Sunday, 26 February 2017

QUIZ-26

QUIZ-26


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 _______________.
(a) Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy, Mines, Mr. PiyushGoyal
(b) Union steel minister, ChaudhuryBirendra Singh
(c) Union Science and Technology Minister, Mr. Harsh Vardhan
(d) Union home minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh
(e) President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee

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.
(a) 101
(b) 102
(c) 103
(d) 104
(e) 105

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 ________________.
(a) Berlin
(b) Monaco
(c) Athenes
(d) New York
(e) Washington D C

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.
(a) Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Malappuram
(c) Kollam
(d) Ernakulam
(e) Kannur

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 ________________.
(a) Good people to bank with
(b) Aapkabank,aapkedwaar
(c) A tradition of trust
(d) Trusted bank of India
(e) Other than given in the options

Q6. 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?
(a) Firm
(b) Fund
(c) Fertilizer
(d) Food
(e) Finance

Q7. 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?
(a) Park Geun-hye
(b) San Ki Sun
(c) Sun Chin Pi
(d) Hwang Kyo-ahn
(e) None of the given options is true

Q8. 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?
(a) R.P. Bansal
(b) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(c) Pawan Bajaj
(d) V.K. Sharma
(e) ManojAggarwal

Q9. 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.
(a) Moscow
(b) Geneva
(c) Washington D C
(d) New Delhi
(e) New York

Q10. 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?
(a) Operational
(b) Opportunities
(c) Official
(d) Online
(e) Open

Q11. India is among nine countries that will be part of a global health network focused on improving the quality of care for new mothers and babies and strengthen national efforts to end preventable deaths of pregnant women and newborns by ____________.
(a) 2020
(b) 2025
(c) 2030
(d) 2035
(e) 2040

Q12. National Crime Agency (NCA) of Britain has arrested two persons in connection with the spot-fixing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), recently. Where is the Headquarter of NCA?
(a) Geneva
(b) New York
(c) London
(d) Paris
(e) Brussels

Q13. Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata), the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing company, wholly owned by Mubadala Development Company  and Reliance Defense Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on advanced aerospace manufacturing capabilities between India and ______________.
(a) The USA
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) The UAE
(e) Iran

Q14.  Bharat Electronics unveiled its new communication network, BELCOMNET, for the Defense/Paramilitary forces and export market. BELCOMNET, designed and developed by BEL, is a V/UHF secure voice communication network with user specific encryption algorithm. Who is the newly appointed Director (HR) of BEL?
(a) Mr. M V Gowtama
(b) Mr. R N Bagdalkar 
(c) Mr. P J Balakrishnan
(d) Mr.Bal Chandra
(e) Mr. C S Khurana

Q15. Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL), the defense arm of Kalyani Group, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to incorporate a joint venture company (JVC) in India. The MoU was signed in ______________ at Aero India, by Joseph Weiss
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Mysore
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Mangalore
(e) Hyderabad

SOLUTIONS


S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan will inaugurate the International Conference on NexGen Technologies for Mining and Fuel Industries in New Delhi today. The three day conference will cover areas like Innovative mining technology for sustainable development and advances in mine design mine planning recent advancement in drilling and blasting. The conference, organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry will take place at VigyanBhawan.

S2.  Ans. (d)
Sol. In a momentous occasion for Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) as well as India, a record 104 satellites was launched today from the spaceport of Sriharikota of Andhra Pradesh. India now becomes the first country to script history after launching the 104 satellites in a single rocket named PSLV-C37. ISRO already an achiever of extraordinary feats has outdone itself and Russia which previously held the record for the most satellites launched in a single mission- which is 37 – in 2014.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Usain Bolt and Simone Biles claimed the top accolades at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco. 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. Britain's Rachel Atherton won the action sportsperson of the year award for her downhill mountain biking feats. Leicester City won the spirit of sport award for winning the Premier League. Atherton, 29, became the first rider in history tocomplete a perfect downhill World Cup season and then won a fourth World Championship title a week later.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The International Coin Fair inaugurated at Kanakakunnu Palace in Thiruvananthapuram, 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). The exhibition has been organized to showcase more than 2,500 coins from around 500 regions including those from the time of empires and princely states.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The government has allocated Rs125 crore as "capital infusion into corporate entity for India Post Payments Bank" and Rs375 crore as "grant-in-aid to India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)", as per output-outcome framework for schemes during 2017-18. The government has allocated Rs 500 crore to India Post Payments Bank for the financial year 2017-18 as it gears up to set up 650 branches across the country by September 2017.

