QUIZ-26

Q1. Name the person who recently took charge as Executive Director of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI). 

(a) Sanjiv Gupta

(b) Mamta Suri

(c) Sohail Mahmood

(d) Vishal Sikka

(e) Manohar Das

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. Dr. Mamta Suri took charge as Executive Director of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) in New Delhi.

Q2. Which of the following country has recently launched its first cyber court specializing in handling Internet-related cases in the e-commerce hub?

(a) Japan

(b) The USA

(c) India

(d) China

(e) South Africa

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. China launched its first cyber court specializing in handling Internet-related cases in the e-commerce hub of Hangzhou.

Q3. World Humanitarian Day is observed globally every year on ______________.

(a) 21 August

(b) 20 August

(c) 19 August

(d) 17 July

(e) 20 July

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is held every year on 19 August to pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and to rally support for people affected by crises around the world. The campaign was launched on WHD with the theme- #NotATarget.

Q4. With which of the following country, US has agreed to advance their multilateral security and defence cooperation with countries like India, South Korea and Australia?

(a) Japan

(b) China

(c) France

(d) Oman

(e) North Korea

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The US and Japan have agreed to advance their multilateral security and defence cooperation with countries like India, South Korea and Australia, amidst China's growing assertiveness in the Asia Pacific region.

Q5. General Motors India announced the appointment of _____________ as the new President and Managing Director of the company.

(a) Sandeep Kumar

(b) Sanjiv Gupta

(c) Anup Sharma

(d) Kautuk Das

(e) Sohail Mahmood

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. General Motors India announced the appointment of Sanjiv Gupta as the new President and Managing Director of the company. He will replace Kaher Kazem. Kazem has been appointed as the President and CEO of GM Korea.

Q6. Russian Government has recently appointed career diplomat _____________ as Russia’s new ambassador to India.

(a) Alexander Kadakin

(b) Albert Chernyshev

(c) Anatoly Dryukov

(d) Vassily Rykov

(e) Nikolay Kudashev

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed career diplomat Nikolay Kudashev as Russia’s new ambassador to India.

Q7. Name the famous football player who has recently become the Goodwill Ambassador for Handicap International.

(a) Cristiano Ronaldo

(b) Lionel Messi

(c) Ronaldinho

(d) Neymar

(e) Paul Pogba

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. World's Most expensive player Neymar became the Goodwill Ambassador for Handicap International, pledging to work for millions who are “less visible” but deserve equality.

Q8. Name the Bank that has recently entered into a corporate agency agreement with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Cholamandalam MS General Insurance for distribution of their insurance products.

(a) UCO Bank

(b) United Bank of India

(c) Union Bank of India

(d) Allahabad Bank

(e) Punjab National Bank

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Union Bank of India entered into a corporate agency agreement with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Cholamandalam MS General Insurance for distribution of their insurance products. Union Bank of India headquarters in Mumbai.

Q9. Name the officer, who was appointed as the chief of Sri Lanka's naval forces making him first Tamil Navy Chief after four decades.

(a) Travis Sinniah

(b) Sarath Fonseka

(c) Janaka Perera

(d) Crishantha de Silva

(e) Dampath Fernando

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Rear Admiral Travis Sinniah was appointed as the chief of Sri Lanka's naval forces, making him the first from the minority Tamil community to head the Navy since the brutal civil war erupted in the country 45 years ago. He was appointed as the Navy chief by President Maithripala Sirisena. Sinniah succeeds Vice Admiral Ravi Wijegunaratne who has retired.

Q10. Name the Veteran photographer who died recently at the age of 88.

(a) Arjun Kartha

(b) S Paul

(c) Arjun Kumar

(d) Praveen Bhatt

(e) Raghu Rai

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Veteran photographer S Paul died recently. He was 88. He was a self-taught photographer. He was the first Indian to win the Nikon International Photo Contest in 1971.

QUIZ-26

Q1. The National Green Tribunal banned the use of ‘Chinese’ kite strings, made of nylon or any synthetic material on the grounds. Who is the Present Chairperson of NGT?
Answer: Justice Swatanter Kumar

Q2. Who has been recently appointed as the new bowling coach of Indian Cricket Team?
Answer: Zaheer Khan

Q3. Who is the current Chairman of BCCI?
Answer: Vinod Rai

Q4. The National Green Tribunal was established in _____________.
Answer: 2010

Q5. In which state, President Pranab Mukherjee has recently inaugurated the annexe of the presidential retreat Ashiana which has accommodation facilities for accompanying officers and staff of the Rashtrapati Bhavan?
Answer: Uttarakhand

