KRISHNA MOHAN

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

QUIZ-26

Q1. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched PMVVY, a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens with 8% fixed rate of interest on their savings. PMVVY stands for-

(a) Pradhan Mantri Vikas Vyasak Yojana

(b) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vibhag Yojana

(d) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana

(e) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yatra

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formally launched Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens with 8% fixed rate of interest on their savings. Under this scheme, there will be an assured return of 8 per cent over a tenure of 10 years. It can be purchased offline as well as online through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India which has been given the sole privilege to operate this scheme.

Q2. Which among the following public sector Bank has entered into an agreement with Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D) for extending various banking services to Government e-Marketplace (GeM)?

(a) Bank of Baroda

(b) State Bank of India

(d) Canara Bank

(e) Indian Overseas Bank

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Bank of Baroda has entered into an agreement with Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D) for extending various banking services to Government e-Marketplace (GeM). DGS&D has been mandated to set up GeM, an initiative intended to bring greater transparency and efficiency in public procurements.

Q3. India’s ___________ has won bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships 2017 in discus-throw.

(a) Krishna Poonia

(b) Vikas Gowda

(d) Seema Punia

(e) None of the given options is true

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. India’s Karamjyoti Dalal has won bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships 2017 in the discus-throw. In the women’s F55 category of discus-throw, she managed a throw of 19.02 m. Earlier, Sundar Singh Gurjar had opened India’s account at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships by winning gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event. Later, Amit Saroha won silver medal in the club throw event in the F-51 category.

Q4. Which among the following South Indian states is hosting the fifth edition of South India Writers Ensemble (SIWE)?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Telangana

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Kerala

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Kerala is hosting the fifth edition of South India Writers Ensemble (SIWE) at Chengannur, a town in Kerala’s coastal Alappuzha district from 24 July 2017.

Q5. Name the person, who has been appointed as Secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind.

(a) Gopal Baglay

(b) Sanjay Kothari

(d) Bharat Lal

(e) Raveesh Kumar

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sanjay Kothari, Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board, has been appointed as Secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind. Senior journalist Ashok Malik has been named as Press Secretary to Kovind, by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Senior Gujarat-cadre forest service officer Bharat Lal will be Joint Secretary to Kovind. Shri Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn in as the 14th president of India on July 25, 2017.

Q6. Senior diplomat and External Affairs Ministry spokesperson __________ appointed as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office.

(a) Sanjay Kothari

(b) Bharat Lal

(d) Raveesh Kumar

(e) Gopal Baglay

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. Senior diplomat and External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay appointed as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office. Baglay, a 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service Officer. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Baglay's appointment to the post for three years.

Q7. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports _____________ and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has flagged off the 10th Slum Yuva Daud at Khichripur in New Delhi.

(a) Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

(b) Giriraj Singh

(d) Vijay Goel

(e) Jitendra Singh

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Sports Minister Vijay Goel and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has flagged off the 10th Slum Yuva Daud at Khichripur in New Delhi.

Q8. Which Bank in association with its PNB MetLife has launched Met Loan and Life Suraksha (MLLS), a single premium plan covering the loan liability of a customer?

(a) Punjab National Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(d) State Bank of India

(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Karnataka Bank, in association with its PNB MetLife, has launched Met Loan and Life Suraksha (MLLS), a single premium plan covering the loan liability of a customer. The bank has also introduced KBL MLLS, an app for its employees to instantly calculate the insurance cover and premium based on loan liability of the borrowers.

Q9. Who is the present MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda?

(a) Sunil Mehta

(b) PS Jayakumar

(d) R Koteeswaran

(e) None of the given options is true

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. PS Jayakumar is present MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda.

Q10. PMVVY can be purchased offline as well as online through ____________, which has been given the sole privilege to operate this scheme.

(a) Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India

(b) State Bank of India

(d) All public sector banks

(e) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formally launched Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens with 8% fixed rate of interest on their savings. Under this scheme, there will be an assured return of 8 per cent over a tenure of 10 years. It can be purchased offline as well as online through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India which has been given the sole privilege to operate this scheme.

Q11. Where is the corporate office of Karnataka Bank?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Bijapur

(d) Mangaluru

(e) Cochin

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. The corporate office of Karnataka Bank is in Mangaluru, Karnataka.

Q12. _________ and Carlyle Group will acquire GE Capital's entire stake in SBI Card, the second-largest credit card franchise in India.

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Bank of India

(d) Punjab National Bank

(e) ICICI Bank

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. State Bank of India (SBI), the Carlyle Group and GE have announced that they have signed definitive agreements, whereby SBI and Carlyle Group will acquire GE Capital's entire stake in SBI Card, the second-largest credit card franchise in India.

Q13. Name the person, who will be the next spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs?

(a) Ram Nath Kovind

(b) TR Zeliang

(d) Gopal Baglay

(e) Sanjay Kothari

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Raveesh Kumar, a 1995-batch IFS officer who is currently posted in Frankfurt, Germany as Consul General of India, is understood to be the next spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs.

