Daily GK Quiz 4th March 2015

Q. : 1 Hifikepunye Pohamba has won the Mo Ibrahim award for African leadership. He is the present President of

1) South Africa 

2) Namibia

3) Botswana 

4) Swaziland

5) Angola 

Q. : 2 Bangalore has emerged as the cheapest city to live in along with Karachi in the ‘Worldwide Cost of Living Report 2015’ compiled by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU). The costliest city to live in as per the report is

1) Singapore 

2) Mumbai

3) London 

4) New York

5) Tokyo 

Q. : 3 Which of the following taxi aggregating firms has acquired TaxiForSure in a $200-million (Rs 1,200 crore) cash and equity arrangement recently?

1) Uber 

2) Meru Cabs

3) Ola Cab 

4) Easy Cabs

5) None of these 

Q. : 4 The President signed into law the legislation of which of the following states banning beef recently? Anyone selling beef or in possession of it can be jailed for up to five years and fined Rs 10,000.

1) Bihar 

2) Uttar Pradesh

3) Andhra Pradesh 

4) West Bengal

5) Maharashtra 

Q. : 5 According to the latest Forbes rich list for the year 2015, which of the following countries is the home to the largest number of billionaires across the world?

1) India 

2) Germany

3) China 

4) US

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 The Finance Minister in the General Budget for FY16 announced some new schemes. Which of the following is one of them?

1) Nayi Manzil 

2) Self-Employment and Talent Utilisation (Setu)

3) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana 

4) Atal Pension Yojana

5) All the above 

Q. : 7 A new insurance scheme has been proposed in the General Budget for FY16 which will cover accidental death risk of Rs 2 lakh for just Rs 12 per year premium. Name the scheme.

1) Atal Bihari Suraksha Bima Yojana 

2) Syama Prasad Suraksha Bima Yojana

3) Madan Mohan Suraksha Bima Yojana 

4) Sansad Kosh Suraksha Bima Yojana

5) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana 

Q. : 8 The Finance Minister has proposed MUDRA bank to refinance Micro finance institutions in the General Budget for FY16. The term MUDRA stands for

1) Member Units Distribution Refinance Agency 

2) Micro Units Development Refinance Agency

3) Member Units Development Refinance Agency 

4) Micro Units Designating Refinance Agency

5) None of these 

Q. : 9 Which of the following facts is NOT correct with respect to targets for 2022 related to renewable energy sector as mentioned in the General Budget for FY16?

1) 100K MW in solar 

2) 100K MW in small hydro

3) 10K MW in biomass 

4) 60K MW in wind

5) None of these 

Q. : 10 Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding budget proposals related to banking sector for FY16?

1) To promote cashless transactions to curb black money. 

2) To amend RBI Act this year for monetary policy committee.

3) Autonomous bank board bureau to determine PSU bank heads. 

4) To appoint two more deputy governors in the RBI.

5) None of these 

Answer :-

1. (2) Namibia
2. (1) Singapore
3. (3) Ola Cab
4. (5) Maharashtra
5. (4) US
6. (5) All the above
7. (5) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
8. (2) Micro Units Development Refinance Agency
9. (2) 100K MW in small hydro
10. (4) To appoint two more deputy governors in the RBI.