According to the recently passed Constitution amendment bill, the reservation to SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and state assemblies will be extended by how many years?
1.15 years
2.10 years
3.5 years
4.8 years
It is on this subject the Law Commission of India submitted its 267th report to the Union Government.
1.Hate Speech
2.Advocates Act
3. Pet Shop Rules
4.. Electoral Reforms
Leena Nair is appointed as the secretary in the ministry of _____________.
1.Home Affairs
2.Tribal affairs
3. External Affairs
4.Chemicals and Fertilizers, Parliamentary Affairs
Rana Kanwar Pal was elected as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of
1.Uttar Pradesh
2.Punjab
3.Goa
4.Manipur
The Union Government formally transferred ownership of Indu Mills land to this State Government for the construction of Ambedkar Memorial.
1.Maharashtra
2.Gujarat
3.Uttar Pradesh
4. Chattisgarh
The Union government has decided to revive 40-year-old North Koel Irrigation project to resolve water problems in which two states?
1.Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh
2.Rajasthan & Gujarat
3.Maharashtra & Karnataka
4.Bihar & Jharkhand
The Union Government lowered interest rates on Small Savings Scheme by
1.0.10%
2.0.20%
3.0.30%
4.0.40%
The Union Government sought apology from this media agency before the Supreme Court for violating the telecast norms during the Pathankot terror in 2016.
1. Times Now
2. Aaj Tak
3.NDTV India
4.ABP News
Under which Article of the Constitution of India the President has the power of pardon or remission?
1. Article 72
2. Article 71
3. Article 76
4. Article 74
Which app is launched by the Union Minister Piyush Goyal to monitor the coal dispatch?
1.URJA
2.Vidhyut Pravah
3.SEVA
4.GARV-II
Who is appointed as a chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament?
1.Mallikarjun Kharge
2.Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas
3.N. Janardhana Reddy
4.Buta Singh
Who is selected as the 14th President of India?
1.Ram Nath Kovind
2.Suresh Kumar
3.Rajesh kumar
4.Meira kumar
As per an announcement by the Union Government, India's nuclear power generation capacity will be tripled by
1.2021
2.2022
3.2023
4.2024
The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched a Coffee Table Book titled '50 Years - The Great Indian Milk Revolution.' Who of the following is handling ministry?
1.Najma A. Heptulla
2. Birender Singh
3.Radha Mohan Singh
4.Narendra Singh Tomar
The United Nations Human Rights Council has granted which country a two-year extension to probe into the alleged war crimes committed during civil war?
1.Syria
2.Iraq
3. Sri Lanka
4.Sudan
Which committee has been constituted by the Union government to monitor the regional air connectivity scheme "UDAN"?
1.V L Mathew committee
2.Nivya Murthy committee
3.R N Choubey committee
4.Deepak Sajwan committee
Which Union Minister launched the mobile app of (MHA) Grievances Redressal Mobile Application and Border Security Force (BSF)?
1.Ramvilas Paswan
2.Y.S. Chowdary
3.Rajnath Singh
4.Venkaiah Naidu
Who is the longest serving Chief Minister of any Indian state?
1.Lal Thanhawla
2.Gegong Apang
3.Pawan Kumar Chamling
4. Jyoti Basu
Who launched Vidya - Veerta Abhiyan to encourage Universities to display portraits of Param Veer Chakra-decorated soldiers?
1. Prakash Javadekar
2. Harsh Vardhan
3.Smriti Zubin Irani
4.Venkaiah Naidu
A famous person, David Douglas Duncan was passed away in France. He belongs to the profession of;
1.Lyricist
2.Animation
3.Photography
4.Writer
Akhilesh Das Gupta, the former Union Minister has passed away. He was associated with which political party?
1.Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
2.Indian National Congress (INC)
3.All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
4.Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
An exhibition titled 'Swachhagraha - Bapu Ko Karyanjali' has inaugurated in which city to mark 100 years of the historic Champaran Satyagraha?
1.Kanpur
2.Porbandar
3.Lucknow
4.New Delhi
Andrej Plenkovic who has got the approval of parliament for forming the new government by winning the most parliamentary seats in the general election is Prime Minister of which country?
1.Croatia
2.Slovenia
3.Romania
4.Slovakia
As per union government the number of the personnel opting for Voluntary Retirement Service (VRS) in central paramilitary forces rose to around what percent in year 2016-17 as compared to 2015-16.
1.200 per cent
2.300 per cent
3.345 per cent
4.450 per cent
Constitution of India was adopted by constituent assembly on?
