Feb Question File

1. Which inter-disciplinary standing committee has been constituted by the Reserve

Bank of India (RBI) to review cyber threats?
a. Krishna Pendalaya committee
b. Nandkumar Sarvade committee
c. Meena Hemchandra committee
d. A S Ramasastri committee

Ans: c

2. Which movie has won the Best Animation award at the 88th Academy Awards
2017?
a. Kubo and the Two Strings
b. The Red Turtle
c. Moana
d. Zootopia

Ans: d

3. Which state government has launched pilot project Sex Ratio Monitoring
Dashboard for the state?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Haryana
c. West Bengal
d. Rajasthan

Ans: b

4. Which movie has won the Best Picture award at 89th Oscar Academy Awards?
a. Story of Your Life
b. Moonlight
c. Hidden Figures
d. La La Land

Ans: b
5. Which hockey team has won the 5th edition of Coal India Hockey India League (HIL)
2017 tournament?
a. Delhi Waveriders
b. Dabang Mumbai
c. Uttar Pradesh Wizards
d. Kalinga Lancers

Ans:d

6. Who has become the new Brand Ambassador for Swachh Bharat Mission?
a. Shilpa Shetty
b. Priyanka Chopra
c. Deepika Padukone
d. Kangana Ranaut

Ans: a

The Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has become the new Brand Ambassador for
Swachh Bharat Mission. She will feature in TV and radio campaigns aimed at
discouraging people from littering on roads. Shetty is the latest entrant in the list of the
missions ambassadors like Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Shankar Mahadevan and
Sachin Tendulkar.

7. Which country to host the 9th edition of BRICS Summit-2017?

a. China
b. India
c. Russia
d. South Africa

Ans: a

8. Which country has become the worlds largest arms importer during 2012-16,
according to the latest report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
(SIPRI)?
a. India
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Qatar
d. Pakistan
 Ans: a

9. Which public sector bank has launched mobile wallet Bataua for digital payments?
a. Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC)
b. Punjab National Bank (PNB)
c. Canara Bank
d. Central Bank of India (CBI)

Ans: a

10. Barren Island is located in which state / union territory?

a. Gujarat
b. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
c. Lakshadweep
d. Assam

Ans: b, The Barren Island is located in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
and is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia. It is in news because the Barren
Island volcano has erupted once again after lying dormant for over 150 years.

11. Who has been selected for the 2016 Vyas Samman?
a. Vishwanath Tripathi
b. Padma Sachdev
c. Surendra Verma
d. Sunita Jain

Ans: c

12. Which countrys team has won the 2017 T20 Blind World Cup?
a. Nepal
b. India
c. Pakistan
d. Sri Lanka

Ans: b

13. Who has been appointed the new President of Associated Chambers of Commerce of
India (ASSOCHAM)?
a. Sandeep Jajodia
b. Kiran Kumar Gandhi
c. Sunil Kanoria
d. Navneet Gupta

Ans: c

14. Who has been appointed the new chief of Securities and Exchange Board of India
(SEBI)?
a. D R Mehta
b. Brijesh Mukherjee
c. Saurav Patra
d. Ajay Tyagi

Ans: d

15. Which of the following is the official mascot for FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017?
a. Kheleo
b. Zabivaka
c. Fuleco
d. Pille

Ans: a

16. Which state government will give 2% reservation to sportsperson in government

job?
a. Jharkhand
b. Bihar
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Rajasthan

Ans: a

17. Which committee has been constituted by the Union government to improve Haj
policy in subsidy issue?
a. SS Parkar committee
b. Qaiser Shamim committee
c. Kamal Faruqui committee
d. Afzal Amanullah committee

Ans: d
 18. As per Union Budget 2017-18, the Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) will be set up
under the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Who will be chairman of the proposed
board?
a. Cabinet Secretary
b. Finance Secretary
c. Finance Minister
d. Governor of RBI

Ans: d

19. Which English player has scored the highest runs in Test cricket?

a. Alastair Cook
b. Graham Gooch
c. AJ Stewart
d. Geoff Boycott

Ans: a

20. National Science Day is observed on 28 February each year to mark which event?

a. Birth of Sir C.V. Raman

b. Award of Nobel Prize to Sir C.V. Raman
c. Discovery of Raman Effect by Sir C.V. Raman
d. Death of Sir C.V. Raman

