1. With which of the following state is The Muziris Heritage Project, the largest heritage conservation project in India associated?
a. Gujarat
b. Rajasthan
c. Kerala
d. Andhra Pradesh
e. None of these

2. To which of the following personalities hasThe first “Mahathir Award for Global Peace” been conferred ?
a. Pranab Mukharji
b. Barack Obama
c. Nelson Mandela
d. Kofi Annan
e. None of these

3. India has signed Currency Swap agreement with which of the following countries?
a. Japan and China
b. China and Bhutan
c. Bhutan and Japan
d. Russia, China, Japan, Bhutan
e. None of these

4. Name the India’s first dedicated spacecraft for defense applications.
a. GSAT-10
b. GSAT-7
c. GSAT-8
d. GSAT-8A
e. None of these

5. Name the state which will have the World Class Life Science Park called “Bio 360”.
a. Kerala
b. Haryana
c. Odisha
d. West Bengal
e None of these

6. Choose the correct combination of Rabi Crops.
a. Wheat, Maize, Barley, Sugarcane
b. Wheat, Mustard, Barley, Gram
c. Millet, Sorghum, Sunflower, Soyabean
d. Sorghum, Wheat, Barley, Sunflower
e. None of these

7. The first country in the world to release “Zinc rich Rice variety” named Bri-62 is
a. Bangladesh
b. India
c. China
d. Russia
e. None of these

8. Choose the correct combination of dams constructed across the Cauvery River. 
a.MetturDam and KrishnaRaja SagaraDam
b. Krishna Raja Sagara Dam and Alamatti Dam
c. Alamatti Dam and Koyna Dam
d. None of the above
e. both a and b

9. Which of the following species is conserved in “Dadu Paryavaran Sanstan” in Rajasthan?
a. Black Bucks
b. Cheetah
c. Lions
d. Tigers
e None of these

10. Name the largest wind energy producing country in world.
a. USA
b. China
c. Netherlands
d. Japan
e None of these

11. Which International Financial Institution is providing $63 mn loan for ‘Tejaswini’ project?
a. World Bank
b. IMF
c. Asian Development Bank
d. BRICS Bank
e. None of these

12. Recently, RBI sets up panel 11-member committee to review cyber threats. This committee is headed by
a. TM Bhasin
b. Meena Hemchandra
c. Raghuram Rajan
d. UK Sinha
e. None of these

13. Who is the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO, Additional Charge) of Indian Overseas Bank for three more months?
a. Meena Hemchandra
b. Aditya Puri
c. Shri Melwyn Rego
d. R Subramania Kumar
e. None of these

14.Telecom Secretary J.S.Deepak has been appointed as country’s permanent representative to 
a. World Bank
b. Asian Development Bank
c. IMF
d. World Trade Organization
e. None of these

15. Which Bank has announced the launch of India’s first life insurance chatbot in collaboration with Haptik, (India’s largest chatbot platform)?
a. ICICI
b. Bandhan Bank
c. SBI
d. HDFC
e None of these

16. As recently stated by RBI, an NBFC cannot lend(against gold) more than
a. Rs 25,000 in cash
b. Rs 50,000 in cash
c. Rs 10,000 in cash
d. Rs 100,000 in cash
e. None of these

17. Who is the new Chairman of HSBC Bank?
a. Kim yong
b. Mark Tucker
c. Takehiko Nakao
d. Jean-Claude Juncker
e. None of these

18. Which Public Sector Bank has launched ‘Work from Home’ facility for employees?
a. Punjab National Bank
b. Bank of India
c. State Bank of India
d. Bank of Baroda
e. None of these

19. Which of the following is the apex decision-making body for Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation(EPFO)?
a. Central Board of Trustees(CBT)
b. EPFO is an independent organization.
c. Reserve Bank of India
d. Central Board of Employees’
e. None of these

20. Which of the following statement is incorrect in context with the Demand Draft(DD)?
a. A Demand Draft is an order of payment by a bank to another bank.
b. A Demand Draft cannot be returned because it is a pre-paid instrument.
c. A Demand Draft is always payable to a specified party.
d. Demand Draft(DD) is defined in the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881.
e. None of these

