1) Which country launched its first freight train to London in Jan 2017?’
a. china
b. japan
c. India
d. Bhutan
2) The help line for handloom weavers set up by Indian govt went live on Jan 4, 2016. Name it?
a. Bunkar mitra
b. Jinkar mitra
c. Jeevan mitra
d. Bunkar bunkar
3) The new ED of the RBI from 2nd Jan 2016 is ……………?
a. Chandrika kumari
b.Sunanda sharma
c. Surekha Marandi
d. Suchitra goel
4) S Padmanabhan has been nominated as Chairman of Board of Directors of TATA Power. Which of the following statements are true about Tata power?
a. CEO: Anil Kumar Sardana, since Feb 1, 2011
b. Headquarters are at Mumbai, Maharashtra
c. Revenue: 330.3 billion INR (2013, US$4.9 billion)
d. All above
5) MS Dhoni announced his resignation from captaincy on 4th Jan 2017 from the cricket formats T-20 and ODIs. Which of the following statements are true about his record wins?
a. Tests: 27 Wins /60 Matches
b. ODIs: 110 Wins /199 Matches
c. T20s: 41 Wins /72 Matches
d. All the above
6) The “Ambassador to the world's religions” is …………?
a. Huston smith
b. Asha bhonsle
c. Aamir khan
d. Salman khan
7) Name the famous cricketer who has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame on 3rd Jan 2017?
a. Virat kohli
b. Steve waugh
c. Arthur morris
d. Alan donald
8) Election Commission of India has launched a mobile based monitoring system for punjab elections. Which of the following statements are true about election commission?
a. Formed on 25th jan 1950
b. Head quarters are at New delhi
c. Website is eci.nic.in
d. All above are true
9) Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani dedicated the first laser technology based advanced AVMS RTO checkpost at………….?
a. Shamlaji
b. Gunjar
c. Vadodara
d. Baroda
10) India has successfully test fired the nuclearcapable strategic ballistic missile Agni IV on 2nd Jan 2016. Which of the following statements are true about it?
a. Its range is 4000 km
b. Agni-IV missile is 20m tall and weighs 17 tons
c. It was launched from the integrated test range at Abdul Kalam Island or Wheeler Island. This was the sixth trial of the Agni-IV missile
d. All above statements are true
11) Preeti Sudan, an IAS officer, has been appointed Secretary of …?
a. NGRI
b. NIN
c. Department of Food and Public Distribution in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs.
d. Department of woman and child health in the ministry of health
12) The new UPSC chairman is ………..?
a. Madhuri mahaswetha devi
b. Professor. David R. Syiemlieh
c. Arundhathi medapati
d. Alka simon
13) Telangana's first international kite festival was held in which year?
a. 2016
b. 2015
c. 2014
d. 2013
14) Which country has announced a ban on all ivory trade and processing activities by the end of 2017.?
a. Japan
b. India
c. China
d. USA
15) Kush Bhagat created history by winning all three gold medals on offer in the 1st Western Asia Youth Championships. He is associated to which game?
a. Chess
b. Badminton
c. Squash
d. swimming
16) Who among the following is the deputy assistant and research director at the White House,
appointed by Donald Trump?
a. Rajeev shah
b. Rajesh shah
c. Raj shah
d. Rakul shah
17) The name of the new human organ found in the digestive system is Mesentery. Which of the following statements are true about it?
1. It is a double fold of peritoneum, the lining of the cavity in the abs
2. It connects the intestine to the abdomen. Among its functions, it carries blood and lymphatic fluid between the intestine and the rest of the body
3. It also maintains the position of the intestine. It ensures that it’s connected with the abdominal wall without being in direct contact
4. It has a spiral formation in the abdomen. It is packaged along a spinal trajectory, starting in the upper abdomen and ending in the pelvis
a. Only 1 & 2 are true
b. Only 2 & 3 are true
c. Only 3 & 4 are true
d. All statements are true
18) World Braille day was celebrated on…?
a. January 4th
b. January 3rd
c. January 1st
d. January 5th
19) Identify the musician/musicians formed part of the Sitar Trinity in India?
a. Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan
b. Ustad Vilayat Khan
c. Pandit ravi shankar
d. All above
20) Female NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is set to become the first African-American crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) when she flies to the orbital post in which year?
a. May 2018
b. May 2017
c. March 2018
d. July 2018
21) Which country Army commanders of Sikh faith have been allowed to, wear turbans, keep their beards, wear karas?
a. China
b. Japan
c. US
d. UK
22) Obama on 23rd Dec 2016 signed the NDAA or National Defence Authorisation Act 2017 which asks defence secretary and secretary of state to take steps to recognise which country as America’s major defence partner?
a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Bhutan
d. China
23) Jnanpith award was conferred on 23rd Dec 2016 on shankha gosh. He is the ………….literary figure ?
a. Telugu
b. Tamil
c. Bengali
d. Gujarathi
24) India holds “Khanjar” a series of millitary exercises with which country?
a. Kyrgyzstan
b. Uzbekistan
c. Zambia
d. Afghanisthan
25) The new mobile application launched to provide real time data to 6 lakh villages in the country is ……………?
a. GAURAV-I
b. GARV-II
c. GAURAV-III
d. GARV-III
26) In which city, PM Narendra Modi on 19th Dec 2016 unveiled the first Indian Institute of Skills?
a. Kanpur
b. Jaipur
c. Burhanpur
d. Jabalpur
27) Which Indian cricketer on 19th Dec 2016 scored a triple century in the first innings of the 5th and final match against England?
a. Karun Nair
b. Virat kohli
c. Shikhar dhawan
d. Yuvraj singh
28) Puerto Rico’s Stephanie Del Valle was crowned Miss World 2016 at which edition of the event held at MGM National Harbour, Maryland in the US recently?
a. 65th
b. 66th
c. 67th
d. 68th
29) Which country has overtaken Uk to become the 5th largest in terms of GDP?
a. Japan
b. China
c. India
d. Pakistan
30) Harvard University researchers have created the world’s smallest radio receiver. It is made of which of the following?
a. Pearl
b. Diamond
c. Aluminium
d. Platinum
104th Science Congress was held from January 3rd to 8th in Tirupathi, the focal theme for this edition was “Science and Technology for National Development”.The 104th Indian Science Congress (ISC) has been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 3, 2017 at the Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Prime Minister reiterated that India will be one among top three in Scientific progress in world. A host of scientific luminaries from several countries across the world will exchange their views on a wide range of scientific issues, both of national and international importance during the five-day conclave.
World Bank projects 2017 growth of 2.7% globally
Global economic growth is expected to accelerate 2.7 percent this year, up from an estimated 2.3 percent last year the World Bank projected on 10th January. In the latest edition of the Global Economic Prospects, the World Bank said growth in advanced economies is expected to edge up to 1.8 per cent in 2017. Growth in emerging market and developing economies as a whole should pick up to 4.2 per cent this year from 3.4 per cent in the year just ended amid modestly rising commodity prices, the bank said. However, the outlook is clouded by uncertainty about policy direction in major economies, the report said, adding that a protracted period of uncertainty could prolong the slow growth in investment that is holding back low, middle, and high income countries. India grows at 7.6%: The World Bank expected India's economy grew at 7.6 per cent in 2015-16 and the World Bank expected the country to return to this growth rate by 2017-18. That way, it slightly cut growth projections for the next financial year by 0.1 percentage points from the 7.7 per cent forecast earlier.
