1). In latest FIFA rankings Indian national football team has ranked as _______, which is its best ranking since December 2005.
a) 127
b) 112
c) 129
d) 121
e) 137
Answer: c)
Explanation: The Indian national football team on Thursday moved up six places to the 129th position in the latest FIFA rankings, its best ranking since December 2005, when it was at the 127th position. Notably, the Indian team has won nine of its last 11 matches, which has helped it jump 42 places in less than two years.
2). ________ has been appointed as the new CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) resulting to the appointment of N Chandrasekaran as the new Tata Sons Chairman.
a) Rajesh Gopinathan
b) Venkatraman Thyagarajan
c) Aarthi Subramanian
d) Kavarana
e) RK Krishna Kumar
Answer: a)
Explanation: IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday appointed Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Rajesh Gopinathan as the new CEO of the firm. Gopinathan will replace N Chandrasekaran who has been appointed as the new Tata Sons Chairman. The firm also said it has elevated NG Subramaniam as the Chief Operating Officer.
3). India's first ever solar powered boat launched at Kochi's Vembanad lake in Kerala which is named as _________. The 75-seater boat fitted with 78 rooftop solar panels.
a) Surya
b) Aditya
c) Surya Naav
d) Akash
e) Achraya
Answer: b)
Explanation: India's first ever solar powered boat called 'Aditya' was launched at Kochi's Vembanad lake in Kerala on Thursday. The 75-seater boat fitted with 78 rooftop solar panels, will ferry along a 2.5-kilometre route 22 times a day. The boat can travel at a maximum speed of about 14 kmph and cruises without noise and minimal vibration, unlike the diesel ferries.
4). The central government has recently raised the minimum monthly pension of an employee to _________
a) Rs.12,000
b) 14,000
c) Rs.9,000
d) Rs. 7000
e) Rs.11,000
Answer: c)
Explanation: The Government has increased the minimum monthly pension to nine thousand per person, besides a two-fold hike in ex-gratia amount for central government employees. Addressing the meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies in New Delhi yesterday, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office, Dr Jitendra Singh said the ex-gratia amount for the employees has been increased from 10 -15 lakh to 25-35 lakh rupees. He said, there are about 50-55 lakh pensioners in the country and almost 88 per cent of their accounts have been seeded to Aadhaar.
5). Indian national ________ ,who had inadvertently crossed the LoC on May 3, 2016, recently handed over by Pakistan to the Indian Army.
a) Ranbir Singh
b) Javed Iqbal
c) Surya Kumar
d) hrithik gupta
e) Chandu Chavan
Answer: b)
Explanation: Pakistan on Thursday handed over Javed Iqbal, an Indian national who had inadvertently crossed the LoC on May 3, 2016, to the Indian Army. Javed was handed over at Chakan Da Bagh crossing point along LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Iqbal's return was made possible after continuous pursuance by the Indian Army, said a defence official.
6). The MOU worth ________ between Gujarat Government and the Ministry of Railways for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project.
a) Rs 85000 crore
b) Rs 75000 crore
c) Rs 72000 crore
d) Rs 77000 crore
e) Rs 81000 crore
Answer: d)
Explanation: The Gujarat Government has signed a memorandum of understanding worth Rs.77,000 crore with the Ministry of Railways for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project. The MoU was signed during the Vibrant Gujarat Summit at Mahatma Mandir. The train is expected to cover 508 km between Mumbai and Ahmedabad in about two hours, running at an operating speed of 320 km/h.
7). Indian airline SpiceJet signed a deal for around 205 planes worth ___________ with US airplane manufacturer Boeing
a) $22 billion
b) $24 billion
c) $12 billion
d) $18 billion
e) $11 billion
Answer: a)
Explanation: Low-cost airline SpiceJet said it has signed a deal for around 205 planes worth $22 billion (over Rs.1.5 lakh crore) with US airplane manufacturer Boeing. This marks the biggest expansion plan by the carrier, which is seeking to take back market share from leader IndiGo. The order is also the largest ever placed by an Indian airline for Boeing aircraft.
8). ________ has been chosen as one of speakers in the Stage and Screen field for a talk at the Oxford University
a) deepika padukone
b) Chanda Kochhar
c) Asha Roy
d) Chhavi Rajawat
e) Katrina Kaif
Answer: e)
Explanation: Actress Katrina Kaif will be one of the speakers in the Stage and Screen field for a talk at the Oxford University. The event is scheduled to take place in February. Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons, 'House of Cards' actress Robin Wright and '90210' actress Annalynne McCord will be some of the other speakers at the event.
9). Airtel Payments Bank which launched recently and operate with a network of 2.5 lakh banking points through Airtel retail stores has ________ interest rate on savings accounts deposits.
a) 6.75 %
b) 7.75 %
c) 7.25 %
d) 6.85 %
e) 7.45%
Answer: c)
Explanation: Bharti Airtel on Thursday launched its pan India payments bank, which is India's first payments bank. Airtel Payments Bank will operate across 29 states with a network of 2.5 lakh banking points through Airtel retail stores. A customer’s Airtel mobile number will be payments bank account number and the company will offer a 7.25% interest rate on savings accounts deposits.
10). N Chandrasekaran has newly appointed as the chairman of _________ after the removal of Cyrus Mistry as the Chairman
a) Tata Steel
b) Tata sons
c) Tata Interactive Systems
d) Tata Power
e) Tata Financial Services
Answer: b)
Explanation: Tata Sons have appointed TCS Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mr Natarajan Chandrasekaran as its new Chairman. A press release issued by the company last evening said Mr. Chandrasekaran will take charge on 21st February. His appointment comes after the Tata sons removed Cyrus Mistry as the Chairman.
11). ________ has received The Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honour from Barack Obama.
a) George Mitchell
b) Denis McDonough
c) Joe Biden
d) Tim Geithner
e) Pete Rouse
Answer: c)
Explanation: Outgoing US President Barack Obama on Thursday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honour, to Vice President Joe Biden during a surprise event at the White House. Calling Biden "a lion of American history", Obama said the award commemorates an "extraordinary man with an extraordinary career in public service".
12). Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has signed a 1-trillion yen, about 8.7 billion dollars, aid package over the next five years to _______ .
a) Libya
b) Morocco
c) Colombia
d) Philippines
e) Vietnam
Answer: d)
Explanation: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has signed a 1-trillion yen, about 8.7 billion dollars, aid package over the next five years to the Philippines, meant to improve economic and political relations between the two island nations. The package is focused on infrastructure and energy. Abe's two-day visit to the archipelago makes him the first foreign leader to visit since the election of the Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte in May 2016.
13). Automated sanitary napkin vending machines has been planned to install in all government colleges across the state ________ state government.
a) Haryana
b) Sikkim
c) Bihar
d) Odisha
e) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: a)
Explanation: Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world's best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich. Real Madrid and Portugal forward Ronaldo beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann to the prize. The Haryana Government has decided to install automated sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators in the state's all government colleges. A spokesman said it was observed that due to the social taboo, most girls hesitated to go to conventional chemist shops to buy sanitary napkins and thus, indulged in unhygienic practices.
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