1)
India is emerging as a leader among the milk-producing nations. How many
million tonnes of milk India produced
during 2016-17 ?
a) 143
b)
163.7 million tonnes (It is worth over
Rs.4 lakh crore). India has 40 breeds of
cattle along with Yak and Mithun and 13 breeds of buffaloes.
c) 120
d) 115
Ans:b
2)
What is the objective of ‘Rashtriya Gokul Mission’ ? Give
details.
a)
Its objective is to conserve and propagate indigenous breeds in an organized
and scientific manner.
b)
Till now Rs.1,077 crore has been sanctioned for the proposals received from 27
states under the scheme.
c)
And so far, Rs.499.08 crore has been released under this scheme
d) All the above
Ans:d
3)
Under
which scheme ‘Gokul Gram’ is included ?
Give details.
a)
It is under Rashtriya Gokul Mission.
b)
One Gokul Gram will have 500 animals with high genetic quality, out of which
300 will be reproductive animals.
c)
The Gokul Grams will rear Lal Sindhi, Sahiwal and Gir breeds along with Bachaur
d) All the above
Ans:d
4)
India has vindicated the Nuclear Peace Mission. Who is the
founding father of India’s Nuclear Energy Programme ?
a)
Dr Homi J. Bhabha
b) Sekhar Basu
c) Anil Kakodkar
d) Raja Ramanna
Ans:a
5)
Shri Nitin Gadkari digitally flagged off
a RoRo-cum-general cargo vessel M.V. IDM DOODLE carrying a consignment of 185
trucks from Chennai Port. This Vessel finally reached which
port in Bangladesh ?
a) Dhaka
b)
Mongla port
c) Chittagong
d) Yangoon
Ans:b
6) Which of the following
is correct ( India’s Freedom Movement & Economic Development) ?
a) The period from 1857-1942 was the period of India’s freedom
struggle, which culminated in our political independence in 1947.
b) The period from 1947 to 2017 was the period of
post-independence India, accompanied by corresponding economic, social and
political transformations.
c) The roadmap for future development was discussed in detail,
with specific goals established for the various transformations envisaged, such
as Poverty Free India, Dirt and Squalor Free India, Corruption Free India,
Communalism Free India and Terrorism Free India
d) All the above [These transformations would become more
significant with increasing mass participation in future, each future period
being explained as a point in time, viz., 2017 (‘Sankalp se
Siddhi’), 2022 (‘New India’) and 2047 (‘Sarvashreshtha Bharat’)]
Ans:d
7)
Where is Karwar Port ? Give details.
a)
It is situated between New Mangalore Port and Mormugao Port.
b)
It is acclaimed as one of the best natural all weather ports on the west coast
and provides all weather berthing facilities for ocean going vessels.
c)
It is the only port owned and administered by the State Government. At present,
the port provides simultaneous berthing of 3 ships of 6.5 metres draft with 510
metres jetty(with 250 metres of breakwater).
d) All the above
Ans:d
8) Commemoration of the 150th birth
anniversary of Sister Nivedita is conducted on 29th October, 2017. What is the original name of Sister Nivedita ?
Give details
a) Margaret Noble
b) True to her name, she served India with
nobility. She was a pioneer in girls’ education in India and in providing
health services to the poor..
c) She was a
westerner who embraced India wholeheartedly, and lived and died with the
well-being of India and Indians on her mind and in her heart. Sister Nivedita was part of this
tradition, and came to India and to Swami Vivekananda for enlightenment
d) All the above
Ans:d
9)
By virtue of its powers, duties and functions under Article ______ read with
Article 172(1) of the Constitution of India and Section 15 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Election Commission is required to hold general
election to constitute the new Legislative Assembly in the State of Gujarat
before expiry of its present term.
a) 151
b)
324
c) 72
d) 356
Ans:b
10) Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, is the Secretary-General of which of the following
?
