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Quiz 553: General Socio-Economic Awareness for Bank Exams

123456789101. Who among the following is called the “guardian of the public purse” of India?Comptroller & Auditor GeneralFinance MinisterChairman of Public Accounts CommitteePrime Minister2. Which among the following...

July 28, 2011

When was launched the Wardha Educational Conference ?

On July 31, 1937, Gandhi had published an article in the Harijan. Based upon this article, an all India National Education Conference was held on October 22 and...

July 26, 2011

What are differences between Resourcesat I and Resourcesat II?

The Resourcesat was launched  via the PSLV C-16 on 20.4.2011 . Resourceset-2 will be able to collect data from a wider strip of the Earth’s surface in comparision...

July 26, 2011

Skewflation

Skewflation is an economic term used to describe a situation in which prices of certain goods or sectors rise sharply while the prices of others remain stable or...

July 26, 2011

Bio-fertilizers

Bio-fertilisers are natural substances that contain living microorganisms which promote the growth of plants by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients to them. Unlike chemical fertilisers,...

July 26, 2011

When Ice floating in water dissolves, what will be impact on the level of water when the ice melts away completely?

There are two dimensions of this experiment. One is when Ice floats in water and another is as mentioned in the question. When Ice floats in water, the...

July 26, 2011

Polymetallic Modules (PMN) Composition

Polymetallic nodules (PMN), also referred to as manganese nodules, are mineral concretions found scattered on the ocean floor, primarily in deep-sea regions. These nodules are of significant economic...

July 26, 2011

What is impact of Savings Bank Interest Rate hike on CASA ratio?

There was a recent hike in interest rates on Savings Banks from 3.5% to 4% after a period of 8 years. The first thing you must note that...

July 26, 2011

A new All India service can be instituted with initiative of which house of Parliament?

As per the Constitution of India, a new All India service can be instituted with only on the initiative of Rajya Sabha. Article 312 of the constitution says...

July 26, 2011

What is difference between devaluation and depreciation of currency?

Under a fixed exchange rate system, devaluation and revaluation are official changes in the value of a country’s currency relative to other currencies. Under a floating exchange rate...

July 26, 2011

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