Saturday 25 February 2017
Daily GK Update 25th February, 2017
Daily GK Update 25th February, 2017
India, ADB ink $375 mn loan pact for industrial corridor
i. India and ADB have signed USD 375 million pact for loans and grants to develop 800 km Visakhapatnam—Chennai Industrial Corridor, which is the first phase of a planned 2,500-km East Coast Economic Corridor.
ii. ADB had approved USD 631 million in loans and grants for the industrial corridor, last September, 2016. It approved loans comprising a USD 500 million multitranche facility to build key infrastructure in the four main centers along the corridor — Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Amaravati, and Yerpedu—Srikalahasti in Andhra Pradesh.
India clears Rs 17,000-crore mega missile deal with Israel
i. A Rs 17,000 crore deal has been cleared by the government for jointly developing with Israel a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) for the Indian army.
ii. The project will be implemented by the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israeli Aircraft Industry (IAI). The MR-SAM, a land-based version of the long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) for the navy, will have a strike range of up 70 km. The deal envisages 40 firing units and around 200 missiles.
India, Bangladesh ink MoU for development of Sylhet city
i. India and Bangladesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sustainable development of Sylhet city with financial aid from India. Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Sylhet City Corporation CEO Enamul Habib signed the tripartite agreement in Sylhet, a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh.
ii. Under the MoU, three projects are considered i.e construction of a five-storeyed Kindergarten & High School Building, a six-storeyed Cleaner Colony Building and Development of Dhupa Dighipar area -will be implemented with Taka 24.28 crore.
Rajasthan 2nd largest crude oil producer in country
i. Rajasthan has become the second largest crude oil producer in the country after the offshore field Bombay High.
ii. Mr. Kalyan Singh, Governor of Rajasthan stated that oilfields in the state were producing nearly 90 lakh tones oil annually, which is 24% of the total domestic crude oil production.
AYUSH Minister to inaugurate the World Integrated Medicine Forum on Regulation of Homeopathic Medicine
i. The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the World Integrated Medicine Forum on Regulation of Homeopathic Medicinal Products- National and Global strategies in New Delhi.
ii. The two day event that concluded was organized by Ministry of AYUSH and Central Council for Research in Homeopathy (CCRH).
iii. The first-of-its-kind forum is expected to increase the perception of the international world towards India as a key player in the progress of the homeopathy drug industry.
Dena Bank rolls out RFID-enabled cards to serve valued clients better
i. Dena Bank has introduced Radio Frequency Identification Card (RFID) enabled banking cards whereby a branch manager can identify a valued client entering a branch with the card.
ii. Once the client enters the branch, complete information about customers will pop up on the manager’s desktop.
Gorb, Ola form tie up
i. Food technology company Gorb has partnered with cab aggregator Ola to offer food to consumers at discounted rates in Mumbai.
ii. As per the deal, Ola riders will receive a code via SMS and mail every time they book a cab, which can be availed on the Gorb app or website to order food.
iii. The offer, valid till April 30, 2017 will provide a discount of Rs. 100 on a minimum order value of Rs. 200. Launched in 2016, Gorb is a food-tech startup with a tagline ‘Jaisa Mood Waisa Food’.
FDI inflow zooms 18% to USD 46 billion in 2016: DIPP
i. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India grew 18% during 2016 to touch $46 billion, data released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). The country attracted FDI of $39.32 billion in 2015.
ii. The main sectors which attracted the highest foreign inflows include services, telecom, trading, computer hardware and software and automobile.
Government ropes in Shilpa Shetty as Swachh Bharat brand ambassador
i. The government has roped in actress Shilpa Shetty as a brand ambassador for the Indian government's cleanliness initiative Swachh Bharat Mission.
ii. She will feature in TV and radio campaigns aimed at discouraging people from littering on roads.
Former CM T R Zeliang appointed Finance Advisor to Nagaland government
i. Former Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang was appointed as Finance Advisor to the state government in the rank of a cabinet minister.
ii. Zeliang, appointed by the Governor P B Acharya, will receive the pay and allowances and all other facilities admissible to a cabinet minister.
Motherson Sumi’s Vivek Sehgal bags EY’s ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award
i. Vivek Chaand Sehgal of Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd (MSSL) has been awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 award by assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services firm Ernest Young (EY). Sehgal will now represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Monte Carlo from June 7 to 11, 2017.
ii. Infosys Co-founder Nandan Nilekani was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) — the Aadhaar initiative.
