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currentaffairsquiz.blogspot.com currentaffairsquiz.blogspot.com AAPSO -Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organization ACC -Associated Cement Companies ADB -Asian Development Bank ADR -American Depository Receipt AEC -Atomic Energy Commission AHQ -Air Headquarters or Army Headquarters AIIMS -All India Institute of Medical Sciences AMC -Asset Management Company AMEX -American Stock Exchange AMFI -Association of Mutual Funds in India APEC -Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APPLE -Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment ARC -Administrative Reforms Commission ARDC -Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation ASCI -Administrative Staff College of India ASEAN -Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASSOCHAM -Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India ASX -Australian Stock Exchange ATM -Automated Teller Machine B.Com -Bachelor of Commerce B.Pharm -Bachelor of Pharmacy Balco -Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. BCG -Bacillus Calmette Guerine BDO -Block Development Officer BIFR -Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction BOA -Bank of America BOB -Bank of Baroda BOI -Bank of India BOVESPA -Sao Paulo Stock Exchange BPCL -Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited BPO -Business Process Outsourcing BSE -Bombay Stock Exchange C-in-C -Commander-in-Chief CARE -Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere CBI -Central Bureau of Investigation CBI -Central Bank of India CBOT -Chicago Board of Trade CBOE -Chicago Board options Exchange CCEA -Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs CD -Certificate of Deposit CDP -Community Development Programme CDSL -Central Depository Services Limited CEO -Chief Executive Officer CFO -Chief Financial Officercurrentaffairsquiz.blogspot.com currentaffairsquiz.blogspot.com CFTC -Commodity Futures Trading Commission CII -Confederation of Indian Industry CIO -Chief Investment Officer CP -Commercial Papers CPI -Consumer Price Index COO -Chief Operating Officer CORE -Congress of Racial Equality CME -Chicago Mercantile Exchange CRR -Cash Reserve Ratio DCB -Development Credit Bank DFSA -Dubai Financial Services Authority DGCA -Directorate-General of Civil Aviation DII -Domestic Institutional Investors DJIA -Dow Jones Industrial Average DLO -Dead Letter Office EBITDA -Earning Before Interest,Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation ECB -European Central Bank ECGC -Export Credit Guarantee Corporation EEC -European Economic Community EPF -Employee Provident Fund EPS -Earning Per Share ESCI -Engineering Staff College of India ESIC -Employee State Insurance Corporation ESIS -Employees State Insurance Scheme ESOP -Employee Stock Option etc. -et cetera (and the rest) EU -European Union FCI -Food Corporation of India FD -Fixed Deposit FDI -Foreign Direct Investment FICCI -Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry FIEO -Federation of Indian Export Organisations FIFO -First In First Out FII -Foreign Institutional Investors FPO -Follow on Public Offering FRCP -Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians FRCS -Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons FRS -Fellow of the Royal Society FTA -Free Trade Agreement GAAP -Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GDCL -Gannon Dunkerley and Company Ltd.currentaffairsquiz.blogspot.com currentaffairsquiz.blogspot.com GDP -Gross Domestic Product GDR -Global Depository Receipt GMT -Greenwich Mean Time GNI -Gross National Income GNP -Gross National Product GPF -General Provident Fund GPO -General Post Office HDFC -Housing Development Finance Corporation HMI -Himalayan Mountaineering Institute HMT -Hindustan Machine Tools HSBC -HongKong Shanghai Banking Corporation HUDCO -Housing and Urban Development Corporation IAEA -International Atomic Energy Agency IAMC -Indian Army Medical Corps IARI -Indian Agricultural Research Institute IATA -International Air Transport Association ICAI -Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ICICI -Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India ICRISAT -International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Agri Tropics ICSI -Institute of Company and Secretaries of India ICWAI -Institute of Cost and Work Accounting of India IDBI -Industrial Development Bank of India IDFC -Industrial Development Finance Corporation IFCI -Industrial Finance Corporation of India IICT -Indian Institute of Chemical Technology IIM -Indian Institute of Management IIT -Indian Institute of Technology ILO -International Labour Organization IMD -India Meteorological Department IMF -International Monetary Fund INSAT -Indian National Satellite IPL -Indian Premier League IPO -Initial Public Offering IRDA -Insurance Regulatory Development Authority IRR -Internal Rate of Return ISRO -Indian Satellite Research Organisation ITBP -Indo-Tibetan Border Police ITIR -Information Technology Investment Region IWF -Indian Weightlifting Federation JIT -Just In Time (Japanese concept) KIADB -Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board KLSE -Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchangecurrentaffairsquiz.blogspot.com currentaffairsquiz.blogspot.com KPO -Knowledge Process Outsourcing KSITI -Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure L/C -Letter of Credit LIBOR-London Interbank Offered Rate LIC -Life Insurance Corporation of India LIFO -Last in First Out LME -London Metal Exchange LPG -Liquid Petroleum Gas LPO -Legal Process outsourcing LSE -London Stock Exchange MCX -Multi Commodity Exchange MERI -Marine Engineering and Research Institute MFI -Mutual Fund Institutions MVC -Maha Vir Chakra NABARD -National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development NASDAQ -National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations NCC -National Credit Corps NCD -Non-Convertible Debentures NCDEX -National Commodity Exchange NIO -National Institute Oceanography NIRD -National Institute of Rural Development NRSA -National Remote Sensing Agency NSC -National Savings Certificate NSDL -National Securities Depository Limited NSE -National Stock Exchange NSS -National Service Scheme NYSE -New York Stock Exchange OBC -Oriental Bank of Commerce OCS -Overseas Communication Services OIGS -On Indian Government Service OTC -Over the Counter PIB -Preserve Information Bureau PMS -Portfolio Management Service PNB -Punjab National Bank PTI -Press Trust of India RAF -Rapid Action Force RAW -Research and Analysis Wing RBI -Reserve Bank of India RD -Recurring Deposit REIT -Real Estate Investment Trustcurrentaffairsquiz.blogspot.com currentaffairsquiz.blogspot.com REPO -Repurchase RINL -Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited RPO -Recruitment Process Outsourcing ROCE -Return on Capital Employed ROE -Return on Equity ROI -Return on Investment RTGS -Real Time Gross Settlement SAF -South Asian Federation SAI -Sports Authority of India SBI -State Bank of India SBM -State Bank of Mysore SEBI -Securities Exchange Board of India SEC -Securities and Exchange Commission SIDBI -Small Industries development Bank of India SIMA -Southern India Mills Association SIP -Systematic Investment Plan SLR -Statutory Liquidity Ratio SLV -Satellite Launch Vehicle SME -Small and Medium Enterprises SOE -Special Operations Executive SPCA -Society for Prevention of Cruelty of Animals SPECO -Shandong Electric Power Construction Corporation SSC -Staff Selection Commission SSN -Social Security Number STC -State Trading Corporation STPI -Software Technology Park of India TAFI -Travel Agents Federation of India T Bills -Treasury Bills TELCO -Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company TIFR -Tata Institute of Fundamental Research TTE -Traveling Ticket Examiner UGC -University Grant Commission ULIP -Unit Linked Insurance Policy UNI -United News of India UNICEF -United Nation International Children's Emergency Fund VAT -Value Added Tax VCR -Video Cassette Recorder VPP -Value Payable Post WPI -Wholesale Price Index WB -World Bank