GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR IBPS EXAM

1. Who among the following has been elected as the new President of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) recently?
1) Suresh Kalmadi
2) HRH Prince Imran
3) Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad
4) Gideon Sam 
5) None

2. The highlight of demand deposit is .......
1) multiple deposits 
2) multiple withdrawal
3) Any time banking
4) Electronic mode of withdrawals
5) All the above

3. As per the direction of RBI on 18 March 2013, which facility provided to the customers on savings account must be discouraged?
1) Receiving post dates cheques in the case of EMI
2) Issuing of cheques
3) Issuing of Debit card
4) Auto pay 
5) Issuing of passbook

4. The Savings Account can be opened by.....
1) Senior Citizen 
2) Woman 
3) Student
4) Billionaire 
5) All the above

5. Whether Savings Account can be opened Jointly (Joint Account)?
1) No
2) Yes, with the permission from the RBI
3) Yes
4) Yes, with the special permission from the Income Tax department
5) Yes, with the special permission from Chairman of bank

6. A bank given advertisement that SWAP facility available in Savings Account. It means.....
1) the higher amounts in the account move to higher interest accounts
2) the higher amounts in the account get lower interest
3) the lower amounts in the account move to inoperative accounts
4) the higher amounts deposits not allowed in the account
5) None

7. In the opening of Savings Account (few other accounts also) bank ask to write Nominee name. Who shall be nominee?
1) Any person 
2) Known person only
3) Female only 
4) Close blood relation only
5) Account holder in that bank only

8. Nominee's age in the savings account ......
1) below 10 years only
2) above 8 years only
3) below 60 years only
4) any age
5) must be major in that state

9. Savings account become inoperative, if the account .........
1) amount deposited not intimating to the bank
2) amount withdrawn not intimating to the bank
3) amount deposited more than 50,000 with out intimating to bank
4) not operated at all during certain period as per the bank rules
5) None

10. Consider the following statements.
a) A person saves money from his regular income
b) He wants to save the money in an account which permits withdrawals any time with rational rate of interest
c) He also want to issue cheques in favour of others
d) He wants to use ATM card also
The most suitable account for him is?
1) Recurring account 
2) Fixed deposit
3) Saving account 
4) Kiddy account
5) None

11. The facts relating to the current account deficit as told by RBI on 3 May 2013 given. Locate the wrong option.
1) Current Account Deficit (CAD) as the biggest risk to Indian economy.
2) had touched a record high of 6.7 percent in the December quarter of last fiscal year
3) outlook for Advanced Economies (AEs) remains uncertain, and even if there may be no event shocks, there could well be process shocks which could result in capital outflows from emerging developing economies.
4) It said it concern over rising external debt and short-term borrowings to meet the widening CAD.
5) None

12. In a continue effort to curb the rupee volatility, which of the measure not taken by RBI on 16th July 2013?
1) RBI raised lending rates to commercial banks 2 percent to 10.25 percent
2) sale of Government of India Securities to suck up Rs.12,000 crore
3) Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate has also been increased to 10.25 percent from current 8.25 percent
4) Increased the SLR to 25% to curb the circulation of money up to Rs.1,20,000 crores
5) None

13. World Bank has approved a concessional loan of $ 100 million for the National Housing Bank on 17 May 2013. Locate the wrong option.
1) The loan was granted implementation of a low-income housing programme
2) The programme will support NHB in refinancing mortgage loans
3) The loan has been granted under the concessional International Development Association window on a long-term basis for 35 years
4) NHB is the regulator of Home loans given by HFC
5) None

14. Which International Monetary Organization granted $ 100 million to Jammu & Kashmir
for the development of infrastructure?
1) IMF 
2) World Bank 
3) ADB
4) IDA 
5) None

15. $84 million granted by ... to strengthen panchayath project in Bihar on 27 June 2013.
1) IMF 
2) ODA 
3) World Bank
4) IFC 
5) AFD

16. The early tsunami warning system has been installed recently at Rangachang situated in?
1) Lakshadweep 
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Andhra Pradesh 
4) Puducherry
5) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

17. The Daitari iron ore mines might soon close down on the allegations of carrying mining activities without forest clearance. These mines are situated in which of the following states in India?
1) AP 
2) Jharkhand 
3) Uttarakhand
4) Madhya Pradesh 
5) Odisha

