Thursday, December 25, 2014

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR BANK EXAMS

1. What is India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the second quarter (July-September)
of 2014-15?
1) 5.7%
2) 5.5%
3) 5.4%
4) 5.3%
5) 5.9%

2. Which is the first African country to go to polls using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) made
in India?
1) Kenya
2) Namibia
3) Sudan
4) South Sudan
5) Somalia

3. National Milk Day is celebrated on?
1) November 24
2) November 25
3) November 26
4) November 28
5) November 29

4. Jurgen Stock was elected the Secretary General of Interpol in November 2014. He belongs to?
1) USA
2) Poland
3) Netherlands
4) Germany
5) Portugal

5. The Unit 1 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) reached full capacity generation
of 1,000 MW on June 7, 2014. It is in?
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Maharashtra
5) Uttar Pradesh

6. Which country holds the record for most world cup football titles with five?
1) Italy
2) Germany
3) Argentina
4) Brazil
5) Uruguay

7. The inaugural edition of the European Games will be held in June 2015 in?
1) Zagreb, Croatia
2) Baku, Azerbaijan
3) Riga, Latvia
4) Sofia, Bulgaria
5) Prague, Czech Republic

8. Which country is currently building four nuclear power stations in Barakah?
1) Israel
2) Iran
3) UAE
4) Iraq
5) Saudi Arabia

9. Which of the following international organizations has asked governments to raise taxes on tobacco products to curb their consumption?
1) UNESCO
2) UNICEF
3) UNO
4) WHO
5) WTO

10. The 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa was held in May 2014 in?
1) Abuja
2) Cape Town
3) Pretoria
4) Cairo
5) Nairobi

11. Who was declared the Most Valuable Player at the Indian Premier League 7?
1) Manish Pandey
2) Robin Uthappa
3) Virender Sehwag
4) Glenn Maxwell
5) James Faulkner

12. Who is the author of the book 'India at Risk'?
1) Natwar Singh
2) Jaswant Singh
3) P. Chidambaram
4) Shashi Tharoor
5) None of these

13. The Reserve Bank of India has issued guidelines on its proposed BBPS. BBPS stands for?
1) Broad Based Payment Services
2) Bank Based Payment Services
3) Bharat Bill Payment System
4) Bharat Bill Processing Services
5) None of these

14. Likud is the major right-wing political party in?
1) Israel
2) South Africa
3) Libya
4) Iran
5) Syria

15. Interpol is headquartered in?
1) Frankfurt, Germany
2) Tokyo, Japan
3) Lyon, France
4) Geneva, Switzerland
5) Zurich, Switzerland

16. Juan Manuel Santos has been the President of which of the following countries since August 20-10?
1) Colombia
2) Costa Rica
3) Panama
4) Chile
5) Peru

17. Lithuania will have Euro as its currency from January 1, 2015. Currently what is its currency?
1) Lats
2) Litas
3) Loti
4) Franc
5) Krona

18. Sultan Azlan Shah passed away on May 28, 2014. He is regarded as the Father of Hockey in which of the following countries?
1) Pakistan
2) Indonesia
3) Malaysia
4) Iran
5) Thailand

19. Sumitra Mahajan is the Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha. She is an eight-term Lok Sabha member from?
1) Vidisha
2) Chindwara
3) Bhopal
4) Indore
5) Guna

20. Sam Kahamba Kutesa is the President of the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General
Assembly. He belongs to?
1) Somalia
2) Kenya
3) Uganda
4) Egypt
5) Ethiopia

21. Which of the following Grand Slam singles tennis titles was won by Rafael Nadal in 2014?
1) Australian Open
2) French Open
3) Wimbledon
4) US Open
5) Both 1and 2

22. The 38th session of the World Heritage Committee was held in which of the following cities
from 15 to 25 June 2014?
1) Tehran
2) Bangkok
3) Doha
4) Damascus
5) Manila

23. Rani-Ki-Vav has been included in UNESCO heritage site list. It is an 11th century step-well in?
1) Rajasthan
2) Maharashtra
3) Haryana
4) Gujarat
5) Punjab

24. The 29th State of India, Telangana, has how many Assembly seats?
1) 117
2) 121
3) 115
4) 119
5) 114

Answers:
1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 3 6) 4 7) 2 8) 3 9) 4 10) 1  11) 4 12) 2
13) 3 14) 1 15) 3 16) 1 17) 2 18) 3 19) 4 20) 3 21) 2 22) 3 23) 4 24) 4