QUIZ-03+

Q1. Name the professor of Hyderabad University who has been awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar for the year 2016.

(a) Gajraj Rajaram

(b) Vimal Seshubai

(c) Piyush Ananta Lakshmi

(d) Nirmal Kumar Viswanathan

(e) Satyabrata Rout
S1. Ans.(e)

Sol. Satyabrata Rout, a professor from the Department of Theatre Arts, S N School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad (UoH) has been awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar for the year 2016.

Q2. Which of the following city in the country made a new Guinness world record for the maximum number of people sweeping a single venue?

(a) Indore

(b) Bhubaneswar

(c) Vadodara

(d) Varanasi

(e) Bhopal

S2. Ans.(c)

Sol. Vadodara, which was declared the 10th cleanest city in the country made a new Guinness world record for the maximum number of people sweeping a single venue. Around 5,058 residents of the city came together to achieve the feat at the venue.

Q3. Name the Indian actress who has been selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for being an international icon.

(a) Deepika Padukon

(b) Priyanka Chopra

(c) Freida Pinto

(d) Purva Bedi

(e) Aishwarya Rai Bacchan

S3. Ans.(b)

Sol. Actress Priyanka Chopra will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for being an international icon. Star will be given the award under the newly introduced 'Internationally Acclaimed Actress' category at a ceremony.

Q4. The government launched new campaign called _____________ for promotion of toilet usage in the rural areas across the country.

(a) Bapu Hanikarak

(b) Good Morning Squad

(c) Subah Savere

(d) Darwaza Band

(e) Subah-e-Bharat

S4. Ans.(d)

Sol. The government launched new campaign called Darwaza Band for promotion of toilet usage in the rural areas across the country. Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, who leads the campaign, is proposed to be joined by Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Q5. The Employees Provident Fund Organization has approved hike in investment limit in exchange traded funds (ETFs) to ___________ from the existing 10%.

(a) 15%

(b) 14%

(c) 13%

(d) 12%

(e) 16%

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Employees Provident Fund Organization has approved hike in investment limit in exchange traded funds (ETFs) to 15%, from the existing 10%. Union Labour Minister is Bandaru Dattatreya.

Q6. Government-run Prasar Bharati has got into an agreement with Societe Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Television (SNRT) to step up cooperation in the broadcasting sector. SNRT is ____________ based company.

(a) Austria

(b) Sweden

(c) Morocco

(d) Indonesia

(e) Belgium

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Government-run Prasar Bharati has got into an agreement with Morocco's Societe Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Television (SNRT) to step up cooperation in the broadcasting sector.

Q7. Manipur Governor and former Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla has been recently appointed as the Chancellor of which of the following University.

(a) Banaras Hindu University

(b) Jamia Millia Islamia

(c) Aligarh Muslim University

(d) Delhi University

(e) Jawaharlal National University

S7. Ans.(b)

Sol. Manipur Governor and former Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla has been appointed as the Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 77-year old Heptulla succeeds Lt. Gen. (Retd.) M.A. Zaki, he will complete his five-year term this month. Ms. Heptulla will also serve for the term of five-years.

Q8. Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar has recently launched an Anti-Ragging Mobile App. The Android-based app was introduced by ______________.

(a) Universal Grants Committee

(b) University Guarantee Commission

(c) Unilever Grand Commission

(d) Universal Guarantee Committee

(e) University Grants Commission

S8. Ans.(e)

Sol. Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar launched an Anti-Ragging Mobile App. The Android-based app was introduced by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in New Delhi. This mobile app will help students register complaints to counter the menace of ragging.

Q9. Name the Indian fencer who has become the first Indian to win a gold medal in an international fencing event in the Turnoi Satellite Fencing Championship at Reykjavik (Iceland).

