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Union Cabinet recently gave its approval for a new bridge on the India-Nepal border over which river? A) Mechi B) Seti Gandaki C) Trishuli D) Koshi

Which Indian origin boy has won the UK's 'Child Genius' television game show? A) Karan Bhatia B) Rahul Doshi C) Ajay Sriram D) Vinit Malik

TRAI has signed a pact with the Communications and Multimedia Commission of which country? A) Portugal B) Malaysia C) South Korea D) Singapore

Jerry Lewis, who recently passed away, was a famous? A) Politician B) Human Rights activist C) Actor D) Sketch artist

Supreme Court of India has held that right to privacy is a Fundamental Right protected under which Article of the Constitution of India? A) Article 24 B) Article 21 C) Article 23 D) Article 22

Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Railway Board to replace Ashok Mittal? A) Anup Pujari B) Amit Singhal C) Arvind Mayaram D) Ashwani Lohani

Imports of which of the following dals have been put under the restricted category by the government? 1. Urad 2. Channa 3. Masoor 4. Moong A) 1 & 2 B) 2 & 3 C) 3 & 4 D) 4 & 1

Government has imposed an anti-dumping duty on import of “Textured Toughened Tempered Glass” from which country? A) Malaysia B) Philippines C) China D) Indonesia

Which of the following has been sworn in as Tamilnadu's Deputy Chief Minister? A) T.T.V. Dhinakaran B) V.K. Sasikala C) M. Thambidurai D) O Panneerselvam

Which of the following automobile manufacturers have joined hands to develop 'Robotaxis'? 1. Fiat Chrysler 2. Mercedes 3. Tata Motors 4. BMW A) 1 & 2 B) 2 & 3 C) 3 & 4 D) 4 & 1

Which state government has planned to conduct a land survey to address disputes and litigations over maintenance of land records and ownership? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Telangana C) Karnataka D) Jharkhand

Which of the following has recently been exempted by corporate affairs ministry from obtaining approval from CCI for mergers? A) PSBs B) NBFCs C) MFIs D) RRBs



Comedian Dick Gregory, who recently passed away, hailed from? A) US B) Australia C) Brazil D) South Africa Sadbhavana Diwas is celebrated on Aug 20th every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of which leader? A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Rajiv Gandhi C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad D) Indira Gandhi

What is name of the world's smallest surgical robot made by the scientists in UK? A) Gerty B) Clank C) Versius D) Sojourner

What is the official name of the eighth major version of Google's operating system Android? A) Mocha B) Oreo C) Brownie D) Fudge

Which football player has been titled UEFA Player of the Season 2016–2017 ? A) Lionel Messi B) Gianluigi Buffon C) Cristiano Ronaldo D) Neymar

Defence ministry has delegated more administrative and financial powers to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for the speedy completion of the projects along India's border with? A) China B) Pakistan C) Bangladesh D) Nepal Vistara has announced the launch of an interline partnership with which International Airline? A) Air Asia B) Qatar Airways C) Singapore Airlines D) Lufthansa

Which country has allowed import of Indian bananas, pomegranate, custard apple and okra? A) England B) Canada C) US D) Australia

Jay Thomas, who recently passed away, was a? A) Actor B) Journalist C) Civil rights activist D) Politician

Rishang Keishing, who recently passed away, was the former Chief Minister of? A) Manipur B) Assam C) Nagaland D) Mizoram

Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj recently inaugurated India's first Videsh Bhavan in? A) Bengaluru B) Kochi C) Mumbai D) New Delhi

CCEA has approved the renaming of which Central Sector Scheme to Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)? A) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana B) Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters C) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana D) Gramin Bhandaran Yojana Government has announced to provide how much reservation for girls at 100 Navodaya-type schools and 5 higher education institutes being planned for minority community students? A) 33% B) 40% C) 25% D) 50%



Which bank has entered into a bancassurance agreement with DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance Company? A) Lakshmi Vilas Bank B) South Indian Bank C) Dhanlaxmi Bank D) Karur Vysya Bank

India is going to enhance range and depth of penetration (DoP) of which of the following tanks by arming them with a third generation missile system? A) Challenger B) T-90 C) Ghatak D) Arjun As per the data released by DIPP, FDI in India grew by how much percent during the first quarter of 2017-18? A) 19% B) 43% C) 37% D) 25%

