Current Affairs, General and Banking Knowledge Thread For Bank Aspirants

NOT SO recently "GABON" was in news What is it???

India's share in world exports is 1.7% so what's its share in imports?

recently NSA's one of the surveillance programs server, were alleged to be based in india..nsa's which surveillance program are we talking about???

The Person who succeeded Ranjan Mathai to be the next Foreign Secretary of India by Manmohan Singh-Sujata Singh
The vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University who on 1 July 2013 appointed as the 20th Lt Governor of Delhi- Najeeb Jung
The Person who on 2 July 2013 has been appointed as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)-Sunil Soni
The first ever Indian woman to receive Dubai Government's coveted Emirates Woman Award for business excellence in June 2013- Vandana Gandhi
The U.S. inventor who was known as the father of the computer mouse who died on 3 July 2013 at age of 88-Douglas Engelbart
The Egyptian Leader who sworn in as interim president of Egypt till the next elections takes place succeeding Mohamed Morsi, who was removed after a military coup- Adli Mansour
Renowned Madhubani painting artist who died at a private hospital in Ranti, near Madhubani on 4 July 2013-Mahasundari Devi
The former Secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), who was appointed as the President of NASSCOM on 5 July 2013- R. Chandrasekhar
The Bollywood actress who on 6 July 2013 got the Best Actress award at 14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau- Vidya Balan
Leading liberal opposition leader who on 6 July 2013 was named as Egypt's new Prime Minister- Mohamed ElBaradei
Senior parliamentarian who on 4 July 2013 was appointed as the new governor of Sikkim- Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
Former Delhi police Chief, who on 8 July 2013 took over as the new Governor of Meghalaya- KK Paul

An acknowledged food scientist and the former Director of the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) who died on 9 July 2013- Dr. H.A.B. Parpia
The Person who on 8 July 2013 took over as the new Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands-Lt Gen (Retd) AK Singh
The Theme of world Population day observed across the World on 11 July 2013- Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy
Indian Parsi conductor of western classical music who was selected to be honoured with Tagore Award 2013-Zubin Mehta
The legendary actor and the proud recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award and Padma Bhushan Award who died on 12 July 2013- Pran
The Person who on 16 July 2013 was appointed as the next Commissioner of Delhi Police and will besucceeding Neeraj Kumar- Bhim Sain Bassi
The Person who was administered the oath of the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) by he President of India on 19 July 2013-Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam
The Chief Justice of India who on 18 July 2013 retired from the office after a short term of just nine months-Justice Altamas Kabir
The day which was observed as Nelson Mandela International Day to inspire people to be an agent of change-18 July 2013
82 Years old Veteran Tamil film lyricist who died at a private hospital in Chennai on 18 July 2013- Vaali

An Indian-American woman was nominated for the Post of Assistant Secretary of State of USA- Nisha Desai Biswal
South Korean city which was named as the World Book Capital for the year 2015 as per UNESCO announcement- Incheon
Former Kuttanad MLA and Chairman of the Kerala State Farming Corporation, who died at a hospital in Kochi- Prof. Oommen Mathew
The Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir who on 21 July 2013 appointed as the new Chairman of GST Panel- Abdul Rahim Rather
The Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett, India who was re-elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India-Arvind Sharma
Renowned south India yesteryear actor, who died in Chennai at the age of 59 on 23 July 2013 followed a brief illness- Manjula Vijayakumar
The Duchess of Cambridge, who gave birth to a baby boy on 22 July 2013 at the London hospital- Kate Middleton
Indian American author who novel The Lowland has been listed among 13 novels longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013- Jhumpa Lahiri
The cousin of Rajiv Gandhi as well as the Minister for Internal Security during his government, who died in Gurgaon on 25 July 2013- Arun Nehru
The famous Indian Port which was conferred with the Major Port of the Year award for its excellent performance in the year 2012-13- Paradip Port

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Which of the following regions is the largest importer of Indian Goods from India?

