Banking related general awareness --Kundan Sir

28 APRIL 2015

Ques. : 1 YES Bank, India’s fifth largest private sector bank, on 27 Apr announced its international foray by opening its first overseas representative office in
1) Baghdad, Iraq
2) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
3) Amman, Jordan
4) Abu Dhabi, UAE
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ques. : 2 The Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA) has scheduled the 4th International Wind Conference on Jun 22 and 23 in
1) Chennai
2) Kochi
3) Coimbatore
4) Bengaluru
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Coimbatore

Ques. : 3 Nursultan Nazarbayev scored a crushing victory in the one-sided presidential ballot held on 26 Apr in which of the following countries?
1) Kazakhstan
2) Turkmenistan
3) Uzbekistan
4) Kyrgyzstan
5) Tajikistan
Answer:- 1) Kazakhstan

Ques. : 4 The former world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand finished at which of the following positions in Shamkir Chess tournament in Azerbaijan recently?
1) First
2) Second
3) Third
4) Fourth
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Second

Ques. : 5 Who won the men's singles title at the Badminton Asia Championships in China on 26 Apr?
1) Tian Houwei
2) Lin Dan
3) Chen Long
4) Lee Chong Wei
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Lin Dan

Ques. : 6 Name the Indian-origin scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who has been named the recipient of the 2015 Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy, and Employment.
1) Tejal A Desai
2) Vanu Bose
3) Ali Khademhosseini
4) Sangeeta Bhatia
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Sangeeta Bhatia

Ques. : 7 Kiran Shekhawat is the first woman officer to die in the line of duty recently. She was serving in
1) Indian Air Force
2) Indian Army
3) Indian Navy
4) SSB
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Indian Navy

Ques. : 8 Which of the following is NOT covered under the existing categories for the priority sector as stipulated by the RBI?
1) Certain categories of housing
2) Education
3) Export credit
4) Micro and small enterprises
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these

Ques. : 9 The CJI HL Dattu has refused to participate in the panel for selecting two eminent persons in the six-member NJAC. The three member selection panel includes who among the following along with the CJI?
1) Prime Minister
2) Leader of Opposition
3) Speaker of Lok Sabha
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) Both 1) and 3)
Answer:- 4) Both 1) and 2)

Ques. : 10 The ace shuttler Lee Chong Wei has been banned by the Badminton World Federation for doping. The Olympic silver medallist is a _____________ shuttler.
1) Chinese
2) Japanese
3) Malaysian
4) South Korean
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Malaysian