JIGYASA: Daily Current Affairs Quiz of January 22, 2016

Dear Aspirants,

Here is the JIGYASA: Daily Current Affairs Quiz of January 22, 2016  for you!

1. To how many more districts the Government has decided to extend the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme in 2016 to improve skewed child sex ratio as declared in January, 2016.
   • 41
   • 51
   • 61
   • 101

Answer: 3

2. Reserve Bank in January, 2016 has permitted banks to sell India …. through their branches.

• India Gold Coins
• Gold Deposit Scheme
• Gold Monetization Scheme
• None of the above

Answer: 1

3. What percent of commission the government will pay to banks to unlock the country’s massive stash of gold under a new monetisation scheme, As declared by the Reserve Bank of India on 21^st January, 2016?

• 5%
• 5%
• 5%
• 5%

Answer: 1

4. The RBI has asked banks to provide loans of up to Rs 3 lakh at 7 per cent interest rate to Women Self-Help Group (SHG) under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) …. scheme during 2015-16.

• Rojgar
• Amadani
• Aajeevika
• Nirbharta

Answer: 3

5. The Reserve Bank on 21^st January, 2016 directed banks that a pensioner’s account should not have more than … credit transactions in a calendar year for pension and arrears payments.

• 10
• 12
• 14
• 15

Answer: 3

6. According to the annual report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development released on 21^st January, 2016, global FDI flows increased significantly by …. per cent.

• 32
• 34
• 35
• 36

Answer: 4

7. In which of the following real estate portal Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has invested an additional Rs 100 crore in January, 2016?

• Housing.com
• Magicbricks.com
• Indiaproperty.com
• Commonfloor.com

Answer: 1

8. Which of the following leading digital payments companies, has launched India’s 1st Social Mobile Wallet, Udio in January, 2016?

• Paytm
• TranServ
• GoCardless
• Transferwise

Answer: 2

9. Which of the following Mahotsav has been inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on 21^st January, 2016 that aims to showcase the history of Shivaji’s reign through a variety of cultural and creative events?

• Pune Mahotsav
• Shivaji Mahotsav
• Raigad Mahotsav
• Vir Shivaji Mahotsav

Answer: 3

10. Which of the following metros told the Supreme Court on 21^st January, 2016 that it was not possible to increase the frequency of train services as it would involve a huge expenditure?

• The Delhi Metro
• The Kolkata metro
• The Mumbai metro
• The Hyderabad Metro

Answer: 1

Happy learning!

TEAM CL