Q1. Information and Broadcasting ministry framed a New Print Media Advertisement Policy for Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) with the objective to promote transparency and accountability in issuing of advertisements in print media. Who is the present union minister of Information and Broadcasting?(a) Prakash Javadekar
(b) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(c) Jitendra Singh
(d) Venkaiah Naidu
(e) None of the above
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu (born 1 July 1949) is an Indian politician serving as the Union Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information & Broadcasting in the Narendra Modi government.
Q2. 15th edition of Europe's biggest football extravaganza, Euro 2016 begins in which of the following place recently?
(a) Berlin, Germany
(b) Athens, Greece
(c) London, England
(d) Geneva, Switzerland
(e) Paris, France
The biggest football carnival of this year the Euro Cup 2016 is to host the 15th edition of this intra-continental football championship, UEFA has chosen France.
Q3. Which organization has been appointed as the national partner for the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017 summit by iNDEXTb recently?
(a) NABARD
(b) RBI
(c) FICCI
(d) SEBI
(e) ASSOCHAM
The Gujarat Government has appointed FICCI as the national partner for the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Industries Summit 2017 organised by the state's Industrial Extension Bureau (iNDEXTb). According to an official communication by iNDEXTb, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry has been appointed as the national partner and it would work closely with another premier industries body Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for the biennial summit.
Q4. MS Krishna Bhat, former Chairman of which of the following Bank, passed away at the age of 78 in Mangaluru recently?
(a) Karnataka Bank Ltd
(b) South Indian Bank
(c) State Bank of India
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank
M.S. Krishna Bhat, former Chairman of Karnataka Bank (1995-2000), who is credited with consolidating the position of the Bank, passed away on Friday. He was 78.
Q5. State Bank of India (SBI), India's largest bank, and Caixa Bank, a leading bank based in ________ by market share, have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to expand their guarantee transaction businesses by jointly providing credit to Indian local enterprises.
(a) Germany
(b) Spain
(c) France
(d) Singapore
(e) Hong Kong
SBI and Spain's CaixaBank have inked pact to provide loans to Indo-Spanish joint ventures and local enterprises here. State Bank of India (SBI) and CaixaBank have signed a memorandum of agreement to enhance business synergies.
Q6. Which state government has decided to celebrate the 21st day of every month as Yoga Day across all schools, colleges and universities in the State?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Haryana
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Bihar
The Maharashtra government has decided to celebrate the 21st day of every month as Yoga Day across all schools, colleges and universities in the State.State School and Higher Education minister Vinod Tawde had recently held a meeting with yoga institutions like Sri Sri Ravishankar’s Art of Living, Ramdev Baba’s Patanjali Yog Samiti, Samarth Vyayam Mandir Bharat Swabhiman Nyas and others to moot various ways to celebrate International Yoga Day on June 21 on a grand scale at district levels.
Q7. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has constituted a high-level committee under the chairmanship of PWD minister _____________ to look into the matters related to water bodies in the national capital.
(a) Imran Hussain
(b) Kapil Mishra
(c) Satyendra Jain
(d) Manish Sisodia
(e) None of the above
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday constituted a high level committee under the chairmanship of PWD minister Satyendra Jain to look into the matters related to water bodies in the national capital. Water Minister Kapil Mishra and Environment and Forests Minister Imran Hussain will be the members of this committee. The CEO of Delhi Jal Board Keshav Chandra will be the Member Secretary of this committee.
Q8. Which of the following country has received validation from WHO for having eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, becoming the first country in Asia and the Pacific region and also the first with a large HIV epidemic to ensure an AIDS-free generation?
(a) China
(b) Indonesia
(c) Japan
(d) Thailand
(e) India
Thailand received validation from WHO for having eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, becoming the first country in Asia and the Pacific region and also the first with a large HIV epidemic to ensure an AIDS-free generation.
(a) Rs 70 crore
(b) Rs 80 crore
(c) Rs 90 crore
(d) Rs 20 crore
(e) Rs 10 crore
Food Corporation of India (FCI) has entered into an agreement with Adani group for construction of two silos to store wheat, at an estimated cost of about Rs 80 crore. The two silos would have a combined storage capacity of 75,000 tonnes.
Q10. President Robert Mugabe introduces ‘surrogate currency’ to prevent dollar outflow. Robert Mugabe is the present president of which of the following country?
(a) Sudan
(b) Bulgaria
(c) Greece
(d) Zimbabwe
(e) None of the above
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Thursday the introduction of local bank notes by the central bank later this year, which he called a “surrogate currency”, would help prevent foreigners taking greenbacks out of the country. He also said the shortage of US dollars in the economy would be overcome soon, although he did not elaborate.
(a) Kerala
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat
(e) Tamil Nadu
Asian Development Bank (ADB) today said it has approved a USD 100 million (around Rs 660 crore) loan to strengthen a key irrigation system and improve water management in the Vennar sub-basin of Cauvery Delta in Tamil Nadu
Q12. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved 1.5 billion US dollar loan to which of the following country. IMF has already transferred 168 million US dollars as the first Installment with immediate effect to support the country’s economy?
(a) Greece
(b) Jordan
(c) Bulgaria
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) Qatar
International Monetary Fund has approved a $1.5 billion loan to Sri Lanka, with $168 million being disbursed as the first tranche with immediate effect to support the country's economy, which is showing "signs of strain".
Q13. The Union Government has decided to introduce International Yoga Award Scheme. The award will be introduced with an aim to promote yoga. Who is the present minister of State for AYUSH?
(a) Dharmendra Pradhan
(b) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
(c) Shripad Yesso Naik
(d) Jitendra Singh
(e) None of the above
At present, the AYUSH ministry is working on the scheme and it will start giving the award from 2017. Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik announced the plan in New Delhi while inaugurating the National Health Editors' Conference.
Q14. Thailand-based agro-industrial conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) has forayed into the packaged foods business in India with a new chicken processing plant in which of the following states?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Gujarat
(e) Maharashtra
Thailand-based agro-industrial conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) today announced its foray into the packaged foods business in India, with a new chicken processing plant in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.
Q15. The government under the Chief Minister’s Nagarothana scheme will take up a slew of projects worth how much to revamp the IT City’s (Bengaluru) infrastructure?
(a) Rs 7,300 crore
(b) Rs 28,100 crore
(c) Rs 17,400 crore
(d) Rs 95,200 crore
(e) Rs 55,300 crore
The government under the Chief Minister's Nagarothana scheme will take up a slew of projects worth Rs 7,300 crore to revamp the IT City's infrastructure.
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