Ques. :1With which country has India signed a currency swap agreement for up to $100 million to further economic co-operation? 1)Bhutan2)Sri Lanka 3)Nepal4)Myanmar 5)Bangladesh Answer:- 1 : Bhutan Ques. :2The 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 Iyer2)M B N Rao 3)S A Panse4)B A Prabhakar 5)Pratip Chaudhuri Answer:- 2 : M B N Rao Ques. :3Who among the following has been selected for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2011? 1)Karan Singh2)Arun Jaitley 3)Sharad Yadav4)Ajay Makan 5)Pakistan Answer:- 1 : Karan Singh Ques. :4Who among the following has been newly elected the President of Kenya? 1)Raila Odinga2)Mwai Kibaki 3)Daniel arap Moi4)Jomo Kenyatta 5)Uhuru Kenyatta Answer:- 5 : Uhuru Kenyatta Ques. :5The 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)Poet2)Industrialist 3)Musician4)Writer 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : Poet Ques. :6UPA 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)UP2)Bihar 3)Jharkhand4)Haryana 5)Chhatisgarh Answer:- 4 : Haryana Ques. :7Irda 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 per cent of the total corpus? 1)25 per cent2)15 per cent 3)50 per cent4)40 per cent 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : 25 per cent Ques. :8The 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)Microsoft2)Larsen & Toubro (L&T) 3)Google4)SAP 5)Apple Answer:- 2 : Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Ques. :9Which of the following is NOT a banking related term? 1)Creditor2)Outstanding amount 3)Benchmark Prime Lending Rate4)Explicit Guarantee 5)Centre Pass Answer:- 5 : Centre Pass Ques. :10What is the full form ‘CBS’ in banking? 1)Core Banking Solution2)Core Banking System 3)Core Banking Service4)Core Banking Statistics 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : Core Banking Solution Ques. :11Which of the following is India’s first subsonic cruise missile? 1)Brahmos2)Trishul 3)Nirbhay4)Dhanush 5)None of these Answer:- 3 : Nirbhay Ques. :12India’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)US2)UK 3)UAE4)Singapore 5)Russia Answer:- 3 : UAE Ques. :13Which 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)Brazil2)Egypt 3)Argentina4)Vietnam 5)Malaysia Answer:- 2 : Egypt Ques. :14The 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 Japan2)US and South Korea 3)US and China4)US and India 5)US and Australia Answer:- 2 : US and South Korea Ques. :15SAARC 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 K2)Farheen Chaudhary 3)Daya Dissanayake4)Abdul Khaliq Rashid 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : Abhay K Ques. :16Who among the following has been appointed as Governor of Nagaland recently? 1)DY Pail2)Ashwani Kumar 3)SC Jamir4)MC Bhandare 5)HR Bharadwaj Answer:- 2 : Ashwani Kumar Ques. :17Lilian, who died recently at the age of 97, was the princess of which of the following countries? 1)Spain2)Sweden 3)Australia4)Canada 5)Switzerland Answer:- 2 : Sweden Ques. :18Tine 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 Intanon2)Sania Nehwal 3)Yang-Xiaoli4)Cheng Shu 5)Lee Chong Wei Answer:- 1 : Ratchanok Intanon Ques. :19Deodhar trophy is associated with which of the following games? 1)Football2)Cricket 3)Tennis4)Badminton 5)None of these Answer:- 2 : Cricket Ques. :20What is the full form IDR as used in banking/financial sector? 1)Indian Depository Receipt2)Indian Deferred Receipt 3)Inaugural Dividend Receipt4)Inaugural Deposit Receipt 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : Indian Depository Receipt Ques. :21Which of the following former Permanent Representatives of India to United Nations received on March 12 the Thomas Jefferson Eternal Vigilance award for his/her exemplary service to humanity? 1)Vijay K. Nambiar2)Hardeep Singh Puri 3)Dilip Sinha4)Arundhati Ghose 5)None of these Answer:- 2 : Hardeep Singh Puri Ques. :22According to World Bank, the Indian economy will grow during 2013-14 at over 1)6%2)7% 3)8%4)5% 5)4.7% Answer:- 1 : 6% Ques. :23Manorama Devi is associated with which of the following sports? 1)Swimming2)Cycling 3)Badminton4)Shooting 5)Boxing Answer:- 2 : Cycling Ques. :24For the first time, India on March 12 test-fired its indigenously developed medium-range sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, which is located in the state of 1)Andhra Pradesh2)Odisha 3)Karnataka4)Rajasthan 5)Tamil Nadu Answer:- 2 : Odisha Ques. :25India and Mauritius on March 12 signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) during the state visit of President Pranab Mukherjee. Which of the following is not covered under the MoU? 1)Co-operation in field of health and medicine2)Co-operation in the field of nuclear energy 3)Co-operation in the field of tourism4)Co-operation in the field of education 5)Both 2 and 4 Answer:- 5 : Both 2 and 4 Ques. :26Name the new Ministry of Tourism film which received first prize at the 11th Golden City Gate Tourism Media Awards ceremony held in Berlin to coincide with ITB (Internationale Tourismus-Börse) Berlin 2013. 1)Find What You Seek2)Incredible India 3)Bharat Shakti4)Go Beyond 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : Find What You Seek Ques. :27Sistema’s Indian unit, on March 11, won telecom spectrum in eight circles or zones for Rs.3, 639 crore in an auction shunned by all other companies. Sistema is a conglomerate of 1)Japan2)US 3)China4)Russia 5)None of these Answer:- 4 : Russia Ques. :28Which of the following banks has launched an ‘Incredible India Travel Card’ in association with the Tourism Ministry? 1)YES Bank2)SBI 3)ICICI Bank4)HDFC Bank 5)PNB Answer:- 1 : YES Bank Ques. :29Which of the following is not a credit rating agency of India? 1)CRISIL2)CARE 3)ICRA4)Fitch 5)All the above are Indian Answer:- 4 : Fitch Ques. :30Who among the following has been appointed as Governor of Odisha? 