Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 21 Dec 2017
1. The parliament in which country has approved a law banning all exploration and production of oil and natural gas by 2040?
1) UK
2) US
3) Germany
4) China
5) France
2. _______ has committed $125 mn (around Rs 800 cr) loan to India for the STRIVE (Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement) project for skill development.
1) World Bank
2) IMF
3) NDB
4) AIIB
5) ADB
3. India and which country has inked an agreement on restoration of normalcy and development of the Rakhine State?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Mongolia
3) Myanmar
4) Maldives
5) Bangladesh
4. The central govt has finally given its ‘green’ nod for Kaleshwaram project with riders. This lift irrigation scheme is situated in
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Telangana
3) Karnataka
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Odisha
5. The Union Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the training of trainers programme for Sendai Framework recently. The Sendai Framework is associated with
1) child labour abolition
2) global vaccination
3) refugee management
4) disaster risk reduction
5) chemical weapon abolition
6. Assam has signed an MoU with Isha Foundation for the conservation and rejuvenation of rivers in the state. The present CM of the state is
1) Sarbananda Sonowal
2) Pema Khandu
3) Kiren Rijiju
4) Tarun Gogoi
5) Himanta Biswa Sarma
7. The RBI put Bank of India under prompt corrective action (PCA) recently. The headquarters of BoI is situated in
1) New Delhi
2) Bengaluru
3) Kolkata
4) Chennai
5) Mumbai
8. Which of the following banks with the European Investment Bank will co-finance $400-mn funding for renewable power generation in India?
1) Federal Bank
2) IndusInd Bank
3) YES Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) ICICI Bank
9. ________ has announced signing an MoU with Sahaj e-Village for extending its banking service in remote areas through Business Correspondent Agent (BC) model.
1) Airtel Payments Bank
2) Fino Payments Bank
3) Equitas Small Finance Ban
4) AU Small Finance Bank
5) India Post Payments Bank
10. The Competition Commission of India has approved the merger of Bharat Financial with which of the following banks?
1) Karnataka Bank
2) IndusInd Bank
3) Kotak Mahindra Bank
4) HDFC Bank
5) Bank of Baroda
Answers:
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 2
