Common Quiz Questions

1.Which state government will set up “Book Banks” in schools to provide old books to needy students?

Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Punjab Uttar Pradesh

2.Devineni Rajshekhar, the former Minister of Andhra Pradesh has passed away. He was associated with which political party?

Indian National Congress (INC) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Communist Party of India (CPI) Telugu Desam Party (TDP)

3.Who has been appointed the new Financial Commissioner (FC) of Indian Railways?

B N Mohapatra S K Bhagat Anand Mathur Akhil Agrawal

4.Who will be the new chairman of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)?

Aagam Modi Devendra Kumar Sharma Cheteshwar Mangalam P V Singhal

5.Which airline will become the world’s first airline to adopt new satellite-based airplane tracking system?

Japan Airlines Singapore Airlines Asiana Airlines Malaysia Airlines

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - UPSC

1.Who has been named for the prestigious Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement (LTA) award?

Vikram Gokhale Arun Nalawade Saira Banu Jackie Shroff

2.The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has conducted its first-ever mock exercise on forest fire in which state?

Madhya Pradesh Uttarakhand Jharkhand Odisha

3.What is the India’s rank in the 2017 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index?

12th 8th 10th 5th

4.Who is the newly appointed MD and CEO of the LIC Housing Finance?

Sunita Sharma Pooja Bansal Nikhil Kumar Vinay Sah

5.Which of the following has become the India’s first CII-IGBC Platinum rated project?

ICICI Bank Data Centre HDFC Bank Data Centre Axis Bank Data Centre SBI Data Centre

Common Quiz Questions

1.Which Indian cricketer will be honoured with the 75th Master Dinanath Mangeshkar award for his outstanding contribution to Indian Cricket?

Gundappa Viswanath Sunil Gavaskar Kapil Dev Ravi Shastri

2.Who has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement (LTA) award at the 80th Bengal Film Journalists’ Association (BFJA) awards-2017?

Moushumi Chatterjee Chiranjeet Chakraborty Prosenjit Chatterjee Rituparna Sengupta

3.Who has been chosen for the 2016 Sahitya Akademi Award for translation in English language?

A R Vankatachalapathy Sri Aniruddhan Vasudevan Githa Hariharan K Satchidanandan

4.Which All India Radio (AIR) has been honoured with the 26th edition of Lelte Award?

AIR Aizawl AIR Bhopal AIR Lucknow AIR Delhi

5.India has recently signed pact with which country for defence shipbuilding?

Japan Australia South Korea China

GK & Current Affairs Quiz

1.What is the theme of the 2017 International Mother Earth Day (IMED)?

Trees for the Earth Environmental and Climate Literacy Earth and its ecosystems Unite for tomorrow

2.Which of the following has become the the first re-insurer to set up base in financial hub Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)?

ICICI Lombard General Insurance The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. National Insurance Co. Ltd. General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re)

3.Which state will be awarded with Krishi Karman Award for 2015-16 for wheat production?

Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Kerala

4.Which city hosted the first-ever India Indonesia Energy Forum (IIEF)?

New Delhi Yogyakarta Surabaya Jakarta

5.India’s first-ever “village of books” will open in which state to promote tourism?

Punjab Himachal Pradesh Maharashtra Tamil Nadu

General Awareness 2017

1.Which city has been designated UNESCO World Book Capital 2018?

Athens Ljubljana Conakry Alexandria

2.Which state government has signed a MoU with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for agricultural transformation?

Mizoram Odisha Manipur Assam

3.The 2017 United Nations Oceans Conference will be held in which city?

Lisbon Beijing New York Thimphu

4.Who has won the award for the 2016 Men’s Player of the Year by the Golf Industry Association (GIA)?

Shiv Chawrasia Ali Sher Aakash Ohri Anirban Lahiri

5.Nora Chopra, who passed away recently, was related to which field?

Journalism Sports Politics Science

UPSC Civil Services Examination 2017

1.The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on which date?

April 23 April 20 April 21 April 22

2.Which country to host 2017 BRICS Film Festival?

Russia South Africa China India

3.Giuseppina Nicolini has been honoured with the 2017 Felix Houphouet Boigny Peace Prize. She hails from which country?

Italy France Germany Norway

4.Which country to host the first-ever World Ocean Festival (WOF)?

England Japan India United States

5.India has contributed how much amount to United Nations (UN) Election assistance programme?

$450,000 $150,000 $250,000 $350,000

UPSC Civil Services Examination 2017

1.Akhilesh Das Gupta, the former Union Minister has passed away. He was associated with which political party?

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Indian National Congress (INC) All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)

2.The Union government will launch “SAMPADA Scheme” for which sector?

Mining Education Food processing Tourism

3.Who is the newly appointed chairman of Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)?

Shiva Kirti Singh Bipin Bihari Srivastava S B Sinha D P Wadhwa

4.Who has become the first Naga cop to receive Shaurya Chakra award since Nagaland attained statehood?

