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Daily Current affairs

📖Important MCQs : 12 April 2019


1. The gross non-performing assets of banks rose to 11.2 per cent to what amount in FY18, according to the Reserve Bank data?
✔️ Rs 10.39 tn

 2._____ has received the RBI’s approval for inclusion in the second schedule of the RBI Act, 1934, within two years of its commencement of operations.
✔️ ESAF Small Finance Bank

 3.India’s foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 167.2 mn to USD 393.287 bn in the week to Dec 21. Which of the following is NOT a component of India’s foreign exchange reserves?
✔️ India’s grants to other nations

 4.The RBI had given approval to 11 payments banks and six PBs have launched operations so far. Which of the following has NOT launched its operation so far?
✔️ NSDL Payments Bank           

 5.The direct tax-GDP ratio has improved to __ in 2017-18.
✔️ 5.98 per cent 

 6.For the first time in two decades, India has been getting more foreign investment than China. In 2018, India received ___ in FDI.
✔️$38 billion

 7.The ‘Dong Feng-21D’ anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), which can accurately strike warships 1,500 km away, is developed by
✔️ China

 8.Gatwick Airport is situated in which city? It was acquired for $3.7 bn by the French construction company Vinci SA recently.
✔️ London 

 9.A strong earthquake rocked Venezuela recently. The capital of Venezuela is ?
 ✔️Caracas

 10.Which of the following private sector banks has announced a ‘blended finance facility’ to the rescue salt farmers of Rann of Kutch (Gujarat)?
 ✔️YES Bank