CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 27 JULY 2016

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ-27 JULY

1. Recently, Parliament has passed which of the following bills with the consent of Lok Sabha?

a. Anti-Hijacking Bill

b. RRBs Amendment Bill

c. Protest post Bill

d. All of the above

e. None of the above

2.  Alexis Tsipras is the present Prime Minister of which of the following country?

a. Russia

b. Greece

c. Bangladesh

d. UK

e. Thailand

3. Reserve Bank of India said that Maharashtra-based NBFCs have surrendered their registration certificates following which they won't be allowed to transact their financial business.

a. Nine

b. Seven

c. Two

d. Six

e. None of the above

4. How many sports persons in India will be sent to Olympics being held in Rio beginning on 5^th, August 2016?

a. 40 sports persons

b. 90 sports persons

c. 105 sports persons

d. 50 sports persons

e. 92 sports persons

5. According to the sources of the Finance Ministry of India, government has unearthed evasion of what amount of indirect taxes over the last two years?

a. RS 27,000 crore

b. Rs.25,000 crore

c. Rs.50,000 crore

d. Rs.21,000 crore

6. Which one of the following companies  has raised Rs. 200 crore fund for Research and Development (R&D)?

a. RIL

b. ONGC

c. TCS

d. Vodafone

e. Vedanta Ltd

7.   Which one of the following training exercises has been conducted by Indian Army in Suratgarh, Rajasthan?

a.Prithvi-III

b. Trishul-I

c. Arjun

d. Agni-V

e. Chakravyuh-II

8. Recently, India banned its national from travelling to Libya. What is the capital city of Libya?

 a.Tripoli

b.Cairo

c.Khartoum

d.Rabat

e.Sana’s

9. Which of the following teams won the Thomas Cup badmintion, 2016?

a. China                                                                                                                                                                                 

b.Denmark           

c.India                   

d. South Korea     

e.Indonesia

10. Who among the following has been appointed the CMD of Nuclear Power Corporation of India?

a. S.k Sharma

b. Ratan Kumar Sinha        

c. K.C Purohit      

d. V.C Ramamurathy          

e .None of these

11.What is the Name the person who has been recently appointed as the Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)?

a. Gajendra Chauhan

b. Amitabh Kant

 c.Bhupendra Kainthola

d. Prashant Pathrabe

e.None of the above

12. Which of the following bank in m-cap has been recently surpassed by Kotak Mahindra Bank ?

a. Axis Bank

b. SBI

c. PNB

d.ICICI Bank

 e.HDFC Bank

13. In which of the following state  The Union ministry of water resources agreed to fund 132 incomplete irrigation projects worth Rs.7,188 crore?

a.Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                               

b.Bihar

c. Maharashtra

d. Rajasthan

e. Gujarat

14. Ayush has joined hands with which department to impart yoga training to Defence Wing Staff?

a. NABARD

b. IRCTC

c. DRDO

d. ISRO

e. IRDAI

15. Who headed the panel of 3 members set up by supreme court of India  to oversee the functions of Medical Council of India(MCI) ?

a. Arvind Mayaram

b. Deepak Mohanty

c. RM Lodha

d.Bibek Debroy

e. None of the above

16. What is the Name of the state, which has launched a scheme to grant financial assistance of up to Rs 25 lakh to (MSME)?

a. Himachal Pradesh

b. Haryana

c. Rajasthan

d.Madhya Pradesh

e.Punjab

17. How many Indian shuttlers are qualified for Rio Olympics,2016?

a. Seven

b. Two

c. Five

d. Three

e.Ten

18.Which company has announced the launch of its ‘Gboard’ keyboard for iPhone users in India?

a) Google

b) Apple

c) Facebook

d) Microsoft

e) None of the above

19.What percent of growth rate India can maintain in 2016-17 ?

a) 7.4 per cent

b) 7.1 per cent

c) 7.9 per cent

d) 7.6 per cent

e) 7.7 per cent

20. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the prestigious National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)?

a) Chetan Chauhan

b) Ravi Shastri                                                                                                                                                                                 

 c) Kirti Azad

d) Kapil Dev

ANSWERS

1.A, 2.B, 3.B, 4.B, 5.C, 6.E, 7.D, 8.A, 9.D, 10.A, 11.C, 12.D, 13.C, 14.C, 15.C, 16.B, 17.A, 18.A, 19.D, 20.A,

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 JULY 2016

 DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 JULY 2016

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1. MHA SETS UP T V S N PRASAD COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO PELLET GUNS IN KASHMIR

i. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has setup a seven-member expert committee for exploring the other possible alternatives to pellet guns as non-lethal weapons.

ii. The Committee will be headed by T V S N Prasad, Joint Secretary in the MHA.

iii. Pellet guns have been categorised as non-lethal weapon.

iv. In these guns pellets are loaded with lead balls and once fired disperse into huge numbers.

v. They may not kill the person they hit, but penetrates skin tissue and cause serious injuries.

