Current Affairs : Quiz

1. Name the indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile, successfully tested from a test range at Chandipur off Odisha coast on 19th Feb’15?

A. Agni V

B. Aakash-III

C. Agni VI

D. Prithvi-II

E. None of these

2. Democracy Day or Rashtriya Prajatantra Diwas was celebrated in Nepal on ____.

A. 20th Feb’15

B. 19th Feb’15

C. 18th Feb’15

D. 17th Feb’15

E. 21st Feb’15

3.Which state government will launch about one thousand “Agri-Junctions” to provide not only farm inputs and equipments to the farmers, but also business opportunities to rural youth and employment to agriculture graduates?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Gujarat

C. West Bengal

D. Maharashtra

E. Orrisa

4. For how many central government services, the government has launched a single window e-Biz portal to bring transparency and ease of doing business in the country on 19th Feb’15?

A. 3

B. 7

C. 11

D. 18

E. 15

5. Name the former Indian Captain who has been chosen to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame with all times greatest cricketers during World Cup Match between India and South Africa on 22nd Feb’15?

A. Sourav Ganguly

B. Kapil Dev

C. Sachin Tendulkar

D. Anil Kumble

E. Virender sehwag

6.Which telecom company in India has signed a partnership agreement with UNICEF to provide health, education and youth focused content to its customers in 17 African Countries? 

A. Idea 

B. Airtel

C. BSNL

D. Reliance

E. Tata

7. What is the new Eligibility limit for Foreign Exchange Remittances under Liberalized Remittance Scheme announced by the RBI on 3rd Feb’15?
A. $ 2,00,000
B. $1,25,000
C. $3,00,000
D. $2,50,000

E. $2,30,000

8. Name the MINILAB developed for soil analysis and fertilizer advisory by the Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal?

A. SOIL TESTER

B. MRIDAPARIKSHAK

C. MITTIPARIKSHAK

D. SOIL ANALYZER

E. None of these 

9.Name the fashion portal acquired by Snapdeal.com on 18th Feb’15?

A. jabong.com 

B. firstcry.com

C. exclusively.com

D. fashionbazaar.com

E. None of these

10. Name the first air quality checking Mobile App launched in India on 17th Feb’15?

A. SAFAR-Air

B. QC-Air

C. IITM-Air

D. None of these

E. All of these

11.As per the sixth bi-monthly monetary policy statement made by RBI in Mumbai on 3rd Feb’15, by what basis points Statutory Liquidity Ratio has been slashed?

A. 25 basis points

B. 35 basis points

C. 50 basis points

D. Unchanged

E. None of these

12.Reserve Bank of India has estimated the Current Account Deficit (CAD) for 2014-15 at ___ percent of the GDP on 3rd Feb’15.

A. 2.3%

B. 1.3%

C. 6.9%

D. 6.5%

E. 5.5%

13.The first bi-monthly monetary policy statement for fiscal year 2015-16 is scheduled on which month?

A. March

B. May

C. April 

D. August

E. June

14. Name the head of the committee constituted by the Reserve Bank of India on 3 February 2015 to evaluate applications received for the proposed small finance banks?

A. R Gandhi

B. Usha Thorat

C. Dr. Nachiket Mor

D. Anand sharma 

E. None of these

15. Name the head of the committee constituted by the Reserve Bank of India on 3rd Feb’15 to evaluate applications received for payment banks?

A. Dr. Nachiket Mor

B. Dr. Urjit Patel

C. S Mundra

D. Raghuram Rajan

E. None of these

Answers:

1. D
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. B
9.C
10.A
11. C
12. B
13. C
14. B
15. A