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INDIA VOTES AGAINST SRI LANKA: India voted in favour of UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka for alleged violation of human rights during their three-decade-long Tamil separatist conflict that ended in May 2009 with the killing of rebel Tamil Tiger Chief Velupillai Prabhakaran. The United States-sponsored resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva was passed with the support of 25 member countries. MORSI VISITS INDIA: Mohamed Morsi, Egypts first democratically elected president visited India to forge closer cooperation in economic and other fields, particularly for Indias contribution in the Suez Canal corridor project that is aimed to become a bridge connecting Africa with Asia. The aid corridor project of 190 kms aims to turn Suez. th MUMBAI SLIPS AS FINANCIAL CENTRE: Indias financial capital Mumbai slipped to 66 rank in the list of worlds leading financial centres, according to the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI).Mumbai is the only Indian city on the list, which was topped by London. New York was ranked second in the list followed by Hong Kong and Singapore in the third and fourth place respectively. PRESIDENT CONFERRED DOCTORATE: President of India, Sh. Pranab Mukherjee has been conferred the prestigious degree honorary of Doctor of Civil Law by university of Mauritius at a ceremony at Port Louis, Mauritius. HIGH CHILD MORTALITY IN INDIA: Globally, an estimated 2,000 children under the age of five die every day from diarrhoeal diseases and of these some 1,800 deaths are linked to water, sanitation and hygiene, according to a report by The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNIFEC). Two countries- India (24 %) and Nigeria (11%)- together account for more than a third of all under-five years deaths. THE UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC) has withdrawn changes suggested by it in civil services mains examination, dropping mandatory English language paper requirement. THREE DAY SAARC JOURNALISTS CONVENTION was held at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. JIM YONG KIM: President of World Bank visits India. YUKIYA AMANO: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency visited India to visit Tarapur Atomic Power Station in Maharashtra. STEPHEN HARPER: Canadian Prime Minister visited India. AERO INDIA 2013 HELD AT BANGALURU: Asias biggest aerospace exposition Aero India 203 was held at Bangaluru. It showcased the latest international technology in military and civil aircraft, avionics and sub-systems, as well as radars in the defence and aerospace sectors. WORLDS HIGHEST RAIL BRIDGE: The Indian railways is planning to complete the worlds highest rail br idge, which is estimated to be five times the height of Qutab Minar by 2016.The arch-shaped 1315 meters long bridge across Chenab river rising 359 meters from river bed will connect Baramulla and Srinagar to Jammu via Udhampur-Qazigund covering the entire route in about seven hours. HELICOPTER DEAL SCRAPPED: India has taken steps to cancel a $ 748 million contract for 12 AW 101 helicopters meant for VVIP use, from the Italian firm Agusta Westland Amid allegations that the deal was won through bribes of up to $ 66 million. Agusta Westland is a unit of Italian aerospace group Finmeccanica. A 30 member joint Parliamentary Committee has been formed to probe the controversial chopper deal. INDIAS FIRST GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT is going to be established by National thermal Power Corporation in the newly formed Balrampur district of Chattisgarh. INDIA HAS SIGNED A RS. 30,000 CRORE DEAL for purchase of the Short Range Surface to Air Missiles (SRSAM) from France. FRANCOIS HOLLANDE: President of France visits India. DAVID CAMEROON: Prime Minister of UK visits India. He also paid a visit to Jallian Wala Bagh,Amritsar. EXTRADITION TREATY WITH BANGLADESH: India and Bangladesh have signed a liberalised visa agreement and a land mark extradition treaty. TH th REDDY TO HEAD 14 FINANCE COMMISSION: The government has announced the constitution of the 14 Finance Commission under the chairmanship of former RBI Governor Y.V. Reddy. th PARVASI DIWAS CONCLUDES: The 11 edition of the Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas at Kochi which was inaugurated by Prime Minister ended with a valedictory address from the President. The theme for this year was Engaging Diaspora The Indian Growth Story .Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag was the chief guest this year.

INDIA TO PUSH FOR TAPI PROJECT: India the Turkmenistan agree to take necessary steps for early realisation of the ambitious TAPI gas pipeline project and increase bilateral trade. The TAPI pipeline which would originate from Turkmenistan, and pass through Afghanistan and Pakistan before entering India, will have a capacity to carry 90 million standard cubic metres a day (mscmd) gas for a 30 year period. PRESIDENT HOUNOURS NEPAL ARMY CHIEF: President of India has conferred the honorary rank of Suprabal Jana Sewa Shree of the Indian Army on General Gaurav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Chief of the Army Staff of Nepal. TH th INDIA RANKS 94 IN CORRUPTION INDEX: India has been ranked 94 out of 176 countries in Transparency Internationals 2012 Corruption Perception Index (CPI). SONIA AND MANMOHAN IN TOP 20: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh th th have been named among the Top 20 most powerful persons in the world, at 12 and 19 position recently, by Forbes magazine in its annual power rankings which placed US President Barack Obama as number one for a second year in a row. FLOATING FENCE IN SIR CREEK AREA: A floating fence , anchored by submerged metallic meshes will be erected to check illegal crossing and smuggling of narcotics and arms along the 96 kilometers long disputed Sir Creek border in Rann of Kutch (Gujarat) area with Pakistan. PRESIDENT OF NEPAL VISITS INDIA: Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal, visited India on an official trip th to attend 150 Anniversary celebration of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya at the Banaras Hindu University on 25 December, 2012. LEE HSIEN LOONG: Singapore Prime Minister visited India. VICTOR YANUKOVYCH: President of Ukraine visited India and signed a defence agreement. Jharkhand has been brought under Presidents Rule as chief minister Arjun Munda had resigned after his government was reduced to a minority. MP TOPS IN FOREST COVER: Madhya Pradesh has largest area under forest-77,700 kms. The total forest cover in the country is now at 6,92,027 sq km. this accounts for 21.05 % of the total geographical area of India as per India State of Forest Report,2011. TRIPURA, MANIPUR AND MEGHALAYA have got their own high courts functioning, thereby bringing the total number of high Courts in country to 24. THREE CHIEF MINISTERS RE-ELECTED: Manik Sarkar: Chief Minister of Tripura Neiphu Rio: Chief Minister of Nagaland Mukul Sagma: Chief Minister of Meghalaya The Rajya Sabha approves the Presidents Rule in Jharkhand , where Arjun Munda had resigned as Chief Minster after his government lost majority last month. th Bihar recorded 11.95% annual growth rate, the highest among all the states, during the 11 Plan period. Odisha govt to provide rice at Re 1 per kg to BPL people, SC/ST and beneficiaries of the Antyodaya scheme. Manipur has decided to ban sale and consumption of tobacco products like cigarette,gutka, khaini, zarda etc. Tripura set a new record for the countrys highest-ever voter turnout with 94 % polling in the Assembly elections held on 14 feb. KASHMIR GETS CONNECTED WITH RAILWAY: Northern Railways made history as the first train chugged through Indias longest railway tunnel, 11.21 kms, through the Pir Panjal mountain range, connecting Qazigund in Anantnag district of Kashmir Valle to Banihal, a town in district Ramban, on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. MAHA KUMBH IN ALLAHABAD: Banks of river Gangas at sangam in Allahabad (Prayag) are gearing up to welcome the millions of pilgrims for one of the largest human gatherings in the world- Maha Kumbh Mela, a religious event that is held after a gap of 12 years. BIHAR TOPS IN GDP GROWTH: Bihar has been the top performer among the major states in terms of economic th growth, achieving 21.9% growth during the 11 Five Year Plan which ended on March 31, 2012. WOMAN MAY DIAL 181 IN EMERGENCY: In a bid to check the increasing rate of crime against the feminine gender, the government will soon launch a round-the-clock helpline 181 in all states for offering immediate help to women in distress. The state governments would be required to set up their call centres. NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY BILL APPROVED: The Union Cabinet has cleared the National Food Security Bill that gives legal entitlement to 67 % population (including 75% rural and 50% urban) for subsidised foodgrains under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS).A beneficiary will be entitled to 5 kg of rice, wheat or coarse cereals at Rs. 3,2 and 1 a kg, respectively, per month. The beneficiaries will be identified by the States based on parameters prescribed by the Union Government. VOLUNTARY SCHEME FOR SERVICE TAX: Aiming ensure a large number of assesses of assesses to return to the tax fold, the government has proposed a onetime scheme called Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme for service tax defaulters. A defaulter may avail of the scheme on the condit ion that he files a truthful declaration of service tax dues since October 1,2007 and makes the payment in one or two installements before the prescribed dates. ANUBHUTI COACHES INTRODUCED: Chandigarh Shatabdi will be the first train to have Anubhuti coaches, the special AC luxury class coaches proposed in this years rail budget, providing higher travel comfort to passengers. 2

SUBSIDY EXPENDITURE TO BE CUT DOWN: The government has decided that it will reduce outgo on subsides from 2.6 % of GDP in( 2011-17) to contain the expenditure within a pre-determined level of affordability. WAGES FOR MNREGA WORKERS HIKED: Wages for MNREGA workers have been revised wef April 1. States like Haryana may get highest wage at Rs 214 per day followed by Rs. 210 and Rs. 209 in Andaman Nicobar and Chandigarh respectively. Workers in states like Bihar, Sikkim, Tripura, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh will get the minimum of Rs.135 IMPRISONMENT FOR TAX EVASION: Failure to pay excise duty and service tax could lead to arrest of defaulters, as per the provisions proposed in the finance Bill 2013. Offences relating to excise and customs duty evasion of over Rs. 50 lakh would be made cognisable and non-bail able .Similarly in case of service tax, the failure to deposit the tax amount exceeding Rs 50 lakh with the government would result in imprisonment upto seven year. th GOVT FOR EXPANSION OF DISHA: The government has set target of bringing 2,900 apparel units in the 12 plan under DISHAa programme aimed at encouraging better social practices to meet global standards on issues like child labour. DISHADriving Industry Towards Sustainable Human Capital Advancement is aimed at encouraging members to follow better social practices, in the backdrop of pressure from developed countries, especially the EU and the US, to meet global standards on labour issues. ONE PERSON COMPANY: The Companies Bill 2012, when enacted into a law, would provide for floating a One Person Company-OPC, a concept prevalent in Europe, the US, Singapore and china. Currently, at least two persons are required to float a private company in India. The Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha and will now be placed in the Rajya Sabha. THREE NEW HIGH COURTS: The centre has constituted three new High Courts in the northeast- Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura- taking the total number of High Courts in the country from 21 to 24. DIRECT CASH TRANSFER SCHEME IN 43 DISTRICTS: The government had announced Aadhar (Unique Identification Number) based Cash Transfer of social benefits in 51 districts with effect from January 1, 2013. Due to announcement of elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, the election commission directed the government to implement the scheme in 43 districts. PRICING OF NATURAL GAS: A committee headed by Dr. C Rangarajan, the head of the Prime Ministers Economic Advisory Council, has suggested linking the price of domestically-produced natural gas to international benchmarks such as US Henry Hub as well as the average wellhead price at which India imports g as. TH th 117 CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL: The Rajya Sabha gave its nod to the 117 Constitution Amendment Bill providing reservation to Scheduled Castes and scheduled Tribes in promotions in government jobs. The bill provides for amendments to Article 16(4) of the Constitution that will allow states to reserve seats in promotion for SCs, STs. The bill is yet to be passed by Lok Sabha. WHEAT MSP FIXED AT RS.1350: The government has announced Rs 65 per quintal hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat to Rs 1,350 per quintal and allowed additional exports of 2.5 million tonnes of wheat from its godowns to clear surplus stock and ease storage crunch. GOVT MERGES TWO BIMA SCHEMES: The government has merged Janashree Bima Yojana (JBY) and Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana (AABY) into one scheme-Aam Aadmi Janashree Bima Yojana , since both the schemes provide life cover and have similar benefits, premium and target group and are being implemented through Life Insurance Corporation of India. COMPNIES BILL 2011 PASSED: The Lok Sabha passed the Companies Bill 2011 to make CSR spend mandatory for most profit making companies. Companies will have to necessarily spend two per cent of their average net profits in previous three preceding financial years towards corporate social responsibility (CSR). The CSR spend would be mandatory for companies that have a net worth of Rs 500 crore or more, or turnover of Rs 1,000 crore or more or a net profit of Rs 5 crore or more in a financial year. A private company can now have a maximum of 200 members, up from 50 in the Companies Act, 1956. Approval has been given for creation of one person company (OPC). 10 NMIZs APPROVED: To boost manufacturing activity in the country, the government has notified 10 mega industrial zones-NMIZs (National Manufacturing Investment Zones), in different state. Each NMIZ will be a mega integrated township with world class infrastructure; the biggest one spread over 900 sq kms in Dholera (Gujarat). RAJIV AWAS YOJANA TO COVER ALL CITIES: Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ministry has advised that the second phase of the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) will cover all cities in the country irrespective of population. NATIONWIDE MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY: Mobile number portability is expected to be rolled out nationwide by February, 2013. This will allow users to retain their numbers even if they move from one State to another. Currently, a user is allowed to switch to a different operator with his/her circle, while retaining his/her phone number. A committee has been formed under chairmanship of Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission for reviewing the fixing of poverty line to decide the eligibility under various government welfare schemes. INDIA TO GROW @ 5.9% - IMF: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has peg ged Indias economic growth rate in 2013 at 5.9 % and projected a higher growth of 6.4% next year in line with the gradual strengthening of global expansion GDP GROWTH SLIPS TO 4.5%: Economy grew by 4.5% in the October-December period of the current financial year as against 6 % last year, pulled down by poor performance of farm, manufacturing and mining sectors. FISCAL DEFICIT CUT DOWN TO 4.8%: Expressing Indias commitment to fiscal prudence, Government is committed to contain deficit at 5.3% of GDP in the current year, and bring it down to 4.8% (Rs 5.42 trillion) in 201314. 3

DISINVESTMENT TARGET HIKED TO RS 54,000 CR: The government has hiked its disinvestment target to Rs. 54,000 crore for the fiscal ending March 31,2014- a sharp rise from Rs. 30,000 crore that was the target for the year 2012-13. 2012-13 GROWTH RATE LOWERED TO 5%: According to the Advanced Estimates released by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), Indias economic growth rate this fiscal is esti mated to be sharply lower at 5 %, lowest in a decade, on account of poor performance of manufacturing, agriculture and services sector. The growth rate was 6.2 % in 2011-12. PER CAPITA INCOME CROSSES 61,000 MARK: According to Advance Estimate of National Income, 2012-13 released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Indias per capita income, a gauge for measuring living standard, is estimated to have gone up 11.7 % to Rs. 5,729 per month in 2012-13 at current prices, compared with Rs. 5,130 in the previous fiscal. TH th INDIA 11 IN ECONOMIC FREEDOM: India has been ranked as the 11 freest country in the world out of 177 in the 2013 index of economic freedom complied by Heritage Foundation. FX RESERVES SINK TO $295.67 BN: Total foreign exchange reserves declined by $ 580.3 million to $ 295.67 billion during the week ended January 18 on the back of lower foreign currency assets (FCAs), according to the Reserve Bank of India. TH 12 FYP GROWTH RATE FIXED AT 8%: Taking heed of the weak global economic signals, the National th Development Council (NDC) has approved the 12 Plan Document after scaling down the average annual growth target to 8 % for the five year period, as suggested by the Planning Commission. GROWTH RATE LOWERED TO 5.7%: According to the mid-year economic analysis tabled in Parliament, the Government has lowered the growth projection for 2012-13 to 5.7 -5.9 % as against 7.6 %. GDP RECORDS 5.3% GROWTH IN JUL-SEP: Provisional GDP data released on Nov 30 shows that countrys economy grew 5.3% in the July-September period, compared to same period last year. The economic growth in the first six month of this fiscal (April-September) is 5.4%, lower than 7.3% growth clocked in the year-ago period. DUTY HIKED ON GOLD IMPORTS: The Government has increased the import duty on gold and platinum to 6% from 4 % at present. SMALL SAVINGS INTEREST RATES SLASHED: The Interest rates on Small Savings Schemes and Public st Provident fund, PPF, will come down by 0.10 % from the 1 April, 2013. However, the rates on savings deposit schemes and on fixed deposit of up to one year have been kept unchanged at 4% and 8.2%. CURRENCY SWAP SIGNED WITH BHUTAN: India and Bhutan have signed a currency swap agreement for up to $ 100 million to further economic co-operation between the two countries. JAPAN TO AID INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIA: India and Japan have agreed to promote their bilateral strategic and global partnership especially in economic and security areas, wherein Japan would provide a $ 2.32 billion aid for infrastructure building in India. AGRICULTURE DOWN TO 13.7% OF GDP: According to an official statement in the parliament, the share of agriculture and allied sectors in Indias GDP is likely to decline to 13.7% in 2012 -13 from 14.1 % in 2011-12, on account of higher growth in the non-farm sectors. MAHARATNA STATUS FOR BHEL AND GAIL: The government has granted Maharatna status to BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd.) and GAIL (Gas Authority of India Ltd. ) taking the number of Maharatna firms to 7 (the existing Maharatna firms are Coal India, ONGC, IOC, NTPC & SAIL) A Maharatna firm can take investment decision of up to Rs. 5,000 crore without going to the government. A company qualifying for the Maharatna status should have, in last three years, an average annual turnover of more than Rs. 25,000 crore , net worth of over Rs. 15,000 crore and net profit of more than Rs. 5,000 crore. IRDA RAISES INVESTMENT LIMITS: The Insurance Regulatory and development Authority (IRDA) has advised that the insurance companies have now been permitted to hold up to 15% stake in the capital of any company, up from 10 % at present. EPFO INTEREST RAISED TO 8.5%: The six crore subscribers of the central Employees Provident Fund Organisation(EPFO) will set an increased rate of interest @ 8.50 % for 2012-13, an increase of 0.25 % from the current 8.25%.s TH INDIA RANKS 4 IN STEEL PRODUCTION: Indias rank in the world order of steel production remained unchanged at fourth slot with an output of 76.7 million tonnes, despite logging the highest growth of 4.2% among major producing nations in 2012. INDIA SIGNS FTA WITH ASEAN: For the first time, India hosted the India- ASEAN summit at New Delhi. Targeting a two-way trade of USD 100 billion by 2015, India and ASEAN entered in to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to liberalise trade in services and investments at the summit. INDIA TO BURN MORE COAL: India is likely to be the second largest consumer of coal, surpassing the United States, in the next five years, says a report by International Energy Agency (IFA), while China to remain at top. SEBI INCREASES BMC FOR BROKERS: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has increased the basic minimum capital (BMC) deposit for stock broker and trading members to up to Rs. 50 lakh from the earlier maximum of Rs. 10 lakh. It would be implemented by the stock exchanges by March 31, 2013. BSE TOPS IN WORLD IN LISTINGS: Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has emerged as the worlds top exchange in terms of the number of listed companies, outpacing major global peers such as NYSE, Nasdaq and London Stock Exchange by almost 100 %. 4

