GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS

1. The headquarters of the "United Nations Environment Programme" (UNEP) are situated in– 
(A) New York City, USA (B) Washington DC, USA (C) Geneva, Switzerland 
(D) Nairobi, Kenya (E) Vienna, Australia (Ans : D)

2. The 2016 European Football Championship Euro 2016" is scheduled to take place from June 10 to July 2016 in– 
(A) Italy (B) Scotland (C) France (D) Denmark (E) Germany (Ans : C)

3. The book 'Letters from a Nation from Jawaharlal Nehru to his Chief Ministers 1947-1963' edited by Madhav Khosla has recently been published by– 
(A) Pavilion Books (B) Pathfinder Press (C) Penguin Books (D) Prentice Hall (E) Pan McMillan (Ans : C)

4. Cibil Transunion score ranges from……… to. 
(A) 100, 300 (B) 300, 500 (C) 300, 900 (D) 250, 750 (E) 100, 900 (Ans : C)

5. The first man to be appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for South Asian for UN Women's newly launched- 'He For She' initiative is– 
(A) Aamir Khan (B) Sourav Ganguly (C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) Farhan Akhtar (E) Virat Kohli (Ans : D)

6. Which of the following institutes has introduced RuPay Debit Card? 
(A) DISCOVER (B) VISA (C) MASTER (D) RBI (E) NPCI (Ans : E)

7. The National Capital of Republic of Iraq is– 
(A) Medina (B) Al Bahah (C) Baghdad (D) Jeddah (E) Tehran (Ans : C)

8. As per the press report what is the deadline for exchange of pre 2005 notes? 
(A) 15-12-2014 (B) 30-11-2014 (C) 01-01-2015 (D) 31-03-2015 (E) 30-12-2014 (Ans : C)

9. With a view to scaling up bilateral Research and innovation relationship ‘A Newton Bhabha Fund has recently been established by India and– 
(A) United States of America (B) United Kingdom (UK) (C) France (D) Scotland (E) Ireland (Ans : B)

10. The Constituent member of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) is situated at– 
(A) NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh (B) Hyderabad, Telangana (C) Pune, Maharashtra 
(D) Hissar, Haryana (E) Ludhiana, Punjab (Ans : C)

11. The Currency of the 'Kingdom of Saudi Arabia' (KSA) is– 
(A) Saudi Rupee (SAR) (B) Saudi Real (SAR) (C) Saudi Rupiah (SAR) 
(D) Saudi Rubir (SAR) (E) Saudi Riyal (SAR) (Ans : E)

12. In Banking, IFSC code stands for– 
(A) International Forex System Code (B) Other than those given as options 
(C) Indian Function System Code (D) Indian Financial System Code 
(E) International Format System Code (Ans : D)

13. 'Veenapani Chawla' who died recently at the age of 67 was an acclaimed– 
(A) Classical Dancer (B) Theatre Personality (C) Hindi Poet and Lyricist 
(D) Scientist (E) Sportsperson (Ans : B)

14. The 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was recently held at– 
(A) New Delhi (B) Bengaluru (C) Goa (D) Pune (E) Lucknow (Ans : C)

15. Which of the following Authorities issues IEC code to enable an entity to undertake export/import business in our country? 
(A) Finance Ministry (B) DGFT (C) RBI (D) SEBI (E) No such code is necessary hence anyone can undertake import/ export business (Ans : B)

16. Which of the following is the main objective of the Govt. in introducing the Jan Dhan Yojana? 
(A) To provide minimum one account for every household (B) To ensure that banks in India gets more deposits 
(C) Other than those given as options (D) To increase the number of savings bank accounts in public sector banks 
(E) To increase the vote bank (Ans : A)

17. The 'World Aids Day' is observed across the world every year on– 
(A) 1st April (B) 8th June (C) 8th August (D) 1st December (E) 9th December (Ans : D)

18. Which of the following issue Commercial Paper? 
(A) Other than those given as options (B) High net worth individuals (C) Banks (D) RBI (E) Corporates (Ans : E)

19. Dronacharya Award is an Award presented by the Government of India for Excellence in– 
(A) Primary Education (B) Adult Literacy (C) Sports Coaching (D) Educational Research (E) College Education (Ans : C)

20. As per a resolution of the United Nations the World observes November 19 every year as the– 
(A) World Radio Day (B) World Health Day (C) World Water Day (D) World Toilet Day (E) World Happiness Day (Ans : D)

21. The winner of the men's Kabaddi Gold in the 17th Asian Games is– 
(A) India (B) Pakistan (C) Japan (D) Iran (E) South Korea (Ans : A)

22. In spite of the differences with the States, policy-makers believe that 'GST' can be in force by its deadline of April 1, 2016. The abbreviation 'GST stands for– 
(A) General Sales Tax (B) Goods and Service Tax (C) Global Sales Tax 
(D) Government Sales Tax (E) General Service Tax (Ans : B)

23. The 'Magnetic Hills' or the so-called 'Gravity Hills' are located near– 
(A) Leh in Ladakh (B) Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh (C) Gangtok in Sikkim 
(D) Panaji in Goa (E) Kannur in Kerala (Ans : A)

24. Which of the following Indian states has become the first state in the country where voting in local body polls has been made mandatory? 
(A) Haryana (B) Maharashtra (C) Gujarat (D) Telangana (E) Tamil Nadu (Ans : C)

25. PSLV is an expandable launch system developed and operated by ISRO to launch its 'IRS' satellites. The abbreviation 'IRS' stands for– 
(A) Indian Remote Shadow (B) Indian Research Science (C) Indian Remote Surveillance 
(D) Indian Remote Sensing (E) Indian Remote Supervision (Ans : D)

26. What is the lock-in-period for a tax-saver fixed deposit in a bank ? 
(A) 2 and half years (B) 3 years (C) 2 years (D) 5 years (E) There is no lock-in-period (Ans : D)

27. Which of the following former Indian cricket captains is associated with the upliftment of poor and destitute communicates through the Khushi Society? 
(A) Rahul Dravid (B) Sunil Gavaskar (C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) Sourav Ganguly (E) Kapil Dev (Ans : E)

28. The STAR Sports Vijay Trophy is associated with the game of– 
(A) Hockey (B) Cricket (C) Golf (D) Tennis (E) Basketball (Ans : B)

29. China's 14-year old 'Yan Bangtao' recently became the youngest player to win a World Title. 'Yan Bangtao' is associated with the game of– 
(A) Chess (B) Boxing (C) Archery (D) Snooker (E) Lawn Tennis (Ans : D)

30. Held every year in the month of December the 'Hornbill Festival' is the premier festival of the Indian State of– 
(A) Sikkim (B) Meghalaya (C) Goa (D) Tripura (E) Nagaland (Ans : E)

31. In Bank group-wise classification, IDBI Bank Ltd. has been included in which among the following? 
(A) Private sector banks (B) Foreign banks (C) Investment banks 
(D) Other than those given as options (E) Public sector banks (Ans : E)

32. The 2014 Sweriges Raksbank Prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to– 
(A) Jean Tirole of France (B) Hiroshi Amano of Japan (C) Isamu Alaski of Japan 
(D) Patrick Moniamo of France (E) Norwegian May-Bratt and Edward Moser (Ans : A)

33. 'What is the percentage of share holding of the concerned State Govt. in Regional Rural Bank ? 
(A) 100% (B) 15% (C) 50% (D) 35% (E) 75% (Ans : B)

34. In Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) what is the extent of liability of a partner? 
(A) Liability of Partners is jointly and several (B) Other than those given as options 
(C) Each partner is fully liable (D) Limited to the extent of his share holding 
(E) Each partner is liable not only to the extent of his share but also to the share of other partners in case of any shortfall (Ans : D)

35. The 2014 Urban Mobility India (UMI) conference was recently held in– 
(A) Bengaluru (B) Navi Mumbai (C) Ahmedabad (D) New Delhi (E) Chandigarh (Ans : D)

36. Many times we read about SEZ in Newspapers/Magazines. What is the full form of SEZ ? 
(A) Socio Economic Zone (B) Special Economic Zone (C) Small Economic Zone 
(D) Special Enforcement Zone (E) Service and Economic Zone (Ans : B)

37. What is the capital of Iraq? 
(A) Baghdad (B) Turkey (C) Istanbul (D) Kirkuk (E) Zakho (Ans : A)

38. What is the full form of PDA? 
(A) Personal Digital Assistant (B) Personal Digital Assist (C) Professional Digital Assist 
(D) Professional Digital Association (E) Personal Digital Assessment (Ans : A)

39. Gilt-edged market means– 
(A) bullion market (B) market of government securities (C) market of guns 
(D) market of pure metals (E) market of finance (Ans : B)

40. 'Cinepolis' which has a presence of 110 screens in India is reported to have acquired the chain fun cinemas of the essel group (93 screens). 'Cinepolis' is a– 
(A) Chinese Multiplex Chain (B) Indian Multiplex Chain (C) Russian Multiplex Chain 
(D) French Multiplex Chain (E) Mexican Multiplex Chain (Ans : E) 

