1. Which of the following banks, in its second interest rate cut in a month, lowered its marginal cost of lending rate (MCLR) by up to 35 basis points with effect from February 1, 2017?
1. PNB
2. SBI
3. IDBI
4. ICICI
5. Axis Bank
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2. In 2017, the RBI monetary policy committee voted 6-0 to keep the repo rate, at which it lends to the system, at 6.25 percent. When was the RBI monetary policy committee appointed?
1. May, 2016
2. June, 2016
3. July, 2016
4. August, 2016
5. September, 2016
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3. In January 2017, which of the following banks waived debit card acceptance charges for merchants with an annual turnover of less than Rs. 20 lakh?
1. Punjab National Bank
2. Axis Bank
3. State Bank of India `
4. ICICI Bank
5. YES Bank
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4. In January 2017, the BJP released a list of how many candidates for UP (for phase 1 and phase 2) polls?
1. 105
2. 123
3. 137
4. 149
5. 151
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5. All the following agencies are involved in the operation of the Kisan Credit Cards, except one. Which is it?
1. Public-sector Commercial Banks
2. NABARD
3. Co-operative Banks
4. Regional Rural Banks
5. None of these
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6. Which of the following does not qualify to be called a sunrise industry of Indian economy?
1. Telecommunication
2. Biotechnology
3. Micro-electronics
4. Iron and Steel
5. Food Processing
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7. In which area is public sector the most dominant in Indian economy?
1. Transport
2. Steel production
3. Commercial banking `
4. Trade and hotels
5. None of these
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8. Who is the author of the book ‘The Ground Beneath Her Feet’?
1. Chetan Bhagat
2. Amitav Ghosh
3. Kiran Desai
4. Arundhati Roy
5. Salman Rushdie
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9. Which of the following is/are called “Paper Gold”?
1. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) of the IMF
2. SAF of the World Bank
3. GDRs
4. WTO import license
5. None of these
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10. Which of the following organisations belong to the UN?
1. IBRD
2. IFC
3. IFAD
4. IMF
Choose the correct code.
1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. 1, 2 and 3
3. 2 and 3
4. 3 and 4
5. 1 and 3
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11. Which of the following is not a member of ACU (Asian Clearing Union)?
1. Reserve Bank of India
2. Central Bank of Myanmar
3. Bangladesh Bank
4. Central Korean Bank
5. State Bank of Pakistan
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12. Consider the following statements:
1. The open market operations of RBI consist of buying and selling of the securities.
2.Open market operations affect the lending capacity of commercial banks in India.
3. RBI lends to the commercial banks through its discount window to help the banks meet depositors' demands.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Only 1
2. Only 1 and 2
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. Only 2 and 3
5. Only 1 and 3
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13. Gilt-edged security means
1. bullion market
2. government securities
3. high priced securities
4. cutting edge securities
5. None of these
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14. Which of the following statements is false?
1.SEBI has direct supervision over depositories and mutual funds.
2. Monetary control is exercised through CRR and SLR.
3. Primary dealers mainly deal in shares, mutual fund units, etc.
4. Issue and servicing of government debt is managed by RBI.
5. The decrease in SLR expands the credit creation.
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15. What was the theme of the 2017 World Wildlife Day?
1.The future of wildlife is in our hands
2. It’s time to get serious about wildlife crime
3. Care for animals a must
4. Animals and Humans
5. Listen to the young voices
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16. Which of the following banks raised USD 500 million through an international bond sale of five-year bonds?
1. Punjab National Bank
2. ICICI Bank
3. HDFC Bank
4. Canara Bank
5. State Bank of India
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17. Hanoi is the capital of
1. Malaysia
2. Cambodia
3. Mangolia
4. Vietnam
5. Myanmar
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18. IFSC code is a/an ........ digit alpha numeric code, which is imprinted on a cheque.
1. 10
2. 11
3. 12
4. 14
5. None of these
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19. To make private schools of the state more self-sufficient in the field of electricity, the government of which state has asked all the private schools to install solar power systems?