SHOME COMMITTEE SUBMITS REPORT ON GAAR: The Parthsarathi Shome committee, originally constituted to frame guidelines for General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR), has submitted its report to Finance Minister. GOVT BOOSTS CAPITAL OF SBI: State Bank of India received Rs.3,004 crore from the government by preferential allotment of 1.29 crore equity shares at the issue price of Rs. 2,312.78 per share, as part of the recapitalisation plan of the state-run banks. REPO RATE CUT BY 0.25 TO 7.50 PER CENT: The RBI has cut down the repo rate a token 25 basis points to th 7.50 % from 19 March, with the warning that there is little headroom for more action as the inflationary pressures remained high. REPO RATE 7.50% REVERSE REPO RATE MARGINAL STANDING FACILITY RATE STATUTORY LIQUIDITY RATIO CASH RESERVE RATIO BANK RATE BASE RATE(of various banks) 6.50% 8.50% 23% 4.00% 8.50% 10.5%-11%

BANKS IN EXPANSION MODE: Public sector banks have opened a total of 11,887 branches in various regions, including rural and metropolitan areas, and recruited over 1.72 lakh persons in the last three financial years. BANKS DEPOSITS/LOAN SLOW DOWN: Up to Feb 22, banks advances grew around 9.2 % , compared with 11.8% a year earlier, while deposit growth was also around 7.6% compared with 11.7 percent in the same period a year ago. RBI BANS INTERNATIONAL USAGE OF CARDS: In a move to curtail rising credit card frauds, the Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to bar international usage of debit and credit cards unless customers specifically ask for this feature. GUIDELINES FOR NEW BANK LICENSES: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released final guidelines for issuing new bank licenses to allow entitles of groups in the private sector, entities in public sector and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) to set up a bank through a wholly-owned Non-Operative Financial Holding Company (NOFHC).RBI has not excluded companies or entitles from any specific industry from applying for a new bank licence. High lights of the guidelines are as under: Applications for licences can be submitted upto July 1. Companies in both private and public sector, including corporate houses and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) are eligible to apply. Applicants should have a past record of sound credentials, integrity and should be financially sound and have a successful track record of running their business for at least 10 years. New bank has to be set up through a wholly-owned non-operative Financial Holding Company (NOFHC). NOFHC should hold a minimum of 40% of the paid-up voting equity capital of the bank which would be locked for five years and which would be brought down to 15% within 12 years. OVER 2481 CR LYING IN UNCLAIMED A/Cs: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that a total amount of Rs.2, 481.40 crore in 1, 12, 49,844 accounts is lying as unclaimed deposits with commercial banks. RBI ALLOWS NRO A/Cs FOR BANGLADESHIS: The Reserve Bank has advised that banks are now permitted to open non-resident ordinary rupee (NRO) account of Bangladeshi nationals without its prior approval. RBI TO RELEASE PLASTIC NOTES: The Reserve Bank of India will soon release a billion pieces of plastic notes of ten rupee denomination on a trial basis. Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar and Shimla have initially been selected for the trial on the basis of their varied geographical locations and climatic conditions. ANAND SINHAS TERM EXTENDED: The government has extended term of RBI Deputy Governor Anand Sinha, who played key role in formulation of guidelines for new bank licences, by about 11 months, upto Jan 18, 2014. RBI CUTS POLICY RATES BY 25 BPS: Home and Auto loans are set to become cheaper as Reserve Bank cut the Repo Rate (short-term lending rate) and CRR by 25 basis points each in its quarterly monetary policy review on January 29. It has also lowered the projected GDP growth to 5.5 from the earlier estimate of 5.8%.The new rates are as under: Cash Reserve Ratio 4% Statutory Liquidity Ratio Repo Rate Reverse Repo Rate Marginal Standing Facility Bank Rate 23% 7.75% 6.75% 8.75% 8.75%

GOVT TO PUMP Rs. 12,517 CR IN BANKS: The Union Cabinet has approved infusion of Rs 12,517 crore in about 10 public sector banks (PSBs) during the current fiscal to enhance their lending capabilities and also help them in meeting the stricter and enhanced capital adequacy norms under Basel-III applicable from April 1, 2013. 5

BANK DEPOSIT CROSS RS. 65 TRILLION: Aggregate deposits raised by the commercial banks in the country amounted to 65.38 lakh crore as on January 11, up Rs. 61,000 crore from previous fortnight. BULK DEPOSITS REDEFINED: The Reserve Bank has revised the definition of wholesale (bulk) deposits for payment of differential interest rates from Rs 15 lakh to Rs. 1 crore and above. For deposits below Rs. 1 crore, the same rate will apply for deposits of the same maturity. The interest paid should be as per the card rates, not subject to negotiation with the depositor. RBI RAISES LIMITS FOR FII INVESTMENT: The Reserve Bank has hiked FII investment limits in government securities and corporate bonds by $ 5 billion each, taking the total cap in domestic debt to $ 75 billion, with a view to bridging the current account deficit. SBI LAUNCHES MOBILE WALLET SERVICE: State Bank of India (SBI) has launched State Bank MobiCash Easy, a mobile wallet which offers facilities such as fund transfer, bill payment, balance inquiry, mini statement, mobile top-ups and DTH recharge to name a few. BANKING LAWS BILL, 2011 PASSED: The Lok Sabha passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011, to pave the way for foreign investments in the sector and establishment of new private banks. The new banks will have to bring in a capital of Rs. 500 crore. The Bill aims to raise the voting rights of investors in private sector banks to 26% , from 10% at present. It will allow RBI to supersede boards of private investors in PSBs to 10%, from current 1 %.The bill also paves the way for merger of banks. DEBIT CARD WITH PHOTOGRAPHS: To prevent the misuse of stolen cards, the RBI has asked banks to consider issuing debit cards with photographs of the cardholders on them. The RBI further said that each bank shall provide means whereby his customers may at any time of the day or night notify the loss, theft or copying of their payment devices GOVT TO PUMP 3000 CRORE IN SBI: The government has approved fund infusion of Rs 3,004 crore in SBI during the current fiscal to boost the banks capital base. The Finance Ministry has recently approved allocation of Rs. 15,000 crore for various public sector banks including SBI by March, 2013. NOMINATION AVAILABLE IN JOINT ACCOUNTS: RBI has clarified that nomination facility is available for joint deposit accounts too and advised banks to ensure that their branches offer nomination facility to all deposit accounts including joint accounts holders. Further, attestation by two witnesses is required only in case of the thumb impression of account holder on nomination forms and not when account holder puts his signatures on the nomination form. CTS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 31 JULY: RBI has asked banks to accept and clear all residual non-CTS-2010 st cheques till 31 July this Year. From August 1, all banks will have to conform to the new high security CTS-2010 standards. SIGNATURE MISMATCH IS A OFFENCE: The Supreme Court has ruled that a person may face criminal proceedings if a cheque issued by him gets dishonoured on the ground that his signature does not match the specimen signature available with the bank. The Court observed that Just as dishonour of a cheque on the ground that the account has been closed is a dishonour falling in the first contingency referred to in Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act, so also dishonour on the ground that the signatures do not match would constitute a dishonour within cheque for insufficiency of funds in the account is a criminal offence under section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument. RUSSIA AND SBO PLAN $ 2 BN INVESTMENT: Russia sovereign wealth fund RDIF and State Bank of India plan to set up a $ 2 billion investment consortium with 50:50 sharing, aimed at promoting mutual investments between the two countries. The $ 10 billion-Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is Russias sovereign wealth fund. HIGHER BAD LOAN NORMS FOR NBFCs: Non-banking finance companies will have to follow the asset classification and provisioning norms applicable to banks from April 1, 2015, according to the Reserve Bank of India. At present, the period for classifying loans as bad in the case of NBFCs is higher at 180/360 days compared with 90 days for banks. The new norms will be implemented in phases: a 120 day norm shall be applied from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 and a 90 day norm thereafter. BANKS NEED RS. 5 TRILLION AS CAPITAL: The government estimates that Indian banks will require capital to the tune of Rs 5 trillion by March, 2018 to satisfy the Basel III norms. Out of this, Rs. 3.25 trillion will be non-equity capital and remaining will be equity capital. The estimates also suggests that governments contribution to the equity capital of the order of Rs 900 billion (Rs. 90,000 crore) at the existing level of shareholding of the government in the PSBS. SINGLE PROOF FOR BANK A/C OPENING: RBI has advised that Banks can accept documents such as Passport, Drivers Licence, Aadhar letter, and NREGA job card as proof of identity as well as address for opening of bank accounts. However, this is subject to the condition that the address on the document submitted should be the same as that declared by him/her in the account opening form. The RBI has also clarified that introduction is not required to open a bank account provided KYC norms are complied with. SARAL MONEY LAUNCHED BY UIDAI: Saral Money, an innovative payment product in the form of debit card has been launched in Delhi by UIDAI in collaboration with five banks Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI, Indian Overseas Bank and the State Bank of India and Visa Card. Under the scheme, the card holder can receive the money directly from various government agencies and the same can be withdrawn using the ATM network, without even having a proper bank account.

RBI DEFERES BASEL III NORMS: The Reserve Bank has deferred the implantation of Basel III norms to April 1, 2013. The earlier deadline was January 1, 2013. The norms have to be implemented in a phased manner and are to be completed by March 31, 2018. RBI SAYS NO TO GOLD LOANS: The Reserve Bank has directed banks not to give loans for purchase of gold in any form, including primary gold, bullion and jewellery, to dissuade people from indulging in speculative activity. Banks can provide finance for genuine working capital requirements of jewellers. SBI LEADS IN FOREIGN OFFICES: State Bank of India has taken the leadership position in overseas presence with 52 offices as on March 2012, ahead of Bank of Barodas 47. Indian banks col lectively have 165 offices overseas. The UK is the most preferred destination for Indian banks with 30 offices, followed by Hong Kong (18) and Singapore (17). BANK ATMs CROSS ONE LAKH MARK: The National Payments Corporation (NPCI) has said that the banking system has reached a landmark of 1 lakh ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) at the end of October, 2012. SLBM SAGARIKA TEST FIRED: India has successfully test fired it Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM),K-15, Sagarika with a strike range of around 700 kilometres , from an underwater platform in Bay of Bengal. LIVE WIRE FROM INDIAN AIR FORCE: The Indian Air Force has been conducting at all its bases since midmarch, the first ever massive exercise named Live Wire to test the battle efficiency of its various systems in a wartime scenario. BRAHMOS LAUNCED FROM SUBMARINE: India successfully carried out the maiden test firing of over 290 kmrange submarine-launched version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the Bay of Bengal, becoming the first country in the world to have this capacity. INS KILTAN: It is launched in Kolkata, is the third anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette aimed at enhancing the Navys underwater warfare capabilities. IRON FIST: Name of Indian Air Forces first ever day-night full combat and fire demonstration conducted in Pokharan, Rajasthan. HAFT-II OR ABDALI: The nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a range of 180 kms tested successfully by Pakistan. INS TARKASH: A Krivak-II class stealth frigate joined the Indian Navy at Mumbai. UNDERWATER MISSILE K-15 TESTED: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested its underwater missile K-15 off the Visakhapatnam coast. ASTRA TESTED SUCCESSFULLY: India successfully test fired indigenously developed Astra air-to-air interceptor missile from Integrated Test Range(ITR) in Chandipur off Odisha coast. FLOATING FENCE IN SIR CREEK AREA: A floating fence ,anchored by submerged metallic meshes will be erected to check illegal crossing and smuggling of narcotics and arms along the 96 kilometres long disputed Sir Creek border in Rann of Kutch(Gujarat) area with Pakistan. WORLDS LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT: Worlds largest concentrated solar power plant was opened in Madinat Zayed in United Arab Emirates (UAE) .Named Shams 1, it is a $600 million project which can provide electricity to 20,000 homes. MEGA TELESCOPE OPENS IN CHILE: Worlds largest telescope has opened near the desert town of Pedro de Atacama, in Chile. It is a telescope with 16 kilometres diameter, named ALMA- short for the Atacama Large Millimetre- sub millimetre Array. ISRO LAUNCHES INDO FRENCH SARAL: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has Lunched the 450 kg indo-French satellite SARAL and six others commercial payloads into orbit from its spaceport at Sriharikota to complement the observations of the seas made by current satellites. SARAL is short for Satellite with ARgos and ALtika, the two main devices on it which have been provided by French space agency CNES. These satellites were launched in space by PSLV-C20. ST st WORLDS 1 MOBILE CONTROLLED SATELLITE: Among the Satellites launched with SARAL was worlds 1 Smartphone-controlled nano satellite with a high definition camera Called STRaND-1(Surrey Training, Research and Nano satellite Demonstrator) .It is a British-built spacecraft controlled by a Google Nexus One mobile device running on the Android operating system. INTERNET TURNS 30: The Internet, a revolutionary and cheap communications system that has transformed the lives of billions of people across the world, turned 30 on Jan 1m 2013. The computer network officially began its technological revolution when it fully substituted the previous networking systems on January 1, 1983. WORLDS FASTEST COMPUTER: A supercomputer named Titan at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, USA has been named the fastest in the world. Titan, a Cray XK7 system occupying 200 cabinets, achieved a tip speed of 17.59 petaflops-17.59 quadrillion calculations per second. One quadrillion is equal to 1000 trillion. WEF ANNUAL MEET HELD AT DAVOS: The World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meet held in Davos, Switzerland from January 23 to 27. NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR BRICS: In a major achievement for India in its campaign for reforming the international financial architecture, BRICS nations have decided to establish a new BRICS Development Bank to finance infrastructure, somewhat like the World Bank. The details such as capitalization, location and holding percentages are yet to be worked out. They also agreed to create a 100 billion dollar Contingency Reserve Arrangement (almost like IMF) to tackle any financial crisis in the member countries. 7

