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This section includes 1205 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 501. |
In January 2020, who among the following has announced USD 1 billion investment in India? |
| A. | Bill Gates |
| B. | Elon Musk |
| C. | Jeff Bezos |
| D. | Warren Buffett |
| E. | Tim Cook |
| Answer» D. Warren Buffett | |
| 502. |
As per a RBI data, foreign investment of Indian companies grew ________% to USD 2.69 billion in March 2019 as compared to the year-ago period. |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 20 |
| E. | 22 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 503. |
In Economic Survey 2018-19, the term ‘BADLAV’ is for: |
| A. | Cleanliness |
| B. | Girls |
| C. | Boys |
| D. | Poor |
| Answer» C. Boys | |
| 504. |
In March 2019, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation agreed to invest ______ in the cab aggregator Ola. |
| A. | USD 200 million |
| B. | USD 100 million |
| C. | USD 150 million |
| D. | USD 300 million |
| Answer» E. | |
| 505. |
Ethanol blending in petrol will be increased from the existing 8.5 percent to how much percent by 2025? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 40 |
| E. | 50 |
| Answer» C. 30 | |
| 506. |
In April 2020, the Ministry of Electronics and IT has notified how many schemes to boost electronics manufacturing with incentives worth more than Rs 48,000 crores? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| E. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 507. |
In April 2020, Government has declared the banking industry as a public utility service for how many months under the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| E. | 7 |
| Answer» E. 7 | |
| 508. |
In September 2017, Investments in the Domestic Capital Market, through _________, slumped to a five year low. |
| A. | S-notes |
| B. | P-notes |
| C. | L-notes |
| D. | N-notes |
| Answer» C. L-notes | |
| 509. |
In September 2020, which state has approved seven investment proposals worth Rs 3,205.67 crores in different sectors? |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Sikkim |
| E. | Bihar |
| Answer» C. Rajasthan | |
| 510. |
In April 2020, the board of directors of Federal Bank gave in-principle nod to acquire an additional stake of up to how much per cent in the equity capital of IDBI Federal Life Insurance Co Ltd (IFLIC) from the IDBI Bank? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 7 |
| E. | 8 |
| Answer» B. 5 | |
| 511. |
The government has approved Production Incentive Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing. The total cost of the proposed scheme is approximately Rs ________ crore. |
| A. | 37,120 |
| B. | 38,130 |
| C. | 39,230 |
| D. | 40,995 |
| E. | 41,980 |
| Answer» E. 41,980 | |
| 512. |
Intel Capital will invest how many in rupees (in crores) in Jio Platforms at an equity value of ₹ 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of ₹ 5.16 lakh crore? |
| A. | 1,671.50 |
| B. | 1,732.50 |
| C. | 1,894.50 |
| D. | 1,913.50 |
| E. | 2,091.50 |
| Answer» D. 1,913.50 | |
| 513. |
In February 2020, which of the following has started delivering policies and renewal premium to its customers through messaging platform WhatsApp? |
| A. | Bajaj Allianz General Insurance |
| B. | Reliance General Insurance |
| C. | Bharti AXA General Insurance |
| D. | Royal Sundaram General Insurance |
| E. | Life Insurance Corporation |
| Answer» D. Royal Sundaram General Insurance | |
| 514. |
IL&FS Financial Services Ltd. (IFIN), reported a gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio of ________% as at end December 2018. |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 75 |
| C. | 80 |
| D. | 90 |
| E. | 92 |
| Answer» E. 92 | |
| 515. |
Name the corporate giant that made a hostile attempt to take over the Bangalore-based IT firm Mindtree in March 2019. |
| A. | Infosys |
| B. | Wipro |
| C. | Larsen & Toubro |
| D. | Genpact |
| Answer» D. Genpact | |
| 516. |
In May 2020, the central government has released Rs. 6,195 crore as grants to how many states as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 14 |
| D. | 16 |
| E. | 18 |
| Answer» D. 16 | |
| 517. |
India aims to achieve the 5 trillion dollar economy target by ________. |
| A. | 2022 A.D. |
| B. | 2024 A.D. |
| C. | 2025 A.D. |
| D. | 2026 A.D. |
| Answer» C. 2025 A.D. | |
| 518. |
In January 2020, which of the following has secured a Rs. 3,000-crore loan from State Bank of India, which will enable it to clear some vendor dues and salaries? |
| A. | Airtel |
| B. | Vodafone Idea |
| C. | Tata Docomo |
| D. | BSNL |
