QUIZ-31 +

Q1. Northeast India's largest Information Technology (IT) hub was opened recently in _____________ to boost employment and e-governance besides to export software technology.
Answer: Tripura

Q2. Name the youngest chancellor of any university in the nation who has bagged Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Foundation award for excellent performance in the field of education.
Answer: Dileep K Nair

Q3. Name the country that has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India on economic co-operation, recently.
Answer: Sri Lanka

Q4. Name the country that has become the first to open an honorary consulate office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City).
Answer: Belgium

Q5. Name the country that will host the 18th World Road Meeting (WRM 2017) in November 2017 according to the International Road Federation (IRF).
Answer: India

Q6. Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in the co-operative space has appointed ______________ as its Managing Director (MD), recently.
Answer: Smita Sandhane

Q7. 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

Q8. 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

Q9. 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

Q10. 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

Q11. World Homeopathy Day is observed globally on ___________.
Answer: 10 April

Q12. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the website and app named ____________, to facilitate the monetary contribution to the kin of soldier personnel killed in action.
Answer: Bharat Ke Veer

Q13. Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has recently launched 352 projects in 53 cities in 17 States across the country to build 2,03,851 affordable houses. Who is the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in India?
Answer: M Venkaiah Naidu

Q14. Name the Indian-origin woman who was named 'Asian Businesswoman of the Year' at an event in Birmingham, England.
Answer: Asha Khemka

Q15. The Reserve Bank of India has recently allowed banks to invest in REITs and InvITs, a move that will help revive the cash-starved infrastructure sector. RIET stands for _____________.
Answer: Real Estate Investment Trust

QUIZ-31+

Q1. Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is on a three-day visit to India. What is the currency of Mauritius?
(a) Mauritian Dollar
(b) Mauritian Ruiyah
(c) Mauritian Pound
(d) Mauritian Rupee
(e) Euro

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is on a three-day visit to India. The Mauritian Rupee is the currency of Mauritius. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is present President of Mauritius. Port Louis is the capital city of Mauritius.

Q2. Union Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has recently inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organization’s (DRDO)’s new Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in which of the following Indian State?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Tamil Nadu

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Union Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organization’s (DRDO)’s new Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Karnataka. The ATR is a facility under the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) which works on a range of UAVs (unmanned air vehicles). It will be an integrated test center for the DRDO’s cluster of aeronautical laboratories, most of them based in Bengaluru.

Q3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked recently on a four nation tour. Which of the following country is not among them?
(a) Sweden
(b) Germany
(c) Spain
(d) Russia
(e) France

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a four nation tour. He will visit Germany first. Trade and commerce, economic cooperation and counter terrorism will be high on the agenda during the Prime Minister’s visit to Germany, Spain, Russia and France.

Q4. Which of the following PSU has overtaken Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to become India’s most profitable state-owned company?
(a) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
(b) Steel Authority of India Limited
(c) National Thermal Power Corporation
(d) Coal India Limited
(e) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Indian Oil Corporation has overtaken Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to become India’s most profitable state-owned company. IOC, which has for decades been India’s biggest company by turnover, posted a 70 per cent jump in net profit to Rs. 19,106.40 crore in the financial year ended March 31, 2017.

Q5. Which of the following state government has declared Dailong village of Tamenglong district as Biodiversity Heritage Site of the state?
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur
(d) Tripura
(e) Nagaland

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Manipur government has declared Dailong village of Tamenglong district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site of the state. Dailong village, covering an area of 11.35 sq km, has been declared as Biodiversity Heritage Site under Section 37(1) of Biological Diversity Act, 2002. The declaration was made after the recommendation of Manipur Biodiversity Board, the state government has stated in the notification.

