General Awareness Quiz 21/12/2015

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111.  In what  denominations Commercial Paper (CP) can be
issued?
A. Rs. 1 lakh  B. Rs. 2 lakh
C. Rs. 5 lakh    D. Rs. 10 lakh
E. None of these

Answer  (C)  Commercial  Paper  (CP)  can  be  issued  in
denominations  of  Rs.5  lakh  or  multiples  thereof.
Commercial Paper (CP) is an  unsecured money market
instrument issued in the form of a promissory note.
112.  What  is  the  loan  limit  for  education  under  priority
sector for studies abroad?
A. Rs. 30 lakh    B. Rs. 25 lakh
C. Rs. 20 lakh    D. Rs. 15 lakh
E. Rs. 10 lakh
Answer  (C)  Loans  to  individuals  for  educational
purposes including vocational courses upto Rs.10 lakh
for  studies  in  India  and  Rs.  20  lakh  for  studies
abroad are included under priority sector.
113.  What  is  the  time  limit  for  an  asset  or  loan  to  be
declared as Non-Performing Asset?
A. 30 days    B. 60 days
C. 90 days    D. 120 days
E. 150 days
Answer  (C)  A  Non-performing  asset  (NPA)  is  defined
as  a  credit  facility  in  respect  of  which  the  interest
and/or  installment  of  Bond  finance  principal  has
remained ‘past due’ for a specified period of time. Once
the  borrower  has  failed  to  make  interest  or  principle
payments  for  90  days  the  loan  is  considered  to  be  a
non-performing asset
114.  Reserve  Bank  will  issue  _____bank  notes  with  3
additional  features  to  aid  the  visually  impaired  in
identification.
A. Rs 500 and Rs 1,000  B. Rs. 100 and Rs. 500
C. Rs. 50 and Rs. 100  D. Rs. 10 and Rs. 100
E. None of these
Answer  (A)  Reserve  Bank  will  issue  Rs  500  and  Rs
1,000  bank notes with 3 additional features to aid the
visually  impaired  in  identification.  The  central  bank
said the new Rs 1,000 and Rs 500  denomination bank
notes  will  have  numerals  in  both  the  numbering
panels in ascending size from left to right, while the
first  three  alpha-numeric  characters  will  remain
constant in size.
Further, Rs 500 denomination  bank notes  will have
five angular bleed lines in three sets of 2-1-2 lines on
the obverse  in  both,  the upper  left  and  the  right  hand
edge  of  the  bank  note.  While,  Rs  1,000  bank  notes
will have  six angular bleed lines in four sets of 1-2-2-1  lines  on  the  obverse  in  both,  the  upper  left  and
right hand edge of the bank notes.
115.  Recently,  India  has  purchased  Boeing's  Apache  and
Chinook  helicopters  in  a  deal  of  worth  around  $2.5
billion from which country?
A. Russia      B. France
C. US      D. UK
E. None of these
Answer  (C)  India has  purchased  Boeing's  Apache  and
Chinook  helicopters  in  a  deal  of  worth  around  $2.5
billion from United States.
116.  Foreign  exchange  Reserves  in  India  are  kept  in  the
custody of ___.
A. Govt. of India    B. Finance Ministry
C. Reserve Bank of India  D. Overseas Ministry
E. SEBI
Answer  (C)  Foreign  exchange  Reserves  in  India  are
kept in the custody of Reserve Bank of India.
117.  Who is heading the committee to evaluate applications
received for the proposed small finance banks that was
constituted by the RBI in 2014?
(A) Usha Thorat    (B) Shyamala Gopinath
(C) Deepak Parekh    (D) Bimal Jalan
(E) None of these
Ans:  (A)  Usha  Thorat  is  the  head of  the  committee  to
evaluate  applications  received  for  the  proposed  small
finance banks in India.
118.  Simply click a card launched by SBI special for ____.
A. Cash Transfer    B. Online Shopping
C. Pay Utility Bills    D. For Home Loans
E. None of these
Answer  (B)  Simply  click  a  card  launched  by  SBI
special for Online Shopping.
119.  A receipt listed in India and traded in rupees declaring
ownership of shares of a foreign company:
A. Indian Depository Receipt (IDR)
B. Commercial Paper
C. Promissory Note
D. Indian Depository Revenue
E. None of these
Answer  (A)  A  receipt  listed  in  India  and  traded  in
rupees  declaring  ownership  of  shares  of  a  foreign
company is known as Indian Depository Receipt (IDR)
120.  Recently,  RBI  declared  which  of  the  following  as
Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D- SIBs)?
