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Which metro has become the only completely 'green' Metro system in the world? A) Kochi B) Delhi C) Mumbai D) Bengaluru Which of the following fish has been declared as one of the rarest species of fish in the world by researchers from the Marine Living Resources Department of Andhra University? A) Ranguchapulu B) Aattuchemballi C) Barramundi D) Arangi CBEC has increased the import duty on crude palm oil from 7.5% to? A) 15% B) 18% C) 12% D) 20% As per a study from Oxford Economics, which city in Asia is going to grow at the fastest pace? A) Delhi B) Beijing C) Manila D) Colombo Who is going to be felicitated with the Asia Society 2017 Asia Game Changers Award at a ceremony to be held at the United Nations, New York? A) Dev Patel B) Priyanka Chopra C) Irrfan Khan D) Deepika Padukone NCRB has been merged with Bureau of Police Research and Development by the Union Home Ministry. What does NCRB stand for? A) National Crime Records Bureau B) National Citizenship Records Bureau C) National Centre for Research on Borders D) National Coordination for Rehabilitation Bureau What was the 2017 theme of International Youth Day observed on August 12th? A) The Road to 2030 B) Youth and Civic Engagement C) Youth and Mental Health

D) Youth Building Peace

In which state did Facebook launch its SheMeansBusiness programme for women entrepreneurs? A) Gujarat B) Haryana C) Odisha D) Jharkhand Which state's cabinet recently approved to pay compensation to the tune of Rs 142 crore to the toll operators? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Chhattisgarh C) Bihar D) Maharashtra Who has been appointed as the CEO of Jet Airways? A) Gaurang Agarwal B) Rajiv Krishna C) Vinay Dube D) Amit Shetty Supreme Court has made it mandatory to furnish a valid pollution-under-control (PuC) certificate to renew the annual insurance papers in? A) Maharashtra B) Tamilnadu C) Delhi-NCR D) West Bengal Vishvjit P Singh, who recently passed away, was a? A) Bureaucrat B) Journalist C) Diplomat D) Politician

How many rockets has ISRO planned to launch in the next five years? A) 37 B) 18 C) 26 D) 21 Scientists from which IIT have synthesised mats made of silk-proteins and bioactive glass fibre that can help arthritis patients? A) Roorkee B) Guwahati C) Kharagpur

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D) Kanpur Centre has rolled out the second phase of measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign, to cover 3.4 crore children, in how many states and UTs? A) FIve B) Eleven C) Fifteen D) Eight

Government of India has launched a new sub-scheme named Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY) as part of? A) Annapurna B) DAY-NRLM C) Saksham D) DDU-GKY Which company made maximum profit per employee in the second quarter of 2017? A) Microsoft B) Facebook C) Alphabet D) Twitter The Code on Wages Bill 2017 which was recently introduced in Lok Sabha, seeks to amalgamate how many laws? A) Two B) Four C) One D) Three Which of the following decisions were taken by the GST Council at its recent meet? A) Approval of e-way bill rules B) Setting up anti-profiteering committees C) Rationalization of Rates D) All of the Above Which union ministry has constituted a committee of joint secretaries for ensuring affordability, availability and accessibility of drugs for the citizens? A) Chemicals and Fertilisers B) Consumer Affairs C) Health and Family Welfare D) AYUSH

World Elephant Day was observed on? A) Aug 11 B) Aug 12 C) Aug 10 D) Aug 8

RBI has imposed a monetary penalty aggregating ₹3 crore on which bank for non-compliance of KYC norms? A) Canara Bank B) Syndicate Bank C) Karnataka Bank D) Union Bank of India Which bollywood actor has been signed by the startup Cure.Fit as its brand ambassador? A) Salman Khan B) Siddharth Malhotra C) Hrithik Roshan D) Arjun Kapoor Scientists have recently found a new species of barred grass snake in? A) Asia B) America C) Europe D) Australia Who has been appointed as acting CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)? A) A P Hota B) Ravi Pathak C) Karan Chandok D) Dilip Asbe When was the World Biofuel Day observed? A) Aug 10 B) Aug 8 C) Aug 12 D) Aug 11

