1. As per the 2011 Census which
one of the following states has recorded a decrease in population?
(d) 30 per 1000 live birth
Answer: b
10. With effect from 1 April 2017 the minimum wage for unskilled labor in Uttar Pradesh has been fixed at :
Answer: b
Answer: c
Answer. b
Answer. d
20. Consider the following schemes and arrange these in chronological order of their launching :
Answer. c
Answer. b
Answer. c
Answer. b
39. The web-based platform ‘Pratibimba’ to protect the government’s achievements was launched in March 2017 by the government of :
(a) Nagaland
(b) Manipur
(c) Tripura
(d) Sikkim
Answer. a
Answer. a
2. Which bank has
been established in China by BRICS countries?
(a) New Industrial
Development Bank
(b) New Agricultural
Development Bank
(c) New Development Bank
(d) New Commercial Bank
Answer: c
Answer: c
3. Arrange the following
schemes launched by the Government of India in chronological order and choose the
correct answer from the codes given below :
I. Sukanya Samriddhi
Yojana
II. Atal Pension Yojana
III. Make in India
IV. Pradhan Mantri
Jan-Dhan Yojana
Codes :
(a) IV, III , II and I
(b) I, II, III, and IV
(c) III, II, I and IV
(d) IV, I, II and III
Answer. a
Answer. a
4. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima
Yojana launched under Social Security Act 2008 covers :
(a) only organized
sector workers
(b) only rural workers
(c) only unorganized
sector workers
(d) all categories of
workers
Answer: c
Answer: c
5. The target to reduce
Infant Mortality Rate [IMR] during the eleventh plan period was kept at
(a) 27 per 1000 live
birth
(b) 28 per 1000 live
birth
(c) 29 per 1000 live
birth
(d) 30 per 1000 live birth
Answer: b
6. Saksham project approved
by Govt of India is related to
(a) Skill development of
SC and ST population
(b) A military unit for
effective disaster management
(c) A new indirect tax
network
(d) Creating self-confidence among ‘Divyang’ youth.
Answer: c
Answer: c
7. The specific
requirements of the ‘start-ups’ can be fulfilled through :
(a) Angel Investors
(b) Venture capital
(c) Crowdfunding
(d) All the above
Answer: d
Answer: d
8. SEZ India mobile app has
been launched in January 2017 by :
(a) Ministry of Labour
and Employment.
(b) Ministry of Finance
(c) Ministry of Commerce
and Industry
(d) Ministry of
Corporate Affairs.
Answer: c
Answer: c
9. Swadesh Darshan The scheme launched by the Government of India does not include the development of which of
the following tourist circuit?
(a) Heritage circuit
(b) Sufi circuit
(c) Ramayan circuit
(d) Coastal circuit
Answer: d
10. With effect from 1 April 2017 the minimum wage for unskilled labor in Uttar Pradesh has been fixed at :
(a) Rs.7000 per month
(b) Rs.7400 per month
(c) Rs.7800 per month
(d) Rs.8200 per month
Answer: b
11. Which one of the
following states is ranked economically at the top but lowest on the basis of
sex ratio?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Haryana
Answer. d
Answer. d
12. According to the
National Family Health Survey 3, the private medical sector is the primary source
of health care in India for :
(a) 50% of households in
urban areas
(b) 60% of households in
urban areas
(c) 70% of households in
urban areas
(d) 80% of households in
urban areas
Answer: c
13. Which of the following statements are true about the ‘Urja Ganga project?
1. It is a gas pipeline
project
2. It was launched in
October 2016
3. It runs from Iran to
India
Choose the correct
answer from the code given below :
Codes :
(a) Only 2 and 3 are
correct
(b) Only 1 and 2 are
correct
( c )Only 1 and 3 are
correct
(d) All 1, 2, and 3 are
correct
Answer. b
Answer. b
14. Match List I with List
II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :
The list I [Industry]
A. Sports goods
B. Matchbox
C. Brassware
D. Wood carving
List II [Centre]
1. Moradabad
2. Saharanpur
3. Meerut
4. Bareilly
Codes :
A B C D
(a)
2 4 1 3
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c)
1 2 3 4
(d)
3 4 2 1
Answer. b
Answer. b
15. In which year UNO
adopted a definition of absolute poverty?
(a) 1994
(b) 1995
(c) 1996
(d) 1997
Answer. b
16. Where was the first
world summit on social development under the aegis of UNESCO held?
(a) London
(b) New York
(c) Paris
(d) Copenhagen
Answer. d
17. Which among the
following services is not provided under Integrated Child Development Services
[ICDS] scheme?
(a) Supplementary
feeding
(b) Immunization
(c) Distribution of free books and school dress to the children
(d) Health and Nutrition
Education to 3-6-year-old children
Answer. c
Answer. c
18. Which of the following is
not correctly matched?
Scheme
Aim
(a)
UDAY – Improving finances of power distribution companies
(b)
HRIDAY – preserving and revitalizing heritage cities
(c)
AMRUT – Improving basic urban infrastructure in cities
(d) Swachch Bharat
Mission – Safe drinking water
Answer. d
Answer. d
19. As per the Economic Survey
2015 – 16, which one of the following has been constructed as the Chakravyuha
Challenge of the Indian economy?
