September 2013 Current Affairs Questions and Answers for IBPS CWE PO Exams 2013

September 2013 Current Affairs One Word Questions and Answers for IBPS CWE PO Exams 2013.

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1. Who equaled the world record of eight golds at the 2013 World Athletics Championships?
Answer: Usain Bolt

2. The Chinese Navy hospital ship which paid a week-longgoodwill visit to Bangladesh recently?
Answer: Peace Ark

3. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National School of Drama Society?
Answer: Ratan Thiyam

4. In which state did the Saharsha-Patna Rajyarani Express runover pilgrims killing 37 people?
Answer: Bihar

5. Where in India was the statue of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug unveiled recently?
Answer: New Delhi

6. Whose new book, `MyJourney: Transforming Dreams into Actions' has been released recently?
Answer: A.P.J Abdul Kalam

7. World Photography Day was celebrated on:
Answer: August 19

8. The scientists of the Smithsonian Institution of the United States have recently announced the discovery of a new mammal named ………….?
Answer: Olinguito

9. Who has been selected for Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal 2013?
Answer: Harshwanti Bisht

10. Who has been appointed as the Director General of the CRPF?
Answer: Dilip Trivedi

11. Who won the Men's singles in the Rogers Cup 2013, held in Montreal, Canada?
Answer: Rafael Nadal

12. In which state is the Election Commission planning to use Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT) system for the first time in the country?
Answer: Nagaland

13. Who has been appointed as India's new Ambassador and the Permanent Representative on the U.N Conference on Disarmament?
Answer: Dr. Bala Venkatesh Varma

14. Which Indian squash player won gold in the Asian Youth Games held in Nanjing, China?
Answer: Kush Kumar

15. The Indian who won bronze medal in the 96 kg freestyle category at the recently held World junior Wrestling Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria?
Answer: Satywart Kadian

16. Which International Tennis player from France, who also won the Wimbledon Women's Singles title 2013, has announced her retirement
fromthe game?
Answer: Marion Bartoli

17. India has won 83 medals at the 2013 World Police & Fire Games held at ………….?
Answer: Belfast

18. What does RGGVY stand for?
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana. The programmeis aimed at providing electricity to all rural households. The
Government of India has recently decided to continue the programme.

19. The new mobile app devised by German scientists that helps locate lost items?
Answer: Find My Stuff

20. The Indian Newspaper Society has approved the proposal to hike the FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in print media from 26 percent to ………….. percent?
Answer: 49

21. Who won the women's singles in the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament?
Answer: Victoria Azarenka.

22. Who is the Chairman of the newly constituted committee bythe Central Government, to assess the status of Scheduled tribes?
Answer: Virginius Xaxa

23. The renowned Indian cricket coach and Dronacharya awardee who passed away on 16th August?
Answer: Desh Prem Azad

24. A Street in which foreign country has been named after Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of India's 67th Independence Day?
Answer: Canada.

25. Which space telescope built by NASA has stopped its mission of `searchingfor habitable planets' after its pointing system broke down?
Answer: Kepler telescope

26. Nouri-Al-Maliki, the prime minister of …………. recentlyvisited India?
Answer: Iraq

27. Which country's Vice President, Mohammad Karim Khalili was on an official visit to India?
Answer: Afghanistan

28. Which Indian state has recently enacted anti-superstition law?
Answer: Maharashtra

29. Who became the first woman to take over as Chairman and Managing Director of HPCL?
Answer: Nishi Vasudeva

30. The airstrip in Ladakh, reopened by the Indian Air Force?
Answer: Daulat Beg Oldi

31. Who won the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix 2013?
Answer: Sebastian Vettel

32. Which Indian classical singer and music director from Odisha passed away on 25 August?
Answer: Raghunath Panigrahi

33. Which Indian won the Winston-Salem open tennis doubles title along with his Canadian partner Daniel Nestor?
Answer: Leander Paes

34. The Indian Navy's submarine that sank at the naveldockyard in Mumbai after fireon board on August 14?
Answer: INS Sindhurakshak

35. Who won this year's Children's Peace prize, instituted by the Dutch based Kids Rights Foundation?
Answer: Malala Yousafzai

36. Which country's army general, Lt Gen Maqsood Ahmed, has been appointed as the Military Advisor for United Nations Peace Keeping operations?
Answer: Pakistan

37. …………… wasobserved as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its abolition?
Answer: August 23

38. On which day was the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's famous `I have a dream' speech celebrated?
Answer: August 28

39. In which country did many people including children die in attacks using chemical warfare?
Answer: Syria

40. Who heads the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC), recently set up by the Government of India?
Answer: Parthasarathy Shome.

