General Knowledge and Current Affairs

1.Which country is hosting the 2017 BRICS National Security Advisors (NSAs) meeting?

Brazil South Africa China India

2.Which high court has made National song ‘Vande Mataram’ mandatory in Tamil Nadu schools?

Madras High Court Delhi High Court Bombay High Court

Kerala High Court

3.Dharam Singh, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state?

Himachal Pradesh Karnataka Assam Kerala

4.Where is the headquarters of Dredging Corporation of India Limited?

Pune New Delhi Chennai Visakhapatnam

5.Which Indian organisation has designed and build the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam memorial?

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) 

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)

2017 Current Affairs

1.The Yelagiri summer festival has started in which state?

Tamil Nadu Kerala Karnataka West Bengal

2.Laura Biagiotti, the renowned fashion designer passed away. She hailed from which country?

United States Italy France Japan

3.India’s first multi-modal electric vehicle project has launched in which city?

New Delhi Kolkata Chennai Nagpur

4.Which country is hosting the 2017 G7 summit?

Japan Canada Italy Germany

5.Which is the only Indian monument to figure in the world’s top 10 TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice awards for Landmarks?

Taj Mahal Gateway of India Qutab Minar Swaminarayan Akshardham

Civil Service Exam – General Studies 2017

1.Which Indian personality has become the Vice-President (VP) of the Local Organising Committee (LoC) of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017?

Babul Supriyo Kushal Das Praful Patel Nikhil Kumar

2.The 2017 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting has started in which country?

Italy France Germany India

3.The International Buddhist conference on “Buddhism in 2lst Century” has started in which state?

Arunachal Pradesh Bihar Sikkim West Bengal

4.Which parliamentary committee has suggested merger of state-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL for their long-term survival?

Tarun Jaitely committee Bhagat Singh Koshyari committee Ashok Lavasa committee Arvind Sawant committee

5.Which Indian Badminton player has been appointed a new member of the governing body of Sports Authority of India (SAI)?

Prakash Padukone Pullela Gopichand Saina Nehwal Jwala Gutta

General Knowledge Question Answer

1.Which of the following was not an objective of the Panch Sheel?

Peaceful coexistence Non-interference in each other’s internal affairs Non-aggression Efforts for world-peace and international cooperation

2.Who among the following was the Finance Minister in the Interim Government headed by Jawaharlal Nehru?

M.A. Jinnah Rahamat Ali Liquat Ali Khan None of the above

3.Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) was launched in 2001 by merging

JGSY and EAS TRYSEM and DWCRA MWS and GKY NREP and RLEGP

4.With reference to Lok Adalats, which of the following statements is correct?

There is no court fee for Lok Adalat Lok Adalats can deal with matters which are civil and not criminal in nature. Every Lok Adalat consists of either serving or retired judicial officers only and not any None of the statements given above is correct

5.Which one of the following was established to improve administrative efficiency of the government departments?

Central Statistical Organisation Organisations and Methods Division Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - TNPSC

1.Consider the following UN Security council 

i. Composition – 15 members 

ii. 5 permanent and 10 non permanent members

iii. All 15 members have Veto powers

iv. 10 Non permanent elected for 5 years term

i, ii are correct 

i, ii, iii are correct 

i, ii, iv are correct 

All are correct

2.Consider the following statements

I. NDC was established in 1952 by Act of Parliament

II. NDC is a statutory body Choose the correct code:

I alone correct 

I, II are correct 

Both are correct 

Both are worng

3.Special officer for Linguistic Minorities is appointed by president under which Article?

349 350 350 A 350 B

4.Which of the following states attained direct state hood?

Haryana Mizoram Arunachal Pradesh Goa

5.Consider the following

 I. Southern Railway has 6 zones

 II. 4 zones are present in Tamilnadu

I alone correct 

II alone correct 

Both are correct 

Both are wrong

Preliminary exam model QP - Group 1

1.The least five digit perfect square number which is divisible by 3, 4, 5 and 8 is

10800 10201 14400 32400

2.The HCF and LCM of two numbers are respectively 12 and 2448. If the difference of the numbers is 60, their sum is

348 284 248 204

3.The product of two numbers is 4107. If the HCF of the numbers is 37, the greater number is

185 111 107 101

4.In a group of students, 70% can speak English and 65% can speak Hindi. If 27% of the students can speak none of the two languages, then what per cent of group can speak both the languages?

38% 62% 28% 23%

5.A sum 817 is divided among, A, B and C such that A receives 25% more than B and B received 25% less than C. What is the A share in the amount?

