QUESTION DISCUSSION – 01.08.2017 TO 07.08.2017

1. The CCEA of has approved the MOU with which group for an agricultural research platform? A) EU B) ASEAN C) BRICS D) BIMSTEC 2. Who heads the Ministry of Electronics & IT Export Committee on Data Protection? A) Sam Pitroda B) B. N. Srikrishna C) N. C. Saxena D) Y. V. Reddy 3. Central govt. has launched e-RaKAM in which field? A) Sports B) GST C) Agriculture D) Defence 4. Which state govt. has passed a bill banning conversion recently? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Maharashtra C) Bihar D) Jharkhand 5. China has recently opened its first overseas base in? A) Philippines B) C) D) Djibouti 6. USA has recently imposed sanction on the President of which country? A) Libya B) Syria C) Venezuela D) Sarmatia 7. The third bi-monthly monetary policy of RBI has forecasted Indian GDP growth at what percentage? A) 6.8 B) 7.3 C) 7.8 D) 8.6 8. SEBI has formed a committee on fair market conduct under? A) S.S. Mundra B) T.K. Viswanathan C) T.K. Venugopal D) N.C. Saxena 9. Hassan Rouhani has been re-elected as the President of which country recently? A) Iran B) Iraq C) Syria D) Yemen 10. Which lending agency has permitted India to construct the hydroelectric power facility on Kishanganga? A) IMF B) World Bank C) ADB D) AIIB 11. SBI has slashed interest rate on SB Account upto 1 cr. to? A) 4.5% B) 4% C) 3.5% D) 3% 12. As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Jack Ma is richest Asian who won which group? A) Alibaba B) Fashion C) Maxcell D) None of these 13. Which Indian Public Sector Bank has issued overseas bond worth $ 400 million recently? A) SBI B) Indian Bank C) Union Bank of India D) Canara Bank 14. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Swachha Bharat Mission in Uttar Pradesh? A) Amitabh Bachchan B) Akshaya Kumar C) Priyanka Chopra D) Amir Khan 15. India’s first private sector missile sub-system manufacturing facility was recently opened in? A) Hyderabad B) Panaji C) Bengaluru D) Kolkata 16. Ankur Mittal is associated with which sports? A) Football B) Billiards C) Shooting D) Rowing 17. National Handloom Day is observed on? A) 7th August B) 5th August C) 4th August D) 2nd August 18. Where was a two day Conclave of Tax Officers entitled ‘Rajaswa Gyansangam’ held? A) Bengaluru B) New Delhi C) Hyderabad D) Bhubaneshwar 19. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary General of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry? A) Mukesh Pradhan B) Bikram Verma C) Sanjaya Baru D) Dhirendra Swarup 20. Who has clinched the men’s singles title at Lagos International challenge? A) B) B Sumeeth Reddy C) C Rahul Yadav D) Kiran Rana 21. Which two airports in Andhra Pradesh are going to be developed as green airports by the central government? A) Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam B) Rajahmundry and Tirupati C) Tirupati and Vijayawada D) Visakhapatnam and Tirupati 22. Who has been appointed as the new vice chairman of NITI Aayog? A) Rajiv Kumar B) Vinod Shukla C) Abhijit Kanwar D) Kishan Mehta 23. Who has been named as the world’s highest-earning author by Forbes? A) James Patterson B) JK Rowling C) Jeff Kinney D) Dan Brown

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QUESTION DISCUSSION – 01.08.2017 TO 07.08.2017

24. What is the Repo Rate according to the Third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy of the RBI? A) 6.00% B) 6.25% C) 5.75% D) 6.75% 25. Santosh Mohan Dev who passed away recently for the former Union Minister under which Ministry? A) Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry B) Human Resource Development Ministry C) Heavy Industry Ministry D) Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry 26. What is the theme of World breastfeeding week 2017? A) Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal – For Life! B) Breastfeeding and Work: Let’s Make It Work! C) Breastfeeding: A key to Sustainable Development D) Sustaining Breastfeeding Together 27. Wladimir Klitschko, world boxing champion has announced his retirement from his boxing career. He played for which country? A) B) Russia C) Kazakhstan D) Ukraine 28. Who has been appointed as the CEO, Chief Executive Officer of Payback India? A) Gautam Kaushik B) Vinay Pujara C) Navneet Sethi D) Hardik Sahu 29. MobiKwik has entered into tie-up with which non-banking financial company to launch India’s first debit and credit wallet? A) Reliance Capital B) Muthoot Finance C) Bajaj Finance Ltd D) Centrum Finance 30. Which of the following institute has “AGRI UDAAN” programme in which selected startups will be trained to develop innovative agriculture products? A) Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture B) Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute C) Indian Agricultural Research Institute D) National Academy of Agricultural Research Management 31. Mohammad Mustafa has been appointed as the Chairman and Manging Director in A) NPCI B) NABARD C) SIDBI D) NHB 32. Who has been roped in as brand ambassador of InCred, the Mumbai-based new age financial services group? A) Rohit Sharma B) Sachin Tendulkar C) Sourav Ganguly D) Rahul Dravid 33. Which Arab Country will offer permanent residency to some non-citizens? A) Saudi Arabia B) Sudan C) Jordan D) Qatar 34. Where will the 15th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of BIMSTEC countries held in August 2017? A) Colombo B) Kathmandu C) Delhi D) Dhaka 35. Which of the following banks has signed agreement with India for lending of US$ 329 million for Gujarat Rural Roads Project? A) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank B) World Bank C) Asian Development Bank D) International Monetary Fund 36. Which of the following will acquire Brilliant Basics, a London-based product design and customer experience (CX) innovator? A) Microsoft B) TCS C) Infosys D) IBM 37. Government has revised the base year of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) from 2004-05 to ______A) 2015-16 B) 2016-17 C) 2013-14 D) 2011-12 38. Microsoft has tied up with which state government to use its artificial intelligence-based MINE platform to screen children for eye problems and prevent avoidable blindness? A) Odisha B) Telangana C) Maharashtra D) Kerala 39. Where will the India-Asean Youth Summit held in August 2017? A) Varanasi B) Noida C) Bhopal D) Jaipur 40. Recently motor bike ambulance service has launched in which city? A) Kolkata B) Mumbai C) Pune D) Patna

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QUESTION DISCUSSION – 01.08.2017 TO 07.08.2017

ANSWER KEYS 1 C 11 C 21 C 31 C

2 B 12 A 22 A 32 D

3 C 13 D 23 B 33 D

4 D 14 B 24 A 34 B

5 D 15 A 25 C 35 A

6 C 16 C 26 D 36 C

7 B 17 A 27 D 37 D

8 B 18 B 28 A 38 B

9 A 19 C 29 C 39 C

10 B 20 C 30 D 40 B

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