Q6. Name the Uttarakhand Mountaineer who has become the first Indian to summit Mount Everest a record six times. The mountaineer, a Padma Shri awardee who works as an assistant commandant with the Border Security Force in Dehradun, achieved the feat early on 27 May, 2017.
(a) Mohan Singh Gunjyal
(b) Kanhaya Lal Pokhri
(c) Mohan Singh Chander
(d) Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu
(e) Ishant Somat Kattar

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Uttarakhand Mountaineer Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu has become the first Indian to summit Mount Everest a record six times. The mountaineer, a Padma Shri awardee who works as an assistant commandant with the Border Security Force in Dehradun.

Q7. Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) was recently in News. Who is the current CEO of DRDO? 
(a) Sunil Nanda
(b) S. Christopher
(c) Gureeb Khan
(d) Peter Johanns
(e) Kolan Matthews

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. CEO of DRDO is S. Christopher and its headquarter is in New Delhi.

Q8. Which of the following city police have received the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) Smart Police Award for the year 2017?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Lucknow
(e) Pune

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Pune city police have received the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) Smart Police Award for the year 2017.

Q9. The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is observed on ______________.
(a) 25 May
(b) 18 May
(c) 29 May
(d) 30 May
(e) 31 May

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. 29 May is celebrated as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. The day was established to Honour the memory of the UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the cause of peace and pay tribute to all the men.

Q10. The theme for the 2017 International Day of UN Peacekeepers was _________________________.
(a) Peacekeepers around the world
(b) Peace that really counts
(c) Peace, the state of mind keepers
(d) Investing in Peace Around the World
(e) None of the given themes are true

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. The theme for the 2017 International Day of UN Peacekeepers is “Investing in Peace Around the World".

QUIZ-31

Q1. The Centre has constituted National Board of Electric Mobility (NBEM) to promote electric mobility and manufacturing of electric vehicles and their components. The Board will be chaired by _____________.
Answer: Shri Girish Shankar

Q2. A national conference on Communicating India will be organized in which city that will be inaugurated by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore.
Answer: New Delhi

Q3. Name the IPS officer who has been appointed as the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat.
Answer: Geetha Johri

Q4. The Government of India has recently announced a fund of ____________ for the first express highway project in the northeast region which be developed along the Brahmaputra river in Assam.
Answer: Rs 40,000 Crore

Q5. Amazon India has launched an initiative called 'Amazon Classroom', a virtual training program to help sellers in learning online shopping. Name the CEO of Amazon.
Answer: Jeff Bezos

Q6. Name the mobile maker company that has become the first brand ever to sponsor front jerseys of two IPL teams in the same edition and will have its logo feature on the front jersey of both the teams.
Answer: Gionee

Q7. The famous Berhampur Thakurani Yatra festival has begun recently (April 2017) in which Indian state?
Answer: Odisha

Q8. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas officially launched the low emission Bharat stage (BS)-IV Grade fuel in Odisha, recently. The foundation Day of Odisha is commonly known as __________
Answer: Utkal Diwas

Q9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently announced to lay the foundation stone of a multi-modal terminal on River Ganga at Sahebganj in which State?
Answer: Jharkhand

Q10. The Manila-headquartered Asian Development Bank (ADB) lends a $175 million loan to the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. Name the President of ADB.
Answer: Takehiko Nakao

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-30 +

Q1. India’s first and longest ropeway to connect Mumbai with the famous Island in the Arabian Sea is planned to be constructed by the Mumbai Port Trust. What is name of that Island?
Answer: Elephanta Island

Q2. The Indian Navy has begun a joint maritime exercise with the French Navy at the Mediterranean Sea to further deepen combat coordination between the two navies. The Joint exercise is named as ____________.
Answer: VARUNA

Q3. The White House has recently named a retired Marine major general ______________ as the new Director of the Secret Service.
Answer: Randolph Ailes

Q4. The World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated globally on __________.
Answer: April 26

Q5. Private sector lender Yes Bank announced the alliance with which e-commerce company under which the bank will offer conditionally approved loans to the latter’s existing customers?
Answer: Paisabazaar.com

Q6. ESAF Small Finance Bank has launched a social deposit scheme called _____________ in Thrissur, Kerala.
Answer: Hrudaya Deposit scheme

