1) Which bank introduced "PIXEL," a comprehensive line of DIY digital cards that

can be customized via a mobile app?

(a) ICICI bank

(b) HDFC bank

(c) RBL bank

(d) Karnataka bank

2) India extends its one-year budgetary assistance to the Maldives to $50 million.
Which bank has renewed its subscription issued by the Maldives Ministry of
Finance?

(a) ICICI bank

(b) HDFC bank

(c) SBI bank

(d) Karnataka bank

3) How much percentage increase in domestic gold reserves has occurred over
the last five years, according to data from the Reserve Bank of India?

(a) 20%

(b) 30%

(c) 40%

(d) 50%

4) Paytm shifts its focus to the UPI Lite Wallet for low-value payments. How many
leading banks are involved in this collaboration?

(a) 3

(b) 2

(c) 4

(d) 5

5) The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India requires insurers

to extend coverage to identified Gram Panchayats in conjunction with which
ministry?

(a) Home affairs

(b) Rural developmen

(c) Panchayati raj

(d) Health & family welfare

6) How many public sector banks' aggregate profit rises by 35% and exceeds Rs
1.4 trillion in FY24?

(a) 11

(b) 10

(c) 12

(d) 13

7) Rosneft, a Russian energy powerhouse, backed Nayara Energy plans to invest

₹600 crore in setting up two ethanol producing units in the country. How many
kilolitres of ethanol in total per day will both plants produce?

(a) 400

(b) 200

(c) 300

(d) 500

8) During the 2019–24 fiscal year, India’s imports of commodities from how many
countries did it have free trade agreements that increased by around 38% to
$187.92 billion?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5

9) The first Hermes-900 drone will be delivered to the Indian Army, enhancing
border surveillance along Pakistan. Which city will receive the first of the two
drones that the Indian Army would receive on May 18, 2024?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Mumbai

(c) Kolkata

(d) Hyderabad
10) Melinda French Gates, a renowned philanthropist globally, declared her
resignation as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), that she
has assisted in leading since which year?

(a) 2000

(b) 2001

(c) 2002

(d) 2005

11) Kanimozhi was re-elected as President of The Hindu Office and the National
Press Employees' Union for a third term. Who has been elected as general
secretary for the sixth time in a row?

(a) V Aravind Kumar

(b) B Gopala

(c) R Vijayan

(d) M Kamalanathan

12) The Reserve Bank of India permits Quant Mutual Fund to increase its stake in
which bank to 9.98%?

(a) ICICI bank

(b) HDFC bank

(c) RBL bank

(d) Karnataka bank

13) In 2024, Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL) plans to acquire a lithium block in
which country?

(a) Canada

(b) Switzerland

(c) Australia

(d) France

14) In which country will Tata Consultancy Services establish the first-ever
Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence?

(a) UAE

(b) Switzerland
(c) Australia

(d) France

15) Greenko, situated in Hyderabad, has agreed to deliver renewable ammonia to

Norway's Yara Clean Ammonia for how many years?

(a) 5year

(b) 6year

(c) 3year

(d) 10year

16) Which countries' CEPA Councils and Indian Chambers of Commerce have
formed a strategic partnership?

(a) UAE

(b) Switzerland

(c) Australia

(d) France

17) Which telecom and Google Cloud will supply cloud solutions to India?

(a) VI

(b) Jio

(c) Airtel

(d) BSNL

18) The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) lists up to 65 Indian
institutions and institutes. Which Asian institution ranks 13th globally?

(a) University of Tokyo

(b) University of Taiwan

(c) University of Singapore

(d) University of Malaysia

19) China remained India's largest import partner in FY24, with $101.74 billion.
Which country jumped to the second position among India's main import sources?

(a) UAE
(b) South Korea

(c) Russia

(d) Japan

20) India attended which session of the United Nations Forum on Forests in New
York?

(a) 20th

(b) 18th

(c) 17th

(d) 19th

21) The State Bank of India raises short-term retail fixed deposit rates by 25 to 75
basis [Link] is the bank's highest interest rate on deposits of two years to
less than three years?

(a) 5%

(b) 6%

(c) 7%

(d) 8%

22) Which company partners with LankaPay to promote Unified Payments

Interface payments in Sri Lanka?

(a) Paytm

(b) Phonepe

(c) Razorpay

(d) Amazon pay

23) The Reserve Bank of India's investment in IIFC's UK arm will fall by 20% in
FY24. The central bank must invest a share of its foreign exchange reserves in the
company, exactly how many billions of dollars?

(a) $4billion

(b) $5billion

(c) $3billion

(d) $2billion
24) EaseMyTrip collaborates with the Small Industries Development Bank of India
and which state's Tourism Development Board?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Tripura

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Sikkim

25) NTPC Talcher Thermal launched the "Girl Empowerment Mission 2024" as its
flagship CSR activity. How many girls will benefit from this one-month-long
initiative in developing their minds, bodies, and dreams?

(a) 20

(b) 30

(c) 10

(d) 40

26) Under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, how many people were
awarded citizenship certificates for the first time?

(a) 12

(b) 13

(c) 14

(d) 15

27) In 2023, India set a record for the most Internet shutdowns worldwide, a
record it has maintained for six [Link] society in India and around the world
has denounced this, particularly in which state?

(a) Meghalaya

(b) Manipur

(c) Sikkim

(d) Assam

28) The energy company ReNew declared that it has secured an initial agreement
for up to what amount of money from the European bank Societe Generale for
debt and advisory solutions to be paid over the next three years?

(a) $0.5billion

(b) $1billion
(c) $1.5billion

(d) $2billion

29) In Bengaluru, TVS Motor Company presented the TVS iQube, a new electric
two-wheeler model with a 2.2 kWh battery. Its maximum speed is what number of
kilometers per hour, and its fastest charging time is two hours?

(a) 70km

(b) 60km

(c) 75km

(d) 65km

30) TVS Motor Company (TVSM) began operations in which country through its
branch office, commanded by Giovanni Notarbartolo di Furnari?

(a) UAE

(b) Iran

(c) Italy

(d) Europe

31) Lawrence Wong has been sworn in as which country's next Prime Minister,
succeeding Lee Hsien Loong after a two-decade term?

(a) Hong Kong

(b) Germany

(c) Switzerland

(d) Singapore

32) Corteva Agriscience has appointed Subroto Geed as its new President for
South Asia. Where is the headquarters of Corteve Agriscience located?

(a) US

(b) UK

(c) Italy

(d) Australia
33) Avendus Wealth Management has appointed Apurva Sahijwani as its
Managing Director and CEO. Previously, he oversaw Burgundy Private, which
Bank's private banking arm?

(a) HDFC bank

(b) Axis bank

(c) ICICI bank

(d) RBL bank

34) Life Insurance Corporation of India shares rise 6% as SEBI extends the
deadline for meeting minimum public holding requirements until which year?

(a) June 2027

(b) May 2027

(c) August 2027

(d) December 2027

35) Which organization and the IESA have signed a deal to promote
semiconductor innovation?

(a) SIDBI

(b) SEBI

(c) RBI

(d) FICCI

36) In a first for Indian sports streaming, the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup will
be broadcast in which language, with audio description and Indian Sign Language
(ISL) for visually and hearing impaired viewers?

(a) English

(b) Hindi

(c) Tamil

(d) Kannada

37) Kamla Beniwal, a seasoned member of Congress and a former governor of

which state, passed away?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Tripura
(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Gujarat

38) When was the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day in 2024
observed?

(a) May 15

(b) May 16

(c) May 17

(d) May 18

39) Which year saw the World Hypertension League support the first-ever World
Hypertension Day on May 14?

(a) 2002

(b) 2004

(c) 2005

(d) 2006

40) In which organization was Madhabi Puri Buch the first woman to hold the
position of chairman?

(a) SIDBI

(b) SEBI

(c) NABARD

(d) IRADI

41) The Securities and Exchange Board of India proposes a framework that would
allow domestic mutual funds to invest in overseas funds. SEBI has presently
banned all overseas investments by mutual fund schemes due to a breach of the
RBI's investment restriction of how many billion dollars?

(a) $5billion

(b) $6billion

(c) $7billion

(d) $8billion
42) The Reserve Bank of India intends to auction Rs 1.25 trillion in Variable Rate
Reverse Repo (VRR) over how many days?

(a) 12days

(b) 13days

(c) 11days

(d) 14days

43) RuPay users can get 25% cashback on in-store purchases in seven countries
until July 31. What will be the maximum cashback amount per transaction for a
card during the offer period?

(a) Rs.1500

(b) Rs.2500

(c) Rs.2000

(d) Rs.3000

44) YES BANK Presents YES Grandeur, a Line of Premium Banking Services for Up-
and-Coming and Elite Affluent Clientele. According to the PRICE Report, the size of
the Indian middle class is predicted to almost double to what percentage by 2046–
2047?

