Jigyasa: Daily Current Affairs Quiz of 1st OCT, 2015

Dear Aspirants ,

Here is the Jigyasa: Daily Current Affairs Quiz of October 1, 2015 for you!

1. Which of the following Countries has successfully launched 20th new generation satellite for its BeiDou Navigation system?

• UK
• India
• USA
• China

Answer: 4

2. Name the Indian American academic has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow in September 2015?

• Kartik Chandran
• Vinay Chandran
• Pranay Chandran
• None of the above

Answer: 1

3. Government on 30^th September, 2015 released a commemorative postal stamp on the name of one of the following personalities. Identify him.

• Ashoka
• Mahatma Gnadhi
• Dr BR Ambedkar
• Lal Bahdur Shastri

Answer: 3

4. Which among the following countries is set to host the G20 Chair in 2018?

• China
• India
• Germany
• Japan

Answer: 2

5. Name the present MD & CEO of IDFC Bank

• Anil Baijal
• Rajiv Lall
• Ashok Gulati
• Gautam Kaji

Answer: 2

6. At what percent the Reserve Bank on 30^th September, 2015 fixed the applicable rate of interest charged by NBFC-MFIs for the quarter starting from 1^st October, 2015.

• 82 per cent
• 92 per cent
• 28 per cent
• 82 per cent

Answer: 4

7. Foreign owned assets in India rose to which value in April-June quarter of 2015-2016 as against the last three months of the previous fiscal, according to RBI data?

• 1 billion
• 2 billion
• 4 billion
• 5 billion

Answer: 4

8. Which of the following states has imposed a surcharge of Rs 2 on petrol and diesel while VAT on liquor, cigarettes and beverages have also been raised by 5 per cent to raise more funds for tackling drought in the state on 30^th September, 2015?

• Rajasthan
• Madhya Pradesh
• Maharashtra
• Gujarat

Answer: 3

9. Which of the following State-run lenders has trimmed their base or minimum lending rates by up to 0.40 per cent in response to RBI’s policy rate cut?

• Punjab National Bank
• Bank of Baroda
• Oriental Bank of Commerce
• IDBI Bank

Answer: 1

10. Who among the following has clinched the gold medal in women’s 10m air pistol at the 8th Asian Air Gun Championship in September, 2015

• Shweta Singh
• Seon A Kim
• Heena Sidhu
• None of the above

Answer: 3

Happy Reading!

TEAM CL