Daily GK Questions with Answers: 3 February 2013

1. CTS is a new cheque clearing system undertaken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for faster clearing of cheques. What is CTS?
[Category: Banking GK]
[A] Cheque Truncation System
[B] Cheque Transaction System
[C] Cheque Transfer System
[D] Cheque Tracing System


2. When did the third carnatic war was fought?
[Category: History GK]
[A] 1708-1713
[B] 1732-1738
[C] 1748-1754
[D] 1786-1792


3. What is SWIFT, a commonly used acronym in the banking industry?
[Category: Bank GK]
[A] Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Transfer
[B] Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
[C] Society for Wide Intra Financial Transactions
[D] Society for Worldwide International Financial Telecommunication


4. World Human Rights Day is observed in order to create awareness of Human Rights and to highlight its violations worldwide. On which date it is observed?
[Category: World GK]
[A] 1 December
[B] 3 December
[C] 8 December
[D] 10 December


5. VDI is a technology which is implemented in cars, preferably in diesel engines. What does VDI stands for?
[Category: Technical GK]
[A] Virtual Device Interface
[B] Virtual Direct Injection
[C] Variable Direct Injection
[D] Variable Direct Interface