QUIZ-25
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Renowned Hindi litterateur and playwright Surendra Verma has been selected for 2016 Vyas Samman for his novel Kaatna Shami Ka Vriksha Padma Pankhuri Ki Dhar Se. This novel was published in the year 2010. Mr Verma would be presented a cash prize of Rs. 3.50 lakh a citation and a logo for the prestigious award instituted by K K Birla Foundation.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. There are 75 small operational airports in the country, and this number will increase to over 125 with the successful implementation of UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) the new scheme through which the government hopes to make flying viable to Tier II and III cities.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau Initially; they have been appointments for a three-year period.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Human Resource Development Ministry has stated that to avail benefit under the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for College and University students, applicants will now have to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar card or undergo Aadhaar authentication. Prakash Javadekar is the present Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has increased the gold loan limit for RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) to Rs 2 lakh from the current Rs 1 lakh to help the farmers and artisans have access to credit who are willing to pledge gold as collateral. The limit has been doubled for the loans not exceeding 12 months from the date of sanction. Besides, the facility will be available with bullet repayment scheme.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a $110 million appeal to help two million acutely malnourished children across Sudan including hundreds of thousands living in conflict areas. Sudan is home to around 13% of all children suffering from acute malnutrition across Africa. Two million children under five in Sudan are acutely malnourished.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. India has been ranked 143 out of 186 economies in the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017 released by US based Think Tank, The Heritage Foundation. The Index measures the degree of economic freedom in the countries of the world. Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand are the top three nations in the Index respectively.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the Indian Seed Congress 2017 in Kolkata. The theme of Seed Congress is 'Seed of Joy'. The theme is in line with vision of PM Modi government to bring happiness and prosperity in the lives of farmers by doubling their farm income by 2022.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau. Neelam Damodharan and Atanu Kumar Das have been appointed as EDs in Bank of India. Damodharan is General Manager in Bank of Baroda and Das is GM in Vijaya Bank.
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Officials of Bihar, which went dry 10 months ago, cannot drink outside the state or even abroad, in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's new rule. The Bihar cabinet has cleared an amendment in the state prohibition law, after which bureaucrats, judges or magistrates caught drinking anywhere in the world will be punished.
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. India’s only live volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which had started showing activity in the year 1991 after being dormant for over 150 years has once again started spewing ash, the researchers at Goa based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has reported.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Indian Navy's second sailboat 'Tarini' was inducted into service at a ceremony in Goa.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. RP Shah, one of the three General Managers of BCCI, has resigned from his post citing his age as a “reason”. Shah was the General Manager (Commercial) and was considered to be one of the big decision makers in board’s commercial interest.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Jharkhand government and Microsoft India has inked an MoU to leverage cloud technologies to drive the state’s digital ambitions. The MoU will support the state government to explore cloud, machine learning and mobile based solutions to improve citizen services and provide better facilities in the fields of education and agriculture. The MoU was signed at the ‘Momentum Jharkhand: Global Investors’ Summit & Trade Exhibition’. Jharkhand government has been using an advanced IT infrastructure to provide citizen services and driving technology led programmes like Skill India and Digital India.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Indian Women's team won a silver at the Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy tournament at Vientiane, Laos. A total of seven countries from across Asia including South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, India and hosts Laos vied for top honours in the tournament.
Q1. Who has been selected for 2016 Vyas Samman for his novel "Kaatna Shami Ka Vriksha Padma Pankhuri Ki Dhar Se"?
(a) Akash Pandey
(b) Vishwanath Tripathi
(c) Sunita Jain
(d) Kamal Kishore Goyenka
(e) Surendra Verma
Q2. There are 75 small operational airports in the country, and this number will increase to over 125 with the successful implementation of UDAN the new scheme through which the government hopes to make flying viable to Tier II and III cities. UDAN stands for-
(a) Ude Dosti ka Aam Nagrik
(b) Ude Desh ka Aahaar Nagrik
(c) Ude Desh ka Aam National
(d) Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik
(e) None of the given options is true
Q3. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau Initially; they have been appointments for ____________ year period.
(a) one year
(b) two year
(c) three year
(d) four year
(e) five year
Q4. Union Human Resource Development Ministry has stated that to avail benefit under the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for College and University students, applicants will now have to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar card or undergo Aadhaar authentication. Who is the present Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister?
(a) Jayant Sinha
(b) Prakash Javadekar
(c) Santosh Gangwar
(d) Ajay Tamta
(e) Smriti Zubin Irani
Q5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the gold loan limit for RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) to ___________ from the current Rs 1 lakh to help the farmers and artisans have access to credit who are willing to pledge gold as collateral.
(a) Rs. 2, 00,000
(b) Rs. 5, 00,000
(c) Rs. 10, 00,000
(d) Rs. 15, 00,000
(e) Rs. 3, 00,000
Q6. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched __________ appeal to help two million acutely malnourished children across Sudan including hundreds of thousands living in conflict areas.
(a) US $110 million
(b) US $3010 million
(c) US $2015 million
(d) US $520 million
(e) US $1000 million
Q7. India has been ranked 143 out of 186 economies in the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017 released by US based Think Tank, The Heritage Foundation. Which country has topped the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017?
