QUIZ-25

Q1. Name the UK physicist and Nobel laureate, who has passed away recently?
Answer: Sir Peter Mansfield

Q2. Name the professor, who is the first woman to be appointed director of an IIM at Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: Neelu Rohmetra

Q3. Which country's military have successfully tested the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile defence system by intercepting a medium-range ballistic missile target in space for the first time?
Answer: USA and Japan

Q4. After its successful launched on Android, BHIM app has been finally launched on the iOS platform. BHIM stands for-
Answer: Bharat Interface for Money

Q5. National Productivity Council (NPC) an autonomous body under Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India was established on-
Answer: 12th February 1958

Q6. Who has been appointed as president of Assocham recently?
Answer: Mr. Sandeep Jajodia

Q7. Former IFS officer Narinder Chauhan  has been appointed as the next Ambassador of lndia to ___________.
Answer: The Republic of the Philippines

Q8. Name the cricketer, who holds the record of taking fastest 250 wickets in Test Matches in the world.
Answer: R Ashwin

Q9. Name the Indian Company that has partnered with European defence major MBDA Missile Systems to develop missiles in India.
Answer: Larsen & Toubro

Q10. NASA has selected two proposals for the development of a technology that could help astronauts breathe a little easier on deep space, long-duration missions. The agency will invest as much as $2 million and 24 months for the development of each proposal into a complete and integrated system for NASA testing. What is the name of that technology?
Answer: Oxygen Recovery Technology

Q11. A famous that makes optical networking products has recently filed draft papers with capital markets regulator SEBI to raise funds through an initial public offering. What is the name of that company?
Answer: Tejas Networks

Q12. After transforming the lives of villagers in PuttamrajuKandriga in Andhra Pradesh, Indian cricket icon and RajyaSabha MP Sachin Tendulkar is now set to adopt a village in Osmanabad (Maharashtra) under the SansadAdarsh Gram Yojna. Name of that village is ____________.
Answer: Donja

Q13. Netherland native Germaine de Randamie defeated Holly Holm by (7-3) to claim the UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion at the UFC 208 in _________ recently.
Answer: New York

Q14. A leading Private sector Indian company had signed a Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) with the U.S. Navy to maintain the vessels of its Seventh Fleet involving 100 vessels operating in the Indian Ocean, recently.
Answer: Reliance Defense and Engineering

Q15. A Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed among the Ministry of Tourism, M/s NPCC & NBCC and Government of ______________ for the implementation of Tourism projects.
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

QUIZ-24

Q1. In the UK, the House of Lords has passed a bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so the UK can leave the European Union. What is the name of that bill?

(a) Anglo-Exit Bill

(b) Ucoxit Bill

(c) EU Bill

(d) Brexit Bill

(e) UK-Exit Bill

Q2. Name the Golfer who has successfully defended back-to-back 'The Hero Indian Open title' held recently in Gurgaon.

(a) Jyoti Randhawa

(b) SSP Chawrasia

(c) Kenji Hosoishi

(d) Sun Ki Lan

(e) Jeev Milkha Singh

Q3. Lee Chong Wei has recently lifted the Men's Singles crown at the All England Open badminton championships. He is from which country?

(a) Malaysia

(b) Japan

(c) South Korea

(d) China

(e) Indonesia

Q4. Which of the following Indian state government has recently launched a new scheme 'Adarsh Gram Yojana' that is in accordance with the basic philosophy of the Prime Minister 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikaas'.

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Jharkhand

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Haryana

(e) Assam

Q5. Name the famous motor company that has signed a deal worth USD 3.2 billion with an Iranian investment fund to invest in a major Iranian oil project.

(a) TATA

(b) Ford

(c) Skoda

(d) Hyundai

(e) Toyota

Q6. Name the Bank that has topped the list that witnessed most number of frauds during April to December period of 2016.

