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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. |
MoU has been signed between NSFDC and Development Commissioner (Handlooms). Which fact is true in this regard? |
| A. | The objective of the MoU is to assist the weavers of the Scheduled Castes and their families. |
| B. | Under this, manufacturing of handloom products of these communities will be encouraged through block level clusters in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha etc. |
| C. | Marketing support will be provided for high value products. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Who released the Gender Equality Index in the formal sector, especially with respect to India, at the 33rd Annual Convention of FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), on 14th April 2017? |
| A. | Arun Jaitley |
| B. | Sushma Swaraj |
| C. | Smriti Irani |
| D. | Suresh Prabhu |
| Answer» B. Sushma Swaraj | |
| 3. |
India and which country have signed five agreements on 13th April 2017 for the development of sports in each other's countries? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Austria |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» B. Austria | |
| 4. |
Which organization's president and former union minister Akhilesh Das Gupta passed away on 12 April 2017? |
| A. | badminton federation of india |
| B. | BCCI |
| C. | Boxing Federation of India |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. BCCI | |
| 5. |
President has released the book 'The Flaming Traces of Draupadi' authored by? |
| A. | Kapil Sibal |
| B. | Ashwani Kumar |
| C. | Natwar Singh |
| D. | Veerappa Moily |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Raghavendra Singh has been appointed as the Advocate General of which state? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» D. Punjab | |
| 7. |
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry in partnership with which global conglomerate released the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2017 for implementation by States/UTs, on 13th April 2017? |
| A. | imf |
| B. | world economic forum |
| C. | World Bank |
| D. | adb |
| Answer» D. adb | |
| 8. |
Which actress's autobiographyHit Girlhas been released? |
| A. | Waheeda Rehman |
| B. | Hema Malini |
| C. | Asha Parekh |
| D. | Nargis |
| Answer» D. Nargis | |
| 9. |
A written agreement has been reached between India and Nepal to resolve the dispute on the Nepal border adjacent to which district of UP? |
| A. | Lakhimpur Kheri |
| B. | Lalitpur |
| C. | Hardoi |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» B. Lalitpur | |
| 10. |
The cabinet has approved the listing of how many CPSEs on the stock exchanges? |
| A. | 11 |
| B. | 21 |
| C. | 31 |
| D. | 41 |
| Answer» B. 21 | |
| 11. |
The Union Cabinet has decided to create Government e-Marketplace as a national portal for online purchase of goods and services by which entities? |
| A. | central government units |
| B. | state government units |
| C. | (1) and (2) both |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 12. |
Ashim Steiner has been appointed as the head of which global organization? |
| A. | WHO |
| B. | UNDP |
| C. | UNEP |
| D. | FAO |
| Answer» C. UNEP | |
| 13. |
Under whose chairmanship an inter-disciplinary committee has been constituted to look into the current framework of virtual or virtual currencies? |
| A. | Special Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance |
| B. | RBI Governor |
| C. | SBI Chairman |
| D. | SEBI Chairman |
| Answer» B. RBI Governor | |
| 14. |
The government has given its approval to provide for Priority Purchase (PP-LC) policy in all Public Sector Undertakings under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. This policy will be applicable for how many years? |
| A. | 3 years |
| B. | 6 years |
| C. | 5 year |
| D. | year 9 |
| Answer» D. year 9 | |
| 15. |
The committee constituted to prepare the Draft Ganga Act has submitted its report. Who headed this committee? |
| A. | Justice Malviya |
| B. | Justice Varman |
| C. | Justice Sachar |
| D. | Justice Sachar |
| Answer» B. Justice Varman | |
| 16. |
The government has approved setting up of Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) at which place at a cost of Rs 655.46 crore? |
| A. | Visakhapatnam |
| B. | face |
| C. | jamnagar |
| D. | jaunpur |
| Answer» B. face | |
| 17. |
The government has approved the proposal for refund of exporter claims of how many crore rupees under the export promotion initiative Target Plus Scheme (TPS)? |
| A. | 2,700 crore |
| B. | 3,700 crore |
| C. | 4,700 crore |
| D. | 5,700 crore |
| Answer» B. 3,700 crore | |
| 18. |
