Current Affairs and Gk -September full month, 2013
Important current affairs and Gk questions of September month for IAS, RAS, SSC CGL, UPSC, BANK PO, UPSC,RPSC, Bank exams and all other exams.If you like the post kindly give rating. Useful for any competitive exam like IAS, bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state related exams.
217. As per the latest decision by SEBI, who among the followings can now invest in government securities without any auction mechanism? 1.Foreign institutional investors 2.Qualified foreign investors 3.Overseas Indian citizens 4.Non resident Indians Chose the correct answer from the codes given below?
Only 1 & 2 To boost foreign fund inflows into the capital markets, regulator SEBI allowed overseas entities to invest in government securities without any auction mechanism. It has been decided that Foreign institutional investors/Qualified foreign investors can now invest in government debt without purchasing debt limits till the overall investment reaches 90% after which the auction mechanism shall be initiated for the allocation of the remaining limits.
218. The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was established by __ ?
[A]European Parliament [B]United Nation [C]World Bank [D]UNICEF
European Parliament The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named after Soviet scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov was established in December 1988 by the European Parliament as a means to honour individuals or organisations who have dedicated their lives to the defence of human rights and freedom of thought.
219. Who among the following is the current Director General of World Trade Organisation (WTO)?
[A]Pascal Lami [B]Roberto Azevedo [C]William Rappard [D]Harry White
Roberto Azevedo Roberto Azevedo is the current Director-General of World Trade Organisation.
220. . In which of the following country the Kashagan oil field is located?
[A]Pakistan [B]Russia [C]Kazakhstan [D]Argentina
Kazakhstan Kashagan field is an offshore oil field in the Kazakhstan’s zone of the Caspian Sea.
221. Which of the following days is observed as International Day of Charity?
September 5 International Day of Charity is being observed across the globe on 5th September every year. The day is observed to commemorate the death anniversary of renowned nun and missionary, Mother Teresa. In recognition of the role of charity in alleviating humanitarian crises and human ?suffering within and among nations, as well as of the efforts of charitable organizations ?and individuals, including the work of Mother Teresa, the General Assembly of the ?United Nations in its resolution A/RES/67/105 designated the 5th of September, the ?anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa, as the International Day of Charity.?
222. Who among the followings has been appointed as Chief Information Commissioner?
Mrs Deepak Sandhu Mrs. Deepak Sandhu was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner. She was administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Sandhu, a 1971 batch Indian Information Service officer has replaced Satyanand Mishra.
223. Recently (September, 2013), RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has announced the setting up of an external committee to screen applicants for new bank licences. The committee will be headed by___?
[A]Urjit Patel [B]Bimal Jalan [C]Shyamala Gopinath [D]D Subburao
Bimal Jalan New RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has announced the setting up of few committees to look into critical areas of functioning, like monetary policy and screening of applications for licences to open new bank branches. Rajan announced an external committee, under the chairmanship of former Governor Bimal Jalan, to screen applicants for new bank licences, from January next year.
224. Recently (September, 2013), which one of the following nation drafted the Syria war resolution which permits military action against the Bashar al-Assad regime?
[A]France [B]Germany [C]USA [D]Russia
USA The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee drafted the Syria war resolution which permits up to 60 days of military action against the Bashar al-Assad regime.
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