Quiz-9

Quiz-9

Q1. Who will be taking over as the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?

(a) Sasikala Natarajan

(b) O Panneerselvam

(c) SR Balasubramoniyan

(d) C Ponnaiyan

(e) None of the given options is true

Q2. The Union Minister for Sports Vijay Goel has laid the foundation stone of the country's first centre of excellence for differently abled sportsmen in-

(a) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

(b) Gandhinagar, Gujarat

(c) Jaipur, Rajasthan

(d) Patna, Bihar

(e) Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Q3. In which among the following cities, Health Ministry has launched Measles Rubella vaccination campaign?

(a) Jaipur

(b) Nagpur

(c) Bengaluru

(d) Chennai

(e) Hyderabad

Q4. In a big setback for Gurgaon-based budget carrier IndiGo, regulatory authority BCAS has suspended its aviation security training centre license for alleged lapses. What does BCAS stand for-

(a) Bureau of Civil Aviation Scenario

(b) Bureau of Civil Aviation Service

(c) Bureau of Civil Aviation System

(d) Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

(e) None of the given options is true

Q5. Name the state cabinet, which has decided to submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister to issue an ordinance to exempt the state from the provision of Part IX A of the Constitution which deals with the municipalities.

(a) Tripura

(b) West Bengal

(c) Assam

(d) Jharkhand

(e) Nagaland

Q6. Which state has launched the Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana (CMSGUY) recently? 

(a) Punjab

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Kerala

(e) Assam

Q7. Who has been featured in the latest cover star of the bible of cricket- Wisden Cricketer's Almanack?

(a) MS Dhoni

(b) Steve Smith

(c) AB de Villiers

(d) Virat Kohli

(e) None of the given options is true

Q8. Which among the following country will be host International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's Asia Cup basketball tournament in July 2017?

(a) Thailand

(b) Singapore

(c) India

(d) China

(e) Japan

Q9. The renowned Urdu novelist and playwright Bano Qudsia has passed away recently. She hailed from-

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Pakistan

(c) Indonesia

(d) Iran

(e) Afghanistan

Q10. Which among the following banks has signed an agreement with Religare Health Insurance Co Ltd to market its products and services through the distribution network of the bank across India?

(a) Bank of Baroda

(b) ICICI bank

(c) State Bank of India

(d) Axis Bank

(e) Corporation Bank

Q11. The world’s longest commercial flight has landed in ______________ with the arrival of Qatar Airways’s 14,535km (9,032-mile) Doha-Auckland service.

(a) New Zealand

(b) Australia

(c) France

(d) Germany

(e) China

Q12. Global taxi-hailing platform Uber has announced it has launched a new category ________ that allows customers to hire a taxi for the day, to cover several destinations, and is targeting senior citizens, business travellers and tourists.

(a) UberALLOW

(b) UberHIRE

(c) UberGOT

(d) UberPAID

(e) None of the given options is true

Q13. Which among the following state government has launched India's first social innovation centre The ‘Kakatiya Hub For Social Innovation’?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) West Bengal

(c) Telangana

(d) Kerala

(e) Madhya Pradesh

Q14. In which among the following state, the first Smart Police Station, having the look and feel of a corporate-style office, started functioning from 07th February 2017? 

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Andhra Pradesh

(e) Himachal Pradesh

Q15. Alastair Cook has resigned as Test captain after a record 59 matches in the role. Alastair Cook was the Test cricket captain of- 

(a) West Indies

(b) New Zealand

(c) Australia

(d) South Africa

(e) England

                                                                                         Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. AIADMK chief Sasikala Natarajan will take over as the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from O Panneerselvam, the party has announced. The AIADMK MLAs also elected Sasikala Natarajan as the Legislative party leader. 

