1). Which ID card is made mandatory for students to avail mid-day meals ?
a) Voters ID
b) Ration Card number
c) Students ID card
d) Aadhaar ID number
e) Monthly Meals Pass
Answer: d)
Explanation: The Centre has made Aadhaar number mandatory for students to avail mid-day meals and has given time till June 30 to those without an Aadhaar number. The rule will be applicable across India except Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya and Assam. Further, the cook-cum-helpers working under the scheme would also be required to furnish their Aadhaar number.
2).What is the name of the app launched by government to help women internet users threatened with physical violence or trolled on social media ?
a) I am Poked
b) I am Trolled
c) Trolled. Help me
d) Troll Alert
e) Troll Not
Answer: b)
Explanation: : The government will launch an 'I am Trolled' app to help women internet users threatened with physical violence or trolled on social media, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi said on Friday. "It is unfortunate to see that women are equally abusive on social media as men," she added. Further, 'panic button' for women will also be functional from March-end, Gandhi said.
3).Which company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telangana government aimed at supporting the digitisation efforts of the state ?
a) TCS
b) Wipro
c) Reliance
d) Google India
e) IBM
Answer: d)
Explanation: Google India and Telangana government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at supporting the digitisation efforts of the state. Google India will provide Google Cloud credits and access to all cloud platform products to eligible startups engaged with Telangana government’s T—Hub initiative and through its Developer Relations team provide technical mentorship and advisory support to various startups, a release issued by the government.
4).In which tennis tournament does Rohan Bopanna and his Polish partner Marcin Matkowski reached final recently ?
a) Grand Prix Hassan II
b) Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
c) Hansol Korea Open
d) Rotterdam Open
e) Banka Koper Slovenia Open
Answer: b)
Explanation: India's Rohan Bopanna and his Polish partner Marcin Matkowski will play the men's doubles final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships today. The unseeded pair clash with fourth seeded Rojer Jean-Julien of Netherlands and Tecau Horia of Romania. Bopanna Matkowski duo knocked out the Indo spanish pair of Leander Paes and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 3-6,10-6 in the semi-final of the hard court tournament yesterday.
5).Syed Shahabuddin who recently passed away at age 82 related to which field ?
a) Law and Justice
b) Musician
c) Politician
d) Footballer
e) Athlete
Answer: c)
Explanation: Former Indian Foreign Services officer and politician Syed Shahabuddin passed away on Saturday following prolonged illness, a close aide said. The 82-year-old leader was a former President of the All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat and also served three terms as a Member of Parliament from 1979-1996. He was known for his opposition to the demolition of the Babri Masjid.
6).Name the french football player also famous for three times European Cup winning Real Madrid team player who died recently ?
a) Vitaly Churkin
b) Paul Kagame
c) Raymond Kopa
d) Konrad Reuland
e) Taarak Luis
Answer: c)
Explanation: French football legend Raymond Kopa who won the European Cup three times with Real Madrid in the 1950s, died in Paris today after a long illness. The French Football League announced that a minute's silence would be observed before all weekend games in honour of the man who rose from a poor mining family in northern France to become one of Europe's greatest players. Real Madrid issued a statement lamenting the loss of a great star.
7).Which state government declared a draft defence and aerospace manufacturing policy to attract investment of 5 billion dollars over a period of five years ?
a) Odisha
b) Nagaland
c) Haryana
d) Maharashtra
e) Karnataka
Answer: d)
Explanation: Maharashtra government today announced a draft defense and aerospace manufacturing policy to attract investment of 5 billion dollars over a period of five years. The highlight of the policy is creation of a fund of 1000 crore rupees to support defense manufacturers, especially the medium and small manufacturing enterprises. Announcing the policy, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, Maharashtra is the first state to declare such a policy. He said, the draft will be finalised after incorporating suggestions made by the industry and the defense ministry.
8).Which country recently test-fired a sophisticated Russian-made air defence system at Damvand military exercise ?
a) North Korea
b) Indonesia
c) Iraq
d) Japan
e) Iran
Answer: e)
Explanation: Iran successfully test-fired a sophisticated Russian-made air defence system, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. The report said the test of the S-300 system came during a recent military exercise named Damvand, the name of Iran’s highest mountain.
9).Who is the Chairman and Managing Director of Union Bank ?
a) Aditya Puri
b) Rana Kapoor
c) Rakesh Sethi
d) Arun Tiwari
e) Kishor Kharat
Answer: d)
Explanation: Union Bank of India will strengthen its loan portfolio under retail, agriculture and MSME (RAM) to achieve its growth in advances, said a top official. For the year ended December 31, 2016, Union Bank’s RAM share in domestic advances stood at 54.8% against 51.1% for the corresponding period a year-ago. This will increase to 60% in a year’s time. “Whatever the growth guidance, we gave in the past three years in advances and deposits, we achieved those numbers. We are on track and my growth will come from retail, agriculture and MSME,” said Arun Tiwari, Chairman and Managing Director, Union Bank.
10).What is the name of India's Foreign Secretary ?
a) S Jaishankar
b) U K Singha
c) M Ajeesh rai
d) G Kamleesh Raju
e) R Govardhanan
Answer: a)
Explanation: India does not expect any conflict between its 'Make in India programme' and U.S President Donald Trump's push for expanding manufacturing in America, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has said. “Overall sense is that the administration has a very positive view of India and India-US relations. We saw a lot of goodwill and interest in taking this relation forward,” Mr. Jaishankar said during a press conference after a series of meetings with officials of the Trump administration and lawmakers in the U.S capital this week.
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