MATCH POINT - BSC MAY 2017 - PART TWO

·         The bank which has floated its wholly-owned subsidiary to manage its premises and estate-related matters – SBI

·         The new Chairman of the HSBC – Mark Tucker

·         The year by which the Ozone depleting HCFCs have to be phased out as required under the Montreal Protocol – 2030

·         The bank which has topped the list of banks that witnessed the most number of frauds during Apr-Dec period of 2016 as per the RBI data – ICICI Bank

·         The present Governor of Manipur – Najma Heptulla

·         The former CMD of Exim Bank who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Indian Overseas Bank – TCA Ranganathan

·         The venue of the 12th CII-Exim bank conclave on India Africa Project Partnership held recently – New Delhi

·         The new threshold set by the RBI above which the NBFCs can disburse loans against gold only by cheque – `20,000

·         The biggest crude oil supplier to India as of now – Saudi Arabia

·         The Konkani author honored with the Saraswati Samman 2016 for his novel Hawthan – Mahabaleshwar Sail

·         The country which recently tested a ballistic missile named “Hormuz 2” – Iran

·         The state where the NTPC recently commissioned a 45-MW solar plant at Bhadla – Rajasthan

·         The Water Jet Fast Attack Craft commissioned by the Indian Navy recently in Karwar, Karnataka – INS Tillanchang

·         The paid leave to be provided to would-be mothers as per the new Maternity Benefit Bill passed recently – 26 weeks

·         The state which has launched a 24*7 helpline number “181” to assist women in distress – Odisha

·         The venue of the 10th edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV 2017) held recently – New Delhi

·         The country with which India recently signed a pact related to avoidance of double taxation – Belgium

·         The state which has launched a webbased platform ‘Pratibimba’ to showcase the govt’s performance – Karnataka

·         The bank whose board recently approved ‘Work from Home’ policy – SBI

·         Winner of men’s singles title of the 2017 Brasil Open – Pablo Cuevas

·         The joint military exercise between India and Nepal held in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand recently – Surya Kiran XI

·         The popular Bengali folk singer who passed away recently – Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya

·         The state where the first smart tribal model village ‘Habbi’ was inaugurated recently – Jammu & Kashmir

·         The growth rate of the Indian economy in the fiscal year 2016-2017 as per global rating agency Fitch – 7.1 per cent

·         The country whose banking system is now the biggest in the world, according to the Financial Times – China

·         The bank which has launched Aadhaar Pay, the country’s first Aadhaar-linked cashless merchant solution – IDFC Bank

·         The two-seater sports coupe launched by Tata Motors recently – Racemo

·         The new Chief Minister of Manipur – N Biren Singh The new Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) – Ajay Tyagi

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