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Which bank has associated with Rupay and Transcorp International to launch a platinum pre-paid card to facilitate cashless transactions? A) Federal Bank B) IndusInd Bank C) Yes Bank D) Axis Bank

Who has been awarded the Pramod Mahajan Smriti Award in Pune by an organisation named Muktachhand? A) Akshay Kumar B) Ashok Pandit C) Madhur Bhandarkar D) Anupam Kher

Which team has won the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in India? A) Spain B) England C) Italy D) Germany

Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission, which recently came to an end, was carried out by which space agencies? 1. DLR 2. ISRO 3. ESA 4. NASA A) 1 & 2 B) 2 & 3 C) 3 & 4 D) 1 & 4

India has signed a $200 million loan agreement with World Bank to facilitate investment in the agricultural sector and increase productivity in? A) Tamilnadu B) Assam C) Punjab D) Jharkhand

Which company has been ranked ninth on the 2017 annual Top Employers' Survey by The Science and Science Careers? A) Syngene B) Cipla C) Biocon D) Lupin

Which state's chief minister has launched a web portal 'Darpan', to provide details of government schemes and projects to the people? A) Manipur B) Sikkim C) Tripura D) Assam

36th National Games is going to be held in Nov 2018 in? A) Goa B) Odisha C) Punjab D) Haryana

Which of the following forces has been equipped with ISRO's GSAT-6 to track activities along the Himalayan border? A) RR B) BSF C) ITBP D) SSB

What was India's rank in the 7th Sultan of Johor Cup hockey held in Malaysia? A) 4th B) 3rd C) 1st D) 2nd

Researchers have found which of the following to be a potential cause of kala-azar? A) Protozoa B) Fungi C) Bacteria D) Virus

Who launched the mandatory use of Public Finance Management System (PFMS) for all Central Sector Schemes? A) Arun Jaitley B) Narendra Modi C) Santosh Gangwar D) Rajiv Kumar

With the assistance from which institute, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has announced to launch an 'Integrity Index', that will score 25 government departments? A) IIM A B) NALSAR C) IIT D D) IIM B



Railway Minister Piyush Goyal recently launched the railways' first set of solar plants with a total capacity of 5 megawatt peak (MWp) at? A) Bhopal B) Jaipur C) Mumbai D) New Delhi

Which nation has topped the list of the seven nations which had 64% of all new tuberculosis cases worldwide in 2016, as per the WHO's The Global Tuberculosis Report 2017? A) India B) Indonesia C) China D) Philippines Indian Air Force recently carried out a special drill to land planes on which expressway? A) Ahmedabad-Vadodara B) Ambala-Chandigarh C) Agra-Lucknow D) Mumbai-Pune

Which company has partnered with the National University, Philippines to launch a plan to enhance the skills-readiness of varsity graduates for the job market? A) Infosys B) Cisco C) TCS D) HCL Which state government has made Aadhar mandatory for purchasing fertilisers through PoS machines at the dealers for availing subsidy? A) Maharashtra B) Madhya Pradesh C) Andhra Pradesh D) Chhattisgarh

How much amount has been released by the Union government to states to compensate for the revenue loss due to GST implementation for the months of July and August? A) Rs 5,922 crore B) Rs 6,216 crore C) Rs 10,370 crore D) Rs 8,698 crore

Who won the silver medal in men's double trap at the the ISSF World Cup held at New Delhi? A) Amanpreet Singh B) Jitu Rai C) Sangram Dahiya D) Ankur Mittal

With which country is India going to implement the programme for Helicopter Operations from Ships other Than Aircraft Carriers (HOSTAC)? A) US B) Japan C) Israel D) Russia

Who has become the richest person in the world as per Bloomberg Billionaires Index, surpassing Bill Gates? A) Jack Ma B) Jeff Bezos C) Warren Buffet D) Carlos Slim

Which nation will host Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Nations Cup? A) Sri Lanka B) Pakistan C) Bangladesh D) Afghanistan