Q7. Name the mobile manufacturing company that has recently partnered with Airtel and BSNL to set up 5G internet speed in India to introduce a fast internet ecosystem in the country.
Answer: Nokia

Q8. Carme Chacon, the first female defense minister of which country has passed away recently.
Answer: Spain

Q9. Name the person who has recently become the youngest noble prize winner to address Canadian parliament.
Answer: Malala Yousafzai

Q10. The first rail freight service ‘British goods’ has started recently from the UK to which country?
Answer: China

Q11. Which kick-started itAs ambitious ‘Deendayal Rasoi Yojana’ under which subsidised meals that will be available at Rs 5 per plate to people, especially the economically disadvantaged sections of society?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Q12. India's largest e-commerce player Flipkart recently bought eBay's India business, and closing a $1.4 billion fund-raising round from Tencent, eBay and Microsoft. Name the Chief Executive Officer of Flipkart.
Answer: Kalyan Krishnamurthy

Q13. The 12th edition Indo-Mongolian Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2017 has begun in __________.
Answer: Mizoram

Q14. The Agriculture Ministry joined hands with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to geo-tag agricultural assets for their real-time monitoring and effective utilization. NRSC is a wing of ____________.
Answer: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

Q15. Saraswat Bank is the largest lender in the co-operative space in India. What is the Motto of Saraswat Bank?
Answer: Service to the common man

QUIZ-30

Q1. Name the Indian Shooter who claimed a bronze medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol as India ended the Grand Prix of Liberation Plezn 2017 shooting championships in Czech Republic with seven medals.

(a) Jeetu Rai

(b) Deepa Malik

(c) Heena Sindhu

(d) Aparna Ghosh

(e) Rupali Tomer

Q2. Name the senior diplomat who has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to the Netherlands.

(a) Gopal Rangasami

(b) Venu Rajamony

(c) Kavitha Kalavathi

(d) S S Kamath

(e) Anirudh Bhattacharya

Q3. Name the fast bowler who is now the leading wicket-taker in Women’s ODIs, as per the recent ICC data.

(a) S.R. Taylor

(b) E. Bisht

(c) M. Kapp

(d) Jhulan Goswami

(e) A. Shrubsole

Q4. Name the newly appointed President of South Korea.

(a) Park Geun-hye

(b) Lee Myung-bak

(c) Roh Moo-hyun

(d) Kim Dae-jung

(e) Moon Jae-In

Q5. The Supreme Court has taken its first step towards becoming a paperless, digital court. The First Chief Justice of Supreme Court was _____________.

(a) Harilal J. Kania

(b) M. Patanjali Sastri

(c) Mehr Chand Mahajan

(d) Sudhi Ranjan Das

(e) Bijan Kumar Mukherjea

Q6. Presiding over a review meeting of the states affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has recently announced a new strategy against the Maoists which is named as ____________.

(a) SURAKSHA

(b) SABAL

(c) SAMADHAN

(d) VAJRA

(e) SAMARTHA

Q7. DIPAM has recently set up an Investor Facilitation Platform that will provide information about stocks of public sector units. What does 'I' stands for on DIPAM?

(a) Import

(b) Investment

(c) Income

(d) Investigation

(e) None of the given options is true

Q8. DIPAM is headed by ____________.

(a) Defense Minister

(b) Home Minister

(c) Parliament of India

(d) Finance Minister

(e) Agriculture Minister

Q9. The World Migratory Bird Day is observed every year on __________.

(a) 12 May

(b) 10 May

(c) 9 May

(d) 11 May

(e) 8 May

Q10. South Korea has recently got its new President. Its Currency is ______________.

(a) Krone

(b) Mon

(c) Won

(d) Rial

(e) Korean Dollar

Q11. Technology giant Oracle has launched its cloud computing service for India, which aims to support the government's GST rollout in July and plans to open data centers in the country. Oracle is ________ based company.

(a) South Korea

(b) USA

(c) Sweden

(d) UAE

(e) Australia

Q12. The theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2017 is _________________.

