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1. Kavinder Singh Bisht is associated which with of 1. Britain 2. Thailand 3. Sri Lanka the following sports? 4.UK 5. Nepal 1. Basketball 2. Archery 3. Badminton 4. Tennis 5. Boxing 11.Where is the headquarters of International Post Recently, Indian boxer Kavinder Singh Bisht Corporation situated? qualified for the World Championships in the 52 1. Brussels, Belgium kilogram category. 2. Geneva, Switzerland 3. Seri Begawan, Brunei 2. When is World Bio Fuel Day observed? 4. Hanoi, Vietnam 1. June 25 2. September 24 5. Bangkok, Thailand 3. August 10 4.July 12 5. July 15 12. When is World Meterology day observed? 3. When is World Youth Skills Day observed? 1. June 14 2. May 16 3. May 20 1. June 25 2. September 24 3. August 18 4. June 18 5. July 24 4.July 12 5. July 15 13. Which country will host the 30th ASEAN 4.Where is Osman Sagar (Lak5. situated? Summit 2017 in April? 1. 2. Telangana 1. Myanmar 2. Laos 3. Malaysia 3. Odisha 4. 4. Philippines 5. China 5. Chhattisgarh The ASEAN Summit is a semiannual meeting held In Hyderabad by the member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in relation to economic, and cultural 5.What is the currency of Ireland? development of Southeast Asian countries. 1. Dinar 2. Peso 3. Shilling Philippines President – Rodrigo Duterte 4. Euro 5. Ruble 14. Where is the Sariska Wi ldlife Sanctuary located? 6. When is International Day of Yoga observed? 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. 1. 21 June 2. 16 June 3. 24 May 3. Uttarakhand 4. Gujarat 4.19 October 5. 17 May 5. Jharkhand

7.Havana is the capital city of 15. Lavani is a folk dance of which state? 1. Crotia 2. Burundi 3. Chad 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Cuba 5. Poland 3. Maharashtra 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Telangana 8. Where is B.R. Ambedkar Airport situated? 1. Himachal Pradesh 2. Maharashtra 16. Where is Enayam Port situated? 3. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Uttar Pradesh 1. Telangana 2. Madhya Pradesh 5. Uttarakhand 3. Punjab 4. Tamil Nadu Meerut Airport or B.R. Ambedkar Airport is 5. West Bengal situated in UP while Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport is situated in Nagpur, 17. Where is the All Bank Officers’ Maharashtra. Confederation office situated? 1. New Delhi 2. Mumbai 3. Gurugram 9.Where is Lingaraj temple situated? 4. Chennai 5. Noida 1. Uttarakhand 2. Telangana 3. Maharashtra 4. Madhya Pradesh 18. When is World Hypertension day observed? 5. Odisha 1. 23 June 2. 16 June 3. 24 May 4.19 October 5. 17 May 10. Joint Military Exercise MITRA SHAKTI is a Joint Military Exercise between India and

