QUIZ-21

Q1. The Reserve Bank of India has released the first Bi-monthly monetary policy of the new financial year (2017-18). The Reverse Repo Rate (RRR) under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been hiked to ___________ from 5.75%.

(a) 6.25%

(b) 6.15%

(c) 6.10%

(d) 6.00%

(e) 5.95%

Q2. The FMCG industry has emerged as the highest paying industry in India with an average annual cost to company (CTC) of Rs. 11.3 lakh according to Randstad survey, 2017. What does 'C' stands for in FMCG?

(a) Customer

(b) Costume

(c) Consumer

(d) Custom

(e) Conference

Q3. World Health Day is celebrated on _____________ every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization.

(a) 17 April

(b) 7 April

(c) 17 March

(d) 27 March

(e) 10 April

Q4. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to slash clearance time for which one of the following nation-wide payment system in an attempt to enhance the efficiency of the electronic payment system and add to customer convenience?

(a) National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)

(b) Real-time gross settlement systems (RTGS)

(c) Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)

(d) Airpay

(e) CCAvenue

Q5. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate a three-day National Children’s Film Festival in which of the following Indian States?

(a) Telangana

(b) Karnataka

(c) Bihar

(d) Andhra Pradesh

(e) Maharashtra

Q6. India has signed a mega defense deals worth over 2 billion dollars for advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems to further tighten the bilateral strategic partnership with which one of the following countries?

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Israel

(c) Oman

(d) Russia

(e) France

Q7. P V Sindhu has recently jumped three places to achieve a career-best world number two ranking in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings. Name the President of BWF.

(a) San Ki Baan

(b) TakehikoNakao

(c) Poul-Erik Hoyer

(d) Matthew Prior

(e) MackeyAraos

Q8. Sports Ministry of India has recently appointed Australian Dave Smith as the coach for _________.

(a) 400 Meter Relay

(b) 100 Meter Sprint

(c) Shot put

(d) Athletics

(e) Race walking

Q9. The theme of 2017 World Health Day is _____________.

(a) Towards a Healthier World

(b) Cancer: A long term Fight

(c) A Step Ahead Healthier World

(d) Depression: Let's Talk

(e) None of the given themes are true

Q10. The Reserve Bank of India has released the first Bi-monthly monetary policy of the new financial year (2017-18). The Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate is 6.50% now. What was the previous MSF rate?

(a) 6.25%

(b) 6.75%

(c) 6.00%

(d) 5.75%

(e) 6.85%

Q11. In the recently announced 64th National Film Awards, who has been declared as the Best Actor?

(a) Salman Khan

(b) Amitabh Bacchan

(c) Amir Khan

(d) Akshay Kumar

(e) Shahrukh Khan

Q12. Ratnakar Bank limited (RBL) Bank announced the opening of its Indian Financial System Code (IFSC) Banking Unit (IBU) at GIFT City. GIFT City is situated in which of the following Indian states?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Kerala

(c) Gujarat

(d) Punjab

(e) New Delhi

Q13. The amount invested in KisanVikasPatra (KVP) would get doubled in ______ months.

(a) 110

(b) 113

(c) 116

(d) 115

(e) 100

Q14. Name the person who has taken over as Director of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Trichy, recently.

(a) Ashok Sehgal

(b) RamanujanRao

(c) P V Narasimhan

(d) K V Prabhakaran

(e) BhimarayaMetri

Q15. In the 64th National Film Awards which one of the following film was declared as the Best Hindi Film for 2016?

(a) Dangal

(b) Neerja

(c) BajrangiBhaijan

(d) Pink

(e) Rustam

 

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has released the first Bi-monthly monetary policy of the new financial year (2017-18). The Reverse Repo Rate (RRR) under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been hiked to 6% from 5.75%.

S2. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry has emerged as the highest paying industry in India with an average annual cost to company (CTC) of Rs. 11.3 lakh across all levels and functions according to Randstad survey, 2017.

S3. Ans.(b)

Sol. World Health Day is celebrated on 7th of April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization.

S4. Ans.(a)

Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to slash clearance time for National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) in an attempt to enhance the efficiency of the electronic payment system and add to customer convenience.

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate a three-day National Children’s Film Festival in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It is the largest film festival for children in the country giving the audience quality and wholesome entertainment.

