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GK –IEET -2
1. As per the “Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2016-17” released by RBI, which
state had the highest number of offices of Scheduled Commercial Banks at the end of
March 2015?
A) Maharashtra
B) Bihar
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Haryana
2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Krushi Sanman Yojana is the farm loan waiver
programme of which state?
A) Punjab
B) Maharashtra
C) Haryana
D) Uttar Pradesh
3. Which organization released the World Drug Report 2017?
A) WHO
B) UNICEF
C) UNODC
D) UNIDO
4. Recently the United States has approved the sale of how many Guardian drones to
India?
A) 19 B) 21 C) 25 D) 22
5. Which state will launch the ‘My Plant’ mobile app on tree plantation?
A) Haryana
B) Maharashtra
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Telangana
6. Which ministry has launched the ‘City Liveability Index’?
A) Ministry of Urban Development
B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
C) Ministry of Rural Development
D) Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
7. Kanyashree Prakalpa (Girl Child) scheme is of which state?
A) Haryana
B) West Bengal
C) Punjab
D) Uttar Pradesh
8. Aegon Ilkley Challenger trophy is related to which sports?
A) Football B) Cricket C) Tennis D) Golf
9. What was the gross fiscal deficits of all the states in India in 2015-16 as per RBI?
A) Rs 4,91,020 crore
B) Rs 4,90,020 crore
C) Rs 4,93,360 crore
D) Rs 4,94,030 crore
10. Who will replace Vikram Limaye as MD and CEO of IDFC Bank w.e.f July 17, 2017?
A) P. S. Jayakumar
B) Sunil Kakar
C) Rakesh Sharma
D) Jatinder Bir Singh
11. India and Portugal will launch a Joint science fund with a total outlay of?
A) Euro 2 million
B) Euro 4 million
C) Euro 6 million
D) Euro 8 million
12. Recently Home Ministry has ruled that Aadhaar is not a valid identification document
for Indians travelling to which two countries?
A) Nepal and Pakistan
B) Nepal and Bhutan
C) Bhutan and Myanmar
D) Bhutan and Sri Lanka
13. Venkaiah Naidu inagurated the ‘Homes For All’ property show was organized in
which city?
A) Jaipur
B) Hyderabad
C) Ahmedabad
D) Mumbai
14. Which firm has launched ‘Safe India’campaign to drive responsible usage ofmobile
phones?
A) Microsoft
B) Samsung
C) Facebook
D) Wipro
15. Which movie has won the Best Action Movie at Shanghai International Film Fest?
A) Dangal B) SultanC) Dishoom D) Shivaay
16. Who has won the 2017 Formula 1Azerbaijan Grand Prix?
A) Daniel Ricciardo
B) Sebastian Vettel
C) Lewis Hamilton
D) Valtteri Bottas
17. What amount of loan has World Bank approved for Skill India Mission Operation
(SIMO)?
A) USD 100 million
B) USD 150 million
C) USD 250 million
D) USD 500 million
18. Who will head the committee on New
Education Policy (NEP) formed by Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry?
A) Narayana Murthy
B) Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
C) Palash Roy Chowdhury
D) Venkateshwar Swamy
19. Which of the following is the fastest bullet train recently started in China?
A) Fuxing B) Trexing C) Spedex D) Protex
20. “Trump Sulabh Village” has come up in which state of India?
A) Punjab
B) Haryana
C) Uttarakhand
D) Gujarat
21. Who has been appointed as the President of India International Centre (IIC)?
A) AK Jha
B) SK Sinha
C) NN Vohra
D) SS Mishra
22. Which state has become the first state to exhaust rural BPO quota?
A) Telangana
B) Haryana
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Punjab
23. Recently Srinivas Gokulnath became the first Indian to complete the 4,900-km Race
Across America (RAAM). RAAM is a ______
A) sprint race
B) cycle race
C) bike race
D) car race
24. Yashaswini Deswal is related to which sports?
A) Tennis
B) Shooting
C) Boxing
D) Badminton
25. Which of the following banks has given IBRD Credit of USD 35 Million for
“Assam State Public Financial Institutional Reforms Project”?
A) Asian Development Bank
B) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
C) World Bank
D) International Monetary Fund
26. Name the inventor of ATM (automated teller machine)?
A) Donald C. Wetzel
B) John Shepherd-Barron
C) Wilfred Barron
D) Macon D. White
27. When was the financial year from 1 April to 31 March which is currently in vogue
nationally adopted in India
A) 1864 B) 1867 C) 1876 D) 1881
28. SAP India has signed an MoU with Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
to launch which programme?