S6. Ans.(e)
Ans. International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has teamed up with Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) to conduct training programs for Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs). The training programs will be on 'movable asset financing' and 'commercial credit reporting'. For this purpose, two engagement letters have been signed between IFC and FIDC, a representative body for NBFCs, especially those engaged in asset financing. Jun Zhang, IFC India Country Head and Raman Aggarwal, Chairman of FIDC were the signatories to the engagement letters at an event held at IFC's office in the capital.

S7. Ans.(d)
Ans. Malaysian authorities are searching for suspects as they investigate the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother. Kim Jong-nam died after an apparent poison attack in the airport in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday. His body is undergoing an autopsy. Few official details have been released. South Korea's acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn said if North Korea was found to be responsible, it would show its "brutality and inhumane nature".

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. United Bank of India plans to strengthen its presence in the southern and western parts of India, where it is weak at present, Pawan Bajaj, Managing Director and Chief Executive of UBI, said. Speaking to select reporters after inaugurating the 2018th branch of the bank at Kovaipudur in Coimbatore, he said “We plan to add another 35 branches before the close of this fiscal, including three link centers (which would function like a regional office) at Indore, Agra and Ludhiana.”

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. India is among six nations participating in a conference on Afghanistan’s future in Moscow on Wednesday, two months after Russia hosted a similar conference with only China and Pakistan. After India and particularly Afghanistan objected to being cut out of the discussion, Moscow agreed to expand its ambit, announcing a six-nation conference of Russia, India, Iran, Pakistan, China and Afghanistan.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. IDFC Asset Management Company launched an open-ended fixed income fund named Credit Opportunities Fund in Mumbai which is expected to raise the revenue of the company in the range of Rs 300 crore-500 crore within the NFO period itself.

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. India is among nine countries that will be part of a global health network focused on improving the quality of care for new mothers and babies and strengthen national efforts to end preventable deaths of pregnant women and newborns by 2030.

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. National Crime Agency (NCA) of Britain has arrested two persons in connection with the spot-fixing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were later released on bail. The Headquarter of NCA is in London, United Kingdom.

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata), the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing company, wholly owned byMubadala Development Company of the UAE, and Reliance Defense Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on advanced aerospace manufacturing capabilities between India and the UAE (United Arab Emirates).  

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol.  Bharat Electronics Ltd unveiled its new communication network, BELCOMNET  for the Defense/Paramilitary forces and export market. BELCOMNET, designed and developed by BEL, is a V/UHF secure voice communication network with user specific encryption algorithm.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL), the defense arm of Kalyani Group, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to incorporate a joint venture company (JVC) in India. The MoU was signed in Bengaluru at Aero India, by Joseph Weiss, IAI’s President and CEO and Baba Kalyani, Chairman, Kalyani Group. As part of the MoU, IAI and KSSL aim to expand their presence in the Indian defense market and to build, market, and manufacture specific air defense systems and ground-to-ground and ground-to-sea munitions.

Saturday, 25 February 2017

BONE MARROW.. జీవన్మరణ పోరాటం.. కబళిస్తున్న బోన్ మారో.. మానవత్వం కోసం ఎద...

Daily GK Update 25th February, 2017

 Daily GK Update 25th February, 2017


India, ADB ink $375 mn loan pact for industrial corridor
i. India and ADB have signed USD 375 million pact for loans and grants to develop 800 km Visakhapatnam—Chennai Industrial Corridor, which is the first phase of a planned 2,500-km East Coast Economic Corridor. 
ii. ADB had approved USD 631 million in loans and grants for the industrial corridor, last September, 2016. It approved loans comprising a USD 500 million multitranche facility to build key infrastructure in the four main centers along the corridor — Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Amaravati, and Yerpedu—Srikalahasti in Andhra Pradesh.

