QUIZ-30

Q1. Name the Indian Badminton Player who has recently become a member of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes' Commission.

(a) Saina Nehwal

(b) Jwala Gutta

(c) Rohan Bopanna

(d) P.V. Sindhu

(e) Pullela Gopichand

Q2. Name the Indian Player who has won the coveted International Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International Awards 2017.
(a) Ravindra Jadeja
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Ravichandran Ashwin
(d) Jasprit Bumrah
(e) Rohit Sharma

Q3. A new book on Virat Kohli named “Winning like Virat: Think & Succeed like Kohli” was revealed recently. Who is the author of this book?
(a) Kamal Nasar
(b) Abhirup Bhattacharya
(c) Tapan Ray
(d) Unmukt Bannerjee
(e) Swaroop Kumar

Q4. In which of the following Indian States a massive immunisation drive has been launched in 38 districts to eradicate Japanese Encephalitis (JE)?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Chandigarh
(e) Jharkhand

Q5. Which of the following Indian city has been named second among the world’s most crowded city, according to World Economic Forum (WEF) citing UN-Habitat data?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Kota
(c) Mumbai
(d) Kolkata
(e) Chennai

Q6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the country’s longest bridge - the Dhola-Sadia Bridge in which state?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Tripura
(d) Assam
(e) Chennai

Q7. President Pranab Mukherjee has reviled the first copy of two books 'Mann Ki Baat-A Social Revolution on Radio' and 'Marching with a Billion-Analysing Narendra Modi’s Government at Mid term' at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The book 'Marching with a Billion- Analysing Narendra Modi’s Government at Mid-term' is written by ______________.
(a) Uday Mahurkar
(b) Manan Chauhan
(c) Anup Bhattacharya
(d) Sanjay Mankad
(e) Saurabh Acharya

Q8. Google’s vice-president for South East Asia and India, _____________ has been appointed the new chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
(a) Sanjeev Masand
(b) Rajan Anandan
(c) Nitesh Rajveer
(d) Bhanu Shah
(e) Prakash Tarak

Q9. Union surface transport minister Nitin Gadkari has flagged off taxi aggregator Ola's electronic vehicle (EV) services recently. Name the city that has become first in the country to have such a service.
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Bhubaneshwar
(c) Nagpur
(d) New Delhi
(e) Kolkata

Q10. India has recently announced a $500 million line of credit to which of the following country as the two countries resolved to deepen ties in a range of areas including the maritime domain.
(a) Austria
(b) Vietnam
(c) Cyprus
(d) Mauritius
(e) Australia

Q11. The government has selected five merchant bankers, including Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, to manage the government's 3 per cent stake sale in IOC (Indian Oil Corporation). Who is the present chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)?
(a) B Ashok
(b) R Manohar
(c) Vipul Shah
(d) S Prabhakaran
(e) Ravi Teza

Q12. Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in which of the following country, drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two-storey site in the city’s upmarket shopping district?
(a) Switzerland
(b) India
(c) Bhutan
(d) Mauritius
(e) Singapore

Q13. What is the capital city of Mauritius?
(a) Tirana
(b) Moscow
(c) Samoa
(d) Port Louis
(e) Senegal

Q14. Who is the current Chairman & Managing Director of Dena Bank?
(a) Shikha Sharma
(b) Ashwani Kumar
(c) Aditya Puri
(d) P S Jaykumar
(e) S Venkatesan

Q15. Who is the present President of Mauritius?
(a) Raouf Bundhun
(b) Sir Anerood Jugnauth
(c) Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
(d) Kailash Purryag
(e) Monique Ohsan Bellepeau

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Olympic silver medalist P.V. Sindhu became a member of the BWF Athletes' Commission after voting closed for the four places on the representative body. The 21-year-old Indian topped the ballot with 129 votes as she led a trio of women onto the BWF Athletes' Commission.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin won the coveted International Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2017.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. A new book “Winning like Virat: Think & Succeed like Kohli” by Abhirup Bhattacharya, unravels the secrets of the cricketer’s consistent form, while attempting to decode his philosophy towards life.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. In Uttar Pradesh, a massive immunization drive has been launched in 38 districts to eradicate Japanese Encephalitis (JE). Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched the drive from Kushinagar district. The government also launched a toll-free number to get or provide any information about encephalitis. The number is 18001805544.

