India Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers September 2012, September 3-September 9

India Current Affairs Quiz September 2012 is comprised of the questions related to some of the most important developments over the past one week. It is related to different event that happened in different states of India and the issues of national importance. The India Current Affairs Quiz will prove to be particularly helpful for the aspirants of various competitive exams.

1. The Supreme Court of India on 4 September 2012 directed the Union Government of India to re-fix the pay scale of army officers affected by the which Pay Commission?
(a) Fourth pay Commission
(b) Sixth  pay Commission
(c) Fifth Pay Commission
(d) None of these
Answer:  (a) Fourth pay Commission

2. At what interest rate percent per annum, The Union Cabinet gave its approval to continue interest subsidy to Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Cooperatives Banks and NABARD enabling them to provide short-term crop loans of up to Rs 3 lakhs to farmers during the year 2012-13?
(a) 7% Per annum
(b) 8.5 % Per annum
(c) 6 %  Per annum
(d) 5 % per annum
Answer:  (a) 7 % per annum

3. To what percent Government of India on 11 September 2012 reduced interest rates on rescheduled crop loans from 12 percent in the drought-affected areas for the fiscal year 2012-13
(a) 8 percent
(b) 5 percent
(c) 7 percent
(d) 6 percent
Answer:  (c) 7 Percent

4. The State Health Ministry of Arunachal Pradesh launched a scheme in Itanagar on 14 September 2012 for providing financial assistance upto 1.5 lakh rupees to BPL patients suffering from life threatening diseases in the form of a onetime grant. What was the name of that scheme?
(a) Rashtriya Aarogya Nidhi
(b) Rashtriya Janseva Nidhi
(c) Rashtriya Sarvoklayan Prayojna
(d) None of these
Answer:  (a) Rashtriya Aarogya Nidhi

5. Name the Person of India who was appointed as Chief Economist of World Bank.
(a) Kaushik basu
(b) Jaideep Sarkar
(c) Narayan Murthy
(d) Nandan Nilkeni
Answer:  (a) Kaushik basu

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