________________.
Answer: Madrid, Spain
Q8. According to a survey, the report of which was released by railway

minister Suresh Prabhu, which station is cleanliest among the 75 busiest
stations in the country?
Answer: Visakhapatnam
Q9. Turbo Megha Airways has become the first private airline to get a licence
to fly under UDAN, the government scheme for subsidized regional flights. It is
______________ based Airline Company.
Answer: Hyderabad
Q10. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations World

Tourism Organization (UNWTO)?
Answer: Taleb Rifai
Q11. In Cricket, Mumbai Indians lifted the 10th Indian Premier League trophy
for the third time. Who was the highest run Scorer in the tournament?
Answer: David Warner
Q12. Scientists at NASA have recently discovered a new bacteria found only
on the International Space Station (ISS). The bacteria has been named after the
name of which eminent Indian Scientist?
Answer: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Q13. Who was/were recently conferred the Banga Samman, West Bengal's
highest civilian award, by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee?
Answer: Soumitra Chatterjee and Y.C. Deveshwar
Q14. Name the Indian boy who has recently won the worlds largest pre-
college science competition, The Intel International Science and Engineering
Fair (Intel ISEF) in the US in the environmental engineering category.
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Answer: Prashant Ranganathan
Q15. Who was Purple Cap winner in the 10th edition of IPL 2017 and he was
from which team?
Answer: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sun Risers Hyderabad

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Q1. The Centre and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a
______________ million dollar loan for improving connectivity as well as
transport efficiency and safety on State Highways of Rajasthan.
(a) 1500 million dollar
(b) 535 million dollar
(c) 1000 million dollar
(d) 1200 million dollar
(e) 220 million dollar
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Centre and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a 220 million dollar
loan for improving connectivity as well as transport efficiency and safety on State
Highways of Rajasthan. The loan is the first tranche of the 500 million dollar
Rajasthan State Highways Investment Program, approved by ADB Board in May this
year.
Q2. The indigenously developed QRSAM short-range missile, which has a

capability of engaging multiple targets was successfully test-fired from a test
range along the Odisha coast. What is the meaning of "SAM" in QRSAM?
(a) Symbol-to-Air Missile
(b) Surface-to-Air Mission
(c) Surface-to-Agency Missile
(d) Surface-to-Air Missile
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air (QRSAM) short-
range missile, which has a capability of engaging multiple targets was successfully
test-fired from a test range along the Odisha coast. The missile has a strike range of
25 km to 30 km.
Q3. Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani and Helion Ventures Sanjeev Aggarwal
have launched an investment fund called Fundamentum with a corpus of
_________ to back startups looking for growth capital.
(a) $1500 million
(b) $2000 million
(c) $100 million
(d) $500 million
(e) $1000 million
S3. Ans.(c)
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Sol. Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani and Helion Ventures Sanjeev Aggarwal
have launched an investment fund called Fundamentum with a corpus of $100
million to back startups looking for growth capital.
Q4. Who is the present president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
(a) Jin Liqun
(b) Takehiko Nakao
(c) Lin Quinan
(d) Jim Yong Kim
(e) Haruhiko Kuroda
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Takehiko Nakao is present president of the Asian Development Bank.
Q5. The indigenously developed QRSAM short-range missile, which has a

capability of engaging multiple targets was successfully test-fired from a test
range along the Odisha coast. The missile has a strike range of-
(a) 25 km to 30 km
(b) 55 km to 60 km
(c) 50 km to 55 km
(d) 75 km to 90 km
(e) 125 km to 130 km
S5. Ans.(a)
Odisha.
Q6. Who is Nandan Nilekani-

(a) Former governor of RBI
(b) Former chairman of UIDAI
(c) Former chairman of NABARD
(d) Former chairman of NPCI
(e) Former chairman of SBI
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Nandan Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat and politician. He was
the Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), After a
successful career at Infosys.
Q7. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body for the global
financial system, has placed _______ in the league of countries that are
'compliant or largely compliant on the implementation of priority area reforms.
(a) Canada
(b) Japan
(c) India
(d) China
(e) Germany
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body for the global financial
India.
Q8. Which among the following Nort-Eastern state has been declared as
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disturbed area for six more months under the Armed Forces (Special
Powers) Act (AFSPA), which empowers security forces to conduct operations
anywhere without any prior notice recently (first week of July 2017)?
(a) Assam
(b) Manipur
(c) Mizoram
(d) Sikkim
(e) Nagaland
S8. Ans.(e)
Q9. ___________ is an annual Buffalo Race held traditionally under the

