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\"National<\/a><\/h1>\n

National <\/span><\/h1>\n

1. India-Pakistan secretary-level talks took place on Sep 14-15 in _____.<\/strong>
\n(a) Geneva\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Washington<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) New Delhi\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Islamabad<\/p>\n

2. On Sep 17, PML-N candidate Begum Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif won by-election in ______ constituency.<\/strong>
\n(a) NA-117\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) NA-120<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) NA-124\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) NA-125<\/p>\n

3. Ms Rahat Faiq Jamali is the only woman in the current cabinet of ______ province.<\/strong>
\n(a) Punjab\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Sindh
\n(c) Balochistan\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) KP<\/p>\n

4. Famous television actor Iftikhar Qaiser breathed his last on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sep 16\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Sep 17<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Sep 18\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Sep 19<\/p>\n

5. On Sep 18, British-Pakistani actor ______ made history by becoming the first male actor of Asian descent to win an Emmy for acting.<\/strong>
\n(a) Tariq Ali\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Saad Khan
\n(c) Mishal Husain\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Riz Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

6. On Sep 18, the Bank of China became only the ______ Chinese bank allowed to operate in Pakistan.<\/strong>
\n(a) First\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Second<\/span> <\/strong>
\n(c) Third\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Fourth<\/p>\n

7. On Sep 19, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) awarded $700 million to a ______ company, Karkey Karadeniz Elektrik Uretim AS, against Pakistan.<\/strong>
\n(a) Korean\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Turkish<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Canadian\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Swedish<\/p>\n

8. On ______, the Lahore High Court ordered the Punjab home secretary to make public Justice Najafi’s report.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sep 16\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Sep 18
\n(c) Sep 20\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Sep 21<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

9. On Sep 21, the Senate suspended its Pakistan-______ friendship group for an indefinite period.<\/strong>
\n(a) Switzerland<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) USA
\n(c) Turkey\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Colombia<\/p>\n

10. Google paid tribute to Malika-i-Tarannum Noor Jehan through its doodle on her birthday on ______.<\/strong><\/span>
\n(a) Sep 19\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Sep 21<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Sep 22\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Sep 24<\/p>\n

11. On Sep 21, a bust of Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam was unveiled at IAEA headquarters in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Paris\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Vienna<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Rome\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Geneva<\/p>\n

12. The Senate passed the Election Bill, 2017, on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sep 18\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Sep 20
\n(c) Sep 22<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Sep 24<\/p>\n

13. Gazain Marri, who returned home after ending 18 years of self-exile on Sep 22, is the son of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Allah Bakhsh Marri
\n(b) Khuda Bakhsh Marri
\n(c) Humayun Khan Marri
\n(d) Khair Bakhsh Marri<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

14. Current Federal Ombudsman Pakistan is ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Amir Haider Khan
\n(b) Zahid Hamid Khan
\n(c) Syed Tahir Shahbaz<\/strong><\/span>
\n(d) Ashraf Jahangir Qazi<\/p>\n

15. On Sep 23, the federal government enforced Police Act 1861 and judicial system to Fata to give policing powers to the ______ force in the region<\/strong>
\n(a) Rangers\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) FC
\n(c) Army\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Levies<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

16. On Sep 26, the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games concluded in Ashgabat, the capital of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Kazakhstan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Tajikistan
\n(c) Turkmenistan<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Azerbaijan<\/p>\n

17. Pakistan ended up with ______ position on the medals table of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. <\/strong>
\n(a) 21st\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) 26th
\n(c) 34th\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) 39th<\/p>\n

18. Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was formed in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) 1947\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) 1948<\/span> <\/strong>
\n(c) 1949\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) 1956<\/p>\n

19. Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) 2017 has ranked Pakistan ______ out of 138 countries.<\/strong>
\n(a) 98th\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) 115th<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) 129th\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) 145th<\/p>\n

20. On Sep 28, ______, the young girl who hoisted up the Pakistani flag, in 1946, for the very first time, died.<\/strong>
\n(a) Salma Mirani\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Fatima Sughra<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Fatima Bano\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Zakia Jahanara<\/p>\n

21. On Sep 28, former DG ISPR, Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa, was appointed Commander ______. <\/strong>
\n(a) 111 Brigade
\n(b) Southern Command<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Northern Command
\n(d) Balochistan Rangers<\/p>\n

22. On Sep 28, two activists from India-held Kashmir, Parveena Ahangar and ______ won Norway’s Rafto Prize for human rights<\/strong>
\n(a) Qazi Nisar\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 (b) Khurram Parvez
\n(c) Imroz Parvez\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Yasin Malik<\/p>\n

23. On Sep 29, the Punjab government and a Chinese company, signed a 1,263-megawatt gas power project that will be established near ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Gujrat\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Faisalabad
\n(c) Jhang<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Attock<\/p>\n

24. On Oct 01, World Boxing Council Silver flyweight champion M. Waseem defended his title against his ______ opponent Carlos.<\/strong>
\n(a) Swedish\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Finnish
\n(c) Panamanian\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Norwegian<\/p>\n

