GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Recently A.P.J. Abdul Kalam passed away. He was the 11th President of India.

2. Recently how many agreements have been signed between India and UK?
21

3: Recently the World Trade Organization formally accepted Kazakhstan as its member.

4: Who has been appointed as President of Qualcomm India?
 Sunil Lalvani

5: Who is the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh at present?
  N. Chandrababu Naidu

6: How much amount has been sanctioned by the government for the laying of 15.06 km long tracks to connect Indian Railways with Bangladesh through the North East?
1000 crore rupees



7: Which country won CONCACAF Gold Cup football tournament 2015?
Mexico

8: Which team won Caribbean Premier League T20 (CPL T20) 2015?
Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel

9: Which of the following has got rights to host football's International Champions Cup (ICC) till 2018?
Melbourne

10: Expand UAS
Unmanned Aerial System

11 : With which of the following Axis Bank has signed a $200 million deal recently?
Asian Development Bank

12: Which of the following has announced acquisition of 100% stake in Valcambi, the world's largest gold refinery?
Rajesh Exports Ltd

13 : Who won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2015?
Sebastian Vettel

14: What was the position of India in the fifth edition of Cup of the President of Republic of Kazakhstan (Women's Wrestling Championship)?Second

15: Which country is the host of 14th edition of Special Olympics Games?
USA

16: Recently India's under-21 women's hockey team has finished ______at the Volvo Invitational tournament.
Third

17: Recently who won the prestigious cycling championship of Tour de France?
Chris Froome

18: Who has been appointed new Managing Director of Nestle India?
Suresh Narayanan

19: Recently Helena Ndume of Namibia and ____ of Portugal were awarded the first-ever Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize by the United Nations.
Jorge Sampaio

20: Who won 100 metres race in the Diamond League meet, recently?
 Usain Bolt

21: _______ is a piece of ownership of a company.
 Stock

22: Name the stock index published by Standard & Poor's?
S&P 500

23: What is day trading?
Day Trading is the process of buying and selling the same stock during one day.

24: When a company issues stock to the general public for the first time, it is called a/an_________________________ .
 Initial Public Offering

25: Who can obtain funding through the sale of a new stock or bond issue?
01. Companies
02. Governments
03. Public sector institutions
04. All of the above
05. None of these

26. Eng Expand NIM.
NIM is New Issue Market

27 : Which of the following is NOT a short term money market instrument?
01. Government securities
02. Derivatives
03. Call money
04. Certificate of Deposit
05. None of these
Derivatives are instruments of capital market with long term maturity.

28: ___________ is the apex body for decision making and deliberations on development matters in India.
 National Development Council

29: Which of the following is considered as long term planning?
 Perspective Planning

30: Planning in India has derived its objectives from which of the following?
 Directive Principles of State policy

31: __________ is demand deficient unemployment.
Cyclical Unemployment

32: In which year National Social Assistance Programme was started?
1995

33: Expand CWS Unemployment.
Current Weekly Status

34: Integrated Watershed Management Programme is a scheme of _____________.
 Ministry of water resources

35: On the basis of recommendations of which of the following committees NABARD was established?
Shivraman Committee

36 : In banking terminology bad loans refer to ------------------.
 Non Performing assets

37 : A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under the _____.
Companies Act, 1956

38: Which of the following is a modern mode of transaction?
01. e-banking
02. Phone Banking
03. ATM
04. Net Banking
05. All of the above

39: Expand NEFT.
NEFT stands for National Electronic Funds Transfer.

