Exam Details
| Subject | general awareness | |
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| Exam / Course | ||
| Department | ||
| Organization | rrb rrc ibps | |
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| Exam Date | 2014 | |
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Question Paper
1. India's largest 700 MW ultra mega solar power plant is planned in the State of Madhya Pradesh in
Bhopal district
Ujjain district
Khandwa district
Rewa district
Indore district
2. India's Tax Administration Reform Commission submitted its first report to Finance Minister in the June, 2014 and this Commission is headed by
YV Reddy
D. Subba Rao
Other than those given as options
Parthasarathy Shome
Bimal Jalan
3. The process by which the central bank of a country controls the supply of money in the economy by exercising its control over interest rates in order to maintain price stability and achieve high economic growth is known as
Economic Policy
Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy
Credit Policy
Budgetary Policy
4. Through the 'Clean India' campaign, the Union government has set a target to make country free from dysfunctional toilets by the year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
5. The Depositor Education Awareness Fund (DEAF) has been set-up with
Public Sector Banks
Indian Banks Association
State Bank of India
Reserve Bank of India
Government of India
6. Who amongst the following has recently been selected to receive the 2014 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for his outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill?
Dalai Lama
Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia
Shyam Benegal
Muzaffar Ali
Illayaraja
7. The 'World's AIDS Day' is observed throughout the world on
first of December every year
last Monday of September
last Sunday of November
first of November every year
first Sunday of October
8. The 'Cabinet Committee on Investments' has been set-up to
scrutinise investment proposals
attract overseas investors
facilitate stalled projects
market the policies of the government
clear investment proposals expeditiously
9. The official currency of the 'Republic of Austria' is
Euro
Peso
Austrian pound
Lira
Austrian dollar
10. The host of the Eighteenth (2014) SAARC summit is
Sri Lanka
India
Bhutan
Pakistan
Nepal
11. The remote sensing satellite 'Yaogan has recently been put in orbit by
Australia
Singapore
China
Thailand
New Zealand
12. Nobel laureate and recipient of the US Presidential Medal and also the US Congressional Medal, Muhammed Yunus is well-known for his contribution to Bangladesh's
consumer credit sector
agro credit sector
housing finance sector
micro credit sector
retail credit sector
13. During FIFA World Cup 2014, which player has broke the record for leading goal scorer in the World Cup tournaments?
Lionel Messi
Philip Lahm
Paul Pogba
Miroslav Klose
Cristiano Ronaldo
14. Which of the following is the official Capital of Sweden?
Belfast
Rome
Berne
Stockholm
Montreal
15. In which of the following States, there is no Regional Rural Bank?
Karnataka
Goa
Uttarakhand
Punjab
Himachal Pradesh
16. The abbreviation NTCA stands for
National Thermal Control Authority
National Terrorist Control Authority
National Transportation Control Authority
National Transport Corporation Authority
National Tiger Conservation Authority
17. Gagan Narang is an Indian sportsman associated with
Badminton
Air rifle shooting
Golf
Wrestling
Athletics
18. As stated by Arun Jaitley in his Budget Speech for 2014-15, the amount provided for 2014-15 for the Welfare of SC under the Plan' is
Rs. 50548 crore
Rs. 54548 crore
Rs. 32548 crore
Rs. 32387 crore
Rs. 50387 crore
19. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has recently set-up a special committee to suggest measures for further strengthening of the security or the Parliament. The committee is headed by former
Rajasthan DGP Harish Chandra Meena
Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar
Union Home Secretary RK Singh
CBI Director Amar Pratap Singh
Mumbai Police Commissioner Satya Pal Singh
20. James Bond, often referred by his code name, 007 is the fictional protagonist of a series of novels and short stories, first published in 1953. The character was originally created by journalist and author
John Pearson
Kingsley Amis
lan Fleming
Raymond Benson
Johan Gardner
21. In India, the regulator of the commodity market is
Forward Markets Commission
National Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)
Reserve Bank of India
22. For his role in one of the biggest corporate frauds in the country, market regulator SEBI recently barred B. Ramalinga Raju, founder and former Chairman of Satyam Computer Services from the market for a period of
18 years
12 years
10 years
21 years
14 years
23. As per Census 2011, the total population of India on March 2011 was 1210.6 million. Of this, the urban population was
433.1 million
399.1 million
477.1 million
377.1 million
499.1 million
24. In order to promote financial inclusion, the Reserve Bank of India has recently allowed minors to operate bank accounts independently provided their age is above
14 years
13 years
16 years
10 years
8 years
25. Finance Minsiter Arun Jaitley recently announced launch of 'Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana' for the welfare of
