1. The ISRO recently launched its monster rocket, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III). Its payload was a 3,136 kg communication satellite
1. GSAT-19
2. GSAT-5P
3. RESOURCESAT-2
4. Youthsat
5. GSAT-8

2. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recently cleared the pending rules for the rollout of the new indirect tax regime from Jul 1. The GST on Agri machinery is fixed at
1. 0 per cent
2. 2 per cent
3. 5 per cent
4. 6 per cent
5. 8 per cent

3. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recently cleared the pending rules for the rollout of the new indirect tax regime from Jul 1. Bidi will be taxed at what per cent without cess?
1. 05 per cent
2. 12 per cent
3. 18 per cent
4. 22 per cent
5. 28 per cent

4. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recently cleared the pending rules for the rollout of the new indirect tax regime from Jul 1. The GST rate for gold has been fixed at
1. 2 per cent
2. 3 per cent
3. 4 per cent
4. 5 per cent
5. 6 per cent

5. What was the theme of the World Environment Day 2017 observed on 5 Jun?
1. Pledge to Protect the Nature
2. Connecting People to Environment
3. Man and Nature for Each Other
4. Connecting People to Nature
5. None of these

6. The Ministry of Rural Development has selected Vizianagaram district in which state as one of the 17 districts across the nation for the MGNREGA annual award?
1. Telangana
2. Kerala
3. Karnataka
4. Andhra Pradesh
5. Tamil Nadu

7. What is India's ranking in terms of competitiveness in the annual rankings compiled by the International Institute for Management Development's (IMD) World Competitiveness Center?
1. 25th
2. 45th
3. 35th
4. 41st
5. 32nd

8. Aircom, which will be one of India's largest private sector telecom companies, is a merged entity of Reliance Communications and
1. Aircel
2. Idea
3. MTS
4.JIO
5. Telenor

9. The World Bank recently revised India's growth figures by 0.4 percentage points as compared to its Jan forecast. The Bank has projected what per cent growth rate for India in 2017?
1. 6.1 per cent
2. 6.3 per cent
3. 6.5 per cent
4. 6.8 per cent
5. 7.2 per cent

10. The State Bank of India recently raised Rs 15,000 cr from domestic and foreign institutional
investors through QIP of shares. The term QIP stands for
1. Quantitative Institutional Placement
2. Qualitative Institutional Placement
3. Qualified Institutional Placement
4. Quarried Institutional Placement
5.None of these

11. ____ topped the annual rankings compiled by the International Institute for Management Development's (IMD) World Competitiveness Center in terms of competitiveness.
1. USA
2. Hong Kong
3. Switzerland
4. Singapore
5. Taiwan

12. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recently cleared the pending rules for the rollout of the new indirect tax regime from Jul 1. The footwear priced below Rs 500 will be
taxed at 5 per cent while the rest at
1. 8 per cent
2. 10 per cent
3. 12 per cent
4. 18 per cent
5. 28 percent

13. The gulf countries including Saudi Arabia and UAE recently isolated Qatar accusing it of supporting terrorism in the region. The capital city of Qatar is
1. Doha
2. Manama
3. Damascus
4. Tripoli
5. Sana'a

14. _______ won the 2017 UEFA Champions League football tournament.
1. Barcelona FC
2. Juventus FC
3. Manchester City FC
4. Bayern Munich FC
5. Real Madrid FC

15. The book "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" has been authored by
1. Jhumpa Lahiri
2. Vikram Seth
3. Arundhati Roy
4. Kiran Desai
5. Salman Rushdie

16. To emphasize the importance of financial literacy, the Reserve Bank of India is observing Financial Literacy Week across the country during
1. Jun 5-9, 2017
2. Jun 9-13, 2017
3. Jun 12-16, 2017
4. Jun 15-19, 2017
5. Jun 20-24, 2017

17. Which country has been ranked on top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business on the 2017 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI)?
1. China
2. Malaysia
3. India
4. Indonesia
5. Thailand

18. ___________ is the first city in India to have a public bicycle sharing system which has been named Trin Trin.
1. Bengaluru
2. Mysuru
3. Chennai
4. Hyderabad
5. Kochi

