Q1. Who has took charge as the UN Secretary General, making a strong appeal to the international community to strive for peace in 2017 at a time when millions of people are caught up in conflict and threat of global terrorism affects all?
(a) Roberto Azevedo
(b) John F Kennedy
(c) Ban Ki-moon
(d) Antonio Guterres
(e) Other than the given options
Q2. Days after its launch, government's online payments app BHIM has become the most popular Android app in the country. BHIM stands for?
(a) Bharat Interface for Money
(b) Bharat Initial for Money
(c) Bill Interface for Mobile
(d) Bharat Interface for Management
(e) Bharat International for Mobile
Q3. India's star singles player __________________ has announced his retirement from professional tennis, bringing an abrupt end to what was once a promising career recently.
(a) Rohan Bopanna
(b) Yuki Bhambri
(c) Somdev Devvarman
(d) Leander Paes
(e) Sania Mirza
Q4. The NRI citizens of India, who were abroad from November 09th to December 30th 2016, can exchange their defunct notes up to-
(a) January 31st, 2017
(b) March 31st, 2017
(c) April 30th, 2017
(d) September 30th, 2017
(e) June 30th, 2017
Q5. What additional fund has been given by the govt. recently to NABARD to give loans to farmers?
(a) Rs 12,000 crore
(b) Rs 20,000 crore
(c) Rs 22,000 crore
(d) Rs 30,000 crore
(e) Rs 32,000 crore
Q6. Which among the following states India's first laser technology-based advanced AVMS RTO is installed, recently?
(a) Kerala
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Telangana
(e) Gujarat
Q7. World famous 11-day gala festival Bargarh Dhanua Jatra has been begun on 02nd January 2017 in which state?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Odisha
(c) Assam
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Other than the given options
Q8. The Supreme Court has removed BCCI President _____________ from their posts.
(a) Ajay Shirke
(b) Saurabh Ganguly
(c) Shashank Manohar
(d) Anurag Thakur
(e) Other than the given options
Q9. Senior citizens will now be assured what per cent interest on their deposits up to Rs 7.5 lakh which will remain the same for next 10 years?
(a) 7 per cent
(b) 7.5 per cent
(c) 8 per cent
(d) 8.5 per cent
(e) 9 per cent
Q10. India has successfully test-fired its home-grown long range intercontinental ______________ nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-IV from the Abdul Kalam Wheeler Island off Odisha coast.
(a) surface-to-surface
(b) air-to-air
(c) surface-to-air
(d) ballistic missile
(e) Other than the given options
Q11. India's largest LNG importer Petronet has signed an agreement to set up a $950 million liquefied natural gas import project in which country?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) China
(c) Bhutan
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) Russia
Q12. Under a scheme for pregnant women, the would-be mothers will get how much amount for their delivery, vaccination, and nutritious meals directly in their accounts?
(a) Rs 2,000
(b) Rs 6,000
(c) Rs 12,000
(d) Rs 8,000
(e) Rs 4,000
Q13. The Finance Ministry has granted approval to 12 proposals of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to raise a sum of Rs 2,914.038 crore through preferential allotment recently. Who is the present Union Finance Minister of India?
(a) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Arun Jaitley
(d) Sushma Swaraj
(e) Nitin Gadkari
Q14. The government has announced to pay interest for ______ on loans are taken by farmers for rabi season from district cooperative banks and primary societies.
(a) 30 days
(b) 100 days
(c) 90 days
(d) 60 days
(e) 120 days
Q15. State-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Chairman and Managing Director has been conferred the 'Power & Energy Persona's Award for Individual Excellence' at the 10th ENERTIA Awards 2016. Who is present Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NHPC?
(a) Anupam Srivastava
(b) BC Tripathi
(c) Gurdeep Singh
(d) Atul Sobti
(e) KM Singh
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Antonio Guterres took charge as the UN Secretary General, making a strong appeal to the international community to strive for peace in 2017 at a time when millions of people are caught up in conflict and threat of global terrorism affects all. 67-year-old Guterres, who succeeded Ban Ki-moon as the world’s top diplomat.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Days after its launch, government's online payments app Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) has become the most popular Android app in the country. The app is topping the charts on Google's Play Store in India. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said, since the launch the app was downloaded in 3 million times.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. India's star singles player Somdev Devvarman has announced his retirement from professional tennis, bringing an abrupt end to what was once a promising career. Somdev touched a career-high rank of number 62 in 2011. He has two runners-up finishes on the ATP World Tour as his best performances on the Tour.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. RBI has came out with conditions for exchange of defunct notes for those, including non-resident Indians (NRI), who failed to do so till December 30th 2016, the last day for depositing the invalid currency notes in banks. Resident Indian citizens who were abroad from November 09th to December 30th can avail this facility up to March 31, 2017 and NRI citizens, who were abroad during this period, can exchange their defunct notes up to June 30, 2017.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Additional fund of 20,000 crore given to NABARD to give loans to farmers.
