Q1. Which state has recently set-up a dedicated start-up cell for speeding up the implementation of the initiatives under its start-up policy?
a) Kerala
b) Assam
c) Tamil Nadu
d) West Bengal
e) Karnataka
Q2. Name the company, which has tied up with Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to enable consumers pay their electricity bills instantly.
a) Bharti Airtel
b) Vodafone M-Pesa
c) Reliance Jio
d) MTNL
e) None of the above
Q3. In which of the following city, policy planning dialogue meeting of BRICS has begun?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Jaipur
d) Patna
e) Chennai
Q4. Online fashion marketplace ___________ has announced that it has acquired its rival Jabong from Global Fashion Group to create India’s biggest fashion shopping destination.
a) Snapdeal
b) Amazon
c) Myntra
d) Fashion bazaar
e) None of the above
Q5. In an attempt to double the income of farmers by 2022, which of the following states government plans to bring in latest technological innovation and introduce best farming practices by inviting experts?
a) Rajasthan
b) Odisha
c) West Bengal
d) Bihar
e) Uttar Pradesh
Q6. The Centre has published the implementation notification of the 7th Pay Commission, stating that central government employees will get the revised pay from August. What is the overall percentage of hike made in the 7th Pay Commission?
a) 15.00 percent
b) 13.55 percent
c) 12.25 percent
d) 10.75 percent
e) 23.55 percent
Q7. Part of the Hinduja Group, Hinduja National Power Corporation Limited (HNPCL) has commissioned its 1,040 MW coal fired thermal power project on the coast of Bay of Bengal at Palavalasa village in...............?
a) Darbhnaga, Bihar
b) Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
c) Ludhiana, Punjab
d) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
e) Jaipur, Rajasthan
Q8. Which of the following cricket player has surged to the top of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers?
a) JM Anderson, England
b) SCJ Broad, England
c) R Ashwin, India
d) Yasir Shah, Pakistan
e) TA Boult, New Zealand
Q9. By Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) which of the following bank are the first Indian banks to sign up for its global payments innovation initiative. Both banks will be joining forces with more than 70 other leading banks globally?
a) ICICI Bank
b) Axis Bank
a) HDFC Bank
d) Both (a) and (b)
e) Both (b) and (c)
Q10. The Centre has approved nearly how much amount for Jammu and Kashmir under skill development initiative 'Himayat' to train one lakh 24,000 local youths in vocational courses?
a) 2,000 crore
b) 1,600 crore
c) 5,400 crore
d) 3,500 crore
e) 1,700 crore
Answers:
Q1. Which state has recently set-up a dedicated start-up cell for speeding up the implementation of the initiatives under its start-up policy?
a) Kerala
b) Assam
c) Tamil Nadu
d) West Bengal
e) Karnataka
(Government Of Karnataka Becomes The First To Set Up A Dedicated Startup Cell, To Invest Up To Rs 2000 Crores. “This is the first time in India that a government has come up with a dedicated Start-up Cell guided by the Start-up Policy, which envisages the growth of 20,000 new start-ups, including 6,000 product start-ups, by 2020 in Karnataka,”.)
(Government Of Karnataka Becomes The First To Set Up A Dedicated Startup Cell, To Invest Up To Rs 2000 Crores. “This is the first time in India that a government has come up with a dedicated Start-up Cell guided by the Start-up Policy, which envisages the growth of 20,000 new start-ups, including 6,000 product start-ups, by 2020 in Karnataka,”.)
Q2. Name the company, which has tied up with Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to enable consumers pay their electricity bills instantly.
a) Bharti Airtel
b) Vodafone M-Pesa
c) Reliance Jio
d) MTNL
e) None of the above
(M-Pesa is a mobile phone-based money transfer, financing and microfinancing service, launched in 2007 by Vodafone for Safaricom and Vodacom, the largest mobile network operators in Kenya and Tanzania. It has since expanded to Afghanistan, South Africa, India and in 2014 to Romania and in 2015 to Albania. M-Pesa allows users to deposit, withdraw, transfer money and pay for goods and services (Lipa na M-Pesa) easily with a mobile device.)
(M-Pesa is a mobile phone-based money transfer, financing and microfinancing service, launched in 2007 by Vodafone for Safaricom and Vodacom, the largest mobile network operators in Kenya and Tanzania. It has since expanded to Afghanistan, South Africa, India and in 2014 to Romania and in 2015 to Albania. M-Pesa allows users to deposit, withdraw, transfer money and pay for goods and services (Lipa na M-Pesa) easily with a mobile device.)
Q3. In which of the following city, policy planning dialogue meeting of BRICS has begun?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Jaipur
d) Patna
e) Chennai
(Delegates of BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are participating in this meeting. The dialogue meeting is being held ahead of the 8th BRICS Summit to be held in Goa on October 15-16 under the chairmanship of India. This year's theme of dialogue is Building responsive, Inclusive and collective solutions.)
Q4. Online fashion marketplace ___________ has announced that it has acquired its rival Jabong from Global Fashion Group to create India’s biggest fashion shopping destination.
(Delegates of BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are participating in this meeting. The dialogue meeting is being held ahead of the 8th BRICS Summit to be held in Goa on October 15-16 under the chairmanship of India. This year's theme of dialogue is Building responsive, Inclusive and collective solutions.)
a) Snapdeal
b) Amazon
c) Myntra
d) Fashion bazaar
e) None of the above
(The acquisition of Jabong further strengthens Myntra and its parent company Flipkart’s position as the undisputed leader in fashion and lifestyle segment in India. Jabong is among India’s major fashion multi-brand e-store with more than 1,500 on-trend international high-street brands, sports labels, Indian ethnic and designer labels and over 150,000 styles from over a thousand sellers. Myntra and Jabong are all set to define the next generation of online shopping with a combined base of 15 million monthly active users and offering the best of brands to Indian consumers.)
(The acquisition of Jabong further strengthens Myntra and its parent company Flipkart’s position as the undisputed leader in fashion and lifestyle segment in India. Jabong is among India’s major fashion multi-brand e-store with more than 1,500 on-trend international high-street brands, sports labels, Indian ethnic and designer labels and over 150,000 styles from over a thousand sellers. Myntra and Jabong are all set to define the next generation of online shopping with a combined base of 15 million monthly active users and offering the best of brands to Indian consumers.)
Q5. In an attempt to double the income of farmers by 2022, which of the following states government plans to bring in latest technological innovation and introduce best farming practices by inviting experts?
a) Rajasthan
b) Odisha
c) West Bengal
d) Bihar
e) Uttar Pradesh
(The event, organised by the Rajasthan government in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, will showcase investment opportunities in the sector involving products such as pressure irrigation, solar pumps, custom hiring of farm machinery and implements, farm mechanisation and agro-processing etc.)
Q6. The Centre has published the implementation notification of the 7th Pay Commission, stating that central government employees will get the revised pay from August. What is the overall percentage of hike made in the 7th Pay Commission?
a) 15.00 percent
b) 13.55 percent
c) 12.25 percent
d) 10.75 percent
e) 23.55 percent
(As the Commission had recommended a 23.55 percent overall hike in salaries, allowances and pension involving an additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore, or nearly 0.7 percent of GDP.
The entry-level pay has been recommended to be raised to Rs 18,000 per month, from the current Rs 7,000, while the maximum pay, drawn by the Cabinet Secretary, has been fixed at Rs 2.5 lakh per month from the current Rs 90,000. The previous 6th Pay Commission had recommended a 20 percent hike which the government doubled while implementing it in 2008.)
(As the Commission had recommended a 23.55 percent overall hike in salaries, allowances and pension involving an additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore, or nearly 0.7 percent of GDP.
The entry-level pay has been recommended to be raised to Rs 18,000 per month, from the current Rs 7,000, while the maximum pay, drawn by the Cabinet Secretary, has been fixed at Rs 2.5 lakh per month from the current Rs 90,000. The previous 6th Pay Commission had recommended a 20 percent hike which the government doubled while implementing it in 2008.)
Q7. Part of the Hinduja Group, Hinduja National Power Corporation Limited (HNPCL) has commissioned its 1,040 MW coal fired thermal power project on the coast of Bay of Bengal at Palavalasa village in...............?
a) Darbhnaga, Bihar
b) Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
c) Ludhiana, Punjab
d) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
e) Jaipur, Rajasthan
(The company has commissioned 2x520 MW thermal power plants and expects it to cater to the increasing demand for electricity in Andhra Pradesh, which has become the first southern State to become power surplus.)
(The company has commissioned 2x520 MW thermal power plants and expects it to cater to the increasing demand for electricity in Andhra Pradesh, which has become the first southern State to become power surplus.)
Q8. Which of the following cricket player has surged to the top of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers?
a) JM Anderson, England
b) SCJ Broad, England
c) R Ashwin, India
d) Yasir Shah, Pakistan
e) TA Boult, New Zealand
(India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has surged to the top of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers after a superb outing in the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua which the visiting side won by an innings and 92 runs. Ashwin has replaced Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah, who had grabbed the number-one ranking for bowlers only last week with a 10-wicket haul in the opening Test against England at Lord’s.)
(India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has surged to the top of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers after a superb outing in the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua which the visiting side won by an innings and 92 runs. Ashwin has replaced Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah, who had grabbed the number-one ranking for bowlers only last week with a 10-wicket haul in the opening Test against England at Lord’s.)
Q9. By Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) which of the following bank are the first Indian banks to sign up for its global payments innovation initiative. Both banks will be joining forces with more than 70 other leading banks globally?
a) ICICI Bank
b) Axis Bank
a) HDFC Bank
d) Both (a) and (b)
e) Both (b) and (c)
(In its first phase, the initiative will focus on business-to-business payments. Designed to help corporates grow their international business, improve supplier relationships, and achieve greater treasury efficiencies; the new service will enable corporates to receive an enhanced payments service directly from their banks, with the following key features:
• Same day use of funds
• Transparency and predictability of fees
• End-to-end payments tracking
• Transfer of rich payment information.)
(In its first phase, the initiative will focus on business-to-business payments. Designed to help corporates grow their international business, improve supplier relationships, and achieve greater treasury efficiencies; the new service will enable corporates to receive an enhanced payments service directly from their banks, with the following key features:
• Same day use of funds
• Transparency and predictability of fees
• End-to-end payments tracking
• Transfer of rich payment information.)
Q10. The Centre has approved nearly how much amount for Jammu and Kashmir under skill development initiative 'Himayat' to train one lakh 24,000 local youths in vocational courses?
a) 2,000 crore
b) 1,600 crore
c) 5,400 crore
d) 3,500 crore
e) 1,700 crore
(Jammu and Kashmir Rural Development Minister Abdul Haq Khan said in Srinagar that under the reanimated Himayat programme, youths from both rural and urban areas of the state would be imparted training in various job-intensive vocational courses over the next three years.)
(Jammu and Kashmir Rural Development Minister Abdul Haq Khan said in Srinagar that under the reanimated Himayat programme, youths from both rural and urban areas of the state would be imparted training in various job-intensive vocational courses over the next three years.)
