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Quiz on Current Affairs for All Examinations


1. Consider the following:
1. Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
2. Consumer Price Index (CPI)
3. National Income Deflator
Which among the above can be used to measure Inflation?
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 1 & 2
[C]Only 1 & 3
[D]All 1, 2 & 3


2. On October 25, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had deregulated the savings bank deposit rates and asked banks to determine their own. Banks are required to offer a uniform rate on deposits up to which among the following amounts?
[A]Rs. 50,000
[B]Rs. 100,000
[C]Rs. 120,000
[D]Rs. 150,000


3. Which among the following efforts of a bank would come under “Brick and mortar model” of Financial Inclusion?
[A]The Bank has appointed Business Correspondents in rural areas recently
[B]The Bank has opened new branches in villages
[C]The banks is accepting to open accounts with zero balance
[D]The bank has increased the interest rates on savings bank accounts


4. What is the requirement of the minimum capital adequacy ratio under the new Basel III guidelines released in 2010?
[A]9%
[B]9.5%
[C]10%
[D]10.5%


5. Recently, the Reserve Bank of India said that it will have a calibrated approach regarding increasing foreign institutional investment limit in government bonds. What is the current foreign institutional investment limit in government bonds in India?
[A]US$ 2 Billion
[B]US$ 5 Billion
[C]US$ 10 Billion
[D]US$ 12 Billion


6. Recently India’s Banking Industry was placed in ‘Group 5′ in the Banking Industry Country Risk Assessments (BICRA). Which among the following credit rating agency maintains the BICRA Ratings?
[A] Standard & Poor’s
[B]Moody’s
[C]CRISIL
[D]CARE


7. Which among the following states have topped India Human Development Report 2011?
[A]Kerala
[B]Tamil Nadu
[C]Himachal Pradesh
[D]Punjab


8. Who among the following is India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations?
[A]Arundhati Ghose
[B]Hardeep Singh Puri
[C]B N Rau
[D]Nirupam Sen


9. Who among the following is the current chairman of Competition Commission of India?
[A]Dhanendra Kumar
[B]Ashok Chawla
[C]M L Tayal
[D]S N Dhingra


10. Consider the following:
1. INS Vikrant
2. INS Viraat
3. INS Vikramaditya
Which among the above is / are the Aircraft Carriers?
[A]Only 2 & 3
[B]Only 1 & 2
[C]Only 1 & 3
[D]1, 2 & 3


11. Which among the following awards are given to recognize outstanding worldwide achievement in the field of tobacco control?
[A]Mozart Medal
[B]Avicenna Prize
[C]International Simón Bolívar Prize
[D]Luther L Terry Award


12. Who among the following is the current Chief of National Security Guards?
[A]AK Mitra
[B]JK Dutt
[C]NPS Aulakh
[D]Rajan K Medhekar


13. As per the latest data, which among the following is the nearest figure to the average population of India per bank branch?
[A]8000
[B]13000
[C]18000
[D]21000


14. Before it was transferred to Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd, the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was being implemented by which among the following companies?
[A]General Insurance Corporation of India
[B]Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.
[C]New India Assurance Company Ltd.
[D]National Insurance Company Ltd


15. P C Haldar was recently making news for being appointed as interlocutor by the government to remove bottlenecks on the road to a dialogue in which among the following issues in India?
[A]Gorkhaland Talks
[B]Assam Peace Talks
[C]Jammu & Kashmir Problem
[D] Naxalite Problem

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