General Awareness on Socio-Economic Developments
(Exam Held on 29-5-2011)
1. Micro credit or micro finance is a novel approach to banking with the poor. In this approach bank credit is extended to the poor through—
(A) Self Help Groups
(B) Anganwadees
(C) Cooperative Credit Societies
(D) RBI
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
2. TRAI regulates the functioning of which of the following ser-vices ?
(A) Port
(B) Trade
(C) Telecom
(D) Transport
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
3. Many times we read about ‘Hawala’ transactions in newspapers. Hawala in India is prohibited under the provision of which of the following Acts ?
(A) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act
(B) Banking Regulation Act
(C) Financial action Task Force Act
(D) Foreign Exchange Management Act
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
4. Which of the following is the popular name of the norms by which bank satisfy itself about the customers identity and motivation ?
(A) Basel norms
(B) KYC norms
(C) Service norms
(D) Lending norms
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
5. Mutual funds are regulated by—
(A) Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI)
(B) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
(C) Reserve Bank of India
(D) IRDA
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
6. Bancassurance is—
(A) an insurance scheme to insure bank deposits
(B) an insurance scheme exclusively for the employees of banks
(C) a composite financial service offering both bank and insurance products
(D) a bank deposit scheme exclusively for employees of insurance companies
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
7. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is aimed at the education of which of the following ?
(A) Education of children between 6–14 years
(B) Education of girls up to graduation level
(C) College education
(D) Adult education
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
8. Jnanpith Award is given for excellence in the field of—
(A) Social service
(B) Sports
(C) Classical dance
(D) Music
(E) Literature
Ans : (E)
9. Which of the following bills presented in the Parliament will bring some changes in existing tax regime ?
(A) Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill
(B) Foreign Exchange Management Regulatory Bill
(C) Companies Act Bill
(D) Salaries and Perks for MPs Bill
(E) Finance Bill 2010-11
Ans : (A)
10. The full form of PIN in a ATM card is—
(A) Permanent Information Number
(B) Personal Identification Number
(C) Professional Identification Number
(D) Permanent Identification Number
(E) Personal Index Number
Ans : (B)
11. Which of the following is not the function of RBI ?
(A) Maintaining Forex
(B) Decides Bank rate, CRR and SLR from time to time
(C) Opening Savings Accounts for general public
(D) Prescribes the Capital Adequacy Ratio
(E) Currency Management
Ans : (C)
12. Obligation of a Banker to maintain secrecy is applicable to—
(A) only in case of existing deposit accounts
(B) only in respect existing loan accounts
(C) only in case of closed accounts
(D) all types of deposit/loan accounts (existing/closed)
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
13. Banks today in addition to normal banking services offer which of the following services ?
(A) Internet banking
(B) Depository services
(C) Financial counseling services
(D) Only (A) and (B) above
(E) All (A), (B) and (C) above
Ans : (E)
14. Dr. Muhammad Yunus is a resident of—
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) U.S.A.
(E) U.K.
Ans : (C)
15. Which among the following cannot be called an anti inflationary measure ?
(A) Raising the bank rates
(B) Raising the reserve ratio requirements
(C) Purchase of securities in the open markets
(D) Rationing of the credit
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
16. Which among the following is the major marine food export item of India ?
(A) Frozen fish
(B) Frozen shrimp
(C) Frozen crabs
(D) Cephalopods
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
17. In context with the business and banking, what is CRAR ?
(A) Capital to risk asset ratio
(B) Credit to risk asset ratio
(C) Credit to risk assessment ratio
(D) Capital to risk assessment rate
(E) Credit rate assessment ratio
Ans : (A)
18. The monetary authority in India viz. reserve bank of India is bound to maintain a reserve against the note issue whatever may be the amount. This system is called as—
(A) Minimum reserve system
(B) Proportional reserve system
(C) Maximum fiduciary issue system
(D) Simple deposit system
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
19. Consider the following—
1. Bank rate policy
2. Open market operations
3. Devaluation of rupee.
Which among the above are called fiscal measures ?
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 both
(C) 1 and 3 both
(D) 3 only
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
20. Which among the following is the most abundant human resource in India ?
(A) High skilled labour in organized sector
(B) High skilled labour in unorganized sector
(C) Low skilled labour in organized sector
(D) Low skilled labour in unorganized sector
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
21. What is the maximum amount per withdrawal in a day that can be withdrawn by a customer by using ATM of other bank ?
(A) Rs. 1,000
(B) Rs. 3,000
(C) Rs. 5,000
(D) Rs. 10,000
(E) No such limit
Ans : (E)
22. Interest rates on which of the following deposit schemes is fixed by Reserve Bank of India ?
(A) Fixed deposit above 5 years maturity
(B) Recurring deposits
(C) Saving bank
(D) Flexi deposit scheme
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
23. Which of the following policies is known as annual policy statement ?
(A) Annual budget of Central Govt.
(B) Credit and monetary policy of RBI
(C) Foreign trade policy of DGFT
(D) Regulation issued by SEBI
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
24. Appropriate banking facilities are to be provided to habitations having population above 2000 people by—
(A) 2011
(B) 2012
(C) 2013
(D) 2014
(E) 2015
Ans : (B)
25. Govt. shareholding in public sector banks cannot be below—
(A) 33%
(B) 51%
(C) 74%
(D) 76%
(E) 100%
Ans : (B)
26. The Union Budget for 2011-12 proposed lowering of qualifying age for tax relief for senior citizens for 65 years to—
(A) 55 years
(B) 58 years
(C) 63 years
(D) 62 years
(E) 60 years
Ans : (E)
27. Government of India in March 2011 conferred the miniratna status on which of the following PSUs ?
(A) National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)
(B) Air India Charters Ltd.
