Model IBPS Banking Awareness questions (Set-4)

Q. The Joint Hindu Family is considered as-

(a) Legal entity
(b) Association of persons
(c) Partnership concern
(d) All the above

Q. What is Telegraphic Transfer Receipt? It is a-

(a) Bearer instrument
(b) Order instrument
(c) Non-negotiable
(d) Business letter

Q. What are Gilt-edged securities?

(a) Shares of a private limited company
(b) First-class Government securities
(c) Shares of a company
(d) None of the above

Q. What happens when a payee of a mail transfer does not maintain account?

(a) Banker’s cheque will be issued
(b) M. T. will be credited to Sundry Deposit Account
(c) Draft will be issued
(d) New account will be opened

Q. Banking is dealt with which schedule of Indian constitution?

(a) 5th
(b) 6th
(c) 7th
(d) 8th

Q. What is the minimum amount to effect a currency transfer?

(a) Rs. 500
(b) Rs. 2,000
(c) Rs. 1,000 withdrawal deposit Rs. 500
(d) Rs. 5,000 multiples of Rs. 1,000

Q. What do you mean by Indian Currency?

(a) One-rupee notes and coins under Indian Coinage Act, 1906
(b) Notes only
(c) Coins only
(d) None of the above

Q. Which notes, the banks do not exchange?

(a) Solid notes
(b) Mismatched notes
(c) Mutilated notes
(d) All the above

Q. On a cheque, you can see only bank’s name is written instead of two parallel lines. It is a-

(a) General crossing
(b) No crossing
(c) Payable to bearer
(d) Special crossing

Q. The minimum period of reinvestment deposits is-

(a) 1 month
(b) 2 months
(c) 3 months
(d) 6 months

Important IBPS Banking Awareness Questions (Set-3)

We have provided here model practice set of banking awareness for IBPS PO/clerk/RRB exams. From now we will publish more sample IBPS banking awareness question sets.

Q. What do you mean by 'Cash deposit ratio'?

(a) The percentage of cash-in-hand-balance with the Central Bank
to the aggregate deposits
(b) The percentage of total cash money received as deposits by banks
(c) All the above
(d) None of the above

Q. In which year Lead Bank Scheme was introduced?

(a) 1965
(b) 1969
(c) 1981
(d) 1992

Q. Whcih bank has the maximum number of foreign branches at present?

(a) SBI
(b) Canara Bank
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) Bank of India

Q. The total number of export processing zones in India is-

(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8

Q. Financial Statement comprises of -

(a) Profit and Loss Account
(b) Balance sheet
(c) Funds-flow-statement
(d) All the above

Q. Which are the Legal Tenders?

(a) Drafts
(b) Cheques
(c) Currency notes
(d) Government drafts

Q. What is 'Non-negotiable' crossing?

(a) General crossing
(b) Special crossing
(c) Restricted crossing
(d) Non-transferable crossing

Q. A shareholder is defined under-

(a) The Banking Regulation Act, 1949
(b) The Companies Act, 1956
(c) The Securities Contract Regulation Act, 1956
(d) Indian Contract Act

Q. The interest-charts for different maturities and for different rates of interest is supplied by-

(a) IBA
(b) RBI
(c) Government of India
(d) IBRD

Q. Who determines the rate of interest on deposits?

(a) IBA
(b) Ministry of Finance
(c) RBI
(d) Government of India

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History, Organisation, Offices of RBI: IBPS Banking Awareness

Hello friends, as we promised to provide here some short notes on most important banking awareness questions which will be very useful for IBPS PO/clerk/RRB exams. Today we are going publish history, organizations and offices of Reserve Bank of India.

History & Organization of Reserve Bank of India

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the central Bank of India. There were several procedure and attempts had been taken in order to set up the central bank up to 1934. In 1921, the Imperial Bank of India was established to perform as central bank of India by the British Government. But unfortunately Imperial Bank failed to show its performance up to the mark and didn't achieve any success as the Central Bank. Then the Government asked the Hilton Young Commission in 1925 to view on this subject. The commission submitted their reports saying that one single organization can’t be able to act as two separate agencies (both credit and currency control). So, it’s required to set up a brand new central bank. In 1st April 1935, Reserve Bank of India was set up. In January, 1949, RBI was nationalized.