19. Which state govt recently launched the single-women pension scheme across the state, the first such scheme in India?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. West Bengal
3. Maharashtra
4. Gujarat
5. Telangana

20. The Energy Efficiency Services Ltd has initiated a French Agency-funded project to retrofit 10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram Panchayats of seven districts in
1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Rajasthan
4. Andhra Pradesh
5. Karnataka

21. Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recently cleared the pending rules for the rollout of the new indirect tax regime from Jul 1. The readymade garments will attract GST at
1. 05 per cent
2. 08 per cent
3. 12 per cent
4. 18 per cent
5. 28 per cent

22. Nepal recently signed a deal with which country to develop a 1,200 MW Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project, the biggest hydro project in the landlocked country?
1. China
2. India
3. US
4. Japan
5. UK

23. Who among the following was elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal recently? He is the 4)0th Prime Minister of Nepal.
1. Madhav Kumar Nepal
2. Baburam Bhattarai
3. Ram Chandra Poudel
4. Khadga Prasad Oli
5. Sher Bahadur Deuba

24. The RBI issued the second bimonthly monetary policy review on 7 Jun. What is the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF)?
1. 6 per cent
2. 6.25 per cent
3. 6.50 per cent
4. 6.75 per cent
5. 7 per cent

25. Montenegro has officially joined North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) becoming the 29th member of the group. The capital of Montenegro is
1. Bujumbura
2. Bridgetown
3. Asmara
4. Podgorica
5. Tallinn

26. India recently signed an agreement to provide a line of credit of USD 318 mn to which country for the development of the railway sector there?
1. Sri Lanka
2. Bangladesh
3. Nepal
4. Bhutan
5. Myanmar

27. Vijaya Bank is going to develop as many as 100 digital villages in various states of the country. The bank is headquartered at
1. Gurugram
2. Mumbai
3. Bengaluru
4. Kolkata
5. Chennai

28. Suicide bombers attacked the parliament and the mausoleum of the Ayatollah Khomeini in which country recently killing 13 people?
1. Qatar
2. Saudi Arabia
3. UAE
4. Bahrain
5. Iran

29. The govt has decided to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) with a new body HEERA which means
1. Higher Education Establishment Regulation Agency
2. Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency
3. Higher Education Empowerment and Rating Agency
4. Higher Education Establishment Registration Agency
5. None of these

30. India has been admitted as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Which of the following is NOT a member of SCO as of now?
1. Uzbekistan
2. Tajikistan
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Kazakhstan
5. None of these

31. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recently cleared the pending rules for the rollout of the new indirect tax regime from Jul
1. The GST on all biscuits will be levied at 1. 05 per cent
2. 10 per cent
3. 12 per cent
4. 18 per cent
5. 28 per cent

32. The World Oceans Day is observed every year on
1. 01 Jun
2. 03 Jun
3. 05 Jun
4. 06 Jun
5. 08 Jun

33. The Reserve Bank of India, in its second bi-monthly monetary policy review of FY18, cut the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) by 50 bps (starting Jun 2 4) to
1. 19.5 per cent
2. 20.5 per cent
3. 20 per cent
4. 21.5 per cent
5. 22 per cent

34. The Centre has approved the modifications to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Bill 2017 to pave way for organizing 'kambala' in the coming season in
1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3.Tamil Nadu
4. Andhra Pradesh
5.Odisha

35. The govt recently gave its nod for Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to enter into two separate MoUs with securities market regulators of the European Union and
1. Iran
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Mongolia
4. Mexico
5. Chad

36. The govt has approved the proposed MoU between EXIM Bank (India) and Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) for export credit (for infrastructural development in India) worth
1. USD 2 bn
2. USD 5 bn
3. USD 7 bn
4. USD 9 bn
5. USD 10 bn

37. A National Human Milk Bank and Lactation Counselling Centre -'Vatsalya - Maatri Amrit Kosh - was inaugurated recently in New Delhi in collaboration with the govt of
1. Norway
2. Denmark
3. Sweden
4. Poland
5. New Zealand