Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Reserve Bank of India Assistants Exam 2012 General Awareness Solved Papers

1. USA has asked India to reduce its dependence on crude oil supply from which of the following countries which is also a member of the OPEC ? 
(A) Venezuela (B) Iraq (C) Libya 
(D) Iran (E) Nigeria 
Ans : (D)

2. Which of the following is the most’ essential financial service which should be provided to the poor people to bring them in the network of financial inclusion? 
(A) Insurance for life (B) Investment plan for future 
(C) Pension for old age (D) A bank account where he/she can save small amount 
(E) Health insurance for minor illnesses and hospitalisation in case of need 
Ans : (D)

3. Who among the following is the President of a country at present ? 
(A) Rupert Murdoch (B) Ban Ki-moon (C) Yoshihiko ode 
(D) Nicolas Sarkozy (E) None of these 
Ans : (D)

4. What does the letter F denote in ‘BFCs’, a term seen very frequently in Banking world these days ?
(A) Formal (B) Fiscal (C) Federal 
(D) Functional (E) Financial 
Ans : (E)

5. Who among the following is a Deputy Governor of the RBI at present?
(A) Sri Sunil Mitra (B) Sri Azim Premji (C) Sri H. R. Khan 
(D) Mrs. Sushma Nath (E) None of these 
Ans : (C)

6. Standard and Poor’s is a Credit Rating Agency of international repute. Which of the following is one such agency of Indian origin? 
(A) IBA (B) BASEL (C) SEBI 
(D) IRDA (E) CRISIL 
Ans : (E)

7. Who among the following is the Chief Minister of Uttrar Pradesh at present ? 
(A) Akhilesh Yadav (B) Mulayarn Singh Yadav (C) Mayawati 
(D) Amar Singh (E) None of these 
Ans : (A)

8. Coin of which of the following denominations is called Small Coin ? 
(A) Re. 1 (B) Rs. 2 (C) Rs. 5 
(D) 50 paisa (E) Rs. 10 
Ans : (D)

9. Which of the following is not a highlight of the Union Budget 2012-13 ? 
(A) No change in rate of Corporate Tax (B) All types of loans up to Rs. 35 lacs will be given on 6% interest only 
(C) Service Tax raised from 10% to 12% (D) Fiscal Deficit is targeted at 5.1 % of GDP 
(E) Substantial increase in Defence Budget 
Ans : (A)

10. Which of the following services/products of banks is specially designed and launched to help students? 
(A) Personal loan (B) Corporate loan (C) Business loan 
(D) Medical loan (E) Education loan 
Ans : (E)

11. Which of the following terms is not directly associated with the functioning of RBI ? 
(A) Open Marker Operations (B) Cash Reserve Ratio (C) SENSEX 
(D) Liquidity Adjustment Facility (E) Public Debt Office 
Ans : (C)

12. Which of the following is one of the major activities of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) ? 
(A) On-site inspection of Cooperative Banks and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) 
(B) Helping Government of India in preparing Union Budget and presenting it in the Cabinet Meeting 
(C) Acting as custodian of the foreign exchange reserves of the country 
(D) Deciding rate of interest on Savings Bank Accounts in Public Sector Banks 
(E) Representing India in World Bank and other such agencies 
Ans : (A)

13. Dipika who won Crocodile Challenge Cup Finals, played in December 2011, is a famous– 
(A) Badminton player (B) Table Tenn. is player (C) Lawn Tennis player 
(D) Chess player (E) Squash player 
Ans : (E)

14. Who among the following is the recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature given in 2011 ? 
(A) Bruce A. Beutler (B) V.S. Naipaul (C) Tomas Transtromer 
(D) Ralph M. Steinman (E) Chetan Bhagat 
Ans : (C)

15. The 59th National Film Award for Best Actress was given to– 
(A) Vidya Balan (B) Kareena Kapoor (C) Priyanka Chopra 
(D) Lara Dutta (E) Roopa Ganguly 
Ans : (A)

16. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the body/agency set up to boost foreign investments in India? 
(A) FOREX (B) FCCB (C) FIPB 
(D) FEMA (E) AITAF 
Ans : (C)

17. Performance of which of the following is not considered infrastructural sector of economy? 
(A) Electricity (B) Textile Sector (C) Telecom 
(D) Cement (E) Road and Railways 
Ans : (B)

18. Sachin Tendulkar made his 100th century in the match played between India and–
(A) Pakistan (B) England (C) Australia 
(D) Bangladesh (E) Sri Lanka 
Ans : (D)

