QUIZ-24
S1.(c)
Sol. The first portion of the railways’ long-awaited Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) will become operational by March 2018 between Ateli and Phulera. This will be a 190-km double track route a total of 380-km track length on the Western DFC, and the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) has already committed this to the railway ministry.
S2. (d)
Sol. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has organized a two day seminar on Bonded Labor 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. Chairperson of NHRC Justice H L Dattu has inaugurated the event while Union labor Minister BandaruDattatreya was the chief guest.
S3. (a)
Sol.In the United States, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has resigned over his contacts with Russia. Mr. Flynn was alleged to have discussed US sanctions with the Russian Ambassador before President Donald Trump took office. In his resignation letter, Mr. Flynn said he had inadvertently briefed the Vice-President elect and others with incomplete information regarding his phone calls with the Russian Ambassador.
S4. (e)
Sol. The first ever ITTF(International Table Tennis Federation) World Tour event in India begun at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex in New Delhi. The 1.5 lakh US dollar India Open also happens to be the biggest ever ITTF event in terms of prize money. But despite the rewards on offer, a majority of the top international table tennis stars have given the competition a miss. Overall, 80 players have confirmed their participation, 52 in the men's section and 28 in the women's section.
S5. (a)
Sol. Government’s premier think-tank NITI Aayog is preparing a model contract farming law to connect farmers with the food processing industry. “NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog is preparing a model contract farming law. That would connect farmers to the food processing industry,” NitiAayog Vice-Chairman ArvindPanagariya said in a Q&A on Budget 2017-18 on Facebook. Chairperson of NITI ayog is our honorable Prime Minister ShriNarendraModi.
S6. (b)
Sol. India’s first floating elementary school particularly for drop outs has been inaugurated on the Loktaklake at LangolsabiLeikai of ChampuKhangpok floating village in Manipur on the occasion of World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2017. The school named as Loktak Elementary floating School has been opened under an floating elementary school initiative of All Loktak Lake Fishermen’s Union, Manipur (ALLAFUM) with the support of NGO, People’s Resources Development Association (PRDA) under a program of Action Aid India.
S7. (d)
Sol. India's leading agri and FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods)company Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd has signed an agreement with Baba Ramdev-promoted PatanjaliAyurved Ltd for physical refining and packaging of edible oils. The agreement is valid initially for three years. As per the agreement, Ruchi Soya Industries would process the crude oil provided by PatanjaliAyurved and pack the refined oil as per their specifications.
S8. (b)
Sol. Housing finance firm CanFin Homes today said its promoter Canara Bank will divest up to 13.45 per cent stake in the company by the end of next month. “Canara Bank has informed the company that they have intimated RBI about their proposal to dilute their stake to 30 per cent by March 31, 2017,” CanFin Homes Ltd said.
S9. (d)
Sol. The AIADMK general secretary removed caretaker Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam from primary membership of the party and appointedEdapadi K. Palanisamy as legislature leader. Palaniswamy is expected to meet Tamil Nadu Governor VidyasagarRao later today and stake claim to form government.
S10. (c)
Sol. The Union Minister of State for labor and Employment BandaruDattatreya launched the National Career Service (NCS) for youths and JeevanbPraman facility to EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Office) pensioners through Post Offices at DakSadan in Hyderabad.
S11. (e)
Sol. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has selected two proposals for the development of Oxygen Recovery Technologies 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.
S12. (a)
Sol.Tejas Networks, maker of optical networking products, has filed draft papers with capital markets regulator SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) to raise funds through an initial public offering.
S13. (b)
Sol. After transforming the lives of villagers in PuttamrajuKandriga in Andhra Pradesh, Indian cricket icon and RajyaSabha MP Sachin Tendulkar is now set to adopt Donja in Osmanabad (Maharashtra) under the SansadAdarsh Gram Yojna.
S14. (a)
Sol. Netherland native Germaine de Randamie defeated Holly Holm by (7-3) to claim the UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion at the UFC 208 in Brooklyn, New York. The featherweight division was newly introduced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2016.
