Saturday, November 21, 2015

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR ALL BANK EXAMS

1. Who has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the board of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on 10 November 2015?
1) Usha Thorat
2) Janet Yellen
3) Raghuram Rajan
4) Arundhathi Bhattacharya
5) Arun Jaitely

2. Where is the headquarters of Bank for International Settlements (BIS)?
1) Frankfurt (Germany)
2) Washington DC (USA)
3) Basel (Switzerland)
4) Paris (France)
5) Tokyo (Japan)

3. Which bank agreed to provide $ 273 million loan for the improving rural roads in the States of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal on 9 November 2015?
1) IMF
2) World Bank
3) Asian Development Bank
4) NDB
5)AIIB

4. Which bank announced partnership deal with a leading UAE-based bank Emirates NBD, to help NRI customers in the gulf carry out their remittances instantly and more conveniently on 12 November 2015?
1) ICICI Bank
2) Bank of Baroda
3) SBI
4) Axis Bank
5) Bandan Bank

5. List of Foreign banks and the country of incorporation given. Select the wrong combination.
1) Citi Bank - USA
2) BNP Paribas - Germany
3) Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation-Japan
4) DBS Bank Ltd - Singapore
5) Credit Suisse A.G - Switzerland

6. On 30 October 2015, the World Bank has maintained its growth forecast for India in 2015-16 at ......
1) 7.8 percent
2) 7.9 percent
3) 8.1 percent
4) 10.1 percent
5) 7.5 percent

7. RBI on 27 October 2015 permitted the companies to sell rupee-denominated bonds in overseas markets. Indian rupee denominated bonds issued in offshore capital markets also called as ........
1) Convertible Debenture Bonds
2) Convertible Desi Bonds
3) Masala Bonds
4) Amortized Principle Bonds
5) Zero Bonds

8. In a move to boost dollar inflows into the country, RBI allowed non-resident Indians
(NRIs) can opt to invest in the NPS on 30 October 2015. NPS stands for ......
1) Non Pension System
2) NDA Pension System
3) Narrow Pension System
4) National Pension System
5) Notional Pension System

9. PFRDA stands for .......
1) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
2) Pension Fund Regulatory and Dearness Allowance Authority
3) Provident Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
4) Pension Fund Rules and Development Authority
5) Persons Fund Regulatory and Development Authority

10. Present Chairman of PFRDA....
1) Hemant G Contractor
2) U.K.Sinha
3) Raghuram Rajan
4) R.S.Sharma
5) T.S.Vijayan

11. RBI on 13 Nov 2015 extended the deadline for applicants of the Bharat Bill Payment System Operating Units (BBPOUs) till ........
1) 31 Dec
2) 1 Dec
3) 18 Dec
4) 30 Nov
5) 25 Dec

12. On all services, the Swachh Bharat Cess at the rate of 0.5% come in to effect from....
1) 15 Jan 2016
2) 31 Dec 2015
3) 1 Apr 2016
4) 1 Mar 2016
5) 15 Nov 2015

13. Bancassurance means ....
1) bank deposit scheme for the employees of insurance companies.
2) bank and an insurance company form a partnership so that the insurance company can sell its products to the bank's client base.
3) Deposits of Banks with RBI, insured by DICGC.
4) An insurance scheme to insure bank deposits, so that if the bank closes then the insurance company pay the compensation to the customer.
5) LIC scheme for BPL families alone.

14. In context of business and banking, what is CRAR?
1) Capital to Risk And Range
2) Credit Rate And Ratio
3) Capital to average Rate Assets and Risk
4) Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio
5) None of above

15. First female President of Nepal is ......
1) Bidhya Devi Bhandari
2) Onsari Gharti Magar
3) Hina Rabbani Khar
4) Draupadi Murmu
5) Mridula Sinha

16. 'm power' the app launched by whom, a new mobile application for its troops on 7 Nov 2015?
1) BSF
2) CRPF
3) CISF
4) Assam Rifles
5) RAF

17. The Director Generals of the different organizations given. Locate the wrong option.
1) Assam Rifles - H J S Sachdev
2) BSF(Boarder Security Force) - D K Pathak
3) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) - Surender Singh
4) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - Prakash Mishra
5) None of above

