GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. The term Balance of Payment is used in relation to?
1) Tax collection 
2) Exports and Imports 
3) Deficit in Union Budget 
4) Nuclear Power
5) None of these


2. 'Fianchetto' is a strategy in the game of?
1) Chess 
2) Car racing
3) Billiards 
4) Bullfight
5) Polo

3. 'The Fall of a Sparrow' was written by?
1) Jim Corbett
2) Kushwant Singh 
3) Salim Ali 
4) Satyajit Ray
5) None of these
4. Which of the following instrum-ents measures blood pressure?
1) Stethoscope
2) Hydrometer
3) Seismometer 
4) Sphygmomanometer 
5) None of these 

5. Decibel unit is used to measure?
1) Intensity of heat 
2) Intensity of sound 
3) Speed of light
4) Radioactive frequency
5) None of these

6. CTBT is a term associated with?
1) Global warming
2) Central taxes
3) Nuclear weapons
4) Trade sanctions
5) Terrorism 

7. IFCI is the name of a?
1) Fertilizer company
2) Foreign bank
3) Finance institution
4) Industries association
5) None of these 

8. Which of the following abbreviations and their full forms is not matched correctly?
1) CAR---Capital Adequacy Ratio
2) CRAR---Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio
3) AMFI---Association of Mutual Funds in India
4) FATF---Financial Action Task Force
5) PIN---Personal Index Number 


9. Interest rates on which of the following deposit schemes is fixed by the Reserve Bank of India? 
1) Fixed deposits 
2) Recurring deposits 
3) Saving bank deposits 
4) All 1, 2 and 3
5) None of these 


10. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) Anemometer---Wind velocity
2) Seismograph---Earthquakes
3) Hygrometer---Humidity
4) Thermometer---Temperature
5) Barograph---Salinity


11. Valley of Flowers National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the state of?
1) Kerala 
2) Uttarakhand
3) Jammu and Kashmir
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Himachal Pradesh 


12. Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index which details out the growth of various sectors in an economy. It is compiled and released by?
1) RBI 
2) BSE 
3) CII 
4) CSO 
5) Registrar of Companies


13. Mumbai Gold Cup is associated with the game of?
1) Football 
2) Hockey
3) Cricket
4) Badminton
5) Lawn Tennis


14. Which of the following books is written by Suketu Mehta?
1) City of Joy
2) Magic Seeds
3) Maximum City
4) Inheritance of Loss
5) A Suitable Boy

15. Red Cross was founded by?
1) Henry Dunant
2) Peter Benenson
3) Baden Powell
4) Alfred Nobel
5) None of these 

16. 'A Good Woman' is a novel written by?
1) Danielle Steel
2) Orhan Pamuk
3) Herta Muller
4) Hilary Mantel
5) None of these 

17. The 1200 MW Teesta-III hydro power project is being set up in?
1) Sikkim
2) Haryana
3) Assam
4) Punjab
5) Arunachal Pradesh 


18. Which of the following terms is not associated with Agriculture?
1) Arid climate 
2) Horticulture
3) Contract acreage
4) Cereals
5) Total Ionic Equation 

19. The currency of Kuwait is?
1) Baht 
2) Dirham
3) Dinar 
4) Dollar
5) Taka 

20. Ashwini Akkunji's name is associated with?
1) Athletics 
2) Squash
3) Badminton
4) Table Tennis
5) Chess 

21. 'Red Earth and Pouring Rain' is written by?
1) Vikram Seth 
2) Vikram Chandra
3) Jhumpa Lahiri 
4) Siddartha Mukherjee
5) Rahul Bhattacharya

22. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports?
1) Saraswati Samman 
2) Kalidas Samman
3) Shram Vir Award
4) Kalinga Prize
5) Dhyanchand Award

23. What is the full form of the term GM with reference to certain crops?
1) Globally Marketed
2) Globally Modified
3) Genetically Modified
4) Geographically Moderated
5) None of these

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

Bihar Kshetriya Gramin Bank Officers Exam. Paper

General Knowledge 

(Exam Held on 15-4-2012)

1. Which of the following countries recently signed a ‘Ceasefire agreement’ with ‘Karen Rebels’ ?
(A) China 
(B) Libya 
(C) Myanmar 
(D) Nepal 
(E) Egypt
Ans : (C)

2. Which of the following countries has recently decided to fix the term of the President of the country for 7 years ?
(A) Iraq 
(B) Myanmar 
(C) Nepal 
(D) Libya 
(E) Turkey
Ans : (E)

