13 NOVEMBER 2015
Ques. : 1 RK Takkar was appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of the UCO Bank which is headquartered at
1) Kolkata
2) Mumbai
3) Bengaluru
4) Kochi
5) Hyderabad
Answer:- 1) Kolkata
Ques. : 2 The US-based General Electric won a $2.6-bn order to supply 1,000 diesel locomotives to the Indian Railways. The company would build a diesel locomotive manufacturing facility in
1) Gandhidham, Gujarat
2) Bhatinda, Punjab
3) Marhowra, Bihar
4) Varanasi, UP
5) Gonda, UP
Answer:- 3) Marhowra, Bihar
Ques. : 3 JK Garg was appointed as the new MD and CEO of which of the following banks recently?
1) Andhra Bank
2) Dena Bank
3) Indian Bank
4) Allahabad Bank
5) Corporation Bank
Answer:- 5) Corporation Bank
Ques. : 4 Which of the following countries handed over to India Anup Chetia, a top leader of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), recently?
1) Myanmar
2) Bangladesh
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Sri Lanka
Answer:- 2) Bangladesh
Ques. : 5 KM Mani, who is facing bribery charges, resigned as the Finance Minister of which of the following states recently?
1) Karnataka
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Telangana
4) Kerala
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 4) Kerala
Ques. : 6 Which of the following countries won the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup title recently?
1) Nigeria
2) Mali
3) Belgium
4) Mexico
5) Other than those given as options
Answer:- 1) Nigeria
Ques. : 7 The World Science Day for Peace and Development, dubbed World Science Day, is observed on
1) 6 Nov
2) 8 Nov
3) 10 Nov
4) 12 Nov
5) 13 Nov
Answer:- 3) 10 Nov
Ques. : 8 Emirates NBD announced a partnership deal with SBI to help NRI customers in the gulf carry out their remittances instantly and more conveniently. The Emirates NBD is based in
1) Saudi Arabia
2) Qatar
3) Bahrain
4) UAE
5) Kuwait
Answer:- 4) UAE
Ques. : 9 Who among the following was appointed as vice-chairman of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) recently?
1) Jens Weidmann
2) Raghuram Rajan
3) YV Reddy
4) SK Ghosh
5) Other than those given as options
Answer:- 2) Raghuram Rajan
Ques. : 10 The central govt allowed __________ foreign direct investment (FDI) in ground handling and helicopter services recently.
1) 26 per cent
2) 49 per cent
3) 51 per cent
4) 74 per cent
5) 100 per cent
Answer:- 5) 100 per cent
