Q1. Chairperson of which of the following public lender has been ranked 26th among the world's 50 greatest leaders, according to Fortune Magazine?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) SBI
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) Allahabad Bank
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Gandhinagar
(d) Mysore
(e) Mangalore
Q3. The 105th session of Indian Science Congress (ISC) will be hosted by Osmania University, Hyderabad in January, 2018. The theme of the 105th session of Indian Science Congress is _________.
(a) Science and Technology - Reaching the Unreached
(b) Science and Technology - Beyond the Dreams
(c) Science and Technology - Exploring the ways
(d) Science and Technology - Believe and Succeed
(e) None of the given themes are true
Q4. Name the country that has recently (26th March) celebrated its 46th Independence Day.
(a) Myanmar
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) Pakistan
Q5. Name the world champion who has recently won the Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari.
(a) Michael Schumacher
(b) Lewis Hamilton
(c) Nico Rosberg
(d) Justin Wilson
(e) Sebastian Vettel
Q6. Name the country that has become the third largest aviation market in terms of domestic passenger traffic.
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) Indonesia
(d) India
(e) Ghana
Q7. World Theatre Day is observed globally on ________.
(a) 21 March
(b) 26 July
(c) 27 March
(d) 24 July
(e) 23 April
Q8. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently approved winding up of CREDA HPCL Biofuel Ltd (CHBL) and Indian Oil - Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) Biofuels Limited (ICBL). CCEA is chaired by ____________.
(a) Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi
(b) Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Mr. Anant Geete
(c) Home Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh
(d) External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj
(e) None of the given options are true
Q9. Name the lender that has recently launched the ‘MoneyPlant RuPay International Platinum Debit Card’ to provide more privileges to its premium and HNI (high net worth individual) customers.
(a) SBI
(b) Karnataka Bank
(c) Andhra Bank
(d) IDFC Bank
(e) Cooperative bank
Q10. A first-ever India conference on 'Make in India' was held in ____________ for bringing together various constituencies that have an interest in doing business in India and discussing the latest developments.
(a) Mexico
(b) Washington D. C.
(c) New York
(d) Houston
(e) Paris
Q11. RHFL has signed an agreement with National Housing Bank (NHB) for implementation of credit-linked subsidy scheme for the middle-income group. What does 'H' stands for in RHFL?
(a) Home
(b) Housing
(c) House
(d) Hotel
(e) None of the given options are true
Q12. State-run Pawan Hans has joined hands with public sector chopper maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to train helicopter pilots. Who is the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of HAL?
(a) S. Radhakrishnan
(b) Ashok Kumar Ahlawat
(c) T. Suvarna Raju
(d) Rupesh Goyal
(e) Amol Bhattacharya
Q13. Name the woman who became the first woman combat officer to be commissioned in the 51-year history of the Border Security Forces (BSF) of India.
(a) Divyanka Pandey
(b) Tanushree Pareek
(c) Suchitra Mahajan
(d) Asha Parrikh
(e) Babita Mukherjee
Q14. American financial magazine Barron's has listed the HDFC Bank Managing Director's name on 23rd position in the list of world’s 30 best CEOs. His name is ___________.
(a) M K Sharma
(b) Shikha Singh
(c) Aditya Puri
(d) Sanjeev Misra
(e) Ashwani Kumar
Q15. Headquarter of Karnataka bank is in _____________.
(a) Mangalore
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Mysore
(d) Yehlanka
(e) None of the above options are true
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. State Bank of India (SBI) Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya has been ranked 26th among the world's 50 greatest leaders, according to Fortune Magazine.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The External Affairs Ministry and the department of posts announced the opening of a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The 105th session of Indian Science Congress (ISC) will be hosted by Osmania University, Hyderabad during January 3-7, 2018. The theme of the 105th session of Indian Science Congress is 'Science and Technology - Reaching the Unreached’.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Bangladesh Liberation War was a revolutionary independence war in South Asia during 1971 which witnessed the birth of the modern state of Bangladesh. On March 26 Bangladesh celebrates its Independence Day.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari. It was Vettel's fourth win for Ferrari and his first since the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2015.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. India has become the third largest aviation market in terms of domestic passenger traffic, beating Japan. India’s domestic air passenger traffic stood at 100 million in 2016.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. World Theatre Day is observed globally on 27th March every year. World Theatre Day was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI), France.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved closure/winding up of CREDA HPCL Biofuel Ltd (CHBL) and Indian Oil - Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) Biofuels Limited (ICBL).
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Karnataka Bank has launched the ‘MoneyPlant RuPay International Platinum Debit Card’ to provide more privileges to its premium and HNI (high net worth individual) customers.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. A first-ever Houston India conference on 'Make in India' was held in Houston, the USA, for bringing together various constituencies that have an interest in doing business in India and discussing the latest developments.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Repco Home Finance Ltd (RHFL) has signed an agreement with National Housing Bank (NHB) for implementation of credit-linked subsidy scheme for the middle-income group.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. State-run Pawan Hans has joined hands with public sector chopper maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to train helicopter pilots. Shri T. Suvarna Raju is the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of HAL
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Tanushree Pareek became the first woman combat officer to be commissioned in the 51-year history of the BSF, the country’s largest border guarding force.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. American financial magazine Barron's has listed the name of HDFC Bank Managing Director Aditya Puri’s name in its list of world’s 30 best CEOs. He holds the 23rd position in the list beating social media giant Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg who is listed on the 30th spot.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Headquarter of Karnataka bank is in Mangalore, Karnataka.