(a) Axis Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(c) Canara Bank

(d) SBI

(e) HDFC Bank

Q7. Name the State, which has announced an Idea2POC fund of Rs10 crore for women entrepreneurs, recently.

(a) Punjab

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Kerala

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Karnataka

Q8. Name the cricketer who has been appointed as the official ambassador of Women's Cricket World Cup 2017 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the occasion of International Women's Day.

(a) Sachin Tendulkar

(b) Brian Lara

(c) Rickey Ponting

(d) Kumar Sangakkara

(e) Shane Warne

Q9. The AIADMK IT Wing has launched the first-of-its-kind women safety application in Tamil Nadu. The app is called ___________.

(a) Ammanita Vihu

(b) Jayanit Rama

(c) Ammavin Aran

(d) Lalitan Linga

(e) None of the given options are true

Q10. Smartphone Company OnePlus has recently roped in Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as its new brand ambassador for India. OnePlus is ___________ based company.

(a) Japan

(b) China

(c) Finland

(d) Korea

(e) Sweden

Q11. Name the Public lender, which has been awarded first prize in the implementation of Official Language Policy in the western region for the year 2015-2016, recently.

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Cooperative Bank

(c) Bank of India

(d) Central Bank of India

(e) IDBI Bank

Q12. World Consumer Rights Day is observed globally on ___________.

(a) 25 April

(b) 14 March

(c) 25 March

(d) 15 April

(e) 15 March

Q13. Name the first solar power project in the country to receive a loan by World Bank under Clean Technology Fund (CTF).

(a) Kochhipalli Mega Solar Project

(b) Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Project

(c) Shahdara Super Solar Project

(d) TATA Solar Power Project

(e) None of the given options are true

Q14. Name the Bank that has entered into an agreement with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL& FS) to acquire 100% stake in IL & FS Securities Services Ltd (ISSL).

(a) IDBI Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(c) IDFC Bank

(d) IndusInd Bank

(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Q15. What was the theme of World Consumer Rights Day 2017?

(a) A Tradition of Trust With Consumers

(b) Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust

(c) A smart Digital Consumers

(d) A Step Towards Digital World

(e) None of the given themes are correct

                                                            ANSWERS

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. In the UK, the House of Lords has passed the Brexit bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so the UK can leave the EU.

S2. Ans.(b)

Sol. SSP Chawrasia has become only the second Indian golfer to successfully defend the Hero Indian Open title. He clinched a seven-stroke win at the redesigned DLF golf and country club in Gurgaon. He is the third player to win back-to-back Indian Open. The other two golfers who did so earlier are Jyoti Randhawa and Japan's Kenji Hosoishi.

S3. Ans.(a)

Sol. Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia has lifted the Men's Singles crown at the All England Open badminton championships. In the final in Birmingham, the 34-year-old world number one defeated Shi Yuqi of China in straight games 21-12, 21-10.

S4. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Arunachal Pradesh government has launched a new scheme 'Adarsh Gram Yojana' that is in accordance with the basic philosophy of the Prime Minister 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikaas'.

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol. Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co has signed a deal worth 3 billion euros (USD 3.2 billion) with an Iranian investment fund to invest in a major Iranian oil project.

S6. Ans.(b)

Sol. As per RBI data, ICICI Bank topped the list of banks that witnessed the most number of frauds during April to December period of 2016 with state-owned SBI taking the second spot.

S7. Ans.(e)

Sol. Karnataka Govt has announced an Idea2POC (Proof of Concept) fund of Rs 10 crore for women entrepreneurs. Under this (Idea2POC) scheme, the Karnataka Department of IT, BT and S&T will fund up to Rs 50 lakh for any woman innovator looking for funds for Proof of Concept validation, certification, and cover costs in manufacturing of pilot devices.

S8. Ans.(a)

Sol. Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar announced as the official ambassador of Women's Cricket World Cup 2017 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the occasion of International Women's Day.

