Ques. : 1 In which of the following countries 16 big banks has been sued, recently, accusing them of fraud and conspiring to keep a key global interest rate low to enrich themselves? 1) UK 2) US 3) Switzerland 4) China 5) None of these Answer:- 2) US Ques. : 2 The recently released book titled, “India at Risk: Mistakes, Misconceptions and Misadventures of security policy” has been authored by who among the following? 1) AK Antony 2) Jaswant Singh 3) Pranab Mukherjee 4) George Fernandes 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Jaswant Singh Ques. : 3 The ICC T20 World Cup 2014 is scheduled to be organised in which of the following countries from 16 Mar to 6 Apr? 1) Sri Lanka 2) South Africa 3) Bangladesh 4) England 5) Australia Answer:- 3) Bangladesh Ques. : 4 The Supreme Court refused to lift the restraint on the sale of its Indian assets by which of the following mobile handset makers as part of its global deal with the software giant Microsoft? 1) Motorola 2) Nokia 3) Huawei 4) HTC 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Nokia Ques. : 5 The Election Commission announced free telecast/broadcast time on Doordarshan and AIR for campaigning for upcoming parliamentary elections. Which of the following is NOT correct in this respect? 1) The facility will be available to six national and 47 state parties. 2) The facility is not available to registered unrecognised parties and Independents. 3) The criticism of other countries, attack on religions or communities, defamatory or obscene matter etc will not be allowed. 4) The concept of free time for parties on state-owned TV and radio was introduced by EC in Feb, 1998. 5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these Ques. : 6 The committee constituted by the govt to assess implementation of the Sachar Committee recommendations and the Prime Minister’s 15-point programme for minorities submitted its report recently. The Committee was chaired by: 1) Amitabh Kundu 2) VR Krishna Iyer 3) Binayak Sen 4) Sandeep Pandey 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Amitabh Kundu Ques. : 7 Expand the term ICAAP. 1) Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process 2) International Capital Adequacy Assessment Process 3) Internal Capital Advance Assessment Process 4) Internal Capital Adherence Assessment Process 5) International Capital Adherence Assessment Process Answer:- 1) Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process Ques. : 8 GK Pillai resigned as the MCX-SX chairman recently. Who among the following has been appointed the new chairman of the MCX-SX stock exchange? 1) Saurabh Sarkar 2) KV Kamath 3) OP Bhatt 4) Thomas Mathew T 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Thomas Mathew T Ques. : 9 We often come across the term CSR. What does letter S denote in the word CSR? 1) Security 2) Specified 3) Social 4) Substitute 5) Senior Answer:- 3) Social Ques. : 10 Which of the following is NOT a delivery channel for the banking sector in India? 1) Call centre 2) Branch 3) Internet 4) Kiosk 5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these Ques. : 11 Which of the following is a scheme to augment the urban infrastructure in India? 1) JNNURM 2) Bharat Nirman 3) RAY 4) TRYSEM 5) None of these Answer:- 1) JNNURM Ques. : 12 Which of the following is NOT the name of the currency of a country? 1) Rand 2) Pound 3) Ngultrum 4) Ecuador 5) Dollar Answer:- 4) Ecuador Ques. : 13 Which of the following functions are not being performed by the Reserve Bank of India? 1) Regulation of banks in India 2) Regulation of foreign direct investment in India 3) Foreign currency management in India 4) Control and supervision of money supply 5) None of the above Answer:- 2) Regulation of foreign direct investment in India Ques. : 14 What is the condition for a bank to be called a ‘Scheduled Bank’? 1) Its business has crossed Rs 1000-cr mark. 2) Its branch network is over 100. 3) It is included in the second schedule of the RBI Act. 4) It complies with all the above conditions. 5) None of these Answer:- 3) It is included in the second schedule of the RBI Act. Ques. : 15 Which of the following is NOT a banking related term? 1) MSME 2) Overdraft 3) Syndication 4) Turnover 5) Equinox Answer:- 5) Equinox Ques. : 16 We often read about CRISIL and ICRA in financial newspapers. These are: 1) brokerage firms 2) credit rating agencies 3) mutual funds 4) telecommunication service providers 5) None of these Answer:- 2) credit rating agencies Ques. : 17 Many times we read in financial newspapers about the performance of the “core sector” in Economy. Which of the following is NOT included in the core sector? 