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1) NDRF
celebrated the eve of its 11th raising day on February 5th 2016. What does NDRF
stand for?
a. National
Disaster Relief Force
b. National
Development Response Force
c. National
Domestic Response Force
d. National
Disaster Response Force
2) DIPP has
collaborated with Qualcomm Incorporated to commence its venture investment
prize and India’s largest startup contest called _______
a. QPrize Make
in India
b. SPrize in
Make in India
c. IPrize Make
in India
d. None of the
above
3) World Cancer
Day was observed on which day in February 2016?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
4) Which former
chief secretary has been appointed as vice president and chief investment
officer of AIIB?
a. DJ Panda
b. DJ Pandyan
c. DJ Pandian
d. None of the
above
5) Analytics
services provider Mu Sigma Inc has appointed whom as its CEO?
a. COO
b. CIO
c. CFO
d. None of the
above
6) Which
taxicab service has received the CM’s award for Innovation in Public Policy
2014 in Kerala?
a. Ola
b. Meru
c. Uber
d. She Taxi
7) IT exports
are pegged to grow at a slower pace of 10-12 percent in which fiscal, according
to NASSCOM?
a. 2017
b. 2016
c. 2015
d. 2018
8) Which
Ministry has launched an official YouTube channel on 4th February 2015?
a. MHA
b. Ministry of
Women and Child Development
c. Ministry of
Finance
d. Defence
Ministry
9) Which
spacecraft has made an adjustment to its flight path, all set for a meeting
with the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter?
a. Juno
b. Cassini
c. Rosetta
d. MOM
10) RBI has
come up with 9 updated regulations under which act to promote ease of doing
business?
a. FERA
b. FEMA
c. POSCO
d. TADA
11) Which
wonder material’s artificial version has been created by scientists?
a. Graphite
b. Graphene
c. Both of the
above
d. None of the
above
1. ANSWER:
National Disaster Response Force
Explanation:
Mr. Pranab
Mukherjee, the president of India extended his greetings to the National
Disaster Response Force on the eve of their raising day. It was the 11th
Raising Day’s eve on the 5th of February, 2016. NDRF has saved many lives and
helped people during natural disasters such as those in Chennai and Nepal.
2.ANSWER:
QPrize Make in India
Explanation:
For supporting
the Make in India week, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and
Qualcomm Inc through venture investment arm Qualcomm Ventures announced the
largest startup contest in India called “QPrize Make in India” by awarding USD
350,0000 in equity investment as cash money prize for the company that wins the
contest. The goal of this award contest is to galvanise entrepreneurial
ventures and start up growth in India.
3.ANSWER: 4
Explanation:
World Cancer
Day 2016 was observed across the world on 4th February 2016 with the year’s
theme- We can. I can. World Cancer Day unites the population across the globe
in the battle against cancer. World Cancer Day 2016-2018 will explore how
individuals or collective can reduce global burden of cancer. World Cancer Day
was founded by the Union for International Cancer Control/UICC for supporting
the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, 2008. The primary aim is to
significantly reduce illness and death caused by cancer by 2020. UICC was
founded during the 1930s and based in Geneva.
4.ANSWER: DJ
Pandian
Explanation:
Former Gujarat
chief secretary DJ Pandian was appointed as the vice president and chief
investment officer of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on February 3, 2016.
His appointment has been approved by the bank. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer
of Gujarat cadre and was also the MD of GSPC. AIIB was set up in 2015 and
nominated former finance minister Jin Liqun as its first president. The 3
largest shareholders in the bank are Russia, China and India.
5.ANSWER: COO
Explanation:
Analytics
service providing company Mu Sigma Inc has appointed Chief Operating
Officer/COO Ambiga Dhiraj as the new CEO. Its former CEO, Dhiraj Rajaram will
continue to remain the chairman.The new CEO will head the company out of
Bengaluru, while the chairman will focus on client engagement in the US. Mu
Sigma was founded in 2004 and it has 140 of the fortune 500 companies as its
clients including Microsoft.
6.ANSWER: She
Taxi
Explanation:
Kerala’s all
women taxicab service She Taxi on 3rd February 2016 received the CM’s Award for
Innovation in Public Policy 2014 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. This taxicab
service was selected under the developmental interventions category. This is
India’s leading and first 24/7 taxi network for ladies by ladies. This taxicab
service is promoted by Gender Park.
7.ANSWER: 2017
Explanation:
IT exports are
all set to grow at a slower pace of 10-12% in the fiscal 2017 according th
NASSCOM. The export will be hit by currency fluctuations and the weakening of
the rupee against the US dollar. IT export industry is looking at 12.3% growth
in 2015-2016 closing on March 31.IT services and software industry body had
forecasted a growth of 12-14 percent in exports. Rupee industry had fallen to a
29 month low against the dollar, in recent times. Currency movement influences
the industry which earns close to 80% of the revenue from US and Europe.
Currency movement also influences the industry which earns close to 80% of the
revenue from EU and US.
8.ANSWER:
Ministry of Finance
Explanation:
FM Arun Jaitley
has launched an official YouTube channel that will serve as a useful platform.
There is a need for the platform where the complete material should be
available. This has formed the basis of the YouTube channel which will
disseminate information of the FM through videos. It will feature videos on
numerous schemes, events, press conferences, meetings as well as exclusive
videos on important schemes.
9.ANSWER: Juno
Explanation:
NASA’s Jupiter
bound solar powered Juno spacecraft has executed a manoeuvre for adjusting the
flight path, setting the stage for a meeting with the largest planet in the
solar system. Launched from earth in 2011, Juno spacecraft will reach Jupiter
in the month of July. The Juno spacecraft's thrusters consumed about 0.6 kg of
fuel during the burn, and changed the spacecraft's speed by 0.31 metres per
second. At the point of the manoeuvre, Juno was about 82 million km from
Jupiter and approximately 684 million km from Earth.
10.ANSWER: FEMA
Explanation:
With the
intention of promoting ease of performing business, RBI came up with 9 updated
regulations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act/FEMA 1999. RBI has
indicated that original notifications and coming amendments stand repealed.
Revised regulations will have the same numbers as the old ones with the suffix
R along with the year of publication. FEMA was enacted in 1999 and it had 25
original notifications.This act came into force w.e.f June 1, 2000.
11.ANSWER:
Graphene
Explanation:
Scientists at
University of Arkansas have created an artificial material with structure akin
to wonder material graphene. Invented in the year 2004, graphene is a thick
sheet of graphite which is as thick as one atom. Graphene transistors are more
heat resilient than silicon transistors and may also increase the efficiency of
computers. The first artificial graphene like structure with transition metal
atoms instead of carbon atoms was created.
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