G.K. Quiz on Current Affairs

1.    What is the name of the pre-paid/remittance provider associated with the m-Pesa platform, which during March 2014 started a pan-India inter-bank money transfer service by joining hands with the Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?

(1) Mobile Commerce Solutions Ltd

(2) Mobile Solutions Ltd

(3) Prepaid Mobile Solutions Ltd.

(4) M- Pesa Mobile Solutions Ltd.

(5) None of these

2.    Which state scored the highest in monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE) for urban areas in the recently released ranking by the by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO)? 

(1) Gujarat

(2) Haryana

(3) Uttar Pradesh

(4) Maharashtra

(5) None of these

3.    The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) during February 2014 gave its approval for foreign equity participation up to 74% of the paid-up capital of which private bank based in Kerala?

(1) Citi Bank

(2) Federal Bank

(3) HDFC Bank

(4) Yes Bank

(5) HSBC Bank

4.    Who among the following is the Chairman of Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC)?

(1) Parthasarathy Shome

(2) C Rangarajan

(3) S Mahalingam

(4) Rajiv Takru

(5) None of these

5.    Union Ministry of Minority Affairs launched which new initiative for the welfare of minorities on 4 March 2014?

(1) Rajeev Swasthaya Yozna

(2) Indira Swasthaya Yozna
(3) Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme
(4) Nehru Swasthaya Yozna

(5) None of these

6.    The inaugural World Test Cricket Championship will take place in 2017 in -

(1) England & Wales

(2) West Indies

(3) Australia

(4) India

(5) None of these

7.    Bihari Puraskar is a literary award given for outstanding work published in ___?

(1) Hindi/Maithili

(2) Hindi

(3) Hindi/Gujarati

(4) Hindi/Rajasthani

(5) None of these

8.    On which date the United Nation celebrated the first ever �International day of Happiness�?

(1) 20th march                 

(2) 21 Feb

(3) 20 April                                   

(4) 20May

(5) None of these

9.    Hilderaldo Luiz Bellini, who passed away on 20 March 2014, was the captain of which Football World Cup winning team?

(1) Argentina

(2) Brazil

(3) Portugal

(4) Germnany

(5) None of these

10.  What is the name of the Deputy Governor of the RBI who resigned on 20 March 2014?

(1) Anand Sinha

(2) HR Khan

(3) KC Chakraborty

(4) Urjit Patel

(5) None of these

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