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(B) 8 April (C) 9 April (D) 10 April (E) 11 April Bankersadda.com Current Affairs Quiz for RBI Assistant Mains 2020 Adda247.com Quiz Date: 12th April 2020 Q1. On which of the following date National Safe Motherhood Day is observed? (a) 7 April (b) 8 April (c) 9 April (d) 10 April (e) 11 April Q2. Who among the following Bollywood actor is the face of Reserve Bank of India recently launched twitter campaign? (a) Aamir Khan (b) Salman Khan (c) Akshay Kumar (d) Amitabh Bachchan (e) Shahrukh Khan Q3. Jana Small Finance Bank has launched ___________ a digital banking platform where customers can digitally open a savings account and fixed deposit instantly, any time, anywhere. (a) DigiBank (b) DigiJana (c) DigiGen (d) DigiLock (e) DigiAccount Q4. The “Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker” has identified India‟s response to Covid-19 as one of the most stringent in the world. What is the Score of India in the “Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker”? (a) 150 (b) 100 (c) 90 (d) 80 (e) 70 Q5. Name the renowned Hindustani classical singer and Padma Shri awardee who passed away recently. (a) Shanti Hiranand Chawla (b) Pandit Jasraj (c) Bhimsen Joshi (d) Kumar Gandharva (e) Kesarbai Kerkar For any Banking/Insurance exam Assistance, Give a Missed call @ 01141183264 Bankersadda.com Current Affairs Quiz for RBI Assistant Mains 2020 Adda247.com Q6. Name the former Zimbabwean cricketer who passed away recently. (a) David Houghton (b) Henry Olonga (c) Neil Johnson (d) Duncan Fletcher (e) Jackie du Preez Q7. _________________________ inks partnership with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited & Go Digit General Insurance to launched two health insurance policies. The name of the two policies that specifically cover coronavirus (COVID-19) are „COVID-19 Protection Cover‟ and „Digit Illness Group Insurance‟. (a) Snapdeal (b) Alibaba (c) Amazon (d) Flipkart (e) Paytm Q8. Which of the following team are in top slot in latest FIFA ranking? (a) China (b) France (c) Belgium (d) Brazil (e) Argentina Q9. Which of the following Indian company recently tie-up with the US-based company FluGen and University of Wisconsin Madison to develop a vaccine named “Coro-Flu” to fight against COVID-19? (a) Panacea Biotech (b) Bharat Biotech (c) Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited (d) Novozymes (e) Serum Institute of India Q10. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the extension of tenure of all members and the current part-time chairman of the Bank Board Bureau(BBB) by _________. For any Banking/Insurance exam Assistance, Give a Missed call @ 01141183264 Bankersadda.com Current Affairs Quiz for RBI Assistant Mains 2020 Adda247.com (a) 2 years (b) 1 years (c) 3 years (d) 6 months (e) 4 years Solutions S1. Ans.(e) Sol. National Safe Motherhood Day is observed on April 11 every year. At the request of WRAI, an alliance of 1800 organizations, in 2003, the Government of India declared April 11th, the anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi‟s birth, as National Safe Motherhood Day. India is the 1st country in the world to have socially declared a National Safe Motherhood Day. S2. Ans.(d) Sol. The Reserve Bank of India launched a twitter campaign urging bank customers to adopt digital modes of payment that are convenient and safe. The face of the campaign is Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. S3. Ans.(c) Sol. Jana Small Finance Bank has launched “DigiGen” a digital banking platform where customers can digitally open a savings account and fixed deposit instantly, any time, anywhere. S4. Ans.(b) Sol. The “Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker” has identified India‟s response to Covid-19 as one of the most stringent in the world. India score in “Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker” is 100. S5. Ans.(a) Sol. Renowned Hindustani classical singer and Padma Shri awardee Shanti Hiranand Chawla passed away. S6. Ans.(e) Sol. The former Zimbabwean cricketer Jackie du Preez passed away. The leg-spinner played for South Africa in Zimbabwe‟s pre-independence days. He played two Tests for South Africa in 1967. S7. Ans.(d) Sol. Flipkart Private Limited inks partnership with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited & Go Digit General Insurance to launched two health insurance policies. The name of the two policies that specifically cover coronavirus (COVID-19) are „COVID-19 Protection Cover‟ and „Digit Illness Group Insurance‟. S8. Ans.(c) Sol. Belgium ranked first in the latest FIFA rankings recently realsed. For any Banking/Insurance exam Assistance, Give a Missed call @ 01141183264 Bankersadda.com Current Affairs Quiz for RBI Assistant Mains 2020 Adda247.com S9. Ans.(b) Sol. Bharat Biotech in tie-up with the US-based company FluGen and University of Wisconsin Madison to develop a vaccine named “Coro-Flu” to fight against COVID-19. S10. Ans.(a) Sol. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the extension of tenure of all members and the current part-time chairman of the Bank Board Bureau(BBB) by 2 years. For any Banking/Insurance exam Assistance, Give a Missed call @ 01141183264 .
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