(a) Larsena Moitra

(b) Shivani Sharma

(c) Mona Kesri

(d) Bhavani Devi

(e) Aparna Bajpai

S9. Ans.(d)

Sol. Indian fencer C A Bhavani Devi struck gold in the Turnoi Satellite Fencing Championship at Reykjavik (Iceland). Bhavani Devi, who hails from Chennai, defeated Great Britain’s Sarah Jane Hampson.  With this win, Bhavani Devi has also become the first Indian to win a gold medal in an international fencing event.

Q10. Constantine Mitsotakis, a former prime minister of which of the following country has passed away recently?

(a) Greece

(b) Belgium

(c) Egypt

(d) Austria

(e) Uganda

S10. Ans.(a)

Sol. Constantine Mitsotakis, a former prime minister of Greece remembered for fierce confrontations with Greece's liberal and socialist parties has passed away.

Q11. The government has recently expanded the Banks Board Bureau (BBB) by adding two more members. Banks Board Bureau (BBB) is currently headed by _______________.

(a) Chandra Bhushan Tiwari

(b) Shivaraman Ray

(c) Vinod Rai

(d) Vipul Shah

(e) Kamaal Rao

S11. Ans.(c)

Sol. The government has recently expanded the Banks Board Bureau (BBB) by adding two more members. Banks Board Bureau (BBB) headed by Vinod Rai. The Bureau started functioning from April 01, 2016 as an autonomous recommendatory body.

Q12. Gujarat based GCMMF has signed an MoU with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for fodder acreage assessment using satellite observation and space technology. What does 'F' stands for in GCMMF?

(a) Food

(b) Federation

(c) Firm

(d) Foundation

(e) Fraternity

S12. Ans.(b)

Sol. Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) has signed an MoU with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for fodder acreage assessment using satellite observation and space technology.

Q13. GCMMF markets its products under the brand name of _______________.

(a) Gopaljee

(b) Nestle

(c) Parag

(d) Amul

(e) Paras

S13. Ans.(d)

Sol. Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) has signed an MoU with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for fodder acreage assessment using satellite observation and space technology. GCMMF markets its products under the brand name of 'Amul'.

Q14. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was recently in News. Who was the founder of ISRO?

(a) Vikram Sarabhai

(b) Satish Dhawan

(c) A P J Abdul Kalam

(d) C V Raman

(e) None of the given option is true

S14. Ans.(a)

Sol. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Vikram Sarabhai was the founder of ISRO.

Q15. Five associates of SBI were recently merged in it. Which of the following is not among them?

(a) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur

(b) State Bank of Mysore

(c) State Bank of Travancore

(d) State Bank of Hyderabad

(e) State Bank of Manipur
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. 1st April was the record date in India as the merger of State Bank of India took place (SBI) with five of its associate banks and Bhartiya Mahila Bank. The five associate banks are State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Travancore (SBT), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) and State Bank of Patiala (SBP).

QUIZ-03

Q1. Which of the following Ships has recently been decommissioned by the Indian Navy after being in service for over 30 years?

(a) INS Karwar

(b) INS Khukri

(c) INS Kakinada

(d) Both (a) and (c)

(e) Both (a) and (b)

Q2. The Indian Railways has recently decided to float global tenders worth over Rs 100 crore for acquiring EoTT equipment to run 1,000 trains without guards. What does 'TT' stand for in EoTT?

(a) Ticket Training

(b) Train Telemetry

(c) Train Telepathy

(d) Train Telecommunication

(e) Truncated Telepathy

Q3. The government has named Road Transport and Highways Secretary ____________ as its new defence secretary in a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle.

(a) Piyush Mishra

(b) Satyam Bansal

(c) SupriyaGangwar

(d) Sanjay Mitra

(e) Mahesh Sen

Q4. In a promising step for Indian basketball, the national Basketball Association (NBA) inaugurated its first ever academy in which of the following city?

(a) Mumbai

(b) New Delhi

(c) Kolkata

(d) Gandhinagar

(e) Greater Noida

Q5. Eminent personality ArjunTulshiramPawar passed away after prolonged illness. He was famous __________.

