Current Affairs Quiz February 12th 2020 for RBI/NABARD

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Here is the Current affairs quiz February 12th 2020 for RBI/NABARD in the quiz series. This quiz series is also useful for IBPS/SBI PO, Railway recruitment, LIC AAO and clerical exams. The questions covers current affairs, static financial knowledge and other  important topics which can be asked in competitive exams. Answers are given at the end of the quiz.

Current affairs quiz February 12th 2020

Q1. The Supreme Court has directed the states to establish ‘Gram Nyayalayas’, to do so within four weeks. In which year Gram Nyayalayas Act was passed?

  1. 2008
  2. 2012
  3. 2016
  4. 2019

Answer: (1)
The Supreme Court has directed the states, which are yet come out with notifications for establishing ‘Gram Nyayalayas’, to do so within four weeks. An Act passed by Parliament in 2008 provided for setting up of ‘Gram Nyayalayas’ at the grass roots level for providing access to justice to citizens at the doorstep and to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to anyone by reason of social, economic or other disabilities

Q2. Which space organisation’s astronaut has returned to earth after record stay in space?

  1. JAXA
  2. CNSA
  3. NASA
  4. European Space Agency

Answer: (3)
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch made the return trip from the International Space Station (ISS). Koch’s trip was significant because it set a record, officially making her the U.S. astronaut with the second-longest stay in space with 328 consecutive days at the Station

Q3. Which state has launched the first Disha police station of state?

  1. Telangana
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Kerala
  4. Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (2)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy launched the first Disha Police Station in the State in Rajamahendravaram

Q4. Which state government has decided to use drones for mapping villages?

  1. Telangana
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Kerala
  4. Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (4)
The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to use drones for mapping villages. 55 thousand villages of the state have been selected for mapping. The state revenue department has entered into an agreement in this regard with Survey of India

Q5. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has increased the minimum net worth criterion for pension fund managers to ____?

  1. Rs 40 crore
  2. Rs 50 crore
  3. Rs 75 crore
  4. Rs 100 crore

Answer: (2)
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has doubled the minimum net worth criterion for pension fund managers to Rs 50 crore from the Rs 25 crore stipulated earlier.

Q6. Who has received the NPCI approval to expand its pilot United Payment Interface (UPI) services to 10 million users?

  1. Whatsapp
  2. Facebook
  3. Amazon
  4. Google

Answer: (1)
Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has received permission from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to expand its pilot United Payment Interface (UPI) services to 10 million users

Q7. Who has been appointed by the Supreme Court of India for the formulation of the inventory and valuation report of ornaments at Sabarimala temple?

  1. Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal
  2. Sudhir Agarwal
  3. C N Ramachandaran Nair
  4. Anil Kumar

Answer: (3)
Retired Kerala High Court judge C N Ramachandaran Nair has been appointed by the Supreme Court of India for the formulation of the inventory and valuation report of ornaments at Sabarimala temple

Q8. Who has approved the funding of USD 2 million to combat the spread of novel coronavirus (nCoV)?

  1. Asian Development Bank
  2. World Bank
  3. AIIB
  4. New Development Bank

Answer: (1)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved two million dollars in new funding to support efforts to combat the spread of novel coronavirus (nCoV).

Q9. Which has become second largest operating metro network of the country?

  1. Delhi
  2. Kolkata
  3. Mumbai
  4. Hyderabad

Answer: (4)
The Hyderabad Metro is the world’s largest public-private partnership (PPP) in the metro sector and is the second largest operating metro network of the country, after Delhi Metro

Q10. Who has been conferred with the Actor in a Leading Role award at Oscar Awards 2020?

  1. Tom Hanks
  2. Joaquin Phoenix
  3. Johnny Depp
  4. Will Smith

Answer: (2)

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