A) Bharat ERP
B) Bharat SAP
C) Bharat MSME
D) Bharat KTP
29. Who has been named as the new International Economic Association president?
A) Meira Kumar
B) Devendra Rana
C) Kaushik Basu
D) Rakesh Verma
30. Which company has acquired SensoMotoric Instruments, a German computer vision
company specializing in augmented reality (AR) and eye tracking?
A) Apple B) Google
C) Microsoft D) Nokia
31. Recently who has been designated as the global terrorist by the US?
A) Sirajuddin Haqqani
B) Ahmed Abdi Godane
C) Syed Salahuddin
D) Nasir Wuhayshi
32. India’s third largest non-life insurance provider, HDFC ERGO has joined hands with
which of the following to offer its general insurance products to customers through
later’s branches in the country?
A) Equitas Small Finance Bank
B) Airtel Payments Bank
C) Paytm Payments Bank
D) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
33. With which if teh following country has India signed MoU on water conservation?
A) Netherlands
B) Israel
C) USA
D) China
34. Centre has launched OALP to make India’s oil and gas companies to be able to
select exploration blocks on their own, without waiting for a formal bid round from the
government. What is P in OALP?
A) Policy B) Privacy C) Peoples D) Pivot
35. What is the rank of India in recently launched Social Progress Index 2017?
A) 86 B) 67 C) 93 D) 81
36. To launch a ‘voter registration reminder’ on July 1, the Election Commission of India
has tied up with which of the following?
A) Facebook
B) Instagram C) Google D) Twitter
37. Name the head of committee constituted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) to analyse Lodha Panel Reforms?
A) Sachin Yadav
B) Rajiv Shukla
C) Kaushik Basu
D) Radha Kumar
38. Which ransomware has recently hit the nation’s largest container port Jawaharlal
Nehru Port (JNPT) among other local manufacturing units of global companies?
A) Wanna Cry
B) Nyetya
C) Petya
D) Khetya
39. Which bollywood actress has been named as the ambassador of Indian Film
Festival of Melbourne?
A) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
B) Anushka Sharma
C) Vidya Balan
D) Deepika Padukone
40. According to a report “Demystifying the Indian Online Traveller”, India’s domestic
travel market is expected to reach _____ by 2020.
A)$56 billion
B) $42 billion
C) $53 billion
D) $48 billion
41. The Reserve Bank of India for the very first time is going to issue which
denomination notes whose printing has been started recently?
A) Rs 200 B) Rs 1500 C) Rs 800 D) Rs 1200
42. Which bank has recently concluded largest asset resolution of Jaiprakash
Associates and Jaypee Cement by selling it to UltraTech Cement?
A) State Bank of India
B) Bank of Baroda
C) ICICI Bank
D) Axis Bank
43. To prepare micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for migration to the new
goods and service tax (GST) system, which bank has launched a tailor-made
programme?
A) ICICI Bank
B) Yes Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) Federal Bank
44. For State Government officials, a new training programme called COMMIT has been
launched. O in COMMIT stands for?
A) Oriented
B) Organization
C) Objective
D) Online
45. How much amount has been contributed by India to the UN tax fund for international
cooperation in tax matters?
A) $100T B) $100M C) $100K D) $100B
46. Which country has topped the list as the top supplier in the health sector to the UN
system in 2016?
A) China B) The USA C) India D) UK
47. Recently, a rocket called Ariane-5 launched India’s communication satellite GSAT-
17. The rocket belongs to which country?
A) China B) France C) Russia D) India
48. When is National Statistics Day observed annually?
A) 29 June B) 30 June C) 28 June D) 27 June
49. Who has released the Financial Stability Report 2017?
A) Finance Ministry
B) Reserve Bank of India
C) NITI Aayog
D) National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI)
50. As per the new directive by the Reserve Bank of India, which of the following can
facilitate withdrawals and transfers by the customer from his/her account with the other
bank of which it is the Banking Correspondent?
A) Small Finance Banks
B) Post Offices
C) Payments Bank
D) Cooperative Banks
51. According to Financial Stability Report 2017 released by the Reserve Bank of India
what is the expected GVA growth rate of India in 2017-18?
