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Question 1Single Answer
Assam Chief Minister launches a new web portal 'Assam Darpan' to provide data to people on
  1. A
    Solar Related Projects
  2. B
    Government Scheme & Projects
  3. C
    Government Exams Update
  4. D
    Aadhar Card Details
  5. E
    Government Employment Opportunities 
Question 2Single Answer
Recently released Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index-2017 India is ranked at
  1. A
    44
  2. B
    45
  3. C
    28
  4. D
    23
  5. E
    19
Question 3Single Answer
India has been ranked 74th with 51 visa free score in the Global Passport Power Rank 2017 released in October, 2017. Who is the first place in this list?
  1. A
    Germany
  2. B
    Singapore
  3. C
    Sweden
  4. D
    South Korea
  5. E
    The USA
Question 4Single Answer
Who was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, at a ceremony held at Siri Fort Auditorium, in New Delhi?
  1. A
    Moushumi Chatterjee
  2. B
    Deepika Padukone
  3. C
    Niki Lauda
  4. D
    Nikita Todarwal
  5. E
    Sharmila Tagore
Question 5Single Answer
Name of the Chief Minister launched 'Single Click Pension Delivery' scheme and 'Shataayu Award' in his State.
  1. A
    Raghuvar Days of Jharkhand
  2. B
    Dr. Raman Singh of Chhattisgarh
  3. C
    Trivendra Singh Rawat of Uttarakhand
  4. D
    Smt. Vasundhara Raje of Rajasthan
  5. E
    Shivraj Singh Chouhan of Madhya Pradesh 
Question 6Single Answer
Recently, the famous Indian doctor Dr. Soumya Swaminathan was appointed as the Deputy Director General in, which global organisation?
  1. A
    Food and Agriculture Organisation
  2. B
    World Trade Organisation
  3. C
    World Health Organisation
  4. D
    UNICEF
  5. E
    None of the above
Question 7Single Answer
Who has been appointed as New Governor of Tamil Nadu?
  1. A
    C. Vidyasagar Rao
  2. B
    Jagdish Mukhi
  3. C
    Keshari Hath Tripathi
  4. D
    Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya
  5. E
    Banwarilal Purohit
Question 8Single Answer
In which field Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Roabash and Michael W. Young awarded received 2017 Nobel Prize?
  1. A
    Economics
  2. B
    Physiology or medicine
  3. C
    Literature
  4. D
    Peace
  5. E
    Physics
Question 9Single Answer
On October 2, 2017, World Habitat Day was observed all over the world. The theme for world Habitat Day 2017 is.
  1. A
    'Housing Policies: Affordable Homes'
  2. B
    'Stay comfort: Make your homes Clean'
  3. C
    'Beautiful Homes: Affordable  policies'
  4. D
    'Somewhere to live: Affordable Homes'
  5. E
    'Homes Policies : Choose Wisely'
Question 10Single Answer
Submarine warship 'INS Kiltan' recently inducted in the Indian Navy belongs to, which category?
  1. A
    Kadmatt Class
  2. B
    Kamorta Class
  3. C
    Sagarika Class
  4. D
    Arihant Class
  5. E
    None of these
Question 11Single Answer
Name the First-ever Insurance Policy launched by Star Health Insurance for Persons Diagnosed with Cancer?
  1. A
    Star Care Insurance
  2. B
    Star Cancer Care Gold
  3. C
    Star Cancer Care Policy
  4. D
    Star Cancer Pay-out Benefits
  5. E
    Star Cancer Life Care Plans
Question 12Single Answer
Who is the author of the book 'Making of a Legend'?
  1. A
    Amrita Rai
  2. B
    NK Lion
  3. C
    Bindeshwari Pathak
  4. D
    Taslima Nasreen
  5. E
    Smriti Patwardhan
Question 13Single Answer
Integrity Index for broader strategy and emphasis on preventive vigilance will be developed by
  1. A
    Central Vigilance Commission
  2. B
    Competition Commission of India
  3. C
    National Statistical Commission
  4. D
    Election Commission
  5. E
    None of the above
Question 14Single Answer
 Name the country has started to collect 'sin' taxes on tobacco, soft and energy drinks
  1. A
    Unites Arab Emirates
  2. B
    Bahrain
  3. C
    Qatar
  4. D
    Saudi Arabia
  5. E
    Kuwait
Question 15Single Answer
Which State made Aadhaar Card compulsory in order to avail fertilizer subsidy for farmers?
