Q.1 Who has become First Female Pilot in Indian Navy?
1. Shubhangi Swaroop
2. Rakhi Kumari
3. Garima Sharma
4. Ritu Kumari
5. Sunita Singh
Ans: Shubhangi Swaroop
Q.2 What is Name of Sri Lankan author who has been
awarded with the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2017 for
his novel 'The Story of a Brief Marriage'?
1. Ananda Coomaraswamy
2. Shyam Selvadurai
3. Anuk Arudpragasam
4. Rajiva Wijesinha
5. Siri Gunasinghe
Ans : Anuk Arudpragasam
Q.3 Who has been elected the president of Asia Rugby?
1. Norman Laker
2. Aga Hussain
3. Ayinash Shinde
4. Samser Sirvan
5. Paramjit Singh
Ans: Aga Hussain
Q.4 Which City will become the first city to jointly host the
Badminton and Para Badminton World Championships
in 2019?
1. Tunis
2. Yerevan
3. Tokyo
4. Basel
5. New Delhi
Ans: Basel
Q.5 Where is the Headquarter of EBRD?
1. Rome
2. Paris
3. Geneva
4. Vienna
5. London
Ans: London
Q.6 Which University has topped among top 20 Universities
in BRICS countries in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds
(QS) Rankings?
1. Tsinghua University
2. Peking University
3. Fudan University
4. IIT Delhi
5. IIT Madras
Ans: Tsinghua University
Q.7 Who has inaugurated the 5th Global Conference
on Cyber Space in New Delhi?
1. Thawar Chand Gehlot
2. Narendra Modi
3. Smriti Irani
4. Ravi Shankar Prasad
5. Manoj Sinha
Ans: Narendra Modi
Q.8 What is capital of Philippines?
1. Valletta
2. Belgrade
3. Brazzaville
4. Kinshasa
5. Manila
Ans: Manila
Q.9 What is the Name of Zimbabwe's former Vice President
who will be sworn in as the new President of the
country?
1. Emmerson Mnangagwa
2. Robert Mugabe
3. Constantine Chiwenga
4. Canaan Banana
5. Robert Bert
Ans: Emmerson Mnangagwa
Q.10 Government has constituted a Task Force for drafting
a New Direct Tax Legislation. Who will head this
commission?
1. Girish Ahuja
2. Arbind Modi
3. Rajiv Memani
4. Mukesh Patel
5. Mansi Kedia
Ans: Arbind Modi
Q.11 Which Bank has approved USD 400 Million loans for
Infrastructure and sustainable development projects
in India and Russia?
1. IMF
2. World Bank
3. AIIB
4. NDB
5. ADB
Ans: NDB
Q.12 In which City NASSCOM will host the World
Congress on Information Technology (WCIT)?
1. Hyderabad
2. New Delhi
3. Bhopal
4. Dehradun
5. Gandhi Nagar
Ans: Hyderabad
Q.13 Who has been honoured with Big Little Book Award?
1. Nabaneeta Dev Sen
2. Subodh Ghosh
3. Girish Chandra
4. Rakesh Mitra
5. Madhusudan Kumar
Ans: Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Q.14 What is the Rank of India in World Economic
Forum's list of most trusted governments?
1. 6th
2. 2nd
3. 3rd
4. 4th
5. 5th
Ans: 3rd
Q.15 With which Payment Bank Hike has tied up to power
its mobile wallet?
1. FINO PayTech
2. Reliance
3. IPPB
4. Airtel
5. Paytm
Ans: Airtel
Q.16 Which Bank has launched "Pattabhi Sitaramayya— Self Business Group (PS-SBG)" a new scheme for self-help groups (SHGs) to encourage
entrepreneurship?
1. SBI
2. Andhra Bank
3. IDBI
4. HDFC
5. ICICI
Ans: Andhra Bank
Q.17 Aditya-L1, India's maiden mission to the Sun, will be
launched in ___________ from Sriharikota in Andhra
Pradesh.
