QUIZ-26

Q1. NASA has launched the latest in a series of satellites aimed at ensuring astronauts at the International Space Station can communicate with Earth. In which year NASA was established?

(a) 1945

(b) 1979

(c) 1951

(d) 1958

(e) 1969

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. NASA launched the latest in a series of satellites aimed at ensuring astronauts at the International Space Station can communicate with Earth. The $408 million Boeing-made Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-M) soared into space atop an Atlas V rocket that launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA was established in 1958.

Q2. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country grew by 37 percent to USD _________ during the first quarter (April-June) of the current fiscal. 

(a) USD 56.1 billion

(b) USD 10.4 billion

(c) USD 43.2 billion

(d) USD 34.3 billion

(e) USD 25.6 billion

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country grew by 37 percent to USD 10.4 billion during the first quarter of the current fiscal. According to the figures of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), India had received USD 7.59 billion FDI during April-June 2016-17.

Q3. The board of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has given 'in-principle' approval to acquire government's 51 (point) 11 percent stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL). Registered Office & Corporate Headquarters of HPCL is in- 

(a) Nagpur

(b) New Delhi

(c) Kolkata

(d) Chennai

(e) Mumbai

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. The board of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, ONGC, has given 'in-principle' approval to acquire government's 51 (point) 11 percent stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd. The government had approved the sale of its 51.11 percent stake in oil refiner HPCL to India's largest oil producer ONGC. The deal will be completed within a year. Registered Office & Corporate Headquarters of HPCL is in Mumbai.

Q4. A digital police portal under the CCTNS project, which aims to create a national database of crimes and criminals has launched by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. What is the meaning of "T" in CCTNS?

(a) Tracking

(b) Trafficking

(c) Travelling

(d) Terminating

(e) Transporting

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. A digital police portal under the CCTNS project, which aims to create a national database of crimes and criminals has launched by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The digital police portal will provide the citizen, facility for online complaint registration and request for antecedent verification. CCTNS stands for Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems Project or the crime and criminal tracking network system.

Q5. Keeping up its tradition of naming its Android upgrades with delectable desserts, _________ has launched its version 8.0 of the operating system as Android Oreo.

(a) Infosys

(b) Yahoo

(c) Google

(d) Dell

(e) Apple

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Keeping up its tradition of naming its Android upgrades with delectable desserts, Google has launched its version 8.0 of the operating system as Android Oreo. The Oreo boasts of a two times faster boot speed, autofill option, and a longer battery life. The new update comes with a Picture-in-Picture feature that allows the user to see two apps simultaneously.

Q6. Which of the following company will invest about Rs 52,000 crore in expanding Paradip refinery in Odisha and setting up petrochemical complex after the Odisha State Government agreed to restore part of tax incentives?

(a) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)

(b) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)

(c) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

(d) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

(e) Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will invest about Rs 52,000 crore in expanding Paradip refinery in Odisha and setting up petrochemical complex after the Odisha State Government agreed to restore part of tax incentives. Odisha Government has agreed to restore part of tax incentives and has agreed to give Rs 700 crore per annum of an interest-free loan for 15 years to make up for the withdrawn incentive.

Q7. Name the person, who has sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu recently?

(a) C Vidyasagar Rao

(b) O Panneerselvam

(c) Edappadi K Palanisamy

(d) V K Sasikala

(e) None of the given options is true

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. O Panneerselvam has on 21 August 2017 sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu, following the much-speculated merger of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) factions.

Q8. NABARD has sanctioned a loan assistance of nearly _______________ to the Rajasthan government for the creation of rural infrastructure in the state under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF). 

(a) Rs 2,300 crore

(b) Rs 5,350 crore

(c) Rs 1,350 crore

(d) Rs 4,730 crore

(e) Rs 3,210 crore

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a loan assistance of Rs 1,349.55 crore to the Rajasthan government for the creation of rural infrastructure in the state under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).

Q9. Name the player, who becomes the second Indian woman footballer to win the Arjuna Award?

(a) Margaret Devi

(b) Sangita Basfore

(c) Panthoi Chanu

(d) Oinam Bembem Devi

(e) Sasmita Malik

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Oinam Bembem Devi, the flag bearer of Indian women's football for over the past two decades was named the winner of the prestigious Arjuna Award. Bembem becomes the second Indian woman footballer to win the award, the first being Shanti Mullick in 1983.

Q10. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has constituted a 40-member 'review committee’ for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2017. IFFI 2017 is scheduled to be held in-

(a) New Delhi

(b) Nagpur

(c) Hyderabad

(d) Mumbai

(e) Goa

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on 21 August 2017 constituted a 40-member 'review committee’ for the International Film Festival of India 2017, which is going to be held in Goa. While filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has been chosen as the convenor of the committee. International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is scheduled to be held in Goa from 20–28 November 2017.

