Q1. Name the Author of book recently released by Prime Minister of India titled as 'Matoshree'.
(a) Kiran Bedi
(b) Jhumpa Lahiri
(c) Arundhati Roy
(d) Sumitra Mahajan
(e) Anitha Desai
Q2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most followed world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram with a whopping 6.9 million followers. Who was on second position in the list?
(a) Vladimir Putin
(b) Donald Trump
(c) Xi Jinping
(d) Kim Jong-un
(e) David Camero
Q3. United Nation (UN) chief Antonio Guterres has named ___________ as the new administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, recently.
(a) Achim Steiner
(b) Suchetha Desai
(c) Frank Mushyo
(d) Jeremiah Mamabolo
(e) David Beasley
Q4. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently given its approval for the listing of how many Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) on stock exchanges?
(a) 9
(b) 14
(c) 11
(d) 17
(e) 15
Q5. Name the author of blockbuster novel 'The Underground Railroad' who has recently won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
(a) Jane Austen
(b) Colson Whitehead
(c) Shankha Ghosh
(d) Svetlana Alexievich
(e) Marlon James
Q6. India and Prime Minister of which country have started a partnership aimed at increasing cooperation in sports, in the presence of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Myanmar
(c) Germany
(d) Australia
(e) Malaysia
Q7. What was the name of India's first ever micro-drama festival that was held recently in New Delhi.
(a) Thespis
(b) Taapsi
(c) Ankulrama
(d) Thanes Hare
(e) Mospesis
Q8. Name the person who has been recently appointed as the new MD and CEO of Karnataka Bank Ltd.
(a) Kailash Krishnamurthy
(b) M Venkataraman
(c) R Vimal Shankar
(d) B P Malhotra
(e) M M Subrahmanya
Q9. Haldia Port has topped the List in the First-Ever Ranking of Ports on Sanitation Parameters in the exercise that was undertaken during the ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ (in March 2017). Haldia Port is situated in _____________.
(a) Chennai
(b) West Bengal
(c) Odisha
(d) Goa
(e) Maharashtra
Q10. ESAF Small Finance Bank has recently launched a social deposit scheme called 'Hrudaya Deposit scheme' in ___________.
(a) Thiruvananthpuram
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Thrissur
(d) Mangalore
(e) Yehlanka
Q11. As per the recent announcement of the government, from May 1, 2017, petrol and diesel prices will change every day in sync with international rates first in five cities. Which of the following city is not among them?
(a) Puducherry
(b) Vizag
(c) Udaipur
(d) Lucknow
(e) Jamshedpur
Q12. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu has recently announced the re-launch of a scheme for uplifment and all-round development of people belonging to the Backward Classes. What is the name of that scheme?
(a) Adarana Scheme
(b) Aradhya Scheme
(c) Bandhan Scheme
(d) Utkarsh Scheme
(e) Utthaan Scheme
Q13. The pink patrol cars called the 'Pink Hoysalas' and the Suraksha mobile phone app was launched recently as part of an effort to improve the safety and security of women in which of the following cities?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Gandhinagar
(d) Chandigarh
(e) New Delhi
Q14. The World Bank has recently approved a $375 million loan to India’s first inland water transport fairway National Waterway 1 (NW1) project. This project is based on which one of the following Rivers?
(a) Brahmaputra River
(b) Beas River
(c) Ganga River
(d) Godavri River
(e) Yamuna River
Q15. Malala Yousafzai has recently become the youngest Nobel Prize laureate to address parliament of which of the following countries?
