Daily GK Update 23rd May 2017

PM launches various projects of Kandla Port Trust, Gujarat
i. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has launched various projects of Kandla Port Trust at Gandhidham in Gujarat. 
ii. He unveiled plaques to mark the laying of Foundation Stone for the construction of the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Convention Centre and the development of the 14th and 16th General Cargo Berth.
iii. He handed over Letters of Award for Construction of Interchange-cum-ROB (Railway Bridge) at Kutch Salt Junction, Deployment of two Mobile Harbour Cranes and Mechanization for the handling of fertilizers at Kandla Port.

Static Takeaways-

• Kandla was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India.
• CM of Gujarat is Mr. Vijay Rupani and its governor is Mr. Om Prakash Kohli.
• Shri.Ravi M Parmar is the Chairman of Kandla Port Trust.

India becomes second largest steel producer in the world

i. India overtook Japan to become the second-largest steel producer in the world after China in 2016, according to data released by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF).
ii. India’s stainless steel production rose to 3.32 million tons for 2016 showing an impressive growth of about 9% over 3.0 million tons achieved in 2015.
iii. The data were released at ISSF annual conference in Tokyo, Japan.
Static Takeaways-

• The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) is a non-profit research and development organization which was founded in 1996
• Roeland Baan is the Chairman of ISSF
• The Indian Stainless Steel Development Association (ISSDA) is the unifying point for the growth and development of stainless steel usage in India and it was Founded in 1989.
• Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh is Union Minister of Steel since July 2016.

Free Wi-Fi Facility to be provided at 28 Railway Stations

i. Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has inaugurated the WiFi facility from Kudal Railway Station at 28 Railway Stations of Konkan Railway.
ii. Indian Railways has tied up with M/s SYSCON/JOISTER for provision of 2 Mbps peer to peer 24 hrs FREE Wi-Fi INTERNET bandwidth at 28 stations of Konkan Railway.
iii. This facility will help travelling public, commutes & tourists on Indian Railways to access essential information and they could use their time productively while waiting for trains at railway stations.  This initiative of corporation is a steps towards making a smarter India.

Static Takeaways-

First Railway Minister of Independent India is John Mathai

HDFC Life launches AI-based insurance email bot 'SPOK'

i. HDFC Life announced the launch of an artificial intelligence-based application 'SPOK' that can automatically read, understand, categorize, prioritize and respond to customer emails sent to the private insurer.
ii. 'SPOK', an insurance email bot, can read customer queries within milliseconds and respond to them.
iii. The deployment of SPOK will improve customer experience, while providing the support staff with the bandwidth to focus on customer satisfaction.




Static Takeaways-

• HDFC Bank MD is Aditya Puri
• Headquarter of HDFC Bank is Mumbai.

Federal Bank launches new trading platform

i. Federal Bank, in association with Geojit, has launched a new trading platform called “Selfie” for customers.
ii. Designed and managed by Geojit, the trading platform will give its users absolute control over their investments with timely research inputs to make sound investment decisions.

Static Takeaways-

• Federal Bank Headquarter is in Kochi, Kerala and its CEO is Shyam Srinivasan.

Israel aerospace industries signs $630 million deal with India

i. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has closed another major deal worth 630 million US dollar with India to supply advanced long-range air and missile defense systems for four ships of the Indian Navy. 

ii. According to State-owned IAI, the contract is for supplying Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) systems.

iii. The LRSAM is a joint development by IAI and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The system provides the ultimate protection against a variety of aerial, naval and airborne threats. The deal, a major boost to the ‘Make in India’ campaign.

Static Takeaways-

• Mr. Joseph Weiss is the President & CEO of IAI
• Israel Aerospace Industries was established in 1953 as Bedek Aviation Company.
• Israel is the Country in the Middle East and its Capital is Jerusalem.

First draft of nuclear ban treaty released by UN

i. A United Nations-backed panel has publicly released a draft treaty banning the possession and use of all nuclear weapons.
ii. The draft treaty is the culmination of a sustained campaign, supported by more than 130 non-nuclear states, to prohibit nuclear weapons and persuade nuclear-armed states to disarm.
iii. Nine countries that are known to possess nuclear weapons are- the US, UK, Russia, China, France, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel has not supported the draft plan.