(a) Lets Bring them Back

(b) Save Birds and Save Our Future

(c) Helping Birds along the Way

(d) Their Future is Our Future – A Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People

(e) Conserving Colonial Birds - A step towards better future

Q13. Banking on the Government's drive to promote a cash-less economy, cashback portal Cashkaro.com has tied up with which of the following banks to launch card-linked offers as part of its loyalty programme for both offline and online shoppers.

(a) YES Bank

(b) SBI

(c) Axis Bank

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) HDFC Bank

Q14. What is the capital of South Korea?

(a) Incheon

(b) Pohang

(c) Seoul

(d) Pyongyang

(e) Hamhung

Q15. CEO and MD of Yes Bank is ______________.

(a) Ravi Krishan Takkar

(b) Rana Kapoor

(c) Sunil Mehta

(d) Shikha Pandey

(e) Yatendra Singh

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Heena Sindhu claimed a bronze medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol as India ended the Grand Prix of Liberation Plezn 2017 shooting championships in Czech Republic with seven medals.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Press Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee and senior diplomat Venu Rajamony has been appointed India’s Ambassador to the Netherlands. Rajamony will also be India’s Permanent Representative to the Organization for Prevention of Chemical Weapons based in The Hague and cover the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration and other international organizations based in the Netherland.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Jhulan Goswami, India’s fast bowler, is now the leading wicket-taker in Women’s ODIs, going past Australia’s Cathryn Fitzpatrick record of 180 wickets. Jhulan, the former India captain, achieved the feat during the ongoing Women’s Quadrangular Series in South Africa. She now has 181 wickets in 153 matches at an average of 21.76 with two five-wicket and 4 four-wicket hauls.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. South Korea's liberal leader Moon Jae-In took the oath as president, tasked with navigating the country out of rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear program and the risk of a rift with the United States. Moon Jae-In has replaced Park Geun-Hye.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Supreme Court has taken its first step towards becoming a paperless, digital court. The First Chief Justice of Supreme Court was Harilal Jekisundas Kania.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Presiding over a review meeting of the states affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced a new strategy against the Maoists—SAMADHAN.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Keen on creating more awareness about the forthcoming disinvestment issues, the Finance Ministry has set up an Investor Facilitation Platform that will provide information about stocks of public sector units. Set up by the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), the platform will be an interactive forum for all stakeholders, including investors, investment banks, law firms, public sector units and administrative ministries that are involved in stake sales.

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. DIPAM is headed by Finance Minister of India Mr. Arun Jaitley.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The World Migratory Bird Day is observed every year on 10 May. The theme of WMBD 2017 is “Their Future is Our Future – A Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People”.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. South Korea's liberal leader Moon Jae-In took the oath as president. The capital of South Korea is Seoul and its Currency is Won (KRW). 

S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Technology giant Oracle has launched its cloud computing service for India, which aims to support the government's GST rollout in July and plans to open data centers in the country. Oracle is USA based company.

S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The World Migratory Bird Day is observed every year on 10 May. The theme of WMBD 2017 is “Their Future is Our Future – A Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People”.

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Banking on the Government's drive to promote cash-less economy, cashback portal Cashkaro.com has tied up with YES Bank to launch card-linked offers as part of its loyalty programme for both offline and online shoppers.

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. The capital of South Korea is Seoul.

S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. CEO and MD of Yes Bank is Rana Kapoor. Headquarter of Yes Bank is in Mumbai. The tagline of Yes Bank is 'Experience our Expertise'.

