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[WpProQuiz 7349]1) What is the theme for 2019 World Science Day for Peace and Development?
a) “Making our societies more sustainable”
b) “Making science more accessible”
c) “Engaging in emerging scientific issues”
d) “Open science, leaving no one behind”
e) None of these
2) The first ever CNG port terminal of the world is scheduled to be set up in which state of India?
a) Gujarat
b) Meghalaya
c) Maharashtra
d) Assam
e) Odisha
3) Marengo sachintendulkar is a new species of which animal discovered recently and named after cricket legend Sachin Tendulakar?
a) Fish
b) Spider
c) Frog
d) Crab
e) Snake
4) How many beaches have been identified for mass cleanliness-cum-awareness drive under the “Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan” announced by the government?
a) 10
b) 20
c) 30
d) 40
e) 50
5) The government of India has given green nod to Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to set up new 2G Ethanol plant at which place?
a) Rishikesh
b) Patiala
c) Rajkot
d) Panipat
e) Agra
6) RBI has mandated the banks not to charge savings bank account customers for online transactions in the NEFT system with effect from
a) December 2019
b) February 2020
c) January 2020
d) March 2020
e) April 2020
7) PayNearby has partnered with which bank along with NPCI to launch its own micro ATMs at retail shops?
a) AU Small Finance Bank
b) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
c) ESAF Small Finance Bank
d) Equitas Small Finance Bank
e) Capital Local Area Bank Ltd
8) Which country’s President, Evo Morales resigned on November 10, 2019 over a disputed election result ?
a) Argentina
b) Uruguay
c) Argentina
d) Bolivia
e) Portugal
9) Who among these has been selected for the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2019?
a) Kishori Shahane
b) Mahesh Elkunchwar
c) Arun Khopkar
d) Shanta Gokhale
e) None of these
10) Who won the first ever instituted George Schaller lifetime award for the year 2019 for his contribution in the field of wildlife Conservation ?
a) Ullas Karanth
b) James Nichols
c) S. Theodore Baskaran
d) Meera Kathiravan
e) None of these
11) Who released the Assamese version of the book ‘Courts of India: Past to Present’ ?
a) Ram Nath Kovind
b) Ranjan Gogoi
c) Dipak Misra
d) Narendra Modi
e) None of these
12) Inaugural Conclave on “National Capital Region -2041” held in Delhi. What was its theme?
a) Changing the Capital Region: innovations and better life for future generations
b) Innovative Governance, Open for all
c) Sustainable NCR and the world
d) Planning for Tomorrow’s Greatest Capital Region
e) None of these
13) The Defence Innovations Conference ‘Def-Connect’ was held in which city to showcase the accomplishments of the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative?
a) Pune
b) New Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Lucknow
e) Kolkata
14) The ‘Air Fest-2019’ was held in which city by the Indian Air Force?
a) Kolkata
b) Mumbai
c) Kochi
d) Nagpur
e) Vishakhapatnam
15) Who among the following bagged men’s air pistol silver in the Asian shooting championship held in Doha, Qatar?
a) Abhishek Verma
b) Sharvan Kumar
c) Saurabh Chaudhary
d) Both (a) & (b)
e) None of the above
16) Who was appointed as the Indian head coach of the Women’s U-17(under 17) football team by Fédération Internationale de Football Association(FIFA) ?
a) Tony Gustavsson
b) Asisat Oshoala
c) Thomas Dennerby
d) Peter Gerhardsson
e) None of these
17) What was the theme of the 19th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) ?
a) Strengthening Maritime Cooperation for a Peaceful
b) Promoting a Shared Destiny and Path to Prosperity in the Indian Ocean
c) IORA – Uniting the Peoples of Africa, Asia, Australasia and the Middle East through Enhanced Co-operation for Peace, Stability and Sustainable Development
d) IORA – Uniting the Peoples of Australasia and the Middle East through Enhanced Co-operation for Peace, Stability and Sustainable Development
e) None of these
18) Who among the following is set to retire as Goldman Sachs India co-head, after 21 years?
