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15. The Scimago Institutions ranking World 21. Who has been elected as the first full-time
Report 2017 ranked CSIR as ninth amongst a woman Defence Minister of India?
total of 1207 government institutions. Which a) Sushma Swaraj
of the following institutions topped the b) Smriti Zubin Irani
ranking? c) Nirmala Sitharaman
a) Chinese Academy of Sciences d) Uma Bharati
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16. Name the IGCAR nuclear scientist who was 22. The banks of which conglomerate signed
recently appointed as the Chief Executive of an agreement to establish credit lines?
the a) ASEAN
Heavy Water Board. b) SAARC
a) Baldev Raj c) G20
b) Ganesan Karuppiah d) BRICS
c) David Mahildoss
d) U Kamachi Mudali 23. Who laid the foundation stone for Link-4
of SAUNI Scheme in Rajkot?
17. Who of the following was recently a) Ram Nath Kovind
appointed the Chief of the Bharatiya Janata b) Narendra Modi
Party in Uttar Pradesh? c) Rajnath Singh
a) Keshav Prasad Maurya d) Venkaiah Naidu
b) Nityananda Rai
c) Mahendra Nath Pandey 24. State of emergency was declared in which
d) Laxman Gilua of US cities?
a) Portland
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d) Seattle
18. Who of the following was recently
appointed the Election Commissioner? 25. Who of the following won the women's
a) Sunil Arora singles of U.S. Open Grand Slam Carrom
b) Rahiv Mehrishi tournament?
c) Mahendra Nath Pandey a) Rashmi Kumari
d) None of the above A. Maria Irudayam
b) Kavita Somanchi
19. Prime Minister Narendra Modi c) Tejasvi Duduka
inaugurated the annual conference, Rajaswa
Gyan Sangam, 2017 in which city? 26. The Indian Computer Emergency
a) Pune Response Team recently announced that a
b) Bengaluru ransomware is spreading through massive
c) New Delhi spam campaign. Name the ransomware.
d) Bhopal a) Mobile ransomware
b) Reveton ransomware
20. Event named Ye India ka time hai was c) Locky Ransomware
organized by this educational institute on 3 d) CryptoLocker.F ransomware
September 2017.
a) National Institute of Technology (NIT), 27. The New Development Bank recently
Raipur approved USD 1.4 billion loan for
b) National Institute of Technology (NIT), development projects in three countries.
Rourkela Which of the following is not one of the three
c) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi countries?
d) Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay a) India
b) South Africa
c) China
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34. Which Central board was honoured by the 40. Who was appointed as the Minister of
government for successfully resolving public Youth Affairs and Sports recently?
grievances? a) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
a) Central Board of Excise and Customs b) Suresh Prabhu
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42. Which Indian Basketball player was signed 49. Which states government has set up a
by Australian basketball team for the rst time? Direct Benet Transfer (DBT) Cell for the
a) Amjyot Singh implementation
b) Amritpal Singh of DBT scheme?
c) Yadwinder Singh a) Karnataka
d) Vishesh Bhriguvanshi b) Jharkhand
c) Telangana
43. Union Government hiked GST cess on a d) Assam
range of cars from mid-size to hybrid variant
to luxury ones to what percentage? 50. Which country has launched its largest
a) 10 per cent military drill in 20 years?
b) 20 per cent a) Iran
c) 15 per cent b) South Korea
d) 25 per cent c) Israel
d) India
44. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has
inaugurated the fourth Government Medical 51. Coastal erosion has resulted in the
College in Koraput. Naveen Patnaik is the disappearance of an island that was a part of
Chief Minister of this state. which Indian Union territory?
a) Kerala a) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
b) Odisha b) Daman and Diu
c) Arunachal Pradesh c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
d) None of the above d) Lakshadweep
45. Name the tennis player who recently 52. Which former Union Minister and
became the oldest semi-finalist in US Open Trinamool MP passed away recently?
history. a) Ravi Chand
a) Serena Williams b) Kishan Yadav
b) Martina Hingis c) Farookh Jumeid
c) Lindsay Davenport d) Sultan Ahmed
d) Venus Williams
53. Who launched the first batch of 1000 E-
46. Who of the following was recently rickshaws from Huda City Centre metro
appointed as the Chairman of the European station in Gurugram?
Club Association? a) Narendra Modi
a) Karl-Heinz Rummenigge b) Venkaiah Naidu
b) Umberto Gandini c) Smriti irani
c) Andrea Agnelli d) Nitin Gadkari
d) Pedro Lopez Jimenez
54. Name the person nominated as US
47. As per a recent research published in the ambassador to India.
International Journal of Astrobiology, which a) David C Mulford
of the following phenomena may have caused b) Timothy J Roemer
beaching of whales in the year 2016? c) Nancy J Powell
a) High Tide d) Kenneth I Juster
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d) Axis Bank
68. Name the joint military exercise between
India and US that will be conducted from 14 to 75. India in September 2017 slapped
27 September 2017? countervailing duty for period of 5 years on
a) Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2017 some steel products from this country to
b) SLINEX 2017 guard domestic players
c) Surya Kiran 2017 a) Germany
d) Malabar Exercise 2017 b) Ukraine
c) China
69. The Energy Efficiency Services Limited ( d) South Korea
EESL) of India launched UJALA Scheme in
which country? 76. Centre has promised that it will provide Rs
a) Malaysia 60000 crore for irrigation to a state. Name it.
b) Sri Lanka a) Maharashtra
c) Nepal b) Uttar Pradesh
d) Bhutan c) Madhya Pradesh
d) West Bengal
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70. Who was appointed as Chairperson of Indian Senior Men Hockey Team.
