Bankers Add A June 13

Q1. Metal and Mining major ____________ has appointed Kuldip Kaura as its interim CEO.
(a) Larsen and Toubro

(b) Hindalco Industries
(c) Vedanta Ltd
(d) Hindustan Copper Ltd
(e) Hindustan Zinc Ltd
S1. Ans.(c)
Q2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on two nation tour to China and Myanmar. What is the Capital of
Myanmar?
(a) Yangon
(b) Naypyidaw
(c) Mandalay
(d) Bagan
(e) Pathein
S2. Ans.(b).
Q3. Which of the following Indian city was formally accorded the status of Indias first World Heritage City
by UNESCO?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Gaya
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Kolkata
(e) Kochi
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Gujarats commercial capital Ahmedabad was formally accorded the status of Indias first World Heritage City
by UNESCO. UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova handed over the certificate declaring Ahmedabad as a
World Heritage City to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in Gandhinagar.
Q4. In which city, PM Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the two-day annual conference, Rajaswa
Gyan Sangam, 2017?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) New Delhi
(e) Ahemedabad
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day annual conference, Rajaswa Gyan Sangam, 2017 Vigyan Bhawan,
New Delhi. The conference was jointly organized by the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Central Board of
Excise and Customs.
Q5. Who among the following is the newly appointed Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE)?
(a) Rajesh Kumar
(b) Arun Agnihotri
(c) varun Badola
(d) Shankar Anand
(e) Anita Karwal
S5. Ans.(e)
Q6. Defence major SAAB has recently announced its tie-up with Adani Group to manufacture the Gripen E
fighter jets in India under the Defence Ministrys program. SAAB is a defence company based in __________.
(a) Sweden
(b) Norway
(c) Iran
(d) France
(e) Russia
S6. Ans.(a).
Q7. In which of the following country, the world's highest sandcastle has been built recently (16.68 meters
tall)?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) Russia
S7. Ans.(d)
Q8. Name the person who has been nominated as the next U.S ambassador to India.
(a) David C. Mulford
(b) Kenneth I. Juster
(c) Timothy J. Roemer
(d) Nancy J. Powell
(e) Richard R. Verma
S8. Ans.(b)
Q9. Who is the present chancellor of Germany?

(a) Frank-Walter Steinmeier
(b) Joachim Gauck
(c) Angela Merkel
(d) Christian Wulff
(e) Horst Seehofer
S9. Ans.(c)
Q10. Who is the Present Director-General of UNESCO?

(a) Margaret Chan
(b) T A Ghebreyesus
(c) Ban ki Moon
(d) Irina Bokova
(e) Angela Merkel
S10. Ans.(d)
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Q1. In which of the following state, PM Narendra Modi along with Union minister for road transport and
highways has recently inaugurated highway and road projects worth Rs15,000 crore for the state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Karnataka
S1. Ans.(c)
Q2. During the Indian-European Union Counter Terrorism Dialogue, India and the European Union have
agreed to strengthen cooperation between their security and intelligence agencies. This was ________ edition
of Indian-European Union Counter Terrorism Dialogue.
(a) 8th
(b) 10th
(c) 12th
(d) 16th
(e) 18th
S2. Ans.(b)
Q3. ISRO has recently launched ____________, carrying IRNSS-1H from the second launch pad of the Satish
Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.
(a) GSLV-C54
(b) GSLV-B34
(c) PSLV-B54
(d) PSLV-C39
(e) GSLV-D45
S3. Ans.(d)
Q4. Name the person who recently took over as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of
Home Affairs.
(a) Rajiv Gauba
(b) Sanjeev Gehlaut
(c) Dharmendra Kumar Singh
(d) Parmeet Mehrishi
(e) Vishal Sikka
S4. Ans.(a)
Q5. Which of the following bank has been recently given scheduled bank status by RBI?
(a) Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank
(b) RGVN Small Finance Bank
(c) AU Financiers Small Finance Bank
(d) ESAF Small Finance Bank
(e) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
S5. Ans.(e)
Q6. Name the bank with which State-owned NTPC has signed a term loan agreement for Rs. 3,000 crore for
partially funding its capital expenditure.
(a) Axis Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) SBI
(e) Central Bank of India
S6. Ans.(c)
Q7. The Cabinet of India has recently approved MoU on "India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological
Innovation Fund". What is the capital of Israel?
(a) Banku
(b) Astana
(c) Kabul
(d) Jerusalem
(e) Mogadishu
S7. Ans.(d)
Q8. Which of the following company has recently launched world's first ever Genomeceutical (gene
controlling) range of products to India?
(a) SuncityPharma
(b) Unicity International
(c) Mankind Pharmaceuticals
(d) Lucid International
(e) Mole International
S8. Ans.(b)
Q9. Name the player who was appointed the first brand ambassador of tyre maker Bridgestone India.
(a) SainaNehwal
(b) JwalaGutta
(c) P V Sindhu
(d) PullelaGopichand
(e) ChetanAnand
S9. Ans.(c)
Q10. The satellite IRNSS-1H recently lifted off from Andra Pradesh. It a part of the indigenous navigation
system called _______________.
(a) RegOC
(b) RegIC
(c) SatIC
(d) NavOC
(e) NavIC
S10. Ans.(e)
Q11. According to the External Affairs Ministry, ______________ has been appointed as the High
Commissioner to Cyprus.
(a) R.K.Raghavan
(b) P. P. Mangalam
(c) Sudhakar Mishra
(d) Dilip Kumara
(e) Sudhir Masand
S11. Ans.(a)
Q12. Name the variety of Rice which is a speciality from Burdwan district of West Bengal that has got the
geographical indication (GI) status, recently.
(a) Aurobindobhog Rice
(b) Gurudevbhog Rice
(c) Jasmine Rice
(d) Gobindobhog Rice
(e) Japonica Rice
S12. Ans.(d)
Q13. Who is the present governor of Rajasthan?

(a) MridulaSinha
(b) VP Singh Badnore
(c) Kalyan Singh
(d) Krishan Kant Paul
(e) Kaptan Singh Solanki
S13. Ans.(c)
Q14. Nicosia is the capital of ________________.

(a) Azerbaijan
(b) Cyprus
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) Somalia
(e) Rwanda
S14. Ans.(b)
Q15. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank is headquartered in _______________.

(a) Mangalore
(b) Jaipur
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Kolkata
(e) Mumbai
S15. Ans.(c)
Q1. An agreement for IBRD Credit of USD 35 Million from World Bank for Assam State Public Financial
Institutional Reforms Project was signed in New Delhi. IBRD stands for ____________.
(a) International Bank for Reformation and Decorations
(b) International Bank for Reconstruction and Decorations
(c) International Bureau for Reformation and Development
(d) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(e) International Bank for Recovery and Development
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. Indias latest communication satellite ____________ has been successfully launched from Kourou in
French Guiana.
(a) PSLV- C38
(b) GSAT-17
(c) GSLV- A28
(d) GSAT-30
(e) PSLV- A38
S2. Ans.(b)
Q3. Sharjah was recently named 'World Book Capital for the year' 2019 by the Director-General of
UNESCO. Sharjah is the famous city of _____________.
(a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) The UAE
(d) Afghanistan
(e) Indonesia
S3. Ans.(c)
Q4. Who is the present Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO)?
(a) Takehiko Nakao
(b) Irina Bokova
(c) Jim Yong Kim
(d) Ban Ki Moon
(e) Jeff Bejoz
S4. Ans.(b)
Q5. The 6th India - Myanmar Joint Trade Committee (JTC) Meeting co-chaired by Smt. Nirmala
Sitharaman, Minister of Commerce & Industry was held recently in ______________.
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) New Delhi
(e) Bengaluru
S5. Ans.(d)
Q6. Name the Former chief economic advisor who has recently taken over as president of the International
Economic Association (IEA).
(a) Sandeep Jijodia
(b) Arun Kumar Singh
(c) Swapnil Saroha
(d) Anil Saraswat
(e) Kaushik Basu
S6. Ans.(e)
Q7. Which of the following state is all set to become the first state in the country to have a blood bank for the
cattle?
(a) Odisha
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Haryana
(e) Chhattisgarh
S7. Ans.(a)
Q8. With which of the following Social Networking Company the Election Commission of India (ECI) has
joined hands to launch nationwide voter registration reminder process?
(a) Omegle
(b) Facebook
(c) Twitter
(d) Instagram
(e) WhatsApp
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has joined hands with Facebook to launch nationwide voter
registration reminder aimed at reminding eligible Indian voters to register themselves on the electoral rolls.
Q9. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the formation of a special committee to
oversee Lodha Panel Reforms to identify the few critical points. The committee has how many Members?
(a) Ten-member
(b) Five-member
(c) Nine-member
(d) Seven-member
(e) Eight-member
S9. Ans.(d)
Q10. Myanmar was recently in News. What is the Capital of Myanmar?

(a) Harare
(b) Burma
(c) Naypyidaw
(d) Nicosia
(e) Tunis
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Naypyidaw is the Capital of Myanmar. The Name of Burma was changed to Myanmar in 1989.
Q11. Who is the current Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India?
(a) Anubhav Mukund
(b) Mihir Khan
(c) Anupam Anand
(d) Vikram Singhal
(e) Nasim Zaidi
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. Dr. Nasim Zaidi is the present Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Q12. The Union Government (Ministry of Textiles) has appointed ___________ as Chairperson on the Board
of Governors of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).
(a) Tapan Seth
(b) Rajesh V. Shah
(c) Charan Mehta
(d) Dharmendra Kesri
(e) Anup Kumar
S12. Ans.(b)
Q13. Name the Bollywood personality who has been recently named as an ambassador of the Indian Film
Festival of Melbourne (IFFM).
(a) Amitabh Bachchan

(b) Priyanka Chopra
(c) Vidya Balan
(d) Divya Gupta
(e) Shahrukh Khan
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Actress Vidya Balan has named an ambassador of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM).
Q14. India Celebrates National Statistics Day on ______________ every year.

(a) 30th June
(b) 28th June
(c) 27th July
(d) 29th June
(e) 27ty May
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. India Celebrates National Statistics Day on 29th June every year.
Q15. Who is the present President of the USA headquartered World Bank?
(a) Takehiko Nakao
(b) Ang Sun ki
(c) Ping ji Lin
(d) Sun li Chao
(e) Jim Yong Kim
S15. Ans.(e)
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Q1. Name the current Union Human Resource Development Minister of India.
Answer: Prakash Javadekar
Q2. The World Press Freedom Day is observed globally on _________

Answer: 3rd May
Q3. On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, UNESCO has co-organized the World Press Freedom
Day's main event and the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Ceremony in
_________________.
Answer: Jakarta, Indonesia
Q4. Which Indian state has recently become the first state to switch to the January-December financial year
from the existing April-March cycle?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Q5. The World Press Freedom Day was observed recently by UNESCO. Who is the Director-General of
UNESCO?
Answer: Irina Bokova
Q6. Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to switch to the January-December financial year from the
existing April-March cycle. India started adopting the April-March financial year from ____________.
Answer: 1867
Q6. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for restructuring the schemes of the
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) under new Central Sector Scheme named SAMPADA. What
does 'P' stands for in SAMPADA?
Answer: Processing
Q7. The Union Cabinet chaired by ____________ has given its approval for National Steel Policy (NSP) 2017.
Answer: Shri Narendra Modi
Q8. The Indian mens national football team has made it into the top 100 of the FIFA world football rankings
for the first time in 21 years. Who is the President of FIFA?
Answer: Gianni Infantino
Q9. What is the best ever ranking of Indian football team in FIFA world ranking?
Answer: 94th
Q10. The 'Swachh Survekshan 2017' survey results were recently announced by Urban Development
Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. Which city is the dirtiest city in India?
Answer: Gonda

Answer: 3rd May
_________________.
UNESCO?
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Q1. Roger Federer has recently clinched his ninth Halle Open title in Germany. He won the tournament after
beating ___________________.
(a) Novak Djokovic
(b) Alexander Zverev
(c) Pat Rafter
(d) Andy Murrey
(e) Rafael Nadal
S1. Ans.(b)
Q2. Which of the following tech-Giant has been fined 2.42 billion euros by the European Commission in an
antitrust case?
(a) Microsoft
(b) Apple
(c) WIPRO
(d) Google
(e) TCS
S2. Ans.(d)
Q3. Name the Prime Minister of Romania who has been recently appointed by President Klaus Iohannis.
(a) Traian Basescu
(b) Emil Constantinescu
(c) Mihai Tudose
(d) Ion Iliescu
(e) Nicolae Ceausescu
S3. Ans.(c)
Q4. Equipped with multiple phone lines and computer systems and manned by tech-savvy youngsters, a war
room has been set up to deal with crises related to the ______________________.
(a) Implementation of GST
(b) Make in India Initiative
(c) Digital India Initiative
(d) Namami Gange Project
(e) Clean India Mission
S4. Ans.(a)
Q5. Which of the following state government has recently signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank
(ADB) for a loan of 1950 crore rupees for strengthening of roads in different district?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
S5. Ans.(d)
Q6. ADB is headquartered in ____________.

(a) The USA
(b) Switzerland
(c) Philippines
(d) China
(e) The UAE
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. ADB is headquartered in Mandaluyong, Philippines
Q7. The Indian shooting squad has finished a creditable second at the ISSF Junior World Championship. The
Championship was held in _________________.
(a) Berlin, Germany
(b) Paris, France
(c) Colmar, France
(d) Suhl, Germany
(e) London, Britain
S7. Ans.(d)
Q8. Name the Bollywood Personality who has been appointed as the ambassador for governments flagship
Skill India campaign, with the National Skill Development Corporation.
(a) Amitabh Bacchan
(b) Priyanka Chopra
(c) Salman Khan
(d) Ranveer Singh
(e) Akshay Kumar
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Actress Priyanka Chopra has been appointed as the ambassador for governments flagship Skill India campaign,
with the National Skill Development Corporation.
Q9. MSME Ministry has launched the Digital MSME Scheme and also exchanged three MoUs with SAP
India, Intel and HMT. The United Nations has recently declared __________ as the UN Day for MSMEs.
(a) 27th June
(b) 29th June
(c) 26th June
(d) 28th June
(e) 24th June
S9. Ans.(a)
Q10. Who is the present Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)?
(a) Narendra Singh Tomar
(b) Radha Mohan Singh
(c) Kalraj Mishra
(d) Harsh Vardhan
(e) Jagat Prakash Nadda
S10. Ans.(c)
Q1. On the visit of the President of Cyprus to India, both the countries have signed four agreements in
different fields. Name the president of Cyprus.
Answer: Nicos Anastasiades
Q2. Director Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director behind classics like The Silence of the Lambs and
Philadelphia died recently. He belonged to ___________.
Answer: America
Q3. India won six medals in the second leg of the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet. The event was held in
___________.
Answer: Jiaxing, China
Q4. India won six medals in the second leg of the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet. In this event single gold
medal was bagged by ___________.
Answer: Neena Varakil
Q5. In the recent figures released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) India
stood on which rank in the military expenditure?
Answer: 5th
Answer: 1867
Q7. Chhattisgarh has recently auctioned Indias most expensive limestone block. This block is named as
____________.
Answer: Kesla-II
Q8. India successfully carried out a fresh user trial of 3,000-kilometer range Agni-III ballistic missile from
Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. Abdul Kalam Island was previously known as ________________.
Answer: Wheelers Island
Q9. Chhattisgarh has recently auctioned Indias most expensive limestone block in Raipur District. The
previous national record was held by _____________.
Answer: Rajasthan
Q10. Who is the Cabinet Minister of Road Transport and Highways?

Answer: Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Q11. India has recently organized a cultural festival in Egypt to mark the 156th birth anniversary of
___________________.
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
Q12. Pro-European centrist leader ____________ has been elected as President of France.
Answer: Emmanuel Macron
Q13. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has announced the winners of the 44th
Annual Daytime Emmy Awards held in California, USA. Which show has won the award for Outstanding
Game Show?
Answer: Jeopardy
Q14. Facebook has launched its _____________ commercially in India and the service is now available via
700 hotspots across four states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya.
Answer: Express Wi-Fi
Q15. What is the theme for World Red Cross Day 2017?
Answer: Less Known Red Cross Stories
Q1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for the Netherland in his last leg of the three-nation visit. Who is
the present Prime Minister of The Netherlands?
(a) Paolo Gentiloni
(b) Mark Rutte
(c) douard Philippe
(d) Theresa May
(e) Joseph Muscat
S1. Ans.(b)
Q2. The Civil and Aviation Ministry has recently cleared the proposal for setting up a new airport in
_________________.
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Noida
(c) Meerut
(d) Greater Noida
(e) Bulandshahr
S2. Ans.(d)
Q3. Name the Army Doctor from Maharashtra who has recently created history by becoming the first Indian
to complete the 4,941-km Race Across America (RAAM) in solo category.
(a) Ramlakhan Singh
(b) Anupam Kumar
(c) Srinivas Gokulnath
(d) Gopalnath Bhatt
(e) Harish Dhanoa
S3. Ans.(c)
Q4. Name the Padma Vibhushan awardee who has been appointed the Chairman of the committee to prepare
the final draft of the National Education Policy.
(a) Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
(b) Raghunath Anant Mashelkar
(c) M. R. Srinivasan
(d) G. Madhavan Nair
(e) Yash Pal
S4. Ans.(a)
Q5. Mr. N N Vohra has been appointed the president of the IIC - one of the premier cultural institutions in
the country. He is the Governor of which one of the following Indian States?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Punjab
(c) Haryana
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
(e) Himachal Pradesh
S5. Ans.(d)
Q6. IIC is one of the premier cultural institutions in India. IIC Stands for ________________.
(a) Indian Institutional Centre
(b) India Inspection Centre
(c) India International Centre
(d) Informal International Centre
(e) Institute of International Centre
S6. Ans.(c)
Q7. The World Bank has cleared a ______________ loan for making Indian youth more employable through
reskilling, in a move that is seen to aid the Skill India Mission.
(a) USD 300-million
(b) USD 250-million
(c) USD 200-million
(d) USD 150-million
(e) USD 350-million
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The World Bank has cleared a USD 250-million loan for making Indian youth more employable through
reskilling, in a move that is seen to aid the Skill India Mission.
Q8. According to the Bloomberg Intelligence index of airline stocks, which one of the following Airlines is
worlds top airline stock in 2017?
(a) SpiceJet
(b) Air Asia
(c) Lufthanza
(d) Qatar Airways
(e) Indigo
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. According to the Bloomberg Intelligence index of airline stocks, SpiceJet is worlds top airline stock in 2017
with 124% gain.
Q9. Which one of the following Indian Movie has become the first Indian movie to earn Rs2,000 crore
worldwide?
(a) Bahubali
(b) Sultan
(c) Dangal
(d) Tubelight
(e) Raees
S9. Ans.(c)
Q10. Who is the Union Minister of Civil Aviation?

