Current Affairs Quiz 09 March 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz 09 March 2019

Name the first Indian bank that will make use of repo rate as a benchmark to set the interest rates of savings deposit and short-term loans?
A) Bank of Baroda
B) Punjab National Bank
C) State Bank of India
D) Allahabad Bank

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Option C
Explanation: The State Bank of India (SBI) will use the repo rate of RBI as a benchmark to set the savings deposit interest rates and interest rates for short-term loans from May 01, 2019. With this the State Bank of India will become the first bank in the country to use an external benchmark like repo for interest rates of saving deposits and loans. This has been done for quick transmission of changes in the RBI’s policy rates.
Marayoor Jaggery which recently obtained the GI tag is a traditional product of which state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Kerala
C) Gujarat
D) Odisha

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Option B
Explanation: The Marayoor Jaggery, a traditional and homemade product manufactured at Marayoor, a place in Idukki district of Kerala, has bagged Geographical Indication tag.
Who has been appointed as the Finance Secretary of India?
A) Subhash Chandra Garg
B) Rajiv Gauba
C) Ajay Narayan Jha
D) Girish Chandra Murmu

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Option A
Explanation: The Economic Affairs Secretary, Subhash Chandra Garg, has been designated as the new Finance Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on March 8, 2019.
How much amount of loan has been approved by the World Bank in March 2019 for the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP)?
A) USD 104 Million
B) USD 115 Million
C) USD 126 Million
D) USD 137 Million

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Option D
Explanation: The World Bank has signed the loan agreement with the Government of India along with the representatives of 5 States of Government of India and Implementing Agencies for Additional Financing of USD 137 Million under the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP).
Who is the winner of the 2019 Pritzker Prize?
A) Chiyo Miyako
B) Kane Tanaka
C) Arata Isozaki
D) Masazo Nonaka

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Option C
Explanation: Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has been named 2019 laureate of the Pritzker Prize for his extra ordinary contribution to the field of architecture.
Which Indian company has been honored with the Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Services Award 2019 under the Insurance Category?
A) Acko General Insurance Limited
B) ICICI Lombard
C) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company
D) Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited

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Option A
Explanation: Acko General Insurance Limited based in Mumbai has won the Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Services Award – 2019 under the Insurance Category.
Who is the author of the book ‘Gauri- The Urge to Fly’?
A) Raju Desale
B) Rhythm Wagholikar
C) Jayesh Bapu Ahire
D) Shahrukh Sayyed

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Option B
Explanation: The book titled “Gauri- The Urge to Fly” authored by Rhythm Wagholikar is set to release on May 12 on the occasion of the Mother’s Day.
Kane Tanaka, the oldest living person in the world who recently was honored by the Guinness World Records hails from which country?
A) Taiwan
B) South Korea
C) China
D) Japan

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Option D
Explanation: Kane Tanaka, a 116-year-old woman from Japan has been honored by the Guinness World Records as the oldest living person in the world.
Which financial institution has signed USD 26 million loan agreement for improving the drainage infrastructure in Dibrugarh?
A) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
B) World Bank
C) Asian Development Bank
D) New Development Bank

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Option C
Explanation: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed $26 Million Loan Agreement with the Government of India to provide additional financing for improving drainage infrastructure in Dibrugarh in Assam. The loan under the Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program will further support the ongoing loan of USD 51 million.
Who among the following has been given the additional charge as the Governor of Mizoram?
A) Jagdish Mukhi
B) Kaptan Singh Solanki
C) Ganga Prasad
D) Tathagata Roy

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Option A
Explanation: Assam Governor, Jagdish Mukhi has been given the additional charge of Governor of Mizoram. This comes after Kummanam Rajasekharan resigned from the post of Governor of Mizoram.
The Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology has been inaugurated in which city?
A) Hyderabad
B) Greater Noida
C) Agra
D) New Delhi

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Option B
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh on 9 March 2019.

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Current Affairs Quiz – 09 March 2019