03.march Current Affair Few Selected Objective Type Questions

MARCH 2017
CURRENT AFFAIR FEW SELECTED OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Tata Communications is partnering with ________ to support the roll-out of its
Internet of Things platform, the LoRa network.
1) Microsoft
2) Accenture
3) Hewlett Packard Enterprise
4) Google
5) IBM
Answer:- 3) Hewlett Packard Enterprise
2. The Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu recently flagged off the first
Antyodaya Express, a long distance, fully unreserved, superfast train service,
between
1) Chennai and New Delhi
2) Patna and New Delhi
3) Lucknow and Mumbai
4) Ernakulam and Howrah
5) Patna and Kolkata
Answer:- 4) Ernakulam and Howrah
3. The National Science Day is observed every year on
1) 28 Jan
2) 22 Feb
3) 25 Feb
4) 28 Feb
5) 28 Mar
Answer:- 4) 28 Feb
4. The headquarters of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
is located in
1) Paris, France
2) Jakarta, Indonesia
3) Sydney, China
4) New Delhi, India
5) Rome, Italy
Answer:- 5) Rome, Italy
5. __________ retained its number one position in the annual city governance ranking,
according to the Annual Survey of India's City-System (ASICS).
1) Chandigarh
2) Bengaluru
3) Bhubaneswar
4) Kolkata
5) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer:- 5) Thiruvananthapuram
6. Developing economies of Asia and the Pacific region will need infrastructure
investments worth ________ from now until 2030, according to an ADB report
issued recently.
1) $6 trillion
2) $12 trillion
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3) $16 trillion
4) $22 trillion
5) $26 trillion
Answer:- 5) $26 trillion
7. The Tata Steel has announced that it has commenced ferro chrome production at
its recently commissioned unit at Gopalpur in the state of
1) Jharkhand
2) Karnataka
3) Odisha
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 3) Odisha
8. The World Bank has announced an assistance programme of over $1 bn in the
areas of urban transport and climate resilient agriculture in which state, over the
next 2-3 years?
1) Rajasthan
2) Maharashtra
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Odisha
5) Bihar
Answer:- 2) Maharashtra
9. The Green Park Stadium is situated in which of the following cities?
1) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
2) Dharamasala, Himachal Pradesh
3) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
4) Bengaluru, Karnataka
5) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
10. Who among the following has been awarded with the CK Nayudu Lifetime
Achievement Award by the BCCI recently? She is the first woman to receive the
award.
1) Snehal Pradhan
2) Harmanpreet Kaur
3) Poonam Raut
4) Shantha Rangaswamy
5) Diana David
Answer:- 4) Shantha Rangaswamy
11. The govt has shifted the responsibility of promoting digital transactions in the
country from NITI Aayog to the
1) Reserve Bank of India
2) NPCI
3) Ministry of Commerce & Industry
4) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
5) Ministry of IT and Electronics
Answer:- 5) Ministry of IT and Electronics