Ans: c

21. Which cricket team has won the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy tournaments?

a. Chhattisgarh

b. Gujarat

c. Mumbai

d. Tamil Nadu

Ans: b. Gujarat. The Gujarat cricket team has won their first-ever Ranji Trophy title in the
201617 season after defeating Mumbai by 5 wickets in the final at the Holkar stadium in
Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The 201617 Ranji Trophy was the 83rd season of the Ranji
Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India.
22. Which team has won the 2017 Vodafone Premier Badminton League (PBL)?

a. Awadhe Warriors

b. Hyderabad Hunters

c. Mumbai Rockets

d. Chennai Smashers

Ans: d

23. What is the Indias rank in the 2017 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI)?

a. 88th

b. 63rd

c. 57th

d. 92nd

Ans: D

24. Mission 41K has been launched by which union ministry to save energy?

a. Ministry of Urban Development

b. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

c. Ministry of Urban Development

d. Ministry of Railways

Ans: d. The Union Minister of Railway, Suresh Prabhu has recently launched Mission 41K
to save Rs. 41,000 crore on the Indian Railways expenditure on energy consumption over
the next 10 years. This target will be achieved by taking a slew of measures which include
moving 90% of traffic to electric traction over diesel.

25. Who has been selected as the new chief of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?

a. JS Khehar

b. Satish Mathur
c. RK Dutta

d. Alok Kumar Verma

Ans: d

26. Which team has won the 2017 Pro Wrestling League (PWL)?

a. Punjab Royals

b. Haryana Hammers

c. Mumbai Maharathi

d. UP Dangal

Ans: a

27. Who will be the Chief Guest for the 2017 Republic Day of India?

a. Mohammadin bin Zayed Al Nahyan

b. Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

c. Mirza Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

d. Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan

Ans: b

28. Which of the following warships has become the Indias first-ever warship to have ATM
on board?

a. INS Vikramaditya

b. INS Sindhughosh

c. INS Arihant
d. INS Viraat

Ans: a

29. What is the Indias GDP growth forecast for FY 18, according to the Economic Survey of
India (ESI) 2017?

a. 6.55 % to 7.25%

b. 6.25 % to 7.5%

c. 6.55 % to 7.25%

d. 6.75 % to 7.5%

Ans: d

30. Who has been appointed as the new chief of Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI)?

a. Diana Edulji

b. Vikram Lamaye

c. Vinod Rai

d. Rahul Johri

Ans: c

31. Who has won the 2017 Mens singles Australian Open tennis tournament?

a. Roger Federer

b. Rafael Nadal

c. Andy Murray

d. Novak Djokovic

Ans: a
32. Who has been appointed the interim Managing Director and CEO of India Post
Payments Bank (IPPB)?

a. Seema Biswas

b. Nihar Gupta

c. S R Reddy

d. A P Singh

Ans: d

33. Who has won the 2017 Womens singles Australian Open tennis tournament?

a. Simona Halep

b. Serena Williams

c. Venus Williams

d. Angelique Kerber

Ans: b

34. Which Target Olympic Podium (TOP) committee has been constituted by the Union
Government to identify athletics for 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games?

a. Anjali Bhagwat committee

b. Karnam Malleshwari committee

c. Abhinav Bindra committee

d. Prakash Padukone committee

Ans: c
35. What is the Indias rank in the 2016 Corruption Perception Index (CPI)?

a. 66th

b. 82nd

c. 79th

d. 112th

Ans: c

36. The National Tourism Day is celebrated on which day in India?

a. January 24

b. January 23

c. January 25

d. January 26

Ans: c, January 25 The National Tourism Day is celebrated every year in India on January
25 to raise awareness of the importance of tourism for the countrys economy.

37. Which committee has recently submitted report on Fiscal Responsibility and Budget
Management (FRBM) act to the Union Government?

a. N K Singh committee

b. H R Khan committee

c. N R Madhav committee

d. H Devaraj committee

Ans: a

38. Who has won the 2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament?

a. Saina Nehwal

b. P V Sindhu
c. Beatriz Corrales

d. Hsu Ya-ching

Ans: a. Saina Nehwal

39. Which company has been named as the most innovative company of 2016, as per
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 2016 analysis?

a. Alphabet

b. Apple

c. Tesla

d. Uber

Ans: B, Apple

All the best