Current Affairs

Q1. Which state government has signed an MoU with the US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT)to build India's first Hyperloop system?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q2. International Literacy Day is celebrated across the world on _________________.
Answer: 08 September

Q3. Indian Navy and Sri Lankan Navy has begun the 2017 Exercise at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This exercise is named as ______________.
Answer: SLINEX 2017

Q4. Name the person who has recently resigned as the President and Co-founder of MakeMyTrip.
Answer: Ashish Kashyap

Q5. Nestle has set up its first Food Safety Institute in Manesar, Gurugram. It was inaugurated by FSSAI CEO. Who is the present CEO of FSSAI?
Answer: Pawan Kumar Agarwal

Q6. According to the data of Controller General of Accounts (CGA), India’s fiscal deficit at July- end touched 92.4 % of the budget. Who is the Controller General of Accounts (CGA)?
Answer: Anthony Lianzuala

Q7. Name the Bank of Pakistan that has been recently shut down by the US banking regulators for money laundering.
Answer: Habib Bank

Q8.  The first National Canine Seminar was organized by National Security Guard (NSG) in Manesar, Gurugram. The theme of the two days National Canine Seminar was _______________.
Answer: Canine as Tactical Weapon in Fight against Terrorism

Q9. Name the newly appointed chief coach of the men's Hockey Team.
Answer: Sjoerd Marijne

Q10. Name the Indian Wrestler who has recently won the gold medal in Cadet World Wrestling Championship in Athens.
Answer: Sonam Malik

Q11. India's indigenously developed third generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) Nag has been successfully flight tested by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). The missile can hit a target up to _______________.
Answer: 7 km

Q12. From which Sailing Vessel, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flagged off the Navika Sagar Parikrama by an all-women crew of Indian Navy?
Answer: INS Tarini

Q13. What was the position of India in the medals tally at the Moscow Shotgun World Championships?
Answer: 5th

Q14. Name the Indian Ambassador in UAE who has recently inaugurated the second Indian Workers’ Resource Centre (IWRC) in UAE to provide support and counseling to Indians in distress.
Answer: Navdeep Singh Suri

Q15. Who was the winner of Men's Singles in the 2017 US Open tennis tournament?
Answer: Rafael Nadal

Current Affairs

Q1. The first ever ASEAN-India music festival organized by the Ministry of External Affairs has begun recently in _____________.

(a) Bhubaneswar

(b) Chennai

(c) New Delhi

(d) Kolkata

(e) Chandigarh

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. The first ever ASEAN-India music festival began at Purana Quila in New Delhi. The 3-day festival is being organised by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in collaboration with Culture Ministry to celebrate the 25th year anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations.

Q2. Name the lender that has recently entered into an MoU with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) for enabling all HPCL retail outlets with BHIM/UPI merchant solutions.

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) IndusInd Bank

(c) Karur Vyasya Bank

(d) Syndicate Bank

(e) Vijaya Bank

S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. Vijaya Bank has entered into an MoU with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) for enabling all HPCL retail outlets with BHIM/UPI merchant solutions. This rollout will empower all petrol pump attendants and LPG delivery personnel to accept digital payments.

Q3. Under which program, MoU was signed by Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya to boost cultural ties?

(a) Naveen Yug, Naya Bharat

(b) Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat

(c) Naveen Bharat, Swaccha Bharat

(d) Ek Bharat, Adhunik Bharat

(e) Ek Shrestha Adhunik Bharat

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. An MoU was signed by Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya under the ‘Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat’ program, to boost cultural ties. Under the program, the states will connect with each other to know more about the culture, heritage and traditions of each other.

Q4. The First Meeting of India-Australia Joint Steering Committee was held recently in _______________.

(a) New Delhi

(b) Chandigarh

(c) Hissar

(d) Bangalore

(e) Chennai

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The First Meeting of India-Australia Joint Steering Committee was held in New Delhi. Shri TVSN Prasad, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and Mr. Stephen Bouwhuis, First Assistant Secretary, International and Auscheck Division, Criminal Justice Group, Attorney-General's Department led the respective delegations. This meeting was a follow-up to the MoU on Cooperation in Combating International Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime exchanged between the two sides during the visit of Australian Prime Minister Mr. Malcolm Turnbull to New Delhi in April 2016.

Q5. India and European Investment Bank (EIB) have recently signed the finance contract for lending of 300 million euros (about Rs 2,293 crore) for Bangalore Metro Rail Project phase-II. The EIB headquarters in _______________.

