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01 MARCH 2017
Ques. : 1
The Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) has pegged advance GDP growth
estimate for 2016-17 fiscal at
1) 7 per cent
2) 7.1 per cent
3) 6.7 per cent
4) 6.9 per cent
5) 7.3 per cent
Answer:- 2) 7.1 per cent
1) 7 per cent
2) 7.1 per cent
3) 6.7 per cent
4) 6.9 per cent
5) 7.3 per cent
Answer:- 2) 7.1 per cent
Ques. : 2
_______ was named as the ‘Captain of the Year’ at the 10th annual ESPNcricinfo
Awards.
1) Steve Smith
2) Virat Kohli
3) David Warner
4) Ab de Villiers
5) Joe Root
Answer:- 2) Virat Kohli
1) Steve Smith
2) Virat Kohli
3) David Warner
4) Ab de Villiers
5) Joe Root
Answer:- 2) Virat Kohli
Ques. : 3 P
Shiv Shankar, who passed away recently, was a former
1) Planning Commission chief
2) Union Minister
3) Chief Minister
4) Vice President
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Union Minister
1) Planning Commission chief
2) Union Minister
3) Chief Minister
4) Vice President
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Union Minister
Ques. : 4
Tata Communications is partnering with ________ to support the roll-out of its
Internet of Things platform, the LoRa network.
1) Microsoft
2) Accenture
3) Hewlett Packard Enterprise
4) Google
5) IBM
Answer:- 3) Hewlett Packard Enterprise
1) Microsoft
2) Accenture
3) Hewlett Packard Enterprise
4) Google
5) IBM
Answer:- 3) Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Ques. : 5
The Venture Capital Investment Committee (VCIC), set up by _______, has
sanctioned Rs 300 cr to fund managers who would invest in startups.
1) SIDBI
2) NABARD
3) SBI Mutual Fund
4) LIC of India
5) BSE
Answer:- 1) SIDBI
1) SIDBI
2) NABARD
3) SBI Mutual Fund
4) LIC of India
5) BSE
Answer:- 1) SIDBI
Ques. : 6
The Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu recently flagged off the first
Antyodaya Express, a long distance, fully unreserved, superfast train service,
between
1) Chennai and New Delhi
2) Patna and New Delhi
3) Lucknow and Mumbai
4) Ernakulam and Howrah
5) Patna and Kolkata
Answer:- 4) Ernakulam and Howrah
1) Chennai and New Delhi
2) Patna and New Delhi
3) Lucknow and Mumbai
4) Ernakulam and Howrah
5) Patna and Kolkata
Answer:- 4) Ernakulam and Howrah
Ques. : 7
Iran and Russia have reached an agreement to jointly produce nuclear fuel. The
currency of Iran is
1) Dinar
2) Baht
3) Rial
4) Riyal
5) Pound
Answer:- 3) Rial
1) Dinar
2) Baht
3) Rial
4) Riyal
5) Pound
Answer:- 3) Rial
Ques. : 8
Kiev is the capital city of which of the following countries?
1) South Africa
2) Kenya
3) Turkey
4) Greece
5) Ukraine
Answer:- 5) Ukraine
1) South Africa
2) Kenya
3) Turkey
4) Greece
5) Ukraine
Answer:- 5) Ukraine
Ques. : 9
The National Science Day is observed every year on
1) 28 Jan
2) 22 Feb
3) 25 Feb
4) 28 Feb
5) 28 Mar
Answer:- 4) 28 Feb
1) 28 Jan
2) 22 Feb
3) 25 Feb
4) 28 Feb
5) 28 Mar
Answer:- 4) 28 Feb
Ques. : 10
The headquarters of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
is located in
1) Paris, France
2) Jakarta, Indonesia
3) Sydney, China
4) New Delhi, India
5) Rome, Italy
Answer:- 5) Rome, Italy
1) Paris, France
2) Jakarta, Indonesia
3) Sydney, China
4) New Delhi, India
5) Rome, Italy
Answer:- 5) Rome, Italy
02 MARCH 2017
Ques. : 1
__________ retained its number one position in the annual city governance
ranking, according to the Annual Survey of India's City-System (ASICS).
1) Chandigarh
2) Bengaluru
3) Bhubaneswar
4) Kolkata
5) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer:- 5) Thiruvananthapuram
1) Chandigarh
2) Bengaluru
3) Bhubaneswar
4) Kolkata
5) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer:- 5) Thiruvananthapuram
Ques. : 2 The
Gross domestic product (GDP) of India registered _______ growth in Oct-Dec
quarter of 2016-17.