(a) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(b) Gopinath Munde
(c) Birender Singh
(d) Ashok Gajapati Raju
(e) Jual Oram
S10. Ans.(d)
Q1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the countrys longest bridge - the Dhola-Sadia
Bridge in which state?
Answer: Assam
Q2. President Pranab Mukherjee has reviled the first copy of two books 'Mann Ki Baat-A Social Revolution
on Radio' and 'Marching with a Billion-Analysing Narendra Modis Government at Mid term' at Rashtrapati
Bhavan in New Delhi. The book 'Marching with a Billion- Analysing Narendra Modis Government at Mid-
term' is written by ______________.
Answer: Uday Mahurkar
Q3. Googles vice-president for South East Asia and India, _____________ has been appointed the new
chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
Answer: Rajan Anandan
Q4. Union surface transport minister Nitin Gadkari has flagged off taxi aggregator Ola's electronic vehicle
(EV) services recently. Name the city that has become first in country to have such a service.
Answer: Nagpur
Q5. India has recently announced a $500 million line of credit to which of the following country as the two
countries resolved to deepen ties in a range of areas including the maritime domain.
Answer: Mauritius
Q6. Name the Uttarakhand Mountaineer who has become the first Indian to summit Mount Everest a record
six times. The mountaineer, a Padma Shri awardee who works as an assistant commandant with the Border
Security Force in Dehradun, achieved the feat early on 27 May, 2017.
Answer: Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu
Q7. Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) was recently in News. Who is the current
CEO of DRDO?
Answer: S. Christopher
Q8. Which city police have received the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI)
Smart Police Award for the year 2017?
Answer: Pune
Q9. The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is observed on ______________.
Answer: 29 May
Q10. The theme for the 2017 International Day of UN Peacekeepers was _________________________.
Answer: Investing in Peace Around the World
Q11. Government-run Prasar Bharati has got into an agreement with Societe Nationale de Radiodiffusion et
de Television (SNRT) to step up cooperation in the broadcasting sector. SNRT is ____________ based
company.
Answer: Morocco
Q12. Manipur Governor and former Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla has been recently appointed
as the Chancellor of which of the following University.
Answer: Jamia Millia Islamia
Q13. Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar has recently launched an Anti-
Ragging Mobile App. The Android-based app was introduced by ______________.
Answer: University Grants Commission
Q14. Name the Indian fencer who has become the first Indian to win a gold medal in an international fencing
event in the Turnoi Satellite Fencing Championship at Reykjavik (Iceland).
Answer: Bhavani Devi
Q15. Constantine Mitsotakis, a former prime minister of which country has passed away recently?
Answer: Greece
Q1. In Odisha, the biggest annual festival of RathYatra or Chariot Festival commenced on 25th June at
which of the following place?
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Puri
(c) Cuttack
(d) Rourkela
(e) Sambalpur
S1. Ans(b)
Q2. India and Portugal have signed eleven MOUs for cooperation in areas including double taxation
avoidance, science and technology, trade and investment, nanotechnology, space research, administrative
reforms and culture. What is the capital of Portugal?
(a) Lisbon
(b) Porto
(c) Coimbra
(d) Funchal
(e) Suva
S2. Ans(a)
Q3. Indian shuttlerKidambiSrikanth has lifted the Australian Open Superseries trophy in Sydney. Whom he
had defeated in final to win this trophy?
(a) Dan Lin
(b) TaufikHidayat
(c) Chen Long
(d) Sung Hwan Park
(e) None of the above
S3. Ans(c)
Q4. Haryana's ____________________ gave a robust start for the Indian challenge by clinching the 25-metre
standard pistol gold with a world junior record in the Junior World Shooting Championship in Suhl,
Germany.
(a) Faisal Naeem Khan
(b) JagdishDua
(c) Mehta Jaykumar
(d) AnishBhanwala
(e) None of the above
S4. Ans(d)
Sol. The 14-year-old Anish shot 579 to win the gold seven points ahead of Florian Peter of Germany. In the process,
Anish also bettered the junior world record of 574 set by Denis Koulakov of Russia in Lahti, Finland, in 2002.
Q5. International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is celebrated every year on which of the
following date?
(a) 23rd June
(b) 24th June
(c) 25th June
(d) 27th June
(e) 26th June
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. By resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987, the General Assembly decided to observe 26 June as the
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit.
Q6. What is the theme of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2017?
(a) Stand Together Against Drug Abuse
(b) Listen First-Listening to children and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and safe
(c) Children and youth- say No to drugs
(d) The World Stands against Drug Abuse
(e) None of the given themes is correct
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. The theme for 2017 is- "Listen First - Listening to children and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy
and safe."
Q7. Which of the following Cricket team became the team to score the most 300-plus totals in One Day
International (ODI) Cricket?
(a) Australian
(b) English
(c) Indian
(d) Sri Lankan
(e) Pakistani
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. India became the team to score the most 300-plus totals in One Day International (ODI) Cricket. India did so
when they scored a total of 310 for the loss of five wickets in the second ODI against West Indies. It was the 96th
time that India crossed the 300-run mark, surpassing Australias 95.
Q8. Name the Haryana Girl who is the winner of the Femina Miss India World 2017.
(a) PoojaDhanoa
(b) ArushiDhillon
(c) Mansi Singh
(d) ManushiChhillar
(e) Malaika Huda
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. The 54th Femina Miss India World 2017 winner is ManushiChhillar from Haryana, while the first runner-up is
Sana Dua from Jammu and Kashmir and the second runner-up is PriyankaKumari from Bihar.
Q9. It was the ___________ edition of the Femina Miss India World.
(a) 34th
(b) 54th
(c) 45th
(d) 55th
(e) 44th
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. It was the 54th edition of the Femina Miss India World.
Q10. Name the Indian Girl who has become Miss World in bodybuilding championship held recently in
Venice, Italy.
(a) Bhumika Sharma
(b) Bhavna Singh
(c) Hansika Moitra
(d) Meera Bhavani
(e) Arunima Sanghmitra
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Bhumika Sharma, another Indian has become Miss World in bodybuilding championship. Dehraduns girl
gained maximum points in three categories individual posing, body posing and fall in that eventually bagged her
the Miss World title and the gold medal at the world championship in Venice, Italy.
Q11. Travelling to which of the following Indian neighbouring country/countries Aadhaar is not a valid
identification document for Indians?
(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) Bhutan
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) Both (a) and (c)
S11. Ans.(e)
Q12. Which of the following lender has recently announced the elevation of its CFO Sunil Kakar as the
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company?
(a) IDBI Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) IDFC Bank
(d) Federal Bank
(e) Karnataka Bank
S12. Ans.(c)
Q13. Venkaiah Naidu has launched the book which titled 'The Emergency - Indian Democracys Darkest
Hour'. The book is written by ____________.
(a) VeerappaMoily
(b) ShashiTharoor
(c) Kumar Vishwas
(d) Surya Prakash
(e) Yashwant Singh
S13. Ans.(d)
Q14. Name the Indian Boxer who has recently clinched a gold medal on the final day of the Ulaanbaatar Cup
boxing tournament in Mongolia.
(a) IndroDhanush
(b) Arun More
(c) AnkushDahiya
(d) DevendroSinghal
(e) Sachin Kumar
S14. Ans.(c)
Q15. Headquarter of IDFC Bank is in ______________.

(a) Chennai
(b) Mumbai
(c) Bengaluru
(d) New Delhi
(e) Kolkata
S15. Ans.(b)
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1. Name the Indian Badminton Player who has recently become a member of the Badminton World
Federation (BWF) Athletes' Commission.
Answer: P.V. Sindhu
Q2. Name the Indian Player who has won the coveted International Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT
Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2017.
Answer: Ravichandran Ashwin
Q3. A new book on Virat Kohli named Winning like Virat: Think & Succeed like Kohli was revealed
recently. Who is the author of this book?
Answer: Abhirup Bhattacharya
Q4. In which Indian States a massive immunization drive has been launched in 38 districts to eradicate
Japanese Encephalitis (JE)?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Q5. Which Indian city has been named second among the worlds most crowded city, according to World
Economic Forum (WEF) citing UN-Habitat data?
Answer: Mumbai
Q6. Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is on a three-day visit to India. What is the
currency of Mauritius?
Answer: Mauritian Rupee
Q7. Union Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has recently inaugurated the Defence Research and
Development Organizations (DRDO)s new Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in which Indian State?
Answer: Karnataka
Q8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked recently on a four nation tour. Which country is not
among them?
Answer: Sweden
Q9. Which PSU has overtaken Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to become Indias most profitable
state-owned company?
Answer: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Q10. Which state government has declared Dailong village of Tamenglong district as Biodiversity Heritage
Site of the state?
Answer: Manipur
Q11. Name the professor of Hyderabad University who has been awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar
for the year 2016.
Answer: Satyabrata Rout
Q12. Which city in the country made a new Guinness world record for the maximum number of people
sweeping a single venue?
Answer: Vadodara
Q13. Name the Indian actress who has been selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for being an
international icon.
Answer: Priyanka Chopra
Q14. The government launched new campaign called _____________ for promotion of toilet usage in the
rural areas across the country.
Answer: Darwaza Band
Q15. The Employees Provident Fund Organization has approved hike in investment limit in exchange traded
funds (ETFs) to ___________ from the existing 10%.
Answer: 15%
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Q1. Name the person who has been appointed as the new chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of
the Parliament of India.
Answer: Mallikarjun Kharge
Q2. Shabana Azmi starrer film ____________ was recently awarded the Special Jury Remi Award at the 50th
annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival (WHIFF).
Answer: The Black Prince
Q3. As per the UN report, India is expected to achieve how much percent growth the year 2017?
Answer: 7.10
Q4. Minister of Road Transport and Highways has inaugurated two exhibitions namely 'The Highway Saga:
Past Present and Future' and SRISHTI exhibition in New Delhi. SRISHTI stands for _____________.
Answer: Safe Road and Inter-State Highways Transforming India
Q5. Name the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications of India.
Answer: Manoj Sinha
Q6. International Labour Day, also known as International Worker's Day or May Day is observed globally
on ____________.
Answer: 1st May
Q7. Name the driver who recently won the Russian Grand Prix after a tense final few laps as he was chased
down by Ferraris Sebastian Vettel.
Answer: Valtteri Bottas
Q8. Aymanam ward in which district has become Indias first digitalised panchayat ward?
Answer: Kerala
Q9. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has appointed Syrian refugee and
Olympic athlete ____________ as a Goodwill Ambassador.
Answer: Yusra Mardini
Q10. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2017 (RERA) aimed to protect the interests of
homebuyers across the country and bring transparency has come into force from _______________.
Answer: 1st May
Q11. India has launched the GSLV-F09 carrying the GSAT-9 or the South Asia satellite from Sriharikota,
Andhra Pradesh. What is the meaning of "S" in GSLV?
Answer: Satellite
Q12. In order to Strengthen defence ties, India has opened its first private small arms manufacturing plant
at-
Answer: Malanpur, Madhya Pradesh
Q13. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has constituted Technical Committee to lay down
Technical Standards for the performance of core services and other services in accordance with Regulation
14 of the IBBI (Information Utilities) Regulations, 2017. The committee will be Chaired by-
Answer: Dr RB Barman
Q14. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India was established on ______________ in accordance with
the provisions of The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
Answer: 01st October 2016
Q15. Which state government has passed a resolution granting river Narmada the status of a living entity and
committed itself to the protection of its legal rights recently?
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Q1. India and Russia have recently agreed to a roadmap for the development of bilateral defense cooperation.
What is the Currency of Russia?
(a) Russian Dollar
(b) Russian Dinar
(c) Russian Ruble
(d) Russian Rupiyah
(e) US Dollar
S1. Ans.(c)
Q2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a three-nation visit. In the first leg of his tour, he will reach
Portuguese capital. What is the Capital of Portugal?
(a) Amsterdam
(b) Lisbon
(c) Cuba
(d) Suva
(e) Moscow
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a three-nation visit. In the first leg of his tour, he will reach
Portuguese capital, Lisbon.
Q3. RBI widens scope of Banking Ombudsman Scheme. As per the amendment, the pecuniary jurisdiction of
the Banking Ombudsman to pass an award has been doubled to ____________.
(a) 40 lakh rupees
(b) 10 lakh rupees
(c) 30 lakh rupees
(d) 20 lakh rupees
(e) 50 lakh rupees
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. RBI widens scope of Banking Ombudsman Scheme. As per the amendment, the pecuniary jurisdiction of the
Banking Ombudsman to pass an award has been doubled to 20 lakh rupees.
Q4. Banking Ombudsman is a quasi-judicial authority functioning under the Banking Ombudsman Scheme
___________.
(a) 2006
(b) 2005
(c) 2004
(d) 2000
(e) 1999
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Banking Ombudsman is a quasi-judicial authority functioning under the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006.
Q5. In order to ensure smooth GST implementation from 1st July, the Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MEITY) has launched a dedicated Webpage for facilitating taxpayers with regard
to addressing issues related to IT Services and Electronics goods. Who is the Cabinet Minister of MEITY?
(a) D.V. Sadananda Gowda
(b) Narendra Singh Tomar
(c) Uma Bharati
(d) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(e) Anant Geete
S5. Ans.(d)
Q6. Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has signed an MoU with the HUDCO to enable
members of its housing scheme to avail subsidy and interest subvention under the Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana (PMAY). HUDCO stands for ________________.
(a) Housing and Urban Deployment Corporation
(b) Huts and Urban Development Committee
(c) Housing and Urban Development Corporation
(d) Homage and Urban Department Corporation
(e) Housing and Urban Department Corporation
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has signed an MoU with the Housing and Urban Development
Corporation (HUDCO) to enable members of its housing scheme to avail subsidy and interest subvention under the
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
Q7. Which initiative of the West Bengal Government was awarded the first prize in United Nations Public
Service Award for Asia Pacific?
(a) Kanyashree Prakalpa
(b) Maa Mati Manush
(c) Dhanalakshmi
(d) Sukanya Sucheta
(e) None of the given Schemes are correct
S7. Ans.(a)
Q8. Nora Chopra, who passed away recently, was a veteran ___________.
(a) Vocalist
(b) Sitar Player
(c) Journalist
(d) Classical Dancer
(e) Film Director
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Nora Chopra, who passed away recently, was a veteran Journalist.
Q9. Au Financiers India recently converted itself into a small finance bank. The Small Finance Banks should
have a minimum capital of __________.
(a) 200 crore Rupees
(b) 300 crore Rupees
(c) 50 crore Rupees
(d) 100 crore Rupees
(e) 250 crore Rupees
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Au Financiers India recently converted itself into a small finance bank. The Small Finance Banks should have a
minimum capital of 100 Crore
Q10. Which of the following country has recently launched its first unmanned cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 to
have a permanently manned space station in the next few years?
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) North Korea
(d) South Korea
(e) France
S10. Ans.(b)
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Q1. Name the wildlife and environment cartoonist from India who has recently won WWF International
Presidents Award 2017 for his efforts to change attitudes towards nature.
Answer: Rohan Chakravarty
Q2. Aerospace Industries of which country has recently signed a major deal worth 630 million US dollar with
India to supply advance long-range and missile defense systems.
Answer: Israel
Q3. Indian businessman Mathunny Mathews died aged 81 recently. He was main inspiration behind which
Bollywood movie?
Answer: Airlift
Q4. Name the player who has won the final of women's Italian Open, 2017.
Answer: Elina Svitolina
Q5. Who is the current chairman of LIC?

Answer: V K Sharma
Q6. Name the person who has been chosen to head the World Health Organization (WHO).
Answer: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Q7. Who was the first Director-General of Switzerland-based World Health Organization (WHO)?
Answer: B. Chisholm
Q8. Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal has recently launched the mobile app named SEVA in New Delhi
which is aimed at increasing the Consumer Connect as well as the Transparency and Accountability in Coal
dispatch. What is full form of SEVA?
Answer: Saral Eindhan Vitaran Application
Q9. Which private sector lender has recently entered into a distribution agreement to sell the mutual fund
products of HDFC Capital Asset Management Ltd (HDFCAML)?
Answer: Karnataka Bank
Q10. Who is the current Chairman of Bank of Baroda?

Answer: Ravi Venkatesan
Q11. The cabinet chaired by PM of India has recently approved the Setting up of new All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in which Indian states?
Answer: Assam
Q12. State-owned BSNL has recently started satellite phone service through INMARSAT which will be
initially offered to government agencies and later opened for others citizen in phased manner. INMARSAT is
abbreviated as ____________________.
Answer: International Maritime Satellite
Q13. Which Indian Organization has recently signed an MoU with Madhya Pradesh government to
collaborate on the development of a Happiness Index for measuring the well-being of the people of the state?
Answer: IIT-Kharagpur
Q14. Which Player has recently won the coveted International Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT
Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2017?
Answer: Ravichandran Ashwin
Q15. Name the newly appointed Ecuador's president.

Answer: Lenin Moren
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Q1. The Reserve Bank of India reconstituted the Oversight Committee by appointing three more members.
The 5-membered Oversight Committee will be headed by _____________.
(a) Sanjeev Srivastava
(b) Ankiket Sinha
(c) Shambhu Nath Kewat
(d) Pradeep Kumar
(e) Shubham Tiwari
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. Name the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) workhorse rocket that has recently blasted off
from the spaceport of Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
(a) GSLV A-40
(b) PSLV B-38
(c) PSLV C-38
(d) GSLV D-40
(e) PSLV B-40
S2. Ans.(c)
Q3. ISRO workhorse rocket blasted off from the spaceport of Sriharikota carrying the satellite of which of
the following series?
(a) Cartosat-3 Series
(b) Cartosat-2 Series
(c) Xolosat-1 Series
(d) Polosat-3 Series
(e) Airsat-3 Series
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) workhorse rocket PSLV C-38 blasted off from the spaceport of
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh carrying the Cartosat-2 series satellite - a dedicated satellite for the defense forces -
along with 30 co-passenger satellites.
Q4. ISRO workhorse rocket was launched recently from spaceport of Sriharikota carrying a dedicated
satellite for the defense forces along with 30 co-passenger satellites. How many Indian satellite/s is/are there
among those 30 co-passenger satellites?
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 1
(e) 8
S4. Ans.(d).
Q5. The Cabinet has approved Amendment of the Bilateral SSA between India and the Netherlands by
incorporating the Country of Residence Principle into the said SSA. SSA stands for ___________.
(a) Social Security Agreement
(b) Social Safety Agreement
(c) Society Security Agreement
(d) Social Safer Agreement
(e) Solemn Safety Agreement
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Cabinet has approved Amendment of the Bilateral Social Security Agreement (SSA) between India and the
Netherlands by incorporating the Country of Residence Principle into the said SSA.
Q6. Amsterdam is the Capital city of ________________.

(a) Austria
(b) Canada
(c) Netherland
(d) Ireland
(e) Sweden
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Amsterdam is the Capital city of Netherland.
Q7. The state government approved 53 urban projects with a total investment of Rs 538 crore under the
AMRUT. The scheme, launched in nine urban places in the state since 2015-16 fiscal year. AMRUT Stands
for _____________.
(a) Atal Mission for Rehabitation and Urban Transformation
(b) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
(c) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transition
(d) Atal Mission for Retaliation and Urban Transfer
(e) Atal Mission for Reformation and Upper Transportation
S7. Ans.(b)
Q8. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G), which one of the following state has declared
themselves as the 4th Open Defecation Free (ODF) States of India?
(a) Kerala
(b) Assam
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) Punjab
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G), rural Uttarakhand and rural Haryana have declared
themselves as the 4th and 5th Open Defecation Free (ODF) States of India, respectively.
Q9. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) under Ministry of Science and Technology has
recentlylaunched the VAJRA scheme in a bid to bring together the Indian scientists abroad and India-based
researchers for conducting joint researches in India. VAJRA stands for _____________.
(a) Visiting Advanced Joint Research Faculty
(b) Visual Advanced Joint Reformed Faculty
(c) Visiting Aviation Joint Rejuvenation Faculty
(d) Visiting Access Joint Research Assets
(e) Visual Advanced Joint Rehabitation Assets
S9. Ans.(a)
Q10. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G), name the 5th Open Defecation Free (ODF) States
of India.
(a) Tripura
(b) Odisha
(c) Haryana
(d) Karnataka
(e) Rajasthan
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G), rural Uttarakhand and rural Haryana have declared
themselves as the 4th and 5th Open Defecation Free (ODF) States of India, respectively.
Q11. The government has done a Major reshuffle in central bureaucracy. Name the person who is new Home
Secretary?
(a) Sumer Chand
(b) Rajiv Gauba
(c) Rajesh Loknath
(d) Kamal Nath Thakur
(e) Ishwar Chand
S11. Ans.(b)
Q12. Which one of the following has become first city in India where one can have fuel delivered at one's
doorstep, just like milk and newspapers?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Kochi
(c) Thrissur
(d) Vadodara
(e) Bengaluru
S12. Ans.(e)
Q13. World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a loan assistance of 44 million dollars for the
Assam's ASPIRe Project. What does 'I' stand for in ASPIRe?
(a) Information
(b) Internal
(c) Informal
(d) Institutional
(e) Imperial
S13. Ans.(d)
Q14. Which state Health Ministry has recently launched the Test and Treat Strategy of the state AIDS
Control Society (MSACS) to improve treatment for HIV affected people in the state?
(a) Assam
(b) Karnataka
(c) Mizoram
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Himachal Pradesh
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Mizoram Health Minister Lal Thanzara has launched the Test and Treat Strategy of the Mizoram state
AIDS Control Society (MSACS) to improve treatment for HIV affected people in the state.
Q15. Name the Anti-hunger activist who has been selected for prestigious Queens Young Leaders Award
with 60 others from all 53 Commonwealth countries.
(a) Ishant Somal
(b) Ankit Kawatra
(c) Akash Agnihotri
(d) Rishabh Goyal
(e) Rama Ragini
S15. Ans.(b)
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Q1. The first meeting of India-Russia Joint Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation was held
recently in Russia. Inspired by India's 'Make in India' initiative, Russia has launched initiative named
_______________ to promote local manufacturing and technology development.
(a) Make in Russia
(b) Lets Make it Here
(c) Do It In Russia
(d) Make it in Russia
(e) Make it in Here
S1. Ans.(c)
Q2. Capital markets regulator, SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) relaxed takeover norms for
the acquisition of ___________ of listed companies to help the government and the RBI in their efforts to
tackle bad loans.
(a) Bad Loans
(b) Properties
(c) Funds
(d) Government Papers
(e) Stressed Assets
S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. Capital markets regulator, SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India) relaxed takeover norms for the
acquisition of stressed assets of listed companies to help the government and the RBI in their efforts to tackle bad
loans.
Q3. Which one of the following country has unveiled the world's first train that operates on a virtual track
using sensor technology instead of metal rails?
(a) Japan
(b) Switzerland
(c) Sweden
(d) China
(e) The USA
S3. Ans.(d)
Q4. Name the Airlines Company that was voted the Worlds Best Airline in 2017 at the SKYTRAX 2017
World Airline Awards.
(a) Qatar Airlines
(b) Singapore Airlines
(c) Emirates Airlines
(d) Lufthansa Airlines
(e) Air Asia
S4. Ans.(a)
Q5. Which one of the following cities has reportedly become the first city in India where the robot is being
used on an experimental basis to control its ever growing and unruly traffic.
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Indore
(c) Bengaluru
(d) New Delhi
(e) Kolkata
S5. Ans.(b)
Q6. Axis Bank in association with which one of the following Metro Corporation has launched India's first
open loop EMV contactless metro card that would make travel a convenient and hassle free experience for
commuters?
(a) Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation
(b) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
(c) Chennai Metro Rail Corporation
(d) Kochi Metro Rail Corporation
(e) Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
S6. Ans.(d)
Q7. Who is the present MD and CEO of Mumbai-Headquartered Axis Bank?

(a) Sunil Mehta
(b) Sunder Suyal
(c) Shikha Sharma
(d) ChandaKocchar
(e) Sunaina Singh
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Shikha Sharma is the MD and CEO of Mumbai-Headquartered Axis Bank.
Q8. Manappuram Finance has recently announced the appointment of ____________ as the Managing
Director of its fully-owned home loans subsidiary, Manappuram Home Finance.
(a) Karansher Manohar
(b) Kailash Shankar
(c) Jeevandas Narayan
(d) Sukalor Shekhawat
(e) Atul Agnihotri
S8. Ans.(c)
Q9. Where is the Headquarter of Manappuram Finance?

