QUIZ-25

Q1. Who has stepped down as the captain of India's T-20 & ODI format of cricket recently?

(a) MS Dhoni

(b) Virat Kohli

(c) Suresh Raina

(d) R Ashwin

(e) Other than the given options

Q2. The United Nations 70th General Assembly has recognised the year 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. Who is the present General Secretary of United Nations?

(a) Jim Yong Kim

(b) Roberto Azevedo

(c) Ban ki Moon

(d) Antonio Guterres

(e) Other than the given options

Q3. Who has been appointed as Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently?

(a) Ashtha Reddy

(b) Narinder Batra

(c) Bipin Rawat

(d) Ajay Shirke

(e) Surekha Marandi

Q4. Solar power producer Azure Power has commissioned 150 MW solar power project in ____________, which is its largest in North India.

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Haryana

(c) Punjab

(d) West Bengal

(e) Uttar Pradesh

Q5. Who has been elected as the President of Haiti recently?

(a) Edouard Jules

(b) Jovenel Moise

(c) Evans Paul

(d) Robert Labrousse

(e) Other than the given options

Q6. 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh named as Prakash Utsav or Prakash Parv has been celebrated across the country on 05th January 2017. Name the city, which is the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru. 

(a) Jaipur, Rajasthan

(b) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

(c) Patna, Bihar

(d) Kolkata, West Bengal

(e) Ludhiana, Punjab

Q7. Nine-member government panel formed to make recommendations for bringing out a comprehensive National Sports Development Code across all disciplines. This committee headed by................?

(a) Injeti Srinivas

(b) Abhinav Bindra

(c) Prakash Padukone

(d) Kirti Jha Azad

(e) Other than the given options

Q8. Mobile commerce and payments company Paytm has got the final permission to open a payments bank by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Payments bank will initially be restricted to holding a maximum balance of how much amount per individual customer?

(a) Rs 50,000 per individual customer

(b) Rs 500,000 per individual customer

(c) Rs 200,000 per individual customer

(d) Rs 10,000 per individual customer

(e) Rs 100,000 per individual customer

Q9. The Election Commission announced poll dates for five states recently. Which of the following states is/are going to poll in 2017?

(a) Goa

(b) Manipur

(c) Punjab

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) All of the above

Q10. Arthur Robert Morris has become 82nd player inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, recently. Arthur Robert Morris was a/an_____________ cricketer who played 46 Test matches between 1946 and 1955.

(a) Sri Lankan

(b) Australian

(c) South African

(d) Indian

(e) Other than the given options

Q11. The two day Assam Biotech Conclave began in Guwahati recently. Name the Chief Minister of Assam, who has inaugurated the conclave in presence of Science and Technology minister Keshab Mahanta?

(a) Tarun Gogoi

(b) Raghubar Das

(c) Nitish Kumar

(d) Mamata Banerjee

(e) Sarbanand Sonowal

Q12. Which of the following two states has signed an MOU to join the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY) scheme, recently?

(a) Kerala and Rajasthan

(b) Gujarat and Karnataka

(c) West Bengal and Maharashtra

(d) Telangana and Assam

(e) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

Q13. Which of the following private sector banks has entered into a tie-up with Bajaj Electricals for vendor financing using blockchain solution, and announced to use the technology more aggressively as it saves over 70% in cost recently?

(a) South Indian Bank

(b) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(c) Yes Bank

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) Bandhan Bank

Q14. State-owned fuel retailers, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) will offer an upfront discount of _________ on every LPG refill to all LPG customers who will book and pay for it online. 

(a) Rs. 100

(b) Rs. 5

(c) Rs. 1

(d) Rs. 10

(e) Rs. 50

Q15. For the benefit of voters, candidates, election staff as well as the Election Commission of India (ECI), the district administration of Ludhiana has developed a mobile application named..............?

(a) ECI360

(b) ECI1980

(c) ECI247

(d) ECI180

(e) Other than the given options

Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. MS Dhoni has stepped down as the captain of India's T-20 & ODI format of cricket . He will, however, be available for the selection for the upcoming England ODI and T20 series starting 15 January 2017. Dhoni had given up the Test captaincy in December 2014. 

