2) The position of India in the Index of Economic Freedom is ………..?
a. 143
b. 154
c. 176
d. 178
3) Renowned litterateur and playwright Surendra Verma has been selected for 2016 Vyas Samman. He is litterateur of which language?
a. Tamil
b. Hindi
c. Sanskrit
d. Marathi
4) Who has been honoured from India with the ‘Legendary Award’ by The Brand Laureate?
a. Sachin tendulkar
b. Virat kohli
c. Lata mangeshkar
d. Pandit ravi shankar
5) How many Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau recently?
a. 9
b. 8
c. 7
d. 6
6) Who among the following became the first Indian to be promoted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as the Technical Delegate (TD) recently?
a. Norman Issac
b. Thomas norman
c. Peter norman
d. Norman petraus
7) Usain Bolt and Simone Biles, the 2016 Rio Olympic champions won top awards of ‘Sportsman of the Year’ and ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2017, which was held in….?
a. Morocco
b. Monaco
c. Brazil
d. Cuba
8) Jean-Pierre Lacroix (56) was appointed as Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations peacekeeping operations. He belongs to which country?
a. England
b. France
c. Canada
d. USA
9) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has unveiled a Logo for fortified foods which may be used by food businesses. Identify it among the following?
a. Square with an F and a +sign with a ring
b. Triangle with an F and a +sign with a ring
c. Rhombus with an F and a +sign with a ring
d. Parallelogram with an F and a +sign with a ring
10) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched a record of 104 satellites in single mission. The total number of Indian satellites launched by PSLV now stands at….?
a. 46
b. 56
c. 66
d. 76
11) In Quacquarelli Symonds world university rankings, Mumbai, the second most affordable city in the world for students till 2016, has dropped to the 30th position this year and Delhi, on the other hand, ranks way higher at 15. Which of the following statements are true about QS World University Rankings?
a. Quacquarelli Symonds is a British company specialising in education and study abroad
b. The company was founded in 1990 by Nunzio Quacquarelli
c. In its inaugural rankings for 2012, QS had published the rankings for the top 50 cities. Later, it began to publish rankings of 75. This year, it has expanded the list to 100
d. All above are true
12) Giving a fillip to agriculture research in the country, the government will set up a Food Legumes Research Platform (FLRP) at Amlaha, Sehore. In which state it is in India?
a. Madhya pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. West bengal
d. Kerala
13) Senior Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer and noted novelist of Slumdog Millionairefame will be the India’s High Commissioner to Canada, as announced on 16th Feb 2017. Name him/her?
a. Vikas Swarup
b. Vishawani mathur
c. Ajay tripathi
d. Amitha chopra
14) Global Gene Corp and Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) on February 14 launched which among the following, a first ever Beacon that will start to address the lack of shared Indian genomics data.?
a. gbcINDIA
b. ggcINDIA
c. gkcINDIA
d. gtcINDIA
15) With the successful launch of 104 satellites in single mission by ISRO , the total number of customer satellites from abroad launched by India’s workhorse launch vehicle PSLV has reached to ………..?
a. 123
b. 180
c. 170
d. 120
16) Who was sworn in as the next Tamilnadu chief minister?
a. Edapaddi Palaniswami
b. O. pannerselvam
c. Sasikala natarajan
d. None of the above
17) NxGnMiFu-2017 is ……………?
a. A global mining and fuel industries conference
b. An international conference on next gentechnologies
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above
18) The first and only Indian to win Grand Prix motor sport recently is ………?
a. Jehan Daruvala
b. Vedanth daruvala
c. Vikranth daruvala
d. Jagdish daruvala
19) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has opened a first-of-its-kind South Asia Training and Technical Assistance Centre (SARTTAC) in which city for economic capacity building in South Asia?
a. Hyderabad
b. Guwahathi
c. New delhi
d. Agra
20) Scientists have developed novel rubber like material called ‘thubber’. Which of the statements are true about it?
a. thubber’ has high thermal conductivity and elasticity.
b. Thubber is an electrically insulating composite material that exhibits an unprecedented combination of metallike thermal conductivity
c. It consists of a soft elastomer with nontoxic, liquid metal micro droplets suspended within it.
d. All above are true
21) India recently joined which network of UNICEF-WHO among the following?
a. Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
b. Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn Health
c. Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Disease Eradication
d. Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child vaccination
22) The Indian Air force (IAF) has formally inducted the first indigenously built Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&C) dubbed as…….?
a. SITARA
b. NETRA
c. MITHRA
d. VAYUTRA
23) The Union Cabinet on 15th Feb 2017 approved the merger of how many State Bank of India subsidiaries ?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
24) Indian banks will require how much crore in tier-1 capital till March 2019 to sustain a minimum annual growth rate of 8-9 percent, according to a report by India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra).?
a. INR 91,000
b. INR 90,000
c. INR 71,000
d. INR 81,000
25) India and which country have signed an agreement to boost bilateral trade and enhance economic cooperation as it would be a step in continuity as the last one expired in November, 2009.?
a. Cuba
b. Bangladesh
c. Croatia
d. Cambodia
26) India’s latest private airline to go operational from feb 15, 2017 is ………..?
a. Vistara airlines
b. Khadi airlines
c. lexus airlines
d. Zoom airlines
27) Which veteran Associated Press photographer won the World Press award 2017?
a. Burhan Ozbilici
b. Rodrigo Abud
c. Nicky outi
d. Nanny mouytr
28) Among the following , which became the first cashless township in India?
a. Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers (GNFC) township
b. Andhra pradesh Godavari valley Fertilizers(APGFC) town ship
c. Tamilnadu kauvery valley fertilizers (TNKFC) township
d. Karnataka kauvery valley fertilizers(KKFC) township
29) Which state/UT government launched the e-Prison project recently?
a. Tamilnadu
b. Jammu & kashmir
c. Gujarath
d. Goa
30) Who was appointed as new President of Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI) for the year 2017-18?
a. Nikhilesh verma
b. Neelesh subhatra
c. Nilesh vikamsey
d. Nikhilesh vikram
31) Name the bowler who became the fastest to take 250 wickets in Test matches?
a. Brett lee
b. Waqar younis
c. Shoib akhthar
d. Ravichandran ashwin