Current Affairs Quiz 1 August 2018
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Question 1: Who is the CEO of Tata Consultancy Services?
A. Rajesh Gopinathan
B. Natarajan Chandrasekaran
C. Aman Mehta
D. N. Ganapathy Subramaniam
Answer and Explanation
Rajesh Gopinathan is the CEO and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services, a leading global IT solutions and consulting firm.
Question 2: __________________ Government has launched ‘Mobile Tihar’ scheme, which is a smartphone distribution scheme.
A. Odisha
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Jharkhand
D. Rajasthan
Answer and Explanation
Chhattisgarh Government launched ‘Mobile Tihar’ scheme which is a smartphone distribution scheme.
Question 3: __________ has set up India’s first live payments bank.
A. Fino Payment Bank
B. Indian Post Payment Bank
C. Jio
D. Bharti Airtel
Answer and Explanation
Payments banks is a new model of banks conceptualised by RBI. These banks can accept a restricted deposit, which is currently limited to ₹1 lakh per customer. These banks cannot issue loans and credit cards. Both current account and savings accounts can be operated by such banks. Payments banks can issue services like ATM cards, debit cards, net-banking and mobile-banking. Bharti Airtel has set up India’s first live payments bank.
Question 4: NITI Aayog was formed on _________ .
A. 1st April 2015
B. 1st July 2015
C. 1st January 2015
D. 2st Oct 2015
Answer and Explanation
The NITI Aayog, also National Institution for Transforming India, is a policy think tank of the Government of India, established with the aim to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.
Question 5: How many Asian countries are there currently in Us’ STA-1 list?
A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
D. 4
Answer and Explanation
India (South Asian country) along with Japan and South Korea are there in List.
Question 6: What is the capital of Mauritius?
A. Port Jose
B. Saint Louis
C. Port Louis
D. Saint Lewis
Answer and Explanation
Capital: Port Louis, Currency: Mauritian rupee, Continent: Africa
Question 7: How many members are there in Monitory Policy Committee currently?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
Answer and Explanation
There are Six members in the Monitory Policy Committee currently. The members are- Dr. Chetan Ghate, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute; Dr. Pami Dua, Director, Delhi School of Economics; Dr. Ravindra H. Dholakia, Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; Dr. Michael Debabrata Patra, Executive Director, Dr. Viral V. Acharya, Deputy Governor in charge of monetary policy – and was chaired by Dr. Urjit R. Patel, Governor.
Question 8: Egypt defeated _________ in WSF-World Junior Squash team championship.
A. England
B. France
C. Germany
D. Italy
Answer and Explanation
Egypt defeated England in WSF-World Junior Squash team championship.
Question 9: The first Asian Games were held in _________.
A. India
B. China
C. Japan
D. Indonesia
Answer and Explanation
The 1951 Asian Games, officially known as the First Asian Games, was a multi-sport event celebrated in New Delhi, India from 4 to 11 March 1951. The Games received names like First Asiad.
Question 10: ___________ is an optical character recognition engine for Indian languages.
A. a-Aksharayan
B. e-Aksharayan
C. i-Aksharayan
D. o-Aksharayan
Answer and Explanation
e-Aksharayan is an optical character recognition engine for Indian languages. Some of research work from e-Aksharayan has been published in different conferences and journals.
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