Quiz on Economy,Business & Finance - 36

1. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD) projected India’s growth rate of ____ in 2010 in its latest report?

a)6.5%    b)6.7%    c)7%    d)7.2%    e)none of these

2. Which Country has overtaken US in the most competitive economies in the world compiled by World Economic Forum?

a)Switzerland    b)China    c)Australia   d)Finland   e)Germany

3. Which Bank(PSU) has been awarded in NDTV Profit Business Leadership award 2009 in Banking Category?

a)SBI    b)Canara Bank    c)Bank of Maharashtra     d)Corporation Bank    e)Bank of India

4. Which of the following does not come under India’s six core sectors?

a)Petroleum Refinery Products   b)Agriculture    c)Crude Oil   d)Steel   e)Cement

5. With which auto company SBI has signed a memorandum of understanding for providing retail financing to customers?

a)Hyundai   b)Tata motors    c)Ford    d)Honda Seil   e)Maruthi Suzuki

6. India targets $50-billion Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by  ________?

a)2012    b)2013    c)2014   d)2015   e)2017

7. Recently Government has cleared the 17 FDI proposals worth Rs __________?

a)990 crores    b)1015 crores     c)1323  crores    d)1158 crores   e)4551 crore

8. With which Country India had signed a memorandum of understanding for establishing a joint study group (JSG) to examine the feasibility of a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) between the two countries?

a)Italy    b)Argentina    c)Bahrain    d)Canada   e)Russia

9. How many Special Economic Zones(SEZ) are Operating in India?

a)89    b)56    c)101    d)121   e)none of these

10. According to Planning Commission, India Economy will grow by ___ in next Fiscal Year?

a)7.1%    b)8%    c)6.9%    d)7.9%   e)7.5%

11. India signed a five year agreement to jointly fight Climate Change and negotiate International Climate Deals?

a)China    b)Maldives    c)Japan    d)US    e)Denmark

12. Which Country will Chair the Inter-governmental Group of 24 (G-24) nations in 2009-2010?

a)Syria    b)South Africa    c)India   d)Brazil   e)none

13. Recently which Bank has celebrated its 104^th foundation Day?

a)Indian Bank   b)Canara Bank     c)Corporation Bank    d)Bank of India    e)SBI

14. What is the share of Sponsored bank for Regional Rural Banks(RRB’s)  in India?

a)15%    b)35%     c)49%    d)50%   e)51%

15. How many Regional Rural Banks are there in India at present?

a)145   b)196    c)206   d)96   e)133

16. Which of the following Banks in India Maintaining the highest Capital Adequacy Ratio(CAR)?

a)ICICI   b)Kotak Mahindra   c)SBI   d)Central Bank of India   e)Federal Bank

17. Abu Dhabi provided _______ billion to state owned Dubai World that recently faced Debt Crisis?

a)$1.5   b)$5    c)$8   d)$10   e)$7.5

18. India Post entered into a tie-up with ___________ Life Insurance Company to expand its services portfolio to the customers?

a)ICICI Prudential    b)SBI    c)New India Assurance    d)LIC    e)none of these

19. What would be the ‘S’ in Damascus S                Exchange(DSE)?

a)Stock    b)Saving    c)Special   d)Securities   e)none of these

20. Which of the following banks have issued the world’s first 150-Dollar banknote?

a)HSBC   b)Deutsche Bank    c)Citi Bank   d)Bank of America   e)none of these

Note:

3^rd Q:

Axis Bank in Private Sector.

7th Q:

In Nov. Govt cleared 17 FDI proposals worth 1558 crore.

In Dec. Govt cleared 17 FDI proposals worth 4551 crore.

14th Q:

Share for RRB - 1)Central Government : 50%   2)Sponsored Bank - 35%   3)State Govt - 15%

Answer for 20th Q is : Standard Chartered.

Quiz on General Awareness 17

1.The Union Govt. on 22^nd June 2009, abolished the import duty on _______ items as part of its tariff elimination commitments under the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with Singapore?

a)2022   b)2202   c)2002   d)2220   e)2020

2.Who is the ‘Banker of the Year-2009’ presented  by Business Standard ?

a)O P Bhatt    b)K V Kamath    c)K C Chakrabarty     d)Aditya Puri    e)A C Mahajan

3. Who is the new President of ASSOCHAM ?

a)Sajjan Jindal   b)Dilip Modi   c)Rahkumar Dhoot   d)Swati Piramala   e)D S Rawat

4. India is proposed to launch a South Asian regional train service between India and _______________ ?

a)Bangladesh   b)Pakistan    c)China    d)both a & c    e)both  a & b.

5.Which Country has won the maximum no. of medals in Beijing Olympics 2008 ?

a)China   b)Russia   c)Germany   d)US   e)UK

6.According to World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), which country has taken No.1 position in the maximum number of patents in 2007 ?

a)Japan   b)China    c)US   d)Germany   e)India

7. British government has sanctioned a ________ pounds loan for Tata motors for its new electric car project?

a)1 billion   b)10 billion    c)10 million   d)50 million   e)75 million

8.World Food Day is celebrated on ______ ?

a)Oct 18^th   b)Sep 18^th   c)Oct 16^th   d)Sep 16^th   e)Oct 24^th

9.Who is the author of the book “Two Lives” ?

a)V S Naipaul   b)Vikram Seth   c)Arundati Roy    d)Jhumpa Lahiri    e)Shashi Tharoor

10.Government has declared as ___________ a national aquatic animal in order to save the rare freshwater species from disappearing from the country's aqua map ?

a)Fish   b)Blue Whale  c)Shark   d)Dolphin   e)none.