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19. Yuki Bhambri is an Indian _____ player 1. Badminton 2. Archery 3. Tennis 1. Hockey 2. Tennis 3. Chess 4. Shooting 5. Squash 4.Cricket 5. Boxing She is the first Indian Pistol shooter to be Ranked World No.1 (as on 7 April 2014) by ISSF. She is 20. Kota is situated on the banks of which river? also the first Indian Pistol shooter to have won a 1. Chambal 2. Ganga 3. Gomti Gold medal in the 2013 ISSF World Cup Finals - 4. Musi 5. Pistol in 10 metre Air Pistol event. She thus became the third Indian shooter after Anjali Bhagwat (2003) 21.Where is Gugamal National Park situated? and Gagan Narang (2008) to win a Gold medal in a 1. Goa 2. Sikkim 3. Maharashtra Rifle/Pistol World Cup Finals. 4. Karnataka 5. Meghalaya 31.Name the first non-Indian to get the prestigious 22. Where is Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Bharat Ratna Award? Park situated? 1. Mother Teresa 1. Assam 2. Sikkim 3. Mizoram 2. Nelson Mandela 4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 5. Meghalaya 3. C. N. R. Rao 4. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 23.Koteshwar Dam is situated where? 5. David Bowie 1. Karnataka 2. Kerala He was Pakistani national. Other foreigner who got 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Madhya Pradesh Bharat Ratna is Nelson Mandela who was the South 5. Uttarakhand African President. On the river Bhagirathi. 32. Aditya Joshi is related to which of the following 24. Where is Green Park Stadium located? sports? 1. Kolkata, West Bengal 1. Hockey 2. Badmiton 3. Chess 2. Ahmedabad, Gujarat 4. Kabaddi 5. Football 3. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 4. Noida, Uttar Pradesh 33. Where is Murlen National Park situated? 5. , Madhya Pradesh 1. Sikkim 2. Mizoram 3. Manipur 4. Arunachal Pradesh 5. Tripura 26. Where is Kamakhya Temple situated? 1. Gujarat 2. Uttarakhand 3. Himachal Pradesh 34. Aditi Ashok is related to which of the following 4. Assam 5. Rajasthan sports? The Kamakhya Temple also Kamrup -Kamakhya is 1. Archery 2. Football 3. Badminton a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother goddess 4. Tennis 5. Golf Kamakhya. Aditi Ashok from Bangalore is an Indian professional golfer. 27.What is the currency of Mali? 1. Franc 2. Euro 3. Pound 35. Diego Maradona is related to which of the 4. Dinar 5. Manat following sports? Capital is Bamako 1. Archery 2. Football 3. Badminton 4. Tennis 5. Golf 28. When is International Youth Day observed? Recently Diego Maradona has been given an 1. 11 June 2. 12 August 3. 05 September ambassador role by FIFA. He is an Argentine 4. 10 September 5. 21 August retired professional footballer. International Youth Day – International Youth Day National Youth Day – 12 January 36. Where is Mundra Thermal Power Station situated? 29. Where is Sariska National Park situated? 1. Maharashtra 2. Odisha 3. Gujarat 1. Himachal Pradesh 2. Chandigarh 4. Uttar Pradesh 5. Jharkhand 3. Uttarakhand 4. Jharkhand 5. Rajasthan It is the world’s 11th-largest single location coal - based thermal power plant as well as India’s second 30. Heena Sidhu is related to which of the following largest operational power plant . sports?

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37.Where is Kunzam Pass located? 46. Where is Devi Ahilyabai airport situated? 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Rajasthan 1. Leh Ladakh 2. Aizwal 3. Guwahati 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Sikkim 4. Varanasi 5. Indore 5. Uttarakhand 47. What is Kunzum Pass situated? 38.What is the currency of Libya? 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Himachal Pradesh 1. Won 2. Dinar 3. Rial 3. Uttrarakhand 4. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Franc 5. Leu 5. Rajasthan Capital of Libya is Tripoli 48. Where is Golconda Fort situated? 39.Sofia is the capital city of 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Rajasthan 3. Telangana 1. Bulgaria 2. Sweden 3. Mali 4. Maharashtra 5. Karnataka 4. Lebanon 5. Morocco Golconda Fort is located in the western part of Currency of Bulgaria is Lev Hyderabad, Telangana.It is located in Hyderabad. So state will be Telangana, not Andhra Pradesh 40. Where is Barkatullah Khan Stadium situated? 1. Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 49. Where is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport situated? 2. Dispur, Assam 1. Kolkata, West Bengal 2. Varanasi, UP 3. Pune, Maharashtra 3. Jaipur, Rajasthan 4. Kochi, Kerala 4. Kolkata, West Bengal 5. Delhi 5. Jodhpur, Rajasthan 50. In which of the following year the India’s largest 41.Where is City Palace located? stock exchange NSE was founded? 1. Gwalior 2. Mysore 3. Jodhpur 1. 1988 2. 1992 3. 1994 4. Jaipur 5. Agartala 4. 1990 5. 1998 City Palace, Jaipur, which includes the Chandra National Stock Exchange and its hq in – Mumbai. Mahal and Mubarak Mahal palaces and other CEO of NSE is- Vikram Limaye buildings, is a palace complex in Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan. 51. When was WEF founded in? 1. 1982 2. 1971 3. 1973 42.Where is Rohtang Pass situated? 4. 1992 5. 1974 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Himachal Pradesh World economic forum (WEF) was established in 3. Sikkim 4. Rajasthan 5. Maharashtra 1971 and hq in Geneva, Switzerland. It is a mountain pass located in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. 52. Name of the parliament of japan is___? 1. Majlis 2. General Assembly 3. Seimas 43. Where is Gurudongmar Lake located? 4. Congress 5. Diet 1. Assam 2. Manipur 3. Sikkim 4. Arunachal Pradesh 5. Tripura 53.SEBI was established in_____? Gurudongmar Lake, also known as Gurudogmar 1. 1990 2. 1991 3. 1992 Lake, is one of the highest lakes in the world, 4. 1993 5. 1995 located at an altitude of 17,800 ft (5,430 m) in the The securities and exchange board of India was Indian state of Sikkim. established on 12April,1992 under SEBI act,1992.