A. SBI & HDFC    B. SBI & ICICI
C. ICICI & HDFC    D. SBI & BOB
E. SBI & PNB
Ans  (B)  The  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  recently,
designated  State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank
Ltd,  the  country’s  two  largest  lenders,  as  Domestic
Systemically  Important  Banks  (D-SIBs).  The  banks
have  been  named  Domestic  Systemically  Important
Banks (D-SIBs), with SBI falling in  bucket three  while
ICICI Bank is in bucket one.


Ques. : 1 The third “Mitra Shakti-2015” joint training exercise, which culminated recently, was conducted between
1) India and Sri Lanka
2) India and Nepal
3) India and Bangladesh
4) India and Myanmar
5) India and Maldives
Answer:- 1) India and Sri Lanka
Ques. : 2 Who has been chosen for the prestigious JC Daniel award for 2014? The award is instituted by Kerala govt.
1) Suresh Gopi
2) Bichu Thirumala
3) IV Sasi
4) Mammootty
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) IV Sasi
Ques. : 3 __________ was chosen as ‘Finance Minister of the Year, Asia’ by London-based publication Emerging Markets recently.
1) Lou Jiwei
2) Najib Razak
3) Abdul Muhith
4) Taro Aso
5) Arun Jaitley
Answer:- 5) Arun Jaitley
Ques. : 4 Which of the following state govts launched ‘bill banvao, inaam pao' scheme in a bid to encourage people to receive/demand proper bills for purchases and thus add to revenue receipts?
1) Gujarat
2) Sikkim
3) Delhi
4) Haryana
5) Kerala
Answer:- 3) Delhi
Ques. : 5 __________ became the first European country to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the establishment of Nalanda University recently.
1) Austria
2) Spain
3) Turkey
4) Portugal
5) Greece
Answer:- 4) Portugal
Ques. : 6 The pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis tagged together as a team in Mar 2015. Since then the pair has won all the following tournaments of 2015 except
1) Wimbledon
2) US Open
3) Miami Open
4) Charlestion Open
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 7 Jordan and India signed six agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoU) in various fields of cooperation during President Pranab Mukherjee’s recent visit. The capital city of Jordan is
1) Manama
2) Nassau
3) Baku
4) Amman
5) Tirana
Answer:- 4) Amman
Ques. : 8 Who among the following became the first Indian female bodybuilder to win a silver medal in the 49th Asian championship, recently held in Uzbekistan?
1) Ashwini Waskar
2) Shweta Rathore
3) K Rebita Devi
4) Mamta Devi
5) Sibalika Saha
Answer:- 2) Shweta Rathore
Ques. : 9 The National Mission for a Green India (GIM) under the environment ministry approved annual plans for four states recently which do not include
1) Jharkhand
2) Manipur
3) Mizoram
4) Kerala
5) Delhi
Answer:- 5) Delhi
Ques. : 10 The govt has decided to develop ________ more lighthouses across India in PPP mode in the first phase to unlock their rich history and heritage and attract tourists.
1) 189
2) 143
3) 121
4) 78
5) 58
Answer:- 4) 78

Ques. : 1 _________ was selected for the prestigious annual Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award recently.
1) Azim Premji
2) Kailash Satyarthi
3) Shuji Nakamura
4) Patrick Modiano
5) Malala Yousafzai
Answer:- 2) Kailash Satyarthi
Ques. : 2 ________ became a global ICC sponsor through 2023 including ICC Cricket World Cup and World Twenty20 recently.
1) Toyota
2) Paytm
3) PepsiCo
4) Nissan
5) Suzuki
Answer:- 4) Nissan
Ques. : 3 Which of the following states launched a mobile health solution ‘mSehat’ recently? The mobile app helps health workers record maternal infant data in real-time.
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Karnataka
5) Kerala
Answer:- 1) Uttar Pradesh
Ques. : 4 The UN General Assembly elected five nations to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning Jan 1, 2016. Which of the following is NOT among them?
1) Uruguay
2) Ukraine
3) India
4) Japan
5) Egypt
Answer:- 3) India
Ques. : 5 The union cabinet, recently, approved an MoU signed between India and which of the following countries in Aug 2015 to improve bilateral cooperation in the field of new and renewable energy?
1) Botswana
2) Zambia
3) Mozambique
4) Zimbabwe
5) Estonia
Answer:- 3) Mozambique
Ques. : 6 The Union Cabinet, recently, gave its approval to the revised cost estimate of Rs 2,904 cr for the Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport project in
1) Bangladesh
2) Sri Lanka
3) Afghanistan
4) Nepal
5) Myanmar
Answer:- 5) Myanmar
Ques. : 7 Who among the following bid adieu to international cricket on 15 Oct?
