ఇంగ్లిష్ నేర్చుకోవాలంటే, ఏదైనా స్పోకెన్ ఇంగ్లిష్ ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్లో జాయిన్ కావడం తప్పనిసరా?

             మీరు ఇంగ్లిష్ నేర్చుకోవాలనుకుంటున్నారు. ఇంగ్లిష్ లో చక్కగా మాట్లాడ్డం వస్తే మీ విజయావకాశాలు ఎక్కువ అవుతాయని మీరు అర్థం చేసుకున్నారు. సంతోషం. Congratulations and all the best.

థాంక్స్,  కానీ……… ఇంగ్లిష్ నేర్చుకోవడానికి ఏదైనా స్పోకెన్ ఇంగీష్ ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్ కి తప్పనిసరిగా వెళ్ళాలా అని అడుగుతున్నారా?  ఐతే  ఇది చదవండి.

ఖచ్చితంగా ఏదో ఒక స్పోకెన్ ఇంగ్లిష్ ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్ కి వెళ్తే ‘మాత్రమె ‘ ఇంగ్లిష్ వస్తుంది అనుకోవడం కరెక్ట్ కాదు. ఎలా నేర్చుకోవాలో తెలిసి, మీ పట్టుదలకు, కొంచెం మోటివేషన్ను కలిపి, శ్రద్ధగా, క్రమం తప్పకుండా ప్రాక్టీస్ చేస్తే, ఎక్కడికి వెళ్ళకుండానే ఇంగ్లిష్ లో చక్కగా మాట్లాడ్డం నేర్చుకోవచ్చు. ఆరోగ్యంగా ఉండాలనుకుంటున్న వాళ్ళందరూ జిమ్ కి వెళ్ళాల్సిన అవసరం లేదు కదా?

అయితే, ఏదైనా ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్ కి వెళ్ళే సమయం మీకుండి, కోర్సు ఫీజ్ కు కావాల్సిన డబ్బులు మీకు ప్రాబ్లం కాకపొతే ఒక మంచి ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్ ని ఎంచుకొని రెగ్యులర్ అటెండ్ అవుతూ మీరు ఇంగ్లిష్ నేర్చుకోవచ్చు. మీలాంటి వాళ్ళు, ఇంగ్లిష్ నేర్చుకోవాలన్న తపన ఉన్నవాళ్ళే ఈ కోర్స్ లకు వస్తారు కాబట్టి మీ క్లాస్మేట్స్ మీ ఇంగ్లిష్ ప్రాక్టీసు లో బాగా ఉపయోగపడుతారు.

అయితే, స్పోకెన్ ఇంగీష్ టీచర్ ను, ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్ ను, ఎంచుకోవడంలో కొంచెం జాగ్రత్త వహించండి. ప్రకటనలను, ఫాల్స్  ప్రామిస్ లను చూసి మోసపోకండి. గుర్తుంచుకోండి… ఒక భాష నేర్చుకోవడం కొన్ని గంటల్లోనో, మున్నాలుగు వారాళ్లోనో జరిగే పని కాదు. ఇట్ టేక్స్ టైం. అలాగే,  ఏ లాంగ్వేజ్ లెర్నింగ్ క్లాసు లో అయినా టీచర్ తక్కువగా మాట్లాడాలి, స్టూడెంట్స్ కి మాట్లాడే అవకాశాలు ఎక్కువగా ఉండాలి. టీచర్ ఎంత సేపటికి గ్రామర్ కాన్సెప్ట్స్ చెప్పడం మాత్రమే చేస్తే మీరు ఇంగ్లిష్ గ్రామర్ లో perfect అవుతారేమో గాని, ఇంగ్లిష్ లో మాట్లాడడం మాత్రం రాదు. ఇలాంటి స్పోకెన్ ఇంగ్లిష్ ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్ ల  వలన కలిగే లాభం చాలా తక్కువ.

