1. Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established in ......
1) 1966
2) 1945
3) 1969
4) 1984
5) 1921
2. ADB headquarters located in ......
1) Philippines
2) USA
3) UK
4) Switzerland
5) France
3. President of ADB is ......
1) Takehiko Nakao
2) Jim Yong Kim
3) Christine Legarde
4) Ban Ki Moon
5) None
4. India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement for $300 million loan to improve road connectivity in the state of?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) AP
3) Odisha
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Jharkhand
5. Which bank for the first time in its history, to offload around Rs.5,000 cr of its Rs.67,799 cr assets to asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) recently?
1) Punjab National Bank
2) Union Bank of India
3) State Bank of India
4) Canara Bank
5) None
6. State Bank of India (SBI) on 7 March 2014, proposed to offer share purchase scheme for all its employees to raise additional equity capital of ......
1) Rs.500 - 600 cr
2) Rs.7,600 - 9200 cr
3) Rs.700 - 900 cr
4) Rs.800 -1,200 cr
5) Rs.100 - 300 cr
7. Under provisions of the Banking Regulation Act 1949, it is required that a bank required to transfer not less than ....... percent out of the balance of profit of each year to the Reserve Fund Created?
1) 20
2)15
3)10
4) 8
5) 30
8. Public Sector Banks require up to ...... rupees in core capital by Mar 2018, as they migrate to the capital intensive Basel-III framework as per the RBI report on 11 May 2014?
1) 5.8 trillion
2) 1.2 trillion
3) 9.2 trillion
4) 11.5 trillion
5) None
9. On 26 May 2014, which financial regulator said it’s permission is necessary for any take over or acquisition or control of an NBFC (Non-Banking Finance Company).
1) SEBI
2) IRDA
3) NRBI
4) SBI
5) RBI
10. To regulate payments in India, Payment and Settlement Systems Act passed in .....
1) 2000
2) 2005
3) 2011
4) 1999
5) 2007
11. ...... High Court in India on 2 April 2014, restored the power of the Reserve Bank of India to decide the period after which the bad loan can be called as a Non-Performing Asset (NPA)?
1) AP
2) Tamil nadu
3) Gujarat
4) Assam
5) None
12. The RBI permitted bank branches abroad to sell structured products that are not specifically permitted in the domestic market. Which of the following statements is correct in this context?
1) Banks can offer such products in foreign branches in compliance with the host country regulations.
2) Banks are allowed to do so only at the established financial centers outside India like New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Dubai etc.
3) For other than established financial centers, banks may offer only those products that are specifically permitted in India.
4) RBI review the above guidelines from time to time
5) All of above
13. Recommendations headed by the expert committee headed by P.J. Nayak to review the governance of Boards of Banks given. Locate the wrong answer?
1) Government should reduce its holding in public sector banks to below 50 percent.
2) Government should repeal the Bank Nationalization Acts together with the SBI Act and the SBI (Subsidiary Banks) Act.
3) RBI should loose its control over foreign banks and handover the authority to EXIM Bank.
4) All of above
5) None
14. On 20 May 2014, Indian Stock Market entered ........... trillion dollar club?
1) two
2) three
3) four
4) five
5) one
15. Hindustan Motors halted the production of India’s iconic car .......
1) Alto
2) Bolero
3) Ambassador
4) Winner
5) Swift
16. World Trade Organisation (WTO) projected that the world trade grow by ...... percent in 2014?
1) 2.8
2) 3.5
3) 4.7
4) 5.5
5) 6.0
17. Ryder Cup belongs to .....
1) Volley Ball
2) Foot Ball
3) Golf
4) Weight Lifting
5) Table Tennis
18. On 1 June 2014, Yogeshwar Dutt and Sushil Kumar won Gold and Silver medals at the International tournament held in Sassari City of Italy. Both players belong to which game/ sport?
1) Chess
2) Squash
3) Foot Ball
4) Boxing
5) Wrestling
19. Maria Sharapova won French Open 2014. She belongs to .......
1) France
2) Germany
3) Russia
4) Romania
5) USA
20. e-clearance mechanism is the first in a series of online approvals that the government proposes to put in place on 6 June 2014. The mechanism to be introduced by ........
1) Minister of Home Affairs
2) Minister for Urban Development
3) Minister for External Affairs
4) Minister for Civil Aviation
5) Minister for Environment and Forest Affairs
21. For the first time in the country’s history Shompens, considered one of the last surviving stone-age tribes, cast their votes in recently held parliamentary elections. This tribe is inhabited in which of the following islands?
