NICL AO Exam : Last Date Extended & Cut-off date for educational qualification also changed

Last date to apply for 1400 Vacancies in General Insurance Companies (Exam to be conducted by NICL) has been extended to 12th August. As per new notification, the revised dates for the NICL Application process are as follows - 

Particulars	Original	Revised
On line Registration commences from	16th July 2013	16th July 2013
Last Date for Registration of Online Applications	3rd August 2013	12th August 2013
Payment of Application fees	17th July 2013 to 7th August 2013 (both date inclusive)	17th July 2013 to 14thAugust 2013 (both date inclusive)
Date of Written Examination	8th September 2013	8th September 2013
Download of the call letter for examination	7 days prior to the date of examination	7 days prior to the date of examination
Cut-off date for educational qualification	31.07.2013	10.08.2013

As given above, new cut off date for the declaration of the result for graduation degree has been extended to 10-August-2013

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DAILY GK UPDATE 31TH JULY

1.    Yes Bank first to hike rates after RBI move

i. Yes Bank became the first lender to hike lending and deposit rates.

ii. Yes Bank said it would hike its deposit rates by 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent in select tenors effective from 1August 2013

iii. Yes Bank took this step following the RBI’s decision to keep key policy rates unchanged and cut growth forecast.

iv. This provides an opportunity for retail depositors to lock in higher rates on term deposits.

v. The bank has also decided to hike its base rate by a quarter percent to 10.75 percent effective from Thursday. This will make lending by the bank costlier.

NOTE: i. In the first quarter review of the monetary policy, the RBI had left all key policy rates unchanged to support the Rupee to stay stable.

ii. The repurchase, or the repo rate, the interest that commercial banks pay to the RBI on short-term borrowings, has been left unchanged at 7.25 percent, and so has the reverse repo rate at 6.25 percent

2.    Govt. in search of New RBI Chief

i. The government is in search of a successor to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D. Subbarao as he does not want an extension in his term.

ii. Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told reporters that Subbarao had told him that he wanted to move on and would not like to be considered for an extension.

iii. P Chidambaram said, "Dr. Subbarao had met me a few weeks ago and said he would like to move on and he would not like to be considered for another term. I accepted. So now we are in search mode."

iv. Sixty-three-year-old Subbarao's ongoing term will come to an end in September this year. He was appointed as RBI governor in September 2008.

v. As per some media reports, the government wants to make no big change as the country has been in the grip of several economic challenges , including depreciation in the value of rupee, a record-high current account deficit and sluggish GDP growth.

vi. India's GDP growth rate slipped to a decade low of 5 per cent in the last financial year. It was well below the ten-year average of around 8 per cent.

3.    Prasar Bharti and Australian Network signed an Agreement

i. Prasar Bharati and the Australian Network on 30 July 2013 signed an agreement to strengthen the partnership between the two public broadcasters

ii. The accord was signed by Prasar Bharti CEO Jawahar Sircar and ABC International CEO Lynley Marshall in New Delhi.

With the agreement, ABC International will be available on DD Direct plus from 1 November 2013.  It will allow the channel to be shown along with 59 other channels on Doordarshan's DTH platform

iii. The partnership between the two public broadcasters will help build better understanding between people of both the countries.

iv. The partnership between Prasar Bharati and the Australian broadcaster will cover other areas like co-production activities, exchange of TV programmes, exchange of radio programmes and aspects.

4.    Union Government to launch Bharat Mobile Scheme

i. The Union government of India on 30 July 2013 planned to launch Bharat Mobile Scheme under which one member of every rural household who has completed 100 days of work under MGNREGA can get free mobile device.

ii. The new scheme is aimed at empowerment. The mobile may be provided per household preferably to a woman and the handset will come with a three-year warranty.

iii. The mobile device for The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act workers will be non-transferable as it will also be customized for transfer of benefits of different government programmes like direct cash transfers scheme.

iv. According to initial proposal, selected telecom operators will be asked to provide mobile devices. –

v. Distribution would be done by the service providers in coordination with district administration.

vi. The mobile numbers in the device is expected to work as first level authentication to identify and inform the beneficiary of scheme, sources said. Around 5 crore households have been provided work in year 2012-13.

vii. The proposal for Bharat Mobile Scheme was mooted by Planning Commission of India.

