QUIZ-31

Q1. International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has teamed up with Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) to conduct training programs for NBFC. What does ‘F’ stands for in NBFC?
Answer: Finance

Q2. Kim Jong-Nam from South Korea half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un was assassinated mysteriously, recently. Who is the acting President of South Korea?
Answer: Hwang Kyo-ahn

Q3. MD and CEO of United Bank of India (UBI) inaugurated the 2018th branch of the bank at Kovaipudur in Coimbatore, plans to strengthen its presence in the southern and western parts of India, where it is weak at present. Who is the Acting MD and CEO of UBI?
Answer: Pawan Bajaj

Q4. India is among six nations participating in a conference on Afghanistan’s future in ___________, recently, two months after Russia hosted a similar conference with only China and Pakistan.
Answer: Moscow

Q5. IDFC Asset Management Company launched an open-ended fixed income fund named COF in Mumbai which is expected to raise the revenue of the company in the range of Rs300 crore-500 crore within the NFO period itself. What does 'O' stands for in COF?
Answer: Opportunities

Q6. The President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee has appointed five new judges to the Supreme Court of India, in a much-needed boost to the judicial strength of the highest court, recently. Who among the following is not one of them?
Answer: Justice E. R. Rehman

Q7. Cabinet Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley  has recently approved merger of _________ subsidiary banks with State Bank of India.
Answer: 5

Q8. More than one thousands delegates, including many leading industrialists, both Indian and from other countries, took part in mega event of 2 day Global Investor Summit. This summit was held in _____________.
Answer: Jharkhand

Q9. All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) of Delhi has won the first prize and a cash reward for maintaining high standards of sanitation and hygiene under the Government's Kayakalp awards held, recently. What was the cash pize of this award?
Answer: Rs 5 crore

Q10. The five-day ‘Ïndian Panorama Film Festival’ being organised by the Directorate of Information and Publicity, in association with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals(IFFI) has been started in ____________, recently
Answer: Port Blair

Q11. Raytheon Company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) to engage in the co-production of Stinger air defence missile components, recently. Who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL)?
Answer: Mr Sukaran Singh

Q12. Saab subsidiary, Saab Grintek Defence (SGD) and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd’s (HAL), Indian Avionics Division have signed a contract to deliver Transfer of Technology (ToT). Saab Grintek Defence (SGD) is _____________ based company.
Answer: South Africa

Q13. Reserve Bank of India has raised the ceiling of gold loans given by regional rural banks (RRB) to ______________ from Rs 1 lakh, expanding the access to credit for farmers and artisans willing to pledge gold as collateral.
Answer: Rs 2 Lakh

Q14. It is in partnership with this Indian company Rafale fighter jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation has floated a joint venture. It was announced at the Aero India 2017 air show at Yelahanka airbase.
Answer: Reliance Aerostructure Limited

Q15. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for execution of infrastructure development works at HAL’s new Greenfield helicopter facility at Tumakuru, Karnataka. Who is the Chairman and Managing Director of HAL?
Answer: T Suvarna Raju

QUIZ-30

Q1. Name the oil company that has recently decided to invest over Rs 21,500 crore to develop India's deepest gas discovery by 2022-23.

 (a) GAIL

(b) IOCL

(c) Reliance Oils

(d) ONGC

(e) SAIL

Q2. Which of the following Airport has been voted the World's Best Airport by air travelers at the 2017 World Airport Awards for the fifth consecutive year?

(a) Tokyo International Airport

(b) Munich Airport

(c) Hamad International Airport

(d) London Heathrow Airport

(e) Changi Airport

Q3. Trivendra Rawat was elected as Uttarakhand Chief Minister, recently. He is  ____th CM of the State.

(a) 9

(b) 11

(c) 12

(d) 8

(e) 13

Q4. Sanjauli police station has become the first police post in the country to be linked with Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), a nationwide online tracking system. Sanjauli police station is located in ____________.

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Assam

(c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Jammu & Kashmir

(e) Punjab

Q5. Changi Airport is located in ___________.