(a) Thrissur
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Mysore
(d) Chennai
(e) Mangalore
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Manappuram Finance headquarters in Thrissur Kerala.
Q10. Name the Indian agricultural microbiologist who has been conferred the Ministry of Environment
Award for 2017 in Japan for developing cutting edge technologies to address burning environmental
problems.
(a) M. S. Swaminathan
(b) ShrihariChandraghatgi
(c) Dilip Mehta
(d) Manoj Kamal Thakur
(e) SandeepMohjat
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian agricultural microbiologist ShrihariChandraghatgi has been conferred the Ministry of Environment
Award for 2017 in Japan for developing cutting edge technologies to address burning environmental problems.
Q11. According to Mercer's 23rd annual Cost of Living Survey, which one of the following Indian cities is the
most expensive city for expatriates?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Indore
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Mumbai
(e) Pune
S11. Ans.(d)
Q12. According to Mercer's 23rd annual Cost of Living Survey, Luanda is the most expensive city in the
world for expatriates. Luanda is the capital city of _____________.
(a) Congo
(b) Namibia
(c) Zambia
(d) Uganda
(e) Angola
S12. Ans.(e)
of Angola. Mercer is the world's largest human resources consulting firm, Headquartered in New York City.
Q13. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Vladimir IvanovichVoronkov of the
Russian Federation as ______________ of the newly created United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office.
(a) Director-General
(b) Under-Secretary-General
(c) Executive Director
(d) Director
(e) Chairperson
S13. Ans.(b).
Q14. Port Vila is the Capital city of which one of the following country?
(a) Solomon Islands
(b) New Caledonia
(c) Australia
(d) Vanuatu
(e) Fiji
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Capital of Vanuatu is Port Vila. Its Currency is Vanuatu Vatu.
Q15. Womtelo Reverend Baldwin Lonsdale had died recently at the age of 67. He was the president of
___________.
(a) Rwanda
(b) Vanuatu
(c) Oman
(d) Hungry
(e) Portugal
S15. Ans.(b)
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Q1. Cochin Port Trust has received two Best Performance Awards from Ministry of Shipping for the highest
growth in operating surplus and also for achieving third highest growth in cargo traffic among the major
ports in the year 2016-17. Cochin Port is situated in ___________________.
Answer: Kerala
Q2. Which Bank has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Life Insurance Corporation
(LIC) of India for selling life insurance products of LIC?
Answer: Karnataka Bank Ltd
Q3. Name the player who won the final of Men's Italian Open, 2017.
Answer: Alexander Zverev
Q4. Tata Sons has recently appointed ____________, an investment banker as its Group Chief Financial
Officer.
Answer: Saurabh Agrawal
Q5. HDFC Life has recently announced the launch of an Artificial Intelligence-based application named
______________ that can automatically read, understand, categories, prioritise and respond to customer
emails sent to the private insurer.
Answer: SPOK
Q6. The Prime Minister of India has recently launched various projects of which Port Trust in Gujarat?
Answer: Kandla Port Trust
Q7. Federal Bank has recently launched a new trading platform called Selfie for customers, the trading
platform that will give its users absolute control over their investments with timely research inputs to make
sound investment decisions. Federal Bank Headquarter is in ______________.
Answer: Kochi, Kerala
Q8. A United Nations-backed panel has publicly released a draft treaty banning the possession and use of all
nuclear weapons, recently. In which year the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were hit with
nuclear attack?
Answer: 1945
Q9. Which bank and Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) rolled out their first set of co-
branded debit cards for farmers?
Answer: Bank of Baroda
Q10. A famous personality Sir Roger Moore passed away recently at the age of 89. He was famous
____________.
Answer: Actor
Q11. Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has recently resigned from the post. Who is the
current President of Nepal?
Answer: Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Q12. The Cabinet has recently approved MoU between India and which country on cooperation in the field of
Organ Transplant Services?
Answer: Spain
Q13. Which Indian peacekeeper/s was/were among 117 military, police and civilian personnel honored by the
United Nations with a prestigious UN medal awarded posthumously for courage and sacrifice in the line of
duty?
Answer: Brijesh Thapa and Ravi Kumar
Q14. The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry and the External Affairs Ministry have recently
launched an online verification portal named _______________ to make the document verification process
easier for students who are planning to study abroad.
Answer: e-sanad
Q15. Which organization/s has/have won the Porter Prize 2017?

Answer: EDII, Gujarat and ITC Ltd
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Q1. Prime Minister of India will inaugurate Indias longest river bridge (9.15km) Dhola-Sadiya Bridge in
which Indian state?
Answer: Assam
Q2. Government think-tank NITI Aayog holds the first 'Samavesh meeting'. Chairman of NITI Aayog is
___________.
Answer: PM of India
Q3. This is the first time in the history of African Development Bank (AFDB) Group that India would be
hosting the Annual Meetings of the bank (May 2017). It will be inaugurated by ____________.
Answer: Narendra Modi
Q4. The Indian Army received two 155mm/39 caliber Ultra Lightweight Howitzer artillery guns from BAE
Systems in the United States of America. BAE Systems is an Aerospace company based in ___________ .
Answer: USA
Q5. State-owned telecom operator BSNL has inked a clutch of agreements with which of the following
company/companies to popularize the internet and its value added services among customers.
Answer: Facebook and MobiKwik
Q6. Who is the current Chairman of Bengaluru-Headquartered Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO)?
Answer: A. S. Kiran Kumar
Q7. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has recently presented now the 2014 Indira Gandhi Prize for
Peace to which scientific Organization of the country?
Answer: ISRO
Q8. Union Cabinet of which country has approved a bill that would allow Emperor Akihito to step down,
paving the way for the first abdication by an emperor of that country in nearly two centuries?
Answer: Japan
Q9. Sanjay Gubbi of Karnataka and Purnima Barman of Assam have won the prestigious Whitley Award for
their efforts in wildlife conservation. The awards are popularly known as _____________.
Answer: Green Oscars
Q10. According to a survey, the report of which was released by railway minister Suresh Prabhu, which
station is dirtiest among the 75 busiest stations in the country?
Answer: Darbhanga
Q11. In Cricket, Mumbai Indians lifted the 10th Indian Premier League trophy for the third time. Who was
the highest run Scorer in the tournament?
Answer: David Warner
Q12. Scientists at NASA have recently discovered a new bacteria found only on the International Space
Station (ISS). The bacteria has been named after the name of which eminent Indian Scientist?
Answer: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Q13. Who was/were recently conferred the Banga Samman, West Bengal's highest civilian award, by Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee?
Answer: Soumitra Chatterjee and Y.C. Deveshwar
Q14. Name the Indian boy who has recently won the worlds largest pre-college science competition, The Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in the US in the environmental engineering category.
Answer: Prashant Ranganathan
Q15. Who was Purple Cap winner in the 10th edition of IPL 2017 and he was from which team?
Answer: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sun Risers Hyderabad
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Q1. What is the theme for the International Day of Yoga 2017 celebration?
(a) Yoga for Peace
(b) Yoga for Inner Peace
(c) Yoga for Global Harmony
(d) Yoga for Health
(e) Yoga for Thoughts
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The International Day of Yoga is celebrated across the world on 21 June. The theme for the 2017 celebration,
organised by the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, is 'Yoga for Health.'
Q2. Name the Justice who has been nominated by India as its candidate for another nine-year term as judge
of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN.
(a) Benegal Narsing Rau
(b) Dalveer Bhandari
(c) Nagendra Singh
(d) Kabir Nath Sehgal
(e) Ishanal Sarkar
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Justice DalveerBhandari has been nominated by India as its candidate for another nine-year term as judge of the
International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN.
Q3. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) headquarters in ______________.

(a) The Hague, Netherlands
(b) Brussels, Belgium
(c) New York, USA
(d) Geneva, Switzerland
(e) Shanghai, China
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The ICJ headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands.
Q4. RamamaniIyengar Memorial Yoga Institute has been selected as the first recipient of the Prime
Ministers Award for outstanding contribution to promotion and development of Yoga. The Institute is
located in ______________.
(a) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai
(c) Pune
(d) Lucknow
(e) Bengaluru
S4. Ans.(c)
Q5. With which one of the following countries India has signed a historical agreement to promote
Cooperation in the Field of Archives?
(a) Russia
(b) Portugal
(c) France
(d) Egypt
(e) England
S5. Ans.(b)
Q6. Name the 19-year-old education activist who has been appointed as the newest and youngest Goodwill
Ambassador of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
(a) Eri Klas
(b) MalalaYousafzai
(c) Malene Birger
(d) Muzoon Almellehan
(e) Elizabeth Dallaire
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced, on the World Refugee Day (20 June), the
appointment of Muzoon Almellehan, a 19-year-old education activist, and Syrian refugee, as its newest and
youngest Goodwill Ambassador.
Q7. Which of the following Messenger app has in partnership with YES Bank to do free and instant bank-to-
bank transfers?
(a) WhatApp Messenger
(b) Lime Messenger
(c) Hike Messenger
(d) Viber Messenger
(e) We Chat
S7. Ans.(c)
Q8. With which one of the following banks, Meghalaya government has signed two MoUs as a part of an
initiative towards migrating government transactions to digital mode?
(a) UCO Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Allahabad Bank
(d) Bank of Baroda
(e) ICICI Bank
S8. Ans.(b)
Q9. Which of the following state Government has recently announced free education for girls in government
schools and colleges from Nursery to PhD?
(a) Haryana
(b) Punjab
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Assam
(e) Jammu & Kashmir
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Punjab Government has announced free education for girls in government schools and colleges from
Nursery to PhD. This is the major step towards women empowerment by Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh.
Q10. Saudi Arabia's King Salman has appointed his son, Mohammed bin Salman, as heir, in a major
reshuffle. What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
(a) Dubai
(b) Amman
(c) Riyadh
(d) Abu Dhabi
(e) Damascus
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Saudi Arabia's King Salman has appointed his son, Mohammed bin Salman, as heir, in a major reshuffle.
Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia and its currency is Saudi riyal.
Q11. Name the Ayurveda physician who has been recently appointed as special secretary in Ayush Ministry.
(a) Sunil Agnihotri
(b) Junaid Khan
(c) Sameer Mahajan
(d) Rajesh Kotecha
(e) Mallikarjan Khadge
S11. Ans.(d)
Q12. Name the social activist, a British national, who has been awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of
the British Empire) for her work and service to the underprivileged.
(a) Ahmed Kathrada
(b) Annabel Mehta
(c) Fatima Meer
(d) Aruna Roy
(e) Mohak Mehta
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sachin Tendulkar's mother-in-law and social activist Annabel Mehta, a British national, has been awarded the
MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for her work and service to the underprivileged.
Q13. Name the Uber co-founder who has recently resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the
Company.
(a) Travis Kalanick
(b) Rajiv Bajaj
(c) Jack Dorsey
(d) Larry Page
(e) Bob Iger
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Name the Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick has resigned from his position as chief executive of the $68bn ride-
hailing app following a tumultuous six months of scandal.
Q14. Name the insurance company that has partnered with SunTec, which will help facilitate in computing
and invoicing of debit tax and credit tax that will be GST compliant.
(a) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
(b) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
(c) IDBI Federal Life Insurance
(d) Life Insurance Corporation
(e) IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. IDBI Federal Life Insurance has partnered with SunTec, which will help facilitate in computing and invoicing
of debit tax and credit tax that will be GST compliant.
Q15. Yugoimport, a company that makes ammunition, signed a strategic partnership with Reliance Defence
Ammunition (RDA) recently. Yugoimport is ____________ based company.
(a) France
(b) Serbia
(c) Russia
(d) USA
(e) Oman
S15. Ans.(b)
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Q1. Reserve Bank of India has put restriction on UCO Banks lending and branch expansion plans as the
state-run lender made net losses for the two successive fiscal amid severe stress on asset quality. UCO bank is
headquartered in ___________.
Answer: Kolkata
Q2. What is the Capital of Palestine?

Answer: East Jerusalem
Q3. Govardhan Eco Village, set up by the ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) has
won a Smart Village award for being a sustainable project instituted by the India Trade Promotion
Organisation (ITPO). This village is located in which state?
Answer: Maharashtra
Q4. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has recently inaugurated the second meeting of NPDRR in
New Delhi. What does 'RR' stands for in NPDRR?
Answer: Risk Reduction
Q5. Asian Wrestling Championship 2017 was concluded recently in ____________.

Answer: New Delhi
Q6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Narmada Seva Mission for the conservation of the crucial
river, which is a lifeline of Madhya Pradesh. The Narmada River originates from _____________.
Answer: Maikal hills
Q7. Former Chief Minister S Ramaswamy died recently after a brief illness. He was former CM of
_______________.
Answer: Puducherry
Q8. Which young driver has created history by becoming the first Indian driver to win a GP3 race?
Answer: Arjun Maini
Q9. ___________ is a kind of cyber-attack that involves hackers taking control of a computer system and
blocking access to it until a certain amount of money is paid.
Answer: Ransomware
Q10. In a survey conducted during March and April 2017, FICCI predicted Indias gross domestic product
(GDP) growth. What does 'CC' mean in FICCI?
Answer: Chambers of Commerce
Q11. Union Cabinet has recently given its approval for signing and ratifying, an agreement between India
and Tajikistan on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters. The currency of Tajikistan is
___________.
Answer: Tajikistani Somoni
Q12. India's first Aquatic Rainbow Technology Park, an ultra-modern exclusive facility for ornamental fish
equipped with multi-species hatchery and live feed culture units, will become operational in which Indian
city?
Answer: Chennai
Q13. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has recently given its approval
for construction of how many units of Indias indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR)?
Answer: 10
Q14. Which state government has recently hosted the 14th Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council meeting?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
Q15. Which state Legislature passed a Bill to appoint Olympics silver medalist P V Sindhu as a Group-1
officer in the government, by amending the State Public Services Act?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
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Q1. The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved the membership of a few
countries at its second annual meeting of Governors in South Korea. Which of the following country in not
among them?
1. Argentina
2. Madagascar
3. Tonga
4. Oman
5. Azerbaijan
(a) Only 4
(b) Both 1 and 3
(c) Both 4 and 5
(d) Both 2 and 4
(e) Only 5
S1. Ans.(c)
Q2. Who is the current President of AIIB?

(a) Peter Thomsona
(b) Jin Liqun
(c) Son Ki Mang
(d) Aung Su Ban
(e) None of the given options is true
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Mr Jin Liqun is the President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). It is Headquartered in Beijing,
China.
Q3. The government has set up a GST facilitation cell in Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
(DIPP) to facilitate the rollout of Goods and Services Tax. The cell is headed by _______________.
(a) Zeeshan Siddiqui
(b) Susheel Sindey
(c) Aringam Chakraborty
(d) Sudhansu Sekhar Das
(e) Kapil Manohar
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. The government has set up a GST facilitation cell in Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) to
facilitate the rollout of Goods and Services Tax. The cell is headed by Economic Advisor SudhansuSekhar Das.
Q4. Under which Ministry of the Government of India Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
(DIPP) comes?
(a) Ministry Of Commerce & Industry
(b) Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives
(c) Ministry Of Trade & Industry
(d) Ministry of Commerce
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. DIPP comes under the Government of India- Ministry of Commerce & Industry. Smt. NirmalaSitharaman is the
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge). The Department of Industrial Policy &
Promotion was established in 1995 and has been reconstituted in the year 2000.
Q5. Name the badminton player who has recently lifted the Indonesia Open Super Series badminton title.
(a) Saina Nehwal
(b) Kazumasa Sakai
(c) Prannoy Kumar
(d) Pullela Gopichand
(e) Kidambi Srikanth
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Indias Kidambi Srikanth has lifted the Indonesia Open Super Series badminton title by defeating Japanese
qualifier Kazumasa Sakai in straight games 21-11, 21-19 in the Mens Singles final at Jakarta, Indonesia.
Q6. Ahead of the third UN International Day of Yoga, which of the following country will organise second
biggest yoga day celebration in the world after India?
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) Canada
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) Bangladesh
S6. Ans.(b).
Q7. The Board of Governors of the AIIB announced that the Banks third Annual Meeting of the Board of
Governors will be held in ____________ in June 2018.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Mumbai
(e) Pun
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Board of Governors of the AIIB announced that the Banks third Annual Meeting of the Board of
Governors will be held in Mumbai, India in June 2018. India is the Banks second largest shareholder (China is the
1st) and is becoming an increasingly important geography for AIIB investments.
Q8. The Reserve Bank of India has recently initiated prompt corrective action (PCA) on Bank of
Maharashtra placing a restriction on the banking activities. Who is the Managing Director & CEO of Bank
of Maharashtra?
(a) R. P. Marathe
(b) Jatinder Bir Singh
(c) Arun Tiwari
(d) C. VR. Rajendran
(e) Aditya Puri
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has initiated prompt corrective action (PCA) on Bank of Maharashtra placing a
restriction on the banking activities. This RBI has said that the action is taken on the bank in view of the high level
of bad loans.
Q9. Which one of the following place in India is the most expensive prime office market and the ninth most
expensive office market in the world, according to the bi-annual Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey
of US-based CBRE?
(a) NRM BandraKurla
(b) Juhu
(c) Connaught Place
(d) CIDCO Navi Mumbai
(e) Chembur
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Connaught Place in the national capital is the most expensive prime office market in India and the ninth most
expensive office market in the world, with an occupancy cost of $153.89 per square feet, according to the bi-annual
Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey of US-based CBRE.
Q10. Actor Sam Beazley has passed away recently. He worked in which one of the following famous movie?
(a) Avengers
(b) Harry Potter
(c) Titanic
(d) Avatar
(e) Narnia
S10. Ans.(b)
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Q1. Stepping up its fight against tax evasion, the Centre has made it mandatory to quote the Aadhaar
number for opening bank accounts and for transactions exceeding.......?
(a) Rs.1, 00,000
(b) Rs.10, 000
(c) Rs.75, 000
(d) Rs.50, 000
(e) Rs.25, 000
S1. Ana.(d)
Q2. Helmut Kohl was passed away recently. He was from-

(a) France
(b) USA
(c) Canada
(d) Japan
(e) Germany
S2. Ana.(e)
Q3. The country's competition watchdog commonly known as CCI has imposed a penalty of how much
amount on Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor India for anticompetitive conduct?
(a) Rs 87 crore
(b) Rs 501 crore
(c) Rs 133 crore
(d) Rs 102 crore
(e) Rs 15 crore
S3. Ana.(a)
Q4. Name the singer and pop culture lightning rod, who has became the first person to reach 100 million
followers on Twitter, making her/his the most-followed person on the platform?
(a) Justin Bieber
(b) Robert Pattinson
(c) Katy Perry
(d) Tom Cruise
(e) Kristen Stewart
S4. Ana.(c).
Q5. Which among the following Metro is the first public transport system to reserve jobs for members of the
third sex and it will be manned mainly by women a self-help group?
(a) Jaipur Metro
(b) Kochi Metro
(c) Delhi Metro
(d) Bengaluru Metro
(e) Kolkata Metro
S5. Ana.(b)
Q6. What is the tagline of Aadhaar?
(a) UIDAI Parivaar, Aapka Parivaar
(b) Mera Aadhaar, Meri Pehchan
(c) Aadhar Ek, Khushiyan Anek
(d) Mera Khata, Bhagya Vidhaata
(e) Aam Aadmi, Ka Aadhikar
S6. Ana.(b)
Sol. The present tagline of Aadhaar is 'Mera Aadhaar, Meri Pehchan. The tagline of Aadhaar - 'Aam Aadmi Ka
Aadhikar' has been changed to 'Mera Aadhaar, Meri Pehchan'.
Q7. Who is the present Chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI)?

(a) Neeru Chadha
(b) Ramanathan Ramanan
(c) J Satyanarayana
(d) Nandan Nilekani
(e) Devender Kumar Sikri
S7. Ana.(e)
Sol. Devender Kumar Sikri is the present Chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI). Competition
Commission of India (CCI) has been established by the Central Government with effect from 14th October 2003.
Q8. External Affairs Minister has inaugurated __________ for young overseas Indians in New Delhi.
(a) Ek Bharat Anek Sanskriti (EBAS)
(b) Bharat Ko Jaano (BKJ)
(c) Know India Programme (KIP)
(d) Young India Campaign (YIC)
S8. Ana.(c)
Q9. Name the former Chief Justice of India, who was considered a pioneer of judicial activism in the country
for introducing the concept of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) was passed away in New Delhi after the brief
illness?
(a) Anil Madhav Dave
(b) Reema Lagoo
(c) Mehrunnisa Dalwai
(d) PN Bhagwati
(e) C Narayana Reddy
S9. Ana.(d)
Q10. Which among the following public sector banks has entered into a tie-up with Tirumala Milk Products,
a South- based company which was acquired by Groupe Lactalis in 2014, to provide loans to dairy farmers
who supply milk to the latter?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Bank of Baroda
(c) Central Bank of India
(d) Indian Overseas Bank
(e) Punjab National Bank
S10. Ana.(a)
Q11. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has now introduced __________ which
involves a complete digital enrolment process.
(a) APY@eNPS
(b) EPFO@eNPS
(c) PMJDY@eNPS
(d) KVP@eNPS
(e) PMMY@eNPS
S11. Ana.(a)
Q12. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the flying licence of Air Carnival,
which has not operated a single flight since early April. Air Carnival is based in-
(a) Nagpur
(b) Coimbatore
(c) New Delhi
(d) Patna
(e) Kochi
S12. Ana.(b)
Q13. Who is Shushma Swaraj?

