GENERAL AWARENESS---920122 (with special reference to banking industry) 1.

Which of the following agencies/organisations has put economic sanctions on Syria/ a)OPEC b)NATO c)World Bank d)European Union e)G-8 2.Who among the following was elected unanimously as the Secretary General of the UNO for the second term? a)Ellen Johnson Sirleaf b)Nelson Mandela c)Hillary R Clinton d)Jacob Mathew e)Ban-ki-Moon 3.International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has decided to begin a new round of negotiations with which of the following nations as it was not satisfied with the previous rounds of discussions? a)Iraq b)India c)Japan d)Iran e)Germany 4.As decided by UNESCO, the International Literacy Day is observed on which of the following days every year? a)8th September b)18th March c)28th March d)18th September e)None of these 5.As per the decision taken by the European Union and the IMF, which of the following countries will receive a fresh assistance of 100 billion euros by the year 2014? a)Italy b)Greece c)Portugal d)Spain e)Belgium 6. Kovvada, a town in Andhra Pradesh, was in news recently as. a) a nuclear plant is being developed there. b)Maruti has decided to build a small car plant there c)RBI is going to establish a new note printing press there d)an earthquake hit the town in which a lot of people died e)it was the place selected for developing a new Space Research Centre 7.Which of the following is Indias new rating index developed by the Ministry of Finance? a)CECA b)CRIS c)SENSEX d)TIEA e)RTGS 8.Very often we read the terms Perform,Achieve and Trade (PAT) in newspapers/magazines these days. PAT is related to which of the following fields? a)Energy Efficiency b)Indira Awas Yojna c)Mid-day meal scheme d)Bharat Nirman e)National Old Age Pension Scheme 9.Which of the following organizations/agencies has decided to establish a National Innovation Foundation (NIF) to encourage early stage innovations in India? a)University Grants Commission b)Confederation of Indian Industries(CII) c)Department of Science and Technology, Government of India d)Atomic Energy Commission(AEC) e)Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 10.Which of the following countries is trying to get membership of European Union? a)Myanmar b)Brazil c)Croatia d)Italy e)South Africa 11.The General Elections, in which the Muslim Brotherhood party won with a crushing majority, took place in which of the following countries in January 2012? a)Lebanon b)Libya c)Syria d)Egypt e)Iran 12.Web-based complaints redressal system SCORES has been launched by which of the following organizations/agencies? a)Ministry of Corporate Affairs b)SEBI c)RBI d)State Bank of India e)IBA 13.Which of the following countries had decided to free political prisoners and pardon them, as a measure to adopt democratic reforms? a)Myanmar b)Bangladesh c)Mali d)Afghanistan e)Sri Lanka 14.Which of the following books has been written by Satish Gujral? a)A General and His Army b)A Bend in the River c)A Secular Agenda

d)A Brush with Life e)Best and the Brightest 15.Sri Jatin Das , who was awarded Padma Bhushan in January 2012,is a famous a)Painter b)Cine Actor c)Film director d)Sportsman e)Social Worker 16.The economy in which there is a mixture of public sector and private sector both, is called.. a)Closed economy b)Mixed economy c)Open economy d)Free Trade economy e)Public economy 17.Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to give a loan of US$ 500 million to India to construct which of the following? a)Roads in naxal-hit-areas b)Railway track in North-Eastern states c)Railway phataks at unmanned crossings d)Six bridges over river kali, which is known as Sorrow of Bihar e)School buildings in villages of Odisha 18.Robert Rock of England recently won an International sports event held in Abu Dhabi. He is a well known a)Golf player b)Badminton player c)Lawn tennis player d)Table tennis player e)Chess player 19.Which of the following teams won the Ranji Trophy final played in January 2012? a)Tamil Nadu b)Punjab c)Maharashtra d)Rajasthan e)Haryana 20.As per the new estimate, what is per capita income in India? (per annum) a)Rs.30,000 b)Rs.40,000 c)More than Rs.50,000 but less than Rs.58,000 d)Rs.60,000 e)More than Rs.75,000 but less than Rs.1 Lac 21.The Reserve Bank of India does NOT decide the .. a)Rate of Repo and Reverse Repo b)Marginal Standing Facility Rates c)Bank Rate d)Rate of Dearness Allowance to Govt.employees e)Statutory Liquidity Ratio 22.What does the letter P denote in the term PAN as used in financial transactions? a)Primary b)Partial c)Permanent d)Provisional e)Public 23.Daniel Ortega is the present president of . a)Norway b)Nicaragua c)Thailan d)Belarus e)None of these 24.Which of the following films was adjudged the Best Film at the 57th Filmfare Award Function held in January 2012? a)Dirty Picture b)Rockstar c)Stanley Ka Dhaba d)DON 2 e)Zindagi na Milegi Dobara 25. Which of the following nations has said that it will block Strait of Hormuz, if prevented from sale of oil and petroleum to other countries? a)Iraq b)Kuwait c)Oman d)Saudi Arabia e)Iran 26.Thomas Cup is associated with the game of . a)Golf b)Cricket c)Badminton d)Football e)Lawn Tennis 27.MCX is the index of which of the following stock exchanges of India? a)National Stock Exchange b)Bombay Stock Exchange c)Delhi Stock Exchange d)Kolkata Stock Exchange e)Multi Commodity Stock Exchange 28.Ma Ying-jeou is the president of . a)Thailand b)Hong Kong c)Taiwan d)Myanmar e)Fiji 29.Which of the following is the currency used in Brazil? a)Dollar b)Euro c)Real d)Pesso e)Franc 30.Which of the following will be the venue of the World Athletic Championship to be organized in 2017 ? a)Tokyo b)Paris c)New York d)London e)Mumbai 31.Which of the following terms is used in Botany? a)Recession b)Dumping c)Barter System d)Cartel e)Biennial