3. India recently decided to purchase fighter planes from France. Which of the following is the name of these planes ?
(A) Rafale 
(B) Boeing 
(C) MiG-35 
(D) Lockhead Martin 
(E) Cassadion
Ans : (A)

4. India is now declared free from which of the following diseases after a long battle against it ?
(A) AIDS 
(B) TB 
(C) Cancer 
(D) Polio 
(E) All of these
Ans : (D)

5. India recently decided to give US $ 1.5 million to which of the following countries to establish Vivekanand Chair in one of its Universities ?
(A) France 
(B) Britain 
(C) Russia 
(D) Italy 
(E) USA
Ans : (E)

6. Which of the following countries is likely to join European Union in the near future ?
(A) Malta (B) Croatia (C) Hungary (D) Kenya (E) South Africa
Ans : (B)

7. Which of the following schemes is launched by the Govt. of India to develop various facilities in rural areas ?
(A) IRDP (B) NHRM (C) PPP (D) Operation Flood (E) None of these
Ans : (C)

8. Indian coastguard conducted a joint exercise named ‘Sahyog-Kaijin-XI’ with which of the following countries ?
(A) Myanmar (B) Russia (C) China (D) Sri Lanka (E) Japan
Ans : (E)

9. Who among the following won the Thailand Golf Championship held in December 2011 ?
(A) Lee Westwood (B) Charl Schwartzel (C) Alvaro Quiros (D) Paul Lawrie (E) Peter Hanson
Ans : (A)

10. India wants a ‘CEPA’ with Thailand – was the news in major newspapers. What is the full form of ‘CEPA’ as used here?
(A) Complete Economic Preference Agreement (B) Cultural and Economic Partnership Accord
(C) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (D) Cooperation and Economic-Partnership Accord
(E) Complete Economic Partnership and Assistance
Ans : (C)

11. European Union recently decided to enforce European Stability Mechanism (ESM) w.e.f. July 2012. ESM is a system to achieve / safeguard–
(A) financial stability (B) political stability
(C) free access to oil reserves in UAE and Kuwait
(D) free access to uranium reserves in Libya
(E) interests of all the members in case of attack by Iran or any other country
Ans : (A)

12. Kovvada Nuclear Power Plant which was recently in news is being set up in–
(A) Karnataka  (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Chhattisgarh (D) Uttarakhand (E) Odisha
Ans : (B)

13. Mullaperiyar Dam is built on which of the following rivers ?
(A) Tungbhadra (B) Cauvery (C) Krishna (D) Periyar (E) Mahanadi
Ans : (D)

14. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)?
(A) Nigeria (B) Iran (C) Iraq (D) Algeria (E) Bangladesh
Ans : (E)

15. Which of the following books is written by Steve Waugh ?
(A) Out of My Comfort Zone : The Autobiography (B) My Life (C) Wings of Fire
(D) Long Walk to Freedom (E) Revolutionary Wealth
Ans : (A)

16. Which of the following organizations/agencies recently issued elaborate guidelines pertaining to the creation of new category of Non Banking Finance Companies
(NBFC)-Micro Finance Industries ?
(A) AMFI (B) SIDBI (C) SEBI (D) NABARD (E) RBI
Ans : (E)

17. Which of the following organizations / agencies coordinates the operations of rural credit institutions in India ?
(A) Reserve Bank of India (B) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(C) Indian Bank Association (D) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(E) Small Industries Development Bank of India
Ans : (D)

18. Google is–
(A) Virus programme (B) Search engine (C) Website  (D) Hardware (E) None of these
Ans : (B)

19. Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India ?
(A) Issuer of currency (B) Foreign Exchange Management
(C) Bankers to Banks (D) Listing companies for trading in Stock Exchanges
(E) Bankers and Debt Manager to Govt.
Ans : (D)

20. Which of the following organizations issued Initial Public Offer (IPO) Norms for Life Insurance Companies ?
(A) CRISIL (B) SEBI (C) RBI (D) AMFI (E) IRDA
Ans : (E)

21. Which of the following states is at the top in the Child Rights Index, compiled in India for the first time ?
(A) Maharashtra (B) Kerala (C) Gujarat  (D) Tamil Nadu (E) Rajasthan
Ans : (B)

22. Which of the following countries won Davis Cup Tennis Tournament 2011 ?
(A) Australia (B) Argentina (C) Germany (D) France (E) Spain
Ans : (E)