25. According to the annual report of the Economic Freedom of the World 2017, Pakistan stands at ______ position out of 159 countries.<\/strong>
\n(a) 122nd\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 127th<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) 129th\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) 139th<\/p>\n

26. On Oct 05, Pakistan’s ______ and India’s Gauri Lankesh jointly won the annual Anna Politkovskaya Award’.<\/strong>
\n(a) Asma Jahangir\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Nighat Dad
\n(c) Sidra Iqbal\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Gulalai Ismail<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

27. Pakistan has been elected chair of global HR Standard on HR Metrics during ISO Standards meeting in ____.<\/strong>
\n(a) Thailand\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Malaysia
\n(c) Indonesia<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Russia<\/p>\n

28. On Oct 07, the federal government appointed ______ as an ad-hoc judge at the ICJ for Kulbhushan Jadhav case.<\/strong>
\n(a) Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday
\n(b) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
\n(c) Ashtar Ausaf Ali
\n(d) Tassaduq Jillani<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

29. The new Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, was commissioned in the navy in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) 1977\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 1981<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) 1983\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) 1986<\/p>\n

30. Pakistan’s ______ has been elected the president of Zurich-based FIATA.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sara Haider\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Babar Badat<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Kamran Khan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Salman Alvi<\/p>\n

31. The Punjab government launched motorcycle ambulance service on___.<\/strong>
\n(a) Oct 06\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Oct 08
\n(c) Oct 10<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Oct 12<\/p>\n

32. On Oct 11, FIFA suspended Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) whose current president is ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Capt.(R) Safdar\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Riaz Pirzada
\n(c) Faisal Saleh Hayat<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Maiza Hameed<\/p>\n

33. The new Chairman of NAB, Justice (R) Javed Iqbal is the ______ head of the Bureau. <\/strong>
\n(a) 5th\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 7th
\n(c) 9th<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) 11th<\/p>\n

34. On Oct 13, a postage stamp of ______ denomination was issued in honour of Maulana Mufti Mahmood.<\/strong>
\n(a) Rs. 2\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Rs. 5
\n(c) Rs. 8<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Rs. 10<\/p>\n

35. On Oct 13, the government appointed ______ as executive director of the Washington-based World Bank for three years.<\/strong>
\n(a) Nasir Khosa\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Dr Tauqeer Shah
\n(c) Shahid A. Tarar\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Kamran Rasool

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<\/div>\n

International<\/span><\/h1>\n

1. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is located in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Ajman\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Abu Dhabi
\n(c) Dubai\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Ras al-Khaimah<\/p>\n

2. On Sep 16, an Egyptian court sentenced ousted president Mohammed Mursi to 25 years in prison for spying for______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Qatar\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Israel
\n(c) Libya\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n

3. The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed every year on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sep 16\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span>(b) Sep 17
\n(c) Sep 18\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Sep 19<\/p>\n

4. On Sep 17, Indian Premier Narendra Modi inaugurated Sardar Sarovar Dam on the River Narmada in ______ state.<\/strong>
\n(a) Kerala\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Gujarat<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Punjab\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Bihar<\/p>\n

5. On Sep 17, Hamas agreed to dismantle the administration that runs Gaza and hand over the control to the Palestinian unity government in an agreement brokered by ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Egypt<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Iran
\n(c) Jordan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Lebanon<\/p>\n

6. On Sep 17, the world’s first smart police station was inaugurated in ____.<\/strong>
\n(a) China\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Dubai<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Poland\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) USA<\/p>\n

7. On Sep 17, India appointed ______ as its new High Commissioner to Pakistan.<\/strong>
\n(a) Gautam Bambawale
\n(b) Sharat Sabharwal
\n(c) Ajay Bisaria\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span>(d) A.M. Gondane<\/p>\n

8. On Sep 17, Lewis Hamilton of ______ won the Singapore Grand Prix.<\/strong>
\n(a) Russia\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) USA
\n(c) UK<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Germany<\/p>\n

9. Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet military officer who is widely credited with helping prevent a nuclear war with the United States, died on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sep 16\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Sep 18<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Sep 23\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Sep 24<\/p>\n

10. On Sep 20, ______ President Michel Temer was the first to sign the first treaty to ban nuclear weapons.<\/strong>
\n(a) Australian\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Japanese
\n(c) Brazilian<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(d) Latvian<\/p>\n

11. The United Nations International Day of Peace is observed every year on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sep 16\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Sep 18
\n(c) Sep 21<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Sep 24<\/p>\n

12. On Sep 23, Turkey granted one-year extension to mandate to use troops abroad in Syria and ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Jordan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Iraq<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Afghanistan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Qatar<\/p>\n

13. Zannah Mustapha of ______ won the 2017 UN High Commission for Refugees Nansen Refugees Award.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sudan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Nigeria<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) UAE\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n

14. On Sep 23, Iran tested a new medium-range missile, the Khoramshahr, having a range of _____.<\/strong>
\n(a) 2000km\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(b) 2500km
\n(c) 3000km\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) 3500km<\/p>\n