  1. A
    Madhya Pradesh
  2. B
    Bihar
  3. C
    Jharkhand
  4. D
    Maharashtra
  5. E
    Odisha
Question 16Single Answer
Who is the author of the book 'Modi's Midas Touch in Foreign Policy?
  1. A
    Arun Shourie
  2. B
    Vijayakanth
  3. C
    Surendra Kumar
  4. D
    Partha Sarathi
  5. E
    Reena
Question 17Single Answer
Which country has won the Enactus World Cup 2017?
  1. A
    India
  2. B
    The UK
  3. C
    The USA
  4. D
    Australia
  5. E
    Poland
Question 18Single Answer
Who has launched Sampoorna Bima Gram (SBG) Yojana and an intiative for expansion of clientele base of Postal Life Insurance (PLI)?
  1. A
    Manoj Subha
  2. B
    Ashok Gahapathi Raju Pusapati
  3. C
    Ravi Shankar Prasad
  4. D
    Prakash Javadekar
  5. E
    Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Question 19Single Answer
Why did Supreme Court imposed a ban on firecrackers for Diwali in Delhi?
  1. A
    To reduce accidents
  2. B
    To increase awareness
  3. C
    To promote Noise-free environment
  4. D
    To reduced Pollution
  5. E
    Since its harmful to health
Question 20Single Answer
Who has become the first Indian woman to scale Mount Manaslu on 28th September 28,2017?
  1. A
    Sangeeta Nair
  2. B
    Kripa Bhatnagar
  3. C
    Gowri Mehra
  4. D
    Aparna Kumar
  5. E
    Shanthi Krishnan
Question 21Single Answer
In which State 'No helmet, no petrol' rule for two wheelers came into Act?
  1. A
    Andhra Pradesh
  2. B
    Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Bihar
  4. D
    Gujarat
  5. E
    West Bengal 
Question 22Single Answer
Where did Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu lay foundation stone for inland waterway?
  1. A
    Karnataka
  2. B
    Andhra Pradesh
  3. C
    Odisha
  4. D
    Madhya Pradesh
  5. E
    Tengana
Question 23Single Answer
Name the chess tournament where Viswanathan Anand has finished joint second .
  1. A
    FIDE Grand Pix
  2. B
    Candidates Tournament 2017
  3. C
    Isle of Man Chess Championship
  4. D
    World Senior Chess Championship
  5. E
    World Chess Solving Championship
Question 24Single Answer
Name the State government has launched 'Mukhyamantri Samoohik Vivaah Yojana'.
  1. A
    Madhya Pradesh
  2. B
    Rajasthan
  3. C
    Haryana
  4. D
    Uttar Pradesh
  5. E
    Bihar 
Question 25Single Answer
Name the State government has launched 'Mukhyamantri Samoohik Vivaah Yojana'.
  1. A
    Madhya Pradesh
  2. B
    Rajasthan
  3. C
    Haryana
  4. D
    Uttar Pradesh
  5. E
    Bihar 
Question 26Single Answer
Name the Life Insurance Company has launched Neo, a servicing bot for Twitter, to improve customer service.
  1. A
    HDFC Standard Life Insurance
  2. B
    Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
  3. C
    SBI Life Insurance Company
  4. D
    Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited
  5. E
    ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
Question 27Single Answer
Where did Reserve Bank of India (RBI) open its new branch in Uttarakhand on October 3,2017?
  1. A
    Mussoorie
  2. B
    Kashipur
  3. C
    Roorkee
  4. D
    Dehradun
  5. E
    Haridwar
Question 28Single Answer
Name the Indian digital Payment organisation announced its partnership with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation 'IRCTC Rail connect app' for booking tickets using its payment gateway.
  1. A
    MoneyOnMobile
  2. B
    State Bank Buddy
  3. C
    PayMate
  4. D
    Citrus Pay
  5. E
    Mobikwik 
Question 29Single Answer
Who has been appointed as new chairman of SBI for a period of 3 years from October 7, 2017?
