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116 Who has been appointed as the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs? a) Raveesh Kumarb) S Jaishankarc) Vikas Swarupd) Gopal Baglay


128 India recently conducted the XII edition of its military exercise with Mongolia in Vairengte, Mizoram. The joint military exercise of the two countries is called? a) Prabal Dostykb) Nomadic Elephantc) Shaktid) LAMITYE


Oman Naseem AlBahr(Navy)

EasternBridge(Airforce)

Thailand – Maitree

IBSAMAR – India, Brazil, South Africa (NAVY)

UAE – Desert Eagle (Air force)

Russia – Indra

Singapore –SIMBEX (Navy) , BoldKurukshetra (Army)

UK - Ajeya Warrior (Army) , Konkan (Navy) , Indradhanush (Air force)

Seychelles – Lamitye (Army)

Kazakhstan – Prabal Dostyk (Army)

Nepal – Surya Kiran (Army)

Mongolia – Nomadic elephant (Army)

China – Hand in Hand (Army)

SriLanka – Mitra Shakti (Army), Slinex (Navy)

USA - Yudh Abhyas (army), Red Flag (Air force)Ekuverin - Military exercise between India and Maldives

Indra - India and RussiaFriendship 2016- Russia and Pak

Pratikar - Nepal and china

Garuda Shakti - military- India and Indonesia (CORPAT is navy exercise)

TROPEX- Indian Navy’s annual theatre Readiness Operational Exercise

Australia – Ausindex - Navy

France – Shakti (Army) , Varuna (Navy) , Garuda (Airforce)

Japan – Sahyog-Kaijin (Navy)

Kyrgyzstan Khanjar army

Bangladesh Sampriti army

129. Which state recently launched ‘Deendayal RasoiYojana’ in its 49 districts?a) Uttarakhandb) Rajasthanc) Uttar Pradeshd) Madhya Pradesh


130. Which of the following institutes is going to set up North India’s first Wildlife DNA Bank at Bareilly?a) National Institute of Animal Welfareb) Animal Health Instituted) National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiologyd) Indian Veterinary Research Institute


131. Which country has topped WEF’s ‘Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017’, out of the 136 ranked?a) Franceb) Japanc) Spaind) Germany


India’sOverallRank 40Pillars:ICTreadiness 112Healthandhygiene 104Safetyandsecurity 114Airtransportinfrastructure 32Environmentalsustainability 134

132. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a web portal and mobile app to enable donors to contribute towards the family of the martyrs. What is the name of the web portal and app?a) Bharat Ke Veerb) India’s Heroesc) Bharat Ka Gauravd) India’s Pride


133. Who has authored the recently released book “The Flaming Tresses of Draupadi”?a) Marpadi Veerappa Moilyb) Jaipal Reddyc) SM Krishnad) Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge


134. What is the name of the long shelved 45-year-old irrigation project that the centre has decided to revive in Jharkhand and Bihar at a cost Rs 1600 crore?a) North Mainab) North Batakhc) North Koeld) North Bulbul


135. Uttar Pradesh government has announced to build a musical village after the name of which legendary musician?a) Hariprasad Chaurasiab) Ustad Bismillah Khanc) Pandit Ravi Shankard) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan


136 Which Indian has been awarded the ‘Asian Businesswoman of the Year’ at the 5th annual Asian Business Awards Midlands at Birmingham in United Kingdom?a) Asha Khemkab) Sukanya Vermac) Ritu Khoslad) Sonia Behl

Principal and CEO of West Nottinghamshire College


137. India has joined the International Energy Agency as an associate member. The agency set up in 1974 by developed countries is headquartered in?a) Hong Kongb) Brusselsc) New Yorkd) Paris


BIMSTECMGC

BRICSG20

Indian-Ocean Rim associationSAARC

CommonwealthSCO

Asia Pacific Economic co-operation

138. Which NASA astronaut set a new spacewalking record for women, breaking the previous record held by Sunita Williams?a) Ellen Ochoab) Peggy Whitson c) Marsha Ivinsd) Catherine Coleman


American astronaut Peggy Whitson set a world record for the most spacewalks by a woman (eight) and the most accumulated

time spent spacewalking (just over 53 hours).

The previous world record of female spacewalks was set at seven by American astronaut and ISS resident Sunita Williams.