S9. Ans.(c)

Sol. The AIADMK IT Wing has launched the first-of-its-kind women safety application in Tamil Nadu. The app is called 'Ammavin Aran' meaning 'mother's fortress'.

S10. Ans.(b)

Sol. Chinese smartphone company OnePlus has roped in Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as its new brand ambassador for India. Mr Bachchan is the first major face that OnePlus India is associating with for its latest flagship smartphone, OnePlus 3T.

S11. Ans.(d)

Sol. Central Bank of India has been awarded first prize in the implementation of Official Language Policy in the western region for the year 2015-2016. Sudhir Pathak, Chief Manager of Central Bank of India received the trophy and certificate from Kalyan Singh, Governor of Rajasthan at the Official Language Conference of Central and Western Regions in Udaipur

S12. Ans.(e)

Sol. World Consumer Rights Day is being observed globally on 15 March 2017 which is an awareness day for the consumers.

S13. Ans.(b)

Sol. The World Bank has agreed to provide a loan to develop internal transmission arrangements of the upcoming Rewa Ultra Mega Solar project in Madhya Pradesh, a state government official stated. This would be the first solar power project in the country to receive a loan under Clean Technology Fund (CTF).

S14. Ans.(d)

Sol. IndusInd Bank has entered into an agreement with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL& FS) to acquire 100% stake in IL& FS Securities Services Ltd (ISSL).

S15. Ans.(b)

Sol. World Consumer Rights Day is being observed today (15 March 2017) which is an awareness day and theme for this year is 'Building a Digital World Consumers can trust'.

QUIZ-23

Q1. Name the singer, who has been selected for the awareness project against human trafficking 'Blue Heart Campaign' by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Answer: Satinder Sartaaj

Q2. Multinational communications and information technology company Nokia has announced to buy telecoms software firm Comptel for 347 million euros ($371 million). Nokia is based in-
Answer: Finland

Q3. Which county will host the BRICS summit 2017?
Answer: China

Q4. The Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal has launched the TAMRA  portal and Mobile Application in New Delhi. What is the meaning of "T" in TAMRA?
Answer: Transparency

Q5. The Union Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan has released the world’s first comprehensive Braille atlas for nearly 50 lakh visually challenged people in-
Answer: New Delhi

Q6. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) launched a skill development centre (Kaushal Vikas Kendra) in Mangaluru, recently. Who is the working Managing Director (MD) of MRPL?
Answer: Mr. H. Kumar

Q7. Recently, people in northern California have been told to evacuate their homes after an overflow channel at the tallest dam in the US was weakened by heavy rainfall. What is the name of this dam?
Answer: Oroville Dam

Q8. Q8. The FIFA governing body has named former soccer player Diego Maradona as its new Ambassador. He is from ____________.
Answer: Argentina

Q9. The 11th International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition - Aero India 2017 begins on 14 February 2017 at the Air Force Station ____________ in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Answer: Yelahanka

Q10.  ___________ bags The Guinness world record for making the tallest sand castle on the beach of eastern Puri, recently.
Answer: Sudarshan Pattnaik

Q11. India’s first floating elementary school particularly for drop outs has been inaugurated on the Loktaklakeat LangolsabiLeikai of ChampuKhangpok floating village on the occasion of World Wetlands Day, recently. 'World Wetlands Day' is observed on___________.
Answer: 2nd February

Q12. India's leading agriculture and FMCG company ____________ has signed an agreement with Baba Ramdev-promoted PatanjaliAyurved Ltd for physical refining and packaging of edible oils.
Answer: Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd

Q13. Housing finance firm __________ said its promoterCanara Bank will divest up to 13.45 per cent stake in the company by the end of March 2017. What is the name of this firm?
Answer: CanFin Homes

Q14. The First ever National Entrepreneurship Awards 2016 was presented by the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh in-
Answer: IIT-Delhi

