Monday, December 22, 2014

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR ALL BANK EXAMS

1. Who was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 9, 2014 as the next ambassador
to India?
1) Nisha Biswal
2) Raj Shah
3) Atul Keshap
4) Richard Rahul Verma
5) Ronak D. Desai

2. Which of the following countries became the 181st member of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) in December 2014?
1) Sudan
2) Bhutan
3) South Sudan
4) Tuvalu
5) East Timor

3. The Champions Trophy hockey tournament was held in December 2014 in?
1) New Delhi
2) Kolkata
3) Bhubaneswar
4) Bangalore
5) Chandigarh

4. The World Diamond Conference was held in which of the following cities on December 11 and 12, 2014?
1) Moscow
2) Antwerp
3) New Delhi
4) Johannesburg
5) Cape Town

5. The United Nations declared which of the following days as International Day of Yoga?
1) July 21
2) July 23
3) June 23
4) June 25
5) June 21

6. Which of the following companies has acquired online fashion retailer Myntra.com?
1) Jabong
2) Snapdeal
3) Flipkart
4) Amazon
5) Ebay

7. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the?
1) World Bank Group
2) International Monetary Fund
3) World Trade Organization
4) Asia Development Bank
5) None of these

8. Which is India's first real estate developer to get ISO 9001:2008 Quality Certification?
1) Parsvnath Developers
2) DLF
3) Unitech Limited
4) DB Realty
5) Indiabulls

9. The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to make sector-wise disclosure of their advances from 2014-15 onwards. This is done based on the recommendations of?
1) Nachiket Mor Committee
2) Bimal Jalan committee
3) Damodaran Committee
4) Pratyush Sinha Committee
5) None of these

10. The Finance Ministry said that foreign investment of what per cent or more in a listed company
will now be treated as Foreign Direct Investment?
1) 5%
2) 10%
3) 20%
4) 15%
5) 25%

11. On June 20, 2014 the railway passenger fares were hiked by?
1) 10.2%
2) 11.2%
3) 14.2%
4) 12.2%
5) 15.2%

12. The railway freight tariffs have been increased by?
1) 5.5%
2) 6.5%
3) 7.5%
4) 4.5%
5) 8.5%

13. The Government of India and the World Bank signed a credit agreement for promoting inclusive growth and sustainable development in?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Jharkhand
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Bihar

14. GMR Infra has won an 18-month long legal battle with which of the following governments?
1) Israel
2) South Africa
3) Maldives
4) Iran
5) Singapore

15. The government has accepted the report of a committee on rationalizing definitions of FDI and FII headed by?
1) R.S. Gujral
2) Arvind Mayaram
3) Rajiv Takru
4) Vijay Kelkar
5) None of these

16. Youwecan is a foundation established by which of the following sportspersons meant to fight cancer by spreading awareness about the fatal disease?
1) Mary Kom
2) Sania Mirza
3) Mahesh Bhupathi
4) Yuvraj Singh
5) Milkha Singh

17. Who is the present Chairman of Microsoft?
1) Bill Gates
2) Satya Nadella
3) John Thompson
4) Steve Ballmer
5) Paul Allen

18. Who is the founder of Gulabi Gang, a social organization that works for women welfare and empowerment?
1) Gaura Devi
2) Bachhi Devi
3) Sampat Pal Devi
4) Nanda Devi
5) None of these

19. The Gulabi Gang movement was started in Banda district of?
1) Odisha
2) Bihar
3) Jharkhand
4) Rajasthan
5) Uttar Pradesh

20. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is headquartered in?
1) Geneva
2) Berne
3) Washington D.C.
4) Zurich
5) Basel

ANSWERS:
1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 3 5) 5 6) 3 7) 1 8) 2 9) 1 10) 2
11) 3 12) 2 13) 4 14) 3 15) 2 16) 4 17) 3 18) 3 19) 5 20) 3