Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 24 August 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 24 August 2018

1. One of the popular digital savings bank accounts, 811, has been launched by which of the following banks?

1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Kotak Mahindra Bank
4) Federal Bank
5) Axis Bank

2. The host city for the fourth Summit of Heads of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is

1) Colombo
2) Thailand
3) New Delhi
4) Dhaka
5) Kathmandu

3. Who among the following is the present Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)?

1) Om Prakash Rawat
2) Sunil Arora
3) Ashok Lavasa
4) Sharad Kumar
5) KV Chowdary

4. The election commission has said that it is ready for hundred per cent use of VVPAT machines in upcoming elections. The term VVPAT means

1) Voter Verification Paper Audit Trail
2) Virtual Verification Paper Audit Trail
3) Voluntary Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
4) Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
5) Voluntary Voter Paper Audit Trail

5. Rahi Sarnobat has become the first Indian female to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in the game of

1) archery
2) shooting
3) wrestling
4) weightlifting
5) tennis

6. Which of the following firms recently became the first company to cross Rs 8 trillion in terms of market capitalization?

1) Tata Motors
2) RIL
3) TCS
4) Infosys
5) Wipro

7. The International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is observed every year on which date?

1) 02 Aug
2) 11 Aug
3) 21 Aug
4) 25 Aug
5) 31 Aug

8. GC Chaturvedi is the present chairman of which of the following banks?

1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) RBL Bank
5) IDFC Bank

9. The board of directors of which of the following firms recently approved the acquisition of six crore shares at a maximum of Rs 1,500 apiece in a buyback worth Rs 9,000 cr?

1) Mahindra & Mahindra
2) Infosys
3) L&T
4) Bajaj Finserv
5) Bharti Airtel

10. Ganga Prasad has been appointed as the new governor of which of the following states?

1) Tripura
2) Mizoram
3) Assam
4) West Bengal
5) Sikkim

Answers

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