Multiple Choice Questions ( MCQs) for Civil Services Prelims 2018 ( Set 11)

1) ‘Mission Fingerling’ is relating to which revolution  ?

a) White Revolution

b) Blue Revolution ( Fisheries)

c) Green Revolution

d) Yellow Revolution

Ans :b

2)  Non – Performing Assets ( NPAs) of public sector banks soared to how much as per Chairman, Public Accounts Committee ?  ( Rs. In Lakh Crores) 

a) 6.8

b) 2.5

c) 3.0

d) 2.9

Ans :a

3) Coming in support of weak and non-performing public sector banks (PSBs), the Finance Ministry has chalked out a turnaround-linked Rs.8,586 Cr. Capital infusion plan for 10 PSBs. Which bank will highest amount ?

a) IDBI Bank

b) United Bank of India

c) Allahabad Bank

d) Bank of Maharastra

Ans :a

4) Who will be the next Chairman of Public Accounts  Committee (PAC) ?

a) Mallikarjun Kharge

b)Amitabh Kanth

c) Sachin Tendulkar

d) Lata Mangeshkar

Ans :a

5)  Under  Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 which remittances are prohibited ?

a) Remittance of income from racing/riding etc. or any other hobby.

b)Remittance for purchase of lottery tickets, banned /proscribed magazines, football pools, sweepstakes, etc.

c)Payment of commission on exports made towards equity investment in Joint Ventures / Wholly Owned Subsidiaries abroad of Indian companies. & participation in lottery schemes

d) All the above

Ans : d

6) Fraudsters are seeking money from gullible people, under different heads, such as_____________. The victims of the fraud have also been persuaded to deposit the amount in accounts with banks in India, and such amounts have been withdrawn immediately. Multiple accounts are being opened in the name of individuals or proprietary concerns, at different bank branches for collecting the transaction charges, etc. AD Category - I banks must, therefore, exercise due caution and to be extra vigilant while opening or allowing transactions in such accounts.

a) processing fees

b) transaction fees

c) tax clearance charges, conversion charges, clearing fees, etc. 

d) All the above

Ans : d

7) The index for eight core industries registered 4.8 per cent growth in 2016-17 (April-January). Core Sector comprises of which of the following ?

a)  crude oil, natural gas, petroleum refinery products,

b) coal, electricity,

c) cement, steel, and  fertilizers

d) All the above

Ans : d

8) India’s external sector position has been comfortable, with the CAD progressively contracting from US$ 88.2 billion (4.8 per cent of GDP) in 2012-13 to US$ 22.2 billion (1.1 per cent of GDP) in 2015-16. Expand CAD ?

a) Current Account Deficit

b) Capital Account Debt

c) Cash Account Debit

d) Clean Account Debit

Ans : a

9)  Great Trigonometric Survey was conducted in  1802. Computation of height of Mount Everest was completed in which year by Survey of India. Survey of India completed 250 years ?  

a) 1849

b) 1947

c) 1954

d) 1948

Ans : a

10) An Udyami Mitra portal has been set up to leverage IT architecture of Stand-Up Mitra portal which aims at instilling ease of access to _________________

a) MSMEs’ financial and non-financial service needs

b) rural development

c) urban development

d) Self Help Groups

Ans : a

11) What is  Balance of Payments (BoP) ?

a) It is  a statistical statement that summarises economic transactions between residents and non-residents during a specific time period. 

b) payments made to hotels

c) payments made to drivers

d) payments made to bus owners

Ans :a

12) The BoP  includes which  transactions ?

a) transactions in goods, services and income between an economy and the rest of the world

b) changes of ownership and other changes in that economy’s monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), and financial claims on and liabilities to the rest of the world

c) unrequited transfers

d) All the above

Ans :d

13) Who is a Banking Ombudsman?

a) The Banking Ombudsman is a senior official appointed by the Reserve Bank of India to redress customer complaints against deficiency in certain banking services.

b) Business man

c) Lawyer

d) Minister

Ans :a

14) GST implementation challenges should be addressed through a robust dispute resolution mechanism; with the goods and services tax network (GSTN) expected to provide __________

a) the necessary information technology (IT) infrastructure to all stakeholders.

b) money exchnage

c) bullion exchange

d) foreign exchange

Ans :a

15)  What is  RNR ?

a) Revenue Neutral Rate

b) “RNR refer to a single rate, which preserves revenue at desired (current) levels

c) The RNR is different from the “Standard Rate” which is defined as the rate applicable

d) on goods and services, taxation is not clearly stated. Hence, it is. & All the above

Ans : d

16) The GST is a destination-based single tax on the supply of goods and services from the manufacturer to the consumer and is one  indirect tax for the entire country. GST will replace  which of the following  multiple taxes ?

a) central value added tax (CENVAT),

b) central sales tax,

c) state sales tax  & octroi

d) All the above

Ans :d

17) What is Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)?

a) Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) is an integrated bill payment system which will offer interoperable bill payment service to customers online as well as through a network of agents on the ground

b)  The system will provide multiple payment modes and instant confirmation of payment.

