General Awareness Banks splecial 18.08.2011 sakshi 1.

Who among the following has been named UNESCO's National Ambassador? A) Aishwarya Rai B) Priyanka Chopra C) Sharmila Tagore D) Kajol E) None of these 2. World Food Day is observed on? A) October 16 B) October 5 C) October 10 D) October 20 E) None of these 3. Tejaswini Sawant is the first Indian woman to be crowned world champion in? A) Shooting B) Wrestling C) Boxing D) Athletics E) None of these 4. To improve its Casa (Current account saving account) ratio, which of the following bank has announced to remove charges and award relief measures for its customers? A) HDFC Bank B) ICICI Bank C) IDBI Bank D) AXIS Bank E) None of these 5. Forbes magazine has made a forecast for the Richest Man of the world in 2014. As per its forecast the person? A) Laxmi N. Mittal B) Bill Gates C) Mukesh Ambani D) Carlos Slim Helu E) None 6. Which of the following is rated the poorest region of the World? A) The Middle East B) Asia C) Sub-Saharan Africa D) Latin America E) None of these 7. Which of the following countri es is NOT a member of OPEC? A) China B) UAE C) Iran D) Saudi Arabia E) Kuwait 8. China propose to lay an 1100 km long gas and oil pipeline to link it with which of the following nations? A) Myanmar B) Pakistan C) Thailand D) Russia E) None of these 9. Which two countries have signed MoU on mutual cooperation in the field of election management? A) India - Pak B) India- Egypt C) India - Nepal D) India - Bangladesh E) None of these 10. Who is the author of the book "Last Man In Tower "? A) V. S. Naipaul B) Saeed Mirza

C) Javed Akhtar D) Aravind Adiga E) None of these 11. The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in? A) Rwanda B) Reunion Island C) Romania D) Russia E) None of these 12. What is Tejas? A) Space craft B) Missile C) Submarine D) Light Combat Aircraft E) None of these 13. What is the height of Mount Everest? A) 6121 Meters B) 8848 Meters C) 6512 Meters D) 7672 Meters E) None of these 14. Lot of Banks in India these days are offering M-Banking Facility to their customers. What is the full form of 'M' in M - Banking? A) Money B) Marginal C) Message D)Mobile Phone E) None of these 15. Which of the following awards are given for the excellence in the field of Sports? A) Kalinga Prize B) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award C) Arjuna Award D) Pulitzer Award E) None of these 16. Vijay Hazare Trophy is associated with game of? A) Hockey B) Cricket C) Badminton D) Football E) None of these 17. Amartya K. Sen emphasizes that having enough to eat depends on one very crucial factor. Which of the following is that factor? A) Society's system of entitlement B) Distribution of agricultural income C) Low poverty rates D) Structure of the family E) None of these 18. Watershed Development Sche-mes are a part of? 1. Development of Rural Economy. 2. Development of Skilled Workers. 3. Development of Irrigation facilities in India. A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 3 E) All 1, 2 and 3 19. Which of the following terms is not associated with the game of Football ? A) Corner kick B) Wide out C) Line men D) Follow on E) Full back

20. On which one of the following issues, there had been a dispute between IRDA and SEBI? A) ULIP products B) Violation of SEBI guidelines in respect of investment by big companies in equities C) Violation of SEBI guidelines about disclosures to be made by the companies D) Overlapping of the functions of IRDA and SEBI E) None of these 21. Who amongst the following is not a Badminton Player? A) Aparna Popat B) Saina Nehwal C) V. V. S. Laxman D) P. Gopichand E) Chetan Anand 22. What is Bilateral aid? A) It is technical aid given by I.M.F. to various countries B) It is given directly by one country to another C) It is aid with the condition that the repayment will be in inconvertible currency D) It is a commercial loan made available by various institutions jointly E) None of these 23. Which of the following organi sation/agencies is specifically set up to boost overall rural development in India? A) RBI B) SIDBI C) NABARD D) SEBI E) None of these 24. Which of the following organi-sation maintains the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)? A) RBI B) NABARD C) SIDBI D) LIC E) None of these 25. According to RBI, which one of the following is the biggest concern of the country ? A) Debt crisis in Europe B) Inflation C) GDP growth D) Fiscal deficit E) None of these 26. Muhammad Yunus of Bangla desh who was awarded Nobel prize a few years back is a famous? A) Author B) Economist C) Social worker D) Scientist E) None of these 27. Which of the following is not a Cash Crop ? A) Tobacco B) Cotton C) Coffee D) Bajara E) Tea 28. Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a period of? A) 4 years B) 2 years C) 6 years D) 5 years E) None of these 29. Who among the following was a blind poet who spread KrishnaBhakti cult? A) Kabirdas B) Surdas C) Bihari D) Raskhan E) None of these 30. Non-cooperation Movement was started by Gandhiji in the yearA) 1918 B) 1920

C) 1921 D) 1930 E) None of these 31. The wheel (chakra) in Indian National Flag contains how many spokes? A) 12 B) 18 C) 24 D) 26 E) None of these 32. Who was the Speaker of the First Lok Sabha? A) Hukum Singh B) G. V. Mavalankar C) K. M. Munshi D) U. N. Dhebar E) None of these 33. The top sports award of India is? A) Arjun Award B) Dronacharya Award C) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award D) Dhyanchand Award E) None of these 34. The number of High Courts in India is? A) 31 B) 21 C) 25 D) 24 E) None of these 35. Athlete's Foot is a disease caused by? A) Nematode B) Fungus C) Bacteria D) Protozoa E) None of these 36. World Press Freedom Day is observed on? A) May 3 B) May 8 C) May 11 D) May 9 E) None of these 37. Govt. has decided to issue polymer currency notes of? A) Rs. 10 B) Rs. 20 C) Rs. 50 D) Rs. 100 E) None of these Answers 1) b 2) a 3) a 4) c 5) c 6) c 7) a 8) a 9) c 10) d 11) d 12) d 13) b 14) d 15) c 16) b 17) a 18) c 19) d 20) a 21) c 22) b 23) c 24) b 25) b 26) b 27) d 28) c 29) b 30) c 31) c 32) b 33) c 34) b 35) b 36) a 37) a