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Who has been selected as the chairman of the High Level Committee set up to review the working of Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH) and Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) and their governing legislation?

a) Bibek Debroy b) Kaushik Basu

c) Jagdish Bhagwati d) Arvind Panagariya


Which Russian bank has announced to shutdown its only branch in India opened in New Delhi in 2008?

a) Credit Suisse b) VTB Bank c) Sberbank

d) UBS AG


Who was appointed as the Full time Interim Director of International Solar Alliance (ISA)?

a) Ashok Singh b) Kamal Chauhan c) Upendra Tripathy

d) Narendra Bisht


Which of the following Observatories for ultra-high-energy cosmic rays is located in Ooty, Tamil Nadu and has been upgraded for a better detection of solar storms?

a) LOPES b) AGASA

c) MARIACHI d) GRAPES-3


What was the theme for 2017 World Water Day observed on March 22nd?

a) One Drop At A Time b) Water is Life d) Slow the Flow

d) Why Waste Water?


Which IIT has become the first academic institution to get a supercomputing facility under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)? a) Delhi

b) Madras c) Kharagpur d) Kanpur


World's oldest billionaire and famous philanthropist, David Rockefeller, recently passed away at the age of 101. What was the title of his autobiography published in 2002?

a) The Autobiography of David Rockefeller b) Memoirs

c) My Story d) David's Diary


Asian Development Bank has sanctioned a loan of $350 million for improving 1500 km of roads in which Indian state? a) Chhattisgarh

b) Uttar Pradesh c) Bihar d) Madhya Pradesh


Who has been appointed as the CFO of International Cricket Council (ICC)?

a) David Richardson b) Faisal Hasnain c) Ankur Khanna

d) Peter Mihok


What is India's rank out of the 188 countries rated by UN in ‘Human Development for Everyone Report 2016’?

a) 119 b) 93 c) 148

d) 131


Government has targeted to increase nuclear power generation capacity in India to how many times by 2024?

a) Two b) Four c) Three

d) Five


Government has announced to build 1.17 lakh houses at a cost of ₹5,773 cr in how many states?

a) 6 b) 8 c) 4

d) 10


National Green Tribunal has scrapped Environmental Clearance (EC) of which India based observatory project, which was to come up in Theni district of Tamil Nadu? a) Hanohano

b) Pierre Augur c) Neutrino d) Xenon


Which mobile phone manufacturer as launched its payment services in India?

a) Nokia b) Motorola c) Apple

d) Samsung


Which company has bagged the ISGF’s ‘Smart Technology of the Year 2016’ award for modernising 1,035 MW Sharavathi hydropower plant in Karnataka? a) ABB India

b) Reliant c) Startex d) Oncor


Ronnie Moran, who recently passed away, was the former captain of which English football club?

a) Liverpool b) Manchester United c) Arsenal

d) Chelsea


In which district Assam government is set to carry out initiatives for making the area carbon-neutral by 2020?

a) Tinsukia b) Golaghat c) Majuli

d) Nalbari


Which ace sportswoman of India has been appointed as the brand ambassador of PepsiCo India's sports drink Gatorade? a) Sakshi Malik

b) Dipa Karmakar c) Sania Mirza d) PV Sindhu


Which country is going to indigenously develop submarines in Koahsiung city?

a) North Korea b) Cambodia c) Vietnam

d) Taiwan


Which space agency is planning to send a futuristic Deep Space Atomic Clock to space on the Surrey Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite to help keep precise time? a) NASA

b) ISRO c) ESA d) CSA


Where was the The Grand Challenges India (GCI) meeting, hosted by Program Management Unit at BIRAC (PMU-BIRAC), held? a) New Delhi

b) Chandigarh c) Bangalore d) Hyderabad


Cabinet has approved an MoU for Cyber Security between the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-ln) and which of the following departments of USA? a) Department of Information Technology

b) Department of Commerce c) Department of Homeland Security d) Department of State