1) Harbhajan Singh
2) Zaheer Khan
3) Yuvraj Singh
4) Virender Sehwag
5) Gautam Gambhir
Answer:- 2) Zaheer Khan
Ques. : 8 The World Food Day is observed every year on which day in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945?
1) 10 Oct
2) 12 Oct
3) 14 Oct
4) 16 Oct
5) 18 Oct
Answer:- 4) 16 Oct
Ques. : 9 The telecom regulator TRAI has asked telcos to compensate consumers Re 1 for every call dropped on their networks, subject to a cap of three call drops a day, starting from
1) Nov 1, 2015
2) Dec 31, 2015
3) Jan 1, 2016
4) Jan 31, 2016
5) Apr 1, 2016
Answer:- 3) Jan 1, 2016
Ques. : 10 The Central Bank of China is awaiting RBI’s reply on its application for licence to open its first branch in India in which of the following cities?
1) Chennai
2) Hyderabad
3) Bengaluru
4) Mumbai
5) New Delhi
Answer:- 4) Mumbai

19 OCTOBER 2015
Ques. : 1 What is the full form of the term ESOP as used in banking/finance?
1) Exit Stock Option
2) Exchange Stock Option
3) Estate Stock Option
4) Employee Stock Option
5) Exceptional Stock Option
Answer:- 4) Employee Stock Option
Ques. : 2 President Pranab Mukherjee concluded his three-nation visit recently. These three nations were
1) Jordan, Sweden and Israel
2) Malaysia, Palestine and Jordan
3) Indonesia, Jordan and Israel
4) Jordan, Palestine and Israel
5) Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel
Answer:- 4) Jordan, Palestine and Israel
Ques. : 3 The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) of which of the following countries proposed to invest USD 30 bn in urban development and housing projects in India recently?
1) China
2) Malaysia
3) Japan
4) South Korea
5) Germany
Answer:- 2) Malaysia
Ques. : 4 The govt has introduced a Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) scheme, with an initial corpus of ______ to enable support to women victims of crime and cross border firing.
1) Rs 200 cr
2) Rs 250 cr
3) Rs 500 cr
4) Rs 700 cr
5) Rs 1000 cr
Answer:- 1) Rs 200 cr
Ques. : 5 Which of the following retail firms announced to launch 4G smartphones in India under ‘Lyf’ brand recently?
1) Easy Day
2) Big Bazar
3) Reliance Retail
4) More
5) Spencer
Answer:- 3) Reliance Retail
Ques. : 6 Nepalese lawmakers elected who among the following as the country's first woman speaker of Parliament following formation of a new govt after promulgation of the Constitution?
1) Anuradha Thapa Magar
2) Onsari Gharti Magar
3) Chitra Lekha Yadav
4) Nilam KC
5) Radha Kumari Gyawali
Answer:- 2) Onsari Gharti Magar
Ques. : 7 Investigations by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Bank of Baroda (BoB) case have brought to light a larger trade-related money laundering racket that misused nine banks. Which of the following is NOT among these banks?
1) Axis Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) State Bank of India
4) Kotak Mahindra Bank
5) Oriental Bank of Commerce
Answer:- 3) State Bank of India
Ques. : 8 The UN woes a total of $1.03 bn to 86 Member States which contributed troops, police and equipment as of Oct 2 this year. The largest amount owed was to
1) Rwanda
2) Bangladesh
3) India
4) Ethiopia
5) Pakistan
Answer:- 5) Pakistan
Ques. : 9 The Supreme Court modified its order on the use of Aadhaar identity cards and brought four additional social welfare benefit schemes within its fold. Which of the following is NOT one of these four new schemes?
1) National Rural Health Mission
2) Pension schemes
3) MGNREGA
4) PMJDY
5) Provident fund
Answer:- 1) National Rural Health Mission
Ques. : 10 The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on which date throughout the world?
1) 12 Oct
2) 15 Oct
3) 16 Oct
4) 17 Oct
5) 19 Oct
Answer:- 4) 17 Oct
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20 OCTOBER 2015
Ques. : 1 Bank of Baroda conferred who among the following with Maharaja Sayajirao Bhasha Samman recently? The award is given in memory of BoB’s founder Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad-III.
1) Kedarnath Singh
2) Gulzar
3) Javed Akhtar
4) Prasoon Joshi
5) Kunal Kohli
Answer:- 4) Prasoon Joshi
Ques. : 2 The Association for Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), the industry body for mutual funds, elected who among the following as its new Chairman recently?
