Daily GK Update 28th February, 2017

Daily GK Update 28th February, 2017

National Science Day: 28 February

i. National Science Day is celebrated all over India with great enthusiasm on 28th of February every year in order to commemorate the invention of the Raman Effect in India by the Indian physicist, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman on the same day in the year 1928. 

ii. For his great success in the field of science in India, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was honored with the Nobel Prize in the Physics in the year 1930.

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India & Ukraine to strengthen bilateral cooperation through Cinema 

i. Minister for Information & Broadcasting M Venkaiah Naidu and Member of the Parliament of Ukraine and Chairman of the National Council of Television Ukraine Mr. Iurii Artemenko have agreed to strengthen the bilateral cooperation between the two countries through the medium of Cinema in New Delhi. 

ii. The cooperation would be helpful to showcase films through the medium of Film Festivals and utilizing the Film Facilitation Office platform established by India.

Iran and Russia Agrees Road map to Jointly Produce Nuclear Fuel

i. Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation (AEOI) stated that Russia and Iran have reached an agreement to jointly produce nuclear fuel. 

ii. A preliminary agreement with Russia on the joint production of nuclear fuel was reached during the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the major world powers in 2015. 

Government Issues Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016-17-Series IV

i. The Government of India launched the 7th tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bonds and it will be the last offering for 2016-17.

ii. The Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016-17–Series IV will be issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on behalf of Government of India. Applications for the bond has accepted from February 27, 2017 to March 03, 2017 and the Bonds will be issued on March 17, 2017. 

iii. The Bonds will be sold through banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL), designated post offices, National Stock Exchange of India Limited and Bombay Stock Exchange.

Suresh Prabhu flags off first Antyodaya Express between Ernakulam, Howrah

i. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off the first Antyodaya Express a long distance, fully unreserved, superfast train service between Kochi's Ernakulam Junction and Howrah Junction through video conferencing from Rail Bhavan. 

ii. The new clan of trains will have facilities like cushioned luggage racks which can serve as seats, potable drinking water dispenser, mobile charging points, modular toilets of reinforced plastic, toilet occupation indication display board, LED lights among others for comfortable long distance travel.The 22-coach train will cover a distance of 2,307 kilometers in 37 hours.

Haryana Launches Online Sex Ratio Monitoring System For Panipat

i. The Haryana government has set up an online system for Panipat to monitor the sex-ratio in the district as part of the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' programme.

ii. The system, called the sex ratio monitoring dashboard, will have the data of child sex-ratio collected from all villages by the Health and Women and Child Welfare Departments every month.

iii. The dashboard had been developed in association with National Informatics Centre (NIC) as a pilot project.The dashboard is also proving to be an effective tool for enhancing ground-level coordination between the Health and Women and Child Welfare Departments.

Apollo Munich and Dena Bank Enters Into Bancassurance Tie-Up 

i. Standalone health insurer Apollo Munich Health Insurance expanding its footprint across the country with bancassurance tie-up with state-owned Dena Bank. 

ii. Under the tie-up the bank will distribute customized Apollo Munich Health insurance and personal accident policies to the bank's 20 million customers nationwide. 

SIDBI expert panel sanctions Rs 1,112 cr to funds for startups

i. An expert committee Venture Capital Investment Committee (VCIC) set up by SIDBI has sanctioned Rs 300 crore to fund managers who would invest in startups, taking the total sanctions so far this fiscal (2017) to over Rs 1,100 crore. 

ii. During the fiscal year 2014-15 and 2015-16 sanctions were made to 11 funds (Rs 314 crores) and 16 funds (Rs 607 crores) respectively while the number during the current financial year (2017) has already crossed Rs 1,112 crores to 30 funds.

Paytm arm unveils online shopping portal Paytm Mall

i. Paytm E-Commerce, the online marketplace arm of One97 Communications Pvt. Ltd, launched Paytm Mall, a mobile app and online shopping portal.

ii.  Paytm Mall is the new avatar of Paytm’s three-year-old e-commerce business. 

iii. Paytm Mall will allow customers to shop from 68 million products across categories such as fashion, electronics, consumer durables and home furnishings, from about 140,000 sellers.

