QUIZ-25

Q1. Which among the following states government has announced a new scheme to provide financial assistance of one thousand rupees per month each to single women in the state recently?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Punjab

(c) Telangana

(d) Kerala

(e) Uttar Pradesh

Q2. The Munich Re is opening a composite branch office in Mumbai. This world’s leading reinsurer is based in

(a) Germany

(b) Switzerland

(c) Singapore

(d) France

(e) Hongkong

Q3. Name the veteran actor, who gave countless memorable performances in movies of diverse genres, died at his residence in Mumbai recently?

(a) Kader Khan

(b) Farhad Aslani

(c) Paresh Rawal

(d) Om Puri

(e) Other than the given options

Q4. Name the Insurance Company, which has been tied up with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for augmenting capital support to enterprises in the country?

(a) General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC)

(b) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

(c) New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (NIACL)

(d) United India Insurance Company (UIIC)

(e) Other than the given options

Q5. Which of the following private sector banks has launched a month-long campaign to promote a group personal accident insurance scheme for savings bank account-holders?

(a) South Indian Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(c) ICICI Bank

(d) Yes Bank

(e) Karnataka Bank

Q6. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Tata Power after the resignation of Cyrus Mistry?

(a) Karan Bajwa 

(b) Raja Krishnamoorthi 

(c) Anil Jalali

(d) Dilip Vengsarkar

(e) S Padmanabhan

Q7. IBM has appointed _____________ as Managing Director of IBM India Pvt Ltd, succeeding Vanitha Narayanan who has been appointed as chairman of the Indian subsidiary. 

(a) Mangu Yadav

(b) Sumendra Pradhan

(c) Mohan Reddy

(d) Karan Bajwa

(e) Other than the given options

Q8. Renowned _______________ Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan died due to cardiac arrest. 

(a) Singer

(b) Kathkali Dancer

(c) Sitar maestro

(d) tabla player

(e) Other than the given options

Q9. Vice President Hamid Ansari has released a book titled 'The People's President: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam'. Who is the author of this book (The People's President: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam')?

(a) Amish Tripathi

(b) SM Khan

(c) Krishan Rao

(d) Chetan Bhagat

(e) Abdullah Ansari

Q10. Who has been appointed as the Britain’s new ambassador to the European Union (EU) recently?

(a) Sir Tim Barrow

(b) Sir Ivan Rogers

(c) Sir Takam Pario

(d) Sir Jovenel Moise

(e) Other than the given options

Q11. The Government has imposed an anti-dumping duty ranging from 6.30 US dollars to 351.72 US dollars per tonne on imports of jute and its products from which of the following countries recently? 

I. Bangladesh

II. Pakistan

III. Nepal

IV. China

V. Bhutan

(a) Both I and II

(b) Both I and III

(c) Both III and IV

(d) Both IV and V

(e) Both V and II

Q12. A telecommunication technology test satellite has successfully test fired by ___________ from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre recently?

(a) France

(b) USA

(c) China

(d) Japan

(e) Russia

Q13. The Supreme Court has restrained transfer of 2G spectrum licences from Maxis, originally allotted to Aircel in 2006, to any other telecom company. Maxis is based in

(a) Russia

(b) Norway

(c) Sweden

(d) Malaysia

(e) Mongolia

Q14. Japan has temporarily withdrawn its Ambassador to which of the following countries recently, amid an escalating row over a statue representing wartime sex slaves?

(a) China

(b) Cambodia

(c) Thailand

(d) Venezuela

(e) South Korea

Q15. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is estimated at ________ in 2016-17 as per the data released recently by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

(a) 6.9 per cent

(b) 7.1 per cent

(c) 7.3 per cent

(d) 7.4 per cent

(e) 7.6 per cent

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Telangana Government has announced a new scheme to provide financial assistance of one thousand rupees per month each to single women in the state. Making a statement to this effect in state Assembly, chief minister Mr K Chandra Sekhara Rao stated that the new scheme will be implemented from April this year (2017) and necessary funds will be allocated in the upcoming budget. 