ISSF World Cup: Pooja Ghatkar clinches bronze
i. In International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), Indian shooter Pooja Ghatkar secured India’s first medal in New Delhi. She finished third in the 10 meter Air Rifle event. Ghatkar clinched bronze with a score of 228.8 in the final round.
ii. China’s Mengyao Shi secured gold with a score of 252.1 - setting a new world record in the event.
iii. The silver went to China’s Lijie Dong for a score of 248.9.
QUIZ-25
QUIZ-25
Q1. Prakash Utsav or Prakash Parv has been celebrated across the country on 05th January 2017. Name the city, which is the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru.
Answer: Patna, Bihar
Q2. Nine-member government panel formed to make recommendations for bringing out a comprehensive National Sports Development Code across all disciplines. This committee headed by................?
Answer: Injeti Srinivas
Q3. Mobile commerce and payments company Paytm has got the final permission to open a payments bank by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Payments bank will initially be restricted to holding a maximum balance of how much amount per individual customer?
Answer: Rs 100,000 per individual customer
Q4. The Bank of India (BOI) has reduced its interest rates on retail loans, including home and vehicle loan recently. The bank earlier reduced its minimum lending rates or marginal cost of funds based lending rates (MCLR) by up to 90 basis points. Where is the headquarter of BOI?
Answer: Mumbai
Q5. Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza won the 2017 Brisbane International women's doubles title recently with her partner
Answer: Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Q6. Who has been named as the Coach of the Year at the FIFA Football Awards 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Answer: Claudio Ranieri
Q7. Allaying fears of a slowdown following demonetization, the country's industrial production grew __________ in November 2016, compared to a contraction of 3.4% in November of the year 2015.
Answer: 5.7%
Q8. Who has been appointed as Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA ) president, recently?
Answer: Ashish Shelar
Q9. In Which city Consulate General of India has announced a launch of the 'Diplomats Cricket Championship Cup' in association with the Skyline University College recently?
Answer: Dubai
Q10. Global unemployment is expected to rise by 3.4 million in 2017 despite a likely modest pick-up in economic growth at 3.4% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018, against a six-year low of 3.1% in 2016, says a new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Where is the headquarter of International Labour Organization (ILO)?
Answer: Geneva, Switzerland
Q11. Gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva has retired from competition aged just 19, Kudryavtseva won 13 world championships from 2013 to 2015. She is belong to which country?
Answer: Russia
Q12. Which country has successfully sent three satellites into space in its first commercial mission using an updated version of the low-cost Kuaizhou-1A rocket, amidst the Communist giant's determined bid to expand its ambitious space programme?
Answer: China
Q13. Who has been appointed as the new director of West Indies cricket team?
Answer: Jimmy Adams
Q14. To honour Swami Vivekananda, National Youth Day is celebrated every year on January 12. It is being organised since-
Answer: 1985
Q15. India has announced how much Line of Credit to Kenya for agricultural mechanisation after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta?
Answer: $100 million
QUIZ-25
QUIZ-25
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Renowned Hindi litterateur and playwright Surendra Verma has been selected for 2016 Vyas Samman for his novel Kaatna Shami Ka Vriksha Padma Pankhuri Ki Dhar Se. This novel was published in the year 2010. Mr Verma would be presented a cash prize of Rs. 3.50 lakh a citation and a logo for the prestigious award instituted by K K Birla Foundation.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. There are 75 small operational airports in the country, and this number will increase to over 125 with the successful implementation of UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) the new scheme through which the government hopes to make flying viable to Tier II and III cities.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau Initially; they have been appointments for a three-year period.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Human Resource Development Ministry has stated that to avail benefit under the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for College and University students, applicants will now have to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar card or undergo Aadhaar authentication. Prakash Javadekar is the present Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has increased the gold loan limit for RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) to Rs 2 lakh from the current Rs 1 lakh to help the farmers and artisans have access to credit who are willing to pledge gold as collateral. The limit has been doubled for the loans not exceeding 12 months from the date of sanction. Besides, the facility will be available with bullet repayment scheme.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a $110 million appeal to help two million acutely malnourished children across Sudan including hundreds of thousands living in conflict areas. Sudan is home to around 13% of all children suffering from acute malnutrition across Africa. Two million children under five in Sudan are acutely malnourished.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. India has been ranked 143 out of 186 economies in the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017 released by US based Think Tank, The Heritage Foundation. The Index measures the degree of economic freedom in the countries of the world. Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand are the top three nations in the Index respectively.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the Indian Seed Congress 2017 in Kolkata. The theme of Seed Congress is 'Seed of Joy'. The theme is in line with vision of PM Modi government to bring happiness and prosperity in the lives of farmers by doubling their farm income by 2022.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau. Neelam Damodharan and Atanu Kumar Das have been appointed as EDs in Bank of India. Damodharan is General Manager in Bank of Baroda and Das is GM in Vijaya Bank.