5.    India and Afghanistan signed MoUs under SDP Scheme

i. India and Afghanistan on 30 July 2013 signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in Kabul for implementing 60 projects in ten Afghan provinces under the Small Development Projects (SDP) scheme.

ii. The MoUs signed by Afghan Minister of Economy Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal and Indian Ambassador Amar Sinha in Kabul are related to the third phase of the SDP scheme and will be completed in the next four years.

iii. 100 million dollar SDP scheme was announced during Prime Minister’s visit to Afghanistan in May 2011. The first two phases of the scheme with a total outlay of 20 million dollars are nearing completion.

iv. The scheme has been designed by Indian government to address the developmental needs of mainly rural communities in far-flung areas of Afghanistan.

6.    Free insurance scheme for CNG public transport vehicles’ drivers

i. A free insurance scheme covering nearly 3 lakh drivers of public transport vehicles run on Compressed Natural Gas-CNG was launched in the national capital today. 

ii. The Indraprastha Gas Limited Suraksha Yojana was jointly launched by Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

iii. The scheme will cover all drivers against death or permanent disability arising out of accidents caused while driving bus, taxis, auto rickshaws and RTVs. 

iv. A sum of 1.5 lakh rupees will be paid to the nominee of the driver in case of death. An additional amount of 25,000 rupees per child will be paid towards education allowance, subject to a maximum of 50,000 rupees.

7.    Franklin wins worlds 100m backstroke gold

i. Missy Franklin followed the gold medal she won in the women's 100-metre backstroke in London a year ago with another triumph in the event at the World Championships.

ii. As in London, the 18-year-old American beat Australia's Emily Seebohn to the silver while Japan's Aya Terakawa finished third to ensure that the podium Tuesday was an exact repeat of that in the 2012 Olympics, reports Xinhua.

iii. Franklin, who already has a gold from the women's 4x100 metre relay, led the entire race and clocked 58.42, ahead of Seebohn's 59.06 and Terakawa's 59.23. The triumph means Franklin is the first ever woman to win an Olympic gold and then follow it up with a World Championship gold.

8.    Sebi asks SC to punish Sahara chief 

i. Sahara Group Chairman Subrata Roy along with the directors of two group companies Sahara India Real Estate Corp Ltd (SIRECL) and Sahara Housing Investment Corp Ltd (SHICL) should be punished for violating the Supreme Court's order directing them to return investors' Rs 24,000 crore, capital market regulator Sebi told the apex court.

ii. The market regulator's lawyer Arvind Datar argued in the Supreme Court Subrato Roy couldn't escape liability by claiming that he was only a shareholder and not a director in the two companies.

iii. Datar also quoted documents showing that Roy hold 70 per cent stake in both SIRECL and SHICL, and he could therefore appoint a majority of directors, instruct them on how to act and control policy.

iv. The lawyer also accused Roy and the directors of SIRECL and SHICL of willfully defying the Supreme Court's orders dated August 31st and December 5, 2012, to return the investors' money.

v. Under the Contempt of Courts Act, a person guilty of competing a court's order can be slapped with a jail term of up to six months plus a fine.

9.    Mahendra P Lama appointed IGNOU pro-vice-chancellor

i. Professor Mahendra P. Lama has been appointed the new pro-vice-chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University(IGNOU), an official statement from the varsity said Wednesday.

ii. Lama, 52, was the founding vice-chancellor of Sikkim University set up in 2007, thus becoming the youngest vice chancellor of a central Indian university at the age of 45.

iii. Lama has been nominated by the president to executive boards of various leading education institutions like IGNOU, National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) and Hyderabad University

iv. "He is presently nominated by the government as a member of the steering committee of the coveted South Asian Forum set up by the heads of the states and governments at the 16th SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) summit in 2010," the statement said.

