Q1. India and South Korea have signed an Intergovernmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Defence Industry cooperation between their shipbuilding yards. What is the capital of South Korea?
(a) Beijing
(b) Seoul
(c) Pyongyang
(d) Bangkok
(e) Tokyo
Q2. Which among the following insurance company has become the first reinsurer to open an office at India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)?
(a) Oriental Insurance Company Limited
(b) National Insurance Company Limited
(c) United India Insurance Company
(d) The New India Assurance Company Limited
(e) General Insurance Corporation of India
Q3. Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad has inaugurated welfare initiatives of the Department of Justice. These initiatives are-
(a) Pro-bono legal services
(b) Tele-law service-
(c) Nyaya Mitra Project
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the given options is true
Q4. The Reserve Bank of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on “Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information” with ____________.
(a) Bank of Guyana
(b) Bank of Japan
(c) Federal Reserve
(d) People's Bank of China
(e) European Central Bank
Q5. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted its first-ever mock exercise on the forest fire in ___________ to help improve the preparedness and response mechanism in the event of a forest fire.
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Rajasthan
(e) Kerala
Q6. AU Financiers India, a non-banking finance company (NBFC), has converted itself into a small finance bank by the name AU Small Finance Bank. Who is the chairman of the board of AU Small Finance Bank?
(a) Mannil Venugopalan
(b) Vipul Reddy
(c) Utkarsh Kumar
(d) Varsha R Rama
(e) None of the given options is true
Q7. Which company has won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award 2017 in the category of Innovative Product/Service for pioneering a cashless township transformation model?
(a) Maharashtra Industries Directory
(b) Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC)
(c) Organic Fertilizers Kerala
(d) Rajasthan Handloom & Handicraft Industries
(e) None of the given options is true
Q8. Which among the following countries has successfully launched its first unmanned cargo spacecraft named Tianzhou-1?
(a) North Korea
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) Russia
(e) Singapore
Q9. Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines _____________ and Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan met for the 1st ‘India Indonesia Energy Forum’, held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
(a) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
(b) Radha Mohan Singh
(c) Giriraj Singh
(d) Piyush Goyal
(e) Ram Vilas Paswan
Q10. Which city has been designated World Book Capital 2017?
(a) Bern, Switzerland
(b) Nairobi, Kenya
(c) Madrid, Spain
(d) New Delhi, India
(e) Conakry, Guinea
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. India and South Korea have signed an Inter-governmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Defence Industry cooperation between their shipbuilding yards. Seoul is the capital of South Korea.
S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) has become the first re-insurer to open an office at India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City).
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad has inaugurated three welfare initiatives of the Department of Justice. The services launched are- 1. Pro-bono legal services- Through the Pro bono legal services, lawyers who want to provide legal services free of cost can register themselves on a web-based platform. 2. Tele-law service- It aims to connect marginalized communities with lawyers through video conferencing facilities, to be set up at Common Service Centres (CSCs). 3. Nyaya Mitra Project- It aims to reduce pendency in lower courts, with a special focus on cases which are more than ten years old.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on “Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information” with Bank of Guyana.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted its first-ever mock exercise on the forest fire in Uttarakhand to help improve the preparedness and response mechanism in the event of a forest fire. The mock exercise was conducted on the principle of Incident Response System (IRS), which identifies stakeholders and clearly attributes roles and responsibilities to each one of them. It also generated awareness among the local population about the Do's and Don'ts to be followed to prevent and respond to a forest fire.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. AU Financiers India, a non-banking finance company (NBFC), has converted itself into a small finance bank by the name AU Small Finance Bank. AU obtained a fresh certificate of incorporation from the Corporate Affairs Ministry on April 13, 2017, and the Reserve Bank of India on April 19, 2017, notified the commencement of operations of this small finance bank. Mr. Mannil Venugopalan is the Chairman of Board of AU small financial Bank.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award 2017 in the category of Innovative Product/Service for pioneering a cashless township transformation model. The Golden Peacock Awards were established by the Institute of Directors (IOD) in India in 1991. The GNFC won from among 313 applicants for Golden Peacock Global Award for Innovative Product/Service. Applicants for 2017 included SMEs, and public, private, and government enterprises.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. China has successfully launched its first unmanned cargo spacecraft named Tianzhou-1. It is programmed to conduct scientific experiments after reaching the now-crewless Tiangong 2, China's second space station. China aims to build up the permanent space station by 2022. China becomes the 3rd country after US and Russia to Master the techniques of refueling in Space.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal and Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Ignasius Jonan met for the 1st ‘India Indonesia Energy Forum’, held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Energy Forum was preceded by 2nd Joint Working Group (JWG) on Oil and Gas, 4th Joint Working Group on Coal and 1st Joint Working Group on New and Renewable Energy. The reports of three Joint Working Groups were presented to two Ministers during the Energy Forum.
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Conakry, the capital of Guinea has been designated World Book Capital 2017.
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. India and South Korea have signed an Inter-governmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Defence Industry cooperation between their shipbuilding yards. Seoul is the capital of South Korea.
S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) has become the first re-insurer to open an office at India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City).
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad has inaugurated three welfare initiatives of the Department of Justice. The services launched are- 1. Pro-bono legal services- Through the Pro bono legal services, lawyers who want to provide legal services free of cost can register themselves on a web-based platform. 2. Tele-law service- It aims to connect marginalized communities with lawyers through video conferencing facilities, to be set up at Common Service Centres (CSCs). 3. Nyaya Mitra Project- It aims to reduce pendency in lower courts, with a special focus on cases which are more than ten years old.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on “Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information” with Bank of Guyana.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted its first-ever mock exercise on the forest fire in Uttarakhand to help improve the preparedness and response mechanism in the event of a forest fire. The mock exercise was conducted on the principle of Incident Response System (IRS), which identifies stakeholders and clearly attributes roles and responsibilities to each one of them. It also generated awareness among the local population about the Do's and Don'ts to be followed to prevent and respond to a forest fire.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. AU Financiers India, a non-banking finance company (NBFC), has converted itself into a small finance bank by the name AU Small Finance Bank. AU obtained a fresh certificate of incorporation from the Corporate Affairs Ministry on April 13, 2017, and the Reserve Bank of India on April 19, 2017, notified the commencement of operations of this small finance bank. Mr. Mannil Venugopalan is the Chairman of Board of AU small financial Bank.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award 2017 in the category of Innovative Product/Service for pioneering a cashless township transformation model. The Golden Peacock Awards were established by the Institute of Directors (IOD) in India in 1991. The GNFC won from among 313 applicants for Golden Peacock Global Award for Innovative Product/Service. Applicants for 2017 included SMEs, and public, private, and government enterprises.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. China has successfully launched its first unmanned cargo spacecraft named Tianzhou-1. It is programmed to conduct scientific experiments after reaching the now-crewless Tiangong 2, China's second space station. China aims to build up the permanent space station by 2022. China becomes the 3rd country after US and Russia to Master the techniques of refueling in Space.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal and Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Ignasius Jonan met for the 1st ‘India Indonesia Energy Forum’, held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Energy Forum was preceded by 2nd Joint Working Group (JWG) on Oil and Gas, 4th Joint Working Group on Coal and 1st Joint Working Group on New and Renewable Energy. The reports of three Joint Working Groups were presented to two Ministers during the Energy Forum.
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Conakry, the capital of Guinea has been designated World Book Capital 2017.
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