QUIZ OF DAY 19-03/017 WEEKEND SPECIAL

QUIZ OF DAY 19-03

Ques. :1 Who won the women’s title in the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship in Mumbai?
1) Joshna Chinappa
2) Dipika Pallikal
3) Harshit Kaur Jawanda
4) Adya Advani
5) Akanksha Salunkhe

Ans. 2) Dipika Pallikal

Ques. :2 Who among the following is the youngest Chief Minister in the country at present?
1) Arvind Kejriwal
2) Pema Khandu
3) Akhilesh Yadav
4) Pawan Chamling
5) Mehbooba Mufti

Ans. 2) Pema Khandu

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Ques. :3 Indian Navy’s ships Sahyadri, Shakti and Kirch recently visited Port Kelang in which of the following countries as part of a deployment?
1) Malaysia
2) Philippines
3) Vietnam
4) South Korea
5) Japan

Ans. 1) Malaysia

Ques. :4 The UNESCO recently added nine new sites on its World Heritage List. Which of the following is NOT among these nine sites?
1) Gorham’s Cave Complex (UK)
2) Antequera Dolmens (Spain)
3) Ancient Philippi (Spain)
4) Turkish province of Kars
5) None of these

Ans. 5) None of these

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Ques. :5 The annual ‘Ramayana Month’ began in which state on Jul 16? ‘Karkkidakam’, the last month in its almanac, is observed as the auspicious Ramayana month.
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Karnataka
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Telangana
5) Kerala

Ans. 5) Kerala

Ques. :6 The Nelson Mandela International Day is observed on
1) 08 Jul
2) 12 Jul
3) 18 Jul
4) 13 Jul
5) 28 Jul

Ans. 3) 18 Jul

Ques. :7 India’s first e-court was recently opened at High Court of Judicature at
1) Mumbai
2) Chennai
3) Bengaluru
4) Kolkata
5) Hyderabad

Ans. 5) Hyderabad

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Ques. :8 The govt recently released Rs 100 cr towards its co-contribution for APY scheme. The term APY stands for
1) Antyodaya Pension Yojana
2) Aashra Pension Yojana
3) Aadhar Pension Yojana
4) Atal Pension Yojana
5) None of these

Ans. 4) Atal Pension Yojana

Ques. :9 Which Indian travel agency entered into a merger agreement with a Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition firm Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corp recently?
1) MakeMyTrip
2) Travelguru
3) Cleartrip
4) SOTC
5) Yatra

Ans. 5) Yatra

Ques. :10 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently ordered to de-register 10-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi with immediate effect. The present chairman of NGT is
1) Anil R Dave
2) Kurian Joseph
3) TS Thakur
4) Swatanter Kumar
5) Rajendra Mal Lodha

Ans. 4) Swatanter Kumar

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Ques. :11 The state assembly of which of the following states recently passed a resolution against the proposed merger of the State Bank of Travancore (SBT) with SBI?
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Telangana

Ans. 1) Kerala

Ques. :12 The market regulator Sebi issued a draft paper on REIT recently. What is the full form of REIT?
1) Real Estate Innovation Trust
2) Real Estate Infrastructure Trust
3) Real Estate Investment Trust
4) Real Estate Intervention Trust
5) None of these

Ans. 3) Real Estate Investment Trust

Ques. :13 A consortium of which of the following countries recently bought Opera Internet browser for $600 mn?
1) China
2) India
3) South Korea
4) Japan
5) Singapore

Ans. 1) China

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Ques. :14 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 19 Jul slightly trimmed India’s growth projections to what per cent for 2016-17?
1) 7.3 per cent
2) 7.4 per cent
3) 7.6 per cent
4) 7.7 per cent
5) 7.9 per cent

Ans. 2) 7.4 per cent

Ques. :15 As per the global rating agency Fitch, India’s economic growth rate is expected to accelerate to what per cent in 2016-17?
1) 7.7 per cent
2) 7.5 per cent
3) 7.3 per cent
4) 7.2 per cent
5) 7.1 per cent

