March 2014 Edition 01

Question 1
Padma Bhushan Awardee Chandi Prasad Bhatt has been awarded the
Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013. With which social movement was
he associated?
A. Narmada Bachao Andolan

B. Chipkoo Movement

C. The Silent Valley Project

D. Navdanya Movement
Question 2
The Union Government of India raised the number of workdays under
MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
2005) from 100 days to ____?
A. 125

B. 150

C. 175

D. 200
Question 3
Tension between Ukraine and Russia was escalated in Feb 2014 leading to
huge protest and selection of a new Government there. What is the name
of area which is still under conflict between these two nations?
A. Kherson

B. Crimea

C. Donetsk

D. Stavropol
Question 4
The Union Cabinet has cleared the reservation of the Jat Community in
the nine northern states under which if the following quotas?
A. Scheduled Caste

B. Scheduled Tribe

C. Other Backward Classes

D. None of the Above
Question 5
The mortal remains of 282 Indian soldiers who participated in the Sepoy
Mutiny against the British East India Company, was exhumed from a well
in Amritsar district in Punjab? In which year did the Sepoy Mutiny take
place?
A. 1843

B. 1847

C. 1853

D. 1857
Question 6
Which nation won the U-19 Cricket World Cup 2014 by defeating former
champions in the finals?
A. India

B. Australia

C. England

D. South Africa
Question 7
Which among the following sporting bodies in India has been awarded the
status of a National Sports Federation by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and
Sports?
A. The National Rifle Association of India

B. Paralympics Committee of India (PCI)

C. Indian Rugby Football Union

D. Hockey India
Question 8
Who has displaced Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu as the
Worlds top Billionaires listed by Forbess Magazines 2014?
A. Amancio Ortega

B. Warren Buffett

C. Sheldon Adelson

D. Bill Gates
Question 9
Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has been appointed as the new
Governor for which of the following states?
A. Punjab

B. Kerala

C. Delhi

D. Madhya Pradesh
Question 10
South African cricketer Graeme Smith recently announced his retirement
from International Cricket. Which of the following records are to his
name?
A. Captaining in most test matches

B. Highest number of wins in test
matches as a captain with 50 wins.

C. Fastest South African cricketer to
reach 1000 test runs

D. All of the above
Question 11
Which among the following have been introduced for the first time in
India in the 2014 General Elections?
A. Voter can choose "None of the above"

B. Paper trail for voters

C. Others 'sex' category for transgender

D. All of the Above
Question 12
Which Country's electorate is the largest in the world?
A. China

B. USA

C. India

D. Brazil
Question 13
Which team won the Santosh Trophy 2014?
A. Railways

B. Services

C. Mizoram

D. Arunachal Pradesh
Question 14
The Malaysian Airlines passenger plane Boeing 777-200 which crashed
into the South Indian Ocean was travelling from Kuala Lampur to which
Chinese city?
A. Beijing

B. Chongqing

C. Shanghai

D. Tianjin
Question 15
Which of the following countries have recently decided to change their
National Flag owning to the British colonial connection to its design?
A. Cayman Islands

B. Anguilla

C. Falkland Islands

D. New Zealand
Question 16
Michelle Bachelet was sworn-in as President for second term for which
country?
A. Uruguay

B. Argentina

C. Chile

D. Peru
Question 17
Nagaland and Assam were the first states to get Plastic Voter ID Cards for
General Elections 2014, instead of the Laminated Cards. Why was this
step taken?
A. To avoid duplication and forgery

B. Mark voter attendance on cards

C. Both (a) and (b)

D. None of the Above
Question 18
Who resigned as chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI), as he will contest in the General Elections 2014?
A. Baijayant Panda

B. Veerapa Moily

C. Nandan Nilekani

D. Sushilkumar Shinde
Question 19
Which team won the Vijay Hazare Trophy in cricket for the season 2013-
14?
A. Jharkhand

B. Bengal

C. Delhi

D. Karnataka
Question 20
Khushwant Singh recently passed away. Who was he?
A. Author

B. Actor

C. Cricketer

D. All of the Above
Question 21
Brazilian footballer Hilderaldo Luiz Bellini passed away recently. What is
he most commonly known for?
A. First person to captain Brazil in World Cup Football

B. First captain to win the World Cup Football for Brazil

C. First person to score for Brazil in World Cup Football

D. First person from Brazil to win the Golden Boot
Award
Question 22
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has introduced a new format
for hockey in order to attract more people to the game. The new format
will be played for how many minutes, instead of the usual 70 Mins?
A. 45 Mins

B. 50 Mins

C. 60 Mins

D. 65 Mins
Question 23
The Royal Mail in Britain recently issued a postage stamp of Noor Inayat
Khan. Who is she?
A. Poet

B. A World War II Spy from British Indian

C. Former Actress

D. First Female pilot from India
Question 24
Who has been given additional charge of Water Resources Ministry after
resignation by Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat in Feb 2014?
A. Salman Khurshid

B. Kapil Sibal

C. Ghulam Nabi Azad

D. Sushilkumar Shinde
Question 25
Who was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in Feb 2014?
A. Harish Rawat