18. Tahrir Square, which was in news recently, is situated in which of the following
countries?
1) Turkey 
2) Syria 
3) China
4) Tunesia 
5) Egypt

19. Which familiar combination come under ''Demand Deposits''?
1) Fixed deposit, Current Account
2) Fixed deposit, Recurring Account
3) Saving Account, Current Account
4) Fixed deposits, Savings Account
5) None

20. India held the 16th round of border talks with which of the following countries recently?
1) Pakistan 
2) Bangladesh
3) Nepal 
4) China 
5) None

21. Narendra Modi has asked farmers from across the country to contribute iron blocks for construction of a huge statue of Sardar Patel at Sardar Sarovar Dam. It will be name?
1) Lauh Purush
2) Statue of Integrity
3) Statue of Sovereignty
4) Statue of Unity 
5) None

22. Who among the following has been sworn in as an interim president in Egypt after the military ousted the incumbent Mohammed Morsi recently?
1) Mahdi Aakef 
2) Gehad El-Haddad
3) Adly Mahmoud Mansour
4) Mohammed Badie 
5) Gulam Ahmed

23. Which of the following countries has given its approval to the controversial IVF technique that would lead to the creation of babies with three parents? This technique is aimed at checking the genetic diseases.
1) Japan 
2) Singapore
3) UK 
4) China 
5) None of these

24. Which Indian woman entrepreneur, who has received UAE's prestigious 'Emirates Woman Award 2013'.
1) Naina Lal Kidwai
2) Sonia Gandhi
3) Vandana Gandhi
4) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
5) Indira Nooyi

25. The general level of prices increase over time is called .........
1) disinflation 
2) deflation
3) rotation price 
4) relay inflation
5) inflation

26. Sustained decrease in the average price level is called ..........
1) inflation 
2) stagflation
3) round inflation 
4) deflation 
5) None

27. Demand-pull inflation is an inflation that results from an initial .........
1) increase the demand for Natural resources
2) increase the labour force
3) decrease in aggregate demand
4) increase in aggregate demand 
5) None

28. Where the inflation of a nation increases gradually, but continually, over time is
called .......
1) polar inflation 
2) grave inflation
3) creeping inflation 
4) force inflation
5) None

29. 'Very rapid inflation which is almost impossible to reduce it' is called.......
1) core inflation 
2) galloping inflation
3) strict inflation 
4) import inflation 
5) None

30. If the cost of production rise, for one reason or another, and force up the prices of finished goods and services it is called .......
1) rise inflation 
2) increase inflation
3) services inflation 
4) cost-push inflation
5) None

31. In its mid-quarter review of the monetary policy, announced on 17 June 2013, what reason told by RBI for the continuation of inflation in India?
1) increasing buying of gold
2) decreasing warehouse facilities
3) NRI purchases in India
4) Food prices 
5) government expenditure

32. June 2013 registered how much WPI inflation?
1) 9.5% 
2) 6.5% 
3) 1.5%
4) 0.15% 
5) 4.86%

33. On 27 June 2013, Union Government cleared the proposal of disinvestment of 7.64% stake sale in NFL. NFL means .....
1) National Fashion Limited
2) National Fine Steel Limited
3) National Ferrous Limited
4) National Frontier Limited
5) National Fertilizers Limited

34. ......... committee look in to issues relating to financial bench-marking and examine if they have become obsolete and need changes. The committee appointed by RBI on 28 June 2013.
1) Rangarajan 
2) Aravind Mayaram
3) Vijay Bhaskar 
4) Raghuvamsi 
5) None

35. According to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court, in cheque bouncing case for a cheque issued from a joint account, who can be prosecuted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act?
1) Only the person who signed the cheque
2) All the persons named in the joint account collectively
3) Any one of the individuals named in the joint account
4) Only the firm that issued the cheque and not any individual
5) None of these

36. The British Indian business tycoon Sanjeev Kapoor bought Hypo Alpe Adria bank having headquarters in .......
1) Australia 
2) France 
3) Germany
4) UK 
5) Austria

37. As per the new strategic plan approved by World Bank, by which year the global poverty will be eradicated?
1) 2030 
2) 2020 
3) 2015 
4) 2045 
5) 2050