sponsorship of local landlords and households, in coastal Karnataka, India.
(a) Kambala
(b) Jallikattu
(c) Somayarth
(d) Karsaam
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Kambala is an annual Buffalo Race held traditionally under the sponsorship of
local landlords and households, in coastal Karnataka, India.
Q10. In which among the following year, the Financial Stability Board (FSB)
was established as the successor to the Financial Stability Forum (FSF)?
(a) 1945
(b) 1982
(c) 1991
(d) 2009
(e) 1956
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. The FSB was established in April 2009 as the successor to the Financial
Stability Forum (FSF).
Q11. Who is Chief Minister of Nagaland?

(a) Takam Pario
(b) Pawan Kumar Chamling
(c) Lal Thanhawla
(d) Nongthombam Biren Singh
(e) Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu is Chief Minister of Nagaland.
Q12. Who Governor of Karnataka?

(a) Mridula Sinha
(b) P Sathasivam
(c) ESL Narasimhan
(d) Vajubhai Vala
(e) C Vidyasagar Rao
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S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Vajubhai Vala is Governor of Karnataka.
Q13. Name the person, who has been appointed as the next Chief Election
Commissioner of India?
(a) Rajkiran Rai G
(b) Navin Chawla
(c) Achal Kumar Joti
(d) SY Quraishi
(e) Krishna R Urs
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Achal Kumar Joti has been appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner,
the Law Ministry informed. Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi is demitting
office in July 2017. Mr Joti, the former Chief Secretary of Gujarat, assumed the role
of Election Commissioner in May 2015. Born on January 23, 1953, Mr Joti will have
a tenure of less than 10 months as ECs demit office at the age of 65.
Q14. Which among the following Bank has terminated joint venture agreement
with Fairfax Financial Holdings?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Kotak Mahinda Bank
(e) South Indian Bank
S14. Ans.(b).
Q15. Fairfax Financial is a financial holding company based in-

(a) Canada
(b) Germany
(c) USA
(d) Japan
(e) France
S15. Ans.(a)

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Q1. The government of India has recently set up a high-level task force to
compute timely data on employment in the country, a move that will go a long
way to help government frame policies and take steps that can create jobs in
the country. The task force has been created under the chairmanship of
_____________.
Answer: Arvind Panagariya
Q2. Markets regulator Stock Exchange board of India (SEBI) allowed investors
to buy mutual fund schemes for up to _____________ through digital wallets.
Answer: Rs 50,000
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Q3. India achieved a major technological breakthrough by successfully
carrying out nuclear tests at Pokhran, Rajasthan. Technology Development
Board, Ministry of Science and Technology has celebrated National
Technology Day on _____________.
Answer: 11th May
Q4. Lake Baikal, the worlds oldest and deepest freshwater lake is situated in
which country?
Answer: Russia
Q5. Who is the present Chairman of Dena Bank?

Answer: Ashwani Kumar
Q6. Bahrain is the capital city of _______________.

Answer: Manama
Q7. LIC Housing Finance launched a new product named ___________ which
will offer loans for construction, purchase of the house or flat and repairs or
renovation to the existing properties.
Answer: Griha Siddhi
Q8. The chief of which Bank has become the first Indian woman to be
conferred with the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Award for Global Corporate
Citizenship?
Answer: ICICI Bank
Q9. Name the player who was recently named as an Honorary Life Member of
the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), London.
Answer: Buddhist Teachings for Social Justice and Sustainable World Peace
Answer: VVS Laxman
Q10. Name the present Chairman of LIC.

Answer: V K Sharma
Q11. Name the chief one of the famous Indian bank who has become the first
Indian woman to be conferred with the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Award for
Global Corporate Citizenship.
Answer: Chanda Kochhar
Q12. India has recently decided to replace the Maitri research station with a
new one in the next three to four years. This Research station is located in
_____________.
Answer: Antarctica
Q13. Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers
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Welfare has recently launched an online interface at Krishi Bhawan in New
Delhi. What is the name of this online interface?
Answer: e-Krishi Samvad
Q14. Name the Light combat aircraft that has successfully demonstrated an
Air-to-Air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile firing capability by releasing
Derby Air-to-Air BVR missile in RADAR guided mode in Odisha.
Answer: Tejas
Q15. Which state/states has been exempted by the government from

mandatory quoting of Aadhaar to obtain PAN cards and file tax returns?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and Meghalaya

