Current Affair Quiz For Upcoming Exam

Q. : 1   What is the current fiscal’s disinvestment target (through PSU stake sale) set by the govt? The govt has shortlisted about 12 PSUs for the purpose.

1) Rs 28,500 cr

2) Rs 41,000 cr

3) Rs 38,000 cr

4) Rs 34,000 cr

5) None of these

Q. : 2   According to data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which of the following banks leads in mobile banking transactions as of Jan 2015?

1) Canara Bank

2) HDFC Bank

3) Axis Bank

4) State Bank of India

5) ICICI Bank

Q. : 3   Which of the following banks in India acquired the diamond/jewellery financing business of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) recently?

1) Yes Bank

2) Kotak Mahindra Bank

3) ICICI Bank

4) IndusInd Bank

5) None of these

Q. : 4   The Nobel laureate Gunter Grass, who died recently, was known as the voice of memory of

1) France

2) Canada

3) Germany

4) Italy

5) Spain

Q. : 5   According to the World Bank, which of the following countries has topped the global remittances in 2014 receiving USD 70 bn?

1) Nigeria

2) Mexico

3) China

4) Philippines

5) India

Q. : 6   As predicted in the semi-annual report of the World Bank, what could be the GDP growth rate of India in FY 2015-16?

1) 7 per cent

2) 7.5 per cent

3) 8 per cent

4) 8.5 per cent

5) 9 per cent

Q. : 7   Ri Su Yong, who visited New Delhi recently, is the present foreign minister of which of the following countries?

1) North Korea

2) South Korea

3) Vietnam

4) Cambodia

5) Cuba

Q. : 8   India to be world’s third largest economy by 2030 is projected by the US Department of Agriculture. As per the current macroeconomic projections for 2015, India stands at ______spot in the world.

1) fourth

2) fifth

3) sixth

4) seventh

5) eighth

Q. : 9   Uttar Pradesh govt on 8 Apr 2015 conferred Sahitya Shiromani Samman on

1) Uday Pratap Singh

2) Vibhuti Narain Rai

3) Gopaldas Neeraj

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 3)

Q. : 10   The Chinese Grand Prix formula one was won by who among the following on 12 Apr?

1) Torro Rosso

2) Kimi Raikkonen

3) Sebastian Vettel

4) Nico Rosberg

5) Lewis Hamilton

Answer:-

1. (2) Rs 41,000 cr
2. (2) HDFC Bank
3. (4) IndusInd Bank
4. (3) Germany
5. (5) India
6. (2) 7.5 per cent
7. (1) North Korea
8. (5) eighth
9. (5) Only 1) and 3)
10. (5) Lewis Hamilton