AUIZ-29

Q1. Which country has committed an 'Official Development Assistance' (ODA) of 371.345 billion yen (about Rs 21,590 crore) under 2016-2017 for various infrastructure projects, including the dedicated freight corridor in India?
Answer: Japan

Q2. Kanha tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh has become the first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce a mascot of its own. The Mascot has been named as.................? 
Answer: Bhoorsingh the Barasingha

Q3. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has given the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Najib Tun Razak is present Prime Minister of-
Answer: Malaysia

Q4. Name the private sector bank, which has tied up with Wells Fargo (the third largest American bank by assets) to offer real-time remittances from the Indian diaspora to their relatives back home?
Answer: Axis Bank

Q5. The Indian Army has entered into an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) to objective of the agreement is to identify and enhance the critical technological areas that can be enhanced in the armed forces. Who is the present Chief of Army Staff?
Answer: General Bipin Rawat

Q6. 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

Q7. Who has won the India Open badminton championship 2017 in New Delhi?
Answer: P.V. Sindhu

Q8. 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

Q9. Which city, the 19th Commonwealth Forestry Conference (CFC) 2017 has been concluded?
Answer: Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Q10. Which player has won the Miami Open 2017 Singles title?
Answer: Roger Federer

Q11. Name the Cab aggregator that has integrated with Unified Payment Interface (UPI) to simplify digital payment options for its customers.
Answer: Ola

Q12. 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

Q13. Name the country that has topped in a doping violation report published by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for 2015.
Answer: Russia

Q14. 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

Q15. 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

QUIZ-28

Q1. Eminent personality Raees Khan died recently. He was famous ______________.

(a) Classical Singer

(b) Kathak Dancer

(c) Sitar Player

(d) Shehnai Player

(e) Music Director

Q2. Name the country that has been unanimously elected as the President of UN-Habitat, an organ of the United Nations Organization.

(a) China

(b) Chile

(c) Japan

(d) India

(e) Sri Lanka

Q3. Name the Database Company that has recently signed an MoU with the Government of Jharkhand to improve cloud-based citizen services and to make Jharkhand an attractive destination for start-ups.

(a) Microsoft

(b) Oracle

(c) IBM

(d) SAP

(e) QuickHeal

Q4. India's growth is expected to rebound to ________ percent in the 2017-18 fiscal and ________ percent in 2018-19 after disruptions caused by demonetization, as per the IMF (International Monetary Fund) report, respectively.

(a) 7.2 and 7.7

(b) 7.1 and 7.6

(c) 7.0 and 7.8

(d) 7.3 and 7.4

(e) 7.0 and 7.3

Q5. DIPP and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have recently signed an agreement to establish Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISC). What does 'I' stands for in DIPP?

(a) Integrated

(b) Information

(c) Import

(d) Industrial

(e) Investment

Q6. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has unveiled the logo and mascot of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar. The mascot is named as ____________.

(a) Olive Tortoise

(b) Olly Turtle

(c) King Kong Turtle

(d) Steady Turtle

(e) Purple Turtle

Q7. Which of the following sate has recently decided to gather a detailed data of every resident of the state and issue a sleek identity for every house?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Karnataka

(c) Haryana

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Himachal Pradesh

Q8. India's largest cab aggregator Ola has partnered with which of the following company to launch a range of integrated digital offerings to customers.

(a) Reliance Comm.

(b) Vodafone India

(c) TATA

(d) Idea

(e) Bharti Airtel

Q9. Name the Hollywood actor who has recently grabbed the first-ever Genderless Acting Award for the Best Actor category at the MTV Movie and TV Awards.

(a) Scarlett Johansson

(b) Johnny Depp

(c) Mila Kunis

(d) Emma Watson

(e) Jannifer Aniston

Q10. Who is the present Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

(a) Takehiko Nakao

(b) Ban Ki Moon

(c) Christine Lagarde

(d) Sung San Ki

(e) Adams Pattinson

Q11. Name the finance company that has recently launched India's first and the simplest life insurance product that can be bought at a point of sale (PoS).

(a) Edelweiss Tokio

(b) Modaraba Company

(c) Power Finance Corporation

(d) Shriram Transport Finance

(e) Centrum Finance

Q12. Heena Sindhu claimed a bronze medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol at the Grand Prix of Liberation Plezn 2017 shooting championships. The event was held in ______________.

