General Awareness

1. Maoists in which of the following countries recently decided to accept Government's offer of 'Golden Handshake' and enter into 'civilian life' or mainstream of the society
A. Myanmar
B. India
C. China
D. Nepal
E. Bhutan

Answer: Option D


2.  Which of the following is correct?

A. Illiterates cannot open any account in a bank
B. Illiterate women cannot open any account in a bank
C. Illiterates can open saving bank accounts in a bank
D. Advance can be granted to a minor
E. Advance can be granted to a minor if he is of sound mind


Answer: Option C


3.  As per newspaper reports western countries are going to impose sanctions on which of the following OPEC countries as it is said that it is trying to make a nuclear bomb?
A. Kuwait
B. Iraq
C. Iran
D. Saudi Arabia
E. Angola


Answer: Option C


4.  "The Reliance Industries Ltd.(RIL) has decided to return some 'KG' fields to the Government of India" was the news in some major newspapers. What is major production in KG fields owned by RIL?
A. Crude oil
B. Gas
C. Coal
D. Iron ore
E. Gold ore and Diamonds


Answer: Option A


5.  Non convertible debentures are___
A. Debt instruments which acquire equity status at the insurence option
B. Debt instruments which acquire equity status at the investors option.
C. Debt instruments which acquire equity status with the permission of Registrar of companies.
D. Debt instruments which acquire equity status on maturity.
E. Debt instruments which retain their debt character and cannot acquire equity status.

Answer: Option E


6.  India's Dipika Pallikal and Sarah Cardwell of Australia recently played an international match in Chennai. Both of them are______
A. Badminton players
B. Golf players
C. Chess players
D. Squash players
E. Table tennis players


Answer: Option D


7.  "IRDA norms will boost only distribution" was the news in some major newspapers. This means online distribution of which of the following will boost up?
A. Bank products
B. Insurance policies/products
C. Licenses to open new banks/branches of existing banks
D. Licenses to operate 2G/3G spectrums
E. Permits for export of iron ore


Answer: Option B


8. 'Lajja' is a book written by______
A. Salman Rushdie
B. Taslima Nasreen
C. Sunil Ganguli
D. Rabindranath Tagore
E. Bimal Mitra


Answer: Option B


9. To prevent frauds in multiple mortgage cases, under SARFAESI Act, 2002 one special thing has been created and made operative from 01.04.2011. When one is that from the following?
A. Special Registrar Office at Lucknow
B. Special Central Arbitration Bureau at Lucknow
C. Central SARFAESI Tribunals at 6 Centres
D. Central Electronic Registry
E. State Electronic Registries


Answer: Option D


10. SBI has merged which of the following two associate banks with itself?
A. State Bank of Hyderabad and State Bank of Patiala
B. State Bank of Hyderabad and State Bank of Travancore
C. State Bank of Mysore and State Bank of Travancore
D. State Bank of Indore and State Bank of Hyderabad
E. State Bank of Indore and State Bank of Saurashtra


Answer: Option E