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Q1. Who has been assumed charge as Managing Director & CEO of Union
Bank of India?
(a) Melwyn Rego
(b) Rajkiran Rai G
(c) Rakesh Sethi
(d) Sunil Mehta
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Rajkiran Rai G has been assumed charge as Managing Director & CEO of
Union Bank of India. Prior to his elevation as MD & CEO of Union Bank of India, Rai
was Executive Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce.
Q2. Which among the following countries has lifted their maiden
Confederation Cup Football title?
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) Argentina
(d) Canada
(e) Germany
S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. Germany have lifted their maiden Confederation Cup Football title. In the final
played at St Petersburg, the four-time World Cup winners defeated Chile by a
solitary goal. Lars Stindl put Germany ahead in the first half against the run of play,
and Germany then held on to the lead.
Q3. Which state has sets record with plantation of 6 crores saplings in the
day?
(a) Assam
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
(e) Uttarakhand
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S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. In Madhya Pradesh, a massive plantation campaign was undertaken to save the
environment and conservation of the Narmada river. According to official sources
over six crores, saplings were planted in 24 districts of Narmada basin in just 12
hours.
Q4. Which among the following University has announced exemption of fees
for its transgender students of all programmes?
(a) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
(b) Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
(d) University of Delhi (DU)
(e) Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMIU)
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced
exemption of fees for its transgender students of all programmes. Vice Chancellor
Ravindra Kumar announced the initiative during the 22nd Prof G Ram Reddy
Lecture.
Q5. FINO Payments Bank has commenced operations as a payments bank with
effect from 30th June 2017 according to the Reserve Bank of India. FINO
Payments Bank based in-
(a) Varanasi
(b) Chennai
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Mumbai
(e) Jaipur
S5. Ans.(d)
Q6. Who has became Serbia's first female prime minister and the first openly
gay premier in the Balkans, where homophobia remains widespread?
(a) Mohammed bin Salman
(b) Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov
(c) Klaus Iohannis
(d) Theresa May
(e) Ana Brnabic
S6. Ans.(e)
Q7. Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev
Pratap Rudy and MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has laid the
foundation stone of the countrys biggest Global Skill Park in ___________.
(a) Ujjain
(b) Gwalior
(c) Indore
(d) Bhopal
(e) Jabalpur
S7. Ans.(d)
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Q8. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released a photo book titled
"President Pranab Mukherjee ________ at an event in Rashtrapati Bhawan.
(a) A Gentleman
(b) A Warrior
(c) A Statesman
(d) A Veteran
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released a photo book titled "President
Pranab Mukherjee - A Statesman", at an event in Rashtrapati Bhawan. He presented
the first copy of the book to the President.
Q9. Where is the capital of Serbia?

(a) Juba
(b) Belgrade
(c) Kampala
(d) Jakarta
(e) Nairobi
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Belgrade is the capital city of Serbia.
Q10. The payments bank will be registered as a public limited company under
the Companies Act, 2013 and licensed under Section _____ of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949.
(a) section 22
(b) section 56
(c) section 47
(d) section 34
(e) section 27
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. The payments bank will be registered as a public limited company under the
Companies Act, 2013 and licensed under Section 22 of the Banking Regulation Act,
1949.

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Q1. The 29th edition of Co-ordinated Patrol (CORPAT) between India and
which country commenced in Port Blair, recently.
Answer: Indonesia
Q2. The Securities and Exchange Board of India was established on

____________ in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and
Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.
Answer: 12 April 1992
Q3. Who is the present chairperson of Technology Development Board that

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comes under Ministry of Science and Technology of India?
Answer: Prof. Ashutosh Sharma
Q4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched the integrated case
management system of the Supreme Court in the presence of the Chief Justice
of India. Who is the present Chief Justice of India?
Answer: Jagdish Singh Khehar
Q5. Name the person who has bagged Best Director and Best Actress awards
at New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), recently.
Answer: Konkona Sen Sharma
Q6. Which Ships has recently been decommissioned by the Indian Navy after
being in service for over 30 years?
Answer: INS Karwar and INS Kakinada
Q7. The Indian Railways has recently decided to float global tenders worth
over Rs 100 crore for acquiring EoTT equipment to run 1,000 trains without
guards. What does 'TT' stand for in EoTT?
Answer: Train Telemetry
Q8. The government has named Road Transport and Highways Secretary
____________ as its new defence secretary in a top-level bureaucratic
reshuffle.
Answer: Sanjay Mitra
Q9. In a promising step for Indian basketball, the national Basketball

