General Awareness Quiz 20/12/2015

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81. Special drawing rights (SDRs) are international foreign
exchange reserve assets issued byA. World Bank    B.WTO
C. ADB      D. IMF
E. None of these

Answer  (D)  The  Special  Drawing  Right  (SDR)  is  an
international  reserve  asset,  created  by  the
International  Monetary  Fund  (IMF)  in  1969  to
supplement  the  existing  official  reserves  of  member
countries.
82. In Deposits Account “KYC” (Know Your Customer) has
been implemented in 2002 as per directive of –
A. IBA       B. RBI
C. Ministry of Finance   D.SEBI
E. IRDAA
Answer (B) KYC means “Know Your Customer”. It is a
process  by  which  banks  obtain  information  about  the
identity  and  address  of  the  customers.  KYC  has  been
implemented in 2002 as per directive of  Reserve Bank
of India.
83. Which of the following indexes used as the key measure
of inflation in India?
A. Wholesale Price Index
B. Consumer Price Index
C. Sensex and Nifty
D. Interest rate offered by banks on deposits
E. None of these
Answer  (B)  The  Central  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  had
adopted  the  new  Consumer  Price  Index  (CPI)  as  the
key  measure  of  inflation.  Earlier,  RBI  had  given  more
weightage  to  Wholesale  Price  Index  (WPI)  than  CPI
as the key measure of inflation for all policy purposes.

84. A major Public Sector Bank has decreased the interest
rates  on loans by 25  basis points  –  was  news  in some
major  financial  newspaper  recently.  This  means  bank
has decreased interest rate by 25 basis points of ___.
A. Saving Bank Interest Rate
B. Base Lending Rate
C. Repo Rate
D. Present Rate on Deposits
E. Discounted Rates of Interest
Answer  (B)  RBI  has  reduced  the  policy  rate  by  75
basis  points  since  the  beginning  of  this  calendar  year
while most banks have reduced base lending rates  by
just 25 basis points.
85. What is the rank of India in the World Bank's 'Ease of
Doing Business 2015' report?
A. 134    B. 141
C. 130    D. 135
E. 145
Answer (C)  India is ranked 130  among  189 nations
in  the  World  Bank's  'Ease  of  Doing  Business  2015'
report.
86. Which among the following was the venue for the Asian
Banker Summit 2015?
A.  Hong Kong    B.  Shanghai
C.  New Delhi    D.  Dhaka
E. None of these
Answer (A) The 16th Asian Banker Summit was held in
Hong  Kong.  The  Asian  Banker  Summit,  is  the  region’s
largest  annual  meeting  of  global  thought  leaders  and
senior  industry  practitioners,  it  is  the  foremost  forum
for engaging on global themes bringing together global
thought leaders and industry specialists.
87. Who among the following names as the first President
of New Development Bank of BRICS nations?
A. Arun Poorie    B. Deepak Parekh
C. KV Kamath    D. Indra Nooyi
E. Ravi Khanna
Answer (C)  K. V. Kamath  appointed  as the first head
of the new development bank the BRICS group.
88. According to the Moody's Investors Service, India ranks
among  the  top  five  sovereign  debt  issuers  from  the
emerging economies  as of end-2014.  What is  the rank
of India in the list?
A. First    B. Second  C. Third
D. Fourth    E. Fifth
Answer (B)  India ranks among the  top five sovereign
debt issuers from the emerging economies after China,
said  Moody's  Investors  Service.  "The  top  five  largest
sovereign  EM  (emerging  market)  debt  issuers,  as  of
end-2014, were
1.  China  (with  $3.5  trillion  total  sovereign  debt
outstanding),
2. India ($1.3 trillion),
3. Brazil ($1.2 trillion),
4. Mexico ($387.5 billion) and
5. Turkey ($265.5 billion),".
89. Recently, global financial services firm Morgan Stanley
has revised the India FY16 growth outlook to ___ from
7.9%
A. 7.6%  B. 7.5%    C. 7.3%
D. 7.1%  E. 6.5%
Answer  (B)  Morgan  Stanley  revises  FY16  growth
outlook to 7.5% from 7.9%.
