General Knowledge Test Paper 1

Section – III : General Awareness/Marketing/Computer

1. S. Jaishanker is the present…

  1. Home secretary to the Government of India
  2. Defense secretary to the Government of India
  3. Disinvestment secretary to the Government of India
  4. Revenue secretary to the Government of India
  5. Foreign secretary to the Government of India

2. According to the latest report of Mercer Quality of Living Index 2015, which of the following Indian cities has been adjudged as the best city to live in?

  1. Chennai
  2. Bangaluru
  3. Hyderabad
  4. Mumbai
  5. Chandigarh

3. Which of the following have been granted banking licenses by RBI recently?

  1. India Post and LIC
  2. Bandhan Financial Services & IDFC
  3. Tata Capital Services and IFCI
  4. Mahindra Finance and Muthoot Finance
  5. IFCI and NHB

4. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)?
1. Have limited area of operation.
2. Have free access to liberal refinance facilities from NABARD.
3. Are required to lend only to weaker sections.

  1. 1 and 3 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 2 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
  5. None of the above

5. The main objective of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) is/are:
1. Check fall in price beyond a limit
2. Protect interest of the consumers
3. Make procurement from the wholesalers easy

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 2 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
  5. None of the above

6. Vinod Mehta who passed away recently in March 2015, was a famous person from the field of …

  1. Cinema
  2. Sports
  3. Science
  4. Journalism
  5. Music

7. According to the recently released UN’s Disaster Risk and Age index, India was ranked at…

  1. 8
  2. 18
  3. 28
  4. 38
  5. 48

8. Which among the following country is NOT the member of the BASIC group?

  1. India
  2. South Africa
  3. Australia
  4. Brazil
  5. China

9. Name the ‘Beyond Visual Range’ air to air missile that was test fired recently in March 2015 from Odisha.

  1. Lakshya
  2. Astra
  3. Agni
  4. Prithvi
  5. None of these

10. Which of the following represents the Cash Reserve Ratio as per RBI?

  1. 3%
  2. 3.5%
  3. 4%
  4. 4.5%
  5. 5%

Explanations

1. 5

2. 3

3. 2

4. 3

5. 1

6. 4

7. 3

8. 3

9. 2

10. 3