1) 7 per cent
2) 7.1 per cent
3) 7.2 per cent
4) 7.4 per cent
5) 7.6 per cent
Answer:- 1) 7 per cent
1) 7 per cent
2) 7.1 per cent
3) 7.2 per cent
4) 7.4 per cent
5) 7.6 per cent
Answer:- 1) 7 per cent
Ques. : 3
The Parliament in which country recently expelled MP Mohammed Anwar Sadat, an
outspoken critic of the govt’s human rights record?
1) Egypt
2) Greece
3) Turkey
4) Iran
5) Iraq
Answer:- 1) Egypt
1) Egypt
2) Greece
3) Turkey
4) Iran
5) Iraq
Answer:- 1) Egypt
Ques. : 4
________ has announced collaboration with Cisco to further expand its existing
multi-terabit capacity with the first All-IP converged network in India.
1) Airtel
2) Reliance Jio
3) Vodafone
4) Idea
5) Reliance Communication
Answer:- 2) Reliance Jio
1) Airtel
2) Reliance Jio
3) Vodafone
4) Idea
5) Reliance Communication
Answer:- 2) Reliance Jio
Ques. : 5
Developing economies of Asia and the Pacific region will need infrastructure
investments worth ________ from now until 2030, according to an ADB report
issued recently.
1) $6 trillion
2) $12 trillion
3) $16 trillion
4) $22 trillion
5) $26 trillion
Answer:- 5) $26 trillion
1) $6 trillion
2) $12 trillion
3) $16 trillion
4) $22 trillion
5) $26 trillion
Answer:- 5) $26 trillion
Ques. : 6
The Tata Steel has announced that it has commenced ferro chrome production at
its recently commissioned unit at Gopalpur in the state of
1) Jharkhand
2) Karnataka
3) Odisha
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 3) Odisha
1) Jharkhand
2) Karnataka
3) Odisha
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 3) Odisha
Ques. : 7
The sovereign wealth fund of ________, the world's largest, notched up huge
gains in 2016.
1) Sweden
2) Norway
3) US
4) Switzerland
5) Singapore
Answer:- 2) Norway
1) Sweden
2) Norway
3) US
4) Switzerland
5) Singapore
Answer:- 2) Norway
Ques. : 8
The growth of eight core sectors slowed down to a five-month low of ______ in
Jan 2017, mainly due to contraction in output of refinery products, fertiliser
and cement.
1) 2.8%
2) 3.2%
3) 3.4%
4) 3.6%
5) 3.8%
Answer:- 3) 3.4%
1) 2.8%
2) 3.2%
3) 3.4%
4) 3.6%
5) 3.8%
Answer:- 3) 3.4%
Ques. : 9
________ took charge as the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board
of India (Sebi) on Mar 1, 2017.
1) Sriram Kalyanaraman
2) Yogesh Aggarwal
3) TS Vijayan
4) Ajay Tyagi
5) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
Answer:- 4) Ajay Tyagi
1) Sriram Kalyanaraman
2) Yogesh Aggarwal
3) TS Vijayan
4) Ajay Tyagi
5) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
Answer:- 4) Ajay Tyagi
Ques. : 10
What is the fiscal deficit target for the financial year 2016-17?
1) 3% of GDP
2) 3.2% of GDP
3) 3.3% of GDP
4) 3.5% of GDP
5) 3.9% of GDP
Answer:- 4) 3.5% of GDP
1) 3% of GDP
2) 3.2% of GDP
3) 3.3% of GDP
4) 3.5% of GDP
5) 3.9% of GDP
Answer:- 4) 3.5% of GDP
03 MARCH 2017
Ques. : 1
Krone is the currency of which of the following countries?
1) Sweden
2) Poland
3) Finland
4) Norway
5) Spain
Answer:- 4) Norway
1) Sweden
2) Poland
3) Finland
4) Norway
5) Spain
Answer:- 4) Norway
Ques. : 2
_________ has been appointed as India’s permanent representative or ambassador
to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
1) G Latha Krishna Rao
2) NK Sinha
3) Rajeev Nayan Choubey
4) Rita A Teaotia
5) JS Deepak
Answer:- 5) JS Deepak
1) G Latha Krishna Rao
2) NK Sinha
3) Rajeev Nayan Choubey
4) Rita A Teaotia
5) JS Deepak
Answer:- 5) JS Deepak
Ques. : 3
The World Bank has announced an assistance programme of over $1 bn in the areas
of urban transport and climate resilient agriculture in which state, over the
next 2-3 years?