41. Facebook and Six other technology firms (Ericson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera, Qualcomm and Samsung) have launched an initiative
named……….. tomake internet access affordable for people across the globe?
Answer: Internet. org

42. As a measure to contain the downward trend of Rupee, the Government of India has banned the duty-free import of …………. byair travelers?
Answer: Flat Screen Televisions

43. The scientists of which country have recently developedthe most precise clock in the world?
Answer: United States

44. Who won the recently concluded Ashes Cricket test series?
Answer: England

45. Who received this year's Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation?
Answer: Brigalia Bam

46. Who took over as the President of Zimbabwe for another five year term?
Answer: Robert Mugabe

47. Who won this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
Answer: Ronjon Sodhi

48. Who won this year's Dronacharya Award in connection with Athletics coaching?
Answer: K.P Thomas

49. International Day of the victims of enforced disappearances was observed on ……………..?
Answer: August 30

50. Who was honouredwith the inaugural Mahathir award for Global Peace?
Answer: Nelson Mandela

51. The Life Sciences Park to be set up by the Kerala Government is named …………..?
Answer: Bio 36052. Which country's foreign minister, Samuel Santos Lopez visited India recently?
Answer: Nicaragua

53. Which Indian has been appointed as the chairman of the Ethics Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation?
Answer: Birendra Prasad Baishya

54. Which Indian along with Zheng Jie of China won the women's doubles title at the WTA New Haven Open?
Answer: Sania Mirza

55. Which Gulf nation has passed the country's first law against domestic violence?
Answer: Saudi Arabia

56. Which neighbouringcountry's Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay has paid a six day visit to India
recently?
Answer: Bhutan

57. Who stepped down as the Chairman of the National Payments Corporation of India?
Answer: K. Narayana Murthy

58. …………… wascelebrated as the National Sports Day?
Answer: 29 August. This day marks the birthday of Dhyan Chand.

59. The UN General Assembly has declared April 6 as the International Day for ……………?
Answer: Sport for Development and Peace

60. The UN Human Rights Commissioner who was on a week-longfact finding mission in Sri Lanka?
Answer: Navi Pillai

61. Which neighbouringcountry is set to introduce the Right to Information bill in the Parliament?
Answer: Pakistan

62. Which Asian country has unveiled `Izumo' , their largest warship after World War II?
Answer: Japan

63. The first prison in the country to have its own radio station?
Answer: Tihar Jail

64. The Irish writer and Nobel Prize recipient, who passed away on 30 August?
Answer: Seamus Heaney

65. Which software giant is to buy Nokia Company?
Answer: Microsoft

66. The Indian Air Force has inducted its biggest transport aircraft named ……………..?
Answer: C-17 Globemaster III

67. Who won the Asia Cup Men's Hockey title?
Answer: South Korea

68. Which former heavy weightboxing champion, nicknamed `TheDuke', passed away recently?
Answer: Tommy Morrison

69. Which nation was chosen by the International Olympic Committee to host the 2020 Summer Olympics?
Answer: Tokyo

70. Where was this year's G-20 Summit held?
Answer: St. Petersburg, Russia

71. Who won the Men's singles at the US Open 2013?
Answer: Rafael Nadal

72. Which book written by Jhumba Lahiri has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2013?
Answer: The Lowland

73. The largest known volcano on the Earth, discovered recently?
Answer: Tamu Massif

74. Who has become India's first Woman Chief Information Commissioner?
Answer: Deepak Sandhu

75. Who lifted the Italian Grand Prix Formula One title?
Answer: Sebastian Vettel

76. What is the name given to the new Android 4.4 operating system?
Answer: KitKat

77. Which newly discovered painting has been confirmed as a work of Vincent Van Gogh?
Answer: Sunset at Montmajour

78. Who is the new President of the International Olympic Committee?
Answer: Thomas Bach

79. Who was conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development recently?
Answer: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

80. Which state Government has announced the scheme Manodhairya to help rape survivors and
child victims of sexual abuse?
Answer: Maharashtra