38. Who is the Chairman of IBPS (Institute of Banking Personal Selection)?
1) A.S.Bhattacharya 
2) Deepali Pant Joshi
3) K.R.Kamath 
4) Pratip Chaudari
5) D.Sarkar

ANSWERS:

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

GENERAL AWARENESS MCQs FOR IBPS EXAM

1. Abdul Rahim Rather was appointed as the new Chairman of Goods and Services Tax (GST) panel on July 21, 2013. He is the Finance Minister of?
1) Bihar 
2) Karnataka 
3) Rajasthan 
4) Jammu and Kashmir 
5) Uttar Pradesh 

2. Ramon Magsaysay Awards are given by Philippines. Habiba Sarobi is one of the five winners for the year 2013. She is a politician from?
1) Pakistan 
2) Afghanistan 
3) Indonesia 
4) Malaysia 
5) Bangladesh 

3. Who won the 100th edition of the Tour de France on July 21, 2013?
1) Bradley Wiggins (Britain) 
2) Alberto Contador (Spain) 
3) Chris Froome (Britain) 
4) Cadel Evans (Australia) 
5) Andy Schleck (Luxembourg) 

4. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) is one of the apex trade associations of India. Who took over as the President of ASSOCHAM in July 2013?
1) Deepak Parekh 
2) Aditya Puri 
3) K R Kamath 
4) Rana Kapoor 
5) Naina Lal Kidwai 

5. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of banking and finance?
1) Blue chip companies 
2) Commercial paper 
3) Hedge 
4) Premium bonds 
5) Wobbe Index 

6. 'FBTR' is an abbreviated name related to the area of?
1) Agriculture
2) Economy 
3) Medical science 
4) Sports 
5) Nuclear power 

7. Developing an effective and efficient monitoring and control system for the Indian capital market is the basic aim of?
1) RBI 
2) SEBI 
3) FMC 
4) SBI 
5) NABARD 

8. The first stock exchange in India was established in?
1) Calcutta 
2) Delhi 
3) Bombay 
4) Madras 
5) Hyderabad 

9. Which institution is known as the 'Soft Loan Window' of World Bank?
1) IFC 
2) IDA 
3) IMF 
4) WTO 
5) None of these 


10. The Life Insurance in India was nationalized in the year?
1) 1870 
2) 1956 
3) 1960 
4) 1966 
5) 1969 

11. Countries and capital cities are given below. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
1) Ghana --- Accra 
2) Kenya --- Nairobi 
3) Namibia --- Windhoek 
4) Nigeria --- Rabat 
5) Egypt --- Cairo 

12. The river Tapti flows into the?
1) Palk Straits 
2) Bay of Bengal 
3) Arabian Sea 
4) Indian Ocean 
5) None of these 

13. 'Land of Midnight Sun' is?
1) Japan 
2) Finland 
3) Thailand 
4) Norway 
5) Netherlands 

14. 'My Truth' was written by?
1) Sarojini Naidu 
2) RK Narayan 
3) Mahatma Gandhi 
4) Indira Gandhi 
5) Jawaharlal Nehru 

15. Reliance Power is constructing a 3,960 MW coal based Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in?
1) Sasan (Madhya Pradesh) 
2) Angul (Orissa) 
3) Banswara (Rajasthan)
4) Barauni (Bihar) 
5) None of these 

16. RBI's stake in NABARD is?
1) 10% 
2) 5% 
3) 3% 
4) 1% 
5) None of these 


17. Which of the following is not amongst the core industries/ sectors?
1) Coal 
2) Services 
3) Crude oil 
4) Power 
5) Steel 

18. What is the minimum shareholding of the Central Government in the Public Sector Banks?
1) 49% 
2) 50% 
3) 51% 
4) 59% 
5) 74% 

19. What is the purpose of National Green Tribunal?
1) It is a Save Earth campaign 
2) It promotes awareness towards climate changes
3) It will hear cases related to environmental degradation
4) It gives suggestions to protect forest cover
5) None of these 

20. Croatia recently became the 28th member of the European Union. Croatia was once a part of? 
1) Russia 
2) Yugoslavia 
3) Armenia 
4) Lithuania 
5) Czechoslovakia 