(a) Writer

(b) Politician

(c) Director

(d) Playback Singer

(e) Sitar Player

Q6. Name the company that has recently became the first US Company to top the $800 billion mark in market capitalization slightly more than two years after it crossed the $700 billion thresholds.

(a) Microsoft

(b) Google

(c) Apple Inc.

(d) Samsung

(e) ASUS

Q7. Name the Retd. Justice of India who was recently elected as the head of International Federation of Association Football governance committee at the 67th Congress in Bahrain.

(a) SumantaRaje

(b) Deepak Saneda

(c) Unmukta Chandra

(d) MukulMudgal

(e) IshantNadda

Q8. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways NitinGadkari launched the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Masala Bond at _______________.

(a) Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Germany

(b) Shanghai Stock Exchange, China

(c) London Stock Exchange, UK

(d) Italian Stock Exchange, Italy

(e) SWX Swiss Exchange, Switzerland

Q9. In 2017, United Nations International Day of Vesak will be hosted by Sri Lanka under the theme-

(a) Follow Footsteps of Lord Buddha

(b) Buddhist Teachings for Social Justice and Sustainable World Peace

(c) The New World TowardsEnlightment

(d) The Teachings of Buddha for Sustainable World Development

(e) None of the given themes are true

Q10. Which of the following city has been named as the world’s most affordable tech city in the new Savills Tech Cities Index 2017?

(a) New York

(b) Beijing

(c) California

(d) Seoul

(e) Bengaluru

Q11. Bahrain is the capital city of _______________.

(a) Hawaii

(b) Pattaya

(c) Manama

(d) Nauru

(e) Rwanda

Q12. LIC Housing Finance launched a new product named ___________ which will offer loans for construction, purchase of the house or flat and repairs or renovation to the existing properties.

(a) GrihaShobha

(b) Griha Siddhi

(c) GharSampanna

(d) Grihasthi

(e) Riddhi Siddhi

Q13. The chief of which of the following Bank has become the first Indian woman to be conferred with the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Award for Global Corporate Citizenship?

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) SBI

(c) Axis Bank

(d) Allahabad Bank

(e) Syndicate Bank

Q14. Name the player who was recently named as an Honorary Life Member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), London.

(a) Sachin Tendulkar

(b) Rickey Ponting

(c) Kiran Morey

(d) Brian Lara

(e) VVS Laxman

Q15. Name the present Chairman of LIC.

(a) AnuoSaroha

(b) VikramJalans

(c) U K Sinha

(d) V K Sharma

(e) Sanjeev Kamath

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Two minesweepers of the Indian Navy INS Karwar and INS Kakinada were decommissioned after being in service for over 30 years. The two ships were bid adieu at a ceremony in the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai in the presence of Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Indian Railways will float global tenders worth over Rs100 crore for acquiring  End of Train Telemetry (EoTT) equipment to run 1,000 trains without guards. This equipment is used to establish communication between the locomotive driver and the last wagon of the train to ensure that the train is running with all coaches/wagons as a complete unit.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. The government has named Road Transport and Highways Secretary Sanjay Mitra as its new defence secretary in a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle. Mitra will take over as the secretary after the present incumbent, G Mohan Kumar, completes his tenure

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. In a promising step for Indian basketball, the national Basketball Association (NBA) inaugurated its first ever academy in Greater Noida. This is latest of the several steps that the National Basketball Association (NBA) the governing body of the game in US has taken to promote the game in India over the past few years.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Senior NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister ArjunTulshiramPawar passed away after prolonged illness. The leader, who had for many years represented Kalwan, a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribes in Nashik district

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Apple Inc. became the first US company to top the $800 billion mark in market capitalization slightly more than two years after it crossed the $700 billion thresholds. The iPhone maker's shares have gained 33 percent this year and almost 50 percent

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Justice (Retd.) MukulMudgal was elected as head of International Federation of Association Football (FIFA’s) governance committee at the world football governing body’s 67th Congress in Bahrain’s capital city of Manama.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways NitinGadkari launched the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Masala Bond at the London Stock Exchange, UK. The NHAI witnessed an overwhelming response from a wide range of investors; some of them were first-timers to participate in a Masala Bond market.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. In 2017, United Nations International Day of Vesak will be hosted by Sri Lanka under the theme “Buddhist Teachings for Social Justice and Sustainable World Peace”

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Bengaluru has been named the world’s most affordable tech city in the new Savills Tech Cities Index 2017. The Indian technology hub is the most affordable out of 22 cities that were graded on different parameters.

