QUIZ-03

Q1. The major E-commerce group Amazon has recently declared to launch an app named __________ for sellers to get insights and help related to the goods and services tax (GST).

(a) All About GST

(b) A-Z GST Guide

(c) Complete GST Guide

(d) GST Guide

(e) None of the given options are true

Q2. Name the person who has been appointed as the Chairman of Vodafone-Idea merged entity, recently.

(a) Aditya Birla

(b) S Srinivasan

(c) Sunder Kumar Sen

(d) Kumar Mangalam Birla

(e) S Agnihotri

Q3. Finance Minister has recently finalized capital infusion for 10 PSU banks. Name the bank that has grabbed maximum capital.

(a) IDBI Bank

(b) UCO bank

(c) Allahabad Bank

(d) IDFC Bank

(e) Indian Overseas Bank

Q4. The Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) was recently merged with the country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI). Name the Executive Director of the BMB.

(a) Mrs. Sushma Roy

(b) Mrs. S M Swathi

(c) Mrs. Bhavna Agnihotri

(d) Mrs. Laxmi Devi

(e) Mrs. Shanthi Shukla

Q5. The High Court of which of the following Indian State has given the status of "living human entities" to the Ganga and Yamuna, recently?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Bihar

(e) None of the given options are true

Q6. ICICI Bank has recently announced the launch of mobile banking app named ___________ for rural customers.

(a) iSuvidha

(b) iBuddy

(c) iPocket

(d) Mera iMobile

(e) None of the given options are true

Q7. Name the person who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of digital payment platform FreeCharge.

(a) Jason Kothari

(b) Arun Sangmitra

(c) B B Mohan

(d) Sandeep Mahajan

(e) Deepak Shah

Q8. International Day of Forest is observed globally on ________.

(a) 23 April

(b) 22 April

(c) 21 March

(d) 22 March

(e) 22 February

Q9. In the recently released Forbes Billionaire list, Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani was on _____ position globally with a net worth of $23.2 billion.

(a) 42nd

(b) 21st

(c) 33rd

(d) 44th

(e) 37th

Q10. Name the state team that has won the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy recently after defeating Bengal.

(a) Saurashtra

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Mumbai

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Gujarat

Q11. What is the rank of India in the recently released World Happiness Report, 2017?

(a) 142

(b) 122

(c) 115

(d) 135

(e) 104

Q12. Name the cricketer who has recently become the first Indian to face 500 balls in  test innings.

(a) Karun Nair

(b) Virat Kohli

(c) K L Rahul

(d) Ajinkya Rehane

(e) Cheteshwar Pujara

Q13. Name the person who has been recently appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Indian Bank.

(a) Mahesh Kumar Jain

(b) Ashok Shekhawat

(c) Kishore Piraji Kharat

(d) Arun Samanta

(e) Rupesh Goyal

Q14. Headquarter of Bhartiya Mahila Bank is situated in ___________.

(a) Mumbai

(b) New Delhi

(c) Hyderabad

(d) Chennai

(e) Mysore

Q15. What is the theme of International Day of Forest 2017?

(a) Forest and Sustainable Development

(b) Preserving Forest

(c) Together with Forest

(d) Forests and energy

(e) Stand with Forest

                                                                    ANSWERS

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. E-commerce major Amazon India has come out with a new programme for sellers to get insights and help related to the goods and services tax (GST), which is set to be rolled out from July 1, 2017 called the ‘A-Z GST Guide’.

S2. Ans.(d)

Sol. British telecom major Vodafone and Aditya Birla group-run Idea Cellular today announced the merger of their operations and Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla has been appointed as the Chairman of Vodafone-Idea merged entity.

S3. Ans.(a)

Sol. The Finance Ministry has chalked out a turnaround-linked Rs 8,586-crore capital infusion plan for 10 PSBs. The Top five capital gaining banks are IDBI Bank (Rs 1,900 crore), Bank of India (Rs 1,500 crore), UCO bank (Rs 1,150 crore) and Andhra Bank and Indian Overseas Bank with Rs 1,100 crore each.

S4. Ans.(b)

Sol. New-Delhi headquartered The Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) will be merged with the country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI). Mrs. S M Swathi is the Executive Director of the BMB.

S5. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Uttarakhand High Court has given the status of "living human entities" to the Ganga and Yamuna, two of India's most sacred rivers.

S6. Ans.(d)

Sol. ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank by consolidated assets has announced the launch of a mobile banking app 'Mera iMobile' for rural customers.

S7. Ans.(a)

Sol. E-commerce firm Snapdeal announced the appointment of Jason Kothari as the Chief Executive Officer of its digital payment platform FreeCharge.

S8. Ans.(c)

Sol. March 21 is the United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Forests, which promotes the importance of forests and trees in our lives.

S9. Ans.(c)

Sol. Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani leads the pack of Indian billionaires, coming in at the 33rd position globally with a net worth of $23.2 billion.

S10. Ans.(d)

Sol. In Cricket, Tamil Nadu has won the domestic 50-over competition, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, for the fifth time.

S11. Ans.(b)

Sol. India ranked 122nd out of 155 countries in the recently released World Happiness Report, 2017.

S12. Ans.(e)

Sol. Cheteshwar Pujara has become the first Indian to face 500-plus balls in an innings, going past the mark against Australia.

S13. Ans.(c)

Sol. Kishore Piraji Kharat, who was appointed as IDBI Bank CEO, has now been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Indian Bank.

S14. Ans.(b)

Sol. Headquarter of BMB is in New Delhi

S15. Ans.(d)

Sol. March 21 is the United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Forests, which promotes the importance of forests and trees in our lives. The 2017 theme is 'Forests and energy'.