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1. Where is located? by______? 1. 2. 1. Amartya Sen 2. Arundhati Roy 3. 4. 3. J.M. Keynes 4. Cairncross 5. Gujarat 5. J.B. Say The famous book title “The general Theory of 2.Name the capital city of Poland. Employment, Interest and Money is written by the 1. Warsaw 2. Lisbon 3. Kigali English economist John Maynard Keynes.Published 4. Madrid 5. Dakar in 1936, it sought to bring about a revolution,known Portugal – Lisbon. Rwanda – Kigali. Spain – as the “Keynesian revolution”, in the way some Madrid. Senegal – Dakar economist believe.

3. When is World Earth Day observed? 11. International Labour Day is observed on____? 1. 18 April 2. 24 March 3. 11 May 1. 1 April 2. 10 May 3. 1 May 4. 23 March 5. 22 April 4. 21 June 5. 17 April

4. Satnam Singh is related to which of the following 12. The Buxa Tiger Reserve is situated in____? sports? 1. West Bengal 2. 1. Tennis 2. Cricket 3. Boxing 3. Karnataka 4. J & K 5. 4. Hockey 5. Basketball 13. Name of international border shared between 5.Chandra Taal (Lake) is located at? and china is ______? 1. 2. Punjab 1. 39 Parallel 2. The mc - Mohan line 3. 4. Haryana 3. 45 Parallel 4. 49 th Parallel 5. Line of Control 5.Rajasthan mc Mohan line treaty was signed in 1914 Chandra Taal or Chandra Tal is situated in the Spiti part of the Lahul and Spiti district of Himachal 14.How many countries are member of OPEC? Pradesh 1. 11 2. 12 3. 13 4. 18 5. 15 Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries 6.What is the currency of Ethiopia? is an intergovernmental organization of 13 nations 1. Kwacha 2. Quetzal 3. Franc as of 2017, founded in 1960 in Baghdad by the first 4. Birr 5. Euro five members (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Venezuel1. , and headquartered since 1965 in 7. Where is the headquarters Equitas Small Finance Vienna. Bank? 1. Pune 2. Nasik 3. Coimbatore 15. India became a member of the UN in _____? 4. Bangalore 5. Chennai 1. 1992 2. 1948 3. 1946 4. 1945 5. 1975 8. What is the name of the parliament of the United India was a founding member of UN in oct.1945, State of America? despite it being a British colony - India, Canada, 1. Federal Council 2. Constituent Assembly South Africa, New Zealand and Australia were all 3. National Council 4. Monarchy British colonies but were independent seats in the 5. Congress Un general assembly. Parliament of India is called Parliament or Sansad 16. Who is the governor of Sikkim? 9. Where is Taj Falaknuma Palace located? 1. Acharya Dev Vrat 1. Hyderabad 2. Jaipur 3. Udaipur 2. Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil 4. Ooty 5. Mysuru 3. Keshari Nath Tripathi 4. Tathagata Roy 10. The famous book title “The general Theory of 5. V.P. Singh Badnore Employment, Interest and Money is written Shriniwas Patil is the present Governor of Sikkim, India. He was a member of the 13th and 14th Lok

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Sabha of India. He represented the Karad 26. Where is Nargona Palace situated? constituency of and is a member of the 1. 2. Karnataka 3. Uttar Pradesh Nationalist Congress Party. 4.Rajasthan 5. West Bengal

17.Dhalo is the folk dance of which of the following 27. Where is Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium state? situated? 1. Goa 2. 3. 1. Shillong 2. Dispur 3. Guwahati 4. Jammu & Kashmir 5. Chhattisgarh 4.Kohima 5. Agartala

