1. the Loser Festival Was Celebrated in Which Region of Jammu and Kashmir?

1. The Loser Festival was celebrated in which region of Jammu and Kashmir?

A. BaramullaB. Kathua

C. AnantnagD. Ladakh

E. Srinagar

2. Which country has the largest diaspora population in the world, according to the UN World Migration Report 2018?

A. IndiaB. Mexico

C. RussiaD. Bangladesh

E. Syria

3. Complete freedom of economic enterprise is a major feature of

A. SocialismB. Communism

C. CapitalismD. Mixed economy

E. Autocracy

4. Wholesale Banking provides banking services

A. only to institutional customers in an integrated manner

B. exclusively to the agricultural sector

C. only to Self-Help Groups for their survival

D. only to organizations with large number of employees

E. Only to the poorer sections of the society

5. The World Conference on Vedas was hosted by

A. IndiaB. Nepal

C. Sri LankaD. Bangladesh

E. Mauritius

6. Which country has become the world’s first one to end FM radio broadcasts by replacing it with digital broadcasting?

A. SwitzerlandB. Norway

C. DenmarkD. Britain

E. None of these

7. India ranks………in the 2017 Legatum Prosperity Index (GPI).

A. 100thB. 149th

C. 111thD. 104th

E. 99th

8. A Raja and Kanimozhi, who were acquitted by the special CBI Court, were accused in a case concerning the

A. Purchase of VVIP choppers

B. Coal bloc allocations

C. Purchase of caskets for defence forces

D. Telecom spectrum allocation

E. None of these

9. The first state of India, to offer a free e-mail address in Hindi to its residents, is

A. RajasthanB. Uttar Pradesh

C. Madhya PradeshD. Jharkhand

E. Uttrakhand

10. Lalji Singh, who passed away recently, was also known as the father of

A. Indian DNA fingerprinting

B. Indian biotechnology

C. Plastic surgery in India

D. Missile technology in India.

E. The Mangalyaan Mission

11. Alappuzha, included by the UNEP among top 5 global cities, which are models of successful solid waste management, is located in

A. Goa

B. Kerala

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Karnataka

E. Odisha

12. As per the Right to Education Act, an 8-year old child, who has never been to school so far

A. Cannot be admitted to a school at all

B. will have to be admitted in an age-appropriate class

C. will have to be referred to the District Education Officer.

D. will be admitted to class 1

E. None of these is correct.

13. Assertion (A): The government has drafted a model bill on the triple talaq, making it illegal and the defaulters liable to punishment.

Reasoning (R): The Supreme Court, in its judgment on the triple talaq issue sometime ago, had asked the government to enact enabling provisions regarding its judgment.

Select your answer using the following code:

A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

B. Both A and R are correct but R is not a correct explanation of A.

C. A is correct while R is incorrect.

D. A is incorrect while R is correct.

E. Both A and R are incorrect.

14. Which country has officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, leading to a globalfurore?

A. The United KingdomB. Germany

C. The United StatesD. Japan

E. North Korea

15. Which of the following categories of banks are operational in India?

1. Payment Banks

2. Co-operative Banks

3. Private Banks

4. Commodity Banks

A. 1 2, 4

B. 1, 3, 4

C. 1, 2, 3

D. 2, 3

E. 1, 2

16. The BD Goenka Prizes for ………were announced recently.

A. children’s literature

B. journalistic achievements

C. popularization of science

D. social work

E. scientific research

17. Mohamad Al Jounde has been honoured with the International Children’s Peach Prize 2017. He hails from

A. The United Arab Emirates

B. Syria

C. Liberia

D. The Philippines

E. Afghanistan

18. India’s first Madame Tussauds Wax Museum opened for the public in

A. Mumbai

B. Chennai

C. New Delhi

D. Pune

E. Lucknow

19. The 2017 Konark Dance Festival was held in

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Odisha

C. Kerala

D. Karnataka

E. Hyderabad

20. Which film has won the Golden Peacock award for the Best Film at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017)?

a. 120 Beats Per Minute

B. Take Off

C. Angels Wear White

D. Dark Skull

E. Kukoo

21. Under whose chairmanship has the 15th Finance Commission been constituted by the Union Government?

A. Arvind Mehta

B. Ramesh chand

C. Nk Singh

D. Shaktikanta Das

E. AM Khusro

22. Which app has been launched by Prime Minister NarendraModi for providing various government services?

A. Bharat

B. Umang

C. Ujala

D. BhimYug

E. Parivratan

23. The first-ever female pilot to be inducted into the Indian Navy is

A. Sakthi Maya S

B. Astha Segal

C. Roopa A

D. ShubhangiSwaroop

E. Shubra Sharma

24. Who will receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2017?

A. KailashSatyarthi

B. Mohammed Yunus

C. Dr. Manmohan Singh

D. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

E. Dr. Gurdev Singh Kush

25. The 2017 UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) was held in

A. France

B. The United States

C. India

D. Germany

E. Morocco

26. The acronym CERT-In, which was in news recently, stands for

A. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team

B. Certificate of Emergency Readiness Technology

C. Certificate of Emergency Threat Readiness

D. Council for Emergency Response in Threat Situations]

E. Council for Emergency Threat Response

27. The musician, who tops Forbes’ annual World’s Highest-paid Musician List 2017, is

A. Beyonce Knowles

B. Drake

C. Diddy

D. Taylor Swift

E. Madonna

28. The world Economic Forum will meet in January 2018 in

A. Vancouver

B. Geneva

C. Davos

D. New York

E. Shanghai

29. Which among the following is an acronym related to banking?

A. MCLR

B. BOLT

C. NEAT

D. VSAT

E. PPP

30. What does T stand for in the acronym BIMSTEC?

A. Interim

B. Introductory

C. Inspection

D. Incentive

E. Initiative

31. The state with the highest per capita milk availability in India, is

A. Panjab

B. Gujarat

c. Haryana

D. Tamil Nadu

E. Kerala

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