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1) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has named whom as the head of mission and force commander of UNDOF?
a. Major General Shankar
b. Major General Aiyar
c. Major General Ganeshan
2) Which senior fiction writer and poet has passed away recently and was the first Pakistan national and first Urdu writer to be nominated for a global award?
a. Imitiaz Hussain
b. Intizar Hussain
c. Ali Hussain
d. Mohammad Hussain
3) Cabinet has approved the formation of JV with states for which projects?
a. Rail
b. Road
c. Air
d. Port
4) Which well known former Deputy Governor of RBI passed away recently?
a. S.K Tarapore
b. S.D Tarapore
c. S.S Tarapore
d. None of the above
5) Which former LS Speaker passed away at the age of 92 recently?
a. Meira Kumar
b. Balram Jakhar
c. Somnath Chatterjee
d. Manohar Joshi
6) Sariska has been placed in which category of tiger reserves following a recent MEE?
a. Poor
b. Good
c. Fair
d. Excellent
7) Which judge has been appointed as the CJ of Gujarat HC?
a. Justice R. D Reddy
b. Justice R. M Reddy
c. Justice R. S Reddy
d. None of the above
8) Which online financial platform has announced a partnership with women’s fashion marketplace?
a. Lendingkart
b. Coupon
c. Mobi-Wallet
d. None of the above
9) Technology giant Microsoft has made the announcement for acquiring which company?
a. FastKey
b. RapidKey
c. SwiftKey
d. None of the above
10) CSIR launched the country’s first anti diabetic ayurvedic drug for type 2 diabetes mellitus. What is it called?
a. BGR-34
b. BGR-35
c. BGR-36
d. BGR-37
11) Technology giant Apple recently acquired which firmware security company?
a. LegbaCore
b. LegaCore
c. MedaCore
d. MegaCore
1.ANSWER: Major General Menon
Explanation:
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has named Major General Menon has Head of Mission and Force Commander of United Nations Disengagement Observer Force. He succeeds Nepal’s Purna Chandra Thapa whose assignment will finish on February 7th. Major General Menon was earlier Additional Director General Equipment Management in the Indian Army. From 2012-2013, he was a General Officer as well as Commanding an infantry division. He has also served as the Military Observer in United Nations Operation in Mozambique. He has also worked in the UNFIL or United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
2.ANSWER: Intizar Hussain
Explanation:
Well known Urdu fiction writer and poet Intizar Hussain has passed away on 2nd February 2016 in Lahore. Born in December 1923, he migrated to Pakistan in 1947. Among the 10 finalists for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction in 2013, he was the first national from Pakistan and the first Urdu writer to be nominated for a global award. He was conferred upon the Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ambassador to Pakistan Philppe Thiebaud in September 2014.
3.ANSWER: Rail
Explanation:
Cabinet has approved the formation of JV with states for rail projects to ensure wider participation of states. Railways has formed JV companies with state government for mobilisation of resources for quick implementation of rail projects. JV companies will now be responsible for project identification, land acquisition and financing in addition to government funding and monitoring. Cabinet presided by PM Narendra Modi has taken the decision that JV companies would be formed with equity participation of Railways Ministry and concerned state governments. Each JV will have paid up initial capital of INR 100 crore associated with the project quantum of projects to be undertaken. The initial paid up capital is limited to INR 50 crore for each state.
4.ANSWER: S.S Tarapore
Explanation:
S. S. Tarapore, former RBI deputy governor has passed away on 2nd February 2016 in Mumbai at the age of 80. He joined RBI in 1961 as a Research Officer and retired from RBI in 1996. He chaired two committees on CAC and one on streamlining the RBI.
5.ANSWER: Balram Jakhar
Explanation:
Ex LS Speaker Balram Jakhar passed away on 3rd February 2016 at the age of 92. He was elected as LS Speaker for two consecutive terms during the 1980s. He was elected to the LS 4 times and also served as the Union Agriculture Minister in the 1991 Naramsimha Rao Ministry. He was also the MP governor from 2004 to 2009. He was also the first Asian to be elected as Chairman of Commonwealth Parliamentarian Executive Forum.
6.ANSWER: Good
Explanation:
Sariska has received increasing tourist footfall as well as positive Management Effective Evaluation report for country’s 47 tiger reserves. Saris has improved the status within the past 4 years following effective management and flora as well as fauna conservation. This reserve had attained fair status in the previous MEE conducted in 2010-2011. In the MEE for 2014-2015, it has been placed in the category of good tiger reserves. Another tiger reserve which is now falling in the same category is Ranthambore tiger reserve. MEE is conducted by NCTA and WII and assess how well protected areas such as national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and community as well as tiger reserves are being managed.
7.ANSWER: Justice R. S Reddy
Explanation:
Shri Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy, Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh was appointed as CJ of the Gujarat HC with effect from the date charge of the office is assumed.
8.ANSWER: Lendingkart
Explanation:
Online financial platform Lendingkart has made the announcement of a partnership with women’s fashion marketplace Voonik to permit sellers within the platform to get free and easy short term loans. Voonik has more than 6000 merchants selling products online. It has over 7 million registered users and 5 million app downloads.
9.ANSWER: SwiftKey
Explanation:
Tech major Microsoft has purchased software keyboard and SDK app maker SwiftKey. SwiftKey is a free keyword app powering more than 300 m Android and iOS devices. Through this acquisition, Microsoft will add SwiftKey Technology with World Flow Technology for Windows. SwiftKey was founded by Jon Reynolds and Ben Medlock.