23. Which of the following metals used in Nuclear Power Plants will be imported from Australia ?
(A) Plutonium (B) Uranium (C) Thorium (D) Curium (E) Zirconium
Ans : (B)

24. Standard and Poor, better known as S&P, is a/the–
(A) Financial market intelligence agency (B) Central Bank of USA
(C) Large multinational bank (D) Body set up by the United Nations Organisation
(E) Intelligence wing of the World Bank
Ans : (A)

25. Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims are the two recipients of Nobel prize 2011 in the field of–
(A) Physics (B) Economics (C) Chemistry (D) Literature (E) Medicine
Ans : (B)

26. The home of who among the following is named as Malgudi Home?
(A) Satyajit Ray (B) Shivram Karanth (C) R. K. Narayan (D) M. G. Ramachandran (E) H. D. Deve Gowda
Ans : (C)

27. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are given for exemplary work in the field of–
(A) Sports (B) Journalism (C) Literature (D) Social Service (E) Science and Technology
Ans : (E)

28. Which of the following states has become first in India to have a ‘Carbon Inventory’ giving its total carbon emission from various sectors ?
(A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Maharashtra (C) Gujarat  (D) Kerala (E) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (A)

29. As per newspaper reports how, much FDI is allowed in pension sector?
(A) 15% (B) 33% (C) 41% (D) 51% (E) None of these
Ans : (E)

30. ‘Agha Khan Cup’ is associated with the game of–
(A) Football (B) Hockey (C) Badminton (D) Cricket (E) Horse Racing
Ans : (B)

31. What does the letter ‘C’ denote in the UNICEF a well known organization operating at global level ?
(A) Credit (B) Children (C) Control (D) Cooperation (E) Crisis
Ans : (B)

32. Which of the following is India’s most advanced long range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads?
(A) Khukri (B) Basant (C) Agni-IV (D) Vijayant-IlI (E) Sindhudurg-II
Ans : (C)

33. Who among the following was one of the recipients of the Padmashri award in 2012 ?
(A) Anup Jalota (B) Shabana Aazmi (C) Aruna Irani (D) Leander Paes (E) Vidya Balan
Ans : (A)

34. Dr. Manmohan Singh unveiled the foundation stone of National Institute of Technology in which of the following places in Manipur?
(A) Bishnupur (B) Thoubal (C) Imphal (D) Senapati (E) Ukhrul
Ans : (C)

35. Mario Monti has taken over as the Prime Minister of–
(A) Greece (B) New Zealand (C) Russia (D) Italy (E) None of these
Ans : (D)

36. Arab countries recently decided to impose Sanctions on which of the following countries as it has failed to check violence on its land ?
(A) Egypt (B) Kuwait (C) Syria  (D) Lebanon (E) Iran
Ans : (C)

37. Kangaroos won the last and final match to win series—was the news in some news papers some-times back. This means which country won the match and the series ?
(A) New Zealand (B) England (C) West Indies (D) Australia (E) South Africa
Ans : (D)

38. ‘Calorimeter’ is an instrument used to measure–
(A) Electric current (B) Heat (C) Velocity of sound (D) Altitude (E) Atmospheric pressure
Ans : (B)

39. Which of the following countries is not a member of newly formed Eurasian Union ?
(A) Russia (B) Belarus (C) Kazakhstan (D) Croatia (E) All are members of Eurasian Union
Ans : (D)

40. Govt. of India recently decided to allow more FDI in retail. This means which of the following companies will be benefitted by this decision ?
(A) Wal Mart (B) Hindalco (C) Infosys (D) Air India (E) Glaxo Smithkline Pharma
Ans : (A)

41. Which of the following states has decided to launch Right to Play Act in the state to promote sportsmanship in its children and youth ?
(A) Delhi (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Haryana (D) Maharashtra (E) Gujarat
Ans : (C)

42. ‘Dhamra’ where an all weather port is developed, is in which of the following states ?
(A) West Bengal (B) Odisha (C) Gujarat  (D) Maharashtra (E) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (B)

43. Miss Ivian Sarcos who was crowned Miss World 2011 is from which of the following
countries ?
(A) Russia (B) France (C) Brazil (D) Venezuela (E) Italy
Ans : (D)

44. Who among the following has written the novel ‘Mandra’ which was awarded prestigious ‘Saraswati Samman’ recently ?
(A) S. L. Bhyrappa (B) Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (C) Nirmal Verma (D) Shrilal Shukla (E) Arun Sadhu
Ans : (A)