India clears Rs 17,000-crore mega missile deal with Israel
i. A Rs 17,000 crore deal has been cleared by the government for jointly developing with Israel a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) for the Indian army.
ii. The project will be implemented by the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israeli Aircraft Industry (IAI). The MR-SAM, a land-based version of the long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) for the navy, will have a strike range of up 70 km. The deal envisages 40 firing units and around 200 missiles.

 India, Bangladesh ink MoU for development of Sylhet city 
 i. India and Bangladesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sustainable development of Sylhet city with financial aid from India. Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Sylhet City Corporation CEO Enamul Habib signed the tripartite agreement in Sylhet, a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh.
ii. Under the MoU, three projects are considered i.e construction of a five-storeyed Kindergarten & High School Building, a six-storeyed Cleaner Colony Building and Development of Dhupa Dighipar area -will be implemented with Taka 24.28 crore.

 Rajasthan 2nd largest crude oil producer in country
i. Rajasthan has become the second largest crude oil producer in the country after the offshore field Bombay High.
 ii. Mr. Kalyan Singh, Governor of Rajasthan stated that oilfields in the state were producing nearly 90 lakh tones oil annually, which is 24% of the total domestic crude oil production.


AYUSH Minister to inaugurate the World Integrated Medicine Forum on Regulation of Homeopathic Medicine
i. The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the World Integrated Medicine Forum on Regulation of Homeopathic Medicinal Products- National and Global strategies in New Delhi.
ii. The two day event that concluded was organized by Ministry of AYUSH and Central Council for Research in Homeopathy (CCRH).
iii. The first-of-its-kind forum is expected to increase the perception of the international world towards India as a key player in the progress of the homeopathy drug industry.

Dena Bank rolls out RFID-enabled cards to serve valued clients better
i. Dena Bank has introduced Radio Frequency Identification Card (RFID) enabled banking cards whereby a branch manager can identify a valued client entering a branch with the card. 
ii. Once the client enters the branch, complete information about customers will pop up on the manager’s desktop.

Gorb, Ola form tie up
i. Food technology company Gorb has partnered with cab aggregator Ola to offer food to consumers at discounted rates in Mumbai. 
ii. As per the deal, Ola riders will receive a code via SMS and mail every time they book a cab, which can be availed on the Gorb app or website to order food.
iii. The offer, valid till April 30, 2017 will provide a discount of Rs. 100 on a minimum order value of Rs. 200. Launched in 2016, Gorb is a food-tech startup with a tagline ‘Jaisa Mood Waisa Food’.

FDI inflow zooms 18% to USD 46 billion in 2016: DIPP
i. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India grew 18% during 2016 to touch $46 billion, data released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). The country attracted FDI of $39.32 billion in 2015.
ii. The main sectors which attracted the highest foreign inflows include services, telecom, trading, computer hardware and software and automobile.

Government ropes in Shilpa Shetty as Swachh Bharat brand ambassador
i. The government has roped in actress Shilpa Shetty as a brand ambassador for the Indian government's cleanliness initiative Swachh Bharat Mission.
ii. She will feature in TV and radio campaigns aimed at discouraging people from littering on roads.



Former CM T R Zeliang appointed Finance Advisor to Nagaland government
i. Former Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang was appointed as Finance Advisor to the state government in the rank of a cabinet minister. 
ii. Zeliang, appointed by the Governor P B Acharya, will receive the pay and allowances and all other facilities admissible to a cabinet minister.


 Motherson Sumi’s Vivek Sehgal bags EY’s ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award
i. Vivek Chaand Sehgal of Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd (MSSL) has been awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 award by assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services firm Ernest Young (EY). Sehgal will now represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Monte Carlo from June 7 to 11, 2017.
ii. Infosys Co-founder Nandan Nilekani was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) — the Aadhaar initiative.

