1).The Oil and Natural Gas Corp has replaced 'Rajiv Gandhi' name with ________ for its Urja Bhawan building.
a) Guru Nanak
b) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya
c) Syama Prasad Mookerjee
d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
e) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: b)
Explanation: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has removed the name of ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi from its newly built corporate office in Delhi and has changed it to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Urja Bhawan. The name Rajiv Gandhi Urja Bhawan was given to it by the then PM Manmohan Singh in 2007. The decision was taken to honour Upadhyaya, said ONGC.
2). ___________ has recently resigned as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
a) J Jayalalithaa
b) b)V K Sasikala
c) O Panneerselvam
d) M K Stalin
e) M Karunanidhi
Answer: c)
Explanation: : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today tendered his resignation from the post citing 'personal reasons' and setting the stage for takeover of V K Sasikala, who was elected as Legislature Party leader in the day. In a letter addressed to Governor Vidyasagar Rao, Mr Panneerselvam urged him to kindly accept his resignation and relieve the Council of Ministers appointed by him on 6th of December last year.
3). The Cyclothon was organized by the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) to create awareness with tag line as ________
a) Conserve Fuel and Save Future
b) Use Cycle and Conserve Fuel
c) Plant trees and Save Future
d) Plant Trees and End pollution
e) Keep cleen and Save Environment
Answer: a)
Explanation: Petroleum Ministry today organized the Cyclothon at India Gate in New Delhi. The main aim of 3.4 Km cyclothon was to use less-fuel vehicle for transport and protect the environment. The Cyclothon was organized by the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) to create awareness among masses to adopt environment friendly transport system. The Cyclothon completely agrees with PCRA tagline “Conserve Fuel and Save Future”.
4). _________ state has launched as scheme called Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana, (CMSGUY)
a) Jharkhand
b) Odisha
c) Mizoram
d) Assam
e) West Bengal
Answer: d)
Explanation: In a move to bring about paradigm shift towards holistic development of villages, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched the Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana, CMSGUY in Guwahati this evening. This scheme is a mega mission with a financial outlay of 30,000 crore rupees and it will be implemented in all the villages of the state. It will culminate in 2021-22.
5). Indian Coast Guard ship _________ , which sent on a four day good will mission to UAE
a) INS Prahar
b) Samarath
c) Rajdhwaj
d) Tir (A86)
e) Samudra Pavak
Answer: e)
Explanation: The indigenously designed ship Samudra Pavak or the ‘Purifier of the Seas’, the third of the Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) series of the Indian Coast Guard, is on a four day good will mission to UAE. Commanded by Deputy Inspector General Satish Kumar , it has 15 officers and 99 other personnel and is scheduled for a joint exercise and sharing of operational expertise with their UAE counterparts.
6). 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup basketball tournament will be hosted by _______
a) Malaysia
b) Philippines
c) Russia
d) India
e) Bangladesh
Answer: d)
Explanation: India will host FIBA Women's Asia Cup basketball tournament at Bengaluru in July. Basketball Federation of India (BFI) President K Govindaraj said the continental flagship tournament for women will be hled from July 23 to 29. India has also been given another continental level tournament-the FIBA U-16 Women's Asian Championship - which will be held from October 22 to 28 in Hyderabad. This will be the first time since 2009 that India will host a major FIBA (International Basketball Federation) event.
7). The record of world's longest non-stop commercial flight journey between Doha and Auckland by ________
a) Qatar Airways
b) Etihad Airways
c) Air New Zealand
d) Air Nelson
e) Air Arabia
Answer: a)
Explanation: The world's longest non-stop commercial flight landed in Auckland, New Zealand, today after a 14,535-kilometre journey lasting 16 hours, 23 minutes. The Qatar Airways flight departed from Doha and crossed ten time zones. Although an Air India flight claims to be world's longest by flying distance, Qatar Airways' flight is the longest by land distance (distance between Auckland and Doha).
