{"id":42857,"date":"2019-08-12T18:27:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T12:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=42857"},"modified":"2019-08-12T18:27:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T12:57:02","slug":"current-affairs-quiz-2-aug-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2-aug-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Current Affairs Quiz 2 – August 2019 | Practice Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Current Affairs<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is one section that is often taken for granted by candidates appearing for exams but plays an important role in determining the overall cut off. To help you not miss even a single mark in this section, we are providing here important current affairs questions and answers of August 2019. Check here the Top 10 weekly current affairs quiz 2. Watch the detailed GA Genius video on the quiz provided right after it:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Weekly Current Affairs Quiz 2 | August 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Q1. PNB Housing Finance Ltd has raised $100 million from _____ to finance the purchase of affordable housing projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. International Development Association<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. International Finance Corporation<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Q2. As per the data given by the World Bank, India slips to 7th largest economy in 2018. Which nation is on 6th Position?<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. China<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Germany<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. UK<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. France<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. Italy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Q3. Along with Journalist Ravish Kumar, who is the other Journalist honored with 2019 Ramon Magsaysay award?<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Ryan Cayabyab<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Ko Swe Win<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
      3. Jim Yong<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Kim Jong-ki<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. Angkhana Neelapaijit<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Q4. National Housing Bank is infusing an additional ________in NBFCs with a view to improve the flow of funds for housing loan<\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. Rs 1,000 crore<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Rs 5,000 crore<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. Rs 10,000 crore<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
        4. Rs 11,000 crore<\/span><\/li>\n
        5. Rs 50,000 crore<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          Q5. As per the Third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Meet, the Projected GDP rate of India for the financial year 2019-20 is _____.<\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. 6.9<\/strong> %<\/span><\/li>\n
          2. 7 %<\/span><\/li>\n
          3. 1 %<\/span><\/li>\n
          4. 2 %<\/span><\/li>\n
          5. None of these<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Q6. RBI reduced the policy Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by ____.<\/span><\/p>\n

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            1. 10 basis points<\/span><\/li>\n
            2. 25 basis points<\/span><\/li>\n
            3. 35 basis points<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
            4. 54 basis points<\/span><\/li>\n
            5. 54 basis points<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              Q7. NCAER expects India’s GDP to be ____ for 2019-20.<\/span><\/p>\n

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              1. 6.1 %<\/span><\/li>\n
              2. 6.2 %<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
              3. 6.9 %<\/span><\/li>\n
              4. 7 %<\/span><\/li>\n
              5. 7.1 %<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Q8. Who has been recently appointed as the CMD of Power Grid Corporation of India?<\/span><\/p>\n

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                1. Ravi Singh<\/span><\/li>\n
                2. Kandikuppa Sreekant<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
                3. Amit Shankar<\/span><\/li>\n
                4. Kumar Jeevan<\/span><\/li>\n
                5. Ali Kamran<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  Q9. Reserve Bank will make available the NEFT system on a 24×7 basis from ______.<\/span><\/p>\n

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                  1. September 2019<\/span><\/li>\n
                  2. October 2019<\/span><\/li>\n
                  3. December 2019<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  4. March 2020<\/span><\/li>\n
                  5. April 2020<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Q10. SBI Life Insurance recently inked Bancassurance pact with which bank?<\/span><\/p>\n

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                    1. PNB<\/span><\/li>\n
                    2. Indian Overseas Bank<\/span><\/li>\n
                    3. Indian Bank<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
                    4. Canara Bank<\/span><\/li>\n
                    5. Syndicate Bank<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                      That\u2019s all from us in the Weekly Current Affairs Quiz 2. Watch the GA Genius Video by Aditya Sir<\/strong>\u00a0provided below to know about these current events in detail. Don’t forget to subscribe to Oliveboard EDGE<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to get Unlimited Access<\/strong> to all the Courses<\/strong><\/span><\/a> available at the platform. Kick start your exam preparation with 100+ Free Mock Tests<\/a><\/strong><\/span> from Oliveboard.<\/span><\/p>\n

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