1).State Bank of India (SBI) has installed its ATM recently in India's largest warship ________
a) INS Satpura
b) INS Vikrant
c) INS Viraat
d) INS Vikramaditya
e) INS Jalashwa
Answer: d)
Explanation: India's largest warship INS Vikramaditya is going to get an ATM onboard tomorrow, making it the 2nd Indian warship to have an ATM. The ATM will belong to India's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI). Further, it will be operated through a satellite link and the services will begin from Saturday evening.
2).First executive order signed by new US President Donald Trump is __________.
a) H1B Visa
b) Obamacare
c) Exit from UN
d) New Employement
e) US-Russian Deal
Answer: b)
Explanation: : US President Donald Trump on Friday signed his first executive order, directing government agencies to scale back Obamacare. During his campaigns, Trump had promised to dismantle the health care law, which required Americans to have health insurance or pay a tax penalty. Notably, the Senate last week voted to draft a legislation repealing Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act or Obamacare.
3).Amit Singhal the former head of Google Search now appointed Senior Vice President of Engineering in ______
a) Flipkart
b) Paytm
c) Uber
d) Microsoft
e) Freecharge
Answer: c)
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh-born former head of Google Search Amit Singhal has announced his appointment as Uber's Senior Vice President of Engineering. Singhal, who worked at Google for 15 years, shared a picture of himself with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick captioned, "Catching the next ride of my professional journey with @travisk at @Uber." He will also help grow the startup's self-driving program.
4).All India Football Federation President , who is appointed as a member of the FIFA Finance Committee (2017-2021) ?
a) Ravi Shankar
b) Margaret Georgiadis
c) Rasika Joshi
d) Praful Patel
e) Bhramagupta
Answer: d)
Explanation: All India Football Federation President, Praful Patel was appointed as a member of the FIFA Finance Committee (2017-2021) on Thursday. Patel was also appointed as the Senior Vice-President of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in December 2016. The FIFA Finance Committee monitors the financial management and advises the FIFA Executive Committee on financial matters and asset management.
5).Which type of banks are not authorised to accept deposits under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme (PMGKDS)
a) Regional Rural Bank
b) private sector Banks
c) foreign banks
d) public sector banks
e) Co-operative Banks
Answer: e)
Explanation: Government today clarified that Co-operative Banks are not authorised to accept deposits under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme (PMGKDS). The scheme allows assessees to disclose previously unaccounted and undeclared income under its ambit.
6).Manipur's first crowd-funded party Peoples' Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) started by ?
a) Mohammed Alimuddin
b) Raj Kumar Ranbir Singh
c) Irom Sharmila
d) bijeesh dasan
e) darshan raval
Answer: c)
Explanation: Political activist Irom Sharmila's political party Peoples' Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA), which was launched in October last year, is Manipur's first crowd-funded party. Explaining why the party adopted the approach for raising funds, party convener Erendro Leichonbam said, "We want this campaign to be powered by people. We are soliciting money from people to fight corruption in Manipur.
7).________ has become the 48th Vice President of the United States
a) Mike Pence
b) George Mitchell
c) Sean Spicer
d) Joe Biden
e) Steven Mnuchin
Answer: a)
Explanation: Mike Pence was sworn in as the 48th Vice President of the United States at the Inauguration Day ceremony in Washington DC. Pence took oath with his hand on a pair of Bibles– his personal copy and another that belonged to his political idol, Ronald Reagan. Pence had earlier served as the Governor of Indiana.
8). James Mattis is newly appointed as the US _________ in Donald Trump administration.
a) Secretary of State
b) Secretary of Defence
c) Secretary of Commerce
d) Secretary of Treasury
e) Secretary of Labour
Answer: b)
Explanation: Retired General James Mattis was sworn in as US Secretary of Defence on Friday, making him the first cabinet member of President Donald Trump to be cleared to take office. The Senate's 98-1 vote confirmed his appointment, as Trump signed a waiver exempting Mattis from a law that blocked senior officers from leading the Pentagon within seven years of retirement.
9)._______ has been recently included in judging panel of the upcoming 65th edition of the Miss Universe pageant.
a) Sushmita Sen
b) Aishwarya Rai
c) Lara Dutta
d) Yukta Mookhey
e) None of these
Answer: a)
Explanation: Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen has confirmed that she is on the judging panel of the upcoming 65th edition of the Miss Universe pageant. She was crowned Miss Universe in Manila, Philippines in 1994. "I am so excited, emotional and looking forward to returning home to the #Philippines after #23years... it’s where it all began," she wrote on Instagram.
10).Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya the 3 state jointly celebrate January 21st of every year as _____
a) Yaoshang
b) Lui-ngai- ni
c) Heikru Hitongba
d) Statehood Day
e) Wangala Festival
Answer: d)
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wished joy and prosperity for the people of Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya on the occasion of their 45th Statehood Day. The three states attained statehood in 1972 under the North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act, 1971. While Meghalaya was a part of Assam before becoming a full-fledged state, Manipur and Tripura were Union Territories before 1972.
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