QUIZ-08

Q1. The first edition of the North East Investors Summit has inaugurated by the Union Textiles Minister, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in-
Answer: Shillong, Meghalaya

Q2. Which organisation has launched climate change programme to assess the status, distribution and conservation of pheasants and finches in the Central Himalayas?
Answer: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Q3. Which state cabinet has approved amending Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bill, 1960 Act to legalize the Kambala and Bullock Cart Race which is a traditional festival held annually in the state?
Answer: Karnataka

Q4. Which public sector lender has announced an agency tie-up with Future Generali India Insurance Company (FGII)?
Answer: Bank of Maharashtra (BOM)

Q5. Who has been appointed as the United Nations in India to Goodwill Ambassador for the Sustainable Development Goals?
Answer: Ashok Amritraj

Q6. Which countries has become the first country in the world to divest coal, oil and gas investments from Ireland Strategic Investment Fund?
Answer: Ireland

Q7. Start-up firm E-paathsala has launched an integrated accreditation and ERP technology solution for the colleges and universities to enable them better manage their multiple accreditation standards in an easy, efficient and fast manner and bridge the gap identified for specific accreditations. E-paathsala is based in-
Answer: Bengaluru

Q8. Which countries has introduced a legislation by making it mandatory to raise the minimum salary of the H-1B visa holders to more than double at USD 1,30,000 from the previous USD 60,000? 
Answer: USA

Q9. NABARD has hailed the increased focus on irrigation and dairy sectors in the Budget which has hiked the corpus of long-term irrigation fund by another Rs 20,000 crore, taking the total fund size to how much amount?
Answer: Rs 40,000 crore

Q10. Name the Operation, which has been launched by Income Tax Department to verify the cash deposited in the banks during November 09th to December 30th 2016?
Answer: Operation Clean Money

Q11. To augment income of farmers budget has proposed setting-up of a Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund with a corpus of ___________ over three years.
Answer: Rs 8,000 crores

Q12. Name the player, who has become the World No 1 Junior Badminton player?
Answer: Lakshya Sen

Q13. In which Indian cities Tech giant Apple has set up a manufacturing plant recently?
Answer: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Q14. As a core element of its transformation journey 'FutuReady', Tata Motors presented its new Passenger Vehicle strategy and introduced its new sub-brand TAMO. TAMO will premiere at the upcoming _______ Geneva International Motor Show on March 07, 2017.
Answer: 87th

Q15. India is expected to clock GDP growth of how much percent in 2017—18 as the country gets sufficiently remonetized and the schemes in the Budget play a supportive role, says an HSBC report.
Answer: 7.1 percent