81. Who won the South Asian Football Federation Championship 2013?
Answer: Afghanistan

82. Who becomes the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
Answer: Raghuram Govind Rajan

83. Who received Amnesty International Award 2013?
Answer: Malala Yousafzai

84. The International Day of Peace, also known as World Peace Day Observed On?
Answer: 21st September

85. Who becomes the first Indian to win bronze medal at World Wrestling Championship?
Answer: Sandeep Tulsi Yadav

86. Who is appointed as Rajasthan State Election Commissioner recently?
Answer: Ramlubhaya

87. Who won Miss World 2013?
Answer: Megan Young

88. Who conferred with the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for year2013?
Answer: Zubin Mehta

89. Who is sworn in as the12th President of Pakistan?
Answer: Mamnoon Hussain

90. Who wins US Open 2013 title?
Answer: Serena Williams

91. Who has been elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?
Answer: Thomas Bach

92. World Tourism Day was observed on?
Answer: September 27, 2013
Themefor 2013: “Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future”

93. Union Government of India FinalisedSetting up World’s Largest Solar Power Project in ......?
Answer: Rajasthan

94. A new Advanced universal banking solution that simplifies banking operations launched by Infosys is ?
Answer: Finacle 11E

95. Indian rollerskaterentered into Guinness Bookof record is ?
Answer: Rohan Kokane

96. World's highest civilian airport (to boost Tourism) opens by China located at ?
Answer: Sichuan

97. India's First Marine Eco-Sensitive Zone declared in....?
Answer: Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat

98. Which city won the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games?
Answer: Tokyo

99. Who has been awarded the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize forFinancial Economics 2013 ?
Answer: Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan

100. Miss Nigeria, ______________ won the Miss Muslimah World 2013 Title ?
Answer: Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola

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Indian Bank Names with Punchlines / Slogans / Taglines

Here we sharing with you the list of  Punchlines / Slogans / Taglines of Various National and Privates Indian Banks.

01. Allahabad Bank – A tradition of trust
02. Andhra Bank – For all your needs
03. Bank of Baroda – India’s International Bank
04. Bank of Maharashtra – One family one bank
05. Bank of India – Relationship beyond banking
06. Canara Bank – Together we can
07. Central Bank Of India – Build a better life around us
08. Corporation Bank – Prosperity for all
09. Dena Bank – Trusted Family Bank
10. Indian Bank – Your tech friendly Bank
11. Indian Overseas Bank – Good people to grow with
12. Oriental Bank of Commerce – Where every individual is committed
13. Punjab National Bank – The name you can bank upon
14. Punjab and Sind Bank – To strive to achieve excellence in customer service
15. Syndicate Bank – Faithful and friendly
16. United Commercial Bank – Honours your trust
17. Union Bank of India – Good people to bank with
18. United Bank of India – The bank that begins with “U”
19. Vijaya Bank – A friend you can bank on
20. State Bank of India – With you all the way
21. State Bank of Hyderabad – Modern Innovative dependable
22. State Bank of Mysore – Working for a better tomorrow
23. State Bank of Patiala – Blending modernity with tradition
24. State Bank of Travancore – Since 1945 – a long tradition of trust
25. ICICI Bank – Hum Hai Na
26. IDBI Bank – Banking for all
27. HSBC bank – World’s local bank
28. HDFC Bank – We understand your world
29. Bank of Rajasthan – Together we prosper
30. Federal Bank – Your perfect Banking partner
31. Yes Bank – Experience our expertise
32. Jammu and Kashmir Bank – Serving to empower
33. Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited – The changing face of prosperity
34. Karur Vysya Bank – Smart way to Bank
35. Deutshe Bank – A passion to perform
36. South Indian Bank Limited – Experience Next Generation Banking

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Short Questions Asked in IBPS RRB PO 2013 Examination with Answers

Here we sharing the List of General Awareness Questions with One Word Answers Asked in the IBPS RRB PO (Officers) Exam 2013

75 Questions with Answers:

1. Human rights day- 10 Dec.

2. Ghoomar dance belongs to which state- Rajasthan

3. Largest rice producing state in India- West Bengal

4. Riga is the capital of which country- Latvia

5. How many countries in European union- 28

6. Full form of ATM- Automated Teller Machine

7. Uber cup related with- Badminton

8. At present which country has a female president- South Korea

9. Chatrapati Shivaji international airport is located in-Maharashtra

10. Which element is used in pencil?

11. Head Quarter of WHO- Geneva

12. Daniel Day-Lewis won best actor award in 85th academy award played as the role of- Abraham Lincoln

13. Cabinet minister on Agriculture- Sharad Pawar

14. Risk Cover is used in - Hedging Fund

15. Question from Gilt edge fund?

16. Foreign Bank invest in priority sector via - RBI

17. Kimberley process certificate scheme-diamond

18. Imagining India-idea of a renewed nation-author name Nandan Nilekani

19. Baht is the Currency of - Thailand

20. Who is the first person to be listed to start the census operation every time- President

21. Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojna (JGSY) program is implemented by- Village Panchayat