21. NKP Salve Challenger Trophy is associated with?
1) Hockey 
2) Football 
3) Cricket 
4) Tennis 
5) Badminton 

22. Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) is the world's largest diamond exchange located in?
1) Kolkata 
2) New Delhi 
3) Jaipur 
4) Surat 
5) Mumbai 

23. The largest source of India's GDP is?
1) Agriculture 
2) Foreign Trade 
3) Manufacturing 
4) Services 
5) None of these 

24. Planning Commission is a?
1) Statutory Body
2) Non-Statutory Body
3) Constitutional Body
4) Both 1 and 3
5) None of these 

25. Which one of the following rates is not determined by the Reserve Bank of India?
1) CRR 
2) SLR 
3) Repo Rate 
4) Prime Lending Rate 
5) Bank Rate 

26. Which of the following prizes/awards is not given for excellence in literature?
1) Murtidevi Award 
2) Laureus Award
3) Vyas Samman
4) Saraswati Samman 
5) Pulitzer Prize 

27. Which of the following is the full form of G in 'G-sec'?
1) Good
2) Global
3) Government
4) Guaranteed
5) None of these

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

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR IBPS PO EXAM

1. Which of the following is not the Traditional function of RBI?
1) Issue of Currency Notes
2) Banker to the Government
3) Subsidies to people
4) Banker to Bank
5) None

2. Exchange Rate Management is the ..................... function of RBI.
1) Promotional
2) Elective
3) Ethical
4) Non-supervisory
5) Traditional

3. Which Paper Currency denomination not issued by RBI?
1) Rs.5
2) Rs.10
3) Rs.1
4) Rs.100
5) Rs.500

4. Currency issued by RBI (and also by government of India) is called .............
1) Auction Tender
2) Trade Tender
3) Legal Tender
4) Bound Tender
5) None

5. On the RBI issued paper currency, who put the signature?
1) Deputy Governor, RBI
2) President of India
3) Prime Minister
4) Finance Secretary
5) Governor

6. Rs.1 paper currency issued by ......
1) RBI
2) SIDBI
3) Government of India
4) Indian Banks Association
5) All of above

7. Rs. 1 paper currency sign by ...........
1) Governor of RBI
2) Prime Minister
3) Finance Secretary
4) Finance Minister
5) IBA Chairman

8. Which Act conferred the monopoly on Government of India to issue currency notes, ending the issue of currency by presidency and private banks?
1) Paper Currency Act 1961
2) Paper Currency Act 1891
3) Paper Currency Act 1861
4) Paper and Coins Act 1861
5) None

9. Government of India issued the entire currency notes till .............
1) establishment of State Bank of India
2) establishment of RBI
3) establishment of Ministry of Finance
4) establishment of Indian Banks Association
5) None

10. In which year the RBI first time issued Rs.5 Bank Note bearing the portrait of George VI?
1) 1935
2) 1936
3)1937
4) 1938
5) 1947

11.The denomination of any paper currency to be minted by RBI decides by ...
1) State Bank of India
2) Indian Banks Association
3) Bank Chairmans
4) Planning Commission
5) Government of India

12. As per the present rules, RBI can issue the paper currency denomination up to the value of .............
1) Rs.10,000
2) Rs.20,000
3) Rs.50,000
4) Rs.40,000
5) None

13. First time Rs.1000 and Rs.10000 bank notes were demonetized in........
1) 1946
2) 1957
3) 1949
4) 2000
5) 2001

14. In which year again the large value denomination bank notes Rs. 1000, Rs.5000 and Rs. 10000 were reintroduced?
1) 1957
2) 1969
3) 1965
4) 1954
5) 2000

15. Second time Rs. 1000 and Rs.10000 (also Rs.5000) demonetized in the year of .....
1) 1996
2) 2000
3) 1984
4) 1978
5) 2003

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. Who will succeed Michelle Bachelet as the Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women)?
1) Mlambo-Ngcuka
2) Dlamini Zuma 
3) Laura Chinchilla 
4) Dilma Rousseff 
5) Christina Fernandez

2. Sudhir Kumar Jain has been appointed the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of?
1) Bank of Baroda
2) Syndicate Bank
3) Canara Bank 
4) Corporation Bank 
5) Vijaya Bank 