1) Rajasthan
2) Maharashtra
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Odisha
5) Bihar
Answer:- 2) Maharashtra
1) Rajasthan
2) Maharashtra
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Odisha
5) Bihar
Answer:- 2) Maharashtra
Ques. : 4
South Korea’s special prosecutor’s office has announced that it will charge Jay
Y Lee and four other executives with bribery and embezzlement. Lee is the group
chief of
1) LG
2) Samsung
3) Hyundai
4) POSCO
5) Shinhan Financial Group
Answer:- 2) Samsung
1) LG
2) Samsung
3) Hyundai
4) POSCO
5) Shinhan Financial Group
Answer:- 2) Samsung
Ques. : 5
The fourth series of Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) will be launched shortly. The
SGB scheme was launched as an alternative to physical gold in Nov
1) 2009
2) 2011
3) 2013
4) 2015
5) 2016
Answer:- 4) 2015
1) 2009
2) 2011
3) 2013
4) 2015
5) 2016
Answer:- 4) 2015
Ques. : 6 In
the OECD’s Economic Survey of India, the real GDP growth has been pegged at
________ in the FY17 and at 7.3 per cent in the FY18.
1) 6.9 per cent
2) 7 per cent
3) 7.1 per cent
4) 7.3 per cent
5) 7.6 per cent
Answer:- 2) 7 per cent
1) 6.9 per cent
2) 7 per cent
3) 7.1 per cent
4) 7.3 per cent
5) 7.6 per cent
Answer:- 2) 7 per cent
Ques. : 7
Angel Gurria is the present Secretary General of which of the following
international organisations?
1) IDA
2) IMF
3) OECD
4) BIS
5) WTO
Answer:- 3) OECD
1) IDA
2) IMF
3) OECD
4) BIS
5) WTO
Answer:- 3) OECD
Ques. : 8 Tarun
Kona and Alwin Francis, who won the Uganda International Series title recently,
are associated with the game of
1) badminton
2) tennis
3) table tennis
4) squash
5) snooker
Answer:- 1) badminton
1) badminton
2) tennis
3) table tennis
4) squash
5) snooker
Answer:- 1) badminton
Ques. : 9
The Green Park Stadium is situated in which of the following cities?
1) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
2) Dharamasala, Himachal Pradesh
3) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
4) Bengaluru, Karnataka
5) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
1) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
2) Dharamasala, Himachal Pradesh
3) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
4) Bengaluru, Karnataka
5) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Ques. : 10
Who among the following has been awarded with the CK Nayudu Lifetime
Achievement Award by the BCCI recently? She is the first woman to receive the
award.
1) Snehal Pradhan
2) Harmanpreet Kaur
3) Poonam Raut
4) Shantha Rangaswamy
5) Diana David
Answer:- 4) Shantha Rangaswamy
1) Snehal Pradhan
2) Harmanpreet Kaur
3) Poonam Raut
4) Shantha Rangaswamy
5) Diana David
Answer:- 4) Shantha Rangaswamy
04 MARCH 2017
Ques. : 1
Taarak Mehta, who passed away recently, was a renowned _______ writer and
playwright.
1) Gujarati
2) Marathi
3) Bengali
4) Urdu
5) Odia
Answer:- 1) Gujarati
1) Gujarati
2) Marathi
3) Bengali
4) Urdu
5) Odia
Answer:- 1) Gujarati
Ques. : 2 The
European Union member states recently approved visa-free travel for Georgia.
The capital city of Georgia is
1) Helsinki
2) Sofia
3) Tbilisi
4) Athens
5) Stockholm
Answer:- 3) Tbilisi
1) Helsinki
2) Sofia
3) Tbilisi
4) Athens
5) Stockholm
Answer:- 3) Tbilisi
Ques. : 3
The govt has shifted the responsibility of promoting digital transactions in
the country from NITI Aayog to the
1) Reserve Bank of India
2) NPCI
3) Ministry of Commerce & Industry
4) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
5) Ministry of IT and Electronics
Answer:- 5) Ministry of IT and Electronics
1) Reserve Bank of India
2) NPCI
3) Ministry of Commerce & Industry
4) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
5) Ministry of IT and Electronics
Answer:- 5) Ministry of IT and Electronics
Ques. : 4
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has appointed Luis Norton de Matos as
the head coach of the India U-17 World Cup team. Luis hails from
1) Portugal
2) Spain
3) Brazil
4) Argentina
5) France
Answer:- 1) Portugal
1) Portugal
2) Spain
3) Brazil
4) Argentina
5) France
Answer:- 1) Portugal
Ques. : 5
Which of the following life insurers recently launched a new online term plan
‘iSelect’ meant for family protection?
