DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 13 & 14 AUG
1.
WHICH PUBLIC SECTOR BANK UNVEILED TWO NEW DIGITAL SERVICES FOR ONLINE PAYMENTS
– BHARAT QR (QUICK RESPONSE) AND BHARAT BILL PAYMENT SYSTEM?
a) Canara Bank
b) Syndicate Bank
c) Bank of India
d) Corporation Bank
ANS - A
2.
WHICH THREE INDIAN FIRMS HAVE FEATURED IN FORBES’ LIST OF THE WORLD’S 100 MOST
INNOVATIVE COMPANIES?
a) Infosys, Asian Paints and
Bharti Airtel
b) Hindustan Unilever, Asian
Paints and Bharti Airtel
c) Hindustan Unilever, Asian
Paints and Infosys
d) Hindustan Unilever, Asian
Paints and Patanjali Ayurved
ANS - B
3. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAVE
BEEN AWARDED ‘HINDU PLAYWRIGHT AWARD 2017’?
a) Mohit Rastogi and Akshat Nigam
b) Gerish Khemani and Mohit
Rastogi
c) Gerish Khemani and Akshat
Nigam
d) Ravi Jain and Akshat Nigam
ANS - C
4.
WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS REPLACED PAHLAJ NIHALANI AS NEW CHAIRPERSON OF
CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CERTIFICATION?
a) Mukesh Khanna
b) Babul Supriyo
c) Javed Akhtar
d) Prasoon Joshi
ANS - D
5.
WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF INDIA?
a) David Rasquinha
b) Victor Fernandes
c) Rakesh Goyal
d) Vincent Lewis
ANS - A
6. UNION MINISTER FOR PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS,
DHARMENDRA PRADHAN COMMISSIONED WHICH INDIAN COAST GUARD SHIP IN GOA?
a) Indian Coast Guard ship
‘Suraj’
b) Indian Coast Guard ship
‘Shaurya’
c) Indian Coast Guard ship
‘Sanjay’
d) Indian Coast Guard ship
‘Shoorvir’
ANS - B
7. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF NATIONAL PAYMENTS CORPORATION OF INDIA?
a) Prashant Nair
b) Praveen Joshi
c) Dilip Asbe
d) Manohar Das
ANS - C
8. PARLIAMENTARY PANEL HEADED BY _________ HAS
RECENTLY TABLED ITS REPORT IN PARLIAMENT. IN THE REPORT, THE PANEL HAS
RECOMMENDED 100% PENSION TO WIDOW OF DECEASED SOLDIER?
a) Prahlad Dhawan
b) Rajat Divekar
c) Rajendra Singh
d) B C Khanduri
ANS - D
9. WHICH BANK INTRODUCED 2-TIER INTEREST RATE
STRUCTURE FOR SAVING BANK ACCOUNTS AND WILL OFFER 4% INTEREST PER ANNUM FOR
INCREMENTAL BALANCE OVER RS 50 LAKH AND 3.50% PER ANNUM FOR BALANCE UP TO RS 50
LAKH?
a) Indian Bank
b) Vijaya Bank
c) Federal Bank
d) Syndicate Bank
ANS - A
10. ‘WORLD ORGAN DONATION DAY’ IS OBSERVED ON
WHICH DATE EVERY YEAR?
a) 10th August
b) 13th August
c) 12th August
d) 14th August
ANS - B