(a) Geneva

(b) Luxembourg

(c) Manila

(d) Jakarta

(e) Singapore

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. India and European Investment Bank (EIB) signed the finance contract for lending of 300 million euros (about Rs 2,293 crore) for Bangalore Metro Rail Project phase-II. Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase II is to be jointly financed by the EIB (500 million euros) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (300 million euros). Werner Hoyer is the President of European Investment Bank. It headquarters in Luxembourg.

Q6. Name the platform for property buyers & sellers that has recently announced the launch of India's first online bidding platform for residential and commercial properties and tied-up with developer M3M for the inaugural 'My Bid, My Home' program.

(a) ReValue8

(b) PropertySpark

(c) Magicbricks

(d) OLX

(e) Property Nation

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Magicbricks announced the launch of India's first online bidding platform for residential and commercial properties and tied-up with developer M3M for the inaugural 'My Bid, My Home' under which consumers can bid for ready-to-move-in residential properties in Gurugram.

Q7. Name the Australian pacer who has recently retired from Test Match and ODIs citing recurring injuries as the reason.

(a) Peter Handscomb

(b) Doug Bollinger

(c) Michael Beer

(d) John Hastings

(e) Ryan Harris

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Australian fast bowler John Hastings has called it quits from Test Match and ODIs, citing recurring injuries as the reason. The 31-year-old wants to solely focus on T20 cricket. He has represented Australia in one test, 29 ODIs and 9 T20Is.

Q8. In which of the following city, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will set up a research centre for startups, academicians, environmentalists and entrepreneurs?

(a) Guwahati

(b) Chennai

(c) Bhubaneswar

(d) Dispur

(e) Gangtok

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will set up a research centre in Guwahati, Assam for start ups, academicians, environmentalists and entrepreneurs.

Q9. Name the Former Union minister and socialist leader who passed away recently due to age-related ailments.

(a) Sultan Ahmad

(b) CN Annadurai

(c) Dayanand Bandodkar

(d) Barkatullah Khan

(e) Purushottam Lal Kaushik

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Former Union minister and socialist leader Purushottam Lal Kaushik died due to age-related ailments at his home in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district. He was 87.

Q10. Which among the following is the first law firm to have opened an office at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT)?

(a) Khaitan & Co

(b) J Sagar Associates

(c) AZB & Partners

(d) S&R Associates

(e) Desai & Diwanji

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. J Sagar Associates (JSA) is the first law firm to have opened an office at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT). Setting up this office would help JSA consolidate their Financial Services Practice. The office was inaugurated by Sudhir Mankad - Chairman of GIFT IFSC.

Q11. Name the Veteran director best known for the dark comedy passed away recently.

(a) Bimal Roy

(b) Ritwik Ghatak

(c) Kundan Shah

(d) Shyam Benegal

(e) Ketan Mehta

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Veteran director Kundan Shah, best known for the dark comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, passed away at his home, family sources said. He was 69.

Q12. Name the present chairman of the largest public sector bank, the State Bank of India (SBI).

(a) Arundhati Bhattacharya

(b) Rajesh Prasad

(c) Manohar Shankar

(d) Rajnish Kumar

(e) Raj Roshan

S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Rajnish Kumar took over as the chairman of the largest public sector bank, the State Bank of India (SBI). He has replaced Arundhati Bhattacharya. She had completed her one-year extended term.

Q13. The GST council has decided to reduce the GST rates on dried mangoes, Khakhra, plain chapatis, unbranded Namkeen, unbranded ayurvedic medicines and paper wastes to _____________. 

(a) 5 percent

(b) 15 percent

(c) 12 percent

(d) 18 percent

(e) 27 percent

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. The council has decided to reduce the GST rates on dried mangoes, Khakhra, plain chapatis, unbranded Namkeen, unbranded ayurvedic medicines and paper wastes to 5 percent from 12 percent.

Q14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently laid the foundation stone of a four-lane cable-stayed bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka. The bridge is situated in _____________.

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Gujarat

(d) Odisha

(e) Assam

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of a four-lane cable-stayed bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka, Gujarat. The bridge is a link between old and new Dwarka. The 2.32 km bridge, including 900 metres of central double span cable-stayed portion, will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 962.43 crore.

Q15. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has celebrated its 85th anniversary on ____________.