Headquarter and local offices of RBI

In Mumbai, the headquarter of RBI is located. Also the local offices of RBI are located in New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore,Kanpur, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Patna and Nagpur. The offices of RBI are divided into four regions which are Eastern, Western, Sothern and Northern. One local boards or offices are located in each of regions. In each local board, there are five members who are appointed by the Central Government for 4-years. Among the members, one is elected as Chairman in each local board.

Organisation of Reserve Bank of India

As per the RBI Act, the organisation of RBI comprises with Central Board of Directors which is the leading governing body of RBI. The Central Board of Directors in RBI comprises of 20 members which are-

1 Governor
4 Deputy Governors
4 Directors
10 other Directors
1 Government Official

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30 Sample Banking Awareness questions for IBPS PO/Clerk/RRB Exam

We published some model IBPS banking awareness questions few days ago. Today we are going to publish some more sample banking awareness questions for IBPS PO/clerk/RRB exams which will be very useful for upcoming IBPS banking recruitment exams. Check here for 30 model IBPS banking awareness questions.

1. The validation of Traveller's Cheques is-

(a) Three months
(b) Six months
(c) One year
(d) No limit-are valid till encashed

2. What is the minimum balance required to maintain a cheque book facility?

(a) Rs. 100
(b) Rs. 200
(c) Rs. 500
(d) Rs. 1000

3. What is documentation?

(a) Proper execution of documents
(b) Stamping of document
(c) Cancellation of stamps
(d) None of the above

4. Which of the following is the Central Bank of India?

(a) The Reserve Bank of India
(b) The State Bank of India
(c) The Andhra Bank
(d) Bank of India

5. State Bank of India was established in-

(a) 1935
(b) 1969
(c) 1955
(d) 1946

6. What is the number of Public Sector Banks in India at present?

(a) 8
(b) 20
(c) 28
(d) 14

7. Which are not commercial Banks?

(a) Foreign Banks
(b) State Co-operative Banks
(c) Private Banks
(d) Regional Rural Banks

8. In which country SBI has the maximum numbers of foreign offices?

(a) U.S.A.
(b) U.K.
(c) Germany
(d) Japan

9. In which current the payment of interest is effected in the case of FCNR accounts?

(a) Indian Rupee
(b) Only in Pound
(c) Same currency in which deposit stands
(d) Yen

10. What is Balance Sheet?

(a) Statement of assets and liabilities on a particular date
(b) Statement of profit and loss on a particular date
(c) Position of cash balance
(d) Statement of assets and liabilities for a particular year

11. How is the interest on the savings bank accounts compounded?

(a) Monthly
(b) Yearly
(c) Quarterly
(d) Half-yearly

12. In case of a joint savings bank account, the limitation of the number of persons is-

(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) No limit

13. From which sources does the Government of India drive maximum revenue?

(a) Income tax
(b) Customs
(c) Sales tax
(d) Excise duty

14. After how many days does a cheque become stale?

(a) 2 months
(b) 3 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 12 months

15. What is the minimum period to hire a locker in banks?

(a) 1 week
(b) 3 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 12 months

16. What is Gift Cheque?

(a) A negotiable instrument
(b) An order instrument
(c) Simple receipt
(d) A quasi-negotiable instrument

17. Who has issued Master shares?

(a) RBI
(b) SBI
(c) UTI
(d) LIC

18. What is the limit for a currency transfer?

(a) 10 lakhs
(b) 25 lakhs
(c) 1 crore
(d) no limit

19. The minimum period of medium and long-term loans is-

(a) 12 months
(b) 18 months
(c) 24 months
(d) 36 months

20. Which of the following bank does not belong to State Bank Group?

(a) State Bank of Indore
(b) Banaras State Bank
(c) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
(d) State Bank of Patiala

21. From a banker’s point of view, which is the most risky charge?

(a) Pledge
(b) Hypothecation
(c) Mortgage
(d) Lien

22. What is the safest form of crossing?

(a) Account payee crossing
(b) General crossing
(c) Special crossing
(d) Double crossing

23. A cheque which is not crossed is known as-

(a) Open cheque
(b) Bearer cheque
(c) Uncrossed cheque
(d) Order cheque

24. On which of the following the banker has a lien?

(a) Bonds given for collection
(b) Bonds given for safe custody
(c) Bonds left by mistake
(d) (a) and (b) together