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) It is a machine

Ans : c

18) What is Gross Value Added (GVA) ?

a) Gross value added of a sector is defined as the value of output less the value of its intermediate inputs.

b) Value added created by a sector is shared between labour compensation and capital compensation. 

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) It is instalment amount

Ans : c

19)  “Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere”. Where it was declared ?

a) League of Nations

b) This was a very important declaration by the International Labor Organization in their convention held at Philadelphia in the year 1944, which had a very significant and remarkable sentence.

c) United Nations

d) USSR

Ans : b

20)  What is UPI?

a)Unified Payments Interface (UPI). It is an instant payment system developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), an RBI regulated entity.

b) UPI is built over the IMPS infrastructure and allows you to instantly transfer money between any two parties' bank accounts

c)  Both (a) and (b)

d) Internet chatting

Ans : c

India China Informal Summit on April 27-28,2018

Prime Minister of India, H.E. Shri Narendra Modi and President of People's Republic of China, H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping held their first Informal Summit in Wuhan on April 27-28, 2018, to exchange views on overarching issues of bilateral and global importance, and to elaborate their respective visions and priorities for national development in the context of the current and future international situation.

They believe that the simultaneous emergence of India and China as two large economies and major powers with strategic and decisional autonomy, has implications of regional and global significance. They shared the view that peaceful, stable and balanced relations between India and China will be a positive factor for stability amidst current global uncertainties. They also agreed that proper management of the bilateral relationship will be conducive for the development and prosperity of the region, and will create the conditions for the Asian Century. To this end, they decided to strengthen the Closer Development Partnership in a mutually beneficial and sustainable manner, in pursuit of national modernization and greater prosperity for their peoples.

Prime Minister Modi and President Xi reviewed developments in India-China relations from the strategic and long-term perspective. They agreed to significantly enhance efforts to build on the convergences through the established mechanisms in order to create the broadest possible platform for the future relationship. They also agreed that both sides have the maturity and wisdom to handle the differences through peaceful discussion within the context of the overall relationship, bearing in mind the importance of respecting each other's sensitivities, concerns and aspirations.

The two leaders expressed their support for the work of the Special Representatives on the India China Boundary Question and urged them to intensify their efforts to seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement. The two leaders underscored the importance of maintaining peace and tranquility in all areas of the India-China border region in the larger interest of the overall development of bilateral relations. To this end, they issued strategic guidance to their respective militaries to strengthen communication in order to build trust and mutual understanding and enhance predictability and effectiveness in the management of border affairs. The two leaders further directed their militaries to earnestly implement various confidence building measures agreed upon between the two sides, including the principle of mutual and equal security, and strengthen existing institutional arrangements and information sharing mechanisms to prevent incidents in border regions.

The two leaders agreed to push forward bilateral trade and investment in a balanced and sustainable manner by taking advantage of complementarities between their two economies. They also discussed ways to promote greater cultural and people-to-people exchanges and agreed to explore establishing new mechanisms in this direction.

Prime Minister Modi and President Xi underlined that as two major countries India and China have wider and overlapping regional and global interests. They agreed on their need to strengthen strategic communication through greater consultation on all matters of common interest. They believe that such strategic communication will have a positive influence on enhancing mutual understanding and will contribute to regional and global stability.

The two leaders agreed that India and China have separately made major contributions to global peace and prosperity through their respective growth and economic development, and would continue to act as engines for global growth in the future. They reiterated the importance of building an open, multipolar, pluralist and participatory global economic order which will enable all countries to pursue their development and contribute to the elimination of poverty and inequality in all regions of the world. They spoke of their respective efforts to contribute to the regional and global economic development.

The two leaders also shared views on their respective foreign policy visions of achieving global prosperity and security. They agreed to jointly contribute in a positive and constructive way in facilitating sustainable solutions for global challenges including climate change, sustainable development, food security etc. They underscored the importance of reform of multilateral financial and political institutions to make them representative and responsive to the needs of developing countries.

The two leaders agreed that as two major countries and emerging economies, India and China, given their vast developmental experiences and national capacities, should join hands to take lead in offering innovative and sustainable solutions to challenges faced by humankind in the 21st century. These include combating diseases, coordinating action for disaster risk reduction and mitigation, addressing climate change and ushering digital empowerment. They agreed to pool together their expertise and resources in these areas and create a global network dedicated to these challenges for the larger benefit of humanity.

Prime Minister Modi and President Xi recognized the common threat posed by terrorism, and reiterated their strong condemnation of and resolute opposition to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. They committed themselves to cooperate on counter-terrorism.

The two leaders highly assessed the opportunity for direct, free and candid exchange of views offered by the Informal Summit and agreed on the utility of holding more such dialogues in the future. The forward-looking dialogue raised the level of strategic communication about the perspective, priorities and vision that guide their respective policy choices domestically, regionally and globally. It also helped them in forging a common understanding of the future direction of India-China relations built upon mutual respect for each other's developmental aspirations and prudent management of differences with mutual sensitivity.

