1).Which country's Prime Minister will be the chief guest at the 14th PravasiBharatiya Divas (PBD)?
a) Portugal
b) Canada
c) USA
d) UK
e) Poland
Answer: a)
Explanation: António Costa, the Indian origin prime minister of the Republic of Portugal will be the chief guest at the 14th PravasiBharatiya Divas. PBD Convention will be held from January 7 to 9, 2017 in Bengaluru. The Portuguese PM has accepted an invitation from PM Modi. Surinam Vice president Michael AshwinSatyandreAdhin will be the Special Guest at the Youth PravasiBharatiya Divas (PBD).
2).Name the state, which has becomes the first e-assembly constituency of the country?
a) Assam
b) Sikkim
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Tripura
e) West Bengal
Answer: c)
Explanation: In Himachal Pradesh, the Palampur Assembly Constituency in Kangra district has becomes the first e-assembly constituency of the country. State Assembly Speaker BrijBehariLalButail inaugurated this system at a function held in Palampur town yesterday. It is pertinent to mention here that the Himachal Pradesh state assembly is the first assembly in the country which has adopted e-vidhan system, making it paperless.
3).In Himachal Pradesh, the Palampur Assembly Constituency in Kangra district has becomes the first e-assembly constituency of the country, which has adopted _________system, making it paperless?
a) e-seva
b) e-vidhan
c) e- naam
d) e- ujjal
e) e-assembly
Answer: b)
Explanation: In Himachal Pradesh, the Palampur Assembly Constituency in Kangra district has becomes the first e-assembly constituency of the country. State Assembly Speaker BrijBehariLalButail inaugurated this system at a function held in Palampur town yesterday. It is pertinent to mention here that the Himachal Pradesh state assembly is the first assembly in the country which has adopted e-vidhan system, making it paperless.
4).MASSAI, MTDC to organize Advantage Maharashtra Expo-2017 held in_____?
a) Nagpur
b) Pune
c) Mumbai
d) Nasik
e) Aurangabad
Answer: e)
Explanation: In Maharashtra, the Marathwada Association of Small Scale Industries and Agriculture and Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation are organizing Advantage Maharashtra Expo-2017 at Aurangabad from 5th to 8th of January. MASSIA President Vijay Lekurwale said that expo would be held under the aegis of Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises and National Small Industries Corporation.
5).Which government has amended the 2008 liquor prohibition recently?
a) Maharashtra
b) Kerala
c) Bihar
d) Odisha
e) New Delhi
Answer: a)
Explanation: Maharashtra government has amended the 2008 liquor prohibition orders and empowered the Gram Sabhas to pass a resolution calling for the liquor shops within the villages limits be relocated 100 meters away or outside the village limit.
6).Name the country which will host The 13th World Robot Olympiad?
a) Bangladesh
b) Nepal
c) India
d) Sri Lanka
e) Myanmar
Answer: c)
Explanation: The 13th World Robot Olympiad will be held in India for the first time ever. It will be organised jointly by NCSM under the aegis of Ministry of Culture and India STEM Foundation (ISF) from 25 November to 27 November 2016 at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida. More than 2000 students from 54 countries will participate in the event to find innovative ways, using robotic technology, to reduce, manage and recycle waste.
7). What is the theme of 13th World Robot Olympiad?
a) Rap the world
b) Recall the Scrap
c) Rapid the Scroll
d) Rap the Scrap
e) Run the Scrap
Answer: d)
Explanation: The theme for the 13th World Robot Olympiad is Rap the Scrap. The theme is in line with 'Swachh Bharat Mission' of the Indian government. The theme suggests students to Rap (talk) about waste – an important social issue. The students are expected to come up with innovative ideas using robotics technology to ‘Rap the Scrap’ i.e. to reduce, manage and recycle waste.
