General Awareness Questions for IDBI PO 2017

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Q1. In a relief to farmers hit by demonetisation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given an additional how many days to repay their crop loans due in November-December, 2016 and prompt repayment would be eligible for the extra 3% interest subsidy?

(a) 50 Days

(b) 70 Days

(c) 30 Days

(d) 60 Days

(e) 90 Days

Q2. Which state has named the Mega Lift Irrigation Scheme worth Rs. 7,600 crore, after the noted freedom fighter and social reformer Parbati Giri as a mark of respect for her immense contribution to the freedom movement and service to the poor and needy?

(a) Odisha

(b) Punjab

(c) Kerala

(d) Assam

(e) Bihar

Q3. Name the scheme, which has been launched by Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank for employing women in villages to promote and improve the cashless transactions in rural areas?

(a) Bank Sathi Scheme 

(b) Bank Dosti Scheme 

(c) Bank Sakhi Scheme

(d) Bank Saheli Scheme 

(e) None of the given options is true

Q4. Which state govt has accepted Nabard funding for 23 irrigation projects in the form of long-term loan which will bring in Rs 7,242.74 cr to the state?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c) West Bengal

(d) Gujarat

(e) Maharashtra

Q5. Who has been appointed as the first ever female director of Vatican Museums?

(a) Nusli Wadia

(b) Dr Barbara Jatta

(c) Girija Vaidyanathan

(d) Deepak Agarwal

(e) None of the given options is true

Q6. _____________ are NOT a part of the Scheduled Banking structure in India. 

(a) Money lenders         

(b) Public sector banks 

(c) Private sector banks

(d) Regional rural banks 

(e) None of the given options is true

Q7. ‘KYC’ (Know Your Customer) norms were implemented in the Indian banking system in 2002 as per the directive of?

(a) SEBI    

(b) RBI    

(c) IBA      

(d) IRDA

(e) None of the given options is true

Q8. Name the tennis player, who has clinched the ITF Hong Kong F4 Futures in 2016?

(a) Mahesh Bhupathi

(b) Yuki Bhambri

(c) Leander Paes

(d) Sania Mirza

(e) Rohan Bopanna

Q9. Which of the following countries has passed a new law to levy environment tax on polluters, especially on heavy industries?

(a) India

(b) Russia

(c) China

(d) Japan

(e) Germany

Q10. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay. This award not given to which field?

(a) Government Service

(b) Public Service

(c) Community Leadership

(d) Journalism

(e) Medicine

Q11. Who is the present Union Minister of State Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India?

(a) Ravishankar Prasad

(b) Jitendra Singh

(c) Rajiv Pratap Rudy

(d) Menka Gandhi

(e) Giriraj Singh

Q12. CRAR, is the ratio of a bank’s capital to its risk. CRAR stand for-

(a) Currency to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio

(b) Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio

(c) Country to Risk (Weighted) Assets Region

(d) Contract to Risk (Weighted) Asian Ratio

(e) None of the given options is true

Q13. Actor Salman Khan on Twitter has announced the launch of his app, ___________ on his 51st birthday (27th December 2016). 

(a) KindPerson

(b) HumanOnEarth

(c) OurHumanity

(d) BeingInTouch

(e) Other than the given options

Q14. Former __________ Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake has passed away at the age of 83.

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Nepal

(c) India

(d) Myanmar

(e) Sri Lanka

Q15. Non-banking finance company Au Financiers (India) has received final approval from the Reserve Bank of India to start operations as a small finance bank. Au Financiers (India) based in-

(a) Surat, Gujarat

(b) Rohtak, Haryana

(c) Dehradun, Uttarakhand

(d) Jaipur, Rajasthan

(e) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh