Daily GK Update 18th May 2017

Cabinet Minister inaugurates 15th National Meeting for Persons with Disabilities

i. Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment inaugurated the “15th National Meeting of the State Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities (PwD)” to review Implementation of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of rights and Full Participation) Act-1995. 

ii. The two-day meeting has been organized by the Office of the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities under Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

CCEA approves new coal linkage policy 2017

i. Cabinet approve signing of Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) with Letter of Assurance (LoA) holders of Thermal Power Plants(TPPs), and Introduces a new more transparent coal allocation policy for Power Sector, 2017-SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala (Coal) Transparently in India).
ii. The approved framework ensures that all projects with linkages are supplied coal as per their entitlement. This will ensure the rights of coal supplies for FSA holders and signing of FSA with LoA holders.

Cabinet approves agreement between India and Tajikistan 

i. Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing and ratifying, an agreement between India and Tajikistan on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters. ii. The agreement will help in the availability of relevant information for the prevention and investigation of Customs offenses. 
iii. The Cabinet also gave its approval for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting.

Cabinet approves construction of 10 units of India’s indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors

i. In a significant decision to fast-track India’s domestic nuclear power program, and give a push to country’s nuclear industry, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for construction of 10 units of India’s indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR). 

ii. The total installed capacity of the Plants will be 7000 MW. The 10 PHWR project will result in a significant augmentation of nuclear power generation capacity.  It would be one of the flagship “Make in India” projects in this sector. 

J&K to host 14th GST Council meet in Srinagar

i. The Jammu and Kashmir government is hosting the 14th Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council meeting in the summer capital Srinagar beginning today (18th May 2017). ii. The State administration is gearing up for the meeting of the GST Council headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
 iii. The GST is a value added tax and is proposed to be a comprehensive indirect tax levied on the manufacture, sale, and consumption of goods as well as services by the Central and State governments. J&K is among 8 States which are yet to ratify the GST.

Naidu announces 24x7 DD channel for Jharkhand

i. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu announced a round-the-clock Doordarshan channel for Jharkhand.  

ii. Jharkhand has been given the most film-friendly award by the National Film Awards. 
iii.The Union Minister stated in order to set up a film city in the state, assistance will be taken from the National Film Development Corporation and the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Kolkata.

Paytm get final nod to launch Payment Bank

i. Digital payment and commerce company Paytm has received the final nod from the Reserve Bank of India and is set to launch Paytm Payments Bank on May 23, 2017. ii. Paytm is the third company from the 11 other applicants to launch payments bank after Airtel and IndiaPost. Mumbai-based Finopay Tech is also likely to launch its operations by next month (June).

Shri Bandaru Dattatreya launches EPFOs Citizens Charter 2017 & e-court management system 

i. The Minister of State for Labour & Employment(IC), Shri Bandaru Dattatreya launched EPFOs Citizens Charter 2017 and e-court management system in Bangalore. ii. The citizens charter has been launched with the vision of social security coverage to all employees as well as implementation of policies for benefit of all stakeholders with adequate support level of social security. 
iii. EPFO e-court Management System has been launched with the vision of transparent and electronic case management system which will cater to aspirations of all stakeholders the employers, the employees, litigants and CBT.  
iv. Also, Retirement fund manager EPFO has reduced the stipulated period for settlement of various claims such PF withdrawal, pension and insurance to 10 days from 20 at present.

M S Boje Gowda takes over as Coffee Board Chairman

i. M S Boje Gowda, a third generation planter from the country's key coffee growing region of Chikmagalur, took over as the Coffee Board Chairman after a gap of almost 70 years. 
ii. Gowda became the first grower to assume 

Country's first ornamental fish park to come up at Chennai

i. India's first Aquatic Rainbow Technology Park, an ultra modern exclusive facility for ornamental fish equipped with multi-species hatchery and live feed culture units, will become operational at Chennai in coming three months. 
ii. The facility was being developed by Fisheries College and Research Institute (FCRI), Ponneri in Tamil Nadu the second largest exporter of ornamental fish after West Bengal. 

Indian teen has developed world's smallest satellite for NASA

i. The US’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch the world’s smallest satellite named 'KalamSat', it will be the first time ever that it would be piloting an experiment by an Indian student.
 ii. Developed by Rifath Sharook, an 18-year-old boy, from Tamil Nadu’s Pallapatti town, KalamSat weighs only 64 grams. ‘KalamSat’, named after India's nuclear scientist and former President, APJ Abdul Kalam, will be launched from a Nasa facility in Wallops Island. 

Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes list of 'Global Game Changers' for bringing internet to masses

i. Forbes magazine has named Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani as the topmost among its "Global Game Changers" who are transforming their industries and changing the lives of billions around the world. 

ii. The American magazine referred to the Ambani-led Reliance Jio mobile network's efforts to spread internet penetration in India. 

Union environment minister Anil Madhav Dave dies

i. Union environment minister Anil Madhav Dave has passed away. He was 60. He was born in Barnagar in Madhya Pradesh. 
ii. He was a Rajya Sabha MP representing Madhya Pradesh, Anil Dave took charge as Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) on July 06, 2016 following a reshuffle in the Narendra Modi Cabinet.


Actress Reema Lagoo passes away

i. Veteran actress Reema Lagoo, known for her performance in movies like “Hum Aapke Hain Koun” and “Kal Ho Na Ho”, died due to a cardiac arrest in Mumbai. She was 59. 
ii. Her acting career spanned over four decades and she was last seen on the television show “Naamkaran”, aired on Star Plus.

Mohammad Anas Breaks 400m National Record; Qualifies For World C’ships

i. Kerala quartermiler Mohammad Anas smashed the national record in men's 400m race on route to winning a gold medal at the third leg of the Indian Grand Prix Athletics Meet in New Delhi. 
ii. He also qualified for the World Championships to be held in London in August.

Important Takeaways from above GK Update for Exams are as follows-

• After the passing of Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Bill, the categories of Divyangjans have increased from 7 to 21.
• Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot is the Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment
• Tajikistan capital is Dushanbe and currency is Tajikistani somoni
• PM of Tajikistan is Kokhir Rasulzoda.
• Piyush Goyal is the Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines in the Government of India.
• Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) was the first nuclear power plant in India.
• Summer capital of J&K is Srinagar and winter capital is Jammu
• Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed is the Chief Minister of J&K
• Mr. Haseeb A. Drabu is the Minister of Finance of J&K
• CEO and Founder of Paytm is Vijay Shekhar Sharma
• Paytm Headquarter is in Noida
• The first company to received nod from RBI to launch Payment Bank is Airtel.
• EPFO full form is Employees' Provident Fund Organization
• Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) chairman is A Jayathilak 
• The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) is a Government of India company headquartered at Kochi, Kerala
• President of USA Dwight D. Eisenhower established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1958
• Acting Administrator of NASA is Robert M. Lightfoot Jr.
• Forbes is an American business magazine was founded in 1917
• Forbes headquarter is in New York City, USA.
• The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is an Indian government ministry which was founded in 1985.
• Veteran actress Reema Lagoo passed away at the age of 59.

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Reasoning

Reasoning can be a tricky section and this requires proper practice to do score well in limited time. Although in Mains examination separate time is allotted to each section but you have to manage time yourself within the sections while attempting the questions. Reasoning will have 40 questions for 50 marks and you’ll have 30 minutes for this section. This plan will cover it all, which is required for you to study to crack Mains Exam. 

Quantitative Aptitude

This section is of 50 marks that will have 40 questions, and time allotted is 30 minutes. To score well in quant it is required for you to brush up your basic concepts and practice all possible types of questions.  Now with this study plan you’ll be able to cover all possible questions in 15 days.

English Language

English section had a surprise in all recent banking examinations. Even in Clerk Prelims this section had a different pattern so it is important to follow the changes in pattern in recent banking examination. In Clerk Mains will be of 40 marks with 40 questions and time allotted for English Language is 30 minutes.

Computer Knowledge

This section will have 40 questions for 20 marks and you’ll be given 20 minutes for computer knowledge. Computer Knowledge is a section; in which if you’ve done the right preparation you easily score marks. In this section you should aim at scoring max.; so don’t take it lightly and start preparing it now. Most importantly you should know what you have to study in Computers, it is a vast subject. So smart work is the key here, with this study plan we’ll cover the topics that are a must for you to prepare.

General Awareness (with special reference to Banking)

G.A section is of 40 marks and you’ll be given 25 minutes which are quite sufficient but don’t be tempted to take chances by compromising your accuracy and marking wrong answers. To prepare general awareness you can follow the quizzes we’ll be giving you in these 15 Days along with preparing from Capsules and Study Notes.  In these 15 Days you’ll get daily quizzes for Banking, Current Affairs and Static on Bankersadda which will help you practice daily and prepare General Awareness for IBPS Clerk Mains.