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Officials of Bihar, which went dry 10 months ago, cannot drink outside the state or even abroad, in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's new rule. The Bihar cabinet has cleared an amendment in the state prohibition law, after which bureaucrats, judges or magistrates caught drinking anywhere in the world will be punished.
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. India’s only live volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which had started showing activity in the year 1991 after being dormant for over 150 years has once again started spewing ash, the researchers at Goa based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has reported.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Indian Navy's second sailboat 'Tarini' was inducted into service at a ceremony in Goa.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. RP Shah, one of the three General Managers of BCCI, has resigned from his post citing his age as a “reason”. Shah was the General Manager (Commercial) and was considered to be one of the big decision makers in board’s commercial interest.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Jharkhand government and Microsoft India has inked an MoU to leverage cloud technologies to drive the state’s digital ambitions. The MoU will support the state government to explore cloud, machine learning and mobile based solutions to improve citizen services and provide better facilities in the fields of education and agriculture. The MoU was signed at the ‘Momentum Jharkhand: Global Investors’ Summit & Trade Exhibition’. Jharkhand government has been using an advanced IT infrastructure to provide citizen services and driving technology led programmes like Skill India and Digital India.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Indian Women's team won a silver at the Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy tournament at Vientiane, Laos. A total of seven countries from across Asia including South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, India and hosts Laos vied for top honours in the tournament.
Q1. Who has been selected for 2016 Vyas Samman for his novel "Kaatna Shami Ka Vriksha Padma Pankhuri Ki Dhar Se"?
(a) Akash Pandey
(b) Vishwanath Tripathi
(c) Sunita Jain
(d) Kamal Kishore Goyenka
(e) Surendra Verma
Q2. There are 75 small operational airports in the country, and this number will increase to over 125 with the successful implementation of UDAN the new scheme through which the government hopes to make flying viable to Tier II and III cities. UDAN stands for-
(a) Ude Dosti ka Aam Nagrik
(b) Ude Desh ka Aahaar Nagrik
(c) Ude Desh ka Aam National
(d) Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik
(e) None of the given options is true
Q3. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau Initially; they have been appointments for ____________ year period.
(a) one year
(b) two year
(c) three year
(d) four year
(e) five year
Q4. Union Human Resource Development Ministry has stated that to avail benefit under the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for College and University students, applicants will now have to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar card or undergo Aadhaar authentication. Who is the present Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister?
(a) Jayant Sinha
(b) Prakash Javadekar
(c) Santosh Gangwar
(d) Ajay Tamta
(e) Smriti Zubin Irani
Q5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the gold loan limit for RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) to ___________ from the current Rs 1 lakh to help the farmers and artisans have access to credit who are willing to pledge gold as collateral.
(a) Rs. 2, 00,000
(b) Rs. 5, 00,000
(c) Rs. 10, 00,000
(d) Rs. 15, 00,000
(e) Rs. 3, 00,000
Q6. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched __________ appeal to help two million acutely malnourished children across Sudan including hundreds of thousands living in conflict areas.
(a) US $110 million
(b) US $3010 million
(c) US $2015 million
(d) US $520 million
(e) US $1000 million
Q7. India has been ranked 143 out of 186 economies in the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017 released by US based Think Tank, The Heritage Foundation. Which country has topped the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017?
(a) Denmark
(b) Hong Kong
(c) Singapore
(d) New Zealand
(e) Norway
Q8. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh has inaugurated the Indian Seed Congress 2017 in-
(a) New Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
(e) Patna
Q9. Who has/have been appointed as the new executive director of Bank of India?
