1.

Recently World Sanskrit Day 2017 was celebrated on: (a) 5th August (b) 7th August (c) 1st August (d)
3rd August

2. Recently India claimed how many medals in the World junior wrestling championship, which ended
at Tampere, Finland? (a) 2 Silver (b) 1 Gold (c) 3 Bronze (d) 1 Silver and 2 Bronze

3. NAAC has launched a revised accreditation framework which became operational in July 2017. What
is the full form of NAAC? (a) National Assessment and Accreditation Centre (b) National Assessment and
Accreditation Council (c) National Assessment and Attainment Council (d) National Assessment and
Attainment Centre

4. Recently India and Iran reiterate their commitment for early operationalization of which of the
following ports? (a) Bandar Abbas (b) Bandar Anzali (c) Bandar Taheri (d) Chabahar

5. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of World Bank to represent the constituency of India,
Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka for three years? (a) Rajiv Kumar Mathur (b) Laxmi Jayaram (c) S.
Aparna (d) Ramareddy Subulaxmi

6. Who among the following became the first Indian to win a World junior medal in Greco Roman style?
(a) Ravinder (b) Deepak Punia (c) Sajan (d) Veer Dev Gulia

7. On 6th August, Japan marked 72 years since the world's first nuclear attack on: (a) Tokyo (b)
Nagasaki (c) Hiroshima (d) Kyoto

8. The National Handloom Day was celebrated across the country every year on: (a) 5th August (b) 31st
July (c) 6th August (d) 7th August

9. Recently, the Supreme Court gave a last opportunity to the Centre and asked it to take a decision
within three months on a plea to grant minority status to non-Muslims in the state of: (a) Kerala (b)
Nagaland (c) Manipur (d) Jammu and Kashmir

10. Which state will be first in India to have a comprehensive policy, aimed at promoting state culture
and language? (a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) West Bengal

11. The Goods and Services Tax Council (GST Council) recommended that the Centre increase the
maximum limit for the cess that can be levied on most motor vehicles is: (a) 12% (b) 18% (c) 25% (d)
32%

12. According to National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) -2017, which of the following institute
leads among the top five IITs in terms of both industrial consultancy projects as well as earnings through
that route? (a) IIT Madras (b) IIT Bombay (c) IIT Kharagpur (d) IIT Delhi

13. In order to focus on medical tourism and educational centres that drew thousands of Bangladesh
citizens to India every year, Bangladesh will soon open a new diplomatic mission in: (a) Shillong (b)
Chennnai (c) Bengaluru (d) Lucknow
14. Which of the following countries scientists have demonstrated the fastest light pulse ever, a 53-
attosecond X-ray flash? (a) Canada (b) Russia (c) USA (d) Japan

15. Which of the following country is set to establish World's first Mars simulation base on Earth? (a)
Canada (b) China (c) Japan (d) South Africa

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16. Yulimar Rojas claimed to be which countries first-ever World Athletics Championships title when she
won the women's triple jump title? (a) Bolivia (b) Brazil (c) Venezuela (d) Paraguay

17. The income tax department saw what percent rise in the number of returns filed until August 5,
2017 in comparison to year 2016? (a) 12% (b) 17.5% (c) 19% (d) 24%

18. Who is the first Asian and first Indian to get elected as a member of the World Squash Federation's
Ethics Commission? (a) N. Ramachandran (b) Debendranath Sarangi (c) Rahul Dhaka (d) Ramesh
Burman

19. Who is to be the new Chief Justice of India with effect from August 28, 2017? (a) Jasti Chelameswar
(b) Dipak Misra (c) Ranjan Gogoi (d) Madan Lokur

20. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation released the findings of the survey by the Quality
Council of India (QCI) between May and June this year. Which two states topped the sanitation survey?
(a) Kerala and Haryana (b) Karnataka and Goa (c) Goa and Tamil Nadu (d) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

21. Which Indian State has decided to give land rights to slum dwellers in small towns and property
rights to those living in city settlements? (a) Assam (b) Odisha (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Gujarat

22. Recently South African President survived a parliamentary vote of no confidence. The present
President of South Africa is: (a) Jacob Zuma (b) Thabo Mbeki (c) Kgalema Motlanthe (d) Kgalema
Motlanthe

