General Awareness Quiz

Ques. : 1 The govt has announced to sell what per cent stake in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) through an offer for sale (OFS) on 24 Aug which can fetch about Rs 9,500 cr?

1) 5 per cent 

2) 7 per cent

3) 8 per cent 

4) 10 per cent

5) 12 per cent

Ques. : 2 _________ has become the first country in the world to receive funds from UN for Solar Home Systems.

1) Bangladesh 

2) Pakistan

3) Myanmar 

4) Sri Lanka

5) Bhutan

Ques. : 3 Arthur Morris passed away, recently, who was the former opening batsman and the oldest living Test cricketer of

1) England 

2) Australia

3) South Africa 

4) New Zealand

5) West Indies

Ques. : 4 Which IT firm in India has unveiled three new service lines called Aikido, a combination of three words — Ai, Ki and Do, which in Japanese mean combining, spirit and path/way?

1) Wipro 

2) TCS

3) Infosys 

4) Tech Mahindra

5) HCL

Ques. : 5 NR Varhadpande passed away on 21 Aug. He was an Indologist and an eminent scholar of

1) Hindi 

2) Tamil

3) Telugu 

4) Malayalam

5) Sanskrit

Ques. : 6 The __________ committee on minimum alternate tax (MAT) has recommended to the finance ministry that the levy shouldn't be imposed for the period preceding Apr 1, 2015.

1) Altamas Kabir 

2) HL Dattu

3) AP Shah 

4) Rajendra Mal Lodha

5) Mukul Mudgal

Ques. : 7 India got its first private bank in 11 years as the Bandhan Bank commenced operations on 23 Aug with 501 branches. What is the punch line of the bank?

1) Apna Bhala, Aapki Bhalai 

2) Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai

3) Banking the Unbanked 

4) Khayal Aapka 

5) None of these

Ques. : 8 Who won the Belgian Grand Prix F1 championship on 23 Aug?

1) Kimi Raikkonen 

2) Sebastian Vettel

3) Nico Rosberg 

4) Romain Grosjean

5) Lewis Hamilton

Ques. : 9 Who won the 100m gold at World Championships 2015 held in Beijing on 23 Aug?

1) Su Bingtian 

2) Usain Bolt

3) Andre de Grassse 

4) Trayvon Bromell

5) Justin Gatlin

Ques. : 10 The RBI has issued licences to 11 applicants to set up payment banks. Which of the following is allowed to these banks?

1) Undertaking lending services 

2) Opening accounts of non resident Indians

3) Accepting deposits above Rs 1 lakh 

4) Offering current and savings account deposits

5) None of these

Answers:

1. 4) 

2. 1) 

3. 2) 

4. 3) 

5. 5) 

6. 3) 

7. 2) 

8. 5) 

9. 2) 

10. 4)