Which private sector bank headquartered in Kerala has introduced Aadhar-based payment in its UPI mobile application? a) DCB Bank

b) RBL Bank c) South Indian Bank d) Dhanlaxmi Bank


When was the 86th Martyr’s Day observed to mark the death anniversary of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru? a) Mar 24th

b) Mar 22nd c) Mar 23rd d) Mar 21st


Which Indian shooter won the Gold medal in Men’s double trap at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup being held in Mexico? a) Amanpreet Singh

b) Gagan Narang c) Jitu Rai d) Ankur Mittal


CCEA recently approved development of 403 km of National Highway at a cost of ₹6,721 cr in which two North Eastern states? a) Tripura and Meghalaya

b) Meghalaya and Mizoram c) Mizoram and Nagaland d) Nagaland and Manipur


What was India’s rank on Global Energy Architecture Performance Index 2017 report released by World Economic Forum that ranked 127 countries? a) 87

b) 95 c) 102 d) 76


IndexComponent Rank

PM2.5levels 123

EnvironmentalSustainability 109

EconomicGrowthandDevelopment 64

EnergyAccessandSecurity 95

Who was awarded the 2017 Abel Prize, by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, for his work on wavelets? a) Srinivasa Varadhan

b) Yakov Sinai c) Yves Meyer d) Andrew Wiles




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A night species of which of the following birds, believed to be extinct for 100 years in Western Australia, was recently captured on camera? a) Kingfisher

b) Hummingbird

c) Parrot d) Woodpecker


Which of the following regiments, raised by the British as the Fatehgarh Levy, celebrated their bicentenary?

a) Rajput Regiment b) Dogra Regiment c) 9 Gorkha Rifles

d) Garhwal Rifles


Government recently notified the amended tax treaty with which country under which capital gains tax will be levied at the source of investments with effect from April 1st?

a) Singapore b) Russia

c) Mexico d) France


Union Cabinet recently approved ₹1,000-crore initial corpus for the Fund of Funds for Start-ups (FFS). How much is the total corpus of the fund established last year?

a) ₹ 5,000 cr b) ₹ 8,000 cr

c) ₹12,000 cr d) ₹10,000 cr


Which eminent journalist was honoured with the first Kuldip Nayar journalism award by the Gandhi Peace Foundation? a) Ravish Kumar

b) Arnab Goswami c) Rajdeep Sardesai d) Sudhir Chaudhary


What was the theme of the World Meteorological Day 2017 observed on 23rd March?

a) Hotter, Drier, Wetter - Face the Future b) Understanding Clouds b) Weather, climate and Health

c) Climate for You


Government has announced a ₹1,100 cr capital infusion in which of the following banks?

a) Indian Overseas Bank b) UCO Bank c) Canara Bank

d) IDBI Bank


Indian para-athletes bagged how many medals in the season-opening Fazaa International IPC International Athletics Grand Prix held at Dubai? a) 6

b) 13 c) 17 d) 9


Bharti Airtel has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire which of the following ISPs’ 4G business for ₹16 billion, including spectrum and 350 sites in 5 telecom circles?

a) Asianet b) Tikona

c) Spectranet d) ACT


Which popular singer has been honored with Songwriters Hall of Fame’s 2017 Hal David Starlight Award?

a) Ed Sheeran b) Sam Smith c) Adele

d) Adam Levine


SBI recently signed two MoUs with Assam Government for providing loans for which of the following?

1.  Education 2. Business 3. Agriculture 4. Housing a) 4 & 1

b) 1 & 2 c) 2 & 3 d) 3 & 4


Union Ministry of Culture is going to host 9-day-long fifth edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ (RSM) across multiple states in which region? a) Central

b) Western c) North Eastern d) South


World Bank has signed a $100 million credit agreement with the Centre and which state government to improve quality of healthcare services in the state? a) Bank of India

b) Uttarakhand c) State Bank of India d) Union Bank of India


WHO has dedicated 24th March every year to commemorate the finding of which disease’s cause by Dr Robert Koch in 1882? a) Tuberculosis

b) Malaria c) Jaundice d) Hepatitis B


Which Indian city has become the first to have a vertical garden?

a) Trivandrum b) Mumbai c) New Delhi

d) Bangalore


Which office has become the first insurance ombudsman office certified as ISO 9001:2015?

a) Pune b) Bhopal c) Delhi

d) Ahmedabad


Scientists in which country switched on world’s largest artificial sun under the ‘Synlight’ experiment with a hope to use intense light sources to generate climate-friendly fuel?

a) Russia b) China

c) Germany d) India




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Which Padma Shree awardee photojournalist was conferred with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the I&B Ministry at the 6th National Photography Awards in New Delhi?