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Bahrain is the capital city of Manama.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. LIC Housing Finance launched a new product `Griha Siddhi' which will offer loans for construction, purchase of the house or flat and repairs or renovation to the existing properties. Under the new product, borrowers will be offered the interest rate of 8.40% up to Rs 25 lakh and for loans up to Rs 1 crore the interest rate will be 8.50% per annum. For women borrowers, the mortgage lender is offering a special interest rate of 8.35% for loans up to Rs 25 lakh.

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. ICICI Bank chief ChandaKochhar has become the first Indian woman to be conferred with the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Award for Global Corporate Citizenship.

S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. Legendary batsman, VVS Laxman was named an Honorary Life Member of the Marylebone Cricket Club, as he became the fourth Indian to do so. Laxman joins fellow Indian icons Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and SouravGanguly on the prestigious list of MCC Honorary Life Members.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Chairman of LIC is Vijay Kumar Sharma.

Daily GK Update 2nd June 2017

India, Russia sign St Petersburg Declaration for enhanced ties across the board

i. India and Russia have signed Saint Petersburg Declaration as a roadmap to enhance cooperation after the 18th annual bilateral summit.
ii. The Declaration was signed following the annual bilateral summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both the leaders have signed 12 agreements including the Saint Petersburg Declaration.
iii. Both the countries had agreed to interact closely on various fields including economy, manufacturing, energy etc.

Static Takeaways-

• PM of Russia is Dmitry Medvedev
• The capital of Russia is Moscow and Currency is Russian Ruble.

Prithvi-II missile successfully test-fired

i. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha as part of a user trial by the Army. 

ii. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, was carried out using a mobile launcher of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha. 

Static Takeaways-

• DRDO was formed in 1958
• Dr S Christopher is the current Chairman of DRDO
• Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island is located in Odisha.

Telangana launches T-Wallet for people with and without mobile phones

i. The Telangana Government has launched a digital wallet, named T-Wallet, which doesn’t charge transaction fee from consumers.
ii. T-Wallet is bi-directional in nature. While consumers use it for public and private transactions, the government can use it to make payments to various beneficiaries. It also can be used over the web version. 
iii. One can top up the wallet using credit or debit cards, Internet banking or through cash at Mee Seva centres. It allows a maximum transaction of Rs1 lakh for e-KYC (know your customer) users. For non-KYC users, the limit is set to Rs20,000.

Static Takeaways-

• Telangana was formed on 2 June 2014 and its CM is Sri K.Chandrashekar Rao
• Governor of Telangana is Sri ESL Narasimhan.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis launches portal for job seekers, employers

i. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched a web portal 'Mahaswayam' that will cater to job seekers, employers, entrepreneurs, and training institutes who can avail details regarding skill development and employment.
ii. Earlier, the state government ran three different portals- Maharashtra State Skill Development Society (MSSDS) portal for Skill Development, 'Maharojgar' for employment and 'Mahaswayamrojgar' for entrepreneurship.
iii. These three have now been merged into 'Mahaswayam', making it easier for all beneficiaries as well as the state to keep a track of the demand and supply of workforce.

Static Takeaways-

• Governor of Maharashtra is C.Vidyasagar Rao.
• Sanjay Gandhi National Park is situated at Mumbai in Maharashtra.