23. At present who is the only female sitting judge in Supreme Court of India? (a) G Rohini (b) Manjula
Chellur (c) Gyan Sudha Misra (d) R Banumathi

24. Which of the following is not among the selected states by NITI Aayog to improve healthcare
delivery and key outcomes in these states? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Assam (d)
Karnataka

25. Name the pilot project of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for
digitisation of Self Help Groups (SHGs)? (a) e-prayas (b) e-karya (c) e-shakti (d) e-swabhlamban

26. Who among the following has been won the gold in 1500 meters women race in World athletics
championships 2017? (a) Caster Semenya (b) Faith Kipyegon (c) Francine Niyonsaba (d) Ajee Wilson
27. What is the target percentage mentioned in the National Forest Policy to maintain forest and tree
cover in the country? (a) 23% (b) 27.5% (c) 33% (d) 37.5%

28. 15th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting 2017 was held in: (a) Manila (b) New Delhi (c) Kathmandu (d)
Bangkok

29. Recently, The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind hosted an 'At Home' reception for freedom
fighters on the occasion of the _________ of the Quit India Movement. (a) 65th anniversary (b) 70th
anniversary (c) 75th anniversary (d) 85th anniversary

30. Which of the following countries has announced scrapping of visa requirements for visitors from 80
countries including India to host the Football World Cup 2022? (a) Russia (b) Qatar (c) South Africa (d)
Brazil

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31. Which of the following has introduced an online registration mechanism for custodians of securities
to make it convenient for them to do business? (a) RBI (b) SEBI (c) SIDBI (d) NABARD

32. Which of the following Indian private bank launched instant credit cards enabling its savings account
customers to get a credit card instantly, in a completely digital and paperless manner? (a) HDFC Bank
(b) Axis Bank (c) IDFC bank (d) ICICI Bank

33. According to a new study from Oxford Economics, this ranked Asia's 30 largest cities. Which of the
following Indian city will have the fastest growth in Asia? (a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) New Raipur (d)
Bengaluru

34. Recently Private sector lender IDFC Bank has partnered with which of the following digital payments
company to launch 'IDFC Bank Benefits'? (a) Paytm (b) Zeta (c) Mobikwik (d) PayUmoney

35. Recently, India became the ________ country to accept the amendment relating to the second
commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, the international emissions reduction treaty. (a) 80th (b)
85th (c) 88th (d) 102nd

36. Which of the following space agencies is planning to launch a full-fledged niche earth observation
(EO) satellite called the Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite or HySIS using a critical chip? (a) NASA (b) ESA
(c) DRDO (d) ISRO

37. Which among the following Indian state Government has flagged off an awareness drive 'Namami
Gange Jagriti Yatra' in 25 districts situated on the banks of river Ganga for maintaining the cleanliness
and ever-flowing nature of the river? (a) Uttarakhand (b) West Bengal (c) Bihar (d) Uttar Pradesh

38. India and USA will be co-hosting the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017 at: (a) Bengaluru
(b) Patna (c) Hyderabad (d) Mumbai
39. According to Power minister Piyush Goyal all households in the country will be electrified before:
(a) 2019 (b) 2020 (c) 2021 (d) 2022

40. Which of the following country has passed a Bill by strengthening laws against acid attacks along
with the ancient Hindu customs of demanding dowry payments for marriage? (a) Maldives (b) Fiji (c)
Mauritius (d) Nepal

41. Recently Parliament has passed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017. At present total
stressed assets in the public sector banks are: (a) 5.30 Lakh Crore (b) 6.41 lakh crore (c) 8.02 lakh crore
(d) 9.06 lakh crore

42. The Government of India has decided to launch a new sub-scheme named ………as part of the
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). (a) "Aajeevika Grameen
Express Yojana" (b) "Aajeevika Grameen Establishment Yojana" (c) "Aajeevika Government
Employment Yojana" (d) " Gareebi Nivaran Employment Yojana"

43. World Biofuel Day is observed on________, in a bid to create awareness about non fossil-fuels
(Green Fuels). (a) 8 August (b) 10 August (c) 11 August (d) 5 July

44. Recently who became the first Indian to qualify for the final round of the javelin throw at the IAAF
World Athletics Championships in London? (a) Gautam Rana (b) Duleep Sanghvi (c) Davinder Singh Kang
(d) Rajvinder Singh Dhillon