As per the government, ISRO and NASA are working towards realisation of NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission by? A) 2021 B) 2020 C) 2023 D) 2022

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India recently ratified the second commitment period of which of the following climate action protocols? A) Geneva Protocol B) Kyoto Protocol C) Cartagena Protocol D) Montreal Protocol In a first, which state government has issued a tender for power developers to receive cheap coal marked for the state in return for selling coal-based power? A) Gujarat B) Chhattisgarh C) West Bengal D) Odisha What is the name of Indian Coast Guard Ship that was commissioned recently? A) Trishul B) Tarkash C) Shaurya D) Sahyadri National Handloom Day was recently observed on? A) Aug 7 B) Aug 9 C) Aug 10 D) Aug 8

Which bank inaugurated a Self Employment Training Institute at Indore recently? A) South Indian Bank B) Federal Bank C) Vijaya Bank D) ICICI Bank PNB customers will have to pay charges on cash deposit of above Rs 5,000 in a non-base branch. Earlier this cap was? A) Rs 25000 B) Rs 30000 C) Rs 20000 D) Rs 15000 Agriculture Ministry signed an MoA for setting up a regional centre of the global rice research institute IRRI in Varanasi. IRRI is headquartered at? A) China B) Malaysia C) Philippines D) Australia

Which oil company has become the first Indian refiner to purchase Eagle Ford shale oil? A) Bharat Petroleum Corporation B) Indian Oil Company C) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation D) Reliance Petroleum An Indian origin entrepreneur Rana Sarkar has been appointed which country's consul general in San Francisco? A) Canada B) UK C) Australia D) South Africa Who has been appointed as the 45th Chief Justice of India? A) Madan Bhimarao Lokur B) Ranjan Gogoi C) Jasti Chelameswar D) Dipak Misra Jyoti Amge, worlds shortest woman recently unveiled a 51-feet high book written by Acharya Tarun Sagar Maharaj. The book is titled? A) Jivan Yatra B) Gyan Darpan C) Svaroop Anand D) Kadve Vachan India recently celebrated the anniversary of Quit India Movement on 9th Aug. The movement was launched in? A) 1917 B) 1920 C) 1935 D) 1929 Who has been appointed as a part-time member on the board of IRDAI? A) Ravi Mittal B) Maruthi Prasad C) N S Rao D) Anil Khachi Which legislative assembly passed two amendment bills for Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT) and Minimum Wages? A) Punjab B) Rajasthan C) Delhi

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D) Bihar

Sitaram Panchal, who recently passed away, was a famous? A) Playwright B) Singer C) Actor D) Director Which Space Telescope of NASA has recently found the best evidence yet of a stratosphere on an exoplanet? A) Spitzer B) Chandra X-ray C) Kepler D) Hubble Which bank has become the latest to to offer two tier interest rate structure for savings account? A) UCO Bank B) Allahabad Bank C) Indian Bank D) Andhra Bank Which state has initiated a ₹2,000-crore project for modernisation of the Sriram Sagar project? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Tamilnadu C) Karnataka D) Telangana

PayPal has extended its partnership into Asia Pacific with which company? A) Rupay B) Mastercard C) Visa D) Maestro As per the second volume of the Economic Survey released recently, the goal of increasing the renewable power capacity by 2022 has been set at? A) 200 GW B) 125 GW C) 175 GW D) 150 GW

Scientists at which university have developed a new micropropulsion system that uses ultra-purified water as a propellant? A) Carnegie Mellon B) John Hopkins C) Purdue D) Cornell Which payment solution provider has collaborated with IRCTC for its ‘buy now and pay later’ service? A) Citrus Pay B) CCAvenue C) e-PayLater D) EBS

Who is going to lead the American delegation at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit to be co-hosted by India and US in Hyderabad? A) Melania Trump B) Mike Pence C) Ivanka Trump D) Donald Trump Britannia recently announced to build its largest plant worth Rs 1000 crore in? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Odisha C) Maharashtra D) Jharkhand Which country is going to open a new diplomatic station in Chennai? A) Singapore B) Tuvalu C) Bangladesh D) Tanzania Which Indian-American has been appointed as Deputy Comptroller for Minority Affairs by Nassau County? A) Nilanjan Sanyal B) Dilip Chauhan C) P.S. Ahuja D) Nripendra Mishra Who recently launched the NCERT's Web portal for supply of textbooks to schools and individuals? A) Narendra Modi B) Upendra Kushwaha C) Prakash Javadekar D) Mahendra Nath Pandey

