General Awareness Questions Which Were Asked in IBPS RRB Officers & Office Assistants Examinations: RRB Officers Scale I: 1) World Water Day: Observed on 22nd March 2) Jnanpith Award: Dr Rauri Bhardwaj 3) 1st Women Who Won Olympic Medal For India: Karnam Malleswari 4) Headquarter of International Development Organization:Washington DC 5) How Many Digits Are There in IFSC Code: IFSC Code is 11 digit Code for a Bank Branch.First 4 Characters Represents Bank Code. For Example: One of the IFSC code for ICICI Bank is ICIC0001206. First 4 characters ICIC0001206 represents bank code. 6) SEBI New Guidelines: What Was The Question 7) Argentinas CAPITAL: Buenos Aires 8)Australias Currency: Australian Dollar 9)Y.V. Reddy Chief of 14th Finance Commission 10) JNNURM: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) is a Massive City-Modernization Scheme Launched by The Government of India Under Ministry of Urban Development. It Was Launched on 3rd December 2005It was launched in 2005 for a seven-year period (up to March 2012) to Encourage Cities to Initiate Steps for Bringing Phased Improvements in Their Civic Service Levels. The government has extended the tenure of the mission for two years, i.e., from April 2012 to March 31, 2014. 11) Annapurna Scheme:The Ministry of Rural Development launched the scheme in 2000-01. Indigent senior citizens of 65 years of age or above who are eligible for old age pension under the National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS) but are not getting the pension, are covered. 10kgs. of Food Grains per person per month are supplied free of cost under the scheme. 12) FIAT:Fiat S.p.A. is an Italian automobile manufacturer based in Turin (Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino). Fiat was founded in 1899. Parent Company of World Famous Ferrari Also. 13) Pride And Prejudice is a Book Written By Jane Austen 14) CASA Ratio is Current And Saving Accounts Ratio 15) P Sathasivam is The Chief Justice of India 16) Khajuraho Archaeological And Tourist Place Which is Situated in Chhatarpur District of Indian State Madhya Pradesh 17) Movie English Winglish is Directed by Gauri Shinde 18) GDP: Gross Domestic Product is Sum Total of All Goods Produced and Services Delivered in a Economy in a Fiscal Year. 19) NPA: Short Extension of The Term Non-Performing Assets. which have crossed overdue period of extended 90 days. 20) Vruddiman Saha is a Professional Cricketer. 21) Corbillon Cup: A Game Similar to Lawn Tennis, Played on a Table With Wooden Paddles And a Small Hollow Plastic Ball. (Table Tennis) 22. If a Special Person is Appointed For an Individual For His Activities in That Bank That is Called as What in Banking: Conservatorship 23) Egypts Capital is Cairo 24) Ford Motors is From America Situated in Michigan, Detroit USA 25) CRR Stands for Cash Reserve Ratio 26) SAARC Comprises of 8 Countries 27) P. Chidambaram is The Finance Minister of India 28) WTO Headquarter is Geneva in Switzerland 29) Meghalayas Capital is Shillong 30) UNESCO(United Nations Educational Scientific And Cultural Organization) Headquarter is Paris in France 31) Most Literate State in India as Per 2011 Census Its Kerala, But As Per Recent Updates Tripura is Most Literate. 32) ) Treasury bills, Certificate of deposits, commercial papers traded in which market – Money Market. 33) Extend Term CSR- corporate social responsibility 34) GAAR will be implemented from – 1st april 2016 35) INDIA is going to trade with South East Asian countries it is called – ASEAN 36) PAKISTANs Prime Minister – NAWAZ SHARIEF 37) Sarajevo is the capital of - BOSNIA 38) HDI Index Rank of India – 136 39) Nishi Vasudeva is the chairman of - HPCL 40) Which Bank purchased the business of Royal bank of Scotland – Ratnakar Bank 41) Some thing about Insurance Broking permission as per the notification given by IRDA 42) PPF Max amount in a financial Year – 100000 43) E-Choupal is a initiative of Which Organization – ITC 44) Foreign trade policy is announced by – Ministry of commerce, Industry 45) UNCTAD(United Nations Conference on Trade And Development) HQ- Geneva 46) Swadhaar scheme for – A Scheme for Women in Difficult Circumstances 47) Highest award in Sports (India) – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 