25. To open a Home Loan Account the minimum amount of contribution is-

(a) Rs. 5
(b) Rs. 10
(c) Rs. 20
(d) Rs. 30

26. Under which of the following Regional Rural Banks (RRB) are classified?

(a) Land Developments Banks
(b) Co-operative Banks
(c) Commercial Banks
(d) Public Sector Banks

27. When were the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) set up?

(a) January 1, 1975
(b) March 11, 1975
(c) April 1, 1975
(d) October 2, 1975

28. On which of the following EXIM Bank concentrate?

(a) Medium-term financing
(b) Short-term financing
(c) Short and medium-term financing
(d) Short and long-term financing

29. Who refinances the loans granted by SFC?

(a) IDBI
(b) SIDBI
(c) RBI
(d) both (a) and (b)

30. When was the Industrial Finance Corporation of India set up?

(a) March 1948
(b) April 1948
(c) July 1948
(d) October 1948

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25 Important Model IBPS Banking Awareness Questions

Looking for some model banking awareness questions for IBPS exams? In IBPS PO/Clerk/RRB exams, there is one section named as 'General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry'. Many candidates can not qualify in the written or online exams due to the lack of knowledge in banking awareness. This part is very important. You can't ignore this section because in banking recruitment exam like IBPS, SBI, RBI etc. there is sectional cutoff marks. So we have given here 25 most important model banking awareness questions for upcoming IBPS PO/Clerk/RRB online exams.

1. What will happen when rate of investment is high? It -

(a) Reduces the amount of credit creation
(b) Creates better chances for the credit creation
(c) Not affect the amount of credit in any way
(d) Leads to any of the above-mentioned occurrences

2. Which of the following is the largest nationalized bank of India?

(a) Central Bank of India
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Bank of India
(d) Reserve Bank of India

3. Subsidy is granted by-

(a) Government of India
(b) State Government
(c) RBI
(d) SBI

4. Who decides discount rate on certificate of deposits?

(a) RBI
(b) IBA
(c) SBI
(d) None of these

5. What do you mean by Debt Equity Ratio?

(a) Ratio of long-term borrowing to tangible net worth
(b) Ratio of current assets to own tangible net worth
(c) Ratio of fixed assets to tangible net worth
(d) None of the above

6. What are the intangible assets?

(a) Preliminary expenses
(b) Patents, copyright, goodwill
(c) Losses which cannot be reduced from share capital
(d) All the above

7. What do you mean by Current Ratio?

(a) Ratio of total assets to total liabilities
(b) Earning capacity of unit
(c) Ratio of current assets to current liabilities
(d) None of the above

8. In banking industry, each month's 15th day is known as-

(a) Customer’s Day
(b) Complaints Day
(c) Holiday
(d) None of the above

9. Who fixed Service charges on Foreign Letter of Credit?

(a) IBA
(b) FEDAI
(c) RBI
(d) IBRD

10. When was the Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Scheme formed?

(a) July 1, 1975
(b) January 1, 1952
(c) January 1, 1962
(d) January 1, 1991

11. Any check of bankers is valid for (from the date of issuing)-

(a) 3 months
(b) 6 months
(c) 12 months
(d) 24 months

12. What do you mean by Remittance?

(a) Despatch of issuable notes
(b) Despatch of solid notes
(c) Despatch of coins
(d) All the above

13. For conducting Government business, the commission to banks is paid by-

(a) Government of India
(b) State Government
(c) RBI
(d) Central and State Governments

14. In which year the concept of Banking Secrecy was converted into law?

(a) 1924
(b) 1927
(c) 1930
(d) 1934

15. When was the Banking Regulation Act implemented?

(a) September 6, 1949
(b) April 1, 1949
(c) March 16, 1949
(d) March 31, 1949

16. When were the 14 banks nationalized?

(a) July 19, 1969
(b) June 1, 1969
(c) June 16, 1969
(d) July 1, 1969

17. Who hold the large part of the equity capital?

(a) Public sector institutions such as banks, LIC
(b) World Bank
(c) Reserve Bank
(d) None of the above

18. Who appoints the chairman of Regional Rural Bank?

(a) State Government
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Central Government
(d) Sponsoring bank in consultation with NABARD

19. Who manage(s) each Regional Rural Bank (RRB)?

(a) Board of Directors
(b) Reserve Bank
(c) Sponsoring commercial bank
(d) None of the above

