Daily gk Doze : 16th May

1. The Supreme Court recently struck down which of the following regulations imposed by the TRAI on telecom operators?

a) Penalty for call drops

b) Penalty for slow data speed

c) Free upgradation from 3G to 4G

d) Free SIM cards to BPL families

e) None of these.................A

2. For whom the central bank released a discussion paper on the framework for enhancing credit supply?

a) Large borrowers

b) Banking professionals

c) Industrialists

d) Corporates

e) None of these.................A

3. The framework for enhancing credit supply to large borrowers will come into effect?

a) March 2017

b) April 2017

c) April 2018

d) March 2018

e) None of these................B

4. _________ launched the country’s first contactless business credit card in association with Jet Airways.

a) HDFC Bank

b) SBI

c) Axis Bank

d) ICICI Bank

e) Federal Bank...................D

5. The New Development Bank (NDB) has chosen which Indian bank for its first tie-up with any bank in India to explore opportunities?

a) HDFC Bank

b) ICICI Bank

c) SBI

d) PNB

e) UCO Bank.................B

6. The SEBI granted in-principle approval to which bank for it to act as custodian of securities (CoS) recently?

a) Federal Bank

b) Bandhan Bank

c) IDFC Bank

d) RBL Bank

e) YES Bank................E

7. The govt has allowed start-ups, set up as LLPs, to be eligible for a three-year tax holiday. The term LLP means

a) Least Liability Partnership

b) Local Liability Partnership

c) Liberal Liability Partnership

d) Limited Liability Partnership

e) None of these.................D

8. From Apr 2016, the IRDA has allowed banks to tie up with _______ insurer(s) in each category of life, non-life and standalone health.

a) one

b) two

c) three

d) five

e) any number of.....................C

9. As informed by the govt to the Rajya Sabha, India currently has ____ operational satellites.

a) 12

b) 17

c) 22

d) 28

e) 34....................E

10. Who was honoured with a special bronze statue by the Switzerland government on 4 May 2016?

a) Rajiv Gandhi

b) Yash Chopra

c) Don Bradman

d) Garry Sobers..................B