S6. Ans.(b)

Sol. India and Israel signed a mega defense deals worth over 2 billion dollars for advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, to further tighten the bilateral strategic partnership ahead of Prime Minister NarendraModi's visit to Israel in July.

S7. Ans.(c)

Sol. Rio Olympics silver medalist P V Sindhu jumped three places to achieve a career-best world number two ranking in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings. Poul-Erik Høyer is the President of BWF.

S8. Ans.(e)

Sol. Sports Ministry of India has recently appointed Australian Dave Smith as the coach in Race Walking category.

S9. Ans.(d)

Sol. World Health Day is celebrated on 7th of April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization. The theme of 2017 World Health Day is 'Depression: Let's Talk'. 

S10. Ans.(b)

Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has released the first Bi-monthly monetary policy of the new financial year (2017-18). The Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate are at 6.50% decline from 6.75%.

S11. Ans.(d)

Sol. In the recently announced 64th National Film Awards, Akshay Kumar has been declared as the Best Actor for Rustam.

S12. Ans.(c)

Sol. Ratnakar Bank limited (RBL) Bank announced the opening of its Indian Financial System Code (IFSC) Banking Unit (IBU) at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). GIFT City is situated in Gujarat.

S13. Ans.(b)

Sol. The amount invested in KisanVikasPatra (KVP) would get doubled in 113 months.

S14. Ans.(e)

Sol. BhimarayaMetri has taken over as Director of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Trichy (IIM Tiruchirappalli). He succeeded PrafullaAgnihotri.

S15. Ans.(b)

Sol. In 64th National Film Awards Neerja was declared as the Best Hindi Film for 2016.

Daily GK Update 20th April, 2017

Madhya Pradesh government, DMRC inked pact to supply power from Rewa project

i. Madhya Pradesh government has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to supply 24 per cent of electricity generated from the Rewa ultra mega solar project to be set up in the state.
ii. The rest of the power will be supplied to the state.

World economy to grow at 3.5 per cent in 2017: IMF

i. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected a marginally higher than expected growth for the world economy at 3.5 per cent in 2017.
ii. IMF projected the world economy to grow at a pace of 3.5 percent in 2017, up from 3.1 percent in 2016, and 3.6 per cent in 2018.

China to host BRICS Film Festival in June, 2017

i. The 2017 BRICS Film Festival will be held in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province from June 23 to 27, 2017.
ii. There will be 30 films from BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) screened during the festival.
iii. The first BRICS Film Festival was held in New Delhi, India, in September 2016. 

First Made in India industrial robot- BRABO

i. TAL Manufacturing Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors has launched India’s first industrial-articulated robot and it goes by the name “BRABO”.
ii. The robot is indigenously developed for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in India. This is the first time that an industrial robot has been conceptualized, designed and manufactured in India.

RBI caps bank exposure to REITs, InvITs at 10%

i. The RBI permitted banks to invest up to 10% of the unit capital of a Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) or Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs).
ii. The banks’ exposure to REITs/InvITs will be within the overall ceiling of 20% of the net worth permitted for direct investments in shares, convertible bonds/ debentures, units of equity-oriented mutual funds and Venture Capital Funds (VCFs).

'One Part Woman' wins Sahitya Akademi Award for translation of Mathorubhagan

i. The English translation of writer Perumal Murugan’s novel Mathorubhagan (One Part Woman) has won the Sahitya Akademi’s award for translation in English 2016.
ii. The translation was done by Aniruddhan Vasudevan and the book was published by Penguin. 

Sagar Baheti, the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete Boston Marathon

i. Bangalore-based Sagar Baheti has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon, the world's oldest and the hardest marathon to qualify for.
ii. Baheti completed the approximately 42.16 km distance in just over four hours.

