Q1. Who has been selected for 2016 Vyas Samman for his novel "Kaatna Shami Ka Vriksha Padma Pankhuri Ki Dhar Se"?
(a) Akash Pandey
(b) Vishwanath Tripathi
(c) Sunita Jain
(d) Surendra Verma
Q2. There are 75 small operational airports in the country, and this number will increase to over 125 with the successful implementation of UDAN the new scheme through which the government hopes to make flying viable to Tier II and III cities. UDAN stands for-
(a) Ude Dosti ka Aam Nagrik
(b) Ude Desh ka Aahaar Nagrik
(c) Ude Desh ka Aam National
(d) Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik
Q3. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau Initially; they have been appointments for ____________ year period.
(a) one year
(b) two year
(c) three year
(d) four year
Q4. Union Human Resource Development Ministry has stated that to avail benefit under the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for College and University students, applicants will now have to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar card or undergo Aadhaar authentication. Who is the present Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister?
(a) Jayant Sinha
(b) Prakash Javadekar
(c) Santosh Gangwar
(d) Ajay Tamta
Q5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the gold loan limit for RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) to ___________ from the current Rs 1 lakh to help the farmers and artisans have access to credit who are willing to pledge gold as collateral.
(a) Rs. 2, 00,000
(b) Rs. 5, 00,000
(c) Rs. 10, 00,000
(d) Rs. 15, 00,000
Q6. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched __________ appeal to help two million acutely malnourished children across Sudan including hundreds of thousands living in conflict areas.
(a) US $110 million
(b) US $3010 million
(c) US $2015 million
(d) US $520 million
Q7. India has been ranked 143 out of 186 economies in the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017 released by US based Think Tank, The Heritage Foundation. Which country has topped the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017?
(a) Denmark
(b) Hong Kong
(c) Singapore
(d) New Zealand
Q8. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh has inaugurated the Indian Seed Congress 2017 in-
(a) New Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
Q9. Who has/have been appointed as the new executive director of Bank of India?
(a) Atanu Kumar Das
(b) Neelam Damodaran
(c) K Swaminathan
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Q10. The Bihar cabinet has cleared an amendment in the state prohibition law, after which bureaucrats, judges or magistrates caught drinking anywhere in the world will be punished. Who is the present Chief Minister of Bihar?
(a) Vashishtha Narayan Singh
(b) Jitan Ram Manjhi
(c) Ram Vilas Paswan
(d) Nitish Kumar