(a) 18 October

(b) 12 October

(c) 07 October

(d) 10 October

(e) 08 October

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has celebrated its 85th anniversary on 08th October 2017. The celebrations were marked by a stellar show in the skies by various aircraft at the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad. President Ram Nath Kovind has greeted the Indian Air Force on its 85th Anniversary.

Current Affairs

Q1. The Indian Air Force (IAF) had recently celebrated its anniversary on 8th October. It was the ____________ anniversary of IAF.

(a) 85th 

(b) 90th

(c) 75th

(d) 80th

(e) 95th

S1. Ans.(a)

Sol. The Indian Air Force (IAF) had celebrated its 85th anniversary on 08th October 2017. The celebrations were marked by a stellar show in the skies by various aircraft at the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad. President Ram Nath Kovind has greeted the Indian Air Force on its 85th Anniversary.

Q2. The Committee on Haj Policy has recommended phasing out of subsidy for Haj pilgrims and allowing women devotees above ___________ of age to travel in a group of at least four without a male.

(a) 50 Years

(b) 55 Years

(c) 40 Years

(d) 45 years

(e) 35 Years

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The government was appointed Committee on Haj Policy has recommended phasing out of subsidy for Haj pilgrims and allowing women devotees above 45 years of age to travel in a group of at least four without a male. The Committee presented its report on New Haj policy 2018-22 to Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in Mumbai.

Q3. India and Ethiopia has signed agreements on trade, communication and media to boost bilateral ties. What is the Capital city of Ethiopia?

(a) Baku

(b) Jakarta

(c) Addis Ababa

(d) Moscow

(e) Khartoum

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. India and Ethiopia has signed agreements on trade, communication and media to boost bilateral ties. The agreements were signed after wide-ranging talks between President Ram Nath Kovind and his Ethiopian counterpart Mulatu Teshome at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.

Q4. Coffee output in India is pegged to be a record 3.50 lakh tonnes in the 2017-18 marketing year started in October month on higher acreage. Which among the following state is the largest producer of coffee in India?

(a) Punjab

(b) Karnataka

(c) Kerala

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Maharashtra

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Coffee output in India is pegged to be a record 3.50 lakh tonnes in the 2017-18 marketing year started this month on higher acreage. According to the Coffee Board, the final output stood lower by 10.34 percent at 3.12 lakh tonnes in 2016-17 marketing year from 3.48 lakh tonnes in the 2016. Karnataka is the largest producer of coffee in India.

Q5. Prasar Bharati has recently launched an online application system for music auditions across all genres for the All India Radio. Name the present Chairman of Prasar Bharati.

(a) Kuldeep Jadhav

(b) Om Prakash Mishra

(c) Sandeep Kumar

(d) A Surya Prakash

(e) Kiran Maurya


S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash has launched an online application system for music auditions across all genres for the All India Radio. 

Q6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for Bhadbhut Barrage to be built over ______________ Gujarat. 

(a) Sabarmati River

(b) Tapti River

(c) Narmada River

(d) Mahi River

(e) Ganga River

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for Bhadbhut Barrage to be built over Narmada River in Bharuch Gujarat. Mr Modi also flagged off the Antyodaya Express between Udhna in Surat and Jaynagar in Bihar.

Q7. President Ram Nath Kovind has launched 100 crore rupees Mata Amritanandamayi Math Project named ______________ to provide the filtration system for cleaning drinking water to 5000 villages across India.

(a) Namamitam

(b) Ammamitram

(c) Annamithram

(d) Ammadamayi

(e) Jeevamritham

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. President Ram Nath Kovind has launched 100 crore rupees Mata Amritanandamayi Math Project "Jeevamritham "to provide filtration system for cleaning drinking water to 5000 villages across India, in kollam district in Kerala.

Q8. A group of ministers (GoM) has been set up under Assam Finance Minister _____________ to make the composition scheme more attractive and also revisit GST rates on restaurants.

(a) Atul Bora

(b) Himanta Biswa Sarma

(c) Keshab Mahanta

(d) Parimal Suklabaidya

(e) Rihon Daimary

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. A group of ministers (GoM) has been set up under Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to make the composition scheme more attractive and also revisit GST rates on restaurants. The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had constituted the GoM.

Q9. Name the Indian Snooker Player who has clinched the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship title at St. Petersburg in Russia.

(a) Anupama Ramachandran

(b) Vidya Pillai

(c) Brijesh Damani

(d) Tanuja Thakur

(e) Manish Jain

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. India’s Anupama Ramachandran has clinched the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship title at St. Petersburg in Russia.

