Monday 22 June 2015

SBI PO Exam 2015 Important General Awareness Questions

The List of Important Expected GK Questions for Upcoming Bank PO and Clerk Exams was given below. Candidates those who are preparing for the examinations can use these questions.

1).The Rajya Sabha on 6 May cleared the Bill to enables the ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh. ________ is NOT correct about the Bill?
a) In Assam, India will get 470 acres of land, while 268 acres will go to Bangladesh.
b) The territories in Assam, West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya come under the ambit of the Bill.
c) It is a Constitution Amendment Bill
d) The Bill annuls the 1974 India – Bangladesh Land Boundary agreement.
e) None of these

2).The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has raised the threshold for foreign direct investment, now, mandatory cabinet approval will be required for FDI proposals above what amount?
a) Rs. 5,000 cr
b) Rs. 3,500 cr
c) RS. 3,000 cr
d) Rs. 2,500 cr
e) Rs. 1,500 cr

3).Vikas Swarup assumed charge as spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry on 18 April. Name his debut novel which was made into the Oscar – winning movie named Slumdog Millionaire.
a) Five Point Someone
b) Like It Happened Yesterday
c) Six Suspects
d) Q & A
e) Few Things Left Unsaid

4).______________ are the winners of the men’s and women’s singles titles at the Badminton Asia Championship in China.
a) Chen Long, PV Sindhu
b) Lim Dan, Ratchanok Intanon
c) Parupalli Kashyap, Saina Nehwal
d) Tian Houwei, Li Xuerui
e) Lee Chong Wei, Wang Shixian

5).India on 6 May signed an agreement with Iran for the development of a strategically important port there. Name the port
a) Hambantota Port
b) Gwadar Port
c) Chabahar Port
d) Sittwe Port
e) None of these

6).The RBI has overhauled the priority sector lending targets. Banks have to lend ___________ of their credit to small and marginal farmers (having less than two hectares of land).
a) 8 %
b) 9 %
c) 12 %
d) 7.5 %
e) 10 %

7).___________ has won the Asian Banker Achievement Award 2015 for ‘Technology Implementation’ in the category of Best Outsourcing Project (New Bank).
a) Axis Bank
b) Bank of India
c) State Bank of India
d) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
e) ICICI Bank

8).The Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold medalist Vikas Gowda has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, he is related to which of the following sports?
a) Boxing
b) Archery
c) Shooting
d) Discus Throw
e) Squash

9).In which year does the Government on 29 June acquired the Reserve Bank of India’s entire 59.73 per cent stake in State Bank of India (SBI) for a total consideration of about Rs. 35,531.33 cr?
a) 2008
b) 2005
c) 2002
d) 2007
e) 1996

10).What is the name of the ten – day – long naval exercise held between India and France from 23 April to 3 May off the Goa waters?
a) Varuna
b) Hand-in-Hand
c) Yudh Abhyas
d) INDRA
e) Malabar

Answers: 
1). d) 2). c) 3). d) 4). b) 5). c) 6). a) 7). d) 8). d) 9). d) 10). a)

Saturday 20 June 2015

MCQ Current Affairs: 17 June 2015

1) Which country on 07 June 2015 conferred its prestigious liberation war honour on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for his “active role” in its independence struggle?
(A) China
(B) Nepal
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh

2) Who has been recently appointed as the new chief of the elite counter-terror force National Security Guard (NSG)?
(A) R C Tayal
(B) Manish Kumar Agrawal
(C) Rajender Pal Upadhyay
(D) J N Choudhury

3) Who won the French Open Men's singles title 2015?
(A) Novak Djokovic
(B) Andy Murray
(C) Stan Wawrinka
(D) Rafael Nadal

4) Who won the French Open women's singles title 2015?
(A) Lucie Safarova
(B) Maria Sharapova
(C) Bethanie Mattek-Sands
(D) Serena Williams

5) India and which country on 8 June 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding for development of vaccines?
(A) Russia
(B) Netherlands
(C) Singapore
(D) South Africa

6) Who was recently appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner?
(A) Vijai Sharma
(B) Sudhir Bhargava
(C) Basanth Seth
(D) KV Chowdary

7) 16th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) informally known as the “Bollywood Oscars, was recently held at?
(A) UK
(B) Rome
(C) Singapore
(D) Malaysia

8) Who was recently appointed as new Central Vigilance Commissioner?
(A) T.M. Bhasin
(B) KV Chowdary
(C) Pradeep Kumar
(D) None of these

9) World Ocean Day was observed on?
(A) 8 June
(B) 9 June
(C) 5 June
(D) 7 June

10) Who recently won the 2015 Canada Grand Prix of Formula 1?
(A) Nico Rosberg
(B) Sebastian Vettel
(C) Lewis Hamilton
(D) Felipe Massa

Answers
1) Ans. (D) Bangladesh
2) Ans. (A) R C Tayal
3) Ans. (C) Stan Wawrinka
4) Ans. (D) Serena Williams
5) Ans. (B) Netherlands
6) Ans. (A) Vijai Sharma
7) Ans. (D) Malaysia
8) Ans. (B) KV Chowdary
9) Ans. (A) 8 June
10) Ans. (C) Lewis Hamilton

Wednesday 17 June 2015

Current Affairs Quiz: 15 June 2015

1) Name the campaign launched by Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejunivetion Uma Bharti on 5 June 2015, aimed at turning one water stressed village in each district of the country into a water surplus village?
(A) Jal Kranti Abhiyan
(B) Jal Jyothi Karyakram
(C) Jal Samridhi Yojana
(D) None of these

2) Ameenah Gurib-Fakim was on 5 June 2015 sworn in as the first woman president of which country?
(A) Sudan
(B) Maldives
(C) Mauritius
(D) Greece

3) World Environment Day (WED) was observed globally on 5 June 2015 with the theme?
(A) Raise Your Voice Not The Sea Level
(B) Think.Eat.Save
(C) Green Economy: Does it include you?
(D) Seven Billion Dreams; One Planet; Consume with Care

4) Which country was the host country for the World Environment Day (WED) 2015?
(A) Brazil
(B) Italy
(C) China
(D) Australia

5) R Seshasayee was on 5 June 2015 appointed as the non-executive chairman of?
(A) Infosys
(B) TCS
(C) Wipro
(D) ICICI Bank

6) India’s first green police station was inaugurated on the occasion of World Environment Day 2015 at?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Kozhikode
(C) Darjeeling
(D) North Delhi

7) Indian and which country on 6 June 2015 signed a historic land boundary agreement settling a 41 year old boundary dispute?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) Bangladesh
(D) China

8) BCCI has recently appointed which former Indian player to coach the India Under-19 and A teams?
(A) VVS Laxman
(B) Rahul Dravid
(C) Ravi Shastri
(D) Sachin Tendulkar

9) Which club on 6 June 2015 won the UEFA Champions League title?
(A) Real Madrid
(B) Barcelona
(C) Juventus
(D) Bayern

10) Dasaradhi Rangacharya who passed away recently was a legendary writer in which language?
(A) Telugu
(B) Kannada
(C) Bengali
(D) Marathi

Answers
1) Ans. (A) Jal Kranti Abhiyan
2) Ans. (C) Mauritius
3) Ans. (D) Seven Billion Dreams; One Planet; Consume with Care
4) Ans. (B) Italy
5) Ans. (A) Infosys
6) Ans. (D) North Delhi
7) Ans. (C) Bangladesh
8) Ans. (B) Rahul Dravid
9) Ans. (B) Barcelona
10) Ans. (A) Telugu