1. The Ministry of Petroleum and Gas constituted a panel to advice on Pricing Methodology for Diesel, Domestic LPG and PDS Kerosene which submitted its report on October 30, 2013. The panel was headed by?
1) Kirit Parikh
2) P.K. Singh
3) Deepak Parekh
4) R.K. Singh
5) Vijay Kelkar
2. Mukesh Ambani topped the Forbes India rich list for the sixth consecutive year in October 2013. Who is the second richest Indian?
1) Azim Premji
2) Lakshmi Mittal
3) Shiv Nadar
4) Adi Godrej
5) Sunil Mittal
3. P.S. Raghavan, a secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as India's next ambassador to?
1) USA
2) China
3) Russia
4) France
5) Germany
4. Who will be the next Indian Air Force Chief?
1) P.V. Naik
2) S.P. Tyagi
3) N.C. Suri
4) Arup Raha
5) None of these
5. The Vice President Hamid Ansari launched INCHAM, the Indian Chamber of Commerce in which of the following countries in October 2013?
1) Kazakhstan
2) China
3) Russia
4) Peru
5) Brazil
6. RBI in its second-quarter review of monetary policy on October 29, 2013 raised the repo rate by how many basis points?
1) 25 basis points
2) 50 basis points
3) 75 basis points
4) 100 basis points
5) None of these
7. The President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Lal Bahadur Shas-tri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management on October 1, 2013 to?
1) Rajendra Achyut Badwe
2) Tessy Thomas
3) Sunil Mittal
4) M.S. Swaminathan
5) D.R. Mehta
8. The Reserve Bank of India on October 29, 2013 reduced the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate. What is the present MSF rate?
1) 10.25%
2) 8.75%
3) 9.5%
4) 9%
5) None of these
9. The Reserve Bank of India reduced the growth forecast for the current fiscal to what per cent from 5.5 per cent projected earlier?
1) 5.25 per cent
2) 4.75 per cent
3) 5 per cent
4) 4.5 per cent
5) None of these
10. Dilip Shanghvi is the third richest person in India, according to the Forbes magazine. He is the founder of?
1) Essar Group
2) Vedanta Resources
3) Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
4) Shapoorji Pallonji Group
5) Wipro
11. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson visited India recently. He is the President of?
1) Ireland
2) Norway
3) Iceland
4) Austria
5) Finland
12. The Finance Minister P. Chidam-baram has inaugurated the 100th overseas office of which of the following public sector banks at Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC)?
1) State Bank of India
2) State Bank of Hyderabad
3) Indian Overseas Bank
4) Bank of Baroda
5) Bank of India
13. The United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the?
1) International Year of Biodiversity
2) International Year of Water Cooperation
3) International Year of Youth
4) International Year of Forests
5) International Year of Cooperatives
14. Indian Cinema completed 100 years on which of the following days in 2013?
1) March 3
2) April 3
3) May 3
4) June 3
5) February 3
15. V.S. Rama Devi passed away in April 2013. She was the only woman to occupy the post of?
1) Attorney General
2) Comptroller and Auditor General
3) Chief Information Commissioner
4) Home Secretary
5) Chief Election Commissioner
1) Kirit Parikh
2) P.K. Singh
3) Deepak Parekh
4) R.K. Singh
5) Vijay Kelkar
2. Mukesh Ambani topped the Forbes India rich list for the sixth consecutive year in October 2013. Who is the second richest Indian?
1) Azim Premji
2) Lakshmi Mittal
3) Shiv Nadar
4) Adi Godrej
5) Sunil Mittal
3. P.S. Raghavan, a secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as India's next ambassador to?
1) USA
2) China
3) Russia
4) France
5) Germany
4. Who will be the next Indian Air Force Chief?
1) P.V. Naik
2) S.P. Tyagi
3) N.C. Suri
4) Arup Raha
5) None of these
5. The Vice President Hamid Ansari launched INCHAM, the Indian Chamber of Commerce in which of the following countries in October 2013?
1) Kazakhstan
2) China
3) Russia
4) Peru
5) Brazil
6. RBI in its second-quarter review of monetary policy on October 29, 2013 raised the repo rate by how many basis points?
1) 25 basis points
2) 50 basis points
3) 75 basis points
4) 100 basis points
5) None of these
7. The President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Lal Bahadur Shas-tri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management on October 1, 2013 to?
1) Rajendra Achyut Badwe
2) Tessy Thomas
3) Sunil Mittal
4) M.S. Swaminathan
5) D.R. Mehta
8. The Reserve Bank of India on October 29, 2013 reduced the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate. What is the present MSF rate?
1) 10.25%
2) 8.75%
3) 9.5%
4) 9%
5) None of these
9. The Reserve Bank of India reduced the growth forecast for the current fiscal to what per cent from 5.5 per cent projected earlier?
1) 5.25 per cent
2) 4.75 per cent
3) 5 per cent
4) 4.5 per cent
5) None of these
10. Dilip Shanghvi is the third richest person in India, according to the Forbes magazine. He is the founder of?
1) Essar Group
2) Vedanta Resources
3) Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
4) Shapoorji Pallonji Group
5) Wipro
11. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson visited India recently. He is the President of?
1) Ireland
2) Norway
3) Iceland
4) Austria
5) Finland
12. The Finance Minister P. Chidam-baram has inaugurated the 100th overseas office of which of the following public sector banks at Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC)?
1) State Bank of India
2) State Bank of Hyderabad
3) Indian Overseas Bank
4) Bank of Baroda
5) Bank of India
13. The United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the?
1) International Year of Biodiversity
2) International Year of Water Cooperation
3) International Year of Youth
4) International Year of Forests
5) International Year of Cooperatives
14. Indian Cinema completed 100 years on which of the following days in 2013?
1) March 3
2) April 3
3) May 3
4) June 3
5) February 3
15. V.S. Rama Devi passed away in April 2013. She was the only woman to occupy the post of?
1) Attorney General
2) Comptroller and Auditor General
3) Chief Information Commissioner
4) Home Secretary
5) Chief Election Commissioner