02 August 2018 - Daily Current Affairs
1. The former Union Minister Bhishma Narain Singh passed away recently. He had also served as the Governor of
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Assam
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
2. Arjun Ram Meghwal is holding which of the following ministries in the present Union Cabinet? He is Minister of State for
1) Parliamentary Affairs
2) Home
3) Finance
4) Civil Aviation
5) Commerce
3. Which country has launched a three-month visa amnesty programme which will benefit hundreds of illegal foreign workers?
1) Iran
2) Iraq
3) Saudi Arabia
4) UAE
5) Bahrain
4. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI on 1 Aug hiked repo rate by 25 basis points to
1) 6 per cent
2) 6.25 per cent
3) 6.50 per cent
4) 6.75 per cent
5) 7 per cent
5. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI issued its third bi-monthly monetary policy review of 2018-19. Now, the reverse repo rate stands at
1) 5.50 per cent
2) 6.25 per cent
3) 6.75 per cent
4) 7 per cent
5) 7.50 per cent
6. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently approved the proposal for opening of how many new Kendriya Vidyalayas in seven States?
1) 10
2) 13
3) 14
4) 15
5) 18
7. India and which country recently signed agreements on financial and technical cooperation worth Rs 5,250 cr?
1) France
2) Italy
3) Spain
4) Germany
5) UK
8. The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) remained at what number in Jul 2018?
1) 52.3
2) 52.9
3) 53.5
4) 54.3
5) 54.6
9. The Reserve Bank of India recently approved the appointment of Sandeep Bakhshi as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at
1) HDFC Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) IDBI Bank
4) Kotak Mahindra Bank
5) ICICI Bank
10. Renowned industrialists Kumar Mangalam Birla and YC Deveshwar have been appointed as non-official independent directors in
1) Balmer Lawrie and Co
2) Bharat Earth Movers
3) Air India
4) National Seeds Corporation
5) Indian Oil
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