General Awareness questions for IBPS POs and Clerks Online Exams 2014

General Awareness questions for IBPS POs and Clerks Online Exams 2014


1: The world Wild Life day is observed on ?

3rd March
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2: Joachim Gauck, who visited India recently, is the President of which of the following countries ?

Germany
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3: What does the letter 'P' denote in the abbreviation FIPB, a term we often read in the financial news papers ?

Promotion
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4: The RBI has repeatedly stressed that investors and users should exercise caution before using Bitcoins as a consistent means of exchange. Bitcoin is a ?

Digital Currency
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5: Which of the following is a leading electronic payment technology firm ?

Visa


6: Who among the following took over as the new chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC), a self-regulatory body for non-news channels in India ?

Justice Mukul Mudgal
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7: Harish Rawat was sworn in as the new and 8th chief minister of which of the following states recently ?

Uttarakhand
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8: KYC is an acronym of "Know Your Customer", a term used for customer identification process. It does not help banks in which of the following ?

Increase profitability
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9: Many times we read the term "ECB" in newspapers. What is the full form of "ECB" ?

External Commercial Borrowing
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10: Golden revolution refers to the development of which of the following agricultural products ?

Horticultural Products
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11: What is the name of India's first gun for women, recently launched ?

Nirbheek
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12: A tax levied on the values that are added to goods and services by the producers at various states of production and distribution is called ?

Value Added Tax
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13: Which of the following term is associated with the game Cricket ?

 Bouncer
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14: World Health Day is celebrated on 7th April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO). Each year a theme is selected that highlights a priority area of public health. What is the theme for World Health Day 2014 ?

Vector-borne diseases : small bite, big threat
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15: Jens Stoltenberg assumed the position of secretary-general of NATO on 1st October 2014. He is the former Prime Minister of which of the following countries ?

Norway
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16: What is India's ranking in the "Women in Politics Map 2014" released by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women recently ?

73rd
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17: The union government has launched the "Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme" on 4th March 2014. It is a health scheme for ?

Minority Students
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18: The Union Government has launched a nation wide awareness campaign to curb the spread of dengue disease on 11th March 2014. The campaign has been named as ?

U and Me against Dengue
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19: Name the person, who has been honoured with the 2014 Canada India Foundation. Chachalani Global Indian Award in Toronto, Canada on 26th April 2014.

NR Narayana Murthy
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20: Which of the following countries are the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases ?

China and the USA
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