Bank Exams General Awareness Practice Questions

India Watch 

• Silverine Swer, Meghalaya's first Padma Shri Awardee died
• India’s first Mono rail inaugurated
• Harish Rawat appointed 8th Chief Minister of Uttrakhand
• Surajkund International crafts Mela began in Haryana
• Karnataka defeated Maharashtra to win the Ranji Trophy 2014
• Scottish Parliament approved the Same Sex Marriage Bill
• Union Government hiked FRP of Sugarcane by 10 rupees per quintal for 2014-15
• Arunima Sinha awarded Amazing Indian Award
• Vishwanath Tripathi selected for the Vyas Samman 2013
• Abhinav Bindra won second gold medal in Inter Shoot Tri series Shooting
• Bindra became 1st person to win three gold medals in Tri-series shooting
• Sikkim became first state to achieve 100 percent sanitation coverage
• NABARD under RIDF has sanctioned loans worth over 19100 crore rupees
• Ranjit Bhatia, Olympian distance runner died
• Cancer awareness programme launched by Yuvraj Singh
• South Central Railway launched HYLITES
• Kosnam Himalaya Singh appointed as Lieutenant General
• Ashok Varadhan appointed co-head of securities division of Goldman Sachs
• Karnataka won Irani Cup for the fifth time
• Three-day long Desert Festival started in Jaisalmer
• Satellite Centre of PGIMER, Chandigarh to be established at Sangrur
• Union Government approved Pune Metro Rail Project
• Union Government launched HIV Salvage Therapy
• Mars Orbiter Spacecraft, Mangalyaan, completed 100 days
• Assam became the First State to legally ban smokeless tobacco
• Delhi Government approved Delhi Nagar Swaraj Bill
• Union Government approved two plants to manufacture Semiconductor chips
• Javed Miandad, former Pakistani cricketer resigned as Director-General of countries cricket
• Union Government raised the import tariff value on gold and silver
• Researchers at IIT Kharagpur developed ready-to-eat food paste for malnourished children
• ONGC and OIL signed Production Sharing Contract in two water Blocks of Bangladesh
• Hindi writer and Jnanpith Award winner Amar Kant died
• Carnatic music Vocalist R K Srikantan died at 94
• Quadricycle to run from 1 Oct 2014 across the country
• Death sentence of 3 convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case commuted to life imprisonment
• Telengana Bill passed in Lok Sabha
• Worldfloat introduced Citydeals, a Social plus e-Commerce feature
• Bharti Airtel Signed an Agreement with Loop Mobile
• Government de-allocated six Coal Blocks due to delay in production
• Parliament passed Street Vendors Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending Bill
• People are free to adopt children irrespective of religious background: SC
• Vice President released a book entitled Public Issues Before Parliament
• CCEA approved National Mission for Green India
• Cheteshwar Pujara named as brand ambassador of Gujarat Election Commission
• P V Sindhu ranked 9th in BWF women’s Singles ranking
• Union Cabinet approved the setting up Equal Opportunities Commission
• Online Shopping Portal for authentic Tribal Products launched
• Khajuraho Dance Festival began at Khajuraho in MP
• Cabinet approved Odia as Classical Language
• Bezbaruah Committee Constituted for the protection of rights of North Eastern people
• Whistleblower Protection Bill passed by Union Legislature
• United Bank of India CMD Archana Bhargava resigned
• India successfully test-fired Akash missile from ITR Complex in Chandipur
• NTPC signed MoU to Develop Kajra Thermal Project of 1320 MW in Bihar
• Coca-Cola announced to set up Accelerator Programme TARGET in India
• Delhi Waveriders won the 2nd edition of Hockey India League cup 2014
• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) announces to form a new concept called Joint Liability Group (JLG).
• Supreme Court refers the petition seeking legalization of euthanasia to a five-judge Constitution Bench.
• Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Gulam Nabi Azad inaugurates the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar.
• The largest 130-MW Solar Power Plant of India launched at Bhagwanpur in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh.
• Union Ministry of Environment & Forest approves field trials for Genetically Modified (GM) crops rice, wheat, cotton and maize.
• Union Home Ministry constitutes G K Pillay Committee to study and examine the demand of a separate Bodoland state.
• Chandi Prasad Bhatt, the noted Gandhian environmentalist and social activist selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013.
• Union Cabinet approves the Mission document on the National Mission for sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE).
• National Science Day observed on 28 February across India to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian physicist CV Raman.