National Authority for Chemical Weapons a) Roelant Oltmans
Convention (NACWC)? b) Joseph Galibardy
a) M S Ganesha c) Waltherus Marijne
b) Inder Jit Singh d) Leslie Claudius
c) J Y Pillay
d) Yograj Singh 78. Minister of State in the Ministry of
Development of North Eastern Region
71. Name the Pakistani bank that was ordered (DoNER) Jitendra Singh on 9 September 2017
to shut down its New York oce for repeatedly inaugurated the North East Calling festival
failing to heed concerns over possible terrorist in
financing and money laundering. a) Guwahati
a) Bank Alfalah b) New Delhi
b) Habib Bank c) Mumbai
c) MCB Bank Limited d) Allahabad
d) Askari Bank
79. The government allowed import of
72. The 51st International Literacy Day was _________ lakh metric tonnes of raw sugar
celebrated across the world on which day? through southern ports of country at
a) 8 September concessional duty of 25 per cent to augment
b) 10 September domestic supplies ahead of the festive season.
c) 5 September a) 1 lakh metric tonnes
d) 11 September b) 2 lakh metric tonnes
c) 3 lakh metric tonnes
73. The 51st International Literacy Day was d) 4 lakh metric tonnes
celebrated globally with what theme?
a) Literacy in a Digital World 80. This state has hiked the Freedom Fighters
b) Education for All pension from 12-thousand rupees to thirteen
c) Literacy and Empowerment thousand rupees per month.
d) Literacy and Peace a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
74. BSNL has joined hands with this bank to c) Gujarat
roll out open mobile wallet Speedpay across 10 d) Uttar Pradesh
states in the country.
a) Punjab National Bank 81. This state has decided to implement Direct
b) State Bank of India Benefit Transfer (DBT) under MGNREGA
c) Dena Bank beginning from the current financial year.
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82. Name the French fashion tycoon who died 89. Mountain ranges of which planet have
in September 2017. been named after Nepali and New Zealand
a) Pierre Berge mountaineers - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund
b) Gianni Versace Hillary?
c) Joe Jamail a) Mars
d) Alfred Taubman b) Saturn
c) Pluto
83. Name the country that has launched a d) Jupiter
project under which sea water is used for
growing vegetables. 90. This country has sought Indias support in
a) Jordan handling the Rohingya issue by mounting
b) Saudi Arabia pressure on Myanmar to take back the
c) Yemen refugees who have taken shelter in the
d) Iran country.
a) The United States of America
84. Name the author of the book, India`s Most b) Bangladesh
Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military c) Nepal
Heroes. d) Vietnam
a) Urmila Gupta and Rahul Singh
b) Shiv Aroor and Urmila Gupta 91. Who was awarded with N R Madhava
c) Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh Menon Best Law Teacher Award?
d) Rujuta diwekar and Anita Nair a) Tahir Mahmood
b) Tara Prasad Sapkota
85. To provide support and counseling to c) Bhavani Prasad Panda
Indians in distress, India has open its second d) Faizan Mustafa
Indian Workers Resource Centre at
__________? 92. Which Anti Tank Guided Missile was
a) Dubai, UAE successfully test-fired recently?
b) Rabat, Morocco a) Prithvi Missile
c) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia b) Agni Missile
d) Sharjah, UAE c) Nag Missile
d) Vayu Missile
86. Which city would be hosting the BWF
World Senior Badminton Championship 2017? 93. Which state celebrates Himalaya Diwas
a) Beijing every year on 9 September?
b) Kochi a) Uttarakhand
c) New Delhi b) Himachal Pradesh
d) Shanghai c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Sikkim
87. Which state would be providing skill
development training to 30000 surrendered 94. Mobile wallet app 'Speedpay' will not be
militants? launched in which state?
a) Jammu & Kashmir a) Haryana
b) Sikkim b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Assam c) West Bengal
d) Jharkhand d) Odisha
88. The central government has set up an 95. Which of the following Navratna
online service facility to resolve foreign trade- companies is all set to become a Maharatna
related issues of the traders. What is the rm?
facility called? a) Bharat Electronics Limited
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110. A famous gay rights activist, whose same- 116. All India Radio, Kohima will soon be
sex marriage fight led to a landmark US launching its FM Channel. The channels name
ruling, passed away recently. Name him/her. Tragopan is named after which official state
a) Scott Long entity?
b) Edith Windsor a) Tree
c) Phyllis Lyon b) Flower
d) Del Martin c) Animal
d) Bird
111. The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs recently approved survey of Un- 117. Name the Financial center that was placed
appraised Areas of Sedimentary Basins. How at first position in September issue of the
many sedimentary basins are there in India? Global Financial Centres Index that was
a) 26 released in September 2017 by Z/Yen group.
b) 27 a) Singapore
c) 28 b) New York
d) 29 c) Sydney
d) London
112. 4. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
released commemorative postage stamp with 118. Z/Yen group on 11 September 2017
President Aleksander Grigoryevich released its twenty-second Global Financial
Lukashenko to mark the 25th anniversary of Centres Index (GFCI 22). Which Indian city
Indias diplomatic relationship with which was placed in the index?
country? a) Delhi
a) Armenia b) Mumbai
b) Lithuania c) Hyderabad
c) Belarus d) Bangalore
d) Italy
119. Name the Indian-American person who
113. The Union Cabinet has approved signing was appointed as the Deputy Assistant to the
of MoU on cooperation in the field of health President and Principal Deputy Press
between India and which North African Secretary by President Donald Trump in
country? September 2017.
a) Algeria a) Neil Chaterjee
b) Egypt b) Vishal Amin
c) Libya c) Raj Shah
d) Morocco d) Krishna Urs
114. India has signed a MoU on cooperation in 120. Where was Second State Start up
the field of disaster management with which Conference held?
former Soviet republic? a) Delhi
a) Russia b) Hyderabad
b) Armenia c) Chennai
c) Georgia d) Lucknow
d) Ukraine
121. The Union Government has decided to
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Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Name him.