a)
UNCTAD
b) UNESCO
c) UNICEF
d) ILO
Ans:a
11) Where
the First International Consumer
Protection Conference on “Empowering consumers in new markets” for the
South, South East and East Asian Countries was conducted from 26 to 27 October 2017 ?
a) New Delhi
b) Islamabad
c) Kabul
d) Khatmandu
Ans:a
12) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a
$65.5 million loan agreement yesterday here in the national capital to continue
interventions to check coastal erosion on the Western Coast in which state ?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b)
Karnataka
c) Rajsthan
d) Haryana
Ans:b
13) Union Finance Minister mentioned the mandatory use of the Public
Finance Management System (PFMS) for all Central Sector Schemes in New Delhi.
These Central Sector Schemes with a budgetary outlay of how much during the
current financial year 2017-18. ? (
Rs. in Crores)
a)
6, 66,644
b) 5,00,000
c) 4,00,000
d) None of these
Ans: a
14) Union Finance Minister hoped that soon PFMS will progress
towards which of the folloiwng ?
a)
Government wide Integrated Financial Management System (GIFMIS) . It is a comprehensive Payment, Receipt and
Accounting System.
b) PMJJBY
c) APY
d) PMSBY
Ans:a
15) National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) campus is located where?
a)
Noida
b) Gurugram
c) Agra
d) Jalandhar
Ans:b
16) Recently, President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind, graced the
‘Vajramahothsava’ – Diamond Jubilee Celebrations on completion of 60 years of
which state Vidhana Soudha, and
addressed the members of both Houses ?
a) AP Legislature
b)
Karnataka Legislature at Bengaluru
c) Goa Legislature
d) Odisha Legislature
Ans:b
17) In the context of President Trump’s new South Asia Policy, Prime
Minister of India noted the commonality in the objectives of which of the
following ?
a)
eradicating terrorism,
b)
terrorist infrastructure, safe havens,
c)
support, while bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan
d) All the above
Ans:d
18) In which judgement the Supreme Court has directed that there should be
a “None of the Above” (NOTA) option on the ballot papers and EVMs and VVPATs ?
a) Kesavananda Bharathi
Case
b)
In its judgment dated 27th September, 2013 in Writ Petition (C) No. 161
of 2004 (People’s Union for Civil Liberties Vs Union of India and another),
c) Minerva Mills Case
d) None of these
Ans:b
19) Election Commission has implemented ETPBS on pilot basis in four
states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur and in the entire
state of Goa in the State Assembly Elections conducted during Feb-March, 2017.
The Election Commission has decided to
implement ETPBS in General Election to Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh
which would be extended in ensuing Gujarat Assembly elections too. In the
abbreviation ETPBS, the letter E stands for what ?
a)
Electronically ( ETPBS:Electronically
Transmitted Postal Ballot System for Service Voter)
b) Election
c) Engineering
d) Eligible
Ans:a
20) The election expenses ceiling for candidates has been revised by the
Government of India vide Notification dated 28th February, 2014. As per the revised ceilings, the maximum limit
of election expenses for the Assembly Constituencies is how much per candidate
for the state of Gujarat ?
a) Rs.10 Lakhs
b) Rs. 28 lakh (All candidates are required to furnish their accounts of
expenditure within 30 days of declaration of results )
c) Rs.6 Lakhs
d) Rs.2 Lakhs
Ans:b
21) How many Assembly
Constituencies are there in the State of Gujarat ?
a) 117
b)
182
c) 294
d) 234
Ans:b
22) Government of India has
announced that during the Financial Year 2017-18, accumulations at the credit
of subscribers to the General Provident Fund (GPF) and other similar funds shall
carry interest at which rate from 1st October, 2017 to 31st December, 2017
?
a) 5.8%
b)
7.8%
c) 8%
d) 9%
Ans:b
23) In line with the broader strategy and emphasis on preventive vigilance,
the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) believes that the next level of systemic
change can be through the tool of ‘Integrity Index’. What are the
advantages of ‘Integrity Index’?
