Q1. In the UK, the House of Lords has passed a bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so the UK can leave the European Union. What is the name of that bill?
(a) Anglo-Exit Bill
(b) Ucoxit Bill
(c) EU Bill
(d) Brexit Bill
(e) UK-Exit Bill
Q2. Name the Golfer who has successfully defended back-to-back 'The Hero Indian Open title' held recently in Gurgaon.
(a) Jyoti Randhawa
(b) SSP Chawrasia
(c) Kenji Hosoishi
(d) Sun Ki Lan
(e) Jeev Milkha Singh
Q3. Lee Chong Wei has recently lifted the Men's Singles crown at the All England Open badminton championships. He is from which country?
(a) Malaysia
(b) Japan
(c) South Korea
(d) China
(e) Indonesia
Q4. Which of the following Indian state government has recently launched a new scheme 'Adarsh Gram Yojana' that is in accordance with the basic philosophy of the Prime Minister 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikaas'.
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Haryana
(e) Assam
Q5. Name the famous motor company that has signed a deal worth USD 3.2 billion with an Iranian investment fund to invest in a major Iranian oil project.
(a) TATA
(b) Ford
(c) Skoda
(d) Hyundai
(e) Toyota
Q6. Name the Bank that has topped the list that witnessed most number of frauds during April to December period of 2016.
(a) Axis Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Canara Bank
(d) SBI
(e) HDFC Bank
Q7. Name the State, which has announced an Idea2POC fund of Rs10 crore for women entrepreneurs, recently.
(a) Punjab
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Karnataka
Q8. Name the cricketer who has been appointed as the official ambassador of Women's Cricket World Cup 2017 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the occasion of International Women's Day.
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Brian Lara
(c) Rickey Ponting
(d) Kumar Sangakkara
(e) Shane Warne
Q9. The AIADMK IT Wing has launched the first-of-its-kind women safety application in Tamil Nadu. The app is called ___________.
(a) Ammanita Vihu
(b) Jayanit Rama
(c) Ammavin Aran
(d) Lalitan Linga
(e) None of the given options are true
Q10. Smartphone Company OnePlus has recently roped in Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as its new brand ambassador for India. OnePlus is ___________ based company.
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) Finland
(d) Korea
(e) Sweden
Q11. Name the Public lender, which has been awarded first prize in the implementation of Official Language Policy in the western region for the year 2015-2016, recently.
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Cooperative Bank
(c) Bank of India
(d) Central Bank of India
(e) IDBI Bank
Q12. World Consumer Rights Day is observed globally on ___________.
(a) 25 April
(b) 14 March
(c) 25 March
(d) 15 April
(e) 15 March
Q13. Name the first solar power project in the country to receive a loan by World Bank under Clean Technology Fund (CTF).
(a) Kochhipalli Mega Solar Project
(b) Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Project
(c) Shahdara Super Solar Project
(d) TATA Solar Power Project
(e) None of the given options are true
Q14. Name the Bank that has entered into an agreement with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL& FS) to acquire 100% stake in IL & FS Securities Services Ltd (ISSL).
(a) IDBI Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) IDFC Bank
(d) IndusInd Bank
(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Q15. What was the theme of World Consumer Rights Day 2017?
(a) A Tradition of Trust With Consumers
(b) Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust
(c) A smart Digital Consumers
(d) A Step Towards Digital World
(e) None of the given themes are correct
ANSWERS
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. In the UK, the House of Lords has passed the Brexit bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so the UK can leave the EU.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. SSP Chawrasia has become only the second Indian golfer to successfully defend the Hero Indian Open title. He clinched a seven-stroke win at the redesigned DLF golf and country club in Gurgaon. He is the third player to win back-to-back Indian Open. The other two golfers who did so earlier are Jyoti Randhawa and Japan's Kenji Hosoishi.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia has lifted the Men's Singles crown at the All England Open badminton championships. In the final in Birmingham, the 34-year-old world number one defeated Shi Yuqi of China in straight games 21-12, 21-10.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Arunachal Pradesh government has launched a new scheme 'Adarsh Gram Yojana' that is in accordance with the basic philosophy of the Prime Minister 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikaas'.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co has signed a deal worth 3 billion euros (USD 3.2 billion) with an Iranian investment fund to invest in a major Iranian oil project.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. As per RBI data, ICICI Bank topped the list of banks that witnessed the most number of frauds during April to December period of 2016 with state-owned SBI taking the second spot.
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. Karnataka Govt has announced an Idea2POC (Proof of Concept) fund of Rs 10 crore for women entrepreneurs. Under this (Idea2POC) scheme, the Karnataka Department of IT, BT and S&T will fund up to Rs 50 lakh for any woman innovator looking for funds for Proof of Concept validation, certification, and cover costs in manufacturing of pilot devices.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar announced as the official ambassador of Women's Cricket World Cup 2017 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the occasion of International Women's Day.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. The AIADMK IT Wing has launched the first-of-its-kind women safety application in Tamil Nadu. The app is called 'Ammavin Aran' meaning 'mother's fortress'.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Chinese smartphone company OnePlus has roped in Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as its new brand ambassador for India. Mr Bachchan is the first major face that OnePlus India is associating with for its latest flagship smartphone, OnePlus 3T.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Central Bank of India has been awarded first prize in the implementation of Official Language Policy in the western region for the year 2015-2016. Sudhir Pathak, Chief Manager of Central Bank of India received the trophy and certificate from Kalyan Singh, Governor of Rajasthan at the Official Language Conference of Central and Western Regions in Udaipur
S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. World Consumer Rights Day is being observed globally on 15 March 2017 which is an awareness day for the consumers.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. The World Bank has agreed to provide a loan to develop internal transmission arrangements of the upcoming Rewa Ultra Mega Solar project in Madhya Pradesh, a state government official stated. This would be the first solar power project in the country to receive a loan under Clean Technology Fund (CTF).
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. IndusInd Bank has entered into an agreement with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL& FS) to acquire 100% stake in IL& FS Securities Services Ltd (ISSL).
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. World Consumer Rights Day is being observed today (15 March 2017) which is an awareness day and theme for this year is 'Building a Digital World Consumers can trust'.