GENERAL ELECTIONS IN PAKISTAN: Pakistans next general election, that will mark the first ever transfer of power from an elected government to another, in the countrys chequered democratic his tory, will be held on 11 may. This is for the first time that Pakistan National Assembly has completed its full five year term. INDIAN GIRL RECORDS HIGHEST IQ: Neha Ramu, daughter of an Indian doctor couple, achieved a score of 162 on a Mensa IQ test- the highest score possible for her age. This means that she is more intelligent than physicist Hawking, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and scientist Einstein, who are all thought to have an IQ of 160. CARLOS SLIM IS RICHEST IN WORLD: As per the Forbes list of richest persons, Mexican business tycoon Carlos Slim is the wealthiest in the world with a net worth of 4 73 billion, followed by Bill Gates ($ 67 billion). The nd richest Indian, Mukesh Ambani was ranked 22 . TH THE 24 ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT HELD IN DOHA ,QATAR G 20 FMs MEET IN MOSCOW: Finance Ministers from G 20 states met in Moscow for the first time hoping to push forward a stuttering global economic recovery without slipping into a destructive currency war of devaluing currencies to boost national economies. VENEZUELA DEVALUES ITS CURRENCY: Venezuelas government has announced devaluation of itrs currency, a change expected to push up prices in the heavily import-reliant economy. The fixed exchange rate is changing from 4.30 bolivars to the dollar to 6.30 bolivars to the dollar. SWITZERLAND TO SHARE BANKING INFO.: Switzerlands Federal Council has passed a new Tax Administrative Assistance Act that will come into force on Feb 1 as per which Switzerland will be able to provide banking and other details sought by other countries, including India, about a group of persons even without their individual identification, provided the information has not been requested as part of some fishing expedition. RUSSIA TO BAN SMOKING IN PUBLIC: Russias State Duma has passed a law to ban smoking in public places. It will also hike tobacco taxes and restrict the sale of cigarettes frommid-2014 to cut the alarmingly high rate of deaths from smoking related diseases. th CARLOS SLIM RICHEST IN WORLD: Mukesh Ambani is the 18 richest person in the world with a personal wealth of $ 24.7 billion in 2012, according to the Bloomberg B illionaires Index, ranking the worlds 100 wealthiest individuals. Mexican telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim remained the worlds richest person holding a personal fortune of more than $ 70 billion. WOMEN TO RULE IN SAUDI ARABIA: King of Saudi Arabia created history when for the first time in the history of the country, he appointed 30 women to the previously all male consultative Shura Council. The Shura Council is a body of 150 members appointed by the king to advise him on policy and legislation. NEWSWEEK GOES OUT OF PRINT: Almost 80 years after its first going to print, the second most popular weekly magazine of USA- Newsweek has decided to discontinue its print format due to falling revenues. Now the magazine will be available in digital form only. NEW CONSTITUTION APPROVED IN EGYPT: President Mohamed Morsy of Egypt has approved the controversial new constitution of the country after it has been approved by a large majority in a referendum that his opponents claim was marked by widespread irregularities. Critics say Mr.Morsy has pushed through the new constitution, hurriedly drafted by his Muslim Brotherhood and its Salafist allies. RUSSIA SIGNS AFREEMENT FOR FLONASS: Russia has signed an agreement with India to assess the usage of Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (Glonass, the Russian equivalent of GPS). The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth. It was developed by the US department of Defence in 1973. KYOTO PROTOCOL EXTENDED: The UN climate talks in Doha-the Doha Climate Gateway ended with 194 countries agreeing to implement a second phase of the Kyoto Protocol, from 2013 through 2020. THE KYOTO PROTOCOL: The worlds only legally binding agreement on emissions reductions finalized in 1997, requires industrialised countries to take quantified emission reduction targets. The protocol was set to expire at the end of December 2012, which could have terminated the global carbon market mechanisms that have been established to support it. UN UPGRADES STATUS OF PALESTINE: The United Nations General assembly has endorsed an upgraded U.N. status for the Palestinian Authority, despite intense opposition from the United States and Israel. The revolution elevates their status from non-member observer entity to non member observer state the same category as the Vatican. OBAMA TO RULE AGAIN: Barack Obama (Democratic Party) won a historic election to get a second term as US President, overcoming a stiff challenge from Republican Mitt Romney defying concerns over his handling of economy and anxiety over the future. Disproving predictions of a narrow victory in a very tight race, Obama won the election getting 303 electoral votes against 206 of Romney in a college of 535 votes. A votary of strong ties with India 51 year old Obama is the first black American to occupy the White House for a second time. CHANGE OF GUARD IN CHINA: Hu Jintao, chinas President for decade, has stepped down from power, leaving a stamp of his own on the ruling Communist Party which incorporated his theory of Scientific Outlook in its constitution. Chinas vice President Xi Jinping has been crowned the new head of the ruling Comm unist Party of China(CPC) and the powerful military in a smooth transition to steer the worlds second largest economy over the next decade, ending the 10-year reign of President Hu Jintao. The 59 year old Xi, will replace Hu as President in March, While Li Keqiang , 57, will succeed Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.

D-8 NATIONS MEET AT ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: D-8 ,also known as Developing-8,is an organisation for better cooperation among the 8 Muslim countries: Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. It was established through the Istanbul Declaration on June 15, 1997. UN DECLARES NOV 10 AS MALALA DAY: The United Nations has declared November 10 as Mala Day in honour of Pakistani teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls education. Malala has become a global icon of hope, an international symbol of courage, a schoolgirl who has won the hearts of millions through her bravery. Next summit of the BRICS nations will take place in Durban ,South Africa from 25 to 27 March next year. Pakistan has test fired Haft V (Ghauri), its ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warhead with a range of 1,300 km. th JIGME K NAMGYEL WANGCHUCK: King of Bhutan was Chief Guest at 64 Republic Day Parade. PROF U R RAO: The former Chairman of ISRO and Secretary , Department of Space, was in news as he was inducted into the highly coveted Satellite Hall of Fame at Washington, USA. SAHIR LUDHIAVNI: A commemorative postage stamp was released in the honour of this famous poet and lyricist on his first birth anniversary. MUKESH AMBANI: He is selected to the Bank of America Global Advisory Council. ROHINTON NARIMAN: Solistor-General of India was in news as he resigned from his post. AFZAL GURU: The militant leader, who was convicted in the audacious attack on Parliament in 2001, was in news as he was hanged in Tihar Jail, in an operation shrouded in secrecy. MOHAMMED BASHEED: Former President of Maldives was in news as he had sought refuge at the Indian High Commission in male apprehending his arrest by Maldivian authorities. He walked out as the Maldivian government announced that there is no arrest warrant against him. POPE BENEDICT XVI: The supreme religious head of Christians was in news as he announced his decision to resign, the first Pope to do so in 600 years. He said he no longer had the strength of body or mind to fully serve the Petrine Ministry. ARJUN MUNDA: Chief Minister of Jharkhand submitted his resignation to Governor Syed Ahmed as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) announced withdrawal of its support to the BJP-led government. PREM JAYAKUMAR: Daughter of an auto rickshaw driver in Mumbai topped the difficult Chartered Accountancy exams and hit the headlines almost immediately. She has been flooded with job offers since then, along with generous cash awards from a host of well-wishers across the country. DAVID COLEMAN HEADLEY: Pakistani-American Lashkare-e-Taiba terrorist was sentenced to 35 years in jail by a US Court for helping plot the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. SHIRANI BANDARNAYAKE: She was in news as she became the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Sri th Lanka to be impeached in the countrys history. Mohan Peiris has been appointed as 44 Chief Justice of Sri Lanka in her place. RATAN TATA: He was in news as he ended his tenure as Chairman of Tata group of industries on completing 75 years of age on Dec. 28. During his tenure, the groups revenues grew to over Rs. 4.75 trillion from a mere Rs. 100 billion in 1991. YODHIHIKO NODA: Prime Minister of Japan belonging to Democratic Party resigns having lost the parliamentary elections. CHEIKH MODIBO DIARRA: Prime Minister of Mali was in news as he was arrested by his own soldiers and compelled to resign, as army took over the control of the country. MUKESH AMBANI: For the fifth year in a row, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani topped Forbes list of wealthiest person in India . A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM: Indias missile man and former President was invited by China to teach at the prestigious Peking University. ARVIND KEJRIWAL: He has launched a new political party named Aam Aadmi Parti (AAP). KAVERY KALANITHI: Executive Director of Sun TV Network and wife of Kalanithi Maran, was named as Indias top paid business woman, earning package of Rs. 57 crore. CHANDA KOCHHAR: ICICI Bank MD and CEO has been named as the most powerful woman in Indian business for the second consecutive term by Fortune Magazine. AJMAL KASAB: The lone Pakistani gunman caught alive after the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, was hanged to death at the Yerawada prison, Pune (Maharashtra) on Nov 21. th IROM SHARMILA CHANU: Manipurs Iron Lady, completed 12 years of indefinite fast on 5 Nov, demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act(AFSPA). Ms. Sharmila, who is force-fed through the nose to keep her alive, began her fast till death after 10 persons, including a boy who received the national bravery award, were shot dead in an alleged encounter with Assam Rifles personnel at Malom near Imphal airport on November 2, 2000. AMI BERA: Physician of Indo American origin created history by becoming the third Indian-American elected to the US House of Representatives. WEN JIABAO: The Chinese prime Minister was in news as a leading news paper of USA, the New York times reported that Mr. Wens close relatives had become enormously wealthy during his ten -year tenure. URJIT PAEL: Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He is a renowned economist. 9

TAKEHIKO NAKAO: President, Asian Development Bank. XI JINGPING: Communist Party of Chinas top leader has taken over as Chinas new president and head of the military, succeeding Hu Jintao. LI KEQIANG: Communist Party of Chinas second ranking leader, has been elected as Prime Minister by the Chinese Parliament known as National Peoples Congress, succeeding Wen Jiabao. KHIL RAJ REGMI: Chief Justice of Nepal was sworn-in-as countrys new Prime Minister to head an interim government that will hold elections in three months, ending a long political deadlock in the country. JORGE MARIO BERGOGLIO: He is an Argentinean, elected as first Pope from Latin American Pope of the 1.2 billion Catholics Christians of the world. He will be named as Pope Francis I T.S.VIJAYAN: Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA). MOHAN PARSARAN: Solicitor General of India. RAHUL CASTRO: President of Cuba (re elected) PARK GEUN-HYE: Sworn in as President of South Korea(first women President) VED PRAKASH: Chairman, University Grants commission (UGC). th JUSTICE D.K.JAIN: Chairman of the 20 Law Commission of India. The Commission gives advice to the government on complex legal issues. th NARENDRA MODI: Chief Minister of Gujarat,(for the 4 time) JUSTICE SWATHNTER KUMAR: Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). CYRUS P MISTRY: Chairman of Tata Steels and Tata Chemicals was in news as he took the command of the industrial empire of the $ 100 billion Tata group from its present Chairman, Ratan Tata on Dec. 28, 2012. NAINA LAL KIDWAI First woman President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).She is the country Head, HSBC India. PARK GEUN-HYE: First female President of South Korea. SHINZO ABE: Head of Japans Liberal Democratic Party elected as new Prime Minister of Japan. ALOK JOSHI: Director, Research & Analysis Wing (RAW). RANJIT SINHA: Director, Central Bureau of Investigation. th ALTAMAS KABIR: He is appointed as 39 Chief Justice of India. HUGO CHAVEZ: Venezuelas President died at 58, after battling cancer for nearly two years. He is known for his open defiance US policies. MOHD. ZILLUR RAHMAN: President of Bangladesh. MADANJEET SINGH: Former diplomat, artist, writer and freedom fighter, a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador since 2000. LESLIE CLAUDIUS: Veteran Indian hockey Player PANDIT RAVI SHAKAR (92): Legendry sitar maestro, decorated with Bharat Ratna(1992) , passed away at San Diego, USA. First Indian conferred with Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2012). INDRA KUMAR GUJRAL: Former Prime Minister (April 1997 March 1998) ,Information and Broadcasting Minister and External Affairs Minister of India. He is known for coining the Gujral Doctrine, a set of five principles that became the touchstone for conduct of Indias relations with its immediate neighbours. TONY GREIG: Veteran cricketer, former captain of England, famous for his commentary skills. OSCAR NIEMEYER: Noted architect of Brazil, known for his design of capital of Brazil-Brasilia. BAL THAKREY (23-1-1926 to 17-11-2012): A mascot of Marathi pride and Hindutva, the 86 year old Shiv Sena supremo was idolised with almost God like devotion by his frenzied Sainiks a demonised in equal measure by detractors. January 10 World Laughter Day January 12- National Youth Day (birth day of Swami Vivekananda) January 15- Army Day January 24- National Girl Child Day (India): Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister on this day January 25- National Tourism Day January 30- Martyrs Day th 14 March -World Consumer Day st 21 March - World Forestry Day nd 22 March -World Water Day rd 23 March -World Meteorological Day th 24 March -World TB(Tuberculosis) Day TH 60 NATIONAL FILM AWARDS DECLARED: Best Feature Film: Paan Singh Tomar by Tigmanshu Dhulia Best Popular Film - Providing wholesome entertainment: Vicky Donar (Hindi) by Sujit Sircar and Ustad Hotel (Malayalam) Best Hindi Film: Filmistan by Nitin Kakkar Best Director: Shivaji Lotan Patil for Dhag(Marathi) Best Actor: Irfan Khan, Paan Singh Tomar and Vikram Gokhale for Anumati (Marathi) 10

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Best Actress: Usha Jadhav, Dhag(Marathi) FEMINA MISS INDIA 2013 RESULTS: Miss India Navneet Kaur Dhillon First runner up- Sobhita Dhulipala Second runner up- Zoya Afroz SARASWATI SAMMAN 2012: Malayalam poetess sugathakumari , for her poetry collection Manalezhuthu TAGORE AWARD FOR CULTURAL HARMONY: Panit Ravi Shankar(late), the eminent sitarist. ABEL PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS: Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician. The prize given by Norway, carries a cash prize of $ 1 million. VTAS SAMMAN FOR 2012: Eminent Hindi litterateur Narendra Kohli for his historical novel Na Bhooto Na Bhavishyati. ERNST & YOUNG AWARDS-2012: Life Time Achievement Award: Ratan Tata, Former Head of Tata Group Entrepreneur of the year Award: Adi Godrej, Chairman, Godrej Group TH 85 ACADEMY AWARDS DECLARED: Best Picture: Argo by Ben Affleck Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln Best Actress: Jenifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook Best Director: Ang Lee for Life of Pie. GRAMMY AWARDS 2013 FOR MUSIC: Record of the Year: Somebody That I used to Know by Gotye. Song of the Year: We Are Young by Fun Best Pop Vocal Album: Stronger by Kelly Clarkson Best Pop Solo Performance: Adele for Set Fire to the Rain Best World Music Album: Sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar(posthumously) PADMA AWARDS 2013 ANNOUNCED: Padma Awards ,namely , Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are the highest civil awards of India, after the Bharat Ratna, given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field, excluding services rendered by Government servants. These are announced every year just before the Republic Day. Padma Vibhushan(AII) Art, Orissa (Stone sculpture) Raghunath Mohapatra S Haider Raza Prof Yash Pal Prof Roddam Narsimha Art, Delhi (Painter) Science and Engineering, Uttar Pradesh. Science and Engineering, Karnataka

TANG PRIZE ASIAS NOBEL PRIZE: Samuel yin, head of the sprawling Ruentex business empire of Taiwan has donated $ 101 million to set up a trust to award the Tang Prize-Asian answer to Nobel Prize. MISS UNIVERSE 2012: Olivia Culpo of USA , at Las Vegas,USA. MISS EARTH 2012: Tereza Fajksova of Czech Republic , at Manila, Philippines. MISS INTERNATIONAL 2012: Ikumi Yoshimatsu of Japan at Okinawa(Japan). rd 43 International Film Festival of India (IFFI) concluded in Goa: Golden Peacock for Best Film: Punjabi film Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan (Cash Prize of Rs. 40 lakh) Silver Peacock for Best Director: Kyu-hwan Jeon for his film the Weight. Silver Peacock for Best Actor (male): Marcin Dorocinski for Rose. Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Female): Anjali Patil for With You, Without You. INDIRA GANDHI PRIZE FOR PEACE, DISARMAMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (2012): Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. KNIGHT OF THE ORDER: (of Arts and Letters), by French Govt to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for the contributions made by her to Indian and World Cinema and the developments in Indo-French cooperation in Art, Culture and Cinema.

