12 May Gk Quiz

1. The military exercise Chakravyuh-II concluded recently in
1) Rajasthan
2) Gujarat
3) Punjab
4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) Madhya Pradesh

1) Rajasthan

2. In a unique initiative, the Election Commission will be sending out ‘Meghdoot’ postcards to voters requesting them to vote in assembly polls in
1) Kerala
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Goa
5) Puducherry

5) Puducherry

3. The Union Govt will issue UBIN to enable entrepreneurs set up their business without any delays. The term UBIN stands for
1) Unique Business Initiation Number
2) Unique Business Incorporation Number
3) Unique Business Identification Number
4) Unique Business Information Number
5) None of these 

3) Unique Business Identification Number

4. India’s single emergency number ‘112’ will be operational throughout the country from
1) 1 Sep 2016
2) 1 Jan 2017
3) 1 Apr 2017
4) 1 Jan 2018
5) 1 Apr 2018

2) 1 Jan 2017

5. According to a recent study by The Economist, what is India’s ranking in terms of crony-capitalism?
1) Second
2) Third
3) Fifth
4) Seventh
5) Ninth

5) Ninth

6. Which of the following countries tops the index prepared by The Economist based on crony-capitalism across the world?
1) Singapore
2) Philippines
3) Malaysia
4) Russia
5) Germany

4) Russia

7. Saraswat Bank donated Rs 1 cr relief for drought in Maharashtra recently. The bank is country’s largest
1) urban co-operative bank
2) regional rural bank
3) private bank
4) payments bank
5) local area bank

1) urban co-operative bank

 8. The Reserve Bank will shortly issue banknotes of which denominations with inset letter ‘R’ in both the number panels?
1) Rs 50
2) Rs 100
3) Rs 500
4) Rs 1000
5) Rs 10000

4) Rs 1000

9. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently issued draft norms for on-tap licensing for universal banks for which the initial capital requirement is set at
1) Rs 100 cr
2) Rs 200 cr
3) Rs 300 cr
4) Rs 400 cr
5) Rs 500 cr

5) Rs 500 cr

10. The Centre has allowed 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in which of the following under the automatic route?
1) Private Banks
2) Asset Reconstruction Companies
3) Single Brand Retail
4) Marketplace model with inventory
5) None of these 

2) Asset Reconstruction Companies