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1. Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?- Vanya Mishra
Chandigarh girl Vanya Mishra is crowned the Pantaloons Femina
Miss India World 2012 in a glittering grand finale of the 49th edition of the beauty pageant. The Miss India Earth title went to 24-year-oldPrachi Mishra of Pune, while Chennai girl Rochelle Maria Rao, 23, iscrowned as the Miss India International. Read More
2. Name the cricket personality called ‘The Wall’ who retired fromInternational cricket recently.
- Rahul Dravid
The 39-year-old Batting great Rahul Dravid, the second mostprolific batsman in the game’s history and India’s middle order bulwark for years, on Friday bid adieu to Test cricket, bringing downthe curtain on a glorious 16-year career. Read More
3. Which country has India agreed ‘in-principle’ to the participation inhydro power-projects in the North-East?
Bangladesh
4. Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning theNational Tourism Award for its website for 5th time in last 10 years.
Kerala
5. Which Malayalam language daily has tied up with Yahoo India todeliver premium digital content in Malayalam?
Malayala Manorama
6. Name the Delhi-based group which has been nominated in thebest international brand/group award at the British Reggae Industry
Awards.
Reggar Rajahs
7. Which movie of Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam is now part of the
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permanent collection at the Austrian Film Museum?
Raavanan
8. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered
as Nobel prize in Architecture?
Wang Shu
9. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information topassengers?
Bangalore City Railway Station
10. Which state bagged the second best national award in theComprehensive Development Of Tourism category?
Rajasthan
11. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who wasawarded with Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.
M.A.Yusuf Ali
12. Name the men’s mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open2012.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna
13. When was the World’s oldest post office opened as it celebratesits 300th anniversary?
1712 in Sanquhar, London
14. Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the ’2012 RisingStar Award’ for his feature film ’9 Eleven’ at the Canada InternationalFilm Festival.
Manan Singh Katohora
15. Who won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup championship?
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India
16. Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investmenton agenda?
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani
17. Who has been elected as Russian President?
Vladimir Putin
18. Name the West Indian cricketer who died in a car accidentrecently.
- Runako Morton aged 33 Read More
19. Name India’s first 3D dance film.
ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)
20. Which 4 financial institutions have agreed to form country’s first$2 billion (about Rs.10,000 crore) Infrastructure Development Fund tofinance infrastructure projects in India?
Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial
21. Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?
Bo Shin Seo
22. Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?
Shangai Electric
23. Which university conferred honoris causa(as honorary academicdegree) during its 12th convocation to the finance minister PranabMukherjee?
Assam University
24. Which India’s leading commodity exchange would be listed on the
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BSE making it India’s first exchange to be listed?
Multi Commodity Exchange
25. Which western India university will start the Institute of
International Studies?
M S University
26. HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which2 companies?
AXA Group and QBE Insurance Group
27. Against which team India will play one-off Twenty20 International
cricket on March 30th 2012 to commemorate the 150 years of settlement of Indians in that country?
South Africa
28. Who retained his title of being the world’s richest Indian in Forbesmagazine’s annual list of the world’s richest people?
Mukesh Ambani
29. Name the music director – king of soft melodies who passedaway recently.
Ravi Shankar Sharma
30. Who has been appointed as head coach of the Pakistan cricketteam?
Dav Whatmore
31. Name the bank that has entered into a partnership withRemit2home to offer Sri Lankans to transfer money back home.
Nations Trust Bank
32. Where is Kerala a film city is to be built?
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Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam
33. Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T?
K Venkataraman
34. Name the chocolate boy of Hindi cinema during 1960′s whopassed away recently.
Joy Mukherjee
35. Who is appointed as ISI chief of Pakistan Government?
Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam
36. Which Indian NGO has been chosen for America’s first Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls, for training andorganising wastepickers and eliminating child labour from recycling?
Chintan
37. What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks as revised by RBIat 75 basis points?
4.75%
38. At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailoutpackage for debt-hit Greece?
$46.9 billion
39. Where was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in Indiarecently?
New Town, Kolkata
40. What is the extended number of days for advance reservation of Indian railway tickets?
120
41. Which state has recorded an increase in foodgrains production
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that touched 50.22 lakh tonnes during Kharif 2011 season?
