KRISHNA MOHAN

Wednesday 17 May 2017

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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(d) Rs 350 crore

(e) Rs 50 crore

Q7. Who is the present president of Bangladesh?

(a) Mamnoon Hussain

(b) Mohammad Abdul Hamid

(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

(d) P Chidambaram

(e) Abdul Bari Siddiqui

Q9. What is the currency of Japan?

(a) Baht

(b) Yuan

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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.

Tuesday 16 May 2017

Daily GK Update 16th May 2017

PM Modi launches river conservation project in Madhya Pradesh

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Narmada Seva Mission for the conservation of the crucial river, which is a lifeline of Madhya Pradesh.
ii. Narmada river captured the attention of the nation when it became the center of a decades-long struggle to stop the raising of the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
iii. Narmada Seva Yatra was launched on December 11, 2016, projecting it as the world’s “biggest river conservation campaign with public participation.” It was concluded on 15th May 2017.

HM Rajnath Singh inaugurates 2nd meeting of NPDRR in New Delhi

i. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the second meeting of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) in New Delhi.

ii. The Second meeting of NPDRR will be held over two days, i.e. 15-16 May 2017 on the theme 'Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development: Making India resilient by 2030'.

‘Maa’ committee to check mid-day meal quality in UP schools

i. A Mother's Day gift has been given to lakhs of children in schools of Uttar Pradesh in the form of 'Maa' by forming the 'Maa Committee'.
ii. It will be a committee of six mothers, from all sections of society stated by Uttar Pradesh basic education minister Anupma Jaiswal.

India-Chile expanded PTA comes into effect

i. The expanded Preferential Trade Agreement, PTA between India and Chile has come into effect.
ii. Under this trade agreement, both the countries have offered to lower or eliminate duties on a number of items traded with each other. Chile has offered duty concessions on about 1800 goods.
iii. On the other hand, India has offered concessions to Chile on 1,031 products including vegetable oil, processed food, pharma, plastic, and pearls as against 296 earlier.

HDFC Life inks distribution tie-up with Catholic Syrian Bank

i. HDFC Life has entered into a bancassurance tie-up with Catholic Syrian Bank to distribute its individual life insurance products to the private lender’s customers.
ii. With this partnership, HDFC Life will offer its leading range of individual life insurance, health and pension products to the Catholic Syrian Bank’s 1.5 million customer base across all its branches over a period of time.

India’s GDP projected to grow 7.4% in 2017-18: FICCI survey

i. In a survey conducted during March and April 2017, FICCI predicted India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth will be around 7.4% for fiscal 2017-18, with a minimum and maximum level of 7% and 7.6% respectively. ii. Agricultural sector is estimated to clock 3.5% growth in 2017-18, the pick-up in overall GDP growth will also be supported by an improvement in industry and services sector growth. The industry and services sector are expected to grow by 6.9% and 8.4% respectively in 2017-18.

Pawan Kumar Chamling conferred with first BS Shekhawat award

i. Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling was conferred with the first Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Lifetime Achievement Honour in Public Service by President Pranab Mukherjee.
ii. The award was conferred during the first Bhairon Singh Shekhawat memorial lecture delivered by the President.

IIT-Hyderabad professor bags INSA Young Scientist award

i. Assistant Professor in Department of Biomedical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology – Hyderabad (IIT-H) Aravind Kumar Rengan has been awarded the prestigious Indian National Science Academy (INSA) medal in the Young Scientist category for 2017.
ii. The INSA Young Scientist Medal award carries a bronze medal and a cash prize of Rs25,000.

Nepalese woman breaks world record for most Everest summits

i. A 44-year-old Nepalese mountaineer Lhakpa Sherpa has broken her own world record for the most Everest summits by a woman after scaling the world's tallest peak for the eighth time.
ii. She bettered her own record of scaling Mt Everest seven times.

Emmanuel Macron names Edouard Philippe as French Prime Minister

i. France's newly-elected President Emmanuel Macron has named Edouard Philippe as Prime Minister of France.
ii. The 46-year-old lawmaker and mayor of Le Havre is from the conservative Les Republicans party.
iii. It is the first time in modern French political history that a president has appointed a Prime Minister from outside his camp without being forced to by a defeat in parliamentary elections.

Former Puducherry Chief Minister S Ramaswamy passes away

i. Former Puducherry Chief Minister S Ramassamy died after a brief illness, family sources said. He was 80 .
ii. He became chief minister in 1974 heading the AIADMK-CPI coalition ministry for a brief period.