2. UNION GOVERNMENT ISSUES NOTIFICATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF 7TH PAY COMMISSION

i. The Union Government has issued notification for the implementation of 7th Pay Commission.

ii. It was issued as per the Cabinet approval in June 2016.

iii. Union Government has given CBSE chief Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi an additional charge of Chief of the implementation cell of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.

iv. The 7th Pay Commission headed by Justice AK Mathur had recommended 14.27 per cent hike in basic pay at junior levels in November 2015.

3. CHINA UNVEILS WORLD'S LARGEST AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT

i. China has unveiled AG600, the world's largest aircraft .

ii. It can land on both water and land and used to fight forest fires and perform marine rescues.

iii. The aircraft is around the size of a Boeing 737 - far larger than any other amphibious plane.

iv. It can collect 12 tonnes of water in 20 seconds during emergencies.

4. RS 2,048 CRORE SANCTIONED UNDER 'SWADESH DARSHAN' SCHEME

i. The Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned 25 projects under the Swadesh Darshan scheme worth Rs. 2048 Crore.

ii. Swadesh darshan scheme is launched in January 2015.

iii. The Swadesh Darshan Scheme is started with an aim to develop theme based tourist circuits in the country.

5. SOLAR POWER TREE DEVELOPED FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY

i. The Ministry of Science and Technology has invented a 'Solar Power Tree', .

ii. It is an innovative way to generate electricity using solar power in a limited space.

iii. The Solar Power Tree model is designed like a tree with branches made of steel to hold the photovoltaic panel.

6. RBI IMPOSES A PENALTY OF RS. 5 CR. ON BANK OF BARODA

i. The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rupees five crore on Bank of Baroda.

ii. The Fine is imposed due to  6,000 crore forex related irregularities.

ii. The RBI in investigation found failures in the bank's internal control process  including transaction monitoring, and assigning of Unique Customer Identification Code.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1.  NAME THE “NON-LETHAL” WEAPON WHICH IS RECENTLY BEING USED IN KASHMIR AGITATION?

a. Pellet Gun

b. Nallet Gun

c. Nano Gun

d. Acess Gun

2. WHEN IS THE “KARGIL VIJAY DIWAS” IS CELEBRATED IN INDIA?

a. 25^th July

b. 26^th July

c. 21^st July

d. 22^nd July

3. WHEN IS THE “SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME” IS LAUNCHED BY UNION GOVERNMENT?

a. January 2016

b. February 2016

c. February 2015

d. January 2015

4. NAME THE BANKS ON WHICH RBI IMPOSED PENALTY FOR “FOREX RELATED IRRUGULARITES”?

a. HDFC, ICICI, SBI

b. HDFC, Kotak Mahindra, Bank of Baroda

c. Bank of Baroda, HDFC, Punjab National Bank

d. HDFC, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank

5. WHERE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK OF LOCATED?

a. New Delhi

b. Chennai

c. Mumbai

d. Bangalore

ANSWERS:

1. A                 2. B                 3. D                 4. D                 5. A

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BANKING QUIZ -29 For IBSP & SBI Bank Exam

BANKING QUIZ -29 For IBSP & SBI Bank Exam

1 Euro money is the official currency of –

NATO

European Union

UN

Germany and England

None of these

Ans. European Union

2 When RBI increases the CRR then what actions are the banks required to take?

Banks are required to increase their lending to the priority sector

They have to deposit additional money with RBI as reserve money

Banks also increase their lending and deposit rates

All the above

None of these

Ans. Banks are required to increase their lending to the priority sector

3 What concept is applied in banking industry such that almost all banks in India are providing special schemes for providing banking services to the rural poor?

Financial inclusion

Investment banking

Priority sector loaning

Trade finance

None of these

Ans. Priority sector loaning

4. The European Central Bank is headquarter located at_________

London, UK

Rome, Italy

Madrid, Spain

Paris, France

None of these

Ans. None of these

5 Fiscal deficit is calculated as_________.

Total expenditure less total receipts excluding borrowing

Total payments less total receipts

Total payments less capital receipts

Total income less Govt. borrowing

None of these

Ans. Total expenditure less total receipts excluding borrowing

6 . Currency Swap is an instrument to manage?

Currency risk

Cash flows in different currency

Currency and interest rate risk

Interest rate risk

None of these

Ans Currency and interest rate risk

7. Euro Bond can be defined as______.

Issued in the European market

A bond denominated in a currency not native to the issuer's home country

Issued in Euro currency

All of the above

None of these

Ans. A bond denominated in a currency not native to the issuer's home country

8. Name an Indian bank launched next generation features on its app ‘iMobile’ which will enable customers to instantly pay taxes and book railway tickets within the app?

Federal Bank

Punjab National Bank

Kotak Mahindra Bank

Bandhan Bank

ICICI Bank

Ans. ICICI Bank

9. Deposits which can be withdrawn by a customer without notice is called ________

Time Deposits

Variable Deposits

Demand Deposits

Low cost Deposits

None of these

Ans. Demand Deposits

10 . IDFC bank is a_______..