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What Young India Wants: Chetan Bhagat Walking with Lions-Tales from a Diplomatic Past: Natwar Singh Uprising 2011 : Kiran Bedi The Monk As Man (The unknown life of Swami Vivekananda) : Sankar, alias Mani Sankar Mukherjee The Uncertain Glory: Amartya Sen The Childhood of Jesus: J M Coetzee Matters of Discretion An Autobiography: I K Gujaral Burma and India- Some aspects of Intellectual Life under Colonialism: Aung San Suu Kyi. The Freethinkers Prayer Book : Kushwant Singh Playing to win : Saina Nehwal 11

India- A Wounded Civilisation: V S Naipaul A better India,A Better World : N.R.Narayana Murthy Beyond the lines-An Autobiography: Kuldip Nayar Fierce Focus: Autobiography of Greg Chappel Maharani: Ruskin Bond Nirbasan (Exile): Taslima Nasreen Pax Indica: Sashi Tharoor Poriborton (The Change) : Mamta Banerjee, CM of West Bengal. Revolution 2020: Chetan Bhagat River of Somke: Amitabh Ghosh Sachin Born to Bat: Khalid A H Ansari Sea of Poppies: Amitav Ghosh Sethji: Shobhaa De The Best Thing About is You: Anupam Kher The Casual Vacancy: J K Rowlings The Unfinished Memoirs: Sheikh Mujibur Rehman The winning way-Learnings From Sport for Managers: Harsha and Anita Bhogle Time Guerrilla: Memoires of Fidel Castro, great revolutionary and ex President of Cuba. Turning Point- A Journey Through Challenges: A P J Abdul Kalam What Young India Wants: Chetan Bhagat HYDERABAD: The place where series of bomb blast killed a number of persons on 21 Feb. 2013.These blasts are suspected to be the handiwork of Indian Mujahideen (IM) commander Riyaz Bhatkal. CHELYABINSK: The place where a meteorite streaked across the sky and exploded over the city in central Russia . SANTA MARIA: A town in the southern Brazil was in news as at least 245 people died there in a fire in a nightclub. NEWTOWN: A small town in Connecticut State of USA was in news as a stray shooting incident at the Sandy Hook Elementary School there left 20 children and six adults dead in one of the most horrific incidents in US history. The gunman, 24 year old Ryan Lanza, was also found dead inside in Newtown. CYCLONE NILAM: Swept across Tamil Nadu coast near Mahabalipuram 55 km from Chennai, causing widespread damage. INDIAN CRICKET TEAM recorded their biggest ever series win in the 81 year history by having 4-0 clean sweep against Australia in Border Gavaskar Trophy. SHIKHAR DHAWAN scored unbeaten 185 in the third cricket test against Australia at Mohali, scoring the fastest hundred (in 85 balls) on debut in the 136 years of Test history. Dhawan also became the first Indian opener to score a century on debut. R. MURALI KUMAR of Indian Navy won the Mr India title in the National se nior bodybuilding championship held at Kochi, Kerala. HARMANPREET KAUR has been named caption of the Indian womens Cricket team for the limited -overs series nd against Bangladesh starting on 2 April. TIGER WOODS reclaimed the world number one spot by winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational Golf Championship held at Orlando, Florida (USA). GRAEME SMITH: South Africas cricket team caption received the ICC Test Championship trophy with prize money of US $450,000 as the worlds number one test cricket team for the calendar year 2012-13. ANAND VISHWANANTHAN beats Arkadij Naidistch to claim the Grenke Chess Classic title at Baden, Germany. AUSTRLIA became world champions for the sixth time in ICC Womens world cup 9cricket) beating West Indies at Mumbai. MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI has surpassed Sachin Tendulkars record of highest individual test score by an Indian Captain en route his majestic 224 against Australia in the first cricket test at Chennai. SARENA WINNIAMS: at 31 years, became the oldest woman to hold the number one world ranking, after her win against Czech player Petra Kvitova in the Qatar Open quarterfinals in Doha, Qatar. India regains the No.1 ranking in One Day International Cricket from England after beating the visiting team 3-2 in the ODI series. th Mumbai wins Ranji Trophy (cricket) for record 40 time, beating Saurashtra at Mumbai. rd 63 National Basketball Championship held at Ludhiana, Punjab. Uttrakhand beat Punjab for mens trophy and Railways beat Tamil Nadu for womens trophy. National Volleyball Championship held at Jaipur, Rajasthan. Kerala lifted mens trophy beating Tamil Nadu and Railways lifted womens trophy beating Kerala. th 10 ICC womens World Cup (cricket ODI) to be held in India, from Jan 3 1 to Feb 14. th The 67 Santosh Trophy National Football championship will start in Lucknow and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on February 1 and end with the final in Kochi on March 3. AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Novak Djokovic of Serbia beats Andy Murray of Britain to win the Mens title at Melbourne, Australia. Womens title won by Victoria Azarenka of Belarus defeating Li Na of China. 12

GLENN McGRATH: Australian legendary pace bowler has been inducted into the International Cricket Councils th hall of Fame, making him its 68 male member. FIFAS BALLON dOr: Lionel Messi for best footballer of the 2012. SACHIN TENDULKAR: One of the crickets all time greats announced his retirement from one day cricket, bringing to an end a glorious 23 year old career in the format during which he rewrote numerous batting records. Tendulkar began his long career against Pakistan at Gujranwala on December 18, 1989. MITHALI RAJ: She has been ranked as number one batswomen in world in the latest ICC ODI rankings for women cricketers. Ravindra Jadeja became the first Indian batsman and only the eighth in the first class cricket history to hit three triple centuries. He scored unbeaten 320 playing for Saurashtra against Railways in Ranji Trophy match in Rajkot, Gujarat. IOC SUSPENDS IOA: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), apparently for ignoring its warning against holding its elections under the National sports Code. The IOC has objected to the IOA enforcing regulations that are not part of its constitution and are against the Olympic Charter. India wins Kabaddi World Cup beating Pakistan at Ludhiana, Punjab, and in Womens category too, India won the Cup beating Malaysia. th 56 National Shooting Championship held at New Delhi. ABUL HASAN, The cricketer (bowler) from Bangladesh created a history by becoming only the fourth number 10 batsman to score a century in his first test match. He made this record at Khulna, Bangladesh, against West Indies. RICKY POINTING, one of the finest batsmen in contemporary cricket and Australias middle order bulwark for years, announced his retirement from international cricket, ending his career spanning 17 years. ANNA USHENINA of Ukraine claimed the womens World Chess Championship crown, defeating Antoaneta Stefnova of Bulgaria in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. LIONEL MESSI won the Worlds Soccers World Player of the Year award for the year 2012.Ace footballer of Argentina broke German legend Gerd Muellers 40 year old record for the most goa ls (85) in a calendar year, scoring 86 goals in 2012. AUSTRALIA won a record fifth consecutive Champions Trophy (hockey) beating the Netherlands at Melbourne, Australia. England won the four test cricket test series against India by 2-1, after a gap of 28 years. The Asian Trophy Champions hockey tournament held at Doha, Qatar won by Pakistan, beating India.

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The Forbes Magazine has declared -------- of Mexico as the wealthiest person in the world with a net worth of $ 73 billion: Carlos slim th BTICS Nations ------- meeting was held at Durban, South Africa: 5 Which national financial institution has decided to launch a Credit Guarantee Fund for Factoring: SIDBI The International Arms Trade Treaty was recently held at which place : Geneva, Switzerland Which country has won the ICC Test Championship trophy for the year 2013: South Africa. Malala Yousafzai the Pakistani activist is known for her campaign for what purpose: Education for Girl Child. Name the new captain of the Indian Womens Cricket team : Harmanpreet Kaur. Name the Krivak-II class stealth frigate that joined the Indian Navy recently at Mumbai: INS Tarkash. Name the Bank which has launched a mobile wallet service by the name Mobi Cash Easy: State Bank of India. Head Quarters of State Bank of India are located in which city: Mumbai Which bank was known as Imperial Bank of India before its nationalization: State Bank of India Name the Index which measures level of industrial production in the country : IIP- Index of Industrial Production Worlds largest solar telescope is being established in which place in India: Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir Name the Deputy Governor of RBI who retired recently: Dr. Subir Gokaran. Name the Deputy Governor of RBI who joined the bank recently: Urjit Patel Name the committee which suggested that price of domestically- produced natural gas may be fixed at an average of international hub prices and cost of imported LNG instead of the present mechanism of market discovery: Dr. C. Ranagarjan Committee. th Government of India recently constituted ------ Finance Commission: 14 As per RBI Guidelines, banks will not be permitted to charge foreclosure charges/ pre-payment penalties on home loans on floating interest rate basis, on the recommendations of ---------- committee: Damodaran th The 67 Santosh Trophy Tournament has been won in 2013: Services (beating Kerela) The interest Subvention scheme for Housing Loans has been liberalized by extending it to housing loans up to------ , where the cost of the house does not exceed Rs. 25 lakh: 15 lakh Bank loans to any governmental agency for construction of dwelling units or for slum clearance and rehabilitation of slum dwellers subject to a ceiling of ------- per dwelling unit: Rs. 10 lakh Loans to distressed persons can be granted for amount not exceeding Rs. --------------- per borrower to prepay their debt to non-institutional lenders: Rs. 50,000 The RBI has rescheduled the start date for implementation of Basel III from January 1, 2013 to: April 1, 2013. As per RBI guidelines w.r.t licensing of new banks in private sector, the initial minimum paid-up voting equity capital requirements for banks shall be Rs. ------------: 5 billion As per RBI guidelines w.r.t licensing of new banks in private sector, the bank shall open at least --------% of its branches in unbanked rural centres: 25% The term Smart Money refers to : Credit Cards Micro(Service) Enterprises is defined as enterprise having investment in equipment up to ------------: Rs. 10 lakh RBI in August 2011 set up a Committee to re examine the existing classification and suggest revised guidelines with regard to Priority Sector lending classification and related issues under the Chairmanship of ----------: M V Nair Swarnjyanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), has now been remained at ----------: National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) th As per RBIs fourth quarter review on 19 March 2013, the Reverse Repo Rate under the LAF, determined with a spread of --------- basis points above the repo rate, stands at ------------- %: 100; 6.50 What is the policy rate of RBI: Repo Rate th As per the RBIs fourth quarter review on 19 March 2013, the GDP growth in 2012-13 is likely to fall below the Reserve Banks baseline projection of -------%: 5.8 Bank rate has been realigned with the ------ rate, which in turn is linked to the policy repo rate under the LAF : Marginal Standing Facility(MSF) Statutory liquidity ratio(SLR) for scheduled commercial banks is -------- % of their Net Demand & Time Liabilities: 23 Which credit rating companies has been changed to India and Research Private Limited(India Ratings) : Fitch India Which panel have recommendations relating to GAAR : Shome Panel The term bulk deposit, though not specifically defined, was inter-changeably used with wholesale deposits and was occasionally used in the context of asset liability management (ALM) guidelines. The expression bulk deposit would be used for single rupee term deposits of Rs. ---------- and above: 1 crore From total eight medals in Asian Grand Prix Archery, how much Gold Medals were won by India : Two Universal Periodic Review Report on Human Rights in Sri Lanka has been unanimously adopted by the : United Nations Human Rights Council Which country has become the Worlds Fifth- Largest Arms Exporter: China What is the name World Largest Solar Power Plant: Shams 1 According to the Goal Rich list 2013, who has been named as the richest footballer of the world : David Beckham th When is International Womens Day celebrated: 8 March Asias largest solar power project has been commissioned in : Rajasthan 15

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Which place has been named as the Worlds most innovative city: Mendellin, Columbia Worlds biggest wildlife summit has been held in : Bangkok New START Treaty has been signed between United states & : Russia Pan-STARRS , which was recently in news is a: Comet(It is recently discover comet, which made its closest ever approach to earth) Who has been recently re-elected as IAEA chief for the second time: Yukiya Amano The worlds biggest Dinosaur Park has been slated to come up in by: United Arab Emirates(UAE) Name the second male cloned buffalo calf in the world : Swaran World Water Day is on: March 22 Shanti - Prayas II is a joint military exercise that is held between ----------- from March 25 to April 7: Nepal and United States The International day of Happiness is celebrated throughout the world on: March 20 Who has been chosen as the head of an interim government in Nepal and tasked with steering the country towards elections by June: Khilraj Regmi Among the BRICS Nations, which country has highest rank in Human Development Index(HDI): Russia. The head quarter of European Space Agency is located at: Paris Two BRICS Nations have sealed a $ 30bn currency swap that is expected to act as a backstop to growing trade between the two nations: Brazil and China th Name the Chairman of 14 Finance Commission: Dr. Y.V. Reddy th Recommendations of 14 Finance Commission will be applicable for a period of 5 years beginning from ----------: April 1, 2015. Mr. Srikanth Srinivasan has been appointed to which position by the US President: Federal Judge Financial Crisis of which country was recently referred to as fiscal cliff : USA Name the noted former diplomat and UNESCOs good will ambassador since 2000, who passed away recently : Madanjit Singh th Who has been appointed as chairman of 20 Law Commission of India: Justice D.K.Jain Who has been named as Footballer of the year 2012 by FIFA: Lionel Messi, Argentina. Which state government has recently announced ban on manufacture, sale and use of gutkha and chewing tobacco containing nicotine: Odisha Who has been named as richest person in the world in a recently ranking released by Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Carlos Slim, Mexico. th The 100 Indian Science Congress was recently held at Kolkata. What was its theme this year : Science for shaping the future of India In which state of India, UK has opened Mobile Visa Application Facility: Goa Of how much amount , India and Bhutan have sighed Currency Swap Agreement : 100 million Dollars Who is the Richest person of India for Sixth Consecutive Year: Mukesh Ambani Which city hosted 2013, SAARC literature festival: Agra Which country has been in news recently for designing worlds largest magnet(50,000 tonnes) : India Which is the nodal agency for estimating number of percentage of people living below poverty line: Planning Commission As per the report released by Tata Strategic Management Group, which Indian state has been ranked highest in Female Security Index: Gujarat India has been ranked --------- in the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) Human Development th Report for 2013: 136 All Electric Four-Seater Passenger Car e20 in India has been launched by: Mahindra and Mahindra Which Mobile Maker has been served a Rs. 2000 crore demand notice by Income Tax Department recently: Nokia Recent killing of two Indian Soldiers by Pakistani troops caused wide spread outrage in India. The incident took place in which area of J&K: Krishna Ghati, Poonch. Latehar, district of Jharkhand was in news recently for what reason : Killing of 9 CRPF Jawans and two civilians by naxalites Arjun Munda, who reigned as Chief Minister, is from which state : Jharkhand. Army Chief of which country was conferred the honorary rank of Suprabal Jana Sewa shree of the Indian Army : Nepal Name the Army Chief of Nepal honoured recently by President of India: Gaurav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana th The 67 National Santosh Trophy will be inaugurated at Lucknow and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on February 1. This is linked with which sport: Football Government has approved formation of the sixth national waterway comprising of 121 km stretch between Lakhipur-Bhanga on which river: Barak River, Assam Golden Globe Awards given in USA, are for which field: Films Name the film that won the Golden Globe award for the best film : Argo th 56 National School games were held at which place: Chandigarh. Arneson Surface Drive Based Interceptor Boat C-154 has been commissioned by which guard: Indian Coast Guard Pranab Mukherjee and Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated which train to Bangladesh : Freight Train. 16