a)
The Integrity Index will bring out annual scores/rankings of Public Sector
Undertakings/Public Sector Banks and Financial
Institutions/Departments/Ministries of Government of India by linking the
essential drivers of vigilance with long term efficiency, profitability and
sustainability of public organizations and.
b) It creates an internal and external ecosystem that promotes
working with Integrity in public organizations
c) Both (a) & (b)
d) None of these
Ans:c
24) What is ‘Bharatmala’ ?
a)
Bharatmala will give the country 50 national corridors as opposed to the 6 we
have at present.
b)
Bharatmala envisages improving the efficiency of the National Corridor
(Golden-Quadrilateral and NS-EW corridor) by decongesting its choke
points through lane expansion, construction of ring roads, bypasses/ elevated
corridors and logistics parks at identified points
c)
Highways works worth Rs. 8 lakh crore will begin before the end of 2018
under the Bharatmala Pariyojana.
d) All the above
Ans:d
25) Who organized ‘Paryatan Parv’ from 5th to 25th October
2017?
a)
Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with other Central Ministries, State
Governments and Stakeholders
b) Ministry of External
Affairs only
c) Ministry of Home
Affairs only
d) Ministry of Laobur and
Employment only
Ans:a
26) India grew at a very strong pace of 7.5% p.a. in the three years of
2014-17 with growth exceeding 8% in __________
a) 2014-15
b)
2015-16
c) 2017-18
d) 2011-12
Ans:b
27) The current account deficit (CAD) for 2015-16 was 1.1 per
cent of GDP as compared to 1.3 per cent of GDP in 2014-15. The CAD further
narrowed to how much of GDP in 2016-17 ?
a)
0.7 per cent
b) 1%
c) 2%
d) 3%
Ans:a
28) The gross FDI flows to India in 2016-17 amounted to how many US billion dollalrs ?
a)
45.1
b)
55.6
c)
60.2
d) None of these
Ans:c
29) Foreign exchange reserves stood at US$ 370 billion at the end of March
2017 as compared to 360.2 billion as at end March, 2016. As on 13th October
2017 the foreign exchange reserves exceeded how many billion US dollars ?
a) 300
b)
400
c) 500
d) 600
Ans:b
30) When Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Code, 2016 (Code) was enacted ? What is
its aim ?Give details.
a)
It was enacted on May 28, 2016
b)
Its aim is to consolidate the laws relating to
insolvency of companies and limited liability entities (including limited
liability partnerships and other entities with limited liability), unlimited
liability partnerships and individuals, presently contained in a number of
legislations, into a single legislation.
c)
The Code provides a comprehensive, modern and robust insolvency and bankruptcy
regime, at par with global standards and even better in some aspects
d) All the above
Ans:d
31) Which initiatives are taken to
curb ‘black money’ in India, in recent
years?
a) Special Investigation Team on Black Money,
constituted in May, 2014 for monitoring investigations and reviewing the
framework for curbing black money;
b)
Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act,
2015, enacted w.e.f. 1st July 2015; the
Income Declaration Scheme, 2016;
enactment of the comprehensive Benami Transactions (Prohibition)
Amendment Act, 2016, w.e.f. 1st November, 2016 had made varying degrees of
success in the fight against black money generation and holding.
c)
The follow-up to these measures in terms of demonetization of the high
denomination notes w.e.f. the expiry of 8th November, 2016 effected a body blow
on black money.
d) All the above
Ans:d
32) What is the purpose of ‘Indradhanush Plan’ ?
