Q1. Which among the following states government will release a White Paper on malnutrition and maternal-infant mortality rate?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Arunachal Pradesh
Q2. Vice-President Hamid Ansari will be representing India at the upcoming 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held at Margarita Island in ______________ from September 17-18.
(a) Venezuela
(b) Russia
(c) Oman
(d) South Korea
(e) Germany
Q3. Name the Indian actress, who has become the first Indian star to enter the Forbes list of highest paid television actresses in the world?
(a) Sonakshi Sinha
(b) Kareena Kapoor
(c) Aishwarya Rai
(d) Vidya Balan
(e) Priyanka Chopra
Q4. Who is elected as Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) president to succeed Michel Platini recently?
(a) Michel Platini
(b) Aleksander Ceferin
(c) Nicholas Hopton
(d) Deep Kumar Upadhyay
(e) None of the above
Q5. Name the person, who was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for building toilet by selling off her goats, has been chosen as the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ mascot?
(a) Nitin Manjhi
(b) Suman Pawar
(c) Kunwar Bai
(d) Namdev Das
(e) None of the above
Q6. Name the World Bank President, who won a second five year term after nominations to lead the global development bank.
(a) Roberto Azevedo
(b) Ban Ki-moon
(c) Christine Lagarde
(d) Takehiko Nakao
(e) Jim Yong Kim
Q7. Which among the following public sector banks has bagged the second prize under Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar (Region C) for the year 2015-16?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) Bank of India
(c) UCO Bank
(d) Vijaya Bank
(e) Corporation Bank
Q8. Which among the following Grameen Bank has bagged four awards for inclusive insurance for 2016 from Skoch Group?
(a) Uttarakhand Grameen Bank
(b) Purvanchal Grameen Bank
(c) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
(d) Uttar Bihar Grameen Bank
(e) Sarv Haryana Grameen Bank
Q9. For the first time, ___________ will organise an all-India mega loan mela on September 17 and 18 for home, plot, vehicle, mortgage, MSME and Mudra financing.
(a) Bandhan Bank
(b) Indian Bank
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Punjab National Bank
(e) ICICI Bank
Q10. Name the Indian-American physician-author, whose work has emphasised empathy in medicine, has been selected for the prestigious 2015 National Humanities Medal recently.
(a) Abraham Verghese
(b) Ramesh Chandra
(c) Kausik Basu
(d) Jatadhar Aggarwal
(e) None of the above
Q11. Typhoon __________ stated to be the world’s strongest typhoon so far this year, made landfall in east China’s Fujian Province, causing widespread destruction.
(a) Meranti
(b) Tenance
(c) Bordens
(d) Non-sick
(e) None of the above
Q12. Which among the following countries will host the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in May next year?
(a) Beijing, China
(b) Ahmedabad, India
(c) Moscow, Russia
(d) Pretoria, South Africa
(e) Brasilia, Brazil
Q13. Who has emerged as the world’s third richest man recently?
(a) Amancio Ortega
(b) Warren Buffett
(c) Jeff Bezos
(d) Bill Gates
(e) None of the above
Q14. Name the Digital Wallet service comapany, which offers money transfer, bill payment services, has partnered with Andhra Pradesh and Telangana electricity distribution companies to offer simple payment facility for electricity bills through mobile phones.
(a) Paytm
(b) Idea Wallet
(c) Reliance Digital
(d) Vodafone M-Pesa
(e) Airtel Money
Q15. Venezuela is a country on the northern coast of South America with diverse natural attractions. Where is the capital of Venezuela?
(a) Moscow
(b) Pretoria
(c) Seoul
(d) Hawana
(e) Caracas
Answers:
Q1. Which among the following states government will release a White Paper on malnutrition and maternal-infant mortality rate?
(d) Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh government will release a White Paper on malnutrition and maternal-infant mortality rate. Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan has made an announcement in this regard.
Q2. Vice-President Hamid Ansari will be representing India at the upcoming 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held at Margarita Island in ______________ from September 17-18.
(a) Venezuela
Vice-President Hamid Ansari will be representing India at the upcoming 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held at Margarita Island in Venezuela from September 17-18. India is one of the founding members of the Non Aligned Movement and India hosted the 7th NAM Summit in 1983 in New Delhi and last NAM Summit was hosted by Iran in 2012.
Q3. Name the Indian actress, who has become the first Indian star to enter the Forbes list of highest paid television actresses in the world?
(e) Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra has become the first Indian star to enter the Forbes list of highest paid television actresses in the world, after starring on American series "Quantico". Priyanka ranks eighth in the coveted list, which has retained American actress Sofia Vergara at the first position fifth year in a row.
Q4. Who is elected as Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) president to succeed Michel Platini recently?
(b) Aleksander Ceferin
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) elected Aleksander Ceferin to succeed Michel Platini as president today. The 48-year-old succeeds former France international Michel Platini, who resigned after being banned from all football activity last year. Ceferin will take on the remainder of Platini's term of office, until 2019.