| E. | MTNL |
| Answer» E. MTNL | |
| 519. |
Edelweiss Asset Management Company (AMC) has launched India’s 1st Corporate Bond ETF called the Bharat Bond ETF. How may variants will it have? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 4 |
| E. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 5 | |
| 520. |
Advent International Corp’s Amalfiaco sold how much per cent in CG Consumer Electricals for ₹1,492 crores in an open market transaction in February 2021? |
| A. | 5.78 |
| B. | 6.06 |
| C. | 6.95 |
| D. | 7.23 |
| E. | 7.90 |
| Answer» C. 6.95 | |
| 521. |
Inflation based on wholesale prices fell to an 8-month low of ________% in December 2018 due to reducing prices of fuel and some food items. |
| A. | 4.00 |
| B. | 3.80 |
| C. | 3.60 |
| D. | 3.40 |
| E. | 3.20 |
| Answer» C. 3.60 | |
| 522. |
In Dec 2020, which bank has raised ₹1,635 crores through the issuance of additional tier-I bonds? |
| A. | Punjab National Bank |
| B. | Central Bank of India |
| C. | Canara Bank |
| D. | Karur Vysya Bank |
| E. | Axis Bank |
| Answer» D. Karur Vysya Bank | |
| 523. |
In June 2020, which of the following banks has announced the launch of ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) verification process through video interaction? |
| A. | HDFC Bank |
| B. | ICICI Bank |
| C. | Axis Bank |
| D. | SBI Bank |
| E. | Karnataka Bank |
| Answer» C. Axis Bank | |
| 524. |
In January 2020, which bank has proposed to raise Rs. 1,500 crore from bonds to fund growth? |
| A. | Axis Bank |
| B. | SBI |
| C. | IDBI Bank |
| D. | PNB |
| E. | Union Bank of India |
| Answer» D. PNB | |
| 525. |
In July 2019, the government has announced a new tranche of sovereign gold bonds at an issue price of ₹3,443 per gram, with a discount of ________%. |
| A. | 1.17 |
| B. | 1.45 |
| C. | 1.83 |
| D. | 1.92 |
| E. | 1.97 |
| Answer» C. 1.83 | |
| 526. |
How much is the amount given by Walmart for acquiring Flipkart? |
| A. | $ 15 trillion |
| B. | $ 16 billions |
| C. | $ 3 trillion |
| D. | $ 2 billions |
| Answer» C. $ 3 trillion | |
| 527. |
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) notified the excess reserves that RBI holds could be up to Rs.________ lakh crore ($43 billion) or 1.5% of the GDP (Gross Domestic Product). |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| E. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 4 | |
| 528. |
In April 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the end of day balance for account holders to how many rupees? |
| A. | 1 lakh |
| B. | 2 lakh |
| C. | 3 lakh |
| D. | 4 lakh |
| E. | 5 lakh |
| Answer» C. 3 lakh | |
| 529. |
In February 2020, Dr Amit Mitra proposed Rs. 2,55,677 cr Budget for the next fiscal in the state assembly. He is the Finance Minister of which of the following states? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Bihar |
| E. | Punjab |
| Answer» D. Bihar | |
| 530. |
CMS Info Systems will set up 3,000 ATMs by March 2021 for which bank? |
| A. | SBI |
| B. | SIDBI |
| C. | RBI |
| D. | NABARD |
| E. | IRDAI |
| Answer» B. SIDBI | |
| 531. |
Central Bank of India will raise how many rupees (in crores) by issuing Basel III compliant bonds? |
| A. | 300 |
| B. | 400 |
| C. | 500 |
| D. | 600 |
| E. | 700 |
| Answer» D. 600 | |
| 532. |
At which of the following a yarn bank has been set up in March 2019 to benefit the state’s weavers? |
| A. | Thirubhuvanam Silk Handloom |
| B. | Sri Balaji Silk Handloom Weavers Co-Operative Society |
| C. | Mysore Powerloom Silk Manufacturers Cooperative Society |
| D. | Alltex Silk Co Operative Society Limited |
| E. | Arignar Anna Silk Cooperative Society |
| Answer» D. Alltex Silk Co Operative Society Limited | |
| 533. |
EPFO has allowed its members to avail of second non-refundable COVID-19 advance to support its subscribers during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In which year was EPFO founded? |
| A. | 1948 |
| B. | 1950 |
| C. | 1952 |
| D. | 1954 |
| E. | 1956 |
| Answer» D. 1954 | |
| 534. |
Central and state governments collected a record how many trillion in GST in April 2021 despite the second wave of coronavirus pandemic? |
| A. | 1.41 |
| B. | 2.51 |
| C. | 3.61 |
| D. | 4.71 |
| E. | 5.81 |
| Answer» B. 2.51 | |
| 535. |
“Eco Mark” is given to the Indian products that are _______. |
| A. | pure and unadulterated |
| B. | rich in proteins |
| C. | environment friendly |
| D. | economically viable |
| Answer» D. economically viable | |
| 536. |
How much money (in rupees) has been spent in Jammu and Kashmir for strengthening and building up the educational edifice under the centrally sponsored Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan? |
