Current Affairs, General and Banking Knowledge Thread For Bank Aspirants

According to the Companies Bill 2013, which among the following companies have to shell out some amount towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability activities?


1. Government Companies with profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 500 crore and above


2. Government Companies with profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 100 crore and above


3. Private Companies with turn over of Rs. 500 Crore or more


4. Private Companies with net worth of Rs 200 crore or more Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

The funds from which among the following are known to be highly concessional or interest-free loans and grants?

Ryder Cup and Curtis Cup are associated with which of the following sports?

Recently (August, 2013), which of the followings has organized “Sair-e-Watan” an educational-cum-motivational tour?

Which among the SAARC countries is the largest producer of Jute?

The Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?

Which of the followings is the latest company to entered agriculture insurance area by launching the weather and yield-based crop insurance in scheme in some states of India?

Which among the following cities of India has earned the sobriquet of Dollar City due to knitwear exports of over $2 billion a year?

Charon, which has been spotted for the first time, is the largest moon of __?

The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) is in which among the following?

The Sinai Peninsula, which was in news recently for Sinai Insurgency is a part of __?

What is the name of newest mammal and the first carnivore discovered in the America recently ?

Who among the followings has been appointed next ambassador and permanent representative of India to the UN Conference on Disarmament?

“Biotic Index” gives us an idea about pollution of____?

Which one of the followings has become the only Indian Institute that has made it to the top 500 in the 2013 Academic Ranking of World Universities?

Marion Bartoli, a professional tennis player who has announced an unexpected retirement hails from which country?

Who among the following has been conferred Prime Minister “Shram Ratna” Award for the year 2012?

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

HQ–Kathmandu, Nepal.

members(8)-AFGHANISTAN,INDIA,NEPAL,MALDIVES,PAKISTAN,BANGLADESH,SRILANKA,BHUTAN

18TH SUMMIT KATHMANDU,NEPAL(2013)


Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)

members(7)-

BANGLADESH,SRILANKA,BHUTAN,INDIA,THAILAND,MYANMAR,NEPAL

The 3rd BIMSTEC Summit meeting is expected to be held in Myanmar during this year


Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) HQ-Jakarta,Indonesia

members(10)-Indonesia, Malaysia, Phillippines, Singapore,Vietnam,Brunei,Laos,Myanmar,Cambodia,Thailand 21st ASEAN summit held at Phenom Penh(Cambodia)


Mekong Ganga Cooperation(MGC)

members(6)-India,Vietnam,Laos,Myanmar,Cambodia,Thailand 6th meeting held at NEW DELHI(2012)


Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO)

HQ–Beijing, China.

members(6)-RUSSIA,CHINA,KAZAKHSTAN,KYRGHIZTAN,TAJIKISTAN,UZBEKISTAN 13TH SUMMIT WILL BE HELD at BISHKEK(KYRGHIZTAN) in sep ,2013


Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) HQ-RIYADH(SAUDI ARABIA)

members(6)-BAHRAIN,KUWAIT,OMAN,SAUDI ARABIA,UAE,QATAR

Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) : HQ–Mauritius

18 members


Mercosur : HQ–Montevideo, Uruguaymembers(5)-ARGENTINA,BRAZIL,PARAGUAY(suspended on june 2012 because it blocked the entry of Venezuela into MERCOSUR),URUGUAY,VENEZUELA


Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) : HQ–Singapore. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an economic forum for a group of Pacific Rim countries to discuss matters on regional economy, cooperation, trade and investment. The current membership of APEC consists of 21 members,


Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) : HQ–Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.members(57)



World Bank Group consists of:

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), established in 1945, which provides debt financing on the basis of sovereign guarantees;

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), established in 1956, which provides various forms of financing without sovereign guarantees, primarily to the private sector;

The International Development Association (IDA), established in 1960, which provides concessional financing (interest-free loans or grants), usually with sovereign guarantees;

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), established in 1988, which provides insurance against certain types of risk, including political risk, primarily to the private sector; and

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), established in 1966, which works with governments to reduce investment risk.



Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) : HQ–Rome, Italy.

International Labour Organisation (ILO) : HQ-Geneva, Switzerland.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) : HQ-Paris, France.

International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) : HQ–Montreal, Canada


World Health Organisation (WHO) : HQ-Geneva, Switzerland

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) : HQ-Vienna, Austria.

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) : HQ–Paris, France.

International Maritime Organisation (IMO) : HQ–London

International Court of Justice (ICJ) : HQ-The Hague,The Netherlands

International Criminal Court (ICC) : HQ–The Hague, The Netherlands

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) : HQ–New York City

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) : HQ–Geneva, Switzerland

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) : HQ–Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya

World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) : HQ–Geneva, Switzerland.

World Trade Organisation (WTO) : HQ–Geneva, Switzerland.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) : HQ–Manila, Philippines

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) : HQ–Geneva, Switzerland.

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Which one of the following countries is currently holding the Chairmanship of Arctic Council?

Recently (August, 2013), Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has decided to set up a new wing called NOWA. What does NOWA stands for?