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the MoU between India and which country on cooperation in the field of justice? |
| A. | Syria |
| B. | Tunisia |
| C. | Libya |
| D. | Egypt |
| Answer» C. Libya | |
| 19. |
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of Framework of Understanding (FOU) with Bangladesh on cooperation in which field? |
| A. | Defense |
| B. | hydrocarbons |
| C. | space |
| D. | Education |
| Answer» C. space | |
| 20. |
The Lok Sabha has approved the Constitution (Amendment) Bill to give constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes. Now it will be known as which amendment of the constitution? |
| A. | 102nd |
| B. | 103rd |
| C. | 93rd |
| D. | 133rd |
| Answer» B. 103rd | |
| 21. |
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2016 has been passed in Lok Sabha. Which of the following facts about the Bill is not true? |
| A. | The Bill defines taxi aggregators, to be determined by the central government. |
| B. | Improving the delivery of services for the stakeholders using e-governance is one of the major focus of this Bill. |
| C. | Compensation for hit and run victims under this act comes from a solitium fund. |
| D. | The state government will issue licenses to taxi aggregators as per the Supreme Court guidelines. |
| Answer» D. The state government will issue licenses to taxi aggregators as per the Supreme Court guidelines. | |
| 22. |
Which organization said on 11th April 2017 that power companies like Adani Power and Tata Power cannot charge 'compensation charges' from customers? |
| A. | Finance Ministry |
| B. | Ministry of Power |
| C. | Supreme court |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 23. |
Which organization has imposed a total fine of Rs 25 lakh on the financial companies of Shriram Group and Hinduja Group? |
| A. | reserve Bank |
| B. | SEBI |
| C. | irda |
| D. | apeda |
| Answer» B. SEBI | |
| 24. |
President Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Geology Awards-2016 (NGA 2016) at Rashtrapati Bhavan on April 12, 2017. In which year were these awards instituted? |
| A. | 1966 |
| B. | 1970 |
| C. | 1978 |
| D. | 1982 |
| Answer» B. 1970 | |
| 25. |
The High Energy Accelerator Research Foundation (KEK) completed the much-awaited 'rolling-in' of the Ballet-II experiment in Tsukuba, which country on 11 April 2017? |
| A. | China |
| B. | South Korea |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Vietnam |
| Answer» D. Vietnam | |
| 26. |
Which port has topped in the first ever ranking of ports on cleanliness parameters? |
| A. | Haldia |
| B. | Marmagoa |
| C. | kandla |
| D. | Kochi |
| Answer» B. Marmagoa | |
| 27. |
Astronomers have discovered a second 'Great Spot' on which planet? |
| A. | Jupiter |
| B. | saturn |
| C. | wed |
| D. | Venus |
| Answer» B. saturn | |
| 28. |
Which state government has issued a ban on Samajwadi Pension Scheme on 11th April 2017? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Andra Pradesh |
| D. | A state in Eastern India |
| Answer» B. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 29. |
India and Australia have signed 6 agreements during the bilateral talks. Which fact is true in this regard? |
| A. | Cooperation in combating international terrorism and cross-border organized crime. |
| B. | Promotion and development of cooperation in civil aviation security. |
| C. | Cooperation in the field of environment, climate and wildlife. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Public Enterprises Standing Conference (SCOPE) awards during the 8th Public Sector Day celebrations held on 11th April, 2017 at which place? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Chennai |
| Answer» D. Chennai | |
| 31. |
Which country's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is in New Delhi on his four-day (09-12 April 2017) visit? |
| A. | New Zealand |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Singapore |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» C. Singapore | |
| 32. |
Which country's President Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi has declared a three-month state of emergency in the country? |
| A. | Peru |
| B. | Chile |
| C. | fiji |
| D. | Egypt |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Which company signed a partnership agreement with Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) for the first phase of 750 MW Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) power project for Meghnaghat near Dhaka, on 10th April 2017? |
| A. | Jindal Power |
| B. | Reliance Power |
| C. | Tata Power |
| D. | Adani Power |
| Answer» C. Tata Power | |
| 34. |
