25 FEBRUARY 2016 quiz

Ques. : 1 As President Pranab Mukherjee mentioned during his address to the joint session of the parliament recently there are over ______ Jan Dhan account holders at present.
1) 11 cr
2) 15 cr
3) 21 cr
4) 25 cr
5) 31 cr
Answer:- 3) 21 cr

Ques. : 2 The recent stake sale in NTPC was the second-biggest disinvestment of the current financial year while the biggest one is of Rs 9,370-cr worth
1) IOC
2) Coal India
3) ONGC
4) HMT
5) BHEL
Answer:- 1) IOC



Ques. : 3 The Centre has appointed three information commissioners in the Central Information Commission (CIC). Who among the following is/are NOT one of them?
1) Divya Prakash Sinha
2) BS Bassi
3) Bimal Julka
4) Amitava Bhattacharyya
5) Both 3) and 4)
Answer:- 2) BS Bassi

Ques. : 4 Vienna has been declared world's best city to live in the 18th Mercer Quality of Life study. Vienna is the capital city of
1) Sweden
2) Norway
3) Spain
4) Austria
5) Netherlands
Answer:- 4) Austria

Ques. : 5 Which of the following cities (ranked 139 in world) is best Indian city to live in as per the 18th Mercer Quality of Life study?
1) Bengaluru
2) Chennai
3) Pune
4) Mumbai
5) Hyderabad
Answer:- 5) Hyderabad

Ques. : 6 The RBI has decided to extend the SAARC Currency Swap Arrangement till Nov 14, 2017 under which it will be offering swap arrangement up to an overall amount of
1) USD 1 bn
2) USD 2 bn
3) USD 3 bn
4) USD 4 bn
5) USD 5 bn
Answer:- 2) USD 2 bn

Ques. : 7 The ARCs are meant to offload non-performing assets (NPAs) of banks. Here, the term ARC stands for
1) Asset Restructuring Company
2) Asset Resourcing Company
3) Asset Reconstruction Company
4) Asset Refinancing Company
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Asset Reconstruction Company

Ques. : 8 The Voter Verifiable Paper Trial (VVPT) will be introduced in 10 constituencies for the first time in upcoming assembly polls in
1) West Bengal
2) Assam
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer:- 2) Assam

Ques. : 9 The Indian-origin art lover and playwright Ismail Mahomed from _______ has been knighted by the French govt for his lifelong devotion to the promotion of arts.
1) South Africa
2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia
4) Singapore
5) Italy
Answer:- 1) South Africa

Ques. : 10 The fifth edition of IBSAMAR 2016 trilateral naval exercise was held recently. The exercise was held between
1) India, Brazil and Saudi Arabia
2) India, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia
3) India, Brazil and Singapore
4) India, Brazil and South Africa
5) India, Brazil and Sri Lanka
Answer:- 4) India, Brazil and South Africa

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