1) What is ‘SATH’ programme?
Give details.
a) SATH program embodies the
philosophy of co-operative federalism. NITI Aayog selected the three states
through a three stage challenge-process – expression of interest, presentations
by the states and assessment of commitment to health sector reforms.
b) Three states: Assam, Uttar Pradesh and
Karnataka were chosen based on objective assessment criteria affecting the
potential for impact and likelihood of success.
c) A consortium of reputed
technical consultants are closely working with NITI Aayog and the states to
conceptualize the initiatives and provide support in the implementation process
d) All the above
Ans: d
2) Which ministry is operating the “Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar
(VRP)” (Previously known as Shram Vir National Awards) and “National Safety
Awards (NSA)” since 1965 ?
a) The Ministry of Labour &
Employment, Government of India
b) Home Affairs Ministry
c) External Affairs Ministry
d) Finance
Ministry
Ans: a
3) What is “Swachhta Hi Seva”
? Who launched it from Iswsarigunj ?
Give details.
a) It is campaign is an unprecedented campaign to
highlight, once again, the jan aandolan that is the Swachh Bharat Mission..
b) The objective of the
campaign is to mobilise people between 15th September and 2nd October,
reigniting the “jan aandolan” for sanitation. Union Ministers, MLAs, MPs,
iconic celebrities of India, sports stars, inter-faith leaders, corporates,
etc. have been appealed to join in this campaign towards swachhta
c) President Shri Ram Nath Kovind launched the nationwide jan aandolan,
Swachhta Hi Seva, from Iswarigunj, a village in Kanpur district of Uttar
Pradesh
d) All the above
Ans: d
4) Prime Minister of India is utilising the resources of the country through
latest technology for welfare of the poor and weaker sections and fulfilling
the vision under which of the following ?
a) Vision 2020
b) Greater India
c) “New India”
d) Save Girl Child
Ans: c
5) Recently, Sardar Sarovar Dam
is dedicated to the nation from where ?
Give details?
a) at Kevadia in Gujarat.
b) The height of the dam was
recently raised to 138.68 metres, facilitating a usable storage of 4.73 Million
Acre feet (MAF).
c) This will greatly benefit
the participating States of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
d) All the above
Ans: d
6) Where the Statue of Unity is under construction ? Give details?
a) At Sadhu Bet, Gujarat. This
is an iconic statue and associated memorial
complex for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
b) The project comprises a 182 metre tall statue,
an exhibition hall, a memorial garden, and a Visitor Centre.
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
Ans: c
7) What is FSI ?
a) It is the ratio of a
building’s total floor area to the size of the piece of the land on which it is
built. In Indian cities, it is generally about 1.50, which is said to be on the
lower side given the needs of rapid urbanization.
b) Inflation index
c) economic growth indicator
d) None of these
Ans:a
8) When World Ozone Day
is observed ? Give details.
a)” 16th September,
2017
b) It is the 30th anniversary
of the Montreal Protocol and 23rd World Ozone Day . Theme is
"Caring for all life under the Sun”
c) Ozone
Depleting Substances (ODS) phase-out programme is also being implemented in
India
d) All the above
Ans: d
9) Which Protocol is the only environmental treaty and
which enjoys universal ratification of 197 member countries ?
a) Paris Treaty
b) Montreal Protocol (Ozone
layer protection)
c) Human Rights
d) Child Labour
Ans: b
10) Where is Havelock island ?
a) Lakshadweep
b) Andman and Nicobar
c) Sir Creek
d) Palk Strait
Ans: b
11) National Food Security
Mission (NFSM) is covering which of the following ?
a) rice, wheat, pulses
b) coarse cereals
c) Commercial Crops (cotton,
jute & sugarcane)
d) All the above
Ans: d
12) Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) – ‘Per Drop More Crop’ focuses on which of the following
?
a) Current Supply
b) It mainly focuses on
water use efficiency at farm level through precision/micro irrigation (Drip and
Sprinkler Irrigation).
c) Tractors supply
d) Pesticides supply
Ans: b
13) To develop Common
Agriculture Market, Union Government has launched which of the following on 14th April,
2016 ?