MCQ for Civils Prelims 2018 (set 10)

1)Which of the following is correct ? (Country:  Guest of Honour on the eve of 69th Republic Day)

a)  Brunei : Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah 

b)  Indonesia : President Joko Widodo

c) Philippines : President Rodrigo Roa Duterte 

d) All the above

Ans : d

2) On receipt of 15 ratifications, the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement entered into force on the 6^th December, 2017 thereby making ISA a de jure treaty based international intergovernmental organisation. So far how many   countries have ratified and how many countries have signed the ISA Framework Agreement ?

a) 19 countries have ratified and 48 countries have signed the ISA Framework Agreement.

b) 6 countries

c)  5 countries

d) None of these

Ans : a

3) Recently, where the  ‘International Dam Safety Conference – 2018’  is conducted  ?

a) Thiruvananthapuram on January 23-24, 2018

b) Chennai

c) Bengaluru

d) Mysore

Ans : a

4) Dam safety conferences are organized as an annual event under the Dam Safety Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) project being run by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation  (MoWR,RD & GR) for which states ?

a) Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala

b) Madhya Pradesh, Odisha

c) Tamil Nadu, and Uttarakhand

d) All the above

Ans : d

5) Globally which country ranks third  in terms of number of large dams (5254 large dams in operation and 447 large dams under construction) with a total storage capacity of about 283 billion cubic meters ?

a) India 

b) China and the

c) United States of America

d) None of these

Ans : a

6) Where is Port Stanley ?

a) Falkland islands

b) Australia

c) Japan

d) Indonesia

Ans :a

7) For which States Legislative Assemblies general elections are announced ? Give details .

a) The schedule for calling general elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Meghalaya, Nagaland & Tripura has been announced on 18^th January, 2018.  

b) Poll is scheduled to be held in single phase on 18/02/2018 in Tripura and on 27/02/2018 in Meghalaya & Nagaland.

c) Section 126 of Representation of the People Act, 1951, prohibits displaying any election matter by means, inter alia, of television or similar apparatus, during the period of 48 hours before the hour fixed for conclusion of poll in a constituency

d) All the above

Ans : d

8)  In the abbreviation PMSMA, the letter S stands for what ?

a)  Surakshit ( PMSMA:Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan )

b) Srestha

c) Swayam

d) None of these

Ans : a

9) Prime Minister Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu  dedicated to the nation, the iCREATE ? Where it is located? Give details.

a) This  facility is  located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad.

b) iCreate is an independent Centre created with the objective of facilitating entrepreneurship through a blend of creativity, innovation, engineering, product design and leveraging emerging technologies to deal with major issues such as food security, water, connectivity, cybersecurity, IT and electronics, energy, bio-medical equipment and devices etc.

c) iCreate aims to develop an ecosystem in India to generate quality entrepreneurs.

d) All the above

Ans : d

10)  Where the International Space Conference of “Geospatial World Forum” was conducted ?

a) Kolkata

b)  Hyderabad 

c) Bhubaneswar

d) Jhansi

Ans : b

11) Where the  10^th Global Forum for Food & Agriculture from 18-20 January, 2018 which includes the 10^th Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Conference was conducted ?

a) Berlin, Germany

b) Tokyo

c) Paris

d) Amsterdam

Ans : a

12) Who  has cleared a simplified ‘Make-II’ procedure which will enable greater participation of industry in acquisition of defence equipment ?

a) As a major boost to ‘Make in India’ in Defence, the Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, in its meeting on 16 January 2018

b) Smt. Indira Gandhi

c) Smt.Maneka Gandhi

d) None of these

Ans : a

13) Owing to its versatile capabilities, Su-30 MKI forms an integral and the most potent component of our nation’s Air Power.  Recently which were  integrated and successfully fired from this platform ?

a)  ‘BrahMos’ Supersonic Air Launched Cruise Missile

b) ‘Astra’ Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans : c

14) After her recent visit to INS Vikramaditya, the aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, who on her visit to Air Force Station Jodhpur, took to the skies in the formidable Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft of 31 Squadron, recently ?

a) Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman

b) Smt.Pratibha Patil

c) V.V.Giri

d) None of these

Ans : a

15)  What is the benefit of Inter-Linking of Rivers (ILR) ?

a) It will bring a big social economic change in the country

b) Ushers  prosperity in many regions that are poorly developed

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans : c

16) Which issues were  taken up for the status of clearance ?

a) Ken-Betwa Link Project,

b) Damanganga-Pinjal

c) Par-Tapi-Narmada Link Projects

d) All the above

Ans : d

17) The Khelo India Anthem was launched on which occasion ?

a) ahead of the Khelo India School Games

b) Olympic Games

c) Asian Games

d) Afro-Asian Games

Ans : a

18) Which of the following are the  first five highest milk producing States during Summer Season 2017-18 ?

a) Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

b) Gujarat

c) Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh

d) All the above

Ans : d

19) Which of the following are the first five highest eggs producing States during Summer Season 2017-18 ?

a) Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

b) Telangana, West Bengal

c) Haryana

d) All the above

Ans : d

20)  In the field of Dance, nine eminent artists who received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards this year ?

a) Smt. Geeta Chandran for Bharatanatyam & Shri Jitendra Maharaj for Kathak,

b) Shri Kalamandalam Ramachandran Unnithan for Kathakali,

c) Shri Maisnam Kaminikumar Singh for Manipuri

d) All the above

Ans : d

21) The Sangeet Natak Akademi established by the Government of India, is India’s National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama. When it was established ?

a)  1953

b) 1947

c) 1970

d) 1975

Ans : a

22) “Smart Cities Mission” is a step in the direction of achieving our vision to improve the ease of living particularly for whom ?

a) poor

b) women

c) elderly and differently abled people

d) All the above

Ans : d

23) “Smart City Mision” focusses on what ?

a) “Smart City Mission has a strong focus on innovative digital technologies and dovetails with Digital India 'vision areas'—digital empowerment of citizens, making government services available digitally, and creating digital infrastructure as utility to every citizen—very closely

b) Employment

c) Agriculture

d) Industrial production

Ans : a

24) What is  ‘Saksham 2018’ ?

a) IT implementation

b) a vigorous and high intensity one-month long people-centric mega campaign of Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA)

c) Transport

d) Entertainment

Ans : b

25)  Who is the Prime Minister  of Isreal ?

a) Theresa May

b) Benjamin Netanyahu

c) Angela Merckel

d) Uhuru Kenyetta

Ans : b

26) Who is the owner of  Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra, in Barmer district in Rajasthan ?

a) IOC

b) The project is a Joint Venture of HPCL and Government of Rajasthan.

c) BPCL

d) GAIL

Ans : b

27) The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 3.58% (provisional) for the month of December, 2017 (over December, 2016) as compared to 3.93% (provisional). What is inflation ?

a)  rates/prices increase

b) prices downfall

c) price stability

d) None of these

Ans : a

28)Who has launched  one of its kind Intellectual Property (IP) Competition ‘IPrism’ for college and university students ?

a) The Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), in collaboration with ASSOCHAM and ERICSSON India

b) RBI

c) SEBI

d) CCI

Ans : a

29) The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during December 2017 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (25.80%) followed by Mumbai Airport (17.31%). Which of the following is not an airport  ? 

a) New Delhi Airport

b) Dabolim (Goa) Airport

c) Chennai Airport

d) Haridaspur Land Check

Ans : d

30) Where Khelo India School Games will be held ?

a) Bhubaneswar

b) at multiple venues across Delhi

c) Visakhapatnam

d) Kochi

Ans : b

31) Who are   Guests of Honour  on  the eve of  India's 69^th Republic Day Celebrations ,2018 ?

a) ASEAN Leaders

b) Russia President

c) Germany Chancellor

d) British PM

Ans : a

32) Where is  India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM)  ?

a) Dehradun

b) Dwarka, New Delhi 

c) Ooty

d) Mysore

Ans : b

33) Who is new Chief Election Commissioner of India ?

a) Mr. O.P.Rawat

b) Mr. Ashok Lavasa

c) Mr. Sunil Arora

d) None of these

Ans : a

34) What is Blue Moon ?

a) The full moon when happens to be the second full moon of the calendar month of the year , is  termed as a blue moon. 

b) Colour of the Moon  will be in blue

c) It comes every week

d) None of these

Ans : a

35) During totality, the moon will completely enter the earth’s umbral shadow and may look reddish. What is the reason ? Give details.

a) The sunlight, comprising of seven colours, fall on the earth’s atmosphere.

b) The blue, violet and green portion of it are scattered most and are filtered out, the red and orange portion of it are scattered less, get bent by refraction in the earth’s atmosphere, fall on the moon’s surface during totality making it reddish in colour to look from the earth.

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of these

Ans : c

36) The Central Pollution Control Board had identified 302 river stretches on 275 rivers in the country as polluted, based on Bio-Chemical Oxygen Demand. What is Bio-Chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)?

a) It is  a critical parameter of water quality.

b) It shows industrial progress

c) Forest development

d) None of these

Ans : a

37) What is  SARAS PT1N ? 

a) It is  an aeroplane (14 seater) designed and developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), a frontline aerospace research laboratory and it has successfully made its maiden flight recently. 

b) Submarine

c) Ship

d) Helicopter

Ans : a

38)  Recently, Shaurya Chakra is awarded whom ?

a) Major Akhil Raj RV

b)  Lance Naik Badher Hussain

c)  Naik Narender Singh

d) All the above

Ans : d

39) In 2018 Ashok Chakra given to whom for exhibiting  most conspicuous gallantry in fighting with terrorists and made supreme sacrifice. ?

a) Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala Indian Air Force (Security) 

b) Rajiv Chauhan

c) Raj Paul

d) None of these

Ans : a

40) For Major Vijayant Bist on the occasion of Republic Day (26.1.2018)  which award is given  ?

