Saturday, August 8, 2015

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Important Committees

1. Finance Ministry constituted a Task on Financial Redress Agency (FRA) under ________ to begin work for FRA as recommended by Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission to act as a unified financial redressal agency? – Dhirendra Swarup

2. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has set up an Expert Group under ___________ to examine impact of Foods with High in Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) (also called Junk Food) on the health of consumers? – D Prabhakaran

3. International Boxing Association (AIBA) constituted a five member committee under _________ to manage the process of finding a group to organise and run boxing in India. – Kishan Narsi

4. Committee on Railway traffic optimization led by ___________ submitted its report to Ministry of Railways? – Mohd. Jamshed

5. For Revisiting & Revitalizing the PPP Model of Infrastructure Development submitted its Report. ? –Vijay Kelkar

6. Finance Ministry appointed committee under chairmanship of ________ (head of 20th Law Commission of India) to look into issue of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) on Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) to resolve the contentious issue of MAT between the tax authorities and the foreign investor? - Ajit Prakash Shah.

7. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority 's Committee headed by _______ in its report suggested changing wordings of disclaimer in advertisements of insurance companies from Insurance is a subject matter of solicitation to Before buying, know the conditions and exclusions, to make a well-informed decision. ? – M Ramaprasad

8. __________Government constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) under Ravishankar Ayyanar to probe Chittoor firing Case? – Andhra Pradesh

9. ___________for recommending restructuring and strengthening of UGC (University Grants Commission) submitted report to Ministry of Human Resource Development. – Hari Gautam

10.___________ to examine the possibility of replacing multiple prior permissions with pre-existing regulatory mechanism. ? – Ajay Shankar

11. Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation constituted a 'Task Force' chaired by ____ on Interlinking of Rivers to look into the issues relating to Interlinking of Rivers ( ILR) in the country ? – BN Navalawala

12. National Transport Development Policy Committee (NTDPC), under chairmanship of _____ submitted its report suggesting reforms for development of various modes of transport categorized as immediate reforms and long run goals. ? – Rakesh Mohan Prakash Shah

13. ____ Government constituted committee headed by its Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh to consider demand of hike in pay for fixed pay teachers in the state ? – Bihar

14. ____ to suggest a framework to assess Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities undertaken by companies. – Anil Baijal

15. Government created three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by _____for re-investigation of 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases ? – Pramod Asthana

16. Committee headed by _____on Road Safety submitted its report to supreme court and recommended ban of sale of alcohol on National and State highways to minimize road accidents along with other recommendations. ? – KS Radhakrishnan

17. Ministry of Railways constituted a Committee under ____ to identify factors and issues affecting growth of traffic (Freight & Passenger) and suggest a plan of action for Traffic Optimization ? – Mohd. Jamshed

18. Odisha Government has appointed ____ as Chairman of committee for Inquiring of multi-crore chit fund scam in Odisha ? – Madan Mohan Das

19. 20th Law Commission of India headed by ______ submitted 253rd report Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts and Commercial Courts Bill, 2015 ? – A P Shah

20. Committee headed by _____ submitted report on restructuring of Food Corporation of India (FCI) ? – Shanta Kumar

21. Government accepted recommendations of ______ committee to look into concerns of people of the the North East states living in other parts of the country ? – M P Bezbaruah

22. Government reconstituted Empowered Committee for setting up of Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication (FAB) manufacturing facilities in the country under NITI Aayog member _____ ? – V K Saraswat

23. Government reconstituted Pollution Control Board Working Group to simplify procedures to get consent certificates and categorisation of industries. The Working Group comprising of 11 members will be headed by _____ ? – Ayi Vaman N Acharya

24. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) constituted a Committee under RBI Deputy Governor ____, to reexamine appropriate set of businesses and licensing terms for Urban Cooperative Banks (UCB) – R Gandhi

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR SBI PO MAIN EXAM

1. World's oldest international financial organization is the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). It was established on 17 May ........
1) 1919
2) 1966
3) 1930
4) 1945
5) 2014