Tata Communications partners with HPE for roll-out of LoRa network

i. Tata Communications is partnering with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to support the roll-out of the former's Internet of Things platform, the LoRa network.

ii. The company will also work with HPE to provide a range of domestic and cross-border IoT connectivity and management services, particularly for applications requiring elements of mobility, such as connected cars, fleet management and transportation services.

Kabir Bedi appointed honourary brand ambassador of Sightsavers

i. India’s most famous international actors Kabir Bedi was appointed as the honourary brand ambassador of Sightsavers India to prevent avoidable blindness by RN Mohanty, CEO of Sightsavers.

ZTE launches world’s first 5G IT baseband unit (BBU) in partnership with Intel

Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment company ZTE made an announcement that it has launched a next generation 5G IT baseband unit (BBU) partnered with Intel Corporation for this technology. The announcement was made at the  Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. 

Former Union Minister P Shiv Shankar Passes Away

i. Former Union Minister P. Shiv Shankar passed away after a prolonged illness.He was 89 ii. He contested the by-election to the Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency in 1979 on the Indian National Congress party ticket. 

iii. He became Law Minister in the Indira Gandhi Cabinet in 1980. From 1985 till 1993, he represented the Congress as Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat.

Kohli named captain of the year at ESPNcricinfo Awards

i. Indian international cricketer Virat Kohli has named as the ‘Captain of the Year‘ at the 10th annual ESPNcricinfo Awards.

 ii. Kohli led India to nine wins out of 12 Tests in the year 2016. 

iii. Stuart Broad bagged the Test Bowling performance of the year for his brilliant spell of 6/17 in the final Test against South Africa.

ఫ్రెషర్స్‌ కోసం ఐదు పుస్తకాలు

మీరు ఫ్రెషరా? ఉద్యోగం కోసం ప్రయత్నాలు చేస్తున్నారా? అయితే ఈ అయిదు పుస్తకాలు మీ కోసమే. వీటిని చదివి నైపుణ్యాలకు పదును పెట్టుకోండి. ఇంటర్వ్యూలో విజయం సాధించే అవకాశాలను మెరుగుపర్చుకోండి. ఉద్యోగానికి దరఖాస్తు చేయడం, దాన్ని సాధించడం ఓ కళ. దీనికి తగిన ప్లానింగ్‌, ప్రిపరేషన్‌ అవసరం. దీనికోసం ఉపయోగపడే ఈ పుస్తకాలకు సంబంధించిన పూర్తి వివరాలకు ఇంటర్నెట్‌లో శోధించండి. 

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ఇవి తెలిస్తే ఇంటర్వ్యూ తేలికే!

ఇవి తెలిస్తే ఇంటర్వ్యూ తేలికే!

మీ గురించి చెప్పండి? 
ఇక్కడ ఎందుకు పనిచేయాలనుకుంటున్నారు? 
మా కంపెనీ గురించి మీకు ఏం తెలుసు? 
మీ బలహీనతలేంటి? 

ఐదేళ్ల తరువాత మీరు ఏ పొజిషన్‌లో ఉండాలనుకుంటున్నారు?

 

ఇలాంటి ప్రశ్నలు ప్రతి ఇంటర్వ్యూలో ఎదురవుతుంటాయి. ఎందుకంటే చాలాసార్లు వీటికి సరియైన సమాధానం ఉండదు. మరి ఇంటర్వ్యూలను ఎదుర్కొనేదెలా? ఎలాగైనా ఉద్యోగం సంపాదించాలనే లక్ష్యంతో విద్యార్థి ఉంటాడు. ఒక ఉద్యోగి మరింత ఉన్నత స్థానాన్ని కోరుకుంటాడు. లక్ష్యం ఏదైనా ఇంటర్వ్యూను సక్సెస్ ఫుల్‌గా పూర్తిచేయడం చాలాముఖ్యం. 

ఇంటర్వ్యూలను ఎలా ఫేస్‌ చేయాలో తెలుసుకోవడానికి మార్కెట్లో అనేక పుస్తకాలు అందుబాటులో ఉన్నాయి. వాటిని చదవడం ద్వారా అవసరమైన టెక్నిక్స్‌ను నేర్చుకోవచ్చు. అయితే కొన్ని ముఖ్యమైన స్కిల్స్‌ను పెంచుకోవడం ద్వారా ఇంటర్వ్యూలో సులభంగా సక్సె్‌సకావచ్చు. అవే ఎ.బి.సి.డి.ఇ.