1. Bihar
2. Punjab
3. Haryana
4. West Bengal
5. Odisha
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20. Bihari Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation. The award is awarded to an outstanding work published in
1. Hindi or Marathi
2. Hindi or Bengali
3. Hindi or Bihari
4. Hindi or Assamese
5. Hindi or Rajasthani
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21. What is the rate, at which RBI lends to banks under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF), called?
1. Repo rate
2. Reverse repo rate
3. Bank rate
4. Cash reserve ratio
5. Statutory liquidity ratio
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22. Bihar became a totally dry state in 2016, after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced implementing total prohibition in the state. With this, how many states in the country have come under prohibition?
1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6
5. 7
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23. All mobile phone manufacturers in India will incorporate which feature in the phones from 1st January, 2017?
1. Alert button
2. Police station number
3. Safety alert app
4. Panic button
5. Free emergency messages
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24. With which sport is Malaysian Open associated?
1. Lawn tennis
2. Table tennis
3. Badminton
4. Golf
5. Swimming
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25. The Tirumala Tirupati temple, deposited 1,311 kg pure gold under the new Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS). This gold was deposited with which PSU bank which had quoted the highest interest rate?
1. State Bank of India
2. Punjab National Bank
3. Bank of Baroda
4. Bank of India
5. Oriental Bank of Commerce
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26. Who among the following has been named Indian entrepreneur of the year 2016 by Ernst & Young?
1. Mukesh Ambani
2. Azim Premji
3. Kumar Mangalam Birla
4. Laxmi Mittal
5. Vivek Chaand Sehgal
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27. Aga Khan Award is given in the field of
1. literature
2. Music
3. Architecture
4. Sports
5. mathematics
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28. From which of the following countries, will India acquire the Medium Range Surface to Air Defence Missile (MR-SAM) system at a cost of Rs. 17,000 crore?
1. The US
2. Russia
3. France
4. The UK
5. Israel
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29. V. T. Thomas, who passed away in 2016, was a noted Kerala personality associated with which field?
1. Literature
2. Cartooning
3. Music
4. Fine Art
5. Classical Dance
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30. Who among the following was appointed as the first woman Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal?
1. Onsari Gharti
2. Bidhya Devi Bhandari
3. Anuradha Koirala
4. Kunti Moktan
5. Sushila Karki
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31. With which of the following countries was New Zealand planning to renegotiate its 9-year-old free trade deal in 2017?
1. Australia
2. Singapore
3. UAE
4. China
5. Thailand
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32. The Centre wants to extend Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in three districts of ........ on grounds of extortion and intimidation by the cadres of National Socialist Council of Nagaland.
1. Tripura
2. Assam
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Manipur
5. Meghalaya
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33. With which of the countries did India ratify the Social Security Agreement (SSA) to promote more investment flows between the two countries in 2017?
1. Germany
2. Australia
3. Switzerland
4. France
5. Canada
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34. Which movie won the best picture award at the 89th Academy Awards?
1. La La Land
2. Moonlight
3. Hacksaw Ridge
4. Manchester by the Sea
5. Arrival
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35. Who became the first Indian woman to be nominated as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?
1. Nita Ambani
2. Sania Mirza
3. Geeta Phogat
4. Preity Zinta
5. Mary Kom
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36. India is a member of ?
1. G8
2. NSG
3. UNSC
4. MTCR
5. None
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37. What does P in EFPOS stand for ?
1. Point
2. Price
3. Policy
4. Product
5. Private
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38. Which of the following is not a department of the Indian Ministry of Finance?
1. Department of Economic Affairs
2. Department of Expenditure
3. Department of Revenue
4. Department of Foreign Investments
5. Department of Public Asset management
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39. Which of the following countries announced that it will reintroduce compulsory military service starting this summer (2017) to respond to global security challenges in 2017?
1. Russia
2. Sweden
3. Australia
4. Pakistan
5. France
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40. Who won the 2017 men’s singles Australian Open tennis tournament?
1. Rafael Nadal
2. Roger Federer
3. Stan Wawrinka
4. Grigor Dimitrov
5. Andy Murray
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