Most asked General Knowledge Questions & in 2014.

1. What is the full form of PIO ? –PERSON OF INDIAN ORIGIN
2. The border between India and China is called as – Macmohan Line
3. Who is the founder of Wipro – Ajim Premji
4. Modi addressed which session of UN general assembly ? – 69th
5. How many gold medals India won in Asian Games 2014 ? – 11
6. Hum hain Na is the tagline of which bank ? –ICICI bank
7. How many country participated in fifa world cup 2014 ? – 32
8. Peso is the currency of which country ? – Argentina.
9. What is the currency of Germany ? – Euro
10. What is the full form of RIDF-RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND
11. What is the full form of NRLM ? –NATIONAL RURAL LIVELYHOOD MISSION
12. What is the full form of NPS ? –NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME
13. Who is the women and child development minister ? –MENAKA GANDHI
14. HDFC erdo is which type of company ?-General Insurance Company
15. What does K stands for in KCC- –Kisan
16. SBI MINOR ACC for children above 10 years is ? – Pehli Udan
17. WHO IS SANJAY LEELE BHANSALI ? – Bollywood Director
18. Who is the author of the book my years with Rajiv and Sonia ? – R D Pradhan
19. Which bank has largest number of mobile application user ? – SBI
20. Penicillin was discovered by? – Alexander Fleming
21. Where is the headquarters of FAO situated ? – Rome
22. A question based on clean note policy and RBI star series
23. Where is the headquarter of Prathma Bank? – Moradabad
24. Ram Naik governor of which state – Uttar Pradesh
25. C in CRR – Cash reserve ratio
26. CM of Tamilnadu – O. Panneerselvam
27. Egypt Currency – Egyptian pound SBI multi currency card for currency name
28. Who is HL Dattu – Chief Justice of India
29. IFSC stands for- Indian Financial System Code
30. Bank give load to another bank on which rate- MSF (Marginal Standing Facility)
31. What is credit card- a small plastic card issued by a bank, building society, etc., allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit
32. Who is Messi – Football Player
33. One question related to Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna
34. SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA and FMC to be merged into a Unified Financial Agency (UFA)
35. Original name of Canara Bank?
36. “Unbreakable” is the biography of Mary Kom
37. President of Belgium?
38. Axis Bank tagline – Badhti ka naam Zindagi
39. SBI tie with BNP Paribas.
40. Payment bank related question
41. UN declares Ebola as Universal Calamity.
42. Wrestling gold in 65 kg category – Yogeshwar Dutt
43. National Housing Bank is a subsidiary of which Institution – RBI
44. How many Asian games Gold won by India – 11
45. MOM (Mars Orbit Mission) – Space Craft Orbiting Mars reached on which day -24th September 2014
46. Syndicate Bank Tagline – Your Faithful And Friendly Financial Partner
47. Bank to starts cardless cash withdrawal – Bank of India
48. Question related to Interest on Loan – Weather it’s a flat rate or on reducing balance
49. Share of Indian Gov in BMB (Bhartiya Mahila Bank) –
50. Question on the name of power project in UP
51. Hewllet Packard is related with – IT
52. Question on Minimum Sex Ratio – Daman & Diu (UT) and Haryana (State)
53. Country which doesn’t follow euro Currency-?
54. Swachta Udyami Yojna launched by which ministry – Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
55. Cairo is Capital of – Egypt
56. GDR full form – Global Depository Receipts
57. What is the mean of O in NRO – Ordinary
58. What is the mean of C in CAMELS – Capital Adequacy
59. Reason for Crossing of Cheque in the Corner
60. KUUCHIPUDI dance form is of which state – Andhra Pradesh
61. Banking ombudsman launched by – RBI
62. Minister of Tribal Affairs – Jual Oram
63. IRDA Full form –Insurance Regulatory Development Authority
64. Runner Up In KABADDI game in Asian Games– Iran
65. Capital of South Korea – Seoul
66. Old name of Axis Bank – UTI Bank
67. Which country DON’T have dollar currency – One of the option was SWEDEN
68. What is “Hundi” – Financial instrument that developed on the Indian sub-continent for use in trade and credit transactions.