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The Bollywood actor who held the Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor, died on 28 July 2013 at the age of 85 years- Jagdish Raj
Sarod maestro who was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award- Amjad Ali Khan The former Indian Test umpire who passed away on 29 July 2013 at a private hospital in Karnataka. He was 83 years of age- SN Hanumantha Rao
The principal architect of India's missile programmes who on 31 May 2013was appointed DRDO chief and scientific advisor to defence minister- Avinash Chander
The person who resigned as Chairman of IPL on 1 June 2013 in the wake of the raging spot-fixing scandal- Rajiv Shukla
The name of bombs which is being developed by India for its fighter jets, which are expected to be geared up for deployment by the end of year 2014- Glide Bombs
The Person who was appointed new Prime Minister of Palestine, by Mahmoud Abbas on 2 June 2013 - Rami Hamdallah
The 25-year old Bollywood actress who allegedly committed suicide on 3 June 2013 at her Juhu residence in Mumbai – Jiah Khan
The Person who became the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest on 21 May 2013 with his five schoolmates- Raghav Joneja
The Leader of Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N), who on 3 June 2013 elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan- Ayaz Sadiq
The Person who became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) for a full term of four years- Lydia Nsekera
The theme of World Environment Day which was observed on 5 June 2013 -Think, Eat, Save Reduce YourFoodprint
The Person who was appointed as the National Security Adviser of US President Barack Obama on 5 June 2013- Susan Elizabeth Rice
The Australian radio presenters who responsible for Royal prank and was awarded with Jock by the employer- Michael Christian
The Person who on 6 June 2013 was reelected as the chairman of India Bank Association (IBA) for 2013-14 tenure- KR Kamath
The Irish writer who won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel City of Bohane which is the portrayal of Ireland of 2053- Kevin Barry
The Uttarakhand NGO which on 6 June 2013 bagged a French award for its contribution to protection of human rights- Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA)
Name the Scottish author, who is best known for his novels The Wasp Factory and The Crow Road, died of Cancer on 9 June 2013- Iain Banks
The BJP leader who resigned from all top positions of BJP on 10 June 2013 a day after Narendra Modi was selected as the chairman party's election campaign- LK Advani
A former Union Minister and Congress veteran from Chhattisgarh, died on 11 June 2013 of multiple organ failure- Vidya Charan Shukla
The theme of World Day against Child Labour which was celebrated on 12 June 2013-No to Child Labour in Domestic Work
The first Indian-American girl from Avon School to get admission in United States Military Academy at West Point- Sneha Singh
The First NATO and European Country to Draft Women in Military Service- Norway
The Indian-origin sculptor who was honoured with Knighthood, the highest honour of Britain by Queen Elizabeth II- Anish Kapoor
The Person who became only the second Hindu to be part of the Pakistan's Punjab assembly after Seth Bharta Ram- Kanji Ram
The ambassador to the United Nations for Antigua and Barbuda who was selected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th session- John William Ashe
One of the founders of RAW, who passed away on 16 June 2013 in Chennai after a long fight with cancer- Bahukutumbi Raman
The ex-chairman of the Tata Group who was appointed as the Chief Advisor of AirAsia's India board- Ratan Tata
The moderate cleric of Combatant Clergy Association party won the presidential election in Iran on 15 June 2013- Hassan Rohani
The Malaysian author who was declared as the winner of Walter Scott Prize for his English fiction novel The Garden of Evening Mists- Tan Twan Eng
The 29-year-year-old Indian origin journalist became the Editor of UK national paper, The Independent, on 17 June 2013- Amol Rajan
The former head of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was appointed as the Chairman of AirAsia India on 18 June 2013- Subramanian Ramadorai
The Chinese supercomputer which is declared is the fastest computer of the world- Tianhe-2
The Book Released by Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India and compiled by Kumar Deepak Das- An Ardent Patriot– Dinesh Goswami
The Parliamentary Speaker who on Parliamentary Speaker who sworn in as Bangladesh President to replace Zillur Rahman- Abdul Hamid
An IAS officer of the 1979 batch who on 1 May 2013 was appointed as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh government- Prasanna Kumar Mohanty
The Former President of Pakistan who was imposed with a lifetime ban from contesting elections-Pervez Musharraf
The communication Satellite successfully launched by China from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province- Zhongxing-11
The last British member of the Church of North India's Delhi Brotherhood who passed away on 30 April 2013-Father Ian Weathrall
The day celebrated as the World Press Freedom Day across the world with a theme safe to Speak- 3 May 2013
The Indian national and a death row prisoner in the Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail who died on 2 May 2013 at the Lahore's Jinnah hospital- Sarabjit Singh
The young Indian biologist who was honoured with the Whitley award, also known as Green Oscar, in London on 2 May 2013- Aparajita Datta
The former tour player and president of ATP since January 2012 who died on 3 May 2013- Brad Drewett
The Person who on 3 May 2013 took over the office of Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand for second time-Subhash Kumar
The prosecutor who was handling the Mumbai terror attack and Bhutto assassination case was gunned down in Islamabad- Zulfiqar Ali
Italian Deputy Foreign Minister who was appointed as the special envoy to India to work out on fair trials for the Italian Marines- Staffan de Mistura
The Prime Minister of Italy who died on 6 May 2013 at Rome after serving as the Italian Prime Minister seven times between 1972 and 1992- Giulio Andreotti
The first ever national surfing and stand up paddle (SUP) competition of India concluded at Kovalam beach on 5 May 2013- Spice Coast Open
The Senegalese singer and Finnish composer who were named as the recipients of Polar Music Prize 2013-Youssou Ndour and Kaija Saariaho
An Indian conglomerate company who created a new Guinness World Record on 6 May 2013 when its 121653 workers sang India's national anthem in Lucknow- Sahara India Pariwar
The Pakistani Prisoner who was attacked by an inmate in Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu died at the hospital in Chandigarh on 9 May 2013- Sanaullah Ranjay
The person who was appointed as the Head of the World Trade Organisation and will take the charge of his office from outgoing Pascal Lamy in September 2013- Roberto Azevedo