Days	Quant	Reasoning	English	Computer Knowledge
1	Simplification	Blood Relation and direction sense	Sentence Rearrangement	History of Computers
2	Number Series	Coding-Decoding	Sentence Rearrangement	History of Computers
3	Quadratic Equations and Inequalities	Inequalities And Alpha numeric	Sentence Rearrangement	Computer Organization
4	Ratio and Proportion	Ranking and Direction	Error Detection	Computer Organization
5	Profit and Loss, Partnership	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Error Detection	I/O Devices & Memory
6	Alligation and Mixtures	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Error Detection	Miscellaneous
7	Time and Work	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Vocabulary Quiz	Operating System
8	Time and Distance	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Reading Comprehension	Computer Languages
9	Percentage, Problem on Ages	Syllogism	Reading Comprehension	Computer Network
10	SI & CI	Syllogism	Reading Comprehension	Computer Network
11	Permutation & Combination & Probability	Machine input output	Sentence Improvement	Basics of DBMS
12	Mensuration	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Cloze Test	MS Office
13	Data sufficiency	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Cloze Test	Miscellaneous
14	DI (Table Graph)	Miscellaneous	Fill in the Blanks	Software
15	DI (Bar Graph)	Miscellaneous	Fill in the Blanks	MS Office

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QUIZ-18

Q1. Name the cricketer who received Garfield Sobers Trophy, recently.
Answer: Ravichandran Ashwin

Q2. Name the person who has been appointed as the head of the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP) by the Secretary-General of United Nations.
Answer: David Beasley

Q3. Name the city that will host the Men’s Hockey World League Final in December 2017 and the men’s World Cup in 2018.
Answer: Bhubaneswar

Q4. Name the regulatory body that has imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh on ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company on various charges.
Answer: IRDAI

Q5. The Indian Navy has recently inducted surveillance ship INLCU L51 in which city?
Answer: Port Blair

Q6. In the Historic move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally open the longest road tunnel of South Asia, Chenani-Nashri Tunnel on 2nd April 2017. Chenani-Nashri Tunnel is located in-
Answer: Jammu & Kashmir

Q7. India and Nepal have renewed the fuel supply agreement between Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) and Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) for another five years. Who is the present president of Nepal?
Answer: Bidhya Devi Bhandari

Q8. Information & Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has launched the online film certification system, _____________' with an aim to censor corruption and promote clean cinema.
Answer: e-cinepramaan

Q9. The 3rd G-20 Framework Working Group (FWG) Meeting under the G-20 German Presidency was held in-
Answer: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Q10. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are jointly working on the development of Dual Frequency (L and S band) Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Satellite named as NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR). Who is present chairman of ISRO?
Answer: AS Kiran Kumar

Q11. Name the e-commerce industry  that will become a member of the self-regulatory voluntary organization Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) from April, 2017.
Answer: Paytm

Q12. Name the Asian country that has 1st time turned around from a net importer of electricity to Net Exporter of electricity, as per Central Electricity Authority of the country.
Answer: India

Q13. SBI Card recently launched a unique credit card named ________ targeted at all SBI customers, including Jan Dhan account-holders across the country.
Answer: UNNATI

Q14. Name the first woman of the Pakistan who has been recently appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of United Bank Limited, Pakistan.
Answer: Sima Kamil

Q15. The country’s fast-growing e-commerce industry Paytm is a 100% subsidiary of ___________.
Answer: One97 Communications

Daily GK Update 17th May 2017

India’s ‘Ujala’ to light up homes in the United Kingdom 

i. India has taken a new initiative to supply cheap LED bulbs for the citizens of London in the United Kingdom. Taking this process to the final stages India will launch ‘UJALA’ scheme in the United Kingdom. 
ii. UJALA is globally one of the largest efficiency programs and being run by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd, an energy services company promoted by Indian state-run power majors.


Andhra Pradesh ropes in Singapore firms to develop start-up area in Amaravati

i. Singapore-based Ascendas-Singbridge Pvt Ltd and Sembcorp Development Ltd were awarded a contract by the Andhra Pradesh government to act as the master developer for a start-up area in the capital city of Amaravati.  

ii. For the speedy implementation of the project, a high-level joint implementation steering committee (JISC) will also be formed. 

iii. The JISC will be co-chaired by the AP CM chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Minister of trade and industry of Singapore govt S.Iswaran.

