1. Who became the first Indian batsman to face 500 balls in a Test innings?
1) Virat Kohli
2) K.L. Rahul
3) Rahul Dravid
4) Cheteshwar Pujara
5) Murali Vijay
2. Which country topped the World Happiness Report 2017?
1) Norway
2) Denmark
3) Iceland
4) Switzerland
5) Finland
3. What is India's rank out of 155 countries in the World Happiness Report 2017?
1) 118
2) 120
3) 122
4) 124
5) None of these
4. Who became the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on March 19, 2017?
1) Dinesh Sharma
2) Keshav Prasad Maurya
3) Siddharth Nath Singh
4) Yogi Adityanath
5) Suresh Khanna
5. Sir David Cox of UK won which of he following awards/prizes in 2016?
1) Man Booker Prize
2) Fields Medal
3) Abel Prize
4) Nobel Prize in Physics
5) International Prize in Statistics
6. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Lok Sabha Privileges Committee?
1) Dimple Yadav
2) Krishna Raj
3) Meenakshi Lekhi
4) Poonam Mahajan
5) Pritam Munde
7. What is the maximum amount that can be deposited in Sukanya Samridhi Account (SSA)?
1) Rs 1 lakh per annum
2) Rs 1.5 lakh per annum
3) Rs 10 lakh per annum
4) Rs 5 lakh per annum
5) No limit
8. Which of the following is an association of banks dealing in foreign exchange as a self regulatory body?
1) IBA
2) SEBI
3) FEMA
4) FEDAI
5) None of these
9. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has been conferred with an award by Uganda for promoting human
values through his literature. He is the former Chief Minister of?
1) Sikkim
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Uttarakhand
4) Meghalaya
5) Jharkhand
10. Who among the following Nobel laureates has contributed to contract theory?
1) Bernard Feringa
2) J. Fraser Stoddart
3) Duncan Haldane
4) Bengt Holmstrom
5) Michael Kosterlitz
11. In which State is Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary located?
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Goa
5) Odisha
12. Which of the following statements is not correct?
1) Bank deposits are insured by DICGC for a maximum amount of Rs. 1 lakh per depositor per bank
2) Prakash Javadekar is the present Union Human Resources Development Minister
3) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana is a crop insurance scheme
4) International day of Yoga is celebrated on June 21
5) Bank of Baroda is the first public sector bank to offer wealth management service
13. Which is the sole reinsurance company in India?
1) Life Insurance Corporation
2) National Insurance Company
3) General Insurance Corporation
4) New India Assurance Company
5) None of these
14. The rate of interest on savings account deposits is decided by?
1) RBI
2) Ministry of Finance
3) IBA
4) Individual Banks
5) None of these
15. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is headed by the?
1) Finance Minister
2) Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog
3) CEO of NITI Aayog
4) Finance Secretary
5) RBI Governor
16. The Bhimbetka rock shelters, a World Heritage Site, is located in the Raisen district in?
1) Jharkhand
2) Bihar
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Odisha
17. The 2019 Cricket World Cup is scheduled to be hosted by?
1) Australia and New Zealand
2) England and Wales
3) India and Sri Lanka
4) India and Bangladesh
5) None of these
18. How many entities were given licenses for setting up small finance banks by the Reserve Bank
of India out of a total of 72 applicants?
1) 15
2) 22
3) 25
4) 10
5) None of these
19. India's first spice museum will come up in?
1) Chennai
2) New Delhi
3) Kochi
4) Mumbai
5) Cuttack
20. A Banking Ombudsman is appointed by the?
1) President of India
2) Finance Minister
3) RBI
4) Lead Bank of the State
5) None of these
21. With which game is Sultan Azlan Shah Cup associated?
1) Hockey
2) Cricket
3) Badminton
4) Tennis
5) Football
22. Canara Bank is headquartered in?
1) Madurai
2) Bangalore
3) Kochi
4) Chennai
5) Pune
23. The world's most expensive train station was opened recently in?
1) Tokyo
2) Beijing
3) New York
4) Shanghai
5) Hong Kong
24. What is the full form of MUDRA?
1) Micro Units Development and Regulating Agency
2) Micro Units Development and Registration Agency
3) Major Units Development and Refinance Agency
4) Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency
5) None of these
25. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has launched which of the following, for online redressal of taxpayers' grievances?
1) e - abhay
2) e - nivaran
3) e - tax
4) e - IT
5) e - grievances
26. Vembanad Lake is the longest lake in India. It is in the State of?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Goa
3) Kerala
4) Karnataka
5) Odisha
27. Former BCCI President Anurag Thakur is a member of Lok Sabha from Hamirpur in?
1) Rajasthan
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Uttarakhand
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Madhya Pradesh
28. SETU (Self-Employment and Talent Utilization) is a program that supports all aspects of start up businesses and other selfemployment activities. It is established under?
