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Q811.

According to by 'The Banker', a Financial Times publication , private sector lender HDFC Bank has been rated 27th safest bank in the world among 250 banks. What is the rank of India's largest public sector bank, State Bank of India ?

1)	184th	2)	201st
3)	222nd	4)	233rd
5)	None of these

Q812.

Which of the following senior IRS officer was appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), apex body on Indirect Taxes ?

1)	VS Krishnan	2)	Ram Tirath
3)	Najib Shah	4)	Vanaja N Sarna
5)	None of these

Q813.

P.M. Bhargava an eminent scientist became the first scientist of country to return his national award Padma Bhushan. He has returned the award to protest against “the government’s attack on rationalism, reasoning and science”. Pushpa Mitra Bhargava is a noted ----------  of India.

1)	Physicist	2)	Biologist
3)	Chemist	4)	Astronomist
5)	None of these

Q814.

Recently,The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Deepak Singhal as Executive Director.Which of the following statement is/are correct ? A) Prior to this, Singhal was the Regional Director in-charge of RBI in New Delhi. B) He has also headed Department of Banking Operations and Development. C) Singhal will look after Central Security Cell, Corporate Strategy and Budget Department, Department of Corporate Services, Human Resource Management Department (including HR Operations Unit), Rajbhasha Department and Right to Information Act Division.

1)	Only A & B are correct	2)	Only B & C are correct
3)	Only A & C are correct	4)	All A,B and C are correct
5)	None of these

Q815.

According to the World Bank report India ranked at 130 out of 189 country on the ease of doing business after jumping 12 positions to rank 130th in the world on ease of doing business from 142nd rank last year.Which of the following country is number one rank in this table ?

1)	New Zealand	2)	Denmark
3)	Singapore	4)	Switzerland
5)	Norway

Q816.

Vidya Devi Bhandari from the ruling CPN-UML has been elected as Nepal's first woman President defeating her rival from Nepali Congress. Which of the following statement is/are correct ? A) Smt. Bhandari, the Vice-president of CPN-UML and widow of late general secretary of the party Madan Bhandari. B) The new President will succeed incumbent Ram Baran Yadav. C) Ram Baran Yadav was elected as the second President of Nepal in 2008 after the country was declared a Republic.

1)	Only A and B are correct	2)	Only A and C are correct
3)	Only B and C are correct	4)	All A,B & C are correct
5)	None of these

Q817.

Which International cricketer was  arrested in connection with a complaint filed by a woman and was arrested for allegedly physically assaulting and abusing her in a hotel room last month, and later released on bail ?

1)	Ata-ur-Rehman	2)	Shahadat Hossain
3)	Amit Mishra	4)	Andre Fletcher
5)	None of these

Q818.

According to the report by New World Wealth, India is among the top 10 nations in terms of total private wealth held, but at the bottom in terms of per capita riches. India's total individual wealth stood at $3,492 billion.Which nation has stood at topped the list ?

1)	USA	2)	China
3)	Japan	4)	Russia
5)	None of these

Q819.

The Centre will continue the Technology Up-gradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) which will restructure it keeping in view the complaints of the textile industry.Which of the following statement is/are correct about it ? A) TUFS was introduced in 1999 to catalyse investments in all the sub-sectors of textiles and jute industry by way of 5 % interest reimbursement. B) It aims to increase the exports to US$ 300 billion by 2024-25 and envisages creation of additional 35 million jobs. C) For the current year, the budget allocation for TUFS has been reduced to Rs 1,520 crore as against Rs 1,840 crore last year.

1)	Only A and B are correct	2)	Only B and C are correct
3)	Only A and C are correct	4)	All A ,B and C are correct
5)	None of these

Q820.

Presently,India has emerged as the 7th most valued “Nation Brand” as per a report by Brand Finance. Which of the country has topped this list ?

1)	USA	2)	UK
3)	Switzerland	4)	China
5)	None of these