Ques. : 1 With the youngest state of India, Telangana, set to come into being on Jun 2, which of the following banks is expected to manage the general banking and debt account of the State? 1) State Bank of India 2) Indian Bank 3) Syndicate Bank 4) Central Bank of India 5) Reserve Bank of India Answer:- 5) Reserve Bank of India Ques. : 2 Which of the following telecommunication companies working in India raised nearly $2 bn from the sale of dual currency USD and EUR bonds, recently? It is said to be the largest debt issuance by a domestic firm till date. 1) Idea 2) Bharti Airtel 3) Reliance Communication 4) Reliance Jio Infocomm 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Bharti Airtel Ques. : 3 Muslim representation hit the worst tally in the history of Indian Parliament in 16th Lok Sabha election held recently. It stood at just 1) 22 2) 23 3) 49 4) 52 5) None of these Answer:- 1) 22 Ques. : 4 What is total number to public sector banks (PSBs) operating in India at present? 1) 22 2) 23 3) 25 4) 26 5) 29 Answer:- 4) 26 Ques. : 5 India’s Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan is associated with which of the following games? 1) Tennis 2) Badminton 3) Squash 4) Table tennis 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Tennis Ques. : 6 Which of the following autonomous regions of China witnessed a terrorist attack, recently, which left at least 31 people killed and 94 injured? 1) Guangxi 2) Ningxia 3) Xinjiang 4) Inner Mongolia 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Xinjiang Ques. : 7 The Supreme Court, in its recent decision, held that hiding information can lead to elected candidates’ unseating. As per the SC, disclosing which of the following information is mandatory? 1) Their criminal antecedents 2) Their educational qualifications 3) Assets and liabilities of their spouse and dependent children 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Answer:- 4) All the above Ques. : 8 Consider the following statements in the context of the 16th Lok Sabha election and identify the correct statement(s): 1) It was the second largest election in the world. 2) Average election turnout was around 66.38%, the highest ever in the history of Indian general elections. 3) The BJP registered second best tally in Uttar Pradesh only behind INS which had won 83 out of 85 seats in 1984. 4) All the above 5) Only 2) and 3) Answer:- 5) Only 2) and 3) Ques. : 9 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed banks to provide loans with tenures of up to _______to exporters to help them ensure capital flows to fulfill long-term contracts, recently. Existing norms allow banks to give loans for up to one year only. 1) 2 years 2) 4 years 3) 5 years 4) 7 years 5) 10 years Answer:- 5) 10 years Ques. : 10 The ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to _______in prison after found guilty of embezzling public funds, recently? 1) one year 2) two years 3) three years 4) four years 5) seven years Answer:- 3) three years
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