RBI (ASSISTANT) EXAM GENERAL AWARENESS SOLVED PAPER (Exam Held on: 29-4-2012)

1. USA has asked India to reduce its dependence on crude oil supply from which of
the following countries which is also a member of OPEC?
1) Venezuela
2) Iraq
3) Libya
4) Iran
5) Nigeria

2. Which of the following is the most essential financial service which should be
provided to the poor people to bring them into the network of financial inclusion?
1) Insurance for life
2) Investment plan for future
3) Pension for old age
4) A bank account where he/she can save small amount
5) Health insurance for minor illnesses and hospitalisation in case of need

3. Who among the following is the president of a country at present?
1) Rupert Murdoch
2) Ban ki-moon
3) Yoshihiko Noda
4) Nicolas Sarkozy
5) None of these

4. What does tha letter F denote in 'NBFCs', a term seen very frequently in banking world these days?
1) Formal
2) Fiscal
3) Federal
4) Functional
5) Financial

5. Who among the following is the Deputy Governor of the RBI at present?
1) Sunil Mitra
2) Azim Premji
3) HR Khan
4) Sushma Nath
5) None of these

6. Standard and Poor's is a Credit Rating Agency of international repute. Which of the following is one such agency of Indian origin?
1) IBA
2) BASEL
3) SEBI
4) IRDA
5) CRISIL

7. Who among the following is the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh at present?
1) Akhilesh Yadav
2) Mulayam Singh Yadav
3) Mayawati
4) Amar Singh
5) None of these

8. Coin of which of the following denominations is called Small Coin?
1) Rs.1
2) Rs.2
3) Rs.5
4) 50 paise
5) Rs.10

9. Which of the following is not a highlight of the Union Budget 2012-13?
1) No change in the rate of Corporate Tax.
2) All types of loans upto `35 lakh will be given on 6% interest only.
3) Service Tax raised from 10% to 12%.
4) Fiscal Deficit is targeted at 5.1% of GDP.
5) Substantial increase in Defence Budget.

10. Which of the following services products of banks is specially designed and launched to help students?
1) Personal loan
2) Corporate loan
3) Business loan
4) Medical loan
5) Education loan

11. Which of the following terms is not directly associated with the functioning of RBI?
1) Open Market Operations
2) Cash Reserve Ratio
3) SENSEX
4) Liquidity Adjustment Facility
5) Public Debt Office

12. Which of the following is one of the major activities of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?
1) On-site inspection of Cooperative Banks and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
2) Helping Govt of India in preparing Union Budget and presenting it in the cabinet meeting.
3) Acting as custodian of the foreign exchange reserves of the country.
4) Deciding rate of interest on Savings Bank Accounts in Public Sector Banks.
5) Representing India in World Bank and other such agencies.

13. Dipika, who won Crocodile Challenge Cup Finals, in December 2011, is a famous
1) Badminton player
2) Table Tennis player
3) Lawn Tennis player
4) Chess player
5) Squash player

14. Who among the following is the recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature given in 2011?
1) Bruce A Beutler
2) V S Naipaul
3) Thomas Transtromer
4) Ralph M Steinman
5) Chetan Bhagat

15. The 59th National Film Award for Best Actress was given to
1) Vidya Balan
2) Kareena Kapoor
3) Priyanka Chopra
4) Lara Dutta
5) Roopa Ganguly

16. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the body/ agency set up to boost foreign investments in India?
1) FORE
2) FCCB
3) FIPB
4) FEMA
5) AITAF

17. Which of the following is not considered infrastructural sector of the economy?
1) Electricity
2) Textile Sector
3) Telecom
4) Cement
5) Road and Railways

18. Sachin Tendulkar made his 100th century in the match played between India and
1) Pakistan
2) England
3) Australia
4) Bangladesh
5) Sri Lanka

19. Who among the following was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2012?
1) TV Rajeswar
2) Aruna Irani
3) AR Rahman
4) Shabana Azmi
5) Anup Jalota