8).Jharkhand government has announced _____ reservation to sports persons in government jobs.
a) 10%
b) 5%
c) 4%
d) 7%
e) 2%
Answer: e)
Explanation: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today said the state will give two per cent reservation to sports persons in government jobs and nutritious food to them. He said efforts were also being taken to give nutritious food to the sports persons, an official release said in Ranchi. Mr Das said to promote football, Kamal Clubs are being set up, and for this the government would give kits to players and competitions would be held at block, district and state
9). A joint military exercise recently host by Indian Coast Guard and ______ country counter parts.
a) Bangladesh
b) UAE
c) Sri Lanka
d) Brazil
e) Kenya
Answer: b)
Explanation: Indian Coast Guard and their UAE counter parts will take part in Joint exercise and sharing of operational expertise from today. Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Samudra Pavak has arrived on a good will visit to Dubai and has anchored itself at Port Rashid. The Indian Ambassador to UAE, Navdeep Suri visited the ship yesterday and was briefed on board by DIG Satish Kumar, captain of the ship. Samudra Pavak, the third of the Pollution Control Vessel series of the Indian Coast Guard, was indigenously designed and commissioned in January 2016.
10). __________ resigned from the boards of Ola and Snapdeal due to "personal reasons and other obligations".
a) Yumin Mao
b) Trabuco Cappi
c) William Downe
d) John Cryan
e) Jonathan Bullock
Answer: e)
Explanation: SoftBank Group's Chief Operating Officer (COO) Jonathan Bullock has resigned from the boards of Ola and Snapdeal due to "personal reasons and other obligations". He also resigned from the board of Housing, citing a regulatory filing. SoftBank's Managing Director David Thevenon is likely to replace Bullock and join the boards of Ola and Snapdeal.
11). England's Test team cricket captain who recently resigned is ______?
a) Andrew strauss
b) Ian Bell
c) Joe Root
d) Alastair Cook
e) Eion Morgan
Answer: d)
Explanation: Alastair Cook has resigned as England's Test captain after a record 59 matches in charge. The 32-year-old took the role in 2012 and led England to Ashes victories in 2013 and 2015. "Stepping down has been an incredibly hard decision but I know this is the correct decision for me and at the right time for the team," said Cook.
12). Asian Junior Squash Championships 2017 held in _____
a) China
b) Japan
c) Hong Kong
d) Turkey
e) Spain
Answer: c)
Explanation: Top seeds India defeated Malaysia to win the gold medal in the boys' team event at the Asian Junior Squash Championships in Hong Kong on Sunday. This is the second time India's boys' team has won the title, with the earlier win coming in 2011. Meanwhile, India's girls' team finished joint second, behind Malaysia and Korea who shared the title.
13).Central government has announced 100% penalty for cash transaction over _____
a) 2 Lakhs
b) 3 Lakhs
c) c)2. 5 Lakhs
d) 5 Lakhs
e) 7.5 Lakhs
Answer: b)
Explanation: A penalty of equal amount will be levied for any cash transaction of over Rs.3 lakh from April 1, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has said. "Supposing you do a transaction of Rs.4 lakh in cash, then the penalty would be Rs.4 lakh," Adhia explained. A ban on cash transaction of over Rs.3 lakh has been proposed in the Union Budget.
14).International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is celebrated on ______
a) 16th January
b) 2nd August
c) 4th February
d) 11th March
e) 6th February
Answer: e)
Explanation: 6th February - International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Theme : Building a solid and interactive bridge between Africa and the world to accelerate ending FGM by 2030. International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is a UN-sponsored awareness day that takes place February 6 each year since 2003. February 6th has been dedicated to the intolerance of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women.
15).The Railways Ministry is planning to construct 240-kilometre railway in _____ union territory
a) Andaman and Nicobar
b) Daman and Diu
c) Chandigarh
d) Lakshadweep
e) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Railways Ministry is planning a 240-kilometre railway line connecting Port Blair with Diglipur on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The line, set to cost over Rs.2,413 crore and be the first on the archipelago, has tourism potential and "strategic value" for defence forces. The Railways and Union Territory administration will share its operational profits or loss.
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