BSC SEPTEMBER 2018 GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTION AND ANSWERS
thanks BSC SEPTEMBER 2018
Test – IV : General / Economy
/ Banking Awareness
116. Which
company has unveiled India’s first internet telephony service that will allow
users to dial any telephone number in India through its mobile app “Wings”
without using SIM?
a) MTNL b) BSNL
c) Airtel d) Vodafone e) Reliance Jio
117. Surat
is a large city in the west Indian state of Gujarat. The city is situated on
the bank of which of the following rivers?
a) Tapi b) Rapti
c) Narmada d) Sabarmati e) Ozat
118. Harsh
Kumar Bhanwala is the present Chairman of which of the following financial
institutions?
a) SIDBI b) NABARD
c) EXIM Bank of India d) NHB e) NPCI
119. The
release of linguistic data from the 2011 census indicates that Nagaland is the
most linguistically diverse state in India. The capital of Nagaland is
a) Aizawl b) Gangtok
c) Kohima d) Agartala e) Shillong
120. Sberbank
is a leading bank which has its headquarters situated in
a) London b) Seoul
c) Moscow d) Johannesburg e) Paris
121. The
Hindi edition of the book ‘An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradiction’
named ‘Bharat Aur Uske Virodhabhas’ was launched recently. The book has been
co-authored by Jean Dreze and
a) TN
Srinivasan b) Arvind Panagariya c) Jagdish
Bhagwati d) Raghuram Rajan
e)
Amartya Sen
122. Which
of the following teams clinched the Kabaddi Masters title defeating Iran 44-26
in the summit clash in Dubai recently?
a) India b) Pakistan
c) Bangladesh d) Nepal e) Afghanistan
123. The
Airports Authority of India (AAI) will set up a Civil Aviation Research
Organisation (CARO) at Begumpet Airport in which city?
a) Hyderabad b) Bengaluru c) Gurugram
d) Pune e) Mumbai
124. The
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) offers to banks, financial institutions,
corporate and Govt a service termed as NACH, which includes both debit and
credit. The term NACH means
a) National
Advanced Clearing House b) National
Augmented Clearing House
c) National
Automated Clearing House d) National
Aggregate Clearing House
e)
National Accredited Clearing House
125. The
RBI recently imposed a monetary penalty of
40 lakh on which bank for non-compliance of its directions on
detection and impounding of counterfeit notes?
a) PNB b) SBI
c) BoB d) Canara Bank e) Vijaya Bank
126. The
Upper House Rajya Sabha has entered into an MoU for the first time with a
foreign counterpart for promoting inter-parliamentary dialogue. The MoU has
been signed with
a) Uganda b) Paraguay
c) Rwanda d) Kenya e) Chile
127. Asian
trade ministers met recently in Japan for creating what could be the world’s
biggest trading bloc. It has been named
a) Regional
Comprehensive Economic Partnership
b) Regional
Cooperative Economic Partnership
c) Regional
Collective Economic Partnership
d) Regional
Constructive Economic Partnership e)
None of these
128. Which
of the following days is observed on the first Saturday in Jul every year?
a) International
Day Against Nuclear Tests b) International
Day of Cooperatives
c) World
Humanitarian Day d) International Youth
Day e) World Youth Skills Day
129. The
Indian Financial System Code or IFSC is an 11-digit alpha-numeric code that
uniquely identifies a bank branch. This code is compatible with which of the
following?
a) IMPS b) NEFT
c) RTGS d) All the above e) Only b) and c)
130. The
NABARD has sanctioned
735.53 cr under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)
to which state for the first quarter of 2018-19?
a) Bihar b) Uttar Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) West Bengal e) Jharkhand
131. Satyarup
Siddhanta has become the second Indian mountaineer to climb Mt Ojos del Salado,
the highest volcano in the world located in/on
a) Italyy b) Indonesia c) South Africa d) Argentina-Chile border e) China-Mongolia border
132. The
Payments Council of India (PCI), an apex body representing companies in
payments and settlement system, has appointed who among the following as its
new chairman?
a) Sangram
Singh b) Sameer Nigam c) Vishal Mehta d) Sachin Bansal e) Vishwas Patel
133. The
Human Resource Development Ministry granted the institution of eminence status
to which of the following institutions recently?
a) IISc
Bangalore b) IIT Bombay c) IIT Delhi d) Jio Institute e) All the above
134. What
does letter ‘R’ stand for in the term LIBOR as used in banking/economic
parlance?
a) Region b) Resource
c) Rate d) Ratio e) Receipt
135. The
new
10 denomination banknote released by the RBI bears the
signature of RBI Governor Dr Urjit R Patel and has on the reverse side the
motif of the
a) Sanchi
Stupa b) Hampi with Cahariot c) Char Minar d) Sun Temple of Konark
e) Lal
Quila
136. India
jumped three places to reach 57th spot on the 2018 Global Innovation
Index (GII) rankings. The 2018 GII is topped by
a) China b) Switzerland c) Finland
d) South Korea e) Sweden
137. Which
of the following cities recently unveiled the world’s first all-digital
psychedelic art museum?