139. Which state government hosted the 22nd Asian athletics championship?a) Madhya Pradeshb) Telanganac) Odishad) Chhattisgarh


India won a record 29 medals, including 12 gold, 5 silver, 12 bronze at the 22nd edition of the Asian Athletics

Championships

Important for Exams

Gold after 17 yearsMen’ JavelinIndia's world junior javelin champion Neeraj Chopra

Mohammad Anas400 m - Broke National Record

140 What is India’s rank in ‘prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age’, out of the 185 countries rated as per the Global Nutrition Report 2016?a) 154b) 165c) 179d) 170


Parameter Totalcountries

India’srank

Best Worst

ChildStunting 132 114 Germany Timor-LesteChildWasting 130 120 Australia SouthSudanAdultObesity 190 18 Timor-Leste PalauAdultDiabetes 190 104 Belgium Tonga

141 Which ISP has become the first in India to launch broadband internet services with speeds of 1 Gbps?a) Tikonab) Jiod) Tata Teleservicesd) ACT Fibernet


142 Which state government passed a bill enhancing punishment for cow slaughter from the present seven-year jail term to life imprisonment?a) Uttar Pradeshb) Jharkhandc) Gujaratd) Chhattisgarh


OP Kohli – MP, GujaratC Vidyasagar Rao – TN , MH

Kesari Nath Tripathi – Bengal , BiharE Narsimhan – AP, Telengana

Banwar Lal Purohit – Assam,MeghalayaPadmanabha Acharya - Arunachal, Nagaland

143 Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)?a) Veena Gopinathb) Neelam Raic) Najib Shahd) Vanaja N Sarna


144 India has signed its first loan agreement of $350 million with New Development Bank (NDB) for upgradation of 1500 km of major district roads in which state?a) Madhya Pradeshb) Rajasthanc) Uttarakhandd) Uttar Pradesh


ADB and India Sign $220 Million Loan Agreement for Improving Road Connectivity and Transport Efficiency on State Highways of Rajasthan

The loan is the first tranche of the $500 million Rajasthan State Highways Investment Program, approved by ADB Board in May this year, that will upgrade about 2,000 kilometers of state highways and major district roads to two-lane or intermediate-lane standards to meet road safety

requirements.

Takehiko Nakao

Asian Development Bank• 50th annual meeting –May 4th to May 7th,

Yokohama,Japan)• ADB President Takehiko Nakao , HQ-Manila• 1966• 67 Owners, India is ADB's fourth largest shareholder• ADB forecast - India’s economic growth rate

7.1 per cent 2016-17 7.4 per cent 2017-18 7.6 per cent 2018-19


• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $275 million loan to help support and improve urban services delivery among poor communities, particularly on water supply and sanitation, in Madhya Pradesh in central India.

ADB approved a $175 million loan to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited for clean energy —particularly solar — and achieve energy security.

(2,500 megawatts (MW) of power from solar parks in Bhadla, Rajasthan, and 700 MW from Banaskantha,

Gujarat)


• ADB financing 157.5 million dollars for the Orissa Integrated Irrigated Agriculture and Water Management Investment Program.

• ADB financing USD-390-million bond to support 709 MW of solar and wind projects across six states in India. Also issued INR-300 crore (about USD 47m) offshore Indian rupee-linked bonds for the project


World Bank has signed an agreement with the government of India and Andhra Pradesh government to extend $240 million of

loan.

AIIB has also signed a $140 million loan, which is considered the first such project in India to be co-financed by it.

The World Bank and AIIB will provide loans in a 60:40 ratio for all the components of the project that is aimed at providing 24X7

power for all.


145 Which Pakistani-American has become the first muslim to join NYPD emergency services unit ?a) Adil Hussainb) Rehman Rizvic) Ali Javedd) Adnan Khan


146 Cabinet recently approved revised air service agreements with which countries?1. Malaysia 2. Serbia3. Georgia 4. Bahraina) 1, 2 & 3b) 1 & 2c) Only 3d) 1, 2, 3 & 4


147 April 2 was declared by the United Nations to be observed across the world to spread awareness for which mental disorder?a) Autismb) Schizophreniac) Bipolar Disorderd) Dementia


148 BHEL recently announced to have commissioned the second super-critical 800-MW unit of Yeramarus thermal plant. It is located in which state?a) Assamb) Sikkimc) Karnatakad) Tamil Nadu


