Sunday, 27 August 2017

QUIZ-27


Q1. Jack Ma is back on top as Asia’s richest man following gains in the company's earnings and share price, according to the Forbes. He is the founder of _____________.
(a) Amazon
(b) Alibaba Group
(c) Xiaomi
(d) Samsung
(e) eBay
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Alibaba Group’s Jack Ma is back on top as Asia’s richest man following gains in the company's earnings and share price. Jack Ma is worth $37.4 billion, according to the Forbes real-time billionaires list.

Q2. The government has recently hiked the ceiling for the creamy layer from Rs 6 lakh per annum to ___________ per annum for central government jobs.
(a) Rs 7.0 lakh
(b) Rs 7.5 lakh
(c) Rs 6.5 lakh
(d) Rs 8.0 lakh
(e) Rs 8.5 lakh
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The government has hiked the ceiling for the creamy layer from Rs. 6 lakh per annum to Rs. 8 lakh per annum for central government jobs, according to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. In the OBC category, those earning up to Rs. 8 lakh per annum will get reservation benefits.
Q3. Name the England's Record Goalscorer who has retired from International football recently.
(a) Wayne Rooney
(b) Jamie Vardy
(c) Joe Hart
(d) Jack Wilshere
(e) Adam Lallana
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Wayne Rooney, hailed from England retired from international football to prioritize ending his career on a high with boyhood club Everton. The 31-year-old was England captain and is the all-time record goalscorer. Rooney’s England career spanned 14 years.
Q4. The Supreme Court of India pronounced that individual privacy is a fundamental right protected by the Constitution. With this, now India has total how many fundamental rights?
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 8
(d) 10
(e) 7
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Supreme Court of India pronounced that individual privacy is a fundamental right protected by the Constitution. A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar ruled that the right to privacy is intrinsic to life and liberty, thus coming under Article 21, and comes to the various fundamental freedoms in PART III of the Indian Constitution. With this, now India has total 7 fundamental rights.
Q5. With which of the following country India has signed an MoU on Drug Demand Reduction and Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs related matters?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) Nepal
(d) Afghanistan
(e) Bangladesh
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. MoU between India and Nepal on Drug Demand Reduction and Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and precursor chemicals and related matters.
Q6. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recently approved the renaming of the new Central Sector Scheme SAMPADA as PMSKY for the period of 2016-20. What is the full form of PMKSY?
(a) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)
(b) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)
(c) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Suraksha Yojana (PMKSY)
(d) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Safal Yojana (PMKSY)
(e) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Suraksha Yojana (PMKSY)
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the renaming of the new Central Sector Scheme- SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) as "Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)" for the period of 2016-20 coterminous with the 14th Finance Commission cycle.
Q7. According to RBI, Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank and Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank recorded net profit of more than Rs 150 crore during 2016-17. Currently, there are total how many RRBs in India?
(a) 46
(b) 34
(c) 44
(d) 56
(e) 50
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Of the 56 regional rural banks (RRBs), Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank and Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank recorded net profit of more than Rs 150 crore during 2016-17. These are among the 49 RRBs that recorded a profit in 2016-17.
Q8. TRAI has recently signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to jointly conduct capacity building exercises in the fields of broadcasting and telecommunications regulation. TRAI Stands for ______________.
(a) Tracking Regulatory Authority of India
(b) Telecom Reconstruction Authority of India
(c) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(d) Telenor Renamed Authority of India
(e) Tamed Remote Authority of India
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to jointly conduct capacity building exercises in the fields of broadcasting and telecommunications regulation.
Q9. In which of the following city, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will inaugurate the country's first Videsh Bhavan, assimilating all Regional Passport Offices under one roof?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Bhubneshwar
(e) Hyderabad
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will inaugurate the country's first Videsh Bhavan, assimilating all Regional Passport Offices under one roof, at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai.
Q10. Name the Software giant which has announced its 'Project Brainwave' deep learning acceleration platform for real-time artificial intelligence (AI).
(a) Microsoft
(b) Infosys
(c) WIPRO
(d) TCS
(e) Google
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Software giant Microsoft has announced its 'Project Brainwave' deep learning acceleration platform for real-time artificial intelligence (AI). With the help of ultra-low latency, the system processes requests as fast as it receives them.
Q11. EPDCL and SPDCL have become the first state-owned distribution companies in India to accept payments through Bharat QR. The companies belong to which state?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Telangana
(d) Assam
(e) Maharashtra
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Andhra Pradesh’s Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd (EPDCL) and the Southern Power Distribution Corporation of AP Ltd. (SPDCL) have become the first state-owned distribution companies in India to accept payments through Bharat QR.
Q12. Name the person who has been named the interim CMD of Air India.
(a) Sandeep Kumar
(b) A K Malhotra
(c) Rajiv Bansal
(d) Narendra Kansal
(e) Utsav Singh
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Rajiv Bansal, the additional secretary in the petroleum ministry, has been named the interim CMD of Air India. Bansal is an Indian Administrative Services officer from the 1988 batch.
Q13. Who was appointed as the chairman of Syndicate Bank?
(a) Melwyn Rego
(b) R S Pandey
(c) Jayant Gokhale
(d) Ajay Vipin Nanavati
(e) Kamal Kishore Singhal
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ajay Vipin Nanavati was appointed as the chairman of Syndicate Bank. The appointments committee of the cabinet has approved his appointment as non-official director/non-executive chairman of Syndicate Bank for three years.
Q14. A two-day Meeting of Heads of Governments of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) the Member States has begun recently in _____________.
(a) Malaysia
(b) China
(c) Uzbekistan
(d) Tajikistan
(e) Kyrgyz Republic
S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. A two-day Meeting of Heads of Governments of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) the Member States began at Choplon Ata in the Kyrgyz Republic. The meeting focused on prevention and elimination of emergency situations.
Q15. Who is the Present Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)?
(a) Nandan Nilekani
(b) Rajiv Sharma
(c) R. S. Sharma
(d) Anjana Kulkarni
(e) Anjana Asthana
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. R. S. Sharma is the Present Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Saturday, 26 August 2017

