Current Affairs, General and Banking Knowledge Thread For Bank Aspirants

Which PSB is the first fully Indian bank ,established by Indian nationals

What name is given to the electronic version of conventional passbook that was launched by

Federal Bank on 30 August, 2013?

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According to the recently released data of Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE),

which public sector bank had the highest gross NPAs (non-performing assets) as a percentage

of advances among BSE-Bankex constituents during the first quarter (Apr-June 2013) of the

current financial year?

Which bank became the first bank to translate financial literacy curriculum into Gujarati

language as part of its initiative to impart financial literacy to rural populace in Gujarat?

Who was recently appointed by the Prime Minister Man mohan Singh as his new Special

Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation?

Raghuram Govind Rajan took over as the 23th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

on 4 September, 2013. On this day itself he came out with a slew of measures, including more

trade settlement in rupees to rescue the battered financial markets and hinted at a shift in focus

from inflation control, pursued by his predecessor D. Subbarao, to boosting growth. He

announced setting up of an outside panel of experts to screen applications for new bank

licenses. Who was appointed as the head of this expert panel?

The two-day 8th Summit Meeting of the G-20 Heads of Government started on 5 September, 2013 at

The 143rd birth anniversary of the father of Indian Cinema, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, was celebrated recently.The one of the most prestigious awards in Indian cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke Award (for lifetime contribution to cinema), was instituted by the Government of India in his honor in which of the following years?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 6 September, 2013 increased the amount of Indian

currency that individuals travelling abroad can carry with them to Rs. 10,000 per person. What

was this amount till now?

Which of the following instruments cannot be endorsed?

Newly appointed RBI Governor on 4 September, 2013 announced constitution of a panel to

strengthen monetary policy framework. This panel is to submit its report in three months. Who is

heading this panel?

__________ are often delivered to a PC through an email attachment and are often designed to do the harm

The latest findings by the analysis firm CRISIL has pointed out that only ___of Indians have a simple savings bank account at present.

The early tsunami warning system has been installed recently at Rangachang situated in _______.

Which private sector bank recently launched 'Branch on Wheels', an initiative to offer basic

banking services in remote areas which have so far been devoid of banking facilities?

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The Forward Markets Commission (FMC), chief regulator of forwards and futures commodity

markets in India, will,henceforth, be overseen by the Ministry of Finance. FMC was under which miinistry/department till now?

How many entities from the capital market were barred from accessing the securities market

by SEBI on 8 September, 2013?

A country, which was ranked as the sixth-largest investor in 2011, was recently ranked as the

third-largest investor in the world based on figures of 2012. Which country is this?