Important Banking Questions- 26-12-2014

Q.1. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India Ltd. (CIL)?

Ans: (2) S. Bhattacharya

Q.2. How much loan has been raised by Private sector lender Yes Bank from Asian Development Bank for onlending to small  farm households and rural womens’ self help groups (SHG)?

Ans: (3) $200 million

Q.3. ________has been granted a license by the Reserve Bank of India to operate as a Non Banking Financial Company in India.

Ans: (1) Ford Credit India Pvt. Ltd.

Q.4. K. Balachander passed away. He was a Tamil __________.

Ans: (3) Film Director

Q.5. According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) oil prices will remain low in the future which will help boost the global economy next year between 0.3 and 0.7 percent more than the ___________planned.

Ans: (4) 3.8 percent

Q.6. Which of the following former Prime Ministers of India will be given Bharat Ratna as announced by President Pranab Mukherjee?

Ans: (2) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 

Q.7. Which of the following launched its largest ever missile ship named 'Tuo Chiang'?

Ans: (3) Taiwan

Q.8. The deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes of various denominations has been extended from January 1, 2015 to ___________

(4) June 30, 2015

Q.9. Which country clinched the first South Asian Women's Volleyball Championship title?

Ans: (1) India

Q.10. The government allowed ___________FDI under automatic route in medical devices sector  to encourage manufacturing of equipments, including diagnostic kits and other devices.

Ans: (4) 100 percent

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Some Questions Of Banking

Q.1._________, managing director & chief executive of IndusInd Bank, is the Business Standard Banker of the Year for 2013-14.

Ans: (1) Romesh Sobti

Q.2. Who has been appointed as Country’s external intelligence wing Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) new Chief?

Ans: (3) Rajinder Khanna

Q.3. Which team was defeated by Indian men's Kabaddi team to win fifth Kabaddi World Cup title?

Ans: (4) Pakistan

Q.4. How many people were declared winner of  Sahitya Academy Award 2014?

Ans: (4) 22

Q.5. China has conducted the most comprehensive test of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile 'DF-41' which can hit targets as far as__________, bringing all of the US under its range.

Ans: (3) 12,000 kilometres

Q.6. Indian Golfer _____________who lives in America has won the Inaugural edition of US $500,000 Dubai Open Golf Championship title.

Ans: (2) Arjun Atwal

Q.7. Who has been declared as the ambassador for World Cup 2015?

Ans: (1) Sachin Tendulkar

Q.8. The LCA (Navy) Prototype-1 or NP1  the first indigenously designed and developed ________combat aircraft, was successfully tested at the Ski-Jump facility of the Shore Based Test Facility at INS Hansa in Goa.

Ans: (4) fourth-plus generation

Q.9. India exported its first indigenous warship to ___________.

Ans: (1) Mauritius

Q.10. State-run power gear maker BHEL has bagged a _______________contract for a thermal power project in Turkey.

Ans: (2) Euro 16.96 million

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KYO (Know Your Organization) - UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-Its purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights along with fundamental freedom proclaimed in the United Nations Charter. It is the heir of the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.

UNESCO has 195 member states and nine associate members.

Most of the field offices are "cluster" offices covering three or more countries; there are also national and regional offices.

UNESCO pursues its objectives through five major programs: education, natural sciences, social/human sciences, culture, and communication/information.

Projects sponsored by UNESCO include literacy, technical, and teacher-training program; international science program; the promotion of independent media and freedom of the press; regional and cultural history projects; the promotion of cultural diversity; translations of world literature; international cooperation agreements to secure the world cultural and natural heritage (World Heritage Sites) and to preserve human rights, and attempts to bridge the worldwide digital divide. It is also a member of the United Nations Development Group.

UNESCO's aim is "to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information".

Other priorities of the organization include attaining quality Education For All and lifelong learning, addressing emerging social and ethical challenges, fostering cultural diversity, a culture of peace and building inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication.

The broad goals and concrete objectives of the international community — as set out in the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) — underpin all UNESCO's strategies and activities.

Abbreviation	UNESCO ONUÉSC
Formation	16 November 1945 or 4 November 1946[1]
Type	Specialized agency
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Place de Fontenoy, Paris, France
Head	Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO
Website	www.unesco.org

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KYO (Know Your Organization) - UNWTO

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. It is the leading international organization in the field of tourism, which promotes tourism as a driver of economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability and offers leadership and support to the sector in advancing knowledge and tourism policies worldwide. It encourages the implementation of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism to maximize the contribution of tourism to socio-economic development, while minimizing its possible negative impacts, and is committed to promoting tourism as an instrument in achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), geared towards reducing poverty and fostering sustainable development.

UNWTO generates market knowledge, promotes competitive and sustainable tourism policies and instruments, fosters tourism education and training, and works to make tourism an effective tool for development through technical assistance projects in over 100 countries around the world.

UNWTO’s membership includes 156 countries, 6 territories and over 400 affiliate members representing the private sector, educational institutions, tourism associations and local tourism authorities. Its headquarters are located in Madrid, Spain.

Logo of the WTO
Abbreviation	UNWTO
Formation	1957
Type	Specialized agency
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Madrid, Spain
Head	Taleb Rifai
Website	www2.untwo.org

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RBI Call Letter 2014 – Assistant (Tamilnadu & Srinagar Regions) Online Exam Call Letter:

RBI Call Letter 2014 – Assistant (Tamilnadu & Srinagar Regions) Online Exam Call Letter: 

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued call letter for attending Interview for the Post of Assistant (For Tamilnadu & Srinagar Regions).  Online Examination will be held on 08-11-2014. Applied candidates can download their call letter from the link given below…

Click here for Assistant (Tamilnadu & Srinagar Regions) Online Exam Call Letter

RBI Call Letter 2014 – Assistant Interview Call Letter: 

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued call letter for attending Interview for the Post of Assistant. Applied candidates can download their call letter from the link given below…

Click here for Assistant Interview Call Letter

RBI Call Letter 2014 – Assistant (For Jammu Region) Online Exam Call Letter: 

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued call letter for attending the online examination for the post of Assistant (For Jammu Region). Applied candidates can download their call letter from the link given below…

Click here to download RBI Assistant (For Jammu Region) Online Exam Call Letter

RBI Call Letter 2014 – Assistant Online Exam Call Letter:

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued call letter for attending the online examination for the recruitment of Assistant vacancies. Candidates who have applied for this post can download their call letter from the given below link…

Click here to Download RBI Assistant Online Exam Call Letter

Click here for Information Handout

Click here for Scribe Declaration Form

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