Q1. Mr. Vikas Swarup has been recently appointed as the new High Commissioner to Canada. He is Spokesperson in which one of the following Indian Ministry?
(a) Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
(b) Chemicals and Fertilizers, Parliamentary Affairs
(c) Ministry of External Affairs
(d) Health and Family Welfare
(e) Health and Family Welfare
(a) Yoweri Museveni, Mbarara
(b) Ruhakana Rugunda, Kampala
(c) Edward Ssekandi, Mukono
(d) Entebbe Mpofu, Lira
(e) Kizza Besigye, Kasese
Q3. Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS II) has been flagged off recently from Safdarjung Railway station in Delhi. The SECAS II will culminate its journey at ________________.
(a) Bangalore, Karnataka
(b) Kolkata, West Bengal
(c) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
(d) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
(e) None of the above options are correct
Q4. Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan will host the Hindi version of popular international show TED Talks. Star India will air the Indian version of TED Talks. What is the name of Hindi version of show TED Talks?
(a) India Nayi Soch
(b) India Ek Nayi Pehel
(c) Udaan
(d) Dekhega India
(e) The Real India
Q5. A Campaign against Drug Addiction was organized by Shimla Press Club in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The campaign aims to make the state drug free. This campaign was inaugurated by _________________.
(a) Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh
(b) Governor Acharya Devvrat
(c) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(d) President Pranab Mukherjee
(e) Mayor Sanjay Chauhan
Q6. Raytheon Company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) to engage in the co-production of Stinger air defense missile components, recently. Who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL)?
(a) Mr Sukaran Singh
(b) Mr Ratan Tata
(c) Mr Sandeep Jajodia
(d) Natarajan Chandrasekaran
(e) None of the above options are correct
Q7. Saab subsidiary, Saab Grintek Defence (SGD) and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd’s (HAL), Indian Avionics Division have signed a contract to deliver Transfer of Technology (ToT). Saab Grintek Defence (SGD) is _____________ based company.
(a) Japan
(b) Germany
(c) Russia
(d) Canada
(e) South Africa
Q8. Reserve Bank of India has raised the ceiling of gold loans given by regional rural banks (RRB) to ______________ from Rs 1 lakh, expanding the access to credit for farmers and artisans willing to pledge gold as collateral.
(a) Rs 3 lakh
(b) Rs 1.5 Lakh
(c) Rs 2 Lakh
(d) Rs 2.5 Lakh
(e) Rs 3.5 Lakh
Q9. It is in partnership with this Indian company Rafale fighter jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation has floated a joint venture. It was announced at the Aero India 2017 air show at Yelahanka airbase.
(a) DRDO
(b) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
(e) Tata Advanced System
(d) Reliance Aerostructure Limited
(e) ISRO
Q10. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for execution of infrastructure development works at HAL’s new Greenfield helicopter facility at Tumakuru, Karnataka. Who is the Chairman and Managing Director of HAL?
(a) Avinash Chander
(b) D Prakash
(c) T Suvarna Raju
(d) A.S. Kiran Kumar
(e) None of the options given above are correct
ANSWERS
S.1 Ans. (c)
Sol. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup has been appointed the new High Commissioner to Canada. Mr. Swarup, a well-known author, became the MEA spokesperson in April 2015. He is expected to join his new post in Ottawa by mid-March. Mr. Swarup is the author of Q&A , a novel that was made into the Hollywood blockbuster Slumdog Millionaire.
S.2 Ans. (b)
Sol. Vice-President Hamid Ansari is set to embark on a five-day visit to Rwanda and Uganda, in a bid to strengthen ties with the African countries. Mr. Ansari will visit Rwanda from February 19 to 21 and Uganda from February 21 to 23. He will be accompanied on the trip by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Vijay Sampla, four MPs, senior officials and a business and media delegation. Ruhakana Rugunda is the Prime Minister of Uganda and Kampala is its capital.
S.3 Ans. (d)
Sol. Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS II) was flagged off from Safdarjung Railway station in Delhi. The train was open for public viewing at Delhi Cantonment Railway Station. The train will later embark upon its journey across the country. The SECAS II will run till 8th September and culminate its journey at Gandhinagar.
S.4 Ans. (a)
Sol. Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan will host the Hindi version of popular international show TED Talks. Star India will air the Indian version TED Talks 'India Nayi Soch', a global first Hindi TV talk show created in partnership with TED, the non-profit devoted to ideas worth spreading. This is the first time TED is collaborating with a network and mega-star to produce a TV series featuring original TED Talks in a language other than English.
S.5 Ans. (b)
Sol. The Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat inaugurated a Campaign against Drug Addiction organized by Shimla Press Club in Shimla. The campaign aims to make the state drug free. The Governor has announced to grant Rs 1 lakh to the Press Club Shimla for organizing the campaign against drugs.
S.6 Ans. (a)
Sol. Raytheon Company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) to engage in the co-production of Stinger air defense missile components. Mr Sukaran Singh has been appointed the managing director and chief executive officer of Tata Advanced Systems (TASL), Tata Sons’ subsidiary for its aerospace and defense business in December 2014. Mr Singh, who joined the Tata group in 2003, is a director of TASL. TASL provides integrated solutions for Aerospace, Defense and Homeland Security.
S.7 Ans. (e)
Sol. Saab subsidiary Saab Grintek Defense (SGD) and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.’s (HAL) Avionics Division have signed a contract to deliver transfer of technology (ToT) between South Africa and India. The contract valued at $8.5 million (ZAR112 million) was signed and announced at Aero India 2017
and will see the transfer of technology for in-country maintenance of Saab’s Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS) system in India. Saab Grintek Defence (SGD) is South Africa based company.
S.8 Ans. (c)
Sol. Reserve Bank of India has raised the ceiling of gold loans given by regional rural banks (RRB) to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 1 lakh, expanding the access to credit for farmers and artisans willing to pledge gold as collateral. RRBs with their 21000 branch network across country's rural belt play a significant role in farm credit and offer loans for various purposes against the security of gold or gold ornaments as a part of their lending policy. RBI has doubled the gold loan ceiling for loans not exceeding 12 months from the date of sanction.
S.9 Ans. (d)
Sol. Reliance Aero structure Limited (RAL)'s Joint Venture with Rafale fighter jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation- Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited (DRAL)- has been incorporated. Eric Trappier, Chairman of Dassault Aviation France, will be the Chairman, and Anil D Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Group, Co-Chairman of DRAL, it was announced at the ongoing Aero India 2017 air show at Yelahanka airbase here. Eric Trappier, Chairman of Dassault Aviation France, will be the Chairman, and Anil D Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Group, Co-Chairman of DRAL, it was announced at the ongoing Aero India 2017 air show at Yelahanka airbase.
S.10 Ans. (c)
Sol. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for execution of infrastructure development works at HAL’s new Greenfield helicopter facility at Tumakuru. The MoU was signed at Aero India 2017. “The project spread over 615 acres of land allotted by the Karnataka government will house infrastructure for production and testing facilities, self-sufficient manufacturing capabilities of a wide range of helicopters of 3-ton to 12-ton class,” said T Suvarna Raju, Chairman and Managing Director, HAL.
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