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Q: Which of the following banks cut the rate of interest from 9.90 % to 9.70 %on refinance provided to the banks for investment credit with effect from January 13, 2014?

1.    RBI
2.    NABARD
3.    IDBI
4.    SBI






Q: According to the World Bank the estimated growth rate of Indian economy in 2014-15 is (earlier it was estimated as 6.5 % but it was reduced in January 2014)

1.    6.0%
2.    6.2%
3.    6.3%
4.    6.4%







Q: Who of the following is the chief economist advisor of the World Bank?

1.    Dr. C. Rangarajan
2.    Kaushik Basu
3.    Raghuram Rajan
4.    D. Subba Rao






Q: Who of the following was the first Indian wicket keeper to cross three hundred dismissals?

1.    Dinesh Kartik
2.    Syed Kirmani
3.    Parthiv Patel
4.    Mahender Singh Dhoni






Q: What is the correct order of the top four steel producing nations according to the data revealed by World Steel Association (WSA) on January 23, 2014?

1.    USA, China, Japan, India
2.    China, India, USA, Japan
3.    USA, Japan, China, India
4.    China, Japan, USA, India





Q: ‘Kathy Cross’ who became the first woman to be inducted in the International Cricket Council (ICC) umpires panel belong to?

1.    Australia
2.    South Africa
3.    England
4.    New Zealand





Q: Which of the following are the significant bills that were passed by the Parliament during 2009 to 2014?

A.    The Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2012
B.    The National Green Tribunal Bill, 2012
C.    The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013
D.    The National Food Security Bill, 2013
E.    Andhra Pradesh State Reorganization Bill, 2014
F.    The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Bill, 2013
G.    Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013

Chose the correct answer:

1.    A, B, C, F and G
2.    A, C, E, F and G
3.    A, B, D, E, F and G
4.    A, B, C, D, E, F and G





Q: Which of the following Lok Sabha’s last session was concluded on February 21, 2014 and very soon the Lower House will be dissolved by the President and the nation is heading for fresh general elections in April – May 2014?

1.    13th
2.    14th
3.    15th
4.    16th



Q: In which of the following countries the G20 meet Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors took place in February 2014?

1.    New Delhi
2.    Sydney
3.    Auckland
4.    Kuala Lumpur





Q: Who of the following replaced ‘Mahender Singh Dhoni’ as the captain for Indian cricket team for the forth coming Asia cup in February 2014?

1.    Suresh Raina
2.    Virat Kohli
3.    Rohit Sharma
4.    Zaheer Khan



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