a)  Kirti Chakra

b) AVSM

c) Mahavir Chakra

d) Param Vir Chakra

Ans : a

41) Recently, from where the  Long Range Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile, Agni-5, is  successfully flight tested for its full range ?

a)  Dr Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha

b) Nicobar islands

c) Lakshadweep

d) Minicoy islands

Ans :a 

MCQ for Civils Prelims 2018 ( set 9)

1) What is ‘Ganga Gram’ Project? Give details.

b) It is  a project for sanitation based integrated development of all 4470 villages along the River Ganga, at a multi-stakeholder sammelan

a) more than 1400 delegates including 500 village sarpanches from all five Ganga States

c) Those five states are Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal

d) All the above

Ans: d

2) How the  ‘L & S’ band microwave data obtained from this satellite will be useful ?

a)  natural resources mapping & monitoring; estimating agricultural biomass over full duration of crop cycle; assessing soil moisture;

b) monitoring of floods and oil slicks; coastal erosion, coastline changes & variation of winds in coastal waters; assessment of mangroves;

c) surface deformation studies, ice sheet collapses & dynamics etc.

d) All the above

Ans: d

3) Why ‘MI-8’ helicopters are in news ? Give detais.

a) They arrived in India in 1971 at Mumbai and formally inducted in the Indian Air Foce

b) They were rechristened as ‘Pratap’

c) MI-8’s served for 45 years and are currently being phased out

d) All the above

Ans: d

4) After which country, India is the second largest producer of horticultural crops and fruits ?  

a) China

b) UK

c) Japan

d) NorthKorea

Ans: a

5) Central Citrus Research Institute (CCRI) was started in 1985 with an objective to develop research and necessary techniques for citrus fruits and in 1986 it was upgraded to National Research Centre for Citrus.Where is National Research for Citrus is located ?

a) Mysore

b) Nagpur

c) Chennai

d) Kochi

Ans: b

6) Which of the following is correct about  Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), 2015-2030 ?

a)It is the first major agreement of the post-2015 development agenda and identifies targets and priority actions towards reducing disaster risks and implementing development that is both resilient and sustainable.

b) India, being a signatory to the SFDRR, is committed to work towards achieving the targets enshrined in the Framework

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

7) Which of the following is correct about Instant triple talaq Bill ?  

a) Instant triple talaq in any form — oral, written or electronic form — has been banned  

b) It is made as a cognisable offence.

c) The Bill also provides for a subsistence allowance for a harassed Muslim woman and her dependent children and the custodial rights of minor children

d) All the above

Ans: d

8) Which of the following is correct about e–way bill system ?

a) The Rules for implementation of nationwide e-way Bill system for Inter-State movement of goods on a compulsory basis will be notified with effect from 1st February, 2018.

b) This will bring uniformity across the States for seamless inter-State movement of goods. 

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

9) Haryana falls in which seismic zone ? Give details.

a) It falls in  in seismic zone IV, III, & II.. 

b) Moreover, tremors have been felt in the State whenever there is an earthquake in the Himalayan foothills due to its proximity to the hill States.

c) Add to that the rapid industrial-residential urbanisation across the State and the importance of being prepared to deal with any eventuality becomes evident

d) All the above

Ans: d

10) Gazzola Prize of the 19th General Assembly of International Council for Monuments and Sites  (ICOMOS) to whom for his contribution in the fields of engineering, architecture and archaeology ?

a)Ajay Bisaria

b) Professor Saleh Lamei Mostafa (Egypt)

c) Suresh Chukkapalli

d) Vikas Seth

Ans: b

11) Which State has the high literacy rate, scenic beauty and availability of large English speaking population  make for a perfect blend to develop the State as a model tourist destination ?

a) Mizoram

b) Assam

c) Manipur

d) Tripura

Ans: a

12) Where foundation stone of the Nyaya Gram Project was laid in December, 2017? Give details.

a)High Court of Allahabad   in Allahabad, UP

b) It is necessary to strengthen judicial infrastructure.

c) It is hoped that the Nyaya Gram project would prove to be a milestone in fulfilling the requirements of the Allahabad High Court

d) All the above

Ans: d

13) RNI is mandated under Section 19 (G) of the PRB Act, 1867 to submit an Annual Report to the Government every year on or before 31st December. In the abbreviation RNI, the letter R stands for what ?

a) Regular

b)  Registrar ( RNI:Registrar of Newspapers for India )

c) Revise

d) Report

Ans: b

14)  Which of the following is correct about SDG-14 ?

a) Sustainable Development Goal-14 (SDG 14) related to building marine scientific research capacity in geographical area of the research centre

b) Rresearch centre also fulfills the commitments to support Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries.

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

15) Recently,the Union Cabinet  has approved that the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) applicable on all debit card/BHIM UPI/ Aadhaar enabled Payment System (AePS) transactions upto and including a value of Rs. 2000 will be borne by the Government for a period of two years with effect from 1st January, 2018 by reimbursing the same to the banks.  Which of the following is correct abuot MDR ?

a) When payment is made at a merchant point of sale, MDR is payable by the merchant to the bank.

b) Citing the above reason, many people make cash payments inspite of having debit cards. Similarly, MDR is charged on payments made to merchants through BHIM UPI platform and AePS. 

