GENERAL AWARENESS

 

21. Which of the following is the most liquid form of ‘MONEY’?

      a)  Debit card issued by a bank

      b)  fixed Deposit

      c)  Non redeemable preference share

      d)  Share of a company

      e) Recurring deposit

Ans: a) Debit card issued by a bank

22. Senior IPS Officer K Durga Prasad has recently been appointed as the Special Director general of

      a)  Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF)

      b) Central Intelligence bureau (CIB)

      c)  Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

      d)  Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

      e)  Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

Ans: a) Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF)

23. A cheque which is not crossed is known as

      a)  an Order Cheque

      b)  Stale Cheque

      c)    other than those given as options

      d) an Open Cheque

      e)  a Bearer Cheque

Ans: e) a Bearer Cheque

24. The capital and the largest city of the ‘Republic of croatia’ is

      a)  Zagreb

      b)  Sofia

      c)  San Jose

      d)  Rejeka

      e)  Split

Ans: a) Zagreb

25. the abbreviation ‘FCAT’ stands for

      a)  Film Censorship Appellate Tribunal

      b) Film Censorship Appellate Trust

      c)  Film Certification Appellate Tribunal

      d)  Film Certification Administrative Tribunal

      e)  Film Certification Appellate Trial

Ans: c) Film Certification Appellate Tribunal

26. Shri ‘Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’ is an Indian Diplomat who has recently been appointed for tenure of two years as the

      a) Ambassador to United States

      b)  Ambassador to Japan

      c)  Ambassador to China

      d)  High Commissioner of Singapore

      e)  foreign Secretary of India

Ans: e) Foreign Secretary of India

27. The 10^th ‘Savio Cup’ All-India Basketball tournament was recently held in

      a)  Kolkata

      b)  Chennai

      c)  New Delhi

      d)  Jaipur

      e)  Mumbai

Ans: e) Mumbai

28. The first nationalization of 14 major commercial banks was done under the Prime Ministership of

      a) Indira Gandhi

      b)  Jawaharlal Nehru

      c)  Rajiv Gandhi

      d)  Lal Bahadur Shastri

      e)  P.V. Narsimha Rao

Ans: a) Indira Gandhi

29. ‘Orapa’ is the world’s largest diamond mine by area. It is situated in the

      a)  republic of Botswana

      b)  Republic of China

      c)  Republic of Peru

      d)  Commonwealth of Australia

      e)  Republic of Congo

Ans: a) Republic of Botswana

30. Excise Duty is the tax levied on

      a)  Production of goods

      b)  Import of goods

      c)  Sale of goods

      d)  Profits on sale of goods

      e)  Income from other sources

Ans: a) Production of goods

31. The ‘Tso Lhamo lake or Chho Lhamo or Cholamu Lake’ is the 14^th highest lake of the world situated at 5,330 metres in the Indian state of

      a)  Uttarakhand

      b) Jammu and Kashmir

      c)  Assam

      d)  Sikkim

      e)  Tripura

Ans: d) Sikkim

32. In economic terms, ‘Dumping’ is explained by which of the following?

      a)  Other than those given as options

      b)  Selling at a discount

      c)  Selling at production cost

      d)  Selling below production cost

      e)  Selling below market price prevailing in that place

Ans: e) Selling below market price prevailing in that place

33. Which of the following is the highest mountain in India and third highest mountain peak in the worlk?

      a)  Ghent Kangri

      b)  Kamet

      c)  Kanchenjunga

      d)  Saser Kangri I

      e) Nanda Devi

Ans: c) Kanchenjunga

34. According to a recent decision of the ICC, the 2016 Twenty20 World Cup shall be hosted by

      a)  Australia

      b)  Sri Lanka

      c)  South Africa

      d)  New Zealand

      e)  India

Ans: e) India

35. Mr. Robert Mugabe, who has recently ascended to the rotating chairmanship of the African union is the President of

      a)  Central African Republic

      b)  Republic of Kenya

      c)  Republic of Zimbabwe

      d)  Republic of Uganda

      e)  Democratic Republic of Congo

Ans: c) Republic of Zimbabwe

36. A charge where there is neither the transfer of ownership nor the possession is called

      a)  Lien

      b)  Assignment

      c)  Mortgage

      d)  Pledge

      e)  Hypothecation

Ans: a) Lien

37. To find out whether a commodity can be exported out of India, one should refer to

      a)  IECD Guidelines

      b)  Exim Policy

      c)  Ministry of External Affairs

      d)  Other than those given as options

      e)  FEMA

Ans:

38. On December 20, 2013, the 68^th session of the United Nations General Assembly had resolved to observe the year 2015 as

      a)  The International Year of Soils

      b) The International Year of Light

      c)  The International Year of the Family

      d)  The International Year of the child

      e)  The International Year of family Farming

Ans: b) The International Year of Light

39. As per the data released by the RBI, which bank claimed first position in mobile banking in India in 2014?

      a)  ICICI Bank

      b)  HDFC Bank

      c)  Axis Bank

      d)  PNB

      e)  SBI

Ans: b) HDFC Bank

40. According to United Nations Observances the ‘World Day of Social Justice’ is observed every year on

      a)  20^th December

      b)  20^th February

      c)  Other than those given as options

      d)  20^th October

      e)  20^th August

Ans: b) 20^th February