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1. Who has been appointed as interim chairman of 4. At which of the following place the first Water
the goods and services ta x network (GSTN)? ATM was established that would dispense clean and
a) Viveck Goenka safe drinking water?
b) Nikeeta Kale a) Goa
c) Piyush Sharma b) Kerala
d) Ajay Bhushan Pandey c) Hyderabad
e) Rajiv Kumar d) Chennai
Answer: (D) The Unique Identification Authority of e) Mumbai
Indias (UIDAI) chief executive officer (CEO) A.B. Answer: (C) Safe Water Network, an international
Pandey was appointed interim chairman of the goods NGO has partnered with Greater Hyderabad Municipal
and services tax network (GSTN)the firm providing Corporation (GHMC) to launch water ATMs, providing
information technology (IT) backbone and portal for affordable, 247 safe water access in Hyderabad. The
registration and tax returns under the GST regime. first of the ATMs was inaugurated by Telangana State
2. What is the name of India-Sri Lanka joint Home Minister N Narasimha Reddy at Nalgonda X
maritime naval exercise which has been started near Roads. A total of 200 ATMs will be set up to reach a
Vishakhapatnam? targetted 150,000 people. In the first phase 50 water
a) Varuna ATMs will be operationalised by next year. The
b) Garuda initiative is supported by USAID under the Urban
c) SLINEX 2017 WaSH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Alliance
d) Yudh Abyas Partnership and funded by Honeywell India.
e) Indra Navy 5. The 51st International Literacy Day was observed
Answer: (C) India and Sri Lankan seven days joint on?
maritime naval exercise SLINEX 2017 (7th Edition) a) September 8th
has begun at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. b) September 9th
3. Who is the author of the book titled How India c) September 10th
Sees the World? d) September 11th
a) Shyam Saran e) September 12
b) Amit shah Answer: (A) The International Literacy Day is
c) Amrita Pritam celebrated on 8th September every year throughout the
d) Rajesh Kumar world. On this day, in the year 1965 the World
e) VS Naipaul Congress of Ministers of Education met in Tehran for
Answer: (A) The book of Former Foreign Secretary the first time to discuss the programme of education at
Shyam Saran named How India Sees the World: the international level.
Kautilya to the 21st Century launched by former Prime 6. What is the theme for 51st International Literacy
Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Day?
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a) Literacy for Everyone a) State Bank of India
b) Literacy in a Modern World b) Bank of India
c) Literacy light up the world c) Bank of Maharashtra
d) Literacy in a digital world d) Punjab National Bank
e) Educate, Empowerment, Elite the Society e) Vijaya Bank
Answer: (D) The theme announced by UNESCO was Answer: (D) Punjab National Bank and state-run firm
`Literacy in a digital world. BSNL have teamed up to roll out open mobile wallet
7. Which of the following State starts implementing Speedpay across 10 states in the country.
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under MGNREGA 10. Yudh Abhyas, a joint military exercise was
Act beginning from the current financial year? conducted between India and ----------------
a) Haryana a) Myanmar
b) Goa b) Nepal
c) Assam c) Maldives
d) Nagaland d) USA
e) Rajasthan e) UK
Answer: (D) Nagaland starts implementing Direct Answer: (D) Armies of India and the US conducted
Benefit Transfer (DBT) under Mahatma Gandhi joint mega military exercise Yudh Abhyas in
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Washington as part of the Indo-US defense
(MGNREGA) beginning from the current financial year. cooperation. It is the 13th edition of the joint military
Presently, 46,894 active MGNREGA workers have exercise. The aim of the annual exercise Yudh
opened their bank accounts linked with Aadhar and are Abhyas is to further strengthen Jointmanship.
ready for DBT. A total of 1.79 lakh MGNREGA 11. Sathish Sivalingam related to which of the
workers have been verified with Aadhar and being following Game?