1) Coal 2) Auto sector 3) Steel 4) Cement 5) Oil and Petroleum industry Answer:- 2) Auto sector Ques. : 18 Which of the following is a programme launched for school children which has been very successful? 1) Antyodaya Yojana 2) Food for work 3) Mid Day Meal 4) ASHA 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Mid Day Meal Ques. : 19 Which of the following is Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) at present? 1) 10% 2) 15% 3) 20% 4) 23% 5) 33% Answer:- 4) 23% Ques. : 20 Which of the following names is not associated with the operations of the defence forces in India? 1) Sukhoi-30 2) MIG-29 3) Tejas 4) SARAS 5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these Ques. : 21 As announced by the election commission, recently, the first two states to be issued with plastic photo identity card for elections in India are: 1) Assam and Nagaland 2) Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram 3) West Bengal and Sikkim 4) Tripura and Nagaland 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Assam and Nagaland Ques. : 22 Which of the following mobile operators operating in India has announced to buy Spanish cable operator Ono for 7.2 bn euros recently? 1) Bharti Airtel 2) Reliance Communication 3) Vodafone 4) Idea Cellular 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Vodafone Ques. : 23 Bru or Reang refugees living in relief camps in Tripura, originally belongs to which of the following states? The chief minister of their home state has submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission urging not to allow them to vote in relief camps. 1) Mizoram 2) Manipur 3) Assam 4) Arunachal Pradesh 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Mizoram Ques. : 24 Which of the following cities was in news for traffic restrictions imposed there allowing vehicles with certain registration numbers only to ply on the roads on a particular day recently? The action was taken after the air pollution exceeded safe levels in the city. 1) Shanghai 2) London 3) Paris 4) Mumbai 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Paris Ques. : 25 The term broad money is known as which among the following? 1) M1 2) M2 3) M3 4) M4 5) None of these Answer:- 3) M3 Ques. : 26 Which of the following banks has launched its Namma Metro Transit cum Debit Card with which people can travel in Bangalore Metro without waiting for travel tokens? 1) ICICI Bank 2) HDFC Bank 3) Axis Bank 4) Federal Bank 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Federal Bank Ques. : 27 Who among the following has won the 2014 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2014 Indian Wells Masters) title recently? 1) Roger Federer 2) Novak Djokovic 3) Stanislas Wawrinka 4) Andy Murray 5) Rafael Nadal Answer:- 2) Novak Djokovic Ques. : 28 Which of the following regions declared independence from Ukraine in a recent referendum conducted there and applied to join Russian federation? 1) Kiev 2) Kharkiv 3) Crimea 4) Moldova 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Crimea Ques. : 29 Who among the following won the Formula One season opener, Australian Grand Prix, recently? 1) Fernando Alonso 2) Jenson Button 3) Kevin Magnussen 4) Daniel Ricciardo 5) Nico Rosberg Answer:- 5) Nico Rosberg Ques. : 30 In case of which among the following cards, the user can make payment to the extent of balance lying in his/her account only? 1) Credit card 2) Debit card 3) Smart card 4) All the above 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Debit card Ques. : 31 Nishi Vasudeva has become the first women Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following blue-chip PSUs recently? 1) HPCL 2) BPCL 3) IOC 4) ONGC 5) None of these Answer:- 1) HPCL Ques. : 32 Which of the following state govts signed an agreement with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), recently, under which NDDB will manage the State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd for five years? 1) West Bengal 2) Bihar 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Rajasthan 5) Jharkhand Answer:- 5) Jharkhand Ques. : 33 The govt has agreed to the Election Commission’s suggestion regarding ceiling on poll expenditure in elections. Now, the new ceiling on poll expenditure in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly elections will be ___________respectively. However, this is applicable only in the bigger States. 1) Rs 50 lakh, Rs 20 lakh 2) Rs 60 lakh, Rs 30 lakh 3) Rs 70 lakh, Rs 40 lakh 4) Rs 75 lakh, Rs 45 lakh 5) Rs 80 lakh, Rs 50 lakh Answer:- 3) Rs 70 lakh, Rs 40 lakh Ques. : 34 Name the Reserve Bank of India deputy governor who resigned recently? 