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General Awareness - 1 NIACL (Administrative Officer)

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Which of the following agencies is associated with the business of insurance sector as a regulator?

  1. NPCI

  2. IRDA

  3. SEBI

  4. AMFI

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

IRDA stands for Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India. It is an autonomous apex statutory body, which regulates and develops the insurance industry in India.

The first point on the earth to experience an earthquake wave is

  1. hypocentre

  2. epicentre

  3. focus

  4. vent


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is the single largest shareholder in Small Industries Development Bank of India?

  1. IDBI

  2. SBI

  3. LIC

  4. ICICI


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

   

In India, the first attempt to estimate the national income was made by

  1. C. Rajagopalachari

  2. Dadabhai Naoroji

  3. Madan Mohan Malviya

  4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

No specific attempts were made for estimating national income in India during the pre-independence era. In 1868, the first attempt was made by Dadabhai Naoroji. He, in his book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’, estimated Indian per capita annual income at a level of Rs. 20.

Which of the following options best describes the structure of income tax in India?

  1. Direct and proportional

  2. Indirect and progressive

  3. Direct and progressive

  4. Indirect and proportional


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option (3) is correct.

Which of the following is not a direct tax?

  1. Estate tax

  2. Sales tax

  3. Corporation tax

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Who among the following persons succeeded Arvind Mayaram as the Union Finance Secretary under the Union Ministry of Finance in 2014?

  1. Ratan P. Watal

  2. Rajiv Mehrishi

  3. Gurdial Singh Sandhu

  4. Shaktikanta Das

  5. Aradhana Johri


Correct Option: B

Who among the following won the 2014-15 Deodhar Trophy in December 2014?

  1. East Zone

  2. Central Zone

  3. South Zone

  4. North Zone

  5. West Zone


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct option is (1).

Which of the following banks launched a new account 'Pehla Kadam' for kids?

  1. Punjab National Bank

  2. Axis Bank

  3. Bank of Baroda

  4. State Bank of India

  5. IDBI


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was set up on the recommendation of

  1. Narasimham Committee

  2. Mahalanobis Committee

  3. Hilton Young Commission

  4. Fazal Ali Commission

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option (3) is correct.

Dhanush, a missile inducted into the Indian Navy,

  1. is a customised and naval variant of Prithvi missile

  2. has a range of 700 km

  3. can be launched from an aircraft

  4. cannot carry nuclear warheads


Correct Option: D

'Global 500' Awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?

  1. Population control

  2. Campaign against drugs

  3. Elimination of illiteracy

  4. Protection of Environment


Correct Option: D

When is Army Day observed in India?

  1. 5th January

  2. 10th January

  3. 15th January

  4. 20th January

  5. 28th January


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

With which sport would you link cue, jigger and pot?

  1. Golf

  2. Baseball

  3. Billiards

  4. Bridge


Correct Option: C

Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary is situated in

  1. Rajasthan

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Maharashtra


Correct Option: A

Who among the following won the Hero Women's Indian Golf Open 2014?

  1. Gwladys Nocera

  2. Hannah Burke

  3. Fabienne In-Albon

  4. Hyeon Seo Kang

  5. Vaishavi Sinha


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct option is (1).

Which of the following statements is/are true about NABARD?

  1. It is an apex development bank with a mandate for facilitating credit flow for promotion and development of agriculture, small-scale, cottage and village industries, handicrafts and other rural crafts.

  2. It also has the mandate to support all other allied economic activities in rural areas.

  3. It promotes integrated and sustainable rural development and secure prosperity of rural areas.

  4. All of the above

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All of the above statements are true. So, this option is correct.

Who is the author of the book 'Sea of Poppies'?

  1. Vikram Seth

  2. Aravind Adiga

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Arundhati Roy

  5. Jhumpa Lahiri


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

Kanha National Park is located in

  1. Assam

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh came into being in 1955.

“Ryder Cup” is associated with

  1. golf

  2. baseball

  3. billiards

  4. football

  5. rugby


Correct Option: A

In December 2014, the Union Government decided to launch 'Operation All Out' against

  1. United Liberation Front of Assam

  2. National Democratic Front of Bodoland

  3. United People's Democratic Solidarity

  4. Dima Halam Daoga

  5. Maoist Communist Party of Manipur


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct option is (2).

In December 2014, the Supreme Court directed the Union Government to complete fencing work along which of the following borders within three months?