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12. The global leader in payment solutions American Express recently announced
the launch of BIP, an electronic payment platform. Here, the term BIP stands for
1) Buyer Initial Payments
2) Buyer Initiated Payments
3) Buyer Introduced Payments
4) Buyer Indicated Payments
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Buyer Initiated Payments
13. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is
headquartered in
1) Milan, Italy
2) London, UK
3) New York, US
4) Geneva, Switzerland
5) Paris, France
Answer:- 5) Paris, France
14. The Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju recently inaugurated the
country's first integrated heliport at in
1) Mumbai
2) Pune
3) Bengaluru
4) New Delhi
5) Chennai
Answer:- 4) New Delhi
15. __________ is the host of the 13th Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO)
Summit.
1) Afghanistan
2) Kyrgyzstan
3) Azerbaijan
4) Turkey
5) Pakistan
Answer:- 5) Pakistan
16. PM Hassan Ali Khaire announced the deaths of hundreds of people due to hunger
and diarrhoea amid a drought in the Bay region in
1) Nigeria
2) Somalia
3) Kenya
4) Liberia
5) Estonia
Answer:- 2) Somalia
17. The GST Council recently approved the draft CGST and IGST Bills. The letter C in
the term CGST stands for Central while letter I in the term IGST stands for
1) Independent
2) Initial
3) Intermediate
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4) Integrated
5) Infrastructure
Answer:- 4) Integrated
18. The Google India and which state govt have signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) aimed at supporting the digitisation efforts of the state?
1) Assam
2) Jharkhand
3) Telangana
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Uttarakhand
Answer:- 3) Telangana
19. The Union Finance Ministry has agreed in-principle to allow public sector banks
to offer ESOPs to their employees from 2017-18. The term ESOPs stands for
1) Employee Stock Option Plans
2) Employee Share Option Plans
3) Employee Service Option Plans
4) Employee Salary Option Plans
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Employee Stock Option Plans
20. Gujarats first car manufacturing plant at Halol near Vadodara is set to shut down
sometime in Apr. The plant was set up by
1) Maruti Suzuki
2) Tata Motors
3) Hyundai
4) Renault
5) General Motors
Answer:- 5) General Motors
21. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Economic Cooperation
Organisation (ECO) set up to promote sustainable economic development?
1) Pakistan
2) Turkey
3) Iran
4) Afghanistan
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
22. The International Womens Day is observed every year on
1) 02 Mar
2) 04 Mar
3) 06 Mar
4) 08 Mar
5) 10 Mar
Answer:- 4) 08 Mar
23. The worlds oldest aircraft carrier in active service, INS Viraat, was
decommissioned on 06 Mar after serving the Indian Navy for nearly 30 years.
India had bought the carrier from
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1) France
2) Israel
3) Russia
4) UK
5) US
Answer:- 4) UK
24. The large-scale joint military exercise, called Foal Eagle, was conducted between
the US and which of the following countries recently?
1) Japan
2) Philippines
3) Vietnam
4) South Korea
5) Thailand
Answer:- 4) South Korea
25. Which airport has been renamed as Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao-Amaravati
Airport after the legendary actor?
1) Tirupati Airport
2) Vijayawada Airport
3) Chennai Airport
4) Bengaluru Airport
5) Hyderabad Airport
Answer:- 2) Vijayawada Airport
26. Kurukh, an endangered tribal language of the Dravidian family and spoken by the
Oraon tribal community, has been given official status in the state of
1) Telangana
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) West Bengal
5) Jharkhand
Answer:- 4) West Bengal
27. In which of the following states, the state govt recently decided to make Sanskrit
a compulsory language up to 8th Standard?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Kerala
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Assam
5) Rajasthan
Answer:- 4) Assam
28. ________ , the largest unrelated blood stem cell donors registry in India, has
received the Global NGO Excellence Award under the Best Healthcare NGO
category.
1) DATRI
2) Goonj
3) Give India
4) Pratham

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5) Lepra Society
Answer:- 1) DATRI
29. 10 Indias tallest Tricolour was hoisted recently at
1) Ranchi
2) Jammu
3) Itanagar
4) Daulat Beg Oldi
5) Attari border
Answer:- 5) Attari border
30. The RBI has clarified that currency notes with scribbles are legal tender and if
any bank branch refuses to exchange soiled notes, the bank will have to pay a
penalty of
1) Rs 2,000
2) Rs 5,000
3) Rs 10,000
4) Rs 20,000
5) Rs 25,000
Answer:- 3) Rs 10,000
31. Which state govt recently announced the Tirtha Darshan scheme under which
people above 60 years of age of state can go on a pilgrimage within the country
at govt expense?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Haryana
Answer:- 5) Haryana
32. ______ has achieved the maximum number of registrations under the Goods and
Services Tax (GST) regime with at least 60 per cent of traders migrating to the
new platform.
1) Gujarat
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Kerala
5) Delhi
Answer:- 4) Kerala
33. _________ has launched a new initiative, SheLeadsTech, to support
women-founded or co-founded startups.
1) Google
2) Facebook
3) Microsoft
4) IBM
5) TCS
Answer:- 2) Facebook

