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| 251. |
The West Bengal Government recently granted official language status to tribal language Kurukh. The language belongs to which of the following language family? |
| A. | Austro-Asiatic |
| B. | Dravidian |
| C. | Tibeto-Barman |
| D. | Munda |
| Answer» C. Tibeto-Barman | |
| 252. |
Which historic ship, known as the world's oldest aircraft carrier was decommissioned on 6 March 2017? |
| A. | INS Vikrant |
| B. | INS Arihant |
| C. | INS Viraat |
| D. | INS Chakra |
| Answer» D. INS Chakra | |
| 253. |
Name the Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) that was commission in Indian Navy at Karwar in March 2017. |
| A. | INS Tillanchang |
| B. | INS Tihayu |
| C. | INS Tarmugli |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. INS Tihayu | |
| 254. |
The 2017 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting has started in which country? |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | France |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | India |
| Answer» D. India | |
| 255. |
World's first fluorescent frog was recently discovered in which of the following countries? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Argentina |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | New Zealand |
| Answer» C. Australia | |
| 256. |
Which bloc's highest court ruled in favour of allowing employers to ban their workers from wearing visible religious symbols including the Hijab? |
| A. | NATO |
| B. | EU |
| C. | SAARC |
| D. | ASEAN |
| Answer» C. SAARC | |
| 257. |
As per an announcement of the Railway Ministry, a museum will be built in this State in the honour of Swami Vivekananda. |
| A. | Uttarakhand |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» D. Gujarat | |
| 258. |
The first fully India made train "Medha" has flagged off between which of the following stations? |
| A. | New Delhi to Pilani |
| B. | Dadar to Borivali |
| C. | Hyderabad to Kanyakumari |
| D. | Agra to New Delhi |
| Answer» C. Hyderabad to Kanyakumari | |
| 259. |
The supreme court of this country limited the President's power to temporarily fill vacant government posts while nominations are tied up in partisan political fights in March 2017 |
| A. | The United States |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | France |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» B. Japan | |
| 260. |
The 2017 India Sourcing Fair (ISF) will be held in which country? |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | Bhutan |
| Answer» D. Bhutan | |
| 261. |
SEBI banned this company from equity derivatives trading for one year for involving in fraudulent activities. |
| A. | Reliance Industries |
| B. | ICICI Bank |
| C. | HDFC Bank |
| D. | Jindal Steel and Power |
| Answer» B. ICICI Bank | |
| 262. |
Sri Lanka has recently launched new PERU to create awareness on reconciliation among children. What does "PERU" stands for? |
| A. | Peace Education and Reconciliation Union |
| B. | Peace Education and Reconciliation Unity |
| C. | Peace Education and Reconciliation Unitary |
| D. | Peace Education and Reconciliation Unit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 263. |
Scientists belonging to which country has developed a new, superfast wireless internet network? |
| A. | New Zealand |
| B. | India |
| C. | Netherlands |
| D. | Finland |
| Answer» D. Finland | |
| 264. |
Which non-nuclear-armed state is the sole one in its neighbourhood to boycott the UN negotiations on nuclear weapons ban? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | India |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. India | |
| 265. |
This many number of Integrated Cold Chain Projects were sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries recently. |
| A. | 100 |
| B. | 101 |
| C. | 102 |
| D. | 103 |
| Answer» C. 102 | |
| 266. |
The INLCU L51 was recently commissioned into the Indian Navy. The ship is commanded by |
| A. | Bimal Verma |
| B. | Ramesh Bajpai |
| C. | Vishwesh S Nadkarni |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 267. |
The Supreme Court has asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Police of a state to investigate the role of former Chief Ministers N Dharam Singh and H D Kumaraswamy in the iron ore mining case and file a report within three months. |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 268. |
Which of the following tiger reserve became the first in India to officially introduce a mascot named Bhoorsingh the Barasingha? |
| A. | Corbett Tiger Reserve |
| B. | Manas Tiger Reserve |
| C. | Sunderbans |
| D. | Kanha Tiger Reserve |
| Answer» E. | |
| 269. |
The CCEA approved this policy to clear 31 GW pending power projects. |
| A. | Mega Power Policy 2009 |
| B. | Mega Power Policy 2010 |
| C. | Mega Power Policy 2011 |
| D. | Mega Power Policy 2012 |
| Answer» B. Mega Power Policy 2010 | |
| 270. |
Name one of the most prominent black activists of his generation in Britain who died in April 2017. |
| A. | Clement Blair Peach |
| B. | Helen Suzman |
| C. | Neil Aggett |
| D. | Darcus Howe |
| Answer» E. | |
| 271. |
Union Government has approved procurement of a class of surface-to-surface missiles for naval warships. Name it. |
| A. | Dhanush |
| B. | Prithvi III |
| C. | Brahmos |
| D. | Barak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 272. |
The Supreme Court has sought response from six states on a plea seeking a ban on cow vigilante groups there. Which of the following is not part of the state that has been asked to file its response? |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | Uttarakhand |
| Answer» E. | |
| 273. |
Which digital campaign has launched for 2017 International Day of Sports for Development and Peace (IDSDP)? |
| A. | #PlayForPeace |
| B. | #PlayForSustainableDevelopmentGoals |
| C. | #WePlayTogether |
| D. | #EndViolence |
| Answer» D. #EndViolence | |
| 274. |
Name the child rights campaign launched by Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi in Dhaka recently. |
| A. | 100 Million for 100 Million |
| B. | Stop Violence Against Children |
| C. | End child marriage |
| D. | Children are our treasure! |
| Answer» B. Stop Violence Against Children | |
| 275. |
Union Cabinet recently approved closure of which scheme? |
| A. | Pradhan Mantri Atal Pension Yojana |
| B. | Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana |
| D. | Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana |
| Answer» D. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana | |
| 276. |
The centre by releasing Rs 23443.09 Cr to the states, as the first budgetary installment for the FY 17-18 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) aims to focus on which natural resource management activity? |
| A. | Water conservation |
| B. | Proper Waste disposal |
| C. | Waste recycling |
| D. | Afforestation |
| Answer» B. Proper Waste disposal | |
| 277. |
Name the communications and information technology company who in April 2017 signed an MoU with Airtel and BSNL to bring 5G services in India. |
| A. | Nokia |
| B. | Samsung |
| C. | Apple |
| D. | MI |
| Answer» B. Samsung | |
| 278. |
Which among the G7 nations was the only one to call for sanctions on Russia for its support towards its war-torn ally Syria? |
| A. | The United States |
| B. | France |
| C. | The United Kingdom |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» D. Canada | |
| 279. |
Youngest Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai became the sixth person to receive honorary citizenship of this country. |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | Britain |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Egypt |
| Answer» B. Britain | |
| 280. |
The World Bank (WB) has approved how much amount of loan to help India develop its first modern waterway? |
| A. | $275 million |
| B. | $375 million |
| C. | $475 million |
| D. | $575 million |
| Answer» C. $475 million | |
| 281. |
Mining major Vedanta Resources got recently merged with which of the following subsidiaries? |
| A. | Cairn India |
| B. | Twin Star International ltd |
| C. | Balco Ltd |
| D. | Konkola Copper Mines |
| Answer» B. Twin Star International ltd | |
| 282. |
This port topped the list in the first-ever ranking of the ports on Sanitation Parameters. |
| A. | Visakhapatnam Port |
| B. | Kochi Port |
| C. | Mundra Port |
| D. | Haldia Port |
| Answer» E. | |
| 283. |
The Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Harsh Vardhan has launched a new web portal in New Delhi on the occasion of Survey of India's 250th anniversary. What is the name of the portal? |
| A. | Geoid |
| B. | Nakshe |
| C. | Geospatial |
| D. | Open Series Maps |
| Answer» C. Geospatial | |
| 284. |
It is with this public sector undertaking, the Indian Railways entered into an agreement for Rooftop SPV Systems recently. |
| A. | Bharat Heavy Electricals |
| B. | NTPC Limited |
| C. | Bharat Electronics Limited |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» B. NTPC Limited | |
| 285. |
Which of the following committees was recently constituted by the Union Government to examine the existing framework with regard to Virtual Currencies? |
| A. | Justice Malviya Committee |
| B. | Madhukar Gupta Committee |
| C. | Dinesh Sharma Committee |
| D. | BN Srikrishna Committee |
| Answer» D. BN Srikrishna Committee | |
| 286. |
Name the progressive rock and jazz fusion guitar pioneer who passed away recently. |
| A. | Allan Holdsworth |
| B. | Eric Clapton |
| C. | B.B. King |
| D. | George Harrison |
| Answer» B. Eric Clapton | |
| 287. |
Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar has launched portal and mobile app for RUSA. RUSA stands for |
| A. | Rashtriya Uchch Shiksha Abhiyan |
| B. | Rasaynik Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan |
| C. | Rashtra Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan |
| D. | Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 288. |
The Manipur government has launched 'DARPAN' web portal to check corruption. What does "DARPAN" stands for? |
| A. | Digital Application for Revalue by Public And Nation |
| B. | Digital Application for Reappraisal by Public And Nation |
| C. | Digital Application for Review by Public And Nation |
| D. | Digital Application for Reassessment by Public And Nation |
| Answer» D. Digital Application for Reassessment by Public And Nation | |
| 289. |
The Union Government recently launched a launched a comprehensive module and a training program for capacity building of Elected Women Representatives of Panchayats. The programme was launched in which of the following cities? |
| A. | Ranchi |
| B. | Patna |
| C. | Jamshedpur |
| D. | Bhagalpur |
| Answer» B. Patna | |
| 290. |
A set of four rare stamps, featuring the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi was auctioned in UK at highest price ever paid for Indian stamps. These stamps were sold at what price? |
| A. | 1 lakh pounds |
| B. | 3 lakh pounds |
| C. | 5 lakh pounds |
| D. | 7 lakh pounds |
| Answer» D. 7 lakh pounds | |
| 291. |
Which report was published by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to highlight that nearly 30% of World Heritage Sites are plagued by poaching, illegal logging and fishing? |
| A. | Save the Heritage |
| B. | Heritage Species |
| C. | Heritage Action |
| D. | Not For Sale |
| Answer» E. | |
| 292. |
What does VVPAT stand for, in voting? |
| A. | Voters View Paper Audit Trail |
| B. | Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail |
| C. | Votee and Action on Time |
| D. | Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail |
| Answer» E. | |
| 293. |
Which of the following Indian Navy Ships is currently undertaking a hydrographic survey of Weligama Bay along with Sri Lankan Navy? |
| A. | INS Darshak |
| B. | INS Arihant |
| C. | INS Rajput |
| D. | INS Shardul |
| Answer» B. INS Arihant | |
| 294. |
This institute has decided to launch the first ever Post-Graduate Diploma Course in Marathi Journalism from its Western Regional Campus. |
| A. | Indian Institute of Mass Communication |
| B. | Asian College of Journalism |
| C. | Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Asian College of Journalism | |
| 295. |
Which union ministry has made a provision enabling people to apply online for passports in Hindi? |
| A. | Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| B. | Ministry of External Affairs |
| C. | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| D. | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Answer» C. Ministry of Home Affairs | |
| 296. |
The central government has informed the Supreme Court to provide unique identification number for which animal? |
| A. | Cow |
| B. | Goat |
| C. | Horse |
| D. | Dog |
| Answer» B. Goat | |
| 297. |
The double-decker AC train to be launched on high-density routes like Delhi-Lucknow in July 2017. The name of the train is |
| A. | Jaipur Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express |
| B. | Visakhapatnam-Tirupati Double Decker Express |
| C. | Jaipur Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express |
| D. | Utkrisht Double-Decker AC Yatri Express |
| Answer» E. | |
| 298. |
The international conference on "Dara Shikoh: Reclaiming Spiritual Legacy of India" will be held on _____. |
| A. | April 27, 28 |
| B. | April 28, 29 |
| C. | May 1, 2 |
| D. | May 3, 4 |
| Answer» B. April 28, 29 | |
| 299. |
AIIMS becomes India's first public hospital for ______ Tumours. |
| A. | Brain |
| B. | Cell |
| C. | Eye |
| D. | Breast |
| Answer» D. Breast | |
| 300. |
Union Health Minister JP Nadda has launched the Test and Treat policy for providing treatment to ______ Patients. |
| A. | Cancer |
| B. | Heart Attack |
| C. | Asthma |
| D. | HIV |
| Answer» E. | |