The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs.Here is a quiz on Current Affairs to let you assess your Current Affairs Knowledge.
Q1. Name the country in which the Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched three Indian digital payment systems – RuPay, BHIM app and UPI by SBI at the ‘Business, Innovation and Community Event’.
(a) Malaysia
(b) Indonesia
(c) Singapore
(d) Oman
(e) Switzerland
S1. Ans.(c) Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched three Indian digital payment systems – RuPay, BHIM app and UPI by SBI at the ‘Business, Innovation and Community Event’ in Singapore. With the launch, India’s RuPay digital payments system was linked up with Singapore’s 33-year old Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS).
Q2. The Indian economy grew by what percent in the fourth quarter of 2017-18, according to the data released by Central Statistics Office?
(a) 7.2%
(b) 7.3%
(c) 7.5%
(d) 7.6%
(e) 7.7%
S2. Ans.(e) Sol. The Indian economy grew 7.7% in the fourth quarter of 2017-18. The GDP had expanded 5.6%, 6.3% and 7%, in the first three quarters of 2017-18, according to the data released by Central Statistics Office.
Q3. The United States has renamed its oldest and largest military command, US Pacific Command to _______________, according to the US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis.
(a) Ind-PAC Command
(b) Indo-Pacific Command
(c) Pacific India Command
(d) Indo-Paci Command
(e) None of the given options is true
S3. Ans.(b) Sol. The United States has renamed its oldest and largest military command, US Pacific Command, or PACOM, to Indo-Pacific Command, according to the US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis.
Q4. In which of the following city the First biannual Indian Air Force Commanders’ Conference was inaugurated by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Dehradun
(c) Chandigarh
(d) New Delhi
(e) Guwahati
S4. Ans.(d) Sol. The First biannual Indian Air Force Commanders’ Conference was inaugurated by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Air Headquarters in New Delhi. Minister of State for Defence Dr Subhash Bhamre, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa were among those who were present at the conference.
Q5. Name the Statistics and Programme Implementation Minister who has recently conferred FICCI Smart Policing Awards 2018 to police officials of the central armed police force and states police in New Delhi.