18. Indian player Vikram Malhotra related to which 28. Where will the APEC summit 2017 take place? sports? 1. Peru 2. Vietnam 3. Brunei 1. Boxing 2. Shooting 3. Squash 4. Mexico 5. New Zealand 4. Hockey 5. Badminton 29. Name the National Security Advisor of the USA. 19.What is World Music Day observed? 1. Keith Kellogg 2. Michael Flynn 1. August 12 2. June 18 3. June 21 3. H. R. McMaster 4. Susan Rice 4. August 23 5. July 14 5. Tom Donilon Recently he visited Indian, met Prime Minister 20. Where is the Ranganadi Dam situated? Narendra Modi and held talks with his Indian 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Mizoram counterpart Ajit Doval. 3. Maharashtra 4. Arunachal Pradesh 5. 30. When is International Mountain Day observed? 1. November 16 2. October 17 3. January 18 21. What is the theme of World Red Cross Day 4. November 04 5. December 11 2017? 1. Everywhere for everyone 31. Which of the following will host the 2017 G20 2. Less Known Red Cross Stories summit? 3. Together for Humanity 1. Hamburg, Germany 2. Hangzhou, China 4. Find the Volunteer inside You 3. Buenos Aires, Argentina 4. Serik, Turkey 5. Youth on the move 5. Brisbane, Australia World Red Cross Day is observed every year on 8th The 2017 G20 Hamburg summit will be the twelfth May meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20). It will be held on 7–8 July 2017 in the city of Hamburg 22. Where is Ekambareswarar Temple situated? (Germany). 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Telangana 3. Odisha 4. 5. Uttar Pradesh 32. Where is the Jewar International Airport proposed to be built? 23.Where is Debsa Pass situated? 1. Faridabad 2. Agra 3. Raipur 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Himachal Pradesh 4. Noida 5. Ranchi 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Arunachal Pradesh 5. Madhya Pradesh 33. Where is the headquarters of National Payments Corporation of India situated? 24. Where is the headquarters of foreign bank ABN - 1. Mumbai 2. Delhi 3. Gurgaon AMRO Bank N.V.? 4. Bangalore 5. Chennai 1. Moscow, Russia 2. Dhaka, Bangladesh 3. Sydney, Australia 4.Amsterdam, Netherlands 34. Who is the first Indian woman to climb the ‘Mt. 5. Muscat, Oman Everest’ twice? 1. Arti Saha 2. Santosh Yadav 25. Fugdi dance is a popular folk dance in which 3. Bachendri Pal 4. Ashapurna Devi state? 5. Reita Faria 1. Maharashtra 2. Goa 3. Madhya Pradesh 4.Haryana 5. Punjab 35.The Border–Gavaskar Trophy is a Test cricket series, played between India and 1. Sri Lanka 2. Bangladesh 3. New Zealand 4. West Indies 5. Australia 2 www.maruthischoolofbanking.com , V.K.K.Menon Road,Gandhipuram,Coimbatore -44.9600342223

The series is named after Australia’s Allan Border 45. Where is M Chinnaswamy Stadium situated? and India’s Sunil Gavaskar, who both scored over 1. Hyderabad, Telangana 10,000 Test runs in their career and captained their 2. Bangalore, Karnataka respective teams and were the original world record 3. Amritsar, Punjab holders for most runs scored in Test match cricket. 4. Chennai, Tamil Nadu In 2017 India won with player of match – Ravindra 5. Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Jadeja 46. Constituency of Union Minister of Textiles, 36. Where is Banswara Thermal Power Station Smriti Irani is situated? 1. Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Odisha 3. Gujarat 2. Bangalore South (Karnatak 1. 4. Rajasthan 5. Jharkhand 3. Chandni Chowk (Delhi) 4. Gujarat (Rajya Sabh1. 37. Where is Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary situated? 5. Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) 1. West Bengal 2. Bihar 3. Jharkhand 4. Madhya Pradesh 5. Gujarat 47. Where is Kamarajar Port situated? 1. Karnataka 2. Tamil Nadu 38. Kolattam is a folk dance of which state? 3. Maharashtra 4. West Bengal 1. Telangana 2. 3. Odisha 5. Jharkhand 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Tamil Nadu Kamarajar Port or Ennore Port – in Ennore, Chennai, TN 39. Name the head of the committee formed by Cabinet to classify Caste/Tribe data of the Socio 48. When is International Day of Peace observed? Economic and Caste Census (SECC) , 2011? 1. 22 July 2. 12 August 3. 21 September 1. Bibek Debroy 2. Arvind Panagariya 4. 11 July 5. 21 August 3. Arun Jaitley 4. G.P. Mathur 5. Mihir Shah 49. What is the capital of Netherlands? 1. Wellington 2. The Hague 3. Niamey 40. Agra is situated on the banks of which river? 4. Amsterdam 5. Muscat 1. Saraswati 2. Ganga 3. Gomti Currency of Netherlands is Euro 4. Rapti 5. Yamuna 50. Bardo Chham is a folk dance of which state? 41.When is International Tiger Day observed? 1. Manipur 2. 3. Sikkim 1. 22 June 2. 24 August 3. 21 July 4. Arunachal Pradesh 5. Mizoram 4. 28 June 5. 29 July 51. Where is the headquarters of Rabobank? 42. Sipat Thermal Power Plant is situated in which 1. Asturias, Spain 2. Dukhan, Qatar state? 3. Utrecht, Netherlands 4. Dubai, UAE 1. Haryana 2. Telangana 3. Odisha 5. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 4.Uttar Pradesh 5. Chhattisgarh Rabobank is a foreign bank having its branches in Maharashtra. 43. Gannavaram airport is situated in which state? 1. Haryana 2. Telangana 3. Odisha 52. Where is the Khandheri Cricket Stadium 4.Uttar Pradesh 5. Andhra Pradesh located? To be renamed “NTR Amaravati International 1. Karnataka 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Gujarat Airport 4. West Bengal 5. Jharkhand It is Gujarat’s first solar powered stadium. In 44.Where is Eden Gardens situated? Rajkot. 1. Hyderabad, Telangana 2. Bangalore, Karnataka 53. Alamatti Dam is situated on the banks of which 3. Amritsar, Punjab river? 4. Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1. Krishna 2. Kaveri 3. Tungabhadra 5. Kolkata, West Bengal 4. Damodar 5. Periyar The Almatti Dam is a hydroelectric project on the Krishna River in Karnataka 3 www.maruthischoolofbanking.com , V.K.K.Menon Road,Gandhipuram,Coimbatore -44.9600342223