a) Shantanu Narayen
b) Dinesh Paliwal
c) Nikesh Arora
d) Vijay Karnani
e) Ashok Vemuri
19) Which of the following Indian states has signed a MoU with Malaysia India Business Council (MIBC) to improve the two-way trade and investment?
a) Gujarat
b) Assam
c) Manipur
d) Rajasthan
e) Kerala
20) According to the latest CSO data, India’s industrial production contracted ______% in September, the weakest performance in seven years.
a) 3.4
b) 3.8
c) 4.3
d) 5.2
e) 6.3
21) Name the Ramon Magsaysay Awardee & former chief election commissioner (CEC) who passed away recently .
a) R. K. Trivedi
b) Iyer Seshan
c) Kalyan Sundaram
d) S. P. Sen Verma
e) None of these
22) Name the portal launched for E-Governance school automation and management system for Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) by Sanjay Dhotre in New Delhi.
a) Shaala Darpan
b) Shiksha Vani
c) Udyam Sakhi
d) Veer Parivar
e) None of these
23) Where was the eigth session of the Governing Body of International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) held?
a) Italy
b) Spain
c) Poland
d) Hungary
e) France
24) What is the proposed investment for the CNG terminal project in Bhavnagar, Gujarat?
a) Rs.1,200 crore
b) Rs.1,500 crore
c) Rs.1,700 crore
d) Rs.1,800 crore
e) Rs.1,900 crore
25) Which of the following app was launched by HSBC Bank to provide business banking service?
a) HSBC E-serv
b) HSBC Kinetic
c) HSBC Pub-trans
d) HSBC-KYC
e) None of these
Answers :
1) Answer: D)
World Science Day for Peace and Development : 10 November, highlights the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. 2019 Theme: “Open science, leaving no one behind”
2) Answer: A)
Gujarat Government has given its nod for the establishment of the world’s first CNG port terminal at Bhavnagar. The proposal has also been approved by the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
3) Answer: B)
A research scholar, Dhruv Prajapati, who is pursuing a Ph. D in spider taxonomy at the Gujarat Ecological Education & Research (GEER) Foundation has discovered two new species of spiders. Of the two, he has named one spider species after Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, as Marengo sachintendulkar, to show his love towards his favourite cricketer.
4) Answer: E)
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has started a mass cleanliness-cum-awareness drive in 50 identified beaches under the “Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan” from 11th -17th November, 2019. The identified beaches are in 10 coastal States/Union Territories (UTs)
5) Answer: D)
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change gives Environment Clearance to Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to set up new 2G Ethanol plant at Panipat, Haryana at an estimated investment of Rs 766 crore.
6) Answer: C)
Mandate banks not to charge savings bank account customers for online transactions in the NEFT system with effect from January 2020.NEFT can be done by bank customers either online or offline through bank branches. While several major banks, including State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, and YES Bank, do not charge for online NEFT transactions, Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of India charge Rs 2.25, excluding the goods and services tax (GST), for such transfers up to Rs 10,000.
7) Answer: D)
PayNearby, the hyperlocal fintech network builder, has partnered with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Equitas Small Finance Bank for launching its own mirco ATMs at retail shops. PayNearby’s micro ATM is a cost effective and a smart cash management tool for small retail stores and traders who deal in large chunks of cash on a daily basis.
8) Answer: D)
Bolivia President Evo Morales announced his resignation among unrest over a disputed election which he had demanded to win. The Organization of American States (OAS) found “serious irregularities” in President election vote on October 20 2019. Morales announced that he will step down for the country’s welfare.
9) Answer: D)
Indian writer, translator, journalist and theatre critic, Shanta Gokhale has been named to be honored with Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2019. Also, Poet K Satchidanandan has been selected for the Tata Literature Live! Poet Laureate for 2019.
10) Answer: A)
Bangalore (Karnataka) based Indian wildlife biologist Ullas Karanth won the first ever instituted George Schaller lifetime award for the year 2019 for his contribution in the field of wildlife contribution. The award was instituted by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in New York, United States(US) in honour of Dr. George Schaller, who is considered as one of the greatest wildlife scientists and conservationists globally.