ISSF World Cup: Pooja Ghatkar clinches bronze
i. In International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), Indian shooter Pooja Ghatkar secured India’s first medal in New Delhi. She finished third in the 10 meter Air Rifle event. Ghatkar clinched bronze with a score of 228.8 in the final round. 
ii. China’s Mengyao Shi secured gold with a score of 252.1 - setting a new world record in the event.
iii. The silver went to China’s Lijie Dong for a score of 248.9.

QUIZ-25

QUIZ-25

Q1. Prakash Utsav or Prakash Parv has been celebrated across the country on 05th January 2017. Name the city, which is the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru. 
Answer: Patna, Bihar

Q2. Nine-member government panel formed to make recommendations for bringing out a comprehensive National Sports Development Code across all disciplines. This committee headed by................?
Answer: Injeti Srinivas

Q3. Mobile commerce and payments company Paytm has got the final permission to open a payments bank by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Payments bank will initially be restricted to holding a maximum balance of how much amount per individual customer?
Answer: Rs 100,000 per individual customer

Q4. The Bank of India (BOI) has reduced its interest rates on retail loans, including home and vehicle loan recently. The bank earlier reduced its minimum lending rates or marginal cost of funds based lending rates (MCLR) by up to 90 basis points. Where is the headquarter of BOI?
Answer: Mumbai

Q5. Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza won the 2017 Brisbane International women's doubles title recently with her partner
Answer: Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Q6. Who has been named as the Coach of the Year at the FIFA Football Awards 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland. 
Answer: Claudio Ranieri

Q7. Allaying fears of a slowdown following demonetization, the country's industrial production grew __________ in November 2016, compared to a contraction of 3.4% in November of the year 2015.
Answer: 5.7%

Q8. Who has been appointed as Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA ) president, recently?
Answer: Ashish Shelar

Q9. In Which city Consulate General of India has announced a launch of the 'Diplomats Cricket Championship Cup' in association with the Skyline University College recently?
Answer: Dubai

Q10. Global unemployment is expected to rise by 3.4 million in 2017 despite a likely modest pick-up in economic growth at 3.4% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018, against a six-year low of 3.1% in 2016, says a new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Where is the headquarter of International Labour Organization (ILO)?
Answer: Geneva, Switzerland

Q11. Gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva has retired from competition aged just 19, Kudryavtseva won 13 world championships from 2013 to 2015. She is belong to which country?
Answer: Russia

Q12. Which country has successfully sent three satellites into space in its first commercial mission using an updated version of the low-cost Kuaizhou-1A rocket, amidst the Communist giant's determined bid to expand its ambitious space programme?
Answer: China

Q13. Who has been appointed as the new director of West Indies cricket team? 
Answer: Jimmy Adams

Q14. To honour Swami Vivekananda, National Youth Day is celebrated every year on January 12. It is being organised since-
Answer: 1985

Q15. India has announced how much Line of Credit to Kenya for agricultural mechanisation after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta?
Answer: $100 million

QUIZ-25

QUIZ-25

Q1. Who has been selected for 2016 Vyas Samman for his novel "Kaatna Shami Ka Vriksha Padma Pankhuri Ki Dhar Se"?
(a) Akash Pandey
(b) Vishwanath Tripathi
(c) Sunita Jain
(d) Kamal Kishore Goyenka
(e) Surendra Verma

Q2. There are 75 small operational airports in the country, and this number will increase to over 125 with the successful implementation of UDAN the new scheme through which the government hopes to make flying viable to Tier II and III cities. UDAN stands for-
(a) Ude Dosti ka Aam Nagrik
(b) Ude Desh ka Aahaar Nagrik
(c) Ude Desh ka Aam National
(d) Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik
(e) None of the given options is true

Q3. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau Initially; they have been appointments for ____________ year period.
(a) one year
(b) two year
(c) three year
(d) four year
(e) five year

Q4. Union Human Resource Development Ministry has stated that to avail benefit under the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for College and University students, applicants will now have to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar card or undergo Aadhaar authentication. Who is the present Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister?
(a) Jayant Sinha
(b) Prakash Javadekar
(c) Santosh Gangwar
(d) Ajay Tamta
(e) Smriti Zubin Irani 