1.Jan-48
2.Jan-49
3.Jan-50
4.Nov-50
Devineni Rajshekhar, the former Minister of Andhra Pradesh has passed away. He was associated with which political party?
1.Indian National Congress (INC)
2.Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
3.Communist Party of India (CPI)
4.Telugu Desam Party (TDP)
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the eighth conference of head of missions in ________.
1.Mumbai
2.Pune
3.Goa
4.New Delhi
Former Union Minister, Akhilesh Das Gupta passed away in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 12 April 2017, after suffering from a heart attack. Which party did he serve under in the government?
1.Bharatiya Janata Party
2.Congress Party
3.Samajwadi Party
4.Bahujan Samajh Party
Giuseppe Conte served as the Prime Minister of which country?
1.Italy
2.Spain
3.France
4.Poland
How many bills were passed in Rajya Sabha in the winter session of Parliament?
1.12
2.10
3.15
4.8
Which country's ruling Community Party has re-elected its 76-year-old General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong?
1.Cambodia
2.Laos
3.Vietnam
4.Thailand
In which country, the first national election will be held in the year 2021 after a long time of 14 years?
1.Palestine
2.Venezuela
3.Guyana
4.Suriname
Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid is appointed as interim Prime Minister of which country?
1.Slovakia
2.Slovenia
3.Somalia
4.Croatia
Mohamed Irfaan Ali has become the president of which country?
1.Suriname
2.Guyana
3.Brazil
4.Venezuela
The Lok Sabha recently passed the Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016. It will replace which of the following Acts?
1.Mental Health Act, 1986
2.Mental Health Act, 1987
3.Mental Health Act, 1988
4.Mental Health Act, 1989
The Rajya Sabha passed the Employee's Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to replace
1.The Employee's Compensation Act, 1913
2.The Employee's Compensation Act, 1923
3.The Employee's Compensation Act, 1933
4.The Employee's Compensation Act, 1943
The reservation for SC/STs in Lok Sabha, state assemblies has been extended by how much period?
1.15 years
2.12 years
3.10 years
4.5 years
The Union Cabinet approved four GST related bill recently. Identify which of the following is not one of them.
1.The Central Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017
2.The Integrated Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017
3.The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017
4.The States Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017
The Union Cabinet approved the revised Air Services Agreement (ASA) with this country recently.
1.Malaysia
2.Indonesia
3.Vietnam
4.Laos
The Union Cabinet approved the signing of a new Air Services Agreement with this country recently.
1.Poland
2.Germany
3.Serbia
4.Australia
The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved winding up of CHBL and ICBL recently. Both of these organizations were engaged in
1.Renewable Energy Sector
2.Entertainment Industry
3.Hospitality Sector
4.Automobile Sector
The Union Cabinet recently approved an MoU signed in the field of Cyber Security. The MoU was signed with which of the following countries?
1.The United States of America
2.Britain
3.Switzerland
4.Germany
The Union government has launched a new comprehensive scheme to boost the development of which sector?
1.Handloom
2.Powerloom
3.Tourism
4.Education
The Union Government has launched CPS programme to deal with autonomous unmanned vehicles. What does 'CPS' stands for?
1.Cyber Physical Science
2.Cyber Physical Systems
3.Cyber Physical Security
4. Cyber Physical Securitization
The Union Government has launched RUSA portal to act as a one-stop for States' Higher Education Plans. What does 'RUSA' stands for?
1.Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
2.Rashtriya Uttam Shiksha Abhiyan
3.Rashtriya Unmukht Shiksha Abhiyan
4. Rashtriya Unnatsheel Shiksha Abhiyan
The Union Government has sanctioned Rs 98.35 Cr for the development of a Heritage Circuit in which Indian state?
1.Assam
2.Meghalaya
3.Manipur
4.Tripura
The Union government will launch "SAMPADA Scheme" for which sector?
1.Mining
2.Education
3.Food processing
4.Tourism
This ministry launched the Mission Retro-Fitment recently.
1.Ministry of Railways
2. Ministry of Rural Development
3.Ministry of Consumer Affairs
4.Ministry of External Affair
Union Government signed USD 350 million loan agreement with which financial organisation for road projects in Madhya Pradesh?
1.International Monetary Fund (IMF)
2.World Bank
3.New Development Bank
4.Asian Development Bank
Union Minister for Urban development and housing M. Venkaiah Naidu launched which of the following app with MSEFC portal?
1.MyMSME
2.MKisan
3.MEAIndia
4.mKavach
What is the serving term of the members of Rajya Sabha?