  1. A
    Avinash Kumar
  2. B
    Rajnish Kumar
  3. C
    Ritesh Ranjan
  4. D
    Vamsi Krishna
  5. E
    Rajeev Menon 
Question 30Single Answer
Which temple was awarded the best 'Swachh Iconic Place' (Cleanest Iconic Place in India?
  1. A
    Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple, (Temil Nadu)
  2. B
    Brihadeeswara temple (Tamil Nadu)
  3. C
    Amarnath Temple (Jammu and Kashmir)
  4. D
    Khajuraho temple (Uttar Pradesh)
  5. E
    The Konark Sun temple (Odisha)
Question 31Single Answer
Under the chairmanship of whom RBI forms High-level Task Force on Public Credit Registry?
  1. A
    Kishore Kumar
  2. B
    Hemant Kumar
  3. C
    Mukesh Chandramouil
  4. D
    Manna H. Dey
  5. E
    Yeshwant M. Deosthalee
Question 32Single Answer
Name the Mobile wallet provider renamed its payment gateway on Octobers 5, 2017.
  1. A
    Mobikwik
  2. B
    Jio Money
  3. C
    State Bank Buddy
  4. D
    JusPay
  5. E
    Paytm 
Question 33Single Answer
Name the Mobile wallet provider renamed its payment gateway on Octobers 5, 207.
  1. A
    Mobikwik
  2. B
    Jio Money
  3. C
    State Bank Buddy
  4. D
    Just pay
Question 34Single Answer
Which of the following has certified the clearing arms of National  Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) as qualified Central Counter Party (CCP) ?
  1. A
    European Securities & Market Authority
  2. B
    North American Securities & Markets Authority
  3. C
    African Securities & Market Authority
  4. D
    South American Securities & Markets Authority 
Question 35Single Answer
Who won India’s first ever gold medal at Wushu World Championships , in Russia ?
  1. A
    Pooja Kadian
  2. B
    Y. Sanathoi Devi
  3. C
    Surya Bhanu Pratap
  4. D
    Uchit Sharma
  5. E
    Vedhika Nair
Question 36Single Answer
Name of the cricket on whom BCCI imposed life ban which was restored by the Kerala High Court .
  1. A
    Ajay Sharma
  2. B
    S. Sreesanth
  3. C
    Muhammed Azaruddin
  4. D
    Ajay Jadeja
Question 37Single Answer
What was the profession of Bismoy Kumar Mohanty who recently passes away ?
  1. A
    Journalist
  2. B
    Physicist
  3. C
    Novolist
  4. D
    Violinist
Question 38Single Answer
Which singer won 30th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the year 2015 and 2016 ?
  1. A
    Sonu Nigam
  2. B
    Asha Bhosle
  3. C
    Bala Krishnan
  4. D
    Kumar Shanu
  5. E
    TM Krishna 
Question 39Single Answer
Which of the following entity launch Chatbot ‘Eazy Connect ‘ , a online customer service through social media ?
  1. A
    Tata AIA Life
  2. B
    HDFC Life
  3. C
    ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
  4. D
    Max Life Insurance
  5. E
    SBI Life Insurance
Question 40Single Answer
Recently , in which State of the North- East . ISRO announced to set-up a research center ?
  1. A
    Assam
  2. B
    Nagaland
  3. C
    Mizoram
  4. D
    Tripura
  5. E
    Sikkim 
Question 41Single Answer
Identify the correct statement (s) :
  1. A
    Patna Pirstes (PTP) has won the 5th edition of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) by defeating Gujarat Fortune Giants in the final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indor Stadium in Chennai (Tamil Nadu ).
  2. B
    It is their third consecutive Pro Kabaddi title.
  3. C
    The PTP team is led by Pardeep Narwal and coached by Ram Mehar Singh.
  4. D
    The league is organized by Mashal Spots and Star India .
  5. E
    All of the above
Question 42Single Answer
Consider the following statements :
1. Japanease shuttler Nozomi Okuhara has won the  2017 women’s singles World Badminton championships (WBC ) by defeating PV Sindhu.
2. The Badminton Association of India (BAI ) has announced cash award of Rs. 5 lakh for Saina following their medal winning performance at the World Championships .
3. Saina Nehwal has achieved the feat in the last edition at Jakarta in 2015.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct ?