2. By 31 March 2015, the BIS has membership of how many central banks, representing countries from around the world that together make up about 95% of world GDP?
1) 100 member
2) 60 member
3) 28 member
4) 160 member
5) None of above

3. Bank for International Settlements (BIS) head office located at Basel in .........
1) Sweden
2) Switzerland
3) France
4) Italy
5) USA

4. BIS has representative office for Asia and the Pacific in .........
1) India
2) Hong kong
3) China
4) Japan
5) Switzerland

5. BIS has representative office for American nations in .........
1) USA
2) Mexico
3) Canada
4) Chile
5) Peru

6. Which of the following options reflects the Mission of BIS (Bank for International Settlements)?
1) It fosters discussion and facilitating collaboration among central banks.
2) It carries out research and policy analysis on issues of relevance for monetary and financial stability.
3) It serves as an agent or trustee in connection with international financial operations.
4) It is acting as a prime counterparty for central banks in their financial transactions.
5) All of the above options reflect the Mission of BIS.

7. Which of the following banking activity not discharged by BIS?
1) It accepts deposits from individuals.
2) It provide loans to individuals.
3) It provide financial services to private individuals and corporate entities.
4) It provide locker facilities to all citizens of the member nations.
5) All of the above banking activities not discharged by BIS.

8. BIS board of Directors meet continuously for the smooth working of BIS. BIS chairman is ............
1) Christine Legarde
2) Christian Noyer
3) Stephen S Poloz
4) Ignazio Visco
5) None

9. Which Indian is one of the Board of Directors in BIS (Bank for International Settlements)?
1) Narendra Modi
2) Arun Jaitley
3) Raghuram Rajan
4) Arvind Subramanyam
5) Rajiv Meharshi

10. 85th Annual General Meeting of BIS held on 28th June 2015 at .........
1) Berlin
2) Tokyo
3) Basel
4) New Delhi
5) Mexico

11. BCBS provides a forum for regular cooperation on banking supervisory matters. Its objective is to enhance understanding of key supervisory issues and improve the quality of banking supervision worldwide. BCBS stands for ..........
1) Basel Committee on Bar code Supervision
2) Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
3) Basel Commission on Banking Supervision
4) Basel Committee on Banking Statistics
5) None of above

12. Who heads Basel Committee on Banking Supervision?
1) Mervyn King of England
2) Fabio Panetta of Italy
3) Stefan Ingves of Swedan
4) Alexandre Tombini of Brazil
5) None of above

13. The BASEL II committee recommendations given below. Pick up correct one.
1) BASEL II committee combined all the types of banking risks into three categories.
2) They are Credit risk, market risk and operations risk
3) The committee identified three pillars of risk management
4) The pillars are Minimum capital requirement (also called Capital Adequacy Ratio), Supervisory review process and Market discipline.
5) All of above

14. Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) means .......
1) a ratio of bank's Profits to its risk
2) a ratio of central bank's deposits to its risk
3) a ratio of a bank's capital to its risk
4) a ratio of bank's capital to its total deposits
5) None

15. CAR also known as CRAR. CRAR stands for ........
1) Capital to Round Weighted Assets Ratio
2) Core to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio
3) Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio
4) Capital to Risk Weighted Average Ratio
5) None of above

16. World Day against Child Labour observed on .........
1) 1 May
2) 25 Nov
3) 12 June
4) 14 Nov
5) 24 Jan

17. Tier I capital and Tier II capital details are given. Pick up correct one.
1) Tier I capital includes equity capital and disclosed reserves also.
2) Usually the stock under Tier I capital is not irredeemable and Non - Cumulative.
3) Tier II capital is a Secondary bank capital that includes items such as undisclosed reserves, general loss reserves.
4) Tier II capital includes subordinated term debt also.
5) All of above

18. Basel III norms fully implemented by 1 January 2019 by the member nations banks, but RBI said it is giving little bit relaxation to Indian banks, which must fully implement the BASEL III norms by?
1) 31 March 2020
2) 31 March 2019
3) 31 March 2025
4) 30 September 2014
5) None

19. As per Basel III, banks would be required to maintain Capital Adequacy Ratio of .............. including Capital Conservation Buffer (CCB)?
1) 11.5%
2) 10.5%
3) 9.5%
4) 8.5%
5) 12.5%

