1. Airline ___________ announced partnership with cab aggregator Uber to book airport cabs through Its app ?
Jet Airways
SpiceJet
Air India
Indigo
None of These
( Ans - 1)
2. Airtel acquired 4G business of ______________ including Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) business for 1600 crores. Now Airtel will be second company after Reliance Jio to have pan-India presence in 2300 Mhz band ?
BSNL
MTNL
Tikona Networks
DEN Broadband
None of These
( Ans - 3)
3. Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed __________ million loan with India for improving 1,500 kilometers of major district roads in Madhya Pradesh ?
$450
$250
$150
$350
None of These
( Ans - 4)
4. ____________ signed agreement with payment solution provider Avenues India Pvt Ltd, to improve customer service ?
Axis Bank
Yes Bank
HDFC Bank
SBI
Bandhan Bank
( Ans - 5)
5. _________ opened it’s 2000th Branch in Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) ?
Bank of Maharashtra
Dena Bank
Vijaya Bank
Central Bank of India
None of These
( Ans - 3)
6. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil) to sell its _________ equity in Lubrizol India Private Limited (LIPL) to Lubrizol Corporation, USA.?
24 %
42 %
28 %
92 %
None of These
( Ans - 1)
7. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved Policy for Early Monetization of CBM (Methane obtained from Coal Mines) Gas Marketing and Pricing Freedom for CBM (_______________________) Gas. It provides marketing and pricing freedom to CBM Contractors to sell CBM at Arm’s Length Price in domestic market ?
Carbon Bed Methane
Coal Bed Methane
Coal Bed Mutual
Coal Bought Methane
None of These
( Ans - 2)
8. Cabinet approved 4 GST Bills, to step up towards implementing GST from July 1, 2017. Bills are -
CentralGST - It provides for levy and collection of tax on intra-state supply of goods / services by Central Government.
iGST - It makes provisions for levy and collection of tax on inter-state supply of goods / services by Central Government.
UTGST - Similar to States Goods and Services Tax (SGST) which shall be levied and collected by States/Union Territories on intra-state supply of goods / services.
Compensation Bill -It provides for compensation to the states for loss of revenue arising due to implementation of goods and services tax for 5 years as per section 18 of Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act 2016.
Additionally, central government has been empowered to impose additional tax of up to ___________________ on inter-state supply of goods for 2 years.
1 %
5 %
7 %
2 %
None of These
( Ans - 1)
9. Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce life insurance company launched ____________ term plan to expand its online product suit with family protection, providing enhanced protection cover for family at an affordable premium ?
iSelect
iConnect
iPlan
iCare
None of These
( Ans - 1)
10. Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched TIES (_____________), for developing export linked infrastructure in states to promote exports.
A Committee for sanctioning and monitoring of the project will be set up, to be headed by commerce secretary (Rita Teaotia currently).
Beneficiaries - All central and state agencies including Commodities Boards, Export Promotion Councils, SEZ authorities and Apex Trade Bodies recognised under EXIM policy of Central Government are eligible for financial support.
Funding - Cost of projects will be equally shared by Centre and states. Centre will borne 50% of total equity in project, except in case of projects in north-eastern and Himalayan states, where Centre may bear 80% of cost.
Trade Infrastructure for Expert Scheme
Total Infrastructure for Export Scheme
Trade Infrastructure for Export Schedule
Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme
None of These
( Ans - 4)
11. Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved demerger of _________ wireless division into Aircel and Dishnet Wireless Ltd ?
Airtel
Vodafone
Idea
Reliance Communications
None of These
( Ans - 4)
12. HUDCO (________________) received Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) approval to raise funds through an IPO (Initial Public Offering) ?
Housing and Under Development Corp
Housing and Urban Development Corp
Housing and Urban Deployment Corp
Housing and Urban Development Centre
None of These
( Ans - 2)
13. E-commerce firm ________________ launched new program for sellers to get insights and help related to goods and services tax - A-Z GST Guide. It provides resources in the form of tutorials, blogs, and free online training sessions ?
PayTm
Snapdeal
Flipkart
eBay
Amazon India
( Ans - 5)
14. ESAF Microfinance Company issued Commercial Papers (CP) worth Rs 330 crore, that can be subscribed by Private Sector Banks and NBFCs. ESAF Microfinance is also the first company from ____________ to open a Small Finance Bank ?
Kerala
Karnataka
Tripura
Telangana
None of These
( Ans - 1)
15. ___________ launched SheLeadsTech programme to mentor start-ups founded by women by giving them access to year-long program that provides tools and resources ?
