QUIZ-11

QUIZ-11

Q1. India ended their campaign in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2017 with five medals at New Delhi. China topped the list with how many medals?

(a) 15

(b) 18

(c) 10

(d) 12

(e) 8

Q2.  Name the scheme that has recently been launched by the Haryana government for senior citizen of the state.

(a) Vriddha Suraksha Scheme

(b) Tirtha Darshan Scheme

(c) Senior Pension Scheme

(d) Senior Shelter Scheme

(e) Char Dham Scheme

Q3. Social networking site Facebook has recently launched a new initiative named _____________ to support women-founded or co-founded startups.

(a) SheLeadsTech

(b) SheMeansBusiness

(c) SheSupportEducation

(d) SheMeansService

(e) SheLeadsBusiness

Q4. Name the player, who has recently won the Dubai Tennis Championships, 2017.

(a) Roger Federer

(b) Fernando Verdasco

(c) Andy Murray

(d) Marcin Matkowski

(e) Rafael Nadal

Q5. An Eminent personality Mr. M P Veerendra Kumar was presented the 30th Moortidevi award by Bharatiya Jnanpith organization, recently. He is famous ___________.

(a) Author

(b) Journalist

(c) Critic

(d) Both (a) and (c)

(e) Both (a) and (b)

Q6. Name the Taxi aggregator, that has signed an MoU with Madhya Pradesh government in aim to provide training, skill development, and empowerment to taxi Drivers across the state.

(a) Ola

(b) Uber

(c) Meru Cabs

(d) Taxi For Sure

(e) Tab Cab

Q7. Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti inaugurated a national conference on Jal Kranti Abhiyan in New Delhi, recently. Ministry of Water Resources and River Development had launched Jal Kranti Abhiyan in ________.

(a) 2010

(b) 2012

(c) 2013

(d) 2015

(e) None of the given options are true

Q8. Name the festival, celebrated by the tribal people of the Indian state Madhya Pradesh, recently.

(a) Bhagoria

(b) Napuchan

(c) Kalawar

(d) Sochagam

(e) Dancharia

Q9. Rabi Ray passed away, recently. He was ___________.

(a) Former MP

(b) Singer

(c) Former Lok Sabha Speaker

(d) Former Chief Justice of India

(e) Classical Dancer

Q10. Name the Indo-Oman Joint Army Exercise that was started recently (March 2017) in the Dhauladhar Ranges at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh.

(a) Operation Parakram

(b) AL NAGAH-II

(c) Ind-Om Exo-II

(d) Operation Dhruva

(e) Sahastra-II

Q11. Name the person who has been recently appointed as the adviser to the Odisha government.

(a) S N Rangaswamy

(b) R K Patil

(c) T Venkatesh Raman

(d) K Srinath Reddy

(e) P Srinivasan

Q12. Name the Private lender, which has recently launched India's first artificial intelligence based banking chatbot Electronic Virtual Assistant (EVA) for customer services.

(a) Axis Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) Yes Bank

(e) Karnataka Bank

Q13. Indo-Oman Joint Army Exercise- AL NAGAH-II 2017 started recently in ____________.

(a) Jammu & Kashmir

(b) Punjab

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Rajasthan

(e) Himachal Pradesh

Q14. Name the Kerala’s playback singer who has created a new world record by playing the maximum number of songs in the shortest time on Gayathri veena during a program.

(a) Vaikom Vijayalakshmi

(b) P. Madhuri

(c) Sunitha Sarathy

(d) Radhika Thilak

(e) Jyotsna Radhakrishnan

Q15. The world’s oldest aircraft carrier in active service, INS Viraat, was decommissioned on 06 Mar after serving the Indian Navy for nearly 30 years. India had bought the carrier from __________.

(a) Israel

(b) UK

(c) France

(d) Russia

(e) USA

                                                      ANSWERS

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. India ended their campaign in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) with five medals, including one Gold, two Silver and two Bronze medals at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi. China topped the list with 12 medals (6 Gold, 6 Silver) in the contest.

S2. Ans.(b)

Sol. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced that the state government had prepared a Tirtha Darshan scheme under which senior citizens above 60 years of age and of Haryana domicile would be able to go on a pilgrimage within the country at government expense.

S3. Ans.(a)

Sol. Social networking site Facebook launched a new initiative 'SheLeadsTech', to support women-founded or co-founded startups. SheLeadsTech will give women-founded or co-founded start-ups access to a year-long program that provides tools, mentorship and resources.

S4. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Dubai Tennis Championships were held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Britain’s Andy Murray claimed his first title of the year with a straight-sets victory over Fernando Verdasco.

S5. Ans.(e)

Sol. Eminent Malayalam author and journalist M P Veerendra Kumar presented the 30th Moortidevi award by Bharatiya Jnanpith organization.

S6. Ans.(a)

Sol. Taxi aggregator Ola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Madhya Pradesh State Skill Development Mission (MPSSDM) and Directorate of Skill Development. In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Skill India initiative, the MOU is focused towards training, skill development and empowerment of 25,000 driver partners in the next two years.

S7. Ans.(d)

Sol. Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti inaugurated a national conference on Jal Kranti Abhiyan in New Delhi, recently. Ministry of Water Resources and River Development had launched Jal Kranti Abhiyan on June, 2015 to consolidate water conservation and management in the country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders.

S8. Ans.(a)

Sol. Bhagoria Festival, also known as Bhagoria Haat Festival, celebrated by the tribal people of the Indian state Madhya Pradesh began on March 6, 2017 in Jhabua district.

S9. Ans.(c)

Sol. Eminent socialist leader, former Union Minister and former Speaker of Lok Sabha Rabi Ray passed away after a prolonged illness while undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. He was 91.

S10. Ans.(b)

Sol. 'Indo-Oman Joint Army Exercise- AL NAGAH-II 2017' was started on 6th march and will end on 19th March in the Dhauladhar Ranges at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh.

S11. Ans.(d)

Sol. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced appointment of Prof Dr K Srinath Reddy as the adviser to the Odisha government. Prof Dr K Srinath Reddy will advise the state government on proper implementation and smooth delivery of the ongoing health service programs so as to better the indicators.

S12. Ans.(c)

Sol. Mumbai-headquartered HDFC Bank has launched India’s first AI (artificial intelligence) based banking chatbot Electronic Virtual Assistant (EVA) for customer services.

S13. Ans.(e)

Sol. In an effort to build bilateral military-to-military relations and skills, a 14-day joint defense exercise 'Al-Nagah-II' between the armies of India and Oman begun in Himachal Pradesh.

S14. Ans.(a)

Sol. Kerala’s playback singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi created a new world record by playing the maximum number of songs in the shortest time (5 hrs) on Gayathri veena during a program in Kochi.

S15. Ans.(b)

Sol. The world’s oldest aircraft carrier in active service, INS Viraat, was decommissioned on 06 Mar after serving the Indian Navy for nearly 30 years. India had bought the carrier from The United Kingdom.