• Justice A K Ganguly resigned as chairman of WBHRC
• Government of India announced Jeevan Raksha Padak for 37 people
• Dhanu Yatra of Bargarh started in Odisha
• Reserve Bank of India selected CCIL as Legal Entity Identifier
• RBI allowed Indian companies to issue non-convertible debentures
• Prithvi II, the nuclear capable Surface-to-Surface missile, successfully test-fired
• Government launched India’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme
• Union Ministry of Human Resource Development announced Maulana Azad Taleem-e-Baligan scheme
• RBI panel recommended setting up of specialized banks to cater to low income households
• Munish Sharda appointed as MD and CEO of Future Generali Life
• Union Government introduced Know India Programme for young Overseas Indians 
• DRH issued new Guidelines to give psychological help to molestation victims
• Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards conferred by the President
• Nirbheek, India's first gun for women, launched
• Ministry of Environment and Forest approved Tawang II hydroelectric project
• World Hindi Day observed on 10 January
• CCEA approved renaming of Mill Gate Price Scheme as Yarn Supply Scheme
• Gorakhpur railway station entered Limca Book of Records as world’s longest platform
• Andhra Pradesh bagged Oil and Gas Conservation Award, 2013
• P.K.Goyal won Best CFO Award
• The Supreme Court of India directed the Government of India to place the report of Justice Shah Commission on illegal mining in Odisha and Jharkhand. 
• The Union Ministry of Rural Development decided to provide an additional wage employment of 50 days beyond the stipulated 100 days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, MGNREGA for Scheduled Tribe (ST) households in forest areas. 
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) included Hong Kong and Macau in the sensitive list of countries along with Pakistan and China. 
• Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways celebrated 25th Road Safety Week. The theme for Road Safety Week this year was when on the road, always say Pahle Aap.
• Vice President releases the book titled Sangharsh Ke Safar Ka Nayak Mulayam written by Omveer Tomar.
• Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai. He was 102. 
• Cyrus Mistry won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer. Mistry was awarded with a cash price of 50000 dollars at Jaipur International Literature Festival 2014. 
• Union Government of India extended the implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 to the States of Karnataka and Chhattisgarh.
• Union Cabinet granted minority status to Jain community across India 
• Union Cabinet approved to set up Rail Tariff Authority 
• Aruna Bahuguna first woman to be appointed chief of National Police Academy
• Veerappa Moily formed MOT to reassess Hydrocarbon Resources of India
• Viscera test must in death due to poisoning: SC
• Kailash Meghwal elected as the Speaker of Rajasthan Assembly 
• Sudhir Mahato, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand died 
• Dr. Tej Vir Singh won the UNWTO Ulysses Prize
• LPG Connection Portability Scheme launched
• Currency notes issued before 2005 to be withdrawn: RBI
• Garuda Vasudha Advanced Light Helicopter of Geological Survey of India launched 
• Finance Ministry nod for 1000 rupees minimum monthly pension plan
• NALSA launched free legal service clinics across the country 
• Union Government launched National Waterway-4 project in Tamil Nadu 
• National Girl Child Day observed on 24 January
• Aviation ministry removed V.P. Agrawal from position of AAI chairman
• 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Bags Seven Awards 
• National Communal Harmony Awards 2013 won by Centre for Study of Society and Secularism 
• The Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National voters Day: 25 January
• Pitroda Committee submit report to Information and Broadcasting Ministry
• Dhruva-3 indigenous High Performance Computing System inaugurated 
• Padma Awards for the Year 2014 announced on the Eve of 65th Republic Day of India 
• Ela Gandhi honoured with Amadelkufa in South Africa 
• Karl Slym, MD of Tata Motors died after falling from hotel building in Bangkok
• Saina won Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 
• MS Dhoni became first captain to play in four tied ODIs
• Ela Gandhi honoured with Amadelkufa in South Africa 
• Union Civil Aviation Ministry removed restrictions on Airbus A-380 in India
• India Post to install 3000 ATM & 1.35 lakh micro-ATM by September 2015 
• EGoM approved SUC of 5 percent of annual Gross Revenue on all new airwaves 
• NIC and Union Ministry of MSME launched India Inclusive Innovation Fund
• India won gold in men's Basketball at Lusofonia Games
• Ajoy Misra elevated as the CEO and MD of Tata Global Beverages Limited
• Anand Kumar, the founder of Super30 got Ramanujan Mathematics award 
• Union Ministry of Rural Development signed MoU with Digital Green 
• TRAI released Working Guidelines for Spectrum Trading 
• RBI raised Repo Rate by 25 basis points to 8 percent 
• India ranked lowest in International Intellectual Property Index 
• Manoj Kohli appointed as MD&CEO of non telecom businesses of Bharti Enterprises 
• National Waqf Development Corporation Limited inaugurated by Prime Minister 
• EC to CEOs of States: Make standardized voting compartment at Polling station 
• Cantilever Pamban Bridge completed 100 years
• Sumit Malik stripped off gold medal for anti-doping violation 
• Tax exemption for Olympics, CWG and Asian Games winners 
• Six PSUs signed MoU to set up World’s largest Solar Power Project 
• NIT Odisha developed technology to turn Plastic into fuel
• Dhoni is 4th fastest batsman to score 8000 runs in ODIs