11.Andhra Pradesh government has renamed the Kadapa District as ________________ ?

a)Kadapa-Y S Rajeshekara Reddy   b)Y S Rajeshekar Reddy   c)Y S Reddy  d)YSR-kadapa   e)none

12.The 2010 FIFA world cup will be held in _____________ ?

a)India   b)Italy   c)Germany    d)South Africa   e)Czech Republic

13.Which is the only country yet to ratify the Lisbon treaty ?

a)India   b)Poland    c)Czech Republic   d)Ireland   e)Austria

14.Which team has won the IPL-2 Edition ?

a)Deccan Chargers   b)Royal Challengers Bangalore   c)Delhi Daredevils   d)Chennai Super Kings  e)none

15. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are given in the field ________ ?

a)Literature   b)Politics   c)Science    d)Writer   e)Education

16. India has rejected a demand by the __________ government for the return of the remains of Nobel laureate Mother Teresa, buried in the city of Calcutta.

a)Israel   b)Rome   c)US   d)Italy  e)Albanian

17.Which country has been topped in Anti-hunger scorecard ?

a)India   b)Brazil    c)China   d)Ghana  e)Malawi

18.Recently V. K Saraswat was in news.He was the ____________ ?

a)Chief of DRDO   b)Next chief of ISRO   c)Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister  d)both a & c  e)none

19.The XXI Winter Olympics will be held in 2010 at ?

a)London   b) Rio de Janeiro   c)Vancouver    d)Russia   e)South Africa

20.Who won the Shangai Masters 2009 ?

a)Nikolay Davydenko   b)Rafael Nadal    c)Djokovic   d)Andy Murray   e)Roger Federer

Current Affairs 6 - 2009

NIT's in India(Wikipidea)

1. Samsung SDI, a rechargeable battery maker by partnering with Bosch, a supplier of automobile components, plans to start commercial production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles by 2011. The joint venture between the two companies is called SB LiMotive.
2. The government approved establishment of nine National Institutes of Technology (NITs) which will start functioning from next year.These national level institutes will be set up at a cost of Rs 2,350 crore in Manipur, Mizoram, Goa, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Pudducherry, Uttarakhand and Delhi.At present, there are 20 NITs in the country.
3. Bishop Cotton School to celebrate 150th foundation year next month(October).
4. The Navy has launched a stealth destroyer capable of carrying nuclear warheads,the 6,500-tonne warship INS Kochi was indigenously built by Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Ltd and designed by the Directorate of Naval Design. It will add to the existing Delhi class fleet comprising INS Delhi, INS Mysore and INS Mumbai.
5. The International Congress of Mathematicians will be held in Hyderabad from August 19-27, 2010.
6. The Kerala Assembly passed the 'Pampa River Basin Authority Bill', with the aim of conservation of water resources and river basin of Pampa, the river where thousands of Sabarimala pilgrims take a dip before proceeding to the famous hill shrine.
7. Gambhir Gambhir wins Castrol best cricketer of 2008 award.
8. India and Belarus signed three agreements i)including a USD 50 million commercial contract for a power plant in the former Soviet republic(Belarus). ii) India will set up a Digital Learning Centre at the High Technology Park in Belarus. iii)Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) signed a contract worth USD 50 million for supply of equipment and provision of technical supervision for installation of 120 MW Grodno-II Combined Heat and Power Plant.
9. Inflation back in positive zone,rises to 0.12% after remaining in negative zone for 13 consecutive weeks for the week ended Sep 5th 2009 and RBI said it may rise to 6% by march 2010.
10. India stood at 44th position in IT competitiveness Index, while US continued to lead the Global IT Industry followed by Finland and Sweden respectively,a survey by Economist Intelligence Unit.
11. The 2010 Shooting World Cup that is going to be held in Delhi,as been Cancelled.
12. The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) said, Japan overtakes United States of America to be No.1 in the maximum number of patents in 2007.
13.  India's Tata Motors has been sanctioned a 10 million pounds loan for its new electric car project in the UK by the British government. 
14.  US President Barack Obama has appointed Indian American Arun Majumdar as in-charge of advanced research in the field of energy, one of the key posts in his administration.
15. The Centre's ambitious Rs 2,000-crore project to bring all 16,000 police stations in the country under a single network to counter terror challenges will become operational by 2011-12.
16. Gaganjeet Bhullar pipped Randhawa to win DLF Masters golf tournament in Gurgaon.
17.  A 105-year-old woman(Saraswati jhadav) of Suburban Andheri has become the oldest person to apply online for voter identity card.
18. India to become $8bn drugs market for MNCs by 2015,a study by FICCI-Ernst & Young.
19. RIM and Aircel join hands for BlackBerry services in India.
20. A Ficci-Ernst & Young report today said the Indian pharmaceutical market is expected to triple to 20 billion dollars by 2015 with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12.3%.