(a) India

(b) Czech Republic

(c) Indonesia

(d) China

(e) Austria

Q13. Name the present Governor of Haryana.

(a) E. S. L. Narasimhan

(b) Padmanabha Acharya

(c) Banwarilal Purohit

(d) Kaptan Singh Solanki

(e) ‎Duvvuri Subbarao

Q14. The government has appointed Melwyn Rego as the new MD and CEO of which of the following banks?

(a) Syndicate Bank

(b) UCO Bank

(c) Allahabad Bank

(d) Dena Bank

(e) IDBI Bank

Q15. The government of Pakistan has recently approved the appointment of ________________ as Pakistan’s next high commissioner (Envoy) to India.

(a) Sohail Mahmood

(b) Abdul Basit

(c) Mohammad Amer

(d) Irrfan Khan

(e) Jalaan Kurmu

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. Legendary sitar player Ustad Raees Khan died. He was 77. He was reportedly diagnosed with an ailment and had been bedridden for quite some time. He breathed his last in Karachi.

S2. Ans.(d)

Sol. India has been unanimously elected as the President of UN-Habitat, an organ of the United Nations Organization. The UN-Habitat promotes socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements across the world. Since the UN-Habitat came into being in 1978, it is only the third time that India has been elected to lead this important organization after 2007 and 1988.

S3. Ans.(b)

Sol. The Government of Jharkhand and Oracle signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) intended to improve cloud-based citizen services and to make Jharkhand an attractive destination for start-ups.

S4. Ans.(a)

Sol. India's growth is expected to rebound to 7.2 percent in the 2017-18 fiscal and 7.7 percent in 2018-19 after disruptions caused by demonetization, as per the IMF (International Monetary Fund) report.

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have signed an agreement to establish Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISC).

S6. Ans.(b)

Sol. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has unveiled the logo and mascot of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships scheduled to be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from July 6 to 9, 2017. Mr. Patnaik also formally announced Bhubaneswar as the host for the sports event. The mascot, named Olly Turtle, depicts the Olive Ridley turtles as Odisha’s Gahirmatha beach is a prime mass nesting site for the endangered species.

S7. Ans.(c)

Sol. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has decided to gather a detailed data of every resident and issue a sleek identity for every house in Haryana. The objective of this two-month long data generating exercise, to be launched on June 15, 2017 is to get details of land holdings and status of facilities.

S8. Ans.(e)

Sol. India's largest cab aggregator Ola has partnered with Bharti Airtel to launch a range of integrated digital offerings to customers. As part of the partnership, Ola will integrate Airtel Payments bank to its app and Airtel will integrate Ola's mobile wallet Ola Money as a payment solution on Airtel website and MyAirtel app for mobile recharges and bill payments.

S9. Ans.(d)

Sol. Hollywood actor Emma Watson picked up the first-ever Genderless Acting Award for the Best Actor category for "Beauty and the Beast" at the MTV Movie and TV Awards.

S10. Ans.(c)

Sol. The present Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) is Christine Lagarde. IMF is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

S11. Ans.(a)

Sol. Edelweiss Tokio launched India's first and the simplest life insurance product that can be bought at a point of sale (PoS) has finally been launched. Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance has recently launched PoS Saral Nivesh the first product to be approved by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India's (IRDAI) guidelines on point of sale-life insurance products.

S12. Ans.(b)

Sol. Heena Sindhu claimed a bronze medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol as India ended the Grand Prix of Liberation Plezn 2017 shooting championships in Czech Republic with seven medals.

S13. Ans.(d)

Sol. CM of Haryana is Manohar Lal Khattar and Governor is Kaptan Singh Solanki. 

S14. Ans.(a)

Sol. The government of India has appointed Melwyn Rego as the new MD and CEO of Syndicate bank.

S15. Ans.(a)

Sol. The government of Pakistan has recently approved the appointment of Sohail Mahmood as Pakistan’s next high commissioner to India. Mahmood is a top diplomat of Pakistan and will replace the incumbent envoy to India Abdul Basit.