Daliy GK Quiz 13th February 2015

Q. : 1 The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany have reached a ceasefire deal after talks in Minsk, the capital and largest city of

1) Belarus 

2) Ukraine

3) Latvia 

4) Lithuania

5) Poland 

Q. : 2 Who will head the External Advisory Committees (EACs) which will evaluate the applications received for setting up of small banks?

1) Usha Thorat 

2) Nachiket Mor

3) Shikha Sharma 

4) Urjit Patel

5) Bimal Jalan 

Q. : 3 The central govt has revised the base year for computing national accounts from 2004-05 to 2011-12 recently. When was the base year last revised?

1) Jan 1995 

2) Mar 1999

3) Apr 2001 

4) Jan 2010

5) It is the first ever revision. 

Q. : 4 According to the World Gold Council (WGC) report, which of the following countries was the biggest consumer of gold in 2014?

1) US 

2) China

3) India 

4) Brazil

5) Indonesia 

Q. : 5 Name the Indian economist who has been awarded the inaugural Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize.

1) Arvind Subramanian 

2) Amartya Sen

3) Bibek Debroy 

4) Arvind Panagariya

5) Jagdish Bhagwati 

Q. : 6 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a ban on roadside shops and eateries along the animal corridors near Assam’s Kaziranga National Park situated in

1) Madhya Pradesh 

2) Assam

3) West Bengal 

4) Odisha

5) Meghalaya 

Q. : 7 The Jnanpith award for the year 2014 has been awarded to who among the following? His works include Kosala (Cocoon) and Hindu.

1) Bhalachandra Nemade 

2) Sanjay Sonawani

3) Hari Narke 

4) Kedarnath Singh

5) Ravuri Bharadhwaja 

Q. : 8 Which of the following banks in India has introduced a digital wallet app ‘Pockets’?

1) HDFC Bank 

2) Axis Bank

3) Federal Bank 

4) SBI

5) ICICI Bank 

Q. : 9 The central govt will soon infuse what amount in nine public sector banks for enhancing their capital and meeting global risk norms?

1) Rs 1,260 cr 

2) Rs 6,990 cr

3) Rs 12,280 cr 

4) Rs 4,210 cr

5) Rs 2,990 cr 

Q. : 10 The Aero India-2015 show will be held from 18-22 Feb in which of the following cities?

1) Hyderabad 

2) Mumbai

3) Chennai 

4) Bengaluru

5) Nasik 

Answer :-

1. (1) Belarus
2. (1) Usha Thorat
3. (4) Jan 2010
4. (3) India
5. (2) Amartya Sen
6. (2) Assam
7. (1) Bhalachandra Nemade
8. (5) ICICI Bank
9. (2) Rs 6,990 cr
10. (4) Bengaluru