NABARD Assistant Manager (Grade A and B) Exam General Awareness Solved Paper (Exam Held on 1-3-2015)

1. World's first robot-staffed Hotel is set to open in which of the following countries?
(A) China (B) US (C) Singapore (D) Abu Dhabi (E) Japan (Ans : E) 

2. In which of the following states, the per capita availability of Milk is highest in the country? 
(A) Maharashtra (B) Haryana (C) Guajarat (D) Punjab (E) Tamil Nadu (Ans : D) 

3. In which city is India's first post office ATM opened? 
(A) Ahmedabad (B) Chennai (C) New Delhi (D) Mumbai (E) Hyderabad (Ans : B) 

4. At present how many credit information companies are operating in India? 
(A) Two (B) Three (C) Other than those given as options (D) Four (E) Five (Ans : D) 

5. SWIFT was founded in which of the following cities? 
(A) London (B) Brussels (C) New York (D) Hong Kong (E) Mumbai (Ans : B) 

6. Who is the head of the newly formed Expenditure Management Commission ? 
(A) Dr. Anand Sinha (B) Dr. Urjit Patel (C) Shri Arvind Mayaram (D) Dr. Subir Gokarn (E) Dr. Bimal Jalan (Ans : E) 

7. Vistara airline started its operations in India in January 2015. What is the tagline of this airline? 
(A) Fly the New Feelings (B) Now Everyone Can Fly (C) Fly at the cheapest rates 
(D) World's most favourite airline (E) Fly like a King (Ans : A) 

8. The NITI Aayog is headed by– 
(A) Minister for Planning (B) Prime Minister (C) Finance Minister (D) RBI Governor. (E) President of India (Ans : B) 

9. According to an order issued by the Culture Ministry on January 28, 2015. Who among the following has been appointed as the new chairman of Sangeet Natak Academi ? 
(A) Leela Samson (B) Anant Nag (C) Dr. P. V. Rajamannar (D) Girish Karnad (E) Shekhar Sen (Ans : E) 

10. As per Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the aim of building a clean India is by which year? 
(A) 2021 (B) 2019 (C) 2018 (D) 2020 (E) 2016 (Ans : B) 

11. The first woman officer who led the Guard of honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 26th 2015 is– 
(A) Nisha Thakur (B) Pooja Thakur (C) Punit Arora (D) Namrata Thakur (E) Other than those given as options (Ans : B) 

12. Paulina Vega, a 22-year-old student won the coveted title of Miss Universe 2015. She is from which of the following countries? 
(A) Colombia (B) India (C) Hungary (D) Honduras (E) Lithuania (Ans : A) 

13. Who amongst the following is the present Director of Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL)? 
(A) D. K. Mohanty (B) P. Vijaya Bhaskar (C) H. R. Khan (D) G. Gopalakrishna (E) Dr. K. C. Chakraborty (Ans : D) 

14. Which of the following is the largest stock exchange in the world? 
(A) New York Stock Exchange (B) London Stock Exchange (C) Shanghai Stock Exchange 
(D) Tokyo Stock Exchange (E) NASDAQ OMX (Ans : A) 

15. Which Bank has announced the launch of country's first ‘contact-less' debit and credit cards to enable electronic payments with- out swiping ? 
(A) ICICI bank (B) HDFC bank (C) Axis bank (D) Union Bank of India (E) State Bank of India (Ans : A) 

16. Which of the following state Govt. has recently appointed yoga guru Ramdev as its brand ambassador to promote yoga and ayurveda in a big way? 
(A) Uttarakhand (B) Haryana (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Himachal Pradesh (E) Uttar Pradesh (Ans : B) 

17. Who is the host of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 ? 
(A) Australia and Newzealand (B) Other than those given as options (C) India and Sri Lanka 
(D) South Africa and Australia (E) England (Ans : A) 

18. Who is the chairperson of RBI? 
(A) Y. V. Reddy (B) K. L. Mohanti (C) Raghuram Rajan (D) Indra Nooyi (E) None of these (Ans : C) 

19. Who amongst the following is the present foreign secretary of India? 
(A) Sujata Singh (B) Ranjan Mathai (C) Shivshankar Menon (D) Nirupama Rao (E) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (Ans : E) 

20. Recently the Government has notified that One Rupee Currency Notes will be put it to circulation again. The new notes will bear the signature of which of the following authorities? 
(A) Prime Minister (B) Finance Secretary (C) Finance Minister (D) Governor of RBI (E) President of India (Ans : B) 

21. RAM mense ? 
(A) Random Access Memory (B) Read Only Memory (C) Read Access Memory (D) Random Auto Memory (Ans : A) 

22. What is the minimum paid-up equity capital required for starting a small finance bank ? 
(A) Rs. 50 Crore (B) Other than those given as options (C) Rs. 250 Crore (D) Rs. 100 Crore (E) Rs. 500 Crore (Ans : D) 

23. The 'digital village' project to provide services ranging from cashless banking to digitised school teaching was recently started at Akodara village of Gujarat at the initiative of– 
(A) Aziz Premji Trust (B) Govt. of Gujarat (C) ICICI Bank (D) State Bank of India (E) Tata Enterprises (Ans : C) 

24. The year 2015 has been declared by the 68th Session of United Nations General Assembly as– 
(A) International Year of Fruits (B) International Year of Food (C) International Year of Vegetables 
(D) International Year of Good Health (E) International Year of Soils (Ans : E) 

