Q.1 With which Bank Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd has signed a comprehensive Bancassurance agreement to distribute its various products? 1. Axis Bank 2. YES Bank 3. HDFC 4. ICICI 5. Dena Bank Ans: YES Bank Q.2 Who will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 2017 International Film Festival of India (IFFI)? 1. Atom Egoyan 2. Rob Stewart 3. Deepa Mehta 4. James Cameron 5. Arthur Hiller Ans : Atom Egoyan Q.3 Who has authored the Book ‘Social Exclusion and Justice in India’? 1. P.S. Krishnan 2. M. Venkaiah Naidu 3. Thaawar Chand Gehlot 4. Rakesh Kumar 5. Arun Singh Ans: P.S. Krishnan Q.4 What is the Name of Nicaraguan author and former politician who has won the 2017 Cervantes Prize? 1. Enrique Bermudez 2. Armando Morales 3. Sergio Ramirez Mercado 4. Rosario Murillo 5. Camilo Mejia Ans: Sergio Ramirez Mercado Q.5 Who will be conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2017? 1. Pranab Mukherjee 2. P Chidambaram 3. Shivraj Singh Chauhan 4. Raghuram rajan 5. Manmohan Singh Ans: Manmohan Singh Q.6 Who has laid the foundation stone for an Rs 970-crore International Ship Repair Facility (ISRF) for Cochin Shipyard Limited? 1. Nitin Gadkari 2. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi 3. Piyush Goyal 4. Dharmendra Pradhan 5. Narendra Singh Ans: Nitin Gadkari Q.7 Ericsson has partnered with Bharti Airtel for 5G technology. Ericsson is a _________ Company. 1. Russian 2. Canadian 3. American 4. Swedish 5. Indian Ans: Swedish Q.8 Who has won the KPIT-MSLTA ATP Challenger title? 1. Yuki Bhambri 2. Ramkumar Ramanathan 3. Leander Paes 4. Mahesh Bhupathi 5. Somdev Devvarman Ans: Yuki Bhambri Q.9 Three-time Olympic gold medal-winning weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu has passed away recently. He hails from which country? 1. Nicaragua 2. Estonia 3. Latvia 4. Turkey 5. China Ans: Turkey Q.10 Who has won the gold medal at the men’s 74kg freestyle competition in the National Wrestling Championship? 1. Sudhir Kumar 2. Mohammed Asdullah 3. Sushil Kumar 4. Yogeshwar Dutt 5. Charan Ram Ans: Sushil Kumar Q.11 UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) was held in which city? 1. Frankfurt 2. Hamburg 3. Munich 4. Germany 5. Bonn Ans: Bonn Q.12 Which state has partnered with Nasscom for Centre of Excellence in data science and artificial intelligence? 1. Karnataka 2. Maharashtra 3. Tamilnadu 4. West Bengal 5. Madhya Pradesh Ans: Karnataka Q.13 Which Bank announced to offer short-term instant credit up to Rs 20,000 for its existing customers for purchases through Paytm? 1. HDFC 2. ICICI 3. Axis Bank 4. UCO Bank 5. Dena Bank Ans: ICICI Q.14 Who has upgraded the Government of India's local and foreign currency issuer ratings to Baa2 from Baa3? 1. Moody's Investors Service 2. Standard & Poor's 3. Fitch 4. RBI 5. World Bank Ans: Moody's Investors Service Q.15 What is Name of journalist and writer who will be awarded with this year's 'Chhatrapati-Samman' given in memory of journalist Ram Chandra Chattrapati? 1. Shoma Chaudhury 2. Urmilesh 3. Vikram Chandra 4. Devyani Chaubal 5. Prabhu Chawla Ans: Urmilesh Q.16 Union Cabinet has approved MOU between India and ___________ for co-operation in the field of civil aviation. 1. Poland 2. Bulgaria 3. Kosovo 4. Albania 5. Croatia Ans: Poland Q.17 With which Bank International Finance Corporation has partnered to create an $800-million fund to finance construction of affordable houses? 1. HDFC 2. ICICI 3. Axis Bank 4. UCO Bank 5. Dena Bank Ans: HDFC Q.18 Union Cabinet has approved agreement between India and ________on Scientific and Technological Cooperation. 1. Cyprus 2. Estonia 3. Latvia 4. Sweden 5. Belarus Ans: Belarus Q.19 Who has been appointed to the Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board or the Bank of International Settlement (BIS)? 1. Urjit Patel 2. Viral Acharya 3. B P Kanungo 4. N S Vishwanathan 5. S S Mundra Ans: Urjit Patel Q.20 What is Rank of India in 2018 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)? 1. 15th 2. 16th 3. 12th 4. 14th 5. None of These Ans: 14th Q.21 In Which City 10th South Asia Economic Summit (SAES-2017) was held? 1. Kathmandu 2. Thimphu 3. Dhaka 4. Bangkok 5. Colombo Ans: Kathmandu Q.22 Who has been appointed the chairperson of the UK's College of Policing by the British government? 