TEST - IV : GENERAL AWARENESS

(with special reference to Banking Industry)

121. Which Non-Test playing nation has appointed Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its Cricket Ambassador? (1) Nepal (2) Canada (3) Maldives (4) Singapore (5) None of these 122. Who among the following Indian environmentalist has been conferred the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the Mexican President, Felipe Calderon? (1) Rajendra K. Pachauri (2) Vandana Shiva (3) Madhav Gadgil (4) B. Ulhas Karanth (5) None Of these 123. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species was released recently. Which of the following statements are correct regarding India? I. Out of the four categories of classification Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable and Near ThreatenedEndangered has the largest number of species. II. Less than 8 species were classified as Extinct III. Less than 3 species were classified as Extinct in the Wild (1) I only (2) I and II (3) I, II and III (4) I and III (5) None Of these 124. The list of most competitive cities among 120 major cities in the world was released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Which of the following statements are correct? I. Mumbai is the highest ranked Indian city in the list II. There are six Indian cities in the list III. New York has topped the list (1) I only (2) I and II (3) II and III (4) I and III (5) None Of these 125. What is Indias rank among 141 countries in the Global Innovation Index 2012 released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)? (1) 44th (2) 64th (3) 84th (4) 104th (5) None Of these 126. China completed a successful manned space mission in June 2012. Which of the following statements are correct? I. Liu Yang became Chinas first female astronaut II. Shenzhou-9 is Chinas orbiting space laboratory III. Tiangong-1 is the spacecraft that carried the astronauts (1) I only (2) I and II (3) II and III (4) III and I (5) None Of these 127. Which African countrys Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) ordered the dissolution of Parliament in June 2012? (1) Egypt (2) Libya (3) Algeria (4) Nigeria (5) None Of these 128. of food produced globally every year gets wasted according to a report called Avoiding Future Famines released by the UNEP. (1) One-third (2) One-fourth (3) One-fifth (4) One-sixth (5) None Of these 129. Which of the following days observed in June 2012 are matched correctly? I. World Anti-Counterfeiting Day June 13 II. World Day Against Child Labour June 12 III. World Refugee DayJune 20 (1) I only (2) I and II (3) II and III (4) I, II and III (5) None Of these 130. Which country has announced plans to create the worlds largest network of marine parks to protect ocean life? (1) USA (2) China (3) Brazil (4) Australia (5) None Of these

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131. Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur has been sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court. With this, the strength of the apex court has gone up to 26. What is the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court? (1) 28 judges (2) 29 judges (3) 30 judges (4) 31 judges (5) None Of these 132. Which of the following statements on the appointment of the V. S. Sampath as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) are correct? I. He was appointed as the 12th CEC. II. He was serving as the CEC since April 2009. III. Sukumar Sen was the first CEC. (1) I and II only (2) II and III only (3) III and I only (4) I, II and III (5) None Of these 133. Who among the following is the author of the book Turning Points A Journey Through Challenges released in July 2012? (1) Jairam Ramesh (2) Amartya Sen (3) K. Natwar Singh (4) A P J Abdul Kalam (5) None Of these 134. Which of the following statements on measures on External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) for Manufacturing and Infrastructure sector companies announced by the Reserve Bank of India are correct? I. Annual ceiling on ECBs has been raised to $15 billion II. ECBs cannot be used to repay Rupee loans (1) I only (2) II only (3) Both I and II (4) Neither I nor II (5) None of these 135. Merchant Discount Rate is the rate charged to a merchant by a bank for providing debit and credit card services at his outlet. The MDR on debit card transactions of value upto Rs. 2000 should not exceed , according to the new ceiling announced by the RBI. (1) 0.25% (2) 0.50% (3) 0.75% (4) 1.00% (5) None of these 136. Which of the following statements on debit and credit card services is/are correct? I. Debit card is a secured product while credit card is an unsecured product II. Banks charge Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) from the customer for debit card use III A higher Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) will discourage merchants from accepting payment by debit cards (1) I only (2) I and II (3) II and III (4) I and III (5) None of these 137. How many Indian umpires have found place in the International Cricket Councils Elite Panel of Umpires for the 2012-13? (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3 (5) None of these 138. A plaque honouring who among the following Ex-Indian cricket captains was unveiled at the Oxford University pavilion in London in June 2012? (1) Ajit Wadekar (2) Bishan Singh Bedi (3) Col. C. K. Nayudu (4) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (5) None of these 139. Sergei Bubka has been inducted into the IAAFs Hall of Fame recently. His world record created in which event in 1994 is still unbroken? (1) 800 m (2) Shot putt (3) Pole vault (4) Long jump (5) None of these 140. What is Indias rank on financial literacy among 28 countries in the 2012 edition of Visa Global Financial Literacy Barometer survey? (1) 23rd (2) 24th (3) 25th (4) 26th (5) None of these 141. Which state sent the largest number of workers abroad with Emigration Check Required (ECR) endorsement in 2011 according to the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs data? (1) Bihar (2) Kerala (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Uttar Pradesh (5) None of these 13