Which nation is going to host the next UN global wildlife conference, called '13th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species', in 2020? A) Nigeria B) Indonesia C) Rwanda D) India Minister of Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal inaugurated International Conference on Green Initiatives and Railway Electrification in? A) Kolkata B) Mumbai C) Chennai D) New Delhi



N.J.Gangte has appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to? A) Zambia B) Sudan C) Malawi D) Congo

Which country has introduced a minimum wage for migrants workers, for the first time? A) Oman B) UAE C) Saudi Arabia D) Qatar

What is the latest rank of Indian captain Mithali Raj in the latest ICC ODI rankings for women? A) 4 B) 3 C) 2 D) 1

Saudi Arabia has announced to let women enter three sports stadiums in major cities from? A) 2017 B) 2018 C) 2019 D) 2020

Which bank has slashed Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) charges up to 80 pct? A) Punjab National Bank B) Bank of Baroda C) State Bank of India D) Vijaya Bank

Which state's cabinet recently approved a transgender policy? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Karnataka C) Andhra Pradesh D) Kerala

Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary DoT has announced that first phase of national optic fibre network, named 'Bharat Net project', will be completed by? A) Mar 2018 B) Dec 2017 C) Dec 2018 D) Mar 2019

Kenneth Chenault, has announced to retire from his position of CEO after a 17-year run, of which company? A) American Express B) JP Morgan C) McKinsey D) Deloitte

Which small finance bank has signed an MoU with SIDBI to launch a Rs 200 crore fund for providing loans to MSMEs? A) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank B) AU Small Finance Bank C) Equitas Small Finance Bank D) Disha Small Finance Bank

The lawmakers of Catalonia recently passed a motion declaring independence from which country? A) Spain B) Portugal C) France D) Netherlands

Which nation's Navy has recently approved a plan for deploying mission-ready ships and aircraft? A) India B) China C) Sri lanka D) Pakistan

SEBI has revised the framework for “block deals”by increasing the minimum order size to? A) Rs 20 crore B) Rs 30 crore C) Rs 5 crore D) Rs 10 crore

First batch of four Afghan Air Force pilots completed their training in the United States for which of the following helicopters? A) Sea Knight B) Venom C) Apache D) Black Hawk



What was the UN theme of 'World Day for Audiovisual Heritage' 2017 observed on Oct 27? A) Archives at risk: protecting the world's identities B) Discover, remember and share C) It's your story – don't lose it D) Archives at Risk: Much more to do

Who led the Indian delegation at the second round of strategic dialogue held in Abi Dhabi? A) Kiren Rijiju B) Vijay Kumar Singh C) Sushma Swaraj D) M J Akbar

Which nation is going to host the 11th World Congress on Adolescent Health, on the theme "Investing in Adolescent Health - the Future is Now"? A) Italy B) South Korea C) India D) Mexico Rasiklal Dhariwal, who recently passed away, was the CMD of which tobacco and Pan masala company? A) Shikhar B) Manikchand C) Vimal D) Rajnigandha

SAP has announced the launch of Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region's first SAP Leonardo Center at? A) Chennai B) Hyderabad C) Gurgaon D) Bengaluru

India recently organised a tourism exchange seminar in which city of China? A) Sanya B) Chengdu C) Nanjing D) Shanghai

Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad and Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board have signed an agreement with which airport to promote tourism? A) Delhi B) Bengaluru C) Mumbai D) Hyderabad

Indian Army recently celebrated its 71st Infantry Day on? A) Oct 31 B) Oct 30 C) Oct 29 D) Oct 27

International Animation Day was recently celebrated on? A) Oct 30 B) Oct 26 C) Oct 28 D) Oct 31

Kiren Rijiju recently launched Centre for Excellence in Disaster Research and Resilience at which university? A) University of Delhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru University C) Jamia Milia Islamia D) Banaras Hindu University

Florence Parly, the Defence Minister of which country recently held talks with Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi recently? A) Germany B) Spain C) France D) Italy

Who is going to head the Commission of Inquiry constituted by Tamil Nadu government to investigate the death of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa? A) Justice C. Ramachandran B) Justice A. Arumughaswamy C) Justice P. Chandra Reddy D) Justice Huluvadi G