32. Nirmal Gram Purasakr is an incentive to promote. a)good attendance in schools b)total sanitation in villages c)free and compulsory education d)awareness towards women empowerment 33.Which of the following is NOT a financial institute/agency? a)IRDA b)BCCI c)FPSB d)SEBI e)CAG 34.Which of the following books has been written by Chetan Bhagat? a)A General and His Army b)A Possible India c)Bitter Sweet d)China Passage e)Revolution 2020 35.Which of the following is NOT a famous cricket ground/stadium for international matches? a)Eden Gardens b)Green Park c)Wankhede Stadium d)Chepauk Stadium e)Jantar Mantar Ground 36.Which of the following combinations of players and the games they play is NOT correct? a)VVS Laxman-Cricket b)Saina Nehwal-Badminton c)Sania Mirza-Golf d)Abhinav Bindra-Shooting e)Vishwanathan Anand-Chess 37.Which of the following awards is given for exemplary contribution in the area of science and technology? a)Arjun Award b)Kalidas Samman c)Dronacharya Award d)Dada Saheb Phalke Award e)Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 38.Which of the following terms is NOT used in banking/finance? a)Public debt b)Plasma c)Joint venture d)Net demand & Time Liability e)Treasury Bill 39.Who among the following was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2011? a)Anand Kumar b)Srilal Shukla c)Mrinal Pandey d)Su. Venkatesan e)Vasudevan Nair 40.Victoria Azarenka won the Australian Open Womens Single Tennis Tournament 2012 by defeating a)Maria Sharapova b)Vera Zvonareva c)Svetlana Kuznetsova d)Bethanie Mattek Sands e)Sania Mirza

ANSWERS--920122
1.D 2.E 3.D 4.1 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.A 19.D 20.C 21.D 22.C 23.B 24.A 25.E 26.C 27.E 28.C 29.C 30.D 31.E 32.B 33.B 34.E 35.E 36.C 37.E 38.B 39.D 40.A ***********************************************************

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General Awareness (General) - XV

1.Which of the following agencies/organizations has put economic sanctions on Syria ? 1. OPEC 2. NATO 3. World Bank 4. European Union Ans : 3 2. Who among the following was elected unanimously as the Secretary General of the UNO for the second term ? 1. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 2. Nelson Madela 3. Hillary Rs.Clinton 4. Ban Ki-moon Ans : 4 3. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has decided to begin New Round of Negotiations with which of the following nations as it is not satisfied with the previous rounds of discussions ? 1. Iraq 2. India 3. Japan 4. Iran Ans : 4 4. As decided by UNESCO the International Literacy Day is observed on which of the following days every year ? 1. 8th September 2. 18th March 3. 28th March 4. 18th September Ans : 1 5. As per decision taken by the European Union and IMF, which of the following countries

will receive a fresh assistance of 100 billion Euro by the year 2014 ? 1. Italy 2. Greece 3. Portugal 4. Spain Ans : 4 6. Kovvada a town in Andhra Pradesh was innews recently as 1. A nuclear plant is being developed there 2. Maruti has decided to build a small car plant there 3. RBI is going to establish a New Note Printing Press there 4. An earthquake hit the town in which lot of people died Ans : 1 7. Which of the following is Indias new rating index developed by Ministry ofFinance ? 1. CECA 2. CRISIL 3. SENSEX 4. TIEA Ans : 2 8. Very often we read terms Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) in news papers/magazines these days. PAT is related to which of the following fields ? 1. Energy Efficiency 2. Indira Awas Yojana 3. Mid Day Meal Scheme 4. Bharat Nirman Ans : 1 9. Which of the following organizations/agencies has decided to establish a National Innovation Foundation (NIF) to encourage early stage innovations in India ? 1. University Grants Commission 2. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 3. Department of Science & Technology, Government of India 4. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Ans : 3 10. Which of the following countries is trying to get membership of European Union ? 1. Myanmar 2. Brazil 3. Croatia 4. Italy Ans : 3 11. The General Elections took place in which of the following countries in January 2012 in which Muslim Brotherhood Party won with crushing majority ? 1. Lebanon 2. Libya 3. Syria 4. Egypt

