Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 12 July 2018

1. Which state has topped the ease of doing business rankings as per the State Business Reform Assessment 2018 released recently by the DIPP in terms of obtaining utility permit?

1) Uttar Pradesh

2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Uttarakhand

4) West Bengal

5) Karnataka

2. The interest rate on Senior Citizen Savings Schemes for the quarter ending Sep 2018 is fixed at

1) 7.8 per cent

2) 8.1 per cent

3) 8.3 per cent

4) 8.4 per cent

5) 8.6 per cent

3. The Govt has approved the Idea Cellular and Vodafone India merger. The combined entity will create the country’s largest telecom operator unseating

1) BSNL

2) MTNL

3) Reliance Jio

4) Bharti Airtel

5) Reliance Communication

4. TOPS scheme is being implemented by which of the following Union Ministries?

1) Home Ministry

2) Sports Ministry

3) HRD Ministry

4) Commerce Ministry

5) Finance Ministry

5. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit was held recently in Brussels which is the capital city of

1) Bulgaria

2) Sweden

3) Greece

4) Finland

5) Belgium

6. According to the World Bank figures for 2017, India has become the world’s ______-biggest economy with its GDP touching 2.597 tn dollars in 2017.

1) third

2) fourth

3) fifth

4) sixth

5) seventh

7. ________ has announced it will invest $25 mn to fight fake news – especially for the urgent coverage of breaking news – on its platform.

1) YouTube

2) Twitter

3) Facebook

4) Whatsapp

5) Hike

8. The data protection watchdog of which country is planning to slap a fine of $662,501 on Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica data leak scandal?

1) Germany

2) France

3) UK

4) Canada

5) Australia

9. The former PNB executive T Latha has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of which of the following private sector banks?

1) IndusInd Bank

2) Federal Bank

3) Axis Bank

4) Kotak Mahindra Bank

5) Dhanlaxmi Bank

10. _______ has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with KB Financial Group Inc. (KBFG), Korea, for comprehensive business cooperation.

1) SBI

2) Bank of Baroda

3) PNB

4) Corporation Bank

5) Indian Bank

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 12 July 2018