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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What is the government going to do by renaming the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBEC) while moving towards implementing the new system of indirect tax in the country, Goods and Services Tax (GST)? |
| A. | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs |
| B. | Interstate Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs |
| C. | central board of tax |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. Interstate Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs | |
| 2. |
Earth Hour Day is celebrated in which month? |
| A. | April |
| B. | March |
| C. | May |
| D. | June |
| Answer» C. May | |
| 3. |
What kind of hubs will be set up in all the states to provide market to the heritage of artisans and craftsmen from minority communities? |
| A. | Hunar Hub |
| B. | employment hub |
| C. | Sarva Samaj Hub |
| D. | self esteem hub |
| Answer» B. employment hub | |
| 4. |
In association with which organization, Corps of Signals organized DEFCOM 2017 from 23-24 March 2017? |
| A. | CII |
| B. | Assocham |
| C. | ISRO |
| D. | D R d o |
| Answer» B. Assocham | |
| 5. |
Indian Para athletes have won how many medals at the first IPC International Athletics Grand Prix of the season at Dubai Club? |
| A. | 13 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 23 |
| D. | 30 |
| Answer» B. 20 | |
| 6. |
Which organization has banned Reliance Industries Limited for one year from trading in futures and options (derivatives) in shares? |
| A. | irda |
| B. | Finance Ministry |
| C. | SEBI |
| D. | NSE |
| Answer» D. NSE | |
| 7. |
Which company has decided to buy the 4G business of Tikona Digital? |
| A. | Vodafone |
| B. | idea |
| C. | Airtel |
| D. | The Aircel |
| Answer» D. The Aircel | |
| 8. |
Which surface-to-air missile was successfully test-fired by the Navy from the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya? |
| A. | Earth |
| B. | Agni 4 |
| C. | barak |
| D. | Sagarika |
| Answer» D. Sagarika | |
| 9. |
Who has handed over three naval systems to the Indian Navy, developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)? |
| A. | Arun Jaitley |
| B. | Rajnath Singh |
| C. | Nirmala Sitaraman |
| D. | Suresh Prabhu |
| Answer» B. Rajnath Singh | |
| 10. |
Which organization has passed a resolution to strengthen the protection of global cultural heritage sites in view of the threat of armed conflicts? |
| A. | world bank |
| B. | UN Security Council |
| C. | European Union |
| D. | World Economic Forum |
| Answer» C. European Union | |
| 11. |
World TB Day is observed on which date of the month of March? |
| A. | March 24 |
| B. | 26 March |
| C. | 23 March |
| D. | March 31 |
| Answer» B. 26 March | |
| 12. |
World Meteorological Day is observed on which date of the month of March? |
| A. | 23 March |
| B. | 26 March |
| C. | March 20 |
| D. | March 29 |
| Answer» B. 26 March | |
| 13. |
Which country's mathematician Yves Meyer was awarded the 2017 Abel Prize for his work on wavelets, a mathematical theory with applications in data compression, medical imaging and the detection of gravitational waves? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | England |
| Answer» B. Germany | |
| 14. |
In which state assembly, the proposal to reserve five additional seats for tribals has been approved by the Central Tribal Commission? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Bengal |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» D. Tamil Nadu | |
| 15. |
Indian Navy's second expedition to climb which mountain peak was flagged off by Chief of the Navy Admiral Sunil Lanba on 23 March 2017? |
| A. | Naked mountain |
| B. | kangchenjunga |
| C. | kilimanjaro |
| D. | mount everest |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the merger of the cash-rich metal and mining firm Vedanta and which of its oil subsidiary company, on 23rd March 2017? |
| A. | Essar |
| B. | Cairn India |
| C. | gulf oil |
| D. | Krishna Oil Company |
| Answer» C. gulf oil | |
| 17. |
Which country has started selling government bonds for the first time ever through mobile phones, on 23rd March 2017? |
| A. | Brazil |
| B. | Peru |
| C. | Kenya |
| D. | Namibia |
| Answer» D. Namibia | |
| 18. |
Which organization has commissioned the world's third largest hypersonic wind tunnel? |
| A. | D R d o |
| B. | National Remote Sensing Center |
| C. | ISRO |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 19. |
Which photojournalist was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 6th National Photography Awards, on 22 March 2017? |
| A. | Dabboo Ratnani |
| B. | Raghu Rai |
| C. | Rajkumar Singh |
| D. | P Cherian |
| Answer» C. Rajkumar Singh | |
| 20. |
In which year the British raised the 1st Battalion of the Ninth Gurkhas? |
| A. | 1817 |
| B. | 1840 |
| C. | 1857 |
| D. | 1905 |
| Answer» B. 1840 | |
| 21. |
The proposal to make the minimum qualification required for teachers has got the approval of the cabinet. Which fact is true regarding this? |
| A. | The amendment will ensure that all teachers, as on March 31, 2015, acquire the minimum qualifications prescribed by the Academic Officer so that the period of such training can be extended by four years up to March 31, 2019. |
| B. | This will improve the overall quality of teachers, teaching processes and children's learning outcomes and will re-emphasize the government's focus on improving the quality of elementary education. |
| C. | The Right to Education Act came into force in April 2010. Under this law, there is a provision for free and compulsory elementary education for every child between the age of 6 to 14 years. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Eminent litterateur of which language Ashokamitran passed away on 24 March 2017? |
| A. | Gujarati |
| B. | Bengali |
| C. | Telugu |
| D. | Tamil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
The Supreme Court formed a committee to find a solution to ban the video of which crime? |
| A. | sexual |
| B. | money laundering |
| C. | round tripping |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. money laundering | |
| 24. |
Creda HPCL Biofuel Limited and which company has been announced to be wound up? |
| A. | Indian Oil-Creda Biofuels Ltd. |