22. Prime minister of Japan, Shinjo Abe advocated an economy policy known as- Abenomics

23. About Inflation?

24. Bankassurance- Bank & Insurance related products

25. What do u mean by CRR- Cash Reserve Ratio

26. Attorney general of India appointed by: President

27. 28th member of EU – Croatia

28. Who is Raghuram Rajan - RBI Governor

29. Financial task action force HQ - Paris

30. SAARC secretariat – Ahmad Saleem

31. SAARC head office- Nepal (Kathamandu)

32. Who won the mahathir peace prize – Nelson Mandela

33. What does a banking ombudsman do – Listen the complaints of the customer related to Banking issues

34. Nirbhaya allocation in budget – 1000

35. Max amount transaction in RTGS – No Limit

36. CEO of World economic forum - klaus schwab

37. Turning point authour – APJ Abdul kalam

38. India helped which country in its Election process?

39. Scheme in Maoist areas – Roshini

40. Food security bill:67 percent to get food thru which ? TPDS

41. SHEKEL currency of which country ? Israel

42. FIMMDA stands for - Fixed Income Money Market Dealers Association

43. Blue Revolution Meant for What? Fisheries

44. Bharat Chetri Related to which sport? Hockey

45. Kathakali is folk dance of ---? Kerala

46. P Sathasivam is in news? he is - CJI of India

47. Commercial paper is issued by – Corporate

48. About CSR corporate social responsibility.

49. GAAR is applicable from - 1st April 2016

50. Treasury bills, Certificate of deposits, commercial papers traded in which market - Money market

51. PAKISTAN PM - NAWAZ SHARIF

52. Sarajevo is the capital of - BOSNIA

53. HDI Index of Rank of India – 136

54. Nishi Vasudeva is the chairman of – HPCL

55. Who purchased the business of Royal bank of Scotland - Ratnakar Bank

56. PPF Max amount in a financial Year – 100000

57. E-Choupal is from Which Organization – ITC

58. Foreign trade policy implemented by - Ministry of Commerce, Industry

59. UNCTAD HQ- Geneva

60. Highest award in Sport (India) - Rajiv Khel Ratna

61. FCNR Account - Opend by NRI and IPO's

62. Father of Nuclear Programme - Homi J BABA

63. Best Feature film in 60th IIFA Awards - Pan singh Thomar

64. Committee on Below Poverty line – Tendulkar Committee

65. Anoop Sridhar is a Famous for- BADMINTON

66. Sea of Pappies is Written by- AMITAV GHOSH

67. EFT means Electronic Funds Transfer

68. Banks didn’t allow loans Beyond – BASE RATE

69. For participating in President election minimum age is 35 Years

70. Fiscal Deficit in 2012-13 is 5.2%

71. SEBI Chairman – U K SINHA

72. PMAEC chairman – C Rangarajan

73. Telecom regulator – TRAI

74. Palk Starit line – India & Sri Lanka

75. Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on which river- Narmada

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General Knowledge: List of Awards and Honours 2013

List of Awards and Honours 2013 General Knowledge

1) Harshwanti Bisht - Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal

2) Vijay Singh - Lifetime Achievement Award by ASCE-EWRI

3) Prime Minister's Shram Awards for the Year 2012

4) UK Songwriting Contest 2013 ; Indian-Origin Winners Included

5) A team of three Indian-American students defeated teams from 17 other regions to win. 11th National Geographic World Championship.

6) The Prem Bhatia Memorial award - Shalini Singh of the Hindu.

7) Delhi conferred Lifetime Achievement Award 2013 on Abdul Rashid Khan and Anjolie Ela Menon.

8 VP Sharma won the Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science and Technology 2013.

9) Sri Lankan President felicitated tribal community, the Veddas on World Indigenous Peoples Day.

10) US Presidential Medal of Freedom to be conferred on Bill Clinton & Oprah Winfrey.

11) Sports Ministry announced 50 Thousand Cash Prize for Each Junior Women Hockey Player.

12) Play Called the Radicalisation of Bradley Manning Won James Tait Black Prize for Drama.

13) Sugathakumari, the Malayalam Poetess won Saraswati Samman 2013 for Manalezhuthu.

14) Indian Students Grab Two Silver & Three Bronze at 54th International Mathematical Olympiad.

