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1) Fourth budget of the Modi government and the …… budget in Independent India was presented on Feb 1, 2017?
a. 87th
b. 88th
c. 89th
d. 90th

2) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a total allocation of how much crore for the infrastructure sector for the year 2017-2018?
a. INR 2,96,134
b. INR 3,96,134
c. INR 4,96,134
d. INR 5,96,134

3) Which of the following statements are true about the union budget in the allocation of Telecom sector, Railways, Road sector for 2017-18?
a. The Budget allocation for the road sector has been increased for Highways from INR 57976 crores in BE 2016-17 to INR 64900 crores in 2017-18.
b. The allocation for the BharatNet Project has been stepped up to INR10000 crores in 2017-2018
c. For 2017-18, the total capital and development expenditure on Railways has been estimated at INR 131000 crores. This includes INR 55000 crores as provided by the Union Government
d. All the above are true

4) In the union budget, As per the Finance Minister, the Railways will focus on which of the following major areas?
a. Passenger safety
b. Capital and development works
c. Cleanliness, and Finance and accounting reforms
d. All the above

5) Union Budget 2017 has introduced SANKALP Programme. SANKALP full form is ………..?
a. Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion Programme
b. Skill Acquisition and Knowhow Awareness for Livelihood Promotion Programme
c. Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promoting Programme
d. Skill Acquisition and Knowhow Awareness for Livelihood Promotion Programme

6) Among the following , Identify which budget has given the highest ever allocation for MGNREGA?
a. Budget 2014
b. Budget 2015
c. Budget 2017
d. Budget 2000

7) As per the Union Budget, transaction above how much will not be permitted in cash?
a. INR 5 lakhs
b. INR 6 lakhs
c. INR 3 lakhs
d. INR 2 Lakhs

8) Which of the following statements are true about the mission that will be set-up with a target of INR 2500 crore digital transactions for 2017-18 through……..?
1. UPI 
2. USSD
3. Aadhar Pay 
4. IMPS and Debit cards
a. Only 1 & 2
b. Only 2 & 3
c. Only 1 & 3
d. All points 1,2,3 and 4

9) As per Union Budget, To limit lack of transparency in electoral funding, one person will now be allowed to donate more than how much?
a. NR 5000
b. INR 3000
c. INR 7000
d. INR 2000

10) As per the union budget, Name the national agency that will be phased out in the next fiscal ?
a. Foreign Investment Promotion Board
b. NITI Aayog
c. SEBI
d. RBI

11) Name the former CAG officer who has been appointed as a whole time IBBI member?
a. Suman saxena
b. Suman moses
c. Sumanth agarwal
d. Sumana chandra

12) KPMG India board has elected whom among the following as chairman and CEO to lead the India operations of the consulting and accounting major?
a. Sudha krishnan
b. Arun kumar
c. Aruna kumari
d. Arundhathi chandra

13) Name the english cricket player who received the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) from Prince Charles at the Buckingham Palace in London?
a. Ben stokes
b. Joe goods
c. Alastair cook
d. Brett nicholas

14) Which of the following statements are true about Foreign Investment promotion Board[FIPB]?
a. It is the national agency with the remit to consider and recommend foreign direct investment (FDI) which does not come under the automatic route.
b. It used to act as a single window clearance for proposals on foreign direct investment(FDI) in India
c. FIPB is now abolished as announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during 2017-2018 budget speech in Lok Sabha
d. All the above are true

15) As per the union budget, the percentage of FDI through automatic route at present is …………?
a. 90 percent
b. 80 percent
c. 70 percent
d. 60 percent

16) According to the budget 2017, 100 percent village electrification is being targeted by which year?
a. May 1, 2019
b. May 3 , 2018
c. May 4, 2020
d. May 10, 2021

17) Recently, by how many times Allocation for PM’s Employment Generation and Credit Support schemes has been increased?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 3
d. 6

18) As per the budget 2017-18, Agriculture sector will grow by how much percent?
a. 4.1
b. 5.1
c. 3.1
d. 6.1

19) The Court that recognized the transgender people as a third gender in 2014 is ……?
a. Supreme court
b. Bombay high court
c. Delhi HC
d. Madras HC

20) Who among the following is the top Indian diplomat, who has been re-appointed by the UN General Assembly to the Joint Inspection Unit.?
a. Achamkulangare Gopinathan
b. Anitha chaudhary
c. Advitiya aaradhya
d. Abhinav bhattacharya

21) Which among the following statements are true about Joint Inspection Unit?
1. The Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) is a United Nations unit established by resolution 31/192 of December 22, 1976 of the General Assembly of the United Nations
2. Its objective is to enhance the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations system. For this, it may make on-the-spot inquiries and investigations
3. The Joint Inspection Unit is the only independent external oversight body of the United Nations system mandated to conduct evaluations, inspections and investigations system-wide
4. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland
a. Only 1 & 2 are true
b. Only 2 & 3 are true
c. Only 3 & 4 are true
d. All statements 1,2,3 and 4 are true

22) The Latin American country which has decided to issue a decree curbing immigration in Feb 2017 is ………….?
a. Argentina
b. Algeria
c. Cuba
d. Mexico

23) The new vaccine campaign that was added to the government’s Universal Immunisation Programme is ……….?
a. Chickoon guniya
b. Swine flu
c. Measels Rubella
d. Chicken pox

24) The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee opened the annual ‘Udyanotsav’ of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on February 04, 2017. Which of the following statements are true about them?
1. The Mughal Gardens will remain open for general public from 6th feb to March 12, 2017
2. Members of the public will also be able to visit the Spiritual Garden, Herbal Garden, Bonsai Garden and Musical Garden. During this period, there will be no online booking for visiting the Gardens
3. The Mughal Gardens will be open exclusively on March 10, 2017 to special category of visitors viz farmers, differently – abled persons, defence/para-military forces and Delhi Police personnel.
4. The Tactile Garden will be open for visually impaired people on March 10, 2017
a. Only 1 & 2 are true
b. Only 2 & 3 are true
c. Only 1 & 3 are true
d. All 1,2,3 and 4 are true

25) NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has identified the farthest gamma-ray blazars powered by ……………..?
a. Black holes
b. White dwarf stars
c. Brown dwarf stars
d. Pink dwarf stars

26) The Right to Information (RTI) Act came into force in which of the following countries?
a. Pakistan
b. Srilanka
c. India
d. Both b & c

27) Name the company that will start making smart phones in India from 2017?
a. Apple
b. Mango
c. Honor
d. Redmi

28) US court ordered against a policy of Trump government. Name the policy?
a. Wall in mexico
b. Visa ban in 7 Muslim states
c. H1B visa restrictions
d. All above

29) The tax slab for zero tax rate is…….?
a. Upto INR 3 lakhs
b. Between INR 5 and 10 lakhs
c. Between INR 3 and 5 lakhs
d. Between INR 2 and 5 lakhs

30) Budget 2017 has proposed whom among the following as the front office for issuing passports in far flung areas?
a. Airport
b. Post office
c. Railways station
d. Bus station


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