Association (NBA) inaugurated its first ever academy in which city?
Answer: Greater Noida
Q10. Eminent personality Arjun Tulshiram Pawar passed away after prolonged
illness. He was famous __________.
Answer: Politician

Answer: V K Sharma
Q11. The Election Commission of India has added feather to its cap with the
launch of National Contact Centre with a toll-free No. Who is the current Chief
Election Commissioner of India?
Answer: Nasim Zaidi
Q12. Name the state that has become first state to introduce a logo for
identifying vehicles driven by persons with hearing impairment.
Answer: Telangana
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Q13. Which state will host biggest ever International Yoga Day event on the
21st of June?
Answer: Gujarat
Q14. Name the current joint secretary in the Prime Ministers Office who has
been appointed as the next ambassador to France.
Answer: Vinay Mohan Kwatra
Q15. Name the famous actor who has been appointed by the World Health
Organization as its Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia
Region to spread awareness about the disease.
Answer: Amitabh Bachchan

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Q1. GST Council has reduced the tax rate on fertiliser to _____ percent from
previously decided 12 per cent.
(a) 10 percent
(b) 8 percent
(c) 7 percent
(d) 6 percent
(e) 5 percent
S1. Ans.(e)
Q2. The government has lowered interest rate on small saving schemes by 0.1
percent for the July- September quarter. Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme
will offer ________ percent annually.
(a) 8.4 percent
(b) 8.5 percent
(c) 8.6 percent
(d) 8.3 percent
(e) 8.7 percent
S2. Ans.(d)
Q3. In how many months, Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) will mature?
(a) 112 months
(b) 114 months
(c) 115 months
(d) 117 months
(e) 113 months
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Since April last year, interest rates of all small saving schemes have been
recalibrated on a quarterly basis. According to finance ministry notification,
investments in the public provident fund (PPF) scheme will fetch lower annual rate of
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7.8 percent. Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) investments will yield 7.5 per cent and mature
in 115 months.
Q4. Which among the following countries has contributed $500,000 to the UN
Peacebuilding Fund, expressing hope that more funding by nations will boost
efforts by the world body to build and sustain peace?
(a) France
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Japan
(e) Germany
S4. Ans.(b)
Q5. US President Donald Trump has nominated ___________ to be the

ambassador to Peru.
(a) Krishna R Urs
(b) Vijay Keshav Gokhale
(c) Rajesh V Shah
(d) Kaushik Basu
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. US President Donald Trump has nominated Krishna R. Urs to be the
ambassador to Peru, the White House announced. The appointment of Urs, a career
member of the Senior Foreign Service, would have to be approved by the Senate.
Q6. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations?

(a) New York
(b) Paris
(c) Vienna
(d) Washington DC
(e) Geneva
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. New York city is the headquarters of the United Nations.
Q7. Where is the capital of Peru?

(a) Manama
(b) Lima
(c) Kampala
(d) Nairobi
(e) Juba
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru.
Q8. Which among the following companies has entered into a technology
collaboration agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd (KHI) for
manufacturing of stainless steel coaches and bogies for metros?
(a) NTPC
(b) IOC
(c) BHEL
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(d) GAIL
(e) TCS
S8. Ans.(c)
Q9. Election Commission (EC) has launched the nationwide month-long

special drive from 01st July 2017 for maximisation of registration of eligible
electors with the focus on left out eligible young citizens in the age group of
18-19. Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(a) Atul Sobti
(b) Ajay Tyagi
(c) Navin Chawla
(d) Dr Nasim Zaidi
(e) SY Quraishi
S9. Ans.(d)
Q10. The growth of eight core sectors slowed to ________ percent in May 2017
due to falling in the output of coal and fertilisers?
(a) 3.9 per cent
(b) 4.3 per cent
(c) 5.2 per cent
(d) 2.8 per cent
(e) 3.6 per cent
S10. Ans.(e)
Q11. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. is a multinational corporation primarily

