GENERAL AWARENESS

ASSIGNMENT

CWE/GA-006

MISCELLANEOUS
(Books & Authors, Awards, Sports, Days etc.)
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Who amongst the following is the author of the book "The God of Small Things"?
1) Chetan Bhagat
2) V. S. Naipul
4) Kiran Desai
5) Arundhati Roy
The full form of TRAI is...
1) Telecom Regulations and Inspection
3) Train Regulatory Authority of India
5) Transfer Regulations Act of India

3) Namita Gokhale

2) Transport Regulatory Authority of India

4) Telecome Regulatory Authority of India

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ASBA is a facility given at the time of purchaging share to the share holder. What is the full form of ASBA?
1) Applications Simple Balance Amount
2) Amount Saved and Balance in Account.
3) Already Savings Blocked Amount
4) Applications Supproted by Blocked Amount
5) None of these

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The full form of CDMA is ---1) Calculated Devision of Many Applications

2) Computer Devided Multiple Balance in Account.
3) Code Diversified Memory Applications
4) Code Division Multiple Access
5) None of these
Merdeka cup is related ----- game

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1) Tennis
2) Hockey
3) Badminton
4) Cricket
5) Football
Which of the following is the full form of the abbreviation 'IFRS' as used in corporate/finance sector?
1) Indian Financial Reconciliation Standards
2) Interpretation and Formal Reporting System
3) International Financial Reporting Standards
4) International Financial Reporting System
5) None of these
Deuce is a term used in

(a) Polo
(b) lawn tennis
(c) badminton
(d) boxing
1) a, b, c
2) b, c, d
3) c, d, a
4) a, b, e
8. ISI is the intelligence agency of
1) United Kingdom
2) United States of America
4) Pakistan
5) India
9. ET Now and CNBC TV18, TV Channels essentially broadcast

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(e) volley ball

5) b, c, e
3) Israel

1) English news
2) classic English movies
3) political events and news
4) business and economic news
5) all important national and international news in English
With which one of the following fields was Satyajit Ray associated ?
1) Films
2) Sports
3) Social work
4) Drama
5) Short Stories
Daniel Vettroi is captain of which one of the following teams ?
1) New Zealand Cricket Team
2) South Africa Cricket Team
3) New Zealand Basket Ball Team
4) West Indies Cricket Team
5) Australia Cricket Team
Who amongst the following is the author of the Book A bend in the River ?
1) V. S. Naipaul
2) Arun Shourie
3) Octavia Paz
4) Daniel Defoe
5) Walter Scott
Which of the following is called the pink city of India ?
1) Kolkata
2) Lucknow
3) Kota
4) Hyderabad
5) Jaipur
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A Badminton player is supposed to know the meaning of the term

1) Bouncer
2) Love
3) LBW
4) Punch
A hockey player is supposed to know the meaning of the term
1) Dead Ball
2) Bouncer
3) LBW
4) Penalty Corner
Who has written the book The White Tiger ?

5) Booster
5) Frozen Ball

1) Saul Bellow
2) Amitav Ghosh
3) Salman Rushdie 4) V.S. Naipaul
5) Aravind Adiga
Who amongst the following is a famous Man Booker Prize winner author of Indian origin ?
1) Chetan Bhagat
2) Arundhati Roy
3) Namita Gokhale
4) Upamanyu Chatterjee
5) None of these
Which of the following trophies/cups is NOT associated with the game of football ?
1) Challenge Cup
2) Nehru Gold Cup 3) Carling Cup
4) FIFA World Cup 5) Merdeka Cup
Expand the term BCBS.

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1) Bank's Committee on Banking Supervision

3) Bank's Commission on Banking Supervision
5) None of these
'Long Walk to Freedom' is a book written by
1) Sonia Gandhi
2) L.K. Advani
3) Nelson Mandela
Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Economic

2) Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

4) Basel Commission on Banking Supervision

1) Morarji Desai
2) K. Rajeshwar Rao 3) Charan Singh
Expand the term FLCC
1) Financial Literacy and Credit Counselling
3) Financial Literacy Call Centre
5) None of these
Which of the following is the book written by V. S. Naipaul?