processed for an opening bank account. Currently, there a) Boxing
is 4.25 lakh active job cards with 5.82 lakh active b) Weightlifting
MGNREGA workers in the state. c) Hockey
8. SBI Life Insurance has received in principal d) Shooting
approval from SEBI for an Initial Public Offering e) Chess
(IPO) of up to Rs ________ crore. Answer: (B) Sathish Sivalingam won gold in the senior
a) 3500 mens 77kg category of the Commonwealth and
b) 6000 Oceania Championships held at Gold Coast in Australia.
c) 6300 In Youth Boys category Ragala venkat raghul with an
d) 7200 overall effort of 269kg clinched the gold. In junior
e) 8400 mens 77kg, Ajay Singh bagged the yellow metal.
Answer: (E) SBI Life Insurance has received approval Sathish Sivalingam and Ragala venkat raghul qualified
from the Securities and Exchange Board of India for an for 2018 commonwealth games.
IPO of up to Rs 8,400 crore ($1.3 billion. It involves 12. At which of the following country the 2,500-year-
120 million secondary shares or 12 per cent of the old Shwedagon pagoda is present?
insurers equity capital. State Bank of India which a) Nepal
currently owns 70.1 per cent of the insurer will sell 80 b) Myanmar
million shares and BNP Paribas Cardif, holder of a 26 c) Bangladesh
per cent stake, will sell 40 million. d) Sri Lanka
9. BSNL has partnered with --------------------- Bank e) China
to provide mobile wallet.
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Answer: (B) Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped a) Vitaly Fokeev
up his Myanmar trip, visiting to the mazar of the last b) Ankur Mittal
Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and the 2,500- c) Sangram Dahiya
year-old Shwedagon pagoda. He planted a Bodhi tree d) Heena Sindhu
sapling in the complex. The Shwedagon Pagoda e) Karni Singh
officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw and also known Answer: (A) Russias Vitaly Fokeev has won the gold
as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a medal at ISSF Shotgun World Championships. Indias
gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar. Ankur Mittal has won the silver medal in the mens
13. The --------------- grants corporate agency license double trap event at the ISSF Shotgun World
to One97 Communications, the parent of Paytm. Championships.
a) SEBI 16. Which part of Lakshadweep has been
b) RBI disappeared due to coastal erosion?
c) IRDAI a) Ross Island
d) GOI b) Agatti Island
e) None of these c) Kadmat Island
Answer: (C) Payment bank Paytm can now sell life d) Parali 1 Island
insurance, health and general insurance products. The e) Kalpeni Island
Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India Answer: (D) A new study claimed that one of the
(IRDAI) has granted corporate agency license for biodiversity-rich uninhabited island of Lakshadweep
One97 Communications, the parent of Paytm. The Parali I has vanished due to coastal erosion. Parali I
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba-backed Paytm, a island of Laskshadweep has been eroded completely and
leading player in the mobile payments and e-commerce Vanished.The Island was a part of Bangaram chain of
platform claims a registered user base of over 250 islands, and was 0.032 square km in area in 1968.This
million, has been granted license under the composite has been discovered by a Phd researcher
category. Mr.Hidayathulla. He was awarded PhD in July 2017 by
14. Which of the following country has refused to Calicut University in Kerala for his work on Studies on
sign Bali Declaration over Rohingya issue? Coastal Erosion in Selected Uninhabited Islands of
a) China Lakshadweep Archipelago with Special Reference to
b) UAE Biodiversity Conservation.
c) Pakistan 17. Which of the following bank's artificial
d) Myanmar intelligence-based chatbot 'Eva' has achieved the
e) None of these title of India's largest chatbot?