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Two Indian cities named Mumbai and Kota have been named among the world’s most crowded in a list topped by Dhaka, according to World Economic Forum (WEF) citing UN-Habitat data. Kota in Rajasthan with 12,100 people per square kilometer was ranked seventh.

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the country’s longest bridge - the Dhola-Sadia Bridge in Assam.

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. President Pranab Mukherjee has received the first copy of two books 'Mann Ki Baat-A Social Revolution on Radio' and 'Marching with a Billion-Analysing Narendra Modi’s Government at Mid-term' at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The book Marching with a Billion- Analysing Narendra Modi’s Government at Mid-term written by eminent journalist Uday Mahurkar.

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Google’s vice-president for South East Asia and India, Rajan Anandan has been appointed the new chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). He will take over from FreeCharge’s co-founder and chief executive officer Kunal Shah.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Marking the third anniversary of the Narendra Modi government, Union surface transport minister Nitin Gadkari along with chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis flagged off taxi aggregator Ola's electronic vehicle (EV) services in the city. Nagpur will be the first in country to have such a service.

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. India announced a $500 million line of credit to Mauritius as the two countries resolved to deepen ties in a range of areas including the maritime domain. The two countries also signed a maritime security agreement after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth.

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. The government has selected five merchant bankers, including Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, to manage the government's 3 per cent stake sale in IOC (Indian Oil Corporation) which could fetch about Rs 6,000 crore to the exchequer. B Ashok is the present chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).

S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore, drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two-storey site in the city’s upmarket shopping district. Located on the affluent Orchard Road, the new shop easily distinguished by its iconic glass facade is expected to be one of the most popular Apple stores in the world according to the US tech giant.

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. Port Louis is the capital city of Mauritius. The Mauritian Rupee is the currency of Mauritius.

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Shri Ashwani Kumar is the current Chairman & Managing Director of Dena Bank. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is present President of Mauritius.

QUIZ-29

Q1. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chaired the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Finance Ministers meeting in New Delhi. Name the country that has joined the SASEC program as its seventh member.
Answer: Myanmar

Q2. Name the Bank/Banks that sold Rs.1,800 crore Ballarpur Industries loans to Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company.
Answer: ICICI bank and axis bank

Q3. The WTO’s dispute settlement set up a panel to resolve the dispute between ___________ and India over imposition of safeguard import duty on iron and steel products.
Answer: Japan

Q4. Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee declared ___________ as the 22nd district of the state.
Answer: Jhargram

Q5. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chaired the SASEC's Finance Ministers meeting in New Delhi. What is full form of SASEC?
Answer: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation

Q6. According to the new report of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), 2016 India's travel and tourism sector ranks ____________ in the world in terms of its total contribution to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Answer: 7th

Q7. Which Indian state has decided to provide a one-time grant of Rs 21,000 to all those families whose third girl child was born after August 24, 2015, under the 'Aapki Beti, Hamari Beti' scheme?
Answer: Haryana

Q8. India has recently decided to set up a 240 million pound fund to finance clean energy projects with which country?
Answer: UK

Q9. IDBI Bank has reduced interest rates, ranging from 50 to 75 basis points, on retail term deposits (RTD). CEO of IDBI Bank is __________.
Answer: Mahesh Kumar Jain

Q10. As per the new report of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) 2016 which country has topped in the world in terms of its total contribution to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
Answer: USA

Q11. Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in the co-operative space has appointed ______________ as its Managing Director (MD), recently.
Answer: Smita Sandhane

