QUIZ OF DAY-09/07/2017 WEEKEND SPECIAL GK & CURRENT AFFAIRS

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Ques. :1 Which of the following NASA missions now holds the Guinness World Record for highest altitude (70,006.4 km) fix of a GPS signal?

1) Cassini–Huygens
2) Galileo
3) Juno
4) Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
5) Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS)

Ans. 5) Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS)

Ques. :2 The world’s first hydrogen-powered, zero-emission passenger train named Coradia iLint was unveiled recently in

1) France
2) Germany
3) Spain
4) China
5) Japan

Ans. 2) Germany

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Ques. :3 Which of the following countries recently said that four rupee-denominated bonds worth a total of about $748 mn are expected to be listed in its capital city in the next three months?

1) UK
2) US
3) Australia
4) Germany
5) Japan

Ans. 1) UK

Ques. :4 Which of the following public sector banks appointed Ratnesh Kumar as Managing Director and CEO of its wholly-owned investment banking subsidiary recently?

1) Bank of India
2) Bank of Baroda
3) State Bank of India
4) Punjab National Bank
5) Canara Bank

Ans. 2) Bank of Baroda

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Ques. :5 Sheikh Rached Ghannouchi is one of the four prominent personalities conferred with the prestigious 39th Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation Awards for 2016. He hails from

1) Kenya
2) Nigeria
3) Tunisia
4) Egypt
5) Suriname

Ans. 3) Tunisia

Ques. :6 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently issued clarifications on hedging of currency for ECBs in a notification on its website. The term ECB stands for

1) External Commodity Borrowing
2) External Confidential Borrowing
3) External Continental Borrowing
4) External Commercial Borrowing
5) External Collateral Borrowing

Ans. 4) External Commercial Borrowing

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Ques. :7 The Army recently completed laying an irrigation pipeline for residents of villages in the Demchok region in which state despite a face-off with Chinese troops?

1) Sikkim
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Uttarakhand
5) Jammu and Kashmir

Ans. 5) Jammu and Kashmir

Ques. :8 The govt recently launched Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA). Which of the following is NOT correct about the scheme?

1) It will provide healthy life to pregnant women.
2) It is applicable for all pregnant women.
3) It will provide free tests like blood pressure, sugar level, weight, haemoglobin test.
4) Women will be marked differently using coloured stickers based on their health problems.
5) None of these

Ans. 5) None of these

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Ques. :9 India and which country signed two MoUs on the Ease of Doing Business and on intellectual Property Rights recently during its PM Theresa May’s recent visit to New Delhi?

1) Australia
2) New Zealand
3) UK
4) Austria
5) Sweden

Ans. 3) UK

Ques. : 10 PM Narendra Modi announced, in a surprise address to the nation, that the banknotes of certain denominations will cease to be legal tender from 8 Nov midnight. These notes are

1) Rs 2000
2) Rs 1000
3) Rs 500
4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3)

Ans. 5) Only 2) and 3)

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Ques. :11 Donald Trump won elected as the 45th president in the recent US presidential elections. He belongs to which of the following parties?

1) Democratic Party
2) Republican Party
3) Libertarian Party
4) Green Party
5) None of these

Ans. 2) Republican Party

Ques. :12 The Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of ECGC was held on 8 Nov in New Delhi. What is the full form of ECGC?

1) Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
2) Export Commodity Guarantee Corporation of India
3) Export Commerce Guarantee Corporation of India
4) Export Collaterals Guarantee Corporation of India
5) None of these

Ans. 1) Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India

Ques. :13 Who among the following has been chosen for 2016 Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award?

1) Salman Rushdie
2) Anita Desai
3) Aravind Adiga
4) Vikram Seth
5) Amitav Ghosh

Ans. 5) Amitav Ghosh

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Ques. : 14 The public sector UCO Bank has announced that it would raise Rs 271 cr from Life Insurance Corporation of India. The bank is headquartered at

1) Chennai
2) Hyderabad
3) Mumbai
4) New Delhi
5) Kolkata

Ans. 5) Kolkata

Ques. :15 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) issued the second tranche of USD 300 mn for the Power Sector Investment Programme of which of the following states recently?