S15. (e)
Sol. Anil Ambani group’s 'Reliance Defense and Engineering' has inked a major contract with the U.S. Navy to provide repair and alteration services for ships of the Seventh Fleet. This would be the first instance of an Indian company, either public or private, providing logistical support to the U.S. military within Indian Territory.
Q1. The first portion of the railways' long-awaited Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) will become operational by March 2018 between Ateli and__________.
(a) Pilakhua
(b) Mangeri
(c) Phulera
(d) Mughalsarai
(e) None of the given options is true
Q2. 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?
(a) Justice J.S. Khehar
(b) Justice RanjanGogoi
(c) Justice R.K. Misra
(d) Justice H.L. Dattu
(e) Justice JastiChelameswar
Q3. 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.
(a) Michael Flynn
(b) Fumio Kishida
(c) Boby Jindal
(d) Santa Barbara
(e) Jim Carr
Q4. 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?
(a) 5.5 lakh US dollar
(b) 3 lakh US dollar
(c) 2.5 lakh US dollar
(d) 1 lakh US dollar
(e) 1.5 lakh US dollar
Q5. 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 among the following is Chairperson NITI ayog?
(a) ShriNarendraModi
(b) Shri V.K. Saraswat
(c) ShriBibekDebroy
(d) ArvindPanagariya
(e) None of the above options is true
Q6. 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___________.
(a) 1st February
(b) 2nd February
(c) 3rd February
(d) 4th February
(e) 5th February
Q7. 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.
(a) RasoyaProtiens Ltd
(b) Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd
(c) Vimal Oil and Foods Ltd
(d) Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd
(e) None of the above options is correct
Q8. A famous Housing finance firm said its promoter Canara Bank will divest up to 13.45 per cent stake in the company by the end of March 2017, recently. What is name of this firm?
(a) LIC Housing Finance
(b) CanFin Homes
(c) HDFC Home Loan
(d) HSBC Home Loan
(e) India Bulls Home Loan
Q9. The AIADMK general secretary removed caretaker Chief Minister O Panneerselvam from primary membership of the party and appointed a new person as legislature leader. Who is the newly appointed legislature leader of AIDMK?
(a) V.K. Sasikala
(b) Jaya Lalita
(c) V.N. Sudhakaran
(d) Edapadi K. Palanisamy
(e) S.K. Sadashivam
Q10. National Career Services (NCS) and JeevanPraman Facility for EPFO Pensioners has been Launched in Hyderabad Post Office, recently. It was launched by ___________.
(a) NarendraModi
(b) Pranab Mukherjee
(c) BandaruDattatreya
(d) Chandra Babu Naidu
(e) P.C. Dutta
Q11. 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?
(a) Carbon eliminating technology
(b) Ionized Chamber Technology
(c) None of the given options are correct
(d) Vacuum Space Technology
(e) Oxygen Recovery Technology
Q12. 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?
(a) Tejas Networks
(b) Kiran Networking Company
(c) Shaurya Networks
(d) A.K. Mitra Networks
(e) Sunrise Optics
Q13. 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 ____________.
(a) PuttamrajuKandrika
(b) Donja
(c) Vardotan
(d) Sohlwasa
(e) Akodara
Q14. 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.
(a) New York
(b) Florida
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Hawaii
(e) Alaska
Q15. 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.
(a) Mahindra Group
(b) Bharat Forge Ltd
(c) TATA Power
(d) Larsen and Toubro Ltd
(e) Reliance Defense and Engineering
SOLUTIONS
S1.(c)
Sol. The first portion of the railways’ long-awaited Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) will become operational by March 2018 between Ateli and Phulera. This will be a 190-km double track route a total of 380-km track length on the Western DFC, and the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) has already committed this to the railway ministry.
S2. (d)
Sol. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has organized a two day seminar on Bonded Labor 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. Chairperson of NHRC Justice H L Dattu has inaugurated the event while Union labor Minister BandaruDattatreya was the chief guest.