15. On Sep 24, German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a______ term.<\/strong>
\n(a) Third\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Fourth<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Fifth\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Sixth<\/p>\n

16. On Sep 25, the joint military exercise \u201cDRUZBA 2017\u201d started between Russia and ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Saudi Arabia\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) China
\n(c) Pakistan<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) India<\/p>\n

17. On Sep 25, Trump administration added three new nations, Chad, North Korea and______ on its travel ban list.<\/strong>
\n(a) Mexico\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Sudan
\n(c) Venezuela<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Afghanistan<\/p>\n

18. On Sep 26, Robert Bilott, an ______ environmental lawyer, won the 2017 Right Livelihood Award, the Swedish human rights prize.<\/strong>
\n(a) American\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(b) German
\n(c) Austrian\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Australian<\/p>\n

19. On Sep 26, Interpol opened its general assembly in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Shanghai\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) New Delhi
\n(c) Beijing<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>(d) Islamabad<\/p>\n

20. On Sep 27, ______ was named the world’s top tourism destination.<\/strong>
\n(a) Geneva\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Paris
\n(c) Bangkok<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>(d) Zurich<\/p>\n

21. The World Tourism Day (WTD) is observed every year on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sep 25\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Sep 26
\n(c) Sep 27<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Sep 28<\/p>\n

22. Twitter is headquartered in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) London\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) San Francisco<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) New Jersey\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) New York<\/p>\n

23. The Kurdish independence referendum was held on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sep 24\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Sep 27<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Sep 29\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Sep 30<\/p>\n

24. On Sep 27, Interpol voted to include ______ and the Solomon Islands as its new members, raising body’s membership to 192 countries.<\/strong>
\n(a) Israel\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) South Sudan
\n(c) Palestine<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Cambodia<\/p>\n

25. On Sep 30, President Donald Trump’s health secretary ______ was forced out of the US administration.<\/strong>
\n(a) Steve Bannon\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) James Mattis
\n(c) Tom Price<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Brian Schatz<\/p>\n

26. Catalonia’s referendum for independence from Spain held on ___.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sep 30\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Oct 01<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Oct 03\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Oct 05<\/p>\n

27. The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sep 30\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Oct 01
\n(c) Oct 02<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(d) Oct 03<\/p>\n

28. The resort in Las Vegas where Stephen Craig Paddock, opened fire on Oct 02 killing at least 59 people, is named ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Orchid Lounge\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Mandalay Bay<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Evening Call\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Mix Lounge<\/p>\n

29. The Taj Mahal is located in the Indian state of ______.<\/strong><\/span>
\n(a) Uttar Pradesh\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> (b) Kerala
\n(c) Maharashtra\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Goa<\/p>\n

30. The theme of the 2017 UN World Habitat Day was ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Housing Policies: Affordable Homes<\/strong><\/span>
\n(b) Housing & Climate Change Policies
\n(c) Housing at the Centre
\n(d) Housing Public Spaces for All<\/p>\n

31. On Oct 03, the US ordered the expulsion of 15 ______ diplomats.<\/strong>
\n(a) Mexican\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Venezuelan
\n(c) Cuban\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(d) Russian<\/p>\n

32. On Oct 03, former president of ______ Jalal Talabani died.<\/strong>
\n(a) Iran\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Afghanistan
\n(c) Iraq\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> (d) Bangladesh<\/p>\n

33. On Oct 06, the US announced to end some of its economic and trade sanctions against ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Iraq\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Sudan<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Iran\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Russia<\/p>\n

34. On Oct 09, the World Solar Challenge, an epic 3,000-km solar car race, got underway in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) China\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Australia<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Turkey\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Tajikistan<\/p>\n

35. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has its headquarters in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Geneva\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) New York
\n(c) Rome<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>(d) Paris<\/p>\n

36. The World Space Week (WSW), an international celebration of science & technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition, is celebrated on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) October 02-08\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) October 03-09
\n(c) October 04-10\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> (c) October 05-11<\/p>\n

37. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) is headquartered in______, Switzerland.<\/strong>
\n(a) Zurich\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Geneva<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Bern\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Lausanne<\/p>\n

38. The International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated annually on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Oct 11<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Nov 18
\n(c) Dec 13\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Dec 31<\/p>\n

39. WHO has establishment a global commission on non-communicable diseases to be chaired by ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Hiroshi Nakajima\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Margaret Chan
\n(c) Dr Sania Nishtar<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Shamshad Alam<\/p>\n

40. On Oct 11, the world’s largest trade fair for books opened in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Canberra\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Hamburg
\n(c) Frankfurt<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(c) London<\/p>\n

41. On Oct 13, Audrey Azoulay of ______, was elected the new Director-General Unesco.<\/strong>
\n(a) Hungary\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Spain
\n(c) Germany\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) France<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

42. ______ has launched a European satellite, the Sentinel-5P, dedicated to monitoring Earth’s atmosphere.<\/strong>
\n(a) Serbia\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) UK
\n(c) Germany\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Russia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

43. ICC has announced the long-awaited, 9-nation Test championship that will start in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) 2017\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 2018
\n(c) 2019<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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