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BHEL – Chairman – Atul SobtiBhel commissioned the 500 megawatts (MW) of NTPC Feroze Gandhi Unchahar

thermal power plant (FGUTPP) in Uttar Pradesh.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) commissioned two units of 270 MW at RattanIndiaNasik Power Ltd’s 5x270 MW thermal power project, located at Sinnar in Nasik district

of Maharashtra

BHEL has commissioned another 250 MW unit based on eco-friendly Circulating Fluidised Bed Combustion (CFBC) technology, using low quality coal (lignite) as the

primary fuel at Padva in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat

BHEL has commissioned a 250-MW unit at the upcoming Bongaigaon thermal power station in Assam

NTPC – Chairman – Gurdeep Singh – crossed 50GWNTPC commissioned 660 MW of Solapur Super Thermal Power Project in

Maharashtra

NTPC commissioned 20 mega watt (MW) of Bhadla Solar Power Project in Rajasthan

NTPC's 117 MW capacity commissioned at Mandsaur , Madhya Pardesh

NTPC commissioned the second unit of 660 MW of Mouda Super Thermal Power Station, Maharashtra

The largest solar park in the world at Kurnool in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, the first ever solar park to reach 1GW.

previously india’s largest solar park standing at 648MW at Kamuthi in Tamil Nadu

Both by ADANI

149 Which former chairman of ISRO was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian award,by the President Pranab Mukherjee?a) K. Radhakrishnanb) G. Madhavan Nairc) Udupi Ramachandra Raod) K. Kasturirangan


150 Two new green rail corridors, viz. Barmer-Munabao and Pipad-Bilada, have recently been added. They are located in which railway zone?a) Westernb) North Westernc) South Westernd) West Central


The 114 km long Rameswaram-Manamadurai stretch in Tamil Nadu was the country's first green rail corridor

Bio - Toilets

151 Union Cabinet has approved setting up of an establishment of a Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) at?a) Hyderabadb) Bangalorec) Puned) Coimbatore


152 Who has been appointed India’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations Offices in Geneva? a) Arun Mathurb) Rajiv Chanderc) Ramesh Sahnid) Ajit Kumar


153 Which state government has launched a mobile app under its programme ‘e-nagarpalika’, connecting all municipalities and corporations across the state?a) Jharkhandb) Uttarakhandc) Bihard) Madhya Pradesh


154 India's longest tunnel, connecting Chenani and Nashritowns in J&K, has recently been inaugurated, by the PM

Narendra Modi, in which district?a) Udhampur

b) Kathuac) Ramband) Jammu

also known as Patnitop Tunnel, Built at Rs 3,720 crore, the tunnel will reduce the distance between Jammu and

Srinagar from 41 km to 9.2 kmIt is India's longest road tunnel with a length of 9.28 km

It is the first tunnel in the country with a fully integrated tunnel control system


Dhola Sadia bridge - Brahmaputralink Dhola to Sadiya in Tinsukia district of Assam is crucial from the strategic perspective as it is close to the border state of Arunachal Pradesh.

At 9.15 km, the bridge is longer than the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (5.6 km) by nearly two-thirds. Sadiya is the birthplace of iconic singer BhupenHazarika.

155 ‘PowerTex India’ is the scheme launched by which Union Minister?

a) Ananth Kumar

b) Smriti Irani

c) Kalraj Mishra

d) Maneka Gandhi

The decentralized powerloom sector is the lifeline of Indian Textile Industry. India is weaving almost 19,000 million meters of fabric, and provides employment to more than 7 million workers. The industry now produces wide range of fabrics ranging from grey, printed fabric, dyed fabric, cotton fabric, various mix of cotton, synthetic, and other fibres.


156. President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the Finance Bill 2017. The cap on cash transactions has been put at?a) Rs 3 lakhb) Rs 1 lakhc) Rs 5 lakhd) Rs 2 lakh


157. In which city, India's first bio-gas fuelled bus was launched at a flat fare of just Re 1?a) Mumbaib) Bangalorec) Kolkatad) New Delhi


158. What is India's rank in the doping violation report published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for 2015?a) 31stb) 17thc) 3rdd) 10th


India followed Russian Federation and Italy at third spot in the doping violation chart released by the WADA

the same position as in the reports of 2013 and 2014

159. Who has recently been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of Nalanda University?a) Sunaina Singhb) Tripti Bishtc) Pratibha Ranad) Nidhi Kaushik


Takshila – Rawalpindi

India’s first railway university – Vadodara,Gujarat

Jharkhand is set to become the second state in India to have a dedicated university for tribal students on the lines

of India’s first Indira Gandhi Tribal University in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh.