 Inauguration of MITS Mega Food Park at Rayagada, Odisha.

i. The first Mega Food Park in the state of Odisha MITS Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. at Rayagada has been inaugurated by Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries.
ii. To give a major boost to the food processing sector by adding value and reducing food wastage at each stage of the supply chain with particular focus on perishables, Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing Mega Food Park Scheme in the country.

Static Takeaways-

• India's First mega food park 'Srini' was opened at Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh.
• List of five important National Parks and WLS in Odisha

1. Chilika Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Kotagarh Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Hadahgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Nandankanan Zoological Park
5. Simlipal National Park.

Road ministry launches online platform INAM PRO+ for infra raw material

i. Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has launched 'INAM PRO+'. It is an e-commerce platform for construction and infrastructure raw material for government and private procurement.
ii. The website 'inampro.nic.in' launched by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL). 
iii. INAM PRO+ is an updated version of the INAM portal, which was launched by the ministry of road transport and highways in 2015, to procure cement. The INAM portal has already done sales worth Rs32 crore in two years.

Static Takeaways-

• National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDC) is a fully owned company of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India.
• Shri Sanjay Mitra is the Chairman of NHIDC.
• Headquarter of NHIDC is in New Delhi.

RBI appoints Ganesh Kumar as ED

i. Reserve Bank of India has appointed S. Ganesh Kumar as Executive Director. His appointment is consequent upon voluntary retirement of Chandan Sinha.
ii. The central bank currently has 11 Executive Directors. Prior to being promoted as ED, Ganesh Kumar was Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Department of Information Technology in the Reserve Bank.

Static Takeaways-

• Urjit Patel is the 24th governor of RBI
• RBI was nationalized in 1949 and its headquarter is in Mumbai.

Sanjiv Singh takes over as IOC Chairman

i. Sanjiv Singh has taken over as the Chairman of the country’s biggest company Indian Oil Corporation. He replaces B Ashok. 
ii. Prior to his elevation, Mr.Singh was Director (Refineries) on the IOC board since July 2014. Concurrently, he will also be Chairman of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) and Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Ltd (HURL), a joint venture company set up to revive the fertilizer plants at Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni.

Static Takeaways-

• IOC was established in 1959 and its headquarter is in New Delhi.

UN General Assembly elects Slovakia's Miroslav Lajcak as next president 

i. The UN General Assembly elected Slovak foreign minister Miroslav Lajcak to be the next president of the 193-member powerful body.
ii. Lajcak was elected by acclamation as President of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly at a special session. The 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly will commence from September 12, 2017.

Static Takeaways-

• 9th Secretary-General of United Nations is Antonio Guterres and its headquarter is in New York City, USA.

India ranked 137th in the Global Peace Index 2017

i. India has ranked 137th out of 163 countries on Global Peace Index 2017 published by The Institute of Economics and Peace. This is the eleventh edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI). ii. Iceland has been named the world's most peaceful country, topping the Global Peace Index for the tenth consecutive year followed by New Zealand and Portugal at second and third position while Syria has been named the least peaceful country.

Static Takeaways-

• The Global Peace Index (GPI) is an attempt to measure the relative position of nations and regions peacefulness across the world.

Nirupama Rao appointed Public Policy Fellow to US Think-Tank

i. Nirupama Rao has been appointed as the public policy fellow of Sino-India ties a top American think-tank based in Washington. 

ii. She was India's first woman ambassador to china and also served as India's foreign secretary from 2009 to 2011.

Static Takeaways-

• Donald Trumph is the current and 45th President of USA
• The Capital of USA is Washington, D.C and its Currency is US Dollar

Vinay Dube named Jet Airways CEO 

i. Jet Airways has announced the appointment of Vinay Dube as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). ii. The appointment is subject to receipt of all requisite government /regulatory approvals, including his security clearance. Mr. Dube is currently senior vice-president, Asia Pacific, Delta Air Lines.

