Current Affairs Quiz 1st May 2020: Daily Quiz MCQ for Bank Exam

Here is the Current Affairs Quiz of 1st May 2020 covering the following topics: PNB Housing Finance Ltd, United Nations, ICC, Moody’s, Asian Development Bank.

As we all know that the Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of General Awareness section in a competitive examination and hence it needs your undivided attention. The questions which are asked in the exam are generally framed on National News, International News, State News, Sports, Awards, Summits, Schemes, Books & Authors, Ranks & Reports, Important Days, Economy, Defence, Science & Technology etc. To excel in this section of the competitive examinations you are required to cover the above areas.

Current Affairs 1st May 2020 Quiz

To complement your preparation for General Awareness section of the upcoming exams like SBI Clerk Mains, RBI Assistant Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 1st May 2020 covering the following topics: PNB Housing Finance Ltd, United Nations, ICC, Moody’s, Asian Development Bank.

Q1. Name the person who has been appointed as the interim Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of PNB Housing Finance Ltd.
(a) Sameer Gehlaut
(b) Siddhartha Mohanty
(c) Keki Mistry
(d) Neeraj Vyas
(e) Kapil Wadhawan

Q2. Who among the following has been appointed by the Government of India as the next Ambassador or Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations?
(a) T.S. Tirumurti
(b) Syed Akbaruddin
(c) Hardeep Singh Puri
(d) Nirupam Sen
(e) Kamalesh Sharma

Q3. Name the person who was recently banned by ICC from all cricket for a period of 2 years after he accepted one charge of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. He was one of the team owners of the Sindhi’s franchise in the 2018 T10 Cricket League.
(a) Ashok Kheny
(b) Navraj Hans
(c) Manoj Tiwari
(d) Sachiin Joshi
(e) Deepak Agarwal

Q4. Moody’s Investors Service has slashed India’s GDP growth forecast for the calendar year 2020 from 2.5% to _____
(a) 2.2%
(b) 1.2%
(c) 0.8%
(d) 0.2%
(e) 0.4%

Q5. The Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 346 million loan to which state government in order to provide reliable power connections in state’s rural areas?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
(e) Haryana

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Neeraj Vyas has been appointed as the interim Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of PNB Housing Finance Ltd.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Government of India has appointed T.S. Tirumurti as the next Ambassador or Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. ICC bans Deepak Agarwal from all cricket for a period of 2 years after he accepted one charge of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. He was one of the team owners of the Sindhi’s franchise in the 2018 T10 Cricket League.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Moody’s Investors Service has slashed India’s GDP growth forecast for the calendar year 2020 from 2.5% to 0.2%.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 346 million loan to Maharashtra state government to provide reliable power connections in state’s rural areas.

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