(a) Union Minister for Human Resource Development
(b) Union Minister for Civil Aviation
(c) Union Minister of External Affairs of India
(d) Union Minister of Women and Child Development
(e) Union Minister of Food Processing Industries
S13. Ana.(c)
Sol. Sushma Swaraj is an Indian politician, former Supreme Court lawyer and the current Minister of External
Affairs of India, in office since 26 May 2014.
Q14. The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched by the Prime Minister of India on 9th May 2015 and
became operational from 1st June 2015. APY is available for all citizens of India in the age group of-
(a) 18-20 years
(b) 18-60 years
(c) 18-50 years
(d) 18-40 years
(e) 18-30 years
S14. Ana.(d)
Q15. UIDAI is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of
Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (Aadhaar Act 2016) on 12 July 2016 by the
Government of India, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). What is the
meaning of "U" in UIDAI?
(a) Unicode
(b) Universal
(c) Umbrella
(d) Useful
(e) Unique
S15. Ana.(e)
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Q1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has recently collaborated with the British Geological
Survey to turn which city into a smart city?
Answer: Varanasi
Q2. Which Indian Wrestler defeated Lee Seung-chul of Korea to win the gold medal in themens 65 kg
freestyle category at the Asian Wrestling Championship 2017?
Answer: Bajrang Punia
Q3. Which Indian state was on bottom most position in the list of recently released Public Affairs Index (PAI)
2017 in governance?
Answer: Bihar
Q4. Which Indian state hosted the first outreach program of the Ministry of External Affairs Videsh
Sampark to engage the State governments in creating awareness about various programmes of the Ministry?
Answer: Telangana
Q5. Who is the current governor of Kerala?

Answer: Palanisamy Sathasivam
Q6. Name the newly-elected Prime Minister of France.

Answer: Edouard Philippe
Q7. In a survey conducted during March and April 2017, FICCI predicted Indias gross domestic product
(GDP) growth will be around ________ for fiscal 2017-18.
Answer: 7.4%
Q8. Chief Minister of which states has been conferred with the first Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Lifetime
Achievement Honour in Public Service, recently?
Answer: Sikkim
Q9. Name the scientist who has been awarded with the prestigious Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
medal in the Young Scientist category for 2017.
Answer: Aravind Kumar Rengan
Q10. What is the theme of the International Day of Families 2017?

Answer: Families, education and well-being
Q11. IIEST (Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology) has successfully created the country's
first smart grid project, which will generate power from renewable sources of energy. IIEST is situated in
which Indian state?
Answer: West Bengal
Q12. The USA based SpaceX has launched a communications satellite for Inmarsat, marking its first launch
for the London-based mobile broadband company. SpaceX was founded in ___________.
Answer: 2002
Q13. What is the full form of UJALA?

Answer: Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All
Q14. Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing and ratifying, an agreement between India and
Tajikistan on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters. What is the Capital of Tajikistan?
Answer: Dushanbe
Q15. Union Minister Anil Madhav Dave passed away recently. He was ______________.
Answer: Environment Minister
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Q1. India test fired a missile named Spyder from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha as part of missile
launch practice of a series of tests of the short-range quick reaction. Spyder is a __________.
Answer: Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)
Q2. The government has revised the base year of Wholesale Price Index, WPI and Index of Industrial
Production (IIP) to ____________ from 2004-05.
Answer: 2011-2012
Q3. Which Indian state has topped the list in recently released Public Affairs Index (PAI) 2017 in
governance?
Answer: Kerala
Q4. President of Palestine has recently arrived in India on a four-day State visit. Who is the current President
of Palestine?
Answer: Mahmoud Abbas
Q5. Which tennis player has beaten Dominic Thiem to win his fifth Madrid Open title and move into the
world's top four?
Answer: Rafael Nadal
Q6. India and which country has agreed to sign an MoU in the urban transport sector for cooperation in
policy planning, technology transfer and institutional organization?
Answer: UK
Q7. The International Day of Families is observed every year on ________.

Answer: 15 May
Q8. HDFC Life has entered into a bancassurance tie-up with which bank to distribute its individual life
insurance products to the private lenders customers.
Answer: Catholic Syrian Bank
Q9. Maa committee has been recently formed in which state that will now keep an eye on mid-day meals
served to students in state-run primary schools to ensure that they get nutritious food prepared in hygienic
conditions?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Q10. The expanded Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between India and which country has come into
effect recently according to which both the countries have offered to lower or eliminate duties on a number of
items traded with each other?
Answer: Chile
Q11. Teams of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States and the
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) have come up together to inspect the excavation being carried
out at an archaeological site in which Indian states?
Answer: Haryana
Q12. India has taken a new initiative to supply cheap LED bulbs and will launch UJALA scheme for the
citizens of which country?
Answer: United Kingdom
Q13. Chief of Naval Staff ________________ attended Singapore's first International Maritime Review
(IMR) recently held at the country's prime Changi Naval Base.
Answer: Admiral Sunil Lanba
Q14. India has moved up to which spot in this year's 'Renewable energy country attractiveness index'
released by EY (Earnest and Young)?
Answer: Second spot
Q15. The Indian Navy and Space Application Centre (SAC) inked a pact on data sharing and scientific
cooperation in the field of meteorology and oceanology. SAC is _____________ based company.
Answer: Ahmedabad
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Q1. The 29th edition of Co-ordinated Patrol (CORPAT) between India and which country commenced in
Port Blair, recently.
Answer: Indonesia
Q2. The Securities and Exchange Board of India was established on ____________ in accordance with the
provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.
Answer: 12 April 1992
Q3. Who is the present chairperson of Technology Development Board that comes under Ministry of Science
and Technology of India?
Answer: Prof. Ashutosh Sharma
Q4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched the integrated case management system of the
Supreme Court in the presence of the Chief Justice of India. Who is the present Chief Justice of India?
Answer: Jagdish Singh Khehar
Q5. Name the person who has bagged Best Director and Best Actress awards at New York Indian Film
Festival (NYIFF), recently.
Answer: Konkona Sen Sharma
Q6. Bahrain is the capital city of _______________.

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

Answer: V K Sharma
Q11. Name the software giant that has recently announced the new "Solve for India" initiative, especially for
tier-2 cities with an aim to support entrepreneurs and developers of the country.
Answer: Google
Q12. Name the player who has recently won a record-extending 10th Barcelona Open title by defeating
Dominic Thiem of Austria.
Answer: Rafael Nadal
Q13. India's top cueist Pankaj Advani has recently lost to China's Lv Haotian in the summit clash of Asian
Snooker Championship. The championship was held in __________.
Answer: Doha, Qatar
Q14. Name the state that has recently got its first automatic weather station at Dongargaon in Vidarbha
region that would help farmers to plan and manage the sowing process better.
Answer: Maharashtra
Q15. The daughter of legendary Sitar Maestro (late) Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan, Begum Yaman K. Khan has
passed away recently. She was famous ______________.
Answer: Sufi Singer
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Q1. Which of the following country has claimed the top spot among the remittance-receiving nations,
surpassing China in 2016?
(a) Japan
(b) Switzerland
(c) Denmark
(d) India
(e) Russia
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. The Fifth BhupenHazarika National Award, 2017 has been conferred recently to YesheDorjeeThongshi.
He is an eminent writer from which of the following state?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Assam
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Meghalaya
(e) Tripura
S2. Ans.(c)
Q3. Name the Indian who has become the first Indian Woman to be elected as the Member of International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).
(a) NeeruChadha
(b) KadambiSaraswath
(c) GurleenKaur
(d) Vineeta Singh
(e) ChandaKharat
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Indian nominee NeeruChadha became the first Indian Woman to be elected as the Member of International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). Chadha, the international law expert, got 120 votes with the highest in the
Asia-Pacific group.
Q4. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is headquartered in ________________.
(a) Geneva, Switzerland
(b) Brussels, Belgium
(c) New York, USA
(d) Hamburg, Germany
(e) Paris, France
S4. Ans.(d)
Q5. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched an initiative named IDCF in order to intensify
efforts to reduce child deaths due to diarrhoea. What does 'F' stands for in IDFC?
(a) Federation
(b) Firm
(c) Favour
(d) Fund
(e) Fortnight
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the Intensified Diarrhea Control Fortnight (IDCF) in
order to intensify efforts to reduce child deaths due to diarrhoea. The Ministry has made it a national priority to
bring health outcomes among children to a level equitable with the rest of the world.
Q6. Who is the present Minister of Health and Family Welfare of India?
(a) AnantGeete
(b) JagatPrakashNadda
(c) JualOram
(d) Rajiv Pratap Rudy
(e) Jitendra Singh
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. JagatPrakashNadda is the Ministers of Health and Family Welfare of India.
Q7. Private sector lender Yes Bank has partnered with which of the following mobile payments switch to
enable real-time money transfer to bank accounts in India?
(a) MobiKwik
(b) Paytm
(c) TerraPay
(d) Naaptol
(e) Paisabazar
S7. Ans.(c)
Q8. In the Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings 2017, what is the ranking of India?
(a) 66th
(b) 65th
(c) 94th
(d) 60th
(e) 70th
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. India continued to rise in the Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings for the second year in succession, after
four consecutive years of decline. In 2017 rankings released in Geneva (Switzerland), India improved its position
from 66 to 60.
Q9. In the Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings 2017, which of the following country has topped the list?
(a) Denmark
(b) Iceland
(c) Ireland
(d) Sweden
(e) Switzerland
S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. In the Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings 2017, Top three most innovative countries in the list are- 1.
Switzerland, 2.Sweden, and 3. Netherlands
Q10. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed which of the following bank under prompt corrective
action (PCA)?
(a) UCO Bank
(b) Central Bank of India
(c) Union Bank
(d) Punjab and Sind bank
(e) Bank of India
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed Central Bank of India under prompt corrective action (PCA) which
puts restricts on banking activities such as from lending, hiring and expanding branches.
Q11. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has recently approved USD 150 million equity investment
loan to the India Infrastructure Fund. The Bank is led by which of the following country?
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) Japan
(d) USA
(e) Switzerland
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has approved USD 150 million equity investment loan to the
India Infrastructure Fund. It is the bank's first such loan to fund private projects.
Q12. Name the author who has won the Man Booker International Prize 2017 for his novel À Horse Walks
Into a Bar'.
(a) Amos Oz
(b) Meir Shalev
(c) David Grossman
(d) AharonAppelfeld
(e) Benjamin Netanyahu
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Israeli author David Grossman has won the Man Booker International Prize 2017 for his novel À Horse Walks
Into a Bar'. Grossman beat out five other finalists, including fellow Israeli author Amos Oz for the counterpart to
Britain's prestigious Booker Prize.
Q13. The man booker prize winning book, À Horse Walks Into a Bar' has been traslated by __________.
(a) Gregory Rabassa
(b) HovhannesMasehian
(c) AlbenaBakratcheva
(d) Jessica Cohen
(e) ValeriPetrov
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. Israeli author David Grossman has won the Man Booker International Prize 2017 for his novel À Horse Walks
Into a Bar'. The book has been translated by Jessica Cohen.
Q14. China successfully launched its first X-ray space telescope to study black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray
bursts. The Telescope has been named as ______________.
(a) Insight
(b) Airlift
(c) Airbourne
(d) Spacious
(e) SpaceX
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. China successfully launched its first X-ray space telescope to study black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts.
The 2.5-tonne Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), named 'Insight,' was launched from Jiuquan Satellite
Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi desert.
Q15. The government of India has appointed a senior executive of Tata Consultancy Services ____________
to head Atal Innovation Mission.
(a) N. Krishnamurthy
(b) RamanathanRamanan
(c) SrinathRangasamy
(d) Shashi K Kamath
(e) Arup Shah
S15. Ans.(b)
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Q1. Name the state that has recently decided to introduce boat ambulance service in four districts where
people face difficulties in getting health service.
Answer: Odisha
Q2. Name the Indian player who has recently received the Fellowship Award at the 7th annual Asian Awards
initiatives to help the under-privileged people in UK.
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
Q3. Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature in _____________.
Answer: 1913
Q4. Indian boxer Shiva Thapa ended up with a silver medal in the 60-kg category at the Asian Boxing
Championships. The event was held in ______________.
Answer: Uzbekistan
Q5. Name the Renowned tea planter from Assam who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Tea
Board of India by the Union government.
Answer: Prabhat Kamal Bezboruah
Q6. Name the finance company that has recently launched India's first and the simplest life insurance
product that can be bought at a point of sale (PoS).
Answer: Edelweiss Tokio
Q7. Heena Sindhu claimed a bronze medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol at the Grand Prix of Liberation
Plezn 2017 shooting championships. The event was held in ______________.
Answer: Czech Republic
Q8. Name the present Governor of Haryana.

Answer: Kaptan Singh Solanki
Q9. The government has appointed Melwyn Rego as the new MD and CEO of which banks?
Answer: Syndicate Bank
Q10. The government of Pakistan has recently approved the appointment of ________________ as Pakistans
next high commissioner (Envoy) to India.
Answer: Sohail Mahmood
Q11. Technology giant Oracle has launched its cloud computing service for India, which aims to support the
government's GST rollout in July and plans to open data centers in the country. Oracle is ________ based
company.
Answer: USA
Q12. The theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2017 is _________________.

Answer: Their Future is Our Future A Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People
Q13. Banking on the Government's drive to promote a cash-less economy, cashback portal Cashkaro.com has
tied up with which of the following banks to launch card-linked offers as part of its loyalty programme for
both offline and online shoppers.
Answer: YES Bank
Q14. What is the capital of South Korea?

Answer: Seoul
Q15. CEO and MD of Yes Bank is ______________.

Answer: Rana Kapoor
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Q1. Great Britain has beaten Australia in the hockey final of the 26th edition of the Azlan Shah Cup. The
event was held in _____________.
Answer: Ipoh, Malaysia
Q2. World Red Cross Day is observed every year on _______________.

Answer: 8th May
Q3. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highway Nitin Gadkari recently inaugurated the country's first
bio-refinery plant which produces ethanol from the variety of biomass. The project is situated in
___________________.
Answer: Pune
Q4. PM Modi has recently addressed Indian heads of mission meet in New Delhi. The four-day conference
was formally inaugurated by _______________.
Answer: Sushma Swaraj
Q5. World Red Cross Day is observed every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of ______________,
the founder of the Red Cross as well as the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Answer: Henry Dunant
Q6. Eminent personality Raees Khan died recently. He was famous ______________.
Answer: Sitar Player
Q7. Name the country that has been unanimously elected as the President of UN-Habitat, an organ of the
United Nations Organization.
Answer: India
Q8. Name the Database Company that has recently signed an MoU with the Government of Jharkhand to
improve cloud-based citizen services and to make Jharkhand an attractive destination for start-ups.
Answer: Oracle
Q9. India's growth is expected to rebound to ________ percent in the 2017-18 fiscal and ________ percent in
2018-19 after disruptions caused by demonetization, as per the IMF (International Monetary Fund) report,
respectively.
Answer: 7.2 and 7.7
Q10. DIPP and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have recently signed an agreement to
establish Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISC). What does 'I' stands for in DIPP?
Answer: Industrial
Q11. Name the Indian Shooter who claimed a bronze medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol as India ended the
Grand Prix of Liberation Plezn 2017 shooting championships in Czech Republic with seven medals.
Answer: Heena Sindhu
Q12. Name the senior diplomat who has been appointed as Indias Ambassador to the Netherlands.
Answer: Venu Rajamony
Q13. Name the fast bowler who is now the leading wicket-taker in Womens ODIs, as per the recent ICC
data.
Answer: Jhulan Goswami
Q14. Name the newly appointed President of South Korea.

Answer: Moon Jae-In
Q15. The Supreme Court has taken its first step towards becoming a paperless, digital court. The First Chief
Justice of Supreme Court was _____________.
Answer: Harilal J. Kania
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1. On the visit of the President of Cyprus to India, both the countries have signed four agreements in different
fields. Name the president of Cyprus.
Answer: Nicos Anastasiades
Q2. Director Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director behind classics like The Silence of the Lambs and
Philadelphia died recently. He belonged to ___________.
Answer: America
Q3. India won six medals in the second leg of the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet. The event was held in
___________.
Answer: Jiaxing, China
Q4. India won six medals in the second leg of the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet. In this event single gold
medal was bagged by ___________.
Answer: Neena Varakil
Q5. In the recent figures released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) India
stood on which rank in the military expenditure?
Answer: 5th
Q6. International Labour Day, also known as International Worker's Day or May Day is observed globally
on ____________.
Answer: 1st May
Q7. Name the driver who recently won the Russian Grand Prix after a tense final few laps as he was chased
down by Ferraris Sebastian Vettel.
Answer: Valtteri Bottas
Q8. Aymanam ward in which district has become Indias first digitalised panchayat ward?
Answer: Kerala
Q9. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has appointed Syrian refugee and
Olympic athlete ____________ as a Goodwill Ambassador.
Answer: Yusra Mardini
Q10. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2017 (RERA) aimed to protect the interests of
homebuyers across the country and bring transparency has come into force from _______________.
Answer: 1st May

Answer: 3rd May
_________________.
UNESCO?
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Q1. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has recently become India's first public hospital to
start plaque brachytherapy facility for the treatment of ____________ tumors.
Answer: Eye
Q2. As per the recent announcement of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Ballabgarh town in
Faridabad is renamed as ____________.
Answer: Balramgarh
Q3. An android App 'Solar Calculator' for the computation of solar energy potential has been developed by
Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO, Ahmedabad. Name the current Chairman of ISRO.
Answer: A S Kiran Kumar
Q4. Name the city that has recently become the first Indian city that has won Pierre Lenfant Planning
Excellence and Achievement Awards-2017.
Answer: Cairo
Q5. Name the Indias first woman International Olympic Committee member who has made it to two
important commissions of the global sports governing body, including the prestigious Olympic channel.
Answer: Bhubaneswar
Q6. India will give how much amount to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh in the next five years
under the new 'Muktijodha scholarship' scheme?
Answer: Rs 35 crore
Q7. Who is the present president of Bangladesh?

Answer: Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Q8. Former Union minister _______________ has been selected by Japan for this year's Spring Imperial
Decorations, for his contribution to the strengthening of bilateral ties and promotion of friendship between
the two countries.
Answer: Ashwani Kumar
Q9. What is the currency of Japan?

Answer: Yen
Q10. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is observing 'Ganga Cleanliness Pledge Day' on 02nd
May 2017 at various places in the river's basin states to spread awareness and ensure public participation in
the programme. Uma Bharti is present Union Water Resources Minister; she is present Member of
Parliament (MP) from which constituency?
Answer: Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Q11. Name the city that has recently become the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font.
Answer: Dubai
Q12. Union government has recently launched two schemes One IP- Two Dispensaries and Aadhaar
based Online Claim Submission on the occasion of International Labour Day. Who is the present Minister of
State (I/C) for Labour and Employment?
Answer: Bandaru Dattatreya
Q13. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar launched a nationwide campaign to
encourage Universities to display portraits of Param Veer Chakra-decorated soldiers. What is the name of
this campaign?
Answer: Vidya-Veerta Abhiyan
Q14. Name the first person from the North-Eastern Region who took over as the New Controller General of
Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
Answer: Anthony Lianzuala
Q15. Name the recipient of Transformative Chief Minister award' for 2016.
Answer: Amitabh Kant
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Q1. Mukta Dutta Tomar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which Q1. Union Health
Minister has launched the Test and Treat policy for providing treatment to patients suffering from Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Who is the present Union Health Minister?
Answer: Jagat Prakash Nadda
Q2. From 04th May 2017 "Bhilar" will become Indias first book village where tourists and locals can come
and read books, magazines, newspapers stacked at 25 premises. "Bhilar" is located in ________________.
Answer: Maharashtra
Q3. Which state has organized the country's first transgender one-day athletic meet in which 132 participants
from 12 districts participated?
Answer: Kerala
Q4. Internationally renowned sand artist ________________ has won the jury prize gold medal at the 10th
Moscow Sand art Championship.
Answer: Sudarsan Pattnaik
Q5. Who has become the first Indian to take pole in the F3 European series, securing the top spot on the
starting grid for Race 1 of the second round of the championship in Monza, Italy?
Answer: Jehan Daruvala
Q6. Name the squash player who recently scripted history by becoming the first Indian to clinch the Asian
Squash title held in Chennai.
Answer: Joshna Chinappa
Q7. India and Turkey has recently signed an agreement to strengthen co-operation in combating terrorism.
What is the Capital of Turkey?
Answer: Ankara
Q8. Name the Chief Minister of one of the Indian state who has been selected for the Transformative Chief
Minister Award 2017 in recognition for his role in advancing the US-India partnership at the state level.
Answer: Chandrababu Naidu
Q9. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has recently announced new office-bearers for the year 2017-
18. Who has been appointed as the new President of CII?
Answer: Shobana Kamineni
Q10. Asha Parekhs autobiography Asha Parekh: The Hit Girl was released recently in New Delhi. 'The
Hit Girl' has been penned down by __________.
Answer: Khalid Mohamed
Q11. The World Press Freedom Day 2017 is celebrated globally under the theme _______________.
Answer: Critical Minds for Critical Times
Q12. Department of Commerce, Government of India has recently (May 2017) organized the 4th National
Standards Conclave in which Indian cities?
Answer: New Delhi
Game Show?
Answer: Jeopardy
Q14. Name the past president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) who was recently conferred with the
Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Sungnye Medal of the Republic of Korea for his services rendered as
honorary consul general of South Korea in Kolkata.
Answer: Rajive Kaul
Q15. The Telecom Ministry of India has recently launched a portal for Information sharing on Mobile
Towers and EMF Emission Compliances in an event organized at New Delhi. The web portal is named as
____________.
Answer: Tarang Sanchar
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Q1. India and Russia have signed Saint Petersburg Declaration as a roadmap to enhance cooperation after
the annual bilateral summit. This was the _______ edition of the Summit.
(a) 10th
(b) 15th
(c) 18th
(d) 20th
(e) 21st
Q2. The Telangana Government has launched a digital wallet named _____________, which doesnt charge
transaction fee from consumers.
(a) E-Wallet
(b) T-Wallet
(c) M-Wallet
(d) E-Batuwa
(e) M-Batuwa
Q3. The 29th state of India Telangana was formed on __________.

