Q1. Ruth Pfau, known locally as Pakistan’s Mother Teresa, passed away recently. She was basically from which country?
(a) Russia
(b) Italy
(c) Germany
(d) Spain
(e) USA
Q2. Where are the headquarters of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) situated?
(a) Geneva
(b) Vienna
(c) Brussels
(d) The Hague
(e) Londoan
Q3. The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu and Jain temples in-
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Kerala
(e) Odisha
Q4. Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC)?
(a) Dubai
(b) Monaco
(c) Brussels
(d) London
(e) Sharjah
Q5. The International Youth Day was observed across the world on _____________.
(a) 10 August
(b) 8 August
(c) 15 August
(d) 12 August
(e) 13 August
Q6. Name the Indian-origin actor who will be felicitated with the Asia Society 2017 Asia Game Changers Award in New York.
(a) Kal Penn
(b) Dev Patel
(c) Aziz Ansari
(d) Padma Lakshmi
(e) M. Night Shyamalan
Q7. The Legislative Assembly of which state has recently passed a bill which reclassifies coconut as a ‘tree’, ensuring legal protection for it?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Goa
(e) Andhra Pradesh
Q8. Name the Bollywood Celebrity who has been signed in as a brand ambassador by a health and wellness startup Cure.fit in a deal worth Rs 100 crore.
(a) Amir Khan
(b) Imran Khan
(c) Hritik Roshan
(d) Abhishek Bacchan
(e) Ajay Devgan
Q9. The Nagasaki Day is observed across the world on _____________.
(a) 9 August
(b) 5 August
(c) 6 August
(d) 10 August
(e) 11 August
Q10. _________ are the market operations conducted by the RBI with an objective to adjust the rupee liquidity conditions in the market on a durable basis.
(a) Open Market Operations (OMOs)
(b) Capital Market Operations
(c) When Issued Market
(d) All of the Above
(e) Monetary Policy
Q11. India’s first private sector missile sub-systems manufacturing facility, a joint venture between the $2.5 billion Kalyani Group and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Limited was inaugurated near-
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) New Delhi
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Chennai
(e) Nagpur
Q12. Pt. Ravi Shankar belongs to which musical instrument?
(a) Tabla
(b) Sitar
(c) Violin
(d) Guitar
(e) Bansuri
Q13. World Environment Day falls on-
(a) June 5th
(b) October 2nd
(c) November 10th
(d) November 19th
(e) June 15th
Q14. Capital of Belgium is?
(a) Manama
(b) Bridgetown
(c) Conakry
(d) Brussels
(e) Roseau
Q15. Which among the following state government has launched two online portals MahaDBT and MahaVASTU to streamline the process of direct benefit transfer (DBT) and to bring in more transparency in construction sector?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Kerala
(d) Rajasthan
(e) West Bengal