Quant Quiz

Quant Quiz

Directions (Q. 1-5): Each question below is followed by two statements A and B. You are to determine whether the data given in the statement is sufficient to answer the question. You should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose the possible answers. Give answer
1) if the statement A alone is sufficient to answer the question but the statement B alone is not sufficient.
2) if the statement B alone is sufficient to answer the question but the statement A alone is not sufficient.
3) if both statements A and B together are necessary to answer the question.
4) if either statement A alone or statement B alone is sufficient to answer the question.
5) if you cannot get the answer from the statements A and B together, but need even more data.


1. What is a three-digit number?
(A) The three-digit number is an exact multiple of 19.
(B) The first and the third digit are 7 and 9 respectively.

2. What is the age of T in the group of P, Q, R, S and. T whose average age is 55 gears?
(A)The average age of P and Q is 65 years.
(B)The average age of R and S is 60 years.

3. How many women can complete a piece of work in 25 days?
(A)35 women can complete the same piece of work in 15 days.
(B)25 men complete the same piece of work in 15 days.

4. What is the age of Sandeep?
(A)Sandeep is two times younger than Ramesh.
(B)Suresh's age is four times that of Ramesh.

5. What is the perimeter of a semicircle?
(A)The radius of the semi-circle is equal to half the side of a square.
(B)The area of the square is 169 sq cm.

Directions (Q. 6-10): What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions?
6. (42)^2 - (38)^2  - (17)^2= ? / 0.1
1)4.1
2)3.1
3)5.1
4)6.1
5) None of these

7. 702 ÷ 27 + 108 x 0.75 = ?
1)79
2)89
3)98
4)107
5)99

8. 348 x 9 x ? = 37584
1) 11
2) 12
3) 14
4) 16
5) None of these

9. 1234.131-93.12 -431.1 -?= 8.432
1) 411.072
2) 369.497
3) 701.479
4) 356.479
5) 405.521

10. (54% of 3845) - (36% of 2755) = ?
1) 1340.65 
2) 1284.5 
3) 1084.5
4) 1410.75 
5) 1348.5




1. 3
2. 3
3. 1
4. 5
5. 3
6. 2
7. 4
8. 2
9. 3
10. 3

QUIZ-18

Q1. World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on _______________.
Answer: 31 May

Q2. The Minister of Defence and National Security of Fiji, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola signed an MoU with the Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley, recently. What is the capital of Fiji?
Answer: Suva

Q3. According to India Development Report released by World Bank on the female participation in the workforce, what is the ranking of India in that Report?
Answer: 120th

Q4. Barcelona striker Lionel Messi won the European Golden Shoe for a record equaling fourth time having scored 37 goals in the Spanish league. He drew level with _________________.
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Q5. Name the Indian Union Minister who has been chosen for WHO Director-General Special Recognition Awards for accelerating India’s tobacco control initiatives and taking bold measures to protect people against hazards of tobacco use.
Answer: Jagat Prakash Nadda

Q6. India has signed a loan agreement of 36 million dollars with the World Bank for Public Financial Management Capacity Building Program of which Indian states?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh

Q7. 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?
Answer: Mariano Rajoy

Q8. World Milk Day is observed around the globe on ___________.
Answer: 1 June

Q9. India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at what percent during the January-March quarter of 2017, according to government data?
Answer: 6.1%

Q10. To attract more passengers to buy online train tickets, Indian Railways has introduced a new service called ___________________.
Answer: Buy Now, Pay Later

Q11. India and Russia have signed Saint Petersburg Declaration as a roadmap to enhance cooperation after the annual bilateral summit. This was the _______ edition of the Summit.
Answer: 18th

Q12. The Telangana Government has launched a digital wallet named _____________, which doesn’t charge transaction fee from consumers.
Answer: T-Wallet

Q13. The 29th state of India Telangana was formed on __________.
Answer: 2 June 2014

Q14. Japan recently launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement the US-operated GPS. A 'H-IIA' rocket blasted off from _________________.
Answer: Tanegashima Space Center