15) Amjad Ali Khan to get 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award.

16) Four Indian Americans won Simons
Investigators Awards 2013

17) Paradip Port Conferred With the Major Port of the Year Award.

18) Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation announced the Ramon Magsaysay Awards for the year 2013.

19) British Firm called Real VNC - MacRobert Award

20) OISD Safety Awards 2011-12 - HPCL and BPCL.

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What is the reason behind down fall of Rupee in August 2013?

Why Rupee is going down? What exactly does the term Rupee Depreciation mean?

In simple terms, Rupee depreciation means that the rupee has become less valuable with respect to US dollar and other countries can buy more from Indian markets by spending the same amount of dollars, which in turn means that our exports are more lucrative to foreign countries.(Since all the business transactions are carried out in US dollars).

Major Causes of Rupee Depreciation

1) Demand Supply Rule: Why does rupee fluctuate?

The value of a currency, like any traded goods or services, depends on demand and supply. If there is more demand of dollars in the currency market and is not adequately matched by the supply, other things remaining equal, the rupee price of dollar will go up or the rupee will depreciate. Conversely, if the supply of dollar is higher than the demand, the rupee will appreciate. We are referring to dollar as it is the most preferred hard currency for cross-border transactions.

What affects demand and supply?

The supply of dollars depends on two factors—exports and investments. When goods or services are exported, the exporter gets the payment in dollars which is converted into rupees in India, boosting the supply of dollars. On the other hand, if individuals or companies buy goods and services from abroad, they need dollars to settle the bills, leading to an increased demand of dollars.

If a country exports more than it imports, the currency will tend to appreciate and vice-versa.

Now, every country has an external account to keep a track of the cross-border transactions being carried out. This external account has two components:

Current Account: Cross-border transactions in the goods and services market is recorded in the current account .

Capital Account: This records cross-border flow of investment and debt.

Why is rupee depreciating?

India runs a current account deficit, which gets compensated by the inflow on the capital account (foreigners investing in India, including direct and portfolio investments).

In recent times, our current account deficit has widened and capital flows are not being able to bridge the gap. In the quarter ending June, the deficit expanded to 6.7% of the gross domestic product compared with 4.3% in the same quarter last year. As a result, the demand for dollars is high, while the supply remains low. Hence, the rupee is falling.

2) Dollar gaining strength against the other currencies:

The Reserve Banks of Eurozone and Japan are printing excessive money due to which their currency is being devalued. On the other hand, US Fed has shown signs to end their stimulus (Stimulus is a plan devised by the central banks to counter a weak economy by jump starting it. During stimulus a government takes unprecedented actions such as lowering interest rates, increasing government spending and quantitative easingso as to put some life in the struggling economy. The side effect includes weakening of currency) .

Hence, making the US dollar stronger against the other currencies including the Indian rupee, at least in the short term.

3) Oil prices:

It is another factor that puts stress on the Indian Rupee. India is in the unhappy situation where it has to import a bulk of its oil requirements to satisfy local demand, which is rising year-on-year. The domestic demand for oil increases which causes the price of oil to increase in the international market. The demand for dollar also increases to pay our suppliers from whom we import oil. The effect is cumulative like an Avalanche breakdown. This increase in demand for dollar weakens the rupee further.

As suggested by Tushar A. Katira,the main reason why government is directly responsible on this front is because of it's policy paralysis. The Indian government's present policies on Oil & Gas subsidy is why the prices are going high.Much remains to be done by the government on this aspect.

55% of India's oil imports are used for transportation of goods and people. And 50% of that or 27% of the total is used for transporting the 1.8% Indians who own cars from A to B in cars that weigh at least 15 times the weight of the owners (the Maruti Alto weighs 1156kg and an average Indian less than 70kg). This private transport is subsidized explicitly (if the car is diesel powered) while Indian Railways and rail travelers are forced to pay un subsidized market prices for diesel. Who Benefits From India's Diesel Subsidy? By S.G.Vombatkere

So 1.8% of the car owning public is majorly responsible for the oil demand and oil imports and the Rupee depreciation thanks to the policies of our allegedly "pro-poor" government.

4) Volatile domestic equity market:

Our equity market has been volatile for some time now. Equity is nothing but the investments in Indian companies made by Foreign Institutional Investors(FIIs). Some examples of Private equities investing in India are Blackstone, IFC, Berkshire Hathaway etc.