(a) 41%

(b) 51%

(c) 61%

(d) 71%

45) Porter, a logistics services platform, is "seen" by India as its third unicorn of
2024, valued at how much money?

(a) $2billion

(b) $1billion

(c) $0.5billion

(d) $5 billion

46) The last glacier was downgraded to "Ice Field," making Venezuela the first
country to lose all of its glaciers. How many glaciers in the Sierra Nevada de
Mérida mountain range had Venezuela been home to?

(a) 5
(b) 4

(c) 6

(d) 7

47) Which color is approved for a 10-year visa to the United Arab Emirates
Cabinet for Exceptional Environmental Contributions?

(a) Red

(b) Blue

(c) Green

(d) White

48) The appointment of Mr. Pradeep Natarajan as a full-time director of which

bank limited is approved by the Reserve Bank of India?

(a) IDBI bank

(b) IDFC First bank

(c) YES bank

(d) RBL bank

49) The Act for Unified Tri-Service Military Discipline was announced by the
Ministry of Defence. In which year did the President provide the Bill his assent?

(a) 2020

(b) 2021

(c) 2022

(d) 2023

50) The India-US Joint Urban Terrorism Counter-Terrorism Exercise concludes in

Kolkata. Which iteration of the yearly Indo-US joint counter-terrorism exercise
'Tarkash' does this represent?

(a) 5th

(b) 6th

(c) 7th

(d) 8th
51) The Indian Army has established one of the world's highest tank repair
facilities at 14,500 feet near which border in Nyoma?

(a) Pakistan

(b) Bangladesh

(c) China

(d) Myanmmar

52) An extreme solar storm causes a spectacular aurora display in the remote
Indian village of Hanle, Ladakh. Which region of the sun is responsible for solar
storms and coronal mass ejections?

(a) AR13665

(b) AR13666

(c) AR13668

(d) AR13664

53) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration unveiled plans to build
the first railway system on the Moon. What will be reserved exclusively for
machines, according to NASA's initial design?

(a) SPACE

(b) FLOAT

(c) BEAR

(d) COSMOS

54) Shriram Finance to sell its housing finance unit to Warburg Pincus for Rs
4,630 crore. Shriram Finance will depart the housing finance market after how
many years of operation?

(a) 10years

(b) 11years

(c) 12years

(d) 13years

55) N Vaghul, the former chairman of ICICI Bank and a legendary banker, died. He
began his career at which bank?

(a) Indian bank

(b) SBI
(c) ICICI bank

(d) Canara bank

56) World AIDS Vaccine Day, also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, is
observed on May 18. What year was the sickness first reported in the United
States?

(a) 1980

(b) 1981

(c) 1982

(d) 1985

57) The National Security Guard, often known as Black Cats, is India's counter-
terrorism unit under the Ministry of Home Affairs. When was the NSG established?

(a) 1980

(b) 1981

(c) 1984

(d) 1985

58) Which bank is currently led by V. Vaidyanathan as CEO?

(a) IDBI bank

(b) IDFC First bank

(c) YES bank

(d) RBL bank

59) What is the currency of Venezuela ?

(a) Dirharm

(b) Dinar

(c) Franc

(d) Bolivar

60) Natural lights known as auroras are seen in the night sky as brilliant, whirling
curtains. What is the name given to auroras in the southern hemisphere?

(a) Auroras Australis

(b) Auroras Canberry

(c) Auroras Borealis

(d) Auroras Candies

61) On May 21, the world marked the Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and
Development. In which year did UNESCO officially adopt this day?

(a) 2000

(b) 2001

(c) 2002

(d) 2003

62) On May 21 marks Anti-Terrorism Day annually. This day commemorates the
death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister. In 1984, he served
as India's ________ Prime Minister.

(a) 4th

(b) 5th

(c) 6th

(d) 7th

63) Every year on ______________, World Metrology Day is commemorated.

(a) May 20

(b) May 21

(c) May 19

(d) May 18

64) Which company has announced its first-ever cooperation with Hockey India for
the National Women's Hockey League?

(a) Starbucks

(b) Coca-cola

(c) Nestle

(d) Pepsico
65) Following victories against joint bids from Belgium, the Netherlands, and
which other nations, Brazil was named the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup host
nation, making it the first country in South America to host the competition?

(a) Thailand

(b) Denmark

(c) Spain

(d) Germany

66) For how many years, India inked a contract with Iran to develop and run the
port of Chabahar, bolstering relations with a strategic Middle Eastern nation.

