1. Infosys Science Foundation has announced the coveted Infosys Prize 2016, who won the prize in the Engineering and Computer Science category?

a) Anil Bharadwaj
b) Gagandeep Kang
c) V Kumaran
d) Kaivan Munshi

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Answer c) V Kumaran. Infosys Science Foundation has announced the coveted Infosys Prize 2016 and six achievers, including Professor V Kumaran of the department of chemical engineering at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, have emerged as winners. Kumaran won the prize in the Engineering and Computer Science category for making contributions in the field of cardiovascular and pulmonary health.

2. Who has been elected as president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) for 2017?

a) Pankaj Patel
b) Vikram Lal
c) Dilip Shanghvi
d) Gautam Adani

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Answer a) Pankaj Patel. Chairman and managing director of Cadila Healthcare Ltd, Pankaj Patel has been elected president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) for 2017. Patel will take over from Harshavardhan Neotia, chairman of Ambuja Neotia Group, during the FICCI AGM to be held on 16 and 17 December in New Delhi. Established in 1927, FICCI, an association of business organizations, is regarded as one of the oldest and largest ones in the country.

3. President Pranab Mukherjee has presented the second ICCR distinguished ideologist award to Prof. Yu Long Yu of ___________ at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan

a) India
b) Singapore
c) China
d) Japan

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Answer c) China . President Pranab Mukherjee has presented the second ICCR distinguished ideologist award to Prof. Yu Long Yu of China at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The contribution of foreign scholars to the development of Indology has been critical and their efforts have led to the worldwide awareness of India′s rich cultural and civilizational past.

4. Flipkart-owned fashion platform Myntra has appointed _______________as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

a) Peeyush Ranjan
b) Ashish Agrawal
c) Hari Vasudev
d) Ajit Narayanan

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Answer d) Ajit Narayanan. Bengaluru-based fashion e-tailer Myntra Designs Pvt Ltd’s chief technology and product officer Shamik Sharma has moved on to an advisory role and Ajit Narayanan has been appointed as the new CTO of the Flipkart-owned firm. Sharma, a former Yahoo and Lytro employee, had joined Myntra in September 2012.

5. India successfully conducted twin trials of the indigenously developed nuclear-capable _____________ missile from Chandipur in Odisha

a) Prithvi-I
b) Prithvi-II
c) Agni-I
d) Agnii-II

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Answer b) Prithvi-II. India successfully conducted twin trials of the indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from Chandipur in Odisha. The test was carried out by the specially formed Strategic Forces Command and monitored by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. The surface-to-surface missile has a range of 350 kms and can carry 500-1000 kgs of warheads.

6. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu commissioned a 5 MW solar power plant in _______________ district

a) East Godavari
b) Guntur
c) Visakhapatnam
d) West Godavari

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Answer d) West Godavari. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu commissioned a 5 MW solar power plant in Gollagudem village of the West Godavari district. The plant, set up at a cost of 37.58 crore, will produce 8.06 million units of power annually. Andhra Pradesh had also commissioned India′s first solar park with a capacity of 250 MW in Ananthapuramu district.

7. Which country launched a 712-km quantum communication line, stated to be the world′s longest secure telecommunications network?

a) USA
b) Russia
c) China
d) India

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Answer c) China . China launched a 712-km quantum communication line, stated to be the world′s longest secure telecommunications network. Linking Hefei to Shanghai, the line is equipped with ultra-high security systems and is claimed to be hack-proof. It is part of a 2,000-km Beijing-Shanghai communication line, which will be connected to China′s quantum satellite for space-to-Earth communication network.

8. Reserve Bank of India allowed the small borrowers would get additional ___ days to repay their credit

a) 15
b) 25
c) 50
d) 60

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Answer d) 60. Amid the cash crunch following demonetisation, the RBI said that small borrowers would get an additional 60 days to repay their credit. Borrowers with housing, car, farm, and other loans of up to 1 crore from banks and finance companies would be eligible for this. Further, this is applicable to loans payable between November 1 and December 31.

9. India and ____________ signed a Joint Declaration for the implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information on business standard

a) Hong Kong
b) Switzerland
c) Singapore
d) United Arab Emirates

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Answer b) Switzerland . India signed a Joint Declaration for the implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information with Switzerland which will allow India to receive financial information of accounts held by Indian residents in Switzerland starting 2018. The move aims to curb black money stashed in offshore accounts, a release stated.

10. The Indian Railways waived the service tax on e-tickets and i-tickets booked via IRCTC′s online website from November 23 to ____________

a) November 30
b) December 30
c) December 31
d) March 31

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Answer c) December 31. The Indian Railways waived the service tax on e-tickets and i-tickets booked via IRCTCS online website from November 23 to December 31 this year. This comes as an attempt to promote cashless economy, reports said. Earlier, PM Modi had said that schemes like Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar, and demonetisation are steps towards becoming a cashless, corruption-free economy.

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