Answer: (E) India has refused to be a part of Bali a) ICICI Bank
Declaration adopted at conclusion of World b) Axis Bank
Parliamentary Forum on Sustainable Development held c) Yes Bank
in Bali, Indonesia to show of solidarity with Myanmar. d) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
It was not adopted because it carried inappropriate e) None of these
reference to violence in Rakhine State from where Answer: (E) Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based chatbot
1,25,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh and was not Eva built for HDFC Bank by Bengaluru-based
in line with agreed global principles of Sustainable Senseforth AI Research has successfully addressed
Development Goals (SDGs). over 2.7 million customer queries in six months to
15. Who has been bagged Gold Medal at ISSF become the countrys largest banking chatbot.
Shotgun World Championships 2017 held in According to HDFC Bank, it collaborated with
Moscow? Senseforth and launched EVA (Electronic Virtual
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Assistant) in March this year on its website. Since then, b) West Bengal
Eva has interacted with over 530,000 unique users, c) Gujarat
holding 1.2 million conversations and addressing 2.7 d) Andhra Pradesh
million queries with ease. e) Orissa
18. Who has been named as chief coach of the mens Answer: (C) Gujarat government has launched Shramik
national hockey team? Annapoorna Yojana (Construction Workers Meal
a) Roelant Oltmans Scheme), under which each registered worker is
b) Sjoerd Mrijine provided a plateful of food for a mere Rs 10 with the
c) GE Sridharan Gujarat government providing a hefty subsidy of Rs 19
d) Harendra Singh per meal.
e) None of these 22. Exide Life Insurance has partnered with
Answer: (B) Womens national hockey coach Sjoerd ________ offer its protection and savings products to
Marijne was named chief coach of the mens side, the banks customers.
replacing the sacked Roelant Oltmans. Besides, World a) Bank of Maharastra
Cup-winning junior team coach Harendra Singh was b) Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank
appointed High Performance Specialist coach of the c) Punjab & Sind Bank
senior womens team. d) Bank of Baroda
19. Who has assumed charge as the Chairman-cum- e) Corporation Bank
Managing Director (CMD) of NMDC Limited? Answer: (B) Exide Life Insurance has announced a
a) N Baijendra Kumar partnership with Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative
b) Riyadh Goenka Bank (PMC Bank) to offer its protection and savings
c) Santosh Gangwar products to the latters customers. PMC Bank is a multi-
d) Sunil Mehta State scheduled urban cooperative bank with 127
e) R.S. Sodhi branches spread across Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka,
Answer: (A) Baijendra Kumar has assumed charge as Goa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Chairman and Managing Director of National Mineral Exide Life Insurance works with around 50 banks.
Development Corporation (NMDC) Ltd. He is an IAS 23. Which of the following university got first spot in
officer of 1985 batch of Chhattisgarh cadre. the Times Higher Education World University
20. Indian army has finalized to induct how many Rankings of the best universities?
women in the military police? a) Stanford University
a) 500 b) Oxford University
b) 600 c) Texas University
c) 700 d) Harvard University
d) 800 e) Cambridge University
e) 1000 Answer: (B) Two UK institutions lead the Times
Answer: (D) The Army has finalized a plan to induct Higher Education World University Rankings of the
approximately 800 women in the military police. The best universities for the first time in its history, with
decision to induct women would help in investigating Oxford holding on to the number one spot for the
allegations of gender specific crimes. This comes after second year in a row, while Cambridge has risen to
Nirmala Sitharaman became Indias second woman second place. Meanwhile, India has some bad news with
Defense Minister. its premier institutes like IIT Delhi and IISc Bangalore
21. Which State Government has launched slipping in the rankings to lower bands.
subsidized food scheme for construction workers? 24. Which of the following firm is Indias biggest Gas
a) Haryana importer?
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a) ONGC e) Gurugram
b) HPCL Answer: (D) The Food Safety Standards Authority of
c) Petronet LNG Ltd India (FSSAI) has inaugurated Indias first ever food
d) OIC safety institute set up by Nestle India in Manesar.It is
e) Reliance Ltd inaugurated by the CEO of Food Safety Standards
Answer: (C) India's biggest gas importer, Petronet LNG Authority of India (FSSAI) Pawan Kumar Agarwal.The
Ltd going to build Sri Lanka's first liquefied natural gas institute aims to train and guide its students in food
(LNG) terminal. safety including nutrition check and keeping the
25. Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM- ingredients in the food items within the limit among
L) and ____ Bank tied up a charter to spread others.