Neiphiu Rio Atu Zumvu Joseph Hesso L L Doungel

5.Which committee has been constituted by the Union government to monitor the regional air connectivity scheme “UDAN”?

V L Mathew committee Nivya Murthy committee R N Choubey committee Deepak Sajwan committee

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - UPSC

1.Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to examine the existing framework with regard to Virtual Currencies?

Dinesh Sharma committee Shaktikanta Das committee H R Khan committee B S Dharamraj committee

2.India has signed MoU with which neighboring country for extending Hindi language course?

Nepal China Myanmar Bangladesh

3.Which state government will re-launched ‘Adarana’ scheme for improving traditional occupations?

Himachal Pradesh Sikkim Andhra Pradesh Odisha

4.Which country’s team has won the 5th edition of Asian School Hockey Championship-2017?

India China Iran Malaysia

5.Kristin Davis has been appointed the new UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. She hails from which country?

Belgium Australia United States Norway

Prelims GS 2017

1.Which country’s honorary citizenship has been received by Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai?

Norway Canada Switzerland South Africa

2.Who has been named as the new administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?

Kemal Dervis Helen Clark Segolene Royal Achim Steiner

3.The International Day of Human Space Flight is observed on which date?

April 12 April 10 April 13 April 14

4.Which state government will launch a unique programme “Ammaku Vandaman” in schools to pay tribute to mothers?

Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Kerala Tamil Nadu

5.The National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD) is observed on which date in India?

April 14 April 13 April 12 April 11

UPSC Civil Services Examination 2017

1.Munshi Venu, who passed away recently, was the veteran actor of which film industry?

Tamil Odia Malayalam Telugu

2.Which state government has launched “Operation Durga” to ensure women safety?

Punjab Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Haryana

3.The 2017 Sangken festival has started in which state?

Sikkim Assam Jharkhand Arunachal Pradesh

4.Who is the newly appointed Chief Justice of Delhi High Court (DHC)?

SK Kaul Gita Mittal Huluvadi G Ramesh G Rohini

5.Which state has bagged Krishi Karman Award 2015-16 for increase in food grains production?

Himachal Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh

Current Affairs Quiz 2017

1.The World Bank (WB) has approved how much amount of loan to help India develop its first modern waterway?

$275 million $375 million $475 million $575 million

2.Which port has topped the list in the first-ever ranking of the ports on Sanitation Parameters under the Union Ministry of Shipping?

Kandla Port Cochin Port Haldia Port Vizag Port

3.India has signed sport partnership agreement with which country to increase cooperation in sports?

Canada United States Russia Australia

4.India’s first industrial-articulated robot “TAL Brabo” has been launched by which Indian company?

Tata Motors Maruti Suzuki Mahindra & Mahindra Eicher Motors

5.Dr. Mark Weinberhg, the renowned AIDS researcher has passed away. He hailed from which country?

Finland Canada Norway Australia

Common Quiz Questions

1.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved how much amount of loan to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL)?

$175 million $160 million $188 million $196 million

2.What is the theme of the 2017 World Health Day (WHD)?

Move for health Food safety Depression: Let\’s Talk Working together for health

3.The 2017 National Tuberculosis (TB) summit has started in which city?

Chennai Hyderabad Guwahati Dharamshala

4.Which movie has won the Best Film award in the 64th National Awards-2017?

Rustom Ventilator Kasaav Neerja

5.India has signed defence deal with which country for advanced Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) systems?

Japan South Korea Israel Russia

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - UPSC

1.What is the current reverse repo rate, as per first bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2017-18 of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

6.0% 6.25% 6.5% 5.75%

2.Which state government will start a one-year diploma course on “Hindu Purohityam”?

Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Jharkhand Rajasthan

3.Which digital campaign has launched for 2017 International Day of Sports for Development and Peace (IDSDP)?

#PlayForPeace #PlayForSustainableDevelopmentGoals #WePlayTogether #EndViolence

4.India and the United Kingdom (UK) will set up how much amount of Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF) to finance clean energy projects?

£255 million £340 million £555 million £240 million

5.What is the India’s rank in the world’s largest tourism economy in terms of GDP, according to the latest report of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)?

9th 7th 4th 11th

Civil Service Exam Syllabus for IAS Preliminary Exam – General Studies

1.The Union Government has launched CPS programme to deal with autonomous unmanned vehicles. What does ‘CPS’ stands for?

Cyber Physical Science Cyber Physical Systems Cyber Physical Security Cyber Physical Securitization

2.Which country will become the world’s first country to allow legalized production, sale and consumption of marijuana?

Norway Portugal Uruguay China

3.Which state government has launched “Deendayal Rasoi Yojana” to provide food at subsidized rate to poor?

Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Haryana

4.Which movie has won the Best Children’s Film in the 64th National Awards-2017?

Jaldeep As You Like It Dhanak Abhayam

5.Which city is hosting the 2017 National Children’s Film Festival (NCFF)?

