1. The Reserve Bank of India in its quarterly monetary policy review on October 30, 2012 cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR) for banks. What is the CRR with effect from November 3, 2012? (CRR is the portion of deposits banks have to park with RBI)
1) 4.75% 2) 5%
3) 4.25% 4) 4% 5) 5.25%
2. Hugo Chavez defeated Henrique Capriles to win a third consec-utive six-year term on October 7, 2012 as the President of which of the following countries?
1) Bolivia 2) Venezuela
3) Cuba 4) Ecuador 5) Mexico
3. Who replaced S.M. Krishna as the new External Affairs Minister on October 28, 2012?
1) Anand Sharma
2) Ashwani Kumar
3) Salman Khurshid
4) Kamal Nath 5) Kapil Sibal
