Question 1

In which of the following wars, the French were completely defeated by the English?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Wandiwash

Question 2

Which supercomputer is developed by the Indian Scientists?

Accepted Answer

Param 8000

Question 3

The International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) will be started from which of the following states?

Accepted Answer

The 30th International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) will be held in Gujarat from January 8 to 13, 2017. Apart from this, three other international kite festivals will be held in different parts of India viz. Telangana International Kite Festival will be held in Hyderabad on January 14 and 15, the Delhi International Kite Festival from January 16 to 17 and the Belgaum International Kite Festival from January 18 to 22.

Question 4

The value of Gold is determined in

Accepted Answer

The gold prices in India are determined according to the international market in the following way: - The price of gold in USD is taken as a base price Depending on the value of indian rupee as compared to USD (eg- 1 USD= ₹63), the price of gold is converted into rupees - The import duties on gold are added to obtain the final price of gold Gold is a global commodity In the international market, the price of gold is determined by the forces of demand and supply Higher demand leads to higher price and vice versa Higher supply leads to lower price and vice versa

Question 5

Which union minister has launched a mobile app “Celebrating Yoga” for scientific healthy living ?

Accepted Answer

The Union Minister for Science & Technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan has launched a mobile app “Celebrating Yoga” in New Delhi to connect people through Yoga for scientific healthy living. The mobile app has been developed by Department of Science & Technology on the occasion of International Yoga Day (IYD) 2017. The aim of the app is to popularize Yoga and encourage people to practice yoga for a scientifically healthy living.

Question 6

The angle between the geographical meridian and magnetic meridian is called as ______.

Accepted Answer

Angle of declination

Question 7

Which continent is known as white continent?

Accepted Answer

Antarctica is known as white continent because 98% of it's area is covered by ice throughout the year.

Question 8

India's First Rural Telephone Exchange is located in

Accepted Answer

Karnataka

Question 9

Which of the following makes us know the exact age of a tree ?

Accepted Answer

Rings of the tree

Question 10

"Indo - ________" joint army exercise 'Prabal Dostyk 2017' has started in Himachal Pradesh.

Accepted Answer

Kazakhstan

Question 11

NASA and ISRO to come together to inspect 'oldest civilisation' site in ____________ .

Accepted Answer

Teams of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would inspect the excavation being carried out at an archaeological site in Haryana’s Fatehabad district to verify claims of it being the oldest civilisation in the world. Archaeologists have recovered artefacts pre-dating the Harappan Civilisation from the site, located in village Kunal in Fatehabad district.

Question 12

What is the India’s rank in the 2017 global Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) ?

Accepted Answer

India has been ranked 37th out of 103 nations in the 2017 global Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI), according to a new report by the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative. The OPHI is an economic research centre at the Oxford University, led by Professor Sabina Alkire. The 2017 global MPI has covered 76% of the world’s population, living in 103 countries. The index measures the nature and intensity of poverty, based on the profile of overlapping deprivations each poor person experiences. It aggregates these into meaningful indexes that can be used to inform targeting and resource allocation and to design policies that tackle the interlinked dimensions of poverty together.

Question 13

Five boys are sitting in a circle. Ajay is between Ramesh and Damanik. Suleman is left to Vikas.Ramesh is left to Suleman. Who is sitting immediate right to Ajay?

Accepted Answer

Ramesh

Question 14

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the third Mahamana Express running between_______ .

Accepted Answer

Vadodara and Varanasi

Question 15

In which city 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit will be held ?

Accepted Answer

Government of India and the United States met today at NITI Aayog to plan the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which will be held November 28-30 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India. The Summit will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Advisor to the President, Ivanka Trump, who leads the U.S. delegation.

Question 16

Todar Mal was associated with

Accepted Answer

Todar Mal was associated with land revenue reforms. Raja Todar Mal was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar's reign. He was one of the Navaratnas in Akbar's durbar.

Question 17

Which Bank has made online transactions through RTGS and NEFT free of cost from November 1?

Accepted Answer

Private sector lender HDFC Bank has made online fund transfer through RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement) and NEFT (National Electronic Funds Transfer) free with effect from November 1, with an aim to promote digital economy. According to the revised charges, customers of savings and salary accounts of HDFC Bank will not have to pay any charge for transferring funds online using its RTGS and NEFT facilities.

Question 18

First Bank to introduce Credit Card in India

Accepted Answer

First Bank to introduce Credit Card in India - Central Bank of India First Bank to introduce ATM - HSBC, 1987 First Bank to introduce Internet Banking - ICICI Bank First Bank to introduce Mutual Funds - State Bank of India

Question 19

Which one of the following is often called "Twitter of China" ?

Accepted Answer

Sina weibo

Question 20

Which company briefly touched $800 billion market valuation, making it the world's first ever company to hit the milestone ?

Accepted Answer

Apple briefly touched $800 billion market valuation, making it the world's first ever company to hit the milestone. At $800 billion, Apple's valuation was higher than the combined market cap of all the 30 Sensex companies, which stood at $784 billion. The world's most valuable company, Apple is followed by Google parent Alphabet, and Microsoft in market valuation.

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