Static Takeaways-

• The United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively.

 World Biodiversity Day.

i. Every year, May 22 is observed as International Day for Biodiversity or World Biodiversity Day. This date commemorates the date of Adoption of the Agreed Text of the Convention on Biological Diversity at UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi on 22 May 1992. 

ii. The theme for 2017 for World Biodiversity Day is “Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism”

Static Takeaways-

• UNEP full form is United Nations Environment Programm
• UNEP headquarter is in Nairobi, Kenya.

India's Rohan Chakravarty won WWF International President’s Award 2017

i. Rohan Chakravarty, a wildlife and environment cartoonist from India, has won WWF International President’s Award 2017 for his efforts to change attitudes towards nature.
ii.The award is the top accolade given by WWF (World Wildlife Fund) to recognize leadership in young conservationists who are under the age of 30 from around the world. The award ceremony was held recently in Manado, Indonesia.


Static Takeaways-

• Carter Roberts is the President & CEO of WWF (World Wildlife Fund)
• Green Humour is the first Indian comic strip to be distributed internationally

Indian-born woman elected to City of London Corporation

i. A 43-year-old UK entrepreneur has become the first India-born woman to be elected as a councillor to a ward in the UK. 

ii. Rehana Ameer, who was born and raised in Chennai, contested from Vintry ward in the City of London county as an independent candidate. 

Static Takeaways-

• UK capital is London and its currency is British Pound
• PM of UK is Theresa May.

Mathunny Mathews, the Real-life Hero of 'Airlift' passes away

i. Indian businessman Mathunny Mathews died aged 81 in Kuwait after being part of the tiny emirate's fortunes and trials for over six decades.
ii. He was known as one of the heroes who made possible the largest civilian evacuation in known history and the main inspiration behind the 2016 Bollywood historical drama Airlift.




Static Takeaways-

Airlift movie was directed by Raja Krishna Menon.

India's Vaishali wins gold in Asian Blitz Chess Championship

i. India's R Vaishali won the women's title with eight points from nine rounds in the Asian Continental Blitz Chess Championship in Chengdu, China.
ii. Vaishali drew her final round game against Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya of Mongolia to finish half-a-point ahead of Iran's Sarasdat Khademalsharieh and clinch the gold medal.
 iii. The Chennai player with an ELO rating of 2203 had finished third in the Asian Championship event.
Static Takeaways-

Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports is Vijay Goel.

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NOTICE:

           The Staff Selection Commission has taken a decision to cancel the (Paper-I) (Afternoon Shift) of the MTS (Non-Technical) Examination 2016 held on 30th April 2017, because the said paper was found to be compromised. The re-examination for only those candidates who appeared in this shift will be held in due course and the candidates would be suitably informed accordingly. The inconvenience caused to the candidates is regretted.

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NOTICE REGARDING MTS EXAMINATION, 2016

23rd May, 2017

       The Commission has taken a decision to cancel the Multi-Tasking Staff (Non-Technical) Examination, 2016 in the OMR based mode for all 5 days (viz. the examinations already conducted on 30.4.2017 and 14.5.2017, and to be conducted on 28.5.2017, 4.6.2017 and 11.6.2017). The said examination would now be conducted by the Commission afresh in the computer based mode, tentatively during the month of September-October, 2017. The details in this regard would be hosted on the website of the Commission in due course.

QUIZ-23

Q1. In 'Swachh Shakti Saptah' Gurugram, Haryana, held recently, approximately how many districts have been declared ODF (Open Defecation Free). 
Answer: 100

Q2. Which Regulatory body has proposed up to 50 per cent increase in insurance premium for cars, motor cycles as well as commercial vehicles from April 1.
Answer: IRDAI

Q3. The GST Council recently approved the draft CGST and IGST Bills. The letter ‘C’ in the term CGST stands for ‘Central’ while letter ‘I’ in the term ‘IGST’ stands for __________.
Answer: Integrated

Q4. The Union Finance Ministry has agreed in-principle to allow public sector banks to offer ESOPs to their employees from 2017-18. The term ESOPs stands for _____________.
Answer: Employee Stock Option Plans