(a) 2 May 2012
(b) 3 June 2014
(c) 4 June 2013
(d) 2 June 2014
(e) 5 June 2012
Q4. Japan recently launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement
the US-operated GPS. A 'H-IIA' rocket blasted off from _________________.
(a) Tanegashima Space Center
(b) Uchinoura Space Center
(c) Jaxa Space Center
(d) Tsukuba Space Center
(e) None of the given option is true
Q5. NAAC has received Asia Pacific Quality Network Award 2017 for International Co-operation in Quality
Assurance. What does 'AA' stands for in NAAC?
(a) Asian Asssociation
(b) Assessment Accreditation
(c) Association Assessment
(d) Acredition Association
Q6. NAAC is an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India. Who is
the President - General Council of NAAC?
(a) Mahesh Prabhu
(b) R. Venkatesh
(c) Ved Prakash
(d) S. Ramanullah
(e) Vikram Sharma
Q7. Sanjiv Singh has taken over as the Chairman of the countrys biggest company Indian Oil Corporation.
He has replaced _______________.
(a) Jacques Rogge
(b) R. K. Malhotra
(c) V. Narasimhan
(d) B. Ashok
(e) A. Pathan
Q8. Name the newly appointed Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India.
(a) S. Ganesh Kumar
(b) Deepak Mohanty
(c) M. D. Patra
(d) Deepak Singhal
(e) Surekha Marandi
Q9. The first Mega Food Park in the state of Odisha, MITS Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. at Rayagada has been
inaugurated recently. India's First mega food park 'Srini' was opened in ______________.
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Punjab
(e) West Bengal
Q10. Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has launched 'INAM PRO+'. It is an e-
commerce platform for ________________.
(a) Banking insurance
(b) repairment of roads
(c) Accident insurance on roads
(d) Construction and infrastructure raw material
Q11. NHIDC is a fully owned company of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of
India. What does 'I' stands for in NHIDC?
(a) Institution
(b) Input
(c) Infrastructure
(d) Insalvage
(e) Investment
Q12. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test
range in Odisha. It is _____________ missile.
(a) Air-to-air
(b) Air-to-surface
(c) Surface-to-Air
(d) Surface-to-Surface
Q13. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test
range. It has a strike range of ______________.
(a) 300km
(b) 250km
(c) 400km
(d) 375km
(e) 350km
Q14. India has ranked _____________ out of 163 countries on Global Peace Index 2017 published by The
Institute for Economics and Peace.
(a) 115th
(b) 120th
(c) 137th
(d) 126th
(e) 140th
Q15. The UN General Assembly elected Slovak foreign minister ___________ to be the next president of the
193-member powerful body.
(a) Robert Fico
(b) Miroslav Lajcak
(c) Mikulas Dzurinda
(d) Iveta Radicova
(e) Vladimr Meciar
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. India and Russia have signed Saint Petersburg Declaration as a roadmap to enhance cooperation after the 18th
annual bilateral summit. The Declaration was signed following the annual bilateral summit between Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Telangana Government has launched a digital wallet, named T-Wallet, which doesnt charge transaction
fee from consumers. The government is planning to use the wallet which is available in Google Play, for remittances
under job guarantee scheme MNREGA and scholarships for students.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Telangana was formed on 2 June 2014 and its CM is Sri K.Chandrashekar Rao. Governor of Telangana is Sri
ESL Narasimhan.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Japan launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement the US-
operated GPS. A 'H-IIA' rocket blasted off from the Tanegashima space center in southern Japan carrying the
'Michibiki' No.2 satellite.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), has received Asia Pacific Quality Network Award
2017 for International Co-operation in Quality Assurance. The award was received by NAAC Adviser Dr. Jagannath
Patil in a special ceremony held in Moscow, recently.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an autonomous body established by the
University Grants Commission (UGC) of India. The NAAC was established in 1994 with its headquarters at
Bangalore. Prof. Ved Prakash is the President - General Council of NAAC.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Sanjiv Singh has taken over as the Chairman of the countrys biggest company Indian Oil Corporation. He
replaces B Ashok. Prior to his elevation, Mr.Singh was Director (Refineries) on the IOC board since July 2014.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Reserve Bank of India has appointed S. Ganesh Kumar as Executive Director. His appointment is consequent
upon the voluntary retirement of Chandan Sinha. The central bank currently has 11 Executive Directors.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The first Mega Food Park in the state of Odisha MITS Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. at Rayagada has been
inaugurated by Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries. India's First mega food park
'Srini' was opened at Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has launched 'INAM PRO+'. It is an e-commerce
platform for construction and infrastructure raw material for government and private procurement.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDC) is a fully owned company of the
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India. Shri Sanjay Mitra is the Chairman of NHIDC.
Headquarter of NHIDC is in New Delhi.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in
Odisha as part of a user trial by the Army. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350
km, was carried out using a mobile launcher of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha.
S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in
Odisha. It is the surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. India has ranked 137th out of 163 countries on Global Peace Index 2017 published by The Institute of
Economics and Peace. This is the eleventh edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI).
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. The UN General Assembly elected Slovak foreign minister Miroslav Lajcak to be the next president of the 193-
member powerful body.
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Q1. The government of India has recently set up a high-level task force to compute timely data on
employment in the country, a move that will go a long way to help government frame policies and take steps
that can create jobs in the country. The task force has been created under the chairmanship of
_____________.
Answer: Arvind Panagariya
Q2. Markets regulator Stock Exchange board of India (SEBI) allowed investors to buy mutual fund schemes
for up to _____________ through digital wallets.
Answer: Rs 50,000
Q3. India achieved a major technological breakthrough by successfully carrying out nuclear tests at Pokhran,
Rajasthan. Technology Development Board, Ministry of Science and Technology has celebrated National
Technology Day on _____________.
Answer: 11th May
Q4. Lake Baikal, the worlds oldest and deepest freshwater lake is situated in which country?
Answer: Russia
Q5. Who is the present Chairman of Dena Bank?

Answer: Ashwani Kumar
Q6. Name the company that has recently became the first US Company to top the $800 billion mark in
market capitalization slightly more than two years after it crossed the $700 billion thresholds.
Answer: Apple Inc.
Q7. Name the Retd. Justice of India who was recently elected as the head of International Federation of
Association Football governance committee at the 67th Congress in Bahrain.
Answer: Mukul Mudgal
Q8. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari launched the National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI) Masala Bond at _______________.
Answer: London Stock Exchange, UK
Q9. In 2017, United Nations International Day of Vesak will be hosted by Sri Lanka under the theme-
Answer: Buddhist Teachings for Social Justice and Sustainable World Peace
Q10. Which city has been named as the worlds most affordable tech city in the new Savills Tech Cities Index
2017?
Answer: Bengaluru
Q11. The Election Commission of India has added feather to its cap with the launch of National Contact
Centre with a toll-free No. Who is the current Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Answer: Nasim Zaidi
Q12. Name the state that has become first state to introduce a logo for identifying vehicles driven by persons
with hearing impairment.
Answer: Telangana
Q13. Which state will host biggest ever International Yoga Day event on the 21st of June?
Answer: Gujarat
Q14. Name the current joint secretary in the Prime Ministers Office who has been appointed as the next
ambassador to France.
Answer: Vinay Mohan Kwatra
Q15. Name the famous actor who has been appointed by the World Health Organization as its Goodwill
Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region to spread awareness about the disease.
Answer: Amitabh Bachchan
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Q1. Name the legendary poet and essayist who was recently conferred with the covetous Kalinga Literary
Award for his work and contribution to literature at the fourth edition of Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF).
(a) Jagmohan Das
(b) Ravi Kumar Karkat
(c) Sarala Das
(d) Haraprasad Das
(e) Upendra Bhanja
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Legendary poet and essayist Haraprasad Das was conferred with the covetous Kalinga Literary Award for his
work and contribution to literature at the fourth edition of Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF).
Q2. Indias Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu combined to clinch the gold medal in mixed team __________ event of
the ISSF World Cup.
(a) 20m Air Pistol
(b) 10m Air Pistol
(c) 20m Air Rifle
(d) 30m Air Rifle
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indias Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu combined to clinch the gold medal in mixed team 10m air pistol event of the
ISSF World Cup, beating Russia in the final in Gabala, Azerbaijan. France beat Iran by an identical score to win the
bronze in the event.
Q3. ISSF World Cup is running currently in which of the following country?
(a) Indonesia
(b) China
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) India
(e) Russia
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. ISSF World Cup is running currently in Gabala, Azerbaijan.
Q4. Which of the following country has recently launched worlds largest floating solar farm?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) Japan
(d) India
(e) Oman
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. China has launched worlds largest floating solar farm in Anhui province. The 40-megawatt power plant has
160,000 panels resting on a lake that emerged after the collapse of a coal mine in central Anhui province.
Q5. Name the 12-year-old girl from Odisha who has created history by becoming the youngest girl to bag the
"Little Miss Universe Internet 2017" in Georgia.
(a) Sunanda Lamba
(b) Sakshi Tomer
(c) Anita Somer
(d) Padmalaya Nanda
(e) Kavitha Sandhya
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. A 12-year-old Padmalaya Nanda from Odisha has created history by becoming the youngest girl to bag the
"Little Miss Universe Internet 2017" and "Little Miss Actress" crowns at the Little Miss Universe 2017 at the port
city of Batumi in Georgia.
Q6. Name the F1 Racer who won the Canadian Grand Prix for the sixth time.
(a) Sebastian Vettel
(b) Lewis Hamilton
(c) Nico Rosberg
(d) Kimi Raikkonne
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix for the sixth time. He won against Sebastian Vettels overall
championship and lead to 12 points.
Q7. Rafael Nadal has recently won his 10th French Open title in Paris, France. What is his latest ATP world
ranking?
(a) Fifth
(b) Third
(c) Second
(d) Fourth
(e) First
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. After Rafael Nadals magnificent win to a 10th French Open title has earned the Spaniard a move into second in
the latest ATP world rankings. The 31-year-old clinched his record-breaking Roland Garros crown by demolishing
Stan Wawrinka in a one-sided final for a 15th Grand Slam crown.
Q8. The Forbes list of worlds highest-paid celebs is out. Name the person who has topped the list.
(a) Christiano Ronaldo
(b) Sean Combs
(c) Justin Beiber
(d) Virat Kohli
(e) J.K. Rowling
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Forbes list of worlds highest-paid celebs is out. Rapper Sean Combs has topped the list.
Q9. The Worlds smallest and cheapest private jet was launched in the USA recently. What is the name of
this Jet?
(a) Xpress Jet
(b) Vision Jet
(c) Chellest Jet
(d) High Jet
(e) Speedy Jet
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Worlds smallest and cheapest private jet 'Vision Jet' was launched in the USA recently. The Vision Jet can
haul five adults up to 1,150 miles at 28,000 feet.
Q10. The Reserve Bank of India has recently launched New Rs 500 note with inset letter _______.
(a) B
(b) C
(c) E
(d) A
(e) O
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. In continuation of issuing of Rs500 denomination banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (new) series from time to time
which are currently legal tender, a new batch of banknotes with inset letter A in both the number panels, bearing
the signature of Dr. Urjit R. Patel Governor, Reserve Bank of India; with the year of printing '2017 on the reverse,
are being issued. The new series earlier released and currently, in circulation has the inset letter "E". They will
continue to be valid.
Q11. Which of the following Indian Celebrity/Celebrities have made entry to the recently released Forbes
World's Highest-Paid Celebrities List 2017?
1. Shahrukh Khan
2. Amitabh Bachchan
3. Akshay Kumar
4. Salman Khan
(a) Only 1
(b) Both 1 and 2
(c) Only 1 and 3
(d) Only 1, 3, and 4
(e) Only 1, 2, and 3
S11. Ans.(d)
Q12. Legendary Telugu poet and writer C Narayana Reddy passed away. He was 85. He was honored with
Padma Bhushan in which year by the Government of India?
(a) 1988
(b) 1983
(c) 1992
(d) 1994
(e) 1996
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Legendary Telugu poet and writer C Narayana Reddy passed away. He was 85. He was honored with Padma
Shri in 1977 and Padma Bhushan in 1992 by the Government of India.
Q13. A model of water conservation adopted successfully by the authorities in Nalanda district of Bihar, has
been selected for the national award for excellence in __________________.
(a) Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee program (MGNREGP)
(b) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
(c) Indira Aawas Yojna (IAY)
(d) National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)
(e) Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. A model of water conservation adopted successfully by the authorities in Nalanda district of Bihar, has been
selected for the national award for excellence in the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee program
(MGNREGP), by the ministry of rural development.
Q14. Axis Bank was recently in News. Who is the current CEO of the Bank?
(a) Shikha Sharma
(b) Chanda Kocchar
(c) Rajive Kumar
(d) Sunil Suyal
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Shikha Sharma is the current CEO of Mumbai Headquartered Axis Bank.
Q15. The RBI has recently issued the new note of Rs500. What is the Dimension of Rs 500 Note?
(a) 63mm x 150mm
(b) 66mm x 166mm
(c) 66mm x 150mm
(d) 61mm x 150mm
(e) 66mm x 160mm
S15. Ans.(c)
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Q1. President Pranab Mukherjee has launched the ______________ mobile application, aimed at raising
awareness about female foeticide and sex selection.
(a) Selfie with Wife
(b) Selfie with Mother
(c) Selfie with Daughter
(d) Selfie with Sister
(e) Selfie with Friend
S1. Ans.(c)
Q2. Which among the following Banks is the Lead Bank for Thiruvananthapuram district and it has
launched the Retail Mart, a retail lending concept, in Kerala's capital city?
(a) Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
(b) State Bank of India (SBI)
(c) Bank of Baroda (BOB)
(d) Punjab National Bank (PNB)
(e) Central Bank of India (CBI)
S2. Ans.(a)
Q3. The Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) under the Ministry of AYUSH,
Government of India, has initiated a Yoga Awareness Drive through Mascots and Flash Mobs __________
prior to International Yoga Day to increase the popularity of Yoga, especially among the youth.
(a) Yogya
(b) Yogasan
(c) Yogdhyan
(d) YogMob
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) under the Ministry of AYUSH,
Government of India, has initiated a Yoga Awareness Drive through Mascots and Flash Mobs (YogMob) prior to
International Yoga Day (21st June) to increase the popularity of Yoga, especially among the youth. The campaign is
underway at Delhi NCR, Haryana and Lucknow.
Q4. Name the players, who have clinched the French Open men's doubles title 2017?
(a) Santiago Gonzalez and Donald Young
(b) Michael Venus and Ryan Harrison
(c) Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka
(d) Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer
(e) Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova
S4. Ans.(b)
Q5. Who is the present MD & CEO of Indian Overseas Bank?

(a) Sunil Mehta
(b) Dinabandhu Mohapatra
(c) RA Sankara Narayanan
(d) B K Manjunath
(e) R Subramaniakumar
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. R Subramaniakumar is the present MD & CEO of Indian Overseas Bank.
Q6. The Ministry of AYUSH was formed on __________ to ensure the optimal development and propagation
of AYUSH systems of health care.
(a) 09th November 2014
(b) 09th November 2012
(c) 09th November 2016
(d) 09th November 2015
(e) 09th November 2013
S6. Ans.(a)
Q7. Who has won her first Grand Slam title in the womens final of the French Open 2017?
(a) Margaret Scriven
(b) Jelena Ostapenko
(c) Simona Halep
(d) Maria Sharapova
(e) Serena Williams
S7. Ans.(b)
Q8. Name the thespian Bengali actor, who has been conferred with the France's highest civilian honour, the
coveted Legion of Honour recently.
(a) Satyajit Ray
(b) Victor Banerjee
(c) Soumitra Chatterjee
(d) Mithun Chakraborty
S8. Ans.(c)
Q9. Name the US actor, who rose to prominence in the 1960s for a TV series Batman was passed away in Los
Angeles recently?
(a) Jack Nicholson
(b) Will Smith
(c) Johnny Depp
(d) Adam West
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. A well known US actor, Adam West died in Los Angeles. He was suffering to leukaemia for some time. He was
88. Adam West rose to prominence in the 1960s for a TV series Batman. First appearing in season two in 2002, he
voiced Quahog's eccentric Mayor Adam West, described by series creator Seth MacFarlane as an "alternate
universe", satirised version of the actor.
Q10. Aiming to reduce emissions and promote sustainability to help Indias smart city programme, France
and the European Union have extended a grant of __________ under the Moblise Your City (MYC)
initiative.
(a) 210 million euros
(b) 100 million euros
(c) 8.5 million euros
(d) 50 million euros
(e) 3.5 million euros
S10. Ans.(e)
Q11. Furthering the agenda for cooperative federalism, NITI Aayog has launched SATH, a program
providing with the State Governments. SATH stands for-
(a) Sustainable Action for Transforming Honour Capital
(b) Scheme Action for Transforming Human Capital
(c) Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital
(d) Sustainable Agency for Transforming Human Capital
(e) Sustainable Association for Transport Human Capital
S11. Ans.(c)
Q12. Who has won the record 10th French men's Open title 2017?
(a) Rafael Nadal
(b) Stan Wawrinka
(c) Jelena Ostapenko
(d) Novak Djokovic
(e) Andy Murray
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Spain's Rafael Nadal made history by winning a record 10th French men's Open title with victory over Stan
Wawrinka in the Paris final (French Open 2017). Nadal came through 6-2 6-3 6-1 against the Swiss third seed to
claim his 15th major title. He becomes the first man or woman in the Open era to have won a Grand Slam
tournament 10 times.
Q13. Who is the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog?

(a) Prof. Ramesh Chand
(b) Bibek Debroy
(c) Rao Inderjit Singh
(d) Narendra Modi
(e) Arvind Panagariya
S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. Arvind Panagariya is Vice-Chairman, Niti Aayog and has been Professor of Indian Political Economy at
Columbia University. He is a former Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank and Professor of Economics
at the University of Maryland at College Park. He has also worked with the World Bank, IMF and UNCTAD in
various capacities. He holds a PhD degree in Economics from Princeton University.
Q14. The European Union is a unique economic and political union between _________ countries that
together cover much of the continent.
(a) 30 European
(b) 29 European
(c) 26 European
(d) 28 European
(e) 29 European
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. The European Union is a unique economic and political union between 28 European countries that together
cover much of the continent.
Q15. Who is the present Prime Minister of France?

(a) Angela Merkel
(b) Edouard Philippe
(c) Mariano Rajoy
(d) Emmanuel Macron
(e) Alexis Tsipras
S15. Ans.(b)
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Q1. Wedding ceremonies in which of the following state are all set to become green, with the state
government coming out with a green protocol to make auspicious occasions more nature-friendly?
(a) Assam
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Meghalaya
S1. Ans.(b)
Q2. Name the Indian tennis ace who along with Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski won the French Open
mixed doubles title in Paris, France.
(a) Leander Paes
(b) Mahesh Bhupati
(c) Yuki Bhambri
(d) RohanBopanna
(e) RamkumarRamnathan
S2. Ans.(d)
Q3. Which of the following state Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
Union Civil Aviation Ministry for the implementation of the UDAAN scheme in the state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
(e) Telangana
S3. Ans.(c)
Q4. The second National Health Editors Conference on Yoga has begun recently in __________.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Chennai
(e) Gandhinagar
S4. Ans.(a)
Q5. India signed the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) multilateral
convention that aims to check cross-border tax evasion by multinational companies. OECD is headquartered
in ________________.
(a) London, UK
(b) New York, USA
(c) Geneva, Switzerland
(d) Paris, France
(e) Washington D.C., USA
S5. Ans.(d)
Q6. Name the Indian American Astronaut whon has become the first Indian American after KalpanaChawla
to be chosen by NASA for one of its missions at NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston.
(a) Rakesh Sharma
(b) Ravish Malhotra
(c) Raja Chari
(d) Kalpak Jain
S6. Ans.(c)
Q7. Name the initiative that Health Ministry has recently launched to promote skill development in the health
sector.
(a) Healthy India, Better India
(b) Healthy India, Skilled India
(c) Safer India
(d) None of the given theme is true
(e) Skill for Life, Save a Life
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. Shri J P Nadda has launched 'Skill for Life, Save a Life' initiative to promote skill development in the health
sector. Skills for Life, Save a Life Initiative aims to upscale the quantity and quality of trained professionals in the
healthcare system.
Q8. Name the Indian player who is the sole sportsperson from the country to feature in the worlds 100
highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list.
(a) M S Dhoni
(b) ViratKohli
(c) Yuvraj Singh
(d) Sachin Tendulkar
(e) SaniaMirza
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian cricket team captain ViratKohli is the sole sportsperson from the country to feature in the worlds 100
highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list topped by soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Q9. In the worlds 100 highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list name the only female athlete to make the
cut this year.
(a) Martina Hingis
(b) Maria Sharapova
(c) Carolina Marin
(d) Serena Williams
(e) P V Sindhu
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. In the worlds 100 highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list topped by soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, tennis
star Serena Williams, who comes in at the 51 spot with $ 27 million is the lone female athlete to make the cut this
year.
Q10. Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) has recently appointed B K Manjunath as a part-time chairman for three
years. The Head office of LVB is in ______________.
(a) Chennai
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Mangalore
(d) Mumbai
(e) Jaipur
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) has appointed B K Manjunath as a part-time chairman for three years. The Head
office of LVB is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Q11. Name the Lender that has become the first to introduce biodegradable cards in the country.
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) SBI
(c) Axis Bank
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) Punjab National Bank
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Axis Bank Ltd has announced biodegradable prepaid gift cards on the occasion of World Environment Day
(05th June). With this, the bank has become the first to introduce biodegradable cards in the country.
Q12. Name the Indian tennis Player who lifted the ITF (International Tennis Federation) mens Futures
tennis title recently in Singapore.
(a) RohanBopanna
(b) RamkumarRamanathan
(c) Mahesh Bhupathi
(d) Yuki Bhambri
(e) Leander Paes
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indias RamkumarRamanathan lifted the ITF (International Tennis Federation) mens Futures tennis title after
outplaying Raymond Sarmiento of the USA in straight sets in Singapore.
Q13. Miguel D'EscotoBrockmann passed away recently. He was ____________.