Q6. IROAF has been awarded the coveted National level “Golden Peacock Award for the Year 2017 for Eco-Innovation” for substitution of fossil fuels (Diesel) by environment friendly CNG. What does 'A' Stands for in IROAF?
Answer: Alternate

Q7. Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs M Venkaiah Naidu has recently released the new version of NHB Residex on the occasion of the annual day of National Housing Bank. Who is the current MD & CEO of NHB?
Answer: Sriram Kalyanaraman

Q8. Senior bureaucrat Subhash Chandra Garg has recently assumed charge as Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) in the Finance Ministry. He has replaced __________________.
Answer: Shaktikanta Das

Q9. In which year Golden Peacock Awards were instituted by the Institute of Directors (IOD) in India?
Answer: 1991

Q10. Mithali Raj of India has recently become the woman cricketer who has scored most runs in ODIs. This record was previously held by ________________
Answer: Charlotte Edwards

Q11. In which state, India is set to get its first high-speed rail training center?
Answer: Gujarat

Q12. Name the Chinese Nobel laureate and democracy icon who has died recently at the age of 61.
Answer: Liu Xiaobo

Q13. In which state, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has recently decided to establish India’s first Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC)?
Answer: Punjab

Q14. Railway Ministry has recently launched the three Initiatives named Rail Cloud Project, NIVARAN-Grievance Portal (First IT Application on Rail Cloud), CTSE Scheme. What does 'E' stands for in CTSE?
Answer: Emergency

Q15. Which state has become the first state in India to have law against social boycott?
Answer: Maharashtra

Test of the Day

Q1. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected a marginally higher than expected growth for the world economy at _______ per cent in 2017.

 4.5

 3.6

 3.5

 3.2

 4.2

Solution:

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected a marginally higher than expected growth for the world economy at 3.5 per cent in 2017.

Q2. Madhya Pradesh government has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the which Rail Corporation to supply 24 per cent of electricity generated from the Rewa ultra mega solar project.

 Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation

 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

 Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation

 Karnataka Metro Rail Corporation

 Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation

Solution:

Madhya Pradesh government has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to supply 24 per cent of electricity generated from the Rewa ultra mega solar project to be set up in the state.

Q3. TAL Manufacturing solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors has launched India’s first industrial-articulated robot and it goes by the name ___________.

 BRAVO

 CHARLIE

 TITAN

 BRABO

 None of the given option is true

Solution:

TAL Manufacturing Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors has launched India’s first industrial-articulated robot and it goes by the name “BRABO”.

Q4. The RBI permitted banks to invest up to _________ of the unit capital of a Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) or Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs).

 20%

 12%

 15%

 14%

 10%

Solution:

The RBI permitted banks to invest up to 10% of the unit capital of a Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) or Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs).

Q5. World’s first Bank Agnostic Instant Funds Transfer Platform using Facebook launched by-

 ICICI Bank

 Kotak Mahindra Bank

 Indusind Bank

 Central Bank

 HDFC Bank

Solution:

Kotak Mahindra Bank launched KayPay – World’s First Bank Agnostic Instant Funds Transfer Platform using Facebook. Millions of bank account holders can transfer money to each other at any hour of the day or night, without needing net banking, or knowing various bank account related details of the payee.

Directions (6-10): Study the information and answer the given questions: 
 Ten friends are sitting in two parallel rows containing five people each in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1 – A, B, C, D, and E are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing south. In row 2 – P, Q, R, S and T are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. All of them belong to different states like Bihar, Punjab, Kerala, Odisha, Tripura, Manipur, Assam, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Nagaland but not necessarily in the same order.
 A sits third to left of one who belongs to Punjab. Either A or one who belongs to Punjab sits on the extreme end of the row. Immediate neighbor of A faces T, who belongs to Tripura. Only one person sits between T and Q, who belongs to Odisha. Q does not sit any extreme end of the row. E belongs to Bihar and faces Q. Immediate neighbor of Q faces the person who belongs to Kerala. There are two persons sit between B and the person who belongs to Kerala. R belongs to Gujrat and faces B. Immediate neighbor of C faces the person who belongs to Nagaland. Immediate neighbor of Q does not face the person who belongs to Manipur. P belongs to Assam.

 Q6. Who sit at the extreme ends of the row?

 B,C,R,S

 B,C,P,Q

 T,R,B,C

 T,R,E,A

 R,C,D,T

Solution:
(6-10)

Q7. D belongs to which of the following state?

 Bihar

 Tripura

 Punjab

 Rajasthan

 Manipur

Q8. B faces which of the following person?

 P

 R

 Q

 S

 T

Q9. Which of the following information is NOT true regarding D?

