QUESTION OF THE DAY 08 NOVEMBER 2013 POSTED BY THE CAVALIER RAJA GARDEN Ques. : 1 Which of the following Indian mobile operators has started offering Apple’s iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c phones at monthly instalments with free unlimited call and data usages? 1) Airtel 2) Idea 3) Aircel 4) Reliance Communications 5) None of these Ques. : 2 The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has got its first female managing director (MD) recently. Name the new female MD of LIC? 1) Usha Ananthasubramanian 2) Vinita Bali 3) Usha Sangwan 4) Usha Thorat 5) None of these Ques. : 3 The four-member advisory committee set up by the Reserve Bank of India to vet the new bank licence applications is expected to complete the process in early 2014. Who among the following is heading the committee? 1) Bimal Jalan 2) Nachiket Mor 3) D Subbarao 4) C Rangarajan 5) Y Venugopal Reddy Ques. : 4 Which of the following companies is preparing to takeover the Europes largest mobile carrier Vodafone in 2014? 1) Google 2) AT&T 3) China Mobile 4) Bharti Airtel 5) None of these Ques. : 5 Which of the following agencies has launched a nationwide campaign named ‘Take the Poo to Loo’ in India in an effort to raise awareness against open defecation and related health issues? 1) USAIDS 2) WHO 3) Red Cross 4) UNICEF 5) None of these Ques. : 6 The legendary singer Reshma passed away recently. She belonged to which of the following countries? 1) Bangladesh 2) Pakistan 3) India 4) Afghanistan 5) None of these Ques. : 7 What is the expanded form of the term WEF? 1) World Environment Forum 2) World Ecology Forum 3) World Education Forum 4) World Economic Forum 5) None of these Ques. : 8 The book titled ‘The Signature of All Things’ has been authored by 1) Elizabeth Gilbert 2) Shashi Deshpande 3) Margaret Atwood 4) William Boyd 5) None of these Ques. : 9 Consider the following with respect to RBI’s decision to allow foreign banks to buy local lenders and choose the incorrect statement: 1) The RBI has proposed wholly-owned subsidiary route for foreign banks, as compared to existing branch model. 2) Currently, foreign investors can hold up to 100% of a bank’s stake both through foreign direct investment as well as portfolio investment, but no single entity can own more than 5% stake in a local bank. 3) Foreign banks which commenced banking business in India before August 2010 will have the option to continue their banking business through the branch mode. 4) The initial minimum paid-up voting equity capital for a wholly-owned subsidiary is pegged at Rs 500 crore for new entrants. 5) The priority sector lending requirement is kept at par with domestic banks, which is 40% of net adjusted bank credit (of previous year). Ques. : 10 What is the term used for the goods that are used in producing other goods, rather than being bought by consumers? 1) White goods 2) Brown goods 3) Capital goods 4) Utility goods 5) None of these Ques. : 11 India suspended a two decade-old tax benefits pact with which of the following countries recently saying the European nation has “not been providing” information to authorities here that are trying to track down black money? 1) Croatia 2) Cyprus 3) Belgium 4) Austria 5) None of these ANSWERS 1. Answer:- 4 : Reliance Communications 2. Answer:- 3 : Usha Sangwan 3. Answer:- 1 : Bimal Jalan 4. Answer:- 2 : AT&T 5. Answer:- 4 : UNICEF 6. Answer:- 2 : Pakistan 7. Answer:- 4 : World Economic Forum 8. Answer:- 1 : Elizabeth Gilbert 9. Answer:- 2 : Currently, foreign investors can hold up to 100% of a bank’s stake both through foreign direct investment as well as portfolio investment, but no single entity can own more than 5% stake in a local bank. 10. Answer:- 3 : Capital goods 11. Answer:- 2 : Cyprus
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