GK Quiz: Current Affairs for RBI Grade B officers Examinations

Ques.1.  The market regulator Sebi has announced to merge FIIs, sub-accounts and QFIs in a new class called

1) Foreign Preferential Investors

2) Foreign Portfolio Investors

3) Foreign Priority Investors      

4) Foreign Periodic Investors

5) None of these          

Foreign Portfolio Investors

Ques.2. The Indian contingent took home the highest tally of awards so far in the recently-concluded 60th Cannes Lions festival of creativity. India clinched ………………lions (awards).

1) 14     2) 22

3) 33     4) 54

5) None of these          

33

Ques.3.  A line of credit of USD 84-mn from World Bank was recently approved for the Panchayat Strengthening Project of which of the following states?

1) Bihar

2) Maharashtra

3) Madhya Pradesh      

4) Odisha

5) None of these          

Bihar Ques.4.  Which of the following govt initiatives won the prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service, the United Nations Public Service Award 2013?

1) Mass Contact Programme of Kerala  

2) Graamin Haat programme of Dept of Cottage and Rural Industries in Madhya Pradesh

3) Swavalamban of District Administration of Dhanbad in Jharkhand      

4) All the above

5) Only 2) and 3)           

All of above

Ques.5.  According to the Boston Consulting Group's (BCG) 13th annual global wealth management report, which of the following countries has the highest density of millionaires in the world at present?

1) Qatar           

2) Kuwait

3) US   

4) China

5) None of these          

Qatar

Ques.6.  Which of the following world organisations publish the ‘World Investment Report’?

1) UNCTAD      

2) IMF

3) ADV

4) WTO

5) None of these          

UNCTAD

Ques. 7.  The govt has recently approved near doubling of natural gas prices effective from Apr 1, 2014. In this first revision in gas prices in 3 years, the gas price is set at    .

1) USD 4.2/mmBtu        2) USD 6.3/mmBtu

3) USD 8.4/mmBtu        4) USD 10.5/mmBtu

5) None of these          

USD 8.4/mmBtu

Ques.8. The India Post is all set to venture into banking operations and has sought help from the govt for meeting minimum paid up capital requirement as per the RBI norms. What is the minimum paid up capital requirement for this purpose?

1) Rs 200 crore  2) Rs 500 crore

3) Rs 700 crore  4) Rs 1,000 crore

5) None of these          

Rs. 500 crore

Ques.9.  Which of the following denominations of Indian currency notes are signed by the Finance Secretary of India?

1) Rs 1  2) Rs 2

3) Rs 5  4) Rs 10

5) None of these          

Re.1

Ques.10.  Elbegdorj Tsakhia has won the recently held presidential elections in which of the following countries?

1) Cyprus          2) Bolivia

3) Mongolia       4) Armenia

5) None of these          

Mongolia