Q5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the gold loan limit for RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) to ___________ from the current Rs 1 lakh to help the farmers and artisans have access to credit who are willing to pledge gold as collateral.
(a) Rs. 2, 00,000
(b) Rs. 5, 00,000
(c) Rs. 10, 00,000
(d) Rs. 15, 00,000
(e) Rs. 3, 00,000

Q6. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched __________ appeal to help two million acutely malnourished children across Sudan including hundreds of thousands living in conflict areas.
(a) US $110 million
(b) US $3010 million
(c) US $2015 million
(d) US $520 million
(e) US $1000 million

Q7. India has been ranked 143 out of 186 economies in the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017 released by US based Think Tank, The Heritage Foundation. Which country has topped the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017?
(a) Denmark
(b) Hong Kong
(c) Singapore
(d) New Zealand
(e) Norway

Q8. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh has inaugurated the Indian Seed Congress 2017 in-
(a) New Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
(e) Patna

Q9. Who has/have been appointed as the new executive director of Bank of India?
(a) Atanu Kumar Das 
(b) Neelam Damodaran
(c) K Swaminathan
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) Both (a) and (c)

Q10. The Bihar cabinet has cleared an amendment in the state prohibition law, after which bureaucrats, judges or magistrates caught drinking anywhere in the world will be punished. Who is the present Chief Minister of Bihar?
(a) Vashishtha Narayan Singh
(b) Jitan Ram Manjhi
(c) Ram Vilas Paswan
(d) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(e) Nitish Kumar

Q11. India's only live volcano+ in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has started spewing smoke and lava again. After lying dormant for 150 years, Barren Island volcano was erupted in-
(a) 1951
(b) 1961
(c) 1971
(d) 1981
(e) 1991

Q12. The Indian Navy's second sailboat ___________ was inducted into service at a ceremony in Goa.
(a) Durgam
(b) Aishwarya
(c) Subhashini
(d) Tarini
(e) None of the given options is true

Q13. Name the General Managers of BCCI, who has resigned from his post citing his age as a “reason”? 
(a) Vinod Rai
(b) Anurag Thakur
(c) RP Shah
(d) S k Singh
(e) None of the given options is true

Q14. Which among the following states has inked an MoU with Microsoft India to leverage cloud technologies to drive the state’s digital ambitions?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Jharkhand
(e) Kerala

Q15. The Indian Women's team has won silver at the Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy tournament at-
(a) Beijing, China
(b) New Delhi, India
(c) Manila, Philippines
(d) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(e) Vientiane, Laos

Solutions

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Renowned Hindi litterateur and playwright Surendra Verma has been selected for 2016 Vyas Samman for his novel Kaatna Shami Ka Vriksha Padma Pankhuri Ki Dhar Se. This novel was published in the year 2010. Mr Verma would be presented a cash prize of Rs. 3.50 lakh a citation and a logo for the prestigious award instituted by K K Birla Foundation.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. There are 75 small operational airports in the country, and this number will increase to over 125 with the successful implementation of UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) the new scheme through which the government hopes to make flying viable to Tier II and III cities.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau Initially; they have been appointments for a three-year period.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Human Resource Development Ministry has stated that to avail benefit under the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for College and University students, applicants will now have to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar card or undergo Aadhaar authentication. Prakash Javadekar is the present Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister. 

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has increased the gold loan limit for RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) to Rs 2 lakh from the current Rs 1 lakh to help the farmers and artisans have access to credit who are willing to pledge gold as collateral. The limit has been doubled for the loans not exceeding 12 months from the date of sanction. Besides, the facility will be available with bullet repayment scheme. 

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a $110 million appeal to help two million acutely malnourished children across Sudan including hundreds of thousands living in conflict areas. Sudan is home to around 13% of all children suffering from acute malnutrition across Africa. Two million children under five in Sudan are acutely malnourished. 

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. India has been ranked 143 out of 186 economies in the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017 released by US based Think Tank, The Heritage Foundation. The Index measures the degree of economic freedom in the countries of the world. Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand are the top three nations in the Index respectively. 