Tribal Communities
Economically Weaker Sections
Minority Communities
Other than those given as options
Rural and Village Communities
26. The recent WTO talks failed to agree on TFA or Global Customs Rules. Expand the term TFA.
Trade Fostering Agreement
Trade Factoring Agreement
Trade Facilitation Agreement
Trade Featuring Agreement
Other than those given as options
27. The Cabinet Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping in the Union Cabinet is
Nitin Jairam Gadkari
D. Sadananda Gowda
Piyush Goyal
Rajnath Singh
M. Venkaiah Naidu
28. The process of conversion of a physical cheque into electronic form is known as
Cheque Negotiation
Cheque Endorsement
Cheque Truncation
Cheque Alteration
Cheque Crossing
29. The earlier system of Prime Lending Rate has now been replaced by
Reverse Repo Rate System
Repo Rate System
Exchange Rate System
Bank Rate System
Base Rate System
30. The Tata Sons Singapore Airlines joint venture, which is expected to launch operations by October, has recently unveiled the brand namd of its new airline as
Visage
Vishal
Vistara
Vishwas
Vistas
31. Which of the following Indian compaines recently crossed the Rs. 5 lakh crore mark in market cpitalisation to become the second most valuable IT services company in the world?
HCL Technologies
Wipro
Tech Mahindra
Tata Consultancy Services
Infosys
32. As many as three Asiatic lions, brought from Gir Forest of Gujarat 57 years ago, which led to a population of 11 in last count in 1965, have vanished from the
Kaziranga National Park in Asom
Bandipur National Park in Karnataka
Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary near Varanasi
Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh
Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand
33. The Arjuna Awards selection committee for choosing outstanding sportspersons of the country for the year 2014 was headed by former Indian cricket captain
Sourav Ganguly
Sunil Gavaskar
Rahul Dravid
Azharuddin
Kapil Dev
34. In his budget (2014-15) speech Finance Minister had announced setting of a Commission to look into various aspects of expenditure reforms. Accordingly an Expenditure Management Commission has recently been set-up. The Commission is headed by
Subir Gokarn
YV Reddy
D. Subbarao
Dr. Bimal Jalan
Sumit Bose
35. A banknote, of which a portion is missing or which is composed of more than two pieces, is known as
a mutilated banknote
a counterfeit banknote
a soiled banknote
a damaged banknote
a defective banknote
36. As per Article-104 of the Constitution, the seat is considered vacant, if a member is absent from either House of Parliament for a period of
30 days
91 days
45 days
60 days
120 days
37. The author of the book 'Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan' recently published by Harper Collins is
Natwar Singh
PC Parekh
Gursharan Kaur
Sanjaya Baru
Daman Singh
38. The national capital of Brazil is
Quito
Santiago
Salvador
Brasilia
Bogota
39. The scientist, who co-discovered the deadly strain in 1976, is
Peter Piot
Butel Janet
Paul Farrell
Michel Heffernan
Grahm David
40. In his Budget (2014-15) speech, Minister of Railways DV Sadananda Gowda has informed that the number of unmanned Level Crossings is around
11563
21348
21563
30348
11348
Bhopal district
Ujjain district
Khandwa district
Rewa district
Indore district
2. India's Tax Administration Reform Commission submitted its first report to Finance Minister in the June, 2014 and this Commission is headed by
YV Reddy
D. Subba Rao
Other than those given as options
Parthasarathy Shome
Bimal Jalan
3. The process by which the central bank of a country controls the supply of money in the economy by exercising its control over interest rates in order to maintain price stability and achieve high economic growth is known as
Economic Policy
Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy
Credit Policy
Budgetary Policy
4. Through the 'Clean India' campaign, the Union government has set a target to make country free from dysfunctional toilets by the year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
5. The Depositor Education Awareness Fund (DEAF) has been set-up with
Public Sector Banks
Indian Banks Association
State Bank of India
Reserve Bank of India
Government of India
6. Who amongst the following has recently been selected to receive the 2014 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for his outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill?
Dalai Lama
Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia
Shyam Benegal
Muzaffar Ali
Illayaraja
7. The 'World's AIDS Day' is observed throughout the world on
first of December every year
last Monday of September
last Sunday of November
first of November every year
first Sunday of October
8. The 'Cabinet Committee on Investments' has been set-up to
scrutinise investment proposals
attract overseas investors
facilitate stalled projects
market the policies of the government
clear investment proposals expeditiously
9. The official currency of the 'Republic of Austria' is
Euro
Peso
Austrian pound
Lira
Austrian dollar
10. The host of the Eighteenth (2014) SAARC summit is
Sri Lanka
India
Bhutan
Pakistan
Nepal
11. The remote sensing satellite 'Yaogan has recently been put in orbit by
Australia
Singapore
China
Thailand
New Zealand
12. Nobel laureate and recipient of the US Presidential Medal and also the US Congressional Medal, Muhammed Yunus is well-known for his contribution to Bangladesh's