1. 2019
2. 2020
3. 2021
4. 2024
5. 2029
Ans: 2019
Q.18 Who has been awarded with the Youth Icon of
NextGen of Indian Cinema at the 48th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
1. Manushi Chhillar
2. Shraddha Kapoor
3. Sonakshi Sinha
4. Janhvi Kapoor
5. Sonam Kapoor
Ans: Shraddha Kapoor
Q.19 Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has formed the
committee to suggest ways for simplification of the
returns filing process. Who will head this committee?
1. Subhash Ramrao
2. Ajay Bhushan Pandey
3. Hasmukh Adhia
4. Ashok Lavasa
5. Rakesh Kumar
Ans: Ajay Bhushan Pandey
Q.20 India has successfully test-fired the supersonic
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Indian
Navy ______ fighter aircraft for the first time.
1. Sukhoi-29 MKI
2. Sukhoi-30 MKI
3. Sukhoi-35 MKI
4. Sukhoi-31 MKI
5. Sukhoi-32 MKI
Ans: Sukhoi-30 MKI
Q.21 With which Bank India has signed a Loan Agreement
for USD 100 Million for “Shared Infrastructure for
Solar Parks Project”?
1. IMF
2. World Bank
3. ADB
4. NDB
5. AIIB
Ans: World Bank
Q.22 First India-Myanmar Bilateral Military Exercise 2017
(IMBAX 2017) was held at the Umroi Joint Training
Node in___________.
1. Meghalaya
2. Kerala
3. Tamilnadu
4. Manipur
5. Mizoram
Ans: Meghalaya
Q.23 Who has been re-elected to the International
Court of Justice (ICJ)?
1. Antonio Costa
2. Matthew Rycroft
3. Dalveer Bhandari
4. Christopher Greenwood
5. Chris Hugo
Ans: Dalveer Bhandari
Q.24 Who has been appointed as the Director General
of Doordarshan News?
1. Ram Narayan
2. Surya Prakash
3. Ghanshyam Goel
4. Ira Joshi
5. Veena Jain
Ans: Ira Joshi
Q.25 Who has been conferred the UNICEF celebrity
advocate status for child rights?
1. Sushmita Sen
2. Aishwarya Rai
3. Rani Mukerji
4. Karisma Kapoor
5. Trisha Krishnan
Ans: Trisha Krishnan
Q.26 Who has been appointed as a UNAIDS Special
Ambassador for Adolescents and HIV?
1. Rahat Abdool Karim
2. Quarraisha Abdool Karim
3. Rehman Abdool Karim
4. Salim Abdool Karim
5. Sakil Abdool Karim
Ans: Quarraisha Abdool Karim
Q.27 Who has been named the world's highest-paid
woman in music in 2017 by Forbes?
1. Jennifer Lopez
2. Celine Dion
3. Beyoncé
4. Adele
5. Taylor Swift
Ans: Beyoncé
Q.28 What is Rank of India in IMD's World Talent list?
1. 52
2. 51
3. 53
4. 54
5. 55
Ans: 51
Q.29 With which country India has signed an agreement to implement the general declaration for visa free entry of the crew of chartered and scheduled flights between
the two countries?
1. Armenia
2. Albania
3. Samoa
4. Romania
5. Russia
Ans: Russia
Q.30 Where is the Headquarter of NASA?
1. Washington, D.C.
2. Franklin
3. New York
4. Clinton
5. Greenville
Ans: Washington, D.C.
Q.31 In which city Namami Barak festival was held?
1. Hailakandi
2. Silchar
3. Guwahati
4. Dibrugarh
5. Jorhat
Ans: Silchar
Q.32 India has moved up one position to ________ in
terms of per capita GDP of countries.
1. 128th
2. 127th
3. 126th
4. 125th
5. 124th
Ans: 126th
Q.33 Which Country has won the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup
2017 title?