1.4 yrs
2.5 yrs
3.6 yrs
4.7 yrs
Which Article is related with "Abolition of Untouchability"?
1.Article 20
2. Article 19
3.Article 18
4.Article 17
Which city is hosting the 2017 National Children's Film Festival (NCFF)?
1.Hyderabad
2.Visakhapatnam
3.Jaipur
4.Bhopal
Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to examine the existing framework with regard to Virtual Currencies?
1.Dinesh Sharma committee
2.Shaktikanta Das committee
3.H R Khan committee
4.. B S Dharamraj committee
Which committee has been formed by the Uttar Pradesh Government to implement farm loan waiver decision?
1.Rahul Bhatnagar committee
2.Vikram Sharma committee
3.Ajay Goenka committee
4.Vinod Malwai committee
Which Indian political leader has been named among the probable contenders for Times 100 most influential people in the world list 2017?
1.Narenda Modi
2.Arun Jaitley
3.Sushma Swaraj
4.Sonia Gandhi
Which ministry bans the cattle slaughter Across India?
1.Ministry of Environment
2.Ministry of Civil Aviation
3.Ministry of Human Resource Development
4.Ministry of agriculture and Farmer welfare
Which ministry launched the Talent Hunt for artists and give them a platform to showcase their talent on the national stage?
1.Minister of Environment and climate change
2.Ministry of culture and tourism
3.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
4.Ministry of Labour and Employment
Which of the following party formed the 15th National Assembly in Pakistan?
1.National Party
2.Pakistan Peoples Party
3.Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz
4.Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Which port has topped the list in the first-ever ranking of the ports on Sanitation Parameters under the Union Ministry of Shipping?
1. Kandla Port
2.Cochin Port
3.Haldia Port
4.Vizag Port
Which union minister has launched an integrated grievances redressal platform "MoPNG e Seva" for Petroleum and Gas related queries?
1.Faggan Singh Kulaste
2. Ajay Tamta
3.Arjun Ram Meghwal
4.Dharmendra Pradhan
Which union minister has launched PowerTex India scheme to boost powerloom sector?
1.Narendra Modi
2.Smriti Irani
3.Rajnath Singh
4.Arun Jaitley
Which Union minister Inaugurates the Integration of eSanad with CBSE's Academic Repository recently?
1.Shri Nitin Gadkari
2. Shri Suresh Prabhu
3.Smt Sushma Swaraj
4.Smt Smriti Irani
Which union ministry has launched an online film certification system "e-Cinepramaan" to promote transparency and ease of doing business?
1.Ministry of Science and Technology
2.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
3.Ministry of Communications
4.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Which union ministry has launched nation-wide training programme for Elected Women representatives (EWRs) of Panchayats?
1.Ministry of Home Affairs
2.Ministry of Human Resource Development
3. Ministry of Women and Child Development
4.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Which union ministry has organized the 5th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM)-2017?
1.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
2. Ministry of Culture
3.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
4.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Who approves 20 lakh houses for urban poor under PM Awas Yojna recently?
1.Shri Venkaiah Naidu
2.Shri Arun Jaitley
3. Shri Naveen Patnaik
4.Shri Suresh Menon
Who get the additional charge of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)?
1. Ramvilas Paswan
2.Kalraj Mishra
3.Jagat Prakash Nadda
4.Harsha Vardhan
Who has become Estonia's first female prime minister?
1.Golda Meri
2.Kaja Kallas
3.Kersti Kaljulaid
4.Soong Ching-ling
Who has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to Portugal?
1.Manish Pandey
2.Sudhir Pal
3. Manish Chauhan
4.Sumit Kher
Who has been appointed as the new General Secretary of the BJP?
1.BL Santosh
2. Manohar Joshi
3.Ramlal
4.Amit Shah
Who has been appointed as the new governor of Himachal Pradesh?
1.Bandaru Dattatreya
2.Kiran Bedi
3.BL Santosh
4.Kalraj Mishra
Who is appointed as Prime Minister of Tunisia by Tunisian President Kais Saied to form govt in 1 month?
1. Hichem Mechichi
2.Rached Ghannouchi
3.Elyes Fakhfakh
4.Youssef Chahed
Who is the present speaker of Lok Sabha?
1.Meera Kumar
2.Ramnath Kovind
3.Om birla
4.Ramvilas Paswan
Yoweri Museveni has won the sixth term as the President of which country?
1.USA
2.Guyana
3.Palestine
4.Uganda