General Awareness with special reference to the Banking Industry
1.Who among the following is one of the Deputy Governors of the Reserve Bank of India at present?
1) Rakesh Mohan
2) H.R. Khan
3) Anand Sinha
4) Subir Gokarn
5) N.S. Vishwanathan
1) Rakesh Mohan
2) H.R. Khan
3) Anand Sinha
4) Subir Gokarn
5) N.S. Vishwanathan
2.The 2016 Man Booker Prize was won by American author Paul Beatty for his novel: ?
1) His Bloody Project
2) The Sellout
3) Hot Milk
4) Do Not Say We Have Nothing
5) All That Man Is
1) His Bloody Project
2) The Sellout
3) Hot Milk
4) Do Not Say We Have Nothing
5) All That Man Is
3.The Special Drawing Rights(SDR) are supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets maintained by?
1) Asian Development Bank
2) World Bank
3) International Monetary Fund
4) New Development Bank
5) None of these
1) Asian Development Bank
2) World Bank
3) International Monetary Fund
4) New Development Bank
5) None of these
4.Which country was ranked second in the medal table at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics?
1) China
2) Russia
3) Germany
4) Great Britain
5) Japan
1) China
2) Russia
3) Germany
4) Great Britain
5) Japan
5.Former Union Minister Najma Heptullah is the present Governor of which of the following States?
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Assam
3) West Bengal
4) Tripura
5) Manipur
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Assam
3) West Bengal
4) Tripura
5) Manipur
6.Shubha Mudgal was awarded which of the following awards recently?
1) Vyas Samman
2) Saraswati Samman
3) Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
4) Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement Award
5) None of these
1) Vyas Samman
2) Saraswati Samman
3) Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
4) Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement Award
5) None of these
7.Who among the following was commissioned to the Territorial Army in the rank of Lieutenant recently?
1) M.S.K. Prasad
2) Anurag Thakur
3) Sandeep Patil
4) Anil Kumble
5) Ajay Shirke
1) M.S.K. Prasad
2) Anurag Thakur
3) Sandeep Patil
4) Anil Kumble
5) Ajay Shirke
8.The Board of State Bank of India has approved the merger of five associate banks and:?
1) Bank of Maharashtra
2) Dena Bank
3) IDBI Bank
4) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
5) Bank of India
1) Bank of Maharashtra
2) Dena Bank
3) IDBI Bank
4) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
5) Bank of India
9.What is India's rank in the Global Innovation Index 2016?
1) 81
2) 66
3) 77
4) 73
5) 63
1) 81
2) 66
3) 77
4) 73
5) 63
10.What does the term NBFC stand for?
1) New Bank Fiscal Company
2) New Bank Finance Corporation
3) Non Banking Finance Company
4) Non Banking Fiscal Corporation
5) None of these
1) New Bank Fiscal Company
2) New Bank Finance Corporation
3) Non Banking Finance Company
4) Non Banking Fiscal Corporation
5) None of these
11.Which of the following regulators now doesn't exist?
1) PFRDA
2) FMC
3) SEBI
4) IRDAI
5) None of these
1) PFRDA
2) FMC
3) SEBI
4) IRDAI
5) None of these
12.Identify the mismatched pair.?
1) CDM - Cash Deposit Machine
2) ATM - Automated Teller Machine
3) MICR - Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
4) DICGC - Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
5) RTGS - Real Transaction Gross Settlement
1) CDM - Cash Deposit Machine
2) ATM - Automated Teller Machine
3) MICR - Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
4) DICGC - Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
5) RTGS - Real Transaction Gross Settlement
13.The Reserve Bank of India has set up a task force to oversee the recalibration of ATM machines after the government introduced new Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 notes. The taskforce is headed by?
1) C.Rangarajan
2) Bimal Jalan
3) S.S. Mundra
4) Michael Patra
5) Nachiket Mor
1) C.Rangarajan
2) Bimal Jalan
3) S.S. Mundra
4) Michael Patra
5) Nachiket Mor
14.Which of the following is a public sector bank?
1) IDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) IDBI Bank
5) Indus Ind Bank
1) IDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) IDBI Bank
5) Indus Ind Bank
15."Talking ATMs" are designed for the benefit of:?
1) Women
2) Senior citizens
3) Children
4) Both 1 and 2
5) Visually challenged
1) Women
2) Senior citizens
3) Children
4) Both 1 and 2
5) Visually challenged
16.The term RTGS is related to which of the following?
1) A loan product
2) A deposit product
3) Cheque truncation
4) Electronic fund transfer
5) Anew savings bank account
1) A loan product
2) A deposit product
3) Cheque truncation
4) Electronic fund transfer
5) Anew savings bank account
17.New Shekel is the currency of which of the following countries?
1) Israel
2) Iran
3) Libya
4) Lebanon
5) Kazakhstan
1) Israel
2) Iran
3) Libya
4) Lebanon
5) Kazakhstan
18.Which of the following countries hosted the 28th and 29th Summits of ASEAN in September 2016?
1) Vietnam
2) Philippines
3) Malaysia
4) Laos
5) Myanmar
1) Vietnam
2) Philippines
3) Malaysia
4) Laos
5) Myanmar
19.Neeraj Chopra is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Boxing
2) Shot put
3) Javelin throw
4) Wrestling
5) Marathon
1) Boxing
2) Shot put
3) Javelin throw
4) Wrestling
5) Marathon
20.Nairobi is the capital of which of the following African countries?
1) Sudan
2) Kenya
3) South Sudan
4) Ethiopia
5) Zambia
1) Sudan
2) Kenya
3) South Sudan
4) Ethiopia
5) Zambia
21.Golden Revolution is associated with the production of:?
1) Horticulture products
2) Cereals
3) Pulses
4) Oil seeds
5) Onions
1) Horticulture products
2) Cereals
3) Pulses
4) Oil seeds
5) Onions
22.Who is the author of the recently released book "1991: How P.V.Narasimha Rao Made History"?
1) Vinay Sitapati
2) Sanjay Baru
3) P. Chidambaram
4) Jairam Ramesh
5) Yashwant Sinha
1) Vinay Sitapati
2) Sanjay Baru
3) P. Chidambaram
4) Jairam Ramesh
5) Yashwant Sinha
23.Which country reached a historical peace deal with FARC, a leftist outfit recently?
1) El Salvador
2) Chile
3) Colombia
4) Cuba
5) Bolivia
1) El Salvador
2) Chile
3) Colombia
4) Cuba
5) Bolivia
24.Who represented India at the 17th Non Aligned Movement (NAM)Summit in Venezuela?
1) Sushma Swaraj
2) Narendra Modi
3) Pranab Mukherjee
4) Hamid Ansari
5) Rajnath Singh
1) Sushma Swaraj
2) Narendra Modi
3) Pranab Mukherjee
4) Hamid Ansari
5) Rajnath Singh
25.Which Chinese city hosted the G20 Summit in September 2016?
1) Beijing
2) Hong Kong
3) Shanghai
4) Chengdu
5) Hangzhou
1) Beijing
2) Hong Kong
3) Shanghai
4) Chengdu
5) Hangzhou
26.On which date was Mother Teresa declared a Saint by Pope Francis in Vatican City in the year 2016?
1) September 4
2) September 5
3) August 26
4) August 20
5) September 15
1) September 4
2) September 5
3) August 26
4) August 20
5) September 15
27.Who is the head of the newly formed Goods and Services Tax(GST) Council?
1) Prime Minister
2) Finance Minister
3) Finance Secretary
4) RBI Governor
5) NITI Aayog Vice Chairman
1) Prime Minister
2) Finance Minister
3) Finance Secretary
4) RBI Governor
5) NITI Aayog Vice Chairman
28.Majuli is India's first Island district. It is in the State of:?