 

ఎ - ఆటిట్యూడ్‌ ఆఫ్‌ పాజిటివిటి : పాజిటివ్‌ థింకింగ్‌ ఉండాలి. అంతా మంచే జరుగుతుందని అనుకుంటే మంచే జరుగుతుంది. ‘వేర్‌ దేర్‌ ఈజ్‌ ఎ విల్‌, దేర్‌ ఈజ్‌ ఎ వే’ అనే సామెత తెలుసు కదా. దాన్ని గుర్తుంచుకోవాలి. మీరు వెళ్లే మార్గంలో ఎన్నో అడ్డంకులుంటాయి. వాటన్నింటిని అధిగమిస్తేనే విజయం మీ సొంతమవుతుంది. పౌలో చెప్పినట్టుగా ఏదైనా కావాలని మీరు బలంగా కోరుకున్నట్లయితే అది మీకు దక్కడానికి ప్రపంచమంతా మీకు సహాయపడుతుంది. పుస్తకాలు చదవడం ద్వారా కూడా పాజిటివ్‌ థింకింగ్‌ను పెంచుకోవచ్చు. పాజిటివ్‌గా ఉంటే విజయం మిమ్మల్నే వరిస్తుంది.

బి - బుకిష్‌ నో హౌ : జ్ఞానం చాలా శక్తివంతమైంది. ఇంటర్వ్యూని విజయవంతంగా పూర్తి చేయాలంటే సబ్జెక్ట్‌ నాలెడ్జ్‌లో పర్‌ఫెక్ట్‌గా ఉండాలి. ఎలాంటి ప్రశ్నలు అడిగినా సమాధానం చెప్పగలిగేలా ప్రిపేర్‌ అవ్వాలి. ఇందుకోసం పుస్తకాలు చదవాలి. లైబ్రరీలకు వెళ్లాలి. ఎక్స్‌పర్ట్స్‌తో మాట్లాడాలి. మీరు ఏరంగంలో పనిచేయాలనుకుంటున్నారో ఆ రంగంపై అవగాహన పెంచుకోవాలి.

సి - కాంపిటెన్సీస్‌ : స్కిల్స్‌ పెంచుకోవడానికి టెక్నిక్స్‌ నేర్చుకోవాలి. కన్వర్జేషన్‌ స్మూత్‌గా సాగడానికి, ఎఫెక్టివిగా వినడానికి, ఆత్మవిశ్వాసం పెంచుకోవడానికి స్కిల్స్‌ చాలా అవసరం. విద్యార్థులు ఇంటర్వ్యూను కాన్ఫిడెంట్‌గా ఎదుర్కొవాలంటే అవసరమైన ట్రెయినింగ్‌ తీసుకోవడం, టెక్నిక్స్‌ నేర్చుకోవడం మంచిది.

డి - డ్రీమ్‌ : ప్రతి ఒక్కరికి ఒక డ్రీమ్‌ ఉంటుంది. దాన్ని తెలుసుకోవడానికి ఇంటర్వ్యూలో ప్రయత్నిస్తారు. అందుకే ఐదేళ్ల తరువాత మీరు ఏ పొజిషన్‌లో ఉండాలనుకుంటున్నారని అడుగుతారు. గొప్ప గొప్ప పనులు పూర్తి చేయాలంటే కలలు కూడా కనాలి. ప్లానింగ్‌ ఒక్కటే సరిపోదు, నమ్మకం కూడా ఉండాలి.