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34. Which state would supply an additional 60 MW of electricity to Bangladesh, over

the 100 MW of power the state is providing to that country?
1) Assam
2) West Bengal
3) Meghalaya
4) Tripura
5) Odisha
Answer:- 4) Tripura
35. Which of the following banks launched Aadhaar Pay, the countrys first
Aadhaar-linked cashless merchant solution recently following successful pilots
across 16 states?
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) IDFC Bank
5) YES Bank
Answer:- 4) IDFC Bank
36. PM Narendra Modi recently addressed over 6000 women Sarpanch at the
National Convention of Women Sarpanch - Swachh Shakti 2017 in
1) Jaipur
2) Bhopal
3) Lucknow
4) Patna
5) Gandhinagar
Answer:- 5) Gandhinagar
37. Ques. : 6 What is the full form of the term GVA, a term used to gauge a countrys
economic activity?
1) Gross Variety Added
2) Gross Value Added
3) Gross Variation Added
4) Gross Valuation Added
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Gross Value Added
38. ________ won the Most Popular Tourism Destination Award at the Guangzhou
International Travel Fair (GITF) in China.
1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Myanmar
5) Sri Lanka
Answer:- 5) Sri Lanka
39. The 6th World Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Day was observed recently
on
1) 08 Feb
2) 18 Feb
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3) 28 Feb
4) 05 Mar
5) 08 Mar
Answer:- 2) 18 Feb
40. The Trade Mark Rules, 2017 have been notified and have come into effect from
1) 01 Mar, 2017
2) 02 Mar, 2017
3) 04 Mar, 2017
4) 06 Mar, 2017
5) 08 Mar, 2017
Answer:- 4) 06 Mar, 2017
41. Which state has launched a comprehensive web-based platform Pratibimba to
showcase the govts performance and achievements to the citizens?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) West Bengal
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 2) Karnataka
42. India announced the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) recently. The OALP
policy is associated with
1) Farm leasing
2) Land acquisition
3) Electronic manufacturing
4) Oil and gas exploration
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Oil and gas exploration
43. The Board of which of the following banks recently approved the Work from
Home policy to enable its employees to work while at home using mobile
devices?
1) PNB
2) SBI
3) BoB
4) Dena Bank
5) Uco Bank
Answer:- 2) SBI
44. The joint military exercise Surya Kiran-XI was conducted between India and
which country in Pithoragarh area of Uttarakhand recently?
1) Nepal
2) Bangladesh
3) Sri Lanka
4) Maldives
5) Afghanistan
Answer:- 1) Nepal

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45. __________ has been ranked first in the world in the Airports Council International
(ACI) Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey in the 5-15 million passengers per
annum (MPPA) category for the year 2016.
1) Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad International Airport
2) Kempegowda International Airport
3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
4) Indira Gandhi International Airport
5) Biju Patnaik International Airport Answer:- 1) Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad
International Airport
46. The first smart tribal model village Habbi was inaugurated recently in which of
the following states?
1) Jammu & Kashmir
2) Jharkhand
3) Uttarakhand
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 1) Jammu & Kashmir
47. The banking system of which country is now the biggest in the world according
to the Financial Times.
1) India
2) Russia
3) Japan
4) China
5) South Korea
Answer:- 4) China
48. Which of the following neighbouring countries of India is set to conduct its first
national census in 19 years?
1) Bangladesh
2) Nepal
3) Sri Lanka
4) Pakistan
5) Afghanistan
49. Which of the following state govts has come out with a Rs 605-cr innovative
scheme named KCR Kit for pregnant women and new born?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Telangana
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Karnataka
5) Kerala
Answer:- 2) Telangana
50. _________ has announced an Idea2POC (Proof of Concept) fund of Rs 10 cr for
women entrepreneurs.
1) Karnataka
2) Andhra Pradesh

