Daily GK Quiz: 31 October 2012

1. What is the rate at which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) borrows money from commercial banks?
[A]Cash reserve Ratio (CRR)
[B]Reverse Repo rate
[C]Repo rate
[D]Discount Rate


2. Who is the current MD and CEO of Axis Bank Ltd?
[A]Shikha Sharma
[B]Chanda Kochhar
[C]Adarsh Kishore
[D]Som Mittal


3. The Hornby Vellard was a project to build a causeway uniting seven islands into a single island with a deep natural harbour. The project was started by the governor William Hornby in 1782 and all islands were linked by 1838. To which city is this project associated with?
[A]Chennai
[B]Cochin
[C]Mumbai
[D]Kolkata


4. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth Estate"?
[A]Paulo Coehlo
[B]Vikram Seth
[C]Jeffrey Archer
[D]Sidney Sheldon


5. What is the current name of the city "Prayag"?
[A]Patna
[B]Allahabad
[C]Pratapgarh
[D]Varanasi