Q1. In which of the following states, all the primary and upper primary schools are now connected with electricity?
a) Kerala
b) Bihar
c) Gujarat
d) Assam
e) Odisha
Q2. How many public sector banks out of 27 posted losses in the last financial year (2015-2016)?
a) 20
b) 11
c) 08
d) 14
e) 17
Q3. Name the Telugu actor and comedian, who passed away recently at the age of 63?
a) Jayaprakash Reddy
b) Raghu Babu
c) M S Narayana
d) Brahmanandam
e) Ali
Q4. The Joint Committee of Parliament on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill submitted its report to the Lok Sabha recommending significant changes in the proposed legislation including harmonising it with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code for payment to secured creditors. The Committee is headed by.........?
a) Babu Sivaprakasam
b) Bhupendra Yadav
c) Mallikarjun Kharge
d) A K Antony
e) None of the above
Q5. India Test Cricket team captain Virat Kohli has become the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India. He scored 200 runs against which of the following countries?
a) West Indies
b) New Zealand
c) South Africa
d) Australia
e) England
Q6. Which Bank has organised a coin exchange mela during the 'Rath Yatra' festival at the RBI financial literacy camp in in Puri, Odisha?
a) Axis Bank
b) State Bank of India
c) IDBI Bank
d) Bandhan Bank
e) ICICI Bank Ltd
Q7. Online marketplace __________ has announced its partnership with e-ticketing platform BookMyShow and extended its service offerings.
a) Paytm
b) Flipkart
c) Amazon
d) Snapdeal
e) Jabong
Q8. Which of the following Banks has done agreement with Reliance Jio Money for one-click payment service recently?
a) State Bank of India
b) IDFC Bank
c) Federal Bank
d) Bandhan Bank
e) ICICI Bank
Q9. Which of the following private sector Banks has initiated a programme to provide solar lights in the non-electrified houses of students in rural areas?
a) Kotak Mahindra Bank
b) Karnataka Bank
c) Bandhan Bank
d) Axis Bank
e) ICICI Bank
Q10. In which of the following Indian cities, a conference titled 'Made in Afghanistan' was recently held to promote Afghan products and boost trade relations between both nations?
a) New Delhi
b) Chennai
c) Kolkata
d) Mumbai
e) Hyderabad
Answers:
Q1. In which of the following states, all the primary and upper primary schools are now connected with electricity?
a) Kerala
b) Bihar
c) Gujarat
d) Assam
e) Odisha
(However, the percentage is as low as 40 in high schools and 16 in higher secondary schools. Official sources said, in the electricity connection, which is mostly required in high schools for imparting computer and internet education to the students, the state is lagging behind other states.)
(However, the percentage is as low as 40 in high schools and 16 in higher secondary schools. Official sources said, in the electricity connection, which is mostly required in high schools for imparting computer and internet education to the students, the state is lagging behind other states.)
a) 20
b) 11
c) 08
d) 14
e) 17
(Fourteen public sector banks out of 27 posted losses in the last financial year. The main reason for their losses was Asset Quality Review initiated by the Reserve Bank of India. As a result, the banks had to suddenly make provisions for accounts categorized as non-performing assets under the exercise.)
(Fourteen public sector banks out of 27 posted losses in the last financial year. The main reason for their losses was Asset Quality Review initiated by the Reserve Bank of India. As a result, the banks had to suddenly make provisions for accounts categorized as non-performing assets under the exercise.)
Q3. Name the Telugu actor and comedian, who passed away recently at the age of 63?
a) Jayaprakash Reddy
b) Raghu Babu
c) M S Narayana
d) Brahmanandam
e) Ali
(M.S. Narayana, a veteran with over 750 films to his credit. Born in Nidamarru village near Bhimavaram in West Godavari District on April 16, 1951, Mylavarapu Surya Narayana dabbled in theatre initially while working as a lecturer and entered the film industry as a writer before being introduced as an actor.)
(M.S. Narayana, a veteran with over 750 films to his credit. Born in Nidamarru village near Bhimavaram in West Godavari District on April 16, 1951, Mylavarapu Surya Narayana dabbled in theatre initially while working as a lecturer and entered the film industry as a writer before being introduced as an actor.)
Q4. The Joint Committee of Parliament on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill submitted its report to the Lok Sabha recommending significant changes in the proposed legislation including harmonising it with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code for payment to secured creditors. The Committee is headed by.........?
a) Babu Sivaprakasam
b) Bhupendra Yadav
c) Mallikarjun Kharge
d) A K Antony
e) None of the above
(The Committee headed by BJP MP Bhupendra Yadav has recommended nearly two dozen amendments to the Bill in the report, which was tabled in Parliament in May this year. The Finance Ministry is hopeful that the Bill will be passed in the current session of Parliament and help improve the ‘ease of doing business’ by faster resolution of bad loans.)
