Dear Readers, Daily Current Affairs Questions Quiz for bank exam SBI RRB SSC PO & Clerk Exam 2019 of 02nd October 2019. Daily GK quiz online for bank & competitive exam. Here we have given the Daily Current Affairs Quiz based on the previous days Daily Current Affairs updates. Candidates preparing for RRB, SSC, PO and Clerk Exam 2019 & competitive exams can make use of these Current Affairs Quiz.
1) Which of these days is celebrated as International Coffee Day?
a) September 30
b) October 1
c) October 2
d) October 3
e) September 29
2) World Vegetarian Day is observed annually around the planet on _______.
a) September 30
b) October 1
c) October 2
d) October 3
e) September 29
3) The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on ____
a) September 30
b) October 1
c) October 2
d) October 3
e) September 29
4) What is the purpose of the mobile app ‘Consumer App’ launched by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs?
a) Latest notification related to the schemes of the ministry
b) Customer complaint registration and redressal
c) Involvement of Pubic in government strategies formulation
d) Inform the latest prices of commodities to the consumers
e) All the above
5) India’s largest ‘charkha’ (spinning wheel) made of used plastic waste, has been inaugurated in which city?
a) New Delhi
b) Surat
c) Pune
d) Mumbai
e) Noida
6) What is the extended date for the conversion of Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cards to Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards?
a) March 31, 2020
b) May 31, 2020
c) December 31, 2019
d) January 31, 2020
e) April 30, 2020
7) Customer banking hours will now be from _______ to ______ in all public sector banks from 1 October 2019.
a) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
b) 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
c) 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
d) 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
e) 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
8) Which private bank announced the launch of a digital fixed-deposit productcalled ‘Express FD’, a customer can open an Express FD account in three minutes through the digital mode without opening a savings account with the bank?
a) Yes Bank
b) Axis Bank
c) HDFC Bank
d) ICICI Bank
e) None of these
9) Who has been appointed as the new administrator for PMC Bank?
a) Chitranjan Kumar
b) Waryam Singh
c) Joy Thomas
d) Jai Bhagwan Bhoria
e) None of these
10) Economist Surjit Bhalla has been appointed as the Executive Director for India at International Monetary Fund. Where is the headquarters of IMF?
a) Paris
b) Vienna
c) Brussels
d) New York
e) Washington DC
11) Who among these have been appointed as the Chief Spokesperson of the Government of India?
a) Shishir Kothari
b) Kuldeep Singh Dhatwalia
c) Raveesh Kumar
d) Sitanshu Kar
e) None of these
12) Who has won the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019?
a) Caroline Criado Perez
b) Stella Creasy
c) Laura Bates
d) Helen Lewis
e) None of these
13) Name the first Indian musical doyen after which the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a minor planet?
a) Bhimsen Joshi
b) A. R. Rahman
c) Hariprasad Chaurasia
d) Pandit Jasraj
e) None of these
14) Gandhi Film Festival to be organised in which city?
a) Pune
b) Hyderabad
c) Mumbai
d) Delhi
e) Kochi
15) C. A. Bhavani Devi is an Indian sportswomen related to___________
a) Gymnastic
b) Swimming
c) Archery
d) Fencing
e) Wrestling
Answers :
1) Answer: B)
International Coffee Day is an occasion that is used to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events now occurring in places across the world. The first official date was 1 October 2015, as agreed by the International Coffee Organization and was launched in Milan.The theme 2019 of the day is ‘Coffee’s future needs you’.
2) Answer: B)
World Vegetarian Day is observed annually around the planet on October 1. It is a day of celebration established by the North American Vegetarian Society in 1977 and endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978.
3) Answer: C)
The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. The United Nations General Assembly on June 15, 2007 has declared the 2nd October as International Day of Non-Violence
4) Answer: B)
The government launched a mobile app to help consumers register complaints easily and get redressal within 60 days. The complaints which are simple in nature will be resolved within 15 days, while complicated ones will be redressed in 60 days. Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan launched the ‘Consumer App’.
The ‘Consumer App’ is available for free in two languages including English and Hindi. It can be downloaded on Android and iOS platforms. This is an additional platform that the government has created for filing consumer complaints. Consumer helpline and consumer courts will continue to play their role.
Consumers have to register on the mobile app for filing complaint on issues related to 42 sectors like airlines, banking and insurance. Besides, consumers through the mobile app can offer suggestion to the government. They can also benefit from other features provided in the mobile app. The mobile app has important links related to consumers, details of each sectors like refund rules and others.
5) Answer: E)
India’s largest ‘charkha’ (spinning wheel) made of used plastic waste was inaugurated on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary.The 1,650-kg spinning wheel was inaugurated by Union Minister Smriti Irani, Gautam Buddh Nagar MP Mahesh Sharma, Noida MLA Pankaj Singh and Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari. The spinning wheel has been installed in Sector 94 near the Mahamaya flyover.
