Current Affairs Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: To which of the following did Israel sell Haifa Port, a major trade hub on its Mediterranean coast for $1.2 billion?
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62da3b128c996774cb7d580f- 1Dubai Ports Worldfalse
- 2Terminal Investment Limitedfalse
- 3Adani Portstrue
- 4PSA Internationalfalse
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Answer : 3. "Adani Ports "
Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the changes made to small savings schemes by the Government of India in December 2022?
A. The interest rate of five year National Saving Certificate has been increased to 7 per cent from 6.8 per cent.
B. The interest rate on senior citizen saving schemes increased to 8 per cent from 7.6 per cent.
C. The interest rate on Public Provident Fund, Sukanya Samriddhi Account and Saving Deposits have been changed to 9% from 7.5%.
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64b17d50e154aff53366a820A. The interest rate of five year National Saving Certificate has been increased to 7 per cent from 6.8 per cent.
B. The interest rate on senior citizen saving schemes increased to 8 per cent from 7.6 per cent.
C. The interest rate on Public Provident Fund, Sukanya Samriddhi Account and Saving Deposits have been changed to 9% from 7.5%.
- 1B and C onlyfalse
- 2A, B and Cfalse
- 3A and C onlyfalse
- 4A and B onlytrue
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Answer : 4. "A and B only"
Explanation :
All are correct regarding the changes made by the Government of India in small savings schemes in December 2022
A. The interest rate of five year National Saving Certificate has been increased to 7 per cent from 6.8 per cent.
B. The interest rate on senior citizen saving schemes increased to 8 per cent from 7.6 per cent.
Q: The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates by an unprecedented ________ basis points to tame runaway inflation.
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6321cde069fe1d77bc03edb4- 125false
- 250false
- 375true
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Answer : 3. "75"
Q: Ranil Wickremesinghe has resigned as the Prime Minister of which country?
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62d01aa951fe3472d6c23678- 1Myanmarfalse
- 2Sri Lankatrue
- 3Bhutanfalse
- 4Bangladeshfalse
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Answer : 2. "Sri Lanka "
Q: Which animal of the North-East has been given the 'food animal' tag by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)?
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6513e0069c491b8125c145e7- 1One-horned rhinocerosfalse
- 2Snow leopardfalse
- 3Himalayan Yakfalse
- 4Mithuntrue
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Answer : 4. "Mithun"
Explanation :
1. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently recognized Mithun as a 'food animal'.
2. The Mithun holds deep cultural and ritual significance in the northeastern states of India, and is considered the state animal of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
Q: For which sector, the Union Cabinet has approved interest subvention of 1.5 percent on Short Term Loan upto three lakh rupees?
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6305804cfef7996822f1a044- 1Information and Technology Sectorfalse
- 2Agriculturetrue
- 3Service Sectorfalse
- 4Manufacturing Sectorfalse
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Answer : 2. "Agriculture "
Q: Who recently launched the 'Nation First Transit Card' for digital fare payment?
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650840a097eeaa0642ef3d67- 1SBI banktrue
- 2Yes bankfalse
- 3ICICI bankfalse
- 4Canara bankfalse
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Answer : 1. "SBI bank"
Explanation :
1. The country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched 'Nation First Transit Card'.
2. The current chairman of SBI is Dinesh Kumar Khara.
3. This card allows customers to make digital ticketing payments for things like metro, bus and parking.
Q: What is the recently introduced 128 th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2023 related to?
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6513e6afcb11fc5036ebe3fc- 133% seats reserved for women in state assembliesfalse
- 233% seats reserved for women in Lok Sabhafalse
- 333% seats reserved for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.true
- 4None of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "33% seats reserved for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies."
Explanation :
1. The Government of India introduced the Constitution (128th Constitutional Amendment) Bill, 2023, which proposes to reserve 33% of seats for women in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India) and state legislatures.
2. This reservation will also apply to seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST).