CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 17TH SEP
2019
1.
What was the theme
of the 14th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) held in Greater Noida,
Delhi?
A) Theme – “Investing in Land, Unlocking Opportunities”
B) Theme – “Green and Clean Environment”
C) Theme – “Let’s Grow the Future Together”
D) Theme – “Plan of Action”
E) None of these
2.
Which year is set
as target by India to convert degraded land of nearly 50 lakh hectares to fertile
land at 14th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)?
A) 2022
B) 2025
C) 2024
D) 2030
E) None of these
3.
Which country has
took over Conference of the Parties (COP) from China for the next two years
till 2021?
A) United States
B) India
C) Russia
D) Japan
E) None of these
4.
Who was elected as
the President of Conference of the Parties (COP) for the next two years during
the 14th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)?
A) Dharmendra Pradhan
B) Piyush Goyal
C) Prakash Javadekar
D) Narendra Modi
E) None of these
5.
By which year,
India would restore 26 million hectares from land degradation status?
A) 2030
B) 2025
C) 2035
D) 2040
E) None of these
6.
Name the largest
war exercise of Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF), in which 17 Mountain
Corps of Indian Army will participate for the first time.
A) Agni Warrior
B) Sampriti
C) Nomadic Elephant
D) HimVijay
E) None of these
7.
What is the revised
loan exposure limit of banks to a single NBFC (excluding gold loan companies)
by Reserve Bank of India?
A) 15%
B) 25%
C) 20%
D) 30%
E) None of these
8.
What should be the
minimum capital of Small Finance Banks(SFB) as per RBI’s new guidelines under
‘On-tap’ regime?
A) Rs. 200 crores
B) Rs. 100 crores
C) Rs. 500 crores
D) Rs. 300 crores
E) None of these
9.
What is the Gross
Domestic Product(GDP) growth rate of India for the FY20 by International
Monetary Fund(IMF)?
A) 6.8%
B) 7.5%
C) 7%
D) 7.2%
E) None of these
10. 12 Indian peacekeepers & 5 Women Police Officers were
felicitated with UN Service Medals for serving UN mission in which country?
A) South Sudan
B) Somalia
C) Eritrea
D) Ethiopia
E) None of these
11. Name the IAS officer, who worked as the member of the
Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog(National Institute for Transforming India))
from 2004 – 2009 & father of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
A) Akanksha Ranjan
B) Ajeet Vasant
C) Ajay Kumar
D) BN Yugandhar
E) None of these
12. Hindi Diwas is observed annually on _________.
A) September 11
B) September 12
C) September 14
D) September 13
E) None of these
13. Which bank has approved to provide Rs 3,000 crore to grant
mini and mega food parks across India?
A) International Monetary Fund(IMF)
B) New Development Bank(NDB)
C) Asian Development Bank(ADB)
D) World Bank (WB)
E) None of these
14. What is the revised Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on RuPay
Debit Card on transactions above Rs 2,000 by National Payments Corporation of
India (NPCI)?
A).60%
B).50%
C).75%
D).35%
E) None of these
15. Which country has became the top oil exporter in the world
as per the International Energy Agency (IEA)?
A) India
B) Russia
C) United States (US)
D) Saudi Arabia
E) None of these
16. How much revenue(Approximately) is allocated to boost
exports and real estate sectors in India by finance minister, Nirmala
Sitharaman recently?
A) Rs 70,000 crore
B) Rs 50,000 crore
C) Rs 20,000 crore
D) Rs 75,000 crore
E) None of these
17. How much Stress fund was announced to boost real estate?
A) Rs 15,000 crore
B) Rs 30,000 crore
C) Rs 20,000 crore
D) Rs 10,000 crore
E) None of these
18. Where was the 23rd session of the United Nations World
Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) General Assembly for 2019 held?
A) New Delhi, India
B) Washington D.C., United States
C) Beijing, China
D) Saint Petersburg, Russia
E) None of these
