Current Affairs October 2012 :- Economics

1. Modernization of Indian Railways Agreement is signed by which two countries?
Ans. India and Belgium

2. Which bank in India get the Banking Technology excellance Award recently?
Ans. South Indian Bank

3.Which company has been ranked by Forbes on August 2012 as the first among the World‟s 25 largest oil companies?
Ans. Saudi Aramco

4.Recently who has released the report titled „World Development Report 2013‟?
Ans. World Bank

5.Recently who has taken charge as the Chairperson and Managing Director of Allahabad Bank?
Ans. Shubhalakshmi Panse

6.What is India‟s growth forecast for the current fiscal as per the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
Ans. 5.6 per cent

7.Which state government has launched Annshri Yojana, under which around two lakh families will receive a monthly cash transfer of Rs. 600 per month?
Ans. Delhi

8.Who is the head of the government appointed panel on legislative reforms in the financial sector?
Ans. B.N Srikrishna

9.Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu awards are given for the promotion of export sector. Which bank has won the gold trophy in Niryat Bandhu Award recently?
Ans. Canara Bank

10.Recently, which stock exchange was halted for around 15 minutes as freak trades triggered a 15 per cent drop in the index?
Ans. National Stock Exchange (NSE)

11.Recently, which institution has declared to help the Indian government with a $500 million loan to support its scheme for universalizing secondary education, the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shisha Abhiyan (RMSA)?
Ans. World Bank

12. Which country has hosted an international conference on disaster risk management with the support of world bank?
Ans. Japan

13.Which automobile major has developed the „insect car‟, a new smart concept car that monitors driver‟s face to help predict what he want to be next?
Ans. Toyota

14.What is the name of the new motorcycle that Royal Enfield has launched on 11 October 2012?
Ans. Thunder bird 500

15.Which countries launched a joint reserch project in to pricing structures in LNG markets on 10th october 2012?
Ans. Japan and India

16.Who become the World‟s No. 1 Personal Computer (PC) maker?
Ans. Lenovo

17.Indian Government decided to allow investment with the objective of boosting bilateral economic relations from which country?
Ans. Pakistan



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