40 : Which of the following is the lender of the last resort?
01. RBI
02. Finance Ministry, GoI
03. SIDBI
04. SBI
05. DICGC

41 : Which of the following are functions of foreign bank?
A. remitting money from one country to another.
B. discounting of foreign bills.
C. buying and selling of metals.
D. helping in import and export trade.
All of the above

42 What does the M in M-banking stands for?
 mobile

43 : As per which act, holidays are provided in the banks?
 Banking regulation act

45 : Which of the following schemes are not meant for investment purposes?
01. National saving certificate
02. Mutual funds
03. Infrastructure bonds
04. Letter of credit
05. None of these

46 : Merchant banking in India is governed by:-
 SEBI

47 If you wish to purchase US dollars to travel abroad, you will approach:-
Any bank branch authorized for such activity

48 : What is the new deadline by RBI to implement BASEL 3 norms in India?
31 March 2019

49 : The process of replacing physical cheque with electronic cheque is known as?
Truncation

50 : Maximum period for which deposits can be obtained by a NBFC is?
 10 years

51 : The term “reserve” in Reserve Bank of Indicates that?
It keeps reserves of all commercial banks

52 : GDP is the market value of:-
 A country’s economic activities

53 : The drawee of cheque is always :-
 Bank

54 : What is a "Solar Impulse"?
Solar powered Plane

55 : What was the theme of International women's Day 2015?Make it happen

56 : "Saraswati Samman" is awarded by which organization?
 K K Birla foundation

57 : Who amongst the following has been selected for Saraswati Samman for 2014?
 M Veerapa Moily

58 : Which state has won International Tourism Award "Golden Gate Award" for promoting Backwaters?
Kerala

59 : Which of the following state has launched Bhagyasree scheme for girl child?
Maharashtra

60 : Rotavirus vaccine "Rotavac" will be used for prevention of which disease?
Diarrhea

61 : Vinod Mehta, a veteran journalist, who passed away recently was the editorial chairman of which of the following?
. Outlook Group

62 : Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering has recently been acquired by ……………….
Reliance Infrastructure

63 : How many DBT accounts does the NPCI aim to link to the corresponding Aadhar Numbers by June 2015?
15 crore

64 : 24×7 Railway Helpline Number ______ to Redress Problems of Passengers.
 138

65 : National Science Day is ______?
28th February

66 : S Shrikrishna is associated with which sport?
. Billiards

67 : NITI Aayog replced which organization/institute in India?
 Planning Commission

68 : ICICI Bank launched Digital Village Project in Akodara Village. This village is situated in which state of India?
Gujarat

69 : A mobile app called Himmat was launched by Union Government for …………
 Women

70 : Beji Caid Essebsi sworned in as the President of which country?Tunisia

71 : Planning Commission was established in which year?
 1950

72 : Government extended deadline for rolling out National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 by _____
6 months

73 : Indian Railways reported ______ Increase in earnings in FY 201415 with Rs. 157880.50 crores as compared to Rs. 140761.27 crore in 201314 ?
12.16 %

74 : Online Retailer ____ acquired Delhibased mobile marketing automation company Appiterate to focus more on the mobile segment.
Flipkart

75 : Which online marketplace has acquired RupeePower, a digital financial products distribution platform?
 Snapdeal

76 : RBI (Reserve Bank of India) notified hike in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) limit in Insurance Sector to _____ from the present 26 %.
49 %

77 : Loretta Lynch appointed as first black female Attorney General of which country?
USA

78 : 24th Yudhvir Foundation Memorial Award will be given to whom?
. Sunitha Krishnan

79 : In the Asian Banker Achievement Awarda 2015, Outsourcing (New Bank) award was given to which Indian bank?
 Bharatiya Mahila Bank

Q-120 : Which ministry/department has been given the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration for 201213?
Central Board Of Excise and Customs


81 Who has been awarded with the Yash Bharti Samman 2015 by Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government?
Vinod Mehta

82 Recently Victor Estrella won the Ecuador ATP title. She is a _________ player.
 Tennis

83 Eng What is the rank of Anirban Lahiri in the World Golf Rankings?
01. 20th
02. 25th
03. 37th
04. 40th
05. None of these