కాబట్టి, ఒక ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్ జాయిన్ కావడానికి ముందు, దాన్ని గూర్చికొంచెం రిసెర్చ్ చెయ్యండి.  ఇంతకుముందు ఆ ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్లో చదివినవాల్లని కలిసి ఆ ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్ గూర్చి & టీచర్ గురించి తెలుసుకోండి.

• క్లాస్ లో ఎంత మంది స్టూడెంట్స్ ఉంటారు?
• అసలు ఆ టీచర్/ టీచర్స్ ఎంత చక్కగా ఇంగ్లిష్ మాట్లాడతారు?
• ఆ ఇన్స్టిట్యుట్ లో స్టూడెంట్స్ తో మాట్లాడిస్తారా లేదా?
• స్టూడెంట్స్ మాట్లాడిన తరువాత క్వాలిటీ ఫీడ్ బ్యాక్ ఇస్తారా లేదా?

అన్న విషయాలు తెలుసుకోండి. అన్నీ పాజిటివ్ గా ఉంటేనే జాయిన్ అవ్వండి. లేకపోతె డబ్బులు వృధా, అంతకంటే ముఖ్యంగా సమయం వృధా.

ఒకవేళ ఏదైనా ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్ జాయిన్ అయితే కిందున్నఈ కొన్ని విషయాలు మర్చిపోకండి.

1. క్లాసెస్ మిస్ చేయకండి.
2. హోం వర్క్ఇస్తే తప్పకుండా చెయ్యండి.
3. క్లాస్స్ రూమ్ అక్టివిటిస్ లో చురుకుగా పాల్గొనండి.
4. కీప్ ఎక్స్పిరిమెంటింగ్.  కమ్యూనికేషన్ స్కిల్స్ పై, మీరు నేర్చుకొనే అనేక విషయాలపై ప్రయోగాలు చెయ్యడానికి మీ స్పోకెన్ ఇంగ్లీష్ క్లాసు ఒక మంచి వేదిక. ఈ ప్రయోగాలు మీ కాన్ఫిడెన్స్ లెవల్స్ ని పెంచుతాయి.
5. క్లాస్ రూంలో మాట్లాడడానికి ప్రిపేర్ అయ్యి వెళ్ళండి.

మాట్లాడడానికి భయపడకండి. మీరు ఎంత ఎక్కువగా మాట్లాడి, టీచర్ మరియు మీ క్లాస్మేట్స్ ఇచ్చే ఫీడ్ బ్యాక్ ని ఎంత బాగా ఉపయోగించుకుంటే అంత తొందరగా మీ ఇంగ్లిష్ నేర్చుకోవాలనే ప్రయత్నం సఫలీకృతం అవుతుంది. అలా చేయకపోతే, మనం స్కూల్లల్లో & కాలేజీల్లో ఇంగ్లిష్ క్లాసెస్ లో చేసినట్లు – స్పోకెన్ ఇంగ్లిష్ క్లాసెస్ కూడా వచ్చామా, విన్నామా, వెళ్ళామా అన్నట్టుగానే ఉంటుంది. జాగ్రత్త!

ఏ కారణం చేతనైనా, మీరు స్పోకెన్ ఇంగ్లిష్ ఇన్స్టిట్యూట్ వెళ్ళడం వీలుకాకపోతే, నిరుత్సాహపడకండి. మీరు స్వంతంగానే ఇంగ్లిష్ నేర్చుకోవచ్చు. అలా నేర్చుకొని ఇంగ్లిష్ లో ఆత్మవిశ్వాసంతో, అనర్గళంగా మాట్లాడేవాళ్ళు మనచుట్టూ చాలా మంది ఉన్నారు. Remember, it’s possible and it’s easy.

Once again, all the best!!