Ans. 1) 7.7 per cent

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Ques. :16 The govt has announced to release about what amount to recapitalise 13 public sector banks?
1) Rs 10,000 cr
2) Rs 15,000 cr
3) Rs 18,000 cr
4) Rs 23,000 cr
5) Rs 25,000 cr

Ans. 4) Rs 23,000 cr

Ques. :17 DJ Pandian is the present Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of which of the following financial institutions?
1) ADB
2) IMF
3) AIIB
4) New Development Bank
5) World Bank

Ans. 3) AIIB

Ques. :18 Who won the men’s title of the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship in Mumbai?
1) Vikram Malhotra
2) Harinderpal Singh Sandhu
3) Saurav Ghosal
4) Siddharth Suchde
5) Ritwik Bhattacharya

Ans. 3) Saurav Ghosal

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Ques. :19 As informed by the Finance Minister Arun Jetley, there are over eight thousand wilful defaulters in the country who owe banks an amount of around
1) Rs 36,000 cr
2) Rs 46,000 cr
3) Rs 56,000 cr
4) Rs 66,000 cr
5) Rs 76,000 cr

Ans. 5) Rs 76,000 cr

Ques. :20 In the fourth tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bonds scheme, the minimum subscription has been reduced to 1 gram, although the maximum remains at ______ per person or institution.
1) 50 gram
2) 100 gram
3) 200 gram
4) 300 gram
5) 500 gram

Ans. 5) 500 gram

Ques. :21 India and which country recently signed a Social Security Agreement (SSA) which will come into force on 1 Oct?
1) US
2) Canada
3) Australia
4) Germany
5) Japan

Ans. 5) Japan

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Ques. :22 The Union Cabinet has apprised an MoU between India and which country for strengthening bilateral cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Digital Economy?
1) South Africa
2) Tunisia
3) Nigeria
4) Tanzania
5) Eretria

Ans. 2) Tunisia

Ques. :23 The NITI Aayog has signed Statement of Intent (SoI) with which of the following tech giants to set up Atal Tinkering laboratories (ATL)?
1) Intel
2) Dell
3) AMD
4) HP
5) Huawei

Ans. 1) Intel

Ques. :24 The researchers from Laval University are going to conduct the world’s first Zika vaccine test on humans in which of the following countries?
1) Japan
2) Brazil
3) South Africa
4) Canada
5) Mexico

Ans. 4) Canada

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Ques. :25 Seven Indian companies have made it to the latest Fortune 500 list of the world’s biggest corporations in terms of revenue. Among Indian firms, the highest ranked one is
1) SBI
2) Indian Oil
3) Rajesh Exports
4) Tata Motors
5) Reliance Industries

Ans. 2) Indian Oil

Ques. :26 Which of the following countries has declared a three-month state of emergency following a failed coup?
1) Thailand
2) Turkey
3) Philippines
4) Cuba
5) Venezuela

Ans. 2) Turkey

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Ques. :27 ________ has signed an agreement with Reliance Jio Money for one-click payment service.
1) IndusInd Bank
2) IDFC Bank
3) Bandhan Bank
4) Yes Bank
5) Federal Bank

Ans. 5) Federal Bank

Ques. :28 The IRCTC has joined hands with which of the following banks to chalk out a detailed plan for promotion of rail ticketing activities?
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) SBI
4) PNB
5) Axis Bank

Ans. 3) SBI

Ques. :29 A Parliamentary panel changed the definition of an ARC, recently, after complains from the RBI. The term ARC stands for
1) Asset Recreation Company
2) Asset Restoration Company
3) Asset Restructuring Company
4) Asset Reconstruction Company
5) None of these

Ans. 4) Asset Reconstruction Company

Ques. :30 Who among the following is the new Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports?
1) Mahesh Sharma
2) Jitendra Singh
3) Vijay Goel
4) Dharmendra Pradhan
5) Rajiv Pratap Rudy

Ans. 3) Vijay Goel

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