Daily Dose of GK - 6

1. Which Stock Exchange is considered the oldest in the world?
[A] Amsterdam Stock Exchange
[B] Paris Stock Exchange
[C] Brussels Stock Exchange
[D] Newyork Stock Exchange


2. Baiju Bawra(Baijnath Mishra) was an Indian dhrupad singer. He was the court musician of which king?
[A] Akbar
[B] Shahjahan
[C] Aurangzeb
[D] Raja Mansingh


3. Who was the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in Independent India?
[A] Sampurnanand
[B] Govind Ballabh Pant
[C] Chandra Bhanu Gupta
[D] Sucheta Kriplani


4. Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of which river?
[A] Musi
[B] Kaveri
[C] Narmada
[D] Godavari


5. What was the old name of Kanpur?
[A] Prayag
[B] Kalighat
[C] Cawnpore
[D] Kanishkapur

General Awareness With Special Reference to Banking Industry - 2013- Set 2

1.In banking terminology, the opening of a savings bank account of a minor will be termed as which of the following?

a) Social Banking           b) Retail Baking             c) Corporate Banking

d) Institutional Banking   e) None of these

2. Which of the following is a term associated with banking / insurance sector?

a) Attorney General        b) Ombudsman              c) Vigilance Commissioner    

d) Auditor General          e) None of these

3.The Know Your Customer (KYC) norms are associated with which of the following?

a) Prevention of money laundering           b) Financial inclusion

c) Inclusive growth                                  d) Both a and b              e) None of these

4.The young woman scientist, Jenita Mary Nongkynrih, hails from which of the following states? She has been selected for this year’s ISRO Young Scientist Award for her urban information system project in the North - East.

a) Mizoram        b) Manipur         c) Meghalaya     d) Arunachal Pradesh

e) None of these

5. The 13th general elections in Malaysia were held recently and the ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (National Front), retained its 56-year hold on power. Name the person who leads this coalition and has been sworn in as the next Prime Minister of the country.

 a) Anwar Ibrahim            b) Muhyiddin Yassin       c) Mohamed Azmin bin Ali

 d) Najib Razak               e) None of these

6. An individual from Bangladesh/Pakistan can open which of the following accounts in India?

a) Foreign Currency (Non-Resident) bank Account) Non-Resident (External) Rupee Account

c) Non-Resident Ordinary Rupees Account           d) All the above e) Only b and c

7. Companies in India raise domestic funds through which of the following sources?

a) Initial Public Offer (IPO)           b) Follow-on Public Officer (FPO)

c) Commercial Papers                d) All the above e) Only a and b

8. Consider the following statements with respect to Delhi - Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), a mega infrastructure project between the political capital and the business capital of India:

A) The 1,483-km long corridor will have six-lane highways.

B) The corridor stretch includes nine industrial townships, three ports and six airports.

C) The project will cost $90 billion and is being developed with technical and financial assistance from South Korea.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) Only A          b) Only B          c) Only C          d) Only A and B             e) Only B and C

9.Who among the following has authored the recently published book titled The Sea of Innocence?

a) Kishwar Desai            b) Kalpana Swaminathan            c) Sindhu V Nair

d) Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay                                              e) None of these

10.The Presidential Board of FIDE, the world chess body, has approved the staging of the World Chess Championship match in Chennai in November this year. The championship will be played between Viswanathan Anand and

a) Boris Gelfand             b) Magnus Carlsen         c) Veselin Topalov          d) Vladimir Kramnik

e) None of these

11.The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is authorized to penalize a company in India on which of the following grounds?

a) Violation of Negotiable Instruments Act

b) Violation of foreign portfolio investment guidelines      

c) Violation of Banking Regulation Act

d) All the above 

e) Only a and b

12.Which of the following is NOT a function of commercial banks in India?

a) Providing no-frill services         b) Lending to weaker sections of the society

c) Operations in call money market         d) Selling National Savings Certificates

e) None of these

13.Frequent changes in the cost of which of the following commodities at international levels push inflation upwards?

a) Foodgrains                b) Vegetables                c) Petroleum products                d) Milk

e) None of these

14.The rising star of Indian badminton, PVC Sindhu, has won her maiden Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold title recently and has become the second Indian to reach this feat. Who among the following was the first to achieve this feat?

a) Aparna Popat             b) Jwala Gutta               c) Saina Nehwal        

d) Ashwini Ponnappa      e) None of these

15.The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made e-filing of I-T returns mandatory for individuals earning more than Rs.5 lakh taxable income during the financial year ended March 31, 2013. Earlier e-filing was mandatory for individuals having a taxable income of more than _______.