20. What are Co-operative banks? They are-

(a) Private sector banks
(b) Public sector banks
(c) Joint-sector banks
(d) None of the above

21. What is the meaning of the term 'escrow'?

(a) Conditional delivery of an instrument
(b) An inchoate instrument
(c) Kite flying
(d) Window dressing

22. How do you define a relationship between a banker and a customer?

(a) That of a debtor and a creditor
(b) That of a creditor and a debtor
(c) Primarily that of a debtor and a creditor
(d) (a) and (b) together

23. Which of the following is the most undesirable customer?

(a) A minor
(b) A married woman
(c) An unregistered firm
(d) An undischarged bankrupt

24. What is the most important feature of negotiable instrument?

(a) Free transfer
(b) Transfer free from defects
(c) Right to issue
(d) (a) and (b) together

25. In which year the Export and Import Bank of India was set up?

(a) 1976
(b) 1982
(c) 1995
(d) 1997

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Looking for IBPS model General Knowledge Questions? We have announced in our Official Facebook page about posting of some sample GK questions for upcoming SBI Associate Banks recruitment 2012 that are going to help on October 7, 2012 and IBPS bank recruitment exam. Today we are going to post a list of 21 important general awareness questions for different banks' exams.

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1) Who is the author of the book 'The Exile'?

a) Philip Roth
b) Navtej Saran
c) Aravind Adiga
d) none of this

2) The political party of Barack Obama is-

a) Labour
b) Republican
c) Democratic
d) American national Congress

3) Name the award that was given to Pt. Bhimsen Joshi in 2008.

a) Padma Bhushan
b) Bharat Ratna
c) Maharastra Bhushan
d) Sangit Natak Academy award

4) Mohammed Waheed Hassan is the President of which of the following country?

a) Maldives
b) Fiji
c) Iraq
d) Iran

5) In which of the following cities the third IBSA Summit took place?

a) Durban
b) Sao Paolo
c) New Delhi
d) Suncity

6) Which of the following is the India's Space Rocket Launching Centre?

a) Kochi
b) Sriharikota
c) Tirupati
d) Hassan

7) Which is not a part of India's Money Market?

a) Mutual Funds
b) Banks
c) Bill Markets
d) Indian Gold Council

8) For which field Dronacharya Award is given?

a) Social Work
b) Coaching in Sports
c) Literary work
d) none of this

9) In which game 'Merdeka Cup' is associated?

a) Football
b) Hockey
c) Golf
d) Tennis

10) Name the country which is not a member of IBSA.

a) Brazil
b) India
c) Bangladesh
d) South Africa

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11) Which is not a Government-sponsored organization?

a) National Housing Bank
b) NABARD
c) ICICI Bank
d) All are government-sponsored

12) Who is the present Governer of RBI?

a) Y.V reddy
b) C. Rangarajan
c) Rakesh Mohan
d) D. Subbarao

13) Which country is not a member of Nuclear Suppiers Group (NSG)?

a) USA
b) Iran
c) Russia
d) Italy

14) Which country secured the top possition in medal tally in Beijing Olympics 2008?

a) Germany
b) USA
c) China
d) UK

15) Who is the author of the book 'The White Tiger'?

a) Jhumpa Lahiri
b) Aravind Adiga
c) Steve Waugh
d) Chetan Bhagat

16) How many medals did Micheal Phelps win in his Olympics carrier?

a) 18
b) 21
c) 20
d) 22

17) Name the present Minister of Home Affairs in Union Cabinet of India.

a) P Chidambaram
b) Sushil Kumar Shinde
c) Shivraj Patil
d) none of this

18) Where is the headquarter of World Bank located?

a) Geneva
b) New York
c) Manila
d) Washington D.C.

19) Which country is not a member of OPEC?

a) Algeria
b) Iraq
c) Iran
d) Kuwait

20) Which of the following rays has the highest energy?

a) X-rays
b) Bita-rays
c) Gama-rays
d) Alfa-rays

21) In which year the U.N.O. was founded?

a) 1930
b) 1920
b) 1949
d) 1945

Answer Keys:

1)b 2)c 3)b, 4)a, 5)c, 6)b, 7)d, 8)b, 9)a, 10)c, 11)c, 12)d,
13)b, 14)b, 15)b, 16)d, 17)b, 18)d, 19)a, 20)c, 21)d

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20 Model GK questions for IBPS PO/SO/Clerk/RRB exam 2012

Searching for IBPS model GK question papers? We are giving here a list of important 20 model general knowledge/general awareness questions for upcoming IBPS exam 2012. Give a mock test sitting in your home.