21. Universal Account Number(UAN) of Employees’ Provident Fund is a
a. 10 digit number
b. 12 digit number
c. 14 digit number
d. 16 digit number
e. None of these

22. Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) is set up by
a. Finance Ministry
b. Reserve Bank of India
c. EPFO
d. Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
e. None of these

23.. The Reserve Bank of India has extended the timeline for full implementation of the Basel III capital regulations to
a. March 31, 2019
b. March 31, 2018
c. March 31, 2020
d. March 31, 2021
e. None of these

24. Buying and selling government securities and bonds by RBI in order to manage liquidity in the economy
a. Market operations by Government
b. Constraint market operations
c. Closed market operations
d. Open market operations
e. None of these

25. Very Rapid Inflation which is almost impossible to reduce is known as
a. Galloping Inflation
b. Creeping Inflation
c. Hyper Inflation
d. Suppressed Inflation
e. None of these

26. Hrudaya Deposit scheme is associated with which of the following banks/finance company?
a. Au Financiers
b. ESAF Small Finance Bank
c. Disha Microfin Pvt Ltd
d. Janalakshmi Financial Services
e. None of these

27. An individual or a legal entity can join the Hrudaya Deposit Scheme with a minimum deposit amount of Rs.___________ and for a minimum period of__________.
a. 15 Lakh, 2 years
b. 10 Lakh, 3 years
c. 5 Lakh, 5 years
d. 20 lakh, 4 years
e. None of these

28. A new web portal nakshe” was launched on
a. 100th anniversary of Survey of India
b. 250th anniversary of Survey of India
c. 150th anniversary of Survey of India
d. 200th anniversary of Survey of India
e. None of these

29. Which book of Colson Whitehead has won Pulitzer prize for fiction 2017?
a. Zone One
b. The Noble Hustle
c. The Underground Railroad
d. Electric Literature
e. None of these

30. ‘Adarana’, a scheme of Andhra Pradesh is designed for improving
a. road safety
b. women labourer’s conditions
c. agricultural methods
d. traditional occupations
e. None of these

31. Which of the following states first banned the use of plastic bags?
a. Uttrakhand
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Sikkim
d. Manipur
e. None of these

32. Which of the following is the first railway station that has been handed over to a private firm to be operated?
a. Habibganj
b. Hargaon
c. Hathuran
d. Hatibari
e. None of these

33. Bihu festival is celebrated 3 times in a year with different farming phases. Which of the following is not one among the three phases?
a. Magh Bihu.
b. Kongali Bihu
c. Bohag Bihu
d. Chaitra Bihu
e. None of these

34. Supreme court of India has give the “third gender” status to transgenders. In which category are they kept?
a. SC
b. ST
c. OBC
d. None of these
e. All the above

35. GRAF a framework introduced by Bank Board Bureau, stands for
a. Government, Reward and Accountability Framework
b. Governance, Reward and Acceptability Framework
c. Governance, Reward and Accountability Framework
d. Government, Reward and Acceptability Framework
e. None of these

36. The sixth prestigious M.S. Swaminathan Award for contribution in the field of agriculture was given to
a. R.V. Hanchinal
b. R.P. Hanchinal
c. R.S. Hanchinal
d. R.R. Hanchinal
e. None of these

37. Who among the following Indians won the ‘Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards’ 2017?
a. Tripti Jain
b. Trupti Jain
c. Trini Jain
d. Triveni jain
e. None of these

38. Who among the following clinched his maiden Super Series title at the Singapore Open (Badminton) 2017?
a. B Sai Praneeth
b. K Srikanth
c. Sameer Verma
d. Ajay Jairam
e. None of these

39. The annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed on
a. 29 April
b. 28 April
c. 27 April
d. 26 April
e. None of these

40. The West Bengal government has renamed the Swach Bharat Abhiyan as
a. Clean Bangla
b. Swachh Bangla
c. Nirmal Bangla
d. None of the above
e. both a and b

41. What is India’s rank in 2017 world press freedom rankings?
a. 141
b. 136
c. 128
d. 153
e. None of these

42. Solar Calculator computing the solar energy potential of any location is developed by
a. ISRO
b. NASA
c. Skylab
d. None of the above
e. All the above