Daily GK Update 26th August 2017



i. Manipur's Nungthaang Tampak village has emerged as the '100 percent computer literate' not only in the state but in the entire North East. The computer course was organized by Mangal Rural as a part of the Digital India program.
ii. Nungthang Tampak has become India's second 100 percent computer literate village. Kerala's Chamravattom village is the country's first 100 percent computer literate village.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • N Biren Singh is the present CM of Manipur.
  • Dr. Najma Heptulla is the present Governor of Manipur.


i. E-waste removal from Kerala schools has begun with about 12,500 kg being disposed statewide on a single day under a programme aiming to clear accumulated junk, reportedly estimated at over one crore kg.
ii. It is aimed at disposing e-Waste such as desktop computers, CRT monitors, laptops, disk drives, printers, UPS, camera, speaker system, television, network components and generators from 10,000 odd schools and educational offices in the state.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Pinarayi Vijayan is the Present CM of Kerala.
  • Palaniswamy Sathasivam is the Present Governor of Kerala.


i. The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to build an Eco-Park on over 34 acres of land reclaimed from encroachers in the state's Rajouri district.
ii. The park is a first-of-its-kind project in the region. It will have a botanical garden, a cactus garden, a cafeteria and other amenities.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed is the present CM of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • N. N. Vohra is the Present Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.


i. The CA Institute of India has signed an MoU with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN). Nilesh Vikamsey, President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Prakash Jung Thapa, President--ICAN exchanged the MoU.
ii. The MoU seeks to establish mutual co-operation for the advancement of accounting knowledge, professional and intellectual development, advancing the interests of their respective members and positively contributing to the development of the accounting profession in Nepal and India. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Bidhya Devi Bhandari is the present President of Nepal.
  • Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal.


i. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the grid-connected rooftop solar project through net-metering system. He also launched the web portal of the rooftop solar programme– www.rtsodisha.gov.in.
ii. Under the program, it can install solar plants on their rooftops and consume the generated solar power during the day time. The investment on a rooftop solar system is about Rs 70,000 per kw. The state government will provide 30 percent subsidy to the consumers.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • S C Jamir is the Present Governor of Odisha.


i. In a first, Nepal launched its climate-smart snow leopard landscape management plan, leading the way in safeguarding this endangered species, also found in India, and its habitat.
ii. This is the first climate-smart landscape management plan for snow leopard conservation in the world. The plan aims to safeguard the endangered species of snow leopard and its habitat.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Leopard is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  • Sher Bahadur Deuba is the present PM of Nepal.