List of Indian Banks & Private Banks and their Heads

Central Bank
RBI (Governor) – Raghuram Rajan 
RBI (Dy. Governor) – H. R. Khan, Urjit R. Patel, R. Gandhi & S.S. Mundra 

Nationalized Banks 
Allahabad Bank  (Chairman and MD) – Rakesh Sethi 
Andhra Bank (MD and CEO) – Suresh N. Patel 
Bank of Baroda (MD and CEO) – P.S. Jayakumar 
Bank of India (MD and CEO) – Melwyn Rego 
Bank of Maharashtra (Chairman and MD) – Sushil Muhnot 
Bhartiya Mahila Bank (Chairman and MD) – 
Canara Bank (MD and CEO) – Rakesh Sharma 
Central Bank of India (Chairman and MD) – Rajiv Rishi 
Corporation Bank (Chairman and MD) – S.R. Bansal 
Dena Bank (Chairman and MD) – Ashwani Kumar 
IDBI (MD and CEO) – K.P. Kharat 
Indian Bank (Chairman and MD) – M.K. Jain 
Indian Overseas Bank (MD and CEO) –  R. Koteeswaran 
Oriental Bank of Commerce (MD and CEO) –  Animesh Chauhan 
Punjab National Bank (MD and CEO) –   Usha Ananthasubramanian 
Punjab and Sind Bank (Chairman and MD) – J.B. Singh 
Syndicate Bank (MD and CEO) –  Arun Srivastava 
UCO Bank (Chairman and MD) –   Ravi Kishan Takkar 
Union Bank of India (Chairman and MD) – Aurn Tiwari 
United Bank of India (MD and CEO) –   P. Srinivas 
Vijaya Bank (MD and CEO) –  Kishore Kumar Sansi 

State Bank Group 
State Bank of India (Chairman) – Arundhati Bhattacharya 
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (MD) – Jyoti Ghosh 
State Bank of Hyderabad (MD) – Santanu Mukherjee 
State Bank of Mysore (MD) – Sharad Sharma 
State Bank of Patiala (MD) – S.A. Ramesh Rangan 
State Bank of Travancore (MD) – Jeevan Das Narayan 

Private Bank 
Axis Bank (MD and CEO) – Shikha Sharma 
Catholic Syrian Bank (MD and CEO) – Anand Krishnamurthy 
City Union Bank (MD and CEO) – N. Kamakodi 
Development Credit Bank (MD and CEO) – Murali M. Natrajan 
Dhanalakshmi Bank (MD and CEO) – P.G. Jayakumar 
Federal Bank (MD and CEO) – Shyam Shrinivasan 
HDFC Bank (MD) – Aditya Puri 
ICICI Bank (MD and CEO) – Chanda D. Kochhar 
Indusind Bank (MD) – Romesh Sobti 
J and K Bank (Chairman and CEO) Mushtaq Ahmad 
Karnataka Bank (MD and CEO) – P. Jayarama Bhat 
Karur Vyasa Bank (MD and CEO) – K. Venkataraman 
Kotak Mahindra Bank (MD) – Uday S. Kotak 
Lakshmi Vilas Bank (MD and CEO) – 
Nainital Bank (Chairman and CEO) – S.K. Gupta 
Ratnakar Bank (MD and CEO) – Vishwavir Ahuja 
South Indian Bank (MD and CEO) – V.G. Mathew 
Tamil Nad Mercantile Bank (MD and CEO) – K.B. Nagendra Murthy 
Yes Bank (MD and CEO) – Rana Kapoor

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Who among the following was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Basel-based Bank for International Settlements in November 2015? 
(a) Kaushik Basu (b) Raghuram Rajan (c) Jens Weidmann 
(d) Subir Gokarn (e) Haruhiko Kuroda (Ans : b)

2. Which country won the Rugby World Cup organized in October 2015 in England? 
(a) New Zealand (b) S. Africa (c) Australia (d) Wales (e) England (Ans : a)

3. Which party won simple majority in Parliamentary elections in Canada in October 2015? 
(a) Liberal Party (b) Conservative Party (c) New Democratic Party 
(d) Bloc Quebecois Party (e) Green party (Ans : a)

4. Vidya Devi Bhandari was elected as the first woman President of Nepal in October 2015. She is the leader of which party? 
(a) Nepali Congress (b) Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (c) Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 
(d) Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (e) Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party (Ans : c)

5. What was India’s position at the Asian Shooting Championship organized in Kuwait City in November 2015? 
(a) first (b) second (c) third (d) fourth (e) fifth (Ans : b)

6. Who among the following is the new Prime Minister of Poland where parliamentary elections were held in October 2015? 
(a) Donald Tusk (b) Beata Szyd3o (c) Jaroslaw Kaczynsi 
(d) Bronislaw komorowski (e) Ewa Kopacz (Ans : b)

7. Which SAARC nation started Balance Nail military exercise with USA in November 2015? 
(a) Nepal (b) Bhutan (c) Sri Lanka (d) Pakistan (e) Bangladesh (Ans : a)

8. Who among the following was conferred with all Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration on October 31, 2015? 
(a) CNR Rao (b) E Sreedharan (c) Karan Singh 
(d) PV Rajagopal (e) MS Swaminathan (Ans : d)

9. Abhishek Verma won silver medal for India at the….. World Cup Final in Mexico City in October 2015. 
(a) Archery (b) Wrestling (c) Shooting (d) Rowing (e) Boxing (Ans : a)

10. The UN launched the International Year of….. 2016 in November 2015. 
(a) Spices (b) Cotton (c) Coconut (d) Oilseeds (e) Pulses (Ans : e)

11. Ground Zero Summit, organized in New Delhi on November 5-8, 2015, was on the issue of– 
(a) Terrorism (b) Cyber security (c) Climate Change 
(d) Welfare of Women (e) Corporate Social Responsibility  (Ans : b)

12. India’s Amit Verma won the 2015 Bastiat Prize for….. given by Los Angeles-based Reason Foundation in November 2015. 
(a) Law (b) Science (c) Journalism (d) Philosophy (e) Economics (Ans : c)

13. Reserve Bank issued guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme on October 22, 2015. Who will decide the interest rate on gold deposits? 
(a) RBI (b) Finance Ministry (c) Indian Banks Association 
(d) Individual banks (e) World Gold Council (Ans : d)

14. President Pranab Mukherjeee launched ‘IMPRINT India’ research initiatives for which of the following academic field in November 2015? 
(a) Commerce (b) Arts (c) Law (d) Management (e) Engineering (Ans : e)

15. Punjabi is now the third official language in Parliament of Canada after English and….. 
(a) French (b) Spanish (c) German (d) Russian (e) Chinese (Ans : a)

16. Who among the following was named the most powerful woman in the Indian business sector by Fortune India in November 2015? 
(a) Shikha Sharma (b) Chanda Kochhar (c) Chitra Ramakrishna 
(d) Naina Lal Kidwai (e) Arundhati Bhattacharya (Ans : e)

17. What is India’s position in the list of world’s most valuable nation brands by London-based Brand Finance in November 2015? 
(a) 7th (b) 17th (c) 27th (d) 37th (e) 47th (Ans : a)

18. Justice Tirath Singh Thakur appointed the….. Chief Justice of India in December 2015. 
(a) 41st (b) 42nd (c) 43rd (d) 44th (e) 45th (Ans : c)

19. What was India’s rank among 189 economies in World Bank’s ‘Doing Business 2016’ report launched in October 2015? 
(a) 110th (b) 120th (c) 130th (d) 140th (e) 150th (Ans : c)

20. The Grand Alliance won over two-third majority in Bihar Assembly election results declared in November 2015. How many seats are there in the Assembly? 
(a) 143 (b) 193 (c) 243 (d) 293 (e) 343 (Ans : c)

21. The Presidents of China and….. met for the first time after more than six decades in November 2015. 
(a) Laos (b) Taiwan (c) Myanmar (d) Vietnam (e) Mongolia (Ans : b)

22. ‘INDRA’ is the joint military exercise conducted by troops of India and….. in Rajasthan in November 2015. 
(a) USA (b) UK (c) France (d) Russia (e) China (Ans : d)

23. Which is the top-ranked country in the list of world’s most valuable nation brands by London-based Brand Finance in November 2015? 
(a) USA (b) UK (c) Canada (d) Sweden (e) Singapore (Ans : a)

24. India has been re-elected to the UN Commission of International….. Law for another six year term in November 2015. 
(a) Trade (b) Culture (c) Maritime (d) Environment (e) Human Rights (Ans : a)

25. Which is the best country in terms of internet freedom in the report ‘freedom on the Net 2015’ released by Freedom House in October 2015? 
(a) Norway (b) Sweden (c) Finland (d) Denmark (e) Iceland (Ans : e)

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR IBPS EXAMS

1. Who was appointed as an Executive Director on the board of the International Monetary Fund?
1) Subir Gokarn
2) Anand Sinha
3) K.C. Chakrabarty
4) H.R. Khan
5) Urjit Patel

2. Who won the China Open Super Series Premier badminton women’s singles title in Fuzhou in
November 2015?
1) Saina Nehwal
2) Li Xuerui
3) Yihan Wang
4) Carolina Marin
5) P.V. Sindhu