ONGC board has given its 'in-principle' approval to acquire government's 51.11% stake in which oil marketing company? A) IOC B) BPCL C) HPCL D) CPCL

Which of the following companies was recently acquired by Microsoft? A) Cycle Computing B) Spectrum C) SkyKick D) Cloud Health "Project Brainwave" has been launched by which company? A) Apple B) Microsoft C) Facebook D) Google

Think tanks from the countries of which regional cooperation organization have signed an MoU to begin exchanges and conduct joint research? A) ASEAN B) BRICS C) SAARC D) SCO

As per a new study published in journal Nature, scientists have found that a combination of a probiotic and a prebiotic can help prevent which of the following deadly infections? A) Sepsis B) Ebola C) Cholera D) Anthrax A pig-nosed purple frog has been found in the mountains of? A) India B) Peru C) Brazil D) Cameroon

International Seabed Authority has extended the exclusive rights given to India to explore polymetallic nodules in the Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) seabed by? A) 5 years B) 10 years C) 2 years D) 7 years Tata Power has recently synchronised its 186 MW Shuakhevi Hydro Power Project in? A) Czech Republic B) Austria C) Bulgaria D) Georgia

When was the "International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition" observed? A) Aug 24 B) Aug 23 C) Aug 21 D) Aug 25



Olympian Velichko Cholakov, who recently passed away, was associated with which sport? A) Boxing B) Weightlifting C) Swimming D) Cycling

Which of the following two countries have recently begun their annual military exercise "The Ulchi-Freedom Guardian"? 1. Japan 2. France 3. US 4. South Korea A) 1 & 2 B) 2 & 3 C) 3 & 4 D) 4 & 1

ITTF Team World Cup 2018 is going to be held in? A) Los Angeles B) Paris C) Vienna D) London

8th edition of World Renewable Energy Technology Congress was held in? A) Amsterdam B) Rome C) New Delhi D) Beijing

Cabinet has approved allotment of land to which state government for construction of its State Guest House in Delhi? A) Arunacha Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh C) Bihar D) Mizoram

Ramanda Sengupta, who recently passed away, was a renowned? A) Director B) Editor C) Cinematographer D) Producer

Which union minister has launched a portal called, "Digital Police"? A) Ravi Shankar Prasad B) Rajnath Singh C) Kiren Rijiju D) Arun Jaitley

Which space agency has launched the third satellite to build a homegrown geolocation system? A) CNSA B) NASA C) ISRO D) JAXA

CCEA has approved the proposal to close which of the following CPSEs? A) Dredging Corporation of India B) Andrew Yule and Company C) Hindustan Organic Chemicals D) Bharat Wagon and Engineering

Supreme Court of India has declared the practice of Triple Talaq as unconstitutional by 3:2 majority. Which of the following judges dissented from the judgement? A) Justice Kurian Joseph B) Justice UU Lalit C) Chief Justice J S Khehar D) Justice RF Nariman Which Indian won the only medal at the ISSF Junior Shotgun World Cup held at Porpetto in Italy ? A) Anantjeet Singh Naruka B) Abinash Pratap Singh C) Gurnihal Singh Garcha D) Shapath Bharadwaj

As per a RBI report, how many RRBs earned profits without carrying any accumulated losses during 2015-16? A) 36 B) 51 C) 45 D) 62

Where was the 17th Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) meet held recently? A) Bengaluru B) Hyderabad C) New Delhi D) Mumbai

Which bank is planning an IPO of two RRBs in the next one year? A) State Bank of India B) Bank of Baroda C) Punjab National Bank D) Indian Overseas Bank



What is the name of the typhoon that hit Macau and Hong Kong recently? A) Hato B) Nesat C) Megi D) Haiyan

Indian Navy Band is going to participate in International Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Tower” to be held in? A) USA B) Japan C) England D) Russia

Which state has launched a grid connected roof top solar project? A) Odisha B) Gujarat C) Rajasthan D) Tamilnadu

Which state has launched a women helpline number 181? A) Gujarat B) Telangana C) West Bengal D) Uttar Pradesh

