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| 1. |
Reliance Communications merged with this company and get the name Aircom. |
| Answer» Reliance Communications' executive Punit Garg said that the merged wireless company with Aircel will be called Aircom. RCom can monetize 49 percent tower co stake in future though sale or a listing process, while further debt reduction options will include sale of direct-to-home business. RCom has been engaged in discussions with its lenders in order to finalise a debt resolution plan. | |
| 2. |
Which company awarded for contribution to Skill India Mission as HR Innovation of the Year? |
| Answer» Tata Motors was awarded 'HR Innovation of the Year', for its significant contribution to skill development in the automotive sector at the Asia-Pacific Excellence Awards held in Hong Kong. With the aim to make the Indian automotive industry globally competitive, the skill development program by Tata Motors is the perfect blend of technical modules and self-development courses with industry leaders as mentors. All skill development initiatives by Tata Motors are designed and implemented in line with the Global Skill Qualification framework and Occupational Standards. | |
| 3. |
Which e-tailer has acquired logistics start-up InLogg to smooth its delivery process? |
| Answer» Flipkart-owned fashion e-tailer Myntra has acqui-hired logistics startup InLogg, which is operated by InLogg Intenet Pvt. Ltd, to help solve delivery inefficiencies in terms of cost and reach, it said in a statement. | |
| 4. |
What is the name of the E-vehicle company which is inaugurated at Nagpur? |
| Answer» The name of the E-vehicle company is OLA. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated India's first multi-modal electric vehicle project and Ola electric charging station in Nagpur. Nagpur became the country's first city with electric fleet of 200 electric vehicles, including taxis,buses, e-rickshaw and autos. | |
| 5. |
Which Food delivery and home services app was launched by Google for Indian market? |
| Answer» Google launches the Areo app that aggregates food delivery and home services start-ups in India. It's currently operational in Mumbai and Bengaluru. Google has partnered with companies such as Box8, Freshmenu and Faasos for food delivery and UrbanClap and Zimmber for home services. | |
| 6. |
Which airline became the world's first airline to adopt new satellite-based airplane tracking system? |
| Answer» Malaysia Airlines is first to sign up to a new service that will track its airplanes anywhere in the world using orbiting satellites. The company's planes will be tracked minute-by-minute using the new system, which boasts complete worldwide coverage,even over "ocean, polar, and remote regions". | |
| 7. |
For which bank, the Reserve Bank of India allows mobile wallet? |
| Answer» Reserve Bank of India decided to permit all licensed cooperative banks having their own ATM network to issue semi-closed prepaid payment instruments (PPI)s like mobile wallets. This enlists strict norms and conditions to be followed by cooperative banks before permitting them to issue wallets for utility bill payments and other activities up to a limit of Rs 10,000. | |
| 8. |
How many Indian companies have been named in the list of top 50 luxury goods firms globally? |
| Answer» Three Indian companies - Gitanjali Gems, Titan and PC Jeweller - have been named in the list of top 50 luxury goods firms globally that was topped by Louis Vuitton. Gitanjali Gems Ltd was placed in the 30th rank, followed by Titan Company(31st) and PC Jeweller (44th) rank. | |
| 9. |
What is the name of the hospital which become the India's First public hospital for eye tumours? |
| Answer» The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has become the India's First public hospital to start plaque brachytherapy facility for the treatment of eye tumours. The facility is a form of local radiation delivered to the eye through a radioactive device which is attached to the eye for a temporary period of time. The Rajendra Prasad Centre for Opthalmic Sciences will treat children suffering from a type of cancer called Retinoblastoma and adults who suffer from melanoma. | |
| 10. |
Which company recently announced Renu Satti as the CEO of the payments bank? |
| Answer» Paytm has also announced that its long time executive and vice president Renu Satti will be the CEO of the payments bank. It also has received the final licence from the Reserve Bank of India for its payments bank entity. Paytm Payments Bank Limited will begin its banking operations from May 23rd, 2017. | |
| 11. |
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has introduced how many endowment assurance plans for individuals having Aadhaar card? |
| Answer» Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has introduced two endowment assurance plans for individuals having Aadhaar card. Aadhaar Shila is a plan exclusively designed for women, Aadhaar Stambh is meant for men. It offer a combination of protection and savings and also provide a lump sum amount in case of death of the policyholder to the person's family. | |
| 12. |
Which airplane company offering all-inclusive tickets starting from Rs. 1,099 to destinations? |
| Answer» AirAsia India offering all-inclusive tickets starting from Rs. 1,099 to destinations including Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Goa, Hyderabad, Pune and Vizag. The lowest priced tickets, starting from Rs. 1,099, under the promotional scheme are available on the Bengaluru-Goa and Bengaluru-Hyderabad route. | |