3. Who took over as the new Lieut-enant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on July 8, 2013?
1) Tejender Khanna
2) Narendra Kumar 
3) A.K. Singh 
4) Amar Nath 
5) None of these 

4. Who was named for the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2013 on July 10?
1) Zakir Hussein
2) A.R. Rehman 
3) Shiv Kumar Sharma 
4) Zubin Mehta
5) None of these 

5. Hazem el-Beblawi was appointed as the interim Prime Minister of which of the following countries in July 2013?
1) Libya 
2) Mali 
3) Mauritania 
4) Brunei 
5) Egypt 

6. Ashton Agar scored 98 runs on his Test debut in July 2013. It is the highest by a No. 11 batsman. He plays for? 
1) England 
2) Australia
3) New Zealand
4) South Africa
5) West Indies 

7. 'My Tryst with Justice' was written by?
1) Justice P.N. Bhagwati 
2) Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer 
3) Justice Y.V. Chandrachud 
4) Justice D.K. Jain 
5) Justice Amitava Roy 

8. Indra Nooyi is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HSBC
3) PepsiCo 
4) CISCO
5) Biocon 

9. Which of the following banks has launched 'Mobicash Easy', a mobile wallet, which offers services like balance enquiry, mini statement, funds transfer, bill payment, etc? 
1) PNB 
2) SBI 
3) OBC 
4) IDBI Bank 
5) ICICI Bank 

10. The Centenary session of the Indian Science Congress was organized in January 2013 in?
1) Cuttack 
2) Chennai 
3) Bhubaneswar 
4) Kolkata 
5) New Delhi 

11. A three member committee was constituted to recommend amendments to the criminal law so as to provide for quicker trial and enhanced punishment for criminals accused of committing sexual assault against women. Who headed this committee?
1) Justice Leila Seth 
2) Gopal Subramanium 
3) Justice J.S.Verma 
4) Justice Ranganath Mishra 
5) Justice B.S. Chauhan 

12. Salma Dam is an under construction hydroelectric and irrigation dam project located on the Hari river in?
1) Pakistan 
2) Afghanistan 
3) Bangladesh 
4) Iran 
5) Indonesia 

13. Which of the following banks is planning to launch 'by-invitation-only' branches under Kohinoor brand in 20 cities which will serve affluent customers?
1) ICICI Bank 
2) HDFC Bank 
3) Axis Bank
4) State Bank of India
5) IDBI Bank 

14. The 12th Plan Document seeks to generate how many million jobs in the non-farm sector?
1) 50 
2) 25
3) 100 
4) 75 
5) 40 

15. A new passenger terminal in the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport was inaugurated recently. It is in?
1) Bhubaneswar
2) Kolkata 
3) Cuttack
4) Kohima 
5) Aizawl 

16. Novak Djokovic won the 2013 Australian Open men's singles title by defeating?
1) Andy Murray
2) Roger Federer 
3) David Ferrer 
4) Rafael Nadal 
5) Nocolas Almagro 

17. Soumyajit Ghosh is the national champion in?
1) Shooting 
2) Weightlifting 
3) Archery 
4) Table Tennis 
5) Cycling 

18. The letter 'D' stands for which of the following in the abbreviated name OECD?
1) Defense
2) Direction 
3) Dominance
4) Development 
5) Devaluation 

19. Who is the author of the book 'Faith and Compassion: The Life and Work of Mother Teresa'?
1) Arun Gandhi 
2) Navin Chawla 
3) Kuldeep Nayar 
4) Amit Chaudhury 
5) None of these 

20. The currency of Saudi Arabia is?
1) Dinar 
2) Manat 
3) Rial 
4) Dirham 
5) Shekel 

Answers:

1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 2 7) 1 8) 3 9) 2 10) 4
11) 3 12) 2 13) 4 14) 1 15) 2 16) 1 17) 4 18) 4 19) 2 20) 3 

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS

1. Who was elected the Chairman of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) during the 73rd xecutive Committee Meeting of AFPPD at Bangkok in April 2013?
1) P.J.Kurien
2) Hamid Ansari
3) Karia Munda
4) Arun Jaitley
5) None