115. Which state government has declared 96 a) J Jayalalithaa
tehsils of 21 districts across the state as b) C Rajagopalachari
drought hit? c) MG Ramachandran
a) Jharkhand d) CN Annadurai
b) Orissa
c) Telangana 122. Identify the eminent constitutional law
d) Chhattisgarh expert who passed away recently.
a) Fali Sam Nariman
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b) Soli Sorabjee
c) K.K. Venugopal 130. Which Hackathon was launched to
d) Pavani Parameswara Rao support & showcase potentially great talent
from inner India?
123. Which of the following states will host the a) #OpenGovDataHack
36th National Games? b) #Lifehacks
a) Maharashtra c) #Musicnderhack
b) Uttar Pradesh d) #SmartIndiaHack
c) Goa
d) Telangana 131. When the Hindi Diwas is celebrated every
year in India?
124. What is the rank of India in the recently a) 13 September
released Global Human Capital Report 2017? b) 14 September
a) 102nd c) 15 September
b) 103rd d) 16 September
c) 104th
d) 105th 132. Name the Whatsapp Co-founder who
recently announced to resign to start his own
125. Which of the following countries topped non-profit venture.
the Global Human Capital Report 2017? a) Jan Koum
a) Norway b) James P Allison
b) Finland c) Michael Gillon
c) Denmark d) Brian Acton
d) United States
133. Which Indian ports terminal was
126. Which state in September 2017 awarded Container Terminal of the Year at
announced cash incentives for meritorious the Gateway Awards 2017?
dierently-abled sportspersons. a) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
a) Tamil Nadu b) Port of Chennai
b) Kerala c) Haldia Port
c) Gujarat d) Vizhinjam International Seaport
d) Karnataka
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of an international laboratory with which
nation? 134. The International Day of Democracy was
a) Germany celebrated across the world on which day?
b) China a) 11 September
c) Japan b) 9 September
d) Belarus c) 15 September
d) 5 September
128. Who resigned from his post of
independent director in the board of Dewan 135. Which state has performed poorly in the
Housing Finance Corporation? implementation of the centrally sponsored
a) Rajiv Kumar projects according to the Union Minister of
b) Arvind Panagariya Statistics and Programme Implementation?
c) Arun Jaitley a) Assam
d) Smriti Irani b) Tripura
c) Bihar
129. The Union Ministry of Environment and d) Sikkim
Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has
launched a new campaign. What is it called? 136. Which citys National Institute of
a) Wood is Good Ayurveda has made a Guinness world record
b) Sustainable Way Forward for most people receiving Nasya Panch
c) To Create and Sow Kararma simultaneously?
d) Climate Change and Tomorrow a) Bengaluru
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151. When is the International Day for the Minister. Name the new Prime Minister of
Preservation of the Ozone Layer observed Peru.
every year? a) Ana Jara
a) 14 September b) Oscar Valdes
b) 15 September c) Mercedes Araoz
c) 16 September d) Fernando Zavala
d) 17 September
158. The GST Network (GSTN) on 17
152. The United Nations recently stated that September 2017 said that it has reopened the
around 40 per cent of the Rohingyas facility for small taxpayers with a turnover of
population have left Myanmar and fled to up to ________ amount to opt for
which country? composition scheme.
a) India a) Rs 25 lakh
b) Sri Lanka b) Rs 50 lakh
c) Nepal c) Rs 75 lakh
d) Bangladesh d) Rs 1 crore
155. Which of the following countries recently 161. Who won the Singapore Grand Prix on 17
released postage stamps on Indian yoga September 2017.
experts? a) Lewis Hamilton
a) Canada b) Sebastian Vettel
b) United States of America c) Max Verstappen
c) Japan d) Kimi Raikkonen
d) Indonesia
162. This iconic 1965 Indo-Pak war hero, the
156. PV Sindhu recently became the first first-ever Marshal of the Indian Air Force
Indian shuttler to win the BWF Korean Open passed away on 16 September 2017. What is
Super Series. Whom did she defeat to grab the his name?
title? a) Arjan Singh
a) Nozomi Okuhara b) Arijit Singh
b) Debby Susanto c) Harpreet Singh
c) Akane Yamaguchi d) Balbeer Singh
d) Sung Ji-hyun
163. India has exempted import duty on a
157. The Peruvian President Pedro Pablo range of sporting goods and equipments for
Kuczynski on 17 September 2017 appointed a which major sporting event?
former Economy Minister as his new Prime a) FIFA U-17 World Cup
b) National Games
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164. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has 171. Raquel Dodge was recently appointed as
launched Googles Unified digital payment the first ever woman prosecutor of which of
service. What is the service called? the following countries?
a) Ezetap a) Italy
b) Citrus Pay b) Brazil
c) Nexa c) Mexico
d) Tez d) Chile
165. The United States of America is 172. The US Army recently inaugurated its first
considering closing its embassy located in ever permanent base in which country?
which country? a) Israel
a) Cuba b) Canada
b) North Korea c) Germany
c) Pakistan d) Australia
d) Iran
173. Who was recently appointed as the
166. The WCD Ministry is holding 1st National Director-General of the National Investigation
Conference on Mission Mode to address which Agency?
raging issue? a) Radha Vinod Raju
a) Under Nutrition b) Sharad Kumar
b) Illiteracy c) Y C Modi
c) Gender Inequality d) None of the above
d) Hygiene& Sanitation
174. Which actor was recently appointed as the
167. The 38th meeting of Transport Brand Ambassador of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Development Council is scheduled to be held in Uttarakhand?