(a) 3years

(b) 5years

(c) 4years

(d) 10years

67) DRDO will engage with IIT Bhubaneswar on AI-driven surveillance and other
projects. How many sanctioned projects from the DRDO's ECS Cluster were
handed over to IIT Bhubaneswar at the meeting?

(a) 7

(b) 8

(c) 9

(d) 6

68) Which nation's energy behemoth, Total Energies, and Indian Oil Corporation
Ltd., inked a long-term LNG (liquefied natural gas) supply agreement?

(a) Germany

(b) France

(c) Russia

(d) Iraq

69) The Indian Army will receive Igla-S air defence systems that have been
partially assembled in India. Which country developed the Igla-S man-portable air
defense system (MANPADS)?

(a) Germany

(b) France
(c) Russia

(d) Iraq

70) Which bank will acquire a small stake in a new entity to be established in the
GIFT-IFSC?

(a) HDFC bank

(b) ICICI bank

(c) Axis bank

(d) YES bank

71) Recently in May 2024, State Bank of India (SBI) acquired what percentage
share in CCIL IFSC Limited?

(a) 6.125%

(b) 6.115%

(c) 6.135%

(d) 6.145%

72) Gopi Thotakura becomes the first Indian space tourist to launch as a private
astronaut with Blue Origin. The Blue Origin successfully completed its______
human spaceflight.

(a) 5th

(b) 6th

(c) 7th

(d) 8th

73) Sanjiv Puri, ITC Chairman, takes over as President of the Confederation of
Indian Industry, succeeding whom?

(a) R Suresh

(b) R Dinesh

(c) R Ramesh

(d) R Praneesh

74) Which company has established a wholly-owned subsidiary in the

International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City, Gujarat?
(a) SIDBI

(b) SEBI

(c) IRDAI

(d) IREDA

75) Thomas Cook (India) Limited's shares increased by how many percent when
the business launched TCPay, a service that simplifies international money
transfers?

(a) 2.25%

(b) 2.26%

(c) 2.28%

(d) 2.24%

76) According to RBI data, new point-of-sale deployment has slowed to its lowest
growth rate since demonetisation. How much percent did new PoS terminal
deployment increase between March 2023 and 2024?

(a) 12%

(b) 13%

(c) 14%

(d) 15%

77) The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has provided $500 million in
financing to which bank to expand microloans for underserved women borrowers
in India?

(a) ICICI bank

(b) HDFC bank

(c) YES bank

(d) Axis bank

78) SBI General Insurance has partnered with CAMS to build Bima Central, a
breakthrough policyholder service platform. Consumers can merge their
insurance portfolios using what technology?

(a) pIA

(b) eIA

(c) sIA
(d) hIA

79) GAIL (India) Ltd, a state-owned gas utility, has contracted a liquefied natural
gas (LNG) carrier from NYSE-listed Cool Company for how many years to meet
India's increasing gas needs?

(a) 12years

(b) 10years

(c) 11years

(d) 14years

80) South Africa's government urges faster visa issuance for Indian tourists.
Currently, passengers from which nation and Brazil are granted a visa waiver for
up to 90 days per calendar year?

(a) Germany

(b) France

(c) Russia

(d) Iraq

81) How much crore was the total amount that private lender HDFC Bank received
for the sale of its entire 3.20% ownership in Protean eGov Technologies?

(a) Rs.120crore

(b) Rs.150crore

(c) Rs.180crore

(d) Rs.100crore

82) What percentage of the CCIL IFSC will HSBC and Standard Chartered acquire
through their holdings in the Clearing Corporation of India-IFSC for the Real-Time
Foreign Currency Settlement System in GIFT City?

(a) 6.120%

(b) 6.125%

(c) 6.130%

(d) 6.135%

83) Which country hosted the fourth meeting of the joint ASEAN-India Trade in
Goods Agreement committee?
(a) Singapore

(b) Malaysia

(c) Canada

(d) Germany

84) Which state launches the "Pirul Lao-Paise Pao" initiative to combat forest
fires?

(a) Sikkim

(b) Haryana

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Karnataka

85) John Slaven, CEO of Vedanta Aluminum, has been appointed Vice-Chairman of
the International Aluminium Institute. As one of the top producers of aluminum,
Vedanta Aluminum produced how many million tonnes in FY24?