1) Sikkim
2) Manipur
3) Assam
4) Mizoram
5) Tripura

Ans. 3) Assam

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Ques. :16 The World Science Day for Peace and Development is observed globally on

1) 2 Nov
2) 5 Nov
3) 6 Nov
4) 10 Nov
5) 14 Nov

Ans. 5) 14 Nov

Ques. : 17 Who among the following scripted history as he/she won the US Senate seat from California, becoming the first Indian-American to reach the feat?

1) Preet Bharara
2) Rajat Gupta
3) Kamala Harris
4) Ami Bera
5) None of these

Ans. 3) Kamala Harris

Ques. : 18 The Centre has decided to open PMKVK in every Parliamentary Constituency in the country. The scheme PMKVK is associated with

1) cleanliness
2) skill training
3) village development
4) agriculture
5) Khadi Gramodyog

Ans. 2) skill training

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Ques. : 19 The Reporters without Borders (RSF) has awarded Hadi Abdullah the RSF-TV5 Monde prize, one of the world’s top press awards. He is a freelance journalist from

1)Lebanon
2) Syria
3) Libya
4) Yemen
5) Nigeria

Ans. 2) Syria

Ques. :20 Masala bonds, which help Indian firms to raise money, while giving international investors access to higher yields in a zero-yield world, were launched in

1) 2010
2) 2011
3) 2013
4) 2014
5) 2015

Ans. 5) 2015

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Ques. : 21 President Jacob Zuma survived a no-confidence vote in parliament in which of the following countries recently?

1) South Africa
2) Australia
3) New Zealand
4) Austria
5) Zimbabwe

Ans. 1) South Africa

Ques. : 22 Recently, India hosted the Seventh Session of the Conference of Parties (COP7) to WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in

1) Bengaluru
2) Mumbai
3) Greater Noida
4) Gurugram
5) Chennai

Ans. 3) Greater Noida

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Ques. :23 The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship recently announced launch of Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana to scale up an ecosystem of

1) sports stadiums
2) skilled labourers
3) vocational training centres
4) visa processing centres
5) entrepreneurship for youngsters

Ans. 5) entrepreneurship for youngsters

Ques. :24 The Centre recently decided to extend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in three districts Tirap, Changlang and Longding in which of the following states?

1) Manipur
2) Tripura
3) Mizoram
4) Nagaland
5) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans. 5) Arunachal Pradesh

Ques. :25 What is the full form of term FEMA as used in banking/economy?

1) Forward Exchange Management Act
2) Foreign Exchange Maintenance Act
3) Forward Exchange Maintenance Act
4) Foreign Establishments Management Act
5) Foreign Exchange Management Act

Ans. 5) Foreign Exchange Management Act

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Ques. :26 The Madhya Pradesh govt has decided to honour who among the following with its prestigious ‘Kalidas Samman’ national award for 2015-16?

1) Padma Sachdev
2) Govind Mishra
3) Raj Bisaria
4) Sugathakumari
5) Veerappa Moily

Ans. 3) Raj Bisaria

Ques. :27 Which country has launched a navigation satellite, which will conduct in-orbit experiments using pulsar detectors to demonstrate new technologies?

1) Russia
2) South Korea
3) Germany
4) China
5) Japan

Ans. 4) China

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Ques. :28 The 1st International Agro-biodiversity Congress was held recently in

1) Chandigarh
2) Jaipur
3) Bhopal
4) New Delhi
5) Shimla

Ans. 4) New Delhi

Ques. :29 Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat recently conferred the Uttarakhand Ratna award on who among the following on the occasion of the state’s 17th foundation day (9 Nov)?

1) Rita Bahuguna
2) Narayan Dutt Tiwari
3) Ram Naresh Yadav
4) Vijay Bahuguna
5) None of these

Ans. 2) Narayan Dutt Tiwari

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Ques. :30 Who among the following is the present Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare? He launched Healthy India Initiative magazine and No More Tension mobile App recently.

1) Harsh Vardhan
2) JP Nadda
3) Ravi Shankar Prasad
4) Radha Mohan Singh
5) Dharmendra Pradhan

Ans. 2) JP Nadda

Ques. :31  India recently signed a landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal with which of the following countries during PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the country?

1) New Zealand
2) Austria
3) Japan
4) South Korea
5) Germany

Ans.  3) Japan

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Ques. :32 The Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed every year on

1) 08 Nov
2) 10 Nov
3) 11 Nov
4) 12 Nov
5) 14 Nov

Ans.  4) 12 Nov

Ques. :33 What is the currency of Belgium?

