SBI Pos Special
  
  1.    Which of the following companies won the International Busin-ess of the Year Award 2014 at the Asian Business Awards Midlands in Birmingham, UK, in May 2014?
      1) Vedanta Resources
      2) Arcelor Mittal
      3) Tata Sons    4) Caparo Group
      5) None of these
  
  2.    Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan assumed office as the interim Pri-me Minister of which of the following countries on May 7, 2014?
      1) South Korea    2) Thailand
      3) Cambodia     4) Laos
      5) Vietnam
  
  3.    According to the Sunday Times Super-Rich List who topped the United Kingdom's billionaire charts in May 2014?
      1) Hinduja Brothers
      2) Lakshmi Mittal
      3) Alisher Usmanov
      4) Lord Swraj Paul
      5) Prakash Lohia
  
  4.    Who will be India's next Army Chief? (He will succeed General Bikram Singh who retires on 31st July 2014)
      1) Deepak Kapoor
      2) V.K. Singh
      3) Ved Prakash Malik
      4) Dalbir Singh Suhag
      5) None of these
  
  5.    20th Senior National Women's football championship (It held in Golaghat in Assam on 12th May 2014) title winner is ...
      1) Manipur     2) Odisha
      3) Assam     4) Kerala     5) Goa
  
  6.    Who is the All India Football Federation (AIFF) women's player of the year?
      1) Sakina Nesa     2) Bala Devi
      3) Oinam Bembem Devi
      4) Sita Sharma
      5) Mandakini Devi
  
  7.    Which of the following statements is not correct with regard to Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA)?
      1)    Under the BSBDA scheme any individual can open bank account
      2)    This account shall not have the requirement of any minimum balance
      3)    The services available in the account will include deposit and withdrawal of cash at bank branch as well as ATMs
      4)    While there is no limit on the number of deposits that can be made in a month, account holders will be allowed a maximum of four withdrawals in a month, including ATM withdrawals
      5)    Holders of BSBDA are also eligible for opening other savings accounts in that bank
  
  8.    The Reserve Bank of India constituted a committee under the chairmanship of M. Damodaran to look into banking services rendered to retail and small customers, including pensioners and also to look into the system of grievance redressal. M. Damo-daran is the former chairman of?
      1) NABARD     2) FMC
      3) PFRDA     4) SEBI    5) SBI
  
  9.    The International Organization of Securities Commission (IOS-CO) is an association of organizations that regulate the world's securities and futures markets. Its headquarters are in?
      1) Paris, France
      2) Madrid, Spain
      3) Lisbon, Portugal
      4) London, UK
      5) Brasilia, Brazil
  
  10.    Which city will host the 39th An-nual Conference of the Internati-onal Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) from Se-ptember 28 to October 2, 2014?
      1) Luxembourg          2) Paris
      3) Rio de Janeiro
      4) New Delhi              5) London
  
  11.    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has inked a memorandum of understanding with CNV to promote mutual assistance and exchange information related to securities markets. CNV is the stock market regulator of?
      1) Argentina     2) USA     3) UK     4) Philippines     5) Russia
  
  12.    Muga silk is the rarest silk in the world cultivated only in?
      1) Bihar    2) Madhya Pradesh
      3) Assam    4) Andhra Pradesh
      5) Karnataka
  
  13.    Which of the following is the unit of resistance?
      1) Ampere     2) Ohm    3) Joule
       4) Newton     5) None of these
  
  14.    Kashagan oilfield is located in which of the following countries?
      1) Russia     2) China
      3) Kazakhstan     4) Iran
      5) Venezuela
  
  15.    The Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCI) plant at Talcher will be revived in three years. Talcher urea plant is in which of the following states?
      1) West Bengal    2) Uttar Pradesh
      3) Jharkhand     4) Odisha
      5) Chhattisgarh
  
  16.    Which one of the following days is not observed on a fixed date every year?
      1) World Environment Day
      2) International Women's Day
      3) World Food Day
      4) World Human Rights Day
      5) World Habitat Day
  
  17.    In 2013, huge protests took place in Taksim Square, which is in?
      1) Cairo     2) Istanbul
      3) Damascus     4) Teheran
      5) Ankara
  
  18.    Abel Prize is given for major contribution in?
      1) Physics     2) Chemistry
      3) Astrophysics
      4) Mathematics
      5) Architecture
  
  19.    Cairn India is known for the production of?
      1) Milk products
      2) Textiles
      3) Genetically Modified Cotton
      4) Petroleum    5) Iron
  
  20.    Singalila National park is located in the State of?
      1) Assam     2) Odisha
      3) West Bengal    4) Sikkim
      5) Manipur
  
  21.    The Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) was used for the first time in September 2013 in the Noksen by polls in?
      1) Tripura     2) Mizoram
      3) Sikkim     4) Nagaland
      5) Manipur
  
  22.    All 25,000 candidates failed in the admission test to a university in which of the following countries in 2013?
      1) Pakistan     2) Bangladesh
      3) Kenya     4) Zimbabwe
      5) Liberia
  
