GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Who has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India?
1) Justice G.S.Singhvi 
2) Justice R.M.Lodha 
3) Justice H.L.Dattu 
4) Justice P.Sathasivam 
5) Justice Anil Dave 

2. 'State Bank Day' is celebrated on?
1) June 29 
2) July 1 
3) July 19 
4) April 15 
5) April 1 

3. Which country won the FIFA Confederations Cup for the fourth time by beating Spain 3-0 in the final at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 30, 2013?
1) Brazil 
2) Mexico 
3) Italy 
4) Uruguay 
5) Argentina 

4. Which of the following countries became the 28th member of the European Union (EU) on July 1, 2013?
1) Albania 
2) Kosovo 
3) Macedonia 
4) Croatia 
5) Bosnia-Herzegovina 

5. Queen Beatrix abdicated the throne in favour of her son Prince Willem-Alexander in April 2013. She was the queen of which of the following countries for 33 years?
1) Norway 
2) Sweden 
3) UK 
4) Spain 
5) Netherlands 

6. Abdul Hamid became the President of which of the following countries in April 2013?
1) Pakistan 
2) Bangladesh 
3) Maldives 
4) Iran 
5) Libya 

7. Which of the following pairs of Books and Authors is mismatched?
1) Six Suspects---Vikas Swaroop
2) White Tiger---Arvind Adiga 
3) The Three Mistakes of My Life---Chetan Bhagat 
4) The Audacity of Hope---Bill Clinton 
5) Sea of Poppies---Amitav Ghosh 

8. 'Legal Services Day' is observed on?
1) November 9
2) December 9 
3) September 8 
4) March 8 
5) April 7 

9. India is not a member of?
1) Commonwealth 
2) SAARC 
3) NAM 
4) APEC 
5) WTO 

10. Zimbabwe was earlier known as?
1) Gold Coast 
2) Ivory Coast 
3) Southern Rhodesia 
4) Persia 
5) None of these 

11. Biosphere reserves are areas to preserve?
1) Grasslands 
2) Agricultural produce 
3) Atmospheric balance 
4) Genetic diversity 
5) None of these 

12. Inflation is based on?
1) Consumer Price Index 
2) Wholesale Price Index 
3) Rural Labour Consumer Price Index 
4) Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index 
5) None of these

13. The purpose of promoting Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in India is?
1) SEZs promote exports 
2) They attract investments from foreign countries 
3) The activities of these zones are reserved only for the poor 
4) Both 1 and 2 
5) All 1, 2 and 3 

14. Gerontology is related to diseases associated with?
1) Children 
2) Young adults 
3) Old age people 
4) Women 
5) None of these 

15. Sharavathi Wildlife Sanctuary is in?
1) Andhra Pradesh 
2) Madhya Pradesh 
3) Tamil Nadu 
4) Karnataka 
5) Kerala 

16. The Central Institute of Indian Languages is situated in?
1) Hyderabad 
2) Mysore 
3) Ujjain 
4) Varanasi 
5) Ranchi 

17. The currency of Cambodia is?
1) Riel 
2) Rupiah 
3) Shekel 
4) Baht 
5) Kyat 

18. Bar is a unit of?
1) Force 
2) Energy
3) Pressure 
4) Frequency 
5) None of these

19. Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?
1) Cambodia 
2) Malaysia 
3) Singapore 
4) South Korea 
5) Indonesia 

20. Parimarjan Negi is associated with?
1) Badminton 
2) Snooker 
3) Chess 
4) Archery 
5) Table Tennis 

21. Who was the first Law Minister of India?
1) T.Krishnamachari 
2) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar 
3) Sardar Vallabhai Patel 
4) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 
5) None of these

22. Who is the author of the book 'The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes'?
1) Sir C.V.Raman 
2) J.V.Narlikar 
3) S.Chandrasekar 
4) H.J.Bhabha 
5) Vikram Sarabhai 

23. What is the full form of PPP?
1) Purchase Price and Power 
2) Producer Price and Power 
3) Poverty Production and Purchases 
4) Purchasing Power Parity 
5) Product Price and Power 

24. A farmer engaged in organic farming will never use?
1) Compost 
2) Sewage sludge 
3) Cow dung 
4) Urea 
5) Municipal waste 

25. Which of the following is a cricket related term?
1) Push in the back 
2) Scissor kick 
3) Hook 
4) Smash 
5) Dribble 

26. Which of the following is not a Banking/Finance term?
1) Current Account 
2) Pay order 
3) Par value 
4) Short position 
5) Infringement 

27. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the area of music?
1) Saraswati Samman 
2) Vyas Samman 
3) Tansen Samman 
4) Jnanpith Award 
5) Moortidevi Award 

28. Which of the following is a major Jute producing state?
1) Kerala 
2) Karnataka 
3) Uttar Pradesh 
4) Andhra Pradesh 
5) West Bengal 

29. The Radcliffe Line is a boundary demarcation line between?
1) India and China 
2) Russia and China 
3) Russia and Afghanistan 
4) Pakistan and Afghanistan 
5) India and Pakistan 

30. Which of the following is not a Tiger Reserve in India?
1) Kanha 
2) Sariska 
3) Sunderbans 
4) Kaziranga 
5) Keoladeo Ghana National Park 

Answers

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

GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR RBI ASSISTANTS EXAM

1. The Union Government has approved a proposal to declare 2013 as?
1) Education Year 
2) Water Conservation Year
3) Tourism Year 
4) Human Rights Year 
5) Year of Forests

2. Ben Bernanke is in the news recently. He is US?
1) Secretary of State
2) Federal Reserve Chairman 
3) Defense Secretary 
4) Treasury secretary 
5) None of these 

3. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid became the first Indian Minister to visit which of the following countries in 23 years in June 2013? 
1) Iran 
2) Syria 
3) Iraq 
4) Yemen 
5) Myanmar

4. Who was elected the ninth President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in April 2013?
1) Yukia Amano 
2) Shinzo Abe 
3) Akihito 
4) Takehiko Nakao 
5) None of these

5. Which country will host the 40th G-8 Summit in June 2014?
1) Canada 2) UK 3) France 
4) Japan 5) Russia 

6. Norman E. Borlaug is the founder of the World Food Prize. Who won this prize in June 2013?
1)Marc Van Montague (Belgium) 
2) Mary-Dell Chilton (USA) 
3) Robert Fraley (USA) 
4) Both 2 and 3
5) All 1, 2 and 3

7. Which one of the following Countries is not a Newly Industrialized Country (NIC)?
1) Brazil 
2) Mexico 
3) South Africa 
4) Turkey 
5) France 

8. Which of the following terms is not used in the world of Economics/Finance?
1) Sinking Fund 
2) Third World Countries 
3) Devaluation 
4) Open Door Policy 
5) Privilege Motion 

9. The National Food for Work program has been merged with?
1) PMGSY
2) MGNREGP 
3) IAY
4) JNNURM 
5) Bharat Nirman 

10. The 5th Summit of which of the following organizations took place in South Africa recently?
1) G-8
2) G20 
3) SAARC
4) BRICS 
5) NAM

11. 'Sacred Games' is written by?
1) Vikram Chandra 
2) Namitha Gokhale 
3) Chetan Bhagat 
4) Hilary Mantel 
5) Herta Muller 

12. Which of the following is not a cash crop?
1) Tobacco 
2) Cotton 
3) Coffee 
4) Bajra 
5) Tea 

13. Which of the following terms is not associated with the game of Football?
1) Lineman 
2) Corner kick 
3) Wide out 
4) Full back 
5) Follow on 

14. One rupee currency notes bear the signature of the?
1) Finance Minister 
2) RBI Governor 
3) President of India 
4) Finance Secretary 
5) Chief Economic Adviser 

15. Fiscal Policy is concerned with?
1) Export and Import 
2) Public revenue and expenditure 
3) Issue of currency 
4) Population control 
5) None of these

16. Which of the following is a regulator?
1) LIC 
2) CII
3) FICCI 
4) NASSCOM
 5) SEBI 

17. Which of the following is a form of 'Small Savings Bank', popular among the children?
1) Core Banking 
2) Merchant Banking 
3) Credit Banking 
4) Piggy Banking 
5) None of these

18. Aros Junior Cup is associated with?
1) Badminton 
2) Football 
3) Cricket 
4) Lawn Tennis 
5) Table Tennis 

19. Who among the following is not a famous author?
1) V.S.Naipaul 
2) Anita Desai 
3) Kiran Desai 
4) Amitav Ghosh 
5) Naina Lal Kidwai

20. Which of the following terms is not used in Cricket?
1) Ashes
2) Crease 
3) LBW 
4) Smash 
5) Back foot Shot 

21. Banks borrow money from the RBI on which of the following rates?
1) CRR 
2) SLR 
3) Repo Rate 
4) Reverse Repo Rate
5) BPLR

22. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) Moortidevi Award---Literature 
2) Arjuna Award ---Sports 
3) Saraswati Samman---Literature 
4) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award---Science and Technology
5) Kalinga Prize---Music

23. B.C. Roy award is given in the field of?
1) Journalism 
2) Medicine 
3) Music 
4) Environment 
5) Literature 

24. Which of the following grand slam events in Tennis is played on a grass court?
1) Australian open 
2) French Open 
3) Wimbledon 
4) US Open 
5) None of these

25. Which of the following is/are the major roles of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests?
1) Prevention and control of pollution
2) Welfare of animals 
3) Afforestation 
4) Both 1 and 2 
5) All 1, 2 and 3

26. When the Union Government takes the approval of the Parliament regarding expected expenditure for a short period, instead of presenting full budget, it is known as? 
1) Partial Budget 
2) Interim Budget 
3) Vote on Account 
4) Consolidated Fund Budget 
5) Annual Financial Statement

27. Which of the following schemes was launched by the Government of India to give focused attention to integrated development of infrastructure in urban areas?
1) PURA 
2) JNNURM 
3) Bharat Nirman 
4) Both 1and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3 

28. Which of the following is a food crop? 
1) Castor
2) Cotton 
3) Sunflower 
4) Sun hemp 
5) Maize

29. Who is the author of the book 'A Better India: A Better World'?
1) Y.V.Reddy 
2) C.Rangarajan 
3) N.R.Narayana Murthy
4) Nandan Nilekani 
5) Gurucharan Das

30. The policy of the RBI that influences the monetary and other financial conditions in the country with the objective of price stability and sustainable growth is known as? 
1) Budget Policy 
2) Fiscal Policy 
3) Growth Policy 
4) Monetary Policy 
5) Control Policy 


Answers

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

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. Which country hosted the 39th G8 summit on June 17-18, 2013?
1) USA
2) Germany
3) UK
4) Italy
5) France 

2. The FIFA Confederations Cup is an international football tournament for national teams held every four years. Which country hosted the FIFA Confederations Cup in June 2013?
1) Spain 
2) Brazil 
3) Uruguay
4) Argentina 
5) Italy 

3. Who became the first Indian-American judge in the US Court of Appeals, the second most powerful court in USA, on June 17, 2013? 
1) Amol Rajan 
2) Bobby Jindal 
3) Srikanth Srinivasan 
4) Kamla Harris
5) None of these 

4. The Finance Minister had set up a committee for giving clear definitions to FDI and FII. Who is the Chairman of this committee?
1) Anand Sinha
2) C.Rangarajan
3) Y.V.Reddy
4) Arvind Mayaram 
5) Vijay Kelkar

5. Cabinet Ministers and their portfolios are given. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) Oscar Fernandes-Road and Highways 
2) Girija Vyas ---- Housing and Urban poverty alleviation
3) K.Sambasiva Rao---Textiles
4) Sis Ram Ola ---Labour and Employment
5) Ghulam Nabi Azad---New and Renewable Energy 

6. RBI in its mid-quarter monetary policy on June 17, 2013 left its repo rate unchanged at?
1) 7.5%
2) 7.25%
3) 6.5%
4) 6.25% 
5) 4%

7. Which of the following political parties ended ties with the BJP and walked out of the National Democratic Alliance on June 16, 2013?
1) Shiv Sena
2) INLD 
3) AGP 
4) JD (U) 
5) SAD 

8. Who was elected President of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly in June 2013?
1) John Ashe
2) Ban Ki-moon
3) Joseph Deiss
4) Srgjan Kerim
5) Jean Ping 

9. Windhoek is the capital of?
1) Kenya 
2) Namibia
3) Ghana
4) Zambia
5) Zimbabwe 

10. The Central Rice Research Institute is located in?
1) Shimla 
2) Nagpur 
3) Cuttack 
4) Hyderabad 
5) Coimbatore 

11. Berlin, the capital city of Germany, is located on the river? 
1) Spree
2) Danube 
3) Kizil 
4) Avon
5) Thames 

12. Which of the following crops is used to make biofuels?
1) Wheat 
2) Paddy 
3) Sugarcane 
4) Onion 
5) Coconut 

13. Which of the following Cups is associated with Cricket?
1) Davis Cup
2) Aga Khan Cup 
3) Durand Cup
4) Thomas Cup 
5) None of these 

14. The currency of Bangladesh is?
1) Rupee
2) Rupiah 
3) Rial 
4) Taka 
5) Kip 

15. Which of the following Nobel Prizes was not started in 1901?
1) Physics
2) Chemistry
3) Medicine 
4) Peace
5) Economics

