Telenor, IDFC - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   IDFC appointed whom as its MD and CEO for three years?

a. Sunil Kakar
b. Sunil Singh
c. Sunil Mehta
d. Sunil Arora
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sunil Kakar

Explanation:
IDFC Ltd on 27th June announced the elevation of its CFO Sunil Kakar as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company with effect from July 16 for three years.

Kakar has also been appointed as additional director.

Both the appointments are subject to shareholders’ approval at the annual general meeting (AGM).

Besides, the company announced that the Board has approved the resignation of veteran banker Vikram Limaye from the post of MD and CEO who is set to join leading stock exchange NSE as its new Managing Director and CEO.

Kakar joined IDFC as the Group Chief Financial Officer and was responsible for finance and accounts, business planning and budgeting and investor relations, among others.

Prior to joining IDFC, he had worked with Max New York Life Insurance Company since 2001 as CFO.

He has also worked with Bank of America for 18 years in various roles.

Vikram Limaye will quit the Committee of Administrators (COA) for BCCI on July 14 when the Supreme Court reopens, to take over as the Managing Director and CEO of National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Limaye is a member of a panel appointed by the Supreme Court to administer the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has cleared Limaye’s appointment as head of NSE provided he gives up his role in COA.

Limaye was with IDFC since 2005 and has over 25 years of experience of working with financial institutions, global investment banks, international commercial banks, and global accounting firms


2)   Telenor India has appointed which executive as the new CEO w.e.f November 1st, 2015?

a. Sharad Mehrotra
b. Vikas Sood
c. Jesper Hansen
d. Christopher Laska
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sharad Mehrotra

Explanation:
Telenor India has appointed Sharad Mehrotra as the new CEO while Vivek Sood has been appointed as executive vice president and chief marketing officer in Telenor w.e.f November 1st, 2015. Mehrotra was part of the management team of Unicorn from 2008 to 2013 and head of Telenor Group Asia Distribution programme. Shared will also be a member of Telenor Group’s executive management. Sood will focus on increasing ability to improve customer journeys. Prior to joining Telenor India. Sood was CEO of Grameenphone, Bangladesh’s largest mobile operator. The company has crossed the 50 million customer mark, the first country in Telenor Group to achieve this.


3)   When IDFC was established ?

a. 1995
b. 2000
c. 1997
d. 1998
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1997

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   Where is the headquarter of IDFC?

a. New Delhi
b. Kolkata
c. Mumbai
d. Banglore
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mumbai

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   IDFC will operate as a bank from

a. 1 Oct 2015
b. 1 Oct 2016
c. 15 August 2015
d. 1 January 2016
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1 Oct 2015

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   IDFC has got which kind of licence?

a. Wholsale banking licence
b. Universal banking licence
c. Payemnt banking licence
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Universal banking licence

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   Who will be the non-executive chairman of IDFC banking entity?

a. Chanda Kochhar
b. Aditya Puri
c. Vinod Rai
d. Anil Baijal
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Vinod Rai

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   Who will be the chairman of IDFC banking entity?

a. Chanda Kochhar
b. Aditya Puri
c. Vinod Rai
d. Anil Baijal
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Anil Baijal

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   What is the full-form of IDFC?

a. Industrial Development Finance Company
b. Infrastructure Development Financial Company
c. Infrastructure Development Finance Company
d. Information Development Finance Company
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Infrastructure Development Finance Company

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!