General Awareness Quiz for SBI Associates Clerical Exams - Set 22

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1. On 25th October 2014, the President of India Pranabh Mukherjee has released a commemorative Postage Stamp on Anagarika Dharmapala, a joint stamp issue of India and Sri Lanka. Dharmapala is ?
1. Srilankan Poet and Singer
2. Peace Maker
3. A Buddhist Revivalist and Writer
4. Film Actor
5. Freedom Fighter
2. 2014 Indian science congress summit was held in ?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Jammu and Kashmir
3. UP
4. Rajasthan
5. West Bengal
3. The government of India has revised the creamy layer criteria for OBC from Rs. 4.5 lakh per annum to ?
1. 5 lakh per annum
2. 9 lakh per annum
3. 10 lakh per annum
4. 12 lakh per annum
5. 6 lakh per annum
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8th June 2014 unveiled a new book titled "Getting India Back on Track : An Action Agenda for Reform". The book basically carries a series of papers on different areas for presentation to the new government arguing out the case for the reforms that would be necessary to get India back on track. Who are the editors of this book ?

1. Salman Khurshid and Laxmi Roy
2. Amartya Sen and Arun Jaitely
3. Jairam Ramesh and Ratan N Tata
4. Brendon Faser and Munro Murdoch
5. Bibek Debroy, Ashley J. Tellis and Reece Trevor
5. An increase in CRR by RBI leads to ?
1. Decrease in lendable resources
2. Increase in deposit
3. Increase in lendable resources 
4. Decrease in deposits 
5. None of these
6. Which of the following banks is classified under the Public Sector Banks ?
1. ICICI Bank
2. IDBI Bank 
3. Axis Bank
4. ING Vysya Bank
5. Karnataka Bank
7. The minimum amount to be remitted through RTGs is ? (in rupees)
1. 1 lakh
2. 2 lakhs
3. 3 lakhs
4. 4 lakhs
5. There is no minimum amount
8. Hirakud Dam is built across which of the following rivers ?
1. Ganga
2. Yamuna
3. Mahanadi
4. Godavari
5. Saraswathi
9. "Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists" is written by ?
1. C. Rangarajan
2. Bimal Jalan
3. Y. V. Reddy
4. Raguram Rajan
5. None of these
10. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) recommends ?
1. State Advised Price
2. Comfort Price
3. Minimum Export Price
4. Minimum Support Price
5. None of these
11. The RBI has recently issued the guidelines to allow the minors to independently open and operate savings bank accounts and use other facilities like ATM and cheque books. According to RBI guidelines the minors age should be above ?
1. 15 years
2. 13 years
3. 12 years
4. 10 years
5. 18 years
12. India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sahara Adventure Sports Limited bought Ranchi-franchise of Hockey Indian League (HIL). What is the name of this team ?
1. Ranchi Tigers
2. Ranchi Rockers
3. Ranchi Rivals 
4. Ranchi Rays
5. Ranchi Rock-stars
13. Recently, Tennis player Maria Sharapova has claimed her second French Open title in 2014. Maria Sharapova is from ?
1. United States
2. Russia
3. France
4. Romania
5. Bulgaria
14. The Unit 1 of the Kundankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNNPP) crossed the much-awaited milestone of 1,000 MW 2014. What unique achievement was made by KKNPP on this occasion ?
1. It became India's first unit to produce 1,000 MW electricity 
2. It became India's second unit to produce 1,000 MW electricity
3. It became India's third unit to produce 1,000 MW electricity
4. It became India's first unit to produce 1,500 MW electricity
5. It became India's fourth unit to produce 1,000 MW electricity 
15. Which country would become the 19th Member of Eurozone nad the last Baltic nation to adopt the euro on 1st January 20115 as announced by the European Commission on 4th June 2014 ?
1. Rumania
2. Tasmania
3. Lithuania
4. Tanzania
5. Virginia
16. Which state scored the highest in monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE) report rankings for urban areas which was released during March 2014 by the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) ?
1. Kerala
2. Telangana
3. Uttarakhand
4. Haryana
5. Madhya Pradesh
17. What is the code name given for the military exercise conducted by the Indian Army in the desert of Rajasthan, recently ?
1. Desert Fox
2. Sarvada Vijay
3. Garuda
4. Samrat Shakti
5. None of these
18. Which country won this year's World Champion titles in table tennis for both men's and women's teams ?
1. South Korea
2. Japan
3. Malaysia
4. China
5. India
19. Which country won this year's China Open titles (Badminton) for both Men's and Women's ?
1. South Korea
2. Japan
3. Malaysia
4. China
5. India
20. What is Short Selling in Stock Marketing ?
1. Selling the Shares which you do not own
2. Selling a share after owning it for a short period of time
3. Selling a share after owning it for a long period of time
4. Selling of shares which are quoted for a short period of time
5. None of these

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