(a) Switzerland

(b) Indonesia

(c) Japan

(d) Singapore

(e) China

Q6. The Essar group’s township in _________ has become India’s first private sector township to go cashless.

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Gujarat

(c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Manipur

(e) Assam

Q7. RBI has been recently authorized by Government of India to conduct field trials of plastic notes of Rs _________ in five cities across the country.

(a) 20

(b) 50

(c) 10

(d) Both (a) and (c)

(e) Both (a and (b)

Q8. Name the country that has recently initialed the text of the Social Security Agreement (SSA) with India, first of its kind between BRICS countries.

(a) Brazil

(b) Russia

(c) China

(d) South Africa

(e) None of the given options are true

Q9. ESAF small Financial Bank was launched recently for the first time in which of the following Indian State.

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Tripura

(d) Haryana

(e) Kerala

Q10. Name the first fully India-made train that was flagged off recently at Dadar station, Mumbai.

(a) Tejas

(b) Gatiman

(c) Chhaya

(d) Medha

(e) Anchal

                                                          Answers

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will invest over Rs 21,500 crore to develop India's deepest gas discovery by 2022-23, helping it more than double output from its prime KG basin block.

S2. Ans.(e)

Sol. Singapore's Changi Airport has been voted the World's Best Airport by air travellers at the 2017 World Airport Awards for the fifth consecutive year.

S3. Ans.(a)

Sol. The BJP named Trivendra Singh Rawat, a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) pracharak as a new Uttarakhand CM after replacing of Harish Rawat. Mr.Trivendra Rawat named as the State's ninth Chief Minister.

S4. Ans.(c)

Sol. Sanjauli police station of Sanjauli the main suburb of the city of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh has become the first police post in the country to be linked with Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), a nationwide online tracking system.

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol. Changi Airport is located in Singapore.

S6. Ans.(b)

Sol. The Essar group’s township at Hazira in Surat district of Gujarat has become India’s first private sector township to go cashless.

S7. Ans.(c)

Sol. RBI has been authorized by Government of India (GOI) to conduct field trials of plastic notes of Rs 10 in five cities across the country.

S8. Ans.(a)

Sol. India and Brazil initialed the text of the Social Security Agreement (SSA) in Brazil. The SSA between India and Brazil once in force by early 2018 will be the first such agreement between the BRICS countries.

S9. Ans.(e)

Sol. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched ESAF (Evangelical Social Action Forum) Small Finance Bank, Kerala’s first private sector bank since the country’s Independence, in Thrissur, Kerala.

S10. Ans.(d)

Sol. Medha, the made-in-India rake was flagged off for the maiden run of the 12-coach train from Dadar to Borivali, at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai.

QUIZ-29

Q1. The three day conference on NexGen Technologies for Mining and Fuel Industries was held in New Delhi, recently. It will cover areas like Innovative mining technology for sustainable development and advances in mine design, mine planning and recent advancement in drilling and blasting. The conference was inaugurated by _______________.
Answer: Union Science and Technology Minister, Mr. Harsh Vardhan

Q2. In a momentous occasion for Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as well as India, a record ___________ number of satellites in a single rocket named PSLV-C37 was launched recently from the spaceport of Sriharikota of Andhra Pradesh.
Answer: 104

Q3. In Laureus Awards 2017, Eight-time Olympic sprint champion Bolt and four-time Olympic gold gymnast Biles were named sportsman and sportswoman of the year for their 2016 achievements. Laureus Awards 2017 were held in ________________.
Answer: Monaco

Q4. The International Coin Fair inaugurated at ____________ district of Kerala by the Kerala state Minister for Tourism, Cooperation and DevaswomsKadakampallySurendran.The three day exhibition(13-15 February 2017) has been organized by the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), recently.
Answer: Thiruvananthapuram

Q5. The government has allocated Rs500 crore to India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) for the financial year 2017-18 as it gears up to set up 650 branches across the country by September 2017. The tagline of IPPB is ________________.
Answer: Aapkabank,aapkedwaar

