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1 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. B 11. B 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. D 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. B 21. B 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. C 27. A 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. C 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. B 36. A 37. D 38. D 39. C 40. B 41. B 42. C 43. C 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. D 48. D 49. A

2 50. C 51. C 52. A 53. C 54. C 55. C 56. B 57. A 58. A 59. D 60. B 61. C 62. D 63. C 64. A 65. B 66. C 67. C 68. A 69. B 70. B 71. A 72. A 73. A 74. D 75. D 76. B 77. C 78. A 79. C 80. B 81. B 82. B 83. A 84. A 85. B 86. B 87. D 88. B 89. A 90. B 91. A 92. A 93. B 94. A 95. B 96. A 97. D 98. C

3 99. B 100. B 101. B 102. A 103. A 104. D 105. B 106. D 107. B 108. C [Snehlata Shrivastava] Snehlata Shrivastava, a 1982 batch IAS officer from the Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as new Secretary-General of Lok Sabha. She succeeded Anoop Mishra on December 1 and her tenure will end on November 30, With this, she has become the first woman Secretary-General of Lok Sabha. Snehlata s appointment was approved by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Prior to this post, she was working as Secretary Law in Central government. Ms Shrivastava has 35 years of rich and varied administrative experience Correct Answer: D [South Korea] Jenny Kim, a South Korean beauty pageant titleholder, has been crowned Miss Supranational 2017 in Krynica-Zdroj, Poland on December 1, She was crowned by the very beautiful Miss Supranational 2016 Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty of India. Altogether 65 contestants from across the globe participated at the prestigious pageant with Jenny Kim emerging victorious Correct Answer: B [Telangana] The Telangana State Government will set up the world s first IT Campus for differentlyabled persons. On the occasion of the World Disability Day (WDD), the state Government has signed an agreement with Vindhya E-Infomedia Private Limited to set up the Information and Technology (IT) campus to focus on creating employment opportunities for persons with disabilities on December 3, The proposed campus will be set up in an area of 10 acres near the IT park developed by the state Government near the Hyderabad international airport. The campus will have all the amenities like Training, Residential facility and Delivery centers that will cater to various clients both domestic and International. The campus is expected to create two thousand jobs in next 5 years by providing apt training Correct Answer: D [Deepika Kumari] Deepika Kumari from India has won bronze medal at the Indoor Archery World Cup Stage 2 that concluded in Bangkok, Thailand on December 3, She defeated 13th seeded Sayana Tsyrempilova of Russia 7-3 in the women s recurve bronze play-off Correct Answer: A [South Korea and the United States]

4 South Korea and the United States launched their largest-ever joint aerial drill exercise Vigilant Ace-2017 on December 4 and will run till Dec 8, Around 12,000 US service members, including from the Marines and Navy, are joining South Korean troops. The joint exercise is designed to enhance readiness and operational capability and to ensure peace and security on the Korean peninsula, the US military had said before the drills began. The exercise comes after a week after North Korea said it had tested its most advanced missile as part of a weapons programme that has raised global tensions Correct Answer: A [Kerala ] India s largest floating solar power plant has become operational at the Banasura Sagar dam in Wayanad, Kerala on December 5, The solar power plant that floats on the surface of water has a capacity of 500 kilowatts (KW). It consists of 1,938 solar panels with a capacity of 260 watts, a 500 kilo volt ampere (KVA) transformer and 17 inverters. The unique feature of this plant is the anchoring mechanism used by the overwhelming technology to maintain the plant with the alteration of the water level. The total cost of the project is Rs crore 114. Correct Answer: C [Venezuela] Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro launched a crypto-currency Petro to advance issues of monetary sovereignty, make financial transactions and overcome the financial blockade. Beside this, Petro will also circumvent US-led financial sanctions. The digital currency will be backed by Venezuelan reserves of gold, oil, gas and diamonds Correct Answer: B [India ] India has won the first-ever South Asian Regional Badminton Team Championship. In the title clash played in Guwahati on 6th December 2017, India defeated Nepal, 3-0. The Indian team, which came into the Final without losing a single match, continued their good run with Aryaman Tandon drawing first blood in the boys singles competition. He defeated Dipesh Dhami 21-9, Ashmita Chaliha continued the Indian juggernaut as she danced her way to a 21-9, 21-6 win over Rashila Maharjan in the Girls singles event. In Boys Doubles, the pair of Arintap Dasgupta and Krishna Prasad came back from a game behind to beat the duo of Dipesh Dhami and Nabin Shrestha 19-21, 21-14, to seal the deal for India Correct Answer: C [Uttar Pradesh] Uttar Pradesh has become the first State to endorse the Central government s draft bill that makes instant triple talaq a cognisable and non-bailable offence. The draft law, which provides for three-year imprisonment and a fine to a man trying to divorce his wife by uttering talaq three times, got the State government s approval at a Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on December 5, Correct Answer: A [Rajasthan ] The Rajasthan government will soon introduce Guru-Shishya programme in all districts, under which college students can raise discuss with their teachers the issues and problems related to their institutes. According to state Higher Education Minister Kiran

