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Question 1Single Answer
The world’s first ATM was turned into gold recently for celebration of its 50th anniversary. In which place it is located ?
  1. A
    North London
  2. B
    South London
  3. C
    East London
  4. D
    West London
Question 2Single Answer
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Portugal recently as the first leg of his three-nation tour before heading for United State and The Netherlands . This is the second visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Portugal . Name that Prime Minister who visited Portugal for first time ?
  1. A
    Manmohan Singh
  2. B
    Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  3. C
    Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. D
    HD Devagowda
Question 3Single Answer
What did Prime Minister Modi give to President Trump in his recent visit to the USA ?
  1. A
    commemorative postal stamp
  2. B
    Hand-woven shawis
  3. C
    Both
  4. D
    None of the above 
Question 4Single Answer
India recently issued a Joint Statement title ‘Prosperity Through Partnership . The joint Statement is along with which country ?
  1. A
    The USA
  2. B
    Canada
  3. C
    Portugal
  4. D
    Russia
Question 5Single Answer
Who won the ninth Halle Open title recently held in Hall , North
  1. A
    Roger Federer
  2. B
    Alexander Zverev
  3. C
    Mischa Zverev
  4. D
    None of these
Question 6Single Answer
Who has taken over as President of the International Economic Association (IEA) recently ?
  1. A
    Ravi Kanbur
  2. B
    Kaushik Basu
  3. C
    Amartya Sen
  4. D
    Joseph Stiglitz
Question 7Single Answer
Who has been chosen as the ambassador of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) for 2017 ?
  1. A
    Priyanka Chopra
  2. B
    Vidhya Balan
  3. C
    Sonam Kapoor
  4. D
    Kangana Ranaut 
Question 8Single Answer
Which city has been crowned with the prestigious ‘the World Book Capital ‘ for 2019 by UNESCO ?
  1. A
    Wroclaw
  2. B
    Conakry
  3. C
    Athens
  4. D
    Sharjah
Question 9Single Answer
Who broke the 300 m world record at the Ostrava Golden Spike recently ?
  1. A
    Wayde van Niekerk
  2. B
    Michael Johnson
  3. C
    Usain Bolt
  4. D
    None of these 
Question 10Single Answer
Indian-American Krishna R Urs appointed as the new US Ambassador by US President Donald Trump to which country ?
  1. A
    Peru
  2. B
    Mexico
  3. C
    Brazil
  4. D
    Chile 
Question 11Single Answer
The Prime Minister released recently a commemorative postage stamp and coin on Shrimad Rajchandra ,the spiritual guru of which leader of India ?
  1. A
    Gndhi
  2. B
    Mexico
  3. C
    Brazil
  4. D
    Chile 
Question 12Single Answer
Prime Minister inaugurated the first phase of the third link of Saurashtra Narmada Avatarm Irrigation Yojana (SAUNI) by formally welcoming which river’s water into Aji dam .
  1. A
    Narmada
  2. B
    Tapti
  3. C
    Krishna
  4. D
    Kaveri
Question 13Single Answer
Which High Court has become the first court in South India and eighth in India to introduce e-court fee payment facility?                                   
  1. A
    Madras High Court                                                      
  2. B
    Hyderabad High Court                                                     
  3. C
    Thiruvananthapuram High Court              
  4. D
    Pondicherry High Court
  5. E
    Patna High Court       
Question 14Single Answer
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, chaired the third meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA) in
  1. A
    Goa                                                              
  2. B
    Andman &Nicobar Island
  3. C
    Pondicherry                                                 
  4. D
    Lakshadweep
  5. E
    Delhi
Question 15Single Answer
SIRRA ODC building has been recognized as the world’s 2nd highest ranking Green Building under LEED certification . What is its score ?
  1. A
    101 out  of 110
  2. B
    102 out of 110
  3. C
    103 out of 110
  4. D
    104 out of 110
Question 16Single Answer
India has became the first country in the world to make some contribution to a UN fund to help developing countries actively participle in the discussion of tax issues. What was the contribution amount ?
  1. A
    $ 1000
  2. B
    $10000
  3. C
    $100000
  4. D
    $ 1000000 
Question 17Single Answer
Senior diplomat Shamma Jain was appointed as India’s ambassador to which country ?
  1. A
    Netherland
  2. B
    Germany
  3. C
    France
  4. D
    Greece 
Question 18Single Answer
India’s largest fresh water aquarium in Bhagwan Birsa Munda Biodiversity Park premises of which State ?