B. Vijay Bahuguna

C. Harish Rawat

D. B. C. Khanduri
Question 26
Which Country won the ICC World Cup Qualifier at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval,
Lincoln in February 2014 to be part of ICC World Cup 2015?
A. Kenya

B. Scotland

C. United Arab Emirates (UAE)

D. Canada
Question 27
Central Excise Day is observed on?
A. 22nd Feb

B. 28th Feb

C. 24th Feb

D. 27th Feb
Question 28
The RBI diluted rules for accelerated provisioning it had proposed for
nonperforming accounts in Feb 2014. As per its notification, now lenders
will make _______ provision for unsecured loans that remain unpaid for
six months.
A. 30%

B. 25%

C. 20%

D. 15%
Question 29
Which brand has emerged as the most trusted brand in India according to
Brand Trust Report, India Study 2014 (BTR 2014)?
A. Nokia

B. Tata

C. Sony

D. Samsung
Question 30
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into India jumped stood at
_________ in November 2013 (announced in Feb 2014).
A. USD 1.64 billion

B. USD 2.2 billion

C. USD 3.1 billion

D. USD 2.53 billion
Question 31
An account holder draws a cheque on a?
A. Banker of the Payee

B. Banker of the Drawee

C. Banker of the Drawer

D. Banker of the Endorsee
Question 32
The Bank should comply and intimate the compliance of Award to
Ombudsman?
A. Within Two Months

B. Within 3 months

C. Within one month

D. Within one year
Question 33
Capital adequacy is worked out based on?
A. Total demand and time liabilities

B. Net demand and time assets

C. Risk weighted assets

D. Risk weighted liabilities
Question 34
Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) can be maintained in the following ways?
A. Cash

B. Gold

C. Unencumbered approved securities

D. All of these
Question 35
What was the deposits criteria of 14 Banks nationalized on 19th July
1969?
A. Rs.1000 Crore

B. Rs. 500 Crore

C. Rs. 100 Crore

D. Rs. 50 Crore
Question 36
What are the features of selective credit control?
A. They distinguish between essential and non-essential
uses of Bank credit

B. Only non-essential uses are brought under the scope of
Credit Bank controls

C. They affect not only the lenders but also the borrowers

D. All the above
Question 37
Which of the following are the targets for different categories of priority
sector?
A. Overall target 40% of net Bank credit

B. Agriculture loans (direct and indirect) 18%

C. Priority sector target for foreign Banks is 32%

D. All the above
Question 38
Benefits in core Banking is/are?
A. Reliable centralized data recovery

B. Data warehousing and data mining technologies

C. Integrated customer centric services

D. All the above
Question 39
Cheque truncation can be done by?
A. Using MICR data

B. Sending cheque by speed post

C. Using image processing

D. A & C
Question 40
Bank rate is decided by?
A. Indian bank association

B. Individual commercial bank

C. Finance ministry

D. None of the above
Question 41
What is nomination?
A. A facility given to depositors by the Government

B. It confers a right to the nominee to receive payment
of a deposit after death of depositors

C. It is a process of appointing legal heir by the
depositors

D. It is a part of will on behalf of a depositor
Question 42
BFS- Board for Financial Supervision constituted in 1994 by RBI to
undertake consolidated supervision of?
A. Commercial Banks

B. Financial Institutions

C. Non Banking Finance Companies

D. All the above
Question 43
'One Family one Bank' is the tagline of which Bank?
A. Bank of India

B. Indian Bank

C. Bank of Maharastra

D. Union Bank of India
Question 44
Research Institutions set up by Reserve Bank of India are?
A. IDRBT (Institute for Development and Research in Ban-
king Technology), Hyderabad

B. IGIDR (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development
Research), Mumbai

C. NIBM (National Institute of Bank Management), Pune

D. All the above
Question 45
Who is the Chairman of the Technical Committee formed to make a study
on improvement in Mobile Banking:
A. Bimal Jalan

B. Rahuram Rajan

C. B. Sambamurthy

D. Pulak Kumar Sinha
Question 46
A depositor wants to give nomination in favour of a Needy Charitable
Trust Is it acceptable to the banker?
A. Yes, anyone can be a nominee

B. No. Only a blood relative should be a nominee

C. As per the discretion of the Branch Manager

D. No, as per Nomination Guide lines only Individuals can
be nominated as Nominee and not institutions
Question 47
Who is the Chairman of SEBI?
A. U.K. Sinha

B. T.S. Vijayan

C. K.R. Kamat

D. H.R. Khan
Question 48
Which of the following is not an India based credit rating agency?
A. CRISIL

B. CARE

C. Standard & Poor

D. ICRA
Question 49
Subsidiaries of RBI are?
A. NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development)

B. NHB (National Housing Bank)

C. BRBNMPL (Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran
Private Limited)

D. All of the above
Question 50
CRAR stands for?
A. Capital Restructure Asset Ratio

B. Report on Agriculture Research

C. Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio

D. Capital intensive Rural & Agriculture Research
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