World Stroke Day was recently observed on? A) Oct 26 B) Oct 29 C) Oct 27 D) Oct 31

Who has become the fastest batsman to score 9,000 runs in ODIs? A) Virat Kohli B) AB de Villiers C) David Warner D) Aaron Finch

A wax figurine of which pop artist was recently unveiled at Madame Tussaud’s Delhi? A) Drake B) Ed Sheeran C) Chris Martin D) Justin Bieber

Nitin Gadkari recently flagged off MV IDM Doodle, a RoRo-cum-general cargo vessel to Mongla port in Bangladesh from? A) Kolkata B) Vishakhapatnam C) Chennai D) Paradip

Which ministry has launched a new initiative titled "#AsktheSpokesperson” on Twitter? A) Human Resource Development B) External Affairs C) Power D) Skill Development

INSV Tarini which is being sailed by an all-women crew on a globe circumnavigation mission, recently reached? A) Africa B) Australia C) South America D) Europe

PM Narendra Modi recently inaugurated Bidar-Kalaburagi railway line in? A) Odisha B) Goa C) Telangana D) Karnataka

Which cricketer has been made the brand ambassador for the cleanliness initiatives by the Ghaziabad municipal corporation? A) Suresh Raina B) Yuvraj Singh C) Gautam Gambhir D) Ashish Nehra

How many species of vultures in India, have been awarded the highest protection by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals? A) 2 B) 4 C) 8 D) 6 Which has become the first Indian company ever to cross a market capitalization of Rs 6-trillion? A) ITC B) TCS C) Reliance Industries D) HDFC Bank

Who has been honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry? A) Asha Parekh B) Sharmila Tagore C) Waheeda Rehman D) Hema Malini

India-U.S. Trade Policy Forum (TPF) was recently held at? A) New Delhi B) Washington DC C) New York D) Hyderabad

Which F1 driver won the Mexican Grand Prix? A) Valtteri Bottas B) Sebastian Vettel C) Lewis Hamilton D) Max Verstappen



Which team won the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League Season 5 title? A) Patna Pirates B) Gujarat Fortunegiants C) Dabang Delhi D) telugu Titans

Home ministry has notified new Arms rules, which allow arms manufacturing licences to be valid for? A) Lifetime B) 10 years C) 15 years D) 25 years

"Dreamnation: Uniting a Country with Handwritten Dreams", recently released by Mithali Raj, is a book containing inspiring words of? A) Vallabhbhai Patel B) Bhagat Singh C) Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam D) Mahatama Gandhi

Which Indian shuttler won the French Open Super Series men’s singles title? A) Ajay Jayaram B) Sai Praneeth C) Kidambi Srikanth D) HS Prannoy

Which state government is going to launch the 2nd phase of the State Climate Change Action Plan (SCCAP) at an outlay of Rs 31,667 crore for the next five years? A) Kerala B) West Bengal C) Goa D) Odisha What is the name of India's first private and indigeniously developed offshore patrol vessel (OPV) by L&T, which has recently been handed over to the Coast Guard? A) Shakti B) Virat C) Shaurya D) Vikram

Centre recently announced that the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail benefits of government schemes has been postponed to? A) Dec 2018 B) June 2018 C) Dec 2017 D) Mar 2018

World's first 'smart train', which runs track-less and is known as Autonomous Rail Transit (ART), has begun its test runs in which country? A) Japan B) Switzerland C) China D) US

Which state has signed an MoU with Microsoft India to enable farmers with technology-oriented solutions? A) Karnataka B) Telangana C) Jharkhand D) Punjab

Who has been appointed as the Private Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind? A) Nitish Singla B) Anand Kumar C) Sachin Gupta D) Vikram Singh

Utpal Kumar Singh, has taken over as the new chief secretary of which state? A) Rajasthan B) Uttarakhand C) Assam D) Punjab

Union Cabinet has approved over Rs 7,000 crore for construction of permanent campuses of how many new Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)? A) 3 B) 5 C) 8 D) 6



India has overtaken which country to become the second-largest smartphone market in the world? A) Canada B) China C) Japan D) United States