4) Jyoti Basu

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4) Benazir Bhutto
5) Nawaz Sheriff
Nightmare of India"?
5) None of these

2) Financial Literacy Communication Centre

4) Fiscal Literacy and Credit Counselling

1) Magic Seeds
2) My God Died Young
4) My India
5) None of these
Which of the following books is written by Dominique Lapierre?
1) City of Joys
2) A New World
3) Living History
4) Two Lives
Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Tiger Hills"?
1) Michael Maar
2) T. S. R. Subramanian

3) The Sea

5) None of these
3) Y. V. Reddy

4) Rajiv Sikri
5) Sarita Mandanna
Which of the following is the full form of the abbreviation IFRS as used in corporate/financial sector?
1) Indian Financial Reconciliation Standards
2) Interpretation & Formal Reporting System
3) International Financial Reporting Standards
4) International Financial Reporting System
5) None of these
'Pulitzer Prize' is given in the field of _________
1) Literature
2) Social service
3) Films
4) Science
Which of the following terms/trophies is related with the game of cricket?
1) Love
2) Trump
3) Grand slam
4) Tee
Which of the following books is written by Chetan Bhagat?
1) A Bend in the River
2) A China Passage
4) Five Point Someone
5) A House for Mr. Biswas
VAT stands for______
1) Value And Tax

2) Value Added Tax

4) Virtual Assessment Technique

5) None of these
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5) Sports
5) Ashes
3) A Suitable Boy

3) Virtual Action Tasks

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Wimbledon Trophy is associated with_______

1) Football
2) Cricket
3) Hockey
Which of the following books is written by Arun Shourie?

4) Basketball

5) Lawn Tennis

1) A Bend in the River

2) A Brush with Life
3) A Secular Agenda
4) A Suitable Boy
5) None of these
33. Which of the following aptly defines the term Financial-literacy?
A) How to use credit responsibly
B) How to manage money
C) How to minimize financial risks
D) How to derive long term benefits from savings

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1) Only A)
2) Only B) & C)
4) All A), B), C) & D)
5) None of these
Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of cinema?
1) Dada Saheb Phalke Award
2) Arjuna Award
4) Kalidas Samman
5) None of these

3) Only C) & D)

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3) Booker Prize

Which of the following awards is given by UNESCO?

1) Kalinga Prize
2) Oscar Award
3) Man Booker Prize 4) Pulitzer Prize
5) None of these
Karim Benzema, Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain are three names famous for their performance in the field of
1) Cinema
2) Sports
3) Literature
4) Journalism
5) Politics
Who amongst the following is NOT a Nobel Prize winning author?
1) Orhan Pumuk
2) Doris Lessing
3) Octavio Paz
4) V.S. Naipaul
5) Anita Desai
Who amongst the following is a famous Badminton player and has represented India in many international events?
1) Sania Mirza
2) Baichung Bhutia 3) Aparna Popat
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Expand the term ALM as used in Banking/Finance sector?
1) Asset Liability Mismatch
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3) Asset Liability Management
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5) None of these
Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Half a Life'?
1) Mark Tully
2) Deepak Chopra
3) Chetan Bhagat
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Expand the term FSDC which is used in financial sectors?
1) Financial Security and Development Council
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3) Fiscal Security and Development Council
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Dhanraj Pillay

5) Ishant Sharma

Asset Liability Maturity

Asset Liability Manpower

Ved Mehta

5) V. S.Naipaul

Financial Stability and Development Council

Fiscal Stability and Development Council

5) None of these
With which one of the following games is 'Tiger Woods' associated?
1) Golf
2) Swimming
3) Tennis
4) Table Tennis
With which one of the following games, Baichung Bhutia is associated?
1) Hockey
2) Golf
3) Kabaddi
4) Football

5) Badminton
5) Tennis

What is the full form of the term LIBOR as used in financial/banking sectors?
1) Local Indian Bank Offered Rate
2) London - India Bureau of Regulations
3) Liberal International Bank Official Ratio
4) London Inter Bank Offered Rate
5) None of these
Expand the term CCEA as used in administrative circles.
1) Cabinet Committee on External Affairs
2) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
3) Cabinet Council on External Affairs
4) Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs
5) None of these
With which one of the following sports, Narain Karthikeyen is connected?
1) F - 1
2) Tennis
3) Badminton
Which of the following terms is used in Cricket?
1) Centre forward
2) Goal
3) Love
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4) Table Tennis

5) Snooker

4) LBW

5) Bull's eye

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With which one of the following activities, Golden Globe Awards are associated?

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1) Journalism
2) Social work
3) Peace initiatives 4) Films
5) None of these
With which one of the following sports, the name of Parupalli Kashyap is associated?
1) Chess

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2) Tennis

3) Badminton

Expand the term GSLV.

1) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
3) Geosynchronous Station Launch Vehicle
5) None of these
'Goodbye Shahzadi' is a book written by
1) Shyam Bhatia

2) Ashok Mehta

4) Athletics

5) None of these

2) Global Satellite Launch vehicle

4) Global Station Launch Vehicle

3) Janardhan Thakur 4) Arun Gandhi

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5) None of these

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