1. Swati Piramal 2. Geeta Menon 3. Millie Banerjee 4. Renu Khator 5. Subra Suresh Ans: Millie Banerjee Q.23 15th Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT) Conference was held in_______ 1. Bhopal 2. New Delhi 3. Lucknow 4. Dehradun 5. Mumbai Ans: New Delhi Q.24 According to ___________magazine, Reliance Group chief Mukesh Ambani's family is the richest family in Asia. 1. Fortune 2. Bloomberg 3. Forbes 4. Limca 5. None of these Ans: Forbes Q.25 Who has won the Miss International 2017 title? 1. Kylie Verzosa 2. Chanelle De Lau 3. Diana Croce 4. Natsuki Tsutsui 5. Kevin Lilliana Ans: Kevin Lilliana Q.26 Who has launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – ‘Saubhagya’ Web Portal? 1. Rajnath Singh 2. Piyush Goyal 3. Narendra Singh 4. Smriti Irani 5. R.K. Singh Ans: R.K. Singh Q.27 Who has been conferred with the 'Dr Rammanohar Tripathi Lokseva Samman'? 1. Naimish Singh 2. Radhika Kumari 3. Nita Gupta 4. Sindhutai Sapkal 5. Rakesh Kumar Ans: Sindhutai Sapkal Q.28 Hyderabad is situated on the Bank of which River? 1. Yamuna 2. Ganga 3. Musi 4. Kaveri 5. Krishna Ans: Musi Q.29 Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange? 1. Dhirendra Swarup 2. Sethurathnam Ravi 3. Rahul Kumar 4. R K Sharma 5. None of these Ans: Sethurathnam Ravi Q.30 Who will be honoured with personality of the year award at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)? 1. Amitabh Bachchan 2. Salman Khan 3. Akshay Kumar 4. Shah Rukh Khan 5. Shahid Kapoor Ans: Amitabh Bachchan Q.31 Who has been awarded with the Rashtriya Bal Kalyan Award? 1. Sudesh Verma 2. Vipin Kumar 3. Anand Singh 4. Rakesh Kumar 5. Anand Kumar Ans: Anand Kumar Q.32 What is name of Noted vocalist of Kairana Gharana of Classical music who has passed away recently? 1. J P Kumar 2. Narendra Singh 3. Jagdish Mohan 4. Raj Prakash 5. Shiv Narayan Ans: Jagdish Mohan Q.33 According to the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), Indian economy is projected to grow at __________in 2017-18. 1. 6.2 per cent 2. 6.8 per cent 3. 6.7 per cent 4. 6.4 per cent 5. 6.3 per cent Ans: 6.2 per cent Q.34 Who has become the first Indian golfer to qualify for CME Group Tour Championship on the LPGA? 1. Radhika Kumari 2. Nitu Singh 3. Latika Verma 4. Aditi Ashok 5. Nikita Singh Ans: Aditi Ashok Q.35 Who has won the NTR National Film Award for the year 2014? 1. Kamal Haasan 2. Rajinikanth 3. Prabhas 4. Ajith Kumar 5. Mahesh Babu Ans: Kamal Haasan Q.36 Who has inaugurated JOHAR scheme in Jharkhand? 1. Rajnath Singh 2. Radha Mohan Singh 3. Raghubar Das 4. Ramnath Kovind 5. Draupadi Murmu Ans: Ramnath Kovind Q.37 Which Bank has launched a special campaign for opening current account and savings accounts (CASA)? 1. Punjab National Bank 2. Union Bank of India 3. United Bank of India 4. State Bank of India 5. Karnataka Bank Ans: Karnataka Bank Q.38 Which Country has listed Yoga as a "sports activities"? 1. UAE 2. Saudi Arabia 3. Australia 4. Slovenia 5. Slovakia Ans: Saudi Arabia Q.39 'Kuchipudi', an Indian classical dance is related to which state? 1. Bihar 2. Kerala 3. Maharashtra 4. Odisha 5. Andhra Pradesh Ans: Andhra Pradesh Q.40 Where is the Dhauliganga Dam located? 1. Bihar 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Uttrakhand 4. Odisha 5. Punjab Ans: Uttrakhand Q.41 What is the currency of Saudi Arabia? 1. Riyal 2. Dinar 3. Euro 4. Rupiah 5. Tala Ans: Riyal Q.42 What is the capital of Albania? 1. Vienna 2. Tirana 3. Luanda 4. Yerevan 5. Manama Ans: Tirana Q.43 Where is the Koyna Hydroelectric Power project located? 1. Gujarat 2. Karnataka 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Maharashtra 5. Odisha Ans: Maharashtra Q.44 Where is the headquarters of the International Labor Organization? 1. Geneva 2. Paris 3. New York 4. London 5. None of these Ans: Geneva Q.45 When is the World AIDS Day observed every year? 1. 1 December 2. 2 December 3. 3 December 4. 4 December 5. 5 December Ans: 1 December Q.46 When was the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited formed? 1. 1986 2. 1991 3. 1996 4. 2001 5. 2006 Ans: 2006 Q.47 When was the first RRB set up? 1. 2 October 1972 2. 2 October 1973 3. 2 October 1974 4. 2 October 1975 5. 2 October 1976 Ans: 2 October 1975 Q.48 AMFI is related to__________. 1. Banking 2. Mutual Funds 3. Marketing and Finance 4. Manufacturing and Finishing 5. Information Technology Ans: Mutual Funds Q.49 Where is the Meenakshi Amman Temple located? 1. Tiruchirappalli 2. Madurai 3. Coimbatore 4. Rameswaram 5. Kanyakumari Ans: Madurai Q.50 Where is the Sariska Tiger Reserve located? 1. Ramnagar, Uttarakhand 2. Mandla, Madhya Pradesh 3. Barpeta Road, Assam 4. Alwar, Rajasthan 5. Melghat, Maharashtra Ans: Alwar, Rajasthan .