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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.
| 951. |
‘Daniel Vettroi’ is captain of which one of the following teams ? |
| A. | New Zealand Cricket Team |
| B. | South Africa Cricket Team |
| C. | New Zealand Basket Ball Team |
| D. | West Indies Cricket Team |
| E. | Australia Cricket Team |
| Answer» B. South Africa Cricket Team | |
| 952. |
Prof Jitendra Narayan Dash has been selected for the prestigious Central Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Puraskar for this year. He is a noted |
| A. | Bengali writer |
| B. | English writer |
| C. | Hindi writer |
| D. | Odia writer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 953. |
The Govt. of India is plannning to bring a Second Green Revolution. This will be launched specifically for which of the following parts of the country ? |
| A. | North East and Eastern Regions |
| B. | Central India |
| C. | Jammu & Kashmir |
| D. | Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Central India | |
| 954. |
Which one of the following are key policy rates used by RBI to influence interest rates ? Bank Rate/the Repo Rate Reverse Repo Rate CRR/SLR |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | Only 3 |
| E. | Both 1 and 3 |
| Answer» D. Only 3 | |
| 955. |
Many times we read in newspapers that some bank(s) has/have to write off certain amount given/advanced by them. In banking terminology, what does ‘write off’ mean ? |
| A. | Loans sanctioned on paper but bank has yet to make provision for the same so that borrower can withdraw the money |
| B. | Big corporate loans for which bank has/have to take approval from RBI |
| C. | Loans for which documentation work is yet to be completed |
| D. | Bad and uncollectable loans |
| E. | Those loans which can never become bad or uncollectaebl loans as they are given under some social assistance scheme by the Govt. of India |
| Answer» E. Those loans which can never become bad or uncollectaebl loans as they are given under some social assistance scheme by the Govt. of India | |
| 956. |
The G-20 Summit was organised in June 2010, in which of the following cities ? |
| A. | London |
| B. | Paris |
| C. | Tokyo |
| D. | Toronto |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 957. |
Lee Myung-bak who was the Chief Guest at 61st Republic Day Function of India is the— |
| A. | President of South Korea |
| B. | Prime Minister of South Korea |
| C. | President of Vietnam |
| D. | Prime Minister of Vietnam |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| 958. |
Banks borrow money from the RBI on which of the following rates ? |
| A. | Reverse Repo Rate |
| B. | Repo Rate |
| C. | SLR |
| D. | CRR |
| E. | Savings Rate |
| Answer» C. SLR | |
| 959. |
One nano metre = |
| A. | 10Aº |
| B. | 11Aº |
| C. | 12Aº |
| D. | 10.5Aº |
| Answer» B. 11Aº | |
| 960. |
Loans of small or very small amounts given to low income group people are known as— |
| A. | Investment Loans |
| B. | Micro Credit |
| C. | Savings Loan |
| D. | Secured Loans |
| E. | Cash Credit Loans |
| Answer» C. Savings Loan | |
| 961. |
India has recently gained the status of becoming the third largest producer of Steel in the world. Who is the largest producer ? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | China |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 962. |
Who amongst the following is not a Lawn Tennis player ? |
| A. | Cara Black |
| B. | Dinara Safina |
| C. | Jelena Jankovic |
| D. | Leander Paes |
| E. | Anand Pawar |
| Answer» F. | |
| 963. |
India called off Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan after its High Commissioner in India held talks with Kashmiri separatists. Who is the current High Commissioner of Pakistan in India? |
| A. | Syed Akbaruddin |
| B. | Aizaz Chaudhry |
| C. | Abdul Basit |
| D. | Sartaj Aziz |
| Answer» D. Sartaj Aziz | |
| 964. |
At present Dr. D. Subba Rao is the— |
| A. | Governor of Orissa |
| B. | Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission |
| C. | Chairman of the FICCI |
| D. | India’s Representative in IMF |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 965. |
Mr. Morgan Tsvangirai is the new — |
| A. | President of Zimbabwe |
| B. | Prime Minister of Zimbabwe |
| C. | President of Kenya |
| D. | Prime Minister of Kenya |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. President of Kenya | |
| 966. |
The synagogue is generally— |
| A. | An epic |
| B. | A religion |
| C. | Jewish House of Prayer |
| D. | The Parsi temple |
| E. | A palace |
| Answer» D. The Parsi temple | |
| 967. |
Which of the following is not a member of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) ? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Afghanistan |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Bhutan |
| E. | Japan |
| Answer» F. | |
| 968. |