Q15. NAAC has received Asia Pacific Quality Network Award 2017 for International Co-operation in Quality Assurance. What does 'AA' stands for in NAAC?
Answer: Assessment Accreditation

Daily GK Update 17th July 2017

1. Roger Federer lifts a record 8th Wimbledon title beating Marin Cilic in Men’s singles

i. Roger Federer won a record eighth Wimbledon title and became the tournament’s oldest champion with a straight-sets victory over Marin Cilic. Federer claimed his 19th Grand Slam title.

ii. The 36-year old Federer is also Wimbledon’s oldest men’s winner of the modern era, succeeding Arthur Ashe, who was almost 32 when he won in 1976. This was his 11th Wimbledon final and 29th title at the majors.
iii. With this victory, Federer also became the first player since Bjorn Borg in 1976 to win Wimbledon without dropping a set in the entire tournament.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Roger Federer is from Switzerland.
• Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world held in England.

2. India’s Harinder Pal Sandhu wins Victorian Open squash tournament by defeating Rex Hedrick

i. India's Harinder Pal Sandhu has won the second title in two weeks, beating top-seed Rex Hedrick of Australia in a 77-minute final of Victorian Open squash, a PSA Tour event, in Melbourne, Austraila.

ii. Third-seeded Sandhu had recently won the South Australian Open. In the Women’s PSA W10 final, Hong Kong’s Tsz-Ling showed every bit of her undoubted class in a straight games victory over fourth seed, Amanda Landers-Murphy.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Capital of Australia is Canberra.
• Malcolm Turnbull is the PM of Australia.

3. Lewis Hamilton won Formula One's fifth British Grand Prix

i. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix for the fifth time – matching the record of Jim Clark and Alain Prost to cut Sebastian Vettel’s championship lead to just a single point.

ii. They allowed Valtteri Bottas to grab second from Kimi Raikkonen to secure a Mercedes one-two, as Vettel trailed home seventh.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Valtteri Bottas who races for Mercedes stood second in the race.

4. I H Manudev wins 1st National Masters snooker tournament title

i. I H Manudev has won the first National Masters snooker tournament title in Chennai. Alok Kumar, a former national men’s champion, had been in fine form coming into the summit clash but found Karnataka’s Manudev a tough proposition.

5. MobiKwik Partnered with Samsung Pay Mini

i. Digital payments company MobiKwik has partnered Samsung Pay, under which consumers will be able to make payments with a single tap using select Samsung handsets.

ii. Samsung had unveiled a 'Mini' version of the platform that integrates UPI and mobile wallets to work on mid-range priced smartphones.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• CEO of Mobikwik is Bipin Preet Singh.
• Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Seoul.

6. Five P Venture inks pact with Central Silk Board

i. Erode-based Five P Venture India Private Ltd and Central Silk Board (CSB) inked an agreement for development and commercialization of handloom silk products.

ii. This MoU signed at the first-ever mega trade fair for the textile sector organized by the Ministry of Textiles at Gandhinagar. This step will also help revive the heritage skills of the handloom weavers in Chennimalai belt.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Headquarter of Central Silk Board (CSB) is in Bengaluru.

7. Justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli to be the new Chief Justice of Nepal

i.Justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli will be the new Chief Justice of Nepal. The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) unanimously endorsed Justice Parajuli’s name for the post of Chief Justice of Supreme Court.

ii. After endorsement by PHSC the President will now appoint him as the Chief Justice. He will head the Judiciary till April 28, 2018.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Capital of Nepal is Kathmandu.
• Sher Bahadur Deuba is the newly appointed Prime minister of Nepal.

8. Shri R K Pachnanda takes charge as Director General, ITBP

i. Shri R K Pachnanda, an IPS officer, took charge as the new Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), recently.
ii. Shri Krishna Chaudhary, DG who retired on superannuation, handed over the customary baton to Shri Pachnanda. Shri Pachnanda is the 29th Chief of the ITBP.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Capital of Tibet is Lhasa.

