GENERAL AWARENESS BANKING RELATED 0515
General Awareness
(with
Special Reference to Banking Industry)
121. The
headquarters of the "United Nations Environment Programme" (UNEP) are
situated in
a) New York City, USA b) Washington DC, USA
c) Geneva, Switzerland
d) Nairobi, Kenya e) Vienna, Australia
122. The
2016 European Football championship
"Euro 2016" is scheduled to take place from June 10 to 10 July 2016
in
a) Italy b) Scotland c) France d) Denmark e) Germany
123. The
book 'Letters for a Nation: From
Jawaharlal Nehru to His Chief Ministers (1947-1963), edited by Madhav
Khosla, has recently been published by
a) Pavilion Books b) Pathfinder Press
c) Penguin Books d) Prentice
Hall
e) Pan McMillian
124. Cibil Transunion score ranges from ____ to
a)100,300 b)300,
500 c)300, 900 d)250, 750 e) 100, 900
125. The first man to be appointed as the
Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia for UN Women's newly launched 'HeForShe'
initiative is
a) Aamir
Khan b) Sourav Ganguly c) Sachin Tendulkar d) Farhan Akhtar
e) Virat Kohli
e) Virat Kohli
126. Which of the following institutions has
introduced Rupay debit card?
a) DISCOVER
b) VISA c) MASTER d) RBI e)NPCI
127. The national capital of the Republic of
Iraq is
a) Medina b)
Al Bahah c) Baghdad d) Jeddah e)
Tehran
128. As
per the press release of Jan 24, 2014, what was the deadline for withdrawal of
pre-2005 notes from circulation?
a)15-12-2014 b)30-11-2014 c)01-01-2015 d)31-03-2014 e)30-12-2014
129.
With a view to scaling up bilateral research and innovation relationship, a
'Newton Bhabha Fund' has recently been established by India and
a) United
States of America b) United Kingdom
(UK) c) France d) Scotland
e) Ireland
130. A constituent member of the Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the National Chemical Laboratory
(NCL) is situated at
a) NOI DA, Uttar Pradesh b) Hyderabad, Telangana c) Pune, Maharashtra
d) Hissar, Haryana e) Ludhiana, Punjab
131. The currency of the 'Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia' (KSA) is
a) Saudi Rupee (SAR) b) Saudi Real (SAR) c) Saudi Rupiah (SAR)
d) Saudi Rubir (SAR) e) Saudi Riyal (SAR)
132. In banking, IFSC Code stands for
a)
International Forex System
Code
b)
Other than those given as
options
c)
Indian Function System Code
d)
Indian Financial System Code
e)
International Format System
Code
133. Veenapani Chawla, who died recently at the
age of 67, was an acclaimed
a) Classical Dancer b) Theatre Personality
c) Hindi Poet and Lyricist
d) Scientist
e) Sportsperson
134. The 45th International Film Festival of
India (IFFI) was recently held at
a) New Delhi
b) Bangalore c) Goa d)
Pune e) Lucknow
135. Which of the following authorities issues
IEC code to enable an entity to undertake export/import business in our
country?
a) Finance Ministry b) DGFT c) RBI d) SEBI
e) No such code is necessary hence anyone can
undertake import/export business
136. Which of the following is the main
objective of the govt in introducing the Jan Dhan Yojana?
a)
To provide minimum one
account for every household
b)
To ensure that banks in India
gets more deposits
c)
Other than those given as
options
d)
To increase the number of
savings bank accounts in public sector banks
e)
To increase the vote bank
137. The 'World Aids Day' is observed across
the world every year on
a) 1st April b)
08th June c) 08th August d) 1st December e) 09th December
138. Which of the following issues Commercial
Paper?
a) Other than those given as
options b) High net worth Individuals c) Banks
d) RBI e) Corporates
139.
