Current Affairs Quiz

1. What is the Wholesale Price Index-based inflation rate in October 2015?

Answer. (—)3.81 per cent

2. Name the cellphone manufacturing company which will now sell Yuphoria, Yureka Plus and Yunique handsets across 30,000 retail outlets in India.

Answer. Micromax

3. Who is the Chairman of Bharti Enterprises Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) who urged world leaders to commit and invest in developing digital infrastructure to deliver a brighter and more prosperous future to their citizens?

Answer. Sunil Bharti Mittal

4. Name the State-run telecom firm which offers services in Delhi and Mumbai, will soon launch free roaming scheme, allowing customers to receive calls at no extra cost while travelling across the country.

Answer. MTNL

5. Name the bank which has recently introduced its co-branded credit card in association with SBI Card, marking old private sector lender’s entry into credit card business.

Answer. Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB)

6. What is the expected GDP forecast of India in 2015-16 by NCAER in October 2015?

Answer. 7.4 per cent

7. What is the full form of NCAER?

Answer. National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)

8. Name the one of the largest telecommunication service provider which will invest Rs.13,000 crore or $2 billion on capacity expansion and new business initiatives in India.

Answer. Vodafone

9. Name the country’s largest mortgage lender and the new generation private sector lender which are planning to list their bond issuances in London.

Answer. Housing Development and Finance Corporation & YES Bank

10. The Union Government has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which country in an effort to enhance the two countries’ existing air service cooperation?

Answer. Republic of Korea