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1. 1. A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India, Declared that the right to privacy is ‘Intrinsic to life and liberty’ and an inherent part of the fundamental freedoms enshrined in part III of the Constitution of India. In this Context, Which of the following I correct?

Right to privacy is an intrinsic part of Article 21 that protects life and liberty of the citizens of India
The ruling has implications for the government’s vast biometric ID scheme, covering access to benefits, bank account and payment of taxes
The other outcomes are unambiguously positive
All the above


2. The Bench comprising of five judges of Supreme Court of India, including Chief justice JS Khehar from major faiths in India i.e., Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism delivered judgment in which case recently ?

Triple Talaq
Animal protection
Land Acquisition
Child marriages


3. Which of the following ios not a fundamental right now in Indian Constitution ?

Right to equality
Right to freedom
Right to privacy
Right to property


4. Devendra Jhajharia and Sardara Singh received which award recently ?

Rahiv khel Ratna Award, 2017
Dronacharya Award
Dhyan Chand Award
Bhrat Ratna Award


5. Article 12 of the Universal declaration of Human Right (UN) guarantees which of the following ?

No one Shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation
Everyone has the right to the protection of law against such interference or attacks
Everyone has the right to a nationality
Both (a) and (b)


6. For Ramon Magsaysay Award, Who are selected recently ?

Gethsie Shanmugam from Sri Lanka
Abdon Nababan from Indonesia
Lilia de lima from Philippines
All the above


7. The Indian Council of Food and Agriculture on 19th August, 2017 announced the Global Agricultur

K.Chandrasekhara Rao, Cm Telangana
Nitish Kumar
P.Vijayan
Mamta Banerjee


8. The motif of 'Hampi with Chariot' is printed on the reverse of which currency note ?

One Rupee Note
Rs.500 Note
Rs.50 Note
Rs. 1000 Note


9. Who has taken Charge as Pakistan High Commisioner to India recently ?

Khulbhushan Jadhav
Sohail Mahmood
Mohamoud Abbas
Hassan Rouhani


10. Who assumed charge as the 45th Chief Justice of India on 28th August, 2017 ?

Justice Dipak Misra
Justice J S Khehar
Dalbir Singh Bhandari
Justice Leila seth


11. The payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 applies to establishments employing 10 or more persopns The present upper ceiling on gratuity amount under the Act is Rs. 10 Lakh. (with implementation of 7th Central Pay commission, in case of Government servants, the ceiling now is Rs.20 Lakhs effective from 1.1.2016). Payment of Gratuity. Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 is an important social security legislation to wage earning population in which of the following ?

industries
factories
establishments
All the above


12. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi,has given its approval for development of six laning of Narasannapeta- Ranastalam section of National Highway (NH)- 16 (old NH-5), Narasan- napeta- Ranastalam is in which state ?

Bihar
West Bengal
Orisha
Andhra Pradesh


13. Who is the Union Minister of State for Ayush ( Independent Charge ) ?

Shri Shripad Yesso Naik
Bandaru Dattatreya
Shri Ramdas Athawale
Smt. Anupriya Patel


14. Coarse cereals were included in the 12th scheme and NFSM- coarse cereal is being implemented in how many districts ?

200 districts
265 districts of 28 states since 2014-2015
150 districts
None of these


15. Who is the Secretary of DIPP ?

Dr. S.Christopher
Ramesh Abhishek
A.s. Kiran Kumar
S.Basu


16. Who are the enablers for the startups in India ?

Venture Capitalists (VCs)
Incubators
Accelerators, Banks, etc.
All the above


17. Ministry of corporate Affairs cancelled registration of around 2.10 lakh (2.09.032)defaulting companies. After closing of around 2.10 Lakh Companies are there having Active status with the Registrar of companies ?

About 11 Lakh companies
4 Lakh Companies
6 Lakh companies
None of these


18. Area of Sir Creek because of the relevance of the area to the overall security requirements of Southern Command Where is Sir Creek ?

Gujrat coast (tidal estuary between Pakistan and Pakistan)
Maharashtra sea coast
Karnataka sea coast
Kerala sea coast


19. Work will start on three river interlinking projects within the next three months. These include which of the following ?