2. Which state decided to declare Malkhamb as the state sport in April 2013?
1) Haryana
2) Punjab
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Himachal Pradesh

3. Who is the only head of state or head of government to attend all BRICS Summits, held so far?
1) Hu Jintao
2) Xi Jinping
3) Dilma Rousseff
4) Dr. Manmohan Singh
5) Vladimir Putin

4. Which state will set up the first public health university in India?
1) Manipur
2) Gujarat
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) West Bengal
5) Odisha

5. What is the maximum amount that can be invested under the PPF scheme in a year?
1) Rs.25,000
2) Rs.50,000
3) Rs.75,000
4) Rs.1,00,000
5) Rs.2,00,000

6. Code of Bank’s Commitment to micro and small enterprises is prepared by?
1) RBI
2) IBA
3) BCSBI
4) SEBI
5) None

7. KYC guidelines have been framed as per the guidelines of?
1) Ministry of Finance
2) Financial Action Task Force
3) Reserve Bank of India
4) Indian Banks Association
5) Ministry of Home Affairs

8. Trupti Murgunde is a famous?
1) Badminton player
2) Tennis player
3) Golf player
4) Chess player
5) None

9. Which of the following terms is not used in the game of Cricket?
1) Doosra
2) Bouncer
3) Deuce
4) Googly
5) Ashes

10. Booker Prize is given in the field of ..?
1) Films
2) Music
3) Science
4) Sports
5) None

11. What is the full form of DIPP?
1) Directorate of Industrial Policy and Publicity
2) Department of Industrial Procedures and Promotions
3) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
4) Directorate of Industrial Procedures and Promotions
5) None

12. Which of the following is not a core industry?
1) Crude oil
2) Coal
3) Cement
4) Automobile
5) Steel

13. The Reserve Bank of India in its mid-quarter monetary policy review on March 19, 2013 cut the repo rate by 25 basis points. What is the present repo rate?
1) 8%
2) 8.25%
3) 7.25%
4) 7.5%
5) 7%

14. Who was crowned Femina Miss India 2013?
1) Navneet Kaur Dhillon
2) Sobhita Dhulipala
3) Zoya Afroz
4) Srishti Rana
5) Anushka Shah

15. The International Day of Happiness is celebrated on?
1) May 13
2) August 11
3) August 9
4) March 20
5) May 25

16. What is the present reverse repo rate?
1) 6%
2) 6.25%
3) 6.75%
4) 7%
5) 6.5%

17. INS Tarkash, a new warship, joined the Indian Navy in December 2012. It is built by?
1) Israel
2) China
3) Russia
4) France
5) USA

18. Who was elected President of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) in November 2012?
1) K.P.S.Gill
2) V.Dinesh Reddy
3) R.K.Shetty
4) Ranjit Sinha
5) None

19. ‘Opening Up: My Autobiography’ is written by?
1) Nasser Hussain
2) Mike Atherton
3) Andrew Strauss
4) Alastair Cook
5) Alec Stewart

20. Dudhwa National Park is located in?
1) Gujarat
2) Maharashtra
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Uttarakhand

21. Which Indian IT company has acquired Lodestone Management Consultants, a Swiss company?
1) TCS
2) Infosys
3) Wipro
4) HCL
5) Mahindra Satyam

22. Steve Ballmer is the CEO of?
1) Google
2) Vodafone
3) Microsoft
4) Oracle
5) Apple

23. Which of the following is an example of micro finance?
1) Letter of credit
2) Insurance for life
3) Self Help Groups
4) Investment in Mutual Funds
5) None

24. ULIP is a product offered by?
1) Banks
2) RBI
3) NABARD
4) TRAI
5) Insurance companies

25. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research is located in?
1) Lucknow
2) Pune
3) Nasik
4) Kasargod
5) Kochi

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

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. M.S.Raghavan took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following public sector banks in July 2013?
1) Oriental Bank of Commerce
2) Canara bank
3) Andhra Bank 
4) Indian Bank
5) IDBI Bank

2. Andy Murray became the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title since 1936. Whom did he defeat in the final on July 7, 2013?
1) Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 
2) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 
3) Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) 
4) Roger Federer (Switzerland) 
5) Rafael Nadal (Spain) 