  23.    Which country will host India for five Cricket Test matches in 2014, for the first time in 50 years?
      1) Pakistan     2) Australia
      3) New Zealand 4) England
      5) West Indies
  
  24.    Ug 99 rust disease has severely affected which of the following crops recently?
      1) Paddy     2) Wheat
      3) Bajra     4) Sorghum
      5) Finger Millet
  
  25.    Which country banned hunting sharks for their fins in a move to protect endangered species in 2013?
      1) China     2) Indonesia
      3) India     4) USA
      5) Malaysia
  
  26.    The Corporate Affairs Ministry will set up a centre of excellence and ethics in?
      1) Ajmer     2) Gurgaon
      3) Amritsar     4) New Delhi
      5) Raipur
  
  27.    Which of the following is/are the aims of the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) program?
      1)    To set up new universities
      2)    To upgrade existing autonomous colleges to universities
      3)    To increase Gross Enrolment Ratio from the existing 18 per cent to 30 per cent
      4)    Both 1 and 2
      5)    All 1, 2 and 3
  
  28.    A Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is offered by which of the following to help investors save regularly?
      1)    National Pension Fund
      2)    Small savings schemes in post offices
      3)    Mutual Funds    4) RRBs
      5)    None of these
  
  29.    The Right to Information Act (RTI Act) came into force in the year?
      1) 2005    2) 2006
      3) 2007    4) 2008
      5) 2010
  
  30.    Who is the first law officer of the Government of India?
      1) Attorney General
      2) Solicitor General
      3) Chief Justice of India
      4) Advocate General
      5)    Comptroller and Auditor General
  
  31.    The Chief of the Air Staff holds the rank of?
      1) Air Marshal
      2) Air Commodore
      3) Group Captain
      4) Wing Commander
      5) Air Chief Marshal
  
  32.    Sonepur hosts one of the world's largest Animal Fairs. It is a town in?
      1) Odisha    2) Madhya Pradesh
      3) Bihar     4) Jharkhand
      5) Punjab
  
  33.    C-DAC is a research and development organization. C-DAC stands for?
      1)    Centre for Development of Anti Corruption
      2)    Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
      3)    Centre for Development of Advanced Circuits
      4)    Centre for Development of Advancement in Computers
      5)    None of these
  
  34.    Who is the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India?
      1) Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra
      2) Justice Ranjana Desai
      3) Justice M. Fathima Beevi
      4) Justice Anna Chandy
      5) Justice G. Rohini
  
  35.    Which city is spread over two continents?
      1) Moscow     2) Lisbon
      3) Barcelona     4) Istanbul
      5) Strasburg
  
  36.    The eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the?
      1) Fundamental duties
      2) States     3) Union Territories
      4) Languages    5) Land Reforms
 
  37.    Internet.org is a project aimed at bringing affordable Internet access to additional 5 billion people. It was launched at the initiative of?
      1) Larry Page     2) Marissa Mayer
      3) Mark Zuckerberg
      4) Sergey Brin
      5) Tim Berners Lee
  
  Key
  1) 4    2) 2    3) 1    4) 4    5) 1
  6) 3    7) 5    8) 4    9) 2    10) 3
  11) 1    12) 3    13) 2    14) 3    15) 4
  16) 5    17) 2    18) 4    19) 4    20) 3
  21) 4    22) 5    23) 4    24) 2    25) 3
  26) 1    27) 5    28) 3    29) 1    30) 1
  31) 5    32) 3    33) 2     34) 3    35) 4    
 36) 4    37) 3


