Daily GK Update 11th April, 2017

PM Modi launched special digital exhibition marking 100 years Champaran Satyagraha

i. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi finally inaugurated an exhibition titled “Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali – Ek Abhiyan, Ek Pradarshani” in the New Delhi to mark the 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s first experiment of Satyagraha in Champaran.
 ii. He also launched an ‘Online Interactive Quiz’ at the event which is being organized by the National Archives of India. 

Centre releases nearly Rs. 23,443 crore to States under MGNREGS

i. Ministry of Rural Development has released nearly Rs. 23,443 crore to the States as the first tranche for this Financial Year, under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). 
ii. The Government is laying considerable emphasis on Water Conservation and Water Management works under MGNREGS.  

 Survey General of India Completes 250 Years

i. The Survey General of India (SOI) completes 250 years.
ii. The government launched 'Nakshe mapping portal' a dedicated website allowing the access to the public to download 3,000 maps prepared by the Survey of India (SOI) but made Aadhaar mandatory for the purpose. 
iii. Harsh Vardhan, minister of science and technology, stated that the motto behind making Aadhaar mandatory for using this service was to make it available only to Indians.

President of India inaugurated first NIMCARE World Health Day Summit 2017

i. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first NIMCARE World Health Day Summit 2017 on April 7, 2017, in New Delhi. 
ii. The slogan of the first NIMCARE World Health Day Summit was 'Unite for a Healthy Mind’. In the Summit special emphasis was given to people suffering from the problem of Depression.

Shri Rajnath Singh chairs 11th Inter-State Council Standing Committee
i. The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh chaired the 11th Standing Committee meeting of the Inter-State Council in New Delhi. 
ii. The Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Shri Arun Jaitley and various states Chief Minister attended the meeting for examining in detail various recommendations of Punchhi Commission. 
iii. The commission recommended that the person who is slated to be a Governor should not have participated in active politics at even local level for at least a couple of years before his appointment.  

Malvika Sinha appointed RBI Executive Director
i. The Reserve Bank has appointed Malvika Sinha as Executive Director following the appointment of B P Kanungo as Deputy Governor.
ii. As Executive Director, she will look after foreign exchange department, department of government and bank accounts and internal debt management wing, RBI stated in a release.

Manappuram Finance to launch co-branded prepaid card with YES Bank

i. Kerala-based NBFC Manappuram Finance will launch its own co-branded prepaid card in the tie-up with YES Bank to promote digital financial transactions. 
ii. The 'Manappuram YES Bank Prepaid Money Card' can be pre-loaded up to a maximum amount of Rs. 50,000 and then be used to withdraw money from all ATMs. As the card works on the popular MasterCard and RuPay networks, it can also be used for online transactions and at merchant establishments with PoS terminals.

Fino Paytech inks deal with ICICI group companies

i. Fino Paytech, which just received the Reserve Bank of India's licence to launch a payments bank, has inked a deal with ICICI group companies to distribute insurance products and tied up with Exide Life insurance to sell products via its distribution channel. ii. Fino Payments Bank will sell life and general insurance products of ICICI Prudential and ICICI Lombard. 

 Ajit Kumar Srivastava, Shabri Bhattasali named new CBDT members

i. Senior bureaucrats Ajit Kumar Srivastava and Shabri Bhattasali were appointed members of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex policy making body of the Income Tax department. 
ii. The CBDT functions under the Central Board of Revenue Act, 1963. CBDT has introduced the Electronic PAN (e-PAN) card for individuals and for 19,704 newly incorporated companies as it tied up with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA).

Mukta Dutta Tomar appointed India's Ambassador to Germany

i. Mukta Dutta Tomar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Federal Republic of Germany. 
ii. She is presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. Earlier, Gurjit Singh was holding this post till in March 2017.


