Frequently asked questions of Static Awareness in Bank Exams

Just a few days are left for SBI PO and NIACL Assistant Examination. It is time to pace up your preparation for SBI PO Mains and NIACL Assistant mains 2017. These Static questions will also help you in preparing for BOB PO and NICL AO 2017 recruitment examination.

So here we are with the most important questions of Static Awareness for SBI PO 2017.


Q1. RIDF was instituted in NABARD with an announcement in the Union Budget 1995-96 with the sole objective of giving low cost fund support to State Govts. and State Owned Corporations for quick completion of ongoing projects. RIDF stands for?
(a) Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
(b) Rural International Development Fund 
(c) Revenue Infrastructure Development Fund 
(d) Rural Infrastructure Department Forum
(e) None of the above

Q2. Odisha (formerly Orissa), an eastern Indian state on the Bay of Bengal is well known for its tribal cultures and many ancient Hindu temples. Who is present governor of Odisha?
(a) Padmanabha Acharya
(b) Ram Nath Kovind
(c) S C Jamir
(d) Keshari Nath Tripathi
(e) Konijeti Rosaiah


Q3. On 30 July 1975, the working group on Rural Banks submitted report to the government of India. It was headed by?
(a) Vijay C Kelkar 
(b) C Ranga Rajan 
(c) Manmohan Singh 
(d) Bimal Jalan 
(e) M Narasimaham


Q4. ___________ rate refers to the rate at which the scheduled banks can borrow funds overnight from RBI against government securities.
(a) CRR
(b) Repo Rate
(c) Reverse Repo Rate
(d) MSF
(e) None of the above


Q5. National Youth Day is celebrated in India on which of the following day on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda?
(a) January 26
(b) January 12
(c) February 26
(d) January 20
(e) None of the above 


Q6. Axis Bank Limited is the third largest private sector bank in India. Axis Bank’s stake holders include prominent national and international entities. What is the tagline of Axis Bank?
(a) Hum Hai Na, Khyal Apka
(b) We understand your world
(c) Badhti Ka naam Zindagi
(d) Smart Way to Bank
(e) Let’s Make Money Simple


Q7. Which prime minister mentioned the concept of ‘Rural Banks’ in Twenty-Point Programme announced on 1 July 1975?
(a) Morarji Desai 
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru 
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri 
(e) Charan Singh


Q8. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) was introduced by Govt. of India and inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014. This day is being celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of country’s first home minister who was……….. ?
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Lalit Narayan Mishra
(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(e) Vallabhbhai Patel


Q9. Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a sovereign state in Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south. Where is the capital of Lebanon?
(a) Beirut
(b) Brussels
(c) Athens
(d) Lima
(e) None of the above


Q10.”The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years” focuses on one of the most fascinating periods in the life of this nation, the decade of the 1970s. This book is written by?
(a) APJ Abdul Kalam
(b) Pranab Mukherjee
(c) Arun Jaitley
(d) Jairam Ramesh
(e) Kapil Sibal


Q11. Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, better known as Mary Kom, is an Indian………?
(a) Shooter
(b) Footballer
(c) Boxer
(d) Wrestler
(e) Cricketer


Q12. Hemis National Park is a high altitude national park in which of the following states?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) None of the above


Q13. MICR is a technology which allows machines to read and process cheques enabling thousands of cheque transactions in a short time. MICR stands for?
(a) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
(b) Magnetic Ink Character Revenue
(c) Magnetic Ink Character Resources
(d) Magnetic Ink Character Registration
(e) None of the above


Q14. Who is Tirath Singh Thakur?
(a) Prime Minister of India
(b) President of India
(c) Former Chief Justice of India
(d) Lt Governor of Delhi
(e) None of the above


Q15. Kuchipudi is an Indian classical dance originating in which of the following state?
(a) Kerala
(b) Bihar
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Andhra Pradesh