General Awareness Quiz 29 April- Question and Answer for Bank Exam

The General Awareness section constitutes a major part of a competitive examination and needs your undivided attention. The questions which are asked in the exam are generally framed on National News, International News, State News, Sports, Awards, Summits, Schemes, Books & Authors, Ranks & Reports, Important Days, Economy, Defence, Science & Technology etc. To excel in this section of the competitive examinations you are required to cover the above area.

To complement your preparation for General Awareness section of the upcoming exams like SBI Clerk Mains, RBI Assistant Mains and NABARD Grade A Prelims, we are providing you General Awareness Quiz of 29th April 2020 covering the following topics: Promissory note, Human Development Index, Time magazine.

Q1. Commercial Paper (CP) is an unsecured money market instrument issued in the form of a promissory note. In which of the following year Commercial Paper was introduced in India?
(a) 1996
(b) 1982
(c) 1990
(d) 1971
(e) 1956

Q2. Name the following country, who has topped the Human Development Index 2019.
(a) Norway
(b) Switzerland
(c) Ireland
(d) Denmark
(e) Singapore

Q3. Who among the following has been named as Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019?
(a) Nikki Henderson
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Donald Trump
(d) Malena Ernman
(e) Greta Thunberg

Q4. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been ranked ______________- by Forbes in ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’.
(a) 37th
(b) 34th
(c) 39th
(d) 41st
(e) 43rd

Q5. What is the maximum maturity period of Treasury bills, or T-bills?
(a) 366 Days
(b) 342 Days
(c) 348 Days
(d) 364 Days
(e) 360 Days

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Commercial Paper (CP) is an unsecured money market instrument issued in the form of a promissory note. It was introduced in India in 1990.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Norway, Switzerland, Ireland respectively occupied the top three positions in the Human Development Index 2019.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. Sweden’s Greta Thunberg has been named as Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019. Greta Thunberg is the Swedish schoolgirl who inspired a global movement to fight climate change and became popular with the “#FridaysForFuture“.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been ranked 34th by Forbes in ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Treasury bills, or T-bills, have a maximum maturity period of 364 days.

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