1).Which of the following ministry has launched Twitter Seva to directly engage with citizens in country and abroad, tourists and business travellers for speedy resolution of their visa and passport queries?
a) Ministry of External Affairs
b) Ministry of Home Affairs
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Ministry of Science and Technology
e) None of these
Answer: a)
Explanation: the Ministry of External Affairs launched a ‘Twitter Seva’ service. This move will centralise its grievance redressal mechanism by bringing over 200 social media handles
2).Which of the following dancers set a new Guinness World Record by performing together in a single event in Vijayawada district of Andhra Pradesh?
a) Bharatanatyam
b) Kathak
c) Kathakali
d) Kuchipudi
e) Andhra Folk dance
Answer: d)
Explanation: Andhra Pradesh’s classical dance ‘Kuchipudi’ found a place in the Guinness World Records when a record 6,117 dancers came together to present a show in Vijaywada.
3).Which company has partnered with the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs to launch nationwide Digitally Safe Consumer campaign
a) Yahoo
b) Bing
c) Baidu India
d) Google India
e) Khojo India
Answer: d)
Explanation: Google India has partnered with the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs to launch nationwide Digitally Safe Consumer campaign to raise awareness among consumers about online safety and better protect consumer interest online.
4).Which of the following ministry will set up the Mitra Handloom Helpline Centre?
a) Ministry of Human Resource Management
b) Ministry of Textiles
c) Ministry of Railways
d) Ministry of Finance
e) None of these
Answer: b)
Explanation: The Union Ministry of Textiles has decided to establish a Bunkar Mitra-Handloom Helpline Centre where experts in the field of textiles will answer professional queries of weavers. This helpline will function from 10.00 a.m to 6 p.m. and initially it will be provided in 7 languages viz., Hindi, English, and 5 other regional languages (Telugu, Tamil, Kannada Bengali & Assamese).
5).The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the statue of which of the following Maratha king
a) Rajaram Chhatrapati
b) Venkoji
c) Rajaram Chhatrapati
d) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
e) None of these
Answer: d)
Explanation: The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the statue of 17th century Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on an island off the Mumbai coast in Arabia Sea.
6).Which bank has launched the Bank Sakhi Scheme to promote and popularize cashless transaction.
a) Punjab Gramin Bank
b) Pandyan Grama Bank
c) Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank
d) Manipur Rural Bank
e) Corporation Bank
Answer: c)
Explanation: To ensure greater participation in financial inclusion in rural areas, the Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB) has come out with an innovative method of employing women in villages to promote and popularize cashless transaction.
7).The Centre released Rs 1,982 crore for Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram project through which of the following bank
a) RBI
b) SBI
c) Cooperative Bank
d) NABARD
e) None of these
Answer: d)
Explanation: The Centre released Rs 1,982 crore for the multipurpose Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh on December 26, 2016.
8).Name the Longest Range Ballistic Missile that has successfully by India from the Abdul Kalam Wheeler Island off Odisha coast.
a) Prithv-2
b) Agni-4
c) Agni-5
d) Prithv-6
e) Vayu - 5
Answer: c)
Explanation: India successfully test-fired its home-grown long range intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-5 from the Abdul Kalam Wheeler Island off Odisha coast.
9).Name the Indian-American engineer who has been elected as Mayor of South San Francisco city in the US state of California.
a) Pradeep Gupta
b) Sanjay Gupta
c) Vikram Gupta
d) Anand Gupta
e) Aravind Gupta
Answer: a)
Explanation: Pradeep Gupta, an IIT Chennai alumni, an Indian-American engineer who has been elected as Mayor of South San Francisco city in the US state of California.
10).Name the Indian bank that has announced the nation-wide launch of aadhaar-linked cashless merchant solution that uses a retailers' smartphone to enable digital payments.
a) IDFC Bank
b) Axiz Bank
c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
d) HDFC Bank
e) ICICI Bank
Answer: a)
Explanation: IDFC Bank has announced the nation-wide launch of aadhaar-linked cashless merchant solution that uses a retailers' smartphone to enable digital payments. Aadhaar Pay, launched by the government, has been developed by IDFC Bank in association with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
11).SBI adpotsS hirki village in Pen for Aadhaar-based payments. The village is located in which state?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttarakhand
d) Uttar Pradesh
e) Maharashtra
Answer: e)
Explanation: Countrys largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) said it has adopted Shirki village in Pen taluka in Maharashtra for driving the Aadhaar-based merchant payment.
12). Which state has launched 'Atal-Amrit Abhiyan' health assurance scheme which will provide coverage against several critical illnesses?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Meghalaya
c) Mizoram
d) Assam
e) Karnataka
Answer: d)
Explanation: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal has launched 'Atal-Amrit Abhiyan' at a function. The initiative is a health assurance scheme which will give comprehensive coverage for six diseases and cover all individuals in eligible families with annual income below Rs 5 lakh.
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