Climate Literacy. 28. Which of the following state has topped in GST
a) ICICI migration and fresh registrations?
b) Axis a) Maharashtra
c) Kotak Mahindra b) Gujarat
d) Yes c) Andhra Pradesh
e) SBI d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (D) Indian Institute of Management Lucknow e) Uttar Pradesh
(IIM-L) and Yes Bank have signed a charter to help Answer: (A) Maharashtra is on the top position among
spread Climate Literacy, aiming to achieve sustainable other states in the country when it comes to migration of
development through shared learning. The bank will existing traders and fresh registrations under the Goods
support IIM-L in updating its two-year course and Service Tax (GST) network. Uttar Pradesh (5.93
curriculum. lakh) has secured second position whereas Tamil Nadu
26. Who is heading Joint Parliamentary Committee (5.23 lakh) is on the third position in terms of migration
on the financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance of traders through GST network.
Bill 2017? 29. Recently US ejected out Habib Bank over terror
a) Amit Mishra financing charge, Habib Bank belongs to which
b) Ratan P Watal country?
c) R Gandhi a) Iran
d) Bhupender Yadav b) Syria
e) Anurap Kashyab c) North Korea
Answer: (D) A Joint Parliamentary Committee has been d) Israel
formed to examine and present a report on the Financial e) None of these
Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017, in New Answer: (E) Habib Bank, Pakistans largest private
Delhi. It consists of 20 members of Lok Sabha and 10 lender, has been ordered by the US banking regulators
members of Rajya Sabha. The Committee will gather to shut down its New York office after nearly 40 years
views and suggestions from stakeholders and public on of operation.According to the report, Habib Bank had
the provisions of the Financial Resolution and Deposit allowed 13,000 transactions that were not sufficiently
Insurance Bill, 2017. screened to ensure they did not involve sanctioned
27. Nestle set up Indias first food safety institute at countries.
which place? 30. Iron Union 5 is a joint military exercise between -
a) Kohima ------------------- and ----------------------
b) Ganktok a) US , UAE
c) Imphal b) US, South Korea
d) Manesar c) Japan, South Korea
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d) Bangladesh, China a) Assam
e) China, Pakistan b) Gujarat
Answer: (A) US and UAE Armies begun joint military c) Jharkhand
exercise in Abu Dhabi, with name Iron Union 5. d) Andhra Pradesh
31. Which State Government announced Rs. 1 lakh e) Tamil Nadu
cash reward to find out Blue Whale curators? Answer: (A) Assam Government signed a MoU with
a) Kerala Google India to provide Internet connection to 26,000
b) Tamil Nadu villages.
c) Gujarat 35. At which of the following place the 21st meeting
d) Maharashtra of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council was
e) Uttar Pradesh held?
Answer: (C) The Gujarat state govt. has announced 1 a) Bangalore
lakh Rupees cash reward to those providing information b) New Delhi
about the administrators and curators of the deadly Blue c) Mumbai
Whale Challenge. d) Hyderabad
32. Who laid the foundation Stone of Greenfield e) Lucknow
Smart City at Ranchi, Jharkhand? Answer: (D) The 21st meeting of the Goods and
a) Narendra Modi Services Tax (GST) Council was held at Hyderabad
b) Venkaiah Naidu International Convention Centre, in Hyderabad. This is
c) Arun Jaitley the first time the GST Council met after filing of GST
d) Ram Nath Govind returns. The meet was headed by Finance Minister
e) Ravi Shankar Prasad Mr.Arun Jaitley. Finance Ministers of all states attended
Answer: (B) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu laid the the meet.
foundation stone of Greenfield Smart City at Ranchi in 36. The government announced linking Aadhaar
Jharkhand. with mobile SIM cards and all unlinked phones will
33. Which of the following city held the fifth edition be deactivated after ----------------------
of Coastal Shipping and Inland Water a) January 2018
Transportation Business Summit 2017? b) February 2018
a) Kochi c) March 2018
b) Vishakhapatnam d) April 2018
c) Goa e) May 2018
d) Chennai Answer: (B) The government is moving ahead with
e) Mumbai linking Aadhaar with mobile SIM cards and all unlinked
Answer: (A) In Kochi, the fifth edition of Coastal phones will be deactivated after February 2018.