69. Means of M in OMO – Market
70. Umbrella Movement- 2014 – Hongkong Protest
71. NPA is declared Time limit- 90 Days Overdue
72. Which year was the first nuclear explosion in India’s named Smiling Buddha- 1974
73. Minimum amount in PPF- Rs 500
74. SBI launched multicurrency card in association with – MasterCard
75. Kathakali Dance belongs to which state- Kerala
76. Most Valuable player in Asian Games 2014 India’s Campaign – Mary Kom (Otherwise Kosuke Hagino)
77. Committee to examine the current monetary policy- Urijit Patel Committee
78. Currency of Algeria- Dinar
79. What is universal Banking – A banking system in which banks provide a wide variety of financial services, including both commercial and investment services.
80. Two lives book written by –Vikram Seth
81. Invention of Alfred Nobel- Dynamite
82. What ‘E’ denotes in NRE?- External (Non Resident External)
83. Which State launched Nutrition Mission recently- Uttar Pradesh
84. Who is the founder of the famous Red Cross Foundation – Henry Dunant, Gustave Moynier
85. Which insurance company has the tagline ‘Aapke Sachche Advisor’- Max Life Insurance
86. Who headed the panel that recommended diluting govt. share in public sector banks to below 50% – P J Naik
87. On a certain angle, the security thread on a rupee note changes to – Blue
88. Who is popularly known as Lok Nayak – Jayaprakash Narayan
89. HDFC Standard Life is a – Life Insurance Company
90. MICR – Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
91. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award in the field of – Science & Technology
92. Saving & Current Account for banks helps in maximizing what?
93. Least Female Literacy Rate – Rajasthan (52.6%)

94. Scheme related to empowerment of Adoloscent Boys – Saksham
1. Which of the following is an independent and autonomous body which evolves banking codes standards related to Customer Rights? — National Institute of Bank Management
2. Which of the following is one of benefits consumers can have when products and services conform to ISO certification? — It is a certification of the products being safe, reliable and of good quality.
3. Who gave the slogan Jai-Hind to India? — Neta ji Subhash Chander Boss.
4. As per the census of 2011, which Indian state has the LOWEST population density? — Arunachal Pradesh
5. The tagline “Pure Banking Nothing Else” is associated with: – — State Bank of India.
6. Which type of bank customers do not require a very high degree of due diligence while opening their accounts? — Salaried Employees.
7. Which contributes the MOST in power Generation in India?- COAL
8. For delivery of credit the Self Help Groups (SHGs) in India are linked to— Commercial Banks and RRB’s.
9. Which describes a SYNAGOGUE –
10. Winner of Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award-2014 for distinguished research work in Mathematics —- Dr Kaushal Kumar Verma
11. Promoted by RBI, NPCI is incorporated as a section 25 company under Companies Act, it is a pioneer organization in the field of: — retail payments in India.
12. A type of banking wherein a bank is restricted to hold liquid and safe govt. bonds, while loans are much other financial intermediaries is known as-
13. The pre-2005 bank notes can be exchanged by public up to January 01,2015 from :—
14. The CDR is a framework to ensure timely and transparent mechanism for:—
15. Why RTGS used? — Large value transactions.
16. NSDL stands for :— National Securities Depository Limited
17. As per RBI guidelines “ Unclaimed Deposits ” in the banking sector are those deposits that have not been claimed for at least- 10 years
18. Capital of Turkey: Ankara
19. Which country does not belong in European Union but use Euro as a CURRENCY – Vatican city
20. Which rate at which banks borrow funds overnight against approved govt securities from RBI – MSF
21. Bank celebrate 150 years with Sri Lanka: SBI
22. The change in the capital structure of a company is known as: —- Recapitalization.
23. According to RBI guidelines for setting up of new private sector banks, the promoter group will have to set up wholly owned non-cooperative:– Financial Holding Company (NOFHC).
24. The amount written on cheques ‘in words’ is known as: — legal amount.
25. For cash based remittances and remittances to Nepal the maximum permitted amount per transaction under the NEFT scheme is :— Rs. 50,000
26. Tata Communications Payment Solutions’ has been granted a certificate of authorization by RBI to set up: – White Label ATMs.