Dassault Aviation has announced to invest €100 million in its defence JV with which company? A) Reliance Aerostructure B) Tata Advanced Systems C) Bharat Electronics D) Hindustan Aeronautics

India has announced to provide University of Jaffna in Sri Lanka, an aid of? A) USD 585,000 B) USD 428,000 C) USD 616,000 D) USD 390,000

Which app has won the award for 'Best Mobile App for Travel and Leisure' at the Mobexx Awards 2017? A) Tripadvisor B) Makemytrip C) Cleartrip D) Yatra

Which nation's High Court has ruled that its deputy PM Barnaby Joyce and 4 other senators, are ineligible to sit in the parliament over their foreign citizenship? A) Japan B) Canada C) Australia D) UK Who has joined US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) board? A) Richard Verma B) Vishal Singh C) Sameer Bagga D) Mike Chowdhry

International Peace Conference was recently held at? A) Agartala B) Imphal C) Itanagar D) Kohima

President Ram Nath Kovind laid foundation stone for the first government IT building at Technocity in? A) Rajasthan B) Karnataka C) Kerala D) Chhattisgarh

Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was recently celebrated, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel, on? A) Oct 29 B) Oct 31 C) Oct 28 D) Oct 30

Army has finalized a procurement plan to replace its ageing and obsolete weapons, at a cost of? A) Rs 40,000 crore B) Rs 110,000 crore C) Rs 10,000 crore D) Rs 70,000 crore

Which country has emerged as the best destinations to visit as per Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2018? A) South Korea B) Chile C) Portugal D) New Zealand

With which nation has India started an air-based anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Indian Ocean? A) Japan B) South Korea C) Singapore D) Sri Lanka



Scientists have identified what may be the world’s oldest tsunami victim by analysing a 6,000-year-old human skull that was discovered in 1929 in? A) Papua New Guinea B) Madagascar C) Indonesia D) Tasmania

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in women’s air pistol at the Commonwealth shooting championships held in Brisbane, Australia? A) Deepika Kumari B) Ayonika Paul C) Heena Sidhu D) Apurvi Chandela

Which of the following companies is exiting its infrastructure and private equity funds management business, worth Rs 17,000 crore? A) HDFC B) IDFC C) ICICI D) UTI

Who released a coffee table book titled 'A journey towards self-reliance'? A) Ramnath Kovind B) Rajnath Singh C) M. Venkaiah Naidu D) Nirmala Sitharaman

Conference of South Asian Association For Regional Co-operation in Law (SAARCLAW) was recently held at? A) New Delhi B) Colombo C) Kathmandu D) Dhaka

Punathil Kunjabdulla, who recently passed away, was a writer in which language? A) Malayalam B) Tamil C) Kannada D) Telugu

How many pacts did India sign with Italy during the visit of Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni? A) 6 B) 9 C) 3 D) 2

Who has launched MSME Delayed Payment Portal – MSME Samadhaan? A) Arun Jaitley B) Kalraj Mishra C) Giriraj Singh D) Suresh Prabhu

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) was recently held in? A) Philippines B) Vietnam C) Myanmar D) India

Dr MV Sridhar, who recently passed away, was associated with which sport? A) Badminton B) Cricket C) Shooting D) Chess

Which state Assembly has passed a bill increasing reservation for OBC in the state from 21% to 26%? A) Rajasthan B) Haryana C) Uttar Pradesh D) Madhya Pradesh

Which of the following has become the first nation ever to leave the international criminal court, set up 15 years ago? A) South Africa B) Gambia C) Burundi D) Angola

Which portal has recently been revamped by SIDBI, to provide MSMEs easy access to credit? A) udyogmitra B) vyaparsaathi C) udyamimitra D) rozgarsaathi

European Parliament has awarded Europe's most prestigious human rights award, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, to the democratic opposition of? A) Ukraine B) Yemen C) Venezuela D) Bangladesh



As per a survey by Capgemini and LinkedIn, which nation has highest proportion of digital talent with 76%? A) Spain B) India C) Italy D) France