IIEST creates India's first smart grid project 

i. IIEST has successfully created the country's first smart grid project, which will generate power from renewable sources of energy. 
ii. The project will be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee.
iii. The smart grid will be synchronized to generate power from solar, wind and vegetable waste resources, depending on the weather conditions and availability of waste products. It is the first of its kind in the country. 

India ranked second in renewable energy attractiveness index 

i. India has moved up to the second spot from third position in this year's (2017) 'Renewable energy country attractiveness index' released by EY (Earnest and Young). ii. China, which has been ranked first in the index and India have surpassed the US, which fell for the first time since 2015 to third place in the ranking of top 40 countries.



Ovais Sarmad Appointed Deputy Executive Secretary in UNFCCC

i. Ovais Sarmad, an Indian has been appointed by the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the post of Deputy Executive Secretary, which is a key post in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). 

Admiral Sunil Lanba attends international maritime review in Singapore

i. Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba attended Singapore's first International Maritime Review (IMR) held at the country's prime Changi Naval Base. 
ii. Mr. Lanba attended the review along with navy ships INS Sahyadri and INS Kamorta. 
iii. The INS Sahyadri was part of the land review INS Kamorta was part of the sea review.

Indian Navy signs MoU with Space Application Centre
i. The Indian Navy and Ahmedabad- based Space Application Centre (SAC)  inked a pact on data sharing and scientific cooperation in the field of meteorology and oceanology. 
ii. The pact provides for the creation of a common platform for sharing expertise achieved by SAC with the Navy in a number of areas, including satellite data acquisition technology. 
iii. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Vice Admiral S N Ghormade, Director General Naval Operations, and SAC Director Tapan Misra at an event in Ahmedabad. 



ISRO, NASA to jointly inspect 'oldest civilization' site in Haryana 

i. Teams of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would inspect the excavation being carried out at an archaeological site in Haryana's Fatehabad district to verify claims of it being the oldest civilization in the world. 
ii. Archaeologists have recovered artifacts pre-dating the Harappan Civilisation from the site, located in village Kunal in Fatehabad district. 

SpaceX launches Inmarsat communications satellite

i. The USA based SpaceX has launched a communications satellite for Inmarsat, marking its first launch for the London-based mobile broadband company. 
ii. The Inmarsat-5 F4 satellite, built by Boeing, blasted off atop Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. 


Deepti Sharma, Poonam Raut create cricket history with record 320-run stand

i. India women’s cricket team openers Deepti Sharma and Poonam Raut became the first-ever pair to share a 300-run stand in a One-Day International. 
ii. This feat was accomplished in a match against Ireland at Potchefstroom during the quadrangular series in South Africa.

Important Takeaways from above GK Update for Exams are as follows-

• Union Energy and Power Minister of India is  Piyush Goyal
• UJALA full form is Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All
• PM of United Kingdom is Theresa May
• Capital of UK is London and its Currency is Pound Sterling.
• CM of Andhra Pradesh is N. Chandrababu Naidu and the governor is E.S.L Narasimhan
• Capital of Andhra Pradesh is Amaravati
• PM of Singapore is Lee Hsien Loong and Currency of Singapore is Singapore Dollar.
• IIEST full form is The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology
• Dr. Kopillil Radhakrishnan is the Chairman of IIEST.
• Earnest and Young Headquarter is in London
• Earnest and Young is one of the largest professional services firm in the world and is one of the "Big Four" accounting firms.
• General Bipin Rawat is the current and 27th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
• Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa is the current and 25th Chief of the Indian Air Staff.
• ISRO Chairman is Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar and its headquarter is in Bengaluru
• NASA headquarter is in Washington. D.C. USA.
• SpaceX full form is Space Exploration Technologies Corporation.

QUIZ-17

Q1. Union Health Minister has launched the Test and Treat policy for providing treatment to patients suffering from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Who is the present Union Health Minister?

(a) Dr. Harsh Vardhan

(b) Radha Mohan Singh

(c) Bandaru Dattatreya

(d) DV Sadananda Gowda

(e) Jagat Prakash Nadda

Q2. From 04th May 2017 "Bhilar" will become India’s first ‘book village’ where tourists and locals can come and read books, magazines, newspapers stacked at 25 premises. "Bhilar" is located in ________________.

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Karnataka

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Gujarat 

Q3. Which among the following states has organized the country's first transgender one-day athletic meet in which 132 participants from 12 districts participated?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Assam

(c) Kerala

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Bihar

Q4. Internationally renowned sand artist ________________ has won the jury prize gold medal at the 10th Moscow Sand art Championship.