Atu Zumvu becomes first Naga cop to receive ‘Shaurya Chakra’ award

i. For the first time since Nagaland officially gained recognition as a state, a state Police Officer Atu Zumvu has been awarded one of the nations' military honour, ‘Shaurya Chakra' award at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. 
ii. Nagaland attained statehood in 1963 and since then this is the first time a police officer from the state has been honored with this award.

 Former Supreme Court judge Shiva Kirti Singh to head TDSAT 

i. The government has appointed retired Supreme Court judge Shiva Kirti Singh as the next chairman of the Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) after replacing of  Justice Aftab Alam who was retired in June 2016.
ii.  The appointment is for a period of three years from the date of assumption of office.

Kristin Davis appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
i. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced the appointment of internationally acclaimed actress and philanthropist Kristin Davis as its Goodwill Ambassador. 
ii. UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors are celebrity representatives of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) who use their talent and fame to advocate for refugees.

Carme Chacon, Spain's first female defence minister, dies

i. Carme Chacon, the first female defense minister of Spain and a prominent socialist party leader, has died aged 46. 
ii. Before taking charge of the defense ministry, she had previously been the minister of housing and a national lawmaker.



Important Takeaways from above GK Update are as follows-

•  Supreme Court judge Shiva Kirti Singh  appointed as next chairman of TDSAT
• Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal is full form of TDSAT.
• Atu Zumvu becomes first Naga cop to receive ‘Shaurya Chakra’ award
• Nagaland attained statehood in 1963
• Shurhozelie Liezietsu is the newly appointed Chief Minister of Nagaland
• Mukta Dutta Tomar appointed India's Ambassador to Germany
• She has replaced Gurjit Singh
• Smt. Sushma Swaraj is the Union External Affairs Minister of India
• Rs. 23,443 crores released for MGNREGS for Mission Water Conservation
• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is the full form of  MGNREGS.
• Minister of Rural Development is Narendra Singh Tomar.
• Narendra Modi inaugurated a 'special digital exhibition' on the Champaran Satyagraha on 10th April 2017 in New Delhi
• The exhibition will be titled as “Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali – Ek Abhiyan, Ek Pradarshani”
• Champaran Satyagraha was started in Champaran district of Bihar in 1917.
• Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated first NIMCARE World Health Day Summit 2017
• The slogan of the first NIMCARE World Health Day Summit was 'Unite for a Healthy Mind’
• World Health Day is celebrated globally on 7th of April
• The Theme of 2017 World Health Day is  'Depression: Let's Talk'
• Carme Chacon the first female defense minister of Spain dies at 46
• Madrid is Capital of Spain and its currency is Euro
• Mariano Rajoy is the Prime Minister of Spain.
• Fino Paytech signed pact with ICICI group companies
• Fino Paytech, just received the Reserve Bank of India's licence to launch a payments bank
• Headquarter of ICICI bank is in Mumbai
• CEO of ICICI bank is Chanda Kochhar
• Ajit Kumar Srivastava and Shabri Bhattasali were appointed as new CBDT members
• Central Board of Direct Taxes is the full form of CBDT
• CBDT has introduced the Electronic PAN (e-PAN) card in collaboration with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
• Survey General of India (SOI) completed 250 years
• The government launched 'Nakshe mapping portal' allowing the public the access to download 3,000 maps
• Shri Harsh Vardhan is the Cabinet minister of science and technology
• Manappuram Finance tied up with Yes Bank
• Head office of Manappuram Finance in Thrissur, Kerala
• Headquarter of Yes Bank in Mumbai
• NBFC full form is Non-Banking Financial Companies.

