Current Affairs Quiz , 08 Aug 2020

1) Business Confidence Index, tracks the business sentiments of around 600 Indian companies, is released by

a) FICCI
b) Assocham India
c) National Council of Applied Economic Research
d) SEBI

Answer: c
• National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has released Business Confidence Index (BCI).

2) Recently RBI set up an expert committee under K V Kamath in order to suggest

a) Resolution of covid-19 related stressed assets
b) Public credit registry
c) Data protection
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Recently RBI set up an expert committee under K V Kamath to suggest financial parameters for resolution of covid-19 related stressed assets.

3) Loya Jirga, or “grand council”, is a mass national gathering that brings together representatives from the various ethnic, religious, and tribal communities in

a) Japan
b) China
c) Afghanistan
d) Iran

Answer: c
• A Loya Jirga, or “grand council”, is a mass national gathering that brings together representatives from the various ethnic, religious, and tribal communities in Afghanistan.

4) Kavkaz 2020, also referred to as Caucasus-2020 is a multilateral strategic command-post exercise, that is about to be held in

a) Russia
b) US
c) China
d) Australia

Answer: a
• Kavkaz 2020, also referred to as Caucasus-2020 is a multilateral strategic command-post exercise, that is about to be held in Russia.The invitation for participation to Kavkaz 2020, has been extended to at least 18 countries including China, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey apart from other Central Asian Republics part of the SCO.

5) Which among the following has been selected as a as one of the ‘Top 10 Visionaries’ in the world under Food System Vision Prize 2020.

a) Youngistaan Foundation
b) Yatna
c) Naandi
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• Naandi, a Hyderabad-based non-profit has been selected as a as one of the ‘Top 10 Visionaries’ in the world for the Food Vision 2020 Prize. Naandi was based on work with tribal farmers in Araku valley, Andhra Pradesh, for nearly 20 years.