Current Affairs : August quiz 2016 ( Multiple choice questions) - 6 (LIC AAO , IBPS , SSC , Railways)

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Arvind Subramanian

Ques. : 1 Who among the following won the first medal for India, a bronze medal, at Rio 2016 Olympics?

1) Jitu Rai

2) Dipa Karmakar

3) Sakshi Malik

4) Babita Kumari

5) Saina Nehwal

Answer:- 3) Sakshi Malik

Ques. : 2 PV Sindhu, who assured at least a silver medal for India at Rio 2016 Olympics, is a(n)

1) wrestler

2) weightlifter

3) boxer

4) shuttler

5) tennis player

Answer:- 4) shuttler

Ques. : 3 The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) recently discovered an ancient camping site dating 8500 BC in

1) Ladakh

2) Agra

3) Amritsar

4) Jaipur

5) Rohtak

Answer:- 1) Ladakh

Ques. : 4 Who among the following former India batsmen was awarded the honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club recently (on Aug 16)?

1) Virender Sehwag

2) Vinod Kambli

3) Ravi Shastri

4) Manoj Prabhakar

5) Mohammad Azharuddin

Answer:- 1) Virender Sehwag

Ques. : 5 The govt has slapped an additional penalty of $380 million on which firm and its partners for producing less than targeted natural gas from eastern offshore KG-D6 fields?

1) Cairn India

2) Petronet LNG Ltd

3) Reliance Industries

4) GGCL

5) Essar Oil

Answer:- 3) Reliance Industries

Ques. : 6 The SBI board has given approval for scheme of acquisition for five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB). The BMB is headquartered in

1) Mumbai

2) Jaipur

3) Patna

4) Kolkata

5) New Delhi

Answer:- 5) New Delhi

Ques. : 7 The Finance Ministry has imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on cold rolled flat products of steel imported from

1) Ukraine

2) Japan

3) South Korea

4) China

5) All the above

Answer:- 5) All the above

Ques. : 8 Federal Bank and Chillr have joined hands for cashless transactions. Chillr is a

1) mobile banking application

2) white level ATM network

3) Internet service provider

4) mobile handset maker

5) None of these

Answer:- 1) mobile banking application

Ques. : 9 Which of the following international NGOs closed its offices and postponed events after sedition accusation on it by the govt?

1) CARE International

2) Habitat for Humanity

3) Justice and Care

4) Amnesty India

5) Oxfam

Answer:- 4) Amnesty India

Ques. : 10 Legendary ‘Machhli’, one of the most photographed animals in India, died recently. She was a(n)

1) tigress

2) hare

3) cow

4) elephant

5) lioness

Answer:- 1) tigress

Ques. : 11 India recently launched operation ‘Sankat Mochan’ to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in which of the following countries?

1) Nigeria

2) Libya

3) Syria

4) Yemen

5) South Sudan

Answer:- 5) South Sudan

Ques. : 12 India’s Exim Bank has extended a loan of USD 44.95 mn to which African country for a textile factory and development of small and medium enterprises?

1) Kenya

2) Tanzania

3) South Africa

4) Uganda

5) Somalia

Answer:- 1) Kenya

Ques. : 13 The govt has approved what amount for the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) to impart skills to 1 crore people over the next four years (2016-20)?

1) Rs 2,000 cr

2) Rs 4,000 cr

3) Rs 8,000 cr

4) Rs 12,000 cr

5) Rs 16,000 cr

Answer:- 4) Rs 12,000 cr

Ques. : 14 The World Youth Skills Day is observed every year on

1) 05 Jul

2) 10 Jul

3) 15 Jul

4) 25 Jul

5) 31 Jul

Answer:- 3) 15 Jul

Ques. : 15 The Union Cabinet has given its approval for Revised Cost Estimate of Rs 7290.62-cr for the ongoing 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (HEP) in

1) Nepal

2) Myanmar

3) Sri Lanka

4) Bhutan

5) Afghanistan

Answer:- 4) Bhutan

Ques. : 16 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the disinvestment of 15 per cent paid up equity of which of the following PSUs?

1) NBCC

2) BSNL

3) MTNL

4) HMT

5) EIL

Answer:- 1) NBCC

Ques. : 17 The Bombay Stock Exchange has introduced ‘Paperless SIP’ to allow mutual fund investors to make transactions through various modes of payments. The term SIP stands for

1) Stock Investment Plan

2) Substitute Investment Plan

3) Systematic Investment Plan

4) Serial Investment Plan

5) None of these

Answer:- 3) Systematic Investment Plan

Ques. : 18 According to a survey of millions of airline passengers conducted by Skytrax, which airline has been ranked as world’s best airline?

1) British Airways

2) Lufthansa

3) Air India

4) Jet Airways

5) Emirates

Answer:- 5) Emirates

Ques. : 19 The Union Govt has constituted a high-level committee to tackle the shortage of pulses in India. The Committee is headed by

1) Subir Gokarn

2) Arvind Subramanian

3) Urjit Patel

4) Arvind Panagariya

5) Rakesh Mohan

Answer:- 2) Arvind Subramanian