84 Eng What is the rank of India on the new leaked HSBC list of Swiss bank account holders?
 16th

85 Eng Singapore ________ Tony Tan Keng Yam came to India on a four day visit.
 President

86 Eng Recently who has partnered with Facebook to bring Internet.org to India?
Reliance Communications

87 Eng Who took charge as the new chief of the border guarding force ITBP?
 Krishna Chaudhary

88.Who has been re-elected president of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA)?
 Wavell Hinds

89 In the 35th National Games Dutee Chand set a new record. She is a / an _______.
 Sprinter

90 The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), the world's biggest solar telescope will be launched in which year?
 2019

91.Recently the government of which state launched the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) project?
 Himachal Pradesh

92 _______________ mascot Ammu's name has been entered in the Limca Book of Records.
National Games 2015

93Recently __________ government started a scheme of monthly pension of Rs. 6000 to a media person who had completed 20 years of continued service in a newspaper, periodical, news agency or in electronic media.
 Puducherry

94.NABARD announced ______credit plan for agriculture in Rajasthan for fiscal 2015-16.
Rs. 1,14,927 crore

95 Recently Nasscom projected the Indian IT exports sector growth to _______ in 2015-16.
 12-14 percent

96 The 7th round of India Kenya Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meet was held in __________.
New Delhi

97 The longtime CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon passed away. He belonged to which country?
New York, United States

98.Recently the IMF has agreed a ______ loan to Ukraine as part of a new economic reform programme.
$17.5 billion

99 Recently the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm _________ as President Barack Obama's next secretary of defense.
Ashton Carter

100 Which of the following has signed an agreement with US-based Innovari on expanding Automated Demand Side Management (ADSM)?
 Reliance Infrastructure

101RBI was established according to which of the following?
 Reserve Bank of India Act 1934

102.Reserve Bank of India started operating from which of the following dates?
1 April 1935

103.The definition of Preferential Issue is given under __________ of the Companies Act,1956.
Section 81

104.In the_______________, securities are sold by and transferred from one investor or speculator to another.
. Secondary market

105.Sensex is an index based on shares traded on the______________.
 BSE

106.When, for the first time, did the Prime Minister of India announced the 20-point Economic Programme?
 1975

107.Census in India is being held regularly after every ________.
 10 years

108.Which scheme was launched for Personality development through social (or community) service?
 National Service Scheme

109.Mobile banking is set to get a boost from IMPS, which stands for----------------
 Inter-Bank Mobile Payment System

110.NBFCs whose asset size is of _____________or more as per last audited balance sheet are considered as systemically important NBFCs.
 Rs. 100 crore

111.Which among the following is the Republic of India's highest civilian award, for performance of highest order in any field of human endeavour?
Bharat Ratna

112. Eng What is the currency of Ethiopia?
01. Yen
02. Dollar
03. Birr
04. Kip
05. None of these

Country Currency
Japan Yen
Australia Dollar
Laos Kip

113.Which of the following is Not defined by the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881?
01. Banker
02. Delivery
03. Material alteration
04. Notary public
05. None of these

114.A trustee can raise a loan against the mortgage of property of the trust if_____.
 trust deed permits him to do so

115.Which of the following is Not an objective of fiscal policy?
 Inter state regulation

116.Which among the following regulates and develops the insurance industry in India?
 IRDA

117.Which of the following is the function of NABARD?
01. It refinances the financial institutions which finances the rural sector.
02. It regulates the institution which provides financial help to the rural economy.
03. It regulates the cooperative banks and the RRB’s.
04. It promotes research in the fields of rural banking, agriculture and rural development.
05. All of the above

118.Members of IMF comprises of –
01. Public Sector Banks
02. Private Sector Banks
03. Foreign Banks having offices in India and
04. Urban Co-operative Banks
05. All of the above

119.Which of the following is not a Foreign bank in India?
01. Federal Bank    private bank
02. Woori Bank
03. HSBC
04. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
05. None of these

120.State Financial Corporations is an example of _______________ in India.
development bank