(a) Australia
(b) Germany
(c) Spain
(d) Malaysia
(e) Canada
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book authored by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in New Delhi, recently. The book is titled as 'Matoshree'.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most followed world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram with a whopping 6.9 million followers, surpassing US President Donald Trump.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. United Nation (UN) chief Antonio Guterres has named a German Achim Steiner, as the new administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for the listing of 11 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) on stock exchanges. As approved, the listing of CPSEs will be through the public offer of shares up to 25 per cent of Government of India's shareholding, which may include an offer of fresh shares for raising of resources from the market.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The literary blockbuster novel 'The Underground Railroad' authored by Colson Whitehead, which depicts the journey of a young woman escaping from slavery via a fantastical train system has won the Pulitzer prize for fiction.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. India and Australia have recently started a partnership aimed at increasing cooperation in sports, in the presence of visiting Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. India's first ever micro-drama festival, named Thespis, was held recently in New Delhi.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Mahabaleshwara Mavinakudige Subrahmanya has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of Karnataka Bank Ltd. He will assume the Charge from 15th April 2017.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Haldia Port in West Bengal has topped the List in the First-Ever Ranking of Ports on Sanitation Parameters.The exercise was undertaken during the ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ observed from the 16th to 31st of March 2017.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. ESAF Small Finance Bank has launched a social deposit scheme called 'Hrudaya Deposit scheme' in Thrissur, Kerala.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. As per the announcement of government from May 1, 2017, petrol and diesel prices will change every day in sync with international rates. A pilot for daily revision of petrol and diesel price will be first implemented in Puducherry, Vizag in Andhra Pradesh, Udaipur in Rajasthan, Jamshedpur in Jharkhand and Chandigarh.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu announced the re-launch of 'Adarana scheme' for improving traditional occupations.It is for the uplift and all-round development of people belonging to the Backward Classes.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. The pink patrol cars called the 'Pink Hoysalas' and the Suraksha mobile phone app was launched recently as part of an effort to improve the safety and security of women in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. The World Bank has approved a $375 million loan to India’s first inland water transport fairway National Waterway 1 (NW1) project on a 1,360 km-stretch of the Ganga river between Varanasi and the seaport of Haldia for bringing thousands of jobs in cargo logistics and transportation.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, becomes the first noble prize winner to address Canadian parliament.
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book authored by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in New Delhi, recently. The book is titled as 'Matoshree'.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most followed world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram with a whopping 6.9 million followers, surpassing US President Donald Trump.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. United Nation (UN) chief Antonio Guterres has named a German Achim Steiner, as the new administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for the listing of 11 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) on stock exchanges. As approved, the listing of CPSEs will be through the public offer of shares up to 25 per cent of Government of India's shareholding, which may include an offer of fresh shares for raising of resources from the market.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The literary blockbuster novel 'The Underground Railroad' authored by Colson Whitehead, which depicts the journey of a young woman escaping from slavery via a fantastical train system has won the Pulitzer prize for fiction.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. India and Australia have recently started a partnership aimed at increasing cooperation in sports, in the presence of visiting Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. India's first ever micro-drama festival, named Thespis, was held recently in New Delhi.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Mahabaleshwara Mavinakudige Subrahmanya has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of Karnataka Bank Ltd. He will assume the Charge from 15th April 2017.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Haldia Port in West Bengal has topped the List in the First-Ever Ranking of Ports on Sanitation Parameters.The exercise was undertaken during the ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ observed from the 16th to 31st of March 2017.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. ESAF Small Finance Bank has launched a social deposit scheme called 'Hrudaya Deposit scheme' in Thrissur, Kerala.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. As per the announcement of government from May 1, 2017, petrol and diesel prices will change every day in sync with international rates. A pilot for daily revision of petrol and diesel price will be first implemented in Puducherry, Vizag in Andhra Pradesh, Udaipur in Rajasthan, Jamshedpur in Jharkhand and Chandigarh.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu announced the re-launch of 'Adarana scheme' for improving traditional occupations.It is for the uplift and all-round development of people belonging to the Backward Classes.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. The pink patrol cars called the 'Pink Hoysalas' and the Suraksha mobile phone app was launched recently as part of an effort to improve the safety and security of women in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. The World Bank has approved a $375 million loan to India’s first inland water transport fairway National Waterway 1 (NW1) project on a 1,360 km-stretch of the Ganga river between Varanasi and the seaport of Haldia for bringing thousands of jobs in cargo logistics and transportation.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, becomes the first noble prize winner to address Canadian parliament.
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