Important Takeaways from above GK Update are as follows:

• Madhya Pradesh government and DMRC inked pact to supply power (24% of Electricity) from Rewa project
• Shri Rajiv Gauba is the Chairman of DMRC
• Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the CM of MP and its Governor is Om Prakash Kohli (Additional charge)
• IMF has projected world economy to grow at 3.5% in 2017
• Projection in 2016 was 3.1%
• Created in 1945, the IMF is governed by and accountable to the 189 countries
• Managing Director of IMF is Christine Lagarde
• Maurice Obstfeld, economic counselor and director of IMF Research Department released the projection officially.
• BRICS Film Festival 2017 will be held in China
• BRICS countries includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
• The first BRICS Film Festival was held in New Delhi, India
• BRICS summit will be held in September 2017 in China’s Xiamen city
• TAL Manufacturing Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors
• BRABO is the first Made in India industrial robot
• The robot is indigenously developed for MSME in India
• The RBI permitted banks to invest up to 10% of the unit capital of an REITs or InvITs
• RBI is headquartered in Mumbai and its Governor is Mr. Urjit Patel
• RBI has recently allowed banks to invest in REITs & InvITs
• The English translation of writer Perumal Murugan’s novel Mathorubhagan won the Sahitya Akademi’s award for translation in English
• The cash prize for the award is Rs 50,000
• Sagar Baheti becomes the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete Boston Marathon
• He completed the approximately 42.16 km distance in just over four hours
• Boston is a City in Massachusetts

QUIZ-20

Q1. Name the mobile maker company that has become the first brand ever to sponsor front jerseys of two IPL teams in the same edition and will have its logo feature on the front jersey of both the teams.

(a) Oppo

(b) Vivo

(c) Lava

(d) Gionee

(e) Xiomi

Q2. The famous Berhampur ThakuraniYatra festival has begun recently (April 2017) in which of the following Indian states?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Odisha

(c) West Bengal

(d) Kerala

(e) Gujarat

Q3. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas officially launched the low emission Bharat stage (BS)-IV Grade fuel in Odisha, recently. The foundation Day of Odisha is commonly known as __________

(a) Nisakal Diwas

(b) Adhar Diwas

(c) Utkal Diwas

(d) Parvan Diwas

(e) Gotham Diwas

Q4. Prime Minister NarendraModi has recently announced to lay the foundation stone of a multi-modal terminal on River Ganga at Sahebganj in which of the following State?

(a) Uttarakhand

(b) Jharkhand

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Bihar

(e) Haryana

Q5. The Manila-headquartered Asian Development Bank (ADB) lends a $175 million loan to the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. Name the President of ADB.

(a) Takehiko Nakao

(b) San Ki Baan

(c) Adams Peter Yon

(d) Hikanzo Abe

(e) Chigobara Hayat

Q6. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has recently appointed ___________ as its chairman for 2017-2018.

(a) SandeepJ ajodia

(b) B P Kanugo

(c) Geetha Kumari

(d) Raman Roy

(e) Deepak Daas

Q7. The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is observed globally on ___________.

(a) 23 March

(b) 29 March

(c) 6 April

(d) 16 April

(e) 10 April

Q8. Name the cricketer who has recently become an acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gulf Oil India just for a day.

(a) ViratKohli

(b) VirenderSehwag

(c) Sachin Tendulkar

(d) Rahul Dravid

(e) M S Dhoni

Q9. Name the company that has recently become the seventh entity to receive a final licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a payments bank.

(a) Vodafon M-Pesa

(b) Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Ltd

(c) BhartiAirtel Payment System

(d) Reliance Payment System

(e) None of the given options are true

Q10. Cabinet has recently signed anMoU on Cooperation in the field of Mass Media between India and __________________.

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Malaysia

(c) Japan

(d) Bhutan

(e) Myanmar

Q11. According to the new report of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), 2016 India's travel and tourism sector ranks ____________ in the world in terms of its total contribution to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

(a) 3rd

(b) 5th

(c) 9th

(d) 7th

(e) 6th

Q12. Which of the following Indian state has decided to provide a one-time grant of Rs 21,000 to all those families whose third girl child was born after August 24, 2015, under the 'AapkiBeti, HamariBeti' scheme.

(a) Punjab

(b) Jharkhand

(c) Haryana

(d) Bihar

(e) Uttar Pradesh

Q13. India has recently decided to set up a 240 million pound fund to finance clean energy projects with which of the following country?

(a) Japan

(b) UK

(c) Malaysia

(d) Bangladesh

(e) Russia

Q14. IDBI Bank has reduced interest rates, ranging from 50 to 75 basis points, on retail term deposits (RTD). CEO of IDBI Bank is __________.