18. INDRA is the joint military exercise of India and .......
1) France
2) USA
3) Japan
4) Russia
5) China

19. On 10 November 2015, the Indian Coast Guard's largest offshore patrol vessel has been inducted into Indian Navy. It is....
1) Vikranth
2) Sukanya
3) Samyuktha
4) Padma
5) Samarth

20. Which Indian Communication satellite launched successfully on 11 November 2015 by the European Ariane 5 VA-227 launch Vehicle?
1) GSAT-12
2) GSAT-14
3) GSAT-15
4) GSAT-13
5) GSAT-17

21. Which of the following Social Media has came forward to help BSNL to setup 100 WiFi hotspots in Rural India?
1) My app
2) Google+
3) Facebook
4) Twitter
5) Google

22. World Science Day for peace and Development observed on ......
1) 28 Feb
2) 18 Sep
3) 10 Nov
4) 10 Dec
5) 18 Nov

23. World Diabetes Day observed on ....
1) 14 September
2) 14 October
3) 14 November
4) 14 December
5) 14 January

24. National Education day observes on 11 November to commemorate the birth anniversary of ......
1) Jawaharlal Nehru
2) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
3) Madan Mohan Malaviya
4) Moulana Abul Kalam Azad
5) Mahatma Gandhi

25. Terrorists attacked Bataclan music hall on 14 November 2015 killing many persons. Where is the Bataclan concert hall?
1) UK
2) Italy
3) Austria
4) Israel
5) France

26. Who is the President of France?
1) Malcolm Turnbull
2) Angela Merkel
3) Francois Hollande
4) Matteo Renzi
5) Justin Trudeau

27. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) increased the MSP of Rabi crops of 2015-16 season to be marketed in 2016-17 ranging from 5% to 15% compare to previous year prices. MSP stands for ....
1) Maximum Support Price
2) Minimum Square Price
3) Minimum Support Price
4) Most Support Price
5) Mark Support Price

28. CACP recommends the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) to incentivize the cultivators to adopt modern technology, and raise productivity overall. CACP stands for .....
1) Calculation for Agricultural Costs & Prices
2) Commission for Agricultural Crops & Prices
3) Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices
4) Committee for Agricultural Costs & Prices
5) Code for Agricultural Costs & Prices

29. Who is acting as the Chairman of CACP (holding additional charge)?
1) M.S. Swaminathan
2) Radha Mohan Singh
3) Dr. Ashok Vishandass
4) Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya
5) Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan

30. Who headed the Committee of Eminent Persons (CEP) suggested the major changes in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) on 8 November 2015?
1) U.R. Rao
2) Ved Prakash
3) Ashok Misra
4) Abid Hussian
5) Rajiv Prakash

31. SIT (Special Investigation Team) on Black Money team submitted its third report to the Union government recently. Who is heading the SIT?
1) Justice H.L.Dattu
2) Justice G.Rohini
3) Justice Cyriac Joseph
4) Justice M.B. Shah
5) Justice A.P. Shah

32. The Bankruptcy Law Reform committee submitted its report to Union Ministry of Finance on 4th November 2015. Who is heading this committee?
1) Vijay C Kelkar
2) M.B. Sha
3) Arvind Pangariya
4) Urjhith Patel
5) T. K. Viswanathan

33. Who is the chairman of the committee, which formed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development to frame the new Education Policy?
1) Ved Prakash
2) Shailaja Chandra
3) T S R Subramanian
4) Sewaram Sharma
5) Sudhir Mankad

34. National Green Tribunal asked which north eastern state to clear its stand on declaration of eco sensitive zone on 4th November, 2015?
1) Manipur
2) Meghalaya
3) Tripura
4) Assam
5) Arunachal Pradesh

ANSWERS:
1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-2, 6-5, 7-3, 8-4, 9-1, 10-1
11-3, 12-5, 13-2, 14-4, 15-1, 16-3, 17-5, 18-4, 19-5, 20-3
21-3, 22-3, 23-3, 24-4, 25-5, 26-3, 27-3, 28-3, 29-3, 30-3
31-4, 32-5, 33-3, 34-4