45. Recently Shri Venkaiah Naidu sweared in as new Vice-President of India. He is the …….Vice President
of India. (a) 11th (b) 12th (c) 13th (d) 14th

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46. Who is the newly re-elected president of Kenya? (a) Raila Odinga (b) Uhuru Kenyatta (c) Peter
Kenneth (d) James ole Kiyiapi

47. Who among the following bagged a bronze medal at the Asian Shotgun Championship to earn
India's first women's skeet individual medal at a top international competition? (a) Supriya Patnaik (b)
Radha Menon (c) Rajeshwari Gayekwad (d) Maheshwari Chauhan

48. Summer Olympics 2028 officially known as the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad is to be hosted by: (a)
Tokyo (b) Amsterdam (c) Los Angeles (d) Shanghai

49. Recently, who has been appointed as Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification? (a)
Gajendra Chauhan (b) Javed Akhtar (c) Prasoon Joshi (d) Madhur Bhandarkar

50. Name the first supercomputer that will be launched into space on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as
part of a joint experiment with the US space agency NASA? (a) Spaceborne Computer (b) Spaceheld
Computer (c) American Space Computer (d) Special Computer
51. Recently the Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) 2017 was observed on: (a) 27th July (b) 31st July (c) 2nd
August (d) 11th August

52. Name the program that is to be celebrated by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers in all the districts
of the country from August 19, 2017 to August 30, 2017? (a) "Sankalp to Siddhi: New India Manthan
(2017-2022)" (b) "Sankalp to Siddhanth: New India Marathon (2017-2022)" (c) "Sanskar to Siddhanth:
New India Manthan (2017-2022)" (d) "Sankalp to Shrestha: New India Month (2017-2022)"

53. Facebook had released photo-sharing app in May 2017 to help Facebook enter market in China. The
name of this app is: (a) Yellow Radar (b) Colourful Balloons (c) Red Parachute (d) White Ship 54.
Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, launched 'Gaj Yatra', a
nationwide campaign to protect elephants on the occasion of World Elephant Day. Every year World
Elephant Day is celebrated on: (a) 5th August (b) 8th August (c) 12th August (d) 14th August 55.
Recently in Uttar Pradesh the Centre has announced setting up of a regional medical research centre at:
(a) Basti (b) Gorakhpur (c) Deoria (d) Varanasi 56. Recently who has been appointed the
Administrator for the Archery Association of India (AAI)? (a) Shri Nasim Zaidi (b) Shri S.Y. Quereshi (c)
Shri J.P.Lingdoh (d) Shri Jaspal Rana 57. Which of the following companies won the coveted Green
Marketer Award at the first edition of the Marquees 2017, an awards function to honour the best
brands in the country? (a) BHEL (b) RIL (c) HUL (d) TELCO 58. Recently how many states were
declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) under Namami Gange initiative at the Ganga Gram Sammelan held
at Naini, Allahabad? (a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five 59. Who among the following actors has
been named best actor at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) award ceremony? (a) Ranbir
Singh (b) Aamir Khan (c) Amitabh Bachchan (d) Sushant Singh Rajpoot

60. Recently, the National Green Tribunal has directed all states to maintain a minimum environmental
flow of ______ of the average lean season course in their rivers. (a) 5 to 10 per cent (b) 15 to 20 per
cent (c) 25 to 30 per cent (d) 45 to 50 per cent

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ANSWER KEY AND EXPLANATION

1. b The date of World Sanskrit Day varies every year as per the tithi of Shravan Purnima, and Sanskrit
Diwas 2017 was celebrated on August 7.

2. c India claimed three bronze medals in the World junior wrestling championship, which ended at
Tampere, Finland.

3. b In its efforts to remain relevant and globally acceptable, National Assessment and Accreditation
Council (NAAC) has taken cognizance of the changing trends in higher education.

4. d India and Iran reiterate their commitment for early operationalization of Chabahar Port.
5. c S. Aparna, an IAS officer from Gujarat cadre has been appointed as Executive Director, World Bank
to represent the constituency of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka for three years.

6. c Sajan bagged another bronze in 74kg Greco Roman class and became the first Indian to win a World
junior medal in Greco Roman style.

