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CT09 UPSC CDS Sectional GENERAL AWARENESS 1 1/17/2019 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase CT09 UPSC CDS sectional GENERAL AWARENESS 1. The 2018 Women Economic Forum 'Excellent Woman of Excellence' award has been conferred upon ________. (A) Nisha Bhalla (B) Aisha Amjad (C) Eliza Reid (D) Tunyogi Henriett (E) Dr. Boutheina Ben Yaghlane 2. Which of the following bodies is responsible for selection of candidates for top level board appointment in Public Sector Banks? (A) RBI (B) Ministry of Finance (C) Bank Board Bureau (D) PMO (E) Parliament 3. The government has instructed all unlisted companies with paid-up capital of more than ________ to digitalise shares. (A) Rs 20 milliion https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 1/37 1/17/2019 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase (B) Rs 50 million (C) Rs 30 milliion (D) Rs 70 milliion (E) Rs 45 milliion 4. Under Union Budget 2018, Finance Minister said that government will develop ________ Gramin agricultural markets. (A) 15000 (B) 18000 (C) 20000 (D) 22000 (E) 30000 5. Which among the following bank on March 15, 2018 launched a robotics-based ‘Digital export Import’ payments solution? (A) Axis Bank (B) ICICI Bank (C) HDFC Bank (D) Yes Bank (E) State Bank of India 6. https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 2/37 1/17/2019 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase Who among the following is the author of the biography titled ‘My Name Is Gauhar Jaan! The Life and Times of A Musician'? (A) R. M. Lala (B) M.S. Ashokan (C) Vinod Rai (D) Vikram Sampath (E) Pasupaleti Rama Rao 7. Who will head the parliamentary panel for the study of the recovery of black money? (A) Arun Jaitley (B) Shashi Tharoor (C) Rajnath Singh (D) Sushma Swaraj (E) Murli Manohar Joshi 8. Who amongst the following is heading the parliamentary standing committee on finance responsible for looking into issues relating to banking sector? (A) Kamal Nath (B) Arun Jaitely (C) Venkaiah Naidu (D) Veerappa Moily (E) Manish Tiwari https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 3/37 1/17/2019 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 9. International Mines Awareness Day is observed on which day? (A) 1st December (B) 30th January (C) 8th March (D) 1st May (E) 4th April 10. Indian Army is observing the year 2018 as the ________________________. (A) Year to combat terrorism (B) Year to fight against millitants (C) Year for Peace (D) Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of Duty (E) Year for war free world 11. "Satyagraha Se Swachhagraha" has benn launched by which ministry? (A) Ministry of Urban Development (B) Ministry of Home affairs (C) Ministry of Panchayati Raj (D) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 4/37 1/17/2019 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase (E) Ministry of Rural Development 12. Which of the following statements is true regarding POSCO Act? (A) POSCO stands for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (B) It was passed in 2012 (C) It is regulated by Ministry of Women and Child Development (D) Currently, POSCO Act is not gender-neutral (E) All of the above 13. Under which programme has SAARC decided to fund 80 entities across 8 countries? (A) Society Development Programme (B) Social Enterprise Development Programme (C) South Asian Development Fund Programme (D) South Asian Capacity Development Programme (E) None of these 14. Who amongst the following has been made the Honorary Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce? (A) Ratan Tata (B) Sunil Bharti Mittal https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 5/37 1/17/2019 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase (C) Anil Ambani (D) Rana Kapoor (E) None of the above 15. Where has the first all-woman Passport Seva Kendra started operating? (A) Ambala (B) New Delhi (C) Phagwara (D) Bangalore (E) Ernakulam 16. In which of the following sports does Bombayla Devi Laishram represent India? (A) Archery (B) Boxing (C) Cricket (D) Badminton (E) Wrestling 17. What was the theme of the 5th National Standards Conclave held in New Delhi? https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 6/37 1/17/2019 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase (A) Innovative Practices in Laboratory Management (B) Evolving a Comprehensive National Strategy for Standards: Sectoral and Regional Inclusivenes (C) Innovative Practices in Mines and Minerals (D) Journey towards excellence (E) Implementing the Indian National