Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 17 September 2018
1. Vnesheconombank (VEB) is a govt-owned development bank based in which country?
1) South Africa
2) Belarus
3) Colombia
4) Russia
5) Ukraine
2. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew at what per cent rate in Jul 2018?
1) 5.6 per cent
2) 5.9 per cent
3) 6.6 per cent
4) 6.8 per cent
5) 7.6 per cent
3. The G-20 trade and investment ministerial meeting was held in which country recently? Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu participated in this meeting.
1) Indonesia
2) China
3) Canada
4) Brazil
5) Argentina
4. ‘Apsara-U’ was operationalized recently. This is a Trombay-based
1) research reactor
2) tsunami warning centre
3) oil field
4) space centre
5) Naval base
5. The joint military training Exercise – Yudh Abhyas 2018 – was held at Chaubattia in Uttarakhand’s Almora district between the forces of India and
1) Japan
2) US
3) Australia
4) China
5) Canada
6. The govt has approved the MoU on blockchain technology by Exim Bank under the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism. The present Chairman of Exim Bank of India is
1) Subhash Chandra Khuntia
2) Mohammad Mustafa
3) Ajay Tyagi
4) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
5) David Rasquinha
7. Which state govt has launched a mobile platform, e-Rythu (e-farmer) which will enable small-scale farmers to market their produce at reasonable prices?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Telangana
3) Karnataka
4) Assam
5) Kerala
8. The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed every year on which date?
1) 03 Sep
2) 06 Sep
3) 16 Sep
4) 26 Sep
5) 30 Sep
9. The Central Govt has set up a Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) at Nabard with a corpus of
1) Rs 80 bn
2) Rs 85 bn
3) Rs 90 bn
4) Rs 95 bn
5) Rs 100 bn
10. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved continuation of the Capacity Development Scheme for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20 with an outlay of
1) Rs 1,150 cr
2) Rs 1,550 cr
3) Rs 1,750 cr
4) Rs 2,050 cr
5) Rs 2,250 cr
Answers:
- 4
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 5