Which of the following categories showed a decline as imports in 2012 as per eco survey?

India's trade deficit as percentage of GDP

India's CCEA (Cabinet Committee on economic affairs) has lifted some curbs on sales in which tightly regulated sector in april 2013 in order to stabilize production in the country?





Who has been appointed national president of the confederation of real estate developers's association of india (CREDAI) in April 2013?





Which Indian Bank won the prestigious FE india's best banks award 2012-13 for its strong fundamentals and dynamic growth model announced in april 2013?





Which indian bank has been conferred the national award by the ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) for its performance in the implementation of prime minister's employment generation programme (PMEGP) scheme for the year 2012 in april 2013?





International day for Mine awareness





CBI arrested the two owners of Micromax mobiles while they were allegedly giving Rs 30 lakh bribe to the engineers of North Delhi Municipal Corporation for clearance to a banquet hall construction today(7/8/2013). Name them


Today The Reserve Bank it imposed a fine of about Rs 5.6 lakh on Bank for violation of currency chest norms.

Who has been appointed as secretary in UPSC in April 2013?





The IRDA has recently removed the ____ exposure limit on reverse repo transactions by insurers in April 2013. After this, the Insurance companies will now be free to invest in reverse repo transactions in government securities.

The food security bill approved is directed towards giving the right to food to around

World intellectual property day





Ministry of Rural Development signed MoU AN NGO for development in Naxal Areas

The NGO will serve as a resource and support organisation for the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), with specially focusing on Naxal-affected districts.

The scheme will be implemented in some of the Naxal-affected districts of Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha in the first phase.

NAME THE NGO-