a) Rs.6 lakh       b) Rs.8 lakh       c) Rs.10 lakh     d) Rs.15 lakh     e) None of these

16.The Central Government’s efforts to pass the food security bill in the current session of parliament have failed. Which of the following is the first state in the country to pass a food security act?

a) Uttarakhand               b) Chhattisgarh              c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Gujarat                      e) None of these

17. As per the amendments cleared by the Union Cabinet recently, which of the following categories will be provided with the benefit of low-interest loan under the amended National Rural Livelihood Mission (Aajeevika)?

a) Women Self Help Groups (SHGs)        b) Landless labourers

c) SCs and STs                                     d) Marginal Farmers       e) None of these

18.Giulio Andreotti, who died recently, was the former Prime Minister of which of the following countries?

a) Spain            b) France          c) Poland          d) Italy              e) None of these

19.The government has revealed that the National Population Policy (NPP), 2000, has been implemented with varying degrees of success across different states. The objectives of the NPP were to address the unmet need for contraception and achieving a stable population by___.

a) 2020             b) 2025             c) 2030             d) 2045             e) None of these

20.In recent past, news about money laundering made headlines frequently. It normally involves which of the following?

a) Integration of funds     b) Placement of funds     c) Layering of funds

d) All the above e) Only a and b

21.What happens when a depositor seeks to withdraw his fixed deposit prematurely from a bank?

a) Bank does not allow premature withdrawal

b) Bank charges a penalty for this

c) Bank does not charge any penalty and allows the same

d) Bank allows withdrawal but forfeits the entire interest

e) None of these

22.What is a state cheque?

a) A six month’s post - dated cheque              

b) A cheque issued without drawer’s signature

c) A cheque which has completed three months from its date of issue

e) None of these

23.In a bid to simplify the rules governing overseas investors in India, the government is planning to introduce a new classification for investors that do not come under the foreign direct investment (FDI) route. The new class is called FPI, which stands for

a) Foreign Priority Investors                     b) Foreign Portfolio Investors

c) Foreign Preferential Investors   d) Foreign Parallel Investors        e) None of these

24.Which of the following statements is/are correct?

A) British liquor giant Diageo has appointed Indian-origin Ivan Menezes as its next chief executive officer (CEO).

B) Diageo is the world’s biggest spirits group and maker of brands like Smirnoff vodka, Johnnie Walker scotch and Guinness beer.

C) Diageo had sold its 53.4 per cent share to liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s United Spirits Ltd (USL) in USD 2 million in 2012.

a) Only A          b) Only B          c) Only C          d) Only A and B             e) All A, B and C

25.Alex Ferguson has recently announced his retirement, bringing down the curtains on his glittering 26-year-old association with which of the following English football teams? He is known for his stellar role in making the club a global brand valued at $3 billion.

a) Liverpool        b) Chelsea         c) Manchester United     d) Newcastle United

e) None of these

ANSWERS

1.B     2.B     3.A     4.C     5.D    

6.D     7.D     8.D     9.A     10.B     11.B     12.D     13.C     14.C     15.C

16.B     17.A     18.D     19.D     20.D     21.B     22.C     23.B     24.D     25.C

SSC CGL 2013 Re-Exam Admit Card Download

SSC will be conducting a re-examination for 433 candidates of Patna Centre due to administrative reasons, who appeared on 19th May, 2013 in the Morning Shift from Patna Central School, Block-B, Sudarshan Vihar, Patna (432 candidates) and one candidate bearing Roll No. 3206560090 of another venue.

The Re-examination would be held on 11/08/2013 (Sunday) at RAJKIYA SANSKRIT COLLEGE BLOCK-A, ROAD NO.-4 KAJIPUR, PATNA, from 10:00 am to 12:00 Noon (Reporting time 9:15 AM).

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Please note that this re-exam is not related to the leakage of question paper in Delhi, that is a separate issue and a court case is already pending on that.

