Current Affairs and Gk -April 2013 Part-2

Current Affairs and Gk -April 2013

Important current affairs and Gk questions of April month for IAS, RAS, SSC CGL, UPSC, BANK PO, UPSC,RPSC, Bank exams and all other exams.If you like the post kindly give rating.

[important]This questions are useful for any competitive exam like IAS, bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state related exams.[/important]

97. The recently released data on India’s services exports reveal that India’s services exports rose by 9.5 percent to USD 12.28 billion. The data on India’s services trade is released by __?

[A]Central Statistical Office (CSO)

[B]Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

[C]Ministry of Commerce & Industry

[D]Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
RBI releases the provisional aggregate monthly data on India’s international trade in services with a lag of 45 days. Also note that the services sector contributes more than 50 percent to the country’s gross domestic product.

98. A commercial bank will launch a medium term note (MTN) programme to ___:

[A]Provide loans

[B]Raise Funds

[C]Sell Equity

[D]Purchase shares

Raise Funds
Medium term note (MTN) is a debt bond which usually matures in 5 to 10 years. Obviously it is used for raising funds in domestic or international markets. Recently Union Bank of India has hit the global debt market to raise around USD 500 million through bond issuance.

99. Recently, India and Malta have renegotiated and signed the revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) to align with global norms and changes in domestic laws. Malta is one of the most developed countries in world with its capital at __:

[A]Valletta

[B]Cospicua

[C]Città Victoria

[D]?ejtun

Valletta

100. . One of the headlines in the news papers recently read: “Rupee tumbled 10 paise at one-week low of 54.62”. Which among the following can tumble the Rupee  down?

1. Sustained dollar demand from importers
2. Capital outflows
3. Rupee showing bearish trend in currency market

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1 & 2

[B]Only 2 & 3

[C]Only 1 & 3

[D]1, 2 & 3

1, 2 & 3

101. Which among the following commodities has been decontrolled recently ?

[A]Pulses

[B]Rice

[C]Sugar

[D]Kerosene Oil

Sugar
In a much awaited move, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently cleared partial decontrol of sugar by abolishing the requirement for private sugar mills to sell a specified amount of sugar to the government at concessional rates.

102. 4G LTE is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. What does LTE stand for?

[A]light-weight technology evolution

[B]low terminal exchange

[C]long term evolution

[D]light-weight technology experience

long term evolution

103. Which of the following is the oldest scientific department of Government of India?

[A]National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO)

[B]National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC)

[C]Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC)

[D]Survey of India

Survey of India

104. Rupesh Shah is a player of __?

[A]Badminton

[B]Billiards

[C]Basketball

[D]Table Tennis

Billiards
Rupesh Shah has won the high quality final match of the 12th Asian Billiards championship 2013.

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