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Which is the first bank established in India?

A) General Bank of India B) Bank of Calcutta
C) Bank of Hindustan D) Bank of Baroda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bank of Hindustan

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The first bank established in India in the year 1770 was Bank of Hindustan followed by the General Bank of India in the year 1786. The State Bank of India (SBI) was the still existing oldest bank which was established in the year 1806 in the name of Bank of Calcutta.

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As per the policies of the Government of India any proposal for FDI in single brand retail should not be above line of ___

A) 33% B) 43%
C) 48% D) 51%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 51%

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Which Bollywood actress has been appointed as the first Indian woman ambassador (Friend of Australia) for Tourism in Australia  ?

A) Priyanka Chopra B) Aliya Bhatt
C) Parineeti Chopra D) Shilpa Shetty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Parineeti Chopra

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The firm which leads the list of 54 indian firms in the recently released Forbes 'Global 2000' list

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Reliance Industries 

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RBI has recently allowed minors to open and operate savings bank accounts  independently. The minor should be above  how many years of age?

A) 9 B) 10
C) 12 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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When was the Internet available to the Public?

A) 1970 B) 1980
C) 1990 D) 2000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1990

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Internet service providers (ISP's) emerged in the late 1980's and early 1990's.

The ARPANET was decommissioned in 1990.

By 1995, the Internet was fully commercialized in the U.S., when the NSFNet was decommissioned, removing the last restrictions on use of the Internet to carry commercial traffic.

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Name the person who has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon.

A) Shankar Alam B) Sagar Baheti
C) Saumya Vashishtha D) Naval Kulkarni
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sagar Baheti

Explanation:

Bangalore-based Sagar Baheti has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon, the world's oldest and the hardest marathon to qualify for.

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What is an Indian Depository Receipt ?

A) A deposit account with a Public sector Bank B) A depository account with any of the Depositories in india
C) An instrument in the form of depository receipt created by an Indian depository against underlying equity shares of the issuing company D) An instrument in the form of deposit receipt issued by indian depositories
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) An instrument in the form of depository receipt created by an Indian depository against underlying equity shares of the issuing company

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