Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 06 September 2018
1. The next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in which city in 2019 with the theme ‘Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India’?
1) New Delhi
2) Patna
3) Lucknow
4) Varanasi
5) Ahmedabad
1) New Delhi
2) Patna
3) Lucknow
4) Varanasi
5) Ahmedabad
2. Arif Alvi was elected as the new President of which of the following countries recently?
1) Afghanistan
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Maldives
5) Djibouti
1) Afghanistan
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Maldives
5) Djibouti
3. The first railway university of the country, the National Rail and Transport University (NRTU), was inaugurated in which city recently?
1) Vadodara
2) Chennai
3) Bengaluru
4) Ahmedabad
5) Bhopal
1) Vadodara
2) Chennai
3) Bengaluru
4) Ahmedabad
5) Bhopal
4. Bank of Baroda raised the MCLR across all tenors recently. In the term MCLR, letter ‘M’ denotes
1) Moderate
2) Model
3) Marginal
4) Migrated
5) Master
1) Moderate
2) Model
3) Marginal
4) Migrated
5) Master
5. The Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is related to which of the following?
1) Special rights to Jammu & Kashmir
2) AFSPA
3) Special rights to Nagaland
4) Cruelty against animals
5) Unnatural offences
1) Special rights to Jammu & Kashmir
2) AFSPA
3) Special rights to Nagaland
4) Cruelty against animals
5) Unnatural offences
6. As announced by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley recently, the overdraft facility under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has been doubled to
1) Rs 2,000
2) Rs 4,000
3) Rs 6,000
4) Rs 8,000
5) Rs 10,000
1) Rs 2,000
2) Rs 4,000
3) Rs 6,000
4) Rs 8,000
5) Rs 10,000
7. Which of the following countries is the world’s top sugar producer at present? India is expected to surpass it in 2019.
1) South Africa
2) Indonesia
3) China
4) Brazil
5) Canada
1) South Africa
2) Indonesia
3) China
4) Brazil
5) Canada
8. Who among the following was recently unanimously nominated for the second term as Regional Director WHO South-East Asia?
1) JP Nadda
2) Dr Harsh Vardhan
3) Dr Poonam Singh
4) CK Mishra
5) Naresh Trehan
1) JP Nadda
2) Dr Harsh Vardhan
3) Dr Poonam Singh
4) CK Mishra
5) Naresh Trehan
9. What is India’s current ranking in the ‘Theft Ranking’ for countries with weapons usable nuclear materials, according to the Nuclear Security Index 2018?
1) 09th
2) 11th
3) 15th
4) 19th
5) 20th
1) 09th
2) 11th
3) 15th
4) 19th
5) 20th
10. India has announced to participate in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) which was introduced in the year 2000 by the
1) ASEAN
2) OECD
3) SAARC
4) UN
5) UNESCO
1) ASEAN
2) OECD
3) SAARC
4) UN
5) UNESCO
Answers:
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 2
