General Awareness Objective Questions 4.................................

1. US Open 2015 mens’ singles – Novak Jokovic d R. Federer

2. US Open 2015 womens’ singles – Flavia Pennetta d Roberta 

Vinci .... and became the first Italian to win the US Open.

3. US Open 2015 womens’ Doubles --- Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis 

4. US Open 2015 mix Doubles --- Paes & Martina Hingis

5. National Games 2015 ---- Kerala

1. A centralized database with online connectivity branches, 

Internet as well as ATM network which has been adopted by

almost all major banks of our country is known as 

1) investment banking 2) core banking 3) mobile banking 

4) mobile banking 5) specialised banking 2

2. Which of the following is not considered a money market instrument? 

1) Treasury bills 2) Repurchase Agreement 3) Commercial Paper 4) Certificate of Deposit 5) Shares and bonds 5

3. With a view to facilitating payment of balance in the 

deposit account to the person named by the depositor 

without any hassles in the event of death of the account 

holder, the following facility was introduced for bank 

accounts in our country: 

1) Will 2) Registration 3) Nomination 

4) Indemnity 5) Guarantee 3

4. Banks in our country normally publicise that additional 

interest rate is allowed on retail domestic term deposits of 

1) Minors 2) Married women 3) Senior citizens

4) Govt employees 5) Rural residents 3

5. Largest shareholder (in percentage shareholding) of a 

nationalised bank is 

1) RBI 2) NABARD 3) LIC 4) govt. of India 5) IBA 4

1. What is the full form of ‘FINO', a term we see frequently 

in financial newspapers? 

1) Financial Investment Network and Operations 

2) Fanners' Investment in National Organisation 

3) Farmers Inclusion News and Operations 

4) Financial Inclusion Network and Operations 

5) None of these 1

2. Banks and other financial institutions in India are required 

to maintain a certain amount of liquid assets like cash, precious 

metals and other short-term securities as a reserve all the time. 

In Banking World this is known as 

1) CRR 2) Fixed Asset 3)SLR 4)PLR 5) None of these 3

3. Which of the following states became the first state in the country 

to launch RBI’s e-payment system for commercial tax payers?

1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Kerela 3) Gujarat 4) Maharashtra 

5) Karnataka 5

4. Which of the following is a foreign bank operating in India at 

present?

1) Axis Bank 2) Federal Bank 3) BNP Paribas 4) Yes Bank

5) None of these Ans.) 3

5. Which of the following companies is in process to acquire devices and services business of the world’s leading handset maker Nokia in a total transaction estimated to be around $7 bn?

1) Samsung 2) LG 3) Google 4) Microsoft 5) None of these 4

1. The govt is soon to launch which of the following programmes 

to ensure housing for all by 2022? 1) Mahatma Gandhi National Housing Mission 2) Jaiprakash Narayan National Housing Mission

3) Sardar Patel National Housing Mission

4) Deendayal Upadhyaya National Housing Mission 5) NOT 3

2. The 109th birth anniversary of famous writer RK Narayan was 

observed on 10 Oct. Which of the following 

is renowned work published in 1943? 

1) Malgudi Days 2) Untouchable 3) Fasting, Fisting 

4) Coolie 5) Train to Pakistan Ans.) 1

3. India’s Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai has 

jointly won 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. Kailash Satyarthi is 

associated with which of the following NGOs in India? 

1) Magic Bus 2) Save the Children 

3) Bachpan Bachao Aandolan 

4) Association for Democratic Reforms 5) NOT Ans.) 3

4. Which of the following days is celebrated on 10 Oct across the 

world every year? 

1) World Mental Health Day 2) United Nations Day 

3) World Food Day 

4) International Day for Disaster Reduction 5) NOT Ans.) 1

5. The govt of India has deregulated which of the following fuels 

in the country so far. Deregulation means the retail rates of 

the fuel will reflect international movement in oil prices. 

1) Petrol 2) LPG 3) Diesel 4) Kerosene 

5) Both 1) and 3) Ans.) 5

1. According to IMF's latest world economic outlook, India set 

to become USD 2 trillion­economy this year. What is India's 

current ranking in terms of world’s largest economies? 