in which city? a) Amitabh Bachchan
a) Vadodara b) Amir Khan
b) Gandhinagar c) Akshay Kumar
c) Ranchi d) Irfan Khan
d) Jaipur
175. Who was appointed as the Director
168. With Brexit underway, UK is working General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)?
toward a new bilateral trade deal with which a) Rajni Kant Misra
nation? b) YC Modi
a) The United States of America c) Archana Ramasundram
b) Canada d) Sharad Kunnar
c) India
d) Japan 176. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently
dedicated the Sardar Sarovar Dam to the
169. According to the data released by the nation. Where is the dam located?
commerce ministry in September 2017 India's a) Maharashtra
exports rose by this per cent in August 2017. b) Gujarat
a) 7.45 per cent c) Bihar
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170. Which of the following television series
won the Outstanding Comedy Series award at 177. Which state became the first Indian State
the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards? to approve e-vehicle policy?
a) Atlanta a) Kerala
b) Master of None b) Andhra Pradesh
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182. Name the former Soviet military officer 189. The US and UAE's Armies recently began
who died in May 2017 and was known as the joint military exercise in Abu Dhabi. What is
man who averted possible nuclear war. the name
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204. Which state government launched the 211. Name the former Maharashtra Chief
mobile app People First for citizens? Minister who resigned from Congress
a) Kerala recently.
b) Telangana a) Narayan Rane
c) Uttar Pradesh b) Nilesh Mishra
d) Andhra Pradesh c) Sidharth Jain
d) Tushar Gaekwad
205. Who was appointed as the new interim
chairman of National Payments Corporation 212. US President Donald Trump recently
of India (NPCI)? signed a new order to boosts sanctions against
a) B Sambamurthy which country for its nuclear programmes?
b) M Balachandran a) Iran
c) K K Rao b) Vietnam
d) M S Jadon c) Iraq
d) North Korea
206. Which of the following books by novelist
Salman Rushdie was recently listed among 213. Which e-commerce site recently launched
New York Times Bestseller? the fashion label MEIA?
a) Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight a) Myntra
Nights b) ShopClues
b) The Enchantress of Florence c) Ajio
c) The Golden House d) Tata Cliq
d) Fury
214. A 500 kg World War II bomb was
207. Which of the following nations is not unearthed recently at which place?
among the 50 nations who have signed United a) Italy
Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear b) Japan
Weapons? c) Russia
a) France d) Vienna
b) Ireland
c) Indonesia 215. A team of archaeologists have recently
d) Thailand discovered 19 Neolithic tombs in which
country?
208. How many nations have signed United a) Japan
Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear b) Egypt
Weapons? c) China
a) 15 d) India
b) 25
c) 30 216. A campaign named MaaKasam,
d) 50 Hindustan Swachh Rakhenge Hum was
recently started by which Hindi daily?
209. Name yesteryears Bollywood actress a) Navbharat Times
known for her roles in Aar Par and CID who b) Jansatta
passed away recently. c) Hindustan
a) Nimmi d) Punjab Kesari
b) Shakila
c) Bina Rai
d) Nalini Jaywant
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a) Arun Sadhu
231. Which Indian shuttler has won the b) Satish Alekar
women's singles Under-19 title at the Belgian c) Hari Naryan Apte
Junior Open badminton tournament? d) R.G. Jadhav
a) Vaishnavi Jakka Reddy
b) Gayatri Gopichand 238. Name the famous Assamese film icon,
c) Rituparna Das popularly known as Majidka, who passed away
d) Tanvi Lad recently.
a) Bhabendra Nath Saikia
232. The International Cricket Council (ICC) b) Phani Sharma
has launched an anti-corruption investigation c) Abdul Majid
in which nation? d) Jahnu Majid
a) Sri Lanka
b) Bangladesh 238. On 7 October 2017, the Mission
c) Pakistan Indradhanush will be launched in which
d) West Indies region of India?
a) South-West
233. Which of the following teams won the b) North-East
2017 Calcutta Football League title? c) Central
a) East Bengal d) None of the above
b) Mohun Bagan A.C.
c) Mohammedan 239. Who of the following won the Womens
d) Calcutta F.C. Singles title of the 2017 Japan Super Series?
a) Carolina Marin
234. The Union Government recently b) P.V. Sindhu
launched Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan c) A Ohori
Gram Sankul Pariyojana in which of the d) Chen YF
following states?
a) Haryana 240. Who of the following won the Mens
b) Uttarakhand Singles title of the 2017 Japan Super Series?
c) Himachal Pradesh a) B S Praneeth
d) Uttar Pradesh b) Son Wan-ho
c) Viktor Axelsen
235. Which of the following athletes has d) Lee Chong Wei
become first Indian to be picked as
representative of the International Boxing 241. Who of the following was chosen for the
Association for the IOC Athletes Forum? 2017 Von Hippel Award?
a) Shiva Thapa a) Anil Kakodkar
b) Laishram Sarita Devi b) M.S. Swaminathan
c) Mary Kom c) C N R Rao
d) Akhil Kumar d) E C George Sudarshan
236. A multi-agency exercise Pralay Sahayam 242. A 1200 MW thermal power plant of which
was recently conducted in which of the of the following companies was recently asked
following cities? for closure by the Chhattisgarh Environment
a) Jaipur Conservation Board?
b) Chennai a) Hindustan Power
c) Visakhapatnam b) Bharat Aluminium Company Limited
d) Hyderabad c) Essar Power
d) National Thermal Power Corporation
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Bormean pigmy squirrel was recently
237. Name the veteran journalist and Marathi discovered in which of the following
litterateur, known for his/her work in countries?