So, the FII’s are in a dilemma whether to invest in India or not(because of the lack of overall confidence in the Indian economy as explained later in my answer). Even though they have brought in record inflows of dollar to the country this year, chances are they may be thinking of taking their money out of the equity market,which might again results in less inflow of dollars in India. Therefore, decrease in supply and increase in demand of dollars results in the weakening of the rupee against the dollar.

Repercussions of falling Rupee

Significant depreciation affects the overall confidence in the economy and policy making becomes difficult. Importers have to shell out more rupees for the same amount of goods in dollars leading to inflation. For example, suppose an Indian buyer pays Rs 50 for an article priced at $1. If the currency depreciates to Rs 60, the buyer will have to pay Rs 10 extra for the same article, still priced at $1.

It hurts foreign investors as they get fewer dollars for the same amount of rupees realized. It also increases the liability of companies having dollar debt as they need to earn more rupees to repay the same debt. It, however, benefits exporters as goods become cheaper in dollar terms.

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General Knowledge - Indian Geography - Nick Names of Some Places

Here we sharing Indian General Knowledge Post on Famous Places on India those are also Know as thier nick names.

1) Golden City - Amristar
2) Manchester of India - Ahmedabad
3) City of Seven Islands - Mumbai
4) Queen of Arabian Sea - Cochin
5) Space City - Bangalore
6) Garden City of India - Bangalore
7) Silicon Valley of India - Bangalore
8.) Electronic City of India - Bangalore
9) Pink City - Jaipur
10) Gateway of India - Mumbai
11) Twin City - Hyderabad - Sikandarabad
12) City of Festivals - Madurai
13) Deccan Queen - Pune
14) City of Buildings - Kolkata
15) Dakshin Ganga - Godavari
16) Old Ganga - Godavari
17) Egg Bowl of Asia - Andhra Pradesh
18) Soya Region - Madhya Pradesh
19) Manchester of the South - Coimbatore
20) City of Nawabs - Lucknow
21) Venice of the East - Cochin
22) Sorrow of Bengal - Damodar river
23) Sorrow of Bihar - Kosi river
24) Blue Mountains - Nilgiri
25) Queen of the Mountains - Mussoorie

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20 Current Affairs Questions With Answers on General Knwoledge

Here in this post we bring to you the list of 20 General Knwoledge Current Affairs Questions With Answers. These One Word Questions and Answers are based on current events and happenings from Worldwide.


Q1. Recently who won the Silver medal for India at the 3rd China Open boxing tournament?
Ans. Manjeet Singh

Q2. Vijay Kelkar Committee was constituted for ____?
Ans. to suggest a roadmap for fiscal consolidation

Q3. Which country became the 5th country to Ratify Istanbul Convention?
Ans. Italy

Q4. Recently Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) set up a Committee to examine aspects related indecent depiction of women in mass media. Who is the head of the committee?
Ans. K. Ratna Prabha
Q5. Recently Barack Obama nominated James Comey as the next FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Director. He will succeed _____?
Ans. Robert Mueller

Q6. Recently 39th G-8 Summit held in which country?
Ans. UK

Q7. As per RBI’s assessment, wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation is expected to be range bound around _____ during 2013-14.
Ans. 5.5%

Q8. With which country NTPC has ink an agreement for the execution of the proposed 2 x 250 MW Sampur power project?
Ans. Sri Lanka

Q9. Which Indian Film Bags Yellow Oscar Award at the Uranium Film Festival at Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil?
Ans. High Power

Q10. Who recently became the first Hindu in 16 years, to be nominated as a member in the Provincial Assembly of Pakistan’s Punjab?
Ans. Kanji Ram

Q11. What is the name given to Indian Army’s initiative to rescue thousands of people stranded in various places of Uttarakhand due to the recent flashfloods in the state?
Ans. “Operation Ganga Prahar”
[NOTE : Air Force launches Operation 'Rahat', Army launches Operation 'Ganga Prahar']

Q12. Which team won the NBA (National Basketball Association) title for 2013?
Ans. Miami Heat

Q13. Which financial services company became the first company in the country to suspend gold sales across all its businesses?
Ans. Reliance Capital

Q14. The final of the ICC Champions Trophy between Indian and hosts England, was dedicated to the highly successful HIV awareness partnership campaign between the ICC, UNICEF and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS(UNAIDS). What is the name of this campaign?
Ans. THINK WISE

Q15. Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, who leaked confidential agency documents, was charged with which allegations by the US authorities recently?
Ans. Violation of Espionage Act and stealing govt. property for disclosing classified information

Q16. Where in Tripura first gas-based power plant was commissioned on 21 June 2013 by President Pranab Mukherjee ?
Ans. Palatana