20. Which of the following countries is a member of BRICs?
1) Bhutan
2) Iran
3) Romania
4) Sudan
5) South Africa

21. Which of the following countries has recently placed its first space lab 'Tiangong-1' into orbit?
1) North Korea
2) Japan
3) India
4) France
5) China

22. Who among the following is the Solicitor General of India at present?
1) Jacob Mathew
2) Rohinton Nariman
3) Gopal Subramaniam
4) Ashok Chawla
5) None of these

23. Which of the following schemes has been launched by the Govt of India to motivate school children to attend school regularly?
1) Kutir Jyoti
2) Mid-Day Meal
3) MGNREGA
4) RAY
5) Bharat Nirman

24. As per the news published in various newspapers, govt is planning to set up a regulatory body in educational field especially for
1) Higher Education
2) Medical Education
3) Elementary Education
4) Secondary Education
5) Adult Education

25. Which of the following countries has been selected as the host of Commonwealth Games 2018?
1) India
2) Australia
3) Pakistan
4) South Africa
5) Sri Lanka

26. France has agreed to supply 'Rafale' to India. The deal is about the supply of
1) Warships
2) RADAR system
3) Fighter Aircrafts
4) Nuclear Reactors
5) Submarines

27. Seychelles, where China is going to set up its new military base, is a country in the
1) Bay of Bengal
2) China Sea
3) Indian Ocean
4) Red Sea
5) Caspian Sea

28. Which of the following terms is used in the field of economics?
1) Absolute Zero
2) Molecular Equation
3) Zero Point Energy
4) Balance of Payment
5) Mass Defect

29. ' Kyoto Protocol', an agreement signed by various countries, is associated with the field of
1) International trade
2) Clean environment and climate change.
3) Currency swap.
4) Deep sea mining and oil exploration.
5) Building a common food stock to save mankind in case of any natural calamity.

30. World AIDS Day is observed on which of the following days?
1) 1st December
2) 1st March
3) 1st April
4) 1st May
5) 1st January

31. USA decided to withdraw its army from which of the following countries after a nine-year long stay?
1) Afghanistan
2) Libya
3) Egypt
4) Iraq
5) Iran

32. Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with the game of Lawn Tennis?
1) FIFA Cup
2) Champions Trophy
3) Ranji Trophy
4) Subroto Cup
5) Davis Cup

33. Which award is given to the coaches of sportspersons?
1) Dronacharya Award
2) Arjun Award
3) Kalidas Samman
4) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
5) Saraswati Samman

34. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Cricket?
1) Heave
2) Silly point
3) Tee
4) Smash
5) Grand Slam

35. Anew nuclear power plant is being set up in which of the following places in India?
1) Amethi
2) Firozabad
3) Jaitapur
4) Joshi Math
5) Satna

36. Which of the following schemes has been launched to make cities of India slumfree?
1) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
2) Bharat Nirmal
3) Rajiv Awas Yojana
4) Indira Awas Yojana
5) None of these

37. Who among the following is a famous author of Indian origin?
1) Homi K Bhabha
2) Kiran Desai
3) Swati A Piramal
4) Shabana Azmi
5) Ronen Sen

38. Who among the following has written the famous book Malgudi Days?
1) VS Naipaul
2) Deepak Chopra
3) Rabindranath Tagore
4) Vijay Tendulkar
5) RK Narayan

39. Which of the following is NOT the name of the currency of a country?
1) Rand
2) Pound
3) Dinar
4) Ecuador
5) Dollar

40. Which of the following is the unit of heat?
1) Joule
2) Ohm
3) Ampere
4) Volt
5) Newton


ANSWERS:

1. 4; 2. 4; 3. 4; 4. 5; 5. 3; 6. 5; 7. 1; 8. 4; 9. 2; 10. 5;
11. 3; 12. 1; 13. 5; 14. 3; 15. 1; 16. 3; 17. 2; 18. 4; 19. 1; 20. 5;
21. 5; 22. 2; 23. 2 24. 1; 25. 2; 26. 2; 27. 3; 28. 4; 29. 2; 30. 1;
31. 4; 32. 5; 33. 1; 34. 2; 35. 3; 36. 3; 37. 2; 38. 5; 39. 4; 40. 1;