1. Which of the following joint army training exercise will 8. Consider the following statements: - be conducted between India and UK? 1. Defence of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Exercise (A) Maitri (DANX) was conducted. (B) Sampriti 2. It was conducted under the aegis of Andaman & Nicobar (C) Surya Kiran Command. (D) Garun 3. Main objective of the exercise was to practice & validate (E) Ajeya Warrior procedures and drills of all the Command forces aimed at defending Andaman & Nicobar Islands. 2. In which Indian State the third India-United Kingdom Which of the above statements are correct? joint army training exercise will be conducted? (A) Only 1 & 2 (A) Jammu & Kashmir (B) Only 2 & 3 (B) Punjab (C) Only 1 & 3 (C) Rajasthan (D) 1, 2 & 3 (D) Uttarakhand (E) None of these (E) Gujarat 9. Who among the following won a Lifetime 3. In which city the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee AchievementAward at Times Lit Fest 2017? of Inter-State Council (ISC) held? (A) Arundhati Roy (A) Bhopal (B) Bishwanath Ghosh (B) Hyderabad (C) Chetan Bhagat (C) (D) Gopi Chand Narang (D) (E) Nayantara Sahgal (E) Pune 10. ‘An Insignificant Man’ is a Biographical film based 4. Who among the following chaired the 12th meeting of the onwhich of the following personality? Standing Committee of Inter-State Council (ISC)? (A) M K Gandhi (A) Prime Minister (B) Narendra Modi (B) Home Minister (C) Bala Saheb Thackrey (C) Finance Minister (D) Arvind Kejriwal (D) Corporate Minister (E) Dr. (E) Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog 11. Consider the following statements: - 5. From which fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force’s (IAF), 1. India celebrates National Milk Day on November 26,the the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile Brahmos birthday of Verghese Kurien, successfully flight-tested first time? 2. He is the Father of White Revolution in India. (A) HAL Tejas 3. He is also the founder of the popular dairy brand inIndia, (B) Rafale Amul. (C) AH-64 Apache Which of the above statements are correct? (D) Sukhoi Su-30MKI (A) Only 1 & 2 (E) Mikoyan MiG-29 (B) Only 2 & 3 (C) Only 1 & 3 6. Brahmos is a joint venture between DRDO of India (D) 1, 2 & 3 and______. (E) None of these (A) NCDMM of USA (B) DCNS of France 12. Consider the following statements: - (C) MBDA of Germany 1. India will host the 36th International Geological Congress (D) SIGARMS of Switzerland in New Delhi in March 2020. (E) NPOM of Russia 2. Union Cabinet has approved setting up of a society which will also strive to promote geoscience in the Indian 7. In which year Government of India declared 26 subcontinent. November as Constitution Day by a gazette notification? 3. The Congress will be hosted jointly by the Ministry of (A) 2014 External Affairs and Ministry of Earth Sciences with active (B) 2012 support from science academies of India and cohost (C) 2015 neighbouring countries. (D) 2016 Which of the above statements are correct? (E) 2010 (A) Only 1 & 2 (B) Only 2 & 3 (C) Only 1 & 3 (C) Nitendra Singh Rawat (D) 1, 2 & 3 (D) Budhia Singh (E) None of these (E) P jaisha

13. Which of the following country will be assisted by 20. Which of the following country topped the medals' chart Government of India to develop and set up digital locker of the AIBA World Women's Youth Boxing Championships services? in Guwahati? (A) Singapore (A) Russia (B) Myanmar (B) Japan (C) Philippines (C) China (D) Mauritius (D) Singapore (E) Denmark (E) India

