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Awareness Questions Asked in MAINS Exams happened in 2017. We have giving all
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GA
Questions Asked in SBI PO Mains Exam 2017
Q1. Kavinder Singh and
Satish Kumar is related to which game?
Answer-
Boxing
Q2. As per report of
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) India’s military
expenditure in 2016 grew by-
Answer-
8.5 per cent
Q3. What is the
meaning of “C” in PCA?
Answer-
Prompt Corrective Action
Q4. India Licensing
Expo (ILE), India’s first and most influential brand licensing show will take
place on August 20-21 in-
Answer-
Mumbai
Q5. Who is highest
wicket-taker in women’s ODIs?
Answer-
Jhulan Goswami
Q6. The Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has constituted a Technical Committee in
accordance with Regulation 14 of the IBBI (Information Utilities) Regulations,
2017. The Technical Committee (Committee) will be headed by?
Answer-
Dr R. B. Barman
Q7. India’s growth for
2018-19 as projected by IMF?
Answer-
7.7 per cent
Q8. National Financial
Switch (NFS) is run by-
Answer-
NPCI
Q9. Who was elected as
head of FIFA’s governance committee at the world football governing body’s 67th
Congress in Bahrain’s capital city of Manama?
Answer-
Mukul Mudgal
Q10. Foreign direct
investment (FDI) in India grew 18 per cent during 2016 to touch ______________
data released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).
Answer:
$46 billion
Q11. Fiscal deficit
target for 2017-18 pegged at __________ of GDP?
Answer-
3.2%
Q12. The government
has decided to make tax evasion of over ____________ under the proposed Goods
and Services Tax (GST) the regime as a non-bailable offence.
Answer-
Rs 5 crore
Q13. What is the
meaning of “S” in MSF?
Answer-
Marginal Standing Facility
Q14. What is the
meaning of “P” in APBS?
Answer-
Aadhaar Payment Bridge System
Q15. The target of
digital transactions through UPI, USSD, Aadhar, IMPS for 2017-18?
Answer-
2,500 crore digital transactions
Q16. Cheque written by
drawer and dated at some point in past is called?
Answer-
Ante-dated cheque
Q17. As per RBI norms
on small banks, initial promoter stake for first 5 years should not be less
than?
Answer-
40 per cent
Q18. One questions
were, Which of the following not correct about UPI?
Q19. The base year for
calculating key economic growth from 2004-05 changed to?
Answer:
2011-12
Q20. One Question was,
increase in repo rate signifies?
Answer:
Commercial banks will get more incentives to park their funds with the RBI,
thereby decreasing the supply of money
Q21. Finland has
become the first country in Europe to pay its unemployed citizens a basic
monthly income, amounting to-
Answer-
560 euros ($587)
Q22. Total number of
ATMs of SBI after the merger?
Answer-
59,000 ATMs
Q23. The government of
India (GOI) has approved 681 crores as seed capital for building a venture
for electronic devices with total corpus?
Answer-
Rs 6,831 crore
Q24. How much amount
has allocated by the government to MGNREGA in this year’s (2017-18)
Budget?
Answer-
Rs 48,000 crore
Q25. Risk of collapse
of entire financial system on entire market is called-
Answer-
Systemic risk
Q26. Payments bank not
permitted to?
Answer-
cannot offer loans
Q27. The NBFCs are
allowed to accept/renew public deposits for a minimum period of 12 months and
the maximum period of _____ months.
Answer-
60 months
Q28. Government of
India has changed CII base year from 1981 to-
Answer-
2001
Q29. Metric which
defines operating liquidity available to business is known as?
Answer-
Working capital
Q30. An estimated USD
_________ in black money entered India during 2005-2014, US-based think tank
Global Financial Integrity (GFI).
Answer-
770 billion
Q31. Name the person,
who will head a task force to assess the extent of employment creation at
different points of time, based on “credible data.
Answer-
Arvind Panagriya
Q32. Institute for
Development & Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) is located in?
Answer-
Hyderabad
Q33. Class of
derivative whose value is at least partly derived from one or more underlying
stock exchange securities? (Trade, Commodity, Credit, Interest Rate, Equity)
Answer-
Equity Derivative
Q34. The framework of
Joint Lenders’ Forum (JLF) by RBI is to strengthen the system for revitalising
the…………….?
Answer-
stressed assets in the economy
Q35. Amendment to
Section _______ of Negotiable Instruments Acts to include the electronic image
of a truncated cheque and a cheque in electronic form.
Answer-
6
Q36. The target for
agricultural credit in 2017-18 has been fixed at a record level of-
Answer-
Rs 10 lakh crore
Q37. 2017 Index of
Economic Freedom is topped by which country?
Answer-
Hong Kong
Q38. As per RBI, ARCs
must have the minimum net corpus of _________ crore by 2019.