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As per Minister of Communication Manoj Sinha, Indian telecom market is expected to cross Rs 6.6 trillion revenue by? A) 2021 B) 2020 C) 2018 D) 2019 Which state has signed an MoU with the Union Government for opening 1000 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) Kendras? A) Assam B) Madhya Pradesh C) Uttar Pradesh D) West Bengal Which union ministry has set up a committee to resolve the pending issues of bank pensioners and retirees? A) Department of Personnel and Training B) Department of Financial Services C) Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare D) Department of Expenditure Who has been appointed Ambassador of India to the Grand Duchy Luxembourg? A) Nita Chowdhury B) Sujatha Singh C) Omita Paul D) Gaitri Issar Kumar Which state's CM flagged off mobile therapy vans for elderly people to launch "Buniyadi Sanjivani Sewa"? A) Gujarat B) Bihar C) Kerala D) Chhattisgarh As per Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, anti-dumping duty on how many products from China is in force? A) 85 B) 74 C) 67 D) 93

How many medals did India win at the Asian Junior Boxing Championships held in Puerto Princesa, Philippines? A) Eight B) Four C) Six D) Nine Which of the following comic book publishers has been acquired by Netflix as its first acquisition? A) Millarworld B) Fantagraphics C) Casterman D) Laizen Who has directed the Indian National Anthem video in sign language? A) Sanjay Singh B) Bimal Julka C) Anil Goswami D) Govind Nihalani

As per power minister Piyush Goyal, government is planning to expand the nuclear power capacity by? A) 3,000 MW B) 7,000 MW C) 9,000 MW D) 5,000 MW

Union Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan recently launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in? A) Tripura B) Meghalaya C) Nagaland D) Manipur Which cryptocurrency trading platform has launched a dedicated platform for trade and exchange of digital currencies in India? A) Kraken B) Coinbase C) ShapeShift D) BitBay Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has approved two projects under 'Modified Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (MIIUS)' in which state? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Punjab C) Maharashtra D) Rajasthan

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As per AYUSH ministry, how much has the government spent in the year 2016-17 under National AYUSH Mission (NAM)? A) Rs 38,624 lakhs B) Rs 41,712 lakhs C) Rs 47,436 lakhs D) Rs 52,948 lakhs Which bank is going to raise up to Rs 626 crore through sale of its stake in NBFC STCI Finance Ltd? A) RBL Bank B) Karur Vysya Bank C) Lakshmi Vilas Bank D) Bank of India ‘The Dawn of Cruise Tourism in India’ event was recently held in? A) Mumbai B) Goa C) Cochin D) Chennai Researchers have recently discovered two new species of which of the following plants? A) Mormon B) Cycas C) Ginkgo D) Conifer Which company has announced its partnership with Laghu Udyog Bharati to launch 'GST Shiksha hub' to help MSMEs? A) Infosys B) HCL C) TCS D) Wipro Which state government has floated a scheme of providing 3.5 lakh NAMO tablets at the subsidized rate of Rs 1,000 each to students? A) Uttarakhand B) Sikkim C) Gujarat D) Kerala Who won the bronze medal in the men's trap event in the 7th Asian Shotgun Championship being held in Astana? A) Zoravar Singh Sandhu B) Kynan Chenani C) Birendeep Sodhi

D) Rajat Malik

Who has been appointed as South-East Asia's WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Physical Activity? A) Milkha Singh B) Mahesh Bhupathi C) Sachin Tendulkar D) Rahul Dravid Which bank has introduced a biometric attendance system for its employees? A) Allahabad Bank B) IDBI Bank C) Indian Overseas Bank D) Punjab National Bank Shapath Bhardwaj, who has become the youngest athlete to be named in the government’s Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme, is associated with which sport? A) Wrestling B) Tennis C) Badminton D) Shooting Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’ Dr Ruth pfau, who recently passed away, hailed from? A) Russia B) Germany C) Italy D) Romania GST Council has proposed to increase the cess on SUVs and luxury cars from 15% to? A) 25% B) 20% C) 18% D) 30% Which state government has passed a bill in the legislative assembly to grant Cononut palm the status of a tree? A) Kerala B) Tamilnadu C) Goa D) Karnataka

