12 Dec 2013 Current Affairs GK Quiz

1. BJP leader Raman Singh was on 12 December 2013 sworn in as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh for the third consecutive term. Raman Singh was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor during a grand swearing-in ceremony in Raipur-the state capital of Chhattisgarh. Name the Governer?
[Category: India Current Affairs]
[A] Najeeb Jung
[B] B S Dua
[C] Poornima Singh
[D] Shekhar Dutt


2. Who in Decmber 2013 was named as the Person of the Year 2013 by Time Magazine?
[Category: World Current Affairs]
[A] Malal Yusufzai
[B] Edward Snowden
[C] Pope Francis
[D] Bashar Al-Assad


3. The Fortune India 500 list published annually by Fortune’s magazine Indian edition and ranks publicly traded company on the basis of annual revenue of a company. Fortune released its annual list of Fortune 500 Indian companies for 2012, on second week of December 2013. Which company ranked at number one position as per this list?
[Category: Business Current Affairs]
[A] Bharat Petroleum Corporation
[B] Indian Oil Corporation
[C] State Bank of India
[D] Reliance Industries


4. Which foreign bank has been granted the license to start its banking operations in India on 12th Dec 2013 and has been permitted to open a branch in Mumbai to provide full-scale banking service?
[Category: Bank PO Current Affairs]
[A] Doha Bank
[B] Qatar Bank
[C] MidEast Bank
[D] CS Bank


5. The Delhi High Court on 12th Dec 2013 agreed to unfreeze Nokia India's assets in view of its $ 7.2 billion global deal with __________ after the former agreed to pay Rs 2250 crore as interim payment in the tax case over and above the Rs 700 crore tax payment ordered before.
[Category: MBA Current Affairs]
[A] Oracle
[B] Siemens
[C] Microsoft
[D] Google