Q1. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M. Karunanidhi passed away, recently. He was the 94-year-old veteran leader of _____________.
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Karnataka
(e) Andhra Pradesh
Solution: B
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi passed away in Chennai. He was the 94-year-old veteran leader of Tamil Nadu.
Q2. The 3rd India-Nepal Coordination meeting was started recently in ____________.
(a) Kathmandu
(b) Thimpu
(c) New Delhi
(d) Pune
(e) Mumbai
Solution: C
The 3rd India-Nepal Coordination meeting was started in New Delhi. A seven-member delegation from Nepal, headed by Inspector General of Nepal Armed Police Force Shailendra Khanal will take part in the three-day meeting.
Q3. Recognizing the importance of reaching out to the consumers and to safeguard their interests, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has integrated its Mobile Apps namely _______________ with UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) Platform.
(a) DND 2.0 & MyApp
(b) KYC 2.0 & MyMobile
(c) KYC 2.0 & MySoap
(d) DND 2.0 & MyCall
(e) None of the given options is true
Solution: D
Recognizing the importance of reaching out to the consumers and to safeguard their interests, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has now integrated its Mobile Apps namely DND 2.0 & MyCall with UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) Platform. UMANG is developed by National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
Q4. The Union Ministry of Water Resources, _____________ and the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) have recently signed a revised Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for funding of central share of 99 prioritised irrigation projects under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).
(a) NABARD
(b) SIDBI
(c) RBI
(d) SBI
(e) CRESIL
Solution: A
The Union Ministry of Water Resources, the NABARD and the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) signed a revised Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for funding of central share of 99 prioritised irrigation projects under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).
Q5. The National Green Tribunal constituted a committee, to be headed by a ________________ for monitoring the rejuvenation project of Ganga from Haridwar to Unnao in Uttar Pradesh.
(a) NITI Aayog CEO
(b) NITI Aayog Chairman
(c) NGT Chairman
(d) Former Allahabad High Court judge
(e) None of the given options is true
Solution: C
The National Green Tribunal constituted a committee, to be headed by a former Allahabad High Court judge, for monitoring the rejuvenation project of Ganga from Haridwar to Unnao in Uttar Pradesh.
Q6. Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar flagged off the Goa Tourism Development Corporation’s app-based taxi service called _______________ in Panaji.
(a) GoGOA
(b) GOAMILES
(c) GOATOUR
(d)GOAGONE
(e) GOGO
Solution: B
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar flagged off the Goa Tourism Development Corporation’s app-based taxi service called ‘GOAMILES’ in Panaji.
Q7. Public sector non-life insurance firm United India Insurance Company announced the appointment of ______________ as its Director and General Manager with immediate effect.
(a) T Sukarnesh
(b) Ramesh Goyal
(c) S Gopakumar
(d) Arindam Chatterjee
(e) Sanaka Ghosh
Solution: C
Public sector non-life insurance firm United India Insurance Company announced the appointment of S Gopakumar as its Director and General Manager with immediate effect.
Q8. India’s under-20 team won over ______________ in under-20 in the final group stage match of the COTIF Cup held in Valencia’s Els Arcs Stadium.
(a) Argentina
(b) Thailand
(c) Spain
(d) France
(e) Nigeria
Solution: A
India’s under-20 team won over Argentina under-20 in the final group stage match of the COTIF Cup held in Valencia’s Els Arcs Stadium. India was playing in the tournament for the first time.
Q9. Name the Veteran German striker who has recently announced his retirement from international football.
(a) Sandro Wagner
(b) Joachim Low
(c) Miroslav Klose
(d) Lukas Podolski
(e) Mario Gomez
Solution: E
Veteran German striker Mario Gomez announced his retirement from international football. The 33-year-old, who made his debut for Germany in 2007, scored 31 goals in 78 international appearances.
Q10. The value of transactions made through mobile wallets touched a record ______________ (approx) in June, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data.
(a) Rs25,000 crore
(b) Rs14,600 crore
(c) Rs34,000 crore
(d) Rs4,050 crore
(e) Rs9,540 crore
Solution: B
The value of transactions made through mobile wallets touched a record Rs14,632 crore in June, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data. The data showed the rise of 4.2% from Rs14,047 crore in May.
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