(a) Movement of the Indian
Economy from socialism to capitalism
(b) Movement of the Indian
Economy from socialism with limited entry to markets with exit
(c) Movement of the Indian
Economy from socialism with limited entry to markets without exit
(d) Movement of the Indian
Economy from a mixed economy to capitalism
Answer. c
Answer. c
20. Consider the following schemes and arrange these in chronological order of their launching :
1. Pradhan Mantri Jan
Dhan Yojana
2. Digital Gender Atlas
for Advancing Girls Education in India.
3. Pradhan Mantri
Suraksha Bima Yojana.
4. Mudra Bank Yojana
Select the correct
answer from the codes given below :
(a) 1, 2, 4 and 3
(b) 3, 2, 1 and 4
(c) 2, 1, 3 and 4
(d) 3, 1, 2 and 4
Answer. d
Answer. d
21. Which one of the
following countries joined India and USA in the Malabar naval exercise held in
July 2017?
(a) Japan
(b) South Korea
(c) France
(d) Philippines
Answer. a
Answer. a
22. The first DEMU train in
India with solar-powered coaches was launched on 14th July 2017 at :
(a) Sarai Rohilla
Railway Station
(b) New Delhi Railway
Station
(c) Safdarjung Railway
Station
(d) Delhi Cantt. Railway
Station
Answer. c
23. Who among the following
Indian scientists was awarded the 2017 Dan David prize in the ‘future’ category?
(a) Dronamraju K.Rao
(b) Biman Bagchi
(c) C.N.R. Rao
(d) Shrinivas Kulkarni
Answer. d.
Answer. d.
24. Which one of the
following countries was the winner of the FIFA confederations cup 2017?
(a) Chile
(b) Germany
(c) Mexico
(d) Portugal
Answer. b
25. Consider the following
statements regarding G-20 summits :
1. The 12th G-20 summit was held in Germany.
2. The 13th G-20 summit will be held in China.
3. The 14th G-20 summit will be held in Japan.
Of the above the correct
statements are :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer. b
Answer. b
26. Consider the following
statements regarding the performance of Mithali Raj in women’s One Day
International Cricket :
1. She is the first-ever
to score more than 6000 runs.
2. She scored a century
on her debut.
3. She holds the record
for scoring 7 consecutive half-centuries.
4. She holds the world
record for scoring the highest number of centuries.
Of the above, the
correct statements are :
(a) 1, 2, and 3 only
(b) 2, 3, and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, and 4 only
(d) 3 and 4 only
Answer. a
Answer. a
27. The length of the Dhola
– Sadia bridge inaugurated in May 2017 is around
(a) 12.15 km
(b) 11.15 km
(c) 10.15 km
(d) 9.15 km
Answer. d
Answer. d
28. India’s first
semi-high-speed train ‘Tejas’ will run between :
(a) Dadar and Kamthe
(b) Thane and Kolad
(c) Mumbai and Karmali
(d) Mumbai and Pune
Answer. c
29. The Shanghai Cooperation
Organization summit in which India, was inducted as a full member was held at
(a) Ufa
(b) Dushanbe
(c) Tashkent
(d) Astana
Answer. d.
Answer. d.
30. The host country of the
9th BRICS summit is :
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) Brazil
(d) South Africa
Answer. a
Answer. a
31. Which one of the
following cities was ranked the dirties by the Urban Development Ministry in a list released in May 2017?
(a) Meerut
(b) Ghaziabad
(c) Gonda
(d) Shahjahanpur
Answer. c
Answer. c
32. Who among the following
has been honored with the 2016 ‘Saraswati Samman’?
(a) Padma Sachdev
(b) Govind Mishra
(c) Surjit Patar
(d) Mahabaleshwar Sail
Answer. d.
Answer. d.
33. What has been the theme
of the 2017 World Population Day?
(a) Be counted: Say
what you need
(b) Investing in teenage
girls
(c) Vulnerable
population in emergency
(d) Family planning:
Empowering people, Developing Nations
Answer. d.
Answer. d.
34. A Japanese Encephalitis
Research Centre is to be set up in :
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Punjab
Answer. b
35. The foundation of what
is being claimed as India’s biggest Global skill park was laid in July 2017 in
(a) Lucknow
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Bhopal
(d) Jaipur
Answer. c
Answer. c
36. Who heads the panel on
National Education Policy constituted in June 2017 by the Human Resource
Development Ministry?
(a) K.J.Alphonse
(b) Ram Shankar Kureel
(c) K.Kasturiranjan
(d) M.K.Shridhar
Answer. c
Answer. c
37. Who is the first
Indian to win the Australian Open Badminton superseries title in men’s singles?
(a) S.Preenath
(b) K.Srikanth
(c) H.S.Prannoy
(d) P.Padukone
Answer. b
Answer. b
38. Match List I with List
II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List – I [Institute]
A. Forest Research
Institute
B. Indian Grassland and
Fodder Research Institute
C. Central Arid Zone
Research Institute
D. Indian Agricultural
Research Institute
List – II
1. Jodhpur
2. New Delhi
3. Dehradun
4. Jhansi
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 2
4 1 3
(b) 3
4 1 2
(c) 1
3 2 4
(d) 4
2 3 1
Answer. b
Answer. b
39. The web-based platform ‘Pratibimba’ to protect the government’s achievements was launched in March 2017 by the government of :
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer. c.
Answer. c.
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