1) NABARD
2) SIDBI
3) RBI
4) NITI Aayog
5) None of these
29. The State Bank of India has introduced “SBI Shaurya Home Loan” for?
1) Central government employees
2) Senior citizens
3) Defense personnel
4) Rural women
5) Corporate women executives
30. World Rabies Day is observed on September 28, the death anniversary of?
1) Robert Koch
2) Louis Pasteur
3) Ferdinand Cohn
4) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
5) David Bruce
31. Ringgit is the currency of which of the following countries?
1) Malaysia
2) Bhutan
3) Thailand
4) South Korea
5) North Korea
32. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is headquartered in?
1) New York, USA
2) Madrid , Spain
3) Geneva, Switzerland
4) The Hague, Netherlands
5) Zurich, Switzerland
33. PMKVY scheme is related to?
1) Irrigation
2) Solar energy
3) Skill training
4) Roads
5) Sanitation
34. The Reserve Bank of India prepares Financial Stability Report every?
1) Three months
2) Six months
3) Year
4) Month
5) Two years
35. Rabobank is headquartered in Utrecht in?
1) Finland
2) France
3) Norway
4) Spain
5) Netherlands
36. The Tripura Sundari Express runs between Agartala and?
1) Dhaka
2) Kolkata
3) Delhi
4) Patna
5) Kanpur
37. ONICRA is a leading?
1) Non Banking Financial Company
2) Credit and Performance Rating Agency
3) White Label ATM Operator
4) Asset Reconstruction Company
5) None of these
38. IOM is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. IOM stands for?
1) International Organization for Migration
2) International Organization for Maritime
3) Interstate Organization for Maritime
4) Interstate Organization for Migration
5) None of these
39. Which of the following is not a financial regulator in India?
1) RBI
2) SEBI
3) IRDA
4) PFRDA
5) IBA
40. Pawan Chamling was conferred with the prestigious 2016 Sustainable Development Leadership
Award by the President Pranab Mukherjee. Pawan Chamling is the Chief Minister of?
1) Nagaland
2) Tripura
3) Meghalaya
4) Sikkim
5) Manipur
ANSWERS:
1) 4 2) 1 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 3 7) 2 8) 4 9) 3 10) 4
11) 1 12) 5 13) 3 14) 4 15) 5 16) 3 17) 2 18) 4 19) 3 20) 3
21) 1 22) 2 23) 3 24) 4 25) 2 26) 3 27) 2 28) 4 29) 3 30) 2
31) 1 32) 2 33) 3 34) 2 35) 5 36) 3 37) 2 38) 1 39) 5 40) 4
1) Virat Kohli
2) K.L. Rahul
3) Rahul Dravid
4) Cheteshwar Pujara
5) Murali Vijay
2. Which country topped the World Happiness Report 2017?
1) Norway
2) Denmark
3) Iceland
4) Switzerland
5) Finland
3. What is India's rank out of 155 countries in the World Happiness Report 2017?
1) 118
2) 120
3) 122
4) 124
5) None of these
4. Who became the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on March 19, 2017?
1) Dinesh Sharma
2) Keshav Prasad Maurya
3) Siddharth Nath Singh
4) Yogi Adityanath
5) Suresh Khanna
5. Sir David Cox of UK won which of he following awards/prizes in 2016?
1) Man Booker Prize
2) Fields Medal
3) Abel Prize
4) Nobel Prize in Physics
5) International Prize in Statistics
6. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Lok Sabha Privileges Committee?
1) Dimple Yadav
2) Krishna Raj
3) Meenakshi Lekhi
4) Poonam Mahajan
5) Pritam Munde
7. What is the maximum amount that can be deposited in Sukanya Samridhi Account (SSA)?
1) Rs 1 lakh per annum
2) Rs 1.5 lakh per annum
3) Rs 10 lakh per annum
4) Rs 5 lakh per annum
5) No limit
8. Which of the following is an association of banks dealing in foreign exchange as a self regulatory body?
1) IBA
2) SEBI
3) FEMA
4) FEDAI
5) None of these
9. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has been conferred with an award by Uganda for promoting human
values through his literature. He is the former Chief Minister of?
1) Sikkim
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Uttarakhand
4) Meghalaya
5) Jharkhand
10. Who among the following Nobel laureates has contributed to contract theory?
1) Bernard Feringa
2) J. Fraser Stoddart
3) Duncan Haldane
4) Bengt Holmstrom
5) Michael Kosterlitz
11. In which State is Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary located?
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Goa
5) Odisha
12. Which of the following statements is not correct?
1) Bank deposits are insured by DICGC for a maximum amount of Rs. 1 lakh per depositor per bank
2) Prakash Javadekar is the present Union Human Resources Development Minister
3) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana is a crop insurance scheme
4) International day of Yoga is celebrated on June 21
5) Bank of Baroda is the first public sector bank to offer wealth management service
13. Which is the sole reinsurance company in India?
1) Life Insurance Corporation
2) National Insurance Company
3) General Insurance Corporation
4) New India Assurance Company
5) None of these
14. The rate of interest on savings account deposits is decided by?
1) RBI
2) Ministry of Finance
3) IBA
4) Individual Banks
5) None of these
15. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is headed by the?
