20 July Gk Quiz

1. The state assembly of which of the following states recently passed a resolution against the proposed merger of the State Bank of Travancore (SBT) with SBI?
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Telangana

1) Kerala

2.The market regulator Sebi issued a draft paper on REIT recently. What is the full form of REIT?
1) Real Estate Innovation Trust
2) Real Estate Infrastructure Trust
3) Real Estate Investment Trust
4) Real Estate Intervention Trust
5) None of these

3) Real Estate Investment Trust

3.A consortium of which of the following countries recently bought Opera Internet browser for $600 mn?
1) China
2) India
3) South Korea
4) Japan
5) Singapore

1) China

4. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 19 Jul slightly trimmed India's growth projections to what per cent for 2016-17?
1) 7.3 per cent
2) 7.4 per cent
3) 7.6 per cent
4) 7.7 per cent
5) 7.9 per cent

2) 7.4 per cent

5. As per the global rating agency Fitch, India’s economic growth rate is expected to accelerate to what per cent in 2016-17?
1) 7.7 per cent
2) 7.5 per cent
3) 7.3 per cent
4) 7.2 per cent
5) 7.1 per cent

1) 7.7 per cent

6. The govt has announced to release about what amount to recapitalise 13 public sector banks?
1) Rs 10,000 cr
2) Rs 15,000 cr
3) Rs 18,000 cr
4) Rs 23,000 cr
5) Rs 25,000 cr

4) Rs 23,000 cr

7. DJ Pandian is the present Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of which of the following financial institutions?
1) ADB
2) IMF
3) AIIB
4) New Development Bank
5) World Bank 

3) AIIB

 8. Who won the men’s title of the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship in Mumbai?
1) Vikram Malhotra
2) Harinderpal Singh Sandhu
3) Saurav Ghosal
4) Siddharth Suchde
5) Ritwik Bhattacharya

3) Saurav Ghosal

9.As informed by the Finance Minister Arun Jetley, there are over eight thousand wilful defaulters in the country who owe banks an amount of around
1) Rs 36,000 cr
2) Rs 46,000 cr
3) Rs 56,000 cr
4) Rs 66,000 cr
5) Rs 76,000 cr

5) Rs 76,000 cr

10. In the fourth tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bonds scheme, the minimum subscription has been reduced to 1 gram, although the maximum remains at ______ per person or institution.
1) 50 gram
2) 100 gram
3) 200 gram
4) 300 gram
5) 500 gram 

5) 500 gram