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3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Kerala
5) West Bengal
51. The first-of-its-kind women safety application called Ammavin Aran meaning
mothers fortress was launched in which of the following states recently?
1) Karnataka
2) West Bengal
3) Kerala
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 4) Tamil Nadu
52. The Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of
Nations held on
1) first Mon in Mar
2) second Mon in Mar
3) third Mon in Mar
4) fourth Mon in Mar
5) first Mon of Apr
Answer:- 2) second Mon in Mar
53. Globally, which city occupies first place for overall quality of living for the 8th
year running this year?
1) Frankfurt
2) Dusseldorf
3) Munich
4) Zurich
5) Vienna
Answer:- 5) Vienna
54. The World Consumer Rights Day is observed every year on
1) 01 Mar
2) 05 Mar
3) 15 Mar
4) 25 Mar
5) 31 Mar
Answer:- 3) 15 Mar
55. The Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh
recently laid the foundation stone of the Banana Research Centre at
1) Lucknow, UP
2) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
3) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
4) Vaishali, Bihar
5) Manesar, Haryana
Answer:- 4) Vaishali, Bihar
56. The World Bank has agreed to provide loan to develop internal transmission
arrangements of the upcoming Rewa Ultra Mega Solar project in
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1) Rajasthan
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Gujarat
5) Karnataka
Answer:- 3) Madhya Pradesh
57. The govt has launched Mission Fingerling to achieve blue revolution in the
country. The blue revolution is related to increase the production of
1) crude oil
2) fisheries
3) flowers
4) cotton
5) fruits
Answer:- 2) fisheries
58. Which state govt has entered into an agreement with a global cloud-based
solutions provider cloudBuy.com to develop a B2B marketplace for small and
large business units in the state?
1) Maharashtra
2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Bihar
5) Karnataka
Answer:- 2) Gujarat
59. Which of the following banks has announced a one-time farm loan settlement
scheme worth Rs 6,000 cr primarily for tractor loans?
1) SBI
2) PNB
3) IOB
4) BOI
5) UBI
Answer:- 1) SBI
60. What was Indias wholesale price index-based inflation in Feb 2017?
1) 6.99%
2) 5.25%
3) 6.55%
4) 4.65%
5) 5.55%
Answer:- 3) 6.55%
61. The students of Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT), Pune with which of
the following firms have developed a robot, Chintu, to assist senior citizens?
1) Facebook
2) IBM
3) Intel
4) Qualcomm

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5) AMD
Answer:- 2) IBM
62. The 2,200-km range surface-to-surface nuclear-capable missile Ababeel, capable
of delivering multiple warheads, is being developed by which country?
1) Iran
2) Bangladesh
3) Pakistan
4) Turkey
5) Indonesia
63. The new scheme Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) for
financing States infrastructure projects, will provide grant-in-aid with a ceiling
per project of
1) Rs 10 cr
2) Rs 20 cr
3) Rs 25 cr
4) Rs 30 cr
5) Rs 50 cr
Answer:- 2) Rs 20 cr
64. Which of the following Indian companies has/have been named in the list of
worlds most ethical companies by American think tank Ethisphere Institute?
1) Wipro
2) Tata Steel
3) Mahindra & Mahindra
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
Answer:- 5) Only 1) and 2)
65. __________ recently launched an instant digital loan against securities (LAS) facility
in collaboration with the National Securities Depository (NSDL).
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Federal Bank
4) YES Bank
5) IndusInd Bank
Answer:- 1) HDFC Bank
66. The three-day Krishi Unnati Mela, for providing information on new farm
schemes and technologies to help farmers double their incomes by 2022, was
organised recently in
1) Patna
2) Lucknow
3) Bhopal
4) Jaipur
5) New Delhi

