~*~ 50 Expected Economy/Banking Current Affairs MCQs ~*~ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) The Reserve Bank set up a three-member committee headed by whom to scrutinise applications for new bank licences in Oct 2013? (A) Arvind Mayaram (B) Urijit Patel (C) Bimal Jalan (D) B. Sambamurthy Ans. (C) Bimal Jalan 2) Which state Government launched Video Chat in Prisons in July 2013? (A) Gujarat (B) Haryana (C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Uttar Pradesh Ans. (C) Himachal Pradesh 3) Who took over as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Corporation Bank in Oct 2013? (A) Ashok Reddy Nukala (B) S.R. Bansal (C) Rajendra Kumar Saraf (D) Umesh Chand Asawa Ans. (B) S.R. Bansal 4) Which Indian City become the first city of North India where ATM facility will be available for people maintaining accounts in co-operative banks recently? (A) Allahabad (B) Lukhnow (C) Rampur (D) Kanpur Ans. (C) Rampur 5) Who has been awarded the Asian Business Leaders Award 2013 for his “impressive business credentials” and service to society by London-based Asia House in July 2013? (A) Azim Premji (B) Ratan Tata (C) Adi Godrej (D) N R Narayana Murthy Ans. (A) Azim Premji 6) India and _________ have launched major co-operation in power sector with the launch of two projects – a 500 MW grid and 1320 megawatt Maitri MW Thermal station in Oct 2013. (A) Nepal (B) Bhutan (C) Bangladesh (D) Myanmar Ans. (C) Bangladesh 7) Who was formally inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering in the US for his “outstanding contributions” to industrial development in India and the world over as announced in Oct 2013? (A) N R Narayana Mutrhy (B) Ratan Tata (C) Azim Premji (D) Adi Godrej Ans. (B) Ratan Tata The Supreme Court has proposed a three-member panel headed by whom to examine and probe the IPL spot-fixing scandal in Oct 2013? (A) Arvind Mayaram (B) Bimal Jalan (C) Mukul Mudgal (D) A.P. Shah Ans. (C) Mukul Mudgal 9) The Supreme Court has directed Central and the state governments to provide _________ jobs to the disabled persons in Oct 2013. (A) 3% (B) 4% (C) 5% (D) 6% Ans. (A) 3% 10) Which Indian Airport was renamed as “Kempegowda” International Airport in July 2013? (A) Mangalore (B) Bengaluru (C) Mysore (D) Kochin Ans. (B) Bengaluru 11) Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) by the Government of Indian in Sep 2013? (A) Satnam Singh (B) BN Talukdar (C) M.K. Goel (D) Nishi Vasudeva Ans. (C) M.K. Goel 12) Who has been selected to head Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) in August 2013 and with this she becomes the first woman ever to head a Navranta PSU? (A) Nishi Vasudeva (B) Shubhalakshmi Panse (C) Arundhati Bhattacharya (D) Archana Bhargava Ans. (A) Nishi Vasudeva 13) Who has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) in Oct 2013? (A) S Varadarajan (B) SB Nayar (C) R K Singhon (D) B Ashok Ans. (B) SB Nayar 14) China and the _________ have signed a currency swap agreement worth 350 bn yuan (USD 57 billion) in oct 2013. (A) Bank of England (B) European Central Bank (C) Federal Reserve (D) None of These Ans. (B) European Central Bank 15) Who has been appointed as the next Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment in Oct 2013? (A) Jaimini Bhagwati (B) Arunendra Kumar (C) Ranjan Mathai (D) Gauri Kumar Ans. (D) Gauri Kumar 16) Japan-based Line Corporation, a provider of instant messaging service, has roped in which Bollywood actress as its brand ambassador for India in Oct 2013? (A) Kareena Kapoor (B) Katrina Kaif (C) Deepika Padukone (D) Parineeti Chopra Ans. (B) Katrina Kaif 17) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered the growth projection for India to _______ for financial year 2013-14 as announced in Oct 2013? (A) 4.5% (B) 5.6% (C) 3.8% (D) 4.2% Ans.(C) 3.8% 18) Which Indian PSU Bank has entered into a bancassurance tie-up with Apollo Munich Health Insurance (AMHI) in Oct 2013? (A) Canara Bank (B) Bank of Baroda (C) Punjab National Bank (D) IDBI Bank Ans. (A) Canara Bank 19) Which PSU bank has bagged the Golden Peacock Award for excellence in corporate governance 2013 in Oct 2013? (A) Punjab National Bank (B) Canara Bank (C) Dena Bank (D) Bank of Baroda Ans. (B) Canara Bank # Vikram S.B.
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