Q1. The second Seminar on ‘Make in India’ projects for Indian Army was held in ____________.
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Chennai
(d) Mumbai
(e) Hyderabad
Q2. Ministry of State for Culture and Tourism has recently organized a Sankalp Se Siddhi (Attainment through Resolve) Program in which of the following city?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Dispur
(c) Coimbatore
(d) Raipur
(e) Mangalore
Q3. A three-day annual cultural festival named _____________ was organized recently by the government of Puducherry.
(a) Fete de Puducherry
(b) Fest de Puducherry
(c) Celebration at Puducherry
(d) Colours of India
(e) Festival of Puducherry
Q4. Gabriel Chundan won the 65th edition of the prestigious Nehru Trophy held recently at Kerala. Nehru Trophy is related with which sports?
(a) Hockey
(b) Football
(c) Badminton
(d) Boat Race
(e) Kabaddi
Q5. Environment Ministry of India has recently launched ‘GajYatra’ to mark World Elephant Day 2017. World Elephant Day is observed globally on __________.
(a) 14 August
(b) 13 July
(c) 12 August
(d) 16 July
(e) 13 August
Q6. On which TherapyIndia’s first online course was launched recently by Infusion Nurses Society (INS)?
(a) Physio
(b) Infusion
(c) Muscular
(d) Infant
(e) Molecular
Q7. Indian Coast Guard has recently commissioned the fifth in the series of six 105-metre offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). What is the name of this ship?
(a) Drona
(b) Arjun
(c) Vijay
(d) Parakram
(e) Shaurya
Q8. Name the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at public broadcaster Prasar Bharati who has been appointed as the chief of Rajya Sabha TV.
(a) Ambati Velthaty
(b) Shikhar Paul
(c) Diwakar Saxena
(d) Shashi Shekhar Vempati
(e) Amar Pratap Singh
Q9. Which of the following state has recently launched ‘She Means Business’ program of Facebook for women entrepreneurs across the state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Haryana
(c) Odisha
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Q10. Name the state that has recently launched Namo Yuva Rojgar Kendra, an initiative providing job opportunities to unemployed youth.
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat
(e) Assam
Q11. Name the sprinter, who recently took official retirement from racing.
(a) Usain Bolt
(b) Yohan Blake
(c) Moruga Swan
(d) ShimowaBhan
(e) Yaship Grow
Q12. In the 7th Asian Championship Shotgun, Mairaj-Rashmmi pair of India bagged a gold medal in the skeet mixed team event. The event was held in _____________.
(a) Jakarta, Indonesia
(b) New Delhi, India
(c) Astana, Kazakhstan
(d) Shanghai, China
(e) Tokyo, Japan
Q13. To which of the following country, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared free of polio?
(a) Iran
(b) Iraq
(c) Indonesia
(d) Somalia
(e) The UAE
Q14. Name the Veteran journalist who has been chosen for the first Kesari Media Award.
(a) P S Katre
(b) Amar Bhanwala
(c) Jason Chaddha
(d) M K Bhargawa
(e) T J S George
Q15. Name the IAS officer who has been appointed as Executive Director of World Bank to represent the constituency of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka for three years.
(a) T. SuwarnaRaju
(b) S. Aparna
(c) KiranRawat
(d) SulekhaRupenwar
(e) Akhil Kumar Jyoti