90. As far  as  commitments  to invest  in India,  United  Arab
Emirates  (UAE)  has  promised  to  invest  how  much
billion dollar in Infrastructure Investment Fund?
A. $35-billion    B. $41 billion
C. $20 billion    D. $50 billion
E. $75-billion
Answer  (E)  As  far  as  commitments  to  invest  in  India,
in  the  past  year,  the  US  has  committed  $41  billion,
Japan  has  laid  out  a  $35-billion  plan,  China  $20
billion,  and  now  the  biggest  of  all,  $75  billion,  has
been promised by the United Arab Emirates (UAE)  as
its investment target for India.
91. The government and the Reserve Bank have reached a
consensus  on  the  structure  for  the  proposed  MPC and
Public  Debt  Management  Agency (PDMA),  on deciding
on  interest  rate  on  advice  of  technical  advisory
committee. What is the expand form of MPC?
A. Monetary Policy Control
B. Management Public Committee
C. Monetary Policy Committee
D. Market Policy Company
E. None of these
Answer  (C)  The  government  and  the  Reserve  Bank
have  reached  a  consensus  on  the  structure  for  the
proposed  Monetary  Policy  Committee  and  Public
Debt Management Agency.
92. The  SARFAESI  Act  2002  empowers  Banks  /  Financial
Institutions  to  recover  their  non-performing  assets
(bad  loans)  without  the  intervention  of  the  Court.  In
“SARFAESI” second “S” stands for ____.
A. Securitisation    B. Security
C. Statutory      D. Share
E. Saving
Answer  (B)  In  “SARFAESI”  second  “S”  stands  for  –
Security.  The  Securitisation  and  Reconstruction  of
Financial  Assets  and  Enforcement  of  Security  Interest
Act,  2002  (SARFAESI)  empowers  Banks  /  Financial
Institutions  to  recover  their  non-performing  assets
(bad loans) without the intervention of the Court.
93. The Reserve Bank  of India  (RBI) doubled  the  limit  for
cash withdrawal at points of sale (PoS) in tier III to VI
cities to____.
A. Rs. 1000    B. Rs. 2000  C. Rs. 4000
D. Rs. 6000    E. Rs. 10,000
Answer (B) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) doubled
the limit for cash withdrawal at points of sale (PoS) in
tier  III to VI cities from Rs1,000 to Rs2,000 per day.
The  facility  will  be  available  for  debit  cards  and  open
system  pre-paid  cards  issued  by  banks.  The  limit
remains unchanged at Rs1,000 per day for tier I and
II cities.
94. The mobile banking app “LIME” has been launched by
which of the following banks?
A. SBI    B. HDFC  C. ICICI
D. PNB    E. AXIS
Answer (E)  The mobile  banking app “LIME” has  been
launched  by  Axis Bank. The app will allow  customers
in  both  account  and  non-account  holders  to  compare
and  shop,  split  bills,  transfer  money  and  even  share
their mobile banking wallets. This app can also be used
to  pool  money  to  buy  gifts  or  for  group  travel  by
friends.
95. Many a times we read in the newspapers that RBI has
changed  or  revised  a  particular  ratio/rate  by  a  few
basis points. What is basis point?
A. Ten per cent of one hundredth point
B. One hundredth of 1%
C. One hundredth of 10%
D. Ten per cent of 1000
E. None of these
Ans  (B)  Basis  points  -  One  hundredth  of  one
percentage  point  (used  chiefly  in  expressing
differences of interest rates).
96. India's  first  fast  reactor  fuel  reprocessing  plant  to  be
built at which state?
A. Andhra Pradesh    B. Gujarat
C. Tamil Nadu    D. Chennai
E. Rajasthan
Answer (C)  The foundation for India's first fast reactor
fuel reprocessing plant to be built at a cost of Rs 9,600
crore  is  expected  to  be  laid  in  two  months'  time  at
Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu.