20. As per Basel III norms, total Tier I Capital Ratio would be ..........
1) 9.5 percent
2) 4.0 percent
3) 10.5 percent
4) 11.75 percent
5) 14.5 percent

21. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) launched to develop infrastructure in how many cities and towns?
1) 500
2) 1000
3) 150
4) 200
5) 300

22. AMRUT to be introduced in the cities and towns, where the population is?
1) One lakh and above
2) One thousand and above
3) One million and above
4) One hundred and above
5) Two million and above

23. AMRUT scheme will have an outlay of ........
1) Rs.50,000 crores
2) Rs.25,000 crores
3) Rs.75,000 crores
4) Rs.10,000 crores
5) Rs.1,000 crores

24. Hungarian Grand Prix of Formula One (F1) Title 2015 won by ..........
1) Lewis Carl Hamilton (Britain) (Mercedes)
2) Fernando Alonso (Spain) (McLaren-Honda)
3) Sebastian Vettel (Germany) (Scuderia Ferrari)
4) Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) (Red Bull)
5) Valtteri Bottas (Finland) (Williams)

25. In the International Women's Wrestling Tournament, India finishes second place concluded on 26 July 2015. The event concluded at .........
1) Baku
2) Tallinn
3) Riga
4) Astana
5) Vilnius

26. Who is the winner of Tour De France 2015?
1) Vincenzo Nibali (Italy)
2) Alejandro Belmonte (Spain)
3) Chris Froome (Kenyan born British)
4) Philippe Gilbert (Belgium)
5) Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland)

27. Trophy and sport/game event given. Pick the correct combination.
1) Cricket - ICC world cup, Ashes cup, Ranji Trophy, Deodhar Trophy , Duleep Trophy, Irani Trophy.
2) Football - FIFA cup, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, Santosh Trophy, Subroto Cup.
3) Hockey - Agha Khan Cup, Beighton Cup, Dhyan Chand Trophy , Murugappa Gold Cup.
4) Tennis - Davis Cup, Wimbledon Cup, Hopman Cup, Fed Cup, ATP Tournament Cup.
5) All of above

28. The ICC World Twenty 20 cup 2016 hosts by .........
1) England
2) West Indies
3) Sri Lanka
4) Bangladesh
5) India

29. On 25 July 2015, to ensure round the clock electricity supply to farmers and rural households, 'Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana' launched at .........
1) New Delhi
2) Suratgarh
3) Kolkata
4) Varanasi
5) Patna

30. The list of Important days given. Locate the correct option?
1) National Broadcasting Day - 23 July
2) Kargil Vijay Diwas - 26 July
3) National Doctor's Day - 1 July
4) World Blood Donors Day - 14 June
5) All of above

31. 'Father of Indian Missile Science' is .........
1) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
2) P.K. Iyengar
3) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
4) Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose
5) C.V. Raman

32. ISRO achieved a huge milestone as it successfully tested latest and most powerful cryogenic engine for 800 seconds on 20 July 2015. This full duration test was performed successfully at .........
1) Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
2) Thumba, Kerala
3) Panaji, Goa
4) Mahendragiri, Tamilnadu
5) Chandipur, Odisha

33. New TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) Chairman .........
1) K.V. Chowdary
2) Vijai Sharma
3) Prashant Pathrabe
4) R.S. Sharma
5) Prof Sanghmitra Bandyopadhayay

34. Commercial arm of ISRO is .........
1) ANTRAX
2) ANTRO
3) ANTRIX
4) PANTRIX
5) ANDROID

35. Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space is ........
1) Dr. Jitendra Singh
2) V.K. Singh
3) Maneka Gandhi
4) Sujana Chaudary
5) Piyush Goyal


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

Sunday, August 2, 2015

RBI Assistants Exam Test of General Awareness Solved Paper (Exam Held On: 01-08-2015 Second Shift)