Ans : 4 12. Web-based complaints redressal system SCORES is launched by which of the following organizations/agencies ? 1. Ministry of Corporate Affairs 2. SEBI 3. RBI 4. State Bank of India Ans : 2 13. Which of the following countries has decided to free political prisoners and pardon them as a measure to adopt democratic reforms ? 1. Myanmar 2. Bangladesh 3. Mali 4. Afghanistan Ans : 1 14. which of the following books is written by Satish Gujral ? 1. A General and His Army 2. A Bend in the River 3. A Secular Agenda 4. A Brush with Life Ans : 4 15. Sri Jatin Das who was awarded Padma Bhushan in January 2012, is a famous 1. Painter 2. Cine Actor 3. Film Director 4. Sportsman Ans : 1 16. The economy in which there is a mixture of public sector and private sector both, is called --1. Closed economy 2. Mixed economy 3. Open economy 4. Free trade economy Ans : 2 17. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to give a loan of $500 million to India to construct which of the following ? 1. Roads in Naxal-hit areas 2. Railway track in North Eastern States 3. Railway phataks at unmanned crossings 4. Six bridges over river Kali which is known as Sorrow of Bihar Ans : 2 18. Robert Rock of England recently won an international sports event held in Abu Dhabi. He is a well known

1. Golf player 2. Badminton player 3. Lawn Tennis player 4. Table Tennis player Ans : 1 19. Which of the following teams won the Ranji Trophy Final played in January 2012 ? 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Punjab 3. Maharashtra 4. Rajasthan Ans : 4 20. As per new estimate what is per capital income in India ? 1. Rs.30,000 2. Rs.40,000 3. More than Rs.50,000 but less than Rs.58,000 4. Rs.60,000 Ans : 3 21. The Reserve Bank of India does not decide the 1. Rate of Repo and Reserve Repo 2. Marginal Standing Facility Rates 3. Bank Rate 4. Rate of Dearness Allowance to Govt. Employees Ans : 4 22. What does the letter P denote in the term PAN as used in Financial transactions ? 1. Primary 2. Partial 3. Permanent 4. Provisional Ans : 3 23. Daniel Ortega is the present President of 1. Norway 2. Nicaragua 3. Thailand 4. Belarus Ans : 2 24. Which of the following films was adjudged Best Film at the 57th Filmfare Award Function held in January 2012 ? 1. Dirty Picture 2. Rock Star 3. Stanley Ka Dabba 4. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Ans : 4 25. Which of the following nations has said that it will block Strait of Hormuz if prevented

from sale of oil and petroleum to other countries ? 1. Iraq 2. Kuwait 3. Oman 4. Iran Ans : 4 26. Thomas Cup is associated with the game of 1. Golf 2. Cricket 3. Badminton 4. Football Ans : 3 27. MCX is the index of which of the following stock exchanges of India ? 1. National Stock Exchange 2. Bombay Stock Exchange 3. Delhi Stock Exchange 4. Multi Commodity Stock Exchange Ans : 4 28. Ma Ying-jeou is the present President of 1. Thailand 2. Hong Kong 3. Taiwan 4. Myanmar Ans : 3 29. Which of the following is the currency used in Brazil ? 1. Dollar 2. Euro 3. Real 4. Pesso Ans : 3 30. Which of the following will be the venue of the World Athletic Championship to be organized in 2017 ? 1. Tokyo 2. Paris 3. New York 4. London Ans : 4 31. Which of the following terms is used in Botany ? 1. Recession 2. Dumping 3. Barter System 4. Biennial Ans : 4

32. Nirmal Gram Puraskar is an incentive to promote ? 1. Good attendance in Schools 2. Total Sanitation in Villages 3. Free and Compulsory Education 4. Awareness towards Women Empowerment Ans : 2 33. Which of the following is not a Financial Institute/Agency ? 1. IRDA 2. BCCI 3. FPSB 4. SEBI Ans : 2 34. Which of the following books is written by Chetan Bhagat ? 1. a General and His Army 2. A Possible India 3. Bitter Sweet 4. Revolution 2020 Ans : 4 35. Which of the following is not a famous cricket ground/stadium for international matches ? 1. Eden Gardens 2. Green Park 3. Wankhede Stadium 4. Chepauk Stadium Ans : 3 36. Which of the following combinations of players and the games they play is not correct ? 1. V.V.S. Laxman-Cricket 2. Saina Nehwal-Badminton 3. Sania Mirza-Golf 4. Abhinav Bindra-Shooting Ans : 3 37. Which of the following awards is given for exemplary contribution in the area of Science & Technology ? 1. Arjuna Award 2. Kalidas Samman 3. Dronacharya Award 4. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award Ans : 4 38. Which of the following terms is not used in banking/finance ? 1. Public Debt 2. Plasma 3. Joint Venture 4. Net Demand & Time Liability

Ans : 2 39. Who among the following was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2011 ? 1. Anand Kumar 2. Srilal Shukla 3. Mrinal Pandey 4. S.Venkatesan Ans : 4 40. Victoria Azarenka won Australian Open Womens Singles Tennis Tournament 2012 by defeating ? 1. Maria Sharapova 2. Vera Zvonareva 3. Svetlana Kuznetsova 4. Bethanie Mattek Sands Ans : 1