9. Former Sikkim CM Nar Bahadur Bhandari passes away

i. Nar Bahadur Bhandari, one of the longest-serving chief ministers of Sikkim has died recently. Mr. Bhandari, a three-term former Chief Minister was 77 years old.

ii. He became the Chief Minister of Sikkim for the first time in 1979 on a Janata Parishad ticket and then again in 1984 and 1989 on a Sikkim Sangram Parishad ticket.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Capital of Sikkim is Gangtok.
• The present Chief Minister Sikkim is Pawan Kumar Chamling.

10. Indonesia renames part of South China Sea

i. Indonesia has named waters in its exclusive economic zone that overlap with China’s expansive claim to the South China Sea as the North Natuna Sea.
ii. The part of the renamed area falls in China’s “nine-dash line” waters extending hundreds of miles to the south and east of China’s island province Hainan.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• In 2011, the Philippines renamed the waters as the “West Philippine Sea” 
• The Capital of Indonesia is Jakarta.

Quant Quiz

Quant Quiz

1. If the compound interest on an amount of Rs. 29000 in two years is Rs. 9352.5, what is the rate of interest?

(1) 11  (2) 9 (3) 15  (4) 18 (5) None of these

2. Three friends A, B and C start running around a circular stadium and complete a single round in 8, 18 and 15 seconds respectively. After how many minutes will they meet again at the starting point for the first time?

(1) 12  (2) 6 (3) 8  (4) 15 (5) 18

3. The perimeter of a square is equal to the radius of a circle having area 39424 sq cm, what is the area of square?

(1) 1225 sq cm (2) 441 sq cm (3) 784 sq cm (4) Can’t say (5) None of these

Directions—(Q. 4 and 5) Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow—A committee of five members is to be formed out of 5 Males, 6 Females and 3 Children. In how many different ways can it be done if—?
4. The committee should consist of 2 Males, 2 Females and 1 Child?
(1) 450  (2) 225 (3) 55  (4) 90 (5) None of these
5. The committee should include all the 3 Childs?
(1) 90  (2) 180 (3) 21  (4) 55 (5) None of these
6. Thirty men can complete a work in 36 days. In how many days can 18 men complete the same piece of work?
(1) 48  (2) 36 (3) 60  (4) 72 (5) None of these

7. Ram spends 50% of his monthly income on household items, 20% of his monthly income on buying clothes, 5% of his monthly income on medicines and saves remaining Rs. 11,250 . What is Ram’s monthly income?

(1) Rs. 38,200  (2) Rs. 34,000 (3) Rs. 41,600  (4) Rs. 45,000 (5) None of these

8. The number obtained by interchanging the two digits of a two digit number is lesser than the original number by 54. If the sum of the two digits of the number is 12, then what is the original number?
(1) 28 (2) 39 (3) 82 (4) Can’t say (5) None of these

9. At present Geeta is eight times her daughter’s age. Eight years from now, the ratio of the ages of Geeta and her daughter will be 10 : 3 respectively. What is Geeta’s present age ?

(1) 32 years (2) 40 years (3) 36 years (4) Can’t say (5) None of these

10. In how many different ways can 4 boys and 3 girls be arranged in a row such that all the boys stand together and all the girls stand together ?

(1) 75  (2) 576 (3) 288  (4) 24 (5) None of these

ANSWERS
1. (3)
P = 29000 CI = 9352.5 N = 2 years  A = P + I = 38,352.5
Substituting the values in
A = P(1 + R/100)^n
Solving we get R = 15%.
2. (2)
The required time will be the LCM of 8, 18 and 15 which is 360 sec or 6 minutes.
3. (3)
Π R^2 = 39424
R = 112
Perimeter of square = 4a = 112
Side of square = 112/4 = 28
Area of square = 28^2 = 784 cm2.
4. (1)
Number of ways = 5C2 * 6C2 *3C1 = 450
5. (4)
Number of ways = 11C2 * 3C3 = 55.
6. (3)
Required number of days = (30 * 36)/18 = 60
7. (4)
Let total income of Ram be x. Then
(100 – 50 – 20 – 5)% of x = 11250
x = 45000.
8. (5)
Let the number be xy
(10x + y) – (10y + x) = 54
x – y = 6 And  x + y = 12
Solving the equations we get x = 9 and y = 3
So the number is 93.
9. (1)
Let the age of Geeta’s daughter be x. Then Geeta’s age is 8x.
(8x + 8)/(x + 8) = 10/3
x = 4
Geeta’s present age = 8x = 32 years.
10. (3)
Required number of ways = 4! * 3! * 2! = 288.