Q15. National Career Services (NCS) and JeevanPraman Facility for EPFO Pensioners has been Launched in Hyderabad Post Office, recently. It was launched by ___________.
Answer: BandaruDattatreya

QUIZ-22

Q1. Who has won the men’s singles title of the 2017 Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Lucknow recently?
Answer: Sameer Verma

Q2. In which Indian cities, Cab-hailing firm Uber has launched two-wheeler aggregation service UberMOTO recently?
Answer: Hyderabad

Q3. The Supreme Court has appointed a four-member committee to run the affairs of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which will be led by-
Answer: Vinod Rai

Q4. Name the person, who has been appointed as the president of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) recently?
Answer: Dushyant Chautala

Q5. Union Health Secretary C.K. Mishra has recently launched a kit that will provide information on adolescent related issues such as puberty and mental health, among others. What is the name of that kit?
Answer: Saathiya Resource Kits

Q6. Which countries has become the first country in the world to divest coal, oil and gas investments from Ireland Strategic Investment Fund?
Answer: Ireland

Q7. Start-up firm E-paathsala has launched an integrated accreditation and ERP technology solution for the colleges and universities to enable them better manage their multiple accreditation standards in an easy, efficient and fast manner and bridge the gap identified for specific accreditations. E-paathsala is based in-
Answer: Bengaluru

Q8. Which countries has introduced a legislation by making it mandatory to raise the minimum salary of the H-1B visa holders to more than double at USD 1,30,000 from the previous USD 60,000? 
Answer: USA

Q9. NABARD has hailed the increased focus on irrigation and dairy sectors in the Budget which has hiked the corpus of long-term irrigation fund by another Rs 20,000 crore, taking the total fund size to how much amount?
Answer: Rs 40,000 crore

Q10. Name the Operation, which has been launched by Income Tax Department to verify the cash deposited in the banks during November 09th to December 30th 2016?
Answer: Operation Clean Money

Q11. Which Bank has tied up with Earthport Plc, a cross-border payment network, to enable faster outbound cross-border payments for its customers through Earthport’s state-of-the-art global payments network?
Answer: Axis Bank

Q12. According to a new study conducted by scientists in collaboration with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), two new groups of wheat rust have been identified that posed threat to wheat produced in Africa, Asia and Europe in 2016. Where is the headquartered of FAO?
Answer: Rome, Italy

Q13. In an effort to strengthen the bilateral relations between India and UAE, the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Samudra Pavak made a goodwill visit at the Mina Al Rashid Port from February 04th to 07th, 2017. Mina Al Rashid Port is located at-
Answer: Dubai

Q14. Which banks has partnered with insurance company Cigna TTK Health to market the insurer’s products in the bank’s branches across the entire country?
Answer: Bank of Maharashtra

Q15. Name the Island, in which the Railway Ministry has decided to develop the first ever railway line?
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar

QUIZ-21

QUIZ-21

Q1. The Hindustan Motors has sold the iconic Ambassador car brand to which of the following automakers for Rs 80 cr?
Answer: Peugeot

Q2. IIP was 0.4% lower in December 2016 from the same period a year ago, data released on 10th February 2017 has showed. What is meaning of "P" in IIP?
Answer: Production

Q3. Which Indian city, IT giant Oracle Corporation will set up its biggest development centre outside its US headquarters with an investment of about Rs 2,500 crore?
Answer: Bengaluru

Q4. The government has stated that it would make 5.58 lakh ration shops Aadhaar-enabled by-
Answer: 30th June 2017

Q5. Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs ______________ has inaugurated and presided over the orientation programme for the district conveners of National Yuva Cooperative Society (NYCS).
Answer: Ananth kumar

Q6. Which country has won T20 Blind World Cup in M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru?
Answer: India

Q7. Reliance Defence signs warship repair pact with US Navy recently. Who is the working CEO of Reliance Defence and Engineering?
Answer: H.S. Malhi

