Top 50 Q-A Que.: 1 Which of the following countries has developed its own satellite navigation system Beidou and is offering it free of cost to its neighbouring countries? 1) South Korea 2) Japan 3) Singapore 4) China 5) Malaysia Answer:- 4) China Ques. : 2 Who among the following has lifted the Chennai Open Tennis trophy recently? 1) Stanislas Wawrinka 2) Edouard Roger-Vasselin 3) Tomas Berdych 4) Richard Gasquet 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Stanislas Wawrinka Ques. : 3 Who among the following has won the Qatar Open Tennis Championship recently? 1) Juan Martín del Potro 2) Andy Murray 3) Gael Monfils 4) Rafael Nadal 5) Novak Djokovic Answer:- 4) Rafael Nadal Ques. : 4 The Union Cabinet gave its nod for conferring constitutional status to the proposed Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) recently. The Commission will be responsible for: 1) appointment and transfer of judges of lower judiciary. 2) appointment and transfer of judges of higher judiciary. 3) appointment of judges to non-judicial activities. 4) appointment of judges after their superannuation. 5) None of these Answer:- 2) appointment and transfer of judges of higher judiciary. Ques. : 5 One of the best footballers of all time, Eusebio da Silva Ferreira, died recently. Nick named Black Panther, he was a ___________. 1) French 2) British 3) Portuguese 4) Dutch 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Portuguese Ques. : 6 Who among the following regulates the capital market in India? 1) IRDA 2) SEBI 3) FMC 4) CERC 5) None of these Answer:- 2) SEBI Ques. : 7 Which of the following Indian software firms has announced that it is setting up the world’s largest corporate learning and development centre in India? It will have a total capacity to train 15,000 professionals at one time and 50,000 professionals annually. 1) Tech Mahindra 2) Wipro 3) Infosys 4) TCS 5) None of these Answer:- 4) TCS Ques. : 8 What does the term STRIPS stands for? 1) Systematic Trading of Registered Interest and Principle of Securities 2) Secure Trading of Registered Interest and Principle of Securities 3) Sectional Trading of Registered Interest and Principle of Securities 4) Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principle of Securities 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principle of Securities Ques. : 9 Which of the following countries, in 2011, gave birth to the Arab Spring? The country recently adopted new articles in its upcoming constitution which state that it is a “civil” republic and not an Islamic republic. 1) Libya 2) Tunisia 3) Egypt 4) Syria 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Tunisia Ques. : 10 The Centre approved the implementation of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Low Income States (RWSSP-LIS) recently. Which of the following states in NOT among the beneficiaries of the project which will be completed in 2019-20? 1) Assam 2) Bihar 3) Jharkhand 4) Uttar Pradesh 5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these Ques. : 11 The Union Sports Ministry has finalised a new set of criteria to make the selection process for sports awards more transparent. Which of the following is true in this regard? 1) The 90 per cent weightage to sportspersons winning medals in the Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. 2) For cricket and indigenous games, the selection committee will recommend the number of awards (not exceeding two). 3) In normal course not more than one award will be given in each discipline in a particular year 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Answer:- 4) All the above Ques. : 12 Who among the following has won the 2014 Brisbane International tennis title recently? 1) Lleyton Hewitt 2) Andy Murray 3) Gael Monfils 4) Rafael Nadal 5) Novak Djokovic Answer:- 1) Lleyton Hewitt Ques. : 13 Which of the following is true with regard to the RBI’s recent notification allowing Indian companies to issue non-convertible debentures? 1) It has allowed Indian companies to issue non-convertible or redeemable preference shares or debentures to non-resident shareholders as bonus. 2) The issue of preference shares, excluding non-convertible/redeemable preference shares and convertible debentures would be subject to Foreign Direct Investment Scheme. 3) So far, market regulator SEBI was granting permission for such issuances on a case-to-case basis. 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Answer:- 5) Only 1) and 2) Ques. : 14 The 11-day long world famous Dhanu Yatra of Bargarh kicked off in Bargarh district in which of the following states recently? 1) Rajasthan 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Odisha 5) Gujarat Answer:- 4) Odisha Ques. : 15 Which of the following countries successfully tested its advanced missile defense system Arrow 3 designed to intercept missiles closer to their launch sites? The system is expected to be operational around 2016. 