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the Indian Seed Congress 2017 in Kolkata. The theme of Seed Congress is 'Seed of Joy'. The theme is in line with vision of PM Modi government to bring happiness and prosperity in the lives of farmers by doubling their farm income by 2022.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau. Neelam Damodharan and Atanu Kumar Das have been appointed as EDs in Bank of India. Damodharan is General Manager in Bank of Baroda and Das is GM in Vijaya Bank. 

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Officials of Bihar, which went dry 10 months ago, cannot drink outside the state or even abroad, in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's new rule. The Bihar cabinet has cleared an amendment in the state prohibition law, after which bureaucrats, judges or magistrates caught drinking anywhere in the world will be punished.

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. India’s only live volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which had started showing activity in the year 1991 after being dormant for over 150 years has once again started spewing ash, the researchers at Goa based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has reported. 

S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Indian Navy's second sailboat 'Tarini' was inducted into service at a ceremony in Goa. 

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. RP Shah, one of the three General Managers of BCCI, has resigned from his post citing his age as a “reason”. Shah was the General Manager (Commercial) and was considered to be one of the big decision makers in board’s commercial interest.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Jharkhand government and Microsoft India has inked an MoU to leverage cloud technologies to drive the state’s digital ambitions. The MoU will support the state government to explore cloud, machine learning and mobile based solutions to improve citizen services and provide better facilities in the fields of education and agriculture. The MoU was signed at the ‘Momentum Jharkhand: Global Investors’ Summit & Trade Exhibition’. Jharkhand government has been using an advanced IT infrastructure to provide citizen services and driving technology led programmes like Skill India and Digital India.

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Indian Women's team won a silver at the Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy tournament at Vientiane, Laos. A total of seven countries from across Asia including South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, India and hosts Laos vied for top honours in the tournament.

QUIZ-25

QUIZ-25

Q1. Which company has in collaboration with the Karnataka Directorate of Education, have launched a pilot project to promote digital education in schools in Chitradurga, Karnataka?
Answer: Vedanta

Q2. Name the private sector banks, which has helped at Kanyakumari district in southern Tamil Nadu have introduced digital wallets and PoS to enable their devotees pay donations recently?
Answer: HDFC Bank

Q3. Which North-Eastern state has signed an MOU with NDDB to promote dairy development, recently? 
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

Q4. Anjani Portland Cement has commissioned a 16-mega watt (MW) coal-based captive power plant at its cement unit in-
Answer: Telangana

Q5. The Indian hockey team captain ______________ has become a member of International Hockey Federation Athletes' Committee.
Answer: PR Sreejesh

Q6. Which company has signed a non-binding MoU with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd and Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd for takeover of Chhabra Thermal Power Plant Stage-I?
Answer: NTPC

Q7. Allaying fears of a slowdown following demonetization, the country's industrial production grew __________ in November 2016, compared to a contraction of 3.4% in November of the year 2015.
Answer: 5.7%

Q8. Who has been appointed as Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA ) president, recently?
Answer: Ashish Shelar

Q9. In Which city Consulate General of India has announced a launch of the 'Diplomats Cricket Championship Cup' in association with the Skyline University College recently?
Answer: Dubai

Q10. Global unemployment is expected to rise by 3.4 million in 2017 despite a likely modest pick-up in economic growth at 3.4% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018, against a six-year low of 3.1% in 2016, says a new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Where is the headquarter of International Labour Organization (ILO)?
Answer: Geneva, Switzerland

Q11. Name the Company, which has sells land parcel to Wadhwa Group for Rs. 190 crore?
Answer: Pepsico

Q12. Airtel Payments Bank the first payments bank started its nationwide operations recently, with an initial investment of-
Answer: Rs.3000 Crore

Q13. Fourth International Kite Festival has begins in which city- 
Answer: New Delhi

Q14. The harvest festival of Magh Bihu was celebrated across which of the following states recently?
Answer: Assam

Q15. The United States has announced the end of a 20-year economic embargo on _____________, lifting trade and financial sanctions in an effort to foster ties with the Sudanese government. 
Answer: Sudan