160 Which state has recently become kerosene-free by stopping supply of the fuel under the Public Distribution System?a) Uttarkhandb) Haryanac) Uttar Pradeshd) Madhya Pradesh


Jharkhand became the first state in the country to implement Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Kerosene.

Delhi – 1st to become kerosene free (2014)

161. Which movie won the 64th National Award in the 'Best Hindi Feature Film' category?a) Dhanakb) Rustomc) Pinkd) Neerja


Best Children’s Film - Dhanak (Hindi)Best Film on social issue - Pink

Best Direction - Rajesh (Ventilator)Best Actor - Akhay Kumar (Rustom)

Best Actress - Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu)Best Supporting Actress - Zaira Wasim (Dangal)

162. Which state government has announced to provide free legal aid to women for triple talaq cases?a) West Bengalb) Gujaratc) Uttar Pradeshd) Kerala


163. Who has won the 2016 ACM A.M. Turing Award, also called the Nobel Prize of Computing, by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)?b) Richard Stallmanc) Linus Torvaldsd) James Goslinga) Sir Tim Berners-Lee


164. Who has become the youngest Indian woman to fly a MIG-29 fighter jet?a) Vinisha Malikb) Megha Guptac) Ayesha Azizd) Sneha Narang


165. Haryana state government recently announced to provide one-time grant of Rs 21,000 for a third girl child, under which scheme?a) Sukanya Samriddhib) Beti Humara Kalc) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhaod) Aapki Beti, Hamari Beti


166 Which imprisoned Eritrean-Swedish journalist has been honoured with UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2017 dedicated to promoting press freedom?a) Nuri Kinob) Dawit Isaakc) Martin Schibbyed) Janne Josefsson


167. Which ace shuttler recently won the women's singles title at the India Open Super Series?a) Sung Ji-Hyunb) PV Sindhuc) Carolina Marind) Saina Nehwal


Women's Singles title , 2017 Malaysia Super Series

Tai Tzu Ying

Aditi Ashok - Golf

168. Who has become the first woman IPS officer in Gujarat?a) Vinita Singhb) Reena Chaudharyc) Geetha Johrid) Seema Vashisht


169. Which city hosted 52nd edition of annual meeting of the African Development Bank this year?a) Addis Ababa b) Mombasa c) Ahmedabadd) Johannesburg


Djibouti, Cote d’Ivoire, Somalia and Ghana

170. Prithika Yashini, India's first transgender police officer was appointed in which state?a) Keralab) Telanganac) Tamil Nadu d) Karnataka


171. Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, recently became the youngest person to address which nation's parliament?a) Russiab) United Statesc) Canadad) India


172. Assam government has launched 'Gunotsav' in the eight districts. The programme for assessing the quality of education was first launched by which state?a) Keralab) Gujaratc) Andhra Pradeshd) Madhya Pradesh


173. When was the World Health Day 2017, with theme 'Depression: Let's talk', observed?a) April 4thb) April 6thc) April 5thd) April 7th


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174. Ikutaro Kakehashi, who recently passed away, was the founder of which famous electronic musical instrument manufacturer?a) Harmanb) Yamahac) Rolandd) Casio


175. What is the name of Indian researcher at John Hopkins University, who has developed the world’s first five-dimensional ultrasound system that will help surgeons in detecting cancerous tumours?a) Anchit Purib) Shekhar Malhanc) Nishikant Deshmukhd) Praveen Tiwari


176. Which of the following has introduced a new agreement called PAX, which will allow users to use the members' patented property for free?a) Microsoftb) Apple c) Googled) None of the above


177. Which state government has launched 'PTG DakiaYojana' to distribute 70,000 families of primitive tribal groups (PTG) a packet of 35 kg rice every month?a) Biharb) Chhattisgarhc) Jharkhandd) Odisha


178. Which Indian researcher has invented the first male contraception – RISUG, Reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance (RISUG)?a) Satyajit Bandhopadhyayb) Abhinab Royc) Sujoy Guhad) Subhasil Mitra


179. Which institute topped the rankings of educational institutions in India, released by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)?a) IIT Delhib) IIT Bombayc) IIT Madrasd) IISc Bangalore


The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings

IIT Delhi IIT Bombay

IISc Bangalore

180. Which famous Padhma Vibushan awardee classical vocalist, recently passed away?a) Prabha Atreb) Girija Devic) Kishori Amonkard) S Janaki


