1. Instructions
2. Economy
3. Polity & Governance
4. Geography / Places in News
5. Science Tech & Defense
6. Diplomacy & IR
7. International Bodies
8. Summits in News
9. Sports & Awards
Instructions
Following Test contains 25 questions based on Current Affairs news in November 2017.
Total Time limit: 30 minutes; Total marks: 25 MCQ x 2m = 50m.
Wrong answer Penalty: -0.67 Marks.
Economy
Q. In 2017-Nov, Finmin setup a taskforce to draft new Direct Tax Code. Find correct statement(s) about it:
Hint: CEA Arvind is invitee, CBDTs Modi is convener. DTC only aims to simplify and consolidate existing income tax
provisions, Its not made to bring a GST like direct tax for union and state. (Besides, how will you compute input credit
and will that not encourage perrson to produce dozen children for circular-credit claims?)
Hint: For ease in GST return filling, government has setup Ajay Bhushan Pandey panel- who is also the chairman of
GSTN network. Injeti is secretary of corporate affairs, and his committee will look after the I&B Code.
Q. Which of the following bank has launched Indias first lifestyle digital banking service platform known as
YONO (You Need only one) in 2017, November?
1. Axis Bank
2. ICICI Bank
3. Oriental Bank of Commerce.
4. State Bank of India
Hint: YONO App & website aim to tap customers from the e-commerce and lifestyle shopping segment. Its launched
not by a private commercial bank, nor by a public sector bank which is located in a small dingy corner. (
).
Hint: UMANGs full form is Unified Mobile App for New-age Governance. So you should be intelligent enough to
decipher which option matches with the full form.
Answer Choices:
1. Only 1 and 2
2. Only 2 and 3
3. Only 1 and 3
4. All three bodies are constitutional bodies
Hint: 123rd Constitutional Amendment bill 2017 aims to grant constitutional status to NCBC. When its passed, the
answer will change. Topic in news, because Government is likely to table it during winter session.
1. There must not be more than six months gap between two sessions of Lok Sabha
2. There must not be more than six months gap between two sessions of Rajya Sabha.
3. Lok Sabha must hold one session each during Budget, Monsoon and Winter.
Answer Choices:
1. Only 1
2. Only 1 and 3
3. Only 2 and 3
4. Only 1 and 2
Hint: Constitution doesnt give any labels such as budget, lame duck session, or that winter is coming. Rajya Sabha
is a continuous / permanent body but not because it sits for 24/7 but because of its membership retirement cycle. Topic
is in controversy because Government seems to be delaying the winter session due to Gujarat election campaign.
1. Japan
2. Brunei
3. Indonesia
4. Philippines
Hint: Sangai deer is the state animal of Manipur, and Naga tribes wear headgear with hornbill beaks.
Q. In Which of the places did Indian National Army (INA) hoisted Indian flag for the first time on Indian soil?
1. Imphal, Manipur
2. Dispur, Assam
3. Kohima, Nagaland
4. Moirang, Manipur
Hint: Moirang, Manipur. Place is in news because President Koivind visited INA memorial there in 2017, November. He
also inaugurated North East Development Summit in Imphal Manipur.
Answer Choices:
1. Only 1 and 2
2. Only 2 and 3
3. Only 1 and 3
4. None of the given statements are correct.
Hint: Although guessmasters TM would say that first statement ought to be wrong since it has an extreme word
fastest-but Bramhos is indeed the fastest supersonic missile. Missile is named after two rivers, the Brahmaputra and
the Moskva. [Meaning only two nations are involved.]
Q. What is the objective of NASAs supersonic parachute, which was tested in November 2017?
Hint: Advanced Supersonic Parachute Inflation Research Experiment (ASPIRE) will be used for landing a rover on
Mars in 2020.
Q. Which of the following country has granted citizenship to Sophia, an android robot in 2017?
1. Japan
2. South Korea
3. Sweden
4. Saudi Arabia
Hint: Its the same country that granted Sports status to Yoga in 2017.
Diplomacy & IR
Q. Who among the following will be the chief guest at the republic day parade of 2018?
Hint: For the moment it is none of the above. Because while Modi has invited all 10 ASEAN leaders but so far only
Singapore PM confirmed the participation. (as of 15th Nov 2017). When all confirm, then Answer will be 3.
Q. Robert Mugabe has resigned from the presidency of which country in 2017, November?
Hint: Country whose old name is Rhodesia, Capital is Harare, and once famous for its cricket team.
International Bodies
Q. Justice Dalveer Bhandi has been appointed for the second term at ___ in 2017, November.
1. ICJ punishes individuals involved in war-crimes, genocides and crimes against humanity.
2. To be elected as an ICJ judge, a candidate needs majority in both UN General Assembly as well as the security
council.
3. ICJ is located at The Hague, Netherlands.
Answer Choices:
1. Only 1 and 2
2. Only 2 and 3
3. Only 1 and 3
4. All three statements
Hint: ICJ hears cases between nations. ICC hears cases against war criminals. Guessmasters would also hint at word
association- International criminal court (ICC) links with Criminals, but ICJ doesnt, so first statement ought to be
wrong so by elimination we are left with correct answer 2.
Answer Choices:
1. Only 1 and 2
2. Only 2 and 3
3. Only 1 and 3
4. All three developmental banks
Hint: 1 or 4] In 2017, November, the Cabinet approved plan to join EBRD, but FinMin yet to finish the modalities. So,
until then answer is 1, and once we formally join, the answer is 4.
Summits in News
Q. Find correct statement(s) about the 8th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) summit 2017:
Q. Find correct statement(s) about the 31st ASEAN summit 2017 (November):
Hint: 2017 is special year for ASEAN as it completed 50 years, but the actual theme of this Manila summit was
Partnering for Change Engaging the World.
Q. In which of the following summits of 2017, was India given the full membership in Shanghai Cooperation
Organization?
1. Astana, Kazakhstan
2. Sochi, Russia
3. Beijing, China
4. India is not given a full membership of SCO yet.
Hint: In 2017-SCO summit will be held @Sochi, Russia in November-December and Sushma Swaraj will participate.
But it was in June months Asthana summit where India and Pak were given full membership.
Q. Find correct statement(s) about the fifth Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) summit 2017
1. Its theme was Cyber4All: A Secure and Inclusive Cyberspace for Sustainable Development
2. It was held at Bengaluru, Karnataka
3. This summit is organized biannually.
4. None of the above.
Hint: Theme is right but who can memorize such long theme name!? Guessmasters would try for word association that
since its an IT summit, it must be either in Bengaluru or Hyderabad, but nope, this annual summit was held in the
Indian city which is most notorious for pollution, rapists and coaching mafia.
Q. In the sidelines of ASEAN Summit 2017, certain countries decided to resume their Quadrilateral Security
Dialogue (QSD). These countries were:
Hint: Two of these countries are famous for their cricket teams.
1. Qatar
2. Lebanon
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Iran
Hint: Its the same country that gave highest civilian award -King Abdulaziz Sash to Modi in 2016.
Q. Which of the following Indians has/have the distinction of scoring 50 or more centuries in International
cricket?
Answer Choices:
1. Only 1 and 2
2. Only 2 and 3
3. Only 1 and 3
4. All three batsmen
Hint: Gavaskar had exhausted age and attempt limit before he could succeed.
Hint: BCCI is so money hungry they would parachute Indian cricket team in any tournament- even against Burkina
Faso, BUT Ashes is played only between two countries, none of which are located in the African continent.
Hint: Same state where Honeypreet and her Papa are jailed.