OBJECTIVE GA CURRENT AFFAIRS - JUNE 2017
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01 JUNE 2017
Ques. : 1 Which of the following public sector banks has
received USD 100 mn (about Rs 645 cr) as the first tranche from ADB for
installation of rooftop solar systems in India?
1) SBI
2) PNB
3) Dena Bank
4) Vijaya Bank
5) UCO Bank
Answer:- 2) PNB
1) SBI
2) PNB
3) Dena Bank
4) Vijaya Bank
5) UCO Bank
Answer:- 2) PNB
Ques. : 2 ________ won the
European Golden Shoe for a record-equaling fourth time having scored 37 goals
in the Spanish league recently.
1) Cristiano Ronaldo
2) Ronaldinho
3) Luis Suárez
4) Lionel Messi
5) Neymar
Answer:- 4) Lionel Messi
1) Cristiano Ronaldo
2) Ronaldinho
3) Luis Suárez
4) Lionel Messi
5) Neymar
Answer:- 4) Lionel Messi
Ques. : 3 Name the cricketer who
has become the first Indian Women cricketer to play in Kia Super League, the
England T20 League.
1) Harmanpreet Kaur
2) Veda Krishnamurthy
3) Jhulan Goswami
4) Smriti Mandhana
5) Mithali Raj
Answer:- 1) Harmanpreet Kaur
1) Harmanpreet Kaur
2) Veda Krishnamurthy
3) Jhulan Goswami
4) Smriti Mandhana
5) Mithali Raj
Answer:- 1) Harmanpreet Kaur
Ques. : 4 The World
No-Tobacco-Day is observed every year on
1) 01 May
2) 11 May
3) 19 May
4) 21 May
5) 31 May
Answer:- 5) 31 May
1) 01 May
2) 11 May
3) 19 May
4) 21 May
5) 31 May
Answer:- 5) 31 May
Ques. : 5 According to India
Development Report released by World Bank recently, India had one of the lowest
female participation in the workforce, ranking among 131 countries at
1) 91st
2) 72nd
3) 120th
4) 83rd
5) 112th
Answer:- 3) 120th
1) 91st
2) 72nd
3) 120th
4) 83rd
5) 112th
Answer:- 3) 120th
Ques. : 6 The RBI will soon put
into circulation currency notes in one rupee denomination. The new notes
printed by the Govt of India will bear the signature of
1) Shaktikanta Das
2) Arun Jaitley
3) Narendra Modi
4) Hasmukh Adhia
5) Urjit Patel
Answer:- 1) Shaktikanta Das
1) Shaktikanta Das
2) Arun Jaitley
3) Narendra Modi
4) Hasmukh Adhia
5) Urjit Patel
Answer:- 1) Shaktikanta Das
Ques. : 7 The 43rd G7 Summit was
held on recently in Taormina in
1) Germany
2) Japan
3) Italy
4) France
5) Canada
Answer:- 3) Italy
1) Germany
2) Japan
3) Italy
4) France
5) Canada
Answer:- 3) Italy
Ques. : 8 India and Germany inked
twelve MoUs and agreements following talks between PM Narendra Modi and Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel. The currency of Germany is
1) Franc
2) Dollar
3) Rand
4) Shekel
5) Euro
Answer:- 5) Euro
1) Franc
2) Dollar
3) Rand
4) Shekel
5) Euro
Answer:- 5) Euro
Ques. : 9 The Fijian Defence
Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola signed an MoU with Arun Jaitley in New Delhi
recently. The capital city of Fiji is
1) Bangui
2) Suva
3) Nicosia
4) Zagreb
5) Bogota
Answer:- 2) Suva
1) Bangui
2) Suva
3) Nicosia
4) Zagreb
5) Bogota
Answer:- 2) Suva
Ques. : 10 According to the govt
data released recently, India's GDP grew at what per cent year-on-year during
the Jan-Mar period?
1) 7.2 per cent
2) 6.9 per cent
3) 6.3 per cent
4) 6.1 per cent
5) 7.1 per cent
Answer:- 4) 6.1 per cent
1) 7.2 per cent
2) 6.9 per cent
3) 6.3 per cent
4) 6.1 per cent
5) 7.1 per cent
Answer:- 4) 6.1 per cent
02 JUNE 2017
Ques. : 1 The govt has lowered interest rates on small saving
schemes. What is the new interest rate on Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) scheme for
the Apr-Jun quarter?
1) 7.2 per cent
2) 6.9 per cent
3) 7.6 per cent
4) 7.7 per cent
5) 7.9 per cent
Answer:- 3) 7.6 per cent
1) 7.2 per cent
2) 6.9 per cent
3) 7.6 per cent
4) 7.7 per cent
5) 7.9 per cent
Answer:- 3) 7.6 per cent
Ques. : 2 Najib Razak, who
visited India, recently, is the present Prime Minister of which of the
following countries?
1) UAE
2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia
4) Cambodia
5) Bahrain
Answer:- 2) Malaysia
1) UAE
2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia
4) Cambodia
5) Bahrain
Answer:- 2) Malaysia
Ques. : 3 The central govt
recently kickstarted Regional Air Connectivity Scheme (RCS) by awarding 128
regional routes to five airlines. Which of the following is NOT among these
five airlines?
1) Air Deccan
2) SpiceJet
3) Alliance Air
4) Turbo Megha
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
1) Air Deccan
2) SpiceJet
3) Alliance Air
4) Turbo Megha
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 4 India recently signed
first loan agreement with the New Development Bank for US$ 350 mn for
development and up-gradation of major district roads project in
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Haryana
5) Punjab
Answer:- 2) Madhya Pradesh
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Haryana
5) Punjab
Answer:- 2) Madhya Pradesh
Ques. : 5 Banwarilal Purohit is
the present governor of which of the following states?
1) Assam
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Manipur
4) Goa
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 1) Assam
1) Assam
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Manipur
4) Goa
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 1) Assam
Ques. : 6 _________ was recently
named the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Player of the Year for 2016.
1) SV Sunil
2) Sardara Singh
3) Danish Mujtaba
4) Kothajit Singh
5) SK Uthappa
Answer:- 1) SV Sunil
1) SV Sunil
2) Sardara Singh
3) Danish Mujtaba
4) Kothajit Singh
5) SK Uthappa
Answer:- 1) SV Sunil
Ques. : 7 ________ made history
when she floated outside the International Space Station (ISS) recently,
breaking the record for the most spacewalks by a woman made Sunita Williams.
1) Yi So-yeon
2) Pamela Melroy
3) Kathleen Rubins
4) Peggy Whitson
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Peggy Whitson
1) Yi So-yeon
2) Pamela Melroy
3) Kathleen Rubins
4) Peggy Whitson
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Peggy Whitson
Ques. : 8 Which of the following
has become the first country in the world to ban metal mining?
1) Guatemala
2) Finland
3) El Salvador
4) Norway
5) Spain
Answer:- 3) El Salvador
1) Guatemala
2) Finland
3) El Salvador
4) Norway
5) Spain
Answer:- 3) El Salvador
Ques. : 9 President Pranab
Mukherjee appointed who among the following as the new Vice-Chancellor (V-C) of
the Nalanda University recently?
1) Vijay Bhatkar
2) George Yeo
3) Gopa Sabharwal
4) Pankaj Mohan
5) Sunaina Singh
Answer:- 5) Sunaina Singh
1) Vijay Bhatkar
2) George Yeo
3) Gopa Sabharwal
4) Pankaj Mohan
5) Sunaina Singh
Answer:- 5) Sunaina Singh
Ques. : 10 The Mental Healthcare
Bill 2016 was passed by the Parliament recently. Which of the following is TRUE
about the Bill?
1) It decriminalises attempt to suicide.
2) It bans use of electric shock therapy for treating children with mental illness.
3) It permits conditional use of shock therapy on adults.
4) Only 1) and 3)
5) All 1), 2) and 3)
Answer:- 5) All 1), 2) and 3)
1) It decriminalises attempt to suicide.
2) It bans use of electric shock therapy for treating children with mental illness.
3) It permits conditional use of shock therapy on adults.
4) Only 1) and 3)
5) All 1), 2) and 3)
Answer:- 5) All 1), 2) and 3)
03 JUNE 2017
Ques. : 1 Which of the following countries is in process to
launch Michibiki positioning system which is capable of covering the
Asia-Oceania region and works with the US-operated GPS?
1) Germany
2) South Korea
3) Japan
4) Spain
5) Switzerland
Answer:- 3) Japan
1) Germany
2) South Korea
3) Japan
4) Spain
5) Switzerland
Answer:- 3) Japan
Ques. : 2 Vinay Dube has been
appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which of the following
airlines?
1) Jet Airways
2) Indigo
3) Spicejet
4) AirAsia India
5) Vistara
Answer:- 1) Jet Airways
1) Jet Airways
2) Indigo
3) Spicejet
4) AirAsia India
5) Vistara
Answer:- 1) Jet Airways
Ques. : 3 What is India’s ranking
on the Global Peace Index 2017 published by The Institute of Economics and
Peace?
1) 131st
2) 127th
3) 153rd
4) 142nd
5) 137th
Answer:- 5) 137th
1) 131st
2) 127th
3) 153rd
4) 142nd
5) 137th
Answer:- 5) 137th
Ques. : 4 The UN General Assembly
elected Miroslav Lajcak to be the next president of the 193-member powerful
body. He is the present foreign minister of
1) Kenya
2) Slovakia
3) Albania
4) Nigeria
5) Uganda
Answer:- 2) Slovakia
1) Kenya
2) Slovakia
3) Albania
4) Nigeria
5) Uganda
Answer:- 2) Slovakia
Ques. : 5 Who among the following
has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Indian Oil Corporation?
1) Khaleel Rahim
2) PK Joshi
3) Nishi Vasudeva
4) Sanjiv Singh
5) D Rajkumar
Answer:- 4) Sanjiv Singh
1) Khaleel Rahim
2) PK Joshi
3) Nishi Vasudeva
4) Sanjiv Singh
5) D Rajkumar
Answer:- 4) Sanjiv Singh
Ques. : 6 The Reserve Bank of
India recently appointed who among the following as an Executive Director?
1) S Ganesh Kumar
2) Ashwani Kumar
3) Mahesh Kumar Jain
4) Arun Shrivastava
5) Shubhalakshmi Panse
Answer:- 1) S Ganesh Kumar
1) S Ganesh Kumar
2) Ashwani Kumar
3) Mahesh Kumar Jain
4) Arun Shrivastava
5) Shubhalakshmi Panse
Answer:- 1) S Ganesh Kumar
Ques. : 7 The first Mega Food
Park, MITS Mega Food Park, was inaugurated in which of the following states
recently?
1) Jharkhand
2) Bihar
3) Odisha
4) West Bengal
5) Karnataka
Answer:- 3) Odisha
1) Jharkhand
2) Bihar
3) Odisha
4) West Bengal
5) Karnataka
Answer:- 3) Odisha
Ques. : 8 Which state govt has
launched a web portal ‘Mahaswayam’ that will cater to job seekers, employers,
entrepreneurs, and training institutes?
1) Kerala
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Manipur
4) Gujarat
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 5) Maharashtra
1) Kerala
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Manipur
4) Gujarat
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 5) Maharashtra
Ques. : 9 Which state govt has
launched a digital wallet which doesn’t charge transaction fee and allows a
maximum transaction of Rs 1 lakh for e-KYC and Rs 20,000 for non-KYC users?