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Union Minister for Sports Vijay Goel has laid the foundation stone of the country's first centre of excellence for differently abled sportsmen at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. The centre is proposed with an estimate of 50 crores rupees and will provide World class facilities such as indoor halls, dedicated tracks and 100 bedded hostel where para athletes will be trained for various international competitions including Paralympics.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. With an aim to eradicate Rubella and Measles from India, the Union Health Ministry has launched the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign in Bengaluru, Karnataka targeting 41 crore children across the country. According to the ministry, after the campaign the MR vaccine will be introduced in routine immunisation, replacing the two doses of measles vaccine given to children at 9-12 months and 16-24 months of age.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. In a big setback for Gurgaon-based budget carrier IndiGo, regulatory authority Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has suspended its aviation security training centre licence for alleged lapses. IndiGo’s market share has declined to 40.3% in December last year as against 42.1% in November 2016 despite carrying more number of passengers at 38.48 lakh in the month. BCAS has been raising issues of lapses by the carrier at various airports.

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Nagaland cabinet has decided to submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister to issue an ordinance to exempt the state from the provision of Part IX A of the Constitution which deals with the municipalities. According to a communiqué issued by the media cell of Chief Minister's Office, the decision was taken in an emergency meeting of the state Cabinet, was attended by special invitees comprising legislators from all tribes.

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. In a move to bring about paradigm shift towards holistic development of villages, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has launched the Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana, CMSGUY in Guwahati. This scheme is a mega mission with a financial outlay of 30,000 crore rupees and it will be implemented in all the villages of the state. It will culminate in 2021-22.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who led his side to victory against England in all three formats of the game recently, has featured in the latest cover star of the bible of cricket - Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. India to host FIBA Women's Asia Cup basketball tournament at Bengaluru in July, 2017. Basketball Federation of India (BFI) President K Govindaraj stated the continental flagship tournament for women will be held from July 23 to 29, 2017. India has also been given another continental level tournament-the FIBA U-16 Women's Asian Championship - which will be held from October 22 to 28, 2017 in Hyderabad. 

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Renowned Pakistani Urdu novelist and playwright Bano Qudsia has passed away in Lahore, Pakistan. She was 88. Born in November 1928 in Ferozepur, India, Qudsia migrated to Pakistan after partition. 

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Corporation Bank has signed an agreement with Religare Health Insurance Co Ltd to market its products and services through the distribution network of the bank across India. Corporation Bank holds around 5 per cent stake in Religare Health Insurance. The Executive Directors of the bank — Sunil Mehta and Gopal Murli Bhagat, and Managing Director & CEO of Religare Health Anuj Gulati were present at an event to sign the agreement in Mangaluru, Karnataka.

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. The world’s longest commercial flight has landed in New Zealand on 06th February 2017 with the arrival of Qatar Airways’s 14,535km (9,032-mile) Doha-Auckland service.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Global taxi-hailing platform Uber has announced it has launched a new category UberHIRE that allows customers to hire a taxi for the day, to cover several destinations, and is targeting senior citizens, business travellers and tourists. Currently, UberHIRE works only on cash payments. After a pilot run in Kochi, UberHIRE will go live in New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Vizag and Nagpur, with more cities slated for launch in the weeks to come, it added.

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Telangana government has launched India's first social innovation centre The ‘Kakatiya Hub For Social Innovation’ in Nizamabad.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. In Andhra Pradesh, the first Smart Police Station, having look and feel of a corporate-style office, started functioning from 07th February 2017. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has inaugurated the first model police station at Nagarampalem in the capital region Amaravati. Later in the day, he also inaugurated the second model police station in old Guntur town. 

S15. Ans.(e)

Sol. Alastair Cook has resigned as England Test captain after a record 59 matches in the role. Cook tendered his resignation to England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves on 06th February 2017, but intends to continue playing Test cricket. Cook, England's leading scorer in Tests with 11,057 runs, became captain in August 2012 and led his country to Ashes glory on home soil in 2013 and 2015 as well as series wins in India and South Africa.