7. c Japan marked 72 years since the world's first nuclear attack on Hiroshima, with the nation's
traditional contradictions over atomic weapons again coming into focus.

8. d The National Handloom Day was celebrated across the country on 7th August.

9. d The Supreme Court gave a last opportunity to the Centre and asked it to take a decision within three
months on a plea to grant minority status to non-Muslims in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

10. b The Karnataka Cabinet gave its approval to a cultural policy for the State, perhaps the first in India
to have such a comprehensive policy, aimed at promoting Kannada culture and language.

11. c The Goods and Services Tax Council (GST Council), during its 20th meeting, recommended that the
Centre increase the maximum limit for the cess that can be levied on most motor vehicles from 15% to
25%, the government announced.

12. a According to National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) -2017 data shared by IIT Madras, the
institute leads among the top five IITs in terms of both industrial consultancy projects as well as earnings
through that route.

13. b Bangladesh will soon open a new diplomatic mission in Chennai.

14. c Scientists have demonstrated the fastest light pulse ever developed, a 53-attosecond X-ray flash,
beating its own record set in 2012. Researchers at University of Central Florida in the US had developed
a 67-attosecond extreme ultraviolet light pulse in 2012 which was the fastest at the time.

15. b China will establish its first Mars simulation base in Qinghai province. The base will be in the red
cliff region of Da Qaidam (also known as Dachaidan) district in the Mongolian-Tibetan prefecture.

16. c Yulimar Rojas claimed Venezuela's first-ever World Athletics Championships title when she won the
women's triple jump by two centimetres from great rival Caterine Ibarguen in a see-saw battle.

17. d The income tax department said there was a 24% rise in the number of returns filed until August 5,
the deadline, one of the highest growth rates in recent years. In all, 2.82 crore returns were filed by the
extended deadline, compared to 2.27 crore in the same period last year, a rise of 24.2%.

18. b Debendranath Sarangi, president of the Squash Rackets Federation of India and vice president
Asian Squash Federation, has been elected as a member of the World Squash Federation's Ethics
Commission at the world body's EGM held in Manchester. Sarangi is the first Asian and first Indian to get
elected to this commission which is to be chaired by David Howman of New Zealand.
19. b The Centre cleared the file for appointment of Justice Dipak Misra as Chief Justice of India with
effect from August 28.

20. a Almost all rural households in Kerala and Haryana had access to a toilet while Bihar fared the
worst, as per the findings of a government commissioned survey on rural sanitation.

21. b Odisha will give land rights to slum dwellers in small towns and property rights to those living in
city settlements in a "historic" step officials said would benefit tens of thousands in the state.

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22. a South African President Jacob Zuma survived a parliamentary vote of no confidence as ruling ANC
lawmakers stuck by him despite divisions and criticism of his rule.

23. d R. Banumathi is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. Earlier, she had served as the Chief Justice
of Jharkhand High Court and judge at Madras High Court.

24. b NITI Aayog has selected Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Karnataka to improve healthcare delivery and
key outcomes in these States.

25. c e-Shakti is a pilot project of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for
digitisation of Self Help Groups (SHGs).

26. b Faith Kipyegon of Kenya added the World title to her Olympic crown after sprinting to a thrilling
victory in the women's 1500m race in World athletics championships 2017.

27. c "To achieve the targets mentioned in the National Forest Policy to maintain 33% forest and tree
cover in the country the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) is implementing
two major afforestation/tree plantation schemes i.e. National Afforestation Programme (NAP) scheme
and National Mission for a Green India (GIM).

28. c 15th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting 2017 was held in Kathmandu, Nepal.

29. c The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind hosted an 'At Home' reception for freedom fighters
on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement (August 9, 2017) at the Rashtrapati
Bhavan.

30. b Qatar has announced scrapping of visa requirements for visitors from 80 countries including India
to host the Football World Cup 2022.

31. b Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced an online registration mechanism for
custodians of securities to make it convenient for them to do business.

32. d The country's largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank launched instant credit cards enabling its
savings account customers to get a credit card instantly, in a completely digital and paperless manner.
33. b Delhi will have the fastest growth of any city in Asia, with the economy to be almost 50 percent
larger in 2021 than it was at the end of last year.