a) National Agriculture Market
(e-NAM) project
b) MUDRA
c) PMJDY
d) APY
Ans: a
14) Recognising the importance
of data protection and keeping personal data of citizens secure and protected,
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India
has, on 31st July 2017, constituted a Committee of Experts under the
Chairmanship of whom?
a) Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad
b) Justice B N Srikrishna
c) S.M.Khan
d) Anil Khanna
Ans: b
15) Which major schemes have been launched to increase
production and farmers’ income ?
a) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
Yojana,
b) Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchai Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana,
c) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas
Yojana, Soil Health Card scheme, Neem Coated Urea and e-NAM
d) All the above
Ans: d
16) What is the target to be
achieved in agriculture and allied
sectors in India ?
a) 2%
b) 4% (annual target)
c) 7%
d) 8%
Ans: b
17) Which countries are members in the ‘Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
Technical and Economic Cooperation’ (BIMSTEC) group ?
a) Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
b) Myanmar, Nepal,
c) Sri Lanka and Thailand
d) All the above
Ans: d
18) Majority of the BIMSTEC
countries are situated in which region and prone to natural disasters such as floods,
cyclones, earthquakes, avalanches and drought ?
a) South East Asia
b) South Asian Region (SAR)
c) Far East
d) West Asia
Ans: b
19) Central Government has prepared an action plan to
eliminate which of the following ?
a) Kala-Azar and Filariasis by
2017
b) Leprosy by 2018 and Measles
by 2020
c) Elimination of tuberculosis
by 2025
d) All the above
Ans: d
20) Which of the following will be phased-out in the next fiscal ?
a) Foreign Investment Promotion
Board (FIPB)
b) FTII
c) CBSE
d) RBI
Ans: a
21) Under which Article of Constitution of India, certain privileges /
concessions to the members of Scheduled Castes are notified ?
a) Article 341
b) Article 52
c) Article 74
d) Article 59
Ans: a
22) When the 11-KM
long Bateshwarsthan Ganga Pump Nahar Priyojna ( Bateshwarstahn Ganga
Canal Project) was started with an initial investment of Rs.13.88 crores? It would irrigate 23,000 hectares of land in Bhaaglapur and adjoining district of Godda.
Canal Project) was started with an initial investment of Rs.13.88 crores? It would irrigate 23,000 hectares of land in Bhaaglapur and adjoining district of Godda.
a) 1960
b) 1977
c) 1962
d) 1990
Ans: b
23) “(If) the US is forced to defend itself or its
allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea. Rocket man
is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime” he said, referring to
the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un by a nickname he has recently coined. Who
said it ?
a)Donald Trump, in UN General Assembly Meeting
b) Angela Merckel
c) Shinzo Abe
d) Xi Jinping
Ans: a
24) The Allahabad High Court, the largest in terms of
Bench strength, has an approved strength of 160 judges. But until recent
appointments, it was functioning with 91 judges. Which High Court is India’s
oldest and it too has a shortage as the court, until recently, has been
functioning with 31 judges against an approved strength of 72 ?
a) Madras High Court
b) Calcutta High Court
c) Kerala High Court
d) Delhi High Court
Ans: b
25) Who is the author of the book “Bhartiya Kala Mein Salil
Kridayen Evam Sadyahsnata Nayika” ?
a) Ashim Khurana
b) Dr. Kshetrapal Gangwar and
Shri Sanjib Kumar Singh
c) David R.Syiemlieh
d) Mrs.Anita Karwal
Ans: b
26) Who is reappointed for the third consecutive term as
the Director General of IAEA ?
a) Ms. Asharose Migiro
b) Dr. Yukiya Amano
c) Kemal Dervis
d) Angel Gurriya
Ans: b
27) Who is the Chairman
of Atomic Energy Commission and
Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy ?
a) A.S.Kiran Kumar
b) Dr Sekhar Basu
c) Shashi Nair
d) Hormusji N Cama
Ans: b
28) About 21 nuclear power reactors are under
construction in India. At present, India has how many nuclear power reactors in operation ? ( After completion of 21 reactors’
construction, the capacity will be over 22,000 MWe and it may be by the end of next decade.)
