Sunday, June 22, 2014

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR SBI ASSISTANTS & SBI P.O's EXAM 2014

1. Apex bank in India for financing exports is...
1) Exim bank
2) SBI
3) IDBI
4) FIPB
5) None

2. Exim bank was established in..
1) 1966
2) 1945
3) 1955
4) 1935
5) 1982

3. Where is the head office of EXIM bank?
1) New Delhi
2) Chennai
3) Mumbai
4) Bangalore
5) None

4. Present Chairman of EXIM bank is....
1) Yaduvendra Mathur
2) Raghuram Rajan
3) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
4) Arundathi Bhattacharya
5) None

5. EXIM Bank at the behest of the government of India, extended a line of credit of $ 89.90 million to which of the following countries, for developing transportation system recently?
1) South Africa
2) Somalia
3) Venezuela
4) Chile
5) Republic of Congo

6. For financing goods and defence related vehicles purchases, which bank in India released $ 46 million line of credit to Mauritius?
1) EXIM bank
2) SBI
3) IDBI
4) ICICI
5) HDFC

7. Technology and Innovation Enhancement and Infrastructure Development (TIEID) fund has been set up exclusively for MSMEs by which bank?
1) SBI
2) NABARD
3) IDBI
4) Yes Bank
5) EXIM Bank

8. EXIM bank provide......
1) pre-shipment credit
2) export project cash-flow
3) supplier’s credit
4) for export of projects and
consultancy services
5) All of above

9. ....... supports enterprises from rural areas of the country through its Grassroots Initiatives & Development (GRID) programme.
1) Bank of Baroda
2) Indian Overseas Bank
3) Indian Bank
4) EXIM Bank
5) NABARD

10. ANZ India on 5 June 2014 got permission to open branches one in Gurgaon and another Bangalore. ANZ stands for.....
1) Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
2) Australia and New Banking Group
3) America and New Zealand Banking Group
4) Austria and New Zealand Banking Group
5) None

11. Who was appointed as India's Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank with effect from May 27 2014?
1) Chidambaram
2) Nirmala Sitharaman
3) Arun Jaitely
4) Narendra Modi
5) None

12. Exchange Control Manual regarding foreign exchange released by....
1) SEBI
2) LIC
3) FIPB
4) Ministry of Finance
5) RBI

13. Recently India launched its own payment gateway 'RuPay', developed by NPCI. NPCI stands for.........
1) Number Payments Corporation of India
2) National Payroll Corporation of India
3) National Payments Corporation of India
4) National Payments Commission of India
5) None

14. On 15 May 2014, which state co-operative bank became the first co-operative bank of the country to have its own 'RuPay' ATM cum- Debit Card?
1) Bihar
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Rajasthan
4) Gujarat
5) Himachal Pradesh

15. In which of the following types of banking, the banks offer all types of financial services to expand their business?
1) Narrow banking
2) Social banking
3) Universal banking
4) Wholesale banking
5) Retail banking

16. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on 9 June 2014 reduced the rate of interest on long-term refinance facility provided to banks by.....
1) 100 basis points
2) 75 basis points
3) 50 basis points
4) 20 basis points
5) None

17. Banking Regulation Act passed in ......
1) 1951
2) 1949
3) 1964
4) 1991
5) 2001

18. Two-month pilot scheme of insurance repository system would be started with effect from......
1) 1 September 2014
2) 1 April 2015
3) 1 December 2014
4) 1 March 2015
5) 1 July 2014

19. To carry irrigation water to each and every agricultural field in the country, the Union Government of India proposes to introduce...
1) Pradhan Mantri Gram Neer Yojana
2) Pradhan Mantri Gram Abhiyan Yojana
3) Pradhan Mantri Gram Kranthi Yojana
4) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sachi Yojana
5) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana

20. On 14 May 2014, Task Force on Waste to Energy submitted its report to Planning Commission. It is headed by.....
1) U. R. Rao
2) Chaturvedi
3) Ranga Ram
4) M.S. Sahoo
5) Kasturi Rangan

21. Expand the term FSDC.
1) Financial Suitability and Development Council
2) Financial Sustainability and Development Council
3) Financial Structure Development Council
4) Financial Sovereignty and Development Council
5) Financial Stability and Development Council

22. FSDC set up to resolve the disputes between Financial Regulators. FSDC headed by....
1) Finance Minister
2) RBI Governor
3) IRDA Chairman
4) SEBI Chairman
5) None

23. Which government started selling low cost salt ‘Amma Salt’?
1) AP
2) Karnataka
3) Tamilnadu
4) Odisha
 5) None

24. RRTS stands for (used in Infrastructure)
1) Real Rapid Transit System
2) Roll Rapid Transit System
3) Regional Rapid Transit System
4) Regional Rapid Tourism System
5) None

25. Expand AURA........
1) Autonomous Unmanned Research Airlift
2) Activated Unmanned Research Aircraft
3) Autonomous Universal Research Aircraft
4) Arial Unmanned Research Aircraft
5) Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft

26. Sam Kahamba Kutesa became the President of 69th Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He belongs to...
1) Kenya
2) South Africa
3) Netherlands
4) Uganda
5) None

27. Who took charge as US Interim Ambassador to India?
1) Abdul Basit
2) Nancy Powell
3) Kathleen Stephens
4) Alexander Kadakin
5) None

28. Ajith Seth is the present.....
1) Cabinet Secretary
2) Home Secretary
3) Foreign Affairs Secretary
4) Deputy Governor of RBI
5) None

29. CEAT Cricket International Awards (2013-14) declared. Pick the wrong combination.
1) Young player award: Vijay Zol (Maharashtra)
2) Domestic cricketer of the year: Robin Uthappa (India)
3) Special award for Indian player of the year: R Ashwin (Pakistan)
4) Lifetime achievement award: Syed Kirmani (India).
5) None

30. On 9 June 2014, who was conferred with the prestigious Bharat Ratna JRD Tata Award for 2013 by the Aeronautical Society of India (ASI)?
1) Arun Jaitley
2) Arup Raha
3) V.K.Singh
4) Ratan Tata
5) Somasundaram

31. Who among the following has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth with a GBE (Knight Grand Cross), one of the UK’s highest civilian awards recently?
1) Anil Agarwal
2) Azim Premji
3) Ratan Tata
4) Mukesh Ambani
5) Lakshmi Mittal

32. ‘Substance and the Shadow’ written by......
1) Amitab Bachan
2) Satyajith Ray
3) Amir Khan
4) Dilip Kumar
5) Mani Ratnam

33. ‘The God of Small Things’ written by......
1) R.K.Narayan
2) Osho
3) Salman Rushdie
4) Sarojini Naidu
5) Arundhati Roy

34. 'Wide Angle' written by....
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Harbajan Singh
3) Anil Kumble
4) Bret Lee
5) Graham Smith

35. World Day against Child Labour observes on ....
1) 1 June
2) 10 June
3) 12 June
4) 12 July
5) 14 Nov

36. 2014 year theme of World Day against Child Labour is ‘Extend social protection: combat child labour’. The child labour day declared by......
1) IWMC
2) ILO
3) UNIDO
4) UNEP
5) UNESCO

37. National Doctor’s day celebrated on.......
1) 1 January
2) 1 March
3) 1 April
4) 1 July
5) 1 May

38. ......become the 19th country to adopt Euro as a single currency from 1 January 2015.
1) Croatia
2) Lithuania
3) Latvia
4) Mexico
5) South Sudan

39. G-7 Summit 2014 was held on 4th and 5th June 2014 in.....
1) Russia
2) Belgium
3) Canada
4) USA
5) None

40. International Nuclear Energy Forum ATOMEXPO- 2014 concluded in.....
1) USA
2) Australia
3) Dubai
4) Russia
5) India

41. Which nation announced new rules to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants by 30% from 2005 till 2030?
1) Swedan
2) Italy
3) USA
4) Greece
5) Switzerland

42. Wang Yi visited India. He is the foreign minster of ......
1) Korea
2) Afganisthan
3) China
4) Japan
5) Bhutan

43. China capital is Beijing, its president is Xi Jinping, its Prime Minister is Li Keqiang and
its currency is ......
1) Dollar
2) Ruble
3) Yuan
4) Rupee
5) Euro

44. Tropical cyclone Nanauk originated in......... on 11 June 2014.
1) Atlantic Ocean
2) Indian Ocean
3) North China Sea
4) Mediterian Sea
5) Arabian Sea

45. Who won the French Open Title 2014 for the ninth time on 8 June 2014?
1) Novak Djokovic
2) Roger Federar
3) Rafael Nadal
4) Andy Murray
5) None

46. Kawa Music Group perform an event during the XX Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland from 23 July to 3 August 2014. The group belongs to.......
1) India
2) Australia
3) Scotland
4) UK
5) New Zealand

47. .......became the second largest exporter of textiles in the world after China.
1) USA
2) India
3) Pakistan
4) Bhutan
5) UK

48. Supreme Court on 16 April 2014 held that a woman employee of central government is entitled to get uninterrupted leave for how many years?
1) 4
2) 8
3) 1
4) 2
5) 5

ANSWERS:
1-1, 2-5, 3-3, 4-1, 5-5, 6-1, 7-5, 8-5, 9-4, 10-1
11-3, 12-5, 13-3, 14-5, 15-4, 16-4, 17-2, 18-5, 19-5, 20-5
21-5, 22-1, 23-3, 24-3, 25-5, 26-4, 27-3, 28-1, 29-3, 30-5
31-3, 32-4, 33-5, 34-3, 35-3, 36-2, 37-4, 38-2, 39-2, 40-3
41-3, 42-3, 43-3, 44-5, 45-3, 46-1, 47-2, 48-4.