Saturday, 23 June 2012

GENERAL AWARENESS FOR RRB PO AND CLERK EXAM

GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR RRB

1. In which place the Asia’s first and largest solar power park situated in India?
1) Rajasthan
2) Andhrapradesh
3) Odisha
4) Gujrath
5) Kerala

2. Summer Olympics of 2016 will be organised in ____ ?
1) China
2) India
3) Brazil
4) Russia
5) London

3. Which of the following books has been written by the classis Russian author Maxim Gorky?
1) The Mother
2) As You Like It
3) Lolita
4) War and Peace
5) Alice in Wonderland

4. Who is the new President of Malawi?
1) Amadov Toumani
2) Joyce Banda
3) Lucas Papademos
4) Abdul Halim
5) None Of these

5. The World Environment Day is celebrated on ____
1) June 10
2) June 5
3) May 5
4) April 7
5) October 16

6. Who is the third Indian to clinch the Asian Snooker Championship?
1) Pankaj Advani
2) Om Agarwal
3) Subhash Agarwal
4) Aditya Mehta
5) None of these

7. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Awards are given for exemplary work in the field of ___
1) Sports
2) Journalism
3) Literature
4) Social Service
5) Science & Technology

8. ASHA is a part of which of the following schemes launched by the Govt Of India?
1) Operation Black Board
2) Mid Day Meal scheme
3) National Old Age Pension Scheme
4) National Rural Health Mission
5) Bharat Nirman

9. Who is the former BCCI president died recently?
1) N.K.P. Salve
2) Nityananda Mohapatya
3) Jaganmohan Dalmia
4) Anthony De Mella
5) None Of these

10. Who is the new Prime Minister of Pakistan?
1)
Yousuf Raza Gilani
2)
Makhdoom Shahabuddin
3) Raja Parvez Ashraf
4) Raja Parvez Musaraf
5) None of these

11. On which of the following “Head Of Expenses”, the expenses of the Government Of India are highest?
1) Food Subsidy
2) Fertilizer Subsidy
3) Pradan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
4) Maintanance of National Highways
5) Oil Subsidy

12. In Deposits Account “KYC” (Know Your Customer) has been implemented as per directive of ____
1) IBA
2) RBI
3) Ministry Of Financy
4) SEBI
5) IRDA

13. Which of the following is a financial Asset?
1) Gold
2) Silver
3) Shares in a DEMAT Account
4) Land & Buildings
5) None of these

14. Which of the following has got RBI nod to issue pre-paid cards to its clients?
1) LIC
2) GIC
3) SIDBI
4) NABARD
5) None Of these

15. Exporters in India get Insurance cover and risk cover from which of the following organizations?
1) SIDBI
2) NABARD
3) RBI
4) ECGC
5) None Of these

16. An IPO is _____
1) Initial Price offered by a private limited company to its shareholders
2) An offer by an unlisted company for sale of its shares for the first time to the public.
3) Used to increase the share capital of an unlisted company
4) A book building process
5) None of these

17. DSCR indicates the ability of a company to _____
1) Service its shareholders
2) Meet its current liabilities
3) Meet its long term debt obligations
4) Raise further capital
5) None of these

18. Which of the following will set up core banking infraustructure for rural banks?
1) SIDBI
2) IBA
3) RBI
4) SBI
5) NABARD

19. Which of the following rates signal the RBI’s long term outlook on interest rates?
1) Repo Rate
2) Reverse Repo Rate
3) Bank Rate
4) SLR
5) CRR

20. Excise Duty is levied on which of the following ?
1) Agro Products
2) Imported Goods
3) Manufacturing Of Goods
4) Services Provided by hotels and travel Agents
5) All Of these

21. Who won the French Open women singles 2012?
1) Sara Errani
2) Maria Sharapova
3) Samantha Stosur
4) Na Li
5) None of these

22. The HeadQuarters of the World Bank is located in _____ ?
1) London
2) Paris
3) New York
4) Tokyo
5) Washington DC

23. Which of the following schemes has been launched by the Government Of India for the school children only?
1) Kutir Jyoti
2) Kishor Jeevan
3) Mid Day Meal
4) Aadhar
5) SEWA

24. Which of the following countries launched its first Space Laboratory Module named “Tiangong-1” recently?
1) China
2) South Korea
3) Japan
4) North Korea
5) Italy

25. On which date the Titanic ships 100th anniversary was celebrated recently?
1) 12 April
2) 14 April
3) 14 October
4) 12 October
5) None of these

26. What is the present rate of CRR?
1) 4.00%
2) 5.75%
3) 6.00%
4) 4.75%
5) 4.50%

27. Who among the following are the beneficiaries of the “Reverse Mortagage Scheme”?
1) Government Employees
2) Senior Citizen
3) Unemployed persons
4) Person of BPL category
5) None of these

28. To get the credit history of a company, which among the following should be appreciated?
1) ECGC
2) CIBIL
3) SEBI
4) RBI
5) None Of these

29. When was Imperial Bank changed to State Bank of India?
1) Janaury 1, 1935
2) Feb 26, 1947
3) July 1, 1955
4) January 1, 1955
5) Drive Board

30. Which of the following approves draft of the 5 year plans?
1) Planning commission
2) National Innovation Concil
3) National Development Council
4) Finance Commission
5) None of these

31. RBI released Rs.5 Coin to mark the 1000 years of which of the following temple recently?
1) Brihadeswara Temple
2) Vaishno Devi Temple
3) Kashi Vishwanath Temple
4) Tirumala Dwaraka Temple
5) Sabarimala Temple

32. Who is the head of IMF?
1) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
2) Christina Lagarde
3) John Paol
4) Lia Xiabaou
5) Robert Zoellick

33. Validity period of a cheque is _____
1) 6 months
2) 45 days
3) 4 months
4) 1 year
5) 3 months

34. LERMS means?
1) Liberalized Exchange Rate Management System
2) Local Error Report of Management & System
3) Lower Extremely Review Machines
4) Lowest Extreme Report Mechanism
5) Liberalized Export Rate Mechanism System

35. Who is the head of 99th Indian Science Congress, which is held in Bubaneshwar?
1) Pratibha Patil
2) D.SubbaRao
3) Dr.Manmohan Singh
4) Sonia Gandhi
5) None Of these

36. Who is the chief minister of Manipur?
1)
Okram Ibobi Singh
2) Vikram Ibobi Singh
3) Prakash Singh Badal
4) Vijay Bahuguna
5) Akram Ibobi Singh

37. Recently, Statue of Liberty has completed ______ years of dedication
1) 100
2) 125
3) 150
4) 175
5) None of these

38. Treasury Bills are basically ____
1) An instrument to borrow short term funds
2) An instrument of capital Market
3) An instrument to borrow long term funds
4) An instrument of money market
5) None of these

39. Which of the following is NOT a type of cheque issued by an individual?
1) Bearer Cheque
2) Order Cheque
3) Crossed Chequer
4) Savings Cheque
5) Post dated cheque

40. Loan given by the banks to farmers/ small shop owners etc. is known as _____
1) Corporate Loan
2) Business Loan
3) Priority Sector Loan
4) Commercial Loan
5) None Profitable Loan

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