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill 2017 was approved by the Parliament on 10 April 2017 in which provision has been made to include Sualgiri and Swalagiri in the list of Scheduled Castes of |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» C. Kerala | |
| 35. |
Scientists have identified a protein that makes vaccination more effective. Scientists have discovered it on the outer surface of which bacteria? |
| A. | Neisseria meningidis |
| B. | Bacillus anthracis |
| C. | morganella |
| D. | Palidum in Treponema |
| Answer» B. Bacillus anthracis | |
| 36. |
Scientists have detected for the first time the presence of an atmosphere on a planet slightly larger than Earth outside our solar system. What is the name given to this planet? |
| A. | GJ1132B |
| B. | TT 666A |
| C. | XY 2017 H |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. TT 666A | |
| 37. |
According to a latest report by which international organization, there has been a reduction of up to 37 percent in the death penalty cases worldwide during the year 2016? |
| A. | Amnesty International |
| B. | united nations development report |
| C. | International Human Rights Watch |
| D. | Cambridge University |
| Answer» B. united nations development report | |
| 38. |
Which author's popular novelThe Underground Railroadhas won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction category? |
| A. | colson whitehead |
| B. | guntur grass |
| C. | Oprah Winfrey |
| D. | Paul Beatty |
| Answer» B. guntur grass | |
| 39. |
Who wrote the book 'Hope in the Challenged Democracy'? |
| A. | Natwar Singh |
| B. | P Chidambaram |
| C. | Manmohan Singh |
| D. | Ashwani Kumar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
An Indian-origin woman has become the first black judge at the Old Bailey Court in London. What is their name? |
| A. | Anuja Ravindra Dheer |
| B. | Tanuja Chandra |
| C. | Pratishtha Banerjee |
| D. | Meera Sehgal |
| Answer» B. Tanuja Chandra | |
| 41. |
Which portal has been launched by Dr. Harsh Vardhan on the occasion of 250th birth anniversary of Survey of India? |
| A. | Map |
| B. | maps |
| C. | Indian globe |
| D. | india pictures |
| Answer» C. Indian globe | |
| 42. |
India's first ever micro drama festival has started in which state? |
| A. | Tripura |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Manipur |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
How many crores has been released by the Center to the states under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme? |
| A. | 23,500 crore |
| B. | 33,500 crore |
| C. | 43,500 crore |
| D. | 53,500 crore |
| Answer» B. 33,500 crore | |
| 44. |
Which state government will organize People's Day on 15th of every month? |
| A. | Tripura |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Manipur |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» D. Delhi | |
| 45. |
In which state the fifth hub of the counter-terror force National Security Guard (NSG) has been set up? |
| A. | Tripura |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Nagaland |
| Answer» D. Nagaland | |
| 46. |
The central government on 09 April 2017 launched more than 350 projects to make about two lakh affordable housing. Which fact is true about this project? |
| A. | The cost of these houses to be built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana will be between Rs 15 lakh to 30 lakh. |
| B. | Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the government will provide central assistance ranging from one lakh to 2.35 lakh rupees to those who buy these houses being built in urban areas. |
| C. | Under this scheme, maximum one lakh houses will be built in Maharashtra. The second number will be the National Capital Region i.e. NCR, where 41,921 houses will be built. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which web portal, which facilitates online financial assistance to the families of soldiers martyred in the line of duty of Central Armed Police Forces, was inaugurated by Home Minister Rajnath Singh on 09 April 2017? |
| A. | sons of india |
| B. | Bharat Ke Veer |
| C. | our soldiers |
| D. | heroic martyr |
| Answer» C. our soldiers | |
| 48. |
Which country's Garcia has won the Golf Masters title? |
| A. | Spain |
| B. | France |
| C. | Britain |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» B. France | |
| 49. |
Which player has won the Chinese Grand Prix Formula One race? |
| A. | Lewis Hamilton |
| B. | Sebastian Vettel |
| C. | Nico Rosberg |
| D. | Fernando Alonso |
| Answer» B. Sebastian Vettel | |
| 50. |
World Homeopathy Day is celebrated on which date? |
| A. | 08 April |
| B. | April 10 |
| C. | 12 April |
| D. | 14 April |
| Answer» C. 12 April | |