The Indian Ministry of Agriculture has decided that despite good stocks of wheat and rice, India will not export the excess stocks. Which of the following may be the reason(s) owing to which the Ministry has taken this decision ? Indian wheat and rice are not in much demand in foreign countries. Hence, very few are takers for the same. The National Food Security Bill has a provision to provide 25 kg of wheat or rice to the families living below poverty line. A huge stock of grains will be needed for the same in near future. Since most countries are still to recover from the global recession, a formula is being worked out where imports and exports will be compensated simply by exchange of commodities available with the countries. India is planning to use its food grain stocks for the same. |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Only 3 | |
| 969. |
Which of the following states got a new Chief Minister without new assembly elections ? |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | Gujarat |
| E. | Delhi |
| Answer» D. Gujarat | |
| 970. |
Which of the following countries was successful in retaining ‘ICC Champions Trophy’, the final of which was played in October 2009 ? |
| A. | New Zealand |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | India |
| D. | South Africa |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. India | |
| 971. |
A two days National level conference/event was organised in Chandigarh in September 20 Which was the conference / event ? |
| A. | Miss India 2010 |
| B. | Asian Women Hockey Finals 2010 |
| C. | Conference of the Finance Ministers of SAARC |
| D. | National Rabi Conference |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 972. |
As per the newspaper reports the Standards and Poors (S&P) has changed India’s sovereign rating from ‘Negative’ to ‘Stable’. This means— India’s economic condition has improved a lot. There is no pressure of inflation of the economy as it is well under control. India’s economic condition has further gone down as it has failed to control the fiscal deficit. |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | Only 1 and 2 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Only 1 and 2 | |
| 973. |
Ivo Josipovic whose name was in news recently is the— |
| A. | Prime Minister of Croatia |
| B. | President of Croatia |
| C. | President of Barbados |
| D. | Prime Minister of Bolivia |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. President of Barbados | |
| 974. |
As per the advisory issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the Gujarat govt prepared to face which of the following cyclonic storms in the Arabian Sea recently? |
| A. | Lehar |
| B. | Gonu |
| C. | Nilofar |
| D. | Phyan |
| Answer» D. Phyan | |
| 975. |
The name of the Russian Nuclear submarine recently commissioned in the Indian Navy is .... |
| A. | INS Amrut |
| B. | INS Renu |
| C. | INS Chakra |
| D. | INS Swaraj |
| Answer» D. INS Swaraj | |
| 976. |
Which of the following is/are a renewable source of energy ? Wind Solar Thermal |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | Only 2 and 3 |
| E. | Only 1 and 2 |
| Answer» F. | |
| 977. |
Oh ____ I forgot all about it. Punctuate this sentence. |
| A. | ! |
| B. | ? |
| C. | . |
| D. | @ |
| Answer» B. ? | |
| 978. |
Who among the following won the Best Actress Award in 57th Filmfare Awards Function held in January 2012 ? |
| A. | Vidya Balan |
| B. | Priyanka Chopra |
| C. | Parineeti Chopra |
| D. | Rani Mukherjee |
| E. | Neha Dhupia |
| Answer» B. Priyanka Chopra | |
| 979. |
Asian Cup Women’s Boxing Tournament was organized in May 2011 in— |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | China |
| C. | South Korea |
| D. | India |
| E. | Malaysia |
| Answer» C. South Korea | |
| 980. |
‘FBTR’ is a term/abbreviated name related to the area of— |
| A. | Nuclear Power |
| B. | Agriculture |
| C. | Economy |
| D. | Medical Science |
| E. | Sports |
| Answer» B. Agriculture | |
| 981. |
The Kumbha Mela takes place in which of the following cities in Maharashtra ? |
| A. | Solapur |
| B. | Shirdi |
| C. | Ratnagiri |
| D. | Pandharpur |
| E. | Nashik |
| Answer» F. | |
| 982. |
What is Bilateral aid ? |
| A. | It is technical aid given by I.M.F. to various countries |
| B. | It is given directly by one country to another |
| C. | It is aid with the condition that the repayment will be in inconvertible currency |
| D. | It is a commercial loan made available by various institutions jointly |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. It is aid with the condition that the repayment will be in inconvertible currency | |
| 983. |
Many times we read about ‘PPP’ in economic literature. What PPP is ? It is a concept which— |
| A. | tells us that exchange rates between currencies are in equilibrium when their purchasing power is the same in both the countries |
| B. | tells us that exchange rates between currencies are in equilibrium when their purchasing power is different in both the countries |