Average

Average
An average or more accurately an arithmetic mean is, in crude terms, the sum of n different data divided by n.

 Averages of a group is defined as the ratio of sum of all the items in the group to the number of items in the group.


Average = (Sum of all items in the group)/ Number of items in the group



Now, sum of all items can be ‘the sum of number of quantities like apple, people etc’ or ‘sum of values of the item like 10 coins of 2Rs each etc’.

Some Important Concepts:

1.Average =total of data/No.of data

2.If the value of each item is increase by the same value a, then the average of the group or items will also increase by a.

3.If the value of each item is decreased by the same value a, then the aveage of the group of items will also decrease by a.

4.If the value of each item is multiplied by the same value a, then the average of the group or items will also get multiplied by a.

5.If the value of each item is multiplied by the same value a, then the average of the group or items will also get divided by a.

6.If we know only the average of the two groups individually, we cannot find out the average of the combined group of items.

7.Average of n natural no's=(n+1)/2

8.Average of even No'=(n+1)

9.Average of odd No'= n

10.General Formula=(1st number +Last number)/2

Quant Quiz on Average

1.The average marks obtained by 120 cndidates in a certain examinationis 35.if the average marks of passed candidate is 39 and that of the failed candidates is 15,what is the number of candidates who passed the examination
(a)110
(b)115
(c)120
(d)100
(e)none of these

2.The average age of 8 persons in a committee is increased by 2 years when two men aged 35 years and 45 years are substituted by two women.Find the average age of these two women.
(a)48
(b)36
(c)42
(d)29
(e)none of these

3.In a class, there are 20 boys whose average age is decreased by 2 months, when one boy aged 18 years is replaced by a new boy.Find the age of new boy.
(a)19 years
(b)14 years 6 month
(c)15 years
(d)14 years 8 month
(e)12 years

4.One -third of certain journey is covered at the rate of 25kmph,one-fourth at the rate of 30kmph and the rest at 50 kmph.Find the average speed for the whole journey.

(a)33.33 kmph
(b)36
(c)42
(d)27
(e)none of these

5.The average salary of the entire staff in a office is Rs 120 per month.The average salary of officers is Rs 460 and of non officers is Rs 110. If the number of officers is 15,then find the No of non-officers in the office.
(a)480
(b)500
(c)600
(d)430
(e)510

6.There were 35 students in a hostel.If the number of students increased by 7, the expenses of the mess increases by Rs. 42 per day,while the average expenditure per head diminishes by Rs.1.Find the original expenditure of the mess.
(a)420
(b)400
(c)480
(d)460
(e)none of these

7.The average weight of A,B,and C is 84 kg. If D joins the group, the average weight of the group becomes 80 kg.If another man E who weights is 3 kg more than D Replaces A, Then the average of B,C,Dand E becomes 79 kg. What is the weight of A?
(a)64
(b)72
(c)75
(d)100
(e)80

8.In an exam, the average was found to be 50 marks. After deducting computational errors the marks of the 100 candidates had to be changed from 90 to 60 each and average came down  to 45 marks. Total No of candidates who took the exam were.
(a)300
(b)600
(c)200
(d)150
(e)none of these

9. Find the average of all even No's up to 100 or average of first 50 even No's.
(a)50
(b)50.5
(c)51
(d)49
(e)none of these

10. The average of 8 No's is 20. The average of first two No's is 15.5 and that of next three No's is 64/3.if the 6th No be less than the seventh and eight No. by 4 and 7 respectively, then find eight No.
(a)26
(b)25.5
(c)27
(d)25
(e)none of these

