Q1. Which among the following bank has launched the '811 banking app' which is part of the lender's vision to double customer base in 18 months?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) South Indian Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(e) ICICI Bank
Q2. Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has released the book titled __________________________________ jointly authored by Shri Bibek Debroy (Member, NITI Aayog) Shri Sanjay Chadha (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce) & Ms. Vidya Krishnamurthi.
(a) Indian Railway- The weaving of a National Tapestry
(b) Indian Railway- The Historical Development of Railways in India
(c) Indian Railway- The Development in Chronological Order
(d) Indian Railway- The Chapters Dealing with Different Periods
(e) None of the given options is true
Q3. The Reserve Bank of India has completed its 82nd establishment day on 01st April 2017. RBI was set up on the basis of the recommendations of-
(a) David Young Commission
(b) Bibek Young Commission
(c) Hilton Young Commission
(d) Smith Young Commission
(e) Rangarajan Young Commission
Q4. The government has launched two mobile apps ______________________ that provide access to various services and information, and enable citizens to report any traffic violation or road accident.
I. echallan
II. mParivahan
III. esuffar
IV. mrashta
V. esuvidha
(a) Both V and I
(b) Both I and IV
(c) Both IV and V
(d) Both III and II
(e) Both I and II
Q5. The State Bank of India, the country's largest lender has started functioning as unified entity from 01st April 2017 post merger of its five associate banks, besides Bharatiya Mahila Bank. State Bank of India was established on-
(a) 01st July 1954
(b) 01st July 1955
(c) 01st July 1956
(d) 01st July 1957
(e) 01st July 1958
Q6. The BRICS-backed New Development Bank (NDB) has invested in seven projects totaling $1.5 billion in about two years of its operation. Where is the headquarter of NDB?
(a) Shanghai, China
(b) Moscow, Russia
(c) New Delhi, India
(d) Curitiba, Brazil
(e) Pretoria, South Africa
Q7. Joyciline Jepkosgei has broken the world half marathon record as well as the 10km and 15km marks at the Prague Half Marathon on the way to winning the IAAF Gold Label Road Race in one hour, four minutes and 52 seconds. She is from-
(a) Jamaica
(b) Kenya
(c) USA
(d) China
(e) Kazakhstan
Q8. Name the American singer and songwriter, who has finally accepted his Nobel Prize for literature 2016, more than three months after the awards ceremony.
(a) Yoshinori Ohsumi
(b) Juan Manuel Santos
(c) Bob Dylan
(d) Sveriges Riksbank
(e) Duncan Haldane
Q9. The World Autism Awareness Day 2017 has been observed across the world on 02 April 2017. The 2017 theme for the day is-
(a) Opportunity and Full and Effective Participation in Society.
(b) Early Childhood and Irrespective of Gender
(c) Measures to Raise Awareness about Children
(d) Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination
(e) None of the given options is true
Q10. In which among the following cities, the second annual meeting of BRICS's New Development Bank (NDB) has been concluded.
(a) Durban, South Africa
(b) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(c) Saint Petersburg, Russia
(d) Beijing, China
(e) New Delhi, India
Q11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 9.2 km long Chenani-Nashri all-weather road tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The 24.5-kilometer long Laerdal Tunnel in _________ is the longest road tunnel in the world.
(a) China
(b) Switzerland
(c) Denmark
(d) Norway
(e) USA
Q12. Who has won the India Open badminton championship 2017 in New Delhi?
(a) P.V. Sindhu
(b) Carolina Marin
(c) Saina Nehwal
(d) Sung ji-Hyun
(e) None of the given options is true
Q13. Diplomat Vipul, a 1998 batch Indian Foreign Service officer has taken up the charge as the new Consul General of Dubai. Mr. Vipul has succeeded-
(a) S N Arya
(b) Pragati Sharma
(c) Anurag Bhushan
(d) Pooja Saini
(e) Naval Kishor
Q14. Which among the following cities, the 19th Commonwealth Forestry Conference (CFC) 2017 has been concluded?
(a) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
(b) Patna, Bihar
(c) Nagpur, Maharashtra
(d) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
(e) Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Q15. Which among the following player has won the Miami Open 2017 Singles title?
(a) Andy Murray
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Stan Wawrinka
(d) Rafael Nadal
(e) Novak Djokovic
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)Sol. Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched the '811 banking app' which is part of the lender's vision to double customer base in 18 months. Customers will be able to open an account on the 811 banking app with zero balance. Only Aadhaar and PAN card would be required to open 811 account which would provide access to over 100 features on mobile. The account offers up to 6 percent interest rate on savings deposits.