1) Canara HSBC OBC Life
2) LIC of India
3) ICICI Prudential
4) HDFC Standard
5) Bharti AXA
Answer:- 1) Canara HSBC OBC Life
1) Canara HSBC OBC Life
2) LIC of India
3) ICICI Prudential
4) HDFC Standard
5) Bharti AXA
Answer:- 1) Canara HSBC OBC Life
Ques. : 6
The global leader in payment solutions American Express recently announced the
launch of BIP, an electronic payment platform. Here, the term BIP stands for
1) Buyer Initial Payments
2) Buyer Initiated Payments
3) Buyer Introduced Payments
4) Buyer Indicated Payments
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Buyer Initiated Payments
1) Buyer Initial Payments
2) Buyer Initiated Payments
3) Buyer Introduced Payments
4) Buyer Indicated Payments
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Buyer Initiated Payments
Ques. : 7
Which state govt recently appointed senior IAS officer Sumeet Mallick as the
new chief secretary of the state?
1) Gujarat
2) Maharashtra
3) Rajasthan
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Bihar
Answer:- 2) Maharashtra
1) Gujarat
2) Maharashtra
3) Rajasthan
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Bihar
Answer:- 2) Maharashtra
Ques. : 8
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is
headquartered in
1) Milan, Italy
2) London, UK
3) New York, US
4) Geneva, Switzerland
5) Paris, France
Answer:- 5) Paris, France
1) Milan, Italy
2) London, UK
3) New York, US
4) Geneva, Switzerland
5) Paris, France
Answer:- 5) Paris, France
Ques. : 9
Who among the following has won this year’s prestigious Polly Umrigar Award,
given to BCCI’s International Cricketer of the Year?
1) Rohit Sharma
2) Yuvraj Singh
3) MS Dhoni
4) Ravichandran Ashwin
5) Virat Kohli
Answer:- 5) Virat Kohli
1) Rohit Sharma
2) Yuvraj Singh
3) MS Dhoni
4) Ravichandran Ashwin
5) Virat Kohli
Answer:- 5) Virat Kohli
Ques. : 10
The Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju recently inaugurated the
country's first integrated heliport at in
1) Mumbai
2) Pune
3) Bengaluru
4) New Delhi
5) Chennai
Answer:- 4) New Delhi
1) Mumbai
2) Pune
3) Bengaluru
4) New Delhi
5) Chennai
Answer:- 4) New Delhi
06 MARCH 2017
Ques.
: 1 Hryvnia is the currency of which of the following countries?
1) Kazakhstan
2) Tajikistan
3) Turkmenistan
4) Ukraine
5) Uzbekistan
Answer:- 4) Ukraine
1) Kazakhstan
2) Tajikistan
3) Turkmenistan
4) Ukraine
5) Uzbekistan
Answer:- 4) Ukraine
Ques. : 2 Manohar Parrikar presented the Raksha Mantri’s Trophy
and Citation for the best Service Hospital in the Armed Forces Medical Services
(AFMS) for the year 2016 to INHS Asvini, located in
1) Mumbai
2) Pune
3) Secunderabad
4) Manipal
5) Kolkata
Answer:- 1) Mumbai
1) Mumbai
2) Pune
3) Secunderabad
4) Manipal
5) Kolkata
Answer:- 1) Mumbai
Ques.
: 3 __________ is the host of the 13th Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO)
Summit.
1) Afghanistan
2) Kyrgyzstan
3) Azerbaijan
4) Turkey
5) Pakistan
Answer:- 5) Pakistan
1) Afghanistan
2) Kyrgyzstan
3) Azerbaijan
4) Turkey
5) Pakistan
Answer:- 5) Pakistan
Ques.
: 4 Rohan Bopanna is associated with which of the following games?
1) Table tennis
2) Badminton
3) Tennis
4) Squash
5) Snooker
Answer:- 3) Tennis
1) Table tennis
2) Badminton
3) Tennis
4) Squash
5) Snooker
Answer:- 3) Tennis
Ques.
