Latest GA Quiz for Competitive Exams 2016

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1. Bank of the West is headquartered in San Francisco, USA. It is a subsidiary of which of the following banking giants?
1. BNP Paribas
2. Credit Agricole
3. Societe Generale
4. Barclays
5. Royal Bank of Scotland 
2. Which of the following Indian-Americans was appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of the West in March 2016 ?
   
1. Alka Banerjee
2. Nandita Bakshi
3. Neerja Sethi
4. Jayshree Ullal
5. Padmasree Warrior 
3. Gorumara National Park is located in the Indian State of? 
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Meghalaya
4. West Bengal
5. Sikkim 
4. What is the currency of Austria ?
1. Peso
2. Euro
3. Franc
4. Lira
5. Pound
5. Which of the following statements is not correct with regard to Stand up India ?
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the "Stand up India" scheme in Noida, Uttar Pradesh on April 5, 2016
2. It is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship among Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and women by giving loans in the range of Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 1 crore for setting up a new enterprise
3. This would help in creating 2.5 lakh entrepreneurs in India as every bank branch would be required to provide two such loans to an SC/ ST person and a woman
4. The purpose of loan is for setting up a new enterprise in manufacturing, trading or services sector
5. The scheme will facilitate the creation of a corpus of Rs. 15,000 crore for credit guarantee via the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) 
6. Stand up India scheme was unveiled on April 5, 2016 to mark the birth anniversary of the late?
1. Jayaprakash Narayan
2. Dr B.R. Ambedkar
3. Babu Jagjivan Ram
4. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya
5. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee 
7. The term "Bulk deposit" means Rupee term deposit of ?
1. Rs. 50 lakh and above
2. Rs. 75 lakh and above
3. Rs. 1 crore and above
4. Rs. 25 lakh and above
5. None of these 
8. New Bank of India was merged with which of the following public sector banks in 1993 ?
1. State Bank of India
2. Bank of India
3. Central Bank of India
4. Punjab National Bank
5. Union Bank of India 
9. The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) would help in facilitating credit up to?
1. Rs. 10 lakh
2. Rs. 5 lakh
3. Rs. 15 lakh
4. Rs 20 lakh
5. Rs. 18 lakh 
10. Antwerp is the world's largest diamond trading centre. It is a city in?
1. Spain
2. Belgium
3. Germany
4. France
5. Sweden 
11. National League for Democracy (NLD) Chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi is Myanmar's Minister of ?
1. Border Affairs
2. Defense
3. Home Affairs
4. Health
5. Foreign Affairs
12. India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with which of the following countries for cooperation and mutual assistance in development of ports during Maritime India Summit in April 2016?
1. Japan
2. China
3. Maldives
4. South Korea
5. Vietnam 
13. Jose Marti International Airport is located in ?
1. Havana, Cuba
2. Lima, Peru
3. Mexico City, Mexico
4. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5. Buenos Aires, Argentina 
14. Volodymyr Groysman assumed office as the Prime Minister of which of the following countries in April 2016 ?
1. Russia
2. Hungary
3. Ukraine
4. Moldova
5. Latvia 
15. Who is the author of the newly released novel "Selection Day"?
1. Arvind Adiga
2. Ravinder Singh
3. Sanjeev Sanyal
4. Ramachandra Guha
5. Chetan Bhagat

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