1) Rajasthan
2) Telangana
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Sikkim
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 2) Telangana
1) Rajasthan
2) Telangana
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Sikkim
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 2) Telangana
Ques. : 10 India successfully
test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile recently
which has a strike range of
1) 295 km
2) 350 km
3) 550 km
4) 750 km
5) 1500 km
Answer:- 2) 350 km
1) 295 km
2) 350 km
3) 550 km
4) 750 km
5) 1500 km
Answer:- 2) 350 km
05 JUNE 2017
Ques. : 1 PM Narendra Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) Summit at Astana in which countries on Jun 8-9?
1) Kazakhstan
2) Tajikistan
3) Uzbekistan
4) Turkmenistan
5) Kyrgyzstan
Answer:- 1) Kazakhstan
1) Kazakhstan
2) Tajikistan
3) Uzbekistan
4) Turkmenistan
5) Kyrgyzstan
Answer:- 1) Kazakhstan
Ques. : 2 The labour ministry
will soon ratify two key international conventions by International Labour
Organization (ILO) on child labour. The ILO has its headquarters in
1) Perth
2) London
3) Geneva
4) New York
5) Paris
Answer:- 3) Geneva
1) Perth
2) London
3) Geneva
4) New York
5) Paris
Answer:- 3) Geneva
Ques. : 3 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 packaged food items sold under registered
trademarks will be taxed at
1) 4 per cent
2) 8 per cent
3) 6 per cent
4) 9 per cent
5) 5 per cent
Answer:- 5) 5 per cent
1) 4 per cent
2) 8 per cent
3) 6 per cent
4) 9 per cent
5) 5 per cent
Answer:- 5) 5 per cent
Ques. : 4 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
1) 2 per cent
2) 0 per cent
3) 4 per cent
4) 3 per cent
5) 2.5 per cent
Answer:- 2) 0 per cent
1) 2 per cent
2) 0 per cent
3) 4 per cent
4) 3 per cent
5) 2.5 per cent
Answer:- 2) 0 per cent
Ques. : 5 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.
1) JIO
2) Airtel
3) Aircel
4) RCom
5) Idea
Answer:- 4) RCom
1) JIO
2) Airtel
3) Aircel
4) RCom
5) Idea
Answer:- 4) RCom
Ques. : 6 The Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has set up a committee to help improve corporate
governance of listed companies. The Committee will be headed by
1) Uday Kotak
2) Ajay Tyagi
3) Rana Kapoor
4) Shyam Srinivasan
5) Rajiv Lall
Answer:- 1) Uday Kotak
1) Uday Kotak
2) Ajay Tyagi
3) Rana Kapoor
4) Shyam Srinivasan
5) Rajiv Lall
Answer:- 1) Uday Kotak
Ques. : 7 _______ lifted the
men's singles crown at the 2017 Thailand Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament.
1) Jonatan Christie
2) Prannoy Kumar
3) Sai Praneeth
4) Ajay Jayaram
5) Tommy Sugiarto
Answer:- 3) Sai Praneeth
1) Jonatan Christie
2) Prannoy Kumar
3) Sai Praneeth
4) Ajay Jayaram
5) Tommy Sugiarto
Answer:- 3) Sai Praneeth
Ques. : 8 Which of the following
countries has been ranked as the least peaceful nation on Global Peace Index
2017?
1) Libya
2) Yemen
3) Pakistan
4) Afghanistan
5) Syria
Answer:- 5) Syria
1) Libya
2) Yemen
3) Pakistan
4) Afghanistan
5) Syria
Answer:- 5) Syria
Ques. : 9 The Bank of Baroda
(BoB) recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Small
Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC). The present MD and CEO of BoB is
1) Melwyn Rego
2) PS Jayakumar
3) Rajkiran Rai G
4) R Subramaniakumar
5) Sunil Mehta
Answer:- 2) PS Jayakumar
1) Melwyn Rego
2) PS Jayakumar
3) Rajkiran Rai G
4) R Subramaniakumar
5) Sunil Mehta
Answer:- 2) PS Jayakumar
Ques. : 10 Who among the
following is the present Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change?
1) Vijay Goel
2) Narendra Singh Tomar
3) Jagat Prakash Nadda
4) Harsh Vardhan
5) Ravi Shankar Prasad
Answer:- 4) Harsh Vardhan
1) Vijay Goel
2) Narendra Singh Tomar
3) Jagat Prakash Nadda
4) Harsh Vardhan
5) Ravi Shankar Prasad
Answer:- 4) Harsh Vardhan
06 JUNE 2017
Ques. : 1 Which of the following state govts recently announced
a crop loan waiver worth over Rs 36,000 cr?
1) Maharashtra
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Tamil Nadu
4) West Bengal
5) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Uttar Pradesh
1) Maharashtra
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Tamil Nadu
4) West Bengal
5) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Uttar Pradesh
Ques. : 2 India has allowed
duty-free imports of _________ of raw sugar as drought has curtailed production
below consumption levels for the first time in seven years.
1) 100,000 tonnes
2) 300,000 tonnes
3) 500,000 tonnes
4) 600,000 tonnes
5) 900,000 tonnes
Answer:- 3) 500,000 tonnes
1) 100,000 tonnes
2) 300,000 tonnes
3) 500,000 tonnes
4) 600,000 tonnes
5) 900,000 tonnes
Answer:- 3) 500,000 tonnes
Ques. : 3 Ajey Jhankar, who
passed away recently, was a noted
1) bureaucrat
2) classical singer
3) classical dancer
4) author and filmmaker
5) social activist
Answer:- 4) author and filmmaker
1) bureaucrat
2) classical singer
3) classical dancer
4) author and filmmaker
5) social activist
Answer:- 4) author and filmmaker
Ques. : 4 Lenin Moreno won the
recent Presidential elections in which of the following countries?
1) Ecuador
2) Estonia
3) Paraguay
4) Peru
5) Tasmania
Answer:- 1) Ecuador
1) Ecuador
2) Estonia
3) Paraguay
4) Peru
5) Tasmania
Answer:- 1) Ecuador
Ques. : 5 Who among the following
has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Association of Software
and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for 2017-18?
1) R Chandrashekhar
2) Rishad Premji
3) Vishal Sikka
4) Raman Roy
5) Shiv Nadar
Answer:- 4) Raman Roy
1) R Chandrashekhar
2) Rishad Premji
3) Vishal Sikka
4) Raman Roy
5) Shiv Nadar
Answer:- 4) Raman Roy
Ques. : 6 Geetha Johri has been
appointed as the first women Director General of Police (DGP) in the state of
1) Bihar
2) Jharkhand
3) Kerala
4) Rajasthan
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 5) Gujarat
1) Bihar
2) Jharkhand
3) Kerala
4) Rajasthan
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 5) Gujarat
Ques. : 7 The central govt’s
scheme PMUY is associated with which of the following?
1) Houses for BPL households
2) LPG for BPL households
3) Electricity for BPL households
4) Child and mother care facilities
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) LPG for BPL households
1) Houses for BPL households
2) LPG for BPL households
3) Electricity for BPL households
4) Child and mother care facilities
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) LPG for BPL households
Ques. : 8 The Union Road Minister
Nitin Gadkari announced an expressway project in northeast recently worth
1) Rs 10,000 cr
2) Rs 20,000 cr
3) Rs 25,000 cr
4) Rs 30,000 cr
5) Rs 40,000 cr
Answer:- 5) Rs 40,000 cr
1) Rs 10,000 cr
2) Rs 20,000 cr
3) Rs 25,000 cr
4) Rs 30,000 cr
5) Rs 40,000 cr
Answer:- 5) Rs 40,000 cr
Ques. : 9 The South Asia
Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Finance Ministers’ meeting was held
recently in
1) Dhaka
2) New Delhi
3) Colombo
4) Male
5) Kathmandu
Answer:- 2) New Delhi
1) Dhaka
2) New Delhi
3) Colombo
4) Male
5) Kathmandu
Answer:- 2) New Delhi
Ques. : 10 India and which
country recently decided to set up a 240-mn pound fund to finance clean energy
projects in India?
1) US
2) Germany
3) UK
4) France
5) Sweden
Answer:- 3) UK
1) US
2) Germany
3) UK
4) France
5) Sweden
Answer:- 3) UK
07 JUNE 2017
Ques. : 1 _________ topped the annual rankings compiled by the
International Institute for Management Development's (IMD) World
Competitiveness Center in terms of competitiveness.
1) USA
2) Hong Kong
3) Switzerland
4) Singapore
5) Taiwan
Answer:- 2) Hong Kong
1) USA
2) Hong Kong
3) Switzerland
4) Singapore
5) Taiwan
Answer:- 2) Hong Kong
Ques. : 2 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 footwear priced below Rs 500 will be taxed
at 5 per cent while the rest at
1) 8 per cent
2) 10 per cent
3) 12 per cent
4) 18 per cent
5) 28 per cent
Answer:- 4) 18 per cent
1) 8 per cent
2) 10 per cent
3) 12 per cent
4) 18 per cent
5) 28 per cent
Answer:- 4) 18 per cent
Ques. : 3 The gulf countries
including Saudi Arabia and UAE recently isolated Qatar accusing it of
supporting terrorism in the region. The capital city of Qatar is
1) Doha
2) Manama
3) Damascus
4) Tripoli
5) Sana'a
Answer:- 1) Doha
1) Doha
2) Manama
3) Damascus
4) Tripoli
5) Sana'a
Answer:- 1) Doha
Ques. : 4 The World Bank recently
revised India's growth figures by 0.4 percentage points as compared to its Jan
forecast. The Bank has projected what per cent growth rate for India in 2017?
1) 6.1 per cent
2) 6.3 per cent
3) 6.5 per cent
4) 6.8 per cent
5) 7.2 per cent
Answer:- 5) 7.2 per cent
1) 6.1 per cent
2) 6.3 per cent
3) 6.5 per cent
4) 6.8 per cent
5) 7.2 per cent
Answer:- 5) 7.2 per cent
Ques. : 5 The book “The Ministry
of Utmost Happiness” has been authored by
1) Jhumpa Lahiri
2) Vikram Seth
3) Arundhati Roy
4) Kiran Desai
5) Salman Rushdie
Answer:- 3) Arundhati Roy
1) Jhumpa Lahiri
2) Vikram Seth
3) Arundhati Roy
4) Kiran Desai
5) Salman Rushdie
Answer:- 3) Arundhati Roy
Ques. : 6 To emphasize the
importance of financial literacy, the Reserve Bank of India is observing
Financial Literacy Week across the country during
1) Jun 5-9, 2017
2) Jun 9-13, 2017
3) Jun 12-16, 2017
4) Jun 15-19, 2017
5) Jun 20-24, 2017
Answer:- 1) Jun 5-9, 2017
1) Jun 5-9, 2017
2) Jun 9-13, 2017
3) Jun 12-16, 2017
4) Jun 15-19, 2017
5) Jun 20-24, 2017
Answer:- 1) Jun 5-9, 2017
Ques. : 7 Which country has been
ranked on top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business
on the 2017 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI)?
1) China
2) Malaysia
3) India
4) Indonesia
5) Thailand
Answer:- 3) India
1) China
2) Malaysia
3) India
4) Indonesia
5) Thailand
Answer:- 3) India
Ques. : 8 ___________ is the
first city in India to have a public bicycle sharing system which has been
named Trin Trin.
