Q1.

In which of the following state, PM Narendra Modi along with Union minister for road transport and highways has
recently inaugurated highway and road projects worth Rs15,000 crore for the state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra

 
Q2. During the Indian-European Union Counter Terrorism Dialogue, India and the European Union have agreed to
strengthen cooperation between their security and intelligence agencies. This was ________ edition of Indian-European
Union Counter Terrorism Dialogue.
(a) 8th
(b) 10th
(c) 12th
(d) 16th

Q3. ISRO has recently launched ____________, carrying IRNSS-1H from the second launch pad of the SatishDhawan
Space Centre at Sriharikota.
(a) GSLV-C54
(b) GSLV-B34
(c) PSLV-B54
(d) PSLV-C39

Q4. Name the person who recently took over as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
(a) Rajiv Gauba
(b) Sanjeev Gehlaut
(c) Dharmendra Kumar Singh
(d) Parmeet Mehrishi

Q5. Name the renowned badminton Player who has been selected for the first life time award by Badminton
Association of India (BAI).
(a) P V Sindhu
(b) Chetan Anand
(c) K Srikanth
(d) Prakash Padukone

Q6. Name the Eminent jurist who was awarded the prestigious N R Madhava Menon Best Law Teacher Award
2017 for his distinguished services to legal education and the legal profession.
(a) K. K. Mathew
(b) B. N. Srikrishna
(c) Ved P. Nanda
(d) Tahir Mahmood

Q7. PM of Japan Mr Shinzo Abe is in India on a two-day visit to attend the India-Japan annual summit
meeting. This is the ____________ edition of the summit.

(a) 8th
(b) 9th
(c) 14th
(d) 12th

Q8. Which of the following company has recently launched world's first ever Genomeceutical (gene controlling) range of
products to India?
(a) SuncityPharma
(b) Unicity International
(c) Mankind Pharmaceuticals
(d) Lucid International

Q9. Name the player who was appointed the first brand ambassador of tyre maker Bridgestone India.
(a) SainaNehwal
(b) JwalaGutta
(c) P V Sindhu
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(d) PullelaGopichand
Q10. The satellite IRNSS-1H recently lifted off from Andra Pradesh. It a part of the indigenous navigation system called
_______________.
(a) RegOC
(b) RegIC
(c) SatIC
(d) NavIC

Q11. According to the External Affairs Ministry, ______________ has been appointed as the High Commissioner to
Cyprus.
(a) R.K.Raghavan
(b) P. P. Mangalam
(c) Sudhakar Mishra
(d) Dilip Kumara

Q12. Name the variety of Rice which is a speciality from Burdwan district of West Bengal that has got the geographical
indication (GI) status, recently.
(a) Aurobindobhog Rice
(b) Gurudevbhog Rice
(c) Jasmine Rice
(d) Gobindobhog Rice

Q13. Name the newly appointed, first female President of Singapore.

(a) Sim Ann
(b) Halimah Yacob
(c) Joan Pereira
(d) Rahayu Mahzam

Q14. Finance Ministry has recently constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to monitor and resolve the IT
challenges faced in the implementation of GST. This GoM is headed by _______________.
(a) Arun Jaitley
(b) Raam Naik
(c) Nitinbhai Patel
(d) Sushil Kumar Modi

Q15. The Reserve Bank of India has recently announced to introduce denomination of _____________ rupees
coin to mark the birth centenary of AIADMK founder Late Dr M G Ramachandran.
(a) 50
(b) 20
(c) 100
(d) 200

Q16. Name the capital city that has been named as the world’s top financial centre in the World, as per the
recent survey.
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Moscow
(c) Canberra
(d) London

Q17. Hindi Diwas is celebrated nationally in India on ________________.

(a) 25 September
(b) 16 September
(c) 14 September
(d) 15 September

Q18. Which of the following Indian city was formally accorded the status of India’s first World Heritage City by
UNESCO?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Gaya
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Kolkata

Q19. In which city, PM Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the two-day annual conference, Rajaswa Gyan Sangam,
2017?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) New Delhi

Q20. Who among the following is the newly appointed Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)?
(a) Rajesh Kumar
(b) Arun Agnihotri
(c) varun Badola
(d) Anita Karwal

Q21. Defence major SAAB has recently announced its tie-up with Adani Group to manufacture the Gripen E fighter jets
in India under the Defence Ministry’s program. SAAB is a defence company based in __________.
(a) Sweden
(b) Norway
(c) Iran
(d) France

Q22. In which of the following country, the world's highest sandcastle has been built recently (16.68 meters tall)?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) France
(d) Germany

Q23. Name the person who has been nominated as the next U.S ambassador to India.
(a) David C. Mulford
(b) Kenneth I. Juster
(c) Timothy J. Roemer
(d) Nancy J. Powell

Q24. Who is the present chancellor of Germany?