a) New
York b) Shanghai c) London
d) Tokyo e) Manila
138. According
to the figures released by the World Bank for 2017, what is India’s position as
the world’s biggest economy with its GDP touching USD 2.597 tn in 2017?
a) Third b) Fourth
c) Fifth d) Sixth e) Seventh
139. Which
of the following pairs of new banknotes issued by the RBI, their colours and
their dimensions is NOT matched correctly?
a)
10 – Chocolate brown – 63 mm x 123 mm b)
50 – Fluorescent blue –
66 mm x 135 mm
c)
200 – Bright yellow –
66 mm x 146 mm d)
500 – Stone grey – 66
mm x 150 mm
e)
2000 – Magenta – 66 mm
x 173 mm
140. The
former IAS officer GC Chaturvedi was appointed as non-executive Chairman of
which of the following banks recently?
a) HDFC
Bank b) Federal Bank c) YES Bank
d) ICICI Bank e) Axis Bank
141. The
Rajmahal Coalfield is located in which of the following states?
a) Jharkhand b) West Bengal c) Odisha
d) Assam e) Sikkim
142. In
which of the following states, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy recently announced
a mega
340-bn farm loan waiver
scheme while presenting the state budget?
a) Tamil
Nadu b) Kerala c) Karnataka d) Andhra Pradesh e) Telangana
143. The
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit was held recently in its
headquarters in Brussels, the capital city of
a) Bulgaria b) Sweden
c) Greece d) Finland e) Belgium
144. Vijay
Srinivas has been appointed as the new Director and General Manager of the
United India Insurance Company Ltd. The headquarters of the UIICL is located in
a) New
Delhi b) Mumbai c) Bengaluru d) Hyderabad e) Chennai
145. ________
is an instrument denominated in Indian Rupees in the form of a depository
receipt created by a domestic depository against the underlying equity of
issuing company to enable foreign companies to raise funds from the Indian
securities markets.
a) IDR b) Commercial paper c) LAF
d) Promissory note e) MSF
146. The
Bhutanese Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay visited New Delhi recently. The
currency of Bhutan is
a) Ngultrum b) Baht
c) Rand d) Togrog e) Bolivar
147. The
No. 45 Squadron Indian Air Force is based at Sulur, Tamil Nadu. The squadron
operates which of the following fighter planes?
a) Rafale b) MIG35
c) Sukhoi 30 MKI d) HAL
Tejas e) Mirage 2000
148. Which
of the following Union Ministries runs the TOPS scheme?
a) Home
Ministry b) Sports Ministry c) HRD Ministry d) Commerce Ministry
e)
Finance Ministry
149. The
term ARPU or Average Revenue Per User is a measure used primarily by companies
operating in
a) Banking b) Insurance c) Telecom
d) Automobiles e) Courier
150. The
high-level committee on restructuring stressed assets and creating more value
for public sector banks (PSBs) submitted its report recently. The Committee was
headed by
a) R
Gandhi b) HR Khan c) Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty d) Anand Sinha e) Sunil Mehta
151. The
former PNB executive T Latha was appointed as the new MD and CEO of which of
the following private sector banks recently?
a) IndusInd
Bank b) Federal Bank c) Axis Bank d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
e)
Dhanalaxmi Bank
152. Which
of the following teams won the Champions Trophy hockey in Breda, the
Netherlands recently?
a) Malaysia b) Pakistan
c) Japan d) India e) Australia
153. Which
of the following state govts has launched an outstanding power bill waiver
scheme and subsidized power scheme ‘Sambal’ for labourers and poor families?
a) Rajasthan b) Karnataka c) Madhya Pradesh d) Maharashtra e) Haryana
154.Which
of the following biosphere reserves is situated in the state of Meghalaya?
a) Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve b) Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
c) Nanda
Devi Biosphere Reserve d) Gulf of
Mannar Biosphere Reserve
e)
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
155. Which
state has topped the ease of doing business rankings in terms of obtaining
utility permit as per the State Business Reform Assessment 2018 released
recently by the DIPP?
a) Uttar
Pradesh b) Andhra Pradesh c) Uttarkhand d) West Bengal e) Karnataka
ANSWERS
116.(b) 117. (a) 118. (b) 119.
(c) 120. (c) 121. (e) 122. (a)
123. (a) 124. (c) 125. (b) 126.
(c) 127. (a) 128. (b) 129.(d)
130. (d) 131. (d) 132. (e) 133.
(e) 134. (c) 135. (d) 136. (b)
137. (d) 138. (d) 139. (e) 140.
(d) 141. (a) 142. (c) 143. (e)
144. (e) 145. (a) 146. (a) 147.
(d) 148. (b) 149. (c) 150. (e)
151. (e) 152. (e) 153. (c) 154.
(b) 155. (a)
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