13 MCQs with answers on daily current affairs 16th and 17th July 2023 - Current Affairs

13 MCQs with answers on daily current affairs 16th and 17th July 2023

1. Which minister launched AI for India 2.0, a free online training programme on Artificial Intelligence, on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day?

   • a. Dharmendra Pradhan
   • b. Piyush Goyal
   • c. Narendra Modi
   • d. Amit Shah
   • Answer: a

2. Which country has appointed a woman, Michele Bullock to lead its central bank, the first time ever in the 63-year history of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) for the next 7 years?

   • a. Australia
   • b. India
   • c. China
   • d. USA
   • Answer: a

3. Which CPSE in India has earned certification for its Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS)?

   • a. ONGC
   • b. IOC
   • c. NTPC
   • d. BPCL
   • Answer: a

4. Which two countries have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding on the Local Currency Settlement (LCS) system?

   • a. India and China
   • b. India and USA
   • c. India and UAE
   • d. India and Russia
   • Answer: c

5. Which bank has launched Unified Payments Interface Quick Response Code (UPI QR code) interoperable with India’s sovereign digital currency, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)?

   • a. HDFC Bank
   • b. ICICI Bank
   • c. SBI
   • d. Axis Bank
   • Answer: a

6. Which minister hailed athlete Parul Chaudhary for putting up a determined performance and bagging a gold medal in the Women's 3000 metres Steeplechase Final at the Asian Athletics Championships?

   • a. Anurag Thakur
   • b. Piyush Goyal
   • c. Narendra Modi
   • d. Amit Shah
   • Answer: a

7. Which day is celebrated and observed all over the world on July 17th of this current year?

   • a. World Day for International Justice
   • b. World Day for the Environment
   • c. World Day for Social Justice
   • d. World Day for Children
   • Answer: a

8. Which two organizations signed two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) in Abu Dhabi for establishing a framework to promote the use of local currencies for cross-border transactions; and cooperation for interlinking their payment and messaging systems?

   • a. RBI and CBUAE
   • b. SEBI and RBI
   • c. RBI and MoS PMO
   • d. CBUAE and MoS PMO
   • Answer: a

9. Which bank has launched a 45-day fintech accelerator program, inFINity for early-stage Indian startups in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) India, a cloud platform, and venture capital firm Chiratae Ventures?

   • a. PayU
   • b. Google Pay
   • c. PhonePe
   • d. Amazon Pay
   • Answer: a

10. Which two cooperative banks have had their licences cancelled by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) because of inadequate capital and no earning prospect?

    • a. Sri Sharada Mahila Co-operative Bank and Harihareshwar Sahakari Bank
    • b. Sri Sharada Mahila Co-operative Bank and Shri Rameshwar Sahakari Bank
    • c. Harihareshwar Sahakari Bank and Shri Rameshwar Sahakari Bank
    • d. Shri Rameshwar Sahakari Bank and Gopalkrishna Sahakari Bank
    • Answer: a

11. Which state government has announced the minimum income guarantee to provide social security to citizens of Rajasthan?

    • a. Rajasthan
    • b. Uttar Pradesh
    • c. Madhya Pradesh
    • d. Bihar
    • Answer: a

12. Which festival is celebrated every year in the month of July in the north-eastern state of Tripura?

    • a. Ker Puja
    • b. Durga Puja
    • c. Kali Puja
    • d. Saraswati Puja
    • Answer: a

13. Which organization launched its multilingual campaign ‘The Great Indian Fixed Deposit (FD) Fest’ featuring brand ambassador Viswanathan Anand?

    • a. Fincare Small Finance Bank Limited (FSFBL)
    • b. PayU
    • c. HDFC Bank
    • d. ICICI Bank
    • Answer: a