Q12. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has recently approved 26 projects worth Rs 2,154.28 crore under the Centre’s ‘Namami Gange’ programme. Who is the cabinet minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation?
Answer: Uma Bharti

Q13. Name the Formula One racer who defeated four-time Formula One World Champion to lift his fifth title at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Answer: Lewis Hamilton

Q14. India has signed a joint declaration with Russia to promote innovation and the R&D ecosystem between the two countries. What is the Capital and currency of Russia?
Answer: Moscow, Russian Ruble

Q15. R&D Institute of which company filed the maximum number of patent applications in the IT sector in 2015-16, according to Indian Patent Office survey?
Answer: Samsung

QUIZ-28

Q1. The Madhya Pradesh government has launched an app named ____________ to provide various municipal services online.
Answer: MP e-nagarpalika

Q2. Which Indian Universities has topped the list of country's official higher education rankings, recently announced by the HRD Ministry?
Answer: IISc-Bengaluru

Q3. Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist ___________ passes away, recently.
Answer: Kishori Amonkar

Q4. FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) has recently banned Guatemala's former football chief Brayan Jimenez for lifetime. Name the President of FIFA.
Answer: Gianni Infantino

Q5. After the merger of subsidiary bank in the State Bank of India the base rate or the minimum lending rate of the bank has been reduced from 9.25% to ___________.
Answer: 9.10%

Q6. Name the Cab aggregator that has integrated with Unified Payment Interface (UPI) to simplify digital payment options for its customers.
Answer: Ola

Q7. Phoenix India Research and Development Group launched the first bio-gas fuelled bus in which Indian city keeping a flat fare of just Rs 1.
Answer: Kolkata

Q8. Name the country that has topped in a doping violation report published by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for 2015.
Answer: Russia

Q9. A Malaysian company MTN has recently agreed to help set up a technology park in which Indian State that’s expected to attract private sector investment of $100 million in the first phase.
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q10. Kerala, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh have also recently joined the Centre’s power distribution company debt relief scheme, Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY). UDAY scheme was launched in ___________.
Answer: 2015

Q11. The Reserve Bank of India has released the first Bi-monthly monetary policy of the new financial year (2017-18). The Reverse Repo Rate (RRR) under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been hiked to ___________ from 5.75%.
Answer: 6.00%

Q12. The FMCG industry has emerged as the highest paying industry in India with an average annual cost to company (CTC) of Rs. 11.3 lakh according to Randstad survey, 2017. What does 'C' stands for in FMCG?
Answer: Consumer

Q13. World Health Day is celebrated on _____________ every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization.
Answer: 7 April

Q14. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to slash clearance time for which nation-wide payment system in an attempt to enhance the efficiency of the electronic payment system and add to customer convenience?
Answer: National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)

Q15. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate a three-day National Children’s Film Festival in which of the State?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

QUIZ-27

Q1. Which bank has launched the '811 banking app' which is part of the lender's vision to double customer base in 18 months?

Answer: Kotak Mahindra Bank

Q2. Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has released the book titled __________________________________ jointly authored by Shri Bibek Debroy (Member, NITI Aayog) Shri Sanjay Chadha (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce) & Ms. Vidya Krishnamurthi.

Answer: Indian Railway- The weaving of a National Tapestry

Q3. The Reserve Bank of India has completed its 82nd establishment day on 01st April 2017. RBI was set up on the basis of the recommendations of-

Answer: Hilton Young Commission

Q4. The government has launched two mobile apps ______________________ that provide access to various services and information, and enable citizens to report any traffic violation or road accident.

Answer: echallan and mParivahan

Q5. The State Bank of India, the country's largest lender has started functioning as unified entity from 01st April 2017 post merger of its five associate banks, besides Bharatiya Mahila Bank. State Bank of India was established on-

Answer: 01st July 1955

Q6. The BRICS-backed New Development Bank (NDB) has invested in seven projects totaling $1.5 billion in about two years of its operation. Where is the headquarter of NDB?