45. Which of the following countries is on its way to becoming a full-fledged member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ?
(A) India (B) Brazil (C) USA (D) Russia (E) Australia
Ans : (D)

46. Who among the following is one of the Deputy Governors of the RBI?
(A) Shri U. K. Sinha (B) Shri Subir Gokaran
(C) Dr. M. S. Ahluwalia (D) Shri Ranjan Mathai
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

47. The Govt. of India recently signed a peace pact with United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS). The, pact will bring peace in which of the following states ?
(A) Bihar (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Assam (D) Jharkhand (E) Maharashtra
Ans : (C)

48. Which of the following terms is associated with the game of Lawn Tennis ?
(A) Heave (B) Volley (C) Spikers (D) Hoops (E) Pitch
Ans : (B)

49. As per newspaper reports what per cent of Govt. stake will be disinvested in Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. ?
(A) 5% (B) 7.5% (C) 10% (D) 12% (E) None of these
Ans : (C)

50. ASHA is a part of which of the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India ?
(A) Operation Black Board (B) Mid Day Meal Scheme
(C) National Old Age Pension Scheme (D) National Rural Health Mission
(E) Bharat Nirman
Ans : (D)

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. "Think. Eat. Save" is the theme for this year's?
1) World Water Day 
2) World Food Day 
3) World Ozone Day
4) World Environment Day 
5) World Forestry Day 

2.Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
1) Archana Bhargava 
2) Sudha Sharma 
3) Chitra Ramakrishna 
4) Poonam Saxena 
5) None of these 

3.Who was appointed as the new Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister and Director General of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on June1, 2013? 
1) Tessy Thomas 
2) K.Radhakrishnan 
3) Avinash Chander 
4) MYS Prasad
5) V.G.Sekaran 

4.Who was appointed the Executive Chairman of Infosys, an IT major, in June 2013?
1) S.Gopalakrishnan 
2) S.D.Shibulal
3) Nandan Nilekani
4) N.R.Narayana Murthy
5) V.Balakrishnan 

5.Lydia Nsekera is the first woman to be elected to the Executive Committee of FIFA, the football governing body. She belongs to?
1) Rwanda 
2) Uganda 
3) Ghana 
4) Nigeria 
5) Burundi 

6.Which of the following regulators celebrated its 25th anniversary in May 2013?
1) RBI 
2) NABARD 
3) TRAI 
4) SEBI 
5) IRDA 

7.South-South dialogue is associated with?
1)Cooperation among developing nations
2) Arms conference 
3)Summit between developed and developing countries 
4) Environment
5) None of these 

8.The Nobel Prize in Economics was established by the?
1) Will of Alfred Nobel 
2) Sveriges Riksbank 
3) Nobel Committee 
4) World Bank 
5) Government of Norway 

9.Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is located in?
1) Jharkhand 
2) Bihar 
3) Assam 
4) West Bengal 
5) Kerala 

10Telecom sector is considered as?
1) Priority sector 
2) Core energy sector 
3) Infrastructural sector 
4) Primary sector
5) None of these 

11.The National Tree of India is? 
1) Mango 
2) Peepal 
3) Neem 
4) Banyan 
5) None of these

12.Who has the sole right to mint coins?
1) RBI 
2)The Govern-ment of India 
3) SBI 
4) IOB 
5) IBA 

13.The Asian Tigers is a term used in reference to the four highly developed economies. Which of the following is not one of them? 
1) Taiwan 
2) South Korea 
3) Singapore 
4) Hong Kong 
5) Malaysia 

14.Which of the following books was written by Kamala Das?
1) Tonight This Savage Rite
2) Earth and Ashes 
3) The Red Devil 
4) Unaccustomed Earth
5) None 

15.Which of the following countries is neither a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) nor associated with it as observer?
1) China 
2) Russia 
3) Kazakhstan 
4) India 
5) Japan 

16.The Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited was launched with the help of?
1) RBI
2) IDBI 
3) SIDBI 
4) NABARD 
5) ECGC

17.Which of the following statements is not correct?
1)S.S.Tarapore Committee is related to Capital Account Conve-rtibility 
2)Central Statistics Office is responsible for computation of National Income 
3)The full form of KCC is Kisan Credit Card 
4)IMF is located in Geneva 
5)YH Malegam Committee is related to microfinance

18.Which of the following countries is not a member of OPEC?
1) Ecuador 
2) Iran 
3) Kuwait 
4) Saudi Arabia 
5) Russia 