121 Riga is the capital of which country ?
 Latvia

122 Recently how many agreements have been signed between India and Kyrgyzstan?
4

123 : Indian-origin __________is among four astronauts picked by NASA to fly the first
commercial space vehicles, a part of the space agency’s ambitious plan to put a man on Mars
by 2030.
Sunita Williams

124 India's first Community Skill Park has been opened in which state?
Kerala

125 The maximum age limit of the girl child for opening Sukanya Samriddhi Account is _____.
10 years

126: In which of the following states India's third international Internet gateway has been established?
Tripura

127: Recently who has been appointed as the Vice-Chief of the Indian Army?
 Man Mohan Singh Rai

128: With which country India recently signed a MoU for cooperation in the field of election management and administration?
Georgia

129: The Patnitop Tunnel was in news recently. This tunnel is located in which state?
 Jammu & Kashmir

130: Recently Tata Steel's ___________ was conferred with the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award (GPEMA) 2015.
West Bokaro Division

131 : Recently who was crowned Miss USA 2015?
Olivia Jordan

132: Recently FICCI and the _______ announced their partnership to advance the Millennium Alliance (MA) initiative.
 World Bank

133 : SBI's Project Tatkal will get you a loan within -----.
 10 days

134 : Recently GAGAN system has been launched. It has been developed by ISRO and AAI at an investment of __________.
Rs. 774 crore

135 : Who has become the first Indian basketball player to be drafted in America's prestigious National Basketball Association?
 Satnam Singh Bhamara

136: Recently with which country India signed a MoU on cooperation on Cancer Research?
. USA

137: Recently Union Cabinet gave its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India and ________ for cooperation in the field of Industrial Property.
 Japan

138: Recently who has been declared the greatest Bollywood playback artist of all times by the U.K. based Eastern Eye newspaper?
 Asha Bhosle

139: Who has been appointed as SBI's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), recently?
 Anshula Kant

140: Recently who has been conferred with Colombia's highest civilian award?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

141: Which bank has launched 'Secure+' debit card?
 Axis Bank

142: The Tehri Dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri is in which state?
Uttarakhand

143: Which river is the longest river in Asia?
 Yangtze

144 : What is the currency of Kyrgyzstan?
01. Som
02. Lev
03. Euro
04. Tala
05. Kip

Country Currency
Kyrgyzstan Som
Bulgaria Lev
Austria Euro
Samoan Tala

145: Which of the following monitors and regulates External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) guidelines and policies?
(A) Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
(B) Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
(C) RBI

The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India alongwith Reserve Bank of India, monitors and regulates External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) guidelines and policies.

146: In which year National Rural Employment Programme was started?
1980

147: Which of the following are the two special components of the Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana?
(A) Urban Self-Employment Programme
(B) Urban Wage Employment Programme
(C) National Rural Employment Programme
 A and B

148: SEBI has its headquarters in ___________.
 New Delhi

149: __________________is a security issued in the form of shares that represent ownership interests in a company.
Stock

150: In a primary issue, the securities are issued by the company directly to__________.
 investors

151 : In which year National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) was established?
1992.

152 : Which of the following markets is related to capital market?
Bull Market

153 : Which of the following is a function/ are functions of a Bank?
A. It accepts deposits.
B. It gives loan.
C. Bancassurance
All A, B and C

154: Nabcons is a subsidiary of _______________.
Nabcons is a subsidiary of NABARD.

155 : Expand BIRD.
BIRD is Bankers Institute of Rural Development

156 : The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) is operated by ___________.
NABARD

157 : The word Letter of Credit has been derived from which language?
French

158 : The Headquarter of Bhartiya Mahila Bank is located in________.
. New Delhi

159 : The minimum maturity period of a Commercial Paper is _______.
 7 day

160 : Which of the following is the financial market for the buying and selling of long-term debt- or equity-backed securities?
 Capital Market

161 : Recently RBI allowed banks to shift, merge or close branches in ________ without seeking its  urban areas