Arjun Maini became first Indian to win a GP3 race

i. Arjun Maini, driving for Jenzer Motorsports, created history by becoming the first Indian driver to win a GP3 race.
ii. The 19-year old scored his first win in two years while finishing six seconds ahead of Frenchman Dorian Boccolacci and teammate Alessio Lorandi of Italy.

Lewis Hamilton Wins Spanish Grand Prix

i. Lewis Hamilton has won the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position in the Formula One championship.

ii. This is Hamilton’s 55th career win and second win of the season.

iii. Mercedes’s Hamilton finished 3.4 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. The event was currently held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Barcelona.

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

Government of India has constituted a multi-stakeholder National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) vide Government's Resolution No.47-31/2012-DM-III dated 26th February 2013
The aim of NPDRR to review the progress made in the field of disaster management from time to time
Sardar Sarovar Dam is located in Gujarat and is built on Narmada River
The Narmada originates from the Maikal hills and charts its way through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat finally draining into the Arabian Sea.
CM of Uttar Pradesh is Yogi Adityanath
Two Deputy CM of UP is Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma
Governor of UP is Shri Ram Naik.
Mothers Day celebrated on 14 May.

Chile is the country in South America

Capital of Chile is Santiago

Michelle Bachelet is the President of Chile.

Managing Director of HDFC Bank is Aditya Puri and its Headquarter is in Mumbai
Managing Director and CEO of Catholic Syrian Bank is CVR Rajendran and its Headquarter at Thrissur in Kerala.

FICCI full form is Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
FICCI President is Pankaj R. Patel.

Governor of Sikkim is Shriniwas Patil
Capital of Sikkim is Gangtok
Khangchendzonga National Park is situated in Sikkim.

The INSA Young Scientists Award is considered to be the highest recognition of promise, creativity, and excellence in a young scientist.
The award will be presented to Professor Aravind by the INSA President during the Anniversary General Meeting in December 2017.
Paris is the capital of France
Emmanuel Macron is the newly appointed youngest President of France
Arjun Maini is an Indian racing driver who received his first go-kart, an 80cc Comer Kart at the age of 5.

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton is a British Formula One racing driver from England
He is currently racing for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team.

SSC Recruitment 2017 – Apply Online for CGL, SI, ASI & Other Posts

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QUIZ-16

Q1. Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the Vietnam Open International challenger badminton Title. What is the capital of Vietnam?
Answer: Hanoi

Q2. Name the Indian-origin British Director who has been honored with the Sikh Jewel Award for 2017.
Answer: Gurinder Chadha

Q3. Leading communication app Truecaller has tied up with _________ to integrate the tech giant's video calling app Duo within the Truecaller app.
Answer: Google

Q4. Name the first Indian-American woman who has been appointed as president and CEO of ‘The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’.
Answer: Vanita Gupta

Q5. Name the lender that has recently announced the partnership with mobile app firm Truecaller for a new UPI-based mobile payment service.
Answer: ICICI Bank

Q6. Name the person who has been appointed as the part-time Chairman of the Reserve Bank of India, recently.
Answer: T S Anantharaman

Q7. Sahitya Akademi winner Ashokamitran died recently. He was Prominent ________ writer.
Answer: Tamilian

Q8. Name the Indian Shooter who has bagged the Gold Medal in double trap at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2017, Mexico.
Answer: Ankur Mittal

Q9. What is the theme for World Tuberculosis Day 2017?
Answer: Unite to End TB- Leave no one behind

Q10. ________ is the MD & CEO of South Indian Bank and Headquarter of SIB is in _________.
Answer: V G Mathew, Kerala

Q11. ALTBalaji, the digital platform of Balalji Telefilms Ltd has announced a partnership with mobile wallet major ______.
Answer: MobiKwik

Q12. Kerala, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh have joined the Centre’s power distribution company debt relief scheme named UDAY recently. UDAY stands for-
Answer: Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojna

Q13. The Government of India has signed a contract for the Discovered Small Fields (DSF) Bid 2016 with GEM Laboratories for extracting Hydrocarbons at Neduvasal. Neduvasal located in-
Answer: Tamil Nadu

Q14. Which e-commerce giant has made its entry in UAE by acquiring Souq.com, the Middle East’s largest online retailer?
Answer: Amazon

Q15. In which countries,the 9th World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) will be held?
Answer: Canada

Monday 15 May 2017

Daily GK Update 14th May &15th May 2017

International Day of Families: 15 May

i. The International Day of Families is observed on the 15th of May every year.
ii. The theme of 2017 is “Families, education and well-being”.
iii. This year’s observance focuses on the role of families and family-oriented policies in promoting education and overall well-being of their members.