27. Which is the apex forum overseeing govt. agencies responsible for economic intelligence and combating economic offences in India: — Economic Intelligence council.
28. Urban development, housing and Parliament minister: Venkaiah Naidu
29. Equity Linked Savings Scheme –ELSS
30. The statement regarding NBFCs is “not” correct:— Deposit Insurance facility from DICGC is available to NBFCs
31. The appellate authority if customer is not satisfied with the decision passed by Banking Ombudsman: — Deputy Governor of RBI.
32. In which year was the Evil practice of “sati” prohibited by law:— 1829/1861
33. National Maternity benefit scheme is only for a pregnant women: — for the first two live births.
34. CPI full form: Consumer Price Index
35. “99” unforgettable fiction, non-fiction, poetry and humor “ is a book authored by:— Khushwant Singh
36. Who won bronze medal in swimming: Sandeep Sejwal
37. The Shri Aditya Puri headed Committee on data format for furnishing of credit information to CICs setup by RBI has suggested that the customers should be provided with a free copy of their :—- Credit Information reports.
38. Currency of Cambodia – Riel
39. What is A in ATM – Automated
40. Capital of Afghanistan – Kabul
41. Hard Choice author – Hillary Clinton
42. Who invented Dynamite – Alfred Nobel
43. Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires
44. Which actor’s father is a famous badminton player – Deepika Padukone
45. Word C stand for what in CP- commercial paper
46. A scheme related to person named Deen Dayal Upadhya?
47. Bank used to what method to read code on cheque – MICR.
48. Purpose of starting Minor account for 10 years children – Financial inclusion
49. Kundankulam nuclear plant is an agreement between India and __ – Russia
50. CVV full form – Card Verification Value
51. Who won first gold medal in squash in Asian games?
52. Acc to census what percent of pop. Was below 35 yrs of age?
53. Minority affair minister – Najma Heptulla
54. Yogakshemam Vahamyaham is the slogan of – LIC
55. Bank of International Settlement headquarter – Switzerland
56. HDFC Tagline – We understand your world
57. Smart star account opened by which bank – ICICI bank
58. In Varistha pension Bima scheme will be administrated by – LIC
59. Director of Singham Returns movie – Rohit Shetty
60. Taskant is the capital of – Uzbekistan
61. Sati pratha abolished by whom – Raja Ram Mohan Rai
62. Railway minister: Sadanand Gowda
63. Basic saving bank deposit account maximum credit amount in a year is – 1 lakh
64. Full form of PKI – Public Key Infrastructure
65. Iran president: Hassan Rouhani
66. Author of Revolution 2020: Chetan Bhagat
67. Which country is part of European Union but do not use euro currency – Denmark
68. 3 ATM transaction usage from different bank in a month is applies to which city: Metro cities in India
69. CBS Full form- Core Banking Solution
70. Cyrus Mistry is the CEO of – TATA group
71. Kakrapar atomic power plant- Gujarat
72. DNA full form: Deoxyribo Nucleic acid
73. Home rule league moment leader – Annie Besant/ Bal Ganga Dhar Tilak
74. Committee on Banking Ombudsman – Suman Verma Committee
75. What “S” stands in CDSL – Securities [Central depository Securities depository Ltd.?]
76. RBI given Banking license to IDFC and __- Bandhan
77. IFSC Code contain how many digits- 11 alphanumeric code
78. On tap licensing mean?
79. EBW full form – Export Bills Permitted to be Written off
80. BSE is given trade facility – online
81. Which country got gold medal in 25mr air rifle in Asian games?
82. Full form of PMJDY – Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
83. According to WHO, Highest rate of Child marriage – Bangladesh (India raked 2nd)
84. Agaria Tribe belongs to which state – Madhya Pradesh
85. Capital of Tanzania – Dodoma
86. DIGC insurance cover is headed by – Central Govt.
87. The initial minimum paid-up capital for a private bank shall be Rs.200 crore
88. MTSS used – personal remittance. (Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS) is a quick and easy way of transferring personal remittances from abroad to beneficiaries in India. Only personal remittances such as remittances towards family maintenance and remittances favoring foreign tourists visiting India are permissible.