 D is immediate neighbor of B.

 D sits second to left of E.

 D sits second to right of A.

 D faces P

 D belongs to Rajasthan

Q10. Who belongs to Kerala?

 A

 B

 C

 P

 Q

Q11. A pump can be used for filling as well as for empting a tank. The capacity of the tank is 2400 m³. The emptying capacity of the tank is 10 m³per minute higher than its filling capacity and the pump needs 8 minutes lesser to empty the tank than it needs to fill it. What is the filling capacity of the pump? 

 50 m³/min

 60 m³/min

 72 m³/min

 70m³/min

 None of these

Solution:

Q12. A bath can be filled by the cold water pipe in 40 minutes and by the hot water pipe in 60 minutes. A person leaves the bathroom after turning on both pipes simultaneously and returns at the moment when the bath should be full. Finding, however, that the waste pipe has been open, he now closes it. In 12 minutes more the bath is full. In what time would the waste pipe empty it ? 

 32 min

 58 min

 48 min

 54 min

 None of these

Solution:

Q13. P and Q together can finish a work in 15 days. P and R takes 2 days more to complete the same work than Q and R. P, Q and R can complete the work in 8 days. In how many days P can finish it separately? 

 40

 24

 

 20

 None of thesec

Solution:

Q14. A man makes 60 articles in the 1st hour. His efficiency decreases by 25% in the 2nd hour, increases by 40% in the 3rd hour, decreases by 33% in the 4th hour and increases by 50% in the 5th hour. If he has to work for more than1 hour, then in which hour the average number of articles produced per hour then would be minimum?

 2nd hour

 After 5th hour

 3rd hour

 None of these

 Cannot be determined

Solution:

Q15. The cost of building a wall is Rs. 1,347. Wages of workmen is increased by 1/8 of the former wages and working hours per day have been increased by 1/20 of the former duration. What is the new cost (approximately) of building a wall, the length of which is two times the length of this wall and the other dimensions of this wall are same ?

 Rs. 2,692

 Rs. 2,724

 Rs. 2,886

 Rs. 2,484

 None of these

Solution:

Directions (16-20): Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required mark (E) as the answer 

 Q16. In the early centuries of the second millennium B.C., people speaking strange dialects akin to that of India, moved in northern Iraq and Syria.

 akin to those

 akin to that in

 akin to those into

 keen to those of

 no correction required

Solution:

The use of preposition ‘in’ instead of ‘of’ is appropriate to make sentence correct.

Q17. It is becoming equally clear that reforestation will have little chance until people realize its importance.

 has become equal and clear

 has become equally clear

 has become clearly equal

 is becoming clearly equal

 no correction required

Solution:

has become equally clear

Q18. Once the event is over, many people claim credit for success and disowning the responsibility for failure.

 of success and disowning

 for success but disowning

 for success but disown

 for success while disowned

 no correction required

Solution:

The sentence is adversative which expresses contrast between two statements. Hence, for success but disown is the correct replacement.

Q19. When sharks approach divers, they usually did so warily.

 as usual did so warily

 usually did so wary

 usually are doing so wary

 usually do so warily

 no correction required

Solution:

The sense of sentence shows a habitual action. Hence, Simple Present Tense will be used. Also the Sub-ordinate clause is in Present Tense, the Principal clause should be in Present Tense too

Q20. We observed that the rug dealers were primary dedicated to the art of selling rugs. 

 were primarily dedicated

 had primary been dedicated

 had been dedicated primary

 were being primary dedication

 no correction required

Solution:

Here, the word ‘Primary’ has been wrongly used. Its adverbial form will be appropriate.

Test of the Day

Q1. 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?

 Yaduvendra Mathur

 TS Vijayan

 Urjit Patel

 UK Sinha

 Ajay Tyagi

Solution:

Expanding its digital presence, markets regulator SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) launched its revamped website having several user-friendly features and compatible with all desktop and mobile devices. Ajay Tyagi is the Chairman of SEBI.

Q2. The World Environment Day observed on-

 15th June

 5th June

 10th October

 8th March

 25th June

Solution:

World Environment Day (WED) is observed every year on 5 June to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. It is run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Q3. The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has its headquarters at 

 London

 Paris

 Bonn

 Montreal

 Lyon

Solution:

The International Criminal Police Organization, ICPO or INTERPOL, is an intergovernmental organization facilitating international police cooperation. It was established as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC) in 1923. The organization's headquarters is in Lyon, France. It is the second largest political organization after the United Nations in terms of international representation.

