SBI, SBLC, RAIPUR (C.

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OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS ON GENERAL AWARENESS

Which insurance company has emerged as a leading private insurance company in

1 terms of new business in 2009-10?
A Bajaj Allianz B SBI Life
C ING Insurance D ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
RBI has advised that no collateral security should be insisted for advance up to Rs
2 ………. To MSE sector?
A Rs 5.00 Lacs B Rs 10.00 Lacs
C Rs 15.00 Lacs D Rs 25.00 Lacs
Which bank recently merged with ICICI Bank?
3 A SB Indore B Bank of Maharastra
C Bank of Rajasthan D Vsysa Bank
As per RBI direction banking services should be provided to all villages with a
4 population of over 2000 by ………. and to all villages by …………….. ?
A 2012, 2015 B 2012, 2014
B 2011, 2013 D 2011, 2014
By Right to Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, Children between the
5 ages of 6 years and ………. have to be provided free and compulsory educations?
A 10 Years B 12 Years
C 14 Years D 16 Years
What is the new name of UDI project?
6 A Aadhaar B Swalambam
C Rashtriya D Uday
Who is the inventor of ATM?
7 A Dominque Yunus Kahn B Robert Zoellick
C John Shepherd D None of the above

Operation Chaitanya meant for …………. Customers

8 A INB B ATM
C Mobile Banking D Telephone banking

Who is the present chairman of IBA

9 A Shri O P Bhatt B Shri M Damodaran
C Shri Yogesh Agrawal D None of these

Who has designed the symbol for the Rupee ?

10 A D Damodar B Abhay Kumar
C S k Nehwal D D Uday Kumar

Green Channel counter launched by SBI at ………..?

11
A Chennai B Kolkatta
C Mumbai D Delhi
ASBA scheme is related to purchase of ………………….?
12 A IPO B CP
C CD D Shares
IFSC stands for ……………………….?
13 A Indian Financial System Code B International Financial System Code
C Indian Financial Service Code D International Financial Service Code
Share of Insurance Australia Group in SBI General Insurance Co. is ……………?
14 A 20% B 24%
C 26% D 30%
 Who is the chairman of IRDA ?
15 A J Harinarayan B Yogesh Agrwal
C Amit Soni D Ramesh Agrawal
According to new DTC (Direct Tax Code), which is going to be implemented by 1
16 April 2012, proposed corporate tax is 30%. What is the rate at present?
A 25% B 28%
C 32% D 34%
Which of the countries represent letter ‘C’ in the category known as BRIC
17 countries?
A Canada B Chile
C Cuba D China
Revealing the identity of the whistle blower will be a punishable offence with
18 punishment upto 3 Years of fine upto Rs ………… or both.
A 25,000/- B 50,000/-
C 75,000/- D 100,000/-
According to new DTC (Direct Tax Code), which is going to be implemented by 1
19 April 2012, proposed tax exemption for the Senor Citizen is …………..
A Rs 2.25 Lacs B Rs 2.50 Lacs
C Rs 2.75 Lacs D Rs 3.00 Lacs
The both houses of the Parliament has passed a bill for reducing the minimum level
20 of Govt’s share holding in equity of State Bank of India from 55% to ……….
A 49% B 50%
C 51% D 52%
Self Service Banking Centre of the State Bank of India is at ……………
21 A New Delhi B Kolkatta
C Mumbai D Chennai

SME Facilitation Centre of State Bank of India is at ………….