3. Who was elected as the Vice Chairman of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in November 2015?
1) Y. Venugopal Reddy
2) C. Rangarajan
3) Raghuram Rajan
4) Kaushik Basu
5) Bimal Jalan

4. Who was appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations on November 16, 2015?
1) Vikas Swarup
2) S. Jaishankar
3) Saurabh Kumar
4) Syed Akbaruddin
5) T.C.A. Raghavan

5. The Bank for International Settlements serves as a bank for central banks. It is based in?
1) Zurich
2) Tokyo
3) Beijing
4) Geneva
5) Basel

6. Which country won the 2015 FIFAWomen’s World Cup Football tournament on July 5, 2015?
1) USA
2) Japan
3) France
4) Germany
5) Norway

7. Identify the mismatched pair? 2015 Host Tournament Country
1) Copa America Chile
2) FIFAWomen’s Canada World Cup
3) FIFA Under-20 Serbia World Cup
4) Asian Athletics China Championships
5) ICC World Cup Australia & NewZealand

8. Which of the following districts in West Bengal has won the United Nations Public Service Award 2015?
1) Purulia
2) Howrah
3) Cooch Behar
4) Nadia
5) Jalpaiguri

9. Which of the following governments has reached a historic agreement with FARC guerrillas to
de-escalate the decades-long armed conflict?
1) Cuba
2) Colombia
3) Ecuador
4) France
5) Armenia

10. Which country will contribute the largest amount ($41 billion) to the BRICS Currency Reserve Arrangement(CRA)?
1) Brazil
2) Russia
3) India
4) China
5) South Africa

11. Identify the mismatched pair? BOOK AUTHOR
1) Modi-Incredible Emergence of a Star - Tarun Vijay
2) Flood of Fire - Amitav Ghosh
3) Scion of Ikshvaku - Amish Tripathi
4) Transcendence - APJ Abdul Kalam
5) Beyond Doubt - Shobha De

12. India’s spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi was conferred Order of the Democracy Simon Bolivar,
the highest civilian award of?
1) Bolivia
2) Brazil
3) Colombia
4) Chile
5) Argentina

13. What does the letter ‘C’ stand for in the abbreviation CRR?
1) Currency
2) Credit
3) Cash
4) Capital
5) Commercial

14. Singapore’s central bank and financial regulatory authority is called?
1) Bank of Singapore
2) People’s Bank of Singapore
3) Federal Reserve of Singapore
4) Monetary Authority of Singapore
5) None of these

15. The World Food Program (WFP) is the food assistance branch of the United Nations. Its headquarters is in?
1) Vienna
2) Washington D.C.
3) Geneva
4) Tokyo
5) Rome

16. Who is the present Union Minister for Food Processing Industries?
1) Radha Mohan Singh
2) Anant Kumar
3) Anant Geete
4) Thawar Chand Gehlot
5) Harsimrat Kaur Badal

17. Who was given the Moortidevi Award for 2014 for his work ‘Vyomkesh Darvesh’?
1) K. Radhakrishnan
2) Viswanath Tripathi
3) Kamal Kishore Goenka
4) Munishwar Jha
5) None of these

18. The 2015 World Food Prize recipient belongs to which of the following countries?
1) India
2) Philippines
3) Bangladesh
4) Brazil
5) Mexico

19. Praful Bidwai passed away on June 23, 2015. He was a renowned?
1) Architect
2) Painter
3) Singer
4) Journalist
5) Television personality

20. Who has been named as the 2015 Global Confederation for Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences World Agriculture Prize laureate?
1) M.S. Swaminathan
2) R. Paul Singh
3) Sanjay Rajaram
4) R.S. Paroda
5) None of these

21. A National Memorial of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan will be set up in which of the following States?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Bihar
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) None of these

22. The Union Government has launched the first modernized Anganwadi centre of India at Hasnapur village of Sonepat in?
1) Chhattisgarh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Punjab
4) Haryana
5) Odisha

23. Who launched the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan(RAA) in New Delhi on July 9, 2015?
1) Narendra Modi
2) Pranab Mukherjee
3) APJ Abdul Kalam
4) Hameed Ansari
5) Nitin Gadkari

24. How many cities will be chosen for the AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) project?
1) 100
2) 250
3) 200
4) 500
5) None of these

25. Who is the founder of BRAC, the largest Non Government Organization in the world?
1) Muhammad Yunus
2) Nurul Islam
3) Rehman Sobhan
4) Fazle Hasan Abed
5) None of these

26. As per a research published by the World Economic Forum, the world’s biggest employer is?
1) The US Department of Defense
2) People’s Liberation Army of China
3) Wal-Mart
4) McDonalds
5) UK’s National Health Service

27. The National Skill Development Mission’s Governing Council is chaired by the?
1) President
2) Home Minister
3) Prime Minister
4) Finance Minister
5) Human Resources Development Minister

28. Islam Karimov is the President of which of the following countries?
1) Azerbaijan
2) Armenia
3) Ukraine
4) Uzbekistan
5) Georgia

29. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a ‘Nakshatra Vatika’ on July 6, 2015 in?
1) New Delhi
2) Secunderabad
3) Nagpur
4) Kolkata
5) Mumbai

30. Who won the women’s title in the Senior National Squash championship on July 12, 2015?
1) Joshna Chinappa
2) Bhuveneshwari Kumari
3) Deepika Pallikal
4) Harshit Kaur
5) None of these

31. The United Nations General Assembly designated which of the following days as World Youth Skills Day?
1) July 15
2) June 15
3) August 15
4) September 15
5) April 15

32. Which of the following has launched a mobile application named "Pashu Poshan" that will boost dairy farmer’s income?
1) NDRI
2) NDDB
3) IARI
4) NIRD
5) ICRISAT

33. Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon women’s singles title by defeating which of the following tennis players in the final in July 2015?
1) Maria Sharapova
2) Belinda Bencic
3) Garbine Muguruza
4) Lucie Safarova
5) Ana Ivanovic

34. Which State has declared Blue Mormon species as State Butterfly?
1) Punjab
2) Haryana
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) West Bengal

35. Which of the following cities is the capital of Uzbekistan?
1) Samarkhand
2) Namangan
3) Peshawar
4) Hun
5) Tashkent

36. Which is the first developed nation to default on the International Monetary Fund debt?
1) Portugal
2) Ireland
3) Greece
4) Italy
5) Spain

37. Which city hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in July 2015?
1) Yekaterinburg
2) Beijing
3) Shanghai
4) Ufa
5) Moscow

38. Which country has been accepted as a full member of Shanghai Cooperation
Organization along with India?
1) Belarus
2) Afghanistan
3) Iran
4) Mongolia
5) Pakistan

39. Which country retained the South Asian Basketball Championship (SABA) title in July 2015?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Bangladesh
3) India
4) Pakistan
5) Nepal

40. Garbine Muguruza is a tennis player from which of the follo wing countries?
1) Russia
2) Bulgaria
3) Poland
4) Spain
5) Czech Republic

ANSWERS:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 1 7) 3 8) 4 9) 2 10) 4
11) 5 12) 3 13) 3 14) 4 15) 5 16) 5 17) 2 18) 3 19) 4 20) 2
21) 2 22) 4 23) 3 24) 4 25) 4 26) 1 27) 3 28) 4 29) 2 30) 1
31) 1 32) 2 33) 3 34) 4 35) 5 36) 3 37) 4 38) 5 39) 3 40) 4

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

IBPS Recruitment of Specialist Officers 2016 (CRP SPL-V)

The online examination for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers’ cadre posts in the Participating Organisations listed below is tentatively scheduled in January 2016.
Post Details:
1. I.T. Officer (Scale-I)
Qualification: 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation.
2. Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)
Qualification: 4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Agri. Engineering/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agro Forestry.
3. Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)
Qualification: Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level.
4. Law Officer (Scale-I)
Qualification: A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council.
5. HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale-I)
Qualification: Graduate and Full time Post Graduate degree or Full time Post Graduate diploma in Personnel Management/ Industrial Relations/ HR/ HRD/ Social Work/ Labour Law.
6. Marketing Officer (Scale-I)
Qualification: Graduate and Full time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/ Full time 2 years PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing.
Age (As on 01.11.2015): Minimum- 20 years; Maximum- 30 years.
How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only from 23.11.2015 to 10.12.2015.
Online Registration: 23.11.2015 to 10.12.2015.
Online Examination (Tentative dates): 30.01.2016 & 31.01.2016.

For Notification Click Here

Andhra Bank Recruitment of 200 Probationary Officer Posts

Andhra Bank, Hyderabad has published notification for the recruitment of Probationary Officer in Junior Management Grade/ Scale-I Posts. 
Post Details:
Probationary Officer (Junior Management Grade/ Scale-I): 200 Posts
Age Limit: Minimum 20 years; maximum 28 years as on 01.09.2015. 
Qualification: Graduation in any discipline.
Selection Process: Based on Online Test, Group Discussion & Personal Interview.
How to Apply: Candidates can apply online through website.
Last Date for online registration: 01.12.2015.
Date of Examination: 27.12.2015.

For Notification Click Here

GENERAL AWARENESS STUDY MATERIAL FOR ALL BANK EXAMS

1. India-born Harjit Sajjan became the Defense Minister of which of the following countries in
November 2015?
1) Fiji
2) Canada
3) Kenya
4) UK
5) New Zealand

2. Shaktikanta Das has been nominated as a Director to the Central Board of Directors of the
Reserve Bank of India. He is presently working as?
1) Economic Affairs Secretary
2) Finance Secretary
3) Financial Services Secretary
4) Tourism Secretary
5) Agriculture Secretary

3. Who became the first cricketer in Ranji Trophy history to complete 10,000 runs in Ranji Trophy in November 2015?
1) Amol Mazumdar
2) Mithun Manhas
3) Wasim Jaffar
4) Virendra Sehwag
5) Devendra Bundela

4. Who was named the Most Powerful Person in the World by the Forbes magazine in November 2015?
1) Barack Obama
2) Angela Merkel
3) Pope Francis
4) Xi Jinping
5) Vladimir Putin

5. Who won the Norway chess tournament in June 2015?
1) Veselin Topalov
2) Viswanathan Anand
3) Magnus Carlsen
4) Vassily Ivanchuk
5) Vladimir Kramnik

6. The theme of which of the following Summits held in 2015 was ‘Think Ahead. Act Together’?
1) G7
2) BRICS
3) SCO
4) G4
5) ASEAN

7. Who was awarded the Bjornson Prize for freedom of speech by Norway in June 2015?
1) Malala Yousafzai
2) Edward Snowden
3) Kailash Satyarthi
4) Dalai Lama
5) None of these

8. Hwang Kyo-ahn assumed office as the Prime Minister of which of the following Asian countries on June 18, 2015?
1) North Korea
2) South Korea
3) Vietnam
4) China
5) Laos

9. Christopher Lee passed away recently. He was a famous?
1) Actor
2) Footballer
3) Photographer
4) Musician
5) Author

10. Who won the Commonwealth chess title in New Delhi on June 30, 2015?
1) K. Sasikiran
2) Arghyadip Das
3) Abhijeet Gupta
4) Parimarjan Negi
5) Deep Sengupta

11. Who is the author of the book “Gandhi at First Sight”?
1) Thomas Weber
2) Daniel Bell
3) Jonathan Gil Harris
4) Patrick French
5) None of these

12. Pandit Haridutt Sharma Award is an annual award given in the field of?
1) Sculpture
2) Journalism
3) Films
4) Music
5) Theater

13. Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti launched ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ on June 5, 2015 in?
1) Varanasi
2) Lucknow
3) Jaipur
4) Gwalior
5) Jhansi

14. Who became the second Indian umpire after S. Venkataraghavan to be inducted into the Elite
Panel of International Cricket Council (ICC)?
1) Ram Babu Gupta
2) I. Shivram
3) M.R. Singh
4) Sundaram Ravi
5) Raman Sharma

15. Which of the following has become the world’s first billion dollar football brand in June 2015?
1) Manchester United
2) Manchester City
3) Chelsea 4) Arsenal
5) Real Madrid

16. Who is the present Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting?
1) Venkaiah Naidu
2) Jual Oram
3) Arun Jaitley
4) J.P. Nadda
5) Prakash Javdekar

17. Which is the first private bank to launch a voice password facility for its customers recently?
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) Yes Bank
5) Kotak Mahindra Bank

18. Whose autobiography is titled ‘The Test of My Life’?
1) Steve Waugh
2) Shane Warne
3) M.S. Dhoni
4) Yuvraj Singh
5) M. Amarnath

19. Serena Williams defeated who among the following to win the women’s singles tennis title in the 2015 French Open?
1) Maria Sharapova
2) Ana Ivanovic
3) Lucie Safarova
4) Victoria Azarenka
5) Petra Kvitova

20. Who is the only Indian sportsman featured among the 2015 Forbes magazine’s 100 highest paid athletes in the world?
1) Virat Kohli
2) Sachin Tendulkar
3) Leander Paes
4) Viswanathan Anand
5) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

21. Lal Thanhawla is the current Chief Minister of which of the following States?
1) Meghalaya
2) Tripura
3) Mizoram
4) Nagaland
5) Arunachal Pradesh

22. The Groningen gas field is the largest natural gas field in Europe. It is in?
1) Netherlands
2) Denmark
3) Switzerland
4) Germany
5) Sweden

23. Keoladeo Ghana National park is located in which of the following States?
1) Gujarat
2) West Bengal
3) Odisha
4) Rajasthan
5) Uttar Pradesh

24. The Global Times is a daily tabloid published in?
1) China
2) Singapore
3) UK
4) USA
5) Russia

25. Kalinga Stadium is a multipurpose stadium located in?
1) Indore
2) Bhubaneswar
3) Nagpur
4) Patiala
5) Mohali

26. Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary is located in which of the following States?
1) Odisha
2) West Bengal
3) Goa
4) Maharashtra
5) Jharkhand

27. Who is the author of the book ‘Eternal India’?
1) Jawaharlal Nehru
2) Indira Gandhi
3) Lal Bahadur Shastri
4) Atal Behari Vajpayee
5) I.K. Gujral

28. How many persons won the Bharat Ratna award so far?
1) 49
2) 54
3) 45
4) 55
5) 57

29. Which is the capital of the union territory Dadra & Nagar Haveli?
1) Amini
2) Kavarati
3) Kalpeni
4) Silvassa
5) Amboli

30. Sukanya Samridhi Yojana (SSY) account can be opened in the name of a girl child who is not more than?
1) 5 years old
2) 7 years old
3) 9 years old
4) 10 years old
5) 15 years old

31. Who is the recipient of the 2015 Genesis Prize?
1) Michael Douglas
2) Sylvester Stallone
3) Mel Gibson
4) John Travolta
5) Arnold Schwarzenegger

32. The Genesis Prize was founded in 2012 by the office of the Prime Minister of?
1) Canada
2) Israel
3) New Zealand
4) Australia
5) Netherlands

33. Who among the following Indians has not made to the Forbes list of the world’s 100 Most Powerful Women?
1) Arundhati Bhattacharya
2) Chanda Kochchar
3) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
4) Shobhana Bhartia
5) Shikha Sharma

34.Identify the mismatched pair?
1) General Motors – Mary Barra
2) Google – Sheryl Sandberg
3) YouTube – Susan Wojcicki
4) Yahoo – Marissa Mayer
5) IBM – Ginny Rometty

35. Suleyman Demirel died on June 17, 2015. He served as the President of which of the following countries from 1993 to 2000?
1) Yemen
2) Syria
3) Lebanon
4) Libya
5) Turkey

36. Charles Correa died in June 2015. He was a renowned?
1) Tennis player
2) Hockey player
3) Film actor
4) Architect
5) Author

37. Which of the following Academy Award winning films was based on the life of John Nash, a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician?
1) Chicago
2) No Country for Old Men
3) The Hurt Locker
4) The Artist
5) A Beautiful Mind

38. Which of the following has released the Financial Stability Report (FSR) on June 25, 2015?
1) World Bank
2) Reserve Bank of India
3) International Monetary Fund
4) World Economic Forum
5) Securities and Exchange Board of India

39. Genesis Prize is also known as?
1) Green Nobel
2) Asia’s Nobel Prize
3) Jewish Nobel Prize
4) Green Oscar
5) Alternative Nobel Prize

40. Matt Prior retired from all forms of cricket in June 2015. He played for?
1) Australia
2) West Indies
3) South Africa
4) England
5) New Zealand

ANSWERS:
1) 2 2) 1 3) 3 4) 5 5) 1 6) 1 7) 2 8) 2 9) 1 10) 3
11) 1 12) 2 13) 3 14) 4 15) 1 16) 3 17) 2 18) 4 19) 3 20) 5
21) 3 22) 1 23) 4 24) 1 25) 2 26) 1 27) 2 28) 3 29) 4 30) 4
31) 1 32) 2 33) 5 34) 2 35) 5 36) 4 37) 5 38) 2 39) 3 40) 4

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR ALL BANK EXAMS

1. Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won majority seats in the Parliament elections in?
1) Turkey
2) Iran
3) Iraq
4) Syria
5) Yemen

2. Which country won the 2015 Rugby World Cup?
1) Australia
2) New Zealand
3) England
4) South Africa
5) Ireland

3. Which country hosted the eighth Rugby World Cup from September 18 to October 31, 2015?
1) South Africa
2) Argentina
3) England
4) Romania
5) Italy

4. Who is the first woman President of Nepal?
1) Amrita Thapa Magar
2) Basantidevi Jha
3) Binda Pandey
4) Bidhya Devi Bhandari
5) Minakshi Jha

5. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete visited India in June 2015. He is the President of?
1) Nigeria
2) Lesotho
3) Algeria
4) Kenya
5) Tanzania

6. Who is the present Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways?
1) Ravi Shankar Prasad
2) Kalraj Mishra
3) Nitin Gadkari
4) Suresh Prabhu
5) P. Ashok Gajpathi Raju