(The Committee headed by BJP MP Bhupendra Yadav has recommended nearly two dozen amendments to the Bill in the report, which was tabled in Parliament in May this year. The Finance Ministry is hopeful that the Bill will be passed in the current session of Parliament and help improve the ‘ease of doing business’ by faster resolution of bad loans.)
Q5. India Test Cricket team captain Virat Kohli has become the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India. He scored 200 runs against which of the following countries?
a) West Indies
b) New Zealand
c) South Africa
d) Australia
e) England
(Kohli is the fifth Indian captain to score a double century in a Test match after Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (2013 vs England), Sunil Gavaskar (205 vs West Indies), Sachin Tendulkar (217 vs New Zealand) and MS Dhoni (224 vs Australia). It is the highest score by an Indian skipper away from home. Mohammad Azharuddin had scored 192 against New Zealand in Auckland in 1990.)
(Kohli is the fifth Indian captain to score a double century in a Test match after Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (2013 vs England), Sunil Gavaskar (205 vs West Indies), Sachin Tendulkar (217 vs New Zealand) and MS Dhoni (224 vs Australia). It is the highest score by an Indian skipper away from home. Mohammad Azharuddin had scored 192 against New Zealand in Auckland in 1990.)
Q6. Which Bank has organised a coin exchange mela during the 'Rath Yatra' festival at the RBI financial literacy camp in in Puri, Odisha?
a) Axis Bank
b) State Bank of India
c) IDBI Bank
d) Bandhan Bank
e) ICICI Bank Ltd
(The mela took place under the guidance of the Reserve Bank of India. S. P. Mohanty, General Manager, Issue Department of RBI, inaugurated the event.)
(The mela took place under the guidance of the Reserve Bank of India. S. P. Mohanty, General Manager, Issue Department of RBI, inaugurated the event.)
Q7. Online marketplace __________ has announced its partnership with e-ticketing platform BookMyShow and extended its service offerings.
a) Paytm
b) Flipkart
c) Amazon
d) Snapdeal
e) Jabong
(With this partnership, customers can now book tickets for movies on Snapdeal. “Snapdeal’s integration with a leading service provider like BookMyShow is another step in this direction.
Snapdeal is an online marketplace, based in New Delhi, India. The company was started by Kunal Bahl, a Wharton graduate as part of the dual degree M&T Engineering and Business program at Penn, and Rohit Bansal, an alumnus of IIT Delhi in February 2010. Snapdeal currently has 275,000 sellers, over 30 million products and a reach of 6,000 towns and cities across the country.)
(With this partnership, customers can now book tickets for movies on Snapdeal. “Snapdeal’s integration with a leading service provider like BookMyShow is another step in this direction.
Snapdeal is an online marketplace, based in New Delhi, India. The company was started by Kunal Bahl, a Wharton graduate as part of the dual degree M&T Engineering and Business program at Penn, and Rohit Bansal, an alumnus of IIT Delhi in February 2010. Snapdeal currently has 275,000 sellers, over 30 million products and a reach of 6,000 towns and cities across the country.)
Q8. Which of the following Banks has done agreement with Reliance Jio Money for one-click payment service recently?
a) State Bank of India
b) IDFC Bank
c) Federal Bank
d) Bandhan Bank
e) ICICI Bank
(Reliance Jio money is a wallet application that will be launched soon for mobile devices where Federal bank will enable a direct payment option for its customers.)
(Reliance Jio money is a wallet application that will be launched soon for mobile devices where Federal bank will enable a direct payment option for its customers.)
Q9. Which of the following private sector Banks has initiated a programme to provide solar lights in the non-electrified houses of students in rural areas?
a) Kotak Mahindra Bank
b) Karnataka Bank
c) Bandhan Bank
d) Axis Bank
e) ICICI Bank
(The initiative has been launched in association with the Manipal-based non-governmental organization Bharatiya Vikas Trust (BVT) under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Till now, 100 houses of the students from remote rural areas of Udupi district have been provided solar lights under this programme. The bank has spent around Rs. 5 lakh for this under its CSR programme till now.)
(The initiative has been launched in association with the Manipal-based non-governmental organization Bharatiya Vikas Trust (BVT) under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Till now, 100 houses of the students from remote rural areas of Udupi district have been provided solar lights under this programme. The bank has spent around Rs. 5 lakh for this under its CSR programme till now.)
Q10. In which of the following Indian cities, a conference titled 'Made in Afghanistan' was recently held to promote Afghan products and boost trade relations between both nations?
a) New Delhi
b) Chennai
c) Kolkata
d) Mumbai
e) Hyderabad
(Made in Afghanistan: Harnessing the Economic Potential' was the theme of two-day long event held to strengthen India-Afghan relations in terms of trade, commerce and investment opportunities. An MoU was also signed between FICCI-FLO and Afghanistan women business federation during the event.)
(Made in Afghanistan: Harnessing the Economic Potential' was the theme of two-day long event held to strengthen India-Afghan relations in terms of trade, commerce and investment opportunities. An MoU was also signed between FICCI-FLO and Afghanistan women business federation during the event.)