i. Reserve Bank of India appointed committee on Household Finance has suggested that banks link their home loan rates to the RBI's repo rate, the rate at which it lends to banks.
ii. In the past three years the central bank has reduced the policy rate by 200 basis points, but the weighted average lending rates have fallen by 145 basis points.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • RBI Headquarters in Mumbai.
  • The 24th Governor of RBI is Dr. Urjit Patel.


i. The Indian Coast Guard Ship Varuna, which was part of the First Training Squadron of the Navy, was decommissioned with full armed forces honors at a ceremony. The ship had an illustrious service spanning about 30 years.
ii. ICGS Varuna was the fourth of in its class of offshore patrol vessels built by the Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock. The ship had numerous operational achievements to its credit, including a record number of apprehension of smugglers with gold worth crores of rupees during the late 1980s.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • ICGS Varuna has now been replaced by ICGS Sarathi in the First Training Squadron of the Indian Navy.


i. Commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman has constituted a task force on artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure “India’s economic transformation”. The task force will be headed by V. Kamakoti, a professor in the department of computer science and engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
ii. The committee will focus on a wide spectrum of areas including agriculture and transportation. The panel will comprise 18 experts, academics, researchers and industry leaders and will explore possibilities to leverage AI for development across various fields.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Artificial intelligence is intelligence exhibited by machines, rather than humans or other animals.


i. England has been awarded the right to host the 2018 Table Tennis Team World Cup, which will be held in London. The event will take place at the Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from 22-25 February 2018.
ii. It will be the first major table tennis-only event to be held in London since Wembley hosted the 1954 World Championships. A total of 12 men's and 12 women's teams will compete at the event.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Thomas Weikert is the president of ITTF.

Study notes on "Clouds and its types"



Study notes on "Clouds and its types" (part 1)

CLOUD



A cloud is a visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals made of water and/or various chemicals suspended in the atmosphere above the surface of a planetary body.

In general, clouds form when rising air is cooled to its dew point (the temperature at which
the air becomes saturated). Water vapour normally begins to condense on condensation
nuclei such as dust, ice, and salt in order to form clouds. If sufficient condensation particles are
not present, the air will become supersaturated and the formation of cloud or fog will be inhibited The cloud formation is generally due to adiabatic cooling.

Sources of water vapour 

The main sources from which water vapour is added to the air are: 
  • wind convergence over water or moist ground into areas of upward motion, 
  • precipitation, 
  • daytime heating leading to evaporation of water from the surface of oceans, 
  • water bodies or wet land and
  • transpiration from plants Significance of clouds



Clouds are very significant because:
  •  They cause all forms of precipitation.
  •  They play a major role in the heat budget of the earth.
  •  They reflect, absorb some part of incoming solar radiation as well as some part of long-wave terrestrial radiation reradiated by the earth

Types of CLOUDS:

1. Cirrus clouds: These clouds form above 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) and since the temperatures are extremely low at such high elevations, these clouds are primarily composed of ice crystals. High-level cloud are typically thin and white in appearance, but can appear in a magnificent array of colours when the sun is low on the horizon.



2. Cirro-cumulus: These clouds appear as small, rounded white puffs. The small ripples in the cirrocumulus sometimes resemble the scales of a fish. A sky with cirrocumulus clouds is sometimes referred to as a "mackerel sky."


3. Cirro-stratus: These clouds are thin, sheetlike high clouds that often cover the entire sky. They are so thin that the sun and the moon can be seen through them.




TO BE CONTINUED

Study Notes on El Niño and La Nina



El Niño 


El Nino happens when weakening trade winds (which sometimes even reverse direction) allow the warmer water from the western Pacific to flow toward the east. This flattens out the sea level, builds up warm surface water off the coast of South America, and increases the temperature of the water in the eastern Pacific.An El Nino condition results from weakened trade winds in the western Pacific Ocean near Indonesia, allowing piled-up warm water to flow toward South America.Since fish can no longer access this rich food source, many of them die off. That is why, these conditions are called "El Nino", or "the Christ Child", which is what Peruvian fisherman call the particularly bad fishing period around December. More importantly, the different water temperatures tend to change the weather of the region.


