Current Affairs : Ques. : 1 With which country has India signed a currency swap agreement for up to $100 million to further economic co- operation? 1) Bhutan 2) Sri Lanka 3) Nepal 4) Myanmar 5) Bangladesh Answer: 1) Bhutan Ques. : 2 The government on March 8 has set up a committee of experts to prepare the blueprint of India’s first women’s bank. The bank is expected to start functioning from November. The committee is headed by 1) V R Iyer 2) M B N Rao 3) S A Panse 4) B A Prabhakar 5) Pratip Chaudhuri Answer: 2) M B N Rao Ques. : 3 Who among the following has been selected for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2011? 1) Karan Singh 2) Arun Jaitley 3) Sharad Yadav 4) Ajay Makan 5) Pakistan Answer: 1) Karan Singh Ques. : 4 Who among the following has been newly elected the President of Kenya? 1) Raila Odinga 2) Mwai Kibaki 3) Daniel arap Moi 4) Jomo Kenyatta 5) Uhuru Kenyatta Answer: 5) Uhuru Kenyatta Ques. : 5 The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 8 March 2013 released the Commemorative Postage Stamp on Sahir Ludhianvi on occasion of his birth anniversary. Sahir Ludhianvi was an eminent- 1) Poet 2) Industrialist 3) Musician 4) Writer 5) None of these Answer: 1) Poet Ques. : 6 UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on March 8 laid the foundation stone of a residential, educational-cum- vocational training centre for persons with autism spectrum disorders at village Gairatpur Bass. The village is situated in 1) UP 2) Bihar 3) Jharkhand 4) Haryana 5) Chhatisgarh Answer: 4) Haryana Ques. : 7 Irda on March 8 tweaked norms for insurance companies to invest their funds in different market instruments .According to new guideline, Life insurance companies can now invest in central government securities which should not be less than how much percent of the total corpus? 1) 25 per cent 2) 15 per cent 3) 50 per cent 4) 40 per cent 5) None of these Answer: 1) 25 per cent Ques. : 8 The World Bank has barred which of the following firms from doing any business with it or the projects funded by it for six months, after finding that a senior executive of the conglomerate has indulged in fraud? 1) Microsoft 2) Larsen & Toubro (L&T) 3) Google 4) SAP 5) Apple Answer:- 2 : Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Ques. : 9 Which of the following is NOT a banking related term? 1) Creditor 2) Outstanding amount 3) Benchmark Prime Lending Rate 4) Explicit Guarantee 5) Centre Pass Answer:- 5 : Centre Pass Ques. : 10 What is the full form ‘CBS’ in banking? 1) Core Banking Solution 2) Core Banking System 3) Core Banking Service 4) Core Banking Statistics 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Core Banking Solution Ques. : 11 Which of the following is India’s first subsonic cruise missile? 1) Brahmos 2) Trishul 3) Nirbhay 4) Dhanush 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Nirbhay Ques. : 12 India’s biggest shopping mall has been opened in Kochi recently which is developed by Lulu group at an investment of Rs 1, 600 crore. The Lulu group belong to which of the following countries? 1) US 2) UK 3) UAE 4) Singapore 5) Russia Answer:- 3 : UAE Ques. : 13 Which of the following countries’ Football Federation has decided to halt all football activity in the country for an indefinite period over a stadium riot in February2012? 1) Brazil 2) Egypt 3) Argentina 4) Vietnam 5) Malaysia Answer:- 2 : Egypt Ques. : 14 The two week long ‘Key Resolve’ exercise, a largely computer simulated joint military exercise, started on March 11 between which of the following two countries? 1) US and Japan 2) US and South Korea 3) US and China 4) US and India 5) US and Australia Answer:- 2 : US and South Korea Ques. : 15 SAARC Literature Award was presented to five writers at Agra during the two days SAARC Festival of Literature recently. Who among the following is the Indian poet who was honoured with the prestigious Literature Award? 1) Abhay K 2) Farheen Chaudhary 3) Daya Dissanayake 4) Abdul Khaliq Rashid 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Abhay K Ques. : 16 Who among the following has been appointed as Governor of Nagaland recently? 1) DY Pail 2) Ashwani Kumar 3) SC Jamir 4) MC Bhandare 5) HR Bharadwaj Answer:- 2 : Ashwani Kumar Ques. : 17 Lilian, who died recently at the age of 97, was the princess of which of the following countries? 1) Spain 2) Sweden 3) Australia 4) Canada 5) Switzerland Answer:- 2 : Sweden Ques. : 18 Tine Baun has won the women’s singles title recently at the All England Open Badminton Championships 2013 in Birmingham defeating who among the following? 1) Ratchanok Intanon 2) Sania Nehwal 3) Yang-Xiaoli 4) Cheng Shu 5) Lee Chong Wei Answer:- 1 : Ratchanok Intanon Ques. : 19 Deodhar trophy is associated with which of the following games? 1) Football 2) Cricket 3) Tennis 4) Badminton 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Cricket Ques. : 20 What is the full form IDR as used in banking/financial sector? 1) Indian Depository Receipt 2) Indian Deferred Receipt 3) Inaugural Dividend Receipt 4) Inaugural Deposit Receipt 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Indian Depository Receipt
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