139. According to the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2013,what is the rank of India in the world in terms of number of High Net Worth Individuals: Fifth 140. The lowest dropout rate of school students in India has been found in : Kerala 141. As per the recently issued guidelines by RBI for new bank licences, what is the minimum paid-up capital for setting up a bank: Rs. 500 crore. 142. Who heads the ministerial panel that has been formed to discuss impact of retail FDI and minimum support prices: Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar 143. Full form of FSLRC: Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission. 144. Who has been selected for Saraswati Samman 2012: Augathakumari, the Malayalam Poetess. 145. Name first indigenously-developed chopper that has been given to Indian Army: Rudra 146. Full form of IDR: Indian Depository Receipt 147. The Test of My Life is the autobiography by : Yuvraj Singh 148. Which country has won Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2013 : Australia 149. Shirani Bandaranayake , Chief Justice of Srilanka was in news recently for what reasons: for her impeachment by the parliament. th th 150. Nations celebrated 150 birth anniversary of which noted personality on 12 January: Swami Vivekanand 151. The famous lecture on Hindu spirituality was delivered by Swami Vivekanand at which place : Chicago, USA (in 1893 at Parliament of World Religions) 152. As per new norms for Indira Awas Yojana, approved unit cost for contrition of houses in plain and hilly areas has been raised to what amount: Rs 70,000 and 75, 000 respectively. 153. Which country faced wide spread protests for restricting the number of days to 18 on which the British Flag could be flown: Sikkim 154. Scientists at European Space Agency have discovered traces of a 1500 km long river named Reull Vallis on which planet: Mars. 155. Which Government agency has asked banks to recover money from ineligible beneficiaries under the Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme 2008: The Comptroller and Auditor General. 156. Name the state which has recently been brought under Presidents rule as Chief Minister of this state r esigned as his party lost majority: Jharkhand. 157. Name the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission: Ved Prakash th 158. Name the state head who was invited as Chief Guest at 64 Republic Day Prade: Jigme K N Wangchuck, King of Bhutan 159. In the current year 25 RRBs have been amalgamated into 10 RRBs thereby reducing the total number of the RRBs to ------: 67 160. Annual meeting of Word Economic Forum was held at the Davos from January 23 to 27. It is in which country : Switzerland 161. The Government has increased the import duty on Gold and Platinum to ---- percent from 4 % at present: 6 162. The FDI proposals of various international firms are approved by FIPB. What is its full form : Foreign Investment Promotion Board 163. To streamline expenditure, the government is likely to reduce the number of CSS from 147 to 59 in the coming budget. What is CSS: Centrally Sponsored Schemes. 164. Which country has passed a law recently which will allow it to share Bank accounts related information with India : Switzerland 165. National Voters Day is celebrated on which date: 25 January th 166. India has been ranked at 119 rank in the 2013 index of ---- complied by Heritage Foundation: Economic Freedom. 167. The TAPI pipe line project will carry National Gas which country to India: Turkmenistan 168. Justice Verma Committee recently submitted its report on which topic : Review of laws on crime against women. 169. Which country ranks no. 1 in world in terms of steel production: China th 170. What is the rank of India in world in term of steel production: 4 171. As per latest RBI guidelines, bank deposits beyond which amount will be treated as bulk deposits : R. 1 crore and above. 172. Who has been ranked number one in the Forbes Indias List of Indias top celebrities : Shah Rukh Khan 173. Name the Pak-American terrorist who has been awarded a 35 year jail term by American Court: David Headley 174. China recently successfully tested the Yun-20 .What is : Jumbo Airfreighter 175. India has successfully test fired its medium range ballistic missile, K-5 with a strike range of around 1500 kms. What type of missile it is: Under water missile. 176. Novak Djokovic won the Australian open title for a consecutive third time by defeating which player : Andy Murry (Britain) 177. Name the lawn tennis player who won the Australian Woman Open Title: Victoria Azarenka. 178. Name the famous stone sculptor who has been honoured with Padma Vibhushan : Raghunath Mohapatra 179. Sri S Haider Raza has been decorated with Padma Vibhushan in the field of -----: Art (Painter). 180. Name the two scientists who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan : Prof. Yash Pal and Prof. Roddam Narasimha 181. Name the famous actress from films who has been awarded Padma Bhushan in 2013 : Sharmila Tagore. 17

182. Which country has passed a law to ban smoking in public places : Russia th 183. The prestigious Ranji Trophy in cricket wan won by Mumbai for a record 40 time by defeating which team: Sourashtra rd 184. Reserve Bank of India in its 3 quarterly review of monetary policy has reduced the Repo Rate by ------ basis Points: 25 185. The Reverse Repo Rate is linked to Repo Rate. It is ----- basis points below than Repo Rate: 100 186. Rickey Ponting who declared his retirement from International Cricket is from which country : Australia 187. What is the share of agriculture sector in the Indian economy in 2011-12:14% 188. In which part of international border, Indian plans to install a floating fence: Sir Creek Area 189. India Plans to install a floating fence in sir Creek Area, bordering Pakistan. It borders which Indian state : Gujarat (Rann of Kutch) 190. The book Matters of Discretion: An autobiography has been written by which person: I K Gujral 191. Name the union ministry which handles the Rajiv Awas Yojana : Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ministry 192. Name the President of Palestine who recently succeeded in upgrading his country status in UNO : Mahmoud Abbas 193. Palghar, a small town ear Mumbai was in news recently due to wide spread protests for what reasons : Arrest of two young women under section 66A of Information Technology Act. 194. Goldman Sachs has pegged Indias growth in 2012 at 5.4%.It is what type of organization : Investment Bank 195. Name the award given to the best film in International Film Festival of India : Golden Peacock 196. India recently conducted a joint military exercise named----- with Russia: Indra 197. Name the country that witnessed wide spread public protest against the new draft constitution: Egypt 198. How many industries are there in the core sector in India: 8 199. RBI has decided to set up a supervisory college for which two major banks of India : SBI and ICICI 200. As per recent Corruption Perception Index (CPI) by Transparency International , India has been ranked at which th place: 94 201. Indian police is currently celebrating------- years of its establishment: 150 202. Champions trophy is linked with which sports : Hockey 203. With which country India recently signed a defence co-operation agreement: Ukraine 204. Victor Yanukovych , who recently visited India is President of which country: Ukraine 205. Who is Malala Yousafzai who was in news for being shot at by Taliban Militants : She is a Pakistani teenager crusader for girls right to education. 206. Name the ace footballer who created a world record for scoring highest number of goals (86) ever scored in a year: Lionel Messi 207. Lionel Messi, the footballer who scored highest goals in a year, is from which country: Argentina 208. What is the maximum duration of imprisonment that can be awarded for cases of dishonour of cheques : five years 209. What is the main reason for dishonour of cheques for which criminal case can be filed against the drawer of the cheques: Insufficient funds. 210. Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been placed at ----- rank in list of 20 most powerful persons of the world, th prepared by Forbes Magazine: 12 211. Recitation of sacred Buddhist texts from which region in India have been included in UN list of intangible cultural heritage: Ladakh 212. The legendary Sitar Maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar who passed away recently, was decorated with which highest award in India: Bharat Ratna (1992). 213. India successfully test fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-1. What type of missile it is: Surface to Surface. 214. Name the index which measures level of industrial production in the country at monthly intervals : Index of Industrial Production (IIP). 215. Which index is the official measure of inflation in India : WPI 216. Mr. Vinod Rai has been re-elected as Chairman of United Nations Panel of external auditors for 2013. What is his assignment in India: Comptroller and Auditor General. 217. What guidelines have been issued recently by RBI for issuance of debit cards: They should be issued online only th 218. As per the recent global Food Security Index, the India has been placed at which rank : 66 219. According to a Planning Commission report on state finances, which major state achieved highest growth rate of th 21.9% during 11 five year plan: Bihar 220. Give the name of committee headed by the Prime Minister , formed for the purpose of giving single window approval for mega projects of over Rs 1000 crore: Cabinet Committee on Investment(CCI) 221. What is the objective of UN sponsored Kyoto Protocol: To reduce emission of green house gases. 222. Govt has decided to introduce direct cash transfer scheme in 43 districts in a phased manner w.e.f : January 1, 2013(In January 20 districts , February 11 districts, March 12 districts) 223. Recently RBI extended the deadline given to banks for migrating to new look CTS- 2010 standard cheques to March 31, 2013.What is the full form of CTS: Cheque Truncation System.

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224. What happens to the movement of cheques for the purpose of interbank clearing under the CTS : There is no movement of cheques as they remain with the collecting bank and only their scanned image is sent to the clearing house. 225. Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai has been elected as the first women President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Who is she: Country Head of HSBC India 226. What is the full form of the acronym ASSOCHAM: The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India. 227. Name the country that won the Kabbadi world cup in the womens category: India (beating Malaysia) 228. Players of which sports are also k nown as Paddlers: Table Tennis 229. Which state has launched an ambitious food programme called Annashree under which monthly cash subsidy of Rs. 600 will be transferred directly into bank account of the senior most female member of the family: Delhi th 230. Why 16 December is celebrated as Vijay Diwas: India defeated Pakistan in the war of 1971. 231. Which country won the recent cricket test series against India after a gap of almost 28 years : England 232. As per government estimates, Indian Banks will require capital to the tune of Rs. ------- trillion by March 2018 to satisfy the Basel III norms: Five. 233. As per recent trade data, India replaced Thailand as top exporter of which commodity: Rice 234. To prevent the misuse of stolen cards, RBI has asked banks to consider issuing debit cards with what additional feature: Card Holders Photograph on the card . 235. Who has been elected as New Prime Minster of Japan: Shinzo Abe. 236. As per latest UN World Tourism Organizations data, the number of tourists in world in 2012 crossed ---- mark: One billion. 237. A report released by the US Trade Representatives states that Nehru Place Market of India tops the list of 30 notorious IT markets of the world dealing in fake goods and services. Where is it located : New Delhi 238. As per recent government data which state has the highest number of villages which are yet to be connected with basic land line phone: Andhra Pradesh,2232 villages 239. Name the Pakistan Interior Minister whose recent visit to India was linked with number of controversial statements: Rehman Malik 240. Which country has announced its plan to shift completely to plastic currency , by 2015 : Britain 241. Name the country which is likely to replace USA as second largest consumer of coal in the coming five years : India 242. Recently what clarification has been issued by RBI to banks, regarding nomination facility in the joint deposit accounts: Nomination should be allowed in Joint Account also. 243. Recently what clarification has been issued by RBI to banks regarding attestation by two witnesses in case of registration of nomination: Witness is required only in the case of thumb impression and not in case of signature of the account holder. th 244. Recently Rajya Sabha gave its nod to the 117 constitution amendment bill. What is the objective of this bill: Providing Reservation to SC/ST in promotion in government jobs. 245. Name the footballer who has been declared as world soccer World Player of the year of 2012 : Lionel Messi 246. Name the corporate house that has been ordered by the Supreme Court to refund Rs 240 billion to its 30 million investors: Sahara 247. Name the Indian statesman who recently visited china to have talks on border issues : Shivshakar Menon, National Security Adviser. 248. Lok Sabha recently passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011 facilitating establishment of New Private Banks. A new bank is required to bring a minimum capital of Rs -------- crore: 1500 249. As per Banking Laws (Amendment ) Bill 2011, voting rights of private investors in private sector banks have been raised to ------- percent from 1% at present: 10 250. For the first time India hosted the India-ASEAN summit in India. It was held at which place: New Delhi 251. Who has be named as Time Person of the Year for 2012: Barack Obama 252. Beauty Queen of USA, Miss Olivia Culpo has recently won which title: Miss Universe 2012 253. Miss Tereza Fajksova of the Czech Republic has been crowned as ------: Miss Earth 2012 254. The Lok Sabha passed the Companies Bill 2011 to make CSR spend mandatory for most profit making companies. What is the full form of CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility 255. As per new Companies Bill 2011, private companies can now have a maximum ------- members as against 50 permissible at present: 200 th 256. Name the Bangladeshi Cricketer who created a history by becoming only the 4 batsman to score a century in is th very first test match and playing at 10 number: Abul Hasan 257. India successfully test fired its nuclear capable Prithvi II missile recently. What is its approximate range : 350 kms 258. Name the insurance scheme that has recently been merged with Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana(AABY): Janashree Bima Yojana 259. Name the insurance company that implements the government sponsored Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana : LIC 260. Which country has announced to withdraw nearly half of its troops from Afghanistan by next year : Britain. 261. The SEBI has increased the basic minimum capital deposit to Rs. 50 lacs for which category of persons : Stock Brokers and Trading Members 262. DRDO has successfully test fired its Astra missile. What type of missile it is : Air to Air interceptor missile 19

263. Name the Singapore Prime Minister who recently visited India: Lee Hsien Loong 264. Global rating agency S&P expects India to grow by 6.5% during 2013. What is the full form S & P : Standard and Poors 265. President has appointed ------ more judges to Supreme Court bringing the total number of judges to 28:Three 266. What is the sanctioned strength of judges in Supreme Court : 31 267. Name the dance video that has created a history by becoming first video to clock more than 106 crore views on You Tube: Gangnam Style 268. The AMFI has started Urban Financial Inclusion Programme in Mumbai to extent banking facilities to financial excluded persons in Urban areas: IDBI Bank 269. The centenary edition of the Indian Science Congress is to be held in first week of January at which place : Kolkata 270. The legendary cricketer of India- Sachin Tendulkar has announced his retirement from which form of cricket : ODI 271. Government has approved fund infusion of Rs. 3,004 crore in which public sector bank : State Bank of India. 272. China has successfully conducted test run of the worlds longest 2298 km long super fast railway. It runs between which two stations: Beijing and Guagzhou 273. UGC and AICTE planned to make accreditation mandatory for all higher educational institutes in India. What is full form of UGC and AICTE: University Grant Commission, All India Council of Technical Education 274. With which country India recently signed defence deals worth around Rs. 22,000 crore : Russia 275. To initiate action under SARGAESI Act 2002, Banks are required to give a notice of ------- days to the defaulting borrower: No such guidelines. st 276. RBI has postponed implementation of Basel III guidelines from first January 2013 to what date : 1 April, 2013. 277. Name the corporate head who has taken over as chairman of Tata Group of companies on December 28, 2012: Cyrus P Mistry. th 278. Raja Virbhadra Singh has been elected as the Chief Minister for the 6 time, of which state: Himachal Pradesh 279. Who has been elected as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a record fourth time : Narendra Modi 280. Which popular weekly news magazine of USA has decided to discontinue its print edition after running the same for past 80 years: News Week 281. Maha Kumbh mela, the largest human gathering in the world is being held at which place : Allahabad 282. The Maha Kumbh mela being held at Allahabad is started on January 14, 2013. What is the auspicious day on that day: Makar Sankranti 283. The national development council has approved the 2th plan document. What average annual growth target has th th been fixed for 12 plan: 8 per cent. 284. Name the apex decision taking authority of the country which also approved the five year plans : National Development Council 285. Who is the chairman of National Development Council: Prime Minister. 286. The DRDO has successfully tested its under water missile, to be fitted on its submarines. Name this missile: K-15 287. What is the name of Indias only nuclear powered submarine: Arihant 288. Railway created a history by completing the Indias longest tunnel of 11.2 kms in Kashmir. Name the mountain range through which this tunnel passes: Pir Panjal 289. Government has appointed the Abhijit Sen Committee for what purposes : For fixing the poverty line for government welfare schemes. 290. Which movie bagged the maximum awards at Oscars 2013: Life of Pi 291. Trade deficit of which country hit a record high after its currency weakened : Japan 292. With which country India linked a social security pact: Austria 293. Recently a meteorite exploded over which country leaving more than 500 people injured : Russia th 294. NASA recently marked 10 anniversary of which space shuttle disaster: Kalpana Chawla th 295. India-US Joint Working Groups 10 meeting was held at: Washington. 296. Which service has been launched by Twitter in partnership with American Express : Pay-By-Tweet 297. Which Bill has been passed in Rajya Sabha for protection of women at workspace : Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Bill 298. Which state has raised the minimum age for buying and selling liquor from 18 to 21 : Kerala 299. Surajkund Mela 2013 was held at: Haryana 300. Which campaign has been launched to end Violence against women: One Billion Rising 301. Who has been appointed as the new Solicitor General of India: Mohan Parasaran 302. Which two more Indian companies have been granted with BHEL and GAIL:Maharatna status 303. Name the chief guest at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013: Rajkeswur Purryag 304. Which state has banned the sale and consumption of tobacco product : Manipur 305. Full form of PMGSY: Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. 306. India accounts to ------% of oral cancer figure across the world: 86% 307. What is the name of Code given to secret plan for executing Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Afzal Guru: Operation Three Star 308. Which company has launched the emergency alert service for women subscribers : Bharti Airtel 309. Name the new health initiative that has been launched by Sonia Gandhi: Rashtriya Bal Sawsthya Karyakram 310. Which Bank has been awarded as the Financial Institutions Syndicated Deal of the Year 2012 : YES Bank