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  General Awareness
  1. The Reserve Bank of India granted in-principle appr- oval to which of the following applicants to set up banks on April 2, 2014?
  1)    IFCI
  2)    Bandhan Financial
      Services Pvt Ltd
  3) IDFC     4) Both 1 and 2
  5) Both 2 and 3
  2.    Manuel Valls assumed office as the Prime Minister of which of the following countries on April1, 2014?
      1) Spain  2) France 3) Italy    4) Argentina        5) Peru
  3.    On April1, 2014, the Reserve Bank of India in its monetary policy kept the repo rate unchanged at?
      1) 9%       2) 7%     3) 8%    
      4) 9.5%        5) 8.5%
  4.    Who was appointed as RBI Deputy Governor for three years in place of Anand Sinha on April 3, 2014?
  1)    S.S. Mundra
  2)    Nachiket Mor
  3)    V. Kannan        4) R. Gandhi
  5)    None of these
  5.    Gurdial Singh Sandhu is the?
  1)    Finance Secretary
  2)    Revenue Secretary
  3)    Economic Affairs
      Secretary
  4)    Home Secretary
  5)    Financial Services
      Secretary
  6.    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) suspended its ties with which of the following countries in April 2014?
  1)    Ukraine    2) Syria
  3)    Afghanistan 4) Russia
  5)    China
  7.    Kumba Yala died on April 4, 2014. He was the former President of?
  1)    Ghana     2) Guinea-Bissau
  3)    Gambia 4) Djibouti
  5)    Malawi
  8.    Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and which of the following companies jointly launched 360-degree panor- amic imagery of nationally important monuments in February 2014?
  1)    Google    2) Yahoo
  3)    Bing    4) MSN
  5)    None of these
  9.    October 8 is celebrated in India as?
  1)    Army Day
  2)    Air Force Day
  3)    Navy Day
  4)    Armed Forces Flag Day
  5)    Kargil Divas
  10.    Which instrument measures the electric current?
  1)    Altimeter 2)    Calorimeter
  3)    Galvanometer
  4)    Durometer
  5)    None of these
  11.    Who among the following architects designed the city of Chandigarh?
  1)    Charles Correa
  2)    Le Corbusier
  3)    Edwin Lutyens
  4)    Herbert Baker
  5)    None of these
  12.    Which of the following cups/ trophies is associated with Hockey?
  1)    DCM Trophy
  2)    Davis Cup
  3)    Derby Trophy
  4)    Durand Cup
  5)    None of these
  13.    Who invented the Thermos Flask?
  1)    Thomas Alva Edison
  2)    Humphry Davy
  3)    James Dewar
  4)    Alexander Bain
  5)    Lewis Waterman
  14.    Zloty is the currency of?
  1)    Poland      2) Mexico
  3)    Slovakia        4) Slovenia
  5)    Latvia
  15.    The Jadugada Mine comm -
      enced operation in 1967 and is the first Uranium mine in India. It is located in?
  1)    Odisha      2) Jharkhand
  3)    Bihar     4) West Bengal
  5)    Chhattisgarh
  16.    Mahatma Gandhi Setu, one of the longest river bridges in Asia, is a bridge over the river?
      1) Narmada    2) Tapti
      3) Ganga    4) Godavari
      5) Mahanadi
  17.    Nikhat Zareen of India is associated with which of the following sports?
      1) Badminton    2) Boxing
      3) Chess    4) Tennis        
      5) Archery
  18.    Which of the following private banks celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in October 2013?
  1)    ICICI Bank
  2)    HDFC Bank
  3)    Yes Bank
  4)    ING Vysya Bank
  5)    J&K Bank
  19.    Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) is an initiative of the Ministry of?
  1)    Minority Affairs
  2)    Information and
      Broadcasting
  3)    Drinking Water and Sanitation
  4)    Health and Family Welfare
  5)    Home Afairs
  20. Which country faced the first Government shutdown in seventeen years in October 2013?
  1) UK    2) France
  3) Germany    4) USA
  5) Italy
  21.    Which Indian industrialist was inducted into the prestigious National Acade- my of Engineering (NAE) in the United States for his contributions to industrial development in India and across the world in 2013?
  1)    E. Sreedharan
  2)    Ratan Tata  
  3)    N. Chandrasekaran   
  4)    Azim Premji  
  5)    Krishnakumar Natarajan  
  22.    Mayaram Committee was formed by the Government of India to examine the?
  1)    Progress in 2G spectrum scam case   
  2)    Alleged irregularities in the functioning of Indian Olympic Association  
  3)    Alleged irregularities at the National Spot Exchange Ltd. (NSEL)
  4)    Progress in coal block allocation scam   
  5)    None of these
  23. The 9th edition of "Naseem Al Bahr", the biennial naval exercise, took place between the Indian Navy and?
  1)    Royal Omani Navy
  2)    Bangladesh Navy
  3)    UAE Navy
  4)    Indonesian Navy
  5)    Iranian Navy
  24. Which of the following is the capital city of Croatia?
  1)    Astana     
  2)    Pyongyang    3) Vaduz  
  4)    Zagreb    5) Conakry    
  25.    The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) which put the Mangalyaan into Earth's orbit is?
  1)    PSLV-A22 2) PSLV-C22
  3)    PSLV-A11
  4)    PSLV-C11
  5)    PSLV-C25
  26.    Who was named the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the India region of food and beverage company PepsiCo in December 2013?
  1)    D. Shivakumar
  2)    Manu Anand
  3)    Phaneesh Muty
  4)    Sanjeev Chaddha
  5)    None of these
  27.    Who was fondly known as "Madiba"?
  1)    Martin Luther King Junior
  2)    Abraham Lincoln   
  3)    Nelson Mandela    
  4)    Kenneth Kaunda  
  5)    None of these  
  28.    Petra Kvitova is a professional tennis player from?
  1)    Russia    2) Belarus
  3)    Bulgaria    
  4) Czech Republic
  5)    Ukraine
  29.    What does the letter F denote in the term NBFC?
  1)    Fiscal     2) Functional
  3)    Formal       4) Federal
  5)    Financial
  30.    Which of the following is the name of a credit rating agency in India?
  1)    IBA   2) SEBI     3) IRDA    
  4)    CRISIL     5) PFRDA
  
  KEY
  1)   5    2)  2    3)  3    4)  4
  5)   5    6)  4    7)  2    8)  1
  9)   2    10) 3    11) 2    12) 5
  13) 3    14) 1    15) 2    16) 3
  17) 2    18) 5    19) 3    20) 4
  21) 2    22) 3    23) 1    24) 4
  25) 5    26) 1    27) 3    28) 4
  29) 5    30) 4