: 5 PM Hassan Ali Khaire announced the deaths of hundreds of people due to
hunger and diarrhoea amid a drought in the Bay region in
1) Nigeria
2) Somalia
3) Kenya
4) Liberia
5) Estonia
Answer:- 2) Somalia
1) Nigeria
2) Somalia
3) Kenya
4) Liberia
5) Estonia
Answer:- 2) Somalia
Ques.
: 6 Which of the following entities regulates insurance sector in India? It has
proposed up to 50 per cent hike in motor insurance premium from Apr 1, 2017.
1) PFRDA
2) IRDAI
3) NPCI
4) SEBI
5) RBI
Answer:- 2) IRDAI
1) PFRDA
2) IRDAI
3) NPCI
4) SEBI
5) RBI
Answer:- 2) IRDAI
Ques.
: 7 The GST Council recently approved the draft CGST and IGST Bills. The letter
‘C’ in the term CGST stands for ‘Central’ while letter ‘I’ in the term ‘IGST’
stands for
1) Independent
2) Initial
3) Intermediate
4) Integrated
5) Infrastructure
Answer:- 4) Integrated
1) Independent
2) Initial
3) Intermediate
4) Integrated
5) Infrastructure
Answer:- 4) Integrated
Ques.
: 8 The Google India and which state govt have signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) aimed at supporting the digitisation efforts of the state?
1) Assam
2) Jharkhand
3) Telangana
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Uttarakhand
Answer:- 3) Telangana
1) Assam
2) Jharkhand
3) Telangana
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Uttarakhand
Answer:- 3) Telangana
Ques.
: 9 The Union Finance Ministry has agreed in-principle to allow public sector
banks to offer ESOPs to their employees from 2017-18. The term ESOPs stands for
1) Employee Stock Option Plans
2) Employee Share Option Plans
3) Employee Service Option Plans
4) Employee Salary Option Plans
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Employee Stock Option Plans
1) Employee Stock Option Plans
2) Employee Share Option Plans
3) Employee Service Option Plans
4) Employee Salary Option Plans
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Employee Stock Option Plans
Ques.
: 10 Gujarat’s first car manufacturing plant at Halol near Vadodara is set to
shut down sometime in Apr. The plant was set up by
1) Maruti Suzuki
2) Tata Motors
3) Hyundai
4) Renault
5) General Motors
Answer:- 5) General Motors
1) Maruti Suzuki
2) Tata Motors
3) Hyundai
4) Renault
5) General Motors
Answer:- 5) General Motors
07 MARCH 2017
Ques.
: 1 Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Economic
Cooperation Organisation (ECO) set up to promote sustainable economic
development?
1) Pakistan
2) Turkey
3) Iran
4) Afghanistan
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
1) Pakistan
2) Turkey
3) Iran
4) Afghanistan
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 2 The International Women’s Day is observed every year
on
1) 02 Mar
2) 04 Mar
3) 06 Mar
4) 08 Mar
5) 10 Mar
Answer:- 4) 08 Mar
1) 02 Mar
2) 04 Mar
3) 06 Mar
4) 08 Mar
5) 10 Mar
Answer:- 4) 08 Mar
Ques.
: 3 The world’s oldest aircraft carrier in active service, INS Viraat, was
decommissioned on 06 Mar after serving the Indian Navy for nearly 30 years.
India had bought the carrier from
1) France
2) Israel
3) Russia
4) UK
5) US
Answer:- 4) UK
1) France
2) Israel
3) Russia
4) UK
5) US
Answer:- 4) UK
Ques.
: 4 The large-scale joint military exercise, called Foal Eagle, was conducted
between the US and which of the following countries recently?
1) Japan
2) Philippines
3) Vietnam
4) South Korea
5) Thailand
Answer:- 4) South Korea
1) Japan
2) Philippines
3) Vietnam
4) South Korea
5) Thailand
Answer:- 4) South Korea
Ques.
: 5 Which airport has been renamed as ‘Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao-Amaravati
Airport’ after the legendary actor?
1) Tirupati Airport
2) Vijayawada Airport
3) Chennai Airport
4) Bengaluru Airport
5) Hyderabad Airport
Answer:- 2) Vijayawada Airport
1) Tirupati Airport
2) Vijayawada Airport
3) Chennai Airport
4) Bengaluru Airport
5) Hyderabad Airport
Answer:- 2) Vijayawada Airport
Ques.
: 6 Kurukh, an endangered tribal language of the Dravidian family and spoken by
the Oraon tribal community, has been given official status in the state of
1) Telangana
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) West Bengal
5) Jharkhand
Answer:- 4) West Bengal
1) Telangana
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) West Bengal
5) Jharkhand
Answer:- 4) West Bengal
Ques.