Static Takeaways-

• Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju is the Union Minister for Civil Aviation 

NAAC receives Asia Pacific Quality Network Award 2017

i. National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), has received Asia Pacific Quality Network Award 2017 for International Co-operation in Quality Assurance.
ii. The award was received by NAAC Adviser Dr. Jagannath Patil in a special ceremony held in Moscow, recently. APQN Quality Award is among the most prestigious International Awards in quality assurance of higher education.

Static Takeaways-

• The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India
• The NAAC was established in 1994 with its headquarters at Bangalore
• Prof. Ved Prakash is the President - General Council of NAAC.

BEML product bags award

i. Defence public sector BEML Ltd has bagged the Raksha Mantri’s Award for Excellence for design and development of 180-tonne electric hydraulic excavator BE1800E. 

ii. Deepak Kumar Hota, CMD, BEML received the award from Defence Minister Arun Jaitley.

Static Takeaways-

• BEML full form is Bharat earth Movers Ltd

 Japan launches satellite for high-precision positioning system

i. Japan launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement the US-operated GPS.
ii. A 'H-IIA' rocket blasted off from the Tanegashima space center in southern Japan carrying the 'Michibiki' No.2 satellite.  The Michibiki system is capable of covering the Asia-Oceania region and works with the US-operated Global Positioning System (GPS). 

Static Takeaways-

• PM of Japan is Shinzo Abe
• The Capital of Japan is Tokyo and its Currency is Yen.

QUIZ-02

Q1. Banking on the Government's drive to promote cash-less economy, which of the following cashback portal has tied up with YES Bank to launch card-linked offers as part of its loyalty programme for both offline and online shoppers?

(a) Paytm.com

(b) Cashkaro.com

(c) Paisabazar.com

(d) Naptol.com

(e) Bookmyshow.com

Q2. India's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City entered into an agreement with Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) to collaborate on efforts for Skill Development in the field of International Financial Services & Regulations. GIFT stands for-

(a) Gujarat Investment Finance-Trip

(b) Gujarat Import Fund-Transfer

(c) Gujarat Income Finance-Track

(d) Gujarat International Finance-Tec

(e) Gujarat Incumbent Finance-Tec

Q3. Which one of the following bank has become the first lender to classify Videocon Industries as a 'bad loan’?

(a) Dena Bank

(b) Yes bank

(c) IDBI Bank

(d) Syndicate Bank

(e) ICICI Bank

Q4. India and Russia have recently agreed to work closely in various sectors, including security, nuclear energy, and disaster management. Who is the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia?

(a) Dmitry Medvedev

(b) Dimitry Rogozin

(c) Olga Golodets

(d) Mikhail Abyzov

(e) Pavel Kolobkov

Q5. Microblogging platform Twitter has elevated ___________ as its Country Director for India.

(a) Sukal Singh Rawat

(b) Suwarna Raj

(c) Ram Sampath Sinha

(d) Taranjeet Singh

(e) Vikramjeet Solanki

Q6. The government of India has recently set up a high-level task force to compute timely data on employment in the country, a move that will go a long way to help government frame policies and take steps that can create jobs in the country. The task force has been created under the chairmanship of _____________.

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Sushma Swaraj

(c) Arvind Panagariya

(d) Bandaru Dattatreya

(e) Narendra Singh Tomar

Q7. Markets regulator Stock Exchange board of India (SEBI) allowed investors to buy mutual fund schemes for up to _____________ through digital wallets.

(a) Rs 10,000

(b) Rs 20,000

(c) Rs 30,000

(d) Rs 40,000

(e) Rs 50,000

Q8. India achieved a major technological breakthrough by successfully carrying out nuclear tests at Pokhran, Rajasthan. Technology Development Board, Ministry of Science and Technology has celebrated National Technology Day on _____________.

(a) 10th may

(b) 11th May

(c) 12th May

(d) 9th May

(e) 8th May

Q9. Lake Baikal, the world’s oldest and deepest freshwater lake is situated in which of the following country?

(a) Australia

(b) Sweden

(c) South Africa

(d) India

(e) Russia

Q10. Who is the present Chairman of Dena Bank?

