(1). Which countries Foreign Minister meets PM Modi amid strained ties over NSG bid?

• (a). USA
• (b). Russia
• (c). Brazil
• (d). China
• (e). Israel

(2). Spiritual guru, Pramukh Swami passes away is the head of Hindu Vivek Kendra

• (a). Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha
• (b). Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat
• (c). Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
• (d). Prathana Samaj
• (e). Israel

(3). Na Muthukumar who passed away recently was a _______ lyricist.

• (a). Tamil
• (b). Malayalam
• (c). Hindi
• (d). Kannada
• (e). Telugu

(4). Who won the third test held in West Indies on August 13?

• (a). West Indies
• (b). India
• (c). Draw Match
• (d). Sri Lanka
• (e). Australia

(5). Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan launched the "Colours of Independence" event at a prominent mall in

• (a). Bangalore
• (b). Mumbai
• (c). Chennai
• (d). Pune
• (e). Delhi

(6). The railway Budget will be merged with the general Budget from 2017-18 onwards. The Railway Budget was first introduced in the year

• (a). 1920
• (b). 1926
• (c). 1932
• (d). 1924
• (e). 1918

(7). Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the Union government will set up five electronic manufacturing clusters in which among the following states?

• (a). Andhra Pradesh
• (b). Arunachal Pradesh
• (c). Madhya Pradesh
• (d). Himachal Pradesh
• (e). Uttar Pradesh

(8). Government has approved ____ crore highway projects for six states, including Karnataka and Maharashtra.

• (a). Rs.911 crore
• (b). Rs.1933 crore
• (c). Rs.1955 crore
• (d). Rs.1977 crore
• (e). Rs.1999 crore

(9). Pernille Blume's an athlete belongs to Denmark related with which among the following sport?

• (a). Archery
• (b). Judo
• (c). Cycling
• (d). Rowing
• (e). Swimming

(10). Which country is set to launch the world's first quantum communication satellite having hack-proof ultra-high security features to prevent wiretapping and intercepts?

• (a). Russia
• (b). India
• (c). China
• (d). UK
• (e). USA

(11). Dipa Karmakar finishes fourth in the Vaults final marking India's most stupendous international achievement. Who won the gold medal?

• (a). Giulia Steingruber
• (b). Maria Paseka
• (c). Simone Biles
• (d). Oksana Chusovitina
• (e). Maria

(12). ONGC has launched a Rs __________ start-up fund on its diamond jubilee year "to foster, nurture and incubate new ideas related to the oil & gas sector".

• (a). 450-crore
• (b). 330-crore
• (c). 275-crore
• (d). 180-crore
• (e). 100-crore

(13). Japan has committed investments of about USD ______ billion in India in various areas including high-speed rail service, manufacturing sector.

• (a). 45
• (b). 33
• (c). 25
• (d). 18
• (e). 12

(14). Name the first woman Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court who recently has been named the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.

• (a). Sujata Manohar
• (b). Manjula Chellur
• (c). Leila Seth
• (d). Fathima Beevi
• (e). Sudhi Ranjan Das

(15). Name the player who wins the gold with an incredible 9.81 second in 100m run.

• (a). Usain Bolt
• (b). Gatlin
• (c). Elaine Thompson
• (d). Tori Bowie
• (e). Fraser-Pryce