Current Affairs Quiz 23 December 2019
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Question 1:TRAI has extended six paise per min IUC charge to other networks till __________ 2020.
A. Dec
B. July
C. April
D. Sept
Answer and Explanation
TRAI has extended six paise per min IUC charge to other networks till Dec 2020.
Question 2:Ministry of Labour and Employment has amended the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme to allow its members to withdraw 75% of money from the corpus if he/she remains unemployed for more than ____________.
A. two month
B. one month
C. three month
D. four month
Answer and Explanation
Ministry of Labour and Employment has amended the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme to allow its members to withdraw 75% of money from the corpus if he/she remains unemployed for more than one month.
Question 3:_________ officer B P Raju has won the ‘India Cyber Cop of the Year 2019’ award by NASSCOM-DSCI.
A. CBI
B. RAW
C. IB
D. NIA
Answer and Explanation
CBI officer B P Raju has won the ‘India Cyber Cop of the Year 2019’ award by NASSCOM-DSCI. He was awarded for cracking a fraud case in an online entrance exam conducted by an engineering college in Rajasthan.
Question 4:Amitabha Bagchi won the __________ Prize for South Asian Literature 2019 for his novel ‘Half the Night is Gone’.
A. DSC
B. DBS
C. DSB
D. DCS
Answer and Explanation
Amitabha Bagchi won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019 for his novel ‘Half the Night is Gone’.
Question 5:___________ Pension Plan Investment Board will invest $225 million in India Resurgence Fund (IndiaRF).
A. USA
B. Japan
C. Mexico
D. Canada
Answer and Explanation
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will invest $225 million in India Resurgence Fund (IndiaRF).
Question 6:Moody’s has lowered Its GDP Growth Projection for India for the fiscal year 2020 to ____________.
A. 5.5%
B. 4.5%
C. 4.9%
D. 5.9%
Answer and Explanation
Moody’s has lowered Its GDP Growth Projection for India for the fiscal year 2020 to 4.9%.
Question 7:Which company has topped the Fortune India 500 List?
A. IOC
B. TCS
C. Reliance
D. ONGC
Answer and Explanation
Top Three: 1. Reliance Industries || 2. Indian Oil Corporation || 3. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
Question 8:New Development Bank has committed _________ to India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’s (NIIF) Fund of Funds.
A. $100 million
B. $200 million
C. $300 million
D. $400 million
Answer and Explanation
New Development Bank has committed $100 million to India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’s (NIIF) Fund of Funds.
Question 9:______________ with Indian Oil has launched co-branded credit card for cashless payments.
A. Axis Bank
B. HDFC Bank
C. ICICI Bank
D. Kotak Bank
Answer and Explanation
Axis Bank with Indian Oil has launched co-branded credit card for cashless payments.
Question 10:Which of the following has been awarded ICC women’s player of the year?
A. Alyssa Healy
B. Ellyse Perry
C. Chanida Sutthiruang
D. Mithali Raj
Answer and Explanation
Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Ellyse Perry (Australia)
Daily Current Affairs: 23 December
