General Knowledge - Current Affairs, General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams

1. At present marginal standing facility (MSF) stands as ____?

a. 1 % above Repo Rate

b. 2 % Below Reverse Repo Rate

c. 2% Above Reverse Repo Rate

d. 1% below Reverse Repo Rate

2. The recently launched slogan "Getting to Zero" is related to which among the following diseases?

a. Tuberculosis

b. Malaria

c. HIV/ AIDS

d. Influenza

3. If the government chooses to spend money freshly printed by the RBI against government securities, it should be kept in which among the following?

a. Fiscal adjustment

b. Deficit Financing

c. Mandatory spending

d. Retrenchment

4. Which among the following is an incorrect statement:

a. The regulations relating to the issue of Indian Depository Receipts contained in Securities and Exchange Board of India.

b. The Standard Chartered PLC became the first global company to file for an issue of Indian depository receipts in India

c. The Indian Depository Receipts derive their value from the shares deposited with custodians.

d. In case of Indian Depository Receipts, The Custodian is always a foreign entity

5. The Chenchu people in India have been active in protection of wildlife in which among the following protected areas of India?

a. Nagarjunasagar Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh)

b. Similipal (Odisha)

c. Indravati, Udanti-Sitanadi (Chhattisgarh )

d. Palamu (Jharkhand)

6. Which among the following Ministry is running the "Village Grain Bank Scheme"?

a. Ministry of Agriculture

b. Ministry of Food and Public Distribution

c. Ministry of Tribal Affairs

d. Ministry of Rural Development

7. A star at which among the following locations would appear to twinkle more than others normally?

a. Straight up in Observer's line of sight

b. Stars closer to the horizon

c. Stars closer to poles

d. None of them

8. Recently, Kaushik Basu said that "Short-term growth can be compromised to contain higher inflation rate as the country needs to retain long-term growth prospects of the economy". Who is Kaushik Basu?

a. Deputy Governor of RBI

b. Member of Planning Commission

c. Chief economic advisor to the Finance Ministry

d. Chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council

9. Which among the following decides the Saving Banks Account Interest Rate in India?

a. Ministry of Finance

b. Reserve Bank of India

c. Indian Banks' Association (IBA)

d. Banks themselves

10. All the following announcements were made at the Delhi Durbar in 1911 except one. Identify that one:

a. Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi

b. Annulment of Partition of Bengal

c. Separation of Bihar , Orissa and Chhotanagpur from Bengal's Jurisdiction

d. Election of Indians to the various legislative councils in India

General Knowledge

1. World Geography -Test-01

2. World Geography -Test-02

3. World Geography -Test-03

4. Geography of India -Test-01

5. Geography of India -Test-02

6. Geography of India -Test-03

7. Geography of India -Test-04

8. Geography of India -Test-05

9. History of India - Test - 01

10. History of India - Test - 02

11. History of India - Test - 03

12. History of India - Test - 04

13. History of India - Test - 05

14. History of India - Test - 06

15. History of India - Test - 07

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