A) 7.3% B) 7.6% C) 7.4% D) 7.7%
52. For the upcoming July-September quarter, interest rate on small saving schemes
has been reduced by how much percent?
A) 0.1 B) 0.15 C) 0.2 D) 0.25
53. Which section of the Income Tax Act, 1961 says that the every person who has an
Aadhaar number and a PAN is required to link the two “on or before a date to be notified
by the Central Government”?
A) 138BB B) 139BB C) 138AA D) 139AA
54. What is the interest rate for 5-year Senior Citizens Savings Scheme for July-
September quarter?
A) 8.1% B) 8.5% C) 8.4% D) 8.3%
55. New GDP Base Year has been pegged to _____ from current 2011-2012 by the
government
A) 2018-19
B) 2017-18
C) 2016-17
D) 2015-16
56. Where has the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the filling of Aji Dam
under Sauni Yojana?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Gujarat
D) Haryana
57. Who has replaced Mukul Rohatgi as the new Attorney General of India?
A) P.B. Sharma
B) Padmesh Gupta
C) K.K. Venugopal
D) TS Vineeth Bhatt
58. Being proposed after how many years is the GST (Goods and Services Tax) regime
launched in the country?
A) 16 B) 17 C) 19 D) 15
59. Which of the following special web page for the Goods and Services Tax been
launched by the Press Information Bureau for all information on the new tax regime?
A) http://pib.com/gst
B) http://pib.in/gst
C) http://pib.nic.com/gst
D) http://pib.nic.in/gst
60. During the special drive by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for maximization
of registration of eligible electors from July 1 to July 31, which form is to be submitted
for enrolment of new electors?
A) Form 15G
B) Form 6
C) Form 8
D) Form 15H
61. For launching National Biopharma Mission aimed at accelerating biopharmaceutical
development in the country, which of the following programme is being launched?
A) Innovate India
B) Innovative India
C) Innovation in India
D) Innovate in India
62. Which state of India hosted the India’s first mega textiles trade fair, Textiles India
2017 from June 30-July 2, 2017?
A) Gujarat B) Rajasthan
C) Delhi D) Assam
63. Which of the following states has launched MSME Development Corporation with a
corpus fund of Rs 100 crore?
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Assam
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
64. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border
Police (ITBP)?
A) P.B. Sharma
B) R.K. Pachnanda
C) K.K. Venugopal
D) TS Vineeth Bhatt
65. For the year starting July 1, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has kept its
peacekeeping budget at?
A) $570 million
B) $590 million
C) $7.3 billion
D) $7.5 billion
66. Recently which state has become the 20th state in country to ban begging?
A) Jharkhand
B) Haryana
C) Uttarakhand
D) Uttar Pradesh
67. Out of Rs. 23,000 crore that has to be disbursed to the State farmers by the
RBI, what amount will disburse in July 2017?
A) Rs. 1500 crore
B) Rs. 1900 crore
C) Rs. 1800 crore
D) Rs. 1700 crore
68. From 31 July 2017, which bank will block all its Maestro debit cards?
A) State bank of India
B) Punjab National Bank
C) Canara Bank
D) Bank of Maharashtra
69. Who has won the Eastbourne International Tennis title?
A) Novak Djokovic
B) Roger Federer
C) Marin Cilic
D) Gael Monfils
70. What is the deadline for replacing existing magnetic stripe only cards with EMV chip
and pin based cards?
A) December 31, 2018
B) December 31, 2017
C) July 31, 2017
D) March 31, 2018
71. PM Narendra Modi is going to adopt which of the following villages of Varanasi
under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana as his third village?
A) Jayapur B) Nagepur
C) Kakrahia D) Anantpur
72. In which state is a digital ride sharing app, “G-Ride” launched that will match co-
workers and neighbours and help them travel together to work?
A) Maharashtra
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Andhra Pradesh
73. Name the first state in the country to implement an integrated Core Banking Solution
Project covering all three tiers of short term cooperative credit structure.
A) Odisha
B) Maharashtra
C) Kerala
D) Telangana
74. Name the state which has set record with plantation of 6 cr saplings in a day under
a campaign to save the environment and conservation of the Narmada river.
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Assam
C) Haryana
D) Madhya Pradesh
75. Where is ‘The Arena’, one of the most advanced integrated multi-purpose stadiums,
inaugurated by Prime Minster Narendra Modi?