Q5. Which country has won the Most Popular Tourism Destination Award, recently?
Answer: Sri Lanka

Q6. Name the City in which a two-day North-East Business Summit (NEBS) held, recently.
Answer: New Delhi

Q7. Which organisation has extended the last date of submission of digital life certificate through Jeevan Pramaan Patra by March 31st, 2017 under Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS).
Answer: EPFO

Q8. Which institutes has recently won the 2017 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society Award for its solar-direct current (DC) inverter system.
Answer: IIT- Madras

Q9. Name the first state to launch web-based portal to showcase the government’s performance and achievements to the citizens of the state.
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q10. Name the country that will host Mobile World Congress (for the first time) to be held in September 2017.
Answer: India

Q11. Which state has launched 24*7  helpline number 181 to assist women in distress on the occasion of International Women’s Day (8th March 2017).
Answer: Odisha

Q12. In 'BCCI Annual Awards for 2015-16' who won the Best Umpire in Domestic cricket award?
Answer: Nitin Menon

Q13. Name the state that has recently launched a housing scheme estimated at Rs 1,580 crore.
Answer: Tamil Nadu

Q14. Name the ballistic missile that was recently launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
Answer: Hormuz 2

Q15. Parliament recently approved a bill granting women working in the organized sector paid maternity leave of ___________ weeks up from 12 weeks now.
Answer: 26

Daily GK Update 21th & 22 nd May 2017

1. May 21st is observed as Anti-Terrorism Day in the memory of former Indian PM Mr. Rajiv Gandhi
i. All over India, May 21st is observed as Anti-Terrorism Day in the memory of former Indian PM Mr. Rajiv Gandhi who passed away on this day.
ii. On this day in the year 1991, former India’s PM Rajiv Gandhi was killed brutally by terrorist attacks. Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, while conducting an election campaign in Sriperumbudur (located near Chennai) in Tamil Nadu was assassinated by a suicide bomber on 21 May 1991.


Static Takeaways-

• Rajiv Ratna Gandhi (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was Prime Minister of India, serving from 1984 to 1989.
• He took office after the 1984 assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, his mother, to become the youngest Indian premier.

2. Arunachal’s Anshu Jamsenpa is the first woman to scale Mt Everest twice in 5 days

i. Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa has become the world’s first woman to scale Mt Everest twice in five days.

ii. Her ascent of the world’s tallest peak in the Himalayas at 7.45 am on 21st May 2017 was her fifth overall and the second after 16th May 2017.

Static Takeaways-

• Mount Everest height is about 8,848 meters above sea level
• First Persons to climb Mt Everest in 1953 are Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

3. NASA names bacteria after Abdul Kalam

i. Scientists at NASA have named a new organism discovered by them after the much-loved A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
ii.The name of the bacterium is Solibacillus kalamii, the species name is after Dr. Abdul Kalam and genus name is Solibacillus which is a spore-forming bacteria.

Static Takeaways-

• Dr. Kalam was the 11th President of India became on 25th July 2002
• APJ Kalam also known as Missile Man of India and his full name is Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
• India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-3) was developed by Dr. APJ Kalam for ISRO
• NASA headquarter is in Washington, D.C. USA.

4. Tejas Express to make its debut on Mumbai-Goa route

i. India’s state-of-the-art high-speed train Tejas Express, which can run up to the speed of 200km per hour, has made its trip between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai, and Karmali, North Goa.
ii. The train will cover a distance of 579km in 8.5 hours with halts at Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Ratnagiri and Kudal.
iii. The 15-coach train has two classes chair car and executive chair car and is equipped with facilities like secured gangways, automatic doors, LCD screens, Wi-Fi, tea-coffee vending machines, magazines, bio-toilets, hand dryers etc.

Static Takeaways-

• Railway Minister of India is Suresh Prabhu
• First Railway Minister of  Independent India is John Mathai.

5. Tata Sons appoints Saurabh Agrawal as Group CFO

i. Tata Sons has appointed Saurabh Agrawal, an investment banker who was formerly with the Aditya Birla Group, as its Group Chief Financial Officer. He will join the company from July 2017. 

ii. Agrawal, among India’s most successful investment bankers, brings with him over two decades of experience in the capital markets.