The first-ever beauty pageant for transgenders in India 'Miss Transqueen India', is going to be held in? A) Gurugram B) Bengaluru C) Mumbai D) New Delhi

Government has extended the cash back scheme that offers incentives of up to Rs 1,000 to merchants for accepting payments through BHIM app till? A) March 2018 B) June 2018 C) Oct 2017 D) Dec 2017

Who is the Chairman of the 29-member panel mandated to review the National Mineral Policy, 2008? A) Ratan P. Watal B) K Rajeswara Rao C) R. Vijaykumar D) G. Mohan Kumar

State Bank of India has announced to waive up to 100% processing fee on which of the following products for the festive season? A) Gold Loans B) Car Loans C) Personal Loans D) All of the Above

India has established a new two-by-two ministerial dialogue with which country? A) Russia B) Israel C) USA D) Japan

Mentor India Campaign' has been launched by? A) Arvind Pangariya B) Narendra Modi C) Arun Jaitley D) Amitabh Kant

NABARD has sanctioned a loan assistance of Rs 1,350 crore to which state government under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)? A) Rajasthan B) Punjab C) Bihar D) Gujarat

In a first, which country launched its climate-smart landscape management plan for snow leopards? A) Nepal B) Norway C) India D) Canada

Who won the men's singles event at the Western & Southern Open held in Cincinnati, USA? A) Grigor Dimitrov B) Pierre-Hugues Herbert C) Nick Kyrgios D) Nicolas Mahut



Which state has signed an MoU with Microsoft India to develop a first-of-its-kind ‘farm price forecasting model’? A) Telangana B) Karnataka C) Maharashtra D) Kerala

2nd Japan-India Cyber Dialogue was recently held in? A) Tokyo B) Mumbai C) Osaka D) New Delhi

Ninth edition of Heads of Governments of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was recently held in? A) China B) Uzbekistan C) Kyrgyzstan D) India

Who has been appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman of Infosys Board? A) DN Prahlad B) Nandan Nilekani C) Ravi Venkatesan D) UB Pravin Rao

Which bank has the highest share of wilful defaulters among the PSBs? A) State Bank of India B) IDBI Bank C) Punjab National Bank D) UCO Bank

Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat' mission was launched by which Union minister in Kochi? A) Prakash Javdekar B) JP Nadda C) Dr Harsh Vardhan D) Maneka Gandhi

Book ‘I am HIV positive, so what?’ which is written by Jayanta Kalita, is an account of? A) Madhav Lal B) P.K. Malhotra C) Sanjay Singh D) Pradip Kumar Singh

Who has written the book ‘I Do What I Do: On Reform, Rhetoric and Resolve’? A) Amitabh Kant B) Raghuram Rajan C) Urijit Patel D) Arvind Pangariya

Cricketer Tom Pritchard, who recently passed away, hailed from? A) Windies B) England C) Australia D) New Zealand

Who won the 24th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival? A) Nigel Short B) Aryan Chopra C) Amin Bassem D) Harika Dronavalli

Which pharmaceutical company has been granted patent by India for Prevenar 13, a pneumonia vaccine? A) Pfizer B) Novartis C) GSK D) Sanofi

Which oil giant has announced to invest Rs 52,000 in Paradip refinery? A) Indian Oil B) Hindustan Petroleum C) Bharat Petroleum D) ONGC

Writer Brian Aldiss, who recently passed away, is best known for his writings in which genre? A) Horror B) Drama C) Science fiction D) Comedy

US has formally launched an investigation into which country's policies regarding intellectual property? A) China B) Indonesia C) Philippines D) India



413th installation anniversary of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji was recently celebrated. It is the ___ guru of Sikhs? A) 14th B) 12th C) 11th D) 10th

Which state government has launched a cloud seeding project, called "Varshadhari"? A) Karnataka B) West Bengal C) Andhra Pradesh D) Maharashtra

NABARD recently launched a new scheme "DEDS", which is for the Entrepreneurship Development for? A) Dates B) Dairy C) Dried Chilli D) Dal

Health minister J P Nadda recently inaugurated AMRIT pharmacy stores in two premier hospitals in? A) Udaipur B) Shimla C) Dehradun D) Jabalpur