Q17. Who was appointed as the Nodal Officer for relief and rescue operations in the rain-ravaged Uttarakhand by the Union Government on 21 June 2013?
Ans. VK Duggal, former Union Home Secretary

Q18. Which public-sector finance and investment company recently launched its first Infrastructure Debt Fund recently with an objective of mobilizing funds from sectors like insurance and pension funds?
Ans. India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL)

Q19. Which administrative division of the country has recorded no rape of minors since 2007, as stated in data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released recently?
Ans. Lakshdweep

Q20. Nitish Kumar won the vote of confidence in Bihar Assembly on 19 June 2013. How many votes were polled in favour of his govt.?
Ans. 126

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World Business Quiz - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

This is General Knwoledge Quiz on World Business Multiple Choice Questions with Answers. These questions are taken from previous happenings in Wolrd Business and these questions are reccmended for upcoming Compitetive exams like SSC, UGC NET, UPSC, TET and more.

1) US based global mass media giant Disney acquired another US based film production company Lucasfilm for nearly USD 4.05 billion. Which movie series is associated with the company Lucasfilm?

1. The Batman
2. The Toy Story
3. Star Wars
4. Shreak

Show Answer

Answer = Star Wars

2) Well Known executive Rajat Gupta has been recently sentenced to 2 years in prison for his alleged involvement in Insider trading case. He is not directly associated with which MNC in the list?

1. Goldman Sachs
2. P&G
3. Citibank
4. Mckinsey

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Answer = Citibank

3) US coffee chain giant Starbucks with collaboration of Tata Global Beverages (TGBL) has opened their India’s first Starbucks coffee outlet in which city in October 2012?

1. Hyderabad
2. Bangalore
3. New Delhi
4. Mumbai

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Answer = Mumbai

4) Which global bank acquired ING Direct UK retail banking division recently in October 2012?

1. Barclays
2. UBS
3. Goldman Sachs
4. Citibank

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Answer = Barclays

5) Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Citibank after Vikram Pandit stepped down as CEO of the third largest US bank in Oct 2012?

1. Mike Corbat
2. John Havens
3. Michael O�Neill
4. None of These

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Answer = Mike Corbat

6) Which US Weekly magazine has recently announced to publish its final print edition on 31st December 2012 and to go for only digital format and distribution from January 2013?

1. Time
2. Forbes
3. The Week
4. Newsweek

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Answer = Newsweek

7) Which Company acquired Viewdle, which is a leading imaging and gesture recognition company recently in October 2012?

1. Nokia
2. Motorola
3. Apple
4. Facebook

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Answer = Motorola

8) Which global Telecom company has merged its business with US mobile carrier MetroPCS recently in October 2012?

1. Vodafone
2. AT&T
3. Verizon
4. T-Mobile

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Answer = T-Mobile

9) The world’s biggest payments network, Visa acquired which provider of electronic payment and risk management services for $ 2 billion?

1. Cyber source
2. Modulesoft
3. VeriSign
4. Paypal

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Answer = Cyber source

10) Which global mining group acquired Anglo American’s entire zinc business in Ireland and Africa?

1. Sagar
2. Baldota
3. Kudremukh
4. Vedanta

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Answer = Vedanta

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Trade and Industry Questions and Answers Current Objective type Questions

General Awareness Quiz on Trade and Industry Multiple choice Questions with Answers for various competitive exams, interviews or entrance exams. These General Knowledge Questions will help you for Preparation of upcoming Bank Examinations. These are current Objective types Questions with answers on Business Updates, Trade and Industry.

1) The saving-investment gap during 2011-12 has been estimated at-

1. 2.4% of GDP
2. 2.8% of GDP
3. 3.7% of GDP
4. 4.1% of GDP

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Answer = 3.7% of GDP

2) In Union Budget 2013-14, share of subsidy in Rs 1 expenditure stands at-

1. 9 paise
2. 10 paise
3. 11 paise
4. 12 paise

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Answer = 12 paise

3) What is true for service tax in Union Budget 2013-14?

1. Retained at 10%
2. Raised to 12%
3. Retained at 12%
4. Reduced to 12%

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Answer = Retained at 12%

4) What is percentage of a rupee has been allocated to interest payment in Union Budget 2013-14?

1. 17 paise
2. 18 paise
3. 19 paise
4. 20 paise

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Answer = 19 paise

5) In Union Budget 2013-14 which of the following deficit has been estimate above 4% GDP?

