The monetary assistance under the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), the housing scheme for the poor,
giving priority to the scheduled castes, tribes and minorities has been raised by what amount?
The government on 13 May 2013 approved new guidelines for the Indira Awas Yojna Scheme for
rural poor. Which of the following statements about the newly issued guidelines are true?
I. Building Toilets has been made compulsory under the Indira Awas Yojna.
II. Manual scavengers freed bonded labourers and tribal groups will be given preference in allotments.
III. The allocation for each dwelling unit was increased from 45000 rupees to75000 rupees.
IV. In Maoist-affected and hilly regions, the allocation would now be 75000 rupees from the existing
48500 rupees. Landless labourers which were given 10000 rupees for buying land would now be given
20000 rupees.
Union Government of India on 16 May 2013 revised the criteria for creamy layer of Other
Backward Classes (OBCs) from 4.5 lakh rupees to ________ lakh rupees to avail benefits of
reservations in government jobs and admissions to central educational institutions.
_____ committee suggested to remove existing 110% import duty ceiling to 50%
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 2 May 2013 cleared 10500-crore rupees
investment proposal in India for which company?
The Union Cabinet on 6 May 2013 had cleared important changes to the National Rural Livelihoods
Mission _________ in a major boost to the roll out of the women's self help group model across the
country?
Who was appointed as the new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) by the
Government of India?
Which new feature was introduced by Facebook Inc. on 12 June 2013 for identification of topics for
discussions? This feature is already being used by Instagram and Twitter.
Which bank announced on 19 June 2013 that it received a license for opening the representative
office in Yangon, Myanmar?
India in June 2013 offered _______ million Dollars credit to Myanmar for establishing a Special
Economic Zone at Sittwe in Myanmar's Buyer's Credit Scheme under National Export Insurance
Account?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), released its June mid-quarter monetary policy on 17 June 2013.
Consider the following statements:
i) RBI left its key policy, repo rate unchanged at 7.25 percent in line.
ii) Cash reserve ratio (CRR), remained at 4 percent.
iii) Repo is the rate at which banks borrow from the Central bank.
Choose the right option:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), released its June mid-quarter monetary policy on 17 June 2013.
RBI is headquartered in___.
As per the official data released on 14 June 2013, the inflation in India that is based on the
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) fell to what Percent in percent in May 2013 , which itself is a result of
decline in the prices of manufactured items and a slight rise in the prices of food items resulted in the
measured fall of inflation?
What is the growth percentage of India's food grain production in last nine years as it went up to
259 million tonnes in 2012-13 from 198.36 million tonnes in 2004-05 which is a result of government
initiatives like National Food Security Mission, NFSM, and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana?
The Union Government of India on 5 June 2013 hiked the import duty on gold to what percent
from the present 6 percent?
Who is the new Railway Minister of India?
Books by Presidents, PMs, Leaders
My Experiments with Truth - Mahatma Gandhi
Hind Swaraj - Mahatma Gandhi
Key to Health - Mahatma Gandhi
Discovery of India - Jawaharlal Nehru
Glimpses of World History - Jawaharlal Nehru
My Truth - Indira Gandhi
The Broken Wing - Sarojini Naidu
The Birds of Time - Sarojini Naidu
Songs of Life - Sarojini Naidu
Death & the Spring - Sarojini Naidu
Golden Threshold - Sarojini Naidu
The Sceptred Flute - Sarojini Naidu
Songs of India - Sarojini Naidu
The Feather of the Dawn - Sarojini Naidu
India Wins Freedom - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Unhappy India - Lala Lajpat Rai
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India - Dadabhai Naoroji
Geeta Rahashya Bal - Gangadhar Tilak
The Insider - PV Narasimha Rao
Wings of Fire - APJ Abdul Kalam
Ignited Minds - APJ Abdul Kalam
You Are Unique - APJ Abdul Kalam
India 2020 - APJ Abdul Kalam
Indomitable Spirit - APJ Abdul Kalam
Turning Points -APJ -Abdul Kalam
Target 3 Billion - APJ Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh
Jobs for Million - VV Giri
My Presidential Years - R Venkataraman
My Own Boswell - M Hidyatullah
Prison Diary - Jayaprakash Narayan
Without Fear or Favour - Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Indian Philosophy - Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Hindu View of Life - Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Matters of Discretion: An Autography - I K Gujral
source:My FriendOpen ____% of new branches in unbanked areas: RBI to banks
India's eight core sector industries growth stood at ____in january 2012
(published in march 2013)
International women's day is obseved on ??