| 13. |
Which company sign a MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Government to build a new plant in Anantapur district? |
| Answer» Hyundai subsidiary Kia Motors has signed an MoU with Andhra Pradesh govt to set up its first car manufacturing plant in Anantanagar. It is lining up around $1.1 billion. Kia plans to produce the compact sedan and compact SUV for the Indian market at the new plant, which will include facilities for stamping, welding, painting and assembly. | |
| 14. |
Payments app ______launched Digital gold allows the customers to buy and sell gold through electronic platform. |
| Answer» Mobile payment and commerce platform Paytm launched Digital Gold. By using their Paytm mobile wallets, it enable the customers to purchase 24K 999.9 purity gold online and store it in MMTC-PAMPs secure vaults free of charge. | |
| 15. |
RBI is going to introduce new batches for settlement of payments through this transaction. |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will introduce new batches for settlement of payments through the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) to ensure better service for customers. The aditional 11 settlement batches at half- hourly intervals will be introduced from 10 July, beginning from 8.30 am till 6.30 pm. | |
| 16. |
Which company got MNC of the year 2017? |
| Answer» World's largest two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp was adjudged the 'Indian MNC of the year' by All India Management Association. Hero MotoCorp sold more than 6.6 million two-wheelers in FY'17, is the only Indian two-wheeler company to have a manufacturing facility in Latin America. | |
| 17. |
Paytm will invest this much of amount in its banking and financial services for the next three years. |
| Answer» The Noida-based company, Paytm will invest Rs 10,000 crore in its banking and financial services for the next three years and hopes to get the final approval for its payments bank operations. Payments banks can accept deposits from individuals and small businesses of up to Rs 1 lakh per account. | |
| 18. |
Taranjeet Singh was appointed as the Country Director for India for this company. |
| Answer» Twitter India has appointed Taranjeet Singh as Country Director for India. Singh will lead the Twitter India team by driving an integrated business strategy and spearheading cross-functional collaboration to accelerate Twitter's audience and revenue growth in this key growth market. | |
| 19. |
Which life insurance company launched India's first and the simplest life insurance product that can be bought at a point of sale? |
| Answer» Edelweiss Tokio launched India's first and the simplest life insurance product that can be bought at a point of sale (PoS). PoS is the Saral Nivesh the first product to be approved by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India's (IRDA) guidelines on point of sale life products. | |
| 20. |
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and this company have signed an agreement to establish Technology and Innovation Support Centres. |
| Answer» The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) have signed an agreement to establish Technology and Innovation Support Centres (TISC) that would help innovators in developing countries exploit their potential. It provides innovators in developing countries with access to locally based, high-quality technology information and related services, helping them to exploit their innovative potential and to create, protect, and manage their intellectual property (IP) rights. | |
| 21. |
Adani signs steel supply deal with Australian Steel Group Arrium for a how many km rail line for its Carmichael coal mine project? |
| Answer» Indian energy giant Adani today signed a 74 million dollar landmark deal with Australian steel group Arrium to buy steel for a 400-km rail line for its controversial Carmichael coal mine project. Arrium's division OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd will supply 54,000 tonnes of steel to build the rail line linking Adani's proposed coal mine in central Queensland with the Abbot Point port. | |
| 22. |
Which industry built demonstration plant for bio refinery plant? |
| Answer» India's First Integrated Bio-refinery for Renewable Fuels & Chemicals for producing ethanol from a variety of biomass. The plant is situated at Rahu in Pune district of Maharashtra. The demonstration plant has been built by Praj industries. It is capable of producing one million litres of ethanol per annum by processing a variety of biomass like rice and wheat straw, cotton stalk, bagasse, cane trash, corn cobs & stover with superior product yields. | |
| 23. |
Which country overtook China as the world's biggest market for two-wheeler? |
| Answer» India overtook china to emerge as the world's biggest market for two-wheelers. A total of 17.7 million two-wheelers were sold last year whereas China achieved 16.8 million of two - wheelers. | |
| 24. |
Which company signs MoU with Jharkhand for cloud-based citizen services? |
| Answer» Jharkhand and Oracle signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve cloud-based citizen services and to make Jharkhand an attractive destination for start-ups. Oracle's cloud services will be used to support the State by providing transparent governance and adding the tech giant's expertise in areas of ICT infrastructure, real estate, health, education, housing for Ranchi smart city project. | |
| 25. |