A) Varanasi
B) Surat
C) Ahmedabad
D) Lucknow
76. Where will the country’s biggest global skill park be set up whose foundation stone
has been laid recently?
A) Bhopal
B) Karnal
C) Ahmedabad
D) Varanasi
77. Where is the joint military training exercise “Maitree 2017” between India and
Thailand taking place?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
78. Fino Paytech has launched has started its operations as
A) Payments Bank
B) Small Finance Bank
C) Universal Bank
D) Cooperative Bank
79. From 2018, which state is going to have a separate agriculture budget to
substantially enhance funds for the agriculture sector?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Telangana
80. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the foreign portfolio investment (FPI)
limit in government securities by 4.7% to Rs _____ billion for July- September quarter.
A) 2.54 B) 2.62 C) 2.34 D) 2.42
81. Which of the following banks has terminated its joint venture agreement with
Canada-based investment firm Fairfax Financial Holdings?
A) Axis Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) Yes Bank
D) IDFC Bank
82. Which country has topped the list in terms of money parked by its citizens with
Swiss banks?
A) China B) India C) UK D) Hong Kong
83. Name the NGO that has been awarded the United Nations Development
Programme’s Equator Prize for devising an ecologically sustainable agriculture model to
combat the adverse impacts of drought.
A) Swayam Shikshan Prayog
B) Swadhar IDWC
C) SevaSahayog
D) Swades Foundation
84. What is the currency of Ivory Coast?
A) Peso
B) Dollar
C) CFA franc
D) Pound
85. Name the central bank of Switzerland?
A) National Swiss Bank
B) State Bank of Switzerland
C) Reserve Bank of Switzerland
D) Swiss National Bank
86. Which of the following state governments has launched ‘Elevate 100’ scheme to
identify and nurture 100 most innovative start-ups in the state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Karnataka
D) Telangana
87. Which state government has decided to extend state’s forest cover to 33 % in next
five years recently in July?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Karnataka
D) Telangana
88. MERIT app and e-Bidding portal for utilization of domestic coal in IPP (Independent
Power Producers) Power Stations have been launched by the Coal and Power Ministry.
What is I in MERIT?
A) Information
B) Income
C) Instruction
D) Identity
89. Under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana, how much of the total outstanding
debt of all state power distribution companies has been covered as announced by the
Union Ministry of Power?
A) 97% B) 98% C) 96% D) 95%
90. Which of the following days will be observed as ‘Save public sector banks day’ by
teh bank unions?
A) July 16 B) July 19
C) July 21 D) July 17
91. What rank has been given to The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) by the the
International Center for Climate Governance in terms of best climate think tanks in the
world?
A) 1st B) 4 th C) 2nd D) 3rd
92. Which of the following is not a country that is being listed along with India in the list
(by journal Environmental Research Letters) of countries that account for the most
cropland in the world irrigated by dirty wastewater?
A) China
B) Mexico
C) Pakistan
D) Bangladesh
93. Who has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF)?
A) Sanjay Kumar
B) Vikas Mishra
C) Vijay Kumar
D) Sanjay Mishra
94. During 2017-18, construction of how much target has been kept by the union
government under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)?
A) 57,000 km
B) 58,000 km
C) 56,000 km
D) 59,000 km
95. Trilateral Malabar Naval Exercise 2017 is an exercise among the navies of India, US
and which country?
A) China B) Russia C) Japan D) Indonesia
96. According to a report by BMI Research, what will be the GDP growth of India
in 2017-18?
A) 6.9% B) 7.2% C) 6.8% D) 7.3%
97. In which of the following Biosphere Reserves, a rare ‘White Tiger’ has been spotted
by a man?
A) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
B) Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
C) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
D) Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
98. Where did the 10th Session of the India- Jordan Trade and Economic Joint
Committee (TEJC) held?
A) Varanasi
B) Guwahati
C) Agra
D) New Delhi
99. The world’s most detailed scan of the brain’s internal wiring has been produced by
scientists of?
A) Brazil B) Russia C) UK D) USA
100. Which of the following has approved $329 million loan to build access roads
to 4,000 villages in Gujarat?
A) European Investment Bank
B) World Bank
C) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
D) Asian Development Bank
101. Recently India has declared itself free from which of the following?
A) Ebola
B) Measles
C) Avian Influenza
D) Tuberculosis
102. Which of the following state government has 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 the state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Odisha
C) Karnataka
D) Tamil Nadu
103. Where did the 4th National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and Innovations
in Public Health Care Systems held, as hosted by the Health Ministry?