1) Third 2) Fifth 3) Seventh 4) Ninth 5) Tenth 5

2. India has been re­elected to the United Nations Human Rights 

Council (UNHRC) for the period of ________. 

1) 2015­16 2) 2015­17 3) 2015­18 4) 2015­19 5) 2015­20 2

3. What does term CPR stands for? It is an emergency procedure 

performed to restore spontaneous blood circulation and 

breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest. 

1) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 

2) Cardiopulmonary Restoration 3) Cardiopulmonary Recharge 

4) Cardiopulmonary Redressal 5) NOT Ans.) 1

4. The UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold informal 

consultations on a draft resolution titled‘International Day of Yoga.’ 

The idea for Yoga Day was floated by who among the following 

in his address to the 193­ member world body. 

1) Nawaz Sharif 2) Narendra Modi 3) Barack Obama 

4) Sushil Koirala 5) NOT Ans.) 2

5. International Yoga Day ......

1) 21 June 2) 11 July 3) 18 Oct 4) 15 Nov 5) 21 May 1.

6.

1. The Global Hand-washing Day is celebrated on 

1) 13 Oct 2) 14 Oct 3) 15 Oct 4) 17 Oct 

5) NOT Ans.) 3

2. The 17th Asian Games concluded in Incheon, South Korea 

recently. The next Asian Games will be held in 2018 in 

1) Tokyo, Japan 2) Jakarta, Indonesia 3) Tehran, Iran 

4) Astana, Kazakhstan 5) NOT Ans.) 2

3. In a survey conducted among Metro commuters across 

the globe, the Delhi Metro came 2nd among 18 international Metro systems in terms of overall customer 

satisfaction. Which of the following is ranked 1st ? 

1) Singapore SMRT 2) Paris RATP 3) Hong Kong MTR 

4) London DLR 5) Metro De Madrid Ans.) 4

4. Which of the following is NOT a statutory body in India? 

A statutory body is an entity created by an Act of 

Parliament or state legislatures. 

1) National Development Council 2) Reserve Bank of India 

3) Forward Market Commission 4) PFRDA 5) NOT Ans.) 1

5. The Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched Reefer Vehicle Call­In Centre (RVC) in New Delhi. The RVC will facilitate smooth transportation of 

1) perishable goods 2) patients 3) cattle and poultry 4) fertilizers 

5) NOT Ans.) 1

1. India is all set to launch Project Mausam for countering 

China’s growing influence in the 1) oil exploration in South China Sea 

2) manufacturing sector 3) maritime routes of Indian Ocean region 4) Latin American region 5) NOT Ans.) 3 2.Which of the following countries awarded the GMR 

Infrastructure a Rs 8,500 cr hydro power project, 

which will be this country’s biggest inward 

Foreign direct investment so far? 

1) Maldives 2) Nepal 3) Sri Lanka 4) Afghanistan 5) NOT Ans.) 2

3. The International Day of Democracy is observed on

1) 1 Sep 2) 15 Sep 3) 30 Sep 4) 7 Oct 5) NOT Ans.) 2

4. Who among the following has won the 2014 Waislitz Global 

Citizen Award? He has won the prestigious prize for his work to build community sanitation facilities. 

1) Swapnil Chaturvedi 2) Anoop Jain 3) Harish Hande 4) Bindeshwar Pathak 5) NOT Ans.) 2

5. China sharply reacted to India and the US expressing 

concern over the South China Sea. China has disputes with 

which of the following countries along the South China Sea? 

1) Brunei 2) Malaysia 3) Philippines 4) Vietnam 

5) All of these Ans.) 5

8.

1. The Boko Haram militants have reached a ceasefire 

agreement with which of the following countries and have agreed to free more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls? 1) Kenya 2) Nigeria 3) Angola 4) Mozambique 5) NOT ) 2

2. The PM Narendra Modi connected with the countrymen 

sharing his ‘Man Ki Baat’ through which of the 

following media ? 

