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1.

Kidambi Srikanth ranked __________ in the 2018 BWF ranking.

A. 8th
B. 9th
C. 10th
D. 11th
Answer» B. 9th
2.

Who of the following has been appointed as member of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights?

A. N Sivasailam
B. R. G Anand
C. Deepak Sinha
D. Prabhash Singh
Answer» C. Deepak Sinha
3.

Allan Holdsworth, the renowned guitarist and composer passed away. He hailed from which country?

A. Japan
B. England
C. Germany
D. France
Answer» C. Germany
4.

Who has recently taken over as the Financial Commissioner of Railways?

A. S Mookerjee
B. B N Mohapatra
C. B B Verma
D. None of the above
Answer» C. B B Verma
5.

Who has been bestowed with the 6th edition of MS Swaminathan award?

A. C. Parthasarathy
B. M Y Saxena
C. M V R Prasad
D. R R Hanchinal
Answer» E.
6.

Emma Morano, the world's oldest person has passed away. She hailed from which country?

A. Norway
B. Jamaica
C. Italy
D. France
Answer» D. France
7.

Who has won the 2017 Men's singles Singapore Open Badminton tournament?

A. N S Reddy
B. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
C. Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati
D. Kidambi Srikanth
Answer» D. Kidambi Srikanth
8.

Who has won the 2017 Asian Billiards Championship title?

A. Michael Ferreira
B. Sourav Kothari
C. Pankaj Advani
D. Subhash Agarwal
Answer» D. Subhash Agarwal
9.

Which Indian software engineer has won first prize in Unite Ideas #UNGAViz Textual Analysis and Visualisation Challenge?

A. Salem Avan
B. Sandeep Konam
C. Abdulqadir Rashik
D. Nikhil Chandavarkar
Answer» D. Nikhil Chandavarkar
10.

Who was appointed as the Whole Time Member of IBBI?

A. Shashi Girdhar
B. Gurjit Singh
C. Mukta Dutta Tomar
D. Mukulita Vijayawargiya
Answer» E.
11.

Dr. Mark Weinberhg, the renowned AIDS researcher has passed away. He hailed from which country?

A. Finland
B. Canada
C. Norway
D. Australia
Answer» C. Norway
12.

Which world leader has become the most followed head of the state on Instagram with 7 million followers?

A. Narendra Modi
B. Donald Trump
C. Justin Trudeau
D. Queen Elizabeth II
Answer» B. Donald Trump
13.

Who has been named as the new administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?

A. Kemal Dervis
B. Helen Clark
C. Segolene Royal
D. Achim Steiner
Answer» E.
14.

Who of the following was recently honoured with a Living Legend Lifetime Award from the Punjab Association?

A. Dharmendra
B. Shashi Kapoor
C. Dilip Kumar
D. Manoj Kumar
Answer» D. Manoj Kumar
15.

Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the Federal Republic of Germany?

A. Gautam Jain
B. Mukta Dutta Tomar
C. Gurjit Singh
D. Yash Singhal
Answer» C. Gurjit Singh
16.

Who is the author of the book 'Matoshree'?

A. Sumitra Mahajan
B. Narendra Modi
C. Venkaiah Naidu
D. Sushma Swaraj
Answer» B. Narendra Modi
17.

Who is the author of the book "Gandhi in Champaran"?

A. DG Tendulkar
B. Anand Gandhi
C. S Ganesan
D. Mahadev Desai
Answer» B. Anand Gandhi
18.

Who has been posthumously conferred the Kirti Chakra award for year 2016?

A. Mohan Nath Goswami
B. Rajendra Ramraoji Nimbhorkar
C. Prem Bahadur Resmi Magar
D. Iqroop Singh Ghuman
Answer» D. Iqroop Singh Ghuman
19.

Which Bollywood actor won the National Film Award for Best Actor?

A. Aamir Khan
B. Akshay Kumar
C. Amitabh Bachchan
D. Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Answer» C. Amitabh Bachchan
20.

Sai Kiran P has won the NASA 'Moon' prize for proposing an elevator from Earth to the Moon. Which state does he belong to?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Telangana
Answer» E.
21.

Shyam Kumar is associated with which sports?

A. Chess
B. Boxing
C. Sprint
D. Wrestling
Answer» C. Sprint
22.

Who has been appointed the new chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for 2017-18?

A. B V R Mohan Reddy
B. Rishad Premji
C. Raman Roy
D. R Chandrashekhar
Answer» D. R Chandrashekhar
23.

Who has been appointed the new Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

A. Nishant Jain
B. Swati Tripathi
C. Malvika Sinha
D. Kalpana Gupta
Answer» D. Kalpana Gupta
24.

Ikutaro Kakehashi, the Roland founder and digital music pioneer has passed away. He hailed from which country?

A. North Korea
B. China
C. South Korea
D. Japan
Answer» E.
25.

Who has won the 2016 ACM A.M. Turing Award?

A. Michael Stonebraker
B. Martin E. Hellman
C. Leslie Lamport
D. Tim Berners-Lee
Answer» E.
26.

Who has been honoured as the Wisden's leading cricketer in the World for 2016?

A. Chris Woakes
B. Misbah-ul-Haq
C. Younis Khan
D. Virat Kohli
Answer» E.
27.

Name the renowned Hindustani classical vocalist of Jaipur Gharana who died in April 2017.

