Night Class: General Awareness Quiz

1. Among both developed and emerging countries, the rich-poor gap has been found to be lowest in which of the following countries by the Paris-based OECD recently?

1) India 

2) Columbia

3) Argentina 

4) Denmark

5) Indonesia

2. The National Payments Corp. of India (NPCI) has signed an agreement with UnionPay International to facilitate the latter's card holders to withdraw cash and use PoS in India. UnionPay is NPCI’s counterpart from

1) Germany 

2) Japan

3) France 

4) Italy

5) China

3. Among both developed and emerging countries, the rich-poor gap has been found to be highest in which of the following countries by the Paris-based OECD recently?

1) Russia 

2) Brazil

3) China 

4) Denmark

5) South Africa

4. As per the global information and measurement company Nielsen, which of the following countries continues to lead in Global Consumer Confidence Index for the sixth quarter in a row?

1) Philippines 

2) Indonesia

3) India 

4) China

5) None of these

5. In a first, a Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force on 21 May successfully landed on the Yamuna Expressway, in UP. Which of the following is/are among the countries that have road runways so far?

1) Singapore 

2) China

3) Pakistan 

4) Sweden

5) All the above

6. Japan unveiled a plan on 21 May to provide aid for Asian infrastructure projects. What is the amount of aid on offer?

1) USD 50 billion 

2) USD 80 billion

3) USD 110 billion 

4) USD 120 billion

5) None of these

7. The govt on 21 May relaxed FDI norms for NRIs, OCIs and PIOs. Which of the following statements is correct in this regard?

1) The non-repatriable investments by such investors will be deemed as domestic investment. 

2) Such investors can buy stake regulated sectors and companies beyond the limits allowed to foreign investors

3) Such investors can put their money in sectors like multi-brand retail where FDI is not permitted.

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

8. Which state of India has signed agreements worth over Rs 30,000 cr with Chinese company during its CM’s recent visit to China?

1) Maharashtra 

2) Gujarat

3) Andhra Pradesh 

4) Karnataka

5) Kerala

9. The country’s largest property developer DLF is working on launching its first REIT. In the term REIT, what do letters RE stand for?

1) Rail Establishment 

2) Referral Establishment

3) Reserve Estimation 

4) Real Estate

5) None of these

10. How many countries have joined the China-promoted AIIB bank as founder members?

1) 48 

2) 57

3) 51 

4) 63

5) 71

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