Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath as the 15th Prime Minister of India on 30th May 2019. He has completed 20 years in public office. Previously, he was the CM of Gujarat and he also have the uniqueness of longest-serving head of elected governments among all the Indian Prime Ministers. The list here is for the purpose of…
1. HDFC has completed the acquisition of majority stake in which private Insurance company recently? [A] Star Health and Allied insurance [B] Apollo Munich Health Insurance [C] Bajaj Allianz General Insurance [D] IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Answer: B [Apollo Munich Health Insurance ] 2. The ‘World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020’ (WESO) report was…
1. Budget 2021-22 proposals rest on 6 pillars;fiscal deficit is set to jump to 9.5% of GDP in 2020-21 as per Revised Estimates. 6 pillars:health and well-being,physical,financial capital and infrastructure, inclusive development for aspirational India, re invigorating human capital, innovation and R&D & minimum government and maximum governance.Deficit is higher than 3.5% projected. Personal income…
Banking & Finance 1. RBI Enhances Rules for Banks’ Grievance Redress Mechanisms Framework effective from Jan 27,enhances disclosures on complaints,to provide insight on volume & nature,time taken,mechanism for ombudsman to recover cost of redressal from banks whose complaints exceed their peer group average,review by RBI etc. Banking Ombudsman Scheme was introduced in 1995. 2. Reserve…
1. To boost rural lending and affordable housing what is the corpus offered by RBI to NABARD and NHB? [A] Rs 10000 crore [B] Rs 25000 crore [C] Rs 33000crore [D] Rs 40000 crore Answer : A 2. Which Indian organisation has entered the list of world’s top 100 companies on the Fortune Global 500…
1. The Bank to sign MoU with South-Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways, for doorstep collection of earnings from the railway stations? [A] Indian Bank [B] Bank of Baroda [C] State Bank of India [D] Bank of India Answer: C [State Bank of India] 2. Indian state has topped the production of vegetables in 2018-19,…
1. RBI has increased the limit for contactless card transactions from Rs 2,000 to __________________ to boost digital payment which becomes effective from January 1, 2021. Answer: Rs 5,000 This limit is also applicable for e-mandates for recurring transactions through cards. 2. ICICI Bank has launched new version of its mobile payment app to offer payment…
1. Which Indian personality has been recently nominated as the board member of Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)? Answer: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan 2. IIT-Bombay researchers have rolled out urban quality of life index to show the reality of life in Indian cities. Mumbai has bagged the 1st…
1. Which state government has unveiled an e-governance portal named ‘Farmer Registration and Unified beneficiary Information System (FRUITS)’, for the benefit of the farmers of the state? Answer: Karnataka 2. Union Minister Harsh Vardhan has inaugurated first dedicated meteorological center in which Union Territories? Answer: Ladakh Ladakh’s Meteorological Centre. Indian Meteorological Department will have four Automatic Weather…
1. Which two historical fort cities of Madhya Pradesh have been included in the list of World Heritage Cities by UNESCO? Answer: Gwalior and Orchha 2. The Union Government has introduced which digital platform as well as mobile app for COVID-19 vaccine delivery? Answer: CO-WIN It will allow people to register for the vaccine, and recording vaccine…