Static Takeaways-

• Chairman of Tata Sons is N. Chandrasekaran
• Founder of Tata is Jamsetji Tata and it was founded in 1868.

6. Cochin Port Trust bags two awards

i. Cochin Port Trust has received two Best Performance Awards from Ministry of Shipping for the highest growth in operating surplus and also for achieving third highest growth in cargo traffic among the major ports in the year 2016-17.
ii. The awards were received from Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari by P Raveendran, Chairman, and A V Ramana, Deputy Chairman, Cochin Port Trust at a function held at Goa Port Trust.

Static Takeaways-

• CM of Kerala is Pinarayi Vijayan and governor is P.Sathasivam
• Periyar Tiger Reserve is situated in Kerala.

7. India's Prashant Ranganathan wins top intel International science award in US

i. An Indian boy has won the world’s largest pre-college science competition, The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in the US in the environmental engineering category for his project on biodegradation of pesticides. 
ii. The name of his project was ‘Biodegradation of Chlorpyrifos using native bacteria’ which was based on the theme that farmers should not use pesticides.

Static Takeaways from above News-

• The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) is a program of Society for Science & the Public (the Society)
• This is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition.

8. Deveshwar, Soumitra Chatterjee conferred Bengal's highest civilian award

i. Thespian Soumitra Chatterjee and Y.C. Deveshwar were conferred the Banga Samman, West Bengal's highest civilian award, by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
ii. The Banga Samman awards were instituted in 2011 after Banerjee came to power. Celebrated artists, singers, sportspersons, filmmakers, intellectuals have been honored with these awards in the past.

Static Takeaways-

• CM of West Bengal is Mamta Banerjee and governor is Keshari Nath Tripathi
• The Buxa Tiger Reserve is situated in West Bengal.

9. Karnataka Bank inks pact with LIC

i. Karnataka Bank Ltd has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India for selling life insurance products of LIC.
ii. The bank signed the corporate agency agreement with LIC in Mangaluru, Karnataka. The bank will be able to provide the vast choice of life insurance products to its customers across all its 769 branches with this MoU.

Static Takeaways from above News-

• Mr.Mahabaleshwara M.S is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka Bank
• V. K. Sharma is the current chairman of LIC
• LIC is Headquartered in Mumbai.

10. Hassan Rouhani wins Presidential Re-election in Iran

i. Hassan Rouhani was re-elected as the President of Iran after winning Iranian presidential elections 2017. 
ii. This is his second term as Iran's President. He was first elected as Iran's President in 2013. 
iii. In the Iranian Presidential Elections, Hassan Rouhani defeated his Conservative opponent Ebrahim Raisi by winning 57% of the total seats. The elections were labeled as the “most competitive ever”.

Static Takeaways from above News-

• Tehran is the Capital of Iran and its Currency is Iranian rial.

11. Alexander Zverev win Italian Open title by defeating Novak Djokovic

i. Alexander Zverev defeated the world no. 2 ranking player Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 to win the Italian Open, 2017. The final was held in Rome, Italy. 
ii. The 20-year-old Zverev became the youngest player to win a Masters 1000 event since Djokovic won in Miami a decade ago at 19. 
iii. The Italian Open women's Singles Title 2017 was won by Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.

Static Takeaways from above News-

• Alexander Zverev is the professional German tennis player
• Italian open is also known as Rome Masters and Italian Championship
• Rome is the Capital city of Italy
• The currency of Italy is Euro.

12. Bengaluru FC wins Federation Cup

i. The Bengaluru FC defeated Mohun Bagan (2-0) to lift 38th Federation Cup football tournament at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha. 
ii. In the tightly contested tussle befitting a final, BFC overcame a bit of hard luck to ride on C.K. Vineeth’s extra-time brace and bag the prestigious title despite the unavailability of two of key players, Sunil Chhetri and Cameron Watson.


