4 March gk Quiz

1. As President Pranab Mukherjee mentioned during his address to the joint session of the parliament recently there are over ______ Jan Dhan account holders at present.
11 cr
31 cr
15 cr
21 cr
2. The recent stake sale in NTPC was the second-biggest disinvestment of the current financial year while the biggest one is of Rs 9,370-cr worth
IOC
HMT
BHEL
Coal India
3. The Centre has appointed three information commissioners in the Central Information Commission (CIC). Who among the following is/are NOT one of them?
Divya Prakash Sinha
BS Bassi
Bimal Julka
Amitava Bhattacharyya
4. Vienna has been declared world's best city to live in the 18th Mercer Quality of Life study. Vienna is the capital city of
Sweden
Netherlands
Norway
Austria
5. Which of the following cities (ranked 139 in world) is best Indian city to live in as per the 18th Mercer Quality of Life study?
Bengaluru
Mumbai
Hyderabad
Chennai
6. The RBI has decided to extend the SAARC Currency Swap Arrangement till Nov 14, 2017 under which it will be offering swap arrangement up to an overall amount of
USD 1 bn
USD 5 bn
USD 2 bn
USD 3 bn
7. The ARCs are meant to offload non-performing assets (NPAs) of banks. Here, the term ARC stands for
Asset Restructuring Company
Asset Refinancing Company
Asset Resourcing Company
Asset Reconstruction Company
8. The Voter Verifiable Paper Trial (VVPT) will be introduced in 10 constituencies for the first time in upcoming assembly polls in
West Bengal
Jammu & Kashmir
Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
9. The Indian-origin art lover and playwright Ismail Mahomed from _______ has been knighted by the French govt for his lifelong devotion to the promotion of arts.
South Africa
Indonesia
Singapore
Malaysia
10. The fifth edition of IBSAMAR 2016 trilateral naval exercise was held recently. The exercise was held between
India, Brazil and Saudi Arabia
India, Brazil and Sri Lanka
India, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia
India, Brazil and South Africa
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