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

16) Under the  package for implementation of Central Sector Scheme "Indian Footwear, Leather & Accessories Development Programme" how much expenditure is  approved over the three financial years from 2017-18 to 2019-20 ?

a) Rs. 2600 Crore

b) Rs.200 crores

c) Rs.100 crores

d) None of these

Ans: a

17) What is  ‘Cochlear Implant’? Give details.

a) It is an electronic device having two parts (External and Internal).

b) Internal part is surgically implanted in the skull (Cochlear) by ENT surgeons. Post-operative rehabilitation is undertaken by Audiologist and speech language pathologist and special educator of Hearing ImpairedCochlear Implant is an electronic device having two parts (External and Internal).

c) Internal part is surgically implanted in the skull (Cochlear) by ENT surgeons. Post-operative rehabilitation is undertaken by Audiologist and speech language pathologist and special educator of Hearing Impaired

d) All the above

Ans: d

18) Who is  Commonwealth Secretary General ?

a) Rt. Hon. Patricia Janet Scotland

b) Kenneth Juster

c) Borut Pahor

d) Audrey Azoulay

Ans: a

19) Which of the following is correct about INS Kalvari (S-21) ?

a) INS Kalvari (S-21) is commissioned ..

b) It is the first of the six Scorpene class submarines built under Project 75 (Kalvari Class) into the Indian Navy at an impressive ceremony held at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai  ( on 14 Dec 17).

c) The event marked the formal induction into the Navy of the first of the six submarines being constructed at Mazagon Docks Ltd., in collaboration with the French builder M/s Naval Group

d) All the above

Ans: d

20) Based on recommendations of the Technical Committee, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has laid down which of the following ?

a) Contracts

b) Technical Standards for the performance of Core Services for the following matters under Regulation 13 of the IBBI (Information Utilities) Regulations, 2017

c) Negotiations

d) Disputes

Ans: b

21)  A function  was  conducted to celebrate 50 years of ASEAN and 25 years of India-ASEAN Partnership. In the abbreviation ASEAN, the letter S stands for what ? 

a) South

b) Show

c) Second

d) Strength

Ans: a

22) For expansion of trade with Myanmar, India’s gateway to the ASEAN, and ICP will be inaugurated soon. It is  said  that the ICP in Agartala on Bangladesh border has started and few more ICPs besides Land Customs Stations and Border Haats will be set up. In the abbreviation ICP, the letter I stands for what ?

a) Integrated  (ICP: Integrated Check Post on Land Border )

b) Instant

c) In situ

d) Insolvent

Ans: a

23) Which of the following is correct about SANKALP project ?

a) A Financing Agreement for IBRD loan of USD 250 million (equivalent) for the “Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) Project” was  signed with the World Bank.

b) Dam construction

c) education

d) social justice

Ans: a

24) What is the last  date of submission of the Aadhaar number, and Permanent Account Number or Form 60 by the clients to the reporting entity ?

a) After considering various representations received and inputs received from Banks, it has been decided to notify 31^st March, 2018 or six months from the date of commencement of account based relationship by the client, whichever is later

b) 1.7.2018

c) 1.9.2018

d) None of these

Ans: a

25) The Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhu held a number of bilateral meetings  in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the ongoing World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference. Who is the President of Argentina ?

a) Mr. Mauricio Macri

b) Jacinda Ardern

c) Paolo Gentiloni

d) Ashraf Ghani

Ans: a

26) Which of the following is correct about MC11 of WTO, conducted in Buenos Aires , Argentina ?

a) India has been participating in Ministerial Conference (MC)11 in good faith and in a spirit of constructive engagement.

b) India tried its  best to engage with members in all formats. India has  been proponent in several areas of work in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), including public stockholding for food security purposes, agricultural Special Safeguard Mechanism, agricultural domestic support and E-commerce.

c) India committed to preserving and promoting the WTO and the multilateral trading system with a view to take the agreed agenda of the WTO forward.

d) All the above

Ans: d

27) Which country  will host the 3^rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of AIIB at Mumbai on 25^th and 26^th June 2018 ?

a) Pakistan

b) India

c) Nepal

d) Bhutan

Ans: b

28) Which of the following is correct about AIIB ?

a) AIIB is a multilateral development bank with a mission to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond.

b) Headquartered in Beijing, China, AIIB commenced operations in January 2016.

c) The AIIB today also approved a US$335 million loan to Finance a 100-percent electric Bangalore Metro Rail—R 6 project.

d) All the above

Ans: d

29) When National Energy Conservation Day celebrations  conducted ?

a) 15^th December

b) 14th December, 2017.

c) 23^rd December

d) 22^nd December

Ans: b

30) Which of the following is correct abut the Government of India has announced the Sale (re-issue) ?