When announced? Give details.
a) to
recapitalising and revamping PSBs
b) It was announced by the Central Government on
14.8.2015.
c)
Central Government envisaged capital
need of Rs. 1,80,000 crore till 2018-19. Accordingly, Government made
provision of Rs. 70,000 crore and
projected market-raising of capital by banks to the tune of Rs. 1,10,000 crore
d) All the above
Ans:d
32) India's first ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) for Skilling in Smart Cities’ is started in collaboration with which of the following ?
a) Canfin Homes
b)
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)
c) LIC Housing Finance Ltd.
d)GIC
Ans:b
33) Which organization is regulating
ground water development and management India? The authority has been granting
NOC for withdrawal of ground water by industries/infrastructure/mining projects.
a) NGT
b)
Central Grounder Water Authority (CGWA) . The CGWA constituted by Government of
India under Section 3(3) of the Environment (Protection) Act of 1986
c) CAT
d) NHRC
Ans: b
34) India’s first ‘Technology and Innovation Support Center’ (TISC) is
started at Patent Information Centre, Punjab, under the World Intellectual
Property Organization’s (WIPO) TISC program. Where another TISC is being
established ?
a) JNU
b)
Anna University, Chennai
c) JNTU
d) Banaras Hindu
University
Ans:b
35) Where
the 4th ASEAN Defence
Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus) recently conducted ?
a) Indonesia
b) Philippines
c) Singapore
d) Malaysia
Ans:b
36) The total revenue of GST paid under different heads
(upto 23rd October, 2017) for the month of September 2017 is _________crore.
a) Rs.60,000
b) Rs. 92,150
c) Rs.50,000
d) None of these
Ans:b
37) Which of the following is correct about GST collections in September, 2017?
a) The total CGST revenue : Rs. 14,042 crore
b) SGST revenue : Rs. 21,172 crore
c) IGST revenue : Rs. 48,948 crore (of which IGST from imports
in September 2017 is Rs. 23,951 crore) and Compensation Cess is Rs. 7,988/-
crore (of which Rs. 722 crore is Compensation Cess from imports in September
2017)
d) All the above
Ans:d
38) Which of the following is correct about Indo-Tibetan Border Police
(ITBP)?
a)
ITBP not only protects Indo-China Border, but also plays responsible role in
country’s internal security
b)
The ITBP jawans are deployed in North East
c)
They are also posted in Left Wing Extremism affected areas
d) All the above
Ans:d
39) SAIL steel has been integral in projects of national importance,
various metro projects, power plants including the following . Which of the
following is correct ?
a) Statue of Unity: Gujarat
b)
Dhola-Sadiya bridge : Assam
c)
Chenani-Nashri tunnel : J&K
d) All the above
Ans:d
40) Mumtaz
Mahal died on the night of June 16-17, 1631, after giving birth to Gauhar Ara
Begum. What is the original name of the Taj Mahal built in Agra ?
a) Rauza-e-Munawwara
b) Bibi-Ka-Maqbara
c) Lal Darwaza
d) None of these
Ans:a
41) Which of the following is correct about ‘Ekta Diwas’ ?
a)
It was introduced and inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in
the year 2014
b) The idea is to pay tribute to Vallabhbhai
Patel, who was instrumental in building India into a united nation by
integrating (about) 562 independent princely states.
c)
Therefore, we celebrate Ekta Diwas on 31st October every year
to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Iron Man of India, Shri Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel. Sardar Patel prevented the
division of our country after independence
d) All the above
Ans:d
42) IEF 7thAsian
Ministerial Energy Round table (AMER7) is conducted from 01-02nd November 2017. Which
country is the current chair of
International Energy Forum (IEF) and which is promoting the AMER - a biennial
event bringing together Energy Ministers and experts from Asian countries ?
a) Brunie
b) India
c) Japan
d) China
Ans:b
43) A total of 97 towns (Class I to Class VI) are situated along main stem
of River Ganga. Which of the following are tributaries of Ganga river ?
a)
Alaknanda, Bhagirathi
b)
Ramganga, Kali
c)
Hindon
d) All the above
Ans:d
44) The total estimated value of mineral production (excluding atomic &
minor minerals) in India during August 2017
was Rs. 18,015 crore. These minerals together contributed about 94% of
the total value of mineral production in August 2017. In this context, which of
the following is correct ?
a)
The contribution of Coal was the highest at Rs. 6158 crore (34%).