World Watch 

• Olympic torch lit on Mount Elbrus, Russia's highest point
• World Wetland Day celebrated across the globe
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, the Oscar-winning American actor died
• Joshna Chinappa won Winnipeg Open title
• First Paperless Public Library of World BiblioTech opened in USA
• Saudi Arabia King ordered jail terms ranging 3-30 years for mercenaries fighting outside country
• Olympic flame reached Sochi after crossing Oceans, North Pole and Space
• Libya destroyed entire chemical arsenal
• Danish amputee first in the world to get Bionic Hand
• Union Ministry of Culture and Tate signed MoU
• President of Israel Shimon Peres set a new Guinness World record
• Sangakkara became second cricketer to hit triple century and a century in same match
• US Navy ANM66 bomb, the largest ever WWII bomb was successfully dismantled
• Srinivasan elected as the new Chairman of ICC from July 2014 onwards
• Yulia Lipnitskaya is the youngest Russian to win gold medal in Winter Olympics
• Kamar Ahmad Simon won Golden Conch Award of MIFF 2014
• Scientists discovered new River Dolphin Species in Amazon; this is first discovery in 100 years
• Domestic Content requirement of India’s Solar Mission challenged by US
• India and Netherlands signed MoU on Renewable energy
• China and Taiwan hold first official level talks since 1949
• Volcano Mount Kelud of Indonesia erupted
• Belgium became second country to allow Mercy Killing for Children
• India and Kyrgyz Republic signed two agreements
• Bubba Watson won Northern Trust Open
• Peng Shuai of China ranked World No. 1 in WTA Doubles Ranking
• World Bridge Championship to be hosted by India in 2015
• Country’s first wild dog breeding centre to be created IGZP in Vizag
• New Zealand won two-Cricket Test series against India 1-0
• Facebook acquired WhatsApp for 19 billion dollar
• India and Bahrain signed Agreements to expand Cooperation in Key Areas
• WB and UNICEF launched campaign about safe drinking water and Sanitation
• International Mother Language Day observed across the world on 21 February 2014
• UNSC adopted resolution to boost humanitarian aid access in Syria
• Matteo Renzi sworn-in as PM of Italy
• Oleksandr Turchynov appointed as interim President of Ukraine
• G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meet
• The Ugandan President Yoweri-Museveni signs anti-gay bill which imposes tough penalties for homosexual acts.
• The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) agrees to organise Nepal-India Economic Summit every year.
• Harold Ramis, the American actor, writer and director of classic comedy films died in Chicago.
• Ibrahim Mahlab sworn in as new Egypt Prime Minister. He is a former member of Hosni Mubarak's political party.
• Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor awarded with Israel’s highest civilian honour, the Israeli Presidential Medal of Distinction.
• India and Saudi Arabia sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence cooperation pact to take their strategic partnership further in areas of security.
• Turkish president Abdullah Gul approves the bill on restricting the judicial powers.
• Legendary Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia passes away in Mexico.
• India and Israel signs an agreement on Cooperation in Public and Homeland security.
• Britain unveils the world's largest aircraft. 
• A US company Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) plans to build an Outernet - a global network of cube satellites broadcasting Internet data to all the people on the planet - for free.
• India and Iran agree to take a decision on Chabahar Port by March 2014