a) “Government of India Floating Rate Bonds 2024” for a notified amount of  Rs.3000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (ii)

b) “6.79 per cent Government Stock, 2027” for a notified amount of  Rs.8,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction,  & “7.73 per cent Government Stock  2034” for a notified amount of Rs. 2,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction

c) “6.62 per cent Government Stock, 2051” for a notified amount of  Rs. 2,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction.  It is subject to the limit of Rs. 15,000 crore, being total notified amount)

d) All the above

Ans: d

31) The data obtained from NISAR mission [NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)] is not meant for building climate resilience. However, the data acquired from this mission will be useful in developing certain applications and  include  which of the following ? 

a)  identifying crevasses in the glaciers hidden by fresh snow, where human movement takes place

b) identifying the snowpack parameters as an input in Avalanche forecasts,

c) studying Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) hazards;  and  identifying inundated area due to floods/ cyclones. These applications could help in taking measures to minimise loss of human lives.

d) All the above

Ans: d

32) Give details about ‘NavIC’ ?  What are the advantages ?

a) The IRNSS (NavIC) enables providing position, navigation and timing information

b) It could be utilised for a large range of civil and strategic applications and services that include terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation; precise timing; disaster management and alert messages; mapping and Geodetic data capture; vehicle tracking and fleet management; visual & voice navigation for drivers, etc.

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

33) Signal in space is provided globally by which of the following ?

a) GPS of USA,

b) GLONASS of Russia,

c) Galileo of Europe and Beiden of China.

d) All the above

Ans: d

34) Give details about ‘Aditya-L1 mission’ ?

a) It  is aimed at studying the Sun from an orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrangian point 1 (L1) which is about 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth

b)  It would carry seven payloads to observe the photosphere, chromosphere and the outermost layers of the Sun, the corona in different wavebands.

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

35) Which of the following is correct about ‘Darwaza Band’?

a) Aiming at Behavior Change, an aggressive mass media campaign titled 'Darwaza Band' featuring Amitabh Bachchan to promote continued toilet use especially by men has been launched

b) Closing doors for marriages

c) Closing doors for schools

d) None of these

Ans: a

36) Which of the following is correct about NamamiGange Programme ?

a) NamamiGange Programme is an initiative of Ministry of Water Resources (MOWR),

b) It  is comprising of making villages on the bank of River Ganga ODF and interventions dealing with solid and liquid waste management are being implemented by MDWS.

c) All 4470 villages located across 52 districts of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal  

d) All the above

Ans: d

37) SBM aims at which of the following ?

a) achieving Open Defecation Free (ODF) nation and a Swachh Bharat by 2^nd Oct, 2019 thereby paying a befitting tribute on his150^th anniversary

b) Opening bank accounts

c) opening insurance khaatas

d) None of these

Ans: a

38)  Which of the following is correct about Chahbahar Port ?

a) India is  engaged in the development of Chahbahar Port in Iran.

b) An MoU has been signed between the two countries in this regard

c)  Inauguration ceremony of the Phase-I of Shahid Beheshti Port at Chabahar, Iran was held on 3rd December,2017 by the Hon’ble President of Iran

d) All the above

Ans: d

39) ‘Jal Marg Vikas’ (National Waterway-I: River Ganga) Project relating to which of the following ?

a) envisages to develop a fairway with upto 3 meters depth between Varanasi and Haldia covering a distance of 1380 kms at an estimated cost of Rs. 5369 crore.

b) Amarvathi to Chennai

c) Chennai to Erode

d) None of these

Ans: a

40)  Foundation stone was laid for commencement of development work for Phase-I of National Waterway-4 . Which of the following is correct about National Waterway-4?

a) It is from Muktiyala to Vijaywada 

b) The project would facilitate movement of construction material for Amravati, the upcoming capital city of Andhra Pradesh

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

41) Some of the major reforms introduced by the government across the departments include services for the benefit of farmers, consumers, students and others ?           

a)  Direct Benefit Transfer,

b) National Scholarship Portal,

c) UMANG,   GeM, M-Kisan Portal, etc

d) All the above

Ans: d

42) Which of the following is correct about PMJDY ?

a) As on 6.12.2017, total 30.71 crore accounts have been opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), including 18.05 crore accounts opened in rural/semi-urban areas.

b) Rs. 42,187crore had been deposited in 3,74,14,844 PMJDY accounts during the period 8.11.2016 to 30.12.2016

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

43) Government of India proposed to make available Rs. 70,000 crore out of budgetary allocations for infusing capital in Public Sector Banks (PSBs). Which of the following are correct about it ?

a) Amounts of Rs. 25,000 crore each in the financial years 2015-16 and 2016-17, and

b) Rs. 10,000 crore each in financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19, were envisaged.

c) Both (a)  & (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

44) The current loan waiver, in Agricultural sector, however, has a positive aspect unlike the earlier ones. What is it ?

a) The schemes announced in several States have specified a threshold limit (mostly Rs.1 lakh), and any amount over that will have to be paid.

b) Rs.2 Lakh laon waiver

c) Rs.3 Lakh loan waiver

d) None of these

Ans: a

45) The Government of India has taken various initiatives to boost the GDP growth which, inter-alia, include which of the following ?