known as a manufacturer of motorcycles, heavy equipment, aerospace and
defence equipment, rolling stock and ships. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
based in-
(a) China
(b) Singapore
(c) USA
(d) Germany
(e) Japan
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. is a Japanese public multinational corporation
primarily known as a manufacturer of motorcycles, heavy equipment, aerospace and
defence equipment, rolling stock and ships.
Q12. The Election Commission of India was established in accordance with the
Constitution on-?
(a) 25th January 1982
(b) 25th January 1947
(c) 25th January 1956
(d) 25th January 1950
(e) 25th January 1992
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S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Election Commission of India was established in accordance with the
Constitution on 25th January 1950.
Q13. Name the Indian-American/Americans, who are among 38 immigrants to

be honoured this year for their role in helping advance the country's society,
culture and economy on US's Independence Day?
(a) Shantanu Narayen
(b) Vivek Murthy
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Shiva K Rao
(e) Both (a) and (d)
S13. Ans.(c).
Q14. The Reserve Bank stated the ongoing accelerated reform initiatives like
Goods and Sevice Tax and continuing political stability will push the economic
growth scale to _________ per cent in terms of Gross Value Added -GVA in the
current fiscal year (2017-18).
(a) 7.4 per cent
(b) 7.3 per cent
(c) 7.2 per cent
(d) 7.6 per cent
(e) 7.7 per cent
S14. Ans.(b)
Q15. Who has been assumed charge as Managing Director & CEO of Syndicate
Bank?
(a) Melwyn Rego
(b) Rajkiran Rai G
(c) Sunil Mehta
(d) Rakesh Sethi
(e) R Subramaniakumar
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Melwyn Rego has been assumed charge as Managing Director & CEO of
Syndicate Bank. Prior to joining Syndicate Bank, Rego was MD & CEO of Bank of
India. He started his career with IDBI Bank Ltd in 1984 and rose to the position of
Deputy Managing Director. Rego will be at the helm of the bank till the remainder of
the term up to August 13, 2018, according to a finance ministry notification.

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] Q1. Banking on the Government's drive to promote cash-less economy,

which of the following cashback portal has tied up with YES Bank to launch
card-linked offers as part of its loyalty programme for both offline and online
shoppers?
Answer: Cashkaro.com
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Q2. India's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City
entered into an agreement with Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) to
collaborate on efforts for Skill Development in the field of International
Financial Services & Regulations. GIFT stands for-
Answer: Gujarat International Finance-Tec
Q3. Which bank has become the first lender to classify Videocon Industries as
a 'bad loan?
Answer: Dena Bank
Q4. India and Russia has recently agreed to work closely in various sectors,
including security, nuclear energy, and disaster management. Who is the
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia?
Answer: Dimitry Rogozin
Q5. Microblogging platform Twitter has elevated ___________ as its Country

Director for India.
Answer: Taranjeet Singh
Q6. Name the company that has recently became the first US Company to top
the $800 billion mark in market capitalization slightly more than two years after
it crossed the $700 billion thresholds.
Answer: Apple Inc.
Q7. Name the Retd. Justice of India who was recently elected as the head of
International Federation of Association Football governance committee at the
67th Congress in Bahrain.
Answer: Mukul Mudgal
Q8. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari launched
the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Masala Bond at
_______________.
Answer: London Stock Exchange, UK
Q9. In 2017, United Nations International Day of Vesak will be hosted by Sri
Lanka under the theme-
Answer: Buddhist Teachings for Social Justice and Sustainable World Peace
Q10. Which city has been named as the worlds most affordable tech city in the
new Savills Tech Cities Index 2017?
Answer: Bengaluru

Answer: V K Sharma
Q11. Name the software giant that has recently announced the new "Solve for
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India" initiative, especially for tier-2 cities with an aim to support entrepreneurs
and developers of the country.
Answer: Google
Q12. Name the player who has recently won a record-extending 10th Barcelona
Open title by defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria.
Answer: Rafael Nadal
Q13. India's top cueist Pankaj Advani has recently lost to China's Lv Haotian in
the summit clash of Asian Snooker Championship. The championship was
held in __________.
Answer: Doha, Qatar
Q14. Name the state that has recently got its first automatic weather station at
Dongargaon in Vidarbha region that would help farmers to plan and manage
the sowing process better.
Answer: Maharashtra
Q15. The daughter of legendary Sitar Maestro (late) Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan,
Begum Yaman K. Khan has passed away recently. She was famous
______________.
Answer: Sufi Singer

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Q1. The government has selected five merchant bankers, including Goldman
Sachs and Citigroup, to manage the government's 3 per cent stake sale in IOC
(Indian Oil Corporation). Who is the present chairman of Indian Oil Corporation
(IOC)?
Answer: B Ashok
Q2. Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in which of the following
country, drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two-storey site in the
citys upmarket shopping district?
Answer: Singapore
Q3. What is the capital city of Mauritius?