7. Surendra Singh Negi was bestowed with HQ's World No Tobacco Day Award 2015 for south
Asian region by World Health Organization in May 2015. He is the Health Minister of?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Haryana
4) Punjab
5) Rajasthan

8. Mikheil Saakashvili has been appointed the governor of Ukraine's southern Odessa region. He served as the President of which of the following countries from January 2004 to November 2013?
1) Armenia
2) Belarus
3) Georgia
4) Latvia
5) Azerbaijan

9. Nek Chand died on June 12, 2015. He is known for building the Rock Garden of?
1) Mumbai
2) Chandigarh
3) Jaipur
4) Udaipur
5) Bhopal

10. Irwin Rose of USA died on June 2, 2015. He was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in?
1) Literature
2) Physics
3) Chemistry
4) Peace
5) Medicine

11. Nikesh Arora is the President and Chief Operating Officer of?
1) Deutsche Bank
2) Adobe Systems
3) Soft Bank
4) Google
5) Nokia

12. World Quality Day takes place every year on the?
1) Second Thursday of October
2) Second Thursday of November
3) Second Friday of October
4) Second Friday of November
5) Second Friday of December

13. Ways and Means Advances (WMA) is a temporary loan given by the Reserve Bank of India to the?
1) Public sector banks
2) Private sector banks
3) Regional rural banks
4) General insurance companies
5) Government

14. India and which of the following countries have signed a new strategically important 10 year
defense framework agreement in June 2015?
1) UK
2) USA
3) Israel
4) UAE
5) Russia

15. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified which of the following pesticides /herbicides as carcinogenic to humans?
1) Lindane
2) DDT
3) 2, 4-D
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3

16. Who was appointed as the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) in June 2015?
1) K. Sivan
2) M.Y.S Prasad
3) S. Somanath
4) P. Kunhikrishnan
5) None of these

17. A Global Depository Receipt (GDR) is also known as?
1) National Depository Receipt
2) International Depository Receipt
3) Commercial Depository Receipt
4) Intercontinental Depository Receipt
5) None of these

18. Gramin Gaurav Path is a major road construction project under which about 2,048 km of roads
would be built in 33 districts in which of the following States?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Rajasthan
4) Bihar
5) Jharkhand

19. Which of the following is the apex body for the formulation, coordination and promotion of bio medical research?
1) National Institute of Epidemiology
2) National Institute of Virology
3) Indian Medical Association
4) Indian Council of Medical Research
5) All India Institute of Medical Sciences

20. International Agency for Research on Cancer is a specialized cancer agency of the?
1) FAO
2) UNICEF
3) WHO
4) UNESCO
5) UNDP

21. NDMA stands for?
1) National Defense Management Academy
2) National Dairy Management Academy
3) National Dairy Management Authority
4) National Disaster Management Authority
5) National Dam Management Authority

22. The International Court of Justice is based in?
1) Glasgow
2) Geneva
3) Rome
4) Zurich
5) The Hague

23. Who is the brand ambassador for the Government of India's campaign against Hepatitis B?
1) Vidya Balan
2) Aishwarya Rai
3) Amitabh Bachchan
4) Aamir Khan
5) Priyanka Chopra

24. Which country leads the world in production and export of the cocoa beans used in the manufacture of chocolate?
1) Ivory Coast
2) Ghana
3) Nigeria
4) Cameroon
5) Brazil

25. Which one of the following full forms is not correct?
1) QIB - Qualified Institutional Buyers
2) MSP - Minimum Support Price
3) IPO - Initial Public Offering
4) FPO - Final Public Offering
5) ITP - Institutional Trading Platform

26. Which is the largest carbon emitter in the world in terms of per capita emission?
1) China
2) USA
3) European Union
4) Russia
5) Japan

27. SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture between State Bank of India and?
1) Life Insurance Corporation of India
2) BNP Paribas Cardif
3) New York Life Insurance Company
4) Prudential Life Insurance Company
5) None of these

28. What is the currency of Czech Republic?
1) Koruna
2) Krona
3) Kyat
4) Kuna
5) Euro

29. Which of the following is a newspaper published from Moscow?
1) Straitstimes
2) The Times
3) Dawn
4) Pravda
5) The Sun

30. Which is the fourth largest carbon emitter in the world as per World Resources Institute (WRI) analysis?
1) Brazil
2) Russia
3) Indonesia
4) Mexico
5) India

31. Which is the number one State in India in terms of total installed capacity of solar energy?
1) Rajasthan
2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
5) Andhra Pradesh

32. Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following States?
1) Kerala
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Telangana

33. What is the annual investment limit under the Public Provident Fund (PPF) scheme?
1) Rs 1,00,000
2) Rs 1,50,000
3) Rs 2,00,000
4) Rs 2,50,000
5) Rs 3,00,000

34. The Public Provident Fund account is valid for how many years?
1) 5 years
2) 10 years
3) 15 years
4) 20 years
5) None of these

35. Keenan Stadium is located in which of the following cities?
1) Mohali
2) Cuttack
3) Mumbai
4) Jamshedpur
5) Bhubaneswar

36. President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Punyabhushan Award on?
1) Munishwar Jha
2) Charu Chandra Panda
3) Prataprao Pawar
4) Pankaja Munde
5) None of these

37. Who won the 2015 French Open men's singles tennis title on June 7, 2015?
1) Novak Djokovic
2) Andy Murray
3) Roger Federer
4) Stanislas Wawrinka
5) David Ferrer

38. Which team won the I-League football title on June 7, 2015?
1) Mohun Bagan
2) Bengaluru FC
3) Dempo
4) Churchill Brothers
5) Salgaocar

39. The 21st Asian Athletics Championships were held in June 2015 in?
1) Incheon
2) Hong Kong
3) Wuhan
4) Tokyo
5) Jakarta

40. Who was honored with the Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War Award in June 2015?
1) Narendra Modi
2) L.K. Advani
3) Murli Manohar Joshi
4) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
5) None of these

ANSWERS:
1) 1; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 4; 5) 5; 6) 3; 7) 1; 8) 3; 9) 2; 10) 3;
11) 3; 12) 2; 13) 5; 14) 2; 15) 5; 16) 1; 17) 2; 18) 3; 19) 4; 20) 3;
21) 4; 22) 5; 23) 3; 24) 1; 25) 4; 26) 1; 27) 2; 28) 1; 29) 4; 30) 5;
31) 1; 32) 5; 33) 2; 34) 3; 35) 4; 36) 3; 37) 4; 38) 1; 39) 3; 40) 4.

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR ALL BANK EXAMS

1. RBI and which southern African central bank signed an agreement on information sharing under the Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information?
1) Namibia
2) Zimbabwe
3) Botswana
4) Zambia
5) South Africa

2. Botswana capital Gaborone and its currency is ...... ?
1) Kwacha
2) Pula
3) lilangeni
4) Dollar
5) Rand

3. Financial Inclusion Fund & Financial Inclusion Technology Fund merged into a single Fund namely .......?
1) Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF)
2) Financial Invitation Fund (FIF)
3) Forum Inclusion Fund (FIF)
4) Front Inclusion Fund (FIF)
5) Full Inclusion Fund (FIF)

4. Corpus Fund of newly created FIF .........?
1) Rs. 20 crore
2) Rs. 200 crore
3) Rs. 2,000 crore
4) Rs. 20,000 crore
5) Rs. 10 crore

5. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana as revealed on 7 Oct 2015, the deposits have exceeded ........
1) Rs.25,000 crore
2) Rs.15,000 crore
3) Rs.10,000 crore
4) Rs.50,000 crore
5) Rs.75,000 crore

6. Which bank launched a new debit card 'Secure +' that can be switched off for specific period of time using a phone application or internet banking gateway?
1) ICICI bank
2) SBI
3) Axis bank
4) State Bank of Patiala
5) HDFC

7. According to the recent reports of Finance Ministry, who can act as the aggregator of payments for GST implementation?
1) RBI
2) SEBI
3) TRAI
4) Finance Commission
5) NITI Aayog

8. London-based financial information provider Emerging Markets declared whom as the Central Bank Governor of the Year 2015 for Asia?
1) Raghuram Rajan
2) Atiur Rahman
3) Zhou Xiaochuan
4) Haruhiko Kuroda
5) Jim Yong Kim

9. Who heads the Committee on Innovation constituted by NITI Aayog that submitted its report on 27 October 2015 recommending private funding for R&D?
1) Kshatra Pathi Sivaji
2) Ramesh Chandra
3) Prof Tarun Khanna
4) Avinash Chander
5) Ramakanth Porde

10. First International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) has become operational at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) with the launch of the country’s first IFSC banking unit (IBU) set up by ......?
1) YES Bank
2) IDBI
3) SBI
4) Catholic Syrian Bank
5) OBC

11. India's rank on ease of doing business as per Doing Business 2016 report released by the World Bank?
1) 129
2) 140
3) 142
4) 130
5) 99

12. Union Government appointed which committee on 27 October 2015 with a view to simplify the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961?
1) RV Easwar
2) T Haque
3) Upamanyu Hazarika
4) S M Khan
5) BS Baswan