English Quiz On Vocab

1.    incisive
(1)begin; originate; receive into a group
(2)command
(3)lizard that changes color in different situations
(4)cutting; sharp

2.    infiltrate

      (1)disparage
(2)suspended action
(3)pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily
(4)a covered passageway, usually lined with shops

3.    insidious
(1)person who collects coins
(2)cut off part of body; prune
(3)treacherous; stealthy; sly
(4)hiding place

4.    intractable
(1)immaterial; without a material body
(2)sickening; insipid
(3)rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
(4)unruly; refractory

5.    irrational
(1)restate a passage in one's own words while retaining the thought of the author
(2)illogical; lacking reason; insane
(3)commonplace; dull
(4)breaking up; downfall

6.    junket
(1)secret; mysterious
(2)marry feast or picnic
(3)disparage
(4)theme

7.    languor
(1)concise; meaty
(2)practical rule guiding conduct
(3)lassitude; lethargy
(4)courteous; faithful; brave

8.    libelous
(1)easy to approach; obtainable
(2)grave; serious; coy
(3)defamatory; injurious to the good name of a person
(4)raid

9.    lout
(1)considerate; thoughtful
(2)correct
(3)miser
(4)clumsy person

10.  malediction
(1)put into effect; supply with tools
(2)insert improperly; palm off
(3)soak
(4)curse

Answers:

1	4
2	3
3	3
4	4
5	2
6	2
7	3
8	3
9	4
10	4

General Awareness With Special Reference to Banking Industry - 2013- Set 1

1.Examine the following statements in the context of different approvals given by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs:

A) The CCEA has approved allocation of Rs.12,000 crore for Bihar as a special plan under the Backward Region Grant Fund for the 12th five year plan.

B) The CCEA has approved to continue the special plan for the KBK districts (Kalahandi-Bolangir-Koraput) of Odisha, allocating Rs.250 crore per annum.

C) The CCEA has approved to continue the special package for implementing drought mitigation strategies in Budelkhand (UP) and Madhya Pradesh.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) Only A          b) Only B          c) Only C          d) Only B and C             e) All a, b and c

2.Which of the following is correct in the context of an infrastructure Finance Company (IFC)?

a) IFCs provide loans and accept deosits.

b) A minimum of 75 per cent of the total assets of an IFC should be deployed in infrastructure loans.

c) The company should have minimum net worth of Rs.300 crore.

 d) All the above                          e) Only b and c

3.Gilt funds, as they are conveniently called, are mutual fund schemes floated by asset management companies with exclusive investments in which of the following?

a) Blue Chip Companies

b) Government Securities

c) Gold

d) Commodities

e) None of these

4.The Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency Account (EFFC) is an account maintained in foreign currency with an authorized dealer, i.e. a bank dealing in foreign exchange. This facility is provided to which of the following categories?

a) Exporters

b) Individuals

c) Companies  

d) All categories of foreign earners who are resident in India

e) None of these

5.India is building the heaviest and largest parts of the Tokamak, the machine behind the biggest scientific collaboration on the planet till date. The project called ITER includes 34 nations and is aimed at producing cheap, clean and safe energy through.

a) nuclear fission

b) nuclear fusion

c) solar energy

d) wind Energy

e) None of these

6.Name the volcano which erupted in the Philippines recently killing at least five people. It is famous for its almost perfect cone shape and has erupted around 50 times since records began, with the most violent one being in 1814.

a) Mount Taal

b) Mount Ragang

c) Mount Pinatubo

d) Mount Mayon

e) Mount Cagua

7.Identify the correct statement(s) among the following:

a) Banking services in India come under the purview of the Essential Services Maintenance Act.

b) All the banks do not come under the regulation of Right to Information Act.

c) Not all banks come under the Second Schedule of the RBI.

d) All the above              e) Only a and c

8. Consider the following:

A) The Banking Department gets currency from the Issue Department.

B) The Government puts the currency in circulation.

C) The Central Government incurs a deficit in its Budget.

D) The Government sells Treasury Bill to Banking Department of the RBI.