Q10. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is hosting an international conference on “Dialogue of Civilizations – IV” at Delhi, Gandhinagar and Dholavira. The first conference of this series was inaugurated in ___________ in 2013.

(a) Mexico

(b) Honduras

(c) Guatemala

(d) Turkey

(e) China

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Ministry of Culture is hosting an international conference on “Dialogue of Civilizations – IV” from 8th to 15th October 2017 at Delhi, Gandhinagar and Dholavira.  This conference is fourth in this series of ‘dialogues’ initiated by National Geographic Society in 2013. The first conference of this series was inaugurated in Guatemala in 2013 followed by Turkey in 2014 and China in 2015.

Q11. The government has made biometric identification Aadhaar mandatory for all post office deposits, PPF, the National Savings Certificate scheme and Kisan Vikas Patra. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UIDAI is _____________.

(a) Vinay Pathak

(b) Anurag Mohanthy

(c) Byomkesh Chatterjee

(d) Ajay Bhushan Pandey

(e) Kamla Rani

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. The government has made biometric identification Aadhaar mandatory for all post office deposits, PPF, the National Savings Certificate scheme and Kisan Vikas Patra. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UIDAI is Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey. Unique Identification Authority of India has its Headquarters (HQ) in New Delhi.

Q12. Name the Intensified Mission that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has recently launched with an aim to reach each and every child under two years of age and all those pregnant women who have been left uncovered under the routine immunization program.

(a) Mission Kamdhenu

(b) Mission Balak

(c) Mission Boond

(d) Mission Navjeevan

(e) Mission Indradhanush

S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) at Vadnagar in Gujarat. Through this programme, Government of India aims to reach each and every child under two years of age and all those pregnant women who have been left uncovered under the routine immunization program.

Q13. Name the country's first portal dedicated to para-sports that was launched recently in a bid to create awareness about para-sports and provide a platform to para sportspersons.

(a) theparasports.com

(b) thenationspride.com

(c) thenationpara.com

(d) theproudnation.com

(e) thenationsports.com

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. In a bid to create awareness about para-sports and provide a platform to para sportspersons to narrate their stories of triumph and adversity, "thenationspride.com", the country's first portal dedicated to para-sports was launched.

Q14. Name the tennis player who has recently won the China Open title for 2017.

(a) Roger Federer

(b) Novak Djokovic

(c) Rafael Nadal

(d) Andy Murray

(e) Nick Kyrgios

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. World number one Rafael Nadal (Spain) won his sixth title of this year. He defeated Nick Kyrgios (Australia) at the China Open 2017. Nadal, a 16-time Grand Slam winner, came to the Chinese capital Beijing on the back of winning his third US Open.

Q15. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2017 was awarded to _______________ "for his contributions to behavioral economics".

(a) Richard H. Thaler

(b) Kazuo Ishiguro

(c) Jacques Dubochet 

(d) Rainer Weiss

(e) Jeffrey C. Hall

S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2017 was awarded to Richard H. Thaler "for his contributions to behavioral economics".

Current Affairs

Q1. In which state, PM Narendra Modi along with Union minister for road transport and highways has recently inaugurated highway and road projects worth Rs15,000 crore for the state?
Answer: Rajasthan

Q2. During the Indian-European Union Counter Terrorism Dialogue, India and the European Union have agreed to strengthen cooperation between their security and intelligence agencies. This was ________ edition of Indian-European Union Counter Terrorism Dialogue.
Answer: 10th

Q3. ISRO has recently launched ____________, carrying IRNSS-1H from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.
Answer: PSLV-C39

Q4. Name the person who recently took over as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Answer: Rajiv Gauba

Q5. Which bank has been recently given scheduled bank status by RBI?
Answer: Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

Q6. Name the company that was rewarded with the prestigious Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Award at Rashtrapati Bhawan, recently.
Answer: Reliance Foundation

Q7. Name the President of Swiss Confederation who is on the three-day visit to India.
Answer: Doris Leuthard

Q8.  Who is the present vice-chairman of government think tank NITI Aayog?
Answer: Rajiv Kumar

Q9. Name the ex-Home Secretary who was appointed Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
Answer: Rajiv Mehrishi

Q10. Prominent Konkani writer Mahabaleshwar Sail was recently presented with the Saraswati Samman 2016 for his novel ___________.
Answer: Hawthan

Q11. Metal and Mining major ____________ has appointed Kuldip Kaura as its interim CEO.
Answer: Vedanta Ltd

Q12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on two nation tour to China and Myanmar. What is the Capital of Myanmar?
Answer: Naypyidaw

Q13. Which Indian city was formally accorded the status of India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO?
Answer: Ahmedabad

Q14. In which city, PM Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the two-day annual conference, Rajaswa Gyan Sangam, 2017?
Answer: New Delhi

Q15. Who is the newly appointed Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)?
Answer: Anita Karwal

Current Affairs

Q1. Name the country which has recently banned face veils such as burkhas or niqabs across the country.