1) Great Nicobar
2) Wheeler Island
3) Lakshadweep
4) Butcher Island
5) Barren Island
22. President of India on 12 May 2014, had given his assent to ........
1) Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2011
2) Whistleblowers Rights Act, 2011
3) Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2014
4) Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2012
5) None
23. Donna Tartt has won Fiction Pulitzer for which of the following books?
1) The Little Friend
2) Dark Places
3) Gone Girl
4) Goldfinch
5) The Secret History
24. Kamal Haasan led the Indian delegation at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival from 14 May 2014. Where is Cannes?
1) France
2) Switzerland
3) Italy
4) Germany
5) None
25. Winter Sleep won the Palme d'Or award, the festival's highest honour at .......
1) Oscar Film Festival
2) Berlin Film Festival
3) Cannes Film Festival
4) Oslo Film Festival
5) None
26. Who was given additional charge of the Ministries of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation on the eve of death of Gopinath Munde on 4 June 2014?
1) Sadananda Gowda
2) Uma Bharathi
3) Nithin Gadkari
4) Najma Hepthulla
5) Ram Vilas Paswan
27. Protem-Speaker of 16th Loksabha is .....
1) Kamalnath
2) Sumitra Mahajan
3) Gopinath Munde
4) L.K. Advani
5) Sushma Swaraj
28. Former Chief of the Air Staff Norman Anil Kumar Browne has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to which of the following countries recently?
1) Norway
2) UK
3) Spain
4) France
5) None
29. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) succeeding Justice NP Singh 14 May 2014?
1) Justice Mukul Mudgal
2) Justice K.G. Balakrishnan
3) Justice B.S. Chauhan
4) Justice Swatantra Kumar
5) None
30. 2014 Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction won by Eimear McBride for her first novel 'A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing' on 4 June 2014. She belongs to .....
1) USA
2) Ireland
3) India
4) Norway
5) Bulgeria
31. 2 States, 3 Mistakes of My life, One Night @ The Call Center, Five Point Some One written by .......
1) R.K. Narayan
2) Chetan Bhagat
3) Sarojini Naidu
4) APJ Abdul Kalam
5) None
32. Theme of 2014 Environment Day is 'Small Island Developing States and Climate Change', and the official slogan is 'Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea Level'. Environment Day celebrates on ......
1) 1 June
2) 2 June
3) 3 June
4) 4 June
5) 5 June
33. International Day for Biological Diversity observed on ......
1) 22 January
2) 22 March
3) 22 April
4) 22 May
5) 22 June
34. USSD stands for .......
1) Unstructured Supplementary Service Data
2) Universal Supplementary Service Data
3) Unstructured Standard Service Data
4) Unstructured Supplementary Service Dairy
5) Unstructured Supplementary Stolen Data
35. IFRS means for .......
1) Indian Financial Reporting Standard
2) International Financial Reporting Scroll
3) International Favor Reporting Standard
4) International Financial Reporting Standard
5) None
36. Who set up $1.6 billion fund to support maritime Silk Road development?
1) Japan
2) Russia
3) China
4) Norway
5) India
37. Indian Navy and Singapore Navy started Navy drill in Andaman Sea on 22 May 2014. It is .......
1) Tropex
2) Malbar
3) Peace Angel
4) SIMBEX 14
5)None
38. Hosni Mubarak was punished for 3 years recently. He was the ex-president of?
1) Italy
2) France
3) Egypt
4) Iraq
5) None
39. Egypt Capital is Cairo. The currency of Egypt is Egyptian ......
1) Dollar
2) Rupee
3) Ruble
4) Dinar
5) Pound
40. ......... became the youngest woman to climb Mount Everest?
1) Premalath Agarwal
2) Malavath Poorna
3) Priyadarsini Agarwal
4) Kiran Mazumdar
5) None
ANSWERS:
1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-4, 5-3, 6-4, 7-1, 8-1, 9-5, 10-5
11-3, 12-5, 13-3, 14-5, 15-3, 16-3, 17-3, 18-5, 19-3, 20-5
21-1, 22-1, 23-4, 24-1, 25-3, 26-3, 27-1, 28-1, 29-3, 30-2
31-2, 32-5, 33-4, 34-1, 35-4, 36-3, 37-4, 38-3, 39-5, 40-2
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