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Quiz from Current Affairs 20 September 2018 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of September 20, 2018
A)New India Assurance Company
B)Life Insurance Corporation
C)Employees State Insurance Corporation
D)National Insurance Company Limited
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: The Employees State Insurance Corporation(ESIC) has approved a new scheme- Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana for Insured Persons covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Act.
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A)2024
B)2022
C)2025
D)2030
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: The size of the Indian economy will double to $5 trillion by 2022 with manufacturing and agriculture contributing $1 trillion each, and the various states are competing with each other to help achieve this goal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
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A)NewDelhi
B)Mumbai
C)Pune
D)Chennai
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the India International Convention and Expo Centre in New Delhi’s Dwarka.
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A)UK
B)Australia
C)Niger
D)Africa
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: India and Niger signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre in Niamey,Niger with the Indian government’s grant assistance.
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A)Prahaar
B)Parbat
C)Prush
D)Parivartan
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: India successfully test-fired surface to surface short-range tactical ballistic missile Prahaar from a defence facility off Odisha coast.
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A)8.5%
B)7.2%
C)8%
D)7.5%
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: The government raised the interest rates on small saving schemes, including National Savings Certificates (NSCs), Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP), for the third quarter of the fiscal (October-December).The PPF and NSCs will earn 8% interest from October 1, 2018, while KVPs will earn 7.7%.While the Senior Citizen’s Savings Scheme of five-year period will offer 8.7% interest, the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana for the girl child will offer 8.5%..The government retained the interest on savings deposits at 4% compounded annually.
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A)Rohit Sharma
B)KL Rahul
C)MS Dhoni
D)Virat Kohli
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: The National Sports Awards 2018 were officially announced on 20 September. These awards are conferred by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
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A)PS Jayakumar
B)AS Rajeev
C)Ashok Kumar Pradhan
D)SS Maallikarjuna Rao
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: The government appointed managing directors (MDs) and chief executive officers (CEOs) for 10 public sector banks. Five of the new MD and CEOs are currently functioning as Deputy MDs of State Bank of India (SBI).
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A)Delhi
B)Lucknow
C)Mumbai
D)Bengaluru
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation has become the first ever metro rail corporation from India to bag the International ‘Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents “Award.
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STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Where is the HQ of Allahabad Bank?
A)Kanpur
B)Chennai
C)Kolkata
D) Mumbai
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
[/su_spoiler] - What is the capital of Niger?
A)Nimara
B)Canberra
C)Baku
D)Niamey
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
[/su_spoiler] - What is the currency of Niger?
A)Rupee
B)Dollar
C)Euro
D)CFA Franc
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
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