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Quiz Date: 23 February 2020: General Awareness Quiz For RBI Assistant Mains 2020
Quiz Date: 23 February 2020: General Awareness Quiz For RBI Assistant Mains 2020
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Q1. Uttar Pradesh government has launched a dedicated web portal and a mobile
application, ____________ App, for sugarcane farmers of the state.
(a) e-Cane
(b) e-Sugar
(c) e-Ganna
(d) e-Sugarcane
(e) e-Methaas
Q2. Who among the following took oath as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court in
November 2019?
(a) Justice Muhammad Raffiq
(b) Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal
(c) Justice Arun Kumar Mishra
(d) Justice Hrishikesh Roy
(e) Justice Krishna Murari
Q3. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry launched the official anthem and radio
jingle for the golden jubilee edition of ___________________________in Goa from November 20 to
28.
(a) Short Film Conference
(b) International Film Festival of India
(c) International Conference on Yoga
(d) Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations
(e) Film studies conferences
Q4. Which of the following day is observed as World Diabetes Day (WDD)?
(a) 12 November
(b) 13 November
(c) 14 November
(d) 15 November
(e) 16 November
Q6. Where was National Statistical Commission inaugurated the 27th Conference of Central
and State Statistical Organizations (COCSSO) 2019?
(a) Dehradun, Uttarkhand
(b) Kolkata, West Bengal
(c) Mumbai, Maharashtra
(d) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
(e) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Q8. Where was India-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Business Summit
2019 held?
(a) Shimla
(b) Pune
(c) Kanpur
(d) New Delhi
(e) Mumbai
Q9. Who among the following minister took charge as the Union Minister of Heavy
Industries and Public Enterprises?
(a) Arjun Munda
(b) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
(c) Prakash Javadekar
(d) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
(e) Thaawar Chand Gehlot
Q12. Iran’s top commander General Qassim Soleimani has been killed in a U.S. drone strike
in Baghdad. What is the capital of Iran?
(a) Mashhad
(b) Karaj
(c) Qom
(d) Tehran
(e) Isfahan
Q13. UPSRTC (Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation) has launched ‘Damini’
helpline service considering the safety of the women passengers. Which of the following
Thermal Power station situated in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Sipat Thermal Power Plant
(b) Mejia Thermal Power Station
(c) Anpara Thermal Power Station
(d) Korba Super Thermal Power Plant
(e) Kothagudem Thermal Power Station
Q15. The Union Ministry of Science and Technology have awarded Swarna Jayanti
Fellowships to 14 scientists to pursue basic research in frontier areas of science and
technology. Who is the present Union Minister of Science and Technology?
(a) Dharmendra Pradhan
(b) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
(c) Narendra Singh Tomar
(d) Harsh Vardhan
(e) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Q16. India's total foreign exchange (Forex) reserves stand at around US$453 billion as on
06 December 2019. The Foreign exchange of India is kept with _________
(a) SBI
(b) ECGC
(c) RBI
(d) NABARD
(e) Finance Ministry
Q17. Which of the following instruments is not a Negotiable Instrument, as per NI Act,
1881?
(a) Bills of Exchange
(b) Letter of credit
(c) Bank Draft
(d) Promissory Notes
(e) Cheque
Q18. Deposits under Foreign Currency Non-Resident (FCNR) scheme can be accepted for a
minimum of _______
(a) 15 days
(b) 3 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 1 year
(e) 10 years
Q19. One of the State Government avails of a temporary financial assistance from Reserve
Bank of India. This type of finance is called _______?
(a) Overdraft
(b) Temporary loan
(c) Short term finance
(d) Ways and Means advance
Q20. Which of the following forms of securing a loan is the safest one?
(a) Lien
(b) Assignment
(c) Pledge
(d) Hypothecation
(e) Mortgage
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Uttar Pradesh government has launched a dedicated web portal and a mobile
application, e-Ganna App, for sugarcane farmers of the state.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Justice Muhammad Raffiq took oath as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry launched the official anthem and radio
jingle for the golden jubilee edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI), scheduled
to take place in Goa from November 20 to 28.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The World Diabetes Day (WDD) was observed globally on 14 November.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ministry of AYUSH is organizing the International Conference on Yoga on 15-16
November 2019. The theme of the conference is ‘Yoga for Heart Care’.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. National Statistical Commission inaugurated the 27th Conference of Central and State
Statistical Organizations (COCSSO) at Kolkata, West Bengal.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The World Diabetes Day (WDD) was observed globally on 14 November. The theme for
diabetes awareness month and World Diabetes Day 2019 “Family and Diabetes”.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Union Minister of State (I/C) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), has
addressed the India-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Business Summit
2019 in New Delhi.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Prakash Javadekar took charge as the Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public
Enterprises. This decision was taken after Shiv Sena leader Arvind Sawant resigned from
the Union Cabinet.
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has appointed G Kamala Vardhana Rao
as the new Chairman and Managing Director.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Kerala.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Tehran is the capital of Iran, in the north of the country.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Anpara Thermal Power Station is located at Anpara in Sonbhadra district in Uttar
Pradesh.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ramesh Bais is the current Governor of Tripura.
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Harsh Vardhan is the incumbent minister at Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Earth Sciences.
S16. Ans.(c)
Sol. India's total foreign exchange (Forex) reserves stand at around US$453 billion as on 06
December 2019. The Foreign exchange of India is kept with RBI.
S17. Ans.(b)
Sol. A letter of credit is a document that guarantees the buyer's payment to the sellers.
S18. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Foreign Currency Non-Resident (FCNR) scheme was introduced with effect from
May 15, 1993 to replace the then prevailing FCNR scheme introduced in 1975. The
minimum maturity period of the deposit under the FCNR scheme, which was initially six
months, was raised to one year, effective October, 1999. From July 26, 2005, banks were
allowed to accept FCNR deposits up to a maximum maturity period of five years, against
the earlier maximum limit of three years.
S19. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India gives temporary loan facilities to the centre and state
governments as a banker to government. This temporary loan facility is called Ways and
Means Advances (WMA).
S20. Ans.(c)
Sol. A pledged asset is a valuable possession that is transferred to a lender to secure a debt
or loan. A pledged asset is collateral held by a lender in return for lending funds.