• Latvia became the 18th member of the Euro zone. 
• Pakistan announced its plan to set up seven functional nuclear plants of 1100 MW each by 2030.
• India and Maldives signed 3 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) in the field of Health, Exchange of Personnel and Human resource.
• India announced a new rule to vaccinate against polio to the travellers from Pakistan would be implemented from 14 February 2014. 
• Tropical storm One struck the east coast north of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
• China to be become a partner in the proposed NIMZ in Andhra Pradesh
• US Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as next Chairperson of Federal Reserve
• Astronomers discovered Earth's gassy twin 200 light years away
• Malaysia invited IITs to open its centre
• Ali Larayedh, the Prime Minister of Tunisia resigned
• Exceptionally Rare Conjoined Whales discovered
• Israel’s Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died
• 71st Golden Globe Awards 2014 announced
• New eyewear system developed to give ‘superhuman’ vision
• Bank of Japan and RBI concluded an agreement to raise BSA to 50 billion dollar
• Sheikh Hasina sworn-in as Bangladesh Prime Minister
• India and Canada sign Letter of Intent (LOI) for co-operation in Iron and Steel Sector. 
• India and South Korea signed pacts in different areas to deepen economic cooperation and bolster defence engagements. 
• Hery Rajaonarimampianina, a former Finance Minister of Madagascar declared as the new President of Madagascar. 
• According to a global analysis by World Health Organisation (WHO), Peshawar in Pakistan has the largest number of polio cases in the world in 2013. 
• Silvio Berlusconi, founder head of the Forza Italia party and Matteo Renzi, leader of Democratic Party (PD) signed a deal on electoral reforms in Italy. 
• The Report Working for the Few released by Oxfam
• Bihar's turnaround analysed at London School of Economics 
• Dexter, Private Information Stealing Virus, detected in online banking transactions
• India-born Prof A J Paulraj won 2014 Marconi Prize
• Emergency rule imposed in Thailand capital Bangkok for two months 
• Chilika lagoon named Destination Flyways by UNWTO
• Indus Civilization ended due to Disease and violence 
• Richard Quest won 2013 UNWTO Lifetime Achievement Award 
• Shane Warne to mentor Australia's spinners for World T20 Tournament
• OCA recognized Russian martial art Sambo and is now a part of Asian Games 
• NASA rover Opportunity found Mars had life friendly fresh water 
• India Women Cricket team won one day series against Sri Lanka 3-0
• MS Dhoni became first captain to play in four tied ODIs
• Australia won ODI series against England by 4-1
• Stanislas Wawrinka won Australian Open Men’s title
• Australia won ODI series against England by 4-1
• Karl Slym, MD of Tata Motors died after falling from hotel building in Bangkok 
• Samsung and Google signed Global Patent Agreement
• Stanislas Wawrinka won Australian Open Men’s title
• Google purchased DeepMind Technologies of UK
• India and Japan inked MoUs to strengthen cooperation in tourism and power generation 
• Russia and China to conduct war games in the Mediterranean Sea from 1 February 
• Pete Seeger, Songwriter and Champion of Folk Music, Died
• Raymond Weil, the pioneer of Swiss watch died
• First multi-coloured 3D Printer launched
• ICC approved introduction of International Women’s Championship 
• GVK BIO and Aragen Bioscience signed Definitive Agreement to acquire Aragen Bioscience 
• Tunisia’s new government of independents headed by Mehdi Jomaa sworn in
• Indian Rupee to be a legal tender in Zimbabwe
• First online Global Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas launched
• Kiwi Kathy Cross is first woman in ICC Umpire's Panel
• India and Netherlands signed MoU for cooperation in field of Sports 
• India and Fiji signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement 
• World’s oldest flamingo died at Adelaide Zoo of Australia
• IUCN Red List has completed 50 years of its existence

BANKING AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1.    Who is the Chairman of the committee set up to scrutinize applications for new Bank licenses?
     a) Usha Thorat     b) Bimal Jalan
     c) C B Bhave    d) S Damodaran
     e) None of the above

 2.    The minimum rate of interest charged by a Bank from custo-mers on the loans is?
     a) Base Rate    b) Bank Rate
     c) Prime Rate
     d) Prime Lending Rate
     e) None of the above

 3.    Recently RBI took several steps to control Rupee depre-ciation. The effect of  Rupee depreciation  reflects in:
     a) Exports become costlier
     b) Imports become costlier
     c) Imports become cheaper
     d) Both (a) & (c)    e) None

