Nabard Bank Officers Exam 2008 - General Awareness Online Test - Part 3

21. Many a time we read in newspapers about the “Doha Round” of talks. It was related with the talks of which of the following organizations ?
European Union  World Trade Organization (WTO)  International Atomic Energy Agencies (IAEA)  G-8 talks  None of these
 

22. Dinar is the currency of which of the following countries ?
Sudan  Myanmar  Afghanistan  Pakistan  None of these
 

23. The former President of Mozambique Joaquim Chissano was honoured by the first ever international prize to an African leader, the prestigious “Mo Ibrahim Leadership Prize”. The Prize was given to him in 2007 October. What was the contribution of Chissano owing to which he was selected for the same ? (Pick up the correct statement)1. He was instrumental in bringing peace, reconciliation, stable democracy and economic progress to Mozambique.
2. He played a crucial role in diffusing tension between Iran and IAEA over the issue of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
3. He played a crucial role in diffusing conflict between India and some western countries over the issue of subsidy to agriculture in WTO conference held in 2007.
Only 1  Only 2  Only 3  Both 1 and 2  All 1, 2 and 3
 

24. Who amongst the following Indian leaders became the second World Leader to receive the British Royal Society’s prestigious King Charles II Medal ? (Given in October 2007)
Dr. Manmohan Singh  Mrs. Sonia Gandhi  Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam  Dr. M. S. Swaminathan  None of these
 

25. The “Outstanding Business Leader Award-2007” was given to whom amongst the following in October 2007 ?
Lakshmi Mittal  Sunil Bharti Mittal  Rahul Bajaj  Kumar Mangalam Birla  None of these
 

26. The Doing Business Report, an international publication, is published every year by which of the following organization(s) ?
1. World Bank
2. WTO
3. Reserve Bank of India
Only 1  Only 2  Only 3  Both 1 and 2  All 1, 2 and 3
 

27. The fourth Military World Games-2007 were organized in which of the following places in India ?
New Delhi  Hyderabad  Jaipur  Bangalore  Cochin
 

28. The 47th Open National Athletic Championship 2007 was organized in which of the following places ?
Jamshedpur  New Delhi  Lucknow  Bangalore  None of these
 

29. Who amongst the following is not a famous Lawn tennis player ?
Roger Federer  Leander Paes  Svetlana Kuznetsova  Justin Henin  Kimi Raikkonen
 

30. Lot of discussion is going on these days on the issue of ‘Participatory Note’ (P Notes) used in financial sector/money market. What is Participatory Note ? [Pick up the correct statement(s)]
1. It is nothing but another name of the banking operation by which banks exchange Indian Rupees into US Dollars without depositing a single rupee in the account of the party who are
NRIs. The entire operation is carried out by the banks solely on the basis of the credit and goodwill of the NRI party.
2. It is an offshore derivative instrument used by overseas buyers/investors who buy shares of Indian companies listed in Indian Stock Exchange anonymously.
3. It is nothing but a type of undertaking given to the banks that they should continue investing money in stock markets on behalf of the NRIs and in case the market crashes NRI’s will make the losses good without delay.
Only 1  Only 2  Only 3  Both 1 and 2  All 1, 2 and 3
 

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