Answer: Shanghai, China

Q7. Joyciline Jepkosgei has broken the world half marathon record as well as the 10km and 15km marks at the Prague Half Marathon on the way to winning the IAAF Gold Label Road Race in one hour, four minutes and 52 seconds. She is from-

Answer: Kenya

Q8. Name the American singer and song-writer, who has finally accepted his Nobel Prize for literature 2016, more than three months after the awards ceremony.

Answer: Bob Dylan

Q9. The World Autism Awareness Day 2017 has been observed across the world on 02 April 2017. The 2017 theme for the day is-

Answer: Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination

Q10. In which city, the second annual meeting of BRICS's New Development Bank (NDB) has been concluded.

Answer: New Delhi, India

Q11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 9.2 km long Chenani-Nashri all-weather road tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The 24.5-kilometer long Laerdal Tunnel in _________ is the longest road tunnel in the world.

Answer: Norway

Q12. Who has won the India Open badminton championship 2017 in New Delhi?

Answer: P.V. Sindhu

Q13. Diplomat Vipul, a 1998 batch Indian Foreign Service officer has took up the charge as the new Consul General of Dubai. Mr. Vipul has succeeded-

Answer: Anurag Bhushan

Q14. Which city, the 19th Commonwealth Forestry Conference (CFC) 2017 has been concluded?

Answer: Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Q15. Which player has won the Miami Open 2017 Singles title?

Answer: Roger Federer

QUIZ-26

Q1. Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has recently resigned from the post. Who is the current President of Nepal?

(a) Ram BaranYadav

(b) Bidhya Devi Bhandari

(c) KulBahadurGurung

(d) SushmaRajdulari

(e) SherBahadurDeuba

Q2. The Cabinet has recently approved MoU between India which one of the following countries on cooperation in the field of Organ Transplant Services?
(a) Germany
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Spain
(d) Austria
(e) Russia

Q3. Which of the following Indian peacekeeper/s was/were among 117 military, police and civilian personnel honoured by the United Nations with a prestigious UN medal awarded posthumously for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty?
(a) BrijeshThapa
(b) Ravi Kumar
(c) ManojPandey
(d) Both (a) and (c)
(e) Both (a) and (b)

Q4. The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry and the External Affairs Ministry have recently launched an online verification portal named _______________ to make the document verification process easier for students who are planning to study abroad.
(a) e-certificate
(b) e-sanad
(c) e-documentation
(d) e-verification
(e) e-halafnama

Q5. Which of the following organisation/s has/have won the Porter Prize 2017?
(a) EDII, Gujarat
(b) ITC Ltd
(c) Godrej
(d) Both (a) and(b)
(e) Both (a) and(c)

Q6. The cabinet chaired by PM of India has recently approved the Setting up of new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in which of the following Indian states?
(a) Manipur
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Assam
(d) Odisha
(e) Telangana

Q7. State-owned BSNL has recently started satellite phone service through INMARSAT which will be initially offered to government agencies and later opened for others citizen in phased manner. INMARSAT is abbreviated as ____________________.
(a) International Maritime Satellite
(b) International Marine Space
(c) Internal Maritime Sanchalan
(d) International Maritime Sanchalan
(e) International Maritime Sampadan

Q8. Which of the following Indian Organisation has recently signed anMoU with Madhya Pradesh government to collaborate on the development of a Happiness Index for measuring the well-being of the people of the state?
(a) IIT-Madras
(b) IIT-Kharagpur
(c) IISc-Bengalore
(d) IIT-Roorkee
(e) Madhya Pradesh University

Q9. Which of the following Player has recently won the coveted International Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2017?
(a) ViratKohli
(b) Joe Root
(c) M S Dhoni
(d) RavichandranAshwin
(e) RavindraJadeja

Q10. Name the newly appointed Ecuador's president.
(a) Noboa y Arteta
(b) Francisco Robles
(c) Lenin Moreno
(d) Juan Jose Flore
(e) Vicente Ramon

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has resigned paving way for Nepali Congress President SherBahadurDeuba to become the next Prime Minister. Bidhya Devi Bhandari is the President of Nepal.

