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This section includes 3653 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Banking And Financial Awareness knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following states has launched ‘Atta-Dal Scheme’ under which atta and dal will be supplied at affordable prices to ration card holders ? |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Orissa |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Gujarat | |
| 2. |
Which of the following is a form of ‘Small Savings Bank’ popular among the poor or children ? |
| A. | Core Banking |
| B. | Credit Banking |
| C. | Debit Card |
| D. | Merchant Banking |
| E. | Piggy Banking |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3. |
Which of the following organisation prepares rural credit plans on annual basis for all districts in India, which in turn from the base for annual credit plans of all rural financial institutions ? |
| A. | SIDBI |
| B. | NABARD |
| C. | RBI |
| D. | Indian Bank’s Association |
| E. | CII |
| Answer» C. RBI | |
| 4. |
India recently signed a significant Border Pact with which of the following SAARC countries ? |
| A. | Myanmar |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | China |
| D. | Pakistan |
| E. | Bangladesh |
| Answer» F. | |
| 5. |
Which of the following North-East states will soon get its bamboo park? The objective of the project is to create integrated infrastructure for promotion of bamboo based industrial and commercial activities. |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» D. Tripura | |
| 6. |
Goa Legislative Assembly has ratified the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2014 passed by Parliament. The Bill needs to be endorsed by at least ____states before it can be sent for Presidential assent and brought into effect. |
| A. | 5 States |
| B. | 8 States |
| C. | 10 States |
| D. | 15 States |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
‘Concede to’ means __________ |
| A. | to grant |
| B. | to consent |
| C. | to agree |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. to consent | |
| 8. |
Many times we read a term ‘Tax Haven’ in various newspapers. What does it mean ? It is a country where certain taxes are levied at a very low rate. It is a country where people can dump their illegal money without any problem. It is a place where foreigners can work without paying any tax on their income. |
| A. | Only 1 and 2 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 2 and 3 |
| D. | Only 1 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» F. | |
| 9. |
Which of the following services/products of banks is specially designed and launched to help students? |
| A. | Personal loan |
| B. | Corporate loan |
| C. | Business loan |
| D. | Medical loan |
| E. | Education loan |
| Answer» F. | |
| 10. |
As per various reports issued by the UNO and other world bodies, agricultural and allied activities consume what percentage of global water resources every year ? About— |
| A. | 15 per cent |
| B. | 30 per cent |
| C. | 50 per cent |
| D. | 70 per cent |
| E. | 60 per cent |
| Answer» C. 50 per cent | |
| 11. |
first state in India which was created on linguistic basis ? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
In which one of the following States, Jaitapur Nuclear Plant is being set up ? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Orissa |
| E. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» F. | |
| 13. |
India won Compaq Cup Cricket Final (Tri series) 2009 by defeating— |
| A. | New Zealand |
| B. | South Africa |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | England |
| E. | Sri Lanka |
| Answer» F. | |
| 14. |
Who among the following is NOT a deputy governor of the RBI at present ? |
| A. | HR Khan |
| B. | Anand Sinha |
| C. | SS Mundra |
| D. | R Gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Name the chess maestro who has defeated Viswanathan Anand for the second year in running and retained the World Champion title. |
| A. | Veselin Topalov |
| B. | Magnus Carlsen |
| C. | Garry Kasparov |
| D. | Levon Aronian |
| Answer» C. Garry Kasparov | |
| 16. |
Which of the following is not a Poverty Eradication Programme launched by the Govt. of India ? |
| A. | Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana |
| B. | Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana |
| C. | National Social Assistance Programme |