(a) Anurag Tomar

(b) Nitesh Rana

(c) Ashwani Kumar

(d) Ratish Awasthi

(e) Sandhya Kumari

Q11. The 29th edition of Co-ordinated Patrol (CORPAT) between India and which country commenced in Port Blair, recently?

(a) Oman

(b) Nepal

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Indonesia

(e) Sri Lanka

Q12. The Securities and Exchange Board of India was established on ____________ in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.

(a) 11 May 1992

(b) 10 May 1989

(c) 12 April 1992

(d) 10 April 1994

(e) 14 March 1994

Q13. Who is the present chairperson of Technology Development Board that comes under Ministry of Science and Technology of India?

(a) Dr. Rajiv Lokhande

(b) Prof. Ashutosh Sharma

(c) Prof. Kapil Manohar

(d) Dr. Amit Rastogi

(e) Prof. Amol Asthana

Q14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched the integrated case management system of the Supreme Court in the presence of the Chief Justice of India. Who is the present Chief Justice of India?

(a) Jagdish Singh Khehar

(b) Manohar J Kania

(c) Swapnil Saroha

(d) Kamal Narayan

(e) Saurabh Gangwar

Q15. Name the person who has bagged Best Director and Best Actress awards at New York Indian Film Festival(NYIFF), recently.

(a) Prakash Jha

(b) Riya Sen

(c) Anurag Kashyap

(d) Konkona Sen Sharma

(e) Kiran Kumari

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Banking on the Government's drive to promote cash-less economy, cashback portal Cashkaro.com has tied up with YES Bank to launch card-linked offers as part of its loyalty programme for both offline and online shoppers.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. India's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT) entered into an agreement with Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) to collaborate on efforts for Skill Development in the field of International Financial Services & Regulations.

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Dena Bank has become the first lender to classify Videocon Industries as a bad loan. With the default on payments, Dena Bank has declared Videocon Industries account as non-performing asset (NPA) in the fourth quarter ended March 2017.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. India and Russia has recently agreed to work closely in various sectors, including security, nuclear energy, and disaster management. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dimitry Rogozin arrived in New Delhi recently on a one-day visit to attend IRIGC-TEC meeting.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Microblogging platform Twitter has elevated Taranjeet Singh as its Country Director for India. Mr. Singh was earlier leading the charge for sales and marketing support for Twitter’s advertisers in India.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The government of India has set up a high-level task force to compute timely data on employment in the country, a move that will go a long way to help government frame policies and take steps that can create jobs in the country. The task force has been created under the chairmanship of NITI Aayog's vice chairman Arvind Panagariya.

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. Markets regulator Stock Exchange board of India (Sebi) allowed investors to buy mutual fund schemes for up to Rs 50,000 through digital wallets, making it easier for them especially the young generation to purchase these instruments.

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. On 11th May 1998 India achieved a major technological breakthrough by successfully carrying out nuclear tests at Pokhran, Rajasthan. Technology Development Board, Ministry of Science and Technology has celebrated 19th National Technology Day on 11th May.

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Lake Baikal, the world’s oldest and deepest freshwater lake is in Russia

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Chairman of Dena Bank is Shri. Ashwani Kumar.

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. The 29th edition of Co-ordinated Patrol (CORPAT) between India-Indonesia commenced in Port Blair. The Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Sutedi Senoputra has arrived at Haddo Wharf, Port Blair to mark the commencement of the IND–INDO CORPAT.

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Securities and Exchange Board of India was established on April 12, 1992 in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prof. Ashutosh Sharma is the chairperson of Technology Development Board that comes under Ministry of Science and Technology of India.

S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the integrated case management system of the Supreme Court in the presence of the Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Konkona Sen Sharma has bagged Best Director and Best Actress awards at New York Indian Film Festival(NYIFF). She has been named the best director for her directorial debut ‘A Death in the Gunj’ and the best actress for ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ at 2017's New York Indian Film Festival Presented by the Indo-American Arts Council.