25. Union Government renamed Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG as– 
(A) Other than those given as options (B) PAHAL (C) Ajeevika 
(D) Direct Transfer Scheme (E) Money Transfer Scheme (Ans : B) 

26. At the Asian Games held in September-October 2014, which Indian boxer refused to accept the bronze medal in order to protest a controversial decision by the judges? 
(A) L. Sarita Devi (B) Mary Kom (C) Rolando Bohol (D) Varghese Johnson (E) Kavita Goyal (Ans : A) 

27. As per Union Budget, how much capital is required to be infused in banks to meet Basel-III norms by 2018? 
(A) Rs. 2.40 lakh crore (B) Rs. 0.50 lakh crore (C) Rs. 1.00 lakh crore (D) Rs. 3.40 lakh crore (E) Rs. 5.00 lakh crore (Ans : A) 

28. Banks borrow money from the RBI at which of the following rates? 
(A) Base Rate (B) Reserve Repo Rate (C) Bank Rate (D) CRR (E) Repo Rate (Ans : E) 

29. Banks will soon be able to offer higher rate of interest on unbreakable fixed deposits. What is the minimum amount that is required to be invested in such a deposit scheme? 
(A) Over Rs. 50 lakhs (B) Upto Rs. 51akhs (C) Upto Rs. 10 lakhs (D) Over Rs. 25 lakhs (E) Over Rs. 100 lakhs (Ans : E) 

30. How many applications have been received by RBI, for starting payments bank ? 
(A) 112 (B) 65 (C) 41 (D) 72 (E) 113 (Ans : C) 

31. Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD)- 2015 which was celebrated recently, was organized in which of the following States? 
(A) Kerala (B) Gujarat (C) Maharashtra (D) Rajasthan (E) Himachal Pradesh (Ans : B) 

32. A small deposit scheme for girl child, as part of the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign, was launched by the Govt. recently it is called as– 
(A) Balika Shiksha Account (B) Beti Padhao Deposit Scheme (C) Suraksha Deposit Scheme 
(D) Kanya Jagriti Jyoti Account (E) Sukanya Samridhi Account (Ans : E) 

33. Under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS) for resident individuals, what is the maximum amount that can be remitted abroad? 
(A) $ 250,000 (B) $ 350,000 (C) $ 500,000 (D) $ 150,000 (E) $ 50,000 (Ans : A) 

34. Which Indian state has been ranked as the fastest growing state for the year 2013-14 with GDP growth rate of 11-08% in 2013-14 ? 
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Haryana (C) Gujarat (D) Maharashtra (E) Bihar (Ans : A) 

35. Who among the following is the chairman of the External Advisory Committee (EAC) set up by RBI to evaluate application received for Payment? 
(A) Dr. Nachiket Mor (B) Smt. Usha Thorat (C) Shri H. R. Khan (D) Shri R. Gandhi (E) Shri S. S. Mundra (Ans : A) 

36. The deadline to exchange pre-2005 currency notes is– 
(A) 31-12-2015 (B) 30-06-2015 (C) 31-03-2015 (D) 30-09-2015 (E) 28-02-2015 (Ans : B) 

37. 'Winds of sarnara' won the new Age Album Trophy at 57th Grammy Awards recently. The album has been launched by– 
(A) A. R. Rahman (B) Ricky Kej and Wouter Kellerman (C) Bennet Veetraag 
(D) Peter Kater and Zakir Hussain (E) Paul Avgernios and Peter Kater (Ans : B) 

38. Which of the following books is written by Sanjaya Baru, former media advisor of the former Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, just before the last Lok Sabha Election? 
(A) The Prime Minister with innovative ideas (B) The Accidental Prime Minister (C) The Intelligent Prime Minister 
(D) The Different Prime Minister (E) The Sudden Prime Minister (Ans : B) 

39. The player's auction for the 8th edition of Indian Premier League was concluded recently in Bengaluru. Which player amongst the following fetched highest amount at the auction? 
(A) Dinesh Karthik (B) Yuvraj Singh (C) Darren Sammy (D) Michael Hussey (E) Murali Vijay (Ans : B) 

40. Who among the following is the chairman of the recently constituted 7th Pay Commission? 
(A) Justice B. N. Srikrishna (retd.) (B) Dr. C. Rangarajan (C) Dr. D. Subbarao 
(D) Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur (retd.) (E) Dr. Y. V. Reddy (Ans : D) 

NABARD Recruitment of Officers in Grade ‘A’ and Grade ‘B’ Exam 2015 General Knowledge Solved Paper

1. How many countries are the members of WTO as of June 2014? 
(A) 160 (B) 156 (C) 153 (D) 145 (E) 172 (Ans : A)

2. What is the maximum amount that can be invested under the recently launched Kisan Vikas Patra? 
(A) Rs. 1,50,000 (B) Rs. 1,00,000 (C) Rs. 5,00,000 (D) No ceiling (E) Rs. 25,000 (Ans : D)

3. The world's biggest airport for international traffic as per 2014 data is 
(A) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (B) Chicago International Airport (C) London's Heathrow Airport 
(D) Dubai International Airport (E) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Ans : D)

4. Who has been named as the winner of the 2014 Sahitya Academi Award for Sanskrit? 
(A) Harekrishna Satapathy (B) Ramji Thakur (C) Mithila Prasad Tripathi 
(D) Prabhu. Nath Dviwedi (E) Om Prakash Pande (Ans : D)