1. Pakistan
2. Malaysia
3. Bangladesh
4. Afghanistan
5. India
Ans: Afghanistan
Q.34 10,000-metre Olympic and world champion Almaz
Ayana has won the Delhi Half Marathon. She hails
from which country?
1. Ethiopia
2. Guyana
3. Bulgaria
4. Haiti
5. Burkina Faso
Ans: Ethiopia
Q.35 What is Name of former Union Minister for
Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary
Affairs who has passed away recently?
1. Jaipal Reddy
2. Ambika Soni
3. Manish Tewari
4. Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
5. N K Sinha
Ans: Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
Q.36 What is the Name of Former chief justice of the
Jharkhand High Court who has passed away
recently?
1. Lalit Kumar
2. Bhagwati Prasad
3. Gyan Prakash
4. Rajeev Kumar
5. Vijendra Singh
Ans: Bhagwati Prasad
Q.37 Who has been awarded with the Life TimeAchievement Award by the Indian MountaineeringFoundation (IMF)?
1. Manik Banerjee
2. Latika Garg
3. Sunita Jethi
4. Monika Singh
5. Rani Kumari
Ans: Manik Banerjee
Q.38 Who has won the ATP Finals after defeating David
Goffin?
1. Marcelo Melo
2. David Berk
3. Grigor Dimitrov
4. John Peers
5. Henri Kontinen
Ans: Grigor Dimitrov
Q.39 Government has set up a commission torecommend hike in salaries of judges of lowercourts. Who will head this commission?
1. P Venkatrama Reddi
2. R Basant
3. Rajat Kumar
4. Ravi Singh
5. Rahul Kumar
Ans: P Venkatrama Reddi
Q.40 In which city RBL Bank has set up all women
branch?
1. Bhopal
2. New Delhi
3. Dehradun
4. Chennai
5. Mangalore
Ans: Chennai
Q.41 In which Indian state is the Hirakud Dam located?
1. Jharkhand
2. West Bengal
3. Odisha
4. Andhra Pradesh
5. Assam
Ans: Odisha
Q.42 On what date, the National Youth Day celebrated
every year in India?
1. 11 January
2. 12 January
3. 13 January
4. 14 January
5. 15 January
Ans: 12 January
Q.43 With regards to payment systems in India, what does
AEPS stand for?
1. Aadhaar Enacted Payment System
2. Aadhaar Extended Payment System
3. Aadhaar Entry Payment System
4. Aadhaar Enabled Payment System
5. None of these
Ans: Aadhaar Enabled Payment System
Q.44 Where is the headquarters of the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP)?
1. Geneva, Switzerland
2. Vienna, Austria
3. Nairobi, Kenya
4. Paris, France
5. Rome, Italy
Ans: Nairobi, Kenya
Q.45 In which Indian state is the 'Barauni Thermal Power
Station' located?
1. West Bengal
2. Assam
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Bihar
5. Tripura
Ans: Bihar
Q.46 On which day every year is the 'National Girl Child
Day' celebrated in India?
1. 21 January
2. 24 January
3. 27 January
4. 30 January
5. 2 February
Ans: 24 January
Q.47 What does BCSBI stand for?
1. Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
2. Board Code for Standards in Branches
3. Board Code for Standard in Banking
4. Banking Codes and Standards Bureau of India
5. None of these
Ans: Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
Q.48 Who publishes the World Investment Report
annually?
1. ADB
2. IMF
3. World Bank
4. UNCTAD
5. WTO
Ans: UNCTAD
Q.49 What does the seventh and eighth character in the
Swift Code represent?
1. Bank Code
2. Location Code
3. Country code
4. Branch Code
5. None of these
Ans: Location Code
Q.50 What does PCR stand for?
1. Pension Credit Records
2. Permanent Currency Reserve
3. Public Credit Registry
4. Purchase Control Regime
5. Policy Check Review
Ans: Public Credit Registry