48) FCNR(Foreign Currency Non Resident) Account – Opened by NRI and IPO’s 49) About Asset Reconstruction Companies 50) Father of Nuclear Programme -Homi J BABA 51) ESCAP(Economic And Social Cooperation of Asia Pacific) HQ – Bangkok 52) Best Feature film in 60th IIFA Awards _ Pan singh Thomar 53) Chairman of Committee on Below Poverty line – Tendulkar Committee 54) Anoop Sridhar is a Famous for- BADMINTON 55) Sea of Poppies is a book Written by- AMITAV GHOSH 56) KYC Norms not necessary for whom? Self Help Group(SHG) 57) NPA’s(Non Performing Assets) limited to by the end of 2013-14 fiscal Year is – 58) FEMA(Foreign Exchange Management Act) enacted in the year – 2000 59) ED is levied on 60) EFT means Electronic Funds Transfer 61) Banks didn’t allow loans Beyond – BASE RATE 62) Baht is the currency of THAILAND 63) Inflation in India is Calculated on: WPI 64) To participate in presidential election minimum age is of 35 Years 65) Rafael Nadal who recentlly in news won how many Grand Slam Titles? 13 66) Lender of last resort – RBI (Reserve Bank of India) 67) Fiscal Deficit in 2012-13 is 4.89% 68) SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India) Chairman – U K SINHA 69) Prime Minister Advisory Economic Council PMAECs chairman – Rangarajan 70) Telecom Regulatory Body of India – TRAI 71) Present Reverse Repo Rate – 6.5% 72) Riga is The Capital City of Latvia. 73) Bundestag is The Name of Germanys Parliament. 74) C Rangarajan Committee had Submitted Reports on Gas Pricing & Deregulation Policy. 75)Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation is a Book Written by Nandan Nilekani. 76) Sardar Sarovar Dam is a Gravity Dam Made Near Navagam in Indian State Gujarat. 77) ATMs of Different Banks in India Are Connected by National Financial Switch. 78) National Human Rights Day is Celebrated Worldwide on 10th of December Every Year. 79) European Union is a Cooperative Economic & Social Alliance Between 28 Countries of Europe Croatia Newly Joined in The Alliance. 80) Uber Cup is a Sport Trophy Associated With Badminton. 81) Park Geun-hye First Ever Woman 11th President of South Korea. 82) Ghumar is The Traditional & Cultural Dance of Indian State Rajasthan. 83) Daniel Day Lewis Played The Role of American President Abraham Lincoln in a Film Lincoln Which Won Him Best Actor Award in 85th Academy Awards. 84) West Bengal is The Largest Producer of Rice In India. 85) Analysis Done of a Individual by a Credit Rating Agency is Called Credit Score 86) Formed by NSE The Volatility Index (VIX) is a Key Measure of Market Expectations of Near-Term Volatility Conveyed by Stock Index Option Prices. 87) Fixed Amount Invested in Fund of Government Security is Called Gilt Fund. 88) WHO (World Health Organization) Headquarter is Located in Geneva. 89) Agriculture Minister of India is Mr Sharad Pawar. 90) Full Form of ATM is Automated Teller Machine. 91) Bancassurance Function Means Banks Selling & Offering Insurance Products Through Their Retail Channels. 92) Industrial And Commercial Bank of China Has The Highest Number of Branches in The World. 93) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Terminus is Located in Mumbai City of Maharashtra State of India. 94) Government Applied Practice of Selling its Stake Holding in Central Govt. Firms & PSUs- to Raise Funds For Other Objectives is Called DISINVESTMENT 95) VAT(Value Added Tax) is Not Levied or Charged by Govt. of India. 96) Japanese President Shinjo Abes Thoughts in Economy is Termed as ABENOMICS 97) Who is The First Person to be Listed to Start a New CENSUS OPERATION Every Time. 98) STT Stands for Securities Transaction Tax. 99) Taking Leveraged & Risky Position in Financial Markets Intended to Make Short Term Gains on Assets is Known as SPECULATION 100) Price of Assets( Stock,Commodity,Land & Housing) Goes up Rapidly in a Short Time & is Not Supported by Fundamentals is Known as ECONOMIC BUBBLE 101) In Case of Foreign Bank Operating in India, Which Fails to Achieve the Priority Sector Lending Target an Amount Equivalent to Shortfall is Required to be Deposited to SIDBI(Small Industries Development Bank of India). 102) LEADElement is Used in Pencil. 