13. On 27 October 2015, who was appointed as the chair of the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) on UN Security Council (UNSC) reform?
1) Ban-Ki-Moon
2) Mogens Lykketoft
3) Irina Bokova
4) Anthony Lake
5) Sylvie Lucas

14. First Male Member of National Commission for Women ......?
1) Alok Rawat
2) Omprakash Rawat
3) Arun Rawat
4) Chandra Kumar Rawat
5) Ram Krishna Rawat

15. Who is present Chairperson of the National Commission for Women?
1) Draupadi Murmu
2) Mridula Sinha
3) Lalitha Kumaramangalam
4) Chithra Ramakrishnan
5) Arundhthi Subramanyam

16. The new elected prime minister of Canada ......?
1) Alex Tsipras
2) Sherif Ismail
3) Muhammadu Buhari
4) Salman bin Abdulaziz
5) Justin Trudeau

17. K Chockalingam won the Paul H Appleby Award. The award conferred by .....?
1) Indian Institute of Public Administration
2) Varanasi Hindu College
3) Indian Law Institute
4) IIT Roorke
5) Government of India

18. World Food day is observed on ......?
1) 16 Jan
2) 16 Sep
3) 16 Oct
4) 16 May
5) 16 Dec

19. 2015 World Food day theme .....?
1) Save food to kill poverty
2) Social Protection and Agriculture
3) Pulses eat less, Protein eat more
4) Safe food from pest
5) Food and Cold storages

20. Who is the Union minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution?
1) Uma Bharati
2) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla
3) Ramvilas Paswan
4) Kalraj Mishra
5) Harsimrat Kaur Badal

21. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is ......?
1) 24 Oct
2) 21 Oct
3) 31 Oct
4) 17 Oct
5) 28 Sep

22. Which of the following combinations is wrong?
1) United Nations Day - 24 Oct
2) Indian Air force Day - 8 Oct
3) International day of rural women -16 Oct
4) World Teacher's day - 5 Oct
5) International day of Non-violence - 2 Oct

23. First ever double-decker Shatabdi Express train service will be started soon between Mumbai and ........?
1) Goa
2) Ahmadabad
3) Hyderabad
4) Varanasi
5) Guwahathi

24. Indian Railways launched which scheme for the benefit of waiting list passengers recently?
1) Kayakalp
2) Operation Smile
3) Athidhi Devo Bhava
4) Vikalp
5) Jan Tatkal

25. Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS) started from .......?
1) Santragachi railway station in Kolkata
2) Nampally railway station in Hyderabad
3) Egmore railway station in Chennai
4) Safdarjung railway station in New Delhi
5) Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal in Mumbai

26. Science Express covers halting at 64 locations over 20 States. The theme of 2015 Science Express Journey .......?
1) Learn Science for future
2) Rashtriya Aavishkar Abhiyan
3) Science bring miracles
4) Climate Change
5) Railways is the Future

27. Which state announced a number of sops for Scheduled Caste people in the State, including laptops for girls and a Sanskrit University to be named after Maharishi Valmiki?
1) UP
2) MP
3) Haryana
4) AP
5) Tamil nadu

28. Typhoon Koppu attacked ........?
1) USA
2) UK
3) Russia
4) Australia
5) Philippines

29. Which nation parliament rejected UN peace deal for unity government on 19 October 2015?
1) Cuba
2) Iraq
3) Libya
4) Iran
5) Afghanistan

30. Who was chosen as 'Finance Minister of the Year, Asia' by London-based publication Emerging Markets on 14 October 2015 ?
1) Jack Lew
2) George Osborne
3) Arun Jaitely
4) Taro Aso
5) Ishaq Dar

31. Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 conferred on ....?
1) Kailash Satyardhi
2) ISRO
3) Malala Yousafzai
4) UNHCR
5) Mogens Lykketoft

32. ISRO Chairman......?
1) P. Kunhikrishnan
2) Dr. Shekar Basu
3) Selvin Christopher
4) A S Kiran Kumar
5) Aijth Doval

33. ”Uninor” telecom service provider, rebrand itself as........ ?
1) Telenor
2) MTS
3) Etihad Telecom
4) Jio
5) None of above

34. Which Indian Tennis Player won the 2015 Vietnam Open Trophy?
1) Yuki Bhambri
2) Somdev Devvarman
3) Saketh Myneni
4) Leander Paes
5) Mahesh Bhupathi

35. Denmark Open Badminton Title won by Xuerui Li of ........?
1) Singapore
2) Hong kong
3) Thailand
4) China
5) South Korea

36. 2015 Sultan of Johor Cup won by .....?
1) India
2) Great Britain
3) Canada
4) Australia
5) Malaysia

37. First World Indigenous Games inaugurated at ......?
1) Palmas (Brazil)
2) Sochi (Russia)
3) Gold Coast (Australia)
4) Pyeongchang (South Korea)
5) Ipoh (Malaysia)

38. Which of the following Cup / Trophy does not belong to Cricket?
1) Benson and Hedges Cup
2) Deodhar Trophy
3) Durand Cup
4) Irani Trophy
5) Vijay Hazare Trophy

39. Combination of National Parks and states given. Wrong combination is ......?
1) Banneraghata National Park - Karnataka
2) Guindy National Park - Tamil nadu
3) Kaziranga National Park - Bihar
4) Rajaji National Park - Uttarakhand
5) Dudhwa National Park - Uttar Pradesh

40. BRICS University President Forum 2015 held at ......?
1) Durban
2) Beijing
3) Sochi
4) Brasilia
5) New Delhi

41. 3rd Indo-Africa summit between 26-29 October 2015 held at ........
1) Durban
2) Lusaka
3) New Delhi
4) Harare
5) Mumbai

42. Who will promote for the road safety awareness programme of the central government?
1) Sachin
2) Ab de Villars
3) Amir Khan
4) Virat Kohli
5) Akhilesh Yadav

43. Voices from Chernobyl, Zinky Boys, War’s Unwomanly Face are the books of Svetlana
Alexievich, the 14th woman to win Nobel literature prize. The first person to receive Nobel in
Literature from India is ......?
1) Sarojini Naidu
2) Rabindranath Tagore
3) Chetan Bhagath
4) R.K.Narayan
5) Raja Rao

ANSWERS:
1-3, 2-2, 3-1, 4-3, 5-1, 6-3, 7-1, 8-2, 9-3, 10-1
11-4, 12-1, 13-5, 14-1, 15-3, 16-5, 17-1, 18-3, 19-2, 20-3
21-4, 22-3, 23-1, 24-4, 25-4, 26-4, 27-3, 28-5, 29-3, 30-3
31-2, 32-4, 33-1, 34-3, 35-4, 36-2, 37-1, 38-3, 39-3, 40-2
41-3, 42-3, 43-2

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. In the fourth Bi-monthly monetary policy review, on 29 September 2015, RBI reduced the Repo Rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by ...........
1) 150 basis points
2) 100 basis points
3) 25 basis points
4) 50 basis points
5) 75 basis points

2. Present Repo Rate is ...........
1) 6.75%
2) 7.25%
3) 6.00%
4) 7.75%
5) 8.25%

3. Present Reverse Repo Rate is ...........
1) 5.75%
2) 8.75%
3) 9.75%
4) 10.25%
5) 8.25%

4. Present Bank Rate ...........
1) 7.75%
2) 7.50%
3) 6.75%
4) 5.25%
5) 8.25%

5. RBI's Marginal Standing Facility Rate ...........
1) 7.50%
2) 6.75%
3) 7.75%
4) 8.75%
5) 4.0%

6. RBI kept the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks unchanged at ............ of Net Demand and Time Liability (NDTL) in its recent monetary policy review.
1) 24.5%
2) 5.75%
3) 4.0%
4) 4.5%
5) 3.5%

7. RBI declared to issue final guidelines on base rate computation by ...........
1) March 2016
2) September 2016
3) November 2015
4) January 2016
5) March 2020

8. RBI lowered its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year from 7.6% to ........
1) 7.1%
2) 7.2%
3) 7.4%
4) 7.5%
5) 6.5%

9. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley pegged the fiscal deficit target at ........... of the GDP for the current fiscal year.
1) 3.9%
2) 3.4%
3) 2.9%
4) 6.1%
5) 2.0%

10. Union Government said it has plan for setting up a non-statutory PDMA. PDMA stands for ...........
1) Public Debt Management Agency
2) Public Debit Management Agency
3) Private Debt Management Agency
4) Private Debt Monetary Agency
5) None

11. A non-statutory PDMA would be an interim arrangement before an independent agency is set up for managing the government borrowing programme. At present who is handling the government’s borrowing programme?
1) RBI
2) SBI
3) Asian Development Bank
4) National Development Council
5) NITI Aayog

12. Which bank announced the launch of 'Money2World', a fully online outward remittance service for resident Indians?
1) YES Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) SBI
5) Corporation Bank

13. National watershed management project 'Neeranchal' assisted by ...........
1) IMF
2) IDA
3) AIIB
4) World Bank
5) USAID

14. Which Scotland economist argued ''foreign aid did more harm than good'' conferred with the Nobel prize for Economics on 12 Oct 2015?
1) Meghnad J Desai
2) John Kay
3) Angus Deaton
4) Edward Miliband
5) Nicholas Herbert Stern

