Current Affairs Quiz 30 June 2018
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- GST day is celebrated on?
A) June 30
B) July 1
C) August 1
D) JJanuary 1
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Option B
Explanation: The government celebrated July 1, 2018, as ‘GST Day’ to mark the first anniversary of the new indirect tax regime.
- VID of UIDAI contains how many digits?
A) 12
B) 72
C) 16
D) 20
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Option C
Explanation: About VID- The Virtual ID (VID), which is a random 16-digit number mapped to a person’s Aadhaar number, together with biometrics of the user, would give any authorised agency such as a bank or a mobile company only limited details such as name, address and photograph, which are enough for any verification.
- What is the deadline for banks to deploy Virtual ID system of UIDAI?
A) July 31, 2018
B) August 31, 2018
C) December 31, 2018
D) July 1, 2018
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Option B
Explanation: Banks would have time until August 31 to deploy the new feature.
- Which bank has appointed GC Chaturvedi as its Chairman?
A) Axis Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) HDFC Bank
D) IDBI Bank
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Option B
Explanation: ICICI Bank appointed former IAS officer GC Chaturvedi as an independent director. He has been appointed for the post of non-executive part-time Chairman.
- Which of the following has become the 37th Indian architecture to be added to UNESCO World Heritage list?
A) Evolution of Temple Architecture – Aihole-Badami-Pattadakal
B) Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
C) The Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways
D) Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles
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Option D
Explanation: Building clusters of Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles architectural styles in Mumbai was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. With this UNESCO tag, the count of World Heritage Sites in the country has now risen to 37, of which 29 are cultural, seven natural and one mixed site. This makes Mumbai city the second city in India after Ahmedabad to be inscribed on the World Heritage List.
- Gattu Irigation Project is of which state?
A) Telangana
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Odisha
D) Maharashtra
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Option A
Explanation: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao laid the foundation stone for Gattu irrigation project in Jogulamba-Gadwal district, which would irrigate 33,000 acres. The project is estimated to cost Rs 553.98 crore.
- Who is the MD and CEO of IDBI Bank?
A) GC Chaturvedi
B) G M Yadwadkar
C) K P Nair
D) B.Sriram
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Option D
Explanation: B Sriram today assumed charge as Managing Director and CEO of IDBI Bank. Sriram was appointed MD and CEO in place of Mahesh Kumar Jain who recently took charge as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
- Which country has won the GRR most improved jurisdiction Award 2018?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) China
C) India
D) Sri Lanka
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Option C
Explanation: India has won Global Restructuring Review’s “most improved jurisdiction” award. The honour recognises the jurisdiction which improved its restructuring and insolvency regime the most over the last year. Global Restructuring Review (GRR) is an online daily news service and magazine on cross-border restructuring and insolvency law.
- What is the deadline to link PAN and Aadhaar?
A) July 31, 2018
B) July 31, 2019
C) March 31, 2019
D) December 31, 2018
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Option C
Explanation: CBDT has extended the deadline for the PAN-Aadhaar linking to March 31,2019. The policy-making body of the tax department issued an order, under Section 119 of the Income Tax Act, late night, extending the deadline.
- When is International Day of Parliamentarism celebrated?
A) June 30
B) July 1
C) June 25
D) June 29
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Option A
Explanation: For the first time, 30 June this year is celebrated as the International Day of Parliamentarism. It is also the date, in 1889, on which the Inter-Parliamentary Union — the global organization of parliaments — was established.