b)
Next in the order of importance were: Petroleum (crude) Rs. 5489 crore, Natural
gas (utilized) Rs. 2225 crore
c)
Next comes: Iron ore Rs. 1921 crore,
Lignite Rs. 615 crore and Limestone Rs. 562 crore
d) All the above
Ans:d
45) India’s rank has risen to 100 in the latest report compared to
130 in the Doing Business Report, 2017. Which organization released ‘the Doing Business (DB) Report,
2018’ ?
a)
World Bank
b) IMF
c) UNCTAD
d) UNIDO
Ans: a
46) “Guided by the Mantra of ‘Reform, Perform & Transform’ we are
determined to further improve our rankings & scale greater economic
growth.” Who said it ?
a) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
b) Union Finance Minister
c) Union Home Minister
d) External Affairs
Minister of India
Ans: a
47) The first-ever airport at Sikkim coming up at which place ?
a)
Pakyong ( It is ready to become functional soon)
b) Jalpaiguri
c) Itanagar
d) Kohima
Ans:a
48) Which country is
the only country in South Asia and BRICS economies to feature among most
improved economies as per the ‘Doing
Business Report 2018’ ?
a) Sri Lanka
b) India
c) Maldives
d) Mauritius
Ans: b
49) Indian Air Force left for Israel to participate in exercise ‘Blue Flag-17’.
What is ‘Blue Flag – 17 ?
a) Cyclone warning
indication
b)
Blue Flag-17 is a bi-annual multilateral exercise which aims to strengthen
military cooperation amongst participating nations
c) Alert announcement
d) None of these
Ans:b
50) What is ‘Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM)’ ?
a)
It is a nationwide science talent search examination (normally on 26th
November )
b) Election contest
c) public demonstration
d) students meeting
Ans: a
51) NHPC is presently engaged in 25 projects involving 14000.5 MW, in addition to commissioning of 22 projects of
6691.2 MW ( including Joint Ventures) , which are under various stages of
development. NHPC is engaged in which type of projects ?
a)
Hydro
b)
Solar
c)
Thermal
d) All the above
Ans:d
52) Who is the King of Bhutan ?
a) Emperor Akihito
b)
His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
c) George VI
d) Vajiralongkorn
Ans:b
53) India is proud to
eradicate new cases of which disease ?
a) Malaria
b)
Poliomyelitis. Polio was once a serious cause of loco-motor disability, but
over the past six years we have not had a single case of paralytic
poliomyelitis
c) TB
d) AIDS
Ans: b
54) Which of the following is
correct about ‘RKVY-RAFTAAR’ ?
a)
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and
Allied sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) is to be implemented for three years i.e. 2017-18 to 2019-20.
b)
The financial allocation of the scheme will be Rs. 15,722 crore with the
objective of making farming as a remunerative economic activity through
strengthening the farmer's effort, risk mitigation and promoting agribusiness
entrepreneurship
c)
RKVY-RAFTAAR funds would be provided to the States as 60:40 grants between
Centre and States (90:10 for North Eastern States and Himalayan States)
d) All the above
Ans:d
55) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) is a continuing scheme under
implementation from which five year plan
?
a)
XI Five Year Plan
b) I Five Year Plan
c) II Five Year Plan
d) XII Five Year Plan
Ans: a
56) Implementation of Special Banking Arrangement (SBA) for Rs. 10,000
crore is for which of the following ?
a)
for payment of outstanding claims on account of fertilizer subsidy in the year
2016-17.
b) for food subsidy
c) for current subsidy
d) for export subsidy
Ans:a
57) Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme was launched by the Central Government
in 2003 which has been extended to the Notified 21 States and 4 Union
Territories to promote which of the following ? What is the advantage of it ?
a)
It is for the use of alternative and environment friendly fuels. This
intervention also sought to reduce import dependency for energy requirements.
