BSC MATCH POINT MARCH 2017 --ONE

MATCH POINT

- The Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) starting 7 Jan 2017 - 20.5 per cent

- The present Union Foreign Secretary who got a one-year extension recently – S. Jaishankar

- The new Ambassador of India to the Republic of Burkina Faso – Birender Singh Yadav

- The first state govt to opt for an initiative involving electronic transmission of postal ballot - Goa

- The new ambassador of India to the Republic of Congo – Ashok Warrier

- Winner of the Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the transportation sector – Delhi International Airport

- The state where the new Universal Rail Mill of SAIL at Bhilai was inaugurated recently – Chhattisgarh

- The renowned Urdu poet who died recently – Naqsh Lyallpuri

- The host of the National Games to be held in Nov 2017 - Goa

- The new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) – Alok Verma

- The govt’s ambitious scheme under which air fares have been capped at  2,500 for a one-hour flight - UDAN

- The chief guest at the 2017 Republic Day celebrations – Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

- Winner of the women’s singles of the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold – Saina Nehwal

- The state where the ISKCON’s Govardhan eco village is situated which has won the UN award for taking innovative measures of ‘sustainable tourism’ in the country - Maharashtra

- The town declared as the second capital city of Himachal Pradesh - Dharamsala

- The venue of the recent Combined Commanders Conference (CCC) of the three military chiefs - Dehradun

- The iron-reach asteroid to which a mission has been approved by the NASA – 16 Psyche

- The state govt which has launched ‘Aanandam’ programme to help poor – Madhya Pradesh

- The city where the World Economic Forum (WEF) holds its annual meeting at the end of Jan - Davos

- The India city which has been ranked as the most dynamic city in the World - Bengaluru

- The newly elected president of the European Parliament – Antonio Tajani

- Winner of the 15^th edition of the Delhi International chess tournament – Farrukh Amonatov

- The estimated global growth for 2016 as per the IMF – 3.1 per cent

- The person who won The Hindu Prize 2016 – Kiran Doshi

- The city where the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Ltd is located - Mysuru

- The winner of the coveted Bharat award given to brave children – Late Kumari Tarh Peju

- India’s economic growth rate forecast for 2016-17 as per the IMF – 6.6 per cent

- The US footballer named Best FIFA Women’s Player of 2016 – Carli Lloyd

- The venue of the first edition of the Asia – Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) International Television Dance Festival - Hyderabad

- The state where the Border Security Force (BSF) launched operation ‘Sard Hawa’ recently - Rajasthan

- The year which was India’s warmest year ever since the documenting of meteorological records began in 1901 – 2016.

- India’s ranking on the global index of talent competitiveness – 92nd

- The person honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 62^nd Filmfare Awards 2017 – Shatrughan Sinha

- The new CEO of the public broadcaster Prasar Bharti – Rajeev Singh

- The state where the scheme Digital Dakiya was launched recently – Madhya Pradesh

- Winner of the Ranji Trophy 2016-17 played in Indore - Gujarat

- The country from which the US announced to end a 20-year economic embargo recently - Sudan

- The former Chief Minister of Punjab who passed away recently – Surjit Singh Barnala

- The year in which the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) came into existence - 1969

- The initial investment with which Airtel Payments bank started operations recently -  3,000 cr

- The country which has taken over as chair of the Group of 77 - Ecuador

- The city where India’s first Madame Tussauds wax museum will open in Jun 2017 – New Delhi

- The state where the harvest festival of Magh Bihu was celebrated recently - Assam

- The indigenously designed, developed and manufactured artillery gun - Dhanush

- India’s GDP growth rate for 2016-17 as projected by NITI Aayog – 8%

- The new CEO TCS – Rajesh Gopinathan

- The venue of the world’s first ‘Gender Literature Festival’ scheduled to be held in Apr 2017 - Patna

- The country’s industrial production growth in Nov 2016 – 5.7%

- The headquarters of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) - Geneva

- The new chairman of Tata Group – N Chandrasekaran

- The state where the harvest festival Thai Pongal is celebrated – Tamil Nadu

- The interest rate on savings accounts being offered by Airtel Payments Bank – 7.25%

- The global growth rate for 2017 as projected by the World Bank – 2.7%

- The Line of Credit offered by India to Kenya for agricultural mechanization – USD 100 mn

- The new chairman of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) – Alka Panda

- The city where PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the “The Nobel Prize” exhibition recently - Gandhinagar

THANKS; BSC MACH 2017
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