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The Reserve Bank of India has recently constituted a high-level task force on Public Credit Registry (PCR) to suggest a road map for developing a transparent, comprehensive and near-real-time PCR for India. The task force is headed by

A) Sekar Kamam B) Vishakha Mulye
C) Sriram Kalyanaraman D) Y. M. Deosthalee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Y. M. Deosthalee

Explanation:

The Reserve Bank of India has constituted a 10-member ‘High Level Task Force on Public Credit Registry (PCR) for India’, which will, among other things, suggest a roadmap for developing a transparent, comprehensive and near-real-time PCR for India.Headed by YM Deosthalee, ex-CMD, L&T Finance Holdings, the task force includes Sekar Karnam, DMD & Chief Credit Officer, SBI; Vishaka Mulye, ED, ICICI Bank; Rashesh Shah, Chairman and CEO, Edelweiss Group; and Sriram Kalyanaraman, MD and CEO, National Housing Bank.

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Which bank has become the 1st Indian bank to link interest rates to RBI's repo rate?

A) SBI B) HDFC Bank
C) Axis Bank D) Yes Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) SBI

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The stranded pilgrims (had waited) in the bitter cold for more than two hours now.

A) has been waiting B) have been waiting
C) have waited D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) have been waiting

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Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as ‘Messenger of Peace’in2001 by the UN?

A) Prakash Padukone B) Vishwanathan Anand
C) Sachin Tendulkar D) Vijay Amritraj
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vijay Amritraj

Explanation:
International tennis player and media star Vijay Amritraj (India) was appointed UN Messenger of Peace in 2001.
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Which one of the following processes is responsible for the glittering of air bubble rising through water?

A) Reflection of light B) Refraction of light
C) Total internal reflection of light D) Scattering of light
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Total internal reflection of light

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Q:

Thorn Forests are found in ..........

A) Kashmir B) Kerala
C) Sikkim D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rajasthan

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Which plant cell organelle contains its own dna and ribosomes?

A) mitochondria B) Chloroplasts
C) Both A & B D) Vacuole
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The plant cell organelles, "The power house of the cell" mitochondria and the chloroplasts contains their own DNA and ribosomes.

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The main mineral constituents of the continental mass are ________ and alumina.

A) iron oxide B) silica
C) water D) oxygen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) silica

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