  1. A
    Chhattisgarh
  2. B
    Odisha
  3. C
    Jharkhand
  4. D
    Bihar
Question 19Single Answer
When is the National Statistics Day, celebrated to make the birth anniversary of renowned statistician Prof. PC Mahalanobis ?
  1. A
    Mukul Rohatgi
  2. B
    KK Venugopal
  3. C
    SP Balgurusamy
  4. D
    None of these
Question 20Single Answer
Which State government carried out a drive to plant six core saplings in twelve-hours along the banks of river Narmada and set Guinness World Record ?
  1. A
    Madhya Pradesh
  2. B
    Gujarat
  3. C
    Rajasthan
  4. D
    Uttar Pradesh
Question 21Single Answer
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik recently inaugurated computerization of PACS and launched RuPay Kisan Credit cards in the State. He distributed micro ATMs for dispensation of loans at the doorsteps of the farmers . He also distributed Rupay Kisan cards to farmer members of the PACS of which CCBs ?
  1. A
    Banki
  2. B
    Khurda
  3. C
    Bolangir
  4. D
    All of these
Question 22Single Answer
Who is sworm in as Hong Kong’s new leader on the 20tj anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese control ?
  1. A
    Xi Jinping
  2. B
    Carrie Lam
  3. C
    Leung Chun-ying
  4. D
    None of the above 
Question 23Single Answer
Vikrikar Bhavan was renamed as GST Bhavan of July 1, 2017 as the new tax regime rolled out, it is the headquarter of Maharashtra governments which department ?
  1. A
    Sales Tax
  2. B
    Income Tax
  3. C
    Excise Duty
  4. D
    Revenue 
Question 24Single Answer
Who became the first Indian batsmen to smash 200 sixes in the ODIs ?
  1. A
    Mahendra Singh Dhoni
  2. B
    Gautam Gambhir
  3. C
    Kedar Jadhav
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 25Single Answer
Who recently has been appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India ?
  1. A
    Nasim Zaidi
  2. B
    Achal Kumar Jyoti
  3. C
    Mahesh Muralidhar
  4. D
    Rabi Bhagwat 
Question 26Single Answer
A 14-day joint military training exercise named “Exercise Maitree 2017” held at Bakloh in Chamba district , Himachal Pradesh between the Indian Army and which army ?
  1. A
    Thailand
  2. B
    Singapore
  3. C
    Indonesia
  4. D
    North Korea
Question 27Single Answer
International Centre for Climate Governance (ICCG) an international body which focuses on climate policies and related governance issues has given 2nd rand to the The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) among the top think tanks in the world . TERI is based at which place ?
  1. A
    Bengaluru
  2. B
    Chennai
  3. C
    Delhi
  4. D
    Hyderabad 
Question 28Single Answer
Who has been appointed as the new chief of the National Disaster Response Force ?
  1. A
    Sanjay Kumar
  2. B
    RK Pachanada
  3. C
    Muralidhare Bhagwat
  4. D
    None of these
Question 29Single Answer
Who has won the Aegon Championship at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne , England in Men’s Singles category ?
  1. A
    Novak Djokovic
  2. B
    Gael Monfils
  3. C
    Rohan Bopanna
  4. D
    Andra Sa
Question 30Single Answer
Who won the Aegon Championship in Eastbourne at Devonshri Park , Eastbourne, England in women’s Singles category ?
  1. A
    Caroline Wozniacki
  2. B
    Karolina Pliskova
  3. C
    Martina Hingis
  4. D
    Chan Yung Jan
Question 31Single Answer
Who became the first Indian to win a race in the highly competitive FIA Formula 3 European Championship ?
  1. A
    David Coulthard
  2. B
    Narain Karthikeyan
  3. C
    Jehan Daruvala
  4. D
    Ayrton Senna
Question 32Single Answer
Which country won the football Confederations Cup with a score of 1-0 held at Saint Petersburg ?
  1. A
    Germany
  2. B
    Chile
  3. C
    Portugal
  4. D
    Mexico
Question 33Single Answer
The Dree Festival of Arunachal Pradesh is celebrated recently with the pre –celebration rituals . The festival is an Apatani gricultural rite. The purpose of the festival is to appease some gods, so that famine could be avoided . Name the god.