15. First Nobel prize in Economics awarded in ...........
1) 1969
2) 1901
3) 1954
4) 1989
5) 2001

16. First Nobel prize in Economics jointly conferred on the Dutch Economist Jan Tinbergen and the Norwegian Economist ...........
1) Ragnar Frisch
2) Trygve Haavelmo
3) Svein Gjedrem
4) Victor Norman
5) None of above

17. Which famous Indian Economist received Nobel prize in Economics 'for his contributions to welfare economics'?
1) Arvind Panagariya
2) Arvind Subramanian
3) Amartya Sen
4) R.C. Dutt
5) Suresh Tendulkar

18. Abel Prize described as Nobel in ...........
1) Mathematics
2) Peace
3) Literature
4) Economics
5) Physics

19. Abel Prize annually given by the Government of Norway. The first award given in ...........
1) 2003
2) 2009
3) 2008
4) 2007
5) 2006

20. The Abel Prize awardees receive ...........
1) 6 Million British Pounds
2) 6 Million USA Dollars
3) 6 Million Indian Rupees
4) 6 Million Euros
5) 6 Million Norwegian Kroner

21. Which Indian American received Abel prize in 2007?
1) Srinivasa Ramanujam
2) Professor Manjul Bhargava
3) S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan
4) Subhash Khot
5) C.R. Rao

22. For striking and seminal contributions to the theory of nonlinear partial differential equations
and its applications to geometric analysis, two mathematicians were awarded with Abel prize for 2015. One is John F. Nash, Jr. and another one is ...........
1) Louis Nirenberg
2) Yakov Grigorevich Sinai
3) John Milnor
4) John Griggs Thompson
5) Peter David Lax

23. Which state bagged the Skoch Order-of- Merit national award for implementation of six e-Governance and IT initiatives in the state recently?
1) Kerala
2) AP
3) Haryana
4) Maharashtra
5) Telangana

24. Who has been appointed as India's permanent representative in the UNO?
1) Jaishankar
2) Richard Rahul Verma
3) Syed Akbaruddin
4) Gautam Bambawale
5) Sushma Swaraj

25. Gautam Bambawale appointed as the new high commissioner to ...........
1) Nepal
2) Pakistan
3) USA
4) UK
5) Japan

26. Prof. Ramesh Chand appointed as the .........
1) Full-time member of NITI Aayog
2) Part-time member of NITI Aayog
3) Vice-chairman of NITI Aayog
4) Chairman of NITI Aayog
5) Ex-officio member of NITI Aayog

27. Prime Minister on 11 October 2015 laid the foundation stone of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Memorial in ...........
1) Mumbai
2) Delhi
3) Mau
4) Ratnagiri
5) London

28. Chaityabhoomi is the memorial of ...........
1) Mahatma Gandhi
2) Jawaharlal Nehru
3) B.R. Ambedkar
4) Lal Bahadur Sastri
5) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

29. Union Minister Social Justice & Empowerment released a commemorative postal stamp on father of Indian Constitution Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as part of ........... his birth anniversary celebration.
1) 125th
2) 150th
3) 175th
4) 100th
5) 50th

30. Who is the Union Minister Social Justice & Empowerment?
1) Ravi Shankar Prasad
2) Bandaru Dattatreya
3) Thaawar Chand Gehlot
4) Nitin Gadkari
5) Ram Vilas Paswan

31. Prime Minister of India proposed which day to be observed as Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas)?
1) 26 November
2) 9 December
3) 26 January
4) 15 August
5) 2 October

32. New Prime Minister of Nepal ...........
1) Tshering Tobgay
2) Abdulla Yameen
3) Ameenah Gurib
4) Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
5) Thein Sein

33. India and Jordan signed six MoUs on the eve of Pranab Mukherjee visit on 11 October 2015. Jordan Capital Amman and its currency ...........
1) Rupee
2) Dollar
3) Peso
4) Dinar
5) Shilling

34. King of Jordan is Abdullah II and Prime Minister is ...........
1) Abdullah Ensour
2) Benjamin Netanyahu
3) David Cameron
4) Abdulla Abdulla
5) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

35. International Girl Child day ...........
1) 24 Jan
2) 1 Jan
3) Second Sunday of February
4) 11 October
5) 1 June

36. 2015 International Girl Child day theme .......
1) Ending child marriage
2) The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030
3) The Power of Girl Child: Vision for 2050
4) Girl Child is the Future Mother
5) None of above

37. First BRICS Ministerial meeting on Migration held at ...........
1) Sochi
2) Durban
3) Bengaluru
4) Rio
5) Beijing

38. Who represented India in the first BRICS Ministerial meeting on Migration?
1) Rajnath Singh
2) Sushma Swaraj
3) Kiren Rijiju
4) Jaishankar
5 ) Narendra Modi

39. President Pranab Mukherjee held talks with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas on 12 October 2015. How much fund offered by India to Palestine Budgetary Support?
1) $ 5 million
2) $ 10 million
3) $ 15 million
4) $ 20 million
5) $ 50 million

40. A bond issued by an Indian company expressed in foreign currency, and the principal and interest in respect of which is payable in foreign currency is called ...........
1) Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
2) Indian Currency Convertible Bond
3) Foreign Medium Term Note
4) Treasury Bill
5) Foreign Currency Debenture

41. Monetary difference between export and import trade flows of a country for a specific time period is ...........
1) Fiscal Deficit
2) Revenue Deficit
3) Balance of Trade
4) Monetary Policy Review
5) Cash Imbalance

42. Which committee was appointed by Union Government to revisit civil services examination pattern?
1) T Haque
2) Mihir Shah
3) B.S. Baswan
4) S.M. Khan
5) D. Swarup

43. Men's singles title of China Open won by Novak Djokovic of ...........
1) Sweden
2) Norway
3) Serbia
4) USA
5) China

44. Russian Grand Prix title of Formula One won by ...........
1) Sebastian Vettel
2) Jenson Button
3) Lewis Hamilton
4) Fernando Alonso
5) John Arthur

45. Women's Doubles title of China Open won by Sania Mirza of India and ...........
1) Casey Dellacqua, Australia
2) Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakistan
3) Martina Hingis, Switzerland
4) Elena Vesnina, Russia
5) Ekaterina Makarova, Russia

46. Union government on 7 October 2015 approved proposals to set up 3 AIIMS (All India Institutes of Medical Sciences) at Nagpur (Maharashtra), Mangalagiri (AP) and Kalyani in ...........
1) West Bengal
2) Bihar
3) Rajasthan
4) UP
5) MP

47. AIIMS will be established by central government under the scheme of PMSSY. PMSSY stands for ...........
1) Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
2) Pradhan Medium Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
3) Pradhan Mantri Suddhi Suraksha Yojana
4) Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Sastrachikitsa Yojana
5) None of above

48. A.R. Rahman appointed as the cultural ambassador of ............
1) Seychelles
2) Australia
3) USA
4) UK
5) Spain

49. Seychelles capital is Victoria and its currency is..
1) Euro
2) Peso
3) Dollar
4) Rupee
5) Pound

ANSWERS:
1-4, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3, 8-3, 9-1, 10-1
11-1, 12-3, 13-4, 14-3, 15-1, 16-1, 17-3, 18-1, 19-1, 20-5
21-3, 22-1, 23-3, 24-3, 25-2, 26-1, 27-1, 28-3, 29-1, 30-3
31-1, 32-4, 33-4, 34-1, 35-4, 36-2, 37-1, 38-3, 39-1, 40-1
41-3, 42-3, 43-3, 44-3, 45-3, 46-1, 47-1, 48-1, 49-4

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR ALL BANK EXAMS

1. On 23 September 2015, RBI said it will shortly issue banknotes in Rs.50 denomination. It is as per .........
1) Mahatma Gandhi Series - 2010
2) Mahatma Gandhi Series - 2015
3) Mahatma Gandhi Series - 2008
4) Mahatma Gandhi Series - 2007
5) Mahatma Gandhi Series - 2005

2. New Rs.50 denomination note will have the numerals in both the number panels in .......
1) Ascending size from right to left while the first three alpha - numeric characters (prefix) will remain constant in size.
2) Ascending size from left to right while the first five alpha-numeric characters (prefix) will remain constant in size.
3) Descending size from left to right while the first three alpha-numeric characters (prefix) will remain constant in size.
4) Ascending size from left to right while the first three alpha - numeric characters (prefix) will remain constant in size.
5) None of above is the correct option

3. As declared by RBI on 23 September 2015, the New Rs.50 banknote will have ..........
1) inset letter 'R'
2) inset letter 'S'
3) inset letter 'X'
4) inset letter 'Z'
5) inset letter 'A'

4. Rs.50 bear the signature of .........
1) Finance Minister
2) Finance Secretary
3) Governor of RBI
4) Prime Minister of India
5) President of India

5. New Rs.50 bank note will have ......... printed on the reverse.
1) the year of RBI establishment 1935 on the reverse side
2) the year of RBI nationalization 1949 on the reverse side
3) the year of independence of India 1947 on front side
4) the year of printing 2015 on the reverse side
5) None of above is the correct option

6. Reserve Bank of India will shortly put into circulation banknotes in the denominations of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 incorporating three new/ revised features as per its press release on 22 September 2015. Three new/ revised features are ...........
1) Descending size of numerals in the number panels, bleed lines, and enlarged identification mark.
2) Descending size of alphabets in the number panels, bleed lines, and enlarged identification mark.
3) Ascending size of numerals in the number panels, bleed lines, and enlarged identification mark.
4) Ascending size of alphabets in the number panels, bleed lines, and enlarged identification mark.
5) Zero size of numerals in the number panels, bleed lines, and enlarged identification mark.

