General Awareness Quiz for IBPS and SBI Clerks

1. The single emergency number will be operational throughout India from January 1, 2017 to help people reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department?

• 1) 108
• 2) 104
• 3) 139
• 4) 112

2. Which state declared to establish Asia's first Rice Technology Park?

• 1) Andhra Pradesh
• 2) West Bengal
• 3) Karnataka
• 4) Odisha

3. World's largest single rooftop solar power plant of 11.5 mw capacity was inaugurated recently in

• 1) Jammu and Kashmir
• 2) Andhra Pradesh
• 3) Punjab
• 4) West Bengal

4. Which state government approved the bicycle highway which will run along the Agra-Etawah main road that cover various historical and tourism centres?

• 1) Delhi
• 2) Haryana
• 3) Uttar Pradesh
• 4) Jammu and Kashmir

5. A bilateral Air Force exercise between India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) named

• 1) Ex Desert Eagle ll
• 2) Red Flag
• 3) Nomadic Elephant
• 4) Malbar

6. President of ADB is ?

• 1) Takehiko Nakao of Japan
• 2) Jim Yong Kim of USA
• 3) KV Kamath of India
• 4) Jin Liquin of China

7. ADB approved $100 million loan for a highway project in Pakistan, marking its first co-financing with the China-led Asian Infrastructure investment Bank (AIIB) on 10 June 2016, Where is the headquarters of AIIB?

• 1) Beijing
• 2) Washington
• 3) New Delhi
• 4) Dhaka

8. On 7 June 2016, ADB granted $120 million to improve irrigation and water management infrastructure in

• 1) Andhra Pradesh
• 2) Punjab
• 3) Maharashtra
• 4) Odisha

9. On 18 April 2016, the Asian Development Bank clears $300 million loan for upgradation of roads in which state?

• 1) MP
• 2) Rajasthan
• 3) Telangana
• 4) Uttar Pradesh

10. Inaugural ADB Conference on Economic Development (ACED) opened in ?

• 1) Tokyo
• 2) Singapore
• 3) Kuala Lumpur
• 4) Hong Kong

11. Which foreign bank announced on 19 May 2016 to its branches the country to 26 as customers shift to digital alternatives?

• 1) Royal Bank of Scotland
• 2) BNP Paribas
• 3) HSBC
• 4) American Express sl Bank of America

12. On 5 May 2016, RBI issued draft norms for on-tap licensing for universal bank. As per these guide lines, the initial minimum paid-up voting equity capital required is

• 1) Rs 1000 cr
• 2) Rs 1200 cr
• 3) Rs 1500 cr
• 4) Rs 500 cr

13. On 25 May 2016, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved which bank's request for an increase in the foreign investment limit to 74% from the existing 41.87% any sub-limits?

• 1) ICICI
• 2) HDFC
• 3) SBI
• 4) YES Bank

14. On 5 May 2016, SEBI granted in principle approval to which bank for it to act as custodian of securities (CoS)?

• 1) Andhra Bank
• 2) BMB
• 3) Punjab and Sindh Bank
• 4) YES Bank

15. Which Public Sector Bank became the first state-run lender to open an International Banking Unit (IBU) at the International  Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Gandhinagar on 6 May 2016?

• 1) State Bank of India
• 2) Syndicate Bank
• 3) IDBI Bank
• 4) indian B

16. on 4 May 2016, the Union Cabinet approved MoU between RBI and the Central Bank of UAE on co-operation on currency swap agreement. Who is the present governor of Central Bank of UAE?

• 1) Ashraf Mahmood Wathra
• 2) Mohibullah Safi
• 3) Fazel Kabir
• 4) Sultan Bin Naseer AL-Suwaidi

17. The list of Central Banks in the world given. The correct combination is

• 1) Afghanistan- Da Afghanistan Bank
• 2) Pakistan- State Bank of Pakistan
• 3) Nepal- Nepal Rastra Bank
• 4) All of the above are correct

18. Practice of financial intermediaries facilitating the creation of credit in the financial systems without being subject to regulatory oversight is called as?

• 1) Shadow Banking
• 2) Line Banking
• 3) Narrow Banking
• 4) Unit Banking

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