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Q1. Belarus President Aleksandr Grigoryevich Lukashenko is on the two-day visit to India to discuss various issues of mutual interest of both countries. What is the Capital city of Belarus?
(a) Kiev
(b) Minsk
(c) Warsaw
(d) Vilnius
(e) Riga
Q2. India and Afghanistan have recently exchanged four pacts in areas of health, transport, space and new development partnership. Who is the President of Afghanistan?
(a) Mohammad Mortaza
(b) Mohammad Raza
(c) Ashraf Ghani
(d) Abdul Kabir
(e) Hamid Karzai
Q3. What is the amount of loan that Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced to provide to Nepal for the implementation and enhancement of its power transmission and distribution?
(a) USD 152 million
(b) USD 175 million
(c) USD 125 million
(d) USD 220 million
(e) USD 100 million
Q4. Name the renowned badminton Player who has been selected for the first life time award by Badminton Association of India (BAI).
(a) P V Sindhu
(b) Chetan Anand
(c) K Srikanth
(d) Prakash Padukone
(e) Pullela Gopichand
Q5. In a first, which of the following city is hosting the BWF World Senior Badminton Championships?
(a) Chennai
(b) Kochi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Mumbai
(e) New Delhi
Q6. Name the Indian tennis player who has defeated Colin van Beem of the Netherlands to win the 8th MCC – S R Subramaniam Memorial ITF Futures Men’s tennis championship.
(a) Saketh Myneni
(b) Somdev Devvarman
(c) Sumit Nagpal
(d) Purav Raja
(e) Sanam Singh
Q7. Name the Force Motors Chairman who has been recently elected as the new president of the automobile industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).
(a) Roopkumar Sindhi
(b) Maninder Bisla
(c) Jagat Sisodia
(d) Mansoor Alam
(e) Abhay Firodia
Q8. Name the digital company with which Infosys has recently completed its acquisition in a cash deal worth GBP 7.5 million.
(a) Brilliant Basics
(b) Finomial
(c) Umbala Digital
(d) Worq Inc.
(e) Pacemaker Ltd.
Q9. Name the Eminent jurist who was awarded the prestigious N R Madhava Menon Best Law Teacher Award 2017 for his distinguished services to legal education and the legal profession.
(a) K. K. Mathew
(b) B. N. Srikrishna
(c) Ved P. Nanda
(d) Tahir Mahmood
(e) B.S. Chimni
Q10. Name the lender that has surpassed Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to become the country’s second most valued firm in terms of market valuation.
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) AXIS Bank
(d) SBI
(e) IndusInd Bank
Q11. With which of the following state Government, Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt. Ltd has signed a lease agreement to set up a state-of-the-art milk and milk products processing plant?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Haryana
(e) Punjab
Q12. According to the official data, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or retail inflation rose ___________ in August from a year earlier.
(a) 3.00 per cent
(b) 4.36 per cent
(c) 5.36 per cent
(d) 4.45 per cent
(e) 3.36 per cent
Q13. Name the telecom company that has recently launched ‘Office-In-a-Box’ for start-ups registered under the Karnataka government’s Start-Up Cell initiative.
(a) Reliance Communications
(b) Idea
(c) Vodafone India
(d) Airtel
(e) BSNL
Q14. Asian Development Bank (ADB) is headquartered in _______________.
(a) Geneva, Switzerland
(b) Beijing, China
(c) Manila, Philippines
(d) New York, USA
(e) Paris, France
Q15. BWF World Senior Badminton Championships 2015 was held in _____________.
(a) France
(b) Italy
(c) Portugal
(d) Sweden
(e) Russia
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