S2. Ans.(a)Sol. Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu released the book titled 'Indian Railway- The weaving of a National Tapestry' jointly authored by Shri Bibek Debroy (Member, NITI Aayog) Shri Sanjay Chadha (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce) & Ms. Vidya Krishnamurthi. The theme of this book is the historical development of railways in India, organized into chapters dealing with different periods of development in chronological order.
S3. Ans.(c)Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has completed its 82nd establishment day on 01st April 2017. The Reserve Bank of India is the central bank of the country. The Reserve Bank of India was set up on the basis of the recommendations of the Hilton Young Commission. The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (II of 1934) provides the statutory basis for the functioning of the Bank, which commenced operations on April 1, 1935.
S4. Ans.(e)Sol. The government has launched two mobile apps, echallan and mParivahan, that provide access to various services and information, and enable citizens to report any traffic violation or road accident. 'eChallan' is an integrated enforcement solution to manage traffic violations through an Android-based mobile app and back-end web application, for use by the Transport Enforcement Wing and Traffic Police.
S5. Ans.(b)Sol. The State Bank of India, the country's largest lender has started functioning as unified entity from 01st April 2017 post merger of its five associate banks, besides Bharatiya Mahila Bank. The five associate banks merged with the SBI are State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Patiala (SBP) and State Bank of Travancore (SBT). With the merger, the SBI joins the league of top 50 banks globally in terms of assets. State Bank of India was established on July 01, 1955.
S6. Ans.(a)Sol. The BRICS-backed New Development Bank (NDB) has invested in seven projects totaling $1.5 billion in about two years of its operation. NDB began operations in July 2015. Seven projects have been done so far which aggregate around $1.5 billion. Six of them are in the renewable energy sector and one in transport financing. The headquarter of NDB is in Shanghai, China.
S7. Ans.(b)Sol. Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei has broken the world half marathon record as well as the 10km and 15km marks at the Prague Half Marathon on the way to winning the IAAF Gold Label Road Race in one hour, four minutes and 52 seconds. The 23-year-old, who was competing in just her fifth half marathon, clocked splits of 30:05 and 45:37 to improve the 10km and 15km world records. Defending champion Violah Jepchumba of Kenya finished second in 65:22, with Fancy Chemutai third.
S8. Ans.(c)Sol. American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan has finally accepted his Nobel Prize for literature 2016, more than three months after the awards ceremony. The academy, which awards the coveted prize, ended prolonged speculation as to whether the 75-year-old troubadour would use a concert stopover in Stockholm to accept the gold medal and diploma awarded to him.They were handed to Dylan at a "private ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden" attended by 12 academy members and Sara Danius, the academy's permanent secretary.
S9. Ans.(d)Sol. The World Autism Awareness Day 2017 has been observed across the world on 02 April 2017. The 2017 theme for the day is "Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination". World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognized day, encouraging the Member States of the United Nations to take measures to raise awareness about children with autism throughout the world.
S10. Ans.(e)Sol. The second annual meeting of BRICS's New Development Bank (NDB) has been concluded in New Delhi, India.
S11. Ans.(d)Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 9.2 km long Chenani-Nashri all-weather road tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The two-lane Chenani-Nashri tunnel is Asia's longest bi-directional highway tunnel, which will cut the distance between Jammu and Srinagar to around 250 km from the current 350 km. The 24.5-kilometer long Laerdal Tunnel in Norway is the longest road tunnel in the world.
S12. Ans.(a)Sol. Olympic silver-medallist P.V. Sindhu has defeated Carolina Marin in straight sets 21-19, 21-16 in 47 minutes at the India Open badminton championship 2017 final in New Delhi. With this victory, she avenged her Olympic final defeat over the same opponent.
S13. Ans.(c)Sol. Diplomat Vipul, a 1998 batch Indian Foreign Service officer took up the charge as the new Consul General of Dubai.Mr. Vipul has succeeded Anurag Bhushan. Before joining the Consulate at Dubai, he was working in the office of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. He had earlier served at India’s diplomatic missions in Sri Lanka and Egypt.
S14. Ans.(e)Sol. The 19th Commonwealth Forestry Conference (CFC) 2017 has been concluded in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Governor Dr. K.K. Paul has inaugurated the 19th Commonwealth Forestry Conference at the FRI in Dehradun.
S15. Ans.(b)Sol. Roger Federer (Switzerland) has defeated Rafael Nadal (Spain) and won the Miami Open 2017 Singles title in Florida, USA.