ఇ - ఎక్స్‌ప్రెస్‌ : తెలిసిన విషయాన్ని సరియైున పద్ధతిలో చెప్పడం కూడా ముఖ్యమే. ఇంటర్వ్యూలో దీనికి చాలా ప్రాధాన్యం ఉంటుంది. కమ్యునికేషన్‌పైనే విజయం ఆధారపడి ఉంటుంది. నాకు తెలుసు కానీ, ఎలా చెప్పాలో తెలియలేదు అంటారు. అలాంటి వాటికి తావివ్వకూడదు. ఆత్మవిశ్వాసంతో ఉన్నప్పుడే బాగా ఎక్స్‌ప్రెస్‌ చేయగలుగుతారు. మీరు ఏం చెప్పాలనుకుంటున్నారో దాన్ని సూటిగా చెప్పేందుకు అవసరమైన టెక్నిక్స్‌ను నేర్చుకోండి. అవకాశం మళ్లీమళ్లీ రాదు. వచ్చిన అవకాశాన్ని వదులుకోవడం సరికాదు. వీటిని ఫాలో అయిపోండి. ఇంటర్వ్యూలో విజేతలు కండి.

QUIZ-28

QUIZ-28

Q1. Union Health Secretary C.K. Mishra has recently launched a kit that will provide information on adolescent related issues such as puberty and mental health, among others. What is the name of that kit?

(a) Sahara Kits

(b) Saathiya Resource Kits

(c) Mamta Resource Kits

(d) Madad Kit

(e) Umeed Resource Kit

Q2. Astronomers of NASA have discovered seven Earth-like Exoplanets, recently. Name of this Exoplanet system is _____________.

(a) TRAPPIST-1

(b) UX TAURI A

(c) PSR B-1620

(d) MOA-192 B

(e) GOLDILOCKS

Q3. The WTO's trade facilitation agreement, which seeks to ease customs norms, came into effect with its two-third members ratifying the pact, recently. Director-General of WTO is ________________ and its Headquarter is in _________________, respectively.

(a) Karl Brauner, New York

(b) Yonov Frederick Agah, Brussels

(c) Roberto Azevêdo, Geneva

(d) David Shark, Paris

(e) Yi Xiaozhun, Washington DC

Q4. In the recent list of ICC women’s' ranking India’s one day captain Mithali Raj and batter Harmanpreet Kaur were placed on 2nd and 10th positions, respectively. Name the First Rank holder in the list.

(a) Amy Satterthwaite

(b) Suzie Bates

(c) Ellyse Perry

(d) Meg Lanning

(e) Katherine Brunt

Q5. The country's largest telecom services provider, Bharti Airtel (Airtel) has recently acquired a telecom service provider company. What is the name of that company?

(a) MTS India

(b) Telenor India

(c) Tata DoCoMo

(d) RCom

(e) None of the given options are true

Q6. The Karnataka bank was the winner in ‘Best financial inclusion initiatives (small bank)’ category in ‘IBA-Banking Technology’ awards held recently. The IBA- Banking Technology award was held in _____________.

(a) Mumbai

(b) New Delhi

(c) Chennai

(d) Bangalore

(e) Hyderabad

Q7. Cabinet has recently approved MoU between India and ______________ for promotion and development of cooperation in civil aviation security in India.

(a) China

(b) Russia

(c) Australia

(d) France

(e) Sri Lanka

Q8. The Third National Biodiversity Congress (NBC) 2017 was held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, recently. What was the theme of NBC, 2017?

(a) Preserve Biodiversity for sustainable Development

(b) Grow with Biodiversity Sustainably

(c) Biodiversity is our future asset

(d) Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Sustainable Development

(e) None of the above themes are correct

Q9. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu unveiled a new Express train for common man Equipped with cushioned seats, aluminium composite panels, and LED lights, with specially designed colorful coaches, recently. Name of that Express train is ___________.

(a) Tejas Express

(b) Antyodaya Express

(c) Uday Express

(d) Humsafar Express

(e) None of the given options are true

Q10. _______________ based non-banking finance company Microfinance institution Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. has launched an instant loan approval at a village near Bassi in Jaipur district, Rajasthan, recently.

(a) New Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(c) Hyderabad

(d) Gandhinagar

(e) Patna

Q11. Name the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jasper Infotech-owned digital payments platform FreeCharge who has recently resigned from his post.

(a) Govind Rajan

(b) N Krishnamurthy

(c) Gopal Nath Chitra

(d) Binny Bansal

(e) P L Saxena

Q12. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced that India will be hosting the Combined World Cup for shooting in 2019 during the meeting held in New Delhi, recently. Who is the President of NRAI?

