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Question Discussion – 29.12.2017 to 02.01.2018 QUESTION DISCUSSION – 29.12.2017 TO 02.01.2018 No. of Questions : 40 Correct : ____________ Full Mark : 40 Wrong : _____________ Time : 20 min Mark Secured : _______ 1. The government has approved what amount for providing internet connectivity to people in all gram panchayats under BharatNet project A) Rs 4,022 crore B) Rs 4,000 crore C) Rs 4,066 crore D) Rs 4,077 crore 2. How much amount of financial assistance has been sanctioned by the central government for the development of inland transport sector of Assam? A) Rs 1250 crore B) Rs 1200 crore C) Rs 1275 crore D) Rs 1225 crore 3. The 78th session of the Indian History Congress was held in which city? A) Hyderabad B) Kolkata C) Bhopal D) New Delhi 4. Name the well known creater and writer of the popular “Alphabet Series” based mystery novels who passed away recently A) Sue Grafton B) Patricia Cornwell C) Sara Paretsky D) Louise Penny 5. Name the public sector bank which has entered into an agreement with National e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) to use its Information Utility Services envisaged under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. A) Bank of Baroda B) Syndicate Bank C) Allahabad Bank D) Union Bank of India 6. Gaganjeet Bhullar is related to which sports? A) Shooting B) Wrestling C) Golf D) Football 7. Who is the CEO of the Federal Bank? A) Shyam Srinivasan B) Aditya Puri C) Anand Krishnamurthy D) Romesh Sobti 8. The Union Government has planned to borrow what amount from the market in the current fiscal year amid fiscal deficit fears? A) Rs 75,000 cr B) Rs 50,000 cr C) Rs 45,000 cr D) Rs 60,000 cr 9. The Indian government is all set to introduce seaplanes as a new mode of transportation to link small towns in the country before which year? A) 2021 B) 2020 C) 2019 D) 2023 10. Constantino Chiwenga has recently been sworn in as one of the two Vice Presidents of which country? A) Zambia B) Botswana C) Mozambique D) Zimbabwe 11. According to the latest government notification, the interest rate applicable on term deposit for a period of one year has been reduced to what percent for January-March quarter A) 6.7% B) 6.6% C) 6.5% D) 6.4% 12. Recently Dr Daljit Singh who passed away was a noted A) Orthopaedic Surgeon B) Neurological Surgeon C) Eye Surgeon D) Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgeon 13. Name the winner of the 2017 Royal Cup golf tournament held at Pattaya, Thailand A) Kahlin Joshi B) Gaganjeet Bhullar C) Prom Meesawat D) Shiv Kapur 14. Name the Italian Bank with which the Bank of Baroda has signed an agreement to acquire its entire 51 % stake in Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Company? A) Banco BPM B) Intesa Sanpaolo C) UniCredit S.p.A. D) Credito Emiliano 15. The 105th Session of the Indian Science Congress will be held in which state in 2018? A) Manipur B) Meghalaya C) Assam D) Mizoram 16. Which among the following banks has recently entered into partnership with Abu Dhabi based Lulu Exchange to make cross border remittances using blockchain technology A) Catholic Syrian Bank Limited B) Axis Bank C) HDFC Bank D) Federal Bank 17. Name the 2 nd north-eastern state in India to be declared open defecation free? A) Manipur B) Tripura C) Sikkim D) Arunachal Pradesh 18. Who is the governor of Arunachal Pradesh? A) Tathagata Roy B) BD Mishra C) Shriniwas Patil D) Ganga Prasad 19. Who among the following is the President of Israel? A) Reuven Rivlin B) Benjamin Netanyahu C) Esther Hayut D) Yuli-Yoel Edelstein 20. Name the two gulf nations which has recently introduced the Value Added Tax (VAT) in the country for the first time ever since their existence A) Saudi Arabia & Oman B) United Arab Emirates & Qatar C) Saudi Arabia & United Arab Emirates D) Bahrain & Saudi Arabia 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar -751015 1 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org , E -mail : [email protected] QUESTION DISCUSSION – 29.12.2017 TO 02.01.2018 21. Recently declared Electoral Bond will be sold for how many months in a year? A) 4 B) 6 C) 8 D) 12 22. In line with United States, which among the given countries has also filed a notice to withdraw its membership from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)? A) Jordan B) Syria C) Israel D) Egypt 23. Vidarbha have created history by winning the Ranji Trophy for the first time with a thumping nine-wicket win over Delhi