QUIZ-07+

Q1. Name the city that has been handed over to the private firm to have India's first privately-run railway station.
Answer: Bhopal

Q2. Name the Actor who was honoured with a tribute at 60th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) in the USA.
Answer: Shah Rukh Khan

Q3. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh launched the web applications to check corruption and keep track of government activities. The app is named as ____________.
Answer: DARPAN

Q4. Name the state that has become the first state to launch a special awareness drive to ensure that transgenders in the state register as voters.
Answer: Maharashtra

Q5. Name the Indian environmental engineer who has won 2017 prestigious ‘Cartier Women’s Initiative Award’ for providing women working on farms with water management solutions and protecting small farmers against droughts and flash floods.
Answer: Trupti Jain

Q6. The Data centre of which bank has achieved the distinction of becoming the country's first Platinum rated project under IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) Green Data Centre Rating System?
Answer: ICICI Bank

Q7. In which state government and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has signed an agreement for the Rs 43,129 crore Barmer refinery in the presence of Union Minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan?
Answer: Rajasthan

Q8. Uttar Pradesh government has changed the name of Gorakhpur and Agra Airports as well as the name of the department of welfare of the differently abled. The Gorakhpur Airforce Station has been renamed as _______________ after the founder of the Nath monastic movement.
Answer: Mahayogi Goraknath Airport

Q9. Expanding its digital presence, markets regulator SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) has launched its revamped website having several user-friendly features and compatible with all desktop and mobile devices. Who is present chairman of SEBI?

Answer: Ajay Tyagi

Q10. In which state/states The Reserve Bank of India has recently set up its two new Offices of the Banking Ombudsman?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir and Chhatisgarh

Q11. As per the government announcement the returns on small savings schemes, including Public Provident Fund (PPF), National Savings Certificate (NSC) and Kisan Vikas Patra, has been lowered by 0.1 percent for the April-June (2017) quarter. Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) investments will yield 7.6% and mature in ________.
Answer: 112 months

Q12. The Loan Agreement for New Development Bank (NDB) financing of ____________ for Development and Upgradation of Major District Roads Project in Madhya Pradesh was signed between Government of India and the New Development Bank (NDB).
Answer: US$ 350 Million

Q13. Parliament has passed the Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016, which provides healthcare and services to the people with mental illness and also decriminalizes suicide. Who is the present Union Health Minister of India?
Answer: Jagat Prakash Nadda

Q14. Which two banks have launched co-branded credit cards for the customers recently?
Answer: SBI and Karnataka Bank

Q15. Who has appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)?
Answer: Vanaja N. Sarna

QUIZ-07

Q1. World Homeopathy Day is observed globally on ___________.
Answer: 10 April

Q2. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the website and app named ____________, to facilitate the monetary contribution to the kin of soldier personnel killed in action.
Answer: Bharat Ke Veer

Q3. Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has recently launched 352 projects in 53 cities in 17 States across the country to build 2,03,851 affordable houses. Who is the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in India?
Answer: M Venkaiah Naidu

Q4. Name the Indian-origin woman who was named 'Asian Businesswoman of the Year' at an event in Birmingham, England.
Answer: Asha Khemka

Q5. The Reserve Bank of India has recently allowed banks to invest in REITs and InvITs, a move that will help revive the cash-starved infrastructure sector. RIET stands for _____________.
Answer: Real Estate Investment Trust

Q6. ESAF Small Finance Bank has launched a social deposit scheme called _____________ in Thrissur, Kerala.
Answer: Hrudaya Deposit scheme

Q7. Name the mobile manufacturing company that has recently partnered with Airtel and BSNL to set up 5G internet speed in India to introduce a fast internet ecosystem in the country.
Answer: Nokia

Q8. Carme Chacon, the first female defense minister of which country has passed away recently.
Answer: Spain

Q9. Name the person who has recently become the youngest noble prize winner to address Canadian parliament.
Answer: Malala Yousafzai

Q10. The first rail freight service ‘British goods’ has started recently from the UK to which country?
Answer: China

Q11. India and Prime Minister of which country have started a partnership aimed at increasing cooperation in sports, in the presence of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar?
Answer: Australia

Q12. What was the name of India's first ever micro-drama festival that was held recently in New Delhi.
Answer: Thespis

Q13. Name the person who has been recently appointed as the new MD and CEO of Karnataka Bank Ltd.
Answer: M M Subrahmanya