Q14. Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the Research Institution of World Ancient, Traditional, Culture & Heritage (RIWATCH) Museum at Roing in-

(a) Manipur

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Assam

(e) West Bengal

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the Research Institution of World Ancient, Traditional, Culture & Heritage (RIWATCH) Museum at Roing in Arunachal Pradesh.

Q15. Who is the present Governor of Kerala?

(a) C Vidyasagar Rao

(b) Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala

(d) Banwarilal Purohit

(e) Palaniswamy Sathasivam

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Palaniswamy Sathasivam is the present Governor of Kerala.

English Questions

Directions (1-5): In each question, the word at the top is used in four different ways. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.

Q1. Break

(a) My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.

(b) We broke bread during the Thanksgiving dinner.

(d) I broke up in a rash after our camping trip.

(e) None of these

Q2. Do

(a) Do your best, it always works.

(b) My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn’t like my topic.

(d) It’s time to do away with all of these old tax records.

(e) None of these

Q3. Get

(a) I tried to get my point across to the judge but she wouldn’t listen.

(b) We worked so hard this year that we had to get away for a week.

(d) This weather is getting me down.

(e) None of these

Q4. Hang

(a) Hang in there. I’m sure you’ll find a job very soon.

(b) Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes!

(d) He didn’t say goodbye before he hung up.

(e) None of these

Q5. Keep

(a) Keep on stirring until the liquid comes to a boil.

(b) Medicines should always be kept out from children.

(d) If you keep those results up you will get into a great college.

(e) None of these

Directions (6-15): Each question gives a sentence with a part of the sentence underlined/Bold that may contain an error. Five alternative substitutes are given for the underlined portion. Identify the choice that replaces the underlined part to form a logical and grammatically correct statement and mark its number as your answer.

Q6. Was the letter written with pencil or with ink?

(a) with pencil or with ink

(b) with a pencil or with an ink

(d) with lead or with pen

(e) with a pencil or with a ink?

Q7. Having completed the exams, the picnic was undertaken.

(a) the picnic was undertaken

(b) the children went on a picnic

(d) the children on a picnic go

(e) the children went to a picnic

Q8. Many of the refugees will die before the government sends aid.

(a) the government sends aid

(b) the government will send aid

(d) the government will be sending aid

(e) the government are sending aid

Q9. The train leaves the station five O’clock in the morning.

(a) five O’clock in the morning

(b) by five O’clock at the morning

(d) at five O’clock in the morning

(e) on five O’clock in the morning

Q10. He has no other hobby but that of collecting stamps.

(a) no other hobby but

(b) no hobby otherwise

(d) no other hobby unless

(e) no other hobby than

Q11. Neither the teacher not the students admitted their mistake.

(a) admitted their mistake

(b) admitted to his mistake

(d) admitted to them mistake

(e) admitted to its mistake

Q12. My father and myself did the entire household work.

(a) My father and myself

(b) My father and I

(d) Me and my father

(e) Myself and my father

Q13. Renu was speaking the truth, isn’t it?

(a) isn’t it?

(b) was she?

(d) wasn’t she?

(e) doesn’t she?

Q14. You will have learnt a lot by the time you leave school.

(a) You will have learnt a lot

(b) You shall learn a lot

(d) You will be learning a lot

(e) You would have learnt a lot

Q15. Five years have passed since my friend died.

(a) Five years have passed

(b) Five years passed

(d) Fiver years was passed
(e) Five years are passing

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. D is the answer as to break up means to end a relationship and to start laughing, in an informal way while it is used in the sentence where the speaker wants to tell that he has developed some kind of rash, skin sores or irritation, therefore it should be ‘broke out in’ and not ‘broke up in’.

S2. Ans.(c)

Sol. C is the answer. It should be ‘Do your coat up’ instead of ‘Do your coat over’.

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. C is the answer. To get away means to go on a vacation, while the intended meaning in the sentence is that the speaker’s grandfather can have mobility by getting a new wheel chair. Hence, the correct phrase to be used is ‘get around’.

S4. Ans.(c)

Sol. Instead of going to the party we are just going to hang out at my place. Hence option (c) is the answer.

S5. Ans.(b)

Sol. ‘Medicines should be kept away from children.’ And not ‘kept out’. Hence option (b) is the answer.

S6. Ans.(c)

Sol. in pencil or in ink

S7. Ans.(b)

Sol. the children went on a picnic

S8. Ans.(a)

Sol. the government sends aid

S9. Ans.(d)

Sol. at five O’clock in the morning

S10. Ans.(e)

Sol. no other hobby than

S11. Ans.(a)

Sol. admitted their mistake

S12. Ans.(b)

Sol. ‘ My father and I ‘ subjective pronoun will be used.

S13. Ans.(d)

Sol. wasn’t she? Correct pronoun will be ‘she’. This is questions tag structure.

S14. Ans.(a)

Sol. ‘You will have learnt a lot’

S15. Ans.(a)

Sol. Five years have passed

Tuesday, 25 July 2017

Daily GK Update 25th July 2017

1. Arun Jaitley launches Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana pension scheme with 8% fixed rate

i. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formally launched Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens with 8% fixed rate of interest on their savings.

ii. Under this scheme, there will be an assured return of 8 per cent over a tenure of 10 years. It can be purchased offline as well as online through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India which has been given the sole privilege to operate this scheme.