10.ANSWER: BGR-34
Explanation:
CSIR has launched BGR-34 which is the nation’s first anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug for type 2 diabetes mellitus scientifically validated for efficacy and safety. BGR-34 has been developed by National Botanical Research Institute and Centre Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. These are CSIR research units located in Lucknow. BGR-34 comes at the price of INR 5 per tablet. Currently, 6 crore of the adult Indian population has been diagnosed with diabetes.
11.ANSWER: LegbaCore
Explanation:
Technology giant Apple has acquired Cupertino based firmware security company LegbaCore in 2015, November. The acquisition came to light in December in a security researcher’s report and was confirmed recently through series of tweets from LegbaCore founder Xeno Kovah. He revealed on Twitter that he and his partner Corey Kallenberg have joined Apple as full-time employees.
1). Which state government announced the approval of the cabinet for Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Special Collective Incentive Scheme for the economically backward Dalit entrepreneurs?
a) Karnataka
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Jammu & Kashmir
d) Maharashtra
e) Telangana
2). All the persons with disabilities will get a unique identity card within one and half year announced by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment. Who was the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment?
a) Harshavardhan
b) Radha Mohan Singh
c) Narendra Singh Tomar
d) Jual Ouram
e) Thaawarchand Gehlot
3). Which state government announced that it has planned to implement the National Food Security Act by April 2016 recently?
a) Sikkim
b) Mizoram
c) Gujarat
d) Nagaland
e) Meghalaya
4). Gujarat Government has announced a new policy to give incentives to Gujarati film industry. According to the new policies the maximum assistance that A Category films avails is
a) 50 lakhs
b) 5 Lakhs
c) 25 Lakhs
d) 30 Lakhs
e) None of the above
5). Which country is the World’s second largest smartphone market for the year 2015?
a) US
b) China
c) Japan
d) India
e) None of the above
6). India ranked 76 in Transparency International Report 2015. Which country topped the list?
a) Denmark
b) Finland
c) Sweden
d) Germany
e) None of the above
7). Union Government set up two panels Tax Policy Research Unit (TPRU) and Tax Policy Council (TPC) to reform tax policies. Tax Policy Council is headed by
a) Narendra Modi
b) Sushma Swaraj
c) Arun Jaietly
d) D.V. Sadananda Gowda
e) Smrti Irani
8). India and Brunei signed 3 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to deepen bilateral cooperation. Which of the following include the MoU?
1. MoU in health cooperation
2. MoU on Defence cooperation
3. MOU on cooperation in youth and corporate affairs
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Only 3
d) Both 1 and 2
e) All the above
9). World Bank approved ________ million to improve citizen access to public services in Madhya Pradesh.
a) $35
b) $38
c) $40
d) $30
e) $25
10). Which India’s leading software company, is all set to beat the 96-metre tall Big Ben, the iconic free-standing clock tower in London, with a 135m structure?
a) IGate
b) Infosys
c) Tech Mahindra
d) Tata Consultancy Services
e) Wipro
11). The World Wetlands Day was observed on ___________ across the globe to mark the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in the city of Ramsar in Iran in 1971 with theme of Wetlands for our Future – Sustainable Livelihoods.
a) 1st Feb 2016
b) 31st Jan 2016
c) 29th Jan 2016
d) 2nd Feb 2016
e) None of the above
12). World’s busiest Airport is
a) Georgia
b) Dubai Airport
c) Tokyo
d) Hong Kong
e) London
13). Where does world’s longest three-rope cable car system inaugurated?
a) Cambodia
b) Myanmar
c) Philippines
d) Vietnam
e) China
14). European Union and United States signed Privacy Shield, a new deal on data transfers in Belgium by which two major companies
a) Google and Microsoft
b) Facebook and Microsoft
c) Facebook and Google
d) Samsung and Microsoft
e) None of the above
15). SBI introduced a new home loan scheme ________ for young working professionals/executives.
a) SBI EasyPay Home Loan
b) SBI FlexiPay Home Loan
c) SBI FasterPay Home Loan
d) SBI Cost effective Home loan
e) None of the above
16). Which Bank announced to sell loans to non-customers through ATMs recently?
a) ICICI
b) Axis
c) HDFC
d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
e) Yes Bank
17). Who among the following was appointed as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)?
a) Jai Shanker Menon
b) Satyavati Menon
c) Jai Shanker Patel
d) Vishnu Vardhan Mehta
e) Sri Ram Malhotra
18). Supreme Court appointed a committee to sell assets of Pearls Agrotech Corporation Ltd (PACL) and refund 49 thousand crore rupees to the investors. Who was named as the committee head?
a) T.S. Thakur
b) RM Lodha
c) HJ Kania
d) HL Dattu
e) None of the above
19). Who among the following has been presented with the lifetime achievement award at NDTV Indian of the Year Awards?
a) Nasir Hussain
b) Dilip Kumar
c) Chandrashekar
d) Amithab Bachan
e) None of the above
20). Which team won 61st National School Athletics championship?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Maharashtra
c) Karnataka
d) Kerala
e) Andhra Pradesh
Answers:
1) d) 2). e) 3). c) 4). a) 5). d) 6). a) 7). c) 8). d) 9). a) 10). b) 11). d) 12). b) 13). d) 14). c) 15). b) 16). c) 17). a) 18). b) 19). d) 20). d)
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