Banking and Economy Current Affairs Quiz - March 2014

1. Agriculture dependent population in India increased by How much percentage between 1980 - 2010?

2. Which Indian state is at the top of Indian states in terms of Economical Freedom ?

3. Which Indian Bank became first Indian Bank to start ITM (Instant Money Transfer) Service that enables to withdraw money from the ATM without having a Bank Account ?

4. Which telecome company signed an agreement with the UAE-based Etisalat to provide advanced data and wholesale services to its customers in West Asia and Africa and enhance in-region connectivity through Etisalats regional network ?

5. Finance Ministry approved a proposal for providing a minimum monthly pension to workers in the organised sector, move which would benefit to 27 lakh pensioners, how much money will be given to the pensioner ?

6. In which private sector Bank Government decided to deinvest its 9% Equity ?

7. Government decided to hike interest rates on fixed deposit schemes offered by post offices by up to how much percent?

8. How much per cent rate of Interest has been approved on PF deposits in 2013-14 for over five crore subscribers of retirement fund body EPFO ?

9. For which state India signed a pact of USD 300 Million with ADB (Asian Development Bank) for improvement of Roads Structure ?

10. What is India's GDP growth Rate during the Third Quarter of 2013 - 14 (Oct - Dec) ?

11. Which two Indian companies have been named among the world's most admired companies by Fortune magazine in a list topped by technology giant Apple ?

12. Which Indian airline has recently signed a deal with Jet Maker Boeing to buy 42 Boeing 737 MAX jets in a deal worth $4.4 billion ?

13. Which Indian telecom equipment-maker has recently announced to start its solar-powered 'WorldGSM' mobile tower architecture which is an environment-friendly and cost-effective mobile system in Ghana (A North African Country) ?

14. Insurance regulator IRDA allowed insurance companies to invest in equity Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with certain conditions as a move which would help boost inflows into the country's stock market, IRDA stands for ___ ?

15. International Financial Agency Moody's Predicted India's GDP Growth Rate to stay at _ %?

16. Which Indian Public sector general insurer has recently announced a Health insurance cover New India Asha Kiran for girl child ?

17. RBI has allowed four non-bank entities - Tata Communications Payment Solutions, Muthoot Finance, Prizm Payment Services and Vakrangee Ltd to set up WLAs in the country, WLA stands for ___ ?

18. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes to ___ from 1 July 2014 earlier ?

19. What is the new trade related remittance limit per transaction amid increased number of transactions handled by Exchange Houses ?

20. Rural development agency NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) will start a new concept called JLG to provide institutional credit to small farmers like share croppers, oral lessees and agricultural labourers, JLG stands for __ ?

21. Which Social Networking company has recently announced to buy Oculus in a $2 Billion Deal ?

22. What is the new extended time for full implementation of the Basel III capital regulations ?