Current Affairs - Quiz -6

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1.

Which of the following key rates, stipulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is not correct as on April 17, 2012?
- A.
  
  1) Cash Reserve Ratio – 4.75%
- B.
  
  2) Repo Rate – 8.5%
- C.
  
  3) Reverse Repo Rate – 7%
- D.
  
  4) Bank Rate – 9%
- E.
  
  5) Statutory Liquidity Ratio – 24%
2.

Which of the following schemes is launched by the Government of India to improve the health of pregnant and lactating mothers?
- A.
  
  1) Matritva Sahayog Yojana
- B.
  
  2) Dhan Lakhsmi Yojana
- C.
  
  3) ASHA
- D.
  
  4) Health for All scheme
- E.
  
  5) None of these
3.

Recently we read in newspaper that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been investigating some companies for alleged violations of FCRA, 2000. What is FCRA, 2000?
- A.
  
  1) Foreign Countries Regulation Act, 2010
- B.
  
  2) Fiscal Control & Regulation Act, 2010
- C.
  
  3) Foreign Commercial Representation Act, 2010
- D.
  
  4) Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010
- E.
  
  5) None of these
4.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reviews its credit and monetary policy at which of the following intervals/occasions?
- A.
  
  1) Once in every five years
- B.
  
  2) Every year
- C.
  
  3) Every quarter
- D.
  
  4) When the new Union Budget is announced
- E.
  
  5) None of these
5.

The working group constituted by the RBI has suggested the setting up of the Emergency Fund Facility Scheme for banks. The Scheme will help which of the following types of banks?
- A.
  
  1) Public sector banks
- B.
  
  2) Small banks
- C.
  
  3) Urban Cooperative Banks
- D.
  
  4) Private banks
- E.
  
  5) Foreign banks
6.

India’s largest steel maker the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has signed the final pact with Japan’s Kobe Steel to set up a 500,000-tonne plant in which of the following states?
- A.
  
  1) Orissa
- B.
  
  2) Bihar
- C.
  
  3) Uttar Pradesh
- D.
  
  4) West Bengal
- E.
  
  5) Karnataka
7.

Name the former Israeli Prime Minister who has been cleared of charges in a multi-case corruption trial that forced him out of power, by an Israeli court?
- A.
  
  1) Ehud Olmrt
- B.
  
  2) Ariel Sharon
- C.
  
  3) Benjamin Netanyahu
- D.
  
  4) Ehud Barak
- E.
  
  5) Shimon Peres
8.

In which city the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is to implement the proposed Metro system?
- A.
  
  1) Jaipur
- B.
  
  2) Lucknow
- C.
  
  3) Kochi
- D.
  
  4) Chennai
- E.
  
  5) Mumbai
9.

For setting up of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development in which Indian city, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has signed an agreement with India?
- A.
  
  1) Bangalore
- B.
  
  2) Rajkot
- C.
  
  3) New Delhi
- D.
  
  4) Kolkata
- E.
  
  5) Lucknow
10.

Which of the following financial institutions has decided to extend loans to the North-Eastern region to develop road connectivity and Bihar for boosting agri-business?
- A.
  
  1) World Bank
- B.
  
  2) Asian Development Bank
- C.
  
  3) International Monetary Fund
- D.
  
  4) International Donors’ Group
- E.
  
  5) Reserve Bank of India