Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 24 Nov 2017

1. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Shri Narendra Modi Resilient Rice Field Laboratory’ at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) recently in Los Banos in 

1) Philippines

2) Vietnam

3) Myanmar

4) Sri Lanka

5) Nepal

2. The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) is based in which city in India?

1) Mumbai

2) Chennai

3) Hyderabad

4) Bengaluru

5) Nasik

3. Which of the following countries topped the 2017 IMD World Talent Ranking?

1) Finland

2) Germany

3) Singapore

4) Norway

5) Switzerland

4. Which of the following banks has launched YONO, an integrated app for financial services?

1) PNB

2) SBI

3) ICICI Bank

4) HDFC Bank

5) IDFC Bank

5. The govt is going to re-writing the decades-old Income Tax Act, 1961. The convener of the task force set up for the purpose is

1) Mukesh Patel

2) Rajiv Memani

3) Girish Ahuja

4) Arvind Subramanian

5) Arbind Modi

6. Which of the following automakers is soon to launch an electric car named Neo?

1) Mahindra & Mahindra

2) Tata Motors

3) TVS Motors

4) General Motors

5) Renault

7. The Union Cabinet has approved India’s Membership for European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD). The EBRD is headquartered at

1) Paris

2) Frankfurt

3) Bonn

4) Geneva

5) London

8. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the fifth edition of Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) recently in

1) New Delhi

2) Mumbai

3) Bengaluru

4) Hyderabad

5) Gurgram

9. The Union Cabinet has approved the expansion of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao for a pan India coverage. The proposed outlay approved for expansion for the duration 2017-18 to 2019-20 is

1) Rs 1000.5 cr

2) Rs 1132.5 cr

3) Rs 1165.5 cr

4) Rs 1232.5 cr

5) Rs 1320.5 cr

10. The World Fisheries Day is observed every year on

1) 11 Nov

2) 20 Nov

3) 21 Nov

4) 24 Nov

5) 30 Nov

Answers:

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