Q4. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is located at- 

 Pune

 Delhi

 Mumbai

 Chennai

 Nagpur

Solution:

The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) is a research institute created and funded by Government of India. It was established in Nagpur in 1958 with focus on water supply, sewage disposal, communicable diseases and to some extent on industrial pollution and occupational diseases found common in post-independent India. NEERI is a pioneer laboratory in the field of environmental science and engineering and part of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

Q5. ____________ is a product to provide a person with an opportunity to build up saving through regular monthly deposits of fixed sum over a period of time.

 Fixed Deposit Account

 Savings Bank Account

 Recurring Deposit Account

 Current Account

 None of the given options is true

Solution:

Recurring Deposit is a special kind of Term Deposit offered by banks in India which help people with regular incomes to deposit a fixed amount every month into their Recurring Deposit.

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
 There are eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at the four corners of the square table while other four sit in the middle of each of four sides. The one who sits at the four corners face the center and those who sit in the middle of the sides face outward. All of them are reading different magazine, viz MacLife, Linux, Esquire, Wizard, Forbes, Muse, Fortune and Money.
F sits third to left of the one who reads Linux magazine. The one who reads Linux magazine faces outward. Only two friends sit between F and A. The one who reads MacLife magazine sits on the immediate right of A. The one who reads Forbes magazine sits second to right of B, who is not immediate neighbor of A or F.B does not read Linux magazine. Only one friend sits between H and one who reads Forbes magazine. E sits on the immediate left of the one who reads Wizard magazine. B does not read Wizard magazine. D reads Esquire magazine but he is not immediate neighbor of H. The one who reads Money magazine is an immediate neighbor of D. The one who reads Muse magazine is an immediate neighbor of C. C is an immediate neighbor of both E and the one who reads Money magazine.

 Q6.Who among following reads Muse magazine?

 E

 A

 H

 G

 F

Solution:
(6-10)

Q7. Who among following sits opposite to D?

 G

 F

 C

 B

 A

Q8. Who among following sits second to right of D? 

 A

 E

 C

 B

 G

Q9. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group? 

 A

 H

 B

 E

 F

Q10. Who among following reads Maclife magazine?

 E

 B

 F

 A

 H

Directions (11-15): What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question? 

Q11.  

 1627.98

 1842.28

 1958.8

 1972.88

 2172.98

Solution:

Q12.    

 4(√5+√7)

 6(√3+√5)

 4(√3+√5)

 3(√5+√7)

 9(√2+√3)

Solution:

Q13.   

 8517

 9517

 8717

 7087

 9087

Solution:

Q14.    

 41.56

 51.46

 51.56

 65.56

 None of these

Solution:

Q15.   

 1853.78

 3259.55

 2467.59

 2650.29

 2493.13

Solution:

Directions (16-20): Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is given and No correction is required, mark (E) as the answer. 

Q16. Soon after the Tsunami had killed thousands of people along the coasts of southern India, Parliament passes a bill that proposed to set up an institutional mechanism to respond promptly to natural disasters.

 passed a bill that proposed

 passes a bill with proposed

 pass a bill proposing

 passed a bill which propose

 No correction required

Solution:

since the sentence is in past tense, passed will be used instead of passes. Thus the bold part will be replaced by ) passed bill that proposed

Q17. Denial of wages forced scientists and teachers at the agriculture universities throughout the country to go on strike, crippling crucial research that could help the state of agriculture in the country.

 from going on strike

 which went on strike

 on going for a strike

 for going to strike

 No correction required

Solution:

No correction required

Q18. In an attempt to boost their profits many edible oil producing companies have been engaging themselves in propagandas against commonly used oils and promoting exotic and expensive varieties of oils as more healthier options.

 as most healthiest options

 as less healthy option

 as healthier option

 as must healthiest option

 Non correction required

Solution:

Double comparative (more healthier) will not be used together. The best option that will replace the bold part is (c).

Q19. Thanks to numerous government initiatives, rural masses which was earlier unaware of the luxuries of urban ways of living are now connected to the same lifestyle.

 who was earlier unaware

 which were earlier aware

 who were earlier conversant

 who were earlier unaware

 No correction required

Solution:

‘who’ will be used for rural masses and according to its antecedent (rural masses) were will be used instead to was. Thus the bold part will be replaced by who were earlier unaware.

Q20. Over the last few months, while most industries are busy in restructuring operations, cutting costs and firing, the Indian pharmaceutical and healthcare industry was adding manpower and given salary hikes.

 as many industries are

 while most industries were

 while many industries is

 where many industries were

 No correction required

Solution:

The sentence is in past tense. Hence were will be used in place of are. Thus the bold part will be replaced by while most industries were.

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