Q1. 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?
(a) Sahara Kits
(b) Saathiya Resource Kits
(c) Mamta Resource Kits
(d) Madad Kit
(e) Umeed Resource Kit
Q2. Astronomers of NASA have discovered seven Earth-like Exoplanets, recently. Name of this Exoplanet system is _____________.
(a) TRAPPIST-1
(b) UX TAURI A
(c) PSR B-1620
(d) MOA-192 B
(e) GOLDILOCKS
Q3. The WTO's trade facilitation agreement, which seeks to ease customs norms, came into effect with its two-third members ratifying the pact, recently. Director-General of WTO is ________________ and its Headquarter is in _________________, respectively.
(a) Karl Brauner, New York
(b) Yonov Frederick Agah, Brussels
(c) Roberto Azevêdo, Geneva
(d) David Shark, Paris
(e) Yi Xiaozhun, Washington DC
Q4. In the recent list of ICC women’s' ranking India’s one day captain Mithali Raj and batter Harmanpreet Kaur were placed on 2nd and 10th positions, respectively. Name the First Rank holder in the list.
(a) Amy Satterthwaite
(b) Suzie Bates
(c) Ellyse Perry
(d) Meg Lanning
(e) Katherine Brunt
Q5. The country's largest telecom services provider, Bharti Airtel (Airtel) has recently acquired a telecom service provider company. What is the name of that company?
(a) MTS India
(b) Telenor India
(c) Tata DoCoMo
(d) RCom
(e) None of the given options are true
Q6. The Karnataka bank was the winner in ‘Best financial inclusion initiatives (small bank)’ category in ‘IBA-Banking Technology’ awards held recently. The IBA- Banking Technology award was held in _____________.
(a) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Chennai
(d) Bangalore
(e) Hyderabad
Q7. Cabinet has recently approved MoU between India and ______________ for promotion and development of cooperation in civil aviation security in India.
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) Australia
(d) France
(e) Sri Lanka
Q8. The Third National Biodiversity Congress (NBC) 2017 was held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, recently. What was the theme of NBC, 2017?
(a) Preserve Biodiversity for sustainable Development
(b) Grow with Biodiversity Sustainably
(c) Biodiversity is our future asset
(d) Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Sustainable Development
(e) None of the above themes are correct
Q9. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu unveiled a new Express train for common man Equipped with cushioned seats, aluminium composite panels, and LED lights, with specially designed colorful coaches, recently. Name of that Express train is ___________.
(a) Tejas Express
(b) Antyodaya Express
(c) Uday Express
(d) Humsafar Express
(e) None of the given options are true
Q10. _______________ based non-banking finance company Microfinance institution Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. has launched an instant loan approval at a village near Bassi in Jaipur district, Rajasthan, recently.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Gandhinagar
(e) Patna
Q11. Name the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jasper Infotech-owned digital payments platform FreeCharge who has recently resigned from his post.
(a) Govind Rajan
(b) N Krishnamurthy
(c) Gopal Nath Chitra
(d) Binny Bansal
(e) P L Saxena
Q12. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced that India will be hosting the Combined World Cup for shooting in 2019 during the meeting held in New Delhi, recently. Who is the President of NRAI?
(a) Roop Kumar Singh
(b) Amrinder Chauhan
(c) Jeet Singh
(d) Abhinav Bindra
(e) Raninder Singh
Q13. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the IoT Acceleration Consortium (ITAC) to collaborate to address digital technology shifts, recently. ITAC is ______________ based company.
(a) Australia
(b) France
(c) China
(d) Japan
(e) The USA
Q14. Name the Person who has been appointed as the chairman of TATA Group's Indian Hotels, recently.
(a) Ratan Tata
(b) N Chandrashekaran
(c) Rajesh Gopinathan
(d) V Ramakrishnan
(e) Binni Rawal
Q15. Cabinet approved signing of Air Services Agreement between India and Greece, recently. What is the currency of Greece?
(a) Grecian Pound
(b) Dollar
(c) Euro
(d) Dinar
(e) None of the given options are true
ANSWERS
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Health Secretary C.K. Mishra has launched "Saathiya Resource Kits" that will provide information on adolescent related issues such as puberty and mental health, among others. The resource kit comprises of an Activity Book, Bhranti-Kranti Game, a Question-Answer Saathiya Kits Book and a Peer Educator Diary.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to have liquid water. This exoplanet system is called TRAPPIST-1, named for The Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST) in Chile.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. The WTO's trade facilitation agreement, which seeks to ease customs norms, came into effect from with its two-thirds members ratifying the pact. The TFA, which has been ratified by India, will give a boost to the global trade, which has been impacted due to slowdown in the world economy. The WTO's current Director-General is Roberto Azevêdo who leads a staff of over 600 people in Geneva, Switzerland.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. India’s one day captain Mithali Raj and top batter Harmanpreet Kaur were placed 2nd and 10th in the ICC batswomen’s rankings released after the World Cup qualifier that ended recently. Meg Lanning of Australia leads the charts with 804 points while Raj with 733 points is second in the list. Harmanpreet, known for her towering sixes has 574 points.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The country's largest telecom services provider, Bharti Airtel (Airtel) has officially announced that it will acquire Telenor India. Although both the companies did not disclose the deal size, internal sources from the companies said it ranges between Rs. 6,500 crore and Rs. 7,000 crore.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Karnataka Bank has bagged two ‘IBA-Banking Technology’ awards, recently. The bank was the winner in ‘Best financial inclusion initiatives (small bank)’ category, and was runner-up in ‘Best use of digital and channels technology (small bank)’ category. IBA-Banking Technology award recognizes and rewards individuals, professionals and banks who have recorded noteworthy technology and business benefits in 2016.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Australia for promotion and development of cooperation in civil aviation security. The MoU will provide an opportunity to Indian aviation security authorities to share the expertise of their Australian counterparts and enhance the overall aviation security environment in India.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Third National Biodiversity Congress (NBC) 2017 held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Theme of National Biodiversity Congress 2017 was “Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Sustainable Development”.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu unveiled Antyodaya Express for common man Equipped with cushioned seats, aluminium composite panels, and LED lights, the Antyodaya Express, a new fully unreserved train for the common man with specially designed colourful coaches. The first Antyodaya Express will be launched between Mumbai and Tatanagar, and the second will be between Ernakulam and Howrah shortly.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Hyderabad based non-banking finance company Microfinance institution Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd launched an instant loan approval at a village near Bassi in Jaipur district, Rajasthan. The objective of this initiative is to help rural areas to embrace cashless transactions. The loan amount will be deposited directly to the loaners bank account.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. The chief executive officer of Jasper Infotech-owned digital payments platform FreeCharge, Govind Rajan has submitted his resigned. It was accepted by the company. Snapdeal’s chief strategy and investment officer, Jason Kothari will oversee the business operations of FreeCharge.
S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced that India will be hosting the Combined World Cup for shooting in 2019 during the meeting held in New Delhi. Combined World Cup will a qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It will comprise all the three categories shotgun, rifle and pistol. Raninder Singh is the President of NRAI.
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the IoT Acceleration Consortium (ITAC) Japan to collaborate to address digital technology shifts and accelerate IoT (Internet of Things) adoption at a global level across the industry.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. N Chandrasekaran has been elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from February 22, 2017. He was initially appointed as a Member of the Board on January 27, 2017.
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Greece is a country in southeastern Europe with thousands of islands throughout the Aegean and Ionian seas. Its currency is Euro.