S2. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Cabinet has recently approved MoU between Spain and India on cooperation in the field of Organ Transplant Services.

S3. Ans.(e)

Sol. Two Indian peacekeepers Rifleman BrijeshThapa and Ravi Kumar were among 117 military, police and civilian personnel honoured by the United Nations with a prestigious UN medal awarded posthumously for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty. They received the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal on the Occasion of International Day of UN Peacekeepers which was observed recently.

S4. Ans.(b)

Sol. The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry and the External Affairs Ministry launched an online verification portal 'e-sanad' to make the document verification process easier for students who planning to study abroad.

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol. Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Gujarat and ITC Ltd have won the Porter Prize 2017. ITC bags for Excellence in Corporate Governance and Integration and for its contribution in Creating Shared Value.

S6. Ans.(c)

Sol. The cabinet chaired by PM of India has recently approved the Setting up of new AIIMS in Kamrup, Assam.

S7. Ans.(a)

Sol. State-owned BSNL has recently started satellite phone service through INMARSAT which will be initially offered to government agencies and later opened for others citizen in phased manner. INMARSAT full form is International Maritime Satellite.

S8. Ans.(b)

Sol. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur'sRekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness has signed anMoU with Madhya Pradesh government to collaborate on the development of a Happiness Index for measuring the well-being of the people of the state.

S9. Ans.(d)

Sol. India off-spinner RavichandranAshwinwon the coveted International Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2017. The award was presented to Ashwin by former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar and Harsh Goenka, Chairman of RPG Enterprises, at a function held at the Cricket Club of India.

S10. Ans.(c)

Sol. Lenin Moreno was sworn in as Ecuador's president following a tight electoral race that the former vice president won on promises of maintaining the social programs of his leftist predecessor, Rafael Correa. The 64-year-old Moreno, a socialist, last month won a runoff vote in the oil-exporting country, bucking a shift to the right in South America as leftist governments struggle to maintain support.

QUIZ-25

Q1. AU Financiers India, a non-banking finance company (NBFC), has converted itself into a small finance bank by the name AU Small Finance Bank. Who is the chairman of board of AU Small Finance Bank?
Answer: Mannil Venugopalan

Q2. Which company has won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award 2017 in the category of Innovative Product/Service for pioneering a cashless township transformation model?
Answer: Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC)

Q3. Which country has successfully launched its first unmanned cargo spacecraft named Tianzhou-1?
Answer: China

Q4. Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines _____________ and Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan met for the 1st ‘India Indonesia Energy Forum’, held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Answer: Piyush Goyal

Q5. Which city has been designated World Book Capital 2017?
Answer: Conakry, Guinea

Q6. Name the player/s who is/are in the winners at the second Golf Industry Association (GIA) Awards 2017.
Answer: SSP Chawrasia, Aditi Ashok and Ali Sher

Q7. The National Health Mission (NHM) in which of the Indian state has launched a mobile-based application named 'Kilkari' to create awareness among pregnant women.
Answer: Haryana

Q8. Name the Veteran actress who has received the lifetime achievement award at the 80th Bengal Film Journalists' Association (BFJA) awards 2017.
Answer: Moushumi Chatterjee

Q9. China and Iran have signed the first agreement on the reconfiguration of Iran's Arak reactor. The deal was concluded between the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and a Chinese company at the official ceremony in which city?
Answer: Vienna

Q10. In a bid to expand the green cover, the Indian Railways has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which state government, under which trees will be planted on the land adjacent to the railway tracks in the state.
Answer: Maharashtra

