Questions
The 12th Five Year Plan (2012 - 2017) is termed as the plan for
- India's health
- India's education
- faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth
- development of rural India
- None of these
India launched its own payment gateway ‘RuPay’ developed by NPCI. What is the full form of NPCI?
- Number Payments Corporation of India
- National Payroll Corporation of India
- National Payments Commission of India
- National Payments Corporation of India
- None of these
Name the person who was appointed as the brand ambassador of maternal and child health campaign 'Mamta Abhiyan' by the state government of Madhya Pradesh.
- Mary Kom
- Madhuri Dixit
- Hema Malini
- Gauri Khan
- Kirron Kher
RBI has recognised Micro Finance Institution (MFI) network as a self-regulatory organisation for NBFC MFIs based on the recommendations of
- Urjit Patel Committee
- Nachiket Mor Committee
- Shome Committee
- Nayak Committee
- Y. H. Malegam Committee
The book titled 'Substance and the Shadow' is the biography of
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Dilip Kumar
- Abdul Kalam Azad
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Manmohan Singh
In July 2014, the Supreme Court restrained the police of all states from “automatically” arresting the accused in
- dowry harassment cases
- sexual harassment cases
- child abuse and harassment cases
- harassment of women at workplace
- none of these
In July 2014, the union government has given in-principle approval for the creation of two new tiger reserves at
- Ratapani and Sunabeda
- Rajaji and Bor
- Kudremukh and Bor
- Ratapani and Rajaji
- None of these
In July 2014, the Union government launched a web portal for enabling government-citizen discussions on several issues. What is the name of this portal?
- MyIndia
- MyGov
- E-nation
- E-portal
- None of these
Who among the following has been awarded the “Golden Ball” for FIFA World Cup 2014?
- Lionel Messi
- Miroslav Klose
- James Rodriguez
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- None of these
In which of the following events has India won the maximum number of Gold medals in the Commonwealth Games 2014?
- Badminton
- Shooting
- Wrestling
- Athletics
- Weightlifting
In 2014, which among the following Indian Airlines joined the global airline body Star Alliance?
- Air India
- GoAir
- IndiGo
- Jet Airways
- AirAsia
What is the name of the proposed airline of Tata-SIA Airlines Limited (TSAL), a joint-venture between Tata Group and Singapore International Airlines (SIA)?
- AirAsia
- Vistara
- Taj Air
- SIV
- None of these
NABARD reduced the rate of interest by 20 bps on long term refinance facility to banks with an objective to promote investments in agriculture in June 2014. Name the Chairman of NABARD.
- Ranjit Kumar
- Eimear McBride
- Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
- Raghuram Rajan
- Anand Sinha
In July 2014, Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a 300 million US dollar loan to boost the power sector of a state. Name that state.
- Meghalya
- Mizoram
- Maharashtra
- Andhra Pradesh
- Assam
How much money has been pledged by WHO to help the West African countries affected by the deadly EBOLA infection?
- USD 200 millions
- USD 500 millions
- USD 750 millions
- USD 350 millions
- None of these
At what interest rate does the Reserve Bank of India provide loans to State Cooperative Banks for banking activities?
- Bank rate
- Bank rate – 1%
- Bank rate – 0.5%
- Bank rate – 0.25%
- None of these
As per the Economic Survey 2013-14, the Indian economy in 2014-15 is likely to grow in the range of
- 4.4 to 6.9 percent
- 5.4 to 5.9 percent
- 3.4 to 4.9 percent
- 7.4 to 8.9 percent
- None of these
What was the motto of Commonwealth Games 2014?
- Come and Play
- People, Place and Passions
- Sportly Spirit and Game
- One World, One Aim
- None of these
Which of the following best defines a floating-rate bond?
- A bond with a fixed interest rate and better yield than varying interest rate bond
- A bond with a fixed interest rate and lower yield than varying interest rate bond
- A bond with a varying interest rate and better yield than fixed interest rate bond
- A bond with a varying interest rate and lower yield than fixed interest rate bond
- None of these
Name the anti-tobacco advertisement released by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in June 2014 to highlight the health and economic impacts of tobacco consumption.
- It doesn’t Kill Only You
- Consume Me and Call Danger
- The Price We Pay
- Is it Your Choice?
- How Long can You Live?
Name the state that recently announced 12 percent reservation for candidates living below the poverty line in all State Government jobs and posts in public sector undertakings(PSUs).
- Madhya Pradesh
- Sikkim
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Uttar Pradesh
- Jharkhand
The main objective of the newly announced ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna’ is to provide
- a bank account to every poor in the country
- interest-free loan to small farmers
- financial assistance to tribal communities
- medical facilities to minor people
- None of these
The Union government has announced the setting up of “Jal Marg Vikas” project on the river Ganga to link
- Allahabad and Haldia
- Allahabad and Kanpur
- Kanpur and Patna
- Varanasi and Haldia
- None of these
The BRICS countries firmed up a plan to set up a New Development Bank (NDB) with an initial authorised capital of $100 billion. The NDB will be headquartered in
- New Delhi
- Shanghai
- Moscow
- Jonesburg
- None of these
Which of the following is not a function of BFS of RBI?
- Off-site supervision of banks
- Strengthening of inspections
- Orders relating to payment gateways
- Strengthening the role of auditors
- None of these