Haryana
42. Name the ambulance launched for farmers in Andhra Pradesh by
Srihari Kotela, a Charterted Accountant.
Rythu Ratham (Tollfree – 18002666208)
43. Which non-banking finance arm of Tata Sons have decided toramp up its travel business and focus on the retail segment?
Tata Capital
44. Which financial service will Nokia close in India?
Nokia Money
45. Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?
46th rank
46. Who will take over the rein of Deutsche Bank CEO at the end of May 2012?
Anshu Jain
47. Who was sworn in as Uttarkhand’s Chief Minister?
- Vijay Bahuguna
48. Name the Indian railway minister who will present Railway Budget2012-13.
Dinesh Trivedi
49. Who has been appointed as Director General of Police for Punjab?
Sumedh Singh Saini
50. Who and at what age became 5th time Chief Minister of Punjab?
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Parkash Singh Badal
51. Where was FICCI FRAMES 2012 – Asia’s largest globalconvention on film media and entertainment inaugurated?
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
52. Who is sworn as youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
- Akhilesh Yadav at the age of 38 years. Read More
53. What is the proposed capital support to be infused to PSU’s andfinancial institutions during the next fiscal year as per Budget 2012-13?
Rs.15,888 crore
54. Who has been appointed as Additional Advocate General of TamilNadu?
P.H.Arvindh Pandian
55. From which tax will RBI be spared?
Wealth Tax
56. Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2012?
Jenson Button
57. Who won the Swiss Open 2012 title against China’s ShixianWang?
Saina Nehwal
58. Who will replace Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister?
Mukul Roy Read More
59. The indoor hall built at Orissa Cricket Association is named of which cricket personality?
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Sachin Tendulkar Indoor Hall
60. Who has been elected as German President?
Joachim Gauck
61. Which bank recently celebrated its 75th anniversary?
Indian Overseas Bank
62. As Jet Airways discontinues JetLite, which company it is set tomerge?
JetKonnect
63. Name the hockey player who was declared the winner of ‘Survivor India’.
Raj Rani
64. Expand – NPCI
National Payment Corporation of India
65. Which Indian city has been selected as city of focus at theToronto International Film Festival 2012?
Mumbai
66. Who has been named for Dada Saheb Phalke award?
Soumitra Chatterjee
67. Which European nation has tied up with the Indian Railways to
renovate 14 railway stations in India?
Belgium
68. Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attackrecently?
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Matanhy Saldanha
69. Which team won the cricket Asia Cup 2012?
Pakistan
70. Expand – NBFC
Non-Banking Finance Companies
71. Which British newspaper won the annual Press Awards – theOscars of British Journalism?
Daily Mail (Newspaper and Website of the year)
72. What amount of loan for education has been offered to India byWorld Bank?
$500 million
73. 64 years after Independence which Indian state saw alocomotive train for the first time?
Manipur (12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal)
74. Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state?
Arunachal Pradesh
75. Israeli Government is planning to setup 3 agricultural excellencecentres in which Indian state?
Gujarat
76. Who has been nominated for World bank President post by US
President?
Korean-American Physician-Anthropologist Jim Yong Kim
77. Who will be appointed as Army chief to succeed Gen.V.K.Singh?
- Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh Read More
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78. Who won 2nd silver medal in the men’s 50m rifle three position atthe Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix?
Gagan Narang
79. Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April1st 2012.
GAAR – General Anti-Avoidance Rules
80. Which 2 banking facilities would not require signature attestationinstead only thumb impression as per RBI?
Fixed deposits and Opening a bank locker
81. Which state will get its first commercial dairy for processing of camel milk into various products in Kutch district once the provision ismade in its 2012-13 budget?
Gujarat
82. Who is appointed as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals?
Kolkata’s industry minister Partha Chatterjee
83. Who is named as Peace ambassador of world religiousParliament?
Pt.Arjun Prasad Bastola
84. Who is appointed as Wipro’s banking head?
Rajan Kohli
85. Who was named as the winner of the Templeton Prize 2012 for his contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension?