1) Who is the author of the book 'To A Hunger Free World'?

A. Sonia Gandhi
B. Amartya Sen
C. Manmohan Singh
D. MS Swaminathan

2) What is the minimum age to become the President Of India?

A. 40 years
B. 35 years
C. 25 years
D. 30 years

3) In which game 'Devis Cup' is associated?

A. Football
B. Lawn Tennis
C. Chess
D. Hockey

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4) In which year the first Five-Years plan was launched in India?

A. 1948
B. 1947
C. 1950
D. 1951

5) Where is the India's first Defence University set up?

A. Haryana
B. Delhi
C. West Bengal
D. Madhya Pradesh

6) The purpose of 'Swayamsidha' scheme which is launched by The Indian Goverment is to help-

A. Health workers
B. School children
C. Women
D. None of these

7) Find out the term that is not used in Lawn Tennis Game.

A. Smash
B. Gambit
C. Volley
D. Service

8) Who is the author of the book 'The City of Joy'?

A. V. Harrison
B. Ingram Smith
C. Guentar Grass
D. Dominique Lapierre

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9) The personality Gagang Narang is famous in which sports?

A. F1 Racer
B. Air Rifle Shooter
C. Footballer
D. Badminton Player

10) By whome the award 'Vachaspati Puraskars' is given?

A. Birla Foundation
B. Gujrat Government
C. Uttar Pradesh Hindi Academy
D. None of these

11) In which game 'Subroto Cup' is associated?

A. Cricket
B. Hockey
C. Football
D. Polo

12) Which rever is known as the 'Sorrow of Bengal'?

A. Ganga
B. Tista
C. Kaberi
D. Damodar

13) Who is the author of the book 'Sandy Storms'?

A. Sandeep Patil
B. Rahul Dravid
C. Kapil Dev
D. Sunil Gavaskar

14) Against which team Rahul Dravid had completed his 34th test century?

A. Sri Lanka
B. England
C. Pakistan
D. Australia

15) Name the country which has the largest cheques truncation facility in Asia.

A. Japan
B. India
C. China
D. Mayanmar

16) Who is the director of the award-winning movie 'Taare Zameen Par'?

A. Sanjay Leela Banshali
B. Mahesh Bhatt
C. Ajay Devgan
D. Aamir Khan

17) The normal period of Kharif Crop is -

A. July to October
B. March to June
C. May to October
D. July to December

18) In which country India does not have any of its banks' branch or office?

A. USA
B. Switzerland
C. Nepal
D. Russia

19) In which year SAARC was formed?

A. 1972
B. 1971
C. 1985
D. 1965

20) Hamilton is the capital of-

A. Barmuda
B. Handuras
C. Jamaica
D. Granada

Answer Key

1)D, 2)B, 3)B, 4)D, 5)A, 6)C, 7)B, 8)D, 9)B, 10)A, 11)C, 12)D, 13)A, 14)B, 15)B, 16)D, 17)A, 18)B, 19)C, 20)A

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15 Sample General Awareness Questions for IBPS RRBs 2012 Exam

We have announced few days ago to post sample GK questions for IBPS RRBs 2012 exam. Today we are going to post here 15 such sample questions which would be very useful for upcoming IBPS RRBs 2012 exam. Judge yourself !

1) Name the India's Nuclear capable surface-to-surface missiles_______________

A. Agni-I

B. Arjun-II

C. Dronacharya-II

D. Edusat-IV

2) The book written by Chetan Bhagat is________________

A. Purpose of LIfe

B. My Life

C. Three Mistakes of My Life

D. Shalimar the Crown

3) In which of the following countries 'Grameen Bank', the bank of poor is present?

A. India

B. Sri Lanka

C. Nepal

D. Bangladesh

4) In which game Santosh Trophy is associated?

A. Cricket

B. Football

C. Badminton

D. Chess

5) On which day International Mother's Day is observed?

A. Second Sunday of May

B. First Sunday of June

C. Second Sunday of June

D. Fisr Sunday of April

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6) With which of the following country India has done 123 Agreement?