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311. Name the scheme that has been launched by Finance Minister P.Chidambaram to encourage new investors to put their money in stock markets: Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme 312. Under which scheme , an individual with an income of less than 10 lakh rupees would get tax incentives for investing up to 50000 rupees in the stock market: Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme 313. Which company has became the first Indian FMCG Brand to cross 5000 crore rupees mark in terms of retail sale : Parle-G 314. Government of India has approved which early warning system to keep a close eye on enemy territory for the Indian Air Force to be developed by DRDO:AWACS 315. Full form of AWACS: Airborne Early Warning & Control System 316. After the BSE and NE, which stock exchange has become the third full-fledged equity bourse: MCX-SX 317. Which stock market regulator of India has ordered freezing of bank accounts of Sahara : SEBI 318. Which bank has entered into partnership with Aircel for launching Mobile Banking Service: ICICI Bank 319. Which Indian state has produced 500 million kg of tea second year in a row: Assam 320. Who has been appointed as chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority(IRDA): T.S. Vijayan 321. Who will continue as RBI Deputy Governor till January 2014: Anand Sinha 322. Credit Card launched by Banks is based on the principle of ------------: Buy Now Pay Later 323. Full form of BIFR: Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction 324. The term LIBOR is related with: Interest rates 325. Which organisation provides credit history of the borrowers : Credit Information Bureau of India Ltd.(CIBIL) 326. Full form of IRAC: Income Recognition and Asset Classification 327. Who formulates the monetary policy in India: RBI 328. What is the current rank of India in Corruption Perception Index 2012 released by Transparency International : 94 329. Name the depositories in India handing dematerialized shares : National Securities Depository Ltd.(NSDL) & Central Depository Services Ltd.(CSDL) 330. Which government department is planning to enter the Banking Business : Postal Department 331. What is the rank of India in the latest World Press Freedom Index : 140 332. Which player equalled the record of Sunil Gavaskar of 81 first class hundreds in cricket : Sachin Tendulkar 333. Who has been appointed as the Captain of the Sri Lankan Test and One Day Cricket Team : Angelo Mathews 334. Who won Grenke Chess Classic Trophy: Viswanathan Anand 335. In 2013, Which country won the ICC Womens World Cup Trophy: Australia 336. Who has been appointed as the Captain for Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli 337. Who won the Dubai Tennis Championship 2013: Sania Mirza and Bethanie-Mattek 338. Which Australian cricketer won the Allen Border Medal for the fourth time : Michael Clarke 339. Late Pt. Ravi Shankar has been honoured with which award: Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award. 340. Who has been appointed as the New President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India : Subodh Kumar Aggarwal 341. Who was the former Permanent Representative of India to the UN: Hardeep Singh Puri 342. Who has been appointed as the Next Permanent Representative of India to the UN: Asoke Kumar Mukerji 343. Ratan Tata has been awarded as the Life Time Achievement Award 2012 by: Ernst &Young 344. Name the Information and broadcasting minister of India: Manish Tiwari 345. Name the book presented to the President of India by Prof. Anita b. Pfaff which depicts interesting facts about the life of Netaji and his contribution to freedom struggle: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Germany 346. First women President of South Korea: Park Geun-Hye 347. In 2013, Which association has been formed to address the concerns of Tennis Players : Indian Tennis Players Association(ITPA) 348. Name the first smart phone in space that has been launched successfully from India : STRaND-1 349. Which state has bagged the awards for Best Civic Management of a Tourist Destination : Madhya Pradesh 350. Every year which bank prepares The Doing Business Report : World Bank

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1. 2. Which part of the world was affected by a plunging meteor on February 15, 2013 A. Central America B. Central Russia C. Central China D. Central England Pope Benedict XVI, who announced to quit from the post on Feb. 11, 2013 belongs to which country A. France B. Italy C. Germany D. England Chief Justice of Nepal who agreed to become the countrys chief executive on Feb. 25,2013 isA. Rana Bhagwan Dass B. Khil Raj Regmi C. Babu Lal Bhattarai D. Laxmikant Rana Qatar ,touted as one of the most advanced aircraft in the world was in early Feb. 2013 unveiled by which country A. Pakistan B. Afghanistan C. Iran D. China Who bagged the best actor and actress awards th respectively at the Oscar 2013(the 85 Academy Awards) A. Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence B. Daniel Day-Lewis and Jessica Chastain C. Bradley Cooper and Jessica Chastain D. Denzel Washington and Emmanuelle Riva th Which picture stole the limelight of the 85 Academy Awards 2013 by winning four Oscar awards in different categories A. Argo B. Zero Dark Thirty C. Life of Pi D. Sky fall Who has been bestowed with Vyas Samman award for the year 2012 A. Dr. Amol Ghosh B. Dr. Prem Chand Khemka C. Dr. Narendra Kohi D. Dr. Bhanu Partap Singh Who has become the first writer in literary history to win both the Costa Book of the year award and the Booker Prize in the same year in Feb 2013 A. Jeet Thayil B. Hillary Mantel C. Jerry Pinto D. Tahmima Anam Who has been appointed as US Secretary of State on Feb 1, 2013 replacing Hillary Clinton A. John Kerry B. Joseph Dunford C. John Allen D. Allen Douglous Indias new Solicitor General is -------- : A. Amar Pratap Singh B. Sobodh Kumar Agrawal C. Mohan Parasaran D. P.R.Vasudeva Rao Who has become one of the youngest ever member of IQ society Mensa with a score of 162 higher than former US presidents Abrahim Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin A. Alice Amos,UK B. Ehsaan Mohamood,UK C. Shen Si, China D. Matt Kucher, USA -------------- won the womens World Cup for a record sixth time beating ---------- in the final on Feb 17, 2013: A. Australia,Sri Lanka B. England ,West Indies C. Australia, West Indies D. West Indies, Australia Which team won the inaugural Hockey India League in Ranchi on February 10,2013: A. Ranchi Rhinos B. Delhi Waveriders C. Punjab Warriors D. Uttar Pradesh Wizards 14. The Most expensive player at the IPL auction 2013 was -------- . A. Vernon Philander B. Kane Richardson C. Glenn Maxwell D. Ajantha Mendis 15. The first Indian Wicketkeeper to hit a double century in a test match isA. Budhi Kumderan B. Saiyyed Kirmani C. Amol Majumdar D. M.S.Dhoni 16. The RBI has allowed all private and public sector companies to apply for bank licences. The last time in 2004 the licence was issued to which private playerA. Srei Finance B. LIC Housing Finance C. Yes Bank D. Bajaj Finance 17. Who is the publisher of the 91-year old Readers Digest magazine that filed for bankruptcy on Feb 17,2013 in US Bankruptcy CourtA. RDA Holding B. Luxor Capital Group C. Us Federal Trade D. Ripplewood Holdings 18. Worlds most expensive city is ---------. A. Zurich, Switzerland B. Tokyo, Japan C. Sydney, Australia D. Oslo ,Norway 19. A Maharatna firm can take investment decision of upto-------- crore without going to the governmentA. Rs. 10,000 B. Rs. 7,500 C. Rs. 15,000 D. Rs. 5,000 20. The five-day air show and exposition-Aero India 2013, was held during Feb 6-10, at which placeA. Jaipur B. Jodhpur C. Bangalore D. Hyderabad 21. After a gap of how many years Congress Partys Railway Minister presented the Railway Budget 2013-14 in Lok Sabha on February 26,2013A. 17 yrs B. 15 yrs C. 14 yrs D. 12 yrs 22. Which film won the BAFTA award for best film: A. Argo B. Life of Pi C. Anna Karenina D. Cloud Atlas 23. The International Olympic Committee has announced to remove which sport from the 2020 Olympic Games: A. Archery B. Swimming C. Boxing D. Wrestling 24. Who among the following is a famous snooker player: A. Jeev Milkha Singh B. Yogeshwar Dutt C. Pankaj Advani D. Gagan Narang 25. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchunk is a king of---A. Nepal B. Japan C. Bhutan D. Malaysia 26. What is the name of Indias fastest super computer: A. Param Yuva I B. Param Shakti I C. Param Yuva II D. Param Shakti II 27. Indias newest stock exchange MCX-SX began trading in equities. What is the name of flagship index of MCX-SX: A. SX20 B. SX30 C. SX40 D. SX50

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A. 4 Feb. 2013 B. 14 Feb. 2013 C. 24 Feb. 2013 D. 28 Feb. 2013 What is the position of India in the latest World Press Freedom Indexth st A. 140 B. 141 nd rd C. 142 D. 143 th Who won its 40 Ranji trophy at Wankhede Stadium in MumbaiA. Saurashtra B. Hyderabad C. Rajasthan D. Mumbai Who has won the womens singles title of the Australian Open 2013A. Li Na B. Maria Sharapova C. Serena Williams D. Victoria Azarenka Who has won the Mens Singles title of the Australian open 2013A. Leander Paes B. Rafael Nadal C. Andy Murray D. Novak Djokovic India is the --------- largest country in the world in terms of wind power installed capacityA. Third B. Fourth B. Fifth D. Sixth Consider the following statements? I. India successfully test fired K-5 ballistic missile II. The medium range ballistic missile has a strike range of around 1500 kilometres III. K-6 is a submarinelaunched ballistic missile. Which of the above is/are False? A. Only I B. Only II C. Only III D. Both II&III The Government has given approval to the DRDO to develop an indigenous AWACS to help the IAF keep an eye deep inside enemy territory. Expand AWACS. A. Airborne Equity Warning and Control System B. Airborne Early Warning and Control System C. Airborne Early Warning and Control Scheme D. Airborne Early Wearing and Control System The Department of Posts will release commemorative stamps this year to honour few eminent personalities of India. Who among the following is not included in it? A. Late Pandit Ravi Shankar B. Bhimsen Joshi C. D.K. Pattammal D. Girish Karnad Consider the following statements: I. Mohan Parasaran has been appointed as the countrys new Solicitor General. II. Mohan Parasaran replaced Rohinton Nariman, who has resigned from this post recently. III. Mohan Parasaran tenure will be for five years. Which of the above is/are true? A. Both II&III B. Only III C. Both I & II D. only I India has agreed to strengthen counter terrorism and intelligence cooperation with which of the following countries, recently? A. Mauritius B. South Africa C. Australia D. France 23

53. Which of the following countries will launch an unmanned spacecraft to the Moon in 2015, as part of its plan to establish a fully robotic lunar station? A. China B. Russia C. India D. Japan 54. Consider the following statements: I. China has successfully conducted a test flight of its biggest-ever indigenouslymade long-range strategic air transport plane. II. The name of the plane (mentioned in option I) is Yun-20. III. Yun-20 is a huge, multi-function air freighter capable of carrying 66 tons of load. Which of the above is/are true? A. Both I &II B. Only II C. Both II&III D. I, II& III 55. Which of the following countries has launched two intelligence satellites into orbit? A. Iraq B. Iran C. Japan D. China 56. Consider the following statements: I. China successfully carried out its fourth interceptor missile shield to intercept incoming warheads. II. A similar anti-missile interception test was successfully conducted on January 11, 2010. III. This is the third time China announced such missile test. Which of the above is/are false? A. Only III B. Both I & III C. Only II D. Both I &II 57. Consider the following statements: I. John Kerry was sworn in as the US Secretary of State. II. He replaced Hillary Clinton as Americas Secretary. III. For the last four years he was Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Which of the above is/are True? A. Only II B. Only I C. Both II&III D. I,II &III 58. Pakistan successfully tested the nuclear-capable ------- tactical missile with a range of 60 km. A. Haft-X B. Haft-XII C. Haft-IX D. Haft-XI 59. Which of the following countries has successfully conducted a third nuclear test to safeguard its national security against hostile US policy? A. Cambodia B. North Korea C. Japan D. China 60. Consider the following: I. According to a report, India is likely to become one of the three largest economies by 2050. II. According to the same report, China is expected to surpass the United States to become the largest economy in the world by 2050. III. Brazil could overtake Japan to be the tenth largest economy. Which of the above is/are false?

A. Only II B. Both II&III C. Only III D. Both I&II 61. Consider the following statements: I. According the UN, Indian economy is projected to grow at a slower pace of 6.1 & this year. II. As per UNs prediction, exports and capital investments are likely to be much better that in 2012. III. The UN has reduced its growth forecast from 7.2% estimated in June 2012. Which of the above is/are true? A. Both I &II B. Only I C. Both II & III D. I, II &III 62. India ranks --------------- in the world in steel production. A. First B. Fourth C. Fifth D. Second 63. Consider the following statementsI. GOI has signed an agreement for a $ 100 million loan with IMF. II. The agreement has been signed as a part of the second tranche of Uttarakhand Urban Sector Development Investment Program. III. It will support rehabilitation and expansion of basic urban infrastructure in five major urban centres of Uttarakhand. Which of the above is/are true? A. Both II&III B. Only I C. Both I&II D. only II 64. The government granted Maharatna status to which of the following two companies, recently? A. SAIL and GAIL B. BHEL and SAIL C. BHEL and SAIL D. ONGC and GAIL 65. India and Gibraltar have signed a TIEA. What is TIEA? A. Tax Information Employment Agreement B. Tax Information Exchange Analysis C. Tax Investment Exchange Agreement D. Tax Information Exchange Agreement 66. Consider the following statements: I. Ratan Tata along with eight Indian-Americans has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering. II. It is the highest professional distinctions according to an engineer in the Pakistan. III. Ratan Tata has been elected as one of the 11 new foreign members of the academy for his outstanding contributions to industrial development in India and the world. Which of the above is/are False? A. Only I B. Both I&II C. Only II D. Both II&III 67. Consider the following statements: I. As per the Forbes list of top 100 Indian celebrities, Indian cricket captain M.S.Dhoni has been named as the richest sportsperson. II. The list (mentioned in I) ranks top 100 Indian celebrities based on their popularity and the amount of income tax paid by them in the current fiscal year. III. According to Forbes magazine, Shah Rukh Khan might be the richest Indian celebrity but 24

he legs behind Salman Khan and MS Dhoni in terms of popularity. Which of the above is/are true? A. Both I&III B. Only III C. Both II&III D. Only II 68. Consider the following statements: I. Social activist Anna Hazare has emerged as the most trusted personality in India, according to the The Brand Trust Report 2013. II. Mobile handset-maker Nokia was termed as the most-trusted brand, as per the survey. th III. The survey placed Mahatma Gandhi at 12 position. Which of the above is/are true? A. Both I&II B. Only I C. Both I&III D. I, II&III 69. India has dropped to ----------- rank in the list of 179 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index, which its authors said is the lowest for the worlds biggest democracy since 2002: th th A. 135 B.140 th st C. 149 D. 141 70. Which of the following countries has ranked as the top gold producer for the sixth year in a row: A. Germany B. South Africa C. China D. India 71. ICICI has recently launched its mobile banking service called Mobile Money with which of the following mobile service providers: A. Vodafone B. Aircel C. Tata docomo D. Airtel 72. Thirty software companies separated from NASSCOM and formed a new association. What is the name of this new association: A. Association of Indian Software and Service Industries (AISSI) B. Association of Indian Service and Software Companies (AISSC) C. Indian Software Product Industry Round Table(iSpirit) D. Indian Association of Software and Services Company(IASSC) 73. Finance Minister P.Chidambaram recently launched Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme in Mumbai. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding this scheme: I. The Scheme seeks to provide tax benefit to first time investors in stock market. II. Under the scheme, an individual with an income of less than 10 lakh rupees would get tax incentives for investing up to 50000 rupees in the stock market. III. As per the notification issued by the SEBI, there would be a lock in period of one year on investments made under the scheme. A. Only I & II B. Only II & III C. Only I &III D. All of above 74. Recently SEBI ordered to freeze the accounts of two companies of which of the business group: A. Sahara B. Reliance C. Hinduja D. Tata

75. Which of the following FMCG brand became the First Indian that crossed 5000 crore rupees mark in terms of retail sales in one year: A. Maggi B. Britannia Tiger B. Parle-G D. Dabur 76. Which of the following Telecom operator recently closed its operations in Mumbai following a Supreme Court order: A. Uninor B. BSNL C. Airtel D. Tata Docomo 77. Which of the following Indian private airlines has recently became the first Indian Airline to launch its flights to Guangzhou, China: A. Indigo B. Jet Airways C. Spicejet D. Kingfisher 78. RBI in its third quarter monetary policy review surprised the market by cutting short term lending rate called repo, by how much percent: A. 0.25% B. 0.50% C. 0.75% D. 1.0% 79. The Union Commerce Ministry of India has just released figure and mentioned that which of the following industry in India had passed the one billion kilogram mark production: A. Tea B. Spices C. Sugar D. Coffee 80. IMF has projected the World GDP growth rate at ---- for 2013, during its announcement at WEF 2013 at Davos in January ,2013: A. 4.5% B. 3.5% C. 4.0% D. 3.0% 81. Congress president Sonia Gandhi has recently launched a kids health plan National Child Health Program . Which of the following statement is/are true regarding this program: I. Plan launched is for Rs. 130 crore. II. Plan launched for child health screening and early intervention services for children upto 18 years of age. III. The centre launched the plan in Palghar, which will be later extended for the entire country. A. Only I B. Only II C. Only III D. All of above 82. Which of the following statement is true regarding armed helicopter Rudra: I. It is based on the platform of the advanced light helicopter (ALH) that is already in service in the country. II. It has been code named ALH Mark IV and is produced by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. III. The engine can carry a full weapon load to altitudes of 20,000 feet. A. Only I B. only II C. Only III D. All of the above 83. The Union Cabinet of India has recently raised the authorized capital of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) from Rs. 5000 crore toA. 15000 crore B. 20000 crore B. 25000 crore D. 10000 crore 25