The ‘charkha’, which symbolises Gandhi’s dream of Swadeshi (self sufficing and self reliance), measures 14ft, 20ft and 8ft and is made of 1,250 kg of used plastic. The charkha has been recognised as the largest made of used plastic waste in the country by India Book of Records. Irani, the Women and Child Development minister, also inaugurated a ‘Pink Toilet’ in Sector 39 and flagged off 15 garbage collection vehicles.
6) Answer: A)
Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cards along with valid foreign passport will be considered for exit/entry into India till 31st of March 2020.This means that the Bureau of Immigration (BoI) will accept all Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cards (including handwritten PIO cards), along with valid foreign passport, as valid travel document for exit from/entry into India, till March 31, 2020.
However, the extension is subjected to the condition that if in the meantime, any deadline is notified by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) thereby making handwritten PIO cards invalid, then PIO cardholders may have to obtain appropriate visa from Indian Missions/Posts. OCI card is a smart card to facilitate quicker immigration clearance at Immigration Check Posts.
7) Answer: A)
Public sector banks will now have uniform timings across all states as per a new directive issued by the Indian Department of Financial Services. Customer banking hours will now be from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in all public sector banks from 1 October 2019. Lunch hours, irrespective of business timings, will be from 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm.
The only exceptions to the new rule are the states of Mizoram, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh. In Mizoram and Nagaland, banks will operate from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and in Madhya Pradesh, bank timings are 10:30 am to 4:30 pm.
The final hours of operations for two critical states — Gujarat and Maharashtra — are yet to disclosed. The timings for Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Sikkim and Andaman and Nicobar are also undecided.
8) Answer: B)
Private sector lender Axis Bank, announced the launch of a digital fixed-deposit product. Called ‘Express FD’, a customer can open an Express FD account in three minutes through the digital mode without opening a savings account with the bank.
The new Express FD account offers attractive interest rates, zero issuance fees and no penalty on premature withdrawal (up to 25% of the amount).With the use of net-banking, debit card or via UPI (Unified Payments Interface)- an instant real-time payment system, a customer can deposit the fund in Express FD account.
9) Answer: D)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI ) superseded the Board of crisis-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank Ltd. Mumbai and appointed Jai Bhagwan Bhoria as the administrator of the bank.
RBI increased the amount of withdrawal allowed to the depositors from ₹1,000 to ₹10,000. The directives of RBI shall remain in force for a period of six months.
The slum redevelopment focused Housing Development and Infrastructure or HDIL is in the bankruptcy court now after being hit by a severe cash crunch following the failure of some of its key projects in the city. Joy Thomas, who has been suspended as the managing director of PMC Bank. PMC Bank HQ- Mumbai.
10) Answer: E)
Economist Surjit S Bhalla was appointed as the Executive Director for India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Bhalla (71) will succeed former RBI deputy governor Subir Gokarn, who died in the US on July 30 after a brief illness. Bhalla earlier served as a member of the prime minister’s economic advisory council but resigned earlier this year.
11) Answer: B)
The Centre appointed senior Indian Information Service (IIS) official KS Dhatwalia as the new Director General of the Press Information Bureau (PIB). Dhatwalia, a 1984-batch IIS officer, will become the 28th DG of the PIB succeeding incumbent Sitanshu Ranjan Kar.
He will continue to hold the additional charge of Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication.KS Dhatwalia has worked in key positions in various Media Units of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
12) Answer: A)
A British feminist, activist and journalist, Caroline Criado Perez has won the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019 (sponsored by Insight Investment) for her 2nd book ‘Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men’ at an awards ceremony at the Royal Society, London, United Kingdom (UK). She also received a cheque amounting £25,000.
Caroline was selected by a panel of expert judges headed by Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt FRS, Principal and Professorial Research Fellow in Computer Science at Jesus College, University of Oxford.
13) Answer: D)
A minor planet, between Mars and Jupiter, has been named after Pandit Jasraj, the doyen of Indian classical vocal music.International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named minor planet 2006 VP32 (number -300128), discovered on November 11, 2006 , as ‘Panditjasraj’. ‘Panditjasraj’ traverses the cosmos between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
14) Answer: C)
Film Division in association with India Tourism will organise a Gandhi Film Festival at JB Hall in Mumbai from 2nd to 6th October.The festival as part of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary will showcase select films focussing on Swachh Bharat and non-violence.
The festival will be inaugurated by noted actor Darshan Jariwala on 2nd October. Movies to be screened include ‘Gandhi’ by Richard Attenborough, ‘The Making of Mahatma’ by Shyam Benegal and ‘Maine Gandhi to Nahi Maara’ by Jahnu Barua.
15) Answer: C)
Indian fencer C. A. Bhavani Devi clinched the silver medal in the women’s sabre individual category in the Tournoi satellite competition (World level) at Ghent, Belgium.Bhavani continued that she has another eight competitions – World Cup, Grand Prix and satellite events – lined up until the end of March that will be considered for Olympic qualification. The top two players from the Asian zone in the World rankings will qualify for the 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo, Japan.
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