(a) Roop Kumar Singh

(b) Amrinder Chauhan

(c) Jeet Singh

(d) Abhinav Bindra

(e) Raninder Singh

Q13. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the IoT Acceleration Consortium (ITAC) to collaborate to address digital technology shifts, recently. ITAC is ______________ based company.

(a) Australia

(b) France

(c) China

(d) Japan

(e) The USA

Q14. Name the Person who has been appointed as the chairman of TATA Group's Indian Hotels, recently.

(a) Ratan Tata

(b) N Chandrashekaran

(c) Rajesh Gopinathan

(d) V Ramakrishnan

(e) Binni Rawal

Q15. Cabinet approved signing of Air Services Agreement between India and Greece, recently. What is the currency of Greece?

(a) Grecian Pound

(b) Dollar

(c) Euro

(d) Dinar

(e) None of the given options are true

                                                        ANSWERS

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. Union Health Secretary C.K. Mishra has launched "Saathiya Resource Kits" that will provide information on adolescent related issues such as puberty and mental health, among others. The resource kit comprises of an Activity Book, Bhranti-Kranti Game, a Question-Answer Saathiya Kits Book and a Peer Educator Diary.

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to have liquid water. This exoplanet system is called TRAPPIST-1, named for The Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST) in Chile.

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. The WTO's trade facilitation agreement, which seeks to ease customs norms, came into effect from with its two-thirds members ratifying the pact. The TFA, which has been ratified by India, will give a boost to the global trade, which has been impacted due to slowdown in the world economy. The WTO's current Director-General is Roberto Azevêdo who leads a staff of over 600 people in Geneva, Switzerland.

S4. Ans.(d)

Sol. India’s one day captain Mithali Raj and top batter Harmanpreet Kaur were placed 2nd and 10th in the ICC batswomen’s rankings released after the World Cup qualifier that ended recently. Meg Lanning of Australia leads the charts with 804 points while Raj with 733 points is second in the list. Harmanpreet, known for her towering sixes has 574 points.

S5. Ans.(b)

Sol. The country's largest telecom services provider, Bharti Airtel (Airtel) has officially announced that it will acquire Telenor India. Although both the companies did not disclose the deal size, internal sources from the companies said it ranges between Rs. 6,500 crore and Rs. 7,000 crore.

S6. Ans.(a)

Sol. Karnataka Bank has bagged two ‘IBA-Banking Technology’ awards, recently. The bank was the winner in ‘Best financial inclusion initiatives (small bank)’ category, and was runner-up in ‘Best use of digital and channels technology (small bank)’ category. IBA-Banking Technology award recognizes and rewards individuals, professionals and banks who have recorded noteworthy technology and business benefits in 2016.

S7. Ans.(c)

Sol. Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Australia for promotion and development of cooperation in civil aviation security. The MoU will provide an opportunity to Indian aviation security authorities to share the expertise of their Australian counterparts and enhance the overall aviation security environment in India.

S8. Ans.(d)

Sol. Third National Biodiversity Congress (NBC) 2017 held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Theme of National Biodiversity Congress 2017 was “Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Sustainable Development”.

S9. Ans.(b)

Sol. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu unveiled Antyodaya Express for common man Equipped with cushioned seats, aluminium composite panels, and LED lights, the Antyodaya Express, a new fully unreserved train for the common man with specially designed colourful coaches. The first Antyodaya Express will be launched between Mumbai and Tatanagar, and the second will be between Ernakulam and Howrah shortly.

S10. Ans.(c)

Sol. Hyderabad based non-banking finance company Microfinance institution Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd launched an instant loan approval at a village near Bassi in Jaipur district, Rajasthan. The objective of this initiative is to help rural areas to embrace cashless transactions. The loan amount will be deposited directly to the loaners bank account.

S11. Ans.(a)

Sol. The chief executive officer of Jasper Infotech-owned digital payments platform FreeCharge, Govind Rajan has submitted his resigned. It was accepted by the company. Snapdeal’s chief strategy and investment officer, Jason Kothari will oversee the business operations of FreeCharge.

