QUIZ-22
Q1. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully ground tested its indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage engine for GSLV Mark III at its Liquid Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri in Tirunelveli district of _____________.
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kerala
(e) Odisha
Q2. Jambuvantrao Dhote died in Yavatmal of Maharashtra due to heart attack, recently. He was famous _____________.
(a) Writer
(b) Critic
(c) Politician
(d) Classical Singer
(e) Hockey Player
Q3. A famous Indian singer _________________ has been honoured with the 'Legendary Award' 2017 by Brand Laureate. The Brand Laureate Awards recognise world-class achievement in branding amongst individuals and companies.
(a) Lata Mangeshkar
(b) Asha Bhosle
(c) Kavita Krishnamurty
(d) Anuradha Paudwal
(e) Shreya Ghoshal
Q4. An Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) has been commissioned at Kochi recently by Vice Admiral AR Karwe, Flag Officer Commanding-in- Chief, Southern Naval Command. It is the 20th and the last in the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels being built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd. What is the name of this Ship?
(a) AYAN
(b) AYUSH
(c) ARYAN
(d) SAMRAT
(e) VIKRAM
Q5. Which one of the following country has hosted the Women's World Chess Championship 2017, a 64-player knock-out tournament?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Nigeria
(c) France
(d) Iran
(e) The USA
Q6. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated the two-day South Asian Speaker’s summit held in _______________, recently.
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Karnataka
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Q7. President Dr. Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia on the occasion of their Independence Day. What is the capital of Gambia?
(a) Brikama
(b) Serekunda
(c) Banjul
(d) Mali
(e) Senegal
Q8. _____________________ has been given the maximum ratings by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for vaccine regulations, recently.
(a) National Regulatory Authority of India
(b) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(c) Health & Family Welfare Authority
(d) National Development Authority
(e) None of the given options are true
Q9. Which of the following bank has bagged the “National MSME Excellence Award 2017” instituted by the Federation of Industry, Trade and Services, recently?
(a) Bank of India
(b) Corporation Bank
(e) Punjab National Bank
(d) Axis Bank
(e) HDFC Bank
Q10. Who has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Punjab National Bank, recently?
(a) TCA Ranganathan
(b) P Ramana Murthy
(c) MK Bhattacharya
(d) Sunil Mehta
(e) S Harishankar
Q11. Who has been appointed as Global Vice President of the famous mobile phone company Xiaomi?
(a) Lie Jun
(b) Bin Lin
(c) Manu Kumar Jain
(d) Wanqiang Li
(e) Vaibhav Rawat
Q12. Maini Precision Products (MPP) and ________________ have entered into a multimillion dollar contract for structural machined parts and sub-assemblies for a major aircraft program, recently.
(a) Marshall Aerospace and Defense Group
(b) Leuk Defense supplier Group
(c) Fogart International Group
(d) Cathy Aeronautics Ltd
(e) None of the given options are true
Q13. The Government has increased the cash credit limit for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to ____________ percent of turnover from the existing 20 per cent to encourage such ventures conduct businesses digitally.
(a) 25
(b) 30
(c) 35
(d) 40
(e) 45
Q14. The Government recently curtailed tenure of next chief of capital market regulator SEBI by two years, barely a week after his name was cleared to succeed incumbent UK Sinha. Who will join as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman, from march 2017?
(a) Prakash Shekawat
(b) Amit Rastogi
(c) Ajay Tyagi
(d) Karan Bharadwaj
(e) Asha Dey
Q15. Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu became the second Indian woman to break into the top 5 in the latest BWF World Rankings. Who is the first rank holder in recent BWF World Rankings?
(a) Sun Yu
(b) He Bingjiao
(c) Saina Nehwal
(d) Tai Tzu-ying
(e) Li Xuerui
S.1 Ans. (b)
Sol. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully ground tested its indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage engine for GSLV Mark III at its Liquid Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. The C25 stage is the most powerful upper stage developed by ISRO and uses Liquid Oxygen and Liquid Hydrogen propellant combination.