(a) France

(b) North Korea

(c) South Korea

(d) Austria

(e) Canada

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. Austria’s law banning face veils such as burkhas or niqabs has come into effect from now. According to the government, acceptance and respect of Austrian values are basic conditions for successful cohabitation between the majority Austrian population and people from third countries living in Austria.

Q2. With which of the following two countries India has recently opened two immigration check posts along their borders?

(a) Myanmar and Nepal

(b) Myanmar and Bangladesh

(c) Nepal and Bangladesh

(d) Bhutan and Bangladesh

(e) Myanmar and China

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. India has opened two immigration check posts along the borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh. As per the Home Ministry said, the Central government has designated Zorinpui land check post in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram as an authorized immigration check post for entry into or exit from India with valid travel documents for all classes of passengers to or from Myanmar.

Q3. Name the 38-year-old Sikh lawyer who was elected the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, becoming the first non-white politician to head a major political party in the country.

(a) Gurmeet Singh

(b) Gurkeerat Mann

(c) Jagmeet Singh

(d) Surinder Chaddha

(e) Amit Gaba

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. A 38-year-old Sikh lawyer was on Sunday elected the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, becoming the first non-white politician to head a major political party in the country. Jagmeet Singh, the Ontario provincial lawmaker, was elected on the first ballot to lead the party into the 2019 election against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals.

Q4. The nation pays homage to Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary on 02nd October. This was the ___________ anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

(a) 148th

(b) 150th

(c) 155th

(d) 136th

(e) 125th

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The nation pays homage to Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his 148th birth anniversary on 02nd October 2017. An all-religion prayer was also organised at Rajghat. Mahatma Gandhi was born on 02nd October 1869 in Porbunder, a small town in Gujarat. He studied law in U.K and practised law in South Africa.

Q5. Name the Ghana-based Indian entrepreneur who has bagged the International Business Person of the Year at the Asian Achievers Awards in London.

(a) Arjun Kamath

(b) Rajeev Bansal

(c) Kamal Dahiya

(d) Birendra Sasmal

(e) Rupesh Samaddar

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. A Ghana-based Indian entrepreneur has won a prestigious business award in the UK for his efforts to bring innovative IT solutions to Africa. Birendra Sasmal, CEO of Subah, bagged the International Business Person of the Year at the Asian Achievers Awards in London for turning the company into a thriving IT, telecoms and manufacturing success story with operations across West Africa.

Q6. Which of the following country has recently celebrated the 68th National Day on 01st October?

(a) Japan

(b) Vietnam

(c) China

(d) Turkey

(e) Azerbaijan

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. China marked the 68th National Day on 01st October 2017 with more than 115,000 people from across the country gathering at the Tian'anmen Square to watch the raising of the National Flag in Beijing. The National Day is celebrated with a week-long holiday.

Q7. The International Day of Non-Violence is celebrated across the world on ____________.

(a) 2 October

(b) 5 October

(c) 15 August

(d) 26 January

(e) 30 January

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. The International Day of Non-Violence is marked on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. According to General Assembly of United Nations resolution of 15 June 2007, which established the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion to "disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness".

Q8. The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was conferred jointly to the American trio of Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of ______________.

(a) Mechatronic Molecules

(b) Bio-Mechanics

(c) Tissue Building Structure

(d) Molecular Mechanisms

(e) None of the given options is true

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to the American trio of Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm. All three winners are from the US.

Q9. The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was recently conferred. It is the ______________ time the prize has been awarded.

(a) 115th

(b) 108th

(c) 110th

(d) 95th

(e) 134th

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was recently conferred. It is the 108th time the prize has been awarded and was announced at the Nobel Forum at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. The winners will share a prize of 9m Swedish kronor (£825,000), and each receives a medal engraved with their name.

