QUIZ-17
Q1. Which one of the following companies has agreed to buy Opel brand from General Motors in a deal valuing the business at $2.3 billion, recently?
(a) Volkswagen
(b) PSA Group
(c) BMW
(d) TATA Motors
(e) Maruti Suzuki
Q2. Name the bank that has recently launched three technology services named FASTag, UPI and BBPS.
(a) SBI
(b) Kotak Mahindra
(c) Karur Vysya Bank
(d) City Bank
(e) IDBI Bank
Q3. 'BCCI Annual Awards for 2015-16' was held recently in ___________.
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Mumbai
(e) Chandigarh
Q4. Name the country that has recently signed an agreement with India to amend the existing Agreement and Protocol for an avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion in New Delhi.
(a) Indonesia
(b) Belgium
(c) Oman
(d) Uganda
(e) Austria
Q5. The International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV 2017) was held in New Delhi, recently (March 2017). It was ___________ edition of ICEGOV.
(a) 16th
(b) 8th
(c) 6th
(d) 10th
(e) 12th
Q6. Which of the following state has launched 24*7 helpline number 181 to assist women in distress on the occasion of International Women’s Day (8th March 2017)?
(a) Assam
(b) Odisha
(c) Manipur
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) Jharkhand
Q7. In 'BCCI Annual Awards for 2015-16', who won the Best Umpire in Domestic cricket award?
(a) Vipul Sharma
(b) Nadeem Ghauri
(c) Amiesh Saheba
(d) Sunil Banerjee
(e) Nitin Menon
Q8. Name the state that has recently launched a housing scheme estimated at Rs 1,580 crore.
(a) Kerala
(b) Assam
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Gujarat
Q9. Name the ballistic missile that was recently launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
(a) Hormuz 2
(b) Nagah 3
(c) Bomani 3
(d) Narou 4
(e) Wahadu 1
Q10. Parliament recently approved a bill granting women working in the organized sector paid maternity leave of ___________ weeks up from 12 weeks now.
(a) 23
(b) 26
(c) 24
(d) 18
(e) 22
Q11. Name the Eminent writer, who has been honored with the Saraswati Samman 2016 for his novel ‘Hawthan’, recently.
(a) Milind Bhattacharya
(b) Swaroop Vishkarma
(c) Roop Nath Joshi
(d) Mahabaleshwar Sail
(e) T Padmanabhan
Q12. Indian Public Sector Undertaking Company National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has commissioned 45 MW solar capacity at Bhadla, recently. Bhadla solar Plant is located in __________.
(a) Punjab
(b) Gujarat
(c) Haryana
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Rajasthan
Q13. Name the Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) that was commissioned recently in Indian Navy at Karwar, Karnataka.
(a) INS Viraat
(b) INS Arihant
(c) INS Tillanchang
(d) INS Vishal
(e) INS Vikramaditya
Q14. The banking system of which one of the following countries is now the biggest in the world, according to the Financial Times?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) Australia
(d) France
(e) USA
Q15. Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, who passed away recently, was a popular ________ folk singer.
(a) Gujarati
(b) Bengali
(c) Asami
(d) Punjabi
(e) None of the given options are true
ANSWERS
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. PSA Group has agreed to buy Opel from General Motors in a deal valuing the business at 2.2 billion euros ($2.3 billion), creating a new regional car giant to challenge market leader Volkswagen.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Karur-based Karur Vysya Bank’ s Chief Executive K. Venkataraman has rolled-out of three technology services FASTag, UPI and BBPS.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 'BCCI Annual Awards for 2015-16'. The awards were given away at a ceremony held in Bengaluru March 8, 2017 which also marks the International Women’s Day.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. India and Belgium have signed an agreement to amending the existing Agreement and Protocol between the two countries for avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income in New Delhi.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. The 10th edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV 2017) was held in New Delhi from March 7-9, 2017.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched 24*7 helpline number 181 in Odisha to assist women in distress on the occasion of International Women’s Day (8th March 2017).
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. In 'BCCI Annual Awards for 2015-16' Nitin Menon won the Best Umpire in Domestic cricket award.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami launched a housing scheme estimated at Rs 1,580 crore. The scheme was being implemented by the state government with Central assistance for the economically poor
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Iran's Revolutionary Guard has successfully tested a ballistic missile named Hormuz 2. Gen Amir Ali Hajizadeh, chief of the Guard's aerospace division said the missile destroyed a target from a distance of 250 kilometers (155 miles).
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Parliament approved a bill granting women working in the organized sector paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12 weeks now, a decision which will benefit around 1.8 million women.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Eminent Konkani writer Mahabaleshwar Sail has been honored with the Saraswati Samman 2016 for his novel Hawthan.
S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. Indian Public Sector Undertaking company National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has commissioned 45 MW solar capacity at Bhadla in Rajasthan.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Vice Admiral Girish Luthra has commissioned INS Tillanchang to the Indian Navy in Karwar, Karnataka. INS Tillanchang is a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) and will add to the firepower of the Indian Navy.
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. China’s banking system has surpassed that of the eurozone to become the world’s largest by assets, a sign both of the country’s increased influence in world finance and its reliance on debt to drive growth since the global financial crisis.
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Popular Bengali folk singer Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya passed away in a road accident at Palsit in West Bengal’s Burdwan district. Born in Silchar in Assam, Bhattacharya made a name for himself in the Bengali music industry by popularizing rural folk traditions.
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