Q1. Which among the following countries has won T20 Blind World Cup in M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) India
(e) Australia
Q2. Reliance Defence signs warship repair pact with US Navy recently. Who is the working CEO of Reliance Defence and Engineering?
(a) H.S. Malhi
(b) Kapil Bal
(c) M.K. Hasija
(d) Atu Mehra
(e) None of the given options is true
Q3. Adele sweeps 59th Grammy Award 2017 and wins top 3 categories. 59th Grammy Award 2017 was held in ____________.
(a) Paris, France
(b) Geneva, Switzerland
(c) Los Angeles, The USA
(d) New York City, The USA
(e) Madison Square Garden, The USA
Q4. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2017, 'La La Land' takes 5 trophies, Dev Patel wins for 'Lion'. It was _____________ edition of BAFTA.
(a) 67th
(b) 68th
(c) 69th
(d) 70th
(e) None of the given options is true
Q5. Frank-Walter Steinmeier elected as president of Germany, recently. He was former ____________ of Germany.
(a) Defence Minister
(b) Finance Minister
(c) Foreign Minister
(d) Food and Agriculture Minister
(e) Health Minister
Q6. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) launched a skill development center (Kaushal Vikas Kendra) in Mangaluru, recently. Who is the working Managing Director (MD) of MRPL?
(a) Mr. Sanjeev Singh
(b) Mr. H. Kumar
(c) Mr. Siddharth R. Morarka
(d) Mr. M.K. Surana
(e) None of the given options is true
Q7. Recently, people in northern California have been told to evacuate their homes after an overflow channel at the tallest dam in the US was weakened by heavy rainfall. What is the name of this dam?
(a) Oroville Dam
(b) Hoover Dam
(c) Glen Canyon Dam
(d) Shasta Dam
(e) None of the given options is true
Q8. The FIFA governing body has named former soccer player Diego Maradona as its new Ambassador. He is from ____________.
(a) Portugal
(b) Germany
(c) Ireland
(d) Argentina
(e) None of the given options is true
Q9. The 11th International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition - Aero India 2017 begins on 14 February 2017 at the Air Force Station ____________ in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
(a) Kangeri
(b) Kolar
(c) Yelahanka
(d) Chitradurga
(e) Ramanagara
Q10. ___________ bags The Guinness world record for making the tallest sand castle on the beach of eastern Puri, recently.
(a) Avtar Singh Mauni
(b) Sudarshan Pattnaik
(c) Ram Singh Chauhan
(d) Khurshid Hussain
(e) Ramveer Suyal
Q11. Who has been appointed as president of Assocham recently?
(a) Mr. Kiran Kumar
(b) Mr. Gagan Deeep Singh
(c) Mr. Sandeep Jajodia
(d) Mr. Surjeet Bansal
(e) Mr. S. Kumaraswami
Q12. Pandit Dharmsheel Chaturvedi has passed away recently. He was famous ___________.
(a) Thinker
(b) Writer
(c) Journalist
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the given options is true
Q13. Former IFS officer Narinder Chauhan has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to ___________.
(a) the Republic of China
(b) the Republic of Korea
(c) the Republic of the Philippines
(d) the Republic of Ireland
(e) None of the given options is true
Q14. Name the cricketer, who holds the record of taking fastest 250 wickets in Test Matches in the world.
(a) Imran Tahir
(b) A Mendis
(c) R Ashwin
(d) Moeen Ali
(e) K Mendis
Q15. Name the Indian Company that has partnered with European defense major MBDA Missile Systems to develop missiles in India.
(a) Larsen & Toubro
(b) Reliance Defence
(c) DRDO
(d) TATA Industries
(e) HAL
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. India beat Pakistan by 9-wickets to win T20 Blind World Cup at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Successfully defending their title in the T20 Blind World Cup, India achieved the victory target of 198-runs in the 18th over in the final of the tournament. Man-of-the-match was Prakash Jayaramaiah. Man-of-the-series Badar Munir was the top-scorer for Pakistan.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Reliance Defence and Engineering announced an agreement with the American Navy for repair and alteration services for warships of the largest forward- deployed Seventh Fleet operating in the region. The Seventh Fleet’s area of responsibility includes the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean and at any given time there are roughly 5070 ships and submarines, 140 aircraft and approximately 20,000 sailors under its command.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 59th annual Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Adele won the top three Grammy awards, taking home the statuettes for album, record and song of the year in a shock victory over Beyonce. Adele won all five Grammys for which she was nominated, including for her comeback album “25” and her single “Hello.”