Finane Ministry
MSME
None of These
( Ans - 4)
16. Fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed penalty of 591 crores on ______________ and its subsidiaries for violating Competition Act by imposing unfair conditions in Fuel Supply Agreements (FSAs) with power producers for supply of non coking coal ?
SAIL
GAIL
Coal India
BHEL
None of These
( Ans - 3)
17. Few banks, including ICICI, Axis and HDFC will charge penalty of minimum Rs ___________ on cash withdrawals and deposit at bank branches after four free monthly transactions. It is aimed at discouraging cash transactions and promoting digital payments ?
200
150
250
350
None of These
( Ans - 2)
18. Finance Minisry approved re-organisation of field formations of Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) for implementation of Goods & Services Tax (GST). CBEC will be renamed as CBIC (___________________) after approval. ?
Central Board of Individual Taxes and Customs
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Central Board of Indirect Trade and Customs
Central Board of Institutional Taxes and Customs
None of These
( Ans - 2)
19. Finance Ministry allowed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to conduct trials of plastic (polymer-based) currency notes of Rs __________ denominations in 5 cities ?
20
50
100
10
None of These
( Ans - 4)
20. Finance Ministry approved public sector banks (PSBs) to offer ESOPs (___________________) to their employees from FY 2017-18. It will help PSBs to motivate employees to work towards strengthening financial status of their banks so that their share value rises ?
Employee Stock Option plans
Employer Stock Option plans
Employee Shared Option plans
Employer Shared Option plans
None of These
( Ans - 1)
21. Finance Ministry lowered interest rates on all small saving schemes by __________________ for April-June 2017 - 18 quarter. These schemes amd their updated interest rates are -
Public provident fund (PPF) - 7.9 %
National Savings Certificate (NSC) - 7.9 %
Kisan Vikas Patra - 7.6 %
Sukanya Samriddhi Account - 8.4 %
Senior Citizens Savings Scheme - 8.4 %
Term deposits of 1-5 years - 6.9 - 7.7 %
5-year recurring deposit has been pegged lower at 7.2%.
0.1 %
0.6 %
0.9 %
0.4 %
None of These
( Ans - 1)
22. Branches of ____________ and 5 SBI Associate Banks will operate under State Bank of India (SBI), from April 1, 2017 ?
Dena Bank
Bharatiya Mahila Bank
Bank of Maharashtra
South Indian Bank
None of These
( Ans - 2)
23. Government announced that approx ___________ debit cards were subjected to malware attack through ATMs that were connected with switch of Hitachi ?
2 Crore
9 lakh
2 lakh
29 lakh
None of These
( Ans - 4)
24. Government approved ________ additional Dearness allowance for Central government employees and Dearness relief for pensioners. ?
8 %
6 %
5 %
20 %
2 %
( Ans - 5)
25. Government approved amendments in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act 1981 -
Increase authorized capital of NABARD from Rs. 5,000 crore to Rs. ______________ and further if needed.
Transfer of 0.4% equity of RBI in NABARD amounting to Rs. 20 crores to Government.
10,000 crore
20,000 crore
30,000 crores
40,000 crore
None of These
( Ans - 3)
26. Government approved establishing Fund of Funds of Start-ups (FFS) with total corpus of Rs ___________ ?
10000 crores
1000 crores
20000 crores
5000 crores
None of These
( Ans - 1)
27. Government approved special financial assistance for bifurcated _____________, as special dispensation in funding of Externally Aided Projects (including irrigation component of Polavaram project).
Assam
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Goa
None of These
( Ans - 2)
28. _______________ launched electronic virtual assistant (EVA), India’s first artificial intelligence-driven banking chatbot, for customer services. It can answer millions of customer queries across multiple channels instantly ?
Yes Bank
Axis Bank
HDFC Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank
None of These
( Ans - 3)
29. _______________ recently launched India’s first life insurance chatbot Haptik to help users choose most suitable life insurance plans ?
Policy Bazaar
IRDAI
Max Health Insurance
LIC
HDFC Life
( Ans - 5)
30. ___________ launched instant digital Loan Against Securities (LAS) facility in collaboration with National Securities Depository Ltd.(NSDL) ?
Yes Bank
ICICI Bank
HDFC Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank
None of These
( Ans - 3)
31. ___________ launched Mera iMobile as India’s first one stop banking app for range of digital services for rural customers ?
Yes Bank
HDFC Bank
Axis Bank
ICICI Bank
None of These
( Ans - 4)
32. ___________ became first bank in India to launch biometric-based payment system Aadhaar Pay through its network to enable merchants to receive payments from customers without any physical payment instrument. To pay, customer has to select bank’s name and enter Aadhaar number ?