consumer credit sector
agro credit sector
housing finance sector
micro credit sector
retail credit sector
13. During FIFA World Cup 2014, which player has broke the record for leading goal scorer in the World Cup tournaments?
Lionel Messi
Philip Lahm
Paul Pogba
Miroslav Klose
Cristiano Ronaldo
14. Which of the following is the official Capital of Sweden?
Belfast
Rome
Berne
Stockholm
Montreal
15. In which of the following States, there is no Regional Rural Bank?
Karnataka
Goa
Uttarakhand
Punjab
Himachal Pradesh
16. The abbreviation NTCA stands for
National Thermal Control Authority
National Terrorist Control Authority
National Transportation Control Authority
National Transport Corporation Authority
National Tiger Conservation Authority
17. Gagan Narang is an Indian sportsman associated with
Badminton
Air rifle shooting
Golf
Wrestling
Athletics
18. As stated by Arun Jaitley in his Budget Speech for 2014-15, the amount provided for 2014-15 for the Welfare of SC under the Plan' is
Rs. 50548 crore
Rs. 54548 crore
Rs. 32548 crore
Rs. 32387 crore
Rs. 50387 crore
19. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has recently set-up a special committee to suggest measures for further strengthening of the security or the Parliament. The committee is headed by former
Rajasthan DGP Harish Chandra Meena
Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar
Union Home Secretary RK Singh
CBI Director Amar Pratap Singh
Mumbai Police Commissioner Satya Pal Singh
20. James Bond, often referred by his code name, 007 is the fictional protagonist of a series of novels and short stories, first published in 1953. The character was originally created by journalist and author
John Pearson
Kingsley Amis
lan Fleming
Raymond Benson
Johan Gardner
21. In India, the regulator of the commodity market is
Forward Markets Commission
National Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)
Reserve Bank of India
22. For his role in one of the biggest corporate frauds in the country, market regulator SEBI recently barred B. Ramalinga Raju, founder and former Chairman of Satyam Computer Services from the market for a period of
18 years
12 years
10 years
21 years
14 years
23. As per Census 2011, the total population of India on March 2011 was 1210.6 million. Of this, the urban population was
433.1 million
399.1 million
477.1 million
377.1 million
499.1 million
24. In order to promote financial inclusion, the Reserve Bank of India has recently allowed minors to operate bank accounts independently provided their age is above
14 years
13 years
16 years
10 years
8 years
25. Finance Minsiter Arun Jaitley recently announced launch of 'Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana' for the welfare of
Tribal Communities
Economically Weaker Sections
Minority Communities
Other than those given as options
Rural and Village Communities
26. The recent WTO talks failed to agree on TFA or Global Customs Rules. Expand the term TFA.
Trade Fostering Agreement
Trade Factoring Agreement
Trade Facilitation Agreement
Trade Featuring Agreement
Other than those given as options
27. The Cabinet Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping in the Union Cabinet is
Nitin Jairam Gadkari
D. Sadananda Gowda
Piyush Goyal
Rajnath Singh
M. Venkaiah Naidu
28. The process of conversion of a physical cheque into electronic form is known as
Cheque Negotiation
Cheque Endorsement
Cheque Truncation
Cheque Alteration
Cheque Crossing
29. The earlier system of Prime Lending Rate has now been replaced by
Reverse Repo Rate System
Repo Rate System
Exchange Rate System
Bank Rate System
Base Rate System
30. The Tata Sons Singapore Airlines joint venture, which is expected to launch operations by October, has recently unveiled the brand namd of its new airline as
Visage
Vishal
Vistara
Vishwas
Vistas
31. Which of the following Indian compaines recently crossed the Rs. 5 lakh crore mark in market cpitalisation to become the second most valuable IT services company in the world?
HCL Technologies
Wipro
Tech Mahindra
Tata Consultancy Services
Infosys
32. As many as three Asiatic lions, brought from Gir Forest of Gujarat 57 years ago, which led to a population of 11 in last count in 1965, have vanished from the
Kaziranga National Park in Asom
Bandipur National Park in Karnataka
Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary near Varanasi
Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh
Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand
33. The Arjuna Awards selection committee for choosing outstanding sportspersons of the country for the year 2014 was headed by former Indian cricket captain
Sourav Ganguly
Sunil Gavaskar
Rahul Dravid
Azharuddin
Kapil Dev
34. In his budget (2014-15) speech Finance Minister had announced setting of a Commission to look into various aspects of expenditure reforms. Accordingly an Expenditure Management Commission has recently been set-up. The Commission is headed by
Subir Gokarn
YV Reddy
D. Subbarao
Dr. Bimal Jalan
Sumit Bose
35. A banknote, of which a portion is missing or which is composed of more than two pieces, is known as
a mutilated banknote
a counterfeit banknote
a soiled banknote
a damaged banknote
a defective banknote
36. As per Article-104 of the Constitution, the seat is considered vacant, if a member is absent from either House of Parliament for a period of
30 days
91 days
45 days
60 days
120 days
37. The author of the book 'Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan' recently published by Harper Collins is
Natwar Singh
PC Parekh
Gursharan Kaur
Sanjaya Baru
Daman Singh
38. The national capital of Brazil is
Quito
Santiago
Salvador
Brasilia
Bogota
39. The scientist, who co-discovered the deadly strain in 1976, is
Peter Piot
Butel Janet
Paul Farrell
Michel Heffernan
Grahm David
40. In his Budget (2014-15) speech, Minister of Railways DV Sadananda Gowda has informed that the number of unmanned Level Crossings is around
11563
21348
21563
30348
11348