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DailyGKUpdate:21stJanuary2016

GKQuiz

Question1
Recently,whichamongthefollowingbankshaslauncheditsfirst
branchinSouthAfrica?
HDFCBank
SBIBank
ICICIBank
BankofBaroda
YesBank
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Wrong!
It's'ICICIBank'
ICICIBankinaugurateditsfirstfullservicebranchat
SandtoninJohannesburgbecomingthefirstIndian
privatesectorbanktoopenabranchintheAfrican
continent.

Question2
WorldEconomicForummeetingstartsinwhichamongthe
followingcountries?
Russia
Switzerland
France
Turkey
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US
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Right!
It's'Switzerland'
WorldEconomicForummeetingstatsinDavos,
Switzerland.Leadersfromabout40countriesandmore
than2,500businesspeopleareattendingthemeeting.
Theofficialthemeofthe2016meetingisMasteringthe
FourthIndustrialRevolution.
Theagendaincludestheoutlookoftheglobaleconomyand
measurestofightterrorism.

Question3
Recently,whichamongthefollowingstategovernmenthas
approved35%reservationforwomeningovt.jobs?
UttarPradesh
Rajasthan
Telangana
Bihar
MadhyaPradesh
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Right!
It's'Bihar'
TheBiharCabinetformallyapproved35
percentreservationforwomeninallgovernmentjobsinthe
state.Thedecisionwastakeninthecabinetmeeting
presidedbyChiefMinisterNitishKumar.
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The35percentreservationforwomenwillbeapplicableto
inallgovernmentjobsincludingreservedandunreserved
category.

Question4
AccordingtotheannualGlobalCEOsurveyofconsultancygiant
PwC,whichamongthefollowingcountriesbecamethetopmost
promisingmarketsforbusinessesglobally?
China
Germany
USA
India
UK
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Wrong!
It's'USA'
AccordingtotheannualGlobalCEOsurveyofconsultancy
giantPwC,USAhasemergedasoneofthetop
mostpromisingmarketsforbusinessesgloballyasitoffers
oneofthebestopportunitiesforbothdomesticaswellas
globalcompanies.
Thetopfivemarketsconsideredasmostimportantfor
overallgrowthprospectsbytherespondentsareUSA,
China,Germany,theUKandIndia.

Question5
Recently,JehanDaruvalawasinnews.Heisassociatedwith
whichsports?
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Football
Golf
Hockey
Badminton
Formula1CarRacing
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