QUIZ-11

Q1. Union Cabinet recently approved PMGDISHA scheme which will cover 6 cr rural households to make them-
Answer: Digitally literate

Q2. The Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has presented the state Budget for the session 2017-18 in the state assembly. The budget was based on the theme................?
Answer: Resurgent Assam

Q3. Alexei Navalny has was found guilty of embezzlement recently, is the opposition leader in-
Answer: Russia

Q4. In a bid to strengthen cyber security system, the Reserve Bank (RBI) has decided to set up an inter-disciplinary panel on cyber security to examine various threats and suggest measures to deal with it. The decision has been taken based on the recommendations of the expert panel on information technology examination and cyber security headed by- 
Answer: Meena Hemachandra

Q5. Which state has became the first state in the North-East to implement e-Cabinet solution for the state cabinet members?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

Q6. Which country has surpassed Germany to become the world’s largest producer of solar energy after nearly doubling its installed photovoltaic capacity in 2016?
Answer: China

Q7. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch Chandrayaan-2, a totally indigenous initiative consisting of an orbiter, lander and rover, during the first quarter of-
Answer: 2018

Q8. Which bank has collaborated with fintech startup IndiaLends to enable first-time borrowers who do not have a credit history to take loans?
Answer: IDFC Bank

Q9. CBDT, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance has entered into four more unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs). What is meaning of "B" in CBDT? 
Answer: Board

Q10. Name the veteran freedom fighter, who was passed away recently?
Answer: Racharla Samrajyam

Q11. The government has sold two per cent stake in ITC to ______________ and earned Rs 6,690 crore (around $1 billion) as part of its divestment plan for 2016-17.
Answer: LIC

Q12. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s driver and INA veteran ‘Colonel’ ___________ has passed away in his native village of Dhakwa in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh after a prolonged illness.
Answer: Nizamuddin

Q13. Which country has been barred from international competition since November 2015 following a damaging report alleging that state-sponsored doping was rife in the country?
Answer: Russia

Q14. Name the person/persons, who/whom has appointed as the part-time Non-Official Directors on the all-powerful Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India for a four-year term. 
Answer: Ashok Gulati, Manish Sabharwal and Rajiv Kumar

Q15. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved PMGDISHA recently. What is the meaning of "G" in PMGDISHA?
Answer: Gramin

Daily GK Update 9-10th April, 2017

World Homeopathy Day: International Convention Organised in New Delhi

i. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the National Convention on World Homeopathy Day on 10 April 2017 at New Delhi. 
ii. The event was organized to commemorate the 262nd birth anniversary of the founder of Homeopathy, Dr. Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician, who was a great scholar, linguist and acclaimed scientist. 
iii. The theme of the convention is "Enhancing Quality Research in Homeopathy through scientific evidence and rich clinical experiences".

26 projects worth Rs2100 cr approved for Namami Gange project

i. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved 26 projects worth Rs 2,154.28 crore under the Centre’s ‘Namami Gange’ programme, aiming to reduce the river’s pollution load. 
ii. As part of the projects, the NMCG will set up sewage treatment plants (STPs) and develop sewage network in four Ganga basin states: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Delhi. 
iii. It will create sewage treatment capacity of 188 million litres daily (MLD), setting up 13 new STPs in the states. The NMCG will rehabilitate three existing STPs of 596 MLD-capacity in Delhi, Haridwar (Uttarakhand) and Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh). 

India, Russia team up to promote innovation and R&D

i. India has signed a joint declaration with Russia to promote innovation and the R&D ecosystem between the two countries. 
ii. 'The declaration was signed between the Department of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation on the sidelines of the Global R&D Summit 2017. 
iii. With this collaboration, there will be an effort to promote innovation and technology entrepreneurship through the development of long-term cooperation, co-innovation and direct contacts between Russian and Indian innovation clusters.

India, Australia sign 6 pacts

i. India and Australia inked six pacts including one aimed at boosting counter terrorism cooperation after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull. 
ii. The two leaders held comprehensive discussions on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest and concern. The two sides inked a pact to boost counter-terrorism cooperation which was signed between the Ministry of Home Affairs and its counterpart Australian ministry.

Deendayal Rasoi Yojna launched in Madhya Pradesh

i. Madhya Pradesh government kick-started its ambitious ‘Deendayal Rasoi Yojana’ under which subsidised meals will be available at Rs 5 per plate to people, especially the economically disadvantaged sections of society.
ii.  The initiative is on the lines of state run Amma Canteens, started by the former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, which served subsidised food at low prices. Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the scheme at Gwalior. In the first phase, the scheme would be inaugurated in 49 districts.