at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.Vidarbha is situated at which state? A) Maharastra B) Madhyapradesh C) North East D) Harayana 24. Which among the following has signed a definitive agreement to acquire specified assets of debt-laden Reliance Communications (RCom)? A) Tata Docomo B) Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJio) C) Airtel D) Reliance Communications 25. What is the new interest rate applicable on the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana for the girl child for the January- March period? A) 8.1% B) 8.2% C) 8.3% D) 8.4% 26. How much amount of loan agreement has been signed between the Government of India and World Bank for U.P. Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project? A) USD 60 Million B) USD 70 Million C) USD 40 Million D) USD 50 Million 27. India successfully conducted the third test firing of its indigenously developed AAD supersonic interceptor missile from a test range in Odisha on December 28, 2017. What does AAD stands for? A) Attacking Air Defence B) Advanced Air Defence C) Anti-tank Air Defence D) Active Air Defence 28. The Ministry of housing and urban affairs has recently approved the construction of 5,45,090 more affordable houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) with total investment of A) Rs. 31,000 cr B) Rs. 31,003 cr C) Rs. 31,010 cr D) Rs. 31,005 cr 29. Who has been elected as the new President of Liberia? A) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf B) George Weah C) Joseph Boakai D) Alex J. Tyler 30. Name the first ever foreign investment management company that has received the RBI’s nod to start the first foreign owned asset reconstruction company (ARC) in India A) KKR & Co B) JPMorgan Chase & Co C) BlackRock, Inc. D) Fidelity Investments 31. Based on the data by the IMF, India which was the fastest growing major economy in 2016 slided to which place in 2017? A) Fourth B) Fifth C) Third D) Second 32. The eighth edition of the Indo-Maldives joint military exercise, ‘Ekuverin’ was conducted in December 2017 in which state? A) Maharashtra B) Goa C) Karnataka D) Telangana 33. Which state government has announced to provide 24 hours free power supply to farmers of the state from the midnight of December 31, being the first Indian state to do so? A) Haryana B) Telangana C) Karnataka D) Punjab 34. A mobile museum showcasing the life journey of which religious saint has been flagged off by the state government of Madhya Pradesh as a part of the Ekatm Yatra launched in the state? A) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu B) Gopala Bhatta Goswami C) Adi Shankaracharya D) Dayanand Saraswati 35. Who has won the 2017 World Rapid Chess Championship? A) Vladimir Fedoseev B) Viswanathan Anand C) Magnus Carlsen D) Murali Karthikeyan 36. What is the rank of India among the list of countries having the highest level of non-performing assets (NPA) according to the latest report by CARE Ratimgs? A) 2 nd B) 10 th C) 7 th D) 5th 37. As per the recent data of the Comptroller General of Accounts (CGA), India’s fiscal deficit for the first eight months (April-November) of 2017-18 was pegged at what percent of the full year’s target? A) 112 percent B) 98 percent C) 122 percent D) 86 percent 38. The 2017-18 budgetary fiscal deficit had been pegged at A) Rs 6.12 lakh crore B) Rs 5.46 lakh crore C) Rs 5.34 lakh crore D) Rs 6.46 lakh crore 39. Who among the following has been honored with the 2017 Golden Peacock Award for Risk Management under the Sector – “Insurance (General)? A) HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company B) Future Generali India Insurance Company C) DHFL General Insurance Limited D) Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited 40. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was founded in which year? A) 16 August 1983 B) 12 July 1982 C) 9 August 1985 D) 12 July 1987 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar -751015 2 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org , E -mail : [email protected] QUESTION DISCUSSION – 29.12.2017 TO 02.01.2018 ANSWER KEYS 1 C 21 A 2 B 22 C 3 A 23 A 4 A 24 B 5 C 25 A 6 C 26 C 7 A 27 B 8 B 28 B 9 C 29 B 10 D 30 A 11 B 31 D 12 C 32 C 13 D 33 B 14 C 34 C 15 A 35 B 16 D 36 D 17 D 37 A 18 B 38 B 19 A 39 D 20 C 40 B 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar -751015 3 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org , E -mail : [email protected] .
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