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How much is Jammu & Kashmir government going to spend on development works in the next five years? A) Rs 3 lakh crore B) Rs 1 lakh crore C) Rs 4 lakh crore D) Rs 2 lakh crore Vijay Nambisan, who recently passed away, was a famous? A) Politician B) Painter C) Lawyer D) Poet Which state has launched Smart Streets Lab, a road-safety and women-safety solution? A) Himachal Pradesh B) Jharkhand C) Telangana D) Odisha Indo-ASEAN Youth Summit is going to be held in? A) Kanpur B) Bhopal C) Cochin D) Pune

1,30,176 SHGs have been digitised under 'e-Shakti'. It is the pilot project being run by? A) IRDAI B) NABARD C) SEBI D) SIDBI Who has been selected for the first Kesari Media Award, instituted by the Kesari Memorial Journalist Trust? A) T J S George B) R S Babu C) M G Radhakrishnan D) C Rahim Bombay High Court has put restrictions on participation in Dahi Handi festival by the children below the age of? A) 14 years B) 10 years C) 18 years D) 8 years

Central Board of Direct Taxes has signed how many unilateral advance pricing agreements (APAs) in July with Indian taxpayers? A) Eight B) Six C) Nine D) Ten Which Indian automobile company has tied up with Triumph Motorcycles? A) TVS Motor B) Hero MotoCorp C) Bajaj Auto D) Tata Motors Indian Navy Band is going to participate in 2017 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo under the baton of? A) Vijay Chhibber B) Upendra Tripathy C) Madhav Lal D) Vijay Charles D’Cruz Eighth edition of Mekong Ganga Cooperation Meeting was recently held in? A) Phnom Penh B) Manila C) Vientianne D) New Delhi What is India's rank on the global retirement index by Natixis Global, which ranks 43 countries? A) 43 B) 28 C) 17 D) 31 Which state is going to grant land rights to the slum dwellers living in urban areas? A) Karnataka B) Assam C) Uttar Pradesh D) Odisha Three Indian companies have featured in the top 100 of Forbes' World's Most Innovative Companies 2017. Which of the following is not one of them? A) Asian Paints B) Hindustan Unilever C) TCS D) Bharti Airtel

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Sifiso Lungelo Thabethe, who passed away recently, was a famous? A) Playwright B) Actor C) Journalist D) Bodybuilder Which Indian wrestler has bagged a bronze medal in Greco-Roman category at the Junior World Wrestling Championships? A) Sunil B) Ravi C) Pradeep D) Sajan BJP politician Sanwar Lal Jat, who recently passed away, was an MP from? A) Ajmer B) Bikaner C) Jodhpur D) Bharatpur India is going to conduct joint military exercise "Yudh Abhyas" in September in? A) USA B) India C) France D) Russia Which space agency has announced to launch a full-fledged niche Earth observation (EO) satellite — called the Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite or HySIS? A) NASA B) CNSA C) ISRO D) JAXA ONGC Videsh is planning to invest $150 million in exploration this fiscal in? A) Colombia B) Kazakhstan C) Bangladesh D) All of the Above

Which team won the 2017 FA Community Shield? A) Manchester United FC B) Arsenal FC C) Liverpool FC D) Chelsea FC

Which state has tied up with Microsoft to use its AI based MINE platform to screen children for eye problems? A) Gujarat B) Haryana C) Karnataka D) Telangana Who has been appointed as the secretary to the newly elected Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu? A) I V Subba Rao B) Saurabh Chandra C) Ajit M. Sharan D) K. Vijayraghavan Who has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Walmart India? A) Arvind Mayaram B) Devendra Chawla C) Prem Narain D) Alok Rawat Which para-athlete won the silver medal in Javelin Throw at the World U-20 Para Athletics Championships held in Nottwil, Switzerland? A) Rinku Hooda B) Anil Goswami C) Sanjay Singh D) Madhav Lal Who won the men’s singles title in the Citi Open at Washinton D.C.? A) Kevin Anderson B) Juan Martín del Potro C) Alexander Zverev D) Stan Wawrinka Which bank has announced to offer debit card at a special price of Rs 99 for the first year for customers who will open account under its zero balance account scheme? A) Kotak Mahindra Bank B) Yes Bank C) IndusInd Bank D) Oriental Bank of Commerce

