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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.
| 401. |
Mastercard launched Priceless India to showcase rich heritage to domestic, global travellers. The program will roll out in how many phases? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| E. | 6 |
| Answer» B. 3 | |
| 402. |
In April 2020, Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) has sold its ________% stake in IL&FS Wind Power Services Ltd (IWPSL) to ORIX Corporation, Japan, for Rs 6.05 crore. |
| A. | 100 |
| B. | 90 |
| C. | 80 |
| D. | 70 |
| E. | 60 |
| Answer» B. 90 | |
| 403. |
In November 2020, Routematic (Nivaata Systems Pvt Ltd) has raised a fresh round of funding from which of the following? |
| A. | Siemens |
| B. | Bosch Ltd |
| C. | Profilo |
| D. | Metabo |
| E. | Philips |
| Answer» C. Profilo | |
| 404. |
As per the Budget 2021, senior citizens above how many years of age with only pension income are exempted from filing tax returns? |
| A. | 60 |
| B. | 65 |
| C. | 70 |
| D. | 75 |
| E. | 80 |
| Answer» E. 80 | |
| 405. |
In April 2020, which of the following has launched their Android application on the Google Play store that makes it possible for logistics managers and business owners to plan, manage and track their shipments right on their mobile screens? |
| A. | APT Logistics |
| B. | Global Air Cargo |
| C. | Expert Logistics India |
| D. | Freightwalla |
| E. | Seal Freight |
| Answer» E. Seal Freight | |
| 406. |
In March 2020, the CM of which state presented the budget amounting to 17,375 crore rupees for the year 2020-21 with a fiscal deficit of 1,532 crore rupees? |
| A. | Nagaland |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Meghalaya |
| E. | Sikkim |
| Answer» E. Sikkim | |
| 407. |
In October 2020, the RBI has deferred implementation of capital conservation buffer provisions under Basel III for how many months? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| E. | 3 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 408. |
In August 2020, which of the following has secured an investment of Rs 75 crore under SIDBI's Fund of Funds for Startups initiative? |
| A. | Lightspeed Venture Partners |
| B. | SAIF Partners |
| C. | Helion Venture Partners |
| D. | Unitus Ventures |
| E. | Mayfield Fund |
| Answer» E. Mayfield Fund | |
| 409. |
In October 2020, which of the following has received the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s approval to go ahead with its proposed ₹6,000 crore IPO? |
| A. | Gland Pharma Ltd |
| B. | Aurobindo Pharma |
| C. | Sms Pharmaceuticals |
| D. | Intas Biopharmaceuticals |
| E. | Mankind Pharma |
| Answer» B. Aurobindo Pharma | |
| 410. |
In March 2020, to how many states has the High Level Committee under the Chairmanship of Home Minister Amit Shah approved additional Central assistance of over Rs 5,751 crore? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 8 |
| E. | 9 |
| Answer» E. 9 | |
| 411. |
Axis AMC has launched Axis Global Alpha Fund of Fund. For this global product initiative, Axis AMC has tied up with which of the following? |
| A. | BlackRock |
| B. | Schroders |
| C. | Invesco |
| D. | Macquarie Group |
| E. | Close Brothers Group |
| Answer» C. Invesco | |
| 412. |
Post office savings account: Non-maintenance of minimum balance will attract charges of how many rupees plus GST and it will be deducted from the account? |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 80 |
| C. | 100 |
| D. | 120 |
| E. | 150 |
| Answer» D. 120 | |
| 413. |
HDFC Bank has announced the launch of ‘e-Kisaan Dhan' app for farmers all over India. Where is HDFC bank headquartered? |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Pune |
| E. | Chennai |
| Answer» C. Kolkata | |
| 414. |
In June 2020, shares of Tata Power rose how much per cent after the company has completed the acquisition of 51% stake in TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd for Rs 178.5 crores? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 8 |
| E. | 9 |
| Answer» D. 8 | |
| 415. |
As per Citigroup analysts, earnings of major global companies could fall to how much per cent in 2020? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 12 |
| E. | 13 |
| Answer» D. 12 | |
| 416. |
India will hire Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Ltd. and SBI Capital Markets Ltd. to help which of the following prepare for an initial share sale? |
| A. | United India Insurance |
| B. | SEBI |
| C. | Life Insurance Corporation of India |
| D. | EXIM Bank |
| E. | FICCI |
| Answer» D. EXIM Bank | |
| 417. |
In August 2020, Deutsche Bank has introduced a capital infusion of how many rupees (in crores) into its India department operations to fund its progress plans within the nation? |