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67. The govt has launched a new scheme for developing export linked infrastructure
called TIES which means
1) Transport Infrastructure for Export Scheme
2) Technology Infrastructure for Export Scheme
3) Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme 4) Transmission Infrastructure for
Export Scheme
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Transmission Infrastructure for Export Scheme
68. The Central Govt recently approved financial assistance for which state by way of
special dispensation in funding of externally aided projects (EAPs)?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Karnataka
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Jharkhand
Answer:- 3) Andhra Pradesh
69. In recently released 2017 Women in Politics Map report, India was ranked at
what position in representation of women in executive govt?
1) 148th
2) 89th
3) 179th
4) 91th
5) 154th
Answer:- 1) 148th
70. The World Bank has approved funding for Indias ambitious National Hydrology
Project to be disbursed by the IBRD which stands for
1) International Bank for Resource Development
2) International Bank for Rural Development
3) International Bank for Redistribution and Development
4) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
71. ESAF Small Finance Bank was launched in which state recently, the States first
private sector bank since Independence?
1) Karnataka
2) Telangana
3) Jharkhand
4) Kerala
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 4) Kerala
72. India recently signed a call for action and pledged to scale up measures to end
tuberculosis disease in South East Asian region by
1) 2020
2) 2022
3) 2025

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4) 2027
5) 2030
Answer:- 5) 2030
73. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been authorised by the govt to conduct field
trials for printing plastic notes in the denomination of
1) Re 1
2) Rs 5
3) Rs 10
4) Rs 20
5) Rs 50
Answer:- 3) Rs 10
74. The SRESTHA is being set up as a R&D organization by
1) Air India
2) Sports Authority of India
3) Indian Railway
4) Skill India Mission
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Indian Railway
75. The stage has been set for the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from
1) 1 Apr
2) 1 Jun
3) 1 Jul
4) 1 Sep
5) 1 Dec
Answer:- 3) 1 Jul
76. In its drive to promote digital payments, the govt is emphasizing on AePS. In the
term AePS what does letter A stand for?
1) Advance
2) Accredited
3) Associated
4) Aadhar
5) Account
Answer:- 4) Aadhar
77. A top Egyptian court recently upheld a ruling halting a plan to transfer two Red
Sea islands from Egypt to
1) Iran
2) Turkey
3) Kuwait
4) Saudi Arabia
5) Bahrain
Answer:- 4) Saudi Arabia
78. India has signed a financing agreement with World Bank for USD 48-mn for the
Health Project of the state of
1) Assam
2) Tamil Nadu
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3) Sikkim
4) Nagaland
5) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer:- 4) Nagaland
79. _______ is the first Indian company and the first bank or financial institution from
non-Japan Asia to be listed on the NYSE.
1) ICICI
2) UTI
3) LIC of India
4) HDFC
5) IDFC
Answer:- 1) ICICI
80. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is an umbrella organisation
for all retail payment systems in the country. It was set up in
1) 1991
2) 1999
3) 2001
4) 2004
5) 2009
Answer:- 5) 2009
81. ________ has become the worldwide Olympic partner through 2028 after signing
the first long-term partnership with International Olympic Committee (IOC).
1) Alibaba
2) Total
3) Amazon
4) Xiaomi
5) Lenovo
Answer:- 1) Alibaba
82. The govt's ambitious scheme, under which air fares have been capped at Rs
2,500 for a one-hour flight, is all set to roll out. The scheme is named
1) UDAN
2) SAFAR
3) AAKASH
4) PUSHPAK
5) PAWAN HANSH
Answer:- 1) UDAN
83. The 12th Five Year Plan is the last five-year Plan and from 2017-18, the Centre
would adopt a ________ action plan and a fifteen-year vision document.
1) one-year
2) two-year
3) three-year
4) four-year
5) ten-year
Answer:- 3) three-year