Q14. Haldia Port has topped the List in the First-Ever Ranking of Ports on Sanitation Parameters in the exercise that was undertaken during the ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ (in March 2017). Haldia Port is situated in _____________.
Answer: West Bengal

Q15. ESAF Small Finance Bank has recently launched a social deposit scheme called 'Hrudaya Deposit scheme' in ___________.
Answer: Thrissur

Daily GK Update 06th June 2017

EESL takes up first rural LED streetlighting project in Andhra Pradesh

i. Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. has initiated a French Agency-funded project to retrofit 10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram Panchayats of 7 districts in Andhra Pradesh.
ii. This is the first project for rural LED street lighting in the country under the Centre’s Street Lighting National Project (SLNP).

iii. The entire capital cost of this project is being funded by French Development Agency, Agence Française de Développement (AFD).

iv. Under the project, EESL has agreed to carry out the entire annual maintenance and warranty replacement in these gram panchayats for a period of 10 years.

Static takeaways-

• Saurabh Kumar is the Managing Director, EESL
• Andhra Pradesh was the first state to seek assistance from EESL to replace conventional street lighting with LED lighting in Visakhapatnam.
• EESL is registered under the companies Act, 1956 in 2009 and the commencement of business certificate is obtained in 2010.
• E. S. L. Narasimhan is the governor of Andhra Pradesh
• N Chandrababu Naidu is the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Telangana launches single-woman pension scheme, first in India

i. Telangana government has recently launched the single-women pensions scheme across the state. Single women will be given Rs 1,000 per month. It is the first such scheme in India.

ii. The government had also increased the Kalyana Laxmi and Shaadi Mubarak scheme amount from Rs50,116 to Rs75,116. Children of single women would be admitted into all Telangana Residential Educational Institutions without having to write an examination or waiting for the lottery system.

Static Takeaways-

• Nagarjuna Sagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve is located in Telangana
• K. Chandrashekar Rao is the CM of Telangana and governor is E S L Narasimhan
• Pakhal Lake is situated in Telangana.

India’s first public bicycle sharing project launched in Mysuru

i. Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah has recently launched India’s first public bicycle sharing (PBS) initiative 'Trin Trin' in Mysuru.
ii. The World Bank, Global Environmental Fund, and state govt have jointly funded the initiative.

iii. Mysuru is the first city in India to have a public bicycle sharing system. A total of 450 bicycles can be borrowed from 48 docking stations set up across the City for a nominal fee.

Static Takeaways-

• Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala is the present Governor of Karnataka
• Kempegowda International Airport is located in Karnataka
• Magod Falls are situated in Karnataka

NSDC signs MoU with Bird Academy for skilling of unemployed youth

i. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Bird Academy have signed an MoU to skill more than 30 thousand unemployed youth from across states in the aviation and aerospace sectors.

ii. According to an official release, NSDC and Bird Academy will set up training centres and centres of excellence with an aim of increasing employability of youth in these sectors.

Static Takeaways-

• Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) jointly launched the SMART
• SMART is abbreviated as Skill Management and AccReditation of Training Centres.

TRAI launches three new apps

i. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently launched three new apps to help customers rate quality of services, speed and performance.
ii. The three new apps are Mycall app, MySpeed app and 'Do not disturb (DND 2.0)' app. The apps are being launched with the motive that there is more transparency between the consumers and the service providers.

iii. The MyCall app, is an Android application for crowdsourced voice call quality monitoring.
iv.  MySpeed app will enable TRAI to obtain test-data from users in all service areas, without any action by the users. 
v. The DND service app will enable users to register their mobile number under DND to avoid unsolicited commercial communication/telemarketing calls/SMS.

Static Takeaways-

• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) established with effect from 20th February 1997 by an Act of Parliament, called the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997
• R.S.Sharma is the present Chairman of TRAI
• Head Office of TRAI is in New Delhi.