What will be the correct order of the above steps?

a) CDAB           b) ABDC           c) DCBA           d) BACD           e) ABCD

9.Queen Beatrix signed the instrument of abdication after 33 years on the throne in favour of her eldest son Willem Alexander recently. The 46-year-old Willem Alexander has become Europe’s youngest king, beginning his reign in.

a) Finland

b) Sweden

c) Netherlands

d) Spain

e) None of these

10.  Which of the following countries has claimed both men’s and women’s titles of the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships held in New Delhi recently?

 a) India b) England         c) Singapore      d) Australia        e) None of these

11.The World Wide Web is celebrating its 20th year in the service. Who among the following had invented the WWW at Cern laboratory 20 years ago?

a) Robert Hooke             b) Tim Berners-Lee         c) Zacharias Janssen  

 d) VA Shiva Ayyadurai                                        e) None of these

12.What is the count of the Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) code mentioned on the white strip at the bottom of the cheque?

a) 10                 b) 9                   c) 8                   d) 7                   e) None of these

13. Examine the following statements with respect to ‘Narrow Banking’ concept, which is partly implemented by banks in India:

 A) Under narrow banking, banks only accept deposits and provide loans.

 B) This practice is adopted by banks only in rural areas

C) In narrow banking, there is rarely any Asset Liability Mismatch.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) Only A          b) Only B          c) Only C          d) Only A and C             e) Only B and C

14. Choose the committee from among the following which advises Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the issue of Monetary Policy.

 a) Technical advisor Committee 

 b) Monetary Policy Committee

c) Financial Stability and Development Council  

d) Central Open Market Committee        

e) None of these

15.Krishna Poonia is associated with which of the following games?

a) Badminton     

b) Discus Throw             

c) Archery         

d) Long Jump    

e) None of these

16.The Parliament of Bangladesh has elected who among the following as its first woman and youngest speaker of the Parliament till date recently?

a) Dipu Moni      

b) Shahara Khatun         

c) Begum Motia Chowdhury

d) Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury                 

e) None of these

17. In which of the following countries around 11,000 people have been diagnosed with dengue and 34 deaths have been reported due to the disease in the first four months of this year?

a) Thailand

b) Sri Lanka

c) Bangladesh

d) Myanmar

e) None of these

18.Who appoints the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

a) The RBI Governor 

b) The Central Government        

c) The RBI’s Central Board of Directors

d) The Indian Bank’s Association

e) None of these

19.Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Indian banking system?

a) The Regional Rural Banks are sponsored by the commercial banks

b) The commercial banks run on the Unit Banking System.

c) The expansion and contraction in the deposit by the commercial banks reflect the expansion and contraction of money in the country.

d) All the above

e) Only a and c

20.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has hinted to lower its lending programme to developing countries, including India, as its investment are not yielding adequate returns. Which of the following countries is the biggest borrower of ADB at present?

a) Pakistan

b) Japan

c) Indonesia

d) India 

e) None of these

21. Consider the following statements regarding an ace sportsperson of India:

A) The AITA has recommended his name for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for the year 2013.

B) He had the singles gold in 2010 Common wealth Games.

C) He had won gold in both singles and doubles in the Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010.

Identify the person with whom the above statements are related.

a) Mahesh Bhupathi

b) Leander Paes

c) Rohan Bopanna      

c) Somdev Devvarman

e) None of these

22.Roberto Azevedo’s name has been finalized to be the next Director General of World Trade Organisation, (WTO) replacing Pascal Lamy in coming September. Roberto hails from which of the following countries?

a) Mexico

b) Brazil 

c) Japan

d) Malaysia

e) None of these

23. Check the following combinations and identify the one which is NOT correctly matched.

a) CRR-4 per cent

b) Repo Rate - 7.25 per cent

c) Reverse Repo Rate-6.25 per cent

d) SLR - 24 per cent

e) None of these

24.Who among the following has won the Whitley Award recently? It is an international nature conservation prize dubbed as ‘Green Oscar’.

a) Aparajita Datta

b) Anil Agarwal Madhay

c) Maneka Gandhi        

d) Medha Patkar

e) None of these

25.Which of the following is the highest award given for lifetime achievement in the field of sports in India?

a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

b) Dhyan Chand Award

c) Dronacharya Award                            

d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Award

e) None of these

ANSWERS

1.E       2.E       3.B       4.D       5.B       6.D       7.D       8.A       9.C       10.C

11.B     12.B     13.C     14.A     15.B     16.D     17.B     18.B     19.E     20.D

21.D     22.B     23.D     24.A     25.B