Q11. Name the Renowned Director and actor who has won the Dadasaheb Phalke award for the year 2016 for his outstanding contribution to the film industry.
Answer: Kasinathuni Viswanath

Q12. Real estate developers’ body CREDAI (Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India) have signed a memorandum of understanding with which of the following lender to jointly conduct various initiatives towards development of the realty sector?
Answer: State Bank of India

Q13. India has replaced which country as world's number two importer of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)?
Answer: Japan

Q14. An Indian shot putter has recently clinched gold in the first leg of the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet. The event was held in ___________.
Answer: China

Q15. What is the global theme for World Malaria Day 2016 was ____________.
Answer: End Malaria for Good

QUIZ-24

Q1. The Prime Minister of India has recently launched various projects of which of the following Port Trust in Gujarat?

(a) GMB Port Trust

(b) Kandla Port Trust

(c) Tundla Port Trust

(d) EFHL Port Trust

(e) None of the given options is true

Q2. Federal Bank has recently launched a new trading platform called “Selfie” for customers, the trading platform that will give its users absolute control over their investments with timely research inputs to make sound investment decisions. Federal Bank Headquarter is in ______________.

(a) Bengaluru, Karnataka

(b) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

(c) Thrissur, Kerala

(d) Kochi, Kerala

(e) Mangalore, Karnataka

Q3. A United Nations-backed panel has publicly released a draft treaty banning the possession and use of all nuclear weapons, recently. In which year the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were hit with nuclear attack?

(a) 1914

(b) 1912

(c) 1945

(d) 1944

(e) 1943

Q4. Which of the following bank and Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) rolled out their first set of co-branded debit cards for farmers?

(a) Bank of Baroda

(b) SBI

(c) Dena Bank

(d) HDFC Bank

(e) UCO Bank

Q5. A famous personality Sir Roger Moore passed away recently at the age of 89. He was famous ____________.

(a) Director

(b) Musician

(c) Pop Singer

(d) Actor

(e) Jazz Dancer

Q6. Name the person who has been chosen to head the World Health Organization (WHO).

(a) Ban Ki Moon

(b) Margaret Chan

(c) Kwame Nkrumah

(d) Boutros Boutros-Ghali

(e) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Q7. Who was the first Director-General of Switzerland-based World Health Organization (WHO)?

(a) M.G. Candau

(b) H. Mahler

(c) B. Chisholm

(d) H. Nakajima

(e) G.H. Brundtland

Q8. Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal has recently launched the mobile app named SEVA in New Delhi which is aimed at increasing the Consumer Connect as well as the Transparency and Accountability in Coal dispatch. What is full form of SEVA?

(a) Safal Eindhan Vidyut Application

(b) Saral Eindhan Vitaran Application

(c) Safal Eindhan Vitaran Application

(d) Surakshit Eindhan Vitaran Application

(e) Sabal Eindhan Vidyut Application

Q9. Which of the following private sector lender has recently entered into a distribution agreement to sell the mutual fund products of HDFC Capital Asset Management Ltd (HDFCAML)?

(a) Karnataka Bank

(b) YES Bank

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) Ratnakar Bank Ltd

Q10. Who is the current Chairman of Bank of Baroda?

(a) P.S. Jayakumar

(b) N. Krishnamurthy

(c) Kalyan Raman

(d) Ravi Venkatesan

(e) T S Thakur

Q11. Which of the following state government has recently decided to form ‘good morning’ squads to monitor and prevent open defecation in villages and districts across the state?

(a) Jharkhand

(b) Bihar 

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Madhya Pradesh

Q12. Kiran Rijiju has recently unveiled world's first philosophical novel on God titled "Confessions of a dying mind: the blind faith of atheism" in New Delhi. Who is the author of this book?

(a) Saratchand Thiyam

(b) Haulianlal Guite

(c) M. Nabakishore Singh

(d) Kshetri Bira

(e) Moirangthem Rajen

Q13. A former Ethiopian health minister has been recently elected as the Chief of WHO (World Health Organization). He has replaced _______________.