a) 5
b) 10
c) 22
d) 8
Ans: c
29) City of Vienna is the headquarters of IAEA. Vienna is the capital city of which country ?
a) Japan
b) Austria, Europe
c) Germany
d) Italy
Ans: b
30) Under the revamped ‘Khelo India Programme’ each
selected athlete will receive how much scholarship for 8 consecutive years ?
a) Rs.2 Lakhs
b) Rs. 5.00 lakh
c) Rs. one Lakh
d) Rs.50,000/-
Ans: b
31) Government of India Presses (GIPs)/Units (17
Nos.) will be consolidated into 5
Government of India Presses (GIPs). These are located at which of the following places ?
a) Rashtrapati Bhavan, Minto
Road and Mayapuri, New Delhi
b) Nashik, Maharashtra
c) Temple Street, Kolkata, West
Bengal
d) All the above
Ans: d
32) Who is the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER) ?
a) Giriraj Singh
b) Dr Jitendra Singh
c) Santosh Kumar Gangwar
d) Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
Ans: b
33) Cereals, pulses and flours
etc. put up in unit container and bearing a registered brand name attract how
much GST ?
a) 0%
b) 5%
c) 12%
d) 18%
Ans: b
34) B4 on the Brahmaputra River, a major ecology hotspot, in
NER, in collaboration with DONER, B4 will establish a large barge on
the river with a well-equipped laboratory for analysis of all components of the
entire ecosystem of the river and surroundings. In the abbreviation B4, first
letter B stands for which of the
following ?
a) Bombay
b) Brahmaputra
(B4: Brahmaputra Biodiversity
and Biology Boat )
c) British
d) Best
Ans: b
35) Which aromatic rice is from North East Region ( NER
) of India ?
a) Basmati rice
b) Joha and Black rice
c) Pusa rice
d) Golden rice
Ans: b
36) Which of the
following will be transferred to Government of Rajasthan and Government of
Karnataka ?
a) Hotel Jaipur Ashok, Jaipur
b) Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel,
Mysore
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
Ans: c
37) When India
ratified Paris Pact ? ( This pact aims to prevent an increase in the global
average temperature and keep it well below 2 degrees Celsius. Paris Pact replaced the 1997 Kyoto Protocol ).
a) 2014
b) October, 2016
c) 2011
d) 2012
Ans: b
38) India’s foreign affairs minister is scheduled to
participate in several multilateral meetings including that of G-4 and Shanshai
Cooperation Organisation foreign ministers. In the G-4 which countries are
members ?
a) Brazil
b) Germany
c) India and Japan
d) All the above
Ans: d
39) From Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka to Puhar (
Kaveri-poompattinam) in Tamil Nadu, which river flows covering a distance of
about 765 kilimeters ?
a) Narmada river
b) Cauvery River
c) Tapti River
d) Sabarmati river
Ans: b
40) Asia’s first hydro-electric power station is located
where ?
a) Nagarjuna Sagar
b) Sivasamudra. (Here one can watch the magnificent drop
of Cauvery river – a distance of 98 meters)
c) Srisailam Dam
d) Almatti Dam
Ans: b
41) What is ‘Hunar Haat’? It is being organized at
Puducherry by Ministry of Minority Affairs.
a) It is a market and opportunity to master artisans
belonging to the Minority Communities
b) Goods train
c) Bus Service
d) None of these
Ans: a
42) When Hindi Day is observed ? Give details.
a) September 14 . It was on this date in 1949, the
Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi in Devanagari script as the official
language of the Indian Union after a long and animated debate. (Part XVII of
the Constitution of India comprising Articles
343 to 351 deals with the subject )
b) September 5
c) September 24
d) October 24
Ans: a
43) What is Sauni Yojana ? Expand SAUNI ? Give details .
a) Sauni Yojana is a
project (SAUNI: Saurastra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation)
b) It aims at filling 115 major dams by diverting flood
waters overflowing from the Sardar Sarovar Dam across Narmada River.
