General Awareness Questions For Snap - : (Paper-II)
General Awareness Questions For Snap - : (Paper-II)
General Awareness Questions For Snap - : (Paper-II)
(Paper-II)
Directions for questions 1 to 40: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.
2. Who among the following gives loans to regional rural banks for working capital, and for financial support for large
loans?
(1) District Co – Op Central Banks. (2) State Co-op Bank
(3) State Government (4) NABARD
4. Which of the following countries passed a land mark carbon tax legislation called Clean Energy Act in November
2011?
(1) Australia (2) USA (3) China (4) Brazil
5. Which of the following countries Joined World Trade Organization (W.T.O) in August 2012?
(1) Australia (2) China (3) Brazil (4) Russia
6. Which of the following works exclusively for the protection of human rights across the world?
(1) Amnesty international
(2) International Council for Red Cross
(3) Commonwealth
(4) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
8. Which of the following countries is only the 3rd in the world (after USA and Russia) to accomplish a docking
exercise of a spaceship with a space lab module?
(1) England (2) Japan (3) India (4) China
9. The Government of India plans to generate `3000 crores by divesting its stake/selling off, in which of the following?
(1) Public Sector Banks (2) Life Insurance Corporation of India
(3) State Bank of India (4) Non- Life Insurance companies
10. Which of the following telecom companies is the largest in India, having a 70% market share in telecom business in
India?
(1) Airtel, Bharti Enterprises (2) Idea Communication, Aditya Birla group
(3) Reliance Communication, ADAG (4) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
11. Which of the following is now confirmed as the mainstay of India’s defense capabilities and missile program,
capable of carrying nuclear warheads?
(1) Prithvi (2) Akash (3) Agni (4) Trishul
12. Which of the following was removed as a clause in home loans offers of commercial banks as per the instructions
of the National Housing Bank and the RBI from the 3rd quarter of 2011 onwards?
(1) Prepayment penalties (2) Fixed interest rates
(3) Floating rates of interest (4) Loan processing charges
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14. The President of which country was asked to step down and handover power to a transition arrangement
immediately by the US President Barrack Obama, in view of large scale violence and military police brutality
against protestors, civilians, etc. in that country during September 2011?
(1) Yemen (2) Libya (3) Syria (4) Egypt
18. Nexavar, an advanced cancer drug patented by Bayer, Germany is now to be manufactured under a Compulsory
Licence (CL) issued by (IPO) Indian Patents Organisation in March 2012, to which of the following companies?
(1) Natco pharma (2) Pfizer
(3) Dr. Reddy’s labs (4) Abbot laboratories
21. The eminent sportsman nominated by the President of India to Rajya Sabha, in April 2012, is
(1) V. Anand. (2) Leander -Paes
(3) Sachin Tendulkar. (4) P.C Mary Kom.
23. Which of the following are norms for identification of customers and their details?
(1) KYC Norms (2) Lending Norms (3) Basel Norms (4) Service Norms
24. Which of the following banks is headed by a woman Chief Executive Officer?
(1) ICICI bank (2) Canara Bank (3) State Bank of India (4) Indus Ind Bank
28. The Government of India passed the National Food Security Bill, which divided population into two categories.
Which are they?
(1) Rich and Poor (2) Above BPL & Below BPL
(3) Priority households & general household (4) Access to PDS & No access to PDS
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29. Mr. Arun Mishra was appointed as head of which of the following in July 2012?
(1) DGFT (2) DGCA (3) PNGRB (4) WD & RA
30. Which of the following prize committies decided to cut the prize money by 20% effective from 2012?
(1) The UNESCO & Odisha Government for Kalinga prize
(2) The Nobel foundation for Nobel prizes
(3) Sweden’s parliament RIKSDAG for Right to Livelihood award
(4) John Templeton Foundation for Templeton prize
31. Who among the following came forward to start a new company for Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF) to be structured
as an NBFC?
(1) ICICI group (2) LIC of India
(3) Citicorp finance of India (4) All of the above
32. Which country announced in June 2012, successful breeding of a Genetically Modified (GM) calf to produce low
lactose milk to help lactose intolerant population?
(1) India (2) China (3) Russia (4) Great Britain
33. Who is the winner (Men’s category) of the 2012 French open championships at Roland Garros, Paris France?
(1) Roger Federer (2) Novak Djokovic (3) Rafael Nadal (4) Andy Murray
36. Which of the following ‘business dailies’ is owned by Bennet Coleman Co. Ltd?
(1) Business Standard (2) Business Line (3) Economic Times (4) Business Today
37. ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) has its head quarters in - - -
(1) Malayasia (2) Vietnam (3) Philippines (4) Indonesia
39. Which of the following organizations provides risk & insurance coverage for exporters in India?
(1) EXIM Bank (2) The Reserve Bank of India
(3) Ministry of Corporate Affairs (4) Export Credit & Guarantee Corporation (ECGC)
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