Answers with Explanation:

1. (d) Let No. of passed candidates are x

So, x * 39 + (120 – x) 15= 120 * 35

x = 100

2.(a) Total increase = 8 * 2 = 16 years

So, total age of two women = 35 + 45 +16= 96

Average age of two women=96/2=48 years

3(d) Total decrease = 20 * 2 = 40 month

= 3 years 4 month

So, age of new boy  = 18 years – 3 years 4 month

= 14 years 8 month

4.(a) Average speed = total distance / total time

LCM = 3, 4 = 12

Average speed = 12 / (1/3*12*1/25 + ¼ * 12*1/30 +5/50)

= 12/ (4/25 + 3/30+ 5/30

= 150*12/54 = 33.333 kmph

5.(e) Let no. of non- officers be x

15 * 460 + x * 110 = (x + 15) 120

x = 510

6.(a) Let average expenditure per head be = x

So, (35 + 7) (x -1) – 35 x = 42

42 (x -1) – 35x = 42

X =12

Original expenditure of mess = 12 * 35 = 420

7.A + B + C = 3 *84 = 252

A + B + C + D = 4 * 80 = 320 ---- (i)

So, D =   68& E = 68 + 3 = 71

B + C + D +E = 79 * 4 = 316 --- (ii)

From Eq. (i) & (ii)

A-E = 320 – 316 = 4

A = E +4 = 71 + 4 = 75

8.(b) Let the total no. of candidates =  x

So, (50x-100 (90-60)) / x = 45

x = 600

9.(c) 2, 4, 6, ………… 100

Average = (1st No. + Last No.) /2 = (2+100)/2 = 51

10.(c) Total Sum of 8 nos.  = 20 * 8 = 160

Sum of 1st two nos. = 2 * 15.5 = 31

Sum of next three nos. = 3 * 64/3 = 64

Let 6th no. be x 

31 +  64 + x + (x+4) + (x+7) = 160

x = 18

8th no. = 18 + 7 = 25

Banking Awareness

Q1. The origin of the State Bank of India goes back to the first decade of the nineteenth century with the establishment of the Bank of Calcutta in Calcutta on-

(a) 05th October 1956

(b) 05th July 1859

(c) 07th August 1884

(d) 02nd April 1921

(e) 02nd June 1806

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. The origin of the State Bank of India goes back to the first decade of the nineteenth century with the establishment of the Bank of Calcutta in Calcutta on 2 June 1806. Three years later the bank received its charter and was re-designed as the Bank of Bengal (2 January 1809). A unique institution, it was the first joint-stock bank of British India sponsored by the Government of Bengal. 

Q2. The Bank of Bombay (15 April 1840) and the Bank of Madras (1 July 1843) followed the Bank of Bengal. These three banks remained at the apex of modern banking in India till their amalgamation as the Imperial Bank of India on 27 January-

(a) 1961

(b) 1956

(c) 1949

(d) 1921

(e) 1934

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Bank of Bombay (15 April 1840) and the Bank of Madras (1 July 1843) followed the Bank of Bengal. These three banks remained at the apex of modern banking in India till their amalgamation as the Imperial Bank of India on 27 January 1921.

Q3. With the merger in April 2017, State Bank of India has entered the league of 'Top 50 Global Banks' with a balance sheet size of-

(a) Rs. 54 trillion

(b) Rs. 32 trillion

(c) Rs. 41 trillion

(d) Rs. 67 trillion

(e) Rs. 52 trillion

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. With the merger, State Bank of India has entered the league of 'Top 50 Global Banks' with a balance sheet size of Rs. 41 trillion. SBI was earlier placed at 54th rank globally but after the merging, it moved to the 44th position making it in the top 50 leading banks globally.

Q4. SBI was earlier placed at 54th rank globally but after the merging, it moved to _______ position making it in the top 50 leading banks globally.

(a) 42nd

(b) 44th

(c) 47th

(d) 51st

(e) 40th

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. With the merger, State Bank of India has entered the league of 'Top 50 Global Banks' with a balance sheet size of Rs. 41 trillion. SBI was earlier placed at 54th rank globally but after the merging it moved to 44th position making it in the top 50 leading banks globally.