Q10. As per the recent reshuffle by the President of India, Brigadier (Retd) BD Mishra has been appointed as the Governor of _________________. 

(a) Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Meghalaya

(e) Uttar Pradesh

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. As per the recent reshuffle by the President of India, Brigadier (Retd) BD Mishra has been appointed as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.

Q11. The nation has recently paid homage to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary on 02nd October. He was the _______ Prime Minister of India.

(a) 1st

(b) 3rd

(c) 4th

(d) 5th

(e) 2nd

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. The nation also pays homage to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary on 02nd October 2017.  Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on 02nd October 1901 at Mughalsarai, a small railway town seven miles from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

Q12. Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen is the present President of ______________.

(a) Australia

(b) Austria

(c) Canada

(d) France

(e) Turkey

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen is the present president of Austria.

Q13. What is the ranking of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)'s International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) as per the latest edition of Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), London?

(a) 10th

(b) 12th

(c) 6th

(d) 9th

(e) 7th

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)'s International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) has bagged the 10th spot in the latest edition of Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), London.

Q14. Who is the present Minister of Steel of India?

(a) Jual Oram

(b) Narendra Singh Tomar

(c) Harsh Vardhan

(d) Chaudhary Birender Singh

(e) Dharmendra Pradhan

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh is the present Minister of Steel of India.

Q15. As per the recent reshuffle by the President of India, the former member of Bihar Legislative Council _____________ has been appointed the Governor of Meghalaya.

(a) ESL Narasimhan

(b) Ganga Prasad

(c) BD Mishra

(d) Devendra Kumar Joshi

(e) Ram Naik

S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. As per the recent reshuffle by the President of India, the former member of Bihar Legislative Council Ganga Prasad has been appointed the Governor of Meghalaya.

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🌍 *చరిత్రలో ఈరోజు: సెప్టెంబరు 29*🌎

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*🚩2002: 14వ ఆసియా క్రీడలు దక్షిణ కొరియాలోని బుసాన్ లో ప్రారంభమయ్యాయి.*

 *❤జననాలు*❤

*🚩1899: లాస్లో బైరొ, బాల్ పాయింట్ పెన్ ఆవిష్కర్త. (మ.1985)*

*🚩1901: ఎన్ రికో ఫెర్మి, ప్రముఖ భౌతిక శాస్త్రవేత్త, నోబెల్ బహుమతి గ్రహీత (మ.1954).*

*🚩1932: మెహమూద్, భారతీయ నటుడు, దర్శకుడు, నిర్మాత, హిందీ సినిమా హాస్య నటుడు (మ.2004).*

*🚩1945: బాలి (చిత్రకారుడు), మంచి చిత్రకారులలో ఒకడు. ఈయన వేల సంఖ్యలో కథలకు, నవలలకు బొమ్మలు వేశాడు. ఈయన అసలు పేరు ఎం. శంకర రావు.*

*🚩1947: మతుకుమల్లి విద్యాసాగర్, రాయల్ సొసైటీకి చెందిన ఫెలో మరియు కంట్రోల్ ధియరిస్టు. ఆయన భారతదేశానికి చెందిన శాస్త్రవేత్త.*

*🚩1947: సరోష్ హోమీ కపాడియా భారత సుప్రీం కోర్టు 38వ ప్రధానన్యాయమూర్తి. (మ.2016)*

*🚩1985: అంజనా సౌమ్య, జానపద మరియు సినీ గాయని, మలేషియా, సింగపూర్, జపాన్, అమెరికా తదితర దేశాల్లో సంగీత ప్రదర్శనలు ఇచ్చింది.*

 *🍃మరణాలు*🍃

*🚩1920: దీవి గోపాలాచార్యులు, వైద్య శాస్త్రవేత్త, హిందూ సంప్రదాయ వైద్య పరిశోధకుడు (జ.1872).*

*🚩1977: కొలచల సీతారామయ్య, ఆయిల్ టెక్నాలజీ పరిశోధక నిపుణుడు (జ.1899).*

*🚩2008: జాగర్లమూడి వీరాస్వామి, ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్ర పబ్లిక్ సర్వీస్ కమిషన్ ఛైర్మన్‌ గా, కులనిర్మూలన సంఘ అధ్యక్షునిగా చేశాడు (జ.1919).*

*🚩2008: పేర్వారం జగన్నాధం, ప్రముఖ తెలుగు కవి, విమర్శకుడు మరియు విద్యావేత్త (జ.1934).*