Q8. Adele sweeps 59th Grammy Award 2017 and wins top 3 categories. 59th Grammy Award 2017 was held in ____________.
Answer: Los Angeles, The USA

Q9. In  British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2017, 'La La Land' takes 5 trophies, Dev Patel wins for 'Lion'. It was _____________ edition of BAFTA. 
Answer: 70th

Q10. Frank Walter Steinmeier elected as president of Germany, recently. He was former ____________ of Germany.
Answer: Foreign Minister

Q11. The first portion of the railways' long-awaited Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) will become operational by March 2018 between Ateli  and__________.
Answer: Phulera

Q12. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has organized a two day seminar on Bondedlabor from today. The seminar will cover various aspects related to the prevalence of bonded labor and challenges in its elimination, relief and rehabilitation of the rescued bonded laborers. Who is the working Chairperson of NHRC?
Answer: Justice H.L. Dattu

Q13. In the United States, National Security Adviser ______________ has resigned over his contacts with Russia, recently. He was alleged to have discussed US sanctions with the Russian Ambassador before President Donald Trump took office.
Answer: Michael Flynn

Q14. The first ever ITTF World Tour event in India have begun recently at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex in New Delhi. This event in India Open also happens to be the biggest ever ITTF event in terms of prize money. What is the prize money of this event?
Answer: 1.5 lakh US dollar

Q15. NITI Aayog is preparing a model contract farming law, which would connect farmers to the food processing industry.  A model law on contract farming will be prepared and circulated among the states for adoption soon. Who is Chairperson NITI ayog?
Answer: Shri NarendraModi

QUIZ-20

Q1. A famous automaker company Ford Foundation has recently appointed Pradeep Nair as regional director for India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Ford Foundation is ______________ based company.

(a) Japan

(b) Australian

(c) Hungary

(d) American

(e) France

Q2. Name the state that has recently launched mobile app and website titled ‘My Talent’  to help skilled and semi-skilled workers find jobs.

(a) Punjab

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Bihar

(e) Tamil Nadu

Q3. Name the company that has recently created the world’s smallest magnet using a single atom which can store one bit of data on it.

(a) Infosys

(b) TCS

(c) IBM

(d) WIPRO

(e) Microsoft

Q4. Name the person who has inaugurated the two-day 12th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership held recently in New Delhi.

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Pranab Mukherjee

(c) Rajnath Singh

(d) Sushma Swaraj

(e) Arwind Kejriwal

Q5. As per recent notification of RBI, Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) cannot lend more than __________ in cash against gold, earlier limit was Rs1 lakh.

(a) Rs 25,000

(b) Rs 35,000

(c) Rs 45,000

(d) Rs 50,000

(e) Rs 60,000

Q6. India successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which is capable of carrying a warhead of 300 kg, recently. India had bought BrahMos missile from _________.

(a) USA

(b) France

(c) China

(d) Russia

(e) Germany

Q7. Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin was crowned Miss International Queen 2016 recently at a contest billed as the world’s largest and most popular transgender pageant. She is from which country?

(a) China

(b) Thailand

(c) Japan

(d) South Korea

(e) Indonesia

Q8. On the occasion of 127th Foundation Day of National Archives of India (NAI), an exhibition entitled “Revolutionary Patriots” was inaugurated by Shri N.K. Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Culture. It included patriots from ________ to 1947.

(a) 1900

(b) 1857

(c) 1905

(d) 1888

(e) 1910

Q9. B P Kanungo was recently appointed as the Deputy Governor in Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for three years. He has been appointed in place of __________.

(a) R Gandhi

(b) V Acharya

(c) S S Mundra

(d) Harun R Khan

(e) Urjit R Patel

Q10. Defence minister Manohar Parrikar was appointed Goa chief minister, recently. Who is the governor of Goa?

(a) Ashish Malhotra

(b) Antony D'costa

(c) Matthew D'suza

(d) Vimal Acharya

(e) Mridula Sinha

Q11. Name the person who has been appointed as the chairman of Europe's biggest bank named HSBC Holdings Plc.