  1. Indo-China

  2. Indo-Burma

  3. Indo-Bhutan

  4. Indo-Bangladesh

  5. Indo-Nepal


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

Which Union Ministry launched “Mission Indradhanush” in December 2014?

  1. Ministry of Finance

  2. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

  3. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

  4. Ministry of Science and Technology

  5. Ministry of Law and Justice


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

Mortgage is a

  1. security on movable property for a loan given by a bank

  2. security on immovable property for a loan given by a bank

  3. concession on immovable property for a loan given by a bank

  4. facility on immovable property for a loan given by a bank

  5. security on immovable property for a deposit received by a bank


Correct Option: B

What is the upper age limit, decided by the Reserve Bank of India, for Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers in private sector banks?

  1. 58

  2. 60

  3. 65

  4. 70

  5. 73


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

The capital of Karnataka is

  1. Bengaluru

  2. Patna

  3. Hyderabad

  4. Chandigarh

  5. Gandhinagar


Correct Option: A

KYC guidelines have been framed on the recommendations/as per guidelines of

  1. Reserve Bank of India

  2. Ministry of Finance

  3. Indian Banks Association

  4. Financial Action Task Force

  5. Ministry of Home Affairs


Correct Option: A

India launched its own payment gateway ‘RuPay’ developed by NPCI. What is the full form of NPCI?

  1. Number Payments Corporation of India

  2. National Payroll Corporation of India

  3. National Payments Commission of India

  4. National Payments Corporation of India

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option (4) is correct.

According to the Fortune 500 list of Indian companies for 2014, which of the following companies is the largest company in terms of revenue?

  1. Reliance Industries

  2. Bharat Petroleum

  3. Indian Oil Corporation

  4. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation

  5. Tata Motors


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

Where is the world’s first eco-temple, Shree Swaminarayan Mandir located?

  1. The United Kingdom

  2. Canada

  3. Australia

  4. The US

  5. Singapore


Correct Option: A

Which of the following Chief Ministers is also called the greenest Chief Minister of India?

  1. Siddaramaiah

  2. K. Chandrashekar Rao

  3. Pawan Kumar Chamling

  4. Arvind Kejriwal

  5. Devendra Fadnavis


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3). Under Chamling's leadership, Sikkim became the first state in India to start a green mission, managed to increase its forest cover, and is on its way to become India's first organic state by 2015. 

Which of the following US companies made the drug ZMapp available to treat Ebola?

  1. Pfizer

  2. Mapp Biopharmaceutical

  3. Novartis

  4. Astra Zeneca

  5. GlaxoSmithKline


Correct Option: B

Polavaram Multi-purpose Project will link the rivers

  1. Godavari and Pennar

  2. Bhima and Krishna

  3. Krishna and Cauvery

  4. Krishna and Godavari

  5. Bhima and Godavari


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This dam across the river Godavari is under construction and is located in West Godavari District and East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. Its reservoir spreads in parts of Chhattisgarh and Orissa also.

The world’s highest tunnel for high-speed train is situated in

  1. Japan

  2. South Korea

  3. North Korea

  4. China

  5. France


Correct Option: D

Who among the following was appointed as head of the Expenditure Management Commission?

  1. Y. V. Reddy

  2. D. Subbarao

  3. C. Rangarajan

  4. Bimal Jalan

  5. S. Venkitaramanan


Correct Option: D

Who among the following succeeded Sheila Dikshit as the governor of Kerala?

  1. Hansraj Bhardwaj

  2. Nikhil Kumar

  3. P. Sathasivam

  4. R. S. Gavai

  5. T. N. Chaturvedi


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

Which of the following banks launched the ‘Smart Star’ account, a savings account for minors above 10 years of age?

  1. SBI

  2. PNB

  3. ICICI

  4. Axis Bank

  5. HDFC Bank


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

Where are the headquarters of UNICEF located?

  1. New York

  2. Paris

  3. Washington DC

  4. Geneva

  5. Rome


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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Whom did the United Nations appoint as the new Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian Authority in February 2015?

  1. Nickolay Mladenov

  2. Robert Serry

  3. Gary Quinlan

  4. Sam Kutesa

  5. Martin Sajdik


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct option is (1).

What was the theme for the 18th SAARC Summit held in October 2014?

  1. Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity

  2. Towards a Green and Happy South Asia

  3. Building Bridges

  4. Greener World Better Living

  5. Save Asia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct option is (1).

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