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The United Nations 70th General Assembly has recognised the year 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. This recognises the importance of international tourism and particularly of the designation of an international year of sustainable tourism for development. Antonio Guterres is the present General Secretary of United Nations.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has appointed Surekha Marandi as its Executive Director (ED) in place of U S Paliwal, who retired on December 31, 2016.  Surekha Marandi, who assumed charged will look after Consumer Education and Protection Department, Financial Inclusion and Development Department, and Secretary's Department. 

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Solar power producer Azure Power commissioned 150 MW solar power project in Punjab, which is its largest in North India.For this project, Azure Power had signed a solar power implementation agreement with Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) under its Solar Policy Phase III. The 150MW solar power plant represents a portfolio of three projects of 50MW each. 

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Jovenel Moise has been elected as the President of Haiti. The electoral tribunal officially declared the winner on 03rd January 2017. 

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. With huge glittering tents over the iconic Gandhi Maidan (Patna), lakhs of people, and lavish hospitality, Patna, Bihar outdid itself for the celebrations to mark the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Sahib, the 10th Guru of the Sikhs. 

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Former Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra and legendary Prakash Padukone are part of the nine-member government panel formed to make recommendations for bringing out a comprehensive National Sports Development Code across all disciplines. 
An official press-release said, the committee, headed by Sports Secretary Injeti Srinivas, will study issues related to sports governance including court judgements and best international practices.

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Mobile commerce and payments company Paytm has got the final permission to open a payments bank by RBI. Reserve Bank of India has given permission to formally launch Paytm Payments Bank. Paytm and 11 other players, including Vodafone, Airtel and Fino PayTech, had applied for a payments bank licence in 2015. Payments bank will initially be restricted to holding a maximum balance of Rs. 100,000 per individual customer.

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Election Commission has announced the poll dates for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held between February 04th and March 8th, 2017. Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said that the state of Manipur will have a two-phase election and Uttar Pradesh will have a seven-phase election. Counting for all states will be held on 11 March, 2017.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Arthur Robert Morris, who has become the 82nd player to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, was given the honor posthumously. Arthur Robert Morris was an Australian cricketer who played 46 Test matches between 1946 and 1955. An opener, Morris is regarded as one of Australia's greatest left-handed batsmen. 

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. The two day Assam Biotech Conclave began in Guwahati on 05th January 2017 till 06th January, 2017. Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal has inaugurated the conclave in presence of Science and Technology minister Keshab Mahanta. Chief Minister hoped that this conclave would help Assam in biotechnology sector.This is organized by Guwahati Biotech Park in association with industry body FINER. The conclave will create business and partnering opportunities for its stakeholders and to showcase the facilities and opportunities offered by Guwahati Biotech Park.

S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Telangana and Assam has signed memorandum of understanding (MoUs) to join the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY)  taking the total number of states covered under the scheme to 20.An overall net benefit of approximately Rs. 6,116 crore to Telangana and Rs. 1,663 crore to Assam will come from joining the scheme. 

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Private lender Yes Bank has entered into a tie-up with Bajaj Electricals for vendor financing using blockchain solution, and announced to use the technology more aggressively as it saves over 70% in cost.As part of the tie-up, the bank has completely digitalised its processes and blockchain solutions can be implemented. 

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. State-owned fuel retailers, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) will offer an upfront discount of Rs 5 on every LPG refill to all LPG customers who will book and pay for it online. To provide cashless transactions, the government had asked oil companies to pay consumers 0.75 % discount on cashless fuelling of petrol and diesel at petrol pumps. This has now been extended to cooking gas (LPG).

S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. For the benefit of voters, candidates, election staff as well as the Election Commission of India (ECI), the district administration of Ludhiana, Punjab has developed a mobile application named ECI360. Developed by Harpreet Singh Chandoke from a company named 01 Synergy on behalf of the district administration and a brainchild of deputy commissioner Ravi Bhagat, this mobile app would prove beneficial for all the stakeholders of upcoming assembly elections.