| C. | PPP means t he current Exchange Rate of a currency against US $ |
| D. | a measure of income inequality in developing countries |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. tells us that exchange rates between currencies are in equilibrium when their purchasing power is different in both the countries | |
| 984. |
Air Traffic Controller's job involves— Control of air traffic in and within vicinity of airport Control of movement of air traffic between altitude, sectors and control centres Following established procedures and policies for air traffic control Control of commercial airline flights according to government regulations To authorize and regulate commercial airline flights |
| A. | 1, 2 |
| B. | 2, 3 |
| C. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| E. | 3, 4, 5 |
| Answer» B. 2, 3 | |
| 985. |
The Govt. of India has established a strategic reserve of about 5 million tonnes of which of the following commodities ? |
| A. | Steel |
| B. | Sugar |
| C. | Oil |
| D. | Foodgrains |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 986. |
‘Irani Trophy’ is associated with— |
| A. | Hockey |
| B. | Badminton |
| C. | Football |
| D. | Lawn Tennis |
| E. | Cricket |
| Answer» F. | |
| 987. |
Which of the following terms is used in the field of finance and banking ? |
| A. | Metabolism |
| B. | Genetic Process |
| C. | Centrifugal force |
| D. | Debt instrument |
| E. | Experimental Error |
| Answer» E. Experimental Error | |
| 988. |
Name the spacecraft launched by the EU Space Agency which made record after successfully landing on a comet for the first time in space history. |
| A. | Discovery |
| B. | Philae |
| C. | Curiosity |
| D. | Phoenix |
| Answer» C. Curiosity | |
| 989. |
Which of the following prizes/award is not given for excellence in literature ? |
| A. | Murtidevi Award |
| B. | Arjuna Award |
| C. | Vyas Samman |
| D. | Pulitzer Prize |
| E. | Saraswati Samman |
| Answer» C. Vyas Samman | |
| 990. |
The Government of India has decided to disinvest its share in major public sector undertakings. How much of its share will be offloaded in this method ? |
| A. | 2 per cent |
| B. | 4 per cent |
| C. | 8 per cent |
| D. | 10 per cent |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 991. |
In which one of the following cities was the recent meet of G–20 Countries organised ? |
| A. | Tokyo |
| B. | Seoul |
| C. | London |
| D. | Beijing |
| E. | Singapore |
| Answer» C. London | |
| 992. |
A bank normally does not have to deal with an issue related to— |
| A. | Payments and settlement systems |
| B. | Contractual rights of creditors |
| C. | Intellectual property rights |
| D. | Cases of insolvency |
| E. | Coordination between regulators active in banking/financial sectors. |
| Answer» D. Cases of insolvency | |
| 993. |
As per the reports published in some major news papers ‘ADAG companies’ made good profits during the year. ADAG companies are popularly known as— |
| A. | Companies owned by Tata Group |
| B. | Aditya Birla Companies |
| C. | Reliance companies |
| D. | Companies owned by Aptech |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Companies owned by Aptech | |
| 994. |
Which country is at the top in production of milk in the world ? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | South Korea |
| E. | China |
| Answer» B. Brazil | |
| 995. |
Which of the following films directed by Aamir Khan was sent for OSCARs Award nominations from India ? |
| A. | Rang De Basanti |
| B. | Peepli Live |
| C. | Tare Zamin Par |
| D. | Lagan |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Tare Zamin Par | |
| 996. |
Which of the following is the name of a Private Sector Bank in India ? |
| A. | Dena Bank |
| B. | Syndicate Bank |
| C. | IDBI Bank |
| D. | Corporation Bank |
| E. | South Indian Bank |
| Answer» F. | |
| 997. |
Who is Dr. Narendra Jadhav ? |
| A. | Chief Statistician, GOI |
| B. | Chief Economist, GOI |
| C. | Member, Planning Commission of India |
| D. | Economic Advisor to Govt. of India |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Economic Advisor to Govt. of India | |
| 998. |
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) launched with a corpus of Rs. 1000 crore will help which of the following groups of society ? |
| A. | Bank Employees |
| B. | Central and State Government Employees |
| C. | Workers of the unorganized sectors |
| D. | War widows |
| E. | Women employees engaged in textile industry |
| Answer» D. War widows | |
| 999. |
The performance of which of the following industries is considered performance of a core industry ? |
| A. | Garments |
| B. | Leather |
| C. | IT |
| D. | Oil and Petroleum |
| E. | Handicrafts |
| Answer» E. Handicrafts | |
| 1000. |
Providing bank finance to Self Help Groups (SHGs) is considered a part of– |
| A. | Micro Credit |
| B. | Agricultural Finance |
| C. | Mobile Banking |
| D. | Rural Banking |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Agricultural Finance | |