84. President of India Pranab Mukherjee recently gave assent to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013. What is it include: I. Stalking II. Voyeurism III. Acid Attacks IV. Disrobing of women A. Only I & IV B. Only II,III & IV C. Only III & IV D. All of the above 85. The defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) is developing a long range nuclear capable ballistic missile, which will be capable of hitting multiple targets in one go. What is the name of that missile: A. Agni-VI B. Agni-V C. Agni-VII D. Rudra 86. C-DAC recently developed a Indias fastest supercomputer, Paramyuva II. In which of the following areas Paramyuva II is/are efficient: I. It is efficient in weather forecasting. II. Faster tapping of natural resources in the sea. III. Designing of customised drugs and aircrafts. A. Only I B. Only II C. Only III D. All of the above 87. Which state has allocated highest funds for the education sector in state budget presented recently: A. Kerala B. Madhya Pradesh C. Karnataka D. Tamil Nadu 88. Recently, which programme has been launched by the Information and Broadcasting Minister, Manish Tiwari to reach out the people in the social media space: A. My India Initiative- A Digital Volunteer Programme B. All India-Social Digital Volunteer Programme C. My India-Social Volunteer Programme D. All India-Digital Volunteer Programme 89. Which of the following state recently exempted value added tax on wheat: A. Bhopal B. Haryana C. Uttarakhand D. Bihar 90. Recently India and World Bank has signed a deal for which of the following states watershed development project II: A. Karnataka B. Tamil Nadu C. Kerala D. Calcutta 91. India and Japan recently decided to strengthen cooperation in which of the following sector: A. Tourism B. Education C. Health D. Railway 92. Recently the Delhi declaration of the first SAAN for Autism Spectrum Disorders(ASD) conference concluded in New Delhi. What is the full form of SAAM: A. South Asian Austim Network B. South Asian Austim Nations C. South America Austim Network D. South African Austim Nations. 93. Which of the following country recently signed an agreement with India on Extradition of criminals and terrorists and liberalising the visa regime: A. Bangladesh B. China C. Nepal D. Japan

94. Recently India and France agreed to strengthen co-operating in Which of the following areas: I. To counter terrorism and intelligence cooperation. II. Co-operation in the fields of the modernisation of the railway, high speed corridors and network up gradation of railway stations. III. To increase exchanges between the sportspersons, artists, architects, researchers, teachers, students to improve people to people contacts. A. I & II B. II & III C. I & III D. All of these 95. Which of the following states recently issued a complete ban on the use of tobacco products: A. Manipur B. West Bengal C. Karnataka D. Kerela 96. India and France recently signed an MoU for strengthening co-operation in which of the following sectors: A. Railways B. Education C. Tourism D. Health 97. The Information and Broadcasting ministry has recently constituted an expert committee under the chairmanship of Sam Pitroda to review the institutional framework of which of the following organisations: A. AICTE B. CBSE C. Prasar Bharti D. NCERT 98. Who has been recently appointed as US Interior Secretary by President Barack Obama: A. Sally Jewell B. Ken Salazar C. Gale A. Norton D. Bruce Babbitt 99. What is the theme of world cancer day, that was th observed on 4 Feb. in order to raise awareness about this illness as well as to promote the measures, early detection, prevention and treatment of the disease: A. Cancer-what is it? B. Cancer-did you know? C. Cancer-When occur? D. Cancer- how to prevent? 100. Which of the following countries has topped the latest World press freedom Index: A. Finland B. Norway C. Netherlands D. Australia 101. India has recently launched the project called Water for crops- India with the help of which of the following countries? A. Australia B. USA C. European Union D. France 102. Who has written a book titled Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Germany: A. Prof.Anita B. Pfaff B. Kuldeep Nayyar C. Shobha De D. Vikram Seth 103. M S Dhoni , the captain of the Indian Cricket team was recently appointed as the vice-president of which company after resigning from Air India: A. Tata Steel B. India Cements C. Reliance Industries D. Jet Airways 104. Who of the following has recently resigned from the post of Solicitor-General of India: A. Rohinton F. Nariman B. Gopal Subramanium 26

C. L.N. Sinha D. Dipankar Gupta 105. How many people have been conferred with Padam Vibhusan award by President of India: A. 24 B. 15 C. 4 D. 30 106. Who of the following was recently appointed as the Solicitor General of India: A. Rohinton F. Nariman B. Mohan Parasaran C. Asoke Kumar Mukerji D. Amitva Ghosh 107. Who of the following is appointed as the Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi: A. Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty B. Subodh Kumar Agarwal C. K.Raghu D. Mohan Parasaran 108. Who among the following were recently nominated as the National Icons by election commission to enhance voters participation in India: I. Saina Nehwal II. MC Mary Kom III. Mahendra Singh Dhoni IV. Sachin Tendulkar A. I & III B. I & II C. III & IV D. II & III 109. Who of the following was appointed as the Next Permanent Representative of India to The United Nations: A. Hardeep Singh Puri B. Asoke Kumar Mukerji C. Salman Khurshid D. Dilip Sinha 110. Who of the following was recently conferred with 2011- Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and development Award: A. Ela Ramesh Bhatt B. Anna Hazare C. Arvind Kejriwal D. Arundhati Roy 111. Who of the following was ranked first in an inaugural Forbes India Celebrity 100 list: A. Salman Khan B. M S Dhoni C. Shah Rukh Khan D. Amitabh Bachchan 112. Who of the following women of Indian origin has recently selected for Australian highest honour Order of Australia Medal: A. Krishna Punia B. Krishna Arora C. Monisha Rawat D. Sulochana Pandit 113. Who of the following Indian has recently awarded with the highest civilian award of France, the Legion of Honour: A. Amarita Rao B. CNR Rao C. Mukesh Ambani D. Ratan Tata 114. Who of the following was became the new World number one womens Tennis Player: A. Serena Williams B. Petra Kvitova C. Maria Sharapova D. Samantha Stosur 115. Which of the following countries won the ICC womens World Cup Trophy for a record sixth time after defeating West Indies: A. India B. New Zealand C. England D. Australia 116. Novak Djokovic was the winner of Australian Open Mens Single title, 2013. He belongs to which of the following countries: A. America B. Britain C. Russia D. Serbia

117. Who of the following was a winner of 40 Ranji Trophy Championship: A. Saurashtra B. Mumbai C. Services D. Punjab 118. World oldest runner, Fauja Singh has recently announced retirement from the sport. What is his nick name: A. Speedy Singh B. Turbaned Tornado C. Modern Milkha D. Tornado Singh 119. Which of the following teams has recently won the th Irani Trophy-2013 continuously 8 time: A. Mumbai B. Rest of India C. Rajasthan D. Railways 120. Who of the following Indian cricketer has recently became the fastest Indian to score 4000 runs in one day internationals(ODI): A. Sursh Raina B. Virendra Sehwag C. Virat Kohli D. Ashwin Kumar 121. Which of the following teams has recently won the inaugural Hockey India League(HIL) title: A. Punjab Warriors B. Uttar Pradesh Wizards C. Delhi Waveriders D. Ranchi Rhinos 122. Which space agency released surprising pictures of the remains of huge river which ran across the Red Planet, Mars at some point of time, on Janury 17,2013: A. NASA B. European Space Agency C. Australian Space Agency D. None of these 123. Which Australian pace legend was included into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the third test between Australia and Sri Lanka starting from January 4,2013 in Sydney: A. Glenn McGrath B. Shane Watson C. Brett Lee D. Allan Border 124. Name the player of Indian cricket team who January 4,2013 was named as CEAT International Cricketer of the year 2012: A. Yuvraj Singh B. Gautam Gambhir C. Sachin Tendulkar D. Virat Kohli 125. The government of China recently launched a postage stamp to mark the year 2013.Name the animal depicted on the postage stamp: A. Lizard B. Snake C. Dragon D. Rabbit 126. Match the following .who of the following chairmans of finance commission of India is correctly matched: th I. 14 Finance Commission Yaga Venugopal Reddy th II. 4 Finance Commission- K.C.Neogy st III. 1 Finance Commission- P.V.Rajamannarr th IV. 12 Finance Commission C.Rangarajan A. Only I B. I & IV C. I & II D. I & III 127. As per the provisional data released by CSO for the first half of 2012-13 ,Indias GDP growth stands at: A. 6.4% B. 6.9% C. 5.4% D. 5.9% 128. Who among the following took over the charge of FICI as President in December 2012: A. Naina Lal Kidwai B. Chanda Kocher C. Ratan Tata D. Raj Kumar Dhoot 27

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129. Which of the following is the proposed venue for auto-Expo 2014,scheduled to be held in Feb. 2014: A. Mumbai B. Gurgaon C Greater Noida D. Ahmedabad 130. With which nation India has signed currency Swap Agreement in December 2012: A. Singapore B. Japan C. Pakistan D. Taiwan 131. Which of the following Indian company got the top rank among Indian companies in Top 500 companies list of Fortune India: A. Indian Oil Corporation B. ONGC C. RIL D. SBI 132. Fortune India has included --------- Indian companies in its list of Top 500 companies in the world: A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11 133. RBI has extended the date of operation of Cheque Truncation System (CTS) in banking sector. Now CTS will be operational w.e.f: A. April 1,2013 B. June 1,2013 C. September 1, 2013 D. January 1, 2014 134. How many Indian CEOs have been included among top 100 CEOs in the world by Harvard Business Review: A. 8 B. 9 C.10 D.11 135. On the recommendation of the Planning Commission, the National Development Council (NDC) in its meeting on Dec. 27,2012 has cut down th the 12 plan annual growth target from: A. 8.4% to 8.2% B. 8.4% to 8.0% C. 8.2% to 8.0% D. 8.2% to 7.8% 136. As per the announcement of the government , the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) has been deferred for: A. 2 yr B. 3 yr C. 4 yr D. Totally Abandoned 137. Railway Ministry has hiked railways passenger fares after a decade. For AC chair car, it has been hiked by: A. 6 paisa/km B. 8 paisa/km B. 9 paisa/km D. 10 paisa/km 138. Which of the following Indian CEO got the top rank among Indian CEOs in the list of Best Performing CEOs in the world, made by Harvard Business Review: A. Y.C. Deweshwar B. A.M. Naik C. Subir Raha D. Mukesh Ambani 139. United Nations in its report entitled World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 has projected Indias growth rate for 2013 at: A. 6.5% B. 6.3% C. 6.1% D. 5.9% 140. As per the new road map of General AntiAvoidance Rule (GAAR) , it will now become effective from the assessment year: A. 2016-17 B. 2017-18 C. 2018-19 D. 2019-20 141. Report of Planning Commission on Financial th Status of States during 11 plan shows that the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) stands highest in the state: A. Sikkim B. Gujarat C. Goa D. Bihar 142. The report of Transparency International India released in December 2012 places India at --------

rank among 176 nations on the basis of Corruption Perception Index: rd th th th A. 93 B. 94 C. 95 D. 96 143. Name the Indian Women Weightlifter who on January 10,2013 Won Maiden National Title in National Weightlifting Championship 2013: A. Binitha Devi B. Amanpreet Kaur C. Manpreet Kaur D. Karnam Malleswari 144. Name the Argentine footballer who won FIFA Ballond Or Award on January 7, 2013 as a reward to his 91 goal in a year for Barcelona and Argentina ,in the year 2012: A. Lionel Messi B. Zavier Zanetti C. Oscar Ruggeri D. Gabriel Batistuta 145. A team at Intel, the computer hardware firm created a device, which is said to allow which renowned physicist of the world to communicate faster that before: A. Nikola Tesla B. Antoine Henri C. Max Planck D. Stephen Hawking 146. India and Pakistan exchanged their nuclear units lists on January 1, 2013, as it is customary. This process of exchanging the list of the nuclear units of both the countries has been into process since when: A. January 1,1992 B. January 1,1991 C. January 1, 1988 D. January 1, 2001 147. The wheat minimum support price (MSP) for the marketing year 2013-14 has been raised from: A. Rs 1285 to Rs 1385 per quintal B. Rs 1265 to Rs 1350 per quintal C. Rs 1285 to Rs 1350 per quintal D. Rs 1285 to Rs 1365 per quintal 148. The government has imposed ------ duty on crude edible oil to protect domestic farmers: A. 2.5% B. 5.0% C. 7.5% D.10.0% 149. Who among the following has recently appointed as President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India: A. K.Raghu B. Subodh Kumar Agarwal C. Mohan Parasaran D. D.P.Agarwal 150. Who of the following was sworn in as the lokayukta of Karnataka: A. Y.Bhaskar Rao B. Shivraj Patil C. H.R.Bhardwaj D. N.Santosh Hedge 151. One Single statement that depicts the financial position of a bank and/or Business enterprise at a given point of time is called : A. Statement of product details B. Foreign exchange C. Balance Sheet D. Balance of payment 152. Which of the following organizations provides credit history of the borrowers: A. Credit information Bureau of India Ltd(CIBIL) B. Asian Development Bank (ADB) C. Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) D. RBI 153. What is Gross domestic Protect: A. It is the cost of production of all final goods and services made in the country. B. It is the most of services made within the borders of a country in a year.

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C. It is the market value of all final goods and services made in the country. D. It is the market value of all final goods and services made within the borders of a country in a year. 154. For which of the following purposes RBI had constituted a Working Group with Shri Deepak Mohanty as Chairman: A. Deregulation of primary markets B. Deregulation of secondary markets C. Deregulation of Savings Bank Rates D. Base Rate 155. Which of the following will set up core banking infrastructure for rural banks: A. NABARD B. Yes Bank C. SBI D. RBI 156. Which one of the following rates sign al the RBIs long term outlook on interest rates: A. Base rate B. Reverse Repo Rate C. Bank Rate D. SLR 157. Which is the extent of claim that can be entertained by a Lok Adalat: A. Upto Rs 15 lakhs B.Upto Rs 20 lakhs C. Upto Rs 10 lakhs D. Upto Rs 40 lakhs 158. Loans of small or very small amounts given to low income group people are known as: A. Macro loans B. Micro Loans C. Secured Loan D. None of these 159. Exporters in India get insurance cover and risk cover from which of the following organisations: A. ICICI B.ECGC C. NABARD D. SBI 160. An IPO is: A. Initial Public offering by a private limited company B. An offer by an unlisted company for sale of its shares for the first time to the public. C. Used to increase the share capital of an unlisted company. D. A book building process 161. Which of the following acts is introduced specially to combat financing of terrorism and other illegal activities: A. Bank Regulation Act B. Anti Money Laundering Act C. Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act D. Foreign Exchange Management Act 162. Which of the following is an employment generating programme of the govt. of India: A. Swaran Jayanti Gram Swarojgar yojana(SJGSY) B. Gramin Swaraj Yojana C. Surakhya Yojana D. Mid-Day Meal 163. Under the Right to Education Bill children of which one of the following age groups are eligible to get free education: A. 6 to 14 yrs B. 5 to 14 yrs C. 5 to 10 yrs D. 8 to 12 yrs 164. The govt. of India and RBI are making all the efforts to provide Banking facilities to all the villages/habitation in the country. This is the part of their policy of: A. Financial Inclusion B. Surakhy C. Gram Vikas Yojana

D. Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana 165. Which of the following is/are not the functions of a bank: I. Deposit in Bank II. Provide subsidies III. Providing finance to all those who cannot earn enough to survive A. Only I B. Only II C. Only III D. All of these 166. Farmers in India are covered by some welfare schemes. Which of the following is the name of the same: A. Swasthya Bima Yojana B. Rajiv Awas Yojana C. National Pension Scheme for unorganised sector D. Varsha Bima Yojana 167. What is the purpose of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act: A. New infrastructure in Rural Areas B. To provide 100 days employment to those who are willing to take a job. C. Provide Mid-Day Meal D. None of these 168. Which of the following is not a type of cheque issued by an individual: A. Demand Draft B. Crossed Cheque C. Savings Cheque D. Post Dated Cheque 169. Which of the following schemes is launched to attract children attend to school: A. Provide gift B. Scholarship C. Mid Day Meal D. Provide books 170. Bharat Nirman Yojana is associated with the development of which of the following: A. Urban Infrastructure B. Bridges and roads C. Rural Infrastructure D. Information technology 171. Which among the following is the biggest borrower in India: A. PSU B. RBI C. Indian Railways D. Indian goverment 172. In terms of economics, the recession occurring two times with a small gap in between is known as -------: A. Inflation B. Deflation C. Stagflation D. Double Dip Recession 173. RBI has set up a working group to review current operating procedure of Monetary policy including LAF .What is the full form of LAF: A. Liquidity Adjustment Facility B. Liabilities and Funds C. Liabilities Adjustment Finance D. Liquidity & Finance 174. Which of the following organisation/agencies plays a major and crucial role to moderate & control inflation in a country: I. Planning Commission of the country II. Stock Markets of the country III. Central Bank of the country A. Only II B. Only III C. Both I &II D. Both II&III 175. Many times we read about Balance of Payment in economic literature. Which of the following statement(s) define the term correctly: I. It is a record of all transactions made between one particular country and all other countries. 29

It is a record of all transactions made between the countries wherein the payment was made in a currency other that US $. III. It is a record of all exports/imports from/by a country and difference in amount of both in terms of payment in US $. A. Only I B. Only III C. Only II D. Both I & II 176. As per the existing policy the Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR) of the scheduled banks is fixed at a certain % of their NDTL, What is full form of NDTL: A. New Demand & Tenure Liabilities B. Net Demand& Time Liabilities C. National Deposits & Total Liquidity D. Net Duration & Total Liquidity 177. The foreign trade policy in India is announced by the : A. RBI B. Ministry of Commerce C. SIDBI D. ICICI 178. Lending to Self Help Groups(SHGs) by Banks is known as : A. Urban Areas B. Priority Sector C. Commercial Sector D. Corporate Sector 179. Which of the following acts is specially enacted to help banks to deal with bad loans: A. Negotiable Instrument Act B. Banking Regulation Act C. Offshore Banking Act D. SARFAESI Act 180. What does the letter V denotes in the term VAT as used in Banking World: A. Valuable B. Various C. Vendor D. Value 181. Name any e-Banking service, which is based on voice processing facility: A. CBS Bank B. Tele-Banking C. POS Bank D. none of these 182. None-Performing Assets are those assets which are overdue for a period of more than -------: A. 90 days interest and/or instalments in term loan. B. 90 days out of order in case of overdraft/cash credit (hypothecation), Bills Purchased and Bills discounted. C. 2 harvest seasons for advances for cultivation of short duration crops. D. All of the above 183. Under the RBI Act, 1934, it has the sole authority to issue coins/currency notes of denominations of: A. Currency Notes of Rs. 2 and above B. One Rupee Note C. One Rupee Coin D. Fifty Paisa Coin 184. Under Basel II Accord, the minimum required capital ratio as stipulated by RBI continues to be: A. 8% B. 9% C. 10% D. None 185. CASA ratio is used in which of the following industries: A. Balance of Trade B. Banking and Finance C. Heavy Industry D. Exchange rate

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186. Which of the following measures comes under quantitative credit controls adopted by RBI: A. Repo Rate B. Open Market operations C. Cash Reserve Ratio D. All of these 187. Fiscal policy is concerned with which of the following: A. Education for all B. Public Revenue and Expenditure C. Issue of Currency D. Population Control 188. Foreign Exchange Reserves of India are kept in the custody of which of the following: A. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development B. International Monetary Fund C. Government Treasury D. Reserve Bank of India 189. Bank Rate is decided by which of the following: A. RBI B. SBI C. SEBI D. IBA 190. Which of the following is the Regulator of the credit rating agencies in India: A. Central Bank B. NHB C. SEBI D. IDBI 191. Which of the following schemes has been launched to develop infrastructure in rural areas in India: A. Jawahrlal Nehru Rojgar Yojana B. Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana C. Saakshar Bharat Yojana D. Bharat Nirman 192. Open Market operations, one of the measure taken by RBI in order to control credit expansion in the economy means: A. Sale or purchase of govt. securities B. Issuance of different type of bonds C. To make available direct finance to borrowers D. Auction of Gold 193. The Bank Rate means: A. Rate of interest charged by commercial bank from borrowers B. Rate of interest at which commercial banks discounted bills of their borrowers C. Rate of interest allowed by commercial banks on their deposits D. Rate of which RBI purchases or rediscounts bills of exchange of commercial banks. 194. What is an Indian Depository means: A. A deposit account with a public sector bank. B. A depository account with any of depositories in India. C. An instrument in the form of depository receipt created by an Indian depository against underlying equity shares of the issuing company D. An instrument in the form of deposit receipt issued by Indian depositories. 195. Current swap is an instrument to manage: A. Currency Risk B. Interest Rate Risk C. Currency and interest rate risk D. Cash flows in different currencies 196. Sub Prime refers to: A. Lending done by banks at rates below PLR 30

B. Funds raised by the banks at sub-libor rates C. Group of Banks which are not rated as prime banks as per bankers Almanac D. Lending done by Financing institutions including banks to customers are not meeting with normally required credit appraisal standards 197. Which of the first Indian company to be listed in NASDAQ: A. Reliance B. TCS C. HCL D. Infosys 198. The usual deposit accounts of bank are: A. Current accounts, electricity accounts and insurance premium accounts B. Current accounts post office savings bank accounts and term deposit accounts C. Loan accounts, saving bank accounts and term deposit accounts D. Current accounts, saving bank accounts and term deposit accounts 199. Accounts are allowed to be operated by cheques in respect of : A. Both savings bank accounts and fixed deposit accounts B. Savings bank accounts and current accounts C. Both savings bank accounts and loan accounts D. Both savings bank accounts and cash accounts only 200. Mortgage is a: A. Security on movable property for a loan given by a bank. B. Security on immovable property for a loan given by a bank C. Concession on immovable property for a loan given by a bank D. Facility on Immovable property for a loan given by a bank. 201. Which of the following is known as cross selling by banks: I. Sale of a debit card to a credit card holder II. Sale of insurance policy to a depositor III. Insurance of cash against cheque presented by a third party A. Only I B. Only II C. Only III D. All of these 202. When a bank returns a cheque unpaid, it is called: A. Payment of the cheque B. Drawing of the cheque C. Cancelling of the cheque D. Dishonour of the cheque 203. NEFT means: A. National Electronic Funds Transfer System B. Negotiated Efficient Fund Transfer System C. National Efficient Fund Transfer Solution D. Non Effective Fund Transfer System 204. Upper limit prescribed for RTGS transaction is: A. No limit B. Rs. 2 Lacs C. Rs. 5 lacs D. Rs. 50 lacs 205. In order to attract more foreign exchange the Government of India decided to allow foreign investment in LLP firms. What is full form LLP as used in this reference: A. Local Labour Promotion B. Low Labour Projects C. Limited Loan Partnership

D. Limited liability Partnership 206. Interest on Saving bank account is now calculated by banks on: A. Minimum Balance during the month th B. Minimum balance from 7 to last day of the month th C. Minimum balance from 10 to last day of the month D. Daily product basis 207. Largest Shareholder(in percentage shareholding) of a nationalised bank is: A. RBI B. NABARD C. LICI Government of India 208. A centralised databases with online connectivity to branches, interest as well as ATM-network which has been adopted by almost all major banks of our country is known as: A. Investment Banking B. Core Banking C. Mobile Banking D. National Banking 209. Capital Market is a market which deals in: A. Short-term funds B. long-term funds C. Gilt-edge securities D. All of the above 210. Regional Rural Banks will fall within supervisory purview of: A. SBI B. RBI C. SEBI D. IRDA 211. IRDA with its headquarters at -------- is the regulatory authority for all insurance companies in India including the Life Insurance Corporation of India: A. Hyderabad B. Bengaluru C. Mumbai D. Delhi 212. Those individuals earning up to Rs. 5 lakh will be eligible for a tax credit of how much for 2014-15: A. Rs. 2,000 B. Rs.5,000 C. Rs. 3,000 D. None of these 213. The Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme relates to: A. VAT B. Excise C. Service Tax D. Income Tax 214. Securities Transaction Tax(STT) on equity futures is ------%: A. 10% B. 0.01% C. 15% D. 0.2% 215. MGNREGS stands for: A. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act B. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employ Guarantee Act C. Menka Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act D. None of these 216. NJJURM stands for: A. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. B. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Method C. Jawaharlal Nehru Nation Urban Renewal Mission. D. None of these th 217. The 12 five-year plan envisages investment of USD -------- in the infrastructure sector over the Plan period: A. $ 1 bn B. $ 1 tn C. $ 100 Billion D. None of these 218. PMGSY stands for ------------: A. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana 31

B. Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana C. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sewa Yojana D. None of these 219. ICDS stands for----: A. Integrated Child Development Services B. International Child Development Services C. Integrated Community Development Services D. None of these 220. How much has been allocated for a womans bank: A. Rs. 10,000 crore B. Rs. 1000 crore C. Rs. 3000 crore D. None 221. A ------------ rate of inflation may encourage RBI to reduce key interest rates: A. Higher B. Lower C. Variable D. Fluctuating 222. In RTGS, R stands for-----: A. Remark B. Real C. Rent D. Risk 223. Name the Bangladeshs Currency: A. Euro B. Dinar C Dollar D. Taka 224. IRDA is related to which field: A. Initial B. Insurance C. Institute D. India 225. KYC stands for---------: A. Know Your Circular B. Know Your Course C. Know Your Customer D. None 226. In MGNREGA, A stands for: A. Act B. Air C. Alliance D. Association 227. What is the short form for short term lending rate of RBI: A. Repo Rate B. Reverse Repo Rate C. CRR D. SLR 228. Which of the following is not the country of BRICS: A. Brazil B. Russia C. India D. Srilanka 229. How many members are there in NATO: A. 25 B. 22 C. 28 D. 30 230. Who wrote book Development of Freedom: A. Amartya Sen B. Arundhati Roy C. Arvind Ghosh D. Javed Akhtar 231. Which of the following is not a member of SAARC: A. China B. India C. Nepal D. Bhutan 232. Which of the following is not a function of RBI: A. Issue currency note B. Opening CASA C. Acts as a banker to the bank D. Regulates the money market 233. FDI in insurance sector is: A. 48% B. 49.2% C. 49% D. 38% 234. What are the operating hours of bank locker: A. 24 hours B. Banking hours C. After 6 pm D. Before 12 am 235. Which loan is cheaper: A. Crop loan B. Car Loan C. Home Loan D. Education loan 236. Which of the following is the function of RBI: A. Issuing Kisan Credit Card B. Issuing Adhaar Card

C. Issuing National Saving Certificate D. Acting as Bankers Bank 237. Which among the following agencies act as the regulator of micro finance institution in India: A. RBI B. NABARD C. IBA D. SIDBI 238. Direct tax is ---------: A. Sales Tax B. Specific Tax C. Income Tax D. VAT 239. Indirect Tax is ---------: A. Corporate Tax B. VAT C. Income Tax D. Wealth Tax 240. Common Mans account is known as-----------: A. Savings Account B. FCNR C. NOSTRO D. VOSTRO 241. Name the chairman of SEBI: A. U.K.Singh B. U.K.Sinha C. Pradeep Chaudhary D. D.Subbarao 242. What is the RTI Act response time: A. 25 days B. 28 days C 30 days D. None of these 243. Name the founder of Facebook: A. Steve Jobs B. Mark Zuckerberg C. Robert Zoellick D. Larry Page 244. Who is RBI Governor: A. Pradeep Chaudhary B. D.Subbarao C. Rahul Khullar D. Subir Gokar 245. Give NPA Abbreviation: A. Non Performing Assets B. Non-Payment Advances C. Number Plan Area D. Non-Plan Area 246. Give Full form of FII: A. Foreign Institutional Investment B. Financial Institutional Investment C. Foreign Investigation Institute D. Follow-on Investigation Institute 247. Who is chairman of CAG: A. Vinod Roy B. U.K.Singh C. Ajit Kumar D. Ajay Makan 248. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is related to which field: A. Health B. Awas C. Education D. Wealth 249. Which Stock exchange became the third fullfledged equity bourse: A. BSE B. NSE C. MCXSX D. NYSE 250. Name the scheme which aims to provide a comprehensive healthcare package for all children up to 18 yr of age launched by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi: A. Integrated Child Development services B. Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram C. Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls. D. Udisha 251. Which stock market regulator of India ordered freezing of bank accounts of Sahara: A. RBI B. SEBI C. IRDA D. PFRDA 252. Which Indian state has produced 500 million kg of tea second year in a row: A. Arunchal Pradesh B. Assam 32

C. Tripura D. Mizoram 253. Who has been appointed as chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA): A. J. Hari Narayan B. Yogesh Aggarwal C. T. S. Vijayan D. D. K.Mehrotra 254. The term LIBOR is related with : A. Income Tax B. Equity Savings C. Interest Rates D. Stock Exchange 255. Credit Card launched by Banks is based on the principal of -------------: A. Pay now Buy Later B. Buy Now Pay Now C. Buy Now Pay Later D. Pay on Demand 256. Who formulates Fiscal Policy in India: A. Ministry of Finance B. RBI C. Planning Commission D. GOI 257. Which organisation provide credit history of the borrowers: A. CIBIL B. CRISIL C. SNP D. Moodys 258. Which country won Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2013: A. New Zealand B. England C. Australia D. India 259. How many writers have been honoured with SAARC Literature Award 2013: A. 3 B.4 C.5 D.6 260. Who has been appointed as the New Chief Minister of Meghalaya: A. Tarun Gogoi B. Neiphiu Rio C. Mukul Sangma D. Nabam Tuki th 261. Who has been elected as the 68 Secretary of State of the United States: A. John Jay B. John Graham C. John Clayton D. john Kerry 262. Which state has the highest percentage households availing of banking services: A. Punjab B. Himachal Pradesh C. Haryana D. Gujarat 263. Who has been selected for Saraswati Samman 2012: A. Sugathakumari B. Narendra Kohli C. Hari Ram Meena D. A A Manavalan 264. Who has been appointed as the mission director of DBT(Direct Benefit Transfer) Scheme: A. B N Srikrishna B Sindhushree Khullar C. Bobby Ghosh D. Ashok Kumar 265. When is World Consumer Rights Day celebrated: A. Feb 15 B. Mar 15 C. Sept 15 D. Oct 15 266. What is the name of Worlds Largest Solar Power Plant: A. Sham B. Sham1 C. Shams D. Shams1 267. Which country became the Worlds Fifth -Largest Arms Exporter: A. US B. France C. China D. Russia 268. Where was Worlds biggest wildlife summit held: A. Bangkok B. Austria C. Croatia D. Germany

269. Who has been recently re-elected as IAEA chief for the second time: A. Heden Clark B. Anthony Lake C. Margaret Chan D. Yukiya Amano 270. Which country has highest rank in Human Development Index(HDI) among BRICS Nations: A. Brazil B. Russia C. India D. China 271. When is the International day of happiness: A. Jan 20 B. Feb 20 C. Mar 20 D. Apr 20 272. Where is the headquarters of European Space Agency located: A. Paris B. Austria C. Belgium D. Sweden th 273. The three-day 11 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Flagged off in which place from 07-09 January: A. Gurgaon B. Kochi C. New Delhi D. Madhya Pradesh 274. Who has been named as the most powerful women in business in India: A. Indira Noori B. Sonia Gandhi C. Padma Shree Warrior D. Chanda Kochhar 275. Which Indian District has the unique distinction of being the first to achieve 100% banking in the country: A. Mylapore(Chennai) B. Kottayam(Kerala) C. Ernakulam (Kerala) D. Aryalur (Tamilnadu) 276. Which bank has launched a mobile banking application in the national language Hindi: A. PNB B. ICICI C. SBI D. HDFC Bank 277. Who is the head of Committee on Micro Finance Institutions (IFIs): A. Deepak Mohanty B. Sh. Y.H. Malegam C. H.R.Khan D. Subir Gokaran 278. Who has been took over as President of FICCI recently: A. Praveen Majan B. Yamini Sharma C. Naina Lal Kidwai D. Kabita Desai 279. Which film bagged the Best Picture Award at Oscars 2013: A. Argo B. Life of Pi C. Lincoln D. 3 idiots 280. Recently a meteorite exploded over which country leaving more that 500 people injured: A. China B. Russia B. USA D. UK

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