Current Affairs Quiz: February 15, 2024
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Where was the 6th boat and marine expo held from Feb 8-10, 2024?
A) Karnataka
B) Kochi
C) Chandigarh
D) Kanpur
E) Lucknow
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Open Network for Digital Commerce collaborated with National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation Shiprocket to deliver Bharat branded staples in Delhi-NCR. Within how many hours the order will be delivered?
A) 24 hours
B) 6 hours
C) 12 hours
D) 20 hours
E) none of the above
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India to account for over one-third of global oil demand growth by which year?
A) 2025
B) 2027
C) 2028
D) 2030
E) None of the above
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The United States of America, China, Germany and Japan are the largest economies in the world, as per their latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data. Which place does India hold as per the government data released for 2023?
A) Sixth
B) Fifth
C) tenth
D) eleventh
E) none of the above
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Who is the Prime Minister of UK?
A) Rishi Sunak
B) Akshata Murthy
C) Lee Hsien Loong
D) Sheikh Hasina
E) None of the above
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Insolvency regulator IBBI has now made it mandatory for liquidators to present fortnightly progress or status reports. What is stipulated period for liquidation process?
A) 70 or 210 days
B) 80 or 240 days
C) 60 or 180 days
D) 90 or 270 days
E) None of the above
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RBI has asked card networks such as Visa and Mastercard to stop commercial card transactions under the Business Payment Solution Providers (BPSP) business. Who is the Chairman of RBI?
A) Shakti Kant Das
B) Swaminathan J
C) M. Rajeshwar Rao
D) M.D. Patra
E) None of the above
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Standing Committee on Finance headed by whom has recommended the introduction of an ‘open architecture’ concept for insurance agents so as to facilitate a larger outreach of insurance products and a stronger distribution infrastructure in the country?
A) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
B) Jayant Sinha
C) Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
D) Giriraj Singh
E) None of the above
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The Reserve Bank of India conducted two VRR auctions to infuse liquidity in the banking system as overall liquidity deficit widened. What does ‘V’ stands for in VRR?
A) Variation
B) Vivid
C) Variable
D) Vesting
E) None of the above
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Karnataka Bank has launched its centenary campaign, ‘Bharat Ka Karnataka Bank’ to mark its 100 years of service in banking. What is the tagline of Karnataka bank?
A) Zindagi k sath bhi, zindagi k baad bhi
B) Your Family Bank Across India
C) Name You Can Bank Upon
D) Pure Banking, Nothing Else
E) None of the above
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The Reserve Bank of India planned to introduce additional additional functionalities of programmability in CBDC retail payments. What does “B” stands for in CBDC?
A) Budget
B) Banking
C) Bank
D) Beneficiary
E) None of the above
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The Competition Commission of India has approved the Zurich Insurance Company Ltd’s acquisition of 70 percent stake in Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company Ltd. What percent stake does Zurich Insurance Company Ltd’ already hold?
A) 51%
B) 25%
C) 33.33%
D) 20%
E) None of the above
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has projected FY25 GDP growth by what percent?
A) 6.0%
B) 5.5%
C) 7.0%
D) 4.%
E) None of the above
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Which company launched the ‘India Research Chapter’ which aims to provide India-oriented research and reports?
A) EY
B) Delloite India
C) PWC
D) S&P Global India
E) None of the above
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JSW Steel announced plans to set up a grain oriented electrical steel manufacturing facility through a joint venture with JFE Steel Corporation. What is the estimated investment?
A) 5,500 crore
B) 4,500 crore
C) 3,500 crore
D) 2,500 crore
E) None of the above
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Singapore-based aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation announced a new partnership for four Airbus A320NEO aircraft with which India carrier?
A) Spice Jet
B) Indigo
C) Vistara
D) Air India
E) None of the above
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Who has recently been appointed as additional director of Axis Bank?
A) Pranam Wahi
B) S.A. Panse
C) B A Prabhakar
D) Sanjiv Misra
E) None of the above
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The Board of One 97 Communications Ltd. announced the formation of a Group Advisory Committee chaired by M Damodaran to work with the Board in further strengthening compliance and regulatory matters. M Damodaran was former chairman of which organization?
A) Reserve Bank of India
B) State Bank of India
C) Security Exchange Board of India
D) Punjab National Bank
E) None of the above
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Sundaram Asset Management has appointed whom as Chief Executive Officer?
A) Laxman Narasimhan
B) Nikesh Arora
C) Anand Radhakrishnan
D) Vasant Narasimhan
E) None of the above
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Who has been appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of SBI Capital?
A) Salil Parekh
B) Shantanu Narayen
C) Virendra Bansal
D) Nikesh Arora
E) None of the above
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Which Bank won IBA’s banking technology awards?
A) State Bank of India
B) Bank of India
C) City Union Bank
D) Punjab National Bank
E) None of the above