11) Answer: B)
Ranjan Gogoi, Chief Justice of India (CJI) released the Assamese version of the book ‘Courts of India: Past to Present’ in Guwahati, Assam. The book has been distributed by the Publication division. The book includes various chapters which narrate the historical events of the court.
12) Answer : D)
Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, GoI, chaired the inaugural conclave on “National Capital Region -2041” organized by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB). Currently, the Regional Plan with the horizon year 2021 was in-force. Theme , “Planning for Tomorrow’s Greatest Capital Region”.
13) Answer: B)
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) organised the conference ‘Def-Connect’ in New Delhi on November 11, 2019 to showcase the accomplishments of the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative and growth of the defence ecosystem in the country. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh was the Chief Guest of the event.
14) Answer: D)
The ‘Air Fest-2019’ was held in Nagpur, Maharashtra. It was a part of the 87th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Air Force and the 65th anniversary of the headquarters maintenance command (HQMC).
15) Answer: C)
Saurabh Chaudhary bagged men’s air pistol silver. With a World record of 246.5 Kim Song Guk of North Korea clinched Gold in the Asian shooting championship in Doha, Qatar. Together with Abhishek Verma & Sharvan Kumar, Saurabh won the team bronze for India.
16) Answer: C)
All India Football Federation (AIFF) has announced the appointment of Thomas Dennerby (Sweden) as the Indian head coach of the Women’s U-17 football team. The FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) U-17(under 17) women’s football World Cup 2020 will be hosted by India. The official emblem of the world cup was launched recently at the gateway of India in Mumbai, Maharashtra on November 2, 2019.
17) Answer: B)
19th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on November 7 2019.The theme of 19th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting was “Promoting a Shared Destiny and Path to Prosperity in the Indian Ocean”.
UAE assumed the IORA’s presidency for 2019-2021. The Republic of Bangladesh is undertaking the Vice-Chair position of IORA (also for 2019-2021) as a part of the Troika along with the UAE (as arriving Chair) and South Africa (past Chair).
18) Answer: D)
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s co-head for India business, Vijay Karnani, is set to retire after 21 years with the company. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1998 as an associate in equity capital markets & moved to the equity derivatives team in Hong Kong in 2000.
19) Answer: B)
Assam Industries and Commerce Department has signed a MoU with Malaysia India Business Council (MIBC) to improve the two-way trade and investment between India and Malaysia. Assistance will be accorded to business or trade missions.
20) Answer : C)
According to the latest CSO data, India’s industrial production contracted 4.3% in September, the weakest performance in seven years, due to output decline in manufacturing, mining and electricity sectors. This was a second straight month of contraction.
21) Answer: B)
Former chief election commissioner (CEC), Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, passed away at the age of 86 due to cardiac arrest in chennai. In 1996, Seshan received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his role in cleaning up the electoral process in the country.
22) Answer: A)
Union Minister of State(MoS) for Human Resource and Development(HRD) Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched the Shaala Darpan portal, an E-Governance school automation and management system for Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) in New Delhi. The portal was designed for knowledge/information sharing of its employees and its students. It was the first major initiative implemented to enable automation of NVS (India’s largest schooling system) through a single umbrella.
23) Answer: A)
The eight-session of the Governing Body of International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) is being held in Rome, Italy. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the session. The Governing Body sessions are biennial. The session is being held from 11-16 November 2019.
24) Answer: E)
The Gujarat government gave its approval for a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) terminal in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The proposed investment for the CNG terminal project is Rs.1,900 crore. The approval for the facility was given by the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board headed by chief minister Vijay Rupani. It is expected that it would be the world’s first CNG port terminal.
25) Answer: B)
HSBC launched HSBC Kinetic, a new app-based business banking service. It was previously known internally as Project Iceberg. HSBC Kinetic app will provide small businesses mobile-managed current accounts, overdrafts and spending, and cash flow insights that are generated by the app crunching data on a company’s spending habits.
