QUIZ-09

Q1. UNESCO celebrates International Mother Language Day (IMLD) on 21 February every year. What was the theme of IMLD 2017?
Answer: Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education

Q2. Name the hospital that will provide medical support to forest department employees and local communities in the areas where WWF-India (World Wide Fund for Nature-India) operates for conservation.
Answer: Apollo Hospitals

Q3. Bharat QR code was launched recently to make retail e-payments more seamless and help India to get a step ahead towards Cashless Economy. Who launched Bharat QR code?
Answer: Shri R. Gandhi

Q4. Name the country that has committed to start initial deliveries of military helicopters to India in 2018 in order to an agreement signed in October 2016, to manufacture 200 of the KA-226T helicopters for the Indian Armed Forces.
Answer: Russia

Q5. The Ahmedabad-based Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), an acknowledged national resource institute for entrepreneurship education, research, training and institution-building, has received the prestigious award for the year 2016-17 for the best overall presentation of its 2015-2016 annual report. Name of that award is _______________.
Answer: International Mercury Awards (IMA)

Q6. Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has synchronized its 15 MW solar plant in which of the following Indian States, recently?
Answer: Telangana

Q7. The ninth BRICS Summit will be held in China's Xiamen city from September 3 to 5, 2017. What is the theme of BRICS Summit 2017?
Answer: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future

Q8. The Centre and the state of Sikkim has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) for operational improvement of the state’s power distribution department, recently. Which of the following Indian State has joined UDAY Scheme for the first time?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q9. Which state government have recently launched the country’s first sex offender’s registry which will contain all identification details of sex offenders and would be kept in public domain?
Answer: Kerala

Q10. India signed an agreement with Japan on enhancing railway safety in the Indian Railways with focus on railway track and rolling stock safety, recently. What is the name of central bank of Japan?
Answer: Bank of Japan

Q11. India has signed an agreement with Japan on enhancing railway safety in the Indian Railways with focus on railway track and rolling stock safety. Who is the present chairman of Railway Board?
Answer: AK Mittal

Q12. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has celebrated the Central Excise Day across the country on-
Answer: 24th February

Q13. Global payments network Visa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh government to help transform ____________ into India's first 'less cash' city.
Answer: Vishakhapatnam

Q14. Name the Nobel-winning economist, mathematician, who has passed away in USA recently?
Answer: Kenneth J Arrow

Q15. Which country has became Germany’s most important trading partner in 2016, overtaking the United States?
Answer: China