QUIZ-26

Q1. Who has clinched her maiden Wimbledon title?
Answer: Garbine Muguruza

Q2. The government has launched a GST training programme to skill around two lakh youths in six months to handle tax compliance issues like invoice making. The people would be trained under-
Answer: PMKVY

Q3. UNICEF appointed Indian- origin Canadian YouTube star _________ as its newest Global Goodwill Ambassador at a special event in New Delhi.
Answer: Lilly Singh

Q4. Name the person, who has been cleared for appointment as the Attorney General for India following the decision of Mukul Rohatgi to step down as the top law officer?
Answer: K K Venugopal

Q5. Matunga station has now become the first such ladies special station. Matunga station is located in _______ Suburban Railway network.
Answer: Mumbai

Q6. The 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards was held recently in _____________.
Answer: New York

Q7. Roger Federer has recently won the Wimbledon title after defeating _____________.
Answer: Marin Cilic

Q8. The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has recently endorsed Justice ______________ for the post of Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
Answer: Gopal Prasad Parajuli

Q9. Name the Indian Squash player who has recently won Victorian Open squash, a PSA Tour event, Austraila.
Answer: Harinder Pal Sandhu

Q10. Name the Indian Cueist who has recently won the first National Masters snooker tournament title in Chennai.
Answer: I H Manudev

Q11. Dal Lake has hosted first ever 'Cultrue of Cruise'- a weeekly cultural programme organised by the _____________ government aimed to bring artists from various fields on one stage. 
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Q12. Who has won the Wimbledon mixed doubles final 2017?
Answer: Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis

Q13. Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on-
Answer: 18th July

Q14. The book titled "Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and International Perspectives" at Rashtrapati Bhavan has released recently. This book released by-? 
Answer: Amartya Sen

Q15. Which Indian cities will host global business meet in November 2017?
Answer: Kolkata

QUIZ-26

Q1. Which state has become the first state in the country to fix minimum educational qualification for contesting cooperative body polls?

Answer: Rajasthan

Q2. The first country to host the Theatre Olympics was _________.

Answer: Greece

Q3. Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has recently launched an ambitious flagship program titled LIFE. What does 'I' stands for in LIFE?

Answer: Intervention

Q4. Which lender has recently waived charges for fund transfer of up to Rs 1,000 through its IMPS (Immediate Payment Service) to promote small transactions?

Answer: SBI

Q5. YES Bank, along with YES Global Institute has recently launched ‘YES GST’ program for ________________.

Answer: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Q6. BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have entered into a partnership to explore collaboration opportunities for solar rooftop. The Chairman of TERI is ______________.

Answer: Ashok Chawla

Q7. Which tech-giant has recently acquired Bangalore-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm Halli Labs?

Answer: Google

Q8. Tata Sons has recently appointed ___________ as the conglomerate's Chief Digital Officer.

Answer: Aarthi Subramanian

Q9. In a first move, India has granted USD 500000 to which of the following country to fight against terrorism groups?

Answer: Philippines

Q10. Kishore Sansi has been recently conferred the ‘Personality of the Year’ award by Skoch Consultancy Services. He is Managing Director and CEO of ____________.

Answer: Vijaya Bank

Q11. Raipur’s Airport was ranked first in Customer Satisfaction among 49 airports in the country. What is the name of Raipur Airport?

Answer: Swami Vivekananda Airport

Q12. Name the javelin throw player who has recently won gold in World Para Athletics Championships 2017 in London.

Answer: Sundar Singh Gurjar

Q13. Indian Railways launched an integrated mobile application to cater to various passenger requirements over and above ticket booking. The app is called as _____________.

Answer: Rail Saarthi

Q14. Mukesh Kumar Jain has been recently appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of _______________.

Answer: Oriental Bank of Commerce

Q15. What is the ranking of India on a global index that assesses the performance of countries towards achieving the ambitious sustainable development goals (SDGs)?

Answer: 116

COMPUTERS

Q1. Which of the following is an example of application software? 
(a) Microsoft Windows
(b) Linux
(c) Mac OSX
(d) MS Word 2007
(e) None of these

S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. MS Word 2007 is application software.

Q2. Mozilla Firefox is a: 
(a) Spreadsheet
(b) Word processing software
(c) Web browser
(d) Programming software
(e) None of these

S2. Ans. (c)
Sol.  Mozilla Firefox is a web browser.

Q3. _____ is usually recorded and played, displayed, or accessed by information content processing devices, which as computerized and electronic devices, but can also be part of live performance. 
(a) Virus
(b) BIOS software
(c) Multimedia
(d) C++
(e) LAN

S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. Multimedia is the field concerned with the computer-controlled integration of text, graphics, drawings, still and moving images (Video), animation, audio, and any other media where every type of information can be represented, stored, transmitted and processed digitally.

