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General Awareness Quiz

1. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has raised the threshold for foreign direct investment requiring its approval to _________ from the present Rs 1,200 cr.
1) Rs 2,000 cr 
2) Rs 2,500 cr
3) Rs 3,000 cr 
4) Rs 3,500 cr
5) Rs 5,000 cr

2. Which of the following private sector banks has launched a new product that could process personal loans in 10 seconds? It is leader in personal loan market.
1) Axis Bank 
2) HDFC Bank
3) ICICI Bank 
4) Federal Bank
5) None of these

3. According to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), gross nonperforming asset (GNPA) ratio has reached _________as on Mar 15.
1) 3.45 per cent 
2) 3.75 per cent
3) 4.1 per cent 
4) 4.45 per cent
5) 5.25 per cent

4. India and Iran have signed pact to develop which of the following ports in Iran recently?
1) Sittwe Port 
2) Gwadar Port
3) Chabahar Port 
4) Hambantota Port
5) None of these

5. PM Narendra Modi is all set to become the first Indian PM to visit Mongolia. Which of the following is the capital city of Mongolia?
1) Dushanbe 
2) Bishkek
3) Astana 
4) Ulan Bator
5) None of these

6. Senior diplomat Vikas Swarup on 18 Apr assumed charge as spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry. His debut novel ‘Q&A’ was made into the Oscar-winning movie named
1) Slumdog Millionaire 
2) Million Dollar Baby
3) The Departed 
4) The Hurt Locker
5) None of these

7. As revealed by the CAG on 6 May, which of the following is the only category that showed a growth in excise duty collections during FY14, on a year-on-year basis?
1) Cement 
2) Petroleum products
3) Electronics 
4) Packaged food 
5) None of these

8. What is India’s position in global market capitalisation (m-cap) ranking as on May 2015?
1) Fifth 
2) Sixth
3) Seventh 
4) Ninth
5) Tenth

9. The Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold medalist Vikas Gowda has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. He is associated with the game of
1) Shooting 
2) Archery
3) Boxing 
4) Discus Throw
5) Squash

10. The Rajya Sabha on 6 May passed the Bill on exchange of territories with Bangladesh. Which of the following is NOT correct about the Bill?
1) It is a Constitution (119th) Amendment Bill.
2) The territories in Assam, West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya come under the ambit of the Bill.
3) In Assam, India will get 470 acres of land, while 268 acres would go to Bangladesh.
4) The Bill annuls the 1974 India Bangladesh Land Boundary agreement.
5) None of these

ANSWERS
1. 3) 
2. 2) 
3. 4) 
4. 3) 
5. 4)
6. 1) 
7. 2) 
8. 5) 
9.  4) 
10.  4) 

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