Current Affairs Quiz: June 12, 2024
- During the 484th birthday celebrations of Maharana Pratap of Mewar on 9 June 2024 in Udaipur, which project did Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma announce a Rs100 crore investment for?
A) Development of a new industrial zone
B) Construction of a new sports complex
C) Development of the Maharana Pratap Tourist Circuit
D) Establishment of a new university
E) None of the above
- Which entity will manage the terminal at Mongla port in Bangladesh, marking India’s third overseas port operation?
A) Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd
B) India Ports Global Ltd (IPGL)
C) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
D) Shipping Corporation of India
E) None of the above
- Who led the Indian tripartite delegation at the 112th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland?
A) S. Jaishankar
B) Rajesh Verma
C) Narendra Modi
D) None of these
E) Sumita Dawra
- Which Indian navy vessel is participating in the 8th edition of the Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX-24) at Yokosuka, Japan?
A) INS Vikramaditya
B) INS Chakra
C) INS Shivalik
D) INS Viraat
E) None of the above
- Which financial institution recently announced its acquisition of a stake in the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. (IFSC) during an event celebrating the launch of its IFSC Banking Unit in GIFT City?
A) HDFC Bank
B) Bank of Baroda
C) ICICI Bank
D) Bank of India
E) None of the above
- Which facility did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) propose to enhance small-value digital payments through UPI Lite wallets?
A) Automatic wallet replenishment
B) Increased daily transaction limits
C) Integration with Aadhaar
D) Introduction of loyalty points
E) none of the above
- What is the primary objective of SBI’s ‘SME Digital Business Loans’ initiative?
A) To reduce the interest rates for SMEs.
B) To provide end-to-end loan sanction in up to 45 minutes for small and medium enterprises.
C) To eliminate the need for collateral in SME loans.
D) To focus on corporate banking over the next five years.
E) None of the above
- Which regulatory body has recently proposed strict timelines for claim settlements of auto insurance policyholders in India?
A) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
B) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
C) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
D) National Insurance Academy (NIA)
E) None of the above
- Which country does Punjab National Bank (PNB) plan to establish a representative office in, as part of its global expansion strategy?
A) Singapore
B) United Arab Emirates
C) United States
D) United Kingdom
E) None of the above
- How many non-banking finance companies (NBFCs)/housing finance companies (HFCs) has State Bank of India partnered with for co-lending arrangements?
A) 15
B) 20
C) 23
D) 30
E) 25
- What is the current interest rate on General Provident Fund (GPF) savings and other government retirement funds for the April to June quarter, as per the recent Finance Ministry notification?
A) 6.8%
B) 7.0%
C) 7.1%
D) 7.2%
E) None of the above
- Which organization has received approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for its acquisition of a stake in TVS Group entities?
A) Hyundai Motors
B) Toyota Motor Corporation
C) Mitsubishi Corporation
D) Honda Motor Company
E) None of the above
- According to the Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CPPI 2023), developed by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, which state-owned port has broken into the top 20 rankings?
A) Chennai Port
B) Kolkata Port
C) Visakhapatnam Port
D) Mumbai Port
E) None of the above
- Who has been elected as the President of the national council by the Construction Federation of India (CFI)?
A) Ratan Tata
B) Vinayak Pai
C) Natarajan Chandrasekaran
D) Cyrus Mistry
E) None of the above
- Who has been appointed as the next Army Chief following the extension of General Manoj Pande’s tenure?
A) Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi
B) Lt Gen Manoj Pande
C) Lt Gen Bipin Rawat
D) Lt Gen Narinder Batra
E) None of the above
- Who has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Odisha, replacing the previous Chief Minister?
A) Mohan Charan Majhi
B) Naveen Patnaik
C) KV Singh Deo
D) Pravati Parida
E) None of the above
- Who won from Chikkodi in Karnataka, defeating the incumbent MP and BJP leader Annasaheb Jolle, and thereby becoming the youngest tribal woman to enter Parliament from an unreserved seat in Karnataka since Independence?
A) Priyanka Jarkiholi
B) Deepika Kumari
C) Nisha Dahiya
D) Snehalata Reddy
E) None of the above
- Who has been appointed as the new Secretary of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), replacing Anupama Anand?
A) Inder Pal Singh Bindra
B) Anurag Singh
C) Harleen Kaur
D) Rajesh Kumar
E) None of the above
- Who invented ‘Vidyut Rakshak’, an innovation designed to enhance generator efficiency for the Indian Army?
A) Major Rajprasad R S
B) Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi
C) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
D) Anupama Anand
E) None of the above
- Who recently passed away due to cardiac arrest in New York, having served as the Mumbai Cricket Association president?
A) Sandip Patil
B) Amol Kale
C) Ajit Agarkar
D) None of these
E) Sachin Tendulkar
- Who was among the individuals tragically died in a plane crash in Malawi’s mountainous region?
A) Saulos Chilima
B) Lazarus Chakwera
C) Joyce Banda
D) Bakili Muluzi
E) None of the above