Q6. India is reviving a three-decade-old plan to build its 14 seated first passenger aircraft as the South Asian country struggles to join an exclusive club of Asian nations that have advanced far ahead in creating their own home-made jets. What is the name of this aircraft?
Answer: Saras

Q7. Canara Bank on Thursday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to operationalise ______________.
Answer: Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)

Q8. Which state government has recently signed Memorendum of Understanding 12 textile units with different companies for setting up 12 apparel units in the State entailing investment of Rs. 963 crores in all, recently, in CII partnership summit?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q9. SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to buy Fortress Investment Group LLC for about $3.3 billion, looking to add investment expertise as it prepares to launch the world’s largest private equity fund. SoftBank Group Corp is ______________ based company.
Answer: Japan

Q10. In a major turn of events in Tamil Nadu, Mr Edappadi K Palaniswami has been invited to form the government by Governor of Tamil Nadu. Who is the governor of Tamil Nadu?
Answer: Vidyasagar Rao.

Q11. Mr. Vikas Swarup has been recently appointed as the new High Commissioner to Canada. He is Spokesperson in which one of the following Indian Ministry?
Answer: Ministry of External Affairs

Q12. Vice-President Hamid Ansari is set to embark on a five-day visit to Rwanda and Uganda, in a bid to strengthen ties with the African countries. Who is the Prime minister and what is the capital of Uganda, respectively?
Answer: Ruhakana Rugunda, Kampala

Q13. Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS II) has been flagged off recently from Safdarjung Railway station in Delhi. The SECAS II will culminate its journey at ________________.
Answer: Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Q14. Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan will  host the Hindi version of popular international show TED Talks. Star India will air the Indian version of TED Talks. What is the name of hindi version of show TED Talks?
Answer: India Nayi Soch

Q15. A Campaign against Drug Addiction was organized by Shimla Press Club in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The campaign aims to make the state drug free. This campaign was inaugurated by _________________.
Answer: Governor Acharya Devvrat

QUIZ-28

Q1. Union finance minister Arun Jaitley has tabled the Economic Survey 2016-17 in Parliament budget session. The survey projects the economy to grow in the range of ___________ to __________ in the next fiscal year 2017-18 in the post-demonetisation year.
Answer: 6.75% to 7.50%

Q2. Who has been appointed as the new Police Commissioner of Delhi?
Answer: Amulya Patnaik

Q3. In city/cities India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has kicked off its operations by rolling out pilot services recently?
Answer: Raipur & Ranchi

Q4. Quebec City, where several people were killed and wounded in a shooting at a mosque recently, is situated in-
Answer: Canada

Q5. The Budget session of Parliament has begun on 31st January 2017 and President Pranab Mukherjee has address the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Who is present Speaker of Lok Sabha?
Answer: Sumitra Mahajan

Q6. How much surcharge for those whose annual income is Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore, announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget 2017-18?
Answer: 10%

Q7. Name the Former Union Minister, who has been passed away due to a cardiac arrest recently.
Answer: E Ahamed

Q8. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has pegged the total expenditure of budget 2017-18 at Rs ___________ lakh crore. 
Answer: Rs 21.47 lakh crore

Q9. In which state, the Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Narendra Singh Tomar has stated that the Ministry of Defence is set to open its Defence Unit recently?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Q10. How much amount will allocate for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in union budget 2017-18?
Answer: Rs. 19,000 crore

Q11. To augment income of farmers budget has proposed setting-up of a Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund with a corpus of ___________ over three years.
Answer: Rs 8,000 crores

Q12. Name the player, who has become the World No 1 Junior Badminton player?
Answer: Lakshya Sen

Q13. In which Indian cities Tech giant Apple has set up a manufacturing plant recently?
Answer: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Q14. As a core element of its transformation journey 'FutuReady', Tata Motors presented its new Passenger Vehicle strategy and introduced its new sub-brand TAMO. TAMO will premiere at the upcoming _______ Geneva International Motor Show on March 07, 2017.
Answer: 87th

Q15. India is expected to clock GDP growth of how much percent in 2017—18 as the country gets sufficiently remonetized and the schemes in the Budget play a supportive role, says an HSBC report.
Answer: 7.1 percent

QUIZ-27

Q1. BHEL's first 800-MW supercritical plant has become operational which of the following Indian State?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Karnataka

(c) Telangana

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Rajasthan

 Q2. State Bank of India and CREDAI have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly conduct various initiatives towards development of the realty sector. What does 'E' stands for in CREDAI?

