Current Affairs : August quiz 2016 ( Multiple choice questions) - 4 (LIC AAO , IBPS , SSC , Railways)

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Ques. : 1 The govt made appointments of executive directors in various public sector banks recently. Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?

1) Ashok Kumar Garg – Bank of Baroda

2) Raj Kamal Verma – Union Bank of India

3) Gopal Murli Bhagat – Oriental Bank of Commerce

4) Himanshu Joshi – Corporation Bank

5) None of these

Answer:- 5) None of these

Ques. : 2 Azim Premji and Shiv Nadar are the only two billionaires from India in Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 richest people in technology. The list is topped by

1) Jeff Bezos

2) Jack Ma

3) Bill Gates

4) Travis Kalanick

5) Eric Schmidt

Answer:- 3) Bill Gates

Ques. : 3 Which of the following public sector banks, with its “Project Ananya”, has embarked on a large-scale transformation of its branches?

1) Syndicate Bank

2) Bank of India

3) Corporation Bank

4) SBI

5) PNB

Answer:- 1) Syndicate Bank

Ques. : 4 The BSE got approval to establish International exchange at GIFT recently. The term GIFT stands for

1) Gujarat Integrated Finance Tec-city

2) Gujarat Innovative Finance Tec-city

3) Gujarat International Finance Tec-city

4) Gujarat Investment and Finance Tec-city

5) None of these

Answer:- 3) Gujarat International Finance Tec-city

Ques. : 5 Which country has successfully launched a new high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) dubbed as Gaofen-3?

1) China

2) South Korea

3) Japan

4) Vietnam

5) Cuba

Answer:- 1) China

Ques. : 6 The CEEA has given its approval for the development of Advanced Ultra Super Critical (AUSC) tech for thermal power plants and has approved a one-time grant of

1) Rs 400 cr

2) Rs 500 cr

3) Rs 700 cr

4) Rs 900 cr

5) Rs 1000 cr

Answer:- 4) Rs 900 cr

Ques. : 7 A mobile application “I Feel Safe” aimed at helping women ensure their safety in the national capital was launched recently by

1) JNU

2) IGNOU

3) Delhi Police

4) National Commission for Women

5) Delhi University

Answer:- 5) Delhi University

Ques. : 8 The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing and ratification of an Agreement between India and Croatia on Economic Cooperation. The currency of Croatia is

1) Croatian dollar

2) Croatian pound

3) Croatian franc

4) Croatian ringgit

5) Croatian kuna

Answer:- 5) Croatian kuna

Ques. : 9 Who among the following has been appointed as the new brand ambassador of ITC’s hygiene brand, Savlon?

1) Sania Mirza

2) Deepika Kumari

3) Mary Kom

4) Saina Nehwal

5) Deepika Padukone

Answer:- 4) Saina Nehwal

Ques. : 10 Sathish Sivalingam, who was ousted from the 2016 Rio Olympics recently, was India's only _________ at the games.

1) boxer

2) shooter

3) wrestler

4) weightlifter

5) judoka

Answer:- 4) weightlifter

Ques. : 11 Which of the following has become the first state to ratify the Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014?

1) Gujarat

2) Rajasthan

3) Delhi

4) Madhya Pradesh

5) Assam

Answer:- 5) Assam

Ques. : 12 The Rajya Sabha has passed the Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to raise maternity leave for working women for two surviving children to

1) 12 weeks

2) 16 weeks

3) 20 weeks

4) 24 weeks

5) 26 weeks

Answer:- 5) 26 weeks

Ques. :13 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 26.06 cr for tackling water logging to which of the following states?

1) Maharashtra

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Assam

4) West Bengal

5) Punjab

Answer:- 5) Punjab

Ques. : 14 The President Pranab Mukherjee has given his nod to a law to set up six new IITs in different states and a National Institute of Technology (NIT) to act as an institution of national importance in

1) Andhra Pradesh

2) Telangana

3) Tamil Nadu

4) Karnataka

5) Kerala

Answer:- 1) Andhra Pradesh

Ques. : 15 Parliament has passed the Central Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to include which state under the jurisdiction of Imphal Central Agriculture University (CAU)?

1) Tripura

2) Assam

3) Sikkim

4) Nagaland

5) West Bengal

Answer:- 4) Nagaland

Ques. : 16 The govt has approved liberalization of FDI norms for the non-banking finance companies (NBFCs). Now, FDI is allowed in NBFCs under the automatic route provided they are regulated by

1) PFRDA

2) SEBI

3) RBI

4) IRDA

5) Any of the above

Answer:- 5) Any of the above

Ques. : 17 The antitrust body of which of the following countries has slapped Google with a $6.8 million fine after ruling that the firm didn’t do enough to open Android up to other companies?

1) China

2) Japan

3) Russia

4) Chile

5) South Africa

Answer:- 3) Russia

Ques. : 18 Birender Singh Yadav has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to

1) Nigeria

2) Ghana

3) Saudi Arabia

4) Yemen

5) Syria

Answer:- 2) Ghana

Ques. : 19 Hanif Mohammad, who passed away recently, was the cricketing legend of

1) Bangladesh

2) Pakistan

3) India

4) England

5) South Africa

Answer:- 2) Pakistan

Ques. : 20 The RBI will transfer to the central govt its surplus profit for the year 2015-16 of what amount generated through its investment activities?

1) Rs 65,896 cr

2) Rs 65,876 cr

3) Rs 65,867 cr

4) Rs 65,855 cr

5) Rs 65,813 cr

Answer:- 2) Rs 65,876 cr