(a) Atanu Kumar Das
(b) Neelam Damodaran
(c) K Swaminathan
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) Both (a) and (c)
Q10. The Bihar cabinet has cleared an amendment in the state prohibition law, after which bureaucrats, judges or magistrates caught drinking anywhere in the world will be punished. Who is the present Chief Minister of Bihar?
(a) Vashishtha Narayan Singh
(b) Jitan Ram Manjhi
(c) Ram Vilas Paswan
(d) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(e) Nitish Kumar
Q11. India's only live volcano+ in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has started spewing smoke and lava again. After lying dormant for 150 years, Barren Island volcano was erupted in-
(a) 1951
(b) 1961
(c) 1971
(d) 1981
(e) 1991
Q12. The Indian Navy's second sailboat ___________ was inducted into service at a ceremony in Goa.
(a) Durgam
(b) Aishwarya
(c) Subhashini
(d) Tarini
(e) None of the given options is true
Q13. Name the General Managers of BCCI, who has resigned from his post citing his age as a “reason”?
(a) Vinod Rai
(b) Anurag Thakur
(c) RP Shah
(d) S k Singh
(e) None of the given options is true
Q14. Which among the following states has inked an MoU with Microsoft India to leverage cloud technologies to drive the state’s digital ambitions?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Jharkhand
(e) Kerala
Q15. The Indian Women's team has won silver at the Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy tournament at-
(a) Beijing, China
(b) New Delhi, India
(c) Manila, Philippines
(d) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(e) Vientiane, Laos
Solutions
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Renowned Hindi litterateur and playwright Surendra Verma has been selected for 2016 Vyas Samman for his novel Kaatna Shami Ka Vriksha Padma Pankhuri Ki Dhar Se. This novel was published in the year 2010. Mr Verma would be presented a cash prize of Rs. 3.50 lakh a citation and a logo for the prestigious award instituted by K K Birla Foundation.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. There are 75 small operational airports in the country, and this number will increase to over 125 with the successful implementation of UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) the new scheme through which the government hopes to make flying viable to Tier II and III cities.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau Initially; they have been appointments for a three-year period.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Human Resource Development Ministry has stated that to avail benefit under the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for College and University students, applicants will now have to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar card or undergo Aadhaar authentication. Prakash Javadekar is the present Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has increased the gold loan limit for RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) to Rs 2 lakh from the current Rs 1 lakh to help the farmers and artisans have access to credit who are willing to pledge gold as collateral. The limit has been doubled for the loans not exceeding 12 months from the date of sanction. Besides, the facility will be available with bullet repayment scheme.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a $110 million appeal to help two million acutely malnourished children across Sudan including hundreds of thousands living in conflict areas. Sudan is home to around 13% of all children suffering from acute malnutrition across Africa. Two million children under five in Sudan are acutely malnourished.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. India has been ranked 143 out of 186 economies in the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017 released by US based Think Tank, The Heritage Foundation. The Index measures the degree of economic freedom in the countries of the world. Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand are the top three nations in the Index respectively.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the Indian Seed Congress 2017 in Kolkata. The theme of Seed Congress is 'Seed of Joy'. The theme is in line with vision of PM Modi government to bring happiness and prosperity in the lives of farmers by doubling their farm income by 2022.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau. Neelam Damodharan and Atanu Kumar Das have been appointed as EDs in Bank of India. Damodharan is General Manager in Bank of Baroda and Das is GM in Vijaya Bank.
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Officials of Bihar, which went dry 10 months ago, cannot drink outside the state or even abroad, in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's new rule. The Bihar cabinet has cleared an amendment in the state prohibition law, after which bureaucrats, judges or magistrates caught drinking anywhere in the world will be punished.
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. India’s only live volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which had started showing activity in the year 1991 after being dormant for over 150 years has once again started spewing ash, the researchers at Goa based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has reported.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Indian Navy's second sailboat 'Tarini' was inducted into service at a ceremony in Goa.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. RP Shah, one of the three General Managers of BCCI, has resigned from his post citing his age as a “reason”. Shah was the General Manager (Commercial) and was considered to be one of the big decision makers in board’s commercial interest.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Jharkhand government and Microsoft India has inked an MoU to leverage cloud technologies to drive the state’s digital ambitions. The MoU will support the state government to explore cloud, machine learning and mobile based solutions to improve citizen services and provide better facilities in the fields of education and agriculture. The MoU was signed at the ‘Momentum Jharkhand: Global Investors’ Summit & Trade Exhibition’. Jharkhand government has been using an advanced IT infrastructure to provide citizen services and driving technology led programmes like Skill India and Digital India.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Indian Women's team won a silver at the Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy tournament at Vientiane, Laos. A total of seven countries from across Asia including South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, India and hosts Laos vied for top honours in the tournament.