1) US 2) Israel 3) China 4) Japan 5) South Korea Answer:- 2) Israel Ques. : 16 As per the RBI norms, domestic banks in India are required to tender 40 per cent of their advances towards priority sector. The above limit for the foreign banks (with less than 20 branches) operating in India is: 1) 30 per cent 2) 32 per cent 3) 35 per cent 4) 40 per cent 5) None of these Answer:- 2) 32 per cent Ques. : 17 Which of the following is NOT a money/finance related term? 1) Knot 2) Demerger 3) Divestment 4) M-Cap 5) Actuaries Answer:- 1) Knot Ques. : 18 King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who came to India on a five-day official visit recently, is the present king of: 1) Japan 2) Spain 3) Bhutan 4) Thailand 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Bhutan Ques. : 19 EEFC is an account maintained in foreign currency. It stands for: 1) Exchange Earners Foreign Currency Account 2) Extra Earners Foreign Currency Account 3) External Exchange Foreign Currency Account 4) End Earners Foreign Currency Account 5) None of these Show Ques. : 20 Who among the following has taken over as new president of NASSCOM? 1) Phaneesh Murthy 2) Kris Gopalakrishnan 3) Lakshmi Narayanan 4) R Chandrashekhar 5) None of these Answer:- 4) R Chandrashekhar Ques. : 21 Who among the following has won the Open du Gard squash title at Nimes, France recently? 1) Mahesh Mangaonkar 2) Ammar Altamimi 3) Scot Greg Lobban 4) Jan Koukal 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Mahesh Mangaonkar Ques. : 22 Name the shuttler who has become the first male junior badminton player from India to be ranked No. 1 in the world. He got the number one slot in the Jan rankings of the World Badminton Federation (WBF). 1) Parupalli Kashyap 2) Valiyaveetil Diju 3) Chetan Anand 4) Aditya Joshi 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Aditya Joshi Ques. : 23 The Supreme Court of which of the following countries, in a recent landmark judgment, has given voters the right to cast negative votes during the parliamentary or local elections? 1) Bangladesh 2) Egypt 3) Myanmar 4) Nepal 5) Nepal Answer:- 4) Nepal Ques. : 24 Which of the following political parties has won the recently held parliamentary elections in Bangladesh? 1) Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2) Awami League 3) Bangladesh Jatiya Party 4) Bangladesh Muslim League 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Awami League Ques. : 25 When a person wants to save money for longer period of time with a view to earn higher rate of interest, he/she should open which of the following types of accounts? 1) Savings account 2) Current account 3) Deposit account 4) Recurring account 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Deposit account Ques. : 26 The Sakala programme, that guarantees time bound delivery of services to citizens by govt departments, has won National award under outstanding performance in citizen centric service delivery category recently. The scheme has been launched by: 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Bihar 3) Gujarat 4) Rajasthan 5) Karnataka Answer:- 5) Karnataka Ques. : 27 The three-day 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) was held in which of the following cities recently? The Chief Guest this year was Malaysian Minister of Natural Resource and Environment, YB Datuk Seri Palanivel. 1) Kochi 2) Bangalore 3) New Delhi 4) Chennai 5) Hyderabad Answer:- 3) New Delhi Ques. : 28 The Delhi High Court held that the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) can audit the accounts of _________under the relevant provisions of the law. 1) Private educational institutions 2) Private telecom operators 3) NGOs 4) MNCs 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Private telecom operators Ques. : 29 Which of the following countries has introduced visa-on-arrival facility for visiting Indian tourists recently? The facility is applicable to Indians travelling to this country from a third country. 1) Indonesia 2) Singapore 3) Malaysia 4) Thailand 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Malaysia Ques. : 30 India is a member of which of the following organisations? 1) SAARC 2) SCO 3) APEC 4) ASEAN 5) None of the above Answer:- 1) SAARC Ques. : 31 Which of the following banks has agreed to pay USD 1.7bn to victims of the convicted fraudster, Bernard Madoff following a settlement with US prosecutors? The bank is accused of not maintaining an effective anti-money laundering programme. 1) Standard Chartered 2) City Bank 3) JP Morgan 4) Bank of America 5) HSBC Answer:- 3) JP Morgan Ques. : 32 Banks are likely to start charging customers for more than a certain number of transactions a month. As of now, what number of transactions are offered free by banks at own ATMs? 1) Five 2) Ten 3) Fifteen 4) There is no cap 5) None of these Answer:- 4) There is no cap Ques. : 33 As per the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks are obliged to maintain secrecy in case of which of the following accounts? 