QUIZ-03

QUIZ-03

Q1. National Science Day is celebrated all over India with great enthusiasm on 28th of February in order to commemorate the invention of the Raman Effect in India by the Indian physicist, Sir C V Raman. What was the theme of 'National Science day, 2017'?

(a) Science for All

(b) Science and Technology for Sustainable Development

(c) Science for secured future

(d) Science and Technology for specially abled persons

(e) None of the above themes is correct

 Q2. The Haryana government has recently set up an online system for Panipat district to monitor the sex-ratio as part of which of the following scheme?

(a) Women and Child Welfare Scheme

(b) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

(c) Integrated Child Protection Scheme

(d) Kishori Shakti Yojana

(e) Bal Vikas Yojana

Q3. An expert committee set up by SIDBI recently has sanctioned Rs 300 crore to fund managers who would invest in startups, taking the total sanctions so far this fiscal 2016-2017 to over Rs 1,100 crore. Name of that committee is __________.

(a) Credit Committee

(b) Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

(c) Venture Capital Investment Committee

(d) Information Technology Strategy Committee             

(e) Stakeholders Relationship Committee

Q4. Paytm E-Commerce launched Paytm Mall recently, a mobile app and online shopping portal. Paytm Mall is the new avatar of Paytm’s three-year-old e-commerce business. Paytm is an arm of which of the following companies?

(a) Nexus

(b) Microsoft

(c) Google

(d) One97 Communications Pvt. Ltd

(e) 360 degree Communications

Q5. Name the company, with which Tata Communications has tied up recently to support the roll-out of the former's Internet of Things platform, the LoRa (Long Range) network.

(a) Lenovo

(b) Dell Enterprise

(c) Microsoft

(d) Hewlett Packard Enterprise

(e) ASUS

Q6. Indian International cricketer Virat Kohli was named as the ‘Captain of the Year‘ at the 10th annual 'ESPNcricinfo Awards'. Name the player, who won the best 'Debutant of the Year Award'.

(a) Keaton Jennings

(b) Colin De Grandhomme

(c) Haseeb Hameed

(d) Jayant Yadav

(e) Mehedi Hasan Miraj

Q7. P. Shiv Shankar passed away recently after a prolonged illness. He was famous ______________.

(a) Author

(b) Politician

(c) Spiritual Speaker

(d) Classical Singer

(e) Both (a) and (c)

Q8. Senior IAS officer Sumit Mullick was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra. Mr. Mullick has succeeded __________.

(a) Swadheen Kshatriya

(b) Satya Prakash Tucker

(c) Smt. Sakuntala Gamlin

(d) Vinod Kumar Pipersenia

(e) Anjani Kumar Singh

Q9. In which of the following Indian States/UTs, India’s first heliport has been inaugurated recently?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Maharashtra

(c) New Delhi

(d) Chandigarh

(e) Assam

Q10. Jitu Rai won the gold medal in men’s event of the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) World Cup 2017, with a world record score of 230.1. In which category he won this medal?

(a) 10-meter air rifle

(b) 100-meter running target

(c) Skeet

(d) 50-meter free pistol

(e) Double Tra

                                                            ANSWERS

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. National Science Day is celebrated all over India with great enthusiasm on 28th of February every year in order to commemorate the invention of the Raman Effect in India by the Indian physicist, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman on the same day in the year 1928. The theme of the year 2017 is “Science and Technology for specially abled persons”.

S2. Ans.(b)

Sol. The Haryana government has set up an online system for Panipat to monitor the sex-ratio in the district as part of the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' programme. The system, called the sex ratio monitoring dashboard, will have the data of child sex-ratio collected from all villages by the Health and Women and Child Welfare Departments every month.

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. An expert committee Venture Capital Investment Committee (VCIC) set up by SIDBI has sanctioned Rs 300 crore to fund managers who would invest in startups, taking the total sanctions so far this fiscal 2016-2017 to over Rs 1,100 crore.