162 : Which country won 2015 FINA World Swimming (Women) Championships?
 USA
163 : Who has been awarded the Chaudhary Charan Singh Award for Excellence in Journalism in Agricultural Research and Development, 2014?
Arvind Kumar Singh

164 : Recently EPFO kickstarted the process of investing in the stock market, with an initial corpus of around _________________.
 Rs. 5,000 crore
165 : Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is the ____________.
 President of Egypt
166 : With which country India signed a MoU to deepen cooperation in New and Renewable Energy Sector?
 Mozambique
167 : Who has been appointed as Vice President (Engineering) of Snapdeal?
 Amitava Ghosh
168 : Recently who has been appointed as the Vice-Chairperson of Urdu Academy?
 Dr. Majid Deobandi

169 : Recently which bank has launched India’s first Mobile App for opening bank account?
 Federal Bank
170 : Recently Harwant Singh passed away. He was associated with which of the following?
Indian Army
171 : Who has been appointed new Governor of Bihar?

 Ram Nath Kovind

172 : Name the global satellite that has been dedicated after Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?

 GlobalSat for DRR

173 : Which of the following Indian organisation provides E-Tourist Visa to countries?
Government of India
174 : With which country India inked an agreement to set up Centre of Excellence in Software Development and Training (CESDT) in that country?
 Myanmar
175 : As per India State of Forest Report – 2013, the total forest cover in the country is 697,898 square kilometers which is _______of the total geographical area of the country.
 21.23%


176 : Recently Foxconn announced to invest $ 5 billion over the next five years in ___________.
Maharashtra
 
177 : Who has been awarded Poland's Solidarity Prize 2015?
 Zhanna Nemtsova

178 : Recently who has been appointed as Chairman of Accenture India operations?
 Rekha M. Menon
179 : Who won 200m butterfly event at the US Swimming Championships 2015?
 Michael Phelps
180 : Working capital is also called____.
 Circulating capital
 
181 : In which year National Development Council (NDC) was set up?
 1952

182 : Who made first attempt to initiate economic planning in India?
 M. Visvesvarayya

183 : At which of the following places the first meeting of NITI Aayog took place?
 New Delhi
The first meet of NITI Aayog took place at Delhi with sign board labelled as TEAM INDIA on 07/02/2015.

184 : Who developed the Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI), a measure of Development?
 Morris David Morris
PQLI was the first attempt towards providing comprehensive measure of economic development. It was developed by Morris David Morris in the mid-1970s.

185 : An increase in the total volume of goods and services produced by a nation that is growth in its GDP is termed as ______________.
economic growth
186 : Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was implemented to address the needs of children in age group of _________.
 6-14 years

187 : Which of the following has introduced the concept of Payment Banks and Small Banks?
RBI
188 : If somebody wants to establish a small-scale business unit or industry, loan on easy terms can be availed through which of the following?
SIDBI
189 : ______________has established the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility to help the developing countries.
World Bank
190 : When is World Youth Skills Day celebrated?
15 July

191 : The Headquarters of WHO is located in ______.
Switzerland (Geneva)
192 : Bhakra Nangal Dam is located in which state?
 Himachal Pradesh

193 : The word Letter of Credit has been derived from which language?
French

194 : The Headquarter of Bhartiya Mahila Bank is located in________.
 New Delhi

Q-115 : The minimum maturity period of a Commercial Paper is _______.
 7 day
CP can be issued for maturities between a minimum of 7 days and a maximum of up to one year from the date of issue. However, the maturity date of the CP should not go beyond the date up to which the credit rating of the issuer is valid.

196 : Which of the following is the financial market for the buying and selling of long-term debt- or equity-backed securities?
Capital Market
 
197 : Which of the following survey is presented every year, just before the Union Budget?
Economic Survey
198 : When was Reserve Bank of India nationalised?
1 January 1949

199 : Which of the following is the central bank of our country?
01. RBI

200 : Open Market Operations is a part of ________..
 Monetary Policy