Important Rates by RBI * 10. Who was the first ruling British Monarch to visit India ? Answer: George V * 11. Which country gifted statue of liberty to USA ? Answer: France * 5. Which state in ancient India was known as Gauda ? Answer: Bengal * 6. How many languages are listed in 8th schedule of Indian constitution ? Answer: 22 * 7. Which is the oldest sports in the world ? Answer: Archery * 8. What is the national sports of Bhutan? Answer: Archery * 9. Which is the longest mountain range in the world ? Answer: Andes 1) The Reserve Bank set up a three-member committee headed by whom to scrutinise applications for new bank licences in Oct 2013? Ans. Bimal Jalan 1. Density of water is maximum at which temperature ? Answer: 4 oC 1. The Reserve Bank of India on 18 November 2013 opened a 5000 crore rupees refinance window for MSME sector, for a period of one year to ease the liquidity. 10) Which Indian Airport was renamed as “Kempegowda” International Airport in July 2013? Ans. Bengaluru 11) Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) by the Government of Indian in Sep 2013? Ans. M.K. Goel 12) Who has been selected to head Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) in August 2013 and with this she becomes the first woman ever to head a Navranta PSU? Ans. Nishi Vasudeva 13) Who has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) in Oct 2013? Ans. SB Nayar 14) China and the _________ have signed a currency swap agreement worth 350 bn yuan (USD 57 billion) in oct 2013. Ans. European Central Bank 15) Who has been appointed as the next Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment in Oct 2013? Ans. Gauri Kumar 16) Japan-based Line Corporation, a provider of instant messaging service, has roped in which Bollywood actress as its brand ambassador for India in Oct 2013? Ans. Katrina Kaif 17) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered the growth projection for India to _______ for financial year 2013-14 as announced in Oct 2013? Ans. 3.8% 18) Which Indian PSU Bank has entered into a bancassurance tie-up with Apollo Munich Health Insurance (AMHI) in Oct 2013? Ans. Canara Bank 19) Which PSU bank has bagged the Golden Peacock Award for excellence in corporate governance 2013 in Oct 2013? Ans. Canara Bank 2) Which state Government launched Video Chat in Prisons in July 2013? Ans. Himachal Pradesh 2. Which is the most abundant noble gas in atmosphere? Answer: Argon 20) The Reserve Bank of India has formed a technical committee to examine the feasibility of encrypted SMS-based fund transfers in Oct 2013. Who will head the committee? Ans. B. Sambamurthy 21) The Reserve Bank set up a three-member committee headed by whom to scrutinise applications for new bank licences in Oct 2013? Ans. Bimal Jalan 22) Which state Government launched Video Chat in Prisons in July 2013? Ans. Himachal Pradesh 23) Who took over as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Corporation Bank in Oct 2013? Ans. S.R. Bansal 24) Which Indian City become the first city of North India where ATM facility will be available for people maintaining accounts in co-operative banks recently? Ans. Rampur 25) Who has been awarded the Asian Business Leaders Award 2013 for his “impressive business credentials” and service to society by London-based Asia House in July 2013? Ans. Azim Premji 26) India and _________ have launched major co-operation in power sector with the launch of two projects – a 500 MW grid and 1320 megawatt Maitri MW Thermal station in Oct 2013. Ans. Bangladesh 27) Who was formally inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering in the US for his “outstanding contributions” to industrial development in India and the world over as announced in Oct 2013? Ans. Ratan Tata 28) The Supreme Court has proposed a three-member panel headed by whom to examine and probe the IPL spot-fixing scandal in Oct 2013? Ans. Mukul Mudgal 29) The Supreme Court has directed Central and the state governments to provide _________ jobs to the disabled persons in Oct 2013. Ans. 3% 3) Who took over as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Corporation Bank in Oct 2013? Ans. S.R. Bansal 3. Which of the following is used to remove rust stain from clothes ? Answer: Oxalic acid 30) Which Indian Airport was renamed as “Kempegowda” International Airport in July 2013? Ans. Bengaluru 31. Which bank(the biggest US bank by assets) said 15 Nov 2013, it has agreed to pay $4.5 billion to settle claims by investors who lost money on mortgage-backed securities before the collapse of the US housing market? Ans. JPMorgan Chase & Co 32. President Pranab Mukherjee released a postal stamp to commemorate which anniversary of The Times of India in an elegant ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on 14th Nov 2013? Ans. 175th 34. Global professional services firm Ernst & Young has appointed whom as its new Global Chairman and CEO in July 2013? Ans. Mark Weinberger 35. India has been ranked _______ among 142 countries in the Global Innovation Index 2013 published in July 2013? Ans. 66th 36. The Inter-ministerial body Telecom Commission has approved to raise foreign direct investment limit in the telecom sector from current 74% to _________ in July 2013. Ans. 100% 