(a) Denmark
(b) Hong Kong
(c) Singapore
(d) New Zealand
(e) Norway
Q8. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh has inaugurated the Indian Seed Congress 2017 in-
(a) New Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
(e) Patna
Q9. Who has/have been appointed as the new executive director of Bank of India?
(a) Atanu Kumar Das
(b) Neelam Damodaran
(c) K Swaminathan
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) Both (a) and (c)
Q10. The Bihar cabinet has cleared an amendment in the state prohibition law, after which bureaucrats, judges or magistrates caught drinking anywhere in the world will be punished. Who is the present Chief Minister of Bihar?
(a) Vashishtha Narayan Singh
(b) Jitan Ram Manjhi
(c) Ram Vilas Paswan
(d) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(e) Nitish Kumar
Q11. India's only live volcano+ in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has started spewing smoke and lava again. After lying dormant for 150 years, Barren Island volcano was erupted in-
(a) 1951
(b) 1961
(c) 1971
(d) 1981
(e) 1991
Q12. The Indian Navy's second sailboat ___________ was inducted into service at a ceremony in Goa.
(a) Durgam
(b) Aishwarya
(c) Subhashini
(d) Tarini
(e) None of the given options is true
Q13. Name the General Managers of BCCI, who has resigned from his post citing his age as a “reason”?
(a) Vinod Rai
(b) Anurag Thakur
(c) RP Shah
(d) S k Singh
(e) None of the given options is true
Q14. Which among the following states has inked an MoU with Microsoft India to leverage cloud technologies to drive the state’s digital ambitions?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Jharkhand
(e) Kerala
Q15. The Indian Women's team has won silver at the Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy tournament at-
(a) Beijing, China
(b) New Delhi, India
(c) Manila, Philippines
(d) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(e) Vientiane, Laos
Solutions
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Renowned Hindi litterateur and playwright Surendra Verma has been selected for 2016 Vyas Samman for his novel Kaatna Shami Ka Vriksha Padma Pankhuri Ki Dhar Se. This novel was published in the year 2010. Mr Verma would be presented a cash prize of Rs. 3.50 lakh a citation and a logo for the prestigious award instituted by K K Birla Foundation.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. There are 75 small operational airports in the country, and this number will increase to over 125 with the successful implementation of UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) the new scheme through which the government hopes to make flying viable to Tier II and III cities.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau Initially; they have been appointments for a three-year period.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Human Resource Development Ministry has stated that to avail benefit under the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for College and University students, applicants will now have to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar card or undergo Aadhaar authentication. Prakash Javadekar is the present Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has increased the gold loan limit for RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) to Rs 2 lakh from the current Rs 1 lakh to help the farmers and artisans have access to credit who are willing to pledge gold as collateral. The limit has been doubled for the loans not exceeding 12 months from the date of sanction. Besides, the facility will be available with bullet repayment scheme.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a $110 million appeal to help two million acutely malnourished children across Sudan including hundreds of thousands living in conflict areas. Sudan is home to around 13% of all children suffering from acute malnutrition across Africa. Two million children under five in Sudan are acutely malnourished.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. India has been ranked 143 out of 186 economies in the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017 released by US based Think Tank, The Heritage Foundation. The Index measures the degree of economic freedom in the countries of the world. Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand are the top three nations in the Index respectively.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the Indian Seed Congress 2017 in Kolkata. The theme of Seed Congress is 'Seed of Joy'. The theme is in line with vision of PM Modi government to bring happiness and prosperity in the lives of farmers by doubling their farm income by 2022.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau. Neelam Damodharan and Atanu Kumar Das have been appointed as EDs in Bank of India. Damodharan is General Manager in Bank of Baroda and Das is GM in Vijaya Bank.
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Officials of Bihar, which went dry 10 months ago, cannot drink outside the state or even abroad, in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's new rule. The Bihar cabinet has cleared an amendment in the state prohibition law, after which bureaucrats, judges or magistrates caught drinking anywhere in the world will be punished.
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. India’s only live volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which had started showing activity in the year 1991 after being dormant for over 150 years has once again started spewing ash, the researchers at Goa based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has reported.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Indian Navy's second sailboat 'Tarini' was inducted into service at a ceremony in Goa.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. RP Shah, one of the three General Managers of BCCI, has resigned from his post citing his age as a “reason”. Shah was the General Manager (Commercial) and was considered to be one of the big decision makers in board’s commercial interest.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Jharkhand government and Microsoft India has inked an MoU to leverage cloud technologies to drive the state’s digital ambitions. The MoU will support the state government to explore cloud, machine learning and mobile based solutions to improve citizen services and provide better facilities in the fields of education and agriculture. The MoU was signed at the ‘Momentum Jharkhand: Global Investors’ Summit & Trade Exhibition’. Jharkhand government has been using an advanced IT infrastructure to provide citizen services and driving technology led programmes like Skill India and Digital India.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Indian Women's team won a silver at the Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy tournament at Vientiane, Laos. A total of seven countries from across Asia including South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, India and hosts Laos vied for top honours in the tournament.
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