 4.    RBI has decided to allow non-residents to carry Indian currency up to a maximum of Rs. ...... beyond Immigration/ Customs desk to the Duty Free Area/ Security Hold Area in the departure hall in inter-national airports in India for meeting miscellaneous expen-ditures.
     a) 12,000   b) 10,000   c) 15,000
     d) 20,000   e) None of the above

 5.    In India, Commodities Market is regulated by?
     a)    Forward Market Commission
     b)    Forward Market Committee
     c)    Forward Market Corporation
     d)    Forward Market Council
     e)    None of the above

 6.    In India, Scheduled Commer-cial Banks are those Banks included?
     a)    In the 2nd Schedule of RBI Act 1934
     b)    In the 2nd Schedule of BR Act 1949
     c)    In the 2nd Schedule of NI Act 1881
     d)    In the 2nd Schedule of Com-panies Act 1956
     e)    None of the above

 7.    Banks in India are governed by BR Act 1949.  What does  BR stands for?
     a) Banks Registration
     b) Banking Re-organization
     c) Banking Regulation
     d) Banking Rights      e) None

 8.    What is India's Apex Tax body?
     a) CBDT                 b) GAAR
     c) IT Department     d) RBI
     e) None of the above

 9.    What is Net Interest  Income of a Bank?
     a)    Margin of Interest earned on Trading in Govt. Securities
     b)    Difference between the Base Interest Rate and the Average Lending Rate
     c)    Difference between the interest (income) received on advances and interest (expen-diture) paid on deposits.
     d)    Difference between Interest on Term Loans and Interest on Cash Credits
     e)    None of the above

 10.    The Basel III guidelines would be implemented in India by––:
     a) March 31, 2017
     b) March 31, 2019
     c) March 31, 2021
     d) March 31, 2016
     e) March 31, 2018

 11.    Main functions of Money?
     a) Medium of Exchange
     b) Unit of Account
     c) Store of Value
     d) Only 'a' and 'b' of the above
     e) 'a', 'b' & 'c' of the above

 12.    For Kisan Credit Card (KCC) there should be no processing fee up to a card limit of .......
     a) Rs. 4 lac    b) Rs. 2 lac
     c) Rs. 1 lac    d) Rs. 50,000
     e) Rs. 3 lac

 13.    Mutual funds are regulated by?
     a) SEBI    b) IRDA
     c) NABARD    d) RBI
     e) MUTHOOT FINANCE

 14.    What is Call Money?
     a)    Money borrowed or lent for a
         day or over night
     b) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 3 days
     c) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 7 days
     d) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 14 days
     e) None of these

 15.    Which of the following banks has the highest number of bra-nches outside India?
     a) HDFC Bank    b) ICICI Bank
     c) Bank of Baroda
     d) Indian overseas Bank
     e) Indian Bank

 16.    Maximum extent of guarantee where credit facility in CGT MSE for Micro and Small Enterprises is ......
     a) 65%      b) 75%     c) 50%
     d) 85%      e) 100%

 17.    ...... is a money market inst-rument, which enables colla-teralized short term borrowing through govt. securities:
     a) Reverse Repo Rate
     b) Repo Rate    c) Bank Rate
     d) MSF    e) Usance Bill

 18.    Which of the following is not a tool in the hand of RBI to control the inflationary press-ure in the country?
     a) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
     b) Bank Rate
     c)    Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
     d)    Special Drawing Rights (SDR)
     e)    None of these

 19.    Banks in India normally follow a practice of providing addi-tional interest rate on retail domestic  term deposits of?
     a) Handicaps     b) Senior citizens
     c) Rural people    
     d) Married Women    e) None

 20.    In the context of Banking System, what does productivity means?
     a) Productions of Services
     b) Quality of Customer service
     c) Business per employee
     d) All the above  e) None of these

 21.    Which of the following is eligible for priority sector len-ding by banks in India?
     a)    Micro and Small Enterprises
     b)    Economicallyweaker sections
     c)    Agriculture   d) Only a and c    
     e)    All a, b and c

 22.    What is the minimum capital  that RBI prescribed for banks to enter into Insurance Business?
     a) Rs. 400 cr    b) Rs. 300 cr
     c) Rs. 200 cr    d) Rs. 100 cr
     e) Rs. 500 cr

 23.    Which of the following is NOT a banking related term?
     a) Underwriting    b) Undertaking
     c) Underpinning    d) Outstanding
     e) None of the above

 24.    Loans of very small given to low income group is called?
     a) Cash Credit     b) No Frill Credit
     c) Micro Credit    d) Small Credit
     e) Rural Credit

