Dear Aspirants,
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Q1. India’s most-valued lender _______________ crossed Rs 5 trillion market capitalisation for the first time, making it only the third Indian company to achieve this milestone.
(a) Axis Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) State Bank of India
(d) HDFC Bank Limited
(e) Bank of Baroda
Q2. Amplus Energy Solutions announced entering into a pact with private sector lender _________ for strategic tie-up to co-finance projects in the solar energy space in India.
(a) Yes Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) HDFC Bank
Q3. Which among the following small finance Bank has signed an MoU with LIC to offer Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)?
(a) Disha Microfin Private Ltd
(b) Equitas Holdings P Limited
(c) AU Small Finance Bank
(d) Capital Local Area Bank Ltd
(e) ESAF Microfinance and Investments Private Ltd
Q4. Who is the present MD and CEO of AU Small Finance Bank?
(a) S Somanath
(b) Usha Ananthasubramanian
(c) Shantanu Narayen
(d) Anil Chauhan
(e) Sanjay Agarwal
Q5. Which Bank has signed an MoU with National Housing Bank for the Rural Housing Interest Subsidy Scheme (RHISS) of the Ministry of Rural Development?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) Indian Overseas Bank
(c) Bank of India
(d) State Bank of India
(e) Vijaya Bank
Q6. The government has announced _______________ rupees capital infusion in 20 public sector banks, PSBs, during the current fiscal ending 31st March to boost lending and revive growth.
(a) 20,723 crore rupees
(b) 51,520 crore rupees
(c) 88,139 crore rupees
(d) 67,542 crore rupees
(e) 47,400 crore rupees
Q7. The Ministry of Finance has announced that “Payments Banks and Small Finance Banks” will offer social security scheme APY to their subscribers. APY stands for-
(a) Atal Pension Yojana
(b) Atal Person Yojana
(c) Atal Pension Yatra
(d) Aman Pension Yojana
(e) Atal Public Yojana
Q8. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India is projected to grow at __________ in 2018 as against China’s 6.8%, making it the fastest growing country among the emerging economies.
(a) 7.1%
(b) 7.8%
(c) 7.6%
(d) 7.2%
(e) 7.4%
Q9. Which among the following countries has overtaken the US to become the world’s third-largest steel producer and the country is now looking to bag the second spot from Japan?
(a) Germany
(b) India
(c) China
(d) France
(e) Canada
Q10. Rating agency CRISIL has revised its outlook on 18 public sector banks (PSBs) from “negative” to “stable” after the government announced bank-wise capital infusion and reform plans. Who is the present MD and CEO of CRISIL?
(a) Nachiket Mor
(b) Vinita Bali
(c) John Berisford
(d) Ashu Suyash
(e) Gurpreet Chhatwal
Q11. Which Bank has launched the fourth edition of ‘Evolve’ in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu recently?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Bank of Baroda
(e) HDFC Bank
Q12. CSO has revised the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate for 2015-16 to 8.2% from the earlier estimates of 8% and kept the 2016-17 growth unchanged at 7.1%. The Central Statistics Office is a governmental agency in India under the-
(a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(b) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
(c) Ministry of Finance
(d) Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
(e) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Q13. The government and World Bank signed a $100 million (about Rs 6,400 crore) loan agreement to promote rural economy in selected blocks of ____________ across 26 districts, benefiting over 4 lakh people.
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
(e) Telangana
Q14. Which country has become the first Indian company to cross the Rs6-lakh crore mark in market capitalisation as its shares touched a 52-week high of Rs 974.5?
(a) ONGC
(b) Wipro
(c) TCS
(d) RIL
(e) HPCL
Q15. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has partnered with DP World to create an investment platform for ports, terminals, transportation and logistics businesses in India. Where is the Corporate Headquarters of NIIF?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) New Delhi
(e) Mumbai