A) Indore, Madhya Pradesh
B) Mumbai, Maharashtra
C) Ranchi, Jharkhand
D) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
104. The government has decided to set up ‘Garib Nawaz’ skill development centres in
how many districts in the country?
A) 150 B) 200 C) 100 D) 250
105. What rank has India got in a list of largest investors into UK?
A) 5th B) 3 rd C) 4th D) 6th
106. Which of the following countries has topped the lest of nations in cybersecurity
index released by the UN telecommunications agency International Telecommunication
Union (ITU)?
A) Hong Kong
B) Mauritius
C) Singapore
D) Germany
107. Where in India has Siemens, the largest industrial manufacturing company in
Europe opened its first digital factory in India?
A) Hyderabad
B) Bengaluru
C) New Delhi
D) Mumbai
108. 9th BRICS Summit is scheduled in in Xiamen, China in September this year.
Where did an informal meeting as a run up to the 9th BRICS Summit held recently?
A) Hamburg, Germany
B) Moscow, Russia
C) Singapore
D) Kathmandu, Nepal
109. Which mobile app is launched by the Central Board of Excise and Customs
(CBEC) to assist users find accurate rates under the new tax regime?
A) GSt Regime
B) GST Rates app
C) GST Finder app
D) GST Rates Finder
110. How much amount has been allotted by the centre to Goa under Swadesh
Darshan scheme?
A) Rs 150 crore
B) Rs 200 crore
C) Rs 100 crore
D) Rs 250 crore
111. Which of the followings state governments is going to launch ‘Green Spiti’ mission
to increase forest cover to overcome water shortage in Spiti Valley.
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh
112. Which of the followings states has topped the list of states in issuance of soil
health cards?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Jharkhand
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Maharashtra
113. By 2018, where will the India’s first university only for Dalit students come up?
A) Bhubaneshwar
B) Hyderabad
C) Mumbai
D) Pune
114. Over which river India and Bangladesh have decided to construct bridge in to
facilitate trade and increase communication?
A) Tuichawng River
B) Karnaphuli River
C) Khawthlangtuipui River
D) Chhimtuipui River
115. How many countries have adopted historic global treaty to ban Nuclear Weapons?
A) 122 B) 134 C) 118 D) 128
116. Name the Indian who has become world’s youngest woman commanders to fly a
Boeing 777 airplane ever.
A) Captain Manisha Kumar
B) Captain Divya Kumar
C) Captain Isha Kumar
D) Captain Lavanya Kumar
117. For the Republic Day parade and celebrations in 2018, India is set to invite the
leaders of the member countries of which group?
A) South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
B) BRICS Association
C) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
D) G-20 major economies
118. Where did the first edition of WINGS 2017 – “Sab Uden, Sab Juden”- Expanding
Regional Connectivity held?
A) New Delhi
B) Bengaluru
C) Chennai
D) Hyderabad
119. Which of the following has become India’s first World Heritage City asannounced
by the UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee?
A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
C) Ahmedabad
D) Jaipur
120. Where has the Cloud major Oracle opened its first ‘Digital Hub’ in India to provide
small and midsize businesses (SMBs) access to the Cloud solutions?
A) Mumbai
B) Chennai
C) Goa
D) Bengaluru
121. Which country will host 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) International
Conference from July 10- 12?
A) Spain
B) China
C) Turkey
D) Portugal
122. Which country will host the climate summit in December 2017 to make further
progress on the 2015 Paris climate agreement?
A) USA
B) India
C) China
D) France
123. Who has won Sportsperson of the Year award at the ‘Maruti Suzuki Sportsperson
of the Year’ Charity Gala Awards?
A) PV Sindhu
B) Saina Nehwal
C) Deep Malik
D) Sania Mirza
124. Who has been appointed Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence
(DG GSTI)?
A) Sanjiv Chaturvedi
B) Donald Ross
C) John Joseph
D) Sharad Kumar
125. Name the e-initiative launched by the central government for the Income tax
Department to directly communicate with the taxpayers?
A) Aakar Setu
B) Aaykar Online
C) Aaykar Setu
D) Aakar Online
126. With which of the following has enterprise solutions provider SAP launched ‘GST in
a Box’ solution for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to get GST ready?