b) To encourage crude oil
imports
c) To spend more money on
crude oil
d) None of these
Ans:a
58) A ‘Festival of India’ is being organized in which of the following places from October,
2017 – March, 2018 ?
a)
Fiji, Kiribati
b) Tonga, Vanuatu, Nauru,
c)
Tuvalu and Cook Islands
d) All the above
Ans:d
59) An ‘Alternative Mechanism’ for consolidation of the Public
Sector Banks (PSBs) has been constituted. Who is the Chairman of it ?
a)
Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs.
b)
Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Coal.
c)
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Defence
d) None of these
Ans:a
60) Global Environment Facility (GEF) has
partnered with Energy Efficiency
Services Limited (EESL), under Ministry of Power, for which project ?
a) Rural Roads
b) ‘Creating and Sustaining Markets for Energy Efficiency’
c) Employment in Rural
Areas
d) Housing for All
Ans:b
61) Which of the following is correct about
GEF project ?
a)
It brings together many technical and financing partners including
United Nations Environment (UN Environment), Asian Development
Bank (ADB) and Kreditanstalt
für Wiederaufbau (KfW)
b)
It aims to mitigate 60 million tons of CO2 eq (carbon dioxide equivalent), that will enable a total direct energy
savings of 38.3 million GJ by 2022 and 137.5 million GJ by 2032. (1 GJ = 277.778 kWh)
c) Both (a) & (b)
d) None of these
Ans:c
62) India is expected to attract an investment of US$ 10 billion in food processing
sector and generate one million jobs in the next 3 years. Where World Food India 2017 is inaugurated
on 3rd November 2017 ?
a) Mumbai
b)
in Vigyan Bhavan New Delhi.
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai
Ans:b
63) Who are called as Druk Gyalpos (Kings) ?
a)
Monarchs of Bhutan
b) Kings of Thailand
c) Emperor of Japan
d) King of England
Ans:a
64) UDAN scheme seeks to promote which of the following ?
a) bird protection
b)
regional connectivity by serving the un-served and under-served airports.
c) saving tigers
d) saving elephants
Ans:b
65) PHD Chamber has also introduced
a first ever HELI EXPO INDIA this year to give a wider platform to helicopter
industry and tap into its huge potential. In the abbreviation PHD, the letter D
stands for what ?
a) Dehradun
b) Delhi ( PHD: Punjab
Haryana Delhi)
c) Doctor
d) Deepavali
Ans:b
66)Prime Minister
has set a target to double the farmers’ income by 2022. To achieve this target,
the Prime Minister has advocated a seven-point strategy. Which of the following
are there in this ?
a)Special focus on irrigation with sufficient budget, with the aim
of “Per Drop More Crop”; Provision of quality seeds and nutrients based on soil
health of each field; Large investments in Warehousing and Cold Chains to
prevent post-harvest crop losses.
b)Promotion of value addition through food processing; Creation of
a National Farm Market, removing distortions and e-platform across 585
Stations;
c)Introduction of a New Crop Insurance Scheme to mitigate risks at
an affordable cost;Promotion of ancillary activities like poultry, beekeeping,
and fisheries.
d) All the above
Ans:d
67) The
Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced draft regulations on
civil use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, commonly known as ‘Drones’. Which
of the following is correct ?
a)
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), the ‘drones’ have been
classified on the basis of their maximum
take-off weight
b) As per the draft regulation all ‘drones’ are
proposed to be operated in visual line of sight, during day time only and below
200 feet. Dropping of any substance, carriage of hazardous material or animal
or human payload is not permitted.
c) All commercial categories of ‘drones’
except those in the Nano category and those operated by government security
agencies, will have to be registered by DGCA as per ICAO proposed policy,
in the form of Unique Identification Number (UIN).
d) All the above
Ans:d
68) Where the Joint training exercise “PRABAL DOSTYK – 2017” between the
Indian Army and the Kazakhstan Army conducted ?
