CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. The new Governor of Bank of England is .....
Ans: Mark Carney (old Mervyn king)

2. New Authority in place of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
Ans: Civil Aviation Authority

3. How much Surplus Profit has been transferred by the RBI to the centre Govt for the year ended on June, 2013?
Ans: Rs.33000cr

4. RTI online was inaugurated by……
Ans: Mr.Narayanasamy (Minister Personal Public Grievance & Pensions)

5. Name the 69th Male sportsman in the ‘Hall of Fame’ by ICC.
Ans: Shane Warne

6. Gold Imports in 2012-13 was…
Ans: 846 tonnes

7. ‘Cash for Vote’ a Rs.10cr scam is related to……
Ans: Indian Railways

8. Nitaqat (S Arabia) dead line is Nov3, 2013 whereas CTS-2010 dead line is ………..
Ans: Dec 31, 2013

9. Contribution of Manufacturing in the GDP is……………
Ans: 16%

10. India’s GDP growth in 2012-13 was………….
Ans: 5%

11. Name the company providing 4-G Airwaves to all 22 circles?
Ans: Reliance Industries Co.Ltd.

12. How many cities having more than 1 million populations?
Ans: 53

13. Sardar Sarovar Dam is on river Narmada which is in………
Ans: Madhya Pradesh

14. Disinvestment Target thru PSU stake sales in Current Financial Year is………….
Ans: Rs.40000

15. Due to …………….. Virus S.Arabia restricted the Pilgrimage visas to Elderly people.
Ans: Corona virus

16. Which Nation was infested by the Locust?
Ans: Madagascar

17. Interest Subvention (Subsidy) for the Exporter is……….
Ans: 3%

18. What will be the interest rate for Farmers who pay the ‘Corp Loan’ regularly?
Ans: 4%

19. Corp Loan limit is Rs.3 lac and rate of interest on Corp Loan is……
Ans: 7%

20. India’s Money Supply (M3)/Board Money reached as on Aug.2013
Ans: Rs.87trillions

21. The Badminton player is called Shuttler where as the Table Tennis player is called
Ans: Paddler

22. Name the 1st Indian Women who won Bronze in the World Badminton Championship held in Guangzhou.
Ans: P V Sindhu

23. In the World Badminton Championship, in Semi Final P V Sindhu loses to
Ans: Ratchanok in thanon of Thailand

24. On Swapping of Criminals with Bangladesh, Anup Chetia of India’s criminal will be swapped with
Ans: Subrata Bain & Sazzad Hussain

25. Retirement Age of Central Government Employee was raised from 58 to 60 years, last time in
Ans: 1998

26. Export Target in 2012-13 was $ 300bn whereas for 2013-14 it is?
Ans: $325bn

27. Who has been appointed as the new President of ASSOCHAM in place of Mr.Raj Kumar Dhoot?
Ans: Mr.Rana Kapoor

28. Corporate Bonds is Issuance in 2012-13 was Rs.2.51 trillion ($50.26bn) where as in 2012-13 it was
Ans: Rs.3.5 trillion ($70bn)

29. Period of realization and repatriation for Exporters changed from 12 months to ………..
Ans: 9 months

30. Banks have to maintain …………..Cash Reserve Ratio on Daily Basis.
Ans: 99%

31. Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) Limits is ………….. of the NDTL (Net Demand &Time Liability).
Ans: 0.5%

32. What is the Concessional Tax rate for FII &QFI on Corporate Rupee Bonds?
Ans: 5 %

33. What is ‘Izumo’?
Ans: Japan’s biggest warship recently launched

34. What was the Net Non Performing Assets of Banks in 2012-13?
Ans: Rs.9282cr

35. Japan’s National Debt has reached at 1008.6 trillion yen, and Fiscal Deficit is 2012 was..
Ans: 10.3% of the GDP

36. How many people in USA in Hindi specking, as per Census Bureau Report?
Ans: 6.5lac

37. Due to In ordinate delays and problems of land acquition, name the companies pulled out their projects from India.
Ans: Posco form Karnataka & Arcelor Mittal from Orrisa

38. What is the rate of Interest on FCNR (B) deposits?
Ans: PLUS LIBOR 4%

39. Why is the Lasalgaon of Nasik (Maharastra) famous for?
Ans: It is the hub of Onions

40. Unemployment rate in UK is….
Ans: 7.8%

41. Which country in Europe has the highest rate of unemployment?
Ans: Spain 27.5%

42. In Europe the nation having the highest growth rate of GDP.
Ans: Portugal (1.1%), 2nd Germany (0.7%), 3rd France (0.5%)

43. Massive Students protect against the China Govt took place in 1989 at.
Ans: Tiananmen Square in Beijing

44. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidhutilkaran Yojna is implemented in a village where population is more than .
Ans: 100 persons

45. India’s Largest lender Bank and the 60th largest bank in the World is ………..
Ans: SBI

46. As per RBI’s report the proportion of Rural Banks to Urban Banks is….
Ans: 37% (it was 57% in 1994)

47. Under LRS (Liberalised Remittance Scheme) Resident individual limit has been changed from $200000 to ………..
Ans: $ 75000

48. Overseas Direct Investment limit of Indian Companies has been changed from 400% of their net worth to….
Ans: 100%

49. Who is the author of “the Moon Baller”?
Ans: Gold Coins & Medallions

50. 23rd governor of RBI is ...... ?
Ans: Raghuram Rajan