#TISSNET2018QUIZ Quiz #06
Q1) India and other South East Asian Region signed a WHO’s Call for Action on March 16, 2017 to end tuberculosis (TB) by which year?
A.2030
B.2020
C.2019
D.2023
Q2) The Union Cabinet on March 15, 2017 approved to increase the Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief to Central Government Employees/Pensioners from 2 percent to ___________ percent.
A.3 percent
B.4 percent
C.5 percent
D.6 percent
Q3 )The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Public Private Partnership (IIIT PPP) Bill, 2017 seeks to grant Institute of National Importance status to how many IIITs?
A.20
B.25
C.10
D.15
Q4) Which bank has launched India’s first digital Loan against Securities services on March 15, 2017?
A.ICICI Bank
B.Axis Bank
C.Yes Bank D.HDFC Bank
Q5) Who is the chief minister of Punjab?
A.Aruna Chaudhary
B.Amarinder Singh
C.Manpreet Badal
D.Prakash Singh Badal
Answers to Quiz #05
Ans 1 – a Ans 2 – a Ans 3 –b Ans 4 – d Ans 5 - b
How much time does an applicant get for TISSNET? Is the time allocation dependent on how the applicant chooses or is there a time limit for each section as well?
Q1. Code on Wages, 2017’ Bill that seeks to fix a national minimum wage, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 10, 2017. The bill includes provisions from which previous acts?
1.Payment of Wages Act 1936
2.Minimum Wages Act 1948
3.Payment of Bonus Act 1965
4.Equal Remuneration Act 1976
5.All of the above
Q2. Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has launched a new video of the National Anthem in sign language, featuring disabled and partially disabled children. Who among the following has directed this video?
1.Govind Nihalani
2.Karan Johar
3.Anurag Basu
4.Imtiaz Ali
5.Ekta Kapoor
Q3. To improve road safety with the use of technology, which State Government, has announced the launch of Smart Streets Lab program?
1.Punjab
2.Odisha
3.Chhattisgarh
4.Telangana
5.Karnataka
Q4. Dr Ruth Pfau, a German doctor popularly known as _________ ‘Mother Teresa’ for dedicating her life to eradicate leprosy in the country passed away on August 10, 2017.
1.Bangladesh’s
2.Afghanistan’s
3.Nepal’s
4.Sri Lanka’s
5.Pakistan’s
Q5. Who among the following Indian-American has been appointed as chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by US President Donald Trump?
1.Neil Chatterjee
2.Vishal Amin
3.Sumit Jadhav
4.Manish Chakraborty
5.Prabhu Ahuja
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Q1) Who is the Chairman of Tata Sons?
A. Ratan Tata
B. N. Chandrashekar
C. Naval Tata
D. Cyrus Mistry
Q2) Where was the Swach Bharat App launched by Dr. Mahesh Sharma? A. National Museum, Delhi;
B. Taj Mahal, Agra
C. Mysore Palace, Mysore
D. Indian Museum, Kolkata
Q3 ) Which nation ratified the International Solar Alliance framework as on May 31, 2017?
A. Kenya
B. Nauru
C. Algeria D. Morocco
Q4) SandeepGupta has been appointed as the head of operations of which cross-border payments network?
A. Paytm
B. Earthsport
C. Mercuryport
D. IPPB
Q5) Which state assemble passed Religious Freedom Bill, 2017?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Jharkhand
D. Haryana
Answers to Quiz #09Ans 1 – c Ans 2 – b Ans 3 –c Ans 4 – c Ans 5 - d
Q1) The Union Ministry of Sports has recently suspended which Sports Authority for Violating the Order?
A. All India Football Federation (AIFF)
B. Indian Hockey Federation (IHF)
C. Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
D. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Q2) Which Dairy Firm has recently introduced Aadhar enabled payment system in its Milk and Safal booths?
A. Mother Dairy
B. Amul
C. Nestle
D. Kwality Limited
Q3) Which Indian state has been declared as the Country’s first Organic State in 2016 ?
A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Mizoram
Q4) Which village in Andhra Pradesh has achieved the status of first 100 per cent Smart Digital Village?
A. Nagari
B. Yerpedu
C. Mori
D. Pileru
Q5) What was the deadline set by the union government for availing the Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme to settle the retrospective tax dispute?
A. February 1, 2017
B. February 28, 2017
C. March 31, 2017
D. January 31, 2017
Answers to Quiz #10
Ans 1 – B Ans 2 – A Ans 3 –B Ans 4 – B Ans 5 - C
1.Which Indian-origin boy has been crowned as the UK’s ‘Child Genius’ in a popular television quiz competition?[A] Rahul Doshi
[B] Naveen Jain
[C] Preethi Singh
[D] Kalpana Chauhan
2.Which state government has launched an exclusive 24×7 helpline ‘181’ for women?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Telangana
[C] Assam
[D] Jharkhand
3.Which city is hosting the 8th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress?
[A] Pune
[B] Guwahati
[C] New Delhi
[D] Bhopal
4. MK Damodaran, who passed away recently, was the former Advocate General of which state?
[A] Odisha
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Haryana
[D] Kerala
5.Which state government will launch a new scheme for Compassionate Family Pension (CFP) in lieu of compassionate appointment?
[A] Assam
[B] Manipur
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Jammu & Kashmir
Answers to Quiz #11
Ans 1 – C Ans 2 – A Ans 3 –B Ans 4 – C Ans 5 - D
1. Who has appointed as the chief economist of the Tata Group?
[A] Aarti Subramaniam
[B] Naval Tata
[C] Roopa Purushothaman
[D] Farida Khambata
2.Where is the headquarter of Border Road Organization located?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Pune
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Assam
3. The India Council of Medical Research collaborated with which of the following organization in the field of vaccine research and development?
[A] International Vaccine Institute
[B] World Health Organization
[C] United Nations
[D] International Committee of the Red Cross
4.Velichko Cholakov belonged to which of the following sports?
[A] Cricket
[B] Football
[C] Baseball
[D] Weightlifting
5.Who has been appointed as the new chief of CFBC?
[A] Sharmila Tagore
[B] Prasoon Joshi
[C] Raza Murad
[D] Kulbhushan Kharbanda
1. ISRO will launch a full-fledged niche Earth observation (EO) satellite “HySIS” to enable distinct identification of objects from space. What does “HySIS” stands for?
[A] Hyperspectrum Imaging Satellite
[B] Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite
[C] Hyperspecialist Imaging Satellite
[D] Hyperspectacle Imaging Satellite
2.The Oxford University Press (OUP) has recently launched online dictionaries in which of the following Indian languages?
[A] Tamil and Gujarati
[B] Assamese and Bangla
[C] Telugu and Marathi
[D] Gujarati and Telugu
3.M Venkaiah Naidu has been sworn-in as 13th Vice President of India. He hails from which state?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Tamil Nady
[D] Karnataka
4.Who has been chosen for the first-ever Kesari Media Award?
[A] Adoor Gopalakrishnan
[B] R S Babu
[C] M G Radhakrishnan
[D] T J S George
5. SEBI has recently allowed Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) to launch gold options. The headquarters of MCX is located in which city?