1. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs
(CBEC)?
a) Vanaja N. Sarna
b) P.K. Sinha
c) Ajit Seth
d) B.K. Chaturvedi
2. With which of the payment solutions provider in India, Karnataka Bank has launched cobranded credit cards for the customers of Karnataka Bank?
a) Citrus Pay
b) SBI Card
c) ICICI Payseal
d) PayUmoney
3. India has signed the first loan agreement with the New Development Bank for USD 350 million for development and up gradation of roads project in ….
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Jharkhand
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Madhya Pradesh
4. Recently a 14-day India-Mongolia military training exercise Christened ‘Nomadic Elephant – XII’ began in:
a) Sikkim
b) Mizoram
c) Manipur
d) Arunachal Pradesh
5. Name the Chief Minister has been selected for the “US India Business Council” award.
a) Pinarayi Vijayan
b) Vasundhara Raje Scindia
c) N Chandrababu Naidu
d) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
6. The research center for Foot and Mouth disease of cattle and buffalos is coming up at:
a) Bhubaneswar
b) Bengaluru
c) Chennai
d) Kochi
7. The book, “Free Speech: Ten principles for a connected world” is authored by
a) Timothy Garton Ash
b) Julian Patrick Barnes
c) Ian Russell McEwan
d) Martin Amis
8. In April, 2017, which country has agreed to co-operate India in defeating the Islamic State militants and the growing threat of radicalization and extremism?
a) Malaysia
b) Indonesia
c) Seychelles
d) Vietnam
9. Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) has been in news for facing an unprecedented drought. The Sanctuary is located in
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Goa
10. A giant algae bloom, the size of Mexico is known create a pretty bioluminescence at night and releases ammonia that is toxic to marine life. It is spreading in
a) Gulf of Aqaba
b) Gulf of Oman
c) Gulf of Aden
d) Gulf of Alaska
11. Which country has become the 7th member of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
a) Myanmar
b) Vietnam
c) Sri Lanka
d) Indonesia
12. For the development of which sector, Union Govt has launched a new scheme, “PowerTex India”?
a) Consumer Markets
b) Automobiles
c) Powerloom Sector
d) Aviation
13. In a first, which city gets buses that run on biogas in India?
a) Kolkata
b) Chennai
c) Bhopal
d) Indore
14. Who has become the Women’s singles champion of India Super Series tournament?
a) P.V. Sindhu
b) Saina Nehwal
c) Jwala Gutta
d) Ashwini Ponnappa
15. Recently Union Govt. has announced withdrawal of incentives under the Fame India scheme to which of the vehicle categories?
a) Parallel hybrid vehicles
b) Mild hybrid vehicles
c) Series hybrid vehicles
d) None of the above
16. In Uttarakhand, 19th commonwealth forestry conference is conducted under the theme ‘Forests for Prosperity and Posterity’ at:
a) Roorkee
b) Mussoorie
c) Rudrapur
d) Dehradun
17. Recently Kishori Amonkar passed away, she was renowned Hindustani:
a) Classical vocalist
b) Classical guitarist
c) Classical dancer
d) Both (a) & (c)
18. According to the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking 2017, which is the top ranked Indian University?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
b) IISc Bangalore
c) Jadavpur University, Kolkata
d) JNU, Delhi
19. Recently President Pranab Mukherjee visited the excavated ruins of Vikramshila University. This University was situated in:
a) West Bengal
b) East Bengal (Modern Bangladesh)
c) Bihar
d) Jammu & Kashmir
20. Who among the following has taken charge as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India on 3rd April 2017?
a) Viral Acharya
b) N.S. Vishwanathan
c) S.S.Mundra
d) B.P. Kanungo
21. Recently, a two-week long multi-national military exercise, ‘Shanti Prayash III’, of the armies from 28 countries, including India and the US, was concluded in:
a) Nepal
b) Canada
c) India
d) Australia
22. Recently which airlines provided the facility that its guests can now buy tickets online on its website, mobile site and mobile app by using latest payment mechanism – Unified Payments Interface (UPI) becoming the first in the country?
a) Go Airways
b) Indigo Airlines
c) Air India
d) Jet Airways
23. Recently the WTO’s dispute settlement set up a panel to resolve the dispute between India and …………. over imposition of safeguard imports duty on iron and steel products.
a) USA
b) Japan
c) China
d) Germany
24. Recently, the number of beneficiaries under which Government scheme has crossed 2 crore mark in less than a year?
a) Sukanya Sammriddhi Yojana
b) PM UjjwalaYojana
c) Pradhan Mantri MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) Yojana
d) Atal Pension Yojana
25. Which Indian short film has been shortlisted for the 2017 Cannes Film Festival?
a) Kitty
b) Avyakta
c) Bhangima
d) Binusmiti