(a) Frank-Walter Steinmeier
(b) Joachim Gauck
(c) Angela Merkel
(d) Christian Wulff

Q25. In which of the following Indian city, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo
Abe has recently laid the foundation stone of the first High-Speed Rail Project?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Gandhinagar
(c) New Delgi
(d) Vadodara

Q26. In the recent announcement of International Olympic Committee (IOC), which of the following city has
been awarded the 2024 summer Olympics?
(a) Los Angeles

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(b) Paris
(c) New York
(d) Beijing

Q27. Name the Hockey India coach who has been sacked from the national coach post after a string of unimpressive
outings at the international level.

(a) Mike Yeo

(b) Jeff Jackson
(c) Mike Schafer
(d) Roelant Oltmans

Q28. In which city, India’s first State of art virology laboratory for Homoeopathy was inaugurated recently by
Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister of State for AYUSH?
(a) Chennai
(b) Lucknow
(c) Kolkata
(d) Varanasi

Q29. Name the minister who has been appointed as the Union Railway Minister after being inducted into the Union
Cabinet.
(a) Suresh Prabhu
(b) Nirmala Sitharaman
(c) Arun Jaitley
(d) Piyush Goyal

Q30. After the Reshuffle in cabinet, who was given the Defence Ministry?
(a) Nirmala Sitharaman
(b) Manohar Parrikar
(c) Jagat Prakash Nadda
(d) Anant Geete

Q31. Name the Indian player who has recently launched -Mission 24 for Mumbai's M east ward which is known
to have one of highest slum population's in the city.
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Rahul Dravid
(c) VVS Laxman
(d) M S Dhoni

Q32. Name the Player who has become the first wicketkeeper in world cricket to effect 100 stumpings in One Day
Internationals (ODIs).
(a) Mushfiqur Rahim
(b) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(c) Sarfraz Ahmed
(d) Kamran akmal

Q33. The 9th BRICS Summit has started in Xiamen, China with the group of leaders of the five countries. What is the
theme of the 9th BRICS Summit?
(a) Partnership for Secure Future
(b) Together Against Terrorism
(c) Stronger Partnership for a better future
(d) None of The Given Themes are True

Q34. In the recent Cabinet Reshuffle, four Ministers of State have been promoted to the Cabinet Minister. Who of the
following is not among them?
(a) Dharmendra Pradhan
(b) Piyush Goyal
(c) Nirmala Sitharaman
(d) Manoj Sinha
Q35. Which of the following Broadcasting Company has edged out Sony Pictures to secure the Indian Premier League's
media rights with a bid of Rs 16,347.50 crore?
(a) Sahara India
(b) Star India
(c) ESPN Sports
(d) Sony Pictures

Q36. The Secretary-General of UN Antonio Guterre has recently appointed ______________ as the first
special envoy for the oceans.
(a) Syed Akbaruddin
(b) Nikki Haley
(c) Samantha Power
(d) Peter Thomson

Q37. Name the Pulitzer-prize winning poet who has passed away at age of 90.
(a) Tyehimba Jess
(b) David Fahrenthold
(c) C. J. Chivers
(d) John Ashbery

Q38. Karnataka government has decided to merge the existing seven health schemes to launch a unified health scheme.
What is the name of this Unified Scheme?
(a) Nirogya Bhavah
(b) Nirogya Scheme
(c) Arogya Bhagya
(d) Arogya Scheme

​Q39. In the recent announcement of International Olympic Committee (IOC), which of the following city has
been awarded the 2028 summer Olympics?
(a) Paris
(b) Moscow
(c) Canberra
(d) Los Angeles

​Q40. What is the ranking of India on the recently released World Economic Forum's Global Human Capital
Index?
(a) 110
(b) 103
(c) 95
(d) 126

Q41. Name the International Airport of India that has recently bagged the National Award for ‘Excellence’ in Energy
Management at a conference hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
(a) Sri Guru Ram DassJee International Airport
(b) Biju Patnaik International Airport
(c) Hyderabad International Airport
(d) Indira Gandhi International Airport