S.2 Ans. (c)
Sol. Former MP Jambuvantrao Dhote died this morning in Yavatmal of Maharashtra due to heart attack. The 83 year old leader was known for his demands of a separate state for Vidarbha. Mr Dhote won his first election to Lok Sabha in 1971 from Nagpur as a Forward Bloc nominee
S.3 Ans. (a)
Sol. Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar has been honored with the 'Legendary Award ' 2017 by Brand Laureate. The Brand Laureate Awards recognise world-class achievement in branding amongst individuals and companies. In 2012, actor Shah Rukh Khan was honored with the Brand Laureate Legendary Award for his unmatched contribution to Indian Cinema.
S.4 Ans. (b)
Sol. Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS AYUSH has been commissioned at Kochi by Vice Admiral AR Karwe, Flag Officer Commanding-in- Chief, Southern Naval Command. ICGS AYUSH is the 20th and the last in the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels being built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd. The ship is fitted with state of the art navigational and communication equipment including Integrated Bridge System and Machinery Control System.
S.5 Ans. (d)
Sol. The Women's World Chess Championship 2017 is a 64-player knock-out tournament, to decide the women's world chess champion. The tournament was originally placed on the FIDE calendar for October 2016. However, the March 2016 meeting of the FIDE Presidential Board ultimately postponed the event to 2017 due to a lack of organizer. The organizational rights to the event were awarded to Iran, who holds the Championship in Tehran from 10 February to 5 March 2017
S.6 Ans. (e)
Sol. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated the two-day South Asian Speaker’s summit at Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Speakers of six countries will deliberate on ways to achieve sustainable development goals. Summit is organized by the Indian Parliament and Inter-Parliamentary Union which is focused on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in member countries.
S.7 Ans. (c)
Sol. The Gambia, officially the Republic of the Gambia, is a country in West Africa that is entirely surrounded by Senegal except for its coastline on the Atlantic Ocean at its western end. Banjul is the Gambian capital.
S.8 Ans. (a)
Sol. National Regulatory Authority of India (NRAI) has been given the maximum ratings by the World Health Organization for vaccine regulations. The assessment has been done in respect of 9 different functionalities by a WHO team comprising lead experts in different areas from WHO Headquarters Geneva, WHO India Country Office, experts drawn from several countries.
S.9 Ans. (b)
Sol. Corporation Bank has bagged the “National MSME Excellence Award 2017” instituted by the Federation of Industry, Trade and Services. Bank’s general manager D.V. Subramanya Varma received the award recently from Haribhai P. Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, in New Delhi.
S.10 Ans. (d)
Sol. Sunil Mehta has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Punjab National Bank, recently.
S.11 Ans. (c)
Sol. Xiaomi’s head of operations in India, Manu Kumar Jain has been promoted to the Global Vice President of the company. Manu Kumar Jain will remain as the Managing Director for Xiaomi India and will also serve as the global Vice President at Xiaomi.
S.12 Ans. (a)
Sol. Maini Precision Products (MPP) and Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, Cambridge, UK, have entered into a multimillion dollar contract for Structural machined parts and sub-assemblies for a major aircraft programme.
S.13 Ans. (b)
Sol. The Government has increased the cash credit limit for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to 30 per cent of turnover from the existing 20 per cent to encourage such ventures conduct businesses digitally, Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal said.
S.14 Ans. (c)
Sol. The Government on Friday curtailed tenure of Ajay Tyagi as next chief of capital market regulator SEBI by two years, barely a week after his name was cleared to succeed incumbent UK Sinha with a five-year term. Tyagi will now join as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman for an initial period of three years, official sources said today, without citing reasons behind the curtailment of his term.
S.15 Ans. (d)
Sol. Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu became the second Indian woman to break into the top 5 in the latest BWF World Rankings. Sindhu, who clinched the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold title last month, achieved a career-best ranking of World No 5 and is currently the best-placed Indian in the chart. The 21-year-old from Hyderabad has 69399 points in her kitty, while London Olympics bronze medalist Saina Nehwal is the only other Indian woman in the top 10 at ninth position.