14. Who among the following is President of Mauritius? 21. Consider the following statements: - (A) Ameenah Gurib 1. Global Entrepreneurship Summit is being held for the (B) Pravind Jugnauth first time in South Asia in Hyderabad. (C) N. Sidheswari 2. It is Co-hosted by the Governments of the United States (D) Anerood Jugnauth and India. (E) Navin Ramgoolam 3. the theme of Global Entrepreneurship Summit is “Women First, Prosperity for All,”. 15. Consider the following statements: - Which of the above statements are correct? 1. Defence Minister has been elected (A) Only 1 & 2 President of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (B) Only 2 & 3 (IDSA). (C) Only 1 & 3 2. IDSA was set up in 1965 by the Ministry of Defence as (D) 1, 2 & 3 an autonomous think tank, and it is customary to have the (E) None of these Defence Minister as its President. 3. Minister chairs the Executive Council which governs the 22. Which of the following state government has launched a Institute. scheme to boost fish production in the state? Which of the above statements are correct? (A) West Bengal (A) Only 1 & 2 (B) Odisha (B) Only 2 & 3 (C) Andhra Pradesh (C) Only 1 & 3 (D) Kerala (D) 1, 2 & 3 (E) Tamil Nadu (E) None of these 23. Who among the following has been appointed as 16. Which of the following tourist spot has been awarded chairman of the 15th (FC)? the ‘most visited place of the world’ by ‘World Book of (A) Dr Y.V Reddy Records’? (B) Dr M.Govindha Rao (A) Minakshi Temple (C) (B) Golden Temple (D) NK Singh (C) Somnath Temple (E) Ashok Lahiri (D) Konark Temple (E) Brihadeeswar Temple 24. Who among the following has been crowned Miss Universe 2017? 17. In which country U-23 Senior World Wrestling (A) Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Championship held? (B) Laura González (A) Russia (C) Davina Bennett (B) Kirgizstan (D) Iris Mittenaere (C) Poland (E) Pia Wurtzbach (D) China (E) Japan 25. Which of the following ministry has been awarded the Bronze Medal for its creative and informative display at the 18. Who among the following won the silver medal 37th India International Trade Fair 2017? women's 48 kg event in the U-23 Senior World Wrestling (A) Ministry of External Affairs Championship? (B) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (A) Ritu Phogat (C) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (B) Babita Phogat (D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry (C) Vinesh Phogat (E) Ministry of Culture (D) Sakshi Malik (E) Kavita Devi 26. conferred the 3rd ICCR Distinguished Indologist Award to Professor Hiroshi Marui. He belongs 19. Who among the following became the first India man to from which country? win Asian Marathon Championships? (A) Singapore (A) Ram Singh Yadav (B) Philippines (B) Gopi Thonakal (C) Japan (D) China (E) Aditi Ashok (E) Myanmar 35. Which Ministry's pavilion bags Gold Medal in India 27. Who among the following was named the Best Actor for International Trade Fair-2017 at New Delhi? his debut film Beyond the Clouds at the International (A) Ministry of Water Resources Bosporus Film Festival in Turkey? (B) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (A) Arjun Kapoor (C) Ministry of Culture (B) Varun Dhawan (D) Ministry of Corporate Affairs (C) Sushant Singh Rajput (E) Ministry of Railways (D) Tiger Shroff (E) Ishaan Khatter 36. Who has been appointed as Air India CMD? (A) Pradeep Singh Kharola 28. Who among the following won Abu Dhabi Grand Prix? (B) B.N. Sharma (A) Valtteri Bottas (C) Rama Devi (B) Lewis Hamilton (D) Rajiv Kumar (C) Fernando Alonso (E) Rajat Chouhan (D) Nico Rosberg (E) Max Verstappen 37. Which film has won the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)? 29. In which country 7th international military games will (A) Angels Wear White be held? (B) Take Off (A) Italy (C) Kshitij (B) Russia (D) 120 Beats Per Minute (C) China (E) Newton (D) Japan (E) USA 38. Which of the following country has won Davis cup 2017? 30. Who among the following won IBSF World snooker (A) Belgium championship in Doha? (B) China (A) Aditya Mehta (C) France (B) Manan Chandra (D) Japan (C) Anuja Thakur (E) India (D) Pankaj Advani (E) Subash Agrawal 39. Who has been honoured with Sportsman of the year (Individual sport) award 2017? 31. Who has been appointed as India’s G20 Sherpa till (A) Ravichandran Ashwin December 31, 2018 for the Development Track of the (B) Neeraj Chopra grouping? (C) Abhinav Bindra (A) Pradeep Singh Kharola (D) Hardik Pandya (B) (E) Kidambi Srikanth (C) (D) Rajiv Kumar 40. Who has been honoured with Sportswoman of the year (E) (Team sport) award 2017? (A) Mithali Raj 32. With which company Skill India partners to Upskill (B) P.V.Sindhu Hospitality Entrepreneurs? (C) Aditi Ashok (A) AirNew Zealand (D) Deepa Malik (B) Airbnb (E) Saina Nehwal (C) AirAsia (D) Amazon 41. Who has been sworn in as Kenyan president for second (E) Accor term? (A) Raila Odinga 33. Who has been appointed Chairman of the National (B) Uhuru Kenyatta Antiprofiteering Authority? (C) William Ruto (A) Pradeep Singh Kharola (D) Najib Balala (B) B.N. Sharma (E) Mwai Kibaki (C) Shaktikanta Das (D) Snehlata Shrivastava 42. In which city three day India-Afghan Cultural Festival (E) Anup Mishra has been inaugurated? (A) Kabul 34. Who has been appointed first woman Lok Sabha (B) Mumbai Secretary General? (C) Balkh (A) Sujatha Singh (D) New Delhi (B) Nirupama Rao (E) Heart (C) Rama Devi (E) Herat (D) Snehlata Shrivastava 43. How much maximum amount a customer can deposit in Payments Bank? (A) Rs. 50,000 (B) Rs. 1 lakh (C) Rs. 5 lakh (D) Rs. 2.5 lakh (E) Rs. 2 lakh

44. Asian Development Bank (ADB) will raise annual funding to India to up to ...... from existing $2.7 billion, from next year. (A) $8 billion (B) $5 billion (C) $4 billion (D) $10 billion (E) $3 billion

45. Which of the following company has bagged an engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) order for a 400 megawatt gas-based power plant in Bangladesh? (A) Essar (B) Pentech (C) L&T (D) Technip (E) Petrofac

46. How much money India will contribute to strengthen public transport in Afghanistan in its latest financial assistance to the neighbouring country? (A) $2.87m (B) $3.87m (C) $3.78m (D) $5 m (E) $4.78m

47. Which company has received the “BEST PERFORMANCE VENDOR – 2017” award from Ordnance Factory, Medak? (A) BHEL (B) NTPC (C) COAL (D) SAIL (E) ONGC

48. The Competition Competition has imposed a fine of...... on BCCI for anti-competitive practices with respect to IPL media rights. (A) Rs 62.25 crore (B) Rs 75.44 crore (C) Rs 40.64 crore (D) Rs 65.84 crore (E) Rs 52.24 crore

49. Which of the following is not a Payments Bank? (A) Paytm Payments Bank (B) Airtel Payments Bank (C) India Post Payments Bank (D) Fino Payments Bank (E) AU Payments Bank

50. Which of the following is the Capital of Kenya? (A) Nairobi (B) Mombasa (C) Kisumu (D) Herat (E) Thimpu