Q1. Name the author of recently launched book named 'Punjab: Building the Land of Five Rivers'.
(a) Kamal Narayan
(b) Ishant Somal
(c) Virappa Moily
(d) Arjun Gaind
(e) Prakash Singh Badal
Q2. According to a new World Bank report, India’s gross domestic product is expected to spike to 7.2% in the 2017-18 financial year. What was the title of this report?
(a) Globalized Report
(b) Globalization Backlash
(c) Globalized Backbone
(d) Global Backlash Report
(e) None of the given options is true
Q3. Human Resource and Development Minister PrakashJavadekar launched portal and mobile app for higher education named RUSA in New Delhi. What does 'S' stand for in RUSA?
(a) Sarvshiksha
(b) Sanskriti
(c) Shiksha
(d) Sukriti
(e) Sukanya
Q4. Punjab National Bank has recently celebrated its Foundation Day and has launched three new products for its customers. PNB was founded in __________.
(a) 1855
(b) 1935
(c) 1956
(d) 1910
(e) 1895
Q5. The International Day for Monuments and Sites is observed globally on __________.
(a) 18 April
(b) 16 April
(c) 19 April
(d) 21 April
(e) 23 April
Q6. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu recently launched India's First Train with Glass Ceiling, LED Lights and rotable Seats in the Coaches named ____________.
(a) Indica
(b) Specialized
(c) Mardome
(d) Vistadome
(e) None of the given options is true
Q7. Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2017 recently by defeating Lewis Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel belongs to ___________.
(a) Spain
(b) Germany
(c) USA
(d) France
(e) England
Q8. Rodrigo Duterte has recently won Time magazine's readers' poll of the 100 most influential people in the world. He is the President of ___________.
(a) Uganda
(b) Rwanda
(c) Oman
(d) Mongolia
(e) Philippine
Q9. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has recently commissioned two units of 270 MW at RattanIndia Nasik Power Ltd, Maharashtra. BHEL is headquartered in ________.
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Mysore
(c) New Delhi
(d) Mumbai
(e) Varanasi
Q10. Name the Player who has recently bagged both the singles and doubles crown in Badminton championship at the Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix in Jakarta.
(a) P V Sindhu
(b) Saina Nehwal
(c) Dinkha Subroto
(d) Gayatri Pullela
(e) None of the above options is true
Q11. ISRO has signed a memorandum of understanding with which of the following company to help develop low-cost lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles?
(a) BHEL
(b) GAIL
(c) SAIL
(d) DRDO
(e) BEML
Q12. Name the public lender that surpassed oil exploration major ONGC to become most valued public sector undertaking (PSU) stock in terms of market capitalization (m-cap) in intra-day trade.
(a) BHEL
(b) SBI
(c) HPCL
(d) IOCL
(e) BOB
Q13. World hemophilia day is observed globally on ___________.
(a) 18 April
(b) 15 April
(c) 21 April
(d) 17 April
(e) 20 April
Q14. In 2017, the theme of International Day for Monuments and Sites is _____________.
(a) Protect our culture
(b) Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism
(c) The Heritage of Sports
(d) Heritage for Future
(e) None of the above themes are true
Q15. Which of the following Internet giants has launched an app aggregating food delivery and home services in India named Areo?
(a) Amazon
(b) ebay
(c) Apple
(d) Facebook
(e) Google
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Author ArjunGaind launched his latest book, 'Punjab: Building the Land Of Five Rivers' in Mumbai. A panel discussion was organised on the occasion at ChhatrapatiShivajiMaharajVastuSangrahalaya in which Punjab’s history, heritage, culture and growth were discussed.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. India’s gross domestic product is expected to spike to 7.2% in the 2017-18 financial year from 6.8% the previous fiscal, according to a new World Bank report titled “Globalization Backlash”.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Human Resource and Development Minister PrakashJavadekar launched the RashtriyaUchchatarShikshaAbhiyan (RUSA) portal and mobile app in New Delhi. The portal is one-stop for States’ Higher Education Plans, the decision of the States’ Higher Education Councils and details of the resources.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Punjab National Bank has recently celebrated its Foundation Day and has launched three new products for its customers. PNB was founded in 1895.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) celebrates the International Day for Monuments and Sites (also called as World Heritage day), whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched India's First Train with Glass Ceiling, LED Lights androtable Seats in 'Vistadome' Coaches.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2017 by defeating Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). Sebastian Vettel belongs to Germany.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has won Time magazine's readers' poll of the 100 most influential people in the world.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has successfully commissioned two units of 270 MW at RattanIndia Nasik Power Ltd's, Maharashtra. BHEL is headquartered in New Delhi and was founded in 1964.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. National Badminton coach PullelaGopichand's daughter GayatriPullela has bagged both the singles and doubles crown at the Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix in Jakarta.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) to help develop low-cost lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. State Bank of India (SBI) surpassed oil exploration major Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to become most valued public sector undertaking (PSU) stock in terms of market capitalization (m-cap) in intra-day trade.
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. World hemophilia day is observed globally on 17 April.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. In 2017, the theme of International Day for Monuments and Sites is “Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism”.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Google has recently launched an app aggregating food delivery and home services in India named Areo.
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