5. What is the full form of CAFRAL in financial world? 
(A) Council for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (B) Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning 
(C) Other than those given as options (D) Council for Advanced Financial Reporting and Learning 
(E) Centre for Advanced Financial Research to Logistics (Ans : B)

6. Report for 14th Finance Commission was submitted on 15. 12. 2014. Who was the Chairman of this Commission? 
(A) Dr. Nachiket Mor (B) Dr. C. Rangarajan (C) Dr. YV Reddy 
(D) Dr. D. Subbarao (E) Smt. Usha Thorat (Ans : C)

7. In April 2014, the Government of India signed an agreement for implementing four Hydroelectric power projects on a joint venture with which neighbour country? 
(A) Myanmar (B) Bangladesh (C) Bhutan (D) Sri Lanka (E) Nepal (Ans : C)

8. The amount invested in Kisan Vikas Patra would get doubled in. 
(A) 6 years and 3 months (B) 7 years and 6 months (C) 5 years and 6 months 
(D) 8 years and 4 months (E) 7 years and 3 months (Ans : D)

9. Union Government announced on December 24, 2014 to confer the Bharat Ratna on which two personalities? 
(A) P. V Narasimha Rao and Deen Dayal Upadhayay (B) Madan Mohan Malviya and Deen Dayal Upadhayay 
(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malviya (D) C. N. R. Rao and P. V Narasimha Rao 
(E) Deen Dayal Upadhayay and Subhash Chandra Bose (Ans : C)

10. Who amongst the following has been recently appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) Limited? 
(A) Deepak Parekh (B) YH. Malegam (C) B. Venkataramani 
(D) Prakash Parthasarathy (E) S. B. Mathur (Ans : C)

11. Recently a new board of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has been appointed. Who amongst the following is the new Chairman? 
(A) Anupam Kher (B) Sharmila Tagore (C) Pahlaj Nahlani 
(D) Asha Parekh (E) Jaya Bachchan (Ans : C)

12. Which of the following is the regulator of the credit rating agencies in India? 
(A) FMC (B) SBI (C) SIDBI (D) SEBI (E) IRDA (Ans : D)

13. VAT stands for– 
(A) Virtual Action Tasks (B) Virtual Assessment Technique (C) Value And Tax 
(D) Other than those given as options (E) Value Added Tax (Ans : E)

14. The Government has decided to start printing of one-rupee currency notes for this year. Printing of these notes was discontinued in which year– 
(A) 2008 (B) 2005 (C) 2001 (D) 1995 (E) 1994 (Ans : E)

15. Which is the second-largest import for India after petroleum ? 
(A) Iron and Steel (B) Electronic Goods (C) Gold (D) Coal (E) Engineering Goods (Ans : C)

16. As per the data published by World Steel Association (WSA) for the period January-September 2014, which of the following country has been ranked as top steel-producing company in the world? 
(A) China (B) South Korea (C) USA (D) India (E) Japan (Ans : A)

17. What is the minimum amount that can be granted as overdraft under the PMJDY? 
(A) Rs. 10,000 (B) 25,000 (C) Rs. 50,000 (D) 1,00,000 (E) Rs. 5,000 (Ans : E)

18. Recently which of the schemes of Union Government has entered into Guinness World Records ? 
(A) Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojna (B) Other than those given as options (C) Indira Awas Yojna 
(D) MGNREGA (E) Swacch Bharat Abhiyan (Ans : A)

19. Which of the following stock exchange was derecognised by SEBI in November 2014 on the allegation of serious irregulatiries in its function? 
(A) Calcutta Stock Exchange (B) Delhi Stock Exchange (C) Madras Stock Exchange Ltd. 
(D) Ahmedabad Stock Exchange Ltd. (E) Madhya Pradesh Stock Exchange Ltd. (Ans : B)

20. Amitabh Bachchan was appointed as brand ambassador of health sector by which State Government ? 
(A) Maharashtra (B) Punjab (C) Haryana (D) Andhra Pradesh (E) Gujarat (Ans : D)

21. As per RBI guidelines, banks can allow minors above………. years to independently open savings bank accounts in India? 
(A) 16 (B) 10 (C) 14 (D) 12 (E) 8 (Ans : B)

22. To increase the awareness among people about all the inequalities faced by the girl child in society, which of the following day is observed as 'National Girl Child Day'? 
(A) 8th March (B) Other than those given as options (C) 21st January 
(D) 24th January (E) 14th November (Ans : D)

23. During the period' 2013-14 the highest FDI in India came from which of the, following countries? 
(A) Singapore (B) Netherlands (C) Abu Dabhi (D) UK (E) Mauritius (Ans : A)

24. What is the slogan of 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna'? 
(A) Mera Khata Desh Pehchan (B) Mera Khata Anna Daata (C) Mera Khata Unnati Ki Pehchan 
(D) Mera Khata Bhagya Vidhata (E) Ek Khata Sabkeliye (Ans : D)

25. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suit with his name embroidered in gold pinstripes was out on auction recently at which of the following cities? 
(A) Varanasi (B) New Delhi (C) Surat (D) Mumbai (E) Ahmedabad (Ans : C)

26. The Charlie Hebdo, a weekly magazine, is published in which of the following countries ? 
(A) Sweden (B) Germany (C) France (D) Switzerland (E) Greece (Ans : C)

27. The stock market index of London stock exchange is referred to as– 
(A) NIKKEI225 (B) DOWJONES (C) S&P TSX (D) FTSE 100 (E) SENSEX (Ans : D)

