1. Employees of public sector banks have gone on two-day nationwide strike starting 22nd August 2012. The strike call was given by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU). Among other things, the trade unions are protesting against one Bill which is pending in Parliament and implementation of the Khandelwal committee report. Which bill related to the banking reforms is pending in parliament?
[A]Banking Laws Amendment Bill
[B]Banking Reforms Amendment Bill
[C]Unilateral Banking Practices Amendment Bill
[D]Banking Practices Amendment Bill
2. Who has been elected as the Deputy Chairperson of the Upper house of the Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha on 21st August 2012?
[A]Dr K Rehman Khan
[B]Dr Smt Najma Heptulla
[C]Rajiv Shukla
[D]P.J. Kurien
3. On 21st August 2012, Century Plyboards (I), makers of the Centuryply brand of plywood and decorative veneers, announced its foray into the readymade furniture retail business by launching a chain of complete home lifestyle solutions. By which name Century Plyboards is launching its retail stores?
[A]Century Furniture
[B]CentPly Furniture
[C]Nesta Furniture
[D]Century Homes
4. He was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1995 until his death on 20th August 2012. From 1985, he was the chairman of the Tigrayan Peoples' Liberation Front (TPLF), and the head of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). He was President of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995. Can you name the person?
[A]Haile Mariam Desalegne
[B]Meles Zenawi
[C]Negasso Gidada
[D]Tamirat Layne
5. The US Food and Drugs Administration is removing 27 Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) approvals on 22nd August 2012 held by Indian generic drugs maker after Indian drugmaker requested withdrawl of approval under a consent decree of permanent injunction entered on January 26, 2012. Which Indian drugmaker requested it?
[A]Ranbaxy Laboratories
[B]Wockhardt
[C]Sun Pharmaceuticals
[D]Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 22 August 2012
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Most Played Quizzes Last Week
-
1. What was the old name of Varanasi(Banaras)? [A]Patliputra [B]Magadh [C]Indraprastha [D]Kashi 2. On which river bank Varanasi is situated...
-
1. Guru Nanak Gurpurab marks the birth anniversary of the Guru Nanak Dev Ji. It is one of the most sacred festival of which religion? [A]Hin...
-
1. There are two universities which are named in honour of Ahilya Bai. One is Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya in Indore, Madhya Pradesh and the...
-
1. Which of the following is considered to be poor e-mail etiquette? [A]Have a proper sign off: Regards, Sincerely, etc. [B]Responding to me...
-
1. A _____ is a busy place with many shops. Market Hospital Hotel School 2. We wait at the _____ to catch the bus. Railway station Bus Stop...
-
1. Which among the following books are not written by Sister Nivedita? [A]Kali the mother [B]The Webo Of Indian Life [C]The Religio...
-
1. If you want to borrow a book, where will you go? Bookstore Library Museum Stationary 2. If you want to have a little fun in the water, th...
-
Mental Ability and Logical Reasoning MCQs and Aptitude Quizzes Mental reasoning and general mental ability is one of the main topics o...
-
1. What is Govardhan Puja primarily celebrated for? Victory over evil Harvest season Commemoration of Govardhan Mountain Marriage festiv...
-
Programming C Java Information Technology IT Aptitude Database Management System Database Computer Awareness Basic Comput...
No comments:
Post a Comment