1) Only existing deposit accounts 2) Only existing loan accounts 3) Only closed accounts 4) All types of deposit/loan accounts (existing/closed) 5) None of these Answer:- 4) All types of deposit/loan accounts (existing/closed) Ques. : 34 According to the Justice MB Shah Commission report on illegal mining in the Odisha, its good quality iron ore reserves will last for how many years at present rate of extraction? 1) 10 yrs 2) 20 yrs 3) 30 yrs 4) 40 yrs 5) None of these Answer:- 3) 30 yrs Ques. : 35 Itsunori Onodera, who was in India recently on an official visit, is the defence minister of which among the following countries? 1) Japan 2) Thailand 3) Singapore 4) Philippines 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Japan Ques. : 36 Who among the following has been invited as the chief guest at 65th Republic Day parade at Rajpath in Delhi? 1) Shinzo Abe (Japan) 2) Akihito and Michiko (Japan) 3) Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (Bhutan) 4) Abdulla Yameen (Maldives) 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Shinzo Abe (Japan) Ques. : 37 Global competitiveness report is published by: 1) World Economic Forum 2) World Bank 3) IMF 4) European Central Bank 5) None of these Answer:- 1) World Economic Forum Ques. : 38 What is the expanded form of SFIO? 1) Serious Fraud Intervention Office 2) Serial Fraud Investigation Office 3) Serious Fraud Investigation Office 4) Securities Fraud Investigation Office 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Serious Fraud Investigation Office Ques. : 39 A nine-member panel has been tasked to review the framework on external commercial borrowings (ECBs) and foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs). The panel will be headed by: 1) Bimal Jalan 2) MS Sahoo 3) Y Venugopal Reddy 4) C Rangarajan 5) None of these Answer:- 2) MS Sahoo Ques. : 40 What is the foreign direct investment (FDI) cap for existing pharma firms in India stipulated by the govt at present? 1) 26 per cent 2) 49 per cent 3) 74 per cent 4) 100 per cent 5) None of these Answer:- 4) 100 per cent Ques. : 41 With the successful launch of GSLV-D5 recently, India has entered into a select group of nations (cryo club) which have developed their own cryogenic rocket engine technology. Which of the following is NOT a member of the club? 1) US 2) Germany 3) Japan 4) China 5) Russia Answer:- 2) Germany Ques. : 42 The teams of the 14th Finance Commission are visiting different states to assess their needs. Who among the following is Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission? 1) S Venkitaramanan 2) YB Reddy 3) IG Patel 4) C Rangarajan 5) None of these Answer:- 2) YB Reddy Ques. : 43 A committee set up by the RBI has drawn up a plan to overhaul the Indian banking landscape including providing all resident Indians above 18 years of age with full-service bank accounts by Jan 1, 2016. The Committee was headed by: 1) KV Kamath 2) CB Bhave 3) Narayanan Vaghul 4) Bimal Jalan 5) Nachiket Mor Answer:- 5) Nachiket Mor Ques. : 44 When banks undertake insurance business on risk participation basis by setting up insurance joint ventures, it is termed as: 1) Bancassurance 2) Under-writing 3) Agency 4) Dealership 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Under-writing Ques. : 45 The animal rights body People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has named who among the following as the Person of the Year for 2013 recently? 1) Shashi Tharoor 2) Hrithik Roshan 3) Maneka Gandhi 4) Sachin Pilot 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Shashi Tharoor Ques. : 46 South Korean steel maker Posco has received environment clearance for its Rs 52,000 cr steel plant after remaining in the pipeline for the past eight years. The plant is to be set up in which of the following states? 1) West Bengal 2) Karnataka 3) Odisha 4) Jharkhand 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Odisha Ques. : 47 We often read about the term CCEA in financial newspapers. What does CCEA stands for? 1) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affiliations 2) Cabinet Committee on External Affairs 3) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 4) Cabinet Committee on Environment Affairs 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Ques. : 48 Which of the following is NOT a money market instrument? 1) Treasury Bills 2) Commercial Paper 3) Certificate of Deposit 4) Term Money 5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these Ques. : 49 Under the Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA) scheme of the RBI, any individual can open zero balance account in which of the following banks? 1) Public sector banks 2) Private sector banks 3) Foreign banks operating in India 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Answer:- 4) All the above Ques. : 50 The book titled ‘1971: A Global History of The Creation of Bangladesh’ has been authored by who among the following? 1) Srinath Raghavan 2) Fahad Samar 3) Devdutt Pattnaik 4) Talmiz Ahmad 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Srinath Raghavan
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