19.Which of the following terms is not used in the field of Banking/ Finance?
1) Refund 
2) TDS
3) Goods and Services 
4) Fundamental Duties 
5) Relief to exporters

20.Who among the following is one of the Deputy Governors of RBI at present?
1) Rakesh Mohan 
2) Parthasarathy Shome 
3) Anand Sinha 
4) Usha Thorat 
5) Bimal Jalan 

21.Which of the following organizations/institutions is called the World Bank?
1) IMF 
2) IBRD 
3) OECD 
4) ADB
5) ECB

22.Which of the following countries is not a member of the European Union?
1) Estonia
2) Lithuania 
3) Latvia 
4) Slovakia 
5) Lesotho 

23.The Economic Survey is compiled by the?
1)Ministry of Rural Development
2) Ministry of Finance
3)Ministry of Home Affairs 
4) CBDT 
5) CSO

24.Which of the following countries is a member of SAARC? 
1) China 
2) Indonesia 
3) South Korea 
4) Myanmar 
5) None 

25.What is the full form of NSG?
1)Nuclear Submarines Group
2) National Supporters Group 
3) Nuclear Suppliers Group 
4)North Atlantic Supporters Group 
5) None of these

26.Which of the following is the association of the countries producing and exporting petroleum and oil?
1) SCO 
2) ASEAN
3) BRICS 
4) OECD 
5) None

27.The name of Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is associated with the manufacturing of?
1) Cement 
2) Computers 
3) Pharmacy products 
4) Steel 
5) Cell phones 

28.'Blood Brothers' is a book written by?
1) M. J. Akbar
2) Shobha De 
3) Kushwant Singh 
4) Suketu Mehta 
5) Tavleen Singh 

29.Deflation refers to?
1)Price decline in specific sectors
2)Price decline in specific commodities
3)Decrease in the general price level of goods and services 
4)Sudden decline in foreign exchange reserves
5) None of these 

30. Which of the following is the currency of South Korea?
1) Koruna 
2) Yen 
3) Rouble 
4) Won 
5) Krona 

31.What is the full form of BCBS?
1) Basel Committee on Banking Supervision 
2) Bank's Committee on Banking Supervision 
3) Bank's Commission on Banking Supervision 
4) Basel Commission on Banking Supervision 
5) None of these 

32. Which of the following countries is not a member of BASIC?
1) Brazil 
2) India 
3) Australia 
4) South Africa 
5) China 

33.The difference between a country's imports and its exports is called?
1) Balance of trade 
2) Balance of payment 
3) Fiscal deficit 
4) Gains from trade 
5) None of these 

34.Rosa Thermal Power plant is located in?
1) Jharkhand 
2) Bihar 
3) Haryana 
4) Uttar Pradesh 
5) Madhya Pradesh 

35.India is not a member of which of the following organizations? 
1) SAARC 
2) BRICS 
3) WTO 
4) World Bank 
5) OPEC 

36.Audi, an automobile manufacturer, is based in?
1) France 
2) Japan 
3) Germany
4) USA 
5) Italy 

37.Chinnaswamy stadium is located in which of the following states?
1) Kerala 
2) Karnataka 
3) Tamil Nadu 
4) Andhra Pradesh 
5) Maharashtra

38.Which Act was introduced to combat financing of terrorism and other illegal activities?
1) Banking Regulation Act 
2) FRBM
3) FEMA 
4) Anti Money Laundering Act 
5) None of these 

39.The Finance Minister presents the Union Budget on which of the following days?
1) In the last week of February 
2) In the first week of February 
3) On the last day of February 
4)On the last working day of February 
5)On the first working day of April 

40.Which of the following terms is used in Economics?
1) Plasma 
2) Coulomb's Law
3) Achromatic 
4) Troposphere
5) Inclusive growth

41.Who was conferred 'Commandeur de la Legion d'Honneur'(Legion of Honor), France's highest civilian honor, in February 2013?
1) M.S.Swaminathan 
2) Amartya Sen
3) Ratan Tata 
4) Ela Bhatt 
5) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

42.Which team won the inaugural Hockey India League in February 2013?
1) Ranchi Rhinos 
2) Delhi Wave Riders
3) Uttar Pradesh Wizards 
4) Jaypee Punjab Warriors 
5) Mumbai Magicians 

43.Which of the following is an employment generation program of the Government of India?
1) ASHA 
2) SGSY 
3) Midday Meal 
4) Pulse Polio
5) Janani Suraksha

Answers:

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