28. As per the Income Tax law, who among the following is categorised as 'very senior citizen'? 
(A) Individuals above the age of 85 (B) Individuals above the age of 62 
(C) Individuals above the age of 80 (D) Individuals above the age of 60 
(E) Individuals above the age of 75 (Ans : C)

29. As per the recent press reports which among the following banks of India appear in the top 50 Global Banks in terms of market capitalisation? 
(A) HDFC Bank and SBI (B) ICICI and HDFC bank (C) Bank of Baroda and SBI 
(D) Axis Bank and SBI (E) ICICI and SBI (Ans : A)

30. The first Indian cricketer to score century against Pakistan in World Cup is– 
(A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) Virat Kohli (C) M. S. Dhoni (D) Sachin Tendulkar (E) Yuvraj Singh (Ans : B)

31. What is the new name of Planning Commission ? 
(A) National Development Agency (B) National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog 
(C) Bharat Pragati Lakshya (BPL) Aayog (D) Naya Yojna Ayog 
(E) Social Economic Development Committee (Ans : B)

32. In Dubai International Film Festival 2014, who among the following artists was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award? 
(A) Manoj Kumar (B) Asha Bhonsle (C) Lata Mangeshkar (D) Amitabh Bachchan (E) Dilip Kumar (Ans : B)

33. Which of the following banks will have the highest share of capital infusion out of Rs. 6,990 crore announced by the Government recently? 
(A) Punjab National Bank (B) Canara Bank (C) State Bank of India (D) Bank of Baroda (E) ICICI (Ans : C)

34. Which of the following institutions has introduced Rupay debit card? 
(A) VISA (B) NPCI (C) DISCOVER (D) RBI (E) MASTER (Ans : B)

35. A credit card user has to be conversant with 'MITC' of the issuer. What is the full form of this term? 
(A) Most indicated terms and clauses (B) Other than those given as options 
(C) Most important terms and conditions (D) Most indicated terms and conditions 
(E) Most important terms and clauses (Ans : C)

36. Who was R.K. Laxman, who passed away recently? 
(A) A fiction writer (B) A music director (C) A film director (D) A cartoonist (E) An actor (Ans : D)

37. Jim Corbett National Park is situated in which State? 
(A) Uttarakhand (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Assam (E) Meghalaya (Ans : A)

38. Which of the following micro finance companies has been given a licence by RBI to start a bank? 
(A) Bandhan Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. (B) Grameen Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. 
(C) SKS Microfmance Ltd. (D) Janalakshmi Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. 
(E) Ujjivan Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. (Ans : A)

39. Recommendations of 7th Pay Commission are likely to be implemented from– 
(A) 1st December 2015 (B) 1st June 2015 (C) 1st April 2015 
(D) 1st January 2016 (E) 15th November 2015 (Ans : D)

40. How many teams are playing in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015? 
(A) 16 (B) 15 (C) Other than those given as options (D) 12 (E) 13 (Ans : C)

United India Insurance Company (UIIC) Assistant exam General Knowledge Solved Paper (exam Held on: 03-01-2013)

1. The alphabet ‘C’ in the abbreviation CRR stands for–
(a) Cash (b) Currency (c) Credit (d) Commercial (e) Capital 
(Ans : a)

2. The Minister for ‘Food Processing Industries’ in the Union Cabinet Is–
(a) Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot (b) Shrimati Harsimrat Kaur (c) Shri Ananat Geete 
(d) Shri Radha Mohan Singh (e) Dr. Harsh Vardhan 
(Ans : b)

3. Which of the following Indian Universities has a unique tradition of having the incumbent Prime Minister as its Chancellor ? 
(a) The Visva Bharati University (b) The Kurukshetra University (c) The Banaras Hindu University 
(d) The Jawahar Lal Nehru University (e) The Baba Saheb Ambedkar University 
(Ans : a)

4. Who amongst the following holds the majority’ stake in the share capital of the recently opened ‘Bhartiya Mahila Bank’ ?
(a) LIC of India (b) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India 
(c) Government of India 
(d) Reserve Bank of India (e) General Insurance Corporation of India 
(Ans : c)

5. The ‘Brabourne Stadium’; which is India’s first permanent sporting venue is situated in–
(a) Mumbai, Maharashtra (b) New Delhi, India (c) Kolkata, West Bengal 
(d) Bangalore, Karnataka (e) Chennai, Tamil Nadu 
(Ans : a)

6. A representative of the insurance company licensed by the state who solicits, negotiates or effects contact of insurance and provides service to the policyholder for the insurer is known as…... 
(a) Insurance Trader (b) Insurance Agent (c) Insurance Broker 
(d) Stock Broker (e) Insurance Executive 
(Ans : b)

7. Approximately half of all anaemia cases worldwide are found to be caused due to– 
(a) Iron Deficiency (b) Potassium Deficiency (c) Calcium Deficiency 
(d) Iodine Deficiency (e) Sodium Deficiency 
(Ans : a)

8. The ‘International Worker’s Day’ (also known as labour day) is observed every year on the–
(a) 1st April (b) 1st May (c) 31st May (d) 10th May (e) 10th April 
(Ans : b)

9. ‘Lee Kuan Yew’ who recently died at the age of 91, was the founder and first Premier of– 
(a) Japan (b) Hong Kong (c) South Korea (d) Singapore (e) Australia 
(Ans : d)

10. The ‘PMJDY’ launched by the Government of India is a Massive–
(a) Tribal Welfare Programme (b) Financial Literacy Programme (c) Infrastructure Development Programme 
(d) Financial Inclusion Programme (e) Social Security Programme 
(Ans : d)