Answer: Port Louis
Q4. Who is the current Chairman & Managing Director of Dena Bank?
Answer: Ashwani Kumar
Q5. Who is the present President of Mauritius?

Answer: Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
Q6. The government has recently expanded the Banks Board Bureau (BBB) by
adding two more members. Banks Board Bureau (BBB) is currently headed by
_______________.
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Answer: Vinod Rai
Q7. Gujarat based GCMMF has signed an MoU with Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) for fodder acreage assessment using satellite observation
and space technology. What does 'F' stands for in GCMMF?
Answer: Federation
Q8. GCMMF markets its products under the brand name of _______________.
Answer: Amul
Q9. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was recently in News. Who
was the founder of ISRO?
Answer: Vikram Sarabhai
Q10. What is the theme of the International Day of Families 2017?

Answer: Families, education and well-being
Q11. Name the 18-year-old Indian student who has made the worlds smallest
satellite named 'KalamSat' for NASA.
Answer: Rifath Sharook
Q12. Cabinet has recently approved the signing of Fuel Supply Agreement
(FSA) with Letter of Assurance (LoA) holders of Thermal Power Plants (TPPs)
and introduced a new more transparent coal allocation policy for Power
Sector, 2017 named SHAKTI. What does 'HA' mean in SHAKTI?
Answer: Harnessing and Allocating
Q13. Forbes magazine has recently named a famous Industrialist of India as

the topmost among its "Global Game Changers" who are transforming their
industries and changing the lives of billions around the world. Forbes is
_________________ based company.
Answer: USA
Q14. Softbank has made its biggest investment in an Indian digital enterprise
by selling a funding round of _______________ in mobile payments provider
Paytm.
Answer: Rs 9,000 crore
Q15. The Minister of State for Labour & Employment(IC), Shri Bandaru
Dattatreya launched EPFOs Citizens Charter 2017 and e-court management
system in which city?
Answer: Bangalore
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Q1. BCCI has recently formed a seven-member Committee to oversee Lodha

Panel Reforms. The Lodha Panel was set up by the Indian Supreme Court in
__________.
(a) 2010
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(b) 2012
(c) 2014
(d) 2015
(e) 2016
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated various irrigation
and water-related initiatives at Aji Dam. This dam is located in ____________.
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Gujarat
(d) Karnataka
(e) Kerala
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated various irrigation and water-related
initiatives at Aji Dam in Rajkot, Gujarat including the filling of Aji dam with Narmada
waters under Sauni Yojana.
Q3. The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution sharply