Dronacharya Award is an award presented by the Government of India for
excellence in
a) Primary Education b) Adult Literacy c) Sports Coaching
d) Educational Research e) College Education
140. As
per a resolution of the United Nations, the world observes November 19 every
year as the
a) World Radio Day b) World Health Day c) World Water Day
d) World Toilet Day e) World Happiness Day
141. The winner of the men's Kabaddi Gold in
the 17th Asian Games is
a) India b)
Pakistan c) Japan d) Iran e)
South Korea
142. In spite ofthe differences v.Ith the
states, policy makers believe that `GST' can be in force by its deadline of
April 1, 2016. The abbreviation `GST' stands for
a) General Sales Tax b) Goods and Services Tax c) Global Sales Tax
d) Government Sales Tax e) General Service Tax
143. The 'Magnet Hill' or the so-called
'gravity hill' is located near
a) Leh
in Ladakh b) Itanagar in Arunachal
Pradesh c) Gangtok in Sikkim
d)
Panaji in Goa e) Kannur in Kerala
144. Which
of the following Indian states has become the first state in country where
voting in local body polls has been made mandatory?
a) Haryana b) Maharashtra c) Gujarat d) Telangana e) Tamil Nadu
145. PSLV
is an example launch system developed and operated by ISRO to launch its ‘IRS’
satellites. The abbreviation ‘IRS’ stands for
a) Indian Remote Shadow b) Indian Research Science c) Indian Remote Surveillance
d)
Indian Remote Sensing e) Indian
Remote Supervision
146. What
is the lock-in period for tax saver deposit in a bank?
a) Two-and-a-half years b) 3 years c) 2 years d) 5
years
e) There
is no lock period
147. Which
of the following Indian cricket captains is associated with the upliftment of
poor and destitute communities through the Khushii society?
a) Rahul Dravid b) Sunil Gavaskar c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Saurav Ganguly e) Kapil Dev
148. The
STAR Sports Vijay Hazare trophy is associated with the game?
a) Hockey b) Cricket c) Golf d) Tennis e) Basketball
149.
China’s 14-year old Yan Bangtao recently became the youngest player to win a
World title. Yan Bangtao is associated with the game of
a) Chess b) Boxing c)
Archery d) Snooker e) Lawn Tennis
150. Held
every year in the month of December, the ‘Hornbill Festival’ is the premier
festival of the Indian state of
a) Sikkim b) Meghalaya c) Goa d)
Tripura e) Nagaland
151. In
banks’ group-wise classification, IDBI bank Ltd has been included in which of
the following?
a) Private sector banks b) Foreign banks c) Investment banks
d) Other than those given options e) Public sector banks
152. The
2014 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Noble has
been awarded to
a) Jean Tirole of France b) Hiroshi Amano of Japan c) Isamu Asaki of Japan
d) Patrick Madiano of France e) May-Bratt and Edward Moser
153.
What is the percentage of shareholding of the concerned State Govt in Regional
Rural Banks?
a) 100% b) 15% c) 50% d)35% e)
75%
154. In
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) what is the extent of liability of a
partner ?
a)
Liability of partners is
joint and several
b)
Other than those given as
options
c)
Each partner is fully liable
d)
Limited to the extent of his
share holding
e)
Each partner is liable not
only to the extent of his share but also to the share of other partners in case
of any shortfall
155. The
2014 Urban Mobility India (UMI) conference was recently held in
a)
Bengaluru b) Navi Mumbai c) Ahmedabad d) New Delhi e) Chandigarh
156.
Many times we read about SEZ in newspapers/ magazines. What is the full form of
SEZ?
a) Socio Economic Zone b) Special Economic Zone c) Small Economic Zone
d) Special Enforcement Zone e) Service and Economic Zone
157.
Cinepolis, which has a presence of 110 screens in India, has reportedly
acquired Fun cinemas, the multiplex chain run by Essel group (83 screen).
Cinepolis is a/an
a)
Chinese multiplex chain b)
Indian multiplex chain c) Russian
multiplex chain
d)
French multiplex chain e) Mexican
multiplex chain
158.
Sarjubala Devi is associated with the game of
a)
archery b) boxing c) wrestling d) weightlifting e)
shooting
159. Who
is the author of the book Lowland?
a) Jhumpa Lahiri b) Arundhati Roy c)
Kiran Desai d) Amitav Ghosh
e)
Eleanor Calton
160. Who
is always a drawee of a cheque?
a) Bank b) The one who writes the cheque c) The one who receives payment
d) The one who writes and deposits
the cheque e) Other than those
given as options
121.d 122.c 123.c 124.c 125.d
126.e 127.c 128.d 129.b 130.c
131.e 132.d 133.b 134.c 135.b
136.a 137.d 138.e 139.c 140.d
141.a 142.b 143.a 144.d 145.d
146.d 147.e 148.b 149.d 150.e
151.e 152.a 153.b 154.a 155.d
156.b 157.e 158.b 159.d 160.a
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