(a) Former Foreign Minister of Nicaragua
(b) Former President of WHO
(c) Former President of ADB
(d) Both (a) and (e)
(e) Former President of the UN General Assembly
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. Miguel D'EscotoBrockmann, former Foreign Minister of Nicaragua and former President of the UN General
Assembly, passed away on 8 June 2017. He was 84.
Q14. According to a circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India, the maximum validity of pre-paid gift
instruments is ___________.
(a) 5 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 3 years
(e) 6 years
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. According to a circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India on 1 July 2014, the maximum validity of pre-paid
gift instruments is three years.
Q15. Lakshmi Vilas Bank was founded ______________.

(a) 1955
(b) 1945
(c) 1926
(d) 1934
(e) 1914
S15. Ans.(c)
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Q1. China has recently signed a major deal with which of the following country to develop a 1,200 MW
Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project, the biggest hydro project in the landlocked country?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Pakistan
(c) Bhutan
(d) Nepal
(e) Myanmar
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. India signed an agreement to provide fresh assistance of 318 million US Dollar credit line to which of the
following country for the development of the railway sector?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Bangladesh
(e) China
S2. Ans.(c)
Q3. Which of the following country has officially joined North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and
becomes the 29th member country of NATO?
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Montenegro
(c) Guatemala
(d) Jordan
(e) Philippines
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Montenegro has officially joined North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and hence became the 29th
member country of NATO. Montenegro Foreign Minister Srdjan Darmanovic submitted the official accession
papers in a ceremony at the US State Department.
Q4. Name the Veteran Nepalese politician who was recently elected as Nepals Prime Minister for the fourth
time.
(a) Pushpa Kamal Dahal
(b) Bidhya Devi Bhandari
(c) Sher Bahadur Deuba
(d) Khadga Prasad Oli
(e) Sushil Koirala
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Veteran Nepalese politician Sher Bahadur Deuba was elected as Nepals Prime Minister for the fourth time.
Deuba, 70, was the sole candidate to contest in the Prime Minister election as the main opposition UML or any other
party didnt register their candidacies.
Q5. Vijaya Bank is going to develop as many as 100 digital villages in various States of the country as part of
its initiative to promote digital banking among the rural population. Who is the present MD & CEO of the
Vijaya Bank?
(a) Kishore Sansi
(b) Ashok Kharat
(c) Mahesh Kr Jain
(d) Shikha Pandey
(e) Manohar Jha
S5. Ans.(a)
Q6. National Housing Bank (NHB) has recently approved the merger between Aadhar Housing Finance and
DHFL Vysya Housing Finance. Who is the present Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of National
Housing Bank?
(a) Kishor Krishnamurthy
(b) Murari Prakash Jha
(c) Siddhant Ramanujan
(d) Sriram Kalyanaraman
(e) Kanhaiya Rawat
S6. Ans.(d)
Q7. Nepal is recently in News. The Central Bank of Nepal is called as _______________.
(a) Central Bank of Nepal
(b) Nepal Rashtra Bank
(c) Reserve Bank of Nepal
(d) Nepal Kendriya Bank
(e) Bank of Nepal
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Central Bank of Nepal is called as Nepal Rashtra Bank (NRB). NRB was established in 1956 under the
Nepal Rastra Bank Act 1955. Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal is the present Governor of NRB.
Q8. An agreement for IBRD Credit of USD 39.2 Million from World Bank for the project 'Assam Citizen
Centric Service Delivery' was signed recently. What does 'R' stands for in IBRD?
(a) Reformative
(b) Regulatory
(c) Reconstruction
(d) Rehabitation
(e) Recurring
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. An agreement for International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Credit of USD 39.2 Million
from World Bank for the project 'Assam Citizen Centric Service Delivery' was signed recently. The World Bank
was Formed in July 1945. Present President of the World Bank is Jim Yong Kim.
Q9. The Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia and UAE recently isolated Qatar accusing it of supporting
terrorism in the region. What is the capital of Qatar?
(a) Doha
(b) Dubai
(c) Kuwait City
(d) Manama
(e) Riyadh
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. 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 Doha.
Q10. What is the Capital of Montenegro?

(a) Suva
(b) Jamestown
(c) Moroni
(d) Podgorica
(e) Nicosia
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Capital of Montenegro is Podgorica and its Currency is Euro.
Q11. Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2017-18 was released recently. The Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF)
____________.
(a) unchanged at 6.25%
(b) increased to 6.75%
(c) decreased to 6.00%
(d) increased to 6.50%
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2017-18 was released recently. The Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility
(LAF) unchangeat 6.25 per cent. Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF remains at 6.0 per cent.
Q12. The University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) will
soon be a thing of the past the Centre is planning to replace the two education regulators with a new Higher
Education Regulator called HEERA. HEERA stands for ________________.
(a) Higher Education Employment Regulation Authority
(b) Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency
(c) Higher Education Employment Regulation Agency
(d) Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Authority
(e) Higher Education Efficient Regulation Authority
S12. Ans.(b)
Q13. Name the newly appointed Prime Minister of France.

(a) Nicolas Sarkozy
(b) Francois Hollande
(c) Edouard Philippe
(d) Jacques Chirac
(e) Francois Mitterrand
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Edouard Philippe is the newly appointed Prime Minister of France. He has been appointed by the President of
France Mr. Emmanuel Macron.
Q14. 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 ____________.
(a) 0%
(b) 5%
(c) 18%
(d) 12%
(e) 28%
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. 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 12 Percent.
Q15. Vijaya Bank is going to develop as many as 100 digital villages in various states of the country. The bank
is headquartered at _____________.
(a) Gurugram
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Mumbai
(d) Kolkata
(e) Chennai
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Vijaya Bank is going to develop as many as 100 digital villages in various states of the country. The bank is
headquartered at Bengaluru. Kishore Kumar Sansi is the CEO of Vijaya Bank.
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Q1. International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed globally on ______________.
(a) 6 June
(b) 4 June
(c) 2 June
(d) 8 June
(e) 10 June
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression was observed across the world on 4 June 2017.
Q2. The Bank of Baroda (BoB) recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Small
Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC). Who is the present MD and CEO of BoB?
(a) ChandaKocchar
(b) Shikha Sharma
(c) ShyamSrinivasan
(d) P S Jayakumar
(e) RajkiranRai G
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Bank of Baroda (BoB) recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Small Farmers
Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC). P S Jayakumar is the Present MD and CEO of BOB.
Q3. 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 ____________.
(a) 5 Percent
(b) 15 Percent
(c) 0 Percent
(d) 18 Percent
(e) 28 Percent
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. 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 0 Percent.
Q4. Name the Badminton Player who has recently clinched the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold badminton
title 2017.
(a) Lin Dan
(b) Jonatan Christie
(c) SaiPraneeth
(d) Cai Yun
(e) Lee Chan Mung
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. B SaiPraneeth has clinched the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold badminton title by defeating Indonesias
Jonatan Christie in a closely-fought final in Bangkok. The success in the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold extended
SaiPraneeths remarkable run in 2017.
Q5. Name the only assigned competition manager of International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) who has
recently become the first Indian to be nominated as a member of the Umpires and Referees Committee
(URC).
(a) Shashikant Dev
(b) Neelmani Prasanna
(c) Gurbax Dayal
(d) Ganeshan NeelakantaIyer
(e) Samantha Das
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer, the only assigned competition manager of International Table Tennis Federation
(ITTF), has become the first Indian to be nominated as a member of the Umpires and Referees Committee (URC).
Q6. India has successfully test-fired its first all-weather tracked-chassis QR-SAM from a mobile launcher at
Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha. QR is abbreviated as _____________.
(a) Quick Radiation
(b) Quality Reaction
(c) Quality Radiation
(d) Quartic Reaction
(e) Quick Reaction
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. India has successfully test-fired its first all-weather tracked-chassis Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QR-
SAM) from a mobile launcher at Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.
Q7. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has recently set up a committee to help
improve the standards of corporate governance of listed companies in India. The committee will be headed by
_____________.
(a) Ajay Tyagi
(b) SandeepJajodiya
(c) UdayKotak
(d) Mahabaleshwar
(e) ArvindPanghariya
Q8. The Ministry of Rural Development has selected Vizianagaram district in which of the following Indian
State as one among the 17 districts across the nation for the MGNREGA annual award for effective
implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) Act during
2015-16.
(b) Telangana
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Maharashtra
S8. Ans.(d)
Q9. Kotak Mahendra Bank is headquartered in ___________.

(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Jaipur
(d) Chennai
(e) Mysuru
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Kotak Mahendra Bank is headquartered in Mumbai and it was founded in 2003.
Q10. In the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2017, India has been ranked __________ out of total 63
countries.
(a) 45th
(b) 51st
(c) 48th
(d) 52nd
(e) 50th
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. In the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, 2017 India has been ranked 45th out of total 63 countries. Hong
Kong topped the list.
Q11. Name the company that has recently announced the launch of Green Thumb, an initiative to enhance
the green cover on the occasion of World Environment Day (05th June).
(a) TATA Power
(b) Reliance Power
(c) TATA Communications
(d) TATA Projects
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. TATA Projects has announced the launch of Green Thumb, an initiative to enhance the green cover. This new
initiative of the infrastructure company coincides with World Environment Day (05th June). TATA Projects planted
over 42,000 saplings across over 100 locations during 2016-17.
Q12. Which defaulting telecom firm recently got time till Dec 2017 from its lenders to make interest and
principal repayment?
(a) Aircel
(b) Airtel
(c) RCom
(d) Telenor
(e) Vodafone India
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Reliance Communications is the 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.
Q13. PM NarendraModi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit at Astana in
which of the following country on June 8-9?
(a) Kazakhstan
(b) Ajerbaijan
(c) Oman
(d) Indonesia
(e) Hong Kong
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. PM Narendra Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit at Astana in Kazakhstan
on Jun 8-9.
Q14. In the World Competitiveness Rankings 2017, compiled by the International Institute for Management
Developments (IMD) World Competitiveness Center, which of the following country topped the list?
(a) Switzerland
(b) Hong Kong
(c) Denmark
(d) Sweden
(e) Ireland
S14. Ans.(b)
Q15. NursultanNazarbayev is the current President of ____________.
(a) Hong Kong

(b) Kazakhstan
(c) UAE
(d) Afghanistan
(e) Thailand
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Nursultan Nazarbayev is the President of Kazakhstan and its currency is Kazakhstani tenge.
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Q1. India has signed a loan agreement of 36 million dollars with the World Bank for Public Financial
Management Capacity Building Program of which of the following Indian states?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) New Delhi
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Haryana
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. India has signed a loan agreement of 36 million dollars with the World Bank for Himachal Pradesh Public
Financial Management Capacity Building Programme. The project aims to improve the efficiency of public
expenditure management and tax administration in Himachal Pradesh.
Q2. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed seven agreements with Spain to strengthen bilateral
cooperation to fight against terrorism after the visit from Germany. Who is the current Prime Minister of
Spain?
(a) Juan Alvarez
(b) Juan Carlos
(c) Francisco Franco
(d) Mariano Rajoy
(e) Diego Martinez Barrio
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed seven agreements with Spain PM Mariano Rajoy to strengthen
bilateral cooperation to fight against terrorism after the visit from Germany.
Q3. World Milk Day is observed around the globe on ___________.

(a) 31 May
(b) 30 May
(c) 1 June
(d) 2 June
(e) 4 June
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. World Milk Day is an initiative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, to celebrate the
contribution of the dairy industry around the globe on 1st June.
Q4. India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at what percent during the January-March quarter of 2017,
according to government data?
(a) 6.4%
(b) 6.3%
(c) 6.2%
(d) 6.1%
(e) 6.0%
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 6.1 per cent year-on-year during the January-March, 2017 period
according to government data.
Q5. To attract more passengers to buy online train tickets, Indian Railways has introduced a new service
called ___________________.
(a) Buy Now, Pay Later
(b) Instant Payment
(c) Cash on Delivery
(d) Payment on Demand
(e) Buying at will
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. To attract more passengers to buy online train tickets, Indian Railways has introduced a service Buy Now, Pay
Later which allow passengers to make payment for tickets booked online within a window of 15 days.
Q6. Name the Union Minister who has recently inaugurated a grid-connected solar power plant of 16 MW
capacity at the Ordinance Factory in Telanganas Medak district.
(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) Bandaru Dattatreya
(c) Arun Jaitley
(d) Dharmendra Pradhan
(e) Suresh Prabhu
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated a grid-connected solar power plant of 16 MW capacity at the
Ordinance Factory in Telanganas Medak district. He also dedicated a 9 MW capacity windmill project installed at
Dammur in Karnataka at a cost of Rs 53 crore by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), a defence PSU.
Q7. Which of the following Police has recently launched patrolling on bicycle to improve policing in
congested localities in the city?
(a) Delhi Police
(b) Mumbai Police
(c) UP Police
(d) Pune Police
(e) Chennai Police
S7. Ans.(a)
Q8. Name the Economic Affairs Secretary who has recently announced his retirement as the Corporate
Affairs Secretary.
(a) Sandeep Jijodia
(b) Avinash Chander
(c) Shaktikanta Das
(d) Ravindra Singh
(e) Vijayalakshmy K. Gupta
S8. Ans.(c)
Q9. Economic Affairs Secretary has recently announced his retirement as the Corporate Affairs Secretary.
He is replaced by ______________.
(a) Prabhu Dayal Meena
(b) R.K. Mathur
(c) Shailesh Nayak
(d) Tapan Ray
(e) Pankaj Jain
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Economic Affairs Secretary has recently announced his retirement as the Corporate Affairs Secretary. He is
replaced by Tapan Ray.
Q10. Who is the current President of Switzerland-headquartered World Health Organization?

(a) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
(b) Margaret Chan
(c) Takehiko Nakao
(d) Jim Yong Kim
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Dr. Margaret Chan is the current Director-General of WHO and its headquarter is in Geneva, Switzerland.
Q11. Name the public lender who has signed a $100 million loan with Asian Development Bank (ADB) that
will finance large solar rooftop systems on industrial and commercial buildings throughout India.
(b) Allahabad Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) UCO Bank
(e) Union Bank
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Punjab National Bank (PNB) signed a $100 million loan to be
guaranteed by the Government of India that will finance large solar rooftop systems on industrial and commercial
buildings throughout India.
Q12. Name the country that will become first in the world to have all government-owned ports running on
solar and wind energy.
(a) India
(b) Portugal
(c) USA
(d) China
(e) Singapore
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. All 12 major domestic ports will soon switch to renewable energy to meet their entire power requirements,
making India the first country to have all government-owned ports running on solar and wind energy.
Q13. Name the cricketer who has become the first Indian Women cricketer to play in Kia Super League, the
England T20 League.
(a) Mithali Raj
(b) Harmanpreet Kaur
(c) Anjum Chopra
(d) Shikha Pandey
(e) Ekta Bisht
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Harmanpreet Kaur has become the first Indian Women cricketer to play in Kia Super League, the England T20
League.
Q14. The RBI will soon put into circulation currency notes in one rupee denomination. The new notes printed
by the Government of India will bear the signature of _______________.
(a) Tapan Ray
(b) Manohar Kant
(c) Shaktikanta Das
(d) Swapnil Singh
(e) Murari Jha
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. 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 Shaktikanta Das.
Q15. Who is the present MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank?

(a) Usha Ananthasubramanian
(b) Chanda Kocchar
(c) Melwyn Rego
(d) Sunil Mehta
S15. Ans.(d)
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Q1. Name the 38-year-old Indian-origin doctor who has scripted history by becoming Irelands youngest
Prime Minister.
(a) Emmanuel Macron
(c) Leo Varadkar
(d) Martin McGuinness
(e) Mark Durkan
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Leo Varadkar, a 38-year-old Indian-origin doctor, scripted history by becoming Irelands youngest and the first
openly gay Prime Minister of the Catholic-majority country.
Q2. The World Bank has approved financing worth more than 500 million dollars for Afghanistan to support
a string of projects to boost the economy. Who is the present President of World Bank?
(a) Jim Yong Kim
(b) Takehiko Nakao
(c) Ban ki Moon
(d) Kristalina Georgieva
(e) Joaquim Levy
S2. Ans.(a)
Q3. India and Australia have started second Maritime Joint Exercise together. It is named as ___________.
(a) Shaurya-II
(b) EXAUSIND- II
(c) Parakram- II
(d) AUSINDEX 17
(e) Bhootal 17
S3. Ans.(d)
Q4. Railway Ministry has recently launched a Mission named _____________ to enhance the passenger
experience.
(a) Mission Naveenikaran
(b) Mission Retro-Fitment
(c) Mission Train-Fittings
(d) Mission Coach-Fitment
(e) Mission Train-Fitment
S4. Ans.(b)
Q5. The Cabinet has recently approved a scheme called ISS for farmers for the year 2017-18 that will help
farmers getting short term crop loan up to Rs. 3 lakh payable within one year at only 4% per annum. ISS is
abbreviated as ____________.
(a) Interest Summation Scheme
(b) Interest Submerged Scheme
(c) Interest Subvention Scheme
(d) Interest Submissive Scheme
(e) Interest Submission Scheme
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Cabinet has approved the Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) for farmers for the year 2017-18. This will
help farmers getting short term crop loan up to Rs. 3 lakh payable within one year at only 4% per annum. The
Government has earmarked a sum of Rs. 20,339 crore for this purpose.
Q6. According to the Code Compliance Rating of banks done by the Banking Codes and Standards Board of
India (BCSBI) 2017, name the only one bank out of 26 public sector banks which has got high rating for
their adherence to code compliance.
(a) SBI
(b) Allahabad Bank
(c) Union Bank of India
(d) UCO Bank
(e) IDBI Bank
S6. Ans.(e)
Q7. The central government has signed an MoU between India and Armenia on cooperation on youth
matters. What is the capital of Armenia?
(a) Kapan
(b) Goris
(c) Suva
(d) Yereva
(e) Cuba
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The central government has signed an MoU between India and Armenia on cooperation on youth matters.
Yerevan is the capital of Armenia.
Q8. Name the person who has been named as Indias Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union.
(a) Anil Wadhwa
(b) Gaitri Issar Kumar
(c) Reenat Sandhu
(d) Ajit Vinayak Gupte
(e) Rajeev Shahare
S8. Ans.(b)
Q9. Minister of Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressed a Joint Press Conference
with the organizers of ANUGA - an international business platform for Food Industry to be held in
___________.
(a) Italy
(b) Russia
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) Canada
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Minister of Food Processing Industries Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressed a Joint Press Conference with the
organisers of ANUGA - an international business platform for Food Industry to be held in Cologne, Germany.
Q10. The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully test fired the missile
named Nag in a desert in Rajasthans western sector.
(a) Surface to Surface Missile
(b) Air to Air Missile
(c) Anti-tank Missile
(d) Anti-Submarine Missile
(e) Surface to Air Missile
S10. Ans.(c)
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Q1. Name the 38-year-old Indian-origin doctor who has scripted history by becoming Irelands youngest
Prime Minister.
(a) Emmanuel Macron
(c) Leo Varadkar
(d) Martin McGuinness
(e) Mark Durkan
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Leo Varadkar, a 38-year-old Indian-origin doctor, scripted history by becoming Irelands youngest and the first
openly gay Prime Minister of the Catholic-majority country.
Q2. The World Bank has approved financing worth more than 500 million dollars for Afghanistan to support
a string of projects to boost the economy. Who is the present President of World Bank?
(a) Jim Yong Kim
(b) Takehiko Nakao
(c) Ban ki Moon
(d) Kristalina Georgieva
(e) Joaquim Levy
S2. Ans.(a)
Q3. India and Australia have started second Maritime Joint Exercise together. It is named as ___________.
(a) Shaurya-II
(b) EXAUSIND- II
(c) Parakram- II
(d) AUSINDEX 17
(e) Bhootal 17
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian warships began a week-long naval exercise off the coast of Western Australia. The second AUSINDEX
exercises are aimed at increasing interoperability between Australian and Indian naval forces, executing complex
naval manoeuvres.
Q4. Railway Ministry has recently launched a Mission named _____________ to enhance the passenger
experience.
(a) Mission Naveenikaran
(b) Mission Retro-Fitment
(c) Mission Train-Fittings
(d) Mission Coach-Fitment
(e) Mission Train-Fitment
S4. Ans.(b)
Q5. The Cabinet has recently approved a scheme called ISS for farmers for the year 2017-18 that will help
farmers getting short term crop loan up to Rs. 3 lakh payable within one year at only 4% per annum. ISS is
abbreviated as ____________.
(a) Interest Summation Scheme
(b) Interest Submerged Scheme
(c) Interest Subvention Scheme
(d) Interest Submissive Scheme
(e) Interest Submission Scheme
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Cabinet has approved the Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) for farmers for the year 2017-18. This will
help farmers getting short term crop loan up to Rs. 3 lakh payable within one year at only 4% per annum. The
Government has earmarked a sum of Rs. 20,339 crore for this purpose.
Q6. According to the Code Compliance Rating of banks done by the Banking Codes and Standards Board of
India (BCSBI) 2017, name the only one bank out of 26 public sector banks which has got high rating for
their adherence to code compliance.
(a) SBI
(b) Allahabad Bank
(c) Union Bank of India
(d) UCO Bank
(e) IDBI Bank
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. According to the Code Compliance Rating of banks done by the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
(BCSBI) 2017, only one (IDBI Bank) out of 26 public sector banks and eight out of 17 private sector banks got
high rating for their adherence to code compliance.
Q7. The central government has signed an MoU between India and Armenia on cooperation on youth
matters. What is the capital of Armenia?
(a) Kapan
(b) Goris
(c) Suva
(d) Yereva
(e) Cuba
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The central government has signed an MoU between India and Armenia on cooperation on youth matters.
Yerevan is the capital of Armenia.
Q8. Name the person who has been named as Indias Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union.
(a) Anil Wadhwa
(b) Gaitri Issar Kumar
(c) Reenat Sandhu
(d) Ajit Vinayak Gupte
(e) Rajeev Shahare
S8. Ans.(b)
Q9. Minister of Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressed a Joint Press Conference
with the organizers of ANUGA - an international business platform for Food Industry to be held in
___________.
(a) Italy
(b) Russia
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) Canada
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Minister of Food Processing Industries Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressed a Joint Press Conference with the
organisers of ANUGA - an international business platform for Food Industry to be held in Cologne, Germany.
Q10. The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully test fired the missile
named Nag in a desert in Rajasthans western sector.
(a) Surface to Surface Missile
(b) Air to Air Missile
(c) Anti-tank Missile
(d) Anti-Submarine Missile
(e) Surface to Air Missile
S10. Ans.(c)
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___________________.
Q3. Which state has organized the country's first transgender one-day athletic meet in which 132 participants
from 12 districts participated?
Answer: Kerala
Q4. Facebook has launched its _____________ commercially in India and the service is now available via 700
hotspots across four states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya.
Answer: Less Known Red Cross Stories
Q6. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has unveiled the logo and mascot of the 22nd Asian Athletics
Championships scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar. The mascot is named as ____________.
Answer: Olly Turtle
Q7. Which sate has recently decided to gather a detailed data of every resident of the state and issue a sleek
identity for every house?
Answer: Haryana
Q8. India's largest cab aggregator Ola has partnered with which of the following company to launch a range
of integrated digital offerings to customers.
Answer: Bharti Airtel
Q9. Name the Hollywood actor who has recently grabbed the first-ever Genderless Acting Award for the Best
Actor category at the MTV Movie and TV Awards.
Answer: Emma Watson
Q10. Who is the present Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
Answer: Christine Lagarde
Q11. Presiding over a review meeting of the states affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) Union Home
Minister Rajnath Singh has recently announced a new strategy against the Maoists which is named as
____________.
Answer: SAMADHAN
Q12. DIPAM has recently set up an Investor Facilitation Platform that will provide information about stocks
of public sector units. What does 'I' stands for on DIPAM?
Answer: Investment
Q13. DIPAM is headed by ____________.

