1).Union Health Minister JP Nadda laid the foundation of super specialty health centre at Moti Lal Nehru Medical college in Allahabad. The new super specialty block will be built under the ______ scheme.
a) Rashtiya Swasthiya Bima Yojana
b) Pradhanmantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
c) Aam Admi Bhima Yojana
d) Vidyanjali Yojana
e) None of these
Answer: b)
Explanation: Union Health Minister JP Nadda laid the foundation of super specialty health centre at Moti Lal Nehru Medical college in Allahabad today. The new super specialty block will be built under the “Pradhanmantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana” scheme.
2).Name the Minister who released the first issue of a National Newspaper dedicated to Senior Citizen, 'Saanjhi Saanjh'.
a) Jagat Prakash Nadda
b) Ram Vilas Paswan
c) Thaawarchand Gehlot
d) Ashok Gajapathi Raju
e) Prakash Javadekar
Answer: c)
Explanation: Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment released the first issue of a National Newspaper dedicated to Senior Citizen, 'Saanjhi Saanjh'.
3).In Assam, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, BSNL will soon launch a mobile app with which among the following banks to facilitate cashless transaction.
a) Corporation Bank
b) Indian Bank
c) State Bank of India
d) Central Bank of India
e) None of these
Answer: c)
Explanation: In Assam, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, BSNL will soon launch a mobile app with SBI to facilitate cashless transaction. Talking to AIR, the Chief General Manager of the BSNL M K Seth said, the app will help people, even in remote areas, in digital banking.
4).India has been ranked 4th in the Global Wind Power Installed Capacity index. Which among the following countries tops the Index?
c) Germany
d) Australia
Answer: a)
Explanation: India has been ranked 4th in the Global Wind Power Installed Capacity index after China, USA and Germany with cumulative installed wind power generation capacity of 28,279 MW in 2016.
5).India ranks ______ in Global Economic Growth Index.
Answer: c)
Explanation: With the fast economic growth in over two decades and a half, India has now taken over the United Kingdom as the fifth largest economy in the world. A report published in Forbes magazine said that this dramatic shift has been driven by India's rapid economic growth over the past 25 years as well as Britain's recent woes with the Brexit.
6).Who among the following appointed as the CEO of Noida Authority?
a) Deepak Agarwal
b) Satish Agarwal
c) Mahesh Agarwal
d) Dinesh Agarwal
e) Praneeth Agarwal
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Uttar Pradesh Government on 20 December 2016 appointed Deepak Agarwal, CEO of Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), as the CEO of Noida Authority.
7).Which union ministry has won gold medal in the Web Ratna category of 2016 Digital India Awards?
a) Ministry of Rural Development
b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
c) Ministry of Human Resource Development
d) Ministry of Tourism
e) None of these
Answer: b)
Explanation: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare won gold in the Web Ratna category in the recently concluded Digital India awards, 2016, conferred by the Ministry of Electronics & IT to promote more innovative e-governance initiatives by the government entities.
8).Which among the following countries scientists have developed a vaccine for chikungunya fever made from an insect-specific virus?
d) Australia
Answer: e)
Explanation: US researchers have developed a vaccine for chikungunya fever made from an insect-specific virus that does not have any effect on people, making the vaccine safe and effective.
9).Famous Renowned actor K. N. Jagannatha Varma passed away recently. He belongs to which film industry?
b) Malayalam
d) Kannada
e) Gujarati
Answer: b)
Explanation: Renowned Malayalam actor K. N. Jagannatha Varma passed away at a private hospital at Neyyattinkarain Thiruvananthapuram Tuesday. He was 77.
10).Which state govt. has issued "petro cards" to drivers working with the state government for cashless payments of fuel?
b) Haryana
c) Uttarakhand
e) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: b)
Explanation: The Haryana government has issued "petro cards" to its drivers for cashless payments for fuel and also announced prizes on daily basis for the citizens who would be registering and transacting proactively towards cashless transactions. Two oil companies like 'Indian Oil' and 'Bharat Petroleum' have been shortlisted for this purpose.
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