HDFC Bank
IDFC Bank
Axis Bank
ICICI Bank
None of These
( Ans - 2)
33. India signd USD ___________ loan agreement with World Bank for Uttarakhand Health Systems Development Project ?
100 Million
10 Million
200 Million
250 Million
None of These
( Ans - 1)
34. India signed its first loan agreement with New Development Bank (BRICS Bank), as _________ credit for development of district roads in Madhya Pradesh ?
$500 million
$450 million
$250 million
$150 million
$350 million
( Ans - 5)
35. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) approved loans of __________ Rupees for clean energy projects in FY18, that plays major role in reducing pollution ?
23000 Crores
13000 Crores
15000 Crores
28000 Crores
None of These
( Ans - 2)
36. State Bank of India (SBI) has incorporated SBIIMS (_________________) to manage its premises and estate related matters ?
SBI Infra Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd
SBI Infra Mutual Solutions Pvt. Ltd
SBI Inter Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd
SBI Intra Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd
None of These
( Ans - 1)
37. ___________ accquired 100% stake in IL& FS Securities Services Ltd (ISSL) ?
Yes Bank
HDFC Bank
Axis Bank
ICICI Bank
IndusInd Bank
( Ans - 5)
38. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) proposed increasing insurance premium to ______________ for cars, motor cycles as well as commercial vehicles from April 1, 2017 ?
50 %
60 %
40 %
35 %
None of These
( Ans - 1)
39. _____________ launched MoneyPlant RuPay International Platinum Debit Card to provide more privileges to its premium & High net worth individual (HNI) customers ?
ICICI Bank
Karnataka Bank
HDFC Bank
Axis Bank
None of These
( Ans - 2)
40. _______________ launched 3 tech-services FASTag, UPI (Unified Payment Interface) and BBPS (Bharat Bill Payment System) ?
ICICI Bank
Axis Bank
South Indian Bank
Yes Bank
Karur Vysya Bank
( Ans - 5)
41. ___________ achieved maximum registrations under Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime with 60% of total 2.5 lakh traders migrating to new platform - GST ?
Karnataka
Kerala
Mizoram
Manipur
None of These
( Ans - 2)
42. _________ tied up with Centrum Group, in which LVB will refer its High Net Worth Individuals (HNI) to Centrum for wealth management and family office services ?
South Indian Bank
Lakshmi Vilas Bank
Yes Bank
Catholic Syrian Bank
None of These
( Ans - 2)
43. McNally Bharat Engineering Company bagged 415 crore order from ______________ Power Generation Corporation Ltd, for operation and maintenance of 500 MW grid connected solar power project ?
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Manipur
Mizoram
None of These
( Ans - 1)
44. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) issued draft Information Technology (Security of PPI) Rules 2017 for PPI (_______________) company / e wallet firms (Like Paytm, Freecharge, Mobikwik etc).
Postpaid Payment Institutions
Pure Path Instruments
Prepaid Payment Institutions
Postpaid Payment Instruments
Prepaid Payment Instruments
( Ans - 5)
45. Mobile Wallte Firm _________ has set up a new company - _______ Financial Services, to sell financial products like insurance and mutual funds to its planned payments bank account holders. As Payment banks can't give loans, selling these financial products will be core source of revenue. It has recently launched Insurance of upto INR 20000 for its e-Wallet ?
Freecharge
Paytm
Mobikwik
Oxigen
None of These
( Ans - 2)
46. ___________ accquired GSPC’s (Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation) 80% state in KG (Krishna Godavari)-basin natural gas block for $1.2 billion ?
ONGC
SAIL
GAIL
BHEL
None of These
( Ans - 1)
47. ___________ became first e-commerce firm to become member of self-regulatory voluntary organization Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) ?
Jabong
Amazon
Flipkart
Snapdeal
Paytm
( Ans - 5)
48. RBI proposed to fix upper limit for Pre-paid Payment Instruments (PPIs) at Rs ___________ in view of growing usage of PPIs for a purchase of goods and services ?
1 lakh
2 lakh
3 lakh
4 lakh
None of These
( Ans - 1)
49. Reliance General Insurance entered into bancassurance tie-up with _____________, to enable RGI to offer its general insurance products to Catholic Syrian Bank's customers. Similar MOU is signed between Karnataka Bank and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company ?
Axis Bank
Catholic Syrian Bank
ICICI Bank
Yes Bank
None of These
( Ans - 2)
50. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue new Rs __________ currency notes with enhanced security features. New notes will be in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 with inset letter ‘L’ in both number panels ?
500
2000
100
1000
10
( Ans - 5)
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