QUIZ-14
Q1. Name the state where Prime Minister of India has decided to dedicate to the nation, a Petrochemical Complex of ONGC Petro Additions Limited, recently.
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) New Delhi
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra
Q2. Name the company that has been given the sponsorship of the Indian cricket team (from April 1, 2017) for a period of five years.
(a) Airtel India
(b) Oppo Mobiles India
(c) Star India
(d) Paytm India
(e) None of the given option is true
Q3. International women's day is observed globally on _________.
(a) 18th February
(b) 28th February
(c) 6th March
(d) 8th March
(e) 18th April
Q4. The Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE has introduced a mobile application to help students appearing for class 10th and 12th examinations. Name of that application is ____________.
(a) Exam Sahayata
(b) Exam Madad
(c) Exam Locator
(d) Exam Taiyari
(e) Exam Monitor
Q5. Name the public lender that has recently launched a new facility to enable its employees to 'work from home'.
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) Allahabad Bank
(d) Syndicate Bank
(e) Bank of India
Q6. Name the joint military exercise that begun between India and Nepal, recently.
(a) Parakram-III
(b) Indo-Nepo-X
(c) Al-Nagah-II
(d) Surya Kiran-XI
(e) Dhruva-IV
Q7. Name the first smart tribal model village, that was recently inaugurated in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
(a) Akodara
(b) Narobi
(c) Gharah
(d) Voharan
(e) Habbi
Q8. What is the Capital and Currency of Oman?
(a) Matrah, Dinar
(b) Muscat, Rial
(c) Nizwa, Oman Rupiyah
(d) Rustaq, Oman Euro
(e) Samail, Saudi Riyal
Q9. Name the player, who has won his third consecutive Brasil Open title, 2017.
(a) Federico Delbonis
(b) Albert Ramos Viñolas
(c) Pablo Cuevas
(d) Luca Vanni
(e) Rafael Nadal
Q10. India has announced a policy OALP for conducting oil and gas exploration in India. In OALP, term 'A' stands for _____________.
(a) Acreage
(b) Authority
(c) Automation
(d) Automotive
(e) Auditing
Q11. Name the Indian Airport, which has become the world's no.1 airport in terms of service quality, recently.
(a) Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
(b) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
(c) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
(d) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
(e) Chennai International Airport, Chennai
Q12. Name the Indian Actress who has won the Best Actress award at the International Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA).
(a) Deepika Padukon
(b) Anushka Sharma
(c) Divya Gupta
(d) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
(e) Radhika Apte
Q13. World Hearing Day is observed globally on ______________.
(a) 3rd March
(b) 13th March
(c) 6th March
(d) 13t April
(e) 8th March
Q14. What is the theme of International Women's Day 2017 campaign?
(a) Support Women
(b) Empower women, Empower Nation
(c) Together with her
(d) Be Bold For Change
(e) A change for cause
Q15. A joint military exercise 'Surya Kiran-XI' between India and Nepal begun in _______.
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Gujarat
(e) Punjab
ANSWERS
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation a Petrochemical Complex of ONGC Petro Additions Limited at Dahej, Gujrat. During his two day visit to Gujarat he will also dedicate a four-lane bridge over the Narmada at Bharuch on NH-8.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that mobile manufacturing company Oppo Mobiles India Private Limited will be the new team sponsor of the Indian cricket team from April 1, 2017 for a period of five years.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. International Women's Day is observed globally on 8th March every year. It is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE has introduced a mobile application to help students appearing for class 10th and 12th examinations to locate their exam centers. The App named 'Exam Locator’ will help students to quickly know the exam center on the basis of their roll number.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Country's largest lender State Bank of India launched a new facility to enable its employees to 'work from home'. The Board of the bank has recently approved the 'Work from Home' policy to enable its employees to work while at home using mobile devices to address any urgent requirement they may have, that prevents their traveling to work.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. A joint military exercise 'Surya Kiran-XI' between India and Nepal begins in Pithoragarh area of Uttarakhand.
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali inaugurated the first smart tribal model village 'Habbi' in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Capital of Oman is Muscat and its currency is Rial.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas won his third consecutive Brasil Open title by beating Spain's Albert Ramos Vinolas in a final.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. India has announced an Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) for conducting oil and gas exploration in India.
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. GMR group led Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad International Airport has secured first position in the world in the prestigious Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey in the 5-15 million passengers per annum (MPPA) category for the year 2016.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who played the character of Sarabjit Singh’s sister Dalbir Kaur, has won the Best Actress award at the International Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA).
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. World Hearing Day is an annual advocacy event held on 3 March. Designated at the First International Conference on Prevention and Rehabilitation of Hearing Impairment in Beijing, China in 2007, the day aims to raise awareness and promote ear and hearing care across the world.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. The theme of International Women's Day (IWD) 2017 campaign is 'Be Bold For Change'.
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. A joint military exercise 'Surya Kiran-XI' between India and Nepal has begun in Pithoragarh area of Uttarakhand.
