General Awareness for Bank Officers

General Awareness for Bank Officers
21. As per the reports published recently the Govt. of India has decided to create a separate agency/body scrutinize all Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) officially. Up till now the security screening was being done by the—
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Govt. of India
  • Reserve Bank of India
  • Securities and Exchange Board of India
  • Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India
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22. As per the news reports in various newspapers the USA has outlined some major policy goals to prevent the danger of

nuclear terrorism. Which of the following is/are included in those policy goals ?
1. Convene a nuclear security summit within a year’s time under the leadership of the USA.
2. A new agreement/pact should be introduced in place of present Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
3. Call for a global effort to secure all nuclear weapons at all vulnerable sites all over the world.
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Only 1 and 3
  • Only 2 and 3
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23. ‘Indira Gandhi Canal’ which is around 450 km long provide irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states ?
  • Punjab
  • Haryana
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Gujarat
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24. Former caption of the Indian Cricket team, Ajit Wadekar is conferred which of the following awards for the year 2010 ?
  • Bharat Ratna
  • Khel Shri Award
  • Dronacharya Award
  • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
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25. Who amongst the following is the director of the popular Hindi film “Oye Lucky ! Lucky Oye” ?
  • Mani Ratnam
  • David Dhavan
  • Dibankar Banerjee
  • R. Balakrishnan
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26. India recently signed an agreement to import Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) from a country which is the largest LNG producer and supplier of the world. Which is that country ?
  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
  • Iran
  • Saudi Arabia
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27. As a measure to help countries hit by global financial meltdown the RBI has purchased notes worth US $ 10 billion in terms of Special Drawing Rights from a World Organisation/agency. Which is this agency/organization ?
  • Federal Reserve of U.S.A.
  • Asian Development Bank
  • World Bank
  • International Monetary Fund
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28. Which of the following is not a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India ?
  • Mazagaon Dock Ltd.
  • Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd.
  • Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
  • Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
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29. Which of the following states won the senior National Women’s Football Tournament 2010 ?
  • Manipur
  • Assam
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Kerala
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30. Which of the following is not a missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ?
  • Shaurya
  • Pinaka
  • BrahMos
  • Agni
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