Q1. Name the mission that was recently launched by the Union government to achieve Blue Revolution with the holistic development and management of fisheries in the country.
(a) Mission Blue
(b) Mission Aqua-Blue
(c) Mission Streamline
(d) Mission Fingerling
(e) None of the given options are true
Q2. According to the Mercer’s 19th annual Quality of Living survey released which of the following city has emerged as the best city in terms of living standards among Indian cities.
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Mumbai
(d) Delhi
(e) Ahmedabad
Q3. Full-service airline Jet Airways has recently announced a partnership with ride-hailing app ________ to book airport cabs through the Jet Airways app itself.
(a) Ola
(b) Meru
(c) Uber
(d) BookMyCab
(e) MyCabs.com
Q4. Nongthombam Biren Singh has been recently appointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur. He has replaced _________.
(a) Sarbananda Sonowal
(b) Okram Ibobi
(c) P A Sangma
(d) Kiren Rijiju
(e) Najma A. Heptulla
Q5. Shashank Manohar has recently resigned as International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman after merely eight months in office. Who is the CEO of ICC?
(a) Zaheer Abbas
(b) Mustafa Kamal
(c) N. Srinivasan
(d) Rajiv Shukla
(e) Dave Richardson
Q6. Name the state, which has bagged the Rs. 415-cr solar power project order from McNally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd, recently.
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Assam
(e) Maharashtra
Q7. Name the Public lender, which has entered into a corporate agency tie-up for its products with the Future Generali India Insurance Company, recently.
(a) SBI
(b) Central Bank of India
(c) IDFC Bank
(d) UCO Bank
(e) Dena Bank
Q8. 20 projects worth Rs 1,900 Crore have been approved for swift implementation of Namami Gange Programme in Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and Delhi. Who is the Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation?
(a) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
(b) Uma Bharati
(c) Najma A. Heptulla
(d) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
(e) Nirmala Sitharaman
Q9. Name the Bank that has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with real estate developers’ body Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) to jointly conduct various initiatives towards development of the realty sector.
(a) Allahabad Bank
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) State Bank of India
(d) UCO Bank
(e) IDBI Bank
Q10. Name the scheme that was recently launched by government for developing export linked infrastructure in states with a view to promote outbound shipments.
(a) TIES
(b) LIES
(c) KIES
(d) MIES
(e) DIES
Q11. Name the city in which the International Conference on the Vision Zero and its relevance to Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) held recently.
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Mumbai
(d) New Delhi
(e) Pune
Q12. Commonwealth day is observed globally on ________ by 52 commonwealth countries.
(a) 24th March
(b) 13th March
(c) 17th March
(d) 24th April
(e) 19th March
Q13. Name the two Indian companies that have been named in the list of world's most ethical companies by American think tank Ethisphere Institute.
(a) Mahindra and Tata
(b) Patanjali and Dabur
(c) Tata Steel and Wipro
(d) Dabur and Tata
(e) None of the given options are true
Q14. Name the person who has been appointed as the Vice President of the 2017 U-17 Fifa World Cup organizing committee, recently.
(a) Shashank Shekhawat
(b) Rajiv Shukla
(c) S. Chandrasekharan
(d) T. Nigam
(e) Babul Supriyo
Q15. What is the theme of Commonwealth day 2017?
(a) An Inclusive Commonwealth
(b) A Healthy Commonwealth
(c) Commonwealth in Healthy Environment
(d) Let's Play With Spirit
(e) None of the above themes are correct
ANSWERS
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Union government has launched Mission Fingerling to achieve Blue Revolution with the holistic development and management of fisheries in the country.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. According to the Mercer’s 19th annual Quality of Living survey released Hyderabad emerged as the best city in terms of living standards among Indian cities for the third year in a row.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Full-service airline Jet Airways has announced a partnership with ride-hailing app Uber to book airport cabs through the Jet Airways app itself. The airline will partner Uber and facilitate travel from the airport once a passenger has booked a ticket on the Jet Airways app.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Congress leader Okram Ibobi announced to resign after BJP named Nongthombam Biren Singh as the party’s leader to form the government with the majority win.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Shashank Manohar has resigned as International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman after merely eight months in office, citing personal reasons. Mr. Manohar (59) mailed his resignation letter to ICC CEO Dave Richardson without clarifying the exact reason for this sudden move to end what was to be a two-year-tenure.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. McNally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd has bagged a Rs. 415.29-crore order from Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Ltd.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Private Insurer Future Generali India Insurance Company (FGII) has entered into a corporate agency tie-up for its products with public lender UCO Bank.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. 20 projects worth Rs 1,900 Crore have been approved for swift implementation of Namami Gange Programme in Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and Delhi. Uma Bharti is the Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. State Bank of India and real estate developers’ body Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly conduct various initiatives towards development of the realty sector.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. The government has launched a new scheme Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) for developing export linked infrastructure in states with a view to promote outbound shipments.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. The International Conference on the Vision Zero and its relevance to Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) began at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Commonwealth day is observed globally on 13th of March every year by 52 commonwealth countries.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Two Indian companies, Tata Steel and Wipro, have been named in the list of world's most ethical companies by American think tank Ethisphere Institute.
S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. A Singer turned Union minister Babul Supriyo has been appointed Vice President of the 2017 U-17 Fifa World Cup organizing committee, All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel revealed recently.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. The theme of Commonwealth day 2017 is 'An Inclusive Commonwealth'.
i.Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari. 
i.Pujara achieved the landmark for scoring the most runs in a Test season, surpassing the mark of 1269 by Gautam Gambhir which he achieved in the 2008/09 season.
i.Pujara achieved the landmark for scoring the most runs in a Test season, surpassing the mark of 1269 by Gautam Gambhir which he achieved in the 2008/09 season.