A) Ericson B) TCS
C) IBM D) Dell EMC
127. India is going to be a part of Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC). The
committee was formed under the guidance of
A) World Bank
B) Bank for International Settlements
C) International Monetary Fund
D) United Nations
128. Sashastra Seema Bal in collaboration with which state has began skill
development programme and has become the first Central Armed Police Forces
(CAPF) to do so in collaboration with a state?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Bihar
129. The World Bank Group is going to create a nearly _____ billion innovative new
facility that aims to advance women’s entrepreneurship.
A) $1.5
B) $2
C) $1
D) $2.5
130. Gifts given by the employer to the employee worth above how much value will
come under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
A) Rs 1 lakh
B) Rs 1,50,000
C) Rs 50,000
D) Rs 80,000
131. Which country has topped the medal tally in the 22nd edition of Asian Athletics
Championships held in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha?
A) China
B) Iran
C) India
D) Kazakhstan
132. Who has won the Austrian Grand Prix?
A) Sebastian Vettel
B) Nico Rosberg
C) Felipe Massa
D) Valtteri Bottas
133. According to OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026 report by the UN and
OECD, which country will become the largest milk producer in 2026?
A) Australia
B) China
C) India
D) UK
134. Name the second state to launch e-RTI portal to enable citizens to file online Right
to Information (RTI).
A) Maharashtra
B) Odisha
C) Delhi
D) Uttar Pradesh
135. Name the head of bench which has directed all state governments to prohibit the
“manufacture, sale, storage, purchase and use” of synthetic manja?
A) Justice CS Karnan
B) Justice Swatanter Kumar
C) Justice Markandey Katju
D) Justice AK Ganguly
136. Which of the following has launched a programme called Antara to offer women an
injection of Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), a birth-control hormone?
A) Karnataka
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Delhi
D) Maharashtra
137. Smartron, a global technology OEM and IoT brand has signed an MoU with which
state government to invest in multiple areas of opportunities in the state?
A) West Bengal
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Odisha
138. In which of the following countries is the World’s 1st Saola breeding centre being
constructed?
A) Spain
B) Polland
C) Vietnam
D) Italy
139. Which of the following banks has collaborated with Inter- American Investment
Corporation which will help traders boost relations between India and Latin America and
the Caribbean?
A) State Bank of India
B) Axis Bank
C) ICICI Bank
D) Punjab National Bank
140. According to the union government, it has saved around how much amount in
2016-17 through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)?
A) Rs 54,000 croreB) Rs 56,000 crore
C) Rs 58,000 crore
D) Rs 57,000 crore
141. India has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which country on
cyber security cooperation?
A) Palestine
B) Germany
C) Bangladesh
D) UK
142. India has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which country on
cooperation in the field of information technology and electronics (IT&E)?
A) Palestine
B) Germany
C) Bangladesh
D) UK
143. Where has the union government approved for setting up of International Rice
Research Institute (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC)?
A) Lucknow
B) Ahmedabad
C) Ranchi
D) Varanasi
144. Where has president Pranab Mukherjee annexe inaugurated ‘Ashiana Annexe’
which provided accommodation facilities for accompanying officers and staff of the
Rashtrapati Bhavan?
A) Patna
B) Gurgaon
C) Dehradun
D) Varanasi
145. India has advanced its target of eliminating malaria in the country from 2030 to
____
A) 2027
B) 2028
C) 2025
D) 2026
146. Name the virtual server launched by Indian Railways with an inbuilt security
system to optimise server usage and faster connectivity.
A) RailCloud
B) CloudFare
C) BladeServer
D) RailWire
147. What is the deadline set by government of India for mobile phones to install Global
Positioning System (GPS)?
A) February 1, 2018
B) Februray 1, 2018
C) April 1, 2018
D) January 1, 2018
148. The retirement age of specialist medical officers of central armed police forces has
been enhanced from 60 years to ______.
A) 62 years
B) 63 years
C) 64 years
D) 65 years
149. Which of the following state not been exempted by Supreme Court regarding the
sale of liquor within 500 metres of National and State Highways?
A) Sikkim
B) Meghalaya
C) Tripura
D) Arunachal Pradesh
150. Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) Program is an initiative if which
organization?
A) World Bank
B) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
C) UNESCO
D) Union of International Associations
151. Which state has launched Life programme as per which Self-Help Groups will be
motivated to act like a bank and help each other?