A. England

B. France

C. Russia

D. USA

7) The full form of FII is________________

A. Foreign Institutional Investment

B. Formal Investment in India

C. Final Investment in India

D. Fair Institutional Investment

8) Name the public sector unit from the following options.________________

A. ICICI Bank

B. TCS

C. BHEL

D. TESCO

9) In which country Federal Reserve organization is present?

A. France

B. Canada

C. USA

D. Japan

10) "Nation Banks on us" is a punch line of which of the following banks?

A. IDBI Bank

B. Corporation Bank

C. Bank of India

D. UCO Bank

11) Usain Bolt, a world famous sprinter is a citizen of which of the following countries?

A. USA

B. South Africa

C. West Indies

D. Jamaica

12) The political party of late Benazir Bhutto is________________

A. Pakistan's People's Party

B. Muslim League

C. Pakistan National Congress

D. None of this

13) World's biggest consumer of gold is________________

A. Japan

B. India

C. USA

D. Russia

14) The author of the book 'Namesake' is________________

A. Shobha De

B. Vikram Seth

C. Jhumpa Lahiri

D. Kiran Desai

15) Who is appointed as the new Chief of Naval Staff on June 5, 2012?

A. Devendra Kumar Joshi

B. Vikram Singh

C. Nirmal Verma

D. None of this

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1)   Who designed the symbol of Indian Rupee?

A. D Uday Reddy

B. D Kumar Raju

C. D Udai Kumar

D. D Udit Kumar

2 )  Who wrote the book 'The Masque of Africa'?

A. Tony Blair

B. V S Naipal

C. Jhumpa Lahiri

D. M S Swaminathan

3)   Which of the following country relates to 'Jasmine Revolution'?

A. Lybia

B. Sudan

C. Tunisia

D. Egypt

4) Who announced the first Industrial policy in India in 1948?

A. J L Nehru

B. Sardar Patel

C. S P Mukhejee

D. S Chetty

5)   Which team has won the first Indian Premier League (IPL)?

A. KKR

B. Mumbai Indians

C. Chennai Super kings

D. Rajasthan royals

6) The amount of food grain under the Annapurna Scheme is provided to an eligible person every month is ________________

A. 10 kg

B. 5 kg

C. 7 kg

D. 15 kg

7) Which of the following is a zero based budget?

A. Balance budget

B. Deficit budget

C. Surplus budget

D. All of the above

8)   Whose signature is present in Ten Rupee notes?________________

A. Governor of RBI

B. Chaiman of SBI

C. Finance Secretary

D. Finance Minister

9)   The maximum share in National Income of India constitutes
in __________

A. Primary sector

B. Secondary sector

C. Tertiary sector

D. All of the above

10)   Who had scored first 10,000 runs in International Test cricket?

A. Sunil Gavaskar

B. Sachin Tendulkar

C. Ricky Ponting

D. Brain Lara

11)   Pankaj Advani is associated with________________

A. Shooting

B. Badminton

C. Boxing

D. Billiards

12)   UNESCO gives the award_______________

A. Pulitzer prize

B. Kalinga prize

C. Man Booker prize

D. None of this

13)   Open Market Operation (OMO) is carried out by________________

A. RBI

B. Finance Ministry

C. Ministry of Commerce

D. Planning Commission

14)   Who is known as the 'Father of Modern India' ?

A. Mahatma Gandhi

B. Subhash Chandra Bose

C. M G Ranade

D. Ram Mohon Roy

15) The book 'The God of Small Things' is written by _______

A. V S Naipal

B. Chetan Bhagat

C. Anita Desai

D. Arundhati roy

16)   Who is the national ambassador of the UNICEF at present?

A. Amitav Bachchan

B. Sharukh Khan

C. Salman Khan

D. Amir Khan

17) From which country US President Barack Obama decided to withdraw 10000 troops at the end of 2011?

A. Iraq

B. Pakisthan

C. Iran

D. Afganisthan

18)   Rauf is a tribal/folk dance of ________________

A. UP

B. Bihar

C. Jammu & Kashmir

D. Rajasthan

19)   Which of the following country has decided to increase bilateral trade to $200 billion by 2020 with Russia?

A. India

B. China

C. Japan

D. USA

20) The minimum age to be nominated as a member of Lok Shabha is

A. 30

B. 25

C. 35

D. 21