a)
Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
b) Panaji
c) Kochi
d) Trivendrum
Ans:a
69) Where Chenani–Nashri highway
tunnel and Banihal-Quazikund rail tunnel construction was completed ?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b)
Jammu & Kashmi
c) Punjab
d) Haryana
Ans:b
70
) When the International Solar Alliance was
launched ? What is the main objective ? Give details.
a) 30th November 2015. It was jointly
launched by the Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi and the President of France at Paris, in the presence of the
Secretary General of the UN, on the side lines of COP21 UN Climate Change
Conference
b)
The main objective of ISA is to undertake joint efforts required to reduce the
cost of finance and the cost of technology, mobilize more than US $ 1000
billion of investments needed by 2030 for massive deployment of solar energy,
and pave the way for future technologies adapted to the needs of 121 countries
lying fully or partially between the Tropics.
c)
So far 43 countries have signed the Framework Agreement of the ISA, and out of
which 14 have also submitted the Instrument of ratification to the depository
i.e. Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. ISA will be the first
international inter-governmental treaty based organization to be headquartered
in India
d) All the above
Ans:d
71) Under the scheme
of SPARSH(Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude
& Research in Stamps as a Hobby), it is proposed to award
annual scholarships to children of Standard VI to IX having good academic
record and also pursuing which of the
following as a hobby ?
a) coins collection
b) Philately (postal stamps collection)
c) plants collection
d) shells collection
Ans:b
72) The Government of India recognises that achieving the education
development goals and targets set in the context of SDG4-Education 2030 agenda
requires increased and well-targeted financing and effective and efficient
utilisation of allocated funds. Government of India is investing how much of
GDP on education, despite competing
demands on resources ?
a) 2.5% of GDP
b)
nearly 4.5 % of GDP
c) 7% of GDP
d) None of these
Ans:b
73) Who was the first Indian
Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army ?
a)
Field Marshal KM Cariappa (He was
conferred the rank of Field Marshal on 28 April 1986)
b)
General KS Thimayya
c) Bipin Rawat
d) V.K.Singh
Ans:a
74) At the time of India’s Independence, per capita of milk supply was
130 gram per day to the 34 million population and today per capita of milk
supply has increased to how much ?
a)
337-gram milk per day (Population of
India is about 130 million )
b) 120 gms milk per day
c) 60 gms milk per day
d) None of these
Ans:a
75) Under the MIDH, which of the
following is promoted by central government ?
a)
Horticulture Mission
b)
Horticulture crops / Farm level programs to develop the collective area of
fruits and vegetables including processing varieties in the field of Mega Food
Parks and Export Promotion Areas.
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
Ans:c
76) When the Cauvery Water Disputes
Tribunal (CWDT) was constituted by Government of India, to adjudicate the water dispute regarding
inter‐state river Cauvery and the river valley thereof among the States of
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry ?
a)
June 02, 1990 (CWDT gave its report and decision u/s 5(2) of the ISRWD Act,
1956 on February 05, 2007 )
b) 2014
c) 2015
d) 2017
Ans: a
77) World Youth Forum (WYF) will cover role of youth in business and
innovation, challenges and making of future leaders, gender equity and women
empowerment among other thing. Where WYF
meeting is scheduled to be held ?
a)
London
b) Paris
c) Berlin
d) Sharam El Shiekh, Egypt
Ans:d
78) Which of the following is correct ? (Cities : Countries)
a)
Boudeau and Lyan :France
b)
Gaudalajara :Mexico
c)
Constantine :Algeria
d) All the above
Ans: d
79) ‘One doctor per 1000’ is the
norm of WHO. But there is one doctor per
1,700 population in India. To overcome the shortage of medical professionals in
India, a high-level committee has
recommended the setting up of 187 more medical colleges by which year ?
a)
2022
b) 2027
c) 2020
d) 2025
Ans:a
80) Centenary year of the ‘Champaran Satyagraha’ is being
commemorated from April 2017. Where is Champaran ?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Chattisgarh
d) Nagaland
Ans:b
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