44. When is National Ordnance Factory Day 54. Name of the director general of WHO? observed? 1. Irina Bokova 2. Hwang Kyo - ahn 1. 24 April 2. 16 March 3. 05 April 3. Filippo Grandi 4. Taleb Rifai 4. 18 March 5. 23 March 5. Margaret Chan The World Health Organization is a specialised 45.Ankara is the capital city of agency of the United Nations that is concerned with 1. Poland 2. Turkey 3. Syria international public health. It was established on 7 4. Morocco 5. Kuwait April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

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1. New Delhi 2. Kolkata 3. Chennai 65. Berhampur Thakurani Yatra is a festival 4. Hyderabad 5. Jaipur celebrated in which st ate? CEO – Pawan kumar , founded in – 1950 and 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Karnataka 3. Tamil Nadu Tagline is – The bank that begins with ‘u’. 4.Odisha 5. Kerala

56. International Labour day is observed on which 66. Satnam Singh Bhamara is associated which with date? of the following sports? 1. 5 August 2. 1 May 3. 21 June 1. Basketball 2. Archery 3. Badminton 4. 27 September 5. 23 April 4. Tennis 5. Boxing

57.World Tuna day is observed on? 67. Dadasaheb Phalke Award is given to the people 1. 2 September 2. 14 August 3. 12 June of which field? 4. 2 May 5. 21 December 1. Sports 2. Singing 3. Dancing World tuna day is first time observed on 2 may 4. Literature 5. Cinema 2017 by UN general assembly. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema. The recipient is honoured for their 58. Narsingh Yadav is associated which with of the “outstanding contribution to the growth and following sports? development of Indian cinema” 1. Basketball 2. Archery 3. Wrestling 4. Tennis 5. Boxing 68.What is Valmiki National Park situated? 1. Rajasthan 2. Haryana 3. Uttar Pradesh 59. Where is Nahar Singh Stadium situated? 4. Bihar 5. Jharkhand 1. Faridabad 2. Udaipur 3. Mohali 4. Bharuch 5. Hazaribagh 69. When is National Doctors’ Day observed? The Nahar Singh Stadium previously known as 1. June 25 2. September 24 3. August 10 Mayur Stadium is a cricket stadium in Faridabad, 4. July 01 5. October 16 Haryana. 70. Where is the headquarters of International Social 60. Where is Dadoji Konddev Stadium situated? Security Association situated? 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Maharashtra 1. Dubai, UAE 2. Montreal, Canada 3. Odisha 4.Uttarakhand 3. Geneva, Switzerland 4.Brussels, Belgium 5. Chhattisgarh 5. Madrid, Spain

61. What is the deadline set by the union 71. Parupalli Kashyap is an Indian _____ player. government for making India free from 1. Badminton 2. Tennis 3. Chess Tuberculosis (TB)? 4.Cricket 5. Boxing 1. 2022 2. 2023 3. 2024 4.2025 5. 2026 72.What is the currency of Vietnam? 1. Dirham 2. Dong 3. Togrog 62. Where is Kumbhalgarh Fort situated? 4. Kuna 5. Pataca 1. Bihar 2. Karnataka 3. Uttar Pradesh 4.Rajasthan 5. West Bengal 73. Nizamabad in Telangana is situated on banks of river 63.Where is Lake situated? 1. Musi 2. Kaveri 3. Godavari 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Telangana 3. Odisha 4. Krishna 5. Mahanadi 4. Uttar Pradesh 5. Chhattisgarh 74. Where is the headquarters of International 64. Gandhi Sagar Dam is situated on the banks of Development Association located? which river? 1. Rome 2. Vienna 3. Washington DC 1. Narmada 2. Chambal 3. Betwa 4. Geneva 5. Singapore 4.Yamuna 5. Krishna The dam is located in the district of the 75. Where is Anna International Airport situated? state of Madhya Pradesh. 1. Coimbatore 2. Amravati 3. Thrissur 4. Chennai 5. Kochi