Which company becomes first to hit $800 billion market valuation? |
| Answer» Apple recently touched $800 billion market valuation, making it the world's first ever company to hit the milestone. At $800 billion, Apple's valuation was higher than the combined market cap of all the 30 Sensex companies. The world's most valuable company, Apple is followed by Google parent Alphabet, and Microsoft in market valuation. | |
| 26. |
Which company has signed a non-exclusive term sheet to acquire rival FreeCharge? |
| Answer» Alibaba Group-backed Paytm has signed a non-exclusive term sheet to acquire rival FreeCharge, the digital payments platform owned and operated by beleaguered online marketplace Snapdeal, in what is expected to be an all-cash deal. The deal, estimated at between $45 million and $90 million, could be finalised in a month once the deal is succesful. | |
| 27. |
Which mobile network signed the agreements with Facebook and MobiKwik to popularise the internet? |
| Answer» Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) signed the agreements with Facebook and MobiKwik in order to popularise the internet and its value added services among its customers. As per the terms of the agreement signed with Facebook, BSNL will facilitate connectivity for Facebook's "Express Wi-Fi Program". | |
| 28. |
Which company is named as the most valuable brand in India? |
| Answer» As per Brand Finance, a global brand valuation and strategy consultancy firm Tata Group is the most valuable brand in India by the value declining 4%from $13.7 billion in 2016. elecom operator Airtel at an estimated valuation of $7.7 billion ranked second in the list. | |
| 29. |
Which insurance company has appointed Raj Kumar as a whole time director for the Mutual fund? |
| Answer» Raj Kumar joins LIC Mutual Fund as whole time director. The position was created after Sarojini Dikhale was transferred to LIC as executive director, marketing and product development some time back. | |
| 30. |
This company remains in India's best employers, according to a studyo f LinkedIn. |
| Answer» Flipkart is in the first position and remain the most sought-after Indian employers, according to a study by professional networking site LinkedIn. The list including job-seeker reach, engagement and retention. | |
| 31. |
Which social media company has hired Todd Swidler as its global head of Live Business? |
| Answer» Twitter has hired Todd Swidler as its global head of Live Business a growing focus for the company, which has ambitions to be a digital TV distributor. He is a former senior vice president of video and partnerships at Bloomberg. Swidler was most recently running the gaming company ESC Games as CEO. | |
| 32. |
This company hires Saurabh Agrawal as group chief financial officer. |
| Answer» Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran hires veteran investment banker Saurabh Agrawal as group chief financial officer. He is currently the head of strategy with the Aditya Birla Group. | |
| 33. |
Whicne mobile network started satellite phone service through International Maritime Satellite Organisation? |
| Answer» Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) started satellite phone service through International Maritime Satellite Organisation (INMARSAT). It opened a new Indian GSPS gateway to enable satellite phone services through Inmarsat's fourth-generation constellation. The service will cover areas where no networks are present and are provided by INMARSAT which has 14 satellite. | |
| 34. |
Microsoft and this company have partnered to improve Bing search results when it comes to searching for doctors online. |
| Answer» Practo and Microsoft have partnered to improve Bing search results when it comes to searching for doctors online. The healthcare platform claims that the "collaboration will enable an easier and effective search for people looking for right medical advice". | |
| 35. |
Apple recently opened its first store in ___________. |
| Answer» Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore to operate fully on solar power. Merchandise such as the iPhone and MacBook were strategically placed on display. It is Located along Singapore's Orchard Road shopping strip with 237 employees. | |
| 36. |
Which company is the highest ranked Indian firm in Forbes magazine's 'Global 2000' list? |
| Answer» Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) is the highest ranked Indian firm in Forbes magazine's 'Global 2000' list this year which sees the number of Indian companies in 2017 rising to 58 from last year's 56. Reliance Industries is followed by State Bank of India, the country's largest lender,ranked 244 this year (149 last year), and state-run oil explorer ONGC ranked 246 (220 last year). | |
| 37. |
Which company has overtaken ONGC to become India's most profitable state-owned company? |
| Answer» Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has overtaken Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to become India's most profitable state-owned company. It was more than the Rs 17,900 crore net profit ONGC posted in the 2016-17 fiscal, making IOC the most profitable PSU. IOC posted a 70 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 19,106.40 crore in the financial year ended March 31, 2017. | |
| 38. |
Which bank will be charging Rs.150 for signature or photo verification? |