1) Bengaluru
2) Mysuru
3) Chennai
4) Hyderabad
5) Kochi
Answer:- 2) Mysuru
1) Bengaluru
2) Mysuru
3) Chennai
4) Hyderabad
5) Kochi
Answer:- 2) Mysuru
Ques. : 9 Which state govt
recently launched the single-women pension scheme across the state, the first
such scheme in India?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Maharashtra
4) Gujarat
5) Telangana
Answer:- 5) Telangana
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Maharashtra
4) Gujarat
5) Telangana
Answer:- 5) Telangana
Ques. : 10 The 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 seven
districts in
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Rajasthan
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Karnataka
Answer:- 4) Andhra Pradesh
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Rajasthan
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Karnataka
Answer:- 4) Andhra Pradesh
08 JUNE 2017
Ques. : 1 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
1) 05 per cent
2) 08 per cent
3) 12 per cent
4) 18 per cent
5) 28 per cent
Answer:- 3) 12 per cent
1) 05 per cent
2) 08 per cent
3) 12 per cent
4) 18 per cent
5) 28 per cent
Answer:- 3) 12 per cent
Ques. : 2 Nepal recently signed a
deal with which country to develop a 1,200 MW Budhigandaki Hydroelectric
Project, the biggest hydro project in the landlocked country?
1) China
2) India
3) US
4) Japan
5) UK
Answer:- 1) China
1) China
2) India
3) US
4) Japan
5) UK
Answer:- 1) China
Ques. : 3 Who among the following
was elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal recently? He is the 40th Prime
Minister of Nepal.
1) Madhav Kumar Nepal
2) Baburam Bhattarai
3) Ram Chandra Poudel
4) Khadga Prasad Oli
5) Sher Bahadur Deuba
Answer:- 5) Sher Bahadur Deuba
1) Madhav Kumar Nepal
2) Baburam Bhattarai
3) Ram Chandra Poudel
4) Khadga Prasad Oli
5) Sher Bahadur Deuba
Answer:- 5) Sher Bahadur Deuba
Ques. : 4 The RBI issued the
second bimonthly monetary policy review on 7 Jun. What is the policy repo rate
under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF)?
1) 6 per cent
2) 6.25 per cent
3) 6.50 per cent
4) 6.75 per cent
5) 7 per cent
Answer:- 2) 6.25 per cent
1) 6 per cent
2) 6.25 per cent
3) 6.50 per cent
4) 6.75 per cent
5) 7 per cent
Answer:- 2) 6.25 per cent
Ques. : 5 Montenegro has
officially joined North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) becoming the 29th
member of the group. The capital of Montenegro is
1) Bujumbura
2) Bridgetown
3) Asmara
4) Podgorica
5) Tallinn
Answer:- 4) Podgorica
1) Bujumbura
2) Bridgetown
3) Asmara
4) Podgorica
5) Tallinn
Answer:- 4) Podgorica
Ques. : 6 India recently signed
an agreement to provide a line of credit of USD 318 mn to which country for the
development of the railway sector there?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Bangladesh
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Myanmar
Answer:- 1) Sri Lanka
1) Sri Lanka
2) Bangladesh
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Myanmar
Answer:- 1) Sri Lanka
Ques. : 7 Vijaya Bank is going to
develop as many as 100 digital villages in various states of the country. The
bank is headquartered at
1) Gurugram
2) Mumbai
3) Bengaluru
4) Kolkata
5) Chennai
Answer:- 3) Bengaluru
1) Gurugram
2) Mumbai
3) Bengaluru
4) Kolkata
5) Chennai
Answer:- 3) Bengaluru
Ques. : 8 Suicide bombers
attacked the parliament and the mausoleum of the Ayatollah Khomeini in which
country recently killing 13 people?
1) Qatar
2) Saudi Arabia
3) UAE
4) Bahrain
5) Iran
Answer:- 5) Iran
1) Qatar
2) Saudi Arabia
3) UAE
4) Bahrain
5) Iran
Answer:- 5) Iran
Ques. : 9 The govt has decided to
replace the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council of
Technical Education (AICTE) with a new body HEERA which means
1) Higher Education Establishment Regulation Agency
2) Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency
3) Higher Education Empowerment and Rating Agency
4) Higher Education Establishment Registration Agency
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Higher Education
Empowerment Regulation Agency
1) Higher Education Establishment Regulation Agency
2) Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency
3) Higher Education Empowerment and Rating Agency
4) Higher Education Establishment Registration Agency
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Higher Education
Empowerment Regulation Agency
Ques. : 10 India has been
admitted as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Which
of the following is NOT a member of SCO as of now?
1) Uzbekistan
2) Tajikistan
3) Kyrgyzstan
4) Kazakhstan
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
1) Uzbekistan
2) Tajikistan
3) Kyrgyzstan
4) Kazakhstan
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
09 JUNE 2017
Ques. : 1
Ethiopia has declared an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea, also known as AWD,
in the country's Somali region. The capital city of Ethiopia is
1) Tripoli
2) N'Djamena
3) Khartoum
4) Juba
5) Addis Ababa
Answer:- 5) Addis Ababa
1) Tripoli
2) N'Djamena
3) Khartoum
4) Juba
5) Addis Ababa
Answer:- 5) Addis Ababa
Ques. : 2 Bhimaraya Metri took over as Director of which of the
following IIMs recently?
1) IIM Trichy
2) IIM Bangalore
3) IIM Lucknow
4) IIM Calcutta
5) IIM Ahmedabad
Answer:- 1) IIM Trichy
1) IIM Trichy
2) IIM Bangalore
3) IIM Lucknow
4) IIM Calcutta
5) IIM Ahmedabad
Answer:- 1) IIM Trichy
Ques. : 3
India's ranking in the current travel and tourism competitive index (TTCI) of
the World Economic Forum is
1) 65th
2) 40th
3) 52nd
4) 62nd
5) 33rd
Answer:- 2) 40th
1) 65th
2) 40th
3) 52nd
4) 62nd
5) 33rd
Answer:- 2) 40th
Ques. : 4
The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace is observed every year
on
1) 01 Apr
2) 03 Apr
3) 05 Apr
4) 06 Apr
5) 08 Apr
Answer:- 4) 06 Apr
1) 01 Apr
2) 03 Apr
3) 05 Apr
4) 06 Apr
5) 08 Apr
Answer:- 4) 06 Apr
Ques. : 5
The Income Tax department recently clarified that the ban on cash transaction
in excess of Rs 2 lakh will not be applicable to withdrawals from
1) banks savings accounts
2) post office savings accounts
3) NBFCs
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
Answer:- 5) Only 1) and 2)
1) banks savings accounts
2) post office savings accounts
3) NBFCs
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
Answer:- 5) Only 1) and 2)
Ques. : 6
King Maha Vajiralongkorn signed the draft of the new constitution in which of
the following countries recently?
1) Vietnam
2) Cambodia
3) Venezuela
4) Thailand
5) Philippines
Answer:- 4) Thailand
1) Vietnam
2) Cambodia
3) Venezuela
4) Thailand
5) Philippines
Answer:- 4) Thailand
Ques. : 7
The public sector Canara Bank has partnered with BSNL to upgrade bandwidth at
all its branches. Canara Bank is headquartered at
1) Chennai
2) Kolkata
3) Hyderabad
4) Bengaluru
5) Mumbai
Answer:- 4) Bengaluru
1) Chennai
2) Kolkata
3) Hyderabad
4) Bengaluru
5) Mumbai
Answer:- 4) Bengaluru
Ques. : 8
The RBI recently proposed to float wholesale and long-term finance (WLTF) banks
for which the minimum capital required would be
1) Rs 100 cr
2) Rs 500 cr
3) Rs 1,000 cr
4) Rs 2,000 cr
5) Rs 5,000 cr
Answer:- 3) Rs 1,000 cr
1) Rs 100 cr
2) Rs 500 cr
3) Rs 1,000 cr
4) Rs 2,000 cr
5) Rs 5,000 cr
Answer:- 3) Rs 1,000 cr
Ques. : 9
The Tax Department has given banks three more months till ________ to obtain
permanent account number (PAN) or Form—60 from all account holders.
1) May 31
2) Jun 30
3) Jul 31
4) Aug 31
5) Sep 30
Answer:- 2) Jun 30
1) May 31
2) Jun 30
3) Jul 31
4) Aug 31
5) Sep 30
Answer:- 2) Jun 30
Ques. :
10 _________ has announced that SN Subrahmanyan will be its new CEO and MD with
effect from Jul 1, 2017.
1) ITC
2) DLF
3) Essar
4) Vendanta
5) L&T
Answer:- 5) L&T
1) ITC
2) DLF
3) Essar
4) Vendanta
5) L&T
Answer:- 5) L&T
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10 JUNE 2017
Ques. : 1 At least 31 people died in Egypt after blasts targeted
Coptic Christians on Palm Sunday in various cities. The capital of Egypt is
1) Manama
2) Baku
3) Ankara
4) Cairo
5) Tbilisi
Answer:- 4) Cairo
1) Manama
2) Baku
3) Ankara
4) Cairo
5) Tbilisi
Answer:- 4) Cairo
Ques. : 2 India committed a line
of credit to Dhaka for development projects during PM Sheikh Hasina’s recent
visit to New Delhi. The line of credit is worth
1) $2.5 bn
2) $3.2 bn
3) $4.5 bn
4) $5 bn
5) $6.4 bn
Answer:- 3) $4.5 bn
1) $2.5 bn
2) $3.2 bn
3) $4.5 bn
4) $5 bn
5) $6.4 bn
Answer:- 3) $4.5 bn
Ques. : 3 Who among the following
won the Best Actor award at the 64th National Film Awards?
1) Aamir Khan (Dangal)
2) Amitabh Bachchan (Pink)
3) Akshay Kumar (Rushtam)
4) Irrfan Khan (Madaari)
5) Hrithik Roshan (Mohenjo Daro)
Answer:- 3) Akshay Kumar (Rushtam)
1) Aamir Khan (Dangal)
2) Amitabh Bachchan (Pink)
3) Akshay Kumar (Rushtam)
4) Irrfan Khan (Madaari)
5) Hrithik Roshan (Mohenjo Daro)
Answer:- 3) Akshay Kumar (Rushtam)
Ques. : 4 Shyam Kumar, who won a
gold medal at the Thailand International Tournament in Bangkok recently, is
associated with
1) Archery
2) Shooting
3) Boxing
4) Weightlifting
5) Wrestling
Answer:- 3) Boxing
1) Archery
2) Shooting
3) Boxing
4) Weightlifting
5) Wrestling
Answer:- 3) Boxing
Ques. : 5 The automated teller
machine (ATM) turned 50 in 2017. It was on Jun 27, 1967, that the first ATM was
opened to the public at a Barclays branch in
1) London
2) New York
3) Paris
4) Stockholm
5) Berlin
Answer:- 1) London
1) London
2) New York
3) Paris
4) Stockholm
5) Berlin
Answer:- 1) London
Ques. : 6 The Maitree Express
train runs between which of the following two cities?