(a) Chanda Kocchar

(b) Shikha Singh

(c) Suman Roy

(d) Mahesh Kumar Jain

(e) Devendra Rawat

Q15. As per the new report of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) 2016 which country has topped in the world in terms of its total contribution to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

(a) Norway

(b) Sweden

(c) USA

(d) Switzerland

(e) Denmark

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Gionee has become the first brand ever to sponsor front jerseys of two IPL teams in the same edition and will have its logo feature on the front jersey of both the teams.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The famous Berhampur Thakurani Yatra festival is one of the biggest festivals of southern Odisha, has been celebrated recently.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. DharmendraPradhan, Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas officially launched the low emission Bharat stage (BS)-IV Grade fuel in Bhubaneswar. The launch was made on the special occasion of UtkalDiwas which is the foundation day of Odisha.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prime Minister NarendraModi will lay the foundation stone of a multi-modal terminal on River Ganga at Sahebganj in Jharkhand. The state of the art terminal, to be constructed at an estimated cost of 280 crore rupees, is an important component of the development of the National Waterway-1 from Varanasi to Haldia. 

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Manila-headquartered Asian Development Bank (ADB) lends a $175 million loan to the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. TakehikoNakao is the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) appointed Raman Roy (Managing Director of Quatrro Global Services) as its chairman for 2017-2018.

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. 6 April was declared as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) by the UN General Assembly.

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The former Indian cricket team skipper MS Dhoni became an acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gulf Oil India just for a day.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Ltd becomes the seventh entity to receive a final licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a payments bank.

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Cabinet has recently signedanMoU on Cooperation in the field of Mass Media between India and Bangladesh.

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. India's travel and tourism sector ranks 7th in the world in terms of its total contribution to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to a new report of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), 2016.

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Haryana government has decided to provide a one-time grant of Rs 21,000 to all those families whose third girl child was born after August 24, 2015, under the 'AapkiBeti, HamariBeti' scheme.

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. India and the UK decided to set up a 240 million pound fund to finance clean energy projects, as per the statement of Finance Minister ArunJaitley.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. IDBI Bank has reduced interest rates, ranging from 50 to 75 basis points, on retail term deposits (RTD) with effect from April 5, 2017. CEO of IDBI Bank is Mahesh Kumar Jain.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. As per the new report of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) 2016 United States of America has topped in the world in terms of its total contribution to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Daily GK Update 19th April, 2017

UP Govt Renames Gorakhpur and Agra Airports

i. The UP government changed the name of Gorakhpur and Agra Airports as well as the name of the department of welfare of the differently abled.
ii. The Gorakhpur Airforce Station has been renamed as Mahayogi Goraknath Airport after the founder of the Nath monastic movement.
iii. The Agra Airport will be renamed after Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay airport. The Department of Disabled Welfare will now be known as 'Divyang Jan Vikas Empowerment'.

Rajasthan State govt, HPCL sign agreement for Rs 43,129 cr Barmer refinery

i. In Rajasthan, the state government and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) signed an agreement for the Rs 43,129 crore Barmer refinery.
ii. The Barmer refinery will be the first in the country to produce BS-6 standard fuel. The state government will have 26% stake in the project while rest will be held by HPCL.

Navy’s missile destroyer dedicated to Chennai

i. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami dedicated the Indian Navy’s indigenously designed ‘P15A Guided Missile Destroyer’, INS Chennai to the city Chennai.
ii. INS Chennai is commanded by captain C. R. Praveen Nair and has 45 officers. The ship was commissioned by ex-Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar in 2016. It is one of the most potent warships to have been constructed in India.

India jumps to 8th place on Global FDI Confidence Index

i. India has jumped one spot to 8th rank in the 2017 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index.
ii. USA has topped A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index for the fifth year in a row. The top 5 countries in A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index 2017 are:

1. USA

2. Germany

3. China

4. UK

5. Canada

RBI opened the Office of the Banking Ombudsman at Chhattisgarh and Jammu & Kashmir

i. The Reserve Bank of India has set up two new Offices of the Banking Ombudsman for the State of Jammu and Kashmir (in Jammu) and Chhattisgarh (in Raipur).
ii. The Office of the Banking Ombudsman at Reserve Bank of India, Jammu and Chhattisgarh will have the jurisdiction over the entire State of Jammu and Kashmir and Chhattisgarh which, hitherto was under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Banking Ombudsman, New Delhi-I and Bhopal, respectively.