  1. A
    1 and 2
  2. B
    2 and 3
  3. C
    1and 3
  4. D
    All of those
  5. E
    None of these
Question 43Single Answer
Choose the correct statement(s) : regarding National Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy : Changing Paradigm :
1. Arun Jaitley, the Union Minister of Finance , Defense and Corporate Affairs , was the Chief Guest at this Conference which was held at Mumbai .
2.  This Conference was jointly organized by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), National Foundation for Corporate Governance ( NFCG) and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board   of India (IBBI).
3. Aim of conference to facilitate the better understanding of intricacies of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC ) 2016.
  1. A
    Code
    1 and 2
  2. B
    2 and 3
  3. C
    1 and 3
  4. D
    All of these
  5. E
    Only 3
Question 44Single Answer
Identify the correct statement(s) :
  1. A
    The Union Ministry of AYUSH hosted the first –ever meeting of BIMSTEC Task Force on Traditional Medicine (BITFM) on October 24-25, 2017.
  2. B
    BITFM meeting was conducted at Parvasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi .
  3. C
    The BIMSEC is an international Organisation involving a group of countries in the South Asia and South –East Asia namely , Bangladesh , India, Myanmar, Shri Lanka , Thailand , Bhutan and Nepal .
  4. D
    All of the above
  5. E
    None of the above
Question 45Single Answer
Consider the following  statement (s) regardin , IBBI
1. Dr. Mamta Suri has taken charge as Executive Director of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) in New Delhi .
2. The IBBI is the regulator for overseeing insolvency proceedings and entities like Insolvency Professional Agencies (IPA) Insolvency Professionals (IP)and Information Utilities ( IU) in India.
3. A Unn krishan is the currenct chairman of this organization .
Which of the above  statement(s) is/are correct ?
  1. A
    1and 2
  2. B
    2 and 3
  3. C
    1 and 3
  4. D
    All of these
  5. E
    None of these 
Question 46Single Answer
Choose the correct statement(s)
1. The Union Finance Minister , has chaired the 17th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) in  New Delhi .
2. The FSDC also took note of the development and progress made in setting up of Computer Emergency Response Team in the Financial Sector (CERT-Fin) and Financial Data Management Center
3. The FSDC also took  note of the developments and progress made in setting up of Computer Emergency Response Team in the Financial Sector (CERT-Fin) and Financial Data Management Center .
  1. A
    Code
    1 and 2
  2. B
    2 and 3
  3. C
    1and 3
  4. D
    All of these
  5. E
    None of these
Question 47Single Answer
Consider the following statements :
1. The book ‘ I Do What I Do’ has been authored by Rahguram Rajan, the  former RBI Governor .
2. The book is published by Harper Collins USA and launched in Chennai , exactly a year after Rajan quit as RBI Governor .
3. Rajan explains economic concepts in a readily accessible way, Equally , he addresses key issues that are not in any banking manual but essential to growth: the need for tolerance and respect to assure India’s economic progress.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
  1. A
    1and 2
  2. B
    2 and3
  3. C
    1and 3
  4. D
    Only 3
  5. E
    All of the above
Question 48Single Answer
Consider the following statements :
1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed a 10- member task force on Public Credit Registry (PCR) for India to improve market efficiency
2. The task force will headed by Priya Mittal , former chairman of L&T Finance Holdings.
3. It will submit its report by April 4, 2018 .
Which of the above statements  is /are correct ?
  1. A
    1and 2
  2. B
    2 and 3
  3. C
    1 and 3
  4. D
    Only 3
  5. E
    All of these 
Question 49Single Answer
Who won the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship title in the girls category, in Saint Petersburg, Russia ?
  1. A
    Girija Kumar
  2. B
    Sneha Chandrasekar
  3. C
    Bharati Mahedran
  4. D
    Srilekha Parthasarathy
  5. E
    Anupama Ramachandra
Question 50Single Answer
Consider the following Statement :
1. Javed Akhtar was honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award 2017 at event in Mumbai.
2. Javed Akhtar is recipient of Padma Shri (1999), Padma Bhushan (2007), Sahitya Akademi Award as well as five National Film Awards.
3. The award was established in 2011 by Mumbai-based socio-cultural organization Hridayesh Art in honour of music composer and singer Hridaynath Mangeska.
Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct?
  1. A
    1 and 2
  2. B
    2 and 3
  3. C
    1 and 3
  4. D
    All of these
  5. E
    None of these
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