1) West Bengal
2) Odisha
3) Jharkhand
4) Assam
5) Gujarat
1) West Bengal
2) Odisha
3) Jharkhand
4) Assam
5) Gujarat
29.What is the name of the Indo-US joint military exercise?
1) Maitri
2) Yudh Abhyas
3) Mithra Shakthi
4) Shakthi
5) Garuda
1) Maitri
2) Yudh Abhyas
3) Mithra Shakthi
4) Shakthi
5) Garuda
30.Angelique Kerber of Germanywon which of the following Grand Slam tennis women's singles titles?
1) Australian Open and French Open
2) French Open and Wimbledon
3) Wimbledon and US Open
4) Wimbledon & Australian Open
5) Australian open and US Open
1) Australian Open and French Open
2) French Open and Wimbledon
3) Wimbledon and US Open
4) Wimbledon & Australian Open
5) Australian open and US Open
31.Durand Cup is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Football
2) Cricket
3) Badminton
4) Tennis
5) None of these
1) Football
2) Cricket
3) Badminton
4) Tennis
5) None of these
32.Who won a gold medal in Javelin throw in the Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro in September 2016?
1) Mariyappan Thangavelu
2) Devendra Jhajharia
3) Varun Bhati
4) Deepa Malik
5) None of these
1) Mariyappan Thangavelu
2) Devendra Jhajharia
3) Varun Bhati
4) Deepa Malik
5) None of these
33.What is the process of banks selling insurance products called?
1) General insurance
2) Life insurance
3) Bancassurance
4) Reinsurance
5) None of these
1) General insurance
2) Life insurance
3) Bancassurance
4) Reinsurance
5) None of these
34.Which of the following schemes was launched by the Union Government to promote Financial Inclusion?
1) PMFBY
2) PMGSY
3) PMJJBY
4) PMJDY
5) PMAY
1) PMFBY
2) PMGSY
3) PMJJBY
4) PMJDY
5) PMAY
35.Which of the following banks was acquired by Punjab National Bank in 1993?
1) Global Trust Bank
2) Bank of Rajasthan
3) Hindustan Commercial Bank
4) Times Bank
5) New Bank of India
1) Global Trust Bank
2) Bank of Rajasthan
3) Hindustan Commercial Bank
4) Times Bank
5) New Bank of India
36.In the first monetary policy review under RBI Governor Urjit Patel on October 4, 2016 the repo rate was cut by 0.25%. What is the present repo rate?
1) 6%
2) 6.25%
3) 6.5%
4) 6.75%
5) 7.5%
1) 6%
2) 6.25%
3) 6.5%
4) 6.75%
5) 7.5%
37.Who has been elected as the next Secretary General of the United Nations Organization (UNO)?
1) Anthony Lake
2) Irina Bokova
3) Antonio Guterres
4) Margaret Chan
5) Filippo Grandi
1) Anthony Lake
2) Irina Bokova
3) Antonio Guterres
4) Margaret Chan
5) Filippo Grandi
38.Which country hosted the Euro 2016 football tournament?
1) Spain
2) Portugal
3) Poland
4) France
5) Ukraine
1) Spain
2) Portugal
3) Poland
4) France
5) Ukraine
39.Which is the first domestic bank to open a branch in Yangon, the largest city of Myanmar?
1) ICICI Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) State Bank of India
4) Bank of Baroda
5) Indian Overseas Bank
1) ICICI Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) State Bank of India
4) Bank of Baroda
5) Indian Overseas Bank
40.Who won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for2016?
1) David Thouless and Michael Kosterlitz
2) David Thouless and Duncan Haldane
3) Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa
4) Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom
5) None of these
1) David Thouless and Michael Kosterlitz
2) David Thouless and Duncan Haldane
3) Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa
4) Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom
5) None of these