| A. | 1,500 |
| B. | 2,100 |
| C. | 2,700 |
| D. | 3,300 |
| E. | 3,900 |
| Answer» D. 3,300 | |
| 418. |
Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) will launch its infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) soon. It will convert the outstanding debt owed to banks in how many road projects into units of the trust? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 12 |
| E. | 14 |
| Answer» D. 12 | |
| 419. |
As of June 2019, who is the CEO of Central Bank of India? |
| A. | Shyam Srinivasan |
| B. | T. N. Manoharan |
| C. | P. V. Bharti |
| D. | Pallav Mohapatra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 420. |
In February 2021, which of the following has launched its business-to-business (B2B) portal, across various platforms for users? |
| A. | IndiaMART |
| B. | Quikr |
| C. | Just Dial Limited |
| D. | OLX |
| E. | Sulekha |
| Answer» D. OLX | |
| 421. |
In December 2020, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has informed that RBI has enhanced limits for contactless card payments from ₹2,000 to how many rupees? |
| A. | 3,000 |
| B. | 4,000 |
| C. | 5,000 |
| D. | 6,000 |
| E. | 7,000 |
| Answer» D. 6,000 | |
| 422. |
In Feb 2021, which of the following has launched its online bus booking services? |
| A. | IRCTC |
| B. | Paytm |
| C. | PhonePe |
| D. | Amazon |
| E. | Flipkart |
| Answer» B. Paytm | |
| 423. |
Maharashtra’s economy is expected to grow at minus how much per cent in the year 2020-21? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 9 |
| E. | 10 |
| Answer» D. 9 | |
| 424. |
In February 2020, which of the following has decided to permit the use of regulatory sandbox? |
| A. | SEBI |
| B. | RBI |
| C. | NABARD |
| D. | IRDAI |
| E. | PFRDA |
| Answer» B. RBI | |
| 425. |
In April 2020, the Centre has sanctioned Rs ________ crore for India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package. |
| A. | 8,000 |
| B. | 10,000 |
| C. | 12,000 |
| D. | 15,000 |
| E. | 18,000 |
| Answer» E. 18,000 | |
| 426. |
A Reserve Bank of India committee has recommended raising the cap on promoter stake in private sector banks to 26% of the paid up equity after how many years of operation? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 15 |
| E. | 18 |
| Answer» E. 18 | |
| 427. |
How much money has been released the Central Government as GST compensation to states, in February 2020? |
| A. | 16,650 crore |
| B. | 17,250 crore |
| C. | 18,450 crore |
| D. | 19,950 crore |
| E. | 20,750 crore |
| Answer» E. 20,750 crore | |
| 428. |
How much amount will Centre borrow on behalf of the states to bridge the shortfall in GST collections? |
| A. | Rs.10 lakh crores |
| B. | Rs1.10 lakh crore |
| C. | Rs.1 lakh crore |
| D. | Rs.5 lakh crores |
| E. | Rs.1.05 lakh crores |
| Answer» C. Rs.1 lakh crore | |
| 429. |
In June 2020, the government has announced the launch of Floating Rate Savings Bonds, 2020 (Taxable) with an interest rate of how much per cent? |
| A. | 5.75 |
| B. | 6.35 |
| C. | 6.95 |
| D. | 7.15 |
| E. | 7.85 |
| Answer» E. 7.85 | |
| 430. |
In July 2020, the Union Government has launched the Special Liquidity Scheme of how many rupees (in crore) to improve the liquidity position for Non-Banking Finance Companies- NBFCs and Housing Finance Companies- HFCs? |
| A. | 15,000 |
| B. | 20,000 |
| C. | 25,000 |
| D. | 30,000 |
| E. | 35,000 |
| Answer» E. 35,000 | |
| 431. |
In May 2021, a management information system (MIS) has been launched under the National Bamboo Mission for strengthening which of the following industries? |
| A. | Agarbatti |
| B. | Matchstick |
| C. | Dinnerware |
| D. | Musical Instruments |
| E. | Cannons |
| Answer» B. Matchstick | |
| 432. |
In November 2020, which of the following has bagged an order from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC)? |
| A. | Bharat Dynamics |
| B. | Bharat Earth Movers Limited |
| C. | Larsen and Toubro |
| D. | Bharat Electronics |
| E. | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation |
| Answer» C. Larsen and Toubro | |
| 433. |
In August 2019 ______ public sector banks have been merged into four banks. |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 14 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 434. |
In June 2020, the Union government has decided to bring how many urban cooperative banks under the supervisory powers of the RBI? |
| A. | 1,178 |
| B. | 1,482 |
| C. | 1,625 |
| D. | 1,805 |
| E. | 1,930 |
| Answer» C. 1,625 | |
| 435. |
In May 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced raising the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in the defence sector under the automatic route from 49% to how much per cent? |