11. The largest producer of cotton in the world is– 
(a) Malaysia (b) Mexico (c) India (d) Canada (e) China 
(Ans : e)

12. Who amongst the following has recently been named as the head of the ‘task force set up by the Government of India to define poverty and prepare a road map to alleviate it ? 
(a) Dr. Bimal Jalan (b) Sindhushree Khullar (c) Arvind Panagariya 
(d) V. K. Saraswat (e) Bibek Debroy 
(Ans : c)

13. ‘The Sun’ is a daily tabloid newspaper published in–
(a) USA and Canada (b) United States of America (c) Russia 
(d) Europe (e) United Kingdom and Ireland 
(Ans : e)

14. An application for obtaining an insurance cover’ or for obtaining quotations of’ the premium chargeable is known as the–
(a) Proposal (b) Brochure (c) Catalogue (d) Pamphlet (e) Prospectus 
(Ans : a)

15. ‘Dublin’ is the national capital of the– 
(a) Republic of Israel (b) Republic of Iran (c) Republic of Iraq 
(d) Republic of Ireland (e) Republic of Iceland 
(Ans : d)

16. ‘Playing It My Way’ is the autobiography of–
(a) Yuvraj Singh (b) Saurabh Ganguly (c) Sunil Gavaskar 
(d) Sachin Tendulkar (e) Kapil Dev 
(Ans : d)

17. Singapore’s Central Bank and Financial Regulatory Authority is known as–
(a) Monetary Authority of Singapore (b) Reserve Bank of Singapore 
(c) Other than those given as options 
(d) State Bank of Singapore (e) Federal Reserve of Singapore 
(Ans : a)

18. The Chutak Hydroelectric Plant is a run-of-the-river power project on the Suru River (a tributary of Indus) in–
(a) Kathua District of Jammu and Kashmir (b) Leh District of Jammu and Kashmir 
(c) Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir (d) Doda District of Jammu and Kashmir 
(e) Kargil District of Jammu and Kashmir 
(Ans : e)

19. A life Insurance policy wherein the policyholder receives a fixed amount at specific intervals throughout the duration of the policy is known as–
(a) Whole life plan (b) Unit Linked Insurance Plan (c) Money-back Policy 
(d) Fixed term plan (e) Double cover plan 
(Ans : c)

20. The ‘Bandipur National Park’ established in 1974 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger is located in the Indian state of– 
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala (c) Karnataka (d) Telangana (e) Andhra Pradesh 
(Ans : c)

21. According to the recent data compiled by the World Steel Association (WSA), India is ranked as– 
(a) third largest producer of steel in the world (b) fourth largest producer of steel in the world
(c) fifth largest producer of steel in the world (d) largest producer of steel in the world 
(e) second largest producer of steel in the world 
(Ans : a)

22. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) is an autonomous apex– 
(a) Consultative Body (b) Statutory Body (c) Advisory Body 
(d) Cooperative Body (e) Corporate Body 
(Ans : b)

23. Who amongst the following is the first Indian woman badminton player to achieve world number one ranking? 
(a) Meena Shah (b) Jwala Gutta (c) Saina Nehwal 
(d) Sania Mirza (e) Aditi Mutatkar 
(Ans : c)

24. At the 62nd National Film Awards, the award for the Best Feature Film has been given to the film–
(a) Chotushkone (b) Queen (c) MaryKom (d) Court (e) Haider 
(Ans : d)

25. The minimum lock in period under the recently re-launched ‘Kisan Vikas Patra’ Scheme is– 
(a) One year and six months (b) One year (c) Two years and six months 
(d) Two years (e) Two years and three months 
(Ans : e)

26. Aviva India is an Indian Life Insurance Company. It is a joint venture between Aviva pic., a British Insurance Company and the Indian conglomerate–
(a) Bajaj Group (b) Dabur Group (c) Kotak Mahindra Group 
(d) Tata Group (e) Bharati Group 
(Ans : b)

27. ‘Steve’ Smith’ is associated with the game of– 
(a) Cricket (b) Hockey (c) Football (d) Tennis (e) Wrestling 
(Ans : a)

28: ‘Itanagar’ is the capital of the Indian state of– 
(a) Assam (b) Meghalaya (c) Tripura (d) Arunachal Pradesh (e) Manipur 
(Ans : d)

29. Kedarnath Main and Kedarnath Dome are two mountains in the Gangotri Group of peaks in the Indian state of–
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Meghalaya 
(e) Jammu and Kashmir 
(Ans : a)

30. Which of the following organizations has recently been selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize 2014? 
(a) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (b) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) 
(c) Satish Dhawan Space Centre (d) Other than those given as options 
(e) Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology 
(Ans : b)

31. The person, corporation or trust named in the insurance policy as the recipient of insurance proceeds upon the death of the life insured is known as–
(a) Key man (b) Franchisee (c) Insured (d) Nominee (e) Beneficiary 
(Ans : e)

32. Who amongst the following has recently been conferred the ‘Stockholm Water Prize 2015’ for his innovative water restoration efforts and extraordinary courage to empower communities in Indian villages ? 
(a) AkhileshYadav (b) Sunder Lal Bahuguna (c) Naseeruddin Shah 
(d) Rajendra Singh (e) Chandi Prasad Bhatt 
(Ans : d)

