Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 08 Dec 2017
1. The RBI, in its fifth bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2017-18, retained its growth forecast for the current fiscal at
1) 6.3 per cent
2) 6.4 per cent
3) 6.7 per cent
4) 6.9 per cent
5) 6.8 per cent
2. The Union govt has recently doubled the monthly allowances for the gallantry medals winners during wars and peace. The enhancement will come into effect from _________.
1) Dec 01, 2017
2) Jan 01, 2018
3) Aug 01, 2017
4) Nov 01, 2017
5) Sept 01, 2017
3. The govt has set up a high-level committee to address the problem of stressed assets in India’s power sector. The committee will be headed by
1) Raj Kumar Singh
2) Amitabh Kant
3) Dr. Rajiv Kumar
4) Arun Jaitley
5) None of these
4. India has recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for enhanced cooperation in the health sector with which country?
1) Cuba
2) Mexico
3) Mauritius
4) Sri Lanka
5) China
5. The RBI issued its fifth bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2017-18 recently. Now, the reverse repo, at which RBI borrows from banks, stands at
1) 5 per cent
2) 5.25 per cent
3) 5.50 per cent
4) 5.75 per cent
5) 6 per cent
6. Which countries parliament has legislated for marriage equality, passing a bill to allow two people, regardless of sex, to marry?
1) Indonesia
2) Palestine
3) Angola
4) Australia
5) Nauru
7. Which country won the first-ever South Asian Regional Badminton Team Championship?
1) India
2) Bangladesh
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Maldives
8. Johnny Hallyday, a biggest rock star of his country passed away recently. He hailed from
1) Russia
2) US
3) UK
4) Japan
5) France
9. George Kurien committee has been set up by the National Commission for Minorities to study minority status for Hindus in 7 states and a Union Territory. Which one of the following states does not include?
1) Nagaland
2) Meghalaya
3) Manipur
4) Mizoram
5) All of these
10. Recently the BR Ambedkar International Centre has been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in
1) Rajasthan
2) Odisha
3) Maharashtra
4) New Delhi
5) Telangana
Answers:
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 1
- 5
- 5
- 4