Mumbai Dinank, who passed away recently. a) Indonesia
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247. The world's largest aircraft has passed its 254. Which union minister launched an
first engine tests. It is being built in which accessible and comprehensive mobile App
nation? Divyang Sarathi for Divyangs?
a) US a) Thaawarchand Gehlot
b) Russia b) Venkaiah Naidu
c) Japan c) Rajnath Singh
d) Germany d) Arun Jaitley
248. Former Railway Minister Mukul Roy has 255. Which web portal was launched by the
been suspended from his party for 6 years for Union Government for effective
being involved in anti-party activities. Which implementation of National Child Labour
party did he belong to? Project?
a) TMC a) STAPLE
b) BJP b) PENCIL
c) INC c) CARE
d) CPI d) RUBBIC
249. When is the International Day for the 256. Who is the head of the recently
Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons constituted Prime Minister Economic
observed every year? Advisory Council (PMEAC)?
a) 26 September a) Surjit Bhalla
b) 27 September b) Ratan Watal
c) 28 September c) Bibek Debroy
d) 29 September d) Ashima Goyal
250. Name the female player who was recently 257. Which state government declared 2017 as
nominated for Padma Bhushan by Sports e-Pragati year?
Ministry. a) Uttar Pradesh
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271. What was the theme of the 2017 World 278. Founder of the iconic Playboy magazine
Rabies Day? Hugh M Hefner passed away recently. He
a) Rabies: Educate. Vaccinate. Eliminate. belonged to which country?
b) End Rabies Together a) England
c) Rabies: Zero By 30 b) Canada
d) None of the above c) United States
d) France
272. What was the theme of 2017 World
Tourism Day? 279. Who of the following was recently named
a) Sustainable tourism a tool for as the new CEO and MD of Tata Capital?
development a) Praveen P Kadle
b) Tourism: Responding to the Challenge of b) Vivek Chaudary
Migration c) Rajiv Sabharwal
c) Tourism for all d) None of the above
d) Tourism opens doors for women
280. The India International Science Festival
273. Who was appointed as Chairman of 2017 will be held in October 2017 in which of
World Gold Council? the following cities?
a) Maryna Viazovska a) New Delhi
b) David Harquail b) Mumbai
c) Richard Gerry c) Kolkata
d) Mark Browell d) Chennai
1. Who of the following appointed as 8. Name the Hindustani classical vocalist and
Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange? one of the leading exponents of Dhrupad
a) Dhirendra Swarup tradition who died recently.
b) Ankit Sehgal a) Ustad Hussainuddin Khan Dagar
c) Aniket Verma b) Ustad Nafeesuddin Dagar
d) Mukul Sangma c) Ustad Aneesuddin Dagar
d) Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar
2. Who was appointed as the Secretary
General of industry chamber FICCI? 9. EC rejected plea by parties to remove the
a) Sanjay Baru NOTA option from the upcoming Rajya Sabha
b) Vineet Taneja polls in which state?
c) A Dildar Singh a) Maharashtra
d) Hasmukh Adia b) Gujarat
c) Bihar
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6. This institution or organization has said to 13. Who was appointed as Deputy Comptroller
the Supreme Court that a mosque could be for Minority Affairs in New York?
built in a Muslim-dominated area at some a) Rikin Shah
distance from disputed site in Ayodhya. b) Darshan Shukla
a) Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board c) Dilip Chauhan
b) Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board d) Richard Verma
c) Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat India
d) None of the above
14. Which of the following country announced
for Outsiders to enter its territory without
7. A high-intensity earthquake of magnitude 7 Visa?
on the Richter scale struck China on 8 August a) Sudan
2017. The epicenter of this quake was in b) Qatar
a) Tangshan province c) Mongolia
b) Chuetsu Province d) Somalia
c) Sichuan province
d) Tianjin Province
15. Millarworld, a comic book company was
acquired by which online entertainment
8. Name the Indian shooter who on 8 August company?
2017 won a a bronze in men's trap event at the a) PVR Cinemas
7th Asian Championship Shotgun at Astana, b) Netflix
Kazakhstan c) HBO
a) Kynan Chenai d) Star
b) Talal Al Rashidi
c) Sheeraz Sheikh
d) Vijay Kumar 1. Which of the following states recently
launched the Namami Gange Jagriti Yatra?
a) Bihar
9. Which states government has decided to b) Uttarakhand
raise $270 million from the Green Climate
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8. Amazon India signed a MoU with which FOR FREE ONLINE MOCK TEST (IBPS PO,
state to educate weavers and artisans to RRB) PLEASE VISIT
directly sell their products to Amazon
customers? WWW.BANKINGSHORTCUTS.COM
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Madhya Pradesh 14. Rajya Sabha on 10 August 2017 passed the
d) Karnataka Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
The Lok Sabha has already passed the Bill. The
bill seeks to amend the Banking Regulation
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2. Who of the following appointed as Acting 9. The 15th Ministerial Meeting of BIMSTEC
Chief Executive of National Payments concluded at Kathmandu on 11 August 2017. B
Corporation of India (NPCI)? of BIMSTEC stands for
a) A.P. Hota a) Bhutan
b) Dilip Asbe b) Burma
c) Anurag Mishra c) Bangladesh
d) Venkat Nagarjuna d) Bay of Bengal
3. The International Youth Day was celebrated 10. Who of the following in August 2017
on 12 August 2017 with this theme became first Indian to qualify for the final
a) Youth Building Peace round of the javelin throw at the IAAF World
b) Youth and Peace Athletics Championships in London?
a) Davinder Singh Kang
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5. Which of the following country has recently Q12. On which telecom company, Income Tax
imposed World's toughest law against plastic department has recently imposed Rs 7,900
bags across the country? crore Penalty for Tax Dues?
(a) Rwanda (a) Airtel
(b) Uganda (b) Reliance Communications
(c) Ireland (c) Aircel
(d) Canada (d) Vodafone
(e) Kenya (e) Idea
6. With which of the following country, India Q13. Name the South Asian country that has
and signed an agreement on technical recently won the SAFF U-15 football
cooperation under the Program named Green Championships in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Energy Corridors? (a) Pakistan
(a) France (b) Nepal
(b) Italy (c) Bangladesh
(c) Russia (d) Sri Lanka
(d) Germany (e) India
(e) USA
Q14. Kerala government has recently launched
7. On which of the following inorganic the host city logo for Kochi, one of the venues
compound, the Finance Ministry has recently of FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. The
imposed a five-year anti-dumping duty on Official Mascot of the FIFA U-17 World Cup
imports from China? India 2017 is called as ___________.