103) Security That an Investor Buys to Get a Periodic Interest Payment From Company For a Fixed Period of Time is Called BOND 104) General Price Level Rises in Country, Because of The Rise in Prices of Imported Commodities, Inflation is Termed as IMPORTED INFLATION 105) Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY):Village Panchayat is The Sole Authority For Preparation of Annual Action Plan and its Implementation With The Approval of Gram Sabha. 106) 6 Industries Which Come Under Purchasing Managers Index PMI Are: (a)New Orders (b)Inventory Levels (Stock of Raw Materials & Finished Goods) (c) Production (d)Supplier Deliveries (Exports) (e)Employment Environment and (f) Prices of Inputs & Finished Goods. What Left in The Option, Does Not Come Under it. 107). Kimberley Process Certificate Scheme is Used for -Diamond IBPS RRB Assistants Examination: 1) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha- Sushma Swaraj 2) Yamuna River Birth Place- Yamunotri 3) Where is Rajiv Gandhi thermal station?- Kedar in Hisar district of Haryana 4) Khel Ratna award recipient?- Ronjan Sodhi 5) Ang Lee is the director of?- Life of Pie 6) Pakistans parliament Name- Majlis-e-Shoora 7) Capital of Denmark- Copenhagen 8 )Currency of South Africa- South African Rand 9) BSDA (Basic Services Demat Account) possible to which banks? - BSDA accounts can be in opened in all scheduled banks and foreign bank branches in india 10) FSLR full form? - Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission 11) Best Bank Public Sector Award in year 2012 is given to which bank?- Jammu & Kashmir Bank 12) Rajya Sabha member elected for how many years?-06 Years 13) Highest Number of seats possible for Loksabha is? 582 14) Which Dam is made on River Bhagirathi? - The Tehri Dam 15) Selling insurance products from existing channel of Banks is called? Bancassurance 16) US parliaments name: Senate 17) Bimal jalan committee on New Banking License. 18) Pullela Gopichand is the coach of Saina Nehwal and has opened an academy in Hyderabad. 19) The Guide Written by?- R K Narayanan 20) International women’s day observed on?- March 8 21) Chhattisgarhs capital?- Raipur 22) US open 2013 women’s singles winner?- Serena Williams 23) Which Team has Won First Title of Indian Badminton league? Hyderabad Hot Shots 24) Rural Water Supply Was not Included in ongoing Bharat Nirman Scheme. 25) Food security Scheme- total no of kgs of food grains?- 5 Kgs 26) Afghanistan president?- Hamid Karzai 27) Hirakud dam is built on which river?- Mahanadi 28) Somnath temple in which state?- Gujarat 29) Meghdoot is written by?- Kalidasa 30) Anil Mann got Dhyan chand award in?- Wrestling 31) Basic saving deposit account for – All scheduled bank with foreign banks 32) Co author of the book” Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists”- Raghuram Rajan 33) Banks are working as insurance broker under-IRDA 34) Low cost air lines coming to India 35) Highest forex reserve in which bank 36) Credit analysis and research ltd. is a 37) Rupay is a - Indian domestic card scheme conceived and launched by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). 38) Submarine- ins arihant 39) Phishing is related to Cyber Hacking, it can be defined as Phishing is an e-mail fraud method in which the perpetrator sends out legitimate-looking email in an attempt to gather personal and financial information from recipients. 40) Number of teams in IBL (India Badminton League) ? - 6 Teams 41) Capital of Greece?- Athens 42. Summer Olympics 2016 will be held in?- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 43. Capital of Odisha?- Bhubaneswar 44. 1 RRB committee? 45. IBA(Indian Banking Association) head? - K R Kamath 46. Indian Cricket player who has been selected for Rajya Sabha by Indian President?- Sachin Tendulkar 47. Which Indian player participated in U.S open? Leander Paes 48. Director of Barfi?- Anurag Basu 49. Chairman of Indian Banking Association?- K R Kamath 50. World literacy day is observed on?- 8 September 51. According to 2011,in India % of literacy?- 74% 52. Priority sector is applicable on which banks? 53. Govt. Gives how much subsidy on small business:35% 54. In which states there are no Regional Rural Banks?- Goa & Sikkim 55. Which organization regulate our insurance sector?- SEBI 56. 15% stake of RRB held by? State Government 57. RRB(Regional Rural Banks) are regulated by ?