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. The controversial UK marketing analytics firm Cambridge Analytica, which has been at the heart of the Facebook data scandal, has announced to cease all its operations immediately and filing for insolvency in Britain and the United States. Which among the following is the parent firm of Cambridge Analytica?
(a) 27 Communications Ltd
(b) PTG Samson Ltd
(c) 404 Parental Ltd
(d) SCL Elections Ltd
(e) None of the given options is true
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. _____________ is a date which is celebrated as the World Press Freedom Day to evaluate press freedom around the world.
(a) 27 April
(b) 3 May
(c) 1 May
(d) 29 April
(e) 5 April
S2. Ans.(b)
Q3. Name the state that has become the first state to provide digitally-signed land record receipts (also known as 7/12 receipts) that would check irregularities and bring in transparency.
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Karnataka
S3. Ans.(c)
Q4. Stepping up its crackdown on money laundering and round-tripping, SEBI recently came out with a detailed framework for risk-based Know Your Client (KYC) documentation of FPIs. FPI stands for ______________.
(a) Foreign Personnel Investors
(b) Foreign Portability Investment
(c) Foreign Personified Investment
(d) Foreign Portfolio Investors
(e) None of the given options is true
S4. Ans.(d)
Q5. What is the global theme for World Press Freedom Day 2018?
(a) Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies
(b) Freedom of Information and Sustainable Development
(c) Let Journalism Thrive! Towards Better Reporting, Gender Equality, and Safety in the Digital Age
(d) Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law