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Lok Sabha recently passed a bill to replace an ordinance promulgated in May related to which of the following? A) Cyber Security B) Regulatory pratice C) Currency D) NPA SEBI has put restrictions on trading in how many suspected shell companies? A) 331 B) 362 C) 268 D) 285

Which state assembly recently passed the Religious Freedom Bill 2017? A) West Bengal B) Jharkhand C) Kerala D) Karnataka

Which team has won the 2017 UEFA super cup held in Skopje, Macedonia? A) Barcelona B) Real Madrid C) Milan D) Manchester United In a first among the IITs, which institute has recently launched a day care facility to support the researchers and faculty? A) IIT Delhi B) IIT Kharagpur C) IIT Madras D) IIT Bombay Which company has launched Virtual Customer Service model initiative in India? A) Uber B) Flipkart C) Amazon D) Infosys Which state government is going to raise $270 million from the Green Climate Fund set up under UNFCCC? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh C) Maharashtra D) Rajasthan

Who has become the first Indian to qualify for the final round of the javelin throw World Championships being held in London? A) Davinder Singh Kang B) Ravinder Singh Khaira C) Devendra Jhajharia D) Neeraj Chopra 8th meeting of Regional Technical Group on Trade, Commerce and Investment CBM of the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process held in? A) Dhaka B) New Delhi C) Ankara D) Colombo Who has been awarded the Hugo Award for Best Novel 2017 at a ceremony held in Helsinki, Finland? A) Nora K. Jemisin B) Ursula Vernon C) Seanan McGuire D) Sana Takeda Which Indian American has been appointed by President Donald Trump as chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission? A) Neil Chatterjee B) Ami Bera C) Kamala Harris D) Nikki Haley Commerce ministry has initiated the process of shutting down which of the following subordinate offices? A) Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals B) Directorate General of Anti-Dumping And Allied Duties C) Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics D) Directorate General of Foreign Trade Who has been appointed as the MD of Export-Import Bank of India? A) Sujoy Mehta B) David Rasquinha C) Anil Wadhwa D) R. Bhattacharya

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Logistics Data Bank (LDB) project is going to expand operations to the southern region. Currently, it covers only India's? A) North Eastern corridor B) Eastern corridor C) Western corridor D) Northern corridor Which of the following has launched online dictionaries in Tamil and Gujarati as part of its special focus on Indian languages? A) Oxford B) Collins C) Cambridge D) Webster's Lok Sabha recently passed a bill to increase authorised capital of NABARD to? A) Rs 30,000 crore B) Rs 40,000 crore C) Rs 20,000 crore D) Rs 10,000 crore Government has raised Rs 400 crore by selling a stake of how much in Hindustan Copper Ltd? A) 4.7% B) 9.2% C) 6.8% D) 5.6% How much additional revenue has Indian Railways earned through the flexi fare scheme between Sept 2016 to June 2017? A) Rs 490 crore B) Rs 540 crore C) Rs 630 crore D) Rs 710 crore Which bank has tied up with Zeta to offer digital solution for corporates? A) ICICI Bank B) Yes Bank C) HDFC Bank D) IDFC Bank

Which commodity exchange is going to launch India's first options on futures in gold contract? A) MCX B) NCDEX C) NMCE D) ICEX

NSDC has partnered with which company to train app developers for mobile platform on the Android and web platforms? A) Facebook B) Microsoft C) Google D) Apple Researchers from which institute have developed a highly sensitive nanometre-scale carbon monoxide sensor? A) IIT Delhi B) IIT Kharagpur C) IISc Bangalore D) IIT Bombay Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of CBFC to replace outgoing Pahlaj Nihalani? A) Anupam Kher B) Prasoon Joshi C) Babul Supriyo D) Ashok Pandit Which bank recently unveiled Bharat QR and BBPS for digital payments? A) RBL Bank B) UCO Bank C) Syndicate Bank D) Canara Bank 15th meeting of foreign ministers of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) was recently held in? A) Kathmandu B) Bangkok C) New Delhi D) Naypyidaw Maria Sharapova has received a wildcard invitation to play at? A) Brasil Open B) China Open C) Swiss Open D) Valencia Open Which e-commerce company has launched "Budding Star Programme’ for its employees? A) Amazon B) Snapdeal C) PayTm D) Flipkart