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani has dedicated India's first laser technology-based advanced AVMS RTO check-post at Shamlaji of Aravalli district . The check-post is equipped with advanced ray technology with a cost of Rs 4.72 crore. Along with this programme, Rupani also laid foundation stones of various developmental works worth Rs 30 crore in tribal area of Aravalli district.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Odisha's World famous 11-day gala festival Bargarh Dhanua Jatra has been begun on 02nd January 2017. All rituals were performed before Goddess Samaleswari, the presiding deity of the event.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. THE SUPREME Court has removed BCCI President Anurag Thakur and BCCI Secretary Ajay Shirke from their posts, saying cricket “is not a personal turf or fiefdom”.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Senior citizens will be assured 8 per cent interest on their deposits up to Rs 7.5 lakh. Now for the senior citizens the interest rate shall remain fixed at 8 percent for next 10 years.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. India has successfully test-fired its home-grown long range intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-IV from the Abdul Kalam Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. Agni-IV is a two-stage, surface-to-surface missile that is 20 metres long and weighs 17 tonnes. It can carry a one-tonne nuclear warhead over a distance of 4,000 kilometres.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. India's largest LNG importer Petronet has signed an agreement to set up a $950 million liquefied natural gas import project in Bangladesh. Petronet signed a MoU with with Petrobangla to set up a 7.5 million tonnes a year project to receive and regasify LNG on Kutubdia Island in Cox's Bazar and lay a 26-km pipeline to connect it to the consumption markets.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. For pregnant women, a national scheme launched. Would be Mothers will get Rs. 6,000 for their delivery, vaccination, and nutritious meals. This will be transferred straight to their account. This will help in saving lives of mothers and new born kids.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Finance Ministry has granted approval to 12 proposals of PSBs to raise a sum of Rs 2,914.038 crore through preferential allotment and permission given to raise Rs 200 crore by United Bank of India through QIP mode. The government had already infused a sum of Rs 25,000 crore in 19 PSBs during FY 2015-16. Arun Jaitley is present Union Finance Minister of India.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Government has to pay interest for 60 days on loans taken by farmers for rabi season from district cooperative banks and primary societies.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. State-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Chairman and Managing Director K M Singh has been conferred the 'Power & Energy Persona's Award for Individual Excellence' at the 10th ENERTIA Awards 2016. K M Singh received the award from Former Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Upendra Tripathy.
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Antonio Guterres took charge as the UN Secretary General, making a strong appeal to the international community to strive for peace in 2017 at a time when millions of people are caught up in conflict and threat of global terrorism affects all. 67-year-old Guterres, who succeeded Ban Ki-moon as the world’s top diplomat.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Days after its launch, government's online payments app Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) has become the most popular Android app in the country. The app is topping the charts on Google's Play Store in India. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said, since the launch the app was downloaded in 3 million times.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. India's star singles player Somdev Devvarman has announced his retirement from professional tennis, bringing an abrupt end to what was once a promising career. Somdev touched a career-high rank of number 62 in 2011. He has two runners-up finishes on the ATP World Tour as his best performances on the Tour.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. RBI has came out with conditions for exchange of defunct notes for those, including non-resident Indians (NRI), who failed to do so till December 30th 2016, the last day for depositing the invalid currency notes in banks. Resident Indian citizens who were abroad from November 09th to December 30th can avail this facility up to March 31, 2017 and NRI citizens, who were abroad during this period, can exchange their defunct notes up to June 30, 2017.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Additional fund of 20,000 crore given to NABARD to give loans to farmers.
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani has dedicated India's first laser technology-based advanced AVMS RTO check-post at Shamlaji of Aravalli district . The check-post is equipped with advanced ray technology with a cost of Rs 4.72 crore. Along with this programme, Rupani also laid foundation stones of various developmental works worth Rs 30 crore in tribal area of Aravalli district.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Odisha's World famous 11-day gala festival Bargarh Dhanua Jatra has been begun on 02nd January 2017. All rituals were performed before Goddess Samaleswari, the presiding deity of the event.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. THE SUPREME Court has removed BCCI President Anurag Thakur and BCCI Secretary Ajay Shirke from their posts, saying cricket “is not a personal turf or fiefdom”.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Senior citizens will be assured 8 per cent interest on their deposits up to Rs 7.5 lakh. Now for the senior citizens the interest rate shall remain fixed at 8 percent for next 10 years.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. India has successfully test-fired its home-grown long range intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-IV from the Abdul Kalam Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. Agni-IV is a two-stage, surface-to-surface missile that is 20 metres long and weighs 17 tonnes. It can carry a one-tonne nuclear warhead over a distance of 4,000 kilometres.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. India's largest LNG importer Petronet has signed an agreement to set up a $950 million liquefied natural gas import project in Bangladesh. Petronet signed a MoU with with Petrobangla to set up a 7.5 million tonnes a year project to receive and regasify LNG on Kutubdia Island in Cox's Bazar and lay a 26-km pipeline to connect it to the consumption markets.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. For pregnant women, a national scheme launched. Would be Mothers will get Rs. 6,000 for their delivery, vaccination, and nutritious meals. This will be transferred straight to their account. This will help in saving lives of mothers and new born kids.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Finance Ministry has granted approval to 12 proposals of PSBs to raise a sum of Rs 2,914.038 crore through preferential allotment and permission given to raise Rs 200 crore by United Bank of India through QIP mode. The government had already infused a sum of Rs 25,000 crore in 19 PSBs during FY 2015-16. Arun Jaitley is present Union Finance Minister of India.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Government has to pay interest for 60 days on loans taken by farmers for rabi season from district cooperative banks and primary societies.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. State-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Chairman and Managing Director K M Singh has been conferred the 'Power & Energy Persona's Award for Individual Excellence' at the 10th ENERTIA Awards 2016. K M Singh received the award from Former Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Upendra Tripathy.