181. Which famous Indian cricket player was declared CEO for one day of the company Gulf Oil India?a) Sachin Tendulkarb) MS Dhonic) Virat Kohlid) Ravinder Jadeja


182. Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat was conferred the rank of honorary General of the Army of which nation?a) Sri Lankab) Myanmarc) Nepald) Bangladesh


183 What is the name of Kolkata-Khulna passenger train, the trial run of which was flagged off during the visit of Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina?a) Sunderban Express-IIb) Howrah Express-IIc) Maitree Express-IId) Khulna Express-I


184. Which Indian origin woman has become the first non-white judge to sit at the Old Bailey Court of London?a) Anuja Ravindra Dhirb) Veena Bairampallic) Lakshmi Saundarajand) Priya Bhagat


185. Which of the following completed 250 years of establishment in India?a) Agriculture Trust of Indiab) Directorate of Archaeologyc) Survey General of Indiad) Central Statistics Office


186. Which former Indian Navy officer has been awarded death sentence by Pakistan's army court on alleged charges of spying?a) Kulbhushan Jadhavb) Brijmohan Jadhavc) Harish Salved) Khawwar Qureshi


187. Which state government is setting up ‘Annapurna Bhojnalayas’ for providing food at subsidised prices?a) Madhya Pradeshb) Gujaratc) Uttar Pradeshd) Haryana


188 Which state government launched a mobile application, e-sewa, to inform people about various welfare schemes and programmes?a) Andhra Pradesh b) Gujaratc) Assamd) Haryana


189. What is the name of the mobile app developed by EPFO through which people will be able to settle their claims?a) SUVIDHAb) BACHATc) NIRMANd) UMANG


190. Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialized nations recently met in?a) Bristol, UKb) Toulouse, Francec) Lucca, Italyd) Seattle, US

Canada,France,Germany,Italy,Japan,theUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStates


191. PM recently paid tribute to the great social reformer Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, also known as Mahatma Phule on his birth anniversary. He was the founder of?a) Prarthana Samajb) Brahmo Samajc) Satyashodhak Samajd) Arya Samaj


192. Which port has emerged as the cleanest in a first-ever ranking of all major Indian ports on sanitation parameters?a) Kandlab) Vizagc) Kochid) Haldia


193. Who has authored the book titled 'Hope in a challenged democracy-An Indian narrative'?a) Jairam Rameshb) Kapil Sibalc) Ashwani Kumard) A. K. Antony


194. What is the name of the mobile app launched by Minister of Power Piyush Goyal to empower citizens by real time information sharing on power supply?a) Urja Jankaarib) Urja Sahyogc) Urja Mitrad) Urja Soochna


195. Who is the author of the book ‘Matoshree’, based on the life of Maratha Queen Ahilyabai Holkar?a) Roopa Gangulyb) Manoj Tiwari c) Sumitra Mahajan d) Jitendra Singh


196. Kerala government recently made which language mandatory till Class X in schools?a) Hindib) Englishc) Malayalam d) Sanskrit


197. President Pranab Mukherjee recently conferred the National Geoscience Awards 2016 on 27 geoscientists. The awards were instituted in 1966 by?a) Ministry of Coalb) Ministry of Powerc) Ministry of Mines d) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy


198. What is the name of revamped National Mission on Food Processing that the Government is going launch at an outlay of Rs 6,000 crore?a) ANNAb) KHADYAc) AAHAARd) SAMPADA


199. Union Cabinet has given its approval for setting up of Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) as an "Institute of National Importance". It is located at? a) Chennaib) Dadarc) Mumbaid) Vishakhapatnam


200. 7,000 girls made a Guinness World record by performing which dance form in unison in Visakhapatnam?a) Kathakb) Vilasini Natyamc) Kuchipudid) Bharatanatyam


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Bharatanatyam(TamilNadu),Kathak (North,WestandCentral India),Kathakali (Kerala),Kuchipudi (Andhra

Pradesh),Odissi (Odissa),Manipuri(Manipur),Mohiniyattam (Kerala),andSattriya (Assam).

