QUESTION DISCUSSION – 14.06.2017 TO 20.06.2017
1. India has recently been re-elected to which UN organ A) Secretary Council B) ICJ C) ECOSOC D) Trusteeship Council 2. IOC, BPCL and HPCL has signed agreement to set world’s largest petroleum refinery in A) Gujarat B) Maharashtra C) Andhra Pradesh D) Odisha 3. What is Indian rank in Global Innovation Index 2017? A) 50 B) 60 C) 70 D) 80 4. UN General Assembly has approved the creation of a new office on A) Human Rights B) Child Labour C) Counter Terrorism D) Women Empowerment 5. G-7 environment ministers meeting 2017 was held in which country recently? A) Japan B) Italy C) USA D) Japan 6. As per UN IFAD India became the top remittance receiving country in 2016 as it received A) $ 67.7 billion B) $ 67.2 billion C) $ 64.3 billion D) $ 57.2 billion 7. Who has been roped in as the ambassador to promote Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the central government? A) Salman Khan B) Priyanka Chopra C) Amitabh Bachchan D) Anushka Sharma 8. Which of the following in association with Kochi Metro Rail Corporation (KMRL)has launched India’s first open loop EMV contactless metro card? A) Axis Bank B) ICICI Bank C) Yes Bank D) Federal Bank 9. Which country ratified Automatic Exchange of Account Information (AEOI) with India, the first set of data should be exchanged in 2019? a) China b) Nepal c) Germany d) Switzerland 10. Who has won Indonesia Open men’s singles tournament 2017? A) Srikanth Kidambi B) Parupalli Kashyap C) Pullela Gopichand D) Anup Sridhar 11. Which platform has been introduced by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) through which pensioners of Atal Pension Yojana can now subscribe digitally? A) APY@NPS B) APY@eNPS C) APY@eTPS D) APY@TPS 12. Where did the 2017 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships held? A) China B) Jordan C) Taiwan D) Malaysia 13. Where is the Namma Metro train service inaugurated by President Shri Pranab Mukherjee? A) Mumbai B) Chennai C) Kochi D) Bengaluru 14. Which country will host the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) 3rd annual meeting in 2018? A) China B) Sweden C) India D) South Korea 15. Where did the 106th International Labour Conference, 2017 held in June 2017? A) Geneva, Switzerland B) Brasilia, Brazil C) Dubai, UAE D) Pretoria, South Africa 16. Which of the following is going to acquire the business of Whole Foods Market, an American supermarket chain for $13.7 billion? A) Google B) Amazon C) Microsoft D) Alibaba 17. June 17 is annually observed as A) World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought B) World Elder Abuse Awareness Day C) International Day of Family Remittances D) International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 18. Which bank has launched India’s first Aadhaar based iris eye scan customer verification and fingerprint operated ATM? A) IDFC Bank B) CITI Bank C) FEDERAL Bank D) DCB Bank 19. What is the deadline for citizens set up by the government to get their Aadhaar number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and link them with their bank accounts? A) June 30, 2017 B) December 31, 2017 C) July 31, 2017 D) September 30, 2017 20. An open defecation-free (ODF) village of which of the following districts of Haryana will be named after the US President Donald Trump? A) Rohtak B) Sonepat C) Hisar D) Mewat
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QUESTION DISCUSSION – 14.06.2017 TO 20.06.2017
21. Who has been appointed to head Atal Innovation Mission, the government’s initiative to promote entrepreneurship in the country? A) Rajesh Gopinathan B) Natarajan Chandrasekaran C) Ramanathan Ramanan D) Venkatraman Thyagarajan 22. As per the Code Compliance Rating of banks done by the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI) 2017, which was the only PucbliC Sector bank that got ‘high’ rating for adherence to code compliance? A) UCO Bank B) Bank of India C) IDBI Bank D) Punjab National Bank 23. Which bank has partnered with TerraPay for faster international remittance? A) HDFC Bank B) Axis Bank C) Yes Bank D) ICICI Bank 24. What amount has Government of India approved for interest subvention scheme for farmers for FY18? A) Rs. 21,339 crore B) Rs. 20,339 crore C) Rs. 22,339 crore D) Rs. 19,339 crore 25. Which company has topped the 2017 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands list? A) Microsoft B) Google C) Amazon D) Facebook 26. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Yug Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal Ji’? A) Rajnath Singh B) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank C) M Venkaiah Naidu D) Yashwant Sinha 27. What amount of loan has Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank approved for India Infrastructure Fund? A) $ 324 million B) $ 500 million C) $ 150 million D) $ 200 million 28. As per RBI data, what percent of GDP was the Current Account Deficit in 2016-17? A) 1.1% B) 1.0% C) 0.7% D) 0.8% 29. What was the net FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) inflows in India in 2016-17? A) $35.6 billion B) $34.6 billion C) $33.6 billion D) $36.6 billion 30. Export-Import Bank of India and The Export-Import Bank of Korea have signed an MoU to utilise export credits of what amount to support priority sectors. A) USD 13 billion B) USD 11 billion C) USD 9 billion D) USD 7 billion 31. As per a study by UN, what amount of remittance did India receive in 2016? A) USD 61.2 billion B) USD 63.5 billion C) USD 62.7 billion D) USD 64.8 billion 32. Which state has launched a website named ‘PashuBazar’ to facilitate online sale or purchase of cattle. A) Andhra Pradesh B) Telangana C) Maharashtra D) Madhya Pradesh 33. Who is the first Indian woman to be elected as a member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)? A) Nimrat Kaur B) Nita Ambani C) Neeti Charu D) Neeru Chadha 34. Who has won the Bhupen Hazarika National Award, 2017? A) Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi B) Tarun Ram Phukan C) Satyanath Bora D) Raghunath Choudhary 35. Bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia, AUSINDEX-17 was held in which city? A) Newcastle B) Kandla C) Fremantle D) Mumbai 36. Indian Railways has announced it will upgrade 40,000 coaches under which of the following missions? A) Mission- Avataran B) Mission PACE C) Mission Capacity Utilisation D) Mission Retro-fitment 37. Which state has developed an exclusive portal to map the banking system in the state? A) Telangana B) Kerala C) Odisha D) Andhra Pradesh 38. Who is the top-ranked Indian in the Forbes ‘World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities’ list 2017? A) Salman Khan B) Akshay Kumar C) Shah Rukh Khan D) Amitabh Bachchan 39. India’s first canal top solar PV system will come up in which state? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Gujarat C) Rajasthan D) Maharashtra 40. What is the theme of World Refugee Day 2017? A) With courage let us all combine B) Embracing Refugees to Celebrate our Common Humanity C) Migrants and Refugees: Towards a Better World D) Take 1 minute to support a family forced to flee
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QUESTION DISCUSSION – 14.06.2017 TO 20.06.2017
ANSWER KEYS 1 C 11 B 21 C 31 C
2 B 12 C 22 C 32 B
3 B 13 D 23 C 33 D
4 C 14 C 24 B 34 A
5 B 15 A 25 B 35 C
6 A 16 B 26 B 36 D
7 C 17 A 27 C 37 C
8 A 18 D 28 C 38 C
9 D 19 B 29 A 39 D
10 A 20 D 30 C 40 B
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