12.09.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) Punjab National Bank and BSNL has joined hands to roll out open mobile wallet __________ across 10 states in the country.
(A) Bespoke
(B) Speedpay
(C) CanNet
(D) BSNLPay
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Answer-(B) Speedpay
Explanation:

PNBs Speedpay wallet will operate like any other mobile wallet for paying bills, recharging phone.

Its users will be able to deposit and withdraw money from authorized retail outlets.

Under the agreement, BSNL will expand Speedpay services in Punjab, Chandigarh (UT), Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand.

Speedpay users will be able to operate Internet banking services from the application.

'Bespoke' Mobile wallet - Refer 19.08.2017 Current Affairs question number 5.

2) UIDAI Head A.B. Pandey Given Additional Charge as _______Chairman.
(A) GSTN
(B) NITI Aayog
(C) New Development Bank
(D) BCCI
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Answer-(A) GSTN
Explanation:

Ajay Bhushan Pandey, the chief executive of the Unique Identification Authority of India will take over as the chairman of the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) from immediate effect.

Unique Identification Authority of India is the body that administers Aadhaar.

3) Who is the author of the book ‘Hit Refresh’?
(A) Satya Nadella
(B) Sunder Pichai
(C) Shantanu Narayen
(D) Rajeev Suri
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Answer-(A) Satya Nadella
Explanation:
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has launched his first book named Hit Refresh. The book includes the inside story of the company’s continuing transformation, Nadella’s own personal journey, Vision for the coming wave of intelligent technologies.

Sunder Pichai, CEO of Google

Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe

Rajeev Suri, CEO of Nokia

4) Indian Gaur has been listed as ______ on the IUCN Red List since 1986.
(A) Endangered
(B) Critically Endanger
(C) Vulnerable
(D) Extinct
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Answer-(C) Vulnerable
Explanation:

The gaur is the tallest of wild cattle species.

Estimated population: It is estimated that there are around 1000 Gaur or Indian Bison worldwide.

5) Who won US Open Men’s title?
(A) Rafael Nadal
(B) Kevin Anderson
(C) Roger Federer
(D) Andy Murray
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Answer-(A) Rafael Nadal
Explanation:
His 16th grand slam title puts him second on the list of male stars with the most major singles crowns — three behind great rival Roger Federer (19).

6) Who won 2017 US Open Women’s Double title?
(A) Martina Hingis & Saniya Mirza
(B) Martina Hingis & Yung-Jan Chan
(C) Martina Hingis & Steffi Graf
(D) Martina Hingis & Martina Navratilova
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Answer-(B) Martina Hingis & Yung-Jan Chan
Explanation:
Martina Hingis won her 25th career Grand Slam title as she and Chan Yung-Jan won the US Open women’s doubles title 6-3 6-2 against Lucie Hradecka and Katerina Siniakova.

7) Who won 2017 US Open Mixed title?
(A) Chan Hao-ching & Michael Venus
(B) Martina Hingis & Jamie Murray
(C) Sania Mirza & Croatia Ivan Dodig
(D) Gabriela Dabrowski & Rohan Bopanna
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Answer-(B) Martina Hingis & Jamie Murray

8) _______ will be conferred with the first Lifetime Achievement Award instituted by the Badminton Association of India (BAI)?
(A) Pullela Gopichand
(B) Prakash Padukone
(C) Saina Nehwal
(D) P. V. Sindhu
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Answer-(B) Prakash Padukone

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