1. What is Polycab India’s stake in Ryker?
a. 50%
b. 40%
c. 100%
d. 90%
S-c
EXPLANATION-
• Polycab India (PIL) has signed an agreement with Trafigura, Singapore, to acquire 50% stake in Ryker Base thereby terminating the existing joint venture.
• The transaction will allow PIL to have 100% stake and subsequently have complete control of Ryker's manufacturing operations.
• The purchase consideration is likely to be around $4 Million (Rs 300 million).
• PIL had entered into a 50:50 JV with Trafigura in 2016 to incorporate Ryker .
2. Andhra Pradesh CM rolled out ‘CMAPP’ to monitor farming needs. What does ‘C’ stand for in CMAPP?
a. Comprehensive
b. Costly
c. Cooperative
d. Corporation
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched a mobile app ‘CMAPP’ to monitor the agriculture needs of farmers.
• CAMPP stands for Comprehensive Monitoring of Agriculture, Price, and Procurement
• It will display data related to the cost, procurement, and marketing facilities of the farmers for their agriculture produce.
• The officials can monitor and review agriculture conditions including the sale and procurement of crops at the village level on a daily basis.
• All the joint collectors assigned with agriculture will be trained through a quick session on the use of app.
3. Who among the following has assumed charge as the Director General of Labour Bureau?
a. MS Negi
b. DPS Negi
c. RK Negi
d. Mistha Negi
S-b
EXPLANATION-
• IES Officer DPS Negi assumes charge as Director General of Labour Bureau
• Indian Economic Services officer D P S Negi took charge as Director General of Labour Bureau in the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
• He also assumed charge as Senior Labour & Employment Advisor of the ministry.
• This is for the first time that a dual charge has been given to an IES officer, which is a tribute his career spanning 35 years.
4. Who among the following is first Pakistani Hindu youth to join the Pakistan Air Force.?
a. Rahul Dev
b. Krishi Dev
c. Raj Dev
d. Ravi Dubey
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Rahul Dev, a Pakistani Hindu youth has become the first person from the minority community to join the Pakistan Air Force.
• He has been recruited as a General Duty Pilot Officer, the Pakistan Air Force.
• He hails from Tharparkar, the largest district in Sindh province. Tharparkar is the place where a large population of the Hindu community resides.
5. Who among the following has been reappointed as chairperson of the Parliament's public accounts committee (PAC)?
a. Ram Kripal
b. Satya Pal
c. Subhash Chandra
d. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
S-d
EXPLANATION-
• Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has been reappointed as chairperson of the Parliament's public accounts committee (PAC).
• He was reappointed the chairman of the committee by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
• PAC was first set up in 1921 in the wake of the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms.
• It is a 22 member panel and includes 15 members Members s from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha.
• The members are elected every year under the Rule 308 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha.