Shipping and Inland Water Transportation Business Aadhaar mobile linkage is being done as per the orders
Summit 2017 held at Hotel Crown Plaza. The summit of Supreme Court passed in February 2017 in Lokniti
will be an initiative to explore the immense potential of foundation case and all SIM cards have to be verified
coastal shipping and waterways as well as an effort to with Aadhaar within a year from the date of judgment,
build a shared commitment and decipher the role that with all unlinked phones to be deactivated after
each stakeholder will have to play in integrating the February next year. So criminals, fraudsters and
coastal and waterways transport infrastructure. terrorists cannot use the issued SIMs.
34. Which of the following State Government signed 37. Joyciline Jepkosgei broke the world 10km record
a MoU with Google India to provide Internet at the Birell Prague Grand Prix, an IAAF Gold
connection to 26,000 villages? Label Road Race, she was from-----------------------
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a) Jordan a) Sakshi Malik
b) Switzerland b) Sonam Malik
c) USA c) Sushil Kumar
d) Japan d) Yogeshwar Dutt
e) Kenya e) Narsingh Pancham Yadav
Answer: (E) Kenyas Joyciline Jepkosgei broke the Answer: (B) Young Indian wrestler Sonam Malik
world 10km record at the Birell Prague Grand Prix, an bagged a gold medal at the World Cadet Wrestling
IAAF Gold Label Road Race. The 23-year-old Kenyan Championship held in Athens, Greece. Sonam Malik is
clocked 29:43 to smash through the 30-minute barrier competing in the 56kg category and she defeated
and break her own record of 30:04. Japanese Sena Nagamoto by 3-1 points in the final.
38. Which of the following country has won 2nd 41. RN Sudarshan who passed away recently belongs
South Asian Basketball (SABA) under 16 to ------------------
Championship? a) Politician
a) India b) Writer
b) Japan c) Reporter
c) Pakistan d) Actor
d) Singapore e) Singer
e) China Answer: (D) Veteran Kannada actor RN Sudarshan had
Answer: (A) India has won 2nd South Asian Basketball passed away in Bengaluru. He was 78.He was suffering
(SABA) under 16 Championship. Bangladesh finished from kidney-related ailments. RN Sudarshan, has acted
second and host Nepal third. The championship was in many Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.
played in a round robin league format. India has now 42. Which of the following person wins US open
qualified for 2017 International Basketball Federation, Women's Singles Title 2017?
FIBA, Under-16 Asian Championship to be played in a) Venus Williams
Malaysia. b) Sania Mirza
39. At Which State National Security Guard (NSG) c) Martina Hingis
organized First national Canine Seminar? d) Maria Sharapova
a) Assam e) Sloane Stephens
b) Haryana Answer: (E) Sloane Stephens wins US open Womens
c) Rajasthan Singles Title 2017
d) Punjab 43. The Defense Research and Development
e) Odisa Organization (DRDO) tested Indias indigenously
Answer: (B) The first National Canine Seminar developed third generation Anti Tank Guided
organized by National Security Guard (NSG) in NSG Missile ------- in Rajasthan.
Campus, Manesar (Gurugram), Haryana.The NSG, a) Nag
popularly known as The Black Cats of the country is b) Agni
organizing this two-day seminar. The theme of the two c) Dhruv
days National Canine Seminar is Canine as Tactical d) Aag
Weapon in Fight against Terrorism. Its main objective e) None of these
is to discuss and deliberate on the techniques of dog Answer: (A) The Defense Research and Development
training and strategies of deploying the dogs in Counter Organization (DRDO) twice successfully flight tested
Terrorism and Counter Insurgency scenario. Indias indigenously developed third generation Anti
40. Who has bagged gold in World Wrestling Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) Nag in Rajasthan.
Championship held in Athens, Greece?