1) Sundeep Sikka
2) A Balasubramanian
3) Leo Puri
4) Nimesh Shah
5) Ramesh Abhishek
Answer:- 3) Leo Puri
Ques. : 3 Pakistan refused to hold Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference scheduled in Islamabad recently. Now the new venue for the conference is
1) New Delhi
2) New York
3) Canberra
4) London
5) Toronto
Answer:- 2) New York
Ques. : 4 GR Chandak has been appointed as Director of the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD). The CDFD is situated in
1) Hyderabad
2) Chennai
3) Bengaluru
4) Kochi
5) Mumbai
Answer:- 1) Hyderabad
Ques. : 5 Who is the present Union Minister of Civil Aviation? He inaugurated the International Civil Helicopters Conclave 2015 in New Delhi recently.
1) DV Sadananda Gowda
2) Ananth Kumar
3) Jagat Prakash Nadda
4) Anant Geete
5) P Ashok Gajapathi Raju
Answer:- 5) P Ashok Gajapathi Raju
Ques. : 6 Who among the following won the ET Business Leader of the Year 2015 award recently?
1) Uday Kotak
2) Aditya Kumar Mangalam Birla
3) Dilip Shanghvi
4) Gautam Adani
5) Ajay Piramal
Answer:- 1) Uday Kotak
Ques. : 7 The Nidhi companies in India are regulated by
1) RBI
2) SEBI
3) IRDA
4) Concerned State Govts
5) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Answer:- 5) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ques. : 8 The RBI announced merger of two funds to create a new Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF) to support activities for expanding reach of banking services. The corpus of FIF is
1) Rs 1,000 cr
2) Rs 2,000 cr
3) Rs 2,500 cr
4) Rs 3,000 cr
5) Rs 5,000 cr
Answer:- 2) Rs 2,000 cr
Ques. : 9 President Pranab Mukherjee became the first Indian president to address the Israeli parliament recently. What is the name of Israeli Parliament?
1) Althing
2) Shora
3) Congress
4) States General
5) Knesset
Answer:- 5) Knesset
Ques. : 10 MK Surana was appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following PSUs recently? He will replace Nishi Vasudeva on her retirement at the end of March 2016.
1) IOC
2) BPCL
3) HPCL
4) ONGC
5) CIL
Answer:- 3) HPCL

30 OCTOBER 2015
Ques. : 1 India lost its long-standing status as Nepal’s sole fuel provider, after the Himalayan nation signed an agreement, recently, with
1) Japan
2) US
3) China
4) South Korea
5) Pakistan
Answer:- 3) China
Ques. : 2 The govt approved the induction of women into the combat stream of the Indian Air Force (IAF) recently. Now, the first woman fighter pilot will be in the cockpit in
1) Jan 2016
2) Jul 2016
3) Jan 2017
4) Jun 2017
5) Jan 2018
Answer:- 4) Jun 2017
Ques. : 3 The Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced, recently, that the 12th South Asian Games will be held from Feb 6 to 16, 2016 in
1) Guwahati and Shillong
2) Shimla
3) Chandigarh
4) Bengaluru and Mangalore
5) Hyderabad and Sikandrabad
Answer:- 1) Guwahati and Shillong
Ques. : 4 The NDRF tied up with about 30 PSUs in order to develop mutual understanding and enhance capabilities recently. It is country’s elite
1) disease control combat force
2) draught control combat force
3) defence research establishment
4) disaster mitigation combat force
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) disaster mitigation combat force
Ques. : 5 India along with 190 other members of the UN General Assembly voted in support of a resolution condemning an economic embargo imposed by the US on
1) North Korea
2) Afghanistan
3) Vietnam
4) Iran
5) Cuba
Answer:- 5) Cuba
Ques. : 6 Who among the following was appointed chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) recently?
1) Anita Kapur
2) KV Chowdary
3) Najib Shah
4) Hasmukh Adhia
5) Rajiv Mehrishi
Answer:- 3) Najib Shah
Ques. : 7 India hosted its biggest-ever Africa summit, the third India-Africa Forum Summit, recently. How many African countries were invited for the summit?
1) 32
2) 40
3) 54
4) 51
5) 30
Answer:- 3) 54
Ques. : 8 The __________ state govt decided to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in govt jobs recently.
1) Rajasthan
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Odisha
5) West Bengal
Answer:- 2) Madhya Pradesh
Ques. : 9 India and which country inked an MoU on preserving Written Heritage at National Library in Kolkata recently?
1) Germany
2) UK
3) US
4) Japan
5) France
Answer:- 5) France
Ques. : 10 The World Sight Day (WSD) is an annual day of awareness held on
1) the first Thursday of Oct
2) the second Thursday of Oct
3) the first Saturday of Oct
4) the first Sunday of Nov
5) the second Sunday of Nov
Answer:- 2) the second Thursday of Oct
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