(C) Cement Corporation of India
(D) HMT Machine Tools Ltd.
(E) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
Ans : (A)
28. Noted social worker Anna Hazare started his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to protest against the reported delay in bringing in which of the following bills to effectively deal with corruption ?
(A) Central Vigilance Commission Bill
(B) The Competition (Amendment) Bill
(C) The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Bill
(D) The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill
(E) Lokpal Bill
Ans : (E)
29. As we all know Govt. of India collects tax revenue on various activities in the country. Which of the following is a part of the tax revenue of the Govt. ?
1. Tax on income
2. Tax on expenditure
3. Tax on property or capital asset
4. Tax on goods and services.
(A) Both 1 and 3 only
(B) Both 2 and 4 only
(C) All 1, 2, 3 and 4
(D) Only 2, 3 and 4
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
30. Sardar Sarovar dam is on which of the following rivers ?
(A) Ganga
(B) Jamuna
(C) Beas
(D) Narmada
(E) Ravi
Ans : (D)
31. As per the targets for 11th Five Year Plan, educated unemployment is to be reduced to which of the following levels ?
(A) 9%
(B) 6%
(C) 7%
(D) 8%
(E) 5%
Ans : (E)
32. Which of the following Acts was framed specially to deal more effectively with the problem of Non-performing assets in banking system ?
(A) Companies Act
(B) Banking Regulation Act
(C) Foreign Exchange Management Act
(D) Industrial Dispute Act
(E) SARFAESI Act
Ans : (E)
33. Very often we read in news-papers / magazines about ‘Sovereign Wealth Funds’. Which of the following is/are the correct description of the same ?
1. These are the funds or the reserves of a government of central bank of a country which are invested further to earn profitable returns
2. These are the funds, which were accumulated by some people over the years but were not put in active circulation as they retain them as Black Money for several years
3. The funds which are created to be used as relief funds or bailouts packages.
(A) Both 2 and 3 only
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
34. Credit rating—
(A) is used to rate the borrowers while giving advances
(B) is used to work out performance of the employees
(C) is used to calculate the number of excellent audit rated branches
(D) is not used in any bank
(E) is necessary before giving promotion to employees
Ans : (A)
35. Names of which of the following rates/ratios cannot be seen in financial newspapers ?
(A) Bank rate
(B) Repo rate
(C) Statutory liquidity ratio
(D) Cash reserve ratio
(E) Pulse rate
Ans : (E)
36. Invisible exports means export of—
(A) Perishable goods
(B) Prohibited goods
(C) Unrecorded goods
(D) Goods through smuggling
(E) Services
Ans : (E)
37. Ten rupee notes contain the signature of—
(A) Finance Secretary, GOI
(B) Chairman, State Bank of India
(C) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(D) Finance Minister, GOI
(E) Prime Minister
Ans : (C)
38. In banking terminology NPA means—
(A) No promise account
(B) Non personal account
(C) Non performing asset
(D) Net performing asset
(E) New promising amblence
Ans : (C)
39. Who is the present RBI Governor ?
(A) Dr. Y. V. Reddy
(B) Dr. Ravi Mohan
(C) Dr. Smt. Usha Thorat
(D) Shri M. V. Nair
(E) Dr. D. Subbarao
Ans : (E)
40. The wheat based Nutrition programme is being implemented by which of the following Ministries/departments of the Govt. of India ?
(A) Ministry of Labour Welfare
(B) Department of Women and Child Development
(C) Department of Consumer Affairs
(D) Ministry of Agriculture
(E) Ministry of Planning
Ans : (B)
41. Which of the following is true about ‘Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana of the Govt. of India ?
1. Its objective is electrification of all unelectrified villages
2. It was launched to provide free electricity to the farmers during the harvesting season
3. Each family covered under the scheme is eligible to get one free connection for a period of five years.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
Ans : (A)
42. ‘Mahila Samakhya Scheme’ is launched by the ministry of—
(A) Human Resource Development
(B) Social Welfare
(C) Rural Development
(D) Agriculture
(E) Youth Affairs & Sports
Ans : (A)
43. National Rural Health Mission was launched in the year—
(A) 1995
(B) 2000
(C) 2007
(D) 2010
(E) 2005
Ans : (E)
44. Which of the following schemes is launched for providing health services in rural areas ?
(A) Operation flood
(B) Look east
(C) SJSRY
(D) JNNURM
(E) ASHA
Ans : (E)
45. Which of the following schemes is launched for the school going children ?
(A) Lok Jumbish
(B) Mid Day Meal
(C) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(D) AYUSH
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
46. Eligibility age for pension under Indira Gandhi National old age pension scheme for Below Poverty Line beneficiaries is now reduced to—
(A) 65 years
(B) 60 years
(C) 58 years
(D) 62 years
(E) 55 years
Ans : (B)
47. Which of the following schemes is launched by the Govt. of India to provide/develop infrastructure in rural areas ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(B) Financial Action Task Force
(C) Pradhan Mantri Shahari Rozgar Yojana
(D) Bharat Nirman
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
48. Govt. of India has launched special Green Revolution project for which of the following states/ group of states ?
(A) North-east states
(B) Bihar and Jharkhand
(C) West Bengal
(D) Tamil Nadu and Kerala
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
49. ‘Sugam’ is a scheme launched for—
(A) Small tax payers
(B) Pensioners getting old age pension
(C) Big Corporate House
(D) Getting all sorts of permission/clearances for small exporters
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
50. Govt. of India has created a special India Micro finance Equity Fund of Rs. 100 crores. The fund is maintained by—
(A) IDBI Bank
(B) RBI
(C) ECGC
(D) SIDBI
(E) NABARD
Ans : (D)
