Bank Officer’s Exam General Awareness - June 2009

1.Which among the following terms describes SEBI precisely ?(A) A statutory body(B) An advisory Body(C) A constitutional body(D) An autonomous bodyAnswer : (A) a statutory body2.Recently Reserve Bank of India said that it intends to introduce polymer notes in the country. Which country in the world is first to introduce such plastic notes?(A) United States(B) Germany(C) Australia(D) EnglandAnswer: (C) Australia3.The government on June 2, 2009 cleared nine fresh proposals for setting up special economic zones, most of which are related to IT and ITES, followed by the bio-technology sector. How many of them are for Biotechnology?(A)4(B)3(C)2(D)1Answer: (B). 34.Who among the following businessmen has been conferred doctor of humane letters by Wesleyan University, Connecticut, United States?(A) Azim Premji(B) N R Narayanmurthy(C) KV Kamath(D) L K MittalAnswer: (A) Azim Premji5.Which among the following acts is related to Fiscal management ?(A)FEMSA(B)FRBM(C)FEMA(D)PFAAAnswer: (B) FRBM6.What is the projected fiscal deficit for the year 2009-10?(A)6%(B)5.5%(C)5%(D)4.5%Answer: (B) 5.5%7.What was the direct tax collection during the last fiscal year 2008-09 ?(A)Rs. 3.37 lakh crore(B)Rs. 3.12 lakh crore(C)Rs. 3.33 lakh crore(D)Rs. 3.39 lakh croreAnswer: (A) Rs. 3.37 lakh crore8.Where will be held the Final of the Cricket World Cup 2011?(A)Colombo(B)Mumbai(C)New Delhi(D)DhakaAnswer: (B) Mumbai9.Recently world No.2 Viswanathan Anand has won the Chess Oscar, the sport’s most prestigious award. This award Anand has won for the ______?(A)First Time(B)Second Time(C)Third Time(D)Sixth TimeAnswer: (D) Sixth Time10.Which country has swept all the gold and silver medals in the eight-day World Table Tennis Championships held recently ?(A)China(B)Indonesia(C)South Korea(D)ThailandAnswer: (A) China