Q5. What is the tagline of State Bank of India (SBI) after the merger?

(a) Banker to every Indian

(b) The Name you can Bank Upon

(c) A Faithful & Friendly Financial Partner

(d) Experience Next Generation Banking

(e) A Tradition of Trust

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. After the merger, the tagline of SBI has remained same i.e. "Banker to every Indian".

Q6. Where is the headquarter of SBI?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Chennai

(c) Kolkata

(d) New Delhi

(e) Pune

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Headquarter of SBI is in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Q7. After the merger of Associates of SBI, the total customer base of the bank reaches _____ crore. 

(a) 41 crore

(b) 37 crore

(c) 34 crore

(d) 47 crore

(e) 53 crore

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. After the merger of Associates of SBI, the total customer base of the bank reaches 37 crores.

Q8. Name the person, who is present Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI)?

(a) B Sriram 

(b) Rajnish Kumar 

(c) Arundhati Bhattacharya

(d) Dinesh Kumar Khara 

(e) PK Gupta

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol.  List of Directors on the Central Board of State Bank of India w.e.f. 26th June 2017.
1. Arundhati Bhattacharya (Chairman)
2. B. Sriram (Managing Director)
3. Rajnish Kumar (Managing Director)
4. Dinesh Kumar Khara (Managing Director)
5. P. K. Gupta (Managing Director)

Q9. After the merger of Associates of SBI, nearly _________ ATMs across the country.

(a) 63,000 ATMs

(b) 47,000 ATMs

(c) 51,000 ATMs

(d) 59,000 ATMs

(e) 42,000 ATMs

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. After the merger of Associates of SBI, nearly 59,000 ATMs across the country.

Q10. Which among the following Bank is not merged with State Bank of India (SBI) in April 2017?

(a) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ)

(b) State Bank of Mysore (SBM)

(c) State Bank of Travancore (SBT)

(d) State Bank of Patiala (SBP)

(e) State Bank of Indore (SBI)

S10. Ans.(e)

Sol. 1st April 2017 was the record date in India as the merger of State Bank of India took place (SBI) with five of its associate banks and Bhartiya Mahila Bank. The five associate banks are State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Travancore (SBT), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) and State Bank of Patiala (SBP). In August 2010 State Bank of Indore officially merged into State Bank of India.

QUIZ-17

Q1. The Ministry of Power has recently launched an e-bidding portal for domestic coal-based IPPs. IPP stands for ______________. 

(a) Internal Power Producer

(b) Independent Power Producer

(c) Independent Paper Producer

(d) International Power Products

(e) Internal Pepper Producer

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Ministry of Power launched a portal for optimum utilisation of domestic coal by independent power producer (IPP). An official statement said this web portal would save the consumer close to Rs. 20,000 crore five years down the line.

Q2. Pankaj Advani-led Indian team beat Pakistan to clinch Asian Snooker Championship 2017. The Championship was held in _____________.

(a) Indonesia

(b) Uzbekistan

(c) Azerbaijan

(d) Kyrgyzstan

(e) China

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. India’s leading cueist Pankaj Advani teamed up with Laxman Rawat to demolish Pakistan in the final of the Asian Team Snooker Championship in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Advani pieced together a brilliant break of 83 to seal the first tie of the best-of-five final.

Q3. A total of seven agreements were signed between India and Israel in sectors ranging from agriculture to water conservation. The Capital of Israel is ___________________.

(a) Eilat

(b) Tiberias

(c) Jerusalem

(d) Safed

(e) Jaffa

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. A total of seven agreements were signed between India and Israel in sectors ranging from agriculture to water conservation and space as they sought to deepen ties beyond high-priced defence deals. Benjamin Netanyahu is the PM of Israel. The Capital of Israel is Jerusalem.

Q4. China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced its approval to a $329 million loan to build access roads across 4,000 villages in _____________.