Static Takeaways from above News-

• Bengaluru FC is currently owned by Mumbai-based Company, JSW Group
• The Club was formed in July 2013
• Federation Cup was started in the year 1977

13. Mumbai Indians win IPL title for the third time

i. In Cricket, Mumbai Indians lifted the 10th Indian Premier League trophy for the third time, as they recorded a scintillating 1-run win against Rising Pune Supergiant in the title clash at Hyderabad during final.
ii. Mumbai successfully defended a total of 129 and restricted Pune to 128/6 to lift their third IPL trophy. Krunal Pandya from Mumbai Indians was named the man of the match.

Static Takeaways-

• Orange Cap in IPL 2017 refers to the most runs taken by a batsman which is David Warner from Sunrise Hyderabad team has taken 641 runs in 2017 tournament.
• Purple Cap in IPL 2017 refers to the most wickets taken by a bowler which is Bhuvneshwar Kumar from Sunrise Hyderabad team has taken 26 overall wickets in 2017 tournament.
• Hyderabad team was the winner of 9th IPL tournament in 2016.

Vizag Steel Plant Recruitment 2017 – 238 MT, JMO

Vizag Steel Plant Recruitment 2017 – Apply Online for 233 MT & JMO Posts: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Vizag Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam has published notification for the recruitment of 233 Management Trainee (MT) & Junior Medical Officer vacancies. Eligible candidates may apply online from 17-05-2017 to 31-05-2017. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, application fee & how to apply are given below….

Vizag Steel Plant Vacancy Details:
Total No. of Posts: 233
Name of the Post:
1. Management Trainee (Technical): 223 Posts
2. Management Trainee (F&A): 03 Posts
3. Junior Medical Officer: 07 Posts

Age Limit: Candidates age limit should be 27 years (i.e Born not earlier than 01-05-1990) for Post No. 01 & 02 and 30 years (i.e Born not earlier than 01-05-1987) for Post No. 03 as on 01-05-2017. Age relaxation is applicable to 05 years for SC/ ST candidates, 03 years for OBC (Non Creamy Layer) candidates & 10 years for PWD Candidates. For more relaxation details refer the notification.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in the disciplines of Mattallurgy/ Mechanical/ Electrical/ Chemical/ Civil/ Ceramics/ Mining from a University/ Institute recognized by AICTE with minimum 60% of marks in the aggregate of all years/ semesters and all subjects (50% in aggregate for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates) for Post No. 01, Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with minimum 60% of marks in aggregate of all years/ semesters and all subjects from a recognized University (50% in aggregate for ST Candidates) and have passed final examination of ICAI or ICWAI for Post No. 02 & MBBS Degree from any recognized University/ State or Central Government Institution/ Medical College recognized by Medical Council of India (MCI) for Post No. 03 with relevant experience.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on Written Test followed by Interview.

Application Fee: Candidates should pay Rs. 500/- for General and OBC candidates through Challan/ Pay-in-Slip should be deposited in RINL-VSP Recruitment Account No. 30589461220 at any of the Core Banking Branches of State Bank of India (SBI).

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply online through the website www.vizagsteel.com from 17-05-2017 to 31-05-2017.

Instructions to Apply Online:
1. Before applying online caniddates should have valid e mail id & password
2. Candidates log on the webiste www.vizagsteel.com
3. Click on Careers ——-> “Click here to register online for recruitment for the posts of MT(Tech), MT(F&A) and Jr. Medical Officers vide Recruitment Advertisement No. 02/2017″
4. Read all instructions & fill all the details login your self
5. Check once before submit the form
6. After submission, take a print out of online application for future us

Important Dates:

Starting Date to Apply Online	17-05-2017
Last Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee	31-05-2017
Download of Admit Cards	15-06-2017 to 25-06-2017
Date for Written Test	25-06-2017 at 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Reporting Time	09:00 AM
Last Date for receipt of objections, if any, to the Answer Key	27-06-2017
Release of Final Answer Key	03-07-2017
Date for Written Test Results	10-07-2017
Date for Interview	25-07-2017 onwards

For more details like pay scale, emolument, experience & other information click on the link given below….

Click here for Recruitment Advt

Click here to Apply Online

Read more: Vizag Steel Plant Recruitment 2017 – 238 MT, JMO, Specialist & Other Posts 

QUIZ-22

Q1. The World Press Freedom Day 2017 is celebrated globally under the theme _______________.