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Director Damien Chazelle's musical "La La Land" continued its award dominance by taking five trophies, including at the 70th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA. At the ceremony on Sunday night, British-Indian star Dev Patel got recognition for his role in "Lion", getting award for best supporting actor.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Former German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been elected as President by a Parliamentary Assembly. He won 931 out of 1,260 votes. The Social Democrat, Steinmeier is one of Germany's most popular politicians.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) launched a skill development centre (Kaushal Vikas Kendra) in Mangaluru. Speaking at the alunch programme, H Kumar, Managing Director of MRPL, said the centre will train 60 youths in areas such as ‘industrial electrician’ and ‘CNC operator-turning’.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. More than 180,000 people in northern California have been told to evacuate their homes after an overflow channel at the tallest Oroville dam in the US was weakened by heavy rainfall. The emergency spillway of the 770 ft (230m) tall Oroville Dam was close to collapse.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Diego Maradona has got an ambassador's role with FIFA. The governing body wants to ensure the Argentina great "has a major role in FIFA's activities to promote the game across the globe, including with its Legends team.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 11th International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition - Aero India 2017 will begin on 14 February 2017 at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The five-day biennial event is being organized by Defence Exhibition Organisation (DEO). Nearly 270 Indian and 279 foreign companies will take part in the expo.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. After spectacular displays of sand arts, sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik from Odisha has marked his place in the Guinness World Record for building the world's tallest sandcastle on the beach of eastern Puri. Along with his 45 students, Sudarsan took about nine days to build the 48 feet-high sculpture under the theme of ‘World Peace’.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd. CMD Sandeep Jajodia has been appointed as the new president of industry chamber Assocham. Balkrishan Goenka, Chairman, Welspun Group and Kiran Kumar Grandhi, vice-chairman of GMR Infrastructure Ltd, have taken over as senior vice-president and vice-president respectively.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The eminent thinker, writer and journalist Pandit Dharmsheel Chaturvedi passed away. The Hindi Kavi Pt. Dharmsheel Chaturvedi was considered ‘Swayam Mein Benaras’ means ‘Banaras in Himself’ in elite circle.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Former IFS officer Narinder Chauhan has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Philippines. Currently, Narinder Chauhan is working as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Indian off-spin specialist Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest cricketer to take 250 wickets in Test matches. He achieved this feat in his 45th test match against Bangladesh on 12 February 2017, when he dismissed captain of Bangladesh team Mushfiqur Rahim at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad.Ashwin surpassed Australian fast bowler Dennis Keith Lillee, who played 48 matches to reach the milestone of 250 Test wicket.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Engineering and construction major L&T entered into a joint venture with European defence major MBDA (Matra BAe Dynamics) Missile Systems for development of missiles in India. L&T will own 51 per cent stake in the JV named L&T MBDA Missile Systems and the rest 49 with the European partner. Initially, the JV will look to develop and supply fifth generation Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM5s), missiles for coastal batteries and high speed target drones.
Solutions
Sol. India beat Pakistan by 9-wickets to win T20 Blind World Cup at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Successfully defending their title in the T20 Blind World Cup, India achieved the victory target of 198-runs in the 18th over in the final of the tournament. Man-of-the-match was Prakash Jayaramaiah. Man-of-the-series Badar Munir was the top-scorer for Pakistan.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Reliance Defence and Engineering announced an agreement with the American Navy for repair and alteration services for warships of the largest forward- deployed Seventh Fleet operating in the region. The Seventh Fleet’s area of responsibility includes the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean and at any given time there are roughly 5070 ships and submarines, 140 aircraft and approximately 20,000 sailors under its command.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 59th annual Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Adele won the top three Grammy awards, taking home the statuettes for album, record and song of the year in a shock victory over Beyonce. Adele won all five Grammys for which she was nominated, including for her comeback album “25” and her single “Hello.”
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Director Damien Chazelle's musical "La La Land" continued its award dominance by taking five trophies, including at the 70th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA. At the ceremony on Sunday night, British-Indian star Dev Patel got recognition for his role in "Lion", getting award for best supporting actor.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Former German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been elected as President by a Parliamentary Assembly. He won 931 out of 1,260 votes. The Social Democrat, Steinmeier is one of Germany's most popular politicians.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) launched a skill development centre (Kaushal Vikas Kendra) in Mangaluru. Speaking at the alunch programme, H Kumar, Managing Director of MRPL, said the centre will train 60 youths in areas such as ‘industrial electrician’ and ‘CNC operator-turning’.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. More than 180,000 people in northern California have been told to evacuate their homes after an overflow channel at the tallest Oroville dam in the US was weakened by heavy rainfall. The emergency spillway of the 770 ft (230m) tall Oroville Dam was close to collapse.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Diego Maradona has got an ambassador's role with FIFA. The governing body wants to ensure the Argentina great "has a major role in FIFA's activities to promote the game across the globe, including with its Legends team.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 11th International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition - Aero India 2017 will begin on 14 February 2017 at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The five-day biennial event is being organized by Defence Exhibition Organisation (DEO). Nearly 270 Indian and 279 foreign companies will take part in the expo.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. After spectacular displays of sand arts, sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik from Odisha has marked his place in the Guinness World Record for building the world's tallest sandcastle on the beach of eastern Puri. Along with his 45 students, Sudarsan took about nine days to build the 48 feet-high sculpture under the theme of ‘World Peace’.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd. CMD Sandeep Jajodia has been appointed as the new president of industry chamber Assocham. Balkrishan Goenka, Chairman, Welspun Group and Kiran Kumar Grandhi, vice-chairman of GMR Infrastructure Ltd, have taken over as senior vice-president and vice-president respectively.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The eminent thinker, writer and journalist Pandit Dharmsheel Chaturvedi passed away. The Hindi Kavi Pt. Dharmsheel Chaturvedi was considered ‘Swayam Mein Benaras’ means ‘Banaras in Himself’ in elite circle.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Former IFS officer Narinder Chauhan has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Philippines. Currently, Narinder Chauhan is working as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Indian off-spin specialist Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest cricketer to take 250 wickets in Test matches. He achieved this feat in his 45th test match against Bangladesh on 12 February 2017, when he dismissed captain of Bangladesh team Mushfiqur Rahim at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad.Ashwin surpassed Australian fast bowler Dennis Keith Lillee, who played 48 matches to reach the milestone of 250 Test wicket.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Engineering and construction major L&T entered into a joint venture with European defence major MBDA (Matra BAe Dynamics) Missile Systems for development of missiles in India. L&T will own 51 per cent stake in the JV named L&T MBDA Missile Systems and the rest 49 with the European partner. Initially, the JV will look to develop and supply fifth generation Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM5s), missiles for coastal batteries and high speed target drones.
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