1. Who was elected the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI) on December 20, 2014?
1) Jyotsna Suri
2) Harshavardhan Neotia
3) Pankaj Patel
4) Nainalal Kidwai
5) None of these
2. Which country's Parliament approved a bill to abandon its non-aligned status on December 23,
2014?
1) Switzerland
2) Ukraine
3) Japan
4) Pakistan
5) North Korea
3. Who was honored with the Yash Chopra Memorial Award in Mumbai on December 26, 2014?
1) Dilip Kumar
2) Asha Bhonsle
3) Amitabh Bachchan
4) Lata Mangeshkar
5) Gulzar
4. Who was sworn in as the first non-tribal Chief Minister of Jharkhand on December 28, 2014?
1) Louis Marandi
2) Neelkanth Singh Munda
3) Chandra Prakash Choudhary
4) Raghubar Das
5) C.P. Singh
5. The Eurasian Economic Union will come into force on?
1) January 1, 2015
2) April 1, 2015
3) January 1, 2016
4) April 1, 2016
5) None of these
6. Antonis Samaras called for an early election on 2015 January 25. He is the Prime Minister of?
1) Spain
2) Poland
3) Greece
4) Slovenia
5) Serbia
7. Arsia Mons is a volcano situated on the planet?
1) Saturn
2) Venus
3) Jupiter
4) Mars
5) Mercury
8. Peace Angel 2014 is a joint military exercise concluded recently between?
1) China and India
2) China and USA
3) China and Pakistan
4) China and Japan
5) China and North Korea
9. Sadbhavana Divas is celebrated on?
1) August 9
2) August 20
3) August 29
4) August 6
5) August 25
10. Chapchar Kut Festival is a spring festival celebrated in?
1) Tripura
2) Nagaland
3) Sikkim
4) Mizoram
5) Arunachal Pradesh
11. SIAM is the apex industry body associated with?
1) Automobiles
2) Software
3) Textiles
4) Shipping
5) Fertilizers
12. What is the full form of SFIO?
1) Securities Fraud Investigation Office
2) Serious Fraud Investigation Office
3) Systematic Fraud Investigation Office
4) Severe Fraud Investigation Office
5) None of these
13. Which country transferred the sovereignty of Hong Kong to China on July 1, 1997?
1) USA
2) Belgium
3) UK
4) France
5) Japan
14. Which of the following institutions was set up with the aim of overall rural development in India?
1) IDBI
2) SIDBI
3) NHB
4) DICGC
5) NABARD
15. Which of the following deals with the compilation of Index of Industrial Production?
1) National Development Council
2) Central Statistical Office
3) FICCI
4) ASSOCHAM
5) Reserve Bank of India
16. India has emerged as the second largest textile exporter in the world in 2013. Which country is in top position?
1) China
2) Italy
3) Germany
4) Bangladesh
5) USA
17. Garuda-V is a joint Air Exercise between India and?
1) Indonesia
2) France
3) Malaysia
4) Russia
5) Germany
18. FPI is a route for overseas investors to invest in an economy. The letter 'P' denotes?
1) Participatory
2) Preferred
3) Portfolio
4) Preferential
5) Priority
19. Which of the following terms is not related to Banking/Finance?
1) CRR
2) CAR
3) SLR
4) SAR
5) BPLR
20. Which of the following countries has scrapped HidroAysen project plan on environmental grounds?
1) Argentina
2) Brazil
3) Chile
4) Uruguay
5) Paraguay
21. Baker and Pascua rivers are in which of the following countries?
1) Venezuela
2) Mexico
3) Cuba
4) Chile
5) Canada
22. Who is the author of the book 'The Prince of Gujarat'?
1) Rajmohan Gandhi
2) Arundhati Roy
3) Amalesh Tripathi
4) Mahesh Rao
5) Sipra Das
23. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) SHG - Self Help Group
2) TARC - Trade Administration Reform Commission
3) AMC - Asset Management Company
4) EMI - Equated Monthly Installment
5) IPO - Initial Public Offering
24. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the bilateral relations between India and which of the following countries as 'B2B'?
1) Bangladesh
2) Brazil
3) Bhutan
4) Belgium
5) Belarus
25. Which of the following comes under Services sector?
1) Construction
2) Mining
3) Agriculture
4) Dairying
5) Banking
26. India is now a permanent member of Washington Accord. Membership means global recognition of Indian?
1) Agriculture degrees
2) Doctor degrees
3) Journalism degrees
4) Engineering degrees
5) None of these
27. The Washington Accord was established in?
1) 1989
2) 1997
3) 1981
4) 1995
5) 1985
28. Open Market Operations mean?
1) Issuance of bonds
2) Giving loans to banks
3) Auction of precious metals
4) Sale or purchase of government securities
5) None of these
29. Identify the mismatched pair with regard to international financial institutions and their heads?
1) World Bank - Jim Yong Kim
2) IMF - Christine Lagarde
3) ADB - Takehiko Nakao
4) OECD - Jose Angel Gurria
5) WTO - Pascal Lamy
30. Banking Ombudsman is appointed by the?
1) SBI
2) Finance Ministry
3) IBA
4) Supreme Court
5) RBI
31. Which of the following international organizations/institutions is not located in the United States of America?
1) UNDP
2) UNICEF
3) World Bank
4) IMF
5) UNESCO
32. What is the highest denomination banknote that the Reserve Bank of India can issue?
1) Rs. 1000
2) Rs. 2000
3) Rs. 5000
4) Rs. 10000
5) Rs. 20000
33. The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha should be from a party whose members constitute at least what per cent of the total strength of the House?
1) 15 %
2) 5%
3) 10%
4) 7%
5) 20%
34. The Shompen are the indigenous people of?
1) Kavaratti
2) Agatti
3) Amini
4) Great Nicobar
5) Minicoy
35. The Bharatiya Janata Party became the first political party to get a majority in the General Election on its own since the Indian National Congress had done so in?
1) 1952
2) 1991
3) 2004
4) 1989
5) 1984
36. The fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Summit was held in 2014 in?
1) Istanbul
2) Shanghai
3) Astana
4) Antalya
5) Ankara
37. The Secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) is located in?
1) Beijing, China
2) Manila, Philippines
3) Almaty, Kazakhstan
4) Kyoto, Japan
5) Antalya, Turkey
38. Which of the following financial institutions is the last to be established in India?
1) IFCI
2) RBI
3) ICICI
4) SBI
5) NABARD
39. Phycology is a branch of science that studies?
1) Algae
2) Fungi
3) Virus
4) Bacteria
5) Insects
40. Which of the following statements is not correct?
1) Under CRR a certain percentage of the total bank deposits has to be kept with the Reserve Bank of India
2) Banks do not earn any interest on CRR
3) The current CRR is 4 percent
4) SLR is determined by the RBI
5) The present SLR is 23 percent
ANSWERS:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 1 6) 3 7) 4 8) 3 9) 2 10) 4
11) 1 12) 2 13) 3 14) 5 15) 2 16) 1 17) 2 18) 3 19) 4 20) 3
21) 4 22) 1 23) 2 24) 3 25) 5 26) 4 27) 1 28) 4 29) 5 30) 5
31) 5 32) 4 33) 3 34) 4 35) 5 36) 2 37) 3 38) 5 39) 1 40) 5.