22 A New Delhi B Kolkatta
C Mumbai D Chennai
Acquisition of State Bank of Indore by State Bank of India w.e.f.
23 A 26.08.2010 B 26.09.2010
C 24.08.2010 D 25.08.2010
IRDA has launched a Grievance Call Centre for insurance prospects and policy
24 holders at …………………….
A Mumbai B New Delhi
C Bangalore D Hyderabad
Who is heading the committee set up by the Govt to review the National Small
25 Saving Fund?
A Ms. Shyamala Gopinath B Mr. Ravindra Kelekar
C Ms. Savitri Jindal D Ms. Chanda Kochhar
What is the name of a two day event at Bangalore launched by SBI alongwith
26 Times of India to showcase the bank’s products for SMEs?
A Next Big Step B Our Big Step
B SBI Big Step D SME Big Step
Who has been recently conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
27 A Sachin Tendulkar B Sania Mirza
C Saina Nehwal D Tejaswini Sawant

The benchmark of the Cheque Truncation System is known as ……………..

28 A CTS-2009 B CTS-2010
C CTS-2012 D CTS-2013
 KYC compliance and fraud prevention day observed by SBI on ………………….
29 A 01/08/2010 B 01/07/2010
C 01/05/2010 D 01/04/2010
BIS (Bank for International Settlement) Head Quarter at …………
30 A Washington D C B Singapore
C Switzerland D Phillippines
Which Committee has recommended that petrol and diesel priced be freed from
31 Govt control ?
A Dr Kiriti Parikh Committee B Dr Kelkar Committee
C Dr Y V Reddy Committee D None of these
State Bank of India has launched Sona Ghar, a first exclusive Banking Outlet at
32 ………….
A Mumbai B New Delhi
C Chennai D Hyderabad
The Strategic Training Unit of SBI is located at ………………….
33 A Mumbai B New Delhi
C D Hyderabad
Chennai
Interest on TDR is now paid on
34 A Every quarter from the date of deposit B Every calendar quarter
C A or B D As per request of customer
35 Who is the Chairman of the committee set up by RBI to look into the various
aspects of services rendered by banks to retail and small customers including
pensioners?
A Mr. M Damodaran B Mr. Yogesh Agrawal
C Dr Kirti Parikh D Dr Vimal Jalan
36 SBI has opened Kohinoor Banjara Premium Banking Centre at Hyderabad. The
minimum deposit for account opening at here is
A Rs 25.00 Lacs B Rs 50.00 Lacs
C Rs 75.00 Lacs D Rs 100.00 Lacs
37 The users ID of a Teller would be inactivated, he does not log into the core banking
system for ………….. days.
A 10 B 15
C 20 D 25
38 McKinsey & Co has been appointed by SBI for expansion of its ……………..
A Rural Banking Business B SME Business
B Personal Segment Business D Metro Banking Business
39 The new pension scheme for unorganized sector that is being managed by PFRDA
is ………………
A Swavalamban B Ponni
C Aadhar D Jagrity
40 Repo, Reverse Repo and Bank Rate are ----, ---- & ---- respectively
A 6.5%, 5%, 6% B 6.25%, 5%, 6%
C 5.75%, 5%, 6% D 6.25%, 5.25%, 6%
EPF Interest rate for 2010-11 is
41 A 8.50% B 9.00%
C 9.50% D 10.00%
Which Private Life Insurance Company was conferred the NDTV Profit Business
42 Leadership award ?
A Bajaj Allianz B SBI Life
C ING Insurance D ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
 Recently a World Trade Centre has been opened at Bangalore. The first World
43 Trade Centre in India was set up at ?
A Mumbai B New Delhi
C Chennai D Hyderabad
The mobile service provider company who has been provided a license by RBI to
44 start mobile payment service?
A Reliance B Bharti Airtel
C Vodafone D Idea
What is the base year for the new Wholesale Price Index?
45 A 2004-05 B 2005-06
C 2006-07 D 2007-08

Answers: General Awareness

1 B 26 A
2 B 27 C
3 C 28 B
4 A 29 A
5 C 30 C
6 A 31 A
7 C 32 D
8 A 33 D
9 A 34 B
10 D 35 A
11 A 36 D
12 A 37 B
13 A 38 A
14 C 39 A
15 A 40 D
16 D 41 C
17 D 42 B
18 B 43 A
19 B 44 B
20 C 45 A
21 A
22 A
23 A
24 D
25 A