reducing the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in
troubled Darfur region. Darfur region is in which of the following country?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Sudan
(c) South Africa
(d) Russia
(e) Bulgaria
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution sharply
reducing the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudans
troubled Darfur region. The British-drafted resolution will reduce the number of
peacekeepers by 44 per cent and international police by about 27 per cent in the
Darfur mission.
Q4. British Prime Minister Theresa May has recently won the confidence vote
in the parliament, winning her first major test as the Prime Minister of a
minority government in the United Kingdom (UK). Who was the first PM of
Britain?
(a) Spencer Compton
(b) Henry Pelham
(c) William Cavendish
(d) Thomas Pelham-Holles
(e) Robert Walpole
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S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. British Prime Minister Theresa May narrowly won the confidence vote in the
parliament, winning her first major test as the Prime Minister of a minority
government in the United Kingdom (UK). Robert Walpole (172142) was the first PM
of Britain.
Q5. Name the person who has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Uttar
Pradesh.
(a) Rajiv Kumar
(b) Sumer Chand
(c) Sumitra Mahajan
(d) Gaurav Shukla
(e) Chandan Mishra
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Rajiv Kumar was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh. His
appointment was approved by the Uttar Pradesh Government. Prior to this
appointment, Kumar was a Secretary in the Union Shipping Ministry. Mr. Kumar has
replaced Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar.
Q6. Name the Hyderabad-based astrologer and numerologist who has been
conferred with the 'Best astrologer of the world' award at the 'Russian-Indian
economic dialogue' round-table meet held in Moscow, Russia.
(a) Venkatapathy Raju
(b) T S Vineeth Bhatt
(c) Govind Prabhakaran
(d) Sumit Chandran
(e) Vikas Mathur
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Hydearbad-based astrologer and numerologist T S Vineeth Bhatt has been
conferred with the 'Best astrologer of the world' award at the 'Russian-Indian
economic dialogue' round-table meet held in Moscow.
Q7. Which of the following state government was conferred with the award of
excellence at the 2nd Global Skill Development Summit held in Paris recently
for innovations and extensive use of IT for skilling the state's youth?
(a) Bihar
(b) Odisha
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) Karnataka
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Uttarakhand was conferred with the award of excellence at the 2nd Global Skill
Development Summit held in Paris recently for innovations and extensive use of IT
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for skilling the state's youth.
Q8. Name the Senior diplomat who was appointed as the economic relations secretary
in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
(a) Mahim Pal
(b) Sunaina Singh
(c) Vijay Keshav Gokhale
(d) Vimal Kumar Kushwaha
(e) Sarabjeet
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale was appointed as the economic relations
secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The Appointments Committee of the
Cabinet has approved his appointment.
Q9. The Minister of State for Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and
Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh launched a new training program named as COMMIT for
State Government officials. What does 'I' stands for in COMMIT?
(a) Inclusion
(b) Induction
(c) Investment
(d) Income
(e) None of the given option is true
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Minister of State for Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr.
Jitendra Singh launched a new training program 'Comprehensive Online Modified Modules
on Induction Training' (COMMIT) for State Government officials.
Q10. Which of the following country has become first that has contributed $100,000 to
a UN fund to help developing countries actively participate in the discussion of tax
issues?
(a) India
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) USA
(e) South Africa
S10. Ans.(a)
Q11. Petroleum Minister has recently introduced a new oil and gas block licensing
policy that is expected to open up 2.8 million square kilometers of sedimentary basins
to exploration and production activities. The Minister has inaugurated the
governments new policy named OALP. OALP stands for _________________.
(a) Open Advanced Licensing Policy
(b) Obtained Acreage Licensing Policy
(c) Open Acreage Long-lasting Policy
(d) Open Acreage Licensing Policy
(e) Open Amendment Life Policy
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S11. Ans.(d).
Q12. Who is the present Union Petroleum Minister of India?

(a) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
(b) Thawar Chand Gehlot
(c) Dharmendra Pradhan
(d) Harsh Vardhan
(e) D. V. Sadananda Gowda
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan is the present Union Petroleum Minister of India
Q13. Name the Godrej Group Chairman who has been recently awarded the Global
Leadership Awards of the US-India Business Council for their role in integrating India
in the global supply chain.
(a) Rajiv Chander
(b) Vivan Godrej
(c) Sumal Saroha
(d) Adi Godrej
(e) Vinay Kumar
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej and Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveries have
been awarded the Global Leadership Awards of the US-India Business Council for their role
in integrating India in the global supply chain.
Q14. The International Day of the Tropics is celebrated globally on __________.

(a) 30 June
(b) 29 June
(c) 28 June
(d) 26 June
(e) 20 June
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. The International Day of the Tropics is celebrated globally on June 29.
Q15. Sabita Chowdhury dies at the age of 72.She was famous _____________.
(a) Singer
(b) Dancer
(c) Choreographer
(d) Sitar Player
(e) Actress
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Legendary Singer Sabita Chowdhury dies at the age of 72
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Q3. Who is the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog?

Q5. Who is the present Prime Minister of France?

Q6. Which Indian Celebrity/Celebrities have made entry to the recently

Q8. A model of water conservation adopted successfully by the authorities in

Q11. Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2017-18 was released

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Q5. Aiming to reduce emissions and promote sustainability to help Indias

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Q3. The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has recently

Q9. What is the Capital of Tibet?

Q13. Digital payments company _____________ has partnered Samsung Pay,

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Q1. President Pranab Mukherjee has launched the ______________ mobile

Q5. Who is the present MD & CEO of Indian Overseas Bank?

Q6. India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which country to

Q7. The government of India has recently launched a service named

Q10. Which city in India is about to experience a wonder in the form of an

Q13. Japan recently launched a satellite to help build a high-precision

Q1. Raipurs Airport was ranked first in Customer Satisfaction among 49

Q3. Indian Railways launched an integrated mobile application to cater to