  1. Longest dam in India - Hira Kund
  2. Headquarters of world maritime - London
  3. Ceat cricketer of the year - Ajinkya Rahane
  4. Bhutan capital - Thimpu
  5. Health minister - J P Nadda 
  6. Estonia currency - Euro
  7. Dispur is the Capital of - Assam
  8. What is the currency of Estonia - Euro
  9. 29 July - World Tiger Day
  10. Y K Sabharwal who died recently in New Delhi at the age of 73? Who was he - Former Chief Justice of India
  11. Bradley James Haddin is related to which sport - Cricket
  12. Where is Asian Development Bank's (ADB) headquarters located - Manila
  13. The New Development Bank (NDB) is headquartered in - Shanghai, China.
  14. When new Service Tax Rate of 14 % came into effect - June 1
  15. Ctrl + c for - Copy
  16. In SLR what does R stand for - Ratio
  17. Questions From 1st Shift of RBI Assistant Exam - 1st August
  18. Kamakhya temple is a famous pilgrimage situated at which state - Assam
  19. Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Gaya district of - Bihar
  20. World Tourism Day (WTD) is commemorated each year on - 27 September
  21. Who is the author of the book 'Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years' - A. S. Dulat
  22. Minimum age for joining Atal Pension Yojana is 18 years and maximum age is - 40 years
  23. A bit over 18 years which state has decided to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA, a controversial law that gives the army sweeping emergency powers in troubled areas - Tripura
  24. The total coverage is for Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana - Rs. 2 Lakh
  25. Biggest life insurer in India - Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)

RBI Assistants Exam Test of General Awareness Solved Paper (Exam Held On: 01-08-2015 First Shift)

  1. Dadra and Nagar Haveli capital - Silvassa
  2. IMF headquarter - Washington DC
  3. National Teachers Day - 5th September
  4. AIIB hq - BEIJING
  5. Recently appointed Deputy governor of RBI - S.S.Mundra
  6. Swiss Currency - Franc
  7. Keoladeo National Park in which state - RAJASTHAN
  8. Age limit in sukanya samridhi - 10years
  9. Information Broadcasting Minister - Arun Jaitley
  10. RRBs AUTHORIZED capital limit - 5 CRORE
  11. In which year, Cooperative Societies Act was enacted - 1912
  12. Charles Correa was an Indian Architect, urban planner and activist. Who died recently on 26 june 2015
  13. Which of the following bodies regulates the Regional Rural Banks - NABARD
  14. Bibek Debroy committee is associated with - restructuring - Indian Railways
  15. For the regional rural banks, which among the following is the correct share of Central, State and Sponsor Bank - 50%, 15%, 35%
  16. Longest river in the world - River Nile
  17. Which of the following gives maximum employment in India - Indian Railways
  18. Bank with a corpus of - Rs. 20000 crores
  19. Atal pension yojna age limit - 18 to 40 years
  20. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched - MUDRA
  21. authorised capital of Regional Rural Banks - Rs. 5 crore
  22. ‘Test of my life’ is the auto biography of  - Yuvraj Singh
  23. WHO related to -
  24. According to World Investment Report which of the following countries became the highest recipient of FDI in 2014 – China
  25. RBI will take back pre 2005 series notes by - 31 dec 2015
  26. Half yearly financial stability report by whom - RBI
  27. Who is Nazim Zaidi – Chief Election Commissioner of India
  28. India's uranium Deal with which country for next five years - CANADA
  29. Vienna is capital of - Austria
  30. NASA FOUND SOMETHING ON WHICH PLANET
  31. ICC PRESIDENT - ZAHEER ABBAS
  32. WHICH BANK VOICE RECOGNIZED PASSWORD IN ATMS –ICICI
  33. SBI INSURANCE WITH WHICH INSURANCE COMPANY - BNP PARIBAS
  34. Kaiga atomic power plant in which state - KARNATAKA
  35. Kalinga stadium situated in - BHUBNESHWAR, ODISSA
  36. Floyd Joy Mayweather is related to which sport? - Boxing
  37. India-Africa 2015 summit held in - NEW DELH
  38. What was the name of State Bank of India (SBI) before it was created by SBI Act - Imperial Bank of India
  39. President of the New Development Bank being set up by BRICS? -  K V Kamath