| B. | National Oil-Creda Biofuels Limited |
| C. | General Oil - Creda Biofuels Ltd. |
| D. | Refined Oil - Creda Biofuels Ltd. |
| Answer» B. National Oil-Creda Biofuels Limited | |
| 25. |
On 22 March 2017 the Union Cabinet approved the proposal for setting up of Fund of Funds of Start-ups (FFS). How much fund has been earmarked for this? |
| A. | 10000 crores |
| B. | 1000 crore rupees |
| C. | Rs 100 crore |
| D. | Rs 30000 crore |
| Answer» B. 1000 crore rupees | |
| 26. |
On 22 March 2017, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal to amend the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Act, 1981. In which year NABARD was established? |
| A. | 1978 |
| B. | 1982 |
| C. | 1986 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» C. 1986 | |
| 27. |
Which state assembly passed a bill to set up 4 private, 2 government universities? |
| A. | A state in Eastern India |
| B. | Bengal |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for the development of how many kilometers of National Highways in Meghalaya and Mizoram? |
| A. | 403 km |
| B. | 1403 km |
| C. | 803 km |
| D. | 4000 km |
| Answer» B. 1403 km | |
| 29. |
In which country has India won 18 medals so far in the Olympic World Winter Games? |
| A. | Austria |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» B. Australia | |
| 30. |
How many lakh rupees has the central government increased the cash transaction limit instead of 3 lakh? |
| A. | 2 lakh |
| B. | 1 Lac |
| C. | 50 thousand |
| D. | 75 thousand |
| Answer» B. 1 Lac | |
| 31. |
The Election Commission has confiscated the election symbol of the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in Tamil Nadu on 22 March 2017. What was the election symbol of AIADMK? |
| A. | Teen Patti |
| B. | two leaves |
| C. | Rose |
| D. | Coconut tree |
| Answer» C. Rose | |
| 32. |
How many airports to be built at a cost of Rs 30,000 crore have received government approval? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» C. 30 | |
| 33. |
In which region the 5th National Culture Festival is being organized? |
| A. | Southeast |
| B. | West |
| C. | South |
| D. | northeast |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Who has been appointed as the interim Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)? |
| A. | Upendra Tripathi |
| B. | Jayant Sinha |
| C. | Syed Akbaruddin |
| D. | Manoj Kumar |
| Answer» B. Jayant Sinha | |
| 35. |
World Forest Day is celebrated on which date of the month of March? |
| A. | March 21 |
| B. | March 25 |
| C. | March 27 |
| D. | March 29 |
| Answer» B. March 25 | |
| 36. |
Which country's teacher has received the Annual Global Teacher Prize? |
| A. | America |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
India has agreed to stop work on which hydroelectric power station? |
| A. | miyar |
| B. | Chahbar |
| C. | Hirakud |
| D. | zaskar |
| Answer» B. Chahbar | |
| 38. |
World Water Day is celebrated on which date of the month of March? |
| A. | 15 March |
| B. | March 18 |
| C. | March 22 |
| D. | 26 March |
| Answer» D. 26 March | |
| 39. |
Trump signed a bill authorizing NASA funding, exploration of which planet? |
| A. | Mars |
| B. | saturn |
| C. | Venus |
| D. | Titan |
| Answer» B. saturn | |
| 40. |
The HIV, AIDS Bill 2014 was passed by voice vote in the Rajya Sabha. Which fact is true in this regard? |
| A. | In this bill, people who have HIV AIDS have been ensured to be given all the same rights as other citizens. |
| B. | Said will give legislative support to people living with HIV and prohibit the feeling of hatred. |
| C. | It will be ensured that persons infected with HIV below the age of 18 years are given the right to live in a shared household and enjoy their facilities. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
The government has appointed Olympians as national observers for the given sports categories. Who has been appointed as the supervisor for athletics? |
| A. | P. T. Usha |
| B. | Anju Bobby George |
| C. | (1) and (2) both |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 42. |
In which country's Indofen University of Technology researchers have developed a new wireless network which gives the speed of 40 Gigabits per second? |
| A. | Belgium |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Netherlands |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
India and which country signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to execute a social housing project worth USD 20 million, on 20 March 2017? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Maldives |
| C. | Mauritius |
| D. | Sri Lanka |
| Answer» D. Sri Lanka | |
| 44. |
The President presented the KCK International Awards for Excellence in Print Journalism during a function organized by a newspaper in which state, on 20th March 2017? |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | A state in Eastern India |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» B. A state in Eastern India | |
| 45. |
In which country, senior diplomat Tehmina Janjua took over as Foreign Secretary on 20 March 2017? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Malaysia |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | Afghanistan |
| Answer» B. Malaysia | |
| 46. |
Which country has banned laptops and tablets on flights coming from eight countries? |
| A. | America |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Belgium |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» B. Germany | |
| 47. |
Who ranks first in the Forbes list of the world's richest people? |
| A. | Warren Buffett |
| B. | Bill Gates |
| C. | Jeff Bezos |
| D. | Mark Zuckerberg |
| Answer» C. Jeff Bezos | |
| 48. |
Which rivers have been given the status of living human beings by the Uttarakhand High Court? |
| A. | Krishna and Godavari |
| B. | Kaveri and Tungabhadra |
| C. | Narmada and Tapti |
| D. | Ganga and Yamuna |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed to shut down UN peacekeeping missions in which country by October 2017? |
| A. | Haiti |
| B. | South Sudan |
| C. | Somalia |
| D. | Nigeria |
| Answer» B. South Sudan | |
| 50. |
Which state has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy by defeating Bengal? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Jharkhand |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» D. Assam | |