| D. | ADHAR |
| E. | National Family Benefit Scheme |
| Answer» E. National Family Benefit Scheme | |
| 17. |
Which of the following trophies/cups is associated with the game of Cricket ? |
| A. | Davis Cup |
| B. | Agha Khan Cup |
| C. | Nehru Trophy |
| D. | Durand Cup |
| E. | Duleep Trophy |
| Answer» F. | |
| 18. |
The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2009 was given to the President of— |
| A. | Fiji |
| B. | Bhutan |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 19. |
Who among the following is the president of the Eleventh Conference of Parties (CoP-11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)? |
| A. | Nobuteru Ishihara |
| B. | Prakash Javadekar |
| C. | Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani |
| D. | Yoon Seong-kyu |
| Answer» C. Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani | |
| 20. |
Who was the last British Governor General who addressed the Constituent Assembly ? |
| A. | Lord Attlee |
| B. | Lord MountBatten |
| C. | Lord Bentick |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Lord Bentick | |
| 21. |
Amongst the following sportsmen/women, who has won the first gold medal at Guangzhou Asian Games ? |
| A. | Yuan Xiachao |
| B. | Wang Migluen |
| C. | Zhu Oianward |
| D. | Takeshi Matsuda |
| E. | Wu Jingbiao |
| Answer» B. Wang Migluen | |
| 22. |
As per Fortune Magazine who amongst the following Indians is ‘The Businessman of the Year’ ? |
| A. | Anil Agarwal |
| B. | Kumarmangalam Birla |
| C. | Mukesh Ambani |
| D. | Ratan Tata |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 23. |
Govt. of India has decided to review its Foreign Direct Investment Rules twice in a year. This will be done from— |
| A. | 2015 |
| B. | 2012 |
| C. | 2014 |
| D. | 2011 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 24. |
Ali Bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, who paid a visit to India, recently, is the Commerce and Industry Minister of which of the following gulf countries? |
| A. | Bahrain |
| B. | Kuwait |
| C. | Saudi Arabia |
| D. | Oman |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
The Nobel Prize and Booker Prize awardee and one of the literary world’s most powerful voices against apartheid, Nadine Gordimer, died recently. She belonged to |
| A. | Nigeria |
| B. | South Africa |
| C. | Cambodia |
| D. | Azerbaijan |
| Answer» C. Cambodia | |
| 26. |
The system unit– |
| A. | coordinates input and output devices |
| B. | is the container that houses electronic components |
| C. | is a combination of hardware and software |
| D. | controls and manipulates data |
| E. | does the arithmetic operations |
| Answer» D. controls and manipulates data | |
| 27. |
The Mangalyaan is carrying how many instruments as its payload ? |
| A. | one |
| B. | three |
| C. | five |
| D. | seven |
| Answer» D. seven | |
| 28. |
Which of the following terms is not used in Cricket ? |
| A. | Ashes |
| B. | Backfoot shot |
| C. | Smash |
| D. | Crease |
| E. | All are used in cricket |
| Answer» D. Crease | |
| 29. |
As per the newspaper reports, the L&T has tied up with NPCIL to make forgings for nuclear power plants. This joint venture is being developed in— |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Bangalore |
| C. | Hazira |
| D. | Narora |
| E. | Tarapore |
| Answer» D. Narora | |
| 30. |
‘Subrato Cup’ is associated with the game of— |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Badminton |
| C. | Hockey |
| D. | Football |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 31. |
On which one of the following characters, Biometric security is based ? |
| A. | Finger prints and palm recognition only |
| B. | Face recognition and voice recognition only |
| C. | Hand writing and manual recognition only |
| D. | Only (A) and (B) |
| E. | All (A), (B) and (C) |
| Answer» E. All (A), (B) and (C) | |
| 32. |
Which of the following countries recently placed its first Spacelab ‘Tiangong-1’ into orbit? |
| A. | North Korea |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | India |
| D. | France |
| E. | China |
| Answer» F. | |
| 33. |
As per guidelines of the RBI, banks are to provide appropriate banking facilities to habitations having population in excess of 2000 by which year ? |
| A. | 2011 |
| B. | 2012 |
| C. | 2015 |
| D. | 2016 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 2015 | |
| 34. |
