The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 13 June, 2016

Hi Friends,

Starting Monday, March 28, 2016 We are taking up a new initiatives for Prelims 2016 . We will be posting a 7-10 Questions Quiz based on 9 PM Brief, on a daily basis.

The purpose of these is to enable practise on a daily level for you to prepare Current Affairs for Civil Services Prelims Examination. This questions will be moderate level and it is expected of you solve these questions with decent overview of 9 PM Brief

Please type your answers in the comments below .

Note : Answers to the quiz will be posted one day later.

Q.1) Consider the statements regarding  Army Design Bureau (ADB):

1. It will be an in-house weapon design and procurement bureau.
2. This Army design bureau will include academia and industries to develop indigenous knowhow about weapons.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct

Q.2) Consider the statements:

1. Government of India has planned to give Yoga medals to Central Paramilitary troops for displaying exceptional skills in Yoga.
2. It has also planned to include the retired paramilitary personnels as Yoga students..

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct

Q.3) RBI has made a comparison between public sector and private sector banks on which parameters?

1. ATMs
2. Point of Sale devices
3. Credit and Debit cards outstandings and the value of transactions done via these cards.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) All of the above

Q.4) Who are the permanent members of United nations?

1. U.K.
2. U.S.
3. Russia
4. China
5. France
6. Germany

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 2 3 4 and 6 only
b) 1 2 4 5 and 6 only
c) 1 2 3 5 and 6 only
d) 1 2 3 4 and 5 only

Q.5) Consider the following statements:

1. Exim bank is planning to give $10 billion to Africa in the next three years at both commercial and concessional rates.
2. Exim bank was disbursing loans to Africa mainly to help the building of infrastructural and industrial projects there.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct

Q.6) Consider the following statements:

1. NFHS-4 data reveals a significant decline in child malnutrition in India since the last decade.
2. There are many factors such as food availability and quality, status of women in the domestic sphere and society, access to health services, open defecation etc. which are responsible for malnutrition.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct

Q.7) Consider the following statements related to payment banks:

1. Accept deposits upto Rs 1 Lakh.
2. Provide remittance services and distribute third party financial products.
3. Issue debit cards and internet banking services.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) All of the above