La Nina


If, on the other hand, the surface trade winds strengthen and with it the east-west slopes and along with it the east-west oceanic temperature gradients the resulting weather pattern leads to an anti-El Niño, that is often referred to as La Niña. Such events are characterized by a high positive Southern Oscillation Index (i.e. an increased westward pressure gradient over the  equatorial Pacific), stronger surface trade winds over the central Pacific, and cooler SSTs in the eastern equatorial Pacific. Such a weather pattern, on the other hand, is associated with increased cyclone activity in the western Pacific, off shore of eastern Australia, the Phillipines, and the western Atlantic region.

Quant Quiz



1.What least number must be subtracted from 5731625, to get a number exactly divisible by 3546?
(a) 1189
(b) 1829
(c) 1289
(d) 1982


2.Find the least number of 5 digits which is exactly divisible by 456. 
(a) 10456
(b) 10424
(c) 10032
(d) 10023

3.Find the number which is nearest to 68624 and exactly divisible by 587. 
(a) 68679
(b) 69156
(c) 68569
(d) 68689

4.Find the number nearest to 144759 and exactly divisible by 927.
(a) 144906 
(b) 144612 
(c) 144169
(d) 144621

5.Find the greatest number of 5-digits, which is exactly divisible by 547. 
(a) 99456 
(b) 99554 
(c) 10545
(d) 99545

6.What least number must be added to 954131, to get a number exactly divisible by 548? 
(a) 63 
(b) 563
(c) 485
(d) 611

7.What least number be subtracted from 6501 to get a number exactly divisible by 135?
(a) 21
(b) 12
(c) 35
(d) 53

8.What least number be added to 5200 to get a number exactly divisible by 180. 
(a) 160 
(b) 60
(c) 20
(d) 180

9.Find the number which is nearest to 6555 and exactly divisible by 21. 
(a) 6558
(b) 6576 
(c) 6552 
(d) 6534 

10.Find the number which is nearest to 8845 and exactly divisible by 80. 
(a) 8890
(b) 8810
(c) 8800
(d) 8880


Answers: 
1.c
2.c
3.a
4.b
5.b
6.c
7.a
8.c
9.c
10.d

QUIZ-26



Q1. NASA has launched the latest in a series of satellites aimed at ensuring astronauts at the International Space Station can communicate with Earth. In which year NASA was established?
(a) 1945
(b) 1979
(c) 1951
(d) 1958
(e) 1969
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. NASA launched the latest in a series of satellites aimed at ensuring astronauts at the International Space Station can communicate with Earth. The $408 million Boeing-made Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-M) soared into space atop an Atlas V rocket that launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA was established in 1958.

Q2. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country grew by 37 percent to USD _________ during the first quarter (April-June) of the current fiscal. 
(a) USD 56.1 billion
(b) USD 10.4 billion
(c) USD 43.2 billion
(d) USD 34.3 billion
(e) USD 25.6 billion

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country grew by 37 percent to USD 10.4 billion during the first quarter of the current fiscal. According to the figures of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), India had received USD 7.59 billion FDI during April-June 2016-17.
Q3. The board of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has given 'in-principle' approval to acquire government's 51 (point) 11 percent stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL). Registered Office & Corporate Headquarters of HPCL is in- 
(a) Nagpur
(b) New Delhi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
(e) Mumbai
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. The board of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, ONGC, has given 'in-principle' approval to acquire government's 51 (point) 11 percent stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd. The government had approved the sale of its 51.11 percent stake in oil refiner HPCL to India's largest oil producer ONGC. The deal will be completed within a year. Registered Office & Corporate Headquarters of HPCL is in Mumbai.
Q4. A digital police portal under the CCTNS project, which aims to create a national database of crimes and criminals has launched by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. What is the meaning of "T" in CCTNS?
(a) Tracking
(b) Trafficking
(c) Travelling
(d) Terminating
(e) Transporting
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. A digital police portal under the CCTNS project, which aims to create a national database of crimes and criminals has launched by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The digital police portal will provide the citizen, facility for online complaint registration and request for antecedent verification. CCTNS stands for Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems Project or the crime and criminal tracking network system.
Q5. Keeping up its tradition of naming its Android upgrades with delectable desserts, _________ has launched its version 8.0 of the operating system as Android Oreo.
(a) Infosys
(b) Yahoo
(c) Google
(d) Dell
(e) Apple
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Keeping up its tradition of naming its Android upgrades with delectable desserts, Google has launched its version 8.0 of the operating system as Android Oreo. The Oreo boasts of a two times faster boot speed, autofill option, and a longer battery life. The new update comes with a Picture-in-Picture feature that allows the user to see two apps simultaneously.
Q6. Which of the following company will invest about Rs 52,000 crore in expanding Paradip refinery in Odisha and setting up petrochemical complex after the Odisha State Government agreed to restore part of tax incentives?
(a) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
(b) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)
(c) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
(d) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
(e) Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will invest about Rs 52,000 crore in expanding Paradip refinery in Odisha and setting up petrochemical complex after the Odisha State Government agreed to restore part of tax incentives. Odisha Government has agreed to restore part of tax incentives and has agreed to give Rs 700 crore per annum of an interest-free loan for 15 years to make up for the withdrawn incentive.
Q7. Name the person, who has sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu recently?
(a) C Vidyasagar Rao
(b) O Panneerselvam
(c) Edappadi K Palanisamy
(d) V K Sasikala
(e) None of the given options is true
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. O Panneerselvam has on 21 August 2017 sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu, following the much-speculated merger of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) factions.