Q4. Which of the following appropriately relates with starting up an operating system?  
(a) Starting
(b) Entering
(c) Formatting
(d) Booting
(e) None of these

S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. Booting is a start up sequence that starts the operating system of a computer when it is turned on. A boot sequence is the initial set of operations that the computer performs when it is switched on. Every computer has a boot sequence.

Q5. In MS-DOS 6.22, which part identifies that product uniquely?
(a) MS
(b) DOS
(c) Ms - DOS
(d) 6.22
(e) None of these

S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. MS-DOS 6.22; 6.22 is the version number which identifies it uniquely.

Q6. DOS stands for _____. 
(a) Disk Orientation system
(b) Disk Operating Signal
(c) Disk Operating System
(d) Disk Orientaional Signal
(e) None of these

S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. DOS stands for Disk Operating System

Q7. Android is a mobile operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.  Which among the following was the first Android Operating System?
(a) Cupcake
(b) Alpha
(c) Gingerbread
(d) Doughnut
(e) Oreo

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Alpha was android version 1.0 released on 23rd September 2008. Android is continually developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), and has seen a number of updates to its base operating system since the initial release. The latest version on Android is Oreo – version 8.0

Q8. Which among the following key combination can be used to search in Windows Explorer?
(a) Ctrl+F
(b) Ctrl+S
(c) Ctrl+G
(d) Alt+S
(e) None of the above

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ctrl+F is the short cut key combination that can be used to search in Windows Explorer.

Q9. A router is a networking device that forwards data packets and is connected to two or more data lines from different networks. Which among the following was the earliest device which had almost the same functionality as that of a router? 
(a) Interface Delay Device
(b) Interface Traffic Manager
(c) Interface Routing Processor
(d) Interface Message Processor
(e) Interface Data Manager

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. The very first device that had fundamentally the same functionality as a router does today was the Interface Message Processor (IMP); IMPs were the devices that made up the ARPANET, the first TCP/IP network.

Q10. A vacuum tube (also called a VT, electron tube or, in the UK, a valve) is a device sometimes used to amplify electronic signals.  Vacuum Tubes were used in which generation of Computers?
(a) 1st Generation
(b) 2nd Generation
(c) 3rd Generation
(d) 4th Generation
(e) 5th Generation

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. First Generation computers are characterized by the use of vacuum tubes. These vacuum tubes were used for calculation as well as storage and control. Later, magnetic tapes and magnetic drums were implemented as storage media. The first vacuum tube computer, ENIAC, was developed by US army ordinance to calculate ballistic firing tables in WWII. It had about 17 000 vacuum tubes.

Q11. What converts high-level languages into machine language?  
(a) Complier
(b) Assembler
(c) Operating System
(d) CPU
(e) Browser

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. A complier is used to translate a program written in a high-level language to a machine language by compiling the entire program in one go.

Q12. Which of the following electronic devices processes data, converting it into information? 
(a) Computer
(b) Memory
(c) Case
(d) Stylus
(e) None of these

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. A computer is an electronic device that accepts and stores data input, processes the data input, and returns as information.

Q13. Twisted pair wire is commonly used in which of the following? 
(a) Telephone networks
(b) Cable TV networks
(c) Computer networks
(d) Both (a) & (b)
(e) None of the above

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Twisted pair wires are used in telephone networks and for digital data transmission over short distances up to 1 km.

Q14. In network topology, all devices on a network are connected to a single continuous cable called:
(a) Star
(b) Ring
(c) Bus
(d) Tree
(e) Mesh

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. The bus topology is also known as linear topology. This type of topology was used in traditional data communication networks. In this topology, a host located at one end of the bus (or the central node) communicates with all the other nodes attached along its length.
 
Q15. A term for retrieving software or other files on your computer from a computer network or Internet.
(a) Upload
(b) Download
(c) Sharing
(d) Mailing
(e) Editing

S15. Ans.(b)

Sol. Download refers to the process of obtaining software or other files on your computer from a computer network or the Internet. 

QUIZ-26

Q1. PM Narendra Modi addressed a gathering of young entrepreneurs and CEOs startups at an event organized by NITI Aayog. The event called was called _________________.

(a) Youth of India

(b) Champions of Change

(c) Start up India

(d) Zeal of Bharat

(e) Navbharat

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. PM Narendra Modi addressed a gathering of young entrepreneurs and CEOs startups at an event organized by NITI Aayog. The event called 'Champions of Change' was organized by India’s policy think-tank, was aimed at bringing together young businessmen at a place and share ideas.