  1. A
    Tamu
  2. B
    Metii
  3. C
    Danyi Pilo
  4. D
    All of these
Question 34Single Answer
World’s first emergency call telephone number to alert police, fire ,ambulance and coast guard in emergencies , that was introduced 80 years ago, celebrated on July 1, 2017 by police forces across Britain . What is that number ?
  1. A
    111
  2. B
    333
  3. C
    666
  4. D
    999
Question 35Single Answer
Which country’s Central Bank has announced recently that its bank note will go into circulation for the first time with the face of President Bashar Assad ?
  1. A
    Vietnam
  2. B
    Syria
  3. C
    Ethiopia
  4. D
    Lybia
Question 36Single Answer
The two-day meeting of BRICS Ministers of Education was held recently at which place of China ?
  1. A
    Hongkong
  2. B
    Beijing
  3. C
    Shanghai
  4. D
    Gullin
Question 37Single Answer
The 10th India-Jordan Trade and Economic Joint Committee (TEJC) Meeting was held at which place in India ?
  1. A
    Bengaluru
  2. B
    Hyderabad
  3. C
    Bhubaneswar
  4. D
    New Delhi
Question 38Single Answer
Prime Minister Modi recently made history by becoming the first Indian Prime Minister to visit a country . Name that country ?
  1. A
    Israel
  2. B
    Netherland
  3. C
    Madgascar
  4. D
    Mauritius 
Question 39Single Answer
Which country won ICC Women’s World Cup match at Derby, England ?
  1. A
    India
  2. B
    Sri Lanka
  3. C
    Bangladesh
  4. D
    Mynmar 
Question 40Single Answer
India won in the final of the Asian Team Snooker Championship on July 5, 2017 by defeating Pakistan with a score of 3-0 Name the players played for India ?
  1. A
    Pankaj Advani
  2. B
    Laxman Rawat
  3. C
    A and B
  4. D
    None of these
Question 41Single Answer
Which country has declared itself free from Avian Influenza (H5N8 and H5N1) and notified the same to World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) ?
  1. A
    India
  2. B
    Sri Lanka
  3. C
    Egypt
  4. D
    Lybia 
Question 42Single Answer
The USA Indian and Japanese maritime forces participated in the South China Sea. The exercise conducted at which place ?
  1. A
    Thiruvananthapuram
  2. B
    Chennai
  3. C
    Egmore
  4. D
    Vishakhapatnam
Question 43Single Answer
122 countries approved the first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons at a United Nations meeting boycotted by all nuclear –arme nationals. To loud applause, Elayne Whyte Gomez, President of the UN conference who has been negotiating the legally binding treaty, announced the results of ‘the historic ‘ vote . Which countries abstained from the treaty ?
  1. A
    Netherlands
  2. B
    Singapore
  3. C
    Both
  4. D
    None of these
Question 44Single Answer
Who won Mongolia’s presidential run-off election recently ?
  1. A
    Khaltmaa Battulga
  2. B
    Miyeegombo Enkhbold
  3. C
    Oyu Tolgoi
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 45Single Answer
Who lifted the South Australian Open squash title at Adelaide with a score of 11-8 12 -10 11 -4 in the final ?
  1. A
    Harinder Pal Sandhu
  2. B
    Rhys Dowling
  3. C
    Piedro Schweertman
  4. D
    None of these
Question 46Single Answer
Guruswamy Jayraman has been awarded Order of Australia for community work , the highest civilian award in Australia . He hailed from which country ?
  1. A
    India
  2. B
    Sri Lanka
  3. C
    Malaysia
  4. D
    Indonesia
Question 47Single Answer
Who has been appointed as the head of the Indian consulate in New York ?
  1. A
    Riva Ganguly Das
  2. B
    Sandeep Chakravorty
  3. C
    Sandeep Das
  4. D
    Riva Chakravorty
Question 48Single Answer
Who has been appointed as the Goodwill Amabassador for World Health Organisation ( WHO) for Autism in South –East  Asia region for a two –year period ?
  1. A
    Saima Wazed Hossain
  2. B
    Sheikh Hasina
  3. C
    Sheikh Wazed
  4. D
    None of these
Question 49Single Answer
President Pranab Mukherjee launched programmes recently to take education to the remotest corners of the country with the help of technology on the occasion of Guru Purnima. Name that
  1. A
    Swayam
  2. B
    Swayam Prabha
  3. C
    National Academic Depository
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 50Single Answer
Who  has been appointed Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence ?
  1. A
    R K Mahajan
  2. B
    John Joseph
  3. C
    R K Joseph
  4. D
    Johan Hawde
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