Banking & Current Affairs Quiz

1). Who is the head of the Committee which was launched by the Central Government to revisit and revitalize the public private partnership (PPP) model of infrastructure development?
a) Sudipto Sarkar
b) Shekhar Shah
c) Sharmila Chavali
d) Pradeep Kumar
e) Vijay Kelkar

2). Government withdrew the proposal for setting up of the PDMA and shifting of regulation of G-Secs from RBI to Sebi from the Finance Bill. Here PDMA Stands for_____.
a) Public Debt Maintenance Agency
b) Public Debt Management Agency
c) Public Debt Minimizing Agency
d) Public Debt Monitoring Agency
e) None of these

3). The Central Government has decided to rescue the country’s largest public-private hydel project, Athena hydel project, which was situated at________.
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Sikkim
e) None of these

4). India’s Ajinkya Rahane Won the CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year Award on 25th May 2015. Who clinched the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year honor?
a) Hashim Amla
b) Dwayne Bravo
c) Martin Guptil
d) Kieron Pollard
e) Kumar Sangakkara

5). India and _______ has undertook a two-week Army exercise “Ajeya Warrior” starting June 13 focusing on joint tactical level operations in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism?
a) Germnay
b) UK
c) Japan
d) Russia
e) Nepal

6). The BIM, also sometimes known as bancassurance, is the partnership or relationship between a bank and an insurance company. The term BIM stands for__________.
a) Basic Insurance Model
b) Branch Insurance Model
c) Bank Insurance Model
d) Board Insurance Model
e) None of these

7). India has signed a 10 years defense framework agreement, which contains a specific reference to the Defense Technology & Trade Initiative (DTTI), with which of the following countries recently?
a) Japan
b) Russia
c) US
d) Germany
e) None of these

8). Which of the following teams won 2015 UEFA Champions League football tournament on 6th June 2015?
a) Atletico Madrid
b) Barcelona
c) Real Madrid
d) Juventus
e) None of these

9). The finance ministry on 6th June 2015 imposed anti-dumping duty for certain stainless steel products imported from some countries. These countries are______
a) South Korea
b) Malaysia
c) China
d) All the above
e) Only 1) and 2)

10). The Mahatma Gandhi series (MG Series) 2005 banknotes, with some additional/new security features weren’t issued in the denominated of________.
a) Rs. 500
b) Rs.1000
c) Rs. 100
d) Rs.10
e) None of these

11). The recent survey sponsored by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has projected the economic growth rate of the country for the country for the current fiscal at ________?
a) 7.3 per cent
b) 8 per cent
c) 7.5 per cent
d) 7.9 per cent
e) 8.5 per cent

12). The FINA is the international governing body of which of the following games?
a) Swimming
b) Basketball
c) Football
d) Snooker
e) Archery

13). Which among the following countries/blocs lifted the ban on import of mangoes from India recently?
a) UK
b) US
c) Russia
d) European Union
e) African Union

14). Which of the following services is provided by the RBI only?
a) Lockers for safe custody of valuables
b) Issuing demand draft
c) Buying/selling gold coins
d) Compilation of economic data
e) Issuing currency notes

15). Which of the following is a government of India undertaking?
a) ONGC
b) Axis Bank
c) BSE
d) Federal Bank
e) None of these

16). Among the following, who is the present Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology?
a) Sadananda Gowda
b) Nitin Gadikari
c) Arun Jaitley
d) Ravi Shankar Prasad
e) None of these

17). India has become the third-largest steel producer in the world. Which of the following countries is the world’s largest producer of steel?
a) China
b) France
c) Germany
d) US
e) Japan

18). World Health Day was observed on__________.
a) 22 April
b) 12 April
c) 7 April
d) 4 April
e) 2 April

19). Which of the following awards is given to film actors for their lifetime achievements?
a) Arjun Award
b) Saraswati Samman
c) Kalidas Samman
d) Dadasaheb Phalike
e) None of these

20). CBS Stands for_______.
a) Commercial Banking Solutions
b) Critical Banking Solutions
c) Central Banking Solutions
d) Core Banking Solutions
e) None of these

Answers..

1). e)  
2). b)   
3). d)   
4). e)   
5). b)   
6). c)   
7). c)   
8). b)   
9). d)   
10). e)
11). d)   
12). a)   
13). d)   
14). e)   
15). a)   
16). d)   
17). a)   
18). c)   
19). d)   
20). d)