Sunday, 6 September 2015
It has been a customary to share the General Awareness questions which appeared in the Banking Exams. As per this custom today we are sharing the General Awareness Questions which appeared in RRB Scale 1 Evening shift i.e from 1:30 to 3:30 P.M. A New system of attendance via bio metric has been introduced via this exam. Below are the questions to give you an idea of what to prepare in the upcoming slots.
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| Union Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Sanitation & Drinking Water |
1. Where is 'Gaddafi Cricket
Stadium' located at? Ans. Lahore, Pakistan
2. 'Ngultrum' is the currency
of which of the following country? Ans. Bhutan
3. Ricky Pointing played his
168 Test Matches for which country? Ans.
Australia
4. Headquarters of
International Labour Organization (ILO) is situated at? Ans. Geneva
5. Which city held its
position as the most expensive city in India
and is ranked above Dallas, Frankfurt and Vancouver, according to a
recent survey? Ans. Mumbai
6. Who is currently serving
as the Union Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Sanitation &
Drinking Water? Ans.Chaudhary Birender
Singh
7. Simhadri Super Thermal
Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant located in the Indian state
of__________. Ans.Andhra Pradesh
8. The International Day of
Non-Violence is observed on? Ans.
October 2nd
9. Suniti Solomon was a
Indian physician who did pioneering _____ research in India died at
the age of 76. Ans. AIDS/HIV
10. Dibrugarh a city in Assam is being
divided from east-to-west by which river? Ans.
Brahmaputra
11. Indian Tourism launched a
new series of four "Atithi Devo Bhava" television commercials on
tourism, featuring popular actor______ Ans.Aamir
Khan
12. Mahabalipuram, also known
as Mamallapuram is a town in the Indian state of ___________ Ans. Tamil Nadu.
13. What does Article 370
means? Ans. Is a law that grants special
autonomous status to Jammu and
Kashmir.
14. Special drawing rights
(XDR or SDR) are supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets defined and
maintained by the _________ Ans.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
15. Which university would
now be renamed, and be called APJ
Abdul Kalam
Technical University?
Ans. UP Technical University
16. Minimum paid-up capital
required to set up a private sector bank is _____? Ans. Rs.500 crores
17. What is the maximum
amount of pension in Atal Pension Yojana? Ans.
Rs. 5000
18. What is the Maximum age
limit for Pradhan Mantri Surakha Bheema Yojana (PMSBY)? Ans :70 years
19. Worlds 2nd largest
currency is produced by? Ans: China
20. sanjeev chaturvedi , an
Indian forest officer received which award ? Ans : Raman Magsaysay
21. General Motors has said
it would invest $1 billion in India,
largely to expand its main plant in _________ Ans.Pune,Maharashtra
22. The government is
considering imposing _______ import duty on wheat to curb shipments and
liquidate poor quality grains lying in FCI godowns.? Ans. 10%
23. World Population
prospects are released by____? Ans.UNO(United
Nations Organisation)
24. The Suez Canal is an
artificial waterway in Egypt
extending from Port Said to Suez
and connecting the ------ with the Red Sea. – Ans. Mediterranean Sea
25. NABARD regulates which
banks? Ans.RRB & Cooperative Banks
26. Which state capital has
topped Swacch Bharat Rankings? Ans.Bengaluru
27. What does G stands for in
DICGC? Ans. Guarentee
28. What was the First Mutual
Fund in India?
Ans. UTI(Unit Trust of India)
29. Government proposes to
infuse Rs 70,000 crore in public sector banks as said by Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley will be in how many years? Ans.4
years
30. Which hills are a range
of mountains forming a part of the Western Ghats situated in the western part
of Tamil Nadu state at the junction of Karnataka and Kerala states in Southern India. Ans.
Nilgiri Hills
31. Which insurance company
in India
have covered an insurance scheme under dengue care recently? Ans. Apollo Munich Health Insurance
32. The initial authorized
corpus of NIIF would be Rs. 20,000 crore, as decided by Arun Jaietly Ministry
of Finance. Government's contribution/share in the corpus will be how much %? Ans. 49%
33. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam
Limited(RINL) the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, and
________have decided in-principle to form a joint venture to set up a Greenfield coal-fired
power plant. Ans. NTPC
34. The 17th FINA World
Swimming Championship will be held in Ans.
Budapest, Hungary
35. National Academy
of Direct Taxes in located in_____? Ans.
Nagpur, Maharashtra
36. Kallada Lake
in the district of Kollam is in which state/Union Territory? Ans.Kerala
37. Flying disc games are
games played with discs, often called by the trademarked name ------.Ans. Frisbees
38. South Africa contribution to BRICS
bank ? Ans: 5 bn
39. The 7th BRICS summit held
on 8-9 July 2015 summit of the head of states or government of the BRICS member
states. It was held in the Russian city of ________ Ans. Bashkortostan. - Ufa
40. The Carmichael
coal mine is a proposed thermal coal mine in __________Country. Ans. Australia