1) Delhi and Lahore
2) Delhi and Kathmandu
3) Dhaka and Kolkata
4) Agartala and Mandalay
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Dhaka and Kolkata
1) Delhi and Lahore
2) Delhi and Kathmandu
3) Dhaka and Kolkata
4) Agartala and Mandalay
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Dhaka and Kolkata
Ques. : 7 Smita Sandhane took
charge as Managing Director of Saraswat Co-operative bank recently which is an
urban co-operative banking institution based in
1) Gujarat
2) Maharashtra
3) Karnataka
4) Odisha
5) Bihar
Answer:- 2) Maharashtra
1) Gujarat
2) Maharashtra
3) Karnataka
4) Odisha
5) Bihar
Answer:- 2) Maharashtra
Ques. : 8 The naval aircraft -
TU-142 M long-range maritime patrol aircraft – was recently handed over to
which state govt to be converted into a museum?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) Maharashtra
4) Goa
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Andhra Pradesh
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) Maharashtra
4) Goa
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Andhra Pradesh
Ques. : 9 Who among the following
won the 2017 Chinese Grand Prix F1 championship?
1) Kimi Raikkonen
2) Daniel Ricciardo
3) Lewis Hamilton
4) Max Verstappen
5) Sebastian Vettel
Answer:- 3) Lewis Hamilton
1) Kimi Raikkonen
2) Daniel Ricciardo
3) Lewis Hamilton
4) Max Verstappen
5) Sebastian Vettel
Answer:- 3) Lewis Hamilton
Ques. : 10 The National
Basketball Association recently announced the setting up of its first
basketball school, a network of tuition-based basketball development
programmes, in India in
1) Mumbai
2) New Delhi
3) Bengaluru
4) Hyderabad
5) Kolkata
Answer:- 1) Mumbai
1) Mumbai
2) New Delhi
3) Bengaluru
4) Hyderabad
5) Kolkata
Answer:- 1) Mumbai
12 JUNE 2017
Ques. : 1 The RBI recently allowed banks to invest in REITs. The
term REIT stands for
1) Real Estate Innovation Trust
2) Real Estate Investment Trust
3) Real Estate Infrastructure Trust
4) Real Estate Initiative Trust
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Real Estate Investment Trust
1) Real Estate Innovation Trust
2) Real Estate Investment Trust
3) Real Estate Infrastructure Trust
4) Real Estate Initiative Trust
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Real Estate Investment Trust
Ques. : 2 The govt has reduced
the number of centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) from 66 to ____ umbrella
schemes.
1) 28
2) 32
3) 36
4) 39
5) 42
Answer:- 1) 28
1) 28
2) 32
3) 36
4) 39
5) 42
Answer:- 1) 28
Ques. : 3 Nearly four crore
members of which of the following organisations will soon be able to settle
their claims through the mobile application UMANG?
1) IRDAI
2) PFRDA
3) EPFO
4) SBI
5) NABARD
Answer:- 3) EPFO
1) IRDAI
2) PFRDA
3) EPFO
4) SBI
5) NABARD
Answer:- 3) EPFO
Ques. : 4 Which state govt has
kick-started its ambitious ‘Deendayal Rasoi Yojana’ under which subsidised
meals will be available at Rs 5 per plate to people?
1) Assam
2) Jharkhand
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Rajasthan
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 3) Madhya Pradesh
1) Assam
2) Jharkhand
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Rajasthan
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 3) Madhya Pradesh
Ques. : 5 India and which country
recently inked six pacts including one aimed at boosting counter-terrorism
cooperation after talks between PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Malcolm
Turnbull in New Delhi?
1) Canada
2) Australia
3) New Zealand
4) UK
5) Sweden
Answer:- 2) Australia
1) Canada
2) Australia
3) New Zealand
4) UK
5) Sweden
Answer:- 2) Australia
Ques. : 6 The Public Sector Day
is observed every year on which date?
1) 01 Apr
2) 10 Apr
3) 15 Apr
4) 25 Apr
5) 30 Apr
Answer:- 2) 10 Apr
1) 01 Apr
2) 10 Apr
3) 15 Apr
4) 25 Apr
5) 30 Apr
Answer:- 2) 10 Apr
Ques. : 7 The Foreign Ministers
from the Group of Seven major industrialized nations (G-7) held a meeting in
which country recently?
1) UK
2) Canada
3) Japan
4) US
5) Italy
Answer:- 5) Italy
1) UK
2) Canada
3) Japan
4) US
5) Italy
Answer:- 5) Italy
Ques. : 8 Which of the following
is the capital city of Nigeria?
1) Abuja
2) Lagos
3) Manama
4) Nairobi
5) Kampala
Answer:- 1) Abuja
1) Abuja
2) Lagos
3) Manama
4) Nairobi
5) Kampala
Answer:- 1) Abuja
Ques. : 9 In a first, women now
head some major and oldest high courts in the country. Which of the following
pairs of HCs and their Chief Justices is NOT matched correctly?
1) Madras High Court – Indira Banerjee
2) Bombay High Court – Manjula Chellur
3) Delhi High Court – VM Tahilramani
4) Calcutta High Court – Nishita Nirmal Mhatre
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
1) Madras High Court – Indira Banerjee
2) Bombay High Court – Manjula Chellur
3) Delhi High Court – VM Tahilramani
4) Calcutta High Court – Nishita Nirmal Mhatre
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 10 The former Indian
Naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav was awarded death sentence in which of the
following countries recently?
1) Pakistan
2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia
4) Maldives
5) Kenya
Answer:- 1) Pakistan
1) Pakistan
2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia
4) Maldives
5) Kenya
Answer:- 1) Pakistan
13 JUNE 2017
Ques. : 1 The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of
India (IRDAI) recently took over the administration of which of the following
insurers?
1) Sahara India Life Insurance
2) Birla Sun Life
3) Max Life
4) Bharti Axa
5) Tata AIG
Answer:- 1) Sahara India Life Insurance
1) Sahara India Life Insurance
2) Birla Sun Life
3) Max Life
4) Bharti Axa
5) Tata AIG
Answer:- 1) Sahara India Life Insurance
Ques. : 2 The retail inflation
fell to an all time low of what per cent in May 2017?
1) 1.9 per cent
2) 2.1 per cent
3) 2.18 per cent
4) 2.23 per cent
5) 2.54 per cent
Answer:- 3) 2.18 per cent
1) 1.9 per cent
2) 2.1 per cent
3) 2.18 per cent
4) 2.23 per cent
5) 2.54 per cent
Answer:- 3) 2.18 per cent
Ques. : 3 Jitu Rai and Heena
Sidhu are associated with which of the following games? They clinched gold
medal in World Cup recently.
1) Boxing
2) Badminton
3) Squash
4) Billiards
5) Shooting
Answer:- 5) Shooting
1) Boxing
2) Badminton
3) Squash
4) Billiards
5) Shooting
Answer:- 5) Shooting
Ques. : 4 The book “Indira Gandhi
– A life in Nature” has been authored by
1) Salman Khurshid
2) Jairam Ramesh
3) Anand Sharma
4) Kapil Sibal
5) P Chidambaram
Answer:- 2) Jairam Ramesh
1) Salman Khurshid
2) Jairam Ramesh
3) Anand Sharma
4) Kapil Sibal
5) P Chidambaram
Answer:- 2) Jairam Ramesh
Ques. : 5 Who among the following
has won the Kalinga Literary Award 2017 for his work and contribution to
literature?
1) Vairamuthu
2) Tanikella Bharani
3) Hiren Gohain
4) Haraprasad Das
5) Arnab Jan Deka
Answer:- 4) Haraprasad Das
1) Vairamuthu
2) Tanikella Bharani
3) Hiren Gohain
4) Haraprasad Das
5) Arnab Jan Deka
Answer:- 4) Haraprasad Das
Ques. : 6 Shashikant Kutwal is
associated with which of the following games? He won a gold medal in a
Championship for differently-abled recently.
1) Snooker
2) Table tennis
3) Chess
4) Shot put
5) Discuss throw
Answer:- 3) Chess
1) Snooker
2) Table tennis
3) Chess
4) Shot put
5) Discuss throw
Answer:- 3) Chess
Ques. : 7 Which of the following
pairs won the men's doubles title of the 2017 French Open?
1) Michael Venus and Ryan Harrison
2) Santiago Gonzalez and Donald Young
3) Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 4) Marcel Granollers and Ivan Dodig
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Michael Venus and Ryan Harrison
1) Michael Venus and Ryan Harrison
2) Santiago Gonzalez and Donald Young
3) Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 4) Marcel Granollers and Ivan Dodig
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Michael Venus and Ryan Harrison
Ques. : 8 An underwater Metro
train will be run in which of the following cities in India by Dec 2019?
1) Ahmedabad
2) Hyderabad
3) Chennai
4) New Delhi
5) Kolkata
Answer:- 5) Kolkata
1) Ahmedabad
2) Hyderabad
3) Chennai
4) New Delhi
5) Kolkata
Answer:- 5) Kolkata
Ques. : 9 The present Union
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region
(DoNER) is
1) Ravi Shankar Prasad
2) Jitendra Singh
3) Kiren Rijiju
4) Radha Mohan Singh
5) Narendra Singh Tomar
Answer:- 2) Jitendra Singh
1) Ravi Shankar Prasad
2) Jitendra Singh
3) Kiren Rijiju
4) Radha Mohan Singh
5) Narendra Singh Tomar
Answer:- 2) Jitendra Singh
Ques. : 10 India and which
country recently signed an MoU to institutionalize cooperation between
Parliaments of the two countries?
1) Spain
2) Denmark
3) Sweden
4) Mauritius
5) Suriname
Answer:- 4) Mauritius
1) Spain
2) Denmark
3) Sweden
4) Mauritius
5) Suriname
Answer:- 4) Mauritius
12 JUNE
2017
Ques. :
1 The RBI recently allowed banks to invest in REITs. The term REIT stands for
1) Real Estate Innovation Trust
2) Real Estate Investment Trust
3) Real Estate Infrastructure Trust
4) Real Estate Initiative Trust
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Real Estate Investment Trust
1) Real Estate Innovation Trust
2) Real Estate Investment Trust
3) Real Estate Infrastructure Trust
4) Real Estate Initiative Trust
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Real Estate Investment Trust
Ques. : 2 The govt has reduced the number
of centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) from 66 to ____ umbrella schemes.
1) 28
2) 32
3) 36
4) 39
5) 42
Answer:- 1) 28
1) 28
2) 32
3) 36
4) 39
5) 42
Answer:- 1) 28
Ques. : 3 Nearly four crore members of
which of the following organisations will soon be able to settle their claims
through the mobile application UMANG?
1) IRDAI
2) PFRDA
3) EPFO
4) SBI
5) NABARD
Answer:- 3) EPFO
1) IRDAI
2) PFRDA
3) EPFO
4) SBI
5) NABARD
Answer:- 3) EPFO
Ques. : 4 Which state govt has
kick-started its ambitious ‘Deendayal Rasoi Yojana’ under which subsidised
meals will be available at Rs 5 per plate to people?
1) Assam
2) Jharkhand
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Rajasthan
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 3) Madhya Pradesh
1) Assam
2) Jharkhand
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Rajasthan
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 3) Madhya Pradesh
Ques. : 5 India and which country recently
inked six pacts including one aimed at boosting counter-terrorism cooperation
after talks between PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Malcolm Turnbull in
New Delhi?
1) Canada
2) Australia
3) New Zealand
4) UK
5) Sweden
Answer:- 2) Australia
1) Canada
2) Australia
3) New Zealand
4) UK
5) Sweden
Answer:- 2) Australia
Ques. : 6 The Public Sector Day is
observed every year on which date?