228 247 285 304

GK quiz

1.Which state has become the first Indian state to have implemented Public Fund Management System (PFMS)?
Uttar Pradesh Jharkhand Rajasthan Jammu & Kashmir

2.India-CHEM 2016 International Conference has started in which of the following cities?
New Delhi Jaipur Mumbai Chennai

3.Who has been appointed as the new Chancellor of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) University?
Mehant Kumar Disha Nehwal Ashok Chawla Lalit Jain

4.Who has been appointed as the United Nations Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in India?
Madhuri Dixit Deepika Padukone Aishwaryaa Dhanush Priyanka Chopra

5.The Solung festival has started in which state of India?
Manipur Tripura Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland

General Knowledge Question Answer

1.Who has been appointed as the new independent director on the board of India Post Payment Banks (IPPB)?
M L Lodha R S Sodhi G S Bhatti P K Kumar

2.The novel “One Indian Girl” has been authored by whom?
Kiran Desai Jhumpa Lahiri Chetan Bhagat Amitav Ghosh

3.Who was the flag bearer from India at the closing ceremony in the 2016 Rio Olympics?
P V Sindhu Lalita Babar Sakshi Malik Leander Paes

4.Which state has become the first Indian state to draft its own internal security act?
Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Odisha Kerala

5.Who has been sworn-in as the new Governor of Punjab?
Najma Heptulla VP Singh Badnore Jagdish Mukhi Kaptan Singh Solanki

Chemistry

Q1. With reference to ionic compounds,consider the following statements:

1) Ionic compounds are insoluble in alcohol.

2) Ionic compounds in the solid state are good conductors of electricity.

Which of these statements is /are correct ?

a) Only 1 
b)Only 2
c)Both 1 and 2 
d)Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: a) Only 1

Explanation-Ionic compounds are insoluble in non –polar solvent, but are soluble in water and other polar solvent .Ionic compounds donot conduct electricity in solid state because the ions occupied fixed positions and are not able to have free movement .Thus ionic compounds are bad conductors of electricity in solid state but are good conductor of electricity in molten or dissolved state.

Q2.A change in which one or more new substances are formed is called.

a) Physical change 
b) Chemical change 
c) Both of them
d) None

ANSWER: b) Chemical change

Explanation-A chemical change is also called as chemical reaction and it is irreversible.

Q3.The process of depositing a layer of zinc on iron is called.

A) Ionization
B) Crystallization
C) Galvanization
D) Neutralization 

ANSWER: C) Galvanization

Explanation-Galvanization prevents rusting of iron.

Q4.Salts of which of the following elements provide colours to fireworks?

a) Zinc and sulphur
b) Potassium and mercury
c) Strontium and barium
D) Chromium and nickel

ANSWER: c) Strontium and barium

Q5.Consider the following statements:

1) Reactions in which energy is absorbed are known as Endothermic Reactions.
2) Zinc and lead are less reactive elements than copper.

Select the incorrect option.:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None

ANSWER: b) 2 only

Explanation-zinc and lead are more reactive than copper .Thus they displace copper from its compounds.

Days and Years

1. In which year Sarvodaya Plan was initiated?

a. 1949
b. 1960
c. 1950
d. 1940

ANSWER: c. 1950


2. What was the time period for first five year plan?

a. 1951-1956
b. 1941-1946
c. 1931-1936
d. 1950-1955

ANSWER: a. 1951-1956

3. When was the first Regional Rural bank established?

a. 3rd June, 1975
b. 2nd January, 1976
c. 2nd October, 1975
d. 2nd April, 1975

ANSWER: c. 2nd October, 1975


4. When was the ICICI Bank incorporated?

a. 1955
b. 1969
c. 1956
d. 1970

ANSWER: a. 1955

5. When was IDBI established?

a. 1965
b. 1966
c. 1964
d. 1967

ANSWER: c. 1964

Books and Authors

1. Which one of the following is written by Donna Trott?

a) The goldfinch
b) What young India wants
c) Substance and Shadow
d) None

ANSWER: a) The goldfinch

It won the Pulitzer Prize for Friction in 2014.

2. K. Giriprakash wrote a book on whom among the following?

a) Lakshmi Mittal
b) Mukesh Ambani
c) Subrata Roy
d) Vijay Mallya

ANSWER: d) Vijay Mallya

Vijay Mallya is an Indian businessman and politician.

3. Who is the author of 'What young India wants'?

a) Amish Tripati
b) Chetan Bhagat
c) Durjoy Datta
d) Ravinder Singh

ANSWER: b) Chetan Bhagat

'What Young India Wants' is the only non-fiction book by Chetan Bhagat, author of five novels. It is a compilation of his speeches and essays. It has various topics ranging from Indian society, Indian politics and young Indians.

4. Who is the author of “3 Sections”?

a) Arvind Krishna Mehtotra
b) Arun Kolatkar
c) Nissim Ezekiel
d) Vijay Seshadri

ANSWER: d) Vijay Seshadri

It won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

5. Who is the author of "Sahara: the untold story"?

a) Aditya Puri
b) Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty
c) Subrata Roy
d) Tamal Bandyopadhyay

ANSWER: d) Tamal Bandyopadhyay

"Sahara: the untold story" details the beginnings and the current day working of the secretive Sahara India Parivar.

General Knowledge Question Answer

1.HD 2967 is the new high yielding variety of -

1. Rice

2. Maize

3. Mustered

4. Wheat

2.The scientific study of soil is -

1. Earth Study

2. Soil Science

3. Penology

4. Soil Chemistry

3.Prabhat is an early short duration variety of -

1. Red gram

2. Wheat

3. Maize

4. Rice

4.The Minimum Support Price for Foodgrains was introduced in the year -

1. 1954

2. 1944

3. 1964

4. 1974

5.Which of the following is a commercial crop?

1. Cotton

2. Bajra

3. Jowar

4. Paddy