India overtakes China to top global retail index: GRDI

i. India has surpassed China to secure the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business, according to a study that cited India’s rapidly expanding economy, relaxation of FDI rules and a consumption boom as the key drivers.
ii. The GRDI was titled as ‘The Age of Focus’, ranks China in second place. Malaysia was in the third position in the list.

Static Takeaways-

• Top three countries in the list are India China and Malaysia
• The GRDI 2017 was titled as 'The Age of Focus'
• The capital of Malaysia is in Kuala Lumpur.

RBI kicks off financial literacy week

i. To emphasize the importance of financial literacy, the Reserve Bank of India is observing June 5-9, 2017 as Financial Literacy Week across the country.
ii. The Week will focus on four broad themes, viz. Know Your Customer (KYC), Exercising Credit Discipline, Grievance Redress and Going Digital.

Static Takeaways-

• Shri B.P. Kanungo is the newly appointed Deputy Governor of RBI
• The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
• RBI was nationalized in 1949.

NSE launches international exchange at GIFT City

i. Leading bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) launched its international exchange in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). NSE IFSC Ltd, the global exchange promoted by NSE, will remain operational for a longer period than NSE during a trading day.

ii. All the trades will be cleared and settled through NSE IFSC Clearing Corporations Ltd. Several products from the currency, commodity and equity segments are expected to get listed on the new exchange which may also introduce other innovative products in line with Sebi regulations.

Static Takeaways-

• Gujarat International Finance Tec-City is the full form of GIFT City.

'Ministry of Utmost Happiness' authored by Arundhati Roy launched

i. The book “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” has been authored by Arundhati Roy, was released recently.
ii. It is fiction-based novel and will be published by Hamish Hamilton UK and Penguin India.

Static Takeaways-

• Roy became the first Indian woman to win the prestigious Booker Prize with her 1997 work.

QUIZ-06+

Q1. India has signed a loan agreement of 36 million dollars with the World Bank for Public Financial Management Capacity Building Program of which of the following Indian states?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) New Delhi
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Haryana
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. India has signed a loan agreement of 36 million dollars with the World Bank for Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity Building Programme. The project aims to improve the efficiency of public expenditure management and tax administration in Himachal Pradesh.

Q2. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed seven agreements with Spain to strengthen bilateral cooperation to fight against terrorism after the visit from Germany. Who is the current Prime Minister of Spain?
(a) Juan Alvarez
(b) Juan Carlos
(c) Francisco Franco
(d) Mariano Rajoy
(e) Diego Martinez Barrio
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed seven agreements with Spain PM Mariano Rajoy to strengthen bilateral cooperation to fight against terrorism after the visit from Germany.

Q3. World Milk Day is observed around the globe on ___________.
(a) 31 May
(b) 30 May
(c) 1 June
(d) 2 June
(e) 4 June
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. World Milk Day is an initiative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, to celebrate the contribution of the dairy industry around the globe on 1st June.

Q4. India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at what percent during the January-March quarter of 2017, according to government data?
(a) 6.4%
(b) 6.3%
(c) 6.2%
(d) 6.1%
(e) 6.0%
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 6.1 per cent year-on-year during the January-March, 2017 period according to government data.

Q5. To attract more passengers to buy online train tickets, Indian Railways has introduced a new service called ___________________.
(a) Buy Now, Pay Later
(b) Instant Payment
(c) Cash on Delivery
(d) Payment on Demand
(e) Buying at will
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. To attract more passengers to buy online train tickets, Indian Railways has introduced a service ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ which allow passengers to make payment for tickets booked online within a window of 15 days.

Q6. Name the Union Minister who has recently inaugurated a grid-connected solar power plant of 16 MW capacity at the Ordinance Factory in Telangana’s Medak district.

(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) Bandaru Dattatreya
(c) Arun Jaitley
(d) Dharmendra Pradhan
(e) Suresh Prabhu
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated a grid-connected solar power plant of 16 MW capacity at the Ordinance Factory in Telangana’s Medak district. He also dedicated a 9 MW capacity windmill project installed at Dammur in Karnataka at a cost of Rs 53 crore by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), a defence PSU.