(a) Assam

(b) Gujarat

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Himachal Pradesh

(e) Meghalaya

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced its approval to a $329 million loan to build access roads across 4,000 villages in Gujarat.

Q5. Trilateral Malabar naval exercise will start in this month (July) among which of the following three countries?

1. India

2. America

3. China

4. Japan

5. Sri Lanka

(a) 1, 2 and 4

(b) 1, 3 and 2

(c) 2, 4 and 5

(d) 3, 4, and 5

(e) 2, 3, and 4

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Malabar naval exercise involving Indian, American and Japanese navies will kick start on July 10 in the Bay of Bengal. A sizeable number of aircraft, naval ships and nuclear submarines of the navies of the three countries will be part of the annual exercise, considered a major war game in the region.

Q6. Who is the Present President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?

(a) Takehiko Nakao

(b) Sun Ban Kin

(c) Aung Jan Li

(d) Jin Liqun

(e) San Jin Pi

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Jin Liqun is present president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

Q7. Which of the following state has become the last to pass GST bill?

(a) Haryana

(b) Sikkim

(c) Jammu and Kashmir

(d) Assam

(e) Goa

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Jammu and Kashmir Assembly adopted a resolution to implement the goods and services tax (GST), bringing the state’s indirect taxation into the new unified tax regime that the rest of the country adopted on 1 July at a landmark ceremony in Parliament. With this Jammu and Kashmir has become the last state to pass the GST bill in the state.

Q8. The 10th India-Jordan Trade and Economic Joint Committee (TEJC) Meeting was held recently in _______________.

(a) Mumbai

(b) Chennai

(c) Bengaluru

(d) Chandigarh

(e) New Delhi

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The 10TH India-Jordan Trade and Economic Joint Committee (TEJC) Meeting was held in New Delhi under the co-chairs of Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and Industry, (India) and Mr Yarub Qudah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply (Jordan).

Q9. Name the Union Minister who has inaugurated the 9th edition of Delhi Dialogue recently.

(a) Mr Kalraj Mishra

(b) Smt. Sushma Swaraj

(c) Mr Anant Geete

(d) Mr Jual Oram

(e) Mr Prakash Javadekar

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has inaugurated the 9th edition of Delhi Dialogue. Under this program, the premier annual track 1.5 events to discuss politico-security, the economic and socio-cultural engagement between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Delhi.

Q10. Who is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and Industry of India?

(a) Smt. Sushma Swaraj

(b) Mr Sandeep Bhanwala

(c) Smt. Meira Kumar

(d) Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

(e) Smt. Uma Bharti

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and Industry of India.

Q11. Name the Person who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Indonesia.

(a) Sandeep Madhok

(b) Deepak Kushwaha

(c) Pradeep Kumar Rawat

(d) Mohak Das

(e) Saurabh Bansal

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Pradeep Kumar Rawat, presently a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Indonesia.

Q12. The Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Education was held recently in ___________.

(a) China

(b) Brazil

(c) India

(d) Sri Lanka

(e) South Africa

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Education was held in Beijing, China. The Indian delegation was led by Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Human Resource Development, India. The delegation of all the five BRICS countries participated in the two-day deliberations.

Q13. Joko Widodo is the current president of ___________.

(a) Oman

(b) Indonesia

(c) Uganda

(d) Rwanda

(e) Argentina

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. Joko Widodo is the current president of Indonesia.

Q14. Tata Global Beverages Ltd. has recently appointed ___________ as the Chairman of its board with immediate effect.

(a) Harish Bhat

(b) Cyrus Mistry

(c) Vinay Kushal

(d) N Chandrasekaran

(e) Swaroop Saroha

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Tata Global Beverages Ltd. appointed Natarajan Chandrasekaran as the Chairman of its board with immediate effect. Chandrasekaran will succeed Harish Bhat.

Q15. Indian football team has risen to _____ rank, best in two decades as per current FIFA Rankings.

(a) 94th

(b) 100th

(c) 90th

(d) 97th

(e) 96th

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Indian football team has risen to 96th rank, best in two decades as per current FIFA Rankings.