RBI signed MoU with the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan

i. The Reserve Bank of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on “Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information” with the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan.
ii. The MoU was signed by Mr. Phajo Dorjee, Deputy Governor on behalf of Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan and Mr. S S Mundra, Deputy Governor on behalf of Reserve Bank of India.

SEBI launched revamped website with user-friendly features

i. SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) launched its revamped website having several user-friendly features and compatible with all desktop and mobile devices.
ii. The website now also allows visitors to share web pages on their social media network. The new website is compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines for making web content more accessible to differently abled people and also conforms to the guidelines for Indian government websites.

ICICI Bank data centre becomes country's first IGBC Platinum rated project

i. The ICICI Bank Data Centre in Hyderabad has achieved the distinction of becoming the country's first Platinum rated project under IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) Green Data Centre Rating System.
ii. Prem C Jain, Chairman, IGBC presented IGBC plaque to Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank at a programme organized on recently in Hyderabad.
iii. IGBC Green Data Centre Rating System would facilitate in providing tremendous tangible and intangible benefits. Tangible benefits include 20 to 25 percent reduction in Power Usage Effectiveness, 25 to 30 percent reduction in water consumption. Intangible benefits include enhanced air quality, excellent daylighting, health, and well-being of the staff operating such facility.

Vinay Shah, appointed as new MD & CEO of LIC Housing Finance

i. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has appointed Vinay Shah as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Director of its mortgage loan arm and listed entity LIC Housing Finance.
ii. He comes in place of Sunita Sharma after Government had elevated her to Managing Director of LIC.

Former AP minister Devineni Rajashekhar passes away

i. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and former Andhra Pradesh minister Devineni Rajashekhar had died due to cardiac arrest in Hyderabad.
ii. He was made the Education Minister in NTR Cabinet in 1994. He was elected to AP assembly from Kankipadu in 1983 and retained the seat in 1985, 1989, and 1994.

Important Takeaways from above GK Update are as follows:

• The Gorakhpur Airforce Station has been renamed as Mahayogi Goraknath Airport
• Agra Airport has been renamed as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay airport
• The Department of Disabled Welfare will now be known as 'Divyang Jan Vikas Empowerment'
• Rajasthan State govt and HPCL have signed an agreement for Rs 43,129 crore Barmer refinery
• The Barmer refinery will be the first in the country to produce BS-6 standard fuel
• Chief Minister of Rajasthan is Mrs. Vasundhara Raje
• Union Minister of state for petroleum and natural gas is Shree Dharmendra Pradhan
• Indigenously designed ‘P15A Guided Missile Destroyer’, INS Chennai was dedicated to the city Chennai
• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister is Mr. Edappadi K. Palaniswami
• Sunil Lanba is the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS)
• India ranked 8th in the 2017 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index
• The USA topped the list
• Among the emerging economies, India and China were the top two performers
• RBI opened the Office of the Banking Ombudsman at Chhattisgarh and Jammu & Kashmir
• J&K till now was under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Banking Ombudsman, New Delhi-I
• Chhattisgarh till now was under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Banking Ombudsman, Bhopal
• RBI is headquartered in Mumbai and its Governor is Mr. Urjit Patel.
• RBI signed MoU with the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
• The MoU was signed on Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information
• Prime minister of Bhutan is Tshering Tobgay and its capital is Thimpu
• SEBI launched revamped website with user-friendly features
• Securities and Exchange Board of India is full form of SEBI
• Shri Ajay Tyagi Chairman is the Chairman of SEBI and its Headquarter is in Mumbai
• ICICI Bank data center becomes country's first IGBC Platinum rated project
• Chanda Kochhar is the MD & CEO of ICICI Bank
• Headquarter of ICICI bank is in Mumbai
• The event was organized in Hyderabad
• Vinay Shah has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of LIC Housing Finance
• He has replaced Smt. Sunita Sharma
• Smt. Sunita Sharma had been  elevated to Managing Director of LIC
• Shri. Vijay Kumar Sharma is the Chairman of LIC and it is Headquartered in Mumbai
• Former AP minister Devineni Rajashekhar passed away in Hyderabad
• He was made the Education Minister in NTR Cabinet in 1994
• N. Chandrababu Naidu is the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

QUIZ-19

Q1. The Centre has constituted National Board of Electric Mobility (NBEM) to promote electric mobility and manufacturing of electric vehicles and their components. The Board will be chaired by _____________.