S4. Ans.(d)

Sol. Paytm E-Commerce, the online marketplace arm of One97 Communications Pvt. Ltd, launched Paytm Mall, a mobile app and online shopping portal. Paytm Mall is the new avatar of Paytm’s three-year-old e-commerce business.

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol. Tata Communications is partnering with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to support the roll-out of the former's Internet of Things platform, the LoRa (Long Range) network.

S6. Ans.(e)

Sol. Indian international cricketer Virat Kohli has named as the ‘Captain of the Year‘ at the 10th annual ESPNcricinfo Awards. Young Bangladeshi teenage spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraj won the Debutant of the Year Award for his 19 wickets in the 2 match Test series against England.

S7. Ans.(b)

Sol. Former Union Minister P. Shiv Shankar passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 89 . He contested the by-election to the Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency in 1979 on the Indian National Congress party ticket.

S8. Ans.(a)

Sol. Senior IAS officer Sumit Mullick appointed as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra. Mullick will succeed Swadheen Kshatriya, who was due for retirement on 31st of January, 2017 but was given a month's extension.

S9. Ans.(c)

Sol. Built by Pawan Hans Limited, a Public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, India’s first heliport has been inaugurated in North Delhi’s Rohini. Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju inaugurated the heliport. Pawan Hans Ltd Chairman and Managing Director B P Sharma stated that the heliport has come up at an investment of Rs 100 crore.

S10. Ans.(d)

Sol. Jitu Rai won the gold medal in men’s 50 meter free pistol event of the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) World Cup, with a world record score of 230.1.

QUIZ-3

QUIZ-3

Q1. Name the Emmy award-winning US actress, who has passed away at the age of 80?
Answer: Mary Tyler Moore

Q2. India has celebrated its 68th Republic Day on 26th January 2017. who was the state guest of honour (chief guest) for the 68th Republic Day on 26th January 2017?
Answer: Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Q3. US President Donald Trump has signed directives to build a wall along the US border with _________ and crack down on US cities that shield illegal immigrants, proceeding quickly on sweeping and divisive plans to Kerb immigration and boost national security.
Answer: Mexico

Q4. Which state government has ordered released of 439 prisoners on humanitarian grounds on the eve of 68th Republic Day?
Answer: Gujarat

Q5. Which state has announced a total ban on polythene carry bags from May 1, 2017 across the state?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Q6. Name the State, in which Oil Companies HPCL, ONGC and the GAIL have signed MoUs for investing Rs 1.65 lakh crore?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q7. Which state government has signed a memorandum of agreement with French firm Aerocampus Aquitaine, known for aircraft maintenance skill training, to create a world-class aero skill academy recently?
Answer: Telangana

Q8. Name the State, which has launched Rs 100 cr fund of  funds for investing in Fintech Startup recently? 
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q9. Who has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of Nalanda University?
Answer: Dr Vijay Bhatkar

Q10. The Union Finance Ministry has announced that the GAAR will be effective from the 01st April, 2017. What is the GAAR stands for-  
Answer: General Anti Avoidance Rule

Q11.  Who won the men’s singles title at the 2017 Australian Open?
Answer: Roger Federer

Q12. Name the City, in which India's first sports museum has opened to the public?
Answer: Kolkata

Q13. Who has been appointed as the Karnataka Lokayukta, recently?
Answer: P Vishwanath Shetty

Q14. Switzerland's Roger Federer has became the second player in tennis history after ____________ to crossing $100 million (over Rs680 crore) in tournament earnings after winning the Australian Open.
Answer: Novak Djokovic

Q15. Who has appointed as interim MD and CEO of the India Post Payment Bank (IPPB),recently?  
Answer: AP Singh

Daily GK Update 03nd March, 2017

Daily GK Update 03nd March, 2017

Indian Navy successfully test-fires missile from Kalvari submarine

i. The Indian navy successfully test-fired an anti-ship missile for the first time from an indigenously built Kalvari class submarine.

ii. The weapon was fired from the submarine, the first of India’s six Scorpene-class submarines which are being built under the Project 75 and it “successfully hit” a surface target during the trial in the Arabian Sea.

iii. The submarines were designed by French naval defense and energy company DCNS and are being built by Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.

