GENERAL AWARENESS FOR BANK EXAMS

1. Who has been appointed as the new CMD of Coal India? 

    (A) S.Narsing Rao
    (B) Zohra Chatterji
    (C) Nirmal Chandra Jha
    (D) O.P.Bhatt
    (E) None of these

2. Vikra Sarabhai Space Center which was in news recently is located in__
    (A) Ahmedabad
    (B) Thiruvananthapuram
    (C) Chandi
    (D) Sriharikota
    (E) Thumba

3. The 20^th ASEAN Summit was organized in which of the following places in April 2012?       
    (A) London
    (B) Paris
    (C) Phnom Penh
    (D) Manila
    (E) None Of these

4. In deposits Accounts “KYC” (Know Your Customer) has been implemented as per directive of___   
    (A) IBA
    (B) RBI
    (C) SEBI
    (D) Ministry Of Finance
    (E) IRDA

5. Hun Sen is Prime Minister of which one of the following countries   
    (A) Canada
    (B) Australia
    (C) Tajikistan
    (D) Cambodia
    (E) None of these

6. Which of the following awards is given by UNESCO?   
    (A) Kalinga Prize
    (B) Oscar Award
    (C) Man Booker Prize
    (D) Pulitzer Prize 
    (E) None of these

7. Excise Duty is levied on which of the following?  

    (A) Agro Products

    (B) Imported goods

    (C) Manufacturing of goods

    (D) Services provided by hotels and travel agents

    (E) All of these

8. Which of the following term is used in Economics?   
     (A) Keynesian
     (B) Adsorption
     (C) Affinity Matrix
     (D) Gene Flow 
     (E) None of these

9. The difference between revenue expenditure and revenue receipts is___   

    (A) Revenue Deficit

    (B) Fiscal Deficit

    (C) Adverse Balance Of payments

    (D) Income and Expenditure Deficit

    (E) None Of these

10. Which of the following rates signal the RBI’s long term outlook on interest rates?
    (A) Repo Rate
    (B) Reverse Repo Rate
    (C) Bank Rate
    (D) SLR
    (E) CRR

11. Which stock Exchange has joined hands with New York Institute of Finance to offer financial market-related courses in the country?
    (A) Bombay Stock Exchange
    (B) National Stock Exchange
    (C) MCX Stock Exchange
    (D) National Commodity Exchange
    (E) All of these

12. Which of the following places is called the “City of Oranges” in India?        

    (A) Nagpur

    (B) Mumbai

    (C) Jaipur

    (D) Lucknow

    (E) Hyderabad

13. Who is the winner of the 2012 Templeton Prize?   
    (A) Late Mother Teresa 

    (B) Billy Graham
    (C) Francisco J.Ayala    

    (D) Dalai Lama
    (E) None Of these

14. Who has been chosen for Sraswati Samman 2011?   
    (A) Lakshmi Nandan Bora
    (B) S.L.Bhyrappa
    (C) Dhanushkodi Ramaswamy
    (D) A.A.Manavalan
    (E) None Of these

15.World Environment Day is celebrated on
    (A) 15^th June
    (B) 5^th June
    (C) 5^th July
    (D) 7^th April
    (E) None Of these

16.What is the present CRR?   
     (A) 4.50%
     (B) 8.0%
     (C) 9.0%
     (D) 4.75%
     (E) None Of these

17. Which of the following countries will host T-20 World cup-2014?    
    (A) Sri Lanka
    (B) Bangladesh
    (C) Australia
    (D) Kenya
    (E) None of these

18. Brand name “Kingfisher” is associated with which of the following fields?
     (A) Airbus Industries
     (B) Nuclear power
     (C) Pharmaceuticals
     (D) Textile Industry
     (E) None Of these

19. Who amongst the following is Civil Aviation Minister?  

     (A) Kamal Nath 
     (B) Murali Deora

     (C) Ajith Singh

     (D) Vayalar Ravi

     (E) None of these

20. What is the present SLR?

     (A) 23%
     (B) 24%

     (C) 25%

     (D) 9%

     (E) 15%

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