(a) Together with Journalism

(b) Free Journalism free World

(c) Salute to the Critical Minds

(d) Critical Minds for Critical Times

(e) None of the given themes are true

Q2. Department of Commerce, Government of India has recently (May 2017) organized the 4th National Standards Conclave in which of the following Indian cities?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) New Delhi

(c) Mysore

(d) Chennai

(e) Chandigarh

Q3. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has announced the winners of the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards held in California, USA. Which of the following show has won the award for Outstanding Game Show?

(a) Entertainment Tonight

(b) General Hospital

(c) Natosh

(d) Jack and Jones

(e) Jeopardy

Q4. Name the past president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) who was recently conferred with the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit SungnyeMedal of the Republic of Korea for his services rendered as honorary consul general of South Korea in Kolkata.

(a) Rajive Kaul

(b) Jagmohan Dalmiya

(c) Sudhir Khandelwal

(d) Sunil Kumar Jagga

(e) SanjeevRajan

Q5. The Telecom Ministry of India has recently launched a portal for Information sharing on Mobile Towers and EMF Emission Compliances in an event organized at New Delhi. The web portal is named as ____________.

(a) Doorsanchar

(b) Samanvay Sanchar

(c) Gyan Sanchar

(d) Tarang Sanchar

(e) Desh Sanchar

Q6. Name the person who has been appointed as the new chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament of India.

(a) Rajiv Mohan

(b) Mallikarjun Kharge

(c) S R Rangasami

(d) T Balaraman

(e) Sachin Bansal

Q7. Shabana Azmi starrer film ____________ was recently awarded the Special Jury Remi Award at the 50th annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival (WHIFF).

(a) The Black Pearl

(b) Soye Khwaab

(c) The Black Beard

(d) The Revenge

(e) The Black Prince

Q8. As per the UN report, India is expected to achieve how much percent growth the year 2017?

(a) 6.90

(b) 7.00

(c) 7.10

(d) 7.20

(e) 7.40

Q9. Minister of Road Transport and Highways has inaugurated two exhibitions namely 'The Highway Saga: Past Present and Future' and SRISHTI exhibition in New Delhi. SRISHTI stands for _____________.

(a) Safe Road and Inter-State Highways Transport of India

(b) Safe Road and Inter-State Highways Transforming India

(c) Safe Road and Inter-State Highways Transferring India

(d) Safe Road and Inter-State Highways Transition of India

(e) Safe Road and Inter-State Highways Truncation of India

Q10. Name the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications of India.

(a) Siddhartha Goswami

(b) Kamal Narayan

(c) ManojSinha

(d) Suresh Thakur

(e) SantoshSehgal

Q11. Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to switch to the January-December financial year from the existing April-March cycle. India started adopting the April-March financial year from ____________.

(a) 1877

(b) 1890

(c) 1901

(d) 1867

(e) 1926

Q12. Chhattisgarh has recently auctioned India’s most expensive limestone block. This block is named as ____________.

(a) Tesla-I

(b) Cao-II

(c) Limestone-III

(d) HardRock-I

(e) Kesla-II

Q13. India successfully carried out a fresh user trial of 3,000-kilometer range Agni-III ballistic missile from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. Abdul Kalam Island was previously known as ________________.

(a) Rajiv Gandhi Island

(b) Wheelers Island

(c) Odisha Island

(d) Snickers Island

(e) Whirling Island

Q14. Chhattisgarh has recently auctioned India’s most expensive limestone block in Raipur District. The previous national record was held by _____________.

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Jharkhand

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Bihar

(e) Maharashtra

Q15. Who is the Cabinet Minister of Road Transport and Highways?

(a) Rajnath Singh

(b) Smriti Irani

(c) Amit Shah

(d) Prakash Javedkar

(e) None of the given options is true

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Every year, 3rd May is celebrated as the World Press Freedom Day. It is celebrated by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. The theme for World Press Freedom Day is Critical Minds for Critical Times.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Department of Commerce, Government of India in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) has organized the 4th National Standards Conclave on 1-2 May 2017 at New Delhi.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has announced the winners of the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards held in California, USA.  Jeopardy show has won the award in the category of Outstanding Game Show.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Chairman of Nicco group and past president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Rajive Kaul was conferred with the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Sungnye Medal of the Republic of Korea for his services rendered as honorary consul general of South Korea in Kolkata.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Manoj Sinha, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications and Minister of State for Railways, formally launched the 'TarangSanchar portal' in an event organized at New Delhi. The web portal is for Information sharing on Mobile Towers and EMF Emission Compliances.