a) fillip to manufacturing

b) concrete measures for transport and power sectors as well as other urban and rural infrastructure

c) comprehensive reforms in the foreign direct investment policy and special package for textile industry

d) All the above

Ans: d

46) India is working for malaria elimination in the country by which year ?   

a) 2027 ( This will be achieved through phased approach wherein the states with lower malaria burden will be brought under elimination and subsequently the high burden will be taken for elimination.)

b) 2030

c) 2047

d) None of these

Ans: a

47) Which of the following is correct about BBBP ?

a) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme focuses on challenging mindsets and deep rooted patriarchy in the societal system, strict enforcement of PC&PNDT Act, advancing education of the girl child: focuses on issues of women empowerment on a life cycle continuum

b) BBBP has no provision for individual CASH Incentive TRANSFER COMPONENT by Government of India. 

c)  It is not a DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) scheme. It is implemented through the office of Collectors/DMs/DCs in the Districts and for multi-media advocacy outreach through authorized media agencies.

d) All the above

Ans: d

48) For which purpose ,Government has approved setting up of a total 42 Mega Food Parks in the country ?

a) to create modern infrastructure for food processing

b) retail sales business

c) whole sale business

d) None of these

Ans: a

49) Which of the following is correct about FSAP ?

a) It is  a joint program of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB involved in developing countries and region only)

b) It undertakes a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a country’s financial sector. Since September 2010, it is being undertaken in 25 jurisdictions (now 29), with systemically important financial sectors, including India, every five years.

c) Last FSAP for India was conducted in 2011-12 and the report published by IMF on Jan 15, 2013

d) All the above

Ans: d

50) Which of the following are  financial sector regulators ?

a) RBI

b) SEBI

c) IRDAI and PFRDA

d) All the above

Ans: d

51) Di-Nitrogen Tetroxide (N₂O₄)  is of strategic importance. Where it is used ?

a)  It is used as liquid rocket propellant by ISRO in the space launch vehicles and it is manufactured at  indigenous source 

b) Used in bio ferlizer units

c) used in thermal power stations

d) None of these

Ans: a

52) Which of the following is correct about MSP for Toria ?

a) The Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Toria of Fair Average Quality (FAQ) for 2017-18 season to be marketed in 2018-19 has been fixed at Rs. 3900/- per quintal

b) The MSP of Toria has been fixed on the basis of the normal market price differentials between Torai and Rapeseed/Mustard

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

53) What is ‘DARPAN’ project  ? Give details.

a) “Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New India” Project to improve the quality of service, add value to services and achieve “financial inclusion” of un-banked rural population.

b) 43,171 Branch Post Offices have migrated under the “DARPAN”project with the aim of financial inclusion to rural population and it is targeted to complete the project by March, 2018.

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

54) Enactment of BIS act 2016 and Consumer Protection Bill are historical events in the history of which movements ?

a) consumer movements

b) bank accounts promotion

c) school educaiton

d) adult education

Ans: a

55) Ven. Bakula Rinpoche was a monk-activist, and helped the cause of peace and spread of the teaching of Lord Buddha in different parts of the world. Ven. Bakula Rinpoche born where ?

a) Ladak

b) Sri Lanka

c) Myanmar

d) Bagkok

Ans: a

56) As per FAME India Scheme, specific projects received under Technology Development (R&D), including battery technology / charging infrastructure are considered & approved for funding by the Government. In the abbreviation FAME, the letter F stands for what ?

a) Faster  [ Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India]

b) Fine

c) Fact

d) None of these

Ans: a

57) Which of the following is correct about Intelligence Bureau (IB) ?

a) The Intelligence Bureau (IB) completed 100 years of its existence in 1987 and celebrated 1988 as its Centenary Year.

b) On December 23, 1887, the Central Special Branch was set up under orders issued in London by the Secretary of State for India.

c) The Central Special Branch was renamed as the Criminal Intelligence Bureau and, thereafter, as the Intelligence Bureau

d) All the above

Ans: d

58) Which of the following is correct about ‘Blue Flag’ ?

a) With prime objective of enhancing standards of cleanliness, upkeep and basic amenities at beaches, for this purpose a pilot project is launched  for beach cleanup and development, also striving for the “Blue Flag” Certification for such identified beaches.

b) It is for Army

c) It is for Air Force

d) None of these

Ans: a

59) Which of the following is correct about UJALA ?

a) Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LED for All (UJALA) 

b) It is  to provide LED bulbs to domestic consumers with a target to replace 77 crore incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs 

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans : c

60) Which of the following is correct about UDAY ?

a)  Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY)

b) It is a scheme for financial and operational turnaround of Power Distribution Companies. 

c) It was formulated and launched by the Government on 20.11.2015 in consultation with various stakeholders

d) All the above

Ans: d

61) Recently, World Orange Day 2017 event is conducted where ? 

a) Cuttack

b) Nagpur

c) Darjeeling

d) Dibrugarh

Ans: