A compass always points to
1.North
2.Magnetic north
3.Magnetic South
4.South
A five-member committee has been formed to select the candidate for the post of editor-in-chief of Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV). Who will head this committee ?
1.Shashi Shekhar Vempati
2.Rahul Srivastava
3.Swapan Dasgupta
4. A Surya Prakash
A word that means the same thing as consumer is
1.Autotroph
2.Producer
3.Heterotroph
4.Carbohydrate
A-Z GST Guide program launched by which E-commerce firm for sellers to get insights and help related to the goods and services tax (GST) in 2017 ?
1.Flipkart
2.Amazon
3.eBay
4.Snapdeal
American financial magazine Barrons has listed the HDFC Bank Managing Directors name on 23rd position in the list of worlds 30 best CEOs. His name is ___________.
1.Aditya Puri
2.Sanjeev Misra
3.M K Sharma
4.Shikha Singh
As per Swachh Survekshan 2017 records Indias cleanest city is ?
1.Hyderabd
2.Tirupathi
3.Indore
4.Bangalore
As per the recommendations of the 12th Finance Commissions what should be the share of states in net proceeds of Shareable Central Taxes?
1.20%
2.26%
3.31%
4.33%
As per the reports published in newspapers india allowed to open Cross-LOC Trade after a gap of about 60 years. Which of the following routes was thrown open for the same?
1.Srinagar - Muzaffarabad
2.Kolkata - Dhaka
3.Varanasi - Kathmandu
4.Imphal - Yangon
At which of the following places is the College of Defence Management located ?
1.Pune
2.Secunderabad
3.Chennai
4.Dehradun
Borders can be applied to
1.paragraph
2.text
3.cells
4.All of the above
Chief Ministers Award has been launched by which state government to reward districts adopting digital payments?
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Rajastan
3.Assam
4.Kerala
City of lakes in India is
1.Madurai
2.Bhubaneswar
3.Bangaluru
4.Udaipur
Consider the following statements about a scheme launched by the Government of India: It was launched to provide social security during old age and to protect elderly persons aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions. The scheme enables old age income security for senior citizens through provision of assured pension / return linked to the subscription amount based on government guarantee to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI).Identify the scheme.
1.Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
2. Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
3.Liveability Index Programme
4. Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
Consider the following statements about National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) of India for 2017-2031 : 1. This is the Third National Wildlife Action Plan. 2. The NWAP is unique as this is the first time India has recognized the concerns relating to climate change impact on wildlife. 3. The NWAP has ten components. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1.1 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4.1 2 and 3
Countrys first unmanned tank rolls out from the Chennai lab. What is its name ?
1.Muntra
2.Lira
3.Santra
4.Myntra
Currency of Peru is
1.Chilean Peso
2.Euro
3.Sol
4.Dollar
Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below. Statement I :The Pahi-kashta peasants were non-resident cultivators cultivating lands on a contractual basis. Statement II :The Pahi-kashta peasants worked under the temptation of favourable terms of revenue or the compulsion of economic distress.
1.Both the Statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
2.Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
3.Statement Iis true but Statement II is false
4.Statement I is false but
Full-service airline Jet Airways has announced a partnership with ride-hailing app ________ to book airport cabs through the Jet Airways app itself in 2017.
1.Bookmycab
2.Dot cabs
3.Meru
4.Ube
Galileo was an Italian Astronomer who
1.Discovered 4 satellites of Mars
2.Developed the Telescope
3.Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement
4.Both B & C
GDPR means
1.General Data Protection Regulation
2.Generic Data Per Random
3.Generic Data Protection Regulation
4.Gross Data Protection Regulation
GNLF stands for
1.Gorkha National Liberation Front
2.Gross National Liberation Form
3. Both option A and B
4.None of the above
Harshavardhans Vallabhi conquest is found in which of the following inscriptions?
1.Aihole Pillar Inscription
2.Junagadh Inscription
3.Navsari Copperplate Inscription
4.Damodarpur copper plate Inscription
In Cricket the two sets of wickets are
1. 22 yards apart
2. 24 yards apart
3. 20 yards apart
4. 21yards apart
In New Delhi the IT ministry launched a desktop software e-Aksharayan in a conference for Indian Languages Technology Industry named
1.Aksharantara
2.Bhashantara
3.Parivartana
4.Akshara
In which city 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit will be held ?
1.New Delhi
2.Hyderabad
3.Bangaluru
4.Mumbai
India ranks _____ in 2016 Human Development Index ?
1.128
2.131
3.188
4.155
Indian Oil Corporation the nations largest fuel retailer has started selling the convenient 5-kg cooking gas(LPG) cylinder at kirana stores and supermarkets. The sale of these cylinders has not been launched in which of the following cities?
1.Bangalore
2.Chennai
3.Gorakhpur
4.Pune
Indias first contactless business credit card has been launched by __________in association with Jet Airways India premier international airline.
1.Axis Bank
2.ICICI Bank
3.HDFC Bank
4.YES Bank
Indias first experimental telecommunication satellite APPLE was put into orbit from a launch site in
1.USA
2.Russia
3.French Guiana
4.Mexico
Indias Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand won the Rapid World Chess Championship by defeating
1.Anatoly Karpov
2.Robert Fischer
3.Boris Spassky
4.Levon Aronian
Indias International bank is the tag line of which bank ?
1.ICICI Bank
2.SBI
3.Canara Bank
4.Bank of Baroda
Indus Valley Civilization is called the protohistoric civilization because its people knew
1.art
2.writing
3.copper
4.pottery
IPCC stands for
1.Indian Panel on Code Change
2.Indian Penal Country Code
3.Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
4.Indian Policy on Climate Control
Jewar airport is proposed to be developed in which state ?
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Uttarakhand
3.Punjab
4.Uttar Pradesh
Name of the First fully India-made sub-urban train ?
1.Vedha
2.Medha
3.Sudha
4.Trivedha
Name the Asian country that has 1st time turned around from a Net importer of electricity to Net Exporter of electricity as per Central Electricity Authority of the country.
1.India
2.Bangladesh
3.Myanmar
4.Pakistan
Name the first state Police Officer of Nagaland who has been awarded one of the nations military honour Shaurya Chakra in 2017 by the Government of India.
1.SomviBihu
2.Jong Kayi
3.Nara Karom
4.AtuZumvu
Name the malicious software that affected various computers recently in may 2017 and restricted users to access it until a ransom is paid to unlock it ?
1.Bitcoinware
2.Captiveware
3.Pay-offware
4.Ransomware
Numismatics is the study of
1.Numbers
2.Coins
3.Stamps
4.None
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the third Mahamana Express running between_______ .
1. Delhi and Lucknow
2. Vadodara and Varanasi
3.Patna and Delhi
4.Vadodara and Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most followed world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram with a whopping 6.9 million followers. Who was on second position in the list ?
1.Xi Jinping
2.Vladimir Putin
3.Donald Trump
4.Kim Jong-un
Prime Minister of India is de-facto head of which of the following bodies? I. NITI Aayog II. National Integration Council III. Indian Board of Wildlife
1.Only I
2.Only II
3.Both II and III
4.All I II and III
SEBI decided to give an exemption to some companies from the requirement of the minimum 25 per cent public shareholding. Companies exempted from such requirement should fulfil which of the following norms? A. They should have market capitalisation of Rs.1000 crore B. They should have 20 million shares listed C. They should have a turnover of Rs.400 crore per annum
1.Only
2.Only B
3.Only
4.Both A & B
Second largest continent of the world?
1.Asia
2.Australia
3.Africa
4.Europe
State funding of elections takes place in
1.France and Italy
2.USA and Canada
3. Germany and Austria
4.Britain and Switzerland
State-run NTPC has set up first electric vehicle charging business and charging stations in __________.
1.Bangalore
2.Mumbai
3.Chennai
4.New Delhi
The AIADMK IT Wing has launched the first-of-its-kind women safety application in Tamil Nadu. The app is called ___________.
1.Jayanit Rama
2.Lalitan Linga
3.Ammanita Vihu
4.Ammavin Aran
The Black Box is a device used in an aircraft to
1.control the speed
2.detect any flaw in the engines
3.Record the flight data
4.maintain contact with the ground
The book The Man who knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel and extensively reviewed in Indian newspapers is the biography of
1.Vikram Sarabhai
2.Sir Homi J Bhabha
3.Sir CV Raman
4.Srinivasa Ramanujan
The book The Other One Percent: Indians in America has been authored by whom?
1.Lionel Messi
2. Balaji Vittal
3.Sanjoy Chakravorty
4.Joe Harris
The coldest planet in the solar system is ?
1.Venus
2.Jupiter
3.Uranus
4.Pluto
The first women Prime Minister of India?
1.Sarojini Naidu
2.Sonia Gandhi
3.Indira Gandhi
4.Laxmi Bai
The Indian Judge who has been re-elected to International Court of Justice(ICJ) 2017?
1.Dalveer Bhandari
2.S.N. Rao
3.Arjun Singh
4.R. S. Pathak
The Largest country of the World by Geographical Area is
1.China
2.United States of America
3.Russia
4.Australia
The members of NAFTA are
1.USA Canada and Mexico
2.USA Canada and India
3.USA Canada and Japan
4.USA UK and India
The Narasapur in West godavari district is renowned for which of the following crafts ?
1. Leather Puppetry
2.Ikat
3.Crochet Lace
4.Siver Filligri
The ozone layer is located in the
1.Mesosphere
2.Ionosphere
3.Troposphere
4.Stratosphere
The parliament of Great Britain is housed in which of these buildings?
1.Palace of Westminster
2.The town of London
3.Buckingham palace
4.Old Bailey
The part of earth where life exists
1.Biosphere
2.Atmosphere
3.Lithosphere
4.Hydrosphere
The shortest book in number of words?
1.John
2.Jude
3.Obadiah
4.Philemon
The two forms of democracy are
1.Parliamentary and King
2.Monarchical and Republican
3.Direct and Indirect
4.Parliamentary and Presidential
The two forms of democracy are
1.Vaishnodevi temple
2.Golden Temple
3.Meenakshi Temple
4.Rawli Maharaj Temple
What does M stand for in Roman numerals?
1.1
2.50
3.500
4.1000
What does NPP stand for
1.Nonprofit Partnership
2.National Population Policy
3.Nobel Peace Prize
4.All the above
What is the assigned code name of India first nuclear explosion at Pokran ?
1.Operation Sakshi
2.Operation Hurricane
3.Operation smiling Buddha
4.Operation cross road
What is the Lithosphere made of?
1.Soil
2.Rocks
3.Dirt
4.Water
What is the name of the scheme for providing physical aids and assisted-living devices for senior citizens belonging to BPL category that was launched in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district on 1 April 2017?
1. Sarkari Yojana
2.Yantra Laxmi
3.Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
4.Vayovrudh Yojana
What is the name of the Worlds smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq.km.?
1.Palermo
2.Nauru
3.Vatican City
4.Namur
Where is the eastern Naval Command Headquarters ?
1.Kolkata
2.Kakinada
3.Visakahapatnam
4.Machilipatnam
Which city has been designated as the UNESCO World Book Capital 2019 ?
1.Warsaw
2.Sharjah
3.Pune
4.Kochi
Which country has worlds shortest written constitution?
1.USA
2.Monaco
3.Vatican City
4.India
Which country have declared 2020 Unique Year for Space Sector ?
1.United Arab Emirates
2.England
3.USA
4.India
Which forests are called Lungs of the Earth?
1.Tongass
2.Congo
3.Nile
4.Amazon
Which IIT institute has collaborated with the British Geological Survey (BGS) to turn Varanasi into a smart city ?
1.IIT Kharagpur
2.IIT New Delhi
3.IIT Pune
4.IIT Indore
Which naxal affected district police has been selected for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) award this year for its community policing initiative focusing on the rehabilitation of Naxals?
1.Bastar Police Chhattisgarh
2.Lucknow Police UP
3.Patna Police Bihar
4.Jaipur Police Rajasthan
Which of the following are elements of the colder principle?
1. Keep clothing clean and dry
2. Repair clothing as necessary
3.Wear clothing loose and layered
4.All the above
Which of the following cities is the first mono rail inaugurated?
1.Delhi
2.Mumbai
3.Kolkata
4.Bangalore
Which of the following countries got 2014 New Frontiers Award by Arabian Travel Market?
1.US
2.Germany
3.Philippines
4.India
Which of the following is Not a Greenhouse Gas?
1.Oxygen
2.Methane
3.Nitrous Oxide
4.Carbondioxide
Which of the following is NOT a representative of a Buddhist Art?
1.Relic Towers
2.Vihara
3.Stupa
4.Chaitya
Which of the following is NOT a source of tax revenue collected by the Govt of India?
1. Custom Duty
2.Excise Duty
3.Income Tax
4.Dividends & Profits
Which of the following organizations/agencies has initiated a Rural Development Programme in Uttar Pradesh so that villages can be developed in an integrated manner?
1.SBI
2.RBI
3.ECGC
4.NABARD
Which of the following Rivers has no Bridges built over it?
1.Nile
2.Congo river
3. Amazon river
4. Yellow river
Which of the following TV shows done by Green Gold Animations Hyderabad ?
1.Chotta Bheem
2.Little Krishna
3.Chacha Chowdary
4.None
Which of these following Pizza is originated from?
1.Mexico
2.Italy
3.Canada
4.Chaina
Which one of the following is notan Air Defence Missile system?
1.Akash
2.Trishul
3.Tatra
4.Astra
Which Software services firm has completed the acquisition of London-based Brilliant Basics ?
1.IBM
2.Google
3.Microsoft
4.Infosys
Which State has been declared as the Open Defecation Free state?
1. Uttarakhand
2.Arunachal Pradesh
3.Maharashtra
4. Uttar Pradesh
While driving resist distractions such as while_driving_resist_distractions_such_as1538716461.jpg image
1. using cell phone
2.smoking cigarette
3.talking with co-passengers
4.All of the above
Who amongst the following is the author of the book Development as Freedom ?
1.M.S. Swaminathan
2. C. Rangarajan
3.Y.V. Reddy
4.Amartya Sen
Who amongst the following is the author of the book The Other Side Of Midnight?
1.Salman Rushdie
2.Katherine Mayo
3.Ernest Hemmingway
4.Sidney Sheldon
Who amongst the following received last telegram in India ?
1.Manmohan Singh
2.Pranab Mukherjee
3. Rahul Gandhi
4.Sonia Gandhi
Who has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana State Government?
1.M. Mahender Reddy
2.Dharmendra Rao
3.Anurag Sharma
4.V.V. Srinivas Rao
Who is representing India at the 2017 Little Miss Universe competition ?
1.Vinita Sayal
2.Nandita Das
3.Rajeshwari Dyal
4.Padmalaya Nanda
Who of the following has won the Femina Miss India 2014 crown?
1.Vanya Mishra
2.Koyal Rana
3.Megan Young
4. Navneet Kaur
Who was appointed as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation in the year 2017 ?
1.Alok Kumar Verma
2.Anil Sinha
3.Rakesh Asthana
4.None
Who was the first englishman to sail around the world?
1.Magellan
2.Sir Francis Drake
3.Juan Sebastian Elcano
4.Henry Hudson
YUVA - a skill development programme under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana an initiative of ____.
1.Delhi Police
2.Border Security Force
3.Central Industrial Security Forces
4.Maharashtra Police
______ has hailed ARJUN as among the best three Main Battle Tanks in the world
1.Gen Shankar Roy Chowdhury
2.VS Arunachalam
3.Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
4. Dr MGK Menon