Rajnath Singh launches Akshay Kumar’s portal ‘Bharat Ke Veer’

i. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the website and app named 'Bharat Ke Veer', to facilitate the monetary contribution to the kin of soldier personnel killed in action. 
ii. The Home Minister launched the website on the occasion of the 'Shaurya Diwas', which was organized to facilitate the CRPF with bravery awards and medals. This website is technically supported by National Informatics Centre (NIC) and powered by State Bank of India.
iii. The amount so donated will be credited to the account of ‘Next of Kin’ of those Central Armed Police Force/Central Para Military Force soldiers. Actor Akshay Kumar was the Guest of Honour during the function. 

North India to get DNA bank for wildlife

i. North India is all set to get its first Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) bank for wildlife in Bareilly.
ii.  It will help in research and also in bringing down poaching. At present, the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) in Hyderabad is the only such facility in the country.


Venkaiah Naidu launches 352 housing projects in 53 cities
i. Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation M Venkaiah Naidu launched 352 projects in 53 cities in 17 States across the country with an investment of Rs 38,003-cr to build 2,03,851 affordable houses. 
ii. These housing projects would be implemented by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) across the country in the first major private investment in affordable housing. 

 RBI allows banks to invest in REITs & InvITs
i. The Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to invest in Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), a move that will help revive the cash-starved infrastructure sector. 
ii. Banks are allowed to invest in equity-linked mutual funds, venture capital funds (VCFs) and equities to the extent of 20% of their Net Owned Fund (NOF). 

Smita Sandhane appointed MD of Saraswat Bank

i. Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in the co-operative space, has appointed Smita Sandhane as its Managing Director (MD) with effect from 01st April 2017. 
ii. She is the first woman chief of India's largest urban co-operative bank. Prior to her elevation, Sandhane was the Joint Managing Director of the bank. She has been with the bank since 1982. Sandhane has taken over from S.K. Banerji, who retired from the services of the bank on March 31, 2017.

Central Bank of India customer wins Rs 1 cr under Modi's cashless scheme
i. A transaction of Rs 1,590 has bagged a Central Bank of India customer a lucky bounty of Rs 1 crore under the Modi government's promotional scheme to popularise digital payments. 
ii. In the consumer section, the first mega prize of Rs 1 crore went to a customer of Central Bank of India, while the second prize of Rs 50 lakh went to a Bank of Baroda customer. A customer of Punjab National Bank is the winner of third prize of Rs 25 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Lucky Grahak Yojana.

British-Indian educationist named ‘Asian Businesswoman of the Year'

i. Indian-origin Asha Khemka was named 'Asian Businesswoman of the Year' at an event in Birmingham, England. 
ii. Khemka was also honoured with one of the UK’s top civilian awards Dame, the female equivalent of knighthood in 2014 and has since won several accolades for her work in education in Nottingham.  

Samsung India’s R&D unit tops chart of IT patent applicants

i. Samsung R&D Institute India filed the maximum number of patent applications in the IT sector in 2015-16, followed by home-grown TCS and Wipro according to Indian Patent Office survey. 
ii. In the scientific and research and development organizations category, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has topped the chart.  Indian Patent Office comes under the Commerce and Industry Ministry.

 Flipkart Buys eBay India

i. India's largest e-commerce player Flipkart buys eBay's India business, and closing a $1.4 billion fund-raising round from Tencent, eBay and Microsoft. 
ii. In exchange for an equity stake in Flipkart, eBay has agreed to make a $500 million cash investment in and sell its eBay.in business to Flipkart. 

12th Indo-Mongolian Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant held in Vairengte 
i. The 12th edition Indo-Mongolian Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2017 has begun at Vairengte in Mizoram. 
ii. Vairengte houses Indian Army’s elite Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School. The first joint Nomadic Elephant was held in 2004 and since then it is annually held. It seeks to promote military associations between India and Mongolia. 