1) Finance Minister
2) Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog
3) CEO of NITI Aayog
4) Finance Secretary
5) RBI Governor
16. The Bhimbetka rock shelters, a World Heritage Site, is located in the Raisen district in?
1) Jharkhand
2) Bihar
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Odisha
17. The 2019 Cricket World Cup is scheduled to be hosted by?
1) Australia and New Zealand
2) England and Wales
3) India and Sri Lanka
4) India and Bangladesh
5) None of these
18. How many entities were given licenses for setting up small finance banks by the Reserve Bank
of India out of a total of 72 applicants?
1) 15
2) 22
3) 25
4) 10
5) None of these
19. India's first spice museum will come up in?
1) Chennai
2) New Delhi
3) Kochi
4) Mumbai
5) Cuttack
20. A Banking Ombudsman is appointed by the?
1) President of India
2) Finance Minister
3) RBI
4) Lead Bank of the State
5) None of these
21. With which game is Sultan Azlan Shah Cup associated?
1) Hockey
2) Cricket
3) Badminton
4) Tennis
5) Football
22. Canara Bank is headquartered in?
1) Madurai
2) Bangalore
3) Kochi
4) Chennai
5) Pune
23. The world's most expensive train station was opened recently in?
1) Tokyo
2) Beijing
3) New York
4) Shanghai
5) Hong Kong
24. What is the full form of MUDRA?
1) Micro Units Development and Regulating Agency
2) Micro Units Development and Registration Agency
3) Major Units Development and Refinance Agency
4) Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency
5) None of these
25. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has launched which of the following, for online redressal of taxpayers' grievances?
1) e - abhay
2) e - nivaran
3) e - tax
4) e - IT
5) e - grievances
26. Vembanad Lake is the longest lake in India. It is in the State of?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Goa
3) Kerala
4) Karnataka
5) Odisha
27. Former BCCI President Anurag Thakur is a member of Lok Sabha from Hamirpur in?
1) Rajasthan
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Uttarakhand
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Madhya Pradesh
28. SETU (Self-Employment and Talent Utilization) is a program that supports all aspects of start up businesses and other selfemployment activities. It is established under?
1) NABARD
2) SIDBI
3) RBI
4) NITI Aayog
5) None of these
29. The State Bank of India has introduced “SBI Shaurya Home Loan” for?
1) Central government employees
2) Senior citizens
3) Defense personnel
4) Rural women
5) Corporate women executives
30. World Rabies Day is observed on September 28, the death anniversary of?
1) Robert Koch
2) Louis Pasteur
3) Ferdinand Cohn
4) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
5) David Bruce
31. Ringgit is the currency of which of the following countries?
1) Malaysia
2) Bhutan
3) Thailand
4) South Korea
5) North Korea
32. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is headquartered in?
1) New York, USA
2) Madrid , Spain
3) Geneva, Switzerland
4) The Hague, Netherlands
5) Zurich, Switzerland
33. PMKVY scheme is related to?
1) Irrigation
2) Solar energy
3) Skill training
4) Roads
5) Sanitation
34. The Reserve Bank of India prepares Financial Stability Report every?
1) Three months
2) Six months
3) Year
4) Month
5) Two years
35. Rabobank is headquartered in Utrecht in?
1) Finland
2) France
3) Norway
4) Spain
5) Netherlands
36. The Tripura Sundari Express runs between Agartala and?
1) Dhaka
2) Kolkata
3) Delhi
4) Patna
5) Kanpur
37. ONICRA is a leading?
1) Non Banking Financial Company
2) Credit and Performance Rating Agency
3) White Label ATM Operator
4) Asset Reconstruction Company
5) None of these
38. IOM is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. IOM stands for?
1) International Organization for Migration
2) International Organization for Maritime
3) Interstate Organization for Maritime
4) Interstate Organization for Migration
5) None of these
39. Which of the following is not a financial regulator in India?
1) RBI
2) SEBI
3) IRDA
4) PFRDA
5) IBA
40. Pawan Chamling was conferred with the prestigious 2016 Sustainable Development Leadership
Award by the President Pranab Mukherjee. Pawan Chamling is the Chief Minister of?
1) Nagaland
2) Tripura
3) Meghalaya
4) Sikkim
5) Manipur
ANSWERS:
1) 4 2) 1 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 3 7) 2 8) 4 9) 3 10) 4
11) 1 12) 5 13) 3 14) 4 15) 5 16) 3 17) 2 18) 4 19) 3 20) 3
21) 1 22) 2 23) 3 24) 4 25) 2 26) 3 27) 2 28) 4 29) 3 30) 2
31) 1 32) 2 33) 3 34) 2 35) 5 36) 3 37) 2 38) 1 39) 5 40) 4