| Answer» The Nationalised bank Canara Bank have hiked charges for several services or facilities provided to customers. They charging Rs150 per case of attestation from 1st July for signature or photo verification as against the existing Rs.100. Whereas SBI, has revised its service charges for basic savings bank deposit (BSBD) accounts, whereby the customer would be charged Rs30 for issuance of a 10-leaf chequebook. | |
| 39. |
This company signs a MoU with ISRO for fodder acreage estimation. |
| Answer» Amul inks MoU with ISRO for fodder acreage assessment using satellite observation and space technology. It will help in identification between food crops and fodder crops at village level and also locate suitable areas of current fallows and cultivable wastelands at village level for green fodder cultivation. Amul is currently procuring around 150 lakh litres of milk daily from around 35 lakh milk producer members from over 18,500 villages. | |
| 40. |
This company co-founder built the world's largest plane to launch rockets into space. |
| Answer» Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen announced publicly the world's largest aircraft with a 385-foot wingspan, capable of launching rockets. It's called the Stratolaunch aircraft, and it's massive. The plane has a 385-foot wingspan, which makes it the largest in the world by that metric. It weighs about 500,000 pounds dry, but that can swell to a maximum takeoff weight of 1.3 million pounds. | |
| 41. |
Which mobile network got approvals from the SEBI, BSE and NSE for the proposed scheme of merger with Telenor (India) Communications Private Ltd? |
| Answer» Bharti Airtel-Telenor Merger has received the approval of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE). Airtel and Telenor have also filed a joint application before the New Delhi bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for approval of the merger. As part of the deal, Airtel will assume the Telenor unit's liabilities related to licence fees and lease obligations for phone towers. | |
| 42. |
Which company signed a MoU with MSME for setting up two Technical Schools? |
| Answer» Samsung India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for setting up two new Samsung Technical Schools in Bengaluru and Jamshedpur. Samsung already runs 10 schools in the States of Rajasthan, Kerala, Bihar, Delhi and West Bengal. | |
| 43. |
Which bank introduced the 200 solar-powered ATMs? |
| Answer» ICICI Bank commissioned over 200 solar powered ATM sites in the last one year as part of its efforts to reduce carbon footprint and use more clean energy. This reduced its overall energy consumption in large offices and branches from 198 million units in 2013-14 to 164 million units in 2016-17. | |
| 44. |
Which bank observing June 5-9, 2017 as Financial Literacy Week? |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank of India is observing June 5-9, 2017 as Financial Literacy Week across the country to emphasize the importance of financial literacy. It will focus on four broad themes namely Know Your Customer (KYC), Exercising Credit Discipline, Grievance Redress and Going Digital. | |
| 45. |
Which bank planned to conduct a mega farmers meet on June 8? |
| Answer» State Bank of India to organise mega farmers meet on June 8, it will meet nearly 10,000 farmers to understand their credit need and provide finance. It has a total loan outstanding of Rs.2,70,000 crore (Two lakh seventy thousand crores) in the agriculture segment. | |
| 46. |
Which bank introduced charges on UPI recently? |
| Answer» HDFC Bank has introduced charges on UPI. These charges make small value payments over UPI more expensive than those on national electronic fund transfer (NEFT). Transactions from Rs 1 to Rs 25,000 will be charged Rs 3 plus taxes while those above Rs 25,000 to Rs 1 lakh will be charged Rs 5. As against this the NEFT charges are Rs 2.5 for transactions up to Rs 10,000 and Rs 5 for transactions above Rs 10,000. It will be charged from July 10. | |
| 47. |
This bank opens APIs for a hackathon, Code for Bank, to tap into the larger developer talent pool for new tech innovations. |
| Answer» State Bank of India has opened up their APIs (Application program interface) for a hackathon, Code for Bank, to tap into the larger developer talent pool for new tech innovations. This hackathon, supported by online platform for hackers HackerEarth, is open to developers and startups from India with the idea of taking the platform to global developers in the near future. | |
| 48. |
Which banks announced to issue the biodegradable prepaid gift cards? |
| Answer» Axis Bank Ltd announced biodegradable prepaid gift cards. The card made of biodegradable plastic will help spread awareness about the benefits of such products, Singh added. The cards will be acceptable at all domestic merchant outlets and online portals. | |
| 49. |
New India Assurance Company joint hands with this bank for distribution of insurance products. |
| Answer» Canara Bank and the New India Assurance Company have entered into a corporate agency arrangement for distribution of insurance products. This allows to offer non-life insurance products to its customers across metros and tier II and III cities through the bank's extensive network of over 6,000 branches. | |
| 50. |
Amit Sinha was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of _____________. |
| Answer» Amit Sinha has been appointed as the chief operating officer (COO) of its e-commerce business Paytm Mall. He is the current Vice President of Business and Human Resources at Paytm's Parent Company. He will be responsible for overall operations of Paytm Mall and expand the team to ensure customers have access to the widest assortment of products. | |