16. The term '16 yards hit' is associated with?
1) Polo 
2) Baseball 
3) Golf 
4) Hockey 
5) Badminton

17. Lake Superior is the largest fresh water lake in the world. It is in?
1) North America
2) South America
3) Africa
4) Asia
5) Australia 

18. Majuli is a large river island in the Indian state of?
1) Odisha 
2) Assam
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Uttarakhand
5) West Bengal 

19. Turkey joined which of the following organizations as its dialogue partner on April 26, 2013?
1) APEC
2) SCO
3) ASEAN
4) OPEC
5) SAARC

20. What is the interest rate on Provident Fund (PF) deposits for 2012-13?
1) 8.5%
2) 9%
3) 9.25%
4) 9.5%
5) 7.5% 

21. Which country will host the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup badminton tournaments in May 2014?
1) China
2) Malaysia
3) India
4) Pakistan
5) Sri Lanka

22. David Beckham announced his retirement from professional foot ball in May 2013. He is from?
1) Spain 
2) Portugal
3) England 
4) Germany
5) Netherlands 

23. What is the full form of FCCBs?
1) Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
2) Foreign Convertible Credit Bonds
3) Financial Consortium and Credit Bureau
4) Future Credit and Currency Bureau
5) None of these 

24. Which of the following is/are considered a policy rate (s) in the hands of the RBI?
1) Repo rate 
2) SLR
3) Inflation
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3

25. The Census in India is done after a gap of every?
1) 5 years 
2) 10 years
3) 15 years
4) 7 years
5) 12 years 

26. Which of the following terms is not used in Economics?
1) Balance of Trade
2) Break Even
3) Fiscal Deficit
4) Capital Account
5) Kyoto Protocol 

27. Who is the author of the book 'Invisible'?
1) Paul Auster
2) Albert Camus
3) Jacques Lacan
4) Rimbaud
5) Raymond Carver 

28. Which of the following terms is not used in the game of Hockey? 
1) Backline 
2) Centre pass
3) Goal line 
4) Marking
5) Downswing 

29. NABARD is?
1) A nationalized bank
2) A government commercial bank 
3) A subsidiary of SBI 
4) An apex bank for agriculture
5) A private bank 

30. 'Between the Assassinations' is written by? 
1) Kiran Desai
2) Anita Desai
3) Vikram Seth 
4) Meghnad Desai
5) Arvind Adiga 


Answers

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

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India in June 2013?
1) V.K.Sharma
2) Sushobhan Sarkar
3) T.S.Vijayan
4) S.K.Roy 
5) None of these

2. Who became the new Railways Minister on June 17, 2013?
1) Oscar Fernandes
2) Mallikarjun Kharge 
3) Veerappa Moily 
4) K.H.Muniyappa 
5) K.Rahman Khan 

3. Who was elected as the new President of Iran on June 15, 2013?
1) Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf 
2) Mohammad Khatami 
3) Hassan Rouhani 
4) Ali Akbar Velayati
5) None of these 

4. Apollo Tyres would acquire Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in a cash transaction valued at Rs. 14,500 crore. Cooper Tire is based in? 
1) UK 
2) France 
3) Italy 
4) USA
5) Spain 

5. 'The Garden of Evening Mists' by the Malaysian author Tan Twan Eng won which of the following prizes in June 2013? 
1) Man Booker Prize
2) Man Booker International Prize 
3) Ondaatje Prize 
4) Commonwealth Prize 
5) Walter Scott Prize 

6. The World Population Prospects report released by the UNO on June 13, 2013 forecasted that India will be the most populous country by?
1) 2020 
2) 2028 
3) 2025 
4) 2030 
5) 2037 

7. Abbreviations and their full forms are given. Identify the incorrect one?
1) CCEA---Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
2) MNP---Mobile Number Protectability
3) LAF---Liquidity Adjustment Facility 
4) AABY---Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana 
5) AAP---Aam Aadmi Party 

8. The Vishnugad Pipalkoti hydroelectric project is being developed on which of the following rivers in Uttarakhand state?
1) Ganga 
2) Alaknanda 
3) Yamuna 
4) Sabarmati 
5) Bramhaputra 

9. Teen Bigha corridor links India and?
1) Pakistan 
2) China 
3) Bangladesh 
4) Bhutan 
5) Nepal 

10. Namdapha National Park is located in?
1) Manipur 
2) Mizoram 
3) Tripura 
4) Assam 
5) Arunachal Pradesh