Private bank

Payment bank

Development bank

RRB

None of these

Ans. Development bank

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REASONING QUIZ-58 For Bank & Government Jobs Exam

REASONING QUIZ-58 For Government Jobs Exam

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information and answer the given questions: • Shruti is sister of Binod. Kush is brother of Binod. • Kush is son of Luvy. Luvy is married to Yashmin. Yashmin is daughter of Jassi. • Yashmine has only one daughter. Jassi is married to Chitra. • Kush is brother of David. David is married to Titto. 1 If Prem is brother of Chitra, then how is Jassi related to Prem?

Brother

Cousin

Sister

Uncle

Cannot be determined

Ans. Cannot be determined

2 How is Titto related to Shruti?

Brother-in-law

Cousin

Sister-in-law

Can’t be determine

None of the above

Ans. Can’t be determine

3 If Zarin is daughter of Titto, then how is Zarin related to Binod?

Uncle

Niece

Nephew

Aunt

Can’t be determine

Ans. Niece

4. If “Prem” is maternal uncle of Yashmine, then how is Jassi related to Prem?

Brother-in-law

Brother

Father-in-law

Sister-in-law

Data Inadequate

Ans. Brother-in-law

5 If David is father of Zarin , then what is the relation between Titto and Shruti?

Mother-in-law

Sister-in-law

Sister

Gender not Define

None of these

Ans. Sister-in-law

Directions (Q.6-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Eight friends Ram, Suresh, Alka, Anu, Dipu, Disha, Lakshya and Kesav are sitting around a circular table for lunch, facing the centre. Each person has a different birthplace viz Patna, Banaras, Surat, Shimla, Sirsa, Panipath, Karnal and Bhatinda but not necessarily in the same order. The person born in Banaras sits third to the right of Lakshya. Alka is an immediate neighbour of Lakshya. The person born in Shimla sits second to the right of Alka. Suresh sits third to the right of Kesav. Kesav’s birthplace is neither Banaras nor Shimla. Only one person sits between Alka and the person whose birthplace is Surat. Ram and Disha are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither Ram’s nor Disha’s birthplace is Banaras. The person born in Bhatinda sits second to the right of Ram. Two persons sit between Anu and the person born in Sirsa. Anu is not from Banaras. The person born in Patna is not an immediate neighbour of the person born in Banaras. The person born in Panipath sits second to the left of Ram. 6 . Who among the following is from Karnal?

Ram

Kesav

Alka

Disha

Anu

Ans Ram

7 What is the position of Disha with respect to the person whose birthplace is Banaras?.

Second to the left

Second to the right

Immediate right

Immediate left

None of these

Ans. Second to the right

8. Where is the birthplace of Lakshya?

Karnal

Patna

Panipath

Surat

Shimla

Ans. Patna

9. Where is the birthplace of Dipu?

Karnal

Shimla

Panipath

Banaras

Sirsa

Ans. Banaras

10 . Who sit(s) exactly between the persons whose birth places are Surat and Sirsa?.

Alka and Kesav

Alka and Suresh

Only Bhatinda-born person

Ram and Suresh

None of these

Ans. Only Bhatinda-born person

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BANKING QUIZ – 28 For IBPS & SBI Bank Exam

BANKING QUIZ – 28 For IBPS & SBI BANK Exam

1 In India, which of the following agency is maintaining the Foreign Trade Policy?

RBI

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Foreign Ministry

EXIM-Bank

None of these

Ans Ministry of Commerce and Industry

2 What is an Indian Depository Receipt?

A denominated in Indian currency and are issued by a domestic depository and the underlying equity shares are secured with a custodian

A deposit account with any of depositories in India

A deposit account with a Public Sector Bank

United Nations Organization

None of these

Ans. A denominated in Indian currency and are issued by a domestic depository and the underlying equity shares are secured with a custodian

3. As per the instructions given by the RBI, all banks are required to provide which of the following in all it's branches mandatorily?

Service sector

Special Counters for Senior Citizens

Note Sorting Machines

All of the above

None of these

Ans. Note Sorting Machines

4. Which among of the following terms is NOT used in the field of Banking & Finance?

Overdraft

CBS

RTGS

Base Line

None of these

Ans. Base Line

5 The module of the total valuation of the financial capital assets of a country is technically known as?

Net wealth of the country

Gross Domestic Product

Market Capitalization

Gross Domestic Resources

None of these

Ans. Net wealth of the country

6 . Which of the following is NOT the part of the organized sector in Indian Money Market?

Chit funds

Non-Banking Financial Companies

Unit Trust of India

Mutual Funds

None of these

Ans Chit funds

7. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is an agency of the?

United Nations Organization

World Bank

Asian Development Bank

Ministry of Agriculture Govt. of India

None of these

Ans. United Nations Organization

8. The special drawing right granted by the International Monetary Fund to its member countries is called _______________.

Cold money

Hot money

Paper gold

Soft money

None of these

Ans. Paper gold

9. Who decided the limits on cash withdrawal at ATMs and for purchase of goods and services?

SBI

RBI

Government

SEBI

Issuer Bank

Ans. Issuer Bank

10 . What is the mandate for banks for issuing Magnetic stripe cards or Chip-based cards?.

Mag-strip and CVV number

EVM Chip and pin enabled

EVM chip and finger prints

Mag-strip and finger prints

None of these

Ans. EVM Chip and pin enabled

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