Strategy for Standardization 18. The 2-day Assam Spring Festival began at which National Park? (A) Dibru-Saikhowa National Park (B) Manas National Park (C) Nameri National Park (D) Kaziranga National Park (E) Orang National Park 19. Who has been appointed as the first chief financial officer (CFO) of the Reserve Bank of India? (A) Sudha Murthy (B) Sudha Balakrishnan (C) Rajiv Shukla (D) Arijeet Goswami (E) Viral V. Acharya 20. What is the rank of India according to 2018 Global Peace Index? https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 7/37 1/17/2019 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase (A) 134 (B) 140 (C) 132 (D) 136 (E) 142 21. Which bank is the world's biggest financier of climate action and clean energy projects? (A) Asian Development Bank (B) World Bank (C) Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (D) European Central Bank (E) European Investment bank 22. Where is the headquarters of the International Solar alliance? (A) Paris (B) Gurugram (C) Gandhinagar (D) Avignon (E) New Delhi https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 8/37 1/17/2019 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 23. With regards to the Economic Survey 2017-18, which of the following statements is/are true? (A) In 2017, Inflation in 17 Indian states was above 4 per cent (B) Direct tax collection for centre grew by only 3.7 per cent which is lowest in 10 years (C) Indirect tax collection for centre grew by 18.3 per cent (D) Top 1% of Indian exporters accounted for 75% of total exports (E) None of the above 24. For how many days is the money lent or borrowed using “Call Money Market “(CMM), a money market mechanism? (A) 7 days (B) 2 days (C) 1 day (D) 15 days (E) 90 days 25. A Bank is under a statutory obligations to honour its customer’s cheques vide (A) Section 31 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (B) Section 3 of the RBI Act, 1934 (C) Section 10 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (D) Section 21 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1951 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 9/37 1/17/2019 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase (E) None of the above 26. Which of the following states has launched ‘Pattabhi Sitaramayya-Self Business Group’ Scheme? (A) Kerala (B) Karnataka (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Pradesh (E) None of the above 27. Which of the following states has launched JOHAR scheme? (A) Rajasthan (B) Jharkhand (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Haryana (E) None of the above 28. The latest amendment to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code classifies which of the following as "financial creditors"? https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 10/37 1/17/2019 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase (A) Car buyers (B) Students (C) Corporate houses (D) Home buyers (E) Farmers 29. India’s largest Innovation Centre ‘Global IT Centre’ is being built in Mumbai by (A) SBI (B) TCS (C) Infosys (D) ISRO (E) None of the above 30. What is India's ranking in the Press Freedom Index 2018? (A) 121 (B) 138 (C) 89 (D) 76 (E) 154 31. https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 11/37 1/17/2019 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase Read the following statements carefully: 1.RBI revised the upwards housing loan limits under Priority Sector Lending (PSL). 2. Housing loans of up to Rs 35 lakh for residences costing less than Rs 45 lakh will now be treated as PSL to give a boost to the low-cost segment. 3.The housing loan limits for eligibility under priority sector lending will be revised to Rs 35 lakh in metropolitan centres and to Rs 25 lakh in other centres. Which of the above statements is/are correct? (A) Only 1 (B) Only 1 and 2 (C) Only 1 and 3 (D) Only 2 and 3 (E) All are correct 32. According to the global credit rating agency Fitch, India is projected to grow at ________% in 2019-2020? (A) 7.6 (B) 7.5 (C) 7.7 (D) 7.4 (E) 7.8 33. ‘Your perfect banking partner’ is the tagline of (A) Axis Bank (B) Federal Bank (C) Kotak Mahindra Bank https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase 12/37 1/17/2019 https://madguy.co/lms/calling_files/temp_quiz.php?quiz_id=5c24583e86def12fc36872d5&solution=flase (D) HDFC Bank (E) None of the above 34. Who has been appointed vigilance commissioner in the probity watchdog Central Vigilance Commission? (A) K V Chowdary (B) Sharad Kumar (C) Vijai Sharma (D) Kishan Lal (E) Mahesh Bhupathi 35.
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