5 Maheshwari, the programme will be held in one nodal college in each district where students selected on merit and elected members of students union would participate. It will soon begin from Jaipur B 119. B 120. C 121. C 122. C 123. C 124. C 125. A 126. B 127. D 128. A 129. B 130. A 131. B 132. A 133. C 134. D 135. A 136. C 137. A 138. C 139. C 140. A 141. B 142. D 143. A 144. D 145. D 146. B 147. B 148. C 149. A 150. B 151. A 152. D 153. C 154. D 155. B 156. C 157. Correct Answer: D [Madhya Pradesh] The Madhya Pradesh Assembly has unanimously passed a Bill awarding death to those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 and below on December 4, With this, Madhya Pradesh has become the India s first State where those convicted of such rapes will face

6 the gallows. The Capital punishment would be awarded to convicts under Section 376 (A), which is related to rape, and Section 376 (D, A), pertaining to gang rape. The Bill will now be sent to the President for his assent after which it will become a law Correct Answer: C [New Delhi] Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the BR Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi on December 7, 2017 to encourage research and original thinking among the youth. The purpose of the centre is to promote the thoughts and teachings of Dr Ambedkar. It will be an important place for research on social and economic issues. The prime minister also unveiled two statues of the Dalit icon at the centre in Janpath Correct Answer: B [Cuba] India and Cuba has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for enhanced cooperation in the health sector on December 6, The purpose of this MoU is to establish comprehensive inter-ministerial and inter-institutional cooperation between the two countries in the field of health by pooling technical, scientific, and financial and human resources with the ultimate goal of upgrading the quality and reach of human, material and infrastructural resources involved in health care, medical education & training, and research in both countries Correct Answer: B [Mamta Kalia] Mamta Kalia, the renowned Hindi scholar and writer, has been chosen for the 27th edition of Vyas Samman-2017 for her novel Dukkham Sukkham. According to the KK Birla Foundation, which instituted the award in 1991, Vyas Samman is given annually to an outstanding work of Hindi literature by an Indian citizen published in the last 10 years. The award includes a cash prize of Rs 3.50 lakh. Dukkham Sukkham is a saga of a lower middle-class family s three generations. The literary work focuses on the transition in relations and situations of our society Correct Answer: A [Hyderabad ] Kacheguda railway station in Hyderabad has become the India s first Energy-Efficient A1 Category Railway Station. It is operated by the South Central Railway (SCR) zone of Indian Railways. The station achieved the feat by replacing 1,312 conventional lights with Light-Emitting Diode (LED). It also replaced 370 ceiling fans with fans that run on Brushless DC Electrical motors, and installed 12 energy efficient inverter-type air conditioners. All these measures will save about 1.76 lakh units and Rs14.08 lakh per annum with reduction of the connected load by kw for Railways. The station was built in 1916 during the reign of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan Correct Answer: C [Goa] India s first mobile food testing laboratory, which will enable on-the-spot food safety tests to be conducted in Goa, has officially launched by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on December 10, This is the first ever Food Safety on Wheel mobile laboratory in the country. The vehicle is equipped to conduct on-the-spot tests to check the food quality. It will also check the hygiene level of water and the results can be received within 15

7 minutes. The mobile lab will do away with need to get the food samples to the FDA laboratory near Panaji for tests. It will cut the delays. The mobile laboratory costs Rs 45 lakh and it has been fully funded by the Centre Correct Answer: A [India] Indian national hockey team has reclaimed the bronze medal at the Hockey World League (HWL-2017) tournament by defeating Germany in the final by 2-1 at Bhubaneswar, Odisha on December 11, Indian players took the lead in 21st minute through SV Sunil. Germany equalized through its reserve custodian Mark Appel in the 36th minute. A penalty corner conversion by Harmanpreet Singh in the 54th minute sealed the win and the third place for the Indians. India had also won the bronze in the last edition of the tournament in Raipur in Correct Answer: C [December 12] The Universal Health Coverage Day (UHCD) is observed annually on December 12 to promote the human right to health. The day is the anniversary of the first unanimous United Nations resolution calling for all nations to provide for their citizens affordable, quality health care and is promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) Correct Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh] The Andhra Pradesh government has recently got approval from the Government of India (GoI) to set up India s first-of-its-kind Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC). The EMC, coming up at an estimated cost of Rs 104 crore, will generate more than 50,000 jobs, directly or indirectly. The GoI through Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) announced in the year 2012 about setting up of Green Field EMC in India with grant-in-aid for establishing such clusters. The EMC is basically designed and developed for providing facilities and amenities and congenial eco system for manufacturing of mobiles and allied products Correct Answer: C [Karnataka] The Karnataka government will soon launch a digital platform Seva Sindhu to address the issues of the common citizens in order to strengthen the ecosystem for government services. For this, the state cabinet has ratified the proposal of Seva Sindhu. The interactive platform would provide all useful information about local events, employment opportunities, and others. The portal will provide services like income, domicile, caste, birth, death certificates, ration card, approval of social welfare schemes and other administrative work D 168. C 169. B 170. A 171. B 172. A 173. A 174. A

8 175. D 176. A 177. B 178. C 179. B 180. C 181. A 182. C 183. C 184. D 185. A 186. D 187. D 188. B 189. A 190. D 191. A 192. A 193. C 194. C 195. C 196. B 197. C 198. A 199. B 200. C