Dalai Lama
86. Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutionalauthority in India.
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Judicial Accountability Bill
87. Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in April 2012?
Bathinda, Southwest Punjab
88. Where in Chennai is the 2nd airport is to be setup?
Sriperumbudur
89. Where in Arunachal Pradesh Reserve Bank of India is planningto open its office?
Itanagar
90. Which Indian state passed Rs.201.05 crore deficit budget for thefinancial year 2012-13?
Arunachal Pradesh
91. Which IPL cricket team signed up with UNICEF in a bid tosupport the adolescent girls in India?
Delhi Daredevils
92. Who has replaced Shankar Bidari as DGP and IG in Karnataka?
A.R.Infant
93. Which Indian state would celebrate 77th foundation day on 1st April 2012?
Odisha or Orissa
94. Name the 26/11 Mumbai terror survivor who has been selectedas a flag bearer at the London 2012 Olympics.
Harnish Patel
95. Name the PSU bank whose 108 branches were inaugurated
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electronically by Union Minister of State for Finance Namo NarainMeena.
Syndicate Bank
1. Who among the following is not the present Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India?1) K.C.Chakravarthy2) Subhir Gokarn3) D. Subba Rao4) Anand Sinha
5) H. R.khan
2. On 4th July 2011, the Reserve Bank of India on extended the………% ceiling of bank investment in liquid schemes of mutual fundsto include short-term debt funds?1) 72) 83) 94) 11
5) 103. Fixed Deposit also called as ………?1) Term Deposit2) Steer Deposit3) Validity Deposit4) No Cancel Deposit5) Inter Deposit
4. Expand CDSL ………?
1) Central Deposit Source Limited2) Central Deposit Signal Limited3) Central Depository Services Loyalty4) Central Dena Services Limited5) Central Depository Services Limited
5. Credit Creation means ………?
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1) giving loans after cancellation of old loan2) giving more and more loans to BPL families3) to expand deposits through expanding their loans and advances4) to provide more loans to government employees without rate of interest5) All of above
6. The best alternative banking service to branch banking to be thepart of Financial Inclusion?1) Establishment of small branches2) Setup ATMs3) Issuing of ATM cards4) Giving Credit Cards5) Mobile banking
7. By 31st March 2011, the Non-performance Assets ( NPA) of allbanks reached about ………percent?1) One2) Three3) Five4) Ten5) Eight
8. Central Bank of India has tie up with ………. to promote vocational
training amongst the youth.1) National Skill Deemed Corporation (NSDC)2) National Steamed Development Corporation (NSDC)3) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)4) Notional Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)5) None
9. India is set for a record food grains production in the 2010-11 cropyear at ……….million tonnes as per the advance estimates releasedby the Agriculture Ministry?1) 222.282) 232.123) 321.254) 241.565) 201.20
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10. Overdraft facility means ………?1) bank account holders to have a facility to take draft havingdenomination more than the minimum balance they maintain2) facility that allows bank to charge more draft charges if they issuedrafts having more value than Rs.1,00,0003) the account holder can take more than one draft in a day in thesame branch by paying few charges4) rural Banks can take more loan than allowed by the RBI from worldbank in the month of March every year 5) facility that allows bank account holders to have a negativebalance on their bank accounts and pay rate of interest on the excessamount used
11. Which among the following measures can not be taken by the
government to tackle the inflation?1) Financing the areas, where the production of the goods is less2) Fixing the MRP of major products to be bought3) Asking RBI to mint the new currency4) Banning the export of goods5) None
12. Committee Of Secretaries ( COS) recommend ……… percent of FDI in the multibrand retail sector?(Committee headed by Ajay Kumar Seth)
1) 492) 743) 514) 265) 100
13. On 18 July 2011, A tripartite agreement was signed between theCentre, West Bengal government and the Gorkha JanmuktiMorcha(GJM) paving the way for the setting up of the GTA an elected
body for the Darjeeling hills. GTA means?1) Gorkhaland Terminal Administration2) Gorkhaland Territorial Authority3) Gorkha Time Administration4) Gorkha Territorial Administration5) Gorkhaland Territorial Administration
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14. International events given. Pick the wrong one?1) India helps Nepal in the election management2) Newzeland prime minister John Key visited India3) South Korea signed civil nuclear cooperation agreement with India4) Ollanta Humala won Mexico presidential election5) World’s longest sea bridge of 36.48 km across the mouth of theJiaozhou Bay in eastern Shandong Province, in Chin
15. Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, 2011 details aregiven. Pick the wrong option?1) On 15 June 2011 the summit held in Astana ( capital of Kazakhstan)2) China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistanare the member states
3) The head quarters is Shanghai. Muratbek SansyzbayevichImanaliyev is the secretary General4) India was removed as the member of SCO recently5) The internal members Co-operation is the agenda of this summit
16. The country’s first-ever socio-economic and caste Census toidentify people living below poverty line (BPL) started on Jun 29, 2011at tribal village of Sankhola of ………?1) Maharashtra2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Jammu4) Bihar 5) Tripura
17. The Wimbledon event details are given.Pick the wrong one?1) Men’s singles got by Novak Djokovic of Serbia and runner isRafael Nadal (Spain)2) Women’s singles got by Petra Kvitova of Czech and runner is
Maria Sharapova of Russia3) Men’s doubles got by Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan of USA4) Mixed doubles got by Jurgen Melzer of Australia and IvetaBenesova of Czech. Runners are Mahesh Bhupathi of India andVesnina of Russia5) None
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18. Reserve Bank of India made compulsory that the banks to hold24 percent of their net demand and time liabilities (NDTL) in a liquidportfolio under the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR). What is the ultimateaim of RBI to mandate the above rule?1) As it is supervision bank, it want to check whether the banks followor not2) The banks must put money in liquid portfolio as per the order of World Bank3) Increases flow of credit to productive sectors and give strength toFinancial System4) Liquid profile is one of the character features of BASEL committeerecommendation5) None
19. Increase in deposit rate results ………?1) lower savings2) lower investments3) increase bank branches4) increase savings5) none
20. Banks giving the lowest lending in the ……… Part of India.1) Central2) North Eastern
3) Southern4) Western5) Northern
21. ……… is a good step if RBI to stop the Capital Outflows andcontain the currency depreciation?1) increase the bank license fee2) restricting customers not to use other ATM3) decrease the interest rates
4) increase the interest rates5) None
22. ……… bank is not a foreign bank?1) HSBC2) IDBI3) ANZ
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4) SCB5) ICBC
23. Plastic Card of the banks do not include ………?1) Passport issued by Indian Government2) Credit Card issued by SBI3) Debit Card issued by ICICI4) Pre-Paid Card issued by HSBC5) ATM Card issued by foreign Banks
24. On 5 July 2011, $ 200 million granted by World Bank tostrengthen panchayats and municipalities in ………?1) Tamilnadu2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Rajasthan4) Uttar Pradesh5) Kerala
25. Reframed National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) got $ 1billionas credit to improve livelihood prospects in the country’s ruraleconomy from ……..?1) IMF2) IDA3) World Bank
4) IFC5) ODA
26. ……… was elected Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST((Goods and Services Tax).1) Kelkar 2) Asim Das Guptha3) Sushil Kumar Modi4) Rosaiah5) Chidambaram
27. ……… allocated more administrative and financial powers topanchayats to further strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions recently1) Haryana2) Himachal Pradesh3) Tamilnadu
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4) Sikkim5) Delhi
28. ………was nominated to the Nobel Peace Prize from India torecognize his initiatives to bring peace among ethnic communities of the north east?1) Pope Bendict XIV2) Thoma Bendict XII3) Thomas Menamparampil4) Bendict Louis5) None
29. Authors and Books given. Pick the wrong combination?1) Straight from the Heart -Bradman
2) Sunny Days – Gavaskar 3) If Cricket is a Religion, Sachin is God – Vijay Santhanam4) Wide Angle – Anil Kumble5) Standing My Ground – Mathew Hayden
30. Sagar Prahari Bal is the ………1) India war ship2) Indian Sea watching agency3) Indian missile water to water 4) Indian Sea protection force
5) President of India ship
31. On 5th July 2011, FM said 2011-2012 Fiscal Deficit targetrestricted to ……?1) 4.92) 5.13) 5.54) 3.55) 4.6
32. To bring the Green Revolution in Eastern part of India (Assam,Bihar, Chattisgarh,Jharkhand, Odisha,Eastern Uttar Pradesh, WestBengal)……… released by the union government?1) Rs.119.5 cr 2) Rs.1811 cr 3) Rs.77.50 cr
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4) Rs. 3119 cr 5) Rs.181 cr
33. FDI allowed in the FM radio operations increased from 20 to………. FM Radio Operations Phase III Allocated 839 new FM radioChannels1) 262) 743) 494) 505) 51
34. In the month of June the central government extend the cover of Rastriya Swastya Bhima Yozana (RSBY) to Beedi Workers and
……….?1) Carpenters2) Cobblers3) School Children4) Domestic Workers5) All of above.