97. The  8th  edition  of  Global  Innovation  Index  (GII)  2015
was released jointly by Cornell University, INSEAD and
the  World  Intellectual  Property  Organization  (WIPO).
What is the rank of India in the index?
A. 64    B. 76  C. 81
D. 95    E. 101
Answer (C)  India's  ranking has slipped  further to 81
in the list,  compared to 76 in 2014, but it remained at
the top of the regional ranking of Central and Southern
Asia.  Switzerland,  the  United  Kingdom,  Sweden,  the
Netherlands  and  the  United  States  of  America  are  the
world’s five most innovative nations.
98. Recently,  G-20  group  has  launched  the  “Women-20
(W20)” group to empower women. The first Women-20
(W20)”summit 2015 will be held in ____.
A. Istanbul      B. Ankara
C. Indonesia    D. Beijing
E. Tokyo
Answer  (A)  To  promote  global  gender-inclusive
economic growth, the Group of Twenty (G20) launched
Women-20  (W20)  group.  The  first  W20  summit  2015
will  held  on  October  7-8,  2015  at  Istanbul,  Turkey.
Ms. Gulden Turktan from Turkey has been appointed
as the first President of W20 forum.
99. Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  declared  State  Bank  of
India  (SBI)  and  ICICI  Bank  as  D  –  SIBs.  What  is  the
expand form as D – SIBs?
A. Domestic Security Internal Banks
B. Domestic Systemically Initial Banks
C. Domestic Systemically Important Banks
D. Demand Systemically Individual Banks
E. Deposit Systemically Interest Banks
Answer (C)  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) declared
State  Bank  of  India  (SBI)  and  ICICI  Bank  as  Domestic
Systemically Important Banks (D- SIBs).
100.  National Institution for Transforming India (NITI)
Aayog has launched the open source web based tool by
which name?
A. IESS 2050     B. IESS 2047
C. IESS 2036     D. IESS 2022
E. IESS 2019
Answer (B)  The second version of an open source web
based  tool,  India  Energy  Security  Scenarios  2047
calculator  (IESS  2047)  has  been  launched  by  the
National  Institution  for  Transforming  India  (NITI)
Aayog.

101.  According  to  the  Socio  Economic  and  Caste  Census
(SECC)  which  among  the  following  states  in  India  has
highest per cent of Urban BPL households?
A. Bihar    B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Manipur    D. Jharkhand
E. Sikkim
Ans  (C)   The  highest  fraction  of  Urban  Poors  are  in
Manipur  (54.95%  of  its  total  population),  Mizoram
(52.35%  of  its  total  population  and  Bihar  (49.82  per
cent).  On  the  other  hand,  least  proportion  of  Urban
poor in India are in Goa (16%) and UTs of D&NH and
Delhi (8% each of their population).
102.  Union Government has decided to set up a Bank Board
Bureau (BBB) to monitor key performance indicators of
two  dozen  public  sector  banks  (PSBs).  BBB  will  start
functioning from ___.
A. 31 December 2015  B. 1
st
January 2016
C. 31
st
March 2016    D. 1
st
April 2016
E. 1
st
June 2016
Ans  (D)  Bank  Board  Bureau  (BBB)  will  start  the
functioning from next financial year i.e. from 1st  April
2016.
103.  Which  among  the  following  banks  has  launched
country’s  first  MUDRA  (Micro  Units  Development  and
Refinance  Agency)  card  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri
MUDRA Yojana (PMMY)?
A. SBI      B. PNB
C. Canara Bank    D. Corporation Bank
E. Bank of Baroda
Ans  (D)  Corporation  Bank  launched  country’s  first
MUDRA  (Micro  Units  Development  and  Refinance
Agency) card under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana
(PMMY) in Mangalore, Karnataka.
104.  India  and  United  States  have  signed  Inter
Governmental  Agreement  to  implement  the  FATCA.
This  agreement  will  promote  transparency  on  tax
matters. Expand the term FATCA.
