General Knowledge - 1 NABARD (Assistant Manager)
General knowledge quiz covering current affairs, government schemes, banking, sports, and international events relevant for competitive exam preparation.
Questions
Which country has launched its National Day song in Tamil language to celebrate 50 years of independence?
- Sri Lanka
- Fiji
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Mauritius
Which of the following Prime Ministers coined the acronym ‘SMART’ for police forces across the country?
- Manmohan Singh
- Rajiv Gandhi
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Narendra Modi
- Indira Gandhi
Which of the following became the first women directors in IIT council?
- Zarina Mehta and Neha Kirpal
- Salini Gupta and Ekta Kapoor
- Ritu Kumar and Chiki Sarkar
- Tessy Thomas and V. Ravindranath
- Ashvini Yardi and Shobhana Bhartia
‘Pocket’, India’s first digital bank on mobile phones, has been launched by
- PNB
- SBI
- HDFC Bank
- ICICI Bank
- Axis Bank
Which of the following films won the best film award at the 68th British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)?
- Boyhood
- Birdman
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Imitation Game
- The Theory of Everything
In January 2015, Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin with the image of which of the following industrialists?
- G. D. Birla
- Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
- Dhirubhai Ambani
- Ardeshir Godrej
- Jamnalal Bajaj
Which of the following novels of Salman Rushdie won him the Booker Prize?
- Midnight’s Children
- Grimus
- The Satanic Verses
- The Enchantress of Florence
- The Moor's Last Sigh
Which of the following banks launched India’s first contactless debit and credit cards?
- SBI
- Axis Bank
- ICICI Bank
- HDFC Bank
- Citibank
Which of the following companies signed an agreement to acquire the Swiss firm SOFGEN Holdings Limited?
- Tata Consultancy Services
- Infosys
- Wipro
- Tech Mahindra
- HCL Technologies
The Sukanya Samridhi Account launched by Narendra Modi can be opened at any time from the birth of a girl child till she attains the age of
- 21 years
- 18 years
- 15 years
- 10 years
- 5 years
The Shanta Kumar Committee was set up to recommend the restructuring of
- Shipping Corporation of India
- Food Corporation of India
- Power Grid Corporation of India
- Solar Energy Corporation of India
- Cotton Corporation of India Ltd.
Which is the richest mineral belt of India?
- The Central Belt
- The North-Western Belt
- The South-Western Belt
- The North-Eastern Peninsular Belt
- The Southern Belt
In February 2015, the Union Government planned to infuse Rs. 6,990 crore in 9 public sector banks. Which of the following is not one of them?
- IDBI Bank
- Dena Bank
- Andhra Bank
- Indian Bank
- Bank of Baroda
Who among the following won the Maybank Malaysian Open 2015?
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Paul Waring
- Anirban Lahiri
- Lee Westwood
- Marc Warren
With which of the following did ICICI Bank Limited tie up to offer an instant bank transfer service named FLASHremit?
- ACH Payments
- UAE Exchange
- Amazon Payments
- Google Wallet
- PayPal
In February 2015, the Union Government constituted a high level panel to suggest a framework to assess Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. Who heads this panel?
- Deepak Nayyar
- Anil Baijal
- Onkar S. Kanwar
- Kiran Karnik
- Anil Goswami
Who among the following was inducted into the Indian World Cup squad after Ishant Sharma failed the fitness test?
- Mohit Sharma
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Umesh Yadav
- Akshar Patel
- Stuart Binny
Which country announced to open the world’s first robot-staffed hotel?
- China
- France
- Japan
- Singapore
- Australia
Who among the following is the Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission?
- C. Rangarajan
- Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur
- Vivek Rae
- Dr. Rathin Roy
- Justice B. N. Srikrishna
In which state did the first Buddha Heritage Walk take place in which people from 11 countries took part?
- Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Bihar
- Himachal Pradesh
- Orissa
Which of the following countries released its last Ebola patient in March 2015?
- Sierra Leone
- Guinea
- Liberia
- Nigeria
- Mali
The dwarf planet 'Ceres' is the largest object in the solar system between
- Mars and Jupiter
- Saturn and Uranus
- Mercury and Venus
- Jupiter and Saturn
- Earth and Venus
Who among the following received the Jnanpith Award for 2014?
- Chandrashekhara Kambara
- Bhalchandra Nemade
- Kedarnath Singh
- Pratibha Ray
- O. N. V. Kurup
Where was the first World Ocean Science Congress (WOSC), which aims to find sustainable means to utilise the resources carefully without causing any damage to the oceans and its marine life, held?
- Chennai
- Kochi
- Vishakhapatnam
- Mumbai
- Surat
Whose record did the Australian cricket team break by scoring the highest ever score of 417 runs in a World Cup?
- South Africa
- England
- New Zealand
- India
- West Indies
In January 2015, which of the following initiatives of the Indian Government made it to the Guinness Book of World Records?
- Mann Ki Baat
- Educating Girl Child
- Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna
- Make in India
- Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
In March 2015, Jagmohan Dalmiya was unanimously elected as the President of BCCI. Prior to this, he served as BCCI President from
- 2004 to 2006
- 2001 to 2004
- 2005 to 2008
- 2003 to 2006
- 2002 to 2005
International Women’s Day is observed annually on
- 3rd March
- 8th March
- 15th March
- 21st March
- 26th March
In which year was the Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Puraskar scheme launched?
- 2003
- 2005
- 2007
- 2009
- 2011
Who among the following won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in March 2015?
- Andy Murray
- Novak Djokovic
- Tomas Berdych
- Roger Federer
- Ernests Gulbis
In March 2015, who among the following was named to replace S. Jaishankar as India's Ambassador to the US?
- Arun Singh
- P. S. Raghavan
- Shivshankar Menon
- K. M. Panikkar
- Ashok Kantha
Who among the following topped the Global Billionaire’s 2015 list released by Forbes magazine in March 2015?
- Carlos Slim Helu
- Warren Buffet
- Bill Gates
- Amancio Ortega
- Larry Ellison
In March 2015, as per the Finance Minister, India will provide visa on arrival (VoA) to visitors from 150 countries. How many countries were issued VoA last year?
- 28
- 35
- 43
- 51
- 63
Saloni Dalal became the youngest medal winner in the 35th National Games in Kerala. In which event did she win the medal?
- Archery
- High jump
- Shot put
- Swimming
- Gymnastics
In February 2015, which state launched the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) project in the state?
- Himachal Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
- Gujarat
- Odisha
- Punjab
With which of the following banks did the Indian Army sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the defence salary package?
- ICICI Bank
- PNB
- HDFC Bank
- State Bank of India
- Syndicate Bank
Who among the following took charge as the full-time Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India Ltd. in January 2015?
- S. Narsing Rao
- Sutirtha Bhattacharya
- A. K. Dubey
- B. K. Saxena
- R. Mohan Das
With which of the following countries did France sign an agreement to supply 24 Rafale fighter jets?
- Australia
- India
- Egypt
- Greece
- Singapore
Which of the following is the oldest atomic power station?
- Rajasthan Atomic Power Station
- Tarapur Atomic Power Station
- Kakrapar Atomic Power Station
- Madras Atomic Power Station
- Narora Atomic Power Station
Who won the All England Open Badminton Championship 2015?
- Saina Nehwal
- Wang Yihan
- Carolina Marin
- Wang Shixian
- Tine Baun