1). Which state has recently announced to implement 7th pay commission for employees of the state ?
a) Goa
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Maharashtra
d) Bihar
e) Punjab
Answer: b)
Explanation: In Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh yesterday announced to implement 7th pay commission recommendation for the benefit of more than 2.5 lakh government officers and employees in the state. Replying to the debate on the budget appropriation bill in the assembly, CM said the government staff would get the benefit of 7th pay commission from April this year. The chief minister said his government has also decided to provide rice free of cost to all “Divyang”-physically challenged persons.
2). In which city the 3rd meeting of the G20 Framework Working Group held ?
a) Mumbai
b) Visakhapatnam
c) Cochin
d) Varanasi
e) Kolkata
Answer: d)
Explanation: The third meeting of the G20 Framework Working Group concluded on 29 March 2017 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The meet witnessed discussions on the current global economic conjecture as well as deliberations on the policy options that countries can pursue to counter the challenges. The focus of the meeting was to deliberate on the inclusive growth agenda of the G20 and formulation of a framework for country specific inclusive growth policies. In the two-day meeting, officials from more than 30 countries discussed the growth strategy to raise the world GDP by 2 per cent till 2018.
3).Which bank has recently announced digitally-enabled savings account feature called ‘811’ ?
a) South Indian Bank
b) Catholic Syrian Bank
c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
d) Punjab National Bank
e) ICICI Bank
Answer: c)
Explanation: Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank on Wednesday announced a strategy to double its existing customer base to 16 million in the next 18 months. A key component of this strategy would be a purely digitally-enabled savings account feature, which the bank calls ‘811’ in a nod to the government’s November 8 decision to demonetise high-value currency notes and push for a less-cash economy.
4).Which bank has made a tie up with Wells Fargo to offer real time remittances from the Indian diaspora to their relatives back home ?
a) Canara Bank
b) Axis Bank
c) Yes Bank
d) Dhanlaxmi Bank
e) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
Answer: b)
Explanation: Axis Bank has tied up with Wells Fargo, the third largest American bank by assets, to offer real time remittances from the Indian diaspora to their relatives back home. Under the arrangement between the two banks, any member of the Indian diaspora with an account with the Wells Fargo will be able to transfer money to their relatives back home and there will be no transaction fee applicable to the money transfers from USA. But the relative or the beneficiary in India will need to have an account with Axis Bank.
5).Which state cricket team has won the 2017 Deodhar Trophy ?
a) Karnataka
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Odisha
d) Punjab
e) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: b)
Explanation: Tamil Nadu defeated India 'B' by 42 runs in the final to clinch the Deodhar Trophy and have become the first state to win all BCCI senior trophies after winning the Deodhar Trophy on Wednesday. The state, which won the Ranji Trophy in 1987-88, also won the Vijay Hazare Trophy this year, making them five-time winners in the tournament. Tamil Nadu won the Irani Cup in 1988-89 and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2007-08.
6).Name the player who become India's 46th chess Grandmaster after winning title at the Sharjah Masters ?
a) Srinath Narayanan
b) Adithya Suresh
c) Karun Vignesh
d) Sujeeth Krishnan
e) Vikash Singh
Answer: a)
Explanation: Srinath Narayanan from Chennai has become India's 46th chess Grandmaster after defeating Spanish Grandmaster David Anton Guijarro at the Sharjah Masters. The 23-year-old crossed the 2500-mark on the FIDE rankings and has already secured five GM norms. Notably, Narayanan had become India's youngest FIDE rated chess player in 2002 when he was just eight years old.
7).Which of the following state is not the state joined the Centre’s Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojna scheme ?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Tripura
e) None of these
Answer: c)
Explanation: Kerala, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh have joined the Centre’s power distribution company debt relief scheme, Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojna. With this, 26 states have joined the scheme. The government estimates that Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura will gain net benefits of approximately Rs.4,178 crore, Rs.309 crore and Rs.810 crore respectively. Since the state discoms have relatively lower loses, these benefits will accrue from reducing transmission losses and demand side management by the discoms.
8).Where does the high speed rail wire Wi-Fi facility recently inaugurated in India ?
a) Indian Parliament
b) National Rail museum
c) Indira Gandhi International Airport
d) Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium
e) None of these
Answer: b)
Explanation: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today inaugurated high speed rail wire Wi-Fi facility in National Rail museum today. Dedicating the facility to public, the minister said, the free Wi-Fi service built over the fiber network of Rail Tel is designed to offer High- Speed Broadband like experience to users. On this occasion, Mr. Prabhu also launched a book " Indian Railways- The Weaving of a National Tapestry". The book has been authored by Bibek Debroy, Sanjay and Vidya Krishnamurthi. Mr. Debroy, member of the NITI Ayog, addressed the gathering said, the book touches the unexplored nuggets of Indian railways.
9).Which state has introduced a law of non bailable case imposed against overcharging medicines and medical equipments in the state ?
a) Telangana
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Mizoram
e) Haryana
Answer: c)
Explanation: Maharashtra Government has said, non bailable case will be registered for overcharging medicines and medical equipments in the state. Maharashtra Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Girish Bapat informed State Legislative council today that state government has taken action against hospitals, involved in such practices. He said, some big hospitals have also been fined.
10).How much basis points does Canara Bank plans to reduced from April 1?
a) 12
b) 10
c) 15
d) 5
e) 25
Answer: b)
Explanation: Canara Bank to revise its base rate with effect from April 1. The bank plans to reduced its base rate by 10 basis points to 9.40 per cent from 9.50 per annum. All rupee loans and advances linked to base rate will accordingly carry reduced rate of interest, by 10 basis points.
11).Name the sports person who's name is used for naming a airport in Portugal?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Muhammad Ali
c) Usain Bolt
d) Lance Armstrong
e) Cristiano Ronaldo
Answer: e)
Explanation: The local airport in Cristiano Ronaldo's native Madeira Islands in Portugal was named after the 32-year-old Real Madrid forward on Wednesday. The Real Madrid striker was joined by Portugal's President and the Prime Minister, who unveiled a commemorative plaque outside the terminal entrance, above a bust of Ronaldo. The airport has been renamed to Aeroporto Cristiano Ronaldo.
12).Name the Turkish athlete who's two Olympic silver medals and one world silver medal has been stripped off after a re-analysis of an in-competition doping test dating back to 2007 ?
a) Lance Armstrong
b) Elvan Abeylegesse
c) Michael Phelps
d) Manny Pacquiao
e) Nadia Comăneci
Answer: b)
Explanation: Turkish runner Elvan Abeylegesse was today stripped of two Olympic silver medals and one world silver after a re-analysis of an in-competition doping test dating back to 2007. The Ethiopian-born middle and long-distance runner tested positive on August 25, 2007, after winning silver at the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka.
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