Current Affairs Quiz 31 December 2018
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- The SBI Life Insurance has signed Bancassurance pact with which bank recently?
A) Allahabad Bank
B) State Bank of India
C) Bank of India
D) Union Bank of India
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Option A
Explanation: Leading private insurer SBI Life Insurance has tied up with state-owned Allahabad Bank to sell its policies through latter’s nearly 3,200 branches.
- As per the latest data by the Confederation of Indian Industry, Indian economy will see a robust economic growth of ________ percent in 2019
A) 7.2%
B) 7.5%
C) 7.7%
D) 7.6%
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Option B
Explanation: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has said that India will witness strong economic growth in the range of 7.5 percent in 2019.
- ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd has received the licence from RBI to operate as Scheduled bank. This makes it _________ scheduled bank in Kerala.
A) 3rd
B) 4th
C) 7th
D) 5th
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Option D
Explanation: ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd has received the RBI’s approval for inclusion in the second schedule of the RBI Act, 1934, within two years of its commencement of operations. This makes ESAF Small Finance Bank the fifth scheduled bank from Kerala.
- The 3rd edition of the Women’s National Boxing Championships is being held in which state?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Gujarat
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Option A
Explanation: The third edition of Women’s National Boxing Championships began in Vijayanagara, Karnataka on 31 December 2018.
- Who has been appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission (CIC)?
A) Suresh Chandra
B) Neeraj Kumar Gupta
C) Sudhir Bhargava
D) Vanaja N. Sarna
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Option C
Explanation: The Government has appointed Sudhir Bhargava the new Chief Information Commissioner along with four new Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission (CIC). Mr. Bhargava, a former Secretary to the Ministry of Social Justice, will take over as the ninth chief of the CIC with effect from January 1, 2019.
- Who has won the Presidential election of Bangladesh recently?
A) Hussain Muhammad Ershad
B) Sheikh Hasina
C) Obaidul Quader
D) Tarique Rahman
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Option B
Explanation: Bangladesh current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won another term as prime minister by securing nearly 82 percent of the total vote polled in the recently conducted election.
- Which country has announced to issue ‘Panda Bonds’ to raise loans from China’s capital markets?
A) Afghanistan
B) India
C) Russia
D) Pakistan
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Option D
Explanation: Pakistan’s cabinet led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, has approved the issuance of first-ever renminbi-denominated ‘Panda Bonds’ to raise loans from China’s capital markets.
- Name the player who has won the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award 2018?
A) Harmanpreet Kaur
B) Poonam Yadav
C) Smriti Mandhana
D) Mithali Raj
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Option C
Explanation: India’s opening bats-women Smriti Mandhana has won the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for ICC Best Cricketer of the Year 2018. The left-handed player has also won the ICC ODI Player of the Year Award. The 22 year old has also been included in ICC Women’s Team of the Year 2018 along with Poonam Yadav. Harmanpreet Kaur has been named captain of ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year.
- Name the late American scientist who passed away recently, well known to help design and build the forerunner of the internet name ARPANET.
A) Larry Roberts
B) Bob Kahn
C) Paul Baran
D) Donald Davies
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Option A
Explanation: Larry Roberts, one of the early architects of the internet, passed away. He was 81. In 1967, he was recruited by Robert Taylor in the ARPA Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) to become the program manager for the ARPANET.
