1. The United Nations declared 2017 as the International Year of:
1) Water Cooperation
2) Cooperatives
3) Sustainable Tourism for Development
4) Sustainable Energy for All
5) Family Farming
2. Antonio Costa was the Chief Guest at the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations in January 2017. He is the Prime Minister of:
1) Poland
2) Portugal
3) Bulgaria
4) Spain
5) Suriname
3. Who among the following is not a Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India at present?
1) S.S. Mundra
2) R. Gandhi
3) N.S. Vishwanathan
4) Viral Acharya
5) H.R. Khan
4. The Union Govt. has set up a committee to look into all issues including FDI norms pertaining to the e-commerce industry in India. The Committee is headed by:
1) C. Rangarajan
2) Ramesh Chand
3) Bibek Debroy
4) Amitabh Kant
5) None of these
5. What does the letter ‘I’ denote in the term RIDF?
1) International
2) Indian
3) Industry
4) Investment
5) Infrastructure
6. Who is the author of the book “Born Again on the Mountain”?
1) Bachendri Pal
2) Arunima Sinha
3) Malavath Purna
4) Junko Tabei
5) None of these
7. Katie Ledecky won four gold medals and one silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics. She is an American_______.
1) Swimmer
2) Gymnast
3) Track and Field athlete
4) Wrestler
5) None of these
8. Vijay Rupani is the present Chief Minister of which of the following Indian States?
1) Goa
2) Rajasthan
3) Maharashtra
4) Gujarat
5) Jharkhand
9. The Reserve Bank of India has set up a committee to look into various facets of household finance in India. The Committee is chaired by:
1) Anand Sinha
2) S.S. Mundra
3) Tarun Ramadorai
4) Usha Thorat
5) None of these
10. ‘Exclusif’ is a wealth management service offered by:
1) ICICI Bank
2) SBI
3) HSBC
4) Axis Bank
5) HDFC Bank
11. The World Development Report is an annual report published by the:
1) International Monetary Fund
2) World Trade Organization
3) World Economic Forum
4) World Bank
5) None of these
12. Ghoomar is a traditional folk dance of which of the following States?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Jharkhand
4) Gujarat
5) None of these
13. Which of the following is the currency of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)?
1) Dinar
2) Rupiah
3) Dirham
4) Ringgit
5) Rupee
14. Which of the following Union Ministries is responsible for implementing the Smart Cities Mission?
1) Human Resources Development
2) Rural Development
3) Social Justice & Empowerment
4) Urban Development
5) None of these
15. The National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) was set up in 1989 under the Ministry of:
1) Social Justice and Empowerment
2) Tribal Affairs
3) Minority Affairs
4) Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
5) Human Resources Development
16. The joint military exercise between India and which of the following countries is called
‘Garuda Shakti’?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Nepal
3) Myanmar
4) Indonesia
5) Malaysia
17. Organic farming normally encourages the use of:
1) Synthetic substances
2) Artificial substances
3) Natural substances
4) Both 1 & 2
5) None of these
18. The branch of science concerned with the properties of the earth’s water is known as?
1) Meteorology
2) Hydrology
3) Selenology
4) Seismology
5) None of these
19. When is the World Population day observed?
1) June 11
2) May 11
3) July 11
4) April 11
5) August 11
20. Which of the following is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India?
1) NABARD
2) NHB
3) SEBI
4) IDFC
5) AMFI
21. Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is located in:
1) Assam
2) Manipur
3) Meghalaya
4) Tripura
5) Arunachal Pradesh
22. A decrease in the general price level of goods & services is called:
1) Depreciation
2) Depression
3) Devaluation
4) Deflation
5) None of these
23. A committee set up by the Reserve Bank of India under the Chairmanship of B. Sivaraman recommended the establishment of:
1) ARDC
2) EXIM Bank
3) NABARD
4) SIDBI
5) NHB
24. In a ‘Small Account’ the balance at any point of time does not exceed:
1) Rs. 50,000
2) Rs. 75,000
3) Rs. 1,00,000
4) Rs. 25,000
5) There is no such limit
25. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense(THAAD) is an anti-ballistic missile system of the army of:
1) UK
2) France
3) Canada
4) Germany
5) USA
26. Who among the following Union Ministers is an Olympic silver medalist?
1) V.K. Singh
2) Babul Supriyo
3) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
4) Rajiv Pratap Rudy
5) Ravi Shankar Prasad
27. The letter ‘I’ in the term BIFR denotes:
1) Investment
2) Institution
3) Indian
4) Industrial
5) International
28. Which of the following financial institutions offers concessional loans and grants to the world’s poorest developing countries?
1) IBRD
2) NDB
3) IMF
4) IDA
5) None of these
29. What is the full form of FPI in finance parlance?
1) Foreign Preferential Investment
2) First Priority Investment
3) Foreign Portfolio Investment
4) Forward Portfolio Investment
5) None of these
30. Which of the following countries gives Magsaysay awards every year?
1) Russia
2) Philippines
3) USA
4) China
5) Japan
31. Which of the following organizations/institutions is headquartered in New York, USA?
1) NATO
2) UNESCO
3) WTO
4) UNICEF
5) IMF
32. Which of the following is the lender of last resort?
1) SBI
2) NABARD
3) RBI
4) EXIM Bank
5) IBA
33. The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) targets the workers in the:
1) Unorganized sector
2) Industrial sector
3) Private sector
4) Government sector
5) None of these
34. Who won the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Trophy in China in July 2016?
1) Koneru Humpy
2) Olga Girya
3) Ju Wenjun
4) Dronavalli Harika
5) Anna Muzychuk
35.Jimmy Walker (USA) and Jason Day (Australia) are leading players in which of the following sports?
1) Golf
2) Formula One
3) Shooting
4) Swimming
5) Squash
36. Beirut is the capital of which of the following countries?
1) Oman
2) Libya
3) Lebanon
4) Syria
5) Egypt
37. What is the name of India’s flagship rural employment program?
1) PURA
2) AMRUT
3) PMAY
4) MGNREGS
5) PMSAGY
38. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation stone for a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Gorakhpur in?
1) Haryana
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Uttarakhand
4) West Bengal
5) Bihar
39. The Indo-Thailand Military Exercise was held recently in Krabi, Thailand. It is called?
1) Shakti
2) Yudh Abhyas
3) Maitree
4) Lamitye
5) None of these
40. The Reserve Bank of India has set up an inter-regulatory Working Group to study the regulatory issues relating to Financial Technology(Fin Tech) and Digital Banking in India. It is headed by:
1) Sudarshan Sen
2) N.S. Vishwanathan
3) Rakesh Sharma
4) R.K. Sharma
5) Amish Mehta
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