Q7. Which of the following Police has recently launched patrolling on bicycle to improve policing in congested localities in the city?
(a) Delhi Police
(b) Mumbai Police
(c) UP Police
(d) Pune Police
(e) Chennai Police
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Delhi Police launched patrolling on bicycle to improve policing in congested localities in trans-Yamuna region of the city. The move is also being billed as a green initiative. The bicycle patrols will complement and supplement the existing motorcycle and PCR patrols which focus mainly on crime prevention along the arterial and main roads of Delhi.

Q8. Name the Economic Affairs Secretary who has recently announced his retirement as the Corporate Affairs Secretary.
(a) Sandeep Jijodia
(b) Avinash Chander
(c) Shaktikanta Das
(d) Ravindra Singh
(e) Vijayalakshmy K. Gupta
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das announced his retirement as the Corporate Affairs Secretary. Shaktikanta Das has been associated with the Government of India as the Economic Affairs Secretary for nearly 37 years. He will be succeeded by Tapan Ray, who will take the additional charges as the new Economic Affairs Secretary.

Q9. Economic Affairs Secretary has recently announced his retirement as the Corporate Affairs Secretary. He is replaced by ______________.
(a) Prabhu Dayal Meena
(b) R.K. Mathur
(c) Shailesh Nayak
(d) Tapan Ray
(e) Pankaj Jain
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Economic Affairs Secretary has recently announced his retirement as the Corporate Affairs Secretary. He is replaced by Tapan Ray.

Q10. Who is the current President of Switzerland-headquartered World Health Organization?
(a) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
(b) Margaret Chan
(c) Takehiko Nakao
(d) Jim Yong Kim
(e) None of the given option is true
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Dr. Margaret Chan is the current Director-General of WHO and its headquarter is in Geneva, Switzerland.


Q11. Name the public lender who has signed a $100 million loan with Asian Development Bank (ADB) that will finance large solar rooftop systems on industrial and commercial buildings throughout India.
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Allahabad Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) UCO Bank
(e) Union Bank
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Punjab National Bank (PNB) signed a $100 million loan  to be guaranteed by the Government of India that will finance large solar rooftop systems on industrial and commercial buildings throughout India.

Q12. Name the country that will become first in the world to have all government-owned ports running on solar and wind energy.
(a) India
(b) Portugal
(c) USA
(d) China
(e) Singapore
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. All 12 major domestic ports will soon switch to renewable energy to meet their entire power requirements, making India the first country to have all government-owned ports running on solar and wind energy.

Q13. Name the cricketer who has become the first Indian Women cricketer to play in Kia Super League, the England T20 League.
(a) Mithali Raj
(b) Harmanpreet Kaur
(c) Anjum Chopra
(d) Shikha Pandey
(e) Ekta Bisht
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Harmanpreet Kaur has become the first Indian Women cricketer to play in Kia Super League, the England T20 League.

Q14. The RBI will soon put into circulation currency notes in one rupee denomination. The new notes printed by the Government of India will bear the signature of _______________.
(a) Tapan Ray
(b) Manohar Kant
(c) Shaktikanta Das
(d) Swapnil Singh
(e) Murari Jha
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. The RBI will soon put into circulation currency notes in one rupee denomination. The new notes printed by the Govt of India will bear the signature of Shaktikanta Das.

Q15. Who is the present MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank?
(a) Usha Ananthasubramanian
(b) Chanda Kocchar
(c) Melwyn Rego
(d) Sunil Mehta
(e) None of the given option is true
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Chief Executive officer of Punjab National Bank is Sunil Mehta and its Headquarter is in New Delhi.