33. The ‘World Food Programme’ is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and is the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and food security. It is headquartered in–
(a) Paris, France (b) Vienna, Austria (c) New York, USA 
(d) Geneva, Switzerland (e) Rome, Italy 
(Ans : e)

34. Which of the following institutes presided over by the Union Minister of Agriculture is an autonomous body responsible for coordinating agricultural education and research in India? 
(a) Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR) (b) Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) 
(c) Indian Institute of Agriculture Research and Education (IIARE) 
(d) Institute of Agricultural Research in India (IARI) 
(e) Indian Council of Agriculture Research and Education (ICARE) 
(Ans : a)

35. With the government notifying changes in the Public Provident Scheme (PPF), Investors can now deposit upto– 
(a) Rs. 1.50 lac annually (b) Rs. 1.00 lac monthly (c) Rs. 1.5 lac quarterly 
(d) Rs. 1.00 lac quarterly (e) Rs. 1.00 lac annually 
(Ans : a)

36. An account can be opened under the recently launched ‘Sukanya Samridhi Yojana’ at any time from the birth of a girl child till she attains the age of–
(a) Fifteen years (b) Eighteen years (c) Twenty-one years 
(d) Thirteen years (e) Ten years 
(Ans : e)

37. An unstamped document issued in advance by an insurance company pending the issue of the policy, which is normally required if the policy cannot for some reason or other be issued straight away is known as a–
(a) Commercial Invoice (b) Covering Letter (c) Draft Policy 
(d) Cover Note (e) Pro Tern Policy 
(Ans : d)

38. The official currency of Philippines is–
(a) Philippine Ringgit (b) Philippine Shekel (c) Philippine Peso 
(d) Philippine Won (e) Philippine Riyal 
(Ans : c)

39. The ‘NPS’ launched by the Government of India with effect from January 1, 2004 is a defined contribution–
(a) Mutual Fund System (b) Accident Insurance Scheme (c) Pension System 
(d) Life Insurance System (e) Fixed Deposit Scheme 
(Ans : c)

40. Who amongst the following was the Brand Ambassador for the 2015 ICC World Cup Tournament? 
(a) Shane Warne, Australia (b) Brian Lara, West Indies (c) Sachin Tendulkar, India 
(d) Steve Waugh, Australia (e) Betty Wilson, Australia 
(Ans : c) 

RBI Assistant Exam (1st Shift) General Awareness Solved Questions (Exam Held On: 08-08-2015)

1. Doctors day -July 1 
2. Currency of South Korea-South Korean Won 
3. Maximum limit of investment in kisan vikas patra- no limit
4. Where is Sanjay Gandhi National Park- Borivali East, Mumbai
5. Bricks 2016, in which country-India
6. One question related to PMJDY
7. Ex RBI Governor- Dr. D. Subbarao
8. Wimbeldon womens Champion 2015- Serena Williams
9. India Bangladesh land agreement which states share large area-West Bengal , Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya
10. Who is Matti Makkonen who died recently-Father of SMS
11. Scheme named after APJ Abdul Kalam- skill scheme for students (Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA))
12. Currency of Kazakhstan-Kazakh Tenge
13. Home minister-Rajnath Singh
14. President of Bhutan? – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
15. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit was held on 9-10 July 2015? Ufa, Russia
16. Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Ajay Ratra are related to which sport? – Cricket
17. PNB headquarters – New Delhi
18. UNICEF HQ – New York 
19. Rastriya Aviskaar Yojana inaugrated by?- Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
20. NHB full form?-National Housing Bank
21. VSAT ,Msdn full form?Very Small aperture terminal and Microsoft developer Network.
22. mutual fund regulator?SEBI
23. 37 bridges book writer?Aamer Hussein
24. ISRO launched which country's satellites(5)?United Kingdom
25. Sukanya samriddhi max years to operate?10 years of age to 21 years
26. The Centre approved an interest-free loan to sugar mills to enable them to clear cane arrears payable to farmers. - Rs. 6,000 crore
27. womens winner of wta 2015- Maria Sharapova
28. Barabati Stadium-cuttack
29. ASCII Full Form- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
30. IP Full Form- Internet Protocol
31. CRTL + U = View source code in firefox
32. Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary in Unnao recently renamed after – Nawab Wajid Ali Shah and freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad
33. Financial Intelligence unit related to – Suspect financial transactions
34. Retail Banking is also know as – Consumer Banking
35. Rank of India in World Happiness Report 2015- 117
36. According to World Economic Forum report worlds biggest employer is – US Department of Defence
37. Which is Indian Govt Owned Bank – IDBI Bank
38. Pravda, a daily newspaper published from – Russia
39. IAEA Promotes What – promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy
40. Project Tatkal Launched by SBI for which Purpose – Expediting the Home Loan in 10 Days
41. Pravda as the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the - Soviet Union
42. Retail banking refers to the division of a bank that deals directly with retail customers.Also known as- consumer banking
43. According to a research published by the World Economic Forum, who is the world's biggest employer? - US Department of Defense

RBI Assistant Exam (2nd Shift) General Awareness Solved Questions (Exam Held On: 08-08-2015)