S12. Ans.(e)

Sol. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced that India will be hosting the Combined World Cup for shooting in 2019 during the meeting held in New Delhi. Combined World Cup will a qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It will comprise all the three categories shotgun, rifle and pistol. Raninder Singh is the President of NRAI.

S13. Ans.(d)

Sol. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the IoT Acceleration Consortium (ITAC) Japan to collaborate to address digital technology shifts and accelerate IoT (Internet of Things) adoption at a global level across the industry.

S14. Ans.(b)

Sol. N Chandrasekaran has been elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from February 22, 2017. He was initially appointed as a Member of the Board on January 27, 2017.

S15. Ans.(c)

Sol. Greece is a country in southeastern Europe with thousands of islands throughout the Aegean and Ionian seas. Its currency is Euro.

QUIZ-28

QUIZ-28

Q1. Which state government has launched Aanandam program of the newly-formed Anand Department?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Q2. Mawlynnong village in __________ has become a role model for other states in maintaining cleanliness known as Asia’s cleanest village.
Answer: Meghalaya

Q3. Name the city, which has been ranked at the top position in the most dynamic city 2017 in the world according to WEF report?
Answer: Bengaluru

Q4. Who has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of Bharti AXA General insurance recently?
Answer: Sanjeev Srinivasan

Q5. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson of China, Hua Chunying stated that thirty more countries have applied for joining the AIIB besides 57 founding members. The term AIIB stands for-
Answer: Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank

Q6. The ______ edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) has begins at the historic Diggi Palace Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Answer: 10th

Q7. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has inaugurated the second edition of Raisina Dialogue in- 
Answer: New Delhi

Q8. Washington based World Bank has sanctioned how much amount for upgradations and improvement of the Tripura power system network?
Answer: Rs 1,376 crore

Q9. Insurance giant Lloyd has received the final approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to set up its first branch in India. Lloyd is based in-
Answer: UK

Q10. To put an innovative progress in elementary education sector of the country by continuous monitoring of the flagship scheme - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has launched a dedicated web portal ______________ which has been prepared by World Bank in collaboration with Ministry of Human Resource Development.
Answer: ShaGun

Q11. Where was the 47th World Economic Forum Meeting 2017 was held, recently?
Answer: Davos, Switzerland

Q12. How much percent considering under FDI by Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, recently?
Answer: 100%

Q13. Who has been appointed as the head of Himachal Olympic Association, recently?
Answer: Anurag Thakur

Q14. Name the Bengaluru based Start-up, which has proposes nameplate on the Moon for Rs.500, recently?
Answer: TeamIndus

Q15. Who has won the ITF Junior Tennis title 2017, recently? 
Answer: Dhruv Sunish

QUIZ-28

QUIZ-28

Q1. The President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee has appointed five new judges to the Supreme Court of India, in a much-needed boost to the judicial strength of the highest court, recently. Who among the following is not one of them?

(a) Justice E. R. Rehman

(b) Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

(c) Justice Shantanagoudar Mohan

(d) Justice Navin Sinha

(e) Justice Deepak Gupta

Q2. Cabinet Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley  has recently approved merger of _________ subsidiary banks with State Bank of India.

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 5

(d) 6

(e) 7

Q3. More than one thousands delegates, including many leading industrialists, both Indian and from other countries, took part in mega event of 2 day Global Investor Summit. This summit was held in _____________.

(a) Bihar

(b) Jharkhand

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Madhya Pradesh

Q4. All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) of Delhi has won the first prize and a cash reward for maintaining high standards of sanitation and hygiene under the Government's Kayakalp awards held, recently. What was the cash pize of this award?

(a) Rs 1 crore

(b) Rs 2 crore

(c) Rs 4 crore

(d) Rs 5 crore

(e) None of the given options is true

Q5. The five-day ‘Ïndian Panorama Film Festival’ being organized by the Directorate of Information and Publicity, in association with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals(IFFI) has been started in ____________, recently.

(a) Chandigarh

(b) Port Blair

(c) New Delhi

(d) Daman and Diu

(e) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Q6. India is reviving a three-decade-old plan to build its 14 seated first passenger aircraft as the South Asian country struggles to join an exclusive club of Asian nations that have advanced far ahead in creating their own home-made jets. What is the name of this aircraft?