1) Television 2) Radio 3) Internet 4) Print 5) NOT Ans.) 2

3. The ISRO launched of IRNSS­1C, the third 

of the seven satellites planned for a series. IRNSS stands for 

1) Indian Regional National Satellite System 

2) Indian Regional Navigational Satellite Series 

3) Indian Regional Navigational Satellite Synchronization 

4) Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System 5) NOT Ans.) 4

4. The Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg came to India on 

his first visit to the country and extended his 

support to ____ programme of the govt of India.

1) Clean India 2) Make in India 3) Incredible India 4) Digital India 5) NOT Ans.) 4

5. Which of the following states achieved total primary education 

by 18 Apr 2015 under the programme titled ‘Athulyam’? 

1) Tripura 2) Karnataka 3) Tamil Nadu 4) Kerala 5) Nagaland Ans.) 4

1. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) plays 

a key role in relief operation in cases of natural calamities 

in India. Who among the following is the chairman of the NDMA? 

1) Muzaffar Ahmad 2) M Shashidhar Reddy 3) Rajnath Singh 4) Narendra Modi 5) NOT Ans.) 4

2. The soon­to­be­operational semi­high speed train that proposes 

to reduce travelling time between Delhi and Agra to 105 minutes 

will be named 

1) Gatimaan Express 2) Pawan Express 3) Tej Express 4) Druta Express 5) NOT Ans.) 1

3. The govt launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on the birth anniversary of who among the following recently? 

Under the scheme MPs from both Houses of the Parliament will 

identify and develop one village from their constituencies 

as a model village by 2016, and two more by 2019. 

1) Mahatma Gandhi 2) Lal Bahadur Shastri 3) Jayaprakash Narayan 4) Deendayal Upadhyay 5) NOT Ans.) 3

4. India is represented at the International Monetary Fund 

(IMF) by an Executive Director. Who among the following is the current Executive Director of India at IMF? 

1) Rakesh Mohan 2) Usha Thorat 3) Y Venugopal Reddy 4) Shankar Acharya 5) NOT Ans.) 1

5. During the recent visit of the President Pranab Mukherjee to 

Norway, the two countries signed 13 agreements. Who among 

the following is the present Prime Minister of Norway? 1) Jonas Gahr Store 2) Erna Solberg 3) Borge Brende 4) Siv Jensen 5) NOT Ans.) 2

1. India is negotiating a trade and investment agreement between 

India and the four­nation European FreeTrade Association 

(EFTA). Which of the following in NOT a member country of 

the EFTA? 

1) Norway 2) Switzerland 3) Liechtenstein 4) Iceland 5) NOT Ans.) 5

2. The annual Haj pilgrimage concluded in Saudi Arabia with 

stoning of devil. What is the currency of Saudi Arabia? 

1) Dinar 2) Riyal 3) Ringgit 4) Dirham 5) NOT Ans.) 2

3. One of the seven emirates of United Arab Emirates (UAE) has 

Launched a new initiative called, ‘HappinessMeter’ to monitor the 

happiness and satisfaction of its population on a daily basis. 

Identify the emirate. 

1) Ajman 2) Sharjah 3) Dubai 4) Abu Dhabi 5) NOT Ans.) 3

4. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a blueprint for the 

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on Jayaprakash Narayan’s 

birth anniversary (11 Oct). Which of the following is NOT correct 

about the scheme? 

1) It encourages MPs (of both the Houses) to identify and develop 

one village from their constituency as a model village by 2016, 

and two more by 2019. 2) There is no criterion for the selection of villages.

3) MPs have to facilitate a village development plan using the 

Rs 5­cr MPLAD fund besides mobilising additional 

resources especially from CSR.

4) The activities will cover broad development areas such as health, 

nutrition and education.

5) There will be real­time web­based monitoring and a first review 

after five months by an independent agency. 2

5. The term IUCD is associated with which of the following? 

It is used as a tool in one of the scheme floated by the govt.

1) Immunization 2) Irrigation 3) Family planning 

4) Urban development 5) NOT 3