Answer: Finance Minister
Q14. The World Migratory Bird Day is observed every year on __________.
Answer: 10 May
Q15. South Korea has recently got its new President. Its Currency is ______________.
Answer: Won
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Answer: 3rd May
_________________.
UNESCO?
Answer: 1867
Q7. Chhattisgarh has recently auctioned Indias most expensive limestone block. This block is named as
____________.
Answer: Kesla-II
Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. Abdul Kalam Island was previously known as ________________.
Q9. Chhattisgarh has recently auctioned Indias most expensive limestone block in Raipur District. The
previous national record was held by _____________.
Answer: Rajasthan
Q10. Who is the Cabinet Minister of Road Transport and Highways?

Answer: Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Q11. India has launched the GSLV-F09 carrying the GSAT-9 or the South Asia satellite from Sriharikota,
Andhra Pradesh. What is the meaning of "S" in GSLV?
Answer: Satellite
Q12. In order to Strengthen defence ties, India has opened its first private small arms manufacturing plant
at-
Answer: Malanpur, Madhya Pradesh
Q13. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has constituted Technical Committee to lay down
Technical Standards for the performance of core services and other services in accordance with Regulation
14 of the IBBI (Information Utilities) Regulations, 2017. The committee will be Chaired by-
Answer: Dr RB Barman
Q14. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India was established on ______________ in accordance with
the provisions of The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
Answer: 01st October 2016
Q15. Which state government has passed a resolution granting river Narmada the status of a living entity and
committed itself to the protection of its legal rights recently?
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Q1. Name the person who has been appointed as the new chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of
the Parliament of India.
Answer: Mallikarjun Kharge
Q2. Shabana Azmi starrer film ____________ was recently awarded the Special Jury Remi Award at the 50th
annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival (WHIFF).
Answer: The Black Prince
Q3. As per the UN report, India is expected to achieve how much percent growth the year 2017?
Answer: 7.10
Q4. Minister of Road Transport and Highways has inaugurated two exhibitions namely 'The Highway Saga:
Past Present and Future' and SRISHTI exhibition in New Delhi. SRISHTI stands for _____________.
Answer: Safe Road and Inter-State Highways Transforming India
Q5. Name the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications of India.
Answer: Manoj Sinha
Q6. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for restructuring the schemes of the
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) under new Central Sector Scheme named SAMPADA. What
does 'P' stands for in SAMPADA?
Answer: Processing
Q7. The Union Cabinet chaired by ____________ has given its approval for National Steel Policy (NSP) 2017.
Answer: Shri Narendra Modi
Q8. The Indian mens national football team has made it into the top 100 of the FIFA world football rankings
for the first time in 21 years. Who is the President of FIFA?
Answer: Gianni Infantino
Q9. What is the best ever ranking of Indian football team in FIFA world ranking?
Answer: 94th
Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. Which city is the dirtiest city in India?
Answer: Gonda
___________________.
Game Show?
Answer: Jeopardy
Q14. Facebook has launched its _____________ commercially in India and the service is now available via
700 hotspots across four states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya.
Answer: Less Known Red Cross Stories.
Q1. e-SOT and e-PRAN card launched for Atal Pension Yojana subscribers, recently. What is the full form of
PRAN?
Answer: Permanent Retirement Account Number
Q2. Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away recently. He was an active politician and Member of
Parliament from ____________.
Answer: Gurdaspur, Punjab
Q3. Name the private sector Bank that has won the prestigious Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Service
Award 2017 (in Financial sector Banking).
Answer: YES Bank
Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. Abdul Kalam Island was previously named as _____________.
Q5. Name the Indias first woman International Olympic Committee member who has made it to two
important commissions of the global sports governing body, including the prestigious Olympic channel.
Answer: Nita Ambani
Q6. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has recently approved USD 160 million loan for a power
project in Andhra Pradesh, the first credit from the bank for an Indian project. The AIIB is sponsored by
____________ .
Answer: China
Q7. Braj Bihari Kumar has been recently appointed as the chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science
Research (ICSSR). He has succeeded famous economist ______________.
Answer: S K Thorat
Q8. In order to improve the connectivity of the state, Union Cabinet approved ______________ Airport as
International Airport recently.
Answer: Vijayawada
Q9. India is all set to get world's highest railway bridge in J&K which is 35 meters taller than Eiffel Tower.
The Bridge will be built across which River?
Answer: Chenab River
Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. Which city is Indias cleanest city?
Answer: Indore
Q11. Great Britain has beaten Australia in the hockey final of the 26th edition of the Azlan Shah Cup. The
event was held in _____________.
Answer: Ipoh, Malaysia
Q12. World Red Cross Day is observed every year on _______________.

Answer: 8th May
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Q1. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched a web portal named ____________ that will
cater to job seekers, employers, entrepreneurs, and training institutes who can avail details regarding skill
development and employment.
(a) Maharojgar
(b) Mahaswayam
(c) Mahaseva
(d) Mahabalesh
(e) Mahavikas
S1. Ans.(b)
Q2. Name the Indian-Origin leader who is all set to become the Republic of Ireland's next Prime Minister
after winning the leadership of the Fine Gael party.
(a) Ruby Dhalla
(b) Dave Hayer
(c) Leo Varadkar
(d) Kamal Khera
(e) Deepak Obhrai
S2. Ans.(c)
Q3. Which of the following lender and the World Bank has recently announced that they had financed 100
MW of rooftop solar projects worth Rs400 crore in India?
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Allahabad Bank
(e) Ratnakar Bank Ltd.
S3. Ans.(a)
Q4. Name the person who has been recently appointed as the CEO of Prasar Bharati.
(a) A. Surya Prakash
(b) Kantadas Acharya
(c) Ashok Samrat
(d) Shashi Shekar Vempati
(e) Swapnil Shah
S4. Ans.(d)
Q5. The Reserve Bank of India has initiated PCA for Dena Bank in view of high net non-performing assets
and negative return on assets. What does 'C' stands for in PCA?
(a) Catholic
(b) Chamber
(c) Corrective
(d) Character
(e) Combined
S5. Ans.(c)
Q6. Bharti Airtel has received approvals from the Securities & Exchange Board of India, BSE and the
National Stock Exchange of India for its proposed merger with _____________.
(a) Aircel
(b) Telenor India
(c) Tata Indicom
(d) MTS India
(e) Photon
S6. Ans.(b)
Q7. Which the first State in India to have developed an automatic public address system that can be activated
along its entire coast?
(a) Odisha
(b) Kerala
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Goa
S7. Ans.(a)
Q8. Name the Indian-American legal luminary who has been appointed a judge on the US Court of Appeals
for the Sixth Circuit by President Donald Trump.
(a) Sumitra Pant
(b) Kedar Nath
(c) Amul Thapar
(d) Sumal Chand
(e) Aditya Gehlot
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Amul Thapar, an Indian-American legal luminary, has been appointed a judge on the US Court of Appeals for
the Sixth Circuit by President Donald Trump. Before his appointment to the Court of Appeals, Judge Thapar served
on the District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Q9. The cricket board for West Indies on its 91st anniversary has announced that the cricket team from now
on will be officially known as ___________.
(a) WESTIES
(b) INDIES
(c) CRIC INDIES
(d) WINDIES
S9. Ans.(d)
Q10. Which of the following team has become the first to win back-to-back UEFA Champions League titles?
(a) Manchester United
(b) Real Madrid
(c) Arsenal
(d) Juventus
(e) Manchester City
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Never in the history of the UEFA Champions League had a team won the title in consecutive seasons. That is
until now Real Madrid has done it. Now, they stand alone as the only team in the history of the competition to
win back-to-back titles.
Q11. Which of the following city metro has partnered with Google to display its services in Google Maps
application?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Chennai
(e) Kolkata
S11. Ans.(a)
Q12. World Environment Day is observed globally on ____________.

(a) 2 June
(b) 4 June
(c) 5 June
(d) 15 June
(e) 20 June
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. World Environment Day (WED) is the biggest annual event for positive environmental action and takes place
every on 5 June. This years host country is Canada.
Q13. As per the recent announcement of Reliance Communications (RCom), the merged entities of RCom
and Aircel will be called ______________.
(a) ComAir
(b) Reliair
(c) Recel
(d) Aircom
S13. Ans.(d)
Q14. Dena Bank was recently in News. Who is the current Chairman and MD of Dena Bank?
(a) A. Mahabaleswar
(b) Ashwani Kumar
(c) Sunil Mehta
(d) Sakshi Tanwar
(e) Shikha Sharma
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. The MD and Chairman of Dena Bank is Ashwani Kumar and its headquarter is in Mumbai.
Q15. The theme for World Environment Day 2017 is ______________.
(a) The world with us
(b) Towards the sustainable growth
(c) The world in our hands
(d) Connecting People to Nature
(e) Lets grow together with Environment
S15. Ans.(d)
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Q1. Which kick-started its ambitious Deendayal Rasoi Yojana under which subsidised meals that will be
available at Rs 5 per plate to people, especially the economically disadvantaged sections of society?
Q2. India's largest e-commerce player Flipkart recently bought eBay's India business, and closing a $1.4
billion fund-raising round from Tencent, eBay and Microsoft. Name the Chief Executive Officer of Flipkart.
Answer: Kalyan Krishnamurthy
Q3. The 12th edition Indo-Mongolian Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2017 has begun in
__________.
Answer: Mizoram
Q4. The Agriculture Ministry joined hands with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to geo-tag
agricultural assets for their real-time monitoring and effective utilization. NRSC is a wing of ____________.
Answer: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Q5. Saraswat Bank is the largest lender in the co-operative space in India. What is the Motto of Saraswat
Bank?
Answer: Service to the common man
Q6. Name the port that has recently topped the list in the First-Ever Ranking of Ports on Sanitation
Parameters in the exercise that was undertaken during the Swachhta Pakhwada.
Answer: Haldia Port
Q7. Jharkhand Police has initiated __________ programme, recently to enlighten children in Naxal-affected
areas in the Palamau district of Jharkhand.
Answer: Tare Zameen Par
Q8. Name the Public lender, which has joined hands with Department of Posts to promote Point of Sale
(POS) machines for cashless transactions at post office counters.
Answer: SBI
Q9. Name the Finance Bank that has recently launched a social deposit scheme called 'Hrudaya Deposit
scheme' in Thrissur, Kerala.
Answer: ESAF Small Finance Bank
Q10. Name the State, which has been selected by the Union Ministry of Agriculture for the Krishi Karman
Award 2015-16 for the commendable increase in food grains production, recently.
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
Q11. Name the Country, which has signed an agreement recently with India for collaboration in modification
of Indian Railways for high-speed and semi-high speed rail.
Answer: France
Q12. The 'Adarana scheme' was launched recently for the uplift and all-round development of people
belonging to the Backward Classes in which Indian state?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
Q13. Name the state which has recently launched a campaign named 'Operation Durga' to ensure safety
towards women.
Answer: Haryana
Q14. A book on Draupadi named 'the Flaming Tresses of Draupadi' was released recently by President
Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Who is the author of this book?
Answer: M Veerappa Moily
Q15. US-based tech giant Cisco launched its fifth global cyber range lab in __________ with an aim to train
Indian firms and government agencies on real-world cyber-attacks.
Answer: Gurugram
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Q1. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has taken over the
administration of Sahara India Life Insurance, a first of its kind move in the insurance sector.Who has been
appointed as the administrator to manage Sahara India Life Insurance Company?
(a) R.S. Purohit
(b) R.K. Sharma
(c) Vikram Singhe
(d) Subrata Roy
(e) Sanjay Agarwal
S1. Ans.(b)
Q2. According to the Child Rights and You (CRY) report, which of the following state has topped the list in
terms of number of child Labors?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Jharkhand
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. According to the Child Rights and You (CRY) report, over 8 lakh children in India between the age group 5 and
6 years are engaged in child labor. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of 2,50,672 children engaged in labor,
followed by Bihar with 1,28,087 children and Maharashtra where the number stands at 82,847.
Q3. The Human Resource Development department of which of the following government has signed an MoU
with the British Council to enhance quality of education in the state?
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Sikkim
(d) Telangana
(e) Andhra Pradesh
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Human Resource Development department of Sikkim government signed an MoU with the British Council
to enhance quality of education in the state. The MoU will improve the educational structure of the schools of
Sikkim.
Q4. World Day Against Child Labor was observed across the world on ___________.
(a) 12 June
(b) 16 June
(c) 18 June
(d) 20 June
(e) 22 June
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. World Day Against Child Labour was observed across the world on 12 June. The International Labour
Organization (ILO) launched the World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 to focus attention on the global extent of
child labour and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it.
Q5. Group of Seven (G7) Environment Ministers Meeting was held recently in ___________.
(a) Canada
(b) Italy
(c) Germany
(d) USA
(e) France
S5. Ans.(b)
Q6. Which of the following country is not the Member of G7 group?

(a) France
(b) USA
(c) UK
(d) Russia
(e) Canada
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. G7 members countries include USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan.
Q7. State-run power giant National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has energized India's first 150 kWp
canal top solar PV System on cooling water (CW) channel in which of the following state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Bihar
(d) Punjab
(e) Uttarakhand
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. State-run power giant National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has energized India's first 150 kWp canal
top solar PV System on cooling water (CW) channel inside power station premises at its 2,320 MW, Mouda
Thermal Power Project, near Nagpur in Maharashtra.
Q8. NASA has posthumously awarded the Exceptional Public Service Medal to ___________, one of the
worlds leading comet scientists.
(a) Ronald E. McNair
(b) Judith A. Resnik
(c) Michael AHearn
(d) Gregory Jarvis
(e) Ellison S. Onizuka
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. NASA has posthumously awarded the Exceptional Public Service Medal to Michael AHearn, one of the
worlds leading comet scientists. AHearn died at the age of 76.
Q9. Which of the following state government has launched PashuBazar website for online cattle sale and
purchase for the farmers of the state?
(a) Telangana
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Maharashtra
S9. Ans.(a)
Q10. What is the theme of World Day Against Child Labour 2017?
(a) Every Child is a Gift
(b) Save Children Save Future
(c) In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour
(d) Child Labor is a curse, lets eradicate it
(e) None of the given themes are true
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The theme of World Day Against Child Labour 2017 is "In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child
labour".
Q11. The veteran UN official Achim Steiner will head the United Nations agency - UN Development Program
(UNDP) - that works to fight poverty. He hails from _____________.
(a) Russia
(b) USA
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) Spain
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. The veteran UN official Achim Steiner will head the United Nations agency - UN Development Programme
(UNDP) - that works to fight poverty. He hails from Germany.
Q12. Who is the author of 450-page book titled -Yug Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal Ji?
(a) Jairam Ramesh
(b) Ramesh Pokhriyal
(c) Banwarilal Purohit
(d) Veerappa Moily
(e) Shashi Tharoor
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, has officially handed over the first copy of the
450-page book titled -Yug Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal Ji to the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee.
Q13. India ratified two key ILO conventions on child labor, according to a statement issued by the
International Labour Organisation (ILO). ILO headquarters in_____________.
(a) New York, USA
(b) Paris, France
(c) Geneva, Switzerland
(d) Brussels, Belgium
(e) Rome, Italy
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. India ratified two key ILO conventions on child labor, according to a statement issued by the International
Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, who is in Geneva, stated
that the ratification reaffirmed Indias commitment to a child labor free society. The ILO Headquarters in Geneva,
Switzerland.
Q14. As per the recent ICC Ranking, Virat Kohli has been ranked No. 1 ODI Player. He has replaced
_______________.
(a) AB de Villiers
(b) Hashim Amla
(c) David Warner
(d) Faf Du Plessis
(e) Quinten de Kock
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. In a major shakeup in the top of the rankings after the group stages of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, Indian
captain Virat Kohli displaced South Africas AB de Villiers as the No.1 ranked ODI batsman in the world while
Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood took over from Proteas pacer Kagiso Rabada as the No.1 ranked bowler.
Q15. Who is the Director-General of International Labour Organization (ILO)?