(a) Kiran

(b) Hans

(c) Saras

(d) Pawan

(e) Gatiman

Q7. Canara Bank recently has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to operationalize ______________.

(a) SAKSHAM

(b) Sakshar Bharat

(c) Mid-day meal Scheme

(d) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

(e) Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)

Q8. Which state government has recently signed Memorandum of Understanding 12 textile units with different companies for setting up 12 apparel units in the State entailing investment of Rs. 963 crores in all, recently, in CII partnership summit?

(a) Odisha

(b) Karnataka

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Andhra Pradesh

(e) Jharkhand

Q9. SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to buy Fortress Investment Group LLC for about $3.3 billion, looking to add investment expertise as it prepares to launch the world’s largest private equity fund. SoftBank Group Corp is a famous ______________ based company.

(a) South Korea

(b) Japan

(c) China

(d) Thailand

(e) North Korea

Q10. In a major turn of events in Tamil Nadu, Mr Edappadi K Palaniswami has been invited to form the government by Governor of Tamil Nadu. Who is the governor of Tamil Nadu?

(a) Pinnarai Vijayan

(b) Vidyasagar Rao

(c) P.V. Narsimhan

(d) B. S. Shekhawat

(e) Birender Saroha

Q11. Legendary American jazz singer ‘Al Jarreau’ passed away in Los Angeles. He was ____________ years old.

(a) 76

(b) 72

(c) 71

(d) 70

(e) 74

Q12. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) launched its first fully integrated capacity development centre, South Asia Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC) in ____________, recently.

(a) Bangalore

(b) Jharkhand

(c) New Delhi

(d) Chandigarh

(e) Mumbai

Q13. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee declared _______________ as 21st district of West Bengal. The new district is from Darjeeling.

(a) Kalimpong

(b) Matigara-Naxalbari

(c) Siliguri

(d) Phansidewa

(e) Kurseong

Q14. The total food grain production in the country has been pegged at record 272 million tonns, recently. It is higher by 6.94 million tonns than the previous record production of 265 million tonnes in 2013-14. It is a noticeable success in the field of agriculture. Who is the union minister of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare?

(a) Ravi Shankar Prasad

(b) Kalraj Mishra

(c) Ramvilas Paswan

(d) Arun Jetley

(e) Radha Mohan Singh

Q15. The 2017 ‘Cobra Gold Military Exercise’ kicked off at the Sattahip Royal Thai Marine Corps Base in Chonburi Province, Thailand .Cobra Gold 2017 is the ________________ edition of the multinational drill and is co-organized by United States and Thailand.

(a) 34th

(b) 35th

(c) 36th

(d) 37th

(e) 38th                                                        

                                                      SOLUTIONS

S1. Ans. (a)

Sol. Five new judges were appointed to the Supreme Court, taking its working strength to 28. President Pranab Mukherjee has signed their warrants of appointment. Those elevated to the apex court are five high court judges, including four chief justices of state high courts. The news Judges are Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Rajasthan HC Chief Justice Naveen Sinha, Kerala HC Chief Justice Mohan M Shantanagouder, Chhattisgarh HC Chief Justice Dipak Gupta and Karnataka HC judge S Abdul Nazeer.

S2. Ans. (c)

Sol. Cabinet approved merger of five subsidiary banks with State Bank of India. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, the merger is likely to result in recurring saving, which is estimated at more than one thousand crore rupees in first year. He said, SBI will acquire State bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Travancore.

S3. Ans. (b)

Sol. A two-day mega event of Global Investor Summit, branded as "Momentum Jharkhand" is going to start at Khelgaon of Ranchi. More than one thousands delegates, including many leading industrialists, both Indian and from other countries, will take part in this. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Submit through video-conferencing. A number of Central Ministers were also present at the occasion.

S4. Ans. (d)

Sol. All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) of Delhi has won the first prize and a cash reward of 5 crore rupees for maintaining high standards of sanitation and hygiene under the Government's Kayakalp awards. AIIMS was followed by North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, which got a cash prize of 3 crore rupees. While Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, received the third prize of one crore rupees.