(a) Takehiko Nakao

(b) Ban Ki Moon

(c) Antonio Guterres

(d) Margret Chan

(e) Jim Yong Kim

Q14. Who is the current Governor of Manipur? 

(a) Syed Ahmed

(b) K. K. Paul

(c) Najma A. Heptulla

(d) V. Shanmuganathan

(e) Kiren Rijiju

Q15. Karnataka Bank has been recently in news. Who is the current CEO of Karnataka Bank?

(a) Shikha Sharma

(b) P. S. Jayakumar

(c) Chanda Kocchar

(d) T. Venkatesh Raman

(e) Mahabaleshwara MS

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has launched various projects of Kandla Port Trust at Gandhidham in Gujarat. He unveiled plaques to mark the laying of Foundation Stone for the construction of the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Convention Centre and the development of the 14th and 16th General Cargo Berth.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Federal Bank, in association with Geojit, has launched a new trading platform called “Selfie” for customers. Designed and managed by Geojit, the trading platform will give its users absolute control over their investments with timely research inputs to make sound investment decisions. Federal Bank Headquarter is in Kochi, Kerala and its CEO is Shyam Srinivasan.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. A United Nations-backed panel has publicly released a draft treaty banning the possession and use of all nuclear weapons. The draft treaty is the culmination of a sustained campaign, supported by more than 130 non-nuclear states, to prohibit nuclear weapons and persuade nuclear-armed states to disarm. The United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Bank of Baroda (BOB) and IFFCO rolled out their first set of co-branded debit cards for farmers as part of a novel initiative to push digitalization and cashless economy. Both the organizations in February 2017 entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard. The co-branded debit cards, with inbuilt overdraft of Rs. 2,500 in special savings bank account, could be used for purchase of various agri products at IFFCO sale counters.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died at age 89. He played the famous spy in seven Bond films including Live and Let Die and A View to a Kill.

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former Ethiopian health minister, has been chosen to head the World Health Organization (WHO) and is the first African to do so since the creation of the United Nations agency in 1948. He will begin his five-year term on 1 July 2017. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has replaced Margret Chan who steps down after ten years as the WHO chief.

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr B. Chisholm was the first Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO).

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal launched the Saral Eindhan Vitaran Application (SEVA), in New Delhi. The app is developed in-house by Coal India Limited (CIL) for power sector consumers. SEVA is a part of ‘Digital India’ initiative, which is aimed at increasing the Consumer Connect as well as the Transparency and Accountability in Coal dispatch.

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Karnataka Bank Ltd has entered into a distribution agreement to sell the mutual fund products of HDFC Capital Asset Management Ltd (HDFCAML) during exchanged the memorandum of understanding in Mangalore, Karnataka.

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Chairman of BOB is Mr. Ravi Venkatesan and CEO is Mr. P.S. Jayakumar

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Maharashtra government has decided to form ‘good morning’ squads to monitor and prevent open defecation in villages and districts across the state. These squads will comprise representatives of local bodies, self-help groups, NGOs, students and social workers working in the area of sanitation and cleanliness.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. In a rare feat, a young Indian IAS officer, Haulianlal Guite, who hails from Manipur state has recently published a book titled "Confessions of a dying mind: the blind faith of atheism" in New Delhi. The book was unveiled by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju in presence of David Syiemlieth, Chairman, UPSC in august gathering at Civil Services Officers' Institute.

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been recently elected as the Chief of WHO (World Health Organization). He has replaced Margret Chan who steps down after ten years as the WHO chief. He will begin his five-year term on 1 July 2017.

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Nongthombam Biren Singh is the Chief Minister and Najma A. Heptulla is the Governor of Manipur.

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. CEO of Karnataka Bank is Mahabaleshwara MS and its headquarter is in Mangalore, Karnataka.