Current Affairs Quiz : 6th September 2017

Q.1) Which of the following Indian basketball player has become first Indian to be signed by Australian basketball team?

a) Amjyot Singh

b) Amritpal Singh

c) Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

d) Satnam Singh Bhamara

e) Yadwinder Singh

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b) Amritpal Singh

Q.2) The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced the winners of  2017 International Literacy Prizes. The awards will be handed out to five countries. Which of the following country is not in those five countries?

a) South Africa

b) Afghanistan

c) Pakistan

d) Colombia

e) Canada

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b) Afghanistan

Q.3) Which of the following minister has assumed the charge of MoS Ministry of Coal at Shastri Bhawan?

a) Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary

b) Rao Inderjit Singh

c) Rajiv Kumar

d) Hardeep Singh Puri

e) Satya Pal Singh

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a) Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary

Q.4) Which of the following minister has assumed the charge of Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers?

a) Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary

b) Rao Inderjit Singh

c) Rajiv Kumar

d) Hardeep Singh Puri

e) Satya Pal Singh

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b) Rao Inderjit Singh

Q.5) Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Excecutive Officer of Vijaya Bank?

a) T A Sankara Narayanan

b) J A Sankara Narayanan

c) R A Sankara Narayanan

d) S A Sankara Narayanan

e) V A Sankara Narayanan

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c) R A Sankara Narayanan

Q.6) Who has been appointed as the envoy to mediate between Qatar and Arab States?

a) Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber

b) Abdelaziz bin Ahmed Al Thani

c) Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiya

d) Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah

e) Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah

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a) Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber

Q.7) Which of the following entity has received in-principle approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) for its initial public offering (IPO)?

a) Aviva Insurance Company

b) Sun Life Financial

c) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

d) Prudential Financial

e) Reliance General Insurance

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e) Reliance General Insurance

Q.8) Which of the following member of the world bank has invested$10 million as equity in Power2SME, an e-commerce platform that helps small and medium companies buy raw materials at bulk prices and get working capital without collateral?

a) IBRD

b) IDA

c) IFC

d) MIGA

e) ICSID

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c) IFC

Q.9) Which of the following general Insurance company has became the first to receive SEBI’s nod for IPO at estimated cost of ₹6,000 crore?

a) Aviva Insurance Company

b) Sun Life Financial

c) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

d) ICICI Lombard General Insurance

e) Reliance General Insurance

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d) ICICI Lombard General Insurance

Q.10).Which of the following entity has restricted foreign investors from buying more shares in non-banking finance company Bharat Financial Inclusion after the allowed investment limit reached the ceiling?

a) SEBI

b) RBI

c) IRDAI

d) GOI

e) MEA

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b) RBI

Q.11) How many lakh companies account approximately has advised to restrict transaction in bank by finance ministry?

a) 1.09 lakh

b) 2.09 lakh

c) 3.09 lakh

d) 4.09 lakh

e) 5.09 lakh

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b) 2.09 lakh

Q.12) Which of the following country announced $80 million funding plan for BRICS recently?

a) South Africa

b) Brasil

c) China

d) Russia

e) India

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c) China

Q.13) Which of the following country is the sixth largest trading partner of Egypt?

a) India

b) Japan

c) UK

d) USA

e) China

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a) India

Q.14) In Which of the following app ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) is working on a multi-pronged strategy under which it plans to make it to be a single point for all mobile payments?

a) UPI

b) BHIM

c) MMID

d) IMPS

e) BBPS

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b) BHIM

Q.15) NITI Aayog has launched the National Nutrition Strategy aimed at Kuposhan Mukt Bharat. Which of the following does Kuposhan Mukt Bharat is associated with?

A) Swachh Bharat

B) Swasth Bharat

C) Sach Bharat

a) Only A

b) Only B

c) Only C

d) Both A and B

e) Both A and C

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d) Both A and B


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