3. Who is the 2013 Wimbledon women's singles champion? 
1) Sabine Lisicki (Germany) 
2) Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 
3) Marion Bartoli (France) 
4) Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) 
5) Serena Williams (USA) 

4. Former Telecom Secretary R.Chandrashekhar will become the President of which of the following business associations in January 2014? 
1) CII 
2) ASSOCHAM 
3) FICCI 
4) NASSCOM 
5) None of these 

5. India has raised the ceiling for foreign direct investment (FDI) in asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) to?
1) 26% 
2) 74% 
3) 49% 
4) 51% 
5) 100% 

6. The government has decided to set up a Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) which will accord single window approval to mega projects of over Rs. 1,000crore. CCI will be headed by the?
1) Finance Minister 
2) Defence Minister 
3) Prime Minister 
4) Parliamentary Affairs Minister 
5) HRD Minister 

7. Which one of the following Constitution (Amendment) Bills seeks special status for six backward districts in Karnataka -Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal and Bellary?
1) 115th Amendment 
2) 116th Amendment 
3) 117th Amendment 
4) 118th Amendment 
5) None 

8. Which of the following states has launched Annshree Yojana, a food security scheme integrated with UID Aadhar?
1) Maharashtra 
2) Delhi 
3) Rajasthan 
4) Gujarat 
5) Andhra Pradesh 

9. Which of the following is a power generating company?
1) HINDALCO 
2) TISCO 
3) HPCL 
4) CIPLA 
5) Reliance 

10. Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on?
1) June 14 
2) July 26 
3) May 31 
4) November 27
5) November 2 

11. Nityanand Swami died recently. He was the first Chief Minister of?
1) Jharkhand 
2) Chhattisgarh 
3) Uttarakhand 
4) Goa 
5) Madhya Pradesh 

12. The 12th Five-Year Plan aims to achieve a growth rate of what per cent in the agriculture sector?
1) 4 
2) 8 
3) 5 
4) 6 
5) 9 

13. The list of winners of the 58th Filmfare Awards is given below. Identify the incorrect pair?
1) Best Actor---Ranbir Kapoor (Barfi)
2) Best Actress---Vidya Balan (Kahani) 
3) Best Film---Barfi 
4) Best Director---Anurag Basu (Barfi) 
5) Critics Award for Best Movie--- Gangs of Wasseypur 

14. France's Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women's Freedom has been awarded to? 
1) Sima Samar 
2) Nirbhaya 
3) Malala Yousafzai 
4) Neelima Mishra 
5) None of these 

15. Halimah Yacob is the first woman Speaker of Parliament of which of the following countries?
1) Pakistan 
2) Afghanistan 
3) UK 
4) Singapore 
5) Malaysia 

16. Cricketer turned Commentator Tony Greig passed away recently. He played 58 Tests for?
1) England 
2) Australia 
3) South Africa 
4) New Zealand 
5) West Indies 

17. Which is the first state in India to enact the law according legal status to the Sub-Plans for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
1) Jharkhand 
2) Odisha 
3) Andhra Pradesh 
4) West Bengal 
5) None of these 

18. Which state has launched a minority welfare scheme 'Hamari Beti Uska Kal', under which girls of poor section would get finan-cial assistance of Rs. 30,000?
1) Bihar 2) Uttarakhand 
3) Chhattisgarh 
4) Madhya Pradesh 
5) Uttar Pradesh 

19. The 117th Constitution Amend-ment Bill deals with?
1) Land acquisition 
2) Recovery of bad loans 
3) Prevention of money launde-ring 
4) Reservation to SCs and STs in promotions in government jobs 
5) None of these 

20. Tipperary International Peace Prize was recently given to Malala Yousafzai by?
1) UK 
2) Ireland 
3) Pakistan 
4) Canada 
5) Australia 

21. 'Engaging Diaspora-The Indian Growth Story' was the theme of this year's?
1) National Youth Day 
2) National Voters Day 
3) Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 
4) National Science Day 
5) Republic Day 

Answers

1) 5; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 4; 5) 2; 6) 3; 7) 4; 8) 2; 9) 5; 10) 2;
11) 3; 12) 1; 13) 4; 14) 3; 15) 4;  16) 1; 17) 3; 18) 5; 19) 4; 20) 2; 21) 3.