Q2. In which of the following city India’s first World Peace University inaugurated recently?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Chennai

(c) Kolkata

(d) Pune

(e) New Delhi

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. MIT World Peace University, the first of its kind in India, was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis in Pune.

Q3. The Indian contingent created history in the World Dwarf Games by winning a record haul of medals. The event was held in _____________.

(a) Indonesia

(b) Oman

(c) Canada

(d) USA

(e) China

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol.  The Indian contingent created history in the World Dwarf Games by winning a record haul of medals. The 21-men Indian team won 37 medals including 15 golds, 10 silver and 12 bronze medals in the 7th edition of the World Dwarf Games. It was held in Toronto, Canada.

Q4. The Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day is celebrated nationally across India on ___________.

(a) 20 August

(b) 22 August

(c) 23 July

(d) 24 August

(e) 14 August

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary (August 20) of Rajiv Gandhi.

Q5. Name the Chief Minister, who has been selected for the prestigious Agriculture Leadership Award-2017.

(a) Trivendra Singh Rawat

(b) Pinarayi Vijayan

(c) Devendra Fadnavis

(d) K Chandrashekhar Rao

(e) Manohar Lal Khattar

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has been selected for the prestigious Agriculture Leadership Award-2017. The award will be presented on September 5 at Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi.

Q6. Name the Veteran American entertainer and comedian who died recently aged 91.

(a) George Carlin

(b) Jerry Lewis

(c) Jerry Seinfeld

(d) Jon Stewart

(e) Lenny Bruce

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Veteran American entertainer Jerry Lewis died aged 91. One of the most popular comic actors of the 1950s and ’60s, Lewis perfected the role of the quirky clown in slapstick comedies like “The Nutty Professor” but also won acclaim as a writer, actor, and philanthropist.

Q7. The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs 50 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. The base color of the note is ______________.

(a) Fluorescent Blue

(b) Sea Green

(c) Egyptian Blue

(d) Emerald Green

(e) Kelly Green

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs 50 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series signed by Governor of RBI Dr Urjit Patel. The base colour of the note is fluorescent blue.

Q8. Sadbhavana Diwas is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of _____________.

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Indira Gandhi

(d) Lal Bahadur Sashtri

(e) Rajiv Gandhi

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary (August 20) of Rajiv Gandhi. Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was the 6th Prime Minister of India, serving from 1984 to 1989.

Q9. Ottawa is the Capital of which of the following country?

(a) Netherlands

(b) Australia

(c) Austria

(d) Canada

(e) Ireland

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada.

Q10. Who is the Present Chairman of NITI Ayog?

(a) Rajiv Kumar

(b) Arvind Panagariya

(c) Narendra Modi

(d) Arun Jaitley

(e) Sanjeev Nigam

S10. Ans.(c)

Sol. PM Narendra Modi is the Present Chairman of NITI Aayog.

QUIZ-26

Q1. Which lender has recently entered into a collaboration with Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) to facilitate trade with Latin America and the Caribbean?

Answer: Axis Bank

Q2. Delhi has recently become the second state to launch e-RTI portal that will enable citizens to file online Right to Information (RTI). Which is the first state to launch the online RTI platform?

Answer: Maharashtra

Q3. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has recently signed an MoU for the financial year 2017-18 with the Ministry of Defence. Who is the current Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of  HAL?

Answer: T Suvarna Raju

Q4. Which state has recently become the first state in the country to provide women an injectable contraceptive for free?

Answer: Maharashtra

Q5. Maharashtra state’s public health department has recently launched a program called ________ to offer women an injection of Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), a birth-control hormone.

Answer: Antara

Q6. In which year NHB was set up? 

Answer: 1988

Q7. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has recently inaugurated the 36th Foundation Day of which statutory body?

Answer: NABARD

Q8. Name the person who has recently taken over as the Director-General of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DG-DRI).

Answer: Debi Prasad Dash

Q9. Name the country that will host the 8th edition of Theatre Olympics in 2018.

Answer: India

Q10. A Model United Nations (MUN) Regional Conference was held recently in ____________.

Answer: Kathmandu, Nepal

Q11. Health Misistry has recently launched the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination for the time period of ____________.

Answer: 5 Years

Q12. The 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) International Conference was held recently in ___________.

Answer: Istanbul, Turkey

Q13. To encourage more customers to transact digitally, State Bank of India has slashed charges for National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) transactions by up to _____________.

Answer: 75%

Q14. For the first time in the country, a team of Indian scientists has claimed to have discovered an "extremely large supercluster of galaxies". It has been named as ____________.

Answer: Saraswati

Q15. The theme for 22nd World Petroleum Congress was ____________________.

Answer: Bridges To Our Energy Future

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