(a) Rahul Arya 

(b) Sudarsan Pattnaik

(c) Nitish Bharti 

(d) Harish Rawat

(e) None of the given options is true 

Q5. Who has become the first Indian to take pole in the F3 European series, securing the top spot on the starting grid for Race 1 of the second round of the championship in Monza, Italy?

(a) Jehan Daruvala

(b) Narain Karthikeyan

(c) Gul Panag

(d) Mohan Rama Rao

(e) None of the given options is true

Q6. India will give how much amount to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh in the next five years under the new 'Muktijodha scholarship' scheme?

(a) Rs 35 crore

(b) Rs 100 crore

(c) Rs 05 crore

(d) Rs 350 crore

(e) Rs 50 crore

Q7. Who is the present president of Bangladesh?

(a) Mamnoon Hussain

(b) Mohammad Abdul Hamid

(c) Mohammad Hamid Ansari

(d) Sheikh Hasina

(e) Ashraf Ghani

Q8. Former Union minister _______________ has been selected by Japan for this year's Spring Imperial Decorations, for his contribution to the strengthening of bilateral ties and promotion of friendship between the two countries.

(a) Sushilkumar Shinde

(b) Pawan Kumar Bansal

(c) Ashwani Kumar

(d) P Chidambaram

(e) Abdul Bari Siddiqui

Q9. What is the currency of Japan?

(a) Baht

(b) Yuan

(c) Renminbi

(d) Yen

(e) Rupee

Q10. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is observing 'Ganga Cleanliness Pledge Day' on 02nd May 2017 at various places in the river's basin states to spread awareness and ensure public participation in the programme. Uma Bharti is present Union Water Resources Minister; she is present Member of Parliament (MP) from which constituency? 

(a) Vadodara, Gujarat

(b) Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

(c) Bhilwara, Rajasthan

(d) Purnea, Bihar

(e) Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

Q11. International Labour Day, also known as International Worker's Day or May Day is observed globally on ____________.

(a) 2nd May

(b) 1st May

(c) 30th April

(d) 29th April

(e) 3rd May

Q12. Name the driver who recently won the Russian Grand Prix after a tense final few laps as he was chased down by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.

(a) Lewis Hamilton

(b) Narayan Kartikey

(c) Michael Schumacher

(d) Valtteri Bottas

(e) Roberto Bonomi

Q13. Aymanam ward in which of the following district has become India’s first digitalised panchayat ward?

(a) Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka

(d) Odisha

(e) Jharkhand

Q14. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has appointed Syrian refugee and Olympic athlete ____________ as a Goodwill Ambassador.

(a) Yousuf Malaila

(b) Zarna Saify

(c) Korni Groz

(d) Mouflo Prosdin

(e) Yusra Mardini

Q15. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2017 (RERA) aimed to protect the interests of homebuyers across the country and bring transparency has come into force from _______________.

(a) 30th April

(b) 1st April

(c) 1st May

(d) 1st March

(e) 2nd May

Q16. Name the software giant that has recently announced the new "Solve for India" initiative, especially for tier-2 cities with an aim to support entrepreneurs and developers of the country.

(a) Microsoft

(b) Google

(c) Infosys

(d) TCS

(e) WIPRO

Q17. Name the player who has recently won a record-extending 10th Barcelona Open title by defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria.

(a) Roger Federer

(b) Andy Murray

(c) Novak Djokovic

(d) Rafael Nadal

(e) Stan Wawrinka

Q18. India's top cueist Pankaj Advani has recently lost to China's Lv Haotian in the summit clash of Asian Snooker Championship. The championship was held in __________.

(a) Doha, Qatar

(b) Beijing, China

(c) Chennai, India

(d) Shanghai, China

(e) Ottawa, Canada

Q19. Name the state that has recently got its first automatic weather station at Dongargaon in Vidarbha region that would help farmers to plan and manage the sowing process better.

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Karnataka

(c) Kerala

(d) Odisha

(e) Maharashtra

Q20. The daughter of legendary Sitar Maestro (late) Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan, Begum Yaman K. Khan has passed away recently. She was famous ______________.

(a) Classical Dancer

(b) Classical Singer

(c) Sufi Singer

(d) Sitar Player

(e) Violin Player

Solutions

S1. And.(e)
Sol. Union Health Minister JP Nadda has launched the Test and Treat policy for providing treatment to patients suffering from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). It is a centrally sponsored scheme and people suffering from HIV will benefit from it. Under the scheme, a person detected HIV positive will be provided ART treatment. 