a) Raghu Rai b) Sudharak Olwe

c) Rajan Devadas d) Nila Madhab Panda


Which of the following Indian women leaders have featured in top 30 of World’s Greatest Leaders by Fortune? a) Chanda Kocchar

b) Nita Ambani c) Arundhati Bhattacharya d) Chitra Ramkrishna


Rank Winner Designa5on1 TheoEpstein President,BaseballChicagoCubs2 JackMa ExecuDveChairman,AlibabaGroup3 PopeFrancis FirstLaDnAmericanpope

Who has been appointed as the part-time Chairman of Catholic Syrian Bank by RBI?

a) Sunil Mehta b) TCA Ranganathan c) Vinod Rai

d) TS Anantharaman


Prominent Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi winner Ashokamitran recently passed away. What was his real name? a) S Tyagaraj

b) CP Ravindran c) Tyagarajan d) R Vardarajan


BHEL has commissioned 250 MW unit at the upcoming Bongaigaon thermal power station in which state?

a) Assam b) Meghalaya c) Tripura

d) Manipur


Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh recently launched a coffee table book celebrating 50 years of?

a) Lentils Revolution b) Milk Revolution c) Jute Revolution

d) Cotton Revolution


How many Indian-Americans have been nominated for the highest civilian award in the US for immigrants, ‘Ellis Island Medal of Honour 2017’? a) 3

b) 5 c) 8 d) 6


Where was the 23rd Conference of Auditors General of Commonwealth Countries and British Overseas Territories held? a) New Delhi

b) London c) Brussels d) Edinburgh


What is the name of grievance redressal platform launched by Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan? a) MoPNG e-Nivaran

b) MoPNG e-Seva c) MoPNG e-Samadhan d) MoPNG e-Shikayat


Which of the following has launched a social profile based personal loan mobile app named ‘myLoan’?

a) Bajaj Capital b) Indiabulls c) Tata Capital

d) Fullerton India


Which of the following football stadiums is to be developed as a modern football facility as per FIFA norms at an estimated cost of ₹48 crore? a) Jawahar Municipal Stadium, Kannur

b) Dadaji Kondadev Stadium, Thane c) Bakhshi Stadium, Srinagar d) Mahabir Stadium, Hissar


As per a recent report, which state has topped in linking its Jan Dhan accounts to Aadhaar at 87.73%?

a) Maharshtra b) Telangana c) Tripura

d) Andhra Pradesh


Which bank has launched the ‘MoneyPlant RuPay International Platinum Debit Card’ for its premium and HNI customers? a) Karnataka Bank

b) South Indian Bank c) Vijaya Bank d) Bank of Maharashtra


Scientists at the University of Glasgow have developed electronic skin that uses solar energy to power prosthetic limbs. The research was published in which scientific journal?

a) Advanced Functional Materials b) Nature Nanotechnology

c) Advanced Materials d) ACS Nano


When did UN General Assembly declare 25th March as the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, to be observed annually?

a) 1985 b) 1998

c) 2007 d) 2016


Who has become the first woman combat officer to be commissioned in the 51-year history of the BSF?

a) Priyadarshini Ray b) Shruti Sudhakar c) Tanushree Pareek

d) Arpita Chauhan


Action plan for construction of steel silos by FCI and State Governments under PPP Model has been approved by the Government. What would be the total capacity of the silos to be constructed in a phase-wise manner by the end of year 2019-20?

a) 20 Million MT b) 15 Million MT c) 5 Million MT d) 10 Million MT


Indian Navy recently conducted a successful test-fire of Barak short range surface-to-air missile from which Aircraft carrier? a) INS Nirbhik

b) INS Airavat c) INS Ranjit d) INS Vikramaditya




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Where was the two-day Make In India conference with theme ‘Make in India -The Inside Story’ held?

a) Birmingham b) Houston c) Baden Baden

d) Durban


Which of the following statutory advisory bodies will now be permanently chaired by a senior Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF) official?

a) Animal Welfare Board of India b) National Board for Wild Life

c) India Board for Forest Conservation d) Wildlife Crime Control Bureau


Defence Ministry recently handed over which of the below mentioned naval system, developed by DRDO, to Indian Navy? a) USHUS-II submarine sonar

b) Directing gear for hull-mounted sonar array c) Inertial navigation system d) All of the Above


