Which of the following organisations/agencies has specifically been set up to boost overall rural development in India?
A.
1) RBI
B.
2) SIDBI
C.
3)NABARD
D.
4) SEBI
E.
5)EXIM
2.
Which of the following states has expressed its unhappiness over the agreement on sharing of Teesta water between India and Bangladesh? (The agreement was not signed because of the objection.)
A.
Jharkhand
B.
2) Assam
C.
3) Manipur
D.
4) Bihar
E.
5) West Bengal
3.
Banks in India are regulated under
A.
1) Companies Act, 1956
B.
2) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
C.
3) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
D.
4) Special powers conferred on the RBI
E.
5) None of these
4.
Which of the following countries is a major producer of Jute?
A.
1) Pakistan
B.
2) Afghanistan
C.
3) South Africa
D.
4) Bangladesh
E.
5) Sri Lanka
5.
Compilation of data on industrial production in India is done by which of the following agencies/organisations?
A.
1) National Testing Lab
B.
2) Reserve Bank of India
C.
3) Census Commission of India
D.
4) Planning Commission of India
E.
5) Central Statistics Office
6.
The President of India visited which of the following countries in July 2011 and held discussions with Lee Myung-bak, the President of the country?
A.
1) South Korea 3) China
B.
2) Mongolia
C.
3) China
D.
4) North Korea
E.
5) Thailand
7.
India is providing financial help to which of the following countries for building a large harbour there named as Kankasanthurai Harbour?
A.
1) Nepal
B.
2)Myanmar
C.
3) Bangladesh
D.
4) Sri Lanka
E.
5) Vietnam
8.
A savings bank account opened with a commercial bank with zero or very minimal balance is known as
A.
1) Savings Bank Ordinary Account
B.
2) Student Savings Bank Account
C.
3) No-Frill Account
D.
4) Current Account
E.
5) Call Deposit
9.
What does the letter R denote in the abbreviation 'BR Act' which controls banking activities in the country?
A.
1) Reformation
B.
2) Regulation
C.
3) Reporting
D.
4) Resolution
E.
5) Ranking
10.
'Base Rate' in banks is
A.
1) the rate of interest payable on demand deposits
B.
2) the rate of interest payable on fixed deposits
C.
3) the rate of interest charged by the RBI on long-term borrowings of public sector banks
D.
4) the minimum lending rate decided by the RBI which shall be adopted by all public sector banks
E.
5) the minimum interest rate fixed by individual banks below which they cannot lend funds, except cases like govts-sponsored scheme
11.
Banking sector falls under which of the following sectors?
A.
1) Agricultural Sector
B.
2) Service Sector
C.
3) Manufacturing Sector
D.
4) Industrial Sector
E.
5) Small Scale Sector
12.
The Govt of India has recently added which of the following currencies for allowing Indian companies to raise debts through external commercial borrowings?
A.
1)Euro
B.
2) Dinar
C.
3) GB Pound
D.
4) Yuan
E.
5) Yen
13.
A savings bank deposit account is one where
A.
1) the deposits are made only once in a year
B.
2) amounts are deposited and are withdrawn as per the requirement of the customers
C.
3) periodical fixed amounts are deposited monthwise and withdrawals are allowed after a fixed period
D.
4) the deposits are made once in every month
E.
5) None of these
14.
ASBA scheme is related to the purchase of
A.
1)IPO
B.
2) CP
C.
3) CD
D.
4)TCs
E.
5) None of these
15.
Who among the following is the ex officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
A.
1)PratibhaPatil
B.
2) Mohammad HamidAnsari
C.
3)Manmohan Singh
D.
4)MieraKumar
E.
5) LK Advani
16.
Which of the following states, at the instance of the Supreme Court of India, has decided to conduct electronic auction of iron-ore stocks to be allotted to iron and steel producers?
A.
1) Gujarat
B.
2) Bihar
C.
3) Madhya Pradesh
D.
4)Uttar Pradesh
E.
5)Karnataka
17.
Mobile banking requires
A.
1) account with a bank with mobile phone linked to interbank mobile payment service
B.
2) account with mobile post office
C.
3) account with bank along with mobile phone linked to international mobile payment service
D.
4) account with bank and mobile phone linked to inter- State mobile payment service
E.
5) account with bank along with mobile phone linked to inter-district mobile payment service
18.
18. Saina Nehwal is a famous player associated with which of the following games?
A.
1) Hockey
B.
2) Badminton
C.
3)Golf
D.
4) Lawn Tennis
E.
5) Table Tennis
19.
Who among the following is the prime minister of Japan at present?
A.
1) Yoshihiko Noda
B.
2) Naoto Kan
C.
3) Abe Shinza
D.
4) Yasuo Fukuda
E.
5) None of these
20.
Central Drug Research Institute is located in which of the following cities in India?
A.
1) Jamshedpur
B.
2) New Delhi
C.
3) Jaipur
D.
4) Lucknow
E.
5) Dhanbad
21.
Which of the following books has been written by the classic Russian author Maxim Gorky?
A.
1) As You Like it
B.
2) Lolita
C.
3) The Mother
D.
4) War and Peace 5)Alice in Wonderland
E.
5)Alice in Wonderland
22.
Summer Olympics of 2016 will be organised in
A.
1) China
B.
2) India
C.
3) Brazil
D.
4) Russia
E.
5) South Africa
23.
Which of the following terms is not used in the game of hockey?
A.
1) Bully
B.
2) Follow-on
C.
3) Penalty corner
D.
4) Centre-pass
E.
5) Scoop
24.
In a bank, which of the following are the usual types of accounts?
A.
1) Savings accounts, Electricity accounts and Insurance premium accounts
B.
2) Fixed deposits, Post office savings bank accounts and Current deposit accounts
C.
3) Current accounts, Savings bank accounts and Term deposit accounts
D.
4) Loan accounts, Savings bank accounts and Term deposit accounts
E.
5) Current bill accounts and Term deposit accounts
