Q1. India test fired a missile named ‘Spyder’ from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha as part of missile launch practice of a series of tests of the short-range quick reaction. Spyder is a __________.
(a) Surface-to-Surface Missile
(b) Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)
(c) Air-to-Air Missile
(d) Air-to-Surface Missile
(e) Submarine Missile
Q2. The government has revised the base year of Wholesale Price Index, WPI and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) to ____________ from 2004-05.
(a) 2009-2010
(b) 2010-2011
(c) 2011-2012
(d) 2012-2013
(e) 2013-2014
Q3. Which of the following Indian state has topped the list in recently released Public Affairs Index (PAI) 2017 in governance?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Manipur
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Kerala
Q4. President of Palestine has recently arrived in India on a four-day State visit. Who is the current President of Palestine?
(a) Azlaan Sheikh
(b) Zahhoor Gualim Maka
(c) Mahmood Zaliman
(d) Mahmoud Abbas
(e) Mahkama Khajan
Q5. Which of the following tennis player has beaten Dominic Thiem to win his fifth Madrid Open title 2017 and move into the world's top four?
(a) Rafael Nadal
(b) Novak Djokovic
(c) Roger Federer
(d) Andy Murray
(e) Andre Agassi
Q6. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has recently collaborated with the British Geological Survey to turn which of the following city into a smart city?
(a) Ajamgarh
(b) Varanasi
(c) Muzaffarpur
(d) Jhargram
(e) Chhapra
Q7. Which of the following Indian Wrestler defeated Lee Seung-chul of Korea to win the gold medal in themen’s 65 kg freestyle category at the Asian Wrestling Championship 2017?
(a) Sushil Kumar
(b) Yogeshwar Dutt
(c) Bajrang Punia
(d) Sakshi Malik
(e) Narsingh Yadav
Q8. Which of the following Indian state was on bottom most position in the list of recently released Public Affairs Index (PAI) 2017 in governance?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Odisha
(d) Bihar
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Q9. Which of the following Indian city hosted the first outreach program of the Ministry of External Affairs ‘Videsh Sampark’ to engage the State governments in creating awareness about various programmes of the Ministry?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Karnataka
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Thrissur
(e) Telangana
Q10. Who is the current governor of Kerala?
(a) ESL Narsimhan
(b) P R Rangasami
(c) Rameshwar Thakur
(d) Palanisamy Sathasivam
(e) Sushil Kumar Shinde
Q11. Reserve Bank of India has put restriction on UCO Bank’s lending and branch expansion plans as the state-run lender made net losses for the two successive fiscal amid severe stress on asset quality. UCO bank is headquartered in ___________.
(a) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Mysore
(e) Chennai
Q12. What is the Capital of Palestine?
(a) Makao
(b) Jabalia
(c) East Jerusalem
(d) West Hebron
(e) Nablus
Q13. Govardhan Eco Village, set up by the ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) has won a Smart Village award for being a sustainable project instituted by the India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO). This village is located in which of the following state?
(a) Tripura
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
(e) Uttar Pradesh
Q14. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has recently inaugurated the second meeting of NPDRR in New Delhi. What does 'RR' stands for in NPDRR?
(a) Rail Road
(b) Reserve Risk
(c) Risk Reduction
(d) Random Risk
(e) Risk Reward
Q15. Asian Wrestling Championship 2017 was concluded recently in ____________.
(a) Chennai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Beijing
(d) Shanghai
(e) Indonesia
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. India test fired a surface-to-air missile ‘Spyder’ from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha as part of missile launch practice of a series of tests of the short-range quick reaction. Full form of Spyder is Surface-to-air PYthon and DERby.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. The government has revised the base year of Wholesale Price Index, WPI and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) to 2011-2012 from 2004-05. As per the new series, April WPI inflation stood at 3.85 percent and March IIP at 2.7 percent. The Consumer Price Index-based inflation in April stood at 2.99 percent.
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. Two South Indian States - Kerala and Tamil Nadu - secured first and second rankings for the second year in a row while poll-bound Gujarat gained two positions rising from five in 2016 to three in 2017 and Bihar stayed at the bottom in public affairs index (PAI) in governance in States.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas recently arrived in India on a four-day State visit. During his stay in New Delhi, President Abbas will visit C-DAC in Noida to forge cooperation between Palestine - India Techno Park being built by India in Palestine and Indian IT industry.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Rafael Nadal beat Dominic Thiem to win his fifth Madrid Open title and move into the world's top four.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has collaborated with the British Geological Survey to turn Varanasi into a smart city. 3D geological modeling of the geology under Varanasi will be prepared to help improve the building of new transport and service infrastructure. It would be the first major 3D subsurface urban study and planning of its kind in India.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Bajrang Punia defeated Lee Seung-chul of Korea to win the gold medal in the men’s 65 kg freestyle category at the Asian Wrestling Championship.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Two South Indian States - Kerala and Tamil Nadu - secured first and second rankings for the second year in a row while poll-bound Gujarat gained two positions rising from five in 2016 to three in 2017 and Bihar stayed at the bottom in public affairs index (PAI) in governance in States.
S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Telangana hosted the first outreach program of the Ministry of External Affairs ‘Videsh Sampark’ to engage the State governments in creating awareness about various programmes of the Ministry. It was inaugurated by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Gen. V.K. Singh. The conference will create awareness on the schemes regard to consular and passport services, engagement with overseas Indians, welfare and protection of overseas Indians.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Palanisamy Sathasivam is the current Governor of Kerala.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Reserve Bank of India has put restriction on Kolkata based PSU UCO Bank’s lending and branch expansion plans as the state-run lender made net losses for the two successive fiscal amid severe stress on asset quality.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Capital of Palestine is East Jerusalem
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Govardhan Eco Village, set up by the ISKCON in adjoining Thane district, has won a Smart Village award for being a sustainable project in rural Maharashtra.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the second meeting of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) in New Delhi. The Second meeting of NPDRR will be held over two days, i.e. 15-16 May 2017 on the theme 'Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development: Making India resilient by 2030'.
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Asian Wrestling Championship 2017 was concluded recently in New Delhi in which Indian Players have clinched 10 Medals (1 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 Bronze).
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