Q42. The National Nutrition Week is observed throughout the country from 1st to 7th September. What was the theme of
the National Nutrition Week for 2017?
(a) Healthy Food, Complete Food
(b) Optimal Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices: Better Child Health
(c) Feed the Infants, Participate in Healthier India
(d) Together Against Malnutrition

Q43. Teacher's Day is celebrated in India on 5th September in honor of Dr SarvepalliRadhakrishnan. He was the
___________ President of India.
(a) First
(b) Third

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(c) Fourth
(d) Second

Q44. Name the Captain of Indian basketball team who has recently created history by becoming the first Indian player to
be signed by an Australian Basketball team.
(a) Amritpal Singh
(b) VisheshBhriguvanshi
(c) Yadwinder Singh
(d) Satnam Singh
Q45. The Union Environment Ministry launched an environmental awareness initiative on the occasion of Teachers’ Day.
Under the initiative, an online environmental quiz competition was conducted at the national level. What was the Name of
this Quiz Competition?
(a) Prakriti Raksha
(b) Prakriti Rachana
(c) Prakriti Khoj
(d) Prakriti Sanrakshan

Q46. Name the Astronaut who has returned to Earth after finishing a 288-day mission that put her over the top as the
American who has spent the most cumulative amount of time in space.
(a) Sally Ride
(b) Mae Jemison
(c) Kathryn D. Sullivan
(d) Peggy Whitson

Q47. Name the Minister who has been appointed as the new Youth Affairs and Sports Minister of India.
(a) Vijay Goel
(b) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
(c) Nirmala Sitharaman
(d) Venkaiah Naidu

Q48. UNESCO has announced the winners of the 2017 International Literacy Prizes, which honors excellence and
innovation in the field of global literacy. Who is the Present Director-General of UNESCO?
(a) Ban Ki Moon
(b) Takehiko Nakao
(c) Xi Jinping
(d)Audrey Azoulay

Q49. Name the Indian Weightlifter who has bagged a gold medal in 44kg weight category on the opening day of the
Commonwealth Youth weightlifting championships.
(a) Konsam Ormila Devi
(b) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
(c) Kunjarani Devi
(d) Santoshi Matsa

Q50. Name the first state that has recently rolled out an Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy.
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Karnataka

Q51. Name the Arunachal Pradesh Health and Family Welfare Minister who passed away recently in Guwahati.
(a) Mukut Mithi
(b) Gegong Apang
(c) Dorjee Khandu
(d) Jomde Kena

Q52. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched two new contraceptives. The two contraceptive are
named as ________ and _______.
(a) Chhaya and Vardaan
(b) Chhaya and Antara
(c) Antara and Kavach
(d) Bandhan and Suraksha
Q53. President Ram NathKovind has recently laid the foundation stone of the second phase of link IV pipeline canal of
SAUNI Yojana in Rajkot, Gujarat. SAUNI stands for ________________.
(a) Saurashtra Narmada Avtar Industry
(b) Saurashtra Nahar Avtaran Irrigation
(c) Saurashtra Nahar Accumulative Irrigation
(d) Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation

Q54. Tech giant Google has recently announced to unveil a digital payment service named ___________ in
India that has been developed for the local market.
(a) Google Pay
(b) Google Tez
(c) Google Track
(d) Google​ ​Fast
Q55. In the World Economic Forum's Global Human Capital Index, the list has been topped by
_______________.
(a) Sweden
(b) Russia
(c) Norway
(d) Switzerland

Q56. Which of the following movie was recently awarded the Golden Lion at the 74th Venice Film Festival?
(a) La La Land
(b) The Revenant
(c) Moonlight
(d) The Shape of Water

Q57. Name the person that was elected as Chair of Ethics Commission of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) for a four-year term.
(a) Ban Ki-moon
(b) Takehiko Nakao
(c) Thomas Bach
(d) Nathan Colter

Q58. External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj was on a three-day visit to attend the third Eastern Economic Forum which
was held in __________.
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Japan
(d) China

Q59. In which of the following city, Metro Rail service has been flagged off recently?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Jodhpur
(c) Jaipur
(d) Lucknow

Q60. Name the country that has banned individuals and organizations from raising funds through Initial Coin Offerings
(ICO) or Cryptocurrencies.
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) USA
(d) Indonesia

Q61. Name the Infosys co-founder who has been recently conferred the PLuS Alliance Prize.
(a) Vishal Sikka
(b) K. Dinesh
(c) N R Narayana Murthy
(d) Nandan Nilekani