142. Who among the following Indian Americans was convicted of insider trading by a US Court few days ago? (1) Gururaj Deshpande (2) Preet Bharara (3) Kanwal Rekhi (4) Rajat Gupta (5) None of these 143. Baron Pierre de Coubertin is known for his contribution to which field? (1) Arts (2) Sports (3) Science (4) Economics (5) None of these 144. Who among the following is the Ex- CEO of Union Carbide Company (UCC) wanted in India for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy? (1) James Marshall (2) John Wilson (3) Thomas Dalrymple (4) Warren Anderson (5) None of these 145. In which European country has a coalition government led by New Demo-cracy and Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) come to power? (1) Malta (2) Cyprus (3) Greece (4) Albania (5) None of these 146. Which of the following are the highest and the lowest ranked countries respectively in the Global Peace Index 2012 of 158 countries produced by the Australia and US-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)? (1) New Zealand, Iraq (2) Iceland, Somalia (3) Japan, Afghanistan (4) Austria, Sudan (5) None of these 147. Which of the following terms is often used in litigation related to internet piracy of copyrighted films and music? (1) Greg Lee (2) Tom Wills (3) John Doe (4) Mark Tan (5) None of these 148. The UNSECO has included Timbuktu in in its list of World Heritage sites in danger. (1) Togo (2) Chad (3) Mali (4) Fiji (5) None of these 149. Money deposited by Indians accounted for of total foreign money in Swiss banks according to data disclosed by Swiss National Bank (SNB), Switzerlands central bank? (1) 0.14% (2) 1.14% (3) 2.14% (4) 3.14% (5) None of these 150. Who among the following is the Defence Secretary of India, in news for conducting talks on the Siachen issue with his Pakistani counterpart in Rawalpindi? (1) Shashikant Sharma (2) Avinash Chander (3) Ashok Nayak (4) Vivek Ray (5) None of these 151. An agreement for collaboration in joint research on which of the following was signed between Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and his US counterpart Kathleen Sebelius? (1) Tuberculosis (2) Diabetes (3) Malaria (4) Cancer (5) None of these 152. Who among the following has been elected as the new Chief Executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC)? (1) Walter Edwards (2) Giles Clarke (3) Willie Basson (4) David Richardson (5) None of these 153. Who among the following has been elected as the new President of the International Cricket Council (ICC)? (1) Ian Bishop (2) Alan Isaac (3) Gary Kirsten (4) David White (5) None of these 154. Which of the following statements about Commercial Paper (CP) are correct? I. CP is a secured money market instrument II. CP can be issued for a minimum maturity of 7 days III. CP can be issued for a maximum maturity of six months (1) I only (2) I and II (3) II and III (4) III and I (5) None of these 155. Gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) as a per cent of total advances at the end of March 2012 were highest in case of: (1) Scheduled Commercial Banks (2) Nationalised Banks (3) Public Sector Banks (4) Old Private Banks (5) None of these 14

156. The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to initiate steps to allot UCIC to all their customers. What is the full form of UCIC? (1) Unique Customer Interaction Code (2) Uniform Customer Identification Code (3) Unique Customer Identification Code (4) Uniform Customer Interaction Code (5) None of these 157. The RBI has decided to permit non-bank entities to set up, own and operate ATMs in India. Non- bank entities that intend setting up, owning and operating ATMs, would be christened White Label ATM Operators (WLAO) and such ATMs would be called White Label ATMs (WLAs). Which of the following statements are correct? I. WLAO should have a minimum networth of Rs. 100 crore II. Acceptance of deposits at the WLAs, by the WLAO would not be permitted. III. WLAO would be permitted to display advertisements at the WLAs (1) I only (2) I and II (3) II and III (4) I, II and III (5) None of these 158. Where was the 13th Indian International Film Association (IIFA) awards conferred? (1) Sydney (2) London (3) Toronto (4) Singapore (5) None of these 159. Which one of the following is converted in the list of services for service tax purposes? (A) Insurance/health services (B) Hotel accommodation/air travel services (C) Money changers/legal services (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Both (A) & (C) (5) All (A), (B) & (C) 160. Which of the following agencies is providing Unique Identity Cards to all Indian Residents? (1) Election Commission of India (2) Ministry Foreign Affairs (3) Govt. of Maharashtra (4) Border Security Force (5) None of these

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