Current Affairs, General and Banking Knowledge Thread For Bank Aspirants

Paradip Port was given the “Major Port of the Year Award” at the recently concluded SCOPE International Conference & Exhibition 2013 at Chennai. This award was conferred due to port's excellent performance during 2012-13. Paradip Port is situated in which state of India?

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The Govt of India's 'Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) programme is aimed at providing which of the following facilities to the entire rural India?

Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri's new novel was one among the 13 to be short-listed for the Man Booker Prize this year. What is the name of this novel?

Name the electronics major which has launched its range of smartphones and tabs that will support content and user interface in nine major regional languages of India

Which of the following states has decided to recruit 11000 constables and 1500 women police personnel and set up one women police station in each district to curb the crime against women?

Which of the following statements is/are correct in the context of features of the recently passed Companies Bill 2012?

The Reserve Bank of India on 22 July 2013 tightened gold imports in a fresh attempt to bring current account deficit down and boost dollar inflows. The RBI stipulated that nominated agencies will insure that at least …………… of every lot of import of gold is exclusively made available for the purpose of export.

A judicial committee set up by the Supreme Court in January 2013 to inquire into six extra-judicial killings in Manipur recently submitted its report to the Supreme Court. In its report the committee gave its recommendations to make the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) more humane, and the security forces more accountable. This committee was led by

The Parliamentary Panel on Industry on 23 July 2013 cautioned the union govt. that the entry of foreign retail giants could create joblessness and asked it to constitute a 'Retail Regulatory Authority' to deal with issues concerning foreign multi-brand retail companies in the country. Who is that head of this panel?

Lowest Poverty Ratio in India was in the state ______ for 2011-12 by Report Published in july 2013 by Planning commission.

Who was appointed as the new High Commissioner of Singapore to India?

Which one of the followings is/are used as an indicator to measure the insurance development in a country?

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on 19 July 2013 finalised its report on Goods and Services Tax (GST). This report will now be tabled in Parliament in the monsoon session beginning 5 August 2013. Who is heading the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance?

Largest Rubber Producing country of the world ?

India's first Economic Survey was released in?

Sinai Peninsula is making news now a days , it is in which country ?

Justice Sathasivam, who took office as the 40th Chief Justice of India on 19 July 2013, is the first one from which state to reach this position?

The Union Govt. on 17 July 2013 formed an empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) for timely

implementation of major projects related to the North-Eastern region. Who has been made chairman of this EGoM?

Insurance companies collect a fixed amount from its customer at a fixed interval of time, What is it called???