7. As stated on 22 September 2015, which features are introduced for the benefit of visually impaired persons in the denominations of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 that will be issued shortly?
1) Rs.500 denomination will have five angular bleed lines in three sets of 2-1-2 lines on the obverse in both, the upper left and the right hand edge of the banknote.
2) Rs.1000 banknotes will have six angular bleed lines in four sets of 1-2-2-1 lines on the obverse in both, the upper left and right hand edge of the banknotes.
3) Rs.500 denomination will have four angular bleed lines in three sets of 2-2 lines on the obverse in both, the upper left and the right hand edge of the banknote.
4) 2 and 3 options correct
5) 1 and 2 options correct

8. Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Museum unveiled a special display on Mysore Coins on August 20, 2015. Where is RBI Monetary Museum?
1) Pune
2) Kolkata
3) Mumbai
4) Chennai
5) Hyderabad

9. What reason told by RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on 18 September 2015 for not issuing the high denomination currency above Rs.1000 bank note presently?
1) Cost of high denomination notes are more.
2) World Bank not accepting to mint higher denomination above Rs.1000.
3) Fear of counterfeiting.
4) Finance minister warned RBI not to mint higher denomination.
5) None of the above statement is correct statement.

10. RBI declared it has withdrawn the instructions on compensation to banks at ........... of the notional value of counterfeit notes detected.
1) 10 percent
2) 15 percent
3) 25 percent
4) 50 percent
5) 5 percent

11. The RBI doubles Limits of Cash Withdrawal at POS for Tier III to VI Centres on 27 August 2015. Locate the correct statement regarding this.
1) RBI doubled the limit for cash withdrawal at point-of-sale (POS) in Tier III to VI centres from Rs.1000/- to Rs.2000/- per day.
2) The cash withdrawal limit remains unchanged at Rs.1000/- per day at Tier I and II centres.
3) In 2009, RBI enabled cash withdrawal at Point-of-Sale (POS) for debit cards
4) In 2013 this facility was extended to prepaid cards issued by the banks.
5) All above statements are correct

12. Which bank accredited by the Green Climate Fund as an implementing entity for climate change-related projects in India?
1) SBH
2) Canara Bank
3) NABARD
4) SBI
5) YES Bank

13. RBI proposed to allow domestic companies to borrow money from PFs, SWF and Insurance Funds as part of the ECBs. SWF stands for ..........
1) Singapore Wealth Fund
2) Supreme Wealth Fund
3) Sovereign Wealth Fund
4) Strict Wrap Fund
5) Signature Wealth Fund

14. FMC merged with SEBI on 28 September 2015. FMC is the chief regulator of commodity futures markets in India. FMC stands for .........
1) Forward Markets Commission
2) Forward Markets Core
3) Front Markets Commission
4) Forward Mark Commission
5) None

15. Forward Markets Commission established in ........
1) 1953
2)1972
3)1992
4) 1935
5) 2001

16. The Forward Markets Commission chairman at the time of merger with SEBI is .......
1) U.K. Sinha
2) Ashishkumar Chauhan
3) Chitra Ramakrishna
4) Raghuram Rajan
5) Ramesh Abhishek

17. Qualcomm, an American global semiconductor company that designs and markets wireless telecommunications products and services announced to invest $ 150 million to provide local innovative start-ups to help country's Mobile and Internet of Everything (IOE) ecosystem in India. Present Executive Chairman of Qualcomm .......
1) Mark Zuckerberg
2) Paul E. Jacobs
3) Satya Nadella
4) Jack Dorsey
5) Marissa Mayer

18. SEBI on 22 September 2015 imposed a penalty of Rs.7269.5 crore, the biggest in its history on which company and its four directors for illegal and fraudulent mobilization of funds from the public?
1) New Delhi Television (NDTV)
2) Rajratan Investments
3) Brook Laboratories
4) Pearls Agrotech Corporation Limited (PACL)
5) Reliance Industries

19. India on 2 October 2015 pledged to cut its carbon emission intensity by 33-35 percent and increase the share of renewable energy by a massive 40 percent in its total energy mix by ......
1) 2020
2) 2019
3) 2022
4) 2030
5) 2016

20. 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC), COP21 or CMP11 from 30 November to 11 December 2015 will be held at.....?
1) Geneva
2) Paris
3) New York
4) Washington D C
5) New Delhi

21. G-4 summit pressed for the UNO Security Council Reforms on 26 September 2015 held at New York. Which of the following nation is not one of the members of G-4 seeking the permanent membership in security council of UNO?
1) India
2) South Africa
3) Japan
4) Germany
5) Brazil

22. Joint Military Exercise between India and Sri Lanka MITRA SHAKTI 2015 held at .......
1) Mumbai
2) Visakaptanam
3) Kolkata
4) Mumbai
5) Pune

23. Which among the following indigenously developed second generation anti-tank guided missile, successfully test fired on 10 September 2015?
1) Bhishma
2) Aaksash
3) Amogha-I
4) Aditya
5) Nirbhay

24. INS Kochi, the second ship of the Kolkataclass (Project 15A) Guided Missile Destroyer on 30 September 2015 commissioned at ...........
1) Kochi
2) Kolkata
3) Pune
4) Mumbai
5) Balasore

25. The important days in the month of October given. Wrong combination is .......
1) World Vegetarian Day-1 October
2) International Non-violence Day-2 October
3) German Unity Day-3 October
4) World Animal Day-4 October
5) All of above are correct

26. International Day of Older Persons celebrates on ........
1) 1 Jan
2) 1 Apr
3) 1 Jul
4) 1 Oct
5) 1 Dec

27. The International Day of Older Persons 2015 theme is .......
1) You also become old so respect them.
2) Protect the old age people to allow them to survive.
3) Here are the guidelines for respect of old age person.
4) Your care sees your care in the future.
5) Sustainability and age inclusiveness in the urban environment.

28. List of abbreviations given. The wrong combination is .......
1) ANBC - Adjusted Net Bank Credit
2) BBPS - Bharat Bill PAN System
3) CVPS - Currency Verification and Processing System
4) DNSS - Deferred Net Settlement System
5) EMEs - Emerging Market Economies

29. World's 20 largest economies, including India, on 6 September 2015 launched W20, an engagement grouping of women leaders, to push for gender inclusive global economic growth at?
1) Canberra
2) New Delhi
3) Ankara
4) Tokyo
5) Hangseng

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

Micro & Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP)

The Micro and Small Enterprises – Cluster Development Programme (MSECDP) is being implemented for holistic and integrated development of micro and small enterprises in clusters through Soft Interventions (such as capacity building, marketing development, export promotion, skill development, technology upgradation, organizing workshops, seminars, training, study visits, exposure visits, etc.), Hard Interventions (setting up of Common Facility Centers) and Infrastructure Development (create/upgrade infrastructural facilities in the new/existing industrial areas/clusters of MSEs). Assistance is provided for the following activities under the scheme- (i) Preparation of Diagnostic Study Report with Government of India (GoI) grant of maximum Rs 2.50 lakh (ii) Soft Interventions with GoI grant of 75 per cent of the sanctioned amount of the maximum project cost of Rs 25.00 lakh per cluster. For NE & Hill States, Clusters with more than 50 per cent (a) micro/ village (b) women owned (c) SC/ST units, the GoI grant will be 90 per cent. (iii) Detailed Project Report (DPR) with GoI grant of maximum Rs 5.00 lakh for preparation of a technical feasible and financially viable project report. (iv) Hard Interventions in the form of tangible assets like Common Facility Centre having machinery and equipment for critical processes, research and development, testing, etc. with GoI grant upto 70 per cent of the cost of project of maximum Rs 15.00 crore. For NE & Hill States, Clusters with more than 50 per cent (a) micro/ village (b) women owned (c) SC/ST units, the GoI grant will be 90 per cent. 7 (v) Infrastructure Development with GoI grant of upto 60 per cent of the cost of project of Rs 10.00 crore, excluding cost of land. GoI grant will be 80 per cent for projects in NE & Hill States, industrial areas/ estates with more than 50 per cent (a) micro (b) women owned (c) SC/ST units. (vi) The GoI assistance shall also be available to Associations of Women Entrepreneurs for establishing exhibition centres at central places for display and sale of products of women owned micro and small enterprises @ 40 per cent of the project cost. A total of 921 interventions in various clusters spread over 28 States and 1 UTs in the country have so far been taken under the programme for Diagnostic Study, Soft Interventions and Hard Interventions (CFCs). Further, 170 projects have been taken up for infrastructure development under the scheme.