Who has been appointed as the Director General of Railway Protection Force, Railway Board? A) Dharmendra Kumar B) S.K. Srivastava C) Nilanjan Sanyal D) Ajit Kumar Seth

Who has topped Forbes‘ annual list of highest-paid actor? A) Dwayne Johnson B) Vin Diesel C) Robert Downey Jr D) Mark Wahlberg

India's first calf delivered by a surrogate cow through In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) technology carried out in a mobile laboratory was recently born in? A) VIjaywada B) Pune C) Rohtak D) Kanpur

Wayne Rooney, who recently announced his retirement from international football was the former captain of? A) England B) Italy C) Germany D) Argentina

Who has been appointed as the MD and Chairman of Air India? A) Siraj Hussian B) Vishwa Mohan Katoch C) Rajiv Bansal D) Anil Goswami

Who has been appointed to head the task force constituted to explore possibilities in 'Artificial Intelligence for India’s Economic Transformation'? A) V K Gupta B) V. Somasundaran C) Dr. V. Kamakoti D) V.S. Subburaj

Which city's metro has commissioned a new facility for recycling of construction and demolition waste? A) Lucknow B) Mumbai C) Kochi D) Delhi

In which state, the state-owned distribution companies have become the first to accept payments on Bharat QR? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Odisha C) Telangana D) Maharashtra

Which of the following recently organized a 'Tiranga Yatra' in Mumbai to mark the anniversary of Quit India Movement? A) SEBI B) RBI C) CBEC D) EPFO



Which of the following was the White House Chief Strategist, who has recently been removed from his role? A) Gary Cohn B) Josh Green C) Steve Bannon D) John Kelly

Writer Janusz Glowacki, who recently passed away, hailed from? A) Poland B) Kyrgyz Republic C) Ukraine D) Germany

Which of the following Chief Ministers has been selected for Agriculture Leadership Award 2017? A) Devendra Fadnavis B) Chandrababu Naidu C) Virbhadra Singh D) K Chandrashekhar Rao

Which of the following has completed a $12.9 billion deal to acquire Essar Oil? A) Rosneft B) Trafigura C) United Capital Partners D) All of the Above

Who chaired the annual general meeting of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library held recently? A) B R Mani B) Rahul Gandhi C) Sonia Gandhi D) Rajnath Singh

Airports Authority of India has recently partnered with which cab companies? 1. Meru 2. Ola 3. Uber 4. Easycabs A) 1 & 2 B) 2 & 3 C) 3 & 4 D) 4 & 1

Which state government has given reservation to Jats of Bharatpur and Dholpur under Other backward Class (OBC)? A) Rajasthan B) Punjab C) Uttar Pradesh D) Haryana

A bilateral meeting between India and Uzbekistan was held in? A) Tashkent B) Mumbai C) New Delhi D) Namangan

Which of the followings has launched S&P BSE Bharat 22 Index to track the performance of select state-run companies in which the central government has divested its stake? A) Dow Jones Index B) FTSE C) Asia Index D) NASDAQ Which state's country liquor has been approved by the government to be branded and launched under the name "Rhino"? A) Assam B) Meghalaya C) Sikkim D) Arunachal Pradesh

Which country has announced to construct an Arabian cap shaped stadium for the FIFA World Cup to be held in 2022? A) Bahrain B) Qatar C) UAE D) Saudi Arabia

Which of the following sportsperson has been selected for Dhyan Chand Award for life time contribution? A) Bhupender Singh B) Sumarai Tete C) Syed Shahid Hakim D) All of the Above

Scientists have discovered two new primitive species of which worm in the Western Ghats mountain ranges in Kerala? A) Silkworm B) Bristle worm C) Earthworm D) Flatworm



Who has become the youngest person to circumnavigate the world solo by motorcycle? A) Jorge Fox B) Matthew Holloway C) Kane Avellano D) Josh Garcia

World’s largest bicycle parking garage has been inaugurated in which country? A) United Kingdom B) Netherlands C) India D) China

Cabinet recently gave its approval for transfer of 40 acres of Airports Authority of India (AAI) land in which state for the completion of the Metro rail project? A) Maharashtra B) Rajasthan C) Uttar Pradesh D) Kerala When is World Mosquito Day (WMD) observed? A) Aug 23 B) Aug 22 C) Aug 21 D) Aug 20