(a) Shri Harish Bhagwat

(b) Shri Prakash Javedkar

(c) Shri Rajyavardhan Rathore

(d) Shri Girish Shankar

(e) Shri Nitin Gadkari

Q2. A national conference on Communicating India will be organized in which of the following Indian cities that will be inaugurated by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore.

(a) Kolkata

(b) New Delhi

(c) Bengaluru

(d) Chennai

(e) Varanasi

Q3. Name the IPS officer who has been appointed as the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat.

(a) Vimala Roy

(b) Falguni Upadhyay

(c) GeethaJ ohri

(d) Urmika Vansh

(e) Veera Joshi

Q4. The Government of India has recently announced a fund of ____________ for the first express highway project in the northeast region which be developed along the Brahmaputra river in Assam.

(a) Rs 25,000 Crore

(b) Rs 30,000 Crore

(c) Rs 35,000 Crore

(d) Rs 40,000 Crore

(e) Rs 45,000 Crore

Q5. Amazon India has launched an initiative called 'Amazon Classroom', a virtual training program to help sellers in learning online shopping. Name the CEO of Amazon.

(a) Larry Page

(b) Jeff Bezos

(c) Tim Cook

(d) John S. Watson

(e) Jeremy Stoppelman

Q6. Union Finance Minister ArunJaitley chaired the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Finance Ministers meeting in New Delhi. Name the country that has joined the SASEC program as its seventh member.

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Bhutan

(c) Myanmar

(d) Maldives

(e) Nepal

Q7. Name the Bank/Banks that sold Rs.1,800crore Ballarpur Industries loans to Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company.

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(c) Axis Bank

(d) Both (a) and (c)

(e) Both (b) and (c)

Q8. The WTO’s dispute settlement set up a panel to resolve the dispute between ___________ and India over imposition of safeguard import duty on iron and steel products.

(a) Japan

(b) Pakistan

(c) China

(d) Afghanistan

(e) Myanmar

Q9. Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee declared ___________ as the 22nd district of the state.

(a) Chenani

(b) Ghorghram

(c) Bhorangram

(d) Jhargram

(e) Nasaini

Q10. Union Finance Minister ArunJaitley chaired the SASEC's Finance Ministers meeting in New Delhi. What is full form of SASEC?

(a) South Asean Specific Economic Cooperation

(b) South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation

(c) South Asia SubRegional Essential Cooperation

(d) South Asean Standard Export Corporation

(e) None of the given options are true

                                                            Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. the Centre has constituted National Board of Electric Mobility (NBEM) to promote electric mobility and manufacturing of electric (& hybrid) vehicles and their components. The Board will be chaired by the ShriGirish Shankar, Secretary of the Department of Heavy Industry.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. A day-long national conference on Communicating India will be organized in New Delhi which will be inaugurated by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting RajyavardhanRathore.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. A 1982 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) GeethaJohri has been appointed as the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. The first express highway project in the northeast region will be developed along the Brahmaputra riverin Assam at an estimated investment of Rs 40,000 crore inaugurated by Union Road Minister NitinGadkari.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. To make on-boarding easy for new sellers, Amazon India has launched an initiative called Amazon Classroom, a virtual training program to help teach them the nuances of online selling. Jeff Bezos is CEO of Amazon

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Union Finance Minister ArunJaitley chaired the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Finance Ministers meeting in New Delhi. Myanmar has joined the SASEC program as its seventh member.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. ICICI Bank and Axis Bank sold Rs.1,800crore of loans to paper maker Ballarpur Industries Ltd to Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company.

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. The WTO’s dispute settlement set up a panel to resolve the dispute between Japan and India over imposition of safeguard import duty on iron and steel products

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared Jhargram as the 22nd district of West Bengal.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Finance Minister ArunJaitley chaired the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Finance Ministers meeting in New Delhi.