CURRENT
AFFAIRS QUIZ – 20TH SEP 2019
1.
What is the maximum
limit for an individual to receive gifts upto which they are not required to
inform the government as per the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA),
2011 new amendment?
A) Rs 1 lakh
B) Rs 2 lakh
C) Rs 3 lakh
D) Rs 5 lakh
E) None of these
2.
Where was the
India’s first Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research (ICER) setup?
A) Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
B) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
C) Indian Institute of Science- Bengaluru
D) Indian Institute of Technology- Delhi
E) None of these
3.
Where was the 1st
edition of the 5 days maiden trilateral exercise of Singapore, India and
Thailand named SITMEX (Singapore-India-Thailand Maritime Exercise) held?
A) Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar islands
B) Bukit Timah, Singapore
C) New Delhi, India
D) Bangkok, Thailand
E) None of these
4.
To how much amount
of aggregate savings deposits in the Indian private and public sector banks
(PSBs) reached as on March 31, 2019 as per the Handbook of Statistics on the
Indian Economy 2018-19?
A) Rs 33.72 lakh crore
B) Rs 35.72 lakh crore
C) Rs 37.72 lakh crore
D) Rs 39.72 lakh crore
E) None of these
5.
What is the
GDP(Gross Domestic Product) growth of India in Q1(Apr-June) for the year 2019-20
as per the Reserve Bank of India(RBI)?
A) 5%
B) 7%
C) 6.5%
D) 5.5%
E) None of these
6.
Which of the
following payments has been allowed through the Bharat Bill Payment
System(BBPS) by Reserve Bank of India as on september 16, 2019?
A) Single time Payments
B) Fixed Payments
C) Recurring Payments
D) Multiple Payments
E) None of these
7.
Who was awarded
with Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award for the year 2019?
A) Cyril Ramaphosa
B) Sheik Hasina
C) Muhammadu Buhari
D) Paul Kagame
E) None of these
8.
Who became the
India’s first female military diplomat to join Indian Mission abroad after
joining the Indian Embassy in Russia?
A) Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
B) Mitali Madhumita
C) Anjali Singh
D) Punita Arora
E) None of these
9.
Which country has supplied
Guided Bomb Spice-2000 to the Indian Air Force (IAF) recently?
A) United States
B) Israel
C) Russia
D) China
E) None of these
10. Who topped the Men’s ATP Rankings 2019?
A) Jimmy Connors
B) Pete Sampras
C) Roger Federer
D) Novak Djokovic
E) None of these
11. Who has become the first Indian wrestler to qualify for 2020
Tokyo Olympics?
A) Sakshi Malik
B) Pawan Kumar
C) Babita Kumari
D) Vinesh Phogat
E) None of these
12. According to latest UN International Migrant Stock 2019
report, which country is the leading country of origin of international
migrants in 2019?
A) India
B) Mexico
C) China
D) Russia
E) None of these
13. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of International Day
of Democracy
A) Space for Civil Society
B) Participation
C) Democracy under Strain
D) Engage for Change
E) None of these
14. Who is the director of Indian documentary film “Moti Bagh”,
which is nominated for 2019 Oscars?
A) Sanjay Kak
B) Ashvin Kumar
C) Nirmal Chander
D) Aarti Shrivastava
E) None of these
15. Which country has unveiled South Asia’s tallest tower?
A) Myanmar
B) Bangladesh
C) India
D) Sri Lanka
E) None of these
16. Which Payments Bank has launched ‘Bharosa savings account’?
A) Paytm Payments Bank
B) Jio Payments Bank
C) India Post Payments Bank
D) Airtel Payments Bank
E) None of these
17. The first-ever trilateral naval exercise ‘SITMEX’ has
started among India and which countries?
A) Indonesia & Vietnam
B) Seychelles & Mauritius
C) Singapore & Thailand
D) Maldives & Cambodia
E) None of these