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. Munich Re is opening a composite branch office in Mumbai to service the property-casualty, life, health reinsurance markets across the country. Munich Re Group or Munich Reinsurance Company is a reinsurance company based in Munich, Germany.

S3. Ans.(d)

Sol. Veteran actor Om Puri, who gave countless memorable performances in movies of diverse genres, died at his residence in Mumbai on 06th January 2017 after a massive heart attack. He was 66. From Bollywood to Hollywood, from independent to art films, the noted actor, known for his versatility, gave several acclaimed performances.

S4. Ans.(b)

Sol. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has tied up with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) for augmenting capital support to enterprises in the country.The idea behind tying up with the state-run insurance behemoth is to give a boost to the venture capital ecosystem for MSMEs. 

S5. Ans.(e)

Sol. Karnataka Bank has launched a month-long campaign to promote a group personal accident insurance scheme for savings bank account-holders. ‘KBL Suraksha’, which was launched on January 2, will be in force until January 31. Launched in association with Universal Sompo General Insurance, KBL Suraksha provides coverage against all types of accidental deaths.

S6. Ans.(e)

Sol. Tata Sons has nominated S Padmanabhan as the Chairman of Tata Power Co Ltd with immediate effect, in place of Cyrus Mistry.He is also the executive chairman of Tata Business Excellence Group. Recently he was appointed as the head of the group for human resources for Tata Sons. He is associated Tata group for 34 years, of which 26 were with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). 

S7. Ans.(d)

Sol. IBM has appointed Karan Bajwa as Managing Director of IBM India Pvt Ltd, succeeding Vanitha Narayanan who has been appointed as chairman of the Indian subsidiary. Bajwa joined IBM in 2016 as Executive for Strategy and Transformation in the Asia Pacific region. He was earlier Managing Director, Microsoft India where, besides leading the India business for the company, he also the led the cloud transition and the ecosystem engagement.

S8. Ans.(c)

Sol. Renowned Sitar maestro Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan died due to cardiac arrest. He was 88.Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan was an Indian sitar player and received the national awards Padma Shri (1970) and Padma Bhushan (2006) and was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 1987. 

S9. Ans.(b)

Sol. Vice President Hamid Ansari on 04th January 2017 has released a book authored by SM Khan titled 'The People's President: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam'. The book was released at a function in New Delhi which was attended by Union Finance Arun Jaitley. 

S10. Ans.(a)

Sol. UK Senior diplomat Sir Tim Barrow has appointed as Britain’s new ambassadorthe to the European Union (EU). He replaced Sir Ivan Rogers.Sir Tim Barrow previously served in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as a representative to various bodies of the European Union, and as British Ambassador to Ukraine 2006–2008.

S11. Ans.(b)

Sol. The Government has imposed an anti-dumping duty ranging from 6.30 US dollars to 351.72 US dollars per tonne on imports of jute and its products from Bangladesh and Nepal. This anti-dumping duty has been imposed in order to protect the domestic industry. The duty has been imposed for five years.

S12. Ans.(c)

Sol. A telecommunication technology test satellite has successfully test fired by China from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite was launched late last night (06th January 2017) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. China mulls to conduct a record number of 30 space launch missions this year. 

S13. Ans.(d)

Sol. The Supreme Court has restrained transfer of 2G licences from Malaysia’s Maxis, which was originally allotted to Aircel, to any other telecom company. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar also proposed to restrain earning of any revenue by using the 2G spectrum licences, which were originally granted to Aircel in 2006. 

S14. Ans.(e)

Sol. Japan has temporarily withdrawn its ambassador to South Korea, amid an escalating row over a statue representing wartime sex slaves. The statue was installed by activists outside the Japanese consulate in the South Korean city of Busan last month. South Korea has long called for reparations for "comfort women", who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War Two.

S15. Ans.(b)

Sol. Country’s GDP growth is estimated to slow down to 7.1 per cent in current fiscal, from 7.6 per cent in 2015-16, mainly due to slump in manufacturing, mining and construction sectors, the government data showed  without factoring in ‘volatile’ post-demonetisation figures.