Q.1 The Armies of India and ________ have Conducted a military exercise 'VINBAX' in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. 1. Chile 2. Burundi 3. Vietnam 4. Seychelles 5. Macedonia Ans : Vietnam Q.2 Who will receive Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2017? 1. Ghulam Nabi Azad 2. Dinesh Trivedi 3. Najma A Heptulla 4. Hukumdev Narayan Yadav 5. Bhartruhari Mahatab Ans : Bhartruhari Mahatab Q.3 What is the Name of Indian-American who has been inducted into the prestigious National Inventors Hall of Fame this year? 1. Sumita Mitra 2. Arogyaswami Paulraj 3. Piyush Sharma 4. All 1, 2 & 3 5. Both 1 & 2 Ans: Both 1 & 2 Q.4 Who is President of Iran? 1. Hassan Rouhani 2. Mamnoon Hussain 3. Shahid Khaqan 4. Paolo Gentiloni 5. Uhuru Kenyatta Ans: Hassan Rouhani Q.5 Who has been awarded the prestigious Ihsan Dogramaci Family Health Foundation Prize by the World Health Organisation (WHO)? 1. Rashesh Shah 2. Arundhati Bhattacharya 3. Dr Vinod Paul 4. Chanda Kochhar 5. Shikha Sharma Ans: Dr Vinod Paul Q.6 Dudhwa National Park is located in which State? 1. Tamilnadu 2. Uttrakhand 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Madhya Pradesh 5. Uttar Pradesh Ans: Uttar Pradesh Q.7 Who has been honoured with the Life Time Achievement Award by Badminton Association of India (BAI)? 1. Pullela Gopichand 2. Prakash Padukone 3. Chetan Anand 4. Arvind Bhat 5. P.V.V Lakshmi Ans: Prakash Padukone Q.8 Which State Government has launched Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) project to promote organic farming? 1. Himachal Pradesh 2. Tamilnadu 3. Uttarakhand 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Madhya Pradesh Ans: Himachal Pradesh Q.9 What is the Name of chief of UNESCO? 1. Christine Lagarde 2. Irina Bokova 3. Audrey Azoulay 4. Takehiko Nakao 5. Jin Liqun Ans: Audrey Azoulay Q.10 According to a report by World Steel Association (WSA), India has overtaken US to become the world’s _______ largest steel producer in 2017. 1. Second 2. Third 3. Fourth 4. Eighth 5. Ninth Ans: Third Q.11 Which day is observed as the World food Day every year ? 1. 16 October 2. 16 June 3. 16 April 4. 16 August 5. 16 July Ans: 16 October Q.12 Who has won the Men's Singles title at the Australian Open? 1. Roger Federer 2. Marin Cilic 3. Rohan Bopanna 4. Mate Pavic 5. Novak Djokovic Ans: Roger Federer Q.13 Caroline Wozniacki has won Women's Singles title at the Australian Open. She hails from which country? 1. Switzerland 2. Croatia 3. Denmark 4. Romania 5. Hungary Ans: Denmark Q.14 Who has taken charge as the Foreign Secretary of India? 1. Sanjay Mitra 2. S Jaishankar 3. Vijay Keshav Gokhale 4. Hasmukh Adhia 5. CK Mishra Ans: Vijay Keshav Gokhale Q.15 Who has won the women's singles title at the Indonesia Masters? 1. Saina Nehwal 2. P. V. Sindhu 3. Tai Tzu Ying 4. Carolina Marin 5. Nozomi Okuhara Ans: Tai Tzu Ying Q.16 Who has been re-elected as the President of Finland for the Second Term? 1. Pekka Haavisto 2. Sauli Niinisto 3. Juhana Aunesluoma 4. Jenni Elina Haukio 5. Juha Petri Sipila Ans: Sauli Niinisto Q.17 Which country has become the 41st member to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA)? 1. Australia 2. Kiribati 3. Pakistan 4. Peru 5. Uzbekistan Ans: Kiribati Q.18 On Which date 2017 International Day for Disaster Reduction was observed across the world? 1. 09 October 2. 11 October 3. 12 October 4. 13 October 5. 10 October Ans: 13 October Q.19 What is the Minimum Capital Requirement to open a Payment Bank? 1. 150 Crore 2. 250 Crore 3. 50 Crore 4. 200 Crore 5. 100 Crore Ans: 100 Crore Q.20 What is the full form of SANKALP? 1. Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion 2. Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Life Promotion 3. Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promote 4. Skills Acquire and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion 5. None of these Ans: Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion Q.21 Who is the chairman of SEBI? 1. Ajay Tyagi 2. U K Sinha 3. Rajnish Kumar 4. Rakesh Sharma 5. Sunil Mehta Ans: Ajay Tyagi Q.22 What is currency of Morocco? 1. Sol 2. Riyal 3. Som 4. Cedi 5. Dirham Ans: Dirham Q.23 Economic Survey has Estimated that the Indian economy will grow by _______ % in 2018-19. 1. 7-7.4 2. 7-7.5 3. 7-7.2 4. 7-7.3 5. 7-7.1 Ans: 7-7.5 Q.24 India has been ranked at _______________ in the Global Hunger Index, 2017. 1. 100th 2. 107th 3. 105th 4. 103th 5. 