ANSWERS:1)3 2)5 3)1 4)5 5)3 6)5 7)2 8)3 9)4 10)511)3 12)313)5 14)4 15)4 16)5 17)5 18)3
19)4 20)2 21)4 22)2 23)1 24)5 25)3 26)327)1 28)3 29)1 30)4 31)5 32)5 33)1 34)4
BANK EXAMS GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs1. 'Global Market' means market of?1) USA2) China3) OPEC members4) European Union Countries5) All major countries and their alliances
2. Growth for 2011-12 has been -8.8% was the news in major newspapers. This means which of the following grew at this rate duringthat period?1) GDP2) Money supply
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3) Foreign Exchange Reserves4) Inflation5) Price Index
3. What is the full form of LAF?1) Liquid Advance & Finance2) Liquidity Adjustment Facility3) Legal Adjournment Facility4) Local Advance Finance5) Late Arrival of Finance
4. Headquarter of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in?l) Geneva2) Paris
3) London4) Manila5) Washington DC
5. As per newspaper reports ANZ was given licence to open branch inMumbai. ANZ is a bank based in?1) Australia2) Argentina3) Afghanistan4) Angola
5) Austria
6. Whenever somebody needs foreign-currency against IndianRupee, banks give equivalent amount of desired currency based onprevalent?1) Bank Rate2) Currency rate3) policy rate4) exchange rate5) base rate
7. Banks recover term loan from the parties in EMIs. What the letter 'E' represents in the term?1) Easy2) Effective3) Equated
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4) Essential5) Economical
8. Which of the following is NOT a scheduled Commercial Bank?1) IDBI Bank2) Axis Bank3) HDFC Bank4) NABARD5) Kotak Mahindra Bank
9. POSCO is a company which manufactures?1) Cement2) Penna products3) Sugar
4) Textiles5) Steel
10. The financial results of banks and other organizations normallyare expressed in quarters. What does Q -1 means?1) Results of January - March2) Performance during April-June3) Profits during July -September 4) The period when the profits were highest5) None
11. Which of the following certainly is an effort in the direction of Financial Inclusion?1) Internet Banking2) Anywhere Banking3) No-frills Accounts4) Foreign Currency Accounts5) All of these
12. Which of the following organizations has offered a credit of US$225 million to India to mitigate impact of cyclones?1) IMF2) World Bank3) WTO4 ) ADB5) UNESCO
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13. Who amongst the following Padma Bhushan Awardees is afamous banker?1) Mr. Azim H. Premji2) Mrs. Kapila Vatsyayam3) Mrs. Chanda Kochhar 4) Mrs. Waheeda Rehman5) Mr. Brajesh Mishra
14. Wages to workers of which of the following is now revised and arebased on the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?1) MGNREGA2) Anganwadi workers3) Teachers involved in Operation Black Board4) Health workers in Rural Areas
5) None of these
15. Which of the following Acts is specially launched to facilitatebanks in recovery of bad loans?1) RBI Act2) Banking Regulation Act3) Companies Act4) Income Tax Act5) SARFAESI Act
16. The financial assistance or loans of Rs.10,000/- by a bank very asmall borrower will be called?1) Business finance2) Govt Finance3) Micro finance4) Small finance5) KYC finance
17. What does letter 'P' denote in the term 'PAN' issued by theIncome Tax Department?1) Provisional2) Private3) Personal4) Permanent5) Postal
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18. The Head Office of the Unique Identification Authority of India islocated in ?1) Bangalore2) Mumbai3) New Delhi4) Chennai5) Hyderabad
19. As decided by the Govt. of India, home States will now get moreshares in Power Generation. This will be upto __ 1) 25%2) 30%3) 40%4) 50%