| A. | 62 crore |
| B. | 68 crore |
| C. | 74 crore |
| D. | 80 crore |
| E. | 86 crore |
| Answer» D. 80 crore | |
| 537. |
In April 2020, which of the following announced that its individual policyholders will get COVID-19 related additional benefit up to Rs 500,000 at no additional cost? |
| A. | ICICI Prudential Life Insurance |
| B. | SBI Life Insurance Company |
| C. | Aegon Life Insurance Company |
| D. | Tata AIA Life Insurance |
| E. | Reliance Nippon Life Insurance |
| Answer» E. Reliance Nippon Life Insurance | |
| 538. |
A smartphone application has been developed that combines smartphone camera imaging with machine learning to interpret SARS-CoV-2 serological RDT results. The application yielded only how many false negatives out of 3,344 samples tested? |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 14 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 18 |
| E. | 20 |
| Answer» E. 20 | |
| 539. |
In April 2021, which of the following became India's third conglomerate to cross $100 billion in market capitalisation? |
| A. | GMR Group |
| B. | Hinduja Group |
| C. | Jaypee Group |
| D. | Adani Group |
| E. | Torrent Power |
| Answer» E. Torrent Power | |
| 540. |
‘Operation Greens’ was announced in the budget speech of ______ with an outlay of ₹500 crores to stabilize the supply of tomato, onion and potato (TOP) crops and to ensure availability of TOP crops throughout the country round the year without price volatility. |
| A. | 2015-16 |
| B. | 2017-18 |
| C. | 2020-21 |
| D. | 2018-19 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 541. |
Global early-stage venture capital (VC) fund Antler plans to invest more than $100 million across how many Indian technology startups in the next four years? |
| A. | 90 |
| B. | 110 |
| C. | 130 |
| D. | 150 |
| E. | 170 |
| Answer» E. 170 | |
| 542. |
In May 2020, a new scheme of Interest Subvention on Working Capital Loans for the Dairy sector has made provisions for providing interest subvention of how much per cent per annum? |
| A. | 0.5 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 1.5 |
| D. | 2 |
| E. | 2.5 |
| Answer» E. 2.5 | |
| 543. |
According to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation payroll data, net employment generation in the formal sector touched a 17-month high of ________ lakh in January 2019. |
| A. | 7.34 |
| B. | 7.49 |
| C. | 8.12 |
| D. | 8.96 |
| E. | 9.23 |
| Answer» E. 9.23 | |
| 544. |
India’s current account deficit (CAD) widened to ________% of GDP, in FY19 from 1.8% a year ago. |
| A. | 1,9 |
| B. | 2.1 |
| C. | 2.3 |
| D. | 2.5 |
| E. | 2.7 |
| Answer» C. 2.3 | |
| 545. |
________ is the first central bank in the Asia-Pacific region to begin an explicit interest rate easing cycle buoyed by benign food inflation and easier global financial condition. |
| A. | People's Bank of China |
| B. | Reserve Bank of India |
| C. | Bank Indonesia |
| D. | Bank of Japan |
| E. | Central Bank of Kuwait |
| Answer» C. Bank Indonesia | |
| 546. |
Embassy Office Parks Reit, the country’s first listed real estate investment trust, has raised how many rupees (in crores) through the issue of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) to refinance existing debt of its office park Embassy Tech Village in Bengaluru? |
| A. | 1,500 |
| B. | 2,000 |
| C. | 2,600 |
| D. | 3,200 |
| E. | 4,000 |
| Answer» D. 3,200 | |
| 547. |
Liquor firm United Breweries Ltd said the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) in Bengaluru has transferred ________ percent stake held by Vijay Mallya-linked United Breweries (Holdings) in the company. |
| A. | 2.60 |
| B. | 2.80 |
| C. | 3.00 |
| D. | 3.20 |
| E. | 3.40 |
| Answer» C. 3.00 | |
| 548. |
In February 2020, which of the following has charted an investment of Rs. 3,000 crore over the next three years for its subsidiary SsangYong? |
| A. | Tata Motors |
| B. | Toyota |
| C. | Hyundai |
| D. | Mahindra and Mahindra |
| E. | Eicher Motors |
| Answer» E. Eicher Motors | |
| 549. |
IDBI Bank has sold 23 per cent stake in IDBI Federal Life Insurance Company Ltd (IFLI) to Ageas Insurance International NV for how many rupees (in crores)? |
| A. | 487.12 |
| B. | 499.24 |
| C. | 501.33 |
| D. | 507.10 |
| E. | 513.98 |
| Answer» E. 513.98 | |
| 550. |
India witnessed strong Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) inflows into the equity markets to the tune of how many rupees (in crores) during 2020-21? |
| A. | 2,12,099 |
| B. | 2,56,945 |
| C. | 2,74,034 |
| D. | 3,13,678 |
| E. | 3,27,450 |
| Answer» D. 3,13,678 | |