: 7 In which of the following states, the state govt recently decided to make
Sanskrit a compulsory language up to 8th Standard?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Kerala
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Assam
5) Rajasthan
Answer:- 4) Assam
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Kerala
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Assam
5) Rajasthan
Answer:- 4) Assam
Ques.
: 8 ________ , the largest unrelated blood stem cell donors registry in India,
has received the Global NGO Excellence Award under the Best Healthcare NGO
category.
1) DATRI
2) Goonj
3) Give India
4) Pratham
5) Lepra Society
Answer:- 1) DATRI
1) DATRI
2) Goonj
3) Give India
4) Pratham
5) Lepra Society
Answer:- 1) DATRI
Ques.
: 9 _________ is the host of the three-day long 'Destination North East' 2017
event, aimed at showcasing North East as a potential destination for
investment.
1) Kolkata
2) Chandigarh
3) Mumbai
4) New Delhi
5) Gurugram
Answer:- 2) Chandigarh
1) Kolkata
2) Chandigarh
3) Mumbai
4) New Delhi
5) Gurugram
Answer:- 2) Chandigarh
Ques.
: 10 India’s tallest Tricolour was hoisted recently at
1) Ranchi
2) Jammu
3) Itanagar
4) Daulat Beg Oldi
5) Attari border
Answer:- 5) Attari border
1) Ranchi
2) Jammu
3) Itanagar
4) Daulat Beg Oldi
5) Attari border
Answer:- 5) Attari border
08 MARCH 2017
Ques.
: 1 The RBI has clarified that currency notes with scribbles are legal tender
and if any bank branch refuses to exchange soiled notes, the bank will have to
pay a penalty of
1) Rs 2,000
2) Rs 5,000
3) Rs 10,000
4) Rs 20,000
5) Rs 25,000
Answer:- 3) Rs 10,000
1) Rs 2,000
2) Rs 5,000
3) Rs 10,000
4) Rs 20,000
5) Rs 25,000
Answer:- 3) Rs 10,000
Ques. : 2 Which state govt recently announced the ‘Tirtha
Darshan’ scheme under which people above 60 years of age of state can go on a
pilgrimage within the country at govt expense?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Haryana
Answer:- 5) Haryana
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Haryana
Answer:- 5) Haryana
Ques.
: 3 The book on cricket “Numbers Do Lie” has been authored by
1) Murali Kartik
2) Jaideep Varma
3) Aakash Chopra
4) Kapil Dev
5) Sunil Gavaskar
Answer:- 3) Aakash Chopra
1) Murali Kartik
2) Jaideep Varma
3) Aakash Chopra
4) Kapil Dev
5) Sunil Gavaskar
Answer:- 3) Aakash Chopra
Ques.
: 4 Who among the following won the men’s singles title of the 2017 Dubai Duty
Free Tennis Championships?
1) Philipp Kohlschreiber
2) Fernando Verdasco
3) Andy Murray
4) Roger Federer
5) Rafael Nadal
Answer:- 3) Andy Murray
1) Philipp Kohlschreiber
2) Fernando Verdasco
3) Andy Murray
4) Roger Federer
5) Rafael Nadal
Answer:- 3) Andy Murray
Ques.
: 5 India ended their campaign in the International Shooting Sport Federation
(ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) with five medals at fifth place. Which
country topped the medal chart?
1) Japan
2) Australia
3) Italy
4) China
5) US
Answer:- 4) China
1) Japan
2) Australia
3) Italy
4) China
5) US
Answer:- 4) China
Ques.
: 6 As NPAs of public sector banks soared to a staggering Rs 6.8 lakh cr, the
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has favoured naming and shaming defaulting
corporate houses. The present chairman of PAC is
1) KV Thomas
2) KV Kamath
3) K Rahman Khan
4) PJ Kurien
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) KV Thomas
1) KV Thomas
2) KV Kamath
3) K Rahman Khan
4) PJ Kurien
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) KV Thomas
Ques.
: 7 Who among the following won the men’s singles title of the 2017 ATP Mexico
Open?
1) Nick Kyrgios
2) Dominic Thiem
3) David Goffin
4) Rafael Nadal
5) Sam Querrey
Answer:- 5) Sam Querrey
1) Nick Kyrgios
2) Dominic Thiem
3) David Goffin
4) Rafael Nadal
5) Sam Querrey
Answer:- 5) Sam Querrey
Ques.
