Page-2 of GKToday Archives: February, 2012
Maldives Crisis
Brief Historical Background of Maldives During 1558 to 1573, Maldives was under Portuguese. The Portuguese occupation ended when they were expelled by the locals. In the 17th century, it first became a protectorate first of the Dutch rulers of Ceylon ..
Sam Pitroda Panel Report on Railways Modernization
Prime Minister’s advisor Sam Pitroda has unveiled an ambitious Rs 8 lakh crore modernisation roadmap for Indian railways to be carried out in ‘mission mode’ in next five years. The report has come on top of the Rs 1, 00,000 ..
Quiz 599: General Knowledge Questions
1. Industrial Licensing was abolished in India in which year? 1990 1991 1992 1995 2. Which among the following was the first Indian product to have got Protected Geographic Indicator? Indian Rubber Basmati Rice Malabar Coffee Darjeeling tea 3. Which ..
Quiz 598: GK Questions for Bank PO Examinations
1. The Hydroponics is most closely related to which among the following? Grafting of Plants Water conservation Study of Vegetable Soilless culture of Plants 2. Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) is used by RBI to bring changes in which of the ..
Know Your Customer
Know your customer (KYC) is a bank regulation that financial institutions and other regulated companies must perform to identify their clients and ascertain relevant information pertinent to doing financial business with them. What are Objectives of KYC? Money laundering is ..
Achievements of the Indian Banking System
Strong Fundamentals: The IBA-FICCI-BCG Report (August 2011), says that India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth will make the Indian banking industry the third largest in asset size in the world by 2025′. This report gives a very hopeful picture of ..