201. Which state's police has initiated 'Tare Zameen Par' program to encourage children in the naxal affected areas to lead happy lives?a) Chhattisgarhb) Odishac) Bihard) Jharkhand


202. 10-day long military exercise that has been named 'Sagarmatha Friendship-2017' will be conducted by which countries?a) Nepal and Chinab) China and Myanmarc) Myanmar and Indiad) India and Nepal


203. 'The Hit Girl' recently released by actor Salman Khan in Mumbai, is the autobiography of which legendary actress?a) Helenb) Waheeda Rehmanc) Asha Parekhd) Saira Banoo


204. Which of the following along with PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre in Gurugram?a) Bill Englishb) Theresa Mayc) Malcolm Turnbulld) Justin Trudeau


205. Which state government announced the re-launch of ‘Adarana’, a scheme for improving traditional occupations?a) Karnatakab) Telanganac) Tamil Nadud) Andhra Pradesh


206. What is the name of the committee of experts which submitted draft model of law on river Ganga to Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to Uma Bharti?a) Brij Pal Singhb) Krishna Narayanc) N.L. Gangulyd) Girdhar Malviya


207. India recently celebrated 33rd anniversary of the operation launched to capture Siachen Glacier. What was its name?a) Operation Parakramb) Operation Restore Hope c) Operation Vijay d) Operation Meghdoot


208. Asia's largest tulip garden, with 20 lakh tulips of 46 varieties, recently opened in?a) Uttarakhandb) Himachal Pradeshc) Jammu & Kashmird) Sikkim


209 Who is tha author of the book 'Punjab: Building the Land Of Five Rivers'?a) David Davidarb) Rohinton Mistry c) Ramachandra Guhad) Arjun Gaind

J C R B S


210. Sangken, the three-day annual water festival, was celebrated in which state?a) Sikkimb) Meghalayac) Tripurad) Arunachal Pradesh


211. Which state government has launched 'Operation Durga' for women's safety?a) Haryanab) Uttar Pradeshc) Madhya Pradeshd) Rajasthan


212. World Bank has approved a loan of how much amount for India’s first waterway project?a) $250 millonb) $425 millonc) $375 milliond) $300 millon

NW1 – Haldia to Varanasi


213. Cyclone Cook recently hit which country?a) Papua New Guineab) New Zealandc) Madagascard) Seychelles


India VardahRoanuKyantNada

Yemen – ChapalaRoke – Hong KongGorio - Phillipines

214. Which state has been selected by the Union Ministry of Agriculture for the Krishi Karman Award 2015-16 for increase in food grains production? a) Jharkhandb) Himachal Pradeshc) Odishad) Punjab


215. Which state government announced to launch ‘ammaku vandanam’, meaning mother's worship, where the school children will take the blessings of their mothers?a) Karnatakab) Tamil Naduc) Keralad) Andhra Pradesh


216. Union Cabinet has approved setting up of a special purpose vehicle called the 'Government e-Marketplace' (GeM SPV) as the replacement of which of the following?a) Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Dutiesb) Directorate General of Valuationc) Directorate General of Supplies and Disposal d) Directorate General of Foreign Trade


217 What is the name of the Operation whose second phase was launched by the government under which over 60,000 people are under scanner of tax authorities to detect black money?a) White Moneyb) Clean Moneyc) Black Moneyd) Hidden Money


218 Supreme Court recently directed the Centre to include which language in the NEET exam from academic session 2018-19 onwards?a) Punjabib) Malayalic) Urdud) Konkani


219 Manipur CM Biren Singh launched which web application to check corruption and keep track of government activities?a) KAARYAb) PRATIBIMBc) DARPANd) NIVARAN


220. Which state government prohibited the inclusion of names of any government functionaries on foundation stones and inaugural plaques?a) Tamil Nadub) Punjabc) Maharashtrad) Bihar


221. Who has been honoured with the 6th Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for outstanding contribution in the field of agriculture?a) M. Prabhakar Raob) V. R. Prasadc) RR Hanchinald) B.B. Patnaik


222. Which of the following won the 2017 Time magazine's readers' poll of the 100 most influential people in the world?a) Rodrigo Duterteb) Narendra Modic) Donald Trumpd) Justin Tredeau


223. ISRO is going to partner with which of the following to help develop low-cost lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles?a) BELb) HALc) BHELd) DRDO


224. When was the International Day for Monuments and Sites or World Heritage Day observed?a) April 18b) April 14c) April 16d) April 20


225. UP cabinet has decided to rename which airport after the name of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya?a) Allahabadb) Kanpurc) Agra d) Gorakhpur


226. India recently signed an MoU with which country in the Defence Industry Cooperation in Shipbuilding?a) South Koreab) Japanc) Australiad) United States