Govt revised base year of WPI, IIP to 2011-2012 from 2004-05

i. The government has revised the base year of Wholesale Price Index, WPI and Index of Industrial Production, IIP to 2011-2012 from 2004-05.
ii. As per the new series, April WPI inflation stood at 3.85 percent and March IIP at 2.7 percent. The Consumer Price Index-based inflation in April stood at 2.99 percent.

Kerala tops, Bihar last in public affairs index

i. Two South Indian States - Kerala and Tamil Nadu - secured first and second rankings for the second year in a row while poll-bound Gujarat gained two positions rising from five in 2016 to three in 2017 and Bihar stayed at the bottom in public affairs index (PAI) in governance in States.

India-UK agree on MoU in urban transport sector

i. India and the UK agreed to sign an MoU in the urban transport sector for cooperation in policy planning, technology transfer and institutional organisation.
ii. Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari was on a three-day visit, finalised the bilateral cooperation arrangement between the Transport for London (TfL) and the India's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to cover a wide range of transport mobility solutions and associated activities in urban environments.

Telangana hosted first Videsh Sampark

i. Telangana hosted the first outreach program of the Ministry of External Affairs ‘Videsh Sampark’ to engage the State governments in creating awareness about various programmes of the Ministry.
ii. It was inaugurated by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Gen. V.K. Singh.
iii. Also, Telangana has become the first state in the country where the pilot ‘e-Sanad’ project for online attestation of documents, was rolled out.

RBI puts restriction on Uco Bank's business

i. Reserve Bank of India has put restriction on Kolkata-based PSU UCO Bank’s lending and branch expansion plans as the state-run lender made net losses for the two successive fiscal amid severe stress on asset quality.
ii. RBI has initiated 'Prompt Corrective Action' (PCA) framework on UCO bank on account of high bad loans and negative return of assets.
iii. UCO has become the second lender to face business restrictions after IDBI Bank.

IIT Kharagpur collaborates to turn Varanasi into smart city

i. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has collaborated with the British Geological Survey to turn Varanasi into a smart city.
ii. 3D geological modeling of the geology under Varanasi will be prepared to help improve the building of new transport and service infrastructure.
iii. It would be the first major 3D subsurface urban study and planning of its kind in India.

ISKCON's Govardhan Eco Village wins Smart Village Award

i. Govardhan Eco Village, set up by the ISKCON in adjoining Thane district, has won a Smart Village award for being a sustainable project in rural Maharashtra.
ii. The award, "Smart Village," has been instituted by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).

India ranks 26 in World Bank’s electricity accessibility list

i. India moved up to the 26th spot in the global electricity accessibility rankings of the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business index 2016.
ii. India was at the 99th position in 2014, it jumped 73 ranks in 2016. The compounded annual growth in electricity prices in 2014-16 stood at 3.27% compared to 5.97% in 2004-14.

Palestine President arrives on 4-day visit to India

i. President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas arrived in India on a four-day State visit.
ii. The visit of President Mahmoud Abbas will provide an opportunity for reviewing the entire gamut of bilateral relations, regional and international issues.
iii. This is his third State visit to India.

Rafael Nadal wins 5th Madrid Open title

i. Rafael Nadal beat Dominic Thiem to win his fifth Madrid Open title held in Spain and move into the world's top four.
ii. In Madrid he battled past a determined Dominic Thiem of Austria to win the crown in straight sets 7-6, 6-4.
iii. For the 14-times Grand Slam Winner, it was also the 72nd tournament win of his career.

India win 1 gold, 5 silver & 4 bronze in Asian Wrestling Championship

i. India finished their Asian Wrestling Championship campaign on a resounding note with Sumit winning a silver medal in the 125 kg category on the concluding day of the continental event held in New Delhi.
ii. Bajrang Punia defeated Lee Seung-chul of Korea to win the gold medal in the men’s 65 kg freestyle category at the Asian Wrestling Championship.
iii. The Indian wrestlers overall bagged 10 medals comprising a gold, five silver, and four bronze.