1) 01 Apr
2) 10 Apr
3) 15 Apr
4) 25 Apr
5) 30 Apr
Answer:- 2) 10 Apr
1) 01 Apr
2) 10 Apr
3) 15 Apr
4) 25 Apr
5) 30 Apr
Answer:- 2) 10 Apr
Ques. : 7 The Foreign Ministers from the
Group of Seven major industrialized nations (G-7) held a meeting in which
country recently?
1) UK
2) Canada
3) Japan
4) US
5) Italy
Answer:- 5) Italy
1) UK
2) Canada
3) Japan
4) US
5) Italy
Answer:- 5) Italy
Ques. : 8 Which of the following is the
capital city of Nigeria?
1) Abuja
2) Lagos
3) Manama
4) Nairobi
5) Kampala
Answer:- 1) Abuja
1) Abuja
2) Lagos
3) Manama
4) Nairobi
5) Kampala
Answer:- 1) Abuja
Ques. : 9 In a first, women now head some
major and oldest high courts in the country. Which of the following pairs of
HCs and their Chief Justices is NOT matched correctly?
1) Madras High Court – Indira Banerjee
2) Bombay High Court – Manjula Chellur
3) Delhi High Court – VM Tahilramani
4) Calcutta High Court – Nishita Nirmal Mhatre
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
1) Madras High Court – Indira Banerjee
2) Bombay High Court – Manjula Chellur
3) Delhi High Court – VM Tahilramani
4) Calcutta High Court – Nishita Nirmal Mhatre
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 10 The former Indian Naval officer
Kulbhushan Jadhav was awarded death sentence in which of the following
countries recently?
1) Pakistan
2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia
4) Maldives
5) Kenya
Answer:- 1) Pakistan
1) Pakistan
2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia
4) Maldives
5) Kenya
Answer:- 1) Pakistan
13 JUNE
2017
Ques. :
1 The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) recently
took over the administration of which of the following insurers?
1) Sahara India Life Insurance
2) Birla Sun Life
3) Max Life
4) Bharti Axa
5) Tata AIG
Answer:- 1) Sahara India Life Insurance
1) Sahara India Life Insurance
2) Birla Sun Life
3) Max Life
4) Bharti Axa
5) Tata AIG
Answer:- 1) Sahara India Life Insurance
Ques. : 2 The retail inflation fell to an
all time low of what per cent in May 2017?
1) 1.9 per cent
2) 2.1 per cent
3) 2.18 per cent
4) 2.23 per cent
5) 2.54 per cent
Answer:- 3) 2.18 per cent
1) 1.9 per cent
2) 2.1 per cent
3) 2.18 per cent
4) 2.23 per cent
5) 2.54 per cent
Answer:- 3) 2.18 per cent
Ques. : 3 Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu are
associated with which of the following games? They clinched gold medal in World
Cup recently.
1) Boxing
2) Badminton
3) Squash
4) Billiards
5) Shooting
Answer:- 5) Shooting
1) Boxing
2) Badminton
3) Squash
4) Billiards
5) Shooting
Answer:- 5) Shooting
Ques. : 4 The book “Indira Gandhi – A life
in Nature” has been authored by
1) Salman Khurshid
2) Jairam Ramesh
3) Anand Sharma
4) Kapil Sibal
5) P Chidambaram
Answer:- 2) Jairam Ramesh
1) Salman Khurshid
2) Jairam Ramesh
3) Anand Sharma
4) Kapil Sibal
5) P Chidambaram
Answer:- 2) Jairam Ramesh
Ques. : 5 Who among the following has won
the Kalinga Literary Award 2017 for his work and contribution to literature?
1) Vairamuthu
2) Tanikella Bharani
3) Hiren Gohain
4) Haraprasad Das
5) Arnab Jan Deka
Answer:- 4) Haraprasad Das
1) Vairamuthu
2) Tanikella Bharani
3) Hiren Gohain
4) Haraprasad Das
5) Arnab Jan Deka
Answer:- 4) Haraprasad Das
Ques. : 6 Shashikant Kutwal is associated
with which of the following games? He won a gold medal in a Championship for
differently-abled recently.
1) Snooker
2) Table tennis
3) Chess
4) Shot put
5) Discuss throw
Answer:- 3) Chess
1) Snooker
2) Table tennis
3) Chess
4) Shot put
5) Discuss throw
Answer:- 3) Chess
Ques. : 7 Which of the following pairs won
the men's doubles title of the 2017 French Open?
1) Michael Venus and Ryan Harrison
2) Santiago Gonzalez and Donald Young
3) Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 4) Marcel Granollers and Ivan Dodig
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Michael Venus and Ryan Harrison
1) Michael Venus and Ryan Harrison
2) Santiago Gonzalez and Donald Young
3) Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 4) Marcel Granollers and Ivan Dodig
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Michael Venus and Ryan Harrison
Ques. : 8 An underwater Metro train will
be run in which of the following cities in India by Dec 2019?
1) Ahmedabad
2) Hyderabad
3) Chennai
4) New Delhi
5) Kolkata
Answer:- 5) Kolkata
1) Ahmedabad
2) Hyderabad
3) Chennai
4) New Delhi
5) Kolkata
Answer:- 5) Kolkata
Ques. : 9 The present Union Minister of
State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) is
1) Ravi Shankar Prasad
2) Jitendra Singh
3) Kiren Rijiju
4) Radha Mohan Singh
5) Narendra Singh Tomar
Answer:- 2) Jitendra Singh
1) Ravi Shankar Prasad
2) Jitendra Singh
3) Kiren Rijiju
4) Radha Mohan Singh
5) Narendra Singh Tomar
Answer:- 2) Jitendra Singh
Ques. : 10 India and which country
recently signed an MoU to institutionalize cooperation between Parliaments of
the two countries?
1) Spain
2) Denmark
3) Sweden
4) Mauritius
5) Suriname
Answer:- 4) Mauritius
1) Spain
2) Denmark
3) Sweden
4) Mauritius
5) Suriname
Answer:- 4) Mauritius
14 JUNE
2017
Ques. :
1 Mahabaleshwara MS was appointed as the new MD and CEO of which of the
following banks recently?
1) Karnataka Bank
2) Federal Bank
3) RBL Bank
4) IDFC Bank
5) Bandhan Bank
Answer:- 1) Karnataka Bank
1) Karnataka Bank
2) Federal Bank
3) RBL Bank
4) IDFC Bank
5) Bandhan Bank
Answer:- 1) Karnataka Bank
Ques. : 2 The veteran UN official Achim
Steiner will head the United Nations agency - UN Development Programme (UNDP) -
that works to fight poverty. He hails from
1) France
2) Spain
3) Sweden
4) Germany
5) Finland
Answer:- 4) Germany
1) France
2) Spain
3) Sweden
4) Germany
5) Finland
Answer:- 4) Germany
Ques. : 3 _________ has approved a $375-mn
loan to India’s first waterway project, a 1,360-km stretch of the river Ganga
between Varanasi and Haldia.
1) ADB
2) AIIB
3) NDB
4) IMF
5) World Bank
Answer:- 5) World Bank
1) ADB
2) AIIB
3) NDB
4) IMF
5) World Bank
Answer:- 5) World Bank
Ques. : 4 India's exports grew by what per
cent to 29.23 bn dollars in Mar 2017 as compared to same period in 2016?
1) 17.2 per cent
2) 19.2 per cent
3) 21.7 per cent
4) 26.3 per cent
5) 27.6 per cent
Answer:- 5) 27.6 per cent
1) 17.2 per cent
2) 19.2 per cent
3) 21.7 per cent
4) 26.3 per cent
5) 27.6 per cent
Answer:- 5) 27.6 per cent
Ques. : 5 Which of the following states
announced the re-launch of ‘Adarana’, a scheme for improving traditional
occupations recently?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Karnataka
3) Kerala
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Telangana
Answer:- 4) Andhra Pradesh
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Karnataka
3) Kerala
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Telangana
Answer:- 4) Andhra Pradesh
Ques. : 6 India and which country recently
started a partnership aimed at increasing cooperation in sports? The PM of that
country visited India recently.
1) Bangladesh
2) Australia
3) Israel
4) New Zealand
5) England
Answer:- 2) Australia
1) Bangladesh
2) Australia
3) Israel
4) New Zealand
5) England
Answer:- 2) Australia
Ques. : 7 The govt has set up an
inter-disciplinary committee to keep a check on virtual currencies. Which of
the following is a digital currency?
1) Bitcoins
2) Dogecoin
3) Darkcoin
4) Litecoin
5) All the above
Answer:- 5) All the above
1) Bitcoins
2) Dogecoin
3) Darkcoin
4) Litecoin
5) All the above
Answer:- 5) All the above
Ques. : 8 Who among the following has
become the most followed world leader on Instagram?
1) Pope Francis
2) Narendra Modi
3) Donald Trump
4) Vladimir Putin
5) Angela Merkel
Answer:- 2) Narendra Modi
1) Pope Francis
2) Narendra Modi
3) Donald Trump
4) Vladimir Putin
5) Angela Merkel
Answer:- 2) Narendra Modi
Ques. : 9 The Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved listing of 11 central public sector
enterprises (CPSEs) in the equity market. Which of the following is NOT one of
them?
1) Mishra Dhatu Nigam
2) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
3) RITES
4) IRCON International
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
1) Mishra Dhatu Nigam
2) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
3) RITES
4) IRCON International
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 10 _________ has launched a
Made-in-India robot - Brabo - catering primarily to micro, small and medium
industries.
1) Reva Motors
2) Bharat Forge
3) Mahindra & Mahindra
4) TAL Manufacturing Solutions
5) BEL
Answer:- 4) TAL Manufacturing Solutions
1) Reva Motors
2) Bharat Forge
3) Mahindra & Mahindra
4) TAL Manufacturing Solutions
5) BEL
Answer:- 4) TAL Manufacturing Solutions
15 JUNE
2017
Ques. :
1 Which of the following pairs won the 2017 French Open women's doubles title?
1) Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua
2) Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova
3) Hung-Jan Chan and Martina Hingis
4) Francesca Schiavone and Kirsten Flipkens
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova
1) Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua
2) Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova
3) Hung-Jan Chan and Martina Hingis
4) Francesca Schiavone and Kirsten Flipkens
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova
Ques. : 2 In pursuance of India's Act East
policy, the Navy's multi-role frigate Sahyadri recently visited Moresby, the
capital city of
1) Papua New Guinea
2) Suriname
3) Trinidad and Tobago
4) Mauritius
5) Philippines
Answer:- 1) Papua New Guinea
1) Papua New Guinea
2) Suriname
3) Trinidad and Tobago
4) Mauritius
5) Philippines
Answer:- 1) Papua New Guinea
Ques. : 3 The GST Council reduced the
rates for 66 items recently. The GST on insulin, cashew nuts and agarbattis has
been lowered to
1) 5 per cent
2) 12 per cent
3) 15 per cent
4) 18 per cent
5) 28 per cent
Answer:- 1) 5 per cent
1) 5 per cent
2) 12 per cent
3) 15 per cent
4) 18 per cent
5) 28 per cent
Answer:- 1) 5 per cent
Ques. : 4 According to the Child Rights
and You (CRY) report, which state in India has the highest number (2,50,672) of
children engaged in labor?
1) Maharashtra
2) Bihar
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Rajasthan
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 3) Uttar Pradesh
1) Maharashtra
2) Bihar
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Rajasthan
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 3) Uttar Pradesh
Ques. : 5 The G7 Environment Ministers
Meeting was held recently in Bologna in
1) France
2) Canada
3) Australia
4) Italy
5) Japan
Answer:- 4) Italy
1) France
2) Canada
3) Australia
4) Italy
5) Japan
Answer:- 4) Italy
Ques. : 6 Which state govt has launched a
website to facilitate online sale or purchase of cattle through a website named
Pashu Bazaar?