1. Fiscal Deficit
2. Primary Deficit
3. Revenue Deficit
4. None of the above

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Answer = Fiscal Deficit

6) Short-term debt as percentage of GDP was 2.8% in 2001-02 which at end-September 2012 went upto-

1. 26.6%
2. 24.3%
3. 23.1%
4. 20.2%

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Answer = Fiscal Deficit

7) At end-September 2012, India's external debt stood at-

1. $ 345.4 billion
2. $ 358.2 billion
3. $ 365.3 billion
4. $ 385.6 billion

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Answer = $ 365.3 billion

8) As per Budget 2013-14, with which of the following the maximum revenue will be collected?

1. Corporate Tax
2. Custom Duty
3. Income Tax
4. Excise Duty

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Answer = Corporate Tax

9) In Union Budget 2013-14, the target for 2013-14, agriculture credit has been raised to-

1. Rs 550000 crore
2. Rs 575000 crore
3. Rs 650000 crore
4. Rs 700000 crore

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Answer = Rs 700000 crore

10) The Union Budget 2013-14 projects GDP grouwth rate for 2013-14 between

1. 5.5% to 6.1%
2. 6.1% to 6.7%
3. 6.5% to 7.1%
4. 7.1% to 8.0%

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Answer = 6.1% to 6.7%

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Countries Capitals And Currencies General Knowledge Quiz

1) The currency of Italy is ?

1. Rupee
2. Peso
3. Yen
4. Lira

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Answer = D

2)  Kampala is the capital of ?

1. Kenya
2. Uganda
3. Egypt
4. Libya

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Answer = B

3) The capital of Malaysia is ?

1. Bangkok
2. Jakarta
3. Port Louis
4. Kuala Lumpur

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Answer = D

4) The capital of U.S.A is ?

1. Paris
2. New York
3. London
4. Washington

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Answer = D

5) The capital of Laos is ?

1. Jakarta
2. Kuala Lampur
3. Vientiane
4. Saigon

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Answer = C

6) Maputo is the capital of ?

1. Angola
2. Guinea Bissau
3. Mozambique
4. Portugal

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Answer = C

7)  The capital of Libya is ?

1. Belgrade
2. Kampala
3. Havana
4. Tripoli

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Answer = D

8)  Which is the capital of Thailand  ?

1. Bangkok
2. Berne
3. Jakarta
4. Rangoon

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Answer = A

9) What is the currency of Tajikistan ?

1. Taka
2. Rupee
3. Rupiah
4. Paisa

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Answer = A

10)  Which is the capital of Tajikistan?

1. Moscow
2. Dodoma
3. Damascus
4. Dushanbe

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Answer =D

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General Knowledge Questions And Answers - Awards

1) The first Indian to win the Nobel Prize was ?

1. C.V Raman
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Hargovind Khurana
4. Amartya Sen

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Answer =B

2) Which Indian Scientist has had the distinction of receiving not only the Nobel Prize but also Bharat Ratna ?

1. Dr Homi Bhabha
2. Dr. J.C Bose
3. Dr. C.V Raman
4. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

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Answer = C

3)  National Film Awards were instituted in the year ?

1. 1950
2. 1954
3. 1961
4. 1969

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Answer = B

4) Famous 'Oscar Awards' are presented by the ?

1. World File Society
2. Academy of motion pictures, arts and science
3. American Film Society
4. American Motion picture association

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Answer = B

5)  When was the Nehru Award for international understanding instituted ?

1. 1962
2. 1963
3. 1964
4. 1965

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Answer = D

6) When were Nobel Prizes instituted ?

1. 1901
2. 1905
3. 1964
4. 1965

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Answer = A

7)  Nehru Literacy Award was instituted by ?

1. The government of India
2. The government of Uttar Pradesh
3. The India Audit Education Association
4. The Indian Artist's Guild

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Answer =C

8)  Who among the following has not been awarded with the ' Bharat Ratna ' ?

1. Mrs Indira Gandhi
2. Dr. Radhakrishnan
3. Sanjay Gandhi
4. SardarPatel

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Answer = C

9) In which year was the Nobel Prize for Economics announced for the first time ?

1. 1919
2. 1969
3. 1970
4. 1974

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Answer = B

10) Arjuna Awards is given to individuals for  ?

1. Outstanding contribution to indian literature
2. Outstanding contribution towards promotion of international understanding, good will and friendship among the people of the world
3. Showing bravery in the face of enemy attack
4. Outstanding contribution for enhancing the glory of the game

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Answer =  D

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