(a) Magnesium Carbonate (a) Kheleo
(b) Sodium Nitrite (b) Fuleco
(c) Carbonyl Chloride (c) Zakumi
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3. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor sworn in as 1. Name the two Indian-Americans who will be
Chief Executive of which territory of China? honoured with Great Immigrants Award of the
a) Hong Kong United States of America.
b) Taiwan a) Rakesh Khurana and Jamshed Bharucha
c) Zhuang b) Shantanu Narayen and Vivek Murthy
d) Shanghai c) Renu Khator and Kavita Ramdas
d) Chandrashekhar Khare and Raj Chandra
4. Name the only Indian umpire to feature in Bose
ICC Elite Panel.
a) Suresh Shastri 2. Who of the following was appointed as the
b) Sundaram Ravi head of the independent panel to assist in the
c) Sadashiv Iyer investigation and prosecution of those
d) Shiva Ramkrishnan responsible for most serious violations of
international law in Syria?
5. The GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council a) Catherine Marchi-Uhel
has reduced the tax rate on fertiliser to ___ % b) Bruno Simma
from earlier 12%. c) Louise Arbour
a) 5 d) Howard Morrison
b) 6
c) 9 3. Which state government has decided to
d) 7 declare its present flood situation as a state
calamity?
6. Which of the following has launched AAE-1, a) Assam
worlds longest 100Gbps submarine cable b) Manipur
system? c) Mizoram
a) Vodafone d) Meghalaya
b) Nokia
c) Reliance Jio 4. Which Indian mobile network operator has
d) Microsoft launched the worlds longest submarine cable
system?
7. Name the writer who has bagged Indian of a) Airtel
the Year award by Brands Academy? b) Vodafone-Idea
a) Radhika Apte c) Aircel
b) Preeti Shenoy d) Reliance Jio
c) Arundhati Roy
d) Neelima Azeem 5. The foundation stone of the countrys
biggest Global Skill Park was laid in which
8. Where is the headquarters of Election city?
Commission of India located? a) Bangalore
a) Mumbai b) Pune
b) New Delhi c) Bhopal
d) New Delhi
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6. India has slipped to which place in terms of training exercise in Himachal Pradesh?
money hoarded by its citizens with Swiss a) Oman
banks? b) Australia
a) 90th c) Nigeria
b) 88th d) Thailand
c) 76th
d) 91st 4. An international body which focuses on
climate policies has ranked TERI among the
7. Name the Indian IPS officer who was top think tanks in the world. What does 'R'
recently conferred the 2017 Tracking in stands for in TERI?
Persons (TIP) Report Heroes Award by the US a) Research
State Department. b) Reformation
a) B. Chandrakala c) Renovation
b) Shivdeep Waman Lande d) Resources
c) Mahesh Bhagwat
d) None of the above 5. Which of the following Israeli flower was
named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
8. Free GST Facilitation Centres set up across a) Crysanthumum
___________ b) Aaronsohnia
a) Manipur c) Madonna lilies
b) Goa d) Oncocyclus
c) Maharashtra
d) Rajasthan 6. The world's oldest emergency number 999
completed 80 years recently. The number is in
9. The Centre and Asian Development Bank operation in which country?
(ADB) has signed a ______________ loan a) United States of America
for improving connectivity as well as transport b) France
efficiency and safety on State Highways of c) United Kingdom
Rajasthan. d) Sweden
a) 220 million dollar
b) 520 million dollar 7. Which state government is planning to set
c) 620 million dollar up environment-friendly transportation
d) 280 million dollar system in one of its cities?
a) Uttar Pradesh
10. PM Modi arrives in Israel. What is the b) Delhi
Capital of Israel? c) Haryana
a) Tiberias d) West Bengal
b) Jerusalem
c) Nazareth 8. Which countrys Prime Minister
d) Jaffa overwhelmingly won the confidence vote in
the National Assembly on 4 July 2017?
1. Who of the following appointed as DGP of a) The United Kingdom
Himachal Pradesh? b) France
a) Ankit Sharma c) Germany
b) Somesh Goyal d) Italy
c) Sanjay Kumar
d) Vikram Singhal 9. Who was appointed as the 21st Head of
Election Commission?
2. Which of the following country won Asian a) Nasim Zaidi
Snooker Championship held in Bishskek, b) Achal Kumar Joti
Kyrgyszstan? c) Om Prakash Rawat
a) Pakistan d) Sandeep Saxena
b) India
c) Nepal 10. Who of the following clinched the
d) China Eastbourne International Mens Singles title?
a) Gal Monls
3. With which of the following country, India b) Feliciano Lpez
has recently started a 14-day joint military
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4. Which university produced the world's 1. What is the rank of India in the 2017 Global
most detailed scan of the brain's internal Cybersecurity Index, which released recently?
wiring? a) 24
a) Harvard University b) 26
b) Cardiff University c) 23
c) Oxford University d) 29
d) Stanford University
2. Which of the following countries topped the
5. 5th Meeting of BRICS Education Ministers 2017 Global Cybersecurity Index?
was held at which place? a) Oman
a) Moscow, Russia b) Malaysia
b) New York, USA c) United States
c) Beijing, China d) Singapore
d) New Delhi, India
3. Which of the following was recently
6. Which company announced that it has inscribed on the List of World Heritage in
entered into a wide-ranging patent licensing Danger?
and a) Historic Centre of Vienna
purchase deal with Xiaomi? b) Stonehenge
a) Samsung c) Fatehpur Sikri
b) Intel d) Grand Canyon National Park
c) Sony
d) Nokia 4. Who of the following clinched the gold
medal in men's 5000m race at the athletic
7. Who of the following was awarded honorary meet at the 22nd Asian Athletics
degree by the University of Edinburgh in Championships?