Q8. NABARD has sanctioned a loan assistance of nearly _______________ to the Rajasthan government for the creation of rural infrastructure in the state under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF). 
(a) Rs 2,300 crore
(b) Rs 5,350 crore
(c) Rs 1,350 crore
(d) Rs 4,730 crore
(e) Rs 3,210 crore
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a loan assistance of Rs 1,349.55 crore to the Rajasthan government for the creation of rural infrastructure in the state under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).
Q9. Name the player, who becomes the second Indian woman footballer to win the Arjuna Award?
(a) Margaret Devi
(b) Sangita Basfore
(c) Panthoi Chanu
(d) Oinam Bembem Devi
(e) Sasmita Malik
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Oinam Bembem Devi, the flag bearer of Indian women's football for over the past two decades was named the winner of the prestigious Arjuna Award. Bembem becomes the second Indian woman footballer to win the award, the first being Shanti Mullick in 1983.
Q10. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has constituted a 40-member 'review committee’ for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2017. IFFI 2017 is scheduled to be held in-
(a) New Delhi
(b) Nagpur
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Mumbai
(e) Goa

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on 21 August 2017 constituted a 40-member 'review committee’ for the International Film Festival of India 2017, which is going to be held in Goa. While filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has been chosen as the convenor of the committee. International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is scheduled to be held in Goa from 20–28 November 2017.

QUIZ-26


Q1. Who has clinched her maiden Wimbledon title?
Answer: Garbine Muguruza

Q2. The government has launched a GST training programme to skill around two lakh youths in six months to handle tax compliance issues like invoice making. The people would be trained under-
Answer: PMKVY

Q3. UNICEF appointed Indian- origin Canadian YouTube star _________ as its newest Global Goodwill Ambassador at a special event in New Delhi.
Answer: Lilly Singh

Q4. Name the person, who has been cleared for appointment as the Attorney General for India following the decision of Mukul Rohatgi to step down as the top law officer?
Answer: K K Venugopal

Q5. Matunga station has now become the first such ladies special station. Matunga station is located in _______ Suburban Railway network.
Answer: Mumbai

Q6. The 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards was held recently in _____________.
Answer: New York

Q7. Roger Federer has recently won the Wimbledon title after defeating _____________.
Answer: Marin Cilic

Q8. The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has recently endorsed Justice ______________ for the post of Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
Answer: Gopal Prasad Parajuli

Q9. Name the Indian Squash player who has recently won Victorian Open squash, a PSA Tour event, Austraila.
Answer: Harinder Pal Sandhu

Q10. Name the Indian Cueist who has recently won the first National Masters snooker tournament title in Chennai.
Answer: I H Manudev

Q11. Dal Lake has hosted first ever 'Cultrue of Cruise'- a weeekly cultural programme organised by the _____________ government aimed to bring artists from various fields on one stage. 
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Q12. Who has won the Wimbledon mixed doubles final 2017?
Answer: Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis

Q13. Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on-
Answer: 18th July

Q14. The book titled "Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and International Perspectives" at Rashtrapati Bhavan has released recently. This book released by-? 
Answer: Amartya Sen

Q15. Which Indian cities will host global business meet in November 2017?
Answer: Kolkata