A. Kishori Amonkar
B. Mallikarjun Mansur
C. Gangubai Hangal
D. Mogubai Kurdikar
Answer» B. Mallikarjun Mansur
28.

Who has become the India's first-ever transgender police Sub-Inspector?

A. Deepthi Sunaina
B. Smithi Saran
C. Prithika Yashini
D. Nandini Kumari
Answer» D. Nandini Kumari
29.

This person was elevated to the position of Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure w.e.f. 1 April 2017.

A. Aruna Sethi
B. BP Kanungo
C. Rana Kanwar Pal Singh
D. Randeep Guleria
Answer» B. BP Kanungo
30.

Who of the following recently took over as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

A. BP Kanungo
B. Vishal Gupta
C. Surekha Marandi
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Vishal Gupta
31.

Name the person who was nominated as the chairman of the Amateur Circle Kabaddi Federation of India for the next four years.

A. Ram Bilas Sharma
B. OP Dhankar
C. Captain Abhimanyu
D. Om Prakash Kohli
Answer» B. OP Dhankar
32.

Identify the former President of Guatemalan Football Association who was banned for lifetime by FIFA.

A. Adela de Torrebiarte
B. Brayan Jimenez
C. Gustavo Machain
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Gustavo Machain
33.

Who was appointed the Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University?

A. Pankaj Mohan
B. Sunaina Singh
C. Arvind Sharma
D. Vijay Bhatkar
Answer» C. Arvind Sharma
34.

Who won the 2017 Miami Open Men's Singles title?

A. Stan Wawrinka
B. Rafael Nadal
C. Roger Federer
D. Milos Raonic
Answer» D. Milos Raonic
35.

Who has been chosen for the 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize?

A. Ahmet Sik
B. Reeyot Alemu
C. Dawit Isaak
D. Mazen Darwish
Answer» D. Mazen Darwish
36.

Who of the following won the Leon Challenger Tour tennis tournament's Men's Doubles trophy?

A. Luca Margaroli and Caro Zampieri
B. Leander Paes and Adil Shamasdin
C. Santiago Gonzalez and Mate Pavic
D. Leander Paes and Sam Groth
Answer» C. Santiago Gonzalez and Mate Pavic
37.

Darcus Howe, the well-known black power activist has passed away. He hailed from which country?

A. United Kingdom
B. United States
C. Germany
D. Haryana
Answer» B. United States
38.

Who of the following was recently appointed as the first woman field officer of the BSF after 51 years?

A. Tanushree Pareek
B. Vidhya Krishnan
C. Amita Chawla
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Vidhya Krishnan
39.

He wrote the book - 'Indian Railway-The weaving of a National Tapestry'.

A. Bibek Debroy
B. Anand Neelakanthan
C. Kiran Doshi
D. K Vijay Kumar
Answer» B. Anand Neelakanthan
40.

Who has become the new Whole Time Member (WTM) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)?

A. A Unnikrishnan
B. Amardeep Singh Bhatia
C. Navrang Saini
D. Ajay Tyagi
Answer» D. Ajay Tyagi
41.

Who has been named the Asian Player of the Year 2016 in the senior men's category by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)?

A. P R Sreejesh
B. Dilip Tirkey
C. Harmanpreet Singh
D. SV Sunil
Answer» E.
42.

Bob Dylan, who received the 2016 Nobel Literature Prize, belongs to which country?

A. United States
B. Germany
C. France
D. Russia
Answer» B. Germany
43.

Which Indian personality will lead Indian Parliamentary delegation in the 136th Assembly Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)-2017?

A. Narendra Modi
B. Sumitra Mahajan
C. Sushma Swaraj
D. Rajnath Singh
Answer» C. Sushma Swaraj
44.

Which world leader stated that global warming is not mankind's fault and instead of trying to stop it we have to somehow adapt to it?

A. Vladimir Putin
B. Donald Trump
C. Xi Jinping
D. Kim Jong-un
Answer» B. Donald Trump
45.

Name the Turkish runner who was recently banned by the IAAF for two years?

A. Shalane Flanagan
B. Elvan Abeylegesse
C. Kara Goucher
D. Jo Pavey
Answer» C. Kara Goucher
46.

Bob Dylan, who will receive the 2016 Nobel Literature Prize, hails from which country?

A. Germany
B. United States
C. France
D. Russia
Answer» C. France
47.

Name the former South Carolina Governor who was recently appointed by the United Nations to run the World Food Programme.

A. David Beasley
B. Etharin Cousin
C. Ivan Simonovic
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Etharin Cousin
48.

Who has been appointed the new member to the Sports Authority of India (SAI)?

A. Vijender Singh
B. Sania Mirza
C. Siddhartha Upadhyay
D. Sachin Tendulkar
Answer» D. Sachin Tendulkar
49.

Who has been declared the Man of the Series in the 2017 Border Gavaskar Trophy?

A. Ravichandran Ashwin
B. Ajinkya Rahane
C. Ravindra Jadeja
D. Murali Vijay
Answer» D. Murali Vijay
50.

Who will become the first woman Chief Executive (CE) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?

A. Woo Kwok-hing
B. Leung Chun-ying
C. Eric Cheung
D. Carrie Lam
Answer» E.