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44. Which state has launched a single emergency political information relevant to them. Trans-vision will
number 112 that will integrate services of police, fire produce its web series in three languages Telugu,
brigade and medical help? Kannada and Dakhni, an Urdu dialect spoken in certain
a) Maharashtra parts of the Deccan Plateau, including Hyderabad.
b) Gujarat 47. Which of the following Country opened Second
c) Andhra Pradesh Indian workers resource centre?
d) Tamil Nadu a) Kuwait
e) Telangana b) Qatar
Answer: (A) A single emergency number 112 that will c) Saudi Arabia
integrate services of police, fire brigade and medical d) UAE
help, is likely to be a reality in the state. The home e) Bangladesh
department will roll out the services, which will reduce Answer: (D) Indians in the UAE now have one more
the response time and also introduce dedicated apps and support centre to address their grievances. The Indian
SMS services. In accordance with the central Ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Singh Suri afternoon
governments directive, the state cabinet approved a opened the Indian Workers Resource Centre (IWRC) in
Rs429 crore plan a few weeks ago to roll out the service Sharjah. The Sharjah Centre on the 22nd floor of Damas
in 10 big cities and later in all the districts. Tower (Burj 2000) opposite the Central Post Office is
45. Which of the following Country will host the the second office of the IWRC in the UAE after the one
Junior Asian Wrestling Championship in 2018? in Dubai that currently caters to Indians in all seven
a) China emirates.
b) Malaysia 48. Which of the following have agreed to strengthen
c) Bangladesh anti-terrorism and security cooperation along a US
d) South Korea $50 billion economic corridor?
e) None of these a) India & Pakistan
Answer: (E) India will host next year. The United b) India & china
World Wrestling (UWW) allotted next years Junior c) China & Pakistan
Asian Wrestling Championship to the capital city of our d) India & Myanmar
country, to be held from July 19 to 22. e) India & Nepal
46. Which of the following is the YouTube channel Answer: (C) China and Pakistan have agreed to
launched by Hyderabad-based transwoman activist strengthen anti-terrorism and security cooperation along
in India conceptualized and actualized by a US $50 billion economic corridor that links the restive
transgender individuals? regions of the two countries through a network of rail
a) Transwomen and road projects. The China-Pakistan Economic
b) Transvision Corridor (CPEC) connects Xinjiang province in
c) Transjet northwest China with the deep-water Gwadar port on
d) Transindia the Arabian Sea in southwestern Pakistan. It faces
e) Transform challenges from Islamic militants in both the regions.
Answer: (B) The Hyderabad-based transwoman 49. Which of the following Indian city allotted by
activist, who holds two post-graduate degrees, did not United World Wrestling (UWW) for Junior Asian
despair. Instead, she decided to launch the first Wrestling Championship?
YouTube channel Transvision in India conceptualized a) Punjab
and actualised by transgender individuals. The channel, b) Maharashtra
according to its makers, will provide accurate and c) Gujarat
scientific socio-cultural, religious, economic and d) New Delhi
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e) Kerala Answer: (D) Mumbai doctors launched a free mobile
Answer: (D) The United World Wrestling (UWW) application, which will direct people in emotional
allotted next years Junior Asian Wrestling distress to a nearest helpline centre. The application
Championship to the capital city of our country, to held called emotional support helpline directory available
from July 19 to 22. on Playstore was launched to mark the World Health
50. Who has bagged NR Madhava Menon Best Law Organization declared World Suicide Prevention Day,
Teacher Award? which raises awareness about how suicides are
a) Arnab Goswami preventable. It features contact information of more than
b) Tahir Mahmood 50 suicide prevention helplines numbers operating
c) Rankaraj Pandey across India and displays the closest helpline near the
d) TK Vishwanathan user.