How many years of extension has been given to Sri Lanka by UNHRC to address war crimes that were committed during the country’s decades-long civil war? a) One

b) Two c) Three d) Four


International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff is observed on March 25th to mark the anniversary of the abduction of which UN staff member? a) Gregory Peppard

b) Irving Bradley c) Linus Peck d) Alec Collett


Which state government has launched a programme to provide free WiFi facilities in colleges and universities?

a) Sikkim b) Assam c) Bihar

d) Odisha


Which university is going to host the 105th edition of the Indian Science Congress with theme ‘Science and Technology - Reaching the Unreached’? a) Jiwaji University

b) Kurukshetra University c) Annamalai University d) Osmania University


India has overtaken which country to become the third-largest domestic aviation market globally?

a) France b) China c) Japan

d) US


Finance Minister has given its approval for the reorganisation of the field formations of the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC). Post legislative approval, CBEC would be renamed as?

a) CBCI b) CBCE

c) CBTC d) CBIC


Which Indian CEO has made it to the list of world’s 30 best CEOs, published by American financial magazine Barron’s? a)   Chanda Kocchar

b) Sunil Bharti Mittal c) Aditya Puri d) Mukesh Ambani


Which state’s archaeology department has discovered the world's largest capstone while excavating a menhir?

a) Telangana b) Madhya Pradesh c) Bihar

d) Karnataka


When was the 10th Earth Hour observed to spread awareness for climate change?

a) March 22nd b) March 26th c) March 25th

d) March 27th


How many medals did India bag at the Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Graz and Schladming, Austria? a) 73

b) 51 c) 29 d) 96


How many cities in Uttar Pradesh will be powered with 24X7 electricity supply as announced by State’s Power Minister Shrikant Sharma? a) 2

b) 3 c) 4 d) 5


How much penalty did Competition Commission of India (CCI) impose on Coal India (CIL) and its subsidiaries for violating competition norms by imposing unfair/discriminatory conditions in the matter of supply of non-coking coal to power producers?

a) ₹723 cr b) ₹591 cr c) ₹462 cr d) ₹638 cr


Flipkart is in talks to acquire which e-commerce company?

a) PayTm b) Snapdeal c) eBay India

d) Shopclues


Which country celebrated its 46th Independence Day on March 26th?

a) Maldives b) Bangladesh c) Fiji

d) Mauritius


Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) recently launched Mobile Clinic Services ‘Jan Suraksha Vans/Ambulances’ in which states? a) Chhattisgarh and Odisha

b) Bihar and Jharkhand c) Meghalaya and Assam d) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana


Which F1 racer for Ferrari, won the Australian Grand Prix 2017?

a) Sergio Perez b) Lewis Hamilton c) Sebastian Vettel

d) Daniel Ricciardo


Municipal Corporations of which city received the highest rating ‘AA+’ as per the credit rating undertaken for 94 smart cities and AMRUT cities? a) Delhi

b) Navi Mumbai c) Pune d) All of the Above


State-run Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) will be sanctioning a loan of how much amount for clean energy projects next fiscal? a) ₹13,000 cr

b) ₹10,000 cr c)  ₹15,000 cr d) ₹18,000 cr


As per a new notification, government has recently made Aadhaar verification mandatory for which of the following? a) Getting driving licences

b) Lodging online complaints c) Using mobile phones d) Transacting online


State-run aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has finalised a major plan to manufacture how many military helicopters? a) 700

b) 1000 c) 1200 d) 500


As per Forbes’ 2017 World’s Billionaires List, who has become the youngest self-made billionaire on earth?

a) Bobby Murphy b) Evan Spiegel c) Alexandra Anderson

d) John Collison


What was the theme of World’s Down Syndrome Day 2017 observed on March 21st?

a) My Health, My Wellbeing b) My Opportunities, My Choices d) My Voice, My Community

c) My Friends, My Community


Which state has introduced e-vetting of replies to be filed in court as well as generate and deliver custody of certificates online? a) Karnataka

b) Maharashtra c) Andhra Pradesh d) Haryana


On which famous naturalist’s name have the scientists named a shrimp-like fossil, believed to be around 430 mn years old? a) Steve Backshall

b) E.O. Wilson c) David Attenborough d) Steve Irwin


Which state’s legislative assembly has passed bills for setting up of two government owned and four private universities in the state? a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Assam c) Andhra Pradesh d) Gujarat