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Mallikarjun Kharge is the new chairman of the 21-member (14 from LokSabha and 7 from RajyaSabha)  Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament. Kharge has replaced Congress leader K V Thomas whose term ended on April 30.

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. Hollywood film The Black Prince, featuring singer-poet SatinderSartaaj and veteran actress ShabanaAzmi, was awarded the Special Jury RemiAward at the 50th annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival (WHIFF).

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. As per the UN report, India is expected to achieve 7.1 percent growth this year as re-monetisation restores consumption, and infrastructure spending increases. The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) launched its annual flagship report 'The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2017'. The report said India's growth would edge up to 7.5 percent for 2018.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Minister of Road Transport and Highways NitinGadkari has inaugurated two exhibitions namely 'The Highway Saga: Past Present and Future' and 'Safe Road and Inter-State Highways Transforming India (SRISHTI)’ at VigyanBhawan in New Delhi.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Manoj Sinha is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications of India.

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to switch to the January-December financial year from the existing April-March cycle. India started adopting the April-March financial year from 1867.

S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. Chhattisgarh successfully auctioned its third limestone block, Kesla-II to Dalmia Cement in a bidding that went on for a record 23 hours with the highest bid received 96.15% of IBM (Indian Bureau of Mines) prices which are 20 times more than the reserve price.

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. India successfully carried out a fresh user trial of 3,000-kilometer range Agni-III ballistic missile from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. Abdul Kalam Island was previously known as Wheelers Island.

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Chhattisgarh successfully auctioned its third limestone block, Kesla-II to Dalmia Cement in a bidding that went on for a record 23 hours with the highest bid received 96.15% of IBM (Indian Bureau of Mines) prices which are 20 times more than the reserve price. The previous national record was held by Rajasthan at 67.94 percent of IBM prices for its limestone block of Nagaur District.

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Nitin Gadkari is the Cabinet Minister of Road Transport and Highways.

QUIZ-21

Q1. Name the joint military exercise that begun between India and Nepal, recently. 
Answer: Surya Kiran-XI

Q2. Name the first smart tribal model village, that was recently inaugurated in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Answer: Habbi

Q3. What is the Capital and Currency of Oman?
Answer: Muscat, Rial

Q4. Name the player, who has won his third consecutive Brasil Open title, 2017.
Answer: Pablo Cuevas

Q5. India has announced a policy  OALP  for conducting oil and gas exploration in India. In OALP, term 'A' stands for _____________.
Answer: Acreage

Q6. Name the Eminent writer, who has been honoured with the Saraswati Samman 2016 for his novel Hawthan, recently.
Answer: Mahabaleshwar Sail

Q7. Indian Public Sector Undertaking company National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has commissioned 45 MW solar capacity at Bhadla, recently. Bhadla solar Plant is located in __________.
Answer: Rajasthan

Q8. Name the Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) that was commissioned recently in Indian Navy at Karwar, Karnataka.
Answer: INS Tillanchang

Q9. The banking system of which country is now the biggest in the world according to the Financial Times.
Answer: China

Q10. Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, who passed away recently, was a popular ________ folk singer.
Answer: Bengali

Q11. India ended their campaign in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2017 with five medals at New Delhi. China topped the list with how many medals?
Answer: 12

Q12. Name the scheme that has recently been launched by the Haryana government for senior citizen of the state.
Answer: Tirtha Darshan Scheme

Q13. Social networking site Facebook has recently launched a new initiative named _____________, to support women-founded or co-founded startups.
Answer: SheLeadsTech

Q14. Name the player, who has recently won the Dubai Tennis Championships, 2017.
Answer: Andy Murray

Q15. An Eminent personality Mr. M P Veerendra Kumar was presented the 30th Moortidevi award by Bharatiya Jnanpith organization, recently. He is famous ___________.
Answer: Author and Journalist