GK Current Affairs Quiz: May 20th 2024

Current Affairs Quiz 20th May 2024

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Question 1:

Which companies were sanctioned by China for their involvement in arms sales to Taiwan?

A) Boeing and Lockheed Martin

B) Boeing and Raytheon

C) Boeing and Northrop Grumman

D) Boeing and General Dynamics

Question 2:

Which new insurance product has SBI General Insurance launched to support infrastructure development?

A) Infrastructure Bond Insurance

B) Project Risk Cover

C) Surety Bond Bima

D) Construction Cover Policy

Question 3:

What changes did IRDAI make to the regulations governing surety bonds?

A) Increased solvency requirement and added exposure limit

B) Lowered solvency requirement and removed exposure limit

C) Introduced new compliance norms

D) Expanded coverage to new sectors

Question 4:

What is the expected GDP growth rate for India in Q4 of FY24 according to Ind-RA?

A) 6.5%

B) 6.7%

C) 7.0%

D) 7.2%

Question 5:

What milestone did RXIL’s TReDS platform achieve in MSME invoice financing?

A) INR 500 billion

B) INR 750 billion

C) INR 1 trillion

D) INR 1.5 trillion

Question 6:

Who provided a $25 million loan to Fusion Micro Finance to support its expansion plans?

A) World Bank

B) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

C) United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

D) Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Question 7:

What significant changes did SEBI introduce to its LODR regulations?

A) Increased audit requirements

B) Enhanced market capitalization computation

C) New financial reporting standards

D) Stricter insider trading rules

Question 8:

Who was appointed as Whole Time Director on the Board of IDFC FIRST Bank?

A) Rajesh Kumar

B) Pradeep Natarajan

C) Anil Sharma

D) Suresh Rao

Question 9:

Which two Indian businessmen secured positions among the world’s top 15 super-rich?

A) Ratan Tata and Azim Premji

B) Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani

C) Sunil Mittal and Shiv Nadar

D) Kumar Mangalam Birla and Lakshmi Mittal

Question 10:

Which athlete topped Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes again?

A) Lionel Messi

B) LeBron James

C) Cristiano Ronaldo

D) Roger Federer

Question 11:

When is World Bee Day observed?

A) May 15

B) May 18

C) May 20

D) May 22

Question 12:

What is the theme for World Bee Day 2024?

A) Save the Bees

B) Bee engaged with Youth

C) Protect Our Pollinators

D) Bees for Sustainable Agriculture

Question 13:

Which former Indian Army officer was killed in a Gaza attack in May 2024?

A) Colonel (Retd.) Vijay Kumar

B) Colonel (Retd.) Rajesh Sharma

C) Colonel (Retd.) Waibhav Anil Kale

D) Colonel (Retd.) Suresh Mehta

Question 14:

Which organization’s platform achieved a milestone of financing over ₹1,00,000 crore in MSME invoices?

A) SIDBI

B) RXIL

C) NABARD

D) NSIC

Question 15:

Which regulatory body made amendments to the Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) regulations?

A) RBI

B) IRDAI

C) SEBI

D) NITI Aayog