(a) Johnny Banzo

(b) Mark Tucker

(c) Sushan Mark

(d) Anni Tesla

(e) James Nicholas

Q12. Airtel Payments Bank, offered by telecom major Bharti Airtel has recently announced that over one lakh savings accounts were opened in 100 villages in which of the following state?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Gujarat

Q13. Norway has become first country to cease FM Radio broadcasting. The capital of Norway is __________.

(a) Bergen

(b) Trondheim

(c) Stavanger

(d) Oslo

(e) Kristiansand

Q14. The minimum pension of central government employees has been increased to ________ per person per month.

(a) Rs 5,000

(b) Rs 7,000

(c) Rs 9,000

(d) Rs 10,000

(e) Rs 12,000

Q15. Name the country that is set to conduct its first national census in 19 years which will begin with the assistance of over 200,000 troops.

(a) Azerbaijan

(b) Oman

(c) Iran

(d) Sri Lanka

(e) Pakistan

                                                           Answers

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. Ford Foundation has appointed Pradeep Nair as regional director for India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, recently. Ford is a New York-based (America) motor company.

S2. Ans. (b)

Sol. Virbhadra Singh led Himachal Pradesh government has launched mobile app and website titled ‘MeraHunar HP’ or ‘My Talent’  to help skilled and semi-skilled workers find jobs.

S3. Ans. (c)

Sol. A team of researchers at IBM has created the world’s smallest magnet using a single atom which can store one bit of data on it.

S4. Ans. (b)

Sol. President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the two-day 12th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership in New Delhi. The first conclave has held in 2005.

S5. Ans. (a)

Sol. Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) cannot lend more than Rs 25,000 in cash against gold according to RBI. RBI reduced the amount to Rs 25,000 from the earlier Rs 1 lakh in line with the provisions of the Income Tax Act.

S6. Ans. (d)

Sol. India successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which is capable of carrying a warhead of 300 kg, from a test range along the Odisha coast. It was bought from Russia.

S7. Ans. (b)

Sol. Thailand contestant Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin was crowned Miss International Queen 2016 on Friday at a contest billed as the world's largest and most popular transgender pageant.

S8. Ans. (c)

Sol. On the occasion of 127th Foundation Day of National Archives of India (NAI), an exhibition entitled “Revolutionary Patriots (1905-1947)” was inaugurated by Shri N.K. Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Culture in the presence of Shri Raghvendra Singh, Director General of NAI and many dignitaries.

S9. Ans. (a)

Sol. B P Kanungo was appointed Deputy Governor in Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for three years. He has been appointed in place of R Gandhi. Kanungo was in March 2016 appointed as executive director in the central bank.

S10. Ans. (e)

Sol. Defence minister Manohar Parrikar was appointed Goa chief minister. Governor Mridula Sinha invited Parrikar to form the government after he staked claim and showed the support of 21 MLAs.

S11. Ans. (b)

Sol. HSBC Holdings Plc , Europe's biggest bank, tapped an outsider for its top job on Monday, appointing insurance veteran and AIA Group boss Mark Tucker as chairman to replace Douglas Flint, who plans to step down in 2017.

S12. Ans. (a)

Sol. Airtel Payments Bank, offered by telecom major Bharti Airtel, announced that over one lakh savings accounts were opened in 100 villages across Tamil Nadu.

S13. Ans. (d)

Sol. Norway has become first country to cease FM Radio broadcasting. Oslo is the capital of Norway and among the fastest growing cities in Europe.

S14. Ans. (c)

Sol. The minimum pension has been increased to Rs 9,000 per person besides a two-fold hike in ex-gratia amount for central government employees.

S15. Ans. (e)

Sol. Pakistan is set to conduct its first national census in 19 years which will begin with the assistance of over 200,000 troops.