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84. Which of the following banks has announced the launch of a mobile banking app
Mera iMobile for rural customers?
1) HDFC Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) Federal Bank
5) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer:- 3) ICICI Bank
85. What is Indias ranking out of 155 countries in the recently released World
Happiness Report, 2017?
1) 99th
2) 80th
3) 65nd
4) 122nd
5) 82nd
Answer:- 4) 122nd
86. Which of the following High Courts in the country recently gave the status of
living human entities to the Ganga and Yamuna?
1) Uttarakhand High Court
2) Patna High Court
3) Delhi High Court
4) Allahabad High Court
5) Jharkhand High Court
Answer:- 1) Uttarakhand High Court
87. Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani tops the list of richest Indians in
the Forbes' list while the global list is topped by
1) Bill Gates
2) Larry Page
3) Carlos Slim
4) Warren Buffett
5) Mark Zuckerberg
Answer:- 1) Bill Gates
88. The Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) will be merged with the country's largest
lender State Bank of India (SBI). The BMB is headquartered at
1) Mumbai
2) Chennai
3) Kolkata
4) Hyderabad
5) New Delhi
89. The United Nations (UN) International Day of Forests is observed every year on
1) 02 Mar
2) 121 Mar
3) 18 Mar
4) 21 Mar
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5) 25 Mar
Answer:- 4) 21 Mar
90. The second highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra was awarded by the
President Pranab Mukherjee recently to
1) Vijay Kumar
2) Praveen Bakshi
3) Rohit Suri
4) Rakesh Sharma
5) Satya Pal Singh Katewa
Answer:- 3) Rohit Suri
91. Four Indian cities are among the cheapest to live in globally as per a report by
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Which of the following is NOT one of these
four cities?
1) New Delhi
2) Hyderabad
3) Mumbai
4) Chennai
5) Bengaluru
Answer:- 2) Hyderabad
92. Which of the following cities has been ranked as the most expensive to live for
the fourth consecutive year as per a report by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?
1) Geneva
2) Seoul
3) Osaka
4) Tokyo
5) Singapore
Answer:- 5) Singapore
93. Who among the following has been appointed as the Interim Director General
(IDG) of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) on a full time basis?
1) Susheel Kumar
2) Upendra Tripathy
3) Anil Swarup
4) Rajeev Nayan Choubey
5) Rita A Teaotia
Answer:- 2) Upendra Tripathy
94. The worlds biggest river island is all set to become Indias first carbon neutral
district. Name the river Island.
1) Kabirvad
2) Srirangam
3) Munroe
4) Majuli
5) Bhavani
Answer:- 4) Majuli
95. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is a major space research centre of the Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO) which is located in
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1) Thiruvananthapuram
2) Chennai
3) Hyderabad
4) Bhubaneswar
5) Kolkata
Answer:- 1) Thiruvananthapuram
96. The critical 1,035 MW Sharavathi hydropower plant is located in which state
accounting for 25 per cent of state power corporations generation?
1) Kerala
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Karnataka
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Telangana
97. The World Water Day is observed annually on
1) 02 Mar
2) 08 Mar
3) 12 Mar
4) 22 Mar
5) 25 Mar
Answer:- 4) 22 Mar
98. The VTB bank has decided to close its only office in India to cut costs but will
continue to work in India. The bank is based in
1) Switzerland
2) Singapore
3) Russia
4) Sweden
5) UK
Answer:- 3) Russia
99. The govt-owned Hudco has received SEBIs approval to float initial public offer to
offload 10 per cent stake through an OFS route. Here, the term OFS stands for
1) Offer For Stock
2) Offer For Subscription
3) Offer For Sale
4) Offer For Subsidy
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Offer For Sale
100. The ace badminton player PV Sindhu has been roped in as brand
ambassador by which company for its sports drink Gatorade?
1) Coca Cola
2) PepsiCo
3) Parle
4) Nestle
5) GlaxoSmithKline
Answer:- 2) PepsiCo

