Friday 10 March 2017

QUIZ-10

QUIZ-10


Q1. The Women and Child Development Ministry has received a nearly 26 percent increase in budget allocation this year with the total money set aside climbing to _____________ from Rs 17,640 crore last year.
Answer: Rs 22,095 crore

Q2. In which cities, the tenth edition of Sula Fest has celebrated? 
Answer: Nashik, Maharashtra

Q3. Which countries has witnessed the highest growth of 23.3 per cent in domestic air travel demand worldwide in 2016 according to International Air Transport Association (IATA)?
Answer: India

Q4. The 40-year-old Indus Waters Treaty between ________________________ has been an outstanding example of conflict resolution but scarcity of water in the basin states since the early 1990s has brought the agreement under strain and its “survival appears weak”, according to a United Nations (UN) report. 
Answer: India and Pakistan

Q5. The most expensive silk saree was made by Chennai Silks and was sold for around how much amount in January 2008, according to Guinness World Records?
Answer: Rs. 40 Lakh

Q6. Who was appointed as a Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
Answer: Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Q7. 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-
Answer: Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Q8. In which cities, Health Ministry has launched Measles Rubella vaccination campaign?
Answer: Bengaluru

Q9. In a big setback for Gurgaon-based budget carrier IndiGo, regulatory authority BCAS has suspended its aviation security training centre licence for alleged lapses. What does BCAS stand for-
Answer: Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

Q10. 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.
Answer: Nagaland

Q11. Which Bank has tied up with Earthport Plc, a cross-border payment network, to enable faster outbound cross-border payments for its customers through Earthport’s state-of-the-art global payments network?
Answer: Axis Bank

Q12. According to a new study conducted by scientists in collaboration with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), two new groups of wheat rust have been identified that posed threat to wheat produced in Africa, Asia and Europe in 2016. Where is the headquartered of FAO?
Answer: Rome, Italy

Q13. In an effort to strengthen the bilateral relations between India and UAE, the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Samudra Pavak made a goodwill visit at the Mina Al Rashid Port from February 04th to 07th, 2017. Mina Al Rashid Port is located at-
Answer: Dubai

Q14. Which banks has partnered with insurance company Cigna TTK Health to market the insurer’s products in the bank’s branches across the entire country?
Answer: Bank of Maharashtra

Q15. Name the Island, in which the Railway Ministry has decided to develop the first ever railway line?
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar

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