e) AB Rohatgi 54. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japans
Answer: (B) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid the foundation stone
51. Who has launched the book titled Hit Refresh? of the Indias first bullet train project connecting
a) Sachin Bansal Mumbai --------------
b) Mark Zukerberg a) Indoor
c) Satya Nadella b) Bangalore
d) Sundar Picchai c) Goa
e) Jeff Bezos d) Bhopal
Answer: (C) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has e) None of these
launched his first book named Hit Refresh. The book Answer: (E) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
includes the inside story of the companys continuing Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid the foundation
transformation, Nadellas own personal journey, Vision stone of the Indias first bullet train project connecting
for the coming wave of intelligent technologies. Satya Mumbai and Ahmadabad.
Nadella will donate all proceeds from Hit Refresh to 55. Asian Development Bank has granted --------
Microsoft Philanthropies. million to Nepal to enhance power transmission.
52. Who won the US Open Tennis Mens Singles a) $655
title? b) $152
a) Roger Federer c) $250
b) Novak Djokovic d) $310
c) Stan Wawrinka e) $635
d) Rafael Nadal Answer: (B) Asian Development Bank announced that
e) Andy Murray it would provide $152 million loan to Nepal, to enhance
Answer: (D) Rafael Nadal (Spain) is the winner of power transmission, in Kathmandu. The loan amount
137th edition of US Open tennis. would be utilized to implement the Power Transmission
53. Which of the following City doctors launched a and Distribution Efficiency Enhancement Project
free mobile application, which will direct people in (PTDEEP).
emotional distress to a nearest helpline centre? 56. Syed Mustafiz Ahmed has passed away recently,
a) Chennai he was a ------------------
b) Bangalore a) Motivational speaker
c) New Delhi b) Politician
d) Mumbai c) Writer
e) Hyderabad d) Actor
e) Producer
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Answer: (B) Syed Mustafiz Ahmed had served as 60. Who won the US Open womens doubles title
health minister of Odisha cabinet between 1990 and 2017?
1995 when Biju Patnaik was the chief minister. Patnaik a) Lucie Hradecka and Katerina Siniakova
described Ahmed as a simple man who stood by the b) Barbora Strcov and Ekaterina Makarova
people through thick and thin. He was an able c) Kristina Mladenovic and Petra Kvitov
organiser and social worker. He had played a significant d) Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza
role for the development of Cuttack. e) Martina Hingis and Chan Yung-Jan
57. Which of the following company has launched Answer: (E) Martina Hingis along with her partner
Digital assistance robot-ELEKTRA? Chan Yung-Jan, won the US Open womens doubles
a) Google title against Lucie Hradecka and Katerina Siniakova.
b) Facebook 61. Which of the following states CM is honored at
c) Apple international event for his work in organic farming?
d) Reliance Energy a) Assam
e) Samsung b) Maharashtra
Answer: (D) Reliance Energy has launched a digital c) Andhra Pradesh
assistance robot named ELEKTRA. This system d) Kerala
provides automated responses to customers for their e) Sikkim
queries and requests. It is powered by Artificial Answer: (E) Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling
Intelligence. This robot comes into action whenever a was honoured for his pioneering work in the field of
customer logs in to Reliance Energys Facebook page or organic farming during a ceremony at Germanys Lagau
website. This digital assistance robot takes help of on the occasion of the One World Festival.