QUIZ-06+

Q1. Which kick-started its ambitious ‘Deendayal Rasoi Yojana’ under which subsidised meals that will be available at Rs 5 per plate to people, especially the economically disadvantaged sections of society?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Q2. India's largest e-commerce player Flipkart recently bought eBay's India business, and closing a $1.4 billion fund-raising round from Tencent, eBay and Microsoft. Name the Chief Executive Officer of Flipkart.
Answer: Kalyan Krishnamurthy

Q3. The 12th edition Indo-Mongolian Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2017 has begun in __________.
Answer: Mizoram

Q4. The Agriculture Ministry joined hands with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to geo-tag agricultural assets for their real-time monitoring and effective utilization. NRSC is a wing of ____________.
Answer: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

Q5. Saraswat Bank is the largest lender in the co-operative space in India. What is the Motto of Saraswat Bank?
Answer: Service to the common man

Q6. Name the port that has recently topped the list in the First-Ever Ranking of Ports on Sanitation Parameters in the exercise that was undertaken during the ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’.
Answer: Haldia Port

Q7. Jharkhand Police has initiated __________ programme, recently to enlighten children in Naxal-affected areas in the Palamau district of Jharkhand.
Answer: Tare Zameen Par

Q8. Name the Public lender, which has joined hands with Department of Posts to promote Point of Sale (POS) machines for cashless transactions at post office counters.
Answer: SBI

Q9. Name the Finance Bank that has recently launched a social deposit scheme called 'Hrudaya Deposit scheme' in Thrissur, Kerala.
Answer: ESAF Small Finance Bank

Q10. Name the State, which has been selected by the Union Ministry of Agriculture for the Krishi Karman Award 2015-16 for the commendable increase in food grains production, recently.
Answer: Himachal Pradesh

Q11. Name the Country, which has signed an agreement recently with India for collaboration in modification of Indian Railways for  high-speed and semi-high speed rail.
Answer: France

Q12. The 'Adarana scheme' was launched recently for the uplift and all-round development of people belonging to the Backward Classes in which Indian state?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q13. Name the state which has recently launched a campaign named 'Operation Durga' to ensure safety towards women.
Answer: Haryana

Q14. A book on Draupadi named 'the Flaming Tresses of Draupadi' was released recently by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Who is the author of this book?
Answer: M Veerappa Moily

Q15. US-based tech giant Cisco launched its fifth global cyber range lab in __________ with an aim to train Indian firms and government agencies on real-world cyber-attacks.
Answer: Gurugram

QUIZ-06

Q1. Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in the co-operative space has appointed ______________ as its Managing Director (MD), recently.
Answer: Smita Sandhane


Q2. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has recently approved 26 projects worth Rs 2,154.28 crore under the Centre’s ‘Namami Gange’ programme. Who is the cabinet minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation?
Answer: Uma Bharti

Q3. Name the Formula One racer who defeated four-time Formula One World Champion to lift his fifth title at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Answer: Lewis Hamilton

Q4. India has signed a joint declaration with Russia to promote innovation and the R&D ecosystem between the two countries. What is the Capital and currency of Russia?
Answer: Moscow, Russian Ruble

Q5. R&D Institute of which company filed the maximum number of patent applications in the IT sector in 2015-16, according to Indian Patent Office survey?
Answer: Samsung

Q6. The government has appointed retired Supreme Court judge ___________ as the next chairman of Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).
Answer: Shiva Kirti Singh

Q7. 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’. Nagaland attained statehood in which year?
Answer: 1963

Q8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book authored by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in New Delhi, recently. The book is titled as __________.
Answer: Matoshree

Q9. The government has recently set up an 'Inter-Ministerial Committee' to monitor the regional air connectivity scheme named _________.
Answer: UDAN

Q10. Name the novel authored by Colson Whitehead that has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, recently.
Answer: The Underground Railroad

Q11. Name the Author of book recently released by Prime Minister of India titled as 'Matoshree'.
Answer: Sumitra Mahajan

Q12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most followed world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram with a whopping 6.9 million followers. Who was on second position in the list?
Answer: Donald Trump

Q13. United Nation (UN) chief Antonio Guterres has named ___________ as the new administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, recently.
Answer: Achim Steiner

Q14. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently given its approval for the listing of how many Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) on stock exchanges?
Answer: 11

Q15. Name the author of blockbuster novel 'The Underground Railroad' who has recently won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Answer: Colson Whitehead