Q62. The 12th edition of India-Nepal joint military exercise has begun recently in Saljhandi, Nepal. What is the name of
this historic exercise?
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(a) Indo-Nepal JME
(b) Nagarjuna
(c) SIMBEX
(d) Surya Kiran

Q63. The 9th BRICS Summit was concluded recently in Xiamen, China. Who was the representative from the side of
Brazil?
(a) Vladimir Putin
(b) Michel Temer
(c) Jacob Zuma
(d) Joaquim Rodrigues

Q64. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded its first international project in Myanmar to
___________.
(a) Punj Lloyd-Varaha
(b) L&T Engineering & Construction Division
(c) Tata Projects Ltd
(d) IRCON International Ltd

Q65. India's first Centre for Animal Law has been recently established at the city-based NALSAR University of
Law. This University is situated in ______________.
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Telangana
(c) Karnataka
(d) Haryana

Q66. India and Japan have agreed to collaborate closely in defence production, including on dual-use technologies. Who is
the present Prime Minister of Japan?
(a) Shinzo Abe
(b) Yoshihiko Noda
(c) Naoto Kan
(d) Xi Jinping

Q67. The book of Former Foreign Secretary named “How India Sees the World: Kautilya to the 21st Century”- was
launched recently. The book is written by .
(a) Ranjan Mathai
(b) Chokila Iyer
(c) Shyam Saran
(d) Lalit Mansingh

Q68. NITI Aayog has recently constituted an Expert Task Force to provide a major thrust to job creation by enhancing
India’s exports. The Task Force will be headed by ____________.
(a) Arvind Panagariya
(b) Rajiv Kumar
(c) Amitabh Kant
(d) Narendra Modi

Q69. The defence entity of which of the following company had signed an MoU with Rosoboronexport, Russia, to supply
tracked vehicle solutions to the armed forces?
(a) TATA Power
(b) Bharat Earth Movers
(c) Heavy Vehicles Factory
(d) Ashok Leyland

Q70. Which of the following counties will host the 2019 edition of the Commonwealth (Youth, Junior and Senior)
Weightlifting Championships?
(a) Australia
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) India

Q71. Name the Bollywood actress who has been appointed as the first Indian woman ambassador in 'Friends of Australia'
(FOA) advocacy panel by Tourism Australia.
(a) Priyanka Chopra
(b) Parineeti Chopra
(c) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
(d) Diya Mirza

Q72. Name the telecom company of India that has entered into an agreement with US-based networking solutions provider
Coriant to chart the path to 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) in India.
(a) MTNL
(b) Reliance Communications
(c) BSNL
(d) Tata Teleservices

Q73. In which of the following country, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under Ministry of Power has
launched UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable Lighting for All) Scheme?
(a) Singapore
(b) Myanmar
(c) Nepal
(d) Malaysia

Q74. Name the nation-wide campaign that was launched recently by President Ram Nath Kovind
______________ from Uttar Pradesh.
(a) Swachhata Hi Sewa
(b) Safai Hi Sadhana
(c) Swachhata Se Siddhi
(d) Swachhata Se Shreshthata

Q75. India’s first operational Smart City and IFSC, GIFT City has won the prestigious Associated Chambers of
Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) Services Excellence Award. GIFT City is situated in ______________.
(a) Karnataka
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Punjab

Q76. A joint military training exercise will be conducted in this month in Washington, USA between India and the USA.
The exercise is named as ____________.
(a) Exercise Varuna-XII
(b) INDUS-X
(c) Exercise Parakram 2017
(d) Yudh Abhyas-2017

Q77. Which of the following state has been formally awarded the rights to host the 36th National Games?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Goa
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Odisha

Q78. The Andhra Pradesh government has recently signed an MoU with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT)
to build India's first Hyperloop system. HTT is a company based in ______________.
(a) Russia
(b) France
(c) China
(d) USA

Q79. Name the only Marshal of the Indian Air Force who passed away recently​.
(a) Arjan Singh
(b) K. C. Kariappa
(c) Arup Raha
(d) Aspy Engineer

Q80. Prime Minister NarendraModi has recently launched the world's second biggest dam on the river
Narmada in Gujarat. This dam has been named as ________________.
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(a) Mansarovar Dam
(b) Rihand Dam
(c) SardarSarovar Dam
(d) Kol Dam

Q81. According to the data of Controller General of Accounts (CGA), India’s fiscal deficit at July- end touched 92.4 % of
the budget. Who is the Controller General of Accounts (CGA)?