Answer-
Rs 100 crore
Q39. The UN Day of
Vesak Celebration is internationally a cultural and humanistic festival. 14th
UN Vesak Day celebrated in which country?
Answer-
Sri Lanka
Q40. Using SBI Mingle,
the bank’s customers can do a host of banking services on their ____________
accounts at their own convenience.
Answer-
Facebook or Twitter
GA
Questions Asked in BOB PO Mains Exam 2017
1). 25th April
is observed as – World Malaria Day; Theme 2017 – “Malaria
prevention: let’s close the gap”
2). Manas Wildlife
Sanctuary is located at – Assam
3). Which bank has
recently launched “PayZapp App” –HDFC
4). Konkani is the
official language of which state? –Goa
5). What is the
Headquarters of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) –Chennai
6). “Kuchipudi” is a
classical form of dance, related to which Indian State? –Andhra
Pradesh
7). In “MUDRA”, “R”
stands for – Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency
Bank
8). Which of the
following bank has launched “Lime App” –Axis Bank
9). Phulela Gopichand
is related to which sports? –Badminton
10). In “RIDF”, “D”
stands for –Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
11). Rupesh Shah is
related to which sports? – Billiards
12). What is the size
of 2000 rupees note? –Height – 66 mm × Width – 166 mm
13). Cuttack is
located at the bank of which river? –Mahanadi
14). “”APBS” stands
for – Aadhaar Payment Bridge System
15). Headquarters of
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) –Nairobi, Kenya
GK
Questions Asked in IBPS RRB PO Mains 2017
1). What
is the Full form of ______?
Answer:
Unified Payment Interface2). 14th November celebrated as _______?
Answer: Diabetes Day
3). What
is the Headquarter Of ICAN?
Answer: Geneva,
Switzerland
4). What
is the Headquarter Of ICAR?
Answer: New Delhi
5). Who got the
Noble prize for literature?
Answer: Kazuo Ishiguro
6). What
is the minimum capital required for small finance bank?
Answer: 100 Cr
7). Where is 10th BRICS
summit will be held?
Answer:
Johannesburg, South Africa
8). Where is
Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park located?
Answer: Assam
9). What is the
meaning of M in MUDRA?
Answer: Micro
10). What is the
meaning of P in PCA?
Answer: Prompt
11). Hidayatullah
National Law University is in which state?
Answer: New Raipur,
Chhattisgarh
12). Gorumara
National Park is located in _________?
Answer: West Bengal
13). Banwari
Laal purohit is governor of which state?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
14). What
is the First payment Bank in india?
Answer: Airtel
Payments Bank Ltd
15). Yudh
Abhyas 2017, a joint military training exercise between India and __________?
Answer: United
States
16). Kandla
port has been renamed as _____?
Answer: Deen dayal
upadhyaya Port
17). What is
the meaning of G in SHG?
Answer: Group
18). Vijayawada
situated on the bank of which River?
Answer: Krishna River
19). What
is the Capital of Venezuela?
Answer: Caracas
20). Prakash
javdekar constituency is ________?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
21). Tungabhadra
dam is in which state?
Answer: Karnataka
22). Pooja
Kadian is related to which sports?
Answer: Wushu
23). Cheque
truncation system introduced in which year?
Answer: 2010
24). The
Banking Codes and Standards Board of India was registered as a society under
which act?
Answer: Societies
Registration Act, 1860
25). Cheque
and DD come under which act?
Answer: Negotiable
Instrument Act 1881
26). Recently
died Kundan Shah is related to which field?
Answer: Director
27). Who
is the President of Lebanon?
Answer: Michel Aoun
28). Which
is Paperless Bank?
Answer: DBS Bank
29). Who is the
President of Taiwan?
Answer: Tsai Ing-wen
30). Which state
has launched the grid-connected rooftop solar project?
