(1) Azim Premji and Shiv Nadar are the only two billionaires from India in Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 richest people in technology. The list is topped by
A) Jeff Bezos
B) Jack Ma
C) Bill Gates
D) Travis Kalanick
(2) Lok Sabha passed Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill and Introduced the Factories (Amendment) Bill to unlock which sector value?
A) VSNL Land
B) Boost Textile
C) Marble Sector
D) All the above
(3) The CEEA has given its approval for the development of Advanced Ultra Super Critical (AUSC) tech for thermal power plants and has approved a one-time grant of
A) Rs 400 cr
B) Rs 500 cr
C) Rs 700 cr
D) Rs 900 cr
(4) The World Bio-Fuel Day is observed every year on
A) 02 Aug
B) 04 Aug
C) 10 Aug
D) 08 Aug
(5) Which of the following public sector banks, with its “Project Ananya”, has embarked on a large-scale transformation of its branches?
A) Syndicate Bank
B) Bank of India
C) Corporation Bank
D) SBI
(6) Lok Sabha passed to include which state under Central Agricultural University of Imphal vide Central Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill, 2016?
A) Meghalaya
B) Nagaland
C) Manipur
D) Assam
(7) The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing and ratification of an Agreement between India and Croatia on Economic Cooperation. The currency of Croatia is
A) Croatian kuna
B) Croatian pound
C) Croatian franc
D) Croatian ringgit
(8) Lok Sabha passed which bills allows extension of the time given to public servants, trustees and board members of NGOs receiving government funds of more than Rs. 1 crore or foreign funding of more than Rs 10 lakh to declare their assets and those of their spouses?
A) Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2016
B) Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2015
C) Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2014
D) Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2013
(9) A mobile application “I Feel Safe” aimed at helping women ensure their safety in the national capital was launched recently by
A) JNU
B) IGNOU
C) Delhi University
D) National Commission for Women
(10) Indian Foreign Service officer of 1997 Birender Singh Yadav has been appointed as the next High Commission of India to which Country?
A) Nigeria
B) Ghana
C) South Africa
D) Congo
Answers:-
(1) C (2) D (3) D (4) C (5) A (6) B (7) A (8) A (9) C (10) B