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76. What is the capital city of Colombia? 88. Where is Kanger Ghati National Park situated? 1. Bangui 2. Kinshasa 3. Honiara 1. West Bengal 2. Tripura 3. Assam 4. Bogota 5. Tripoli 4. Uttarakhand 5. Chhattisgarh Currency is peso 89. Where is Paradip Port located? 77. Where is the headquarters of Shinhan Bank 1. Telangana 2. Kerala 3. Maharashtra located? 4. Odisha 5. Madhya Pradesh 1. Belgium 2. South Korea 3. China 4. Japan 5. Taiwan 90. Dollu Kunitha dance is the folk dance of which state? 78.Who is the governor of Manipur? 1. Karnataka 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Odisha 1. Shriniwas Patil 2. Nirbhay Sharma 4. West Bengal 5. Jharkhand 3. Najma Heptullah 4. OP Kohli 5. Kaptan Singh Solanki 91. Which is the Least Populous State according to 2011 census? 79. Bandodkar Gold Trophy is associated with 1. Haryana 2. Manipur 3. Sikkim which sports? 4. Bihar 5. None of these 1. Hockey 2. Tennis 3. Football The most populous state is Uttar Pradesh 4.Cricket 5. Badminton 92. When is World Intellectual Property Day 80. P. R. Shreejesh is an Indian _____ player. observed? 1. Hockey 2. Tennis 3. Chess 1. 24 April 2. 16 March 3. 26 April 4.Cricket 5. Boxing 4. 18 March 5. 20 March

81.Where is Chamera Dam situated? 93. Who is the current Chief Minister of Andhra 1. Gujarat 2. Rajasthan 3. Maharashtra Pradesh? 4. West Bengal 5. Himachal Pradesh 1. Lal Thanhawla 2. V. Narayanasamy 82. Hyderabad is situated on the banks of which 3. K. Chandrashekar Rao river? 4. Sarbananda Sonowal 1. Brahmani 2. Noyyal 3. Kaveri 5. N. Chandrababu Naidu 4. Musi 5. Vaigai 94. Where is Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary situated? 83. Where is Dimapur Airport situated? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Chhattisgarh 1. Kerala 2. Nagaland 3. Chhattisgarh 3. Bihar 4. Haryana 5. Jharkhand 4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake located in 5. Tripura Begusarai district of Bihar, India, is Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake. 84. Where is Guruvayur Temple situated? 1. Gujarat 2. Uttarakhand 95. Where is Karjan Dam situated? 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Kerala 5. Rajasthan 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Kerala 3. Gujarat 4. Punjab 5. Bihar 85.Jat-Jatin is a folk dance of which state? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Punjab 96. Where is Anandeshwar Temple situated? 3. Jammu and Kashmir 4. Haryana 1. Surat 2. Kanpur 3. Kurukshetra 5. Bihar 4. Udaipur 5. Agra

86. Rouff is a folk dance of which state? 97. How much is the disabled population of India as 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Tripura per Census 2011? 3. Jammu and Kashmir 4. Arunachal Pradesh 1. 2.39 crore 2. 2.68 crore 3. 2.23 crore 5. Mizoram 4. 2.45 crore 5. 2.76 crore

87. Where is Nagarhole National Park situated? 98. Where is Jai Vilas Mahal located? 1. Karnataka 2. Tripura 3. Assam 1. Jaipur, Rajasthan 2. Ooty, Tamil Nadu 4. Uttarakhand 5. Chhattisgarh 3. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 5 www.maruthischoolofbanking.com , V.K.K.Menon Road,Gandhipuram,Coimbatore -44.9600342223

4. Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 5. Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir The Jai Vilas Mahal also known as the Jai Vilas Palace, is a nineteenth-century palace in Gwalior, India. Want to pass – sources

99.Where is Blackbuck National Park situated? Everywhere 1. Rajasthan 2. Tamil Nadu Want a job – resources 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Madhya Pradesh At MSB 5. Gujarat Visit www.maruthischoolofbanking.com 100.Where is Devtal Lake located? For Answer Key and more Updated Materials 1. Himachal Pradesh 2. Punjab 3. Bihar 4. Haryana 5. Uttarakhand Devtal Lake, Garhwal (Uttarakhand) is The Highest Lake in India.

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