SCADA and GIS systems to provide real-time responses 62. Which of the following country is all set to get
to the customers. During peak hours, consumers will get worlds 1st dividing retractable pitch?
an immediate response to their queries from ELEKTRA a) USA
without any waiting time. b) England
58. Which of the following two countries began joint c) China
training exercises Shaheen VI? d) India
a) China & North Korea e) Australia
b) Japan & USA Answer: (B) Englands top tier football club Tottenham
c) China & Pakistan Hotspur has unveiled the worlds first-ever dividing
d) Japan & India retractable pitch at its new stadium. The retractable
e) India & Israel grass football pitch will sit on top of an artificial pitch
Answer: (C) The air forces of China and Pakistan which will be used by American football league NFL.
began a joint training exercise named Shaheen VI in 63. At which of the following place Worlds oldest
China. steam engine finishes its heritage run ____
59. Who won the US Open mens doubles title 2017? a) Pune
a) Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lpez b) Chennai
b) Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau c) Goa
c) Bruno Soares and Daniel Nestor d) Ladakh
d) Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan e) Darjeeling
e) Feliciano Lopez and Horia Tecau Answer: (B) The worlds oldest working steam engine,
Answer: (B) Dutchman Jean-Julien Rojer, who pulling a single coach, successfully completed a
partnered Tecau to win the mens doubles title, beating heritage run between two railway stations, drawing
the Spaniards Feliciano and Marc Lpez. huge crowds along the route. The Heritage Special
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Locomotive EIR-21 was run from the Egmore to Answer: (E) An eight feet bronze statue of Indian
Kodambakkam railway stations in the city, covering two freedom struggle leader Subhas Chandra Bose was
stations in between. It drew huge crowds along the unveiled at the naval base INS Netaji Subhas in
route. Kolkata, named after the iconic leader.
64. Punjab National Bank has tied up with ------------- 67. Who will be conferred with the first Lifetime
-- to open mobile wallet Speedpay across 10 states in Achievement Award instituted by the Badminton
the country. Association of India (BAI) for his rich contribution
a) Airtel to the sport?
b) Paytm a) Prakash Padukone
c) Mobikwick b) Jwala Gutta
d) BSNL c) Ajay jayram
e) Freecharge d) Parupalli Kashyap
Answer: (D) Punjab National Bank and state-run firm e) Pullela Gopichand
BSNL teamed up to roll out open mobile wallet Answer: (A) Former Indian badminton player Prakash
Speedpay across 10 states in the country. PNBs Padukone will be conferred with the first Lifetime
Speedway wallet will operate like any other mobile Achievement Award instituted by the Badminton
wallet for paying bills, recharging phone besides its Association of India (BAI) for his contribution to the
users will be able to deposit and withdraw money from sport. Padukone, who was the first Indian shuttler to win
authorized retail outlets. the All England Open Badminton Championships, will
65. What is the title of the book released by BCCI for be given a citation and a cash award of 10 lakh.
its Players? 68. Who won the ITF Futures Mens tennis
a) 100 Things 50 Overs championship title 2017?
b) For Players a) Sumit Nagal
c) 100 things every professional cricketer must b) Saketh Myneni
know c) N. Sriram Balaji
d) How to tackle the situation d) Yuki Bhambri
e) Be an Umpire But Play Like Player e) None of these
Answer: (C) The book has been released by Committee Answer: (A) Sumit Nagal of India blasted Colin van
of Administrators (CoA).The book titled 100 things Beem of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-0 in the singles final to
every professional cricketer must know which is also in justify the top billing in the 8th MCC S R
line with Lodha recommendations. The handbook has Subramaniam Memorial ITF Futures Mens tennis
been forwarded by former India captain and current championship. Nagal received USD 2,160 and 18 ITF
India A coach Rahul Dravid. This covers as many as 10 points for the victory while van Beem received
topics including handling pressure, having legal USD.1272 AND 12 ITF points.
knowledge, dealing with media and knowledge of 69. Which of the following city the BWF World
keeping fit and eating well. Senior Badminton Championships held?
66. At which of the following place an eight feet a) Chennai
bronze statue of Netaji unveiled? b) Bangalore
a) Mumbai c) Kochi
b) Kochi d) Hyderabad
c) Ahmadabad e) Mumbai
d) New Delhi Answer: (C) BWF World Senior Badminton
e) Kolkata Championships held at Kochi.