c) Flood waters of Narmada river will be diverted to the
drought prone areas of Saurashtra region
d) All the above
Ans: d
44) What is Sujlam
Suflam Yojana (In Gujarat) ?
a) Under it one million acre feet of flood water of
Narmada are to be provided to North Gujarat region by spreading canals and 14
pipelines.
b) Water for Thar desert
c) Water for Ladakh
d) None of these
Ans: a
45) For Sardar Sarovar Dam when foundation stone was laid
?
a) 16th April, 1961
b) 1970
c) 2005
d) None of these
Ans: a
46) Gatiman express attains a top of speed of 160 KMs per
hour. When India’s first train travelled between Bombay-Thane covering a
distance of 34 KMs in about an hour?
a) 1853
b) 1906
c) 1909
d) 1919
Ans: a
47) Ishihara test is used to test of which of the
following ?
a) Colour Vision Deficiency or Colour Blindness
b) AIDS
c) Malaria
d) Jaundice
Ans: a
48) ‘Mahamana Express’ train connects people of which places ?This train
is recently inaugurated by PM
a) Vadodara and Varanasi
b) Puri - Howrah
c) Puri – Haridwar
d) Chennai – Varanasi
Ans: a
49) On which theme, a stamp is released from Tulsi Manas
Temple recently ?
a) Ramayana
b) Mahabharath
c) Bhagavad Gita
d) Chandrayaan
Ans: a
50) ‘Air Clinics will be introduced in which part of
India ?
a) North – Eastern States. Air Clinics comprising
helicopter based OPD to cater to people in far-flung areas . It is first of its
kind, health care experiment in India.
b) MP
c) Bihar
d) Chattisgarh
Ans: a
51) Barak
Waterways are in which part of India ?
a) Narmada Waterways
b) Northeast Region of India ( 19 Rivers in Northeast of
India are declared as ‘National Waterways. The major thrust will be on Barak
waterways
c) Godavari Waterways
d) Krishna Waterways
Ans: b
52) Which North-East state has high literacy rate, which
is almost next to Kerala ?
a) Bihar
b) Mizoram
c) UP
d) Odisha
Ans: b
53) Which of the following is correct ? (Crop :
Production) (in million tons) (Year 2016-17)
a) Pulses : 22.40
b) Foodgrains: 273.38
c) Horticulture: 295
d) All the above
Ans: d
54)Under Project Yash Vidya, which university is awarding
Diploma in Self – Employment and Bachelors Degree in Arts or Commers to defence
people in India ?
a) Banaras Hindu University
b) Yashwantrao Chavan
Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), Nasik
c) JNU
d) Aligarh Muslim University
Ans: b
55) In the abbreviation BIRAC, the letter B stands for
what ?
a) Biotechnology ( BIRAC: Biotechnology Industry Research
Assistance Council ). It is a public sector undertaking under Department of
Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology.
b) Bharat
c) Broad
d) Basic
Ans: a
56) Under MUDRA scheme, the beneficiaries will receive
security-free loans ranging from which amount to which amount?
a) Rs.20 Lakhs
b) Rs.50,000 to Rs.10 Lakhs
c) Rs.30 Lakhs
d) Rs.40 Lakhs
Ans: b
57) Deendayal Hastkala Sankul , a trade facilitation centre
for handicrafts, is constructed and
inaugurated at which place ?
a) Puducherry
b) Varanasi
c) Port Blair
d) Daman
Ans:b
58) As per 2011 census , the total population of tribal
people in India is how much ? ( in
crores)
a) 8
b) about 10.43
c) 5
d) 6
Ans: b
59) The brave Indian soldiers
laid down their lives to liberate Haifa in September, 1918 . Where is Haifa ?
a) Italy
b) Israel
c) India
d) USA
Ans: b
60) Which is known as Bakhshali manuscript ?
a) The birch bark scroll is known as the Bakshshali
manuscript after the village, which is now in Pakistan, where it was fund
buried in 1881.
b) Indus script
c) Brhmi script
d) Sanskrit script
Ans: a
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