1) Gujarat
2) Bihar
3) Telangana
4) Kerala
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 3) Telangana
1) Gujarat
2) Bihar
3) Telangana
4) Kerala
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 3) Telangana
Ques. : 7 The book “Yug Purush, Bharat
Ratna, Atal Ji” has been authored by who among the following?
1) Ramesh Pokhriyal
2) Narendra Modi
3) Lal Krishna Advani
4) Uma Bharti
5) Yogi Adityanath
Answer:- 1) Ramesh Pokhriyal
1) Ramesh Pokhriyal
2) Narendra Modi
3) Lal Krishna Advani
4) Uma Bharti
5) Yogi Adityanath
Answer:- 1) Ramesh Pokhriyal
Ques. : 8 The Union Sports Minister Vijay
Goel recently felicitated who among the following for winning 2017 French Open
mixed doubles final?
1) Yuki Bhambri
2) Mahesh Bhupathi
3) Sania Mirza
4) Leander Paes
5) Rohan Bopanna
Answer:- 5) Rohan Bopanna
1) Yuki Bhambri
2) Mahesh Bhupathi
3) Sania Mirza
4) Leander Paes
5) Rohan Bopanna
Answer:- 5) Rohan Bopanna
Ques. : 9 The Competition Commission of
India (CCI) recently imposed a penalty of Rs 87 cr on which of the following
automakers for unfair business practices?
1) Maruti Suzuki
2) Hyundai Motors
3) Tata Motors
4) Mahindra and Mahindra
5) Force Motors
Answer:- 2) Hyundai Motors
1) Maruti Suzuki
2) Hyundai Motors
3) Tata Motors
4) Mahindra and Mahindra
5) Force Motors
Answer:- 2) Hyundai Motors
Ques. : 10 The GST Council reduced the
rates for 66 items recently. The school bags, printers, and tractors will be
taxed at
1) 5 per cent
2) 12 per cent
3) 15 per cent
4) 18 per cent
5) 28 per cent
Answer:- 4) 18 per cent
1) 5 per cent
2) 12 per cent
3) 15 per cent
4) 18 per cent
5) 28 per cent
Answer:- 4) 18 per cent
16 JUNE
2017
Ques. :
1 “Buddy” is an e-wallet launched by which of the following banks?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) SBI
5) Punjab National Bank
Answer:- 4) SBI
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) SBI
5) Punjab National Bank
Answer:- 4) SBI
Ques. : 2 The Bank Boards Bureau (BBB) has
evolved GRAF for public sector banks to ensure that they have the ability to
compete with other banks. The term GRAF stands for
1) Governance, Reward and Accessibility Framework
2) Governance, Reward and Accountability Framework
3) Governance, Reward and Availability Framework
4) Governance, Reward and Affordability Framework
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Governance, Reward and Accountability Framework
1) Governance, Reward and Accessibility Framework
2) Governance, Reward and Accountability Framework
3) Governance, Reward and Availability Framework
4) Governance, Reward and Affordability Framework
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Governance, Reward and Accountability Framework
Ques. : 3 The loans extended under the
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) during 2016-17 have crossed the target of Rs
1.8 lakh cr. The PMMY was launched on Apr 8 in
1) 2012
2) 2013
3) 2014
4) 2015
5) 2016
Answer:- 4) 2015
1) 2012
2) 2013
3) 2014
4) 2015
5) 2016
Answer:- 4) 2015
Ques. : 4 Which state govt recently signed
an agreement with the Central Govt for “Power for All”? It was the only state
in the country which had not signed the scheme so far.
1) Karnataka
2) Kerala
3) Tamil Nadu
4) West Bengal
5) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Uttar Pradesh
1) Karnataka
2) Kerala
3) Tamil Nadu
4) West Bengal
5) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Uttar Pradesh
Ques. : 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi
recently dedicated to the nation the 1980-MW Koradi super-critical thermal
power project in
1) Raipur, Chhattisgarh
2) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
3) Dehradun, Uttarakhand
4) Kochi, Kerala
5) Nagpur, Maharashtra
Answer:- 5) Nagpur, Maharashtra
1) Raipur, Chhattisgarh
2) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
3) Dehradun, Uttarakhand
4) Kochi, Kerala
5) Nagpur, Maharashtra
Answer:- 5) Nagpur, Maharashtra
Ques. : 6 India and which country inked
pacts to upgrade Indian Railways during the recent visit of latter’s Transport
Minister Alain Vidalies to India?
1) Germany
2) Spain
3) France
4) Sweden
5) Norway
Answer:- 3) France
1) Germany
2) Spain
3) France
4) Sweden
5) Norway
Answer:- 3) France
Ques. : 7 The book titled “The Flaming
Tresses of Draupadi” was released by President Pranab Mukherjee recently. The
book is authored by
1) Veerappa Moily
2) Jaipal Reddy
3) HD Deve Gowda
4) SM Krishna
5) Mallikarjun Kharge
Answer:- 1) Veerappa Moily
1) Veerappa Moily
2) Jaipal Reddy
3) HD Deve Gowda
4) SM Krishna
5) Mallikarjun Kharge
Answer:- 1) Veerappa Moily
Ques. : 8 PM Narendra Modi recently
launched a cashless/less cash township model, developed by Gujarat Narmada
Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (GNFC), across 81 townships in 12 States
from
1) Nagpur
2) Kanpur
3) Bhubaneswar
4) Lucknow
5) Patna
Answer:- 1) Nagpur
1) Nagpur
2) Kanpur
3) Bhubaneswar
4) Lucknow
5) Patna
Answer:- 1) Nagpur
Ques. : 9 The US dropped the largest ever
non-nuclear bomb - GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB) - on ISIS
affiliates in which country recently?
1) Syria
2) Libya
3) Yemen
4) Afghanistan
5) Pakistan
Answer:- 4) Afghanistan
1) Syria
2) Libya
3) Yemen
4) Afghanistan
5) Pakistan
Answer:- 4) Afghanistan
Ques. : 10 Who among the following won the
2017 Asian Billiards Championship title?
1) Sourav Kothari
2) Geet Sethi
3) Pankaj Advani
4) Aditya Mehta
5) Naoyuki Oi
Answer:- 3) Pankaj Advani
1) Sourav Kothari
2) Geet Sethi
3) Pankaj Advani
4) Aditya Mehta
5) Naoyuki Oi
Answer:- 3) Pankaj Advani
19 JUNE
2017
Ques. :
1 PM Narendra Modi recently inaugurated phase-I of the Link-II pipeline canal
of the ambitious SAUNI project at Botad in the state of
1) Gujarat
2) Jharkhand
3) Odisha
4) Maharashtra
5) Uttarakhand
Answer:- 1) Gujarat
1) Gujarat
2) Jharkhand
3) Odisha
4) Maharashtra
5) Uttarakhand
Answer:- 1) Gujarat
Ques. : 2 As per a recent World Bank
report, India’s economic growth is expected to speed up in 2017 to
1) 6.8%
2) 6.9%
3) 7.1%
4) 7.2%
5) 7.6%
Answer:- 4) 7.2%
1) 6.8%
2) 6.9%
3) 7.1%
4) 7.2%
5) 7.6%
Answer:- 4) 7.2%
Ques. : 3 The Supreme Court recently set
in motion the process to sell Maharashtra-based luxury township of Aamby Valley
to recover the dues owed by ______ to the SEBI.
1) Kingfisher
2) Jsw Steel
3) Zoom Developers
4) Sahara Group
5) Prakash Industries
Answer:- 4) Sahara Group
1) Kingfisher
2) Jsw Steel
3) Zoom Developers
4) Sahara Group
5) Prakash Industries
Answer:- 4) Sahara Group
Ques. : 4 Cyclone Maarutha made a landfall
on the coast of which of the following countries recently?
1) Myanmar
2) Thailand
3) Vietnam
4) Mexico
5) Maldives
Answer:- 1) Myanmar
1) Myanmar
2) Thailand
3) Vietnam
4) Mexico
5) Maldives
Answer:- 1) Myanmar
Ques. : 5 _________ is in process to
complete merger with Videocon d2h by Oct 2017.
1) Reliance Digital
2) Airtel digital TV
3) Sun Direct
4) Tata Sky
5) Dish TV
Answer:- 5) Dish TV
1) Reliance Digital
2) Airtel digital TV
3) Sun Direct
4) Tata Sky
5) Dish TV
Answer:- 5) Dish TV
Ques. : 6 The International Day for
Monuments and Sites is observed every year on
1) 08 Apr
2) 12 Apr
3) 18 Apr
4) 28 Apr
5) 30 Apr
Answer:- 3) 18 Apr
1) 08 Apr
2) 12 Apr
3) 18 Apr
4) 28 Apr
5) 30 Apr
Answer:- 3) 18 Apr
Ques. : 7 ___________ has introduced a
12-week paid leave for ‘commissioning’ mothers who use surrogates to bear a
child, as it adopted provisions of the new maternity law.
1) TCS
2) Infosys
3) RIL
4) Google India
5) Vodafone India
Answer:- 3) RIL
1) TCS
2) Infosys
3) RIL
4) Google India
5) Vodafone India
Answer:- 3) RIL
Ques. : 8 The IRDAI has reduced premium
rates of motor third party insurance for some categories of vehicles for
2017-18. The present Chairman of IRDAI is
1) Yogesh Aggarwal
2) TS Vijayan
3) VK Sharma
4) Ajay Tyagi
5) UK Sinha
Answer:- 2) TS Vijayan
1) Yogesh Aggarwal
2) TS Vijayan
3) VK Sharma
4) Ajay Tyagi
5) UK Sinha
Answer:- 2) TS Vijayan
Ques. : 9 Rodrigo Duterte has won Time
magazine's readers' poll of the 100 most influential people in the world. He is
the current President of
1) Vietnam
2) North Korea
3) Thailand
4) Philippines
5) Venezuela
Answer:- 4) Philippines
1) Vietnam
2) North Korea
3) Thailand
4) Philippines
5) Venezuela
Answer:- 4) Philippines
Ques. : 10 Who among the following won the
Bahrain Grand Prix 2017?
1) Lewis Hamilton
2) Daniel Ricciardo
3) Sebastian Vettel
4) Fernando Alonso
5) Nico Rosberg
Answer:- 3) Sebastian Vettel
1) Lewis Hamilton
2) Daniel Ricciardo
3) Sebastian Vettel
4) Fernando Alonso
5) Nico Rosberg
Answer:- 3) Sebastian Vettel
20 JUNE
2017
Ques. :
1 The Union Cabinet recently gave its nod to the signing of MoU between India
and Armenia on cooperation on youth matters. The capital city of Armenia is
1) Yerevan
2) Quito
3) Tallinn
4) Bujumbura
5) Khartoum
Answer:- 1) Yerevan
1) Yerevan
2) Quito
3) Tallinn
4) Bujumbura
5) Khartoum
Answer:- 1) Yerevan
Ques. : 2 Ajit Vinayak Gupte has been
named India’s next Ambassador to
1) Finland
2) Norway
3) Denmark
4) Sweden
5) Chile
Answer:- 3) Denmark
1) Finland
2) Norway
3) Denmark
4) Sweden
5) Chile
Answer:- 3) Denmark
Ques. : 3 A raging forest fires in which
of the following countries killed at least 62 people and injured scores of
others recently? The capital of the country is Lisbon.