Centre approves over 4,000 PG seats in medical colleges & hospitals

i. Centre has approved over 4,000 Post Graduate seats in medical colleges and hospitals across the country for the academic session 2017-18. 

ii. Health Minister J P Nadda in an official statement stated that with this, the total number of PG seats available in the country will go up to over 35 thousand. He also said this will further boost nation's resolve to strengthen tertiary care and improve the medical education in the country. 

iii. Centre had announced the creation of additional 5,000 PG medical seats every year during this year's (2017) budget with an aim to bolster availability of specialist doctors at secondary and tertiary levels. 

Govt launches nationwide 'Swachh Shakti Saptah' 

i. The Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar has launched 'Swachh Shakti Saptah' in Gurugram, Haryana to raise awareness on sanitation and cleanliness.

ii. Mr. Tomar has decided to observe 'Swachh Shakti Saptah' from March 1 to 8, 2017 across the country. Over 1,500 women sarpanches of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and all women sarpanches of Gurugram division are participating in this event. 

iii. PM Modi will take part in a closing ceremony of the program on March 8, 2017 at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

Himachal okays proposal to make Dharamshala its second capital

i. The Himachal Pradesh cabinet approved the proposal to make Dharamshala as the second capital of the state.

ii. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who had earlier during his winter sojourn to Kangra had expressed his desire to make Dharamshala as the second capital. 

Government’s biotech innovation BIRAC Regional Entrepreneurship Centre set up in Bengaluru

i. The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms – C-CAMP, technology, and innovation hub, will house the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) Regional Entrepreneurship Centre (BREC) in Bengaluru.

ii. The center has been set up with the objective of encouraging the spirit of bio-entrepreneurship, facilitating the creation of life science start-ups and mentoring start-ups to increase their chances of success.

JNU wins Visitor's Awards 2017 for best university

i. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has won the annual Visitor's Award for the 'Best University', 2017.

ii. Deepak Pant from the Central University of Himachal Pradesh won the Visitor's Award for 'Innovation' while the Visitor's Award for 'Research' has been jointly won by Shyam Sunder from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and Professor Niranjan Karak from Tezpur University.

iii. President Pranab Mukherjee will present the Visitor's Awards on 06 March 2017 at a function to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan as part of the 'Festival of Innovations'. 

GAIL signs 1st time-swap deal for US LNG with Gunvor

i. State-run gas company Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) has signed a time-swap deal with Swiss trader Gunvor to sell some of its US Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as the Indian firm tries to ease the burden of its costly foreign LNG supplies.

ii. It is the first time-swap agreement by GAIL, which is trying to juggle its LNG portfolio to cut costs for price-sensitive Indian customers after a sharp fall in Asian spot prices made its US gas unattractive.

DRDO Hands Over 3 Developed Products to Indian Army

i. Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over three of its products for induction into the Indian Army in a formal function.The products are namely:

(a) Weapon Locating Radar (WLR), SWATHI

(b) NBC Recce vehicle

(c) NBC Drugs

ii. The Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar who presided the function handed over the products to the Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on behalf of DRDO.

Jindal Steel to make high nitrogen steel for DRDO

i. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed a technology transfer agreement with Haryana-based Jindal Stainless Ltd.(JSHL) for manufacturing High Nitrogen Steel (HNS). 

ii. HNS has higher ballistic strength. It is not only tough but also has good strength. It is non-magnetic and corrosion-resistant. Its cost is about 40% less than that of Rolled Homogeneous Armour steel (RHA). 

MTNL appoints P K Purwar as Chairman and Managing Director

i. P K Purwar was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of state-run telecom major Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL).The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment to the post for five years. 

Singareni Collieries records new highs in coal output, dispatches

i. Singareni Collieries Company Limited has set a new record with coal production of 58.7 lakh tons and highest dispatches of 57 lakh tons in a month during February 2017.

ii. The mining company’s 1,200 MW power plant has also logged high plant load factor. With this, SCCL recorded a growth of 9.31% in coal production against 53.7 lakh tons during February 2016.