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1. Which city will be hosting the world's first 'Gender Literature Festival' in the second week of April,
2017?
A) Patna B) Pune C) Bengaluru D) Kochi
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A self-driving electric shuttle built by French firm 'NAVYA' began a one-week stint in a US first at
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A) New York B) Las Vegas C) Chicago
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D) Houston
Airtel Payment Bank, the first telecom player-run bank on 2017, January 12th has announced to charge
a fee of ........ on all cash withdrawals from savings account.
A) 0.50% B) 0.65% C) 0.75%
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Name the global travel search engine officially announced its entry into the Indian market on
2017, January 12th.
A) Excite B) Kayak
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Name the stealth submarine launched at Mazagon Dock Shipyard in Mumbai on 2017, January 12th.
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A) Khukri
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B) Khanderi C) Abhay D) Kalvari
By what amount the Union Government has increased the minimum monthly pension for the central
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A) 5000
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government employees?
B) 7000 C) 9000 D) 10000
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A) Chandipur B) Thumba
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Guided Pinaka was successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range on 2017, January 12th at
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In which of the following states the world's largest open air theatre - 'Bargarh Dhanu Yatra' held in
January 2017?
A) Odisha B) Kerala
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C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu
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Which State Govt has announced to give title deeds to 10,000 farmers for forest land holdings?
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A) Karnataka
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B) Maharashtra C) Goa D) Kerala
Vice President of USA has been honoured with the highest civilian honour, commemorating an
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A) Joe Biden a
extraordinary man with an extraordinary career in public service. Name the Vice President.
B) Tom Wolf
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C) Colin Luther Powell D) Beth Cobert
Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Tata Sons?
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A) Nitin Nohria
C) N. Chandrasekaran
B) Vijay Singh
D) Ranendra Sen
Which bank has erroneously been levying commuters of Delhi Metro a 2.5 per cent convenience charge
when they pay using their debit or credit card?
A) Canara Bank B) Corporation Bank
C) Union Bank of India D) State Bank of India
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14. BSE has opened its much-awaited Rs.1,500 crore initial public offering (IPO) on January 23rd. Which
is the oldest stock exchange of Asia?
A) Bombay Stock Exchange
B) National Stock Exchange
C) Shenzhen Stock Exchange
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D) Tokyo Stock Exchange
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Sterlite Power has commissioned its fifth project, the Purulia-Kharagpur Transmission Project, which
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will supply ............ of electricity to Ranchi in Jharkhand and Purulia in West Bengal.
A) 650 MW B) 1200 MW C) 1550 MW
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A) David Cameron
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Who has become the first British PM to feature on the cover of American Vogue?
B) Theresa May
C) Tony Blair
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enthroned king that would reserve more powers for him?
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A) Bhutan
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A) Sudan
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Centre and UP government got NGT notice on e-waste in Ganga tributary Ramganga in Uttar Pradesh.
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Who is the present Chairperson of NGT?
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A) Ram Prasad Bishen
C) Alok Shukla
B) Swatanter Kumar
D) D.Y. Chandrachud
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Which Indian state joned the national campaign for active case finding of tuberculosis in an effort to
prevent new infections and new cases and thus reduce TB transmission in the community?
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A) Haryana B) Uttar Pradesh
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C) Tamil Nadu D) Kerala
Recently the cost of the National Democratic Alliance government's marquee river interlinking project
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C) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
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B) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
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D) Meghalaya and Assam
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Recently the Supreme Court refused to pass any fresh order to stop cockfights. Cockfights are popular
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in which state during the Sankranti festival?
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A) Karnataka B) Punjab C) Andhra Pradesh D) Manipur
The number of unemployed people in India is expected to rise by 1 lakh in 2017 and another 2 lakh in
2018, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). ILO is headquartered in
A) Geneva B) New York C) Vienna D) London
24. The 69th Indian Army Day was observed this year on
A) 9th January B) 11th January C) 12th January D) 15th January
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25. The World Employment and Social Outlook report is released by the
A) World Health Organization (WHO)
B) United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
C) International Labour Organisation (ILO)
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D) United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN - Habitat)
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The Expert Group set up to prepare Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) has submitted its report
to the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD). The expert group was headed by
A) Sumit Bose
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B) Subrahmanyam Jaishankara
C) Rajiv Mehrishi
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D) Sharad Kumar
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A) Tokmok B) Bishkek t
Kyrgyzstan has recently been in news, the capital of the country is
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28. 'Brahmos' is the world's fastest anti-ship cruise missile in operation. It can be launched from
A) submarines B) ships C) aircraft D) All of the above
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As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which year has been the warmest claiming nearly
1600 lives?
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A) 2014
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Recently molecules were tied into tightest knot ever by the scientists of
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D) None
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A) University of Manchester
C) Princeton University
B) University of Cambridge
D) Harvard University
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On 2017, January 15th which country aborted mini-rocket mission shortly after liftoff?
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A) North Korea B) USA C) Japan
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Annual enumeration of migratory birds at Hirakud Dam began on 2017, January 15th. The dam is
located on the river
A) Baitarani B) Mahanadi
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C) Rushikulya D) Brahmani
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In Kerala, which City Corporation has become the first Elderly-Friendly Corporation in the state?
A) Kozhikode Corporation
C) Alappuzha Corporation
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D) Kannur Corporation
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The 57th annual Kerala Schools Arts Festival, tipped as Asia's largest youth art fete, held at
A) Thiruvananthapuram
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C) Kannur
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In January 2017, Minister of State for External Affairs visited Bahrain and held talks with senior
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ministers on issues related to labour. Name the minister.
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A) Ananthkumar
C) V.K. Singh
B) Thawar Chand Gehlot
D) Dr. Jitendra Singh
Union Govt has released new Adoption Regulations to strengthen the adoption programme in the
country. The new norms come into force from
A) 2017, January 15th B) 2017, January 16th
C) 2017, January 18th D) 2017, January 20th
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37. 'Sea Dagger 2017' is a joint military exercise between
A) Britain and UAE B) Russia and Canada
C) Brazil and South Africa D) India and Australia
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Which ministry has launched a mobile app 'SEZ India' which provides detailed information related to
special economic zones?
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A) Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers
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B) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
C) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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D) Ministry of Food Processing Industries
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As per the Oxfam report, eight men own half the world's wealth. Oxfam is an international
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confederation of charitable organizations focused on the alleviation of
A) Global poverty
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C) Global illiteracy
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Bornes Kitur bagged the women's title at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon held on
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2017, January 15th. She belongs to
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WhatsApp has denied existence of 'backdoor' for government snooping. Who is the CEO of
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WhatsApp?
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A) Jack Dorsey B) Jan Koum
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C) Jeff Weiner D) Evan Thomas Spiegel
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Who among the following British royal family member has co-authored a book on 'climate change'
with an environmentalist and scientist?
A) Prince Charles B) Prince William
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C) Elizabeth II
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D) Prince Henry
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on 2017, January 16th?
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Who has won the 15th Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament - 2017 tournament
A) Murali Karthikeyan
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D) Farrukh Amonatov
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1-A; 2-B; 3-B; 4-B; 5-B; 6-C; 7-A; 8-C; 9-A; 10-D; 11-A; 12-C; 13-D; 14-A; 15-B; 16-B; 17-B; 18-C;
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19-B; 20-D; 21-B; 22-C; 23-A; 24-D; 25-C; 26-A; 27-B; 28-D; 29-C; 30-A; 31-C; 32-B; 33-A; 34-C; 35-C;
36-B; 37-A; 38-C; 39-A; 40-B; 41-B; 42-A; 43-D.
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