1) Spain
2) Canada
3) Poland
4) Netherlands
5) Portugal
Answer:- 5) Portugal
1) Spain
2) Canada
3) Poland
4) Netherlands
5) Portugal
Answer:- 5) Portugal
Ques. : 4 The ICC World Twenty20
Championship's seventh edition is all set to be scrapped. The championship was
scheduled in
1) 2017
2) 2018
3) 2019
4) 2020
5) 2021
Answer:- 2) 2018
1) 2017
2) 2018
3) 2019
4) 2020
5) 2021
Answer:- 2) 2018
Ques. : 5 The RBI recently directed which
of the following banks to initiate insolvency proceedings for Lanco Infratech
under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)?
1) Federal Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) IDFC Bank
4) IDBI Bank
5) Indian Bank
Answer:- 4) IDBI Bank
1) Federal Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) IDFC Bank
4) IDBI Bank
5) Indian Bank
Answer:- 4) IDBI Bank
Ques. : 6 Mukesh Ambani-led RIL along with
which company is going to work in India’s energy downstream business in both
unconventional and unconventional fuel?
1) BP Plc
2) Saudi Aramco
3) Rosneft
4) ExxonMobil
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) BP Plc
1) BP Plc
2) Saudi Aramco
3) Rosneft
4) ExxonMobil
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) BP Plc
Ques. : 7 Which state govt has inaugurated
a medical devices park in Medak district what it claims to be the country’s
biggest facility?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Karnataka
3) Telangana
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Odisha
Answer:- 3) Telangana
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Karnataka
3) Telangana
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Odisha
Answer:- 3) Telangana
Ques. : 8 The term “Sagar Samrat” is
associated with which of the following?
1) Aircraft Carrier
2) Submarine
3) Manmade Island
4) Fishing area
5) Oil exploration platform
Answer:- 5) Oil exploration platform
1) Aircraft Carrier
2) Submarine
3) Manmade Island
4) Fishing area
5) Oil exploration platform
Answer:- 5) Oil exploration platform
Ques. : 9 The Union Cabinet has approved
the extension of the interest subvention scheme for farmers to 2017-18. The ISS
will be implemented by
1) SIDBI
2) NABARD
3) RBI
4) SBI
5) NHB
Answer:- 2) NABARD
1) SIDBI
2) NABARD
3) RBI
4) SBI
5) NHB
Answer:- 2) NABARD
Ques. : 10 According to a circular issued
by the Reserve Bank of India on 1 Jul 2014, the maximum validity of pre-paid
gift instruments is
1) five years
2) one years
3) two years
4) three years
5) four years
Answer:- 4) three years
1) five years
2) one years
3) two years
4) three years
5) four years
Answer:- 4) three years
21 JUNE
2017
Ques. :
1 Putting an end to the VIP culture, the central govt has decided to remove
beacons atop all vehicles, including that of PM Narendra Modi, from
1) May 01, 2017
2) Apr 30, 2017
3) May 31, 2017
4) Jun 01, 2017
5) Jan 01, 2018
Answer:- 1) May 01, 2017
1) May 01, 2017
2) Apr 30, 2017
3) May 31, 2017
4) Jun 01, 2017
5) Jan 01, 2018
Answer:- 1) May 01, 2017
Ques. : 2 The Union Cabinet has sanctioned
what amount over the next two years to enable the Election Commission of India
(ECI) to procure voting machines that use Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
(VVPAT) Units for use in the 2019 general elections?
1) Rs 1,200 cr
2) Rs 2,300 cr
3) Rs 2,800 cr
4) Rs 3,200 cr
5) Rs 3,800 cr
Answer:- 4) Rs 3,200 cr
1) Rs 1,200 cr
2) Rs 2,300 cr
3) Rs 2,800 cr
4) Rs 3,200 cr
5) Rs 3,800 cr
Answer:- 4) Rs 3,200 cr
Ques. : 3 The International Monetary Fund
(IMF) has retained India’s growth forecast at 7.2% for FY18. Who among the
following is the present Managing Director of IMF?
1) Anne Osborn Krueger
2) Paul Romer
3) Christine Lagarde
4) Jim Yong Kim
5) Roberto Azevedo
Answer:- 3) Christine Lagarde
1) Anne Osborn Krueger
2) Paul Romer
3) Christine Lagarde
4) Jim Yong Kim
5) Roberto Azevedo
Answer:- 3) Christine Lagarde
Ques. : 4 The Union Cabinet has approved
signing of double taxation avoidance protocol with Portugal. The capital city
of Portugal is
1) Lisbon
2) Madrid
3) Warsaw
4) Istanbul
5) Helsinki
Answer:- 1) Lisbon
1) Lisbon
2) Madrid
3) Warsaw
4) Istanbul
5) Helsinki
Answer:- 1) Lisbon
Ques. : 5 Barasingha, or swamp deer, is
the state animal of which of the following states?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat
4) West Bengal
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 1) Madhya Pradesh
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat
4) West Bengal
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 1) Madhya Pradesh
Ques. : 6 Which state govt has signed a
power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to
supply 24 per cent of electricity generated from the Rewa ultra mega solar
project?
1) Haryana
2) Rajasthan
3) Punjab
4) Uttarakhand
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Madhya Pradesh
1) Haryana
2) Rajasthan
3) Punjab
4) Uttarakhand
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Madhya Pradesh
Ques. : 7 The IMF has projected a
marginally higher than expected growth for the world economy in 2017 at
1) 2.5 per cent
2) 3.1 per cent
3) 3.5 per cent
4) 4.2 per cent
5) 4.3 per cent
Answer:- 3) 3.5 per cent
1) 2.5 per cent
2) 3.1 per cent
3) 3.5 per cent
4) 4.2 per cent
5) 4.3 per cent
Answer:- 3) 3.5 per cent
Ques. : 8 The RBI has permitted banks to
invest up to what per cent of the unit capital of a Real Estate Investment
Trust (REITs) or Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)?
1) 15%
2) 10%
3) 20%
4) 12.5%
5) 25%
Answer:- 2) 10%
1) 15%
2) 10%
3) 20%
4) 12.5%
5) 25%
Answer:- 2) 10%
Ques. : 9 The English translation of
writer Perumal Murugan’s novel Mathorubhagan (One Part Woman) has won the
Sahitya Akademi’s award for translation in English 2016. The translation was
done by
1) Ashwin Sanghi
2) Amish Tripathi
3) Chetan Bhagat
4) Aniruddhan Vasudevan
5) Anand Neelakantan
Answer:- 4) Aniruddhan Vasudevan
1) Ashwin Sanghi
2) Amish Tripathi
3) Chetan Bhagat
4) Aniruddhan Vasudevan
5) Anand Neelakantan
Answer:- 4) Aniruddhan Vasudevan
Ques. : 10 The Third Gender Day is
observed on
1) 01 Apr
2) 25 Apr
3) 30 Apr
4) 21 Apr
5) 15 Apr
Answer:- 5) 15 Apr
1) 01 Apr
2) 25 Apr
3) 30 Apr
4) 21 Apr
5) 15 Apr
Answer:- 5) 15 Apr
23 JUNE 2017
Ques. : 1 Which state govt has launched a mobile-based
application ‘Kilkari’ to create awareness about the importance of ante and post
natal care, institutional delivery and immunisation?
1) Punja
2) Haryana
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Gujarat
5) Rajasthan
Answer:- 2) Haryana
1) Punja
2) Haryana
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Gujarat
5) Rajasthan
Answer:- 2) Haryana
Ques. : 2 The small finance banks
(SFBs) are mandated to open what per cent of branches in unbanked areas?
1) 05 per cent
2) 15 per cent
3) 10 per cent
4) 25 per cent
5) 20 per cent
Answer:- 4) 25 per cent
1) 05 per cent
2) 15 per cent
3) 10 per cent
4) 25 per cent
5) 20 per cent
Answer:- 4) 25 per cent
Ques. : 3 India is planning to
procure Spike anti-tank missiles for the Indian Army from which of the following
countries?
1) Russia
2) US
3) Sweden
4) Israel
5) France
Answer:- 4) Israel
1) Russia
2) US
3) Sweden
4) Israel
5) France
Answer:- 4) Israel
Ques. : 4 The 2022 Asian Games
are scheduled to be held from 10-25 Sep in
1) Palembang, Indonesia
2) Hangzhou, China
3) Busan, South Korea
4) Doha, Qatar
5) Incheon, South Korea
Answer:- 2) Hangzhou, China
1) Palembang, Indonesia
2) Hangzhou, China
3) Busan, South Korea
4) Doha, Qatar
5) Incheon, South Korea
Answer:- 2) Hangzhou, China
Ques. : 5 Togrog is the currency
of which of the following countries?
1) Malaysia
2) Mongolia
3) Venezuela
4) Cambodia
5) Zambia
Answer:- 2) Mongolia
1) Malaysia
2) Mongolia
3) Venezuela
4) Cambodia
5) Zambia
Answer:- 2) Mongolia
Ques. : 6 Who among the following
won the men's singles title of 2017 Monte Carlo Masters Tennis tournament?
1) Albert Vinolas
2) Stan Wawrinka
3) Rafael Nadal
4) Milos Raonic
5) Andy Murray
Answer:- 3) Rafael Nadal
1) Albert Vinolas
2) Stan Wawrinka
3) Rafael Nadal
4) Milos Raonic
5) Andy Murray
Answer:- 3) Rafael Nadal
Ques. : 7 _________ will infuse
Rs 406.9 cr in IDBI Bank increasing its stake to 14.25 per cent in the
state-owned lender.
1) UTI
2) Kotak Mahindra Bank
3) SBI
4) LIC of India
5) ITC Ltd
Answer:- 4) LIC of India
1) UTI
2) Kotak Mahindra Bank
3) SBI
4) LIC of India
5) ITC Ltd
Answer:- 4) LIC of India
Ques. : 8 Rohan Bopanna recently
lifted the men's doubles crown of the 2017 Monte Carlo Masters Tennis
tournament with his partner
1) Marcin Matkowski
2) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
3) Marc Lopez 4) Feliciano Lopez
5) Pablo Cuevas
Answer:- 5) Pablo Cuevas
1) Marcin Matkowski
2) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
3) Marc Lopez 4) Feliciano Lopez
5) Pablo Cuevas
Answer:- 5) Pablo Cuevas
Ques. : 9 The govt has extended
the date of declarations about tax payment and deposits under the PMGKY till 10
May 2017. In the term PMGKY, the letter ‘G’ stands for
1) Garib
2) Grameen
3) Gruha
4) Godhan
5) Grihasth
Answer:- 1) Garib
1) Garib
2) Grameen
3) Gruha
4) Godhan
5) Grihasth
Answer:- 1) Garib
Ques. : 10 The govt has made it
mandatory for the metro rail companies to procure minimum _______ of train cars
and _______ of critical equipment from within the country.