A) Sikkim
B) Meghalaya
C) Tripura
D) Arunachal Pradesh
152. India’s first high-speed rail training centre will come up in which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) New Delhi
C) Gujarat
D) Andhra Pradesh
153. Which state government has decided to give free medical insurance cover of up to
Rs10 lakh to all sitting and former legislators and their families.
A) New Delhi
B) Maharashtra
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Telangana
154. Which state government has decided to merge all the branches of the district
central cooperative banks (DCCBs) with the state cooperative banks?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Punjab
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Bihar
155. Country’s first solar powered DEMU train dedicated to the nation by Railways
Minister Suresh Prabhu will run from Sarai Rohilla in Delhi toFarukh Nagar in ______
A) Rajasthan
B) Haryana
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Uttarakhand
156. Uttar Pradesh government has signed an MoU with the Centre for the construction
of AIIMS at __________.
A) Varanasi
B) Lucknow
C) Gorakhpur
D) Meerut
157. What is the rank of India on sustainable development goal (SDG) index according
to the SDG Index and Dashboards Report?
A) 106
B) 116
C) 126
D) 136
158. Name the first state in the country to bring a law making social boycott a crime.
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) West Bengal
159. Which country has topped the charts of sustainable development goal (SDG) index
according to the SDG Index and Dashboards Report?
A) Sweden
B) Denmark
C) Finland
D) Portugal
160. Which of the following bank has ties up with OPIC and Wells Fargo Bank tie-up to
support women entrepreneurs and increase lending to small and medium enterprises
(SMEs) in India?
A) HDFC Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) Yes Bank
161. What name has been given to the supercluster of galaxies discovered by a group
of Indian astronomers?
A) Laxmi
B) Divya
C) Saraswati
D) Bharti
162. For making management education accessible to all through Massive Open Online
Courses (MOOCs), which of the following Indian Institutes ofManagement has been
awarded by president, Pranab Mukherjee?
A) IIM Ahmedabad
B) IIM Bangalore
C) IIM Calcutta
D) IIM Lucknow
163. Which mobile app has been launched by Railways to cater to various passenger
requirements, including ticket booking, inquiry, on-board cleaning and ordering meal on
a single platform?
A) Rail SAARTHI
B) Rail YATRI
C) IndianRail
D) None of these
164. What is the deadline for traders to get registered under the Goods and Services
Tax (GST) regime?
A) August 31, 2017
B) December 31, 2017
C) September 30, 2017
D) July 30, 2017
165. How much Goods And Services Tax (GST) is applicable on buying and selling of
second-hand goods if sold at a price cheaper than the purchase price?
A) 5%
B) 7%
C) 6%
D) No GST
166. Which state has topped the rooftop capacity addition table in 2016-17, according to
a report by Bridge to India, a global renewable energy consulting firm?
A) Kerala
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Telangana
167. According to a report by the thinktank organisation, ICRIER, internetbased
applications have contributed how much to the country’s GDP in 2015-16?
A) Rs 1.5 lakh crore
B) Rs 1.6 lakh crore
C) Rs 1.2 lakh crore
D) Rs 1.4 lakh crore
168. Name the para-athlete who has won a gold at the World Para Athletics
Championships 2017.
A) Sundar Singh Gurjar
B) Devendra Jhajharia
C) Amit Kumar Saroha
D) Varun Bhati
169. Who has won the Wimbledon tile 2017 in Women’s single category?
A) Venus Williams
B) Serena Williams
C) Garbine Muguruza
D) Petra Kvitová
170. Who has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer of
Oriental Bank of Commerce?
A) Kishore Sansi
B) Mukesh Kumar Jain
C) Jatinder Bir Singh
D) Ashwani Kumar
171. Which of the following railway stations has become the first station in India to be
run by an all-women staff?
A) Prabhadevi
B) Ghansoli
C) Matunga
D) Dolavli
172. Which of the following has topped the list of most influential brands in India
according to research firm Ipsos?
A) State Bank of India
B) Facebook
C) Reliance Jio
D) Google
173. Under which of the following yojanas, people would be trained under GST training
programme launched by the government?
A) PMMY
B) PMJDY
C) PMKVY
D) PMTPY
174. Which of the following country has topped the global index of countries with the
most confidence in their government?