 25.    Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana, under NRLM (Na-tional Rural Livelihood Miss-ion)  is targeting towards:
     a) Women farmers  b) SHGs
     c) Joint Liability Groups
     d) Women Enterpreneurs
     e) None of the above

 26.    Increase in the Net RBI credit for central government represents?
     a) Revenue Deficit
     b) Fiscal Deficit
     c) Budgetary Deficit
     d) Monetized Deficit
     e) None of these

 27.    As per the prevailing norms, banks declare an account ino-perative if it is not used for what period?
     a) Six months    b) One year
     c) Two years    d) Five years
     e) None of these

 28.    Issuing of Credit Cards is a component of ?
     a) Rural Banking
     b) Micro Finance
     c) Retail Banking
     d) Corporate Banking
     e) None of these

 29.    In which circumstance Dear money policy will be adopted by RBI?
     a) Time deposit     b) Inflation    
     c) Treasury Bills     d) All the above
     e) None of these

 30.    Which of the following rate decided by the RBI is called "Policy rate"?
     a) Deposit Rate     b) Base Rate
     c) Lending Rate
     d) Exchange Rate   e) None

 31.    Doha Bank has been granted license to commence banking operations in India for one of the Private Banks based in?
     a) Kuwait b) Iran  c) Bahrain
     d) Qatar    e) None of these

 32.    Which of the following is the essential feature of a genuine Currency Note?
 a)    The issuing authority name should be printed on it
 b)    The promise clause should be printed
 c)    The guarantee clause should be there
 d)    All the above    e) None
 
ANSWERS:
 1. b    2. a    3. b    4. b    5. a    6. a    7. c    8. a        9. c    10. e    
11. e    12. e    13. a    14. a    15. c      16. d    17. b    18. d    19. b    20. c    
21. e    22. e    23. c    24. c    25. a    26. d    27. c    28. c    29. b    30. b
 31. d    32. d

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1.    Which of the following insti-tutions announced to form a new concept called Joint Liability Group(JLG) to provide insti- tutional credit to small farmers on February 24, 2013?
     1) SIDBI        2) RBI      3) SBI      
     4) NABARD  5) None of these   

 2.    The G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was held in February 2014 in which of the following cities?
     1) Mexico          2) Sydney       
     3) Saint Petersburg       
     4) Moscow    5) Rio de Janeiro     

 3.    Cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the State Election Commission?
     1)    Rajasthan       2) Maharashtra
     3)    Gujarat    4) Odisha           
     5)    Madhya Pradesh    

 4.    Who assumed office as the Prime Minister of Nepal on February 11, 2014? (He succeeded Khil Raj Regmi)
     1) Sher Bahadur Deuba       
     2) B.P. Koirala  
     3) Krishna Prasad Bhattarai   
     4) Sushil Koirala
     5) Girija Prasad Koirala

 5.    A Committee was set up by the government to suggest remedial measures to address concerns of the people of Northeast in February 2014. Who is its Chairman?
     1) H.W.T. Syeim
     2) Allen Temshi Jamir  
     3) Tape Bagra  4) P. Bharat Singh               
     5) M.P. Bezbaruah                    
     
 6.    The 2014 Asia Cup cricket is hosted by which of the following countries?
     1) India 2) Pakistan  3) Sri Lanka    4) Bangladesh     5) Afghanistan

 7.    A Committee on new bank licenses submitted its recommendations to the Reserve Bank of India after scrutinizing the appli-cations on February 25, 2014. Who headed this Committee?
     1) Usha Thorat  2) Nachiket Mor
     3) C.B. Bhave 4) Bimal Jalan      
     5) C. Rangarajan   

 8.    Who is the author of the book "The Hindus: An Alternative History" which was withdrawn in India in February 2014?
     1) Wendy Doniger
     2) Fatima Bhutto
     3) Taslima Nasreen  
     4) Asghar Ali Engineer  
     5) Mary Higgins Clark      

 9.    Who won the Australian Open men's singles tennis title in January 2014?
     1) Rafael Nadal   
     2) Roger Federer     
     3) Novak Djokovic  
     4) Juan Martin Del Potro        
     5) Stanislas Wawrinka     

 10.    Li Na of China won the Australian Open women's singles tennis title in January 2014 by defeating?
     1) Sara Errani
     2) Ekaterina Makarova        
     3) Elena Vesnina          
     4) Kristina Mladenovic
     5) Dominika Cibulkova

