General Awareness Practice Paper for Competitive Exams

General Awareness Practice Paper for Competitive Exams

1) Which of the following is a Private Sector Bank having branches in India ?

1. Axis Bank
2. Corporation Bank
3. Punja & Sind Bank
4. IDBI Bank
5. Andhra Bank

2) Who among the following is a famous classic poet of Hindi ?

1. Kalidas
2. Tulsidas
3. Bankim Chadra
4. Vishnu Sharma
5. Ved Vyas

3) Which of the following is the name of a bank finance scheme launched by the Government of India to provide employment opportunities to poor people ?

1. SJSRY
2. RAY
3. ASHA
4. SEWA
5. Bharat Nirman

4) Rashrriya Swasthya Bima Yohana is launched to provide insurance cover to _______

1. People living Below Poverty Line(BPL) in un organised sector
2. women staying in Women Hostels and are widowed, divorced or with out children
3. all the employees in public sector units having income of Rs. 3 Laks per year or less than
4. all medical practitioners posted in rural areas
5. None of these

5) Who among the following is  a famous player and has represented India in many National/International events ?

1. Chetan Bhagat
2. Saina Nehwal
3. Dinesh Trivedi
4. Aamir Khan
5. Priyanka Chopra

6) Currency notes of which of the following denominations are not in circulation in India ?

1. Rs. 20
2. Rs. 50
3. Rs. 500
4. Rs. 1,000
5. Rs. 20,000

7) Which of the following does not represent the abbreviated name of an international organisation ?

1. CAG
2. G-20
3. OPEC
4. SAARC
5. ASEAN

8) Who among the following has written the book "Non Stop India" ?

1. Rahul Gandhi
2. Salman Khurshid
3. Manmohan Singh
4. Mark Tully
5. Sonia Gandhi

9) Which of the following is a metal ?

1. Tungsten 
   
2. Sulphur
3. Camphor
4. Nitrogen
5. Carbon

10) India adopted its New Constitution in the year ?

1. 1947
2. 1948
3. 1950
4. 1952
5. None of these

11) Which of the following rivers does not flow into Bay of Bengal ?

1. Ganga
2. Krishna
3. Godavari
4. Mahanadhi
5. Narmada

12) Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with the games of cricket ?

1. Nehru Gold Cup
2. Fifa Cup
3. Davis Cup
4. Ranji Trophy
5. Wimbledon

13) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report on Iran's Nuclear Programme. The report revealed that Iran has eliminated its stockpile of enriched uranium in accordance with the interim

1. Montreal Protocol
2. Geneva deal
3. Copenhagen Pact
4. London Deal
5. None of these

14) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on July 24, 2014 approved the sale of 10 million tonnes of which item from the FCI stock in the open market in order to boost domestic supply and check prices ?

1. Rice
2. Wheat
3. Coarse Grains
4. Sugar
5. None of these

15) The Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced draft regulations for infrastructure investment trust. As per the draft regulations, infrastructure trust can raise money either through a public issue or a private placement, with a minimum size of 

1. Rs. 100 crore
2. Rs. 250 crore
3. Rs. 500 crore
4. Rs. 1000 crore
5. None of these

Important Links:

• Computer Terminology Notes (By Alphabet Series)
• Banking Awareness: Cheap Money Policy Nature and Functions of Credit
• General Awareness: Current Hot Topic Black Money in India