General Awareness (2008)

Marta Vieira da Silva, commonly known as Marta, was awarded the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2007.

The mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games were the five Fuwa: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini.

The Sir C.V .Raman award for 2008 has been awarded to M.Natarajan

The state of Haryana declared 2008 as the 'Year of Education' to emphasize and improve literacy and educational infrastructure.

Two Lives is a biographical novel written by the Indian author Vikram Seth, detailing the lives of his great-uncle and his German wife.

The Tata Nano, famously marketed as the 'people's car' with a target price of one lakh rupees, was unveiled by Ratan Tata of the Tata Group at the 2008 Auto Expo.

The Agra Fort was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. The other options listed are not currently on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) was established in 1995-96 and is managed by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

Non-scheduled banks are those that are not included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

Punjab National Bank (PNB) launched India's first biometric ATM to provide banking services to illiterate or semi-literate customers using fingerprint authentication.

In 2008, Reliance Mutual Fund was one of the leading mutual funds in India in terms of Assets Under Management (AUM).

In January 2008, the Reserve Bank of India issued 10-rupee denomination banknotes with the inset letter 'S' in both numbering panels.

The National Housing Bank (NHB) is the apex regulatory body for housing finance companies in India.

The primary objective of financial management in a corporate context is to maximize the wealth of the shareholders, which is reflected in the stock price.

Nicolas Sarkozy, the then-President of France, was the chief guest at the 2008 Republic Day Parade in India.

The member countries of SAARC are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Myanmar is not a member.

NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) is India's largest power generation company.

Haryana was recognized for having one of the highest per capita incomes among major Indian states in 2007.

K.C. Jena served as the Chairman of the Indian Railway Board from 2007 to 2009. Rakesh Mohan was a Deputy Governor of the RBI during that period.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) established the Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF) to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote awareness.

Hand-in-Hand 2007 was the first joint military training exercise conducted between the Indian Army and the People's Liberation Army of China.