Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 22 Jan 2018

1. Which of the following renowned footballers announced his retirement from football recently?

1) Philippe Coutinho

2) Neymar

3) Cristiano Ronaldo

4) Lionel Messi

5) Ronaldinho

2. _______ has become the first Indian bank to cross Rs 5-tn market capitalisation. It is only the third Indian company to achieve this milestone. 

1) HDFC Bank

2) ICICI Bank

3) SBI

4) PNB

5) Bank of Baroda

3. India Ratings and Research (a subsidiary of Fitch Ratings) has projected India’s economic growth in 2018-19 at

1) 6.9 per cent

2) 7.1 per cent

3) 7.2 per cent

4) 7.4 per cent

5) 7.6 per cent

4. Who among the following has been conferred ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year award at ICC Awards 2017?

1) David Warner

2) Dean Elgar

3) Rashid Khan

4) Steve Smith

5) Virat Kohli

5. Eighteen children have been selected for National Bravery Awards, 2017. The coveted Bharat Award has been given to

1) Karanbeer Singh

2) late Ms Netrawati M Chavan

3) Kumari Nazia

4) Arjun Singh

5) Shivampet Ruchitha

6. The state cabinet of which of the following states approved one per cent reservation for orphans in govt jobs recently?

1) Maharashtra

2) Gujarat

3) Bihar

4) Rajasthan

5) Karnataka

7. The Central govt has trimmed the additional borrowing for the current fiscal to

1) Rs 10,000 cr

2) Rs 20,000 cr

3) Rs 25,000 cr

4) Rs 30,000 cr

5) Rs 40,000 cr

8. The GST Council recently revised rates on 29 items. Now, the tax rate on bio-diesel will be

1) 0 per cent

2) 5 per cent

3) 12 per cent

4) 18 per cent

5) 28 per cent

9. In order to kick-start fund mobilisation under the International Solar Alliance (ISA), India will set up a solar development fund of what amount?

1) $150 mn

2) $250 mn

3) $350 mn

4) $450 mn

5) $550 mn

10. The annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF) is scheduled in Davos, Switzerland. This is WEF’s ____ annual meet.

1) 42nd

2) 44th

3) 46th

4) 48th

5) 52th

Answers:

1. 5
2. 1
3. 2
4. 4
5. 3
6. 1
7. 2
8. 3
9. 3
10. 4