Which helicopter operator will now be commencing chopper rides for common man under its new service ‘Delhi Darshan’? a) Himalayan Heli

b) Pawan Hans c) Utair India d) Airlogic Aviation




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How much amount has been authorized by the US government for the fiscal year 2018, for NASA programmes and sending humans to Mars, by signing NASA Transition Authorization Bill?

a) USD 25.2 bn b) USD 17.3 bn

c) USD 19.5 bn d) USD 14.8 bn


Scientists at which USA university have developed an ultra-thin gel like coating that may boost the Lithium-Sulphur battery life? a) Stanford University

b) Colorado University c) Yale University d) Ohio State University


National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has approved the proposal of 5 additional seats for tribals in the legislative assembly of which state? a) Mizoram

b) Sikkim c) Tripura d) Nagaland


Who has been appointed as the new Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)?

a) Randeep Guleria b) Rajender Singh c) MC Mishra

d) Gautam Sagar


Where was the two-day long World Conference on Environment 2017, organized by the National Green Tribunal, held? a) Jakarta

b) Dubai c) New Delhi d) Beijing


Indian Navy is planning to de-induct which long-range maritime patrol aircraft from its fleet?

a) Tupolev Tu-142 b) Mikoyan MiG-29K c) Boeing P-8I Neptune

d) Ilyushin Il-38


Who has been honoured with the Sikh Jewel Award, 2017 organised by the British Sikh Association?

a) Shay Grewal b) Gurinder Chaddha c) Valarie Kaur

d) Manjit K Gill


Which of the following is the new article to be inserted in the constitution for creation of National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (NSEBC) as approved by Union Cabinet?

a) 351A b) 372B

c) 338B d) 314A


The expanded alternative train accommodation scheme VIKALP, launched by Indian Railways, will be available to passengers with effect from? a) June 30th

b) April 1st c) July 31st d) Mar 31st


CCEA recently approved winding up of which of the following working in Renewable Energy sector?

a) CHBL and ICBL b) IBCL and HCLB c) HPBC and IOCH

d) None of the Above


‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’ (RVY), a ₹477 cr central sector scheme, encompasses distribution of free assistive devices to? a) Scheduled Tribes

b) Senior Citizens c) Children d) Women


Which company is going to set up its two Greenfield projects in Coimbatore and Ongole?

a) Kwality b) Dudhsagar c) Hatsun Agro

d) Dynamix Dairy


As per a recent report, which country recorded coastal sea levels record high in 2016?

a) Japan b) Singapore c) India

d) China


Who has been appointed as the first female Chief Executive of Hong Kong?

a) Amy Huang b) Anna Chang c) Carrie Lam

d) Samantha Zhang


How many days have been given to the committee constituted by the Supreme Court to come up with technical solutions for blocking videos contributing to sexual offences?

a) 30 b) 10

c) 15 d) 20


Government has decided to windup how many tribunals which deal exclusively with dispute resolution?

a) 5 b) 10 c) 8

d) 3


National Company Law tribunal (NCLT) has approved merger of metals and mining firm Vedanta with which of its subsidiaries? a) Balco Ltc

b) Konkola Copper Mines c) Sesa Sterlite d) Cairn india


Which union ministry has issued an advisory reiterating to ensure strict compliance of the provisions contained in the ‘Flag Code of India, 2002’ and ‘The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971’?

a) Social Justice b) Law & Justice

c) Home Affairs d) None of the Above


Who has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Kerala High Court?

a) Vinod Palaniappan b) Balasubramanian PV c) P Sathasivam

d) Navniti Prasad Singh


Where was the Indian Sourcing Fair 2017, organised by the India Trade Promotion Organization, held?

a) Dhaka b) Kathmandu c) Colombo

d) New Delhi


Which film actor will be honoured with Kala Ratan award 2017 by the Vice President Hamid Ansari?

a) Shabana Azmi b) Nasseruddin Shah c) Deepti Naval

d) Anupam Kher


Which Indian para-shuttler won singles and doubles bronze medals at the Spanish Para-Badminton International 2017 held at Majorca in Spain? a) Priyesh Kalia

b) Dinesh Tugnawat c) Sukant Kadam d) Nikhil Kanetkar


The HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill was passed in the parliament recently to ensure equal rights for HIV patients while seeking treatment, education and job. The bill was initially introduced in?

a) 2014 b) 2012

c) 2016 d) 2015




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