 ISRO And Agriculture Ministry Team Up To Geo-Tag Agricultural Assets

i. The Agriculture Ministry joined hands with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), a wing of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to geo-tag agricultural assets for their real-time monitoring and effective utilization.
ii.The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) of the Agriculture Ministry and NRSC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard. 

Hamilton beats Vettel to win his fifth Chinese Grand Prix

i. Mercedes' British Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton defeated Ferrari's four-time Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel to lift his fifth title at the Chinese Grand Prix.




Important Takeaways from above GK Update are as follows-

• Smita Sandhane has appointed as MD of Saraswat Bank.
• Smita Sandhane is the first woman chief of Saraswat Bank.
• Sandhane has taken over from S.K. Banerji.
• The Saraswat Bank is the largest Co-operative Bank in the country.
• Saraswat Bank inception in 1918.
• Saraswat Bank is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra
• NMCG has approved 26 projects worth Rs 2,154.28 crore under the Centre’s ‘Namami Gange’ programme.
• This amount will be spent in the states of UP, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Delhi.
• National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG) was registered as a society on 12th August 2011 under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
• National Ganga Council under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.
• Empowered Task Force (ETF) on river Ganga under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. 
• Uma Bharti is the cabinet minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation.
• Lewis Hamilton has won his fifth title at the Chinese Grand Prix.
• Lewis Hamilton is British formula One racer.
• Hamilton beat Vettel by 0.186 seconds for his second pole in two races.
• India and Russia signed a joint collaboration to promote innovation
• PM of Russia is Dmitry Medvedev and President is Vladimir Putin
• Currency of Russia is Russian ruble and Capital is Moscow
• India and Russia are the member countries of BRICS.
• Samsung R&D Institute of India has topped the chart of IT patent applicants
• TCS and Wipro are at the second and third position
• Samsung Headquarter is in Seoul, South Korea.
• Full form of AYUSH is The Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
• World Homeopathy Day is observed on 10 April 2017
• Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH is Shripad Yesso Naik
• The theme of the convention is "Enhancing Quality Research in Homeopathy through scientific evidence and rich clinical experiences".
• Rajnath Singh launched Akshay Kumar’s portal ‘Bharat Ke Veer’
• Akshay Kumar was recently awarded as the Best Actor for Rustam in 64th National Awards
• 'Bharat Ke Veer' portal is a facility for the monetary contribution to the kin of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel killed in action.
• Venkaiah Naidu launches 352 housing projects in 53 cities
• Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation is M Venkaiah Naidu
• For the first time, a major private investment in affordable housing is done by CREDAI
• Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India is the full form of CREDAI.
• Asha Khemka was named 'Asian Businesswoman of the Year'
• 'Asian Businesswoman of the Year' event was held in Birmingham, England
• Asha Khemka was honoured for her efforts in the field of education and skills at the Asian Business Awards ceremony.
• RBI has allowed banks to invest in REITs & InvITs
• Real Estate Investment Trust is the full form of REITs
• Infrastructure Investment Trusts is the full form InvITs
• BP Kanungo has been recently appointed as the new Deputy Governor of RBI.
• First DNA Bank for Wild Animals in North India to Be Set Up in Bareilly
• DNA full form is Deoxyribonucleic acid
• MP govt started Rs 5 thali under ‘Deendayal Rasoi Yojana’
• CM of Madhya Pradesh is Shivraj Singh Chouhan and governor of MP is Om Prakash Kohli as additional charge
• In the first phase, the scheme would be inaugurated in 49 districts.
• Flipkart buys eBay India 
• CEO of Flipkart is Kalyan Krishnamurthy
• Flipkart headoffice is in Bengaluru

QUIZ-10

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

Q2. The External Affairs Ministry and the department of posts has recently announced the opening of a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. First POPSK was launched in __________.

(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.