A) Canada
B) China
C) Russia
D) India
175. Name the Indian who has won Victorian Open squash tournament held in
Australia?
A) Siddharth Suchde
B) Saurav Ghosal
C) Harinder Pal Sandhu
D) Harpreet Singh
176. Which film has won the best film award in the 18th edition of the International
Indian Film Academy Awards 2017?
A) Udta Punjab
B) Pink
C) MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
D) Neerja
177. By 2019, what is the target number of adding new LPG connections under
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)?
A) 10 Crore
B) 5 Crore
C) 2 Crore
D) 4 Crore
178. Former Chief Minister of _______, Nar
Bahadur Bhandari has passed away.
A) Tripura
B) Sikkim
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Assam
179. Because of the absence of a world-class convention centre in which country, it will
not be able to host G20 meeting in year 2019?
A) Japan
B) Germany
C) India
D) Singapore
180. Which of the following automobile company has rolled out the country’s first bio-
CNG (bio-methane) bus?
A) Hero Motocorp
B) Tata Motors
C) Bajaj Auto
D)Mahindra & Mahindra
181. With which country has India signed MoU to develop a village in later’s
Anuradhapura District?
A) Nepal
B) Bangladesh
C) Sri Lanka
D) Myanmar
182. Who has wons Formula One British Grand Prix 2017?
A) Max Verstappen
B) Kimi Raikkonen
C) Valtteri Bottas
D) Lewis Hamilton
183. Oscar-winning ________ actor Martin Landau has passed away.
A) British
B) American
C) Italian
D) Swedish
184. When is World Day for International Justice observed?
A) July 17
B) July 18
C) July 16
D) July 19
185. Who is the CEO of MobiKwik that provides a mobile phone based payment system
and digital wallet? A) Megha Tank
B) Upasana Taku
C) Gagan Deep Singh
D) Bipin Preet Singh
186. Who has been given the additional charge of Information and Broadcasting
Ministry?
A) Narendra Singh Tomar
B) Smriti Irani
C) Raj Nath Singh
D) Jagat Prakash Nadda
187. Who has been given the additional charge of Urban Development Ministry?
A) Narendra Singh Tomar
B) Smriti Irani
C) Raj Nath Singh
D) Jagat Prakash Nadda
188. Where is a colourful bird-like dinosaur that is almost as big as a man identified by
the scientists?
A) Malaysia
B) Philippines
C) Vietnam
D) Canada
189. Which of the following airlines has been rated the world’s best airline in a survey
by the Travel and Leisure magazine?
A) Singapore Airlines
B) Emirates Airways
C) Qatar Airways
D) Japan Airlines
190. According to India Ratings and Research, how much additional provisioning is
required by the Indian Banks for bankruptcy cases?
A) 190 billion rupees
B) 130 billion rupees
C) 180 billion rupees
D) 160 billion rupees
191. Which of the following states will host Horasis Asia Meeting, a global business
meet in November 2017?
A) Karnataka
B) West Bengal
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Assam
192. Which country will host the 2022 World Short Course Swimming Championships?
A) Hungary
B) Russia
C) UAE
D) China
193. Football legend Francesco Totti who announced his retirement recently belongs to
which country?
A) France
B) Italy
C) Sweden
D) Portugal
194. Which of the following apps has been launched by UIDAI (Unique Identification
Authority of India) for syncing Aadhaar data on the mobile phone?
A) eAadhaar
B) itAadhaar
C) urAadhaar
D) mAadhaar
195. Which of the following countries has launched in Indian UT Chandigarh to promote
tourism in the country?
A) Malaysia
B) South Korea
C) Vietnam
D) Canada
196. Which of the following countries has successfully tested world’s first-ever active
laser weapons system?
A) China
B) Russia
C) Japan
D) USA
197. Where is one of world’s rarest animal species, a northern hairy-nosed wombat has
taken birth for the first time in five years?
A) Canada
B) Australia
C) Denmark
D) Netherlands
198. Which of the following Rajya Sabha Members has resigned from Rajya Sabha?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) Sharad Pawar
C) Mayawati
D) Jaya Bachchan
199. Where did the first global robotics Olympiad held?
A) USA
B) India
C) Russia
D) Japan
200. _______ and TATA classedge partnered with first global to mentor 7 Indian
students participating in first global robotics olympiad at Washington, DC.
A) Federal Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) Yes Bank
D) Axis Bank