QUIZ-25
QUIZ-25
Q1. Which company has in collaboration with the Karnataka Directorate of Education, have launched a pilot project to promote digital education in schools in Chitradurga, Karnataka?
Answer: Vedanta
Q2. Name the private sector banks, which has helped at Kanyakumari district in southern Tamil Nadu have introduced digital wallets and PoS to enable their devotees pay donations recently?
Answer: HDFC Bank
Q3. Which North-Eastern state has signed an MOU with NDDB to promote dairy development, recently?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
Q4. Anjani Portland Cement has commissioned a 16-mega watt (MW) coal-based captive power plant at its cement unit in-
Answer: Telangana
Q5. The Indian hockey team captain ______________ has become a member of International Hockey Federation Athletes' Committee.
Answer: PR Sreejesh
Q6. Which company has signed a non-binding MoU with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd and Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd for takeover of Chhabra Thermal Power Plant Stage-I?
Answer: NTPC
Q7. Allaying fears of a slowdown following demonetization, the country's industrial production grew __________ in November 2016, compared to a contraction of 3.4% in November of the year 2015.
Answer: 5.7%
Q8. Who has been appointed as Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA ) president, recently?
Answer: Ashish Shelar
Q9. In Which city Consulate General of India has announced a launch of the 'Diplomats Cricket Championship Cup' in association with the Skyline University College recently?
Answer: Dubai
Q10. Global unemployment is expected to rise by 3.4 million in 2017 despite a likely modest pick-up in economic growth at 3.4% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018, against a six-year low of 3.1% in 2016, says a new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Where is the headquarter of International Labour Organization (ILO)?
Answer: Geneva, Switzerland
Q11. Name the Company, which has sells land parcel to Wadhwa Group for Rs. 190 crore?
Answer: Pepsico
Q12. Airtel Payments Bank the first payments bank started its nationwide operations recently, with an initial investment of-
Answer: Rs.3000 Crore
Q13. Fourth International Kite Festival has begins in which city-
Answer: New Delhi
Q14. The harvest festival of Magh Bihu was celebrated across which of the following states recently?
Answer: Assam
Q15. The United States has announced the end of a 20-year economic embargo on _____________, lifting trade and financial sanctions in an effort to foster ties with the Sudanese government.
Answer: Sudan
Q1. Which company has in collaboration with the Karnataka Directorate of Education, have launched a pilot project to promote digital education in schools in Chitradurga, Karnataka?
Answer: Vedanta
Q2. Name the private sector banks, which has helped at Kanyakumari district in southern Tamil Nadu have introduced digital wallets and PoS to enable their devotees pay donations recently?
Answer: HDFC Bank
Q3. Which North-Eastern state has signed an MOU with NDDB to promote dairy development, recently?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
Q4. Anjani Portland Cement has commissioned a 16-mega watt (MW) coal-based captive power plant at its cement unit in-
Answer: Telangana
Q5. The Indian hockey team captain ______________ has become a member of International Hockey Federation Athletes' Committee.
Answer: PR Sreejesh
Q6. Which company has signed a non-binding MoU with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd and Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd for takeover of Chhabra Thermal Power Plant Stage-I?
Answer: NTPC
Q7. Allaying fears of a slowdown following demonetization, the country's industrial production grew __________ in November 2016, compared to a contraction of 3.4% in November of the year 2015.
Answer: 5.7%
Q8. Who has been appointed as Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA ) president, recently?
Answer: Ashish Shelar
Q9. In Which city Consulate General of India has announced a launch of the 'Diplomats Cricket Championship Cup' in association with the Skyline University College recently?
Answer: Dubai
Q10. Global unemployment is expected to rise by 3.4 million in 2017 despite a likely modest pick-up in economic growth at 3.4% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018, against a six-year low of 3.1% in 2016, says a new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Where is the headquarter of International Labour Organization (ILO)?