*🚩2014: పైడి తెరేష్ బాబు, ప్రముఖ కవి (జ.1963).*

 *🇮🇳పండుగలు మరియు జాతీయ దినాలు*🇮🇳

*🚩ప్రపంచ గుండె ఆరోగ్యం రోజు.*

Current Affairs

Q1. What is the ranking of India on the recently released World Economic Forum's Global Human Capital Index?
(a) 110
(b) 103
(c) 95
(d) 126
(e) 80

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. India has been placed at a low 103 rank, the lowest among BRICS economies, on the World Economic Forum's Global Human Capital Index. The list has been topped by Norway. India is ranked lower than its BRICS peers, with Russian Federation placed as high as 16th place, followed by China at 34th, Brazil at 77th and South Africa at 87th place. The report measures total 130 countries.

Q2. Name the first state that has recently rolled out an Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy.
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Karnataka
(e) Punjab

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Karnataka is the first state to roll out an Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy that looks not only at boosting sales of Electrical Vehicles, but also setting up charging infrastructure and special manufacturing zones.

Q3. Name the Operation that India has recently started to provided assistance to Bangladesh in response to the humanitarian crisis being faced on account of the large influx of Rohingya refugees.
(a) Operation Insaniyat
(b) Operation Sahayta
(c) Operation Madad
(d) Operation Prathama
(e) Operation Refugee Relief

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. India has started 'Operation Insaniyat' to provided assistance to Bangladesh in response to the humanitarian crisis being faced on account of the large influx of Rohingya refugees into that country from Myanmar.

Q4. Corporate Affairs Ministry and CBDT has signed an MoU for automatic and regular exchange of information to curb black money in the country. What does 'DT' stands for in CBDT?
(a) Domestic Taxes
(b) Development Taxes
(c) Direct Taxes
(d) Delayed Taxes
(e) Domestic Treaty

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Corporate Affairs Ministry and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed an MoU for automatic and regular exchange of information to curb the menace of shell companies, money laundering and black money in the country.

Q5. Frank Vincent passed away recently at age 80. He was famous _________.
(a) Actor
(b) Politician
(c) Sand Artist
(d) Violin Player
(e) Classical Dancer

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Frank Vincent, a famous actor who played tough guys and mobsters in "The Sopranos" and a number of director Martin Scorsese movies, died at age 80.

Q6. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has entered into an agreement with microfinance industry association ____________ to develop digital ecosystem for India's unbanked segment.
(a) Bankable U
(b) Swandes
(c) Micro-Fin
(d) Sa-Dhan
(e) Self-Fin

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has entered into an agreement with microfinance industry association Sa-Dhan to develop digital ecosystem for India's unbanked segment.

Q7. Name the Indian women's boxing's first foreign coach who has resigned after just one month of appointment.
(a) O. Oliveira
(b) Ann Wolfe
(c) Stephane Cottalorda
(d) Michael Phillip
(e) Antonio Debrus

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Indian women's boxing's first foreign coach, Stephane Cottalorda, has resigned after just one month of appointment, alleging delay in salary and other payments.

Q8. Tech giant Google has recently announced to unveil a digital payment service named ___________ in India that has been developed for the local market.
(a) Google Pay
(b) Google Tez
(c) Google Track
(d) Google Fast
(e) Google Plan

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Tech giant Google is announced to unveil a digital payment service named 'Google Tez' in India that has been developed for the local market. In July, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) had stated that Google had completed the testing of its UPI payment service and was awaiting Reserve Bank of India’s approval to launch its service in the country. Google is looking at launching a payment service ‘Google Tez’, which will include support for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) as well as mobile wallets like Paytm and MobiKwik.

Q9. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) headquarters in _____________.
(a) Geneva
(b) Hongkong
(c) New York
(d) London
(e) Shanghai

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) headquarters in London, United Kingdom. HSBC was established in 1865 to finance trade between Europe and Asia.

Q10. In the World Economic Forum's Global Human Capital Index, the list has been topped by _______________.
(a) Sweden
(b) Russia
(c) Norway
(d) Switzerland
(e) Netherlands

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. India has been placed at a low 103 rank, the lowest among BRICS economies, on the World Economic Forum's Global Human Capital Index. The list has been topped by Norway. India is ranked lower than its BRICS peers, with Russian Federation placed as high as 16th place, followed by China at 34th, Brazil at 77th and South Africa at 87th place. The report measures total 130 countries.