recognition of his/her commitment to equality a) G Lakhsmanan
and diversity? b) Sanjivini Yadav
a) Barack Obama c) Vikas Gowda
b) Narendra Modi d) Manpreet Kaur
c) Theresa May
d) Justin Trudeau 5. Who of the following clinched the gold
medal in Shot Put at the 22nd Asian Athletics
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4. Which of the following became the first 11. Which organisation was awarded the
state to fix minimum education qualification coveted National level Golden Peacock Award
for cooperative body poll? for the Year 2017 for Eco-Innovation?
a) Gujarat a) Indian Railways Organization for Alternate
b) Punjab Fuel (IROAF)
c) Rajasthan b) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
d) Madhya Pradesh Kharagpur
c) Automotive Research Association of India
5. India recently topped the medal tally at the (ARAI)
2017 Asian Athletics Championships. In a d) NABARD
total, Indian athletes won how many medals?
a) 29 12. Which of the following state government
b) 28 launched a flagship programme Livelihood
c) 27 Intervention and Facilitation of
d) 26 Entrepreneurship (LIFE)?
a) Meghalaya
6. Who of the following recently took charge b) Arunachal Pradesh
as the Secretary of the Department of c) Tamilnadu
Economic Affairs? d) Telangana
a) Subhash Chandra Garg
b) Shaktikanta Das 13. Which of the following bank has entered
c) Kusum Sharma into a collaboration with Inter-American
d) Tapan Ray Investment Corporation (IIC) to facilitate
trade with Latin America and the Caribbean?
7. President Pranab Mukherjee recently a) Yes Bank
inaugurated the Ashiana Annexe in Dehradun, b) Axis Bank
Uttarakhand. The Ashiana Annexe comprises c) Punjab National Bank
of how many low cost dwelling units? d) Bank of Baroda
a) 11
b) 12 14. Which of the following state has become
c) 13 the first state in the country to provide women
d) 14 an injectable contraceptive for free?
a) Uttar Pradesh
8. Which state government signed MoU with b) Maharashtra
Union Ministry of Health to set up Centre of c) Jharkhand
Excellence in Transfusion Medicine? d) Rajasthan
a) West Bengal
b) Kerala 15. Which of the following player becomes
c) Uttar Pradesh leading run-getter in Womens ODIs?
d) Assam a) Jhulan Goswami
b) Anjum Chopra
9. Which company was conferred with the c) Mithali Raj
Golden Peacock Environment Management d) Charlotte Edward
Award 2017 (GPEMA)?
a) Vedanta Limited 1. Which country will organise the World
b) Danfoss India Theatre Olympics (WTO) 2018?
c) Wipro Ltd a) India
d) Bharti Airtel b) Australia
c) Czech Republic
10. Who was appointed as Director General of d) Germany
Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DG
GSTI)? 2. Which of the following nations recently
a) Richard Verma approved a physical education program at
b) Gurinder Chadha girls schools?
c) John Joseph a) Qatar
d) Uttam Singh b) Bahrain
c) Kuwait
d) Saudi Arabia
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1. Jan Dhan deposits surge to Rs 9. Who of the following won Wimbledon 2017
____________ Men's Singles title?
a) 44,564 crore a) Rafael Nadal
b) 42,564 crore b) Roger Federer
c) 64,564 crore c) Marlin Cilic
d) 24,564 crore d) Stan Wawrinka
2. Who of the following appointed as 10. Who of the following won Wimbledon 2017
UNICEF's Global Goodwill Ambassador Women's Singles title?
recently? a) Serena Williams
a) Lilly Singh b) Venus Williams
b) Shahid Kapoor c) Gabrine Muruguza
c) Ankita Verma d) Angelique Kerber
d) Aalia Bhatt
1. Who of the following former Chief Minister
of Sikkim who died on 16 July 2017.
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9. Who of the following tops poll of most 16. Name Britains first woman Sikh Member
powerful Arab women? of Parliament who was recently elected to the
a) Ghada Wali Home Affairs Select Committee?
b) Sahar Nasr a) Shay Grewal
c) Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi b) Preet Kaur Gill
d) Rana Qureshi c) Manjit K. Gill
d) Sukhmani Kaur Rayat
10. With which country India signed MoU to
develop village in Anuradhapura District? 17. The United States of America recently
a) Maldives imposed new sanctions on which country over
b) Phillipines missile tests?
c) Sri Lanka a) Iran
b) Bangladesh b) Israel
c) North Korea
d) None of the above
11. Which bench of Armed Forces Tribunal
(AFT) held that Soldiers injured pre-
Independence are entitled to war injury 18. Who took oath as Members of the Lok
pension? Sabha recently?
a) Delhi Bench a) Farooq Abdullah and LK Qadri
b) Chandigarh Bench b) LK Qadri and PK Kunhalikutty
c) Lucknow Bench c) Farooq Abdullah and PK Kunhalikutty
d) Kolkata Bench d) Majid Sheikh and PK Kunhalikutty
12. The Supreme Court has decided that its 14. PM Narendra Modi would be inaugurating
large-bench will decided whether right to a national memorial to mark the death
privacy is a fundamental right in Indian anniversary of which former Indian
Constitution or not. What will be number of President?
judges in the large bench? a) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
a) Five b) K R Narayanan
b) Seven c) R. Venkataraman
c) Eight d) Shankar Dayal Sharma
d) Nine
20. Which Indian state has set up a panel to
13. Name the country that in July 2017 banned look into the legal possibility of designing its
Hizbut Tahrir group that seeks to establish own state flag?
global caliphate. a) Telangana
a) Indonesia b) Tamil Nadu
b) Philippines c) Karnataka
c) The US d) Sikkim
d) France
21. Australia and US jointly launched
multimillion hypersonic missile. Name it.
