Thursday 23 March 2017

QUIZ-23


Q1. Name the singer, who has been selected for the awareness project against human trafficking 'Blue Heart Campaign' by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Answer: Satinder Sartaaj

Q2. Multinational communications and information technology company Nokia has announced to buy telecoms software firm Comptel for 347 million euros ($371 million). Nokia is based in-
Answer: Finland

Q3. Which county will host the BRICS summit 2017?
Answer: China

Q4. The Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal has launched the TAMRA  portal and Mobile Application in New Delhi. What is the meaning of "T" in TAMRA?
Answer: Transparency

Q5. The Union Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan has released the world’s first comprehensive Braille atlas for nearly 50 lakh visually challenged people in-
Answer: New Delhi

Q6. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) launched a skill development centre (Kaushal Vikas Kendra) in Mangaluru, recently. Who is the working Managing Director (MD) of MRPL?
Answer: Mr. H. Kumar

Q7. Recently, people in northern California have been told to evacuate their homes after an overflow channel at the tallest dam in the US was weakened by heavy rainfall. What is the name of this dam?
Answer: Oroville Dam

Q8. Q8. The FIFA governing body has named former soccer player Diego Maradona as its new Ambassador. He is from ____________.
Answer: Argentina

Q9. The 11th International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition - Aero India 2017 begins on 14 February 2017 at the Air Force Station ____________ in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Answer: Yelahanka

Q10.  ___________ bags The Guinness world record for making the tallest sand castle on the beach of eastern Puri, recently.
Answer: Sudarshan Pattnaik

Q11. India’s first floating elementary school particularly for drop outs has been inaugurated on the Loktaklakeat LangolsabiLeikai of ChampuKhangpok floating village on the occasion of World Wetlands Day, recently. 'World Wetlands Day' is observed on___________.
Answer: 2nd February

Q12. India's leading agriculture and FMCG company ____________ has signed an agreement with Baba Ramdev-promoted PatanjaliAyurved Ltd for physical refining and packaging of edible oils.
Answer: Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd

Q13. Housing finance firm __________ said its promoterCanara Bank will divest up to 13.45 per cent stake in the company by the end of March 2017. What is the name of this firm?
Answer: CanFin Homes

Q14. The First ever National Entrepreneurship Awards 2016 was presented by the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh in-
Answer: IIT-Delhi

Q15. National Career Services (NCS) and JeevanPraman Facility for EPFO Pensioners has been Launched in Hyderabad Post Office, recently. It was launched by ___________.
Answer: BandaruDattatreya

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