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kerala
(e) Odisha
Q2. Jambuvantrao Dhote died in Yavatmal of Maharashtra due to heart attack, recently. He was famous _____________.
(a) Writer
(b) Critic
(c) Politician
(d) Classical Singer
(e) Hockey Player
Q3. A famous Indian singer _________________ has been honoured with the 'Legendary Award' 2017 by Brand Laureate. The Brand Laureate Awards recognise world-class achievement in branding amongst individuals and companies.
(a) Lata Mangeshkar
(b) Asha Bhosle
(c) Kavita Krishnamurty
(d) Anuradha Paudwal
(e) Shreya Ghoshal
Q4. An Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) has been commissioned at Kochi recently by Vice Admiral AR Karwe, Flag Officer Commanding-in- Chief, Southern Naval Command. It is the 20th and the last in the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels being built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd. What is the name of this Ship?
(a) AYAN
(b) AYUSH
(c) ARYAN
(d) SAMRAT
(e) VIKRAM
Q5. Which one of the following country has hosted the Women's World Chess Championship 2017, a 64-player knock-out tournament?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Nigeria
(c) France
(d) Iran
(e) The USA
Q6. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated the two-day South Asian Speaker’s summit held in _______________, recently.
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Karnataka
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Q7. President Dr. Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia on the occasion of their Independence Day. What is the capital of Gambia?
(a) Brikama
(b) Serekunda
(c) Banjul
(d) Mali
(e) Senegal
Q8. _____________________ has been given the maximum ratings by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for vaccine regulations, recently.
(a) National Regulatory Authority of India
(b) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(c) Health & Family Welfare Authority
(d) National Development Authority
(e) None of the given options are true
Q9. Which of the following bank has bagged the “National MSME Excellence Award 2017” instituted by the Federation of Industry, Trade and Services, recently?
(a) Bank of India
(b) Corporation Bank
(e) Punjab National Bank
(d) Axis Bank
(e) HDFC Bank
Q10. Who has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Punjab National Bank, recently?
(a) TCA Ranganathan
(b) P Ramana Murthy
(c) MK Bhattacharya
(d) Sunil Mehta
(e) S Harishankar
Q11. Who has been appointed as Global Vice President of the famous mobile phone company Xiaomi?
(a) Lie Jun
(b) Bin Lin
(c) Manu Kumar Jain
(d) Wanqiang Li
(e) Vaibhav Rawat
Q12. Maini Precision Products (MPP) and ________________ have entered into a multimillion dollar contract for structural machined parts and sub-assemblies for a major aircraft program, recently.
(a) Marshall Aerospace and Defense Group
(b) Leuk Defense supplier Group
(c) Fogart International Group
(d) Cathy Aeronautics Ltd
(e) None of the given options are true
Q13. The Government has increased the cash credit limit for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to ____________ percent of turnover from the existing 20 per cent to encourage such ventures conduct businesses digitally.
(a) 25
(b) 30
(c) 35
(d) 40
(e) 45
Q14. The Government recently curtailed tenure of next chief of capital market regulator SEBI by two years, barely a week after his name was cleared to succeed incumbent UK Sinha. Who will join as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman, from march 2017?
(a) Prakash Shekawat
(b) Amit Rastogi
(c) Ajay Tyagi
(d) Karan Bharadwaj
(e) Asha Dey
Q15. Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu became the second Indian woman to break into the top 5 in the latest BWF World Rankings. Who is the first rank holder in recent BWF World Rankings?
(a) Sun Yu
(b) He Bingjiao
(c) Saina Nehwal
(d) Tai Tzu-ying
(e) Li Xuerui
ANSWERS
S.1 Ans. (b)
Sol. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully ground tested its indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage engine for GSLV Mark III at its Liquid Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. The C25 stage is the most powerful upper stage developed by ISRO and uses Liquid Oxygen and Liquid Hydrogen propellant combination.