1) 25 per cent, 75 per cent
2) 60 per cent, 40 per cent
3) 80 per cent, 20 per cent
4) 75 per cent, 25 per cent
5) 40 per cent, 60 per cent
Answer:- 4) 75 per cent, 25 per cent
1) 25 per cent, 75 per cent
2) 60 per cent, 40 per cent
3) 80 per cent, 20 per cent
4) 75 per cent, 25 per cent
5) 40 per cent, 60 per cent
Answer:- 4) 75 per cent, 25 per cent
24 JUNE 2017
Ques. : 1 Nora Chopra, who passed away recently, was a veteran
1) bureaucrat
2) singer
3) musician
4) journalist
5) classical dancer
Answer:- 4) journalist
1) bureaucrat
2) singer
3) musician
4) journalist
5) classical dancer
Answer:- 4) journalist
Ques. : 2 _________ has won the
prestigious Golden Peacock Award in the category of Innovative Product/Service
for pioneering a cashless township transformation model.
1) GNFC
2) Aamby Valley City
3) Megapolis
4) Mahindra World City
5) Ozone Urbana Avenue
Answer:- 1) GNFC
1) GNFC
2) Aamby Valley City
3) Megapolis
4) Mahindra World City
5) Ozone Urbana Avenue
Answer:- 1) GNFC
Ques. : 3 Indian engineering
conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) recently signed a contract to
manufacture the K9 Vajra-T tracked self propelled artillery guns with Hanwa
Techwin of
1) UK
2) France
3) Israel
4) Norway
5) South Korea
Answer:- 5) South Korea
1) UK
2) France
3) Israel
4) Norway
5) South Korea
Answer:- 5) South Korea
Ques. : 4 The National Disaster
Management Authority (NDMA) conducted a first-of-its-kind state-level mock
exercise recently on forest fire in the state of
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Odisha
3) Uttarakhand
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 3) Uttarakhand
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Odisha
3) Uttarakhand
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 3) Uttarakhand
Ques. : 5 Au Financiers India
recently converted itself into a small finance bank. The Small Finance Banks
should have a minimum capital of
1) Rs 50 cr
2) Rs 100 cr
3) Rs 200 cr
4) Rs 300 cr
5) Rs 500 cr
Answer:- 2) Rs 100 cr
1) Rs 50 cr
2) Rs 100 cr
3) Rs 200 cr
4) Rs 300 cr
5) Rs 500 cr
Answer:- 2) Rs 100 cr
Ques. : 6 The RBI has announced
signing of an MoU with the Bank of Guyana on “Supervisory Cooperation and
Exchange of Supervisory Information.” The currency of Guyana is
1) Dollar
2) Pound
3) Euro
4) Peso
5) Rufiyaa
Answer:- 1) Dollar
1) Dollar
2) Pound
3) Euro
4) Peso
5) Rufiyaa
Answer:- 1) Dollar
Ques. : 7 Which country recently
launched its first unmanned cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 to have a permanently
manned space station in the next few years?
1) South Korea
2) Japan
3) China
4) Ukraine
5) Mongolia
Answer:- 3) China
1) South Korea
2) Japan
3) China
4) Ukraine
5) Mongolia
Answer:- 3) China
Ques. : 8 _________ has become
the first re-insurer to open an office at India’s first International Financial
Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City in Gujarat.
1) Hannover Re
2) Swiss Re
3) Munich Re
4) GIC Re
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) GIC Re
1) Hannover Re
2) Swiss Re
3) Munich Re
4) GIC Re
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) GIC Re
Ques. : 9 Nicos Anastasiades is
the present President of which of the following countries?
1) Netherlands
2) Cyprus
3) Finland
4) Sweden
5) Mongolia
Answer:- 2) Cyprus
1) Netherlands
2) Cyprus
3) Finland
4) Sweden
5) Mongolia
Answer:- 2) Cyprus
Ques. : 10 Daniel Wanjiru, who
won the London Marathon, recently, hails from
1) Jamaica
2) Jordan
3) Uganda
4) Somalia
5) Kenya
Answer:- 5) Kenya
1) Jamaica
2) Jordan
3) Uganda
4) Somalia
5) Kenya
Answer:- 5) Kenya
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY (06/29/2017)
Ques. : 1 Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited New Delhi, recently, on a
two-day state visit. He is the present President of
1) Poland
2) Greece
3) Egypt
4) Turkey
5) Armenia
Answer:- 4) Turkey
1) Poland
2) Greece
3) Egypt
4) Turkey
5) Armenia
Answer:- 4) Turkey
Ques. : 2 The Real Estate Act,
which is aimed at protecting the interests of homebuyers across the country,
came into effect fully on
1) 01 Apr
2) 15 Apr
3) 25 Apr
4) 30 Apr
5) 01 May
Answer:- 5) 01 May
1) 01 Apr
2) 15 Apr
3) 25 Apr
4) 30 Apr
5) 01 May
Answer:- 5) 01 May
Ques. : 3 India will give Rs 35
cr to children of freedom fighters in which country during the next five years
under the new ‘Muktijodha scholarship’ scheme?
1) Bangladesh
2) Sri Lanka
3) Nepal
4) Myanmar
5) Bhutan
Answer:- 1) Bangladesh
1) Bangladesh
2) Sri Lanka
3) Nepal
4) Myanmar
5) Bhutan
Answer:- 1) Bangladesh
Ques. : 4 ISRO will launch the
South Asia Satellite on May 5. Seven of the eight member-countries of the South
Asian block SAARC are a part of the project barring
1) Afghanistan
2) Bhutan
3) Pakistan
4) Nepal
5) Sri Lanka
Answer:- 3) Pakistan
1) Afghanistan
2) Bhutan
3) Pakistan
4) Nepal
5) Sri Lanka
Answer:- 3) Pakistan
Ques. : 5 The Supreme Court
recently ordered to reinstate TP Senkumar as DGP and to which of the following
states?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) Goa
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 2) Kerala
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) Goa
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 2) Kerala
Ques. : 6 Leander Paes has won
the Tallahassee Challenger title of the men's doubles in Florida with his
partner
1) Blaz Rola
2) Maximo Gonzalez
3) Leonardo Mayer
4) Scott Lipsky
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Scott Lipsky
1) Blaz Rola
2) Maximo Gonzalez
3) Leonardo Mayer
4) Scott Lipsky
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Scott Lipsky
Ques. : 7 The National Mission on
Clean Ganga (NMCG) will observe Ganga Swachhta Sankalp Divas, to spread
awareness and evoke active involvement of the masses, on
1) 01 May
2) 02 May
3) 05 May
4) 10 May
5) 22 May
Answer:- 1) 01 May
1) 01 May
2) 02 May
3) 05 May
4) 10 May
5) 22 May
Answer:- 1) 01 May
Ques. : 8 India’s first ever
transgender sports meet was organised in which state recently?
1) Karnataka
2) Maharashtra
3) Gujarat
4) Odisha
5) Kerala
Answer:- 5) Kerala
1) Karnataka
2) Maharashtra
3) Gujarat
4) Odisha
5) Kerala
Answer:- 5) Kerala
Ques. : 9 Which of the following
NASA spacecrafts dived successfully through the space between Saturn and its
rings recently?
1) Juno
2) Cassini
3) Mir
4) Skylab
5) Opportunity
Answer:- 2) Cassini
1) Juno
2) Cassini
3) Mir
4) Skylab
5) Opportunity
Answer:- 2) Cassini
Ques. : 10 Poland has assured its
support for India’s bid for membership in the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group
(NSG) and a permanent seat in the expanded UN Security Council. The currency of
Poland is
1) Rand
2) Dollar
3) Zloty
4) Euro
5) Krona
Answer:- 3) Zloty
1) Rand
2) Dollar
3) Zloty
4) Euro
5) Krona
Answer:- 3) Zloty
QUESTION OF THE DAY (06/30/2017)
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Ques. : 1 The BEPS (of OECD) refers to tax planning strategies
used by multinational companies that exploit gaps and mismatches in tax rules.
What is the full form of the term BEPS?
1) Base Exclusion and Profit Shifting
2) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
3) Base Export and Profit Shifting
4) Base Effect and Profit Shifting
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
1) Base Exclusion and Profit Shifting
2) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
3) Base Export and Profit Shifting
4) Base Effect and Profit Shifting
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
Ques. : 2 The overseeing
committee (OC) set up by the RBI to clear stressed corporate loans will review
six more accounts (after 12) with debt of Rs 10,000 cr under the S4A which
means
1) System for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets
2) System for Supervised Structuring of Stressed Assets
3) Scheme for Systematic Structuring of Stressed Assets
4) Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets
1) System for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets
2) System for Supervised Structuring of Stressed Assets
3) Scheme for Systematic Structuring of Stressed Assets
4) Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets
Ques. : 3 The Union Cabinet has
given its in-principle approval for the disinvestment of which of the following
debt-ridden of public sector enterprises? It has a debt of more than Rs 52,000
cr.
1) Air India
2) HMT
3) EIL
4) SAIL
5) MTNL
Answer:- 1) Air India
1) Air India
2) HMT
3) EIL
4) SAIL
5) MTNL
Answer:- 1) Air India
Ques. : 4 Which of the following
communication satellites was successfully launched by ISRO from Kourou in
French Guiana recently?
1) GSAT-15
2) GSAT-16
3) GSAT-17
4) GSAT-14
5) GSAT-12
Answer:- 3) GSAT-17
1) GSAT-15
2) GSAT-16
3) GSAT-17
4) GSAT-14
5) GSAT-12
Answer:- 3) GSAT-17
Ques. : 5 The 2017 G20 summit
(the twelfth meeting of the G20) will be held on 7–8 Jul 2017 in
1) Brisbane (Australia)
2) Serik (Turkey)
3) Hangzhou (China)
4) Buenos Aires (Argentina)
5) Hamburg (Germany)
Answer:- 5) Hamburg (Germany)
1) Brisbane (Australia)
2) Serik (Turkey)
3) Hangzhou (China)
4) Buenos Aires (Argentina)
5) Hamburg (Germany)
Answer:- 5) Hamburg (Germany)
Ques. : 6 As per the news
published in financial newspapers, the RBI has started printing banknotes in
which of the following denominations for the first time to help ease
transactions?
1) Rs 200
2) Rs 300
3) Rs 600
4) Rs 800
5) Rs 2000
Answer:- 1) Rs 200
1) Rs 200
2) Rs 300
3) Rs 600
4) Rs 800
5) Rs 2000
Answer:- 1) Rs 200
Ques. : 7 Leu is the currency of
which of the following countries?
1) Albania
2) Belize
3) Romania
4) Honduras
5) Israel
Answer:- 3) Romania
1) Albania
2) Belize
3) Romania
4) Honduras
5) Israel
Answer:- 3) Romania
Ques. : 8 Which of the following
is the official mascot of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships to be held in
Bhubaneswar (Odisha)?
1) Appu
2) Poppo and Cuccu
3) Kaka
4) Doudou
5) Olly
Answer:- 5) Olly
1) Appu
2) Poppo and Cuccu
3) Kaka
4) Doudou
5) Olly
Answer:- 5) Olly
Ques. : 9 Rajiv Kumar took over
as the new chief secretary of which of the following states?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Bihar
4) Rajasthan
5) Karnataka
Answer:- 2) Uttar Pradesh
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Bihar
4) Rajasthan
5) Karnataka
Answer:- 2) Uttar Pradesh
Ques. : 10 PM Narendra Modi
distributed aid and devices worth Rs 35 cr to over 18,000 divyang people at the
biggest Samajik Adhikarita Camp organized recently in
1) Kolkata
2) Jaipur
3) Chandigarh
4) Rajkot
5) Lucknow
Answer:- 4) Rajkot
1) Kolkata
2) Jaipur
3) Chandigarh
4) Rajkot
5) Lucknow
Answer:- 4) Rajkot
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