Who is going to head the ministerial panel set up by government, to oversee mergers among the PSUs? A) Nirmala Sitharaman B) Suresh Prabhu C) Arun Jaitley D) Piyush Goyal

World’s first hybrid electric tram, with hydrogen as the main power source, has started running in? A) Switzerland B) France C) China D) South Korea

Government has retained interest rate on General Provident Fund (GPF) and other related schemes for the October-December at? A) 7.8% B) 7.5% C) 8.2% D) 7.1%

What was the UN sub-theme of 'World Cities Day' 2017 observed on Oct 31? A) Designed To Live Together B) Leading Urban Transformations C) Innovative Governance, Open Cities D) Inclusive Cities, Shared Development

India recently signed an agreement with which country for construction of 1,200 houses through 50 model villages at Rs 600 million? A) Bhutan B) Sri Lanka C) Bangladesh D) Nepal

Which of the following has been sent as the first consignment by India to Afghanistan via Chabahar port of Iran? A) Meat B) Milk C) Wheat D) Tea

What is the name of membership card launched by Air Passengers' Association of India (APAI), for offering insurance covers? A) Safefly B) Flysecure C) Insurefly D) Flyhome

Dr Digamber Singh, who recently passed away, was associated with which political party? A) BSP B) INC C) BJP D) RJD

Which company has introduced the first health insurance cover for people already diagnosed with cancer? A) Aditya Birla Health Insurance B) Bajaj Allianz Health Insurance C) Star Health and Allied Insurance D) Apollo Munich Health Insurance

Which tennis player won his eighth Swiss Indoors Basel title? A) Rafael Nadal B) Andy Murray C) Roger Federer D) Juan Martin del Potro

Which telecom company has announced to shut down its 2G business? A) BSNL B) Vodafone C) Airtel D) RCom



Uttar Pradesh government has issued an order notifying which of the following towns as “pavitra teerth sthals (sacred pilgrimage sites)”? 1. Barsana 2. Allahabad 3. Sarnath 4. Vrindavan A) 1 & 2 B) 2 & 3 C) 3 & 4 D) 1 & 4

Who has assumed charge as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff? A) Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar B) Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar C) Vice Admiral A. K. Chawla D) Vice Admiral S N Ghormade

Researchers from which country have succeeded in generating the world's shortest X-ray laser pulse with a duration of only 43 attoseconds? A) Netherlands B) Switzerland C) Germany D) Sweden

Which Chief Minister has received the Golden Peacock Award under the category - Global Leadership in Public Service and Economic Transformation, at a ceremony held in London? A) Pawan Kumar Chamling B) N Chandrababu Naidu C) Naveen Pattnaik D) Manohar Parrikar Which state recently celebrated the Tawang Festival? A) Sikkim B) Manipur C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Assam

Which country has qualified for the Hockey World Cup 2018 for the first time ever? A) Italy B) Japan C) South Korea D) China

Which country recently inaugurated its first cricket stadium? A) Morocco B) Suriname C) Bolivia D) Rwanda

What is India's rank on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings? A) 100 B) 103 C) 96 D) 89

Who has been appointed as the new chief secretary of Arunchal Pradesh? A) Satya Gopal B) Ayush Sinha C) Ashwani Kumar D) Niraj Kumar

Shipping Ministry has recently sanctioned Rs 75 crore for infrastructure development at? 1. JLN Port 2. Karwar Port 3. Haldia Port 4. Marmugao Port A) 1 & 2 B) 2 & 3 C) 3 & 4 D) 1 & 4

Which institute has received an award from AICTE for supporting start-ups, at the International Science Festival’s Start-up Summit – 2017 held at Chennai? A) Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India B) Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship C) Indian Institute Of Entrepreneurship Management D) Indian Institute Of Management And Technology

Producer Gautam Adhikari, who recently passed away, was the co-founder and Chairman of? A) SAB TV B) SET C) Colors D) &TV

As per a report by UBS AG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, which continent has surpassed the U.S. for the first time in terms of the number of billionaires? A) Australia B) Africa C) Europe D) Asia



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