 11.    Warsaw, the capital of Poland, is situated on the banks of the River?
     1) Danube     2) Tiber  3) Volga    
     4)  Potomac   5) Vistula   

 12.    Which of the following is known as the 'Black Pagoda'?
     1) Khajuraho Temple
     2) Konark Sun Temple  
     3) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
     4) Golden Temple, Amritsar  
     5) Lotus Temple, Delhi  

 13.    The National Physical Labo- ratory is situated in?
     1) Mumbai      2) Kolkata        
     3) New Delhi    4) Pune        
     5) Chennai   

 14.    Which of the following is India's first satellite?
     1) Rohini         2) Apple
     3) Bhaskara           4) Aryabhatta
     5) None of these    

 15.    Which of the following is a famous bird sanctuary?
     1) Jim Corbett     2) Kaziranga  
     3) Periyar  4) Ghana  5) Bandipur  

 16. Which of the following atomic power plants is located in Karnataka?
     1) Rawatbhatta        2) Narora  
     3) Kalpakkam        4) Kaiga  
     5) Koodankulam    

 17.    A Money Bill passed by Lok Sabha is deemed to have been passed by Rajya Sabha also if Rajya Sabha takes no action within?
     1) 10 days  2) 7 days   3) 12 days
     4) 14 days    5) One month

 18.    Which of the following models of Panchayat Raj was recommended by Ashok Mehta Comm-ttee?
     1) One-tier            2) Two-tier  
     3) Three-tier            4) Four-tier
     5) None of these

 19.    Which of the following is not the objective of Special Economic Zones?
     1)    Creating additional employment opportunities
     2)    Use of modern technology
     3)    Generation of additional economic activities
     4)    Discouraging foreign investment     
     5)    Both 1 and 2

 20.    Which of the following statements is correct?
     1)    Reserve Bank of India was nationalized on January26, 1949    
     2)    Finance Commission is a non-statutory body     
     3)    Planning Commission is a statutory body    
     4)    Planning Commission was established in 1951
     5)    Finalization of Five Year Plans is done by the National Development Council            

 21.    Which of the following is the capital city of Burundi?
     1) Bangui      2) Bamako
     3) Bujumbura     4) Bissau
     5) Brazzaville

 22.    The administrative centre of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is at?
     1) Minsk, Belarus  
     2) Moscow, Russia  
     3) Kiev, Ukraine
     4) Baku, Azerbaijan   
     5) Yerevan, Armenia

 23.    Which of the following states has bicameral legislature?
     1) Kerala       2) Madhya Pradesh
     3) Assam    4) Jammu & Kashmir
     5) Jharkhand

 24.    In which year Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, was established?
     1) 1950    2) 1951      3) 1952
     4) 1953    5) 1954        

 25.    How many persons have been honored with Bharat Ratna award so far?
     1) 43    2) 42   3) 41  4) 44   5) 45  

 26.    Which of the following is not a 'millet'?
     1) Jowar   2) Bajra      3) Ragi      4) Maize   5) None of these

 27.    Which of the following countries did not witness change of its ruler under Arab Spring?
     1) Egypt     2) Tunisia  3) Syria    
     4) Libya     5) None of these  

 28.    P.V. Sindhu won a bronze medal in the world badminton championship 2013 in?
     1) Bangkok, Thailand     
     2) Guangzhou, China   
     3) Jakarta, Indonesia
     4) Seoul, South Korea     
     5) None of these

 29.    The only Union Territory which has a High Court of its own is?
     1) Chandigarh     2) Daman & Diu
     3) Delhi      4) Lakshadweep
     5) Puducherry

 30.    'Silent Spring', one of the greatest science books of all time, is written by Rachel Carson. The book deals with?
 1)    Effects of pesticides on the environment
 2)    Wildlife preservation
 3)    Pollution of the water body
 4)    The Big Bang theory
 5)    None of these   

ANSWERS:
 1) 4;     2) 2;     3) 3;    4) 4;
 5) 5;    6) 4;    7) 4;    8) 1;
 9) 5;    10) 5;    11) 5;    12) 2;    
 13) 3;    14) 4;    15) 4;    16) 4;
 17) 4;    18) 2;    19) 4;    20) 5;
 21) 3;    22) 1;    23) 4;    24) 5;    
 25) 1;    26) 4;    27) 3;    28) 2;    
 29) 3;    30) 1.