(a) Export

(b) Expenditure

(c) Estimated

(d) Estate

(e) Exchange

Q3. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has tied up with Sentifi, leader in algorithmic-based analysis, for social media updates of 40,000 globally-listed stocks. Sentifi is __________ based company.

(a) Switzerland

(b) Japan

(c) Finland

(d) Indonesia

(e) USA

Q4. Name the sports person, who has been appointed as a member of the governing body of Sports Authority of India (SAI), recently.

(a) Saina Nehwal

(b) Sushil Singh

(c) Jwala Gutta

(d) P V Sindhu

(e) Abhinav Bindra

Q5. Name the Bank that has recently signed an agreement with Avenues India Pvt Ltd, a payment solution provider to provide merchants with seamless access to point-of-sales (POS) and payment gateway products.

(a) IDBI Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(c) Yes Bank

(d) Bandhan Bank

(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Q6. India with World Health Organization (WHO) has recently signed a 'call for action' and pledged to scale up measures to end the Tuberculosis by ____________.

(a) 2025

(b) 2030

(c) 2035

(d) 2020

(e) 2023

Q7. Name the regulatory body that has recently allowed celebrities to endorse Mutual Fund products at the industry level.

(a) RBI

(b) NABARD

(c) EPFO

(d) IRDAI

(e) SEBI

Q8. Name the person, who has been appointed by the central government as a member of the western area local board of Reserve Bank of India.

(a) B P Kanugo

(b) Dilip Shanghvi

(c) R Gandhi

(d) Vipin Kunoma

(e) K. Srinivasan

Q9. Name the Indian-American high school student who has won the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search bagging the top award of 250,000 dollars.

(a) Indrani Das

(b) Aaron Yeiser

(c) Arjun Srinivasan Ramani

(d) Richa Roy

(e) Anjuma Bhattacharya

Q10. Name the only Institute of India that has been placed in top 30 position in recent Asia University Rankings 2017 of the Times Higher Education.

(a) IIM-Ahmedabad

(b) BITS-Pilani

(c) IISc-Bengaluru

(d) VIT-Vellore

(e) IIT-Roorkee

                                                              ANSWERS

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. Power equipment maker BHEL has commenced commercial operations of its first 800-MW unit, a supercritical thermal plant in Karnataka.

S2. Ans.(d)

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.

S3. Ans.(a)

Sol. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has tied up with Sentifi, a Switzerland company and leader in algorithmic-based analysis, for social media updates of 40,000 globally-listed stocks.

S4. Ans.(c)

Sol. India's most successful Badminton Doubles specialist Jwala Gutta has been appointed a member of the governing body of Sports Authority of India (SAI).

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol. Bandhan Bank has signed an agreement with Avenues India Pvt Ltd, a payment solution provider to provide merchants with seamless access to point-of-sales (POS) and payment gateway products.

S6. Ans.(b)

Sol. India with World Health Organization (WHO) signed a 'call for action' and pledged to scale up measures to end the Tuberculosis by 2030.

S7. Ans.(e)

Sol. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) allowed celebrities to endorse Mutual Fund products at the industry level and issued new advertising code that will require fund houses to communicate in a simple manner with the public.

S8. Ans.(b)

Sol. Sun Pharmaceuticals Managing Director Dilip Shanghvi has been appointed by the central government as a member of the western area local board of Reserve Bank of India.

S9. Ans.(a)

Sol. An Indian-American high school student, Indrani Das, 17, of New Jersey, has won the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search bagging the top award of 250,000 dollars.

S10. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Times Higher Education (THE) released its Asia University Rankings 2017. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has been ranked best Indian University and has been placed at 27th position among the universities in Asia.

QUIZ-26

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'.