| A. | 55 |
| B. | 61 |
| C. | 69 |
| D. | 74 |
| E. | 83 |
| Answer» E. 83 | |
| 436. |
In December 2020, which of the following has agreed to buy U.K. customer service software maker IMImobile Plc in a deal valued at about 543 million pounds ($721 million)? |
| A. | Oracle Corporation |
| B. | Microsoft |
| C. | IBM |
| D. | Cisco Systems Inc. |
| E. | Adobe |
| Answer» E. Adobe | |
| 437. |
In March 2020, RBI has announced a ________ month US dollar sell/buy swap to provide liquidity to the foreign exchange market. |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| E. | 7 |
| Answer» E. 7 | |
| 438. |
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has voluntarily decided to wind up how many of its fixed-income debt schemes effective April 23, 2020? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| E. | 7 |
| Answer» E. 7 | |
| 439. |
Industrial output contracted ________% in March 2019 due to slowdown in the manufacturing sector. |
| A. | 0.1 |
| B. | 0.2 |
| C. | 0.3 |
| D. | 0.4 |
| E. | 0.5 |
| Answer» B. 0.2 | |
| 440. |
In April 2021, which of the following has announced the launch of a comprehensive and customizable service package called Smiles Plus? |
| A. | Toyota Kirloskar Motor |
| B. | Mahindra & Mahindra |
| C. | Hyundai Motor India Limited |
| D. | Renault India Private Limited |
| E. | Ford India |
| Answer» B. Mahindra & Mahindra | |
| 441. |
In February 2020, Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar inaugurated Baroda Startup Banking. The initiative was launched simultaneously across how many cities in the country? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 13 |
| D. | 15 |
| E. | 18 |
| Answer» E. 18 | |
| 442. |
In February 2021, which of the following has announced a commitment of $100 million into the NIIF Fund of Funds (FoF)? |
| A. | Asian Development Bank |
| B. | World Bank |
| C. | IMF |
| D. | New Development Bank |
| E. | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| Answer» E. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | |
| 443. |
In September 2019, which bank has put up for sale nearly a dozen non-performing assets (NPA) to recover dues of more than 1,234 crore rupees? |
| A. | State Bank of India |
| B. | HDFC Bank |
| C. | Union Bank of India |
| D. | Punjab National Bank |
| E. | IDBI Bank |
| Answer» E. IDBI Bank | |
| 444. |
In March 2020, which of the following announced the launch of a co-branded credit card along with RBL, and Master Card? |
| A. | Uber Eats |
| B. | KFC |
| C. | Foodpanda |
| D. | Zomato |
| E. | Swiggy |
| Answer» E. Swiggy | |
| 445. |
Following are the estimated source of revenue of the Union Budget 2020-21.Match the List - I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List – I(Source)List – II(Percentage of Revenue)A. Corporate tax1. 17 per centB. Income tax2. 18 per centC. Customs3. 7 per centD. Central Excise4. 4 per cent |
| A. | A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 |
| B. | A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 |
| C. | A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 |
| D. | A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 446. |
Ministry of Finance has released over Rs. 5,005 crores as the first instalment of untied basic grants in advance for non-million-plus cities to how many states of the country for the year 2020-21? |
| A. | 28 |
| B. | 26 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 22 |
| E. | 20 |
| Answer» B. 26 | |
| 447. |
BSE StAR MF processed over 9.38 cr transactions amounting to how many rupees in the financial year 2020-21? |
| A. | 2,89,301 |
| B. | 3,09,345 |
| C. | 3,33,095 |
| D. | 3,78,908 |
| E. | 4,09,345 |
| Answer» D. 3,78,908 | |
| 448. |
In June 2020, who launched the ‘eBloodServices’ mobile App developed by the Indian Red Cross Society through a video conference? |
| A. | Piyush Goyal |
| B. | Narendra Modi |
| C. | Amit Shah |
| D. | Dr Harsh Vardhan |
| E. | Nitin Gadkari |
| Answer» E. Nitin Gadkari | |
| 449. |
MIC Redwood 1 RSC Limited has become the first foreign SWF that has been notified and granted how much per cent income-tax exemption for the long-term investments to be made in the specified priority sectors in India? |
| A. | 100 |
| B. | 90 |
| C. | 80 |
| D. | 70 |
| E. | 60 |
| Answer» B. 90 | |
| 450. |
In November 2020, the board of which of the following has approved a plan to raise as much as Rs3,000 crores? |
| A. | Aditya Birla Capital |
| B. | L&T Finance Holdings Ltd |
| C. | Indiabulls Housing Finance |
| D. | Magma Fincorp |
| E. | Light Microfinance Private Limited |
| Answer» C. Indiabulls Housing Finance | |