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6. Who was honoured with the Lifetime 13. Who was appointed as the Chair of the UK
Achievement award for his contributions as a India Business Council (UKIBC), the London-
Lok Sabha member? based NGO promoting India-UK trade ties?
a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee a) Lord Cooper
b) LK Advani b) Lord Smith
c) Murli Manohar Joshi c) Lord Craig
d) Mallikarjun Kharge d) Lord Davis
7. The Union Cabinet approved the Central 14. Arun Jaitley launches New Pension
Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, Scheme for Senior Citizens. Name It.
2017 for extending the Central GST to which a) Pradhan Mantri Varistha Vandana Yojna
state? b) Pradhan Mantri Vishesh Vandana Yojna
a) Jammu and Kashmir c) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojna
b) Arunachal Pradesh d) Pradhan Mantri Vradhh Vandana Yojna
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2. The Union Government recently launched 9. Who was appointed as Spokesperson of the
which of the following mobile apps for Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)?
maintenance of rural roads? a) Vinay Mohan Kwatra
a) Aarambh b) Vikas Swarup
b) Habit c) Raveesh Kumar
c) Rural-Kavach d) Gopal Baglay
d) Garv Grameen
10. Which state government announced to set
3. A Delhi-based start-up has launched an app up Vegetable Price Stability Fund?
to assist people with disabilities to find a) Maharashtra
accessible places. What is the app called? b) Punjab
a) BillionAbles c) Uttar Pradesh
b) Be My Eyes d) Haryana
c) Virtual Voice
d) Travel Buddy 11. Who won the 2017 US Open Grand Prix
Gold badminton title?
4. The Indian contingent finished at which a) Parupalli Kashyap
position in the Youth Commonwealth Games b) HS Prannoy
2017? c) Lee Chong Wei
a) 10th d) Nguyen Tien Minh
b) 7th
c) 8th 12. In which country the world's oldest emoji
d) 5th was discovered on a 3700-year-old jug?
a) Turkey
5. India won maximum gold medals in which b) Greece
category at the 6th Youth Commonwealth c) Nigeria
Games, held at the Bahamas? d) Italy
a) Judo
b) Badminton 1. What is rank of India in the new global
c) Boxing Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI)
d) Tennis index?
a) 129th
6. Which country won the maximum number b) 130th
of medals in the Youth Commonwealth Games c) 131st
2017? d) 132nd
a) Australia
b) India 2. Which country will host the Mens World
c) England Boxing Championship in 2021?
d) New Zealand a) China
b) India
7. Which union ministry launched an online c) Thailand
complaint system sexual harassment e-box at d) Japan
workplace?
a) Union Ministry of Women and Child 3. Which of the following countries extended
Development martial law on restive Mindanao Island until
31 December 2017?
b) Union Ministry of Home Affairs a) The Philippines
c) Union Ministry of External Affairs b) Indonesia
d) Union Ministry of Law and Justice c) Thailand
d) Myanmar
8. Which oil company will operate Indias first
petroleum R&D facility for testing high-end 4. Veteran leader Shankersinh Vaghela has
BS-VI quality fuel emissions? resigned as the Leader of Opposition from
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4. Name the mobile app that was recently 11. Who of the following was recently
launched by the National Centre for conferred the Mohun Bagan Ratna 2017?
Seismology for earthquake parameter a) Climax Lawrence
dissemination. b) Goshtha Pal
a) Bharat Quake c) Subrata Bhattacharya
b) India Quake d) Sunil Chhetri
c) AppforQuake
d) None of the above 12. The 2017 International Tiger Day was
celebrated with which of the following
5. Which of the following nations recently slogans?
declared Total Independence from IMF and a) Fresh Ecology For Tigers Protection
World Bank? b) Total Awareness
a) Bolivia c) Together for Big Cats Protection
b) Venezuela d) None of the above
c) Cuba
d) Paraguay 13. What is the theme of the 2017 United
Nations World Day against Tracking in
6. Which country successfully launched an Persons?
advanced rocket called Simorgh that is a) Prevention
designed to carry satellites? b) I Give Hope
a) France c) Act to Protect and Assist Tracked Persons
b) Germany d) None of the above
c) Iran
d) North Korea 14. Indias first bullet train project MAHSR
will be build with the help of which of the
7. Who overtook Bill Gates to become the following countries?
worlds richest man for a brief while on 27 a) Russia
July 2017? b) Germany
a) Carlos Slim c) Japan
b) Amancio Ortega d) Israel
c) Jeff Bezos
d) Mark Zuckerberg 15. Which of the following metros will soon
bring Indias first ever mobile ticketing
8. Who was honoured with the Life Time system?
Excellence Award at the 2017 National Earth a) Lucknow Metro
System Sciences (NESS) awards? b) Delhi Metro
a) K Krishnamoorthy c) Namma Metro
b) K Gopalan d) Mumbai Metro
c) PN Vinayachandran
d) KS Krishna 16. Name the Indian wrestler who recently
won the Bronze medal in Asian Youth &
9. Which company launched its first Made for Junior Weightlifting Championships held in
India chat messaging application called Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kaizala? a) Ambika Charan Guha
a) Microsoft b) Vijay Chaudhary
b) Facebook c) Ajay Singh
c) Apple d) Sushil Kumar
d) Google
17. Who of the following was recently
10. Who of the following will succeed Nawaz appointed by the US President Donald Trump
Sharif as the Prime Minister of Pakistan after as the White House Chief of Sta?
his resignation from the post? a) Reince Priebus
a) Shehbaz Sharif b) Elaine Duke
b) Hamaz Shehbaz Sharif c) John Kelly
c) Rana Sanaullah d) Sarah Sanders
d) None of the above
18. Which of the following banks acquired
Snapdeal-owned mobile wallet FreeCharge?
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a) Axis Bank
b) Kotak Mahindra Bank
c) Yes Bank
d) ICICI Bank