37. Which Indian state was declared as the first Smoke-free state of the country in July 2013?Ans. (C) Himachal Pradesh 38. Which country joined the European Union as the 28th member of the Union in July 2013?Ans. (C) Croatia 39. Who has been appointed as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in July 2013?Ans. (B) Sunil Soni 4) Which Indian City become the first city of North India where ATM facility will be available for people maintaining accounts in co-operative banks recently? Ans. Rampur 4. Which Union territory of India has four districts which dont have common border ? answer: Puducherry 40. Who has been appointed as Managing Director of UTI Mutual Fund in July 2013?Ans. (A) Leo Puri 41. India’s core sector growth stood at ___________ in August as published in Oct 2013)?Ans. (A) 3.7% 42. Who took over charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in Oct 2013?Ans. (B) S Varadarajan 43. Which IT Services Company acquired the Equinox Consulting, a financial services consulting firm based in France, in Oct 2013?Ans. (A) Cognizant 44. Which country has topped the global chart of remittances with a whopping USD 71 billion in remittances in 2013?Ans. (D) India 45. ECB has kept its benchmark interest rate on hold at ________ in Oct 2013.Ans. (A) 0.5% 46. Who has been appointed chairman of Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB), a regional rural bank sponsored by Syndicate Bank, in Oct 2013?Ans. (A) Ashok Reddy Nukala 47. Which IT Company acquire ValueSource NV, a subsidiary of Belgium-based integrated bank insurance group KBC, as part of a five-year contract with the group in Oct 2013?Ans. (A) Cognizant 48. India has been ranked at ______ position out of 122 countries on global Human Capital Index published by the World Economic Forum in Oct 2013.Ans. (A) 78th 49. Government of India has appointed a four member committee headed by whom to clear the ambiguity between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII) terms in Oct 2013?Ans. (C) Arvind Mayaram 5) Who has been awarded the Asian Business Leaders Award 2013 for his “impressive business credentials” and service to society by London-based Asia House in July 2013? Ans.Azim Premji 50. The Government of India launched a unique project to put 100 most important Indian heritage sites online in collaboration with which IT/Internet giant in Oct 2013?Ans. (A) Google 6) India and _________ have launched major co-operation in power sector with the launch of two projects – a 500 MW grid and 1320 megawatt Maitri MW Thermal station in Oct 2013. Ans. Bangladesh 7) Who was formally inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering in the US for his “outstanding contributions” to industrial development in India and the world over as announced in Oct 2013? Ans. Ratan Tata 8) The Supreme Court has proposed a three-member panel headed by whom to examine and probe the IPL spot-fixing scandal in Oct 2013? Ans. Mukul Mudgal 9) The Supreme Court has directed Central and the state governments to provide _________ jobs to the disabled persons in Oct 2013. Ans. 3% Bank Rate - 8.75% CRR- 4% Marginal Standing Facility Rate - 8.75% Repo Rate - 7.75% Reverse Repo Rate - 6.75% SLR -23% 33. Headline inflation at a high percent and rising food prices are definitely not a good sign for the economy. October WPI inflation figure released on 14th November 2013 stands at 8-month high. What is WPI (Wholesale Price Index) for October 2013? Ans. 7 % 2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 19 November 2013 directed Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to provide loans to women self-help groups (SHGs) at 7 per cent per annum to avail the benefit of interest rate subvention scheme under the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana-Aajeevika (SGSY) scheme. 3. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, on Wednesday issued a Rs 1,000 crore (approximately $160 million) global Indian rupee bond of three years maturity. 4. Anjolie Ela Menon, a contemporary artist was awarded with Dayawati Modi Award for Art and Culture and Education by Dayawati Foundation on 19 November 2013. 5. The 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will begin in the Indian beach State of Goa on Wednesday evening. 6. India and Russia on 18 November 2013 agreed to expand the range of strategic partnership in a significant manner in Moscow. The two countries will also hold a Joint Air Force Level exercise for the first time in 2014. 7. Engineering Excellence Award 2013 was conferred on the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), a Public Sector Unit under the Ministry of Finance, and Government of India on 19 November 2013. 8. Sixteen-year-old Pakistani campaigner Malala Yousafzai has received the EUs Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. 9. Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was presented with a record third Golden Boot on Wednesday for scoring the most goals in Europe’s domestic leagues last season. 10. Cyclonic storm ‘Helen’, expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm on Friday morning, may not bring much rainfall to the city, say meteorologists.
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