This document contains a 15 question quiz about recent events, business, and initiatives in India. The questions cover topics like the bank that donated profits to fight COVID-19, awards given to business leaders, themes of international days, mobile apps launched by state governments, and new digital/housing portals launched in India. For each question there are multiple choice answers to select from.
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Naren Quiz – Series 17
Dr.K.Karthikeyan
Associate Professor of Commerce
Dean and Controller of Examinations
Vivekananda College
Tiruvedakam West – 625 234
Mobile: +91-9865074994
Email: karthikeyan.madurai@gmail.com
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1) Which Indian bank announced to
provide 0.25% of its annual profit for
2020-21 to fight the corona virus
outbreak in India?
[A] ICICI Bank
[B] HDFC Bank
[C] State Bank of India
[D] Axis Bank
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2) Who was named as the Ernst and
Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year
2019?
[A] Adi Godrej
[B] Uday Kotak
[C] Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
[D] Sridhar Vembu
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3) Ritesh Agarwal, who was named as the
world‟s second youngest billionaire, is the
founder of which Indian start-up
company?
[A] Zomato
[B] Oyo Hotels
[C] Swiggy
[D] Byjus
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4. What is the theme of the „National
Science Day‟ 2020?
[A] Children in Science
[B] Youth in Science
[C] Women in Science
[D] Artificial Intelligence in Science
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5. Which Indian business leader
received an „Award for Excellence in
Business‟ by the Egyptian
Government at the Women Economic
Forum 2020?
[A] Indra Nooyi
[B] Bina Modi
[C] Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
[D] Swati Piramal ANSWER
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6. “Cova Punjab” mobile app
launched by the Punjab government is
aimed to spread awareness on which
disease?
[A] Foot and Mouth Disease
[B] Corona virus
[C] Swine Flu
[D] Classical Swine Fever
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7. What is the theme of International
Women‟s Day (8 March) 2020?
[A] Think equal, build smart, innovate for
change
[B] I am Generation Equality: Realizing
Women‟s Rights
[C] Time is Now: Rural and urban activists
transforming women‟s lives
[D] Role of Women in addressing climate
change
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[B] I am Generation Equality:
Realizing Women’s Rights
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8. Which Indian sportsperson won the
inaugural „BBC Indian Sportswoman
of the Year Award‟?
[A] Dutee Chand
[B] PV Sindhu
[C] Vinesh Phogat
[D] Mary Kom
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9. Which global organisation has launched
the “COVID Action Platform” to
convene the business community to
support for COVID-19?
[A] World Bank
[B] United Nations
[C] International Monetary Fund
[D] World Economic Forum
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10. ‘Pragati’ is a Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) initiative of
which technological company in
India?
[A] Google [B] Microsoft
[C] Facebook [D] Amazon
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11. Which country is set to levy a 2%
tax on digital services from April 1,
2020?
[A] United States
[B] France
[C] United Kingdom
[D] Italy
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12. Which social-media platform launched
„Corona Virus Information Hub‟ in
partnership with WHO, UNICEF and
UNDP?
[A] Twitter
[B] WhatsApp
[C] Instagram
[D] Telegram
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13. What is the name of India‟s first
e-commerce housing portal, launched
by National Real Estate Development
Council?
[A] OnepersonOnehouse.com
[B] HousingForAll.com
[C] IndiaHomes.com
[D] IndianRealEstate.com
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14. Which Hindi word is chosen as the
„Oxford Hindi Word of 2019’ by the
Oxford University Press?
[A] Samriddhi [B] Samvidhaan
[C] Sampriti [D] Sammaan
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15. Which State has recently launched
a virtual police station under its
flagship 5T Initiative (technology,
transparency, teamwork and time
leading to transformation)?
[A] Telangana [B] Punjab
[C] Odisha [D] Bihar