- NABARD 58. Mutual fund is regulated by?- SEBI 59. Capital of Greece?- Athens 60. Who has won AIBA championship in boxing from USA in 2013: Tiara Brown 61. Writer of Novel Twilight Series?- Stephenie Meyer 62. Coach of Indian Football Team? -Wim Koevermans 63. Director of the movie Barfi- Anurag basu 64. Financial inclusion depends on? 65. Fiscal deficit depends on? 66. On Which date Telegraph services got closed forever-15 July 67. Capital of Odisha- Bhubaneswar 68. Saving Accounts Minimum Balance Could Be- Zero 69. World Environment Day is observed on- 5th June 70. Stake in Regional Rural Banks Capital is held by Central Govt. 50%, 35% by Sponsor Bank And and 15% by State Govt. Where RRB is Located. 71. Brisbane open which Indian player has won with US Partner- Sania Mirza 72. Manchester of South India- Coimbatore 73. Which bank earned more profit in last year- PNB (Punjab National Bank) 74. 2013 US Open grand slam in doubles won by which Indian player? Leander Paes 75. Who regulates Health Insurance in India? IRDA 76. Scheme in which poor families deposits Rs 1000 for 12 months then how much amount govt give? SWAVALAMBAN Scheme 77) Headquarter of International Bank of Settlement is BASEL, Switzerland. 78) Extend UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade And Development. 79) 15th Elections of Lok Sabha Was Held in the Year 2009. 80) How Many Countries are the Member of ASEAN: 10 Countries. 81) 18th Meet of SAARC Will be Held in The Nepal. 82)Chairperson of Planning Commission is Dr Manmohan Singh As The Ruling Prime Minister Heads This Position. 83) Indian Athlete Mary Com is World Famous in Boxing, Being World Champion For 3 Times. 84) Author of Sadistic Saga Devdas is Sharatchandra Chattopadhyaya. 85) Capital City of Indian Union Territory Andaman & Nicobar Island is Port Blair. 86) Capital City of Mauritius is Port Louis. 87) Currency of South Korea is Won. 88) Tehri Dam is Constructed on The River Bhagirathi in Uttarakhand. 89) Abhinav Bindra is Related to Sport Event of Shooting. 90) Summer Olympics of 2016 Will be Organized in Brazil. 91) United Nations Day is Observed on 24th October. 92) Chief of Naval Staff of India: Admiral D.K.Joshi. 93) Leander Adrean Peas is Associated With Tennis. 94) Dronacharya Award of Year 2013 For Lifetime Achievement is Given to K.P.Thomas. 95) Dhyan Chand Award of Hockey is Given to Syed Ali. 96) USSR Earlei Which is Now Splitted into Different Countries is Also Called CIS What is its Full Form: Commonwealth of Independent States. 97) Sanchi Stoops Signifying Symbol of Peace And Buddha Dharma Are Situated in Indian State Madhya Pradesh. 98) Full Form of Indian Governments Program NREGA is National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. 99 Indian Submarine Which Sink into Arabian Sea in August Caused by Firing Incident Was Called INS Sindhurakshak. 100) Midnight Children is a Books Written By Salman Rushdie. 101) President of Afghanistan is Hamid Karzai. 102) Best Actor Award is Given to Daniel de Lewis for Movie Lincoln in 85th Oscar Awards. 103) Union Minister of Home Affairs is Mr Suhil Kumar Shinde. 104) Parliament of Bangladesh is Called Jatiyo Sangshad. 105) Vice President of India is Mr Hamid Karzai. 106) Renjith Maheshwari is Indian Triple Jumper Who Has Won Asian Games in Year 2007 . 107) Sum of Goods & Services Produced in a Year Minus Depreciation is Called Net National Product. 108) Headquarter of International Civil Aviation Organization is Montreal, Canada. 109) Speaker of Ongoing Loksabha is Mrs. Meira Kumar. 110) Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva is a Russian Pole Vaulter. She is a Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (2004 and 2008), a Three-Time World Champion. 111) Bharat Nirman Plan Where Missing Objective Was Rural Drinking Water Supply. 112) Aizawl is the capital of which state? Mizoram 113) Winter Olympics of 2018 will be held in which city? Pyeongchang (South Korea) 114) Giriraj Singh associated with which game? Para Sports 115) Who is the Colombian president? Juan Manuel Santos 10. Chief Economic Adviser of PM Dr Manmohan Singh? Dr C. Rangarajan 116. Zimbabwes capital? Harare
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