1) Anand Sinha 2) Harun Rashid Khan 3) Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty 4) Urijit Patel 5) Subir Gokarn Answer:- 3) Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty Ques. : 35 What is the expanded for of the term CAGR. 1) Compounded Annual Growth Rate 2) Calculated Annual Growth Rate 3) Corresponding Annual Growth Rate 4) Corrected Annual Growth Rate 5) Comparative Annual Growth Rate Answer:- 1) Compounded Annual Growth Rate Ques. : 36 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed that no traffic would be permissible on the roads used by animals as corridors along the Kaziranga National Park for five hours daily. Who among the following is the chairperson of the NGT? 1) Ananga Kumar Patnaik 2) Indira Jaising 3) Asok Kumar Ganguly 4) Swatanter Kumar 5) SH Kapadia Answer:- 4) Swatanter Kumar Ques. : 37 Tony Benn, a noted socialist, politician and firebrand campaigner for progressive causes, died recently. He belonged to which of the following countries? 1) France 2) Germany 3) UK 4) US 5) None of these Answer:- 3) UK Ques. : 38 The United States suspended operations of the embassy and its consulates of which of the following countries in Washington and told their diplomats and staff who are not US citizens or permanent residents to leave the country recently? 1) Ukraine 2) Russia 3) Syria 4) Libya 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Syria Ques. : 39 Which of the following teams has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy recently? 1) Railways 2) Karnataka 3) Maharashtra 4) Uttar Pradesh 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Karnataka Ques. : 40 One of India’s best-known authors and journalists, Khushwant Singh died recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct about him? 1) He started his writing career with Yojana, the Planning Commission’s journal which he founded and edited. 2) He was a Member of Parliament from 1980 to 1986. 3) He was awarded the Padma Bhushan (1974) and Padma Vibhushan (2007). 4) All the above 5) Only 2) and 3) Answer:- 4) All the above Ques. : 41 World Water Day is observed on: 1) 3 Mar 2) 8 Mar 3) 14 Mar 4) 21 Mar 5) 22 Mar Answer:- 5) 22 Mar Ques. : 42 The govt sold what per cent stake held through SUUTI in Axis Bank through a block deal, recently, to garner over Rs 5,500 cr? 1) 9 per cent 2) 10 per cent 3) 13 per cent 4) 16 per cent 5) 20 per cent Answer:- 1) 9 per cent Ques. : 43 Which of the following pairs won the women’s doubles title of the BNP Paribas Open 2014 recently? 1) Hsieh Su-Wei of and Peng Shuai 2) Sania Mirza and Cara Black 3) Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan 4) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Hsieh Su-Wei of and Peng Shuai Ques. : 44 The foundation of a 70-storey temple ‘Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir’, billed to be the tallest shrine in the world, was laid down in which of the following states in India recently? 1) Gujarat 2) Bihar 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Uttar Pradesh Ques. : 45 Take-out financing is a method of providing finance by banks for: 1) Longer periods 2) Shorter periods 3) Mergers and acquisitions 4) Startups 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Longer periods Ques. : 46 Which of the following public sector lenders has announced, for the first time in its history, to offload around Rs 5,000 cr of its Rs 67,799 cr dud assets to asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) recently? 1) Union Bank of India 2) State Bank of India 3) Punjab National Bank 4) Canara Bank 5) None of these Answer:- 2) State Bank of India Ques. : 47 Who among the following has won the women’s singles title of the BNP Paribas Open 2014 recently? 1) Agnieszka Radwanska 2) Li Na 3) Sara Errani 4) Flavia Pennetta 5) Roberta Vinci Answer:- 4) Flavia Pennetta Ques. : 48 A Microsoft survey has ranked India fourth among nations sending out botnet spam during Jan-Jun 2013 period. Which of the following countries has been ranked on the top? 1) Russia 2) China 3) US 4) UK 5) Japan Answer:- 3) US Ques. : 49 The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has, at the behest of the Govt of India, extended a Line of Credit of $89.90 mn to which of the following countries, for developing transportation system recently? 1) Cameroon 2) Republic of Congo 3) Tanzania 4) Kenya 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Republic of Congo Ques. : 50 Which of the following insurers has come under the scanner of IRDA for alleged irregularities in implementation of govt sponsored insurance schemes meant for poor people? The CBI had registered a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) against the insurer earlier. 1) Bajaj Allianz 2) ICICI Lombard 3) Max Insurance 4) Bharti Axa 5) None of these Answer:- 2) ICICI Lombard
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