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101. The Govt has made amendments to the Finance Bill 2017 proposing to
make which of the following mandatory while filing the income tax returns?
1) Aadhaar card
2) Passport
3) Driving Licence
4) Voter ID card
5) All the above
Answer:- 1) Aadhaar card
102. Which of the following cities has been ranked as the cheapest city to live
globally as per a report by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?
1) Kiev
2) Algiers
3) Almaty
4) Karachi
5) Lagos
Answer:- 3) Almaty
103. The World Meteorological Day is observed globally on
1) 20 Mar
2) 21 Mar
3) 23 Mar
4) 24 Mar
5) 25 Mar
Answer:- 3) 23 Mar
104. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation
Chenani-Nashri tunnel, the countrys longest road tunnel (9.2 km-long
twin-tube tunnel), on 2 Apr in the state of
1) Maharashtra
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Jammu & Kashmir
4) Sikkim
5) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer:- 3) Jammu & Kashmir
105. What is Indias ranking among 188 countries in the UN Development
Programme (UNDP)s 2016 Human Development for Everyone report released
recently?
1) 122nd
2) 128th
3) 89th
4) 91st
5) 131st
Answer:- 5) 131st
106. What is Indias ranking on the Energy Architecture Performance Index
(EAPI) released by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) recently?
1) 127th
2) 52nd
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3) 48th
4) 87th
5) 95th
Answer:- 4) 87th
107. Which of the following countries has topped the Energy Architecture
Performance Index (EAPI) released by Geneva- based World Economic Forum
(WEF) recently?
1) France
2) Switzerland
3) Denmark
4) Sweden
5) Norway
Answer:- 2) Switzerland
108. The World Bank has signed a USD 100-mn credit agreement with the
Centre and which state to improve the quality of health care services in all 13
districts of the state?
1) Jharkhand
2) Uttarakhand
3) Chhattisgarh
4) Assam
5) Sikkim
Answer:- 2) Uttarakhand
109. The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Abel
Prize for 2017, the top mathematics prize, to
1) Sourav Chatterjee
2) Kefeng Liu
3) John Urschel
4) Yves Meyer
5) David N Yetter
Answer:- 4) Yves Meyer
110. The World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year on
1) 04 Mar
2) 14 Mar
3) 24 Mar
4) 14 Apr
5) 24 Apr
Answer:- 3) 24 Mar
111. Jatropha plantation is associated with the production of
1) biofuel
2) textile
3) paper
4) ink
5) quality furniture
Answer:- 1) biofuel

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112. The list of states with highest seeded Aadhaar numbers was topped by
which state with 87.73 per cent of its Jan-Dhan accounts linked with Aadhaar
numbers?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Tripura
3) Telangana
4) Gujarat
5) Bihar
Answer:- 1) Andhra Pradesh
113. Karnataka Bank has launched the MoneyPlant RuPay International
Platinum Debit Card to provide more privileges to its premium and HNI clients.
Here, the term HNI stands for
1) High Netwok Individual
2) High Net-worth Individual
3) High Net-worth Industrialist
4) High Net-worth Investor
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) High Net-worth Individual
114. BHEL has commissioned a 250-MW eco-friendly unit using low-grade coal
(lignite) as a primary fuel in Bhavnagar district of
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Kerala
4) Telangana
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 1) Gujarat
115. Who among the following is the present Union Minister of State for
Petroleum and Natural Gas? He launched MoP&NG e-Seva recently, a dedicated
grievances redressal platform on Social Media for all queries and grievances
relating to Oil and Gas Sector.
1) Arun Jaitley
2) Dharmendra Pradhan
3) Venkaiah Naidu
4) Nitin Jairam Gadkari
5) Kalraj Mishra
Answer:- 2) Dharmendra Pradhan
116. _________ has become the first state in the country to carry financial
inclusion and extend banking services to unbanked areas through Self Help
Groups (SHGs).
1) Odisha
2) Jharkhand
3) Karnataka
4) Gujarat
5) West Bengal
Answer:- 1) Odisha