1)S.C. Jamir2)Ashwani Kumar 3)Devanand Konwar4)D.Y. Patil 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : S.C. Jamir Ques. :31An eminent structural engineer, Dr. Vistasp M Karbhari, joined the small but expanding league of Indian-Americans heading educational institutions in the US. He has been approved as president of which of the following universities? 1)University of Texas2)University of Alabama 3)Stanford University4)University of California 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : University of Texas Ques. :32President Pranab Mukherjee has been conferred with which of the following honours by Mauritius University? 1)Doctorate of Science2)Doctorate of Civil Law 3)Doctorate of Economy4)Doctorate of Social sciences 5)Doctorate of Theology Answer:- 2 : Doctorate of Civil Law Ques. :33The Government of India and RBI have decided to introduce one billion currency notes in polymer/plastic on a field trial. The field trial will be conducted in five cities. Which of the following is not among them? 1)Kochi2)Mysore 3)Jaipur4)Bhubaneswar 5)Kanpur Answer:- 5 : Kanpur Ques. :34In which of the following countries has a court set a date for the exhumation of the remains of the Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda, whose death in 1973 is being reinvestigated? 1)Denmark2)Chile 3)Belgium4)Greece 5)None of these Answer:- 2 : Chile Ques. :35Ganesh Pyne, who died recently, was a legendary_______. 1)Painter2)Composer 3)Author4)Critic 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : Painter Ques. :36Name the much-hyped stealth cruise missile which failed in its maiden test recently. The over -1,000-km range sub-sonic missile was in the making for at least seven years. 1)Agni V2)Trishul 3)Prithvi III4)Nirbhay 5)None of these Answer:- 4 : Nirbhay Ques. :37Which of the following countries has become the first in the world to extract natural gas from Methane Hydrate? 1)China2)Japan 3)USA4)India 5)South Korea Answer:- 2 : Japan Ques. :38Who has been awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2012? 1)Rohit Gautam2)AA Manavalan 3)SL Bhyrappa4)Narendra Kohli 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : Rohit Gautam Ques. :39Which of the following companies announced on March 12 a partnership with public sector general insurance company, New India Assurance, for offering its mobile phone users insurance against theft and damage of handsets? 1)Nokia2)Samsung 3)Spice4)Reliance 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : Nokia Ques. :40International Finance Corporation (IFC) will cooperate in development of select sectors’ projects under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode in Madhya Pradesh. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the two parties on March 12. The IFC is an institution of 1)World Bank2)IMF 3)ADB4)BRICS Bank 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : World Bank Ques. :41The new pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, was elected to be the new leader of the troubled Roman Catholic Church on March 13.He belongs to the country 1)Vatican City2)US 3)Argentina4)Germany 5)France Answer:- 3 : Argentina Ques. :42Who among the following was named as Chinas new President and head of the military on March 14, succeeding Hu Jintao? 1)Li Yuanchao,2)Xi Zhongxun 3)Xi Jinping4)Bo Xilai 5)None of these Answer:- 3 : Xi Jinping Ques. :43It is for the first time in Nepalese political history that a sitting Chief Justice is being named as the Prime Minister (PM). He will head the interim government that will hold elections in three months. Identify him. 1)Khil Raj Regmi2)Pushpa Kamal Dahal 3)Jhalanath Khanal4)Sushil Koirala 5)Baburam Bhattarai Answer:- 1 : Khil Raj Regmi Ques. :44The worlds largest ground-based observatory opened for business on March 14 in the country 1)France2)Switzerland 3)Chile4)US 5)Italy Answer:- 3 : Chile Ques. :45Airports Council International (ACI), a global body of airports, has adjudged Delhis Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport as second best in the category of airports handling 25-40 million passengers per annum (MPPA) for its service quality for the year 2012.Which of the following airports has ranked first? 1)Beijing Airport2)Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport (Mumbai) 3)Incheon airport (Seoul)4)Changi airport (Singapore) 5)Nagoya airport (Japan) Answer:- 3 : Incheon airport (Seoul) Ques. :46Who among the following heavyweight boxers became the second Indian pugilist to advance to the medal rounds after defeating Yousef al-Nubani of Jordan 16-9 in the quarterfinals of the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championship in Subic Bay, Philippines on March 13? 1)Amritpreet Singh2)Abhishek Beniwal 3)Narender Berwal4)Akhil Kumar 5)None of these Answer:- 1 : Amritpreet Singh Ques. :47The 28th International Food and Hospitality Fair, Aahar, showcasing a wide range of food products, processing and packaging tools and housekeeping equipment, began on March 14 in 1)New Delhi2)Jodhpur 3)Thiruvananthapuram4)Hyderabad 5)Pune Answer:- 1 : New Delhi Ques. :48Union Minister for Commerce and Industries, Anand Sharma, inaugurated the second India Engineering Sourcing Show in Mumbai on March 14. Which of the following is the partner country of the show? 1)Czech Republic2)Cuba 3)Japan4)Mauritius 5)Singapore Answer:- 1 : Czech Republic Ques. :49HPCL on March 14 announced signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a State government to set up a 9 million tonne per annum petroleum refining-cum-petrochemical complex at Barmer. Barmer is situated in the state 1)M.P.2)Chhattisgarh 3)Jharkhand4)Rajasthan 5)Haryana Answer:- 4 : Rajasthan Ques. :50Which of the following is NOT an institutional credit agency? 1)Cooperative society2)Money Lender 3)Regional Rural Banks4)Commercial Banks 5)None of these Answer:- 2 : Money Lender
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