1). India’s largest public sector lender SBI recently announced to sell their bad loan worth of _________.
a) 1,755 crore rupees
b) 1,563 crore rupees
c) 1,471 crore rupees
d) 1,324 crore rupees
e) 1,571 crore rupees
Answer: c)
Explanation: State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to sell the bad loans with outstanding balance of Rs1,471.47 crore on sale to asset reconstruction companies and financial institutions
2). World Bank International Financial Corp has planned to invest how much amount in Kedaara Capital Fund II LLP?
a) 30 million USD
b) 35 million USD
c) 45 million USD
d) 40 million USD
e) 25 million USD
Answer: d)
Explanation: World Bank’s International Finance Corp to invest up to $40 million in Kedaara Capital Fund II LLP, which in turn will fund in 10-12 mid-market firms in India
3). Public sector lender SBI has launched hackathon for developers, startups and students to come up with innovative ideas and solutions for the banking sector. What is the name of the hackathon?
a) Secure Banking
b) Code For Bank
c) Banking Under Control
d) Firewall For Bank
e) Curb Hacking On Bank
Answer: b)
Explanation: The hackathon, which was launched by SBI was named ‘Code For Bank’, will focus on the business value driven by technologies like predictive analytics, fin-tech/block chain, digital payments, IoT (Internet of Things), artificial intelligence, machine learning, BOTS and robotic process automation.
4). Lenin Moreno was recently appointed as a new president of which country?
a) Brazil
b) Cuba
c) Spain
d) Ecuador
e) Mexico
Answer: d)
Explanation: Ecuador's new president Lenin Moreno, tasked with steering a flagship of the Latin American left through troubled economic and political waters. Moreno beat his conservative rival, ex-banker Guillermo Lasso, by 2.3 per cent in April's runoff vote.
5). Who has been recently appointed as a new general counsel by TATA Sons?
a) Shuva Mandal
b) Ashok mittal
c) Rajesh Mishra
d) Rakesh sharma
e) Shivashankar
Answer: a)
Explanation: Tata Sons announced the appointment of Shuva Mandal — National Practice Head, M&A and Corporate at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas — as group general counsel.
6). ICC announced a long term partnership deal with which of the following Brand?
a) Tissot
b) Rado
c) Hublot
d) Parx
e) Tommy
Answer: c)
Explanation: The ICC announced a long-term deal with luxury brand Hublot, which will include all ICC events to 2020. The agreement will mean Hublot supply watches for the player-of-the-Match in semifinals and finals at all ICC major events as well as the player-of-the-tournament award.
7). Recently, government has approved issuing bonds of _______ crore rupees for renewable energy Schemes?
a) 2,360 crore rupees
b) 3,623 crore rupees
c) 2,235 crore rupees
d) 3,745 crore rupees
e) 2,508 crore rupees
Answer: a)
Explanation: Central government will raise bonds of 2,360 crore rupees for renewable energy. A decision in this regard was taken by the Union Cabinet. The bonds will be raised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and funds will be used in various renewable energy programmes.
8). Who is the winner of the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year award 2016/17?
a) Rohit Sharma
b) Ravichandran Ashwin
c) Virat Kohli
d) Suresh Raina
e) MS Dhoni
Answer: b)
Explanation: Based on the CEAT Cricket Ratings, Ravichandran Ashwin was honored with International Cricketer of the Year award by Sunil Gavaskar and Harsh Goenka, chairman, RPG Enterprises at the Cricket Club of India. He receive the trophy and cheque for rupee 5 lakh.
9). Shubman Gill belongs to which of the following sport?
a) Shooting
b) Boxing
c) Cricket
d) Wrestling
e) Squash
Answer: c)
Explanation: Shubman Gill was a Cricket player, who was recently honored with the CEAT Young Player of the Year for scoring 603 runs in nine games against the touring England under-19 team.
10). which of the following state government recently has launched an e-clinics service for farmers with the aim to double farmer’s income?
a) Haryana
b) Maharashtra
c) Punjab
d) Madhya Pradesh
e) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: e)
Explanation: The J&K government launched an e-clinics service for farmers with the aim to double farmer’s income by 2022. The Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI), has set up 15 plant clinics in Samba, Kathua and Jammu.
11). How many countries are there in the African union and which day is celebrated as Africa day?
a) 45 countries, 22nd May
b) 47 countries, 23rd May
c) 55 countries, 25th May
d) 51 countries, 25th June
e) 57 countries, 23rd June
Answer: c)
Explanation: The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of all 55 countries on the African continent. It was established on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and launched on 9 July 2002 in South Africa, with the aim of replacing the Organization of African Unity (OAU). Africa Day, which was formerly known as Africa Freedom Day was observed on 25th May.
12). What is the theme of the Africa day for the year 2017?
a) Harnessing The Demographic Dividend Through Investments In Youth.
b) Developing African Nations Towards Technology.
c) Africa On The Move For Better Future
d) Terrorism Free Nation Is The Goal
e) Save Energy, Food For The People In Africa
Answer: a)
Explanation: 25th May is observed as Africa Day, This year 2017, the African Union highlights the theme: ‘Harnessing the demographic dividend through investments in youth.’
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