QUIZ-13

Q1. Name the Country, which has signed an agreement recently with India for collaboration in modification of Indian Railways for  high-speed and semi-high speed rail.
Answer: France

Q2. The 'Adarana scheme' was launched recently for the uplift and all-round development of people belonging to the Backward Classes in which Indian state?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q3. Name the state which has recently launched a campaign named 'Operation Durga' to ensure safety towards women.
Answer: Haryana

Q4. A book on Draupadi named 'the Flaming Tresses of Draupadi' was released recently by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Who is the author of this book?
Answer: M Veerappa Moily

Q5. US-based tech giant Cisco launched its fifth global cyber range lab in __________ with an aim to train Indian firms and government agencies on real-world cyber-attacks.
Answer: Gurugram

Q6. Nepal and China will hold the first-ever joint military exercise from 17 April 2017 with a special focus on combating terror and disaster management. Name the exercise.
Answer: Sagarmatha Friendship- 2017

Q7. Name the Former J&K governor, who has passed away recently due to illness.
Answer: Girish Chandra Saxena

Q8. Mukulita Vijayawargiya took charge as whole time Member of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) recently. The present chairman of IBBI is ___________.
Answer: Madhusudan Sahoo

Q9. The 126th birth anniversary of who was observed recently (14 Apr) across the country?
Answer: B R Ambedkar

Q10. Nepal and China will hold the first-ever joint military exercise with a special focus on combating terror and disaster management. Name the President of China.
Answer: XI Jinping

Q11. Human Resource and Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has recently launched the education based portal and mobile app in New Delhi. What is the name of that app?
Answer: RUSA

Q12. Nepalese President arrived in India on a five-day visit, the first foreign trip after assuming the office in October 2015, following the promulgation of the new Constitution in Nepal. Who is the President of Nepal?
Answer: Bidya Devi Bhandari

Q13. The Finance Ministry have recently permitted the Labour Ministry to go ahead with ______ rate of interest on Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) for 2016-17.
Answer: 8.65%

Q14. In the recently released, the second Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ Asia list 2017 name the olympic Medallist who made it into the list in 'pioneer women' category.
Answer: Sakshi Malik

Q15. The sixth prestigious M.S. Swaminathan Award for contribution in the field of agriculture was given recently to ____________.
Answer: R R Hanchinal