S2. And.(d)
Sol. A village in Maharashtra famous for its strawberries is soon going offer more - rare Marathi books and magazines. From May 4, Bhilar will become India’s first ‘book village’ where tourists and locals can come and read books, magazines, newspapers stacked at 25 premises. Near the popular the British-era hill station of Mahabaleshwar, Bhilar already attracts a large number of tourists, who come to taste the locally produced strawberries.

S3. And.(c)
Sol. Kerala has organized the country's first transgender one-day athletic meet at Thiruvananthapuram in which 132 participants from 12 districts participated. Kerala Sports Minister A. C. Moideen has inaugurated the event at the Central Stadium. Member of Parliament A Sampath and Member Legislative Assembly V S Sivakumar were also present during the inaugural function.

S4. And.(b)
Sol. Internationally renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik from Odisha won the jury prize gold medal at the 10th Moscow Sand art Championship. The competition was held between 22nd and 28th April at Kolomenskoye, Moscow in Russia.

S5. And.(a)
Sol. Jehan Daruvala, in his rookie season at the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, is already making waves. The 18-year-old product of Force India Academy became the first Indian to take pole in the F3 European series, securing the top spot on the starting grid for Race 1 of the second round of the championship in Monza, Italy. However, he was unable to translate that into a race victory, and finished the hard-fought race in second place, behind his Carlin Racing teammate Lando Norris of the UK.

S6. And.(a)
Sol. India will give Rs 35 crore to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh in the next five years under the new 'Muktijodha scholarship' scheme. India initiated the Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme in 2006 for descendants of the 1971 Freedom Fighters. Until now, more than 10,000 scholarships worth Tk150 million have been disbursed.

S7. And.(b)
Sol. Mohammad Abdul Hamid is present president of Bangladesh.

S8. And.(c)
Sol. Former Union minister Ashwani Kumar has been selected by Japan for this year's Spring Imperial Decorations, for his contribution to the strengthening of bilateral ties and promotion of friendship between the two countries. The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, the highest category of decorations among the Orders of the Rising Sun, is conferred in recognition of distinguished accomplishments of individuals.

S9. And.(d)
Sol. Yen is the currency of Japan.

S10. And.(e)
Sol. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) will observe 'Ganga Cleanliness Pledge Day' on 02nd May 2017 at various places in the river's basin states to spread awareness and ensure public participation in the programme. The events will be organized in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Hardoi, Bithoor and Vidhur Kuti; Uttarakhand's Srinagar and Devprayag; Patna and Bhagalpur in Bihar; Sahibganj (Jharkhand) and Kolkata (West Bengal). Uma Bharti is present Union Water Resources Ministe, she is present Member of Parliament (MP) from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.

S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. International Labour Day, also known as International Worker's Day or May Day is observed on 01st of May every year to promote and encourage the international labour associations. The day marks the victory of workers' movement for eight hours of work.

S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) claimed his first Formula One victory, taking the flag at the Russian Grand Prix after a tense final few laps as he was chased down by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Aymanam ward in the Kerala district on became India’s first digitalised panchayat ward. Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar inaugurated the website of the first digitalised panchayat ward number 15 of Aymanam gram panchayat.

S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has appointed Syrian refugee and Olympic athlete Yusra Mardini as a Goodwill Ambassador. Ms. Mardini, who has settled in Germany, participated in the first ever Olympic refugee team at the Rio de Janeiro games in 2016.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2017 (RERA) aimed to protect the interests of homebuyers across the country and bring transparency has come into force from 1st of May 2017.

S16. Ans.(b)
Sol. Google has announced the new "Solve for India" initiative, especially for tier-2 cities such as Pune, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Indore, Nagpur, Nashik, Madurai, Kanpur, and Chennai. This program will aim to support entrepreneurs and developers of the country.

S17. Ans.(d)
Sol. Rafael Nadal won a record-extending 10th Barcelona Open title by defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria. He collected his second clay-court title in a row.

S18. Ans.(a)
Sol. India's top cueist Pankaj Advani has recently lost to China's Lv Haotian in the summit clash of Asian Snooker Championship. The championship was held in Doha, Qatar.

S19. Ans.(e)
Sol. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has inaugurated the State’s first automatic weather station at Dongargaon in Vidarbha region. With the installation of this station information from the stations would help farmers plan and manage the sowing process better.

S20. Ans.(c)
Sol. Famous Sufi singer and daughter of legendary Sitar Maestro (late) Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan, Begum Yaman K. Khan has passed away after multiple organ failures.