54. Mrugavani National Park is situated in which It is the largest man-made lake on the subcontinent state? and the third largest in the world 1. Odisha 2. Telangana 3. Maharashtra 4. Rajasthan 5. Andhra Pradesh 63. Where is Jawaharlal Nehru Port situated? Mrugavani National Park is a national park located 1. Rajasthan 2. Tamil Nadu in Hyderabad, Telangana State. 3. Maharashtra 4. Madhya Pradesh 5. Gujarat 55. Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary is located at? 1. Himachal Pradesh 2. Maharashtra 64. Where is Kaiga Atomic Power Station situated? 3. Uttarakhand 4. Haryana 5. Rajasthan 1. Rajasthan 2. Karnataka 3. Odisha Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary (also known as the 4. Gujarat 5. Madhya Pradesh Jawaharlal Nehru Bustard Sanctuary of Kaiga Generating Station is a nuclear power Maharashtra) is a wildlife sanctuary for the great generating station situated at Kaiga, near the river Indian bustard at Solapur, Maharashtra, Indi a. Kali, in Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka, India.

56. Through which city does Tapti River flows? 65. Which of the following is the central bank of 1. Ahmedabad 2. Jaipur 3. Surat Nepal? 4. Sonipat 5. Bikaner 1. Reserve Bank of Nepal 2. Nepal Rastra Bank 57. When is National Panchayati Raj Day observed? 3. State Bank of Nepal 1. 24 April 2. 17 April 3. 26 April 4. Nepal National Bank 4. 18 March 5. 20 March 5. Nepal Monetary Agency

58.Where is situated? 66. Where is Nathula Pass situated? 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Telangana 1. Uttarakhand 2. Rajasthan 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Andhra Pradesh 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Sikkim 5. Bihar 5. Jammu and Kashmir Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes Nathu La is a mountain pass in the . It in India located in state of Andhra Pradesh connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. 59.Kampala is the capital of? 1. Rwanda 2. Uganda 3. Yemen 67. Where is the headquarters India Post of situated? 4. Liberia 5. Kosovo 1. Mumbai 2. Karnataka 3. New Delhi Currency of Uganda – shilling 4. Gujarat 5. Haryana Its headquarters is situated at Sansad Marg , New 60. Where is Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium Delhi. situated? 1. Chennai, Tamil Nadu 68. Where is Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park 2. Guwahati, Assam situated? 3. Mumbai, Maharashtra 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Lakshadweep Islands 4. Kolkata, West Bengal 3. Uttarakhand 4. Karnataka 5. Mohali, Punjab 5. Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, nicknamed ACA Stadi um and Barsapara Cricket 69. What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan? Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Guwahati, Assam. 1. Riga 2. Bishkek 3. Tripoli 4. Majuro 5. Astana 61. Where is the headquarters of Karnataka Bank? 1. Bangalore 2. Bellary 3. Mangalore 70. Vizag Port is situated at? 4. Mysuru 5. Udupi 1. Maharashtra 2. West Bengal 3. Goa Karnataka Bank is a private bank based in 4. Tamil Nadu 5. Andhra Pradesh Mangalore, Karnataka 71. Where is Nalanda University located? 62.Where is Nagarjunasagar Lake situated? 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Bihar 1. Kerala 2. Karnataka 3. Andhra Pradesh 3. Uttarakhand 4. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Telangana 5. Maharashra 5. Rajasthan 4 www.maruthischoolofbanking.com , V.K.K.Menon Road,Gandhipuram,Coimbatore -44.9600342223