Who has the Authority to approve President Rule in the state ? |
| A. | Parliament |
| B. | Lok Sabha |
| C. | State Legislature |
| D. | Council of State |
| Answer» B. Lok Sabha | |
| 35. |
‘Merdeka Cup’ is associated with the game of ………. |
| A. | Tennis |
| B. | Hockey |
| C. | Badminton |
| D. | Cricket |
| E. | Football |
| Answer» F. | |
| 36. |
Ragala Venkat Rahul bagged India's first medal of the second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China recently. He is a |
| A. | weightlifter |
| B. | pugilist |
| C. | long jumper |
| D. | triple jumper |
| Answer» B. pugilist | |
| 37. |
Which one of the following is the target fixed for maintaining fiscal deficit in the Union Budget of India ? |
| A. | 4•6 per cent of total budget |
| B. | 4•6 per cent of GDP |
| C. | 3•6 per cent of total budget |
| D. | 3•6 per cent of GDP |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 3•6 per cent of total budget | |
| 38. |
Which of the following states started ‘April Mandis’ project in all districts of the state to ensure the supply of vegetables and fruits at fair prices ? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Delhi |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Delhi | |
| 39. |
In which one of the following States, India’s first Islamic Bank is proposed to be set up ? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Bihar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Tamil Nadu | |
| 40. |
Islamabad is the capital of— |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Afghanistan |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | Iraq |
| E. | Iran |
| Answer» B. Afghanistan | |
| 41. |
Which of the following terms is not associated with banking ? |
| A. | Loan |
| B. | Microfinance |
| C. | Pulse rate |
| D. | Cheque transaction |
| E. | Basal criteria |
| Answer» D. Cheque transaction | |
| 42. |
As a policy, India does not encourage free movement of unskilled labours from— |
| A. | Gulf Countries |
| B. | USA and South American Nations |
| C. | European Union Nations |
| D. | All these nations |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All these nations | |
| 43. |
Puerto Toro, world’s southernmost permanently inhabited community is located in which country? |
| A. | Chile |
| B. | Bolivia |
| C. | Colombia |
| D. | Suriname |
| Answer» B. Bolivia | |
| 44. |
Who among the following was the first Chief Justice of India and assumed office on 26th January 1950 ? |
| A. | Meher Chand mahajan |
| B. | Patanjali sastri |
| C. | Harilal Kania |
| D. | B.K.Mukherjea |
| Answer» D. B.K.Mukherjea | |
| 45. |
Who amongst the following was the chairperson of the committee set up for Financial SectorAssessment by the Govt. of India and RBI ? |
| A. | Dr. Rakesh Mohan |
| B. | Dr. D. Subbarao |
| C. | Mr. Pranab Mukherjee |
| D. | Mr. P. Chidambaram |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Dr. D. Subbarao | |
| 46. |
The govt on 20 Nov approved Rs 43,033-cr rural electrification scheme Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana. This scheme will replace the existing |
| A. | Indira Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana |
| B. | Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana |
| D. | Lal Bahadur Shashtri Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana |
| Answer» C. Jawaharlal Nehru Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana | |
| 47. |
Union Cabinet recently passed a Rs. 7000 crore project to cleanup which of the following rivers in India ? |
| A. | Narmada |
| B. | Ravi |
| C. | Ganga |
| D. | Chambal |
| E. | Krishna |
| Answer» D. Chambal | |
| 48. |
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana has crossed 75 mn accounts achieving its target two months in advance. This plan offers a RuPay debit card with in-built accident insurance cover of |
| A. | Rs 25,000 |
| B. | Rs 40,000 |
| C. | Rs 50,000 |
| D. | Rs 100,000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Adya Dhara niradhara, niralamba Saraswati, thus lamented a poet at the demise of which among the following Kings? |
| A. | Chahmana Visaladeva |
| B. | Chandela Kirtivarma |
| C. | Mihira Bhoja |
| D. | Bhoja Paramara |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which of the following is a Union Territory ? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Meghalaya |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Uttarakhand |
| E. | Pudduchery |
| Answer» F. | |