Answer: Geneva, Switzerland
Q11. Name the Company, which has sells land parcel to Wadhwa Group for Rs. 190 crore?
Answer: Pepsico
Q12. Airtel Payments Bank the first payments bank started its nationwide operations recently, with an initial investment of-
Answer: Rs.3000 Crore
Q13. Fourth International Kite Festival has begins in which city-
Answer: New Delhi
Q14. The harvest festival of Magh Bihu was celebrated across which of the following states recently?
Answer: Assam
Q15. The United States has announced the end of a 20-year economic embargo on _____________, lifting trade and financial sanctions in an effort to foster ties with the Sudanese government.
Answer: Sudan
Friday 24 February 2017
QUIZ-24
QUIZ-24
Q1. UNESCO celebrates International Mother Language Day (IMLD) on 21 February every year. What was the theme of IMLD 2017?
(a) Lead with Multilingual Education
(b) Lets develope through Multilingual Education
(c) Language A bridge to global success
(d) Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education
(e) None of the above options are true
Q2. Name the hospital that will provide medical support to forest department employees and local communities in the areas where WWF-India (World Wide Fund for Nature-India) operates for conservation.
(a) Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
(b) Medanta Hospital
(c) Apollo Hospitals
(d) Lilavati Hospital
(e) Hirandani Hospitals
Q3. Bharat QR code was launched recently to make retail e-payments more seamless and help India to get a step ahead towards Cashless Economy. Who among the following launched Bharat QR code?
(a) Shri R. Gandhi
(b) Shri Viral Acharya
(c) Shri S.S. Mundra
(d) Shri N.S. Vishwanathan
(e) Dr. Urjit R. Patel
Q4. Name the country that has committed to start initial deliveries of military helicopters to India in 2018 in order to an agreement signed in October 2016, to manufacture 200 of the KA-226T helicopters for the Indian Armed Forces.
(a) France
(b) Japan
(c) Russia
(d) The USA
(e) China
Q5. The Ahmedabad-based Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), an acknowledged national resource institute for entrepreneurship education, research, training and institution-building, has received the prestigious award for the year 2016-17 for the best overall presentation of its 2015-2016 annual report. Name of that award is _______________.
(a) Make in India Emerging Entrepreneurs Awards
(b) Forbes India Leadership Awards
(c) Entrepreneur of The Year
(d) International Mercury Awards (IMA)
(e) None of the above options are true
Q6. The 13th Agricultural Science Congress being organised in Bengaluru from 21-24 February 2017 by the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) and the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) was established in _______________.
(a) 1916
(b) 1929
(c) 1956
(d) 1936
(e) 1973
Q7. Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB) has made 13 villages of Karnataka under its jurisdiction as 100 percent digital villages for banking activities. Who is the Chairman of KVGB?
(a) P. Rastogi
(b) Ajay Tyagi
(c) A. Acharya
(d) P. Jayarama Bhat
(e) S. Ravindran
Q8. Country's largest Public Sector bank State Bank of India (SBI) has rebranded its corporate website as _______________ from the earlier "sbi.co.in".
(a) bank.in
(b) sbi.bank
(c) bank.sbi
(d) banksbi.in
(e) banksbi.co.in
Q9.Which of the following Tata Steel's iron mine has been honored with the Best Green Organization of the Year Award at the Global Green Future Leadership Awards in recognition of its environmental protection measures, recently.
(a) Noamundi
(b) Katamati
(c) Joda
(d) Khondbond
(e) Jharia
Q10. Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) president Shurhozelie Liezeitsu will be sworn in as Nagaland's new Chief Minister. He will be ____________ Chief Minister of Nagaland.
(a) 8th
(b) 11th
(c) 15th
(d) 21st
(e) 22nd
Q11. V. K. Srinivasan passed away recently after a prolonged illness in Hyderabad. He was famous ___________________.
(a) Bureaucrat
(b) Columnist
(c) Director Institute of Economic Studies
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above
Q12. Name the newly appointed National Security Advisor of The United States of America.
(a) Herbert Raymond McMaste
(b) Michael T. Flynn
(c) Susan Rice
(d) Thomas E. Donilon
(e) James L. Jones
Q13. Name the famous Pakistani Cricketer who has announced retirement from International Cricket, recently.