: 8 ______ has achieved the maximum number of registrations under the Goods and
Services Tax (GST) regime with at least 60 per cent of traders migrating to the
new platform.
1) Gujarat
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Kerala
5) Delhi
Answer:- 4) Kerala
1) Gujarat
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Kerala
5) Delhi
Answer:- 4) Kerala
Ques.
: 9 _________ has launched a new initiative, SheLeadsTech, to support
women-founded or co-founded startups.
1) Google
2) Facebook
3) Microsoft
4) IBM
5) TCS
Answer:- 2) Facebook
1) Google
2) Facebook
3) Microsoft
4) IBM
5) TCS
Answer:- 2) Facebook
Ques.
: 10 Which state would supply an additional 60 MW of electricity to Bangladesh,
over the 100 MW of power the state is providing to that country?
1) Assam
2) West Bengal
3) Meghalaya
4) Tripura
5) Odisha
Answer:- 4) Tripura
1) Assam
2) West Bengal
3) Meghalaya
4) Tripura
5) Odisha
Answer:- 4) Tripura
09 MARCH 2017
Ques.
: 1 Which of the following banks launched “Aadhaar Pay”, the country’s first
Aadhaar-linked cashless merchant solution recently following successful pilots
across 16 states?
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) IDFC Bank
5) YES Bank
Answer:- 4) IDFC Bank
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) IDFC Bank
5) YES Bank
Answer:- 4) IDFC Bank
Ques. : 2 Racemo, a two-seater sports coupe, made its debut at
the 87th Geneva International Motor Show recently. The sports car has been
launched by
1) Maruti Suzuki
2) Mahindra & Mahindra
3) Force Motors
4) Tata Motors
5) Bajaj Auto
Answer:- 4) Tata Motors
1) Maruti Suzuki
2) Mahindra & Mahindra
3) Force Motors
4) Tata Motors
5) Bajaj Auto
Answer:- 4) Tata Motors
Ques.
: 3 PM Narendra Modi recently addressed over 6000 women Sarpanch at the
National Convention of Women Sarpanch - Swachh Shakti 2017 in
1) Jaipur
2) Bhopal
3) Lucknow
4) Patna
5) Gandhinagar
Answer:- 5) Gandhinagar
1) Jaipur
2) Bhopal
3) Lucknow
4) Patna
5) Gandhinagar
Answer:- 5) Gandhinagar
Ques.
: 4 _______ has agreed to buy Opel brand from General Motors in a deal valuing
the business at $2.3 bn.
1) Renault
2) Volkswagen
3) PSA Group
4) Nissan Motors
5) Toyota
Answer:- 3) PSA Group
1) Renault
2) Volkswagen
3) PSA Group
4) Nissan Motors
5) Toyota
Answer:- 3) PSA Group
Ques.
: 5 Airtel and Millicom have entered into a pact to combine Ghana operations.
The capital city of Ghana is
1) Accra
2) Manama
3) Nicosia
4) Lome
5) Porto-Novo
Answer:- 1) Accra
1) Accra
2) Manama
3) Nicosia
4) Lome
5) Porto-Novo
Answer:- 1) Accra
Ques.
: 6 What is the full form of the term GVA, a term used to gauge a country’s
economic activity?
1) Gross Variety Added
2) Gross Value Added
3) Gross Variation Added
4) Gross Valuation Added
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Gross Value Added
1) Gross Variety Added
2) Gross Value Added
3) Gross Variation Added
4) Gross Valuation Added
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Gross Value Added
Ques.
: 7 ________ won the “Most Popular Tourism Destination Award” at the Guangzhou
International Travel Fair (GITF) in China.
1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Myanmar
5) Sri Lanka
Answer:- 5) Sri Lanka
1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Myanmar
5) Sri Lanka
Answer:- 5) Sri Lanka
Ques.
: 8 The 6th World Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Day was observed
recently on
1) 08 Feb
2) 18 Feb
3) 28 Feb
4) 05 Mar
5) 08 Mar
Answer:- 2) 18 Feb
1) 08 Feb
2) 18 Feb
3) 28 Feb
4) 05 Mar
5) 08 Mar
Answer:- 2) 18 Feb
Ques.