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Which team has won the 91st MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament? A) ONGC B) BPCL C) Army XI D) Indian Railways Government has formulated National Trade Facilitation Action Plan for implementation of WTO's trade facilitation agreement (TFA). It will be implemented in? A) 2018-21 B) 2017-20 C) 2018-20 D) 2017-21 Gyan Singh Sohanpal, who recently passed away, belonged to which political party? A) Bhartiya Janata Party B) Shivesena C) Samajwadi Party D) Congress Which state government has launched an awareness drive called Namami Gange Jagriti Yatra? A) West Bengal B) Uttar Pradesh C) Uttarakhand D) Bihar SEBI has entered into a pact with the Securities & Exchange Organization (SEO) of which country? A) Singapore B) Iran C) Bangladesh D) Israel India's first micro-forest is going to be built in which state? A) Jharkhand B) Odisha C) Chhattisgarh D) Telangana Which country recently sent an unbreakable code from its satellite to the Earth using world's first quantum satellite? A) China B) Japan C) India

D) USA

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) recently approved 10 projects in Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh worth? A) Rs 2,000 crore B) Rs 1,500 crore C) Rs 3,000 crore D) Rs 2,500 crore World's oldest man Yisrael Kristal, who recently passed away, was how old? A) 121 B) 102 C) 113 D) 124 Which cab aggregator has recently raised over Rs 231 crore from Tekne Private Ventures through issue of preference shares? A) Ola B) Meru C) Uber D) Easycabs With reference to Medium-term Expenditure Framework Statement (MTEF) tabled in Parliament recently, India's tax-to-GDP ratio is expected to rise to how much percent by 2019-20? A) 11.1% B) 11.9% C) 11.6% D) 11.3% Which bollywood actress has become the first female to hoist the Indian National Flag at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)? A) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan B) Priyanka Chopra C) Konkona Sen Sharma D) Deepika Padukone SoftBank Group has announced to make an investment of how much amount in e-commerce company Flipkart? A) $3.2 billion B) $2.5 billion C) $1.9 billion D) $4.7 billion

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Which Indian cricketer has claimed the top spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings for all-rounders? A) Ravindra Jadeja B) Wriddhiman Saha C) Hardik Pandya D) Ravichandran Ashwin Iran has signed its biggest-ever car deal with which French automobile manufacturer to produce 1.5 lakh cars? A) Peugeot B) Venturi C) Renault D) Citroen AICTE has announced to close down technical colleges which haven’t filled more than what percent of the total seats over the last five years? A) 50% B) 40% C) 20% D) 30% As per the survey conducted by the Quality Council of India (QCI), which state has the lowest toilet coverage at 30%? A) Jharkhand B) Madhya Pradesh C) Uttar Pradesh D) Bihar

Which instant messaging company has acquired tech startup Creo? A) Hike B) Skype C) Whatsapp D) Telegram SEBI has recently launched an online registration mechanism for? A) Broker B) Depository C) Merchant D) Custodian

Lok Sabha recently passed State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill 2017 to repeal and amend which act? A) SBI (Subsidiary Banks) Act 1959 B) State Bank of Hyderabad Act 1956 C) State Bank of India Act, 1955 D) All of the Above Who released the book "Khushwant Singh: In Wisdom and in Jest" co-authored by Vijay Narain Shankar and Onkar Singh? A) Ram Nath Kovind B) Capt. Amarinder Singh C) Narendra Modi D) M Venkaiah Naidu Which Indian IT giant is going to acquire Brilliant Basics at £7.5 million? A) Wipro B) Infosys C) TCS D) HCL Amazon India has partnered with the handloom and textiles department of which state? A) Mahrashtra B) Telangana C) Gujarat D) Rajasthan When was International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples observed by UN? A) Aug 7 B) Aug 11 C) Aug 9 D) Aug 13 Which Indian personality has been honored by the UAE government with the Community Service Medal? A) Yousuf Ali B) Azim Premjji C) Ratan Tata D) Firoz Merchant National Green Tribunal has put a ban in Delhi on plastic bags of thickness below? A) 20 microns B) 30 microns C) 50 microns D) 40 microns

