QUIZ-1
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has synchronized its 15 MW solar plant at Bellampally in Telangana, thereby taking the Tata Power's total installed operating capacity past 10, 500 MW mark. The company has won the project in the Phase 1 bidding process in Telangana, and its commissioning is in keeping with the conditions and timelines in the PPA.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The ninth BRICS Summit will be held in China's Xiamen city from September 3 to 5, 2017. The theme of this year's event is 'BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future'.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Centre and the state of Sikkim has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) for operational improvement of the state’s power distribution department. Andhra Pradesh is the first state to join UDAY scheme.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Kerala government will launch the country’s first sex offenders registry which will contain all identification details of sex offenders and would be kept in public domain. A comprehensive victim relief fund will be set-up by the state government to provide interim relief for victims of sex crimes, both children and adults.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Bank of Japan is the central bank of Japan. The Bank is often called Nichigin for short. It has its headquarters in Tokyo.
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) celebrated 74th Central Excise Day on 24th February in New Delhi. CBEC is the single largest contributor to the national exchequer with the collection of Rs 8,50,000crore a year.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Global payments network Visa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh government to help transform Vishakhapatnam into India's first 'less cash' city. This initiative is designed to provide the foundation for the city to emerge as India's 'Fintech Valley'.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Kenneth J. Arrow, one of the most brilliant economic minds of the 20th century and, at 51, the youngest economist ever to win a Nobel, died at his home in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 95. He was the joint winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics with John Hicks in 1972.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. China for the first time became Germany’s most important trading partner in 2016, overtaking the United States. The USA fell back to third place behind France in the data shown recently. German imports from and exports to China rose to 170 billion euros ($180 billion) in 2016, Federal Statistics Office figures reviewed by Reuters showed.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Rs 17,000 croredeal has been cleared by the government for jointly developing with Israel a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) for the army, reflecting India's fast-growing defense ties with the Jewish nation. The project will be implemented by the DRDO (Defense Research and Development Organization) and Israeli Aircraft Industry (IAI).
Q1. Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has synchronized its 15 MW solar plant in which of the following Indian States, recently?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Telangana
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Jharkhand
Q2. The ninth BRICS Summit will be held in China's Xiamen city from September 3 to 5, 2017. What is the theme of BRICS Summit 2017?
(a) Together for sustainable development
(b) Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future
(c) A step towards better Future
(d) Together leading the future
(e) None of the above themes are true
Q3. The Centre and the state of Sikkim has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) for operational improvement of the state’s power distribution department, recently. Which of the following Indian State has joined UDAY Scheme for the first time?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Telangana
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Bihar
(e) Assam
Q4. Which of the following state government has recently launched the country’s first sex offender’s registry which will contain all identification details of sex offenders and would be kept in public domain?
(a) Haryana
(b) Punjab
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Kerala
(e) Assam
Q5. India signed an agreement with Japan on enhancing railway safety in the Indian Railways with focus on railway track and rolling stock safety, recently. What is the name of the central bank of Japan?
(a) People's bank of Japan
(b) The Japanese Bank
(c) Bank of Japan
(d) Reserve bank of Japan
(e) Central bank of Japan
Q6. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) celebrated 74th Central Excise Day in New Delhi, recently. Central Excise Day is observed on ________.
(a) 16th February
(b) 18th February
(c) 20th February
(d) 22nd February
(e) 24th February
Q7. Global payments network VISA has signed anMoU with which Indian state to help in transforming its one of the city into India's first 'less-cash' city, recently?
(a) Assam
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) Bihar
Q8. Nobel-Winning person Kenneth J. Arrow died at the age of 95 years recently. He won Nobel Prize in the field of ___________ in year _____, respectively.
(a) Economics, 1972
(b) Mathematics, 1983
(c) Literature, 1992
(d) Physics, 1968
(e) Peace, 1963
Q9. Name the country that became Germany’s most important trading partner in 2016 recently, overtaking The United States of America.
(a) Russia
(b) France
(c) Japan
(d) China
(e) India
Q10. Rs 17,000 crore mega deal has been cleared by the government of India with Israel for developing which type of missiles system for Indian Army?
(a) Short-range Air-to-surface missile
(b) Air-launched ballistic missile
(c) Medium-range surface-to-air missile
(d) Long range Surface-to-surface missile
(e) Medium range Air to surface missile
ANSWERS
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has synchronized its 15 MW solar plant at Bellampally in Telangana, thereby taking the Tata Power's total installed operating capacity past 10, 500 MW mark. The company has won the project in the Phase 1 bidding process in Telangana, and its commissioning is in keeping with the conditions and timelines in the PPA.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The ninth BRICS Summit will be held in China's Xiamen city from September 3 to 5, 2017. The theme of this year's event is 'BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future'.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Centre and the state of Sikkim has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) for operational improvement of the state’s power distribution department. Andhra Pradesh is the first state to join UDAY scheme.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Kerala government will launch the country’s first sex offenders registry which will contain all identification details of sex offenders and would be kept in public domain. A comprehensive victim relief fund will be set-up by the state government to provide interim relief for victims of sex crimes, both children and adults.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Bank of Japan is the central bank of Japan. The Bank is often called Nichigin for short. It has its headquarters in Tokyo.
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) celebrated 74th Central Excise Day on 24th February in New Delhi. CBEC is the single largest contributor to the national exchequer with the collection of Rs 8,50,000crore a year.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Global payments network Visa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh government to help transform Vishakhapatnam into India's first 'less cash' city. This initiative is designed to provide the foundation for the city to emerge as India's 'Fintech Valley'.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Kenneth J. Arrow, one of the most brilliant economic minds of the 20th century and, at 51, the youngest economist ever to win a Nobel, died at his home in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 95. He was the joint winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics with John Hicks in 1972.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. China for the first time became Germany’s most important trading partner in 2016, overtaking the United States. The USA fell back to third place behind France in the data shown recently. German imports from and exports to China rose to 170 billion euros ($180 billion) in 2016, Federal Statistics Office figures reviewed by Reuters showed.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Rs 17,000 croredeal has been cleared by the government for jointly developing with Israel a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) for the army, reflecting India's fast-growing defense ties with the Jewish nation. The project will be implemented by the DRDO (Defense Research and Development Organization) and Israeli Aircraft Industry (IAI).
