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Q1. India’s _______________ has won the girls’ title in the IBSF World Under-16 Snooker Championships.
(a) Thangjam Tababi Devi
(b) Prabhjot Saini
(c) Sangeeta Chanu
(d) Keerthana Pandian
(e) Kumar Mangalan
Q2. The CII signed an MoU with the UN Environment for coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development. What does C stands for in CII?
(a) Competition
(b) Confederation
(c) Council
(d) Commission
(e) Committee
Q3. Trading on electronic platforms is being encouraged across the world as it enhances pricing transparency, processing efficiency and risk control. In India _________ has recently issued guidelines for operating Electronic Trading Platforms (ETPs) to transact in eligible instruments.
(a) CIBIL
(b) CRICIL
(c) IRDAI
(d) SEBI
(e) RBI
Q4. Sport Australia Hall of Fame has announced cricketing great __________ will become the 40th Legend of Australian Sport.
(a) Steve Wagh
(b) Ricky Ponting
(c) Richie Benaud
(d) Greg Chappelle
(e) Tony Greig
Q5. In which year, The Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL) was set up?
(a) December 1995
(b) April 2001
(c) October 1999
(d) January 2003
(e) June 2005
Q6. CBLO is a money market instrument that represents an obligation between a borrower and a lender as to the terms and conditions of a loan. CBLO stands for-
(a) Central Borrowing and Lending Obligation
(b) Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Organisation
(c) Collateralized Borrowing and Lease Obligation
(d) Collateralized Banking and Lending Obligation
(e) Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation
Q7. AIIB is a multilateral development bank with a mission to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond. AIIB commenced operations in-
(a) January 2014
(b) January 2015
(c) January 2016
(d) January 2017
(e) January 2018
Q8. Which of the following states has recently unveiled ‘Unnati Scheme’ to help entrepreneurs from SC/ST Communities?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Odisha
(e) Karnataka
Q9. Recently an MoU was signed between Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Transport of _________ for development of cooperation in transport education.
(a) Russia
(b) France
(c) UK
(d) USA
(e) Tajikistan
Q10. Which of the following states has launched ‘Nirman Kusuma’ programme for providing financial assistance to the children of the construction workers for their technical education?
(a) Odisha
(b) Karnataka
(c) Bihar
(d) Jharkhand
(e) Telangana
Solutions
Ans.1.(d)
Exp. India’s Keerthana Pandian has won the girls’ title in the IBSF World Under-16 Snooker Championships. In the final in St Petersburg, Russia, Keerthana outclassed her Belarussian rival Albina Leschuk 3-1.
Ans.2.(b)
Exp. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) signed an MoU with the UN Environment for coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development.
Ans.3.(e)
Exp. The Reserve Bank of India issued guidelines for operating Electronic Trading Platforms (ETPs) to transact in eligible instruments. As per the norms issued by the central bank ETPs will mean any electronic system, other than a recognised stock exchange, on which transactions is eligible instruments. ETP Operator’ shall mean an entity authorised by the Reserve Bank to operate an ETP under these Directions.
Ans.4.(c)
Exp. Sport Australia Hall of Fame has announced cricketing great Richie Benaud, who died in April, 2015, will become the 40th Legend of Australian Sport. He is only the third cricketer behind Sir Donald Bradman and Keith Miller to be given Legend status.
Ans.5.(b)
Exp. The Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. (CCIL) was set up in April, 2001 to provide guaranteed clearing and settlement functions for transactions in Money, G-Secs, Foreign Exchange and Derivative markets. The introduction of guaranteed clearing and settlement led to significant improvement in the market efficiency, transparency, liquidity and risk management/measurement practices in these market along with added benefits like reduced settlement and operational risk, savings on settlement costs, etc.
Ans.6.(e)
Exp. A collateralized borrowing and lending obligation (CBLO) is a money market instrument that represents an obligation between a borrower and a lender as to the terms and conditions of a loan.
Ans.7.(c)
Exp.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral development bank with a mission to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond. Headquartered in Beijing, AIIB has commenced operations in January 2016 and have now grown to 87 approved members from around the world.
Ans.8.(e)
Exp.The Karnataka Government has unveiled ‘Unnati Scheme’ to help entrepreneurs from SC/ST Communities. Karnataka Social Welfare Minister Priyank Kharge announced that the state government, under the Unnati scheme, will invest up to Rs 20 crore to create end-to-end support infrastructure for startups and entrepreneurs from a marginalised background.
Ans.9.(a)
Exp. A MoU was signed between Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Transport of Russian Federation for development of cooperation in transport education.
Ans.10.(a)
Exp. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched ‘Nirman Kusuma’ programme for providing financial assistance to the children of the construction workers for their technical education in the state.
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