General Awareness - Questions and Answers

1381. Growth of credit in agriculture, despite its priority sector status, has remained a persistent problem in the economy. According to the RBI, domestic banks must allocate what percent o ftheir advances t the agricultural sector (Including direct and indirect finances) ?

1382. Imre Kerterz who won the ""Nobel Prize for Literatrue - 2001"" hails from which of the following countries ?

1383. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about ""freedom of Information Bill - 2002"" passed by the Parliament recently ? 1. The bill grants statutory right to the citizens to access information from the Government on various issues of public interest. 2. The Official Secrecy Act will now be a thing of past as the new act will superecde it. 3. All those who wish to seek information on any matter will have to approach the Government through th

1384. Government of India has decided to pre-pay the debt of World Bank and Asian Development Bank. In terms of US dollar, the amount of this debt comes to around

1385. As per the reports published recently, the value of the Indian rupee has risen 3.7 percent against the US dollar. How this phenomenon would help the Government ? 1. To restructure its external debt 2. Promote foreign portfolio investment 3. Place restrictions on foreign direct investments