(a) Samuel Gompers
(b) Guy Ryder
(c) Takehiko Nakao
(d) Albert Thomas
(e) Ban ki Moon
S15. Ans.(b)
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1. India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which of the following country to institutionalise
cooperation between Parliaments of the two countries?
(a) Ukraine
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) Mauritius
(e) Singapore
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. India and Mauritius have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to institutionalise cooperation between
Parliaments of the two countries. The MoUwas signed by LokSabha Speaker SumitraMahajan and Speaker of
National Assembly of Mauritius SantiBaiHanoomanjee in Port Louis.
Q2. The government of India has recently launched a service named ____________ to provide legal aid for
the people living in rural areas through video conferencing.
(a) IT Law
(b) Tele Law
(c) Comm Law
(d) Electro Law
(e) VC Law
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The government of India has launched Tele Law service to provide legal aid for the people living in rural
areas through video conferencing. The service has been launched to make legal aid easily accessible to the
marginalised communities and citizens living in rural areas.
Q3. In French open 2017 Women's Doubles Title, BethanieMattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova defeated
Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua to win the title. Lucie Safarova hails from which country?
(a) Czech Republic
(b) USA
(c) Canada
(d) Italy
(e) Switzerland
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. In French open 2017 Women's Doubles Title, BethanieMattek-Sands (USA) and Lucie Safarova (Czech
Republic) defeated Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua to win the title.
Q4. The Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr JitendraSingh
announced the launch of HADP for Northeast in Imphal, Manipur. What does 'D' stands for in HADP?
(a) Deployment
(b) DISCOM
(c) Development
(d) Dumping
(e) Discuss
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER),
DrJitendraSingh announced the launch of Hill Area Development Programme (HADP) for Northeast in Imphal,
Manipur.
Q5. Which of the following city in India is about to experience a wonder in the form of an underwater Metro
train which will run beneath a river in the State?
(a) Chennai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Mumbai
(e) Lucknow
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Kolkata, the City of Joy is about to experience a wonder in the form of an underwater Metro train which will
run beneath the Hooghly river. Its one of the path-breaking projects in India as never before a tunnel has been dug
beneath a flowing river. The entire project is 16.6 km long, out of which 10.8 km runs under the ground.
Q6. GST Council has recently revised rates for 66 items. Pickles are now in the tax slab of __________.
(a) 5%
(b) No Tax
(c) 18%
(d) 28%
(e) 12%
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. GST Council has recently revised rates for 66 items. Pickes are now in the tax slab of 12%.
Q7. The recently launched book Indira Gandhi A life in Nature is authored by ____________.
(a) ShashiTharoor
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Anand Sharma
(d) Jairam Ramesh
(e) VeerappaMoily
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The book Indira Gandhi A life in Nature, was launched by Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Jairam
Ramesh is the author of the Book.
Q8. Name the person who has won the gold medal at the 17th World Individual Chess Championship for
differently-abled, held in Slovakia.
(a) ParinaySandhu
(b) ArunodayDayal
(c) ShashikantKutwal
(d) ParimalAnand
(e) OmkarVerma
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. ShashikantKutwal, a railway employee with Pune Division, has won the gold medal at the 17th World
Individual Chess Championship for differently-abled, held in Slovakia.
Q9. Name the person who has been appointed as the chief operating officer (COO) of its e-commerce business
Paytm Mall.
(a) AmitSinha
(b) SumitMahajan
(c) KabirNath
(d) Babban Ray
(e) Shubham Raman
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. AmitSinha, a vice-president overlooking business and human resources at One97 Communications Ltd, the
company behind the Paytm app, has been appointed as the chief operating officer (COO) of its e-commerce business
Paytm Mall.
Q10. The 22nd European Union Film Festival (EUFF) has begun recently in which of the following city?
(a) London
(b) New Delhi
(c) Prague
(d) Budapest
(e) Madrid
S10. Ans.(b)
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Q1. Name the first player from Sri Lanka who has been recently inducted into the Hall of Fame by ICC.
(a) Kumar Sangakkara
(b) ChamindaVaas
(c) MuttiahMuralidaran
(d) MahelaJayavadhane
(e) TillakaratneDilshan
S1. Ans.(c)
Q2. The State Bank of India, countrys largest lender cut the interest rate on home loans above Rs 75 lakh by
10 basis points (bps) to 8.60 percent. For salaried women borrowers, the loans will be offered at
_____________.
(a) 8.50 percent
(b) 8.00 percent
(c) 8.25 percent
(d) 8.55 percent
(e) 9.00 percent
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The State Bank of India, countrys largest lender cut the interest rate on home loans above Rs 75 lakh by 10
basis points (bps) to 8.60 percent. For salaried women borrowers, the loans will be offered at 8.55 percent.
Q3. The International Olympic Committee has approved new events for the 2020 Tokyo Games, including a
number of mixed gender competitions. International Olympic Committee headquarters in _______________.
(a) Germany
(b) Switzerland
(c) India
(d) Russia
(e) USA
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. The International Olympic Committee has approved new events for the 2020 Tokyo Games, including a number
of mixed gender competitions. The IOCs Executive Board made the decision at a meeting in Lausanne,
Switzerland. The choices reflect the IOCs focus on gender equality and appeal to young people. International
Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Q4. Minister of Railways Shri Suresh PrabhakarPrabhu inaugurated Indian Railways' 1st HR Round Table
Conference recently in ______________.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Mysore
(d) Chennai
(e) Lucknow
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Minister of Railways Shri Suresh PrabhakarPrabhu inaugurated Indian Railways' 1st HR Round Table
Conference in New Delhi. The Conference was organized around three themes i.e. Stakeholders Expectations from
HR, The Future of Work HR Role, and Creativity within Constraints.
Q5. The government of India has set up how many sectoral groups to ensure the smooth rollout of the Goods
and Services Tax?
(a) 22
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 10
(e) 18
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. The government has set up 18 sectoral groups, comprising senior members from the Centre and the States, to
ensure the smooth rollout of the Goods and Services Tax. The 18 groups pertain to sectors such as banking and
insurance, textiles, exports, information technology, transport, and oil and gas.
Q6. Which of the following country/countries has/have become full members of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO)?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) Both (a) and (c)
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. India and Pakistan became full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the first-ever
expansion of the China-dominated security grouping after 2001. With the inclusion of India and Pakistan, SCO now
represents over 40% of world population and nearly 20% of the global GDP.
Q7. 2017 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit was based on the theme _______________.
(a) Sustainable Development
(b) Securing the Future
(c) Future Energy
(d) Better Future
(e) Together we can
S7. Ans.(c)
Q8. Which of the following bank has inked pact with the state-owned general insurer The New India
Assurance Company Ltd to sell policies through its branches?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) Canara Bank
(c) IDBI Bank
(d) UCO Bank
(e) Union Bank
S8. Ans.(b)
Q9. Which of the following Tech-Giant has signed an agreement to acquire Israel startup Hexadite for
protection against cyber-attacks?
(a) Microsoft
(b) Google
(c) TCS
(d) WIPRO
(e) Apple
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ransomware attacks have prompted Microsoft to sign an agreement to acquire Hexadite. This deal cost $100
million. Hexadite is an Israeli startup that uses Artificial Intelligence to identify and protect against cyber-attacks.
Q10. MehrunnisaDalwai passed away recently at the age of 87. She was famous ______________.
(a) Social Activist
(b) Author
(c) Classical Singer
(d) Kathak Dancer
(e) Both (a) and (b)
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. MehrunnisaD
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Q1. The Union Cabinet recently gave its nod for Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to enter into
two separate memoranda of understanding (MoU) with securities market regulators of the European Union
and ______________.
(a) UAE
(b) Iraq
(c) Iran
(d) Indonesia
(e) Afghanistan
S1. Ans.(c)
Q2. The process for electing the 15th President of India will begin with the Election Commission issuing the
notification for the polls. Who was the first female President of India?
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Pratibha Patil
(c) Aruna Asaf Ali
(d) Kamla Nehru
(e) Indira Gandhi
S2. Ans.(b)
Q3. The Centre has recently approved the modifications to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bill 2017 to
pave way for organising Kambala. Kambala is the traditional slush track buffalo race in ____________.
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Gujarat
S3. Ans.(a)
Q4. World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. It is
observed globally on ___________.
(a) 6th June
(b) 18th July
(c) 18th May
(d) 7th June
(e) 8th June
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. It is observed
globally on 8th June. The overall theme for World Oceans Day 2017 is 'Our Oceans, Our Future'.
Q5. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposed
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) and Export-
Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM). Who is the Current MD of EXIM Bank of India?
(a) S. Christopher
(b) N. Arjuna Singhe
(c) Vikranjeet Singh
(d) David Rasquinha
(e) Sandeep Kumar Verma
S5. Ans.(d)
Q6. Shri C K Mishra, Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) inaugurated the Vatsalya Maatri Amrit
Kosh, a National Human Milk Bank and Lactation Counseling Centre at the Lady Hardinge Medical College
(LHMC) in _____________.
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Chandigarh
(e) Mumbai
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Shri C K Mishra, Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) inaugurated the Vatsalya Maatri Amrit Kosh, a
National Human Milk Bank and Lactation Counseling Centre at the Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) in
New Delhi.
Q7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was recently in Kazakhstan to attend the summit of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO). The Capital of Kazakhstan is ____________.
(a) Almaty
(b) Astana
(c) Suva
(d) Baikonur
(e) Pavlodar
S7. Ans.(b)
Q8. The Headquarter of ExportImport Bank of Korea (KEXIM) is in ___________.

(a) Pyongyang
(b) Shanghai
(c) Seoul
(d) Incheon
(e) Gyeongju
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Headquarter of ExportImport Bank of Korea is in Seoul, South Korea.
Q9. World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. The overall
theme for World Oceans Day 2017 is ______________.
(a) Your Oceans, Your World
(b) Our Oceans, Our Future
(c) Looking into Blue World
(d) A look in their Blue World
(e) None of the given themes is true
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. It is observed
globally on 8th June. The overall theme for World Oceans Day 2017 is 'Our Oceans, Our Future'.
Q10. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was recently in News. SEBI was established in
________________.
(a) 1989
(b) 1990
(c) 1991
(d) 1992
(e) 1993
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Securities and Exchange Board of India was established on April 12, 1992, in accordance with the
provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. Ajay Tyagi has been appointed as the chairman
of SEBI in February 2017.
Q11. What is the Currency of Kazakhstan?

(a) Kazakhstani Dinar
(b) Kazakhstani Rupiah
(c) Kazakhstani Dollar
(d) Kazakhstani Ruble
(e) Kazakhstani Tenge
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Currency of Kazakhstan is Kazakhstani Tenge. Bakytzhan Sagintayev is the PM of Kazakhstan.
Q12. Who is the present Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare?
(a) Anant Geete
(b) J P Nadda
(c) Narendra Singh Tomar
(d) Jual Oram
(e) Radha Mohan Singh
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. J P Nadda is the present Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare.
Q13. Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a two-day national level conference on "Capacity Building
of SDRF-2017" in ______________.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Dispur
(d) Lucknow
(e) Dehradun
S13. Ans.(a)
Q14. Who is the present Director-General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)?
(a) S Sadasukh
(b) R Bharti
(c) R K Pachnanda
(d) Ashok Moudgill
(e) Sankul Mohan
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. R K Pachnanda is the Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
Q15. Name the newly appointed Independent Director/Directors of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB).
(a) K G Karmakar
(b) Sudhir Mankad
(c) Gauri Shankar
(d) Both (a) and (c)
(e) Both (a) and (b)
S15. Ans.(d)
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Q1. NSDC and Bird Academy have signed an MoU to skill more than 30 thousand unemployed youth from
across states in the aviation and aerospace sectors. What does 'D' stands for in NSDC?
(a) Department
(b) DISCOM
(c) Development
(d) Deployment
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Bird Academy have signed an MoU to skill more than 30
thousand unemployed youth from across states in the aviation and aerospace sectors.
Q2. Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. has initiated a French Agency-funded project to retrofit 10 lakh
conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram Panchayats which of the following state? This is the first
project for rural LED street lighting in the country under the Centres Street Lighting National Project
(SLNP).
(b) Haryana
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Telangana
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. 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 7 districts in Andhra Pradesh. This is the first project for rural
LED street lighting in the country under the Centres Street Lighting National Project (SLNP).
Q3. To emphasize the importance of financial literacy, the Reserve Bank of India is observing June 5-9, 2017
as Financial Literacy Week across the country. The Week will focus on which of the following theme/themes?
(a) Know Your Customer (KYC)
(b) All of the given themes
(c) Exercising Credit Discipline
(d) Grievance Redress
(e) Going Digital
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. To emphasise the importance of financial literacy, the Reserve Bank of India is observing June 5-9, 2017 as
Financial Literacy Week across the country. The Week will focus on four broad themes, viz. Know Your Customer
(KYC), Exercising Credit Discipline, Grievance Redress and Going Digital.
Q4. TRAI has recently launched three new apps to help customers rate quality of services, speed and
performance. What does 'R' stands for in TRAI?
(a) Regulatory
(b) Reformative
(c) Resource
(d) Reconstruction
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently launched three new apps to help customers rate
quality of services, speed and performance. The three new apps are Mycall app, MySpeed app and 'Do not disturb
(DND 2.0)' app. The apps are being launched with the motive that there is more transparency between the
consumers and the service providers.
Q5. Which of the following state government has recently launched the single-women pensions scheme
across the state? It is the first such scheme in India.
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Telangana
(c) Gujarat
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Assam
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Telangana government has recently launched the single-women pensions scheme across the state. Single
women will be given Rs 1,000 per month. It is the first such scheme in India.
Q6. Which one of the following state has recently launched Indias first public bicycle sharing (PBS) initiative
'Trin Trin?
(a) Tripura
(b) Assam
(c) Karnataka
(d) Nagaland
(e) Uttar Pradesh
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah has recently launched Indias first public bicycle sharing (PBS)
initiative 'Trin Trin' in Mysuru. A short video detailing various aspects of Trin Trin and a mobile app were also
released on the occasion. The World Bank, Global Environmental Fund, and state govt have jointly funded the
initiative.
Q7. Leading bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) launched its international exchange in the GIFT City.
GIFT City is situated in _____________.
(a) Karnataka
(b) Goa
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat
(e) Kerala
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Leading bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) launched its international exchange in the Gujarat International
Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). NSE IFSC Ltd, the global exchange promoted by NSE, will remain operational for a
longer period than NSE during a trading day.
Q8. As per the Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) India has surpassed which one of the
following countries to secure the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business?
(a) Japan
(b) Malaysia
(c) Switzerland
(d) Indonesia
(e) China
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. India has surpassed China to secure the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business,
according to a study that cited Indias rapidly expanding economy, relaxation of FDI rules and a consumption boom
as the key drivers. The Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) was titled as The Age of Focus, ranks China in
second place. Malaysia was in the third position in the list.
Q9. The book The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, authored by ______________ was released recently.
(a) Shashi Tharoor
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Vikram Seth
(d) Salman Rushdie
(e) Chetan Bhagat
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The book The Ministry of Utmost Happiness has been authored by Arundhati Roy, was released recently. It is
fiction-based novel and will be published by Hamish Hamilton UK and Penguin India.
Q10. Mumbai-headquartered IDBI Bank was recently in News. Who is the current CEO of IDBI Bank?
(a) Tapan Ray
(b) Shashikanta Das
(c) Mahesh Kumar Jain
(d) R D Rego
(e) Kishor Kharat
S10. Ans (c)
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Q1. Name the city that has been handed over to the private firm to have India's first privately-run railway
station.
Answer: Bhopal
Q2. Name the Actor who was honoured with a tribute at 60th San Francisco International Film Festival
(SFIFF) in the USA.
Answer: Shah Rukh Khan
Q3. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh launched the web applications to check corruption and keep
track of government activities. The app is named as ____________.
Answer: DARPAN
Q4. Name the state that has become the first state to launch a special awareness drive to ensure that
transgenders in the state register as voters.
Answer: Maharashtra
Q5. Name the Indian environmental engineer who has won 2017 prestigious Cartier Womens Initiative
Award for providing women working on farms with water management solutions and protecting small
farmers against droughts and flash floods.
Answer: Trupti Jain
Q6. The Data centre of which bank has achieved the distinction of becoming the country's first Platinum
rated project under IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) Green Data Centre Rating System?
Answer: ICICI Bank
Q7. In which state government and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has signed an
agreement for the Rs 43,129 crore Barmer refinery in the presence of Union Minister of state for petroleum
and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan?
Answer: Rajasthan
Q8. Uttar Pradesh government has changed the name of Gorakhpur and Agra Airports as well as the name
of the department of welfare of the differently abled. The Gorakhpur Airforce Station has been renamed as
_______________ after the founder of the Nath monastic movement.
Answer: Mahayogi Goraknath Airport
Q9. Expanding its digital presence, markets regulator SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) has
launched its revamped website having several user-friendly features and compatible with all desktop and
mobile devices. Who is present chairman of SEBI?
Answer: Ajay Tyagi
Q10. In which state/states The Reserve Bank of India has recently set up its two new Offices of the Banking
Ombudsman?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir and Chhatisgarh
Q11. As per the government announcement the returns on small savings schemes, including Public Provident
Fund (PPF), National Savings Certificate (NSC) and Kisan Vikas Patra, has been lowered by 0.1 percent for
the April-June (2017) quarter. Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) investments will yield 7.6% and mature in ________.
Answer: 112 months
Q12. The Loan Agreement for New Development Bank (NDB) financing of ____________ for Development
and Upgradation of Major District Roads Project in Madhya Pradesh was signed between Government of
India and the New Development Bank (NDB).
Answer: US$ 350 Million
Q13. Parliament has passed the Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016, which provides healthcare and services to the
people with mental illness and also decriminalizes suicide. Who is the present Union Health Minister of
India?
Answer: Jagat Prakash Nadda
Q14. Which two banks have launched co-branded credit cards for the customers recently?
Answer: SBI and Karnataka Bank
Q15. Who has appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)?
Answer: Vanaja N. Sarna
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1. World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on _______________.
(a) 29 May
(b) 30 May
(c) 31 May
(d) 10 June
(e) 15 June
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. The theme for World No Tobacco
Day 2017 is "Tobacco a threat to development." This theme has been set by the World Health Organization.
Q2. The Minister of Defence and National Security of Fiji, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola signed an MoU with the
Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley, recently. What is the capital of Fiji?
(a) Baku
(b) Suva
(c) Samona
(d) Paloha
(e) Cuba
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Minister of Defence and National Security of Fiji, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola accompanied by his delegation
signed an MoU with the Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley, recently. Suva is the
capital of Fiji.
Q3. According to India Development Report released by World Bank on the female participation in the
workforce, what is the ranking of India in that Report?
(a) 80th
(b) 90th
(c) 110th
(d) 120th
(e) 95th
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. According to India Development Report released by World Bank, India had one of the lowest female
participation in the workforce, ranking 120th among 131 countries.
Q4. Barcelona striker Lionel Messi won the European Golden Shoe for a record equaling fourth time having
scored 37 goals in the Spanish league. He drew level with _________________.
(a) Cristiano Ronaldo
(b) Neymar
(c) Pele
(d) Zinedine Zidane
(e) David Beckham
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Barcelona striker Lionel Messi won the European Golden Shoe for a record equaling fourth time having scored
37 goals in the Spanish league. He drew level with Real Madrids Cristiano Ronaldo with the fourth honour. Messi
previously won the award, which counts goals in the biggest leagues as more points, in 2010, 2012 and 2013.
Q5. Name the Indian Union Minister who has been chosen for WHO Director-General Special Recognition
Awards for accelerating Indias tobacco control initiatives and taking bold measures to protect people against
hazards of tobacco use.
(a) Bandaru Dattatreya
(b) Jagat Prakash Nadda
(c) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
(d) Harsh Vardhan
(e) Piyush Goyal
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. World No-Tobacco-Day is observed on 31st May globally. On this day people are encouraged to observe
abstinence of 24 hours from all forms of tobacco consumption. This year Union Health Minister of India Jagat
Prakash Nadda is chosen for WHO Director-General Special Recognition Awards for accelerating Indias tobacco
control initiatives and taking bold measures to protect people against hazards of tobacco use.
Q6. Name the only player from the country to feature in the top 10 of the ICC Players Rankings for ODIs as
he managed to hold on to his third spot in the batsman's chart.
(a) Shikhar Dhawan
(b) Ajinkya Rehane
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) M S Dhoni
(e) Rohit Sharma
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. India captain Virat Kohli is the lone cricketer from the country to feature in the top 10 of the ICC Players
Rankings for ODIs as he managed to hold on to his third spot in the batsman's chart. The top three batsmen South
Africa's AB de Villiers (874 rating points), Australian David Warner (871) and Kohli (852) are separated by just 22
points.
Q7. United States has for the first time successfully tested its defence system against an ICBM. What does 'B'
stands for in ICBM?
(a) Ballistic
(b) Blowgun
(c) Boomerang
(d) Bullet
(e) Ballista
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. United States has for the first time successfully tested its defence system against an Intercontinental Ballistic
Missile (ICBM). A ground-based interceptor was launched at a California air base and shot down a mock ballistic
missile.
Q8. Who is the current President of the USA Headquartered World Bank?
(a) Joaquim Levy
(b) Shaolin Yang
(c) Kristalina Georgieva
(d) Jim Yong Kim
(e) Takehiko Nakao
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. President of the World Bank is Jim Yong Kim and its headquarter is in Washington D.C., USA. The World
Bank was founded in 1944.
Q9. Who is the current Prime Minister of Fiji?

(a) Jona Senilagakali
(b) Frank Bainimarama
(c) Laisenia Qarase
(d) Ratu Tevita Momoedonu
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Frank Bainimarama is the Prime Minister of Fiji. Suva is the capital of Fiji and its Currency is Fijian Dollar.
Q10. The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2017 is ________________.

(a) Tobacco-a social evil
(b) Tobacco-cancer to growth
(c) Tobacco-a threat to development
(d) Tobacco-a close rival of human
(e) None of the given theme is correct
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. The theme for World No Tobacco
Day 2017 is "Tobacco a threat to development." This theme has been set by the World Health Organization,
WHO.
Q11. 43rd G-7 Summit was held recently in ________________.

(a) Greece
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) USA
(e) Italy
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. 43rd G7 Summit was held on 26-27 May, 2017 in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. The 43rd G7 summit was the first
summit for British Prime Minister Theresa May. It was the first time since 1987 that the G7 summit held in Italy
was not hosted by Silvio Berlusconi, former PM of Italy.
Q12. The Reserve Bank of India will soon put into circulation currency notes in __________ denomination.
(a) 10 Rupees
(b) 5 Rupees
(c) 2 Rupees
(d) 1 Rupee
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India will soon put into circulation currency notes in one rupee denomination. New one
rupee notes with predominantly pink-green on obverse and reverse in combination with other colours will be soon
put into circulation. The notes bearing the rupee symbol have been printed by the Government of India.
Q13. India and Germany recently inked twelve memoranda of understanding and agreements following
bilateral delegation-level talks. Who is the present Chancellor of Germany is _____________?
(a) Frank-Walter Steinmeier
(b) Heiko Maas
(c) Angela Merkel
(d) Andrea Nahles
(e) Hermann Grohe
S13. Ans.(c)
Q14. Urjit Patel is the 24th Governor of RBI and its headquarter is in Mumbai. RBI was nationalised in
____________.
(a) 1934
(b) 1935
(c) 1949
(d) 1952
(e) 1951
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Urjit Patel is the 24th Governor of RBI and its headquarter is in Mumbai. RBI was nationalized in 1949.
Q15. Name the Prime Minister of Italy.

(a) Matteo Renzi
(b) Paolo Gentiloni
(c) Enrico Letta
(d) Mario Monti
(e) Silvio Berlusconi
S15. Ans.(b)
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Q1. Metal and Mining major ____________ has appointed Kuldip Kaura as its interim CEO.

(a) Larsen and Toubro

Q9. Who is the present chancellor of Germany?

Q10. Who is the Present Director-General of UNESCO?

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Q13. Who is the present governor of Rajasthan?

Q14. Nicosia is the capital of ________________.

Q15. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank is headquartered in _______________.

Q10. Myanmar was recently in News. What is the Capital of Myanmar?

(a) Amitabh Bachchan

Q14. India Celebrates National Statistics Day on ______________ every year.

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Q2. The World Press Freedom Day is observed globally on _________

Q12. The World Press Freedom Day is observed globally on _________

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Q6. ADB is headquartered in ____________.

Q10. Who is the Cabinet Minister of Road Transport and Highways?

Q10. Who is the Union Minister of Civil Aviation?

Q15. Headquarter of IDFC Bank is in ______________.

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Q5. Who is the current chairman of LIC?

Q10. Who is the current Chairman of Bank of Baroda?

Q15. Name the newly appointed Ecuador's president.

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Q6. Amsterdam is the Capital city of ________________.

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Q7. Who is the present MD and CEO of Mumbai-Headquartered Axis Bank?

Q9. Where is the Headquarter of Manappuram Finance?

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Q15. Which organization/s has/have won the Porter Prize 2017?

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Q3. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) headquarters in ______________.

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Q2. What is the Capital of Palestine?

Q5. Asian Wrestling Championship 2017 was concluded recently in ____________.

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Q2. Who is the current President of AIIB?

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Q2. Helmut Kohl was passed away recently. He was from-

Q7. Who is the present Chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI)?

Q13. Who is Shushma Swaraj?

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Q5. Who is the current governor of Kerala?

Q6. Name the newly-elected Prime Minister of France.

Q10. What is the theme of the International Day of Families 2017?

Q13. What is the full form of UJALA?

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Q7. The International Day of Families is observed every year on ________.

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Q6. Bahrain is the capital city of _______________.

Q10. Name the present Chairman of LIC.

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