34. b Private sector lender IDFC Bank has partnered with digital payments company Zeta, to launch 'IDFC
Bank Benefits' - a payment solution for corporates that digitises employee spends and claims, making
the process simple, real-time and paperless.

35. a India became the 80th country to accept the amendment relating to the second commitment
period of the Kyoto Protocol, the international emissions reduction treaty

36. d The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) says it plans to launch a full-fledged niche earth
observation (EO) satellite - called the Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite or HySIS - using a critical chip it has
developed.

37. d Uttar Pradesh government has flagged off an awareness drive 'Namami Gange Jagriti Yatra' in 25
districts situated on the banks of river Ganga for maintaining the cleanliness and ever-flowing nature of
the river.

38. c India and USA will be co-hosting the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) at Hyderabad from 28-
30 November, 2017.

39. d According to Power minister Piyush Goyal all households in the country will be electrified before
August 15, 2022 and all villages before May next year.

40. d Nepal's Parliament has passed a Bill toward making women safer by strengthening laws against
acid attacks along with the ancient Hindu customs of demanding dowry payments for marriage and
exiling women who are menstruating.

41. c NPAs in the banks stand at 6.41 lakh crore in the public sector banks while total stressed assets are
at 8.02 lakh crore.

42. a The Government of India has decided to launch a new sub-scheme named “Aajeevika Grameen
Express Yojana (AGEY)” as part of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission
(DAY-NRLM).

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43. b Every year 10th August is observed as World Bio-Fuel Day in a bid to create awareness about non
fossil-fuels (Green Fuels). On this day in 1893, Sir Rudolph Diesel (inventor of the diesel engine) for the
first time successfully ran mechanical engine with Peanut Oil.

44. c Davinder Singh Kang has become the first Indian to qualify for the final round of the javelin throw
at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London.

45. c Venkaiah Naidu is the 13th Vice-President of India.

46. b Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is the 4th and current President of Kenya, in office since 2013. He is the son
of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president.

47. d Shooter Maheshwari Chauhan bagged a bronze medal at the Asian Shotgun Championship to earn
India's first women's skeet individual medal at a top international competition in Astana.

48. c Los Angeles announced its intent to host the 2028 Olympics, paving the way for Paris to host in
2024 in a deal hailed as a winwin-win for both cities and the Olympic movement.

49. c The Centre has appointed lyricist Prasoon Joshi as Chairman of the Central Board of Film
Certification (CBFC) for a period of three years. Mr Joshi has replaced former Chairman Pahlaj Nihalani.

50. a Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will launch a supercomputer, Spaceborne Computer, into space
on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, as part of a joint experiment with the US space agency NASA.

51. c In 2017, Earth Overshoot Day fell on August 2. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity
has exhausted nature's budget for the year. For the rest of the year, we are maintaining our ecological
deficit by drawing down local resource stocks and accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. We
are operating in overshoot.

52. a Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to celebrate "Sankalp to Siddhi: New India Manthan
(2017-2022)" in all the districts of the country from August 19, 2017 to August 30, 2017.

53. b Facebook approved the May debut of a photo-sharing app, called Colourful Balloons, in China.
54. c World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation
and protection of the world's elephants. 55. b The Centre has announced setting up of a regional
medical research centre at Gorakhpur in view of the recurring deaths of children in the region. 56. b
Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Qureshi has been appointed the Administrator for the Archery
Association of India (AAI). 57. c The first edition of the Marquees 2017, an awards function to honour
the best brands in the country, was held by the Advertising Club in Mumbai. Hindustan Unilever won the
coveted Green Marketer Award, which honors brands that have strived and conquered, by keeping a
close focus on environment sustainability. 58. d All 4480 villages on the bank of River Ganga in 52
districts and 5 states (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal) were declared Open
Defecation Free (ODF) under Namami Gange initiative at the Ganga Gram Sammelan held at Naini,
Allahabad by Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and
Drinking Water and Sanitation. 59. d Sushant Singh Rajput was named best actor for his role in MS
Dhoni: The Untold Story, while the best actress honour went to Lipstick Under My Burkha- star Konkona
Sen Sharma. 60. b The National Green Tribunal has directed all states to maintain a minimum
environmental flow (e-flow) of 15 to 20 per cent of the average lean season course in their rivers.