S5. Ans. (b)

Sol. The five-day ‘Indian Panorama Film Festival’ being organized by the Directorate of Information and Publicity, Andaman & Nicobar Administration, in association with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals/IFFI, New Delhi, Govt. of India got underway in Port Blair.

S6. Ans. (c)

Sol. India is reviving a three-decade-old plan to build its first passenger aircraft as the South Asian country struggles to join an exclusive club of Asian nations that have advanced far ahead in creating their own home-made jets. A 14-seat aircraft, called ‘Saras’ is undergoing preliminary tests, Jitendra Jadhav, director of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research at state-controlled National Aerospace Laboratories, said in an interview in Bengaluru.

S7. Ans. (e)

Sol.  Canara Bank on Thursday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to operationalize the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA). In September 2016, the Union Cabinet had approved the establishment of HEFA to give a major push for the creation of high quality infrastructure/capital assets in premier educational institutions. Few important schemes launched by MHRD are SAKSHAM, Sakshar Bharat, Mid-day meal Scheme, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan,Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan etc

S8. Ans. (d)

Sol. During the recent CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) partnership summit in Andhra Pradesh 12 MoUs were signed by the State Government with different companies for setting up 12 apparel units in the State entailing investment of Rs. 963 crores in all and generating 46,000 jobs. These 12 projects will come up in the next one to one-and-a-half years. Four of the units will come up in the Brandix apparel park , including two by Chinese companies, five units in Anantapur district and the remaining in Chittoor district.

S9. Ans. (b)

Sol. Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to buy Fortress Investment Group LLC for about $3.3 billion, looking to add investment expertise as it prepares to launch the world’s largest private equity fund. The all-cash deal is SoftBank’s first major investment in an asset manager and represents yet another unpredictable gambit for a group that has to date focused on telecoms and technology

S10. Ans. (b)

Sol. In a major turn of events in Tamil Nadu, Mr Edappadi K Palaniswami has been invited to form the government by Governor Vidyasagar Rao. He is expected to be sworn in as the state's new chief minister at 4 pm at Raj Bhavan today. Mr Palaniswami, owing allegiance to the VK Sasikala camp in the AIADMK, is at present the state PWD Minister and the party headquarters secretary

S11. Ans. (a)

Sol. Legendary American jazz singer Al Jarreau passed away in Los Angeles. He was 76. Al Jarreau was nicknamed as 'Acrobat of Scat' for his unique singing style and was best known for his 1981 album Breakin’ Away and singing the theme song to the popular 1980’s TV show Moonlighting.

S12. Ans. (c)

Sol. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) launched its first fully integrated capacity development center, South Asia Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC) in New Delhi. The SARTTAC was inaugurated by Shaktikanta Das, Secretary of India’s Ministry of IMF’s SARTTAC Finance. SARTTAC will help to assist the local member countries of South Asia including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

S13. Ans. (a)

Sol. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee declared Kalimpong as 21st district of West Bengal  Kalimpong as separate district of West Bengal . The new district is from Darjeeling. On the same day Banerjee announced two projects for the development of newly created Kalimpong Rs 220 crore road link project to connect Kalimpong with Sikkim via the old Silk Route.

S14. Ans. (e)

Sol. The total food grain production in the country has been pegged at record 272 million tonne. It is higher by 6.94 million tonnes than the previous record production of 265 million tonnes in 2013-14. Agriculture Ministry in its 2nd advance estimates of production of major crops for 2016-17 said that the record is going to be made due to good rainfall and various policy initiatives taken by the government. Minister of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh is an Indian politician having affiliations with Bharatiya Janata Party. Singh was president of BJP's Bihar State unit from 2006 to 2009.

S15. Ans. (c)

Sol. The 2017 Cobra Gold Military Exercise kicked off at the Sattahip Royal Thai Marine Corps Base in Chonburi Province, Thailand. Cobra Gold 2017 is the 36th edition of the multinational drill and is co-organized by United States and Thailand. It will expand regional cooperation and collaboration for disaster relief. The ten day exercise would continue till February 24, 2017 and the closing ceremony of the event will take place in Phu Lamyai Training area in Nakhon Ratchasima Province.