Current Affairs(2014) Series 20

Q.1) The market in which long term securities such as stocks and bonds are bought and sold is commonly known as -
1) Commodities Exchange
2) Capital Market
3) Bull Market
4) Bullion Market
5) None Of these
Correct Ans:
2


Solution:
A capital market is a market for securities (debt or equity) where business enterprises (companies) and government can raise long-term funds.


Q.2) In which state of India, Russia's mining and steel giant severstal India's bigget iron are minir NMDC is to set up a 5 million tonnes steel plant ?
1) Karnataka
2) Odisha
3) Jharkhand
4) Tamil Nadu
5) None Of these
Correct Ans:
1


Solution:
Karnataka


Q.3) First Jnanpith Award winner was from which of the following states ?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Karnataka
3) West Bengal
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Kerala
Correct Ans:
5


Solution:
Kerala


Q.4) Royal Trophy is associated with which field ?
1) Basketball
2) Football
3) Golf
4) Hockey
5) None Of these
Correct Ans:
3


Solution:
Golf


Q.5) The major earning asset of bank is-
1) Saving deposits
2) Checking deposit
3) Legal reserves
4) loans extented to their customers
5) None Of these
Correct Ans:
4


Solution:
loans extented to their customers