12. Q 10*
This bank established in 1943 in Kolkata, is one
of the oldest and major commercial banks of
India. Ghanshyam Das Birla, during the Quit
India Movement of 1942, had conceived the idea
of organising a commercial bank with Indian
capital and management. Which bank are we
talking about?
13. Q 11
Whose picture has been !
on Israeli currency note?
17. Q 15*
Which term is used in economics to describe a
situation where the inflation rate is high, the
economic growth rate slows down, and
unemployment remains steadily high.
18. Q 16
Which country advocates !
‘Gross National Happiness is more!
important than Gross National Product.’
20. Q 18
In a country’s economy under what account
would you find record of all monetary
transactions between a country and the rest of
the world. These transactions include payments
for the country's exports and imports of,
services, financial capital, and financial
transfers?
21. Q 19
The original choice was the sketch of the
Lion and Palm Tree. However it was
decided to replace the lion with the tiger,
the national animal of India.!
What are we talking about?
43. Q 10*
This bank established in 1943 in Kolkata, is one
of the oldest and major commercial banks of
India. Ghanshyam Das Birla, during the Quit
India Movement of 1942, had conceived the idea
of organising a commercial bank with Indian
capital and management. Which bank are we
talking about?
53. Q 15*
Which term is used in economics to describe a
situation where the inflation rate is high, the
economic growth rate slows down, and
unemployment remains steadily high.
59. Q 18
In a country’s economy under what account
would you find record of all monetary
transactions between a country and the rest of
the world. These transactions include payments
for the country's exports and imports of,
services, financial capital, and financial
transfers?
61. Q 19
The original choice was the sketch of the
Lion and Palm Tree. However it was
decided to replace the lion with the tiger,
the national animal of India.!
What are we talking about?
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67. Q
In 1534, during the Portuguese rule, this
place, which is an archipelago of seven
islands, was leased to Mestre Diogo for an
annual rent of about Rs. 537, payable at the
royal treasury in Bassein.!
What place for we talking about?
70. Q
Construction of this monument started in 1785
and one of Asaf-ud-Daula's objectives in
embarking on this project was to provide
employment for people in the region for almost
a decade while the famine lasted. !
It is said that ordinary people used to work in
the day building up the edifice, while noblemen
and other elite worked at night to break down
anything that was raised that day.
73. Q
This bank was established by Shri. Attavar
Balakrishna Shetty at Bunts Hostel in
Mangalore in 1931. The objective was to
promote banking habits, thrift and
entrepreneurship among the farming
community of Dakshina Kannada district
in Karnataka State.!
Which bank are we talking about?
76. Q
The Babylonians developed a system which was
practiced by early Mediterranean sailing
merchants. If a merchant received a loan to fund
his shipment, he would pay the lender an
additional sum in exchange for the lender's
guarantee to cancel the loan should the
shipment be stolen. Which prominent practice of
today traces its roots to the above story?
82. Q
In the early 18th Century, Lahore was famous for
its weekend markets. Which term gets its name
from the tradition that the first sale on every
market day was made to a dwarf?
88. Q
Joseph Stalin implemented the first of its kind
in the Soviet Union in the late 1920s. Most
communist states and several capitalist countries
subsequently have adopted them. China and
India both continue to use this, although China
renamed as guideline. !
What are we talking about?
91. Q
It was made with an estimated expenditure of
Rs.1-1.5 crore. Shapoorji Mistry, grandson of
producer Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry, gave a
fitting tribute to complete his grandfather's
unfinished dream of colorizing it entirely.!
What are we talking about?
94. Q
In 2005, Forbes put a list of 15 richest fictional
characters. Santa Claus was given number one
ranking with his wealth as ‘infinite’. Why was
he dropped from the list in subsequent years?
97. Q
This day sometime in late October 1929 was the
most devastating stock market crash in the
history of the United States. The event on this
day marked the beginning of a 10 year long
Great Depression. !
What is that day known as?