Answer: Odisha
GA
Questions Asked in IBPS RRBs Office Assistant Mains Exam 2017
Bank
set up in 9 July, 1988 for housing wholly owned by Reserve Bank of
India –National Housing Bank (NHB)
‘Interest
free’ Bank Account – Current Account
The
Banks who cannot issue Credit Card and Loans – Payments Bank
Pradhan
Mantri Mudra Yojana Scheme available for which types of Bank – All
Banks
First
Digital Banking Branch “CANDI” launched by which bank
– Canara Bank
Global Trust Bank merged with which Indian Bank
– Oriental Bank of Commerce
The
environmental sustainability concern by the banks is related to – Green
Banking
Fine
for Violation of Money-Laundering – ₹ 50,000
Type
of Home Loan for older homeowners that requires no monthly mortgage payments
– Reverse Mortgage
‘Startup
Sambandh‘ initiative has been launched by India in
association with which country – Sweden
Loans
provided to Women Self-Help Groups at what percent – 7%
MMID
used in – Mobile Banking
Term
loan is typically taken out for a period of 2 weeks to 3 years pending the
arrangement of larger or longer-term financing – Short-term
Loan (Bridge Loan)
A
Banknote, of which a portion is missing or which is composed of more than two
pieces – Multilated Banknotes
The
Banking Ombudsman has increased the compensation for any loss suffered by the
complainant from existing ₹ 10 lakh to – ₹ 20 Lakhs
Geographical
Indication (GI) status to Gobindobhog rice, a speciality from
Burdwan district of – West Bengal
Tele-Law
Services launched by which Ministry – Ministry of Law and Justice &
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
The
2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank
and Richard Henderson
In
‘WMA’, ‘A’ stands for – Advances (Ways and Means Advances)
In
FCA, ‘F’ stands for – Financial (Financial Conduct Authority)
In
‘UPI’, ‘U’ stands for – Unified
In
‘PCA’, ‘A’ stands for – Action
In
‘RERA’, ‘R’ stands for – Regulatory (Real Estate Regulatory
Agency)
In
‘IFSC’, ‘F’ stands for – Financial
In
‘CERSAI’, ‘S’ stands for – Securitisation (Central Registry of
Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India)
Bengaluru
is situated on the bank of River – Vrishabhavathi River
National
Academy of Indian Railways is in – Vadodara, Gujarat
Partition
museum – Amritsar, Punjab
Chhilchhila
Wildlife Sanctuary – Haryana
Bhitarkanika
National Park – Odisha
Manimahesh
Lake – Himachal Pradesh
Lake
Baikal – Russia
The
Book ‘Golden House’ written by – Salman Rushdie
Budapest
is the capital city of – Hungary
Tri-service
armed Forces (Army, Navy, & Air Force) exercise INDRA 2017
between India and – Russia
November
20 – Universal Children’s Day
Srikanth
Kidambi is related to which sport –Badminton
Winner
of 2017 Men’s Hockey Asia Cup – India
Satya
Pal Malik is the governor of – Bihar
Ram
Mukherjee, who passed away recently, was – Director
GA
Questions Asked in OICL AO Main Exam 2017
Which
is not a negotiable instrument- Coin
What
is the meaning of “S” in PMGSY- Sadak
Which
state government has received three gold awards at the 20th National Conference
on E-Governance- Andhra Pradesh
North
East Calling event is being organised by the Ministry of Development of North
Eastern Region in- New Delhi
Sardar
Patel Stadium located on- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Quito
is capital of- Ecuador
Cassini
is one of the most ambitious efforts in planetary space exploration by- NASA
The
book “I am HIV positive, so what?” has been authored by- Jayanta Kalita
HS
Prannoy is related with- Badminton
Where
is the headquarter of National Insurance Company Limited (NICL)- Kolkata
2017
AIBA world boxing championships held in- Hamburg, Germany
Chancellor
of Germany- Angela merkel
Constituency
of Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh- Purvi Champaran (Bihar)
The
2017 BRICS summit was the ninth annual BRICS summt held in- Xiamen,
China
Tata
Teleservices to merge consumer business with- Bharti Airtel
GA
Questions Asked in UIIC Assistant Mains 2017
1.
Bathukamma festival is celebrated in which state- Telangana
2.
Agricultural leadership award 2017- Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao
3.
RBI issue currencies in which system- Minimum Reserve System
4.
Under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), MUDRA has created as
CGFMU. In the term CGFMU, G stands for – Guarantee
5.
G20 summit 2017 is recently held in- Hamburg, Germany
6.
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is located in- Goa
7.
Valley of flowers National Park is located in- Uttarakhand
8.
Capital of Kazakhstan- Astana
9.
A type of insurance policy that covers property that is easily movable and
provides additional coverage over what normal insurance policies do not- Floater
Insurance
10.
The Task Force on Supportive Policy and Regulatory Framework for Microfinance
set up – NABARAD
11.
MUDRA provide loan for which sector- MSMEs
12.
Indravati dam is located in – Odisha
13.
Constituency of Nirmala Sitharaman – Bangalore, Rajya Sabha
14.
Headquarters of BMEL is located in – Bangalore
15.
Simbex Exercise is conducted between which countries – India &
Singapore
16.
Which of the following day is celebrated on oct 24 th – UN day
17.
Deepika Kumari is related to which sports- Archery
18.
Which is fully state-owned Insurance company- LIC
19.
Domestic Systematically important banks- ICICI, SBI, HDFC
20.
NIIF is used for which Purpose- Infrastructure development
21.
Green bond are issued for collecting fund for – Renewable Energy
22.
An insurance that covers a defined group of people, for example the members of
a society or professional association, or the employees of a particular
employer is termed as Group Insurance
23.
Insurance that is purchased by an insurance company from one or more insurance
companies directly or through a broker as a means of risk management- Reinsurance
24.
Capital of Jharkhand- Ranchi
25.
In the term ASBA, B stands for- Blocked (Application Supported By
Blocked Amount)
