Q1. 69th Army Day has been observed on 15th January 2017. The day marks the taking over of the Indian Army by the first Indian Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal KM Cariappa, on-
(a) August 15, 1962
(b) February 26, 1935
(c) October 26, 1950
(d) January 15, 1948
(e) None of the given options is true
Q2. Which among the following state has won their first ever Ranji Trophy title beating Mumbai by five wickets in the final at the Holkar stadium in Indore?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Kerala
(c) Jharkhand
(d) West Bengal
(e) Karnataka
Q3. The ‘Falcon 9’ is a family of two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicles which is designed and manufactured by-
(a) JAXA
(b) NASA
(c) SpaceX
(d) ISRO
(e) CNES
Q4. In which city of Rajasthan, the two-day annual camel festival has began with much fanfare in the presence of foreigners and domestic tourists?
(a) Sri Ganganagar
(b) Jodhpur
(c) Ajmer
(d) Jaipur
(e) Bikaner
Q5. The first of its kind scheme of the country, Digital Dakiya or Digital Postman, was inaugurated recently in which state to encourage cashless transactions.
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
(e) Tamil Nadu
Q6. Who among the following was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 62nd Filmfare Awards 2017?
(a) Subhash Ghai
(b) Dharmendra
(c) Rishi Kapoor
(d) Jeetendra
(e) Shatrughan Sinha
Q7. Rabi crops have been sown in around six crore 16 lakh hectares till date which is about 35 lakh hectares more than last year. Which of the following is a Rabi crop sown in India?
(a) Peas
(b) Sesame
(c) Mustard
(d) Barley
(e) All of the above
Q8. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has decided to lower broker fees by 25 per cent to _______________ per transaction of one crore rupees as part of calibration of various other fees collected by the regulator from different market intermediaries.
(a) 1 rupees
(b) 1000 rupees
(c) 100 rupees
(d) 15 rupees
(e) 150 rupees
Q9. Tanzanian athlete Alphonce Felix Simbu (24) and Kenyan runner Bornes Kitur Chepkirui (31), flew past all competition to bag the top spots in the men’s and women’s category respectively in the full marathon at the _______ Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon (SCMM) in Mumbai.
(a) 33rd
(b) 22nd
(c) 21st
(d) 14th
(e) None of the given options is true
Q10. Which of the following films has won the Best Film award at the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards?
(a) Sultan
(b) Dangal
(c) Pink
(d) Fan
(e) Udta Punjab
Q11. Name the former Chief Minister of Punjab, who was passed away recently?
(a) Parkash Singh Badal
(b) Surjit Singh Barnala
(c) Darbara Singh
(d) Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
(e) None of the given options is true
Q12. The first edition of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) International Television Dance Festival has been held in-
(a) Hyderabad
(b) New Delhi
(c) Chennai
(d) Bengaluru
(e) Nagpur
Q13. Name the Operation, which has been launched by Border Security Force (BSF) at the western international border of Rajasthan, recently?
(a) Sard Hawa
(b) Thandhi Raate
(c) Garm Mausam
(d) Thori Rahat
(e) None of the given options is true
Q14. Who among the following will take charge as interim CEO of the public broadcaster Prasar Bharti in February 2017?
(a) Jawhar Sircar
(b) SC Panda
(c) Jayashree Mukherjee
(d) Muzaffar Ali
(e) Rajeev Singh
Q15. Name the app, which has been launched by Tamil Nadu government for tourism?
(a) Hinakim
(b) Devekon
(c) Sankin
(d) Ammamin
(e) Pinakin