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When was the second round of National Deworming Day held recently? A) Aug 7 B) Aug 10 C) Aug 9 D) Auh 11

Conseslus Kipruto, who became the world 3,000 metres steeplechase champion, hails from which country? A) South Africa B) Jamaica C) Kenya D) Uganda Which of the following web giant has launched its online video platform called 'Watch'? A) MSN B) Twitter C) Google D) Facebook General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) recently filed the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) for its IPO. It is likely to raise a capital of? A) Rs 10,000 crore B) Rs 20,000 crore C) Rs 15,000 crore D) Rs 25,000 crore Which of the following two automobile companies have called off a potential partnership deal? A) Tata Motors and Skoda Auto B) Skoda Auto and Hyundai C) Hyundai and Mahindra D) Mahindra and Tata Motors In a first, which bank has announced the launch of a fully digital Instant Credit Card Service? A) ICICI Bank B) Axis Bank C) Federal Bank D) HDFC Bank BCCI has been ordered by the Kerala High Court to lift the life time ban put on which cricketer? A) TP Sudhindra B) Ankeet Chavan C) Sreesanth D) Ajit Chandila

Which of the following recently adopted a negotiating framework for a code of conduct in the South China Sea? 1. ASEAN 2. China 3. US 4. Japan A) 1 & 2 B) 2 & 3 C) 3 & 4 D) 4 & 1 Ted Corbett, who recently passed away, was a? A) Journalist B) Politician C) Diplomat D) Sportsperson

NITI Aayoghas selected how many states for its Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital (SATH) initiative? A) Four B) Six C) Two D) Eight Reenat Sandhu, currently Ambassador of lndia to ltaly, has been concurrently appointed Ambassador of lndia to? A) Monaco B) Austria C) San Marino D) Malta Who has been appointed as an Executive Director at the World Bank? A) S Aparna B) Snehlata Kumar C) Nita Chowdhury D) Aradhana Johri Centre has extended the “disturbed area” tag on which of the following states under the AFSPA Act? A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Meghalaya C) Assam D) All of the Above

Uhuru Kenyatta, has been re-elected as President of? A) Kenya B) Uganda C) Tanzania D) Burundi

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Which play written by Gerish Khemani and Akshat Nigam, won the Hindu Playwright Award 2017? A) No Rest in the Kingdom B) In Search of Dariya Sagar C) 1947 - The Man from Lahore D) The Playwright is Dead Which country has announced a visa-free policy for visitors from 80 countries? A) Oman B) Saudi Arabia C) UAE D) Qatar

Government has approved establishment of Post Graduate Institutes for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy at? 1. Punjab 2. Kerala 3. Karnataka 4. Haryana A) 1 & 2 B) 2 & 3 C) 3 & 4 D) 4 & 1 How much dividend has RBI transferred to the government for the year 2015-16? A) Rs 25,724 crore B) Rs 20,480 crore C) Rs 30,659 crore D) Rs 35,382 crore

Which union ministry has launched a logo designing contest for 'Women of India Festival'? A) Textile B) Rural Development C) Skill Development and Entrepreneurship D) Women and Child Development Central Bank of which country has announced not to do away with plastic banknotes made from animal fat? A) United States of America B) United Arab Emirates C) Russia D) United Kingdom

Which Indian shooter won the gold medals in the individual and team events in Men’s Double Trap at the 7th Asian Shotgun Championship held in Astana? A) Mohammad Asab B) Ankur Mittal C) Sangram Dahiya D) Jitu Rai First phase of NCCC has been made operational by the government to scan the web traffic to detect cyber security threats. NCCC stands for? A) National Cyber Control Centre B) National Cyber Command Centre C) National Cyber Commission Centre D) National Cyber Coordination Centre