1. Kumbh Mela is celebrated at Trimbakeshwar on which river-godavari in nashik, maharashtra
2. Nelson mandela day- 18 July
3. Mundra power plant: Mudra in Kutch district
4. Book related to jhumpa lahiri-The Lowland
5. Uzbekistan capital- Tashkent
6. Soft bank CEO -N arora 
7. Max no of tiger present in which state - Karnataka
8. Currency of Bangladesh - Taka 
9. As per 2011 coinage act RBI can produce how much amount coin ?-1000rs.
10. womens football world cup won by - USA
11. Atal pension yojana minimum age limit - 18
12. Deepak Mohanthy related to which committee - Financial inclusion 
13. Uniki book written by - Vidaya Sagar Roy
14. India's contribution in bricks bank ?- $18 billion
15. Who chair Kolkata based Bandhan Bank? - Ashok Lahiri
16. The Potala Palace is located in which country? - China

National Insurance Company Limited (NICIL) Administrative Officer Exam General Awareness Solved Paper (exam Held on:12-04-2015)

1. Which of the following is the largest general insurance company of India on the basis of gross premium collection inclusive of foreign operations? 
(a) United India Insurance Company Limited 
(b) Oriental Fire and General Insurance Company Limited 
(c) New India Assurance Company Limited 
(d) Agriculture Insurance Company of India 
(e) National Insurance Company Limited 
(Ans : c)

2. The proposed Micro Units Development Refinance Agency (MUDRA Bank) will have a Credit Guarantee corpus of– 
(a) Rs. 15000 crore 
(b) Rs. 10000 crore 
(c) Rs. 3000 crore 
(d) Rs. 20000 crore 
(e) Rs. 5000 crore 
(Ans : c)

3. The chemical name of ‘caustic soda’ is– 
(a) potassium hydroxide 
(b) aluminium oxide 
(c) sodium hydroxide 
(d) sodium chloride 
(e) sodium bicarbonate 
(Ans : c)

4. The term ‘Front-end load’ is associated with– 
(a) term deposits 
(b) term loans 
(c) insurance policies 
(d) mutual funds 
(e) government securities 
(Ans : d)

5. When an insurer passes some part of or all risks to another insurer called Re-insurer, this type of insurance is called– 
(a) Self Insurance 
(b) Dual Insurance 
(c) Void Insurance 
(d) Two Fold Insurance 
(e) Re-insurance 
(Ans : e)

6. The capital of the ‘People’s Republic of China’ is– 
(a) Taiwan 
(b) Hong Kong 
(c) Shanghai 
(d) Beijing 
(e) Shenzhen 
(Ans : d)

7. A complaint can be lodged with the insurance ombudsman by an aggrieved– 
(a) corporate policy holder 
(b) trust/association holding an insurance policy 
(c) sole-proprietor of a firm holding the insurance policy 
(d) individual policy holder 
(e) partnership firm 
(Ans : d)

8. Which of the following teams won the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition in Indian Football? 
(a) Punjab 
(b) Asom 
(c) Services 
(d) West Bengal 
(e) Maharashtra 
(Ans : c)

9. ‘Joko Widodo’ has been elected as President of– 
(a) Indonesia 
(b) Mexico 
(c) Argentina 
(d) Ukraine 
(e) Austria 
(Ans : a)

10. The FIBA Cup is associated with which among the following sports? 
(a) Table tennis 
(b) Basketball 
(c) Hockey 
(d) Football 
(e) Cricket 
(Ans : b)

11. An agency which holds electronic records of insurance policies issued to individuals, is known as–
(a) Insurance Depository 
(b) Insurance Attorney 
(c) Stock Insurance Company 
(d) Insurance Actuary 
(e) Insurance Repository 
(Ans : e)

12. A life insurance policy which provides coverage at a fixed rate of payments for a limited period of times, is known as– 
(a) Whole Life Insurance 
(b) Variable Universal Life Insurance 
(c) Term Life Insurance 
(d) Universal Life Insurance 
(e) Permanent Life Insurance 
(Ans : c)

13. ‘Tribhuvan International Airport’ is situated in– 
(a) Port Louis (Mauritius) 
(b) Paro (Bhutan) 
(c) Jakarta (Indonesia) 
(d) Kathmandu (Nepal) 
(e) Bangkok (Thailand) 
(Ans : d)

14. Under the recently re-launched Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) for senior citizens, the insured person can receive a monthly pension ranging from 
(a) Other than those given as options– 
(b) Rs. 100 to Rs. 5000 
(c) Rs. 500 to Rs. 5000 
(d) Rs. 1000 to Rs. 10000 
(e) Rs. 50 to Rs. 500 
(Ans : c)

15. Lia Van Leer of Israel, who recently died at the age of 90 years, is a pioneering figure in the field of– 
(a) cultural studies 
(b) farm productivity and profitability 
(c) human computer protection 
(d) film programming and archiving 
(e) film photography 
(Ans : d)

16. Against a global average of 50%, the female labour force participation rate in India is found to be– 
(a) 23% 
(b) 53% 
(c) 33% 
(d) 63% 
(e) 13% 
(Ans : c)

17. Who amongst the following has recently been appointed by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region as the Brand Ambassador of the North-East region? 
(a) Mary Kom 
(b) Sarjubala Devi 
(c) Suman Bala Devi 
(d) M. Thomas Meiter 
(e) Likhmabam Sushila 
(Ans : a)

18. The Cabinet Minister for Civil Aviation in the Union Council of Ministers, is– 
(a) Ananth Kumar 
(b) Radha Mohan Singh 
(c) Anant Geete 
(d) Jual Oram 
(e) Ashok Gajapati Raju 
(Ans : e)

19. It is a joint venture between Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), one of India’s leading housing finance institution and– 
(a) Standard Life 
(b) Prudential Life 
(c) Sun Life 
(d) Max Life 
(e) Aviva India 
(Ans : a)

20. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which one of the following is the world’s biggest importer of arms during the five year period from 2010 to 2014? 
(a) India 
(b) Iran 
(c) Germany 
(d) Pakistan 
(e) China 
(Ans : a)

21. Prime Minister recently inaugurated the first of the eight Coastal Surveillance Radar Systems (CSRS) being set-up by India in which of the following countries? 
(a) Mauritius 
(b) Sri Lanka 
(c) Maldives 
(d) Seychelles 
(e) Philippines 
(Ans : d)

22. The traditional new year celebrations ‘Rongali Bihu’ which is celebrated with fun in abundance by all people irrespective of caste, creed and belief in the Indian State of– 
(a) Goa 
(b) Asom 
(c) Telangana 
(d) Andhra Pradesh 
(e) Odisha 
(Ans : b)

23. The ‘Kaziranga National Park’ is situated in the Indian State of– 
(a) Asom 
(b) West Bengal 
(c) Uttarakhand 
(d) Chhattisgarh 
(e) Bihar 
(Ans : a)

24. The Japanese encephalitis, a virus born disease, which claimed many deaths in India recently, affects which part of the human body? 
(a) Kidney 
(b) Brain 
(c) Lungs 
(d) Intestine 
(e) Heart 
(Ans : b)

25. The ‘Pudhu Vezhvu Scheme’ is an empowerment and poverty reduction initiative launched by– 
(a) Tamil Nadu 
(b) Andhra Pradesh 
(c) Kerala 
(d) West Bengal 
(e) Telangana 
(Ans : a)

26. Which of the following noted Gandhians, is known for his rendition of Gandhi katha-stories on the Mahatma’s life, which he look across the world and received much acclaim for it? 
(a) SN Subbarao 
(b) Rajmohan Gandhi 
(c) ManadevDesai 
(d) Narayan Bhai Desai 
(e) Chandi Prasad Bhatt 
(Ans : d)

27. Which of the following organisation process insurance claims or certain aspects of employed benefit plans for a separate entity? 
(a) Insurance broker 
(b) Insurance surveyor 
(c) Third party owner 
(d) Insurance agent 
(e) Third party administrator 
(Ans : e)

28. The ‘National De-worming Day’ is observed in India every year on– 
(a) June 10 
(b) April 10 
(c) March 10 
(d) February 10 
(e) May 10 
(Ans : d)

29. Under the Sukayana Samridhi Yojana (SSN), the interest is payable by the Bank at the rate of– 
(a) 8% 
(b) 8.7% 
(c) 8.5% 
(d) 8.9% 
(e) 9.1% 
(Ans : e)

30. What is the minimum number of employees is a firm covered by the retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for providing social security net? 
(a) Ten 
(b) Twenty 
(c) Thirty 
(d) Fifteen 
(e) Forty 
(Ans : a)

31. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), is a trade and investment agreement under negotiation between the– 
(a) European Union and the USA 
(b) European Union and India 
(c) World Trade Organisation and India 
(d) European Union and China 
(e) India and the USA 
(Ans : a)

32. The currency ,of , the ‘Republic of Mauritius’ is– 
(a) Other than those given as options 
(b) Mauritian Riyal 
(c) Mauritian Rial 
(d) Mauritian Rupee 
(e) Mauritian Rufiyaa 
(Ans : d)

33. ‘One Life is Not Enough’ is an autobiography of– 
(a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi 
(b) Natwar Singh 
(c) Dr. Manmohan Singh 
(d) Sharad Pawar 
(e) APJ Abdul Kalam 
(Ans : b)

34. Future Group is an Indian private conglomerate, which is known for having a significant prominence in Indian retail and fashion sector, with popular supermarket chain– 
(a) Hyper City 
(b) Easy Day 
(c) More 
(d) D-Mart 
(e) Big Bazaar 
(Ans : e)

35. In the recent Finance Bill-2016 place before parliament, government proposed the merging of commodity futures market regulator, Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with– 
(a) IRDA 
(b) PFRDA 
(c) SEBI 
(d) RBI 
(e) FLSRC 
(Ans : c)

36. An insurance purchased by agricultural producers to protect themselves against either the loss of their crops due to natural disasters or loss of revenue due to declines in the prices of agricultural commodities, is known as– 
(a) Crop Insurance 
(b) Third Party Insurance 
(c) Gap Insurance 
(d) Marine Insurance 
(e) Auto Insurance 
(Ans : a)

37. Discovered in 1866, the ‘Mesabi 1ron Range’ is the chief deposit of iron-ore in– 
(a) South America 
(b) Russia 
(c) Australia 
(d) Europe 
(e) the USA 
(Ans : e)

38. According to latest Economic Census released by National Statistical Association, which State has emerged top among states having more household enterprises? 
(a) Haryana 
(b) Maharashtra 
(c) Tamil Nadu 
(d) Karnataka 
(e) Rajasthan 
(Ans : c)

39. ‘Tasmania’ is an island State and is part of the– 
(a) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
(b) Commonwealth of Marina Islands 
(c) Commonwealth of Australia
(d) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
(e) Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
(Ans : c)

40. ‘United Nations Industrial Development Organisation’ that promotes industrial development is the specialised agency of the United Nations. It is headquartered in– 
(a) Rome (Italy) 
(b) New York (USA) 
(c) Vienna (Austria) 
(d) Paris (France) 
(e) Gland (Switzerland) 
(Ans : c)