Hyderabad Visakhapatnam Jaipur Bhopal

GK & Current Affairs Quiz

1.What is the India’s rank in the 2017 WEF’s Global Travel and Tourism Competitive Index (GTTCI)?

40th 52nd 33rd 67th

2.Shyam Kumar is associated with which sports?

Chess Boxing Sprint Wrestling

3.Who has been posthumously conferred the Kirti Chakra award for year 2016?

Mohan Nath Goswami Rajendra Ramraoji Nimbhorkar Prem Bahadur Resmi Magar Iqroop Singh Ghuman

4.Which state government has imposed a 10% cow cess as surcharge on stamp duty for protection and propagation of cows?

Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Punjab Rajasthan

5.The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) is located in which state?

Uttar Pradesh Jharkhand Assam Sikkim

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - UPSC

1.Which Indian cricket player has won the Sir Garfield Sober Trophy for 2016?

Virat Kohli Ravichandran Ashwin Ajinkya Rahane Ravindra Jadeja

2.Which union ministry has launched an online film certification system “e-Cinepramaan” to promote transparency and ease of doing business?

Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry of Communications Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

3.Who has been chosen for the Glenfiddich’s Emerging Artist of the Year 2017?

Sitaram Swain Sunil Sethi Peter Nagy Feroz Gujral

4.Arun Sarma, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field?

Law Science Sports Literary

5.Who has been appointed the new member to the Sports Authority of India (SAI)?

Vijender Singh Sania Mirza Siddhartha Upadhyay Sachin Tendulkar

UPSC General Studies

1.Who has been appointed the new executive director of the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP)?

David Beasley Nikki Haley Josette Sheeran James Morris

2.Truecaller has partnered with which bank to launch its UPI-based mobile payment service “Truecaller Pay”?

HDFC Bank ICICI Bank State Bank of India Axis Bank

3.Which bank has been adjudged the “Best Small Bank” award for 2016?

Bandhan Bank IDBI Bank Karur Vysya Bank Dena Bank

4.Who will become the first woman Chief Executive (CE) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?

Woo Kwok-hing Leung Chun-ying Eric Cheung Carrie Lam

5.Who has been declared the Man of the Series in the 2017 Border Gavaskar Trophy?

Ravichandran Ashwin Ajinkya Rahane Ravindra Jadeja Murali Vijay

Solved General Science Q&A

1.Which of the following will become the first e-commerce company to take membership of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)?

FreeCharge Amazon Paytm Clear trip

2.Which Indian bank has launched a unique credit card “Unnati” to spread credit inclusion?

ICICI Bank Punjab National bank Bank of India State Bank of India

3.Which country hosted the 3rd edition of World Conference on Environment?

Sri Lanka India Australia China

4.The tribal festival of nature worshipping “Sarhul” has started in which state?

Jharkhand Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Odisha

5.The Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS) is located in which state?

Kerala Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Odisha

GK & Current Affairs Quiz

1.Srinath Narayanan is associated with which sports?

Chess Boxing Football Hockey

2.Bob Dylan, who will receive the 2016 Nobel Literature Prize, hails from which country?

Germany United States France Russia

3.Which country is set to become the new member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

Alaska Guina Bissau Montenegro Ghana

4.Which Indian personality has been inducted into the international advisory board of Atlantic Council?

A R Rehman M RadhaKrishnan Bharath Gopalaswamy Anil Ambani

5.India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with New Development Bank (NDB) for major district roads project in Madhya Pradesh?

$350 million $300 million $450 million $400 million

2017 Current Affairs

1.Which Indian personality will lead Indian Parliamentary delegation in the 136th Assembly Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)-2017?

Narendra Modi Sumitra Mahajan Sushma Swaraj Rajnath Singh

2.Which country has become the world’s first country to ban metal mining nation wide?

Angola El Salvador Morocco Sudan

3.Which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has signed MoU with Indian Army to strengthen critical technological areas in the armed forces?

IIT Madras IIT Bombay IIT Indore IIT Roorkee

4.Indian Navy has recently launched Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) in which state?

Kerala Karnataka Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh

5.Who has been named the Asian Player of the Year 2016 in the senior men’s category by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)?

P R Sreejesh Dilip Tirkey Harmanpreet Singh SV Sunil

National Current Affairs 2017

1.Which tiger reserve has become the India’s first tiger reserve to get official mascot?

Kanha Tiger Reserve Sariska Tiger Reserve Corbett Tiger Reserve Sanjay Tiger Reserve

2.Which cricket team has won the 2017 Deodhar Trophy?

India B Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Punjab

3.Which Indian city hosted the 3rd G-20 Framework Working Group (FWG) meeting?

Guwahati Bhopal Varanasi Surat

4.Which country is hosting the 2nd annual meeting of New Development Bank (NDB)?

China Brazil South Africa India

5.The biggest river festival of India “Namami Brahmaputra” has started in which state?

Assam Arunachal Pradesh Sikkim Manipur