Current Affairs Quiz – 27 June 2019

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  1. How much amount of loan agreement has been signed between India and World Bank to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) from India?
    A) USD 400 million

    B) USD 165 million
    C) USD 200 million
    D) USD 395 million
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    The World Bank and the Government of India has signed Loan Agreement of $400 Million to help in treating, controlling and eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) from India. 
  2. RBI has recently released the guidelines on FBA for better governance of benchmark processes. What does FBA stands for?
    A) Financial Benchmark Action

    B) Financial Benchmark Administrators 
    C) Forward Benchmark Authority
    D) Framework Benchmark Application
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    The Reserve Bank of India has released the Financial Benchmark Administrators (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2019 for a regulatory framework for financial benchmarks, to improve the governance of the benchmark processes in markets regulated by it. 
  3. Name the newly appointed Managing Director of the National Housing Bank (NHB)?
    A) K V Srinivasan

    B) Siddh Nath Singh
    C) Israr Ahmed
    D) Sarada Kumar Hota
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    Sarada Kumar Hota has been appointed as the Managing Director of the National Housing Bank (NHB). Before this, he has served as the managing director of Can Fin Homes, which is a subsidiary of Canara Bank.
  4. Based on the annual survey of best police station in India 2018 by Ministry of Home Affairs, Kalu police station has emerged at the top rank. It is based in which state?
    A) West Bengal
    B) Mizoram
    C) Rajasthan
    D) Haryana
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    The Kalu police station in Bikaner district of Rajasthan has been ranked as number 1 police station of India in 2018, as per the internal survey conducted by the Union Home Ministry. The Campbell Bay in Nicobar district has been ranked second while Farakka police station in Murshidabad district of West Bengal is ranked third. The home ministry had started to rank police stations since 2016 following directions from PM Modi at the DGP conference in Kutch, Gujarat, in 2015. 
  5. RBI has approved USD 31.58 million loan agreement for Public Financial Management Strengthening Project of which state?
    A) Uttarakhand

    B) Andhra Pradesh
    C) Rajasthan
    D) Madhya Pradesh
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    The Government of India, the Government of Uttarakhand and the World Bank has signed a Loan Agreement of USD 31.58 million on June 25, 2019 for the Uttarakhand Public Financial Management Strengthening Project. 
  6. Vijaya Nirmala who died recently was a veteran _____________
    A) Journalist

    B) Actress
    C) Author
    D) Singer
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    Veteran South Indian film actor and director Vijaya Nirmala passed away. She was 73. 
  7. Who is the author of the comic book titled “Adventures of the GST Man”?
    A) Sushil Patwari

    B) Ashwani Kumar
    C) Srinivas Kotni
    D) Khalid M Khan
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    Author Srinivas Kotni has written a comic book titled “Adventures of the GST Man”. 
  8. Which financial institution has approved USD 250 million loan for Rajasthan State Highways Development Program II Project?
    A) World Bank

    B) Asian Development Bank
    C) New Development Bank
    D) International Monetary Fund
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    India and World Bank has signed US$ 250 Million Loan Agreement for the Phase II of Rajasthan State Highways Development Project. 
  9. Which bank has launched the “Click OD” facility for its MSME customers?
    A) ICICI Bank

    B) Yes Bank
    C) HDFC Bank
    D) Axis Bank
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    Yes Bank has announced the launch of “Click OD” (over draft) facility for the Bank’s existing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) customers.    
  10. Government has formed a working group of 18 members to revise the current series of Wholesale Price Index. Who is the head of the group?
    A) V.K Saraswat

    B) Amitabh Kant
    C) Rajiv Kumar
    D) Ramesh Chand
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    Government of India has formed a working group for the revision of the current series of Wholesale Price Index (base 2011-12). NITI Aayog Member Ramesh Chand is the Chairman of this Working Group. The working group has 18 members. 
  11. Who has been appointed as the new President of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO)?
    A) Sharad Kumar Saraf 

    B) Ganesh Kumar Gupta
    C) Mahesh Chandra Keyal
    D) Ajay Sahai
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    Sharad Kumar Saraf has been elected as the President of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO). He will take charge on June 28, 2019.
  12. How much amount has been approved by World Bank for improved health services in Andhra Pradesh?
    A) USD 251 Million

    B) USD 192 Million
    C) USD 328 Million
    D) USD 78 Million
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    The World Bank has signed a Loan Agreement worth USD 328 Million with the Government of India and Government of Andhra Pradesh on June 27, 2019 to improve the quality and responsiveness of public health services in Andhra Pradesh. 
  13. Indian player Sofia Kenin is related to which sports?
    A) Shooting

    B) Tennis
    C) Badminton
    D) Wrestling
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    Sofia Kenin of United States beat Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic to win the Mallorca Open. It was WTA International women’s tennis tournament held in Spain. 
  14. Jharna Dhara Chowdhury who passed away recently was a renowned ____________
    A) Sportsperson

    B) Actress
    C) Journalist
    D) Social Activist
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    Eminent social activist, Jharna Dhara Chowdhury, who dedicated her life to non-violence and communal harmony ideologies preached by Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. She was 81.
  15. When is the Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day observed?
    A) June 27

    B) June 26
    C) June 25
    D) June 24
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    The United Nations Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day is held on June 27 since 2017 to celebrate the work of MSME in local and global economies and their contribution to sustainable development. The theme of 2019 MSME Day is – Big Money for Small Business: Financing the SDGs
  16. Shyam Sundar Mitra passed away recently. He was related to which sports?
    A) Hockey

    B) Football
    C) Cricket
    D) Golf
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    Shyam Sundar Mitra, the former first-class cricket captain of Bengal passed away. He was 82. 
  17. What is the base year of the current series of WPI?
    A) 2007-08

    B) 2011-12
    C) 2017-18
    D) 2010-11
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    Option B
  18. Under the Click OD facility launched by Yes Bank, MSME customers can avail unsecured overdraft of upto Rs _____________ without documentation
    A) Rs 10 lakh
    B) Rs 5 lakh
    C) Rs 8 lakh
    D) Rs 12 lakh
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    Using the facility MSME customers of Yes Bank can avail themselves of unsecured OD of up to Rs. 10 lakh without documentation. This offer is available only for select customers based on their credit history. 
  19. RBI has directed all Financial Benchmark Administrators to maintain a minimum net worth of Rs _________ at all times
    A) Rs 50 lakh

    B) Rs 25 lakh
    C) Rs 1 crore
    D) Rs 75 lakh
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    Option C
    Explanation:
    RBI has mandated that the:

    1. FBA shall be a company incorporated in India.
    2. FBAs shall maintain a minimum net worth of ₹ 1 crore at all times.

  20. India has targeted to completely eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) by which year?
    A) 2030

    B) 2020
    C) 2022
    D) 2025
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    Government of India’s (GoI) National Strategic Plan is to end TB in India by 2025.

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