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General Awareness Quiz

1. Recently, which among the following has launched the countries first contactless debit and credit card?
a) ICICI Bank
b) Axis Bank
c) Corporation Bank
d) State bank of Mysore
e) None of the above

2. Recently Reserve Bank of India and which one of the following has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the area of central banking.
a) European Central Bank
b) Japan Central Bank
c) Central bank of Russia
d) Bank of China
e) None of the above

3. Which among the following are major players in government securities market?
(i) Commercial Banks 
(ii) Insurance Companies
(iii) Individual Households
(iv) Co-operative and Regional Banks

a) Only 1, 2 & 4
b) Only 1, 2 & 3
c) Only 1, 3 & 4
d) 1, 2, 3 & 4
e) None of the above

4. The Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Committee (FSLRC), a body to review and rewrite the legal-institutional architecture of the financial sector was set up by?
a) Supreme Court
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Parliament
e) None of these

5. Recently RBI has introduced the concept of ‘niche banking’ in India. Which among the following is the most correct statement about this?
a) Niche banking is for ultra-high net worth banking individuals.
b) Niche banking is related to opening branches in remote villages.
c) Niche banking involves mobile firms and supermarket chains.
d) Niche banking involves films and entertainment sectors.
e) None of these.

6. Recently SBI has launched SBI composite Index to track activities related to_?
a) Banking and Finance
b) Real Estate
c) Manufacturing
d) Marketing
e) None of these

7. Which among the following is the most approximate tenure of the PSU tax-free bonds? 
a) 5-10 years
b) 10-15 years
c) 2-5 years
d) 20-25 years
e) None of the above

8. Which among the following banks are based in China?
(1) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
(2) BRICS Bank
(3) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
a) Only 1
b) Only 1 & 2
c) Only 2
d) 1, 2 & 3
e) None of the above

9. Where is the Headquarters of newly formed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
a) Kathmandu
b) Beijing
c) New Delhi
d) Manila
e) None of these

10. Which among the following banks have recently launched Smart Star savings account for minors who are more than 10 years old?
a) State Bank of India
b) ICICI Bank
c) HDFC Bank
d) IDBI Bank
e) None of the above

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