General Awareness Bank

1. Rekhi committee was constituted in 1992 which was associated with—
(A) Indirect taxes (Excise and Custom duty) regulations
(B) Change in Banking Structure
(C) Security Scam
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

2. Who has been named as NASSCOM’S Global Indian 2008 ?
(A) Anil Ambani
(B) Mukesh Ambani
(C) Ratan Tata
(D) Laxmi N. Mittal
Ans : (C)

3. In budget 2010-11, proposals fiscal deficit has been estimated to be—
(A) 3•5% of GDP
(B) 3•3% of GDP
(C) 3•1% of GDP
(D) 5•5% of GDP
Ans : (D)

4. SBI (Subsidiary Banks Laws) Amendment Bill, 2006 which was passed by Lok Sabha amends—
(A) State Bank of Saurashtra Act, 1950
(B) State Bank of Hyderabad Act, 1956
(C) SBI (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959
(D) All the above
Ans : (D)

5. At the end of December 2009, the foreign exchange reserves, touched the level of—
(A) 209 billion dollar
(B) 316 billion dollar
(C) 284 billion dollar
(D) 221 billion dollar
Ans : (C)


6. SITTDEC—‘South Investment Trade and Technology Data Exchange Centre’ is a scheme of—
(A) SAARC
(B) ASIAN
(C) G-7
(D) G-15
Ans : (D)

7. The goods can be taxed heavily to earn additional revenue if they are—
(A) Highly elastic
(B) Unit elastic
(C) Perfectly elastic
(D) Inelastic
Ans : (D)

8. Scheduled Bank is that bank which is—
(A) Nationalised
(B) Not nationalised
(C) Based at foreign country
(D) Included in the second schedule of RBI
Ans : (D)

9. For which type of fertilizer India is fully dependent on imports ?
(A) Nitrogen Fertilizer
(B) Phosphetic Fertilizer
(C) Potash Fertilizer
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

10. Which fertilizer is mostly consumed in India?
(A) N
(B) P
(C) K
(D) All are used in equal ratio
Ans : (A)

11. Match the following—
Unit I Unit II
(a) Aqua culture (1) Silk
(b) Flori culture (2) Grapes
(c) Seri culture (3) Flower
(d) Viti culture (4) Fisheries
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans : (D)

12. “Fighting Climate Change : Human Solidarity in a Divided World” was the theme of—
(A) Human Development Report 2006
(B) Human Development Report 2007
(C) World Development Report 2006
(D) World Development Report 2009
Ans : (B)

13. Indian Banks have the maximum foreign branches in—
(A) Bangladesh
(B) U.K.
(C) USA
(D) Sri Lanka
Ans : (B)

14. The first public sector bank in India which obtained license for Internet Banking from RBI is—
(A) Punjab National Bank
(B) Oriental Bank of Commerce
(C) Corporation Bank
(D) State Bank of India
Ans : (A)

15. At present which state contributes maximum foodgrain production ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) West Bengal
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans : (D)

16. Which types of tax helps in reducing disparities of income ?
(A) Proportionate tax
(B) Progressive tax
(C) Regressive tax
(D) All of these
Ans : (B)

17. Which Bank is limited to the needs of agriculture and rural finance ?
(A) SBI
(B) IFC
(C) NABARD
(D) RBI
Ans : (C)

18. ‘Golden Handshake Scheme’ is associated with—
(A) Inviting foreign companies
(B) Private investment in public enterprises
(C) Establishing joint enterprises
(D) Voluntary retirement
Ans : (D)

19. Who was the Chairman of the Working Group of Planning Commission which suggested the shifting of base year of Wholesale Price Index from 1993-94 to 2000-01 ?
(A) Dr. C. Rangrajan
(B) Prof. Abhijit Sen
(C) Prof. A. R. Khusro
(D) Prof. Janakiraman
Ans : (B)

20. Which state has the lowest women literary rate in India (2001 census) ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Jharkhand
(C) U.P.
(D) Rajasthan
Ans : (A)

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