Who among the following has topped this year' s Forbes ranking of the highest paid author?

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Who among the following has topped this year' s Forbes ranking of the highest paid author?

A. Dan Brown

B. J K Rowling

C. Stephen King

D. John Grisham

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Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan commissioned which Indian Coast Guard ship in Goa?

A. Indian Coast Guard ship 'Shaurya'

B. Indian Coast Guard ship 'Suraj'

C. Indian Coast Guard ship 'Shoorvir'

D. Indian Coast Guard ship 'Sanjay'

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Who has been appointed as Pakistan' s High Commissioner to India?

A. Sohail Qureshi

B. Abdul Basit

C. Abdul Rehmat

D. Sohail Mahmood

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Which country to host the steering committee of the proposed TAPI Gas pipeline?

A. Turkmenistan

B. Afghanistan

C. Pakistan

D. India

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Which bank announced a software upgrade to create a single PoS machine which will accept payments through UPI, BharatQR, SMS Pay and the bank' s mobile wallet, in addition to the traditional mode of swiping cards?

A. SBI

B. ICICI

C. HDFC

D. IDFC

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Which bank appoints Committee to Link Home Loan Rates to Repo Rate?

A. Reserve Bank of India

B. Dena Bank

C. Federal Bank

D. State bank of India

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Who dedicates to nation 11 completed highway projects in Rajasthan?

A. Prime minister Shri Narendra Modi

B. Shri Arun Jaitley

C. Shri Naresh Iyer

D. Shri Prakash Javadekar

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Name the British Sci-fi writer who died aged 92 in August 2017?

A. Martin Landau

B. Brian Aldiss

C. Lain Banks

D. Douglas Adams

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With which city Police Department the skill development program YUVA is associated?

A. Delhi Police

B. Ahmedabad

C. Mumbai

D. Bengaluru

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On 15th August 2017 India celebrated ------------ Independence Day.

A. 70th

B. 72nd

C. 69th

D. 71st

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A nearly 500m (1,640ft) bridge for hikers billed as the longest hanging pedestrian bridge in the world has opened near which town of Switzerland?

A. Basel

B. Zermatt

C. Bern

D. Geneva

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Who has been selected as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uber?

A. Dara Khosrowshahi

B. Travis Kalanick

C. Garrett Camp

D. None of these

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Where was India's first 'Videsh Bhawan' inaugurated by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj?

A. Bengaluru

B. New Delhi

C. Mumbai

D. Ahmedabad

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Which nationwide campaign has been launched by the Union Government to protect elephants?

A. Gaj Kesari Yatra

B. Gajanan Yatra

C. Gajraj Yatra

D. Gaj Yatra

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For the first time when was Los Angeles hosted Summer Olympics?

A. 1984

B. 1932

C. 1924

D. 1936

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Which cabinet minister confers National Level Awards to Anganwadi workers?

A. Narendra Singh Tomar

B. Maneka Gandhi

C. Prakash Javadekar

D. Rajnath Singh

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Who is going to be the new Managing Director & CEO of IFCI Ltd, a government company?

A. Megha Patil

B. Sankara Rao

C. Vipin Rawat

D. Swapnil Shah

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Which country has been declared the world' s most liveable city by The Economist' s Global Liveability Report-2017?

A. Melbourne

B. Sydney

C. London

D. Perth

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Which ministry has issued norms for Central offices to retrofit energy efficient appliances?

A. Power

B. Finance

C. Information and Broadcasting

D. Urban Development

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Which company has announced that it has acquired Millarworld, a comic book company?

A. Facebook

B. Google

C. Apple

D. Netflix

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Which state former Chief Minister Rishang Keishing Passes Away recently?

A. Manipur

B. Kerala

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Andhra Pradesh

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has signed an agreement with _______ to promote technical assistance and facilitate cross-border co-operation in the area of securities regulations.

A. Australian Securities an Investments Commission

B. Securities and Exchange Organization

C. China Securities Regulatory Commission

D. Financial Services Board

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Who among the following African-American author has won the Hugo Award for Best Novel 2017 for her work 'The Obelisk Gate' ?

A. Laura Haley

B. Jamie Rice

C. Amy Winters

D. Nora Jemisin

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Which country to host 2017 G7 Interior Ministers summit on security issues?

A. Germany

B. Canada

C. Italy

D. Japan

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Whom did Floyd Mayweather beat to win boxing superfight?

A. Conor McGregor

B. Augie Sanchez

C. Genaro Hernández

D. Justin Juuko

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Who has been awarded the prestigious Himachal Pradesh Environment Leadership Award 2017 for excelling in the promotion of environmental conservation and sustainable development?

A. Madhu Chitkara

B. Radhika Menon

C. Bhavya Sethi

D. Kamini Singh

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Who among the following has become the first female actor ever to hoist the Indian National Flag at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)?

A. Kangna Ranaut

B. Deepika Padukone

C. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

D. Priyanka Chopra

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Which state government has launched Indira Canteen for urban poor?

A. Karnataka

B. Himachal Pradesh

C. Puducherry

D. Punjab

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Who among the following is the first person to receive the Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump?

A. James McCloughan

B. Nathan McElroy

C. Julius Callaghan

D. Peter Melenick

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Who has topped the Fortune' s annual list of 40 young and influential people in the field of business inspiring others with their work?

A. Leo Varadkar

B. Shinzo Abe

C. Emmanuel Macron

D. Geraldine Buckingham

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The dawn of cruise tourism in India', a special event held to promote cruise tourism in the country was inaugurated in which city?

A. Kolkata

B. Bengaluru

C. Mumbai

D. Pune

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B. J K Rowling

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