QUIZ-23

Q1. Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in the co-operative space has appointed ______________ as its Managing Director (MD), recently.

(a) Shikha Pandey

(b) Kavitha Chander

(c) Laxmi Sadhana

(d) Smita Sandhane

(e) Sushma Nandan

Q2. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has recently approved 26 projects worth Rs 2,154.28 crore under the Centre’s ‘Namami Gange’ programme. Who is the cabinet minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation?

(a) Shasikala

(b) Uma Bharti

(c) Mamta Bannerjee

(d) Nitin Gadkari

(e) Rajnath Singh

Q3. Name the Formula One racer who defeated four-time Formula One World Champion to lift his fifth title at the Chinese Grand Prix.

(a) NickRoseburg

(b) Sebastian Vettel

(c) Lewis Hamilton

(d) Michael Schumacher

(e) Valtteri Bottas

Q4. India has signed a joint declaration with Russia to promote innovation and the R&D ecosystem between the two countries. What is the Capital and currency of Russia?

(a) Muscat, Russian Dinar

(b) Moscow, Russian Ruble

(c) Marina, Dollar

(d) Saint Petersburg, Russian Pound

(e) Barnaul, Russian Bits

Q5. R&D Institute of which one of the following company filed the maximum number of patent applications in the IT sector in 2015-16, according to Indian Patent Office survey?

(a) Samsung

(b) WIPRO

(c) TCS

(d) Google

(e) Microsoft

Q6. World Homeopathy Day is observed globally on ___________.

(a) 15 April

(b) 13 April

(c) 17 March

(d) 10 April

(e) 16 March

Q7. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the website and app named ____________, to facilitate the monetary contribution to the kin of soldier personnel killed in action.

(a) Veer Jawan Of India

(b) Amar Jawan

(c) Bharat Ke Veer

(d) We Respect Them

(e) Shaheedo ko Salam

Q8. Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has recently launched 352 projects in 53 cities in 17 States across the country to build 2,03,851 affordable houses. Who is the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in India?

(a) Kalraj Mishra

(b) M Venkaiah Naidu

(c) Ramdas Athawale

(d) Hansraj Gangaram Ahir

(e) Prakash Javadekar

Q9. Name the Indian-origin woman who was named 'Asian Businesswoman of the Year' at an event in Birmingham, England.

(a) Asha Khemka

(b) Kiran Khelkar

(c) Vibha Bedi

(d) Aruna Chanda

(e) Shikha Singh

Q10. The Reserve Bank of India has recently allowed banks to invest in REITs and InvITs, a move that will help revive the cash-starved infrastructure sector. RIET stands for _____________.

(a) Real Estate Interest Transportation

(b) Real Estate Income Trust

(c) Real Estate Infrastructure Trust

(d) Real Estate Investment Trust

(e) None of the given options are true

Q11. Which of the following State government kick-started its ambitious ‘Deendayal Rasoi Yojana’ under which subsidised meals that will be available at Rs 5 per plate to people, especially the economically disadvantaged sections of society?

(a) Jharkhand

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Bihar

(e) Assam

Q12. India's largest e-commerce player Flipkart recently bought eBay's India business, and closing a $1.4 billion fund-raising round from Tencent, eBay and Microsoft. Name the Chief Executive Officer of Flipkart.

(a) Samuel bazz

(b) Jeff Bejos

(c) Devin Wenig

(d) Satya Nadella

(e) Kalyan Krishnamurthy

Q13.  The 12th edition Indo-Mongolian Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2017 has begun in __________.

(a) Darkhan

(b) Mizoram

(c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Ulaanbaatar

(e) Jammu & Kashmir

Q14. The Agriculture Ministry joined hands with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to geo-tag agricultural assets for their real-time monitoring and effective utilization. NRSC is a wing of ____________.

(a) Defence Research and Development Organization

(b) Raman Research Centre

(c) Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education

(d) Central Scientific Instruments Organization

(e) Indian Space Research Organization

Q15. Saraswat Bank i8s the largest lender in the co-operative space in India. What is the Motto of Saraswat Bank?

(a) Together we Serve

(b) Hum Apke Sath

(c) Service to the common man

(d) Bank to bank upon

(e) Aapka Apna Bank

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in the co-operative space, has appointed Smita Sandhane as its Managing Director (MD). She is the first woman chief of India's largest urban co-operative bank.

S2. Ans.(b)

Sol.  National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has recently approved 26 projects worth Rs 2,154.28 crore under the Centre’s ‘Namami Gange’ programme. Uma Bharti is the cabinet minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation.

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. Mercedes' British Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton defeated Ferrari's four-time Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel to lift his fifth title at the Chinese Grand Prix.

S4. Ans.(b)

Sol. India has signed a joint declaration with Russia to promote innovation and the R&D ecosystem between the two countries. 

S5. Ans.(a)

Sol. Samsung R&D Institute India filed the maximum number of patent applications in the IT sector in 2015-16, followed by home-grown TCS and Wipro according to Indian Patent Office survey. Indian Patent Office comes under the Commerce and Industry Ministry.

S6. Ans.(d)

Sol. World Homeopathy Day is observed globally on 10th of April.

S7. Ans.(c)

Sol. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the website and app named 'Bharat Ke Veer', to facilitate the monetary contribution to the kin of soldier personnel killed in action. The Home Minister launched the website on the occasion of the 'Shaurya Diwas'.

S8. Ans.(b)

Sol. Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation M Venkaiah Naidu launched 352 projects in 53 cities in 17 States across the country with an investment of Rs 38,003-cr to build 2,03,851 affordable houses.

S9. Ans.(a)

Sol. Indian-origin Asha Khemka was named 'Asian Businesswoman of the Year' at an event in Birmingham, England. Khemka was also honored with one of the UK’s top civilian awards Dame, the female equivalent of knighthood in 2014 and has since won several accolades for her work in education in Nottingham.  

S10. Ans.(d)

Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to invest in Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), a move that will help revive the cash-starved infrastructure sector.

S11. Ans.(c)

Sol. Madhya Pradesh government kick-started its ambitious ‘Deendayal Rasoi Yojana’ under which subsidized meals will be available at Rs 5 per plate to people, especially the economically disadvantaged sections of society.

S12. Ans.(e)

Sol. India's largest e-commerce player Flipkart buys eBay's India business, and closing a $1.4 billion fund-raising round from Tencent, eBay and Microsoft. Mr. Kalyan Krishnamurthy is the CEO of Flipkart.

S13. Ans.(b)

Sol. The 12th edition Indo-Mongolian Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2017 has begun at Vairengte in Mizoram. Vairengte houses Indian Army’s elite Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School.

S14. Ans.(e)

Sol. The Agriculture Ministry joined hands with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), wing of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) a to geo-tag agricultural assets for their real-time monitoring and effective utilization.The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) of the Agriculture Ministry and NRSC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard.

S15. Ans.(c)

Sol. Saraswat Bank i8s the largest lender in the co-operative space in India. 'Service to the common man' is the Motto of Saraswat Bank.