227. When was the World Hemophilia Day observed?a) April 21b) April 19c) April 17 d) April 15


228. Which village in Maharashtra, called ‘PustakancheGaon’, has become India's first village of books?a) Latawanb) Surlec) Panchganid) Bholavali


229. Indian Air Force's operation Bambi Bucket is being carried out to douse the wildfire in?a) Lampokharib) Tirumalac) Mount Abud) Pauri Garhwal


230. Which state government has decided to set up 'book banks' in schools to aid needy students and save wastage of paper?a) Telanganab) Sikkimc) Punjabd) Andhra Pradesh


231. Which legendary actor has been named for the Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement by the Maharashtra government?a) Moushami Chatterjib) Asha Parekhc) Waheeda Rehmand) Saira Banu


232. Who was honoured with prestigious ShambhaviPuraskar, 2017 for outstanding contribution towards social change?a) Soumya Siddharth Mohapatrab) Hari Sankar Routc) Arun Mishrad) Rashmi Ranjan Acharya


233 The government of which state has decided to provide pension to former circus artistes at a cost of Rs1.13 crore?a) Haryanab) Rajasthanc) Keralad) Bihar


234. What is the name of first-of-its-kind see-through coach flagged-off by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to run between Visakhapatnam and Araku valley hill station?a) Vizag-Arakub) Viewvalleyc) Vistadomed) Panorama


235. What was the name of world's oldest person and last known survivor from 1800s who passed away recently?a) Carina Bianchib) Jeanne Modiglianic) Beth Cookd) Emma Morano


236. As per the Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) report published by WHO, approximately how many people drink contaminated water?a) 2.5 billionb) 1 billionc) 1.5 billiond) 2 billion


237. Which state is going to have a ‘Ambedkar SmrutiVanam’ which will comprise a 125-foot-tall Ambedkar statue?a) Karnatakab) Tamil Naduc) Andhra Pradeshd) Kerala


238. Which state government announced a ban on plastic/polythene carry bags across the state from May 1, 2017 ?a) Tripurab) Himachal Pradeshc) Meghalayad) Madhya Pradesh


239. Which country recently had a referendum conducted for replacing the parliamentary system with an executive presidency? a) Turkeyb) Maltac) Albania d) Kyrgyzstan


240. State oil firm HPCL and the Rajasthan government inked a revised MoU of Rs 43,129 crore for an oil refinery in which district to produce BS-VI fuel?a) Karaulib) Dausac) Barmerd) Sikar


241. Prominent Maoist leader Narayan Sanyal, who recently passed away, hailed from which state?a) Odishab) Jharkhandc) Chhattisgarhd) West Bengal


242 China released its official names for how many towns in Arunachal Pradesh?a) Fiveb) Eightc) Sixd) Three


243. Who has been awarded by UNESCO the Félix Houphouët-Boigny peace prize?a) Martti Ahtisaarib) Abdoulaye Wadec) Giuseppina Nicolinid) François Hollande


244. Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated which of the following welfare initiative?a) Tele-law service b) Nyaya Mitrac) Pro-bono legal servicesd) All of the above


245. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated new unites at the 3,300 MW Koradi Thermal Power Plant. The plant is located in?a) Madhya Pradeshb) Keralac) Maharashtrad) Odisha


246. Which city is going to host UN's first ever World Ocean Festival?a) New York Cityb) Beijingc) New Delhid) Canberra


247. Jalyukta Shivar, is the flagship project of which state government, which PM has asked other states to replicate to tackle drought situation?a) Keralab) Uttarakhandc) Maharashtrad) Rajasthan


248. Cyclonic Storm Maarutha is likely to trigger rains in which state in India?a) Karnatakab) Maharashtrac) Odishad) Tamil Nadu


249. NASA has approved a project to build instruments for a future ESA mission to Jupiter and its moons, scheduled for launch in 2022. What is the project called?a) JUDASb) JETc) JADEd) JUICE


250. Chinese Language Day recently celebrated on April 20th, was instituted by UNESCO in which year?a) 2007b) 2010c) 2016d) 2000

Arabic,Chinese,English,French,Russian,andSpanish


UN Arabic Language Day: 18 December UN Chinese Language Day: 20 April UN English Language Day: 23 April UN French Language Day: 20 March UN Russian Language Day: 6 June

UN Spanish Language Day: 12 October

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