5) 65%
20. Who amongst the following can NOT work as a Business Corres-pondent, as given in the scheme launched by the banks?1) Kirana Store2) Post Office3) Self Help Group4) A Bank Officer 5) Cooperative Society
21. Some banks are financing big projects like construction of Roads/Bridges etc. Financing to such projects means banks arehelping exactly in?1) Infrastructure Development 2) Project Management3) Developing Core Sector Industry4) Financial Inclusion5) All of these
22. As we know lot of new concepts are being used in the field of banking these days. Which of the following is NOT one such conc-ept/product directly associated with banks?1) E-payment2) SMS Alert3) ATM Debit Card4) Demat Account5) Number Portability
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23. Which of the following is NOT a Nationalized Bank ?1) UBI2) CBI3) Yes Bank4) Syndicate Bank5) Indian Bank
24. As predicted by the World Bank, Indian economy will grow faster than which of the following countries in 2012?1) China2) USA3) Japan4) France
5) Germany
25. Who amongst the following cannot open an account in any bankin India?1) One who is not earning regularly2) A House wife3) A student of l0th Standard4) A farmer who owns a small piece of land5) An individual who is well to do out his source of income is notknown
26. Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bankof Punjab ?1) ICICI Bank2) IDBI Bank3) HDFC Bank4) AXIS Bank5) None of these
27. Inflation has become a major area of concern in India these days.What measures do the Government of India/ RBI norm-ally take tocontrol the same?
A) Fixation of Maximum Prices of the CommoditiesB) System of Dual pricesC) Increase in Supply of food grainsD) Control on credit and liquidity in market
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1) Only A2) Only B3) Only C4) Only B, C and D5) All of these
28. Which state government announ-ced that each village in the Statewith a population of 250 would be declared a "revenue village" for facilitating its development ?1) West Bengal2) Orissa3) Rajasthan4) Haryana5) None
29. Who among the following is the author of the novel "WithoutDreams"?1) Shahbano Bilgrami2) Saeed Mirza3) Javed Akhtar 4) Shabana Azmi5) None
30. The Government of India has set up Price Stabilisation Fund for
four commodities. Which of the following is NOT covered by thescheme ?1) Tobacco2) Coffee3) Rubber 4) Tea5) Jute
31. The organizing committee of FIFA World Cup announced thename of the country selected to host the event to be organized in2014. Who is the host chosen for the same ?1) Russia2) Venzeula3) Bolivia4) Peru5) Brazil
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32. Who among the following is the author of the book :'Half a life'?1) Mark Tully2) Deepak Chopra3) Chetan Bhagat4) Ved Mehta5) V.S. Neipaul
33. In which one of the following states, village level marketingplatform has been set up for the first time in the country?1) Haryana2) Maharashtra3) Gujarath4) Bihar
5) Kerala
34. With which one of the following sports, the name of ParupalliKashyap is associated?1) Chess2) Tennis3) Badminton4) Athletics5) None of these
35. While passing the Finance Bill the Finance Minister agreed to withdraw the controversial 'misery tax' on healthcare from the taxproposals. What did this 'misery tax relate to?1) Expenditure tax for luxury treatment2) Service tax on air conditioned hospitals and diagnostics3) Sales tax on expensive healthcare4) GST on costly hospital and medical treatment5) None
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