A. Financial Account Tax Compliance Act
B. Foreign Account Trade Company Act
C. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
D. Fiscal Account Tax Compliance Act
E. None of these
Ans  (C)  India  and  United  States  have  signed  Inter
Governmental  Agreement  to  implement  the  Foreign
Account  Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). This  agreement
will promote transparency on tax matters.
105.  Which  among  the  following  statements  are  correct/s
in the context with Payment Banks?
A.  The  minimum  paid-up  capital  requirement  for
payments banks is Rs. 100 crore
B.  Payment  banks  will  offer  both  deposits  as  well  as
loan products.
C.  Payments  banks  will  have  to  invest  in  government
securities with a maturity of up to 1 year
D.  Payments  banks  can  open  small  savings  accounts
and  accept  deposits  of  up  to  Rs.1  lakh  per  individual
customer.
(1) A, C, D    (2) B, C, D
(3) A, B, C    (4) A, B, D
(5) All are true
Ans (1) A, C, D The main objective of payment banks is
to  increase  financial  inclusion  in  the  country  via  a
primary  focus  on  domestic  payments  services  by
providing small savings accounts.
Note:  Payments  banks  will  be  used  only  for
transaction  and  deposits  purposes.  Unlike  Small
banks, payments banks cannot  offer loan products to
the customers.
106.  Union  Government  has  launched  Indradhanush
Mission  to  revamp  functioning  of  public  sector  banks
(PSBs). How many pronged plan has been classified in
Indradhanush Mission?
A. Six    B. Five
C. Seven    D. Four
E. Eight
Ans  (C)  Union  Government  has  launched  a  seven
pronged plan called Indradhanush Mission  to revamp
functioning  of  public  sector  banks  (PSBs).  It  was
launched  by  Union  Finance  Minister  Arun  Jaitley  in
New Delhi.
The seven shades of Indradhanush mission include  (i)
appointments,  (ii)  Bank  Board  Bureau  (BBB),  (iii)
capitalisation  (iv)  de-stressing  PSBs,  (v)
empowerment,  (vi)  framework  of  accountability  and
(vii) governance reforms.
107.  Recently,  Asian  Development  lowered  India’s  Growth
Forecast for 2016 from 7.8% to _____.
A. 7.6%    B. 7.5%
C. 7.4%    D. 7.3%
E. None of these
Answer  (C)  Asian  Development  Bank  (ADB)  had
lowered  India’s  gross  domestic  (GDP)  growth
projections for the fiscal year (FY) 2016 to 7.4 percent
from 7.8 percent  projected in its March 2015 Outlook.
For  FY2015,  Indian  economy  growth  is  forecasted  at
7.8 percent  which is lower than the earlier forecast of
8.2 percent.
108.  The  Employees  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO)
increased  the  life  insurance  cover  of  its  subscribers
from 3.6 lakh to _____.
A. 6 lakh     B. 5 lakh
C. 5.5 lakh    D. 4 lakh
E. None of these
Answer   (A)  The  Employees  Provident  Fund
Organisation  (EPFO) on 16 September 2015 increased
the  life  insurance  cover  of  its  subscribers  from  3.6
lakh  to  6  lakh  rupees.  About  40  million  contributing
members  of  the  EPFO  will  be  benefitted  from  the
decision taken at the 208th CBT meeting in Hyderabad.
109.  What is the full form of CVV?
A. Credit Verification Value
B. Currency Verification Variable
C. Customer Verification Value
D. Card Verification Value
E. None of these
Answer (D)  Full form of CVV is  -  "Card Verification
Value"  on  your  credit  card  or  debit  card  is  a  3  digit
number on VISA, MasterCard etc.
110.  The  selling  of  life  assurance  and  other  insurance
products and services by banking institution is known
as ____.
A. Insurance cover    B. Bancassurance
C. Protection cover    D.Assurance cover
E. None of these
Answer  (B)  The  selling  of  life  assurance  and  other
insurance products and services by banking institution
is known as Bancassurance.

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