The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 20 July, 2016

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The purpose of these questions is to enable practice 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.

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

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) scheme

1. The bond can be purchased from the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
2. In fourth tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) scheme, minimum subscription has been reduced to 1 gram and maximum at 500 gram per person or institution.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true

Q.2)  Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has decided to open its first branch in India at
a) Lucknow
b) Kolkatta
c) New Delhi
d) Ahmedabad

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Participatory Notes

1. Participatory Notes are offshore/overseas derivative instruments (ODIs) issued by registered foreign institutional investors (FII) to overseas investors.
2.  P-Notes are not used within the country but are mainly used outside India for making investments in shares listed in the Indian stock market.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true

Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding mahseer fish.

1.  International Union of Conservation of Natural Resources (IUCN) has declared it vulnerable.
2. It is also known as the tiger of Indian rivers and belongs to the genus Tor.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true

Q.5) Cyclonic Storm Roanu, an active tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal had hit the eastern coast of India. It originated from
a) Myanmar
b) Bangladesh
c) Sri Lanka
d) Indonesia

Q.6) Consider the following statements regarding Man Booker International Prize

1. South Korean author, Han Kang, has won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her novel ‘The Vegetarian’.
2.  The Man Booker International Prize is sponsored by Man Group plc, which also sponsors the Man Booker Prize for Fiction.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true