Q5. Name the person, who was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for building toilet by selling off her goats, has been chosen as the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ mascot?
(c) Kunwar Bai
105-year-old Kunwar Bai, who was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for building toilet by selling off her goats, has been chosen as the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ mascot. Prime Minister Modi will felicitate Kunwar Bai at a function in the national capital to mark `Swachhta Diwas' on September 17. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan abbreviated as SBA or SBM, is a national campaign by the Government of India, covering 4,041 statutory cities and towns, to clean the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country. The campaign was officially launched on 2 October 2014 at Rajghat, New Delhi, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Q6. Name the World Bank President, who won a second five year term after nominations to lead the global development bank.
(e) Jim Yong Kim
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim effectively won a second five year term after nominations to lead the global development bank closed with no other candidates proposed. The World Bank executive board said in a statement that, following official procedures, it would formally meet with Kim as a candidate with the expectation of completing the selection process by the 2016 Annual Meetings, which take place on 7th to 9th of October.
Q7. Which among the following public sector banks has bagged the second prize under Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar (Region C) for the year 2015-16?
(d) Vijaya Bank
Vijaya Bank has bagged the second prize under Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar (Region C) for the year 2015-16. The prize was accepted by Kishore Sansi, Managing Director & CEO Vijaya Bank, from President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan Auditorium, New Delhi. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, MoS for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju and others also took part in the function.
Q8. Which among the following Grameen Bank has bagged four awards for inclusive insurance for 2016 from Skoch Group?
(c) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
Dharwad-headquartered Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank has bagged four awards for inclusive insurance for 2016 from Skoch Group. A Bank press release said S Ravindran, chairman, received the award from Sameer Kochhar, chairman of Skoch Group, in Hyderabad. The bank, which operates in nine districts of Karnataka covering 57 taluks, has brought 28 lakh people under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna, PM Suraksha Bima Yojna and PM Jan Dhan Yojna.
Q9. For the first time, ___________ will organise an all-India mega loan mela on September 17 and 18 for home, plot, vehicle, mortgage, MSME and Mudra financing.
(b) Indian Bank
For the first time, Indian Bank will organise an all-India mega loan mela on September 17 and 18 for home, plot, vehicle, mortgage, MSME and Mudra financing. The loan mela will cover all the 2,200 branches of the bank.
Q10. Name the Indian-American physician-author, whose work has emphasised empathy in medicine, has been selected for the prestigious 2015 National Humanities Medal recently.
(a) Abraham Verghese
Indian-American physician-author Abraham Verghese, whose work has emphasised empathy in medicine, has been selected for the prestigious 2015 National Humanities Medal, the White House has announced. US President Barack Obama would confer the honour upon Verghese, along with 11 others, and the recipients of 2015 National Medal of Arts at ceremony on September 21.
Q11. Typhoon __________ stated to be the world’s strongest typhoon so far this year, made landfall in east China’s Fujian Province, causing widespread destruction.
(a) Meranti
Typhoon Meranti, stated to be the world’s strongest typhoon so far this year, made landfall in east China’s Fujian Province, causing widespread destruction. The typhoon that hit Xiang’an district of Xiamen city, has also been monitored as the strongest one hitting southern Fujian Province since 1949.
Q12. Which among the following countries will host the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in May next year?
(b) Ahmedabad, India
India will host the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in May next year. To be held at Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre, Ahmedabad on May 22-26, the event is expected to be attended by over 5,000 delegates from 80 member countries of AfDB.
Q13. Who has emerged as the world’s third richest man recently?
(c) Jeff Bezos
Online marketplace Amazon’s founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has emerged as the world’s third richest man again. In his race to reach the bronze position of the world’s richest, he has pulled down billionaire investor and philanthropist, Warren Buffett and secured himself in the top three. The first two positions are occupied by Bill Gates of Microsoft and Amancio Ortega of Zara, respectively.
Q14. Name the Digital Wallet service comapany, which offers money transfer, bill payment services, has partnered with Andhra Pradesh and Telangana electricity distribution companies to offer simple payment facility for electricity bills through mobile phones.
(d) Vodafone M-Pesa
Vodafone M-Pesa, a Digital Wallet service from Vodafone that offers money transfer, bill payment services, has partnered with Andhra Pradesh and Telangana electricity distribution companies to offer simple payment facility for electricity bills through mobile phones. This cashless electricity bill payment is made under a secure platform with the largest network of agents (or CashIn Points) to enable digitisation of money for cash holding population. With this tie up, over millions of electrified households will benefit through this facility.
Q15. Venezuela is a country on the northern coast of South America with diverse natural attractions. Where is the capital of Venezuela?
(e) Caracas
Currency of Venezuela- Venezuelan bolivar
Currency of Venezuela- Venezuelan bolivar
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