1) Peso
2) Pound
3) Franc
4) Euro
5) Krona

Ans.  4) Euro

Ques. :34 All 42 Congress members in the assembly of which of the following states recently handed over their resignations after Supreme Court’s verdict on Satluj Yamuna Link canal issue?

1) Rajasthan
2) Punjab
3) Haryana
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Uttarakhand

Ans. 2) Punjab

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Ques. :35 Who among the following won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award at the ATP awards recently?

1) Roger Federer
2) Stan Wawrinka
3) Andy Murray
4) Rafael Nadal
5) Novak Dokovic

Ans.  1) Roger Federer

Ques. :36 Which state govt has signed an agreement with Canada to implement a joint action plan on urban infrastructure development in the state?

1) Maharashtra
2) Gujarat
3) Rajasthan
4) Haryana
5) Punjab

Ans.  1) Maharashtra

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Ques. : 37 Gurumoorthy Mahalingam took charge as full-time member of SEBI recently. Who among the following is the present chairman of SEBI?

1) TS Vijayan
2) Shashi Kant Sharma
3) AS Kiran Kumar
4) CB Bhave
5) Upendra Kumar Sinha

Ans. 5) Upendra Kumar Sinha

Ques. :38 India has so far signed civil nuclear deal(s) with which of the following countries?

1) Kazakhstan
2) Argentina
3) Namibia
4) US
5) All the above

Ans. 5) All the above

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Ques. :39 The reverse side of the new Rs 2000 banknote bears a motif of

1) GSLV
2) LCA Tejas
3) Arjun Tank
4) Mangalyaan
5) Agni missile

Ans. 4) Mangalyaan

Ques. :40 Which of the following women’s team won the 33rd Indian Oil Servo Surjit Hockey Tournament?

1) Haryana XI
2) Western Railways
3) CRPF
4) Namdhari-XI
5)Indian Oil

Ans. 2) Western Railways

Ques. : 41 The Supreme Court scrapped Termination of Water Agreements Act, 2004 of which of the following states recently? It unilaterally allowed the state to stop sharing Ravi, Beas waters with other States.

1) Haryana
2) Punjab
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Uttarakhand
5) Punjab

Ans. 5) Punjab

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Ques. :42 ______ has won the prestigious 2016 Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Governance.

1) SAIL
2) GAIL
3) Indian Oil
4) ONGC
5) Coal India

Ans. 4) ONGC

Ques. :43 The World Pneumonia Day is observed across the world on

1) 02 Nov
2) 05 Nov
3) 11 Nov
4) 12 Nov
5) 14 Nov

Ans. 4) 12 Nov

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Ques. :44 Leonard Cohen, who died recently, was a world famous

1) dancer
2) singer-songwriter
3) guitarist
4) novelist
5) actor-director

Ans. 2) singer-songwriter

Ques. :45 Meng Hongwei was elected the President of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) recently. He hails from

1) Malaysia
2) China
3) Indonesia
4) Mongolia
5) Colombia

Ans. 2) China

Ques. :46 President Park Geun-hye is to be questioned over allegations of political corruption in which of the following countries?

1) Mexico
2) Cuba
3) Venezuela
4) Cambodia
5) South Korea

Ans. 5) South Korea

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Ques. :47 Which of the following private sector lenders is headquartered at ?Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu?

1) City Union Bank
2) Centurian Bank
3) Karur Vysya Bank
4) Jammu and Kashmir Bank
5) RBL Bank

Ans. 1) City Union Bank

Ques. :48 The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum’s Week was held recently in Lima, the capital city of

1) Papua New Guinea
2) Malaysia
3) Chile
4) Peru
5) Brunei Darussalam

Ans. 4) Peru

Ques. :49 Who among the following won the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix F1 championship recently?

1) Lewis Hamilton
2) Nico Rosberg
3) Max Verstappen
4) Daniel Ricciardo
5) Sebastian Vettel

Ans. 1) Lewis Hamilton

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Ques. :50 The book Democrats and Dissenters has been authored by

1) Arvind Adiga
2) Hemant Singh
3) Sanjaya Baru
4) Ankush Saikia
5)Ramachandra Guha

Ans. 5)Ramachandra Guha