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117. ____________ digitally inaugurated 40 Ananya transformed branches under

a two-year large-scale project to provide customers with best in class services.
1) Syndicate Bank
2) Indian Bank
3) UCO Bank
4) Bank of Baroda
5) State Bank of India
Answer:- 1) Syndicate Bank
118. The CCI has imposed a reduced penalty of Rs 591 crore on Coal India Ltd
for fuel supply pacts. Here, what is the full form of the term CCI?
1) Competition Court of India
2) Competition Coverage of India
3) Competition Commission of India
4) Clearance Commission India
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Competition Commission of India
119. The Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Defense Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) and the state govt of which state recently
signed an MoU for the development of the Deoghar Airport in Deoghar district?
1) Bihar
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Uttarakhand
4) Jharkhand
5) Chhattisgarh
Answer:- 4) Jharkhand
120. During 2016-17 India became a net importer of electricity. India exports
electricity to
1) Nepal
2) Bangladesh
3) Myanmar
4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3)
Answer:- 4) All the above
121. Which bank has launched a unique credit card Unnati for which any
customer with a balance of at least Rs 25,000 in his/her savings account with the
bank would be eligible?
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) SBI
5) Bank of Baroda
Answer:- 4) SBI
122. The banks in India are pushing PoS installations to boost digital
transactions. Here, the term PoS stands for
1) Point-of-Sale

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2) Point-of-Source
3) Point-of-Satisfaction
4) Point-of-Security
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Point-of-Sale
123. The Insurance Regulatory and Development authority of India (IRDAI)
has imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh on ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company
on various charges. The IRDAI is headquartered at
1) Mumbai
2) Chennai
3) Hyderabad
4) Bengaluru
5) New Delhi
Answer:- 3) Hyderabad
124. The state-run power producer NTPC recently commissioned 55 Mega
Watt (MW) of Bhadla Solar Power Project in
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Karnataka
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Haryana
Answer:- 2) Rajasthan
125. The United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres has appointed David Beasley
to head the World Food Programme (WFP) which is headquartered at
1) New York
2) London
3) Paris
4) Geneva
5) Rome
Answer:- 5) Rome
126. ____________ has been inducted into the international advisory board of
global think-tank the Atlantic Council.
1) Sunil Mittal
2) Ratan Tata
3) Gautam Adani
4) Anil Ambani
5) KM Birla
Answer:- 4) Anil Ambani
127. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) recently confirmed Kalinga
Stadium as the host of the Mens Hockey World League Final in Dec 2017. The
stadium is situated in
1) Patna
2) Lucknow
3) Bhubaneswar
4) Bhopal

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5) Chandigarh
Answer:- 3) Bhubaneswar
128. Indias off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin received Garfield Sobers Trophy
for being named the ICC Cricketer of the Year as well as the ICC Test Cricketer of
the Year in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. Who among the following Indian
cricketers has/have also won the trophy?
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Rahul Dravid
3) Virat Kohli
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
Answer:- 5) Only 1) and 2)
129. Who among the following was crowned Miss Universe 2016 recently?
1) Raquel Pelissier
2) Andrea Tovar
3) Stephanie Del Valle
4) Iris Mittenaere
5) Natasha Mannuela
Answer:- 4) Iris Mittenaere
130. ______ has become Indias first city to get a multi-sports museum by the
name Fanatic Sports Museum.
1) Mumbai
2) Kolkata
3) New Delhi
4) Chennai
5) Mysuru
Answer:- 2) Kolkata

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131. The anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948 is

observed as Martyrs Day in India every year on
1) 02 Jan
2) 24 Jan
3) 28 Jan
4) 30 Jan
5) 31 Jan
Answer:- 4) 30 Jan


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