(a) Shoab Malik
(b) Misbah Ul Haq
(c) Shahid Afridi
(d) Younus Khan
(e) Wahab Riaz
Q14. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has recently it appointed V Ramakrishnan as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He has replaced _______________.
(a) Cyrus Mistry
(b) N Ganapathy Subramaniam
(c) Ratan Tata
(d) V Ramakrishnan
(e) Rajesh Gopinathan
Q15. Ved Prakash Sharma passed away recently. He was famous ______________.
(a) Novelist
(b) Critc
(c) Classical Singer
(d) Painter
(e) Wrestler
ANSWERS
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. UNESCO celebrates International Mother Language Day (IMLD) on February 21, 2017 under the theme 'Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education'. To foster sustainable development, learners must have access to education in their mother tongue and in other languages.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Apollo Hospitals Foundation will provide medical support to forest department employees and local communities in the areas where WWF-India (World Wide Fund for Nature-India) operates for conservation. The two organisations have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard. The medicare will be available to over 27,000 staff and people in about 17 states of WWF-India operations.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Payment networks such as MasterCard and Visa have joined hands with NPCI to launch BharatQR, a common Quick Response (QR) code that would enable seamless digital payments without card swiping machines. Shri R. Gandhi, Deputy Governor of India launched Bharat QR code.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Russia will start initial deliveries of military helicopters to India in 2018, with assembly and manufacturing to follow in Asia's fastest growing economy. India and Russia signed an agreement in October 2016 to jointly manufacture 200 of the KA-226T helicopters for the Indian Armed Forces.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Ahmedabad-based Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), an acknowledged national resource institute for entrepreneurship education, research, training and institution-building, has received the prestigious International Mercury Awards (IMA) for the year 2016-17 for the best overall presentation of its 2015-2016 annual report.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. The 13th Agricultural Science Congress being organized in Bengaluru from February 21-24 by the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) and the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organization under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB) has made 13 villages under its jurisdiction as 100 per cent digital villages for banking activities, according to S Ravindran, Chairman of KVGB. Speaking during the visit of Eugene E Karthak, Regional Director of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Bengaluru, to Hulasageri village in Bagalkot district, stated that the bank is planning to make 100 villages as 100 per cent digital for banking activities by the end of the current financial year.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has rebranded its corporate website as "bank.sbi" from the earlier "sbi.co.in". 'Bank.sbi' is the highest domain protocol, known as generic top level domain (gTLD).The adoption of gTLD enables an organization to use its corporate name .sbi as their website’s top-level identifier instead of using a more traditional ".com" or ".co.in" domains.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Tata Steel's Katamati iron mine has been honored with the Best Green Organization of the Year Award at the Global Green Future Leadership Awards in recognition of its environmental protection measures. The award was presented at a function organized by World CSR Day on February 18, 2017 in Mumbai.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) president Shurhozelie Liezeitsu will be sworn in as the state’s eleventh Chief Minister. As Nagaland Former Chief Minister T R Zeliang stepped down from the post on February 19, 2017 facing revolt from his party MLAs against the decision to reserve 33% seats for women in urban local bodies.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. V. K. Srinivasan, noted bureaucrat, columnist and director of the Institute of Economic Studies, passed away after a prolonged illness in Hyderabad. He was 76.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. US President Donald Trump has appointed Lt Gen Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new National Security Advisor following the ouster of Michael Flynn last week. Making the announcement at his residence in Florida, Mr Trump described McMaster, currently Director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center, as a man of tremendous talent and experience.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has announced his retirement from international cricket. Afridi's 21 year illustrious career was sometimes checkered with controversies. The 36-year-old star had alreadyquit Test and ODI cricket but still captained the Pakistan Twenty 20 team at the 2016 world championships in India.
S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has appointed V Ramakrishnan as the chief financial officer (CFO). He takes over from Rajesh Gopinathan, who has been appointed as chief executive officer and managing director. Meanwhile, Tata Sons Chairman-designate N Chandrasekaran was also named the chairman of TCS.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Famous Hindi novelist Ved Prakash Sharma passed away in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He was 62. He has written nearly 176 novels which includes “Qaidi No 100” and “Vardi Wala Gunda“. He had also written scripts for about half-a-dozen Hindi movies.
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