S3. (a)
Sol.In the United States, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has resigned over his contacts with Russia. Mr. Flynn was alleged to have discussed US sanctions with the Russian Ambassador before President Donald Trump took office. In his resignation letter, Mr. Flynn said he had inadvertently briefed the Vice-President elect and others with incomplete information regarding his phone calls with the Russian Ambassador.
S4. (e)
Sol. The first ever ITTF(International Table Tennis Federation) World Tour event in India begun at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex in New Delhi. The 1.5 lakh US dollar India Open also happens to be the biggest ever ITTF event in terms of prize money. But despite the rewards on offer, a majority of the top international table tennis stars have given the competition a miss. Overall, 80 players have confirmed their participation, 52 in the men's section and 28 in the women's section.
S5. (a)
Sol. Government’s premier think-tank NITI Aayog is preparing a model contract farming law to connect farmers with the food processing industry. “NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog is preparing a model contract farming law. That would connect farmers to the food processing industry,” NitiAayog Vice-Chairman ArvindPanagariya said in a Q&A on Budget 2017-18 on Facebook. Chairperson of NITI ayog is our honorable Prime Minister ShriNarendraModi.
S6. (b)
Sol. India’s first floating elementary school particularly for drop outs has been inaugurated on the Loktaklake at LangolsabiLeikai of ChampuKhangpok floating village in Manipur on the occasion of World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2017. The school named as Loktak Elementary floating School has been opened under an floating elementary school initiative of All Loktak Lake Fishermen’s Union, Manipur (ALLAFUM) with the support of NGO, People’s Resources Development Association (PRDA) under a program of Action Aid India.
S7. (d)
Sol. India's leading agri and FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods)company Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd has signed an agreement with Baba Ramdev-promoted PatanjaliAyurved Ltd for physical refining and packaging of edible oils. The agreement is valid initially for three years. As per the agreement, Ruchi Soya Industries would process the crude oil provided by PatanjaliAyurved and pack the refined oil as per their specifications.
S8. (b)
Sol. Housing finance firm CanFin Homes today said its promoter Canara Bank will divest up to 13.45 per cent stake in the company by the end of next month. “Canara Bank has informed the company that they have intimated RBI about their proposal to dilute their stake to 30 per cent by March 31, 2017,” CanFin Homes Ltd said.
S9. (d)
Sol. The AIADMK general secretary removed caretaker Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam from primary membership of the party and appointedEdapadi K. Palanisamy as legislature leader. Palaniswamy is expected to meet Tamil Nadu Governor VidyasagarRao later today and stake claim to form government.
S10. (c)
Sol. The Union Minister of State for labor and Employment BandaruDattatreya launched the National Career Service (NCS) for youths and JeevanbPraman facility to EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Office) pensioners through Post Offices at DakSadan in Hyderabad.
S11. (e)
Sol. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has selected two proposals for the development of Oxygen Recovery Technologies 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.
S12. (a)
Sol.Tejas Networks, maker of optical networking products, has filed draft papers with capital markets regulator SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) to raise funds through an initial public offering.
S13. (b)
Sol. After transforming the lives of villagers in PuttamrajuKandriga in Andhra Pradesh, Indian cricket icon and RajyaSabha MP Sachin Tendulkar is now set to adopt Donja in Osmanabad (Maharashtra) under the SansadAdarsh Gram Yojna.
S14. (a)
Sol. Netherland native Germaine de Randamie defeated Holly Holm by (7-3) to claim the UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion at the UFC 208 in Brooklyn, New York. The featherweight division was newly introduced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2016.
S15. (e)
Sol. Anil Ambani group’s 'Reliance Defense and Engineering' has inked a major contract with the U.S. Navy to provide repair and alteration services for ships of the Seventh Fleet. This would be the first instance of an Indian company, either public or private, providing logistical support to the U.S. military within Indian Territory.