19. Who amongst the following was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2012 ? 
(A) T.V. Rajeswar (B) Aruna Irani (C) A.R. Rahman 
(D) Shabana Azrni (E) Anup Jalota 
Ans : (A)

20. Which of the following countries is a member of BRICS ? 
(A) Bhutan (B) Iran (C) Romania 
(D) Sudan (E) South Africa 
Ans : (E)

21. Which of the following countries recently placed its first Spacelab ‘Tiangong-1’ into orbit? 
(A) North Korea (B) Japan (C) India 
(D) France (E) China 
Ans : (E)

22. Who among the following is the Solicitor-General of India at present ? 
(A) Jacob Mathew (B) Rohinton Nariman (C) Gopal Subrarnaniam 
(D) Ashok Chawla (E) None of these 
Ans : (B)

23. Which of the following schemes is launched by the Government of India to motivate school children to attend school regularly? 
(A) Kutir Jyoti (B) lid-Day Meal (C) MGREGA 
(D) RAY (E) Bharat Nirman 
Ans : (B)

24. As per the news published in various newspapers, Government is planning to set up a Regulatory Body in educational field specially for– 
(A) Higher Education (B) Medical Education (C) Elementary Education 
(D) Secondary Education (E) Adult Education
Ans : (A)

25. Which of the following countries is selected as a host of Commonwealth Games-2018 ? 
(A) India (B) Australia (C) Pakistan 
(D) South Africa (E) Sri Lanka 
Ans : (B)

26. France has agreed to supply ‘Rafale’ to India. The deal is about the supply of– 
(A) Warships (B) RADAR system (C) Fighter Aircrafts 
(D) Nuclear Reactors (E) Submarines 
Ans : (C)

27. ‘Seychelles’, where China is going to set up its new military base, is a country in– 
(A) Bay of Bengal (B) China Sea (C) Indian Ocean 
(D) Red Sea (E) Caspian Sea 
Ans : (C)

28. Which of the following terms is used in the field of Economics ? 
(A) Absolute Zero (B) Molecular Equation (C) Zero Point Energy 
(D) Balance of Payment (E) Mass Defect 
Ans : (D)

29. ‘Kyoto Protocol’, an agreement signed by various countries, is associated with the field of– 
(A) International trade (B) Clean environment and climate change 
(C) Currency swap (D) Deep sea mining and oil exploration 
(E) Building a common food stock to save mankind in case of any natural calamity 
Ans : (B)

30. World’s AIDS Day is observed on which of the following days ? 
(A) 1st December (B) 1st March (C) 1st April 
(D) 1st May (E) 1st January 
Ans : (A)

31. USA decided to withdraw its army from which of the following countries after a 9 years’ long stay of the same there? 
(A) Afghanistan (B) Libya (C) Egypt 
(D) Iraq (E) Iran 
Ans : (D)

32. Which of the following Cups/Trophies is associated with the game of Lawn Tennis ? 
(A) FIFA Cup (B) Champions Trophy (C) Ranji Trophy 
(D) Subroto Cup (E) Davis Cup 
Ans : (E)

33. Which award is given to the coaches of Sportspersons ? 
(A) Dronacharya Award (B) Arjuna Award (C) Kalidas Samman 
(D) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (E) Saraswati Samman 
Ans : (A)

34. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Cricket ? 
(A) Heave (B) Silly Point (C) Tee 
(D) Smash (E) Grand Slam 
Ans : (B)

35. A new Nuclear Power Plant is being set up in which of the following places in India ? 
(A) Amethi (B) Firozabad (C) Jaitapur 
(D) Joshi Math (E) Satha 
Ans : (C)

36. Which of the following schemes is launched to make cities in India slum- free? 
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (B) Bharat Nirman (C) Rajiv Awas Yojana 
(D) Indira Awas Yojana (E) None of these 
Ans : (C)

37. Who among the following is a famous author of Indian origin ? 
(A) Homi K. Bhabha (B) Kiran Desai (C) Swati A. Piramal 
(D) Shabana Azmi (E) Ronen Sen 
Ans : (B)

38. Who among the following has written the famous book “Malgudi Days”? 
(A) V.S. Naipaul (B) Deepak Chopra (C) Rabindranath Tagore 
(D) Vijay Tendulkar (E) R.K. Narayan 
Ans : (E)

39. Which of the following is not the name of the currency of a country? 
(A) Rand (B) Pound (C) Dinar 
(D) Eucador (E) Dollar 
Ans : (D)

40. Which of the following is the unit of heat ? 
(A) Joule (B) Ohm (C) Ampere 
(D) Volt (E) Newton
Ans : (A)