8).National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) will be utilizing its own cash credit limits up to about ______crore rupees to ensure loans for Primary Agricultural Credit Society and farmers?
a) 23,000
b) 33,000
c) 25,000
d) 35,000
e) 50,000
Answer: a)
Explanation: In a notification issued in Mumbai last evening, RBI has estimated that about Rupees 35,000 crore would be required to support farmers and to ensure unhindered farming operations. The apex bank has stated, that National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) will be utilizing its own cash credit limits up to about 23,000 crore rupees to ensure loans for Primary Agricultural Credit Society and farmers.
9).Over two thousand industrialists whose loan accounts to the tune of _______ lakhcrore rupees and have turned into, Non Performing Assets?
a) 3.98
b) 3.68
c) 3.89
d) 3.69
e) 3.58
Answer: c)
Explanation: Government has informed, there are over two thousand industrialists whose loan accounts to the tune of 3.89 lakh crore rupees and have turned into, Non Performing Assets. In a written reply in the RajyaSabha yesterday, Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said these industrialists include those who had taken loan of 50 crore rupees or more.
10).The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has done away with service tax charges on online bookings done through its website till______________.
a) 31st November
b) 31stDecember
c) 21stDecember
d) 15thDecember
e) 25thDecember
Answer: b)
Explanation: In a bid to encourage cashless transactions in the wake of the demonetisation exercise, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has done away with service tax charges on online bookings done through its website till 31st of December. A tax of 20 rupees is usually levied on sleeper class tickets and 40 rupees on AC class tickets while transacting via the IRCTC website. The tickets booked through the IRCTC website will become cheaper from today.
11).The RBI has doubled the limit of Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) to Rs. ________ to facilitate digital transactions.
a) 20000
b) 15000
c) 10000
d) 30000
e) 40000
Answer: a)
Explanation: The RBI has doubled the limit of semi-closed Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) to Rs 20,000 to facilitate digital transactions. RBI has introduced additional measures by way of special dispensation for small merchants. Balance in such PPIs cannot exceed Rs 20,000 at any point of time. The merchants can transfer funds from such PPIs to their own linked bank accounts up to Rs 50,000/month.
12).Name the person, who has been honored with International Press Freedom Award?
a) AkshayaMukul
b) FardunjeeMarzban
c) MaliniSubramaniam
d) Rama Varma
e) UdayPrakash
Answer: c)
Explanation: Indian journalist MaliniSubramaniam has been conferred with the International Press Freedom Award for her reporting from the Naxal-infested Bastar area, one of the four journalists felicitated by the annual award for their commitment to the press. She was honoured by the Committee to Protect Journalists along with El Salvador's Oscar Martinez and Turkey's Can Dundar. Subramaniam, had reported on abuses by police and security forces, sexual violence against women, the jailing of minors, the close of school and threats against journalists in the Bastar region in Chattisgarh.
13).Dr M Balamuralikrishna who passed away on November 22 was a _____ musician.
a) Aravana
b) Kajari
c) Hindustani
d) Carnatic
e) Marfa
Answer: d)
Explanation: Veteran Carnatic musician Dr M Balamuralikrishna passed away. The singer is credited with pioneering and engineering distinguished styles, having created his own Ragas. He caught the nation’s attention in Doordarshan’s iconic music video ‘Mile Sur MeraTumhara’ in the eighties. He was conferred the Padmavibhushan, the second highest civilian honour in the country, in 1991.
14).MGK Menon who passed away , he was related to which field?
a) Activist
b) Artist
c) Journalist
d) Politician
e) Scientist
Answer: e)
Explanation: MGK Menon was an acclaimed physicist, who had played a prominent role in the development of science and technology in the country over the last five decades. He had headed the Indian Space Research Organisation in 1972 as its Chairman and also served as a Minister of State for Science and Technology and Education in the V.P Singh government.
15).Dr. VivekiRai passed away, he was related to which field?
a) Writer
b) Artist
c) Journalist
d) Politician
e) Scientist
Answer: a)
Explanation: DrVivekiRai, the renowned Hindi and Bhojpuri litterateur, died on 22 November 2016 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He was 92. His works mainly depict rural life of India. His first story was published in 1945 in the then-popular newspaper Aaj. He also wrote several articles and columns in magazines and newspapers too.
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