General Awareness Quiz - 3rd May 2015

Q. : 1   The RBI announced its policy review on 2 Jun. What is the new repo rate after the review?

1) 7 per cent

2) 7.25 per cent

3) 7.50 per cent

4) 7.75 per cent

5) 8 per cent

Q. : 2   Which of the following rates/ratios were left unchanged on Jun 2 policy review by the RBI?

1) CRR

2) SLR

3) MSF

4) Bank rate

5) Option (1) , Option (2)

Q. : 3   Which of the following former cricketers was/were on 1 Jun inducted into the BCCI's newly-constituted cricket advisory committee, which will guide the Board and the national team?

1) VVS Laxman

2) Sourav Ganguly

3) Sachin Tendulkar

4) All the above

5) Only 2) and 3)

Q. : 4   Which of the following oil firms of India sold its shale gas asset held with Pioneer in the US for $2.5 billion recently?

1) ONGC

2) RIL

3) Essar Oil

4) Videocon

5) None of these

Q. : 5   The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, recently, stressed on greater use of plastic currency. Which of the following is considered plastic currency?

1) Debit Card

2) Credit Card

3) Pre-paid Card

4) All the above

5) None of these

Q. : 6   The innovation council formed by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has decided to benchmark Indian Railways against the train networks of four global giants. Who heads the innovation council?

1) Ratan Tata

2) Natarajan Chandrasekaran

3) Anand Mahindra

4) Azim Premji

5) None of these

Q. : 7   Which of the following telecom firms has announced to offer free roaming services from Jun 15?

1) Airtel

2) Idea

3) Reliance

4) BSNL

5) None of these

Q. : 8   Name the newly elected FIFA chief who on 2 Jun resigned in the face of a US-led corruption investigation.

1) Issa Hayatou

2) Sepp Blatter

3) Luis Figo

4) Michel Platini

5) None of these

Q. : 9   Which of the following teams won the Hero I-League trophy on 31 May?

1) Bengaluru FC

2) Mohun Bagan

3) Churchill Brothers

4) Mohammedan SC

5) None of these

Q. : 10   The World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated every year on which day to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature?

1) 2 Jun

2) 3 Jun

3) 5 Jun

4) 6 Jun

5) None of these

Answer:- 

1. (2) 7.25 per cent
   
2. (5) Option (1), Option (2)
3. (4) All the above
4. (2) RIL
5. (4) All the above
6. (1) Ratan Tata
7. (4) BSNL
8. (2) Sepp Blatter
9. (2) Mohun Bagan
10. (3) 5 Jun