QUIZ-11

Q1. Name the port that has recently topped the list in the First-Ever Ranking of Ports on Sanitation Parameters in the exercise that was undertaken during the ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’.
Answer: Haldia Port


Q2. Jharkhand Police has initiated __________ programme, recently to enlighten children in Naxal-affected areas in the Palamau district of Jharkhand.
Answer: Tare Zameen Par

Q3. Name the Public lender, which has joined hands with Department of Posts to promote Point of Sale (POS) machines for cashless transactions at post office counters.
Answer: SBI

Q4. Name the Finance Bank that has recently launched a social deposit scheme called 'Hrudaya Deposit scheme' in Thrissur, Kerala.
Answer: ESAF Small Finance Bank

Q5. Name the State, which has been selected by the Union Ministry of Agriculture for the Krishi Karman Award 2015-16 for the commendable increase in food grains production, recently.
Answer: Himachal Pradesh

Q6. RBI has issued a new set of enabling provisions titled PCA which is used to resolve the problem of banks mounting non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad loans. What does C stands for in PCA
Answer: Corrective

Q7. The Income Tax department has launched the second phase of 'OCM' to investigate over 60,000 individuals with an aim to detect black money generation post demonetization, recently. What is the full form of 'OCM'?
Answer: Operation Clean Money

Q8. Name the Yojana under which Loans extended have crossed the target of Rs 1,80,000 crore during 2016-17.
Answer: PMMY

Q9. Name the City, in which PM Narendra Modi launched a cashless/less cash township model, developed by Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (GNFC), recently.
Answer: Nagpur

Q10. Name the State which has signed an MoU with central govt for the 'Power for All' scheme across the state. The aim of this scheme is to ensure 24-hour quality power supply in the state by October 2018 and electric connection to every house and agriculture field by 2019.
Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Q11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated 1980 MW of the Koradi super-critical thermal power project of state-run Mahagenco. Koradi super-critical thermal power project is situated in ____________.
Answer: Maharashtra

Q12. Sixteen-time world champion Pankaj Advani has won his sixth Asian Billiards title and seventh overall Asian championship. The final of the Asian Billiards Championship was held in ____________.
Answer: Chandigarh

Q13. An eminent personality Mr. Girish Chandra Saxena has passed away recently. He was ________.
Answer: Former Governor

Q14. Emma Morano, the oldest person alive and the last survivor of the 19th century died recently at the age of 117. She was from which country?
Answer: Italy

Q15. Name the player who has won the title match of Men's singles at Singapore Open Badminton, recently.
Answer: Sai Praneeth