GK Quiz: For Bank Exams

Ques.1. The Postal Department will launch which of the following services in all departmental Post offices in the country by May 2014.

1) On-line parcel tracking system            2) On-line inquiry system

3) On-line banking facilities                     4) On-line parcel booking system

5) None of these

Online banking facilities

Ques.2. The name of the national champion Saurav Ghosal is associated with which of the following games?

1) Shooting       2) Squash

3) Billiards        4) Basketball

5) None of these

Squash

Ques.3.  India’s most important economic reform, Goods and Services Tax (GST), is set to become reality soon as state finance ministers have reached a consensus. Who among the following headed the Empowered Committee of state finance ministers?

1) P Chidambaram                        2) Sushil Kumar Modi

3) Montek Singh Ahluwalia            4) Navin Patnaik

5) None of these

Sushil Kumar Modi

Ques.4.  The Know Your Customer (KYC) norms are applicable to which of the following categories of customers of the banks?

1) A person or entity that maintains an account and/or has a relationship with the bank

2) One on whose behalf a business account is maintained (i.e. the beneficial owner)

3) Beneficiaries of transactions conducted by professional intermediaries, such as Stock Brokers, Chartered Accountants Solicitors etc. as permitted under the law

4) All the above

5) None of the above

All of above

Ques.5.  World anti Leprosy Day is observed internationally on which of the following dates?

1) January 28    2) January 30

3) January 31    4) October 2

5) None of these

January 30

Ques.6.  Who amongst the following is the author of the books The Immortals of Meluha and The Secret of the Nagas which are the first two books of the Shiva trilogy series?

1) S Hussain Zaidi         2) Amish Tripathi

3) Ashwini Sanghi          4) Ravinder Singh

5) None of these

Amish Tripathi

Ques.7.  Purav Raja represents India in which of the following games?   

1) Cricket          2) Badminton

3) Tennis           4) Shooting

5) Archery     

Tennis

Ques. 8.  Which of the following statements is/are not correct about National Population Register (NPR)?

1) It is a project of home ministry.

2) It is a substitute for Aadhar (UID).

3) It collects identity through three biometrics-photographs, fingerprints and iris impression.        

4) All the residents above five years of age have to be enrolled mandatorily.

5) It will be used for identification and providing target

groups access to government schemes and social sector benefits.

It is a substitute for Aadhar(UID)

Ques.9.  Who amongst the following is the author of the book titled ‘Economic Policies and India’s Reform Agenda: New Thinking’?

1) Subir Gokarn                    2) C Rangarajan

3) YV Reddy                        4) Bimal Jalan

5) Duvvuri Subbarao

Y.V. Reddy

Ques.10.  The market regulator Sebi has appointed a committee under ex-Cabinet secretary K M Chandrashekhar to frame guidelines for

1) Foreign Institutional Investors

2) Foreign Venture Capital Investors(FVCIs)

3) Qualified Financial/Institutional Investors (QFIs)

 4) All types of foreign investors

5) None of these

All Types of Foreign Investors

Ques.11. The President has given his assent to the ordinance mandating harsher punishment for offenders in sexual assault cases and the amended law came into force immediately. The ordinance introduces which of the following as specific offences under the Indian Penal Code?

1) Voyeurism                             2) Stalking

3) Disrobing of women            4) Acid attacks

5) All the above

All of Above

Ques.12. The World Cancer Day is observed on which of the following dates?    

1) February 1     2) February 2

3) February 3     4) February 4

5) None of these

February 4

Ques.13.  Which of the following PSUs has got the Maharatna status from the Central Government recently? It will now get enhanced powers to expand its operations in domestic and global markets.

1) The Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd                                        2) Oil India Limited

3) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited                                  4) Bharat Electronics Limited

5) None of these

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd

Ques.14.  The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted a panel to examine issues of certification under the Cinematograph Act 1952. The panel is headed by

1) Javed Akhtar                2) Mukul Mudgal

3) Sharmila Tagore           4) Lalit Bhasin

5) Pankaja Thakur   

Mukul Mudgal

Ques.15.  The five year project ‘Health for Life’, which is funded by USAID, has been launched in which of the following countries? The project is estimated to cost $18mn and will cover 14 districts with the aim to improve overall health and support family planning programs.

1) Sri Lanka       2) Bangladesh

3) Nepal            4) Bhutan

5) None of these    

Nepal