Q.1. Which organization has said that Indian economy would grow at 7.4 percent during 2015-16, which is lower than 7.6 percent as projected in advance estimates by Central Statistics Office?
(1) ASSOCHAM
(2) NASSCOM
(3) FICCI
(4) AIMA
(5) ITPO
Ans: (3) FICCI
Q.2. Till what date the RBI has extended the currency swap arrangement to SAARC nations for overall amount of upto USD 2 billion both in foreign currency and Indian rupee?
(1) August 14, 2017
(2) September 14, 2017
(3) October 14, 2017
(4) November 14, 2017
(5) December 14, 2017
Ans: (4) November 14, 2017
Q.3. Who has been selected as the next Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission?
(1) R. M. Lodha
(2) H. L. Dattu
(3) P. Sathasivam
(4) Altamas Kabir
(5) K.G. Balakrishnan
Ans: (2) H. L. Dattu
Q.4. Who has taken over as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)?
(1) Madhu Dikshit
(2) Mohan Rao
(3) Dr. Girish Sahni
(4) R. Chidambaram
(5) K. N. Vyas
Ans: (5) K. N. Vyas
Q.5. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari has been sworn-in as the chief justice of the --------------------- High Court.
(1) Meghalaya
(2) Gauhati
(3) Gujarat
(4) Jharkhand
(5) Delhi
Ans: (1) Meghalaya
Q.6. The Cabinet of which north-eastern state has approved the setting up of Metro Rail Corporation for its capital city?
(1) Meghalaya
(2) Nagaland
(3) Manipur
(4) Assam
(5) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: (4) Assam
Q.7. Who has been appointed as principal advisor to the supervisory committee for the ICC World T20 matches to be held at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium?
(1) Shashank Manohar
(2) Zaheer Abbas
(3) C. K. Khanna
(4) David Richardson
(5) Haroon Lorgat
Ans: (3) C. K. Khanna
Q.8. Australia has replaced India at the top of the world's test rankings with a 2-0 test series victory over---------------.
(1) South Africa
(2) New Zealand
(3) England
(4) West Indies
(5) Sri Lanka
Ans: (2) New Zealand
Q.9. Which city is the world's most livable city, according to Mercer’s 2016 Quality of Life Survey?
(1) Vienna, Austria
(2) Zurich, Switzerland
(3) Auckland, New Zealand
(4) Munich, Germany
(5) Vancouver, Canada
Ans: (1) Vienna, Austria
Q.10. National Automotive Testing and R & D infrastructure project (NATRiP) has been inaugurated at International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) at -------------------.
(1) Ambala, Haryana
(2) Bhiwani, Haryana
(3) Faridabad, Haryana
(4) Gurgaon, Haryana
(5) Rohtak, Haryana
Ans: (4) Gurgaon, Haryana
