General Awareness (Quiz)

1. As estimated in the annual report of the United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP), the Indian economy will grow at what per cent in the current fiscal?
1) 5.1 per cent 2) 5.5 per cent 3) 5.9 per cent 4) 6.1 per cent 5) None of these

2. The RBI relaxed KYC norms for opening bank accounts recently. Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?
1) It has asked banks to allow self-certified copy of the document by mail, or post for opening an account.
2) Banks have not to seek fresh documents, if a KYC compliant customer desires to open another account in the bank.
3) If the customers are unable to comply within a reasonable period of time, partial freezing may be introduced for KYC
non-compliant customers.
4) Under partial freezing, only debits would be allowed in such accounts, but credits would not be allowed.
5) None of these

3. Ryder Cup is associated with which of the following games?
1) Golf 2) Squash 3) Billiards 4) Badminton 5) None of these

4. A new mission named ‘Resolute Support’ focusing on training and supporting the local army and police has been
initiated in which of the following countries recently?
1) Iraq 2) Syria 3) Pakistan 4) Afghanistan 5) None of these

5. Who among the following has been sworn in as the new president of Afghanistan in the country’s first democratic
transfer of power since the ouster of Taliban from power?
1) Abdullah Abdullah 2) Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai 3) Hamid Karzai
4) Abdul Rashid Dostum 5) None of these

6. The RBI announced it bi-monthly policy review on 30th Sep. Which of the following is NOT matched correctly as per the
latest announcement?
1) The short-term lending rate (repo) – 8 per cent
2) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) – 4 per cent
3) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) – 22.5 per cent
4) The projected GDP growth rate in 2015-16 fiscal – 6.3 per cent
5) None of these

7. Which of the following technology firms is planning to start testing its internet-carrying solar-powered drones in 2015
aimed at getting two-thirds of the global population online?
1) ZTE 2) Microsoft 3) Google 4) Facebook 5) None of these

8. The 65th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China took place recently. The PR China was founded
on ________1949.
1) 25 Sep 2) 29 Sep 3) 30 Sep 4) 1 Oct 5) None of these

9. The PM Narendra Modi launched ‘Swachh Bharat’ mission on 2 Oct. Which of the following is NOT correct with respect
to the new mission?
1) The country’s biggest-ever cleanliness drive is expected to cost nearly Rs 5 lakh cr.
2) The logo of the campaign is ‘Gandhi’s spectacles’ and the slogan ‘Ek Kadam Swachhata Ki Or’.
3) As per a WHO estimate, a person in India loses about Rs 6,500 per annum due to illness and poor health as he is
unable to perform day-to-day duties.
4) The govt has decided to merge the ‘Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan’, a campaign for rural sanitation with Swachh Bharat
Mission.
5) The urban component of the Mission is proposed to be implemented over 5 years starting from 2 Oct 2014 in all 4,041
statutory towns.

10. The book titled ‘Kutsa Pakhha’ [Those Who Slander] has been authored by
1) Mamata Banerjee 2) J Jayalalithaa 3) N Chandrababu Naidu
4) Sasikala Natarajan 5) None of these

11. The Indian women’s kabaddi team notched up its second successive gold medal at the 17th Asian Games beating which
of the following teams in the summit clash?
1) Iran 2) Nepal 3) Pakistan 4) Indonesia 5) None of these

Answers- 1. 2 2. 4 3. 1
4. 4 5. 2 6. 3 7. 4 8. 4
9. 1 10. 11. 1