Which Indian student has been recognised by World Records of India for developing a nano missile? A) Shanmugam Tirumala Rao B) Kannan Ramchandran C) Dacharla Panduranga Rohith D) Rifath Sharook

Which of the following has become the richest person in Asia? A) Jack Ma B) Li Ka-shing C) Ma Huateng D) Mukesh Ambani

RBI has recently started issuing a new note of which denomination? A) Rs 1000 B) Rs 5 C) Rs 50 D) Rs 200

Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Syndicate Bank? A) Satyanarayan Mohanty B) Ajay Vipin Nanavati C) Ravinder Kumar Jain D) Kapil Dev Tripathi

Which state government has launched a web portal to assist students to prepare for competitive exams? A) Maharashtra B) Andhra Pradesh C) Uttar Pradesh D) Haryana

Union Cabinet has increased the ‘creamy layer’ ceiling for central government jobs for the OBC category from the existing Rs 6 lakh to? A) Rs 9 lakh per annum B) Rs 10 lakh per annum C) Rs 8 lakh per annum D) Rs 7 lakh per annum

Which Indian institute has partnered with International Vaccine Institute (IVI) for research and development? A) Centre for Medical Development Studies B) Institute of Clinical Research India C) National Institute Of Medical Statistics D) Indian Council of Medical Research

Which of the following companies has signed an agreement for “distribution of iPhone and other Apple products” with Apple India? A) Reliance Communications B) Tata Communications C) HCL Infosystems D) Amazon India

Who has been selected as the convener of the 'preview committee’ constituted by I&B Ministry for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2017? A) Nagesh Kukunoor B) Vivek Agnihotri C) Prasoon Joshi D) Jahnu Barua



As per a report released by UNWTO, which country is the least-visited destination of 2016? A) Montserrat B) Djibouti C) Kiribati D) Tuvalu

Digital Haryana Summit organized by State Government is going to be held in? A) Kurukshetra B) Gurugram C) Panipat D) Rohtak

Wreckage site of which american cruiser has been discovered after 72 years in the Philippine sea 5.5 km below the surface? A) USS Helena B) USS Quincy C) USS Atlanta D) USS Indianapolis

As per the Sports Ministry, a first of its kind National Sports Museum is going to come up in? A) Hyderabad B) Mumbai C) New Delhi D) Rohtak

Centre has announced to provide how much amount as monthly fellowship to researchers doing their PhDs in IITs and IISc? A) Rs 150,000 B) Rs 50,000 C) Rs 70,000 D) Rs 100,000

Which state government has launched three biofuel-powered buses on a pilot basis? A) Odisha B) Goa C) Punjab D) Kerala

How many kilometer of roads have been illuminated under the Government's Street Lighting National programme (SLNP) with installation of 30 lakh LED street lights? A) 100,000 B) 50,000 C) 75,000 D) 25,000

Nobel nominee Tony de Brum, who recently passed away, was a politician from? A) Kiribati B) Palau C) Tuvalu D) Marshall Islands

Subroto Cup International Football Tournament recently began in? A) Kolkata B) Guwahati C) New Delhi D) Aizawl

Scientists from which country have discovered a potential new state of matter that may help explain phenomena like superconductivity? A) India B) Singapore C) Japan D) USA

Which country won the inaugural FIBA Asia cup held in Lebanon? A) China B) Iran C) Japan D) Australia

Which country is going to introduce 'X' gender passports? A) Canada B) Germany C) Spain D) Israel

UIDAI has launched its door step enrolment facility in? A) Hyderabad B) Bengaluru C) Mumbai D) Delhi

Who won a silver medal in the women’s 10,000 metres at the World University Games in Taipei? A) Rashi Sinha B) Anita Joshi C) Sanjivani Jadhav D) Sukriti Singh



Which of the following has emerged as the largest group of H-1B visa aspirants during the first nine months of the current US financial year i.e. Oct 2016 - June 2017? A) India B) Philippines C) China D) Canada Which landing craft utility ship was recently inducted into the navy at Andaman and Nicobar Islands? A) LCU L46 B) LCU L58 C) LCU L34 D) LCU L52

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