Ken- Betwa Linking Project
Damanganga- Pinjal Link Project
Par-Tapi- Narmada link project
All the above


20. When Government of India confers "Highest Civilian Honor for Women" by presenting "Nari Shakti Puraskars" ?

June 5
8th March every year, International Women's Day
June 21
April 7


21. What is National SC-St Hub ? Give details

It is launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri narendra Modi
It aims to create a supportive ecosystem for Sc/St entrepreneurs by assisting in technology upgradation and capacity building
It enables SC/ST entrepreneurs to effectively participate in public procurement processes
All the above


22. Which of the following are some of the Priority programmes of central government ?
    Promoting Digital Payments and Pradhan mantri Awas Yojana (Urban and Rural )
    Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
    Din Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya yojana
    All the above
    
    
23. Which country is a pioneer in high-speed rail networks, and its Shinkansen bullet train is among the fastesr in the world ?
    Japan
    China
    France
    Russia
    
    
24. 125th year of Swami Vivekananda's extended love, harmony and brotherhood through his famous speech 125year back ?
    12th January 1863
    September 11, 1893
    14.11.1889
    02.10.1869
    
    
25. The two-day festival 'North East Calling is organized by which ministry ?
    Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER)
    Ministry of External Affairs
    Ministry of Home Affairs
    Ministry of Defence
    
    
26. Which of the following is correct. ?
    National Zoological Park : Delhi
    The lion Safari : Etawah
    sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens : Mysusru
    All the above
    
    
27. The central Zoo Authority (CZA) is a Statutory body created under the provisions of the wildlife (protection) Act, 1972 by the Ministry of Environment, forest and climate change. When it came into existence to oversee the functioning of zoos and provide them techincal and other assistance ?
    1992
    1975
    2001
    1985
    
    
28. The commencement of work on the Country's First High Speed (Bullet Train ) will begin on 14th Septemebr 2017 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. What are the salient feature of this project ?
    Length 508 KMs (approx) doubleline through two states, Maharashtra (156 KMs) and Gujarat (351 KMs) and UT of dadra and Nagar Haveli (2 KMs)
    Longest tunnel 21 KM switch 7 KMs undersea (Thane Creek )
    Maximum Design Speed : 350 KMPH
    All the above
    
    
29. Who is Defence Minister of India, Now ?
    Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
    Smt. Indira Gandhi
    SS Ahluwalia
    Kiren Rijiju
    
    
30. The International Literacy Day is celebrated on 8th september every year throughout the world. when unesco declared the international Literacy Day ?
    1945
    UNESCO in its 14th Session in November, 1966, Declared 8th September as the International Literacy Day
    1991
    1948
    
    
31. What are the major causes leading to railway accidents in India ?
    unmanned Level Crossing accounted for 34% of accidents in 2016-17 : (All unmanned level crossings should be eliminated expeditiously on the entire indian railway network in years time from now
    Derailments due to defects in tracks. (The special focus is to identify measures to reduce accidents due to derailments which has emerged as one of the major causes of which has emerged as one of the major causes of train accidents
    Both (a) and (b)
    Only (a)
    
    
32. Who is the President of the Swiss Confederation ?
    Jean Claude Juncker
    Ms. Doris leuthard
    Thomas Bach
    Asharose Migiro
    
    
33. Shri Sunil Arora assumed charge of which of the following ?
    New Election commissioner of india
    Attorney General
    Solicitor General
    Advocate General
    
    
34. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna was announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in his independence speech on 15th August, 2014 & the scheme was formally launched on which date ?
    2015
    28th August 2014
    2016
    2017
    
    
35. What are the additional benefits accrue to a customer on opening a bank account under jan dhan scheme ?
    a Rupay Debit card having inbuilt insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh
    an overdrft (OD) facility of Rs 5,000/ is granted to the customer for satisfactory operation of account for 6 months
    A life cover of Rs 30,000/- has also been granted to customers for opening the accounts up to a certain time period
    all the above
    
    
36. The period of five years from 1942 to 1947 reflected India’s struggle for formed the entire country into one to fight for the freedom from the British Rule. Similarly the vision of new India from 2017 to 2022 will be showcased with various developmental programmes what is the importance of 2022 ?br /> Starting of 15th Five Year Plan
    India will be celebrating 75 years of india’s independence.
    60 years of Green Revolution
    None of These