1. United States has recently restored diplomatic relations after 54 years with which of the following countries? (2)
1. Iran
2. Cuba
3. Iran
4. Netherland
5. None
2. The Government of India is planning to revive which of the following types of banks by infusing freshcapital? (A. good number of these banks are having a negative net worth and need recapitalisation). (3)
1. Public Sector Banks
2. Private Sector Banks
3. Regional Rural Banks
4. Developmental Institutes who have converted themselves into Banks
5. None
3. Who was conferred with the Commandeur de la Legion d’Honneur, the highest French civilian honour? (1)
1. Sayed Haider Raza
2. Mohammad Akbal
3. Sadvik Kiran Singh
4. Mohammad Hussain
5. None
4. Which state of India recorded highest domestic tourist footfalls in 2014? (2)
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Karnataka
5. None
5. Which of the following types of banks/organisations are now allowed to accept Foreign Currency Deposits from NRI and Persons of Indian origin? (2)
1. Nationalised Banks
2. Regional Rural Banks
3. Nonbanking
4. finance companies
5. Cooperative Credit Societies
6. Which North East state of India has been recently declared as disturbed area by the union government? (2)
1. Assam
2. Nagaland
3. Tripura
4. Manipur
5. None
7. Who is the chairman of the committee set up to study the status of the Sports Authority of India? (3)
1. Gopi Chand
2. Baldev Singh
3. Ashwini Nachappa
4. Jaspal Sandhu
5. None
8. Which of the following statements about banking operations is CORRECT as they help banks to run their shops? (1)
A. The public heIds as much currency (M) as it desires to hold with it and therefore any additional money earned by it is placed in the form of deposits with banks.
B. The banks lend all the deposits received by them from public up to the minimum legal cash reserve ratio requirement determined by the RBI. It means banks do not keep anv excess cash reserves with themselves.
C. The minimum legal Cash Reserve ratio is set by the RBI.
D. Bank’s assets are only in the form of Cash Reserves and loans and its liabilities comprise only of the demand deposits.
1. Only (A)
2. Both (A) and (C)
3. Only (C)
4. Both (C) and (D)
5. All (A), (B), (C) and (D)
9. According to World Economic Forum, which is the world’s biggest employer? (1)
1. US Department of Defence
2. Indian Railway
3. Chinese military
4. Indian Army
5. None
10. The proposed Bangladesh China India Myanmar (BCIM) corridor will link Kolkata to which part of China? (1)
1. Kunming
2. Dongguan
3. Wuhan
4. Chengdu
5. None