S.2 Ans. (c)
Sol. Former MP Jambuvantrao Dhote died this morning in Yavatmal of Maharashtra due to heart attack. The 83 year old leader was known for his demands of a separate state for Vidarbha. Mr Dhote won his first election to Lok Sabha in 1971 from Nagpur as a Forward Bloc nominee
S.3 Ans. (a)
Sol. Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar has been honored with the 'Legendary Award ' 2017 by Brand Laureate. The Brand Laureate Awards recognise world-class achievement in branding amongst individuals and companies. In 2012, actor Shah Rukh Khan was honored with the Brand Laureate Legendary Award for his unmatched contribution to Indian Cinema.
S.4 Ans. (b)
Sol. Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS AYUSH has been commissioned at Kochi by Vice Admiral AR Karwe, Flag Officer Commanding-in- Chief, Southern Naval Command. ICGS AYUSH is the 20th and the last in the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels being built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd. The ship is fitted with state of the art navigational and communication equipment including Integrated Bridge System and Machinery Control System.
S.5 Ans. (d)
Sol. The Women's World Chess Championship 2017 is a 64-player knock-out tournament, to decide the women's world chess champion. The tournament was originally placed on the FIDE calendar for October 2016. However, the March 2016 meeting of the FIDE Presidential Board ultimately postponed the event to 2017 due to a lack of organizer. The organizational rights to the event were awarded to Iran, who holds the Championship in Tehran from 10 February to 5 March 2017
S.6 Ans. (e)
Sol. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated the two-day South Asian Speaker’s summit at Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Speakers of six countries will deliberate on ways to achieve sustainable development goals. Summit is organized by the Indian Parliament and Inter-Parliamentary Union which is focused on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in member countries.
S.7 Ans. (c)
Sol. The Gambia, officially the Republic of the Gambia, is a country in West Africa that is entirely surrounded by Senegal except for its coastline on the Atlantic Ocean at its western end. Banjul is the Gambian capital.
S.8 Ans. (a)
Sol. National Regulatory Authority of India (NRAI) has been given the maximum ratings by the World Health Organization for vaccine regulations. The assessment has been done in respect of 9 different functionalities by a WHO team comprising lead experts in different areas from WHO Headquarters Geneva, WHO India Country Office, experts drawn from several countries.
S.9 Ans. (b)
Sol. Corporation Bank has bagged the “National MSME Excellence Award 2017” instituted by the Federation of Industry, Trade and Services. Bank’s general manager D.V. Subramanya Varma received the award recently from Haribhai P. Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, in New Delhi.
S.10 Ans. (d)
Sol. Sunil Mehta has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Punjab National Bank, recently.
S.11 Ans. (c)
Sol. Xiaomi’s head of operations in India, Manu Kumar Jain has been promoted to the Global Vice President of the company. Manu Kumar Jain will remain as the Managing Director for Xiaomi India and will also serve as the global Vice President at Xiaomi.
S.12 Ans. (a)
Sol. Maini Precision Products (MPP) and Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, Cambridge, UK, have entered into a multimillion dollar contract for Structural machined parts and sub-assemblies for a major aircraft programme.
S.13 Ans. (b)
Sol. The Government has increased the cash credit limit for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to 30 per cent of turnover from the existing 20 per cent to encourage such ventures conduct businesses digitally, Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal said.
S.14 Ans. (c)
Sol. The Government on Friday curtailed tenure of Ajay Tyagi as next chief of capital market regulator SEBI by two years, barely a week after his name was cleared to succeed incumbent UK Sinha with a five-year term. Tyagi will now join as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman for an initial period of three years, official sources said today, without citing reasons behind the curtailment of his term.
S.15 Ans. (d)
Sol. Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu became the second Indian woman to break into the top 5 in the latest BWF World Rankings. Sindhu, who clinched the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold title last month, achieved a career-best ranking of World No 5 and is currently the best-placed Indian in the chart. The 21-year-old from Hyderabad has 69399 points in her kitty, while London Olympics bronze medalist Saina Nehwal is the only other Indian woman in the top 10 at ninth position.
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