Current Affairs Quiz: February 25, 2024
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- PM Modi inaugurated 9th edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. Who joined the inaugural session as the Chief Guest?
A) Kyriakos Mitsotakis
B) Katrín Jakobsdóttir
C) Abiy Ahmed
D) Nikol Pashinyan
E) None of the above
- Recently in February 2024, PM Modi laid foundation stone of AIIMS in which state?
A) Punjab
B) Bihar
C) Haryana
D) Tamil Nadu
E) None of the above
- India with which country has decided to cooperate in the field of archives and a draft Executive Programme of Cooperation had been agreed?
A) Nepal
B) Pakistan
C) USA
D) Oman
E) None of the above
- In a move to redefine India’s media landscape, Union minister for Information and Broadcasting of India launched four transformative portals. Who is Minister of Information and Broadcasting of India?A) Piyush Goyal
B) Anurag Singh Thakur
C) Virendra Kumar
D) Ashwini Vaishnaw
E) None of the above
- ServiceNow, a U.S.-based digital workflow company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) under the Ministry of Education. Who is the minister of education?
A) Pralhad Joshi
B) Giriraj Singh
C) Dharmendra Pradhan
D) Ashwini Vaishnaw
E) None of the above
- In which state National Thermal Power Corporation Green Energy to set up India’s largest green hydrogen production facility?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Bihar
D) Andhra Pradesh
E) None of the above
- Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) has notified the introduction of ‘Leniency plus’ regime, paving the way for the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to roll out a new Cartel detecting tool that is expected to revolutionise Anti Trust enforcement in the country. Who is the minister for Corporate Affairs Ministry?
A) G. Kishan Reddy
B) Nirmala Sitharaman
C) Pralhad Joshi
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) None of the above
- CEIB has launched an “Automated Search Portal” to help public sector banks (PSBs) with antecedent verification of prospective borrowers and non-performing assets (NPAs). What does ‘I’ stands for in ‘CEIB’?
A) Idea
B) Intelligence
C) Ideal
D) Identification
E) None of the above
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed banks and non-banks to issue PPIs for public transit services such as metro, buses, rail, waterways, tolls, and parking. What does ‘I’ stands for in ‘PPI’?
A) instruments
B) ideal
C) identification
D) identical
E) None of the above
- The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched “Amritbaal”, an insurance plan for children. What is the minimum age for entry?
A) 45 days
B) 60 days
C) 30 days
D) 90 days
E) None of the above
- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) under the aegis of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), with which bank?
A) State bank of India
B) DBS Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) Axis Bank
E) None of the above
- Which fintech lender secured a license for peer to peer (P2P) lending from the central bank, RBI ?
A) Capital Float
B) MoneyTap
C) Credit Fair
D) DMI Finance
E) None of the above
- Which bank got authorized to collect revenues on behalf of West Bengal govt?
A) Indian Bank
B) Dena Bank
C) Bandhan Bank
D) Bank of Maharashtra
E) None of the above
- Which private life insurance company and Satin Creditcare Network Limited have announced their strategic partnership with insurance broker Coverfox, to together improve financial inclusion in rural India?
A) Birla Sun Life Insurance
B) Max Life Insurance
C) Bajaj Allianz Life
D) Tata-AIG Life Insurance
E) None of the above
- As per India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) at what rate is the Indian economy expected to grow during Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25?
A) 6.5%
B) 5.5%
C) 4.5%
D) 6.4%
E) None of the above
- Reliance Foundation partnered with NSDC to create future ready courses for 5 lakh youth. What does ‘S’ stands for in ‘NSDC’?
A) Safety
B) Savings
C) Skill
D) Simulation
E) None of the above
- India’s AI market, growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25-35 per cent is projected to increase by what amount by 2027?
A) $17 billion
B) $15 billion
C) $10 billion
D) $8 billion
E) None of the above
- The Government has appointed whom as part-time non-official director as well as non-executive chairman of the public sector lender Indian Overseas Bank?
A) Srinivasan Sridhar
B) S. Vishvanathan
C) S.S Mallikarjuna Rao
D) Sanjiv Chadha
E) None of the above
- Which bank has won seven awards in various categories in the recently concluded ‘19th Banking Technology Conference, Expo & Citations 2023’ by the Indian Banks Association (IBA) in Mumbai?
A) State Bank of India
B) Axis Bank
C) HDFC Bank
D) City Union Bank
E) None of the above
- PM Modi inaugurated 9th edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. Who joined the inaugural session as the Chief Guest?