(a) Rajiv Kumar

(b) Dipak Misra
(c) Anthony Lianzuala
(d) Vishal Sikka

Q82. Name the Bank of Pakistan that has been recently shut down by the US banking regulators for money laundering.
(a) Faysal Bank
(b) United Bank Limited
(c) Askari Bank
(d) Habib Bank
Q83. The first National Canine Seminar was organized by National Security Guard (NSG) in Manesar, Gurugram. The
theme of the two days National Canine Seminar was _______________.
(a) Canine as Tactical Weapon in Fight against Terrorism
(b) Discuss and Deliberate on the Techniques of Dog Training and Strategies
(c) The NSG's Motorcycle Expedition
(d) Collective Responsibility towards the Fight against Terrorism.

Q84. Name the newly appointed chief coach of the men's Hockey Team.
(a) Roelant Oltmans
(b) Mike Babcock
(c) Sjoerd Marijne
(d) Bill Peters

Q85. Name the Indian Wrestler who has recently won the gold medal in Cadet World Wrestling Championship in Athens.
(a) Sakshi Malik
(b) Sonam Malik
(c) Geeta Phogat
(d) Annu Singh

Q86. Which of the following state government has signed an MoU with Google India to increase digital literacy across the
State?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Assam

Q87. Name the city in which the first water ATM of the country has been inaugurated recently.
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Kochi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Hyderabad

Q88. Name the UIDAI chief executive officer who has been recently appointed as the interim chairman of the Goods and
Services Tax Network (GSTN).
(a) A.B. Pandey
(b) Vishal Kumar Singh
(c) Rajiv Khanna
(d) Surjit Singh

Q89. Unseeded American ______________ has lifted the US Open women's singles title 2017.
(a) Chris Evert
(b) Venus Williams
(c) Sloane Stephens
(d) Madison Keys
Q90. Which country has won 2nd South Asian Basketball, SABA, Under - 16 Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal
recently?.
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Nepal

Q91. India's indigenously developed third generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) Nag has been successfully flight
tested by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). The missile can hit a target up to _______________.
(a) 4 km
(b) 13 km
(c) 5 km
(d) 7 km

Q92. From which of the following Sailing Vessel, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flagged off the Navika Sagar
Parikrama by an all-women crew of Indian Navy?
(a) INS Varuna
(b) INS Tarini
(c) INS Parakram
(d) INS Aditi

Q93. What was the position of India in the medals tally at the Moscow Shotgun World Championships?
(a) 5th
(b) 3rd
(c) 6th
(d) 8th

Q94. Name the Indian Ambassador in UAE who has recently inaugurated the second Indian Workers’ Resource Centre
(IWRC) in UAE to provide support and counseling to Indians in distress.
(a) Ravi Prakash Jha
(b) N Balalakshmi
(c) Surinder Sran
(d) Navdeep Singh Suri

Q95. Who was the winner of Men's Singles in the 2017 US Open tennis tournament?
(a) Roger Federer
(b) Kevin Anderson
(c) Rafael Nadal
(d) Stan Wawrinka​Q

96. PV Sindhu has become the first Indian to win the Korea Open Superseries 2017 held in Seoul. She has defeated
_______________.
(a) Corolina Marin
(b) RatchanokIntanon
(c) Tai Tzu-ying
(d) NozomiOkuhara

Q97. Securities and Exchange Board of India has set up an advisory committee to discuss a proposal for extending stock
market trawfQ75. PV Sindhu has become the first Indian to win the Korea Open Superseries 2017 held in Seoul. She has
defeated _______________.
(a) Corolina Marin
(b) RatchanokIntanon

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(c) Tai Tzu-ying
(d) NozomiOkuhara​ding hours. The 19-member committee is headed by _______________.
(a) Jayanth R Varma
(b) Mahendra Kumar
(c) Vandana Sahu
(d) Kumar Nagendra

Q98. In which of the following city, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has recently laid the foundation stone for the
country’s first ‘green-field’ smart city?
(a) Ahemedabad
(b) Lucknow
(c) Kochi
(d) Ranchi

Q99. The air forces of China and Pakistan has recently begun a joint training exercise in China. This joint exercise is
named as ____________.
(a) Nazeer V
(b) Shah-Alam VI
(c) Babur V
(d) Shaheen VI

Q100. Who was the Runner-up of Men's Singles in the 2017 US Open tennis tournament and from which country he
belongs to?
(a) Rafael Nadal, Spain
(b) Roger Federer, Switzerland
(c) Kevin Anderson, South Africa
(d) Sloane Stephens, USA