(a) 2.37 million tonnes

(b) 2.35 million tonnes

(c) 2.30 million tonnes

(d) 2.32 million tonnes

86) Which business has declared that it will be rebranding its lines of consumer
and business PCs to streamline and simplify its offerings?

(a) Dell

(b) HP

(c) Lenovo

(d) HCL

87) The attention has shifted to valuations as the market capitalization of

businesses listed on the BSE has topped $5 trillion for the first time. With a $55
trillion market capitalization, which nation is leading the pack?

(a) Japan

(b) China

(c) USA

(d) Hong Kong

88) The romance Kairos takes home the 2024 International Booker Prize in the
midst of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In which year did this award first exist as the
Man Booker International Prize?

(a) 2001

(b) 2002

(c) 2003

(d) 2005

89) The Indian Army receives 27,000 Ak-203 Assault Rifles from an Indo-Russian
Joint Venture. What percentage of the population is indigenous at the moment?

(a) 20%

(b) 25%

(c) 22%

(d) 30%

90) The first shipment of malaria vaccine doses from Serum Institute of India is
sent to Africa. How many million doses a year can the institute produce at a full
scale?

(a) 50million

(b) 100million

(c) 150million

(d) 200million

91) The 55 Cancri e is categorized as a super-Earth, which means it is bigger than

Earth but smaller than that which planet?

(a) Jupiter

(b) Neptune

(c) Saturn

(d) Uranus

92) Japan and the United States have signed an agreement to collaborate on
hypersonic missile interceptor development. How many billion yen has the
Japanese government already budgeted for interceptor development in 2024?

(a) 65billion yen

(b) 55billion yen

(c) 45billion yen

(d) 75billion yen

93) Amazon India will feature tribal artists from which city on its e-commerce
marketplace?

(a) Kolkata

(b) Vishakhapatnam

(c) Hyderabad

(d) Kohima

94) DAHD and UNDP establish a memorandum of understanding on the

digitalization of vaccine cold chain management, capacity building and
communication planning. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
was established by the UN in which year?

(a) 1960

(b) 1961

(c) 1962

(d) 1965

95) Tata Steel has signed an agreement with National Grid Plc's Electricity System
Operator to create the electrical infrastructure needed to convert its Port Talbot
facility to a green steel project. How many million-ton electric arc furnaces will
Indian companies have by the end of 2027?

(a) 3.1MT

(b) 3.2MT

(c) 3.3MT

(d) 3.4MT

96) India has risen to the 39th position in the World Economic Forum's Travel &
Tourism Development Index 2024, while which country tops the list?

(a) US

(b) UK

(c) Myanmar

(d) Singapore
97) Iga Swiatek defeated Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 6-2, 6-3, to win
how many Italian Open titles?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5

98) Deepthi Jeevanji of India set a world record in how many seconds for the
women's 400m T20 category at the ongoing Para Athletics World Championship
2024 in Kobe, Japan?

(a) 55.05seconds

(b) 55.06seconds

(c) 55.07seconds

(d) 55.08seconds

99) Which country's 8th President, Ebrahim Raisi, was tragically killed in a
helicopter crash in the hilly northwest region?

(a) Iran

(b) Iraq

(c) Qatar

(d) UAE

100) Which state is currently led by Gurmit Singh as governor?

(a) Sikkim

(b) Haryana

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Karnataka

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01) Answer: B 02) Answer: C 03) Answer: C 04) Answer: C

05) Answer: C 29) Answer: C 53) Answer: B 77) Answer: B

06) Answer: C 30) Answer: C 54) Answer: D 78) Answer: B

07) Answer: A 31) Answer: D 55) Answer: B 79) Answer: D

08) Answer: B 32) Answer: A 56) Answer: B 80) Answer: C

09) Answer: D 33) Answer: B 57) Answer: C 81) Answer: B

10) Answer: A 34) Answer: B 58) Answer: B 82) Answer: B

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12) Answer: C 36) Answer: B 60) Answer: A 84) Answer: C

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14) Answer: D 38) Answer: C 62) Answer: C 86) Answer: B

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16) Answer: A 40) Answer: B 64) Answer: B 88) Answer: D

17) Answer: C 41) Answer: C 65) Answer: D 89) Answer: B

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25) Answer: D 49) Answer: D 73) Answer: B 97) Answer: B

26) Answer: C 50) Answer: C 74) Answer: D 98) Answer: C

27) Answer: B 51) Answer: C 75) Answer: B 99) Answer: A

28) Answer: B 52) Answer: D 76) Answer: C 100) Answer: C