: 9 The Trade Mark Rules, 2017 have been notified and have come into effect
from
1) 01 Mar, 2017
2) 02 Mar, 2017
3) 04 Mar, 2017
4) 06 Mar, 2017
5) 08 Mar, 2017
Answer:- 4) 06 Mar, 2017
1) 01 Mar, 2017
2) 02 Mar, 2017
3) 04 Mar, 2017
4) 06 Mar, 2017
5) 08 Mar, 2017
Answer:- 4) 06 Mar, 2017
Ques.
: 10 The name of Gautam Dagar is associated with which of the following games?
1) Rugby
2) Polo
3) Gulf
4) Snooker
5) Swimming
Answer:- 1) Rugby
1) Rugby
2) Polo
3) Gulf
4) Snooker
5) Swimming
Answer:- 1) Rugby
10 MARCH 2017
Ques.
: 1 . Which state has launched a comprehensive web-based platform ‘Pratibimba’
to showcase the govt’s performance and achievements to the citizens?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) West Bengal
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 2) Karnataka
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) West Bengal
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 2) Karnataka
Ques. : 2 . India announced the Open Acreage Licensing Policy
(OALP) recently. The OALP policy is associated with
1) Farm leasing
2) Land acquisition
3) Electronic manufacturing
4) Oil and gas exploration
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Oil and gas exploration
1) Farm leasing
2) Land acquisition
3) Electronic manufacturing
4) Oil and gas exploration
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Oil and gas exploration
Ques.
: 3 The Board of which of the following banks recently approved the ‘Work from
Home’ policy to enable its employees to work while at home using mobile
devices?
1) PNB
2) SBI
3) BoB
4) Dena Bank
5) Uco Bank
Answer:- 2) SBI
1) PNB
2) SBI
3) BoB
4) Dena Bank
5) Uco Bank
Answer:- 2) SBI
Ques.
: 4 Who among the following won men’s singles title of the 2017 Brasil Open?
1) Marcus Daniell
2) Andre Sa
3) Rogerio Dutra Silva
4) Albert Ramos-Vinolas
5) Pablo Cuevas
Answer:- 5) Pablo Cuevas
1) Marcus Daniell
2) Andre Sa
3) Rogerio Dutra Silva
4) Albert Ramos-Vinolas
5) Pablo Cuevas
Answer:- 5) Pablo Cuevas
Ques.
: 5 The joint military exercise ‘Surya Kiran-XI’ was conducted between India
and which country in Pithoragarh area of Uttarakhand recently?
1) Nepal
2) Bangladesh
3) Sri Lanka
4) Maldives
5) Afghanistan
Answer:- 1) Nepal
1) Nepal
2) Bangladesh
3) Sri Lanka
4) Maldives
5) Afghanistan
Answer:- 1) Nepal
Ques.
: 6 __________ has been ranked first in the world in the Airports Council
International (ACI) Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey in the 5-15 million
passengers per annum (MPPA) category for the year 2016.
1) Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad International Airport
2) Kempegowda International Airport
3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
4) Indira Gandhi International Airport
5) Biju Patnaik International Airport Answer:- 1) Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad International Airport
1) Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad International Airport
2) Kempegowda International Airport
3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
4) Indira Gandhi International Airport
5) Biju Patnaik International Airport Answer:- 1) Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad International Airport
Ques.
: 7 Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, who passed away recently, was a popular
________ folk singer.
1) Marathi
2) Bengali
3) Assamese
4) Gujarati
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Bengali
1) Marathi
2) Bengali
3) Assamese
4) Gujarati
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Bengali
Ques.
: 8 The first smart tribal model village ‘Habbi’ was inaugurated recently in
which of the following states?
1) Jammu & Kashmir
2) Jharkhand
3) Uttarakhand
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 1) Jammu & Kashmir
1) Jammu & Kashmir
2) Jharkhand
3) Uttarakhand
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 1) Jammu & Kashmir
Ques.
: 9 The global rating agency Fitch has estimated that Indian economy will grow
by __________ in the current fiscal (2016-2017).
1) 7 per cent
2) 7.1 per cent
3) 7.4 per cent
4) 7.7 per cent
5) 7.9 per cent
Answer:- 2) 7.1 per cent
1) 7 per cent
2) 7.1 per cent
3) 7.4 per cent
4) 7.7 per cent
5) 7.9 per cent
Answer:- 2) 7.1 per cent
Ques.
: 10 The banking system of which country is now the biggest in the world
according to the Financial Times.
1) India
2) Russia
3) Japan
4) China
5) South Korea
Answer:- 4) China
1) India
2) Russia
3) Japan
4) China
5) South Korea
Answer:- 4) China
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