102th Ans: 100th Q.25 Who has been conferred with the Yash Chopra Memorial Award for her outstanding contribution to the Hindi film industry? 1. Kajol 2. Asha Bhosle 3. Shreya Ghoshal 4. Alka Yagnik 5. Neeta Joshi Ans: Asha Bhosle Q.26 Harsh Vardhan is the Union Minister for Science &Technology. He belong to which constituency? 1. Chandni Chowk 2. Agra 3. Bhopal 4. Kanpur 5. Gwalior Ans: Chandni Chowk Q.27 Who has inaugurated the Bharat-ASEAN Maitri Park in New Delhi? 1. R.K.Singh 2. Ravi Shankar Prasad 3. Sushma Swaraj 4. Narendra Singh Tomar 5. Jual Oram Ans: Sushma Swaraj Q.28 What is the Name of the Minister of Women and Child development? 1. Maneka Gandhi 2. Krishna Raj 3. Rakesh Srivastava 4. Sushma Swaraj 5. Hardeep Singh Puri Ans: Maneka Gandhi Q.29 HSBC has Projected India's GDP Growth Rate will be ____ in the Financial Year 2019-2020. 1. 7.0% 2. 7.1% 3. 7.5% 4. 7.8% 5. 7.9% Ans: 7.0% Q.30 India has been ranked ______ among 180 countries in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) – 2018. 1. 178 2. 177 3. 131 4. 143 5. 121 Ans: 177 Q.31 Who has been elected as the first woman chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)? 1. Kaku Nakhate 2. Kalpana Morparia 3. Usha Ananthasubramanian 4. Chanda Kochhar 5. Shikha Sharma Ans: Usha Ananthasubramanian Q.32 Who has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Angola? 1. Sharat Sabharwal 2. TCA Raghavan 3. Srikumar Menon 4. Ajay Bisaria 5. Gautam Bambawale Ans: Srikumar Menon Q.33 In which city 7th Asia Steel International Conference was held? 1. Bhubaneswar 2. Kanpur 3. Raipur 4. Varanasi 5. Bhopal Ans: Bhubaneswar Q.34 Who inaugurated the International Dam Safety Conference 2018 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala? 1. Pinarayi Vijayan 2. Ram Nath Kovind 3. Narendra Modi 4. Venkaiah Naidu 5. P.Sathasivam Ans: Pinarayi Vijayan Q.35 In which city ASEAN – India Business and Investment Meet and Expo was held? 1. Agra 2. Gwalior 3. New Delhi 4. Mathura 5. Patna Ans: New Delhi Q.36 In Which State Corbett National Park is Located? 1. Uttarakhand 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Bihar 4. Tamilnadu 5. Andhra Pradesh Ans: Uttarakhand Q.37 Government of India has entered into an agreement with ONGC for sale of its 51.11% equity shareholding in HPCL at Rs _________crores. 1. 36,915 2. 37,915 3. 34,915 4. 32,915 5. 31,915 Ans: 36,915 Q.38 International Monetary Fund (IMF) has retained India’s GDP forecast for 2017 at ____ and for 2018 at ____. 1. 6.7%, 7.4% 2. 6.7%, 7.2% 3. 6.7%, 7.1% 4. 6.7%, 7.5% 5. 6.7%, 7.3% Ans: 6.7%, 7.4% Q.39 What is the Full form of NIIF? 1. National Investment and Infrastructure Facility 2. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund 3. New Investment and Infrastructure Fund 4. National Internal Infrastructure Fund 5. National External Infrastructure Fund Ans: National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Q.40 What is the Full form of GGEF? 1. Green Growth Equity Fund 2. Green Growth Equal Fund 3. Government Growth Equal Fund 4. Government Growth Equity Fund 5. Green Grains Equity Fund Ans: Green Growth Equity Fund Q.41 Siddharth Pratap Singh is related to which Sports? 1. Badminton 2. Cricket 3. Hockey 4. Weightlifting 5. Snooker Ans: Badminton Q.42 What is the Name of the Major, who participated in the World War II, 1947-48 Indo-Pak war and 1962 Indo-China war, passed away recently? 1. FKK Sircar 2. Aditya Singh 3. Gurdeep Raj 4. Mohan Singh 5. Sunil Sharma Ans: FKK Sircar Q.43 Which Country will host 2018 Women’s World T20? 1. Netherlands 2. Australia 3. India 4. Pakistan 5. West Indies Ans: West Indies Q.44 In which city 8th edition of the International Conference on Wild Silk Moths was held? 1. Guwahati 2. New Delhi 3. Itanagar 4. Kohima 5. Kanpur Ans: Guwahati Q.45 Soloman Deksisa has won the 15th edition of Mumbai Marathon. He hails from which country? 1. Macedonia 2. Burundi 3. Kyrgyzstan 4. Senegal 5. Ethiopia Ans: Ethiopia Q.46 Who has been appointed as the next chief election commissioner of the country? 1. Ashok Lavasa 2. Om Prakash Rawat 3. Achal Kumar Joti 4. Hasmukh Adhia 5. S Jaishankar Ans: Om Prakash Rawat Q.47 Who has inaugurated the World War II Memorial Museum in Jairampur in Changlang District? 1. BD Mishra 2. Venkaiah Naidu 3. Narendra Modi 4. RamNath Kovind 5. Pema Khandu Ans: Pema Khandu Q.48 In which city a Garbage fest ‘Kachra Mahotsav’ was organized? 1. Dehradun 2. Ranchi 3. Raipur 4. New Delhi 5. Agra Ans: Raipur Q.49 Who is the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)? 1.