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Q.1. The 2017 bilateral maritime exercise “SIMBEX-17” has started between India and which country?
A. Sri Lanka
B. South Africa
C. South Korea
D. Singapore
Ans. Singapore

Q.2. Which union minister has given the additional charge of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)?
A. Ravi Shankar Prasad
B. Ananth kumar
C. Harsh Vardhan
D. J P Nadda
Ans. Harsh Vardhan

Q.3. Which country has topped the 2017 Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) released by Ernst and Young (EY)?
A. China
B. India
C. Germany
D. Australia
Ans. China

Q.4. Which company is the most valuable brand in India, according to recently released 2017 Brand Finance India 100 report?
A. Tata Group
B. Airtel
C. LIC
D. Reliance
Ans. Tata Group

Q.5. India’s first Aquatic Rainbow Technology Park (ARTP) will be set up in which city?
A. Vishakhapatnam
B. Chennai
C. Kochi
D. Mumbai
Ans. Chennai

Q.6. What is the theme of 2017 International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia (IDAHOT)?
A. Mental health
B. Childhood memories
C. Families
D. Join Hands
Ans. Families

Q.7. Which of the following has been adjudged as the cleanest railway station in category A1, as per recently released report by the Ministry of Railways?
A. Vishakhapatnam
B. Jammu Tawi
C. Secunderabad
D. Anand ViharTerminal
Ans. Visakhapatnam

Q.8. Which Indian scientist has won the 2017 Dan David prize in the “Future” category?
A. Dronamraju Krishna Rao
B. Biman Bagchi
C. Har Gobind Khorana
D. Shrinivas Kulkarni
Ans. Shrinivas Kulkarni

Q.9. Who has been awarded the 2017 INSA Young Scientist award for research in cancer treatment?
A. R D Trivedi
B. Aasok Tmange
C. Sidharth Deshmukh
D. Aravind Kumar Rengan
Ans. Aravind Kumar Rengan

Q.10. Which state government has constituted “Maa committee” to check mid day meal quality in schools?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Assam
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Himachal Pradesh
Ans. Uttar Pradesh

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