Nalanda University (also known as Nalanda 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Uttarakhand International University) is located in Rajgir, near 5. Gujarat Nalanda, Bihar, India.In July 2016, the university was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. 82. Where is Hamirsar Lake situated? 1. Odisha 2. Gujarat 3. Madhya Pradesh 72. Laxmirani Majhi is related to which of the 4. West Bengal 5. Rajasthan following sports? 1. Cricket 2. Archery 3. Badminton 83. Royal Monetary Authority is the central bank of 4. Hockey 5. Tennis which country? 1. Australia 2. Brazil 3. China 73. Bannerghatta National Park is situated in which 4. Bhutan 5. Germany of the following states? 1. Kerala 2. Karnataka 3. West Bengal 84. Where is Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited 4. Tamil Nadu 5. Assam situated? Bannerghatta National Park, near Bangalore, 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Gujarat 3. Bihar Karnataka, was founded in 1970 and declared as a 4. Jharkhand 5. Punjab national park in 1974. In 2002 a portion of the park, became a biological reserve, the Bannerghatta 85. Where is Koradi thermal power station situated? Biological Park. 1. Uttarakhand 2. Telangana 3. Maharashtra 4. Madhya Pradesh 74. Who is the current Agriculture & Farmers 5. Odisha welfare minister in narender modi government? 1. Radha mohan singh 2. Narender tomar 86. Where is Mohun Bagan Ground situated? 3. Ramvilas paswan 4. Nitin gadkari 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Maharashtra 5. None of these 3. Odisha 4. West Bengal 5. Chhattisgarh 75. Bardo Chham is a folk dance of which state? 1. Maharashtra 2. Arunachal Pradesh 87. When is International Day of Families observed? 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Odissa 1. May 25 2. May 15 3. May 7 5. Manipur 4.May 27 5. May 21

76. Name of the parliament of Maldives is _____? 88. Where is Kashi Vishwanath Temple located? 1. National Aseembly 2. Majlis 1. Jharkhand 2. Rajasthan 3. Gujarat 3. Parliament 4. National Congress 4. Uttar Pradesh 5. Haryana 5. None of these It is located in the ancient and holy city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 77.Currency of Myanmar? 1. Dinar 2. Kyat 3. Rupiah 89. Bamako is the capital city of 4. Yen 5. Euro 1. Malta 2. Lithuania 3. Mongolia 4. Mali 5. Niger 78. Where is Haldighati Mountain Pass situated? 1. Uttarakhand 2. Rajasthan 3. Sikkim 90. Erode is situated on the banks of which river? 4. Jammu and Kashmir 5. Himachal Pradesh 1. Krishna 2. Pennar 3. Kaveri 4. Vaigai 5. Godavari 79. Where is the headquarters of private bank RBL Bank? 91. In which state is Tilyar Lake situated? 1. Aurangabad 2. Akola 3. Nashik 1. Haryana 2. Odisha 3. Himachal Pradesh 4.Pune 5. Kolhapur 4. Uttar Pradesh 5. Telangana

80.What is the currency of Libya? 92. Where is Kamleshwar Dam situated? 1. Dinar 2. Peso 3. Shilling 1. West Bengal 2. Bihar 3. Gujarat 4. Euro 5. Ruble 4. Madhya Pradesh 5. Odisha The Kamleshwar Dam, officially known as the 81.Where is Balsamand Lake situated? Hiran-I Dam, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Rajasthan Hiran River in Visavadar, Gujarat, India. 5 www.maruthischoolofbanking.com , V.K.K.Menon Road,Gandhipuram,Coimbatore -44.9600342223

93. Laho Dance is a folk dance of which state? 1. Meghalaya 2. Sikkim 3. Goa 98. Where is located? 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Tripura 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. West Bengal 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Uttarakhand 94. Where is Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium situated? 5. Kerala 1. Kolkata 2. Mumbai 3. Jaipur 4. New Delhi 5. Jaipur 99. Singhi Chham is a folk dance of which state? 1. Sikkim 2. Bengal 3. Arunachal Pradesh 95. Gorakhpur is situated on the banks of which 4. Uttarakhand 5. Tripura river? 1. Saraswati 2. Ganga 3. Gomti 100. Veeranatyam is a folk dance of which state? 4. Rapti 5. Yamuna 1. Karnataka 2. Kerala 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Odisha 5. Madhya Pradesh 96. “Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl” is authored by 1. Yasser Usman 2. Vijay Kumar 3. Ram Kamal Mukherjee 4. Salman Rushdie 5. Meena Iyer It is biography of Hema Malini Want to pass – sources Everywhere 97. Where is Hamirsar Lake situated? Want a job – resources 1. Gujarat 2. Rajasthan 3. Uttar Pradesh At MSB 4.Bihar 5. Himachal Pradesh Hamirsar Lake is a large man made lake situated in the heart of Bhuj town, the District headquarters of Visit www.maruthischoolofbanking.com Kutch, Gujarat. For Answer Key and more Updated Materials

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