What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Digital Evolution Index (DEI)?
Correct Answer: A [53rd]
Answer Explanation:
India has been ranked 53rd among 60 countries in the 2017 Digital
Evolution Index (DEI). The list is topped by Norway, followed by Sweden,
Switzerland, Denmark and Finland. The Fletcher School at Tufts
University, in partnership with Mastercard, presented the Digital
Evolution Index (DEI) 2017. The Index is a comprehensive research that
tracks the progress of the digital economy across 60 countries, taking
into account more than 100 different indicators across four key drivers:
supply, consumer demand, institutional environment, and innovation. It
reflects the state and rate of digital evolution on the one hand, while
also identifying avenues for investment, innovation and policy
priorities.
Which state government has launched “Apni Gaddi Apna Rojgar” scheme for jobless youth?
Correct Answer: B [Punjab]
Answer Explanation:
The Punjab government has recently launched its flagship ‘Apni Gaddi
Apna Rozgar’ scheme for jobless youth by flagging off over 100 uberMOTO
bikes. Under the scheme, the state government will provide commercial
two wheelers and four wheelers to unemployed youth at subsidised rates.
The scheme will be a game-changer for the youth of Punjab and will play a
catalysing role in encouraging micro-entrepreneurship opportunities
throughout the state. The target of Uber is to create 10,000
entrepreneurial opportunities in Punjab in one year and a total of
45,000 in next five years.
Who has won the 2017 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix tournament?
Correct Answer: C [Sebastian Vettel]
Answer Explanation:
Sebastian Vettel, a German racing driver currently driving in Formula
One for Scuderia Ferrari, has won the 2017 Formula One Hungarian Grand
Prix tournament at the Hungaroring in Mogyorod, Hungary.
Which IIT institute has invented a low-cost dirt detector that alerts authorities when a place needs cleaning?
Correct Answer: D [IIT Kharagpur]
Answer Explanation:
The researchers at the IIT Kharagpur have developed a low-cost dirt
detector that alerts authorities when a place needs cleaning. The Smart
Hygiene Monitor (SHM) records levels of ammonia, sulphur dioxide, carbon
monoxide, carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds and particulate
matter through sensors and sends online alerts to stakeholders when a
certain threshold is crossed. It can be installed at any place where
cleanliness needs to be monitored at regular intervals. At present,
public facilities such as toilets, eateries, hospitals, parks, airports
and railway stations are generally cleaned at fixed intervals,
irrespective of how dirty they are.
Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer-winning playwright passed away. He hailed from which country?
Correct Answer: A [United States]
Answer Explanation:
Sam Shepard (73), the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, has passed
away in Kentucky, United States on July 27, 2017. He was Oscar-nominated
actor and celebrated author whose plays chronicled the explosive fault
lines of family and masculinity in the American West. He wrote nearly 50
plays and won the Pulitzer for drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child.
His plays are chiefly known for their bleak, poetic, often surrealist
elements, black humor, and rootless characters living on the outskirts
of American society.
Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar, the noted Dhrupad Maestro passed away. He hailed from which state?
Correct Answer: B [Rajasthan]
Answer Explanation:
Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar (78), maestro and custodian of the
venerable Dhrupad tradition of Hindustani classical music, has passed
away in Pune, Maharashtra on July 30, 2017. He was known affectionately
to his legions of disciples and admirers as ‘Saeed Bhai’. He was born in
Alwar in Rajasthan in 1939 and was a part of the Dagar family of
musicians. He represented the 19th generation of Dagar Tradition.
Dhrupad – a Sanskrit portmanteau of Dhruva (immovable) and Pad (verse)
has its roots since ancient times, mentioned as early as the 3rd Century
B.C. in the Natyashastra.
Which city to host the 2024 Summer Olympics?
Correct Answer: C [Paris]
Answer Explanation:
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recently announced that
the 2024 Summer Olympics will be hosted by Paris in France, which is
scheduled to be held from August 8-18. Beside this, the IOC has also
announced that the 2028 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games to be hosted
by Los Angeles (United States). Both the decisions will be ratified at
the 131st IOC Conference in Lima, Peru on September 13, 2017. The IOC
decision means that Los Angeles will become a three-time Olympic city,
after hosting the 1932 and 1984 Games – and Paris, which held the Games
in 1900 and 1924, will host a centenary celebration in 2024.
Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Correct Answer: D [Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]
Answer Explanation:
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the member of the Pakistan Muslim League
(N)(PML-N), is the newly elected interim Prime Minister of Pakistan
after defeating his rival Naveed Qamar of PPP by 221 votes on August 1,
2017. Abbasi was chosen by Nawaz Sharif as an interim Prime Minister for
45 days which would allow significant time for Shehbaz Sharif to
contest elections from Nawaz’s vacated constituency, be elected to the
National Assembly and become eligible to hold the office of Prime
Ministership. Previously, Abbasi served as the Minister of Petroleum and
Natural Resources in the third Sharif ministry from 2013 to 2017. Nawaz
Sharif was disqualified as the Prime Minister by the Supreme Court in
July 2017 in connection with Panama Papers scam.
Jeanne Moreau, the legendary film actress passed away. She hailed from which country?
Correct Answer: D [France]
Answer Explanation:
Jeanne Moreau (89), the legendary French film actress, has passed
away at Paris in France on July 31, 2017. She was best known for her
role in Francois Truffaut’s New Wave classic “Jules et Jim”.
The Gangotri National Park (GNP) is located in which state?
Correct Answer: C [Uttrakhand]
Answer Explanation:
The Gangotri National Park (GNP) is located in the upper catchment of
Bhagirathi river in the Uttarkashi District of Uttrakhand and covers an
area of about 2,390 square km. The park is home to the snow leopard,
ibex, tahr, himalayan barbet, serow, pheasants, partridges, doves,
pigeons, etc. It provides majestic beauty of coniferous forests and
grandeur of glacial world combined with lush green meadows.
